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(1930–2018). The U.S. astronaut John W. Young participated in the Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle programs. He was the first astronaut to make five—and later the first to make six—spaceflights. In 1965 he served as Virgil I. Grissom's copilot on Gemini 3, the first U.S. two-man spaceflight.
John Watts Young was born on September 24, 1930, in San Francisco, California. After graduating from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1952 with a degree in aeronautical engineering, he joined the U.S. Navy. He served in Korea before participating in a test project during which, in 1962, he set two time-to-climb records in an F-4B navy jet. During 1962–64 Young trained for his part in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space exploration program.
Gemini 3, launched on March 23, 1965, reached a maximum altitude of 139 miles (224 kilometers) on the initial orbit. The orbit was changed three times, and after 4 hours 53 minutes flight time the spacecraft landed in the South Atlantic Ocean. On July 18, 1966, Young joined Michael Collins on the Gemini 10 flight. The two astronauts docked with an Agena target vehicle and, using the Agena's engine, attained an altitude of 475 miles (764 kilometers).
On May 18, 1969, Apollo 10 was launched, with Thomas P. Stafford, Eugene A. Cernan, and Young on board. The flight, which orbited the Moon, was the last checkout of Apollo systems before the Moon landing of Apollo 11. Young was commander of the Apollo 16 mission (April 16–27, 1972; with Charles M. Duke, Jr., and Thomas K. Mattingly), the fifth manned landing on the Moon. Young retired from the Navy in 1976 but remained with the NASA space program, becoming chief of the astronaut office.
Young was commander of the first space shuttle mission (April 12–14, 1981; with Robert L. Crippen), guiding the orbiter Columbia to a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California after it had circled Earth 36 times. In 1983 Young commanded the joint NASA and European Space Agency mission, which from November 28 to December 8 carried Spacelab, a scientific workshop, in the Columbia's payload bay. Beginning in 1987, he held management positions concerned with space shuttle operations and safety at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Young retired from NASA in 2004. He died on January 5, 2018, in Houston.


Tell someone where you are going, when you will be back, and what route you are taking. This small amount of planning alone can prevent a survival situation.
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Wear a hat. Most of your body heat is lost from your head.


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I love handmade primitive country crafts but I cringe at the price of them. It's understandable why they are a bit pricey though; considering the time that goes into making them. For me, I DIY it every chance I get.
This fabric rag garland candle ring is simple and inexpensive to make. The only thing you will need is some spare time since there is cutting, knotting, and threading to be done.
I used 3 different pieces of scrap material that I had on had for this project.
1) Start by cutting strips of material 12" long by 1" in wide.
2) Cut the 12 " strips of material into thirds. I didn't keep count of the number of strips I cut, I just kept cutting. The amount you will need will all depend on the size of garland you want.
3) Once you have cut all of your strips, tie a knot into the center of each one. You may notice that some knots are tighter than others depending on the type of materials used.
4) Once all of the knots have been tied, take a piece of embroidery string that is double in length of the size garland you want. Knot one end, and thread an embroidery needle on the other end. Run the needle through the center of each knotted piece of material (in the order you decide on) onto the string.
5) Tie the end of the strings together for a candle ring, or if you are using this as garland to hang, just knot off the other end.
6) Finish your project off by placing a glass candle holder (with candle) in the center of your ring. Make sure you use a glass candle holder to house the candle and to avoid a fire.
This was probably one of the most inexpensive crafts I've ever made, and yet it's so cute. Remember, if I can do it, you can do it!
Click here to go to my 2012 Valentine's Day craft project (Paper Heart Garland).
Let us know what kind of Valentine DIY's you have planned – post a picture too!


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Avery Elle: Two Cute Cards!
Karolyn and Katie have the cutest cards for us today. Take a look.
Karolyn created this first card and it is too cute. I love how orange and blue colors look together!
Katie created this next card. I love everything about this card! The stamps look so cute inside of the die cut letters and that rainbow background is everything!


Today is the day when we look into the things of womanhood and the role of woman in the Kingdom of God. As you know very well the roles of man and woman overlap considerably but there are obvious distinctive roles for Woman to play, not least in giving birth to the ideas and desires of men. God wants us to recognize that without woman very few of the desires of men would come to fruition. Take for example the act of childbirth. Man may desire a son as much as he likes but without the cooperation of WOMAN his desires would come to naught.
It is by design that woman is a suitable helper to man – suitable in so far as it is in conjunction with her that ALL the hopes and ambitions, longings, desires of a man's heart are fulfilled. Even for the bachelor, it is with the contribution of woman that fulfillment comes. With the celibacy of the Catholic priesthood it is the veneration of Mary. Why is she so important? Because she adds the element of Woman to the Priesthood of the Church. Mankind is dependent upon Woman for all that is ever accomplished. Now, when Woman takes the place of man that is when troubles begin. Homosexuality is a usurping of manhood by woman and therefore to be abhorred.
It is the same for every other element of living. Wherever Woman takes over from man, distortion of truth follows, misdirection takes place and the world falls farther away from God. But, where Woman keeps to her role, she is instrumental in bringing into being the needs and fulfillment of the Kingdom of God. Now, you recall that a number of women accompanied Jesus taking care of His needs. This is more significant than might appear.
The needs of Jesus are measured according to heaven and not the earth, but it is through the contribution of the women to the group that enabled Jesus to perform the miracles and the ministry that He did. The contribution the women made was invaluable to Him in keeping the balance of Man and Woman in the things of God. For the man of God the spiritual strength of the women is a particular asset. When ladies are allowed to minister and the Holy Spirit moves it is because of the mutual acceptance of the roles of man and woman. You see, without the man of God they can do nothing, and without their help the man's ministry is unfulfilled.
When we as a family resided at Fountain Springs, it was the supplementary role of womanhood that enabled the house to function so well. Without me, Anthony, the house would not have been, but without the women involved it would surely have failed to materialize. And so we say that the role of Woman is ESSENTIAL to the fulfillment of God's PROMISE to grant you the desires of your heart within His Kingdom. Why should anyone appreciate the company of women? – Because of the essential nature of their role in the Kingdom of God. Women are NOT second class people. They are not OBJECTS for desire and lust. They are essential elements of the Kingdom of God and essential for man to be of worth in the economy of heaven. Solomon went too far. He fell into overload and the number of women swamped his manhood to the degree that the leadership left him and fell to the women who worshiped other gods.
The PRIESTESS element of woman took over and caused the downfall of the kingdom, as their service was not unto man but unto the demon gods of their personal religions. You see, women are a SUITABLE HELPER, not driver. Now, the time always comes when other women seek to influence men of God in the way in which they should go – as Solomon found. But any such influence MUST be in line with the call of the Man of God. Does such influence further your desire to follow your call or lead away from it? You see, the MAN OF GOD MUST always be in control, that is the lot of man, but without the help of woman you have very little indeed. Now, one final thought.
When woman takes the PLACE of man, it carries consequences of its own, as Deborah told the people. But, it is always POSSIBLE for God to use a woman because no man can be found who is up to the task. Such is the demonstration of history that women have been the saving grace in many situations, and the power of women ebbs and flows with the seasons, as does the power of man, but essentially Woman is the helpmeet, the empowered, the adornment of Glory and the inspiration for much of life. You see, without woman you cannot exist. The power of WOMAN is the source of much of what is. The Kingdom of Heaven is empowered by women among men, just as the HOLY SPIRIT empowers the WORD OF GOD. Now, this is not to say that the Holy Spirit is female, far from it, but that the role given to woman is akin to that of the Holy Spirit in the Kingdom of Heaven. It is said that behind every successful man is a good woman. This is very true, especially in the Kingdom of GOD. Heed your call and heed the help of the women who assist you, especially those with whom you are one.


Oscar De La Renta Is Selling Rings On Facebook. Would You Buy?
Of course, the ring thing is just an example – Oscar de la Renta has recently joined the social media bandwagon craze and they seem to be enjoying it. Although I'm browsing the internet all day every day, I had no idea about this Facebook commerce policy that was slowly taking over the world. Did you?
Burberry Body, Burberry Eyewear etc. And other brands are active like this on Facebook.
hmmm.. I must get my Facebook mood on, then – I feel like I'm behind on what's happening in the world! facebook-ecommerce! Should have seen it coming, though!
Facebook is filled with commerce. No escape possible unless you ignore these pages and don't click ever on advertisements. I am now 'disliking" anything considering commercial. If I like to read their info I simply browse to their page.


