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9 ways to save the planet
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These ideas have an open source twist.
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What can be done to help save the planet? The question can seem depressing at a time when it feels like an individual's contribution isn't enough. But, who are we Earth dwellers if not for a collection of individuals? So, I asked our writer community to share ways that open source software or hardware can be used to make a difference. Here's what I heard back.

### 9 ways to save the planet with an open source twist

**1.** **Disable the blinking cursor in your terminal.**

It might sound silly, but the trivial, blinking cursor can cause up to [2 watts per hour of extra power consumption][2]. To disable it, go to Terminal Settings: Edit > Preferences > Cursor > Cursor blinking > Disabled.

_Recommended by Mars Toktonaliev_

**2\. Reduce your consumption of animal products and processed foods.**

One way to do this is to add these open source apps to your phone: Daily Dozen, OpenFoodFacts, OpenVegeMap, and Food Restrictions. These apps will help you eat a healthy, plant-based diet, find vegan- and vegetarian-friendly restaurants, and communicate your dietary needs to others, even if they do not speak the same language. To learn more about these apps read [_4 open source apps to support eating a plant-based diet_][3].

_Recommendation by Joshua Allen Holm_

**3\. Recycle old computers.**

How? With Linux, of course. Pay it forward by giving creating a new computer for someone who can't one and keep a computer out of the landfill. Here's how we do it at [The Asian Penguins][4].

_Recommendation by Stu Keroff_

**4\. Turn off devices when you're not using them.**

Use "smart power strips" that have a "master" outlet and several "controlled" outlets. Plug your PC into the master outlet, and when you turn on the computer, your monitor, printer, and anything else plugged into the controlled outlets turns on too. A simpler, low-tech solution is a power strip with a timer. That's what I use at home. You can use switches on the timer to set a handy schedule to turn the power on and off at specific times. Automatically turn off your network printer when no one is at home. Or for my six-year-old laptop, extend the life of the battery with a schedule to alternate when it's running from wall power (outlet is on) and when it's running from the battery (outlet is off).

_Recommended by Jim Hall_

**5\. Reduce the use of your HVAC system.**

Sunlight shining through windows adds a lot of heat to your home during the summer. Use Home Assistant to [automatically adjust][5] window blinds and awnings [based on the time of day][6], or even based on the angle of the sun.

_Recommended by Michael Hrivnak_

**6\. Turn your thermostat off or to a lower setting while you're away.**

If your home thermostat has an "Away" feature, activating it on your way out the door is easy to forget. With a touch of automation, any connected thermostat can begin automatically saving energy while you're not home. [Stataway][7] is one such project that uses your phone's GPS coordinates to determine when it should set your thermostat to "Home" or "Away".

_Recommended by Michael Hrivnak_

**7\. Save computing power for later.**

I have an idea: Create a script that can read the power output from an alternative energy array (wind and solar) and begin turning on servers (taking them from a power-saving sleep mode to an active mode) in a computing cluster until the overload power is used (whatever excess is produced beyond what can be stored/buffered for later use). Then use the overload power during high-production times for compute-intensive projects like rendering. This process would be essentially free of cost because the power can't be buffered for other uses. I'm sure the monitoring, power management, and server array tools must exist to do this. Then, it's just an integration problem, making it all work together.

_Recommended by Terry Hancock_

**8\. Turn off exterior lights.**

Light pollution affects more than 80% of the world's population, according to the [World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness][8], published (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0) in 2016 in the open access journal _Science Advances_. Turning off exterior lights is a quick way to benefit wildlife, human health, our ability to enjoy the night sky, and of course energy consumption. Visit [darksky.org][9] for more ideas on how to reduce the impact of your exterior lighting.

_Recommended by Michael Hrivnak_

**9\. Reduce your CPU count.**

For me, I remember I used to have a whole bunch of computers running in my basement as my IT playground/lab. I've become more conscious now of power consumption and so have really drastically reduced my CPU count. I like to take advantage of VMs, zones, containers... that type of technology a lot more these days. Also, I'm really glad that small form factor and SoC computers, such as the Raspberry Pi, exist because I can do a lot with one, such as run a DNS or Web server, without heating the room and running up my electricity bill.

P.S. All of these computers are running Linux, FreeBSD, or Raspbian!

_Recommended by Alan Formy-Duvall_

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[3]: https://opensource.com/article/19/4/apps-plant-based-diets
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Deng Alor Kuol  () is a South Sudanese politician. Currently the minister of East African Community Affairs in President Salva Kiir's government, he is a member of the Ngok Dinka ethnic group, and was born in Abyei region, an oil-producing border region between Northern and Southern Sudan. More than 99% of Abyei's Ngok Dinka voted to be united with their fellow Dinka in neighbouring South Sudan.

In October 2007, Alor was appointed Foreign Minister of Sudan, replacing fellow Southern Sudanese politician Lam Akol, in what was seen as an attempt to appease the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement. Alor had previously been Minister of Cabinet Affairs in Khartoum's national unity government. Alor remained Sudan's Foreign Minister until 2010.

After the independence of South Sudan, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs until being removed by President Kiir, being appointed to that position on 10 July 2011. Alor was one of 10 senior SPLM officials arrested by Salva Kiir in December 2013 but later released.

In July 2020, President Kiir appointed Deng Alor Kuol to the vacant East African affairs ministry, replacing the late John Luk Jok, who died in June 2020.

South Sudanese politics

Alor, a member of the SPLM Former Detainees said there's need to reconcile and unite the SPLM to end the suffering of the people.

"I want us to unite. I want us to complete the peace process, if you look at the people who are still outside are SPLM, whether is General Paul Malong, Thomas Cirilo or Pagan Amum, you count them they are all SPLM," he said.

In December 2013, political differences within the ruling party SPLM escalating into a deadly civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions into refugees' camps.

Following the 2013 conflict, multiple factions bearing the name SPLM broke away from the main party, and are operating as independent political parties.

These include the SPLM-IO, SPLM Former Detainees, SPLM-IO-Kitgwang, and Real-SPLM, among others.

The parties to the 7 years of conflict are struggling to implement a peace agreement signed in 2018.

However, Alor says, to implement the extension plan, the R-TGONU must bring to the round-table, all the holdout group to be part of this peace process.

"I want us to reconcile and bring these comrades back and unite our ranks we have differed enough our differences have cost a lot of suffering to the people of South Sudan and it's about time for us to apologize to the people of South Sudan and to reconcile and unite the SPLM."

The holdout groups who are not part of the 2018 peace agreement are General Thomas Cirillo of the National Salvation Front, and Stephen Buay Rolnyang of the South Sudan People's Movement.

Other holdout factions in the opposition coalition – South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance are Pagan Amum of the Real SPLM and Paul Malong Awan, leader of the South Sudan United Front.

For his part, the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, said the roadmap should now include the holdout groups in the peace process.

Gabriel Chansong Chang said the Rome peace need to be incorporated to the Revitalized agreement to have a comprehensive dialogue that will pave way for development in the county.

"The other issue which is important is that we have the holdout groups, Rome initiative is ongoing. We want the Rome initiative to be concluded successfully so that we have a comprehensive peace agreement so that there will be no people in the forest to disturb us and thereafter we go for development."

See also
 SPLM
 SPLA
 Cabinet of South Sudan
List of foreign ministers in 2017

References

Living people
Dinka people
Foreign ministers of South Sudan
Government ministers of South Sudan
Year of birth missing (living people)
Foreign ministers of Sudan
Sudan People's Liberation Movement politicians
21st-century Sudanese diplomats

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Dhaka, 5 April, Abnews: The 29th council of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, will be held in the capital on May 11 and 12.
Central Chhatra League President Saifur Rahman Sohag and General Secretary SM Jakir Hossain announced the council schedule at a press conference at Awami League's Bangabandhu Avenue central office in Dhaka on Thursday morning.
The central council will be held on May 11 and 12 as per the schedule announced today.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League, is expected to be present at the inaugural session of the two-day council, said a BCL press release.


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IT services provider and integrator Cognicase Inc. is attempting to increase its sway in Toronto financial services circles through a summer series of acquisitions, the third of which was announced Monday.
Cognicase will buy out Toronto financial ASP Ezenet for a reported $54 million in Cognicase shares and a cash option to Ezenet shareholders of up to $20 million.
In recent months the Montreal-based company bought Radius Information Systems Ltd., a Toronto integrator specializing in the financial sector and Personus Inc. (formerly Caught in the Web), which specializes in transactional solutions.
Ezenet's chief financial officer Gary Guthro anticipates his company won't see any major changes. He does, however, expect some growth in personnel (from a current staff size of 150) due to the take over and an opportunity to make a bigger splash in financial markets.
An agreement with the National Bank of Canada was announced days before the Cognicase buy out, where Ezenet will provide customer software to allow access to retirement income fund and life income fund portfolio information.
Banks are wary of bringing smaller financial software houses to handle more than a portion of their needs, said Guthro, but added the Cognicase name may open some more doors for Ezenet.
Acquisitions of this type are quite common, according to Dana Stiffer, senior financial analyst with Boston-based AMR Research Inc. "There's a lot of integration service providers that are buying software pieces that specifically address problems in the financial services industry," she said, though many integrators are choosing to enter financial markets through partnerships with software vendors rather than buying them outright.
Cognicase announced its third-quarter earnings today, highlighting the recent acquisitions as a foray into Toronto finance. Cognicase's revenue increased to $106.7 million, 46 per cent higher than the same time last year. Cash net earnings held stable – a slight increase from $6.5 million to $6.6 million in the last year.


