During the press release, Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma said. This will be a game changer not just in India but globally too. Yu has been envisioned for building an ecosystem of connected devices and offer customised experience to users," also added that This new Device will be affordable and innovative for the users to enhance multi-tasking.
According to rumours, Micromax 'Yu' brand device will be like Xiaomi smartphones expected to support Dual- SIM with Dual-Mode(GSM+WCDMA) offers connectivity through 4G LTE, 3G, NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB and GPS comes with a bigger 5.5-inch full-HD LCD display with resolution (720×1280 pixels) powered by Quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory and 32GB expandable memory run on US-based Cyanogen OS will combine a 13-MP Primary rear camera with dual-LED flash and a 5-MP front facing camera for video calling packed with a powerful 3100mAh Li-ion battery.
At last last few honest word, Micromax 'Yu' brand device coming to rule the budget phone market in India. What you think? Please stay tuned for more updates.


The give in caregiver can consumes us. The needs of the otherscan easily overshadow our own needs. It is vital to remember that your needs are terribly important. Me time becomes a luxury you can't afford to do without. Caregivers can easly forget that fun physical activity is such an important part of wellness. The good news is that there are easy ways to squeeze in and reap the benefits of exercise to increase your strength and help you and your heart stay healthy. February is heart health month and a great occasion to find new ways to weave enjoyable activity into your life.
Walking is a great stress reliever. Why not make a date with yourself to take a daily walk? Getting outside for even ten minutes a day can be a great way to enjoy much-needed alone time that will help to clear your head. Recharge your batteries with a little fresh air.
When winter weather forces you to look for indoors exercise find an activity that can be done in the comfort of your home or office. Many online exercise videos only take a few minutes but will give you a boost of energy and wellness that can last all day.
Remember February is heart health month … take care of yours!


It was a dream for me to shoot milkyway from a long time, however I am not lucky enough to find a good schedule to do so. And so when Q8clicks planned a milky way night last month, I grabbed the chance and made sure I won't miss it. We planned to go for a long ride towards the border to reach a dark area away from the city. And for a good milky way shoot, we decided to have the event in Abdally near Iraq boarder in an old weather station in 70's. I have been in this place for star trail for several time, so finding the location even in the dark is not that difficult. Around 20 people gathered that night to capture star trail & milky way. An unexpected light painting show was also presented by my good friend Manoj for everyone. The night was full of fun and has definitely tighten the bond of friendship among the members who gathered on that night.
Just waiting until nighttime won't do. A dark sky free of light pollution is the first and most important requirement to even seeing the Milky Way, let alone photographing it. Be prepared to travel a considerable distance, otherwise you run the risk of city lights making their mark in your shots. The moon can have a similar impact on your Milky Way photos; shooting during a full moon will wash out your images. Try to shoot during a new moon.
Know when and where to look. The part of the Milky Way that is most easily visible to the naked eye isn't visible all year round. You will find your celestial subject in the southern half of the sky, rising from the west. there are several mobile apps available to locate milky way. install and wait for the moment...!!!
Use a digital camera with good high ISO capabilities.
You'll be shooting at night with very little available light; you want your camera's sensor to be able to handle the shooting conditions without introducing an excessive amount of noise. A full-frame camera is preferable but certainly not a necessity.
Use a fast wide angle lens.
You should work with a lens with a maximum aperture of at least f/2.8; the faster the better. It's not that you're totally out of luck if your fastest lens is f/3.5 or so, but you'll have more of a challenge on your hands since the lens won't be able to gather as much light. The same principle applies to focal length; go as wide as you can. You may be seeing only a fraction of the Milky Way, but it's still monstrous in size. The wider your lens, the more of it you can capture.
This really isn't optional, but sturdiness is your number one concern.as you shoot in very slow shutter speed.
To avoid the headache of trying to focus in the dark, use your camera's live view feature to manually focus on a bright star. Alternatively, you could use the distance markings on your lens (if it has them) to set hyper focal distance, you can set a bit turn from the infinity.
Start with ISO 3200. Referring back to the first point, a high ISO is essential to collecting enough light to render a bright image of the Milky Way. Under typical conditions, ISO 3200 is a good starting place. Based on how well this plays with other camera settings, you can go higher or lower from there, the images i shoot shown above all are with ISO 3200.
Set a long shutter speed.
Set a wide open aperture.
Remember, it's all about collecting as much light as possible; depth of field isn't the primary concern here. In case of any significant softness you'll want to stop your lens down. This is why it's so important to use a fast lens in the first place; if you know your lens is unacceptably soft at f/1.4, stopping down to f/2 will sharpen things up without having a severe impact on the lens' light gathering ability.
There's no right way or wrong way to compose your shot, but you can create a sense of depth by framing this as a standard landscape shot with the Milky Way serving as the background. Just because it's dark out doesn't mean you should forget about the foreground, though; you can add interest to your scene by including hills or mountains, trees, rock formations, or even a person. Experiment all you want.
There will be a lot of variation at this final stage and, again, there is no one right way to handle the post processing of your shots. The two most important things you can do to make post processing a little easier is to shoot raw and get the best exposure you can in-camera. You may need to apply some sharpness and noise reduction.
According to some sources, the color temperature of the Milky Way is around 4840°K; if you find it too much on the yellow/orange side, adjust white balance until you have a neutral scene. You will definitely need to increase contrast; it's okay to be a bit heavy handed here, so long as you're not losing shadow detail. If the photo editing software you are using allows curves adjustments, make use of it, as you can be more precise with your work. Assuming you got a good in-camera exposure you shouldn't have to play with the exposure slider too much.
As you can see, you don't need a lot of specialized equipment in order to be successful in astrophotography. In addition to having a passion for the subject, you'll certainly only have to invest a lot of planning, practice, and patience. The pay-off, however, will be worth all the time and effort you spend. happy shooting :P :P :P .. cheers...!!!
My images are not good enough to publish.. but i am happy I have spent the night with my friends. Love live Q8clicks!
Special thanks goes out to Unni for the Biryani and Jobin for the Gulab Jamun :P and the other guys who all bring the refreshments...!!! I am looking forward seeing you all again next time!


