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A Patch of Dirt by Richard Lutman
In Richard Lutman's gritty western romance, A Patch of Dirt, we are thrown into the world of 30-year-old Joe Oliver, an alcoholic womanizer drifting across the Montana wastes from one ranch job to another, from one bar brawl to another, and from one loose dame to another. After a failed relationship leaves Joe heartbroken, the only break in the monotony of his life comes when Frank Hill, a wounded sixty-something Vietnam veteran, offers Joe an unusual job as a hand on his ranch. Both parties have unexpressed, ulterior motives and Joe quickly learns that there is more to Frank and his young bombshell wife Rita than first meets the eye. His continued involvement with the couple will test the wills, hearts, and charted life courses for all involved.
Lutman styles his novel as an update on the classic hard-boiled western, lading it with old-fashioned machismo, bravado, and gender dynamics, while presenting the male fantasy of a deeply flawed yet irresistible man who can get any woman he desires. Lutman casts these tropes and archetypes in a rugged grey light that brings the imperfections of Joe's world into harsh relief. It is a raw Americana romance – tapping into the heady literary resonance of booze, sex, and blue-collar emotional violence – where the action passes by in flurries of slaps, whiskey shots, love making, cigarettes, and rusted tractors. While "A Patch of Dirt" may presents us with somewhat contrived romantic dynamics that seem simply to occur rather than to grow and develop, they are nonetheless both compelling and believable, conveyed more emotionally than logically by the sum of Lutman's detailed scenes. The backdrops of the beautiful, desolate landscapes of a cold backwoods American West successfully infuse the narrative with a brooding, brutal, and melancholy atmosphere, and the entire world is painted with rich and evocative strokes of scenery and feeling. With descriptions full of intoxicating clichés, Lutman spins a tale whose comfortably familiar elements and inviting richness belie the vulgarity and cruelty of the narrative with thrilling counterpoint, adding complexity to the facile generic elements and sugar-coating the bitter pill of the often-bleak story. To convey this chronicle, Lutman opts for a narrative style that verges seamlessly into a stream-of-consciousness exploration the different characters' perspectives, thoughts, and memories, sculpting a fluidly dynamic and textured romance. The result is a breezy and well-composed read, although the pacing can sometimes feel weird and uneven – the action doesn't seem to rise and fall over time in a classic arc so much as it jumps up and down in quick bursts. Reading the novel can be like driving rapidly over speedbumps: uncomfortable and a bit challenging, but wild, exciting, and deeply connected to a certain savage abandon that is simultaneously linked to both a zest and disregard for the gravity of life. Although the novel ends with a few confusing moral messages, it is at its core a noble melodrama and a passionate tale of missed opportunities and second chances, as well as a moving meditation on the powers and shortcomings of love. Rigorously well-written, profoundly imagined, A Patch of Dirt has – beneath its chilly and bristling exterior – a warm, tender, beating heart.


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Standing Rock, North Dakota: Land of the free.
As early winter chills the Dakota plains, a brutal war continues to escalate against Indigenous people defending land, water and life from the invading Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The pipeline is meant to carry 500,000 barrels of toxic crude oil per day from North Dakota to Illinois. From years of bitter experience, catastrophic spills should be expected.
The project has faced determined resistance for months from the Standing Rock Sioux and members of nearly 100 indigenous peoples from across the U.S. and Canada. They carry on a centuries' long struggle against colonial invasion and violence throughout the Americas.
By now 100s of defenders have been arrested, clubbed, pepper-sprayed, and maced. Updates here, and here.
Solidarity protests are being held and planned across the US and in Canada. For those of us who care but are unable to participate, action is still possible:
Behind the uniformed bullies with their military and chemical weapons, attack dogs, sound-cannons, assault vehicles and helicopters, lurk corporate oil/gas plunderers (in this case aka "Energy Transfer Partners"), and behind them hired governments, and behind them all, the international banking mafia safe in their glittering towers.
As well as raking in massive subsidies from governments, the pipeline builders also need major financing from banks. According to researchers at the US nonprofit Food & Water Watch, the $3.8 billion DAPL is financed by 17 banks in the US, Canada, Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Holland, Switzerland and Norway. All of them have the power to determine who gets financing and for what.
Contact information for the CEOs of DAPL-complicit banks is here.
Among them are three Canadian banks. One of them, TD (indicated by *), is directly complicit in the Dakota pipeline, and all three of them provide financial backing to the vast Bakken pipeline network, of which DAPL is one piece.
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* TD Securities. Chairman, CEO, and President Bob Dorrance.
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Corporate Office: Scotia Plaza, 44 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 1H1.
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U.S. Office: 250 Vesey Street, 23rd and 24th floors, New York, NY 10281. 212-225-5000
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The Fire and the Lotus: Proto Disco in New York
Photo: Camilo Jose Vergara
When I think about disco in New York in the 1970's I think of the lotus flower.
You can get so lost in the complexitiy of its beauty that it's easy to overlook the murky waters the flower emerged from. We are entranced by a mythoized notion of disco marked by flashing neon lights and ribald excess, but beneath the surface loomed a gritty New York which was an isolated, abandoned wasteland in the early 1970's.
Photo Credit, N.Y. Times, Dec. 2006
By 1975 (NYT Drop Dead headline, Ford) the city was nearly bankrupt when the New York Post ran a headline that read: "President Ford Tells NY to Drop Dead." It was a punch in the gut of an already battered and beaten city. Crime was rampant, schools were underfunded, and middle class flight led to the destruction of abandoned buildings destroyed by arson and crooked landlords looking to collect insurance money.
Survival Guide handed to tourists by police in NY in the early '70's. Photo Credit: the Guardian
In a post Civil Rights New York, the era produced lingering discontent among residents of color who were still marginalized. Police brutality was rampant and fueled by officers intimidating tourists into preparing for doomsday scenarios by handing out Fear City survival guides. It was also during this time the LGBT community came to fruition post-Stonewall.
Under these conditions disco and hip hop originated and fluorished in clubs and parties that served as the primary vessel for amplifying both genres of music. With roots in soul and gospel, disco music became the aural glue that brought communities together. Parties became social constructs that served as shelters for free thinking, fellowship and survival (ie paying the rent). An earlier iteration of disco music created in the early 70's is now called Proto Disco.
For more on Proto Disco, including a mix of some quintessential proto disco cuts, check out "The House that Proto Disco Built" on TONDI.
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Mistrzostwa świata w biegach przełajowych (en. IAAF World Cross Country Championships) – międzynarodowe zawody lekkoatletyczne organizowane od 1973 roku obecnie w interwale dwuletnim.

Historia czempionatów w biegach przełajowych sięga początków XX wieku – pierwsza edycja międzynarodowych mistrzostw w biegach przełajowych odbyła się w 1903 roku w Hamilton w Szkocji. Do 1971 organizacją zawodów – pod obowiązującą od 1903 roku nazwą – zajmowała się Międzynarodowa Unia Biegów Przełajowych. Na początku lat 70. impreza została przekazana pod jurysdykcję IAAF-u, który w belgijskim Waregem zorganizował w 1973 roku pierwszą edycję mistrzostw globu w przełajach. Zaplanowane na rok 1982 zawody miały odbyć się w Warszawie jednak z powodu wprowadzenia w Polsce stanu wojennego na początku roku zdecydowano się przenieść imprezę do Rzymu. Od pierwszej edycji zawodów aż do roku 2011 czempionat odbywał się rokrocznie. 12 sierpnia 2009 podczas kongresu IAAF-u w Berlinie zdecydowano iż zawody będą odbywać się w cyklu dwuletnim.

