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Michigan Wolverines vs. Oregon State Beavers: Matchups of the Week
Taking a look at a few key storylines that could determine this weekend's game against the Beavers.
By Anthony Broome@anthonytbroome Sep 10, 2015, 1:00pm CDT
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The Michigan Wolverines (0-1) will be taking on the Oregon State Beavers (1-0) this Saturday in their home opener and Jim Harbaugh's coaching debut at the Big House.
Michigan is currently a double-digit favorite to win this game, but there are a few things that could turn the tide of this contest and make it closer than the oddsmakers believe it to be.
Seth Collins vs. Michigan's Defense
Oregon State's true freshman quarterback had a solid debut in a win against Weber State, accounting for over 250 yards of offense, most of which came on the ground. Michigan's defense should be able to rattle him on paper, but OSU runs a spread offense that the Wolverines have always seemed to struggle with in the past. If they can keep Collins in the pocket, it is going to be a very long day for the Beavers.
If Collins is forced to throw, OSU does have some solid weapons on the outside in Victor Bolden and Jordan Villaman, who combined for 107 catches and eight touchdowns last season.
Jake Butt vs. the Middle of the Field
We all know by know that Butt is going to be a player that is used often in Michigan's offense. Harbaugh loves to utilize the tight end and knows how to put guys in position to make plays in the middle of the field.
Oregon State is breaking in a new 3-4 defensive scheme and return only two starters from a subpar unit last season, so the opportunity for Butt to make plays will exist often. Look for him to have a big afternoon this Saturday.
Jake Rudock vs. Himself
Rudock had a tough go of it in his debut as the starting quarterback against Utah, but not all of those problems were entirely on him and he had the challenge of playing on the road against one of the better defenses in college football.
Oregon State's defense was pedestrian last year, to say the least, and they lost almost everyone. Assuming Rudock gets good protection, he will be able to use what the defense gives him to help Michigan move the ball. His mistakes last week were mostly due to erratic throws and poor timing with receivers, so seeing if that is something that has improved in the last week or so will be one of the bigger things to keep an eye on this weekend.
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The Diocese of Ontario is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, itself a province of the Anglican Communion. Its See city is Kingston, Ontario, and its Cathedral is St. George's, Kingston. The Diocese is not coterminous with the Canadian civil Province of Ontario, but rather encompasses approximately 17,700 square kilometres of it, comprising the Counties of Prince Edward, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Frontenac, and Leeds and Grenville. Apart from Kingston, other major centres included in the Diocese are Belleville, Brockville, and Trenton. The Diocese ministers to approximately 13,000 Anglicans in forty-two parishes.
included the present-day Diocese of Ottawa. Its first bishop, John Travers Lewis, a Church of Ireland cleric, was the first bishop consecrated in Canada rather than England.


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The conference has been organised by three students in the Division of Social Work and Social Care who are all Care Leavers. This conference will launch a Peer Mentoring Service for Care Leavers in the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences. We aim to raise awareness of the struggles Care Leavers can face at university and how this can affect their emotional wellbeing, which can then impact their overall performance at university. We will also discuss the support needs of Care Leavers in Higher Education and what support we believe as Care Leavers, universities, social workers, and related professionals should be offering. We will celebrate stories of Care Leavers who have managed to achieve their goals, whilst acknowledging the barriers and struggles that we have been presented with and exploring how much easier this journey can be if we are given the right support. We need to recognise the resilience of Looked After Children and Care Leavers and help them to recognise their immense potential.Speakers include Lachaun Minter and Jackie Harrison (MA Social Work students and conference organisers), Dr. Jim Goddard (Head of Division Sociology and Criminology and researcher and writer on Care Leavers' experiences), Phil Slack (Community Resource Worker), Leanne Hunt (Peer Support Coordinator, University of Bradford) and Beth Crossfield (Recruitment Officer, University of Bradford).
Courtney Heyworth (BA Working with Children, Young People and Families year 1).


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Summary: The Galaxiums are globes of tremendous beauty. Fired by ancient magic long dead, they've died out one by one. But are they all that the seem?
Ariel held the galaxium up to the moonlight. Legend said that the magics were best viewed with the moon as a light source. The colors shifted smoothly within the glass globe. From purples to blues the swirling colors held her rapt attention. Galaxium was an apt name. When held to the night sky, its shift in colors reflected that of her own night sky. It was said this was the last surviving galaxium. The last to be created before The Loss.
The Loss. That's how their history was tracked. Before The Loss and After. Before, wonders were performed as a daily part of life. Wonders that would bring joy to the spirit, solace to the mind. There was no sickness. No war. Everything was at peace. In the generations since The Loss, peace had held. No one knew of any other way of living. Family legend said that it was her grandparents, many generations removed, who had ignited this galaxium. Galaxiums were simply in their creation. A large glass orb, sand from the beach of the Rodaran Ocean. And Magic. The stronger the magic, the more brilliant the galaxium. A galaxium created by those in the deepest, truest love? Priceless, and amongst the rarest of all the galaxiums.
One by one they shattered. Shortly after The Loss, the galaxiums began to degrade, until this moment. This one right here where Ariel held the last remaining. It must have been strong magic indeed to make it last these past 100 generations. Ariel gave the galaxium a slight shake and watched as the colors shifted from deep reds to light blues. With a sigh, Ariel set it down in its place of honor. Turning to leave, Ariel heard a soft crack. Whipping around, Ariel saw that a fine line had appeared on the fat curve of the globe. A tear slid down Ariel's cheek.


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"""
  This file contains the methods designed for ad-hoc plotting methods
  created on 01/04/2022
  @author: mandd
"""

# External Imports
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.path import Path
import matplotlib.patches as patches
import numpy as np
from pandas.plotting import parallel_coordinates
import pandas as pd

def errorFill(x, y, yerr, color=None, alphaFill=0.3, ax=None, logScale=False):
  """
    Method designed to draw a line x vs y including a shade between the min and max of y
    @ In, None
    @ Out, None
  """
  ax = ax if ax is not None else plt.gca()
  if np.isscalar(yerr) or len(yerr) == len(y):
    ymin = y - yerr
    ymax = y + yerr
  elif len(yerr) == 2:
    ymin, ymax = yerr
  ax.plot(x, y, color=color)
  ax.fill_between(x, ymax, ymin, color=color, alpha=alphaFill)
  if logScale:
    ax.set_yscale('symlog')

def generateParallelPlot(zs, batchID, ymins, ymaxs, ynames, fileID):
  """
    Main run method to generate parallel coordinate plot
    @ In, zs, pandas dataset, batch containing the set of points to be plotted
    @ In, batchID, string, ID of the batch
    @ In, ymins, np.array, minimum value for each variable
    @ In, ymaxs, np.array, maximum value for each variable
    @ In, ynames, list, list of string containing the ID of each variable
    @ In, fileID, string, name of the file containing the plot
    @ Out, None
  """
  N = zs.shape[0]
  zs = zs.astype(np.float)
  dys = ymaxs - ymins
  zs[:, 0] = zs[:, 0]
  zs[:, 1:] = (zs[:, 1:] - ymins[1:]) / dys[1:] * dys[0] + ymins[1:]

  fig, host = plt.subplots(figsize=(15, 8))

  axes = [host] + [host.twinx() for i in range(zs.shape[1] - 1)]
  for i, ax in enumerate(axes):
    ax.set_aspect('auto')
    ax.set_ylim((int(ymins[i]), int(ymaxs[i])))
    ax.set_yticks(np.arange(ymins[i], ymaxs[i]+1, 1))
    ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
    ax.spines['bottom'].set_visible(False)
    if ax != host:
      ax.spines['left'].set_visible(False)
      ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('right')
      ax.spines["right"].set_position(("axes", i / (zs.shape[1] - 1)))
      ax.tick_params(axis='y', which='major', pad=7)

  host.set_xlim(0, zs.shape[1] - 1)
  host.set_xticks(range(zs.shape[1]))
  host.set_xticklabels(ynames, fontsize=14)
  host.tick_params(axis='x', which='major', pad=7)
  host.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
  host.xaxis.tick_top()
  plot_title = 'Batch ' + str(batchID)
  host.set_title(plot_title, fontsize=14)

  for j in range(N):
    host.plot(range(zs.shape[1]), zs[j,:])
    '''verts = list(zip([x for x in np.linspace(0, len(zs) - 1, len(zs) * 3 - 2, endpoint=True)],
                     np.repeat(zs[j, :], 3)[1:-1]))
    codes = [Path.MOVETO] + [Path.CURVE4 for _ in range(len(verts) - 1)]
    path = Path(verts, codes)
    patch = patches.PathPatch(path, facecolor='none', lw=1)
    host.add_patch(patch)'''

  plt.tight_layout()
  plt.savefig(fileID)
  plt.close()

