Following the launch of its generic BIM objects on the NBS National BIM Library, demand for the Single Ply Roofing Association's (SPRA) generic BIM objects is currently matching those of some of the top manufacturers – an unprecedented level of interest for a trade association.
With well over 5000 downloads to date, SPRA continues to lead the way for other trade associations to follow.
"Our generic roofing BIM objects have been designed to SPRA standards and guidelines and can be switched to a specific SPRA manufacturer member's products as the project progresses with the comfort that the chosen product is compliant to the industry benchmark. This gives specifiers complete freedom and flexibility of design from the outset, whether it's for flat or pitched roofs, green roofs or terraces".
The seven objects are available to download in a range of formats, covering warm roof systems with adhered and mechanically fixed components, green roofs and inverted roofs.
The Government's commitment to BIM is intended to reduce construction waste and achieve greater efficiency, create a forward-thinking sector and act as an engine for growth; a reflection of SPRA's own mission to support good design, high quality and continued innovation in roofing through promoting best practice, training and apprenticeships.
"As the primary source of high quality BIM objects in the UK, we're delighted with the high level of interest we're seeing in SPRA's generic BIM objects. This uptake demonstrates why other trade associations should consider creating and uploading their own generic BIM objects," commented Ian Chapman, Director of NBS National BIM Library.
SPRA has registered to be the Authority for single ply Product Data.


PostSurvey provides the capability for offline data playback and printing echosounder data.
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The English logician and philosopher Bertrand Russell was convinced that the religions of the world are not merely untrue, but that they do grievous harm to people. That conviction is very much in evidence in his 1927 speech, "Why I Am Not a Christian," read here in its complete form by the British microsoft print to pdf black and white Why I Am Not a Christian adalah esai tahun 1927 yang ditulis oleh filsuf Inggris, Bertrand Russell dan dipuji oleh The Independent sebagai "menghancurkan dalam penggunaan logika dingin", dan tercatat dalam daftar Perpustakaan Umum New York sebagai buku yang paling berpengaruh pada abad ke-20.
Introduction. A fellow freethinker by the name of John Ransom engaged me to compose a statement of why I am not a Christian. I should summarize my case, he said, simply and clearly so everyone can understand where I'm coming from.
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Painting | All things considered.
Amy Dennis studied Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 2000. She is a Jolomo Foundation Landscape painting award winner (2013) and has exhibited with the Scottish Gallery since 2009, in regular Society group shows and has work in public collections. She currently lives and works in Edinburgh.
Artists Emily Sutton and Mark Hearld will soon open their doors again as part of the York Open Studios event.
Running over the last two weekends of April, Emily will exhibit a selection of new paintings, drawings and print. Mark has created a series of new mixed-media collages, limited edition prints and hand-decorated slipcast cockerels and painted platters.
Created by the Bulldog Trust in partnership with nine museums and galleries based in Sussex (including Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, Charleston, De La Warr Pavillion, Towner Art Gallery and Pallant House Gallery) the exhibition examines why artists and writers were drawn to the rolling hill, seaside resorts and villages of Sussex in the first half of the 20th century, creating artistic communities who innovations developed alongside political, sexual and domestic experimentation.
Widely admired today as an illustrator and printmaker, Edward Bawden (1903-89) is hardly a 'forgotten artist'. Yet one aspect of his career has been neglected until now: his role in the 1930s as a critically-acclaimed modern painter.
'Time Was Away', an exhibition by painter and printmaker Michael Kirkman, opened in Inverness last week and continues until 29th October 2016. The exhibition features a body of new paintings, drawings and limited edition prints.


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Santa Monica, CA -- As Governor Schwarzenegger prepares to hold a fundraiser tonight in Sacramento that reportedly asks $100,000 per head, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights today released remarks made by actor-director-producer Warren Beatty upon receiving the Phillip Burton Public Service Award this weekend. Some of the comments were directed at Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his fundraising.
"I'd like to be rooting for you," Beatty said to the audience of 350 people. "So I'll say it again. Spend some of that popularity. Do the right thing. Do the right thing, because after dining out at all of those rich and powerful fundraising dinners, who knows? Some 'stooge' or 'girlie man' or 'loser' may just pop up out of nowhere and eat you for lunch."
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"I'd like to help him," said Beatty. "I don't see anything wrong with his wanting to be the President of the United States. Don't the parents of every Austrian boy or girl want their son or daughter to grow up and become the president of the United States? Fine if he wants to be president. But to yield to the reactionary right wing agenda in order to get a political party to become president with, that's not something so fine with me. It makes me sad for Arnold.
"It's become time now to define a Schwarzenegger Republican. A Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who calls himself a Schwarzenegger Republican. And with Arnold calling Democrats "stooges" and "girlie men" and "losers" and his general disrespect and bullying of honest legislators who've also been willing to make this sacrifices necessary to serve in public office, with a lot less fanfare than the Governor I may add, it should be pointed out that they've all been elected by the people in what is called a representative democracy -- with checks and balances."
"I'd like to be rooting for Arnold. But he has to do something'. Arnold has to spend some of that popularity that he is so sure that he has and lead the people he is so sure will follow him by telling them a truth that may not be so pleasant to hear and that the Republican party he seeks to seduce will not like. That truth is that in order to have the decent society that we sought to construct and maintain and voted for in California, it's going to cost money particularly for rich people like me and Arnold. It's called paying higher taxes, and not waiting around hoping the economy will boom to pay our bills. It's called raising taxes, maybe temporarily, maybe only to the Reagan or Pete Wilson level. It's called the haves giving a little more to the have-nots.The only taxes the Governor has suggested raising are called fees and tuitions that had been provided by the state in programs for people who need help and can least afford to pay. Those programs the Governor wants terminated. At long last Mr. Terminator, do you want to terminate our decency?"
"If you're looking for something to terminate -- terminate your dinners with the lobbyists of K street. Terminate collecting out of state right wing money. Terminate the 70 million dollar special election you want to hold to divert the public's attention away from the budget."
Beatty continued, "Confront the powerful, not the nurses, not the teachers, or the children, or the students, or the elderly, or the sick, or the cops, of the firemen, or the workers, or the disabled, or the blind'These are not, as you called them: the 'special interests.' These are people decency demands up be 'especially interested' in."
Finally Beatty warned: "Arnold, we know you weren't raising the money for yourself, we understand you're only raising it to become powerful in today's Republican party. Do the right thing. Because after dining out at all of those rich and powerful fundraising dinners, who knows? Some "stooge" or "girlie man" or "loser" may just pop out of nowhere and eat you for lunch."
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Q: Classification shown as "Classifi cation" The following latex code:
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There seems to be some gap beteen "Classifi" and "cation". Is it a problem?
Thanks!

A: Does:
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  \subsection{Classification Performance}

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produce something different than:

When generating a PDF of it like this:
latex test.tex && dvipdf test.dvi

on your system?

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Q: Cookies driving me crazy, or am I crazy? Working on a project for a client, and an aspect of this job is to utilize sessions for individual users on a series of separate websites.
Unfortunately, all of the sudden, I'm running into innumerable issues with this approach. Mechanize doesn't like cookies (obviously, because there is JS involved).
The next choice would be to utilize something like Watir or Capybara to work around this problem. This is what I originally had done, but my client was not satisfied with the speed.
So, questions:

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*Is there a good way to get this done w/o using a browser-driver and without deeply analyzing the JS of each website, reverse-engineering their cookie setting process, and re-implementing that in our codebase? (my guess: absolutely not)

*If not, what would be the best way around this problem? (my guess: browser-driver, like Watir or Capybara)

*If my guesses to questions #1 and #2 sound correct to you, then how can I convince this client that I know what I'm saying?

It's quite irritating to be hired to develop something on the magnitude of difficulty that I was hired to develop, and then to have your recommendations and insight be ignored. How can I better handle this problem?
This probably isn't a great question for Stack Overflow, and I apologize for that. I find myself coming here for help quite a bit. You guys usually have good answers. Thank you in advance for answering, if you do.
EDIT: To be a bit clearer, the issue is one of speed vs. reliability. He wants the utmost speed. Obviously, a browser-driver is not going to be the best speed, but it does sort of "guarantee", in a way, that you can "persist" a given session. Mechanize is much speedier, but requires much more finnicky diddling about to get things working correctly. Considering we're working with dozens of websites, I'm thinking the best route is to sacrifice speed and gain reliability/accuracy. What do you all think?
Ultimately, I'm looking for your help, because I'm at a loss for any more good arguments. I had plenty, but have exhausted them all, and he seems convinced that there is a way to do this without sacrificing either speed or accuracy (at least with the amount of human resources invested [a.k.a me]). I've tried explaining this, that we can have one or the other. Basically, as far as I know, we can only have one. The one we should choose is accuracy. How might I be able to argue this in a way that this person might listen more acutely?

