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package maximsblog.blogspot.com.formuladict;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import android.content.AsyncTaskLoader;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;

public class ListLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<Result> {

	private int mSubjectID;

	public ListLoader(Context context, int subjectID) {
		super(context);
		mSubjectID = subjectID;
		// run only once
		onContentChanged();
	}

	@Override
	protected void onStartLoading() {
		// That's how we start every AsyncTaskLoader...
		// - code snippet from android.content.CursorLoader (method
		// onStartLoading)
		if (takeContentChanged()) {
			forceLoad();
		}
	}

	@Override
	public Result loadInBackground() {
		Result result = new Result(new ArrayList<Map<String, Object>>(),
				new ArrayList<ArrayList<Map<String, Object>>>());

		Cursor groupCursor = getContext().getContentResolver().query(
				DataBaseProvider.CONTENT_URI_Chapters, null,
				" AND c.SubjectID = ? ",
				new String[] { String.valueOf(mSubjectID) }, null);
		if (groupCursor.moveToFirst()) {
			int indexChapterID = groupCursor
					.getColumnIndex(DataBaseHelper.Tables.Chapters.Column.ChapterID);
			int indexTitle = groupCursor
					.getColumnIndex(DataBaseHelper.Tables.Chapters.Column.Title);
			int indexLanguageID = groupCursor
					.getColumnIndex(DataBaseHelper.Tables.Chapters.Column.LanguageID);
			int indexRow = groupCursor
					.getColumnIndex(DataBaseHelper.Tables.Chapters.Column.IndexRow);
			int stateRow = groupCursor.getColumnIndex("State");
			do {
				Map<String, Object> curGroupMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
				result.chapterData.add(curGroupMap);
				curGroupMap.put(
						DataBaseHelper.Tables.Chapters.Column.ChapterID,
						groupCursor.getInt(indexChapterID));
				String title = groupCursor.getString(indexTitle);
				title = Character.toString(title.charAt(0)).toUpperCase()
						+ title.substring(1);
				curGroupMap.put(DataBaseHelper.Tables.Chapters.Column.Title,
						title);
				curGroupMap.put(
						DataBaseHelper.Tables.Chapters.Column.LanguageID,
						groupCursor.getString(indexLanguageID));
				curGroupMap.put(DataBaseHelper.Tables.Chapters.Column.IndexRow,
						groupCursor.getInt(indexRow));
				curGroupMap.put("State", groupCursor.getInt(stateRow));
				Cursor childrenCursor = getContext().getContentResolver()
						.query(DataBaseProvider.CONTENT_URI_Articles,
								null,
								" AND a.ChapterID = ?",
								new String[] { String.valueOf(groupCursor
										.getInt(indexChapterID)) }, null);

				ArrayList<Map<String, Object>> childrenn = new ArrayList<Map<String, Object>>();
				if (childrenCursor.moveToFirst()) {
					do {
						Map<String, Object> curChildMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
						childrenn.add(curChildMap);
						curChildMap.put("ArticleID", childrenCursor
								.getInt(childrenCursor
										.getColumnIndex("ArticlesID")));
						curChildMap.put("ChapterID", childrenCursor
								.getInt(childrenCursor
										.getColumnIndex("ChapterID")));
						title = childrenCursor.getString(childrenCursor
								.getColumnIndex("ArticleTitle"));
						title = Character.toString(title.charAt(0))
								.toUpperCase() + title.substring(1);

						curChildMap.put("Title", title);
						curChildMap.put("Description", childrenCursor
								.getString(childrenCursor
										.getColumnIndex("Description")));
						curChildMap.put("Comment", childrenCursor
								.getString(childrenCursor
										.getColumnIndex("Comment")));
						curChildMap.put("LanguageID", childrenCursor
								.getInt(childrenCursor
										.getColumnIndex("LanguageID")));
						curChildMap.put("IndexRow", childrenCursor
								.getInt(childrenCursor
										.getColumnIndex("IndexRow")));
						title = childrenCursor.getString(childrenCursor
								.getColumnIndex("ChapterTitle"));
						title = Character.toString(title.charAt(0))
								.toUpperCase() + title.substring(1);
						curChildMap.put("ChapterTitle", title);
						curChildMap.put("ChapterNumber", childrenCursor
								.getInt(childrenCursor
										.getColumnIndex("ChapterNumber")));
					} while (childrenCursor.moveToNext());
				}
				childrenCursor.close();
				result.articleData.add(childrenn);
			} while (groupCursor.moveToNext());
		}
		groupCursor.close();

		return result;
	}
}


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Q: How to remove the last character of a word in a text string and insert to another cell using VBA in Excel? Everything is working except for that little comma in the 5th word. How to remove that? My code is as follows.
The text looks like this: The data as of 20.12.2019, and so on.
I only want 20.12.2019 without that comma. Any clue? Thanks.
Public Function FindWord(Source As String, Position As Integer)

Dim arr() As String
arr = VBA.Split(Source, " ")
xCount = UBound(arr)
If xCount < 1 Or (Position - 1) > xCount Or Position < 0 Then
    FindWord = ""
Else
    FindWord = arr(Position - 1)
End If
End Function

subroutine calls the function.
Sub InsertDate()

Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3").Value = FindWord(Sheets("Sheet2").Range("A2"), 5)

End Sub

A: So just for fun, a short introduction to regular expressions (which, by no means, I am an expert in):
Sub Test()

Dim str As String: str = "The data as of 20.12.2019, and so on."
Dim regex As Object: Set regex = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")

regex.Pattern = "\b(\d{2}.\d{2}.\d{4})"
regex.Global = True

Debug.Print regex.Execute(str)(0)

End Sub

This would be good practice if your string won't follow that same pattern all the time. However when it does, there are some other good alternatives mentioned in comments and answers.

A: One option is to Replace:
Sub InsertDate()
    With Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3")
        .Value = FindWord(Sheets("Sheet2").Range("A2"), 5)
        .Value = Replace(.Value, ",", "")
    End With
End Sub

This is still text-that-looks-like-a-date, so you can call DateValue to convert it.
.Value = Replace(.Value, ",", "")
.Value = DateValue(.Value) '<~ add this line

