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How to Take Care of Employees During COVID-19: 5 Examples from the Best Workplaces
Raven Tolbert
As markets decline and a historic record of over 22 million unemployment claims are filed in the U.S., businesses are struggling to predict what the economic future will look like during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid all the turmoil, there are positive stories of companies doing great things for their employees and communities.
These companies understand that how they respond to COVID-19 today will impact their business well after public health and the economy recovers. A high-trust culture that endures during turbulent times will be the secret sauce to companies who survive and thrive.
Here are how some of the Best WorkplacesTM are going the extra mile to care for employees impacted by COVID-19:
Target puts the most vulnerable employees top of mind
As consumers pour into essential retailers for goods to get them through shelter-in-place orders, ensuring the safety of frontline workers is critical.
In March, Target expanded its sick leave program to protect the health and safety of team members. This includes:
Extended paid sick hours for all employees
Guaranteeing high-risk team members 30 days of paid leave if they prefer not to work
Target also took steps to ensure employees are supported financially via:
A $2/hour wage increase until at least May 2 for hourly employees in all stores and warehouses
Financial assistance to employees impacted most by COVID-19, with a matching program for team members who wish to contribute
Wynn Resorts keeps the lights on for its employees
With a predicted $400 Billion in lost revenue, no industry has taken a bigger financial hit than the travel and tourism sector.
The Wynn was the first casino to close in Las Vegas, even before Nevada's governor ordered a shutdown for 30 days.
What's more, CEO Matt Maddox confirmed all 15,000 employees will continue to receive pay. In an interview on CNBC, Maddox told viewers that payroll isn't an expense, but an investment in their biggest asset: their people.
Wynn has committed to paying hourly employees full wages during hotel closures along with expanded medical leave for employees directly impacted by the virus.
Wynn Resorts has also donated $2.5 million worth of protective medical equipment and food to local hospitals and food banks in the Las Vegas area.
Comcast NBC Universal makes layoffs a last resort
Comcast, a fixture on the Fortune 100 Best Big Companies to Work For® listhas made a bold statement in their commitment to support employees.
Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO, announced an investment of $500 million dollars to provide employees continued pay, benefits and aid to those impacted most by the coronavirus.
Brian expressed pride in the Comcast employees on the front lines, who are going above and beyond to uphold their mission of keeping customers connected.
To double down on their mission, Comcast announced it will make Xfinity hotspots across the country available for free for all – including non-customers. As a contribution to broader communities, Roberts and other top executives will donate 100% of their salaries to charities supporting COVID-19 relief efforts.
Horizon Therapeutics amplify communications
Medical workers on the frontline are facing exceptionally difficult circumstances. And healthcare companies are tasked with adapting to new best practices to keep first responders safe while continuing care for patients.
A 2020 winner in the Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare & Biopharma™, Horizon Therapeutics sets a shining example of how to create an effective communication strategy during a crisis.
In what the company describes as "Virtual Leadership Visibility," communication methods include:
Weekly messages from CEO Tim Walbert on the state of the business followed with Q&A sessions, regular town hall meetings to discuss functional changes and coffee chats with employees
Weekly leadership webinars to support managers
Company-wide challenges to stay connected and boost morale while working remotely, such as wearing Horizon swag during Zoom meetings and sharing ideas on how to stay active
A dynamic company intranet serving as the "source of truth" for Horizon-focused COVID-19 support and information, including feature articles on how to work remotely while staying healthy, connected and engaged
Regular employee pulse surveys to get fast feedback on leadership decisions
A thorough communication strategy reinforces trust and transparency, while boosting the ability to innovate at all levels of the business.
Workday gets money in the hands of their people
Some of Workday's values include customer service, integrity, innovation and fun, but at the very top of the list is their people.
On March 16th, Workday announced a one-time payment – equivalent to two weeks' pay – as a cash bonus for all employees to offset unforeseen costs stemming from COVID-19.
In addition to their early work from home (WFH) policy, Workday is making employee well-being a top priority by expanding childcare benefits and sick leave policies.
These Best Workplaces provide guidance on how to ensure your workforce is well protected, well-compensated and well cared for. To learn more on how to equip your organization for dealing with the impacts of the coronavirus, join us for our weekly video conversation "Together" and visit our COVID-19 resource hub.
Raven Tolbert is a Marketing Specialist at Great Place to Work®. When she's not amplifying our message through our social media channels, she's enjoying being a dog mom, cooking elaborate Pinterest recipes, and perfecting her self-care routine.


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New renderings have been released for $1 billion terminal project at Pittsburgh International Airport.
Richard Cook,
RENDERINGS COURTESY OF GENSLER + HDR IN ASSOCIATION WITH LUIS VIDAL + ARCHITECTS
A groundbreaking is expected this spring to combine the landside and airside terminals at Pittsburgh International Airport into one building.
With 60 percent of the design completed, the Allegheny County Airport Authority has released a new video that provides a better idea of what the new terminal will look like.
The new terminal, to be constructed inside the C and D arms of the airside terminal, will replace the landside terminal for check-in, security screening, baggage claim and access to ground transportation and parking. Construction is expected to be completed sometime in 2023.
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Ellery and her twin brother Ezra are sent to live with their grandmother in Echo Ridge when their mother goes into rehab. Echo Ridge seems like a quaint small town but it's holding lots of secrets – secrets that Ellery discovers when she's nominated for the homecoming court. The point of view switches back and forth between Ellery and Malcolm, one of the first friends the twins make in Echo Ridge. Malcolm's brother was a suspect in an earlier murder.
While she's on the bus one day, Laurie notices a man sitting at a bus stop and she's instantly drawn to him. She's sure he's drawn to her as well but neither does anything about it. Laurie can't get over him, though, and spends the next year searching for "bus boy." Imagine her surprise when Sarah, her roommate and best friend, shows up with him. She has to set her feelings aside and move on with her life and the three become friends.
The Super Bowl was on in our house but I'd be lying if I said I watched it. I did glance up from time to time and, for the most part, I thought it was a pretty dull game.
One of my nieces was in town for a conference so I got to spend an evening with her.
I got to have coffee with an old friend this week. We used to be neighbors about 15 years ago when we both lived in a different city. After a few moves, we lost contact and have recently been in touch again. It turns out her mother moved close to me about 6 months ago!
I finally finished the jigsaw puzzle Vance gave me for my birthday.
We walked three miles every morning and I averaged almost 16,400 Fitbit steps a day.
I thought One Day in December was a great escape read — just what I wanted at the time. I have Two Can Keep a Secret on my list. Yay on meeting up with friends and family!
I'm going to keep One Day in December in mind for the next time I need a light read. Hope you're enjoying Free Food for Millionaires as much as I did!
Great photos, and the puzzle is a beaut. The Super Bowl was a bit of a bummer, I was rooting hard for the Rams but no offense ever fully materialized. It was quite a defensive battle that put some to sleep. Enjoy your week.
On Super Bowl Sunday, Joni and I went to see The Upside at a local theater. I did see the 2nd half. Both QBs are from Northern California, which created a little bit of interest for me. My son-in-law is from Rhode Island and is a HUGE Pats fan. I guess I had a little skin in the game.
Thanks for the reminder about One Day in December. I am totally looking for a fun escape read!
I thought the Love book was wonderful as well. I have the One Day in December book but didn't get it read over Christmas. I may just save it for my holiday read next year.
I want to read ONE DAY IN DECEMBER – but I may wait until next December. Ha! I read the book Karen McManus wrote just prior to TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET. It was ONE OF US IS LYING. Those titles seems like a series, but I don't think I've heard that any characters are in both. Anyway, TWO is on my list to read or listen at some point. We didn't watch the Super Bowl. I was eh… about it. Nice that you got to spend time with old friends and family, Kathy.
I agree that One Day in December is fun chick lit. I enjoyed it.
I've been eyeing One Day in December…I like books that take me away from the dark thoughts of thrillers…for a while.
How great that you got to reconnect with an old friend!
What fun you had this week! A niece and a visit with an old friend made your week awesome! And good books, too!
I have One Day in December on my "want to read" list at the library. Love sounds cute so I'll look for it. I love getting together with old friends I haven't seen in a while. Love that puzzle!
I have One Day in December on my library list and look forward to reading it sometime this month. We went to a Super Bowl party, but like you, I found it very dull. I did enjoy chatting with my friends at the party, though. I still want to go back and watch the commercials since I missed most of them. That puzzle is gorgeous! I'm ready to start another one myself.
I love all your pictures. How great it is when old friends can reconnect. Your puzzle looks like a lovely painting. Have a great weekend, Kathy.
What a great week for you, Kathy.
One Day in December does sound sweet. I would like to read that one. Sounds like you had a nice week, Kathy. I am glad you had a nice visit with your friend! I hope you have a great weekend. We have a cookie booth on Sunday, and my husband has to work tomorrow. Take care!
Glad you read One Day in December, it was fun. How nice to catch up with old friend and relative this week as well. Hope your weekend is going well.
I don't really watch football, but my family didn't think it was that great of a game either. I'm curious about Two Can Keep a Secret, but sorry to hear it needed a bit more characterization.
You got a lot of listening done last week! That puzzle is gorgeous. I can't imagine how hard it was.
That's a lovely puzzle. What do you do with them once they are complete? One of our lunch rooms always has a puzzle going. When they are complete, they glue them and hang them up. But about a year ago someone thought it would be funny to steal one piece of the in-progress puzzle so we could never finish them. At some point, they'd come in with it and complete but that killed it for me.
I love the photos! So nice.
One Day in December sounds like a lovely read. And your puzzle is beautiful!
Fun visits! Wish we could have made one happen last month 🙂 Adding One Day in December to my list.