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Arrived to park in the centre of Reeth, consuming Ron's delicious Bacon Butties (except Colin). Walked several hundred yards before having to consult the map and then finding the route to follow the river beneath Fremington Edge all the way to Arkle Town. After crossing the river we headed up and over Reeth Low Moor dropping down to the road where we stopped to consume Neil's Pork Pie and some of our sandwiches. We then followed the road to the start of track up to the disused Old Gang Lead Mine workings. After crossing the river at the top of the Gill, we again headed up crossing Bownsey Moor before dropping down steeply into Swaledale to stop at the recently refurbished Punch Bowl Inn at Low Row. Four pints of Black Sheep were consumed (except Alan & Ron), before we headed off down the road, stopping almost immediately to consume the remainder of our sandwiches leaning against a wall. Continued along Swaledale about 4 miles back to the cars at Reeth.
Weather: A dry and pleasant walking day!!!!
Weather: A dry all day, turning into a fine afternoon, albeit a little windy.
Arrived at the Low Mill car park just after 9am, where Ron was already waiting. After devouring his excellent bacon butties (including Colin), the group set off through the village and climbed up to follow the long track along Rudland Rigg towards the Dale Head. Some dispute was heard when Colin suggested that the group follow a route across the heather that obviously had not been walked for a considerable period. After overriding Colin's better judgement, the walkers continued to Bloworth Crossing to take the route of the old railway line around the Dale Head, stopping briefly for sandwiches and Sean's excellent Pork Pie. Later dropping steeply down to join the road, which eventually led us directly to the Feversham Arms in Church Houses, where 5 pints of Black Sheep (except Sean) were enjoyed and later shared a bowl or two of chips.
After lunch they followed the short route through the daffodils fields back to the cars at Low Mill.
Parked opposite the Red Lion in the centre of Burnsall and after consuming Ron's Bacon Butties (except Colin), we set off, crossing the river and heading up the bank to follow the roadway into Hebden. Afterwards we joined a track heading up Hebden Beck, past Hole Bottom towards the disused Grassington Mine workings, where the many information boards provided much interesting information about life in the Lead Mining days of Yorkshire. Continued onwards through Yarnbury, stopping to share a large "Elite Meats" Pork Pie, before intersecting the Dales Way, which took us back and into Grassington, which already busy with many tourists. Stopped at the "Foresters Arms" where we sat outside to enjoy a number of pints of Black Sheep and Timothy Taylors, together with one bowl of expensive chips. We left Grassington continuing on the Dales Way, which followed the River Wharf some 3½ miles back to Burnsall.
Started from a roadside position about 1½ miles west of Marske, when everybody arrived together around 8-20am. Cliff provided excellent Bacon & Sausage Butties and afterwards we headed off across a fields, where Ella spent much of her time chasing rabbits. Followed the path through many old lead mine workings, past the village of Washfold and on upward across Marrick Moor to eventually drop steeply into Arkengarthdale just below Arkle Town. We crossed the Arkle Beck on the footbridge to stop briefly for a photo opportunity. Later after a short Pork Pie stop, we continued along the dale, through Reeth which was busy with tourists, and then to cross the River Swale on the suspension footbridge (re-built in 2002). Followed the river along to stop for a lunchtime break at the Bridge Inn at Grinton, where 5 pints (except Ron) of Jennings Cumberland Ale were enjoyed, along with 2 bowls of chips.
After lunch at Grinton the route following the river to Marrick Priory and then up the steep Monk's Steps, where a stop was made at the top to buy Ice Creams from a pleasant lady living in a converted church. The last short stage crossing fields and past more derelict mine buildings back to the cars.
It was agreed to repeat the walk originally undertaken on the 18th November 2006, but spoilt by heavy rain all day. Despite an earlier good weather forecast, the day started with drizzle which lasted all morning. Left from the layby close to West Witton and after enjoying Cliff's Bacon and Sausage Butties, walking through the village and heading up past the caravan site and cross country to drop down to the picturesque waterfall at West Burton, where a short break for a photo opportunity was taken.
Left through the village of West Burton towards Thoralby to cross the river, stopping to have sandwiches and some of Neil's pork pie in the rear garden of Cliff's house. Headed up the steep bank from Thoralby and onwards in the rain towards our lunchtime stop at the George & Dragon in Aysgarth, where 5 pints (except Ron) of a very pleasant Black Sheep and John Smiths ale were enjoyed. Cliff order portions of chips which greatly appreciated.
Whilst we enjoyed our ale the weather improved and we left in the sunshine to enjoy the remainder of the walk. Walked past the Aysgarth falls, stopping for the remainder of our sandwiches by the fast running river, below the falls. Made our way back to West Witton through Wanlass Park.
Walkers: Cliff (Leader), Ron, Neil, Sean and Alan.
Enjoyed Ron's Bacon Butties at his house before travelling to the Richmond car park which had reduced its charges to £3-00 per day. After climbing up the steep pathway, stopped briefly to watch the Policeman catching numerous motorists with his speedgun. Travelled a little too far round the old racecourse before heading across a golf course, past Aske Hall before for the Pork Pie stop.
Followed the correct route along the track to Ravensworth, which although was indistinct in places, no error were made, unlike previously. Arrived at "The Bay Horse" in Ravensworth where 4 pints of Marstons Pedigree Ale were enjoyed. Afterwards headed back, passing Kirby Hill, before taking a little while to select the correct track towards Richmond. Ron & Alan viewed "The Jockey Cap" on route to "Whitcliffe Scar", although Neil was unaware of this phenomenon. Followed the path and roadway down into Richmond and back to the cars.
Weather: Warm, but the promised sun only appeared briefly.
Walkers: Neil (Leader), Ron, and Alan.
As we were unable to park in the usual station car park, we parked by the castle and walked to meet Cliff who had parked in the nearby fishery to enjoy his excellent Bacon and Sausage butties. Colin, who was not looking forward to the second climb after Newtondale Halt and the trudge across the moor, took the train to Goathland and therefore was waiting for us at the pub in Beck Hole. Most of us enjoyed 5 pints of Black Sheep ale in the Birch Hall Inn with good banter. Left in time to complete the walk to Grosmont in time to catch a busy train that departed around 16:45. Arrived back in Pickering around 18-00.
Weather: Damp and humid all day and wet underfoot.
NORTH OF RICHMOND WALK - Saturday 17th November.
Met at at the edge of East Layton village to enjoy Ron's excellent Bacon and Sausage butties. Headed off passing through Caldwell towards Eppleby, but finding the footpath across a newly seeded field completely ploughed up, took a long detour around the field. Passed many well kept farms, all having a "horsy" theme. Stopped to consume Alan's well filled pork pie just before reaching the Four Alls Hotel in Ovington, where we were joined by Tom on his bicycle for a number of well deserved pints of ale. Discussed the merits of the local ales produced in the Micro Brewery based at the hotel.
Weather: Pleasant and dry all day, but quite cold.
The walkers travelling through horrendous weather on the way to the familiar small grass verge just south of Leyburn, where Bacon and Sausage Butties, courtesy of Ron were enjoyed. Due to flooding of the fields and high winds they departed just before 9am taking the road to Wensley, where Cliff spent some time trying to return a small dog to its owners, as he seemed determined to join us for the whole walk. Followed the private road to pass the front of Bolton Hall having chatted briefly to the owner who was walking his dogs in the grounds. Re-joined the original route having missed out the "Leyburn Shawl" section of the walk which would have been extremely windy in its exposed location. Crossed the very flooded and fast running River Ure, stopping to shelter for a while behind a wall from the wind and rain. Eventually continued upward towards the Middleham Gallops where only a few horses were seen being exercised, before dropping down to pass the castle and then across to meet the River Cover by the stepping stones which were totally submerged beneath the fast running river. Stopped shortly afterwards to share Cliff's superb home made pork pie, greatly appreciated by all the walkers, including Moss the dog. Followed the river the last half mile to arrive at the welcoming, but crowded Coverbridge Inn just after Midday. The walkers soon positioned themselves close to the roaring fire and after several pints of Black Sheep ale, were able to slowly clear the pub, with their singing, lead by Tom.
Looking at the worsening weather outside and considering the excellent ale and hospitality provided by Nick the landlord, the walkers soon abandoned all thoughts of completing the final stage of the walk. With the help of Roger, who had made a guest appearance, lifts were given back to the cars which were re-positioned within staggering distance from the pub. The walkers finally left around 4pm to be chauffeured home by the non-drinkers. The walkers all agreed that it had been fine and memorable Christmas Walk.
Weather: Rain and Gales, with snow on the tops of the hills..
Walkers: Ron, Neil, Alan, Sean, Colin, Cliff (Leader), Paul, Andy and Tom (with Moss the dog). Guest appearance of Roger Percy at the Coverbridge Inn.