The shrimp cocktail at Chico's, it is an awesome thing. A towering beer stein full of a homemade broth so hearty it's a soup, red from tomatoes, thickly flecked with sautéed celery, onions, chiles, and bell peppers, tender with pink curls of shrimp upon shrimp, and creamy with square-cut chunks of fresh avocado. It's served heated, with fresh cilantro, hot sauce, ketchup, a few tostada shells, and a long spoon; the goal is to scoop out batches of shrimp and broth, place them on pieces of tostada shell, and watch the world fall away. This thing ($7.95; serves two or three as an appetizer, or one as an entrée), this thing is living now in my hallowed pantheon of the Top Five Dishes in the Twin Cities. It's great--you look around and can't believe you're in a dingy strip mall so far out in Edina that it's nigh about in Nebraska.
And it's good that the world falls away, because the interior decorating at Chico's, it is also an awesome thing. Ever hear of Chico's Tecate Grill? It's a Mexican quick-serve chain, and there used to be one right, exactly, right here, where Chico's Mexican Grill now stands. The new Chico's replaced the old Chico's this past July, and the switch was done on such a shoestring that the remodel consisted of, as far as I can tell, nothing. Whatsoever. Same neon outside, same artwork, same booths, same soda-fountain sodas, same everything. "Right now one of our problems is we're fighting against Chico's Tecate Grill's bad name," says Luis Castillo, who co-owns the spot with Patricia Garcia. Castillo also explained that despite the similar name and changeless façade, few people have grasped that the new Chico's is entirely different from the old Chico's.
People. Can anything ever permeate our granite skulls?
Well, if anything ever could, it should be something from the accomplished stuff-in-sauce section of Chico's menu, because Chef Arghimiro Diaz really excels when it comes to sauces. The borrego (bor-AY-ho) is amazing: A lamb shank in a birria sauce, the meat is as tender as cheese, and the sauce, dusky, earthy, and brought to a point by the chiles, creates an overall impression of a gamy tobacco sunset. And it's served with creamy refried beans, rice that has a sweet hint of tomato, an avocado wedge, pico de gallo, and tortillas. When the borrego ($9.95) and that shrimp cocktail are on the table at Chico's, the restaurant is as good as Tejas, which is the highest local praise there is--and, obviously, The chile colorado ($6.50) is nearly as good as the borrego: With chunks of beef in a glossy sauce of ground, seared chiles and garlic, the stuff is potent and rich, and it's just fantastic when popped into a corn tortilla and topped with cilantro, onions, and a big squeeze of lime, all of which can be found at the condiment bar. My tie for third on the menu is between the picadillo, shredded beef in a red chile sauce, and pollo a la crema, ($7.95), chicken in a creamy, creamy cream sauce that's sure to inspire a pep rally at our local chapter of the National Association for the Promotion of Rogan Josh, Béchamel, and Fettucini Alfredo.
I also have nothing but positive things to say about the burritos at Chico's, and I pretty much hate nearly every burrito in town. In Chico's burritos you'll find that nice tomato rice, refried beans, and your choice of meat--including the lovely chile colorado or picadillo--bundled into a big tortilla along with lettuce, tomatoes, and pico de gallo, and topped with a creamy sauce, garnished with bits of scallion and tomatoes, and crowned with a big dollop of sour cream dusted with grated cotija cheese. Somebody cares! About a burrito! It's dressed up, lovingly presented--we never get that! I had never realized it before, but you know what? Most of the burritos I see in Minnesota seem begrudging and sullen, ordered by people who wish they lived in California, and served by people who wish it too. But not at Chico's. Luis Castillo says he moved here from Seattle, where he and Guadalajara-born chef Diaz worked together at the chain restaurant Azteca: Personally, I think everybody who works on I-494 should chip in to send a bouquet out to Seattle to say thanks.
And especially all of you who have spent more than an hour listening to the Flaming Lips while looking blankly at the back of an SUV, especially you should. Because Chico's isn't really a dinner spot: It's a fountain-soda, counter-service place that feels desolate at night. But if you work on I-494, if you work in the Normandale Towers, if you have the Onion bookmarked and do that irritating urban- suburban reverse commute that is the secret, never written about, mass irritation of fully half the successful thirtysomethings in town, this is your new lunch and takeout secret. Sometimes I just picture you all, Radiohead blaring from your Volkswagen speakers as you race up and down 100 and 169, forced to work in Bloomington office towers because your boomer overlords want to live in Tuscan eight-car-garage cabins in Orono and, frankly, I get seriously depressed. Not least because I know you are all being forced to lunch at T.G.I.Friday's. But finally! When you and the other person at work who knows who Nick Cave is, when you two want to go to lunch, finally you have somewhere to go. Also, somewhere to get takeout on the way home. I bet a couple of beers, a couch, Buffy, and a veggie burrito made with black beans, broccoli, carrots, celery, and mushrooms ($5.50) will soon be recognized as one of our human resources departments' most critical strategies for encouraging good mental health.
Also, good physical health. In fact, one friend I brought to Chico's was suddenly elevated from common levels of dexterity to skillful ambidexterity, miraculously able to wield forks in both left and right hands, because the shrimp cocktail and the chile colorado had appeared simultaneously. "You know," he said, "the room isn't even that bad." This from a man who once spent half an hour articulating the variety and depth of the problem with the dessert and coffee china of one of the Twin Cities' most expensive restaurants.
"No," I said, "it's like beer goggles, but for food. You're food goggling." He looked around and shook his head like someone coming up for air from a deep dive. He then shrugged airily, concluding that while I was right, he didn't much care, because the transformative powers of awe are not to be underestimated, with plastic forks in taco joints as with all things.


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package org.assertj.core.internal.doubles;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
import static org.assertj.core.error.ShouldNotBeEqual.shouldNotBeEqual;
import static org.assertj.core.test.TestData.someInfo;
import static org.assertj.core.test.TestFailures.failBecauseExpectedAssertionErrorWasNotThrown;
import static org.assertj.core.util.FailureMessages.actualIsNull;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;

import org.assertj.core.api.AssertionInfo;
import org.assertj.core.internal.Doubles;
import org.assertj.core.internal.DoublesBaseTest;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

/**
 * Tests for <code>{@link Doubles#assertNotEqual(AssertionInfo, Double, double)}</code>.
 *
 * @author Alex Ruiz
 * @author Joel Costigliola
 */
public class Doubles_assertNotEqual_Test extends DoublesBaseTest {

  @Test
  public void should_fail_if_actual_is_null() {
    assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() -> doubles.assertNotEqual(someInfo(), null, 8d))
                                                   .withMessage(actualIsNull());
  }

  @Test
  public void should_pass_if_doubles_are_not_equal() {
    doubles.assertNotEqual(someInfo(), 8d, 6d);
  }

  @Test
  public void should_fail_if_doubles_are_equal() {
    AssertionInfo info = someInfo();
    try {
      doubles.assertNotEqual(info, 6d, 6d);
    } catch (AssertionError e) {
      verify(failures).failure(info, shouldNotBeEqual(6d, 6d));
      return;
    }
    failBecauseExpectedAssertionErrorWasNotThrown();
  }

  @Test
  public void should_fail_if_actual_is_null_whatever_custom_comparison_strategy_is() {
    assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() -> doublesWithAbsValueComparisonStrategy.assertNotEqual(someInfo(), null, 8d))
                                                   .withMessage(actualIsNull());
  }

  @Test
  public void should_pass_if_doubles_are_not_equal_according_to_custom_comparison_strategy() {
    doublesWithAbsValueComparisonStrategy.assertNotEqual(someInfo(), 8d, 6d);
  }

  @Test
  public void should_fail_if_doubles_are_equal_according_to_custom_comparison_strategy() {
    AssertionInfo info = someInfo();
    try {
      doublesWithAbsValueComparisonStrategy.assertNotEqual(info, 6d, -6d);
    } catch (AssertionError e) {
      verify(failures).failure(info, shouldNotBeEqual(6d, -6d, absValueComparisonStrategy));
      return;
    }
    failBecauseExpectedAssertionErrorWasNotThrown();
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The cool peeps at Sydney Living Museums are showing off some super amazing builds of icons from Sydney Harbour, which were built by certified LEGO professional Ryan McNaught!
Guess what! Ryan used over 1000 minifigs in his builds for the exhibition! So cool!
Oh, and there's even traffic on the Harbour Bridge… and fireworks with lights!
Plus, you can pay a visit to (a tiny version of) Luna Park!


