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Q: Can I create a file to subdirectory on OneDrive for Business with REST API? I'm new to the OneDrive for Business REST service and I have no problems creating a file in the root user directory.  Unfortunately, I'm trying to create a file in a shared subdirectory with the following code:
    post https://foo-my.sharepoint.com/_api/v1.0/me/files
/01PRDMT2S3RER67TKPWRELGF6PPPAUCVZT  HTTP/1.1
    OData-Version: 4.0;NetFx
    OData-MaxVersion: 4.0;NetFx
    Accept: application/json;odata.metadata=minimal
    Accept-Charset: UTF-8
    User-Agent: Microsoft ADO.NET Data Services
    Authorization: Bearer .........
    X-ClientService-ClientTag: Office 365 API Tools 1.1.0612
    Host: foo-my.sharepoint.com
    Content-Length: 65
    Expect: 100-continue

    {"@odata.type":"#Microsoft.FileServices.File","name":"demo1.txt"}

Unfortunately, I continue to get the following error:

98
  {"error":{"code":"-1, Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.InvalidClientQueryException","message":"The parameter @odata.type does not exist in method GetById."}}
  0

Is it possible to create a file in a sub directory?

A: try to use address like
https://foo-my.sharepoint.com/_api/v1.0/me/files/{ParentId}/children
also, in the data you pass, specify a "type" member:
{ name: "myfile.txt", type: "File" }


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You guys might not know it but I used to be an avid camper. The summer I moved to Virginia, Mike and I camped almost every weekend. It was our secret weapon to seeing the mid-Atlantic even though we were broke from paying for our wedding. As years went by, our camping trips slowed down until we got our dog and wanted to travel with him.
Outdoor fun on a canoe trip!
In fact, that's the reason why I was searching for last-minute campsites to see the eclipse. I knew this was an event of a lifetime, which is why I booked a hotel 10 months ago. At the time, we were a dogless family (how sad!). And by the time I realized our hotel in Charleston wasn't dog-friendly, every hotel and campground was sold out.
My choices were to leave the dog at home or look for a more creative solution.
Enter Hipcamp. It's basically Airbnb for campsites. Independent land owners list their land for tent or RV campers to use (and some properties even have cabins, "glamping" sites, or one-of-a-kind extras).
Hipcamp caught my eye for a very specific purpose — but I'm glad I found it because it makes it so easy to search for camping reservations even on a normal basis.
Easy to find campgrounds and private campsites.
Camping will always be popular. Being outside feels good. It's affordable, it's a way to disconnect, and it's a fun way to change things up for a few nights. But there are a lot of campgrounds on public grounds already, sometimes free and sometimes with more amenities than a private landowner can realistically offer.
The good news is that Hipcamp makes it easy to book. You can filter by amenities (RV hookups, toilets, etc.) or by activity (fishing, paddling). That makes it really easy to find inspiration if you know you want to head out for Labor Day weekend but aren't sure where to go. They also pull in public campsites as well, like state parks and regional facilities. It's a heck of a lot faster than searching every website individually to find what you want and see if sites are available.
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If you're booking with a private landowner, it works just like Airbnb. They'll receive your booking request but they have the power to accept or deny your booking. My first request was flat-out ignored, forcing me to start over and try again. Maybe that was bad luck, but I can see it being an ongoing issue.
Trying not to freeze while camping overnight in Denali National Park, Alaska.
There are a few private sites that caught my eye, but for the most part, there has to be a real hook for me to choose them over an established campground. You can wake up to the sound of gibbons at one California campsite or you can play with baby goats in New York's Catskills. Unique campsites like those are pretty hard to find — you really have to stumble upon them, which is unfortunate.
For me, camping isn't the only way I travel, but it's one I love. It's not just about saving money or bringing the dog. It takes you to places you'd otherwise never go (like my almost private island last year) and helps you to truly appreciate a place because you can't get distracted by cell phones or work emails. Hipcamp is trying to make this easier and more accessible to add to your life — and it works like a charm.
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We love camping, with 3 little boys and a pup – we prefer it over the hotel scene! Doing a hotel for eclipse in South Carolina (Union, SC) but probably would have totally done camping if I'd seen this…makes it alot less work!
@Laura, We'll be down the road from you, closer to Columbia. Hope you have a spectacular viewing on Monday…see you on the road!
I was concerned about liability on my property. Do guests have to be responsible for any damages etc.
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Q: How to convert a stream before it reaches StreamBuilder? I'd like to convert a stream before it reaches StreamBuilder, but have no idea what that would look like. As an test, I created the simple countdown below. What I'd like to do is give CountDownConversion to StreamBuilder, but if I uncomment it, I get compile errors. I've been reading up on streams and StreamBuilder, but haven't seen anyone doing this type of conversion before StreamBuilder. If someone could clue me in, I'd appreciate it.
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

final Color darkBlue = Color.fromARGB(255, 18, 32, 47);

void main() {
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      theme: ThemeData.dark().copyWith(scaffoldBackgroundColor: darkBlue),
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      home: Scaffold(
        body: Center(
          child: MyWidget(),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Stream<int> countDown() async* {
    int i = 42;
    while (true) {
      await Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: 1));
      yield i--;
      if (i == 0) break;
    }
  }

// Stream<String> countDownConverter() {
//   final number = countDown();
//   return number.toString();
// }

class MyWidget extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return StreamBuilder(
    stream: countDown(), // <- want countDownConverter() here
    builder: (context, snapshot) {
      if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.active) {
        final String count = snapshot.data.toString();
        return Text(count, style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4);
      } else return Text('Working...');
    });
  }
}

A: Convert countDownConverter to an async generator as well and use await for to have it listen to countDown:
Stream<String> countDownConverter() async* {
  await for (int n in countDown()) {
    yield n.toString();
  }
}

Though ideally instead of writing a conversion method, you could simply use map on the stream itself:
StreamBuilder(
  stream: countDown().map((i) => i.toString()),
  ...
),

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Muriel Pénicaud (Versailles, 31 maart 1955) is een Frans politica, ondernemer en ambtenaar, die sinds 17 mei 2017 in de regering-Philippe I minister van werk is.

Levensloop
Pénicaud promoveerde tot licentiaat in geschiedenis (1975) en magister in de opvoedingswetenschappen (1976) aan de Universiteit van Parijs-Nanterre. Zij promoveerde in klinische psychologie (1980) bij de Universiteit van Straatsburg en behaalde ook nog een diploma bij het Institut européen d'administration des affaires (1995).

In het bedrijfsleven
Muriel was achtereenvolgens:
 directeur in verschillende functies bij Danone (1993-2002);
 adjunct-directeur-generaal bij de groep Danone Systems, belast met de organisatie, de menselijke relaties en de duurzame ontwikkeling (2002-2008);
 directeur-generaal van de menselijke relaties in de groep Danone (2008-2013);
 voorzitter van de raad van bestuur van het Fonds Danone (2009-2014);
 lid van de beheerraad van de Franse spoorwegen en voorzitter van het comité voor transport en logistiek (vanaf 2013) en lid van de toezichtscommissie (vanaf 2015);
 bestuurder bij de groep Orange en voorzitter van het comité voor goed bestuur en sociale verantwoordelijkheid;
 medestichter en producent van het jaarlijks evenement voor de ontwikkeling van leiderschap bij vrouwen (2010-2014);
 bestuurder van de vennootschap van de luchthavens van Parijs (2014- );
 bestuurder van de openbare vennootschap Paris-Saclay (2014- );
 lid van de stuurgroep voor de 34 plannen van de Nouvelle France industrielle.

Ministerie van Arbeid
Pénicaud was territoriaal bestuurder, verantwoordelijk voor personeelsopleiding. Ze was ook directrice van het Centre lorrain pour l'enfance et la jeunesse en van de Mission locale pour l'insertion des jeunes de Metz (1976-1985).

Binnen het ministerie van Arbeid was ze actief in regionale directies en in de hoofddirectie (1985-1993). Ze was kabinetslid bij minister Martine Aubry als adviseur voor opleiding (1991-1993).

Ze werd eerste voorzitter van het Nationaal instituut van de arbeid, de werkgelegenheid en de beroepsopleiding (2006-2009) en lid van de Hoge Raad voor de sociale dialoog (vanaf 2008). Ze werd ook docente betreffende beroepsopleiding in de École nationale d'administration.

