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The data analytics landscape continues to evolve. The first day of AWS re:Invent 2017 featured numerous breakout sessions covering the use of data lakes to support analytics. Some may dismiss the term as yet another buzzword, but Data Lakes are different.
From fintech to the gaming industry, organizations are discovering that Data Lakes provide lower storage cost and more flexibility than traditional Data Warehouses. Data Lakes also offer more flexibility, both in the data they can contain, and in the queries that can be run. Perhaps the greatest flexibility lies in the Data Lake's capability to accept data from sources and in formats that were not anticipated at inception.
Traditional Data Warehouses store data, often using expensive database servers, using a rigid and carefully crafted schema. This allows certain reports and queries to be run very efficiently against large data sets.
To achieve this homogeneity out of disparate data sources, complex transformations must be run. Aligning the data requires discarding some of the information and keeping just what is needed for the anticipated queries. So if you want to run a new query or drill down into the data in a new way, you may need to create a whole new set of transformations to run against the source data, if you even still have the data in its original format.
The Data Lake strategy is to store the data as close to its native format as possible, and to impose no restrictions on the schema or even the format of the data. Instead of categorizing and transforming the data when it's written to the repository, the data is transformed when it's read. This strategy is made possible by the scalability and flexibility of cloud computing platforms.
A Data Lake is more than the mass of unstructured data — it is unstructured data positioned such that the computing power is readily available to transform and query the data. Since the repository contains the unmodified source data, no information is lost and any information contained in the data may be discovered. The tools for making these transformations are now mature and performant enough that they can be used at read time without requiring unreasonable amounts of time to run.
By using object storage like S3 or some hadoop variant, storage and related software licensing costs are greatly reduced when compared with enterprise scale database servers. Additionally these storage media generally have fault-tolerance built in, so backups and disaster recovery are no longer an issue.
The strategy is not without drawbacks. The security for these systems is somewhat unproven. The biggest drawback is that the flexibility comes at the expense of ease of use. Transforming and querying data requires highly skilled data engineers and data scientists.
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Abstract: The Komjatice depression, situated on the Danube Basin's northern margin, represents a sub-basin of the Neogene epicontinental Central Paratethys Sea and Lake Pannon. The paper provides an insight into the character of sediment provenance evolution by study of well cores (ZM-1, IV-1, MOJ-1, VR-1 wells). A modern combination of provenance, sedimentology and biostratigraphy together with the reported redefinition of Pannonian formations resulted in a new lithostratigraphy of the study area. Moreover, newly published volcanic rock age data were used for calibration of biostratigraphy. The overall age span of the sedimentary fill is occupied only by late Badenian–Sarmatian (Serravallian) to Pannonian (Tortonian–Messinian) strata: 1) the basal alluvial sediments of the newly defined Zlaté Moravce Formation; 2) late Badenian–Sarmatian (Serravalian) marine sediments of the Vráble-Pozba Fm., connected with tectonic opening of the depression; 3) Pannonian (Tortonian) coarse grained sediments of the Nemčiňany Fm. with an erosional base; 4) Pannonian (Tortonian–Messinian) predominantly fine-grained, basin floor to slope Ivanka Fm., sandy deltaic Beladice Fm. and predominantly muddy, alluvial Volkovce Fm. In the middle Miocene provenance is situated in Paleozoic sequences and Neogene volcanic rocks occurring currently in the NE. During the late Miocene, provenance is changed to the NNW (Tribeč Mts.), although the transport from the NE also remained.
Keywords: Neogene, Danube Basin, biostratigraphy, age calibration by volcanic rock provenance analysis, Zlaté Moravce Fm.


The goal of this project is to provide the information needed to characterize the fundamental chemical and physical processes controlling coal-char and biomass-char conversion to gaseous species in the type of environments likely to be established in advanced gasifiers, boilers and furnaces.
There is considerable concern regarding the potential global environmental impact of fossil fuels used for power generation. By increasing the fraction of renewable energy in the national energy supply, some of the impact can be mitigated. Co-firing biomass with coal in traditional coal-fired boilers or using biomass as a reburn fuel in advanced coal-fired boiler configurations represent two options for combined renewable and fossil energy utilization. Gasification of the biomass offers additional options. Design of boilers, reburners and gasifiers requires an understanding of processes that control the physical transformations that fuel particles undergo when exposed to hot, oxidizing environments and the chemical reactions responsible for conversion of the solid material to gaseous species and ash. The effort will result in fundamentals-based sub-models for particle mass loss, size, apparent density, and specific surface area evolution during char conversion.
The physical characteristics and chemical composition of biomass material influence how it can best be utilized. Upon rapid heating, some biofuels have high gas yields, rendering them suitable for gasification and reburn applications. Other biofuels have high char yields, and are better-suited for co-firing in direct combustion configurations. With the proper choices of biomass, coal, boiler design, and boiler operation, reductions in pollutant and net greenhouse gas emissions can be realized.
The key compounds in biomass materials are cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin; therefore the materials selected for examination will vary in the contents of these key compounds. Hardwoods generally have high hemicellulose and low lignin contents and softwoods have relatively low hemicellulose and low lignin contents. Besides woods and various straws, materials selected for study will include wastes of such biomass treating industries as the wood-processing industry, the paper and pulp industry, and the food industry. Tests to measure the reactivities of chars produced at high heating rates from cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin will also be performed. The objective of one of the planned studies is to assess the extent to which the reactivity of a biomass char can be predicted based on its fractional contents of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin and the reactivities of the high-heating-rate chars produced from these pure compounds.
Chars characteristic of those created at high temperatures and heating rates in real coal-fired boilers and furnaces are produced in a laminar flow reactor in which is established a high-temperature environment (from 1300 to 2000 K) of specified oxygen content (from 3% to 12% by mole O2). Partially reacted chars extracted from the flow reactor at selected residence times provide samples for analysis to determine char physical and chemical properties as functions of char conversion.
The extracted char samples are subjected to a variety of tests to determine the conversion rates in the high-temperature flow reactor environments as well as to determine apparent densities, specific surface areas, and intrinsic chemical reactivities to oxygen as functions of particle size distributions. Particle size distributions are measured using a Coulter Multiziser, an instrument that measures the size distributions of particle suspensions using an electroresistive method. Specific surface area measurements are made using gas adsorption techniques employing CO2 as the adsorption gas at 298 K. The reactivity tests are performed in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) under chemical kinetics-controlled oxidation conditions.
As an example of the capability available, scanning electron micrographs (SEMs) of raw and partially reacted almond shell particles are shown in Figure 1 along with mass loss and specific surface area measurements. The raw, unreacted almond shell particles used in the tests were screened to eliminate particles larger than about 1 mm in size. The particles contained 37% ash, by weight. The partially reacted char shown in the SEM was extracted 33 ms after injection into a flow reactor environment containing 8% mole O2 at nominally 1243 K.
To provide insight into the influence of char chemical make-up on rates of oxidation, coals of various ranks and biomass of various origins must be tested. In addition, to provide insight into the impact of ash on the properties of the chars produced, feedstocks having a range of ash contents will have to be tested. Data to characterize the impact of pressure on coal and biomass devolatilization yields, initial char particle morphology, and oxidation rates will be obtained by performing experiments over a range of pressures at fixed temperatures.
This work will develop a greater understanding of how biomass properties influence char conversion rates and to characterize the physical changes that char particles undergo during gasification. The data will permit the development and validation of the physical and chemical sub-models used in comprehensive models for coal-fired and biomass-fired process units. The comprehensive models can be used to investigate potential design strategies and can help define optimum operating conditions that benefit coal and biomass conversion processes.


