Building works are costly to commission, but the consequences of poorly planned works are even costlier if they go wrong during or after construction.
Schools should seek expert advice in the planning of building works— a well-thought out feasibility study completed by an expert will highlight the risks and costs of planned building works, to enable the school make a decision on whether or not to proceed with the work, and, if the school does decide to proceed with the work, will provide the foundation for the justification for funding.
Project managers, surveyors and even builders may be able to carry out or contribute to a feasibility study, but in our opinion an architect (at senior, partner or director level) experienced in school projects will be best placed to provide the rounded knowledge that is required to carry out a thorough feasibility study at the planning stage. Beware of practices who assign feasibility studies to junior or less experienced staff to complete.
1. The fact that the classrooms overheated due to solar gain in summer. There are software packages, Class Cool and Class Vent, which can be used to calculate the correct glass specification to reduce solar gain, and the correct opening window sizes to sufficiently ventilate a classroom. These requirements are not found in the Building Regulations Approved Document but in DFES' Building Bulletin 101, which has the same legislative weight as the approved document.
2. The fact that concrete failure was caused by approximately 1 km of cold bridging— interstitial condensation within the exposed building structure— and that the new cladding and glazing should be designed to remove or prevent future cold bridging in order to avoid a continuation or escalation of the problem.
3. The fact that removal of failed concrete from a reinforced concrete frame building is noisy work and needs to be carefully programmed to reduce affecting normal school business (unless classrooms are decanted, at additional cost).
4. The fact that air-conditioning cables running across the building elevation needed to be rerouted, and the air-conditioning units sited next to the windows and cladding needed to be decommissioned for the duration of the building works. The existing air conditioning units were old and were unlikely to restart after decommissioning and so needed to be replaced.
Unfortunately, the school had bid for, and obtained funding based on the recommendations of the earlier feasibility study. Because the cost and complexity of the work had been underestimated by the surveyor, we had to carry out a number of value engineering (cost cutting) exercises to enable the project to be completed despite the oversights. The school could have had a better result if they had gotten a better feasibility in the first place.
Do not be shy of seeking a second opinion or getting a reference for your architect / surveyor etc.
An experienced professional will advise the school on what additional consultants are required (structural engineer and mechanical and electrical services engineer for example) in order to plan the job properly.
It is important that necessary surveys are carried out at an early stage to gather as much relevant data as possible. See these as a necessary but preventative cost— surveys help to identify and highlight potential risks (and hidden costs) to the project. Your architect will advise you on the surveys required for the feasibility study.
Clarify and test the clients brief. The brief may be a single project— such as a classroom, staff room extension or sixth form centre— or a group of projects or list of building defects that need addressing (leaky rooflight above classroom X, cracked concrete above the hall, overheating of classrooms in summer etc.).
Identify and appraise different options for achieving the requirements of the brief in a way that will enable the school to decide which option is the most appropriate or feasible option to implement. This should include a cost estimate of the various options (typically estimated by a quantity surveyor or building estimator, then compiled and presented by an architect).
Identify risks and other hidden or abnormal costs, and recommend how these risks may be avoided or reduced, and advise on the cost of these risks or the cost of avoiding these risks. An example of a common risk would be: asbestos removal.
Draft a programme for building work and advise on the best way to procure a competitive price for completing the work.
Meets the criteria set out in a good feasibility study.


The Mendix Feedback API allows you to retrieve, add and manage feedback for your Mendix projects.
To use the API, you need to set up a Consumed Web Service using the WDSL for this service, available here: Get WSDL. You can find out how to do this in How to Consume a Complex Web Service.
The actions in the feedback API can then be called in a microflow using the Call web service action. This is described in the reference guide here: Call Web Service Action.
Each call also requires the parameters 'username' and 'password'. These are the public credentials you will find below; actual authentication of requests is done through API keys.
This call accepts the specified feedback item. This means that the app team has accepted the feedback and added this feedback as a story to the sprint.
ApiKey String The ApiKey the application uses to access the Feedback API for this project.
This call adds a new feedback item to the project and returns the ID of the new feedback item.
ProjectID String The ID of the project.
Shortname String The name of the feedback item.
UserEmail String Email address of the user who created the feedback item.
Username String Name of the user who created the feedback item.
This call closes the specified feedback item.
FeedbackItemID Integer/Long The id of the feedback item being closed.
This call deletes the specified feedback item.
This call retrieves a list of all feedback items for the project which satisfy the IssueState filter.
IssueStateFilter Enumeration IssueState State of the Feedback items to be retrieved (Open, Under_review, Accepted, Scheduled, Solved, Rejected; empty returns all feedback for the project).
This call retrieves a single feedback item by ID.


Simbu-starrer Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven has been certified U. The film directed by Sundar C also has Megha Akash, Catherine Tresa and Ramya Krishnan in the lead roles. This is the first time Simbu and Sundar C are working together. The film, which is a remake of Telugu film Attarintiki Daredi, had its first schedule shot in Georgia.
Earlier this month, the much-awaited single from the film, Red Cardu, was released. A day ago, another single, Vanga Machan Vanga, was also released on social media. This is actually a remix of the song with the same name from MGR's 1956 film, Madurai Veeran. The film's music is composed by Hiphop Tamizha. The film is expected to hit screens on February 1. Earlier, there were talks that the film would release during Pongal along with Rajini-starrer Petta and Ajith's Viswasam.
Recently, in a social media post, the actor urged his fans to celebrate the film's release in a grand manner than ever before with cut outs, banners and paal abhishekam. Incidentally, this one came after another video a week ago, telling fans to use money to buy gifts for their family members and not spend on film release celebrations. He justified the second video saying he decided to take a U-turn on his opinion after critics said he only had a few fans and that he was he was doing all this for publicity stunt.


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"It's not a hope, I'll be there" Man City left-back Benjamin Mendy delivers injury update
Benjamin Mendy continues his long and slow recovery from a season-shattering injury that saw him rupture the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in September.
The French international was Manchester City's most expensive buy of last summer, signed for an initial fee of £49.4million from AS Monaco, and he showed plenty of promise in his early matches before injury struck.
Since being sidelined, the 23-year-old has kept fans entertained on social media while posting regular videos and images of his road to recovery.
And speaking to the microphones of beIN SPORTS on Thursday, Mendy gave a progress report and sounded more than confident of returning before the season ends.
"I'm getting better, I'm in full rehabilitation," said Mendy, who was in London for an NBA match between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics.
"I started running and working with the ball last week. Back by the end of May? It's not a hope, I'll be there."
Mendy is hoping to return in April and hopes to be fit and available to represent France at the 2018 World Cup, which runs from June 14 to July 15.
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Q: TextView not being centered
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
    tools:context="com.example.fake9.tendee.SettingsActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="119dp"
        android:text="Name"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="30sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_email"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="61dp"
        android:text="Email"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_description"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_email"
        android:layout_marginTop="62dp"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:text="Decription"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_address"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_description"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="80dp"
        android:text="Address"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_edit_description"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/settings_description"
        android:layout_marginStart="37dp"
        android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/settings_description"
        android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_mode_edit_white_18dp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_edit_address"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/settings_address"
        android:layout_alignStart="@+id/settings_edit_description"
        android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_mode_edit_white_18dp" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/EditPassBtn"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="31dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorAccent"
        android:text="Change Password"
        android:textColor="@android:color/black" />
</RelativeLayout>

How do I center the text in the TextView in the center? The others are working but not the center one. I have added the same tags I have added for the other textviews.  I would like all the text here to be centered.
The pictures to the right of the text are also textviews. I'm not sure what more I can do as all the tags are the same.