A: Well you can always login with Watir (I'm assuming that's where you can't solve the cookies issue) and then load the browser cookies into Mechanize. I know there's some sample code in other mechanize questions for this.
BTW, switching to Watir doesn't gain you reliability, it just makes it easier to solve your cookies problem. In my experience, Mechanize is generally more reliable.


I can't believe I surpassed by goal of 30 items so early in this challenge. I think once you start really looking at possessions and things you own that you hardly ever use, it becomes easier to let go.
I want to share some good tidbits from a book called Stuffocation I read this month. I think they might help with perspective if you're looking to downsize as well. I'm going to summarize some of my favorite tidbits below.
In 1922 Henry Ford said that he wanted a family to buy one of his cars and never have to buy another ever again. Things were built to LAST back then. You didn't get new clothes every week, month or even ever year. A new item of clothing would come to you, if you were lucky, once a year. It was almost always bought or made to replace something as well, not to add to a collection of items. Now things are ubiquitous and cheap. In 1991 the average american bought 24 items of clothing a year, by 2007 we were buying 67 items every year. A new piece of clothing every 4-5 days. It was also in the 1920s that for the first time manufacturing and agricultural industries were producing more than they could sell. So we had a decision to make: Do we produce less? Or do we buy more? We could have gone an entirely different route. Let people work less, have more time off. A decade after making his famous statement, Ford started pushing out a new style of car every year – insisting to the public that THIS version was the one they wanted. Never mind that you just bought a car a few years ago and it still runs fine. I think we went with 'buy more'.
Cheer up, Holly. This was the most fun job you ever had and you didn't even know it at the time.
In the end it's all about experiences and we should try to come back to that in our everyday lives. Go back to 2011. I don't know why, I just picked a year. Tell me one thing you remember about 2011. Was it what you bought that year? Maybe it was if it was a house. But if you didn't make a large life changing purchase I bet the one thing you remember is a trip you had that year, or time spent during a long weekend with friends. I doubt you remember a pair of shoes you just had to have at the time, a pair you bought, a pair you wore until halfway through 2012 when they fell apart or you got bored and you donated them. But maybe they were $200 shoes. Would you have rather spent that $200 taking your wife away for the weekend? Or surprising your husband with tickets to a show? I bet you'd remember that a lot better than a pair of shoes. If I look back at 2011 I remember seeing a band I really liked with a friend, graduating from my graduate program, going to Denver on a business trip with friends, working at a job I hated (but looking back I really loved it), going camping with friends, winning a contest to meet Katy Perry and going to VidCon. All experiences. I bought a lot of clothes that year too. I remember constantly online shopping. I don't remember a single thing I bought. I don't own any of it anymore anyway.
The big takeaway from all this minimalism stuff I've bee working toward the last few months is this: Experiences > Things. So when I see a pair of shoes advertised to me online that I feel like i just HAVE to have, but they're $90 look around and see what that money could be used for that's more important. A show? A night out? A night away on the coast? A flight to Seattle for the weekend? Your savings account? I have eight pairs of shoes at the moment and they're all in good enough condition and they all serve a purpose ad get worn. I don't really need another pair right now and in ten years I won't remember what clothes I bought this year anyway, I'll remember what I did and that's more important.
I'll be back early next week to intro you into April's challenge. It's a little different and I'm pretty excited about it!


I've always been active and call myself a "mover." My love for movement began as a small child when my grandmother sent me to dance classes. This love of movement turned into a passion, and I danced competitively throughout high school and college. Dancing was my life but the universe had other ideas for me. After some injuries altered my life's path, I turned to yoga for physical rehabilitation and emotional and spiritual support.
Although I still love to dance in all ways, I found the qualities of dance through the interplay of movement and breath in my yoga practice. I began teaching in 2005 to share this gift with people from all walks of life. I love to work with beginners, advanced practitioners, and everyone in between.
Since 2005, I have explored and studied many styles of yoga. I am trained in Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative and Yin Yoga. Most recently, I've completed 200 hours of training in Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga from Sadie Nardini and Tyler McCoy. This year I will complete another 100 hours of training in CSVY and begin my training in Pre-Natal Yoga with Stacy Wooster.
My personal yoga practice is infused with creative vinyasa flow, restorative yoga, intention setting, and devotion. I use malas with mantra to enhance my focus during meditation. They serve as a constant reminder throughout the day for me to stay connected with my intention, to breathe, and to stay on my true path.
Most recently, I have been meditating and setting intentions with my Blue Lapis mala. I am in love with this mala. Wearing it is a constant reminder of my intentions and helps me to speak my authentic truth in a compassionate and loving way. This is something I have been cultivating in my teaching, business relationships, and personal relationships. I definitely notice a difference on the (very few) days I forget it at home! Blue Lapis has been a very grounding stone without any feelings of heaviness, and it is gorgeous. It's such a beautiful reminder to stay in my practice, on my path, and connected to center.


The Levy affects all businesses with an annual payroll in excess of £3m and requires them to pay a percentage fee of their Pay as You Earn (PAYE) wage bill.
As the largest Apprenticeship provider in Dorset, you can be assured that we have the extensive experience to ensure we give you the best advice and support through this significant change.
The Levy is charged at a rate of 0.5% of an employer's annual payroll over £3m and will be collected by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) through Pay as You Earn (PAYE).
The Levy needs to be paid by larger organisations regardless of whether they reclaim vouchers for Apprenticeships.
Levy funds can only be used towards the cost of an Apprenticeship with an approved training provider. It cannot be used for internal training or to pay an apprentice's wages.
All new and existing Apprenticeships will be placed into one of 15 funding bands. The limit of these bands range from £1,500 to £27,000 and employers are expected to negotiate a price for Apprenticeship training.
Funding bands will cap how much the Government will 'co-invest' if an employer has insufficient funds from their Levy payments to cover the number of Apprenticeships they want to use.
Levy payments are managed through the Digital Apprenticeship Service and are held in a 'Digital Account'.
You can reclaim funds for Apprenticeship training in the form of a digital voucher (e-voucher).
Employers will have 24 months to use their Levy funds and payments will automatically be deducted from the oldest contribution made into the Levy. It's simple, if you don't use them, you will lose them.
There is £1,000 incentive for employing an apprentices aged 16-18. This would also apply to 19-24 years olds who have left care and young adults with additional learning needs.
There will be a 20% uplift to training providers for 16-18 year old apprentices, or 19-24 year olds who have left care and young adults with additional needs who are on an Apprenticeship framework scheme. The payments will come directly from the Government and will not be deducted from an employer's digital account.
The Government will apply a 10% top-up to monthly funds for employers who are committed to Apprenticeships and pay the Levy.
Employer has 250 employees, each with gross salary of £20,000p.a.
If you're an employer with an annual payroll of £3m or less, then you won't pay into the Levy. You will continue to pay your provider directly for Apprenticeship training. It is proposed that all employers will access the digital account by 2020.
The Government will co-invest towards Apprenticeship training, so non Levy-paying employers will contribute 10% towards the cost of Apprenticeship training and the Government will pay 90%.
For employers with fewer than 50 employees, the Government will waive the co-investment element if these employers take on a 16 to 18 year old apprentice - the cost of training a young person will be free.
Funding bands will cap how much the Government will 'co-invest' if an employer does not pay the levy.