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Tyre est un cratère multi-annulaire à la surface d'Europe, un satellite naturel de Jupiter.

Description
Le cratère central, d'un diamètre de 41 km, provient d'un impact météoritique. Lors de l'impact, de la matière jusqu'à 3 km de profondeur aurait été propulsée dans les airs. La structure tout entière est elle bien plus large et atteindrait 140 km de diamètre. Cinq à sept anneaux concentriques  sont visibles et pourraient indiquer qu'un matériaux fluide comme de l'eau liquide se serait trouvé sous la surface au moment de l'impact. Par ailleurs, différents cratères de faible diamètre entourant Tyre auraient été formés par la chute des matériaux déplacés par cet impact.

Nomenclature
Il n'est officiellement pas classé comme un cratère mais comme une . De plus, il possède la nomenclature normalement associée aux maculae (faisant référence à un lieu associé aux mythes d'Europe et de son frère Cadmos) car la structure était auparavant considérée comme une macula avant son reclassement.

La structure est nommée d'après Tyr, l'endroit où Zeus a enlevé Europe.

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The Cure-All
It's been difficult to identify Donald Trump's approach to public policy. At best, it's elusive. But I think it's safe to say, after waiting many, many months for him to present greater details on, let's say, his "immigration reform," we aren't going to get anything more substantive out of him. His public policy approach is what it is, and it's not complex, to say the least.
I don't think Trump feels he's lacking details, and his supporters surely aren't left wanting. He feels that the solution to America's problems is rather quite simple.
Let's start from the beginning. Trump won the Republican nomination for President because of two things: (1) his machismo, and (2) his promise to deport all undocumented immigrants, aka, Mexicans. There are other promises too, like making Mexico pay us to build a wall to keep them out. But the point is that the most crystal clear of his pubic policy positions is his anti-immigration one––mass deportation, building a wall, and talking our country back from Mexicans–––a people whom he referred to as "criminals, drug dealers, and rapists."
Anti-immigration is Donald Trump's cure-all for what his supporters feel is an America in crisis. Through mass deportation we can solve everything––crime, the national debt, strengthening the military and veterans' programs, jobs and the economy––and here's how.
Mass deportation removes those "criminals, drug dealers, and rapists" in one fell swoop. It gets us our so-called country back and restores order to the social chaos that undocumented immigrants bring. Trump's evidence of this chaos are the Angel Moms–moms who have lost their children to crimes committed by undocumented immigrants–that he showcases at his political events. Mass deportation solves America's crime.
Mass deportation will remove the drain on our national budget because undocumented immigrants take up social resources, like welfare and other programs, even though they don't pay into these programs (which is untrue–––in fact, undocumented immigrants pay into these services, but because they're undocumented, can't get anything out). Mass deportation solves America's national debt.
Because mass deportation moves our national budget from red to black, it allows us to strengthen our military and put more resources into veterans' programs. Mass deportation solves America's weakened military and lack of services for our vets.
Mass deportation will restore good paying jobs to American workers because undocumented immigrants bring wages down, or worse, steals American jobs. Just like undocumented Mexican immigrants, their country as a whole takes advantage of Americans by negotiating trade deals with our government that puts Mexicans first, not Americans. Mass deportation solves America's unemployment and stagnant wage crisis.
Mass deportation is Donald Trump's cure-all for everything ailing our society to date, and if we are able to kick undocumented immigrants out of our country, then we'll get it back and "make it great again."
The problem with the cure-all is that it's not really simple—it's simplistic, and there is violence in this kind of political philosophy.
First, he has latched on to the anti-immigrant undercurrent flowing in the Republican party's base and has used it opportunistically. It really is irrelevant if Mr. Trump is personally racist or prejudiced against Mexicans and the broader Hispanic community. He has used race baiting to rally anti-immigrant sentiment against a specific group in our society, and tried his best to break any remnants of worker solidarity that his supporters have with their Latino/a brothers and sisters. This break has lead to direct violence against the Hispanic community—and Mr. Trump is responsible for it as the movement's head.
Secondly, there is indirect violence committed against our Latino/a brothers and sisters when Donald Trump calls them "criminals, drug dealers, and rapists." This is the violence of the dehumanization of others, and the violence of indifference towards others' experiences of crime, drugs, and rape that are plaguing their community as well. Ironically, most undocumented immigrants leave their countries precisely because they and their families are victims of—not the perpetrators of—the very things he calls them.
The political philosophy of the cure-all does not solve public policy issues. Rather, it evades them by accusing one group or community for our common ills—and the thinking goes—we quickly eliminate the problems by eliminating them. It is a radically exclusionary practice of politics that historically has proven to lead to genocide and civil war, and when it is a practice based on race, it is called the social sin of racism.
Donald Trump and his supporters are engaged in this social sin, exposed in his cure-all approach to public policy. America is a complex, multicultural, post-modern, and global society, and a cure-all to social problems is a particular form of state violence, and in this case, a racialized form of state violence that African-Americans know too well.
Instead of a cure-all, we need leadership that can direct our society towards inclusionary practices, where secondary attributes of what it means to be human aren't used by the state to degrade those that are within its borders. Instead of a cure-all, we need leadership that can empower subsidiary institutions at the local and regional levels that can inspire particular solutions to particular problems that the Hispanic community in the U.S. faces today.
Instead of a cure-all, we need leadership that ensures that society doesn't take the easy way out of what commonly ails it, because after we have rid ourselves of those whom we feel are the culprits, we will quickly find what ails our society hasn't been cured at all.