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Trump's Washington: A Government of Strangers
November 11, 2016 by Llewellyn King 3 Comments
Prepare for a government of strangers: people we don't know and haven't met.
That government, those strangers, or mostly strangers, will shape the presidency of Donald Trump — not the slogans, not the declarations of intentions, not the hopes of those who threw in with Trump, but the merging of those interests represented by officeholders who aren't well known in Washington or the nation.
In the short time between now and Jan. 20, the Trump transition team has to come up with some very key players, who eventually will have to be confirmed by the Senate — an easier prospect with a Republican-controlled Senate, but not a slam-dunk.
In relations with the world's nations, some of whom Trump has vigorously unfriended during the campaign, these jobs will be of first importance, including secretary of state; secretary of defense; national security adviser; secretary of the treasury; and secretary of energy (often forgotten as a defense agency), who is the keeper of our nuclear arsenal.
Domestically, Trump needs to name quickly staff at the White House, especially the Office of Management and Budget, which, within short weeks of climbing aboard, must prepare a budget for him to send to Capitol Hill. That budget will be, in many ways, the first indication of how Trump plans to govern. Republican as much as Democrats will be leery of what it contains.
After those critical positions, there are an incredible 4,000 additional positions to filled, 100 of which require Senate confirmation.
The conservative think tanks in Washington stand ready to heed the call, and maybe to provoke it, if they have an in. The think tanks are sounding boards for political ideas, like what to do about health care, foreign policy and trade, but they also represent something of a government in exile.
When a party is defeated, the ranks of the think tanks sympathetic to that party swell. Expect to see the Brookings Institution, the Progressive Policy Institute, the Economic Policy Institute and the New America Foundation find places for those leaving the Obama Administration.
Likewise, the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the newer Foreign Policy Initiative will be ready to disgorge their best to serve in government.
It is a changing of the guard that takes place with each election that results in a change of party.
After the think tanks, or maybe in lockstep, come the universities. Look for Obama refugees to show up at places like Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government: a kind of halfway house for politicos. MIT and Stanford expect to have their faculty raided for the top jobs in the department of defense, energy and homeland security. Whether Trump and his people will raid these larders of talent is unknown.
Normally, White House watchers have a trail of crumbs to follow. They can say so-and-so was at college with the president, that professor so-and-so helped him form a position on nuclear power, or some think-tanker may have had a role in the campaign.
The Trump the clues are meager. Only four names stand out: Steve Bannon of Breitbart News, his campaign's chief executive, Kellyanne Conway, his campaign manager, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, his transition team head, and Sean Hannity of Fox News. Another clue: Many on the campaign staff once worked for Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.).
Journalists will be watching the Trump camp just as Kremlin watchers in the days of the Soviet Union watched for hints out of Moscow. How will Trump govern? Who will staff his administration?
While Trump and his administration get settled in, while they find out how enormously complicated and far-flung the responsibilities of the U.S. government are, the day to day running of the country will be with the disparaged civil service: the bureaucrats so despised by Trump the campaigner, now his vital aides in transition.
— For InsideSources
Photo credit: Alex Barth, "Washington Monument" Washington DC, 2009. Used under the Creative Commons Generic 2.0 license
Filed Under: King's Commentaries Tagged With: Donald Trump, Heritage Foundation, Office of Management and Budget
Beltway Job Seekers Are Rested and Ready for the New President
If one of the presidential hopefuls, with the exception of Hillary Clinton, wins the presidency, the first thing he will need is the telephone number of a really good recruitment firm.
"Is this the Manpower company? Yes, well this is the president. I want you to come up with 1,400 top executives and, this is important, they must be able to be confirmed by the United States Senate — no lovers, no drunks, no druggies, and no financial cowboys. All right then, how about 100 smart ones and 1,300 warm ones with nice families?"
The fact is that the president has a job that is not always anticipated: personnel officer in chief. Of those who might get the presidency, the one who will be the least challenged in filling out the 1,400 jobs that require a nod from the Senate, Clinton has the best Rolodex of potential appointees. She should have. She has been around Washington since her husband was president. And that means that every Democratic political retread in the capital, will be petitioning for work.
As first lady, senator and secretary of state, Clinton has had plenty of opportunity to stuff her Rolodex. Less so Bernie Sanders, who was a loner in the Senate and who seems not to have sat in on any discussions on foreign policy. He, like so many politicians, knows people who agree with him, which means he has a good grip on the cost of university education to students, or the way medicine was nationalized in other countries.
Likewise, Ted Cruz can probably lay his hands on a few good tax-cutters and gold-standard adherents, but he may be a bit stretched when it comes to people who know about the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict or the supplies of flu vaccine for 2017.
John Kasich knows people from his time in Washington: people who are biding their time in the think tanks, where they have been holed up since past Republican administrations. Talk about Beltway insiders!
Trump knows people in real estate and people in show business, and he is his own adviser, by his own boast. He, more than the rest, is going to need help in getting help. How do you find people able to renegotiate every treaty on the books, which is the core of his foreign policy?
Let alone staffing a government, Trump will have difficulty in staffing even the transition team, so vital in a smooth transfer of power. So much to learn, which is hard when you are stuck in transmission. Does he know that the U.S. Geological Survey is part of the Interior Department, or the Secret Service part of Treasury? Does Sanders know that sensitive areas need career ambassadors, and cronies and buddies are for safe appointments, like Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
There is a long history of presidents who have been hurt or hindered by who they knew when they were elected. Ronald Reagan knew a lot of people and had less than usual trouble in staffing. But even so, his energy transition chief Michel Halbouty, a wildcatter from Texas, was floored when he heard the Department of Energy made and maintains nuclear weapons. Bill Clinton suffered what might be called the "Arkansas deficit" for the first years of his administration.
In the think tanks, left and right, former office holders and those itching to hold office hang out writing op-eds, making speeches and hoping they are headed for government. The has-beens and never-weres are rested and ready.
Trump, with no contacts where he would need them, would blunder, mistaking businessmen for statesmen. He could fall prey to a right-wing think tank, like the Heritage Foundation. Retired military also have agendas, and are keen to implement them on militarily-challenged new presidents.
Cruz is in danger of being taken in by extreme guys like Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy, and neocon Elliott Abrams, who urged another neophyte, George W. Bush, into the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Sanders is the man to thrill a bearded-and-sandaled crew from the universities. Maybe some advice from perennial man of the people Ralph Nader.
Hillary will bring out the human equivalent of the best of the political thrift shops: good in their day– yesterday.
The job fair opens Nov. 9.
Filed Under: King's Commentaries Tagged With: 2016 election, Bernie Sanders, Center for Security Policy, Donald Trump, Elliott Abrams, Frank Gaffney, Heritage Foundation, Hillary Clinton, John Kasich, presidential appointments, Ralph Nader, Ted Cruz, Washington think tanks
Republicans Need an English Lesson from Thatcher and Blair
May 28, 2009 by White House Chronicle Leave a Comment
Before Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, Britain was in trouble and headed for worse. The story was told on radio news every morning. Along with the weather and the traffic reports, there was daily a list of trouble spots of a different sort: industrial action.
Industrial action was the euphemism of the time for strikes; most of them unofficial, all of them debilitating. The national mood was sour, the economy perilous, and Britain's international competitiveness was slipping fast. Commentators around the world talked about "the English disease."
Thatcher's challenge was to curb the unions; but before she could do that, she had to convince a doubting nation that the unions could become, or be made, responsible. Over the years, the unions had amassed quite extraordinary power that reached into lives of people who had never thought they were affected by unions.
Union excess was everywhere but because the British believed in the importance of unions, their strengths and excesses were taken as the necessary price for the fundamental right of collective bargaining.
The Labor Party derived much of its support and financing from the union movement. They were structurally entwined: The unions represented the core, or the "base," of the party. Unfortunately for Labor, the base was toxic and threatened the health of the economy and, as the election of 1979 showed, the electability of the party.
Thatcher, though hard to love, did three enormous things for Britain. She restored the primacy of the free market, curbed union excess and, ironically, saved the Labor Party. Thatcher's changes made it possible for what was to be called New Labor to modify its relations with its trade union base. The politicians got back the politics, which had been progressively assumed by union bosses of the base.
The British experience is redolent with lessons for the Republican Party. The "base," represented by the aggressive broadcasters like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Laura Ingraham, is goading the party in Congress to adopt positions that satisfy them, but not the electorate.
Building on the new reality created by Thatcher's Conservatives, Tony Blair and his political brain, Peter Mandelson, were able to discipline or silence the trade unions in the Labor Party and present an alternative to the Conservatives that could plunder the best ideas of the right. When nobody was looking, Blair must have thanked God for Thatcher.
The agony of the Republicans is clearly on display with the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court: To oppose her blindly is to kiss off millions of Hispanic voters, maybe for generations. The party clearly had no strategy to deal with a candidate like Sotamayor. None.
The far right came out with, well, with an old argument: She is a liberal activist. Not much evidence of that, but the conservative talk-show hosts were ready for war. The last war. Or the one before that.
More damaging to serious Republicans has been the conversion, almost entirely on Fox, of respected Republican philosophers into political Vaudevillians. Enter, center stage, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee and Karl Rove. Their collective TV antics are damaging to the movement they once led.
A lot of good thinking about the future of the Republican Party is taking place in the think tanks, particularly the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation. But the solid work of restructuring the party for the new realities at home and abroad is drowned out by the eponymous broadcast wing of the party.
It is hard to believe that Newt Gingrich, broadcaster, is the same Newt Gingrich who masterminded the 1994 Republican midterm sweep. Or that Karl Rove was the genius who saw that George W. Bush could be presented as a convincing presidential candidate.
Absent any possibility of reform of the Republican base from the outside, in the Thatcher way, it has to come from the inside. Several astute conservative writers, like David Frum and Mickey Edwards, have lighted a path. A first step down that path could be a more even-handed examination of President Obama's Supreme Court picks. He could have as many as four of them in his first term. Clearly he has an eye to the electorate, as much as to jurisprudence, if Sotomayor is a harbinger.
Thatcher built herself an entirely new base. Blair dismantled an old one. The Republicans need to examine both.
Filed Under: King's Commentaries Tagged With: American Enterprise Institute, Conservative Party, David Frum, Heritage Foundation, Karl Rove, Labor Party, Margaret Thatcher, Mickey Edwards, New Labor, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Sonia Sotomayor, Tont Blair

