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package notifications

import (
	"bytes"
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"
	"strings"
	"testing"
	"time"

	"cloud.google.com/go/iam"
	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub"
	"cloud.google.com/go/storage"
	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/internal/testutil"
)

const (
	testPrefix      = "test-gcs-go-notifications"
	bucketExpiryAge = time.Hour * 24
)

var (
	client       *storage.Client
	pubsubClient *pubsub.Client
	serviceAgent string
)

func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
	// Initialize global vars
	tc, _ := testutil.ContextMain(m)

	ctx := context.Background()

	// Init clients
	c, err := storage.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("storage.NewClient: %v", err)
	}
	client = c
	defer client.Close()

	pubsubClient, err = pubsub.NewClient(ctx, tc.ProjectID)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("pubsub.NewClient: %v", err)
	}
	defer pubsubClient.Close()

	// Get service agent for storage client
	serviceAgent, err = client.ServiceAccount(ctx, tc.ProjectID)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("ServiceAccount: %v", err)
	}

	// Run tests
	exit := m.Run()

	// Delete old buckets whose name begins with our test prefix
	if err := testutil.DeleteExpiredBuckets(client, tc.ProjectID, testPrefix, bucketExpiryAge); err != nil {
		// Don't fail the test if cleanup fails
		log.Printf("Post-test cleanup failed: %v", err)
	}
	os.Exit(exit)
}

func TestNotifications(t *testing.T) {
	tc := testutil.SystemTest(t)
	topicName := testPrefix + "-topic"
	topicName2 := testPrefix + "-topic-2"

	// Set up resources for test.
	ctx := context.Background()
	createTestTopic(t, tc.ProjectID, topicName)
	createTestTopic(t, tc.ProjectID, topicName2)

	bucketName, err := testutil.CreateTestBucket(ctx, t, client, tc.ProjectID, testPrefix)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("creating bucket: %v", err)
	}
	defer testutil.DeleteBucketIfExists(ctx, client, bucketName)

	var buf bytes.Buffer

	// Test Create.
	t.Run("create bucket notification", func(t *testing.T) {
		if err := createBucketNotification(&buf, tc.ProjectID, bucketName, topicName); err != nil {
			t.Fatalf("createBucketNotification: %v", err)
		}

		if got, want := buf.String(), "created notification with ID"; !strings.Contains(got, want) {
			t.Errorf("createBucketNotification: got %q; want to contain %q", got, want)
		}
	})

	// Add another notification so we know its ID
	notification2, err := client.Bucket(bucketName).AddNotification(ctx, &storage.Notification{
		TopicID:        topicName2,
		TopicProjectID: tc.ProjectID,
		PayloadFormat:  storage.JSONPayload,
	})
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("Bucket.AddNotification: %v", err)
	}

	// Test Get.
	t.Run("print bucket notification", func(t *testing.T) {
		buf.Reset()
		if err := printPubsubBucketNotification(&buf, bucketName, notification2.ID); err != nil {
			t.Fatalf("printPubsubBucketNotification: %v", err)
		}

		if got, want := buf.String(), "TopicID:"+topicName2; !strings.Contains(got, want) {
			t.Errorf("printPubsubBucketNotification: got %q; want to contain %q", got, want)
		}
	})

	// Test List.
	t.Run("list bucket notifications", func(t *testing.T) {
		buf.Reset()
		if err := listBucketNotifications(&buf, bucketName); err != nil {
			t.Fatalf("listBucketNotifications: %v", err)
		}

		got := buf.String()
		var want, want2 bytes.Buffer
		fmt.Fprintf(&want, "Notification topic %s with ID", topicName) // we don't know its ID
		fmt.Fprintf(&want2, "Notification topic %s with ID %s", topicName2, notification2.ID)

		if !strings.Contains(got, want.String()) || !strings.Contains(got, want2.String()) {
			t.Errorf("listBucketNotifications: got %q; want to contain the following:\n\t%q\n\t%q", got, want, want2)
		}
	})

	// Test Delete.
	t.Run("delete bucket notification", func(t *testing.T) {
		buf.Reset()
		if err := deleteBucketNotification(&buf, bucketName, notification2.ID); err != nil {
			t.Fatalf("deleteBucketNotification: %v", err)
		}

		if got, want := buf.String(), "deleted notification with ID "+notification2.ID; !strings.Contains(got, want) {
			t.Errorf("deleteBucketNotification: got %q; want to contain %q", got, want)
		}
	})
}

// Creates a pubsub topic for testing and registers a cleanup func to remove it
// once the test finishes
func createTestTopic(t *testing.T, projectID, topicName string) {
	t.Helper()
	ctx := context.Background()

	topic := pubsubClient.Topic(topicName)

	// Create the topic if it doesn't exist.
	exists, err := topic.Exists(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		t.Errorf("topic.Exists: %v", err)
	}
	if !exists {
		_, err = pubsubClient.CreateTopic(ctx, topicName)
		if err != nil {
			t.Errorf("topic.CreateTopic: %v", err)
		}
	}

	// Add the service agent to the topic's permissions so we can access it from storage.
	policy, err := topic.IAM().Policy(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		t.Errorf("Policy: %v", err)
	}
	policy.Add("serviceAccount:"+serviceAgent, iam.Editor)

	if err := topic.IAM().SetPolicy(ctx, policy); err != nil {
		t.Errorf("SetPolicy: %v", err)
	}

	t.Cleanup(func() {
		if err := topic.Delete(ctx); err != nil {
			t.Errorf("Delete: %v", err)
		}
	})
}

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Зоран Обрадовић (Мартинци, 25. април 1961) српски је математичар и академик, инострани члан састава Српске академије науке и уметности од 5. новембра 2015.

