Is that a mushroom or a microphone?
We've all been there. It's been a long working day and suddenly you find yourself trying to open your car with your house key. Or you put your milk carton in the microwave.
Or, you start speaking into a mushroom instead of a microphone.
This is what happened to a man who is named as a Turkish reporter in a clip from 2014 that's circulating online again this week.
While interviewing another man the reporter is holding a microphone and what looks like a giant mushroom together in his hands.
As he asks questions, the audio disappears as he begins to speak into the mushroom instead of his microphone.
His interviewee is clearly perplexed and they both crack up when the reporter eventually realises his mistake.


Hi everyone - Here we are again!
This year marks my 11th anniversary with FAWM! Joining was one of the best things I've ever done for my songwriting!
#5 Ghost - Now with Music!
Thank you so much Corinne for your beautiful prompt and for making me laugh too! Your comment is very witty!
Hey Corinne, thanks a lot for having set up the skirmish. It gave me a pleasant stressful hour. I guess it's called flow. I also enjoy listening to all the other liar songs.
I hope you know my thoughts weren't towards you but towards many who unfortunately happened to have a presence in your thread. I LOVE that you have a song called polar vortex and hope you are having a great fawm!!
And...you are going to demo?
No Corrine, it's not just you! (comment on The Dance) The second piano was a bit hesitant at the start and because the whole lot was live-entered, there are some time irregularities in the pianos elsewhere which I'll iron out for commercial use (oh the wonders of MIDI recording of live performances). Intentional rubatos will get left in of course! (what I told my Patreon patrons: "there are technical errors aka fumblefingers..."
Greetings to the Queen of Skirmish!
Hi Corinne. Let's all have another great FAWM this year.
Hi Corinne! Ain't it grand? We get to start this thing on a weekend!!!
The best skirmish prompter in the world! Hope to see you here this year.


Working in some of the world's most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners' expectations. With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.
UNOPS Thailand Operations Hub (THOH) is under the UNOPS Asia Regional Office and has been established to better support, develop and oversee the UNOPS portfolio of projects in South East Asia and the Pacific. Located in Bangkok, Thailand, the Hub comprises two main offices –THOH Thailand and THOH Indonesia and its current portfolio spans HR transactional services, financial management services, procurement services and project implementation services currently being provided to a wide range of other UN entities, INGOs and Governments/Government agencies in South East Asia and the Pacific.
THOH Thailand delivers HR Transactional services on behalf of Global clients. Through this service provision stream, THOH Thailand enhances the operational capacity of UNOPS to serve partners with large-scale and high volume HR services through need-driven corporate level project services. In support of, and to best serve client's needs, THOH Thailand has developed and utilizes standardized and unified systems and processes born of extensive experience that ensures the highest quality of services and cost-effectiveness for partners.
In the contexts of THOH's ongoing operations in Indonesia, UNOPS is looking for a highly-motivated Resource Mobilization Volunteer to support the business development unit in Jakarta. The Volunteer will report to the Partnerships and Business Development Officer in Jakarta and will support the development of THOH's partnership and business development strategy with specific focus on South East Asia and the Pacific. The volunteer will be liaising extensively with colleagues at THOH as well as relevant offices at UNOPS Asia Regional Office and UNOPS Headquarters.
Support the development and design of the THOH partnerships and business development strategy for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and the Pacific countries.
Excellent capacity to advocate effectively, communicate sensitively across different constituencies.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (able to prepare and write complex documents) and proficiency in computer skills especially Microsoft office applications.
Ability to set goals and deliver.
Ability to work independently, to tight deadlines and under pressure.
Openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
Minimum first university degree (bachelor's or equivalent) in social sciences, marketing, international relations/development, development studies, business administration or any related field.
A relevant advanced university degree (master's or equivalent) preferred.
Prior experience in resource mobilization or business development required.
Excellent research and drafting skills required.
Volunteers do not receive any remuneration, subsidy or compensation of any kind. All costs and expenses incurred by the Volunteer which relate to the provision of voluntary services to UNOPS shall be borne by the Volunteer, including but not limited to costs for medical insurance coverage, accommodation, etc.
To be eligible, interested individuals must have necessary visa/work authorization to enable them to provide the voluntary services and must be resident in Indonesia regardless of whether they are Indonesia national or foreign national.
Volunteers are not financially remunerated.
Indonesia nationals and foreigners resident in Indonesia are eligible for this volunteer opportunity.


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  create_table "comments", force: true do |t|
    t.text     "message"
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.integer  "video_id"
    t.string   "name"
    t.string   "email"
    t.datetime "created_at"
    t.datetime "updated_at"
  end

  add_index "comments", ["user_id"], name: "index_comments_on_user_id", using: :btree
  add_index "comments", ["video_id"], name: "index_comments_on_video_id", using: :btree

  create_table "favorites", force: true do |t|
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.integer  "video_id"
    t.datetime "created_at"
    t.datetime "updated_at"
  end

  add_index "favorites", ["user_id"], name: "index_favorites_on_user_id", using: :btree
  add_index "favorites", ["video_id"], name: "index_favorites_on_video_id", using: :btree

  create_table "users", force: true do |t|
    t.string   "email",                              default: "", null: false
    t.string   "encrypted_password",                 default: "", null: false
    t.string   "reset_password_token"
    t.datetime "reset_password_sent_at"
    t.datetime "remember_created_at"
    t.integer  "sign_in_count",                      default: 0,  null: false
    t.datetime "current_sign_in_at"
    t.datetime "last_sign_in_at"
    t.string   "current_sign_in_ip"
    t.string   "last_sign_in_ip"
    t.string   "confirmation_token"
    t.datetime "confirmed_at"
    t.datetime "confirmation_sent_at"
    t.string   "unconfirmed_email"
    t.datetime "created_at"
    t.datetime "updated_at"
    t.string   "name",                   limit: 128
  end

  add_index "users", ["email"], name: "index_users_on_email", unique: true, using: :btree
  add_index "users", ["reset_password_token"], name: "index_users_on_reset_password_token", unique: true, using: :btree

  create_table "video_ratings", force: true do |t|
    t.integer  "video_id"
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.integer  "amount"
    t.datetime "created_at"
    t.datetime "updated_at"
  end

  add_index "video_ratings", ["user_id"], name: "index_video_ratings_on_user_id", using: :btree
  add_index "video_ratings", ["video_id"], name: "index_video_ratings_on_video_id", using: :btree

