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require 'watirspec_helper'

describe 'Div' do
  before :each do
    browser.goto(WatirSpec.url_for('non_control_elements.html'))
  end

  describe '#exists?' do
    it 'returns true if the element exists' do
      expect(browser.div(id: 'header')).to exist
      expect(browser.div(id: /header/)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(title: 'Header and primary navigation')).to exist
      expect(browser.div(title: /Header and primary navigation/)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(text: 'Not shownNot hidden')).to exist
      expect(browser.div(text: /Not hidden/)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(class: 'profile')).to exist
      expect(browser.div(class: /profile/)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(index: 0)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(xpath: "//div[@id='header']")).to exist
      expect(browser.div(custom_attribute: 'custom')).to exist
      expect(browser.div(custom_attribute: /custom/)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(text: /some visible/)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(text: /some (visible|Jeff)/)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(text: /none visible/)).to exist
    end

    it 'returns the first div if given no args' do
      expect(browser.div).to exist
    end

    it 'returns false if the element does not exist' do
      expect(browser.div(id: 'no_such_id')).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(id: /no_such_id/)).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(title: 'no_such_title')).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(title: /no_such_title/)).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(text: 'no_such_text')).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(text: /no_such_text/)).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(class: 'no_such_class')).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(class: /no_such_class/)).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(text: /some visible some hidden/)).to exist
      expect(browser.div(index: 1337)).to_not exist
      expect(browser.div(xpath: "//div[@id='no_such_id']")).to_not exist
    end

    it "raises TypeError when 'what' argument is invalid" do
      expect { browser.div(id: 3.14).exists? }.to raise_error(TypeError)
    end
  end

  # Attribute methods
  describe '#id' do
    it 'returns the id attribute if the element exists' do
      expect(browser.div(index: 1).id).to eq 'outer_container'
    end

    it "returns an empty string if the element exists, but the attribute doesn't" do
      expect(browser.div(index: 0).id).to eq ''
    end

    it 'raises UnknownObjectException if the element does not exist' do
      expect { browser.div(id: 'no_such_id').id }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(title: 'no_such_id').id }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(index: 1337).id }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
    end

    it 'should take all conditions into account when locating by id' do
      browser.goto WatirSpec.url_for 'multiple_ids.html'
      expect(browser.div(id: 'multiple', class: 'bar').class_name).to eq 'bar'
    end

    it 'should find the id with the correct tag name' do
      browser.goto WatirSpec.url_for 'multiple_ids.html'
      expect(browser.span(id: 'multiple').class_name).to eq 'foobar'
    end
  end

  describe '#style' do
    it 'returns the style attribute if the element exists' do
      expect(browser.div(id: 'best_language').style).to eq 'color: red; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer;'
    end

    it "returns an empty string if the element exists but the attribute doesn't" do
      expect(browser.div(id: 'promo').style).to eq ''
    end

    it 'raises UnknownObjectException if the element does not exist' do
      expect { browser.div(id: 'no_such_id').style }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
    end
  end

  describe '#text' do
    it 'returns the text of the div' do
      expect(browser.div(id: 'footer').text.strip).to eq 'This is a footer.'
      expect(browser.div(title: 'Closing remarks').text.strip).to eq 'This is a footer.'
      expect(browser.div(xpath: "//div[@id='footer']").text.strip).to eq 'This is a footer.'
    end

    it 'returns an empty string if the element exists but contains no text' do
      expect(browser.div(index: 0).text.strip).to eq ''
    end

    it 'returns an empty string if the div is hidden',
       except: {browser: :safari, reason: 'Safari is not filtering out hidden text'} do
      expect(browser.div(id: 'hidden').text).to eq ''
    end

    it 'raises UnknownObjectException if the element does not exist' do
      expect { browser.div(id: 'no_such_id').text }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(title: 'no_such_title').text }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(index: 1337).text }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(xpath: "//div[@id='no_such_id']").text }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
    end
  end

  describe 'custom methods' do
    it 'returns the custom attribute if the element exists' do
      expect(browser.div(custom_attribute: 'custom').attribute_value('custom-attribute')).to eq 'custom'
    end
  end

  describe '#respond_to?' do
    it 'returns true for all attribute methods' do
      expect(browser.div(index: 0)).to respond_to(:class_name)
      expect(browser.div(index: 0)).to respond_to(:id)
      expect(browser.div(index: 0)).to respond_to(:style)
      expect(browser.div(index: 0)).to respond_to(:text)
    end
  end

  # Manipulation methods
  describe '#click' do
    it 'fires events when clicked' do
      expect(browser.div(id: 'best_language').text).to_not eq 'Ruby!'

      div = browser.div(id: 'best_language')
      div.scroll.to
      div.click
      expect(browser.div(id: 'best_language').text).to eq 'Ruby!'
    end

    it 'raises UnknownObjectException if the element does not exist' do
      expect { browser.div(id: 'no_such_id').click }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(title: 'no_such_title').click }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(index: 1337).click }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(xpath: "//div[@id='no_such_id']").click }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
    end

    it 'includes custom message if element with a custom attribute does not exist' do
      message = /Watir treated \["custom_attribute"\] as a non-HTML compliant attribute, ensure that was intended/
      expect { browser.div(custom_attribute: 'not_there').click }.to raise_unknown_object_exception(message)
    end
  end

  describe '#click!' do
    it 'fires events when clicked' do
      expect(browser.div(id: 'best_language').text).to_not eq 'Ruby!'
      browser.div(id: 'best_language').click!
      expect(browser.div(id: 'best_language').text).to eq 'Ruby!'
    end

    it 'raises UnknownObjectException if the element does not exist' do
      expect { browser.div(id: 'no_such_id').click! }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(title: 'no_such_title').click! }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(index: 1337).click! }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
      expect { browser.div(xpath: "//div[@id='no_such_id']").click! }.to raise_unknown_object_exception
    end
  end

  describe '#double_click',
           except: {browser: :safari, reason: 'command correctly received, but action not taken'} do
    it 'fires the ondblclick event' do
      div = browser.div(id: 'html_test')
      div.scroll.to
      div.double_click
      expect(messages).to include('double clicked')
    end
  end

  describe '#double_click!' do
    it 'fires the ondblclick event' do
      browser.div(id: 'html_test').double_click!
      expect(messages).to include('double clicked')
    end
  end

  describe '#right_click' do
    it 'fires the oncontextmenu event' do
      browser.goto(WatirSpec.url_for('right_click.html'))
      browser.div(id: 'click').right_click
      expect(messages.first).to eq 'right-clicked'
    end

    it 'accepts modifiers', except: {browser: :ie} do
      browser.goto(WatirSpec.url_for('right_click.html'))
      browser.div(id: 'click-logger').right_click(:control, :alt)
      expect(event_log.first).to eq('control=true alt=true')
    end

    it 'scrolls' do
      browser.del(class: 'footer').double_click
      puts 'yes?'
    end
  end

  describe '#html' do
    it 'returns the HTML of the element' do
      html = browser.div(id: 'footer').html.downcase
      expect(html).to include('id="footer"')
      expect(html).to include('title="closing remarks"')
      expect(html).to include('class="profile"')

      expect(html).to_not include('
')
      expect(html).to_not include('')
    end
  end
end