A: Try using this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
    tools:context="com.example.fake9.tendee.SettingsActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginTop="119dp"
        android:text="Name"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="30sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_email"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginTop="61dp"
        android:text="Email"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_description"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_email"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginTop="62dp"
        android:drawableEnd="@drawable/ic_mode_edit_white_18dp"
        android:drawableRight="@drawable/ic_mode_edit_white_18dp"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:text="Decription"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_address"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_description"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="80dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:drawableEnd="@drawable/ic_mode_edit_white_18dp"
        android:drawableRight="@drawable/ic_mode_edit_white_18dp"
        android:text="Address"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp"
        />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/EditPassBtn"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="31dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorAccent"
        android:text="Change Password"
        android:textColor="@android:color/black" />
</RelativeLayout>

A: Kindly use android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
    tools:context="com.example.fake9.tendee.SettingsActivity">
<LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:paddingTop="10dp">
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="119dp"
        android:text="Name"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="30sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_email"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="61dp"
        android:text="Email"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_description"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/settings_display_name"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_email"
        android:layout_marginTop="62dp"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:text="Decription"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_address"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_description"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="80dp"
        android:text="Address"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_edit_description"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/settings_description"
        android:layout_marginStart="37dp"
        android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/settings_description"
        android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_mode_edit_white_18dp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/settings_edit_address"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/settings_address"
        android:layout_alignStart="@+id/settings_edit_description"
        android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_mode_edit_white_18dp" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/EditPassBtn"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="31dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorAccent"
        android:text="Change Password"
        android:textColor="@android:color/black" />

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A Current Affair breached code with 'All-Asian Mall' story
By Christine Sams
Tracy Grimshaw is expected to apologise on Friday night on behalf of the Nine Network for a segment that aired on A Current Affair, which has been found to have breached the television code of practice.
The story by ACA reporter Ben McCormack, titled "All-Asian Mall", aired on the show in November last year and gave the impression that Asian shopkeepers were "taking over" a shopping centre in Castle Hill, Sydney.
Following on from complaints from viewers, the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) found the segment breached three clauses of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, including containing inaccurate factual material and placing gratuitous emphasis on ethnic origin.
The ACMA also found the story was "likely to provoke intense dislike and serious contempt on the grounds of ethnic origin".
A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw is expected to apologise over the airing of a racist story, titled 'All-Asian Mall'.
Despite not having the authority to force Nine to make an apology, the ACMA recommended Nine make a statement on air, correcting the story, and pull the segment from its website.
Nine has agreed to both measures, which an ACMA spokeswoman described as ''a big one, as it's Channel Nine and A Current Affair''.
"I commend TCN [Nine] for acting on the ACMA's recommendations," said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman. "The broadcaster is to be congratulated for taking a mature approach to matters of such concern, and for being transparent with its viewers."
The "All-Asian Mall" story was described as A Current Affair's "most racist" story by media website Crikey late last year.
Providing opinion ... Pauline Hanson appeared on ACA story about 'All-Asian Mall'.
During the segment, which also included comments from locals, there was an appearance by Pauline Hanson as a commentator on the "issue".
Christine Sams
Christine Sams is an entertainment writer
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We made it through our first Thanksgiving in our new house and I didn't mess up any of the dishes we ate. It's not like I'm new to the whole Thanksgiving feast prep, but my appliances are new to me.
For the first time in my life, RV notwithstanding, I have a gas range. I hate it. I know, I know, let the controversy begin. I'm aware that most people love their gas ranges and wouldn't cook without them, but I just don't get it. I don't understand why in a house that's completely electric, a person would take the time to plumb a gas range, but only the top, not the oven. Plus tiles were added to the counters making the whole stove taller than it's physically able, and it had to be set on top of wood blocks to make it high enough to fit over the counter. This makes the stove top very tall. I'm a tall person, so it's not difficult for me to reach, but it heats up the microwave handle above it.
I also made almond roca, which is very early for me, but I wanted to send some home with my friends visiting from Florida so I didn't have to mail it. The gas burner burned my hand as I stirred and heated up the pot handles. So again, I just don't get it. The whole unit is a high quality one, Kenmore Elite, it's in the name after all, but the oven is rather small. I was, however, impressed that it heated the side dishes evenly even though I had to place them on different racks over each other to fit them in.
My Florida friend's daughter even made gingerbread house pieces because my daughters were at work and school. It kept her busy while they were gone. But I have to say, when they finally got around to putting the gingerbread houses together, they were rather staid. Not only were the kids unusually quiet during the making of said houses, but the houses are still intact.
Our Florida friends used to live in Maple Valley and we often spent holidays with them. In fact, the gingerbread house tradition started with them. After all the work I'd spend baking the house pieces I didn't want the kids to destroy them immediately. My friend talked me into buying kits so the kids could eat them. After they left the state, my youngest wanted to start the baking of the walls again and said she'd help if they could eat them right away. Our friends hadn't experienced my relaxed gingerbread house rules, so I was rather disappointed the kids didn't dig into them. Not only that, but they are perfectly cute gingerbread houses instead of the radical creations of past years.
Still, I'm sorry to say, the range has got to go. I have a lot more candy to make and I don't relish the thought of burning my hand through eight more batches. I also have turkey soup to make, which may have to be done before my new range is delivered because a nice holiday bug is working its way through my family, compliments of my youngest daughter. I normally don't get sick with stuff my kids bring home, but I think the stress of moving, unpacking, selling our old house, watching my husband slowly move out of his old shop, and just having had an MS treatment a couple weeks ago has lowered my immune system.
Soup notwithstanding, it's out with the oven.
Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in a community near you. You can read more of her writing on her website livingwithgleigh.com, or follow her on Facebook at "Living with Gleigh by Gretchen Leigh. Her column is always available at maplevalleyreporter.com under the Life section.


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<Daily Dec Roundup – Feb. 2nd, 2015
City Council to Vote on Bill to Suspend Philly Gun Laws>
Statewide Open Gov't Group "Deeply Concerned" About Philly Court Practices
Austin Nolenon February 3, 2015 /0 comments
Photo: PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com
By Austin Nolen
That the Philadelphia court system has serious challenges is well-known. Recently, the system, formally known as the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, backed off of an aggressive effort to collect around $1 billion in bail debts; the effort only started after an investigation by newspapers publicized the debt. The Clerk of Quarter Sessions, an elected city office which was responsible for keeping track and making copies of criminal case records, was so inefficient that it was abolished and replaced with the Clerk of Courts (later the Office of Judicial Records) within the court system.
Now, we can add transparency to the list of problems.
Since I started writing for The Declaration, I have been trying to get copies of various court records, usually from the Office of Judicial Records. Among these records are arrest reports and already-served arrest warrants. To put it mildly, the FJD has not been forthcoming, and even documents such as search warrants, which they acknowledge are public, can take weeks or months to be produced.
Now, the Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition has gotten involved, writing a strongly-worded letter (found below) to court officials about my requests for arrest reports. In the letter, PA FOIC's executive director Corinna Vecsey Wilson, writes that "arrest reports filed with the court are judicial records accessible to the public under longstanding common law and constitutional principles. Denial of access to those reports and other judicial records is a fundamental deprivation of citizen's rights" and that she is "deeply concerned" that the FJD is not acting in accordance with those rights.
You and I have what's called a "common law right of access," or a right of access based on long-standing court traditions, to court records. Arrest warrants are public once executed, because they reflect a judge's decision that there is probable cause to make an arrest and because public viewing encourages government compliance with the law.
When a warrantless arrest is made, the Fourth Amendment requires that a judge review the probable cause for the arrest, and if an arrest report is used for this purpose (which is usually the scenario in Philadelphia), that report also becomes public, as such viewing similarly encourages lawful government action. Both types of documents are filed in the Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System (PARS), where arraignment magistrates and other court employees can access them.
Despite this, the supervisor for the Office of Judicial Record's criminal branch, Marc Gaillard (who was also a higher-up in the abolished Quarter Sessions), has denied my requests on the spurious basis that the courts have a policy of not giving them out. Government officials are so prone to believing that their policies supersede the law that, in their excellent open records primer The Art of Access, journalists David Cuillier and Charles Davis include a specific section on that response. In their words, "that's nice, but what does the law say?"
Both I & the Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition know the answer already, but we're waiting for the FJD to admit it. I sincerely hope they answer before the Commonwealth Court has to force them to do it.
Tagged: Clerk of Quarter Sessions First Judicial District Marc Gaillard Office of Judicial Records Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition


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2021: Hip-hop (finally!) embraces female artists
It is evident that the biggest innovation and change is being driven by female artists—and this will surely make 2021 the most diverse and exciting year ever for hip-hop music.
Whenever the media reports on "female hip-hop," they usually talk about a genre, a phenomenon, a trend. This shows that there is still a long way to go before we achieve genuine equality. Still, the hip-hop genre has changed a great deal in the last few years. It is evident that the biggest innovation and change is being driven by female artists—and this will surely make 2021 the most diverse and exciting year ever for hip-hop music.
But hang on a minute, haven't there always been female hip-hop artists right from the very beginning? What about Salt'n'Pepa, what about MC Lyte, Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliot, Queen Latifah? Well, yes and no. The fact that there has been such a small number of successful female artists over the decades proves just how difficult it is for major labels to sign artists who don't belong in the typical male-dominated scene. Female rappers always had to be twice as good and three times as successful—and, of course, play up to the sexism. These successful female artists had to be every bit as tough as the men, with tunes that were more catchy, more soulful and more diverse. Their songs certainly leaned more toward pop and were generally always sung.
Especially in the 90s, it was clear that female rappers were expected to play along with the sexist clichés of the scene rather than counter the stereotypes. Artists like Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown gave overtly sexual performances, mimicking the dancers in Snoop Dogg's videos, calling themselves "Hoes" and "Bitches." Consequently, they became the embodiment of the very sex objects that their male counterparts displayed on the bonnets of their expensive cars and on the chains they wore in their music videos. While P!NK's satirical video for Stupid Girls poked fun at the current situation, the underlying message of the song was actually fairly tragic: "What happened to the dream of a girl president—She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent." However, we cannot deny that these artists have talent. They are protagonists of their time and were part of a music industry that was intent on conforming to stereotypical gender roles and policies instead of revolutionizing them.
Thankfully, things are very different today. The fact that female artists feel free to air their grievances (possibly even addressing the issues of gender stereotyping) and are able to take a political or socio-cultural stance is not the result of intensive market research by the record companies, but is actually a result of social media. Multi-millionaires like Nicki Minaj started out on social media, following in the footsteps of so many male artists before her by making vast amounts of money in sidelines. Social networks offer new artists a platform where they can build a fanbase, decide the direction they want their career to take and rap about the issues that move them. But, as always, it took a long time for the industry to catch on to the "trend" and finally sign female hip-hop artists.
German record label 365XX is an all-female label that only signs female hip-hop artists. One of these artists is Yetundey from Berlin, who made a name for herself at this year's Sennheiser Evolution Wireless Digital Launch Event and has many fans in the US, the home of hip-hop. With this shift in the industry, we finally have the ability to empower women, to break with the clichés, to bring more diversity to the music scene—and to give female artists the same opportunities with regard to bookings, publications and success that their male counterparts have always taken for granted. However, the very fact that we need an all-female label shows that there is still a lot to be done. The onus is on us to speak out whenever we see a need for change. Over the last two years, we have seen great progress. Now we need this trend, this sub-genre, this phenomenon to become the new normal!
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I've worked on a number of different projects over the years. To date most of my projects have been puzzle games, but I'm currently working to expand my repertoire and work on new genres and projects whenever I can. Here are a few of the game projects I've worked on recently.
Zombie Mall was a game I made for a the game-jam Ludum Dare 28. The game was based on the theme You Only Get One and was intended to be a survival-horror game. It's a top-down shooter where the player is navigating a mall that's been infected with zombies and is trying to escape before the zombies get them. In the 48 hour time period I was able to integrate the theme in a few compelling ways, and have since expanded the game to solve some UI issues and achieve my personal goals with it more effectively.
Chromathud is an indie puzzle game that I created with a friend while in college. In the game you're tasked with adding up numbered blocks to complete addition problems as they slowly filled the game area. Whenever you completed a problem the blocks used would disappear and your goal was to prevent the game area from filling. The game is available for PC and Xbox Indie Arcade.
This is a platformer that I made as part of a game-jam held by the company Games.com. The idea behind this game was that the player played as a snowball in NYC which was trying to find it's way to the North Pole. The game was puzzle-platformer where the player must throw pieces of their own body as snowballs to knock items over, hit switches, attack enemies, etc.
This was a simple Match-3 puzzle game that I made as part of an 8-part tutorial series for the website Gamedev.TutsPlus.com. The game itself was rather simple, and the main purpose of the project was to write a tutorial that would teach the reader how to make the game within Construct 2, an HTML 5 game development tool.
For this project I attempted to re-create the popular board game Settlers of Catan in the Starcraft 2 Galaxy Editor. I eventually stopped working on this project due to the fact Starcraft 2′s EULA prevents me from releasing it, but I am still proud of the various systems I created to make the game work and the time I put into it.


This would probably also fix the problem that the progress bar is displayed in red, if a previous incremental build finished very quickly and the subsequent takes much longer, because many more modules are build.
kutzi added a comment - 2010-05-20 02:02 This would probably also fix the problem that the progress bar is displayed in red, if a previous incremental build finished very quickly and the subsequent takes much longer, because many more modules are build.
Attached a patch to implement this feature.
I had to change 2 pretty basic classes of Hudson, namely Run and Queue.Executable to get it working - added getEstimatedDuration() to both.
IMO it would maybe even make sense to deprecate getEstimatedDuration() in Queue.Task resp. Job as the concrete Run usually should know better how long it will take - because of Run specific parameters (like which modules are being build). But I'm not sure about that - maybe you don't have a concrete Run around at some time and still want to have an estimated duration.
kutzi added a comment - 2010-08-28 02:55 - edited Attached a patch to implement this feature. A few comments: I had to change 2 pretty basic classes of Hudson, namely Run and Queue.Executable to get it working - added getEstimatedDuration() to both. I changed all calls to Queue.Executable.getParent().getEstimatedDuration() to Queue.Executable.getEstimatedDuration() IMO it would maybe even make sense to deprecate getEstimatedDuration() in Queue.Task resp. Job as the concrete Run usually should know better how long it will take - because of Run specific parameters (like which modules are being build). But I'm not sure about that - maybe you don't have a concrete Run around at some time and still want to have an estimated duration.