  create_table "videos", force: true do |t|
    t.string   "url"
    t.string   "title"
    t.text     "description"
    t.integer  "duration"
    t.date     "uploaded_on"
    t.string   "origin_thumbnail"
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    t.string   "embed_url"
    t.string   "embed_code"
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.datetime "created_at"
    t.datetime "updated_at"
    t.integer  "likes",            default: 0
    t.integer  "dislikes",         default: 0
    t.integer  "rating",           default: 0
  end

end

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British Airways BA910: info and flight status. The flight BA 910 connects the airport London Heathrow of London and the airport Frankfurt International Airport of Frankfurt. The flight is operated by the airline British Airways (IATA code: BA, ICAO code: BAW). The distance between the two airports is about 652 Km and the flight time is about 1h 31m (the flight time is approximate, and may vary as a function of the air route and the type of aircraft used). For flights of some airlines (and to the main airports) you can also find real-time information on flight arrival or departure, info about delays or cancellations and the flight status.


Inline-Java after 0.59 adds "." in @INC if the Perl version is 5.26 or higher, and does not adjust for older Perls assuming that they all have the old behaviour.
This is not entirely correct, as 5.22 and 5.24 late versions both attempted to deal with the @INC security problem as well.
The changes to "base" were rolled back, but other changes were retained.
Upgrading to 5.26 should fix the problem.
Local patches to affected modules could also fix the issue until you can upgrade.
I'm not clear yet what your conclusion is. Will upgrading to 5.26 resolve the problem or are changes not yet available required?


Chook's friend Joe doesn't have a pet to bring to Pet Day. To cheer him up, Chook decides they should try to find him a pet for just a day. But Joe is so sad he can't even come up with a plan. (And that's his best thing.) Can Chook think of a plan to help his friend? And will he be brave enough to carry it out?


President of BSNO Mahasi Centre, U Tint Soe Lin greeting foreign yogis before their retreat.
Group Dhamma Training Session for foreign yogis during their retreat at MSY.
Group Dhamma Training session during the retreat in the main meditation Hall, MSY.
Foreign Yogi Retreatants and Meditation Teachers Jan-Feb 2016, MSY.
Foreign yogis paying their respects to Ovadacariya Sayadaw U Jatila upon his passing away, Jan. 2016.
Foreign Yogis continuing their practice in the main meditation hall after during a break time.
Foreign yogis at the Mahasi Lodge at the end of their retreat at MSY.
Entrance to Main Meditation Hall for Special Retreats for Men and Women English Speaking Yogis at Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha, Yangon.
Burmese Nuns and Yogis in dinning hall mindfully eating their lunch in silence.
A few of the deva-like Kitchen Staff and Cooks at MSY, Yangon.


Latter-day Saint Therapist: Jesus Accepted Help, So Why Don't We?
As disciples of Jesus Christ, the Master inspires us to lighten the burdens of others. One of his most influential teachings is that the "greatest among you shall be your servant" (Matthew 23:11). Practicing what He preached, the Lord reached out to the poor, the needy, and the sick. With tenderness and compassion, He performed acts of healing and comfort. Many people try to follow this example, but sometimes overlook that He also accepted (and even asked for) help from others.
Jesus gratefully allowed others to help him.
How receiving help allows us to grow.
"We all know that 'it is more blessed to give than to receive,' but I wonder if sometimes we disregard or even disparage the importance of being a good receiver. . . . Sometimes people even get to the point where they can't receive a gift or, for that matter, even a compliment without embarrassment or feelings of indebtedness. . . .
Some say that they don't ask for help because they "don't want to be a burden." In doing so they prevent an opportunity for others to do what Jesus would do, namely, share and lighten the burdens of others, providing comfort and strength. They also end up without support and aid that can remove, or at least alleviate, their suffering.


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BBC's job cuts video leaves staff cold
By dan thomas on 11 Mar 2005 in Economics, government & business, Employee relations, Employee communications, Latest News, Job creation and losses
Unions representing BBC staff have criticised corporation director-general Mark Thompson for announcing job cuts via video.
Thompson announced the first wave of job cuts on 10 March as part of the BBC's restructuring programme, with 980 staff to leave the Professional Services department – which includes HR – and 750 roles to be outsourced.
Broadcast union Bectu said staff "watched the 13-minute tape on TV monitors in disbelief" and criticised Thompson for not addressing them personally.
Unions have already threatened that compulsory redundancies and sell-offs will be challenged by "any means at their disposal", including industrial action.
Thompson's announcement came a week after the unions Bectu, NUJ, and Amicus kicked off a joint campaign against the cost-cutting plans.
Thousands of staff wore union-issued badges to support the call for the BBC to halt cost-cutting, and abandon plans for further privatisation, in particular the sale of BBC Broadcast, which began last week, and the possible disposal of BBC Resources.

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Thank you Brian for working with me on this.  All is good, now!  I'll give you a mention in my thesis paper, and send you a copy when I'm finished!
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> > path to nasm.
> they have declined to implement this.
> to this assembler in place of NASM for my native GMP port.


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My wife and I quit our jobs last year. Also we sold our house, back in Florida, and we brought a campervan. We drove all around the States, and now we are travelling in Europe, looking for a place to move to. My ex boss called me before we came here, and he offered me a job in Europe, coordinating the sales in some countries, including Holland, France and the UK… We are in love with Spain, so we are planning to stay here for a while. At the moment we are looking for a city to settle down in. I think that if I accept this job, Spain would be a perfect central location as I may have to travel throughout Europe for work.
Apart from that, if you ask me what the biggest adventure of my life is so far, undoubtedly, it's being a grandfather. I instantly felt in love with this tiny little human being. I'm a father, and I have already experienced the feeling of unconditional love for your kids, but this is something completely different, something beyond that.