What is the Link Between HVAC Maintenance & Indoor Air Quality?
So here is a quiz question for you: Do you know what the main role of your air conditioning and heating system is?
And of course you are right—in that this is one of the essential functions of an HVAC (heating, ventilation, and cooling) system.
But it isn't the main role of your air conditioner and heater. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the main role of any HVAC system is to maintain good indoor air quality.
How Does Your HVAC System Keep Your Indoor Air Clean?
Ventilation ensures that a steady supply of fresh, oxygenated air is continually being introduced into your indoor space. Filtration ensures that any toxins or allergens that may be present in this incoming air or in your existing indoor air are filtered out so they don't enter your body.
And temperature regulation is an important aspect of maintaining a balance between dryness and humidity. Too little humidity and you are more susceptible to germs, pollen, and illness. Too much humidity and there is a danger of mould spores and mildew beginning to grow. The main goal is to keep a humidity level of between 30 and 50 percent year-round.
Of course, your air conditioner and heater already have their hands full just regulating your indoor air temperature, humidity levels, and air circulation (ventilation plus filtration).
Indoor air duct system cleaning (for ducted HVAC units). An indoor air duct cleaning, which can be done as often as once a year, gives your entire HVAC system, air ducts, grills, vents, and all, a thorough cleaning to remove all built-up dust, dander, pollen, and toxins. This ensures your indoor air is free from airborne particulate matter and pollutants that could harm your health.
Air filters. Ideally, you should change your air filters every 30 days to improve energy efficiency, reduce fire risk, and keep your indoor air fresh.
Energy/heat recovery ventilator system. An energy or heat recovery ventilator system ensures stale outgoing air and fresh incoming air never mix.
Ceiling or floor fans and open windows/doors. Regular use of ceiling fans, with the switch turned to the appropriate seasonal setting, can help keep air from getting stagnant in any one room. Floor fans and open windows or doors can help achieve the same.
Humidifiers and dehumidifiers. Alternating the use of humidifiers in winter and dehumidifiers in summer can aid in keeping the humidity in your indoor air in the recommended range of between 30 and 50 percent.
Exhaust ventilation. This is particularly critical in chronically damp or odiferous rooms, such as bathrooms, where mould and mildew can quickly begin to grow, and craft or work rooms, where use of adhesives, copy machines, scanners, and other equipment can release toxic gases into the indoor air.
As outlined here, each one of these assistants can make a measurable impact on overall indoor air quality, freshness, cleanliness, and breathability.
Is Your HVAC Unit the Right Size for Your Space?
Another critical component of maintaining optimal efficiency and indoor air quality is ensuring that the sizes of your HVAC unit and space are a good match.
According to the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), one of the most common problems homeowners and business owners make when selecting an HVAC unit is oversizing. Oversizing means selecting a unit that is too large and powerful for the needs of the space.
This is a particularly easy mistake to make. After all, it just seems to make sense to buy a bit more power than you need to make sure you have sufficient power for your needs.
But if you have ever attempted to drive a standard sports car in stop-start rush-hour traffic, you already know it is a constant battle to keep the engine in check as you inch along.
This is the same problem you will have with an oversized HVAC unit—it will have a tendency to do something called "short cycling," which may cool the air, but it won't regulate humidity well. So here, you risk mould and mildew growth that can eventually toxify your entire indoor air environment.
You will also end up paying more than you should for your monthly energy bills, because short cycling will cause the system to draw more energy but work less efficiently.
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Luke Miratrix
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Luke Miratrix is currently an Associate Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Prior to this, he spent three years as an assistant professor in the statistics department at Harvard. His primary interest, unsurprisingly given this, is to learn how to best use modern statistical methods in applied social science contexts. He directs the Miratrix C.A.R.E.S. lab, a group of students in statistics, education, and elsewhere dedicated to high quality causal inference research in the social sciences.
His primary focus is on how to best analyze data in a transparent manner that allows engagement from diverse stakeholders while also preserving rigor in said analyses. His most recent work in this vein is on best practices for impact evaluation in a variety of social science contexts.
Miratrix also interested in how to best use machine learning and other high-dimensional methodology for text analysis. The principle of transparency in this context means working evaluate how the results from statistical models connect to human measures of meaning.
While primarily focused on problems in education (ranging from evaluating early childhood impact evaluations to designing risk detection methods for community college), he has also worked on projects in elections and voting systems, media analysis, behavioral political science, the effectiveness of regulatory agencies such as OSHA, pre-trial risk assessment systems and criminal justice reform, and human-computer interactions.
He received his Doctorate in Statistics from University of California, Berkeley in Spring, 2012. His interest in Statistics came out of an interest in mathematics education which developed while being a high school teacher and tutor for 7 years. He also has a Masters in Computer Science from M.I.T., a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology, and a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics from Reed College.
Some Selected Research Interests
Applications in the social sciences with particular emphasis on political science, text data, and education.
Causal inference (propensity scores, matching, regression discontinuity designs, instrumental variables when forced, and so forth).
Principal Stratification (a method for causal analysis that incorporate post-treatment covariates)
Criminal justice reform, in particular the evaluation of policy reforms relying in risk assessment methods.
Assessing and characterizing variation in treatment effects (treatment heterogeneity).
Analyzing data from randomized clinical trials, in particular multisite trials.
High-dimensional and sparse-regression methods.
Bayesian modeling (e.g., gaussian processes).
Non-parametric analysis of randomized experiments.
Random effect (multilevel) models.
Text summarization and key-phrase extraction.
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Regarding Backyard chickens on Jan. 28 agenda (Jan. 18).
For Coun. Stephen Orser to be described as a champion for backyard chickens in London is highly misleading.
Hundreds of Londoners were supportive of a sensible bylaw allowing everyone to enjoy their use of private property without impinging on the rights of their neighbours.
I know because with the capable assistance of a fellow community member, hundreds of signatures in support were gathered and two days were spent calling petitioners to remind them of the public meeting, which was attended by roughly 170 very well informed Londoners.
David Winninger, a councillor for Ward 11, presented the best arguments at the council table of the time while the "champion" you describe raised a white flag for sport, in the form of a chicken diaper.
There has always been a species of municipal politician who never objects to free press coverage as it is in their nature to take any cake, along with the silverware used to eat it.
I fear Orser belongs to his very own sub-species.
In his Jan. 19 column, 'Pro-life' must go beyond womb, Bob Ripley, who says he despises use of labels, proceeds to suggest a gross and prejudiced misrepresentation of people who call themselves "pro-life." He insinuates they care about respect for life only until the time of birth.
Pro-life, according to the pro-life movement, refers to respect for every human being from conception until natural death, but also supports the common good for the sake of all.
Some pro-lifers focus their work on aspects of the unborn, such as counselling and help for pregnant women or education about related issues or promotion of legal rights for the unborn. This in no way suggests they don't care for or help those already born. The unborn are the most vulnerable (more than 100,000 of them are aborted yearly in Canada) and they need someone to speak for them.
Ripley considers himself pro-life, and has mentioned many valid causes pro-life people care about also. But does he include children in their mother's wombs in his definition of pro-life? I hope so!
Some people have written letters to the editor regarding 0% tax increase claiming, as one did, to be part of the "mostly silent majority" who do not want all these cuts to services, jobs and future programs. What can you do? Be silent no longer! Call your councillor this week and just say no (to cuts).
Regarding Busker added music and class to now quieter city (Jan. 21).
Beside being a great trumpet player Brian Grills was a great person. He always played my favourite song my way, and always would laugh at my jokes. He will be missed.
Regarding the letter Bible deserves a place in our schools, libraries (Jan. 19).
Dianne Ramandt thinks it's a Christian's democratic right to demand Bibles and prayer return to our schools and their libraries. I've got a democratic right to demand parents provide the life lessons that give hope, comfort, wisdom and a prophetic outlook on the future and teachers being paid with my tax dollars provide the reading, writing, geography, arithmetic lessons.
I thought parents did have a choice: if they wish their child to have religious instruction in school, don't take that away by having it forced on those who would prefer to be the one to teach their child how to be a good person.
The Bible should be in schools, but only if the Qur'an,the Torah and any other holy books of any religion are also available.
And nothing has been taken away, as Ramandt says. Students are free to study whatever holy book they wish at home or their place of worship. But no one of these should be mandatory without the others if taught in public schools.