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: Importing JSON File Data into R as Data Frame for NLP I'm trying to import data from a JSON file into R in order to experiment with natural language processing. The data was parsed and extracted from a blog written in markdown. The problem is that the import in R is imported as lists and a funny format, and I can't figure out how to get it into a data frame. Is it a problem with my JSON file or import process?
Sample Data:
{
  "2017-11-17-blog-post-01": {
    "title": "Blog Post 01",
    "layout": "post",
    "categories": [
      "Category1",
      "Category2"
    ],
    "comments": true,
    "published": true,
    "permalink": "/blog-post-01.html",
    "basename": "2017-11-17-blog-post-01"
  },
  "2017-11-30-blog-post-02": {
    "title": "Blog Post 2",
    "layout": "post",
    "categories": [
      "Category2",
      "Category3"
    ],
    "comments": true,
    "published": true,
    "permalink": "/2017-11-30-blog-post-02.html",
    "basename": "2017-11-30-blog-post-02"
  }
}

Command:
library(jsonlite)
import <- fromJSON("test-import.json", flatten=TRUE)

Results:
$`2017-11-17-blog-post-01`
$`2017-11-17-blog-post-01`$title
[1] "Blog Post 01"

$`2017-11-17-blog-post-01`$layout
[1] "post"

$`2017-11-17-blog-post-01`$categories
[1] "Category1" "Category2"

$`2017-11-17-blog-post-01`$comments
[1] TRUE

$`2017-11-17-blog-post-01`$published
[1] TRUE

$`2017-11-17-blog-post-01`$permalink
[1] "/blog-post-01.html"

$`2017-11-17-blog-post-01`$basename
[1] "2017-11-17-blog-post-01"

$`2017-11-30-blog-post-02`
$`2017-11-30-blog-post-02`$title
[1] "Blog Post 2"

$`2017-11-30-blog-post-02`$layout
[1] "post"

$`2017-11-30-blog-post-02`$categories
[1] "Category2" "Category3"

$`2017-11-30-blog-post-02`$comments
[1] TRUE

$`2017-11-30-blog-post-02`$published
[1] TRUE

$`2017-11-30-blog-post-02`$permalink
[1] "/2017-11-30-blog-post-02.html"

$`2017-11-30-blog-post-02`$basename
[1] "2017-11-30-blog-post-02"

A: library(purrr)

Your data:
jsonlite::fromJSON('{
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Q: Basic Multiply and Divide Java GUI I am trying to have the number the user inputs into the frame either multiply by 2 or divide by 3 depending on which button they decide to click. I am having an hard time with working out the logic to do this. I know this needs to take place in the actionperformed method.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class Quiz4 extends JFrame ActionListener
{

 // Global Variable Declarations
 // Our list input fields
 private JLabel valueLabel = new JLabel("Enter a value between 1 and 20: ");
 private JTextField valueField = new JTextField(25);

 // create action buttons
 private JButton multiButton = new JButton("x2");
 private JButton divideButton = new JButton("/3");

 private JScrollPane displayScrollPane;
 private JTextArea display = new JTextArea(10,5);

// input number
private BufferedReader infirst;
// output number
private NumberWriter outNum;

 public Quiz4()
{
     //super("List Difference Tool");
     getContentPane().setLayout( new BorderLayout() );

     // create our input panel
     JPanel inputPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,1));
     inputPanel.add(valueLabel);
     inputPanel.add(valueField);

     getContentPane().add(inputPanel,"Center");

     // create and populate our diffPanel
     JPanel diffPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,2,1,1));
     diffPanel.add(multiButton);
     diffPanel.add(divideButton);
     getContentPane().add(diffPanel, "South");

    //diffButton.addActionListener(this);

} // Quiz4()

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
{

} // actionPerformed()

public static void main(String args[])
{
     Quiz4 f = new Quiz4();
     f.setSize(1200, 200);
     f.setVisible(true);
     f.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
 { // Quit the application
     public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
     {
     System.exit(0);
 }
 });
 } // main()
} // end of class

A: Here's something simpler, but it essentially does what you want out of your program. I added an ActionListener to each of the buttons to handle what I want, which was to respond to what was typed into the textbox. I just attach the ActionListener to the button, and then in the actionPerformed method, I define what I want to happen.
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

public class Quizx extends JFrame {
private JPanel panel;
private JTextField textfield;
private JLabel ansLabel;

public Quizx() {
    panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
    this.getContentPane().add(panel);
    addLabel();
    addTextField();
    addButtons();
    addAnswerLabel();
    this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
    this.setTitle("Quiz 4");
    this.setSize(220, 150);
    this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    this.setResizable(false);
    this.setVisible(true);
}

private void addTextField() {
    textfield = new JTextField();
    textfield.setColumns(9);
    panel.add(textfield);
}

private void addButtons() {
    JButton multButton = new JButton("x2");
    JButton divButton = new JButton("/3");
    panel.add(multButton);
    panel.add(divButton);
    addMultListener(multButton);
    addDivListener(divButton);
}

private void addLabel() {
    JLabel valueLabel = new JLabel("Enter a value between 1 and 20: ");
    panel.add(valueLabel);
}

private void addAnswerLabel() {
    ansLabel = new JLabel();
    panel.add(ansLabel);
}

private void addMultListener(JButton button) {
    button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
            ansLabel.setText(String.valueOf(Integer.parseInt(textfield.getText().trim()) * 2));

        }
    });
}

private void addDivListener(JButton button) {
    button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
            ansLabel.setText(String.valueOf(Double.parseDouble(textfield.getText().trim()) /3));

        }
    });
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

        @Override
        public void run() {
            new Quizx();
        }
    });
}
}

Hope that helps.