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The student book includes instruction, practice exercises, modeling, and grade sheets.
The teacher's manual provides a sample schedule, grading helps, and lesson-by-lesson instructions for teaching the material as well as sample compositions and answers. After practicing the elements of an essay, students apply all they have learned by completing two essay assignments: a descriptive and a persuasive essay. With clear explanations and practice exercises, The Elegant Essay is an excellent extension and refinement of IEW Unit 8. Consumable.
Home use: You may copy this Student Book as well as the student-related materials from the accompanying Teacher's Manual for use by multiple children within your immediate family.
Small group or co-op classes: Each teacher is required to have his or her own Teacher's Manual and Student Book. You may copy student-related materials from the Teacher's Manual for use in your own class. You may not copy from this Student Book. Each participating student or family is required to purchase a Student Book.
Classroom teachers: Each teacher is required to have his or her own Teacher's Manual and Student Book. You may copy student-related materials from the Teacher's Manual for use in your own class. You may not copy from this Student Book. A Student Book must be purchased for each participating student.
Home use: You may copy student-related materials from this Teacher's Manual as well as the accompanying Student Book for use by multiple children within your immediate family.
Small group or co-op classes: Each teacher is required to purchase his or her own Teacher's Manual and Student Book. You may copy student-related materials from this Teacher's Manual for use in your own class. You may not copy from the Student Book. Each participating student or family is required to purchase a Student Book.
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In research projects on the mouse as a model organism, the question as to why energy balance in mammals may run out of control, subsequently leading to the development of obesity or underweight, or type 2 diabetes is investigated at the institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine Technische Universität München, Else Kröner-Fresenius Center. The mice are kept under controlled conditions in two Memmert constant climate chambers specially adapted for this purpose.
'Fat people are lazy, pleasure seeking and without drive.' The perception of overweight people is in many cases based on prejudices, says behavioural researcher Tanya Berry as she explains the results of a study by the University of Alberta. But it has been long known that, apart from a wrong diet and the lack of exercise, hereditary and environmental factors, stress and diseases such as hypothyroidism can trigger excess weight and obesity.
A healthy body is able to adapt to various dietary components and methods of nutrition. Why the energy balance gets out of hand in some people, causing a permanent imbalance between energy intake and energy consumption, is being studied at the Institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine under the direction of Prof. Dr. Martin Klingenspor at the Weihenstephan Center for Life and Food Sciences at the Technische Universität München. With a positive energy balance, the result is being overweight and, on a long-term basis, obese, whereas anorexia and cachexia (pathological emaciation) occur with a negative energy balance. The influence of a high calorie, fat-rich diet on energy balance, as well as the influence of the ambient temperature on the development of diet-induced obesity is being studied, mostly in the 'model organism mouse'. In particular, research is directed towards the regulation of the daily energy supply through the diet, energy storage in adipose tissue and the energy consumption for digestion and absorption, basal metabolism, growth, thermoregulation and activity.
The Institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine is conducting research on the genetic causes of obesity.
"The ambient temperature has a crucial influence on the energy requirements for temperature regulation," explains Professor Dr. Klingenspor, head of the Institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine. "At temperatures below their thermal comfort zone (thermoneutral zone), mammals need to find additional energy for heat production in order to compensate for the increased loss of heat to the surroundings." For projects in nutrition and metabolism research, it is therefore important to measure the metabolic rate under defined thermal conditions. "The thermoneutral zone of mice lies at +30 to +32 °C, yet the normal room temperature when keeping mice is usually about +22 °C. This normal room temperature represents a slight cold stimulus for the mice, resulting in considerable physiological adaptation. With a mouse which is moved from a temperature of +30 °C to +22 °C, the pulse increases from 350 - 440 to 550 - 600 beats per minute and the metabolic rate increases 2 to 3 fold," explains biologist Nadine Rink, doctoral candidate at the Institute. "Food intake is increased to cover the increased energy requirements. The "brown adipose tissue" that is specialised for so-called "non-shivering heat generation" increases with exposure to the cold and achieves a higher heating output." By keeping the mice at different temperatures over short and long periods - ranging here from a few hours to several months – the thermoregulatory efficiency and flexibility can be studied. Without any problems, mice can be trained to tolerate +5 °C without a negative energy balance developing. An animation on the web page of the Institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine shows an example of how, with the help of computer tomography, the body composition of an anaesthetised mouse is examined non-invasively.
In a clean room of the Institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, various strains and lines of mice are kept at +30 °C and at +5 °C, as well as 55 - 60 % relative humidity in two Memmert constant climate chambers HPP 750 in a "specified pathogen free" (SPF) state. In order to guarantee the recommended humidity of 45 - 65 % relative humidity for the proper housing of mice even at low temperatures, the Memmert customisation department integrated a compressed air drying unit arranged by the upper Bavarian laboratory specialist Zefa-Laborservice into the appliance. In addition, LED lighting with a timer enables a day and night rhythm to be simulated.
In conventional temperature controlled cabinets, mice and rats can only be kept at room temperature or warmer, since problems are generally associated with air exchange in combination with cooling and dehumidification. Walk-in climate chambers with temperature and humidity control, as used by the Institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine before they acquired the two Memmert constant climate chambers, have the disadvantage that above all working at +30 °C puts a strain on the animal caretaker staff. The new "mobile" solution is space-saving and enables freshwater to be supplied via water tanks, a further advantage, because normally, when keeping mice, there is no water connection to minimise the bacterial load. Via the appliance's internal data logger, all controlled parameters can be logged and documented if required.
The text of this article is essentially based on the explanations provided by the Institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine. AtmoSAFE would like to thank Prof. Dr. Martin Klingenspor and Ms. Dipl.Biol. Nadine Rink for their friendly support.
The Institute for Molecular Nutritional Medicine has outstanding connections in the national and international obesity research landscape. Among other things, the laboratory is a partner in the FP7 project DIABAT and the collaborative project 'Molecular Mechanisms in Obesity' in the German National Genome Research Network.
Karp CL. Unstressing intemperate models: how cold stress undermines mouse modeling. J Exp Med. 2012 Jun 4; 209(6):1069-74.
Meyer CW, Willershäuser M, Jastroch M, Rourke B, Fromme T, Oelkrug R, Heldmaier G, Klingenspor M. Adaptive thermogenesis and thermal conductance in wildtype and UCP1-KO mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 299(5):R1396-406, 2010.


A selection of works from the Millennium Public Art Gallery's permanent collection; historical and contemporary, including new acquisitions. Collection contains significant New Zealand art that belongs to the Marlborough community. This is an opportunity to view works that are rarely seen due to limited exhibition space.


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British team dominate the track in Paralympics
12 titles, 11 new world records set
By Matthew Cole
Published: September 10, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Javier Ochoa of Spain (L) chases Darren Kenny of Great Britain (R) while competing in the men's individual pursuit (CP3) cycling track competition
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Jennifer Schuble of the USA cheers after winning the women's 500 metres time trial (LC1-2/CP4)
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The Great Britain team have dominated the track cycling event at the Paralympics, currently taking place in Beijing.
Winning a total of 12 titles and coming away with 11 new world records, the Brits blew away the opposition, with only Australia putting up anything resembling a fight on what event organisers claim is one of the fastest tracks in the world.
Britain's Darren Kenny was unstoppable winning three golds – in the Men's Individual Pursuit (CP3), Men's 1km Time Trial (CP3) and as part of the Men's Team Sprint (LC1-4 CP3/4). Simon Richardson, Mark Bristow, Jody Cundy, Anthony Kappes and Aileen McGlynn all won two gold medals, smashing at least one world record each on their way to victory.
Australian Kieran Modra set a new world record and won a gold in the Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1-3). Chris Scott also struck gold in the Men's Individual Pursuit for Australia by beating Japan's Ishii Masashi by a slither. Michael Gallagher put a pause to the British national anthem when he demolished Germany's Wolfgang Sacher in the final of the Men's Individual Pursuit (LC1).
Britain's Mark Bristow, usually more at home as a Team Sprint rider set a new world record time while taking gold in the Men's 1km Time Trial (LC1). Meanwhile, Anthony Kappes and his pilot Barney Storey smashed the opposition in their Men's Sprint (B&VI 1-3) and 1km Time Trial races, taking a double gold.
Aileen McGlynn and her pilot Ellen Hunter took the gold for Britain in both the Women's 1km Time Trial (B&VI 1-3) and the Women's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1-3), wrecking the hopes of the Australian team of Lindy Hou and Toireasa Gallagher.
Sarah Storey joined the deluge of British gold winners on the last day, winning the Women's Individual Pursuit (LC1-1/CP4) and knocking four seconds off the LC1 world record she set in the qualifying round. Jennifer Schuble of the USA won silver.
The British men's team wrapped up the goldfest in the Men's Team Sprint (LC1-4 CP3/4), beating surprise finalists China to make it 12 gold medals out of 12.
Other medal winners included Italy's Paolo Vigano in the 1km Time Trial (LC3-4), as well as America's Jennifer Schuble grabbing gold in the LC1-2/CP3 Time Trial, and Barbara Buchan beating Natalie Simanowski of Germany to win gold in the Women's Individual Pursuit (LC3-4/CP3).
The Czech Republic, New Zealand and China all took medals home too, but Britain's overwhelming dominance on the track can't be overstated enough, and they'll be hoping to translate victory on the track to the road event which takes place from Friday 12 September.
For full results see Cyclingnews.com.
Matthew Cole

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The Wetaskiwin Composite Sabres football team will be wrapping up their season this week in a consolation game against Ponoka Thursday.
The Sabres lost to the first place Stettler Wildcats in a semi-final playoff game last week 32-19.
Coach Kevin Gibson said the match was a close one and, despite a couple of key injuries, the Sabres were able to score late to make the score 25-19 on a touchdown pass from Evan Roth to Cain Bartholow. The Sabres other touchdowns were scored by Lucas Bishop on a one yard plunge and 60-yard run, both of which were full credit to Bishop's effort and the fine job of blocking by the Sabres offense line, backs and receivers.
"The Sabres defense was stellar for almost all of the game, giving up a couple of long pass touchdowns but otherwise stumping the Stettler offense which had averaged over 40 points a game," said Gibson, noting the Sabres defense stopped many of Stettler's drives with six turnovers.
The Sabres play their final playoff game, a consolation game for third place in the league, against the Ponoka Broncs, Nov. 1 at 2:30 p.m. at Ponoka Composite High School.


A substantial private estate has come available in an unparalleled setting in Hume, Virginia for $16.95-million. Spanning 1,000 private acres is 'The Cove', a breathtaking property complete with a spacious 30-room manor with 8 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a 3,500 bottle wine cellar, as well as a carriage house and tenant house. The vast estate includes three ponds, a swimming pool, and has the potential for a conservation easement. If 1,000-acres just won't do it for you, you can purchase 2,000-acres for $23.95-million. It's listed with Washington Fine Properties, LLC.