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Took a trek ALLLLL the way out to Matcha Cafe Wabi in the East Village to try their matcha latte. And it was totally worth it even in the freezing cold.
The matcha latte is made with a heavy cream base (YES!) and light syrup.
The matcha flavor shines through and it's perfectly sweet and creamy. It was delicious and I love the cute leaf design topping the latte.
To go with my matcha latte, I got their matcha rice crispy treat (I need to make this!) and a sweet red bean, cranberry, and raisin steam bun. The steam bun is savory and isn't really sweet at all, but it went well with the sweet matcha latte. The rice crispy treat had a nice matcha flavor but overall the baked goods were good, but not exceptional. I wouldn't go back for those baked goods, but if I'm in the area, I would definitely go for another matcha latte — so good!!
It's a cute place but there's very little seating inside. There's just a small bench that can fit two people so it's better to take your drink to go. But really, you should go and try that matcha latte!


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In practice, the live setups of noid and Taku Unami were merged, the motors of Unami placed on the cello of noid.
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The 1970 Peach Bowl was the first time Arizona State won a bowl game in school history. It also capped off an undefeated season, one that began to put Tempe on the college football map.
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Arizona State played in four bowls from 1940 to 1969 - two trips to the Sun Bowl, and two trips to the world-renowned Salad Bowl. In every bowl game, there was a common theme: the Sun Devils lost.
All that changed in 1970, as ASU earned its first-ever bowl victory against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Peach Bowl.
Arizona State was 10-0, led by legendary head coach Frank Kush and superstar wide receiver J.D. Hill. The Tar Heels were 8-3 after a solid campaign in the ACC. At the time, ASU was in the WAC, and even though they were undefeated, were not nationally respected enough to entire the championship conversation.
The Peach Bowl was a chance to rectify that perception, and the Sun Devils came through big time, destroying UNC 48-26.
The Devils raced out to a 14-0 lead behind two Bob Thomas touchdown runs, but the Tar Heels exploded for 26 second-quarter points, including three rushing touchdowns from All-American halfback Don McCauley. A 67-yard J.D. Hill touchdown catch kept ASU in the game as they went into halftime down 26-21.
As the snow came down in torrents, the Sun Devils shone through the blizzard. The offense was able to score four rushing touchdowns, while the defense rebounded from their atrocious second quarter to post a second-half shutout.
When all was said and done, the AP Poll ranked the Sun Devils #6, behind Nebraska, Notre Dame, Texas, Tennessee, and Ohio State, a clear sign that ASU had achieved a great deal over the course of their 11-game season.
In 2010, ASU Athletics released a short video documenting the 1970 team, and we're happy to supply it below. Enjoy!


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Captain Morgan's Revenge is het debuutalbum van de Schotse power- en folkmetalband Alestorm. Het album is uitgebracht in 2008. Tijdens de opnames voor het album werd ook het nummer "Heavy Metal Pirates" opgenomen, dat op de EP Leviathan terechtkwam.

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A Couva man charged who was allegedly held with $24 million in cocaine was placed on $7 million bail.
According to an update from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), 52-year-old Outhar Maraj appeared before a Tunapuna Magistrate after he was held and charged last Wednesday.
Maraj, of Mc Bean Village, Couva, was driving along Morequito Road, Valsayn, near the Valpark Shopping Plaza, when his vehicle was intercepted by officers who were acting on information received.
After searching the vehicle, police found three white crocus bags and one black garbage bag with 56.56 kilogrammes of cocaine in the trunk.
The cocaine was valued at $22.6 million.
A search warrant was subsequently executed at Maraj's Maruana Road, Valsayn, home where 17.38 kilogrammes of marijuana worth $1.5 million were found.
Police also found and seized two revolvers, two pistols and 331 rounds of assorted ammunition.
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Osteoclasts mediate the degradation of bone during RA and are derived from macrophages. The yersinia outer protein M (YopM) is an effector protein of Yersinia species that is able to enter host cells by membrane penetration. In the cell YopM mediates down-regulation of inflammatory responses. We investigated whether YopM has the potential to act as a "selfdelivering" immune therapeutic agent by reducing the inflammation and joint destruction linked to RA.
Using confocal laser scanning we analysed the penetration of recombinant YopM into bone marrow macrophages (BMMs). Furthermore we studied the effects of YopM on osteoclastogenesis using in vitro osteoclast formation assay. To unravel the signaling pathways of YopM, we tested for phosphorylation of MAP-kinases (ERK, AKT and p-38) and activation of NF-KB signaling by Western Blot analysis. With respect to a potential in vivo application of YopM, we injected YopM intra articular and intravenous in mice and monitored the distribution by fluorescence reflection imaging (FRI). We treated hTNFtg mice, as animal model for RA, with YopM and recorded clinical parameters (weight, grip strength and paw swelling). Finally we analysed the destruction of bone and cartilage histologically compared to untreated hTNFtg mice and wildtype mice.
As seen in confocal scanning microscopy, YopM penetrated the cell membrane of BMMs and accumulated near the nucleus. Studying the signaling pathways affected by YopM, we found that YopM reduced the TNFa induced activation of NF-kB via reducing the phosphorylation of IkBa. TNFa mediated phosphorylation of MAP kinases were not altered by YopM. Most interestingly, we found a strong reduction of osteoclast formation by YopM. Incubation of BMMs with YopM led to a 90% reduction in osteoclasts precursors and osteoclasts. YopM-Cy5 injected into the hind paws of hTNFtg mice was detectable in the joint without a systemic distribution for 48 hours and elimination mediated through renal clearance.
Analysing the clinical parameters of RA in hTNFtg mice, we observed a delay of onset of paw swelling in mice treated with YopM. At histological analysis of the hind paws, we found reduced bone destruction and decreased osteoclast formation, as well as less inflammation in YopM treated hTNFtg mice in comparison to untreated hTNFtg mice.
These results suggest that YopM has the potential to reduce inflammation and bone destruction in vivo. For this reason YopM may constitute a novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of RA.


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What is the space complexity of the following code snippet? I know the time complexity is O(log(m+n)). I think the space complexity is also O(log(m + n)) but I'm not certain.
public double findMedianSortedArrays(int[] nums1, int[] nums2) {
    int lens1, lens2, sumLens;
    lens1 = nums1.length;
    lens2 = nums2.length;
    sumLens = nums1.length + nums2.length;
    if (sumLens % 2 != 0) {
        return findKthSmallest(nums1, 0, lens1, nums2, 0, lens2, sumLens / 2 + 1);
    } else {
        return (findKthSmallest(nums1, 0, lens1, nums2, 0, lens2, sumLens / 2 + 1) + findKthSmallest(nums1, 0, lens1, nums2, 0, lens2, sumLens / 2)) / 2.0;
    }
}

private int findKthSmallest(int[] nums1, int begin1, int end1, int[] nums2, int begin2, int end2, int k) {
    if (end1 > end2) {
        return findKthSmallest(nums2, begin2, end2, nums1, begin1, end1, k);
    }
    if (end1 == 0) {
        return nums2[begin2 + k - 1];
    }
    if (k == 1) {
        return Math.min(nums1[begin1], nums2[begin2]);
    }

    int partA = Math.min(k / 2, end1);
    int partB = k - partA;
    if (nums1[begin1 + partA - 1] == nums2[begin2 + partB - 1]) {
        return nums1[begin1 + partA - 1];
    } else if (nums1[begin1 + partA - 1] > nums2[begin2 + partB - 1]) {
        return findKthSmallest(nums1, begin1, end1, nums2, begin2 + partB, end2 - partB, k - partB);
    } else {
        return findKthSmallest(nums1, begin1 + partA, end1 - partA, nums2, begin2, end2, k - partA);
    }
}

A: At an initial glance, since no auxiliary data structures are used, it would seem that this algorithm is in-place and therefore has O(1) space complexity.
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So for each recursive call a constant size block of data will be added to the call stack, increasing the space by the number of calls which will be O(lg(m+n)).