If you are considering braces vs Invisalign to straighten your teeth, or your kid's teeth, you may have lots of questions. Which is more effective? Which is more affordable? Ultimately, you want to choose the treatment that will do the job, even it it's slightly more expensive. In the long run, you don't want to have to fix your teeth again! So are braces or Invisalign the better choice for you or your kid?
Braces consist of metal brackets being glued to your teeth, and tied together by wires and tiny rubber bands. Nowadays, you can get brackets to more closely match your enamel color (making them more discrete), or you can get them in color to make a fashion statement with your mouth!
In Braces vs Invisalign, Which Will Work Best for You?
While both braces and Invisalign can help straighten teeth, they each have pros and cons. Take a look at the detailed braces vs Invisalign comparison chart below.
Clearly, in comparing braces vs Invisalign, it's a tight race. If you're an adult, or have a teen, who tends to be self-conscious, Invisalign may appeal to you. And the fact that it's removable so you can eat, drink, brush and floss more naturally, may sound desirable. But if the idea of having to remove your trays for meals or while drinking anything but water seems inconvenient, Invisalign may not be the best solution for you. Plus remember, you should brush after each meal before putting your trays back in, to avoid staining.
Lastly, if you need to address issues with your back teeth, need to rotate teeth or move teeth vertically, Invisalign may not even be an option. That's why it's critical to enlist a provider like Dr. Kamkar's Dentists, experienced with both braces and Invisalign. Then your orthodontist can recommend the most effective solution to perfect your smile and teeth.
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Anita Astorino Kulik has always believed in empowerment through education, a philosophy nurtured by her parents in their Anita Astorino Kulik has always believed in empowerment through education, a philosophy nurtured by her parents in their Carnegie home. Her father Sam earned both a Ph.D. and J.D. from Duquesne University where he later chaired the department of history and served as a respected law professor. Her mother was an elementary school teacher at St. Simon & Jude Parish in Scott Township. After graduating from Bishop Canevin High School, Anita followed in her father's footsteps and attended Duquesne University where she received both her undergraduate and law degrees.
Seeking an opportunity to make a more lasting impact on the community she loves, in 2016, Anita ran for State Representative in the 45th District and won a seat in the state legislature. In her first term, Representative Kulik has not sat quietly on the sidelines. She is aggressively championing the rights of organized labor, fighting to properly fund our public schools, and standing up to Republican assaults on healthcare and social services. Representative Kulik has also proposed grant funding to remove blighted properties, allowing communities to attract businesses and reinvigorate main streets throughout the district. From combatting the opioid crisis to raising the minimum wage, Representative Kulik actively promotes the interests of those who elected her to serve. As the co-sponsor of a resolution urging the President and Congress not to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Anita has proven her commitment to her constituents rather than special interests.
Representative Kulik lives in Kennedy Township with her husband Joe, and is a proud parent of Sarah and Joseph. She remains active in St. Malachy Parish, including serving as a Bereavement Minister, and the Parkway West Rotary Club. Carnegie home. Her father Sam earned both a Ph.D. and J.D. from Duquesne University where he later chaired the department of history and served as a respected law professor. Her mother was an elementary school teacher at St. Simon & Jude Parish in Scott Township. After graduating from Bishop Canevin High School, Anita followed in her father's footsteps and attended Duquesne University where she received both her undergraduate and law degrees.