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Cristina M. Weir Foundation: A Life Lost, Yet Still Giving
Cristina has been described as genuine, sincere and a dear friend.
By Olivia Overman
On July 31, 2017, Cristina M. Weir of Manassas, Va., was murdered in her Denver, Colo., apartment as the result of a home intrusion. Twenty-eight years old, in her prime, working at her dream job where she had the opportunity to travel all over the world, Christina's life was taken all too soon. But it is what her family and friends have created since her death that will be her lasting legacy. Described as vibrant and caring, Cristina's love of learning is being passed down to another generation through the foundation established in her name, The Cristina M. Weir Foundation for Excellence in Education.
The Cristina M. Weir Foundation for Excellence in Education
Established in 2018, the foundation was created through funding raised on a GoFundMe page Cristina's colleagues at Velocity Global created. The campaign yielded more than $30,000. "It was a way to make sense of what happened, almost a way to bring light to a terrible tragedy," said Tricia Pietravalle, acting executive director of the foundation and the person who gave Cristina her first official job after college. According to Pietravalle, the money raised for this 501(c)3 organization is being used just as Cristina would have wanted it to be – to help high school students through positive support and encouragement.
Cristina faced numerous obstacles growing up in Prince William, but she knew that the key to beating the odds in life, particularly when they are stacked against you, was to focus on education. Christina was a 2007 graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, and the foundation is currently working with the high school to provide scholarships to assist students facing economic hardships.
"I was unable to provide much for her and her brother and sister," said her mother, Michele Weir. "She took care of herself financially while in school …Cristina didn't miss a beat. Grades didn't drop; socially she was stronger than ever." The foundation is set up to show students like Cristina that they are not alone and to let them know they are noticed.
Along with a committee of eight educators at Stonewall Jackson High School, the foundation has chosen three award categories for its 2019 inaugural scholarship program: Excellence in Academics, Excellence in Leadership and a Promise Award. The winner of each category will receive a $500 scholarship. "These awards are intended for use with experiences that help students achieve their leadership, personal and educational goals," Weir said.
Eligible sophomore students will receive notification that a teacher has nominated them for one of the scholarships. It is then up to the student to apply within the two-month application window. Scholarships are expected to be awarded at the 2019 high school fall banquet, giving the foundation time to work with institutions, such as the Smithsonian, to help find relevant programs for winners. But it is not just the money that will assist these students. It is "Cristina's network of friends and family," Pietravalle said.
Cristina Weir's Is a Life to Celebrate
During her time in high school, Christina completed the IB curriculum, carrying a workload that was comparable to college level. Her first trip abroad, she and the school orchestra traveled to Scotland. "Cristina went to local businesses and raised the funds to travel with her friends," said Pam Ruoff, Cristina's godmother. It was during this trip that she developed an interest in other countries and their cultures. In 2006, she was chosen to represent the U.S. as an ambassador in the People to People program, an international travel program for students. She visited Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, France and England.
Cristina started working at Starbucks in her junior year of high school, primarily because she needed to help her family financially. In her senior year, she applied to several colleges and was accepted to The College of William and Mary on a full scholarship. She received a degree in International Relations, specializing in post-Soviet studies, and graduated in 2011.
Her first job was with a D.C. firm, CG/LA Infrastructure, when Pietravalle, then managing director, saw something she liked. Pietravalle offered her an internship. "She was genuine, down-to-earth, sincere and had a mind like a sponge," she said. "After [just]three weeks, we knew we would hire her."
Later, as a part of the Velocity Global team in Denver, Co., Cristina's teammate and friend, Alexandria Warren said, "Cristina was a vital member of our team, culture and the Velocity Global family. She loved the international business space and was passionate about meeting her clients' needs, even when it called for late hours to ensure they were not impacted by time zones. Cristina was a dear friend whose intelligence, empathy and integrity will always be remembered. We love and miss her every day."
Weir said, "Cristina was the first in our family to get a college degree. My husband was a high school drop-out and then earned his GED, and I worked right after high school. Between scholarships, grants and federal funding, Cristina had a full ride to The College of William and Mary. She graduated with a 3.51 GPA, even with working a few days every week for spending money. Her graduation was the highest milestone of our family."
More information about the scholarships and fundraisers for the foundation can be found at cristinamweirfoundation.org.
Olivia Overman ([email protected]) is a freelance writer for both online and print organizations. She earned a M.A. in Journalism and Public Affairs from American University, Washington DC.
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The mysterious case of Auckland's upwardly mobile celebrity cats
Alex Casey | Senior Writer
As revealed on The Real Pod this week, cats Brian and Christine Rice-Green are having a second chance at living with New Zealand TV royalty.
In a shock twist straight out of any M. Night Shyamalan thriller, The Spinoff has learned that the feline friends of Matilda Rice and Art Green are not who they claim to be. The two ragdoll cats, Brian and Christine, became the toast of the social pages last year when adopted by The Bachelor NZ's royal couple, but it would appear that this is not their first rodeo in the public eye.
In fact, The Spinoff understands that the pair once enjoyed a life of luxury under the care of Sally Ridge and Jaime Ridge, stars of The Ridges, crafting legends and large instagram-havers. A listener of reality TV podcast The Real Pod sent through the following pieces of compelling evidence that suggest Brian and Christine once enjoyed life as Tommy and Coco… Ridge.
Exhibit A: "Tommy" and "Coco" on Jaime Ridge's Instagram, 2013
Jaime Ridge can clearly be seen here referring to Brian and Christine, nee Tommy and Coco, as her "babies". Indeed, they would have been ~one year old here. Pay particular attention to the brown patch covering Coco's face.
Exhibit B: "Tommy" and "Coco" on Sally Ridge's Instagram, 2014
Brian (Tommy) can clearly be seen here attempting to stop Sally Ridge from leaving the house by sitting on her shoes. You'll notice Coco's brown splotch has darkened and grown. Also note Tommy's grumpy face.
Exhibit C: Tommy and Coco on The Lonely Miaow Facebook page, 2017
Perhaps after such an aggressive move by Brian (Tommy), the pair were put up for adoption through The Lonely Miaow in September 2017. (The Ridges and the Lonely Miaow have not responded to requests for comment).
"CoCo has always lived with her brother Tommy – also a ragdoll," read the entry on the Lonely Miaow. "They are looking for a lovely forever home that would like to take both of them together."
The pair found that forever home – and their second chance at fame – that very same week. "We've been thinking of adopting a cat for a while, when my friend sent me a screenshot of these two beautiful cats up for adoption on the Lonely Miaow website called Tommy and Cocoa," Matilda Rice wrote on her blog. "I instantly fell in love… Since they were brother and sister, we couldn't really split them up, so we ended up adopting them both."
Brian and Christine on Matilda Rice's blog – grumpy face, brown splotch intact
Brian and Christine were instantly propelled to fame – again – following the adoption. "We adopted the most beautiful cats in all the land!" Rice gushed on her Instagram story, which featured a still irate-looking Brian (Tommy) walking away from the camera – perhaps in an attempt to conceal his identity. "Meet Brian and Christine."
It is currently unclear what caused Brian and Christine to be emancipated from the Ridge dynasty and eventually put up for adoption through an organisation dedicated to rehoming "stray and abandoned" cats. We are able to confirm that the cats were still in Sally Ridge's care in June of 2016, as reported in this story about The Ridge's infamous 'mouse in the kitchen' scene.
Current co-owner Matilda Rice described the secret identities of her cats as being "news to me," when first approached by The Spinoff. However, after being presented with the above exhibits, she was left stunned by the dramatic and devastating reality. "It is 100% them," Rice exclaimed, "what the hell!"
When asked if either of the cats had demonstrated a penchant for arts and crafts around the home, Rice said "not particularly." It would appear there were no other behavioural remnants from their previous life on the Ridge estate, apart from one major clue.
"No wonder they turn their nose up at Whiskas," Rice mused. "They've grown up on caviar."
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Sarah V. Schweig is the author of Take Nothing With You and the chapbook S. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Black Warrior Review, BOMB, Boston Review, HTML Giant, the Iowa Review, Tin House, Verse Daily, the Volta, West Branch, the Winter Anthology, and elsewhere. She currently lives in New York City.
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Q: Excel: Sum of largest numbers Excel offers the function LARGE, and when combined with SUM, it allows summing up the top N largest numbers. This works fine for cases where the area from which these numbers are drawn is continuous, for example with this examlple:
SUM(LARGE(A1:A10),{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

This would extract the top 7 largest numbers from an area of 10 cells (that are contingious). How do I do that if I have only every second cell, i.e. I want to use A1, A3, A5, ... ?
Here the data in the spreadsheet:
A     B     C      D    E

3.5   80   2.5    90    5.5

I want to find the largest number from 3.5, 2.5, 5.5 etc... The ONLY condition that exists between neighbour numbers (e.g. A and B) is that B is always larger than the other. The reason why I need to keep both numbers is purely for reasons of completeness.
In short: How do I use the LARGE function with a set distributed individual cells?