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DEKO ENTERTAINMENT AND BLACKBIRD ENTERTAINMENT HAVE TEAMED UP TO BRING YOU THE SELF-TITLED 'UNION'
DEKO ENTERTAINMENT AND BLACKBIRD ENTERTAINMENT HAVE TEAMED UP TO BRING YOU THE SELF-TITLED 'UNION' ALBUM AND 'THE BLUE ROOM' ON LIMITED EDITION VINYL. THEY WILL GO ON SALE MARCH 1ST AT NOON EASTERN TIME.
Originally released in 1998, Union's self titled debut featured the pairing of guitarist Bruce Kulick who had spent the last 12 years as the lead guitarist in Kiss during their non-make up era, and was featured on several multi-platinum albums, including the bands powerhouse REVENGE, and singer/guitarist John Corabi who had fronted the Scream, and more recently Motley Crue, on their now cult following self titled 1994 release. They teamed up with drummer Brent Fitz (Slash Feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Theory Of A Deadman) and bassist Jamie Hunting (Roger Daltrey, David Lee Roth, Vince Neil). This was followed up by their second studio effort 'The Blue Room' in 2000.
'Union' has not been released on vinyl since its original release and will now be a 180 Gram vinyl double album in two beautiful versions, featuring bonus tracks, and a gatefold sleeve.
The Premier Edition – Crystal Clear Heavy Smoked Vinyl (limited to 250 copies pressed), featuring a SIGNED Album Flat with signatures from all four members.
The Silver Edition – comes on opaque silver 180 gram vinyl and a beautiful gatefold sleeve (limited to 500 copies pressed).
'The Blue Room' will be available for the first time as a 180 Gram vinyl double album that comes with 5 bonus tracks, the radio edits for "Do Your Own Thing" and "Who Do You Think You Are?", along with acoustic versions of "October Morning Wind" and "Hypnotized", and live version of The Blue Room album cut "Dead".
The Premier Edition – Comes with a SIGNED 10"x10" band photo, and is on a black & blue 180 gram vinyl hand pour (limited to 250 copies pressed), featuring all new artwork, 5 bonus tracks, and a beautiful gatefold sleeve.
The Royal Edition – comes on transparent blue 180 gram vinyl, features all new artwork, 5 bonus tracks, and a beautiful gatefold sleeve (limited to 500 copies pressed).
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John Corabi had this to say about this amazing release, "I'm really excited about the Deko re-release of the self titled Union record, and our second effort "The Blue Room!!!" They did a great job with the artwork and packaging, and the records sound great!!! I'm just so happy for all the Union fans around the world to finally have these long hidden gems at their disposal, instead of having to search high and low on the internet!!!! Enjoy the music, and thank you for all the love and support!!!!!" Peace, Crabby. Bruce Kulick continues, "The vinyl reissues of UNION, gives our fans a fresh listen to our music. Hearing the layers of detail and devotion we gave each song, will be mind blowing for them. The chemistry of this band rises to a new level that will not only impress our fans, it will make the curious converts to the music. It's a proud moment for John, Brent, Jamie and I to share with the world."
Deko Entertainment president Bruce Pucciarello comments on this first partnership with Blackbird Entertainment on their new re-issue initiative, "We are super stoked that Blackbird partnered with Deko to make this available again. Union is a case study in pound the pavement rock and roll. If you want soulfulness and a groove in your fist pump, it's all here folks."
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Side One -
Old Man Wise
Around Again
Pain Behind Your Eyes
Love (I Don't Need It Anymore)
Side Two -
Empty Soul
October Morning Wind
Side Three -
Get Off My Cloud
Robin's Song
Oh Darling (Bonus Track)
Side Four -
Walking In Your Sleep (Bonus Track)
For You (Bonus Track
Love (I Don't Need It Anymore) (Acoustic Bonus Track)
Union - The Blue Room
Do Your Own Thing
Everything's Alright
Do You Know My Name?
I Wanna Be
October Morning Wind (Acoustic Bonus Track)
Hypnotized (Acoustic Bonus Track)
Do Your Own Thing (Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)
Who Do You Think You Are? (Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)
Dead (Live Bonus Track)
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Conservation Biology : the Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Statistical matching for conservation science revisited: response to Schleicher et al. 2020.. 36:e14006. 2022
Motivating children's cooperation to conserve forests. 2022
An emerging coastal wetland management dilemma between mangrove expansion and shorebird conservation. 2022
Synergies and trade-offs among integrated conservation approaches in Mexico.. 35:1451-1462. 2021
Illegal fisheries, environmental crime, and the conservation of marine resources.. 35:1120-1129. 2021
Correlates of bird collisions with buildings across three North American countries.. 35:654-665. 2021
Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements.. 34:1017-1028. 2020
Bird extirpations and community dynamics in an Andean cloud forest over 100 years of land-use change.. 34:677-687. 2020
Using metapopulation theory for practical conservation of mangrove endemic birds.. 34:266-275. 2020
Hunting for common ground between wildlife governance and commons scholarship.. 33:9-21. 2019
Climate change, disease range shifts, and the future of the Africa lion.. 32:1207-1210. 2018
Reach and messages of the world's largest ivory burn.. 32:765-773. 2018
Using machine learning to advance synthesis and use of conservation and environmental evidence. 32:762-764. 2018
Ecological consequences of forest elephant declines for Afrotropical forests.. 32:559-567. 2018
Trait space of rare plants in a fire-dependent ecosystem.. 31:903-911. 2017
Unfulfilled promise of data-driven approaches: response to Peterson et al.. 31:944-947. 2017
Extrapolating cetacean densities to quantitatively assess human impacts on populations in the high seas.. 31:601-614. 2017
Integration of ecological-biological thresholds in conservation decision making.. 30:1173-1181. 2016
Results of efforts by the Convention on Biological Diversity to describe ecologically or biologically significant marine areas.. 30:571-581. 2016
China's endemic vertebrates sheltering under the protective umbrella of the giant panda.. 30:329-339. 2016
A typology of time-scale mismatches and behavioral interventions to diagnose and solve conservation problems.. 30:42-49. 2016
Clarifying the role of fire in the deciduous forests of eastern North America: reply to Matlack.. 29:942-946. 2015
Estimating the normal background rate of species extinction.. 29:452-462. 2015
Defining and evaluating the umbrella species concept for conserving and restoring landscape connectivity.. 28:1584-1593. 2014
Improving environmental and social targeting through adaptive management in Mexico's payments for hydrological services program.. 28:1151-1159. 2014
Setting practical conservation priorities for birds in the Western Andes of Colombia.. 28:1260-1270. 2014
Effects of invasive cordgrass on presence of Marsh Grassbird in an area where it is not native.. 28:150-158. 2014
Voting systems for environmental decisions. 28:322-332. 2014
Ability of matrix models to explain the past and predict the future of plant populations.. 27:968-978. 2013
Estimating extinction risk with metapopulation models of large-scale fragmentation.. 27:520-530. 2013
Conflation of values and science: response to Noss et al.. 26:943-944. 2012
Challenges to interdisciplinary research in ecosystem-based management.. 26:315-323. 2012
Thermal Tolerance, Range Expansion, and Status of Tropical Amphibians: Reply to Catenazzi. 25:426-427. 2011
Scientists as stakeholders in conservation of hydrothermal vents.. 25:214-222. 2011
Constraints to species' elevational range shifts as climate changes.. 25:163-171. 2011
Ecosystem services as a common language for coastal ecosystem-based management.. 24:207-216. 2010
Bushmeat supply and consumption in a tropical logging concession in northern Congo.. 23:1597-1608. 2009
Logging concessions can extend the conservation estate for Central African tropical forests.. 23:1281-1293. 2009
Science, policy advocacy, and marine protected areas.. 23:460-468. 2009
Sustaining America's forest legacy.. 22:1378-1379. 2008
Effects of future infrastructure development on threat status and occurrence of Amazonian birds.. 22:1006-1015. 2008
Consumer control of salt marshes driven by human disturbance.. 22:618-623. 2008
A graph-theory framework for evaluating landscape connectivity and conservation planning.. 22:297-307. 2008
Climate change, elevational range shifts, and bird extinctions.. 22:140-150. 2008
Range size and extinction risk in forest birds.. 22:163-171. 2008
Saving the vaquita: immediate action, not more data.. 21:1653-1655. 2007
Academic institutions in the United States and Canada ranked according to research productivity in the field of conservation biology.. 21:1139-1144. 2007
Comparing effectiveness of experimental and implemented bycatch reduction measures: the ideal and the real.. 21:1155-1164. 2007
Costa Rica's payment for environmental services program: intention, implementation, and impact.. 21:1165-1173. 2007
Infectious diseases and extinction risk in wild mammals.. 21:1269-1279. 2007
Africa: still the "dark continent".. 21:567-569. 2007
The contribution of long-term research at Gombe National Park to chimpanzee conservation.. 21:623-634. 2007
When agendas collide: human welfare and biological conservation.. 21:59-68. 2007
Bycatch of marine mammals in U.S. and global fisheries.. 20:163-169. 2006
Beta diversity and nature reserve system design in the Yukon, Canada. 19:1262-1272. 2005
Refining biodiversity conservation priorities. 19:1957-1968. 2005
Overcoming obstacles to interdisciplinary research. 19:574-577. 2005
Science and society at the World Parks Congress (multiple letters). 19:4-5. 2005
Bird species' tolerance of secondary forest habitats and its effects on extinction. 18:1607-1616. 2004
Shoreline development drives invasion of Phragmites australis and the loss of plant diversity on New England salt marshes. 18:1424-1434. 2004
Reflections of a Scientist on the World Parks Congress. 18:619-620. 2004
Focal species, community representation, and physical proxies as conservation strategies: A case study in the Amphibolite Mountains, North Carolina, U.S.A.. 16:936-947. 2002
Increased herbivory in forest isolates: Implications for plant community structure and composition. 15:624-633. 2001
Extinction of a West African red colobus monkey. 14:1526-1532. 2000
Status of marine mammals in the United States. 14:929-940. 2000
An evaluation of management objectives for Canada's commercial harp seal hunt, 1996-1998. 14:729-737. 2000
Long-term effects of logging on African primate communities: A 28-year comparison from Kibale National Park, Uganda. 14:207-217. 2000
The fate of tropical forests: A matter of stewardship. 14:1358-1361. 2000
Time lag between deforestation and bird extinction in tropical forest fragments. 13:1140-1150. 1999
A biologist's perspective on the role of sustainable harvest in conservation. 12:930-932. 1998
Modeling controlled burning and trampling reduction for conservation of Hudsonia montana. 12:1291-1301. 1998
Deforestation predicts the number of threatened birds in insular southeast Asia. 11:382-394. 1997
Foreign aid and conservation of tropical forests: An action plan for change. 11:312-312. 1997
Making the role of values in conservation explicit: Values and conservation biology. 10:914-916. 1996
Amazonian Nature Reserves: An Analysis of the Defensibility Status of Existing Conservation Units and Design Criteria for the Future. 9:34-46. 1995
ON REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. 8:1-3. 1994
Can Extractive Reserves Save the Rain Forest? An Ecological and Socioeconomic Comparison of Nontimber Forest Product Extraction Systems in Petén, Guatemala, and West Kalimantan, Indonesia. 7:39-52. 1993
Integrating Biological and Sociological Concerns in Endangered Species Management: Augmentation of Grizzly Bear Populations. 6:426-434. 1992
Case Study of a Population Bottleneck: Lions of the Ngorongoro Crater. 5:219-230. 1991
Risk Analysis for Conservation Biologists. 5:123-125. 1991
Allocating Scarce Resources for Conservation of Endangered Subspecies: Partitioning Zoo Space for Tigers. 4:157-166. 1990
Sample Sizes for Minimum Viable Population Estimation. 1:72-76. 1987