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In Fujian, authorities have been shutting down churches and forcing Catholics to go underground.
Geng Shuang, spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs often talks about wanting to improve relations between Vatican and China, especially in reports about the planned agreement between the two. However, that could not be further from the truth as the CCP continues to ramp up its persecution of Catholics in China.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou is a well-established institution in Fujian. However, since earlier this year, the institution has been subjected to repeated harassment and intimidation. Several congregation sites in the area have been forcibly demolished or shut down. The clergy too are monitored and, in some cases, detained illegally.
In the first week of January itself, a former apostolic administrator and a Vatican appointee in Fuzhou, Father Lin Yuntuan, was taken away by the authorities and held in secret for nearly 40 days.
Next month, the local authorities in Fuan city coerced believers at an underground Catholic church to remove the statue of Saint Joseph from their premises. When believers protested the orders, they were threatened that their houses would be demolished and their children would be dismissed from their workplaces.
Later in June, authorities cracked down upon another underground church in a village in Fuqing city. To escape public notice, the believers at the church would refer to the priests and nuns as "boss." However, they were still discovered somehow, and soon the police showed up at the retirement home where they used to assemble.
The church cost over 20 million RMB to build. It used to be a favorite spot for nearly 10,000 believers thereabouts to hold mass and holiday events, in addition to being a place of worship. However, believers have now been left in a lurch and have nowhere to turn to practice their faith.
In another incident in late June, an elderly believer was taken into detention when he was sweeping the floors at a congregation site. He was interrogated about the events held at the site and religious beliefs of the attendees.


The Mirror of Echoes is activated to play the top card from the discard pile as though it was in your hand. Thus, whenever any player uses or discards a reward card, it's fair game until another card is goes into the discard pile. A card played using the Mirror's ability can even be used as part of a Focused Effect, if you have a matching card in your hand. As you may expect, all this power comes with a couple limitations.
First, if there aren't any cards in the discard pile, the Mirror can't be used - this is primarily a concern for the player taking the first turn of the game (normally Goramoth or Greff).
Second, it's important to remember that a reward card doesn't hit the discard pile until it (and any cards played in response) resolve. For example, you can't play a Block from your hand and then use the Mirror to copy the Block while it's "in the air" to create a Reflect Damage Focused Effect. On the other hand, this also means if a Counter is sitting atop the discard pile and an opponent plays a Hit, you can activate the Mirror to copy the Counter to cancel out their Hit.
All told, there's little doubt the Mirror of Echoes will see a lot of play in games to come!


Okay, I know it's Groundhog Day, but the only groundhog photo I have is from years ago. This is a brand new, fresh hedgehog photo.
So what if it's a little metalic.
Yes, I know… too many lightbox photos. But it's such a cool toy!
I don't think I have enough light for it yet though, so I'd love your feedback please.


Aodix is an audio sequencer that is compatible with ASIO and VST2 plugins. It is essentially a soft synth that works like a tracker for sequencing music tracks.
Built with efficacy in mind, users have to choose the basic template of the program, the sequencer sample rate, and each VST plugin path. Also, users can set the keyboard layout, Master Autolink instance, and MIDI input.
Aodix is a middle-ground application between music trackers of old and modern day sequencers, that offers modular wiring between VST instances and real-time alterations of the tracked audio timelines. The program offers a 256 track multi-pattern sequencer, which means that it can play up to 256 different tracks with different beats at the same time. Pattern lengths are, obviously, unlimited.
True to its tracker origins, Aodix can import mainly MIDI files, with WAV format being also supported. Exported files are MIDI exclusively.
Track timelines can be modified via selectable quantization, while editing and recording of tracks can be done via real-time event automation which includes both VST and MIDI tracks. Additionally, the utility supports MIDI masking and VST 2.0.
However, one of the main advantages of this app is its plugin compatibility, which allows artists to improve Aodix Serial with pretty much any other third-party app they find appealing or interesting. Additionally, the program supports multiple VST outputs and allows users to tweak its automation feature via an especially designed matrix.
Aodix is a professional app built for musicians that desire a MIDI-based soft synth with tracker and sequencer abilities packed in one interface. The program has great support for VST outputs and various plugins, while it allows MIDI masking and parameter automation via its internal matrix design.
However, Aodix is a tracker at heart so it accepts only MIDI and WAV formats to sequence. And in case you plan to export your music, MIDI format is your only option.


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Unipak Plush Unicorn House White Castle Carrying Case w/4 Plush Animals. Perfect CLEAN Condition. Comes with 4 Stuffed Animals with two being the original unicorns with one that makes sounds. I included a cute bear and a butterfly. Great for your child to take along with them on play dates or what not. Soft and cuddly and freshly washed. Ages 3 Years and Up. Retail is $40.
This unicorn house isn't any ordinary house. It's a plush carrying case shaped like a castle! Unipak Design's white castle house comes with 5 pastel colored plush unicorns. For play time, children can pretend their unicorns live in a magical 11 inch tall castle. When it's time for the unicorns to go to bed, they can be conveniently stored inside the castle house. Unicorns go in through the back entrance and poke their heads out of their designated window to gaze and wish upon a star. The castle has a handle at the top for taking the unicorns on special trips to other worlds.