In februari 2010 overhandigde ze aan de Franse eerste minister de studie die ze opstelde, samen met Henri Lachmann en Christian Larose, onder de titel Welzijn en efficiency in het werk - 10 voorstellen om de psychologische gezondheid te verbeteren op het werk.

Inspanningen voor opleiding en economie
In 2014 werd Pénicaud voorzitter van de Nationale Raad Opleiding en Economie.

In 2013-2014 was ze voorzitter van de beheerraad van AgroParisTech (Wetenschappelijk en industrieel instituut van wat leeft en van het milieu).

Ze is vicevoorzitter van de raad voor goed bestuur bij de school voor recht en zakenbeheer bij de Universiteit Paris II Panthéon Assas (Sorbonne Universités), medeoprichtster van de bidisciplinaire studie 'zakenrecht en management'.

Muriel Pénicaud is medeoprichtster en vicevoorzitter (2007) van TV DMA, de eerste academische tv van de openbare dienst, gewijd aan het management en het zakenrecht.

In mei 2014 werd ze ambassadrice voor internationale investeringen en vanaf januari 2015 directeur-generaal van Business France, een nationaal agentschap in dienst van de internationalisering van de Franse economie.

Minister
Op 17 mei 2017 werd ze benoemd tot minister van Arbeid in de regering-Philippe.

Fotografie
Muriel Pénicaud heeft een bijzondere belangstelling voor fotografie. In april-mei 2017 gaf ze een tentoonstelling van haar fotografisch werk over taxidermie. De opbrengst van de verkoop ging naar het Fonds Sakura, dat de band promoveert tussen kunst en samenleving.

Publicaties

In samenwerking
 Itinéraire de dirigeant, in: Comités exécutifs. Voyage au cœur de la dirigeance d'entreprise, 2008.
 30 ans de la formation professionnelle, CEREQ, 2005.

Artikels
 L'internationalisation est une chance pour l'économie, in: Les Échos, 22 oktober 2014.
 Risques psychosociaux en entreprise. Faire converger bien-être et efficacité au travail, in: Risques, 2013.
 Les normes internationales du travail face aux défis de la globalisation, in: France Forum, 2013.
 Relations sociales en Europe: une contrainte passéiste ou un sujet de dirigeance?, in L'Enjeu des relations sociales, panorama France-Allemagne, CCI franco-allemande, 2013.
 Co-creation at Danone: A guide to co-creation in: Danone, november 2012.
 Pour une vision de l'entreprise dans son écosystème, in: Journal de l'École de Paris n° 91.
 Une solution à la souffrance au travail ?, in: Psychologies magazine, november 2010.
 Quatre solutions contre le stress, in: Le Point', maart 2010.
 Dassault Systèmes, l'innovation organisationnelle en 3D, in: Journal de l'École de Paris, 14 maart 2007
 L'enseignement professionnel, figure imposée de l'exception française, in: Formation Emploi, 2001.

Literatuur
 Executive Women Magazine, portrait, mai 2015
 Bienvenue chez les "Frenchies" !, in: L'Express 22 april 2015.
 Hedwige CHEVRILLON, Qui êtes-vous », in: BFMTV, 20 maart 2015.
 La VRP du made in France constate un frémissement, in: Challenges, 19 maart 2015.