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It's been some time since I've shared an I'm Loving post and there's so much inspiration filling up my Pinterest, phone and computer. With Mother's Day this weekend I decided to share my favorite menu ideas, handmade gifts and other lovely things to show a mother, grandmother, aunt or whichever special woman in your life, how much you truly appreciate them. I will be hosting a brunch in my garden for my mother and godmother, again this year, where these favorite waffles and tart will be making another appearance. I got my mother something she's been wanting, but for both of these special women, to be able to spend quality time with the family, over a simple meal and to just relax is exactly how they'd want to spend Mother's Day.
I think galettes are the perfect dessert for a Mother's Day brunch, & this Lavender Honey and Raspberry Rhubarb one not only sounds delicious, it's almost too lovely to eat.
Make plain old toast special, by creating a spread with some of these unique ideas for a gourmet toast bar.
It's going to be a hot one this Mother's Day, so make sure mom is cool with one of these refreshing ague frescas.
Anyone who knows me, knows I love mojitos, my mom would actually enjoy one made fresh mango like this one.
Pizza is very much doable for brunch, especially topped with an egg and spring vegetables like this one.
Gift your mom with not only a set of new champagne flutes, but present them to her with colorful garden florals like these.
For the Martha Stewart-like mother, give her a gift basket like this one with gourmet goodies, gardening tools, and other trinkets for all her hobbies.
Moms should be pampered, so give her gifts that make her feel that way with a relaxing lavender chamomile bath salt, a nourishing oat bath milk, or avocado face mask.
For the mom who travels the world, make sure her electronics are organized with diy leather holders.
Mother always need adorable tea towels, especially when handmade and tied with a heartfelt handwritten note.
How will you be spending Mother's Day? However you spend it, hope it's a wonderful day filled with love!


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Alice Coltrane: The Legacy Of A Pioneering Female Jazz Musician
With a cosmic sense of vision and a passionate interest in spirituality, Alice Coltrane left a formidable musical legacy that more than stands on its own.
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Photo: Jeff Dunas/Verve Records
The Coltrane name is familiar to people who know little – or even nothing – of jazz. Saxophonist/composer John Coltrane was one of the genre's key figures, and his talismanic name, iconic reputation, and stellar music has transcended the jazz idiom that bore him. But what the public at large probably don't know is there are two significant Coltranes in the history of jazz. The other was John's wife, Alice Coltrane, born on August 27, 1937.
Listen to Alice Coltrane's spiritual jazz on Apple Music and Spotify.
Cosmic music
Alice Coltrane's career as a solo artist didn't begin until her husband's ended, when he died from cancer, aged 40, on July 17, 1967. Her first formal release came the following year, with the 1968 album Cosmic Music, on which she was jointly credited with her late husband and added overdubbed orchestral arrangements to some of his studio performances. The album made clear that Alice – a classically-trained pianist originally from Detroit and who'd been in John's band between 1965 and '67 – vowed to carry on her husband's mission of making music that was driven by an earnest quest to explore the intersection of human and divine love.
Her first solo album proper, A Monastic Trio, also released in 1968 on her husband's former label, Impulse!, showcased Alice playing harp as well as piano on a series of songs that melded hypnotic modal vamps with pronounced blues and gospel inflections. And, over the course of six other highly-regarded albums for Impulse!, released between 1968 and 1973, Alice went on sonic voyages of self-discovery that explored new territory in spiritual jazz.
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Via her inspirational early 70s records such as Journey In Satchidananda (featuring Pharoah Sanders), World Galaxy, and Lord Of Lords, Alice Coltrane patented a uniquely personal style of spiritual jazz that was defined by cascading harp glissandi, highly percussive piano playing, swirling clouds of organ, and lush symphonic orchestral arrangements. This rich musical tapestry was underpinned and unified by a cosmic sense of vision and a passionate interest in spirituality and Eastern religion.
These spiritual concerns would eventually lead Alice to leave the music business altogether, following a three-album stint at Warner Bros in the late 70s, to focus on living a devout life in a Californian Ashram, where she became a spiritual director of its Vedantic Center. Alice continued to make music during this time – under the name Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda – albeit on a sporadic basis.
Though Alice lived in quiet obscurity for many years, by the late 90s, hip-hop had brought her back into the public eye. Cypress Hill famously sampled her 1972 track "Galaxy In Olodumare" on their 1993 hit "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That," and, throughout the decade, her music was also a source of inspiration for The Beatnuts and Sneaker Pimps.
The late 90s saw the release of Astral Meditation: The Music Of Alice Coltrane, a compilation which drew on her Impulse! tenure. For those unfamiliar with Alice Coltrane's work, it represents a fine introduction, though it's hard to find now. 2006's The Impulse! Story is, however, still in print, while for those who prefer their music on vinyl, a rare 1973 double-album compilation, Reflection On Creation And Space (A Five Year View), will reward those who are able to hunt it down.
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In 2004, Alice was coaxed out of retirement to record a new album for Impulse!, Translinear Light, produced by her saxophone-playing son, Ravi Coltrane. Sadly, it proved to be her last. Three years later, on January 12, 2007, she passed away at the age of 69.
Since then, Alice Coltrane's music has continued to grow in stature, with a steady stream of reissues confirming a growing public interest in her work. The samples have continued, too, with Flying Lotus, in particular, revealing himself to be a keen disciple by re-using snippets from her songs for his own records. (Born Steven Ellison, the producer is Alice Coltrane's grand-nephew.)
Alice Coltrane's influence is not just restricted to record producers. Her music has permeated a new generation of jazz musicians with spiritual inclinations, including acclaimed US saxophonist Kamasi Washington and rising UK group Maisha, who both carry her musical DNA.
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Q: How to dynamically populate a dropdown/select options based on a previously selected option? I have the following code to populate the pickup and return locations of a dropdown/select options dynamically for a reservation form.
    // Set pickup and return locations

    // Init data
    var arrayList = [
            {"Id": 1, "Name": "Location - A"},
            {"Id": 2, "Name": "Location - B"},
            {"Id": 3, "Name": "Location - C"},
            {"Id": 4, "Name": "Location - D"},
            {"Id": 'custom', "Name": "Enter Location/Address"}
            ];

    // Generate pickup and return location select option list with data
    for (var i = 0; i < arrayList.length; i++) {
            jQuery('#cbx_reservation-form__pick-up-location-select, #cbx_reservation-form__return-location-select').append('<option value="' + arrayList[i].Id + '">' + arrayList[i].Name + '</option>');
        }

Also, I have the following code to change the form action value based on the selected/option country. This is because based on the country the data has to be submitted to different destinations.
    // Bind Change Reservation Form Action Value for Selected Country

    jQuery('#cbx_reservation-form__country-location-select').on('change', function () {
        //var cbx_countrySelected = jQuery(this).val(); // get country selected value

        if (jQuery(this).val() == 'country-2') { // require a country selected
            jQuery('#cbx_reservation-form').attr('action', '/reservations-country-2/');
            } else {
            jQuery('#cbx_reservation-form').attr('action', '/reservations-country-1/');
          }
    }); // End