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Q: NSMenuItem's setEnabled doesn't work even with autoenablesItems set to NO for NSMenu I'm maintaining some legacy code and when it was brought forward to compile with the 10.8 SDK rather than the 10.7 SDK, some key equivalent shortcuts for certain menu items stopped working.  My hypothesis is that this is because those menu items are in a disabled state. The NSMenuItems that are no longer working are ones that were part of a submenu where autoenablesItems had been set to NO (I confirmed this in the xib via the attributes inspector for that submenu as well as programmatically by querying [NSMenu autoenablesItems].  It basically appears that the call to [NSMenuItem setEnabled:] is having no effect because if I query [NSMenuItem isEnabled] immediately after calling setEnabled:YES, the state hasn't changed and it still returns NO for isEnabled.  Here's a snippet of code with the output it generates:
printf("DEBUG: Current state of menu item is ");
[nsMenuItem isEnabled] ? printf("enabled\n") : printf("DISABLED!\n");
printf("DEBUG: Current state of menu autoenablesItems is ");
[nsMenu autoenablesItems] ? printf("YES\n") : printf("NO\n");

[nsMenuItem setEnabled:YES];

printf("DEBUG: Current state of menu after setting it is ");
[nsMenuItem isEnabled] ? printf("enabled\n") : printf("DISABLED!\n");

Output:
DEBUG: Current state of menu item is DISABLED!
DEBUG: Current state of menu autoenablesItems is NO
DEBUG: Current state of menu after setting it is DISABLED!

I also tried subclassing NSMenuItem and overriding setEnabled to see if there was another call being made to setEnabled that was overwriting my call, but there are no other calls that go through setEnabled.
If I click on the submenu's parent menu then it seems to correct the state and these NSMenuItems get enabled, but it isn't going through my setEnabled code to change this state.  I tried adding an observer to the subclass on enabled to try and catch where the state was getting set to enabled when clicking on the parent menu, but that didn't provide any insight either as the observer was only triggered for my calls to setEnabled which aren't actually changing the state.
From what I can tell from reading the Apple documentation, NSMenuItem's setEnabled should work as long as autoenablesItems is set to NO on the parent menu, but that doesn't seem to be working in this case, and I can't figure out why.
In the same code if I use the 10.7 SDK to compile (caveat: this is actually an older version of the code base, so there are other differences as well, but this particular code is the same), I do see that calling setEnabled changes the state of the NSMenuItem.  When it enters this code in the 10.7 build the NSMenuItem is already in an enabled state, but I did try changing the call to setEnabled:NO to confirm whether this did in fact toggle the isEnabled state, and it did, unlike in the 10.8 build.
Any ideas why this isn't working in 10.8?  I also tried with 10.9 and it didn't work there either.  I've been unable to try 10.10 or 10.11 yet since there is some other code that needs updating in order to get it to compile with the newer SDKs (again, this is rather old legacy code).

A: Not sure why the SDK version would matter, but have you checked the menu in InterfaceBuilder to make sure it doesn't have bindings set up for the "enable" state? That would be another way for the items to get mysteriously-disabled.
Otherwise, a menu delegate could be replacing the menu items out from under your other code, or explicitly disabling items. There's also an NSMenuDelegate method
- menuHasKeyEquivalent:forEvent:target:action:

Which gets called specifically in cases where an accelerator key has been pressed, and which can totally bypass the enabled/disabled state of the menu items.

A: simple use this for enable/disable menu items
NSMenu *menu = [[NSMenu alloc] init];

add disable menu item
[menu addItemWithTitle:@"DisableItem" action:nil keyEquivalent:@""];

add enable menu item
[menu addItemWithTitle:@"EnableItem" action:@selector(method:) keyEquivalent:@""];

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Isaäk I Komnenos (Grieks: Ισαάκιος Α΄ Κομνηνός, Isaakios I Komnēnos) was keizer van Byzantium in 1057-1059. Isaäk was de eerste telg uit het Komnenengeslacht die keizer werd.

Zijn voorganger Michael VI was een miserabele keizer die aan alle eisen van de verwende hofhouding probeerde te voldoen.

Isaäk vertegenwoordigde de legerleiding die zich achtergesteld en miskend voelde. Hij kwam al snel in conflict met de Patriarch, die geen enkele inmenging in kerkzaken van enige keizer meer duldde. Uiteindelijk wist raadsman en staatssecretaris Psellus hem ervan te overtuigen dat hij beter kon aftreden. Hij verdween in een klooster.

Na hem zette de burgerlijke partij van Psellus, in samenwerking met de kerk, Constantijn X Doukas op de troon.