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S32.E12: Now It's About Winning
sinycalone replied to Whimsy's topic in The Amazing Race
And they are going to organize a race of their own...per their Twitter account. Now isn't that a surprise? Not. They were auditioning the entire time on TAR 32 for their futures in reality tv.
Regarding W/J's using the internet to research their next destination: I would imagine just about all teams do just that. In fact, it's probably so commonplace, they don't bother to include it in the episodes these days.
S32: Gary and DeAngelo (former NFL stars)
I'm not sure Gary was aware of all the behind-the-scenes hotel-isolation either. Like you said, many fans have no clue about the heavy restrictions -- even those who watch faithfully. Until I read the post-race interview with Alexander Rossi (Indy driver), a couple of years ago, I was not aware that they were virtually confined to their rooms for 24+ hours at times. I thought he was exaggerating. He wasn't. His partner, fellow driver Connor Daly, persuaded him to enter the Race...and I don't think Connor knew about the isolation. Alexander stated he would never do the Race again...he was that frustrated by the non-race aspects. I thought Gary grew the beard at the start of the pandemic.
The Alliance of 5 teams was a Survivor/Big Brother tool.....not something most of us want on TAR. For Superfans, they had to know that....but didn't care.
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Gary and D did mention on Twitter (and I think on their podcast) that they were donating their money (if they won) to charities.
According to Gary/D's post-race interviews and their Twitter account, all the teams remained friendly enough to hang out, and to have group chats afterwards. Of course, after viewing the race on CBS, there might have changed, lol.
Gary and D are still good friends....check out their Twitter accounts. In fact, they were on good terms with the rest of the teams after the race....group chats, meet-ups, etc. (I wonder if after viewing the race on CBS they still have that attitude towards a few of the teams...like the VBallers, lol.)
But their wanting to work with one other team would have left the other two teams to either work together or individually...and with a chance to succeed.
Eat, Sleep, Mingle...included in the first 12 seasons of TAR. There was no isolation in those days.
I really think the ESM aspect had a more positive than negative effect on the racers. One of my favorite seasons - #12 - included a lot of downtime fun for the teams : swimming in the Adriatic, eating together in various cities, etc. Yet, that was a very competitive season. Whether they stopped the ESM because of one incident (sports bra - ha, ha I remember that) or because they wanted to minimize any personal interaction at all....it was a mistake. If the alternative was to isolate the teams wherever possible....where is the access to one of the major goals cited by most teams before the race: encountering new cultures, and learning more about them?
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Another reason for the streamlining of flight arrangements: Each year during the past decade or so, airlines have been trimming the number of flights substantially. They wanted as few empty seats as possible. That means roaming around the airport for better flights is kind of fruitless in many locations. And could mean (as we've seen) some teams having to wait many hours for alternatives. Of course, during the pandemic airlines have implemented COVID-19-related safety measure that have reduced the number of seats even further.
According to Rossi, he and his teammate were literally not permitted to leave their rooms during quite a few pit stops. I would imagine, when they were in remote areas, the restrictions would be less stringent.
Until I read that post-race interview with Alexander Rossi....I was not aware they were isolated in their hotel rooms, either. I thought Alexander was exaggerating...but apparently not. I knew they were not permitted to go back for lost or forgotten articles after a leg was finished...even if the items were close by. I was also aware the eat, sleep mingle aspect had been eliminated (I believe after season 12). However, I thought they might be permitted to go out as long as they alerted production and were within a certain distance from their hotel (maybe as suggested for a Mountain Dew and sandwich). I think the only times racers actually intermingle during their down time is on long flights/bus rides/boat trips...and when forced to sleep outside a museum or shop due to HOOs. Gary has said he would do the race again for charity...and De might agree to it under those circumstances. If they had a "run for charity" race I would hope they would include athletes, writers, musicians, etc....but not pack it with actors.
If you will recall the two Indy race car drivers a few years ago....Alexander Rossi had the same issue with the race. He hated being cooped up in hotel rooms for as many as 24 hours in one stretch. That part of the race was extremely disappointing and frustrating for him. (His partner was not quite as upset). He loved the race overall...but would never do it again because he (like D) wanted to see more of the countries they were visiting, not spend endless hours in isolation.
From Gary on Twitter. Interesting: Gary Barnidge @garybarnidge· 1h @DeAngeloRB just for clarification we made an alliance with the Beard Bros after the 1st episode to get us two teams to the final which is why we say they didn't keep their word. AND Not upset about any of that from the edit it may seem that way but we actually had an alliance after 1st leg with beard bros and didn't know they turned on us til then. Plus he was upset with other things not deal with race and just boiled over
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Fresno State has received word from the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that it has closed its case against the University.
A letter to President Joseph I. Castro from the director of the Seattle office said, "OCR has determined that the University has fully implemented all of the specific steps required" in a Voluntary Resolution Agreement in 2009. OCR and the University entered into the agreement in order to resolve multiple Title IX athletics complaints that had been filed against Fresno State.
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Matghara és el nom d'una tribu amaziga zeneta del gran grup dels butr, germans del matmata, kunya, lamaya, saddina, madyuna, maghila i altres formant en conjunt el grup anomenat Banu Fatin. Foren originaris de Tripolitana però van emigrar cap a Algèria i el Marroc i els grups més orientals esmentats per Ibn Khaldun vivien a Miliana i Ténès. Al Marroc hi havia el grup de Fes, el grup del mig Atles prop de Taza (modernament els Ayt Warayn), i el grup dels oasis a la regió de Sigilmasa (a la ciutat van formar la majoria de la població).

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Un cap matghara, el famós Maysara, va dirigir la revolta contra els invasors àrabs el 749. Sota Idris I el cap de la tribu, xeic Bahlul, es va declarar pel califa de Bagdad, però finalment es va sotmetre als idríssides. Posteriorment no van jugar cap paper polític però es van mantenir semiindependents fins al  quan els seus territoris foren poblats per altres grups que venien del sud. Un grup matghara del litoral a Nadruma es van aliar als Kumya i foren auxiliars dels almohades sota domini dels quals van edificar la fortalesa de Tawunt. Després es van sotmetre als marínides però foren aniquilats pels rivals d'aquests, els abdalwadites de Tlemcen, sota Abu-Yahya I Yaghmuràssan ibn Zayyan (1236-1283).

Bibliografia
 Ibn Khaldun, Histoire des Berbères et des dynasties musulmanes de l'Afrique septentrionale, 1852-1856, traducció de William Mac Guckin de Slane, Imprimerie du Gouvernement, Alger, volums I,, II i III
 Enciclopèdia de l'Islam, volum VI, 805