The financial and cultural capital of America, New York City has an energy like nowhere else. Most of the iconic spots — from MoMa to Times Square to Broadway — are in Manhattan, so you'll likely want to make it your base from which to explore the neighboring boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. A city where the chance to take incredible photos is around every corner, here are 12 best places to take photos in New York City that'll elevate your Instagram to the next level.
Taking New York City's only tramway costs the price of an MTA swipe and gets you clear views of the East River, Queensboro Bridge, and down the canyons of buildings that run along 1st and 2nd Ave. An underrated activity for taking photos, as a bonus, once you arrive at Roosevelt Island you're greeted with more views of both Manhattan and of Queens, and you can visit the equally underrated Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park.
Don't let its distance from the Manhattan deter you — Coney Island is an easy subway ride away, and still has the magic that's made it an iconic location since the first amusement park opened here in 1895. Visit early to capture an atmospheric shot without the crowds. Morning mist won't necessarily spoil a photo, just use a slightly longer exposure time so the fog doesn't flatten the colors in your image.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, in Prospect Park, is home to the annual Cherry Blossom Festival and various specialty gardens, including my favorite — the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum. One of the largest public bonsai collections outside Japan, the natural light streaming through the conservatory ensures most of the hard work is done for you; just find your frame and take your shot.
This historic area where Fulton Street meets the East River has fantastic photo opportunities. Home to some of the oldest architecture in NYC, visit the five historic vessels permanently docked in the port. Pictured is the Peking ship. For a similar effect to what you see in the photo, come at the tail end of 'blue hour'.
This building held the 'tallest in the world' title for 17 years until the Chrysler Building and 40 Wall Street took the crown in 1930. From the outside, it looks like a grand European cathedral stitched onto a giant skyscraper; for a glimpse of the interior you'll have to reserve a tour. They're about an hour long, just enough time to learn about the building's interesting history — Frank W. Woolworth, kingpin of the five and dime store, actually paid for its construction in cash — and get gorgeous photos of the bronze-plated and marble interior.
There's more to public art in the Financial District than Charging Bull. Yuyu Wang's East West Gate, on Water Street between Pine Street and Maiden Lane, is typically captured in selfies, so for a different perspective tilt your camera up and capture the reflections of the surrounding buildings.
Photographer Jose Silva is based in New York City and says, "I'm an ambivert — more introverted than extroverted but with extraordinarily well-developed faking skills." Follow him on Instagram.
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Legislators, business leaders learn about early education
Special to The News-Star
Legislators and business leaders from across the region joined the United Way of Northeast Louisiana and the Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana on Wednesday at the Children's Coalition Early Head Start childcare center in recognition of the third annual "Louisiana Early Ed Week" sponsored by Entergy Corporation.
The Louisiana Department of Education describes the need for increased early childhood education as helping young minds learn how to think and engage socially earlier to better prepare them for life.
"Early Childhood is the most important time to invest in the education of our children; 90% of a child's brain development happens between birth and age four," said Lynn Clark, Executive Director of the Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana.
Libbie Sonnier-Netto, Ph.D., executive director of Louisiana Policy Institute for Children (LPIC) said nearly 90% of 4-year-olds in Louisiana can access a free quality Pre-K slot, but quality early care and education is underfunded and out of reach for most low-income, working families with infants and toddlers.
"We are heartened by recent wins for early child care and education across Louisiana, however more can — and must — be done," she said.
LDOE:Early ed is about helping kids, families succeed
"Louisiana families work hard to ensure adequate income and a better future for their children," said Sarah Berthelot, president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of United Ways (LAUW).
The United Way conducts reports to identify those most in need: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. They're called ALICE.
"Louisiana ALICE households unable to earn enough to meet a basic household budget represents 45% of homes led by parent workers with children," Berthelot said. Workers with young children make hard choices regularly between quality childcare and other basics like food. Louisiana's investments to increase funding and access helps our children and working parents reach their potential."
2019:Over half of NELA families can't meet basic household budget
Attendees were given a tour of the Children's Coalition Early Head Start childcare center from Antoinette Hoard, Early Head Start Director.The Children's Coalition Early Head Start provides care to 132 children at five centers and two partnership sites.
The highlight, however, came after the tour when they had the opportunity to interact with and read to the children.
Hoard said they were "so appreciative that all of these area leaders took time out of their busy schedules to come and visit our center and interact with our children."
The Children's Coalition helps to track everything about a child from birth. Some parents start working with them during prenatal care. They track the child's health, dental and education needs, and that can help students who need interventions get the assistance they need faster.
"These services provide children individualized care with the opportunity to meet their optimal growth. Another key component is the parental involvement where parents play a vital role in meeting the child's developmental milestones. Several of our centers have been recognized as statewide Early Childhood Honor Roll for Top Birth to Three," Hoard said.
The event was one of seven being held across Louisiana between February 7-14, during which local leaders gather at Type III Child Care Centers to see what quality early care and education looks like, and to gain a greater understanding about the importance of providing access to these centers and education offerings for the state's youngest children.
"We need to continue to invest in this issue in order to close the gap and ensure that all children under four in our state have access to quality early care and education," Sonnier-Netto said.
Held in partnership between LPIC and LAUW, along with support from Entergy Corporation and Jones Walker LLP, Louisiana Early Ed Week is an opportunity to further educate local policy makers and business leaders on the need to increase and improve access to quality early care and education for children, birth through age four, throughout the state.
"Our mission is to help our families achieve their potential and live healthy, financially stable lives," said Janet Durden, President of the United Way of Northeast Louisiana. "We believe that must begin with access to affordable, high quality early care and education. It sets the child up for a successful education and career, while allowing working parents to do just that — work!"
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JP Title : アニマエール!
Genre : Comedy, School, Sports
Season : Fall 2018
Status : Complete
Rating : PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Episodes : 12/12
Duration : 23 min. per ep.
Studios : Doga Kobo
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Kohane Hatoya's most lovable trait is also her greatest flaw. She loves to help others no matter how far she has to go in order to get the job done. Her biggest inspiration to do so comes to light when she sees what cheerleading looks like for the first time in middle school. Now a highschooler but as enthusiastic as ever, Kohane wants nothing more than to start her very own cheerleading squad. She's encouraged by her best friend, Uki Sawatari, who often has to help her get out of trouble. There is just one problem: Kohane does not have any experience in cheerleading. She has absolutely no idea what to do, what to wear, or how to perform. To make matters worse, she has been scared of heights since childhood, and this new sport is full of stunts pulled far from the ground for a girl her size. Enter Hizume Arima, a former cheerleader who wishes to leave her pastime behind. Unfortunately for her, Kohane recognizes Hizume, and will stop at nothing just so she can lead the new squad, even if it means facing her childhood fear. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Anime almost feels like a religion sometimes. Anyone who is a faithful follower will recognize that the concept of CGDCT ("Cute Girls Doing Cute Things") always has a spot in every season. It's 2018 and we had series like Yuru Camp that expressed the joy of comfy camping, Comic Girls to showcase the concept of manga crafting, and even Harukana Receive about beach volleyball with sexy sporty girls doing athletic things. Manga Time Kirara seems to never run out of ideas and their family of magazines will probably never disappear in our time. Before I die, Anima Yell is another show that I checked off the bucket list that I didn't regret.
Anyone familiar with Doga Kobo will easily know their talent that usually adhere to schoolgirls and slice of life. Anima Yell doesn't derive far from their usual trend although it has an interesting concept about cheerleading. From the first few episodes, we are introduced to Kohane Hatoya, an energetic schoolgirl who have fallen in love with the sport of cheerleading. What's her goal? It's basically to form a club with her friends and share their passion and joy. Say hello to the main cast consisting of Hizume Arima, Uki Sawatari, Kotetsu Tatejima, and Kana Ushiku.
Now I'll be honest. If you're not familiar with Doga Kobo's other works, then it may be hard to embrace this show. Their modus operandi generally has a female main cast that sometimes also consists of soft shoujo-ai. You can see them through some of the character interactions although Anima Yell is light on this. There is one episode with a short plot about how to get the crush of a girl while other episodes consists of teases. The center of attention is Hizume Arima, the cool girl and ace of the group. At school, she's admired as a beauty and often attracts attention whether she likes it or not. It's no secret that other girls wants her and that even includes one of the group's own members, Kana Ushiku.
But let's go back to square one for a bit. The one that started this all is the ultra-upbeat girl, Kohane Hatoya. While she isn't a child prodigy with impressive skills, there's no doubt that her personality is influential to others. She is always helpful and can make friends with just about anyone. This even includes Hizume, the cool girl who isn't easy to open herself to others. Kohane's love for cheerleading borders on obsession and often causes hilarious scenes between her and others. My impression of Kohane is that she's pretty much the poster girl of selling the main context for this show. She's there to deliver her passion and is ready to be received by the audience. There are many episodes where her personality enables others to see what she enjoys in. And such, her group grows more in a positive way.
For such a charming anime, you may wonder what to be aware of the main plot. Honestly, it's very loose as each episode presents itself like a storybook. It ties the whole show together through the essence of cheerleading with a great amount of colorful personalities. Each of the main cast is diverse enough to stand out individually. However, I do admit that some characters are less likable to others. Personally, I find Kotetsu Tatejima's timid personality to be borderline annoying. Her lack of confidence sometimes feels embarrassing to watch and is no doubt in my mind the weakest link in the group. This is a sharp contrast compared to Hizume, the girl with previous experience in cheerleading. In fact, the series even has background story about why she got kicked out of her old squad until she decides to embrace the love of cheerleading again. Beyond the main cast, there isn't much to say about any others as most of the episodes consists of throwaway characters. In other words, any minor character you see rarely appears again and easily forgettable.