IMO the signing would make no sense. If a aging WR who has lost his speed was an option they could have just keep Nelson at a cheaper price and had a more productive player then Bryant. Don't believe Bryant has any value to the Packers.
You are entirely correct. I posted more because I think they erred in letting Jordy go more than what I think the Pack would actually do.
He still has value in the red zone and having him, Graham and I'll put Cobb in there also would be a nightmare for a defense.
Bryant is a loose cannon, cant get separation, and drops too many balls when he does get open. If they were even remotely interested in Bryant, they could have paid Nelson. No chance IMO.
After the marty bennett fiasco...I'd be stunned if Green Bay brought in dez bryant. Not only is he another headcase, but as others have suggested, he's lost his top end speed.
Keep hearing this rumor. Thoughts? Dez that is.
No. They just cut Nelson due to his cap number. It is unlikely they would sign Dez Bryant because he would cost even more than Nelson would have.
With Green Bay's proven track record of WR development and eye for talent signing him makes little sense.
The rumor being thrown out there isn't considering either of these factors and is simply basing it off their available cap room and having lost Nelson, which makes it speculation not an actual rumor.
EDIT: Taking Calvin Ridley with their first pick is a much better option, and in all likelihood might actually be the BPA.
Dez is getting the Randy Moss treatment from the writers and fans. He played for a team that had a young QB who caught the league off guard one year, and suffered the next for whatever reason. Dez is far from washed up. That guy just gets open, and has never played for a guys who can put the ball in tight spots like Rodgers. I dont think he will even talk with Green Bay, but I dont think he is as far gone as the masses think he is.
Lots of talk about Dez that is for sure. I am not a fan of his and the show that goes with him - but - lets face it, he has some left in the tank and the Packers could use a guy like him. You gotta admit that having Adams and Dez wide with Cobb in the slot and Graham working the middle would be pretty darn good. Would Dez go for a 1 or 2 year deal to play with Rodgers?
And Calvin Ridley. The more I watch, the more I like him. He kind of has flown under the radar in the pre-draft hype as he didn't run real fast and his frame is pretty small. But there is no arguing his production. Could the Packers take him at 14 and then get the OLB on day 2?? I don't think it is out of the question.


The Leupold DeltaPoint Pro is one of our favorite pistol optics. Its large window keeps a good amount of the target in view while engaging, and the ability to change batteries without removing the optic is convenient. Pressing the brightness control on top of the battery compartment brings the brightness up or down. The brightness control always moves in one direction, either up or down. Once you reach the brightest or lowest setting it reverses direction. Holding the button down for 2 seconds reverses the direction without having to go all the way to the top or bottom of the settings.
Deltapoint Pro mounted on top of a Leupold MK6.
Includes battery and protective cover.
The DeltaPoint Pro also features motion sensor technology to help prolong the battery life. The battery compartment is water resistant to 33 feet.
Covered by Leupold's Golden Ring Full Lifetime Warranty.
Mounted to Zev Glock 17 slide.
So… DeltaPoint Pro or RMR?
This is the big question. We like the RMR more for conceal-carry due to the fact you can easily adjust the brightness. It's also a smaller optic and there are more sights on the market that co-witness. The Deltapoint is obviously more cost effective, the window is larger, and the glass is clearer. A lot of it comes down to personal preference. Both are very viable optics.
What distance should I zero my handgun at?
The most popular pistol zero is 25 yards. But… we've found that an accurate 10 yard zero is generally more effective and the holds are much flatter out to 100 yards compared to a 25 yard zero. Our recommendation is that you zero for 10, make sure your group is tight, and then tailor your zero as you shoot. Particularly if you have somewhere you can shoot some distance. Like 50+ yards. Yes. With a pistol. You can do it. We believe in you.
Can I rack my slide off this optic like an RMR?
Yup! We haven't had any issues with ours while doing that. Rack away.
Lucas changes his out every 6 months or so. Even with the auto-off feature. Good news is, since the battery is top loaded, it's very easy to change it quickly and be back up and running in no time.


It's like I told someone…if looks could kill, everyone in that hair salon would be dead!
Yet the Mayor needed another trim in order to get that hair out of her eyes.
none of this fuzzy governmental mess for our Mayor!
the Mayor is just doing her best to hold it together.


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Belleair és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Florida. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 4.067 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Belleair tenia 4.067 habitants, 1.973 habitatges, i 1.225 famílies. La densitat de població era de 877,2 habitants per km².

Dels 1.973 habitatges en un 17,9% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 55,1% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 5,4% dones solteres, i en un 37,9% no eren unitats familiars. En el 34,2% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 21,3% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,04 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 2,58.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 16,2% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 2,5% entre 18 i 24, un 20,1% entre 25 i 44, un 28,5% de 45 a 60 i un 32,6% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 53 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 79,1 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 63.267 $ i la renda mediana per família de 96.400 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 61.548 $ mentre que les dones 31.313 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 59.164 $. Entorn de l'1,4% de les famílies i el 4% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

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A spacious and contemporary double room with central heating, with views looking over gardens and Tennis courts, a 32 inch flat screen Freeview television and a tea & coffee hospitality tray.
Room 4 offers an en-suite bathroom with shower facilities, along with a hairdryer and a desk in an oversized room. As well as robes and slippers for extra comfort.


The windshield of a car belonging to local radio station WWJ-AM was damaged after a man struck it with a metal baton, on August 2, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan.
On August 2, 2018, reporter Mike Campbell of Detroit radio station WWJ-AM was reporting from the scene of a fatal car crash when he was attacked by a man wielding a metal baton-like object.
Campbell told WWJ that he was sitting inside his parked car, delivering a report on the crash live on air, when an unknown man carrying a metal baton approached the car and began yelling obscenities and racial insults.
While Campbell was in the middle of his live report, the man struck his car's windshield, hood and driver-side window.
"My truck just got hit with a bat, I'm sorry guys, I've got to go," Campbell told WWJ listeners before abruptly ending the live report.
After the man stopped smashing Campbell's car, Campbell got out of his car.
Video recorded by Nia Harden, a reporter at local TV station WXYZ, shows Campbell holding up his phone to try to photograph the man. After taking some photos, Campbell got back into his car and drove away from the man.
The man then ran toward Harden, who was sitting in a WXYZ news truck, and began smashing the truck's windshield.
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MKS Toolkit es un paquete de software producido y mantenido por PTC Inc., el cual provee un entorno Unix-like para scripting, conectividad y portado de software Unix y Linux a sistemas Windows de 32 y 64 bits. Hasta la versión 4.4, versiones para MS-DOS y OS/2 estuvieron disponibles. Estuvo disponible en varias versiones, como MKS Toolkit for Developers, Power Users, Enterprise Developers, Interoperability y Enterprise Developer, siendo esta última la más completa

Antes de PTC, MKS Toolkit fue propiedad de MKS Inc. En 1999, MKS fue adquirido por una compañía llamada Datafocus Inc. El producto de Datafocus NuTCRACKER introdujo MKS Toolkit desde 1994 como parte de las tecnologías de compatibilidad con Unix. MKS Toolkit fue licenciado para Microsoft para las primeras dos versiones de Windows Services for UNIX, pero fue dejado de lado posteriormente en favor de Interix tras la adquisición de la compañía detrás de esta última.

La versión 10.0 estuvo disponible .

Visión general
Los productos de MKS Toolkit ofrecen funcionalidades a las siguientes áreas:

 Varios entornos de shell — Bourne shell, Korn shell, Bash, C shell, Tcl shell
 Más de 400 comandos Unix tradicionales, entre ellos grep, awk, sed, vi, ls, kill, etc.
 Más de 70 comandos de Windows específicos, como registry, shortcut, desktop, wcopy, db, dde, userinfo, y otros.
 Comandos de archivado, como tar, cpio, pax, zip, bzip2, ar, y más
 Clientes y servidores de conectividad, tales como ssh, remote shell, telnet, xterm, kterm, rexec, rlogin, entre otros.
 APIs de portado, incluyendo including fork(), señales, alarmas, hilos y más.
 APIs de portado gráfico como X11, ncurses, Motif, OpenGL, ...

Sistemas operativos soportados
MKS Toolkit soporta versiones de Windows NT de 32 y 64 bits. Las versiones de 32 bits de Windows 9x tenían menos funcionalidades. Versiones anteriores podían correr en sistemas operativos MS-DOS y compatibles.

Véase también

 Interix
 Cygwin
 MinGW
 Windows Services for UNIX
 Hamilton C Shell
 UnxUtils
 UWIN

Referencias

Lectura adicional

Enlaces externos

 MKS Home
 MKS Toolkit Products Page
 MKS Toolkit man Pages

Capas de compatibilidad
Compiladores
Herramientas de programación informática


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Infectious Disease Modelling is a peer-reviewed open access journal aiming to promote research working to interface mathematical modelling, infection disease data retrieval and analysis, and public health decision support. The journal welcomes original research contributing to the enhancement of this interface, and review articles of cutting edge methodologies motivated by and applicable to data collection and informatics for public health decision making and policy.
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1) The OBD2 dongle will not show an active connection in your Bluetooth menu on your phone. It is connected even if it doesn't appear to be. It automatically forms a connection when you are using an app or will be requested to be found when using the app for the first time.
2) Please use a third-party app like Torque/OBD Fusion or other OBD2 vehicle diagnostic apps to connect to the Vehicle Health Monitor. Make sure the app doesn't specifically say that they only work with one particular dongle. When using your VHM with the app, you'll simply launch the desired app and it will automatically find and connect to your VHM. All connection information and data will be handled through the app that you are using.
3) While the VHM is compatible with the Hudly App, our app has a bug at the moment that is causing it to not work with some phones and vehicles. We will have an update out soon to fix that.
4) There is a light on the VHM. At times the light will be red and at others, blue. Please note that the red light is not indicative of a malfunctioning or disconnected unit and may simply be showing as red through the application that you are using.
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## Treebank Statistics: UD_Nheengatu-CompLin: POS Tags: `PUNCT`

There are 9 `PUNCT` lemmas (2%), 9 `PUNCT` types (1%) and 383 `PUNCT` tokens (18%).
Out of 15 observed tags, the rank of `PUNCT` is: 11 in number of lemmas, 12 in number of types and 1 in number of tokens.