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Staff Picks: The Best Music of 2015
2015 was, again, a stellar year for music. From small, unexpected releases to established acts releasing star-making albums, our ears were extremely pleased with the impressively diverse and genre-spanning releases this year. As the year draws to a close, the Unhemmed staff picked their favorite releases of this year.
Scott Wicken - Editor In Chief
Leon Bridges - Coming Home
Incredible debut of soulful tunes, it sounds like beauty from another era. It's short and sweet but I kept going back to it.
Jamie xx - In Color
Beautiful, eclectic, and genre-defying electronic music. Dance or chill, it's entirely up to you.
Future - Dirty Sprite 2
Welcome to the sound of Atlanta...money, blunts, Lean, and Magic City. Even the 6-God himself, Drake (who also killed it in 2015), couldn't outshine Future's flow this year.
Honorable Mention: The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness
Maybe because I saw him live this year or maybe because the Michael Jackson vibes were strong but I couldn't help myself. His music is everywhere but I'm still not sick of it yet.
Patrick Green - Lifestyle Writer
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah
This timely throwback comeback album was worth the wait.
Tame Impala - Currents
Ambitious space pop romp sticks its landing with "Let It Happen", my single of the year.
Jaime xx - In Colour
Intimate rave music sends us back to the future of London House.
Reginald Christian - Style Writer
Jasmine Sullivan - Reality Show
One of the best R&B albums of the year, her vocals are like fireworks filled with raw and bold emotions.
This album will go down as one of the best poetic albums of the decade, packed with grappling lyrical work.
Miguel - Wildheart
This is an all-around feel good album; he's able to evoke the sensual vibes and sounds of Prince at his peak.
Ken Conrad - Lifestyle Writer
Throughout "To Pimp a Butterfly" what you most hear in the album is hip hop in the days of old, when rap didn't feel boring or cliche, and sound identical to pop music. That rap can actually still be radical and revolutionary while harkening back to old school sounds.
Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz - Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
Say what you want about Miley Cyrus, Dead Petz is the boldest, ballsiest, and strangest collection of pop songs in years, the kind of stuff that reminds you what pop music can do in a time overrun by singers who sound exactly the same and sing songs all written by committee.
Late Night Alumni - Eclipse
The album doesn't reinvent the wheel, but this EDM group does manage to make some of the year's best chill house grooves.
Brian Wilder - Style Writer
A masterpiece, from start to finish. Artfully captured the essence of what originally made hip-hop one of the most powerful genres in modern music.
Chris Stapleton - Traveller
It's likely you didn't hear about him until his fantastic performance with Justin Timberlake at the Academy of Country Music Awards a few months ago. True country; the epitome of "brown liquor" music.
Thundercat - The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam
Super funky with otherworldly musical concepts, this album moved the body and stirred the soul.
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I've been trying to go meatless once a week partly to save money and partly just because I prefer it that way. It's not easy with my meat-loving husband so most of the time I end up doing burritos or enchiladas since black beans can fool him.
The husband has a favorite enchilada recipe but it uses chicken so I decided to try a new recipe. It uses 3 cans of black beans, half of which you mash. It also calls for a thin slice of cream cheese to be wrapped up inside each enchilada so I knew we had a winner here. He ended up loving these and didn't realize there was no meat until he was done and I confessed.
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I love meatless meals and we've been incorporating them in our weekly dinners as well. Even more so are carbless dinners since carbs happen to be our downfall. That's great your husband didn't even realize it was meatless!
These sound wonderful!!! The orange juice sounds like it would add an interesting flavor.
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These sound so good and inexpensive too!
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I usually hate salad in the cold season. But not anymore! I don't know about you, but I tend towards eating seasonally. It's not something I do consciously, I'm just not usually into the delicate leafy greens all that much in winter. So, salad, as much as I adore the vital nutrients and flavours of raw veg, normally goes out the window in my diet for a good 6 months out of the year. Hearty greens like kale, however, are not only packed with nutrients, fibre & excellent for your digestive system—they're actually a winter vegetable.
The homemade croutons are so chewy and crispy from being fried in butter, they make the salad seem really hearty. They're ends from sourdough bread I make at home (you can find a recipe here). They're also an excellent carbohydrate because the fermentation process of sourdough makes them low on the glycemic index (at least as low as quinoa—hard to believe, I know, but true). Again, you can find more info on that here.
Then we add the health industry's darling: kale. It's anti-inflammatory (this essentially means it prevents everything from muscle soreness to aging–ant-inflammatory is everything) plus it's full of antioxidants which are as important. This isn't to mention fibre, a bunch of vitamins, detoxifying properties… Kale is the industry's darling for a reason. I love kale chips. I eat them … a lot. (I'll post a recipe soon.) And I can find a million recipes to throw kale into: but all of them are cooked. Getting the raw, vital nutrients from kale (the "most nutrient dense food on the planet"), for me, is rare. There are some really yummy kale salads out there, but this one is woah. The tang from the apple cider, the soft chewy crispy croutons & the bite of the raw kale all come together to make a salad it's hard to have one bowl of (but with all of the health benefits listed above, who cares, have two—have four)!
You can make your own favourite dressing and just sub out apple cider vinegar for the regular acid in the recipe, but always use a good oil. If you have a 3-6-9 or antioxidant blend in your fridge now is the time to use it (same goes for a flax oil, or any other you've bought for the benefits). I use olive oil because it's healthy & it's what's on hand. I'm going to leave the amounts to you: I think your body will crave more of an ingredient when it needs it (I've been liking a really tart dressing lately and then I'll opt for a fattier one at other times). I like to make a bunch in advance—you can just store it in a mason jar in the fridge for whenever (the vinegar and oil will both preserve & it keeps a very long time).
– Turn on the blender, take the plastic cap from the middle of the lid out and slowly add your oil.
– Grind the pepper directly into your emulsification or reserve it for topping the salad.
– Sautée in a small pan to taste. They will need quite a bit of butter. Start with high heat & turn down.
– Turning occasionally to often in the pan as they get browner and browner.
Ok, this is going to sound a little weird, but trust me, I know what I'm talking about. I want you to wash the kale leaves, take their spines out and give them a rub down. Yes, I want you to massage your kale. Not only will this make the leaves softer and easier to digest, it will actually improve the flavour! Yes, this will take the bitterness out of the kale and produce a much sweeter, softer salad leaf.
– Throw your super-relaxed kale, croutons & dressing into a bowl and toss. You can then top with ground black pepper, maybe a lemon wedge and parmesan if you desire!


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Did you nab all the Microsoft Office updates for July?
August 8, 2017 by Michael Ryan
Though Microsoft released a number of security patches in its July 11 update (on formerly-and-still-somewhat-known-as Patch Tuesday), there were a number of out-of-band updates also released on July 27. This update applies to vulnerabilities specifically Outlook and Office Click-to-run.
Several of the vulnerabilities in the late July update prevent remote code executions (RCE) in Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016, as well as Office 2010 and 2016 Click-To-Run.
"This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file," writes Microsoft in their security update.


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Dhúpgarh je nejvyšší hora v pohoří Sátpurá v Indii. Nachází se u horské stanice Pachmarhi ve výšce 1 350 m n. m. Je to také nejvyšší bod ve státě Madhjapradéš.

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Tisícovky v Indii
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When protests broke out in Iran at the end of 2017, Washington think tanks were ecstatic. They saw an opportunity to push for regime change and they went for it. Almost overnight, all of the self-proclaimed "Syria experts" who spent the last several years arguing for the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad shifted their focus to Tehran.


With more than $130 million in sales already processed and construction progressing as planned, luxury homebuyer traffic and sales continue to expand at the award-winning Ronto Group's highly anticipated 26-floor, 120-unit Seaglass at Bonita Bay high-rise tower within the Bonita Bay community. All of the building's penthouse residences have been sold. A choice selection of tower residences remains available. Ronto expects the building to be topped-off by October and that construction will be completed on schedule just 11 months from now. Three furnished models are scheduled to be open for viewing in fourth quarter of this year.
Seaglass is situated just 600 feet from Estero Bay, making it one of the closest to the water's edge of the high-rises currently under construction on Southwest Florida's Gulf coast. All new open-concept floor plans with tall ceilings take full advantage of spectacular mangrove, water, and sunset views. Seaglass will feature fully-completed, ready for occupancy residences with designer-selected premium finishes, including flooring, paint, and trim. Each residence will come with two protected access under-building parking spaces. Private enclosed two-car garages will be available. With the building's captivating tower floor plan choices, various Bonita Bay Club membership opportunities, and amenities that include a 60,000 square feet Lifestyle Center, five championship golf courses, numerous formal and informal dining venues, a full service marina with access to the Gulf of Mexico, 12 miles of on-property hiking and biking trails, a tennis complex, and a residents-only private beach park, Seaglass is redefining the luxury high-rise living experience.
For full-time sun worshippers and winter-weary part-time residents, Bonita Bay's beach park is an especially popular attraction. In a Bonita Bay resident survey, the beach park was named the most popular amenity used weekly by over 50% of residents and was also named the most valued amenity by over 80% of homeowners. Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico, the beach park is on Little Hickory Island, just 10 to 15 minutes from Bonita Bay's main entrance on U.S. Highway 41. Residents and their guests may enjoy swimming, sunning, shelling, bird watching, and surf-fishing at this attended park surrounded by the white sands and clear waters of the Gulf. Picnic pavilions, grills, beach chair and umbrella service, showers, and restrooms equipped with infant changing stations are provided for residents in a setting landscaped with native beachfront vegetation. Personal chairs, umbrellas, and other beach items are welcomed.
In addition to the amenities available to future residents of Seaglass through the Bonita Bay community and the Bonita Bay Club, the Seaglass tower's captivating two-story entry lobby will lead to a second-floor news café and connect to a spectacular, award-winning amenity complex previously designed by building architect Santiesteban & Associates. An expansive array of amenities already in place includes a theater, guest suites, card and club rooms, a fully-equipped fitness facility that features men's and women's spas with steam and massage rooms, a large resort-style walk-in pool and spa, and a deck with a covered and screened cabana that includes a bar and grill.
The designer-selected finishes now on display at the Seaglass Design Studio located within the Seaglass Sales Center at 26951 Country Club Drive within Bonita Bay are ideally suited to the open concept living spaces featured at Seaglass. Ronto's innovative Finishing Touches Program allows future residents to select finishes for their new home's flooring, cabinetry, countertops, door hardware, plumbing fixtures, and paint colors. A fully outfitted kitchen featuring the finishes and Thermadore appliances available at Seaglass is included at the Design Studio, as well as stone, porcelain, and wood flooring and carpet selections; granite, marble, and quartz countertops; decorative backsplash choices; trim, doors, faucets, and plumbing fixtures; and a gas grill. Future residents are invited to meet with the Finishing Touches Coordinator at the Design Studio and to include the Seaglass building architect and their own interior designer in the Finishing Touches Program selection process. To ensure each residence is finished to each owner's specific tastes, future residents may also specify finishes from other sources. The level of customization and flexibility available through Ronto's Finishing Touches Program is extremely rare and seldom offered by high-rise developers in Southwest Florida. Opportunities to specify finish selections will become progressively limited as construction progresses. The Seaglass Design Studio and Sales Center are open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m.
Ronto has selected three award-winning design firms to create the interiors of model residences at Seaglass. Robb & Stucky's Susan J. Bleda, ASID and Rachelle Porco are creating the interior for the 804 tower residence. The spacious 3,088 square feet floor plan includes three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a den, an open great room, dining area, and island kitchen, terrace space totaling 485 square feet, and a private elevator foyer.