LREM-politicus
Frans ondernemer
Frans minister

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Washington D.C. – As the U.S. awaits the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), the various factions pro and con continue to line up and weigh in on both whether and how the controversial law will stand. David Rivkin, who led the 26-state case against the U.S. government in Florida's 11th District Court (whose judge, Roger Vinson, ruled in the plaintiffs' favor, will meet Harvard Law professor Einer Elhauge, author of amicus briefs that assert the legality of the individual mandate. The debate is scheduled for 9:00 am, on Friday, June 15, at the Texas Bar Association's Annual Conference in Houston.
For more information on the debate and the conference, visit http://www.texasbar.com. For more information about David Rivkin, visit http://www.davidrivkin.com.
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March 26, 2012 – *Breaking* Supreme Court Hearings on ObamaCare March 26 – 28. – Follow @ObamaCare411 on Twitter for the latest!
March 23, 2012 – Liberty and ObamaCare – Few legal cases in the modern era are as consequential, or as defining, as the challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that the Supreme Court hears beginning Monday. The powers that the Obama Administration is claiming change the structure of the American government as it has existed for 225 years. Thus has the health-care law provoked an unprecedented and unnecessary constitutional showdown that endangers individual liberty.
January 10, 2012 – Night of the living dead You've heard of Christmas in July, but Halloween in January? In case you missed, Friday was a big day for those following the Obamacare litigation, as the first briefs arrived at the Supreme Court clerk's office… (National Review Online) More > ….
October 5, 2011 – Think you heard the last of ObamaCare?
Former White House lawyer and leading conservative commentator, David Rivkin, was the first to outline the constitutional challenge to ObamaCare that will soon go before the Supreme Court.
ObamaCare, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, marks the first time in history that the federal government has required every person to purchase a commercial product or service.
As part of its "Preserve the Constitution" series, the Heritage Foundation is presenting an expert panel, headlined by David Rivkin, to discuss the case on Nov. 3 at Lehrman Auditorium in D.C. from noon to 1 p.m.
Other speakers include: Todd Gaziano, director of the Center for Legal & Judicial Studies; Michael Carvin, partner at Jones Day and lawyer for the National Federation of Independent Business; and Andrew Grossman, a visiting fellow and moderator with the Heritage Foundation.
The panel will be hosted by Edwin Meese III, Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy and Chairman of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
Among the questions that will be discussed: Is there any limit to what Congress can require? Does the Commerce Clause, which some argue has already been stretched beyond recognition, grant Congress the power to force citizens to purchase broccoli? What do the text of the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent suggest? When is the Supreme Court likely to review the case? Will the Supreme Court strike down the individual mandate, but leave the rest of ObamaCare standing?
David Rivkin is highly regarded for his award-winning legal writing in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal. Most recently, he was awarded the prestigious 2011 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for his writing in The Washington Post.
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Saudi Arabia; New tourism investments spark a travel boom
From religious sites to beach resorts, the number of destinations drawing tourists from the Kingdom is growing
DUBAI: As Saudi Arabia gets ready to open its doors to tourists from around the world, its own citizens are expected to take their travels to the next level in coming years.
With travel bookings in the Kingdom considered the largest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) — worth more than $25 billion each year — the power of the Saudi traveller shows no sign of slowing down.
"Based on our insights and data from this year, we foresee that in 2019, some of the travel trends for Saudi consumers will be increased duration of stay, continued momentum and growth around religious tourism, and more interest in resort-based destinations," said Muzzammil Ahussain, executive vice president of Almosafer, a Saudi online travel platform.
"In 2018, we found that travellers opted for longer vacations, with the average length of stay increasing by 20 percent compared with 2017."
Religious tourism is a growing travel sector in the Kingdom, with the platform's hotel bookings for Makkah and Madinah increasing by 92 percent in 2018 versus 2017.
The platform also had a rise in bookings for resort destinations such as Bali, Sharm El-Sheikh and Orlando.
"Within the Middle East, the top destinations for Saudi travellers include Dubai, Cairo, Manama and Sharm El-Sheikh, but we can also see that they are increasingly opting to travel further abroad, with destinations such as Kuala Lumpur, Colombo and Tbilisi on the rise," Ahussain said.
"London definitely remains a top destination for Saudi travellers, as we saw a 143 percent increase in visits to London from January to November 2018 compared with the same period the previous year."
Saudi tourists are also seen as a key feeder market for the UAE, and are increasingly being targeted by tourism authorities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
On Saudi National Day, Dubai projected the Saudi flag on the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, while Abu Dhabi held the "Roads of Arabia" exhibition at the Louvre.
"The Dubai Shopping Festival is now (in full swing), and this coincides with a major holiday in Saudi, which is well-timed and a strong motivator for Saudi travellers," Ahussain said.
Global online travel company Cleartrip said that its Saudi travel bookings are growing at more than 12 percent year-on-year, largely driven by growth in domestic air traffic, with increased capacity by new airlines such as flyadeal, SaudiGulf and Flynas.
"Local domestic demand has been growing rapidly due to the price deregulation introduced a few years ago," said Sameer Bagul, managing director and executive vice president of Cleartrip Middle East.
"As per our estimates, over 25 percent of domestic travel bookings are made online, and the online market is growing at over 30 percent yearly."
While Arab Gulf states remain some of the most popular destinations for Saudis, Milan, Paris, London, Malaysia and Thailand remain high on their agenda.
"More recently, we've seen a surge in the number of Saudi travellers to Kerala (India), Sri Lanka, Sarajevo, Georgia and Azerbaijan," Bagul said.
"Meanwhile, Turkey remains an all-time favorite for Saudis, and with the recent depreciation of the Turkish lira, travel from the Kingdom to Turkey is on the rise."
Family travel makes up about 70 percent of total outbound trips from Saudi Arabia, in contrast to the global average that stands at
30 percent. The trend of a fairly high ratio of family-oriented travel is seen as unique to the Kingdom.
"Family and multigenerational travel is a rapidly expanding segment within the global tourism industry," said Christopher Lund, head of hotels for Colliers International in the MENA region.
"We expect this trend to continue, and hotels to become more accustomed to their needs and preferences."
Bahrain and the UAE are considered the most visited destinations by Saudis, followed by Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt and London, according to Lund.
"Hotels, for many years, have catered to regional markets such as Saudi Arabia. Given the large family-oriented travel by the Saudi outbound market, hotels in the UAE tend to have larger rooms, children's areas and kitchenettes," he said.
"In recent times, some hotel brands such as Shaza and Majlis Grand Mercure have been designed specifically to cater to regional demand, and high-profile attractions such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros. on Yas Island are being promoted to draw more tourists."
According to SMErush, an online digital marketing suite, Saudis' online search engine keyword patterns and trends for outbound holiday travel initially demonstrated slow growth in interest in some of the newer tourist hotspots such as Sarajevo and Tbilisi.
"It's quite clear that the vast majority of Saudi's Arabic-speaking public are stable in their holiday online search patterns," said Adam Zeidan, SEMrush's corporate communications manager for the MENA region.
"Each year there is no major change in destinations, with the most popular searches including Arab-friendly and family-friendly holiday destinations in the Middle East and the Far East."
Zeidan cited Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi (Malaysia), Sharm El-Sheikh, Bali and Manama as top holiday destinations for Saudis.
"Specific UAE tourist sites, theme parks and events targeting Saudi families are promoting themselves using their Arabic websites combined with search engine marketing techniques," he said.
"The most popular tourist sites for online searches from Saudi are Legoland Dubai, the Dubai Shopping Festival, Burj Khalifa, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Dubai Mall and Wild Wadi."
The Internet and new technologies are opening up opportunities to explore more destinations, access attractive packages and ease the travel process, encouraging Saudis to holiday more.
"Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and Europe are among the most visited by Saudis," said Fadi Ammache, general manager of the Millennium Plaza Hotel Dubai.
"However, Dubai remains on top of those destinations due to the short travel time, several flights per day, world-class attractions such as malls, waterparks and Burj Khalifa, and high-level services provided by all sectors."
Vinayak Mahtani, CEO of bnbme, a holiday home management company, said that Saudis will continue to travel more to the UAE as they feel "more comfortable" there than in the US or Europe.
"Generally, the atmosphere for them may not be so inviting, whereas Dubai will make them feel at home," he said.
The Kingdom itself has increasingly been focusing on investments in travel and tourism, as its Vision 2030 reform plan aims to diversify sources of income and reduce reliance on oil.
As part of its efforts to boost domestic and inbound tourism, the Kingdom has planned mega-projects such as the $500 billion Red Sea coastline project, the Neom megacity, the entertainment, sports and cultural destination Qiddiya, and the luxury destination Amaala.
"These ambitious projects aim not only to capture demand from Saudis, but also to attract inbound tourism," Bagul said.
Ahussain said: "The impact of these investments on travel is yet to be seen, but we believe there will be an overall positive trend for the travel industry in the Kingdom, boosted by the promotion of domestic travel and staycations around events in the Kingdom, as well as potential increased inbound tourism to Saudi in line with major events such as the recent Formula E Racing event in Riyadh."
The outbound travel sector is expected to continue growing "because Saudis, particularly millennials, are known for their interest in travelling and exploring new destinations," he said. "Millennials will make up more than
30 percent of our customer base in the next five years."
According to the Arabian Travel Market, the Saudi hospitality sector is set to grow 13.5 percent per year to 2022, higher than the established markets of Oman at 11.8 percent and the UAE at
10.1 percent. Saudi Arabia is pursuing targets of 30 million visitors annually by 2030.
"The balance could shift to increased weekend local tourism if more world-class family entertainment sites and events were to operate year round in the Kingdom," Zeidan said.
"There are currently high online search volumes of Saudis seeking information about cinema projects in Riyadh and Jeddah, and in recent months that search has overtaken that of Saudis seeking information about cinemas in Bahrain and Dubai."
Richie Santosdiaz, an economic development expert in the UAE and adviser for Pax Tecum Global Consulting, said Saudi Arabia's economic transformation will have a huge impact on tourism.
"The focus has been on the long term," he said. "This means not only boosting international tourists coming to Saudi, but also the Saudi population — those looking for short or long weekends — exploring more of their country."
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Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
By: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Narrated by: Chike Johnson
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Cultural & Regional
By: William Kamkwamba,Bryan Mealer
By: Kelly Yang
Narrated by: Sunny Lu
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number one: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, 10-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number two: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number three: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?
Expands Compassion & Understanding (Kids&Adults!)
By R in Oak Park on 10-12-19
The Seeds of America Trilogy, Book 1
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
As the Revolutionary War begins, 13-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate, become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (10th Anniversary Edition)
By: Sherman Alexie
Narrated by: Sherman Alexie
Best-selling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Beautiful novel - but wait and think before extra content
By Shannon Ellison on 09-10-20
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
Narrated by: Korey Jackson
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
kids loved it
By Summer on 08-21-17
By: William Kamkwamba, and others
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
The Definitive Edition
By: Anne Frank
Narrated by: Selma Blair
Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic - a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the "Secret Annex" of an old office building.
First review I've written - Had to write it
By Cynthianna on 12-21-10
By: S. E. Hinton
Narrated by: Jim Fyfe
Ponyboy can count on his brothers. And on his friends. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up "greasers" like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect, until the night someone takes things too far.
the speakers voice ruins it
By David on 09-23-20
The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
Narrated by: LeVar Burton
Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, Kenny, and Byron, Kenny's older brother, who at thirteen is an "official juvenile delinquent." When Momma and Dad decide it's time for a visit to Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra-Glide, and the Watsons set out on a trip like no other. Heading south, they're going to Birmingham, Alabama, and toward one of the darkest moments in America's history.
Funny and Poignant Look at Civil Rights Era
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Heart of a Samurai
By: Margi Preus
Narrated by: James Yaegashi
Praised as "a timeless tale" by Booklist in a starred review, this Newbery Honor book by Margi Preus explores the cultural divide between the East and West circa 1841. When Manjiro, a Japanese teenager, is thrown from his fishing boat during a storm, he's rescued by an American whaling ship. Befriending the ship's captain, Manjiro decides to travel with the crew to Massachusetts. But years later, when Manjiro attempts to return to his homeland, he's imprisoned as an outsider
Wonderful !
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By: Lois Lowry
Narrated by: Ron Rifkin
December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for something special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man, the man called only the Giver, he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world.
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By: Elie Wiesel
Narrated by: George Guidall
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Gold Medal, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel offers an unforgettable account of Hitler's horrific reign of terror in Night. This definitive edition features a new translation from the original French by Wiesel's wife and frequent translator, Marion Wiesel.
A haunting reminder...
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Following Atticus
Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship
By: Tom Ryan
Narrated by: Tom Ryan
A middle-aged, overweight, and acrophobic newspaper editor Tom Ryan and a little dog, Atticus M. Finch, are an unlikely pair of mountaineers, but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute to her by attempting to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire's four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter. Tom and Atticus set out on an adventure of a lifetime that takes them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. Little did they know that their most difficult test would lie ahead, after they returned home. Following Atticus is ultimately a story of transformation....
A True Story of Personal Transformation
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The Disordered Mind
What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves
By: Eric R. Kandel
Narrated by: David Stifel
Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts. In his seminal new audiobook, The Disordered Mind, Kandel draws on a lifetime of pathbreaking research and the work of many other leading neuroscientists to take us on an unusual tour of the brain. He confronts one of the most difficult questions we face: How does our mind, our individual sense of self, emerge from the physical matter of the brain?
The Brain and how it forms our reality.
By Mads Miller on 02-20-19
The Classroom Management Secret: And 45 Other Keys to a Well-Behaved Class
By: Michael Linsin
Narrated by: Mike Norgaard
From how to set up an easy-to-use classroom management plan to how to handle difficult students, The Classroom Management Secret will equip you with everything you need to effectively manage your classroom, regardless of where you teach or who shows up on your roster. Based on the popular blog, Smart Classroom Management, the book progresses step-by-step through 45 time-tested strategies, showing you how to manage your classroom in a way that inspires students to want to behave.
Excellent for ALL teachers!
The One and Only Ivan
By: Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao
Narrated by: Adam Grupper
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.
Very nice story
By Ed on 09-03-13
By: Katherine Applegate, and others
The Fall of the Ottomans
The Great War in the Middle East
By: Eugene Rogan
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict.
Great Book About A Little Known Part of WWI
By IRP on 06-08-15
By: Grace Lin
Narrated by: Janet Song
In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer.
My kids looked forward to listening to this book
By christie on 10-12-20
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
By: Alan Alda
Narrated by: Alan Alda
The beloved actor shares fascinating and powerful lessons from the science of communication and teaches listeners to improve the way they relate to others using improv games, storytelling, and their own innate mind-reading abilities. With his trademark humor and frankness, Alan Alda explains what makes the out-of-the-box techniques he developed after his years as the host of Scientific American Frontiers so effective.
Tha last three chapters
By tokind on 07-16-17
Shortest Way Home
One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
By: Pete Buttigieg
Narrated by: Pete Buttigieg
Once described by The Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of", Pete Buttigieg, the 36-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has improbably emerged as one of the nation's most visionary politicians. First elected in 2011, Buttigieg left a successful business career to move back to his hometown, previously tagged by Newsweek as a "dying city", and transformed it into a shining model of urban reinvention.
This book gives hope for the future
By E on 05-06-19
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger, and a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find.
Enchanted by the workings of electricity as a boy, William had a goal to study science in Malawi's top boarding schools. But in 2002, his country was stricken with a famine that left his family's farm devastated and his parents destitute. Unable to pay the 80-dollar-a-year tuition for his education, William was forced to drop out and help his family forage for food as thousands across the country starved and died.
Yet William refused to let go of his dreams. With nothing more than a fistful of cornmeal in his stomach, a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks, and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to bring his family a set of luxuries that only two percent of Malawians could afford and what the West considers a necessity--electricity and running water. Using scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves, William forged a crude yet operable windmill, an unlikely contraption and small miracle that eventually powered four lights, complete with homemade switches and a circuit breaker made from nails and wire. A second machine turned a water pump that could battle the drought and famine that loomed with every season.
Soon, news of William's magetsi a mphepo--his "electric wind"--spread beyond the borders of his home, and the boy who was once called crazy became an inspiration to those around the world.
Here is the remarkable story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.
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©2009 William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers
Cultural & Regional Science & Technology Power Resources
"William Kamkwamba's achievements with wind energy should serve as a model of what one person, with an inspired idea, can do to tackle the crisis we face. His book tells a moving and exciting story." (Al Gore, former Vice President and Nobel Laureate)
"This exquisite tale strips life down to its barest essentials, and once there finds reason for hopes and dreams, and is especially resonant for Americans given the economy and increasingly heated debates over health care and energy policy." ( Publishers Weekly)
El niño que domó el viento [The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]
What listeners say about The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
L. Lyter
Just Wonderful
Inspirational story of a boy who grows up with next to nothing in Africa and loses even that in a famine. Incredibly, secondary education is not accessible for this bright, curious boy and this is the cruelest blow of all. William triumphs over these obstacles by building a windmill largely from junkyard parts. I wish nothing but the best for William. The narration was unique but fit the story well. The toughest thing about listening to this book is coming back to reality and our materialistic, self centered lives.
One of the most inspiring book I have ever read... I mean, heard! William Kamkwamba is my new hero. His strength, clear mind and general goodness inspire awe and humility. The narrator's native accent makes it even more poignant! A must listen.
E Wagner
A story of INGENUITY, richly narrated
Narrator Chike Johnson's warm and accurately-accented reading of William Kamkwamba's story makes me glad that I listened to it on audio rather than just reading it off a page. The beautiful East African accent is easy to understand and helps draw the listener into the story. Moreover, the endurance, resilience, and determination Kamkwamba demonstrates had me practically cheering through the second part of the book as he painstakingly gathers the materials for his windmill.
Tahira Maria Alberte
A Heartfelt Good Story
I really enjoyed the story but felt the writing style was rather elementary. I listened to the audio while I assigned the young readers version to my middle school student. I was able to immerse myself in the story through the audio performance, but don't imagine I would have enjoyed it as much if reading the book. I would highly recommend this story to young adults who need a lesson on gratitude and appreciation. As an adult reader, I felt there was something missing in the retelling of this tale. I'm near the same as as Mr. William, but felt he was a child still through the retelling of his story. The elementary language was perfect for middle school, but I may have personally enjoyed it more if he had retold his story through his maturities and gained insights. All that aside, he made me laugh and made me cry, so it doesn't matter the quality of the writing style, it's a good story.
A Coming of Age Story with a Twist
This is a curious story (for those who like fiction), introduction to technology for the unitiated, and a coming of age tale. It is satisfying, informative and inspirational all at one time. This is the story og one William Kamkwamba who speaks little English. Despite that, he masters the basics of electricity through reading books he has available to him. In the mean time, there is a famine, he doesn't have the money to go to school, and he is teaching himself. In the end he harnesses the wind through the building of a windmill and "lives happily ever after."
This wonderful book is written by Kamkwamba with Bryan Mealer. The reading of Chike Johnson is just grand. Don't let this book get past you.
ANA G.
Magical!
Inspiring! Just the shot in the arm that I needed during this Back to School season.
Dave F.
My first Audio experiance.
I loved it. very discriptive of life in rural Malawi. I am planning to go there.
Inspirational Story for TED Talk Fans
This book was far from my typical read, but I enjoyed it overall. I think it is a very uplifting true story of a young man overcoming his difficult life situation. The book was written with the assumption that you're already familiar with William Kamkwamba. As I had no idea why he had written a book, I suggest that you watch his Ted Talk in advance, otherwise it takes half the book before it becomes somewhat clear.
The book is basically divided up into a few parts. The first 50% of the book mostly covers William's culture and childhood. This section isn't really relevant to the story and honestly, should have been cut from the book. It mostly is random mythology type stories from the region. I think the point of it was to show how steeped in a belief in magic his culture is. It isn't until half-way through the book that you hear about his village's struggle with starvation, his issues with paying his school bill, and the impetus for his amazing inventions to improve his family's life. The next section deals with his travels and talks at conferences and re-entrance into school.
I guess the take-away is that it's a good story and really gives you some detailed first-hand information about what it's like to live in one of the most under-developed nations in the world. He delves a bit into the politics, even, that contributed to the issues. He also discusses some of the hindrances he sees that are brought about by his culture onto the people in his country. His experiences are heart-breaking and visceral. However, William maintains such a positive spirit in the book, and beyond. I don't think the book was well-conceived with too much filler and not an eye toward introducing the reason for the story, early on. However, if you're a fan of Ted Talks I think this will be a very good book.
This is amazing to read
This book helps younger people to feel welcome and to let them know that it doesn't matter where you come from but we're you end up.
Professor JP
In a world where we increasingly depend upon the government for help, a lone, young African boy shows us that there are no limits to humanity's ingenuity and innovation. Let us all rise up and take charge of our own destinies!!
Positive Uplifting True Story
Really enjoyed this book. Its a true story and he even has a TED talk.
Tara Scott
Moving and Inspirational
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the narration of Kamkwamba's triumph over obstacles. The determination and perseverance of William shows others of what can be accomplished when they put their mind to it.