The 10 most frequent `PUNCT` lemmas: ., ,, ?, [...], :, ―, ", !, ;

The 10 most frequent `PUNCT` types:  ., ,, ?, [...], :, ―, ", !, ;

The 10 most frequent ambiguous lemmas:

The 10 most frequent ambiguous types:

## Morphology

The form / lemma ratio of `PUNCT` is 1.000000 (the average of all parts of speech is 1.226824).

The 1st highest number of forms (1) was observed with the lemma "!": !.

The 2nd highest number of forms (1) was observed with the lemma """: ".

The 3rd highest number of forms (1) was observed with the lemma ",": ,.

`PUNCT` occurs with 1 features: <tt>PunctType</tt> (8; 2% instances)

`PUNCT` occurs with 1 feature-value pairs: `PunctType=Elip`

`PUNCT` occurs with 2 feature combinations.
The most frequent feature combination is `_` (375 tokens).
Examples: ., ,, ?, :, ―, ", !, [...], ;

## Relations

`PUNCT` nodes are attached to their parents using 1 different relations: <tt>punct</tt> (383; 100% instances)

Parents of `PUNCT` nodes belong to 8 different parts of speech: <tt>VERB</tt> (287; 75% instances), <tt>NOUN</tt> (48; 13% instances), <tt>PRON</tt> (10; 3% instances), <tt>ADJ</tt> (9; 2% instances), <tt>PART</tt> (9; 2% instances), <tt>ADV</tt> (8; 2% instances), <tt>INTJ</tt> (7; 2% instances), <tt>PROPN</tt> (5; 1% instances)

383 (100%) `PUNCT` nodes are leaves.

The highest child degree of a `PUNCT` node is 0.


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Lines mark the boundaries between inside and out. Ideas demand forms that seek and find their respective expression in drawings. Marta Herford presents a selection of such exquisite idea lines, graphic traces, and spatial formations from, among others, three acclaimed collections in Berlin. The spectrum of the expertly compiled assembly of sketches and drawings ranges from Bruno Taut to Hans Scharoun to Frank Gehry. This poetic journey through the history of ideas and construction of the 20th and 21st centuries is complemented by selected works by contemporary artists. A stimulating microcosm of spatial structures thereby unfolds, which illustratively combines the energy of germinating ideas with the visions of new construction forms.


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Posted By: Elizabeth Alcala September 15, 2020
Dancing With the Stars has officially announced the premiere of its 29th season. With a new host and some surprising guests, this new season will surely give a bit of joy (and relief) to its viewers. The season is set to premiere on Saturday, September 14th at 7pm CST.
DWTS is a reality show in which celebrity guests are paired with professional dancers. After one week of training, each couple presents a themed dance in front of a panel of judges. Every week, the couple with the lowest combined score of the audience and judge scores will be eliminated until the final couple remains. Celebrity guests are chosen from a wide variety of professions, including acting, sports, reality tv, and more. Past season winners include Hannah Brown, Jordan Fisher, and Laurie Hernandez. The judges will be Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, both returning judges, and Derek Hough, a former professional, who will be joining as a judge for his first year.
Unique to this season, Tyra Banks, supermodel and businesswoman, will be the host. Both Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, who have served as co-hosts for many seasons, will be replaced. To USA Today, ABC stated that this action is being taken due to a "creative new direction." Banks has previously been featured in America's Next Top Model, the Tyra Banks Show, and America's Got Talent.
This season provides a wide variety of celebrity guests, securing national attention. Here is a list of a few distinguished guests :
Animal activist, known for Tiger King
Actress, known for Jessie and Bunk'd
AJ McLean
Singer-songwriter, known for Backstreet Boys
Charles Oakley
Basketball player, known for the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls
Rapper, known for "Dilemma" and "Ride Wit Me"
The professional dancers, including DWTS's first-ever African-American professional, are:
Brandon Armstrong
Alan Bersten
Sharna Burgess
Val Chmerkovskiy
Sasha Farber
Amid a pandemic, DWTS will also be taking rigorous steps to ensure the safety of all contestants. All contestants are tested 5 times a week for COVID-19, ensuring they are healthy. The sets will be designed to minimize the number of people required to set it up, and all surfaces and changing rooms will be sanitized quite thoroughly. As expected, a live audience will not be present, although that may be changed later in the season.
With an array of new hosts, powerful guests, and COVID-19 procedures, this season is sure to dazzle its audience. Be sure to tune in to see who takes home the Mirrorball Trophy!
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Back in the late 70's Renato's (a first generation born American) parents, the Venturinos, had grown tired of the city life cooped up in a small apartment. They longed for wide open spaces for their children to breath. When real estate developers came to town and promised land and lots of bright blue sky for the right price, the sound decision was made to become part of the Amrep generation and some of the original settlers of Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Well, where there are Italians, Italian restaurants will always follow.
Uncle Frank & Aunt Clara Montanile were the original owner of Venenzia's, but everyone worked in the business, including Renardo who makes it clear he did everything, including busboying/dishwashing/mopping the floors etc., and did it all for a mere $3.35 hr. He learned the business from the ground up and is very proud of it. Venenzias thrived in Rio Rancho until 1995, when Frank decided to retire and close the beloved restaurant doors. They remained closed until 2000.
In 2000-Renardo, Aldo and Uncle Frank Opened her back up and ran it together for another 4 years. Then In 2004 Frank retired for good. The brothers decided to take their own piece of the pie and head in different directions. Aldo stayed in Rio Rancho and Renato took on ABQ. Gino's at 3908 San Mateo NE, named after Renato's son, was born and two years later in 2006 he opened his second location at 1331 Juan Tabo NE.
It's still a family affair. His mom Maria still makes her secret family recipe sauce. Tara his wife cooks and son Gino helps out whenever he is needed. Gino's has a large menu including extreme pizza, like "Da B0ar' Der"-pulled pork, Canadian Bacon and jalapeno or the "D Bronx"-Beef Brisket, ground beef, onion. Most of the pizzas come in 12", 16", Sicilian and Party size. He offers Gluten free and vegetarian options, a children's menu and daily specials, like lunch special #4- Large cheese slice-6 wings-small drink for $7.75.
Call ahead for drive thru pick up, take it out or eat in. It's simple delicious food.
When you eat at Gino's you know it will be consistently good. Good old fashioned family recipes and all at a fair price. Mmmmhmmm!


Mark your calendars, Boardwalk Burlesque, Dawson City's local burlesque troop, is back at the Palace Grand Theatre! Featuring new performers and new numbers, this show is guaranteed to shed your winter blues! Shows will be Thursday, May 16 and Saturday, May 18.
Showtimes and ticket information to come!


