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I went to Toronto. It is great! And I say that having arrived with a large degree of scepticism towards… well, towards cities (North American cities in particular) and what could be called the biggest-bang-for-the-buck-attitude (or perhaps it's a deeper hesitation when it comes to straight lines). In many ways my scepticism was confirmed: the bus or streetcar won't give you change so you always have to have three bucks on you to use the public transport, to get a day pass you have to go to the metro which usually involves, yes, taking a bus which defeats the point of the day pass, all prices are displayed without taxes so you have to do the maths yourself, you have to get your wine (and beer) from the wine monopoly (bloody Swedish conditions), toilets are designed with a lake in them so that you can crap into a little pool of water… Big things and little things, these were by far outweighed by the vibrancy of the cultural life (ok, and the fact that my amazing sister lives there).
I was lucky to have picked a week when there was loads of theatre on with both the imagineNATIVE and Weesageechak festival unfolding as well as related events like a concert by the legendary Buffy Sainte-Marie. All this, and a couple of days of brilliant sunshine, added up to a great impression. In keeping with my attempt to wane my use of Facebook (and to keep ownership of my pictures) I share some of these impressions here.
For an enhanced blog experience I include a little story, which can be ignored or read as you please. It could well be called "The Scientist and the Sword".
Before World War II, a famous German scientist involved in military research came to Japan. When he returned to Germany, he took with him several Japanese swords and entrusted them for scientific analysis to an institute specializing in research and development of high technology steel. The scientist was an admirer of Japanese swords, held them in high respect, and knew of their superiority when compared with European swords.
The stark simplicity of the Japanese sword belies its many fine qualities: the extraordinary attention paid to details on the blade and hilt, the sharp, clear feeling of the cut, the soft touch in the hands as the shock of contact is naturally dissipated and the rarity of damage to the hardened cutting edge, the whole being made resilient by a core of softer steel.
He was aware of these qualities, but something bothered him: the air of mysticism that enshrouded the traditional method of forging the steel blade, for the swordsmith, dressed all in white to symbolize purification, does his work before a Shinto altar. This seemed to him very, very primitive, and he also had a low opinion of the sacred awe with with the Japanese regard the sword. He wanted to penetrate the mystery and unravel the secrets, but no matter how earnestly he requested it, he was never permitted to watch the swordsmith at work.
Thus it was that he decided to have a scientific analysis made of the materials and the method of production. With the scientific data gathered in the laboratory at hand, he thought he would reconstruct the sword using the most recent technology available at the time. As a German with absolute confidence in the efficacy of science, he must have been convinced that an exact replica of the Japanese sword could be manufactured, and he may have imagined that he could show up the old-fashioned, esoteric techniques of the swordsmith.
The outcome was utter failure. Collecting scientific data posed no problem, of course, but when he actually tried to make a sword, the result was just another commonplace sword. His use of scientific know-how, even with repeated experimentation and modification of the production method, ended in disappointment. Finally, he was forced to give up his attempt and acknowledge the superiority of the "old-fashioned, esoteric" method of Japanese swordmaking.
This episode suggests that even though traditional Japanese craftsmanship can be subjected to modern, scientific analysis, there will always remain an element or ingredient that escapes conventional scrutiny or analysis. In traditional technology much of the achievement is due to intuitive quality, known as the working of kan, and this can be acquired only through the accumulation of years of training. For kan-intuition to work, one must experience a creative tension stemming from single-minded concentration on the work in progress. This opens the way for a higher power, kami in Japanese, to enter into the process. Much of the success depends on becoming filled with divine consciousness or kami. The Japanese craftsman in making a single sword relies on kan both to select the proper materials and to combine them in the precise way transmitted in his family. It is not too much to say that the entire process of firing, forging and cooling is dependent on the elusive work of kan.
If we think of the Japanese sword in terms of the blade and the hilt, the blade consists of the sharp edge of the sword, the tip, the back of the blade and the shinogi (a lenghtwise ridge between the edge of the sword and its back). Each of the parts has a slightly different function in sword fighting, and accordingly each is made with different materials and methods. These subtle differences are all determined by kan-intuition born out of intense concentration and an almost religious devotion to the craft. This is why the swordsmith has an altar enshrining kami in his workplace, wears ceremonial white garments, and performs purification rites as an integral part of the swordmaking process. In this solemn atmosphere, he can let his mind become settled; then he is ready to begin his task.
To the swordsmith, his work is a sacred art, for unless this be so, the kami will become irritated and upset his kan-intuition. Not only the parts, but the Japanese sword as a whole, are born from intuitive and divine power, both of which may be beyond scientific analysis and hence "mysterious." That the German scientist, attracted by the mystic beauty of the Japanese sword, attempted a scientific analysis was in itself a contradiction, and it was only natural that his experiment should fail.
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//   Copyright (c) Kephas Software SRL. All rights reserved.
//   Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
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// <summary>
//   Implements the aes encryption service class.
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namespace Kephas.Cryptography
{
    using System;
    using System.Security.Cryptography;

    using Kephas.Services;

    /// <summary>
    /// The AES encryption service.
    /// </summary>
    [OverridePriority(Priority.Low)]
    public class AesEncryptionService : SymmetricEncryptionServiceBase<AesManaged>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AesEncryptionService"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="contextFactory">The context factory.</param>
        public AesEncryptionService(IContextFactory contextFactory)
            : base(() => contextFactory.CreateContext<EncryptionContext>(), ctx => new AesManaged())
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The fifth grade year provides students immersion in four academic areas and a foreign language: mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish. In addition to academic content areas, fifth grade students meet for art, music, Spanish, physical education, instrumental music, and library 1-3 times each week.
The fifth grade math program emphasizes both conceptual understanding and arithmetic. The fifth grade program extends what was taught in fourth grade and solidifies understanding of place value, reading and writing whole numbers, and decimals, fractions, and percents. The focus on arithmetic includes the meaning of operations, skills and algorithms, and whole number facts. Further skill review and strengthening of algorithms are stressed as applied to multi-digit procedures for whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.
Geometry and spatial sense are explored through definitions, and the properties of plane and solid figures, including congruence, similarity, and symmetry. The study of measurement extends knowledge of length and weight and adds the liquid and solid volume, temperature, angles, perimeter, and area. Math games are incorporated as much as possible as an enjoyable way to practice number skills, strategies, and logic. Fifth grade students also have the opportunity to participate in the school based Math Dice Team which competes in the annual Arlington County Math Dice Tournament.
In fifth grade, language arts includes reading, writing, and word study. The emphasis in reading is on improving reading skills in both fiction and nonfiction texts, including textbooks. The reading program includes individualized and small group reading activities and whole group reading, and vocabulary study using Storytown, the core reading program. In addition to the core reading program, fifth grade students begin basic literary analysis through reading and discussing literature. Novels are selected based on student and teacher interest, and over the years have included No Talking, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Out of My Mind, Pictures of Hollis Woods, and Stargirl. Students are also given time each day to pursue their own independent reading interests.
The core writing program, Being a Writer, is a writing workshop approach. The program relies on the use of mentor texts and emphasizes the writing process–keeping a writer's notebook, drafting, revising for meaning, and editing. The curriculum also teaches students how to participate in the classroom writing community–being a good listener, respecting the writing of fellow students, sharing ideas and materials. Students self-select topics within a structured framework and explore the genres of personal narrative, nonfiction, poetry, fiction, and the test genre of writing on demand. Throughout the year, students maintain a writer's notebook which holds all of their draft writing and allows both student and teacher to assess student writing progress over time.
The third essential component of the language arts program is Words Their Way, a developmental word study and spelling program. Highly differentiated, word study is taught based on each child's developmental spelling level.
The fifth grade science curriculum is rich in content and hands-on experience. The science curriculum includes units on scientific investigation, matter, light and sound, the relationship between the Earth, sun, and moon, geology, ocean topography, and the five kingdoms of living organisms. Students learn how to make scientific predictions and how to collect, record, and report data. Students learn how to use scientific instruments including the compound microscope and the triple beam balance, how to calculate mass and volume, and how to use a classification key.
The fifth grade social studies curriculum strives to make the study of ancient civilizations both meaningful and relevant. Through the History Alive! program, ancient civilizations are studied individually and thematically, and are examined through the lens of social structure, technological advancements, belief systems, and language development. There is an emphasis on the use of artifacts as primary sources and the importance of viewing history from multiple perspectives. Study includes the Ice Age migration, the peopling of the Americas including the Inuit, Anasazi, Aztec, Maya, and Incas, the ancient river civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China, the Middle Ages in the middle East, Europe, and north Africa, and the civilizations of Greece and Rome.