What I would like to do is merge the two so that based on the country selected the pickup and return locations dropdown/select options would provide the user with different options. For example, if country 1 is selected the pickup and return locations would be a,b,c, and d (which are default, already have in my arrayList) or if country 2 is selected then the pickup and return locations would be changed to x,y, and z.
Here is the form HTML:

<form id="cbx_reservation-form" method="get" action="/reservations-country-1/">

    Country
    <select name="country_location" class="cbx_reservation-form__country-location-select cbx_reservation-form__country-location-select select2-hidden-accessible" id="cbx_reservation-form__country-location-select" data-placeholder="Please Select Country" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" required>
        <option value="country-1" selected >Country 1</option>
        <option value="country-2">Country 2</option>
    </select>

    Pick-up Location
    <select name="pick_up_location" class="cbx_reservation-form__pick-up-location-select cbx_reservation-form__location-select select2-hidden-accessible" id="cbx_reservation-form__pick-up-location-select" data-placeholder="Please Select Pickup Location" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" required>
        <option value="" disabled selected hidden>Select location</option>
    </select>

    Return Location
    <select name="return_location" class="cbx_reservation-form__return-location-select cbx_reservation-form__location-select select2-hidden-accessible" id="cbx_reservation-form__return-location-select" data-placeholder="Please Select Return Location" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" required>
        <option value="" disabled selected hidden>Select location</option>
    </select>

    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary cbx_reservation-form__submit-button" value="Check Availability">

</form>

How can I dynamically populate a dropdown/select options based on a previously selected option?

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>TR-214
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The global supply chain consists of the supply, manufacturing, storage, distribution, and retail entities that transform raw materials into finished products in the hands of consumers. Historically, the main security concern has been loss of cargo, but increased concern about terrorism has brought the vulnerability of shipping containers to attention. Since an attack on a port could be deadly and economy-crippling, new security measurements have proliferated — some of which may add delays and damage efficiency. But has all this made the system more secure or less secure? How will we know? This report lays out a framework for analyzing the structure of the container supply chain and how the parts interact. The authors offer a series of preliminary conclusions about gaps in the current security approach, then lay out directions for further research. The authors recommend, for instance, that the public sector seek to bolster the fault tolerance and resilience of the system, while the government should be responsible for assessing security and for decisions to close ports.
RAND Report Says U.S. Government Should Set Strategy to Protect Container Shipping Industry Against Terror Attacks
Assessing Container Security: A Framework for Measuring Performance of the Global Supply Chain
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Q: Better algorithm to find average I am doing an exercise of a programming book A Book on C . The exercise suggests that to find average of a group of numbers, algorithm:
avg += (x - avg) / i;

is better than:
sum += x;
avg = sum / i;

'x' is a variable used to store the input numbers. It also suggests beside preventing overflow, the first algorithm do have some other benefits than the second algorthim, can anyone help me? Thanks!

A: I'm assuming we're talking about floating-point arithmetic here (otherwise the "better" average will be terrible).
In the second method, the intermediate result (sum) will tend to grow without bound, which means you'll eventually lose low-end precision.  In the first method, the intermediate result should stay of a roughly similar magnitude to your input data (assuming your input doesn't have an enormous dynamic range). which means that it will retain precision better.
However, I can imagine that as i gets bigger and bigger, the value of (x - avg) / i will get less and less accurate (relatively).  So it also has its disadvantages.

A: It is better in the sense that it computes a running average, i.e. you don't need to have all your numbers in advance. You can calculate that as you go, or as numbers become available.

A: The latter algorithm is faster than the former, because you have to perform n operations (actually, the latter requires performing 2*n operations). But it is true that the first prevents overflow. For example, if you have this set of 1000 numbers: 4000000*250, 1500000*500, 2000000*500, the total sum of all of the integers will be 2'750.000.000, but the upper bound of a c++ int data type is a 2,147,483,647. So, we are dealing iin this case with an overflow problem. But if you perform the first algorithm, then you are able to deal with this problem.
So I recommend that you use the first algorithm if it is likely to occur the overflow, otherwise it only will add extra operations. If you decide to use the first anyways, then I reccomend that you use a type with a larger range.

A: Ok, the answer lies not in overflowing the sum (since that is ruled out), but as Oli said in "losing the low-end precision".  If the average of the numbers you are summing is much larger than the distance of each number from the average, the 2nd approach will lose mantissa bits.  Since the first approach is only looking at the relative values, it doesn't suffer from that problem.
So any list of numbers that are greater than, say, 60 million (for single-precision floating point) but the values don't vary by more than 10 or so should show you the behavior.
If you are using double-precision floats, the average value should be much higher.  Or the deltas much lower.

A: sum += x;
avg = sum / i;

In above code suppose we have numbers as 10000,20000 ,..that is numbers containing large number of digits then value in sum may exceed its MAX value,Which is not the case in I'st one as sum is always divided by no of elements prior to storing in it.
Although because of large data types present in programming language this may not be a problem.Thus what the
Experts say "Use Data Type As Per Your Application and Requirement."

A: I like the second method (summing in a loop and dividing at the end) better, and can identify the second method much faster than the first.
The performance differences, if any, are irrelevant.
And, if a sum of values overflows a big enough data type, you'll probably have more problems than calculating an average.

A: How about calculating like this, assuming ints are in an array?:
sum += x[i] / N; rem += x[i] % N;
avg = sum + rem/N;

If N is large (0xFFFFF) and x[i] are all small so rem adds up to 0xFFFF (largest int) then an overflow might happen.