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Insider Selling: Intermediate Capital Group plc (LON: ICP) Insider sells 7,121 shares
By Larry R. Howell Last updated Jun 6, 2022
Intermediate Capital Group plc (LON:ICP – Get a rating) insider Antje Hensel-Roth sold 7,121 shares of Intermediate Capital Group in a trade that took place on Wednesday, June 1. The shares were sold at an average price of 1,541 GBX ($19.50), for a total transaction of £109,734.61 ($138,834.27).
Shares of LON ICP opened at 1,591.50 GBX ($20.14) on Monday. Intermediate Capital Group plc has a 12-month low of 1,285 GBX ($16.26) and a 12-month high of 2,493 GBX ($31.54). The company has a fifty-day simple moving average of 1,571.28 GBX and a 200-day simple moving average of 1,805.62 GBX. The company has a market capitalization of £4.56 billion and a PE ratio of 8.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt ratio of 93.34.
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 5. Investors of record on Thursday, June 16 will receive a dividend of GBX 57.30 ($0.72) per share. This represents a return of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 16. This is an increase from Intermediate Capital Group's previous dividend of $18.70. Intermediate Capital Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.32%.
PKI has been the subject of a number of reports by research analysts. Royal Bank of Canada lowered its price target on Intermediate Capital Group shares from 2,885 GBX ($36.50) to 2,700 GBX ($34.16) and set an "overweight" rating for the action in a Monday, May 30 research report. Shore Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on Intermediate Capital Group shares in a Thursday, May 26, report. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a price target of 2,545 GBX ($32.20) on Intermediate Capital Group shares in a Monday, May 23 report. One investment analyst has assigned the stock a hold rating and four have assigned the stock a buy rating. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of 2,666 GBX ($33.73).
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Congress Votes To Change Crack Vs. Cocaine Sentencing Laws
WASHINGTON – Congress on Wednesday changed a quarter-century-old law that has subjected tens of thousands of blacks to long prison terms for crack cocaine convictions while giving far more lenient treatment to those, mainly whites, caught with the powder form of the drug.
The House, by voice vote, approved a bill reducing the disparities between mandatory crack and powder cocaine sentences, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature. During his presidential campaign, Obama said that the wide gap in sentencing "cannot be justified and should be eliminated." The Senate passed the bill in March.
The measure alters a 1986 law, enacted at a time when crack cocaine use was rampant and considered a particularly violent drug, under which a person convicted of crack cocaine possession gets the same mandatory prison term as someone with 100 times the same amount of powder cocaine.
The legislation reduces that ratio to about 18-1.
The bill also eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum for first-time possession of crack, the first time since the Nixon administration that Congress has repealed a mandatory minimum sentence.
"For Congress to take a step toward saying 'we have made a mistake' and this sentence is too severe … is really remarkable," said Virginia Sloan, president of the Constitution Project, which in studies of sentencing practices has referred to crack cocaine mandates as a "'poster child' for the injustices of mandatory sentencing."
Under current law, possession of five grams of crack triggers a mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence. The same mandatory sentence applies to a person convicted of trafficking 500 grams of powder cocaine.
The proposed legislation would apply the five-year term to someone with 28 grams, or an ounce, of crack.
Julie Stewart, president of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, said 28 grams is about what the average crack dealer might carry around.
She said politicians and the U.S. Sentencing Commission have for years acknowledged the unfairness of the system, "but no one wanted to look soft on crime." The legislative change, she said, is "much more about being smart on crime."
She cited Sentencing Commission estimates that almost 3,000 people a year subjected to the mandatory sentence would be affected by the change. The average sentence in these cases would be reduced from 106 months to 79 months.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the main sponsor of the bill in the Senate, said last year close to 1,500 people were convicted for possession of somewhere between five and 25 grams of crack cocaine, subjecting them to mandatory minimum sentences.
Some 80 percent of those convicted of crack cocaine offenses are black.
In the 2008 campaign, Obama said the sentencing disparity "has disproportionately filled our prisons with young black and Latino drug users." He cited figures that blacks serve almost as much time for drug offenses — 58.7 months — as whites do for violent offenses — 61.7 months.
The Congressional Budget Office said the bill would save the government $42 million over five years because of the reduction in prison populations.
Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, was the only lawmaker to speak against the bill, saying the 1986 law was enacted at a time when the crack cocaine epidemic was bringing a sharp spike in violence to minority communities and it would be a mistake to change it.
"Why do we want to risk another surge of addiction and violence by reducing penalties?" he asked. "Why are we coddling some of the most dangerous drug traffickers in America?"
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., noted that the bill also requires the sentencing commission to significantly increase penalties for drug violations involving violence. "This way the defendant is sentenced for what he or she actually did, not the form of cocaine involved," Scott said.
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Бі Джей Томас (), повне ім'я Біллі Джо Томас (; 7 серпня 1942, Г'юго, Оклахома — 29 травня 2021, Арлінгтон, Техас) — американський співак.

Життєпис
Біллі Джо Томас народився 7 серпня 1942 року у місті Г'юго, штат Оклахома, в родині Вернона і Женеви Томасів. Зростав у Техасі, співав у церковному хорі. Пізніше приєднався до гурту «The Triumph», спільно з яким 1966 року видав альбом «I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry», однойменний сингл з якого розійшовся тиражем понад мільйон копій і став золотим. Того ж року записав перший сольний альбом з лейблом Scepter Records. 1969 року записав пісню «Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head» до фільму «Буч Кессіді і Санденс Кід», яка виборола премію Оскар у категорії найкраща пісня до фільму та посіла перше місце у чарті Billboard Hot 100 у січні 1970 року. Сингл також перевищив позначку у мільйон копій і став золотим. Пізніше співпрацював із звукозаписуючими лейблами Paramount Records, ABC Records, Myrrh Records, Columbia Records та MCA Records. Написав дві книги, в тому числі автобіографію «Home Where I Belong», знявся у фільмах «Джорі» (1973) та «Куточок Джейка» (2008).

2013 року Національна академія мистецтва і науки звукозапису оголосила що пісню 1969 року «Raindrops Keep Fallin'on My Head» включено до Зали слави Греммі.

Бі Джей Томас помер 29 травня 2021 року в себе вдома у місті Арлінгтон, штат Техас, від раку легень в 78-річному віці.

Особисте життя
У грудні 1968 року Томас одружився зі співачкою Глорією Річардсон. 1970 року народилася їхня старша дочка Пейдж. Пізніше шлюб мало не розпався через наркозалежність співака. 1975 року подружжя стало християнами, що допомогло чоловікові подолати згубну звичку. 1978 року вони вдочерили дівчинку з Північної Кореї на ім'я Нора. 1979 року народилася їхня молодша дочка Ерін.

Дискографія

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (1966)
Tomorrow Never Comes (1966)
Sings for Lovers and Losers (1967)
On My Way (1968)
Young and in Love (1969)
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (1969)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1970)
Everybody's Out of Town (1970)
Most of All (1970)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1971)
B. J. Thomas Country (1972)
Billy Joe Thomas (1972)
Songs (1973)
Longhorns & Londonbridges (1974)
Reunion (1975)
Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair) (1975)
Home Where I Belong (1976)
B. J. Thomas (1977)
Everybody Loves A Rain Song (1978)
Happy Man (1979)
You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) (1979)
The Best of B. J. Thomas (1980)
For the Best (1980)
In Concert (1980)
Amazing Grace (1981)
Some Love Songs Never Die (1981)
As We Know Him (1982)
Miracle (1982)
Peace in the Valley (1982)
Love Shines (1983)
New Looks (1983)
The Great American Dream (1983)
Shining (1984)
Throwin' Rocks at the Moon (1985)
You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) (1985)
Night Life (1986)
All Is Calm, All Is Bright (1986)
Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (1987)
Midnight Minute (1989)
As We Knew Him (1991)
Jesus Hearted People (1991)
Back Against the Wall (1992)
Rock & Roll Lullaby (1992)
Still Standing Here (1994)
Precious Memories (1995)
Scenes of Christmas (1995)
B. J. Thomas Sings Hank Williams and Other Favorites (1996)
I Believe (1997)
Christmas Is Coming Home (1997)
Sounds of Christmas (1998)
You Call That a Mountain (2000)
That Christmas Feeling (2005)
We Prise: Glorify Thy Name (2006)
We Prise: Just as I Am (2006)
Home for Christmas (2007)
Once I Loved (2009)
The Complete Scepter Singles (2012)
The Living Room Sessions (2013)

Нагороди та номінації
Греммі
 1970 — Номінація на найкраще чоловіче вокальне поп-виконання (Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head).
 1977 — Найкраще духовне виконання (Home Where I Belong).
 1978 — Найкраще духовне виконання (Happy Man).
 1979 — Найкраще духовне виконання	(You Gave Me Love / When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer).
 1980 — Найкраще сучасне госпел-виконання (The Lord's Prayer).
 1981 — Найкраще духовне виконання	(Amazing Grace).
Асоціація кантрі-музикантів
 1975 — Номінація на сингл року (Hey Won't You Play / Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song).
GMA Dove Awards
 1976 —	Альбом світського артиста	(Home Where I Belong).
 1981 — Альбом світського артиста	(Amazing Grace'').