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Democrats Aim to Turn Obamacare Into Asset From Burden in 2018
Life Health > Health Insurance > Health Insurance
by Arit John
April 08, 2018 at 10:57 PM Share & Print
Andy Kim decided to run against House Republican Tom MacArthur last year as he watched TV coverage of GOP efforts to change Obamacare while waiting in a hospital room for news on his unborn son.
Kim was sparked by MacArthur's amendment that would have let insurers charge more for patients with pre-existing conditions and his central role in helping the Affordable Care Act changes pass the House. An ultrasound had just shown that Kim's son was dramatically underweight, and he wondered "if my baby boy is going to have a problem for the rest of his life."
"What I promised myself and my family that day was I was going to do everything I humanly can to hold Tom MacArthur for what he just did," said Kim, a Democrat who's challenging the New Jersey Republican in the November election.
(Related: Life Near the ACA Cut-Off Cliff)
The attempt to change the Affordable Care Act ultimately failed after getting stalled in the Senate. But the effort to scuttle the 2010 law inspired dozens of Democrats like Kim who have put the Affordable Care Act health insurance provisions at the center of their campaigns and are using personal experiences to illustrate how a repeal would have hurt them.
Election Losses
The decision by Democrats to take the offensive on health care marks a switch in tactics from 2010, when the party lost 64 seats and the House majority after passing the Affordable Care Act. To climb back they need to gain a net 23 seats to win back House control and the power to block key elements of President Donald Trump's agenda and any further attempts to roll back the law.
House Democrats named Kim, a former Obama administration national security aide, to their "Red to Blue" program for top tier candidates in Republican-held districts. His campaign reported raising $1.1 million through March 31. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the race between MacArthur and Kim on Friday from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican," slightly less in MacArthur's favor.
The failed GOP repeal attempt gave Democrats a chance to promote popular aspects of the law — including its ban on jacking up rates for patients with pre-existing medical conditions. After years of attacks by Republicans, Obamacare gained majority public approval in a Gallup poll for the first time in April 2017. A Gallup poll last month found that the cost and availability of health care is Americans' top issue for the fifth year in a row.
MacArthur's amendment would have let states seek waivers to let insurers charge higher premiums for those with existing conditions and drop some benefits designated as "essential" under the Affordable Care Act health insurance provisions, including maternity care.
Chris Russell, a campaign strategist for MacArthur, said his amendment "sought to make coverage of pre-existing conditions sacrosanct for all Americans and ensure essential health benefits remained the federal standard." It wouldn't allow denial of coverage for a pre-existing condition, Russell said in a statement.
Higher Premiums
But critics said it would have made premiums too expensive for people with health problems.
"I know exactly what happens when people lose their access to health care or health insurance," said Kim Schrier, a pediatrician and one of five Democrats running to replace Republican Dave Reichert, who is retiring from his House district in central Washington state.
"I have my own pre-existing condition — type 1 diabetes," Schrier said. "If I didn't have insurance through my company, I would be in that same situation."
While repeated GOP efforts to make sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act have failed, Congress did vote in December to end a key component starting in 2019 — the requirement that almost all Americans obtain insurance or pay a penalty.
Premiums for 2019 are expected to be announced in October, just before voters head to the polls. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office forecasts a 10% increase for people who buy insurance on the individual market.
The individual market makes up just 7% of how Americans got their health care in 2016, compared to 49% of Americans with employer-sponsored coverage and 35% with Medicare or Medicaid. But the Affordable Care Act still drives the politics of health care.
Bipartisan Plan Fails
A bipartisan Senate proposal to stabilize the individual major medical insurance market, sponsored by Republican Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democrat Patty Murray of Washington, failed in March over language restricting abortion funding.
Rep. Ryan Costello, a Pennsylvania Republican who backed the Alexander-Murray plan and opposed the 2017 Obamacare change efforts, said he believes voters will pay more attention to what Republicans are doing now.
"It's going to be much more on what are you doing, or how do you propose to lower costs, not how did you vote on a bill that never became law," said Costello, who isn't seeking re-election.
But Democrats plan to make the argument to voters that Republicans should be held responsible for insurance costs because they control both chambers of Congress and the White House.
'Incredible Contrast'
John Lapp, a Democratic strategist and former executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said, "There's an incredible contrast with Republicans, who either their answer is to take away your health care, or do nothing and allow the health care market to skyrocket."
Priorities USA, a Democratic super-political action committee, cautioned party members in a memo last month not to lose track of the key issues that animate voters: the economy and health care.
While Trump's policies are "raising the cost of health care and driving up insurance premiums," he gained ground on how the public viewed his handling of health care: from a 30-percentage-point net unfavorable rating to 12-point net unfavorable, said the memo prepared by the Hart Research Group and Global Strategy Group.
National Republicans say Democrats are still responsible for health care costs because they enacted Obamacare.
"Democrats are responsible for Obamacare and they've done nothing as it's destroyed our health care system," said Jesse Hunt, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the House GOP campaign organization. "Their only answer now moving forward is to try to push a government-controlled, single-payer health care system that'll total $32 trillion."
Such proposals have gained traction among Democrats. The House version of Sen. Bernie Sanders's legislation to create a "Medicare for all" national health care system has 122 Democratic co-sponsors. Liberal groups like the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America and Justice Democrats have endorsed more than three dozen Democrats running on nationalized, universal health care in Republican-held districts.
But the biggest shift for the party may be Democrats' willingness to defend the Affordable Care Act in competitive, Republican-held districts. Illinois GOP Rep. Randy Hultgren's Democratic opponent, Lauren Underwood, is a nurse and former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services official who helped implement the health care law during the Obama administration. Underwood beat six Democratic opponents in the state's March 20 primary.
"While the Affordable Care Act is not perfect — I don't think anybody is asserting that it is — American families have seen the benefits of having coverage options that are affordable," Underwood said. "It touches everybody and they don't want to see it go away."
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Yesterday was a big day for me. It was my birthday, my 30th birthday to be exact. I celebrated another year of life and entered into a brand new DECADE! I gotta be honest, the days and weeks leading up to my birthday were more overwhelming than the actual event. My friends and family made sure to remind me that I was "getting old soon" and lovingly referred to me as Nana, Old Lady, and Grandma. But swallowing the "30 Pill" was actually a pleasant event. The same friends who poked fun at my old lady status were also the same friends who went out of their way to make my birthday an unforgettable event that I will cherish forever. The amount of thought, time, and effort that went into executing an evening full of laughs did not go unappreciated or unnoticed. Each gift, card, and treat was absolutely chosen with me in mind. From the organic cupcakes, to the cards about kitties, exercise, and poop (yes i get a kick out of talking about poop), the Shake Weight, and the Mexican Themed gift that completed my New Years resolution trifecta….it all was perfect. I drove home and thought about how lucky I am to have so many wonderful people in my life. I am truly a blessed person.
And I honestly feel GREAT about being 30. With a half marathon freshly under my belt and plans for a triathlon and marathon in 2012, I have never felt more fit. I am able to wake up every day, look in the mirror and truly feel happy about where I am in life. As I reflect back on my 20′s, I see all the growth I did as a person. It was a decade of discovery; I discovered who I was, who I valued and wanted around in my life, what I wanted as a career, and I solidified my beliefs and values. I discovered parts of myself that had been dormant for the first two decades of my life. I developed relationships with people who would prove to be the best friends of my life. Discovery, however, also included disaster! I made mistakes, made choices that hurt myself and those that I love, and lost significant people in my life. The most profound and life changing lessons I learned happened through these mistakes. It is only now, looking back on it all, that I realize the enormous value these experiences had on my life and development as an adult.
After all my reflecting and thinking about my life up until this point as well as my future from this day forward, I can boil it down to one phrase: Faith not fear. I must never be afraid to act, I must never be afraid to make a mistake. Fear is my worst enemy and will be the only thing that holds me back from achieving all the hopes and dreams I have for myself. If I keep the phrase "Faith, not fear" in mind as often as possible, I know that my next 30 years will be even more fruitful and rewarding than the first. I will take chances, make decisions and do things that will take me far beyond my wildest dreams. I know from experience that mistakes happen and they are some of life's greatest lessons. Instead of holding back for fear of making a mistake, I will act and welcome the possibility of any outcome. I look forward to each and every new experience of my 30′s. BRING IT ON!