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Washington, Dec 9 (IANS): The Democrats have preempted Republicans short-lived euphoria on retaking the House by declaring that the party would release the final report of the Jan 6 Congressional Panel headed by Democrat Bennie Thompson and Republican Vice Chair Liz Cheney on the alleged involvement of former President Donald Trump in inciting right wing extremists such as oath keepers and proud boys to invade the Congress building to hold up the election certification process in 2021.
The Republicans, thrilled over their victory in retaking the House of Representatives from the Democrats at 222 to 213, albeit a thin majority, began issuing threats that they would scrap all the panels probing Trump, but the Georgia runoff between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker would deliver a deathly blow on their plans.
The Democrats secured a clear majority in the Senate with 51 to 49 and Vice President on their side with the tie-breaking advantage, giving them enough powers to ensure existing panels are not scrapped and also powers to appoint judges and top-level bureaucrats in various positions in the government, media reports said.
Democrat Adam Schiff said that "facts support" indicting Trump but didn't name specific charges. The committee is still weighing potential criminal referrals to the Justice Department.
The California Democrat said that facts gathered by the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack support indictment of former President Donald Trump. Schiff, who is himself a member of the committee, made the comments in an interview with NPR.
The Jan 6 panel faces dissolution by the year end and it is highly unlikely that it will be renewed by a Republican dominated House that will sit in January 2023. Their final report is therefore expected sometime this month, and sources told the NBC news that it could be released on December 21.
The publication of the report would create uncertainties for all the people who have sought preemptive pardons from Donald Trump after the Capitol riots, as per January 6 committee witnesses. At least nine people close to Trump reportedly requested preemptive pardons following the Jan 6 riots.
Former Trump aides named six GOP lawmakers in their testimonies before the Jan 6 panel.
A former aide also said that Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani asked the then President for pardons.
At least six Republican members of Congress requested preemptive pardons from Trump in the wake of the Capitol insurrection, according to testimony from former Trump aides last Thursday.
The Congressional panel investigating the Jan 6 riots hosted six public hearings since it began its hearings and its findings include public damning testimony from former staffers in the Trump administration.
Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene were among the six GOP lawmakers who also asked Trump to pardon them for their efforts in trying to overturn the 2020 elections, media reports said.
In the hearing on June 28 this year, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, testified that former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows were among those who asked the former President for a preemptive pardon after the pro-Trump mob descended on Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Hutchinson had also previously testified that former Republican Jim Jordan of Ohio had discussed pardons with the White House but never asked for one.
NPR's Steve Inskeep asked Schiff if he believed Trump had committed "specific prosecutable crimes on January 6".
"Yes, I do," Schiff said, citing a federal judge who ruled in March that Trump had likely "corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021", which could amount to felony obstruction.
Meanwhile CNN reported on Wednesday citing unnamed sources that the committee was considering criminal referrals for Trump and some of his allies. Those referrals could include people who refused to cooperate in the committee's investigation or for specific crimes committed on January 6, Schiff said.
The Congressman said the committee planned to release the evidence it has gathered before Republicans take over the chamber.
"We intend to make our evidence public and, in that way, make sure that is accessible to everyone, to the Justice Department, so that when the Republicans take over, they can't cherry-pick certain evidence and mislead the country with some false narrative," he said as quoted by the Insider.
Trump's representative declined to respond to the Insider's request for comment.
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Zuma's surprise decision to send the "unconstitutional" secrecy bill back to parliament has been celebrated by campaigners, but is there an ulterior motive?
by Harriet Mann
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has sent the controversial protection of state information bill back to parliament for redrafting, as two sections are "unconstitutional", he announced on Thursday.
In a surprise move, Zuma said that sections 42 and 45 lacked "meaning and coherence, consequently are irrational and accordingly are unconstitutional."
Campaigners applauded the decision, saying it is an opportunity to redraft all "draconian" and "unconstitutional" sections in the dubbed secrecy bill.
However, celebrations may be short-lived as the Joint Rules of Parliament state that the bill can not be revised in its entirety.
Rule 203(2) says that the committee "must consider, and confine itself to, the President's reservations". President Zuma has only spoken of sections 42 and 45.
Section 42 relates to the failure to report information that should be classified and Section 45 relates to the improper classification of state documents and the punishments for those who knowingly classify information to achieve any "purpose ulterior to the act", government run sanews said.
Constitutional law expert Pierre du Vos claims the initial rejection of the bill may not be to fix "unconstitutional" elements but actually to ensure corruption is kept secret.
While admitting he may be "overtly suspicious" and even hoping he is wrong, Vos suggests that the bill as it currently stands will be more constitutional than after the review by parliament.
He claims that "wrongly invoked" classifications are currently concealing whether R£200 million of public money was spent on Zuma's private property at Nkandla.
"A minister who wished to classify information about Nkandla as secret or top secret would, in terms of the Secrecy Bill as it now stands, have to think twice before classifying information about Nkandla.
"Section 45 would prohibit any official (including the minister of public works) from intentionally classifying information as secret or top secret "to achieve any purpose ulterior" to the act," Vos writes in his blog Constitutionally Speaking.
However, ANC spokesman Moloto Mothapo said he was sure the changes would "further strengthen the bill and its objectives of protecting citizens' information and enhancing national security through protection of sensitive government information," Times Live reported.
'Merely technical'
Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko said, "While corrections to these sections are critical, they are merely technical and the protection of state information bill will remain unconstitutional.
"Should the scope of the ad hoc committee be only limited to amending sections 42 and 45, it will become clear that President Zuma's referral of the bill back to Parliament is merely an election ploy and not a genuine commitment to ensuring the bill's constitutionality," she claimed.
This has been denied by presidency spokesman Mac Maharaj.
"The allegations that he is doing this as an electioneering stunt is unjustified… we are heading for an election period and there is a tendency for parties and individuals to dub everything as if it's electioneering.
"The reality is government has to continue functioning whether there is an election or no election. The legislature has to make legislation; the judiciary has to continue to function and the executive has to continue to rule the country. Those duties do not disappear by virtue of the fact that there is a looming election in 2014," he added.
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The protection of state information bill was passed by 189 votes to 74 in April after first being tabled in 2008 and undergoing a reported 800 amendments, The Financial Times reported.
The bill has long been criticised for restricting access to information and threatening journalists and whistleblowers with up to 25 years in jail.
Vos claims that the definition of 'national security' in the bill is "vague" and "open-ended", which leaves it open to individual ministers' interpretation.
More worrying still, the definition of "espionage" remains unclear. Right2Know said, "There is a real fear that this bill can't tell the difference between people publishing information for social justice reasons and those doing it for private gain or with malevolent intent."
Speaking to a class of journalism students last week, Zuma attacked South African media, saying it was concerned only with profits and should instead focus less on the negative stories in South Africa and more on the positive ones.
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He added that reporters who crossed that line would threaten the security of the state.
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Aporia: Beyond the Valley is a first-person exploration narrative game with lite puzzle mechanics thrown in Legend of Zelda dungeons. Being a narrative-first game, this review won't delve into those elements to avoid spoilers. For those expecting some really ingenious puzzles, this isn't a game for you. To compare, the puzzles are more escape room in nature. Which is a positive for a game like this.
Containing environmental storytelling, being more akin to a walking sim, this game walks a fine line of being too open and vague for a player to appreciate at a steady pace. Luckily, this game manages to maintain a level of consistency, making it easy to appreciate what the developers' have done for set designs, and the general theming. Where it begins to falter is potentially the game's scope being a bit beyond what the player will likely experience, or enjoy. The blank canvas nature of the narrative makes this a niche game somewhat. Being more akin to book you'd study for your English exams, it straddles the line of being more of an interpretive story than an experience - as well as having a marmite-like effect.
If only real forests were as indulgent as this.
An apt direct comparison would be Gone Home which walked a similar line to this game, but had a much more divisive response. Aporia skits around the lack of gameplay with the escape room-like puzzles. In effect, this breaks the mundane nature of walking around a rather colourful but empty world. The breadcrumb-like delivery of narrative is sometimes hidden from view, meaning your personal interpretation is hindered based on playstyle. The first criticism of the inclusion of the puzzles is that not everything sows into the world as effectively as other puzzles do. Some of them make sense using the natural environment to piece to together, filling an empty reservoir. Done rather tastefully with a logical order of events, but then a traversal puzzle in a cave didn't exactly fit with some of the other puzzles. One of the more complex and intensive puzzles, involved bouncing light around a map, but felt too video-gamey in that regard. Then there were puzzles that you'd randomly stumble into, being more riddle like, like that one Die Hard movie with the water puzzle and a terrorist bomb.
Whilst the puzzles break the monotony of walking and adventuring, the game struggles to entice the player to actively explore as part of the puzzles in some areas. A location near the beginning of the game features tree houses. As part of the game, it could've featured small mechanics incorporated into the exploration. Whilst not being necessary to the main core gameplay loop, it would've livened up some of the more quiet areas. But this isn't to the detriment of the game, rather the silence built a somewhat eerie atmosphere as part of the game's narrative. Which as stated, can be decisive in nature.
But the lights look so captivating, mustn't go to it.
Periodically you will find breadcrumbs of narrative, but certain pieces will seem somewhat lacklustre with some of the delivery being too hand-holdy. One thing as noted in a previous article (Link) was how tiresome the interaction points are, having to use the mouse to actively pull or twist. On top of this, the game will often forcibly wring control over to say "Look here now", actively fighting this was disorientating on mouse and keyboard. Camera snapping did occur a few times, but this fits into the main criticism of the game and as a experience being rather hand holdy in nature. But what about the environmental storytelling? Does that stick the landing? "Kinda" is the response.
Initially the slide show like animation is endearing, being very nice to look at as you see the characters of the world interact and go about their lives. But as you experience more of this, it becomes a rather bloated rinse and repeat affair that can lose its charm very quickly - depending on your patience. Its rigid structure doesn't fully allow the player to think as opposed to see; the interpretation being more order of events and whether or not the actions shown were good or bad. Visually it's distinctive with the polygonal artstyle, but this abstract art style doesn't quite fit with how spoon fed some of the narrative is delivered. For instance, some of the scenes could be surmised into a single picture. Because the responses are cut, you as the player, can now come up with how each one acts. Of course as is, the story told is still on point. But it doesn't go fully creative with freeing up the player's freedom to interpret, with the chance of overlap being more common. Ironically, these criticisms are thrown into the air with the ending being binary and vague. Elaborating would be spoilery, its use of environmental narrative storytelling is very much a coin toss of artful brilliance or encumbered alignment of what the creator wanted and what the player sees.
Performance wise, the game functions as intended. Minus the hand holding sections, the game performs smoothly. The main takeaway from this is that playing through an external drive can net long load times as well as textures not being loaded correctly. High sensitivity, or having macros for increasing and decreasing the sensitivity is recommended for pull, twist, and turn mouse actions.
Being rather positive of the game, it manages to stick the landing thereabouts with the narrative told and its escape room like puzzles. Even with the complaints of spoon force feeding, it gives the player enough leeway to think about world. With the abstract take working well, just not as fully realised as some might expect.
I sincerely appreciate online game reviews. I sometimes feel like the reviewer over complicates the intent of some games. While giving this an 8, in some players experience it could be near 100%, others due to the lack of challenge, it may be a 2. my point is, for those of us that like exxploration puzzle games it's more than an 8, but if the reviewer is an action gamer, it might even be rated lower. I've seen plenty of exploration games that were fun to play, but not nearly as fun as Aporia.