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White Towns of Andalusia
series of whitewashed towns in southern Spain
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Typical house in the province of Granada.
Gaucín
The White Towns of Andalusia, or Pueblos Blancos, are a series of whitewashed towns and large villages in the northern part of the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga in southern Spain, mostly within the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
2 Villages and routes
History and description[edit]
The area has been settled since prehistoric times, and some of the local caves have ancient rock paintings. Iberian people, Roman[citation needed], Visigoths and Berbers are some of the settlers before the Modern Era that left their print. It was precisely during Roma times that whitewashing was introduced, but it was later during the pandemic plague waves during 14th and later centuries when whitewashing exterior but also interior walls of houses and churches - the latter often visited by disease-affected inhabitants - became predominant. These villages punctuate or are close to natural parks in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, including Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park that is listed as a biosphere reserve and is the highest rainfall area in Spain, or Los Alcornocales Natural Park with its cork oak protected landscape.[1]
All of the villages are characterised by whitewashed walls and red or brown tiled roofs. They also commonly present narrow alleyways, steep earrings[clarification needed], lookouts, and town squares with a church and town hall. Often local institutions manage archeological museums with Roman or Arab artifacts, as well as others dedicated to local customs, crafts or trades.[citation needed]
Villages and routes[edit]
There are proposed routes to visit some of the villages. Of interest[tone] are the ones close to Ronda (province of Málaga) and Arcos de la Frontera (province of Cadiz).
Ronda's White Towns route:
Ronda, including the ancient Roman settlement of Acinipo archeological site.
Setenil de las Bodegas, some parts of the village use the rocky mountains as walls and roof of the houses.
Algodonales, 16th-century town with some Roman ruins
Zahara de la Sierra, it is in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park next to a reservoir.
Benaocaz, small village with a fortress
Arcos de la Frontera's White Towns route:
Medina Sidonia, including the Roman settlement of Asido.
Arcos de La Frontera, perched on a cliff with Baroque churches.
Bornos and Villamartín - reservoir, Roman ruins
Ubrique, largest of the White Towns , high quality leather crafts among other features.[citation needed]
Other villages and places to visit include:
Mijas Pueblo - Burro Taxi, Old Cathedral - typical Spanish white village
Garganta Verde and Ermita de la Garganta - caves with stalactites and stalagmites
Puerto de las Palomas - views
Villaluenga del Rosario - highest of the White Towns
Benamahoma - contains the Fuente de Nacimiento of Majaceite river
El Bosque - trout fishing and hang gliding from here
Prado del Rey - a more modern village[citation needed]
Puerto Serrano - a quiet town[citation needed]
El Gastor - Balcón de los Pueblos Blancos with a church
Alcalá del Valle - town with megalithic standing stones nearby
Algar - up a mountain road
Espera - panoramic views[citation needed]
Frigiliana - musk wine and olive oil
Montefrío - a top 10 National Geographic[2] views in the world
The climate is mild and the surrounding countryside is green.[citation needed] Tourist activities available include hiking, rock-climbing, pot-holing, cycling, horseback riding, nature walks and the local food.[citation needed]
^ "Los pueblos blancos". Cádiz turismo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ "10 pueblos con las mejores vistas del mundo". viajes.nationalgeographic.com.es (in Spanish). 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
Architecture of Spain
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Celtiberian
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Al Andalusian
Repoblación
Mudéjar
First Romanesque
Catalan Gothic
Isabelline
Valencian Gothic
Plateresque
Herrerian
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Tallest buildings and structures
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Gaudí buildings
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Yeseria
Artesonado
Catalan vault
Estipite
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Ajaz Patel becomes the third bowler in Tests to take all 10 wickets in an innings
Ajaz Patel must have been elated after bringing India's first innings total down to a manageable level, but before the happy congratulations on social media could stop pouring in, his players flattered to deceive by batting out only 28.1 overs. The team finished with the lowest total by an international team on Indian soil. The Black Caps batted for 14.4 overs less than their primary spinner needed to dismiss all of the Indians. They didn't even have time to process the achievement when Mohammed Siraj (3/19) 'hostile four-over spell devastated them. Two of the pitches straightened and had enough speed to get past the batter's defence, while the other was a vicious bouncer.
On this track, Ravichandran Ashwin (4/8 in 8 overs) and Axar Patel (2/14 in 9.1 overs) were expectedly excellent. The opposing batters were unable to counteract the turn and bounce. The New Zealand innings ended before the Indian bowlers had had a chance to warm up, and Kohli was understandably eager for some batting practice against a damaged opposition to give him and Puara the confidence they needed.
With the game all but won, Pujara stroked freely and also got a pulled six off Patel, which is unusual for a defensive batsman. While Pujara will undoubtedly appreciate these valuable runs, it must be overlooked that they came at a time when the pressure had already been lifted thanks to a massive 263-run first-inning advantage. Patel took two quick wickets to start the day, but Agarwal and Axar scored 67 runs for the seventh wicket to push the score above 300. Axar hit his first 50 and batted with caution and ferocity at times.
The delivery that got Ravichandran Ashwin out was the greatest of his six wickets on the day, as he pulled the batter forward and spun enough to clip the bails. Ashwin made a humorous DRS plea without recognizing he had been bowled, mistakenly believing the bowler had appealed for caught behind. He had already requested the review, and once he saw he had been beaten lock, stock, and barrel, he didn't wait for the final judgement. It's no surprise that Ashwin gave Patel a standing ovation from the Indian dressing room after he got Siraj as his 10th and last victim.
But little could Patel have predicted that Siraj's opening burst, which was on par with what one may see in home Test matches on surfaces that aren't favourable to fast bowling, would turn into an anti-climax. This one, on the other hand, had a little more bounce to it. Perhaps the greatest delivery of the contest was the one that got Ross Taylor out. Taylor formed to play a defensive shot when the ball came in, but there was enough deviation to beat the outside edge of his bat and knock back the off-stump. After the one-of-a-kind dismissal, there was no way back for the New Zealanders, who would now only try to postpone the inevitable.


A lack of step-free access at tube and rail stations and bus stops which don't meet full accessibility criteria are excluding "more than one in 10 Londoners" from public transport services.
That's the finding of a new report by the London Assembly Transport Committee which is calling on Transport for London to do more to ensure all transport modes are fully accessible to Londoners with mobility impairments.
Committee chair Val Shawcross said it was "simply unacceptable" that many Londoners were unable to access the capital's public transport network.


