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text:
extern crate tera;

use super::serde::Serialize;
use super::{Engine, TemplateInfo};

pub use self::tera::Tera;

impl Engine for Tera {
    const EXT: &'static str = "tera";

    fn init(templates: &[(&str, &TemplateInfo)]) -> Option<Tera> {
        // Create the Tera instance.
        let mut tera = Tera::default();
        let ext = [".html.tera", ".htm.tera", ".xml.tera", ".html", ".htm", ".xml"];
        tera.autoescape_on(ext.to_vec());

        // Collect into a tuple of (name, path) for Tera.
        let tera_templates = templates.iter()
            .map(|&(name, info)| (&info.path, Some(name)))
            .collect::<Vec<_>>();

        // Finally try to tell Tera about all of the templates.
        if let Err(e) = tera.add_template_files(tera_templates) {
            error!("Failed to initialize Tera templating.");
            for error in e.iter() {
                info_!("{}", error);
            }

            None
        } else {
            Some(tera)
        }
    }

    fn render<C: Serialize>(&self, name: &str, context: C) -> Option<String> {
        if self.get_template(name).is_err() {
            error_!("Tera template '{}' does not exist.", name);
            return None;
        };

        match Tera::render(self, name, &context) {
            Ok(string) => Some(string),
            Err(e) => {
                error_!("Error rendering Tera template '{}'.", name);
                for error in e.iter() {
                    error_!("{}", error);
                }

                None
            }
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Hello, My bucket list friends ! So I really wanted to write a blog post but I couldn't really think of anything to write about so I'm just going to write about whatever random thoughts are in my head ! Here we go !
The rain makes me sleepy – I know we need the rain but it does affect my mood . It makes me want to stay in bed all day . It also makes me grumpy because I can't stay in bed all day and I have to be out it in . It also makes me grumpy when it makes me change my plans . I guess I don't have a very good relationship with rain.
My cat Cooper likes to sleep in my bed he also likes to attack my foot when it moves when he is on my bed . I yell at him every time he does it but I wonder if he even knows that it's my foot he is grabbing. If he does know that it is my foot does he know that it hurts me ? So many questions and not enough answers for this random thought.
I've wanted to be on TV for a very long time . Even if it was just walking past a news camera but it's never happened . It is something that I have always day dreamed about but I know it's so many other's dream too . So I worry that it will never become a reality but I've made so many of my other dreams come true so why not this one ? I should probably stop doubting myself and take another trip down to LA and see what I can do ! I think I would be great on a game show .
Starbucks coffee is great on any day but especially rainy ones – I'm glad I got out of the house today and got some tasty coffee from Starbucks . I love it even in the summer but there is just something perfect about having coffee on a rainy gloomy day .
It was to rainy to walk but I still got my steps in – My mom and I were going to go walking today but with the rain switching on and off so fast, We knew that we would probably get caught in the rain and get soaking wet ! So that didn't happen but I was still able get my steps for the day in !
I hope you enjoyed my random thoughts !


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text:
Unconventional Warfare Philosophers
Robert J. Bunker, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
Politics and Economics (CGU)
Military and Veterans Studies | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences
The philosophies of unconventional warfare philosophers can be divided into four schools. The classicists, or early school, represented by Sun Tzu and his 'indirect approach', have existed for thousands of years. Marxist‐Leninist revolutionaries gave new emphasis to unconventional warfare as a vehicle for revolution. The theories of these philosophers of the middle school were opposed by those of counterrevolutionaries. With the end of the Cold War, a new strategic environment is emerging, giving rise to new school philosophers reacting to that challenge. They include both those who seek to undermine the nation‐state and those, who, like the earlier counter‐revolutionaries, seek to defend and promote its interests.
© 1999 Taylor and Francis
Bunker, R. J. (1999). Unconventional warfare philosophers. Small Wars and Insurgencies, 10(3), 137-150. doi:10.1080/09592319908423253

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
import * as defineMap from "../../helpers/define-map";
import * as t from "../../../types";

export function ObjectExpression(node, parent, scope, file) {
  var hasAny = false;
  for (var prop of (node.properties: Array)) {
    if (prop.kind === "get" || prop.kind === "set") {
      hasAny = true;
      break;
    }
  }
  if (!hasAny) return;

  var mutatorMap = {};

  node.properties = node.properties.filter(function (prop) {
    if (prop.kind === "get" || prop.kind === "set") {
      defineMap.push(mutatorMap, prop, prop.kind, file);
      return false;
    } else {
      return true;
    }
  });

  return t.callExpression(
    t.memberExpression(t.identifier("Object"), t.identifier("defineProperties")),
    [node, defineMap.toDefineObject(mutatorMap)]
  );
}


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text:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
Copyright (c) 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
found in the LICENSE file.
-->

<link rel="import" href="/core/trace_model/selectable_item.html">
<link rel="import" href="/core/trace_model/selection_state.html">

<script>
'use strict';

tv.exportTo('tv.c.trace_model', function() {
  var SelectableItem = tv.c.trace_model.SelectableItem;
  var SelectionState = tv.c.trace_model.SelectionState;

  /**
   * A ProxySelectableItem is a selectable item which is not a model item itself
   * but instead acts as a proxy for a model item.
   *
   * @constructor
   * @extends {SelectableItem}
   */
  function ProxySelectableItem(modelItem) {
    SelectableItem.call(this, modelItem);
  };

  ProxySelectableItem.prototype = {
    __proto__: SelectableItem.prototype,

    get selectionState() {
      var modelItem = this.modelItem_;
      if (modelItem === undefined)
        return SelectionState.NONE;
      return modelItem.selectionState;
    }
  };

  return {
    ProxySelectableItem: ProxySelectableItem
  };
});
</script>


text:
Published On: Mon, Dec 17th, 2018
Front Page / News | By Scott
Senate passes legislation to aid justice for missing and murdered natives
One Feather staff reports
WASHINGTON – A bill to aid law enforcement in the location and prosecuting cases of missing and murdered Native American women and girls passed in the senate Dec. 6. Both the chair and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hailed its passage. The Office of Tribal Prosecutor also praised its passage.
Shelli Buckner, a tribal prosecutor, said the bill's passage is encouraging. "The number of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is a tragic and epidemic issue in the tribal communities throughout North America. While Cherokee statistics do not approach that of other tribes, one missing or murdered woman or girl is one too many," she said. "The Office of the Tribal Prosecutor is optimistic that Savanna's Act will not only improve data collection and sharing so as to best inform the response of law enforcement to violence against our most vulnerable victims, but also that this legislation will improve cooperation between tribal, state, and federal governments in response to domestic violence and all violence against women and girls."
Chair Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) said, "Savanna's Act will provide Indian tribes with better access to databases that track missing and unidentified persons across the country," said Hoeven. "This will help bring greater awareness regarding tragic cases of missing and murdered Indians in the United States."
Vice Chair Tom Udall (D-N.M.) said, "I am proud to have worked with my colleague, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), to get this vital piece of legislation passed through the Senate," said Udall. "Native women go missing and experience violence at alarming rates but, too often, cases go uninvestigated and unresolved. Native women deserve better. Savanna's Act will improve data collection, enable information sharing, and facilitate coordination between federal, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies to better address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. I urge the House to pass this bill and bring us one step closer to making sure that Native women receive the justice they deserve."
The bill now sits at the House of Representatives, but it currently remains on hold.
The bill is named for Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota member Savanna Greywind, 22, who while eight months pregnant was kidnapped and murdered. Her baby survived the attack and is now being raised by her father.
The bill improves tribal access to federal databases that track missing and unidentified persons, specifically Native Americans and Alaska Natives. It requires the Department of Justice to consult with tribes while developing national law enforcement and justice guidelines when responding to cases involving missing and murdered Native Americans. It incentivizes federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to incorporate these guidelines into existing processes. It provides tribes and law enforcement agencies with training and technical assistance relating to the implementation of the guidelines developed under this act, and it mandates annual reporting to congress on known statistics relating to missing and murdered Native Americans in the U.S.
The bill was introduced by outgoing Sen. Heitkamp on Oct. 5, 2017. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a legislative hearing to receive testimony on the bill on Oct. 25, 2017. On Nov. 14, the Committee held a business meeting on the bill and ordered it to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
"In the meantime, as we work to move Savanna's Act through the House and onto the president's desk, I am committed to keeping the focus on this important issue," continued Udall.


© 1999 John E. Perkins, Ph.D.
This research describes a field test of a reiterative communication method called the Echo Forum Approach which supports sensemaking in a board of directors. The Echo Forum Approach was designed by the researcher based on the sensemaking concepts of Weick (1995) and the reiterative rounds common to the Delphi Method (Dalkey 1969), one-draft negotiations (Camp David Negotiations Homepage 1997), and the Natural Step (Robert 1991). The Echo Forum Approach consists of reiterative rounds of short interviews of each board member, conducted by phone or in person, followed by written feedback reports. It is designed to assist the members of a board in making sense-both personally and collectively-as they work to understand an emergent, vague, or complex issue about which the board must decide.
This research employed a quasi-experimental nonequivalent control group design (Campbell and Stanley 1963) to investigate the research hypothesis that the regular meetings of the board when combined with reiterative Echo Forum Approach rounds would interact synergistically to augment the personal and collective sensemaking of board members. A second board from the same umbrella organization served as a comparison board.
Triangulation of data (Patton 1990; Creswell 1994) uses data from a diversity of sources to strengthen study design. Quantitative and qualitative data gathered from the pretests and posttests were triangulated with qualitative data gathered from Echo Forum Approach participant observation (Whyte 1984), and board members' comments. Analysis of the data suggests that the Echo Forum Approach did contribute to meaningful sensemaking in the experimental board. Echo Forum Approach helped the board as a collective unit progress towards making sense of the strategic opportunity under discussion without adding any additional meeting time. The experimental board's members had a more thorough grasp of their board's proposed policy and arrived at its decision regarding what actions to take faster than the control board did. Individually, it helped members clarify their own thoughts and better understand the ideas and suggestions stated by other board members.


Building and planning for the future takes wisdom and faith.
The leadership of Heights Church has been seeking wisdom and praying earnestly to hear God's will in this process. For the last year, we have included our whole church body in multiple times of prayer over this next step.
Together, we have sensed the Lord's direction in preparing ourselves to reach new people in Northern Arizona in three different ways. One, we are expanding the ministry capacity of our current campus in Prescott. Two, we are taking active steps to plant church ministries in Flagstaff, Sedona, and other areas in need. And three, we are acquiring a new church campus in Prescott Valley.
Moreover, we will financially assist Global Hope Network, International in the country of Jordan with their own campaign to reach millions of people for Jesus, ministering to refugees, women, and children.
Goals like these require tremendous resources. Our goal in this campaign is to raise $3.5 million over the next three years. We are aware that our God is a big God, and that His blessings are exponential!
In celebration of God leading us through this journey, our church family will turn in commitment cards together on Sunday, October 28th. Then we will take the next step as we put our faith in action and watch God fulfill His vision for our church. On Sunday, November 11th, we will share the results of all our efforts and give thanks to the Lord.
*All commitments are strictly confidential.


Energy suppliers paid up to €10m last year to wind-farm operators to power down, freedom of information documents supplied to the Sunday Independent reveal.
The cost of broken or shut-off wind turbines was up to €10m in 2013 and could be passed on to Irish consumers in their electricity bills, communications between EirGrid and the Department of Energy suggest. "The suppliers can, of course, pass this cost on to their consumers," an EirGrid executive said in an email on the subject to a senior civil servant at the Department of Energy.
The amount paid by Bord Gais, ESB and other suppliers for 2013 was up to €10m, according to EirGrid.
However, that cost looks set to soar as the power-down rate of 3 per cent for 2013 is estimated to rise to 10 per cent in 2014, according to EirGrid, suggesting a cost to conventional energy companies of over €30m and a knock-on cost to consumer energy bills. An EirGrid graph on wind curtailments shows them rising 50 per cent further by 2016, which would cost utility companies €40m.
Irish wind-farm operators receive payouts from other electricity providers in respect of "constraints" or "curtailments" where a transmission or distribution line is down for maintenance or where there is a local fault, or when there is high wind at a time of low-energy demand (for example, in the middle of the night) and turbines are shut down due to over-capacity. The same policy is applied internationally.
European energy regulators decided last year that wind farms would receive compensation from the energy market for these shutdowns and it is part of government policy as a way to stimulate the wind energy market.


Lauren Bloom and Matt Ritchey don't have much time these days for anything that doesn't ferment. The couple is putting in long hours at their new business, Bløm Meadworks, a space for mead enthusiasts and those trying the beverage for the first time. "We wanted to build a business around what we love to drink and share that with Ann Arbor," says Lauren.


text:
/*
 * Functions to make it easier to write prometheus consoles, such
 * as graphs.
 *
 */
PromConsole = {};

PromConsole.NumberFormatter = {};
PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesBig = ["k", "M", "G", "T", "P", "E", "Z", "Y"];
PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesBig1024 = ["ki", "Mi", "Gi", "Ti", "Pi", "Ei", "Zi", "Yi"];
PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesSmall = ["m", "u", "n", "p", "f", "a", "z", "y"];

PromConsole._stripTrailingZero = function(x) {
    if (x.indexOf("e") == -1) {
      // It's not safe to strip if it's scientific notation.
      return x.replace(/\.?0*$/, '');
    }
    return x;
};

// Humanize a number.
PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize = function(x) {
  if (x === null) {
    return "null";
  }
  var ret = PromConsole.NumberFormatter._humanize(
    x, PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesBig,
    PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesSmall, 1000);
  x = ret[0];
  var prefix = ret[1];
  if (Math.abs(x) < 1) {
    return x.toExponential(3) + prefix;
  }
  return PromConsole._stripTrailingZero(x.toFixed(3)) + prefix;
};

// Humanize a number, don't use milli/micro/etc. prefixes.
PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanizeNoSmallPrefix = function(x) {
  if (x === null) {
    return "null";
  }
  if (Math.abs(x) < 1) {
    return PromConsole._stripTrailingZero(x.toPrecision(3));
  }
  var ret = PromConsole.NumberFormatter._humanize(
    x, PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesBig,
    [], 1000);
  x = ret[0];
  var prefix = ret[1];
  return PromConsole._stripTrailingZero(x.toFixed(3)) + prefix;
};

// Humanize a number with 1024 as the base, rather than 1000.
PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize1024 = function(x) {
  if (x === null) {
    return "null";
  }
  var ret = PromConsole.NumberFormatter._humanize(
    x, PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesBig1024,
    [], 1024);
  x = ret[0];
  var prefix = ret[1];
  if (Math.abs(x) < 1) {
    return x.toExponential(3) + prefix;
  }
  return PromConsole._stripTrailingZero(x.toFixed(3)) + prefix;
};

// Humanize a number, returning an exact representation.
PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanizeExact = function(x) {
  if (x === null) {
    return "null";
  }
  var ret = PromConsole.NumberFormatter._humanize(
    x, PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesBig,
    PromConsole.NumberFormatter.prefixesSmall, 1000);
  return ret[0] + ret[1];
};

PromConsole.NumberFormatter._humanize = function(x, prefixesBig, prefixesSmall, factor) {
  var prefix = "";
  if (x === 0) {
    /* Do nothing. */
  } else if (Math.abs(x) >= 1) {
    for (var i=0; i < prefixesBig.length && Math.abs(x) >= factor; ++i) {
      x /= factor;
      prefix = prefixesBig[i];
    }
  } else {
    for (var i=0; i < prefixesSmall.length && Math.abs(x) < 1; ++i) {
      x *= factor;
      prefix = prefixesSmall[i];
    }
  }
  return [x, prefix];
};

PromConsole.TimeControl = function() {
  document.getElementById("prom_graph_duration_shrink").onclick = this.decreaseDuration.bind(this);
  document.getElementById("prom_graph_duration_grow").onclick = this.increaseDuration.bind(this);
  document.getElementById("prom_graph_time_back").onclick = this.decreaseEnd.bind(this);
  document.getElementById("prom_graph_time_forward").onclick = this.increaseEnd.bind(this);
  document.getElementById("prom_graph_refresh_button").onclick = this.refresh.bind(this);
  this.durationElement = document.getElementById("prom_graph_duration");
  this.endElement = document.getElementById("prom_graph_time_end");
  this.durationElement.oninput = this.dispatch.bind(this);
  this.endElement.oninput = this.dispatch.bind(this);
  this.endElement.oninput = this.dispatch.bind(this);
  this.refreshValueElement = document.getElementById("prom_graph_refresh_button_value");

  var refreshList = document.getElementById("prom_graph_refresh_intervals");
  var refreshIntervals = ["Off", "1m", "5m", "15m", "1h"];
  for (var i=0; i < refreshIntervals.length; ++i) {
    var li = document.createElement("li");
    li.onclick = this.setRefresh.bind(this, refreshIntervals[i]);
    li.textContent = refreshIntervals[i];
    refreshList.appendChild(li);
  }

  this.durationElement.value = PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.getHumanDuration(
    PromConsole.TimeControl._initialValues.duration);
  if (!PromConsole.TimeControl._initialValues.endTimeNow) {
    this.endElement.value = PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.getHumanDate(
      new Date(PromConsole.TimeControl._initialValues.endTime * 1000));
  }
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.timeFactors = {
  "y": 60 * 60 * 24 * 365,
  "w": 60 * 60 * 24 * 7,
  "d": 60 * 60 * 24,
  "h": 60 * 60,
  "m": 60,
  "s": 1
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.stepValues = [
  "10s", "1m", "5m", "15m", "30m", "1h", "2h", "6h", "12h", "1d", "2d",
  "1w", "2w", "4w", "8w", "1y", "2y"
];

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype._setHash = function() {
  var duration = this.parseDuration(this.durationElement.value);
  var endTime = this.getEndDate() / 1000;
  window.location.hash = "#pctc" + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(
    {duration: duration, endTime: endTime}));
};

PromConsole.TimeControl._initialValues = function() {
  var hash = window.location.hash;
  var values;
  if (hash.indexOf('#pctc') === 0) {
    values = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(hash.substring(5)));
  } else {
    values = {duration: 3600, endTime: 0};
  }
  if (values.endTime == 0) {
    values.endTime = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
    values.endTimeNow = true;
  }
  return values;
}();

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.parseDuration = function(durationText) {
  var durationRE = new RegExp("^([0-9]+)([ywdhms]?)$");
  var matches = durationText.match(durationRE);
  if (!matches) { return 3600; }
  var value = parseInt(matches[1]);
  var unit = matches[2] || 's';
  return value * PromConsole.TimeControl.timeFactors[unit];
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.getHumanDuration = function(duration) {
  var units = [];
  for (var key in PromConsole.TimeControl.timeFactors) {
    units.push([PromConsole.TimeControl.timeFactors[key], key]);
  }
  units.sort(function(a, b) { return b[0] - a[0]; });
  for (var i = 0; i < units.length; ++i) {
    if (duration % units[i][0] === 0) {
      return (duration / units[i][0]) + units[i][1];
    }
  }
  return duration;
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.increaseDuration = function() {
  var durationSeconds = this.parseDuration(this.durationElement.value);
  for (var i = 0; i < PromConsole.TimeControl.stepValues.length; i++) {
    if (durationSeconds < this.parseDuration(PromConsole.TimeControl.stepValues[i])) {
      this.setDuration(PromConsole.TimeControl.stepValues[i]);
      this.dispatch();
      return;
    }
  }
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.decreaseDuration = function() {
  var durationSeconds = this.parseDuration(this.durationElement.value);
  for (var i = PromConsole.TimeControl.stepValues.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    if (durationSeconds > this.parseDuration(PromConsole.TimeControl.stepValues[i])) {
      this.setDuration(PromConsole.TimeControl.stepValues[i]);
      this.dispatch();
      return;
    }
  }
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.setDuration = function(duration) {
  this.durationElement.value = duration;
  this._setHash();
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.getEndDate = function() {
  if (this.endElement.value === '') {
    return null;
  }
  var dateParts = this.endElement.value.split(/[- :]/)
  return Date.UTC(dateParts[0], dateParts[1] - 1, dateParts[2], dateParts[3], dateParts[4]);
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.getOrSetEndDate = function() {
  var date = this.getEndDate();
  if (date) {
    return date;
  }
  date = new Date();
  this.setEndDate(date);
  return date.getTime();
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.getHumanDate = function(date) {
  var hours = date.getUTCHours() < 10 ? '0' + date.getUTCHours() : date.getUTCHours();
  var minutes = date.getUTCMinutes() < 10 ? '0' + date.getUTCMinutes() : date.getUTCMinutes();
  return date.getUTCFullYear() + "-" + (date.getUTCMonth()+1) + "-" + date.getUTCDate() + " " +
      hours + ":" + minutes;
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.setEndDate = function(date) {
  this.setRefresh("Off");
  this.endElement.value = this.getHumanDate(date);
  this._setHash();
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.increaseEnd = function() {
  // Increase duration 25% range & convert ms to s.
  this.setEndDate(new Date(this.getOrSetEndDate() + this.parseDuration(this.durationElement.value) * 1000/4 ));
  this.dispatch();
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.decreaseEnd = function() {
  this.setEndDate(new Date(this.getOrSetEndDate() - this.parseDuration(this.durationElement.value) * 1000/4 ));
  this.dispatch();
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.refresh = function() {
  this.endElement.value = '';
  this._setHash();
  this.dispatch();
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.dispatch = function() {
  var durationSeconds = this.parseDuration(this.durationElement.value);
  var end = this.getEndDate();
  if (end === null) {
    end = new Date().getTime();
  }
  for (var i = 0; i< PromConsole._graph_registry.length; i++) {
    var graph = PromConsole._graph_registry[i];
    graph.params.duration = durationSeconds;
    graph.params.endTime = end / 1000;
    graph.dispatch();
  }
};

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype._refreshInterval = null;

PromConsole.TimeControl.prototype.setRefresh = function(duration) {
  if (this._refreshInterval !== null) {
    window.clearInterval(this._refreshInterval);
    this._refreshInterval = null;
  }
  if (duration != "Off") {
    if (this.endElement.value !== '') {
      this.refresh();
    }
    var durationSeconds = this.parseDuration(duration);
    this._refreshInterval = window.setInterval(this.dispatch.bind(this), durationSeconds * 1000);
  }
  this.refreshValueElement.textContent = duration;
};

// List of all graphs, used by time controls.
PromConsole._graph_registry = [];

PromConsole.graphDefaults = {
  expr: null,     // Expression to graph. Can be a list of strings.
  node: null,     // DOM node to place graph under.
                  // How long the graph is over, in seconds.
  duration: PromConsole.TimeControl._initialValues.duration,
                  // The unixtime the graph ends at.
  endTime:  PromConsole.TimeControl._initialValues.endTime,
  width: null,    // Height of the graph div, excluding titles and legends.
                  // Defaults to auto-detection.
  height: 200,    // Height of the graph div, excluding titles and legends.
  min: "auto",    // Minimum Y-axis value, defaults to lowest data value.
  max: undefined, // Maximum Y-axis value, defaults to highest data value.
  renderer: 'line',  // Type of graphs, options are 'line' and 'area'.
  name: null,     // What to call plots, defaults to trying to do
                  // something reasonable.
                  // If a string, it'll use that. [[ label ]] will be substituted.
                  // If a function it'll be called with a map of keys to values,
                  // and should return the name to use.
                  // Can be a list of strings/functions, each element
                  // will be applied to the plots from the corresponding
                  // element of the expr list.
  xTitle: "Time",     // The title of the x axis.
  yUnits: "",     // The units of the y axis.
  yTitle: "",     // The title of the y axis.
  // Number formatter for y axis.
  yAxisFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
  // Number formatter for y values hover detail.
  yHoverFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanizeExact,
  // Color scheme to be used by the plots. Can be either a list of hex color
  // codes or one of the color scheme names supported by Rickshaw.
  colorScheme: null,
};

PromConsole.Graph = function(params) {
  for (var k in PromConsole.graphDefaults) {
    if (!(k in params)) {
      params[k] = PromConsole.graphDefaults[k];
    }
  }
  if (typeof params.expr == "string") {
    params.expr = [params.expr];
  }
  if (typeof params.name == "string" || typeof params.name == "function") {
    var name = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < params.expr.length; i++) {
      name.push(params.name);
    }
    params.name = name;
  }

  this.params = params;
  this.rendered_data = null;
  // Keep a reference so that further updates (e.g. annotations) can be made
  // by the user in their templates.
  this.rickshawGraph = null;
  PromConsole._graph_registry.push(this);

  /*
   * Table layout:
   * | yTitle | Graph  |
   * |        | xTitle |
   * | /graph | Legend |
   */
  var table = document.createElement("table");
  table.className = "prom_graph_table";
  params.node.appendChild(table);
  var tr = document.createElement("tr");
  table.appendChild(tr);
  var yTitleTd = document.createElement("td");
  tr.appendChild(yTitleTd);
  var yTitleDiv = document.createElement("td");
  yTitleTd.appendChild(yTitleDiv);
  yTitleDiv.className = "prom_graph_ytitle";
  yTitleDiv.textContent = params.yTitle + (params.yUnits ? " (" + params.yUnits.trim() + ")" : "");

  this.graphTd = document.createElement("td");
  tr.appendChild(this.graphTd);
  this.graphTd.className = "rickshaw_graph";
  this.graphTd.width = params.width;
  this.graphTd.height = params.height;

  tr = document.createElement("tr");
  table.appendChild(tr);
  tr.appendChild(document.createElement("td"));
  var xTitleTd = document.createElement("td");
  tr.appendChild(xTitleTd);
  xTitleTd.className = "prom_graph_xtitle";
  xTitleTd.textContent = params.xTitle;

  tr = document.createElement("tr");
  table.appendChild(tr);
  var graphLinkTd = document.createElement("td");
  tr.appendChild(graphLinkTd);
  var graphLinkA = document.createElement("a");
  graphLinkTd.appendChild(graphLinkA);
  graphLinkA.className = "prom_graph_link";
  graphLinkA.textContent = "+";
  graphLinkA.href = PromConsole._graphsToSlashGraphURL(params.expr);
  var legendTd = document.createElement("td");
  tr.appendChild(legendTd);
  this.legendDiv = document.createElement("div");
  legendTd.width = params.width;
  legendTd.appendChild(this.legendDiv);

  window.addEventListener('resize', function() {
    if(this.rendered_data !== null) {
      this._render(this.rendered_data);
    }
  }.bind(this));

  this.dispatch();
};

PromConsole.Graph.prototype._parseValue = function(value) {
  var val = parseFloat(value);
  if (isNaN(val)) {
    // "+Inf", "-Inf", "+Inf" will be parsed into NaN by parseFloat(). The
    // can't be graphed, so show them as gaps (null).
    return null;
  }
  return val;
};

PromConsole.Graph.prototype._escapeHTML = function(string) {
  var entityMap = {
    "&": "&",
    "<": "<",
    ">": ">",
    '"': '"',
    "'": ''',
    "/": '/'
  };

  return string.replace(/[&<>"'\/]/g, function (s) {
    return entityMap[s];
  });
};

PromConsole.Graph.prototype._render = function(data) {
  var self = this;
  var palette = new Rickshaw.Color.Palette({scheme: this.params.colorScheme});
  var series = [];

  // This will be used on resize.
  this.rendered_data = data;

  var nameFuncs = [];
  if (this.params.name === null) {
    var chooser = PromConsole._chooseNameFunction(data);
    for (var i = 0; i < this.params.expr.length; i++) {
      nameFuncs.push(chooser);
    }
  } else {
    for (var i = 0; i < this.params.name.length; i++) {
      if (typeof this.params.name[i] == "string") {
        nameFuncs.push(function(i, metric) {
          return PromConsole._interpolateName(this.params.name[i], metric);
        }.bind(this, i));
      } else {
        nameFuncs.push(this.params.name[i]);
      }
    }
  }

  // Get the data into the right format.
  var seriesLen = 0;

  for (var e = 0; e < data.length; e++) {
    for (var i = 0; i < data[e].data.result.length; i++) {
      series[seriesLen] = {
            data: data[e].data.result[i].values.map(function(s) { return {x: s[0], y: self._parseValue(s[1])}; }),
            color: palette.color(),
            name: self._escapeHTML(nameFuncs[e](data[e].data.result[i].metric)),
      };
			// Insert nulls for all missing steps.
			var newSeries = [];
			var pos = 0;
			var start = self.params.endTime - self.params.duration;
      var step = Math.floor(self.params.duration / this.graphTd.offsetWidth * 1000) / 1000;
			for (var t = start; t <= self.params.endTime; t += step) {
				// Allow for floating point inaccuracy.
				if (series[seriesLen].data.length > pos && series[seriesLen].data[pos].x < t + step / 100) {
					newSeries.push(series[seriesLen].data[pos]);
					pos++;
				} else {
					newSeries.push({x: t, y: null});
				}
			}
			series[seriesLen].data = newSeries;
      seriesLen++;
    }
  }
  this._clearGraph();
  if (!series.length) {
    var errorText = document.createElement("div");
    errorText.className = 'prom_graph_error';
    errorText.textContent = 'No timeseries returned';
    this.graphTd.appendChild(errorText);
    return;
  }
  // Render.
  var graph = new Rickshaw.Graph({
          interpolation: "linear",
          width: this.graphTd.offsetWidth,
          height: this.params.height,
          element: this.graphTd,
          renderer: this.params.renderer,
          max: this.params.max,
          min: this.params.min,
          series: series
  });
  var hoverDetail = new Rickshaw.Graph.HoverDetail({
      graph: graph,
      onRender: function() {
        var xLabel = this.element.getElementsByClassName("x_label")[0];
        var item = this.element.getElementsByClassName("item")[0];
        if (xLabel.offsetWidth + xLabel.offsetLeft + this.element.offsetLeft > graph.element.offsetWidth ||
          item.offsetWidth + item.offsetLeft + this.element.offsetLeft > graph.element.offsetWidth) {
          xLabel.classList.add("prom_graph_hover_flipped");
          item.classList.add("prom_graph_hover_flipped");
        } else {
          xLabel.classList.remove("prom_graph_hover_flipped");
          item.classList.remove("prom_graph_hover_flipped");
        }
      },
      yFormatter: function(y) {
        if (y === null) {
          return "";
        }
        return this.params.yHoverFormatter(y) + this.params.yUnits;
      }.bind(this)
  });
  var yAxis = new Rickshaw.Graph.Axis.Y({
      graph: graph,
      tickFormat: this.params.yAxisFormatter
  });
  var xAxis = new Rickshaw.Graph.Axis.Time({
      graph: graph,
  });
  var legend = new Rickshaw.Graph.Legend({
      graph: graph,
      element: this.legendDiv
  });
  xAxis.render();
  yAxis.render();
  graph.render();

  this.rickshawGraph = graph;
};

PromConsole.Graph.prototype._clearGraph = function() {
  while (this.graphTd.lastChild) {
    this.graphTd.removeChild(this.graphTd.lastChild);
  }
  while (this.legendDiv.lastChild) {
    this.legendDiv.removeChild(this.legendDiv.lastChild);
  }
  this.rickshawGraph = null;
};

PromConsole.Graph.prototype._xhrs = [];

PromConsole.Graph.prototype.buildQueryUrl = function(expr) {
  var p = this.params;
  return PATH_PREFIX + "/api/v1/query_range?query=" +
    encodeURIComponent(expr) +
    "&step=" + Math.floor(p.duration / this.graphTd.offsetWidth * 1000) / 1000 +
    "&start=" + (p.endTime - p.duration) + "&end=" + p.endTime;
};

PromConsole.Graph.prototype.dispatch = function() {
  for (var j = 0; j < this._xhrs.length; j++) {
    this._xhrs[j].abort();
  }
  var all_data = new Array(this.params.expr.length);
  this._xhrs = new Array(this.params.expr.length);
  var pending_requests = this.params.expr.length;
  for (var i = 0; i < this.params.expr.length; ++i) {
    var endTime = this.params.endTime;
    var url = this.buildQueryUrl(this.params.expr[i]);
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open('get', url, true);
    xhr.responseType = 'json';
    xhr.onerror = function(xhr, i) {
      this._clearGraph();
      var errorText = document.createElement("div");
      errorText.className = 'prom_graph_error';
      errorText.textContent = 'Error loading data';
      this.graphTd.appendChild(errorText);
      console.log('Error loading data for ' + this.params.expr[i]);
      pending_requests = 0;
      // onabort gets any aborts.
      for (var j = 0; j < pending_requests; j++) {
        this._xhrs[j].abort();
      }
    }.bind(this, xhr, i);
    xhr.onload = function(xhr, i) {
      if (pending_requests === 0) {
        // Got an error before this success.
        return;
      }
      var data = xhr.response;
      if (typeof data !== "object") {
        data = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
      }
      pending_requests -= 1;
      all_data[i] = data;
      if (pending_requests === 0) {
        this._xhrs = [];
        this._render(all_data);
      }
    }.bind(this, xhr, i);
    xhr.send();
    this._xhrs[i] = xhr;
  }

  var loadingImg = document.createElement("img");
  loadingImg.src = PATH_PREFIX + '/classic/static/img/ajax-loader.gif';
  loadingImg.alt = 'Loading...';
  loadingImg.className = 'prom_graph_loading';
  this.graphTd.appendChild(loadingImg);
};

// Substitute the value of 'label' for [[ label ]].
PromConsole._interpolateName = function(name, metric) {
  var re = /(.*?)\[\[\s*(\w+)+\s*\]\](.*?)/g;
  var result = '';
  while (match = re.exec(name)) {
    result = result + match[1] + metric[match[2]] + match[3];
  }
  if (!result) {
    return name;
  }
  return result;
};

// Given the data returned by the API, return an appropriate function
// to return plot names.
PromConsole._chooseNameFunction = function(data) {
  // By default, use the full metric name.
  var nameFunc = function (metric) {
    var name = metric.__name__ + "{";
    for (var label in metric) {
      if (label.substring(0,2) == "__") {
        continue;
      }
      name += label + "='" + metric[label] + "',";
    }
    return name + "}";
  };

  // If only one label varies, use that value.
  var labelValues = {};
  for (var e = 0; e < data.length; e++) {
    for (var i = 0; i < data[e].data.result.length; i++) {
      for (var label in data[e].data.result[i].metric) {
        if (!(label in labelValues)) {
          labelValues[label] = {};
        }
        labelValues[label][data[e].data.result[i].metric[label]] = 1;
      }
    }
  }

  var multiValueLabels = [];
  for (var label in labelValues) {
    if (Object.keys(labelValues[label]).length > 1) {
      multiValueLabels.push(label);
    }
  }
  if (multiValueLabels.length == 1) {
    nameFunc = function(metric) {
      return metric[multiValueLabels[0]];
    };
  }
  return nameFunc;
};

// Given a list of expressions, produce the /graph url for them.
PromConsole._graphsToSlashGraphURL = function(exprs) {
  var data = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < exprs.length; ++i) {
    data.push({'expr': exprs[i], 'tab': 0});
  }
  return PATH_PREFIX + '/graph#' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(data));

};


Originally, all of these units (with the exception of turn) were associated with aural style sheets: styles designed to guide the pronunciation of words on web pages in cooperation with text-to-speech systems. Today, they are most strongly associated with CSS transforms.
rad: the arc of a circle with the same length as the radius of that circle: essentially, the distance of the radius "wrapped" around the circle, creating a measurement equal to 57.295 degrees or 1⁄(2π). Widely used in mathematics, where it has considerable advantages in calculations.
grad: equivalent to 9/10th of a degree. A complete circle is divided into 400grads, which makes right angle calculations easy: 90° is 100grad, 180° is 200grad, and so on.
turn: probably the most instinctive angular measurement system after degrees: 1turn is equal to 360°, .25turn is 90°, etc. Can be useful for CSS animation. Note that turn is always singular when used in CSS (2turn, etc).
Note that angular measurements must always be defined by their unit (transform: rotate(45) won't work) unless the value is 0.
Fairly straightforward: s is the familiar second, while ms is 1/1000th of a second. Seconds may also be provided as floating point numbers; no leading zero is required if the number of seconds is less than 1.
Time values must always be positive.
Hertz (hz) and kilohertz (khz) are also supported in CSS; traditionally, they were used to suggest the pitch of a computer-generated voice when reading web page text. For reference, the range of human hearing is approximately 64Hz to 22,000Hz, from a very low bass to a high-pitched squeal, just under the ultrasonic. Hertz is also supported in the Web Audio API, although it is referenced in a different way.
That still doesn't cover all possible CSS measurements: there are also DPI (dots-per-inch) units, which I will address in a future article.
Photograph by Jenny Downing, licensed under Creative Commons.


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Nigeria Player's Contract Terminated After He Impregnated Club President's Daughter In Slovenia
0 comments, 09/12/2019, by Best Choice Sports, in European Leagues, Football, News
A second division team in Slovenia has terminated the contract of their Nigerian winger who was signed in the summer after it emerged that he impregnated the daughter of the president of the club.
The player (name withheld) has since returned back to Nigeria where he revealed to Mr Mowiz the issue behind the cancellation of his contract six months after he was signed and unveiled by the club.
" I signed a three year deal with the option of another year but last month I ran into trouble when my girlfriend who happens to be the daughter of the president said she was pregnant for me", he said.
" The club got to know about it and summoned me for a meeting. I got there and admitted that I am responsible for the pregnancy and I was told to stay at home and not to be seen around the club premises until I am instructed to return.
" A week later I was called to the office and told that my agent has been informed about their plans to terminate my contract for gross misconduct and indiscipline. The news came to me as a surprise because I have not been found wanting in any area since I arrived the club six months ago".
He later found out from his agent that the main reason why the deal was terminated was because of the daughter of the president who is pregnant for him. The club felt he went beyond the boundary set for players of the club.
" My agent called me up and said we should file a case with FIFA that he has a recording of the president saying my contract was terminated for having an affair with his daughter. She's an adult for God sake, we both love each other and decided to have a child.
" Now I don't know what will happen to her and the child since I'm back in Nigeria. They have forced her to block me on all social media platforms so we have not been communicating. The few friends I made at the club are also scared of speaking to me about her apparently they don't want to run into trouble with the team. I'm confused right now", he concluded.
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text:
package org.cocos2dx.cpp;

import org.cocos2dx.lib.Cocos2dxActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;

public class AppActivity extends Cocos2dxActivity {
    private static AppActivity app = null;
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedState) {
        super.onCreate(savedState);
        app = this;
	}
	public static void callShare() {
        Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
		sharingIntent.setType("text/plain");
		sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Check out Horseshoe\nIt's an amazing game and you can get it for free at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yetanothergamedev.horseshoe\nTry it now!");
		app.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent, "Share Horseshoe using"));
    }
}


Growth in style, performance, technology and comfort are all apparent with the addition of the Legacy 500.
Ask any broker, owner or seasoned charterer which super midsize jet would offer them the comfort and speed of a heavy jet and you'll solidly hear one name- The Legacy 500.
It is easy to be biased, with one in your fleet. But whether a subjective or objective viewpoint is taken, this long-awaited midsize marvel truly does tick all the boxes.
With this aircraft, Embraer – the Brazilian manufacturer – Have brought one of the most technologically advanced, super midsize model aeroplanes the world has ever seen to the market- and the market love it.
The Legacy 500 offers a range of 3150NM, a large dual- club cabin, vast windows and great luggage storage space, which allows this model to compete not only in the midsize and super midsize market but also with heavy jets at a much lower price. Ultimately this aircraft gives you more aeroplane for your money.
… More room, more range, more advanced technology and great speed puts the Legacy 500 in with the big boys; whilst chartering it will not cost you as such.
Firstly the cost of the aircraft is incomparable to others on the market. When looking at the Gulfstream G280 and Bombardier Challenger 350, the legacy truly does come up on top- at nearly $6million less than the Challenger 350 it is easy to see why the charter price of the legacy is so tough to compete with. Good news for both charterers and owners!
And now we've established that the legacy, in comparison to it's competitors, can not only get you there more economically but also allow you to leave nothing behind… I'm sure it's music to your ears to hear the journey time will be faster than other charter aircraft available.
With a cruise speed of 466 KTAS, the legacy 500 will get you to your destination 6 KTAS faster than it's rival; the Cessna Sovereign.
As we touched on earlier, enabling you to leave no home comforts behind is one of the legacy's many strengths… But stepping it up, not only does the legacy offer the space for luggage, it also provides the comfort for (probably) your entire family, team, friends, etc.
A total of 10 passengers can be hosted in comfort on the Legacy 500. That's the equivalent to two average sized British families! And trumps both the Citation Latitude and Challenger 350 and citation Latitude.
So hypothetically speaking, not only will the Legacy 500 cost you the least comparatively, get you there the fastest, with all of your desired possessions… You'll also never have to leave a man behind!
Could we be biased? Sure. Could the stats be biased? Not last time I checked.
You can't argue with the figures.
Whilst it's obvious to see the Legacy 500 offers one-upmanship on super midsize luxury, ultimately the aircraft is a super midsize jet in terms of price, but behaves like a heavy jet in both comfort and range.
If you want more aeroplane for your money, more range, more room, great technology, great speed and luxurious comfort, maybe your next charter decision should be the Legacy 500.
Contact a member of the SaxonAir team to find out more; 01603 518 234.


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Chryzokol je minerál z třídy křemičitanů, vodnatý fylosilikát mědi se vzorcem Cu2−xAlx(H2−xSi2O5)(OH)4.nH2O (x<1) nebo (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4.nH2O. O struktuře nerostu vznikly pochyby, neboť spektrografický výzkum naznačuje, že látka označovaná jako chryzokol je možná směsí spertiniitu (hydroxidu měďnatého) a chalcedonu.

Historie
Jméno pochází z klasické řečtiny, kde χρυσός (chrysos) znamená zlato a κολλα (kolla) tmel k označení materiálu užívaného k pájení zlata; poprvé jej užil Theofrastos v roce 315 př. n. l.

Popis
Chryzokol je kyanové (tyrkysové) barvy a je podružnou rudou mědi o tvrdosti 2,5 až 7,0. Hustota 2–2,20; vryp světle zelený, lom lasturnatý. Jde o druhotný minerál, vznikající rozkladem sulfidů (chalkopyrit aj.) v oxidačních pásmech ložisek měděných rud. Znatelnějším modravým odstínem se liší od malachitu. Zpravidla se vyskytuje jako mastně až skelně lesklé celistvé, hroznovité, ledvinité nebo krápníčkovité agregáty a kůry nebo jako výplň žil. Hustota 2–2,20; vryp světle zelený. Díky své světlé barvě bývá někdy považován za tyrkys.

Studie z roku 2006 se zdá dokazovat, že chryzokol je mikroskopickou směsí minerálu spertiniitu, chemicky hydroxidu měďnatého, amorfního oxidu křemičitého a vody.

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K významným nalezištím patří Bacanské ostrovy v Molukách (Indonésie), Izrael, Shaba (DR Kongo), Chile, Cornwall (Anglie), Moldova (Rumunsko), Ural, Altaj (Rusko), Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nové Mexiko, Michigan a Pensylvánie (USA).

V Česku je znám z Horní Rokytnice, Rybnice u Semil, Rváčova u Lomnice n. Pop., Rožmitálu u Broumova, Vrančic, Stříbra, Tří Seker u L. Kynžvartu, Horního Slavkova, Hory Sv. Kateřiny, Měděnce, Cínovce, Borovce u Štěpánova, Ludvíkova u Vrbna p. Pradědem.

Na Slovensku jsou předními lokalitami Špania Dolina, Lubietová, Betliar, Košice, Poniky.

Klenotnictví
Protože je poněkud běžnější než tyrkys a také díky svým atraktivním modrým a modrozeleným barvám je chryzokol už od starověku oblíbený u rytců a výrobců ozdob. Díky poměrně snadnému zpracování a tváření jej často používají stříbrníci a zlatníci jako náhradu za tyrkys. Tvrdost chryzokolu se pohybuje v širokém pásmu Mohsovy stupnice od 2 do 7 v závislosti na obsahu oxidu křemičitého. Tmavě modrý chryzokol je zpravidla pro klenotnické využití příliš měkký, zatímco tyrkysové, zelené a modrozelené odstíny mívají tvrdost blížící se šesti, tedy podobnou jako tyrkys.

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MANY, MANY, MANY thanks to the Career Center family for your support of the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission's fall food drive!
Career Center students, faculty and staff were responsible for collecting nearly 15% of all donations from local businesses, churches, organizations, private schools and public schools.
Despite the December blizzard, our school family gathered 29 barrels of food, which tied with Union Grove Christian School for the largest donation of the season.
A very special nod of thanks to Sean Bennett (biology instructor) for organizing the event and setting a great example for our young people.


A brief history of the d-overlay and its relationship to the Comprehensive Plan and Central City Plan.
A summary of Zoning Code, design guidelines and the processes that implement the d-overlay.
As part of this research, several helpful links have been compiled in one place, where you can learn more about design standards and guidelines, review procedures and fee schedules.
To augment the staff research report, project consultant Walker Macy was asked to research and compile a Peer Cities Report, which documents several approaches to discretionary and nondiscretionary design review from other U.S. cities. The purpose of this research is to learn from other jurisdictions and share how they have used design-related tools and processes to achieve planning goals and desired outcomes.
The purpose of the DOZA project is to evaluate and improve the design review process. For more information, please visit www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/doza.


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A Classe 442 da New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) são locomotivas diesel-elétricas construídas pela A. E. Goodwin e pela Comeng entre 1970 e 1973 e destinadas a serviços de transporte de carga e passageiros na região de Nova Gales do Sul na Austrália.

História
A Classe 442 foi encomendada e operada pela NSWGR, a classe é baseada nas unidades Alco de segunda geração, seu principal uso na Austrália foi como trem de carga e para transporte de passageiros no estado australiano de Nova Gales do Sul. As locomotivas da classe são similares a da Classe 70 da South Australian Railways (SAR).

Apelido
Foram apelidadas de Jumbo por terem sido entregues no mesmo ano em que a companhia aérea Qantas recebeu o seu primeiro jato Boeing 747 em 1971.

Construção
Foram introduzidas para que houvesse a substituição das locomotivas Classe 40 da NSW que eram datadas de 1951, é não era viável à época uma reconstrução desta classe, então necessitou por optar em substituí-las. Seguiu-se uma encomenda de 20 locomotivas da Classe 442 solicitada para a empresa AE Goodwin.

As locomotivas desta classe foram introduzidas virtualmente para o jogo de computador Trainz Rail Simulator da desenvolvedora Auran/N3W, neste software o jogador pode conduzir o modelo em várias linha criadas pelo jogo ou pelo usuário.

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Violent gangs of looters make it unsafe to remain in the city. Hoping to improve their chances for survival, Kim and Peri decide to hike into the remote forest area of Main.
With evidence of the illness everywhere they go, will this journey bring each of the women the happiness and safety she seeks?
A virus of unknown origin has swept the world, killing off a huge swathe of the population. Peri survived but her wife died and she lives by 'stealing' from the homes of those who did not survive. Her friend Kim also lost her partner and talks Peri into going with her to find a homestead owned by an old friend, Allie, a long hike away. Along the way they meet Paige, a former cop, and she joins their trek.
This is a brilliant read, one I didn't want to put down. The story of how the women try to get to their destination is well told and gripping. They meet various characters along the way and the interactions move the story along in a fascinating way. I especially liked Zeke, who became vital to the story. He was a likeable guy.
The developing love story between two of the characters was tender and full of twists and turns. It was beautifully told and joyful and I was enthralled by it.
A wonderful book and thoroughly recommended.
Let me tell you a little about myself. Twenty years ago, I wrote my first book just to see if I could do it. The novel occupied space on my bookshelf, unread for nearly twenty years until, one day while in a cleaning frenzy, I considered disposing of the neatly stacked but now age-yellowed pages. As I began to read the long forgotten work, I was surprised to discover that the story was enjoyable! Editing and retyping the first book provided a new sense of accomplishment and additional tales followed. Completion of This is Fitting encouraged me to write four more romance novels. I Love My Life and Sunset Island were followed by Awaiting My Assignment and its sequel, Anything Your Heart Desires. One Day Longer Than Forever is now complete and in the hands of first readers before the first big edit.
Now retired, there is all the time in the world to write. I live on the east coast with my partner of twenty-eight years. Because we love a challenge, we provide a loving home for two spoiled cats instead of a dog! In addition to writing, any spare time is devoted to reading, mastering new computer programs, and socializing with friends.
I've read it, too. I agree with the review wholeheartedly. It's a great read, cover to cover!


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In case you missed the pre-show coverage on Monday, know this: The 2018 Emmys Red Carpet didn't really start to heat up until Penélope Cruz arrived. Unfortunately, the movie star-turned-TV actor didn't get the nod for her portrayal of Donatella Versace in The Assassination of Gianni Versace, but she clearly won the hearts of the crowd (including this fan) in her exquisite Chanel Haute Couture gown. Cruz also surprised veteran gem-watchers when it was revealed that her spectacular diamonds were actually Lab-Created Diamonds from the Penélope Cruz Collection for Atelier Swarovski Fine Jewelry.
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Swarovski made a wise decision when it tapped the 44-year-old Cruz to lend her glamorous style and design skills to a collection of responsibly sourced jewelry. She previewed a few of the line's lab-grown rubies on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Three gorgeous diamond pieces debuted at the Emmys: a necklace, studs, and a ring featuring Swarovski Created Diamonds set in 18K FairTrade White Gold.
As more and more jewelry designers and their customers look to embrace "conscious luxury," man-made diamonds are gaining acceptance—especially among Millennial and Gen Z buyers of engagement rings. With the onset of official engagement season (November through Valentine's Day), look to OBJ to bring you more news of this exciting trend next month.
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I gotta chuckle at the socialism comments. Amateur radio itself is essentially socialism. It's free radio spectrum for the public, spectrum that could be sold to commercial interests and serve as a revenue stream for the government and private entities using it. This fact escapes most amateurs, ironically most often by those who complain the loudest about socialism in our society. But I digress.
While I don't oppose the proposed changes, I tend to doubt they will help. The contrarian responses above I think illustrate truly what's limiting growth in our hobby: the culture.
Expanding privileges should be our highest priority. We need to lower the cost to entry in two ways: simplifying licensing, and driving radio cost down. Take a look at the radio band chart and the cost of a nice radio, and then name one other hobby that is so complicated or expensive for beginners to penetrate.
Amen! Let's do this and get these folks on HF!
This proposal is just all about radio sales, nothing more. Look at what happened to 11M and the sales boom of CB Radios to the masses without any skills. The Tech license sold radios in the VHF and UHF bands with a similar following. This proposal would bring those people to HF with all their behaviour and drama. NO THANK YOU! There is enough of that now on 14313 and 7200.
Think of where "Contesting" fits into all this. …Equipment …Sales!!
We need A "More Advanced Extra Class" for those with real technical Skills, not less. Isn't. "Amateur Radio" supposed to be about technical stuff?
I watched all of your videos+ the comments. I think you Americans would be better off using the license qualifications we have here in Canada. Basic license 70% minimum of a 100 question exam, gives you vhf and above license. add Morse code @ 5wds per minute allows you on hf,Morse or phone. same test with 80%+ gives you full hf/digital capability output limited to 250watts input. passing the advanced test allows one to use up to 2200 watts output & to build your own equipment.Seems a lot better than your system & provides more interest for people with the Basic license to move up. enjoyed your videos & comments.
I have always thought that the Technician Class should have some "useful" HF privileges, say 15 and 40 meters or something. This would give them a taste of what Ham Radio is all about. But looking at this the ARRL wants to give away the farm. Why not just do away with the General Class altogether? I felt a sense of accomplishment when I passed my General, but not so much now. Why study for Extra? They'll give that away soon.
At any rate the ARRL will never get another dime from me!
There are hardly any mentors out there anymore. They were the "older guys' when I was growing up. Why would one want to upgrade if they didn't know what one could do? No one there to show them . . . In the sub bands of the bands they (the ARRL) are proposing, I see little use now.
If you took the test for licence now and found out you had to know digital and no morse code as in the past . . . would you pass? The Tech examine covers the basic procedures now so where's the problem. (Listen on 7.225 of 14.313) These (the few) are or were licensed at one time.
If I find HF to be fun as a tech . . I would want to upgrade for more.
If I find 2 meters and 70cm fun . . but boring now . . . let me try HF.
No one else around here is going to show me.
My 2 cents… I was born in the middle of WW2 (big deal huh?) and my Dad, his male family members like himself were drafted and they somehow all got to be radio operators of some kind whether they wanted it or not. So as a consequence I was immersed in some kind of electronics from day one. My dad said I screamed in morse code as an infant. Funny i dont remember such a thing. Anyways it took me until 1973 to get the coveted novice ticket and I gotta tell ya it was like getting a drivers license at 16 yrs old. Of course I got my ham license like my kin did while I was in the USAF. I still treasure it, even though I am still a "lowly" general class. I cant tell you how much I have enjoyed the benefits of having that license especially after 24 yrs AF and living in 4 foreign nations and holding 4 foreign calls. I have ham friends around the world that I know personally, we lived with them. So yeah, the proposal could be considered giving it away, but sometimes a sip can lead to addiction. Nowadays, a good ham rig can be bought for less than some sporting equipment and computers. But there should be a FCC test requirement commiserate with getting the use of that spectrum to at least give the recipient some knowledge of what is expected for free. It is a proven fact that what we work for is more valued than "free" stuff.
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results. Techs have already been given expanded privileges and (along with everybody else) a much easier test , but still aren't upgrading in numbers sufficient to please the ARRL. That, after all, is what this is all about. ARRL wants your dues money, and income from their way overpriced books, along with the increased political clout of having more members. I have a suggestion for AR(along with everybody else)RL. Lower the dues, produce a useful monthly magazine, and make all the books available as ebooks at a low price.
Cheapening the price of admission, expanding privileges, and overlooking violations is a guaranteed formula for failure. We've already seen that on 11 meters.
High cost of radios? When Collins was the "big guy" a Collins station cost about as much as 2 standard size Ford or Chevy class cars. Today if you don't mind using a box that is smaller than the standard size couch you can get into 160 thru 6 meters for a 20th the price of a mid size sedan. If you are frugal, you can get HF for less than the price of a pair of shoes, VHF for the price of a family meal at McDonalds. Good performance HF has never been cheaper.
I think giving Techs digital and CW privileges on 80, 40, 15 and 10m is not a bad idea. Sorry if this is off topic but I think there are bigger problems we should be addressing. One is, we have more licensed hams than even before but they are not joining local clubs! The local clubs are suffering and will either combine with other clubs or fold. Why are new hams not joining local clubs? What do we need to do to get them to join? And why are swapfests, the life blood of any club, dwindling in attendance and sales? The other problem is people saying, "ARRL is never getting any more money of mine!". If we have no advocate for us in Washington do you really think the FCC is going to defend us? No, in fact Hell No, especially after the FCC sells off our bands to the highest bidder! The FCC sees us as a bunch of whining, knob twiddlers and would love to get rid of us! Then where will we be, sitting with a bunch of worthless equipment! My biggest fear is in 10-20 years, if not sooner, amateur radio will cease to exist. More and more local communities are looking for ways to provide their own communications instead of using us, which is THE whole reason we exist! The ARRL is not perfect but we sure need someone to fight for us or our hobby will fail miserably and we will all become CBers!
A lot of thin skin showing in the comments!
My suspicion is a lot of techs have no interest in upgrading because they don't love radio the way I do. Many entry level hams are getting involved only to use a HT. They are police, fire, emt, emergency services. It's just a tool. That said, there might be a substantial group – boy scouts, hobbyists, makers – that could discover the wonders of propagation and desire to upgrade if they "got a taste"! Honestly, it will require some friendliness and mentoring to save the hobby. The proposed changes are good and needed in my opinion.
The entire argument is based on false premises.
First, that all Techs desire HF operation — or WOULD, if they knew it existed.
Second, that ONLY HF operation requires "skill", and anyone not operating on HF phone has no "skills".
Third, that distance is the only useful metric of success in RF-based communication, and that only HF operation can make an operator successful.
As a Technician Class licensee, I reject all of these false premises. I will also point out that Technicians are not calling for this proposal. It is our condescending "superiors" putting this forward in our name, in the belief that they know what's best for us. We are not retarded children looking for our Brilliant Elders to "save" us. We simply aren't interested in the same aspects of the hobby that you obsess over.
In about a year, we will have a geo-sync microwave satellite over North America. How many "skilled" HF phone operators know anything about microwave comms? As we are finding out with Es-Hail2, not many do.
Lastly, if our putative "superiors" wish to expose Techs to the wonders of HF phone operation, simply let them operate your station under your supervision.
I just subscribed to this site a few minutes. I will un-subscribe right after I send this comment. I did not expect to see anything like this. I thought this might be an interesting Ham radio informative discussion platform. But it seems to just be another avenue for people like Tomas to tell us older Hams how bad our hobby has evolved throughout the years. You are correct Todd/KD0TLS, I know nothing about microwave comms. And I don't want to know. My interest is HF CW antenna to antenna. It does not bother me to hear other modes anywhere on the bands. I just move on and try to enjoy myself without disturbing other operators already doing their thing. Been licensed since 1975 and never owned a microphone. But that is simply because I don't want to use a microphone. And BTW William/W1SAW, I spent almost 30 years in the fire department and I never knew a firefighter or a cop that got a Technician license because they wanted to carry a handheld transceiver. That statement was out of order my friend. I hope all of you enjoy yourselves. That is what this hobby is all about. Good Bye & 73's to all.
Not trying to be out of order, nor was the comment, let me elaborate. As a young kid I was fascinated by radio and DC. A passion if you will. I have met a number of hams that don't share that passion but care about weather, search and rescue, ARES etc. They became hams to have a tool to pursue their passion and vocation. It probably won't be digital modes on 40 meters, that isn't their interest. Now, winlink might peak some interest. A lot depends on clubs, creativity, friendliness.
Somehow, my statement "Not everyone is interested in HF operation" has been twisted into multiple strawman arguments: "Nobody likes HF operation", "HF operation is bad/stupid", and "people who operate on HF are bad/stupid".
Look, if you find HF operation appealing, then go for it. But there's a huge difference between saying, "I like HF operation" and putting forth the premise that everyone craves engagement in HF operation, that their experience as amateurs is empty and hollow without it, that those who lack interest in HF operation also lack "skills", and that the only reason anyone would not pursue HF operation is because they are too stupid/lazy to gain those privileges.
And the remark about microwave comms was simply to point out that HF operators do not have a monopoly on "skills", nor have HF operators necessarily reached the pinnacle of amateur experience and knowledge. Yet, people have twisted this into "If you don't know about microwave comms, you're an idiot".
The Tech Class offers a huge variety of experiences beyond FM repeaters: EME, 6M meteor scatter/FT8, SSB/CW, packet/APRS/mesh networks, satcom, digital simplex, etc. Many so-called "experienced" HF operators have barely scratched the surface of these various aspects, yet they 'know' that HF operation is the only serious and worthwhile thing in the entirety of the hobby.
It's not about "who's smarter"; it's about who mistakenly thinks they know what everyone is 'really' interested in and who is willing to let people find their own way.


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11 memories you have growing up in Zimbabwe
Photo: Ulrika
Jo Jackson
1. The Dairibord and Lyons Maid men
In Zimbabwe, the promise of an ice cream sounds like a cowbell. We didn't have ice cream vans with loud speakers; there were teams of dedicated and extremely fit vendors who cycled all around town pushing cooler tubs on thick rubber wheels while ringing their cowbells. They'd cycle through the residential areas or park outside schools at home-time to sell Zimbabwe's very own flavors: Nutty Squirrel, Monsta Mouse, Green Giant, Super Split, Bigger Bear, etc.
I'll always remember climbing up onto those big fat tires, leaning deep into the cooler box and feeling the cold air on my face as I picked out my treat.
The ice cream men are still going strong and Nutty Squirrels are still the bomb.
2. Kitsch Christmas decorations at Sam Levy's Village
Despite being in the tropics, we celebrated Christmas in Zimbabwe with the same decorations and Christmas cards that are commonly seen in the Northern Hemisphere — never mind how absurdly out of place they looked or the fact that most of us had never even seen snow.
For kids in Harare, the closest thing we had to a mall was an open-air commercial hub called Sam Levy's Village; you knew Christmas was in the air when they set up the larger-than-life My Little Ponies and Tom & Jerry figures in between the palm trees. They also mounted a whole cast of tacky, anonymous cartoon characters that lit up at night onto the sides of the shops. It was an annual highlight.
It's only after having been to Sweden at Christmastime as an adult that I've understood that some celebrations are all about context. Christmas somehow makes sense in Sweden in a way that it never will in hotter climes.
3. Red earth
From red gashes of erosion on the hillsides, to meter-high tidemarks of mud on the sides of buildings from splashing rain, to bare feet dyed red from running around outside — red earth is deeply engrained in the hearts and minds of Zimbabweans.
4. Driving in the back of bakkies
Baby car seats? Seat belts? These are not things Zimbabwean children experience. Parents are far more likely to pop their kids into the back of a pickup truck, or bakkie, where they may or may not fall out when going over speed humps. You don't know driving until you've had your brains shook up and your bum bruised in the back of a bakkie. Driving along a dirt road with the wind in my face still whips me into the same state of silly happiness that it did when I was a kid.
5. Thunderstorms
With immense skies come immense thunderstorms. When I think of the rainy season I think of the smell of rain on hot soil, chongololos underfoot, and the click-BOOM of the house being struck by a thunderbolt.
Zimbabwe has one of the world's highest death tolls from lightning strikes. In 1975, 21 people were killed by a single lightening bolt in the Eastern Highlands. With storms like that, you can't just unplug your computer and leave the cable lying near the socket. The electricity can still jump across the room from the socket into the cable and burn out the entire network.
6. Wrist flicking
Every playground has its own brand of shaming and in Zimbabwean schools, if ever a child did something cheeky or embarrassing, the other kids would gather around and start chanting "I-i-ih, i-i-ih!" while doing wrist flick snaps at them like Ali-G.
7. Snakes in the house
Most Zimbabweans will have a couple of snake stories to tell: a boomslang in the shower, a cobra in the stairwell, or that time the dogs found a snake under the car in the garage that had just eaten a toad whole and was too fat to make an escape, so it barfed up its dinner in a panic and sped off.
While these make for sensational stories over dinner or around a campfire, living in such close proximity to snakes actually teaches you that they are generally more afraid of you than you are of them. As long as you act accordingly and back off or use snake tongs to remove them gently, then there's often no need for dangerous confrontation.
Unless it's a black mamba. You'd better hope it's not a black mamba…
8. Jacaranda season
Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, is famous for its avenues where the rows of trees on either side of the road have grown so tall that their bowers reach over and touch. When the Jacaranda trees are in flower, its like driving through tunnels of purple. On the way to school, my siblings and I would delight in the way the fallen flowers sounded like squibs popping underneath the car tires.
9. Buying fruit in bulk
We didn't just buy oranges; we bought pockets of oranges the size of a slaughtered hog. When it was mango season, the vendors would park their bakkies on the side of the road with piles of mangoes literally higher than their cabs. It was impossible to walk away from a vendor with just a handful of fruit, so for a couple of days afterwards your face would take on a permanent orange hue from wrestling with the stringy, fleshy fruit.
10. HIFA
Harare International Festival of the Arts is an annual event that attracts musicians, dancers, theatre troupes, and workshops from all over the world.
Every opening night, I'd sit on the grass with my family in front of the main stage to watch Tumbuka break out their dance moves or to listen to opera. There would be the smell of street food and fireworks on the air, the city center would be a-buzz with activity and the promise of world-class performances for a week would fill me with excitement. HIFA was unifying and stimulating, and it anchored in my young mind a sense of how talented my country and region are.
11. Skyscapes
Zimbabwe is blessed with towering kopjes, mopane woodlands, river valleys, dry bushveld, and barefaced mountains. And that's just the half of it. Its skyscapes are as monumental as the landscapes they crown. The sky is a fierce blue and something about the country being on a raised plateau gives the light a particularly striking quality.
Every Zimbabwean will remember the sense of immensity that came from watching the ever-changing skyscapes from the backseat of the car on a long journey.
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The underdog has covered six of the last eight Hawaii Bowls.
Cincinnati is 49-17 SU in its last 66 games after winning the previous game in a matchup.
The total has gone under in six of Cincinnati's last eight games.
Cincinnati is 1-3 SU and 0-3-1 ATS in its last four games in December.
San Diego State is 9-0 SU and 8-1 ATS in its last nine games.
The total has gone under in 19 of San Diego State's last 26 games.
San Diego State is 1-4 ATS in its last five games after an ATS loss.
In 1995 we used to call Aloha Bowl, in that year Kansas beat UCLA 51-30.
Last year the meeting was between Fresno State and Rice, Rice beat Fresno State 30-6 to win the Hawaii Bowl title.


I'm not usually a fan of hood bulges on FWD cars but, that thing looks amazing! Great Job.
I love it. Nice work Sir.
The car looks AWESOME. You should swing by sometime with it!
I like the aerial shot and the ARP sticker on the side. Subtle, yet prominent. Looks great!!
I wish a speedo cable was my issue.
lol you quoted the wrong post dude... but yea there are a couple of other issues too but i can resolve those today mostly.. still trying to go for my inspection sticker tomorrow though..
I have to reroute my turbo water coolant line to get it away from the header too.. but fixed my fuel leak ( well so far it isn't leaking ) and I don't have link-ends for the sway bar so I'll do the control arms later and just run the cast arms with the poly inserts without a swaybar since that isn't cleaned up yet. If it doesn't handle well I'll clean it up and install it. But i'm keeping at it no matter what. I had plans to recheck the cam timing this weekend but now that might not happen.. but I'm so close now I'm not stoppping till it's done.
Woohoo! I barely made it but I got just enough done to get it good enough for the safety inspection. I had to figure out at the last minute why my wipers weren't working.. forgot to reground the wiper motor since it mounts thru rubber mounts, easy fix.
well i fixed a bunch of the bugs i came across yesterday, and did a couple of other things too. Got to take the car for a ride, and everything else was great besides the early overboost shut down issue i'll work on next.. but wow when the boost starts to build up it jumps fast! And wow does it start pulling like a raped ape with such low boost!! I was very scepticle when I was told by a few guys that i will see very good results with my set-up, but wow I'm blown away at how well it has gone so far with a basic get it running tune.
played around with the cal today a little bit and overboost was turned up and also got my new speedocable installed too. took my old man for a ride to test the overboost protection and having issues with boost control.. I set it to 12 psi but it hit 22psi with it and holy cow!! i got to get the boost under control and set to 12-14psi for the street. this thing put a VERY big smile on my face today at 22psi to bad i have NO traction at that boost level.. gotta get me a go pro soon!!
well i finally got my cams dialed in today, big thank you to irocturbo3 (Kelly) and lottashelbys (Jackson) for the over the phone help on the pointers and info got 10.5 or so vac now and lowend drivability is waayyy better now. now i just have to tweak my fuel tables more and i should be good to go.. prolly change the oil tomorrow too.
Sweet. When will it see its first pass?
well... just as an update for those that are following, I ended up finding the one issue that was giving me alot of little ones. So on a good note atleast i figured out what was causing those little issues that came as an effect of that one thing. without going into details, i'm going to keep going on with progress with what i have to work with instead of letting it just sit even longer. My lonewolf head has issues so I have another one thats gonna get ported by Mr. Menegon, so I'll run a stock one for now. Hoping to get my car back together soon so i can get it ready for the dyno and see how it does. I won't be expecting any impressive results but hey, i'll just crank up the boost for now. Sorry for not giving out alot of details but those that know, I'm sure understand why and I'll just leave it at that. I'm just trying to get my car to jonny's BBQ this year, and want an 11 second slip and i'm not giving up.
I feel your pain! I just wanna drive my car and enjoy it, not keep taking it apart!


Roger Federer - Top Training 2019 AO, Dubai, Indian Well.
Roger Federer vs Stan Wawrinka Indian Wells 2019 Highlights.
Roger Federer practice at 2019 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. This is a compilation of forehand in slow motion video. More forehand slow-mo coming.
Roger Federer arrives at court to practice before the match and he himself picks up all the empty plastic bottles and throws it out. What a guy!
Roger Federer talks to fans in stadium 1 about Rafael Nadal's withdraw from the semifinals and his thoughts about the finals at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open.
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WASHINGTON (Rooters agency) – The United States Supreme Court today agreed to hear arguments as to whether it should order a recount of votes in the recent Venezuelan presidential election.
The request for a hearing was brought by the US embassy in Caracas, which claimed there was "a substantial possibility" that the result announced by Venezuela's National Election Commission was "inappropriate, unsuitable, and contrary to overriding US national interests."
The embassy also cited several more detailed complaints, including:
* Both the campaign and the election itself were conducted in Spanish, "making it difficult for embassy personnel to monitor the election process."
* The candidate proclaimed the winner by the NEC "had an unfair advantage, namely incumbency." Prior to the opening of the campaign, he should have been required to resign, "as is the norm for elections in nearly every democratic country."
* Shortly before the election, the Venezuelan government devalued the currency, the bolivar. "This should have been done several months earlier, so that dollars supplied to the opposition would have gone much further."
* Before the election, several US embassy officials were expelled from the country for allegedly interfering in Venezuelan politics. "Not only were these charges untrue," said the embassy complaint, "but the absence of these officials undermined our support for democracy at a crucial time."
After filing the complaint, Jason Blowhard, the lead lawyer for the embassy, said he is confident of a favorable ruling when the case is heard next month, even though it would establish something of a new precedent. "As you may know, the Court in the past has been a bit leery about recounts, or counting votes at all. But we think that in this case it will see the good sense in our proposal, which is that the recount be conducted by Florida election officials."


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