January 1, 2010 – just 4 days, give or take a few hours, from today – is when My Dearest Mr. Darcy will be officially available. Yippee! Crack the champagne!
In honor of the release of my third novel, I will be hosting another fun-filled Launch Fete here at The Darcy Saga blog. I figured folks will be otherwise occupied on New Year's Day itself, so will be holding the extravaganza on January 2 & 3. I know that is a Saturday and Sunday, days notoriously slow on blogs all over the blog-o-sphere, but I am hoping that some of you aren't too wiped out from prior festivities and are still in the mood to celebrate this momentous time with me. Pop in for the fun! And, of course, the entertaining bits will remain active for participation on through the week.
So, what does your clever authoress have up her sleeve?
Aside from the virtual champagne and chocolate-dipped strawberries, party balloons and confetti streamers, I will be posting a series of Loving Mr. Darcy quizzes, an excerpt or two, reopening the discussions from the previous novels, and starting a discussion for what you anticipate in My Dearest Mr. Darcy. Very low-key and purely entertaining. All you have to do is show up! Go ahead and dig out your copy of Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Loving Mr. Darcy to flip through and have handy. Get mentally prepared to participate with comments because…..
2 SIGNED COPIES OF MY DEAREST MR. DARCY ARE UP FOR GRABS!!
That's right! I will be gifting a personally signed copy of my third novel to two lucky people. Just comment, answer a quiz, say howdy, or whatever strikes your fancy to be entered in the drawing. *Sadly I must limit the giveaway to US residents, as my budget can't cover shipping overseas! So sorry! But please do not let that sway you from joining into the fun!!
I really hope to see a slew of you stopping by to join me in this wonderful day. I am so excited! I am very proud of my Saga and this novel. Nothing pleases me more than to know my story of love and happiness for the Darcys and their friends is bringing a measure of joy to my readers. I very much want to share this time with those of you who make it possible for me to continue.
I am seeing on some of the online sites, such as Amazon, that My Dearest Mr. Darcy is available. Other places still have it as "pre-order." A few ladies have reported to me that they have received notices that their pre-ordered copy is to be shipped by Dec. 31! What this means is that the book could be popping up at any moment!! Although, to be honest, it most likely won't be largely available until after Jan. 1, especially in brick-and-mortar bookstores. Keep your eyes peeled and let me know when you see it! I love receiving photos and reports!!
I have yet to receive my author's copies, but be assured I will be sharing photos of a grinning, glowing me as soon as I get my hot hands on them!
Remember that I have a wonderful collection of photos over at my Portrait Gallery. Each novel has its own album with gorgeous pictures, many of a historic nature, that are designed to follow the stories and enhance the visual.
A bit of sad news is that Target has opted not to carry My Dearest Mr. Darcy at this time. The simple reality is that there are bigger names than mine with books coming out, so they take precedence. I totally understand this, but it is still a bummer. Now, my editor says they will continue to carry the first two novels, and Sourcebooks is renegotiating for My Dearest Mr. Darcy to be on Target's February plan-o-gram, so keep your fingers crossed!
Elizabeth, Mistress of Pemberley, and her husband Darcy are so happy to be together. Their life as man and wife could not be happier. When they have their first child, they find that their love for each other grows even more. Taking trips and celebrating life together, these two have a precious love that readers everywhere will envy.I used to hate romance books. I thought that I just wasn't a fan of the mooshy stuff, but come to find out, I hated them because I wanted a love like that and I was convinced that that was only possible in fiction. Then, I got together with my husband and I learned that true love isn't fiction and that it is the best emotion in the universe. Now, with my blindness removed, I am able to fully enjoy books like this one.
There you have it for now! The next weeks promise to be very busy ones for me. I love launch time!! And I very much want to delight in this – with all of you – since the next one won't be until October 1, 2010 for the release of, are you ready?
Like it? That is the current popular title choice by the Sourcebooks' powers-that-be for the fourth installment in the Darcy Saga series. Things could change in the title department, but more on all that as time marches on. For now, let's get ready to PARTY!!! See you all on January 2!!
FINALLY!!!!!!!!! Now its time to start reading!
January 5th and Im still waiting on borders to switch the status from "on backorder" to "shipped"…..The status went from "pre-order" to "on backorder" on January 1st…I hope I get the book soon!!!! Im extremely eager to read "My Dearest Mr. Darcy"….The suspense is killing me!
Hi LaDonna. I sure hope it doesn't take too long for you to get your copy. How weird that a pre-order would be backordered. That makes no sense at all! I would be seriously annoyed. Let me know when you get it.
Ha, Ninja! Too funny. I like the new title very much, but have learned to not get too excited about such things! Don't worry about the quizzes. They are easy and fun. And don't be silly – that signed book is for you! And happy birthday!
Hi Tabby! Thanks for stopping by. I hope to hear from you again this coming week!
Of course you can say how much you love my books, Amanda! We author are serious egomaniacs who thrive on praise! LOL! I think love is a healthy obsession, so enjoy to the fullest! I truly do appreciate your kind words. I hope to see you here next week for the fun and games.
Yeah Jocelyn! I hope you get it sooner. UPS is usually faster than 6 days, even with the holiday. See you next week!
Happy new year Vee! And to everyone else!!
Happy New Year everyone! Sharon I love the title of your fourth book "Romancing Mr Darcy" sigh!
Woohoo just ticked over to the New Year In OZ …HAPPY NEW YEAR SHARON!!!! and all our friends here at Darcy Saga. May your year be blessed with everything that is good.
Congratulations now all three books are officially available YAY!!!!
Congratulations Sharon! My copy of My Dearest Mr. Darcy was sent out yesterday. Yippee!!! Amazon.com sent it UPS ground (why?) and it says it should be here on Jan 4th. Just a few more days and I can't wait!
I hope everyone has a Happy New Years!
Can I just say how much I LOVE your books, Sharon? =) I mean really, it's almost becoming an obsession! After loving the Pride and Prejudice book and movie (I love the 2005 version, too!) so much, I honestly never thought I would enjoy P&P fan fiction… But I was proved SO wrong after picking up Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy on a whim a few months ago!
I'm totally in love with this series, and I was positively THRILLED to see that the third book is coming out in just a matter of days! =D (I really don't think I could wait much longer!) And to find out that a fourth and fifth book are in the works!! I was practically bouncing in my chair with excitement when I read that! 😉 I can't wait to see what's in store for Darcy and Elizabeth!! =) I'll be hitting my local Barnes and Noble armed with my Christmas gift cards as soon as it opens on Jan 1! ;D Have a fantastic New Years!!
Congratulations! Sharon. I'm so happy for you, and pleased to read "My Dearest" soon 🙂 Happy New Year to you and yours.
@_@ "The Trouble with Mr Darcy" makes it sound like some teeny-bopper novel.. I like Romancing… Hope that stays.
Hi Sharon Woohoo three days away!!! I also received word from Amazon that my book will be posted shortly. Although shortly to Australia means about two to three weeks. I don't mind though I will be patient and cannot wait to receive in my hot little hand in the New Year!
Target will most likely pick it up in Feb as you mention Sharon so don't despair and if they don't its their loss. They'd be missing out on a special book by an extra special author.
Of course this time of year is hectic but I will try my darndest to peak in during the exciting activities you planned.
Congratulations on a third published novel (with loads more to come for sure)!!!! You must be thrilled to bits. I know I am for you dear friend!!!!
Hi ladies! I do hope to see a whole load of folks popping up next week!
Esther, I gave a bunch of ideas for the title. They were thinking of "The Trouble With Mr. Darcy" which I HATED!! Just not right. Talk about giving the idea that there are problems. *shudder* Anyway, romance is very much a theme, as always. But in book #4 the romance is with everyone as well as our favorite couple. I like the title and am hoping nothing changes.
Hi Felecia! Nice to see you! No fears on our couple. They may have issues from time to time, but never anything too serious or long lasting.
Howdy Martina! Thanks for the well wishes. Try to come by, but even if you can't on the 2nd or 3rd, don't fear! The fun will be going on all week!
That all sounds really great! That's what I call a good start into the new year!
Hope you'll have a lot of success with your book and that it sells well! I surely will buy it!
I'm not sure if I can come to the launch fete, but I'll try to do so! Anyway, I wish you all a lot of fun on the 2.+3. of January 2010.
SOO excited! Wish I'd had it on Christmas when I was stuck in the airport, but I know it'll be worth the wait–just in time for my bday on the 8th!!
As for the 4th title- whew! I hope having 'Romance' in the title just means that there will just be more lovin' between Darcy and Lizzy– I would hate for their to be marital troubles!
Anywho- can't wait for Loving Mr. Darcy!!
that sounds all too fabulous!
I will join your launch fete as I enjoyed the last one very much!
The title for book 4 is so sweet. Love and romance, Lizzy and Darcy!!
Your New Year starts in the best possible way.
I like the title of your fourth book! I'm glad you came up with one so appropriate. Yes, yes, the "powers that be" could change it. We shall just have to wait and see.
Good luck on your "My Dearest Mr. Darcy" launch fete! Soooooooo exciting!!!!!!!
Too bad Target opted not to carry this one for your launch.


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10 London hills – 8. Harrow Hill…
by exploringlondon June 2, 2021
The Harrow School (left) and St Mary's Church on top of Harrow Hill. PICTURE: Google Maps
This hill in outer north-west London, which rises 124 metres (408 feet) above sea level, is the location of the village Harrow-on-the-Hill.
The hill's name is said to refer to a Saxon place of worship and was later taken to mean the Christian church that stood upon it.
That church – the historic St Mary's, the latest incarnation of a Christian church which has stood on the hill since the Norman Conquest – dominates the hill to this day. Nearby is a spot called King Charles' Well where King Charles I is said to have stopped and taken one last look at London as he made his way from Oxford to surrender to the Scottish army in Nottinghamshire.
The other famous landmark atop the hill, opposite the church, is the world renowned Harrow School, founded under a Royal Charter by John Lyon in 1572, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
The hill is also host to a Grade II-listed war memorial and a fine array of historic homes dating from the Georgian period to the early 20th century. Among this who have lived on the hill are 19th. century critic and writer Matthew Arnold and 19th century Scottish author RM Ballantyne.
Panoramic views of Central London can be seen from the top of the hill and there is a famous viewpoint in the churchyard known as Lord Byron's View, which looks away to the north-west. It's so-called because Byron, while a schoolboy at Harrow, was a frequent visitor to the spot by a tombstone – called the "Peachy Tomb"- where he would apparently spend time "dreaming".
Byron's View atop Harrow on the Hill. PICTURE: Google Maps
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10 (lesser known) memorials to women in London – 6. Sarah Siddons…
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Located on Paddington Green, this statue of 18th century theatrical luminary Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) was unveiled by fellow thespian Sir Henry Irving on 14th June, 1897, who apparently noted that, Shakespeare aside, Siddons was the first actor to be immortalised with a statue in London.
It is also said to be the first outdoor statue erected in London of a non-royal woman.
Seated in a pose apparently inspired by Joshua Reynolds' 1784 painting, Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse (now in California), the marble statue, which sits on a Portland stone plinth, is the work of French sculptor Leon-Joseph Chavailliaud.
The location was apparently selected due to the fact Siddons lived at Westbourne Green from 1805 to 1817 and is buried in St Mary's Churchyard next to Paddington Green.
The Grade II-listed statue, which was paid for by public subscription, is sadly now need of a makeover – Mrs Siddons is missing a nose.
There is, incidentally, another, earlier, statue of Mrs Siddons in London – this larger-than-life work, is located in the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey's north transept.
The work of sculptor Thomas Campbell, it features a standing Mrs Siddons, and dates from 1845.
PICTURE: Stephencdickson (licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
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This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level A2 is about class journals. Students will be introduced to class journals.
The kind of class journal described here is designed to get the students writing freely in a range of different ways. The emphasis is on fluency, as opposed to any kind of genre writing, and could be compared to the kind of oral fluency activities done with students.
Rather than focusing on accuracy, or a particular style, we want students to use their language resource to express their ideas in any way that seems best to them; in this way, we will help them to build a writing habit, and to write more confidently. For more background about using class journals, please click here to see the Teaching English article that links to this lesson plan.