The coming of social media has really been the game changer in the way we carry out business marketing and related activities. Their birth has made custom targeting of prospective customers a breeze. It has enhanced our ability to communicate directly with those we seek to reach.
However, are all social media websites best for business use? Below we disclose to you some of the best platforms to use for your business. Here goes the list.
This is by far the most popular social media website, boasting more than 1.5 billion active monthly users. This platform is particularly great for small business that are looking to advertise products or events.
Yelp is the king of reviews. While it might not be structured like may other social networking sites, Yelp has more than 140 million active users. It is widely trusted and having positive reviews and ratings on the site might actually see you acquire lots of new business.
While it's no Facebook, the fact that it is a Google product makes it quite attractive. Google has also put in more and more resources into the platform. Its SEO value makes it a must-use tool for any small business.
Looking to raise some extra funds for your startup? Well you need to try out AngleList, a social network that connects startups with investors.
Twitter's value lies in its ability for your posts to go viral. You can use the platform to post your business updates, recent news and more. Hashtags play an important role in building your posts momentum so ensure you use relevant hashtags.
Consider this as your online resume. You can list your business history, core objectives and skill as well as a recommendations from customers. A sound LinkedIn profile might see you win incredible business offers.
This platform helps you to eliminate clutter, highlighting your products and services in a very visual way. While it works best with products, you can still use the website to show business accomplishments such as involvement in charity, travel, parties and so on. Use the platform as a push tool to other platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
Like Instagram, Pinterest is another interesting visual sharing platform. Pin clickable images that lead back to your website. With more than 100 million users, you don't want to ignore its marketing power.
Though a bit confusing for first timers, Tumblr is a truly interesting tool that allows you to post videos, photos, chats, audio messages and quotes. You can also reblog your favorite posts.
Foursquare is a location "check-in" service that allows your customers to tell the world that they are in your place of business. They can as well share this info with their friends. Like Yelp, this is a must use platform for all small local businesses.
Besides being the second largest search engine, this site is also owned by Google and so when it comes to search engine optimization, their videos are more likely to appear on Google's top search results. Use it also as a feedback platform.
Are you an accomplished businessman looking to connect with other industry experts, then you need Affluence. This is more of a private social network where industry experts connect, share information and engage in meaningful conversations.
This question and answer platform allows you to set yourself as an expert in your field. Offer consistent, credible answers and see traffic to your website increase.
Are you trying to extend your event marketing campaigns, network with industry professionals or launch new products? Well, you need Meetup. With millions of users, Meetup is a powerful local networking and organizing tool for small businesses.
This is an online community that's specifically designed for entrepreneurs. It is the largest network of entrepreneurs and boasts over 25,000 vetted investors.
Biznik is a community of small businesses and entrepreneurs dedicated to helping each other succeed. It is one of the very few online communities that advocate for collaboration rather than competition.
This is network is dedicated to businesses that are looking to create contacts and share knowledge. It offers offline and online networking events as well as global networking groups. The platform has been around since 1998.
This site is solely dedicated to professional investor relations right from pitch all the way to exit. The platform provides the right infrastructure for identifying opportunities and managing the investment relationship.
Looking for a business partner? JASEzone is the right platform for you. This platform makes it easy to find both potential customers and business partners.
Like JASEzone, PartnerUp is an online networking community that allows small business owners and entrepreneurs to find the resources and expertise they need to grow their business. Use the platform to connect with potential advisers and partners.
This website focuses on helping businesses to make decisions as well as share expertise in functional areas of business.
This is a social news and entertainment platform where you can submit content such as text posts and direct link. The site users also to determine the best posts by voting submissions up or down. The best submissions appear on the main page.
Snapchat is an image processing application that has quickly grown in popularity. You can use this application to share promo codes, demo your products or even partner with influencers as a strategy to increasing your brand awareness.
Use this widely popular instant messaging client as a customer service tool. Use it to quickly pass on internal communication or create a group as a way to advertise your products or services.
This is a live video streaming app. Use it to advertise your products, announce new products or as a means to collect feedback from viewers. You can as well use it for tutorials.
This is a social media bookmarking site that allows users to "like" websites and add them to their profile. This site could help you generate good traffic but you have to make sure you deliver great content that will earn you likes.
This is a social bookmarking web service for discovering, storing and sharing web bookmarks. It could prove to be a highly reliable site for tracking all mentions of you or your business in the press or even monitoring competitors.
This is a news aggregator with a curated front page that selects stories specifically for the Internet audience. Use it to get business news that directly impacts your business. Digg also supports sharing of content to other social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
This is an enhanced address book tool for networking and staying in contact. Use it to grow your business contacts.