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import React from "react"
import sharedStyles from "../shared/styles"
import Img from "gatsby-image"

const Screenshot = ({ imageSharp, repoName }) => (
  <div
    className="screenshot"
    css={{
      position: `relative`,
    }}
  >
    {imageSharp && (
      <Img
        fluid={imageSharp.childImageSharp.fluid}
        alt={`Screenshot of ${repoName}`}
        css={{
          ...sharedStyles.screenshot,
        }}
      />
    )}
  </div>
)

export default Screenshot


In the past several years, Congress has written some incredibly bad legislation – the Stimulus, PPACA and the Senate's attempts at immigration reform are part of the highlight (lowlight?) reel of recent horrors from Congress.
Now we hear that immigration reform might be in for another grand push from all sides. No less a political luminary than Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame is calling it 'the civil rights issue of our time' as part of the effort to wrap the coming law with an aura of perfection and incorruptibility.
This effort really is really more than a 'civil rights issue' — this is really our Rubicon…our tipping point beyond which we should not travel. If we allow another massive piece of legislation to pass that no one will read and which will become the basis for even more thousands of pages of regulations that no one can follow, we will have lost the very basis for our nation – that we are a nation of laws that set the minimal bounds of conduct for a free society. We must not allow that to happen.
Each and every representative must understand that we are exhausted by their recent efforts, distrustful of results that cannot be simply portrayed or explained and entirely frustrated with the "trust us, we know better" attitude that is emanating from the Capitol.
The false 'straw man' that 'immigration is broken and something must be done' must be destroyed. All of us understand that the system is broken and needs to be addressed — every last one of us — conservative or liberal, old or young, rich or poor. We have, through a combination of benign neglect, misplaced compassion and outright deception, allowed our immigration laws to become wholly ineffective and detrimental to our prosperity as a nation.
But the solution cannot be wrought from secret back room deals and 2,000 page laws. The solution must arise from 'first principles' found in our Constitution, and clear, simple legislation that safeguards our national sovereignty and rule of law, equally enforced.
We must spend the next few months in earnest debate and discussion, so that clear and unambiguous laws and plans can be articulated, with election of the next Congress as the 'referendum' of the people as to which path to take.
We must not allow another 'rush job' of legislation to usurp the power granted to the people in the Constitution. In light of the debacles of the stimulus that didn't work and health care reform that is destroying what it set out to save, we must be especially vigilant and skeptical of any reforms of immigration that are buried in this massive legislation.
Giving in to open borders and amnesty for the current mass of people who circumvented our laws is simply an invitation to destruction – one that we should not accept, no matter how nicely presented.


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Turkish president accuses 'the West' of being behind Charlie Hebdo attacks and deliberately 'blaming Muslims' as conspiracy theo
Joe Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:13pm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2908358/Turkish-president-accuses-West-Charlie-Hebdo-attacks-deliberately-blaming-...
Turkish president accuses 'the West' of being behind Charlie Hebdo attacks and deliberately 'blaming Muslims' as conspiracy theories sweep the Internet accusing Israel of orchestrating it
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested French security forces knew of attack
Turkish President said the West is 'playing games with the Islamic world'
Said: 'French citizens carried out massacre, and Muslims pay the price'
The President of Turkey has suggested French security forces are to blame for the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last week, since the culprits had recently served prison sentences.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused the West of 'playing games with the Islamic world', warning fellow Muslims to be 'aware'.
Erdogan said Muslims are 'paying the price' for the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish kosher supermarket in Paris last week.
By Sara Malm for MailOnline
Published: 10:45 EST, 13 January 2015 | Updated: 14:27 EST, 13 January 2015
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2908358/Turkish-president-accuses-West-Charlie-Hebdo-attacks-deliberately-blaming-...
Joe's blog
Charlie Hebdo - The Hidden Agenda Exposed
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Charlie+Hebdo+False+Flag%22&spfreload=10
Good compilation on these attacks.
Compilation of Inconsistencies in Charlie Hebdo Attack
http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/2sn7lr/compilation_of_inconsistencies_in_charlie_hebdo/
Orangutan. on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 10:24am.

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well disappear sooner rather than later.
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import serial

class SerialConnection:
    def __init__(self, port = None):
        self.ser = None

        if port is not None:
            # The user specified a port, so let's open it.
            self.open(port)

    def open(self, port, baudrate = 9600):
        """ Open a connection and check if it's open. """
        self.ser = serial.Serial(port, baudrate = baudrate, timeout = 1)

        if not self.ser.isOpen():
            raise Exception("Could not open the port '" + port + "'")

    def close(self):
        """ Close the connection """
        self.ser.close()

    def send(self, command):
        """ Send a command to the device """
        self.ser.write(command + "\r\n")

    def read(self, bytes = None):
        """ Reads a line for the serial port if `bytes` is not specified """
        if bytes is not None:
            return self.ser.read(bytes)

        return self.ser.readline().replace("\r\n", "")


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Facebook's Social Jobs Partnership: Built With Associations
A new endeavor to help Facebook members find jobs relies on the work of several employment-focused associations.
By Ernie Smith Nov 15, 2012
Because you can't spend all your time liking things on Facebook, the company wants to help you find a job.
The company's Social Jobs Partnership (SJP) launched a new app Wednesday with the help of a number of groups — including the U.S. Department of Labor, the DirectEmployers Association, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) — in an effort to make it easier for users of the highly trafficked site to find jobs.
The percentage of employers that would recommend Facebook as a recruitment tool to other employers, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Eighty-eight percent of survey respondents also said they were able to cut recruitment costs with the help of Facebook.
Why social jobs? According to Facebook, the app was created to tap into the growing trend of using social media to find employment. "The new SJP app is a central location where recruiters can share open positions with the Facebook community sorted by industry, location, and skills," the company wrote. To start, the partnership will include 1.7 million jobs across numerous fields.
The potential: It's already apparent. According to a recent study by NACE, half of all employers use Facebook as a recruitment tool, and 54 percent see social media becoming more important in the hiring process.
How associations are helping: The associations, which joined the partnership in October 2011, will help by providing their own job listings. "Through the collaboration of NASWA and DirectEmployers, SJP users will have quicker access to jobs originating on state-sponsored job banks and large corporate websites," Richard Hobbie, the executive director of NASWA, said in a press release.
Companies contribute, too: Four popular professional sites — BranchOut, Work4Labs, Jobvite, and Monster.com — will also add job listings to the program, helping to build the total to 1.7 million jobs.
The app is available to try over here.
Have you used Facebook as a tool to recruit employees? If so, were you happy with the results? Let us know in the comments.