Примітки

Посилання

Співаки та співачки США
Попмузиканти
Попспіваки США
Американські кантрі-музиканти
Співаки XX століття
Співаки XXI століття
Співаки та співачки XXI століття
Лауреати премії «Греммі»
Виконавці, які очолювали Billboard Hot 100
Актори США
Письменники США
Померли від раку легень
Музиканти Columbia Records


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Code One Online /
SEMPER VIPER!
By Joe Bill Dryden Posted 1 August 2015
Editor's Note: Those who have been associated with the F-16's development will know that "Viper" was one name being proposed for the world's first nine-g fighter. Although it is now officially called the Fighting Falcon, this high-performance airplane will always (semper) be affectionately known as the Viper to many.
The F-16 is now in the field in real numbers and it is high time that we set to rest some of the rumors concerning just what the F-16 can and can not do. To fully understand the F-16, the Dash One flight manual is the first place to start; but after you've thoroughly digested its contents, reading these articles will help fill in some of the blank spaces. It is my intent to try to help clear up some gray areas and point out some things you might not have noticed in the time you have been flying the Fighting Falcon.
If you were to sum up the F-16 in a single word, you would find it nearly impossible to do so. I keep coming up with four words, all beginning with D, that the F-16 is or is not. The F-16 is not difficult, it is not devious, and it is certainly not dangerous. The F-16 is simply DIFFERENT!
If you are a student of aviation history (or perhaps a really crusty old lieutenant colonel), you will recall that there was a lot of nervous hand wringing going on in the late 1940s and early 1950s as jet-propelled aircraft began replacing the props. The feeling was that the tremendous differences between jet and reciprocating engines would be difficult for the pilots to overcome. Well, these "differences" proved to be minor.
Once you've digested what's gone into the F-16, you will see that there's a larger delta between it and the aircraft that immediately preceded it (the F-15, F-14, F-4, F-8, MiG-21, Mirage III, etc.) than ever existed between the jet-powered F-80, F-84, F9F and the prop-powered P-51, P-47, and F4U. Once you can insert this difference in your brain's core memory, you'll begin to see why the F-16 does the things it does so well, and why it does NOT do some of the things you may have been asking it to do.
In this article, I will discuss the F-16 flight control system. Future articles will feature aerodynamics, the cockpit, and engine characteristics. When we're through, you should have a better understanding of and appreciation for this "mysterious" electric airplane.
The flight control system is from whence came the moniker Electric Jet. The flight control system in the F-16 is different (that word again) from anything you've ever flown in an operational fighter. That is worth repeating. "The flight control system in the F-16 is different from anything you've ever flown in an operational fighter.
How different? In the past, any time you moved the stick (or, God forbid, the yoke) you got a corresponding movement of the flight control surface (as long as you didn't exceed the hinge-moment limits of the system). Then, depending on airspeed, center of gravity, or configuration, you got a varying response.
This is NOT the case with the F-16. You only THINK it's you moving the control surface. In fact, the computer positions the control surface to give you the roll rate or g it knows you want, depending on how hard you leaned on the stick. For example, two pounds of pull or push force might move the stabilators two-tenths of an inch at 600 knots air speed. That exact same two pounds of force might move the surface six inches at 180 knots. And in some cases, two pounds of force will drive the surface all the way to the stop! At either airspeed, the two pounds of force gives you an incremental 0.6 g.
The only times you have direct control of the surface are (1) when the weight-on-wheels, or WOW, switch is closed (i.e., you are sitting on the ground), (2) when you have the manual pitch override, or MPO, switch on and push in the nose-down direction, or (3) when the MPO switch is on, the angle of attack is above twenty-nine degrees, and you pull in the nose-up direction. As a result of the computer determining both magnitude AND direction of surface movement, the F-16 gives you a nearly constant response from a constant input across the entire flight envelope. This is only one of the results you'll see with the electronic rate (g) command system.
Since the black box is really flying the F-16, we can instruct it not to exceed a given g, a given angle of attack, or a given roll rate. And it will do this with very few exceptions. These exceptions are why you may have heard some of the horror stories about the F-16. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I've heard the usual reactions: "I don't want any g limiter on my airplane! If I want to pull 10 or even 12 g, I don't want to be limited to ONLY 9 g!" Now, stop and think a minute. While there may be some instances where this is true, they are very rare.
Tell me one other jet in which you're even ALLOWED to routinely attempt 9 g. I'll wait while you think. And while you're thinking, consider this scenario: We're both going straight down at 400 knots. You pull out using 10 g, but I pull only 9 g. You'll be recovered to level flight about 160 feet sooner than I will. Since there are few (if any) of us humans who are blessed with senses keen enough to allow them to delay that additional 160 feet before they start to pull out (about two tenths of a second) the difference between 9 and 10 g's quickly becomes academic.
There's also energy bleed rate to consider. As you continue to increase the angle of attack in search of more g, the increased drag sometimes results in an increased airspeed bleed rate, such that the average g for any given amount of time turns out to be less than if you started with (and maintained) slightly less g at the beginning. If you get deeply into the engineering involved, you'll find that the present g limit is as close to optimum as you're going to get with today's flight control system technology and F-16 aerodynamics. What this limiter ensures, then, is max command in, max performance out.
With the F-16's g limiter, you can snatch symmetrically on the controls without fear of ever overstressing the aircraft. As a result, some of the initial moves you've seen the aircraft perform are astounding. In an amazingly short time, you can have more g than the other guy is even allowed. And then you can add another g or two over the next few seconds. If someone tries to match the resultant pitch rate in any other aircraft, they'll only succeed in destroying the airplane they're flying. In addition, the angle-of-attack limiter portion of the electronic flight control system will not allow you to pull the aircraft to an angle of attack where you can get in trouble (more on that later). External stores, however, are no different than you're used to. You must still pay as much attention to the Dash-One and Dash-Thirty-four as you have in the past. [Ed.: Dash-One is F-16 flight manual; Dash-Thirty-four is the weapons manual.]
Since fighters have historically done some funny things at elevated angles of attack and elevated roll rates, we can also instruct the computer to limit the available roll rate in certain portions of the envelope. The result is an F-16 that achieves 324 degrees per second maximum roll-rate command within the first ninety degrees—and this is then cut back as the angle of attack goes up or the configuration changes (e.g., the CAT Ill switch). [Ed.: CAT III is a position on the stores configuration switch that is generally used when flying with specified weapons and external full tanks.] There's a series of flight parameters that the flight control system looks at in determining just what roll rate it's going to allow, but I don't have time to mention all of them here. (Take my word for it — trying to go completely through the flight control circuit diagrams in their entirety is enough to give anyone religion.)
Now, before someone comes up with what I've heard before (i.e., "My T-38 will roll 720 degrees per second"), let's set a few things straight. First of all, that is a bogus number. The T-38's actual maximum roll rate is barely half that value — and even then it only occurs during the third consecutive, full-deflection roll under optimum conditions, and is entirely too fast to be of any operational use.
Instead, consider this: the F-16 is as fast to ninety degrees of bank as just about anything you'll run across; and although there are areas of the envelope where the computer limits the F-16 to less than 100 degrees per second, you still have nearly twice the roll rate available, under similar conditions, as any adversary you may meet.
From the obvious amazement of every adversary who views the F-16 across the circle for the first time, it's obvious that this g and AOA "limit" is not a player in any engagement you'll come across in the foreseeable future. But before we go on to other considerations, there are some other points about this "different" flight control system I should make.
Recall that it's a rate command system and not a displacement system, like you've been accustomed to flying. With a displacement system, we've all become accustomed to the different response rates we get as the airspeed changes. Therefore, we've become a nation of samplers — constantly reassuring ourselves that we still have control over the aircraft we're flying. We do this on almost a subliminal level, and are not aware of this habit unless someone points it out.
As the airspeed decreases on final, we tend to sample to ensure that we'll have enough control left to complete the landing. As we try to fly really close formation, we tend to sample to ensure in our minds that we've got enough control not to hit lead. And, because all displacement systems have a small, so called dead band that we must go through, we again tend to sample to continuously reacquaint ourselves with just where the dead band ends and control begins.
With some airplanes, we tend to keep the stick moving in an attempt to reduce the breakout friction to a manageable level. You may not be aware of this sampling phenomenon, but we all do it to some degree.
Now, enter the F-16-with a rate command system that supplies good, constant pitch and roll response so long as the aircraft is physically capable of flying. Further, there is little or no dead band associated with the F-16. Also, since we are not actually moving anything mechanical, there is no friction to consider. So the moral of the story is this: If you don't want the F-16 to move, don't move the stick!
This is NOT to say that the F-16 is too sensitive. Quite the contrary, it is simply a tremendously RESPONSIVE airplane. Resist the temptation to sample or you'll get response in spades. Although this seems like a simple request, old habits die hard. So pay attention to how you're flying the F-16. Become aware of just how you're manipulating the stick and your impression of how hard or easy the F-16 is to fly will improve. Remember, if a correction is necessary, don't be afraid to move the stick. But if you don't want the F-16 to move, don't move the controls (i.e., don't sample).
It is also very important to realize that this rate command system works both ways. That is, if you move the stick, you get a response. But conversely, if the airplane moves and you haven't asked it to, the flight control system will try to damp that motion without any help from you. This system is not too different from some of the stability augmentation systems you've seen in previous airplanes, with the exception that this one has more authority than you've ever experienced before.
THIS black box is occupied by an 800-pound gorilla, not by some of the squirrels you have experienced on earlier airplanes. Guys who really know control systems will recognize bits and pieces of this rate command system in other airplanes. The F-111 (General Dynamics' other airplane) had some aspects of a rate system creeping into the picture. The F-15 and certainly the F-18 share a lot of this design philosophy. However, none go to the lengths the F-16 does in controlling the basic airplane.
The F-16's very good ride at high airspeed and low altitude is one result of this self-checking feature. As soon as the F-16 is disturbed by any type of turbulence, the flight control system has a correction in, almost before you can think about it.
This self-correcting feature is why you see the horizontal stabilizer moving around so much when the airplane is taxiing. The flight control system is not getting any input from you, but is feeling the aircraft move as you taxi across all the bumps on the taxi route. So what you see is the flight control system trying to smooth out the taxiway. This is also why you don't have to put in any check command to stop the roll rate as you try to do any number of precision point rolls.
One minor drawback of the self-checking feature shows up in what has been described as roll ratcheting. You will recall earlier that I talked about how different the flight control system is, compared to what you've been using. The ability to do smooth rolls requires some concentration on your part until you become completely familiar with this different airplane. What's happening is that you're putting in some amount of roll command. Since the roll acceleration of the F-16 is so good, you make the subconscious decision that if you're rolling this fast and this quick then in a couple of seconds you will be rolling at nine million rpm.
The natural tendency is to want to slow the roll rate. With a conventional flight control system, we simply decrease the amount of stick deflection. In order to accomplish this, we relax pressure on the stick and allow the self-centering forces to move the stick closer to center (i.e., less aileron deflection), thus slowing the roll rate to what we want; then apply sufficient pressure to keep the stick at the new position. This relaxing of the pressure will normally go to zero momentarily, and with the F-16 this is sufficient for the self-checking feature to stop the roll rate completely. (Remember — you don't have direct control over the amount or direction of the control surface deflection.) The roll rate deceleration is ALSO rapid, so your body and hand tend to couple with the aircraft motion and probably make stick inputs that weren't intended.
The end result is some pretty sloppy rolls until we get used to the system. What you need to do is (1) learn to adjust the roll rate with subtle pressure changes to the stick and (2) get away from the stick position cues you've been used to using. Once you can get yourself tuned to using finite pressure changes to control the roll rate, you'll be able to make smooth roll inputs. This is so despite a force-per-roll-rate slope that isn't constant. There are two distinct changes in the slope of the curve. This is to make sure that the airplane isn't too sensitive for small inputs, and that the force required for max inputs is not too high. Those devilish engineers also used two different roll time constants for small and large roll inputs. All this is nice to know, but if you simply pay attention to the amount of force you're using on the stick, you'll be able to do very nice rolls with the F-16.
By now I'm sure all of you are asking why it's necessary to use such a markedly different flight control system. Well this self-checking feature is really one of the main reasons this flight control system is in the F-16. It allows an aircraft design that uses new and different aerodynamic principles.
Joe Bill Dryden was a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, Class of '62. After retiring from the Air Force, he became an experimental test pilot for General Dynamics. His experience with the F-16 began when he was selected to represent Tactical Air Command as one of the original members of the YF-16/YF-17 Lightweight Fighter Joint Test Team. He subsequently flew and helped develop various combinations of F-16 airframe, engine, wing, flight control system, and avionics systems. Joe Bill died on 24 May 1993 when his F-16 crashed in North Central Texas during a company acceptance flight.
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package org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junit.result;

