But USACE says the potential operation is currently on hold, following the 32nd Legislature's override of Governor Kenneth E. Mapp's veto of a bill that banned burning of debris by the government in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), and a lawsuit.
"We're not burning anything right now," George Stringham, USACE's Recovery Field Office public affairs chief in the territory, told The Consortium Tuesday December 2, 2017, even as he confirmed that permits had been issued. Mr Stringham said he could not comment further because of the lawsuit, and referred The Consortium to the Department of Justice.
According to DPNR, the burning operation was approved for Estate Body Slob, St Croix, which is located near the Kingshill Cemetery.
The 32nd Legislature, in a rebuke to Mr Mapp and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, overrode Mr Mapp's burning ban veto 12-2 on December 21, 2017 disrupting the Mapp administration's and FEMA's plan to burn about 35 percent of the roughly 700,000 cubic yards of vegetative debris left behind by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Senator Novelle E. Francis, who told The Consortium that he would not immediately participate in an override attempt, forsook his own words and joined with the majority in the override, stating that while he did not have a problem with some burning, he took issue with the locations where the burning would occur.
During the December 21, 2017 session, senators highlighted the same reasons given during past Senate meetings discussing the ban, along with new ammunition from an Army Corps of Engineers video showing a massive debris-mulching operation currently ongoing in Puerto Rico. Senators favour mulching.
Mr Mapp has not issued a statement following the veto override, but the governor has held to his position that some burning would be necessary if the territory intended to meet the March 20, 2018 deadline, after which the local government would have to foot the bill of ridding the territory of the debris. However, Senator Myron D. Jackson, who also serves as president of the 32nd Legislature, said Mr Mapp was making too much of the deadline, adding that the local government could simply request an extension from the federal government.
We dont need to pay for any study, just feed off the one done in USVI. Same issue as theirs over here.


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BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD
Jye has just completed a successful run starring in WICKED on Broadway. During Jye's time in New York, WICKED celebrated the show's 15th Anniversary on Broadway which included a tv special event on NBC hosted by the shows original stars Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.
Jye is now back home in Los Angeles where he has signed with Hollywood powerhouses The Green Room and KMR Talent; he also continues his longstanding relationship with Sutton, Barth and Vennari.
WICKED - BROADWAY
Jye has just finished an extensive run on Broadway in the gravity defying smash-hit musical WICKED playing the role of Boq! Winner of three 2004 Tony Awards, WICKED is a Broadway phenomenon that looks at what happened in the Land of Oz before Dorothy dropped in!
WICKED plays on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre, and is directed by award winner Joe Mantello.
Jye's voice can be heard as the Helm of the starship on the new Virtual Reality Game STAR TREK: BRIDGE CREW. You and your friends are put in the heart of a starship, where - as officers of the Federation - every action and decision you make together will determine the fate of your ship and crew. Developed specifically for VR, STAR TREK: BRIDGE CREW is the only game to offer a true-to-life of immersion in the Star Trek universe.
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Jye stars in the British feature film KAUFMAN'S GAME in which he plays the lead role of Stanley. KAUFMAN'S GAME is the story of Stanley (Jye Frasca), a quiet young man who dreams of becoming a professional boxer, finds emotional release through physical exertion.
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In the Weissensee section of (East) Berlin is the largest Jewish cemetery in Western Europe (with over 110,000 graves). Founded in 1880, it is the principal surviving representation of the great age of Berlin Jewry and, by extension, of the time when Berlin was one of the world's great cities with the largest Jewish population of any city between Warsaw and New York (other than Vienna), when Berlin's Jews, though never more than five percent of the total population, had a disproportionate influence. Looking at the gravestones of the pre-Hitler period, one can imaginatively reconstruct from visual, verbal and numerical detail not only individual lives but images of a community wealthy and confident, constructing stylish mausoleums that they expected would be visited and honored by their children and grandchildren. By contrast, the stones of husbands and wives who committed suicide on the same day in 1942 tell of the end of this dream. In other words, the Cemetery is a window on Berlin history.
During an extended residency in Berlin (West) as a guest of the DAAD Kunstlerprogramm, I took a large number of color slides that were initially intended to accompany concert performances of an audiotape Kaddish (1990). However, once the slides were developed, it became vividly clear that they could become a museum exhibition wholly on their own. Since my interpretation of the significance of this Cemetery depends upon the abundant accumulation of evocative details, my own vision of this exhibition of visual history has at least two, perhaps three or four, simultaneous carousel slide projectors, each with 240 slides, which are automatically changed every fifteen seconds. Thus, with the projection-switching staggered, the complete cycle of 480 (or 720 or 960) slides would take one hour. The images could appear on screens along a single wall, or on three walls of a single space. What completes the installation is a continuous sound track, likewise 60 minutes long (and drawing upon recordings made for the soundtrack of my film about the Cemetery), of ex-Berliners, ranging in age from 50 to 90, talking, in either English, German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and/or Hebrew, about the Cemetery and the Berlin represented there. Other exhibition formats are no doubt possible. From the slides, which have negatives, we could make color prints not only for display but for a memorable catalog. Interested sponsors are invited to contact me soon.


The CREWS project is fortunate in being able to offer short Visiting Fellowships to scholars based elsewhere working on topics related to the CREWS research remit. This gives them the opportunity to spend time in Cambridge with the CREWS team, with access to the library and resources of the Faculty of Classics to help them complete a significant piece of research on writing systems. We are grateful to our funders, the European Research Council, and our host department, the Faculty of Classics, for making the scheme possible.
The aim of the scheme is to foster international collaboration and exchange of knowledge between scholars working on ancient writing systems across the world. We hope that spending time with the CREWS team offers a helpful environment in which visiting scholars can discuss and develop their ideas and research, with the benefit of access to University of Cambridge resources. At the same time, their research and its published outputs, alongside their input in discussions and activities during their stay, broadens the scope of the project and significantly enhances the CREWS research remit.
The second round of the funded Visiting Fellowship Scheme is now open (deadline 15th April 2019). Please follow the link below for further information.
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Q: mysql AND vs JOIN outputting duplicates I don't have much experience with sql statements so I'll appreciate if you can review my setting below and let me know the best way to write my SELECT statement. I have multiple tables that I query but for some odd reason, the results I get are duplicates. table_1 is the main table and I am using its fk to reference other tables pk. In my SELECT statment, I am looking for a way to join all tables based on fk value ('item_b_value')
table_1
item_a pk
item_b fk

CONSTRAINT fk_table_2_b FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES table_2(item_b)
CONSTRAINT fk_table_3_b FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES table_3(item_b)
CONSTRAINT fk_table_4_b FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES table_4(item_b)

table_2
item_c
item_b pk

table_3
item_e
item_b pk

table_4
item_n
item_b pk

This SELECT Statement output duplicates don't know why
SELECT table_1.*, table_2.item_c, table_3.item_e, table_4.item_n
FROM table_1, table_2, table_3, table_4
WHERE table_1.item_b=table_2.item_b=table_3.item_b=table_4.item_b = 'item_b_value'

But, if I put AND between each value in WHERE, the duplicates go away.
WHERE table_1.item_b= 'item_b_value',
AND table_2.item_b= 'item_b_value',
AND table_3.item_b= 'item_b_value',
AND table_4.item_b= 'item_b_value'

Can someone explain this behavior please?