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Beale could seal Arfield upgrade as Rangers handed boost on "flamboyant" 22 y/o target – opinion
Glasgow Rangers have received a boost on one of their transfer targets…
What's the news?
Morgan Whittaker failed to make the Swansea City bench for this afternoon's tie against QPR, meaning he still has a chance of joining the Ibrox side this month.
The Daily Record reported the news and due to the winger already playing for Plymouth Argyle this season, if he made an appearance for the Championship side today, he wouldn't have been able to play for Rangers due to FIFA rules.
Swansea now don't play a match until after the transfer window has shut, providing Michael Beale with a big boost as he looks to strengthen his squad.
Arfield upgrade
Swansea have priced Whittaker at £2m and despite the Light Blues already having a bid rejected for the 22-year-old, there is still time for Beale to secure his signature.
With Steven Davis, Scott Arfield and Ryan Jack out of contract at the end of the season, the 42-year-old will be hoping to bring a few new players to the club this month, and Whittaker could be an ideal upgrade for Arfield.
The 34-year-old has been deployed on the right wing numerous times this season, despite usually operating as an attacking midfielder, and while he has scored seven goals all season, this has masked some pretty average performances, especially in the Champions League.
He averaged a 6.5/10 rating via Sofascore for his displays on the continent and it's clear that his influence is waning, with Beale keen to bring younger talent to the club.
Whittaker can also operate through the middle in an advanced midfield role or on the right wing and he has been in wonderful form this term, scoring nine goals and registering seven assists for League One side Plymouth in a loan spell during the first half of the campaign – highlighting how he could thrive under Beale.
Talent scout Jacek Kulig dubbed him a "flamboyant winger" while his other strengths include "pace" and "crossing" which is something that could secure him a regular spot on the Rangers flank.
The Englishman is trying to reinvigorate Rangers and by luring talents such as Whittaker north of the border, he can build for the future while also releasing some members of the squad who haven't quite contributed enough without worrying about their potential replacements.
Ashworth heading for 1st transfer howler in Newcastle move for "disgraceful" £50m dud – opinion
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Blues Worth Hearing
For years, I've been disappointed with one Tracy Nelson album after another. Call her one of the greatest vocalists of our time, and you'd be right. But many of her records in recent years obscure Nelson's mastery of blues singing (enhanced by her deep feeling for gospel), as they have been bogged down by unexciting production, a dirge-like pace
--you name it.
Those dreary elements have vanished with Nelson's recent Victim of the Blues (Delta Groove), her most wonderful outing in ages. This one absolutely crackles, with singing that goes the extra mile, and a first rate band, including guitarist George Bradfute and keyboardist Jimmy Pugh. Indeed, they sound authentic, in direct contrast to some of Nelson's backing musicians of the last 20 years or more. You know...the rock band
that says, "Yeah, we can play blues--it's easy."
On Victim of the Blues, this collection of players has stripped away pretense and goes for the gut--Bradfute, for instance, isn't afraid to ride one guitar note over several bars if this direct method propels the song to where it should go. The musicians are straightforward and compelling, looking to make emotional ties to what Nelson is doing, rather than providing "power blues," a rock group term which insinuates that traditional blues is really kind of boring and needs to be pumped up.
Victim of the Blues isn't loaded with the most original song choices, because it's stuff blues fans know: Howlin' Wolf's "You'll Be Mine," Chuck Willis' "Feel So Bad" (credited to Lightnin' Hopkins, for some reason), and Percy Mayfield's "Stranger In My Own Home Town." It's one of those scintillating Tracy Nelson records where you can hear her pushing herself as if she's got a rep to uphold; this one roars.


Our families all love a good chicken dinner any day of the week. Here are five winning recipes to try at home.
The demands of work and family life can sometimes make cooking a great family dinner a massive chore. Finding inspiration in the kitchen can also be tiring and most times we return to the same dishes again and again, because it's what we know. We've found a few chicken recipes that can help make supper time exciting again.
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In Kisangani, a group of high-school students who cannot afford to pay the teachers' "bonuses" organized themselves to prepare the State exam together.
Filmed in Director Dieudo Hamadi's hometown of Kisangani, National Diploma follows a group of senior students as they study to sit what is the equivalent of the University Entrance exam for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The make or break for most youths, a pass mean the difference between a life working in a market; and one where your future has no boundaries.
The DRC however, is exceedingly corrupt, and the education system is no system. Students must pay for their education - fees to their school (really just sheds and blackboards) and their teachers. Bonuses are often demanded and if students don't pay, they are excluded.
With the final exam looming, a group of rebellious students determined to pass and sick of being held hostage by a corrupt and greedy system decide to set up their own exam preparation centre, "California", in an effort to ensure their success. Needless to say, this does not please the local schools. It's also than expected to revise without a teacher, and as the exam draws nearer, the students start to realise that hope can be both a good and a bad thing, and that sometimes you may have to do what you dislike to survive.
An observational documentary, you can't help but become attached to some of the students. For me Joel, the orphan who so desperately wants to pass, summed up the dichotomy of the developing DRC. Aware of his need for education, he studied as hard as he could yet needed to work the equivalent of a full time to job to survive and help with fees. A young man of religious conviction he prayed for guidance and help in attaining his diploma, and also visited an elder who mixed special charmed herbs to ensure success and luck.
If it seems like a peculiar mix of the old and the new, it very much seems to sum up how Joel and his generation see their future in the DRC. Stuck between what has happened before, and what that means for them economically, socially; and what the future may bring if they work hard enough, or achieve by any means possible, the chance to move up and away.
The relationship that Hamadi builds with his subjects throughout the documentary provides an intimate view of Africa that we don't often get to see: one of Africa by Africans.
This is a film I highly recommend you make time to see.


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San Luis del Valle är en ort i Mexiko.   Den ligger i kommunen Chignahuapan och delstaten Puebla, i den sydöstra delen av landet,  km öster om huvudstaden Mexico City. San Luis del Valle ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt San Luis del Valle är huvudsakligen kuperad, men åt nordväst är den platt. San Luis del Valle ligger nere i en dal. Den högsta punkten i närheten är Cerro La Peñuela,  meter över havet,  km väster om San Luis del Valle. Runt San Luis del Valle är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Chignahuapan,  km öster om San Luis del Valle. Omgivningarna runt San Luis del Valle är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap.

Ett tropiskt höglandsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är maj, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är december, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juli, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med  mm nederbörd.

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The first time I heard this pushback on the importance of body language, I stumbled a bit, but I also realized that I may have inadvertently been indoctrinated around what crossed arms and crossed legs communicate in a work setting. I now acknowledge that both points of view can be true at different times.
At face value, there's nothing wrong with the argument of discounting body language if the person you're communicating with understands your true intent. However, that's a big IF because, unless you tell people your intent, people will infer it from other sources of information—including your body language. And the inferences they make may or may not line up with what you truly intended.
And even if you tell people your intent, they may not believe it. Think of a married couple retiring for the night when one partner says to the other, "I have something important I want to talk to you about." The other partner answers, "Go ahead, and don't let the fact that I'm lying in bed with my back turned towards you and my eyes closed make you think that I'm not listening." No amount of verbal explanation about how well I can listen while in that physical position will make my partner feel that they truly have my undivided attention.
The key to effective body language isn't to avoid a long list of facial expressions or postures that could potentially communicate something negative to "someone" out there. Instead, the key is to focus on the specific people in front of you right now and how you think they're interpreting your body language. In some cases you'll care about that, and in others you won't, and that's OK.
In the cases where it's important that your intention isn't misinterpreted, you have to place extra focus on how those people are reacting. Maybe you provide explanations about your body language, or maybe you just adopt certain body language that you know will align closely with your intention. For example, if you want to be perceived as someone who connects with others and is open, you might concentrate on making meaningful eye contact and using physical postures that communicate openness, like open arms and palms turned up.
So don't feel trapped by convention about whether you may or may not cross your arms during a business conversation or about how exactly you should make eye contact to connect with someone. Instead, focus on the other person and how well you think your intention is coming across. And don't over think it. If their body language and verbal reactions align with what you intended to communicate, maybe that's all the thinking you need to do about your own body language in that situation.