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By IANS, Asian News Mar 18, 2021
Music producer-composer Kanye West is the richest Black person in the United States, according to a report in Bloomberg.
The 43-year-old's net worth is close to $6.6 billion, thanks to his sneaker and apparel business, Yeezy.
The report said that his brand's tie-up with Adidas and GAP is estimated to be between $3.2 and 4.7 billion. His new tie-up with GAP, which will hit stores this summer in the US is estimated to be worth $970 million.
An unaudited balance sheet of West's finances provided by his lawyer to Bloomberg includes another $122 million in cash and stocks, and more than $$1.7 billion in other assets including a significant investment in Skims, Kim Kardashian's underwear label.
The report also said that West's entire music catalogue is worth $110.5 million, according to a 2020 valuation.
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Kim Kardashian West wants to discuss marriage split with Oprah Winfrey
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West and his wife, reality star Kim Kardashian, recently filed for divorce after being married for seven years.
Meanwhile, it's been a good week for Kanye West after he won his first gospel Grammy, for his 'Jesus Is King' album. It was his first honour from the Recording Academy in eight years, and his 22nd career Grammy.
It also made him the most awarded hip-hop performer in Grammy history, with 22 wins. He went into the 2021 Grammys with 21 wins each, previously tied with Jay-Z.
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were delayed owing to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The annual show shifted from its original January 31 broadcast to March 14. The ceremony honours musical artists, compositions and albums across 84 categories.
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The Dead And SudBuried Horrorthon began life way back in 2016 in darkest Suffolk in the small market town of Sudbury as a celebration of classic horror movies. Over just one day, seven such classics were thrown back on the big screen in the intimate venue of The Quay Theatre. Taking place in a town without an actual cinema to fulfill our dream to see these movies on a big screen, the first Horrorthon was planned around our birthday so just in case it failed to bring enough horror fans obsessed enough to sit and watch non-stop horror all day long, the event could be written off as a present to ourselves! Fortunately, a small but perfectly formed crowd came, enjoyed and endured over 13 hours of wonderful motion pictures like The Exorcist, An American Werewolf In London, The Thing and Evil Dead 2.
The Horrorthon didn't lose quite enough money in its first year, so returned in 2017 bombarding a bigger crowd with such classics as Dawn Of The Dead, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Omen and classic horror trailers between movies.
In 2018, we jumped six months to move to a more fitting and more permenant Halloween weekend building on our established Horrorthon crowd/family and adding magazine and blu-ray giveaways. Last year, 2019 was our biggest year to date with an even bigger crowd, more giveaways and discounts from local businesses for food and hotels.
We believe that movies should be seen on a big screen with big sound and with a crowd to be truly enjoyed which is the real reason the Horrorthon keeps coming back every year! As we approach our fifth year, it's become clear that our horror fanatic crowd is hungry for not just more classic horror but they want new horror too which is why we want to grow the Horrorthon in 2020 to a fully fledged two day horror film festival. We want to continue to screen rarely seen, classic horror movies alongside brand new feature length movies and horror shorts to a new audience and become a major horror event for Suffolk and Essex.
So for 2020, we're aiming bigger and better, resurrecting ourselves and aiming to screen at least 13 horror shorts before each movie over two days, selected to complement the film it preceeds, 6 brand new independent horror features and of course our trademark 7 classic horror movies.
Dead And SudBuried Reborn : Horrorthon V takes place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October 2020 at the amazing Quay Theatre, Quay Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk. So be afraid, be very afraid and join us for the Horrorthon!
Submissions for 2020 now open exclusively through FilmFreeway
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In chromatography, there is a division of a substance between two phases. These are called the stationary phase (a solid liquid or liquid attached to a support material) and mobile phase (the gas or liquid that moves along the stationary phase). The partition coefficient is the distribution of a substance between these two phases.
Chromatography comes in two forms: liquid chromatography and gas chromatography.
Liquid and Gas Chromatography systems
Liquid chromatography uses liquid as the mobile phase, also called eluent.
In gas chromatography, carrier gas is used as the mobile phase. With a gas chromatograph, chromatography is only used with gas.
The three columns below show the separation principle. The system consists of a column filled with a solid stationary phase (purple/blue) through which a liquid mobile phase flows (orange). When a mixture of two substances (blue and pink) is applied to the column, both substances are transported through the column, but because the yellow substance adheres more strongly to the stationary phase than the red substance, the two substances leave the column one by one. The mixture is thus separated.
With the use of chromatography equipment in laboratories, substances are separated from each other. This equipment can be divided into the following 6 groups:
GC systems
HPLC sytems
GC/MS systems
LC/MS systems
A LC/MS system is a combination of a UHPLC system or HPLC with a MS (mass spectrometer system).
The picture below shows an analytical workflow of liquid chromatography (LC)-mass spectroscopy (MS. The illustration shows that neutral molecules are ionisated with an electrospray. Following ionization, negatively and positively charged compounds are generated. LC-MS conducted in negative and positive modes will detect negatively and positively charged ions, respectively.
Complex equipment is needed to conduct LC-MS metabolomics. The first step is chromatography followed by ionization and mass analysis of the molecules.
AAS systems
What are AAS systems
Atomic absorption spectrometry is an analytical technique using selective absorption of electromagnetic radiation by atoms. A sample is pulverised in a flame. A lamp is then used to emit light into the flame. The emitted light is absorbed by the atoms in the flame. The degree of absorption is determined by the concentration of atoms in the flame and therefore also by the concentration of atoms in the sample.
With this analysis technique, metal atoms are measured. The size in which metals can be measured is in the order of ppm, i.e. mg/l or μg/ml.
Used GC system
An used GC system is a sy...
What is a gas chromatograph?
A gaschromatograph is a chemical analysis instrument for separating chemicals in a complex sample. A gas chromatograph uses a flow...
What is a LC-MS system?
LC-MS (LC/MS)is used to determine which substances are in a product. In this technique, the substances from the product are f...


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Blade Runner 2049 - 4K Ultra
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K [Ryan Gosling], unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos.
The key to the future is finally unearthed.
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K [Ryan Gosling], unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard [Harrison Ford], a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Designing The World of BLADE RUNNER
Blade Runner 101 Prologues
- 2036: Nexus Dawn
- 2048: Nowhere To Run
- 2022: Blackout
Directors Denis Villeneuve
Actors Ryan Gosling, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Mark Arnold, Jared Leto
Film Genre Sci-Fi
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Audio English (Dolby Atmos)
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Q: Writing a function in two different ways: one way results in a TypeError and the other does not. Why? I've come across an issue I don't understand what's going on. Here's the setup: the user enters the screen and inputs a last name. I take the last name and search a phone book (the entire phone book has been retrieved when the user enters the screen so it's just sitting there as a big, fat JavaScript array).
Let's assume each element of the phone book object consists of: a last name, first name and phone number. Now, I'll take the last name inputted by the user and loop across the phone book looking for the last names that match. I'll then push each matching element into an array and display that array to the user.
I've written the method to do this in two different ways. In the first way it returns the list of objects. In the second way (my preference), a TypeError is thrown.
Here is the first approach
$scope.getMatchingLastNames = function(){
for(i=0; i<$scope.phoneBook.length; i++){
    if($scope.lastName==$scope.phoneBook[i].lastName){
          $scope.filteredArray.push($scope.phoneBook[i]);
    }
};

The second approach:
$scope.getList = function(){
    $scope.filteredArray = getLastNames($scope.lastName,
       $scope.phoneBook, $scope.phoneBook.length);
}

Which calls
function getLastNames(lastName, phoneBook, length)
{
    var filteredArray = [];
    for(var i=0; i<length; i++){
        if(lastName==phoneBook[i].lastName){
            filteredArray.push(phoneBook[i]);
        }
    }
    return filteredArray;
}

When I run the second approach I'll get an error in Chrome console as follows:
TypeError:  Cannot read property 'lastName' of undefined

And the error points to the if condition:
if(lastName==phoneBook[i].lastName)

Can someone explain to me why the second approach is resulting in an error?
Thanks.