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Q: Как рестартануть контейнер с обновленным образом? В файле docker-compose.yml есть следующая запись:
...
mkvworker:
    image: название образа в нашем регистре (какого-то специфичного)
    // какого-то специфичного тэга у образа нет, но образ был перезалит
...

Кроме данного сервиса запущено еще некоторое количество других сервисов, которые не следует останавливать.
Как можно рестартануть mkvworker, не останавливая другие сервисы, чтобы образ использовался не из кэша а спулился актуальный?
Заранее благодарен.

A: Сначала явным образом pull'ишь образ для сервиса командой
docker-compose pull mkvworker

Если не указавать сервис (mkvworker), то он подтянет обновленные версии образов для всех сервисов из данного docker-compose.yml.
После перезапускашь
docker-compose up -d --no-deps mkvworker

Теперь небольшая выдержка из документации
$ docker-compose up --help
Builds, (re)creates, starts, and attaches to containers for a service.

Unless they are already running, this command also starts any linked services.

The `docker-compose up` command aggregates the output of each container. When
the command exits, all containers are stopped. Running `docker-compose up -d`
starts the containers in the background and leaves them running.

If there are existing containers for a service, and the service's configuration
or image was changed after the container's creation, `docker-compose up` picks
up the changes by stopping and recreating the containers (preserving mounted
volumes). To prevent Compose from picking up changes, use the `--no-recreate`
flag.

If you want to force Compose to stop and recreate all containers, use the
`--force-recreate` flag.

Usage: up [options] [--scale SERVICE=NUM...] [SERVICE...]

Options:
    -d, --detach               Detached mode: Run containers in the background,
                               print new container names. Incompatible with
                               --abort-on-container-exit.
    --no-color                 Produce monochrome output.
    --quiet-pull               Pull without printing progress information
    --no-deps                  Don't start linked services.
    --force-recreate           Recreate containers even if their configuration
                               and image haven't changed.
    --always-recreate-deps     Recreate dependent containers.
                               Incompatible with --no-recreate.
    --no-recreate              If containers already exist, don't recreate
                               them. Incompatible with --force-recreate and -V.
    --no-build                 Don't build an image, even if it's missing.
    --no-start                 Don't start the services after creating them.
    --build                    Build images before starting containers.
    --abort-on-container-exit  Stops all containers if any container was
                               stopped. Incompatible with -d.
    --attach-dependencies      Attach to dependent containers
    -t, --timeout TIMEOUT      Use this timeout in seconds for container
                               shutdown when attached or when containers are
                               already running. (default: 10)
    -V, --renew-anon-volumes   Recreate anonymous volumes instead of retrieving
                               data from the previous containers.
    --remove-orphans           Remove containers for services not defined
                               in the Compose file.
    --exit-code-from SERVICE   Return the exit code of the selected service
                               container. Implies --abort-on-container-exit.
    --scale SERVICE=NUM        Scale SERVICE to NUM instances. Overrides the
                               `scale` setting in the Compose file if present.

Тут нас интересует секция:

If there are existing containers for a service, and the service's configuration
or image was changed after the container's creation, docker-compose up picks
up the changes by stopping and recreating the containers (preserving mounted
volumes). To prevent Compose from picking up changes, use the --no-recreate
flag.