Биографија
Завршио је основне студије на Математичком факултету Универзитета у Београду 1985. године, магистратуру 1987. и докторат на Универзитету Пенсилваније 1991. Радио је као доцент на Државном универзитету у Вашингтону од 1991, као виши научни сарадник на Математичком институту у Београду од 1991, као ванредни професор од 1997, као научни саветник од 1999, као редовни професор на Универзитету Темпле у Филаделфији од 2000, као гостујући професор на Факултету организационих наука Универзитета у Београду од 2012. и на Медицинском факултету Универзитета у Београду од 2014. године. Уредник је Multiple Valued Logic, An International Journal од 1995, Int'l J. Data Mining and Bioinformatics од 2005, Int'l J. Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems од 2006, Advance in Bioinformatics од 2008, Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology од 2008, Int'l J. Comp Models and Algorithms in Medicine од 2009, Int'l J. Comp. Intelligence in Bioinformatics and System Biology од 2009, извршни уредник Statistical Analysis and Data Mining од 2009, уредник Network Modeling and Analysis in Helath Informatics and Bioninfo од 2011, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins од 2012, PeerЈ од 2012. и IEEETransactions on Big Data 2015—2017. Добитник је награде Државног универзитета у Вашингтону за изузетан научни допринос 1998, награде за најбољи научни допринос колеџа за науке и технологије Универзитета Темпле 2008. и награде за најбољи научни допринос Универзитета Темпле 2009.

Референце

Рођени 1961.
Биографије живих особа
Инострани чланови САНУ
Српски математичари

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text:
Couldn't find what you were looking for.
Use the menu above or the index below to navigate to a page that does exist.
Hundreds of "The End" titles from major Hollywood studios: 'The End' of Warner Bros. + 'The End' of Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Trailers from the 1930s, the oldest titles in the collection: movie titles from 1900-1919 or the most popular page in the collection: Film noir.
From the 'Updates' blog:
View the two recently added categories: The type of the sequel and The type of the remake, the typography of Jean-Luc Godard, the movies of Marilyn Monroe or try some Italian typography: Neorealism + Commedia all'italiana + Giallo + Poliziotteschi
Don't forget to follow the Movie title stills collection on Twitter or the "Like" the collection on Facebook.

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Q: Count how many times a character happens in a string and store it in an array JavaScript I've been trying to figure out how to count how many times a character happens in a string and store it in another variable that will hold the character and the number of times it occurs in the string.
For example:
var greeting = "Hello World";

[H] occurs [1] time.
[e] occurs [1] time.
[l] occurs [3] times.
[o] occurs [2] times.
[W] occurs [1] time.
[r] occurs [1] time.
[d] occurs [1] time.
I am a JS Beginner and I tried as much as I can following guides and tutorials but this exercise seems to be out of my league. I would appreciate some help as to how would you guys go on about solving this problem.
Thanks!

A: You basically want to create a mapped set of characters to it's count in the string. Storing this stuff in an array might be weird as you'd need 2 Dimentional arrays. Instead store it in an hash object.
var greeting = "Hello world!";

var hash = {};
for(var i = 0; i < greeting.length; i++){
  if(hash[greeting[i]] === undefined){
    hash[greeting[i]] = 1;
  } else {
    hash[greeting[i]] += 1;
  }
}

// printing the stuff in hash.
for(var x in hash){
  if(hash.hasOwnProperty(x)){
    console.log(x, hash[x]);
  }
}

Anyway if you need this stuff in array, you can put so:
var arr = [];
var i = 0;
for(var x in hash){
  if(hash.hasOwnProperty(x)){
    arr[i++] = [x, hash[x]];
  }
}

for(var i = 0; i< arr.length; i++){
  console.log(arr[i]);
}

But I wouldn't recommend it. You can see redundancy for yourself.

A: Try this:
var result = {};

Array.prototype.map.call('Hello world!', function(x) {
  if (typeof result[x] == 'undefined') {
    result[x] = 1;
  } else {
    result[x] += 1;
  }
});
console.log(result);

var result = {};

Array.prototype.map.call('Hello world!', function(x) {
  if (typeof result[x] == 'undefined') {
    result[x] = 1;
  } else {
    result[x] += 1;
  }
});
console.log(result);