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Improving the Investment Decision Process: Behavioral Alpha
Financial Analysts Seminar Presentation Recorded 24 Jul 2018
Nili Gilbert CFA
In this presentation, Nili Gilbert, CFA, cofounder and portfolio manager at Matarin Capital Management, discusses how to improve investment decisions by eliminating cognitive bias and emotion; how to identify specific behavioral opportunities and risks in the current market environment; the role of quantitative/systematic techniques in mitigating, or magnifying, human bias; and building and managing investment teams that are resilient to bias and groupthink.
This is the archived version of a live broadcast that took place 24 July 2018 at the CFA Institute 63rd Annual Financial Analysts Seminar (FAS).
About the Speaker(s)
Nili Gilbert, CFA, is co-founder of Matarin Capital, where she is a portfolio manager who manages hedge fund and long-only equity strategies. Previously, she was senior director at Invesco. Ms. Gilbert is a regular contributor on CNBC, is a board member at Synergos Institute and chair of its Finance and Investment Committees, and is on the Investment Committee of the David Rockefeller Fund. She has also served as co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations' Term Member Advisory Committee and as a member of its International Affairs Fellows Selection Committee. Ms. Gilbert has been honored by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader, by 100 Women in Hedge Funds as a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Scholar, and with the Toigo Foundation's Bridge to Business award. She is a member of the Economic Club of New York. Ms. Gilbert received a BA from Harvard University—graduating magna cum laude with a special concentration in economics and social studies—and an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School, where she was a Toigo Fellow.
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What to use for 2nd year?
I polished then used Captains Coating w/UV50 last year. It has performed well. I want to use the UV50 again. Do I simply reapply or should use a cleaner/polish first? Which products and steps do you recommend?
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Probably best to call them with questions during business hours as this place is pretty dead!
Tried that. Got voice mail, left message, no response.
Guess I'll try something new.
Me too. Need some customer support/advice as time is getting short before I pull the boat. Liked the products in the past but getting nowhere. Have started looking elsewhere.