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Rich's Rules
Six Bold Predictions for Game of Thrones Season Six
By Rich Everything
If you aren't caught up on HBO's Game of Thrones yet, then I really don't have much to say to you. Other than 1) go watch it, and 2) come back after to read this post. If you are caught up, then read on, because with just over two months to go, the time is right for some bold predictions.
1. Jon Is Resurrected by Melisandre
Carice van Houten as Melisandre – photo Helen Sloan/HBO
The red witch's arrival at Castle Black was no mere coincidence. She shows up at the gate a defeated and broken woman, questioning her faith in the Lord of Light. Very shortly after her arrival, Jon Snow is stabbed and left for dead. Jon is a man with royal blood (more on that below below), and she is drawn to that like a moth to a flame.
With or without royal blood, one thing we know about priests and priestess of the Lord of Light is that they can resurrect people—even if their own faith is broken. Recall Season 3 when Thoros of Myr tells Arya how he has resurrected Beric Dondarrion multiple times. Melisandre looked down on Thoros, thinking him less of a worthwhile servant of the light, and wondered how he came to behold such power from their religion. Now it's her turn. A broken woman with shaken faith comes in to save Jon Snow.
2. Jon Snow is Royalty
This is more of a long-term prediction, as we might not get around to this reveal until later in the series. But, with Jon now resurrected and free of this bond to the Night's Watch ("Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death."), his plotline opens up to the whole of Westeros. At some point his mother will be reveled, and my belief is that he's the son of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Eddard's sister Lyanna Stark. I'm not the only one to think this one may be possible.
3. Daenerys Wins Over the Dothraki
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen – photo Macall B. Polay/HBO
Let's not speak about the unspeakable things that will probably happen to Dany as the Dothraki khalasar takes her captive. One thing that GoT is exceptionally good at is unspeakable crimes against humanity—especially against women. Yet here we are, in Season 6, hoping beyond hope that our favorite queen does not get harmed.
Regardless of what happens to her, the arc of her storyline seems to be about her conquering Essos piece by piece, in her quest to get back to Westeros. After her capture, she'll eventually win over this particular horde, uniting them and the cities of Slaver's Bay under one rule: hers. A united Essos, plus a queen with dragons and designs on the iron throne means big battles in the next season.
4. Cersei Goes Berserk
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister – photo Helen Sloan/HBO
And the start of Season 5 she was just an evil, power-hungry, scheming drunkard, by the end of it she was a broken woman with a glint in her eye that can only mean one thing: revenge. After her imprisonment and humiliation (shame… ding ding) Cersei's world gets a lot smaller. Her uncle shows only contempt for her, her former sycophantic follower, Pycelle, returns the cold hatred she always showed him, and her son the king did nothing to save her. She still has to endure a trial at the hands of the High Sparrow, and to top it all off, Jamie returns with a dead Myrcella from what was supposed to be a rescue mission.
Her world, which previously revolved around power games and her children, has been stripped bare. There's nothing left of her. She'll go beyond simple cold-blooded revenge and sink deep into madness. A madness that will be executed by her new champion, the reincarnated Gregor Clegane and his creator, Qyburn. Look for Cersei to take it to a new level of insanity this season.
5. A Main Character Dies
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister and Conleth Hill as Varys – photo Macall B. Polay/HBO
Bold! I'm only half-joking. Of course lots of main characters get offed throughout the seasons, and usually in the most shocking ways possible. It's not really a matter of someone dying, it's a matter of whom and how many. My lovely wife—who makes a great Daenerys—has made the bold prediction that none other than, Daenerys herself gets killed this season. That's bold.
I'm of the belief that Varis meets his maker. Someone has to die in the Essos storyline, and I like Tyrion too much and can't bring myself to predict his demise—which actually makes him far more likely a candidate. That leaves Missandei, Grey Worm, and Varis. We're starting to like Varis, which means he's as good as dead this season. Maybe Tyrion and Varis both get killed. Maybe they kill each other!
6. Littlefinger Gets Hunted
We've watched the full series through twice, and it's amazing to see the intrigue and subterfuge that Petyr Baelish weaves throughout the whole story. He is the architect of nearly all the conflict. Without his doing, Jon Arryn would not have died, Eddard Stark would have stayed in Winterfell, and the War of the Five Kings would have never taken place. And that's just the start of his scheming. We might already hate him for marrying Sansa Stark off to Ramsay Bolton, but my prediction is that he gets found out in the show as the schemer that he is, and hunted down.
Bonus Prediction: Legolas Tracks Down Daenerys
"Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall."
When Dany dropped her ring at the end of Season 6, I couldn't help but roll my eyes. Sure, it worked for Pippin and Merry, but it took an elf to spot the leaf. I don't see any elves around, so the only logical conclusion is that Legolas, Prince of the Woodland Realm, arrives on the scene to find the dropped ring, and join the search. And if Legolas is there, that must mean that Essos is the actually the Undying Lands! Look for Elrond on the Small Council in Season 7. You heard it here first.
Why your startup team should always be pitching
Originally posted on the IBM Global Entrepreneur Blog on February 5, 2016.
Product. Team. Customers. Funding. The essential elements of a startup. But one more essential piece is missing: Pitch.
The Pitch is arguably the most important non-business piece of your startup. From your elevator pitch, to your public pitch, to your investor pitch, the more successful you are, the more integral these will become to your business and your life. Because of its importance, you should take absolutely every opportunity to pitch, especially in the early stages.
The first and biggest benefit from the always pitching mindset is practice. Don't practice until you get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong, is the modus operandi of true professionals in every walk of life. This needs to be your motto. Living room pitch practice only takes you so far; get out in front of the public and practice your pitch.
Now that you're out in the public, you'll benefit from the next most important thing: feedback. The Lean startup methodology is build, measure, learn. When you have built something, whether mockups, a fully functioning product, or anything in between, pitching becomes a part of the measure stage, and the feedback you receive is part of learning. This accelerates the Lean process for your startup, and gets you closer to product-market-fit, faster. Listen closely to the questions, and aggregate the feedback across many pitches to find the common threads. Use this to iterate for your next pitch and your next build.
Another benefit of always pitching is that you get to show lines not dots. The winner of IBM Smartcamp Boulder, Lawbooth, went on to win the regional and semi-final rounds of Smartcamp because they could show lines–progress and traction across a longer timeframe. The judges in Boulder had seen them pitch many times, and because of this, specifically commented on their growth over the past year. Being out in the community, pitching your startup over and over, while showing growth shows grit and dedication–two things investors love to see.
You can perfect your pitch through IBM SmartCamp and there are plenty of opportunities to pitch in your community too. You can look for some of the more common ones such as 1 Million Cups, events at startup weeks, or pitch competitions at local co-working spaces. Galvanize Pitches & Pitchers is one such example.
IBM's Smartcamp is one part pitch competition, networking opportunity and a chance at competing for a spot in an incubator with investment in thirty cities globally. The top ten companies from this year's competition got invited to LAUNCH Scale in October, and are soon to attend LAUNCH Festival in March. Along the way they got personal pitch coaching from one of the top angel investors in the world, Jason Calacanis, and had the opportunity to present in front of thousands of people at both LAUNCH Scale and soon, LAUNCH Festival.
If you're interested in perfecting your pitch through IBM SmartCamp, you can click here to learn more about the program and enter your email address to receive details about the 2016 IBM SmartCamp.
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AGL Laser: is a compact, rugged unit that has high performance features. This laser is proudly manufactured in the USA and has been for over four decades. The unit has a large easy to read LCD-display that is designed to provide continuous fast and faultless operation. This laser will internally store the last entered inclination or slope value for future or continued use. When turned on the next day, this value can be confirmed by pressing the ENT-key. The AGL laser comes with a standard two year warranty and is a proven "workhorse" for typical field operations.
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Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Too young to take custody of his son, but old enough to be tried as an adult?
by Carlos Wilson April 1, 2016 November 7, 2019
Sci Academy senior Carlos Wilson will be speaking from the Capitol stapes as part of Youth Justice Day. Credit: Jed Horne
Buying a lottery ticket. Voting. Serving on a jury. Joining the military. To do any of those things you have to be at least 18. In Louisiana, though, you automatically enter the adult justice system at 17 — even for minor offenses. That needs to change.
The illogic behind this policy hits close to home for me. I am a high school senior of 17 with a one-year-old son who is my pride and joy. When he was born, I was not able to sign his birth certificate. Too young, I was told. When my son's mother ran into some legal problems and couldn't care for him, the judge told me that I was ineligible to file for custody because I was not an "adult".
In other words, in the eyes of the court, I am not mature enough to take legal responsibility for my son, and yet if I commit a crime, I am a fully grown adult. Well, which is it? Are we adults at 17? Or are we still children?
SB 324 … does not mean that teen crime should be handled lightly.
Through my school, Sci Academy here in New Orleans, I am part of a steering committee of students who have been researching this issue for months. We are in full support of a bill pending in the state Senate and believe you should be, too. SB 324, introduced by state Sen. Jean-Paul "JP" Morrell, a New Orleans Democrat, would raise the minimum age for prosecution in Louisiana criminal courts from 17 to 18. Younger than 18, you are still in juvenile court, except for particularly violent crimes.
To those who say the change would cost too much, you're wrong. Connecticut recently raised the age for adult prosecution from 16 to 18, and wound up saving money. A lot of it: $58 million.
For one thing, prosecuting young people in juvenile rather than adult court lowers the likelihood that they're just going to commit another crime once they're released. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the rate of re-offending drops by more than one-third when young people are prosecuted in juvenile court and provided with social services and allowed to continue their education.
The drop-off in re-offending was a factor in Connecticut identifying a juvenile prison as excess capacity. They shut it down. But there's another reason besides money to raise the age. Putting children in adult prisons is incredibly dangerous for them. Our research group discovered that two out of three young people housed in adult facilities are sexually abused.
Bear in mind that over 90 percent of juveniles who get arrested are arrested for non-violent offenses. But prosecuting them as adults and throwing them into adult prisons has a way of turning them into "hardened criminals." Forced to spend so much of their time fighting for survival, they're denied the chance to turn their lives around.
We learned that some juveniles wind up in solitary confinement for 23 to 24 hours a day because, under the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), local sheriffs cannot house a 17-year-old in the same cell with 18-year-olds. And then there's this statistic: 75% of all juvenile deaths in adult jails are suicides. A juvenile in an adult prison is 36 times more likely to commit suicide than one held in a juvenile facility.
When we misbehave in school, or skip detention, the first thing our teachers do (even with seniors!) is call our parents. But at 17 in Louisiana, if you're arrested no one has to call your parents. How is it that we need our parents to enroll us in school but they do not need to be present before we are tried in criminal court or enrolled in an adult prison?
The "Raise the Age" bill doesn't mean that a parish DA can't transfer a 17-year-old to the adult system for violent offenses. SB 324 would level the playing field for all kids. It does not mean that teen crime should be handled lightly. Crime is crime, but it's unfair to try youths as adults if we can't vote and serve on juries.
In addition to my colleagues from Sci Academy, our steering committee includes students from Carver Preparatory Academy, Carver Collegiate Academy, Clark Preparatory Academy, Crescent Leadership Academy, Northside High School in Lafayette, and other schools in our region. We're going to be in Baton Rouge on April 6 lobbying legislators to back Raising the Age. SB 324 already has Gov. John Bel Edwards' support.
For more information on this issue, visit the Youth Justice Coalition.
Carlos Wilson is a New Orleans native and a senior at Sci Academy. As part of Youth Justice Day, on April 6 at 11 a.m. he will join Gov. John Bel Edwards on the steps of the Capitol in Baton Rouge to advocate for passage of SB 324.