Saturday house is your friendly neighbourhood bar and dining establishment, nothing fanciful, just the perfect place to chillax and unwind after a hard day at work with colleagues, or to hang out with friends and family. They serve quality brews to go with their delectable selection of western food. They serve brunch too. Saturday House are also open for events booking. Good food, Good Times is their motto.


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Q: Using pygame Movie to embed video into tkinter I am attempting to embed video into tkinter, the embedding of pygame works, but the movie function is giving me plenty of errors. I have searched and found that it is because the pygame movie is very experimental. I was wondering, is there a better dependency or earlier version of pygame I should use and how should I use it?
# http://www.fileformat.info/format/mpeg/sample/index.dir
import pygame
from tkinter import *
import os

def play():
    movie.play()
    playing = True
    while playing:
        for event in pygame.event.get():
            if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
                movie.stop()
                playing = False

        screen.blit(screen,(0,0))
        pygame.display.update()
        clock.tick(FPS)

root = Tk()
FPS = 60
pygame.init()
pygame.display.init()
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
embed = Frame(root, width = 500, height = 500) #creates embed frame for pygame window
embed.grid(columnspan = (600), rowspan = 500) # Adds grid
embed.pack(side = LEFT) #packs window to the left
buttonwin = Frame(root, width = 75, height = 500)
buttonwin.pack(side = LEFT)
os.environ['SDL_WINDOWID'] = str(embed.winfo_id())
os.environ['SDL_VIDEODRIVER'] = 'windib'
movie = pygame.movie.Movie('MELT.MPG')
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((500,500))
movie.set_display(screen)

button1 = Button(buttonwin,text = 'Play',  command=play)
button1.pack(side=LEFT)

while True:
    root.after(0,pygame.display.update)
    root.mainloop()


If BIM is so great why are most landscape architects still using AutoCAD?
No. 3: The landscape is difficult to model.
This is a software developer issue that is quickly going away… have you seen Lumion? It makes some gorgeous looking landscapes.
No. 2: Landscape architecture is a relatively small profession.
There are less of us than architects, engineers, etc… aka: we're a small market.
No. 1: We are not demanding it!
If we want BIM software, we need to do something about it. We need to inform software companies that we are valid market and that Revit isn't cutting it, and we expect better! Demand it!


Ben Okri is an acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, playwright and Man Booker Prize winner for The Famished Road. His work has been translated into 27 languages and won numerous international prizes. His most recent novel is The Freedom Artist.


This spiral bound notebook with acid-free paper is perfect for the traveling artist or stay home note taker.
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Gianluca Colla has traveled and photographed around the world, from the Arctic Circle to Africa's deserts and from the Amazon to the streets of London. He has covered a diverse range of topics including the secrets of the longest-living centenarians in the world, a lost Da Vinci painting, and hidden mummies in Sicilian crypts. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Newsweek, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
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The PRA designed 2323 High Crossing Blvd. multi-tenant office building in Madison is an excellent example of this. Taking advantage of the building's location at one of the highest points in Madison and expansive views to the west, the building owners, Investors Associated, chose to include a covered gallery and a balcony on the 2nd Floor, 2 balconies on both the 3rd and 4th Floors, and a large roof deck on the 5th Floor. BOMA 2017 allowed IA to add almost 5000 sf. to the rentable area that would not have counted toward the RSF in the previous version of the BOMA standard. This is a significant change for both landlords and tenants that can be a benefit to both but also a bit of a shock to tenants that are unaware of the change.


Great iOS designers know that an app's UI instructs intuitively and subtly. Great iOS developers know how to leverage old and new iOS technologies, to create a product that entertains, that meets user needs simply and seamlessly. HarborDev's iOS team is made up of great designers and developers… A team that knows what it takes to make a feature app, that can execute on sharp design, and that knows how to deliver on those high quality details that Apple users have come to expect from their software.
The launch of the Apple App Store in 2008 forever changed the way that people would interact with their phones. Today, Apple lives up to their own standards of engagement, boasting an audience that engages more than users on any other smartphone platform. When you are developing an app for the iPhone or iPad, you're releasing it to a market that expects a certain usability from design, and a certain utility from an app's functionality.
Whether you seek to develop an application that will be marketed towards consumers in the Apple App Store, or are in need of a mobile app for your workforce that will be distributed internally throughout your enterprise, we have the skillsets that you need. Our iPhone application development and iPad application development services extend from custom, ground-up development to maintenance and enhancement of existing iOS applications.
If you have an idea for an iPhone or iPad app, whether it's meant for the enterprise or the consumer, our expert team is here to answer any questions you may have. Get in touch to consult with us today.


Bank robbery is too common in the US. If you're ever in the bank when there is a bank robbery, you need to know how to handle yourself. A few simple tips will help you survive the incident and perhaps catch the robber.
Banks and credit unions offer bank robbery training to all of their employees, and consumers should also know what to do if the situation arises. This page is intended to help you take the right actions during a bank robbery (or to be more precise, it can help you avoid taking the wrong actions).
It is important to understand how bank robberies occur in the US. If you want details on the methods and frequency, you can find a wealth of information in the . In particular, they show that a bank is robbed approximately every hour (as of the latest data). This is often enough to keep yourself alert.
Next, keep in mind that the majority of bank robbery attempts are "note-passings". This is a case where the bank robber simply brings a note informing the teller that a robbery is in progress and that the teller should hand over all the money – no screaming or waving guns around like in the movies. Why is this important? Because you may not even know that a robbery is in progress.
You'll also be pleased to find out that bank robbery is not a lucrative career. Most robberies result in a relatively small amount of money leaving the institution. Banks are much more careful these days about keeping vaults stacked full of money (again, it's not like what you see in the movies). They know that keeping too much cash around is an unwise idea for a variety of reasons.
Although it may be difficult to control your anger in such a situation (after all, you have to work for a living don't you?), the best thing is to just get the robber out of there so everybody is safe. Desperation leads to bank robberies, and a desperate and scared person is a dangerous person.
Every law enforcement official will tell you the same thing: the most heroic act you should take in a bank robbery is to notice details about the robber. It is extremely risky (to yourself and others) to try to stop the robbery by force. Keep in mind that an increasing number of bank robbers are using powerful drugs (cocaine and methamphetamine, for example) during the robbery, which can provide extraordinary energy and ability to withstand pain. You don't want to take chances with an intoxicated person in a desperate situation – it's simply not worth all of the money in the world.
Remember that the bank robber is trying to avoid getting caught, and he probably knows what you're looking for. Therefore, do not stare at a bank robber. In fact, it's best not to attract any attention to yourself. Simply follow instructions so that the robber can get out of there as soon as possible. Law enforcement will pursue the robber. Agitating a bank robber can result in harm to yourself and/or others.
If the bank robbery is the type where the robber wants to take hostages, then there isn't much advice to offer, as things can get out of control easily. Some robbers want to take a hostage with them to secure the getaway (then they might drop you off a mile away, or they might have other things in mind – you never know). Whether or not you resist is up to you. There are a variety of ways to make yourself less attractive as a hostage. Be creative: use emotions, bodily functions, or anything else you can think of that will make the robber want to leave you behind.
Keep in mind that the robber may or may not be reasonable. If he promises to let you go immediately following the getaway, you need to decide how confident you are that things will go according to plan.
After the robber has left the building and everybody is safe, take a breath and relax – you made it! Now, be sure not to disturb any evidence left by the robber. Do not walk over to the area where the robber was, and certainly, don't touch anything that the robber touched (or left behind).
Help others keep the evidence intact. Everybody will be excited, and they may forget that the crime scene cannot be altered. Gently remind them – stressing that the police need the information – that they should not disturb any evidence.
By leaving the crime scene intact, law enforcement will have a better chance of identifying the robber.
It is likely that there will be several people with you – bank employees, other customers, and your family. Each person has a unique perspective, and it's likely that you will all remember the details a little bit differently. Try to keep these differences intact and let investigators sort out any discrepancies.
If you let somebody change your perception of events – or if you change somebody else's mind, you could ruin the investigation. It is best not to discuss the details until you have submitted a statement to law enforcement.
Witnessing a bank robbery and being involved in a robbery is a very weird experience. We simply don't expect it to happen in everyday life, and we can feel violated after the experience. Some of the people around you may react differently. Stay alert to any excessive emotions in yourself and others.
Banks will often bring counselors to work with employees who are involved in a robbery. You and your family may also want to work out any reactions to the event.