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-Anything related to Crown Jewel received massive boos.
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-Braun Strowman also got a huge babyface reaction when he came out.
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-After the Raw TV show ended, Drew and Dolph surrounded Angle. Braun Strowman came out and beat them both up. JoJo then thanked everyone for coming.
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CHANCERY COURT ALLOWS CLAIMS DUE TO MANAGER'S ALLEGIANCE TO PARTICULAR EQUITY HOLDERS OVER THE COMPANY
Tagged with Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Implied Contractual Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
By: Scott E. Waxman and Douglas A. Logan
In Klein and Cambridge Therapeutic Technologies, LLC, v. Wasserman et al., C.A. No. 2017-0643-KSJM (May 29, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed claims of breach of fiduciary duties, tortious interference, and civil conspiracy. Defendants' motion to dismiss the claims was granted in part and denied in part.
This dispute arose out of a business relationship with Defendants Monica and Robert Breslow ("Breslows"), Defendant Marc Wasserman ("Wasserman"), Plaintiff Cambridge Therapeutic Technologies, LLC ("CTT"), and Plaintiff John H. Klein ("Klein"). CTT is a Delaware limited liability company founded by Klein and engaged in the packaging and distribution of pharmaceuticals. Klein also served as the President and CEO of CTT until December 2017 when the board removed him for cause.
The Breslows invested $12.5 million in CTT and shortly thereafter sought a buy-out of their equity stake. While the Breslows were equity holders, they nominated Wasserman to the board. CTT alleged that the Breslows convinced Wasserman to use his position on the CTT board to "disrupt CTT operations as much as possible" in an effort to gain control and obtain a buy-out.
As a result, CTT sued both Wasserman and the Breslows, alleging: (1) Wasserman (as manager) and the Breslows (as controllers) breached their fiduciary duties; (2) the Breslows aided and abetted Wasserman's breach of fiduciary duties; and (3) Wasserman and the Breslows breached their implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Additionally, Klein (former CEO of CTT) alleged: (1) Wasserman and the Breslows tortuously interfered with Klein's Employment Agreement; and (2) Wasserman and the Breslows committed civil conspiracy.
The court denied defendants' motion to dismiss count one—breach of fiduciary duties—as to Wasserman, and granted the motion to dismiss count one as to the Breslows. The court found that Wasserman certainly had fiduciary duties running to CTT at the time of the alleged incidents, but the Breslows lacked the "control" necessary to share those duties. Because count one was sufficiently plead as to Wasserman, the court denied defendants' motion to dismiss count two—aiding and abetting by the Breslows.
The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss count three—breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing—finding that there were no grounds to trigger the implied covenant where it had not been alleged that the agreement contained any contractual gaps that needed to be filled. The implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing is sparingly used by the courts and only when the court finds that the parties failed to anticipate a situation, which, if they had anticipated it, they likely would have addressed the situation in their agreement. Defendants' motion to dismiss count four—tortious interference with Klein's Employment Agreement—was also granted. The court found that Klein failed to allege a breach of contract underlying the tortious interference claim, and therefore failed to allege tortious interference. Finally, the court dismissed count five—civil conspiracy—because it lacked the necessary predicate of tortious interference.
Klein v. WassermanDownload
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Over the years, the institute's researchers have made major discoveries in the fields of neuroscience, immunology, behavioral and language interventions, environmental toxicology and targeted treatments. "MIND and the investigators that are present there have been central to most of the significant developments within autism research within the last decade or so," says Mathew Pletcher, interim chief science officer for the advocacy organization Autism Speaks.Their early goal for the institute—finding a 'cure' for their children's autism—has become increasingly controversial.


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Blog ideas in the works</h2>

So this is a range of ideas that I have for writing.  I'm a geek, my thing is technology, security and making lives better and safer.  Posts may or may never be published based on my work and life schedule, but I sure hope to get something out there.  If something is interesting, comment and let me know.

New Tools</h3>

Tools are my bread and butter - I demand the best tools or I make my own.  What do I use daily that maybe I should document how I use it? What new tool looks like it could be useful to build hardware? What tool is just a pain to use?  What tools have I created to help me solve something that something off the shelf could not solve?  There's a wealth of information just living in my toolbox.

CYA</h3>

Cover your assets - or in other words how to apply security to every day projects and living.  I like security, it's something I do and it's something I like to think about.  Future posts will cover trends, topics, screw ups and generally interesting subject matter related to security.  Breaking stuff is cool too - I may venture into ways to use hacking to help overcome technology limitations (the real meaning of hacking, IMHO).

Consumer Robotics</h3>

Robotics is fun for me - I teach, I code, I make.  Robotics is a way to have a tactile experience beyond the IDE and it's awesome to make your own minions.  I should write more about the stuff that I'm doing in the robotics space.

Distributed Infrastructure</h3>

A.k.a. "The Cloud" - I'm working on research related to cloud security.  I think we're still figuring out how to coexist with systems that are outside of our physical reach. How do we deal with IoT issues - what are the new challenges of living in an IoT enabled ecosystem?

Interesting Companies</h3>

Every couple of posts I will focus on a company doing interesting things using technology.  I'll highlight small to enormous as long as there is something of use and interesting.

</h3>

Motivators</h3>

How do I write? How am I building this website? How do I make money online? I have no idea :) - but maybe spitballing ideas on my blog will help concentrate my focus on a few areas that could be profitable.

Spare Parts</h3>

The name of this post is "spare parts" - nothing really focused. Posts can cover bits and pieces of the past couple of weeks and forecasts for the next couple of weeks.  Expect no continuity or consistency other than this is the stuff that caught my attention, my shiny red buttons.