A: Try this formula:
=SUM(LARGE(INDEX((MOD(COLUMN($A$1:$E$1),2)=1)*$A$1:$E$1,),{1,2,3}))

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ZN/ZB Comments: No news to drive the mkts today. Little news OVN either. This usually yields a trading range day. Equities are mixed OVN. Asia is down, EU/UK is up and the ES is unchanged. This also suggests a trading range mkt today. Fed Governor Williams speaks at 1115 and may be the source of news driven volatility. Today's news: Baker Hughes Rig Count is expected at ??? (previously 1110/1008). No news focus. Maybe the ES will influence today's direction. Hasn't so far this week. Resistance begins at 119-28/120-00 and support is at 119-20/24 as the mkt opens. Will play for a lower mkts this AM and want to sell into early strength. If 119-20 then holds, I can trade from the long side of the mkt. First sell is 119-27/31 followed by 120-03/07. Cover at 119-21 OB. First buy is 119-20/24 followed by 119-13/17. Exit at 119-31 OB.
ES Comments: Asia sold in response to yesterday's selling in the US mkts. The EU/UK mkts recovered and did rally a bit. The ES is close to unchanged as the mkt rolls into the day session's opening. No news OVN. None scheduled for this AM. The Fed's Williams speaks at 1115 and may spark the mkts, if his comments are off script. . Today's news: Baker Hughes Rig Count is expected at ??? (previously 1110/1008). No news focus. Resistance begins at 2700/05 and support is at 2680/85 as the mkt opens. Can trade from either side this morning. The Globex structure supports at retest of 2700 and or higher prices. Will try the long side first. IF 2700/05 then holds, can get short. First buy is 2686/91 followed by 2676/81. Exit at 2700 OB. First sell is 2699/2704 followed by 2709/14. Cover at 2686 OB.
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Lafourche Parish deputies will conduct a seat belt checkpoint during the evening of Wednesday, March 23, and a DWI checkpoint will begin Wednesday night and continue into the early morning hours of Thursday, March 24.
During the seat belt checkpoint, deputies will be checking motorists for seat belt and safety seat violations, as well as other violations such as expired inspection tags. During the DWI checkpoint, deputies will be looking for drivers who are possibly impaired while checking for other traffic safety issues.
Motorists suspected of DWI who refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test will lose their driver's license for one year (first offense). For a second offense, the penalty increases to two years. Anyone convicted of a DWI offense while their driver's license is suspended because of another DWI offense will face automatic prison time. Lafourche Parish is also a "No Refusal" parish, meaning if a suspected drunk driver refuses a breathalyzer test, deputies will seek a search warrant to have that person's blood tested.


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Discourses of Collective Identity
in Central and Eastern Europe (1770 - 1945)
texts and commentaries
Vol. I Vol. II Vol. III Vol. IV
This series of four books, published by the Central European University Press, is the outcome of a long-term project carried out by a group of scholars at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia. It contains the most important texts that shaped the processes of nation-building in Central and Southeast Europe. The series aims to integrate the history of these cultures with that of general European civilization. Thus it counteracts the habit whereby European intellectual phenomena and historical movements are generally analyzed where they originated and experienced their earliest and most intensive development while the peculiar manifestations of these currents in the 'Other Europe' are neglected.
The structure of the book and its inherent comparative perspective endeavors to go beyond individual national histories and offer a regionally sensitive framework of interpretation. The pieces range from poems to essays, from (extracts of) academic treatises to letters. Each excerpt is accompanied by a presentation of the author, and by an analysis of the context in which the respective text was born.
Editorial Committee:
Ahmet Ersoy, Maciej Górny, Vangelis Kechriotis, Michal Kopeček, Diana Mishkova, Balázs Trencsényi, Marius Turda
Studies in East-European Thought (2010) 62:245–247 (Download PDF)
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COSMOENERGY FOR YOU
Heal. Transform. Inspire
Cosmoenergy
ORIGIN AND RESEARCH ON COSMIC ENERGY CHANNELS
Origin of Cosmoenergy
Many may already know what Reiki is. In Reiki, only one channel is commonly used. Cosmoenergy uses about 200 channels. The first channel was discovered by the Indian yogis after a long group meditation. Gradually, other channels were discovered in a similar way. The history of Cosmoenergy as a healing method can be traced back to 1918 when a group of several Soviet scientists as part of the Soviet government's secret initiative began to study the channels from India, Tibet, Afghanistan, and other countries. In the 1990's, after the collapse of the USSR, the method of Cosmoenergy became widespread thanks to its founder Vladimir Petrov, who studied the cosmic energy channels and taught the method of Cosmoenergy to several of his students.
One of Petrov's first students was Dr. Emil Bagirov who defended a thesis for a Doctor's degree on the usage of cosmic energies, wrote many articles referencing the use of cosmic energy as means to improve one's physical and mental health, and scientifically proved the existence of cosmic energy "channels". Dr. Bagirov formed the Classic Cosmoenergy School and the International Classic Cosmoenergy Federation (ICCF). In December of 2009, the ICCF was accepted to the World Health Organization of the United Nations. Dr. Bagirov's school of Cosmoenergy became known as "Classic Cosmoenergy." The school places a great emphasis on the self-development of a person who is gradually being purified and naturally begins to master the supernatural abilities, such as clairvoyance, healing abilities, etc. Classic Cosmoenergy has been recognized by the Russian Center of Traditional Medicine and the Professional Union of Healers of Russia.
In his time, Confucius formulated his Golden Rule in the "Talks and opinions" as "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself" – a perfect rule, which combines both spiritual and moral greatness.
Cosmoenergy is a method based on the use of the cosmic energy-informational fields or "channels" that possess healing properties. The healing effects can be experienced through interaction of the Cosmoenergy practitioner with yet-to-be-determined by science cosmic energy channels.
There is a hypothesis that suggests the interactions between people and channels are possible thanks to a real manifestation of material traces of "dark cosmic matter." According to current scientific studies, the matter visible to us is only a part of what makes up our world. The remaining part is something we know almost nothing about. This mysterious "something" is named "dark matter."
If we look back in the history, we can note the greatest scientific discoveries were the result of the most insignificant controversies. As such, in 16th century, Copernicus suggested Earth was not located in the center of the Universe, a model based on the measured movement of celestial bodies. Physicist Dr. Niels Bohr's developed ideas about the notion of complementarity which were considered "wild and fantastical." His ideas were commented as: "If the absurd that Bohr has just published is correct, then we can quit our careers as physicists right now, <…> throw all physics into a landfill and go there ourselves" (Otto Stern, 1913 Nobel prize laureate). The theory of thermodynamics was followed by statements, such as "Nonsense under the guise of science" (F.I. Fedorov, B.I. Stepanov, Academy of Sciences Magazine, Belorussian Soviet Socialistic Republic, 1974, #5, p. 131-133).
At the end of the 20th century – beginning of the 21st century, yet another revolution commenced with discovery that the expansion of the Universe was accelerating. As a result of observing small variations in the brightness of the exploding stars, astronomers developed a theory demonstrating that 74% of the energy in our Universe is unknown. All space is filled with some "substance", exotic "energy" which varies from all substance known to science and generates a repulsion effect. This substance was named "dark energy" by science.
In 2011 American scientists Saul Perlmutter from University of California in Berkley and Adam Raines from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore together with Brian Schmidt from Australian National University became the Nobel Prize laureates in physics for proving the accelerated expansion of the Universe.
According to data from the NASA spacecraft WMAP (Wilkinson Microware Anisotropy Probe) designated to study the relict radiation formed as a result of the Big Bang, the Universe consists of 74% of dark energy, 22% of dark matter, 3.6% of intergalactic gas, and only 0.4% of stars, planets, comets, etc. Fourteen years have passed since the discovery of dark energy, but science still does not exactly know what dark energy is.
Success of the therapeutic method of Cosmoenergy was confirmed by many scientific studies that were first conducted by the Classic Cosmoenergy School by Emil Bagirov and Institute of Psychology and Cosmoenergy and later continued by the International Classic Cosmoenergy Federation (ICCF). Cosmoenergy today has a solid evidence base for confirming the existence of cosmic energy channels. The widespread and real success of Cosmoenergy treatment sessions for health improvement purposes has been recorded in thousands of documents from various Cosmoenergy centers of the Classic Cosmoenergy in Russia and abroad.
Eight patents have been received – two in Russian Federation and six in European Union – that prove not only reality and objectivity of channels, but also their restorative effects on a patient's health. The study "Dynamics of psycho-physiological rates of patients with neurotic disorders under impact of Cosmoenergy treatment sessions" was published in various scientific journals, including the journal "Medical Sciences" in section "Psychiatry." This study showed the effectiveness of neurotic disorders and depression treatment. To prove effectiveness of neurotic disorders treatment with help of Cosmoenergy treatment sessions, three hundred patients were treated using the Cosmoenergy treatment sessions over three years.
The study "Possibilities of Cosmoenergy treatment sessions in restoring person's health" published in the journal "Medical Science" (2011, #6) also demonstrates the method's restorative effects. Later, the scientific studies of this method resulted in several patients – patent of the Russian Federation #2270804 from 27 February, 2006 "Method for obtaining activated liquid" and patent received in European Union #CIG 01N 33/50 from February 15, 2007 "Method for determining effectiveness of the chronic gastritis and reflex esophagitis treatment" and others.
Since 2001 the International Classic Cosmoenergy Federation has been conducting clinical research in various medical institutions in Russia and other countries. More than ten years of scientific studies of several thousand patients have provided considerable statistical data. The results of these studies are periodically published in a number of Russian journals, such as "Medical Sciences", "Actual Problems of Modern Science", "Natural and Exact Sciences", "Graduate Student and Applicant", etc. Many scientific studies have been published at
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Q: How to convert Date-time values in SAS into TSQL I am reading some date-time values from SAS server and the way SAS date values are stored is in numeric variables. Date values represent the number of days since January 1, 1960. Time values represent the number of seconds since midnight. Datetime values represent the number of seconds since January 1, 1960.  I am able to read the date values and i am getting the correct conversion but my problem is that i can't convert the time values.  here is how i am converting the date values
DATEADD(DAY, [SC_ADMIT_DT],'19600101')AS [SC_ADMIT_DT]

this will give me 2009-12-15 and that is fine.  But i have another column ADMT_TIME, the time value that is stored in the SAS is somthing like this: 29520  and i want to convert it to show the proper date time value.  I am not even sure if this is date time-stamp or just time only. Thanks