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Q: HP MicroServer - HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen 10 I have an HP MicroServer Gen10 with 4x4TB HDD's.
The MicroServer is using hardware RAID "HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10".
However:
When booting into Ubuntu Server 16.04, the RAID array shows up as 938GB.

When booting into Ubuntu Desktop (live USB), it shows up correctly as ±10.9TB.

The interesting thing is that it would be working fine using software raid or as individual drives.
However, I would like to make full use of the RAID controller and it does not seem to be an hardware issue (since it works well in UbuntuDesktop, but not in UbuntuServer.
I'm guessing some form of support is missing in UbuntuServer, but I'm hoping anyone here can shed a light on this issue.

A: E208 (and P408 and P816) use the SmartPQI Drivers from MicroSemi (used to be PMC Sierra).
These drivers were formerly called hpsa (HP Smart Array) and then before that CCISS (Compaq Computers Inc Smart Storage).
My guess is the drivers included in 16 vs 18 are different and the 16 drivers are too old for the Firmware you have in that machine.
If you can, see if these work:
https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/downloads/ubuntu/ubuntu_16/productid=aha-2100-4i4e&dn=microsemi+adaptec+smarthba+2100-4i4e.php


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John Gustav Delly Receives Lifetime Achievement Aw...
John Gustav Delly Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
On September 27, 1965, after exhausting his childhood chemistry set; serving his country as an Army medic during the Korean Conflict; earning a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees; working as a taxidermist at the Field Museum, Chicago; and teaching high school chemistry, biology and English classes; John Gustav Delly joined the scientific staff of McCrone Associates. In addition to his passion for the microscope, developing analytical techniques, and supervising contaminant identification research, John was also a lead instructor for McCrone Research Institute.
In January of 1987, when McCrone Associates and McCrone Microscopes & Accessories moved from Chicago to Westmont, John remained at McCrone Research Institute to continue expanding the minds and skills of growing microscopists. We were excited to welcome him back to McCrone Associates as a scientific advisor in 2003.
John Gustav Delly
John has made extraordinary contributions to the world of microscopy during his 50 year career with The McCrone Group. He has authored more than 500 publications including The Particle Atlas, The Particle Analyst, Photography Through the Microscope, and, most recently, Essentials of Polarized Light Microscopy; managed countless industrial projects; developed new analytical techniques; and taught hundreds of microscopy related courses. Amazingly, he found time for his family and other passions such as stamp collecting, scuba diving, calligraphy, marksmanship, and ballet—of course these were all somehow related to microscopy.
On April 1, 2015, The McCrone Group presented John with a Lifetime Achievement Award. We sincerely thank John for 50 years of contributions and dedication to microscopy.
Donald Brooks, Chairman and CEO of The McCrone Group, presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to John Gustav Delly.
Congratulations to the finest of microscopists, an inspiration and teacher to all of us and a man with the curiosity of a 12 year old!
Paolo Saturno
My best congratulations to Dr Delly... never meet in my life but continuosly read on many accurate and deeply scientific and innovative articles and books on microscopy and micro-documentation and so on. ....Incontournable..!!!.. as says Frenchs.. Paolo Saturno, Italy
Ross Brocato
Congratulations to you John, my friend. I've had the honor and privilege of knowing, working, and playing alongside you for 43 of those 50 years.
Frank Kael
Hip Hip Hooray!!!!
Helen Griffin
Fantastic! Congratulations John.
Fay Goldblatt
As one of your earliest students, you have profoundly changed my life, and studies. You deserve all the praise of your fellow microscopists and friends. It is nice to have been part of the journey. It is great to see you get this recognition. Congratulations! Fay Goldblatt
Jan Burmeister
50+ years of dedication to microscopy in all its beauty, and counting ... My congrats and kudos, John. You are the one renaissance man that I know in person in the 21st century ... Jan Burmeister, Berlin, Germany.
Donald Graft
As a young boy, my uncle Walter often invited me to the lab. I vividly remember John and his big microscope, his curiosity and intellectual intensity, but most of all I remember his kindness and generous human spirit. I never missed making a bee-line to John's office!


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Młynarkowy Żleb () – żleb na północnych zboczach wschodniej grani masywu Młynarza (dokładnie Wielkiego Młynarza) w słowackich Tatrach Wysokich. Jest odnogą Młynarczykowego Żlebu opadającego do Doliny Białej Wody.

Orograficznie lewe ograniczenie żlebu tworzy wschodni filar północnego wierzchołka Wielkiego Młynarza, Młynarzowy Przechód i Młynarzowa Turnia. Oddzielają one zlewisko Młynarkowego Żlebu od zlewiska Młynarzowego Żlebu. Ograniczenie prawe tworzy Przeziorowa Turnia i jej północno-wschodnia grzęda. Tworzy ona dział wodny między Żlebem Młynarczykowym i Mlynarkowym. Najwyższa część Młynarkowego Żlebu to kilka żlebków spadających z wschodniej grani Młynarza na odcinku od Wyżniej Białowodzkiej Przełączki po Przeziorową Szczerbinę. Łączą się z sobą nieco powyżej Młynarzowego Przechodu. W dolnej części żleb staje się bardziej stromy i występuje na nim kilka progów, zazwyczaj mokrych. Najniższy z nich ma wysokość około 15 m i jest wspólny dla Żlebu Młynarkowego i Młynarczykowego. Zwykle na progu tym niewielkie ilości wody spływające dnem żlebów tworzą wodospadziki, zimą zamieniające się w lodospady.

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Żleby Tatr Wysokich
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With a stay at Georgian Home near Regents Park in London (Camden), you'll be a 4-minute drive from ZSL London Zoo and 6 minutes from University College London. This 4-star vacation home is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from University of London and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Big Ben.
Make yourself at home in one of the guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and ovens. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include separate sitting areas and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided weekly.


JoeShade® is pleased to announce its partnership with the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) to prevent melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, by encouraging consumers to shade themselves from the sun with material resistant to UV rays.
JoeShade, a company dedicated to promoting UV protection, produced a portable umbrella design that is unique in its sun safety features. The umbrella, built with sports enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers in mind, uses a special sun blocking fabric that shields users from UVA & UVB sunrays, which are linked to melanoma diagnoses.
As part of its partnership with the MRF, JoeShade will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of its UV-shielding umbrellas to the MRF.
Sun exposure and melanoma risks are often overlooked during outdoor activities. With prevention for this cancer hinging upon sun safety, JoeShade designed a portable sun-safe umbrella that will allow the whole family to safely spend time outdoors," said Dave Shober, Inventor and President of JoeShade.
JoeShade is pleased to partner with the MRF to further both organizations' mutual goal of decreasing each member of the public's risk of developing melanoma.
Melanoma is one of the fastest growing cancers in the United States and can strike men and women of all ages, all races and skin types. With a one in 50 lifetime risk of developing melanoma, nearly 76,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with the disease in 2012, resulting in over 9,000 deaths. Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults 25- to 29-years-old and the second most common cancer in adolescents and young adults 15- to 29-years-old.
The majority of melanomas occur on the skin; in fact, melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. Melanoma can also occur in the eye (ocular, or uveal melanoma), in mucous membranes (mucosal melanoma), or even beneath fingernails or toenails.
The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent, national organization devoted to melanoma in the United States. Committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma, the MRF also educates patients and physicians about prevention, diagnosis and the treatment of melanoma. The MRF is an active advocate for the melanoma community, helping to raise awareness of this disease and the need for a cure. The MRF's website is the premier source for melanoma information seekers. More information is available at www.melanoma.org.
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Visit the JoeShade blog for fun, helpful tips for sun precaution.


Purple Heart, like all of our Glass Eye Studio glass, contains ash from the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens volcano in Washington State, USA. Volcanic ash is the binding agent of our glass. Each piece is unique and the work of our glass blowing artists is sought after by collectors around the world.


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Algeria, France sign extradition agreement
By Eric Oteng
Algeria and France on Sunday signed a new agreement for the extradition of criminals as part of a judicial and security cooperation between the two countries.
The agreement was signed by French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet and her Algerian counterpart Tayeb Louh in the capital Algiers.
"It is by creating a common culture that we will be able to fight together more effectively against the criminal networks that attack us and who of course, do not respect borders. You can count on the unfailing support of France, and in particular of my Ministry, that we can work together, Nicole Bellouber said.
"It is by creating a common culture that we will be able to fight together more effectively against the criminal networks that attack us and who of course, do not respect borders. You can count on the unfailing support of France, and in particular of my Ministry, that we can work together.
The extradition agreement covers the areas of mutual legal assistance, counter-terrorism and information exchange.
By this extradition convention, the two countries undertake to "surrender to each other persons prosecuted or convicted by their competent judicial authorities" for certain offences.
"The agreement we have just signed is the culmination of six years of negotiations. This duration is explained by the complexity and sensitivity of the issues addressed by this text, the French Justice minister Nicole Belloubet said.
The agreement, which must be ratified by the Parliaments of both countries before coming into force, also stipulates that both countries may refuse to extradite their own nationals.
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Kevin Wilbeck's Four Builds
Growing up, Kevin Wilbeck always had motorcycles – a Honda 100, a CB350 and a CB550 in college. He always wanted a 750 Super Sport but didn't get it until a few years ago when he re-entered motorcycling after noticing how big the vintage motorcycle scene was getting in Des Moines, Iowa. He bought a 1978 Honda 750 Super Sport for $1400 with 6100 miles. He kept it mostly stock but shortened the seat pan by five inches and added lots of goodies from Dime City Cycles. Now 57, Wilbeck recently finished up his first commissioned build, a 1979 Yamaha XS400. The customer? His sister!
"She saw the fun I was having at our monthly vintage bike night," Wilbeck said. The $600 donor bike was owned by a local college student but, oddly, it also had a university parking sticker on it from South Carolina. The bike had 7200 miles on it, was a bit crusty and dirty with a rotted exhaust and a split vacuum line coming out of the fuel petcock. It started but didn't go too far without petering out.
"The Yamaha XS400 is my fourth build and, like the other three, DCC is my go-to for almost everything that I need." Wilbeck said the turn signals, taillight, cables, mufflers, header wrap, mirrors, heim rod ends, and a drag bar were the most important pieces to get the right look. "This is my second build using the DCC 17" mufflers. My sister lives in a little higher class neighborhood so I added the SST sink strainers from ACE hardware to mellow the sound a bit. They fit perfectly under the reverse cone caps!"
For the XS400, Wilbeck shortened the seat pan by four inches and the rear fender by five inches. He also fabricated brackets so he could relocate the horn and tool kit. "I usually spend more time thinking about how to make the bracket than I do making it. If I deduct the 'staring-at-it and thinking-about-it' time, I am guessing that I have about 50 hours into the Yamaha." Wilbeck works full-time as an engineer and uses evenings and weekends to get his motorcycles projects done.
His second and third builds were the most intense fabrication-wise. Both had more pieces that were shortened, lowered, relocated, or modified than the Honda 750 or Yamaha 400. He paid $300 for a Honda CB350 and $700 for the Yamaha XS850. None of these bikes were road worthy when he bought them.
Wilbeck is currently working on a Yamaha 750 Maxim that was given to him for free. It had been in a shed for 10 years. He's also chasing down a 1971 Honda CB350 that has been in a chicken coop for 20 years. "I have been told that if I can get it out, it is mine!"
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The BlogConrad Murraylatoya-jacksonDick Gregory
Who Really Killed Michael Jackson?
In the days after Jackson's death, I was contacted by many who were close to him throughout his life. "killed him," they would say to me. But who were "they?" And what did they stand to gain from his death?
Bryan Monroe, Contributor
Award-winning journalist, commentator, author of upcoming book "The Moment"
Sep 25, 2009, 05:12 AM EDT | Updated May 25, 2011
MJ to close friend: "Don't leave me, they're trying to kill me."
Homicide.
The word hangs in the air. Somebody killed him. By accident or on purpose. Somebody killed Michael Jackson.
On Monday, the Los Angeles coroner's office reportedly ruled that the 50-year-old "King of Pop" was killed at the hands of another, and a search warrant said that Jackson had "lethal" doses of the powerful anesthetic propofol in his body when he died.
His personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, has been the focus of a possible criminal investigation, but no charges have been filed. Murray could face criminal allegations of involuntary manslaughter or negligent homicide, as well as civil charges of medical malpractice or wrongful death. Police have searched his offices in Houston as well as several storage facilities around the country. Still, many people close to Jackson wonder if the doctor should be the only target of inquiry.
Was it the reckless administration of a potent cocktail of deadly medicines that killed Jackson? Or was it a grueling schedule, relentless expectations and a zeal for perfection that led to his death? (Friends said Michael thought he had originally agreed only to a couple dozen concert dates, not the 50 that had been scheduled by promoter AEG at London's O2 Arena.) Or was it the artist's own penchant to get whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted, without boundaries or limits? Could anyone say "no" to the King of Pop?
In the days after Jackson's June 25 death, I was inundated with questions and concerns from many who were close to the superstar throughout his life and career. They killed him, they would say to me. They finally did it.
What did they mean? Who were "they?" And who would stand to gain at the death of a legend?
Jackson had amassed nearly $400 million in personal debt, but still controlled billions in assets, future royalties on music rights, real estate and other holdings. His lucrative Sony/ATV catalog - which contains 250 Beatles songs, music from Elvis Pressley and Little Richard that he bought in 1987 for just $47.5 million - is easily worth 50 times that today. In fact, the catalog is set to make even more money when the interactive video game "The Beatles: Rock Band" hits shelves in October.
Jackson still co-owned - although it was heavily mortgaged - the infamous Neverland Ranch and surrounding 2,600 acres in pristine Santa Barbara County. And his own MiJack music catalog contains much of his personal music from Off the Wall, Thriller and his other solo projects -- plus an estimated 150 unreleased tunes -- and will help contribute to the more than $200 million in record sales and other revenue for the estate by year's end. In the two months since his death, Jackson's previously released albums have racked up nearly 4 million new sales. Nine out of the top 10 digital sales on iTunes the week after his death were Jackson cuts -- and his Number Ones CD, originally released in 2003, is now the year's second best-selling album, closing fast on Taylor Swift's Fearless. Plus, Sony bought the rights to his rehearsal video footage for $60 million and plans to release it as part of a documentary called "Michael Jackson THIS IS IT" in late October.
Jackson, some say, may indeed have been worth more dead than alive.
Dick Gregory, the civil rights activist and natural health proponent who had been an advisor to Jackson for years, told me that singer was often concerned for his own privacy and safety. In the days before Jackson's 2005 trial ended, Gregory was abruptly called to come and look after Michael's deteriorating health. The once-regal superstar was noticeably exhausted, dehydrated, worn out.
"Michael's mother sent word to me, come quick," Gregory recalled to me two days after Jackson died. "When I got there, Michael told me, 'Dick, don't leave me, they're trying to kill me." He never said who "they" were.
Gregory and Jackson ultimately checked into a nearby hospital, after taking a circuitous route that originally had the two driving toward San Francisco, nearly three hours away. "When we got there, they rushed him straight to the emergency room," Gregory said. "At 5 p.m., they hooked him up to IVs. At 5:15 a.m. the next morning, they were still putting fluids in him. He was fighting for his life. They said if we had waited 12 more hours, he'd have been dead."
Secrecy was also part of the life Michael lived. His close friend and attorney, John Branca, who is also co-administrator of Michael's estate, recently recovered $5.5 million that the artist had secretly squirreled away with occasional financial advisor Dr. Tohme Tohme, money Jackson wanted hidden away for a rainy day, perhaps to buy his next home.
"He said, 'Don't tell anyone about this money,'" Tohme told the Associated Press earlier this month. "But when he passed away, I told them I had this money, and I gave it to them."
Even his sister Latoya recently told London's Mail On Sunday that she feared Michael was killed by "greedy hangers-on" who preyed on the star:
I believe Michael was murdered, I felt that from the start," the 53-year-old said. "Not just one person was involved, rather it was a conspiracy of people. He was surrounded by a bad circle. Michael was a very meek, quiet, loving person. People took advantage of that. "Less than a month ago, I said I thought Michael was going to die before the London shows because he was surrounded by people who didn't have his best interests at heart.
Now, there has yet to surface any hard evidence that anyone - a single individual or those with shady business interests in the Jackson empire - has had any direct involvement in the death of the King of Pop. But the questions and conspiracy theories persist.
The investigation into who killed Michael Jackson clouds the life and legacy of MJ, arguably the most talented creative force of a generation. When people remember Michael, will it be for his work, his music, his family or his philanthropy? Or will it be as the complex, conflicted man with wolves at the door, a man who was never told "no" and indulged until the very end?
Perhaps Michael, in his own words, may have queued up his own legacy when I talked with him in 2007 for Ebony magazine:
"Everybody wants immortality. You want what you create to live, be it sculpture or painting or music. Like Michelangelo said, 'I know the creator will go but his work survives. That's why to escape death I attempt to bind my soul to my work.' That's how I feel. I give my all at work. 'Cause I want it to just live..."
Bryan Monroe conducted the last major interview with Michael Jackson in September 2007 for a cover story while he was editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines. He has also been a regular contributor to CNN during the Jackson funeral and subsequent coverage. He can be reached at www.bryanmonroe.com.
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New Thunderbolt dock connects three 4K displays, with a catch
Plugable leads our list of the best Thunderbolt docks for your laptop precisely because the company focuses on the most important element: the display connectivity, with two 4K displays. But at CES, the company has upped its game: now there's three!
The $219 Plugable UD-6950PDZ includes support for three 4K monitors, not just two. And in the spirit of Plugable docks, the company doesn't make you choose between DisplayPort and HDMI connections: the UD-6950PDZ includes three of both.
The dock works with a standard USB-C connector on your laptop, but you'll need an available Thunderbolt port (with Thunderbolt 4 preferred) to enable the full benefits. Unfortunately, the dock's specifications hide a few gotchas, and answer the question of whether a Thunderbolt dock can accommodate three 4K displays. The answer? Yes, sort of.
Specifically, the UD-6950PDZ includes a pair of DisplayPort 1.2/HDMI 2.0 ports on the rear, which can output 3840×2160 video at 60Hz—the 4K60 output that's expected of Thunderbolt docks. But the third port is HDMI 1.4/DisplayPort 2.0, and is limited to 3840×2160 resolution at 30Hz, instead. To be fair, 30Hz is acceptable for a secondary display used for static content like email or messaging apps, but staring at a 30Hz display for a prolonged period can strain your eyes.
But there's another gotcha, too. Neither of the 60Hz DisplayPort/HDMI ports supports HDCP, which enables protected content (a Blu-ray disc, or Netflix, or Amazon Prime) to actually display on the screen. HDCP is listed as "host dependent" on the 30Hz port, instead. Simply put, you're trading off a third display for limits on its frame rate and an overall restriction on HDCP playback. (To be fair, you'll almost certainly be able to play back protected content on the laptop itself.)
Otherwise, though, there's a lot to like with the UDZ-6950PDZ. The Thunderbolt connection back to the host can support 60W of power, covering a wide range of mainstream and thin-and-light devices. The dock also supports six USB-A ports (all at 5Gbps, with two to the front and four on the rear). If there's any other weakness, it's that there's no USB-C output of any kind, so you won't be able to add a USB-C dongle if you suddenly need an SD card slot, for example.
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I've planned on developer Absolute Zero for a long time now. Even registered the twitter and facebook pages and announced I was going to build it in 2015, just had to build all the toold to build it first. Anyhow, the US Patent and Trademark office acknowledges that we are the rightful owner as well. Now Absolute Zero is an official registered trademark.
Sigh...so now I have to go through everything and remove the tm and replace it with the (R) symbol.
Well at least we are now protected by thug corporations taking it and using it just because it is a cool name for a video game.
Thanks dude It is a big load off our mind!