A: Since what you are trying to achieve is to filter a list of results, I suggest you use angularJs filters
I prepared a jsfiddle for you with a simple example:
https://jsfiddle.net/fb0r7z0q/
This is the key line:
<li ng-repeat="entry in phonebook | filter:qname">

qname being your $scope.lastName


If Adoption is so hard, why choose it? – Plan. Adventure. Live.
We didn't decided to adopt because of infertility. We moved forward with our adoption plans, after attempting fertility treatments. In other words, adoption was always part of the plan, it was just a matter of when. That being said, you can make as many plans as you want, but until you are going through the adoption process, you can't truly understand what the struggle is like.
And the struggle is real, my friends.
I want to show you what this path to motherhood is truly like. If you are deciding whether or not, you need/want to adopt, you should know the truth.
It's hard, painful, and messy.
It makes you have to grow a thick skin and then turn around and have to soften it again.
It gets your hopes so high, that you think you might burst from excitement, and then drops you down so low, that you hit the ground, with a resounding thud.
It's not a cure for infertility. It's not a fairytale ending. No one makes it out unscathed.
Adoptive parents are not saviors. They are ordinary people, that feel called to adopt children, that need a family. Adoptive parents are not somehow protected from pain. They don't have super powers.
This is why I dislike the, "Why don't you just adopt?" question.
There is no just adopting. Adoption is not Plan B. The timing may come later in life, but it is not a second choice and it is most definitely not a decision to be made lightly.
The truth is, as hard as the adoption process is on the parents, it's that much harder on the children involved. Adoption isn't about us. It's about them. The orphaned children, that need forever families. No one gave them a choice.
So, why did I choose adoption? I didn't.
I felt it with everything in me. This is our path. It's not the easiest one and it's not the most perfect one, but it's ours.
And I will be forever blessed with the opportunity to raise any child, that comes into my life, through adoption.


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Q: Отличие слотов и функций в Qt Разбираюсь с технологией сигналов и слотов. Я могу подключить сигнал класса A к слоту класса B, а могу подключить сигнал класса A к функции. В чём принципиальное отличие таких реализаций?

A: Ни в чем. Слоты и функции (методы) одно и тоже. Для c++11 можно сигналы с лямбдами соединять или с функциями напрямую, минуя объявление slots и использования макроса SLOT.
Upd:
Для слотов генерируется некоторая метаинформация – название и подсказка для вызова слота. На этом различие заканчивается и благодаря moc'у программисту такая разница не будет видна :)
Приведу пример подключения сигнала к слоту, функции и методу (работает для с++11 и Qt5):
Тут описывается самый обычный заголовочный файл:
#include <QMainWindow>
#include <QPushButton>
#include <QDebug>

class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
    void doooooo();

public:
    QPushButton button;

public slots:
    void foooooo();
    void foooooo2();
};

А самое интересное будет в cpp. Там я подключаю сигнал к слотам, методу и функции:
#include "mainwindow.h"

void goooooo() {
    qDebug() << "goooooo";
}

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent)
{
    setCentralWidget(&button);

    // Новая семантика коннектов:
    connect(&button, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &doooooo);
    connect(&button, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &foooooo);
    connect(&button, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &goooooo);
    connect(&button, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [] { qDebug() << "lambda"; });

    // Старая:
    connect(&button, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(foooooo2()));

    // Слоты это функции, поэтому можно вручную вызывать их
    foooooo();
    foooooo2();
    qDebug() << "";
}

void MainWindow::doooooo() {
    qDebug() << "doooooo";
}

void MainWindow::foooooo() {
    qDebug() << "foooooo";
}

void MainWindow::foooooo2() {
    qDebug() << "foooooo2";
}

Больше информации по новому синтаксику коннектов можно найти тут
А по сишным лямбдам тут


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Q: Permutation-invariant neural network I have a dataset from Multiple Object Tracking trials, where a participant follows 8 points on a display, 4 of which are targets (marked briefly at the beginning of the trial) and 4 are distractors. At the end of the trial, the person marks the 4 targets. My dataset only includes trials where the participant's reply was correct. I have 10 frames per second, each frame includes the positions of the points and the position of the eye gaze, so 18 numbers in total. A trial lasts 8 seconds.
There are 40 possible trajectories for the points.

I'm trying to train a neural net to mark the 4 targets solely based on the positions of gaze and the points. The problem is, in the data set, the answer is always the first 4 points in the vector. If I used these outputs for training, the net would just learn to always say [1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0].
Is there a way I can alter the input or output(or both) — by computing different features for example — so that it doesn't matter to the net in what order it recieved the points? The fact that a point's coordinates are the first(second, third…) in the input vector conveys no meaning in this task.
What I tried so far:

*

*during training, permute each input randomly (and output
correspodningly) and iterate over all 70 possible permutations of the
output vector [1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0] so that the permutations are
represented equally in the training. Didn't work (success rate was
1/70, which is equal to chance)

*sort the points from left to right (by x-coordinate) - results improved, but the net basically memorized the trajectory and worked equally well even when I removed the eye gaze position. Of course I want the net to reply correctly even for new trajectories that it wasn't trained on

I have an idea for input features, I could partition the display into a discrete mesh and put 1 where there is a point, some other number where the position of the gaze is and 0 elsewhere. I don't know however, what would the output look like, any ideas?
I know I can't find an answer about a whole trial from one frame, so I'm hoping to combine the outputs of the net for all 80 frames of a trial and find the answer from that.
I'm not even sure there is any hope an NN would manage to learn this. Are there any machine-learning models that are permutation-invariant? I have searched for a long time and found nothing.

A: Take a look at PointNet architecture. They are solving a similar problem but in 3D.
The basic approach is as follows. Feed all the points to an embedding layer which maps x and y coordinates into a higher dimensional space. These are the local features of the points. Then, feed all the local features into a "global feature extractor" module whose last layer is a max-pool. The output of this module represents the whole input and the max-pool at the end guarantees permutational invariance (or "symmetry"). Then, concatenate all the local features with the global feature and you get the complete feature set for each point. Finally, map each point's features to the point's class via a dense layer and you are done.
If you take a look at the PointNet source code, you will see that it is quite easy to implement this architecture.