A: You said

Time values represent the number of seconds since midnight

And since 29520 / 3600 is 8.2 hours, i.e. 8:12AM, that seems correct. So why not simply add those seconds?
DATEADD(SECOND, [ADMT_TIME], DATEADD(DAY, [SC_ADMIT_DT], '19600101')) AS [SC_ADMIT_DT]


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Revisiting demographic processes in cattle with genome-wide population genetic analysis
The domestication of the aurochs took place approximately 10,000 years ago giving rise to the two main types of domestic cattle known today, taurine (Bos taurus) domesticated somewhere on or near the Fertile Crescent, and indicine (Bos indicus) domesticated in the Indus Valley. However, although cattle have historically played a prominent role in human society the exact origin of many extant breeds is not well known. Here we used a combination of medium and high-density Illumina Bovine SNP arrays (i.e., similar to 54,000 and similar to 770,000 SNPs, respectively), genotyped for over 1300 animals representing 56 cattle breeds, to describe the relationships among major European cattle breeds and detect patterns of admixture among them. Our results suggest modern cross-breeding and ancient hybridisation events have both played an important role, including with animals of indicine origin. We use these data to identify signatures of selection reflecting both domestication (hypothesized to produce a common signature across breeds) and local adaptation (predicted to exhibit a signature of selection unique to a single breed or group of related breeds with a common history) to uncover additional demographic complexity of modern European cattle.
Orozco Terwengel, P., Barbato, M., Nicolazzi, E., Biscarini, F., Milanesi, M., Davies, W., Williams, D., Stella, A., Ajmone Marsan, P., Bruford, M., Revisiting demographic processes in cattle with genome-wide population genetic analysis, <<FRONTIERS IN GENETICS>>, 2015; 6 (Giugno): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.3389/fgene.2015.00191] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/69027]
Orozco Terwengel, P
Barbato, Mario
Nicolazzi, E
Biscarini, F
Milanesi, Marco
Davies, W
Stella, A
Ajmone Marsan, Paolo
Bruford, Mw
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Titolo: Revisiting demographic processes in cattle with genome-wide population genetic analysis
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2015.00191
Abstract: The domestication of the aurochs took place approximately 10,000 years ago giving rise to the two main types of domestic cattle known today, taurine (Bos taurus) domesticated somewhere on or near the Fertile Crescent, and indicine (Bos indicus) domesticated in the Indus Valley. However, although cattle have historically played a prominent role in human society the exact origin of many extant breeds is not well known. Here we used a combination of medium and high-density Illumina Bovine SNP arrays (i.e., similar to 54,000 and similar to 770,000 SNPs, respectively), genotyped for over 1300 animals representing 56 cattle breeds, to describe the relationships among major European cattle breeds and detect patterns of admixture among them. Our results suggest modern cross-breeding and ancient hybridisation events have both played an important role, including with animals of indicine origin. We use these data to identify signatures of selection reflecting both domestication (hypothesized to produce a common signature across breeds) and local adaptation (predicted to exhibit a signature of selection unique to a single breed or group of related breeds with a common history) to uncover additional demographic complexity of modern European cattle.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
Citazione: Orozco Terwengel, P., Barbato, M., Nicolazzi, E., Biscarini, F., Milanesi, M., Davies, W., Williams, D., Stella, A., Ajmone Marsan, P., Bruford, M., Revisiting demographic processes in cattle with genome-wide population genetic analysis, <<FRONTIERS IN GENETICS>>, 2015; 6 (Giugno): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.3389/fgene.2015.00191] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/69027]


This is turning out to be an "unforgettable" weekend for Staten Island.
The Staten Island Yankees, Flagship Brewing Co. and Ho'Brah Tacos are joining forces for the Unforgettable IPA & Taco Festival at Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 10.
Richmond County Bank Ballpark is located at 75 Richmond Terrace in St. George. For more information, visit the official Facebook page or TicketReturn.com.
CHECK OUT A FULL LIST OF PARTICIPATING BREWERIES AND RESTAURANTS HERE.
The first ever Greenbelt Outdoor Adventure Day takes place this Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at Willowbrook Park. Staten Islanders are invited to spend an afternoon -- free of charge -- to explore our local greenery this weekend.
Activities include canoeing with Urban Park Rangers, fishing with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, hiking with Greenbelt Education staff, live birds of prey demonstrations and a survival skills workshop.
Here are the directions: To get to Willowbrook Park from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, take the S44 bus to Richmond Ave and Carnegie Ave., then walk 0.2 miles to Willowbrook Park. Alternatively, take the S62 bus to Victory Blvd. and Richmond Ave., then walk 0.3 miles Southeast to Willowbrook Park.
All the equipment for activities is provided by the Greenbelt the day of. Willowbrook Park is located at 2 Eton Place. For more information, visit SIGreenbelt.org or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org.
Staten Island OutLOUD invites Staten Islanders to explore the life and work of blues icon Leadbelly (Huddie William Ledbetter, 1889-1949) at the Stapleton library Saturday, June 10.
The free event features the work of CSI Prof. Tyehimba Jess, who recently won the Pulitzer Prize. Professor Jess shares poems based on the musician along with guest artists Frank Mirra and Joan & Gary Moore.
Professor Jess' book, "Leadbelly," has been described as "one of the most powerful exchanges of history and poetry."
The library is located at 132 Canal St. in Stapleton. Staten Island OutLOUD hosts the event from 2 to 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit StatenIslandOutLOUD.org.
The 19th annual Staten Island Irish Fair takes place art Mount Loretto on Saturday and Sunday.
Traditional Irish music, food and culture is celebrated in the South Shore from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, and noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 11.
Live music is provided by Screaming Orphans, Unforgettable Fire, Bangers & Mash, The Garda, Round The House and The Susan & Gerard Band. The Dawn Daniels Dancers, Ms Rosemary's Dancers and The O'Malley School of Irish Dancing taps their way across the stage as well.
Tickets are $15 at the gate, $12 in advance. Mount Loretto is located at 6581 Hylan Boulevard in Pleasant Plains. For more information, visit MountLoretto.org/event/staten-ireland-irish-fair/.
If you've never seen adults playing middle school kids competing at a spelling bee, prepare to be amazed at Wagner College this weekend.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee -- presented by Sundog Theatre -- takes to Wagner College Stage One in Grymes Hill this weekend and next. The production is directed by Tina Barone, featuring music from William Finn.
Sundog describes the show as "hilarious, touching [with] catchy songs and dialogue. Spelling bee contestants reveal their hopes, struggles, and passions as they make their way through the competition."
Dates for the show are June 9-11 and June 16-18. Note: There is no Thursday show the first weekend. Tickets are $20, $17 for students and seniors.
Wagner College Stage One is located at 630 Howard Avenue. For more information, visit BrownPaperTickets.com.
Sea View Playwrights Theatre opens its production of "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher Durang this weekend.
Here's the synopsis: "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" is a comedy play telling the story revolving around the relationships of three middle-aged single siblings.
Two siblings live together and takes place during a visit by the third sister, Masha. They discuss their lives and get into a disagreement which makes Masha threaten to sell their family's house.
Staten Islanders are invited to see how the sibling rivalry plays out. Some of the show's elements were derived from works of Anton Chekhov, including several character names, the play's setting in a cherry orchard and the theme of the possible loss of an ancestral home.
Here's the cast: Craig Stoebling as Vanya, Nikki Lauren as Sonia, Julie Corbin as Masha, Zachary Urcinoli as Spike, Noa Miranda as Nina and Anna Glenn Sparks as Cassandra.
The show is directed by Karen O'Donnell with assistant director Robert Heffernan along with stage manager Elizabeith Watt.
Sea View Playwrights Theatre performs the show at 460 Brielle Avenue. Dates for the show are June 9-11 and June 16-18. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $22, $20 for students and seniors. For more information, visit http://svpt.brownpapertickets.com.
All proceeds will benefit the SSG Michael Ollis Freedom Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2013 to support U.S. veterans and commemorate the memory of SSG Michael Ollis, a Staten Island native who was killed in Afghanistan in 2013 when he heroically sacrificed his life to save a fellow service member. Get tickets at EventBrite.com.
10:15 a.m. (immediately after the main race concludes) - Kids Fun Run between Burbank Ave and New Dorp Lane!
Race Route: The race will begin at New Dorp Lane and New Dorp Plaza South and the route will be a loop around the streets bordering the SIR railroad in New Dorp.
Bib/Packet pickup will be available for participants who sign up by Thursday June 8. Pickup will be at: SSG Michael Ollis VFW Post - 575 Mill Rd.
Friday, June 9, 3-9 p.m.
Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
For more information on "SSG Ollis' inspiring life and sacrifice for our country," and to learn more about the mission of the SSG Ollis Freedom Foundation, visit SSGollis.org.
Email OllisRace@gmail.com or call 718-887-6522 with any questions or requests for additional info. Note: One free T-shirt will be provided for all race ticket purchases and donors who contribute $35 or more.
Preserve Staten Island one step at a time this weekend by joining the Protectors of Pine Oak Woods Guided Walks at Mount Loretto and Arden Heights this weekend.
Mount Loretto's walk is Saturday, June 10, from noon to 2 p.m. The Arden Heights walk is Sunday, June 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
Mount Loretto: Be on the lookout for deer and other wild life at Mount Loretto this Saturday. Staten Islanders can scout the area for birds, butterflies, horseshoe crabs and fossils buried among the layers of detritus at the beach.
Arden Heights: It's all about the sea creatures at Arden Heights this Sunday. Participants are set to study the flora and fauna that thrive in the park's wetlands and oak-hickory forested uplands.
Playwright Joe Simonelli's first comedy, "Roommates," made its Staten island debut last weekend. Performances continue June 8,9,10 at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinee on June 11 at 2 p.m. at Little Victory Theatre.
Simonelli's plot: "Divorced ladies man Frank Avino (wait a minute, isn't that every plot?) let's a down on his luck friend Tom stay at his tiny suburban New Jersy apartment for a few weeks. A few weeks quickly turns into a few months as Frank is pressured by his new girlfirend Kathy to get rid of his 'pest guest'. Add to the mix Sophie, Frank's overbearing mother from Brooklyn and his downstairs neighbor Vito and you have the makings of a very hilarous comedy. (I know, they're all hilarious, I can't help it.)"
Admission is $20; $17 for seniors/students. Group rates for 10 or more available. Note: On June 8, all seats $15. Call 347-355-8989 for reservations. All performances are at The Little Victory Theatre, 4089 Victory Blvd.