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Als die Totenstarre (med.-lat. rigor mortis 'Leichenstarre') wird die nach dem Tod (post mortem) eintretende Erstarrung der Muskulatur bezeichnet.
Sie ist eines der sicheren Todeszeichen und tritt nach der sogenannten "Leichenblässe" (Pallor mortis) und der "Totenkälte" (Algor mortis) auf.

Ursachen und Auftreten
Verursacht wird die Starre durch die Bindung von Myosin an den Aktinfasern:
Nach dem Einsetzen des Todes wird kein ATP mehr aus ADP  regeneriert. Ionenpumpen, welche innerhalb der Muskelzellen die Calciumkonzentration im Cytoplasma gering halten, stellen daher ihre Tätigkeit ein. Nach dem Tod diffundieren Calciumionen aus dem Sarkoplasmatischen Retikulum in das Cytoplasma, was schließlich zur Bindung des Myosins an die Aktinfilamente führt, da die Calciumionen die isolierende Wirkung des Troponins aufheben. Die Bindung wird wegen der Abwesenheit von ATP nicht mehr aufgehoben, der Muskel erstarrt (siehe Kontraktiler Mechanismus).

Entscheidender ist, dass die einzelnen Fasern eines Muskels erst nach und nach erstarren. Wird die Starre eines Muskels durch Fremdbewegungen gebrochen, bevor sie vollständig ausgebildet ist (also innerhalb der ersten 14 bis 18 Stunden), setzt nach einiger Zeit an diesem Muskel eine neue Starre ein, bedingt durch die Fasern, die zuvor nicht erstarrt waren. Wärme und höhere Belastung der Muskeln kurz vor Eintreten des Todes beschleunigen das Einsetzen der Totenstarre. Durch Zersetzungsvorgänge beginnt sich die Starre 24 bis spätestens 48 Stunden post mortem, bei Beginn der Autolyse, wieder zu lösen und setzt danach nicht wieder ein.

Beim Menschen beginnt die Totenstarre bei Zimmertemperatur nach etwa ein bis zwei Stunden an den Augenlidern, Kaumuskeln (zwei bis vier Stunden) und kleinen Gelenken, danach setzt sie ein an Hals, Nacken und weiter körperabwärts, und ist nach sechs bis zwölf Stunden voll ausgeprägt (bei Hitze schneller, bei Kälte langsamer). Diese Reihenfolge, beschrieben durch die Nysten-Regel, findet sich jedoch nur in etwa 50 Prozent der Fälle.

Maßnahmen vor der Bestattung
Unter dem "Brechen" der Totenstarre versteht man entgegen weit verbreiteten Gerüchten nicht das Brechen von Knochen, sondern vielmehr werden dabei vom Bestatter die Gelenke gebeugt und damit die Muskeln gedehnt, um den Verstorbenen ankleiden zu können. Insbesondere werden dabei die Armgelenke wieder gängig gemacht. Die Fingergelenke werden dabei auf einfache Weise zur Faust geballt und geradegebogen, meist danach auch gefaltet und dabei ineinander verschränkt.

Die nach Eintritt des Todes oft einsetzende allgemeine Erschlaffung führt in vielen Fällen dazu, dass sich der Kiefer weit öffnet. Um diesen ungewollten Anblick zu vermeiden, wird von Ärzten oder dem Pflegepersonal vorbeugend eine Mullbinde unter dem Kinn hindurch um den Kopf geschlungen; nach einsetzender Starre wird diese dann wieder entfernt. Da sich der Mund jedoch bei nachlassender Totenstarre wieder öffnet, werden die Lippen durch den Bestatter oftmals mit Sekundenkleber miteinander verklebt. Haltbarere und deutlich ästhetischere Resultate erzielt man allerdings durch das unsichtbare (innerliche) Zusammennähen des Zahnfleisches von Oberkiefer und Unterkiefer mit Nadel und Faden, was aber Übung erfordert.

Forensische Bedeutung
Um den Todeszeitpunkt bei ungeklärten Todesfällen so präzise wie möglich bestimmen zu können, ist die Totenstarre bei der rechtsmedizinischen Leichenschau ein wichtiges Indiz. Bei Tötungsdelikten entspricht der Todeszeitpunkt dem mutmaßlichen Tatzeitpunkt und ist somit von großer Bedeutung für die Rekonstruktion des Tathergangs und das Überprüfen möglicher Alibis. Kurz nach dem Tod werden folgende Phänomene bei der Obduktion genau erfasst:
 Totenflecken; Vorhandensein, Ausprägung, Reaktion auf Druck und Umlagerbarkeit
 Leichenstarre; Eintritt, Ausprägungsgrad, Lösung
 Reaktionen der Muskulatur auf mechanische/elektrische Erregung
 Temperaturgestützte Todeszeitschätzung anhand der Abkühlung der Körpertemperatur

Neben der zeitlichen Bestimmung des Todeseintrittes sind folgende Kriterien aus rechtsmedizinischer Sicht relevant:
 Erfassen der sicheren Zeichen des Todes (einschließlich späten Leichenerscheinungen sowie nicht mit dem Leben vereinbare Verletzungen)
 Bestimmung der Todesart (natürlicher, nichtnatürlicher Tod, unklare Todesart)
 Bestimmung der Todesursache

Mediale Präsenz
Aufgrund der forensischen Relevanz wird die Ausprägung der Totenstarre oftmals auch bei Mordermittlungen erwähnt, die in der Literatur, im Film oder Fernsehserien stattfinden, oder im Rahmen von True-Crime-Formaten präsentiert werden. Aus gerichtsmedizinischer Sicht sind diese Darstellungen jedoch nicht immer fachlich korrekt.

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 Uni Regensburg:  (PDF; 296 kB)
 Regeln zur Durchführung der ärztlichen Leichenschau Leitlinien der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin, 10/2017

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Construction begins on Blackpool's first museum targeting 2023 opening
Image: Casson Mann
A lease has been signed for Showtown, the hybrid museum and attraction focussing on the area's rich history in entertainment.
Construction has begun on upcoming Blackpool-based 'hybrid' museum and visitor attraction Showtown, with doors planned to open in April 2023.
Originally planned for a 2021 opening, a lease has now been signed by Blackpool Council and construction company Coolsilk Property & Investment, which is developing the Sands Venue Resort Hotel alongside the museum.
The Blackpool attraction has been working with Lancashire based construction firm, Conlon, who are laying the groundwork for the museum.
An exhibition area at Showtown, designed by Casson Mann
In 2019 Blackpool Council was allocated £4 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the development of Showtown, then known as the Blackpool Museum Project.
The investment marked the final capital secured in £13 million of investment which also included The Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund, the Coastal Communities Fund and the Lancashire Growth Deal.
It is hoped the museum allow visitors to explore the history of the comedians, dancers, and acrobats who have performed in the local area.
Among pieces set for display are Stan Laurel's iconic bowler hat, a prop used by comedic magician Tommy Cooper and memorabilia from the Tower Circus, an attraction at the base of the Blackpool Tower which dates back to 1894.
Last year Advisor detailed the process of positioning Blackpool's first museum to local and visitor audiences, and its work with Morris Hargreaves McIntyre (MHM) to find a name and approach which would guarantee footfall.
From left to right; Michael Conlon; Chairman of Conlon Construction Ltd, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen; Chairman of Blackpool Museum Trust, Alan Cavill; Director of Communications and Regeneration for Blackpool Council and Marcus Walker; Director at Coolsilk Property and Investment Ltd.
Speaking of working with Conlon Construction, Cllr Lynn Williams said: "We are delighted to be working with Conlon Construction, who come with a wealth of experience in the North West, having worked on exciting projects in the culture category, including Harris Museum in Preston and Avro Heritage Museum in Stockport.
Chester House Estate: £14.5m Heritage Project to Open Doors
The Whitaker Museum hopes to rival big city cultural offer after £2.2m overhaul
Housing history and horror: first visitor attraction dedicated to author Mary Shelley opens
Nintendo announces plan to redevelop factory into museum celebrating firm's history


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Mountains shape the Holy Land that lies along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Two parallel ranges run from north to south and in between is the country's most extraordinary physical feature, the deep trench that holds the River Jordan, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, all part of what is still commonly called The Great Rift Valley. This wide variety of landscapes, from snow-topped mountains to fertile plains to deserts, means that the natural vegetation of the land is very different from one area to another; each supporting a range of different plants and animals.
With chapters on physical geography and natural vegetation, trees and shrubs, herbs and flowers, mammal, birds, and other creatures, in this new book, Peter Goodfellow explores the natural history of the Bible tying in his descriptions to biblical references and, where relevant, explaining how these factors influenced the lives of the people of the Old and New Testaments.
About Peter Goodfellow
Peter Goodfellow is a retired schoolteacher and lifelong birdwatcher. He is a past Chairman of Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society and is regularly involved with BTO surveys. His previous publications include Shakespeare's Birds, and the AA Iluustrated Birds of Britain & Europe.
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of India
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This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 butterfly species most commonly seen in India is perfect for resident and visitor alike.High quality photographs from India's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat...
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica
by Bird, Steve
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Q: compiling a jrxml string (NOT JRXML FILE) in JAVA I have an API which will create the report and we need to pass the JRXML content(whihc is passed as string from UI) for that,Now I want to compile the JRXML content before saving it into data base,One approach I have is that I can save the JRXML content into file system and then load that file and compile it,But I don't like it because if the compilation failed I need to delete that file from file system, So  wondering If I can compile the input JRXML content only before storing it into file.
I am passing the JRXML as a string to my method which should compile that JRXML string, but I don't want to store the content in file and then compile it

A: You can also use an input stream, not necessarily a file object for the compile() method like mentioned in the jasper docs.