1.	Henry Hollingsworth 7th great grandfather [scrapbook] was born on 7 Sep 1598 in Ballyvickcrannell,Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland. He died before Dec 1674 in Ballyvickcrannell,Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland.
Henry married Katheran Wray (see HR Sept 1988) [scrapbook] daughter of Valentyne Wraye and Jane Farndell about 1631 in Ballyvickcrannell, County Armagh, Ireland.. Katheran was born on 26 Apr 1595 in Ballyvickcrannell,Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland. She died on 17 Oct 1697 in Ballyvickcrannell, Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland.
+ 2 M i Vallentine Hollingsworth Sr. was born on 15 Aug 1632. He died on 13 Oct 1710.
+ 3 M ii Henry Hollingsworth was born about 1633.
+ 4 M iii Thomas Hollingsworth Link toTom,Bill,Don 6th gr grandfather was born about 1634. He died about 1701.
7 F vi Alice Hollingsworth (parents unk at this time) was born about 1649 in unk.
Alice married John Hughes in 1669 in Diocese of Dublin. John was born about 1645 in unk.
+ 8 M vii Louis Sedilot (connected for family link only) was born in 1600. He died on 26 Jan 1672.
+ 9 M viii Henry Sampson Samson (connected for family link only) was born on 15 Jan 1603/1604. He died on 24 Dec 1684.
+ 10 M ix Sir Henry Colley Cowley or O'Cowley (connected for family link only).


Premier Doug Ford says he would have fired a senior cabinet minister if he'd refused to resign – after being accused of sexual misconduct.
Ford today confirmed media reports that Jim Wilson quit as economic development minister – and left the Progressive Conservative caucus last Friday – because of the allegation of inappropriate sexual behaviour.
The premier's office had originally said only that Wilson left to seek treatment for addiction issues – but the premier says he did not disclose the full story because the person who made the allegation asked him not to alert the media to the story.
During an appearance in Trenton, Ford commended the accuser for having the courage to come forward – and said that person's wishes trumped the media.
Michael is the afternoon news anchor on the New Classical 96.3FM and hosts the program Zero to 1800.


Please see the attached list for confirmation of the 2019 Boxing Scotland Youth Finals.
Please note that these will be boxed on Saturday 23 March 2019 at the same time as the Elite Semi-Finals. There will be no boxing on Sunday 24 March 2019.
Bout 15 – 91kg Male – Ryan Reekie (Meadowbank) beat Barry Hogg (McTaggart Scott) Split.
Bout 16 – 2001 Youth Male 75kg – Ali Laing (Insch) beat Alex Arthur (Meadowbank) Unanimous.
Boxing Scotland Will be hosting a Safeguarding and Protecting Children Workshop on Thursday 28th March 2019 starting at 1830 through to 2130.
This three-hour workshop is suitable for coaches and volunteers who will come into contact with children.
The workshop explores the code of conduct for those in contact with children and provides basic information on recognising child abuse and responding to concerns. It is aimed primarily at coaches and Child Protection Officers. Outcomes for attendees include increasing awareness, helping recognise the signs of abuse and poor practice and helping to deal sensitively and effectively with issues that arise.
In order to keep knowledge up to date in this area, individuals should follow this up with either the SPC2 or refresh with SPC every two to three years.
The course will be held at the National High-Performance Centre, Bridgeton Cross, Orr Street, Glasgow, G40 2QH.
Name, Address and Club. Contact number and email address.
The course will be limited to 15 and will be on a first come first served basis. so to avoid disappointment book early. To secure a place in the course payments must be received by 1500 Friday 22nd March 19.
A reminder to all coaches that for the 2019/20 season each Coach re-registration must hold an in date Safeguarding Certificate.
Cost of the course will be £15 per individual. Payment can be made either by Cheque to Boxing Scotland Ltd or bacs transfer to Boxing Scotland. If you or clubs intend to pay via bacs transfer please reference with your name of club or individual.
SALSC (Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils) is the umbrella organisation for Local Sports Councils (LSCs) and ClubSport organisations across Scotland.
LSCs play an important role in their communities, providing an independent voice for local sports clubs, regardless of size or sport. This makes LSCs well positioned for raising important local sporting issues with their local authority and locally elected members. It is for this reason that LSCs respond to local needs, with the national umbrella organisation providing support to ensure they are well equipped to meet those needs.
While this element of work is a crucial aspect of what LSCs do – it is equally important that LSCs are seen to be proactive – supporting member clubs, being visible in the local community and playing their part in encouraging people to get physically active. This can include distributing funds to clubs, holding events, facilitating workshops, acting as the quality checking agency for local sports clubs and developing community links to create sporting pathways.
Affiliating to an LSC is an excellent way for Sports Clubs to become involved with community sport, LSCs are a useful resource of knowledge, experience and partner opportunities.
SALSC will be in attendance in the Boxing Hall at the Elite National Championships on Saturday 16th March. They will be open to enquiries and questions from 0930-1230.
There are plans to have members in attendance at regionally at District Championships in the new season.
Vicky Glover has made history in becoming our first ever medal winner at a major Championship.
Vicky boxed Latvia's Amanda Millere and won he quarter final of the European U22 Championships by a unanimous decision earlier today in Vladikavkaz, Russia.
This was always going to be a tough contest for Vicky as the Latvian was a strong come forward Boxer. However, Vicky used superior tactics to overcome her opponent by moving constantly into space and using well timed long punches.
Although Vicky won unanimously, it was an entertaining contest with both boxers using their strengths – Millere coming forward with strong bent arm shots and Vicky using the ring with to land long clean shots.
Vicky will now box England's Ellie Scotney in the Semi Final times etc to follow.
An absolutely fantastic performance from Vicky who is getting better each contest and certainly won't be settling for Bronze.
The Schools and Junior Bouts held over from the weekend of 23rd – 24th February will be held this Saturday the 16th March. These bouts could not be completed due to the 12-hour rule.
The remaining bouts will be programmed as the first bouts in Ring 2 and boxing is due to commence at 1200.
Bout 1 The first bout will be a Western District Junior 2004 63kg Final.
The remaining bouts will be National Championship finals.
All queries should be directed to Boxing Scotland. The Boxing Scotland website has also been updated with this information.


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The Festival now has water dispensers to fill your bottles. We encourage you to bring a refillable water bottle or purchase one from our Festival Merch. Just a small way to do your part of keeping the Festival green!


Holism as a mindset for UX thinking.
CX as an organizational dimension of performance.
After Apple with its focus on the design of artifacts, the next posterchild of design will be IBM with its focus on design in business contexts.
We still don't what hit us designers.
Using all the senses for information processing purposes.


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Hello, friends! TGIF, am I right?!
Today I have a pretty simple little project for you. Just some heat embossing, some water coloring, and a die cut or two.
After coloring that pretty cake with some charming coral-y shades, I used a stray "beautiful" die cut from the C9 Beautiful You die set and the coordinating stamp set to create my greeting. The finishing touch was to add some Glossy Accents to the silver shimmer die cut.
Simple, but pretty! Not to mention, totally easy to mail, because there's no bulk! Hope you all had a great week and will have an even more fantastic weekend! Thanks for visiting, friends!
you are so talented. I am so glad I found your blog. Scrumptious!
Thank you, Laura Jane! I can't believe this is the first time I've used that frame… I love it, too!!


Reza, a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department, uses music to "break the ice" with the public and to strengthen community relations.
"The idea is to humanize the badge," Reza told EFE in Mariachi Plaza, located just a short distance from his workplace and where he has performed with his band – Mariachi Los Servidores – made up of police officers from Southern California.
There, among the murals depicting aspects of Mexican heritage and a statue dedicated to singer Lucha Reyes, Reza shows up in his dark blue police uniform and sings several songs in the traditional "charro" style for the crowd, who don't hesitate to congratulate him.
"The people see something and they come up to talk with you. They feel that we're part of the community. They don't see a police officer singing in broad daylight every day. It breaks down the barrier between the police and the public. It breaks the ice that's linked with the uniform," he said.
Reza and his group's next performance will be on Sunday at the Downey Theatre, where they will offer a concert of "ranchero" music called "Violins, not Violence," the aim of which is to collect money to buy musical instruments that will be donated to the music departments of several schools.
"I think that bringing music to kids is a necessity. It allows them to get away from the gangs and the weapons. I have friends who tell me that if they weren't mariachis, they'd be dead or in jail," Reza said.
"When the kids see us perform, you can tell that they haven't had that kind of interaction with police officers. They used to look at us in another way. And if we can help them to choose a good path to follow in life, why wouldn't you do that?" he asked.
He is tasked, in particular, with investigating crimes against property: thefts, assaults, robberies, vandalism and vehicle thefts. He's been doing the work for 19 years.
But music is his real passion and he has never been able to hide it.
"I grew up listening to mariachi music. My mother was a singer at parties and weddings and she inculcated that love (of music) in me. I continued along her path, first a little bit in the shadows and later while I went to class to become a police officer. There were highs and lows, but it's difficult to give up something when you love it so much," Reza said.
He began his musical career organizing small public performances featuring the traditional mariachi "charro" outfit.
Soon, however, his colleagues noted his hobby and asked him to get involved in community activities.
One of those events came at the request of a family whose mother had a terminal disease, and they wanted him to organize the "Quinceañera" – or 15-year-old coming out party – for her daughter, who was paralyzed.
"At first, I didn't want to mix my work with my passion. That was something strange for people, but now it's not so strange thanks to the community work we do. Now, I sing in my police uniform, but it came out naturally at that (party)," Reza said.
"It was a small event with a big police presence. We were all in uniform and so I decided to sing ... I got very positive comments from the family and members of the community. They were very grateful and thought that it was a very positive thing. It was good to incorporate the idea of having many objectives in life and not giving up on your dreams," he said.
After the success of his performance, which got great play on the social networks in November 2017, Reza decided to create the Mariachi Los Servidores with colleagues from other police stations.
"It wasn't always like this, but now I feel very comfortable as a police officer who sings mariachi. Each time I feel a little more natural" in that role," he said.