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31 January 2004: Historical Buildings Lighthouse
This FDC was cancelled in Pulau Pinang.
This FDC was cancelled in Kuala Selangor.
This FDC was cancelled in Melaka.
This FDC was cancelled in Port Dickson where the lighthouse is physically located.
This composite FDC was cancelled in Kuala Selangor, Teluk Bahang, Jalan Laksamana and Port Dickson.
09 February 2004: 7th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity & 1st eeting of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
This FDC was cancelled in Kuala Lumpur.
This FDC was cancelled in Hutan Melintang, Perak, Kuala Lumpur and Putra World Trade Centre (conference venue).
29 February 2004: Silver Jubilee of Al-Sultan Kelantan
This FDC was cancelled in Kota Bharu.
19 March 2004: Commonwealth Tourism Ministers' Meeting 2004
22 May 2004: National Service Programme
These FDCs were cancelled in Melaka which was the venue of the launch programme.
This composite FDC was cancelled in Melaka, Bandar Tun Razak and Kuala Lumpur.
31 May 2004: 30th Anniversary Malaysia – China Diplomatic Relationship 1974 – 2004 (Malaysia – China Joint Issue)
These FDCs were cancelled in Kuala Lumpur.
This composite FDC was cancelled in Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Tun Razak and Putrajaya.
This joint cover was cancelled in Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. This is not a true joint issue as China did not issue any special stamps. The stamp used is similar to Pos Malaysia's Setem Ku with a label indicating the diplomatic relationship.
This is the joint cover issued by China National Philatelic Corporation. The FDC was cancelled in Beijing along with a special first day cancellation from Malaysia. There was no location indicated in the Malaysia cancellation.
Note: The China stamp was initially issued on 05 August 2003. Here is the FDC.
14 June 2004: Wildlife in the Malaysian Forest
This composite FDC was cancelled in Banting, Hutan Melintang, Jalan Kuching and Alor Gajah.
01 July 2004: Multimedia Super Corridor
These FDCs were cancelled in Kuala Lumpur along with a 03 July 2004 launching cancellation. The launch cancellation commemorates the launch of the stamps by the Prime Minister.
This composite FDC was cancelled in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and the commemorative launch cancellation.
This FDC was cancelled in UPM, Serdang, Kuala Lumpur, KLCC and the commemorative launch cancellation.
24 July 2004: Major Ports of Malaysia
This FDC was cancelled in Bintulu, Pasir Gudang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan and Pulau Pinang corresponding with the locations in each of the stamp.
This MS FDC was cancelled in Pelabuhan Kelang, Klang and Pelabuhan Utara.
This MS FDC was cancelled in Melaka. Melaka is listed on the miniature sheet.
This MS FDC was cancelled in Kuantan. Kuantan is listed on the miniature sheet.
This MS FDC was cancelled in Lahad Datu. Lahad Datu is listed on the miniature sheet.
This MS FDC was cancelled in Kuching. Kuching is listed on the miniature sheet.
18 August 2004: Traditional Transportation
This FDC was cancelled in Muar and autographed by the designer, Mr KY Lim. The Trishaw on the 30 sen stamp is from Muar.
This FDC was cancelled in Pulau Pinang. The Trishaw on the 30 sen stamp is also used in Penang.
This FDC was cancelled in Kota Belud and autographed by the designer, Mr KY Lim. The RM 1 stamp depicts the Padi Horse in Sabah. This mode of transportation is predominantly in Kota Belud.
This FDC was cancelled in Kota Kinabalu.
These FDCs were cancelled in Melaka. The 50 sen stamp depicts the Rickshaw and RM 2 miniature sheet depicts the Bullock Cart from Melaka.
This is a composite FDC cancelled in Kuala Lumpur.
28 August 2004: Singapore World Stamp Championship 2004
This MS FDC was cancelled with the World Stamp Championship 2004 cachet. Due to the lack of envelopes, the overprinted miniature sheet FDC was done on a presentation pack envelope.
03 September 2004: Kuala Lumpur Stamp Show 2004
This is a very rare MS FDC cancelled in Putra World Trade Centre along with the Kuala Lumpur Stamp Show 2004 cachet.
04 October 2004: 100 Years Matang Mangroves, Perak 1904 – 2004
These FDCs were cancelled in Ipoh.
09 October 2004: Marine Life Series VI
09 October 2004: Stamp Week '04 Marine Life Series VI
In conjunction with Stamp Week '04, an overprinted miniature sheet was released on the same day. These FDCs were cancelled in Subang Jaya along with the Stamp Week '04 cachet.
This is a composite FDC cancelled in Subang Jaya along with the Stamp Week '04 cachet.
These FDCs were cancelled with the daily cancellations and cachet of Stamp Week 2004.
11 December 2004: Medicinal Plants Series II
These FDCs were cancelled in Kuala Lumpur and Perpustakaan Komuniti Petaling Jaya. The Petaling Jaya Library is the venue of the quarterly Stamp Fair organised by the Philatelic Society of Malaysia (Persatuan Setem Malaysia).