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Glenn Whelan joins Aston Villa
by david_smith 20th July 2017, 2:02 pm
Glenn Whelan has joined Aston Villa on a two year deal for a fee which could rise to £2 million.
The 33 year old has spent the last nine seasons at Stoke City, after joining the Potters for just £500,000 in 2008.
The midfielder has made more than 330 appearances for the Premier League club, and has over 80 Ireland caps to his name.
It is understood that Villa will pay £1.25 million up front, but the fee could rise to £2 million with add-ons.
"I have enjoyed happy times at Stoke City but now is the time for a new football adventure – and what a club to join in Aston Villa," the Irish international said.
"We may be in the Championship but everything about this club screams Premier League – and it's the job of the players to get us back up there.
"I am looking forward to working with Steve Bruce.
"I know he has a phenomenal record in achieving promotion to the top-flight and, having spoken to him at length, I am more than aware of how much he wants to get back there again with this great club."
Villa are looking to return to the Premier League after suffering relegation to the Championship two seasons ago, and have already added experienced player such as John Terry to their ranks this summer.
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Howard Smith Park
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Delp Historic Route 66 Park
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Impoundment
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Statement of Philosophy
SREP
List of Available Commercial Real Estate
Enhanced Enterprise Zone
EEZ Map
Tax Abatement Matrix
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The Railroad is Built
Strafford's earliest history as a town began with building a section of railroad from Rolla to Springfield. This was part of the St. Louis to San Francisco line. Shortly after the Civil War, the South Pacific Railroad Company laid the first tracks in Greene County. The location of these tracks would eventually see the city of Strafford grow around them. The men who built these tracks named the new community Strafford. The name was a misspelling of the town in Connecticut known as Stratford. No one knows exactly who named the town.
Sarah Lane Donates the Land
The Civil War would play an important part in the beginnings of our city. In July of 1869, the U.S. Government gave 55 acres to Sarah Lane. Her husband died while fighting in the war. Lane would grant 33 acres to form a town. Two years later, the town was laid out and officially recognized. It would become a fourth-class city in 1961 when it was incorporated as a village. Doug Potter would become Strafford's first mayor shortly after.
The Trail of Tears passed through this land before Strafford existed. The exact path is unknown, but most historians believe the Trail of Tears passed through what is downtown Strafford.
Transportation, Our Foundation
Today, these tracks are used for freight. The last passenger train rolled through Strafford in May of 1967. The tracks symbolize the importance that transportation has played in Strafford's history. Route 66 would later add to the importance that transportation has played in the history of our town. Old Route 66 also provides an interesting piece of trivia found in Ripley's Believe It or Not. The building that Family Pharmacy has occupied for over thirty years was noted by the publication as having two front doors; one the Route 66 side and one on the Pine Street side. Each year we celebrate the famous road with our Route 66 Days celebration.
Steven D. Bodenhamer, President of the Strafford Historical and Preservation Society provides this narative;
By Steven D. Bodenhamer, President
The native inhabitants of the Strafford area were the Osage, which used this area mainly as a hunting ground. This area was part of Louisiana, which in the 1600's and 1700's was alternately controlled by Spain and France. Although the Spanish explorer DeSoto explored some of Missouri in the 1500's, it is generally believed the first Europeans to explore this area were French Voyagers looking for minerals in 1785. The United States purchased Louisiana from France in 1803, which set the stage for settlement in this area.
In 1812, Missouri Territory was organized and at that time the Kickapoo tribe moved in this area under treaty from the United States Government. The first explorer to record his travels in this area was Henry Schoolcraft in 1818-19. Schoolcraft was not the first person of European decent to come into the area, because he records his encounters with various settlers in the White River watershed subsisting by hunting and trapping.
In 1819, potential settlers begin traveling to the area of what is now Greene County from Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia to survey potential future homes. However, Missouri is still a territory, not a state and not open to settlement in this area.
Upon Missouri statehood in 1821, the United States Government begins a systematic survey of the lands in southwest Missouri, which takes several years, as a step to the sale of land to individuals. In 1822 the Delaware tribe moves into the area under treaty with the United States Government. Also in 1822 the first settler of European decent, Mr. Davis, settles approximately 5 miles southeast of present day Strafford near the confluence of Davis Creek and James River. Mr. Davis is reportedly killed by Indians a short time later.
About 1822, Jeremiah Pierson moves into the area with his Delaware wife and with the permission of the Delaware tribe establishes a water powered grist mill at present day Danforth (Powell) spring on Pierson creek. The site of Pierson's mill is approximately 4 miles southwest of present day Strafford. Pierson operates his mill providing service to the Delaware inhabitants and newly arriving settlers until selling out to Josiah Danforth in 1834. About 1829 John Bearden constructs a distillery on Pierson Creek near Pierson's mill.
In 1829, Andrew Bass arrives in the area from Tennessee with his family and initially settles approximately at the west edge of present day Strafford. Upon learning that this land is still under control of the Delaware tribe and not open to settlement, he moves to a site approximately 6 miles north of Strafford. Later in 1829, the Delaware tribe is removed from this area by treaty with the United States Government.
The removal of the Delaware now opens the area for settlement with an influx of immigrants Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina beginning in 1830-31. The primary route of these immigrants is crossing the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau and traveling through Caledonia, Massey Iron Works (St. James) and Waynesville using the "Virginia Warriors Trail" which soon becomes the St. Louis – Springfield Road.
In 1833 Greene County is formed encompassing most of southwest Missouri. The Federal land sales office opens in Springfield in 1835 and Federal land surveys are complete by 1837. This now allows those who have settled or those immigrating to apply for land patents to purchase land, with the first land sales beginning in 1839-40. With the influx of immigrants, in the late 1830's a post office is established at Walnut Forest, believed to be about 2 miles northeast of present day Strafford. It is reported that Walnut Forest is the second post office established in Greene County, following Springfield. However, the post office ceases to exist following the establishment of Strafford almost 40 years later.
The St. Louis – Springfield road passed approximately 1 ½ miles south of present day Strafford, generally following present day Farm Roads 104 and 112. This road is significant, not only for being major route of immigration and commerce with St. Louis, but it also was one of the overland routes of forced Indian migration known as the Trail of Tears. During the period from 1837 to 1839, the United States Government began the forced relocation of Native Americans from the southeastern part of the United States to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). Many groups, primarily Cherokee, traveled the overland route just south of present day Strafford. Some of the journals maintained by the "conductors" record stops at the Danforth farm about 4 miles southwest of present day Strafford.
The area around present day Strafford begins to populate in the 1840's and 1850's leading to the establishment of area schools. These early schools provided primary education for a few months of the year and were supported to some extent by the collection and distribution of county taxes. Township school districts were formed in the 1850's. The earliest of these township schools in the area was held at Yancy Greene Warren's place about 1 mile southeast of present day Strafford. The Locust Prairie school about 4 miles north of Strafford traces its roots to a township district established in 1853.
With the expansion of new technology in the telegraph, a line was constructed from St. Louis through Springfield to Ft. Smith, AR for both civilian and military uses. Along the route of the telegraph line constructed about 1859 an improved road was also constructed. This road became known as the "Military Road", "Wire Road" or later the "Old Wire Road". This new road became the main overland route to Springfield from Rolla. By this time, the construction of the railroad was almost complete from St. Louis to Rolla, and the new road provided an improved route for military and commercial transportation than the old St. Louis – Springfield Road. The Old Wire Road followed present day State Hwy. DD passing just north of present day Strafford and continuing southwest along present day I-44 / Route 66 and connecting with the St. Louis – Springfield road about present day Farm Road 112 east of Farm Road 199.
With the developing Civil War, both Union and Confederate troops moved though the present day Strafford area on numerous occasions using both the Old Wire Road and the St. Louis – Springfield Road (which became known as the Springfield – Marshfield Road). The primary movements were Union troops traveling from Rolla to Springfield prior to the Battle of Wilson Creek and the Union retreat following the battle in 1861. Also the retaking of Springfield by Union forces in 1862 and the retreat of Confederate forces following the Battle of Springfield in 1963.
As the Civil War began, residents of present day Strafford volunteered for both Union and Confederate causes. However, Union force organization was more prevalent in the area in 1862, with many volunteers comprising Company E of the 72nd Enrolled Missouri Militia. The only armed conflict in the area was a skirmish along the Old Wire Road at present day Strafford, February 2, 1862, with two Confederate killed and a few wounded on both sides. This skirmish occurred as Union forces were on their way to retake Springfield from the Confederates, which they had held since the Battle of Wilson Creek.
With the Civil War over, construction resumed on the railroad from St. Louis to Springfield, which had progressed to Rolla before the outbreak of hostilities. Following financing issues and reorganization, the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad began construction activities in 1870 in the present day Strafford area. The railroad was completed to Strafford and the town of Strafford was platted by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad April 1871 . It is reported the town was named for Strafford, Connecticut, the home of a management employee of the railroad.
The town of Strafford was platted by the railroad to serve as a shipping and receiving point and as maintenance headquarters for the section of line. The railroad had ambitious plans for the new town of Strafford, platting 16 blocks containing 201 lots ranging from 2000 to 7500 square feet each. However, in the mid 1870's about half of the blocks are vacated to be sold as larger tracts.
In Strafford's first decade, the town prospers and grows with the immediate establishment of a post office, public hall in 1873, primary school about 1873, Baptist Church in 1876, Masonic Lodge in 1877, Methodist Church in 1880 and several business and professions. The railroad constructed a depot, section sheds, water tower, stockyards and pens. However, growth is hindered by a major fire in 1877, which destroys some businesses.
The 1880's bring further growth to the town with the major activity centered on railroad traffic and the growing agricultural community in the area. In the 1890's a planning mill is constructed in town. However, again a major fire in 1899 sets the business community back.
The early 1900's usher in a commercial growth in Strafford. Following a fire in 1910 which destroys the public hall, the Bank of Strafford is established in 1911 with a new building which also provides space for a lodge hall on the second floor. The Strafford Times newspaper is established in 1913. There is an increase in commercial business during this period, including hotels, farm equipment dealerships and establishment of a telephone system in town. The most significant event for Strafford in the early 1900's was the formation of Strafford Consolidated School District Number 2. In 1913 residents petitioned the County Superintendent of Schools for an election to create a consolidated high school district. Voters overwhelmingly approved the consolidation of the primary districts of Strafford, Lamb, Potter, Flint Hill and Oak Hill. A new high school building was completed in 1914. The new district continues to operate Lamb, Potter, Flint Hill and Oak Hill as grade 1-8 schools. Danforth Colored School, which was part of the Oak Hill district, continues operation under Strafford C-2.