A: Try using INNER JOIN like this:
SELECT t1.*, t2.item_c, t3.item_e, t4.item_n
FROM table_1 t1 INNER JOIN table_2 t2 ON t1.item_b = t2.item_b
INNER JOIN  table_3 t3 ON t1.item_b = t3.item_b
INNER JOIN  table_4 t4 ON t1.item_b = t4.item_b

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Nigerian Army launches biometric register
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The Nigerian Army on Friday said that no fewer than 6,022 of its personnel would be captured in a biometric enrolment exercise for the 75 regular recruits intake.
Inaugurating the personnel in Zaria, Kaduna State, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said he was aware of the efforts made on the computerisation of the functions of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps.
He said that the exercise was in line with the ongoing financial reforms of the Federal Government.
"The Nigerian Army as a vital arm of government, will surely leave no stone un-turned in ensuring the full implementation of all programmes and policies of the Federal Government.
"I strongly believe that the objectives of these programmes are to improve service delivery in the Nigerian Army and the government in general, and to have a professionally responsive Nigerian Army in the discharge of its constitutional roles.
"The need to maintain a robust personnel database is therefore imperative, especially considering our involvement in various security operations in our dear country and overseas,'' he said.
Buratai was represented by Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar.
He identified some of the financial reforms embraced by the Army to include, Single Treasury Account, Government Integrated Financial Management Information Systems, and Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information Systems, among others.
Earlier, the Acting Chief of Accounts and Budget of the Army, Brig.-Gen. Jehadi Jakko, said the enrollment exercise was aimed at ensuring that only duly certified trained recruits are documented and enrolled into the Nigerian Army database.
Jakko represented by Brig.-Gen. John Ozigi said that it was in compliance with the government directives on the adoption of E-book payment system by all MDAs.
He said that to meet the target, the corps has maintain a robust biometric database for all Army personnel
Jakko stressed that the database would "create an environment for the prudent and transparent application of financial resources toward a professionally responsive Nigerian Army."
He said it would also help in "planning, budgeting and management and more efficient and timely utilisation of resources," he said. (NAN)
•Photo shows Gen. Buratai.
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Q: Angular store value to service to acces on multiple pages SOLUTION: It seemed that my .get() function invoked before I could update the variable 'something' and therefore it didn't show the updated variable.
When I tested it on the real page it worked like a charm :)
final FIDDLE
note: I did add a return to the set function to immediately update the view.

UPDATE: got my factory working alright but can't get the value bound to the factory .set() function. FIDDLE

I'm building a manual to install a USB-network connector and need to store some variables to show the right content across multiple pages (within the same controller tough).
After doing some research it seems 'services' are the right way to do this however I can't get them to work.
It does work when I put the function inside the controller itself but it get's reset to '[]' again when I change page.
function inside controller as I have it right now is:
$scope.isActiveSystem = [];

$scope.activeSystem = function(name) {
    $scope.isActiveSystem = name.value;
}

Can someone point me in the right direction how to put this inside a service or give me an example to study so I can understand better what's going on?
Also, should I store my data in a factory or some service?
My attempt to make a service: FIDDLE

A: You're not far from the solution.
Seriously, I used to try to remember the difference between service and factory. In the end, both can be used exactly in the same way, to fulfill the same requirement.
app.factory('dmFactory', function() {
//name.value should equal to system.value from the controller
var somethingIWantToRemember = {};
return {
   set: set,
   get: get
}

function get(key){      //You can forget about the key if you want
    return somethingIWantToRemember[key];
}

function set(key, value){
    somethingIWantToRemember[key] = value;
}

});

and in your controller, you just have to call both functions that way :
$scope.something = dmFactory.get(key);

or
dmFactory.set(key, $scope.something);

A: From your controller, if your reset it when page load, it is normal that your data gets reseted.
You need to :
- inject your service into your controller

app.controller('myCtrl',['myService',function(myService){

  }]);

*

*create a get function from your service to retreive the value of the variable

factory.getVal = function(){
  return val;
};

*

*call the get function at start of your controller as

$scope.isActiveSystem = myService.getVal();


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Archive -Nov 2015
Health for all . . .
Health for all - Indo-Vietnam Event
By Jamuna Rangachari
When one hears of an Indo-Vietnam event, it is usually to do with a product, travel, manufacturing or just political leaders visiting each other. This event, however, revolved around awards to holistic health propagators and innovators and was held at Le Meridien, New Delhi.
Dr. Biswajeet Roy Choudhary, the convenor, said that the mission of this endeavor was to have a life without medicine, where every individual would be a doctor to others.
"The day every child knows how amazing a creation the human body is, and how to take proper care of it, we would have done justice to the next generation," he said before inviting the awardees to speak on holistic health.
The awardees ranged from role models and survivors, meditation and mind control experts and many more. There were Dr. Partap Chauhan from Jiva Ayurveda, Ketan Shah, the acupressure expert, Bimol Rakshit, a pioneer of the Silva method in India, Dr. R K Tuli, a holistic healer, and many others.
Each awardee inspired everyone with their wonderful stories and the path they had taken.
Mansukhbhai Prajapati from Gujarat spoke about his eco-friendly refrigerator that needed no electricity. "This is not just environment-friendly but also good for one's health," he said, amid applause. What makes him truly remarkable is the fact that he began as a humble potter wanting to make life easier for the poor. He has now been recognized by the entire nation and even other nations.
Ramneek Wig talked about how he had been told he would die after cancer kept visiting him in spite of regular treatment. He overcame this by switching to a plant-based diet and regular pranayama. His cancer went into remission. Having made it his mission to share this wisdom with everyone, he said, "I can attribute 70 percent of my recovery to pranayama and 30 percent to proper food."
Mr. Bhola Singh, chief guest and Member of Parliament, swore that he would do his best to promote this endeavor as both the nations had a lot of traditional wisdom to exchange and promote.
The Vietnamese delegation, comprising Dr Giang Phung Tuan, renowned doctor and co-author of Borderless Doctor, Mr Le Doan Hop, former minister of Information and communication of Vietnam and chairman of Vietnam records identification Board, Mr Le-Tran Troung An, founder chairman of Vietnam Book of Records, Mrs Nguyen Hong Anh – Executive Editor of Vietnam Book of Records and Mr Nguyen QuangTrung – traditional Vietnamese doctor and translator, were very impressed by the range of delegates. The event culminated in the signing of a memorandum of understanding with everyone to continue sharing information which would aid the entire world in becoming healthy in all respects.


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In Fun Home Alison Bechdel displayed her expertise of illustration with not only her art but within her words as well. By cleverly using allegories, and connections made with other novels, Bechdel can bring life into her otherwise monochromatic art. When carefully analyzing the connection between her wording and drawings a new level of understanding can be obtained. Through this blend one can infer more information then they would just reading or examining the images.
In the opening scenes, one of the many allegories that are made throughout the novel can be seen as Bechdel is being held aloft by her father's legs with her arms splayed out as if she was flying. On the fourth panel of this scene as Bechdel is coming down she begins to draw comparisons between Icarus and her father Bechdel states "…it was not me but my father who was to plummet from the sky." (Bechdel 4) From this line, one can gather that something awful is going to happen to her father, or that something had already begun. Bechdel falling from her father's legs can also imply some crash that is going to happen to her.
Continuing with the comparisons to the tale of Icarus Bechdel begins to make comparisons to Icarus father Daedalus by saying "Daedalus, too was indifferent to the human cost of his projects." (Bechdel 11) While reading this and understanding that the connection is to her father one can infer an abusive nature within the father. The imagery that is given with this particular line depicts her father taking an aggressive stance toward her brother who had just dropped the Christmas tree and is saying don't hit me. The brother proclaiming not to be hit, the most obvious sign of continuous abuse in the household, through the aggressiveness of the father's stance one can see the aggravation he has pent up. Bechdel's back is facing out at the viewer, with her face not showing one does not know how to feel through the younger Bechdel, so one must form their feelings as to what is happening.
Four panels later on page twelve the comparisons continue by discussing the minotaur, a beast that is "…Dedalus's greatest creation…" (Bechdel 12) The scene that is coupled with this line shows Bechdel having broken a crystal liquor bottle that her father owned, and her father is in silhouette looking down on her. The expression on her face shows fear and one would be led to believe that the creation is her father, but with further understanding, one can infer that the creation was her.
This connection begins to make more sense as Bechdel continues to describe the connection she has with her father. Bechdel writes about her father saying "While I was trying to compensate for something unmanly in him he was attempting to express something feminine through me."(Bechdel 98) To better understand this line one needs to know that Bechdel is a homosexual and that her father was a closeted homosexual. The something unmanly that Bechdel is trying to compensate for is that she never really saw her father as a masculine figure, and she wanted to be that masculine figure. Her father having grown up in the 40's to 50's was very oppressed and could never be open with his homosexuality, so as he got older and had a daughter, he had something he could express his femininity on. This expression of femininity is depicted in the scene by the sailor dress that Bechdel is wearing, but these expressions are more spaced out through the entire story by the clothes she is made to wear and how she should keep her hair. The only aspect of the panel that points to her compensating for something unmanly is the text box that says "Least girly dress in the store."(Bechdel 98) This aspect of her life is better represented on the next page as she is looking through a copy of Esquire and finds a suit that she thinks her father should buy.
In the second to last scene in the novel the front of a large truck presumably the one that killed Bechdel's father. Centered in the image are the words "He did hurdle into the sea, of course."(Bechdel 232) This references back to the connections made to Icarus at the start of the novel. Showing the truck while saying that he did go into the sea makes it seem like the life he lived did just end in a crash fueled by passion and overzealousness just as Icarus did. Then when the next and final panel is examined, one will see a young Bechdel jumping into a pool where her father waits with his arms open. The only part of the sentence written in this panel is "…he was there to catch me when I leapt."(Bechdel 232) Reading this can make one think that herding into the sea does not necessarily mean death though it still could. The other thing that it could mean it is a jump into self-understanding and acceptance of who you are.
Bechdel is an expert when it comes to balancing out her wording and her visuals. She was able to bring interest into an otherwise drab art style, and give life to visually depressed characters. Using her expertise in allegory, she was able to give a wonderful depth to her autobiography, and the biography of her father.
Bechdel, Alison. Fun home. Mariner book, 2006.