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De La Barre è il primo dei grandi flautisti francesi conosciuti e grazie alle sue composizioni, da semplice esecutore, fondò probabilmente la prima scuola francese di flauto traverso.

Elementi biografici

Versailles

All'inizio collaboratore dei due flautisti "d'allemand" preferiti da Jean-Baptiste Lully e da Luigi XIV, René Pignon Descoteaux e Philibert Rebillé detto Philbert (ca. 1650-1712), Michel de La Barre prestò servizio nei saloni di Versailles al fianco di François Couperin, Antoine Forqueray e dei fratelli Hotteterre in occasione di quei concerti da camera tanto graditi al re.

Figlio di un mercante di vini del quartiere Saint-Paul di Parigi, de La Barre sviluppò una predilezione particolare per la formazione in trio (due strumenti concertanti e basso continuo) che illustrava a meraviglia il gusto nobile e fastoso del monarca e introdotto a Versailles da Lully per i celebri coucher du Roy (preparazione del re per la notte). Imitando Marin Marais, che già si era accostato al genere nel 1682, non è sorprendente che la prima opera di Michel de La Barre, pubblicata da Christophe Ballard nel 1694, sia stata un libro di trii sul cui frontespizio egli si qualifica flûte de la Chambre du Roy. Dedicata a un'oscura "Mademoiselle G. L. C.", la raccolta privilegia i movimenti teneri e sensibili che spesso hanno fatto dire che de La Barre avesse un talento particolare per commuovere le dame della corte:

Nel 1703 entra ufficialmente nella Musique de l'Écurie et de la Chambre du Roy e vi resta fino al 1730. In quel momento era già impiegato da Lully come rinforzo nei suoi divertissement e non tarda, nel 1700, a integrarsi nell'orchestra dell'Opéra dimostrandosi uno dei migliori solisti del petit chœur, come veniva descritto nel 1703.

L'anno 1700 vede anch'esso la pubblicazione del secondo libro di Pièces en Trio pour les violons, flustes et hautbois composées par le Sieur De La Barre, stavolta senza alcuna dedica né titolo... Queste sette nuove suite di danze si avvicinano per il loro stile alla Sérénade ou Concert, Divisé en trois Suites pour les violons, flûtes et hautbois pubblicata da Michel Pignolet de Montéclair nel 1697. Esse seguono tuttavia lo stile della sonata da chiesa italiana con, in modo più o meno percettibile, elementi melodici e decorativi di gusto tipicamente francese.

L'Opéra e i primi pezzi per flauto
Quando il giovane Duca d'Angiò accede al trono di Spagna, nel 1701, grazie a un gioco di testamenti reali, Michel de La Barre accompagna il giovane sovrano alla frontiera spagnola insieme ad altri venti musicisti. Questa avventura rimase celebre per la relazione apparsa sul Mercure de France in cui si menziona chiaramente: "Mrs Labarre, Joüeur de Flûte Allemande, La Lande, Violon, Robel, Violon", musicisti al seguito del Duca d'Angiò e accompagnatori del futuro re. Ciò potrebbe inoltre spiegare i titoli dall'aria "iberica" e/o guerresca di alcuni pezzi del Premier livre pour flûte pubblicato nel 1702 dal compositore ma probabilmente composto prima.

Questa raccolta, probabilmente la prima apparsa in Francia per questo strumento, fu sufficientemente importante da spingere l'autore ad aggiungervi, a preambolo, un "avvertimento" alquanto interessante. Racconta di essersi sentito molto ispirato dagli splendidi pezzi per viola da gamba che Marin Marais aveva pubblicato nel 1686 e nel 1701, confessando nello stesso tempo che il suo scopo era di portare i pezzi per flauto traverso al medesimo livello di perfezione di quelli per viola da gamba. Egli sosteneva che la viola da gamba fosse la compagna ideale della "fluste d'allemand" a causa del suo suono, "un po' nasale come quello di un ambasciatore":

Ma l'anno 1700 vede soprattutto la contribuzione di La Barre all'Opéra: il Triomphe des Arts, opéra-ballet in cinque atti, senza prologo, su un libretto di Houdar de la Motte, è rappresentato il 16 maggio. Sebbene non abbia riscosso il successo sperato e non si abbia notizia di successive rappresentazioni, l'ultimo atto sarà riveduto da Ballot de Sauvot e messo in musica da Rameau nel 1748 con il titolo di Pygmalion.

Il nome di Marin Marais, che suonava la viola a teatro insieme a La Barre, figura su una parte di basso continuo nel materiale orchestrale conservato. Fra gli altri esecutori figurano, in particolare al leggio del violino, Théobalde e Rebel, mentre Gabriel Garnier, soprattutto noto come organista della Chapelle Royale nel 1702, era al clavicembalo. Ma La Barre ritrovò l'amico quando quest'ultimo, pochi mesi prima della nomina a battitore di tempo, si trova menzionato in uno "stato della troupe dell'Opéra" stilato il 24 settembre 1704. La Barre è questa volta nel grand chœur al fianco di Nicolas II Hotteterre detto "Colin". Quando l'opéra Le triomphe des Arts fu rappresentato, Henry Guichard d'Hérapine doveva nutrire molto risentimento per il testo di Houdar de la Motte.

In un pamphlet intitolato Lettre d'un Lanterniste de Thoulouze à l'Autheur du Ballet des Arts représenté sur le Théâtre de l'Opéra, egli trovava la "contotta della pièce" delle più "sregolate", i versi privi di "tenerezza" e "energia", in somma "tante parole senza alcun senso". La musica di de La Barre sembrò d'altronde aver maggiormente colpito gli animi rispetto al libretto, come provano numerose diffusioni di certe melodie del balletto nelle varie raccolte di arie lungo tutto il XVIII secolo.