2015 was one of the greatest year in my personal, family and career development. To put into context, my 2014 was aimed at targeting local schools, academic-based NGOs and companies to disseminate the wealth of knowledge in DIY mechatronics, while in 2015 was geared towards presenting the outcomes through international workshops, national seminars and getting a glimpse of how internationalization works.
Although from year to year great endeavours were achieved, I never had new year's resolutions written on a rock. My new year's plan were normally very vague and simple, e.g. I want to contribute more in university (UMT), and as the year progresses, everything just fall into place. I always keep an open mind and adapt to the needs. People come and go pitching new ideas, where most of the project received "yes" responses from me, however sometimes I gave "no" as well, depending on the technical feasibility of the organization/function that I'm responsible to.
Forrest Gump put it nicely in 1994, "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get". With that, I'll stay like this; pursuing happiness, keep an open mind, and try to adapt to the changing needs in my life. Life is dynamic, and don't let it pass a day by without realizing that you have achieved something great.
Goodbye 2015, and welcome 2016.
Nak beli Apple Watch (2015)? Relax dulu.
Shown in the figure uploaded here is the Apple Watch on the left side, compared against several generations of iPhones on the right side, from below; iPhone (1), iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s and lastly iPhone 6.
As shown in the figure, the Apple Watch is basically akin to iPhone (1), expect some awesomeness as the Apple Watch stacked to the next version in the future. But at the moment, hold your horses, some of the earlier users of Apple Watch noted that the user interface/user experience (UI/UX) is not up to the notch, and not-so-good battery life. You need to charge it once a day.
Okay, that happened to iPhone (1) as well, but design improves over time. Look at iPhone 6/6 Plus. With occasional emails, some Whatsapp and social apps, I don't have to charge it for almost a day and a half.
In design, there is something that we call 'evolution in design'. While design is not just the aesthetics (aesthetics tu rupa luaran), a proper design comes from the core purpose of the product. Which means, a watch that is able to track health (akin to my Vivofit 2) should be having long term battery life, should be light, ideal thickness and intuitive. But, I reckon that the Apple Watch hasn't come up to that level yet.
So I just came back from a short discussion with Dr Fadzil Akhir. We are planning to revive a 5 year old ROV with some new sensors, something to do with a low-cost position estimation system.
At the center of any good product design is a whole lot of heart. Mladen Barbaric, the founder and CEO of Pearl Studios, explained at Gigaom's Roadmap conference Wednesday why design is a "deeply human and profoundly emotional" process, and design projects created with love have a better chance to resonate with the general populace.
"I think that creating brands and products is something that requires us to reach deep inside and it's a very emotional endeavor," said Barbaric.
During his session, Barbaric interwove tales from his childhood with examples about how the specific lessons he learned over the years could be seen in some of the companies his design firm works with.


My name is Bryan Theriot and I am a 3D animator and graphic designer. I am proficient with 3Ds max, the Adobe Creative Cloud Suites, as well as, experience with Maya. I hold a Bachelor degree in Graphic Communication and Leadership from University of Houston. My experience has been predominantly in the oil industry creating animations of various tools and equipment along with creating brochures, flyers, and print collateral. I was educated in print production process using Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, as well as, many other programs. I have a personal passion for animation and currently expanding my skills to other 3d applications.


A corps member who was to pass out from the NYSC scheme today May 4th was killed by armed robbers while returning from a night club in the FCT, Abuja.
25-year-old Charity Wadzani Thilza is said to haved died from a gunshot wound, after she was shot dead by some armed robbers in Abuja on Monday May 1st.
According to reports, Charity, who is from Borno state, had gone to a night club where rapper Phyno performed and was returning home with three of her friends and a man when they were attacked by armed robbers.
The armed robbers chased their vehicle, shooting at it to force the driver to stop. One of the bullets hit Charity. The robbers stopped the hot chase when they realized that their victims were heading towards a police station.
Charity was rushed to the hospital but was rejected by the medical staff.
Charity who is the first child of her parents served at the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps in Abuja and had hoped to continue working with the agency after her service.


For a short time, Cleveland County was known as Little River County, until an election in 1890. The voters selected the name Cleveland in honor of President Grover Cleveland over the name Lincoln.
On April 21, 2006, a 10-foot-tall bronze statue of James Garner as Bret Maverick was unveiled in Garner's hometown of Norman, Oklahoma, with Garner present at the ceremony.


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On average, the temperatures are always high.
On average, the warmest month is September.
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The average annual maximum temperature is: 29.0° Celsius (84.2° Fahrenheit)
The average annual minimum temperature is: 24.0° Celsius (75.2° Fahrenheit)
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Villa del Faro is an absolutely magical place. You can walk for miles on an empty beach where the only footprints could be your own. Nature is still untouched here.
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We recommend going in shoulder season which means April, May, October, November and early December. A busy period but not as crazy as high season.
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I was reading an post over at Tea Geek Blogs titled Why We Shouldn't Describe Tea. And it basically goes on to point out the complexity of descriptions of flavors, colors, and all the senses involved with drinking tea. He suggests not trying to describe tea and put it into words, but rather to simply enjoy the tea.
I have some rather mixed feelings about this post. On one hand I think that there is a grain of truth to what he says. It is difficult to impossible to describe the flavor of tea. That's why all tea descriptions in my opinion are comparative matters. But does that mean that you shouldn't describe tea? No, you should in fact strive harder to describe it. People have strived for ages to put down in words the indescribable, and this shouldn't be any different.
So my suggestion, drink tea. Drink lots of it. Think about it, enjoy it, compare it to other teas. If writing it down helps you convey what you're tasting, do it. If you don't think you can accurately express it in words, try anyway, you'll only get better by trying.
As I pointed out on Tea Geek's post, there are flaws in equating his study on seeing paint samples and tasting tea.
Even if talking about tea did hamper memory formation and recall, writing tea descriptions is an altogether different study.
Appreciating, reflecting on, and describing teas do not need to be exclusive activities.


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Womens World T20 14 Feb 19
'We're driving a cultural shift' – Alyssa Healy excited for the future
Alyssa Healy, the Australia wicket-keeper and batter, is delighted to be at the "forefront" of change, which has seen women's sport, especially women's cricket, be embraced around the world.
Healy, who was Player of the Tournament in the recent ICC Women's World T20 2018 in the West Indies, insisted that her generation was lucky to be involved in the sport at an important time in its history.
"That's one of the most special parts of our careers at this moment, that we're building something special for girls not only this country (Australia) but around the world," she told ICC Cricket 360.
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'We're building something special' – Alyssa Healy
The Australia wicket-keeper chats about her evolution and a special 18 months for Australia and women's cricket.
"To see the way that everyone's embraced women's cricket over the last 12 to 18 months – there's no better time to be playing women's sport in this country and especially women's cricket. We're right at the forefront of that and we're really driving that cultural shift in the country," she said.
With the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 to be held in Australia, the thought of defending their title in front of home crowds was an exciting one, Healy added. As for her own performance in the previous edition: "It's something I'll look back on at the end of my career and be proud of," she said. "I've really cashed in on some form that I've found. Hopefully I can maintain that!"


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I was wondering, what would it be like to live on a 4d-torus? Is there any way to wrap a cube so that it becomes a spheretorus, torisphere, tiger, torinder, or ditorus?
A cube can only fold up into a tiger or ditorus. The others fold up from something else. Inside the 3-D surface, you would see self repeating copies of yourself along all 3 axes (like an infinite cubic lattice), but spaced apart at different lengths. It would be impossible to tell if you're on a tiger or ditorus judging by the surface alone, except for the ditorus having 3 unequal diameters (repeat intervals inside surface). But you could scale a tiger to look similar, just to confuse everyone even more.