The HOA Board usually has no small amount of work to do—and in fact, your Board members may have way more responsibilities than they could ever hope to accomplish on their own. This is why, from time to time, it might make sense to form HOA committees of community volunteers, who can assist in carrying out certain tasks—researching, planning and coordinating events, and performing outreach to other community residents.
As your board thinks about forming some of these volunteer HOA committees, keep the following tips in mind.
First and foremost, it is important for those serving on committees to remember that their role is to carry out the vision of the HOA; the committee itself is like an extension of the HOA's ongoing work.
Make sure that the Board puts into writing what the committee is actually tasked to do. Make clear the scope of the committee's work. If the committee is in charge of researching a topic, then make sure the committee members not only understand the parameters of that topic, but also that they know they are not authorized to act without the Board's approval.
Sometimes, a committee may be tasked to work alongside a specific board member. Generally speaking, though, the best way to form a committee is to minimize the overlap between Board members and committee members—because after all, the purpose of the committee is to ease the burden on Board members.
A great idea is to reach out to those who have never volunteered to work with the HOA Board before, and to see if they'll pitch in with the committee; not only will this serve to engage them in the work of the community, but you may be able to spot a potential new member for the Board itself.
Finally, make sure you don't form an HOA committee of one. You want to ensure at least three to five people in order to spread the work around.


Sompo Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") is the insurance holding company which is the top of the Sompo Holdings Group (the "Group"). The Group is an insurance company group and operates property and casualty insurance business and life insurance business at the Company's subsidiaries, etc.
In addition to reserves to cover payments for claims, benefits and maturity refunds, etc., it is necessary for insurance companies to maintain sufficient solvency in order to cover against risks which exceed their normal estimates, i.e. the occurrences of catastrophe, a big decline in value of assets held by insurance companies, etc.
(C) Consolidated Solvency Margin Ratio, which is calculated in accordance with the Insurance Business Act, etc. is the ratio of "solvency margin of insurance company group by means of its capital, reserves, etc." ((A) Total Consolidated Solvency Margin) to "risks which will exceed its normal estimates" ((B) Total Consolidated Risks).
Solvency margin ratio is one of the indicators for the regulatory authorities to monitor financial soundness of insurance companies. Solvency margin ratio exceeding 200% would indicate adequate capability to meet payments of possible insurance claims and others.


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625. The Chump
Aired May 13, 2010
Michael's employees do not approve of his relationship with a married woman. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam struggle to stay awake at work after a sleepless night with the baby, and Dwight and Angela seek mediation over their child-rearing contract.
Michael Scott: And if I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.
All: No. No.
Jim: That's... not okay.
Michael Scott: Okay, alright.
Dwight K. Schrute: You were being really funny, and then you went too far.
Michael Scott: I would kill Bin Laden and then Toby.
Meredith: That is something I would never do.
Michael Scott: Well, I think we all know what you're capable of Meredith.
Meredith: Hey, I have never cheated on, been cheated on, or been used to cheat with.
Meredith: I ask everyone in the room, "Are you in a relationship?"
Quote from Pam
Erin: We have Mr. Bean playing in the conference room and the Pink Panther movie in his office. With half hour shifts to watch it with him.
Pam: And we need bodies in both these rooms, people. So please sign up.
Erin: He's coming.
Pam: Oh, okay. Everyone, remember, when he get's like this, he will wallow if you empathize. Keep conversations light and if you get stuck, and you don't know what to do, make a random sound effect. Okay, farting noise, whatever. Okay.
Toby: This here is a radon test kit. Okay, I will be putting 'em everywhere. And please don't throw these out. This is a radon test kit. Please don't throw these out. See them all over the office.
Michael Scott: Toby has been leaving radon kits everywhere, like he owns the place. The first time I threw mine away, I thought it was an ant trap. But I figured I'd rather live with ants than with his creepy little disc. The second time, I thought it was one of those, you know, those things you turn over and it moos. Like a cow thing. But upon closer examination, it was another ant trap, so I threw it away. And the third time, I, uh, did it out of spite.
Pam: You want some ice cream?
Michael Scott: Oh! Oh wow, are those Eagles' flavors? "Cake it to the Limit". That's my favorite.
Andy: My name is Andy Bernard and I am a cuckold. For those of you unfamiliar with William Shakespeare, a cuckold is a man whose woman is cheating on him. I've lived the part. And let me tell you, I'd so much rather play the part on stage.
Michael Scott: I can't wait to see this jerk who is making me cheat on his wife. I should punch him in the nose for what he's making me do to her.
Mediator: Finally there's a provision here in the occurrence that the child is born an old man, a la Benjamin Button.
Angela: Same page. Go to the next one.
Dwight K. Schrute: Same page. Just keep moving.
Mediator: Despite the provision covering whether this is all part of the matrix-
Dwight K. Schrute: Which we can't know.
Mediator: This is essentially-
Dwight K. Schrute: Unless we're unplugged.
Mediator: -equivalent to a donor or surrogate contractor.
Dwight K. Schrute: And wake up in the future.
Mediator: Which is actually pretty common. So I have to tell you that this is a solid contract.
Dwight K. Schrute: What?
Mediator: Look, I can't enforce that anybody have a child with anyone else.
Angela: What?
Mediator: So essentially, this comes down to damages. Now, there is some precedence for the range of $30,000.
Dwight K. Schrute: I don't have $30,000 lying around. I have it buried very deeply, and I don't want to dig past a certain someone to get it.
Michael Scott: Pfffffttt.
Toby: Come on, Michael. You're interrupting.
Michael Scott: You're kidding me? God! You say radon is silent, but deadly, and then you expect me not to make farting noises with my mouth? What is this?
Michael Scott: Okay geniuses, how would you do it?
Creed: Curve the bullet. Like in my favorite James McAvoy film, Wanted.
Oscar: All that does is help you shoot around things. What does Bin Laden-
Ryan: Is there a curtain rod in the room?
Michael Scott: I don't know.
Stanley: How about make-believe land has anything you want?
Jim: Stanley, please, this is serious!
Angela: Is this the thing where they use an icicle so there's no evidence?
Michael Scott: Yes, we stab Toby through the heart with an icicle.