Dopo essersi affermato presso un pubblico che cominciava a contendersi questo tipo di raccolte, Michel de La Barre è nominato il 14 maggio 1704 "hautbois et musette de Poitou de la Chambre et de la Grande Ecurie". Ritorna sulla scena lirica il 26 maggio 1705, con una comédie lyrique in un prologo e tre atti, sempre su libretto di Houdar de la Motte. Nel 1768 Antoine Dauvergne darà una nuova musica allo stesso libretto e non avrà nessuna difficoltà a farne un opéra-comique tanto il ruolo del valletto Zerbin è importante.

In onore del flauto
Il terzo Livre des trios di de La Barre appare nel 1707, e questa volta è dedicato a Étienne Landais, tesoriere generale dell'artiglieria.

Le sei sonate contenute in questa raccolta sono tutte di quattro movimenti, sono composte di danze (gighe, gavotte, rondeau) a preludi all'italiana e terminano generalmente con una lunga fuga.

Il 9 dicembre 1709, Luigi XIV gli concede un privilegio personale di edizione per dodici anni, in vista della pubblicazione dei Divers ouvrages de musique tant vocale qu'instrumentale et pour les flûtes traversières, à 2 ou plusieurs parties. Fino al 1725 Michel de La Barre intraprende l'edizione delle sue quindici Suites pour deux flûtes sans basse, primi saggi di un genere che avrebbe conosciuto durante tutto il XVIII secolo uno sviluppo straordinario, autentico ambasciatore della conversazione galante e raffinata, illustrazione finalmente ideale dell'intimità di un duetto, discutendo in un salone tappezzato di velluto, alla luce tremolante di una candela...

Dal 1709 al 1714 (1re Suite/9e Suite de Pièces à 2 flûtes) risiede in "rüe de la vieille monnoye, presso Mr. Chârlier, commerciante". Nel 1710 si trasferisce brevemente in "Rüe neuve St Mederic, vicino alla rüe du renard, presso Mr. Coquelin", come ci informa il frontespizio del Deuxième Livre de Pièces pour la flûte. Rivolta a un certo Monsieur Chauvet, la dedica si colloca in una lunga tradizione di offerta appoggiata, destinata ad assicurarsi il credito di un personaggio influente sul pubblico.

L'ultimo pezzo della raccolta, la Sonate l'Inconnuë, di sonata ha però solo il nome. Resta solo una pura e semplice suite di movimenti perfettamente francese, totalmente rappresentativa e caratteristica degli umori di de La Barre. L'esuberante Chaconne che la conclude, composta di frasi ripetute di quattro battute, prende in prestito dalla viola le serie di semicrome. Il fatto che de La Barre l'abbia definita "sonata" prova ad ogni modo l'influenza sempre maggiore della musica italiana.

Nel luglio 1717 e il 17 ottobre del 1721 due ulteriori privilegi reali gli permettono di pubblicare la sua musica per ancora altri dodici anni. De La Barre è allora considerato "l'un des musiciens de la Chambre pour la flûte traversière".

Dal 1721 al 1725 il suo indirizzo scompare dai frontespizi. Intorno al 1720 si era ritirato, ottenendo una pensione, dall'orchestra dell'Académie Royale de Musique. Il 20 dicembre 1730 si ritira anche dalla carica di "hautbois et musette de Poitou", quindi passata a Jacques Chéron. Termina probabilmente la sua esistenza al servizio del suo pubblico.

Fortuna critica

Nelle sue Sonates à violon et suites pour la flûte traversière avec la basse del 1711, Louis-Antoine Dornel rendeva un vibrante omaggio al mondo del flauto traverso intitolando alcuni suoi pezzi in modo significativo: La Chauvet, Sarabande la Descosteaux, Sicilienne La Hotterre, L'ainé de Mr de la Barre, quest'ultima ripresa proprio da un pezzo di de La Barre tratto dal libro del 1702. Il meraviglioso ritratto a lungo attribuito a Robert Tournières e ormai reso all'unanimità ad André Bouys illustra quasi alla perfezione l'intento di Dornel. Seguendo una retorica di rappresentazione ben precisa nell'epoca barocca, vi si riconosce senza alcuna contestazione possibile la figura di Michel de La Barre, con parrucca nera in testa, in piedi a destra, mentre apre il suo libro di trii del 1707.
Il gambista a sinistra non sembra corrispondere a Marin Marais, di cui Bouys aveva già riprodotto i tratti, e sembrerebbe legittimo quindi riconoscervi Antoine Forqueray. Quanto agli altri due flautisti, è difficile dire se si tratti di Jacques Hotteterre detto "Le Romain", con uno dei suoi fratelli o cugini, o di Philbert e Descoteaux.

 Il primo a elogiare de La Barre fu Sébastien de Brossard, il quale, nel suo catalogo del 1724 (p. 352), testimonia che de La Barre era "il più eccellente flautista che ci fosse a Parigi, ed è grazie a lui se questo strumento è ora tanto in voga".
 Évrard Titon du Tillet nel suo Parnasse François del 1727 menziona anch'egli il flautista: "si può dire che fosse il primo uomo del suo tempo per l'esecuzione a questo strumento. L'ammirabile Blavet gli è succeduto". Tuttavia, descrivendo la sua Orchestre du Parnasse, de La Barre non compare: "Philbert, Des Coteaux, i due Hotteterre, Lucas, ci affascineranno con il suono dei loro flauti".
 Pierre-Louis d'Aquin precisa, nel 1753, che de La Barre aveva "il meraviglioso dono di commuovere".
 L'attitudine di Michel de La Barre di riuscire tanto bene nell'emozione e nelle melodie commoventi fu citata anche nel severo Dictionnaire des Artistes di Fontenai (Parigi, 1776, p. 150), che sintetizzò le diverse opinioni sul flautista: "Si guardava a lui come il più eccellente flautista del suo tempo. Si dice che avesse il talento meraviglioso di commuovere suonando questo strumento. Se fu così, la natura gli aveva concesso un dono che l'arte non raggiungerà mai. Ancora ci si ricorda dell'impressione che faceva all'orchestra dell'Opéra, della quale fece parte a lungo, e dalla quale ebbe una pensione alla fine della sua vita".

Resta dunque solo da suonare la musica di de La Barre, perché essa soffre di una sfortunata ignoranza.