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'On the Ball,' is a free 12--‐week programme of fun and learning to help parents and children with communication needs join in activities.
'On the Ball' involves parent information and follows up with 10 Saturday morning activity sessions for families in Palewell Park, East Sheen.
It will run with Sam Silver and a coach from Brentford FCCST during the summer term (see overleaf for details).


"Child marriage and child labour is very common in Malawi, especially in the rural regions.
The problem is that we don't have a standard definition of an adult. In some cultures, when the girl reaches puberty, they determine her to be an adult, even if she is 11 or 12 years of age."
The Sustainable Rural Community Development Organisation (SURCOD) works at the forefront of advancing empowerment of women and girls through various development projects in Malawi.
Projects include helping disdvantaged boys and girls access secondary education and developing women's community enterprises.


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Top 10 Tips for the Edinburgh Fringe
Amy August 10, 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Our Partnerships
Since 2011, Virgin Money have been delighted to partner the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe by sponsoring the Fringe on the High Street and the Half Price Hut. As well as painting the town red, we felt this partnership mirrored our ethos doing things a bit differently.
We've been taking in everything the Fringe has to offer and here are our top 10 tips for discovering the festival:
Pack for all types weather.
We've already had the typical Edinburgh four-seasons-in-one-day so pack your suntan lotion, sunglasses, hats, jumpers, rain coats and wellies – as well as a bag to put the extra layers in when the temperature rises. Edinburgh can be bathed in glorious sunshine but it's no stranger to a gust of wind or a sudden unexpected downpour so it's best to be prepared.
Get yourself a copy of the Fringe programme.
It's available all over Edinburgh, and from the Fringe Shop on the High Street. You'll find listings inside for all the shows and details of the venues. If you cant track one down you can download a daily guide.
Visit the Half Price Hut – opening 12th August.
You'll find the Virgin Money Half Price Hut down on the Mound with half price tickets for a variety of shows. We take half the financial risk when you take the creative risk of picking a show from the list available – you may find a new favourite!
Download the official Fringe app for your phone
The app is available on both iPhone and Android phones, is free and gives you show listings, maps to venues, ticket availability and you can keep a schedule of your shows so you know where to get to next. Most importantly, you can buy tickets in the app and then pick them up without queuing from the fast ticket machines.
Walk the High Street
Before you spend any money on shows take a walk up the High Street, you'll find street performers from all over the world singing, dancing, juggling, performing magic and acrobatics. See how many floating people you can spot, see if you see the weaving woman with the fantastic mohican hairstyle and don't forget to keep an eye out for Tom Gilzean: a High Street favourite, Tom is 95 and collecting for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Surprise yourself and try something different.
The flyerers are on the High Street for a reason – to open your eyes to shows you might never have otherwise heard of. Of course it's good practice to book a few shows in advance, but it's not all about the big names at the Edinburgh Fringe – take a chance on something new, the variety available is simply unbeatable.
Visit the Fringe Shop
Situated in the middle of the High Street, the Fringe Shop is one of the main ticket booking and collection locations, and don't forget to pick up this years must have items.
See the must see sold out show
If there's an act you want to see and it's sold out, head to the venue. Some venues will have last minute tickets available before the doors open. But in future, booking early for the big name shows will ensure you get a ticket.
You'll need a map
Venues range from 500 seat theatres to small tents and pub toilets spread all over the city of Edinburgh. There are free maps available that will help you get from venue to venue, you'll find these being handed out at venues or ask at the information desk in the Fringe Shop.
Be prepared for audience participation
Many of the street acts rely on audience participation, ranging from children helping escapologists wriggle free from handcuffs and straight jackets, to adults helping to ensure acrobats don't fall from 15 foot high poles. And after the show, don't be afraid to go and speak to the performers to let them know what you thought of their show!
If you've got your own hints and tips why not let us know in the comments below?
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Contrary to popular belief, most iPod owners use Windows computers, not Macs. This is important to remember, as we'll be messing around with Outlook.
The problem arises when you have a lot of vCards. How can you possibly write the correct code for all those vCards? If you're running Outlook 2000, XP, or 2003, the answer comes from a built-in feature. Most Microsoft Office users don't know that you can program Office applications with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). We'll create a simple application to export all your contacts from Outlook to your iPod.
This is a great introduction to the world of VB programming, as you don't need to add a lot of code to get something that you can really use.
In My Computer, find your iPod (it should appear as an additional hard drive). Double-click the iPod icon and find the folder called Contacts. The path will be something like H:\Contacts. This is where you'll place your contact information.
To access the Visual Basic Development environment, press Alt+F11. This action opens the VBA editor.
Press F5 to run the script, which places a list of all your contacts—in vCard format—in the Contacts folder on your iPod.
And just that easy, you can read all of your Outlook contacts on your iPod.


Self-discipline helps kids delay gratification, resist unhealthy temptations, and tolerate the discomfort needed to reach their long-term goals. From choosing to turn off the video game to work on homework, to resisting an extra cookie when Mom isn't looking, self-discipline is the key to helping kids become responsible adults.... In groups of 2 – 3, the children design a menu for a healthy lunch, remembering to include all the core elements as noted on the Success Criteria (U1L14R8) for this task, and that each of the five food groups is represented and available to be chosen from the menu. The menu can be presented using available digital media / apps currently used in the school, on paper or card or in their workbooks.
Ads with cartoon characters, ads that appeal directly to kids with kids speaking as kids to kids, ads that tell the kids to demand from their parents all those wonderful foods they are being denied are disturbing to me. There's a series out now from KFC with kids talking to their parents about how outraged they are for the crappy nuggets they have been eating but it's one in a long series... A fun and fascinating salt, glue and watercolour experiment that helps teach preschoolers how to spell their name! This was our first time doing salt, glue and watercolour art, and the hooligans and I had so much fun with the process!
Nutrition Australia Eat a Rainbow.
The kids practice putting on their life jackets before entering the boat. Another option is to make a pretend pool or lake on the floor using tape outlines or a blue blanket. Let the kids practice walking when near the water and climbing in carefully to enter the water.


Why will He do it? Because He is "faithful"–faithful to His own promise which is pledged to save the believer; faithful to His Son, whose reward it is that His people shall be presented to Him faultless, faithful to the work which He has commenced in us by our effectual calling. It is not their own faithfulness but the LORD's own faithfulness on which the saints rely.


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This is the fire-and-forget API. Event increments are cached locally and flushed to the server in batches.
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Q: The number of distinct ways to form a particular vector Let $m_1,m_2,m_3,m_4$ be natural numbers $\geq 2$ such that $m_1+m_2+m_3+m_4=2q$ for some natural $q$ and
$m_1,m_2,m_3,m_4\leq q$. In how many ways can one form a vector $(x_1,y_1,\ldots,x_q,y_q)$ such that:

*

*$x_i\neq y_i$ for all $i=1,\ldots, q$,

*$x_i,y_i\in\{1,2,3,4\}$ for all $i=1,\ldots, q$,

*1 appears $m_1$ times, 2 appears $m_2$ times, 3 appears $m_3$ times, 4 appears $m_4$ times.

Any hints or references are very welcome.
EDIT: The objective is to find an explicit expression of this number as a function of the $m_i,\ i=1,2,3,4$.