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We give a lot of thought to the latest paint colors, kitchen designs, and even garden trends, but furniture isn't always top of mind when it comes to the latest fashions. But there's a whole world of exciting new furniture designs and silhouettes to take advantage of in a way that adds to your existing decor—no overhaul needed.
"Now more than ever, we are seeing a return to cozy and warm interiors. Think beautifully layered spaces, a mix of prints, patterns, and colors, delicious wallpapers, textures, pleated and patterned lampshades as well as bespoke textiles," says Roxy Owens, founder and creative director at Society Social, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based furniture company.
But keeping updated on furniture trends doesn't mean forsaking the classics. Instead, it's quite the opposite. One only needs to look at today's top materials, including rattan, grass cloth, and wicker, to see this point in action. "These textural beauties have been popular in home decor since the start and absolutely have staying power," says Owens. Here, she shares the top furniture trends happening now, each one guaranteed to stand the test of time.
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The furniture forecast calls for softer looks with a dose of nostalgia and an eye for craftsmanship. "Femininity has had a large impact on the design world in 2022 thus far," says Owens. "I'm particularly loving scalloped shapes and curvaceous silhouettes that lend themselves to a playful, artful, and frivolous spirit." Fading are the rigid modern lines that defined the past decade. Today's furniture is all about a softer landing and a warmer environment to curl up in at the end of the day.
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2. Tortoise Finishes
"To me, tortoise is timeless as it adds depth and character to a home, as well as a sense of casual sophistication to any space," she says. Like other natural materials, tortoise has been around for decades, but that won't stop Owens from naming it one of her favorite up-and-comers. "This is a trend that I can get behind as I always believe furniture with a sense of history should be included when decorating," she says. According to Owens, consider it neutral, as it plays nicely with a variety of furniture finishes and hues.
3. Maximalism
Maximalism is back, and even homeowners with smaller homes can let this trend play out in their spaces. Owens admits the "more is more" mentality might be overwhelming, especially when trying to make it work in a small space, so she suggests looking up instead. "One of my favorite tips for making a smaller space feel more grandiose is to paint or wallpaper your ceiling," she says. "This space is frequently overlooked, but when given a little attention, it can truly add a showstopping element that brings your eye upward and welcomes you in!"
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4. Natural Materials
"I believe the use of natural materials will continue to grow in popularity in upcoming years," says Owens. That said, these items are by no means new on the scene. Wicker, grass cloth, and rattan are classics through and through, but their star has seen an unprecedented rise thanks to the phenomenon known as grandmillennial style. This nostalgic style incorporates favorite finishes and furnishings from decades past. Thankfully, the appeal of furniture featuring natural materials knows no bounds. "These natural materials, which bring a calm, warm, and casual vibe to design, work in all types of spaces, from New York City to the English countryside to the coast," says Owens.
5. Green Paint Colors
Painted furniture is a trend worth noting, but especially when it relates to a certain hue. "Green is truly having a moment right now!" says Owens. "This soft and sophisticated color with an organic appeal brings a beautiful nature-inspired balance to design." Owens loves pairing it with materials like grass cloth and rattan to further its natural draw. Incorporating the color in any aspect of your home decor, whether it's art, furniture, or even small flourishes, can bring feelings of tranquility and optimism. "We could all certainly use a little of that!" she adds.
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November marks the beginning of a new fiscal year for WinMagic which means we've been doing a lot of 'reflection' internally as to what we've done over the past year and how we've succeeded. That of course, is in our rearview mirror now and it's time to start looking ahead.
As we press on into our new year, we have bigger objectives, bigger plans and really exciting product 'stuff' coming down the pipe. WinMagic plans to make a big splash this year, it's the year we really move forward with how we go to market and work to try and become a household name in IT circles.
All in all, we've got lots of exciting things planned on all fronts and we'll deliver. Today is less about looking back and resting on our laurels from our fiscal 2013, but more about looking ahead, pressing forward and growing to the company we want to be, that enterprise and public sector customers need and the market deserves.
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\begin{acknowledgments}
The authors thank
Laura Fabbietti,
Valentina Mantovani Sarti,
Ot\'on V\'azquez Doce,
Johann Haidenbauer,
and other participants of the YITP workshop (YITP-T-18-07)
for useful discussions.
Y.K., T.H., and A.O. gratefully acknowledge the hospitality
of the members in Technical University of Munich
during their stay in Munich.
This work is supported in part by the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
from JSPS (Nos.
19H05151,
19H05150,
19H01898,
and
16K17694),
by the Yukawa International Program for Quark-hadron Sciences (YIPQS),
by the Polish National Science Center NCN under Maestro Grant No.
EC-2013/10/A/ST2/00106,
by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through the funds
provided to the Sino-German Collaborative Research Center
``Symmetries and the Emergence of Structure in QCD"
(NSFC Grant No. 11621131001, DFG Grant No. TRR110),
by the NSFC under Grants No. 11835015 and No. 11947302,
by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
under Grant No. QYZDB-SSW-SYS013 and No. XDPB09,
and  the CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) under Grant No. 2020PM0020.
\end{acknowledgments}