Note

Catalogo
 1694: Premier Livre des Trio, pour les violons, Flûtes et hautbois, par Monsieur De La Barre, Flûte de la Chambre du Roy, Paris, Christophe Ballard, 1694; Seconde Edition, revûë & corrigée [...], Parigi, Christophe Ballard.
 1700 : Le Triomphe des Arts, opéra-ballet in cinque atti senza prologo, su libretto di Houdar de La Motte, rappresentato per la prima volta dall'Académie Royale de Musique il 16 maggio 1700.
 1700 : Pièces en trio pour les violons, flustes et hautbois, composées Par le sieur De La Barre, Livre Second, […], Parigi, Christophe Ballard.
 1702 : Pièces pour la Flûte Traversière avec la Basse-Continue, […] Œuvre Quatrième, […], Paris, Christophe Ballard.
 1705 : La Vénitienne, comédie lyrique in un prologo e tre atti su libretto di Houdar de La Motte, rappresentata all'Académie il 26 maggio 1705.
 1707 : Troisième Livre des Trio pour les violons, flûtes, et hautbois, mélez de Sonates pour la Flûte traversière, […], Parigi, Christophe Ballard.
 1709 : Air dans Airs sérieux et à boire de différents auteurs […], Christophe Ballard, mars 1709 [p. 57 ; PBN Vm7 542] : « Vous me parlez toujours d'Iris »
 1709: Première Suitte de Pièces à deux flûtes traversières, […], Parigi, Foucaut.
 1710: Deuxième Suite de Pièces à deux flûtes traversières, […], Parigi, Foucaut.
 1710: Deuxième Livre de Pièces pour la flûte traversière, Avec la Basse Continuë, […], Parigi, Foucaut.
 1711: Troisième Suite à deux flûtes traversières sans basse, […], Parigi, Foucault.
 1711: Quatrième & 5e Suite[s] à deux flûtes traversières sans basse, […], Parigi, Foucault.
 1713: Cinquième Livre contenant la Sixième, et la septième suite à deux flûtes traversières sans basse, […], Parigi, Foucault.
 1714: Sixième Livre contenant la huitième et la neuvième Suite à deux Flûtes Traversières sans basse, […], Parigi, Foucault.
 1721: Septième Livre contenant la Xe et la XIe Suitte de Pièces à 2 Flûtes-Traversieres ſans Baße. […], Parigi, Boivin.
 1722: Neufième Livre contenant deux Sonates à deux flûtes traversières sans Basse. […], Parigi, Boivin.
 1722: Dixième Livre contenant 2 Suittes à deux Flûtes-Traversières sans Basse. […], Parigi, Boivin.
 1722: Huitième Livre, contenant Deux Suites pour la flûte traversière avec la basse, […], Parigi, Boivin.
 1724: Recueil d'airs à boire à deux parties…
 1725: Douzième Livre contenant Deux Suites à deux Flûtes Traversières ſans Basse. […], Parigi, Boivin.

Bibliografia
 Marie-Hélène Sillanolli, La Vie et l'œuvre de Michel de La Barre, flûtiste de la Chambre et compositeur du roi, Parigi, tesi di terzo ciclo alla Sorbona, 1984, 755 p.
 Marcelle Benoît, Musiques de Cour: Chapelle, Chambre, Écurie, 1661-1733 [raccolta di documenti], Parigi, Picard, 1971, 553 p.

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Collegamenti esterni

 Prefazione al Triomphe des Arts di Houdar de La Motte

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NB: Accommodation is available for Ghanaian delegates at a separate rate. You must register separately for accommodation. Please contact us + 233 242842833 or by email: youthsdgssummit@gmail.com .
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I was talking to one of my grandsons right before the end of May and I asked him if he had school the next week.
"Vacation! Son, when I was your age, school WAS vacation," I exclaimed.
I'm also pretty sure that I was not the only student at dear old Blair Branch Grade School in the 1950s and '60s who dreaded seeing the school year come to an end because we enjoyed reading, writing and arithmetic in the classrooms and shooting marbles, playing baseball or basketball at recess far, far more than the alternatives.
Instead of sleeping in, acting bored and gaming the summer days away in air-conditioned comfort, my summer days involved getting out of bed at least an hour earlier than normal to earn my keep on our subsistence farm. And earning my keep didn't usually involve any cash that found its way into my pocket.
The last half of May and the first half of June found me in our commercial strawberry "patch" during the cool morning hours, up until noon, where we harvested berries that were about one-third to no more than one-half the size of what they sell in stores these days.
During that month of "strawberry season," breakfast was eaten while I worked. Instead of putting the first, smaller, misshapen berries into the market bucket, they were eaten on the spot for the first meal of the day. Usually, around noon, we'd stop for lunch, which consisted of crushed strawberries with sugar and cream, a bologna sandwich and a glass of my favorite Kool-Aid that was any flavor but strawberry.
After lunch, we sat for hours "working up" gallons of the aforementioned low-quality berries. They were either canned whole for winter cobblers or turned into jam, but, of course, we saved enough back to make pies or a shortcake for supper to go with whatever was ready in the garden.
I always volunteered to make the garden trip to pick peas or get a cabbage head along with new potatoes, mustard greens, bib lettuce, radishes and green onions. I'd have volunteered for nearly anything to get away from strawberries for awhile even though I did love to ride with Dad after he ended his day at the mine and we delivered the better and best berries to customers throughout Letcher and parts of Knott and Perry counties.
The lettuce, radishes and green onions were tossed together and then scalded with sizzling bacon grease for, what I consider, one of the very finest dishes known to man. All that grease may have contributed to the two strokes I've suffered but, if I had it to do over, I'd eat it all again.
After strawberry season ended there were beans, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and myriad other vegetables to be hoed, picked and then canned or dried. The work was never ending but we did take a few minutes off before dark to dam up a little, waist-deep hole of water about eight feet wide and 15 feet long in "the branch" just in front of our house. We called it a "swimming hole" but all I ever saw actually swimming in it were the half dozen ducks and geese we usually kept on the place for no apparent reason. The water was cold because it had hardly been touched by the sun from its origin at a mountain spring about a mile on up the holler.
I actually considered picking blackberries in July to be a nice diversion from regular work. Even though it meant, climbing steep mountains, shedding blood from deep scratches, scratching dozens of chigger bites and taking the risk of getting a copperhead bite, picking blackberries did not involve the use of a bull tongue or double shovel plow, a sweaty horse or contrary mule nor a long handled hoe.
I literally couldn't wait for August to roll around so that school could start back up when I was still a pup. We may have had three months away from school when I was a boy, but it certainly was not what anyone would have called a vacation.
As far I was concerned, the first day of school was the start of my vacation.