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Temple Kol Ami Receives Prestigious Environmental Construction Honor
Mon, May 02, 2016 @ 01:19 / by Sara Kravitz
1st synagogue in Michigan and only the 7th nationwide to receive LEED certification
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, April 15, 2016 – Temple Kol Ami has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED©) certification for its Religious School Wing. The formal presentation honoring the Temple was Sunday, May 1st.
At the encourageme nt of Senior Rabbi, Norman T. Roman, and then Assistant Rabbi, Ariana Silverman, the 2008 construction, which also renovated the synagogue's administrative offices, added 2,300 square feet to both the basement and main level, and was constructed with great care and consideration to the environmental impact.
The Temple's building committee worked closely with the architect, contractor and LEED consultant. They had to make many decisions about materials and design to ensure not only an environmentally responsible construction, but also a significantly healthier indoor environment than what is experienced by students in non-LEED certified classrooms.
The itemized list below shows just how exhaustive the process was to satisfy the very strict LEED criteria:
White roof membrane was installed in new and remodeled areas to reduce the heat island effect.
A Retention Area and Bio-Swale designed for storm water management to minimize additional stress to the storm drainage system.
No new parking was added.
Drought resistant plantings, native to Michigan, were used to eliminate the need for an irrigation system.
New high efficiency unit HVAC units were purchased for the addition and the remodeled areas.
Bike racks were added and carpool spaces were designated to encourage alternative transportation.
The new bathrooms have showers for those who need them after riding their bicycles to the building. This also supports TKA's Housing the Homeless efforts by giving the participants a place to shower.
Interior paint finishes and all caulking and sealant materials contain low or zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
New furniture (classroom chairs), are low VOC and made from recycled plastic.
New mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are high efficiency and automated to limit energy consumption and potable water usage.
Many lights have occupancy sensors.
Most of the new appliances used in the office and classrooms are Energy Star rated.
Expanded existing recycling efforts.
All or most of the office and other administrative furniture was reused or donated.
New carpet in the education wing as well as in the remodeled social hall is made from recycled materials. Carpet tiles used in the social hall make cleaning and replacing carpeting, if needed, more efficient and less wasteful.
33%: estimated electricity savings from using light switches with occupancy sensor controls and efficient HVAC equipment.
35%: amount of recycled materials used in toilet partitions, up to 60% recycled materials in other washroom accessories.
82 tons of construction waste was diverted from landfills (83% recycling rate).
100%: amount of steel from recycled sources.
75%: amount saved in lighting energy for each compact fluorescent (CFL) or LED used in place of an incandescent bulb in desktop lamps and recessed fixtures.
25%: amount saved in lighting energy for each "T8" fluorescent bulb used in place of "T12" in overhead lighting fixtures.
Most materials were manufactured and transported to Temple Kol Ami from less than 500 miles away. This kept the carbon footprint and the emissions used to transport these materials here low. This also supported local suppliers or those from neighboring states.
All steel and steel products were manufactured within 500 miles of the site. Most of it used recycled materials from pre and post-consumer waste.
All concrete supplies came from less than 200 miles from the site.
386: miles to brick manufacturer in Canton, OH
230: miles to washroom accessory manufacturer in Menominee Falls, WI
147: miles to aluminum frames manufacturer in Walker, MI
50: miles to glass manufacturer in Fenton, MI
Temple Kol Ami is very proud to set this prestigious example of Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), and provide a healthy classroom experience for its religious school students and their teachers.
Thanks go out to the general contractor MICCO Construction, to the architect Redstone Architects, and to the LEED Project Administrator Newman Consulting Group, for making it possible for Temple Kol Ami to receive this prestigious award.
Photo: Rabbi Norm Roman (L) accepts the LEED Certified plaque from Jim Newman, Newman Consulting Group. John Claycomb of MICCO Construction and Paul Gross, co-president of Temple Kol Ami also participated.
Topics: IAQ, Green, Green Schools, Green Design, USGBC, Green Building, LEED, LEED Cerified Buildings, Energy Savings, indoor air quality
Written by Sara Kravitz


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Q: JavaScript not rounding date properly

//Expected: 2016-04-01 Actual: 2016-04-01
console.log(roundToQuarter(new Date("2016-05-30T23:39:35.418Z")));

//Expected: 2016-04-01 Actual: 2016-05-01
console.log(roundToQuarter(new Date("2016-05-31T00:21:55.875Z")));

//Expected: 2016-04-01 Actual: 2016-04-01
console.log(roundToQuarter(new Date("2016-06-10T00:11:22.124Z")));

function roundToQuarter( date ) {
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 date.setUTCMonth( monthIndex * 3 );
 date.setUTCDate( 1 );

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I have written a script that takes an ISO date string and rounds it to the start of each quarter (1/1, 4/1, 7/1, 10/1).
I have found this odd edge case that affects seemingly arbitrary date ranges, and I cannot figure out why it is not rounding correctly. In this particular instance, it is rounding the entire day (5/31) to (5/1) when it should round to (4/1). This occurs at other dates too.

A: As Tyler Roper and Xufox have suggested in comments, the date should be set before the month. If you change the month first, it will probably clash with the date as the new month may not have such date. That's the case for your second example. If the date is change to 1 first, then changing month afterwards is easy.
function roundToQuarter( date ) {
    date.setUTCHours ( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
    date.setUTCDate( 1 );
    date.setUTCMonth( Math.floor( date.getUTCMonth() / 3 ) * 3 );

    return date.toISOString();
}


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If you've read my 'About me', you'll know that I'm studying Fashion Marketing at university. I decided on this course after considering so many others like events management, fine art, and even accounting (yawn). I have always had a huge interest in fashion but I could never see myself doing fashion design so brought in my love of business.
I had studied Art, Business studies and History at A-Level which gave me the chance to earn my place on this course. I have almost finished my first year, and it's gone so quickly… I can't quite believe it but I've had a great time! Especially on our course trip to Italy where I made some great friends and saw amazing places… there might be a post about the trip coming soon.
I currently live in Winchester during term time and although I love how beautiful and cute the town is, the student accommodation isn't quite the same. Hey ho, I'll be out of it in a couple of months and moving back home over Summer. I can't wait!
Enough about me, onto the blog. I'm hoping to blog mainly about fashion: ootds, hauls, campaigns and collections, wishlists and style-related events, as well as letting you know which beauty products I'm loving. Hopefully this will take your fancy and I won't bore anyone too much with my ramblings!
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An original vintage 1960s photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The black & white image shows John & Yoko in the presidential suite of the Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam during their first Bed-In For Peace which took place between 25th and 31st March 1969. There is a copyright stamp on the reverse. It measures 24cm x 18.25cm (9.5 inches x 7.25 inches). The gloss finish on the photograph is patchy in places. There is a small crease towards the lower right corner and some light wear to the upper right corner. The condition is very good.