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License.

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Azure.AI.MetricsAdvisor.Administration;
using Azure.AI.MetricsAdvisor.Models;
using Azure.AI.MetricsAdvisor.Tests;
using Azure.Core.TestFramework;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace Azure.AI.MetricsAdvisor.Samples
{
    [LiveOnly]
    public partial class MetricsAdvisorSamples : MetricsAdvisorTestEnvironment
    {
        [Test]
        public async Task CreateAndDeleteDataFeedAsync()
        {
            string endpoint = MetricsAdvisorUri;
            string subscriptionKey = MetricsAdvisorSubscriptionKey;
            string apiKey = MetricsAdvisorApiKey;
            var credential = new MetricsAdvisorKeyCredential(subscriptionKey, apiKey);

            var adminClient = new MetricsAdvisorAdministrationClient(new Uri(endpoint), credential);

            #region Snippet:CreateDataFeedAsync
#if SNIPPET
            string sqlServerConnectionString = "<connectionString>";
            string sqlServerQuery = "<query>";
#else
            string sqlServerConnectionString = SqlServerConnectionString;
            string sqlServerQuery = SqlServerQuery;
#endif

            var dataFeed = new DataFeed();

#if SNIPPET
            dataFeed.Name = "<dataFeedName>";
#else
            dataFeed.Name = GetUniqueName();
#endif
            dataFeed.DataSource = new SqlServerDataFeedSource(sqlServerConnectionString, sqlServerQuery);
            dataFeed.Granularity = new DataFeedGranularity(DataFeedGranularityType.Daily);

            dataFeed.Schema = new DataFeedSchema();
            dataFeed.Schema.MetricColumns.Add(new DataFeedMetric("cost"));
            dataFeed.Schema.MetricColumns.Add(new DataFeedMetric("revenue"));
            dataFeed.Schema.DimensionColumns.Add(new DataFeedDimension("category"));
            dataFeed.Schema.DimensionColumns.Add(new DataFeedDimension("city"));

            dataFeed.IngestionSettings = new DataFeedIngestionSettings(DateTimeOffset.Parse("2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"));

            Response<DataFeed> response = await adminClient.CreateDataFeedAsync(dataFeed);

            DataFeed createdDataFeed = response.Value;

            Console.WriteLine($"Data feed ID: {createdDataFeed.Id}");
            Console.WriteLine($"Data feed status: {createdDataFeed.Status.Value}");
            Console.WriteLine($"Data feed created time: {createdDataFeed.CreatedOn.Value}");

            Console.WriteLine($"Data feed administrators:");
            foreach (string admin in createdDataFeed.Administrators)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($" - {admin}");
            }

            Console.WriteLine($"Metric IDs:");
            foreach (DataFeedMetric metric in createdDataFeed.Schema.MetricColumns)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($" - {metric.Name}: {metric.Id}");
            }

            Console.WriteLine($"Dimensions:");
            foreach (DataFeedDimension dimension in createdDataFeed.Schema.DimensionColumns)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($" - {dimension.Name}");
            }
            #endregion

            // Delete the created data feed to clean up the Metrics Advisor resource. Do not perform this
            // step if you intend to keep using the data feed.

            await adminClient.DeleteDataFeedAsync(createdDataFeed.Id);
        }

        [Test]
        public async Task GetDataFeedAsync()
        {
            string endpoint = MetricsAdvisorUri;
            string subscriptionKey = MetricsAdvisorSubscriptionKey;
            string apiKey = MetricsAdvisorApiKey;
            var credential = new MetricsAdvisorKeyCredential(subscriptionKey, apiKey);

            var adminClient = new MetricsAdvisorAdministrationClient(new Uri(endpoint), credential);

            string dataFeedId = DataFeedId;

            Response<DataFeed> response = await adminClient.GetDataFeedAsync(dataFeedId);

            DataFeed dataFeed = response.Value;

            Console.WriteLine($"Data feed status: {dataFeed.Status.Value}");
            Console.WriteLine($"Data feed created time: {dataFeed.CreatedOn.Value}");

            Console.WriteLine($"Data feed administrators:");
            foreach (string admin in dataFeed.Administrators)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($" - {admin}");
            }

            Console.WriteLine($"Metric IDs:");
            foreach (DataFeedMetric metric in dataFeed.Schema.MetricColumns)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($" - {metric.Name}: {metric.Id}");
            }

            Console.WriteLine($"Dimensions:");
            foreach (DataFeedDimension dimension in dataFeed.Schema.DimensionColumns)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($" - {dimension.Name}");
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public async Task UpdateDataFeedAsync()
        {
            string endpoint = MetricsAdvisorUri;
            string subscriptionKey = MetricsAdvisorSubscriptionKey;
            string apiKey = MetricsAdvisorApiKey;
            var credential = new MetricsAdvisorKeyCredential(subscriptionKey, apiKey);

            var adminClient = new MetricsAdvisorAdministrationClient(new Uri(endpoint), credential);

            string dataFeedId = DataFeedId;

            Response<DataFeed> response = await adminClient.GetDataFeedAsync(dataFeedId);
            DataFeed dataFeed = response.Value;

            string originalDescription = dataFeed.Description;
            dataFeed.Description = "This description was generated by a sample.";

            // Some properties, such as IngestionStartOffset, can be reset to their default value
            // when set to null during an Update operation. Check the API documentation to verify
            // when a property supports this feature.

            TimeSpan? originalStartOffset = dataFeed.IngestionSettings.IngestionStartOffset;
            dataFeed.IngestionSettings.IngestionStartOffset = null;

            response = await adminClient.UpdateDataFeedAsync(dataFeed);
            DataFeed updatedDataFeed = response.Value;

            Console.WriteLine($"Updated description: {updatedDataFeed.Description}");
            Console.WriteLine($"Updated ingestion start offset: {updatedDataFeed.IngestionSettings.IngestionStartOffset}");

            // Undo the changes to leave the data feed unaltered. Skip this step if you intend to keep
            // the changes.

            dataFeed.Description = originalDescription;
            dataFeed.IngestionSettings.IngestionStartOffset = originalStartOffset;

            await adminClient.UpdateDataFeedAsync(dataFeed);
        }

        [Test]
        public async Task GetDataFeedsAsync()
        {
            string endpoint = MetricsAdvisorUri;
            string subscriptionKey = MetricsAdvisorSubscriptionKey;
            string apiKey = MetricsAdvisorApiKey;
            var credential = new MetricsAdvisorKeyCredential(subscriptionKey, apiKey);

            var adminClient = new MetricsAdvisorAdministrationClient(new Uri(endpoint), credential);

            var filter = new DataFeedFilter()
            {
                Status = DataFeedStatus.Active,
                GranularityType = DataFeedGranularityType.Daily
            };
            var options = new GetDataFeedsOptions()
            {
                Filter = filter,
                MaxPageSize = 5
            };

            int dataFeedCount = 0;

            await foreach (DataFeed dataFeed in adminClient.GetDataFeedsAsync(options))
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Data feed ID: {dataFeed.Id}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Name: {dataFeed.Name}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Description: {dataFeed.Description}");
                Console.WriteLine();

                // Print at most 5 data feeds.
                if (++dataFeedCount >= 5)
                {
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


As You See It Challenge!
It's that time again for another challenge from the AYSI design team. I really like this sketch and how easy my project came together.
Here is the scrapbook page that I came up with of Adventure Baby & our dog Marley. My daughter loves this dog so much & the dog loves her. They are peas in a pod. Marley was a new addition to our family this summer, so we are still working on some things, like don't run on the leash.
Now it's your turn to take the challenge. Link up your project to the As You See It Challenge blog.
Ah, Christmas is right around the corner and we are all working on making our Christmas cards right?
Well, this weeks sketch makes a quick and easy Christmas card.
What a great quick and easy layout right?
I used some of Stampin' Up! great Christmas paper and a fitting tag set.
Lovin' how easy this card was to make!


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text:
package raphanus

import "github.com/msoap/raphanus/common"

// GetList - get list value by key
func (db *DB) GetList(key string) (value raphanuscommon.ListValue, err error) {
	if db.withLock {
		db.RLock()
		defer db.RUnlock()
	}

	rawVal, ok := db.data[key]
	if !ok {
		return value, raphanuscommon.ErrKeyNotExists
	}

	value, ok = rawVal.(raphanuscommon.ListValue)
	if !ok {
		return value, raphanuscommon.ErrKeyTypeMissmatch
	}

	return value, err
}

// SetList - create/update list value by key
func (db *DB) SetList(key string, value raphanuscommon.ListValue, ttl int) error {
	if db.withLock {
		db.Lock()
		defer db.Unlock()
	}

	if !isValidKey(key) {
		return raphanuscommon.ErrKeyIsNotValid
	}

	db.data[key] = value
	db.setTTL(key, ttl)

	return nil
}

// UpdateList - update list value by exists key
func (db *DB) UpdateList(key string, value raphanuscommon.ListValue) (err error) {
	if db.withLock {
		db.Lock()
		defer db.Unlock()
	}

	if _, ok := db.data[key]; !ok {
		return raphanuscommon.ErrKeyNotExists
	}

	db.data[key] = value

	return nil
}

// GetListItem - get one item from list value by key
func (db *DB) GetListItem(key string, index int) (string, error) {
	if db.withLock {
		db.RLock()
		defer db.RUnlock()
	}

	rawVal, ok := db.data[key]
	if !ok {
		return "", raphanuscommon.ErrKeyNotExists
	}

	valueList, ok := rawVal.(raphanuscommon.ListValue)
	if !ok {
		return "", raphanuscommon.ErrKeyTypeMissmatch
	}

	if index < 0 || index >= len(valueList) {
		return "", raphanuscommon.ErrListOutOfRange
	}

	result := valueList[index]
	return result, nil
}

// SetListItem - set one item of list value by key
func (db *DB) SetListItem(key string, index int, value string) error {
	if db.withLock {
		db.RLock()
		defer db.RUnlock()
	}

	rawVal, ok := db.data[key]
	if !ok {
		return raphanuscommon.ErrKeyNotExists
	}

	valueList, ok := rawVal.(raphanuscommon.ListValue)
	if !ok {
		return raphanuscommon.ErrKeyTypeMissmatch
	}

	if index < 0 || index >= len(valueList) {
		return raphanuscommon.ErrListOutOfRange
	}

	db.data[key].(raphanuscommon.ListValue)[index] = value
	return nil
}


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For more than 170 years, Royal Boch's touch wants to be synonimous of quality and know-how. Its willingness to innovate has been put forward many times by working with different artists, giving a creative impetus of high level. In this trend, Piet Stockmans, talented belgian master ceramist has put his art at the service of the Royal Boch manufacturing company. The same philosophy conducted them to create a pure shape mixing curves and roundnesses: Veni. It expresses a contemporary aesthetic mixing sobriety and originality. A perfect accordance between volume and material.


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← Box Office: "Focus" opens #1, but weak for Will Smith — "Kingsman" closes in on $100 million
John "Deliverance/Excalibur/Hope and Glory" Boorman has made his last film →
Classy Dame Judi Dench won't retire, we won't let her
Posted on March 1, 2015 by Roger Moore
Dame Judi Dench takes an awkward pause, Her interviewer's name is familiar, even if the actor he shares it with never played one of Dench's versions of James Bond.
"Well, I don't know whether to have a nice little chat…or give you an ASSIGNMENT…Double-O-seven!"
The Oscar winning queen of the British stage and screen cackles, and Dame Judi does not laugh alone. She laughs easily and often; at her luck, her career, at the fact that she never chooses a film role solely based "on the exotic location" the story is set in.
"You know, like Michael Caine!"
Dench is back on screen with "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," happy for the reunion this sequel to the surprise hit of 2011/12. It's not like she met her castmates on the Indian sets of that comedy about British old age pensioners moving into a "home" in a land where old age is revered and one's pension stretches a lot further than in the U.K. These players have tread the British boards together for decades.
"I was at The National with Bill Nighy, and I was with Ronnie Pickup in 'Amy's View,' Celia (Imrie) and I did 'Cranford,' Penelope (Wilton) and I have worked together. And Mags and I have worked together since, oh, '58."
"Mags." She calls Dame Maggie Smith "Mags." That must be a one-Dame-to-another privilege.
Dench, who turned 80 in December, welcomed the chance to return to India and go back to work for her favorite director — John Madden ("Mrs. Brown","Shakespeare in Love"). Because Dench, like her character Evelyn, isn't interested in retiring. In the sequel, Evelyn's sharp eye for Indian fabrics could mean a new career, one that could stand in the way of her slow-moving romance with Douglas (Nighy).
"I heard a lady, a doctor, on the BBC the other day, saying 'I cannot WAIT to retire!' She was something like 58. And I thought, 'What IS she going to retire to do?' I am very very ANTI-retirement. What DO you with your time? What do you do with somebody elderly in your family? What do you do if you ARE that elderly person? You don't want to be a burden to your children. Best to get on with something, so my sympathies are very much with what Evelyn does and feels up to gets on with life and faces something new, taking on something she's not conversant with…She looks forward, which we all have to remember to keep doing."
Evelyn is a bit softer than the typical Dench character. She's famous for her "queens and other frosty matriarchs," as the London Times once put it — fierce characters, Elizabeth I in "Shakespeare in Love," M in the Bond movies. But she hates the thought of being pigeon-holed.
"I WISH someone would ask me to play a weak and feeble woman who just goes to pieces at the smallest little thing," she laughs. "You don't have a focus if you don't challenge yourself, try something new with every opportunity you're given."
But Evelyn in "Exotic Marigold" was some of the easiest acting she's ever done, and that has nothing to do with the comforts of working with actors and a director she's known forever.
"My character had to be BEWITCHED by the place, Jaipur, and that required little acting on my part. That happened to me very quickly. The color, the sounds, the smells, everything about it is so exotic. Especially to an English person. And then there's the depressing gap between the rich and the very, very poor. The inequality there is unbelievably shocking, and yet the people are so warm and friendly."
"Second Best Exotic" is earning reviews that are more indulgent than enthusiastic, with Variety's Peter Debruge echoing many when he wrote that "whatever spark exists off-camera (for the veteran cast) can't help but reveal itself during those irreverent, potentially insensitive moments that made the original so much fun."
Dench's quick laugh and easy-going charm seem more connected to her Quaker background than the driving ambition one must possess to manage an acting career of some sixty years duration. She keeps working even as she suffers from age-related macular degeneration, making it impossible for her to read scripts (she has them read to her). As often as she works and as "ridiculously competitive" as those roles for women her age are, she must be on the phone with her agent in between films. Idea for a "Saturday Night Live" sketch — Dame Judi, on the phone, haranguing that agent for the next job.
"Oh heavens no," she laughs. She lives in the country in a village "well away from the bustle and business of London." She keeps lots of pets, hangs out with chums and starts each day "with a little checklist, everything I want to do that day. And if I don't finish it, I just carry it over to the next. It's a way to keep looking forward."
One thing that she eagerly awaits to check off on her list is her next project, a Tim Burton film.
"I don't think it's been ANNOUNCED yet," she says, guardedly, with a hint of conspiracy about her. "You do remember, Double-O Seven, that I know how to keep a secret?"
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Oppo R9s Plus The Dual 16 MP Cameras: Price, Specs And Features
By Cameron , Nov 28, 2016 10:14 PM EST
Group of beautiful ladies taking a selfie with the Oppo R9s Plus. (Photo : Gadget View/YouTube)
Ready for the upcoming Christmas and New Year parties? Of course, you are. For lovers, this is the time to spend precious time with your in-laws. For the singles out there, this is the last month of the year to find Mr. Right or Ms. Right (both if you're filled with unconditional love).
Now that you're all geared up for the last events of the year, there is a new upcoming smartphone this December to add in your arsenal for the picture-taking moments with your loved ones and soon-to-be loved ones. What smartphone? The Oppo R9s Plus.
About the Oppo R9s Plus
The Chinese mobile manufacturer Oppo will be launching the Oppo R9s Plus this December. The price of the device is CNY 3,499 ($507). Now you must be wondering why should you buy it instead of the Vivo V5 that is currently labeled as the number one selfie phone. Well, let's talk about its specs and features.
Specs and Features of the Oppo R9s Plus
Network. For its 2G band networks, it is GSM and CDMA. 3G band networks are HSDPA and CDMA. Lastly, for the 4G band network is LTE.
Body. The body dimension is 163.6 x 80.8 x 7.4 mm. The body weight is 185 g. The casing color designs come in 3 colors: black, gold, and rose gold.
Display. The display type is Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors. The display size is 6.0 inches. The display resolution is 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Platform. The OS of the device is Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow). The chipset is Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653. The CPU is Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53). And lastly, the GPU is Adreno 510.
Memory. The card slot is microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot). The internal memory is 64 GB and 6 GB RAM. Personally, I fall easily for smartphones with high RAM. This is a big plus for me.
Camera. The front camera is 16 MP (f/2.0). The rear camera is also 16 MP (f/1.7), but with phase detection autofocus, OIS, and LED flash. For its video, it's 2160p@30fps and 1080p@30fps. As for its performance in low light conditions, I think a 16 MP camera can pretty much deliver positive results.
Battery. The battery is a non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery. Talk time, standby time, and music play is unknown.
Sound. For its alert types, vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones. It also has a loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm jack (Thank God!). It also has an active noise cancellation with dedicated mic.
Features. The sensory features are a fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass. Messaging features are SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, and Push Email. For its browser, it feature's HTML5. Other features are fast battery charging, MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player, Document viewer, and Photo/video editor.
Most people these days use the rear camera for capturing high-quality images and videos, which can really be hard to use for selfies without using a mirror or asking someone to hold the camera for you. With the Oppo R9s Plus, I think you have the best of both worlds. Rear camera and front camera MPs are almost the same that you won't need to worry about choosing between the two cameras. Plus, it is 16 MP on each camera for CNY 3,499 ($507). That alone is pretty awesome.
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OnePlus 5 Revealed In TV Ad, Flagship Killer Reaches 300,000 Online Registrations
A surprise TV ad shown in India revealed what the OnePlus 5 looks like while over in China, more than 300,000 have already registered for the flagship killer.
'Pokemon GO' Datamined Codes Hint At Possible Raid System
It seems all rumors about a raid system in Pokemon GO are true after all. Check it out here!
Apple's iPhone Is No Longer China's Favorite
Apple is experiencing serious competition in Greater China from homegrown brands.
Robot Wars: China's MegaBot Challenger Wants To Fight In World's First Robot Battle
China may join in the upcoming robot wars, challenging giant fighting robots made by USA and Japan. Dubbed the Monkey King, the latest megabot challenger may kick off a robot fighting league.
Leaked OnePlus 5 Photo Samples Could Confirm This Cool Upgrade
OnePlus 5 made headlines this week as samples of its camera photos were leaked. Experts who analyzed the leaked photos think that a cool new upgrade might be in the works.
Xiaomi Mi 6 Might Not Launch In US And Europe Until 2019
This delay might be because of the "innovation for everyone" mantra that Xiang and Donovan Sung, Xiaomi's director of product management, have been harping on.


The act of reducing an ecclesiastical person or thing to a lay status. The turning over of a church building to a secular purpose; the removal by a civil power of ecclesiastical control in an institution where that control and influence should be operative. In the laicization of clerics, the Holy See, for extraordinary reasons and the greater good of the Church, may laicize a bishop, priest, or deacon. In spite of the term, however, the person does not lose his sacramental powers and remains an ordained person. But he is legitimately dispensed from the ordinary duties attached to his office and, generally also, of his vow of celibacy, giving him the right to marry. In an emergency, a laicized priest can validly administer the sacraments of anointing and penance.


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Lionsgate's Now You See Me 2 is headed for home media release on Tuesday, September 6. The film will be available in two-disc Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray editions as well as a single disc DVD. All three disc editions include a digital copy of the film via iTunes or UltraViolet (however, only the BDs include a Digital HD copy).
Both Blu-ray editions offer English audio in Dolby Atmos and Dolby TrueHD 7.1, as well as Spanish and French audio in Dolby Digital 5.1. Video on the Blu-ray edition is formatted in 1080p while the 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray has 4x the amount of resolution at 2160p (if you account for both vertical and horizontal lines).
Now You See Me 2 was released early to Digital HD and sells for $14.99 (HD). The prequel to the film, Now You See Me, has already been released to Ultra HD Blu-ray and is one of the less expensive 4k titles at $19.99 (Amazon).


RetroDefense had the most liked content!
Video games, comics, sci-fi, fantasy - all the geek staples, basically.
Too many to list. :) Especially fond of shmups, platformers and arcade racers.
I would like to see "Acquired" retired as well - active scanners can probably better use their "Work in Progress" threads to hash out acquisition details. I do like "Vote To Preserve" - I think it's a helpful gauge as to what visitors are looking for - but I'm not sure where to find the vote results page. Could swear one existed at some point. Loving the idea of an inventory/collection tracking system! I've been wanting this for a good while now - I may have discussed it elsewhere in the forums, actually. Beyond the utility of the idea, I wouldn't be surprised if the functionality attracts serious video game & computer magazine collectors who may eventually contribute to the site. I'd like to see collection tracking take both digital and physical into account. So something like the following: Have - Physical and/or digital Want - Physical and/or digital Selling - Physical Allowing a collector to flag both Have and Want for any given magazine should be a given. This would take into account wanted condition upgrades, digital copies to supplement physical, higher-res scans, etc. Mass Add/Remove options would be nice as well. Perhaps by entering a range of issue numbers for any particular magazine. Thinking about it, "Want - Digital" data could essentially replace "Vote to Preserve" if lists are public.
Thanks for the scan, @Ethereal Dragonz!
I'm definitely interested in those, @Terry93D. I have most of what you listed but had no idea Pat made Fantazine available digitally at some point. Btw, I remember Jess mentioning he had edited/censored some of his digital releases. Thought I'd mention it for anyone wondering why portions of Concept or P:I or Blitz appear missing.
Thanks for the post, and a belated welcome to RetroMags! The last issue I'm aware of is issue 20 but I haven't confirmed if this is the final. And we've yet to track down the cover for issue 18 either. (I might spend some time digging a bit - haven't researched this zine for a couple years or so.) Sorry we can't be of much help at the moment - this magazine is surprisingly elusive for whatever reason. We have a running discussion about Pocket Games magazine if you'd like to help out or have any other questions.
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More details have been announced - kicks off August 28th.
Anyone have any Next Generation CDs?
@marktrade, Edge (UK) #36 (September 1996) printed the article. And you'll be happy to hear they did so correctly, with the missing content. That said, the UK version of the article doesn't match the US version word-for-word - it was edited for UK readers - but it's probably 95% identical. If not more.
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Shout Factory is planning to marathon stream Starcade - an 80s game show - via Twitch sometime this August. Loved this show as a kid. Back then - living in a rural area - there were no arcades nearby. No news stand either, so no video game magazines. Starcade was essentially my window into the arcade gaming scene - I'd tune in and watch every episode I could.
I'm glad it turned out so well. Yeah, this first season played out more like an OVA rather than something episodic. Didn't make it any less entertaining though - definitely recommended for Castlevania fans.
EGM Review Crew Omnibus Progress And Ongoing Adventures.
This - in some ways - reminds me of Defunct Games' Countdown lists. If you like to track and correlate magazine review scores, be sure to check out their content sometime. And they may appreciate access to your Google doc as a reference once it's completed. Good luck with your project!


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Social Statics: Abridged and Revised; Together with The Man Versus the State
By Herbert Spencer
humanity as we know it, though no proof of the correctness of that principle, is at any rate a fact in its favour. Hence the allegation that mankind are not good enough to admit of the sexes living together harmoniously under the law of equal freedom, in no way militates against the validity or sacredness of that law.
But the never-ceasing process of adaptation will gradually remove this obstacle to domestic rectitude. Recognition of the moral law and an impulse to act up to it, going hand in hand, as we have seen that they must do (p. 20), equality of rights in the married state will become possible as fast as there arises a perception of its justness. As elsewhere shown (p. 50), the same sentiment which leads us to maintain our own rights, leads us, by its sympathetic excitement, to respect the rights of our neighbours. A state in which every one is jealous of his natural claims, is not therefore a litigious state, because if there is a due fellow feeling there is of necessity a diminished tendency to aggression. Experience proves this. For, as it cannot be denied that there is now a greater disposition among men towards the assertion of individual liberty than existed during the feudal ages, so neither can it be denied that there is now a less disposition among men to trespass against each other than was then exhibited. The two changes are co-ordinate, and must continue to be so. Hence, whenever society shall have become civilized enough to recognize the equality of rights between the sexes—when women shall have attained to a clear perception of what is due to them, and men to a nobility of feeling which shall make them concede to women the freedom which they themselves claim-humanity will have undergone such a modification as to render an equality of rights practicable.
Married life under this ultimate state of things will not be characterized by perpetual squabbles, but by mutnal concessions. Instead of a desire on the part of the husband to assert his claims to the uttermost, regardless of those of his wife, or on the part of the wife to do the like, there
will be a watchful desire on both sides not to transgress. Neither will have to stand on the defensive, because each will be solicitous for the rights of the other. Committing a trespass will be the thing feared, and not the being trespassed against.
[NOTE.—For the author's views concerning the political position of women, the reader is referred to Part IV of The Principles of Ethics, treating of Justice, Chapters xx and xxiv.]
THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN.
As an abstract truth we all admit that passion distorts judgment; yet we never inquire whether our passions are influencing us. We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced. We see how habits, and interests, and likings, mould the . theories of those around us; yet forget that our own theories are similarly moulded. Nevertheless, the instances in which our feelings bias us in spite of ourselves are of hourly recurrence. That proprietary passion which a man has for his ideas, veils their defects from him as effectually as maternal fondness blinds a mother to the imperfections of her offspring. An anthor cannot, for the life of him, judge correctly of what he has just written: he has to wait until lapse of time enables him to read it as though it were a stranger's, and he then discerns flaws where all had seemed perfect. It is only when his enthusiasm on its behalf has grown cold, that the artist is able to see the faults of his picture. While they are transpiring, we do not perceive the ultimate bearings of our own acts or the acts of others towards us: only in after years are we able to philosophize upon them. Just so, too, is it with successive generations. Men of the past quite misunderstood the institutions they lived under. They pertinaciously adhered to the most vicious principles, and were bitter in their opposition to right ones, at the dictates of their attachments and antipathies. So difficult is it for man to emancipate himself from the invisible fetters which habit and education cast over his intellect; and so palpable is the consequent incompetency of a people to judge rightly of itself
and its deeds or opinions, that the fact has been embodied in the aphorism—"No age can write its own history."
If we act wisely, we shall assume that the reasonings of modern society are subject to the like disturbing influences. We shall conclude that, even now, as in times gone by, opinion is but the counterpart of condition. We shall suspect that
many of those convictions which seem the results of dispassionate thinking, have been nurtured in us by circumstances. We shall confess that as, heretofore, fanatical opposition to this doctrine and bigoted adhesion to that, have been no tests of the truth or falsity of the said doctrines; so neither is the strength of attachment or dislike which a nation now exhibits towards certain principles, any proof of their correctness or their fallacy.
We say that a man's character may be told by the company he keeps. We might similarly say that the truth of a belief may be judged by the beliefs with which it is associated. Given a theory universally current among degraded sections of our race—a theory received only with considerable abatements by civilized nations-a theory in which men's confidence diminishes as fast as society advances; and we may safely pronounce that theory to be a false one. On such, along with other evidence, the subordination of sex was lately condemned. Those commonly-observed facts, that the enslavement of woman is invariably associated with a low type of social life, and that, conversely, her elevation uniformly accompanies progress, were cited in part proof that the subjection of female to male is wrong. If now, instead
, of women we read children, kindred facts may be cited, and a kindred deduction may be drawn. If it be true that the dominion of man over woman has been oppressive in proportion to the badness of the age or the people, it is also true that parental authority has been stringent and unlimited in a like proportion. If it be a fact that the emancipation of women has kept pace with the emancipation of society, it is
likewise a fact that the once despotic rule of the old over the young has been ameliorated at the same rate.
Whoever wants illustrations of this alleged harmony between the political, connubial, and filial relationships, inay discover them everywhere. Scanning those primitive states of humanity during which the aggressive conduct of man to man renders society scarcely possible, he will see not only that wives are slaves and exist by sufferance, but that children hold their lives by the same tenure, and are sacrificed to the gods when fathers so will. He may observe how, during classic times, the thraldom of five-sixths of the population was accompanied both by a theory that the child is the property and slave of its male parent, and by a legal fiction which regarded wives as children similarly owned. In China, under a government purely autocratic, there exists a public opinion which deems it an unpardonable offence for a wife to accuse her husband to the magistrate, and which ranks filial disobedience as a crime next in atrocity. to murder. Nor is our own history barren of illustrations. On reviewing those times when constitutional liberty was but a name, when men were denied freedom of speech and belief, when the people's representatives were openly bribed and justice was boughtthe times, too, with which the laws enacting the servitude of women were in complete harmony-the observer cannot fail to be struck with the harshness of parental behaviour, and the attitude of humble subjection which sons and daughters had to assume. Between the last century, when our domestic condition was marked by the use of Sir and Madam in addressing parents, and by the doctrine that a child onght unhesitatingly to marry whomsoever a father appointed, and when our political condition was marked by aristocratic supremacy, by the occurrence of church-and-king riots, and by the persecution of reformers-between that day and ours, the decline in the rigour of paternal authority and in the severity of political control, has been simultaneous. And the like companionship of facts is seen in the present rapid


Wong, V. and Ho, G. (2000) Metal speciation and leachability of heavy metals from Enersludge ash in concrete. Water Science & Technology, 41 (8). pp. 53-60.
The Oil From Sludge (Enersludge™) process converts sewage sludge into hydrocarbons, partially fixing heavy metals in the by-product ash. Research was carried out to investigate the speciation and leaching behaviour of heavy metals (cadmium, copper, chromium, nickel, lead and zinc) when using this ash product in concrete. This was achieved by conducting a sequential extraction procedure, a soluble fraction test and dynamic leach test. Sequential extraction showed that heavy metals in the ash speciated mainly into a stable form. Leachable heavy metals were derived mainly from the concrete (control samples). The soluble fraction test and the dynamic leach test indicated that heavy metals from concrete with Oil From Sludge ash addition exhibited a low leachability.


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NEW DELHI: The UN General Assembly is being forced to hold its annual General Assembly virtually this year by the coronavirus pandemic. But, that hasn't stopped global leaders from sparring in their online addresses. Secretary General António Guterres has even cautioned the U.S. and China not to "split the globe in a Great Fracture" between" […]Read More
Mapping The Past & Present To Anticipate A Better Future:
Amitabh P. Revi September 16, 2020
NEW DELHI: We can give people a better sense of what's happening around them at a time of extreme confusion and a motivation to act. Because ultimately, the future is what we make it, says 'Terra Incognita' co-author Dr Robert Muggah. Professor Ian Goldwin added, "We are heading for a very dangerous and less prosperous […]Read More
Khorasan Files: The Journey Of Indian 'Islamic State' Widows
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Tackling COVID-19: 'Critical To Protect The Protectors'
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NEW DELHI: The COVID-19 pandemic means it's time for prudence not panic, science not stigma, facts not fear, says Dr Niteen Wairagkar, a global pandemic and new viral diseases R&D expert in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi on dealing with the 'infodemic on the pandemic' and individual and institutional dos and don'ts. […]Read More
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NEW DELHI: The Coronavirus appears to have passed its peak at least in China but is spreading in other parts of the world, especially Europe and the United States. In India, the number of cases has gone past 70 and can be expected to increase, says Lt. Gen. SL Narasimhan (Retd), member of the National Security […]Read More
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MOSCOW: The total number of confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-2019) worldwide equals 1,21,564. The World Health Organization (WHO) made the decisive step on Wednesday to declare a pandemic as more countries are rethinking travel or visa restrictions over the spread of coronavirus disease. Alexander Lukashev, director of the Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology, […]Read More
Khalilzad Hopes Intra-Afghan Talks Conclude In '100 Days'
Tolo News March 12, 2020
KABUL: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in an interview with Tolo News on Wednesday spoke about a number of significant topics related to the peace agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban, including counterterrorism operations, intra-Afghan talks and the prisoner exchange, and he also spoke about the current political deadlock between Ashraf Ghani […]Read More
'Erdogan May Have Committed The Ultimate Sin, Strategic Overreach'
Surya Gangadharan February 29, 2020
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'Give Peace A Chance In Afghanistan'
Tolo News February 24, 2020
When will the 'jang' (fighting) stop, asks an Afghan widow from the four-decade-old conflict. A seven-day 'Reduction in Violence' agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban is in place. If that holds, a deal is expected to be signed in Doha on February 29. Meanwhile, a country is crying out for peace. Afghanistan is not […]Read More
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Historic England have revealed the number of sites salvaged and added to their Heritage at Risk Register 2019.
The Register, which was released on Thursday, 17th October, provides an annual snapshot of the health of England's most valued historic places.
It also surveys those places most at risk of being lost due to neglect, decay or inappropriate development.
Across the South East region, twenty-one sites have now been deemed as 'saved' and ten have been added due to concerns over their condition.
Some of the salvaged sites come courtesy of innovative uses to improve their condition - whether through providing new homes or cultural venues for the community to enjoy.
Emily Gee, Historic England Regional Director for London and the South East said:
"Our heritage needs to be saved and investing in heritage pays.
"It helps to transform the places where we live and work and in which we visit, creating successful and distinctive places for us and for future generations to enjoy. But there's more work to do.
"There are buildings still on the Heritage at Risk Register such as the Haslar Guard Houses in Gosport in Hampshire and Bouldnor Battery near Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight that can be rescued and brought back to beneficial use.
"These are the homes, shops, offices and cultural places of the future.
"Historic England's experience shows that with the right partners, imaginative thinking and robust business planning, we can be confident in finding creative solutions for these complex sites."
Over the past year, Historic England have spent £1,509,603 in grants in London and the South East - aiding the survival of some historic sites.
The Register reveals that across the South East, there are 156 Grade I and II* buildings, 142 scheduled monuments, 82 places of worship, 25 registered parks and gardens, 3 protected wreck sites and 65 conservation areas that are at risk of neglect, decay or inappropriate change.
In total, there are 473 entries on the Register in the South East, 11 fewer than in 2018.
Sites removed include:
HMS Invincible, off Horse and Dean Sand, The Solent:
A warship captured by the British off of Galicia in Spain in 1747 and then taken into service by the British Royal Navy. It was added to the Register in 2013, due to significant parts of the site becoming exposed.
It was removed from the Register this year, following three years of excavation work, resulting in the recovery of artefacts including swivel guns, barrels and a sand glass.
(HMS Invincible has been removed from the Register thanks to careful monitoring and excavation of artefacts. Picture credits: Historic England)
Sites added include:
Ryde Conservation Area:
A key point of arrival for visitors to the Isle of Wight in the 18th century, it then became a fashionable resort for wealthy Victorians from the 1840s. It boasts Victorian hotels with a pier and promenade and garden spaces.
The town centre and seafront have declined in recent years, with the east beach lost to car parks and a marina. The poor maintenance of town centre shops and the High Street have seen it added to the Register.
(The run-down Ryde High Street has contributed to the area being added to the Register. Picture credits: Historic England)
Pup power project given green light
A pilot project to help Hampshire's vulnerable and disadvantaged children through canine assisted learning has been given the green light thanks to £30,000 of Hampshire County Council funding.
Seven charged in southern fraud investigation
A group of men have been charged with 24 offences in relation to a fraud investigation.
Reading Film Theatre celebrates 50 years
The RFT is celebrating 50 years of independent cinema in the town with three free screenings across the year, plus plans for an exhibition and a film giving the history of the charity.
Roof of Slough flats blows-off in extreme winds
A large amount of roofing from a block of flats at the Eastern end of Slough's High Street has blown-off into the road.
Southern Co-Op stores donate £35,000 to Hampshire charities
Staff and customers of Co-Op shops across Hampshire have raised over £35,000 for local causes.
South Western Railway complete £70m train service refurbishment
South Western Railway (SWR) have completed the £70m refurbishment programme for their Desiro train service.
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For the installation of a UCC2 controller, the CMM's host computer must use Windows NT (service pack 6 or later), Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista or Windows 7 as an operating system; a CD-ROM drive, and a hard disc drive. The storage requirements of the UCC system are less than 500 Mbytes. The processor speed and RAM requirements are not excessive, if the PC is supporting the operating system and application software, it will almost certainly support the UCC controller operation.
The PC must have one free dedicated network (Ethernet) connection port available for the UCC2 communication. It is recommended that this NOT a USB plug-in adapter because of the reduction in speed of operation these devices normally produce.
The following sections detail how to connect and configure the communication link between the UCC2 and the host PC that is running either the UCC utilities or metrology application software.
The host PC must have a dedicated Ethernet connection to the UCC2. It is recommended that this NOT a USB plug-in adapter because of the reduction in speed of operation these devices normally produce.
If the host PC is also to be connected to a network, it is necessary to install additional hardware within the host PC to permit a dedicated connection to be available for UCC2 communication. For details on how to install additional hardware into the host PC, please refer to the PC's installation / users guide.
The UCC2 is capable of using both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Ethernet, the selection being determined by the capability of the network adapter to which it is connected. We recommend that you use a 100 Mbps network adaptor.
A 5 m Ethernet cable is provided for this link as part of the UCC2 kit and is a Cat 5e, cross-over type. Other lengths may be used, the maximum being is governed by the generic specification for Ethernet connections (i.e. a hundred metres), which is sufficient for any CMM installation. It must be a cross-over type for a single installation.
If you are concerned about EMC disruption due to your environment, or the routing of the cable, then the use a shielded cross-over cable is recommended.
We suggest that you label your cross-over cable as a cross-over cable as it looks identical to a normal, not-crossed-over, cable.
The UCC software must be installed on the host PC, prior to connection of the UCC2.
The UCC software suite can be downloaded from the Renishaw website.
After the software has been installed, one of the utility programs available is "IP Configurer"; which is used to give the UCC2 an IP address, and establishes the pairing of the PC and the UCC2.
Included in the UCCSuite is UCCassist-2 which is the installation and diagnostics software for UCC2 installations.