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That's exactly what Philly producer Louis Futon did – he infused the soulful song with a more upbeat vibey sound, and we definitely aren't complaining. Like Gallant, Louis Futon is another artist in the midst of a breakout. He's been gaining a ton of buzz with his official remixes for artists like Wiz Khalifa and Mos Def, a collab track with Bassnectar that is featured on his latest album, and his own EP with millions of plays in total. His unique sound and use of synths immediately grabs people's attention, further evidenced by his recent sets at festivals like Coachella and Counterpoint. Catch him on his headline tour around the US this fall!
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Premier presents Awards of Achievement:
Funding for Duke of Edinburgh's Award Program benefits
Newfoundland and Labrador's youth.
Premier Danny Williams will present 27 young people with Bronze and Silver Awards of Achievement today for their successful participation in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Program. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador supports the program annually through the Career, Employment and Youth Services Division of the Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment.
The awards presented today are for the Challenging Our Students to Achieve Project, a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Program for youth with special needs. The award ceremony begins at 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, St. John's.
"The dedication of these young people to their own personal growth, community spirit and hard work is an inspiration to us all," said Premier Williams. "I am proud to have this opportunity to celebrate their achievements and recognize the value of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award."
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Canada is the most prestigious achievement award for young Canadians. The program allows young people between the ages of 14 and 25 to broaden their interests and experiences by participating in practical, cultural and adventurous activities, regardless of gender, background or ability.
More than 3,000 young Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are now participating in the awards program through youth groups such as Guidings, Scouting, Cadets, in school or on an individual basis.
"The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Program is an opportunity for young people to learn about themselves and their communities," said Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. "At a critical time in their lives, these young people discover their own potential, talent, strengths and weaknesses and above all, their ability to work as part of a team."
This week marks the Duke of Edinburgh Award Week in Newfoundland and Labrador.
In addition to the awards ceremony, a flag raising ceremony will be held at Confederation Building at 4:15 p.m. today attended by representatives of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and Dave Denine, MHA for Mount Pearl and Parliamentary Secretary to Minister Joan Burke.
"We will continue to support the youth of our province through many valuable community programs, such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award," said Premier Williams. "Congratulations to all participants and achievers of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Program for your hard work and dedication and I look forward to witnessing your success in the future."


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State groups join SCRS, AASP, ASA in calling OEM procedures 'standard of repair'
Announcements | Associations | Business Practices | Market Trends | Repair Operations
Nearly two dozen state auto body repair trade groups have stood in solidarity with the three national industry organizations to declare automaker repair procedures the "standard of repair," the Society of Collision Repair Specialists announced Friday.
The overwhelming support at the local level further demonstrates to lawmakers, regulators, insurers and consumers that the collision "industry standard" is to follow the repair instructions provided by the company that built the car in the first place. It's particularly relevant given the numerous bills demanding insurers reimburse OEM repair procedures or otherwise mentioning the subject this legislative session.
Ironically, New Hampshire's governor last week vetoed such a bill, arguing that he was helping the kind of small independent repairers who comprise the membership of such trade groups: "The requirements outlined in this bill would introduce a significant disadvantage for smaller independent repair shops and could limit their ability to compete."
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Alliance of Automotive Service Providers, Automotive Service Association and Assured Performance in 2011 joined together to state that "we hereby recognize published repair procedures, as provided by the Automobile Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), as the official industry recognized repair standards for collision repair." Their efforts on this subject prompted I-CAR in 2013 to confirm it held the same position.
The document dated Tuesday said the 2011 "statement remains as true today, as it was in 2011." It's signed by the original three national trade groups and 22 local affiliates from nearly as many states.
"It is the position of all undersigned organizations that if a vehicle manufacturer documents a repair procedure as required, recommended or otherwise necessary as a result of damage or repair, that those published procedures would be the standard of repair," the new position states. "Disregarding a documented procedure that is made available to the industry creates undue and avoidable exposure to the consumer's safety and liability to the repair facility performing the repair.
"As such, we support efforts that aim to ensure consumers are properly indemnified for repair operations and procedures in accordance with documented technical procedures to repair the vehicle as issued by the original vehicle manufacturer.
"Consumers deserve support from the industry, and their elected officials, to ensure they can expect a complete and safe repair performed in accordance with manufacturer specifications."
SCRS Executive Director Aaron Schulenburg told a July 24 open board meeting that SCRS, ASA and the AASP provided a joint letter of support for Minnesota legislation (possibly a reference to House File 2234). The three groups decided that letter's sentiments weren't Minnesota-specific and decided to document support for the viewpoint from other organizations in other states, he said.
That way, if legislation arose or a repairer felt challenged, a kind of "reference document" existed to demonstrate, "'I'm not the only one; I have an entire industry that stands behind me and believes that this is the case,'" Schulenburg said.
Schulenberg at the time of the July 24 meeting said the document was endorsed by about 20 groups, noting that other associations had asked SCRS to delay releasing it until they could sign it. Any other organizations who would like to sign/endorse the document should contact Schulenburg at aaron@scrs.com.
The statement shows the industry is more united than some might think, and debate on the issue of OEM procedures might only exist outside of the sector, according to Schulenburg. Many people are backing the view "there's a right way to fix these cars," he said.
South Carolina Association of Collision and Autobody Repair Executive Director Josh Kent (Elite Sales & Marketing Group) at the meeting called having a group of peers to align with "a big deal."
Asked if working with other state associations on such issues was a reason for becoming an SCRS affiliate, Kansas Auto Body Association member Tony Adams (Weaver's Auto Center) said it takes it from "couple of cowboys" sitting at a bar complaining. It shows a common industry thread; "'I'm not the only one.'"
Iowa Collision Repair Association Executive Director Janet Chaney (CaveCreek Business Development), who has worked with multiple local groups, said she has always looked forward to associations collaborating and finding commonality. She said that based on her experience with legislatures, states do pay attention to activity in other states. If a lobbyist or collision organization can tell lawmakers, "'look what they're doing here,'" it brings a "different thought," she said.
See the national and state affiliate position on OEM procedures at www.scrs.com/oem-procedure-position.
"National and State Associations Endorse OEM Procedures as Standard of Repair"
Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Aug. 23, 2019
National and state affiliate position on OEM procedures
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Society of Collision Repair Specialists Executive Director Aaron Schulenburg, right, speaks on July 24, 2019, during an open board meeting. At left is a version of the national and state collision repair trade group position on OEM procedures. (John Huetter/Repairer Driven News)
Nearly two dozen state auto body repair trade groups have stood in solidarity with the three national industry organizations to declare automaker repair procedures the "standard of repair," the Society of Collision Repair Specialists announced Aug. 23, 2019. The organization gave its July 24, 2019, open board meeting (pictured) a preview of the effort. (John Huetter/Repairer Driven News)