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Spotlight on Ilene Wiggins
Prison inmates. Burn victims. Terminally ill children. These are just a few of the types of patients Ilene Wiggins, RN, has treated during her career as a nurse in Baltimore. Caring for these patients can be emotionally taxing, but Wiggins says she felt it was her calling.
"I felt I had a gift for making people feel better, not with medication or task, but with caring, compassion and honesty," Wiggins says. "To make someone smile on what may be one of the worst days of their lives is an accomplishment."
Men and women living with HIV in Baltimore is the patient population Wiggins has served the most over the years. From 1992-1994, she visited the city's prisons, enrolling inmates in the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Network's Johns Hopkins University site's HIV studies. In 2003, she became the study coordinator for the ACTG's Johns Hopkins site, a role she has held ever since.
"I witnessed firsthand the medical hysteria when HIV was named and how people were initially treated when they had it," Wiggins says. "I witnessed the devastation caused by the additional years it took to safeguard the blood supply and transfusions. When presented with the opportunity to become a researcher, I took it after I thought about the whole 'guinea pig' question. I had to make sure I wasn't doing that to people and I figured being on the inside of developing these research studies would ensure that."
Charles Flexner, MD, leads the Johns Hopkins University Clinical Research Site.
"Ilene sets high standards for herself and expects the same from the people around her," Flexner says. "She has a terrific perspective on the research process. She knows how to gain the interest of study participants and keep them enrolled in trials."
Dorcas Baker, RN, is the Site Director for the Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center. However before she took this position, she worked for 14 years with Wiggins as a research nurse at the ACTG Johns Hopkins site.
"She was a great person to work with and a dedicated research nurse," says Baker. "What I loved most about Ilene, was that she did everything with excellence…paid attention to details and rarely missed anything. Our work relationship evolved into a lasting friendship as well."
Wiggins has served as a field representative on three ACTG studies. Field representatives do not develop the studies, but they do give input to make the study run smoothly and help the protocol team with study implementation at the site level. For example, a field representative would read over the proposed summary of tasks to be completed during a participant's study visit and give feedback as to whether or not this list is feasible. She is hopeful future studies focus on a cure.
"We have accomplished making HIV a chronic disease, but I'd like to see us working toward a cure," Wiggins says. "I would like to see us accomplish eradication just as we are approaching with the hepatitis C virus."
When she is not working at the ACTG Johns Hopkins site, Wiggins enjoys writing poetry and shadow boxing African art.