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import com.guigarage.photonia.types.JpegImageFile;

import javax.inject.Inject;
import java.io.IOException;

@DolphinController("FolderViewController")
public class FolderViewController extends AbstractController {

    private final BeanManager beanManager;

    private final PhotoniaService photoniaService;

    private final AsyncService asyncService;

    private FolderViewBean bean;

    private ImageFolder folder;

    @Inject
    public FolderViewController(BeanManager beanManager, PhotoniaService photoniaService, AsyncService asyncService) {
        this.beanManager = beanManager;
        this.photoniaService = photoniaService;
        this.asyncService = asyncService;
    }

    @DolphinAction("initView")
    public void onInitView(@Param("id") String folderId) {
        bean = beanManager.create(FolderViewBean.class);
        updateBeanByFolder(folderId);
    }

    private void updateBeanByFolder(String folderId) {
        folder = photoniaService.getAlbum().getFolderById(folderId);
        bean.getSelectedImageId().set(null);
        bean.getName().set(folder.getName());
        bean.getImages().clear();
        beanManager.removeAll(FolderViewBean.ImageBean.class);
        for (JpegImageFile imageFile : folder.getImages()) {
            FolderViewBean.ImageBean imageBean = beanManager.create(FolderViewBean.ImageBean.class);
            imageBean.getId().set(imageFile.getUuid());
            imageBean.getHasRaw().set(imageFile.getRawImageFile() != null);
            imageBean.getRating().set(imageFile.getRating());
            imageBean.getThumbnailUrl().set(photoniaService.getImageThumbnailUrl(imageFile.getUuid()));
            bean.getImages().add(imageBean);
        }
    }

    @DolphinAction("destroyView")
    public void onDestroyView() {
        beanManager.remove(bean);
    }

    @DolphinAction("backToAlbum")
    public void onBackToAlbum() {
        throw new RuntimeException("Not Implemented");
    }

    @DolphinAction("deleteSelected")
    public void onDeleteSelected() {
        try {
            folder.moveToTrash(folder.findImageById(bean.getSelectedImageId().get()), asyncService, photoniaService);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            showError("Can't move image", e);
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The artists chose Vespas to focus attention on the positive and immediate environmental impact of scooters as personal transportation.
On April 30th, singer/songwriter Jason Reeves will gather his friends and fellow musicians Brendan James and Amber Rubarth and embark on The Vespa Experiment, a two-week tour of the California coastline during which they hope to raise awareness about global warming. The three artists will leave behind the concrete jungle of Los Angeles and ride Vespas up the Coast with just the basics: camping gear, musical instruments, and a vision: to inspire young people to consider their impact on their environment.
To that end, the artists have linked up with Greenpeace, who have come on board as a partner to help deliver their message. Greenpeace volunteers will be present at events to engage attendees and urge people to take action to protect the natural beauty of the West from the devastating impacts of global warming. It is critical that Californians act now to protect the state's beautiful forests, coastal areas and farmlands.
Attendees will take action at the concert by signing a giant postcard banner, writing letters, and making phone calls to local Representatives, urging them to be bold in their support for global warming solutions in Congress this year.
As Reeves, James and Rubarth travel north, they will be accompanied by a photographer and film crew, who will document their journey as they perform at clubs, park amphitheaters, mountaintops, and campgrounds along their route; engaging with fans and leading discussions about the environment, and even leading songwriting sessions with community activists and kids from local schools. The footage and photographs will be edited into webisodes to be posted on each of the artists' websites and at www.myspace.com/TheVespaExperiment enabling fans to follow the artists' adventures as they unfold and communicate with their peers about what they are seeing.
More Performances & Special Events TBA.
For latest updates, please visit www.myspace.com/TheVespaExperiment.


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Q: Parsing font info and converting it to System.Drawing.Font i have a text file that contains font information like this:
Arial, 12.5
...and I need to read that info into label.Font like this:
label.Font = new Font(fontNameFields[0], Single.Parse(fontNameFields[1]));
... but I always get the following error:
Index was outside the bounds of the Array.
Can somebody please help me with this?
Thanks
jason.
Code I have:
    MatchCollection lines = Regex.Matches(File.ReadAllText(Path), @"(.+?)\r\n""([^""]+)""\r\n(\d+), (\d+)");
    foreach (Match match in lines)
    {
        string control = match.Groups[1].Value;
        string text = match.Groups[2].Value;
        int x = Int32.Parse(match.Groups[3].Value);
        int y = Int32.Parse(match.Groups[4].Value);
        String cfont = match.Groups[5].Value;

            String fontName = cfont;
            String[] fontNameFields = fontName.Split(',');

            label.Font = new Font(fontNameFields[0], Single.Parse(fontNameFields[1]));
}

Stacktrace

   at Tabbed.Form1.FillCanvas() in C:\Documents and Settings\jay\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\MYPROGGY\ MYPROGGY\Form1.cs:line 574
   at Tabbed.Form1.openbtn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Documents and Settings\jay\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\ MYPROGGY\ MYPROGGY\Form1.cs:line 802
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
   at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
   at Tabbed.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\Documents and Settings\jay\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\ MYPROGGY\ MYPROGGY\Program.cs:line 27
   at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args)
   at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

A: I suspect you're running into a line which doesn't contain a comma. Your sample data work okay:
using System;

class Test
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        String fontName = "Arial, 12.5";
        String[] fontNameFields = fontName.Split(',');
        String name = fontNameFields[0];
        float size = float.Parse(fontNameFields[1]);
        Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", name, size);
    }
}

Log (or pop up in a dialog box) fontName just before you try to create the font, and I'm sure that'll show you what's going on.

A: At first glance the code looks OK.
Have you checked that fontName is what you expect it to be (i.e. "Arial, 12.5") and what fontNameFields contains after the call to fontName.Split?
fontNameFields[0] -> "Arial"
fontNameFields[1] -> "12.5"

Without seeing the actual values I wouldn't like to suggest anything else.
EDIT
From your updated code I'd suggest that it's your regex that's failing. Try printing out the contents of the match.Groups array to check that you're parsing the input correctly.

A: Could it be your format contains a strange comma, or none at all?
Also could you provide code on the label as if it were a System.Web.UI.WebControls then Font has not got a setter.
Skeet's code above works fine for the given input.  You're problem lies elsewhere.