I love the questions almost as much as the fact that they can so readily find answers. What a marvelous gift it is to have a record of the questions my children have been asking over time.
How is technology impacting your children's sense of inquiry (like their ability to find answers to questions even before they can read), access (like their ability to turn on music and timers), and connection with the world around them (like their ability to feel like the information of this age belongs to them, too)?
First, let me be clear. I am not in favor of kids spending excessive amounts of time on their devices. The addiction factor, sleep issues, and even growing risk of depression/suicide are all well-known issues for me.
7th grade teacher Pernille Ripp has even recently gone #phonefree in her classroom for these last couple of months, a move her students seem to love as it allows them to more comfortably share vulnerable learning processes.
What I want to discuss is the impact of rationing screen time for our kids. I'm talking about bargaining for behavior, tallying minutes, and otherwise keeping such a tight grip on the amount of time our kids spend on screens that they begin to fixate on it.
It reminds me of what happens when we focus so thoroughly on "forbidden foods" that we end up binge-eating.
…we regularly discussed the importance of balance?
…we explicitly taught even our young kids that tech can be a tool for empowerment, rather than just an device for entertainment?
…we created reasonable default screen time allowances our kids can count on so they don't have to spend their days worrying when they will next be allowed to watch a movie or play a video game?
…we talked honestly with our kids about our screen time habits — both how we use it for practical and/or positive purposes, and how we are trying to improve not-so-positive habits?
…we set up rules and limitations in a shared manner, learning together about what helps us achieve balance and healthy lifestyle?
Our kids have been born into an remarkable and unprecedented age of technology. Let's find ways to work alongside them as they work to develop healthy, positive, and balanced habits.
This is part of a series of inquiry-based provocations for essential elements of the PYP and the Learner Profile. For more, click here.
Sometimes, taking action on something that matters to us is big. Sometimes, it's small. How do we know which is the best path? How do we get started? How do we keep going when it's hard? Use this week's provocation into Action to help get kids thinking more about what it means to them.
Resource #1: What Matters to You//Me?
What does it mean to take action?
Why is taking action an important part of learning?
How are we responsible for taking action on our learning?
How might our perspective on a particular action change over time?
Why is taking action so difficult sometimes, even when it's something important to us?
How might technology transform the way we can take action today?
I've decided to join this year's #IMMOOC as I finally read George Couros' book, Innovator's Mindset. I'm looking forward to making new connections with teachers around the world and to finding ways to push my thinking and comfort zone over the next 5 weeks!
It seems that the older my kids get, the more often I hear about the dangers of screen time, online predators, and cyberbullying. Rarely if ever do I hear parents share the amazing ways they are engaging in technology with their kids.
Apart from this being a missed opportunity to build positive associations with the possibility tech affords, it also misses out on some serious opportunities for literacy (both traditional and digital).
I listened as they read the reviews out loud together and then discussed whether they thought those would be relevant issues. And as they navigated new products, it was clear my nephew was quickly becoming more discerning about what he was viewing.
Who would have thought Amazon could be rich soil for literacy? But I guess if we're paralyzed by fear, we're not exactly on the lookout for ways we might invite our kids to join us in our screen use.
Now, to be clear, if our kids' device use is also limited to moments we "give in" due to begging or boredom, that's also a missed opportunity. The key is in how we are engaging with our kids, and in positive, practical ways. I'm looking forward to finding more ways we can show kids what they can do with tech, both as parents and as teachers.
My scope of experience with kids and phones doesn't extend past 5th graders. There's only one real incident I can even recall where a student kept visiting her backpack to check out her phone, which was resolved without much fuss.
But the question of whether teachers should make sweeping bans of devices from their classrooms is highly relevant to teachers everywhere because it speaks to our efforts toward fostering greater student ownership and autonomy over their learning. At the same time, we do know that app-makers design apps to be as enticing as possible, to which kids are even more likely to fall prey to distraction and time-wasting.
I've liked these just because it's easier to pour applesauce and yogurt into the portions. But to my surprise, they've also caused my kids started initiating conversations about food groups, portions, and intake balance. We also noticed together the absence of candy and treats as a food group, and have discussed the importance of moderation there, too.
The MindShift article also quoted educators who emphasize the importance of making cell phone use and distraction a direct conversation. Surely, just as there is value in letting kids in on the big picture of dietary balance, there is value in letting kids in on the big picture of balanced cell phone use.
How can devices enhance our learning?
How might devices enhance feedback within our classroom? With learners across the globe?
How might devices cause a distraction for ourselves? How might they distract our peers?
What does balanced device use look like?
What are the possible dangers of unbalanced device use?
What strategies or guidelines might minimize distraction while maximizing learning in our classroom?
However we choose to manage the issue, inviting our students to take a more proactive role can help not only mitigate the management issues but empower our students for more longterm ownership over their own device use.
I'm sure he's done more for their PR than £thousands could have!
Now that is how to do social media. Many companies could learn from this.
I decided to check it out. It appears that source of all the hubbub centers on phenomenal new customer service rep managing the Southern Rail UK Twitter account. His name's Eddie, and he's a 15 year old receiving some work experience.
This is definitely one young digital citizen that has his 4 C's down: communication (fielding hundreds of comments), critical thinking (figuring out helpful responses), creativity (engaging with people in a fun way that got the attention of thousands), and collaboration (working with Neil).
Ultimately, this thread brought me back to reflecting on digital citizenship and literacy yet again. While we know that the jobs of the future will little-resemble the jobs of today, we still often treat the very devices and platforms that will carry our students toward that future — as nuisances. Banning phones, blocking Youtube, insisting on a single way of note-taking.
But here, we have an example of what happens when our students are given authentic opportunities to engage with those devices and platforms and audiences instead.
The fact is, digital citizenship empowers students to amplify their voices for good. Shunning it for fear of the distraction, cyberbullying, etc. perpetuates the very mentality that encourages abuse of these resources: namely, that they are not part of the "real world" and are therefore relegated only for entertainment purposes.
How might teaching digital citizenship help students treat the resource with more responsibility?
What are alternative courses of action to remove the nuisance factor?
How often do you personally treat this resource as an opportunity to create, share, and connect, vs. simple entertainment?
How often do you share with your students the ways that you use this resource to create, share, share, and connect?
How can you re-envision my students using this resource in a powerful, meaningful way (both now and throughout their lives)? How can you help your students see themselves using the resource in that way?
Will this ban help or hinder students in their development of the 4 C's of 21st century learning?


