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13 Important Things To Remember About 'Game Of Thrones' Season 1 Before The Season 6 Premiere
By Loretta Donelan
It's been almost a year since the fifth season of Game of Thrones came out, and some of us might need a refresher on the series before the next season, including what happened in Game of Thrones Season 1. When revisiting that first season, it's amazing to see how much has changed. Characters have disappeared, enemies have turned into friends (but more often, vice versa), and arcs have been abandoned. When the series first came out in 2011, many critics weren't sure what to make of it. Would it be a fantasy epic like Lord of the Rings? Would it be the medieval version of the Sopranos ? Now that the show is nearing its sixth season, we understand that it's a show in which characters are mercilessly killed off and ruthlessness rules, with a kind of medieval realism replacing any trace of sentimentality.
After all those deaths and battles and broken treaties, you might need a refresher on what's happened. Or, if you want to start watching Game of Thrones this upcoming season without feeling totally lost, here are the most notable events of Season 1. Of course, SPOILER ALERT for those who have not watched the first season, but plan to.
The Lannisters Visited The Starks
The catalyst for the show was the visit of King Robert Barathean and his Lannister in-laws to the Stark family. While Robert got along well with the Stark patriarch Ned, tensions between the two families ran high.
The Starks Got Direwolves
In the first episode of Game of Thrones, the Stark children all receive direwolves. These seemed like they were going to be important throughout the series, but they kind of weren't.
Bran Witnessed Cersei And Jamie's Affair
Bran, the youngest Stark child, saw the king's wife Cersei Lannister and her brother Jamie having sex. Jamie pushed Bran from a tower to prevent their secret from getting out. Bran neither died nor remembered what he saw.
Ned Stark Became The Hand Of The King
A close friend of King Robert Baratheon, Ned was given the second highest position in Westeros: Hand of the king. He moved from Winterfell to the capital of King's Landing in order to fulfill his duties as the King's chief advisor.
Sansa Was Engaged To Joffrey
Sansa, the eldest Stark daughter, was excited to be engaged to Joffrey, the horrible Lannister heir. Meanwhile, the youngest Stark daughter Arya, did not care and wanted to learn to fight.
Jon Snow Joined The Night's Watch
Jon Snow, the brooding bastard of Ned who felt out of place amongst the Starks, joined the Night's Watch, a group of guards sworn to protect Westeros from the darkness beyond the wall that bordered the kingdom.
Daenerys Became Queen Of The Dothrakis
Daenerys was introduced as the young exiled princess of the Targaryen family, who married a leader of the warlike Dothrakis as a power move.
King Robert Died
After a hunting accident, the King died, appointing Ned as the temporary ruler until his son Joffrey came of age.
The Lannisters Swindled The Starks
The Lannisters chose not to heed Robert's dying wish, instead placing Joffrey — who was revealed to be the result of the incestuous relationship between Cersei and Jamie — on the throne. They then imprisoned Ned.
Joffrey Executed Ned
In one of the most memorable moments of the series, Ned — the apparent protagonist of the show — was executed for treason at Joffrey's orders.
Robb Was Crowned King Of The North
Due to the Lannisters' execution of Ned, the North seceded and declared war on the Lannisters, with the eldest Stark child Robb leading the charge.
Tyrion Became The King's Hand
Tyrion, the intelligent and rebellious dwarf sibling of the Lannisters, was appointed to be Joffrey's hand by the Lannister patriarch, Tywin.
Daenerys Became The Mother Of Dragons
Daenerys' husband, whom she had learned to love, and her unborn child both died. Miserable, she was nonetheless left empowered by the possession of dragons and leadership of the Dothrakis.
So much has happened since those innocent, early days of Game of Thrones. Had you forgotten about Ned Stark and the direwolves? Same.
Images: HBO, Giphy


Suburban footy kicks off Friday Night Football in 2017 when the BULLDOGS host MELBOURNE at Belmore Sports Ground.
Canterbury enter the season as one of the teams under pressure having failed to live up to expectations in 2016.
Returning to their spiritual home for an opening round encounter could be the way to get Des Hasler's men off to a good start, however, they haven't been given an easy task in Melbourne.
The Storm will still be bitter about the one that got away in the NRL Grand Final, having bombed several chances to get the better of Cronulla late in the game but failing to capitalise on any.
Since returning to Belmore in 2015 the Bulldogs have played four games in front of their supporters but have only won one of those.
The positive is that it was against Melbourne back in late 2015 but since then they lost to the Sharks, Raiders and Cowboys with the latter two being last season.
Funnily enough it was the Dogs who was one of those rare sides that actually boasted a better record away (8-4) than what they did at home (6-6), with the balance of their home efforts played at ANZ Stadium.
Craig Bellamy's side have had all off-season to ponder over their Grand Final loss but go into this season as one of the premiership favourites.
Champion fullback Billy Slater is still missing with Young Tonumaipea taking over the fullback role from Cameron Munster, who has joined Cooper Cronk in the halves after the departure of Blake Green.
Once again it will be Cronk and Cameron Smith that will be instrumental to the chances of the Storm. That will be even more so this year with the departures of key figures Marika Koroibete and Kevin Proctor just to name a few.
Melbourne don't have too many bogey teams but they have found one in Canterbury.
The dogs have won the past six clashes between the sides which includes an 18-12 win at AAMI Park last season – one of only two losses the Storm had all year at home.
If Canterbury are ever going to lift it's going to be for this game.
They crashed out of finals contention in weak fashion last year by losing four straight including their Qualifying Final against Penrith in Week One.
Hasler and the team have been heavily scrutinised by fans and punters alike especially since their recruitment hasn't really managed to sign any big names aside from Brenko Lee and Tony Williams.
The key will be how halves Josh Reynolds and Moses Mbye click. One vital lead-in for punters in this match could be the dogs' poor starts in recent years which has seen them win just one Round 1 fixture since 2013 and that was last season.
Alternatively the Storm have an incredible opening round record in which they haven't lost since 2001.
That alone gives them a tremendous chance here, and the balance of power, as it indicates that Bellamy has his team fit, firing and ready to go in the opening rounds.


ASID National Presidential Certificate of Appreciation, 2005.
ASID Chapter Presidential Citation, Distinguished Service to the Chapter and Profession, 2004.
ASID Chapter Presidential Citation, Distinguished Service to the Chapter and Profession, 2003.
ASID Chapter Presidential Recognition, Distinguished Service to the Society and Profession, 2002.
ASID Chapter Presidential Citation, Outstanding Service, 2001.
ASID Chapter Design Award for Product Design, 1999.
ASID Chapter Design Award for Residential Space, 1998.
ASID Chapter Design Award for Contract Showcase, 1997.
ASID is abbreviated for the "American Society of Inteior Designers".


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I have at least 1 missing IBM PC in my hand.
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Q: coin collection database. Restricting data As a coin collector and I would like to place my collection on-line.  I manage only American penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar coins.  Each coin has a date, a mint mark, a value, condition and a date it was last appraised.  I keep a 3/5 card on each coin where I keep general comments as well.
Create the table named CoinCollection by hand, in your Database, using the following guidelines. I will give you creative freedom outside of my specs.
The mint marks are either D (Denver), P or blank (Philadelphia) , S (San Francisco), O (New Orleans), C C (Carson City).  Allow only these abbreviations.
Conditions are P(Proof), BU (Brilliant Un-circulated), UC (Un-circulated), VF (Very Fine), (F)Fine, G (Good), P (Poor).    Allow only these conditions.
Only P, N, D, Q, HD, D should be allowed as coin types.
Decide what should be filled when a record is added (nulls).
The greatest portion of my collection are in pennies.  Default the data type to a penny.
CREATE TABLE CoinCollection
(
   CoinId int Primary Key NOT NULL,
   Manufactured_Date date,
   MintMarks nvarchar(20),
   CONSTRAINT chk_Mintmarks CHECK (Mintmarks IN ('D(Denver)', 'P(Philadelphia)', 'S(San Francisco)', 'O(New Orleans)','C C(Carson City)')),
   Price nvarchar(50),
   Conditions nvarchar(30),
   CONSTRAINT chk_Conditions CHECK (Conditions IN ('P(Proof)','BU(Brilliant Un-Circulated)','UC (Un-circulated)','VF (Very Fine)','F(Fine)','G (Good)','P(Poor)')),
   Cointypes nvarchar(5),
   CONSTRAINT chk_Cointypes CHECK (Cointypes IN ('P' , 'N','D','Q','HD','D')),
   DEFAULT 'P',
   Appraisal_Date date
) ;

This is what I have so far. I keep getting this error.