Citizens of Strafford participated greatly in World War I with many area men serving in the United States Army during the conflict. There was also great participation in war bond campaigns led by prominent businessmen of the area.
The 1920's bring major changes to Strafford. With the popularity of the automobile and the grading of Missouri Route 14, which travels Pine Street in Strafford, the town prepares for a new age. In 1926 the United States Government designates Route 66 from Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA. This new route goes through Strafford and most paving and improvements are completed by 1930. New businesses spring up including a hotel, cafes, service stations, garages and an automobile dealership keeping pace with the new technology. It is at this time that some businesses do an "about face" from Pine Street to Main Street (the new Route 66) or establish "two front doors". Farm equipment dealerships also expand to sell tractors and related implements. During this period the new technology of electricity is gaining popularity in small towns. Strafford has a few privately owned light plants operating until Empire District Electric establishes electric utility service in the late 1920's. Canning operations are established in Strafford in the 1920's to process and can tomatoes, which are popular at that time.
The 1930's is a period of both expansion and decline. Traffic along Route 66 provides business opportunities even during the Great Depression. The local economy, previously based on local agriculture, is now impacted by travelers and tourists. Several tourist courts or "camps" are opened along Route 66 east and west of Strafford. However, the automobile has its impact on the railroad with scheduled passenger train service at Strafford ending in 1930, the town becomes a "flag stop" for passenger service. Freight business is still good for the railroad, as trucks have not yet impacted the freight business. In 1934 Strafford C-2 School District constructs a major addition to the high school including a gymnasium. Prior to this construction, a building was rented from a local businessman for use as a gymnasium in the 1920's. With the addition to the school building, the outlying primary schools (Lamb, Flint Hill, Potter and Oak Hill) are closed and local businessmen purchase school buses and contract with the school district to transport students to Strafford.
Strafford C-2 School District closed Danforth Colored School in 1940, sending the remaining students to Springfield. For the first half of the 1940's, World War II overshadowed everything, with many local men providing military service to their country. Following the war, prosperity and expansion returned. In 1949 voters approved a reorganization plan in which Strafford C-2 School District was combined with primary districts of Locust Prairie, Ingram, Plummer, North Star and Holman. The new district known as Strafford Reorganized School District Number 6 (Strafford R-VI) expands by moving in and converting a surplus building from O'Reilly Army Hospital and the Ingram school building. By 1952 all students in the district are attending class in Strafford.
Growth and change continue in the 1950's. The Missouri Highway Department constructs a by-pass for Route 66 around the north side of Strafford about 1952. This diverts traffic from downtown and begins the decline of highway related business in the downtown area. Strafford R-VI constructs a new elementary building, in 1956, including for the first time a cafeteria providing each student a hot lunch daily. Strafford Rural Volunteer Fire Department is formed in 1957 following two significant dwelling fires and a major commercial fire in town. The department is supported by membership fees and donations and purchases a new fire truck. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. acquires the local telephone exchange and begins to provide dial telephone service in 1958. Strafford begins a transition to a bedroom community for Springfield with the platting of Redwood Heights Subdivision in the late 1950's.
Strafford is incorporated as a village in 1961 and now has a town government. In 1964 Strafford becomes a Fourth Class city. Construction activities abound in the 1960's. With the passage of the Federal Interstate Highway Act, construction of Interstate 44 begins with construction of a divided four lane highway and overpass on the north side of Strafford. Weigh stations are also constructed just east of town. The Eastgate motel, restaurant and service station is built northeast of the new interchange in the early 1960's. Two additional service stations are built south of interchange to serve the increasing traffic on the new interstate highway. Strafford R-VI School District builds an industrial arts building, two elementary additions, gymnasium and bus garage in the period from 1959 to 1967. Construction of a city water system begins in 1968 with a bond issue approval by voters.
With the completion of I-44, increased truck traffic leads to the construction of a major truck stop in Strafford by Union Oil Company (now known as T/A) in 1970. Strafford celebrates its centennial in 1971. On December 11, 1972, fire destroys the Strafford High School building during a major ice storm. The building destroyed was the original high school building constructed in 1914 and expanded in 1934. Classes continue to meet in the converted bus barn and every available space in town until a new high school is completed in 1974. As the town continues to grow, planning and zoning regulations are initially adopted in 1974. Also in response to growth, Strafford R-VII School District constructs an addition to the elementary school in 1975. Improved transportation to Springfield and the continued transition of Strafford as a "bedroom" community results in a decline in retail and agricultural related business.
The Strafford Fire Protection District is formed in the 1980's, succeeding the rural volunteer fire department, providing a taxing authority to purchase equipment and provide improved fire protection for the growing community. In the 1980's there is commercial development on the north side of Strafford due to the proximity and exposure to I-44. Growth is stalled by the absence of a city sewer system in the 1980's. However, the construction of the sewer system in 1989 leads to rapid growth in the 1990's with additional commercial retail business growth related to interstate traffic, population growth and the expanding trucking related business. Residential growth expands with the platting of several new subdivisions. Strafford R-VI School District expands elementary, middle school, high school and gymnasium facilities in the 1990s to accommodate rapid growth in enrollment.
The new millennium ushers in a growth period of residential housing and retail trade. The Strafford R-VI School District constructs early childhood facilities in 2000 and a middle school expansion and fine arts facility in 2006 to accommodate this growth.
The history of Strafford is based on its location, not in proximity to natural resources, but to transportation routes. Early immigrant routes, the Trail of Tears, commercial overland trade with St. Louis and civil war era military traffic impacted the area before the founding of the town. The town of Strafford owes its founding and initial growth to the economic engine of the late 1800's, the railroad. However, its long term survival and status today is the product of the automobile. Route 66 and its successor Interstate 44 has shaped the town to its present form.
Author's Note: The intent of this document it to provide a brief and condensed history of the Strafford area in a general chronological order. There are numerous individuals and families which played significant roles in the history of the area. It is not the intent to overlook their contributions, but in the interest of brevity, not detail them at this time. There is a tremendous amount of detailed information from numerous sources that exist which hopefully at some time in the future may be complied in to a detailed chronological history of the area.
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JSIF Urged to Adopt New Approaches to Social Development
Written by: Denise Dennis
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith (third left), listens as Tourism Specialist at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mrs. Beverly Stewart (left), gives highlights of tourism projects being undertaken by the Fund, during a tour of exhibitions at a launch ceremony for the Fund's 20th anniversary at Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on October 25. They are accompanied by JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (right) and Park Ranger from the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Herma Dawes (second left). The 20th anniversary is being observed under the theme '20 years of investing for community growth and development'.
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith, has challenged the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to adopt new approaches to social development to meet the changing needs of the community.
"Critical new approaches and creative solutions to the delivery of social services must be integrated as part of the national mission to move our people into prosperity and out of poverty," he said.
The Jamaica Social Investment Fund was established in 1996 as a component of the Government's national poverty alleviation strategy, with a design to channel resources to community-based projects.
Addressing the launch of JSIF's 20th Anniversary Celebrations and Annual General Meeting at Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, yesterday (October 25), Mr. Smith, representing Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said although cognisant of the agency's comprehensive approach to its projects, through the use of technology and integration with other entities, there must be continued innovation.
The Minister added that it is essential that the next 20 years of JSIF's work in the country be focused on further empowering and building the capacity of communities.
In officially declaring open an exhibition showcasing the Fund's achievement over the years, Mr. Smith also, on behalf of the Government, expressed gratitude for JSIF's work over the years.
"As we look to the future, let's celebrate the past and the present. Despite the challenges and constraints, you have been a major part of national development and social improvement of communities," he said.
Meanwhile, JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney, thanked the local, regional and international donors and development partners, as well as the community representatives and volunteers, for their support of the agency's projects over the years.
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Street Art for Social Cohesion in Niger's Transit Centres
Niamey – This week, a month-long street art project in the Nigerien cities of Niamey and Agadez concluded under the direction of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its partner Street Art Sans Frontière. The event supported 15 participatory painting sessions, attended by more than 1,000 people.
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"I am very proud of what we accomplished today. Every time I will pass by this place, it will remind me of the good times we had here," said 19-year-old Adama, a Niamey resident. "We realized today that we are all artists at heart and that, in fact, it doesn't take much to create beautiful things."
"It's nice to see the effect one afternoon can have on people," said Donald, 24, a migrant in transit from Cameroon. "This may not be my city, but it's a great opportunity to make it beautiful for others and to create friendships along the way. It motivates me to want to do better and to share what I have learned with my friends back home."
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On Sunday, the government said that the capping measure was "in response to the unusually large catch" on Sept. 14, 2021. It added that the proposal is expected to be implemented as an executive order by July 25.
"Aspects of that catch were not satisfactory, in particular the unusually large number of dolphins killed," the government said in a statement. This "is unlikely to be a sustainable level of catch on a long-term annual basis."
Local media have reported that there were too many dolphins and too few people on the beach to slaughter them, sparking fear the slaughter would revive the discussion about the sea mammal drives and put a negative spin on the ancient tradition of the 18 rocky islands located halfway between Scotland and Iceland. They are semi-independent and part of the Danish realm.
Islanders usually kill up to 1,000 sea mammals — chiefly pilot whales — annually, according to data kept by the Faeroe Islands. In 2020, that included only 35 white-sided dolphins. White-sided dolphins and pilot whales are not endangered species.
Each year, islanders drive herds of the mammals into shallow waters. A blow-hole hook is used to secure the beached animals and their spine and main artery leading to the brain are severed with knives. The drives are regulated by law and the meat and blubber are shared on a community basis.
The Faeroese government said it "continues to base its policies and management measures on the right and responsibility of (its) people to utilize the resources of the sea sustainably. This also includes marine mammals, such as pilot whales and dolphins."