Well, they've done it again. Thanks to Doga Kobo's colorful art style, Anima Yell stands on its feet as an adorable show with cute girls. Cheerleading in this series is portrayed as an upbeat sport and the characters (especially Kohane) show great enthusiasm. There's an abundant amount of character expressions that often stretches themselves over the line with its humorous gags. Kohane is the main culprit of this due to her excitement about cheerleading. Often, she just pushes any situation into such direction and it's pretty damn priceless. The character designs for the cheerleading outfits themselves are well decorated with vibrant touches and stylish colors. Surprisingly, I'm also impressed by the overall direction of the choreography. There's even excitement expressed by the body language of their performances. Their performances in this show also keeps its pace and carries an adamant momentum that's hard to keep eyes off of. I'm not a big fan of cheerleading but there wasn't one episode that made me walk away from those performances. Well done again, girls.
I bet anime fans are questioning in today's world if we have too many shows about "cute girls doing cute things". Now, we have cute girls doing cute cheerleading things. But really, Anima Yell isn't here to jump on the bandwagon. Instead, it's a show that has a lot of heart thanks to Kohane's club with her friends.
Once again, another 4-koma CGDCT adaptation action, but this time, we're off to "chair"...er I mean, cheerleading! We all know the deal with high school girls, especially when they move on from middle school, and the big deal with Year 1s are always with enrollment...and of course, mandatory clubs to join for their years of high school life. Well, not with one person by the name of shortie Hatoya Kohane, whom by the sight of cheerleading, mentions: "I found something I wanna do, and that is called...CHAIR!" Her childhood friend Uki Sawatari finds it a joke..."Chair" (literally)? Eventually, this act of kindness (from Kohane) forwards that joke up to experienced-but-frightening Hizume Arima, their own homeroom teacher Inukai (whom she obliges), shy-with-stage-fright(ened) Kotetsu Tatejima (or Kotecchan), and eventually Hizume's old cheerleading group-cum-crush-of-a-teammate Kana Ushiku (through Hizume's bidding). these 5 characters would form the Kaminoki Highschool Cheerleading Club, which is the "create a high school club" archetype, while maintaining the SoL-moe aspects throughout the series. So, similar to 4-koma manga adaptations is where there isn't really existence of a story (or plot if you will), because certain things will eventually loop the same old boredom once through, then recycles the jokes all over. But, what salvages the series are the characters, starting with the MC Kohane herself. She is kind, she sometimes act like a chirping bird due to the way she converses with the others, and at times attempt even the silliest jokes that turn to regret soon. But what Kohane has going for her is the never-say-die spirit, even when at the slightest amount of cheer for encouragement (mostly Basket-senpai for their school's girls' basketball team). That's where Uki comes in as a mum-like feeling of watching over Kohane as a kid, and also guiding over others and learning cheerleading with everyone else. Not to mention the childhood friend love, it exists here as sort of means of infatuation between Uki's secret desires and the elusive Kohane. Kotetsu (or Kotecchan) is the shy, reserved one, but does to her excellence when alone. So it's no wonder when she shivers at the thoughts of presenting herself to others outside her comfort zone, and goes into her blank space of thought. But with bit by bit of push, she eventually makes it so that her fear of showcase doesn't hinder her emotions and in direct force, transforms her fear into fun. Hizume and Kana's on-the-rocks relationship is something worth to take note for. For one, when Hizume was pitched the cheerleading regime once again from hopeful Kohane, her dark past was something of a trauma that she could not shake off, due to insider competition and rivalry, so much so that when she left her old group, that burden of perfection was gone. But now with Kohane, Hizume realized that releasing her old strides and making them new with promises that assure the group can stay motivated, that is where she begins to rally the fun in cheerleading, and even rivals never denying the change that made her a better person (but she constantly fears Kohane's 2nd thoughts of leaving cheerleading, which are damn hilarious). As for Kana, let's just say that her boasting to Kohane and Co. for underestimating Hizume's greatness causes her to have an infatuation, the look-up-to model for perfection, that in turn, directs her love for Hizume in pure Yuri fashion (always nice and funny to see her blemish in hot-red-full facial expression in Hizume's presence). Other than agree-to-disagree, she coaches Kohane and others to do things correctly and give aspiration as means of encouragement. What I do like about the characters is that no matter their intriguing chemistry with one another, they constantly pull off funny and hilarious one-liners that just doesn't make any logical sense, even if there are a few in-betweens. Hizume's constant fear of casual backlash, Uki and Kana's obsession with their significant others, even Kotecchan's depressional moments, good stuff. Again, Doga Kobo's aesthetics always pull it off in the simplest but lavishing way possible, and it's nice to see good art and animation that blends very well in showcasing simple story and not-so-complex character designs and the like. A firm nice touch is what this series need, and it's more than enough. Same goes with the music, well, mostly cheerleading music (apart from OP and ED), which again is a nice compliment to the journey of these 5 characters which presents their form and conformance to one another, that despite their differences, they can trust one another and dance to the beat with synchronization. Somehow lately, CGDCT shows are quite mainstream now, but if you find yourself loving moe-blobs dancing and cheering around like nobody's business, then this show's for you. If you decide to learn cheerleading yourself, this series is also a good place to begin, so get your body moving to "chair"-leading!
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ISO is the International Organization for Standards, and is responsible for creating consistent guidelines and specifications to ensure products and services meet rigorous guidelines– How do ISO and construction benefit each other?
We've discussed what ISO means in the supply chain and we've debunked the myths – but what does it mean for the construction industry?
WHY DO WE NEED ISO STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION?
The world's rapid population growth and rampant urbanization have brought an increasing need for a high-quality, safe and sustainable built environment. In the world of building and construction, ISO standards help codify international best practice and technical requirements to ensure buildings and other structures (known as civil engineering works) are safe and fit for purpose.
Updated on a regular basis to account for climate, demographic and social changes, ISO's standards for construction are developed with input from all stakeholders involved – this includes architects, designers, engineers, contractors, owners, product manufacturers, regulators, policy makers and consumers.
WHO BENEFITS FROM ISO STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION?
ISO standards help to make the construction industry more effective and efficient by establishing internationally agreed design and manufacturing specifications and processes. They cover virtually every part and process of the construction project, from the soil it stands on to the roof.
ISO standards also provide a platform for new technologies and innovations that help the industry respond to local and global challenges related to demographic evolution, natural disasters, climate change and more.
Regulators can rely on best-practice test methods, processes and harmonized terminology that are constantly reviewed and improved, as a technical basis for regulation and policy related to construction.
ISO standards give consumers confidence in the construction industry, providing reassurance that buildings and related structures such as bridges are built to internationally agreed safety and quality standards. These help ensure that the buildings people live, work and study in are safe, comfortable and function as intended.
WHAT STANDARDS DOES ISO HAVE FOR CONSTRUCTION?
ISO standards are developed by groups of experts within technical committees (TCs). TCs are made up of representatives from industry, non-governmental organizations, governments and other stakeholders who are put forward by ISO's members. Each TC deals with a different subject, such as buildings and civil engineering works or specific construction materials like cement or timber, often in close collaboration with other relevant international or intergovernmental organizations. As an example, ISO/TC 59, Buildings and civil engineering works, through its subcommittees and working groups, has published over 110 International Standards on aspects of quality and performance in the built environment. Visit our Website ISO.org to find out more about the standards developed in a particular sector by searching for the work of the relevant technical committee.
Ensures the components of structures are strong enough to withstand appropriate loads and everything fits together as it should is the objective of a number of ISO standards for construction. By establishing defined specifications and test methods, they help ensure structures are designed and built to agreed levels of quality.
ISO/TC 98, bases for design of structures, lays down the basic requirements for the design of structures. With standards focusing especially on terminology and symbols, loads and forces, it ensures constructions are built to last and can withstand outside forces such as extreme weather events and natural disasters.
ISO/TC 167, steel and aluminum structures, develops standards that specify requirements for the structural use of steel and aluminium alloys in the design, fabrication and erection of buildings and civil engineering works. Its scope of work includes materials, structural components and connections.
ISO/TC 165, timber structures, deals with the strength and load requirements of structural timber, while geotechnical analysis (interactions between soil and structure) is the focus of ISO/TC 182, Geotechnics.
Being able to count on reliable, quality materials is essential for the construction of safe and robust buildings. ISO has more than 100 standards related to the raw materials used in construction, such as concrete, cement, timber and glass. These include standards on terminology, testing procedures and the assessment of safety levels.
We also have over 500 standards on building products, such as doors and windows, wood-based panels, floor coverings, ceramic tiles and plastic pipes and fittings. These not only determine the correct dimensions and specifications to ensure products are manufactured to agreed quality levels, but also define test methods for assessing product safety and resistance to things like crushing or chemicals, so that they do not fail or deteriorate prematurely.
From insulation to energy-using products, improving the energy performance of buildings can make a significant contribution to climate-related targets. As a result, building regulations increasingly require energy-efficient designs and measures are put in place to help improve overall performance.
ISO/TC 163, thermal performance and energy use in the built environment, has more than 130 standards providing guidelines and methods for the calculation of energy consumption in buildings, covering areas such as heating, lighting, ventilation and so forth.
ISO's energy standards portfolio includes the recently published series ISO 52000, Energy performance of buildings – Overarching EPB assessment, which defines methods to help architects, engineers and regulators assess the overall energy performance of new and existing buildings in a holistic way.
ISO 21930, sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works – cores rules for environmental product declarations of construction products & services, which establish good practices for environmental claims and communications in the construction sector.
Fires cause destruction and devastation, costing the lives and livelihoods of people. With the increased density of housing, protecting against fires and detecting fire risks have never been more important.
ISO/TC 21, equipment for fire protection and fire fighting, develops standards covering fire protection and fire-fighting apparatus and equipment, including fire extinguishers and fire and smoke detectors.