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If VH makes a new video, who's gonna show it?
Thread: If VH makes a new video, who's gonna show it?
Who the hell is gonna play Van Halen's new video if/when they make one? The only show I can think of is VH1's "Rockshow". Since MTV doesn't really play videos much, and when they do....(don't even get me started). I'm wondering if it would even be worth it to make one if they're not going to get any exposure out of it.
I've heard about the Much Music channel in Canada(?) and I think we really need someone in the States to step up and put together a good music channel to compete with MTV and VH1. I don't even consider MTV to be "Music Television", actually. VH1 has a decent format, I think. They don't always show videos, but at least everything on there is MUSIC related!
It's just kind of frustrating to think that NO MATTER HOW GOOD the new single and video might be, it just won't get heavy rotation on the "music" channels we currently have, unless hard rock becomes trendy again (which I could give a shit if it does or not).
I think they'll sell a ton of albums even without a video, though I'd definitely like to see one.
"Big double-take but 'ya keep on walkin', I'm in love..."
--DLR, So This Is Love
Informer Stallion
Emperor of VHLinks.com
eMpTV will show it, especially if it's with Dave. They'd "jump" right on the VH bandwagon believe me! No pun intended of course.
VHLinks.com - Your Van Halen Internet Resource Guide
http://www.vhlinks.com
Hear About It Later, Atomic Pu
Brett beat me to the punch. MTV will BEG to play a new video from VH - remember, BIG FAT MONEY talks.
"Kissing my ass won't do anything but give you bad breath." -sherman
*gulp* - Down In Flames
"Come on FORD, tell us how you really feel." - Said by virtually every member of VHLinks at one time or another.
Well, you guys may be right about MTV jumping at the chance to play a new VH video. Assuming they aren't pissed at Ed for calling them and bitching them out for showing those "welcome back" segments in '96.
The question then becomes: WHEN would they play it? With all the other crap they have on that channel, when do they even show videos? Maybe they'll squeeze them into their 2:30-3:30 a.m. block of time when they actually show videos!
The Van Baron
Baltimore Maryland
....vanhalen if possible could package their own video in with the new cd....would that be unreal or what !.....theirs endless possibilty's with dvd ,put the whole damn thing on a dvd
IN 1984 VH JUMPED PANAMA TOPPED JIMMY AND DROPPED DEAD LEGS?..I'LL WAIT.
DannyTheKid
Romeo Delight
Women and Children First
Could This Be Magic
MTV won't give a new VH video regular airplay. It doesn't fit their format anymore. Look at Bon Jovi-- he made a total effort to create the most "pop" sounding song his 80s ass was capable of, and it gets occasional play only. If VH comes out with something, and it sounds "pop", it'll be on VH1 with the same regularity as Bon Jovi. Just the sad facts.
Unless VH revolutionizes the sound of rock again, which I believe to be improbable. But I hope Ed and the boys prove me wrong.
BrokenCombs
Irondequoit NY, 14617
"Dirty Movies"
Brett is 100% right. MTV is a whore. They'll show the video.
One day your the goat the next day your the hero. That's MTV's way of showing "loyalty" to artists that are on the channel. It's all aboutthe almighty DOLLAR with MTV, not the integrity of talent of the artists.
And while we're on the subject of "Has Been's" Or "Where are they now" Does anyone (including MTV) honestly think that Ricky Martin, Christina Agularia, and N'Sync are gonna be remembered 10 years from now?...........HELL NO. Christina who? Where has she been!?!.....
So in MTV's eyes I guess their "heros" they kiss ass to today, will be the new "goats" of tomorrow!
Once again I repeat: FUCK MTV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-rock on
crossing_over
Lead Synth
Afar (well, Chicago)
I think MTV will play VH's video, but I could be wrong, and I really don't care, because I don't watch MTV. I don't watch VH1, either.
I do, however, spend a lot of time on the Internet. This video will be up for download everywhere we are! Granted, that kind of exposure isn't as good as something getting shoved down your throat from the TV screen, but I believe that computers are taking the place of TV and the Net is taking the place of cable.
MTV, once a place for bands to get exposure to the masses, has been supplanted by Internet radio, MP3 search engines, and Napster. I think MTV has outlived its purpose, which is why they are trying to roll with the changes and play fewer music videos, because, let's face it, we don't need a music video channel anymore. I sure as heck don't.
MTV, not VH, are the ones who are dead.
Dirty Faced Kids...the hope of the future!
"1989" - Maya's Van Halen Page
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Originally posted by Ed6150:
if I was an actor I would rather win a Oscar than a Cheap mutha fucking MTV Movie award

Umm, I think every actor would rather win an Oscar than an MTV award.
laner
Cowtown
Me Wise Magic
well, as a canuck, let me say that much music isn't all it's cracked up to be. but before i say that, it's still way better than mtv. anyway, yeah, much plays music, and sometimes it's good, but you can only take so much of those retards hanging from those strings before you'd rather watch infomercials. but they still have music as their main focus.
EBAS!!!!
i know i would!!!
i am a Dirty Faced Kid, although i do fancy myself a good lookin' fellow...
AD for life...
BAM2266
East Alton, Il. USA
Fuck MTV! They really have squandered their chance. VH1 really concentrates on MUSIC and it's roots. Give it to them.
09.09.00, 12:11 AM #15

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Originally posted by laner: you can only take so much of those retards hanging from those strings

Are you talking about the "Panama" video?
SoCal show video
By SteveKrutzler in forum The Other Half Tour 2006
devore show is gonna be the bomb!
By JMJ in forum "Song For Song" Tour 2002
Gonna check out the Peoria, IL show
By Lem Motlow in forum "Song For Song" Tour 2002
What did Dave show in his video segment before the show
By digadam in forum "Song For Song" Tour 2002
Vote for vh on VH1.com NOW! they will show video
By Edeble Ed in forum Main VH Discussion
gonna, makes, show, van halen, video
It's the only thing Blabbermouth excels at. They've been talking box sets since the 90's. That is the one thing that VH as a business unit does extremely well, talk about the things they might...
"Stay While the Night is Young", he kills on that tune.
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That's awesome feedback. They mostly were drawn from basement tapes so was not created to fit into the catalog just stuff he liked personally
Beach Boys, Billy Squier, RATT, Natalie Cole and Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs are the only times I know of DLR up on a stage singing live with another band/singer. His one duet on album is with...