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Archive for VHS
Pet Monsters, Human Monsters, Religious Monsters
Posted in Evil, Foreign Horror, Giant Monsters, Nature Gone Wild, Science Fiction, Slashers, Vampires, Werewolves with tags 8-track, A Closer Walk With Thee, Christian, creature, demonic possession, Einstein, evangelical missionaries, Evil, Foreighn Horror, France, gay, Giant Monsters, giraffe, hippo, Ipswich, King Kong, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Mighty Joe Young, Mirando Corporation, Nature Gone Wild, New York, Okja, religion, Republicans, Satanist, Science Fiction, serial killer, Slashers, South Korea, Summer of '84, The Lovely Bones, The Monster Project, Vampires, VHS, Werewolves on May 14, 2017 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
The neighborhood had one of those community garage sales the other day. it's always fun to rummage through other people's crap. Hit pay dirt, though, when I found a box of '80s horror movies on VHS tape for .25 cents each.
I was so happy until I got home and realized I don't have a VHS player. Sigh. Might as well go listen to that box of 8-tracks I also scored for about the same price and… Oh, crud; I don't have an 8-track player, either. There's $2.00 I'll never see again.
On that Einstein note, here are some upcoming horror/sci-fi that may or may not be worth .25 cents to watch…
OKJA (June 28, 2917/Netflix)
"For 10 idyllic years, young Mija has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja – a massive animal and an even bigger friend – at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when the family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where image obsessed and self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando has big plans for Mija's dearest friend."
Sounds like a re-imagineering of King Kong/Mighty Joe Young. And looking at the giant creature's silhouette (is that a French word? Sure the heck seems like it is), it probably eats about 100 pounds of food per meal. At first glance I thought it was a hippo. But when was the last time you saw a hippo on a leash? That's like putting a turtleneck sweater on a giraffe.
THE MONSTER PROJECT (2017)
"A recovering drug addict takes a job with a documentary crew who plans to interview three subjects who claim to be real life monsters."
Sounds cool. Although what kind of monsters are they? Day vampires? Half moon werewolves? Republicans? Noisy neighbors who won't quit making noise no matter how much I pound on the ceiling?
A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE (2017)
"Four young evangelical missionaries set up a house church in inner-city Los Angeles to try and save the neighborhood from a Satanist gang. Jordan is a good Christian kid, except that he's starting to have impure sexual thoughts about his close friend and fellow missionary Eli. When he's caught watching Eli shower, he is outed to the group and painfully ostracized – until Eli, who happens to be a fledgling exorcist, suggests that a demonic possession might be causing these Jordan's feelings. Jordan begins to enact signs of possession, prompting Eli to take action. What begins as a ritualistic method of trying to save their friendship quickly spirals out of control and descends into darkness and violence."
Only a religious nutbag would think homosexuality is a sign of demonic possession. The irony here is that the "fledgling exorcist" is probably gay himself. Gay people don't need to be exorcised, but religious freaks do.
SUMMER OF '84 (2017/2018)
"Growing up on a quiet cul-de-sac in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Davey's desperate to believe there's more to life than what he sees from his bedroom window. But Davey thirsts for more. As their investigation heats up, Davey and his best buds soon discover Mr. Mackey is onto them and their suspicions quickly become all too real."
The pre-production artwork reveals that there's a serial killer living in the neighborhood. I bet he doesn't mow his lawn, but rather hacks it. Heh. For a superior and hard-to-watch serial killer in the neighborhood movie, watch The Lovely Bones (2009). You'll probably need counseling afterward. Or a hug.
Space Clowns, Werewolves, Giant Ants
Posted in Aliens, Classic Horror, Evil, Giant Monsters, Nature Gone Wild, Science Fiction, Scream Queens, Slashers, Werewolves with tags Aliens, American Beast, Beast of Prey, Cinemaware, Classic Horror, Claws, Clown, Don't F#ck In the Woods, eBay, Emerson, Evil, Fortress of Solitude, Giant Monsters, It Came From the Desert, Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday, Killjoy, Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil, Killjoy 3, Killjoy Goes To Hell, Killjoy's Psycho Circus, KISS, Lake & Palmer, lawyer, Nature Gone Wild, Oycast, Psycho Circus, Science Fiction, Scream Queens, sex, Slashers, Solitude, Superman, Them!, VHS, video game, Werewolves, Wolf Man on December 2, 2016 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
Too bad I can't make photocopies of myself so I can watch all these new horror movies at the same time. I looked at some of those fancy pants 3D printers on eBay™, but I'm better off developing a split personality than shelling out mega fun coupons for those cool but financially out of reach machines.
KILLYJOY'S PSYCHO CIRCUS (out now)
"Killjoy, the demon clown and his gruesome crew — Batty Boop, Punchy and Freakshow — have finally made it to Earth. Killjoy has settled in and is starring in his own web series called Psycho Circus. But two years down the road, Killjoy discovers that life here on Earth is a drag, filled with inconveniences such as eating, breathing, taxes, immigration and mortal sex."
The pop rock ensemble KISS released an album called Psycho Circus back in 1998. Killyjoy (also wearing clown makeup) felt it was okay to steal the name for his movie. It is not. Nevertheless, this is the fourth sequel in a budget-restrained franchise, which began with Killjoy (2000), Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil (2002), Killjoy 3 (2010) and Killjoy Goes To Hell (2012). P.S. Killjoy is guilty of more intellectual property theft: the movie rips off its name from Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993). Also, they took their kicker line from the 1974 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album. I should be a lawyer.
DON'T F#CK IN THE WOODS (out now)
"A group of friends are going on a camping trip to celebrate graduating college. But once they enter the woods, the proverbial sh*t hits the fan!"
Of all the things you shouldn't do in the woods, sex isn't one of 'em. Unless you don't want deer ticks crawling up your outgoing mail chute. While DFITW is currently available for your voyeuristic viewing pleasure, it also comes in an "extremely limited" big box VHS format (for $40). That's pretty dang cool. Just don't watch it in the woods while you're having sex. Keep your eyes on the prize.
AMERICAN BEAST (aka, Solitude, Beast of Prey / January 3, 2017)
"After his mother's death, James Erikson discovers her old storage locker filled with journals and newspapers of his family's history. As he researches it, he finds out about the evil that his family has tried to contain for several generations, beginning in 1939 on a mysterious piece of property in a small town called Solitude."
Um, Superman might have issues with you calling your town Solitude when he's been wiping "S" in the Fortress of Solitude since moving out of his step-parents' house. Looks like someone's a werewolf in American Beast, if you're judging this movie by its cover. Too bad they went with the claw — it's been used before. Several times in fact…
IT CAME FROM THE DESERT (2017)
It Came From The Desert is and independent sequel to legendary video game by Cinemaware™. The film is set to modern time, 60 years after the original game's happenings."
Giant ants in the desert. I liked it better when it was called Them! (1954)
Blanketed In Horror
Posted in Classic Horror, Scream Queens, Slashers with tags '80s Horror VHS Explosion Fleece, bitcoin, blanket, Cheerleader Camp, Chopping Mall, Classic Horror, Deadly Night, fleece, Krampus, Scream Queens, Silent Night, Slashers, Slaughter High, The Video Dead, VHS on November 26, 2016 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
Few things in life are better than a blanket featuring the VHS cover art of a pile of old school slasher horror movies. You might think rabies-resistant puppies, transparent bikini tops or free candy. Nope — horror blanket.
And now you can taste the good life with '80s Horror VHS Explosion Fleece, sold on RageOn.com. Here's how they suckered me…