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The RUS Service has been developed and is operated on behalf of EC and ESA by a consortium led by CS SI (Fr) and involving Along-Track (Fr), Noveltis (Fr), Serco SpA (It), and CS Romania (Ro).
For more than 35 years, CS SI and its Space Business Unit have been successfully delivering turnkey systems and providing engineering services for space and its applications markets. With a workforce of 300 engineers gathering advanced and unique skills in both information technologies and space data engineering, CS SI is a recognized prime contractor and a major and proven long-term trusted partner for space agencies, satellite operators and space application actors.
CS SI has a recognized expertise in end-to-end image processing and image quality systems in the wide field of Earth observation. Its ambitious R&D policy is focused on customers' major goals regarding instruments, algorithms, technologies and operational aspects. By combining its skills in these various areas of excellence, CS SI is able to meet its customers' challenges, which include geospatial intelligence and environmental data management also based on Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Sentinel-2 Support Service Manager, providing support about data, algorithm and prototype development or data processing in relation with the Sentinel-2 mission.
CS SI will also contribute to training and outreach activities by providing support and technical expertise related to Sentinel-2.
Along-Track is a young research oriented SME in the field of Earth observation and remote sensing. It performs internal as well as external R&D studies and develops prototypes in the field of remote sensing with a specific target on space hydrology and sea-ice.
Along-Track is working on potential technical breakthroughs in the objective of boosting the use of satellite data into environmental protection, humanitarian and security oriented applications and services. The company assists the space agencies and their contractors on signal processing issues, thematic oriented algorithms and the cross-validation of high level products derived from multiple missions as well as the synergistic use of different sensors in orbit. This is particularly true for the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-3 series.
Along-Track is mainly focused on two applications of remote sensing: sea-ice monitoring from space with the measurement of sea-ice thickness, and space hydrology where the first goal is to improve the spatial resolution to address smaller and smaller water bodies.
Processing Support Services for the processing of large amounts of Sentinel-1 data in the same fields.
Along-Track will also contribute to training activities by providing support and technical expertise related to Sentinel-1 data, use cases and applications.
Noveltis, a French independent private company created in 1998, performs innovative scientific engineering studies and implements customized end-user solutions in the fields of space, the environment and sustainable development.
Noveltis focuses its activities on innovation, in close relationship with international research laboratories. The company supplies end-to-end services to governmental bodies and industries. Noveltis is also coordinator or partner in large-scale European and international projects.
Sentinel-3 Support Service Manager, providing support about data, algorithm and prototype development or data processing in relation with the Sentinel-3 mission. Noveltis will become as well Support Service Manager for the upcoming Sentinel-5p, Sentinel-4 and Sentinel-5 missions once the latter are available.
Noveltis will also contribute to training and outreach activities by providing specific training and technical expertise related to Sentinel-3, 4, 5 and 5p.
Serco Group plc is a worldwide company specialised in the management and operation of outsourced services for the public and private sectors. Since its formation, Serco has consistently supported the space activities of national and international agencies, including ESA since early 1970's and Eumetsat since 1995. With more than 37 years of experience in the space business, Serco is among the top 50 World Space Manufacturing and Service companies.
User Data Access Facilitator: supporting fast and efficient user access to the Sentinels data products through the exploitation of internal synergies with the DHuS archive services.
CS Romania, member of CS Group, is a provider of software development and maintenance services based on customer requirements and outsourcing services in all the three geographical modalities: offshore, near-shore and inshore, with its engineers being at the forefront of technological innovation. The services address primarily 4 industries: Aeronautics, Space, Intelligent Transportation and Energy.
With strong references from major players working in these fields, CS Romania is strongly involved in software development projects such as flight display systems, digital engine control, cartography, flight warning systems, flight data processing and flight dynamics… and implements high standards in developing, testing and maintaining software applications and information systems.
In the frame of RUS, CS Romania mainly focuses its contribution on the setting up and the implementation of the RUS portal enabling the users to access and manage the different components of the offered service.


 Photoshopping, Processing, Compositing– Is There a Difference? Part Three: Photo Processing… Where the Art Begins!
Digital cameras gather all the data that they "see" and create a RAW file out of it. These RAW files are large and unfinished. They can't be printed, emailed or posted on the web. They need to be converted to a smaller format that can be used, like JPEG.
If you choose to shoot JPEGs, your camera is still creating RAW files first. Then, it goes through a series of steps to create the final JPEG. If you shoot in Automatic mode, these steps are determined by the camera. If you shoot in Program, Aperture, Shutter or Manual mode, you have the option to change them before you shoot.
Depending on your camera, you may be able to choose the sharpness, contrast, saturation, color tone, white balance, noise reduction, lens aberration correction, red-eye reduction, exposure and even more. These are all processing decisions. They are all applied after the shot is taken and before it is stored as a JPEG to your memory card.
But wait, there's more! If you shoot the same scene with two different camera brands, you are likely to get slightly different finished JPEGS. Nikon cameras tend to shoot cooler (more blue) photos than Canons, for instance. If you shoot the same scene on Auto with both cameras, one will have a cooler cast to it. So, the camera is making decisions on the color cast of your photo! This is why you'll see many Nikon shooters changing their white balance to Shade or Cloudy in their camera.
Another curious fact is that the photo you see on the LCD screen on the back of your camera, in playback mode, is a JPEG, whether you are shooting RAW or JPEG.
If you've chosen JPEG in your image quality menu, once the photo is taken and converted into a JPEG by your camera, the changes are baked in.
What if you don't like the finished photo when you see it on your computer screen? You can process it with software, but the range of changes is more limited than if you had chosen to shoot in RAW.
OK, we've now determined that all photos are processed, one way or another. The camera can make all the processing decisions (Auto mode), or you can make some of them (Program, Aperture, Shutter or Manual mode). But, there's a third choice.
You can take over the processing decisions and create your own art, with more latitude to make changes. You can shoot in RAW. Remember, all RAW photos must be processed using software on your computer or, perhaps, on your mobile phone or iPad. To test the waters, most people begin by selecting to shoot in RAW and JPEG at the same time. This can be chosen in the image quality menu on the camera. Then, they play around with the RAW files, using processing software, to get a feel for what it does. They always have the camera-finished JPEGS to fall back on, in a pinch.
If the only things you could change in processing software were the same as the settings in the camera, you might be tempted to skip the whole RAW deal. But, after you've made those initial decisions, the art really begins.
Slide right to see the image processed in Lightroom.
The photo you see when you slide to the left is the same JPEG from the camera that you saw above, a SOOC photo. The photo you see when you slide to the right is the RAW file, processed in Lightroom. Notice how you can now see the details in the shadows. The colors are richer. It looks much more like what I saw when I took the shot! If you'd like to see a larger version, you can click here.
In the next blog post, I'll explain how you can enhance your photos and really feel the creative process. And, it's not just for RAW photos, although they are the best. You can process JPEGS, even ones shot with your mobile phone. And, what about all those old slides and prints gathering dust in your closet? Wait until you see what you can do with those!


Today, large and small-scale, global and local, innovative and traditional, public and private; everyone is competing for the same market. One should not turn a blind eye to the importance of marketing as marketing fuels both the external and internal activities of the business today.
Here is a list of the 12 best online marketing tools that'll boost your marketing efforts and help you in your venture.
GetResponse is a complete online marketing platform which provides you with tools for effective email marketing, webinars, landing pages, and marketing automation. Besides the famous email marketing tool which helps you to grow your lists and increase conversions using beautiful emails, sharp segmentation and autoresponders, GetResponse can also be used to create beautiful, responsive, and conversion optimized landing pages; to enhance your customer communication using webinar tools; and to plan, analyse, and manage the customer journeys using marketing automation tools.
GetResponse is a freemium marketing tool which comes with a 30 day free trial period.
Hubspot is an inbound marketing and sales software that help you attract more visitors, convert more leads, and delight your customers.
Trello helps you manage your digital marketing projects better. It is an online project management tool which helps you collaborate with your teammates in the real time.
It lets you stack everything relating to your online marketing projects like who is working on what and drafts of social media posts, blog posts, etc. into virtual boards, lists, and cards and lets your teammates access them and know who's working on what.
When it comes to project management tools, Trello really has no close competitor.
NinjaOutreach is a marketing tool purposely designed to aid digital marketers reach out and build relationships with industry influencers. This marketing tool is a one-stop resource for your all your outreach campaigns and even has over 25 million contacts of influencers of every niche and country.
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Buzzsumo is a powerful marketing tool which lets you find out what content is popular by topic on any website. It is a dream tool for all the content marketers as it does the most time-consuming job of scanning the social media websites and finding out what are people talking about (content with most engagement) at any given time.
This marketing tool also helps you to find a suitable influencer for your niche who you can partner with to increase your website's visitors, get more fan following, and to get more brand exposure.
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Hootsuite is an impressive social media management tool which lets you schedule 100s of your social media posts at once, manage social content on cloud, monitor your brand over social media, get real-time analytics and track your social ROI, all from one dashboard.
Hootsuite also lets you create, manage, and update your social media advertisements right from its dashboard.
The freemium tool comes with a 30-day trial period (price starting from $9.99 per month). It also provides a limited free plan where you get to work on 3 social profiles and schedule 30 messages.
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If you are not already aware, it was made public yesterday that the San Antonio Zoo acquired on loan 47-year-old, Asian elephant, Karen. She arrived from the Ringling Brothers Center for Conservation and was reintroduced to her former circus companion, Nicole, as well as Lucky, in what seems another brash form of introduction, lacking quarantine or proper introduction facilities to integrate the new addition to the herd.
As we are committed to Lucky's well-being, we are committed now equally to Nicole and Karen's. As such, we have made the decision to rebrand our campaign. You will notice our Facebook page's title is now simply, "Save the San Antonio Elephants." Please spread the message.
It goes without saying that Karen and Nicole, who have suffered decades of physical and mental abuse—all of which can be found outlined in detail on our website—have found something of a sanctuary in zoo life. They are no longer subjected to bullhook use. They are no longer forced to perform unnatural, painful tricks or are subject to ongoing, controversial research. As they have spent much of their life together, it is wonderful to see them together once more, without the strife of circus life.
Our statements remain solid, though. They have not changed since Alport's death sparked the original campaign in 2007. They have not changed since Boo's arrival and death. They have not changed now.
The exhibit does not meet the needs of these critically endangered species. It has never met the needs of an Asian elephant. Not one, two, three, or five. The exhibit is still far too small for one elephant, much less three or more. Despite the more recent attempts to amend this, the facilities overall are antiquated, and the substrata is still very much unnatural.
So where does this leave the campaign?
We have Lucky, still suffering from arthritis due to her environment, Nicole, a—thus far—seemingly good match for Lucky, and now Karen, who while bonded with Nicole has had issues with other elephants when confined to inadequately small habitats in the past and may not be a good match for Lucky, particularly given the zoo's unnaturally small exhibit. Do we hope this doesn't become an issue? Of course. Are we confident in the placement and decision-making in sending these two to San Antonio? Absolutely not.
We have a lot of questions, a lot of concerns, and as always, we will be watching. Our support for the lawsuit continues, our stance remains unchanged. As much as you fluff it, these elephants are wild, critically endangered species. They are not commodities that can or should just be tossed into an inadequate exhibit in the hopes they get along. They are not disposable, free to be shipped right back to the hell they've escaped, if only in location, if only temporarily, from Ringling.
If you are with the media or have any questions regarding the lawsuit, please contact our attorney, Melissa Lesniak at melissa.a.lesniak@gmail.com.
Thank you for your continued support. We are in this until these elephants, all of them, are provided with the proper environment that San Antonio has never been able to secure.
Zoo's are no place for these majestic animals. Send them to a sanctuary.
I am so very happy that Lucky and Nicole are bonding so quickly. I am very concerned about adding Karen now in what is definitely an inadequate amount of space for two Elephants, let alone three, and with no quarantine or properly introducing her to Lucky. I'm very worried about Lucky being bullied or worse by Karen in such a small enclosure They just couldn't leave well enough alone. Always have to add some extra cruelty into the mix. More elephants= more money!
I hope everyone keeps an eye on all the zoos that are barely meeting the "three-elephant rule" now in effect for AZA-accredited zoos. If the rule is 3, then the best practice (even for a zoo) is most likely a minimum of 6-8 elephants in a group. Most mid-sized zoos can barely meet the three-elephant rule and most small zoos have already stopped exhibiting elephants. Elephants will start to become in very short supply within a few more years and more zoos will have to give up their elephant displays over time. I'm personally hoping the colder climate zoos give way first so that remaining captive elephants eventually are only in climate conditions closer to their native habitat. The ethics of keeping captive elephants keep moving in the direction of no captive elephants and the transition to no captive elephants will continue.