ISO/TC 92, fire safety, develops standards to assess fire risk to life & property, and mitigating such risks by determining the behaviour of construction materials and building structures.
ISO 7240, fire detection and alarm systems, defines the specifications of fire detection and alarm system equipment used in and around buildings – including their testing and performance – in order to ensure they function effectively.
Since most construction works are project-based, having documentation that is clearly understood by all stakeholders is essential to ensure each project is realized in a costeffective manner. Building information models (BIM) are shared digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of any built object (including buildings, bridges and roads) and form a reliable basis for decision making. They also help protect against the loss of valuable information between stages and processes.
ISO TC 59/SC 13, ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT CONSTRUCTION WORKS, develops standards that define the common terms of reference and terminology used in BIMs, as well as requirements for the digital exchange of documentation and data.
Rising urbanization and denser populations mean buildings across the world are getting taller. Efficient lifts and escalators are thus essential to cope with the increased loads and access needs and must be operable in times of disaster, such as fire, to evacuate high-rise structures.
ISO/TC 178, lifts, escalators and moving walks, has over 50 standards, either published or in development, for all kinds of lifts. These cover requirements for everything from planning and installation to energy performance and safety.
ISO/TC 59/SC 14, design life, develops standards that offer a methodology and guidance on how to plan the service life of buildings, including predicting costs and the frequency of maintenance and repairs over their life cycle. The ISO 15686 series on service life planning deals with a wide range of subjects in this area, such as performance audits and reviews, lifecycle assessment and maintenance and life-cycle costing.
ISO 15686-5, buildings and constructed assets – service life planning – part 5: life-cycle costing, which helps track the cost performance over an asset's lifespan.
WHY DO CERTIFICATIONS LIKE THIS MATTER?
As someone who is involved in the selection of suppliers and, possibly, responsible for making purchasing decisions, you may have seen or used products and services that are promoted using reference to ISO 9001:2015, or, more simply, "ISO 9000".
What does this mean? How does this help you? How can you be sure that your suppliers understand what you expect from them? Are you capable of consistently providing products and services that meet your needs and expectations? This text via ISO gives some answers to these questions, and will inform you about how you can get the most out of ISO 9001 as a supply chain tool.
ISO AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN: WHAT IS ISO 9001?
ISO 9001 is an International Standard that gives requirements for an organization's quality management system (QMS). It is part of a family of standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and often referred to collectively as the "ISO 9000 series" or "ISO 9000 family".
ISO 9001 adopts a risk-based ("preventive") approach to quality that covers a wide range of topics, including your supplier's top management commitment to quality, its customer focus, the adequacy of its resources, employee competence, process management (for production, service delivery and relevant administrative and support processes), quality planning, design of the products and services it provides, review of incoming orders, purchasing, the appropriate monitoring and measurement of its processes, products and services needed to ensure conformity, its processes to resolve customer complaints, corrective actions, and a requirement to drive improvement.
Last but not least, there is a requirement for your supplier to monitor your perceptions about the quality of the products and services it provides to you. ISO 9001 does not define specific requirements for the products or services you purchase. It's up to you to make your own needs and expectations clear to your supplier. You might, for example, refer to product or service specifications, drawings, national or international standards, supplier's catalogues, or other documents as appropriate.
ISO AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN: WHAT DOES "CONFORMITY TO ISO 9001" MEAN?
This means that your supplier has established a systematic approach to quality management and is managing its business to ensure that your needs are clearly understood, agreed and fulfilled. A statement of conformity to ISO 9001 should not, however, be considered a substitute for a declaration or statement of product or service conformity.
ISO AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN: HOW DOES ISO 9001 HELP YOU SELECT A SUPPLIER?
Requirements for purchasing information that you should provide so suppliers' clearly understand your needs.
Any specific approvals that might be needed to confirm that the supplied products and services meet your requirements, and any monitoring or inspections that you might require at your supplier's premises.
You have an important role to play to communicate to your supplier specifically what you actually want. You may need to consult with your own internal technical staff (the actual users) in this process. If you don't do this, you might find that you receive a product or a service that meets all your stated requirements and the applicable regulatory requirements, but which is absolutely wrong for your intended application. So, first of all, you should concentrate on specifying your needs related to the intended use of the product or service.
What is the specific product or service you are buying?
What impact does this have on your own business?
What are the risks to your business if you experience problems with this product or service?
How can you be sure that the product or service you receive will actually meet your requirements?
What do you know about the reputation and historical performance of your supplier?
What level of confidence do you need in your supplier's ability to provide you with conforming products and services on a consistent basis?
If you decide that conformity to ISO 9001 is important (based on your assessment of the risks associated with the products and services you are buying), how can you be sure that your supplier does have a QMS that meets ISO 9001 requirements?
ISO AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN: HOW CAN YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE YOUR SUPPLIER MEETS ISO 9001?
"Supplier's declaration of conformity": A declaration by your supplier itself affirming that its QMS meets ISO 9001 requirements, usually supported by legally binding signatures. This declaration can be based on your supplier's internal audit system, or on second-party or third-party audits.
Second-party assessment: Your supplier has been assessed directly by its customer (for example by you, or by another customer whose reputation you respect) to check if its QMS meets ISO 9001 requirements and your own requirements – sometimes used in contractual "business-to-business " transactions.
Third-party assessment (often known as certification or registration): Your supplier hires an impartial third party (a certification body or "registrar") to conduct an assessment to verify conformity to ISO 9001 requirements. This third party will issue a certificate to your supplier that describes the scope of its QMS, and confirming that it conforms to ISO 9001.
Additional confidence may come from the fact that some certification bodies (registrars) are accredited by nationally or internationally recognized accreditation bodies. These verify the certification body's independence and competence to carry out the certification process. Many accreditation bodies have multilateral arrangements under the umbrella of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) to promote worldwide mutual recognition in support of World Trade Organization (WTO) free trade principles. Figure 1 explains this in simpler terms.
ISO AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN: CAN SUPPLIERS CLAIM THAT THEIR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES MEET ISO 9001?
No. ISO 9001 references indicates that the supplier has a quality management system that meets the requirements of ISO 9001. As mentioned earlier, this should provide you with confidence in your supplier's ability to provide consistent, conforming products or services. ISO 9001 requires your supplier to monitor the levels of satisfaction of its customers (this includes you!), and to feed back this information in order to improve the effectiveness of its QMS.
ISO AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN: WHAT DO I DO IF THINGS GO WRONG?
In the event that you are not happy with specific products or services you receive, first, you should bring this to your supplier's attention. You will typically do this via the normal technical and/or commercial communication channels that have been established. Your supplier is obliged to investigate your complaint and should take appropriate actions to avoid or reduce the chances of it happening again. If, however, you are dissatisfied with the overall performance of your supplier (if for example they continue to provide non-conforming products and services, do not address your complaints, or are not taking appropriate corrective action), then this is an indication of problems in their quality management system.
Depending on the responses you receive, you should be aware that you can escalate your complaint about the supply chain via the steps described below.
If your supplier has a QMS that meets ISO 9001 requirements, they are required to have established communication channels for monitoring customer satisfaction, obtaining customer feedback and dealing with complaints. You should make a formal complaint using these channels.
If you are still not satisfied with the response from your supplier, and if they are certified by an independent (third-party) certification body (registrar), you should bring the matter to the certification body's attention. You can find the certification body's name by looking at your supplier's certificate. The certification body will investigate the problems during their surveillance audits of your supplier's QMS, or, in critical cases, may decide to carry out an additional specific investigation.
If you do not receive a satisfactory response from the certification body, and if it is accredited (see Figure 2), you should complain to the relevant accreditation body. Details of any such accreditation will appear on your supplier's ISO 9001 certificate.
If you feel that you have not received a satisfactory response from the accreditation body about the supply chain, and if it's a member of the International Accreditation Forum (see Figure 1), you can complain to the IAF (www.iaf.nu).
Remember that none of the above will affect your statutory rights as a purchaser and it may be appropriate to take legal action against your supplier instead of, or in parallel with, the above channels. The way in which you do this may vary from one country to another.
ISO 9001 is a useful basis for organizations to be able to demonstrate that they are managing their business to achieve consistent (good!) quality products and services. There are several ways in which your suppliers can claim conformity to ISO 9001, and you need to ensure that the method chosen by your supplier provides you with the necessary degree of confidence. If you are not satisfied with the performance of your supplier, you must provide them with the appropriate feedback. Learning from complaints helps organizations to improve their future performance – that is what ISO 9001 is about. Find more information on the ISO 9000 family on the ISO website. Various Canadian standards' bodies are further sources of assistance.
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Phil is a sibling of Claire Gormley Collier. Phil organizes or is the driving force in multiple events throughout the year raising funds for MAC Angels and ALS research organizations and as well as other charities. He enjoys being an active board member to help PALS and their families live at home with grace and dignity as Claire was able to live at home through the love, support and generosity of SO many. Phil is very involved in the "awareness factor" for ALS, as that was very important for Claire as well. Phil enjoys keeping Claire's SPIRIT alive, as a FoCer, (Friend of Claire), and along with the synergy with the Blazeman Foundation, "We Don't GIVE UP!…. So Other's May Live!"
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