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Conservator Gets an Annulment for Her Father
by Lawrence | Mar 18, 2013 | annulment, Estate Planning, marriage
Since I recently posted a blog about annulment but I haven't posted anything about conservatorships in a while, I decided to show an example how a conservator can use an annulment to keep someone from taking advantage of her father.
This case is Nave v. Nave, (173 S.W.3d 766, for the nerds). In 1988 Marshall Nave suffered a stroke which adversely affected the left side of his body, and caused him to have issues with his memory. After this major stroke, his doctor said he had several "mini strokes". Early in 1996, Mr. Nave's wife died. His condition continued to worsen and he moved in with his daughter, Terri King. At this point he was unable to dress, feed himself, or control his bowels or bladder.
Mr. Nave ran into an old friend, Phyllis, at a Christmas party in 1996. The two began dating and Mr. Nave would stay nights at Phyllis' house, and they eventually started living together.
In 1998, Mr. Nave was diagnosed with dementia related to his strokes. He was unable to follow simple commands like "touch your nose". By March of 1999, Mr. Nave had deteriorated to the point that he could not tell his physician what day it was, or even what year or month it was. Soon after that his physician noted that he had lost most of his language skills and his vocabulary only consisted of a few words.
Later that year, Mr. Nave's daughter (Terri King) decided to file a petition for appointment of conservator asking the court to appoint her as conservator for her father. Phyllis objected to the daughter's decision, and four days after the petition was filed Mr. Nave married Phyllis (now Phyllis Nave). Terri King was not notified about the wedding and wasn't aware that her father was planning to marry Phyllis.
Appointment of conservator
It took nine months for the court to appoint a conservator for Mr. Nave. The court doesn't go into any detail about this period, but I'm going to assume there was a pretty good battle going on between Mr. Nave's wife and daughter. Regardless, in September of 2000 the court found that Mr. Nave was disabled and appointed Terri King as conservator for him.
Here's the problem with all this: Mr. Nave got married at at time when it seems clear his mind was failing him. One of the requirements of a valid marriage is that the parties be competent and able to make their own decisions. Based on the description above, it's unlikely that he could have given reasonable consent for the marriage. In fact, Ms. King claimed that when she confronted him with the marriage, he said "Hell no, I did not marry [Phyllis]".
However, should Mr. Nave die while married, his wife will have a claim to at least a third of his estate, if not more. This may well be why he ended up at the county courthouse in a quick marriage ceremony at a time when he couldn't even sign his name properly.
The conservator uses an annulment
In 2002, Ms. King, using her power as conservator, asked a court to annul the marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Nave. Her contention was that Mr. Nave did not have the capacity to consent to the marriage, and was unable to ratify the marriage later because he remained incompetent.
Generally, a petition for annulment can only be filed by one of the married parties. For example, if I decided my sister's marriage was invalid I have no ability to ask a court to void the marriage. I would either have to have a talk with her or seek to be appointed her representative somehow. In the case of Mr. Nave, a conservator had been given the authority to manage most of his affairs.
The order appointing Ms. King as the conservator did not specifically give her the power to challenge the marriage. However, there was a "catch-all" provision that said she had the right to "do any other act of legal significance which the Court, at any time in the future, might deem necessary or advisable". After Phyllis Nave challenged Ms. King's authority, the Court found that this language was sufficient to give Ms. King the authority to seek an annulment on her father's behalf.
Void marriage
The Court found that Mr. Nave did not have sufficient mental capacity to enter into the marriage. There are times when even an invalid marriage can be ratified later by the conduct of the parties. However, in this case the Court also found that Mr. Nave never had sufficient mental capacity to ratify the marriage. The Court granted the annulment, and the entire marriage (including Phyllis' ability to claim anything from his estate) was wiped out. I mention the estate because Mr. Nave actually died a few months after the trial regarding the marriage.
If you think you may have similar issues (or even some that are not similar at all), please contact me to find out how I may be able to help you.


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Q: authorization with social network Tornado.auth First, sorry for my bad English. I need to write in the application authorization with social networks using tornado.auth. But I can not understand how the example in the documentation for tornado.auth work, for example for Facebook.
Class FacebookGraphLoginHandler (tornado.web.RequestHandler,
                                tornado.auth.FacebookGraphMixin):
  @ tornado.gen.coroutine
  def get (self):
      if self.get_argument ( "code", False):
          user = yield self.get_authenticated_user (
              redirect_uri = '/ auth / facebookgraph /',
              client_id = self.settings [ "facebook_api_key"],
              client_secret = self.settings [ "facebook_secret"],
              code = self.get_argument ( "code"))
          # Save the user with e.g. set_secure_cookie
      else:
          yield self.authorize_redirect (
              redirect_uri = '/ auth / facebookgraph /',
              client_id = self.settings [ "facebook_api_key"],
              extra_params = { "scope": "read_stream, offline_access"})

What's 'code'?  In which form data returned from social network? How can i process it? It's would be good, if you explain for Google+ too, because you can only get the access_token from g+, how I understand. Thanks


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The Electoral College Map (10/12/12)
The polling releases on the day following the vice presidential candidate showdown in Danville last night were fairly light. Light or not, they continued to show if not movement toward Romney, then a narrowing of the margin between the two candidates. The truth is that it is a combination of the two.
Here are the seven new surveys from six states almost all in the middle -- most competitive -- column on the Electoral College Spectrum below.
New State Polls (10/12/12)
Survey USA/Denver Post
10/9-10/10
American Research Group
High Point University/UNC
9/29-10/10
605 registered voters
There have been six polls conducted in Colorado since the Denver debate, and Mitt Romney has led in four of them. In three of those surveys the lead has been only one point. That is the case in this Survey USA poll as well. And that has a lot to do with the type of change witnessed in the Centennial state. The gap is drawing closer, but continual Romney +1s are going to make that change slow in coming about in the FHQ weighted averages.
The picture is slightly different in the Sunshine state. FHQ mentioned yesterday that Colorado in some respects looks now an awful lot like Florida did before the debate. There were some blips on the radar, but most of the polls were +1 in one direction or another. Florida has, like most states, slid a bit to the right -- toward Romney -- in the time since that first debate, so that now instead of Obama and Romney trading slight leads from poll to poll, Romney has a pretty consistent one to three/four point lead. If that persists, we'll be talking about when Romney has the lead in the FHQ averages in Florida not if.
The Great Lakes state, too, has seen the polling margins shrink post-debate. But that probably is not in a way that is going to allow Romney to take advantage; at least not in terms of winning Michigan's 16 electoral votes. Michigan seems like a state where Romney can perhaps force the Obama campaign to use some resources -- which is certainly strategically useful -- but will continue to be just out of reach on election day. FHQ could be wrong, but Michigan has been, for the most part, a Lean Obama state all along, but one that hovers close enough to the toss up line to warrant attention.
New Hampshire continues to be underpolled for as close as it has been or if not for as close as it has been then considering the company of states it has clustered around in the rank ordering of states here at FHQ. We have just two post-debate polls from the Granite state and they both indicate a close race. Unlike the Rasmussen survey -- which saw a three point Romney lead turn into a tie after the first debate -- the ARG poll shows a decided shift toward the former Massachusetts governor. A 50-45 Obama advantage has now almost completely turned in the opposite direction (50-46, Romney). But that still is not a lot in the way of data in the Granite state. It is some, but not a lot to build confidence in the true measure of the state of play there right now.
Context matters in the latest offering from High Point in the Tarheel state. The survey was in the field for almost two weeks and at least four of those days were prior to the first debate. North Carolina is close and Obama has held the occasional lead in there, but it has been in Romney's column consistently and the days of Obama advantages in the polls there seem to have slipped away for good now. Then again, perhaps that is wishful thinking considering FHQ has been saying that -- here, in state -- for quite a while now. [Note to self: Follow the data; don't make predictions.]
Virginia, like Colorado and Florida, is one of those red on one side, blue on the other states in the poll table above. There have been six polls released from the commonwealth since the debate, and like Colorado, four of those six have tipped toward Romney. And half of those four have been one point leads for the governor. There is more (and clearer) evidence of a shift in Virginia than in, say, New Hampshire, but the change is slow in the averages given the extent of the margins. Poll-over-poll, this Rasmussen survey shows Obama losing a point since last week and Romney holding steady. That is hardly anything outside of the "it's just statistical noise" argument. But again, this is a state where, if the data persists, it will track closer and closer to parity and/or a slight Romney advantage.
None of the seven survey releases today did much of anything to change the FHQ graphics, but the trajectory of underlying change continues. The race is tightening and the space between states and/or various groups of states that had developed prior to the first debate is disappearing as the FHQ weighted average margins compress.
As the race moves closer to election day, one thing to eye is the extent to which daily polls differ from the FHQ averages. There is, for instance, a lot of red versus blue on several of those lines in the poll table at the top. This comes back to an issue that I have raised in the past: the trade-off between measuring a true change in any given state and (over-)responsiveness to new polling data. It is pretty clear that Mitt Romney has gained quite a bit of ground in Virginia-Florida group of states in the Electoral College Spectrum below. And by gained quite a bit of ground, I mean that in some cases -- on other sites that do similar poll aggregating -- those states have tipped over into Romney's column. Again, FHQ enjoys its conservative posture on this issue; when a change occurs here, it is evidence of a lasting change. But at the same time, I'm sympathetic to the argument that, "Hey, this just isn't that responsive to changes on the ground in this race." It is a fair criticism.
One thing that we did in 2008 -- that I've toyed with doing in this race -- is to increase the weight of the most recent poll (or polls sharing the same dates) as a means of making the averages slightly more responsive. [It should be noted that in the past I have discussed this formula alteration in terms of decreasing the weight on the older polls. No matter how I discuss it, the same thing is being done. A change in older polls' weighting is always relative to the more recent poll(s) and vice versa.] Fine, let's check in on what this more responsive weighting formula would look like. The premise is simple: double the weight of the more/most recent poll(s) relative to the older, archived survey data. How does that affect those three states (Colorado, Florida and Virginia) where there is probably enough evidence to suggest a possible change in which candidate is leading there.
Things change only minimally in Colorado. A 1.76 point Obama advantage shrinks by only 0.1 points.
In Florida, Obama would continue to lead, but would have a nearly 0.8 point edge reduced by 0.2. Again, only slightly more responsive.
For the Old Dominion, the Obama lead is cut by a margin in the neighborhood of 0.15 points.
That compresses things more, retains the current ordering of those three states, but fails to push any of the three over into the Romney column. I don't know if that's right or not, but I did want to give folks a bit of a glimpse into what the averages would look like in a handful of competitive states right now if the formula was changed. And mind you, this was a formula switch that I wanted to have in place just prior to debate season, but held off on. Let's see where things go through the rest of debate season -- as is -- and then if it is necessary to adopt the slightly more responsive formula following debate season, then that change will be made then.
Perhaps you can tell that FHQ felt like it had a bit more space to flesh the above out; more space than usual anyway. That is a function of the complete lack of change these polls introduced today. The averages got tighter, but the map and electoral vote tally remained unchanged as did the Electoral College Spectrum below.
And guess what? The same is true on the Watch List. The same seven states from yesterday are here again today and Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire and Ohio are still the four on there that are most worth eyeing moving forward.
1 The Watch list shows those states in the FHQ Weighted Average within a fraction of a point of changing categories. The List is not a trend analysis. It indicates which states are straddling the line between categories and which states are most likely to shift given the introduction of new polling data. Montana, for example, is close to being a Lean Romney state, but the trajectory of the polling there has been moving the state away from that lean distinction.
An Update on how to read it in 2012.
2012 Debates: Vice Presidential Debate Open Thread
Posted by Josh Putnam at 11:00 PM
Labels: 2012 presidential election, Colorado, electoral college, electoral college map, Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, October updates, Virginia
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Reynolds & Horn, P.C.
Attorneys at Law | South Jersey
Defense of Medical Malpractice Litigation
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Thomas B. Reynolds
Steven M. Horn
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney Member of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida Bar
Born in: Des Moines, IA (1955)
Residence: Newfield, NJ
Admitted to Bar, 1983; Licensed to practice in NJ, FL, and PA; United States District Court, District Court of New Jersey; United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; and United States Supreme Court
Georgetown University of Law Center (J.D. 1982, Cum Laude)
Temple University (B.A. Magna Cum Laude, member Phi Beta Kappa)
APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, Board Certification; Member of the Atlantic County Bar Association; Member of the Camden County Bar Association; Appointed to serve as Arbitrator in automobile cases, 1985 to Present; Appointed to serve as Panelist in non-automobile panels, 1985 to Present; Law clerk to the Honorable Philip A. Gruccio, Assignment Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1982 to 1983; Member of Supreme court of New Jersey District Fee Arbitration Committee, District I, 1993 to 1996
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney; Member of the New Jersey Bar
Born in: Carlisle, PA (1959)
Residence: Atlantic City, NJ
Admitted to Bar, 1987; Licensed to practice in New Jersey; United States District Court, District of New Jersey and United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Delaware Law School (now Widener University School of Law) (J.D. 1986)
Nova University Law School
Dickinson College (B.A. 1981)
Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board of Trial Certification (2009); Member of Atlantic County Bar Association
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Ninurta-Apil-Ekur («Ninurta es el heredero de Ekur»),, también conocido como Ninurta Apal Ekur, fue un rey asirio (1192 a. C.-1180 a. C.) que interrumpió la línea de sucesores de Tukulti-Ninurta I.