The Osteocise™ program consists of a detailed medical screening, strength training, endurance training, balance training, coordination training and lectures pertaining to the latest osteoporosis research and nutritional information. The purpose of the program is to educate participants about the benefits of exercise, about fall preventive tactics for the home, how to increase and maintain bone density levels via exercise and lastly how to improve overall body strength to prevent osteoporotic fractures. The Osteocise™ program is designed to teach the osteoporosis patient safe and effective exercise regimen that they can do in their home, gym or office. It promotes independence and follow up visits are scheduled on a monthly basis to update, change exercise regimens and discuss problems if any with the graduates of the program.
The Osteocise™ therapy program begins with a detailed health and medical history performed by our certified physical therapists. The participant must supply information such as medications being taken, blood analysis results, blood pressure information and bone density results along with level of osteoporosis and history of fractures if any. Physician's approval is mandatory to participate in the Osteocise™ therapy program. The participant's physician with a referral note must supply limitations and concerns. Along with the health history there is an initial fitness assessment performed.
The Osteocise™ strength training program takes into consideration the special needs of the osteoporosis patient. It is safe, effective and designed to increase and maintain bone density levels. Exercises are based on pain levels and bone mineral density results. The strength training program will also improve lower and upper body strength and postural awareness.
The Osteocise™ cardiovascular program are monitored closely and improvements have seen are decreased cholesterol levels, decrease blood pressure and resting heart rates.
The Osteocise™ program consists of balance and coordination training resulting in decrease rates of falls. The Osteocise™ flexibility program enhances the range of motion of joints and we have seen a decrease in muscloskeletal injuries and osteoporatic fractures.
Our lectures are mandatory and will educate the participants of the Osteocise™ program on the benefits of exercise for someone with osteoporosis, lectures will also cover the latest research on osteoporosis and how to properly execute different exercises, how to safe guard their homes to prevent falls, healthy eating and calcium and exercises to avoid.
At the End of the program the participants are re-evaluated.
Oteocise™ participant's learn how to execute their individual exercise workouts and feel more in control over their everyday functional activities.
Don't take our word for it, watch videos from some of our recent graduates!