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At the Digital Society School I direct research in the Digital to Physical track. This means I work closely with our Digital Transformation Designers (as we like to call them at them) on their various research projects. Last year, we decided to submit a paper for each of the DTD projects of last semester to the CHI'19 Late Breaking Work track. I was absolutely thrilled to learn that all three papers have been accepted! We'll be sharing our work on sustainable food production at home, digital tools to aid ex-convicts in their resocialization process, and participatory feedback for smart buildings in Glasgow this May!
Last month I visited the Brave New World conference in Leiden. I shared some of my insights in a medium post for the Digital Society School here.
I am not sure whether it is a good sign to start every post with a sentence akin to: "sorry, I've been busy and this has been a 'draft' post for a few weeks now", but anyway, big personal news to announce: after having completed my PhD and a postdoc position at HMI at the University of Twente I have accepted a new position at the Digital Society School in Amsterdam as senior researcher. I will be heading the research in the Digital to Physical track there.
It is not without a hint of sadness that I will be leaving the amazing place that is HMI. I am incredibly thankful to all the wonderful people I've met there and collaborated with throughout the years. I am sure future collaborations are on the cards! At the same time change is exiting and invigorating and I am very happy to join the DSS! What has me especially excited is the DSS's dedication to researching and designing technology with an explicit focus on its potential benefits for society. This is exemplified by the DSS's commitment to the UN's sustainable development goals.
As senior researcher I will be working with a group of post-master trainees as well as students and professionals that make up the track's projects each semester. I will further develop my line of research on social communication through physical interactions at the DSS while at the same time exploring related topics of research, such as tangible interaction design and interactions in physical spaces.
One of the things I have been thinking about more and more as 2018 progresses is the importance of making an effort to understand the perspective of others. Not just in general, but specifically where human-technology interactions are concerned. I wrote a guest blog post about related considerations here, but I have also engaged with *gulp* the philosophy department at our university. In fact, we co-organized a workshop on intimate technology at the Philosophy of Human Technology Relations (PHTR) conference.
Last April I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to co-organize Reshaping Touch Communication, a workshop at CHI'18 in Montréal. Among the organizers was the team of the IN-TOUCH project headed by Carey Jewitt of the UCL Knowledge Lab. In the IN-TOUCH project Carey and her team investigate how touch technology can reshape touch practices in society. If you are interested in haptics and touch at all do keep an eye out for more from this fantastic project!
It was an absolute pleasure to work with Carey and all the other organizers of the CHI'18 workshop. Carey asked me to share my perspective on the workshop in a blog post for the IN-TOUCH website. You can read it here.
In a few weeks time we'll be presenting some very nice student work at the British HCI conference in Belfast, UK. Our full paper, Virtual Nature Environments Based on Fractal Geometry for Optimizing Restorative Effects, describes work conducted by Marc van Almkerk on the use of fractals for creating restorative virtual nature environments. In the Work in Progress paper, inCrease: an Approach for Particle Enhanced Soft Composite 3D-Printed Tactile Displays, we outline explorative work by Marc van Almkerk, Casper Kessels and others, on the use of 3D printing techniques for creating tactile textures.
Come join us at CHI 2018 during our workshop, initiated by UCL's InTouch project, Reshaping Touch Communication: An Interdisciplinary Research Agenda. The call-for-papers can be found below.
As the last post before this one shows, I obtained my PhD! My thesis can be found here and there is still a limited number of physical copies (with special soft-touch cover!) available for those interested (get in touch!).
I started working as a post doctoral researcher at the 4TU Humans & Technology Research Centre. The centre is a collaboration between the four technical universities in the Netherlands and focusses on researching human-technology interactions. At the centre I continue my work on haptics and social and affective touch.
Since the beginning of 2017 I have also been working at a start-up I co-founded, called House of Haptics. We had a successful campaign on Kickstarter and, despite a few setbacks, we are close to launching our first product, HEY bracelet. More news on this will follow as we get closer to launch. In the mean time keep an eye on heybracelet.com!
I have also joined the University of Twente's Design Lab as a Research Fellow. The Design Lab is an exciting environment meant to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between science, business and government with the goal of tackling societal challenges. I will be making a contribution to defining the Design Lab's research agenda.
I also worked on a European project proposal which, unfortunately, was not accepted and I worked on a touch-focussed proposal that is likely to be accepted. Mysterious, I know; more news soon!
It has been a very long time in the making but my survey paper "Social Touch Technology: A Survey of Haptic Technology for Social Touch" has finally been published. You can find it here.
Together with Carey Jewitt, Sara Price (of UCL's InTouch project), and others I have worked on a CHI 2018 workshop proposal. The proposal was accepted and I will be sharing the call-for-papers soon!
It has been a while since the last update but I have a rather good excuse: last Friday, on the 24th of Februari, I successfully defended my PhD dissertation! My dissertation, which is titled "Social Touch Technology – Extending the reach of social touch through haptic technology", is the culmination of five years of work on haptic technology for social and affective communication. It has been quite the journey and I am extremely grateful to everyone who has been involved in the research!