Msg 142, Level 15, State 2, Line 0 Incorrect syntax for definition of
  the 'TABLE' constraint.

A: Try below - you need to add default value for cointype in time of column
definition
DEMO
CREATE TABLE CoinCollection
(
   CoinId int Primary Key NOT NULL,
   Manufactured_Date date,
   MintMarks nvarchar(20),
   Price nvarchar(50),
   Conditions nvarchar(30),
   Cointypes nvarchar(5) default 'P',
   Appraisal_Date date,
   CONSTRAINT chk_Mintmarks CHECK (Mintmarks IN ('D(Denver)', 'P(Philadelphia)', 'S(San Francisco)', 'O(New Orleans)','C C(Carson City)')),
   CONSTRAINT chk_Conditions CHECK (Conditions IN ('P(Proof)','BU(Brilliant Un-Circulated)','UC (Un-circulated)','VF (Very Fine)','F(Fine)','G (Good)','P(Poor)')),
   CONSTRAINT chk_Cointypes CHECK (Cointypes IN ('P' , 'N','D','Q','HD','D'))
) ;

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Carey's Mike Kadnar, left, who had two goals, worked against Lawrence's John Malfa during a Nassau Class B first-round playoff game on May 11.
A solid season on the boys' lacrosse field came to a halt for Carey as the Seahawks hung with perennial power Manhasset for a half, but couldn't stop the second-half onslaught and fell to the Indians 12-5 in a Nassau Class B quarterfinal round game played at Hofstra on May 14.
Senior Tyler Dunn scored four goals to lead Manhasset. Carey got four goals from senior Nick Spillane. The Penn State-bound Spillane finished the season with a team-high 43 goals. The Indians, who outscored Carey 5-1 in the third quarter, advanced to face long-time rival Garden City in the semifinals.
Carey had advanced to the quarterfinals by beating much-improved Lawrence, 18-11, on May 11. Spillane, who earned All-County honors, had four goals and five assists. Dom Scorcia, an Academic All-Conference performer, added two goals and six assists. Scorcia finished the season with 33 goals and 22 assists.
Lawrence, which had last earned a trip to the playoffs in 2006, got four goals from Sean Moran, a hat trick from Jordan Fredericks, and 16 saves from goalie Melik Mavruk. Spillane, Scorcia, Mike DeLeo, Brett Campos, and Rich Katz each scored to give the Seahawks an early 5-0 lead. Carey held a 13-7 lead at the half, and took a commanding eight-goal lead into the final quarter.
Others receiving postseason recognition were Jorge Cerquera, Mike Kadnar, and Tom Gallant, each receiving All-County honors. Kadnar scored twice against Lawrence. Campos and Casey Kloepfer were All-County/Honorable Mention honorees, while DeLeo and Serio were named Academic All-Conference recipients.


Will the Obama administration appeal the ruling?
U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips ruled late Thursday that the U.S. military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy is unconstitutional, violating the First Amendment rights of gay and lesbian service members.
The case was filed by the Log Cabin Republicans in 2004. Phillips found that there was no military benefit to the policy; in fact it had a "direct and deleterious effect'' on the military. The judge granted an injunction preventing the government from enforcing the policy, and the next question is whether the Obama administration will appeal the ruling.
Obama has said he backs repealing the policy, but first the Pentagon is studying whether repeal would hurt military readiness (Phillips, for what it's worth, rejected that argument.) Despite the president's stated opposition to DADT, the Justice Department nonetheless defended the policy against the Log Cabin Republicans' suit, arguing that Phillips lacked the standing to issue an injunction.
It's worth noting that the state of California failed to defend the anti-gay marriage Prop. 8, leaving it to right-wing groups to mount a legal defense of the measure. Conceivably the Justice Department could decide to do the same thing. Coming less than two months before the midterm elections, that decision could have political implications for Democrats. There has been no comment on the ruling from the Justice Department.


His design language is characterized by uniqueness and simplicity. But Grumbowskis works are far from being flat, but uniquely a pinch of wit and the selected use of symbols and words.
You get Grumbowskis cool and small collages in a white frame. Click for a preview on the button More Views.


Description: A vulnerability was reported in ISC DHCP. A remote user can consume excessive socket descriptors on the target system.
The system does not properly clean up closed OMAPI connections. A remote user can consume all available socket descriptors for the target DHCP service, preventing new connections and potentially blocking existing connections to the OMAPI service.
Systems that provide remote access to the OMAPI control port are affected.
Impact: A remote user can consume excessive socket descriptors on the target system.
Solution: The vendor has developed a patch, available upon request.
The patch will be included in a future maintenance release.