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Fruit is known as "nature's sugar" - it's healthy, sweet and delicious - but it's also a simple sugar.
Since many fruits metabolize quickly, they cause blood sugar levels to spike (some more than others).
So it's best to pair fruit with complex carbs and protein - to lessen the impact on your metabolism and blood sugar levels.
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In a med/large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese on medium speed using an electric mixer.
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First, we hear about the AAUW Tech Savvy conference with Dawn Robertson from Sacred Hearts Academy. Then Andy Karsner, managing partner of Emerson Collective, joins us by phone to tell us about the Earth Day Energy Summit. Then we check in on the current state of crypto-currencies, blockchain technology and legislation HB2257 with Spencer Toyama and David Henry.


Bounce Energy Blog > Energy Efficiency > Why is My Electricity Bill So High? Part 2 – Why is My House So Hot in the Summer?
Why is My Electricity Bill So High? Part 2 – Why is My House So Hot in the Summer?
Though we hate to admit it, we're more frustrated with our monthly electricity bills arrive than we'd like to admit. Besides – it's easy to forget about your energy usage when you're busy, and by the time your bill arrives, you've either forgotten what you did or you don't really understand what happened. With our Energy Fails series, we will identify common energy usage concerns to help you prevent them from happening again – saving money on your electricity bills.
You don't have to suffer through another sweaty summer of high electricity bills.
During the summer cooling season, how does your home lose the heat it absorbs during the day?
Oh… Uh… Well… What about through poorly insulated areas and loose connections in my home's HVACT system? Doesn't cool air blowing from the AC vents in my home absorb the heat?
You're only thinking about the living space. Think more holistically. Think your whole house.
In my whole house? Pfft! The heat doesn't leave! It bakes the house until it feels like the seven depths of hell.
The Energy Fail: Why IS My House So Hot in the Summer?
In the summer, buildings work like your favorite beverage cooler. Inside, it's nice and cool as the insulating shell keeps the stifling temperatures out. But buildings absorb LOTS of heat energy during the day. All that heat moves inward through the building's framing components in the walls, ceiling, joists, and more.
Just imagine how hot the exterior walls of your home must be!
Today's outside air temperature was 82° F.
The inside air temperature was 75° F.
Interior walls had surface temperatures between 75° F and 76.6° F.
Inside temperature of the exterior south-facing wall was 77.8° F.
Outside surface temperature of the exterior south-facing wall was 102.6° F.
Wait — it was only 82° F outside! What's going on with that wall? And that's just in Iowa! I can't even imagine what folks in Texas must experience!
The exterior walls were heating up under the summer sun like a brick — that's why the exterior wall heated up to 102.6° F — even though the home itself was insulated and air-sealed. While most people are not surprised that attics can heat up to 150° F, if you ever get the chance to stick your hand inside a wall space on a warm summer day, you'll find it also gets pretty dang hot in there, too. In fact, your home absorbs radiant and infrared heat all day long just like a big brick in the sun.
This means that, while your home's AC system is designed to cool air primarily for the living space, it does NOT do a very good job of cooling your home's structural components. After all, it's not designed to do that.
How DOES My Home Lose the Heat Absorbed During the Day?
And how does this impact my summer electricity bill?
As soon as the sun's heat fades and the sun sets, your home radiates its absorbed heat load into the night air — just like a stretch of hot pavement. This is called radiational (or radiative) cooling. Much of the heat is in the infrared spectrum so it's an even heat that permeates the whole structure.
If you go outside about an hour after dark, go to the southwest side of your home and touch the outside walls. You should notice that they feel warmer than the surrounding air. If you have aluminum siding, those popping or creaking sounds you hear in the later evening means it's contracting back to normal after being heated all day.
If your AC has been on all day and if the outside temperature drops to be equal or lower than the inside temperature, turn off the AC and watch your thermostat. Between the hours of 8pm and 11 pm, the inside temperature will rise by as much as 5°F as the whole house radiates its absorbed heat.
How bad can it get? Concentrate a whole bunch of homes or concrete buildings together and you get what are called "urban heat islands" or trapped heat. In some cities, it can be deadly.
How Can I Fix the Energy Fail and Lower My Electricity Bill?
Those trees and bushes are more than mere decoration in your landscaping.
Block out the sun's heat by planting trees and shrubs that shade your home.
Planting a pair of 25-foot trees on the south eastern and south western corners of your home can reduce your cooling bill.
Landscaping your yard can create a microclimate that changes air flow around your house and helps cool those intense temperatures.
Other improvements include using lighter, reflective roofing material, and installing high efficiency low-E windows to help shield your home from the sun's heat.
Stay tune for next month's installment of the Energy Fails series, as we'll discuss why you really need to change your HVAC filter every month.


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Supect Arrested On Murder Charges For Overdose Death
The suspect in an overdose death last fall was arrested in Renville County.
Deja Padilla, 19, of Montevideo, is in custody on charges of 3rd-degree murder. She's accused of supplying the victim with fentanyl, causing her death.
According to a press release from Renville County Attorney Kelsie Kingstrom:
On November 13, law enforcement received a 911 call from a woman later identified as Padilla. Police say Padilla placed the call as she was leaving the victim's residence and informed the operator that a female was overdosing. Emergency crews responded, but the owner of the residence said no one was overdosing, so the scene was cleared. Another 911 call was placed less than an hour later when a different person discovered the victim unconscious.
The investigation revealed Padilla had communicated with the victim and others about drug sales in the days leading up to the death. Detectives also learned that a person in another town who had bought drugs from Padilla had also overdosed, but was successfully revived.
The medical examiner listed the victim's cause of death as toxic effects of methamphetamine and fentanyl.


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Unit Group Clarification
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:17 am Post subject: Unit Group Clarification
I am new to the beta testing group, and have only had the software "m" for a few days but feel that I have a good grasp, but there is one thing that I don't understand; Unit Groups. What is the purpose? What are spawning and building? How do you use "Repeat forever"? Are unit groups to control exhisting units? Or do they create their units? How do you do anything?!?!?!?
Oh my... so many questions.
- Joshua
(Zire 71)
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:29 am Post subject: Unit Groups
Yeah, it can be overwhelming!
Here is my view: Unit Groups are the only way to have the enemy build or spawn units. (If you use the Create Unit action in a trigger, it will automatically create a unit group.) A group can be just one unit, or many; one type or many. It is activated by the trigger action Create Unit Group.
Random Group: If checked, this puts the group in the Random pool. If you then use the trigger action "Create Random Group" it will pick a group (at random) from that pool.
Create at level load: If checked, the group is created or spawned automatically when the level loads. No trigger action is necessary.
Recreate if destroyed: Once the group is created, it will respawn or build if completely destroyed. This is useful for rebuilding towers that are destroyed.
Spawn, don't build: The diff is listed below:
Build: The unit group is built using credits and structures (ie the HRC/VTS if appropriate). If the Side doesn't have enough credits or the right structure, the group can't be built.
Spawn: Unit Group pops into existence instantly, cost zero credits, and require no structure.
Spawn Area: If spawned, then the area must be picked here. If no area is picked, the units will spawn in the upper left corner of the map.
Health: Starting health of each created unit.
Attack: Use to specify which units of which side to attack, and for how long. You can have several of these, if you want a group to change its attack focus after a period of time. If no units of the type specified exist, the group will sit there until attacked, or the next action takes effect.
Comment: Just for you, doesn't affect game play.
Guard: Defend an area within sight range for the specified seconds.
Guard Vicinity: Same as above, but for a wider area.
Mine: Used only for bullpups. Causes it to mine unto death.
Move: Move entire group to specified area. This action isn't complete until all members arrive. Useful for rally points.
Set Switch: Sets a user defined switch on or off. Can be used to tell a trigger that the unit has been created, reached an area, or finished some other action.
Wait: Wait for the specified number of seconds before the next action. The group will just sit there unless attacked.
Repeat forever: when the action list is completed, it starts over from the top. Useful for patrols and the like.
You might want to load the three demo levels that come with the editor and look at teh triggers and the unit groups. Good info to be learned. Try things on a test level, one at a time, to see wha they do. Read the FAQ forum here in beta. Read the bug forum. Read the level listing forum. Have fun!