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Sundarban loses its Tiger-man : media reports
Posted by: Joydip & Suchandra Kundu on May 10, 2010
Sunderbans loses Tanti, the 'keeper' of its Tigers
Prithvijit Mitra | TNN
Kolkata: He dared to look the tiger in the eye in the treacherous Sunderbans terrain, often without a gun. He would crouch in the bushes for hours, swim across the Matla or camp outside a village hut to help capture a straying tiger. In an illustrious career that lasted 33 adventurous years, Gopal Tanti is believed to have tranquillized 84 tigers, a dozen elephants and several rhinos.
The ace shooter, who worked as a research assistant with the Sunderban Tiger Reserve (STR), passed away on Tuesday morning after a protracted illness that had severely restricted his mobility. He was 56. His wife and daughter survive him.
Tanti is credited with having revolutionized the method of capturing straying animals, especially tigers, and sending them back into the forest. Having joined the STR as a strapping 24-year-old in 1977, Tanti quickly established himself as the leader of the tranquillizing team. The process of capturing straying tigers was yet to be well developed then. Various methods were being tried out and the success rate was fairly low.
Tanti, with his raw courage and love for the tiger, developed his own style, throwing caution to the winds. He learnt his ropes under veteran shooter Shankar Ghosh but didn't care too much for methods. He would walk straight into the tiger's den and shoot a dart from very close range. Initially, it was dubbed too dangerous by both forest guards and his superiors who refused to accompany him during tranquillizing expeditions.
Undeterred, Tanti often went ahead alone. Once, he surprised everyone by tranquilizing a Bengal tiger in the dark, shooting the animal in the dim light of a torch that he carried. He went in with a torch in one hand and a dart gun in the other. Creeping through dense undergrowth, when he came face to face with the burning eyes of the big cat, his nerves did not flinch. Neither did his aim.
On another occasion, he kept floating in a village pond — alongside a drowsy tiger he had tranquillized. Tanti knew the tiger was about to fall unconscious and he did not want it to drown.
His methods were unconventional but they worked. Since the mid-Eighties he was given a free hand. "He had an uncanny ability to sniff out a straying tiger. He would look at the animal and prescribe the exact dosage of the tranquillizer. And then follow it up by deftly shooting the dart. Tanti was not only an expert shooter but a great conservationist. It was he who helped fine-tune the tranquilizing system in Sunderbans," said Pranabesh Sanyal, former director, STR.
Revolution Man
Gopal Tanti, who died aged 56 on Tuesday, is credited with having revolutionised the method of capturing straying tigers and sending them back into the forest
Tanti developed his own tranquillizing style — he would walk straight up to the tiger and shoot a dart from very close range
Once, he floated along side a tranquillized tiger in a village pond to prevent it from drowning. It was his love for the animal that motivated him
Fearless shooter who loved Tigers
Sunderbans Foresters Struggle To Replace Legendary Gopal Tanti
Prithvjit Mitra & Monotosh Chakraborty | TNN
Kolkata: It was a chilly, winter evening at Heronmoyipur village in Jharkhali, Sunderbans, 24 years ago. Residents were crouching in their homes, their doors shut tight. A Bengal tiger was on the prowl. It had stationed itself in a bamboo bush in the village. Not even forest guards dared to approach the bush.
That was till Gopal Tanti — the ace tranquillizer shooter — arrived at the scene. It was to be his first encounter with a tiger but the young marksman was not jittery. Armed with his gun, he headed straight for the spot though it was already dark. Barring a young assistant who carried a searchlight, Tanti had none with him. The forest guards stood at least 500 metres away from the bush.
Crouching on the ground, Tanti crawled along the muddy undergrowth to within 40 feet of the animal. As the searchlight fell on it, the tiger bared its fangs and roared.
Tanti looked the tiger in the eye, not moving his gaze even for a second. After a tense 15 minutes, he gestured to his assistant to turn the light to a neighboring bush to divert the big cat's attention. For a few fleeting seconds, darkness engulfed the animal and it was left confused. Tanti took aim, fired a shot and scampered out of the bush. The dart hit the tiger on its left shoulder. It fell unconscious within the next 15 minutes.
"I could hear my heart pounding but I didn't lose my nerve. I knew if I fired with the tiger staring at me, it would charge and kill me. I had to take a chance by firing in the dark, which I did and it worked," Tanti had told TOI in an interview some time back.
The forest department has struggled to replace him ever since a debilitating neurological disorder forced him to part with his gun two years ago. Now, with him gone, it's going to be even more difficult.
Tranquillizing operations have repeatedly gone awry in his absence. Even as the number of tiger strayings spiralled, the less experienced shooters have been messing it up. In 2007, a tigress mauled four villagers half an hour after it had been 'tranquillized'. Last December, a tiger died after being shot, apparently due to an overdose of the drug. The animal had mauled three, including shooter Krishnapada Mondol.
Wildlife experts fear that the art of tranquillization might die if efforts are not made to train youngsters with the skill and the temperament. "They must get those who love the sheer thrill of venturing close to a wild animal. Only those who get a kick out of taking the risk and have the courage to gamble with their lives can do it. Gopal Tanti was so successful for he didn't see the tiger as an enemy. He loved tigers and wanted to get close to them," said Bittu Sahgal, conservationist and tiger expert.
The ace shooter has inspired many to take up the job. Take Krishnapada Mondol for instance. The beat officer volunteered to join a shooters' training inspired by Tanti. "Having worked with Gopal-da for years, I wanted to be in his shoes. I knew it was a risky job but the thrill of encountering a royal Bengal was just too much to resist," said Mondol.
But experts point out that tranquillizing operations were increasingly going out of control, which was a bad sign. "It shows they are either choosing the wrong people or are just failing to organize it properly," says Pranabesh Sanyal, former director of Sunderban Tiger Reserve.
Tanti was considered an expert on prescribing the right tranquillizing dose. "It's partly training and partly instinct. Dosage has to be decided on the basis of the animal's weight, age and appearance. My assessment proved right every time barring one," Tanti had said. In 1986, a tiger shot by him died of katamine overdose. "But that was an exception. Now, they are getting it wrong frequently," said Sanyal.
Tanti's lesson: Don't kill a straying cat
Kolkata: With Pranabesh Sanyal, former director, STR, Gopal Tanti forged a partnership that effectively curbed the tendency to kill a straying tiger in the Sunderbans. "He helped prove that tigers could be safely captured and sent back. It was a big step and the results are now there for all to see," added Sanyal. Gradually, Tanti moved on to training and supervision. He trained countless shooters till a neurological disorder left him crippled in 2004. "All my tranquillizing expeditions seem like a happy dream. But I can recall each of them and I miss the forest and the tiger," Tanti had told TOI during an interview last year. Principal chief conservator of forests Atanu Raha described him as a daring forester dedicated to the cause of conservation. "We would still seek his advice on tranquillization regularly," he said. Anjan Guha, assistant field director, STR, described him as an authority on Sunderbans. "He was the guru of tranquillization and will be sorely missed," said Guha. In 2009, Tanti received a lifetime achievement award from the state forest department for his contribution in the field of conservation. "Gopal Tanti has left behind a legacy that will be hard to maintain. He lived and breathed with the Bengal tiger. Sunderbans will be poorer without him," said Bittu Sahgal, conservationist and wildlife writer.


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How rich is Michael O'Keefe?
Michael O'Keefe is an American film and television actor best known as Danny Noonan in Caddyshack. O'Keefe received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his performance in The Great Santini.


Stock market analyst Shardul Kulkarni of Angel Broking is of the view that investors can 'sell' Reliance Communications Ltd stock with target of Rs 174.
According to analyst, the interested investors can sell the stock with stop loss of Rs 181.
Today, the shares of the company opened at Rs 179.40 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 319.70 and a low of Rs 134.25 on BSE.
Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 24.12 and 7.32 respectively.
Reliance Communication Ltd has withdrawn its appeal before the tribunal TDSAT, challenging allocation of extra spectrum to GSM operators by the administration beyond 6.2 MHz, presumably considering TRAI's most recent statement on spectrum.
In legal proceedings of the two years old case, advocates appearing for the ADAG group firm appealed the Telcom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal to let them to take out their petition, which was accepted.
Taiwan-based cell phone manufacturer HTC has inked a deal with Reliance Communications Ltd with the aim to roll out HTC Wildfire, a 3G-enabled smartphone in India.
This HTC Wildfire will feature a 3.2" touch screen, a 5-mp camera and up to 500 MB of free data usage for six months.
HTC India country head Ajay Sharma stated, "The stylishly designed HTC Wildfire brings all your communication requirements into one place, whether it's through Facebook, Orkut, Twitter or Flickr."


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Q: Starting a Activity in a Fragment with several Buttons I am still relatively new in programming with Java and I would like to open a fragment with several buttons different activities. However, I always get an error (... is already defined in ...) at the following location:
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState)

Also in other variants it did not work and there were even more errors.
Here is the full code of my Fragment:
public DashboardFragment() {

}

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState) {
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    return rootView;
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@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
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    View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_dashboard, container, false);

    ImageButton button2 = (ImageButton) rootView.findViewById(R.id.vertretungsbtn);
    button2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
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        public void onClick(View view) {
            Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), Vertretungsplan.class);
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        }
    });

    return rootView;
}

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment

    View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_dashboard, container, false);

    ImageButton button2 = (ImageButton) rootView.findViewById(R.id.essenbtn);
    button2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
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        public void onClick(View view) {
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    return rootView;
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A: What you actually want is this:
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment

    View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_dashboard, container, false);

    ImageButton button = (ImageButton) rootView.findViewById(R.id.stundenplanbtn);
    button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), Stundenplan.class);
            startActivity(intent);

        }
    });

    ImageButton button2 = (ImageButton) rootView.findViewById(R.id.vertretungsbtn);
        button2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), Vertretungsplan.class);
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            }
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    return rootView;

}

Also, in the Android specific context you don't really all the ImageButton casting etc. since you're not using any specific method of the ImageButton class and since it extends the View class you can simply use:
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState) {
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    View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_dashboard, container, false);

    rootView.findViewById(R.id.stundenplanbtn).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), Stundenplan.class);
                startActivity(intent);

            }
        });

    rootView.findViewById(R.id.vertretungsbtn).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View view) {
                    Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), Vertretungsplan.class);
                    startActivity(intent);

                }
            });

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}

Note the only thing here is not creating the buttonvariables/references, so it's just a small improvement. But if this is confusing you at the moment just ignore and use the first one.