The Fairfield Historic District Commission gave approval for Dr. William Kueffner to install 16 solar panels on the roof of the historic Tide Mill building on Harbor Road in Southport, Ct.
FAIRFIELD -- The Historic District Commission has seen the light. And it's green.
The commission, which often takes a hard line against property changes not in keeping with the colonial character of the town's historic districts, on Thursday gave approval for high-tech equipment designed to ease the cost -- and environmental impact -- of generating light in the Southport Historic District.
The commission voted unanimously to approve an application from Dr. William Kueffner to install 16 solar panels on the roof of the historic Tide Mill building on Harbor Road. The building, which sits on a bridge spanning the upper reaches of Southport Harbor, initially was a mill, then became a tavern and, still later, offices and residential units.
"We need to note that the use of material like this on a roof are innovative and are in an effort to go green," said Henry Backe, the commission's acting chairman. He said the height of the building itself makes the solar panels less noticeable.
Commission member Tom Dailey said Kueffner should be complimented for "presenting a plan where the panels are as inconspicuous as possible." The black panels, topped with tempered glass, will be raised slightly off the roof line, Kueffner said, but will parallel the roof. Other solar installation are often at an angle to the rooftop.
Dailey noted there is a house in Westport where the solar panels are set into a membrane into the actual roof so that they are pretty much flush with the roof.
That house, Kueffner said, was an architect's house, with a specially designed roof. "We had a new roof put on four or five years ago," he said.
Kueffner said the solar panels will provide about 35 percent of his home's electrical needs, and in urging approval for his plan, told the commission, "I hope you can make history."
Neighbors who would have a view of the panels wrote to the commission in support of the solar panel application.


Two pupils of Belvue School, in Ealing, are learning about working life through a paid placement with Catalyst Housing.
The two month opportunity started in February and is with Catalyst's Environmental Services team; who are responsible for cleaning, caretaking, gardening and clearing fly-tipping. The two pupils – Zain and Alex – are working alongside staff who mentor them on day-to-day work tasks, and they also have regular meetings with a senior manager to discuss how they are doing.
The Catalyst relationship with Belvue School came about following an introduction from resident board member Christina Tom-Johnson, who wanted the organisations to co-operate in providing work placements for pupils with a range of learning difficulties.
"I'm pleased that we have been able to offer Zain and Alex a full time paid placement. Initially they are developing their gardening skills, but are also being given the opportunity to develop other skills and knowledge. We are keen to provide more opportunities for other pupils by developing our relationship with Belvue," said Claire Demmel, Director of Environmental Services at Catalyst.
The Belvue School curriculum for 16 to 19-year-olds is designed to integrate them into the adult world of work and social opportunities.
"For many of the students social opportunities and work are a real challenge, which is why this project with Catalyst has been so important for us. We have taken a measured approach to the work assignments as the Catalyst teams needed to be sure that they had the capacity to support the students and the students themselves had to feel confident in their place of work. It has been a great a success and we hope to work with Catalyst on more social projects in the future," said Simon Roberts, Head of Post-16 at Belvue School.


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El Motorola Xoom es una tableta de Motorola basada en Android 3.0 Honeycomb, presentada en el CES 2011, el 5 de enero de 2011 y lanzada el 24 de febrero del mismo año.
Es la primera tableta que lleva instalado Android 3.0. Se puso a la venta con otros tres productos: el Atrix Motorola, el Motorola Droid Bionic, y el Motorola Cliq 2.

En enero se dio a conocer que el Xoom vendrá como modelo sólo Wi-Fi, así como un modelo 3G a través de Verizon Wireless.

CNET lo nombró en la categoría de tables como "lo mejor del CES 2011".

Características

El Xoom cuenta con una cámara frontal de 2 MP para videoconferencia sobre Wi-Fi o Internet móvil, y una cámara trasera de 5 MP que graba vídeo de 720p. El Xoom tiene una pantalla táctil multi-touch capacitativa, de 10,1 pulgadas con resolución de 1280×800 px, y soporta 1080p en la reproducción de vídeo. Cuenta con un chip Tegra 2 T20, ULP GeForce a 333 MHz para la aceleración de gráficos 3D, así como un puerto de salida de video micro-HDMI. Cuenta con el recubrimiento resistente Gorilla Glass.

Dispone una variedad de sensores, incluido un sensor de luz ambiental para autoajustar el brillo de la pantalla, un acelerómetro y un giroscopio de 3 ejes, un magnetómetro (brújula), y un barómetro. Utiliza el chip Nvidia Tegra 2 T20, con un CPU doble núcleo a una frecuencia de 1 GHz.

Media
El Motorola Xoom soporta los siguientes formatos multimedia:

 Audio: AAC, AAC +, AMR NB, AMRWB, MP3, XMF.
 Vídeo: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, VP8

Recepción

El Xoom recibió elogios de los críticos, Engadget, PC World y CNET, dijeron que el desempeño del Xoom era tan bueno, o superior, a los productos de la competencia.

La experiencia de usuario con el software fue mixta. Android 3.0 fue elogiado por "venir en una manera mucho más coherente que cualquier iteración anterior del software", según Engadget, y de ser "el esfuerzo de Google de software más brillante hasta la fecha", según PC World. CNET dijo que algunas zonas del software parecen demasiadas complejas, y Engadget dijo que "muchos de los nuevos programas se siente como que no estuvieran fuera de beta" [en su versión 3.0]. El precio del dispositivo fue también objeto de críticas, tanto en Engadget como PC World citaron el precio como un inconveniente, y CNET dijo que con el precio de lanzamiento, "el Xoom se limitará a los usuario pioneros y partidarios de Android".

Galería

Véase también
 Tableta PC

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Official Motorola Xoom
 Xoom developer page, comparing models

Dispositivos Android
Teléfonos móviles Motorola
Computadoras tabletas


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Fatal Crashes Spur Changes at U.S. Highway 30 & Whitney Road
Cheyenne Police Department
In the wake of two fatal crashes, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is making safety improvements to the intersection of U.S. Highway 30 and Whitney Road.
District Engineer Tom DeHoff says they've deployed two dynamic message signs to warn people of the intersection and have added "stop bars" on Whitney Road.
"By the end of this week, we will also install two larger stop signs at this intersection with flashing beacons," said DeHoff. "Also on U.S. 30, we'll install intersection ahead signs with flashing beacons."
Residents in the area have also suggested WYDOT lower the speed limit on U.S. Highway 30 or put a traffic light at the intersection, but DeHoff says a safety analysis conducted last week showed the majority of drivers were driving the posted limit.
"That was very positive for us on how people are driving out there," said DeHoff. "That's why we have come up with these short-term fixes."
DeHoff says WYDOT will continue to monitor the safety of the intersection while the designs for two long-term projects -- A 2022 project to move the intersection of Dell Range and U.S. Highway 30 to the west about a quarter mile and a 2024 project to make U.S. Highway 30 five lanes out to the Archer bridge -- are being completed.
Filed Under: fatal crashes, safety improvements, U.S. Highway 30, Whitney Road, Wyoming department of transportation
Categories: Cheyenne News, Joy Greenwald, Wyoming News