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Nacer Bouhanni's relationship with Cofidis is on the rocks
May 08 2018 10:36 pm CET
Cofidis © Mary Cárdenas / CyclingPub.com
Nacer Bouhanni hasn't had the start of the season that Cofidis expected from him, which could leave him off the roster for the upcoming Tour de France.
The relationship between Bouhanni and the team seems to be at an all-time low due to the lack of good results in the season so far. The best position the rider has had in 2018 is a second place at the third stage of the Dubai Tour in February.
French newspaper L'Equipe talked to Cofidis' Sports Director Alain Deloeuil, who showed the concerns of the team. "If Bouhanni doesn't perform well at the first stage of (4 Jours de) Dunkerque we won't build the entire team around him anymore," he explained. "I hope he's not here enjoying the views.
"If he doesn't win this week, I can't see how he can be in the selection for the Tour de France."
The newspaper also reports that the French rider had a big fight with Sports Director Roberto Damiani in the team bus after Eschborn-Frankfurt. A source of the French journal commented that Bouhanni's behaviour was "odious and abysmal."
In April, Cofidis manager Cedric Vasseur already showed concerns about the rider's shape and his behaviour. "According to the physical tests he took, Bouhanni isn't in the top 10 of Cofidis. He must earn his place for the Tour de France. We don't trust him anymore," he commented.
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BI contractors to see a bonanza of assignments in 2016?
IT professionals contracting as Umbrella Company Employees can look forward to a bumper year in 2016 if they have demonstrable skills in BI (business intelligence), cloud security, big data, real-time data science and IoT (Internet of Things), specialist IT recruiter SearchBI suggests.
These are projected to be the main issues for the niche information technology sector next year, according to the recruiter. SearchBI predicts huge demand for self-service business IT in the coming 12 months.
Mr Harbottle went on to say that BI tools delivering data for connected devices are certain to thrive over the next year; however, he hinted at the prospect of a skills shortage. He explained that unless investment in these subjects is sustained to guarantee a steady stream of qualified, talented and highly-educated young people in these specialist fields, so craved by industry and commerce, sustainable growth in the wider economy may be compromised.
Contracting IT professionals with the requisite skills can, it seems, expect to be heavily in demand.


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Q: jaeger tracing and spring cloud OpenFeign I am using a spring Cloud openFeign for making request from service#1 to service#2
When I use restTemplate I can correctly see 2 requests in jaeger tracing. But when using openFeign I see only 1 request. Is there any way of integrating jaeger and openFeign?
I found this:
https://www.baeldung.com/spring-cloud-openfeign
https://github.com/OpenFeign/feign-opentracing

A: spring-cloud-openfeign since is from the spring-cloud family should be instrumented automatically once you add opentracing-spring-jaeger-cloud-starter the  as stated here.
But sometimes (depending on how you create your feign client bean) you need to explicitly expose the bean to the spring context, so that the autoconfiguration can instrument your Feign Client.
Something like this:
@Scope("prototype")
fun feignClient() : Client {
    return Client.Default(null, null)
}

it is kotlin but you can adapt.


Clubs, Pubs, Sleep or Study: How can we better engage with learners'?
This paper examines the learning needs of students and businesses and asks the question "Can educators deliver skills to meet the needs of an evolving business sector?" As recently as 2009 at the International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference the feedback from a workshop run by the author, participants indicated that the kind of activities they would want to engage in to acquire new skills (Wilman et al., 2009) So, should we be more focused on the learners needs versus what we want to teach? Research suggests that a community bases approach to learning is successful because it focuses on the needs of the learner, and does not focus on evaluating learners (Redmond et al., 2008). Supporting this theory is a research study by the Learning and Skills Development Agency, which showed that employers and employees learn best from their everyday experiences, and place great value on informal learning rather than on taught courses or structured training programmes, (Anon, 2004). Project – based courses are favoured for the development of skills (Mc Mullan et al., 1991), which has been used with some success at the University of Alberta with some success (Preshing, 1991). Increasingly, educators are using experiential learning (Smart et al., 1999) which ties in with what employers want. Given the choice of a club, a pub, sleep or study, how can we better engage with students better?


Om Puri's last movie Mr. Kabaadi.
Padmashree awardee late Mr. Om Puri passed away in January 2017 due to a sudden heart attack. Om Puri is a significant name in the Bollywood movie industry with a long-lasting career with stellar performances in many Hindi movies. The sudden demise of the actor has left everyone in grievance and shock as it was out of blue. Om Puri was doing well and had many Bollywood movie projects queued up. One such movie "Mr. Kabaadi", was written and directed by his first wife Seema Kapoor was in the post-production phase. The veteran actor has completed its shooting but the voice-over part was left incomplete. Mr. Kabaddi, a comedy movie and satire starring Annu Kapoor in the lead was scheduled to release in August 2017 but later got postponed to September. Seema Kapoor has now roped in Satish Kaushik to do the voiceover for this Hindi movie.
When Satish Kaushik was contacted for a feedback, he replied in positive and said that he will be lending his voice to Om Puri's last Hindi movie. He also talked about his great relationship with the late actor and said Seema Kapoor approached him and he could not say no in any way. The Annu Kapoor starrer Mr. Kabaadi also stars Vinay Pathak and Sarika in lead roles.
The veteran actor has been a part of the Hindi movie industry for 40 long years making his debut way back in 1976. Om Puri is known for his power-packed performance in Aakrosh (1980), Arohan (1982). He starred in comedy movies like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) and Chachi 420 (1997). Apart from Bollywood movies he has starred in many Hollywood, British projects too. The last well known Bollywood movie he was a part of is Tubelight.
Sahil Khan taught Trollers a Lesson of Humanity.


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Tata Global bets on health to drive food and beverages segment growth
INDIA – The Indian coffee and tea major Tata Global Beverages has said that health and wellness will drive its growth in the food and beverage segment, reports ET Retail.
This is in line with changing tastes and preferences among consumers, even as they turn to food items that not only offer the desired taste but also meet the health and wellness requirements.
"My belief is, as far as the food and beverages segment in the country is concerned, one of the key drivers for the future will be the consumers' need for health, wellness and fitness," said Tata Sons brand custodian Harish Bhat.
This complements the company's presence in green tea with its Tetley brand, and unpolished pulses and low sodium salt offered by its other firm Tata Chemicals.
The company is counting on trust it has built through quality products and services as well as reasonable price offerings.
"I believe that the Tata brand has earned trust over a long period of time through the behaviours that it has exhibited, through the products and services it has provided to our customers.
All our companies believe in providing our customers with products and services of impeccable quality at very good value and it is that combination of quality and value which has made 650 million Indian customers trust the Tata brand," he said.
He added that trust also comes because the Tata Group has been functioning in harmony with the community and that those are the factors which has made the Tata Group brand synonymous with trust in the country.
In an excerpt titled 'The global market is vital to our health', the company says it plans to strengthen brands, innovate and build scale to drive its global business.
According to the company, there here is strong potential for further growth and expansion in natural beverages, that is tea, coffee and water.
To benefit from the strong growth potential presented by these segments, Tata Beverages made an entry into the pods (single serve) segment in markets such as the United States, Canada and Australia, functional water in India, green tea and specialty teas across geographies, and premium teas like Tetley Tea Masters in Australia.
TGB is present in the coffee business in the United States through Eight O'Clock Coffee, through Grand Coffee in Russia and acquired Map Coffee in Australia, and through Tata Starbucks in India.
Agriculture & Agribusiness Beverages Investments & Funding News Tea, Coffee & Cocoa WORLD NEWS
India, Investments & Funding
FSSAI outlines new regulations that prohibits use of 'natural' on some food labels
Nestle ahead of Unilever in final race to acquire GSK's nutrition business in India


extra water going over the falls.
of the falls at Ash Cave.
the Hocking Hills of Ohio.
I like your camper. One day I hope to make it to Hocking Hills. It is a beautiful place.
Fun times! It sure is a beautiful area. I love waterfalls.
I love your trailer too. As for the second falls, I had no idea you had one that high in Ohio.


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Q: how to extract 10 digit number from column excel I have column which consists of text including 13 digit number. How Can I keep 10 digit number and delete all other text?
Please help me I am new to excel..
thanks in advance
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Cell Format
[6/11/2013 3:26:37 PM]         1234503776599, ksdfl 038ddf63Ksdf)
[6/12/2013 3:26:37 PM]         0234503664599, ksdfadssdfl 038ddf6dfsd3Ksdf)
[6/13/2013 3:26:37 PM]         7234503666099, 45sdsdfadssdfl 03845ddf6dfsd3Ksdf)

Here, In second column I want to keep 13 digit and delete all text after that 13 digit.

A: Is the number always at the beginning of the cell? If so you can use =LEFT(cell_ref, 10) to extract the first 10 characters, which in this case are numbers and will be treated as such by the spreadsheet.