По-русски говоря up пересоздаст контейнер из более-свежего образа, если таковой имеется, и не указана опция --no-recreate, которая отключает описанное пересоздание.
P.S. У образа всегда есть тэг, но если он не указан явно, то считается равным latest.


The attic in my grandmother's turn-of-the-century home was full of wonder for a curious boy. It had a narrow winding staircase, creaking steps, flickering lights, and an enormous antique pool table. These days however, due to changes in design standards, all space in a home not calculable as "living space" has virtually been eliminated. Now, attics are wedge-shaped spaces little bigger than a toddler's play house. Yet, the attic remains critical to maintaining your home's condition, while at the same time possessing many hazards, some life-threatening.
Access to your attic is critical to verify air is properly ventilated, the roof has no leaks, your insulation is functional, no infestations exist, and to repair items such as ductwork, wiring, communication cables, and the chimney. It may seem innocuous to venture into your attic now and then to check on things, or to continue stuffing every belonging you ever acquired up there like a squirrel's winter nut harvest. But please, please, please, do this home inspector a personal favor that really helps yourself: forego starting your own southern branch of the Smithsonian up there, and never casually enter an attic.
On September 4th a Palm Bay man died of electrocution while working in his attic. Last summer, a colleague of mine confessed to passing out during a home inspection in a 140 degree attic, and my brother fell thru his own dining room ceiling two years ago while running a T.V. cable. In addition to electrical, heat, and falling hazards, attics have fiberglass insulation easily transferred to eyes, skin, and mouth, and older homes may have a form of asbestos-laden insulation.
All attics have exposed and rusty nail tips from the roof, just waiting to pierce your scalp. Nearly all electrical, communication, or security wiring is run on the top of ceiling joists – you know, the same wooden members you walk on to traverse your attic. Also, don't ignore the process of getting into and down from your attic while two-handing that 7 foot steel-pointed Christmas tree pole as you balance on a circus stool. Attic acrobatics are not worth the risk of being injured or killed. When you must enter your attic, always have another adult present, and wear gloves and clothes providing full coverage for skin, eyes, mouth, nose and scalp. Also, carry a flashlight and your cell phone. Under no circumstances ever allow a curious child into an attic space.


Picking which pace bowlers should take their place in our all-time Australian and England Ashes XIs is perhaps the toughest category of all.
It becomes even more difficult when you consider that with Keith Miller already picked as the all-rounder and the depth of Australia's stock of spinners through the years that there may only be two rather than three spots available.
As such in order to get down to a shortlist of eight, we've had to rule out a legion of excellent fast bowlers. Names like Jeff Thomson, Jack Gregory, Ted McDonald, Brett Lee, Geoff Lawson, Merv Hughes, Jason Gillespie, Garth McKenzie and Rodney Hogg all miss out - the latter deserving a mention for his record of 56 wickets at 17 in 11 Ashes tests.
Taking our eight in historical order we start with the Demon himself Fred Spofforth, whose 14 for 90 at The Oval in 1882 led to England's defeat by seven runs and inspired Brooks' mock obituary in the Sporting Times, which gave the contest its name. In a time when bowlers held sway, Spofforth took 59 Ashes wickets at 19.98 and 94 wickets in all against England at 18.41.
The Demon was succeeded by Charles 'Terror' Turner who continued the carnage snaring 101 victims in 17 Ashes tests at an incredible 16.53 with 11 five fors. No wonder the Terror is reckoned to be one of Australia's foremost bowlers ever.
Next up is Miller's partner in crime and fellow Invincible Ray Lindwall, who by all accounts was poetry in motion with unwavering control and devilish late swing. Len Hutton was certainly impressed explaining that "The genius of Lindwall was expressed in a variety of ways, not least in his cleverly disguised and devastating pace changes and in a bouncer delivered without any giveaways". Lindwall took 114 wickets at 22.44 in 29 Ashes tests and if this wasn't enough also averaged 22 with the bat and scored a 90 ball hundred at Melbourne in 1947.
Australia have produced a flood of left arm quicks in recent years but the best in their history by a mile is Alan Davidson, who probably only ranks behind Wasim Akram in the pantheon of left arm quicks. Davidson took 84 wickets in 25 Ashes tests at 23.76 and like Lindwall was a dangerous hitter down the order, averaging 24 against England.
Many believed that Dennis Lillee was the complete bowler and he certainly reigned terror on English batsmen for over a decade, initially with sheer pace and then with cunning as injuries reduced his speed over time. After taking 31 wickets at less than 18 in the 1972 series, Lillee played the support act to Jeff Thomson when England were simply blown away in 1974/75. In all, Lillee took 128 Ashes wickets at 22.32 - figures that are actually improved when all tests he played against England are taken into account - 167 wickets at 21.
He may not be considered as one of Australia's greatest bowlers ever, but against England the ever smiling Terry Alderman was pretty much unplayable - he still probably haunts Graham Gooch to this day. Alderman took exactly 100 wickets in 17 Ashes tests at just over 21 and in the 1981 and 1989 series in England snared 41 and 42 wickets respectively.
The 1985 series may have seen a poor Australian side well beaten 3-1, but it did see the emergence of 19 year old Craig McDermott who took 30 wickets in the series. He continued to enjoy playing against England and took eight Ashes five fors in 16 Ashes tests - taking eight in an innings twice. In all, McDermott took 84 wickets at 26 against England.
Last but not least comes old metronome himself Glenn McGrath - the man who still causes Michael Atherton the odd sleepless night or two. As well as routinely predicting 5-0 series victories for Australia (and finally getting it right in 2006/07), McGrath took a bagful of English wickets in his 30 Ashes tests. 157 victims at 20.92 with 10 five fors speaks for itself and it can be no coincidence that the two tests England won in the 2005 series saw McGrath sitting on the sidelines with injury.
So we need to pick three - the decision whether to play three or two will come later when we get to the spinners. As good as Alderman and McDermott were, they are a level below the other names on the shortlist and in the former's case Gooch is not in the England side. It may be unfair, but the Demon and the Terror also miss out in the final reckoning simply because the odds seem to have been so heavily weighted in favour of the bowlers in Victorian Test cricket.
Finally, although we would prefer to pick a leftie in our final three, we just cannot justify selecting Davidson aheadof either Lindwall, Lillee or McGrath. So the final three names it is with Lillee being the first pick and Lindwall inching ahead of McGrath if we opt for two spinners in the final XI. As an Englishman, the sight of McGrath bringing out the drinks brings a smile to the face as I am sure it would to Atherton if he was commentating.