import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
import org.gradle.api.Action;
import org.gradle.api.GradleException;
import org.gradle.api.logging.Logger;
import org.gradle.api.logging.Logging;
import org.gradle.internal.FileUtils;
import org.gradle.internal.operations.BuildOperationContext;
import org.gradle.internal.operations.BuildOperationExecutor;
import org.gradle.internal.operations.BuildOperationQueue;
import org.gradle.internal.operations.RunnableBuildOperation;
import org.gradle.internal.progress.BuildOperationDescriptor;
import org.gradle.internal.time.Time;
import org.gradle.internal.time.Timer;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

public class Binary2JUnitXmlReportGenerator {

    private final File testResultsDir;
    private final TestResultsProvider testResultsProvider;
    private JUnitXmlResultWriter xmlWriter;
    private final BuildOperationExecutor buildOperationExecutor;
    private final static Logger LOG = Logging.getLogger(Binary2JUnitXmlReportGenerator.class);

    public Binary2JUnitXmlReportGenerator(File testResultsDir, TestResultsProvider testResultsProvider, TestOutputAssociation outputAssociation, BuildOperationExecutor buildOperationExecutor, String hostName) {
        this.testResultsDir = testResultsDir;
        this.testResultsProvider = testResultsProvider;
        this.xmlWriter = new JUnitXmlResultWriter(hostName, testResultsProvider, outputAssociation);
        this.buildOperationExecutor = buildOperationExecutor;
    }

    public void generate() {
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        buildOperationExecutor.runAll(new Action<BuildOperationQueue<JUnitXmlReportFileGenerator>>() {
            @Override
            public void execute(final BuildOperationQueue<JUnitXmlReportFileGenerator> queue) {
                testResultsProvider.visitClasses(new Action<TestClassResult>() {
                    public void execute(final TestClassResult result) {
                        final File reportFile = new File(testResultsDir, getReportFileName(result));
                        queue.add(new JUnitXmlReportFileGenerator(result, reportFile, xmlWriter));
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                });
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        LOG.info("Finished generating test XML results ({}) into: {}", clock.getElapsed(), testResultsDir);
    }

    private String getReportFileName(TestClassResult result) {
        return "TEST-" + FileUtils.toSafeFileName(result.getClassName()) + ".xml";
    }

    private static class JUnitXmlReportFileGenerator implements RunnableBuildOperation {
        private final TestClassResult result;
        private final File reportFile;
        private final JUnitXmlResultWriter xmlWriter;

        public JUnitXmlReportFileGenerator(TestClassResult result, File reportFile, JUnitXmlResultWriter xmlWriter) {
            this.result = result;
            this.reportFile = reportFile;
            this.xmlWriter = xmlWriter;
        }

        @Override
        public BuildOperationDescriptor.Builder description() {
            return BuildOperationDescriptor.displayName("Generate junit XML test report for ".concat(result.getClassName()));
        }

        @Override
        public void run(BuildOperationContext context) {
            FileOutputStream output = null;
            try {
                output = new FileOutputStream(reportFile);
                xmlWriter.write(result, output);
                output.close();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new GradleException(String.format("Could not write XML test results for %s to file %s.", result.getClassName(), reportFile), e);
            } finally {
                IOUtils.closeQuietly(output);
            }
        }
    }
}