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Rwanda's first cricket stadium was inaugurated by president Paul Kagame. The Rwandan Cricket Stadium Foundation was set up by Alby Shale, the son of a late British politician and cricket lover who visited Rwanda to do aid work.
India defeated China by 4-1 in Women's Asia Cup Hockey tournament held in Japan. Goals from Gurjit Kaur (19th Minutes), Navjot Kaur (32 Minutes), Neha Goyal (49 Minutes) and skipper Rani Rampal (58th) contributed a major role in Victory.
JK Finance Minister, Dr. Haseeb Drabu atted India UAE Partnership Summit (IUPS) heed in Dubai. The summit will focus on key areas of strategic partnership, investments-implementation and travel and tourism sector. Over 800 industrialists, officials, investors, and educationists of India and the Gulf countries would participate in the event.
Anti-Submarine warfare exercise between India and Japan has started in the Indian Ocean. This is an intensive air anti-submarine warfare exercise. A P-8 and Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft of Indian navy and two P-3 Orion Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft of Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force will participate in the exercise.
Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P assumed charge as Vice Chief of Naval Staff. Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P is alumni of National Defence Academy.
Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni's visit the first prime minister from Italy to India in a decade. Italy is India's fifth largest trading partner in the European Union (EU) with a bilateral trade of $8.79 billion in 2016-17. Italian PM visited to India for the bilateral political and economic relations between the two countries.
India Junior Men's Hockey team beat Malaysia by 4-0 to win Bronze medal at the 7th Sultan of Johor Cup 2017 at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. Major contribution from Vishal Ankit Vivek Prasad and Shilanand Lakra favours winning.
Small Industries Development Bank of India revamped its web portal www.udyamimitra.in to enhance easy access to credit and hand-holding service for micro small and medium enterprises. The revamped version of the portal is planned to leverage the experience, and implement a much larger transparent platform.
Today nation is observing Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on the 142nd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He was First Home Minister of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off "Run for Unity" in New Delhi and further added momentous service and monumental contribution to India can never be forgotten.
Bollywood actor Anupam Kher received Parmod Mahajan Award in Pune. He was recently appointed as Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India FTII.
PM Modi along with railway minister Piyush Goyal and other union ministers, inaugurates 110 Km from Bidar to Kalaburgi in Karnataka, which will reduce distance from Bengaluru to New Delhi and upcountry destinations by 380km and save 6-8 hours of travelling time.
India will host the next United Nations (UN) global wildlife conference in 2020. This is six day meeting, and delegates over 120 countries will gather together. This conference event will be held in Manali.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to participate in Run for Unity on Sardar Patel birth anniversary on 31 October 2017; this day is also celebrated as "Rashtriya ekta diwas".
Satya Gopal transferred to Arunachal Pradesh as chief secretary. Before this he was Principal Home Secretary in New Delhi.
Kidambi Srikanth beats Kenta Nishimoto to win French Open Super Series title. He took just 34 minutes to defeat Japanese qualifier Kento Nishimoto in the Super Series final 21-14, 21-13. By this winning he has become only the fourth male shuttler in the history of game to win four singles super series title in a calendar year.
Virat Kohli become fastest to score 9000 runs in ODIs by chasing South Africa's A.B. de Villiers during the series-deciding match against New Zealand in Kanpur. Kohli played his 202nd ODI matches has become the 19th batsman to score 9000 runs. He also scored his 32nd century during the match. He is second after Sachin Tendulkar. India is winner in the third final ODI against New Zealand.
N.J. Gangte has appointed the as new high commissioner of India to the Republic of Zambia. He is presently the joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs expected to take up his responsibility as soon as possible.
Patna Pirates defeated Gujarat Fourtunegiants by 55-38 to clinch the third consecutive title at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Rainder Pradeep Narwal plays a major role in victory by scoring 19 points in Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 5.
England defeated Spain by 5-2 to new record. This match was played at Salt Lake Stadium in West Bengal. 5-2 is the highest scoring in the in the history in final of this age group. FIFA U-2017 has also become the highest scoring event with 177 goals from 52 matches.
Again Jeff Bezos has become the world richest man in the world. Amazon stock' price added nearly $7 billion to his wealth overnight. Estimated wealth of Bezos is more than $90 billion and bill Gates is $88.5 billion not enough to stay ahead of Bezos. He has also become the richest man in the world for the first time in July 2017 but slips to second in end of the day.


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Mr Droppert's second-hand Kverneland UN7581 wrapper has been receiving a workout recently. Although celebrating the "idiot-proof" operation, Mr Droppert said local contractors have nothing to fear.
I'D BE willing to wager that every machinery enthusiast has their share of 'aspirational' purchases.
The machines that you don't strictly need, but with whose hypothetical selection and applications you preoccupy your spare time.
I have several such concepts, none of which I will outline, because my wife may read this and zero in on their optionality.
Notwithstanding the above, one of the major advantages of keeping ahead of your requirements is being on the front foot when circumstances change.
Who'd have thought for instance, that having had so much trouble attracting enough rainfall to grow a decent amount of fodder this season, we in Gippsland would equally struggle to keep the rain away long enough to get it dry and off the paddock?
I've never made silage for my own use before; given most of our fodder is for sale.
But with plenty of mouths to feed this year, the harvest windows so narrow and the grass falling over, it quickly became a serious proposition.
How fortunate then, that I had already considered the form my venture into silage should take, and a reasonable outlay to commit!
It was also fortunate that a local dealer had a second-hand Kverneland UN7581 sitting in the yard.
Now the UN7581 is one of the lesser known Kverneland wrappers, being a three-point linkage machine, rather than the trailed model that most punters opt for.
Fortunately for me, tightwads existed 26 years ago as well, and at least one in Gippsland was happy to trade wrapping on the move for the discount associated with not having an axle or wheels under the machine.
It is a nuisance of a compromise, as are the semi-regular wheel stands caused by the little Case 895XL I put in front of the thing being very light at the front.
The cable controls (familiar to all users of older wrappers) are fine for a while, but the next morning you will start to wonder when you last saw the chiropractor and if your dominant arm is really still attached.
Visible compromise is nothing new to my operation however, and if I have to sit still to wrap bales, that's what I shall do.
Except for when I have to get up to go cut the plastic (roughly every second bale).
Speeding up the operation is as simple as giving the tractor more juice — or at least it was, until everyone got carried away and a bale got thrown from the table. Lesson learned.
Local contractors need not fear. Importantly though, the Kverneland does a good job of it, with little fuss and relatively idiot-proof operation.
With so many out there, it's part of a long line of development that may have publicly died along with the company, but lives on in sheds and the secluded corners of dealers' yards across the country.
Along with other prizes that my hypothetically capital-rich operation may or may not be sizing up.
• John Droppert has no mechanical qualifications whatsoever, but has been passionate about tractors since before he could talk and has operated many different makes and models in a variety of roles for both profit and fun.