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Bucs Assistant LB Coach Named HC for East-West Shrine Bowl
3 weeks ago Jay Bucs
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Buccaneers inside linebacker coach, Mike Caldwell has been named as head coach for the East team this year. Formerly known as the East-West Shrine Game as recently as 2019, this event allows college seniors to display their skills in front of potential NFL team suitors.
Caldwell started his first season with the Buccaneers in 2019, following a 4-year stint as assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach with the New York Jets, under then, head coach and now Buccaneers Defensive Coordinator, Todd Bowles. While with the Jets, the defense was credited with setting a franchise record for holding opposing teams to just 83.4 yards per game average.
Along with Caldwell coaching the East team, is the addition of Buccaneers assistant coaches are Offense Assistant coach Antwaan Randle El, who will be the East team's wide receiver coach, and Buccaneers Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach, Chad Wade, who will carry a similar role for the East team.
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ASUS has officially announced its latest 10-inch slate called MeMO Pad 10 Me103K. The tablet actually popped up in several retailers in Europe last month and now has gone official. The tablet comes with modest specs as well as an attractive price tag.
The Asus MeMO Pad 10 ME103K sports a 10 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel IPS display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, and Android 4.4 KitKat software. However, the display density is not as impressive as you may expect, it is just 149 ppi.
The tablet has 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage,0.3MP front-facing camera and a 2MP camera on the back while select model will have 5MP camera at the back. The tablet also offers microSD card slot and 5GB ASUS Life Time webstorage.
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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, we discuss Peter Berg's latest film, Deepwater Horizon, starring Mark Wahlberg. Also, for the first time since Episode 5 (yep, that' right), we forgo our Top 3 segment to discuss this business regarding the announcement of a live-action adaptation of Disney's The Lion King in a segment we call Let's Rethink This. Finally, we top off the show by continuing our Harry Potter Movie Series discussing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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When Disney announced this last week that they were going to be doing a live-action adaption of The Lion King, you can imagine we had some thoughts come to my immediately. It's been a very long time since we've done a main show without having some sort of "list" segment, however we did not want to pause our Harry Potter series, so we replaced our Top 3 section with another edition of Let's Rethink This because we *needed* to have this conversation. What are your thoughts on this news of a remake for The Lion King?
RELATED: Listen to Episode 188 of the InSession Film Podcast where we discussed The Magnificent Seven!
Take Me Down – Gary Clark Jr.
The Circle of Life (The Lion King version) – Carmen Twillie, Lebo M.


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We went here for my sons 10th birthday with his friends. With a mix of kids and adults it was absolutely fantastic fun. We will definitely be going back for a few more rounds of Challenge Laser Skirmish. Thanks to Tony and Peter for being great hosts, u made the day even more fun, especially helping out with our little junior medics.????
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Lisa Norris's story collection, Women Who Sleep With Animals, won the Stephen F. Austin University Press Prize for fiction and was published in 2011. (Order here or on amazon.com.) It was also a finalist for the Spokane Prize. Her first book, Toy Guns: Stories, won the Willa Cather Fiction Prize in 1999 and was published by Helicon Nine Press (order TOY GUNS here or on amazon.com). Her stories, poems and creative nonfiction have been published in Fourth Genre, Ascent, Terrain.Org, South Dakota Review, Smartish Pace, Notre Dame Review, an anthology called Kiss Tomorrow Hello (Doubleday 2006) and others. Click on LINKS above to read some of her work.
Lisa Norris grew up as part of a Navy family, moving between four states and the Philippines. After she earned a forestry degree from Virginia Tech and worked as a fire dispatcher, trail ranger and biological technician, she moved to Idaho and earned an M.A. in English from Idaho State University. She taught English and creative writing in Idaho and Oregon for ten years, then moved to Washington, D.C., where she completed her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from American University. Except for a year as an assistant professor at Minnesota State University in Mankato, she taught at Virginia Tech from 1991-2007, spending summer weeks in the Pacific Northwest, where she met annually with the Free Range Writers, featured in Poets and Writers May/June 2005 ("From the Garden to the Forest"). In 2007, she returned to the Pacific Northwest to teach writing and literature at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
Her son Will Stauffer-Norris is an environmental activist and filmmaker. His work is featured at http://www.willstauffernorris.com.
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The Connecticut State Capitol is located in Hartford, on a hill above Bushnell Park.
Its large gold dome is covered with a thin layer of real gold. That is why it sparkles in the sunlight!
And, believe it or not, the Capitol's address is 210 Capitol Avenue. Which do you think came first: the Capitol building or the name, Capitol Avenue?


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*yes I know it's Tuesday. But Cait's still in Monday. So ha.
You know those moments when you can't get this one thing out of your head? It's not even for anyone's birthday. I just cannot get Funfetti cake out of my head. I have never even had Funfetti cake before. We don't even have Funfetti in Canada. It's SPRINKLES.
I'm not a person who craves sweet things, but it's one of those mornings (hello 150 burpees) and I've turned into a toddler. Beyond the burpees, work is getting busy, so you'll also notice I'm writing this on the wrong day, and I've turned into a slightly manic cake monster.
So I leave you with this – a tiny video on making the most famous sprinkle (sorry Funfetti) cake around: Christina Tosi's Birthday Cake at Momofuku Milkbar. It's so iconic, it inspired a skin salve (which I have on right now because it's an adequate replacement). I'm going to make Cait eat it for me since she's in NYC and I might even make an attempt at it myself. If I ever get out of this chair. Happy Monday…errr Tuesday.
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Q: Is there a way to keep pipeline runs of pullrequests indefinitely? Our project is in a regulated area and we need to show that the PR Test results have been successfully run in case of audits even 1,2 years later. Therefore we need the PR Pipeline builds to remain and not get deleted.
I have managed to store Pipeline build related to the main branch using the protected retention policy.
I have managed to store Pipeline build related to the release.
I cannot find how to store the PR Pipelines for longer than 30 days:

My only idea is to manually go and select "Retain" on the builds.
Any clues?

A: You can use rest api Update Build. The PowerShell example to keep all builds of one build definition:
$user = ""
$token = "<pat>" #https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/use-personal-access-tokens-to-authenticate?view=azure-devops&tabs=preview-page

$base64AuthInfo = [Convert]::ToBase64String([Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes(("{0}:{1}" -f $user,$token)))

$org = "<org_name>"
$teamProject = "<team_project_name>"
$buildDefId = "<build_definition_id>"

$restApiGetBuilds = "https://dev.azure.com/$org/$teamProject/_apis/build/builds?definitions=$buildDefId&api-version=6.0"
$restApiPatchBuildTemplate = "https://dev.azure.com/$org/$teamProject/_apis/build/builds/{buildId}?api-version=6.0"

function InvokeGetRequest ($GetUrl)
{
    return Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $GetUrl -Method Get -ContentType "application/json" -Headers @{Authorization=("Basic {0}" -f $base64AuthInfo)}
}

function InvokePatchRequest ($GetUrl, $body)
{
    return Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $GetUrl -Method Patch -ContentType "application/json" -Body $body -Headers @{Authorization=("Basic {0}" -f $base64AuthInfo)}
}

$builds = InvokeGetRequest $restApiGetBuilds

foreach($build in $builds.value)
{
    $restApiPatchBuild = $restApiPatchBuildTemplate -replace "{buildId}", $build.id

    InvokePatchRequest $restApiPatchBuild '{"keepForever":true}'
}