WAWWA is a Manchester based clothing brand that works with sustainability at the heart of everything it does. Having started in a small warehouse making organic t-shirts and printing using water based inks, the company is about to launch their first cut and sew collection, titled 'Before The Water Gets Too High'. The inspiration for the collection is the intersect between man and nature, how the two overlap. The seas and shore is the perfect place to explore that, using sandy colours, blue hues and suitable graphics to create the not so subtle message that now is the time to act.
Designed and sampled in house by the small team working out of a 200 year old cotton Mill on the outskirts of a rapidly gentrifying Ancoats, the collection features recycled plastics spun into yarn, organic cottons and utilises design expertise to both maximise durability and minimise waste. Production is done either in a family run factory in Portugal, in fair trade renewably powered factories in India or right in the heart of Manchester.
Sean, co-founder of the brand says 'Sustainability is a real hot topic at the moment and there's a lot of confusion as to what it means, with plenty of greenwashing. We've become more and more granular with what we're doing and obsessed with the small details, which doesn't enamour us to manufacturers, but we're determined to keep learning and strive to make the best product possible with the smallest impact on the planet as it's vital for the future that everyone functions more sustainably'.
• 44% sourced from recycled plastic.
• Sea, beach and shore inspiration for the collection, focusing on the idea of salvaging plastic from the sea and acting before it's too late.
• Made in UK, wind+solar powered factory in India or family run factory in Portugal.
• All orders shipped in plant based compostable packaging.
Alongside the collection, the company is also carrying on its hugely successful ' 1+1 campaign into the summer months. For every hat or pair of socks the company sells, another will be donated to a homeless person less fortunate in the UK. The company has donated 4,000 pieces of of clothing to date, and wants to double that amount this year.
WAWWA was founded in 2015 by two brothers who started by making graphic t-shirts organically and since that time, have focused on sustainability and the planet as part of their core ethos. Now a team of five, with two european trade shows under their belt, the company plans to expand internationally this year. As part of the strategy as a social enterprise, the company plan to crowdfund the move into a sustainable factory in Manchester this year where they hope to provide work placements and employment to the recently homeless.


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Dualpanto: A Haptic Device That Enables Blind Users to Continuously Interact With Virtual Worlds
Oliver Schneider, Jotaro Shigeyama, Robert Kovacs, Thijs Jan Roumen, Sebastian Marwecki, Nico Boeckhoff, Daniel Amadeus Gloeckner, Jonas Bounama, Patrick Baudisch
In Proceedings of the 31th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '18)
paper: PDF
ACM Digital Library
DualPanto is a haptic device that enables blind users to track moving objects while acting in a virtual world.
As shown in the figure abowe (b), the device features two handles. Users interact with DualPanto by actively moving the me handle with one hand and passively holding on to the it handle with the other. DualPanto applications generally use the me handle to represent the user's avatar in the virtual world and the it handle to represent some other moving entity, such as the opponent in a soccer game.
interacting with DualPanto
me handle: As shown in the figure above, DualPanto's applications generally use the me handle to represent the user's avatar in the virtual world.
(a) The user moves around and explores the virtual environment, such as a series of rooms in a shooter game, by moving the me handle. The device uses a direct 1:1 mapping, similar to the mapping of a touch screen; returning the handle to the same location in the physical world returns the avatar to same location in the virtual world.
(b) The knob itself allows users to rotate their avatar. The pointed end of the handle represents the direction the avatar faces.
(c) When the user pushes against a wall, the me handle resists by providing force feedback.
(d) The me handle plays back haptic icons, for example, a short knockback when the player is hit by a projectile.
it handle: As shown in the figure above, DualPanto applications use the it handle to render one selected moving object, such as the opponent in a first-person shooter.
(a) If the object represented by the it handle moves, so does the handle. The handle is actuated only by the device, i.e., it will resist users trying to move it. By allowing the it handle to guide their hand, users can track the associated object, e.g., feel how the opponent moves and obtain a sense of where it is currently located with respect to the user's avatar.
(b) At the same time, the actuated knob conveys to the user what direction it is facing. The it handle may also display haptic icons, such as an impulse when the opponent is shot.
hardware implementation
DualPanto implements the haptic pantograph design. We chose this design because it is planar and therefore appropriate for a single registered workspace without collisions; the two pantographs operate independently, unlike constructions where two pantographs control a single end-effector. We based our implementation on the open-source Haply platform.
The two pantographs are mounted individually onto a tripod using a 3D-printed bracket. We typically weight the tripod's legs to improve stability. The linkages are made of 3 mm laser-cut aluminum, which is rigid enough to avoid deflection. This maintains the vertical distance between the two handles.
The me and it handles are mounted to the arms of the pantographs by a 3D-printed bracket. The me handle contains a small motor (Pololu, 6V) with a gear ratio of 10:1, which is easily back-drivable for user input. The it handle has a higher gear ratio of 75:1 to provide enough force for system output.
To represent direction, we mounted a 3D-printed, asymmetric tip onto each of DualPanto's handles. After experimenting with several designs, the "flattened teardrop" design (8x10x15 mm) performed best, in that holding this design between index finger and thumb clearly conveys its orientation any time.
We presented DualPanto, a haptic device that enables blind users to interact with spatial virtual environments that contain objects moving in real-time, as is the case in sports or shooter games. The key feature is that its two haptic in/output handles are spatially registered to each other, which enables blind players to navigate, track, dodge, and aim. In our user study, blind participants reported very high enjoyment when playing a soccer game (6.5/7).