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A couple of weeks ago, we notified the Raspberry Pi users of VNC Connect that we will be deactivating the accounts of minors. This measure was taken to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into force on May 25th.
The reason for the deactivation is that under the new framework, organisations will require explicit consent to process data from users older than 16 years of age. Users that don't meet the minimum age requirement cannot provide consent, so we will not be able to retain their accounts and store their data.
Our policy changes for existing account holders of VNC Connect for Raspberry Pi have been met with genuine curiosity and a little scepticism from some users, as current events such as the recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal make people's ears prick up when it comes to subjects related to online data processing.
To tackle cybercrime, GDPR requires companies to take additional precautions to prevent the theft or the loss of customers' data. Additional measures include the obligation to document data retention processes, report any data breach within 72 hours, and encrypt all customer data being stored.
Companies won't be able to store data related to users younger than 16. They also have the obligation to clarify the privacy terms in a plain and easy-to-understand language accessible to children, and to make a reasonable effort to verify that consent was given by a parent or a guardian on their behalf.
Prior to the general data protection regulation, implicit consent was widely assumed. This meant that a company assumed the right to the users' data unless they explicitly opt-out. With GDPR, the consent becomes explicit, so the users will need to proactively say "yes" to data collection before they are subscribed to newsletters and marketing communications (there is no implied consent).
Once a user has willingly given consent to the use of their data, that doesn't mean that companies can store it forever. With GDPR, users will be able to withdraw their consent at any point, and to request that their data is permanently deleted. There is a clear right to be forgotten and companies must have documented processes to enable this change in status.
For RealVNC, meeting compliance has been a year-long mission, but despite all the hard work required by the process, we are looking forward to seeing the new regulation coming into effect. After all, we are all active internet users who occasionally allow companies to store our data and it's very comforting to know that we all now have more control over the use of our personal data.


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Look around the U.S. and you'll find a lot of silly laws that just plain don't make sense. However, there are a few very good reasons why it's illegal to do this in the Mount Rushmore State.


Does a whiff of pizzas, burgers or sandwiches entice you, but you refrain from eating them due to the high-calories it contains? Take heart, smelling these for longer than two minutes will make you feel satiated, suggest researchers, including one of an Indian-origin.
"Ambient scent can be a powerful tool to resist cravings for indulgent foods. In fact, subtle sensory stimuli like scents can be more effective in influencing children's and adults' food choices than restrictive policies," said lead author Dipayan Biswas, Professor at the University of South Florida in the US.


And hit the Enter key in your keyboard or in the formula bar.
And then hit the Enter key in your keyboard or in the formula bar, to display the answer.
Finally, hit the Enter key in your keyboard, or in the formula bar, to display the answer.


An ideal environment for the social, emotional, and developmental growth of children does not always exist in today's society. Family units that have become separated due to family or behavior problems often contribute to delays in these areas. In order to promote continuity in the social, emotional, and developmental growth of children who have been victims of family disruption, children are often removed from the home and placed in foster care. Placement in the foster care system affects children in a unique, individual fashion. The affects of child-care by non-parental custodians, though subjective in nature, have common parameters that must be addressed and examined.
Understanding foster care placement is crucial in order to fully evaluate both its advantages and disadvantages.
According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, "Foster care means 24-hour substitute care for all children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the State agency has placement and care responsibility." Though this definition excludes children in privately funded foster care arrangements, placement in a facility not governed by a state agency is often sought for children. Placement with either a state agency or a privately funded program can either be short-term lasting several months, or extend for a period of years as in long-term placement. The duration of time spent in the foster care system is dependent upon the existing home environment and the ability of the caregivers in the home to provide a safe and nurturing environment for the child. An evaluation of both the present and pre-existing home environment is crucial in making the decision of whether to remove the child from foster care and reunite them with their parental custodians or to continue placement in the foster care system.
Though it is difficult to separate a child from his parental custodians, foster care placement is deemed necessary in situations of abuse or neglect. Severe behavioral problems on the part of the child as well as a variety of parental problems, including abandonment, illness (either physical or emotional), incarcerations, alcohol/substance abuse, and death, are also reasons deemed legitimate to warrant removal from the home.
A child, who has been subjected to this type of environment, needs to be provided an opportunity of security and caring. Foster care is often the answer to break this cycle.
Is Foster Care Really Better?


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Q: Memcached on a webserver We host a Magento webshop hosted by Amazon EC2, and we have speed issues. We're currently looking at moving to another provider. We found one hosting provider where we have a test account now. Speed is better. They use memcached, and this made me wonder how that will improve things for us, if we use that on our servers.
I've read that memcached caches database tables, but I understand that it is installed on the webserver, not the database server.
Are there any downsides or risks when using Memcached?
Will this have unforseen effects on other applications, besides improved speed? How about RAM - will we need more memory for it to work properly? Now we have 1715MB RAM (strange number but this is what it reports).

A: One installs memcached to the compute node or webserver -- that way it can cache queries before they'd have to hit the wire.  Your apache instance will be faster if (eg) php can hit a rich cache before going out on networking.  It's better to devote spare memory on the db box to the db instance anyway, so that it can use as much mem as possible and buffer what it can, and that way keep it in memory.
Memcached will use memory on the webserver, of course, and you don't want to over-allocate so that your compute/web node starts eating into swap:  you kill all your space tradeoffs when you do that.
In my limited experience, it's not quite a magic pill; and will need tuning and watching like any other cache or with any other performance tuning effort.  It gets much better when there are more than one web host per db, but it should still show you some nice improvements with one web box and one db box.  I haven't installed it in a case where the db and web are on the same box, I should say, and if you're thinking of doing so I'd maybe reconsider.

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Are there any downsides or risks when using Memcached?

Yes. Do not use it if you are sharing the machine with other users who are also running websites. The nature of how memcached works is it listens on a port locally. Anyone with local access to the box can then access memcached and anything stored there becomes vulnerable. You should also ensure that the memcached port is blocked from the internet.

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Tag Archives: Olympian
Sainsbury's: Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu and world junior champion Dina Asher-Smith tested the "perfect meal for an athlete" in london
Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu and world junior champion Dina Asher-Smith today taste tested the "perfect meal for an athlete" according to performance nutrition experts.
LONDON, 2015-2-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The dish, an 8oz New York strip sirloin steak served with sweet potato mash, kale, samphire, mange tout and broccoli, was served by London chef and former Olympian Francis Agyepong at Christopher's restaurant in Covent Garden.
Francis competed in the Triple Jump for Great Britain at the Barcelona and Atlanta Olympics, and has since developed his career as a head chef in London's West End.
He has worked with Sainsbury's and British Athletics' performance nutritionist Joseph Agu to create a perfect menu for Christine and Dina, as they prepare for the 2015 athletics season, which will see Christine bid to retain her world 400m title in Beijing, where she won Olympic gold in 2008.
Joseph Agu said: "This is the perfect meal for an athlete, with the right balance of protein, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals. Steak is high in protein, which is excellent for muscle recovery and also in iron stores which helps reduce fatigue. It's an ideal meat for athletes to consume during their training programme.
"Sweet potato is an excellent carbohydrate source so it contributes to the recovery of normal muscle function after hard training. The green veg provides vitamins A & C which support the immune system to function normally, which is hampered with hard training."
Dina Asher-Smith, who was crowned British 60m champion at the Sainsbury's Indoor British Championships last weekend and will compete at the Sainsbury's Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday, said: "As a young athlete I'm always looking for ways to improve my performance, so good nutrition is key. Ahead of a big event like the Sainsbury's Indoor Grand Prix it's important to eat properly, and as the experts have identified, this dish is perfect for an athlete."
Christine Ohuruogu said: "Nutrition is a very important part of athletics, and it's great that Francis and Joseph have identified a dish which will help our training, but also taste great. Healthy eating is a big part of my life, so I'm really pleased to see Sainsbury's using their sponsorship of athletics to inspire others to live a healthy lifestyle."
Francis Agyepong said: "At Christopher's we are always trying to be at the fore front of culinary awareness in terms of ingredients, traceability, style and nutrition. If you peruse our menus you will see many elements of 'superfoods' incorporated into our dishes; from quinoa and seeds, to beets, kale and black rice.
"In creating this ultimate athlete menu, I have focused on nutrition first and foremost – the dish is ideal for energy, recovery and tissue rebuilding. The quality of ingredients used and the resulting taste also has a positive effect on the mind and general wellbeing.
"Food and nutrition is a big part of everyone's lives but to an athlete it can mean the difference between having a short or long sustained career. The body has the ability to self-repair if the food you are putting in it is of premium quality – that is why our menu at Christopher's is very balanced."
The Ultimate Athletes Lunch Recipe – Christopher's, Covent Garden
1x 230g sirloin steak
Mixed greens: Samphire, Kale, tender stem broccoli, calvolo nero, peas
1 x medium size sweet potato
90ml agave syrup (or maple syrup)
Pre-heat oven to 180°C (fan oven)
Place sweet potato in oven for approximately 25 mins
While potato is cooking season the steak with salt and cracked black pepper, drizzle a little olive or sunflower to coat the steak
Once potato is cooked, cut out the flesh and mash until smooth, adding 90ml agave syrup, then cover
Place steak on a hot grill or into a hot frying pan and cook for 3mins on each side (remove from the heat and allow to rest for 4-mins)
Meanwhile drop your vegetables into medium size pot of salted boiling water for approx. 40 seconds, drain the vegetables off before pouring into moderate hot pan with 10 ml of coconut oil toss two or three times before finishing with some chopped tarragon, mint and parsley
Serve immediately
Francis Agyepong, Christopher's, Covent Garden.
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, Marketing, Retail, Retailer	| Tagged "perfect meal for an athlete", Christine Ohuruogu, Christopher's restaurant in Covent Garden, Dina Asher-Smith, Francis Agyepong, London, Olympian, Olympic gold medallist, Sainsbury's, world junior champion	|