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J. Michel to M. de Mesandre Letter
Letter written in French from Williamsburg, Virginia, by J. Michel, Captain of the French vessel, Le Lion, which was loading tobacco in the James River to transport to Europe, dated June 26, 1778. Michel returned from a voyage from L'Orient in the company of Le Vicomte de Vaux commanded by Pierre Donat. Le Lion was threatened by English vessels in the Chesapeake Bay, including the St. Alban and the Solbay. Michel had sailed to New London, Connecticut and back to Williamsburg where he stayed at the tavern owned by Mrs. Jane Vobe (Kings Arms Tavern). Mentions M[onsieur] DuBuat and Mr. Bell. 3 pages; 10 cm. x 10 cm.
Contemporary copy included, plus a translation by a SCRC staff member.
J. Michel, captain of the French vessel Le Lion during the 1770s. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
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Lion (ship)
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United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French
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Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Guide to the J. Michel to M. de Mesandre Letter
J. Michel to Mr. de Mesandre Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/resources/4167 Accessed January 18, 2021.


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Теодор Дзержек із гербу Нечуя. Жив у другій половині XVIII століття та на початку XIX століття.

Четвертий син від другого шлюбу Войцеха Дзєржека (1714—1774), бахтинського старости та Барбари Дунін-Вонсович, доньки старости кисляцького Вацлава-Томаша. Брат генерала Рафала Дзержека. Теодор одружився з Теклею Стадницькою, дочкою Шимона Стадницького, консула сандомирського воєводства у Радомській конфедерації у 1767 році. Друга дружина Гелена Свєйковська була донькою каштеляна кам'янецького і воєводи подільського Леонарда Марціна Свєйковського.

У 1797 році Рафал Дзєржек старший брат Теодора, син Войцеха Дзєржека від першого шлюбу, продав Снітків своєму молодшому брату по батькові. На рубежі XVIII—XIX століть Теодор збудував у Сніткові садибу з палацом у класичному стилі. Проіснував палац до 1917 року.

Теодор Дзєржек був дідичем Кривохижинець, Супівки і Сніткова. У Супівці збудував чудовий мурований будинок, заклав фруктовий і декоративний сад.

Лейтенант 7-ї Національної кавалерійської бригади в 1780—1788 роках, маршалок Могилівського повіту в 1804 році.

Був кавалером ордена Святого Станіслава 1789 року.

Родина
Войцех Дзєржек (1714—1774) — батько, бахтинський староста

Барбара Дунін-Вонсович — мати, донька старости кисляцького Вацлава-Томаша Дунін-Вонсовича

Рафал Дзержек (1738 — ?) — старший брат, генерал

Текля Стадницька — дружина, (шлюб 1790 року), донька Шимона Стадницького, консула сандомирського воєводства у Радомській конфедерації

Син — Адам Флоріан Дзержек, (1799 — ?), (пол. Adam Florian Dzierżek h. Nieczuja)

Донька — Ізабела Дзержек (1799—1873), (пол. Izabela Dzierżek h. Nieczuja)

Донька — Анна Дзержек (1803—1860), (пол. Anna Dzierżek h. Nieczuja), друга дружина Ієроніма Собанського

Гелена Свєйковська — друга дружина, (шлюб 1800 року), донька каштеляна кам'янецького і воєводи подільського Леонарда Марціна Свєйковського

Мечислав Пашковський (1836—1873) — внук (син доньки), польський письменник, журналіст. Похований на Личаківському цвинтарі у Львові.

Примітки

Посилання
 Нащадки Великого сейму

Бібліографія
 Маріуш Мачиня, Чеслав Шредніцький, Військо коронне. Штаби та кавалерія, Краків 2002