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Lufthansa's Take-over of Brussels Airlines Does not Stir up BRU's Air Cargo Community
The complete take-over of Brussels Airlines by Lufthansa does not cause a lot of worry in the Brussels air cargo community. Of course, it is early days yet.
According to the airport's Head of Cargo Steven Polmans the merger is not yet an issue . Viscount Etienne Davignon, the chairman of the Board of Brussel Airlines, has said that the shareholders want to reach an agreement on the terms of the take-over by the end of the year. "We will discuss the preservation of employment and the brand name, the network and the location of the decision centre", he said. According to the Viscount, employment has a central place in the negotiations. He is convinced that no staff will be made redundant and no 'Sabena bis' scenario is to be feared."
Alban François - company courtesy
Africa network is jewel in the crown
In the weeks to come the take-over of Brussels Airlines will be discussed within Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines by the shareholders", says the company's VP Cargo Alban François. "Lufthansa itself has expressed the hope that the take-over will be concluded early next year. Within this context we do not expect the possible take-over to have any changes for SN Cargo. As a matter of fact, we shall discuss how to collaborate well with the other cargo players in the group as soon as the take-over has been concluded."
Alban wishes to point out that that collaboration already exists today. "Brussels Airlines has developed a very specific cargo activity in Africa and this specificity demands a separate approach and strategy. For the moment, we cannot say anything more about this. Our situation is totally different from that of Austrian Airlines, precisely because of the special African region. We are convinced that we will emerge from this take-over story stronger than ever."
Marcel Schoeters, Brussels / Michael Taweel, Frankfurt


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Michelle Dubreuil Macek is a Martha Beck trained Life Coach who fuses heart centered life coaching with energy modalities such as Biodanza, QiGong, Restorative Yoga and Essential Oil Wellness. A Didact Biodanza facilitator, Michelle is a pioneer of Biodanza in the USA and devoted to helping people find their own "life dance". She has done Biodanza extensions in Biodanza and Children/Famillies, Biodanza Voice & Percussion, Biodanza Radical Progressivity Module 1, Biodanza for Organizations, Bioodanza Clinica 1 and has faciliated in the US, Africa and Holland. She is also a Reiki Practitioner and owner of the Life Dance Loft. Mother of 3 Michelle has led a very adventurous life on the North American and African continents all of which have led her to her current awesome life.
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In good condition, a rare British 10th Hussars pattern cavalry officer's sword, George V, Wilkinson made, original officer W E Carver.
Serial number 57060 for 1919, etched with the initials "W E C", this sword was sold to 2nd Lieutenant W E Carver.
The 35 inch blade is in good condition, some aging, a little patina here and there, not much. Blade with King George V's Royal Cypher and initials WEC, firm in the hilt. The hilt with some aging but good and sound. The leather grip with fishskin patterning a little faded but sound and the twisted grip wire bindings complete. The sword sheathes and draws well into / out of its leather field service scabbard, also in good condition, as is the leather frog and straps.
A very rare sword in well above average condition. You see then sell at auction for more than this; our price is only £? (too late, now sold - original sales prive divulged for small fee). Please ask for item reference G40 (944). Further / large images available upon request.


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The Future of Interreligious Dialogue in Israel
01.02.2016 Fundamentals & Introductions Ron Kronish
What does the future for interreligious dialogue look like in Israel? At a time when stabbings on the street have become almost a daily occurrence and tension is high, can Jews, Muslims and Christians -- all citizens of the state of Israel -- envision a better future for the followers of their religion in this country? How we bring the reality closer to the ideal? In which areas, and with which target groups, should we focus?
These were the questions that were discussed at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute before an overflowing audience of more than 150 people, on Thursday afternoon and evening, December 2nd 2015. My organization--the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, a department of Rabbis for Human Rights (since January 2015) --co-hosted this conference with 3 other Jerusalem-based organizations -- the Sisters of Sion, the Tantur Ecumenical Institute, and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute-- to explore these issues and to reflect upon them together in an atmosphere of mutual respect and genuine trust.
Our first speaker, The Very Reverend Hosam Elias Naoum, who serves as the Dean of the St. George's Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem offered serious and sensitive reflections. The first Palestinian dean of this Anglican cathedral, he outlined two main challenges to our work: First, the ongoing political situation, and the difficulty to separate religion from politics in our region. The goal, he said is for religions to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Second, the challenge of fundamentalism and extremism in all three monotheistic religions in our country--Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- is a challenge that we all face. There is an immediate need for moderate voices to be raised, heard and have more influence.
How can we improve the situation? Fr. Naoum delineated two areas in which religious leaders in our country can play a significant positive role. The first is in Education, especially through schools. There are many Christian schools in Israel, which teach the values of living together. Yet, this can be done better and more systematically in the future. The second area is through Worship and Study--through sermons from the pulpit and through Bible study groups. Much more can be done through these frameworks to promote peaceful coexistence. Fr. Naoum stressed that we need to work with religious leaders at all levels, from the top to the grass roots, since they have the power to make things happen, to effect change.
The second speaker, Rabbi Noa Sattath, Director of the Israel Religious Action Center, the advocacy arm of the Reform Jewish movement in Israel, also addressed the problem of religious extremism, which is growing in Israel. She spoke passionately of the need for liberal religious groups to offer an alternative religious vision to the negative one that occupies so much attention in the media. "This is our moment," she said. "We need to reach out to the silent majority."
Rabbi Sattath even offered a practical creative idea to go along with her philosophy. She suggested that three thousand Jews and Christians could gather together in Jerusalem on Jerusalem Day next year, to hold hands around Jerusalem, to prevent the anti-Arab violence on the part of Jewish religious/nationalist extremists that has become the hallmark of Jerusalem Day in recent years.
Our third speaker, Issa Jabber -- the mayor of the Israeli Arab town of Abu Gosh, and a former chairperson for many years of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel--said poignantly:
We all have a dream, a vision of what we would like....we need to change the conditions in our reality. We need a more peaceful life, based on harmony rather than killing each other. We need to end injustice, and the frustration that results from ongoing injustice. And we have a lot to do to achieve our visions. We need to be more courageous. We need to speak the truth. And we need to develop more trust, through dialogue, among us.
In addition, as an educator for most of his life, Mr. Jabber emphasized that we need to change many things in our education system, so that it can educate young people for coexistence in more significant ways. Also, we ought to reach out in more systematic ways to the mass media to get our message of moderation and peaceful living to be heard louder and more often.
Following the opening panel discussion, people at the conference were able to choose from one of three workshops to discuss the issues in greater depth. One was on "The Future of Jewish-Muslim Relations in Israel"; another was on "the Future of Jewish-Christian Relations in Israel"; and the third one was on "Engaging Young Adults and the Role of Social Media". I attended the first one.
At the workshop on Jewish-Muslim Relations in Israel, the Jewish presenter was Rabbi Michael Melchior, who has invested more time and energy on this issue than any rabbi in Israel, and continues to do so. He is the founder and Chairman of the Mosaica Center for Religious Conflict Transformation in the Middle East, and of several other organizations dedicated to such causes as religious peacebuilding, promoting dialogue among different sectors of Israeli society and building bridges for coexistence and justice between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs. In his own unique passionate and persuasive style, Rabbi Melchior talked about the need for religious peace, not just secular peace. The secularists who led the Oslo Peace Process left out religion and religious leaders. This was a major mistake. According to him, in order to have peaceful coexistence in the future, we will need to involve religious leaders and their followers much more than in the past, if we are going to succeed.
In my own work in interreligious dialogue over the past 25 years, I too have been engaged much more in Muslim-Jewish Relations than in Jewish-Christians Relations, especially lately and especially locally. The wars with Christianity ended a long time ago. The Crusades are over. We have been in active and successful dialogue with major Christian denominations, since the promulgation of "Nostra Aetate" by the Catholic Church a half a century ago.
Now we have to develop a systematic, sensitive and substantive dialogue with Muslim religious leaders, educators, cultural leaders, youth, young adults and women's groups in ways that we have not done in the past. The good news is that there is much interest in this among the moderate Muslim majority in Israel. Yet, new ways of bridging the gap between Israeli Jews and Muslims have not yet been developed significantly within Israel. In my view, this is the major challenge facing Jews engaged in interreligious relations in Israel ( and in the Diaspora) in the years ahead. Taking up this challenge-- as well as resolving the political one --will be major tasks for the next generation. Both will be essential for the ongoing development of our common life in this country in the decades ahead.
First published in Huffington Post, 08.12.2015. Here re-published with kind permission by the author. More about the author, please see: Rabbi Ron Kronish.