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Old Man Gloom – Mickey Rookey Live at London
Label: Ektro
Produced by: Antti Uusimaki (mixed by, recorded by)
I've stated often enough that I don't really understand most live albums. Unless they present the songs in a new way, or perhaps deliver a 'best of' that might top or equal studio versions of the tracks, live albums mostly just take up space in my collection, stressing that latter term – I am generally just including them as a 'gotta have 'em all' mentality for any given artist.
Given the fairly studio-accurate versions of these OMG tracks, taken from albums stretching until The Ape of God, which was released at the time, there are some pluses here that I'll get to, but it otherwise falls into that "I don't get it" pile. However, in looking for other opinions on the release, I stumbled across a review that did suggest something I wasn't considering: nostalgia. If you were there for a show on this tour, or this show exactly, or even just another memorable live set and this is one of your favorite bands, a recording like this can bring you back to that experience. That's a very external thing, not part of the recording itself, but is still an aspect of these things I was overlooking.
That aside, Mickey Rookey still mostly qualifies as inessential, with a typical live "flat" sound to the recording, and, as mentioned nothing especially notable about the renditions of these particular songs. Mixer Antti Uusimaki and master of masterers James Plotkin do their best, I assume, on the former, but while the album is undeniably clear, with all aspects of the music coming through, it's nonetheless a tinny sound, and maybe clipping slightly (unless that was purposeful to get some range on the sound) when the group goes all out, as on The Lash. However, I mentioned some positives, and there is, for me, an interesting one: the sequencing is phenomenal. Favoring shorter, thrashier works, the band doesn't spare us their sludgey drone, it's just strategically spaced out as bookends and midway through the show, prioritizing momentum. This does "fix" an issue I often have with OMG's discs, in that the thematic whatever they're doing tends to make the albums not flow, coming across as compilations. Odd, then, that an actual compilation flows more seamlessly. Alas, as the individual songs do not best their studio counterparts, it's still not the ideal way to experience the group – perhaps an actual live show is, at that – but it's nonetheless a fun affect of things. It's also definitely worth mentioning that the group doesn't avoid being adventurous with samples and effects live, so doubling down on nostalgia-being-the-key here – a live set is probably the full package. I also preferred this somewhat more dialed in version of Zozobra, down from 27 minutes to a clutter-free 12.
So: worth it? As per what I've outlined above, yer mileage is always going to vary. For a casual collector, no – despite the sequencing being great, the original versions are still (almost always) superior, but it's also not a bad listen if you stumble across it and have the funds to spare.


This past Friday, February 8, 2019, our Top Dog Kacy Carlsen had the honor and privilege of volunteering for The Unforgettable's Foundation 8th Annual Unforgettable Hearts Awards Ceremony in Redlands, CA.
The Unforgettable's is a local charity that assists families with additional funds for burial services for young children. Each year they honor local community members and businesses that contribute to the well being of the Inland Empire through volunteerism, donations, participation in events, charities, and causes.
Since 2000, The Unforgettables Foundation has assisted over 5,000 families.
Some our of amazing UpDog clients were honored for their commitment to community and family this year. We would like to congratulate Big Mike's Plumbing, Burgeson's Heating & Air and Dr. Victor Miller from Marathon Media!
There were some incredible organizations that UpDog is honored to be a part of that were also honored. Living 4 Giving Foundation (Kacy Clarsenmembermemeber) and The Highland Chamber of Commerce.
UpDog is proud to support our local charities and help any way we can! From in-kind donations to volunteering to sponsorships, it is always a privilege for us to serve our community.
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Home Things to do A Visit To A Forgotten Battle Site, Hill 27
A Visit To A Forgotten Battle Site, Hill 27
CONTRIBUTED BY KIRKLAND MARTIN
There are many battle sites you can visit on Okinawa, which aids in understanding the tragedy and loss of human lives here. I learned of a site that is relatively unknown, is not on any tours, and is off the beaten path.
Although I had been stationed here several times, I never took the time to study the Battle of Okinawa. In 2013 I read a short story in Reader's Digest, which really piqued my interest. You can read it here.
This is Mr. Dale Maharidge's tale of his dad's war buddy, Herman Mulligan, how he died, and the mystery surrounding the event. He was in a photo hanging in their basement, but his dad never talked about what happened. After his father died, Dale set out to solve the mystery of the event. Herman Mulligan died after throwing a grenade into a tomb used by Japanese soldiers. The tomb contained munitions and exploded, killing Mulligan on the spot. Mr. Maharidge wrote a book Bringing Mulligan Home describing his search for information, interviews with people involved, and a trip to Okinawa to put away the ghosts.
After reading it I was compelled to find the spot where Mulligan was killed, Hill 27. I felt like I had connected with the story. Reading a couple of books describing the Battle of Okinawa and arming myself with a couple of maps, I found Hill 27 the way Mr. Maharidge did, and have been visiting the site several times after. It is unclear exactly which tomb it was where Mulligan was killed, but a visit to the site gives plenty opportunity for speculation. There is a cave on the opposite side of the hill, which was used by Japanese forces.
After finding the site I contacted Mr. Maharidge and we conversed over the matter. I then visited the Peace Prayer Park in southern Okinawa and found Herman Mulligan's name. Sometime later I had an opportunity to go to Hawaii and visited the Punchbowl cemetery where the war dead are laid to rest. Herman Mulligan's name appears on the wall as a tribute to those whose resting place is "known only to God." His remains were somehow mishandled and he became one of the unknowns buried there. I sent the photos from the Punchbowl cemetery to Mr. Maharidge and he was very grateful.
Interested in geocaching? I left a geocache at the site for you to find and sign the log. Hint: look above the cave.
Address: 1 Chome-3-54 Sobe Naha-shi, Okinawa-ken 900-0023
GPS Coordinates: 26.2095333, 127.6850333
Directions: From Hwy 58 in Naha take Hwy 330 heading east towards Yonabaru. Turn left at the intersection where there is a white sign above the road for Tsubogawa Station (on the Yui Yui Rail). Go two traffic lights and turn right. Take the first left turn (it's a hard left) then the first right. Follow this road to the top of the hill and park where you can. Walk to the top of the hill into Jogaku Park.
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"His Lord said to him, Well done, you good and faithful servant…" Matthew 25:21.
A case investigation of PFC Herman Walter Mulligan, Jr's. MIA status was initiated in 2011/2012 by the WWII Research and Investigations Branch, J-2 Intelligence Section, U.S. Navy, under the command of Dr. Kristina Giannotta and Deputy Chief Rick Stone. Mr. Andrew Speelhoffer was assigned as the primary investigator. The investigation concluded that PFC Mulligan was most likely buried as an "Unknown" in a specific American Military Cemetery. After almost six years, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency decided to act on the official recommendations for disinterment and identification of the "Unknown" believed to be PFC Mulligan. The "Unknown" was publically confirmed as PFC Herman Walter Mulligan, Jr. on 28 February 2018. Welcome home Marine! We share the joy of your family. God Bless you and thanks to ALL who never forgot you and your service to our country!


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Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne ist eine westfranzösische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand: ) im Département Charente-Maritime in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (vor 2016 Poitou-Charentes). Die Gemeinde gehört zum Arrondissement Jonzac (bis 2017 Saintes) und zum Kanton Pons. Die Einwohner werden Saint-Quantinois genannt.

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Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne liegt etwa 23 Kilometer südlich von Saintes in der Kulturlandschaft der Saintonge. Umgeben wird Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne von den Nachbargemeinden Tanzac im Nordwesten und Norden, Mazerolles im Norden, Pons im Nordosten, Belluire im Osten und Südosten, Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin im Süden, Champagnolles im Südwesten sowie Givrezac im Westen.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kirche Saint-Quentin aus dem 12. Jahrhundert, seit 1925 Monument historique
 Taubenschlag aus dem 17. Jahrhundert

Literatur
 Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Band 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5, S. 262–263.