Персоналії:Снітків
Великий Сейм 1788-1792 років
Могилівський повіт
Дзержки


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The Great Gatsby was published in 1925 as F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, although it is arguably the most popular. This novel takes place in the Jazz Age in the beautiful summer of 1922, focusing on a group of fictional characters from Long Island, a few years before the Great Depression era. The story primarily follows an extremely wealthy and young, Jay Gatsby, and the exotic parties he throws in order to capture the attention of Daisy Buchanan. The novel is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s that explores themes of love, morality, society, class, and more, in order to serve as a caution to readers. In this essay I will argue that Fitzgerald's representation of the Jazz Age is more authentic than the film adaptation Baz Luhrmann created in 2013.
Since the publication of Fitzgerald's novel there have been countless adaptations, including an opera by John Harbison, a Robert Montgomery Presents television episode, and many different films. The 2013 film version directed by Baz Luhrmann sticks to the plot pretty closely, making it a fairly accurate rendering of the novel. Critics gave the film both praises and criticisms, but audiences responded positively overall. To date the film remains Baz Luhrmann's highest- grossing film, winning both Best Production Design and Best Costume Design at the 86th Academy Awards. Although it is apparent the story is very similar to the original book, there are crucial differences that leave some of Luhrmann's choices to be questioned. David R. Sumway wrote in his criticism, Gatsby, the Jazz Age, and Luhrmann Land, Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the novel, while presenting a superficially realistic picture of the Jazz Age', diminishes the narrative's historical validity through its treatment of narrator Nick Carraway.
Fitzgerald created Carraway to represent both an observer and a participant in the chaos of the time; there is some speculation that he might have related to the character. Fitzgerald was never a simple celebrant of the period, but rather something like a participant observer who made and spent enormous sums of money and drank himself sick but who was able to write about the era with detachment(Shumway). Shumway believes, The observer is Nick Carraway, the novel's narrator who is characterized by moderation in his behavior as well as in his judgment of what he witnesses. Luhrmann stripped this important dynamic away from the story when he decided to portray Nick in a different light. The representation of the character Nick Carraway, played by Tobey Maguire in the film, is probably the biggest and most significant difference between the movie and the book. Those who have read The Great Gatsby can tell that Luhrmann altered Nick's character as soon as the movie opens. Nick has checked himself into a sanitarium- diagnosed with alcoholism and, most likely, depression. Nick was never an alcoholic. Fitzgerald specifically wrote Nick as saying, I have been drunk just twice in my life, implying that he is clean cut, but in the film it would appear Nick is a regular partygoer.
In the novel, Nick Carraway begins accounting his tale by first stating that his father says not to criticize others. He asks readers not to judge the characters in his life too harshly, already proclaiming a moral lesson from F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nick moves to West Egg, New York across the bay from his second cousin once removed, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy lives on East Egg with her husband, Tom. Although interested in spending time with his family across the water, his wealthy neighbor who throws extravagant parties next door soon intrigues Carraway. At these roaring parties Gatsby throws almost anything can happen.
Part of Fitzgerald always thought that the swingers of the Roaring Twenties, or the Jazz Age were corrupt. Part of the reason he wrote The Great Gatsby was to serve as a warning to those he believed didn't have the right kind of morals. Amy Henderson wrote, The Great Gatsby was the quintessence of this period of his work, and evoked the romanticism and surface allure of his Jazz Age'??"years that began with the end of World War I, the advent of woman's suffrage, and Prohibition, and collapsed with the Great Crash of 1929??"years awash in bathtub gin and roars of generational rebellion. In the 1920s Americans faced a dramatic political and social revolution. The total wealth of the nation had more than doubled and many Americans left farm life for city life.
In both the book and the movie, it would seem Fitzgerald and Luhrmann only focus on the Jazz Age from the perspective of the upper class. The Great Gatsby shows the giddy good life of America's more high-rolling citizens (Oja). For example, Fitzgerald wrote that Daisy's voice is full of money. The characters in the story speak the language of money, but that was not the case for all of America's citizens during the era. Actually, for manyeven mostpeople in the United States, the 1920s brought more conflict than celebration. However, for a small handful of young people in the nation's big cities, the 1920s were roaring indeed(History.com). By cutting out Nick's observant side that Fitzgerald wanted Luhrmann really only shows one side of the culture of the Jazz Age- making his representation not as accurate as the novel.
The symbol most recognizable of the 1920s is the flapper, With her bobbed hair, use of makeup, flashy dress, brash and flamboyant behaviour, love of dancing and jazz music, her eroticism and longing for romance (Burr). In the 1920s the 19th Amendment was finally added to the Constitution, allowing women the right to vote. Millions of women began working and participating in the consumer market. The availability of birth control increased and new technology began to eliminate the daunting amount of housework- giving women even more newfound freedom.
The Jazz Age was also a birth of mass culture. With all the extra money Americans had to spend radios were in most households, people went to the movies almost every week, and cars were no longer a luxury. Although all of these freedoms were expanded, Prohibition was also a big part of Jazz Age culture that was a large source of social tension. Slayton wrote New Yorkers, however, quickly moved to defy the new law. Farm journals told how 17,000 trainloads of grapes arrived early on, with estimates that only 20 percent were consumed as fruit.
Fitzgerald also references the tension that The Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North caused during the Jazz Age and Luhrmann does not. The Great Migration took place between 1910 and 1940 when many African Americans resettled in the North hoping to find better employment, housing, and education for their children, and less racial discrimination (Lemak). However, this was not necessarily the case. The North was still full of racial discrimination, and many blacks faced poor housing, mediocre schooling, and hard work. For example, in the novel Tom Buchanan says, It's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things. Luhrmann leaves out this crucial part of Jazz Age culture. Millions of white Americans joined the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. To them, the Klan represented a return to all the values that the fast-paced, city-slicker Roaring Twenties were trampling (History.com).
The party scene that is accurately portrayed in the novel and the film adaptation alike is perhaps not the most important part of the Jazz Age, but the conflicts previously mentioned. Baz Luhrmann likes to show rather than to imply. For parts of the film this is effective, as in the party scenes that burn bright but fast but it's not enough to make his adaptation as truthful to the 1920s (Mettey). Luhrmann's representation does not fully and accurately capture the culture of the 1920s like the way Fitzgerald did in his novel. Because Fitzgerald focused on all the aspects of the Jazz Age culture, good and bad, Fitzgerald's representation of the Jazz Age is more authentic than the film adaptation Baz Luhrmann created in 2013.
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JTH TAX INCORPORATED v. FRASHIER II
JTH TAX INCORPORATED v. FRASHIER II (2010)
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United States Court of Appeals,Fourth Circuit.
JTH TAX, INCORPORATED, d/b/a Liberty Tax Service, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harry F. FRASHIER, II, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 09-2262.
Decided: November 10, 2010
Before MOTZ, KING, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. ARGUED:David Andrew Lindley, Jr., Liberty Tax Service, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellant. Dannielle C. Hall-McIvor, Taylor & Walker, PC, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:Joseph Knowles, Liberty Tax Service, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellant. Todd M. Gaynor, Taylor & Walker, PC, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.
JTH Tax, Inc. ("Liberty") appeals from an order dismissing its complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Liberty contends that the district court erred in holding that its complaint failed to meet the $75,000 amount in controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). We agree and so reverse.
Liberty franchises thousands of tax preparation offices nationwide. The dispute before us arises from its relationship with Harry Frashier, one of its franchisees. In 2006, Frashier signed a franchise agreement with Liberty granting him the right to operate Liberty Tax Service franchises in a designated area of West Virginia. In return, Frashier agreed to several post-termination provisions, including a covenant not to compete and a requirement that he return all customer lists and equipment to Liberty.
Frashier operated a Liberty franchise tax office without incident until 2008. On August 26 of that year, after Liberty had filed, but then dismissed, a lawsuit alleging Frashier's breach of the agreement, Frashier offered to sell Liberty a right of first refusal for the purchase of Frashier's franchise territory for $80,000. When the parties failed to agree on the terms of a sale, Frashier closed his franchise, which prompted Liberty to terminate its agreement with Frashier.
This dispute centers on what happened next. On January 28, 2009, Liberty filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia, seeking $80,000 in damages and a permanent injunction compelling Frashier's compliance with the post-termination provisions of the franchise agreement. Specifically, Liberty claimed that Frashier breached his post-termination duties by using his former office to support a competing tax enterprise and by failing to return the requisite materials to Liberty. Frashier responded that he merely leased office equipment and furniture to a different tax venture, actions he described as consistent with the agreement. He further claimed that he now offers only free tax preparation services to the indigent.
Liberty never amended its complaint, but in its subsequent motion for summary judgment, Liberty refined its damages calculation, seeking $60,456.25 in money damages and injunctive relief. The district court sua sponte dismissed Liberty's complaint for failure to meet the $75,000 amount in controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction. When Liberty timely moved for alteration of the judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e), the court denied the motion.
Liberty then noted this appeal. We review de novo the judgment of the district court dismissing the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Pitt Cnty. v. Hotels.com, L.P., 553 F.3d 308, 311 (4th Cir.2009).*
In most cases, the "sum claimed by the plaintiff controls" the amount in controversy determination. St. Paul Mercury Indem. Co. v. Red Cab Co., 303 U.S. 283, 288 (1938). If the plaintiff claims a sum sufficient to satisfy the statutory requirement, a federal court may dismiss only if "it is apparent, to a legal certainty, that the plaintiff cannot recover the amount claimed." Id. at 289 (emphasis added).
Defendants, seeking dismissal of diversity actions for lack of a sufficient amount in controversy, must therefore shoulder a heavy burden. They must show "the legal impossibility of recovery" to be "so certain as virtually to negative the plaintiff's good faith in asserting the claim." Wiggins v. N. Am. Equitable Life Assurance Co., 644 F.2d 1014, 1017 (4th Cir.1981) (internal quotation omitted). A mere dispute over the mathematical accuracy of a plaintiff's damages calculation does not constitute such a showing. See McDonald v. Patton, 240 F.2d 424, 425 (4th Cir.1957) (noting that plaintiffs may secure federal jurisdiction even when "it is apparent on the face of the claim" that the claim to the requisite amount is subject to a "valid defense").
With these controlling principles in mind, we turn to the case at hand.
Courts generally determine the amount in controversy by reference to the plaintiff's complaint. See Wiggins, 644 F.2d at 1016 ("Ordinarily the jurisdictional amount is determined by the amount of the plaintiff's original claim, provided that the claim is made in good faith."). If the complaint in good faith alleges a sufficient amount in controversy, "[e]vents occurring subsequent" to the filing of the complaint "which reduce the amount recoverable below the statutory limit do not oust jurisdiction." St. Paul Mercury, 303 U.S. at 289-90.
Here, Liberty's complaint-which it has not amended-alleges $80,000 in damages, a sum sufficient to exceed the $75,000 amount necessary for diversity jurisdiction. Liberty's later downward adjustment made in its motion for summary judgment (but not in any amended complaint) does not constitute a "subsequent reduction of the amount claimed" sufficient to "oust the district court's jurisdiction." Id. at 295; see also Grifin v. Red Run Lodge, Inc., 610 F.2d 1198, 1204 (4th Cir.1979) (holding that "[o]nce jurisdiction exists, subsequent events, such as the determination that one of the aggregated claims was without merit, do not destroy" jurisdiction).
In other words, jurisdiction turns not on the sum contained in Liberty's summary judgment motion, but on the good faith of the allegation in its complaint of an adequate jurisdictional amount. The district court did not find, nor has Frashier even argued, that Liberty made a bad faith claim of $80,000 in its complaint. Accordingly, the complaint appears sufficient to allege an adequate jurisdictional amount.