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Q: Why do bit-shift operators make my hash function so fast? I'm learning C right now and I had originally built this hash function for a spell checker program I'm building in a CS50 edx course.
int hashing(char *word)
{

    unsigned int hash = 0;
    for (int i = 0, n = strlen(word); i < n; i++)
        hash += word[i];
    return hash % HTABLE_SIZE;
}

Then I stumbled upon this hash function on reddit that uses bit-shift operators.
int hashing(char *word)
{
    unsigned int hash = 0;
    for (int i = 0, n = strlen(word); i < n; i++)
        hash = (hash << 2) ^ word[i];
    return hash % HTABLE_SIZE;
}

With this hash function the speed of my program went from 0.13 seconds to 0.06 seconds. Can someone please explain to me why this hash function is so much faster?

A: I don't think shift + xor is faster than addition.
However, the resulting hash table is probably much faster, because the hash values are much better distributed.


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Originalism and its Discontents (Plus a Thought Or Two About Abortion)
U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 117
22 Pages Posted: 17 Jan 2007 Last revised: 10 Mar 2008
See all articles by Mitchell N. Berman
Mitchell N. Berman
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Date Written: March 5, 2008
In Abortion and Original Meaning, Jack Balkin presents a new argument, based on his reconstruction of the principles that animated the Fourteenth Amendment, for the soundness of the result, though not the reasoning, of Roe v. Wade. That argument, however, serves the larger purpose of demonstrating why the debate between originalism and living constitutionalism rests on a false dichotomy. Once we reject the assumption that fidelity to the [constitutional] text means fidelity to original expected application, Balkin contends, we ought instead to agree that constitutional interpretation requires fidelity to the original meaning of the Constitution and to the principles that underlie the text. In maintaining such fidelity, moreover, [e]ach generation makes the Constitution their Constitution by calling upon its text and its principles and arguing about what they mean in their own time. It follows, Balkin claims, that [t]he choice between original meaning and living constitutionalism ... is a false choice. This short reply essay, to appear in a symposium devoted to Balkin's article, argues that Balkin mischaracterizes contemporary originalism and that his false choice claim cannot be maintained.
Although Balkin is not alone in asserting that originalists believe that courts ought to be faithful to the originally expected applications of the constitutional text, almost no contemporary originalist theorist takes that view, and many have categorically rejected it. More important, though, is what follows once we all reject expectation originalism. Balkin's conclusion that originalism and non-originalism present a false choice rests squarely on his contention that fidelity to the Constitution requires fidelity to its original meaning and precludes contemporary interpreters from interpreting its text in accordance with other principles that the text can bear. Of course, it is precisely this claim that non-originalists deny. Yet Balkin presents precious little argument to support it, and nothing adequate to convince non-originalists that what they see as a true choice is in fact a false one. Not only is Balkin's proposed originalist method surprisingly undefended, but it seems inconsistent with his appreciation of the way that extra-judicial actors - especially social movements - shape constitutional meaning. Ironically, that understanding strongly suggests (though it does not entail) that the non-originalists have the better view of judicial constitutional interpretation.
In short, this brief essay argues that, despite much in his article that is fresh and interesting, Balkin's empirical claim about the state of originalist argumentation rings false and his normative or conceptual claims about constitutional interpretation fail to persuade. The essay concludes by offering a few thoughts as well about the problem of abortion.
Keywords: Originalism, Nonoriginalism, Non-originalism, Living Constitutionalism, Abortion
Berman, Mitchell N., Originalism and its Discontents (Plus a Thought Or Two About Abortion) (March 5, 2008). U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 117, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=957630 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.957630
Mitchell N. Berman (Contact Author)
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School ( email )
3501 Sansom Street


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Костел і монастир кармелітів (Кам'янець-Подільський) — втрачені сакральні споруди міста.

Короткі відомості
Кармеліти босі прийшли в Кам'янець 1623 р., того року був заснований монастир кармелітів шляхтянкою Катажиною Цеклінською. Спочатку монастир розташовувався у верхній частині нинішнього Старого бульвару. Збудований монахами костел, який був «підупалим», реставрували коштом Станіслава «Ревери» Потоцького.

Монастир був розібраний під час турецького перебування (1672—1699), перебудований під укріплення, які мали захищати замковий міст (розібрали споруди кляштору і збудували на їх місці передмостне укріплення).

Після вигнання турків у 1699 р. монастир було відновлено на новому місці, збудували дерев'яний костел.

Новий кам'яний костел збудовано за участі архітектора Ріппе в 1717—1750 рр. За люстрацією 22 березня 1734 р. було два будинки оо. кармелітів на центральній площі міста та «бровар» в долині річки Смотрича.

1867 р. монастир був закритий. З 1878 р. перебудований під Соборну церкву Казанської божої матері.

Усипальниця
У криптах костелу й монастиря були поховані:
 брацлавський воєвода Пйотр Потоцький
 кам'янецький підкоморій Марцін (Францішек) Боґуш

Примітки

Джерела
 Urzędnicy podolscy XIV—XVIII wieków / opracowali E. Janas, W. Kłaczewski, J. Kurtyka, A. Sochacka. — Kórnik, 1998. — 243 s. — S. 96. — ISBN 83-85213-00-7 całość, ISBN 83-85213-22-8.
 Sztuka Kresów Wschodnich: materiały sesji naukowej . — 1996. — № 2.

Посилання

 Жарких М. І. Кляштор кармелітів / Храми Поділля
 Світлина .
 Світлина .
 Світлина .