A: Take the case of q=5 as an example;
Generally, any solution like  {x={3,1,3,1,1},y={4,2,1,4,2}} can be written in the form x_i < y_i by sorting the x_i y_i pairs and sorting the x_i ascendingly;
result is in this case {x={1,1,1,1,3},y={2,2,3,4,4}}.
Given such a sorted 'partial' solution, the problem then reduces to reconstructing all alowable configurations from that. I leave this as (ahum) an exercise to the reader. Handwavingly so.
First remark that the allowable m_i are generated by the partitions of 2*q into 4 parts each in [2, ..,q] , in Mathematica 9.0 :
q = 5; 2+(PadRight[#,4] & /@ IntegerPartitions[2*q-8,4,Range[q-2]])
this gives two allowed sets of m_i: {{4, 2, 2, 2}, {3, 3, 2, 2}}
As a function of q=1 .. 24, there are a[q] such partitions:
{0,0,0,1,2,5,8,13,19,27,36,48,61,77,95,116,139,166,195,228,264,304,347,395}
Now, it turns out all partial solutions are Semi-Standard Young Tableaux of shape {q,q}, so 2 rows of q integers each, weakly sorted within rows and strictly within columns.
If I generate all SSYT of shape {5,5} with contents {4,2,2,2} then I get two tableaux: {{1,1,1,1,3},{2,2,3,4,4}} and {{1,1,1,1,2},{2,3,3,4,4}};
The other allowed set of m_i is {3,3,2,2}, and that generates 3 partial solutions:
{{1,1,1,3,3}, {2,2,2,4,4}}, {{1,1,1,2,3}, {2,2,3,4,4}} and {{1,1,1,2,2}, {2,3,3,4,4}}.
Does the above satisfy the "any hints" requirement?
For the explicit counts, without the 2^q x_i,y_i switches, I find for q=4 .. 12
36,220,1315,8281,35504,200040,876489,4447069,19690891
using
Table[miset =
  2 + (PadRight[#1, 4] & ) /@ IntegerPartitions[2*q - 8, 4, Range[q - 2]];
    Tr[Function[z,
      Tr[(Multinomial @@ Length /@ Split[Transpose[#1]] & ) /@
              Select[SSYT[{q, q}, 4], allcontents[#1] === z & ]]] /@
   miset],
   {q, 3, 12}]
EDIT 07/03/2014 10:41 CET:
on reflection, I see 2 errors in the above :
firstly, the assignment of the m_i to the integers (1 .. 4) implies a free choice, so we get an extra factor equal to the multinomial of the runs in the m_i sets;
secondly, and harder to correct, the column-strict row-weakly sorted arrangements generated by the SSYT undercount the allowable arragements. After sorting within the columns (introducing a factor 2^q) we can sort the 2-rowed table by the first row (the x_i), but that does not guarantee the second row will be weakly increasing: we miss the configuration ..., x_i=1, y_i=4, x_(i+1)=2, y_(i+1)=3, ...
I admit being unable to rectify this on the fly.  Sorry.


Mercifully, my older brothers were able to ignore the atrocity of a baby named Eunice and somehow became overwhelmed with joy, started yelling, "God gave us a gift, She is God's gift!" I always listen to this story with a super side eye and a healthy dose of "Yeah, right". But I was probably only 237 seconds old at the time, and I have no idea what is true about the actual story of the day I was brought into this world.
There have been Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred and thirty-three days since the sun rose and my eyes opened on July 26,1979.
I have not spent a single one of the 1,117,411,200 seconds, sleeping on a cold, unsheltered street. I've never had to attempt a fitful, frightened sleep on a park bench, underpass, or door stoop because I had no place to go and no safety assured.
Every single second of every single day, I have had someplace that was mine enough to call home even if only for a few hours of a night. I've always had a soft place to lay my head and a softer blanket to envelop me as I slept. Every place I've every stayed was warm when it was cold and cool when it was hot. Every place was safe.
In 18,623,520 minutes, there hasn't been one sixty second expanse, where I've been hungry and left with no conceivable option for more than enough food to fill me up and give me strength. Even when you factor in my many half-heated diet attempts, there has always been an abundance of food in my immediately foreseeable future… and beyond. I have never stood in any line hopeful for just one hot meal to sustain me for any week.
Every time I felt the mild discomfort that I have mistakenly labeled thirst, I have known without a doubt that eventually there would be more than enough clean, safe readily available water or wine to cool my tongue and quench my" thirst". I have never had to walk fetch water from a well, or carry spilling buckets from a spout to my house just to wash my clothes, bathe my body, or cook my food.
In theory, since the moment the doctors freed me from my mother's beautiful belly, My heart has beaten approximately 1,340,920,080 times. At times when full of unimaginable love or blindsided by unbelievable pain my heart may have threatened to burst or have skipped a few of those billion beats. But after each millisecond of heart stopping pain or earth shaking pleasure, my great big wide, open, healing, and healed heart kept right on beating every single time.
In all of this there has always has been more love than anything else. The hate is now miraculously nonexistent, the dislike has lessened to become a lesson, and even more love than I can ask think, or imagine is here to stay and growing stronger. Even more miraculous than all of that, is that the lions share of the love that I will have in my life will come from people I haven't even met as of this my 12,933rd day.
My eyes have seen babies born, life lost, brooms jumped, divorces finalized, true ugliness and unbelievable beauty. I have gazed in awe at the gorgeous curve you see while flying over the western portion of the continent of Africa. I experienced the beauty of gorgeous Ghana while holding my mothers hand, and have seen the magesty and regality of Buckingham Palace while holding my fathers.
I've been 1100 feet inside of a mountain in Chatanooga, Tennessee and seen the most beautiful waterfalls known to man. I've eaten the sweetest lobster, drunk the most delicious tequila, and danced with someone I loved deeply to real mariachi music in Mexico. I have felt the waves of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans wash over my feet and have had sand from beautiful beaches all over the world in my hair, there, and everywhere.
I can only hope and pray that in my 310,392 hours in this world…I have already seen the worst things that I will ever see… but I know for a fact that I have not seen the best of what life has to offer me.
I've taken 279,359,595 breaths. Some of them I've held waiting for something to end or hoping for something to begin. Some of my breaths were halted with tears or quickened by kisses. Some of them were deep enough to keep me calm or shallow enough to get me through but all of them have been just enough to keep me here.
They say in the average life you spend 110 days laughing. I'm 110% certain that I've more than tripled that number in my only 3 decades of life. I am 310% sure that I'll multiply that number at least 110 times over in the 110 plus years of hilariously, joyful life that I will live.
On 2 of the most lovely of my days, every single miracle of amazing miracle worked in magnificent concert to allow me to become a mother…. 3 times over.
In a life only a third of the way lived, I have seen, 3 perfectly healthy, happy, wonderful human beings take their first breaths, come to life, and begin their own beautiful journeys of living.
One one of those lovely days, I decided to pledge love, commitment, faithfulness, forgiveness, and forever to a certain someone who I thought was the right one for me.
On another one of those days, I decided that I was wrong about that one and gave myself permission to change my mind.
I was right about that one and I won't ever have to change my mind about me.
As of this moment, I have been on this earth for 12,933 days. On that day, 35 years 4 months and 26 days ago, my family changed their mind about Eunice and decided to name me Senam.
And Senam is my name.
Today, I decided to be grateful for the love of God and the gift of a life well-lived.
Tonight, I will pray my favorite prayer.
SistaTV loves you, the future, and Psalms 46:5.
Speechless. Except for a stifled sob at this timely post, I am speechless. Your words are clear, authentic, and ones I needed to read on this night more than you or I will ever know.
I am about a month's worth of heartbeats and breaths ahead of you, so I know how good a year '79 was! It seems trite to say, but this entry just helped me make a decision to take care of me in a way that I never could before and to trust my instincts. Thank you, Senam. I look forward to reading more from you.
Trite?Nah, love. The definition of trite is "overused and consequently of little import… "Your decision to comment and to share your glorious decision to take care of yourself and to trust your instinct is the best thing I've read in ages. And your decision to share that comment with me here is the reason I woke up and will write again today. I can't thank you enough for that and I wish you so much win, Warrior Woman! You can do it for yourself and all will be well. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Beautiful sis! Just beautiful. Life is so grand, yet we take it for granted. Thanks for the remind of how good God has been to us all, for I too am God's gift. Happy 2015 to you!
That was beautifully written, Eunice…I mean Senam. You have a gift of writing, keep sharing it with the world.
How beautiful is it to tell your story and share your appreciation for life like this. To think of your life in days, minutes, seconds is a beautiful thing. To appreciate all the big and little things and acknowledge the privelege of it is a blessings. Thank you for sharing your 12,933 days with us.
I enjoyed getting to know you a little through your story. The optimism and confidence were quite enjoyable.
That was so cool! I've never thought about life in snippets of time like that. I wonder how many minutes I've spent doing laundry? Beautiful post.