To be sure, even a plaintiff whose complaint alleges a sufficient amount in controversy cannot secure jurisdiction "if, from the proofs, the court is satisfied to a [legal] certainty that the plaintiff never was entitled to recover that amount." St. Paul Mercury, 303 U.S. at 289. But even if Liberty's reassessment of its damages demonstrated to a legal certainty that it could recover only the $60,456.25 requested in its summary judgment motion, dismissal for lack of jurisdiction would still constitute error here.
This is so because, like requests for money damages, requests for injunctive relief must be valued in determining whether the plaintiff has alleged a sufficient amount in controversy. See Hunt v. Wash. State Apple Adver. Comm'n, 432 U.S. 333, 347 (1977) ("In actions seeking declaratory or injunctive relief, it is well established that the amount in controversy is measured by the value of the object of the litigation."); Glenwood Light & Water Co. v. Mut. Light, Heat & Power Co., 239 U.S. 121, 125 (1915) (finding jurisdiction by looking at future value generated by injunction). Moreover, plaintiffs may aggregate smaller claims in order to reach the jurisdictional threshold. See Shanaghan v. Cahill, 58 F.3d 106, 109 (4th Cir.1995). Therefore, the district court should have considered not only the amount of money damages Liberty requested but also the injunctive relief it sought when determining jurisdiction.
Consideration of the requested injunctive relief compels the conclusion that Liberty's claim alleges a sufficient amount in controversy. Even if the $60,456.25 alleged in its summary judgment motion constitutes the sole money damages sought by Liberty, its requested injunctive relief need only have a good faith worth of $14,543.76, i.e. the amount necessary to yield a combined value in excess of $75,000.
We ascertain the value of an injunction for amount in controversy purposes by reference to the larger of two figures: the injunction's worth to the plaintiff or its cost to the defendant. See Dixon v. Edwards, 290 F.3d 699, 710 (4th Cir.2002). In this case, Liberty has demonstrated that the injunction, whether valued for the benefit it confers on Liberty or the detriment it imposes on Frashier, arguably yields a figure that exceeds the necessary jurisdictional amount.
With respect to the first, Liberty proposes two distinct ways of calculating the value of the injunction, both of which produce a figure well over $14,543.76. First, Liberty proposes adhering to its regular accounting practice of valuing franchises at 130% of the previous year's net receipts. Using such a formula, it values Frashier's former franchise, and thus the injunction forbidding his alleged improper use of that franchise, at $78,593.13. Second, it proposes a focus on the reputational value generated by the sought injunction. Under this approach, courts consider the ongoing diminution in Liberty's market credibility allegedly caused by Frashier's intransigence. See Multi-Channel TV Cable Co. v. Charlottesville Quality Cable Operating Co., 22 F.3d 546, 552 (4th Cir.1994) (noting that "the potential loss of goodwill also support[s] a finding of irreparable harm" for the purpose of granting injunctive relief). Liberty estimates the reputational value of the injunction to be $12,817,482-the amount it spent on advertising in fiscal year 2009.
As for cost to Frashier, Liberty calculates the amount to be a minimum of $30,000. Liberty derives that figure from Frashier's 5-year lease of his former Liberty office at $500 per month, arguing that an injunction prohibiting such a lease would cost Frashier $30,000 in lost profits.
We pass no judgment on the merits of any of these formulations. See United States v. North Carolina, 180 F.3d 574, 580 (4th Cir .1999) (noting that "[w]hen a factual attack on subject matter jurisdiction involves the merits of a dispute, the proper course of action ․ is to find that jurisdiction exists and deal with the objection as a direct attack on the merits" (internal quotation and alteration omitted)). For our purposes, all that matters is that we cannot say with legal certainty that Liberty's injunction is worth less than the requisite amount. Indeed, all of Liberty's calculations employ reasoning that is at least facially plausible, and Frashier proposes no methodology of his own suggesting that the injunction lacks the requisite value.
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is
REVERSED.
FOOTNOTE. Liberty also appeals the district court's order denying the Rule 59(e) motion. Given our reversal of the judgment dismissing the complaint, we do not reach this question.
Reversed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge DAVIS joined.
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I doubt they've intentionally blocked out start programs specifically, and i'm sure there will be a way to install 'incompatible' software. their far too vested in the business industry (which is actually a major focus for windows 10) to simply block software deemed incompatible..
It looks like Microsoft hard blocked the installer using the application compatibility database in Windows 10 Build 9879. Someone else reported that the Start Menu runs fine if the files are copied over from an existing installation and ClassicStartMenu.exe is executed but I haven't verified it. Or there may be workarounds such as renaming the installer but obviously Microsoft thinks there are some compatibility issues, why else would they block it? Has anyone done an in-place upgrade to Technical Preview 3 and found if it works?
Anyway, getting it to work properly once Windows 10's final version is released shouldn't be impossible. At the moment, Windows 10 is changing too much, as such it doesn't make sense as Ivo said to even look into making Classic Shell compatible because it might break again.
On Windows 10, which is still under development as of this writing, Classic Shell works but there are always some issues with various builds because the OS is still under development. There are workarounds for installing Classic Shell 4.1.0 such as renaming the installer but obviously there are some compatibility issues according to Microsoft.
At the moment, Windows 10 is changing too much, as such it doesn't make sense to look into making Classic Shell compatible because it might break repeatedly.
Update: Version 4.2.x of Classic Shell improves the support for Windows 10 but the OS is still changing.
Please be patient and avoid creating new posts in the forum if possible asking about Windows 10 compatibility.
I've done an in-place upgrade to Technical Preview 3 and it's the only application that got removed. With no message, btw.
Someone else reported that the Start Menu runs fine if the files are copied over from an existing installation and ClassicStartMenu.exe is executed but I haven't verified it.
Microsoft is just being malicious, as usual.
I'll start ClassicStartMenu.exe from the Task Scheduler for now.
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Does it work if you rename the installer to cs.exe and run it?
And also the Win10 Start Menu does not work in Classic theme (even if the themes are disabled). So only Classic Shell helps.
I agree that among all Windowws 6 series, Windows Vista is the most nice and functional (yet worse than XP, of course). I was always surprised why people who dispise Vista, praised Win7.
So Microsoft took action to prevent users from installing Classic Shell? Nice.
Can you tell me what this 'hard block' is or how it is achieved? And how or where I can see it in the TP?
I hope that the coders are working on a new release for Windows 10.
I have been using the Windows 10TP and am utterly dissapointed how the Start Menu is unfolding.
Now that they have hard blocked Classic Shell, it is entirely irritating.
I have a request for the Classic Shell team.
I know that it is still WAY early, but I don't see MS doing anything about it since they are still force feeding Metro to desktop users.
If someone is using 10TP they should know what I am talking about here.
Would it be possible to remove the Metro 'style' things including, but not limited to; like when you click on the network icon in the taskbar it pulls up the Metro Style 'PC Settings'.
I would like to see something less intrusive similar to what was in Windows 7. A small pop-up that allows you to choose a wireless connection.
Ideally the removal of all Metro styling woud be what I want to be able to achieve.
I haven't used Classic Shell since Windows 8 first came out, and once I got entirely sick of it I reverted to Windows 7, so I am not sure of the features that are currently present in Classic Shell.
as for the metro settings, they are possible to remove yes, but classic shell hasn't tried to on windows 8, which leads me to believe that its not of priority for windows 10 either..
Since many of the settings have been metrofied, the only way to give them a classic look would be to reimplement the UI. This is a lot of work and will become even more work in the future. This is not something I am looking at right now.
From what I can tell is that when Classic Shell is installed on 10TP the search and task view buttons hide the first two programs that are opened.
Example; If you have 6 programs open, only the last four are visible in the taskbar because the first two are hidden by search and task view..
Since I have the search and task view removed from the taskbar this isn't a issue for me.
Renamed it, and sure enough it works.
Hello! With a previous build of Windows 10 Technical preview, as you already know, ClassicShell worked, except that replacing the start button made some icons dissapear. If one disables it, the icons appear properly and everything else works as usually. Recenty Windows 10 upgraded to last build (unfortunatelly without asking...) and since ClassicShell doesn't work Yes, renaming the installer installs, but ony the classic start menu works and that not always! The classic explorer and IE plugin don't work. I uninstalled it, it was no use having it. Please do make a Windows 10 compatible version. How different will the final version be (compatibility-wise) from the last build? I also noticed that the default folder icon on last build is not that nice. It would be great if we could return it to Windows 7 or a custom version.
Try setting it on compability mode.
please let me understand who is developing Win 10 are him Marketer or developer?
And why thay are not able to understand that as well as we need the desktop we also need the start programs tree menu.
After that Win10 stopped Classic Shell the only way to run non app program is to browse the Programs directory with the explorer or to digit the name in find field (if it find it...) is this acceptable?
We should be able to use windows 10 menu in windows 8.1 aside from classic.
Windows 10, Build 9879, installed today. 'Renamed ClassicShellSetup_4_1_0.exe' and ran a 'Repair'. Worked a treat and no problems noticed so far.
Setting the installer to Windows 8 compatibility mode, didn't work. I set the installer to Windows 7 compatibility mode (for all users) and then all executables to Windows 7 compatibility mode (for all users). This did the trick and it worked once again!
Win 10 updated today for me (Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (x64) Build 9879) and now essentially treats it like a virus, all the exe's are gone, and it will not re-install as admin or in win8 compatibility mode, just give a "this program has compatibility issues" pop. Just noticed it wiped my context menu customization and open hardware monitor is fubar also.
"Just When I Thought I Was in, They Push Me Back Out! .."
Actually open hardware works but rainmeter can't seem to read from it's plug-in anymore..
Got the start menu working by coping over my win81 install, seems fine so far. No explorer though, tried re-reging the dll's but no joy, not sure how to get the hooks into explorer by hand??
You can simply rename the installer and run it. Reging DLLs by hand is tricky.
Repair mode seems to be the trick, I had cleaned out the remnants so it did not have anything to repair, once I copied over over my install from 8.1 it offered to repair it and all seems well again..
Gaurav mentions incompatibility in the original post of this thread, but honestly I don't see any.
Seems run fine on 9841 build.
Am I at fault the trigger that made M$ cause this?
4.2.0 seems to work just fine on Win 10 build 9879.
Out of curiosity, what is it that it is supposed to do better? For me the released version seemed to work just fine as well, after renaming the installer of course.
It handles the buttons next to the start button better. They used to overlap with the rest of the taskbar.
Also the new version uses the task scheduler instead of the Run registry key, which doesn't work well under Windows 10 (possibly a bug).
Edit: The latest version has reverted to using the Run key again.
I have been a user of classic shell and Windows 8 for awhile.....love the features and it works really great.
in software design to take a look at this. I'm using a Lenovo U510 i7 notebook.
Where exactly are you right-clicking, and what do you mean by "shell mode"?
I just saw win 10 and the start button is still a mess. Is the new Classic Shell going to make win 10 start button like win 7 again?
It will likely work the same way it always has, though a few bugs may need to be fixed. It should work with the latest windows dev 10 release already.
Can you give us, the uninitiated, a little "heads up" info on what it will be like to install Windows 10 over Windows 8.1 where ClassicShell was being used.
After the Win 10 installation, will the desktop start up with ClassicShell in place just like it was for me in Win 8.1 - same Same Start Menu with my programs listed as they were, same menu preferences? Or will I need to uninstall ClassicShell in Win 8.1 before the Win 10 installation, then reinstall ClassicShell, add programs to my menu all over again (groan)? Thanks for your help.
Sorry, can I get an official answer on this from the Site Admin.
If you install 10 on top of 8.1 and have it keep the programs, then your settings and program listings will be preserved.
If you do a clean install you will have to save the menu settings to XML and restore later. Saving your program shortcuts will not happen automatically. You have to save the contents of the Start Menu folders. It will only work if the exact same programs are installed in the exact same location.
The latest Windows 10 Technical Preview (Build 10041) refuses to allow Classic Shell 4_1_0 to run. Even running as an Admin and with compatibility set for W/8 then i can only get a box "This program has compatibility issues."
The latest build also changes the Windows key and e shortcut to show the Quick Access window rather than Windows Explorer/My PC (now also called "File Explorer). So perhaps a future CS version could offer a fix for that.
I have posted the link to Classic Shell many times for Windows users, and hope to be able to continue to use it with W/10.
Thanks. Grace and peace thru Jesus the Lord.
I'm not sure exactly, but i've read that renaming the file gets it to run. try that?