I have to say that I'm a big fan of alternative search options when it comes to internet searching. Of course, there is simply no debating the usefulness of keywords and Boolean operators when searching the internet, but not every query is easily expressed in words. This is especially true of image searches. You might not have the foggiest idea which word or words will provide the results you're looking for. You might have tried all the words you can think of and found no useful results. Sometimes what your looking for simply can't be put into words.
Cooper Hewitt, the Smithsonian Design Museum is notable for several reasons. One: it is the only museum in America exclusively dedicated to historic and contemporary design.
Two: It's located in the sprawling 64-room mansion built by industrial magnate Andrew Carnegie on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
…and Three: While perhaps not as impressive as the last two facts, its website is also home to a very cool feature: browse by color. While you can search by color in an advanced Google image search, Google's color search is a secondary search parameter, one that can be applied after you've entered a search keyword.
By comparison, the Cooper Hewitt color search, Colors!, is a very slick tool that emphasizes browsing rather than search, making it better suited to more nebulous queries. Plus, while Google's color search is limited to 15 color options, visitors to Cooper Hewitt's site can search the collection by 118 different colors. You read that right: 118! So, how do they do it?
Objects with images now have up to five representative colors attached to them. The colors have been selected by our robotic eye machines who scour each image in small chunks to create color averages. These have then been harvested and "snapped" to the grid of 118 (of a possible 139) different colors—derived from the CSS4 palette and naming conventions—below to make navigation a little easier.
Sidewall, A Leopard of My Very Own, 1967–68. screen-printed on paper. Gift of Philip Graf. 1969-53-1.
Drawing. Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Funds. 1988-62-977.
Sidewall, Plaid, 1958. hand-folded and dyed Japanese paper. Gift of Barbara White. 2000-64-6.
Drawing, Designs for Citibank Citicorp Logo, ca. 1975. graphite, pink marker on white tracing paper. Gift of Ken Friedman. 1997-19-29.
Scarf Sample (France), mid-19th century. silk. Gift of Barbara Rogoff. 1981-1-1.
Sidewall, Anemone, 1959–65. hand-folded and dyed Japanese paper. Gift of Barbara White. 2000-64-13.
Drawing, Florentina: Chartreuse, Magenta, Brown, 1924. brush and gouache on cream illustration board. Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Funds. 1988-62-96.
Textile (Netherlands), 2012. 100% cotton. Gift of Vlisco. 2015-1-17.
There are, of course, some limitations to the function. First of all, only a small fraction of the collection has been digitized, so some colors have very limited results. Also, as noted in the quote above, images are sorted into five color categories, so works with numerous, varied colors will only appear in a maximum of five color headings.
Still, while it may appear to be more novelty than necessity, Colors! is a potentially very useful tool for the kind of image search that would normally take one to Tumblr, Pinterest, or similar. It's a visual playground for anyone seeking examples of graphic design, pattern, textiles, posters, prints, etc. from around the world and across time.
Of course, this isn't the only way to explore the collection. You can search by time period, country, location in the mansion, people, tags, and types.
Oh, and you can search by keyword, too.
When you upload to Instagram, do you always try to make sure your images are perfect? Is your crowning acheivement when you can prouldy post a photo with #nofilter? Before desparately taking multiple images, seeking out that perfect white balance, try Delt.ae!
Delt.ae is a free, professional grade, image quality assessment service. To use Delt.ae, simply register for an account, and begin uploading photos. Upon registering, in your 'scans' tab, a sample image is provided that will help you to understand the types of image assessments that Delt.ae runs.
Essentially, Delt.ae compares your digital image to how the subject looks in reality based on the use of test-targets. These image test targets can not only assess image quality, but also determine such factors as lighting uniformity, geometry, resolution, and sharpness. For a comprehensive list of the targets Delt.ae currently supports, click here.
Two image targets above the scan of a book.
Do note, however, that for Delt.ae to test your image, a target to scan does need to be physically present in the actual image (you can crop it out later). For a list of target specifications, checkout their guidelines on how to use and place targets within images, here.
Many of you may already be familiar with the work of the Google Cultural Institute, such as the Google Art Project and numerous historical exhibitions. Yesterday, Google announced on it's Europe blog that that technologies behind it's Cultural Institute projects would be available to anyone wanting to organize and publish an exhibit.
Valentina Palledino, a writer for The Verge, describes Google Open Gallery as the love child between Flickr and Behance. Offering a clean, streamlined look with zoom capabilities, users many simply upload images and video and add Street View imagery and text to create engaging exhibitions.
Users must currently request an invitation to start creating exhibitions. Content is hosted on Google servers, and so users would be wise to create a backups exhibitions in the scenario that Open Gallery joins the list of retired Google services.
Current exhibitions have been produced from institutions such as the Belgian Comic Strip Center, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, and the Museum of Bad Art.
In addition, for those lucky few traveling to Paris this winter break, Google has also opened the Lab at the Cultural Institute. This physical space is "where the worlds of culture and technology are brought together to discuss, debate and explore new ideas. It's also where [Cultural Institute Employees] don our white coats and test out things like 3D scanners, million pixel cameras, interactive screens and more, working with museums to try them out inside their spaces to get their feedback. (Google Blog).
Online exhibition publishing for the masses isn't a terribly new idea, however. Omeka is still a leader in this field, offering robust options for those wanting to host content on their own servers and also for those wanting to simplify with a hosted version. The University of Illinois Library maintains an institutional subscription to Omeka.net (the hosted version) for current students, faculty, and staff.
Scalar is a new, open source web publishing platform available, and is still in development. However, users may access the beta version, which is still fairly robust. This tool also has growing support at the University of Illinois; a series of workshops about Scalar occurred this past semester, and there may be more to come in the future.
I love images. I love links that let me know more about an image. I may love ThingLink, but it is too soon to tell. How would you use it?
ThingLink lets you embed images with everything from text to a YouTube video to a link to your Etsy shop. Hovering over an image activates icons on the image, hovering over an icon gives you a preview of the annotation.
ThingLink will ensure that you will not miss out on any opportunity to share your online presence. Let us know how you are using ThingLink!
on personal archiving, and has graciously made some of her techniques available online. Unfortunately, we can't throw everything in a shoebox and know that it will be there twenty (or even two!) years down the line. Today's effective personal archiving is not quite as easy as putting everything on an external hard drive either, but the extra effort is worthwhile.
She covers storage, organization and guidelines for thinking about file formats, in addition to a myriad of other concerns. Be a good steward of your own data with the iLibrarian!
Note: If you are on campus and interested in personal archives you may be interested in the Personal Digital Archiving conference on Thursday, April 12. Jeff Ubois, founder and frequent chair of the Personal Digital Archiving conference held at the Internet Archive will begin at 4 pm in Room 126 LIS (501 E. Daniel, Champaign).
Still in beta mode, with room to grow, it is surprising the WikiPainting did not exist before. The good news is: it exists now and is growing quickly.
Faceted searching by artist and artworks among other things let you wander the halls of this virtual museum on your own initiative. Explore the evolution of a personal style or the favored subject of an artist throughout time.
This non-profit, online repository for fine art has the ambitious goal of covering all of art history. And we aren't talking just the canon here, everything from natural pigments on a stonewall in a cave to something a bit beyond MS Paint. Contribute content to WikiPainting if you can. Help it become a community tool for enriching our collective knowledge of art history.
Harvard's Houghton Library and the Harvard Art Museum's Lyonel Feininger Archive have collaborated to create an online research microsite presenting a comprehensive collection of Feininger's largely un-seen photographic works. Harvard holds the majority of Feininger's photographs, with some 500 photographic prints at the Houghton Library and approximately 18,000 negatives and slides in the Feininger Archive. All of this material has now been digitized and made available through a searchable database, located at the Lyonel Feininger Research Microsite – one of four such microsites created and maintained by Harvard.
The Busch Reisinger Museum at Harvard recently held two exhibitions featuring the work of Lyonel Feininger. The catalog for the photographic exhibition, Lyonel Feininger : photographs, 1928-1939 (Harvard Art Museums, 2011) is now available at the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art. The exhibitions, "Lyonel Feininger: Drawings and Watercolors from the William S. Lieberman Bequest to the Busch-Reisinger Museum" and "Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939" ran from February 26 to July 17 before traveling abroad. They represented Harvard's extensive holdings of Feininger's work, in particular his photographs – which had never before been exhibited.
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) is well-known as a painter and an important contributor to the Bauhaus and German modern art. His long-term engagement with photography has never previously been explored. In the exhibition catalog for his photographic work, it is speculated that Feininger did not pursue photography more publicly because of his sons' enthusiasm for the medium. Both of Feininger's sons, Andreas and T. Lux made careers as photographers and writers on photography.
Harvard's Feininger Microsite is the first widely accessible presentation of Feininger's photography and it represents an enormous asset to Feininger researchers and enthusiasts. The content of the site was compiled and by Nathan J. Timpano (2009–2010 Stefan Engelhorn Curatorial Fellow, Busch-Reisinger Museum) and the commentary and biographical information is drawn from the exhibition catalog organized byLaura Muir (assistant curator, Busch-Reisinger Museum). The site allows users to search the collection by text, title, object number, date range, medium, subject and/or creation place. Additionally, given the low-profile nature of this collection and the presumed unfamiliarity of the user, the site offers an extremely useful feature wherein they can browse characteristic slideshows of prominent subjects within the collection. These include, 'art documentation', 'Bauhaus', 'Trips to California', 'New England' and 'shop windows' among others. Each of these subject slide shows bears an informational excerpt about the work presented. The site is smartly designed, easy to use, and the photographs are breathtaking.
With the Feininger exhibitions, catalog, and research microsite, Harvard has presented an interesting model where artistic collections, archival resources, and resident experts have been brought together to steward, curate, publish and develop new tools that act as both promotional tools for the museum and research tools for the University.
For visual learners, sometimes a timeline can be just the thing to help put history into some sort of context. Dipity, a free digital timeline website who's mission is to "organize the web's content by date and time," allows users to create, share, embed, and collaborate on timelines. These aren't just any timelines either; they integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location, and timestamps to create something engaging and interactive.
Dipity stands out amongst other timelines, such as Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Art History Timeline, as it can be customized to represent individual art historical movements, individual artists, or even individual works of art. It is especially useful for those studying social history, as political movements and new stories are often featured. Dipity also features many of the social networking features that many users expect to see, such as the ability to follow, or subscribe to already created timelines, and sharing via twitter, facebook, myspace, digg, and stumbleupon.
Due to its rich media integration and collaborative nature, Dipity is a great tool for students and faculty alike.
I never thought I would fall for a web browser, but Google has captured my heart with Chrome. I was at first intrigued by its claims of being the fastest web browser in terms of site loading time, but having used it for a while now I've discovered even more time saving features.
Many of you are already familiar with apps for your smart phones, but what about your web browser? Go to the Google Chrome web store, and you'll find many free apps related to image retrieval, image editing, and even 3D modeling.
Let's start with image retrieval. In Google Chrome, you can search the web for an image on your hard drive (for example, if you're not sure what the image is of, or you need a higher resolution image) by simply dragging and dropping that image into the search box at images.google.com. If you don't want to be bothered to have to go to the Google Images page, download the Chrome extension and simply right click (or ctrl click) on an image to search. The extension only works for images found on the web, however. An alternative extension has been developed by Tineye, which some of you may already be familiar with. While the Google extension will recall web pages that include the image your searched for, as well as pages about the artist, Tineye recalls strictly the image.
Let's say you found the image you're looking for, but the color is a bit off. There are a few web-based image editing apps in Chrome, but I like to use the Aviary Image Editor. Aviary Phoenix is a fairly robust piece of free image editing software, and the app is no exception. There are over 30 editing tools, including rotate, brightness/contrast, and sharpen. The app allows you to edit images within the browser, and then either download or share on a social networking site. If you teach with images found online often, this app can help you improve the quality of your images.
To resize and reformat images, you can use the handy Extreme Image Converter. This app allows users to upload an image, convert it to any of 13 different file formats, and specify the size (keeping in mind that it is easier to reduce size than increase size).
If you prefer 3D models to digital images, install 3DTin and start creating your own. It's a little bit like Google SketchUp, but less robust and more user friendly. When you're done, you can save your model in the cloud, or export in standard 3D file formats (OBJ, STL).
There are many more apps and extensions available than the ones listed here, and they are either searchable or browsable by category. Enjoy!
If you're teaching with PowerPoint and spending a lot of time inserting images into your slideshow, this may be the answer for you. While PC users are able to insert groups of images into their PowerPoints through the Photo Album feature, Mac users have had no such equivalent. However, Jeanette Mills, Director of Visual Services at the University of Washington, has developed an application using the Automator tool that will allow Mac users to batch import images into Powerpoint. To access this application, click here and follow the instructions in her blog. The application will insert one images per slide, so if you plan on having multiple images on one slide, this may not be for you.
I've tested this out, and it works beautifully. The only requirements are that you are using Mac OSX 10.6 and Powerpoint 2008.
John Bradley, Senior Analyst for Humanities Computing at King's College, London, visited the University of Illinois' Graduate School of Library and Information Science on July 20 and 21 to discuss, share, and demonstrate Pliny—a free, publicly available, open source software for note-taking and annotation of both digital and non-digital materials. Below is a screenshot illustrating how Pliny can be used to annotate a digital image. You can find instructions for downloading and installing Pliny here.
The copyright status of the underlying work represented in the image.
The copyright status of the photographic reproduction.
The specific source from which you have obtained the image under consideration.
The intended use(s) of the image.


View our Clinical Protocols and Structure for Dental Professionals here.
Global Dental Relief's mission is to provide dental care and oral health education to children with little access to a dentist. In partnership with local organizations, field clinics are set up at schools and municipal facilities, with the exception of Kenya, where clinics are held in a local medical center.
In these clinics, children receive an exam, restorations and extractions as needed, a cleaning when possible, a fluoride treatment, sealants, and oral health instruction. Care is provided primarily to restore permanent teeth, and children are recalled every two years to ensure long-term health.
A typical clinic has six to seven dental chairs and is staffed by a volunteer work team of 12-18 people. Volunteer work teams include up to five dentists, three hygienists, and ten non-dental volunteers. Clinics operate eight to nine hours per day for five to six days. Between 500 and 1,000 patients are served, depending on how much care each child needs.
Dentists perform exams, restorations, and extractions as needed. Dentists work alongside an assistant who carries out normal chairside duties, including charting as well as instrument and suction support. Some assistants may be highly trained, and some may be relatively new to the role.
Hygienists primarily perform preliminary exams and patient cleanings – in many cases, the first cleaning a child has ever received. Portable headlamps and cavitrons are provided, as are the supplies to provide sealants as time allows. Hygienists work with assistants who may be either GDR volunteers or local partners to ensure children are comfortable and understand the importance of oral hygiene.
You are also welcome to email us or call our office at 303.858.8857 for further information.


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import com.mobplug.games.framework.FullAnimator;
import com.mobplug.games.framework.interfaces.Animator;

public abstract class Sprite2D<T> implements Serializable {
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	protected Vector2D vector;
	protected Animator<T> animator = new FullAnimator<T>();
	protected float width;
	protected float height;

	public Sprite2D() {
		vector = new Vector2D();
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	public T getImage() {
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	public Point2D getPosition() {
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		return vector;
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		return this.width;
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All my life I've been good at chin ups. For the uninitiated, a chin up is the act of raising one's body weight, with the arms, from a hanging position on a horizontal bar to a position where the chin is level with the bar. My introduction to chinning was at age 10. Most pre teen boys can't do any chin ups. It takes puberty to develop the muscles required.
I was in a public rest room and a couple of older boys were doing chin ups on the horizontal bar across the top of a toilet stall. I said, "I want to do that." So, one of the older boys lifted me up to the bar and I did one. The boy said, "Do as many as you can." So I did 10! The older boys were quite impressed.
At about age 17 I was walking in the park one evening with a couple of friends and we walked under a shade pergola that was constructed of a wood frame covered with palm leaves. I said, in jest, "Wanna see me do a one arm chin?" (I had no idea that I could do it.) I jumped up and grabbed a 2 by 4 with my right hand and pulled right up! The guys were surprised and I was amazed! I kept my composure and said, "Now I'll do it, left arm." I had no idea if I could do it. I jumped up and grabbed the 2 by 4 with my left hand and again pulled right up. As before, I was amazed! I had been doing regular two arm chins at home but hadn't tried it with one arm and I obviously had built up the strength to do it.
The ability to do one arm chins lasted until my early twenties when my involvement with a full-time job and a full-time girl friend cut into my training time. Nevertheless I was able to set a record of 36 underhand (with palms of hands facing body) chins in my 21st year. This record held for me for over four decades. And even though I later became a chin up champ in the Navy, I never bested this record until well over four decades later!
In 1944 at age 25 I was drafted into the Navy. At Boot Camp I immediately entered the chin up competition. Not only did representing my company in chin ups bring prestige to me and the opportunity to win a banner for my company, it relieved me of many of the chores and drills and inspections that go with boot camp. I also got on the boat racing team which relieved me of more and allowed me to eat dinner at the officers' mess because I came back from boating practice too late for the regular mess. At officers' mess you get better food and all you want.
In the Navy we were required to chin with an overhand grip, holding the bar with the palms of our hands away from our body. This is a more difficult way to do chin ups than with the underhand grip, and was especially more difficult for me, because my right elbow had been broken at age 9 and I had never regained full movement of my right arm toward my shoulder. With the overhand grip, at the top of the chin up, the bar on my right was considerably farther out in front of me than it was on the left. If my right arm had bent like my left arm the bar would have come up right under my chin.
Nevertheless, in spite of this handicap, I was the chin up champ of three regiments which consisted of about 2400 men. I only got beat twice and each time by just one chin up. The first time was when our company had a hard workout on the obstacle course and then I went to boating practice and rowed real hard for about an hour. When I went to the chin up contest I was tired. The other time I got beat, I thought I was the last contestant and had done 21 and could have done more, but the closest contender had only done 18 so I quit. Then another guy came along and did 22. I came back in a week and did 25 and beat him.
The old letters to Phyllis reveal that a few days later I told her, "You can pat yourself on the back. Your husband is the strongest man in the company." Our company had taken the Navy's strength test which consisted of chin ups, push ups, sit ups, squat jumps and squat thrusts. These various tests were rated according to their difficulty, with the highest rating for chin ups, second highest for push ups, third highest for sit ups and the lowest rating for squat jumps and squat thrusts. It just happened that I was good at the three highest rated things, so I won the strongest man title.
This was great but it had a down side. While I was doing my 100 sit ups on the hardwood floor of the gym, the seam in the back of my jeans wore the skin off my tailbone. No big deal, except that it got infected, and I developed cellulites, and the cellulites caused me to start having boils. I had a ripe boil on my right knee and I went to sick bay to have it lanced. The medic there opened it up and he stuffed a piece of fuzzy string in it and then pulled the string out again. I don't think he knew what he was doing, because my leg swelled up to twice its normal size, and I went to the hospital for two weeks!
When I got out of the hospital, my company, that I had been in all the way through Boot Camp and where I knew everyone, had graduated. So I went into an another company, where I knew no one. It's tough being a stranger in a group of 150 men who all know each other. A couple of days later there was to be a chin up contest, and although I still did not feel like I had my strength back yet, I decided that I would represent my new company. It might help me get acquainted. So I entered the contest, and I won! That night in the barracks, guys who hadn't known me before, were slapping me on the back and saying, "Nice going, Moore." I still didn't know all of them, but they all knew me! My nickname in my new company was Chin Up Boy!
After the Navy, although I always had a bar or something to chin on, I got somewhat out of practice for about 30 years. In my late 50s I was trying to retire and had cut down on work and had a little more time, so I started bearing down on exercise again including chin ups. In my early 60s I broke my forty year old record of 36 underhand chin ups by doing 38. I kept my exercise program going pretty steady for about 15 years and, despite my age, slowly gaining on my chin ups. By the time I was 70 I had raised that record to 40!
The last day of my 76th year I broke my lifetime record by doing 42 underhand chin ups! During this session I had done my 40 chin ups that I was pretty sure of. I thought I'll try for one more. So I pulled and pulled and rose very slowly.
At last when it seemed my muscles were past exhaustion my chin came to the bar! I had broken my 6 year old record! I let down to arm's length and hung there for the best part of a minute. As I was about to drop off the bar, the thought came, "I am going to try one more!" Chin up 42 was a repeat of 41, only longer and harder, but finally after kicking my feet and wiggling side to side, my chin came to the bar! Wow! I had not only broken my record, I had done it by 2!
The next day, on my 70th birthday, I retired from chin ups!


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Bradgate Park
Fierce bidding for land near Bradgate Park
"It has the potential for future development, subject to planning permission and I believe it was this potential that drove such strong bidding."
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Old John at Bradgate Park
FIERCE bidding for a plot of land near Bradgate Park saw the sale go through at over six times the guide price.
The SDL Auctions Graham Penny's Leicester auction featured a plot of land next to 184 Markfield Lane in Newtown Linford. The site is rectangular in shape with a road frontage of 66ft and a depth of 243 ft.
Andrew Parker, managing director and auctioneer at SDL Auctions Graham Penny, said: "This was a site of some 0.37 acres situated in a popular and desirable location between the villages of Newton Linford and Markfield.
"It's close to Bradgate Park but also has easy access to the A50 and M1 motorway.
Beauty spot parking issues to be tackled
"The land is included in Charnwood Council Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2017, and clearly was recognised as an investment with possibilities.
The plot was offered with a guide price of £20,000 and after fierce competition the hammer finally fell at £123,000.
Newtown Linford CC

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POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — Jeff Struecker, author, pastor, and former U.S. Army Ranger, spoke to students in the Jones Auditorium at College of the Ozarks on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.
During the convocation, students heard the powerful story of the operation in Somalia, about which the movie "Black Hawk Down" was produced in 2001. Struecker shared that as a squad leader in the operation, he was able to remain calm and lead his mission, even amidst the overwhelming gunfire that killed one of his soldiers. He attributed his peaceful demeanor in combat to his Christian faith and having eternity settled in his mind.
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Award-winning hairdresser Joseph Koniak is looking to take on a full-time, highly experienced stylist to come and join his team. They will be based at the luxury Joseph Koniak Hair salon which is situated within the Virgin Active Club, O2 Centre on Finchley Road.
Successful applicants will be welcomed into the Joseph Koniak Hair family. They will be genuinely looked after and given a full-support structure to follow, develop and achieve from, including but not limited to; an existing client base to hit-the-ground-running with, opportunities to work on fashion editorials, film and education, as well as receive continual coaching and guidance to aide their personal growth as an artist and development within the team! They would also be able to benefit from full-use of the Virgin Active Club facilities..
If you are a hair artist who is passionate, driven, reliable, looking to develop further and grow creatively - and should the opportunity to come and work with Joseph be of interest to you, please get in touch ..we look forward to hearing from you!


The only constant in life is change," opined ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus.
Indeed, change has been the constant for Norma Jean and me during 2018. We have moved from a stable, local church work, to an itinerant ministry where I have preached at 20 different congregations–some on multiple occasions. Our travels have taken us to 18 states and 8 countries.
Two or three times a year we take a break from blogging. This is one of those times. But this is the most unique. And a once in a lifetime occurrence.
Two or three times a year we take a break from blogging. This next week is one of those times. Norma Jean and I will be celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary on August 23rd. We've been blessed for the past several years to take a trip during the week of our anniversary.
Today our little blog has achieved a notable milestone with post #1500.
As we stand on the brink of 2017, I'm reminded of the words of the famous philosopher Dr. Seuss who said.
Post #1300. Should This Be The Last?
Today, according to WordPress we have 3,673 followers and 156 topics categorized for easy reference. ThePreachersWord has been read in 190 countries and territories around the world! Our posts have been reblogged. Copied for bulletin articles. Used for short talks. And delivered as Lord supper devotions.
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Our salmon
How grown
Sustainable feed
Vaccines and medicines
Regular reporting
Investing in research
Preventing escapes
Co-existing with marine life
Safeguarding Scottish waters
Minimising marine debris
Reducing our footprint
Safety & nutrition
Buying local
Heart of the Community
Defibrillators near you
Remote broadband
Increasing diversity
Scottish salmon farming has come a long way in just five decades, evolving from primarily manual roles out on the farms to a multi-disciplined sector consisting of everything from science to service roles – each one offering the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to global food security.
Within Scottish Sea Farms alone there are now over 50 different roles across 15 departments.
Our present-day team have joined us via all kinds of different career paths. Some have joined us straight from school, college or university, while others have joined us from a relevant role elsewhere in the sector or from a completely different sector.
What unites us all is a shared desire to do and be better; to push the boundaries as to what's possible in the sphere of responsible food production, be it maximising animal welfare, minimising impact on the environment or making sure the remote and rural communities in which we live and farm reap the benefits of us being there.
Whatever our department, whatever our specialism, we share three common values:
We care… about our fish, our people, our communities and our environment. We're part of a bigger family that helps one another so that we can all achieve
We innovate… constantly striving to do the best job possible by exploring solutions to existing and emerging challenges
We never forget our history… where we have come from, what we have learned, how we have grown and how we operate day in, day out; our history is as important as our future.
These three shared values guide every decision we make, ensuring we invest our time and resource where it matters most.
Investors in people accredited
Creating jobs and investing in training and development is something we've been doing since day one. In 2012, we formalised this commitment by applying for, and being awarded, Investors in People accreditation – widely seen as the global benchmark in people management.
As such, companies must apply for re-accreditation every three years, showing continual professional development. We're delighted to say that not only have we successfully retained our accreditation each time, but in 2018 we became only the seventh company in Scotland – and the first salmon grower in the UK – to receive all three top Investors in People (IIP) awards.
Building on this further, at our most recent accreditation in 2021 we not only retained the We Invest in People Platinum Award and We Invest in Young People Gold Award, but we also scored Gold in the We Invest in Wellbeing Award, becoming just one of two companies in Scotland to do so.
Key to the re-accreditation process is feedback from employees from across the company; feedback that we will listen to and act upon in order to deliver further improvements in how we support our team.
You can read more about the opportunities to learn and grow with Scottish Sea Farms here.
We're regularly reviewing the package we offer to ensure its not only competitive but supports employees' wider health and wellbeing.
In addition to salary, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, discretionary bonus and investment in training, benefits include:
You can read more about wellbeing at work here.
Family-friendly policies
Returning to work after starting or adding to the family can be a daunting prospect for new parents. To help make the transition as smooth as possible, there are a couple of things we offer:
'Keep in touch' days
Employees have the option to work up to 10 days during their maternity, adoption or surrogacy leave. Known as 'keeping in touch' (or KIT) days, these can be a useful way of doing exactly that – keeping in touch with what's going on at work – so that the return to work is as smooth as possible.
Phased return to work
Once back at work, employees have the option of a phased return whereby some annual leave is used to work shorter weeks for the first month.
Full details of our family-friendly policies are available our Employee Handbook, which everyone receives on their first day.
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Real living wage accredited
Paying a fair wage that meets the cost of living is important to us, which is why we opted to become a Real Living Wage employer.
Higher than both the UK government minimum wage and the national living wage, it's independently calculated based on what people need to live on.
It's also re-calculated every year to make sure that employees continue to earn a wage that meets the cost of living.
Pension smart
For employees enrolled in the company pension scheme, we don't stop simply at making an employer contribution.
We also want to keep everyone informed as to the trustees' investment principles and engagement policy, as well as sharing advice on how to stay 'pension smart' and avoid falling victim to pension scams.
Information on all three of which can be downloaded below:
Trustees' statement of investment principles
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Where to go next?
Being happy at work relies on more what's happening in the workplace itself. It relies on good physical, emotional and mental health too.
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The contributors to Acting in Time on Energy Policy and this policy brief are Laura Diaz Anadon, Max H. Bazerman, David T. Ellwood, Kelly Sims Gallagher, William H. Hogan, John P. Holdren, Henry Lee, and Daniel Schrag.
Higher and stable energy prices would help achieve all the policy objectives in the longer term — improved oil security, lower greenhouse-gas emissions, more efficient operation of the electricity system, more incentives for private-sector innovation in energy technologies, and more incentives for consumers to purchase cleaner and more energy-efficient products. Although there is the legitimate concern that higher energy prices can unfairly burden low-income Americans, there may be creative ways around these problems — notably by using a portion of the revenues for social programs. Taking a carbon tax as an example, polling from 2006 shows that support for a carbon tax level tripled and opposition fell by two-thirds when a large carbon tax was paired with a similarly large income tax cut.
The world, and the United States specifically, must first establish a long-term goal for emissions concentrations in the atmosphere. Once there is agreement on this goal a long-term GHG "emissions budget" can be created. An emissions budget is no different from a financial budget in that it simply provides a quantitative limit on emissions (spending for a given time period. Then, policies can be enacted that will enable the United States to stay within its budget.
The U.S. government must place an initial price on U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions, either through a cap-and-trade mechanism or a tax. A tax has the advantages of predictability and being simple to implement quickly. (Importantly, such a step could raise revenue, which could be used for investments in clean energy technologies, income tax relief to the middle class, or deficit reduction, etc.).
The Obama administration must re-engage internationally, especially with China — the world's largest and fastest-growing emitter — to devise an international solution to the climate change challenge.
Carbon capture and storage — an approach to mitigating climate change based on capturing the carbon dioxide emitted from power plants and storing it underground — will be important to both future climate change policy and future energy policy. The reason is that coal is abundant and relatively inexpensive, if one does not include all of the health and environmental costs associated with it.
Costs for the first set of capture and storage facilities appear to be high (too expensive to be motivated by relatively low carbon prices), but these costs will come down through further research, development, and demonstration.
The federal government should provide subsidies for 10 to 20 commercial-scale CCS projects. To maximize their impact these demonstration projects should employ different capture technologies, different strategies for geologic storage, and they should be spread across different regions of the United States. This program should be implemented immediately, so that knowledge can be acquired about the viability of this technology during the next 5–10 years, and so costs can be brought down to a reasonable level.
New federal laws and regulatory policies should be created so that developers and operators of power plants and CO2 storage facilities understand their liability, and know which environmental regulations will apply to CCS projects.
The federal government should encourage state and local governments to accelerate permitting processes for CCS projects.
The long-term goal should be the adoption of CCS for all large stationary sources.
With oil prices set in a global market, the degree of U.S. economic vulnerability is proportional to its total oil dependence, not just import dependence.
The oil security problem encompasses four concerns: short-term economic dislocations from sudden increases in oil prices, long-term supply inadequacies, a foreign policy overly constrained by oil considerations, and environmental threats, specifically global climate change.
To address these concerns, the growth in world oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions needs to be reduced. The United States needs to place a price on both imported oil and carbon either through taxes or a cap-and-trade program. By increasing prices, the government sends a strong signal to consumers to use less oil and emit fewer grams of carbon, and it also sends a powerful signal to entrepreneurs and investors who are striving to develop substitutes for imported oil.
Congress should consider a variable tax that would be triggered when oil prices reach a certain threshold, for example $90 per barrel, so if oil prices slipped below $90 to $80 per barrel, a $10 tax would be imposed. If the price later rose above $90, the tax would disappear. Politically, this proposal seems unlikely during an era of low oil prices, but we should be prepared to take advantage of this opportunity when oil prices rise again.
International cooperation is crucial because a coordinated effort that reduces oil consumption in all the major oil importing countries will be the most effective way to improve oil security.
Energy-technology innovation can both reduce the costs of energy technologies today, as well as improve the menu of options for the future. Current U.S. public and private energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) expenditures are small in relation to the economic, environmental, and security stakes, as well as in relation to the opportunities for U.S. businesses.
In order to move cleaner and more efficient energy technologies from the laboratory into the marketplace, "market-pull" policies are necessary complements to "technology-push" policies. There should be a much greater coordination between the push and pull policies — and subsequently between the different federal and state actors that play a role in making these policies — than has existed until now. In addition to improved coordination guided by an overall energy-technology innovation strategy, the link between government-funded basic science and applied R&D efforts, and the demonstration and early deployment innovation phases need careful attention.
International cooperation in energy RD&D is an essential component of a successful energy innovation strategy because most of the problems and opportunities of energy systems, such as climate change, nuclear proliferation, effects of global energy resource and energy technology markets, and the economic and security benefits of providing modern energy for the poorest one third of humanity, are inherently global, and because international cooperation allows for the sharing of costs and risks of the innovation process. It is necessary to increase funding for international cooperation in energy RD&D as well as to develop a coherent international cooperation strategy.
A workable regulatory and market framework is essential if the United States is to have adequate electricity supply or to be able to increase the fraction of renewable electricity in the electricity mix.
Without the necessary infrastructure investment, energy policy cannot take effect, and without sound policy, the right infrastructure will not appear — a classic chicken-and-egg problem. Acting in time thus requires that policies are put into place now to support efficient investment in infrastructure so that all the other desirable energy policies can be implemented.
Improved scarcity pricing and a hybrid framework for transmission investment are two workable solutions that seem necessary to meet the needs for a long-term approach to infrastructure investment.
The views expressed are solely those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by Harvard University, the Kennedy School of Government, or the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
For Academic Citation: Gallagher, Kelly Sims, ed. "Acting in Time on Energy Policy." Policy Brief, Consortium for Energy Policy Research, May 20, 2009.


Just because the temperature is dropping, it doesn't mean that you have to freeze on your wedding day!
There are a number of dresses and accessories for brides who have set their nuptials during the colder months of the year, without compromising their own personal style. Below are just a few of our winter-inspired bridal gowns for chilly weather.
Choose a dress with sleeves just under the elbow. Not only will this keep you relatively warm, it also looks very sophisticated for night-time wedding.
A floor-length gown is perfect for winter since you can wear close-toed shoes, and keep your feet and pins warm! If this idea seems rather matronly, choose an off-the-shoulder style to keep it modern and fresh.
Anything with sheer sleeves or panels is great for a winter wedding dress since it won't feel too warm or constricting once you're inside. It gives the perfect amount of warmth without feeling too over-heated.
A dress with an abundance of layers is bound to be a good thing if the weather is cold and dreary. They're bound to keep you warm without requiring any additional accessories such as a shawl or pashmina.


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Warren Buffett Quotes: 63 Quotes that make your day
Warren Buffett Quotes: 63 Quotes to Light Up Your Life
Today we are going to read some Warren Buffett Quotes, But did you know why I have written this article, I may have written any other person's Quotes.
I have chosen Warren Buffett only because, He is the person who had decided to do something very big in the future at the time when he was just 7 years.'
he is the one who had started investing at the age of 11, Believe me at this age almost all children's are just playing and studying, But he was thinking about his future and not only thinking he was working to make his future bright.
Warren Buffett Introduction
If you didn't know anything about Warren Buffett — Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist, who is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of US$86 billion as of December 2019, making him the fourth-wealthiest person in the world. Wikipedia
63 Warren Buffet Quotes
"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything." ― Warren Buffett
"If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." ― Warren Buffett
"No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant." ― Warren Buffett Quotes
"Honesty is a very expensive gift, don't expect it from cheap people." ― Warren Buffett
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." ― Warren Buffett
"The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging." ― Warren Buffett
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"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." ― Warren Buffett
"Money is not everything. Make sure you earn a lot before speaking such nonsense." ― Warren Buffett Quotes
"I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute." ― Warren Buffett
"It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price." — Warren Buffett
"I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over." ― Warren Buffett
"Not doing what we love in the name of greed is the very poor management of our lives." ― Warren Buffett Quotes
"Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1." ― Warren Buffett
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"You only have to do a very few things right in your lifeso long as you don't do too many things wrong." ― Warren Buffett
"It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results." ― Warren Buffett
"Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken." ― Warren Buffett
I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me."― Warren Buffett
"If you're in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent." ― Warren Buffett Quotes
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Significantly for those dwelling in areas that are prone to heavy rains and seasonal burst, sloppy roofs tends to last longer. This is due to the steep slope that countermands water and snow to clog upon. In addition, the construction materials used in sloped roofs are asphalt, steel and shingles that are more reliable and easily substitutable.
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import {
  CancelResponse,
  ContinueResponse
} from '@salesforce/salesforcedx-utils-vscode';
import { expect } from 'chai';
import * as path from 'path';
import * as shell from 'shelljs';
import * as sinon from 'sinon';
import { SinonStub, stub } from 'sinon';
import * as vscode from 'vscode';
import * as assert from 'yeoman-assert';
import { channelService } from '../../../src/channels';
import {
  forceProjectWithManifestCreate,
  forceSfdxProjectCreate,
  PathExistsChecker,
  ProjectNameAndPathAndTemplate,
  projectTemplateEnum,
  ProjectTemplateItem,
  SelectProjectFolder,
  SelectProjectName,
  SelectProjectTemplate
} from '../../../src/commands';
import { ProjectName } from '../../../src/commands/forceProjectCreate';
import { nls } from '../../../src/messages';
import { notificationService } from '../../../src/notifications';
import { telemetryService } from '../../../src/telemetry';
import { workspaceUtils } from '../../../src/util';

// tslint:disable:no-unused-expression
describe('Force Project Create', () => {
  const PROJECT_NAME = 'sfdx-simple';
  const rootWorkspacePath = workspaceUtils.getRootWorkspacePath();
  const PROJECT_NAME_WITH_LEADING_TRAILING_SPACES = `  ${PROJECT_NAME}  `;
  const WORKSPACE_PATH = path.join(rootWorkspacePath, '..');
  const PROJECT_DIR: vscode.Uri[] = [vscode.Uri.parse(WORKSPACE_PATH)];

  describe('SelectProjectTemplate Gatherer', () => {
    let quickPickSpy: sinon.SinonStub;

    before(() => {
      quickPickSpy = sinon.stub(vscode.window, 'showQuickPick');
      quickPickSpy.onCall(0).returns(undefined);
      quickPickSpy.onCall(1).returns('');
      quickPickSpy
        .onCall(2)
        .returns(
          new ProjectTemplateItem(
            'force_project_create_analytics_template_display_text',
            'force_project_create_analytics_template'
          )
        );
    });

    after(() => {
      quickPickSpy.restore();
    });

    it('Should return cancel if project template is undefined', async () => {
      const gatherer = new SelectProjectTemplate();
      const response = await gatherer.gather();
      expect(quickPickSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
      expect(response.type).to.equal('CANCEL');
    });

    it('Should return cancel if user input is empty string', async () => {
      const gatherer = new SelectProjectTemplate();
      const response = await gatherer.gather();
      expect(quickPickSpy.calledTwice).to.be.true;
      expect(response.type).to.equal('CANCEL');
    });

    it('Should return Continue with inputted project template if project template set', async () => {
      const gatherer = new SelectProjectTemplate();
      const response = await gatherer.gather();
      expect(quickPickSpy.calledThrice).to.be.true;
      if (response.type === 'CONTINUE') {
        expect(response.data.projectTemplate).to.equal(
          projectTemplateEnum.analytics
        );
      } else {
        expect.fail('Response should be of type ContinueResponse');
      }
    });
  });

  describe('SelectProjectName Gatherer', () => {
    let gatherer: SelectProjectName;
    let inputBoxStub: sinon.SinonStub;
    const isContinueResponse = (
      response: CancelResponse | ContinueResponse<ProjectName>
    ): response is ContinueResponse<ProjectName> => {
      return (response as ContinueResponse<ProjectName>).data !== undefined;
    };

    beforeEach(() => {
      gatherer = new SelectProjectName();
      inputBoxStub = sinon.stub(vscode.window, 'showInputBox');
    });

    afterEach(() => {
      inputBoxStub.restore();
    });

    it('Should make one call to showInputBox', async () => {
      inputBoxStub.returns(undefined);
      const response = await gatherer.gather();
      expect(inputBoxStub.calledOnce).to.be.true;
    });

    it('Should return cancel if project name is undefined', async () => {
      inputBoxStub.returns(undefined);
      const response = await gatherer.gather();
      expect(response.type).to.equal('CANCEL');
    });

    it('Should return cancel if user input is empty string', async () => {
      inputBoxStub.returns('');
      const response = await gatherer.gather();
      expect(response.type).to.equal('CANCEL');
    });

    it('Should return Continue with inputted project name if project name is not undefined or empty', async () => {
      inputBoxStub.returns(PROJECT_NAME);

      const response = await gatherer.gather();

      expect(isContinueResponse(response)).to.equal(true);
      if (isContinueResponse(response)) {
        expect(response.type).to.equal('CONTINUE');
        expect(response.data.projectName).to.equal(PROJECT_NAME);
      }
    });

    it('Should return Continue with trimmed project name if project name input has leading and or trailing spaces', async () => {
      inputBoxStub.returns(PROJECT_NAME_WITH_LEADING_TRAILING_SPACES);

      const response = await gatherer.gather();

      expect(isContinueResponse(response)).to.equal(true);
      if (isContinueResponse(response)) {
        expect(response.type).to.equal('CONTINUE');
        expect(response.data.projectName).to.equal(PROJECT_NAME);
      }
    });
  });

  describe('SelectProjectFolder Gatherer', () => {
    let showOpenDialogSpy: sinon.SinonStub;

    before(() => {
      // showOpenDialog only returns the path or undefined
      showOpenDialogSpy = sinon.stub(vscode.window, 'showOpenDialog');
      showOpenDialogSpy.onCall(0).returns(undefined);
      showOpenDialogSpy.onCall(1).returns(PROJECT_DIR);
    });

    after(() => {
      showOpenDialogSpy.restore();
    });

    it('Should return cancel if project uri is undefined', async () => {
      const gatherer = new SelectProjectFolder();
      const response = await gatherer.gather();
      expect(showOpenDialogSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
      expect(response.type).to.equal('CANCEL');
    });

    it('Should return Continue with inputted project name if project name is not undefined or empty', async () => {
      const gatherer = new SelectProjectFolder();
      const response = await gatherer.gather();
      expect(showOpenDialogSpy.calledTwice).to.be.true;
      if (response.type === 'CONTINUE') {
        expect(response.data.projectUri).to.equal(PROJECT_DIR[0].fsPath);
      } else {
        expect.fail('Response should be of type ContinueResponse');
      }
    });
  });

  describe('PathExistsChecker PostCondition', () => {
    let showWarningBoxSpy: sinon.SinonStub;

    before(() => {
      showWarningBoxSpy = sinon.stub(vscode.window, 'showWarningMessage');
      showWarningBoxSpy
        .onCall(0)
        .returns(nls.localize('warning_prompt_overwrite_cancel'));
      showWarningBoxSpy
        .onCall(1)
        .returns(nls.localize('warning_prompt_overwrite'));
    });

    after(() => {
      showWarningBoxSpy.restore();
    });

    it('Should return cancel if project path is in use and user selects No', async () => {
      const checker = new PathExistsChecker();
      const response = await checker.check({
        type: 'CONTINUE',
        data: {
          projectName: PROJECT_NAME,
          projectUri: PROJECT_DIR[0].fsPath,
          projectTemplate: projectTemplateEnum.standard
        }
      });
      expect(showWarningBoxSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
      expect(response.type).to.equal('CANCEL');
    });

    it('Should return inputs if project path is in use and user selects No', async () => {
      const checker = new PathExistsChecker();
      const inputs: ContinueResponse<ProjectNameAndPathAndTemplate> = {
        type: 'CONTINUE',
        data: {
          projectName: PROJECT_NAME,
          projectUri: PROJECT_DIR[0].fsPath,
          projectTemplate: projectTemplateEnum.standard
        }
      };
      const response = await checker.check(inputs);
      expect(showWarningBoxSpy.calledTwice).to.be.true;
      expect(response.type).to.equal('CONTINUE');
      if (response.type === 'CONTINUE') {
        expect(response.data).to.equal(inputs.data);
      }
    });

    it('Should return inputs if project path is not in use', async () => {
      const checker = new PathExistsChecker();
      const inputs: ContinueResponse<ProjectNameAndPathAndTemplate> = {
        type: 'CONTINUE',
        data: {
          projectName: 'someOtherProject',
          projectUri: PROJECT_DIR[0].fsPath,
          projectTemplate: projectTemplateEnum.standard
        }
      };
      const response = await checker.check(inputs);
      expect(showWarningBoxSpy.calledThrice).to.be.false;
      expect(response.type).to.equal('CONTINUE');
      if (response.type === 'CONTINUE') {
        expect(response.data).to.equal(inputs.data);
      }
    });
  });

  describe('Project Create', () => {
    let showInputBoxStub: SinonStub;
    let quickPickStub: SinonStub;
    let openDialogStub: SinonStub;
    let appendLineStub: SinonStub;
    let showSuccessfulExecutionStub: SinonStub;
    let showFailedExecutionStub: SinonStub;
    let executeCommandStub: SinonStub;
    let sendCommandEventStub: SinonStub;
    let showWarningStub: SinonStub;

    beforeEach(() => {
      showInputBoxStub = stub(vscode.window, 'showInputBox');
      quickPickStub = stub(vscode.window, 'showQuickPick');
      openDialogStub = stub(vscode.window, 'showOpenDialog');
      appendLineStub = stub(channelService, 'appendLine');
      showSuccessfulExecutionStub = stub(
        notificationService,
        'showSuccessfulExecution'
      );
      showSuccessfulExecutionStub.returns(Promise.resolve());
      showFailedExecutionStub = stub(
        notificationService,
        'showFailedExecution'
      );
      executeCommandStub = stub(vscode.commands, 'executeCommand');
      sendCommandEventStub = stub(telemetryService, 'sendCommandEvent');
      showWarningStub = stub(vscode.window, 'showWarningMessage');
    });

    afterEach(() => {
      showInputBoxStub.restore();
      quickPickStub.restore();
      openDialogStub.restore();
      showSuccessfulExecutionStub.restore();
      showFailedExecutionStub.restore();
      appendLineStub.restore();
      executeCommandStub.restore();
      sendCommandEventStub.restore();
      showWarningStub.restore();
    });

    it('Should Create Project', async () => {
      // arrange
      const projectPath = path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject');
      shell.rm('-rf', projectPath);
      assert.noFile(projectPath);

      quickPickStub.returns({
        label: nls.localize(
          'force_project_create_standard_template_display_text'
        )
      });
      showInputBoxStub.returns('TestProject');
      openDialogStub.returns([vscode.Uri.file(path.join(rootWorkspacePath))]);

      // act
      await forceSfdxProjectCreate();

      const standardfolderarray = [
        'aura',
        'applications',
        'classes',
        'contentassets',
        'flexipages',
        'layouts',
        'objects',
        'permissionsets',
        'staticresources',
        'tabs',
        'triggers'
      ];
      const filestocopy = [
        '.eslintignore',
        '.forceignore',
        '.gitignore',
        '.prettierignore',
        '.prettierrc',
        'package.json'
      ];
      const vscodearray = ['extensions', 'launch', 'settings'];
      assert.file([
        path.join(
          rootWorkspacePath,
          'TestProject',
          'config',
          'project-scratch-def.json'
        )
      ]);
      assert.file([
        path.join(
          rootWorkspacePath,
          'TestProject',
          'scripts',
          'soql',
          'account.soql'
        )
      ]);
      assert.file([
        path.join(
          rootWorkspacePath,
          'TestProject',
          'scripts',
          'apex',
          'hello.apex'
        )
      ]);
      assert.file([path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', 'README.md')]);
      assert.file([
        path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', 'sfdx-project.json')
      ]);
      assert.fileContent(
        path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', 'sfdx-project.json'),
        '"namespace": "",'
      );
      assert.fileContent(
        path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', 'sfdx-project.json'),
        '"path": "force-app",'
      );
      assert.fileContent(
        path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', 'sfdx-project.json'),
        'sourceApiVersion'
      );
      assert.fileContent(
        path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', 'sfdx-project.json'),
        '"sfdcLoginUrl": "https://login.salesforce.com"'
      );

      for (const file of vscodearray) {
        assert.file([
          path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', '.vscode', `${file}.json`)
        ]);
      }
      assert.file([
        path.join(
          rootWorkspacePath,
          'TestProject',
          'force-app',
          'main',
          'default',
          'lwc',
          '.eslintrc.json'
        )
      ]);
      assert.file([
        path.join(
          rootWorkspacePath,
          'TestProject',
          'force-app',
          'main',
          'default',
          'aura',
          '.eslintrc.json'
        )
      ]);
      for (const file of filestocopy) {
        assert.file([path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', file)]);
      }
      for (const folder of standardfolderarray) {
        assert.file(
          path.join(
            rootWorkspacePath,
            'TestProject',
            'force-app',
            'main',
            'default',
            folder
          )
        );
      }

      // clean up
      shell.rm('-rf', projectPath);
    });

    it('Should Create Project with manifest', async () => {
      // arrange
      const projectPath = path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject');
      shell.rm('-rf', projectPath);
      assert.noFile(projectPath);

      quickPickStub.returns({
        label: nls.localize(
          'force_project_create_standard_template_display_text'
        )
      });
      showInputBoxStub.returns('TestProject');
      openDialogStub.returns([vscode.Uri.file(path.join(rootWorkspacePath))]);

      // act
      await forceProjectWithManifestCreate();

      assert.file([
        path.join(rootWorkspacePath, 'TestProject', 'manifest', 'package.xml')
      ]);

      // clean up
      shell.rm('-rf', projectPath);
    });
  });
});


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Mark Mobius, founder, Mobius Capital Partners
For one thing, "interest rates are going so low, particularly now in Europe". So, as Mobius says, "what's the sense in holding euro when you get a negative rate? You might as well put it into gold, because gold is a much better currency". Expectations of even looser monetary policy from central banks across the globe, including the Federal Reserve in the US, have seen gold hit a six-year high this year already (in US dollar terms at least), of close to $1,440 an ounce.
Cutting interest rates isn't the only factor central banks, particularly in Russia and China, have also been ramping up their own purchases of gold to add to their reserves. And while Mobius is not a buyer of cryptocurrencies at the moment ("I don't know what the real value is"), a resurgence of interest in the likes of bitcoin has also drawn attention back to alternatives to fiat currencies such as gold. In all, Mobius reckons the price could go further from here, to top $1,500 by the end of the year.
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Visit to Helsinki
On 6 March 2018, a UK Speechwriters' Guild delegation arrived in Helsinki in Finland to investigate the possibilities of organising an autumn conference for the European Speechwriter Network.
The House of the Estates
Like many European countries, there are plenty of Finns writing speeches in Government and commerce, it's just they don't call themselves speechwriters.
Three European Prime Ministers and a US President will not be speaking – but their speechwriters will
The 16th conference of the European Speechwriter Network (including the UK Speechwriters' Guild) will take place at King's College, Cambridge from 11-13 April 2018.
Phil Collins addresses the UK Speechwriters' Guild Christmas Party
The UK Speechwriters' Guild invited Tony Blair's former speechwriter, Phil Collins, to address our Christmas gathering on 23 November 2017 at the St Matthew's Conference centre in Westminster.
Chiasmus Competition
We had a competition through our email newsletter to write a 'chiastic' phrase about speechwriting. The prize was a copy of the new edition of Jay Heinrich's book Thank You For Arguing. We asked Jay to judge the competition. His comments and the name of the winner are published below the entries.
Righting wrongs cannot be achieved by writing wrongs.
Steve Bee
Do you need a speechwriter to acquire power, or do you need power to acquire a speechwriter? Read more
You can bellydance. EIGHT Things That Make a European Speechwriter Network Conference Special
1) We don't let speakers sit down
If a speaker is telling us something important, we prefer them to stand up. We don't do sofa interviews and we don't do panels – because you can appear on those without proper preparation.
2) We don't need 'stars'
Dr Max Atkinson's Contribution to the World of Speechwriting
Dr Max Atkinson is a former academic who was in the right place at the right time.
He had an interest in political oratory. His research began in the mid-1970s when there were two technological developments which enabled him to make pioneering insights.
Firstly video recording machines became widely available which enabled him to study politicians in slow motion. Secondly, audio recordings of the House of Commons were first broadcast.
A Tribute to Fred Metcalf
We heard over the weekend that Fred Metcalf died last month. You can read an obituary of him here.
I first came across Fred through his book of humorous quotations and jokes, which were published by Penguin. They were very useful for writing birthday and wedding speeches. I knew he worked as a speechwriter because he's mentioned for writing great lines for David Frost in Bob Monkhouse's book Complete Speaker's Handbook.
Speechwriters to come together to scratch their heads
European speechwriters will gather for their 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29-31 March to ponder the 'trashing' of their art by the new President of the United States.
They will also be reflecting on the challenges made by the Brexit campaign. And the rise of populists across Europe.
Speechwriters versus Copywriters: Copy Cabana 2016
On the morning of Copy Cabana 2016, a colleague of mine said there were three things you could expect at a writers' conference.
You'll hear a speaker tell you things you already know in a boring way and it irritates you a lot.
You'll hear a speaker tell you things you already know, but in such a way as you love hearing it again.
You'll hear a speaker tell you one or two things you didn't know, in such a way that you remember them, and they change the way you do your work.
Britain in the Brexit: Join us for the Edinburgh conference
You are invited to the 13th conference of the UK Speechwriters' Guild at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on 20 & 21 October 2016.
By accident, rather than design, this conference will be at the epicentre of major recent political upheavals.
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