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What is a Head Trader
A head trader is the manager of a trading business, responsible for the positions, risk, and ultimately, the profitability of that business. In a registered securities firm, the head trader supervises all traders and other personnel within his or her purview and may also trade themselves. Most notably, the head trader is charged with ensuring regulatory and internal compliance for every employee who is part of the trading operation (i.e., not just traders). A head trader may also be referred to as a "head of trading."
Breaking Down Head Trader
Any head trader in a securities operation with supervisory and/or approval responsibilities must be a registered principal, meaning they must hold all the basic securities licenses and possess one of the following certifications:
Series 4: Registered Options Principal Exam (OP)
Series 9 and 10: General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination
Series 23: General Securities Principal Exam - Sales Supervisor (GP)
Series 24: General Securities Principal Exam (GP)
Series 51: Municipal Fund Securities Limited Principal Examination
Series 53: Municipal Securities Principal Examination (MP)
The exact principal exams required depend on the scope of the head trader's responsibilities. In smaller firms, there may only be one or two head traders, but in large firms there are frequently many head traders, each in charge of a specific market. The head trader for municipal securities, for example, would have, at a minimum, a Series 53 license. Different licenses apply for futures and commodities trading operations. A registered options principal, for example, will hold a Series 4 license.
Head Trader Job Description
In many environments, such as wealth management companies or money managers, a head trader may report to a chief investment officer and a chief operating officer and will have a key role in fulfilling and executing individual trade requests. Head traders may also be responsible for creating and maintaining relationships with external brokers and custodians. A head trader should be among the most knowledgeable individuals at a firm regarding the markets and trading architecture/environment. Some specific head trader job responsibilities may include:
Managing trades from inception to post-trade analysis, including building trades, pre-trade analysis, execution and settlement.
Ensuring compliance with regulations and that best execution policies are adhered to.
Designing trade architecture, trading policies and procedures, as well as broker evaluation and trading record keeping.
Assisting portfolio managers with rebalancing and asset allocation tasks.
Head Trader Job Evolution
As rapidly changing regulations change the day-to-day responsibilities of head traders their role has shifted away from actively trading and toward more of a compliance and supervisory role. In Europe in particular, the MiFID II regulations are shifting head traders' daily priorities away from trading and toward market structure and regulation changes rather than keeping abreast of what the markets are doing. While being a seasoned trading expert is essential to becoming a head trader, the role now may allow for only a small amount of time actually trading securities.
Senior Registered Options Principal (SROP)
A senior registered options principal is an officer or partner of an options trading firm, who supervises options exposure and trading in client accounts.
Canadian Securities Institute (CSI)
The Canadian Securities Institute is Canada's leading provider of professional credentials and compliance programs for the financial services industry.
Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
An organization's most powerful legal executive is its chief legal officer.
Series 53 Definition
The Series 53 exam is a licensing test that permits an individual to supervise the municipal securities activities of a securities firm or bank dealer.
Series 7 Definition
The Series 7 is an exam and license that entitles the holder to sell all types of securities with the exception of commodities and futures.
The Series 23 is an exam offered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
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On the occasion of the exhibition of visionary artist and healer Emma Kunz, the Serpentine Galleries' General Ecology project presents an afternoon of talks, screenings and performances reflecting on botany and eroticism. Participants include Alex Cecchetti, Emanuele Coccia, Victoria Sin, Jenna Sutela and more to be announced, as well as films by Melanie Bonajo and Dineo Seshee Bopape among others. The evening will also mark the launch of a special, co-edited issue of MAL journal, also titled PLANTSEX.


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THE ex-wife of footballer George Best yesterday recalled the "circus" surrounding his alcoholism amid rising concerns for Paul Gascoigne's health.
Alex Best, speaking on GMTV, said fans would flock to pubs where her ex-husband had been seen.
She said: "People used to come for miles to watch him drink, it was a kind of circus."
The model said well- meaning fans would buy Best drinks without realising they were adding to his problems.
She said: "It's terrible to watch your loved ones go through this but at the same time, what can you do?
"Alcoholics are the most lovely, lovely people and it's terrible when you see the lovely side of them but also the terrible side and you just try and help them."
She said friends and family became "the enemy" to Best, because they were trying to stop him drinking.
And she said of Gascoigne: "Everyone's got to support him, everyone's got to rally round him because he can't do it himself."
Gascoigne, 41, was released from hospital on Monday after being sectioned under the Mental Health Act for the second time this year.
Later that day police were called to a hairdresser on Kensington Church Street, west London, because he was "feeling unwell". He then voluntarily went to hospital.
Gascoigne was previously sectioned in February after an incident at a Tyneside hotel.
On Tuesday night his sister Anna said she feared for her brother's life.
Ms Gascoigne said the ex-England player needs professional help and that hospitals are only able to treat him as a "drunk person" rather than dealing with the "very dangerous" combination of depression and addiction.
"He's been drinking, I believe, to escape, to get away and it's been a vicious circle," she told ITV News.
"I have feared for his life, especially I would say the last couple of weeks.
"It had literally gotten to the point where I was having to be with him constantly, to the point where I was taking him to hospital because I believed that he needed help."
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Dare to guess what this is.
This is a dessert. Made using a 3D printer. Quite delicious, they say.
This is a young Ukrainian architect, Dinara Kasko, the mastermind and masterhands behind this dessert and many others (see below).
Dinara, a trained and experienced architect and devoted photographer, discovered her passion for patisserie in 2013 and since then became rather popular.
She creates the molds first in 3D MAX, then has them printed on a 3D printer to be cast in silicone.
She takes photos of her sweet creations herself.
You can check out her Facebook page or Instagram.


Max is our Portuguese masseur, with his smouldering good looks and body beautiful, he is an absolute Adonis! Russian heritage but hailing from Portugal, Max is a polyglot who speaks Portuguese, German, Russian and English.
Being an experienced tantric masseur, there is nothing more rewarding for Max than providing a sensual massage for ladies and for couples. He has an innate ability to tap into your inner desires and is gentle and considerate. His touch is firm, yet respectful and he is there to focus only on your needs and desires.


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In early 2014 Full Sun Company, a start-up business, was co-founded by Netaka White and Davis McManus. Fueled by an interest in helping family farms grow, Full Sun began processing sunflower and non-GMO canola oil crops into specialty food-grade oil and high-protein meal for the farmers. Sunflower and canola oil distribution picked up quickly through local CSAs, farm stores, specialty food shops, health and wellness centers, and direct sales to chefs in the Northeast.
Netaka White previously served as the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative's (VBI) program director, which directly helped to develop the business model to nurture farm partnerships, both as growers and recipients of oilseed meal – the other product that's generated from making the oil. At Full Sun oilseeds are pressed with large machinery, producing oil and a granular meal. The team at Full Sun Company learned a lot about seed storage and oil pressing from the early VBI grantees, such as John Williamson of State Line Farm, and Roger Rainville of Borderview Farm.
The first of the two products, the seed meal, has been used as fuel for pellet stoves, or in the case with Full Sun, sold as fertilizer for crops, or nutritional meal for livestock. At full operation, Full Sun can pump out one ton of meal per day – necessary to meet the growing demand of such customers as The Intervale in Burlington, Vermont and several local pig, poultry, dairy, and beef producers.
The second product, the oil, is used as culinary oil for cooking. To maintain quality standards for their products, Full Sun Company diverts any of the oil that does not meet their standards to Vermont Bioenergy Initiative biofuel producers to undergo further processing and become biofuel. Approximately 250 to 300 gallons of off-spec oil for biodiesel has been produced since February 2014.
Full Sun Company employee, Zach Hartlyn, moves an off-spec oil barrel for biodiesel production.
In October 2014, Full Sun Company halted operations to make room for growth to meet the increased demand for their products and scale up to align with Vermont's accelerating agricultural economy. White and McManus acquired the former Vermont Soap building in Middlebury, Vermont in order to build a full-scale mill and achieve their anticipated greater capacity. Over the course of one of the coldest winters in recent history, the Full Sun team made the renovations and adjustments needed to repurpose the building into the first non-GMO- verified oil mill in New England. By March of 2015 Full Sun Company had pressed sunflower and canola seeds to make their first batch of specialty oils. The new operation can yield 130 gallons of oil per day – about 2600 gallons per month!
White notes, "David and I are in this with the interest of having a transformative effect on local agriculture and food systems," showing no shortage of innovation or ambition. As a sign of progress, the operation is certified GMO-free, and the next steps are being taken towards becoming certified organic.
As it grows, Full Sun would like to buy from local grower-suppliers and work with local businesses to package and label feed that is to be distributed to farmers of varying sizes, from backyard chicken growers to larger operations. Collaborating with Vermont breweries and distilleries is also planned. Full Sun is working with one local distillery to put together a package for farmers so they have markets for profitable grain crops throughout four years of rotation (rye, wheat, sunflowers, etc.) and can offer farmers better than the indexed prices for these locally grown grains and oilseeds.
Learn more about Full Sun Company at www.fullsuncompany.com.
Austin Robert Davis is an intern with the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative, a program of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. Learn more at www.VermontBioenergy.com.


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One vital aspect of being organized as a thinker and knowledge-worker is to make sure you have what you need with you at the moment you need it. That means you have to be prepared to carry stuff.
This is not always easy to do, especially if you live a varied life in which you fulfill multiple roles — for example, parent, worker, student, teacher, exerciser (as in going out for a run or walk or to the gym), shopper, errand-runner, and so on.
So it is vital to think out ahead of time which things you need to carry for each role or task and be prepared to take those things with you when the time comes.
For me, where to start on this topic is a toss-up: pockets versus wallet/purse. These two topics really go together, but I will start with wallet/purse.
Part of me wants to say that it's a tragedy to have to mention purses here. I think it is crazy that so many women's clothes don't include pockets, forcing women to occupy a whole hand or shoulder to carry a purse. This hampers mobility and makes the user more vulnerable to theft.
However, I also recognize that not being burdened with pockets and the stuff that goes into them is a style issue for many women, so I hate to be too critical.
Here is a picture of my wallet.
This wallet is an Eagle Creek travel-style wallet. It is made from synthetic materials and has a velcro close. It is very large, which I like — it can carry everything I need — credit and debit cards, IDs and membership cards, retail loyalty cards, money, checks to deposit, store coupons, and extra house and car keys in case I lose my regular set or get locked out of the car.
Unfortunately, I am not able to find this wallet online to link to — perhaps Eagle Creek no longer makes it. It is a very durable wallet — I've had mine for about five years now.
A wallet is a very personal thing, so it's hard to recommend purchasing one online. Better to be able to hold it in your hand and root through it, making sure it has the compartments and other features you need.
When it comes to purses, it's hard for a guy to know what to recommend. However, this organizer from Buxton shown here looks great and seems really useful.
The attraction of the AmeriBag and the Buxton organizer is that they provide numerous compartments and features that allow the user to organize her materials, rather than just throwing them all into an open bag.
Now to pockets. To me, clothes without pockets are almost criminal. I no longer buy shirts without pockets, as I need a shirt pocket to carry my writing tools without damaging them. Many years ago, I tried carrying pens in my pants pockets, but found that they would get broken when I sat down.
Cargo pants are one of the greatest inventions for thinkers who also care about being comfortable. In the leg pockets of my cargo pants, I can carry my smart phone on one side and my bulky wallet on the other.
Unfortunately, leg pockets have not yet appeared on dress slacks or men's suits, so when I need to look professional, I have to just bite the bullet and put my wallet in my back pocket.
Stuff that can't be carried on your person has to be carried in some kind of external bag. The two obvious choices are rucksacks (backpacks) and briefbags (briefcases).
I use a rucksack when I go out for a task that will require extended walking — if the setting of the meeting permits the informality of a rucksack.
Both the rucksack and the briefbag have laptop compartments, and important feature to me, as I usually bring a computer when I travel out of town.
For crucial activities with specific equipment requirements — certain books, notebooks, papers, files, etc. — I set aside a briefcase or bag specifically equipped for that purpose. For the most part, the briefcase is the permanent repository for the required items. That way, I don't have to worry about loading up the briefcase every week before I head out to that meeting — and there's less risk of forgetting something.
For example, as a voluntary religious teacher, I attend meetings for worship twice a week, at which I have extensive teaching and pastoral responsibilities. The meeting case show here is the one I use for those meetings.
This is a Goodhope Computer Catalogue Case. It looks great and is very rugged and well-made. My main complaint is that the middle section is somewhat hard to get your hand into to retrieve a book. To be fair to the makers, though, that middle compartment was originally meant to hold a laptop rather than books. Below is a photo of the case when it is closed.
In the past, I have used a meeting case that was completely open at the top. I think that was a better design, as it allows the user to reach in quickly to grab a book or other item. With the Goodhope case, I often find myself groping for an item placed in that middle compartment. So I think next time I have to buy a meeting case, I will go back to the open design.
Most knowledge-workers these days have to be mobile at times. Give advance thought to the equipment you will need for the various situations you confront — and how you're going to carry the stuff you need.