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What in God's name is happening in this, our world?
16 Jun 2016 Torah
The news on Sunday was shocking, confusing, and unspeakably tragic.
What in God's name is happening in this, our world? Last week Tel Aviv, this Sunday Orlando, and next week …? There is so much pain.
In thousands of places all over the world Jews studied Torah last weekend. We engaged ourselves in those studies, because we have hoped to find a better understanding of how we can make this world a better place. We have engaged ourselves in Tikkun Olam, the reparation of the world, because we know and we see how much more needs to be done to see this world redeemed. Saturday night we spoke about the pain the death of a single person can cause, and how guilty we feel if we couldn't help. But we accepted that death is part of our lives and that we can find comfort in our Jewish tradition and our surrounding community, if death happens within our closes circles.
But nothing can prepare us for those horrific, brutal and senseless attacks we had to witness in the past few days, months and years. The world, which I love so much, is broken, and the rifts seem to me un-bridgeable. How can we repair the world if a single person has been able to destroy the lives of so many, and to bring so much more hate into this world? How many more people need to study the values of the Torah to outbalance the bestial acts of those monsters?
Many, I know will answer this question with a sense of hopelessness, telling me that there aren't enough good people in this world to tip the scale to the good. Helplessness tells us to surrender. But in doing so, we allow those monsters to take the victory home, and we give space to the demagogues who trample on the victims to boost themselves and their ideology of hate. The terror acts of the last few days don't allow us to surrender, to the contrary, the victims of those crimes ask us to not give up hope and to stand up for our values.
We need to be the people of God that actively involve themselves in initiatives to end violence, especially violence against minorities. We need to be committed to the idea that being a Jew means nothing less than intentionally standing up, regardless of differences, when we see lives devalued or dehumanised by hate and ignorance. I believe with all my heart that doing so is a beautiful outworking of the Torah we claim to love and live.
We value all life and the dignity of others because we all bear God's image. Our faith can never be a reason to turn away from each other, but it should be – it must be – the reason why we approach one another and try to make an impact, even though we don't understand or approve. Our tradition calls us to nothing less!
Those terror acts call us to break down the walls of our own lethargy and to strengthen those who stand to protect us and our society. Judaism is not a religion of presenting the other cheek if we are attacked. To protect ourselves doesn't mean to outcast others, it means to be aware that evil things happen and need to be stopped. When the allies started to re-create a civilised society in Germany after 1945 they used the term "fortified democracy" to introduce a system that doesn't allow radicals to pervert democracy again. The main key is that every individual is responsible to protect this achievement. And so we are called today to protect our world from those radicals, from those haters of life, from those demagogues who try to ignite hate in us.
Today we weep with those who weep, and mourn with those who mourn, tomorrow we stand up to change the world.
Rabbi Adrian M Schell
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Paintings of West Vancouver return home to community that inspired them 20 years ago
Wife of well-known landscape artist has made it her mission to return her late husband's works
Dec 18, 2020 8:30 AM By: Ben Bengtson
1 / 1 Painter Vojislav Morosan paints a West Vancouver scene some time between 2000 and 2006. Since Morosan's passing his wife has made it her mission to return his landscape pieces to the communities they're based on. Photo courtesy Norma Morosan
For decades, artist Vojislav Morosan captured a specific moment in time in the towns and cities he painted across Canada and abroad.
Preferring to work on location using oil or watercolours and employing a bright colour palette, Vojislav, who emigrated from Serbia in 1967, painted thousands of pieces which focused on historical buildings and lush landscapes, ultimately capturing the essence of whatever community he was in.
For more than 40 years, with his wife Norma Morosan by his side, the pair travelled across the country and parts of the U.S. in an effort to paint these bedroom communities with pinpoint accuracy and lots of life.
When Vojislav passed away in 2008, he left Norma behind with countless joyous memories – and more than 1,000 completed paintings.
"He left me in a bit of mess, to be quite honest with you," jokes Norma. "Artists never want to catalogue – they just want to paint."
Over the last decade, Norma has taken up the mantle of preserving her husband's legacy by returning the paintings to the specific communities that inspired his pieces in the first place.
Just recently, she has ensured that 26 paintings that Vojislav painted of the Ambleside and Dundarave areas between 2000 and 2006 found their rightful place in West Vancouver.
"I have to connect these paintings to the places they belong, either by donation or by selling them," says Norma. "He loved his work and he was so floored that people appreciated his work."
Painting the Scene
Bauer's Framing & Art in West Vancouver is now in possession of and selling Vojislav's works on Norma's behalf.
Amid gorgeous painted scenes of Dundarave Beach and the Centennial Seawalk, with the Pink Palace in the foreground, owner Ron Bauer says he was awestruck when Norma brought the pieces in recently.
"They really touched my heart because I grew up here," says Bauer, adding that he was particularly moved by Vojislav's portrait of Tiddlycove, a stone's throw away from where Bauer was raised. "They're really well done."
For that six-year period, like many of the communities that Norma and Vojislav frequented over the years, the painter was a mainstay in West Vancouver while he created his pieces. He was often encountered somewhere along the municipality's ample seafront, interacting with people in the community as he painted.
Bauer says that since he's started displaying Vojislav's long-lost paintings, one customer came into his store who said she had bought one of his pieces ages ago. She started to cry when he told her the story of how this latest batch of work ended up in his store and that Vojislav had died more than a decade ago, according to Bauer.
"She said he was such a nice man," says Bauer. "[They're] almost like a photograph, in an artistic way. You can tell exactly where they are."
Brush with Greatness
Wherever that place is, it took a long time for Norma to get there. When her husband first moved to Canada the '60s, he took a job as a graphic artist in Toronto. But when he discovered he didn't like the tight deadlines, he gradually transitioned into painting full time, she says.
"One day he just took his easel outside and started to paint someone's home," says Norma, who took it upon herself back in the day to scout out some of the most historical or scenic places in Ontario for Vojislav to paint.
Earlier this fall, Norma successfully reunited 35 paintings to the community of Ancaster, Ont. that Vojislav had painted in the '90s.
That same decade, Norma and Vojislav moved to White Rock, B.C., where the couple was very active for years and where she's had no trouble selling or donating her late husband's pieces.
"I'm surrounded by these beautiful paintings. I had 500 of White Rock and I'm down to 23 now," she says.
The dozens of West Vancouver works had been in storage for ages when, seemingly on a whim, Norma drove to the municipality with a friend recently and starting making inquiries, hoping to compel some official or gallery owner with the majesty her husband saw in the community's stunning seascapes, or the elegance he gleamed in the sign welcoming people to Dundarave and the surrounding neighbourhood.
"He said he'd never seen anything more beautiful. I remember him saying that Dundarave and Ambleside reminded him of the way things used to be – life doesn't change," says Norma.
While the good folk of Dundarave and Ambleside may say a lot has changed in the 15 to 20 years since Vojislav captured their neighbourhoods through careful brushstrokes, at least one thing has remained constant for Norma.
"He was inspired for six years trying to make these pieces of art. For me, it's been a huge undertaking, but I have to make sure I finish this job."
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This year, the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research (including its predecessor Kaiser Wilhelm Institute) marks its 100 years anniversary. Our institute organised several activities to celebrate this landmark.
We are happy to present our exhibition "minds in motion", which will introduce various themes from our rich Institute's history, as well as women in science and society, Frankfurt neuroscience around 100 years, and multimedia. The exhibition is located in the public space of the Institute and is self-guided. It is however recommended that groups larger than eight persons send a request for a guided tour via email.
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AIPAC Says Latest Iran Sanctions Are 'Too Weak'
Latest U.S. sanctions target Iran's missile program.
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee dismissed as "weak" recent U.S. sanctions on Iran for testing ballistic missiles, a sign of continued tensions between the influential lobby and the Obama administration in the wake of the Iran nuclear deal.
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"These limited sanctions are too weak to affect Iran's behavior," AIPAC said Monday of the new sanctions, which target an industrial group involved in manufacturing the missiles, the missile command of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, and companies providing support to Mahan Air, which is affiliated with the Guards Corps.
"America must respond to Tehran's recurring provocations with swift and meaningful penalties," the prominent Israel lobby said.
AIPAC called for "crippling sanctions" that would "cast a wider net and target entities providing material support to Iran's illicit ballistic missile program, including within financial and transportation services."
The AIPAC statement was notable for its rarity both for blasting an action targeting Iran and because AIPAC generally opposes administration policy through the backing of congressional legislation, shying away from public statements.
AIPAC, however, in recent months has not been able to identify bipartisan Iran-related legislation suitable for backing. There are a number of bills backed by either Democrats or Republicans, but AIPAC abjures backing purely partisan bills.
The "crippling" sanctions AIPAC calls for, targeting third parties, are precisely the category that the Iran nuclear deal has for now removed. The Obama administration is unlikely to reimpose them as long as Iran is complying with the sanctions relief for nuclear rollback deal.
U.S. officials, including President Barack Obama, have said the missile testing violates the spirit of last year's Iran nuclear deal, but say Iran is observing the letter of the agreement.
The U.S. Treasury announced the new sanctions on March 24, months after Iran had tested the missiles, and after weeks of pressure from pro-Israel groups, U.S. allies in the region, and congressional Republicans and Democrats.
AIPAC said the entities named by the Treasury are subsidiaries of already targeted entities, rendering the sanctions "largely symbolic."
The Treasury often adds subsidiaries and individuals affiliated with already sanctioned entities to its sanctions list as a means of tightening the noose and reminding third parties that it is actively targeting dealings with Iran.
The Obama administration has sought to reassure Israel and other allies in the Middle East that it continues to act against Iran for its hostile actions unrelated to the nuclear deal. On Monday, the U.S. Navy reported that on March 28, it intercepted an Iranian arms shipment for the third time in recent weeks. This time, the shipment was likely bound for Houthi insurgents in Yemen.
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