"The '80s Horror VHS Explosion Fleece is the perfect holiday gift for the VHS lover in your life, available in either 50"x60" or 60"x80" sizes, featuring the iconic VHS art for films like Slaughter High, Chopping Mall, Cheerleader Camp, Silent Night, Deadly Night, and The Video Dead."
You'd think a treasure such as this would cost a reasonable $400 – $500 dollars, and would happily bitcoin this thing. But RageOn.com is selling it for $64.99 — $79 respectively (lg/xlg). That is the definition of insanity. Regardless, Krampus has surely smiled down upon us this holiday season.
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Physician to the Mutants
Posted in Classic Horror, Evil, Nature Gone Wild, Science Fiction with tags Bleers, Classic Horror, creatures, Dark Heritage: The Final descendant, Deep in the Darkness, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Evil, Full Moon Entertainment, Gothic horror, H.P. Lovecraft, hemoglobin, Isolates, Lurking Fear, Manhattan, Michael Laimo, Monsters, Nature Gone Wild, New Hampshire, Scanners, Science Fiction, The Lurking Fear, U-Haul, VHS on February 4, 2016 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
Deep in the Darkness (2014) is a creature horror feature adapted from the 2004 book of the same name (what are the odds?) by Michael Laimo.
While Laimo has stated his novel was influenced by the 1973 horror movie Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, it really smells more like H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Lurking Fear (1922), which was fitted for VHS in 1994 by Full Moon Entertainment as Lurking Fear.
Lurking Fear is about mutant humanoid creatures – which lurked pretty cool – living underneath a church-sanctioned graveyard. Holy holes!
And since we're digging deep in the darkness (aka, my soul), the 1997 Canadian horror movie Bleeders (aka, Hemoglobin), is another take on the H.P. Lovecraft story about sub-dwelling mutant-esque creatures (aka, the Van Dam family) who have become deformed and bloodthirsty from centuries of inbreeding.
Then there's the obscure Dark Heritage: The Final Descendant (1989), which is also (unofficially) adapted from H.P. Lovecraft's story.
Whew – I thought I was gonna have a Scanners (1981) exploding head moment trying to get that all out.
Now that you know the premise, Deep In The Darkness, using the above as a business model, has a big town (Manhattan) doctor moving to a small town (New Hampshire) that harbors an icky secret: mutated creatures living in caves in the woods.
A really small town (population: 1,700+), New Hampshire seems caught in time and doesn't even have cable TV. (How do they live?!?) But as Dr. Michael Cayle acclimates to life without television, he discovers the dirty secret – there are creatures called Isolates infesting the town.
But these ick creatures have a Martial Law resolute: They control the entire town and demand sacrifices in exchange for allowing people to live. Okay, why isn't anybody calling U-Haul™ and getting the ick outta there?
As the doctor is a medical dude, the grunt-and-growling man-creatures capture him and take him into their cave hole to help a female ick creature give birth. Upfront I'll just say a muddy cave used for living space and bathroom-y stuff is the farthest distance from a sterile medical environment as you can get this side of a Manhattan sewer.
The creatures kill citizens in gory fashion and go all out to keep the doctor from fleeing with his wife and kid. Even so, Deep In The Darkness is a "meh" movie experience despite the ick factor. Pretty much the same with the aforementioned movies. Read H.P. Lovecraft's story instead and avoid the sewer.
Guilt in the Time of Dragons
Posted in Fantasy, Witches with tags alcohol, bus, Denmark, dragons, Fantasia festiival, Fantasy, Kingdom of Dunark, medieval, Montreal, Poggie Tavern, public transit, Renaissance fair, Skammeren's Datter, soul, Supernatural, The Shamer's Daughter, throne, VHS, VOD, witchcraft, Witches on October 16, 2015 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
Fantasy horror flick The Shamer's Daughter (i.e., Skammeren's Datter) was released in Denmark back in March, 2015. I couldn't find a bus that could get me there, so I missed the bus on that one.
Then Shamer was premiered at the 2015 Fantasia festival in Montreal last summer. Still no bus. Is it just my imagination, or does public transit not want me to see this period piece involving medieval dragons, witches and a throne that needs to be sat on? Conspiracy theories aside, I think we all know the answer here.
Like waiting for a bus that never comes, I'll just have to twiddle my thumbs even more for The Shamer's Daughter to come out on VHS cassette tape. Or VOD. And here's why my patience – which is running thin – will pay off…
"The Shamer's daughter, Dina, has unwillingly inherited her mother's supernatural ability – she can look straight into the soul of other people, making them feel ashamed of themselves. In a semi-realistic medieval fantasy world with dragons and witchcraft, Dina and her family are thrown into the adventure of a lifetime in order to put the rightful heir to the Kingdom of Dunark."
For the record, I don't need to have some stinky Renaissance fair chick peep into what's left of my soul to make me feel ashamed of myself. Alcohol does that just fine, thank you.
P.S. I'm the rightful heir to the Kingdom of Dunark. That's what the downtrodden villagers at yon Poggie Tavern call me. Better credentials are not needed.
High-Fiber Horror
Posted in Classic Horror, Evil, Ghosts, Misc. Horror, Nature Gone Wild, Science Fiction, Scream Queens, Slashers, TV Vixens with tags breakfast, Classic Horror, Creepshow, demons, DVD, Evil, Ghosts, horror anthology, land line, Misc. Horror, Monsters, Nature Gone, Science Fiction, Scream Queens, serial killers, Slashers, stalkers, Tales From the Crypt, Tales of Halloween, The ABCs of Death, The Horror Network, TV Vixens, VHS on July 21, 2015 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
Horror anthologies seem to be plopping out with all the regularity of a high-fiber breakfast these days. Hot on the tale of Tales of Halloween (2015) comes The Horror Network in time for October, 2015, featuring five stories of super icky fun horror stuff in the form of serial killers, inner demons, otherworld monsters, creepy stalkers, and ghostly phone calls. Oooh, ghostly phone calls – I really miss those on my old land line.
So, like, five of horror's most promising new directing talents join forces to pay homage to classic horror like Creepshow, Tales From the Crypt, V/H/S and The ABCs of Death. I happen to be a big fan of all of the above. You're welcome.
FYI: The DVD of The Horror Network will exclusively include a number of bonus features. Oooh, I really like bonus features.
Zombie Ghost Bug
Posted in Classic Horror, Evil, Ghosts, Nature Gone Wild, Science Fiction, Zombies with tags bachelorette, Before I Wake, Bite, blog, bug, butter, Classic Horror, demon, Evil, Ghosts, hive, insect, mightmares, Nature Gone Wild, Science Fiction, smartphone, UK, undead, VHS, video log, Virus of the Dead, vlog, walking dead, webcam, Zombies on May 22, 2015 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
A viral zombie, a demon ghost, a mouth bug. That's what's new on your horror movie horizon. Or, if you're not into those kinds of things, nothing is on your horizon. Nothing at all. Welcome to boring.
Virus of the Dead (releasing in the UK on August 29, 2015) comes with a twist – the entire thing was shot on smartphones, webcams and video logs (or "vlogs"). This is an anthology with each of the 18 segments only lasting five minutes each. Good thing Virus of the Dead is about zombies or they'd have to call it V/H/S (2012).
Up next is Before I Wake (2015) in which a couple who lost their young son to the clutches of death, go to a little boy pet shop (or "adoption agency") and get a replacement. Slight problem with this model – his dreams and nightmares manifest physically as he sleeps. Pffft – in my youth they called that wetting the bed. Before I Wake looks to cash in on the onslaught of generic wetting-your-pants ghost movies currently scaring tweeners in mall cineplexes.
This one's kind of icky. In Bite (2015), Casey, a bride-to-be at her bachelorette party getaway, gets a seemingly harmless bite from an unknown insect. Soon she starts exhibiting insect like traits. Between her physical transformation and her wedding anxiety, Casey succumbs to her new instincts and begins creating a hive that not only houses her translucent eggs, but feeds on the flesh of others.
Translucent eggs. I wonder how many breakfasts would be ruined by a serving of those, bug embryos or not. Still, cook anything in enough butter and it'll taste good.