Ninurta Apil Ekur pertenecía a una rama colateral de la familia real reinante descendiente de Adad-nirari I, pues descendía de Eriba-Adad I, regente y padre de Ashur-uballit I. Reemplazó en el trono, en circunstancias desconocidas, a Enlil-kudurri-usur.

Según una crónica contemporánea, vivía exiliado en Babilonia, cuando el rey Adad-shum-usur de este país invadió Asiria, momento en que logró ganarse la confianza del ejército asirio, se puso a su frente y conquistó Assur. La interpretación de esta crónica novelada podría ser que en realidad era un protegido del rey de Babilonia, al que le merecía más confianza que el hijo de Tukulti-Ninurta I, antiguo conquistador asirio de Babilonia.

Se conoce muy poco sobre su reinado, pero parece que Asiria comenzó a recuperarse de los desórdenes dinásticos, ya que fue sucedido por su hijo Ashur-Dan I, que gozó de un reinado largo y estable.

Referencias

Reyes de Asiria
Nacidos en año desconocido
Fallecidos en el siglo XII a. C.
Reyes del siglo XII a. C.
Asia en el siglo XII a. C.

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In the Shadow of Lakecrest by Elizabeth Blackwell is a lively story in the gothic style that I mostly enjoyed. Kate Moore meets handsome, wealthy, kind Matthew Lemont on a transatlantic crossing and is thrilled when he wants to continue their relationship after they dock in New York. On a whim, she travels with him in his private train car to Chicago, where they wed after a short courtship. This should be the answer to Kate's prayers, who was determined to marry well to escape her violent and poverty-stricken past—a past that she is careful to hide from Matthew.
When Matthew takes Kate to his family's estate—a crumbling hodgepodge of a mansion on Lake Michigan, cobbled together from odds and ends Matthew's grandfather imported from Europe—Kate begins to realize that the Lemonts have their own dark secrets. What happened to the aunt, who disappeared one night after holding a strange ceremony in the labyrinth built on the grounds? And why does Matthew's twin sister seem so jealous of Kate?
The story is a page turner that is hard to put down. I have mixed feelings about the ending though; I wish there had been more hints that the person who takes the final action of the novel had the potential to do such a thing.
WOLF WINTER by Cecilia Ekbäck is amazing. The mood is atmospheric, and the setting—far northern Sweden in 1717—is unique in my reading experience. The book is a historical thriller, but there are so many cultural, psychological, and even political layers underlying the story, that in many ways, it felt more like a literary novel.
Maija, her husband Paavo, and their two daughters have come from Finland to their uncle's old homestead in Lapland. Almost immediately, the oldest daughter, Frederika, discovers a mutilated body high on the nearby mountain when she takes the family's goats up to pasture. Maija and her daughter are pulled into trying to solve that crime and unearth the many dark secrets of their new community even as they fight to survive the most brutal winter in Sweden's history. As events unfold, Frederika discovers her own supernatural gifts and must choose whether to use them.
The month of January is said to be named after the Roman god Janus, who was the god of beginnings, transitions, and endings among other things. He had two faces, which enabled him to look to the future and to the past.
I find this fitting because that's what my husband and I always do on New Year's Eve; we talk about the milestones of the past year and we set our hopeful goals for the future.
However, 2017 had its writing difficulties too. One of the big adjustments I had to make was to completely abandon the idea for my next novel after having spent six to eight months researching it. The more I read, the more I realized that the person I thought was I was going to write about just wasn't a good fit for me right now.
So I am starting over from scratch, and the reboot coincides almost exactly with the beginning of the new year. The good news is that I am very excited about the new story idea, and I can already feel the creative juices stirring in a way they didn't last year.
Watch this space. Over the next few months, I plan to share some of the intriguing tidbits that I uncover during my research process.
And I wish each and every one of you a wonderful 2018 in which you achieve some of your own deeply cherished goals and received some pleasant surprises!
TAN by David Lawlor is a solid adventure / war story. The pace is quick, there is plenty of action, the plot has twists and turns. If you want a quick read set during the Irish War of Independence—and one with a pro-Irish slant—you'll probably enjoy it. But the book has weaknesses. I thought the characterizations were disappointingly black and white. The book is populated with good characters and bad characters without much of the complexity that most humans display.
I was also disappointed to see that the book had errors that should have been caught before publication. I found many punctuation mistakes and several typos—such as the character of Eoin suddenly being called Eon. And there were distracting misused words: cygnet ring instead of signet ring; heap of slack instead of heap of slag, and others. No published work is ever completely clean, but there were more issues than I would expect from someone with this author's experience.