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Q: Why few machine learning tools run on Apple Silicon's Neural Engine? When we are buying the new Apple Silicon apps, Apple always advertise the power of the Neural Engines. But when I actually started coding and doing ML projects, I found few frameworks actually can run on the Neural Engines- they are still running on GPUs if not CPUs. I found ways to translate PyTorch and TensorFlow projects into CoreML frameworks. But it is still surprising that few ML projects can run on the neural engine natively. It's like building a super fast motorway for lorries but they are still using the standard roads, leaving the new motorway underused.
I'm still new to CS and ML. Is there a reason for that?
Some translation tools to translate PyTorch and TensorFlow projects to CoreML


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ConcreteMate, utilizing the high speed Pan Mixer from STEELFIELDS, delivers concrete accurately to your needs.
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Kiwi Income Property Trust [NZX: KIP] unitholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of corporatisation, completing a year-long transformation that saw the property trust taking management in house by buying out Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
A total of 99.9 percent of votes cast were in favour of turning the trust into a company, which is to be called Kiwi Property Group Ltd. Its units will be halted from trading at the close of business to allow them to be redeemed and exchanged for shares in the new company. NZX has already assigned a new ticker for the stock, KPG, which will begin trading on Dec. 22.
The board of Kiwi Property will be made up of the same directors as the board of the current manager of the trust, it said. The company is to have a revamped brand.
"In the past 12 months, our investors have supported us through two major changes to our structure, including the internalisation of our management and, now, corporatisation," said chairman Mark Ford. "These initiatives will create long-term cost savings and investment value."
Kiwi Income's property portfolio is currently valued at $2.1 billion and includes Auckland's Sylvia Park Shopping Centre, LynnMall Shopping Centre and Vero Centre and Wellington's Majestic Centre.
Units of Kiwi Income rose 1.2 percent to $1.25 and have gained 14 percent this year.
Kiwi Income Property Trust reported a 12.3% lift in first-half operating earnings as it saved on external management fees and achieved rental growth from Sylvia Park.


Facebook is the biggest social media on earth right now, and it has been around for a while now. With about 2 billion active users monthly, no other social network is close to Facebook. Facebook users are so much addicted to this social network that it has become a huge part of them. Some people use Facebook almost everytime they are online. We use Facebook for seeing posts, pictures, videos, status updates, chatting and so on. So, one way or the other, Facebook isn't just a social app anymore but can be used as a tool.
This is regardless of which device you use to utilise the social network, whether an iPhone X or a Samsung S6 Edge. With the tips which are described below, you will discover ways to deal with your news sustain, and enhance the security of your record, find the best content on the social network quicker and share announcements all the more effortlessly. Below are some Facebook tips and tricks I hope you find to be useful.
Getting fed up with the unending stream of cautions, updates and notifications from your Facebook friends? Well, you will be glad to learn that Facebook makes it very easy to turn on or off certain types of warnings on your Facebook account. All you need to do is follow the steps below.
Open the Facebook app on your Android device.
Go to the App Settings.
Here you can turn on and off notifications for wall posts, friend requests, event invites, comments, photo tags, and more.
Let's say you went somewhere you are not familiar with and do not know your way around there, you can use the Facebook app to find interesting locations and spots in that place. You can use it to search for places just as demonstrated in the image below. Facebook will bring up different suggestions including places like restaurants, cafes, Snooker spots, malls, clubs, bars, hotels, parks and many others of such. To do this, simply go to the search bar on Facebook and type the name of the place and different suggestions will come up.
On Facebook, you can also filter your news feed. Let's your friend or a group or a page you like usually posts some embarrassing or annoying updates on Facebook, you can hide their posts from your news feed on Facebook. You don't need to make due with the usual news sustain rundown of updates. On the Facebook app, you are given access to your redid records even from the main menu. If you want to switch the list a friend, group or liked page appears in, follow the steps below.
Go to the profile of the person, page or group.
Here you can change the list which the friend, page or group appears.
You can share items directly from other apps to Facebook. Certain apps like Whatsapp, Instagram and bunch of other apps let you share things directly to Facebook. With this feature, you can share photos, videos, GIFs, links and other files directly to Facebook. With this feature, you can share brief comment course of events without having even to open Facebook. And with this feature, you also get all the alternatives you get when you post on Facebook.
One of the standouts among Facebook's most helpful sections in the Facebook app settings is "Video Auto-play." With this feature, you are allowed to turn autoplay on or off on Facebook. You can also set it to autoplay only when you are connected to a WiFi hotspot. With this, your mobile data is saved, and you are also given more control over your timeline.
You can use the Facebook app on your Android device to search for nearby WiFi connections. To do this follow the steps below.
If you have Facebook installed on your Android device, open it.
Go to the more tab on the Facebook app.
A list of public and private WiFi connections available to you will appear on your screen. Precise details about the WiFi hotspots will be displayed such as opening and closing hours, and so on. However, not all businesses have added their WiFi connections to Facebook. So maybe not all WiFi connections will be displayed.


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Bossier City Police Department to discontinue K-9 program
The city attorney determined after an evaluation that the risk and liabilities outweigh the benefits of the K-9 program.
Bossier City Police Department to discontinue K-9 program The city attorney determined after an evaluation that the risk and liabilities outweigh the benefits of the K-9 program. Check out this story on shreveporttimes.com: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2020/01/08/bossier-city-police-department-discontinue-k-9-program/2848995001/
Emily Enfinger, Shreveport Times Published 4:35 p.m. CT Jan. 8, 2020
The Bossier City Police Department K-9 program is being discontinued, Bossier City Police Chief Shane McWilliams announced Wednesday afternoon.
"The decision to discontinue the program is in no way a reflection of the performance of the K-9 handlers who have done outstanding work for Bossier City and who will continue to serve the community in other assignments," read a news release from the Bossier City Police Department.
The police department has three K-9s that will be retired. The handlers will have the opportunity to permanently adopt their K-9 partners.
MORE: Shreveport officer, K-9 honored for arresting suspect in deputy's killing
Emily Enfinger is the breaking news reporter for The Shreveport Times, covering crime and court. Follow her on Twitter at @EmilyEnfinger.
Have a news tip? Email Emily at eenfinger@gannett.com.
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Euro Paper Talk: Will Neymar be moving to Real Madrid for £145m?
All the latest from today's European newspapers
By Sam Maguire, Football Whispers
Neymar has been linked with a return to Spain
Many clubs across Europe, especially those with little to play for, will have already turned their attention to the summer and planning for the 2019/20 campaign.
So, with that in mind, we asked our friends at Football Whispers to round up all the latest news, views and gossip from across the continent.
Real Madrid are believed to be lining up a move for Neymar. The world's most expensive football player is understood to have a clause in his contract that could see him leave Paris Saint-Germain for £145m during the summer of 2020. (Mundo Deportivo)
Real Madrid are close to securing their second signing of the summer. With Eder Militao already in the bag, Los Blancos have agreed a contract with Eintracht Frankfurt forward and Barcelona transfer target Luka Jovic. (Mundo Deportivo)
Luka Jovic celebrates scoring against Chelsea
A £51m fee has been agreed between the La Liga side and the Bundesliga outfit, with 20 per cent of that heading the way of Benfica after the Europa League semi-finalists. (AS)
But Eintracht Frankfurt are also interested in Real Madrid forward Mariano Diaz. The 25-year-old impressed for Lyon and could replace Jovic at the Commerzbank-Arena. (Marca)
Manchester United are lining up a move for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele. The 22-year-old has enjoyed a productive debut year in France, netting 17 goals in all competitions, and could be available for £45m. (L'Equipe)
Jose Mourinho is being lined up as AS Roma manager. The former Manchester United boss was believed to be the favourite to replace Thomas Tuchel if PSG decided to part ways with him after a disappointing showing in the Champions League this term. However, a return to Serie A is of interest to Mourinho. (L'Equipe)
Jose Mourinho left Old Trafford last year
If Tuchel does end up leaving the Parc des Princes, both Bayern Munich and Chelsea are interested in appointing him as head coach. (RMC)
There would be a big summer clearout at AC Milan this summer, with the club looking to rebuild the squad and battle for a top-four finish. Tiemoue Bakayoko's loan deal is unlikely to be extended but the biggest shock is the club will allow Franck Kessie to leave if their valuation of him is met. Arsenal, Everton, PSG and Manchester United are reportedly keen. (Calciomercato)
Napoli will sign PSV forward Hirving Lozano this summer after agreeing a deal with the Eredivisie club. The Mexico international will move for a fee believed to be in the region of €40m, with Mino Raiola handling negotiations with the Serie A side. (Calciomercato).
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Bayern Munich are no longer reportedly interested in Julian Brandt. But the Bayer Leverkusen attacker has other offers, one of which is from rivals Borussia Dortmund. The 23-year-old's father reportedly held a secret meeting with the club to discuss their plans for his son. It is believed he is available for £25m this summer. (SportBild)
Manchester City have held a meeting with the parents of Benfica attacking midfielder Joao Felix. The versatile forward has recently been linked with Manchester United and Liverpool. (Record)
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