This voluptuous eggnog-and-brandy pudding faithfully re-creates the taste of traditional holiday eggnog.
These White Chocolate Chip Eggnog Cookies are full of sweet spices and delicious eggnog taste! Chewy, soft, and delicious! Perfect holiday cookies!
think it's safe to say these are my new favorite holiday cookie! These deliciously soft and completely divine cookies do just as their titled, they melt away in your mouth! With their delicate texture and generous coating of eggnog frosting they are likely to become a cookie you're not going to forget about. They really do taste just like eggnog in cookie form, so basically they are the best Christmas cookie ever.
Only four ingredients to make this creamy, dreamy easy dessert recipe for the holidays!
Your holiday won't be complete without this no bake Eggnog Pie! It'll become a family-favorite!
These gluten free eggnog scones with chocolate chips are so good they can be served with breakfast, as a snack, or they can be a fabulous dessert.
Eggnog Pumpkin Pie, a perfect combination of two flavors that join us for the holidays! This recipe reminds me of having a slice of Pumpkin Pie with a cup of eggnog.
Eggnog Cookies with Eggnog Buttercream: Chewy eggnog cookies topped with a rich eggnog buttercream. Your favorite holiday beverage in cookie form!
Hooray for something easy during all of this hustle and bustle! Plus, this recipe tastes like eggnog, or a spiced white chocolate ball of deliciousness, and who doesn't want to eat that?!
This eggnog french toast would be amazing Christmas morning. It's simple to make and tastes of the holiday. We loved the addition of rum extract. It adds great flavor without adding alcohol. Julia's eggnog mixture is perfect for coating the bread and grilling. It gets a little crisp and is super good with the maple syrup.