Костели Кам'янця-Подільського
Зруйновані храми


The Aquael Multi cartridge Medias are designed for a selection of the Aquael filters . The turbo filter and the MultiKani both use the filtration systems where you can add extra cartridges so therefore increasing your filtration accordingly . The only limitation you have is the height you wish your stack to be.
is a unique element for filtering aquarium water in fresh tanks, and is made of a high quality active carbon. This media is durable and dust free . It comes in granular form . Carbomax pro can be used in both freshwater and saltwater aquariums. To begin using this product remove the sticker, rinse the cartridge and lubricate the gasket with silicone grease before the start-up. Carbomax Plus should be placed behind mechanical filtration elements and in front of chemical filtration elements.
is a chemical media which absorbs phosphates dissolved in water . Phosphates in water are one of the main reasons for nuisance algae. Pro Phosmax basic should only be used in freshwater aquariums.
To begin using this product remove the sticker, rinse the cartridge and lubricate the gasket with silicone grease before the start-up. In order to ensure the best results it is recommended to place the Phosmax basic element behind the elements for mechanical and biological filtration.
We recommend this media being used in the following situations.
tanks with the algae problem.
is a unique element intended for chemical filtration of water in freshwater aquariums. It has a form of grit made of specially selected zeolite ensuring very large absorptive capacity. This should only be used in freshwater aquariums.
How to usw Zeomaz plus – Remove the sticker, rinse the cartridge and lubricate the gasket with silicone grease before the start-up. . In order to ensure the best results it is recommended to place the ZeoMAX Plus element behind mechanical filtration elements and in front of biological filtration elements.


Alguazas is a town situated in the Vega Media Segura area within the Region of Murcia (Spain).
Its inauguration will take place next Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at 5:00 p.m.
This new edition of the Alguazas Open Forum will be entitled "Are all the same? Ethics and politics"


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require 'rest_client'
module ApipieBindings
  module RestClientExtensions

    module RequestAccessor
      attr_accessor :request
    end

    RestClient::AbstractResponse.send(:include, RequestAccessor) unless RestClient::AbstractResponse.method_defined?(:request)
    RestClient::Response.send(:include, RequestAccessor) unless RestClient::Response.method_defined?(:request)

    unless RestClient.const_defined? :AUTHENTICATOR_EXTENSION
      RestClient::AUTHENTICATOR_EXTENSION = lambda do |request, args|
        args[:authenticator].authenticate(request, args) if args[:authenticator]
      end
    end

    unless RestClient.before_execution_procs.include? RestClient::AUTHENTICATOR_EXTENSION
      RestClient.add_before_execution_proc(&RestClient::AUTHENTICATOR_EXTENSION)
    end
  end
end


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Q: undefined reference to '_imp___glewGenBuffers' I am having the following link errors regarding glew library when compiling an opengl 2.1 program on code blocks,mingw.
obj\Debug\LUtil.o||In function `Z6renderv':|
C:\Users\war\Desktop\CG\Hello\LUtil.cpp|162|undefined reference to `_imp____glewGenBuffers'|
C:\Users\war\Desktop\CG\Hello\LUtil.cpp|163|undefined reference to `_imp____glewBindBuffer'|
C:\Users\war\Desktop\CG\Hello\LUtil.cpp|164|undefined reference to `_imp____glewBufferData'|

Also, I have properly linked these libraries.
-lopengl32
-glu32
-glew32
-lfreeglut
Also, I have make the project find the appropriate header files and libraries.
What else is left?

A: This can be caused by attempting to use an MSVC lib under mingw. Either download a library compiled for mingw, or compile your own.

A: Link the library glew32s.lib also. Put this linker at the top of linker list.


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2023 3rd International Conference on Control Science and Electric Power Systems (CSEPS 2023)
Assoc. Prof. Haoxi Cong
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, North China Electric Power University, China
Experience: Assoc. Prof. Haoxi Cong, graduated from the School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, with a bachelor's degree in engineering and a doctorate in engineering in 2011 and 2016 respectively; from 2012 to 2016, he visited and studied in the State Key Laboratory of New Energy Power Systems, North China Electric Power University. Mainly engaged in the teaching of circuits and electrical engineering courses, as well as research work in advanced power transmission and transformation technology, electrical equipment intelligence and other aspects. Presided over 2 National Natural Science Foundation projects, participated in the completion of 4 National Natural Science Foundation projects, 1 sub-project of the National High-tech Research and Development Program (863 Program), and a number of scientific research projects of the State Grid Corporation, and published 1 academic monograph, both at home and abroad. He has published more than 50 research papers in important academic journals and conferences. He was selected into the Young Talent Support Program of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering, and served as a number of academic part-time jobs, including a member of the IEEE P2869 working group, a member of the CIGRE China National Committee Youth Committee, a member of the China Electrotechnical Society Youth Work Committee, and the IEEE PES Power Transmission and Distribution Technical Committee (China) Member of the Overhead Line Technology Sub-Committee, Youth Editor of the Journal of Insulation Materials, etc.
Speech Title:Synergistic Deterioration Mechanism and Protection Technology of Multiple Sulfur Corrosion Phenomenon in Power Transformer
Abstract:Multiple active sulfides in the transformer oil could react with the copper conductor to form cuprous sulfide, which adheres to the surface of the copper wire and the insulating paper, reducing the oil-paper electrical properties and cause insulation failure. At present, most scholars mainly focused on the corrosiveness of the single sulfide DBDS, while few on other sulfides and their synergistic deterioration effects. Based on the macroscopic experiment and microscopic molecular simulation, the project intends to analyze the change rule of aging characteristic parameters under different sulfide, voltage and temperature, to clarify the reaction process and their mutual conversion of multiple sulfur corrosion. Also, the synergistic deterioration mechanism of the oil-paper insulation by different sulfurs would be revealed. By extracting the decoupling characteristic parameters which can quantitatively characterize the multiple sulfur corrosion degree, the mathematic correlation model of the sulfur compositions, the aging characteristic parameters and the sulfur corrosion severity can be established, also with the quantitative characterization method of the sulfur corrosion severity degree. The protection effectiveness of passivator under multiple sulfur corrosion would be studied and the optimal passivator concentration for different corrosive sulfurs will be proposed. This project has certain scientific significance and application value for further revealing the sulfur corrosion phenomenon and its synergistic degradation mechanism, as well providing theoretical basis and technical means for preventing the sulfur corrosion insulation fault.
Assoc. Prof. Jinsong Tao
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, China
Experience: Assoc. Prof. Jinsong Tao received the M.Sc and D.Sc degrees in electrical engineering from Hubei University of Technology and Wuhan University, both in Wuhan, China, in 1997, 2006 respectively. During 2006 and 2007, He was as a visiting research associate in The University of Manchester, UK. He is currently an associate professor in Wuhan University. In 1989, he joined Wuhan Electric Transformer Factory, where he was an engineer involved with electric transformer design. From 1997 on, he came to the School of Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University. His current research interests include electromagnetic compatibility in power system, high voltage engineering, power system economics and intelligent transportation system. He has published 30 paper in which 8 are indexed by SCI.ead Line Technology Sub-Committee, Youth Editor of the Journal of Insulation Materials, etc.
Copyright© CSEPS 2023
2023 3rd International Conference on Control Science and Electric Power Systems (CSEPS 2023) http://www.iccseps.org/


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Getting parts of Excel files as images.
One of the things I needed to do recently was to get performance data into a spreadsheet with charts – which the export part of Doug Finke's ImportExcel module handles very nicely. But we had a request to display the charts on a web page without the need to open an Excel file, so it was time to have a look around in Excel's [very hierarchical] object model.
$excelApp = New-Object -ComObject "Excel.Application"
A couple of things to note – the export method can output a PNG, JPG or GIF file and in the final version of this code, $OutputType is passed as a parameter (like $Path and $Destination I've got into the habit of capitalizing parameter names, and starting normal variables with lowercase letters). There's a slightly odd way of selecting 'all charts' and if the chart isn't selected before exporting it doesn't export properly.
Back at Excel's object model… there isn't an Export method which applies to a range of cells or a whole worksheet – the SaveAs method doesn't have the option to save a sheet (or part of one) as an image. Which left me asking "how would I do this manually?" I'd copy what I needed and paste it into something which can save it. From version 5 PowerShell has a Get-Clipboard cmdlet which can handle image data. (Earlier versions let you access the clipboard via the .net objects but images were painful). The Excel object model will allow a selection to be copied, so a single script can load the workbook, make a selection, copy it, receive it from the clipboard as an image and save the image.
$xlApp = New-Object -ComObject "Excel.Application"
Excel puts up a warning that there is a lot of data in the clipboard on exit and to stop that I copy a single cell before exiting.
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