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Ort in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Q: Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test function from "scratch" I am trying to generate a function that will return the test statistic of the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test (It is for a class, I know there is a built-in function)
y=c(3,4,4,4,5,6,7)
total=c(x,y)
names=c(rep(c("X"), times = length(x)),rep(c("Y"), times = length(y)))
df=data.frame(names,total)```
df
     names total
1      X     1
2      X     2
3      X     3
4      X     4
5      X     5
6      X     6
7      X     7
8      X     8
9      X     9
10     X    10
11     Y     3
12     Y     4
13     Y     4
14     Y     5
15     Y     6
16     Y     7

Then I order as descending the "total" column and once ordered I rank them
newdf= df[order(total),]
rankdf=data.frame(newdf,rank=c(1:nrow(newdf)))
rankdf
   names total rank
1      X     1    1
2      X     2    2
3      X     3    3
11     Y     3    4
4      X     4    5
12     Y     4    6
13     Y     4    7
5      X     5    8
14     Y     5    9
6      X     6   10
15     Y     6   11
7      X     7   12
16     Y     7   13
8      X     8   14
9      X     9   15
10     X    10   16

Is there a way I can check which elements from the column "total" are identical, and calculate the mean among their corresponding values in column "rank", and reassign the result in the rows, WITHOUT losing the names column. I was expecting something like this:
  names total rank
1      X     1    1
2      X     2    2
3      X     3    3.5
11     Y     3    3.5
4      X     4    6
12     Y     4    6
13     Y     4    6
5      X     5    8.5
14     Y     5    8.5
6      X     6   10.5
15     Y     6   10.5
7      X     7   12.5
16     Y     7   12.5
8      X     8   14
9      X     9   15
10     X    10   16

I am very new to R. Thanks in advance!
Val

A: In wilcox.test, the function rank is used, so you can do the same:
cbind(rankdf,w_rank=rank(rankdf$total))
   names total rank w_rank
1      X     1    1    1.0
2      X     2    2    2.0
3      X     3    3    3.5
11     Y     3    4    3.5
4      X     4    5    6.5
12     Y     4    6    6.5
13     Y     4    7    6.5
14     Y     4    8    6.5
5      X     5    9    9.5
15     Y     5   10    9.5
6      X     6   11   11.5
16     Y     6   12   11.5
7      X     7   13   13.5
17     Y     7   14   13.5
8      X     8   15   15.0
9      X     9   16   16.0
10     X    10   17   17.0

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Had a great giggle at yesterday's caption competition entries this morning. We'll find a winner tomorrow. Gives you a chance to go join in if you haven't already ….
I want to tell you about what else is going on tomorrow.
Maria, our very clever Maria, is on HOCHANDA for 2 hours,11am and 3pm, showcasing the brand new Groovi 123-Christmas plates which Linda has designed. These were the ones we used in the Leyburn workshop on yesterday. Really, really lovely.
There's a Christmas Rose, Holly and Ivy on one. And there's a Poinsettia, Mistletoe and Pine on the other one. They come in the large A4 sq. and the A5 sq.
Perfect for cards and tags – especially when you use them with the new Round Picot Dies with matching Groovi! .
It was refreshing to listen to several trad parchers at the workshop yesterday, extolling the virtues of not only Groovi plates, but also the new and very popular Picot Dies. As for the naysayers who just keep ragging on at us, there's just no reasoning with unreasonable people, is there? So we should just stop trying.
Here are some beautiful art samples using Linda's new Groovi designs. Wonderful.
When I look at the names of our talented design team here, I love what I see. A real healthy mix of Traditional parchers, Pergamano tutors, PCA tutors and of course, Groovi parchers like me, without a qualification to their darling names. Unless you know the individuals, you will struggle to label these artworks, or see who is from which camp. And my question is this: Who gives a rat's arse ???!!!
Barb (aka owner of Pergamano and Groovi).
These look great as usual looking forward to the shows, ordered all the picot dies and plates, waiting patiently for them.
As for the nay sayers I just swipe past with no comment.
Glad you have got home safely, we are looking forward to Thursday's Groovi group to hear all your news !!
What beautiful Christmas plates! It sometimes seems that you have a hotline to my thoughts and wishes. I have long struggled with tracing the Christmas rose and Pine cones from my traditional parchment patterns and not coming up with a satisfactory design. God bless you and Groovi. Unfortunately I will not be able to watch the programmes live as we have to attend a funeral but they will be recorded.
Re: naysayers – ignore them – they don't know what they are missing by not embracing Clarity.
Loved some of the saucy captions and look forward to seeing which one wins.
What lovely samples . I just wanted to thank you for a lovely day on Saturday. I honestly don't know how you remember all you do – I'm still processing watching your demonstrations! I'm sorry I didn't get to say hello to Dave (who was rather busy on the tills!) but I did want to ask his advice about wood glue – my Windsor chair has got a wonky leg about to fall off (…oo-er Mrs!). I have learnt that I will need to take all the legs and struts off to re-glue the lot, so I wondered what glue Dave might suggest please? – it's not an antique but it was my Mum's chair and it is REALLY comfy.
Good luck to Maria – she's great.
Maggie, my Pete uses Screwfix's own brand wood glue – their No Nonsense range. He's used it on outdoor things as well as stuff for indoors and he reckons it's the best he's ever bought. Hope that helps.
You might try Gorilla wood glue Maggie. I've tried some of the other Gorilla glue products and I can't fault them. I think it is an American brand, you can buy on Amazon but I think the glues and tapes are now more widely available in places like Wilkinson's and Robert Dyas etc. Hope you can get your chair mended.
My DIY hubby swears by all Gorilla products.
Looking forward to the shows, have put them on to record so will catch up with them tomorrow evening.
I see that Maria is also down to do 2 shows on Wednesday, is this correct ?
Just reread my email & Facebook & yes its 2 days of Maria.
I really enjoy seeing all the truly beautiful art work from your very talented design team.
Recorder set for both days, looking forward to seeing the fab samples and demos (I treated myself to the new 123's at Leyburn… Linda said I needed them or my collection would be incomplete and who am I to argue with the Master – 😁!
Ypu know Barbara, you can't argue with stupid. Definitely do not waste anymore energy on the naysayers, they are the ones missing out.
Can't wait to see Maria's shows this week! The plates tomorrow are a delight and can make little snippets of cards or something much bigger… Its up to you which you choose to go with. A bit like it's your choice if you perforate and snip or cut with the picot dies. The result will be stunning whatever!
The naysayers are getting boring now and need to understand that the more they moan on the more we'll ignore them. I've blocked a couple as I don't want to see negativity!
I love my groovi and have learnt some trad techniques now so I'm happy with what I do… I know no rules so can't break any and that's good! If it looks OK what does it matter how I got there!!!
Have a lovely evening Barb!
Aye Barb, you're the owner of Pergamano and Groovi, you do as you wish, 25 years on and you've never gone down a wrong Clarity path, as far as I can see! You, and 99.9% of your followers can't be wrong, eh!
Facebook/social media does seem to bring the worst out in folk. Or maybe they are just letting their guard down and showing their true colours, thinking they are hiding behind a keyboard!
Sadly you find those naysayers in all aspects of life, a minority, but who sadly shout the loudest. It's a control thing, as far as I can tell. They are trying to make up for their own inadequacies by dragging good/successful people down to their level so they can feel better about themselves. Makes them feel big and important, I guess. Nae point trying to show them the error of their ways, they don't see past the ends of their own noses and their own agendas. Giving them even an acknowledgement gives them what they want. Just walk away and feel pity for them, living their miserable sad lives going nowhere. If no one even acknowledges their presence, never mind what they say, they'll soon get fed up and go elsewhere. Just walk on by and make no mention to/about them or their words. Drown them out with silence.
I'm sure your new Groovi plates will be sell outs, and Maria will work her magic as always.
Dear Barbara. Looking forward to Marie's shows tomorrow, the plates look great. So jealous of the the lucky people who got to Leyburn. Wanted so much to come, but it looked a bit difficult by public transport. It sounds to have been a wonderful weekend.
I like the dies, but not sure as my big shot won't cut the ones I have very well. Only manage paper and parchment but not card.
These new plates are absolutely stunning, I think I have been waiting for something like this. I shall order them and the round picot dies, Christmas sorted! The design team's samples are gorgeous and inspirational. Recorder set for tomorrow.
I think examinations are overrated!! And I think the only one who would care would actually be the rat!!!
These are beautiful plates, and beautiful creations, as always. Can't wait to see what Maria does tomorrow and Wednesday.
Wow oh wow what a beautiful piece of artwork at the beginning of the post and then wow oh wow what beautiful pieces from the design team. They are all stunning and it shows that Groovi is for everyone. Loving the new plates, I will try and watch or record Maria's showsas I know I will learn a lot. Just ignor the nay sayers, you are the owner of the company and you know from sales whether you've hit the nail on the head or missed it by a mile and I think we know which one it's been! Thanks Dave for the chair fixing advice, we've got a wonky chair too! It's amazing what you learn from your blog!
Looking forward to seeing Maria, great presenter.
Just got back from the most joyful funeral ever which celebrated the life of a lovely man in his 80's. Everyone wore cheerful and bright colours, the coffin was bright red and the sides were decorated with pictures of his favourite motor bike. The music was uplifting eg: we all walked out to "Look on the bright side of life". It made me think of how lovely it is that with all the mizzogs and naysayers around we can still be positive and enjoy things like the beautiful creations from your team. I am settling down now to watch Maria on tele. Have already placed my order!!!