Helmsley is a North Yorkshire market town located within the North York Moors National Park. The Castle Keep on the left is pretty much all that is left of the castle, and the buildings on the right are 16th century additions which were constructed as residential apartments. The castle is almost 900 years old but it was originally made of wood.
This view is from the walled garden and contrasts the softness and organic forms of the trees and flowers with the stark, harsh and rugged lines and textures of the castle and manor house.
I toned the image and added a vignette to take the viewer into the image. The almost triangular shape of the flowers in the foreground points straight at the only two people in the scene who provide scale to show how imposing the walls and buildings are.
Helmsley Castle from the walled garden.
I know what you mean but maybe just a happy accident. The original is rediculously colourful with lots of green and yellow and blue. I lifted the yellows a lot and the greens to a slightly less degree. Also the blue in the sky was darkened, so maybe I pushed it in that direction. Perhaps I should save this recipe as an infrared pre-set!
Clever use of toning, Frank. It suits this image really well.
Thanks for commenting Andy. Sorry for the slow response time, just back from a nine day trip.


Remember the Breakfast Project Sweepstakes that I told you to enter every day thru February 17 because there were 2,000 daily winners? It was one of those sweeps that I never won . . . or at least I didn't think I won! One month after this sweepstakes ended I get an email in my inbox saying "Victory is Yours! Claim Your Milk". So I won afterall? And all that daily entering paid off? WOO HOOO!!!!
So I have a new saying . . . Persistence is Fertile. Keep on entering those daily sweeps and don't give up! Not every sweepstakes is an "instant win" giving you immediate notifcation that you won. And some that say they are "instant win" are not very instant (like this one). I was totally convinced that I didn't win after getting the "Sorry, you are not a winner today" message every time I entered. But I was wrong, and now I'm saving up to $4.00 on milk!
Did you win the Breakfast Project Sweepstakes too?
Have you won a big prize, a little prize made your day, or do you have an entertaining sweeps story thanks to Freebies 4 Mom? Please share your story by leaving a comment here and I may feature it as the next "Sweeps Success Story"!
I won a free gallon of milk, too!! Made my day!!!
I'm glad you won this sweeps too!
I won also, but when I went to try and use the coupon for the buy a gallon of milk get one free, my local grocery wouldn't accept it. Anyone else having this issue?
I'm sorry – my Kroger accepted the coupon with no problems (the cashier just had to enter the value of the milk). It's so frustrating when stores won't accept printable coupons!
I did win at gallon of milk!


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Q: What is the most time-consuming part for Nested layout in Android? Nested Layout Sample:
<FrameLayout>
 <FrameLayout>
  <FrameLayout>
   ...(almost 100 for example)
  <FrameLayout/>
 <FrameLayout/>
<FrameLayout/>

Flat Layout Sample:
<FrameLayout>
  <FrameLayout/>
  <FrameLayout/>
  ...(almost 100 for example)
<FrameLayout/>

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*Q1:Which one will be more faster?

*Q2:What is the most time-consuming part for the slower?

A: Q1: Second sample will be faster because it has less levels.
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the performance might improve by flattening the layout—make the layout shallow and wide, rather than narrow and deep.

Q2:

Typically, the framework executes the layout or measure stage in a single pass and quite quickly. However, with some more complicated layout cases, the framework may have to iterate multiple times on parts of the hierarchy that require multiple passes to resolve before ultimately positioning the elements. Having to perform more than one layout-and-measure iteration is referred to as double taxation.

So basically the more levels has layout  the more complex it is and more chances to get double taxation.
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A: The second case should be better, in theory at least.
The problem with deep view hierarchies is that a ViewGroup's onLayout and onMeasure typically have to iterate all of their children Views, possibly more than one time (if you check the code for RelativeLayout.onMeasure, for instance, you can see that it could happen many times). Now, if every ViewGroup iterates at least twice all of its children, and each of its children iterate at least twice all of its own children and so on, the total amount of iteration in the view hierarchy grows exponentially.
This is also the reason why you would prefer FrameLayout when possible, because its position mechanism is very easy and it doesn't need to iterate many times all of its children Views


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Recording artist Solange Knowles, rapper Kanye West and reality star Kim KardashianSource: Donato Sardella/Getty Images
What's Kanye West's New Album Name? Rapper Responds After 'Waves' Name Controversy
By Chris Riotta
Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian West are becoming increasingly confusing about the Feb. 11 release of his forthcoming album. In short, the Chicago rapper can't seem to decide on a name for his next release, from Swish, to Waves, to So Help Me God.
And so help us God, we're ready for him to make a final decision and put an end to these scandalous social media controversies. West recently sat down with hip-hop radio host Big Boy to discuss the mystery behind his album title, saying, "We don't have a name, yet. I wanted to get people's opinions of how they felt."
"Which album title do you guys like better," social media queen Kim K posted in a poll between the titles Swish and Waves to Twitter Monday, tagging Yeezy. "WAIT new poll," she tweeted shortly after, including the third and longest option, So Help Me God.
"I'm tryna open up hearts, minds," West told Big Boy. "When I was sitting in the studio with Kirk, Kirk Franklin, and we're just going through it, I said this is a gospel album, with a whole lot of cursing on it, but it's still a gospel album. The gospel according to Ye. It's not exactly what happened in the Bible, but it's this story idea of Mary Magdalene becoming Mary."
What's in a name? While Swish — the former name for West's new album — scored second place in the latest poll, it trumped Waves in both, which is currently set to be title for "the best album of all time," according to the rapper (West has since walked back that this album is the "greatest," though). However, the original name for West's latest album was the true winner, receiving the most amount of votes in the second poll, or 46%. More than 400,000 people voted in the second poll, while nearly 250,000 voted in the first.
Yes, long before the Twitter war with fellow artist Wiz Khalifa over his decision to change the album title from Swish to Waves, Yeezy was planning on naming his album So Help Me God. "[I'm working] on it slowly," West told radio station Hot 97 in June. "To make it an art project and deliver the innovation that I know I can and that I've consistently done since 808s [& Heartbreak] and [My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]."
Then, this happened:
...And this:
And finally, after a lengthy online dispute which involved indecent slut-shaming and bringing children and wives into the mix, this:
Though all seems to be good and done with the Twitter war, as Kardashian West and model Amber Rose both shared selfies on the social media site together, fans are left wondering just what in the hell is happening with this album title.
Instead of voting on West's final decision as to what his next album title should be, some fans created their own polls to mock the entire ordeal: