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Q: Unable to change the Theme of Splash screen in my application? In my application, user can change the theme of an application from setting inside the application. It working in all other screen inside the application. But it is not working for splash screen only. When user change the theme of an application then I load one Class which has only functionality to call Splash screen.
Till now I have:-
public class ActivitySplash extends AppCompatActivity {

Preferences pref;
MediaPlayer mySong;
int maxVolume = 100;

Constant constant;
SharedPreferences app_preferences;
int appTheme;
int themeColor;
int appColor;
LinearLayout relative_layout;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

   // AppEventsLogger.activateApp(this);
   // requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
   // getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
     //       WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);

    app_preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
    appColor = app_preferences.getInt("color", 0);
    appTheme = app_preferences.getInt("theme", 0);
    System.out.println("adweff"+appColor+"dfdscsbv"+appTheme);

    themeColor = appColor;
    constant.color = appColor;

    if (themeColor == 0){
        setTheme(Constant.theme);
    }else if (appTheme == 0){
        setTheme(Constant.theme);
    }else{
        setTheme(appTheme);
    }

    setContentView(R.layout.activity_splash);
    HttpsTrustManager.allowAllSSL();
    Fabric.with(this, new Crashlytics());

    FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext());

    relative_layout=(LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.relative_layout);
  /*  if (appColor==(-16537100)){

        System.out.println("called=="+Constant.color);

        relative_layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#5ecbf4"));
    }*/

    if (appColor != 0) {

        if (appColor == -16537100) {
            relative_layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#0f95dc"));
        } else {

            relative_layout.setBackgroundResource(R.color.colorPrimary);

        }

      //  relative_layout.setBackgroundColor(Constant.color);

    }

    SharedPreferences prefss = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());
    SharedPreferences.Editor edts = prefss.edit();
    edts.putString("extra", "Yes");
    edts.commit();

    Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
            MyAlarmService.class);
    sendBroadcast(intent);

    //  mySong.start();

    pref = new Preferences(ActivitySplash.this);

    new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {

        // Using handler with postDelayed called runnable run method

        @Override
        public void run() {

            if (appColor != 0) {

                if (appColor == -16537100) {
                    relative_layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#0f95dc"));
                } else {

                    relative_layout.setBackgroundResource(R.color.colorPrimary);

                }

                //relative_layout.setBackgroundColor(Constant.color);

            }

            if (pref.getStringPreference(ActivitySplash.this, "login").equalsIgnoreCase("1")) {
                Intent intent = new Intent(ActivitySplash.this, ActivityHome.class);
                startActivity(intent);
                finish();
            } else {

                Intent intent = new Intent(ActivitySplash.this, ActivityLoginRegistration.class);
                startActivity(intent);
                //   mySong.release();
                finish();

            }

        }
    }, 3 * 1000); // wait for 5 seconds
}


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Q: id or class? dilemma There are several tables, where row id - is the number of records in the database, there is a problem. If there are few tables on the page, the id will be repeated. And it's not good, because jQuery does not work correctly because of dublicate id's.
I only have 2 outputs:

*

*Concatenation a first table id's =
"a_{num}", second table id's =
"b_{num}"  and that's on...

*Replace the id to class

But I don't like both of them. Maybe there is a normal solution to this problem?

A: Option 3. Use HTML5 data- attributes to store meta data.
Then just set it on the table
$("table#someId").data("database-records", number)

A: Maybe you need none of them?
Use a selector for all tables, then filter for the number of rows (or whatever you use for displaying the rows..)

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Derby College Students Join City Centre Clean Up
Derby College students volunteer across Derby city centre
Nearly 90 Public Services students from Derby College's Broomfield Hall Land-based and Leisure college in Morley joined Derby City Council's Streetpride staff and councillors to help paint, clean and spruce up the streets in part of Derby city centre.
The iconic Derby Ram statue was particularly given a new lease of life with other activities including painting bollards and benches and planting flowers.
Councillor Jonathan Smale, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Streetpride, was one of the councillors who took part in the day's work.
He said: "It was so encouraging to see so many people volunteering and supporting Streetprice in this important programme.
"These Deep Clean events show me just how much pride people feel about Derby, and I hope we can continue to work with our residents to inspire even more action all over the city.
Student Oliver Swindell, whose team worked on the flowerbeds in Osnabruck Square, "It's so important to come out and do things like this in the city centre.
"It's something to give back to the community, and it's getting us all out here, meeting new people and making a difference. It's definitely worth it."
Derby City Centre Deep Clean
Published in: Public Services News
Derby College Students Join City Clean Up Event
Hundreds Attend Ilkeston Jobs Fair
Regional Employers Inspire Future IT Stars
Volunteers Appeal For Derby College's Broomfield Hall

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에 따라 AMMO, GRENADES, HEALTH, 스피드, 정확도, 노-리코일, 원히트킬, 세이브포지션, 리스토어 포지션, 슈퍼점프가 가능하며 자세한 내용은 첨부파일(bws-0468.zip) 안에 내용을 참조 바랍니다.
게임에서 7, 8, 9, 0 눌러보면 적용된걸 확인.
파일 열어보면 각 줄 마다 검은색 네모칸이 있는데 그것도 같이 쓰세요.
잠깐 사용해 본 것이라 튕김 같은 것이 있는지 잘 모르겠으나 적용은 잘 되는 것 같습니다.
한글에서 정상적인 실행이 되지 않는 다는 얘기가 있습니다.
3. Play the game, press [ESC] to enter the mene options & select "Dev Menu"
로 하시고 밑에 있는 두개의 체크박스 모두 체크하시고 OK 클릭하시면 창이 사라집니다.
그러면 원하는 게임을 오른클릭하면 NTLEA로 플레이 어쩌고 뜨는데 그거 하시면 터키어로 됩니다.
치트나 그런것은 이걸로 할 필요없습니다.
아, xp sp3 에서는 완벽 작동하는군요.
비스타는 뭘해도 구질구질해서 어떨지 모르겠습니다.
트레이너는 간단히 1p와 2p 각각 체력, 콤보게이지, 리벤지게이지를 무한으로 할수 있습니다.
round settings to unlock the corresponding character.
on arcade mode, to do that, Get at least 2 perfects and 2 Ultra Finishes.
and Survival modes. Please note that these HAVE to be done in order.
respective artwork in the gallery mode.
that are in each special video.
h4x0r님의 오버로드 2 +10 트레이너 (Overlord 2 v1.0.0.1 +10 Trainer) 입니다.
KelSat님이 제작한 오버로드 2 +5 트레이너 (Overlord 2 v1.0 +5 Trainer) 입니다.
h4x0r님의 트랜스포머 패자의 역습 +9 트레이너 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen v1.0.0.0 +9 Trainer 입니다.
비스타 유저는 관리자 권한으로 실행해 주시기 바랍니다.
P.S 고마운 자료 감사합니다. 원문 그대로 올려 놓았습니다.
C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin 경로에 넣어주면 됩니다.
4. 런처 메뉴에 캐쉬 메모리 설정할 수 있도록 메뉴얼을 넣어 놓았습니다.
2. 게임을 실행 -> 새 프로파일을 David (꼭앞에대문자D) 로 만듭니다.
3. 첨부해놓은 자료를 내려받아 내문서->Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X->Profiles 에붙여넣고 실행하시면 완료.
Created by gibbed & hydrocarbon.
Co-op & TDM multiplayer play over LAN.
Adds all 'hidden' planes for use.
Current version is DataDemoCompleteHCG3.pak (v3).
If you see someone else in multiplayer with an invisible plane name, it usually means that they are using a plane that your local data doesn't support, which will likely lead to your client crashing.
Are you trying to host and other people are not seeing your game? Go over these hosting instructions.
Remove any previously installed mod files.
Download DataDemoCompleteHCG3.zip and extract it to your HAWX demo directory. You do NOT need to unpack DataDemoCompleteHCG3.pak itself! Just extract the zip to your demo directory.
Rename inicache.bin to inicache.bak. If you skip this step then the mod will not work correctly!!
Join #hawx on SynIRC (irc.synirc.net) for discussion, etc.
Features: $999.999 Gold, Unlimited Movement, One Turn Construction, One Turn Recruitment, One Turn Research, Delay Construction, Repair Building, Damage Building, Super Unlimited Movement, Super Ship Turns, Diminished Ship Turns, Super Hull, Super Ship Speed, Faster Ship Reload, Repair Ship Guns, Remove Ship Guns, Destroy Enemy Ships Instantly. Made exclusively for Cheat Happens. WRITTEN FOR THE PATCHED (Patch #2) RETAIL VERSION OF THE GAME. May not work with all versions. Read the included readme file with Notepad for important instructions on using the trainer. This trainer features customizable hotkeys.
- Fixed Well and Big Fountain hygiene contribution radii.
- Added explanatory text to trade dialog.
- Fixed several desync bugs.
- Fixed Thespian, Wine Export and Flax Exports character talents.
- Fixed two crashes on saving the game.
All future updates & patches to come will be available via the auto-update-function.
An established internet connection is assumed.
트레이너를 먼저 실행한 후, 게임을 실행하고, 메인 메뉴에서 F1을 눌러 Trainer Activated란 말이 들리면 성공.
그 후 게임 중에 원하는 키를 누르시면 됩니다.
Numpad 1: 생명 무한 - 캐릭터로 플레이 중일 때만 켜시오. 메인 메뉴나 동영상, 로딩 중엔 끄시오.
Numpad 3: 파워 무한 - 워리어, 스카우트의 파워게이지가 줄지 않는다.
Numpad 4: 시간제한 미션 종료 - 남은 시간을 0으로 만들어서 즉시 종료.
Numpad 5: 메이지/아처 파워 - 3번이 먹히지 않을 때 사용하면 됩니다. 단순히 파워를 만땅으로 채워줄 뿐이라 매번 눌러줘야 합니다.
1번과 4번을 켜놓고 플레이할 시 게임이 튕기거나 플레이 불가 상태가 되기 쉬우므로, 2,4,5만 사용할 것을 권장합니다.
아처인가 메이지의 경우 3번과 5번을 중복 사용하면 스킬이 나가지 않는 상태가 되는데, 이 때 둘 중 하나를 꺼주면 지장없습니다.
메이지의 경우 스킬 쓸 때마다 Numpad 5를 눌러줘야하므로 상당히 귀찮습니다. 점령하거나 지킬 땐 아처로 멀티플 계속 날려주시고, 그 외의 미션에선 스카우트로 주요인물 암살, 폭탄설치 등을 하시길 바랍니다. 폭파 미션의 경우 아처로 불화살 계속 날려주시면 쉽습니다.
2번 체력무한의 경우 상대편 스카우트에게 암살당했을 시 쓰러지고 움직이지 못하나 계속 살아있는 좀비 상태가 되는데, 이때 Numpad 2를 다시 눌러 체력 무한을 해제하면 곧 정말로 죽게 됩니다.


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How is Technology Affecting Engineering Career Development and What Should We Do About It?
In one of my last posts I talked a lot about how everyone is in a rush these days between the technology and tight budgets; everyone wants everything to be done yesterday. The point of my post was that this fast-paced approach has placed an inordinate amount of stress on all engineers because they are all trying to beat that invisible clock.
However, one of the comments on that post, brought about another very important point – how is this fast pace and all of the new technology affecting engineering career development?
Younger engineers are being forced to work as quickly as possible because of shrinking budgets. The emphasis in many companies is no longer how the younger engineers are learning these new design techniques; instead everyone wants to know how quickly they can perform them. This kind of an atmosphere can have a devastating effect on the future quality of engineering documents throughout the industry. Think about it, how many engineers are rushing through their design work just to meet a budget or a deadline and not really fully understanding the theory behind what they are doing? How many engineers generate a cut/fill estimate using AutoCAD but and give the numbers to their client without thinking about if the numbers make sense from a practical standpoint – because they have never done the analysis without the computer? How many engineers draw 3 or 4 stormwater pipes into one manhole because they are trying to hurry up and finish their design, without realizing that it is not practical or cost effective to put that many pipes into one structure?
I am not making this up, I have seen all of these examples first hand! I have seen an engineer give a cut/fill estimate that was off by a thousand cubic yards because they entered the wrong input into AutoCAD, but they didn't realize the 1,000 yard error because they never had to think about it without the computer.
If possible, early on in your engineering career, work in the field on a construction site or at a manufacturing plant where you actually see the things that you will eventually design being built. This alone can be a game changer and drastically improve the quality and efficiency of your design work.
Try to design one of your projects by hand. Do this one on your own time at home so you are not negatively affecting the project budget. This can even be done on an older project, where you are simply re-designing it for practice. The goal here is that you will have to learn the theory behind the design work. Some examples would include: performing land grading by hand rather than using AutoCAD, sizing a stormwater pipe using an equation and chart in a book rather than a sizing program, design a concrete beam or footing without using a computer program. I am not trying to say this will be done a regular basis, as we should leverage the technology to save time, but do it once or twice while you are still learning. Don't just rely on the text book problems you did for homework in school, real-life engineering problems are seldom taught or learned about in textbooks.
If you are designing something, look at a similar design that has already been built, whether it is a gear, car engine, or stormwater basin. Seeing something and then designing something similar will help you take more of a practical approach than if you are designing something you have never actually seen before.
These are just a few recommendations. I hope that you can share your own recommendations by leaving a comment on the bottom of this post and ultimately I hope that every young engineer that reads this post, follows one of these recommendations to ensure that they are learning engineering theory and not just engineering technology!


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Sydney Roosters News, Previews, Reports and Rants. We brake for Freddy.
Rumours/Signings
Jarmel
Tautau Moga close to returning from knee injury for the Sydney Roosters
June 14, 2013 · by jakejarmel	· in Injuries, News.	·
Inching closer to returning. Source: Roosters.
Tautau Moga is inching closer to returning to the Sydney Roosters following a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), with the club hoping the centre will be able to return through the Holden Cup possibly as soon as two weeks.
The inside word is thay the 19-year-old centre is training extremely well, and officials are hopeful he'll be fit to play against the Bulldogs in NYC in round 15 — although much will depend on how he pulls up this week and next at training.
Moga — considered a future star by most league commentators — twisted his knee while turning to catch a kicked ball at training in November. The original diagnosis was that he'd make a full recovery by midway through the 2013 season.
He made his first grade debut last year, showing tremendous speed and power in spurts throughout but also showing his defence needs some work.
In those 14 games he had seven tries, 10 line breaks, and 54 tackle busts (3.9 a game) while making 93 tackles (6.6 a game) and missing 26 (1.9 a game) with a little over one error a match.
It remains unclear how early he will be able to return to the top grade, with an ACL injury one of the tougher injuries to return from with full confidence straight off the bat.
While it is a completely different sport, basketball has had its fair share of ACL injuries in the past two seasons, and two in particular may give many an insight into how tough it is to return from such an injury.
Derrick Rose after tearing his ACL in April last year. Source: Trendingplayers.com.
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose (left) tore his ACL in the first game of the 2012 playoffs in April, and did not return at all this season. There was much debate around whether he should return in the playoffs, as he was reportedly working out at training and the Bulls could've used the former MVP against LeBron James and the Miami Heat, but a lack of confidence in his knee stopped him from suiting up.
Meanwhile, Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks also tore his ACL in the same playoffs. He returned in January and it was only during the playoffs in April and May when he found his shot, athleticism and timing again. Upon his return he made just 34 per cent and 26 per cent of his shots in January and February respectively (not good), before bumping it up to 47.1 per cent in March and 41 per cent in April (much better).
In short, Moga's confidence in running back into tackles will be a big issue to overcome, and it's understandable. But even if he does, it's unlikely he will have the explosiveness, timing and match fitness to waltz straight back into first grade. Given it's Round 14 now, and it's been a seven-month layoff, it may be tough for Moga to squeeze back in later in the season, especially since Shaun Kenny-Dowall has come out and said he is happy at the Roosters and won't be leaving any time soon.
Regardless, the kid has a massive future and has impressed those at the Roosters in coming back from a serious knee injury. Still only 19, he can work his way back to full fitness and timing without the rigours of first grade to contend with.
Hopefully fans are patient, and haven't forgotten forget how good this kid potentially is.
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4 responses to "Tautau Moga close to returning from knee injury for the Sydney Roosters"
nineteenOeight June 14, 2013 at 4:22 pm · · Reply →
good story! as a basketball fan also enjoyed the comparison. been wondering when he is due back. I tend to agree it may be unlikely that he will return this season, although was excited at the thought of him replacing SKD asap. keep up the good posts.
jakejarmel June 14, 2013 at 4:25 pm · · Reply →
A lot of people are, but the Irony is having SKD there means he can ease his way back in, probably closer to next year…
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Wired. No not the old type of wire. You know the plug your vacuum in to clean, or the turn on the lights type of wire. All homes, of course, are wired for all those necessary needs. We also have wiring at a much higher voltage for out air conditioning. But we'll leave that for another time.
Only 10 years ago, there were only small ideas of controlling your home's security system, your thermostat, all of your home's lights remotely via smartphone. Controlling things like your door locks from your cell phone would have seemed like a weird science fiction movie. But back in 2017, we had the year of the smart home! Smart homes have only grown and grown since.
If you are planning on building a new home you HAVE GOT TO consider wiring your whole home for internet use. Not just your computer, but also your doorbell, your lights, your thermostats, your smart tv, and even your refrigerator. Nowadays we also have cameras that depend on internet connectivity to be able to deliver all those videos that at some time or another you'll need. You know the ones. Someone coming to your door in the middle of the night or someone to take that package UPS just delivered.
Having a home pre-wired means that every single room will have capabilities to stream movies like Spiderman, Titanic, etc. You'll be able to control the temperature in your home as needed. Think of a home built in 1999. The owner of that home now wishes he had prewired for what then was only a dream.
Being part of this terrific, wonderful technical world is a pleasure. Unless it isn't working as promised. Then it gets to be a headache. Have you ever wanted to download that great movie at home and then see the loading circle just go round and round? There is just not enough bandwidth to give you good service. Here's how to get a leg up on these fantastic promises that a connected home can deliver. Make sure that the builder you'll have to build your forever home is well versed in the needs that a homeowner in 2019 will have.
Dannex in Fredericksburg, Virginia can guide you in the decision-making process as you plan and prepare your home. We know how important good service is to your entertainment at home. Even more so when you have to work from home and you need to depend on being connected. We will make sure any connectivity difficulties will not be coming from your wiring. You'll be able to answer your door, change the temperature in the kid's room, start the meal while you're miles away at work. Come visit us at our show home and we'll give you more details on how this will make all the difference in the world when you choose Dannex.
Set up a time to talk with a Dannex contractor in Fredericksburg Va at (540) 408-0818 or send us a message here. We look forward to building your dream home, your forever home.
The Dannex team, a contractor in Fredericksburg Va have used technology to create ideas and ways for homeowners to improve their homes and turn any type of house into a dream home. With the rising cost of construction going up all the time, homeowners need to plan out their ideas and talk to a professional contractor who can put those ideas into action like a Dannex contractor in Fredericksburg Va.
Homeowners should talk to their family and friends about using a Dannex contractor in Fredericksburg Va, we have great reviews and many references. The worst thing to do is to pick a contractor from someone that is driving by and approaches you about things they spot wrong. They often try to talk you into a whole new roof when you may only need a small repair job. Get at least a couple of quotes from different contractors. Read reviews and choose one that you connect with, who seems to have your best interests in mind.
Try and make sure you have clear design ideas for your contractor in Fredericksburg Va. You want a new bathroom, a kitchen upgrade or an addition put on the house. You may want it all. To stay on budget, you will need to talk to the contractor about the cost of each project. You may have to adjust your plans to fit your budget but stay on budget the best you can.
The home is usually the largest investment that most people will encounter in their lives. They want to make sure they get a good buy and hopefully keep their home for many years. Building or buying your dream home is a major decision. When building your dream home, you will want to make sure that you hire the best professional contractor that your budget can afford. Starting off with the right contractor can help make those dreams come true.
Many people will buy a house with ideas of changing that house into their dream home. The house will need additions, upgrades, and modernization throughout the years. Homeowners should schedule the upgrades throughout the years so that when it becomes time to retire, your home has no more major expenses that are needed. The right contractor in Fredericksburg Va will be able to help you build to your needs and look for what might be needed in the future.
Repairs should be taken care of as soon as possible. If the winter weather is just around the corner, homeowners should be aware of the repairs needed in order to keep their home warm and safe. Any open spaces in the home should be sealed up so the cold air does not come into the home. It will help to save the homeowner from getting high energy bills. Windows should be replaced if needed or at least sealed for the winter months. Doorways can also let in cold air. Your contractor can take care of all the problems around the doors.
Have your contractor check out the roof. Singles can become messed up in the cold weather with ice forming under the shingles and the wind ripping the shingles off. Large rainfalls can create damage to your roof and allow for water to seep down through cracks into the insulation and walls of your home. This will not only create water damage but could potentially cause mold to form. Seeping water down the inside of walls could cause the foundation to have problems. These problems could lead to your foundation cracking and creating major problems for the structure of the home.


Software > FactoryTalk Historian SE > Help.
from within a hosting application.
values update just as they would in FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook.
trend, or adjust the time period being displayed in a trend.
Document on the HTML Web page on your screen.
for logging on appears at this point.
available on the Historian Server.
For more details, see Flow of Information (page 31).
as certain values are reached.
graphically as a percentage of a rectangle.
description, value, and engineering units.
Expand a trend (page 9).
Use trend cursors (page 10) to see values.
Change the time range (page 24) forward or back.
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Sharing Songs: A seaside bar, open music sessions and the nuances of a community
The open live music session is the essense of Dalriada. Aiming to explore and analyse how a niche societal group (or groups, as will be shown) has been formed and evolved throughout the years in this specific locality, this essay investigates how
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rethink a journal of creative ethnography issue one: summer 2018 "Sharing Songs: A seaside bar, open music sessions and the nuances of a community" Argy Rizos, Lizzie Seffer, Maggie Shea Vol 1, Issue 1, pp 42-53. 42 Sharing Songs: A seaside bar, open music sessions and the nuances of a community Argy Rizos, Lizzie Seffer, Maggie Shea. Photographs by Argy Rizos " ...one of the guys once said this place is kinda like a church. Instead of going to mass, you come here to exorcise your demons, whether it's singing a bunch of tunes or confessing something that's been on your mind, or getting a certain amount of love, or whether it's, uh, some very expressive art that makes you think about your life, and whatnot… " – (fieldnotes, 22nd February) Dalriada is ' Edinburgh's Bar on the Beac h'. Located in Portobello – the seaside, north-eastern suburb of Scotland's capital – it has been hosting weekly open live music sessions for eleven years. The choice of music varies, but it is predominantly within the British Folk tradition of live music played in pubs, whereby host musicians (session leaders) are joined by friends, guests or customers. The initial impression of the bar and its apparent uniqueness sparked interest and intrigue amongst our ethnography group, quickly becoming fertile ground for observation. The openness of the music session and the people that it attracts over time, became our initial focal interests. What we expected to discern – in contrast to other similar sessions in Edinburgh venues – and aim to explore and analyse in this article, is how a niche societal group (or groups, as will be shown) has been formed and evolved throughout the years in this specific locality. In this ethnography we investigate how communities emerge and relationships flourish within wider urban landscapes, as a result of cultural exchange and symbolic rituals within intimate shared spaces. We examine the commonalities, contradictions and conflicts that appear inherent in the process of community-building, evolution and preservation – based on our perspectives that are illuminated by the lived experiences and testimonies of our interlocutors. Dalriada's owner provided us his authoritative endorsement from the outset. This allowed us intimate access to the space and introduced us to all the staff and musicians. Following this, we attended weekly music sessions numerous times – individually or collectively – to observe, participate (some of us actively performed), build rapport, carry out interviews (both informal and semi-structured) and to conduct short surveys. These varied methods allowed us to "glean information in different ways" (O'R eilly, 2012: 117). We found that data collection and analysis was influenced by our distinct personalities and positionalities. "Paradigms" (Hammersley and Atkinson, 2007: 11) formed through the knowledge and assumptions accumulated by an individual over the course of their life influence how data is interpreted. Therefore, we ensured our presence was evenly spread across the different 43 sessions, so we could experience the full spectrum of performances and atmospheres and thus achieve a more holistic point of view. Community Matters "…'the Dal' is always with me in some way, I think it will always be a part of me…" – (bartender) Community studies have received critical attention by social scientists who have often questioned the use of the concept (Stacey, 1969). Particularly, identifying communities in modern cities was considered difficult due to the vast amount of competing interests, interdependencies and geographical distances present. These elements led some, especially Chicago School sociologists, to dismiss older models of community saying that the impermanence and fluidity of modern life and its relationships simply did not allow for tight-knit, familial bonds found in more rural communities – community and modernity became irreconcilable (Cohen, 1993). A chasm formed between the notion of disconnected lives, and the all- embracing "nostalgic quasi - spiritual" (Frith, 2004: 50) conception of "the way things were" (Crow and Allan, 1994: 24) when groups 'naturally' converged through interests and space-boundedness. Nonetheless, the idea of community seemed conceptually appropriate to us as researchers studying a small space where groups of people with some shared interests regularly met. Conversely, "physical proximity does not always lead to the establ ishment of social relations" (Stacey, 1969: 144), evident in other Edinburgh bars with live open sessions, such as the Royal Oak and Sandy Bells 1 – but not in Dalriada. What interested us in particular was how people balance aspects of urbanity and communi ty. Similar studies, such as Finnegan's (2007), discovered that local musicians intersect at these two concepts: the study's musicians' intensive, regular joint activity allowed relationships to diverge from mere fleeting connections of urban activity, especially as networks were unlikely to be coincidental. Instead of community, she calls these connections "pathways in urban living" (Finnegan, 2007: 297), which allows the continuity of meaning to be achieved. Whilst we found this conception to be relevant for several linkages within Dalriada, many of the relationships present go beyond this. The different groups and their interconnectivities illustrate this. While many of the musicians spoke about a singular community, this seemed to be ideological and constructed through numerous symbolic processes such as musician meetings, house ethics and shared space. The meetings congregate all musicians in one place, which helps create the illusion of a singular musician group. One musician claimed that "it helps everyone feel part of 'the Dal'… there's nothing to say, but it gets everyone together". Thi s reveals a desire for flow and naturalness of community (singular), a topic 1 . Information from musicians' interviews that have performed in these bars. 44 which arose several times. The same musician, at another time, highlighted the importance of a sense of history, tradition and timelessness: "It is supposed to feel like everyone just knows". Similarly, another musician said that he believes everyone present at sessions inherently feels "part of the thing", conceptualising an ontological problem. These statements allude to a phenomenon that is found in many communities, where processes of community construction are downplayed to render them invisible. The idea of the 'natural' community, in which people integrate and order themselves organically, is appealing (Suttles, 1972). It allows for a romanticised notion of community. Reality, however, tends to be different. The owner himself admitted that the apparent smoothness of operations is only made possible through considerable input and planning "underneath the surface". The truth is that the communities (plural, as will be shown) at Dalriada came into existence through steady growth. Within its first year of establishment, the bar did not get many customers. It was only after deciding to run weekly open live music sessions that customers began "trickling in". Over time, customers bec ame 'regulars' and some started coming (and continue to do so) several times a week to their sessions of choice. One musician described how he used to lead Sunday sessions by himself for a long time, before asking friends and others to join him. Eventually, he stopped asking, as he wanted people to make the effort to go on their own accord – again showing a desire for naturalness. At this stage, however, it must be said that we found overwhelming evidence to show that, in the case of musicians and some staff, there are numerous draws beyond wages. Interlocutors told us that many session leaders donate some (or all) of their share to the 'kitty' – a pint glass filled with donations intended for musicians' drinks. Non -lead musicians do not get paid. One musician, who plays at several sessions a week, said that it is due to "routine" and the "family environment" that he regularly attends. Bar staff often come in on their days-off to have a drink, read a book, or hang out with the musicians. The open sessions, which we believe to be the key binding, and community-fostering element, have merged lives, and transformed social roles. For example, some community members now share holidays or babysit for each other, types of sharing and exchange that have facilitated the transformation of community relations into types of kinship relations. Strikingly, there have been several Dalriada-founded marriages. Numerous couples have incorporated their partners into music sessions. Many of our informants undergo role and status transformations within the space, whether from staff to performer, customer to regular, or stranger to spouse. Some regulars, for example, take on a 'security guard' role occasionally, or help staff collect glasses, thereby occupying a liminal role, somewhere between customer and staff member. In summary, it is a polyphonic space. This polyphony, facilitated by the open sessions, allows more role transformations than might usually be possible. 45 Failure to meet adequate behaviours, or particular accepted 'ethics' result to role demotions. As with most communities, there are social norms and codes of conduct that are highlighted as preferable in Dalriada, such as family-friendly behaviour and respect. When these are not met, boundaries become clear as a way of marking outsiders (Cohen, 1993). Another way in which behaviour is regulated is through negotiating participation in the open sessions. Sometimes, some musicians impose unfavourably on the sessions. Tensions exist when this happens. Some musicians insist on remaining inclusive for all, while some, like the owner, prefer them to be "barred", particularly addressing complaints from customers. Musical flow, in a way, can be seen as a mechanism to manage and communicate meanings (Hannerz, 1992). "Barring" happ ens outside the community sphere, therefore preventing community ideology conflicts. This also highlights the regular customers' desire for certain musical standards. Contrastingly, one musician said that he enjoys the awkwardness caused by bad musicians, as "that's partly what community is about". Similarly, another said that sessions "can go completely wrong but be a complete success, 'cause everyone could burst out laughing". This conflict between professionalism and amateurism is one way in which wider social structures seem to seep into the community, with certain customer expectations intricately linked to commodity culture. Moreover, there are clear tensions between community building or maintenance, and running a business. There appears to be a some what unequal exchange between the "charitable rate" session leaders get paid, and the benefits their work has had for the business itself – and continues to have. Musicians, however, are able to cultivate a community as a result. Hardt and Negri (2001) con sider collective and cooperative 'labour' as constructing peoples' 'being -in- common', and thus becomes the basis for a sense of responsibility and solidarity. It becomes a sort of balancing act of spontaneous materialism. Considering these different elements – such as kinship linkages, interactions between different people, mobilisation of space, and also tensions and inconsistencies – we found that there seem to be different 'core' groups with differing openness (contingent on time and space). Each sessio n tends to stick to a somewhat different musical genre, with slightly "different ethics" which branch out into "various communities", according to one musician. Then there are the staff who seemingly get along well and are "friends". Inevitably, these con nections are of different strengths. Connecting these groups is of course the space itself, but also something more than space – connections are made possible by the different actors involved. Some move between the groups (staff member to musician, for example), and thus create a particular flow between active networks. As one employee said: "everyone knows someone through someone", which highlights the interconnectivity of these branching networks. Will (2016) postulates that community should be understood not as a 'thing' that can be made, lost, or found. Rather, social relationships themselves are key. Community exists in
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by David Pittman David Pittman, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today January 22, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Repealing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician reimbursement under Medicare will likely be a high priority for the new leader of a key congressional health subcommittee.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), who took over as chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee as the 113th Congress kicked off this week, wants to work with the House Energy and Commerce Committee to craft legislation to permanently repeal the SGR and replace it "with a reliable physician reimbursement formula that rewards quality," the congressman wrote in a news release.
He said he hopes to "push structural reforms this session to preserve Medicare and reduce Medicare fraud."
Brady took over the subcommittee for the retiring Wally Herger (R-Calif.). The two committees -- Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce -- have jurisdiction over the SGR.
Democrats also have a strong backer for SGR repeal in Rep. Jim McDermott, MD (D-Wash.), a psychiatrist who takes over as the subcommittee's top Democrat after last year's defeat of longtime congressman Pete Stark (D-Calif.).
"I would like see a repeal of the SGR formula," McDermott told MedPage Today in an email. "Providers cannot run their practices year after year under a cloud of threatened payment cuts. I was disappointed that the fiscal cliff deal did not include a repeal of SGR."
"At the same time," he continued, "I want to reform physician payment. We need to get away from the fee schedule and move as quickly as possible to a system that rewards quality and safety rather than volume of procedures and tests."
Physicians avoided a 27% cut in Medicare reimbursements on Jan. 1 as Congress included a so-called "doc fix" for 1 year in its bill to partially avert a "fiscal cliff."
But just having a couple of leaders on a key subcommittee vow support for an SGR repeal may not make it a reality. When asked about a way forward on eliminating the SGR, Rep. Mike Burgess, MD, (R-Texas) linked it to other sweeping Medicare reforms that have been slow to gain support.
"Premium support was a way out of the SGR," Burgess told MedPage Today Tuesday morning. "I think it will still be part of our budget and it's still a way forward."
A premium-support model advocated by conservatives would provide seniors with an amount of money to purchase either private insurance or opt for traditional Medicare. The money saved under such a system would help pay the cost of getting rid of the SGR.
Flirting with an SGR repeal is one of several health-related topics that may surface as the 113th Congress starts business this week.
Changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and other government entitlement programs will also be a source of contention in the new Congress. President Obama made it a point to defend such programs in his inauguration speech Monday, but Republicans will seek changes in the programs to ease government spending.
Options include raising the Medicare eligibility age and forcing more wealthy beneficiaries to pay higher premiums.
"While it is unrealistic for us to expect the president to embrace our vision of Medicare reform or Obamacare repeal, it is equally unrealistic for the president to continue to insist that Obamacare is off the table, or that Medicare and Medicaid require nothing more than some additional provider cuts," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) wrote late last year in a note to the Republican members of Congress. "We will measure entitlement savings on the basis of whether they are sustainable and whether they actually bend down the cost curve."
Cantor also mentioned repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a 15-member panel created by the Affordable Care Act, as a goal of the Republican-controlled House. The board has been opposed by many powerful health lobbies.
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Tile is affordable and brain-dead easy to use—just attach it to whatever you tend to lose. Although it must be within Bluetooth range of whatever you've lost, Tile does offer a killer feature: If other Tile users are near your lost keys, the Tile on your keys can still chime and update its location on the map. The people who use Tile, the easier it is to find everything. Crowdsourced memory. Beautiful.
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Tile Mate and Tile Slimreplace the original Tile. Tile Mate shaves3mm fromeach side and nearly 1mm in thickness. Thetraditional hole in the corner makes it ideal for keychains and other hanging items. Tile Slim is larger in surface area, but flatter, just 2.4mm thick.
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Cristina Tessi (born 20 July 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Biography
Tessi, who comes from Ingeniero Maschwitz, began to play tennis at the age of three and as a youngster was taught by her father Atilio and brother Ricardo.

Tennis career
Excelling as a teenager, she topped the world rankings for juniors in 1988, which led to calls in the press that she would be the next Gabriela Sabatini. As a 15 year old she made the quarter-finals of the doubles in her debut WTA Tour tournament, the 1987 Argentine Open, partnering Florencia Labat.

Tessi played in a Fed Cup tie for Argentina in 1988, against Greece in Melbourne, which they won 3-0, with Tessi and Mercedes Paz winning a dead rubber doubles match.

Over the next few years her ranking steadily improved with her first WTA Tour singles quarter-final coming at Guaruja in 1989 and another at São Paulo in 1990, beating Mary Pierce en route. She ended 1990 by winning three matches to make the quarter-finals at the end of year Danone Open in Brisbane. Her best WTA Tour performance came early in 1991 when she reached the semi-finals at Auckland. At the 1991 Italian Open she had a win over Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and lost a close two set match to fellow young talent Jennifer Capriati. Later in the 1991 season she made the quarter-finals in Palermo to reach her career best ranking of 56 in the world.

She featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments in her career and made the second round of both the French Open and Wimbledon in 1992. Her second round loss to Akiko Kijimuta at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships went deep into the third set, eventually decided 6-8. Not long after her Wimbledon appearance she injured an abductor and decided to return to school. She didn't her tennis career until she completed her studies and when she came back it was with a limited impact, only featuring in lower level ITF tournaments.

Life after tennis
Tessi is now a clinical doctor in Buenos Aires with endocrinology as a specialty.

ITF finals

Singles (3–0)

Doubles (0–1)

References

External links

1972 births
Living people
Argentine female tennis players
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province


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SFO-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing
A San Francisco-bound American Airlines flight made an emergency landing shortly after it left New York City Sunday night, American Airlines spokesman Ed Martelle said.
American Airlines Flight 177 departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport, but had to land because of a burning smell, possibly from an electrical problem.
The Boeing 767-200 landed at Buffalo Niagra International Airport just after 4 p.m. PST. No injuries were reported among the 177 passengers.
Martelle said the landing was precautionary and that an emergency was declared to expedite the landing.
American Airlines set up a return flight to San Francisco that was scheduled to land at SFO at 1:50 p.m.
Zack Farmer, Bay City News


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Q: Unity: How to adjust size of sliced sprite with a transition? I am trying to animate a sliced sprite's height size. Where am I going wrong with my code?
Sprite Renderer component
I can transform Game Objects easily enough (position, scale etc), but applying the same steps doesn't seem to work for the Sprite Renderer component.
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class localSpriteSlice : MonoBehaviour
{
    private SpriteRenderer spriteSliceSize;

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {

    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        //increase height of sprite and retain slice proportions
        spriteSliceSize.bounds.size.y += 0.1F;
    }
}

I'm expecting to increase the height of the sprite, but it throws a "Cannot modify the return value of 'Bounds.size' because it is not a variable."

A: Thanks @Grey_Rhino. I had to make the variable public and added a Vector2 to size, but it works now:
public class localSpriteSlice : MonoBehaviour
{
    public SpriteRenderer spriteSliceSize;

    void Update()
    {
        //increase height of sprite and retain slice proportions
        spriteSliceSize.size += new Vector2(0, 0.1f);
    }
}


Leaving vehicle keys in a visible spot in a home does not imply that all family members have permission to drive that automobile, Toronto personal injury lawyer David Derfel tells AdvocateDaily.com.
A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case illustrates that point, says Derfel, founder and principal of Derfel Injury Lawyers.
Court documents show that in 2012, a woman and her husband left their son — whose licence had been suspended seven years earlier — at home. He took the keys to a pickup truck in the driveway and drove on a freeway in the wrong direction, causing a head-on collision. He was arrested and charged with several offences, including impaired driving.
The driver of the other vehicle sued the son, the mother and her insurance company for undisclosed damages. The insurance company brought a motion for summary judgment, the court documents note, arguing that having the keys visible and available in the family home gave the son implied consent to drive and, as a result, there is no claim against the insurance company in the circumstances.
If the son drove without permission before or was shown to have done other things that indicated he was not responsible, that would have worked in the insurance company's favour in proving implied consent, says Derfel.
Derfel says this case offers valuable lessons for families.
"I think it is wise to have a discussion with teenage children, reminding them that they should not operate a vehicle unless the parents have given approval," he says, adding there can be significant consequences for taking a vehicle without permission, especially if they are not legally licensed to drive.
Parents should also know that, "If a child in their home, who is not legally permitted to drive or is prohibited by their insurance policy to do so, operates the parents' vehicle and gets into an accident, the parents may bear the consequences," he says.


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The Spanish clergy seems to be shortsighted in much the same way that the French clergy was shortsighted in the 19th century, but you may be sure that the Pope is not going to issue a bull condemning the Spanish Churches support of Franco and destroy the Churches right to exist in Spain. The Spanish clergy has good and bad in it like any other. If Catholics in Hungary fight for freedom and Catholics in Spain don't, all I can tell you is that Catholics in Hungary have more sense or are more courageous or perhaps have their backs to the wall more than those in Spain.
A Protestant habit is to condemn the Church for being authoritarian and then blame her for not being authoritarian enough. They object that politically all Catholics do not think alike but that religiously they all hold the same beliefs.
You are good to ask these questions and in such a charitable spirit & I hope I can answer them in the same spirit.
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remembering the road to Stratford-on-Avon
Nuthanger Farm is a real place, like all the other places in the book. But Mr. and Mrs. Cane, their little girl Lucy and their farmhands are fictitious and bear no intentional resemblance to any persons known to me, living or dead.
I acknowledge with gratitude the help I have received not only from my family but also from my friends Reg Sones and Hal Summers, who read the book before publication and made valuable suggestions.
I also wish to thank warmly Mrs. Margaret Apps and Miss Miriam Hobbs, who took pains with the typing and helped me very much.
I am indebted, for a knowledge of rabbits and their ways, to Mr. R. M. Lockley's remarkable book,The Private Life of the Rabbit . Anyone who wishes to know more about the migrations of yearlings, about pressing chin glands, chewing pellets, the effects of over-crowding in warrens, the phenomenon of re-absorption of fertilized embryos, the capacity of buck rabbits to fight stoats, or any other features of Lapine life, should refer to that definitive work.
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CHORUS: Why do you cry out thus, unless at some vision of horror?
CASSANDRA: The house reeks of death and dripping blood.
CHORUS: How so? 'Tis but the odor of the altar sacrifice.
CASSANDRA: The stench is like a breath from the tomb.
Aeschylus,Agamemnon
The primroses were over. Toward the edge of the wood, where the ground became open and sloped down to an old fence and a brambly ditch beyond, only a few fading patches of pale yellow still showed among the dog's mercury and oak-tree roots. On the other side of the fence, the upper part of the field was full of rabbit holes. In places the grass was gone altogether and everywhere there were clusters of dry droppings, through which nothing but the ragwort would grow. A hundred yards away, at the bottom of the slope, ran the brook, no more than three feet wide, half choked with kingcups, watercress and blue brooklime. The cart track crossed by a brick culvert and climbed the opposite slope to a five-barred gate in the thorn hedge. The gate led into the lane.
The May sunset was red in clouds, and there was still half an hour to twilight. The dry slope was dotted with rabbits-some nibbling at the thin grass near their holes, others pushing further down to look for dandelions or perhaps a cowslip that the rest had missed. Here and there one sat upright on an ant heap and looked about, with ears erect and nose in the wind. But a blackbird, singing undisturbed on the outskirts of the wood, showed that there was nothing alarming there, and in the other direction, along the brook, all was plain to be seen, empty and quiet. The warren was at peace.
At the top of the bank, close to the wild cherry where the blackbird sang, was a little group of holes almost hidden by brambles. In the green half-light, at the mouth of one of these holes, two rabbits were sitting together side by side. At length, the larger of the two came out, slipped along the bank under cover of the brambles and so down into the ditch and up into the field. A few moments later the other followed.
The first rabbit stopped in a sunny patch and scratched his ear with rapid movements of his hind leg. Although he was a yearling and still below full weight, he had not the harassed look of most "outskirters"-that is, the rank and file of ordinary rabbits in their first year who, lacking either aristocratic parentage or unusual size and strength, get sat on by their elders and live as best they can-often in the open-on the edge of their warren. He looked as though he knew how to take care of himself. There was a shrewd, buoyant air about him as he sat up, looked around and rubbed both front paws over his nose. As soon as he was satisfied that all was well, he laid back his ears and set to work on the grass.
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"Oh, it's only Fiver," said the black-tipped rabbit, "jumping at bluebottles again. Come on, Buckthorn, what were you telling me?"
"Fiver?" said the other rabbit. "Why's he called that?"
"Five in the litter, you know: he was the last-and the smallest. You'd wonder nothing had got him by now. I always say a man couldn't see him and a fox wouldn't want him. Still, I admit he seems to be able to keep out of harm's way [1] ."
The small rabbit came closer to his companion, lolloping on long hind legs.
"Let's go a bit further, Hazel," he said. "You know, there's something queer about the warren this evening, although I can't tell exactly what it is. Shall we go down to the brook?"
"All right," answered Hazel, "and you can find me a cowslip. If you can't find one, no one can."
He led the way down the slope, his shadow stretching behind him on the grass. They reached the brook and began nibbling and searching close beside the wheel ruts of the track.
It was not long before Fiver found what they were looking for. Cowslips are a delicacy among rabbits, and as a rule there are very few left by late May in the neighborhood of even a small warren. This one had not bloomed and its flat spread of leaves was almost hidden under the long grass. They were just starting on it when two larger rabbits came running across from the other side of the nearby cattle wade.
"Cowslip?" said one. "All right-just leave it to us. Come on, hurry up," he added, as Fiver hesitated. "You heard me, didn't you?"
"Fiver found it, Toadflax," said Hazel.
"And we'll eat it," replied Toadflax. "Cowslips are for Owsla [2]-don't you know that? If you don't, we can easily teach you."
Fiver had already turned away.
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Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Igor Karkaroff
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The latest reviewed version was checked on 19 February 2021. There is 1 pending change awaiting review.
Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter - Character
Hair color Silver
Related Family Unknown
Loyalty Durmstrang Institute
(formerly) Voldemort
2 Role in the Books
2.1 Goblet of Fire
2.2 Half-Blood Prince
2.3 Deathly Hallows
3 Strengths
4 Weaknesses
5 Relationships with Other Characters
Overview[edit | edit source]
Igor Karkaroff is the headmaster of the Durmstrang Institute, one of the three top Wizarding schools in Europe. (The others are Beauxbatons, and of course Hogwarts.)
Role in the Books[edit | edit source]
Beginner warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level.
Goblet of Fire[edit | edit source]
We first meet Igor Karkaroff when the representatives from Durmstrang Institute arrive at Hogwarts to take part in the Triwizard Tournament. After disembarking from their ship which has surfaced in the lake, Karkaroff greets Albus Dumbledore civilly enough, but his smile doesn't reach his eyes, which stay cold and watchful. He asks if they could proceed indoors as one of his students, Viktor, seems to be catching a bit of a cold.
As they depart after dinner, Karkaroff happens to bump into Harry Potter. He is evidently quite taken aback to realize who he has run into, and as he has halted in the doorway, he is preventing anyone from getting past him. The logjam is broken up by Alastor Moody, who Karkaroff evidently recognizes; they quite plainly don't like each other, and Karkaroff seems to be somewhat afraid of Moody.
When Harry's name comes out of the Goblet of Fire, making him the fourth of the three Triwizard Champions, Karkaroff is angry, saying that either Durmstrang (and Beauxbatons) should be allowed to submit additional names, until each school has two champions, or he will depart from the contest with all his school. Moody again interrupts him, saying that just as Harry is bound to compete, so is Viktor Krum, the Durmstrang champion; and Ludo Bagman, one of the two Ministry judges, says that the Goblet has gone out and will not re-ignite until the next Tournament.
Harry overhears Karkaroff talking to Snape in the Rose Garden at the Yule Ball. Karkaroff says that something is getting darker, more distinct, and Snape asks if he is planning to run. Karkaroff does not directly answer, but instead inquires Snape's plans. Snape says he has nothing to fear. Harry wonders how Snape and Karkaroff came to be on first-name terms, as they refer to each other as "Severus" and "Igor". (As a side note to US readers: Traditionally, in the UK, you would not use someone's first name until you knew them quite well. Throughout these books, we see people speaking to other people in personal conversations using last names only; though this is most common with teachers speaking to students, it appears with teachers talking among themselves as well. Whether this is common practice in the UK at present or not, we do see that the wizarding world in many ways is somewhat archaic, and may have kept this tradition.)
Karkaroff appears one day in Harry's Potions class, apparently trying to corner Snape, who he believes has been avoiding him. Harry deliberately spills some armadillo bile to give him an excuse to stay late and eavesdrop. As soon as the other students have gone, Karkaroff indicates something on his forearm and says it is getting more distinct. Snape notices Harry and sends him away before he can overhear anything else.
When Harry looks into the Pensieve, the first of Dumbledore's memories that Harry experiences is Karkaroff attempting to bargain his way out of Azkaban. Before the full Wizengamot, he names several people as Death Eaters: Travers, who he also accuses of the death of Marlene McKinnon and her family, Mulciber, and Antonin Dolohov, each time being met with the statement that the Wizengamot has already arrested them. He also names Severus Snape, though Dumbledore refutes this, saying that Snape had turned against the Death Eaters before Voldemort fell. He does eventually name Augustus Rookwood, the first name which the Wizengamot is not aware of.
Voldemort, upon his return, summons his Death Eaters. While he is not named, we believe Karkaroff is one of the ones who has left his service and will need to be disposed of. When Harry returns to Hogwarts, Karkaroff is nowhere to be found. Ron asks how the Durmstrang students are going to get back to school if Karkaroff is missing, and Viktor Krum says that the students had done most of the work on the outward trip anyway.
Half-Blood Prince[edit | edit source]
On Harry's birthday, we hear that the body of Igor Karkaroff has been found in a shack in the North, with the Dark Mark floating over it.
Deathly Hallows[edit | edit source]
In Snape's memories, we learn that Karkaroff's plan to run away, should Voldemort return, had been voiced to Snape at Christmas of Harry's fourth year, the year of the Triwizard Tournament, and that Snape had passed this information on to Dumbledore.
Strengths[edit | edit source]
He is highly skilled in the Dark Arts and teaches them to his students, either directly or by instructing his teachers to do so.
Though it does not seem to spring from strength, but rather from fear, he does provide correct evidence at his hearing, giving the names of several other Death Eaters. This suggests a degree of honesty, although it is realistically entirely out of self-preservation.
He survives for about a year after being marked for death by Voldemort, without assistance from either Dumbledore or the Ministry of Magic. This shows a definite strength in concealment and defensive magic.
Weaknesses[edit | edit source]
Karkaroff would seem to be a very weak reed to entrust with anything. We see, in Dumbledore's Pensieve, his willingness to minimise his own punishment by exposing others as Death Eaters. We can see that he does not believe he will be safe if Voldemort returns, either from Voldemort or from those Death Eaters he has betrayed. His running away when Voldemort announces his return is no surprise to us, as the conversation overheard in the rose garden at the Yule Ball shows his fear and how Snape expects him to react.
We also note Karkaroff's bias towards his own school and towards individual students in his school. It seems that the only student Karkaroff believes has a chance at the Tournament is "Viktor", and the remainder are present only because he has to bring a few others for the sake of appearances. This, of course, would leave him totally unprepared should the Goblet of Fire select some other candidate.
He was cowardly, especially towards the end of the Goblet of Fire when he fled after Voldemort had returned. He also mistrusts everyone. He blocks Krum from revealing where Durmstrang is, when Krum is speaking with Hermione. This could prove that he has something to hide. It could also be that he does not want anyone to know where he is just in case Voldemort returns. It could, however, be part of the same sort of secrecy that has kept Hogwarts hidden for the past thousand years or so.
Relationships with Other Characters[edit | edit source]
Karkaroff and Severus Snape were evidently Death Eaters together under Voldemort in his first rise to power and they act, privately, as friends. Despite Dumbledore's testimony that Snape was working on the Ministry side, Karkaroff continues to trust him, coming to him for counsel when the Dark Mark begins to reappear in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Snape's counsel seems ineffective, as we learn later that Karkaroff had planned, as early as December, to run away if Voldemort returned; and he actually did run when Voldemort returned in June.
He clearly had a favourite student at Durmstrang: Viktor Krum. Karkaroff is adamant that Viktor should be the Durmstrang Champion in the Triwizard tournament, and seems to like him more than any other Durmstrang pupil.
Igor also seems to share a friendly conversation between himself and the Leaders of the other two schools, Madame Maxime and Albus Dumbledore, in which he tries further to hide his allegiance to the Dark Forces. Dumbledore, having been present at his trial years before, already knows Karkaroff's former allegiance; he does, however, greet Karkaroff as he would a friend, a nod to his forgiving nature.
Karkaroff does have his detractors. Alastor Moody was the Auror who initially caught him, and Karkaroff reacts with fear and resentment at meeting him. Rubeus Hagrid attacks Karkaroff when he appears to be disrespectful of Dumbledore. Once exposed, Bartemius Crouch Jr. shows distain for Karkaroff - he himself was the loyal Death Eater at Hogwarts.
Karkaroff is written to be largely opaque. From his first appearance, he is wary, revealing little of himself other than his caution and fear. From Moody's comments at that time, we learn that he may have been a Death Eater in Voldemort's previous rise to power; in Dumbledore's Pensieve, we see that not only was he convicted for being a Death Eater, but he was high enough in the ranks to know names of other Death Eaters, and was willing to betray them in return for a reduced sentence. These two together explain his extreme wariness; having betrayed his co-conspirators, his life is only safe while the Ministry's power remains unchallenged. If Voldemort were to regain power, there is little chance he would survive. Knowing this, and knowing that he cannot be certain that he knows all the Death Eaters, or all those he injured by exposing Death Eaters, he must keep himself aloof to save his own life, even before Voldemort returns to power.
It is because of this, presumably, that Karkaroff is one of very few characters in the series who remains resolutely two-dimensional. Clearly, he cannot let other characters know his inner thoughts, because to reveal them could doom him. As a result, he cannot reveal his inner self to the reader either. All we ever learn about Karkaroff is that he is biased towards one of his students, Viktor Krum; that he is a coward and willing to betray others for his own ends; and that he fears for his life, and plans to run, should Voldemort return.
We note that Karkaroff's evident favouritism for Krum also seems to extend to bullying his other students. This portrayal, entirely typical for a coward, adds to the perception of Karkaroff's cowardice.
Where did Karkaroff's loyalties lie? Was he still loyal as a Death Eater, or had he turned to the good side, like the Malfoys had claimed about themselves? Or is there a third alternative?
What does his death at the hands of the returned Death Eaters suggest?
Where might the "shack up north" (in which he lived for a year in hiding) be? Could it be in the northern British Isles, or closer to his homelands in continental Europe?
Despite his nature, might Karkaroff have been a good teacher?
Why was Karkaroff a Death Eater if he is not from Britain initially, which is where Voldemort's takeover started?
During the scenes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where Karkaroff and Snape are seen to be talking, we share Harry's belief that Snape is a Death Eater; we know that Karkaroff had been previously, first due to Sirius' revelations, and later from the scene that Harry views in Dumbledore's Pensieve. The reader may wonder why Karkaroff feels able to confide his worries to Snape, given that Karkaroff was present when Dumbledore stated that Snape had been working against Voldemort. It is actually because of that statement that Karkaroff discusses the Dark Mark with Snape; he believes that Snape either betrayed Voldemort, or was in a position to betray him, before Voldemort's fall, just as Karkaroff had betrayed Voldemort's followers afterwards. Both are aware that should Voldemort return, such betrayal could be literally fatal. Karkaroff believes that both he and Snape are refugees from Voldemort's organization, together determining what to do as evidence mounts of Voldemort's strength increasing. Karkaroff seems perplexed by Snape's apparent lack of fear at the prospect, a lack of fear which we only later understand to be the result of Snape's tested belief in his own ability to deceive Voldemort as to where his loyalty actually lies.
Karkaroff's existence provides a little evidence that even Voldemort's power could not ensure every one of his followers would stay loyal to him. Karkaroff turned to teaching, Snape to Dumbledore's side, and - as we learn in the final book - Regulus Black tried to weaken his master. Although he paid the ultimate price in the end, his refusal to return to Voldemort (even out of cowardice) shows that some form of redemption is possible, if extremely difficult.
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package com.intellij.xdebugger.impl.frame;

import com.intellij.xdebugger.frame.XExecutionStack;
import com.intellij.xdebugger.frame.XStackFrame;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import java.util.List;

public interface XStackFrameContainerEx extends XExecutionStack.XStackFrameContainer {
  /**
   * Add stack frames to the list and selects the specified one.
   * This method should be used if you want to preselect some particular (non-top) frame when session is paused.
   *
   * @param stackFrames stack frames to add
   * @param toSelect stack frame to select in the frames list automatically.
   * @param last true if all frames are added
   */
  void addStackFrames(@Nonnull List<? extends XStackFrame> stackFrames, @Nullable XStackFrame toSelect, boolean last);
}


Over the last few days I revisited a pair of popular fractal programs to see if I could come up with anything interesting. Apophysis generates flame fractals and is mesmerizing to watch as you animate through formula and color variations. UltraFractal is probably the most popular and feature rich application for creating fractals. Most of the images here are flame fractals generated in Apophysis, then rendered with UltraFractal and finally edited in Photoshop for compositing and color manipulation.


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Job Seekers: Search Idaho K-12 teaching and administration school positions.
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This page has information and resources available to educators from the Idaho state department of eduction.
Idaho ranked 30th in the nation for its average teacher salary in 2006-07, according to the American Federation of Teachers' (AFT) Survey and Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends 2007.
The average teacher salary in Idaho for the 2006-07 school year was $45,094—a 3.9 percent increase from the previous year. Idaho was ranked 41st in the nation for beginning teacher salaries, at $30,000, an increase of 9.1 percent from 2005-06.
In Idaho, the average salary for charter school teachers was $42,978; beginning charter school teachers' salaries averaged $30,000.
Traditional public school teacher salaries for other states in the Rocky Mountains Region ranked as follows: Wyoming was ranked 16th in the nation, at $50,771; Colorado was 28th, at $45,832; Montana was 44th, at $41,146; and Utah was 49th, at $37,775.
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