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package com.redbooth;

import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.VelocityTracker;

class SlidingDeckTouchController {
    private static final int NO_VIEW = -1;
    private static final int SNAP_VELOCITY = 5000;
    private static final int VELOCITY_UNITS = 1000;
    private static final int INITIAL_POSITION = 0;
    private static final int INITIAL_OFFSET = 0;
    private static final int MINIMUM_OFFSET_TO_TRIGGER_MOVEMENT_IN_PX = 20;
    private int accumulatedOffsetX = INITIAL_OFFSET;
    private int accumulatedOffsetY = INITIAL_OFFSET;
    private int initialPositionX = INITIAL_POSITION;
    private int initialPositionY = INITIAL_POSITION;
    private final SlidingDeck ownerView;
    private MotionType motionType = MotionType.UNKNOWN;
    private VelocityTracker velocityTracker;
    private int currentItemView = NO_VIEW;

    enum MotionType {
        UNKNOWN,
        HORIZONTAL,
        VERTICAL
    }

    SlidingDeckTouchController(SlidingDeck ownerView) {
        this.ownerView = ownerView;
    }

    boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
        boolean result = false;
        int motionAction = event.getAction();
        switch (motionAction) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
                if (velocityTracker == null) {
                    velocityTracker = VelocityTracker.obtain();
                } else {
                    velocityTracker.clear();
                }
                velocityTracker.addMovement(event);
                initialPositionX = (int)event.getX();
                initialPositionY = (int)event.getY();
                currentItemView = ownerView
                                    .findViewIndexByPosition(initialPositionX, initialPositionY);
                result = true;
                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
                velocityTracker.addMovement(event);
                velocityTracker.computeCurrentVelocity(VELOCITY_UNITS);
                float xVelocity = velocityTracker.getXVelocity();
                float yVelocity = velocityTracker.getYVelocity();
                if (Math.abs(xVelocity) >= SNAP_VELOCITY) {
                    ownerView.performHorizontalSwipe();
                } else if (Math.abs(yVelocity) >= SNAP_VELOCITY) {
                    if ((yVelocity > 0 && !ownerView.isExpanded()) ||
                        (yVelocity < 0 && ownerView.isExpanded())) {
                        ownerView.performVerticalSwipe();
                    }
                }
                int currentPositionX = (int)event.getX();
                int currentPositionY = (int)event.getY();
                int currentHorizontalOffset = currentPositionX - initialPositionX;
                int currentVerticalOffset = currentPositionY - initialPositionY;
                if (checkMinimumMovementTrigger(currentHorizontalOffset, currentVerticalOffset)) {
                    accumulatedOffsetX += currentHorizontalOffset;
                    accumulatedOffsetY += currentVerticalOffset;
                    if (motionType == MotionType.UNKNOWN) {
                        motionType = getMotionType();
                    }
                    applyOffsets(accumulatedOffsetX, accumulatedOffsetY);
                    initialPositionX = (int)event.getX();
                    initialPositionY = (int)event.getY();
                }
                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
                if (velocityTracker != null) {
                    velocityTracker.recycle();
                    velocityTracker = null;
                }
                initialPositionX = INITIAL_POSITION;
                initialPositionY = INITIAL_POSITION;
                accumulatedOffsetX = INITIAL_OFFSET;
                accumulatedOffsetY = INITIAL_OFFSET;
                motionType = MotionType.UNKNOWN;
                ownerView.performReleaseTouch();
                break;
        }
        return result;
    }

    private void applyOffsets(int horizontalOffset, int verticalOffset) {
        if (motionType == MotionType.HORIZONTAL) {
            applyHorizontalMotion(horizontalOffset);
        } else if (motionType == MotionType.VERTICAL) {
            if (ownerView.isExpandable()) {
                applyVerticalMotion(verticalOffset);
            }
        }
    }

    private MotionType getMotionType() {
        MotionType result = MotionType.HORIZONTAL;
        if (Math.abs(accumulatedOffsetY) > Math.abs(accumulatedOffsetX)) {
            result = MotionType.VERTICAL;
        }
        return result;
    }

    private boolean checkMinimumMovementTrigger(int currentHorizontalOffset, int currentVerticalOffset) {
        return Math.abs(currentHorizontalOffset) >= MINIMUM_OFFSET_TO_TRIGGER_MOVEMENT_IN_PX ||
               Math.abs(currentVerticalOffset) >= MINIMUM_OFFSET_TO_TRIGGER_MOVEMENT_IN_PX ||
               Math.abs(accumulatedOffsetX) >= MINIMUM_OFFSET_TO_TRIGGER_MOVEMENT_IN_PX ||
               Math.abs(accumulatedOffsetY) >= MINIMUM_OFFSET_TO_TRIGGER_MOVEMENT_IN_PX;
    }

    private void applyHorizontalMotion(int offset) {
        if (currentItemView != NO_VIEW) {
            ownerView.setOffsetLeftRight(currentItemView, offset);
        }
    }

    private void applyVerticalMotion(int offset) {
        ownerView.setOffsetTopBottom(offset);
    }
}