A: I'm guessing you will need something like this
=MID(A1,32,FIND(",",A1,32) -32)

MID will get text from the middle of a string
FIND will get the location of the first comma

A: Thinking that the 13 digit number is in the middle of the string, with 9 spaces to the left and a comma to the right we can use the following formula in a separate cell:
=MID(A1,LEN(LEFT(A1,FIND("]",A1)+1))+9,13)

The LEN function determines the length of the part up to and including ] (big bracket). Then the number 9 is added to include nine spaces. Then the number 13 is the length of the 13 digit number. All these are used as parameters for the MID  function.
After you get the result just drag down using the autofill handle to get the mid 13 digit number for all the rows.

A: =LOOKUP(10^11,MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1)-9)),11)+0)
This works for me.

A: To extract 6 continuous numeric digits, use the below code:
=LOOKUP(10^6,MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1)-5)),6)+0)

Replace 6 in the above code with the number of digits that are required to be extracted.


Alpharetta, GA – Team Sunergy, Appalachian State University's lauded solar vehicle team, is offsetting their carbon footprint thanks to a donation of 58 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions by Sterling Planet, the sustainable energy solutions provider, and General Motors. The offsets provided were created through GM's EV (electric vehicle) Chargepoint and EverCharge charging programs, and solar generation at their Global Technical Center. Sterling Planet calculated and confirmed the volume.
The current project to counter energy use associated with Team Sunergy's efforts, was brought to Sterling Planet's attention by David "Duvey" Rudow, who served as assistant project director for Team Sunergy, and graduated from Appalachian in December 2017 with a Master's degree in physics.
Team Sunergy determined they use the equivalent of approximately 50-55 metric tons of carbon dioxide per semester, and wanted to find a carbon offset that aligned closely with their mission. Since transportation GHG emission reductions are challenging to find, Alden Hathaway, SVP of Business Development at Sterling Planet, reached out to his contacts at GM for a solution. "General Motors has been an important advocate for a carbon free transportation sector and values the ongoing collaboration with the American Solar Challenge through Appalachian State University," said Hathaway.
Team Sunergy has won international recognition for Appalachian. Most recently, in July 2017, their vehicle Apperion brought home second place in the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. The team is now in the design process for their next generation vehicle to be entered in The American Solar Challenge in the summer of 2018, and has aspirations to qualify for the World Solar Challenge in 2019.
Appalachian and Sterling Planet also partner to mitigate the CO2 associated with student, staff and faculty driving through their Carbon Neutral Commuter program, and to offset the emissions from participant travel for the university's Alternative Service Experience program, which immerses students, faculty and staff in local, domestic and international communities to serve and build relationships in those communities.
Team Sunergy is Appalachian State University's interdisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students transforming solar-powered transportation. Its solar car Apperion gained national attention with top-three finishes in the 2016 and 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix, an international collegiate endurance competition that sets the standards for and tests the limits of solar vehicle technology. Team Sunergy brings together students from a variety of majors who have a passion for sustainable transportation and the ingenuity, innovation and drive to create it.


As soon as she explained the program to me, I had two thoughts – Why had no one taught me this concept earlier in my career? And why didn't I think of it myself? The concept makes perfect sense and is really simple to implement.
Here it is – At every meal, eat your vegetables first, followed by the protein, and then eat any simple carbohydrates last. If we take a typical American dinner of a pork chop, green beans and mashed potatoes, you would eat the green beans first, then the pork chop and finally the mashed potatoes last.
If you have eggs and toast for breakfast, you eat the eggs first then the toast as there is no vegetable serving. Now I believe that the toast is nothing more than an egg delivery system to the mouth, so that would be hard for me.
This is much like fine dining where the salad is served first, followed by the main course (usually a protein, another vegetable, and a starch), then finally desert. The only modification would be to eat the main course vegetable first, then the protein and finally the starch.
Forget about any benefit in digestion, this is all based on the glycemic index. That is a measure of the insulin demand created by eating the food. For example white bread has a glycemic index of 90 (based on glucose being 100) and green vegetables have a glycemic index of 0 – 15. The lower the glycemic index, the less the demand for insulin release to metabolize the glucose in the blood stream.
By eating the low glycemic foods first (vegetables) the insulin release from the pancreas is minimal. The response to protein is similarly low. By the time the refined carbohydrates hit the blood stream insulin levels have already been slowly rising, so no insulin spike occurs. Over just a few days, insulin resistance begins to reverse.
Almost without exception, type 2 diabetes is the result of a poor diet. These same patients are often unwilling or unable to give up the refined carbohydrates to reverse their disease. However, food combining allows them to eat those (bad) foods in moderation just by placing them at the end of the meal. I have found my diabetic patients will readily embrace this program.
Please eliminate all that "white food" from your diet. However, if you find the prospect of eliminating refined carbohydrates too difficult, despite the health consequences, please consider food sequencing as an alternative.