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Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, United Kingdom from 2–4 March 2016. A team of 1 cyclists (0 women, 1 men) was announced to represent the country in the event.

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Nations at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Trinidad and Tobago at cycling events


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HomeComplianceCampaignsCampaign AuditsRequired Records
Required Records
Print Copy
Records Required for Campaign Committee Audit
The committee must maintain a complete set of the documents it submits to the Ethics Commission.
Cal. Gov't. Code § 84104, 2 Cal. Code of Regs. § 18401, and S.F. C&GC § 1.109
Contributions Received
This includes monetary contributions, loans and in-kind contributions.
Deposit records: copies of deposit slips and receipts; copies of all contributions made by checks, credit cards and other methods; signed contributor cards for cash contributions; and letters from contributors regarding attribution and aggregation.
Contributor-related correspondence, including remit envelopes and notices to possible major donors.
Worksheets used to record contributions (should include date of receipt, date of deposit, deposit batch number, amount of contribution, and contributors' information).
Loan agreements, records of outstanding balances and copies of related checks.
Letters from contributors valuing in-kind contributions and committee prepared documentation of in-kind contributions.
Canceled checks, invoices, bills, receipts and correspondence for expenditures made.
Contracts with consultants, employees, vendors, and independent contractors/agents (i.e., for professional services, office space, equipment rental and purchase of products).
Documentation regarding the purchase and disposition of campaign assets/equipment.
Petty cash records (i.e., receipts, invoices, petty cash register).
Payroll records (i.e., timesheets, contracts, emails, names of workers, payments and date, time and description of services provided by workers).
Bank statements (including bank statements for the months preceding and following the audit period) and other bank documents such as debit and credit memos.
Check register (preferred in electronic format).
Samples of all mass mailings sent, including costs, dates mailed, number of pieces mailed and supporting expenditure documentation.
Transcripts and recordings of telephone messages and a record of the date and number of calls made for each recorded message.
Samples of any other types of communications paid for by the committee.
Documents relating to miscellaneous increases to cash, including public funds.
For expenditures of gifts, meals, or travel, Candidate Controlled Committees must include the itemized source documentation, the names of the individuals for whom the expenditure was paid, a brief description of the purpose of the expenditure, and the information required by 2 Cal. Code of Regs. (CCR) § 18421.7
Guidelines for Organizing Campaign Records
Candidates and committees must keep all campaign records for a period of four years from the date the campaign statement relating to the records was filed. The Fair Political Practices Commission's Disclosure Manuals provide detailed information on record keeping.
When providing campaign records for an audit, each committee must organize its records by campaign statement reporting period (i.e., semi-annual, 1st pre-election, 2nd pre-election, etc.).
Copies of campaign records must be well organized and legible. Ensure sufficient margins on each page so information is not cut off.
Contributions Records
Organize each deposit batch with the following: list of contributions, copy of deposit slip and receipt, supporting documentation for contributions and correspondence.
Credit card contributions should be grouped according to the amounts listed on the bank statements. Each batch should include supporting documentation and a list of contributions that comprise the deposit batch (i.e., report from the credit card vendor).
Deposit batches should be in order by date of deposit and be numbered sequentially. The amounts deposited as shown on deposit batches should match the amounts listed on the bank statements.
File contribution batches by reporting period.
Copies of canceled checks should be kept with the supporting documents (i.e., invoices, samples of communications, etc.) and organized by reporting period. Keep notes about expenditures that were incurred, but not paid (or partially paid) by the close of a reporting period.
Group together multiple invoices and other documentation that relate to a single payment and attach it to the corresponding canceled check(s).
Attach invoices for expenditures paid by credit card to the corresponding credit card statements.
Any cash withdrawal from the bank account is considered to be part of a petty cash fund (which is limited to $100 at any given time), and thus, the committee must record such withdrawals in its petty cash ledger/journal/log. The petty cash ledger must account for all replenishments to and expenditures made from the petty cash account. Attach related receipts to the petty cash ledger.
Attach timesheets, descriptions of services provided and employment agreements to canceled checks relating to salaries (i.e., campaign consultants, field workers, precinct walkers, etc.).
Organize bank statements in sequential order by date.
Organize reports from vendors regarding credit card contributions and associated charges according to amounts deposited by credit card vendors into the committee's bank account.
Record the committee's receipts and disbursements in an electronic check register such that the electronic ledger shows how/when the committee reached reporting thresholds (i.e., candidates for the Board of Supervisors must file a notice upon reaching $10,000 in activity or committees that make independent expenditures must file reports upon reaching certain thresholds).
Audit Questionnaire
Audit Selection
https://sfethics.org/compliance/campaigns/audits/required-records


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SOCIAL MEDIA PORTFOLIO : With a background in producing, my favorite part of social media is brainstorming, creating, and executing large-scale marketing campaigns.
My experience in social media marketing began as an rep for Rent the Runway in 2011. After a few years in film production, I took over social media marketing for my sustainable skateboard manufacturing company, Potaito Boards. Thanks to our strong brand presence on social media, our company has blossomed into a reputable brand within the industry, both on and offline.
Potaito Boards was a small brand - which meant an amazing(!) open slate for original content creation - but this small nature also came with a lack of brand awareness. I focused our strategy on partnerships with brands and influencers with strong engagement and similar core values. This would ensure that our media targets the correct demographic. Lastly, I retained our current followers by consistently producing a steady flow of unique and relevant content.
In addition to managing our content calendar, social media outlets (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest), and blog, I tracked our progress with data and analytics, constantly adjusting our strategy to meet our KPIs.
When I started Potaito Boards, I knew my marketing strategy had to veer as far from traditional skate media as possible. Traditional ads were old-fashioned, exclusive, and boring -- I knew we could do better. We dedicated ourselves to pushing women skaters to the forefront of our social media campaigns. Not only did these campaigns do exceptionally well, I was able to meet countless communities of women skaters in the US which was an amazing experience for our team!
We partnered with New York-based photographer, Nico Guilis of Find Your California for a feature in Harper's Bazaar based on surf and skate culture in Montauk, NY. This feature secured our brand's reputation in the luxury and design space, particularly within the fashion crowd.
We were selling most of our skateboards to Santa Cruz, CA locals and fans so I proposed a social media collaboration with Verve Coffee, a beloved Santa Cruz based company. The SC community took notice - not only did this post gain us new followers online and gain 1.1k likes, we were also featured in several local newspapers and invited to sell in pop up shops around the county.
In 2016, everyone in the SF Bay Area was talking about Hunter Pence. He was the star of SF's most widely-watched sports team, the Giants. We reached out to him via social media and he agreed to do a shout out for our brand, based on our media's positive message and environmental guidelines.
Keeping with our female-centric media promise, we collaborated with famed surf photographer Sarah Lee (National Geographic, CNN) on a product shoot for our new longboard launch. She shot amazing original content for our website and social media and featured many of them on her own 200k+ followers. Her multiple posts with us gained over 2k likes.
Speaking of features: by establishing a strong brand presence online through our social media outlets, publications were more willing to reach out to us. Most writers and journalists commented that they could easily understand our brand story from our posts -- attracting them to a potential feature. We had many editors reach out to us this way.
A big challenge for Potaito Boards was creating a brand's social media outlets that represent a company, but don't scream "corporate." I curated and edited a strong lineup of both original and user-generated content that was unique to our brand but also interesting for our users... beyond the product we were selling. This explains our high user engagement and retainment.
Seasonal online campaigns, hyper-lapse videos, slow motion videos, product review videos, and Boomerangs and GIFs.
Blog posts promoted on social media outlets are a great way to display new content and also improve a website's SEO by driving users directly to the site.
I love social media strategy and producing original content. Social media's capacity for bringing together communities, motivating others, and encouraging collaborations make this field exciting to me.