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Our Driver. Ricky McGough's Profile
Growing up on a lifestyle block meant that Ricky McGough had a traditional rural kiwi upbringing of riding motorbikes, driving boats, tractors, small trucks, basically anything that had an engine! Then at age 12 he turned a cheap car into a rally car with his father Stuart and Ricky started co-driving in rally sprints and dirt track events. By age 13 he hit the big time by becoming the driver at the dirt tracks at Meremere and Waikaraka Park as well as rally sprints in the Maiora forest with the Waiuku Dirt Track Club. At just 15 he won the junior class and repeated the feat the following year also winning the junior driver of the year award and finished 3rd outright in the club on points.
At age 17 he moved up to the 1600cc class and once again won the season points. He also competed in many car club events including rally sprints, motorkanas and circuit events. In his spare time, he competed in the Drag war's series at Meremere Drag Strip where he finished 6th out of 122 competitors in the DYO class.
At age 18 he moved up to the open 4-cylinder class but still used the same 1600cc Honda. Once again, he took out the season trophy beating the high horsepower, high tech race cars. Looking to take his racing further, he sold the raIn the later part of the year he bought an F2 Speedway midget and spent the tail end of the speedway season doing some testing but otherwise crewing for his father who raced an F2 midget at Western Springs and finished 2nd in the class for their first speedway season (The only team to gain podium finishes in every Feature race they started). For the 2009/10 season Stuart stepped down and Ricky took over as number one driver under the team banner of Ricky McGough Racing.
In his first season running out of Huntly speedway he had his share of ups and downs including two spectacular crashes both in front of the cameras. Hard on the ego but great for publicity. Ricky McGough hit the news in many speedway magazines and web sites complete with photos and commentary. High lights for the season were some great placing's including First placing's at western springs, Ferndene and in a heat race at the NZ Nationals at Stratford. Then to top it off he gained third place overall in the Huntly Speedway season points. Not bad for his first speedway season competing against top "A grade" midgets with twice the horsepower of his car. Even got coverage on TV a couple of times. The next season the team upgraded the horsepower in the midget by fitting a factory built Gaerte A grade race engine with around 370hp. That meant that this season would be spent running with the big boys! The season didn't quite go to plan when the older running gear started breaking and needed replacement, which meant that the car spent more time on the infield then on the track. In saying that the team still made every race meeting and learnt a lot about chassis setup and car maintenance. And the team also managed to impress all new sponsors to come on board with a brand new car for the next race season! With a brand-new car rolling out of the factory and some new sponsors on board the team started the race season very successfully. This was a learning year with all emphasis on learning as much as possible about the new midget to make an all-out assault for the next season. An all new package meant a whole lot of new learning for everyone involved, and although this was a big learning year the team was still running with the very best. Rebuilt and ready for the following season the team was still learning about the whole package, but still received very good results including 4NZ at the CTRA New Zealand Champs. Towards the end of the season the package was really coming together, and the team very rapidly started performing better and better.
The next season the team was selected to represent New Zealand as part of the team sent to compete in the International POWRi Series in Australia, and although running the lower powered spare engine, still managed some good results. The results were good enough for Ricky to be offered a drive in an Australian team for the following year, the only New Zealander to be offered an Australian drive. Ricky competed in the International Powri Series the following year for the Australian team before the team owner sold the equipment to his son in law, who also had Ricky come race his midget in Australia for him. Back in New Zealand Ricky continued to make great progress and achieved podium finishes in title events, which lead the team to take a good look at our midget and upgrade both the chassis and the motor. What rolled out of the workshop was indeed a great machine and Ricky proved this by achieving more podium finishes including becoming the new Taranaki Champ. With the COVID-19 pandemic making travel between countries very difficult, Ricky will be focusing on his racing in New Zealand for the foreseeable future.
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This is the harvest season -- a time of feasting and celebrating Mother Earth and her bounty. There's Halloween, Samhain, the solstice, the Day of the Dead, and the meal to end all meals, bird-friendly Thanksgiving!
(Bite Size Vegan) What's the true story surrounding the origin of Thanksgiving?
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Let's look behind the wholesome image at the actual historical basis of our all-American holiday and the way we currently celebrate it. It is built on the genocide of a people we celebrate with an annual genocide of animals. Learn what really happens to turkeys raised and killed for Thanksgiving and the people violated and killed during the first ever Thanksgiving.
A peaceful, cruelty-free home is a happy home promoting peace for the holidays (WQ).
Friendship is best! Sacrifice animals to eat?
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Invite your friends. Non-vegans are welcome and encouraged. For each member of your party, please bring a ready to serve vegan dish to share that will serve at least 8-10 people.
For example, if there are 2 people in your party, please bring 16-20 servings. "Vegan" means no meat, birds, fish, eggs, dairy (butter, milk, whey), or honey. It's cruelty-free, and that means no animal products at all.
Organic, chemical-free, GMO-free foods are encouraged. Cooked and raw vegan food are welcome. There will be a space designated for raw foods. Also, be conscious to place your dish in that area only if every ingredient in it is 100% raw. (Pasteurized foods, commercially canned or boxed food, and most jarred products are not raw).
Please bring the ingredient list to help people with allergies and sensitivities decide what to eat. Sorry, public park rules say no alcohol, not even vegan alcohol. To prevent paper, waste, and plastic pollution, please bring your own recyclable plates, bowls, cups, eating and serving utensils.
We start gathering at 11:00 AM, have a beautiful opening circle at noon, then begin our shared feast right after that!
LOCATION: Enter Racho Park at the north entrance on Motor Avenue, the first entrance south of Pico Blvd. When you enter the park, there is a free parking area on the left. Drive past this parking area and follow the road to the next parking area, which is a few hundred feet down. Walk to the picnic tables across the grass, behind the baseball field. Posted "VEG" signs will point the way. There is another picnic area at the far end, close to the parking lot, which is not our picnic area).
Here's an easy way to plan your trip: http://socaltransport.org/.
The closest holiday bus stop is at Pico Bl./Motor Ave. on the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, Route 7.
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Red-fronted Macaws are endemic to a small semi-desert mountainous area in Bolivia, between the cities of Santa Crus and Cochabamba, where they can be found in groups. They were thought to be a simple hybrid between a Blue-and-yellow Macaw and a Military, but in the mid 1970s were recognized as their own species. The Red-fronted Macaws have a very small natural distribuiton and are threatened with extinction. There are only about 150 birds left in the wild!
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Russian natural gas flows to western and central Europe recovered strongly in August — after a dip in July because of pipeline maintenance — as demand for Russian gas remained buoyant to meet demand from both the power and storage sectors, an analysis of S&P Global Platts Analytics data showed Monday.
Russian deliveries are also likely to remain high in the coming months as oil-indexed contract prices continue to be competitive versus European hub prices, prompting buyers to nominate more Russian gas now than later in the year when it becomes more expensive.
Russian gas flows via its three main pipeline routes to western and central Europe totalled 11.64 Bcm in August, the highest monthly level since May, according to the data from S&P Global Platts Analytics.
Russian deliveries have been strong all year, and in the first eight months of 2018 totaled 86.74 Bcm, 1.5 Bcm up on the same period last year.
Supplies via the Nord Stream pipeline totaled 4.9 Bcm last month — or an average of 158 million cu m/d — as the link returned to full capacity after its annual two-week maintenance period in the second half of July.
Flows via the Yamal-Europe pipeline at the Mallnow interconnection point to northwest Europe were also effectively maxed out in August, totaling 2.64 Bcm — or an average of 85 million cu m/d.
With both the northern routes running at full capacity, it was again the route via Ukraine at the Velke Kapusany point on the border with Slovakia that took the swing.
Russian gas exports through Velke Kapusany totaled 4.1 Bcm in August — back to the stable level in the months of March through June.
Only in July did Velke flows flex upward — to a six-year monthly high above 5 Bcm — due to the maintenance on the Nord Stream and Yamal pipelines.
Gazprom's own sales data — which comprise volumes sold to customers, including from storage, not just physical export volumes — showed an increase to 133.3 Bcm in Europe and Turkey in the first eight months of the year.
In a statement Monday, Gazprom said supplies to several selected European countries increased in the first eight months of 2018 (see table).
Gazprom's supplies to the Far Abroad hit a new record high of 194.4 Bcm last year, and are on track to break through the 200 Bcm level if current supply rates are maintained.
Demand for gas across Europe remains strong. Europe's gas-fired power generation rose in the second half of August on falling wind, low hydro stocks and reduced nuclear availability, which sent gas-for-power demand higher and signaled an increase in demand for carbon allowances.
European gas storage injections also remain strong, with injections across the EU staying in the high 300 million cu m/d range through August, according to Platts Analytics.
But pricing will likely be the most significant factor in determining how much Russian gas is sold in Europe and Turkey over the remainder of 2018.
The range of 85-100% oil-indexed contracts is estimated at Eur19.64-23.11/MWh for September, according to Platts Analytics.
The TTF price for September, by comparison, is considerably higher at just under Eur26/MWh, according to Platts assessments Friday, after a European gas price rally in recent weeks triggered by the tight system and high demand for storage refill and gas-fired generation.
But oil-indexed contracts are set to become significantly more expensive in the coming months themselves, with the top of the range reaching close to Eur26/MWh in Q1, indicating a stronger price incentive to purchase Russian gas ahead of Q1 2019.
Oil-indexed contracts are in contango until April 2019 at which point the curve begins to dip again. But the oil-indexed price remains cheaper than the TTF gas for the entire Q4 and Q1 2019 period.


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Creating Choreography
By Emma Limor on March 4, 2020
Over the course of the past three months, creating and rehearsing choreography has encouraged Advanced Dance II company member Carli Cooperstein '20 to explore different styles of movement, increase her versatility as a dancer and become a stronger leader. In less than two weeks, Cooperstein will take the stage alongside 26 of her peers to perform in this year's annual Dance Concert, "The Endless Cycles of a Straight Line," from March 13 to 15.
"Since all of us have a hand in creating the movement, we all get to put in our styles and perspectives, but it also gives us the flexibility to learn new styles and adapt to others' movement," Cooperstein said. "Seeing as it's a process that we all work together on, I think different pieces of choreography are made to highlight people's strengths at different moments in the show."
This year's theme of polarization not only focuses on its ideological, psychological and physical aspects, but also on differing life experiences and how divisiveness plays a large role in current society.
Advanced Dance I student Cory Porter '22 said that through movement, the concert's emphasis has allowed her the opportunity to express her sentiments, specifically with regard to how divisiveness plays a role in our current society.
"Now more than ever, we see polarization present in our everyday life, in the news, in our government and even at school," Porter said. "Hopefully, the dances we've created can help inspire people to accept others and their views."
The topics of individual pieces focus on various aspects of polarization, ranging from the importance of individuality to the rejection of political dogma, interpersonal connections to chaos and Newton's laws of motion to consumerism.
A new addition to the dance concert
This year, first-time Advanced Dance II teacher Anne Moore has assumed the lead role in directing the show. For each number, Moore selected suitable music and provided each group of dancers with a specific directive to build on.
"I'm really proud of the innovative and thoughtful choreography that the dancers have generated throughout our collaborative process," Moore said.
Advanced Dance II company member Jenna Kronenberg '20 said that Moore brings a fresh perspective to the show and the dance program as a whole.
"I really like [Moore]," Kronenberg said. "Her ideas are really creative, out of the box, modern and exciting. Once you understand what they are they're really beautiful. Change is a challenge, but I think it's been a really good adjustment."
Cooperstein said Moore has made the process of choreographing more open, ensuring that each dancer's voice is heard.
"[Moore] has a really unique style that's super interesting and very fun for us to work with," Cooperstein said. "[It's easy to] have creative input and she really values our opinion when creating the concert."
Developing choreography
Advanced Dance II company member Claire Wacziarg '21 said rehearsals have opened her mind to new ideas in addition to furthering her dance technique.
"Throughout the process of creating the show, we learn to be flexible and collaborate with others," Wacziarg said. "Though having to choreograph [together with so many people] is very challenging at times, it pushes us to work with others."
Progress and Learning
Since returning from winter break, dancers have been working together in multiple small and large groups to translate their ideas and visions into complete choreographic works.
"I've gotten better at my teamwork skills and my leadership skills," Kronenberg said. "There are some really big dances so you get to work with a lot of people with different skills and availability so I've gotten better at becoming more patient and seeing how other people's ideas can lead to really cool transitions and can weave together beautifully with my ideas. As a senior, I have a little bit more responsibility so this year I've gotten to show up and organize."
Porter said that she is pleased with how far the show has come.
"Every time I go to rehearsal I think about what we have accomplished and feel a sense of pride, knowing that we still have another few weeks to make major improvements," Porter said.
As the final weeks of rehearsal approach, Paige Corman '20 said she looks forward to the culmination of the company's preparations.
"Everyone should definitely come to see the show because it's really important to everyone involved, especially because we've been working on it for [so long]," Corman said. "As a senior, this is my last dance show at Harvard-Westlake, which is really crazy to think about but that definitely pushes me to work even harder and enjoy the product of our work more."
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Anyone remember the scene in 50 First Dates when Lucy hangs out at the Hukilau Cafe building cabins out of waffles? That was the first thing that came to mind the very first time I walked through the yellow screen door of Rutt's Hawaiian Cafe. We frequently stop by on lazy Sunday afternoons for one thing — the royales.
Royales are basically a Hawaiian style mixed rice — generous mountains of rice mixed with bean sprouts, strips of egg omelet, green onions, and your choice of meat ranging from kalua pork to Portuguese sausage to the Hawaiian staple SPAM. Even better – you can order them fried! They come in three sizes: the junior (one scoop of rice & two eggs), the regular (two scoops of rice & three eggs), and the king (three scoops of rice & four eggs). Don't be fooled – each "scoop" is giant. The one pictured above is only a junior!
If I am ordering takeout or otherwise intending to have leftovers for the next day's lunch, I would order a regular sized royale. Otherwise, the junior is more than enough especially when paired with the (free – just ask!) Hawaiian sweet roll that comes with it. The kalua pork is my favorite as it is always juicy, flavorful, and reminiscent of luaus (no matter how touristy). An artistic drizzle of sriracha and I'm set!
Occasionally I'll stray from the Royales section and try something different. The plate specials are good (especially the mixed plate special that features a combination of kalbi, kalua pork, and teriyaki chicken for only $8!) but my latest discovery was the filet of sole. A football sized, 1/2-inch thick filet of white fish breaded in panko (?) and grilled to perfection. The fish was flaky and moist, barely opaque. It comes with two scoops of rice and (of course) macaroni salad.
To round out my island adventure, I sometimes splurge on either a can of ice cold UCC Kona Coffee or, if I spot it on the specials menu, a manapua (BBQ pork bun or cha siu bao). On my first visit, I also ordered the haupia for dessert, but I don't think I have seen it recently. A traditional Hawaiian dessert, haupia is essentially a coconut pudding, and the one at Rutt's was topped with extra toasted coconut shavings. Yummy coconutty goodness.
Have you heard of the book Death By Gumbo by Phil Edwards? It's not a long book and it's purely a fiction crime/food novel but one of the characters is a Hawaiian chef. It really made me crave Hawaiian food!
Oops, I meant the book "Lobster Karma" by Karen Gallas. I was reading those two book at the same time and confused the titles!
I haven't read either book, but I'll have to check them out! They'll be on my reading list after Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential.