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Mackintosh's design extended the existing shallow bay in the N. wall of the room to create the fireplace inglenook with a window and added a short, slightly battered chimney. The bay had a shallow, slightly pitched roof with flattened, projecting eaves, reminiscent of the canted bay at Windyhill. The chimney extended a little above the first-floor string-course. Mackintosh's addition was roughcast in the coarsely textured Scottish manner, quite different from the smooth stucco typically used in Vienna, and very much in contrast with the brick-faced house to which it was attached. 10 The roughcast and the form of the chimney are similar to the rear elevation of the Willow Tea Rooms, which they slightly predate. Mackintosh's roughcast addition with its curious short chimney would have stood out against the red and yellow brick of the house, its prominence emphasised by the exposed location close to the junction of Karl-Ludwig-Strasse with Colloredogasse. Mackintosh's work, together with the distinctive porch on the E. elevation, probably designed by Hoffmann, would have drawn attention to Waerndorfer's aesthetic tastes; it is noteworthy that Waerndorfer did not commission a complete new house.
On 9 June 1903 Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and Fritz Waerndorfer, as financier and commerical director, founded the Wiener Werkstätte (WW), a guild modelled on English and Scottish examples, such as C. R. Ashbee's Guild of Handicraft. 22 By this date Hoffmann's dining room and Moser's gallery for Waerndorfer were already complete. Intriguingly both rooms appear in the Wiener Werkstätte photographic archive, the only examples of work by Hoffmann or Moser dating from before its foundation. 23 The striking rooms for Waerndorfer may therefore be considered as a prototype project for the WW and a means of advertising their work to potential clients, with Mackintosh closely involved in its origins.
In 1912, when Mackintosh's reputation was on the wane, she reminded Studio readers that 'some of Mr Charles Mackintosh's best work' was to be found in Vienna. Using appropriate musical allusions, she reflected on the natural, holistic precision of the design, the free rein Mackintosh had been given, and the regard in which the room was held.
1: Vienna, Secession Archives: telegram from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 27 June 1900, Inv. Nr. 10786. In December 1902, Waerndorfer wrote to Hoffmann 'you sent me to Glasgow' which probably refers to this apparently initial visit in June 1900. Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 23 December 1902, Inv. Nr. 3996.
2: On 5 October 1900, Mackintosh wrote to Franz Hancke, secretary of the Secession technical committee and member of its editorial and selection committee about their travel arrangements and transit of their work. Vienna, Secession Archives: letter from Mackintosh to Franz Hancke, 5 October 1900, Inv. Nr. 6010; on 17 December, Mackintosh wrote to Hanke and Carl Moll, president of the Secession expressing gratitude for hospitality in Vienna. Vienna, Secession Archives: letter from Mackintosh to Carl Moll, 17 December 1900, Inv. Nr. 6011; letter from Mackintosh to Franz Hancke, 17 December 1900, Inv. Nr. 6012.
3: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 29 April 1902, Inv. Nr. 3997.
4: Innendekoration, 13, 1902, p. 136.
5: Hermann Müller (director of the Wiener Cottage Verein), 'Das Wiener Cottage, seine Entstehung und Entwicklung', lecture given at the meeting of the Fachgruppe für Architektur und Hochbau (section for Architecture and Building Construction) of the Österreichischer Ingenieur- und Architekten-Verein (Austrian Engineers' and Architects' Association), 28 February 1905, Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Ingenieur- und Architekten-Vereins, 2 February 1906, pp. 75–7; Wiener Cottage Verein, www.cottageverein.at [accessed 28 October 2011] (German-language resource).
6: Peter Vergo, 'The Vanished Frieze', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 32; Franz Ržiha, http://bsbndb.bsb.lrz-muenchen.de [accessed 13 October 2011].
7: Laske Fiala had designed and built several houses in the Cottage District prior to working on Waerndorfer's house. See 'Oskar Laske, senior' and 'Viktor Fiala', Lexicon of Viennese Architects, 1770–1945, www.architektenlexikon.at [accessed 7 November 2011] (German-language resource).
8: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 29 April 1902, Inv. Nr. 3997.
9: Pamela Robertson, 'Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh: The Seven Princesses', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 54.
10: When the house was photographed by Peter Vergo in the 1970s the chimney had been removed. Peter Vergo, 'The Vanished Frieze', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 50, fig. 9; Pamela Robertson, 'Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh: The Seven Princesses', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 54.
11: Waerndorfer also sends Mackintosh's best wishes to Hoffmann and reports that Mackintosh is looking forward to Hoffmann's arrival in Turin. Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv, letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 29 April 1902, Inv. Nr. 3997.
12: For further desciptions and analysis of the furniture and fittings, see Roger Billcliffe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs, Moffat, Dumfriesshire: Cameron & Hollis, 4th edn, 2009, pp. 143–8; Peter Vergo, 'The Vanished Frieze', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, pp. 18–40; Pamela Robertson, 'Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh: The Seven Princesses', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, pp. 41–78.
13: Peter Noever, ed., Der Preis der Schönheit. 100 Jahre Wiener Werkstätte, MAK, Wien & Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany, 2003, p. 41.
14: Roger Billcliffe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs, Moffat, Dumfriesshire: Cameron & Hollis, 4th edn, 2009, pp. 144–6.
15: Pamela Robertson, 'Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh: The Seven Princesses', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 36.
16: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 23 December 1902, Inv. Nr. 3996; Roger Billcliffe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs, Moffat, Dumfriesshire: Cameron & Hollis, 4th edn, 2009, p. 144.
17: Coll.: Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna. For a detailed account of the panels, see Pamela Robertson, 'Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh: The Seven Princesses', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, pp. 41–78.
18: Swindon, National Monument Register: Henry Bedford Lemere Day Book 5, HBL 01/05, p. 259, negative nos. 19433/1–3.
19: Ludwig Hevesi, 'Ein moderner Nachmittag', in Flagranti und andere Heiterkeiten, Stuttgart: Bonz, 1909, reproduced in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 10.
20: Amelia S. Levetus, 'Glasgow Artists in Vienna: Kunstschau Exhibition', Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1909.
21: Berlin, Werkbundarchiv, Museum der Dinge: Hermann Muthesius Estate, letter from Mackintosh to Hermann Muthesius, 6 August 1902; The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: GLAHA 41960.
22: Statutes for the WW had already been set out in May 1903. Hoffmann and Felician von Myrbach, head of the School of Applied Arts, visited Ashbee during their tour of workshops and schools of arts and crafts in the UK in late 1902 on behalf of the Imperial Ministry of Education. Initial ideas focused on a metal workshop. Werner Schweiger, Wiener Werkstätte: Design in Vienna 1903–1932, trans. by Alexander Lieven, London: Thames & Hudson, 1984, pp. 26–32; Peter Noever, ed., Der Preis der Schönheit. 100 Jahre Wiener Werkstätte, MAK, Wien & Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany, 2003, p. 53.
23: Vienna, Museum für Angewandte Kunst: Wiener Werkstätte Photographic Archive, Hoffmann's dining room: WWF 101-11-1, WWF101-12-1 and WWF101-13-1; Moser's gallery: WWF 101-14-1 and WWF 101-15-1.
24: 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow', Innendekoration, 13, 1902, p. 136; Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 29 April 1902, , Inv. Nr. 3997. For details of WW craftsmen and women see Peter Noever, ed., Der Preis der Schönheit. 100 Jahre Wiener Werkstätte, MAK, Wien & Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany, 2003; Werner Schweiger, Wiener Werkstätte: Design in Vienna 1903–1932, trans. by Alexander Lieven, London: Thames & Hudson, 1984.
25: Berlin, Werkbundarchiv, Museum der Dinge: Hermann Muthesius Estate, letter from Mackintosh to Hermann Muthesius, c. September 1902.
26: Berlin, Werkbundarchiv, Museum der Dinge: Hermann Muthesius Estate, letter from Mackintosh to Hermann Muthesius, 6 August 1902; Eduard Sekler, 'Mackintosh and Vienna', in The Anti-Rationalists, ed. by Nikolaus Pevsner and J. M. Richards, London: Architectural Press, 1973, p. 140; Werner Schweiger, Wiener Werkstätte: Design in Vienna 1903–1932, trans. by Alexander Lieven, London: Thames & Hudson, 1984, pp. 26–7.
27: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 17 March 1903, Inv. Nr. 3999.
28: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 24 June 1903, Inv. Nr. 3998.
29: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: letter from Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 17 March 1903, Inv. Nr. 3999.
30: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kunstsammlung und Archiv: Fritz Waerndorfer to Josef Hoffmann, 29 April 1902, Inv. Nr. 3997.
31: Ludwig Hevesi, 'Haus Wärndorfer', 26 November 1905, in Altkunst Neukunst. Wien 1894–1908, Vienna: Konegen 1909; reprint Klagenfurt: Ritter, 1986, p. 222.
32: Ludwig Hevesi, 'Ein moderner Nachmittag', Flagranti und andere Heiterkeiten, Stuttgart: Bonz, 1909, reproduced in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, pp. 10–11.
33: Levetus' article reported on the 1909 Kunstschau at which Mackintosh and Margaret exhibited as well as reflecting on the couple's earlier Viennese commissions. Amelia S. Levetus, 'Glasgow Artists in Vienna: Kunstschau Exhibition' in Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1909, p. 11.
34: Amelia S. Levetus, 'Studio Talk', Studio, 57, 15 October 1912, pp. 71–2.
35: Peter Vergo, 'The Vanished Frieze', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 39; Werner Schweiger, Wiener Werkstätte: Design in Vienna 1903–1932, trans. by Alexander Lieven, London: Thames & Hudson, 1984, pp. 96–7.
36: Vienna, Museum für Angewandte Kunst: Wiener Werkstätte Photographic Archive, newspaper advertisement, source unknown, WWF 137-4-4; Peter Vergo, 'The Vanished Frieze', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 39.
37: Peter Vergo, 'The Vanished Frieze', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 39.
38: 'Introduction', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 16; Manfred Trummer, 'Bildträger und Bildaufbau. Medium and Support', in Hanna Egger, Pamela Robertson, Manfred Trummer and Peter Vergo, Ein moderner Nachmittag. A Thoroughly Modern Afternoon, Vienna: Böhlau, 2000, p. 83.
39: A copy of the report (MBS34) is held by the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, Mackintosh Queen's Cross, 870 Garscube Road, Glasgow G20 7EL. The Mackintosh Buildings Survey was funded by The Monument Trust.


Entries for WBCCC 2014 are now open at www.rybkaforum.net.
For those not aware of our event, quite a few of the players here can speak about their experiences in the event, but as organiser I can say that many of the regular players have gotten a lot out of their participation, have improved their play and a lot has been learnt about freestyle correspondence chess in the three years that this event has been running.
Prize money is offered, but how much is determined by players and others willingness to sponsor.
Feel free to contact me by replying to this message, sending me a pm at rybka forum or private message here. A private message here is the least reliable.
1) Tournament will be single round robin, meaning every person will play each other once.
2) A players seed position will be determined by their order of entry. The earlier you enter, the higher your number. The first person to enter will receive number 1. The seed position determines which number a player is in the round robin.
6) Each round will be paired at the start of the event, with the pairings for the entire year published at the start.
8) There will be a maximum of six paired rounds.
9) The minimum time control will be 30 days plus 1 hour per move. If the number of games per round needs to increase from 2 to 3 or 4, the time control will be lengthened. For instance, if we have 21 players, so needing 4 games per round to keep the number of games even and use five rounds, instead of the six rounds in 2013.
9) Pairings for future rounds are subject to change due to withdrawal of players and unforeseen circumstances.
10) If a player withdraws, or their games time out without an explanation that is accepted by the arbiter, all their games will be removed from the event. In effect they are no longer a participant in the event and no effect on the final placings.
11) There will be an official entry form that all players will be required to fill out before their entry will be accepted. This is so in case of emergency the organisers have a method of contact outside of Rybka Forum. It will include also include a person other than yourself to contact. Whilst I understand this might seem unnecessary to some, I do hope that events from 2013 (death of Salvador Signes and our inability to get in contact with the family) do show the need for better communication methods.
12) Xfccplay- Xfccplay is the official software provided for WBCCC 2014. Xfccplay is provided for the free use for participants whilst in the event. A user name and password will be provided once registered. Also download instructions will be provided by private message and these must be followed to install the program. The program is provided by chessok and is not to be passed on to anyone and is provided for the sole use of playing in WBCCC. All moves, draw offers etc in WBCCC 2014 must be played on this software.
13) New entrants will be required to play a couple of test games on xfccplay before entries close so that the arbiter is certain that all players are familiar with the software and its features. The organisers do not want to see players withdrawing after the event has begun because they find that they are unfamiliar with the software and get upset because their clock is running. Entries are open from December 1 to January 6. That is over a month to become familiar with the software. The organisers will not accept entries from players who have not tested the software.
Did I mention that prize money is offered?
Just wanted to make that clear, since the original posting did not generate a tsunami of interest, I thought a change of approach was required.
By the way Thib. Answer your emails will ya.
Entries are now at seventeen. More ficgs players wanted. If you know someone from another site who might be interested, please contact me.
> is there an entry fee?