This activity should occur during the first or second week of the programme.
To collectively develop and follow the Ground Rules to foster and encourage respect for each other.
To improve communication among the group so that girls can share their views without any hesitation in front of the group.
Ask the girls to sit in a circle and inform them that the purpose of the activity is to collectively develop a list of ground rules for discussion within the group so that the group's time together is productive and respectful and each participant feels comfortable to express her doubts, curiosities, opinions and points of view.
Have the group discuss and vote on these ground rules. Those that the majority of the girls support should be written up on the large sheets of paper hanging on the wall.
Invite all the girls to the sign ground rules.
Explain to the group that these ground rules were decided democratically and, therefore, we will follow these in the following sessions.
Point out that the focus of the workshops is to promote critical reflection of different gender norms, attitudes and behaviours and to provide a space where girls can reflect on what choices are best for them in relation to the topics that will be addressed.
Following this, ask the girls if they are willing to participate in Goal and if so, request them to sign the consent form (if not already done; see copy in Appendix F).
Bring the ground rules to the programme site every week and post them in a visible place so girls are aware of the rules – you may also want to revisit these ground rules as necessary through the various activities, particularly before the discussion of anticipated problematic topics.


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Q: parsing string using powershell I am moving aspx files from an old system to the new one using Powershell. I need to parse the page and change href of hyperlink tags as following.
old system
href=/ranet/templates/page____9372.aspx
will be in new system
/newfolder/folder1/9372.aspx

A: Try this
$input = "href=/ranet/templates/page____9372.aspx"
$new = "/newfolder/folder1/"
$array = $input.Split('_')
$array2 = ($array[$array.Count-1]).Split('.')
$newLine = $new+$array2[0]+".aspx"
$input
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Actually this is not such a great answer as you have to ensure that there are no other underline characters in the page!


...kids not taking the AP Exam?
Last year I had two classes of Calculus. In one, 17/30 were taking the exam. In the other it was only 8/20. I was not happy with my choices for kids who weren't taking the exam. Our review started about this time of year and the plan was to work through free response questions that were grouped by category. Problem was, throughout the year the kids had spent some time with AP style benchmarks and knew exactly how well or not well they could handle the material. I had several data points validating why my non-testers were non-testers in the first place. Having them work through the same free response load as if they were on an even footing was just so inefficient.
This year, the kids were given even better AP style benchmarks which help render an official opinion about their chances. The scant 17 (out of 68, yay progress!) non-testers had many data points indicating that they didn't grasp the content well.
So what are my options? What are my responsibilities? I could sit on my high horse about it, make them work through the 100-item review set I made (50 MC, 50 FRQ parts), watch them not succeed with it and say "I told you so." Or, give them an opportunity to rehash the material and see if they can pick up a few things, or demonstrate what they do know. While not necessarily able to dissect the subtleties of a free response questions, they get the whole integral/derivative thing.
I developed a set of exercises for them to complete, one for each day of our review period. Plus a couple of mini-projects. All of it due in a couple weeks. It covered material I felt like they could complete independently within their understanding of the course. On the day of the AP Exam they take their own version which serves as part of their final exam (students in AP courses not taking the exam aren't allowed exemptions).
I'm not saying I let them off the hook here and threw them a free A. The benchmarks and their course grades properly reflect their struggles, but when they walk out of here, I want them to feel like they got something out of it. At a minimum if someone ever asks them about Calculus they could give an elevator pitch.


Bethel, New York….. August 15, 16, & 17….. 1969. Were you there?
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Elder Care Referral Services Attracting Increased Scrutiny
As important as it is to plan ahead for the need for long-term care, things often don't happen that way. A senior falls and breaks a hip or has a stroke, and suddenly there is a scramble to find a nursing home or other long-term care facility. To meet a growing demand and lured by fast money, so-called elder care referral services to help in such situations have sprung up around the country, exploding into a multimillion-dollar although unregulated industry.
Most offer consumers their services for free, but there is a hidden price: nursing facilities and other adult care homes typically pay the referral service a sizable commission for any placement. In Washington state, for example, the facilities generally pay the placement agencies the equivalent of one month's rent, on average about $3,500.
This means that the service steers seniors to facilities they contract with, often without regard to the facility's quality. In an investigative report in 2010, the Seattle Times found that placement companies in Washington state had referred seniors to facilities that had documented histories of substandard care, including "residents with dementia locked in rooms to prevent wandering; mentally ill adults drugged into submission to control behavior; and bed-bound seniors abandoned without assistance for up to 16 hours."
Industry Leader Viewed As Lucrative Investment
The nation's largest senior-placement firm is A Place for Mom, a Seattle-based company that contracts with 18,000 elder care facilities in 45 states. Financial analysts estimate the private company has revenues of $50 million a year.
A Place for Mom has embraced a Web-based business model that is becoming increasingly popular among such companies. Consumers looking for an elder care facility in a particular area fill out an online form and are quickly contacted by one of 450 referral "advisors" working out of home offices.
Without any personal contact with the senior or the family, the adviser offers a list of referrals to selected adult homes, assisted living facilities or other institutions, and at the same time sends information about the senior to the facilities. If the senior ends up entering one of the facilities, A Place for Mom collects a commission, averaging about $3,500 in Washington state, according to the Seattle Times, with about $650 going to the adviser.
But the advisors refer consumers only to facilities that have agreed to pay A Place for Mom a commission. "[W]hen I asked them about a home that I heard about but did not see on their site they redirected to others," a commenter on the Web site alarm:clock, which covers technology startup companies, wrote in 2009 in reference to an article on A Place for Mom.
According to the Seattle Times expose, "A Place for Mom has on its referral list dozens of homes with histories of substandard care, including homes currently on probation for abuse or neglect violations."
But elder referral is big business. In July 2010, the Wall Street global equity firm Warburg Pincus bought a majority stake in A Place for Mom, seeing great growth potential.
One State Cracks Down
In response to the Seattle Times investigation, in 2011 Washington was about to become the first state to rein in these previously unregulated businesses. The legislature had passed a bill requiring referral companies to meet minimum standards, including that they clearly disclose to seniors and their families their fees and terms of service upfront and that they maintain at least $1 million in liability insurance coverage. Washington state's governor Chris Gregoire was expected to sign the measure.
According to the Times, as of 2011 lawmakers in at least a dozen states were studying the bill as a model for change. Although the legislation was supported by many placement companies, consumer advocates and adult home owners, A Place for Mom aggressively opposed the measure, including "spreading distortions about the bill," according to the Washington state ombudsman's office, as quoted by the Times.
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Séculos: (Século VII a.C. - Século VI a.C. - Século V a.C.)

Eventos
 Início do reinado de Tarquínio, o Soberbo, o último dos sete reis de Roma.

Nascimentos

Falecimentos

Anos do século VI a.C.


How do You set Boundaries in Your Life?
Simple steps to create SPACE.
The first step is always the most difficult. But it's not the only one worth taking.
The first step is always the most difficult. But it's not the only one worth taking.
My greatest fear today is not losing what I have, but forgetting where I came from.
We continue to look for leaders in certain arenas and ignore those that do not fit our predetermined criterion.
How creative pairings of couples can change the world.
What did you do when your dream failed?
Christopher MacNeil was thrown from his home at 15. First he had to learn to survive. Then, after a return to face his dad, where to go from here.
Sports talk is more than just a way to break the ice. It helps guys stay connected to each other.


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China's strident tone raises concerns among Western governments, analysts
What the future holds
Whether this new bluster from Beijing presages tougher policies and actions in areas of direct concern to the United States is a key question, Lieberthal said. What China does after the United States sells Taiwan the weapons may provide some clues.
Even before the United States announced its plans Friday, at least six senior Chinese officials, including officers from the People's Liberation Army, had warned Washington against the sale.
Once the deal was announced, China's Defense Ministry said it was suspending a portion of the recently resumed military relations with the United States. China also announced that it would sanction the U.S. companies involved in the sale.
What happens next will be crucial. China quietly sanctioned several U.S. companies for participating in such weapons sales in the past. However, it would mark a major change if China makes the list public and includes, for example, Boeing, which sells billions of dollars worth of airplanes to China each year.
He, the vice foreign minister, warned that the sales would also affect China's cooperation with the United States on regional issues. Does that mean China will continue to block Western efforts to tighten sanctions on Iran? Bonnie S. Glaser, a China security analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the answer will probably come soon.
France takes over the presidency of the U.N. Security Council on Monday and is expected to push for a rapid move in that direction.