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A: You are getting these errors because you are not passing a valid resource as parameter in feof and fgetc. You should make sure you are passing a   valid file pointer in:
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Many thanks to those members who took the opportunity to renew memberships last night and a warm welcome to new and returning members.
For those who were unable come along last night another opportunity is available next week. Tuesday 17th March between 7:00 and 8:45pm. The trout season will be less than a week away by then so please don't miss the opportunity.
Postal applications may still be made to the secretary but of course we cannot guarantee the post being on time.
Walking the banks this week the river looks in great nick, the winter has not been too harsh so the water could warm up quite quickly. We're looking forward to a cracking season so don't wait, get that renewal sorted.
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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 30 April 2019
The agenda for the day:
Decision on Taking Business in Private, European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Instrument Procedure and Category, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure.
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Decision on Taking Business in Private European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Instrument Procedure and Category Instruments subject to Negative Procedure Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
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The Convener (Graham Simpson)
I welcome everyone to the 14th meeting in 2019 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. We have received apologies from Alison Harris and Mary Fee.
Under agenda item 1, it is proposed that the committee takes items 5 and 6, which are on the delegated powers provisions in bills, and item 7, which is on our work programme, in private. Does the committee agree to do so?
Members indicated agreement.
Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/128)
The Convener
Agenda item 2 is consideration of two instruments that have been laid under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. We are considering the scrutiny procedure under which they have been laid and the categorisation that the Scottish Government has applied.
SSI 2019/128 has been laid under the negative procedure and has been categorised as being of low significance. It corrects deficiencies in relation to the United Kingdom's planned withdrawal from the European Union by updating references to the UK being a member state and amending the form of blue badge that is issued to disabled people for display in motor vehicles in Scotland.
The instrument has not been subject to the sifting process under the Scottish statutory instrument protocol on the ground of urgency, as is set out in the policy note that accompanies the instrument, but our advisers indicate that the scrutiny procedure and categorisation could be appropriate.
Do members have any comments?
Members: No.
Is the committee content that the appropriate scrutiny procedure and categorisation have been applied to the instrument?
Public Health and Tobacco (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/142)
SSI 2019/142 has been laid under the negative procedure and has been categorised as being of medium significance. It amends various pieces of legislation relating to sunbeds and the sale of tobacco products, cigarette papers and nicotine vapour products to correct deficiencies in relation to the UK's planned withdrawal from the EU.
Our advisers indicate that the scrutiny procedure and categorisation could be appropriate. Is the committee content that that is the case?
Agenda item 3 is consideration of two negative instruments that we considered under item 2. We are now undertaking technical scrutiny of the instruments.
SSI 2019/128 was laid before the Parliament on 1 April 2019 and came into force on the same day at 4 pm, which does not respect the requirement that at least 28 days should elapse between the laying of a negative instrument and the coming into force of that instrument. The reasons for the breach are set out in correspondence with the Presiding Officer, which is available in our published papers.
Standing orders require the committee to draw to the Parliament's attention any failure to respect the 28-day laying requirement. Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the Parliament's attention on reporting ground (j), as it fails to comply with the requirements of section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010?
Is the committee content that the failure to comply with section 28(2) of the 2010 act is acceptable in the circumstances?
No points have been raised on the instrument. Is the committee content with it?
Agenda item 4 is consideration of two instruments that are not subject to parliamentary procedure, on which no points have been raised.
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (Labour Market Enforcement Orders) 2019 (SSI 2019/139)
Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc Rules Amendment) (Labour Market Enforcement Orders) 2019 (SSI 2019/140)
Is the committee content with the instruments?
10:04 Meeting continued in private until 10:23.


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