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Q: issue with stubs and rspec old syntax I am writing some code and using rspec but received a warning that the syntax is old and i can't quite figure out how i should be writing it instead?
it "should calculate the value correctly" do
        mock_cards = [Card.new(:clubs, 5), Card.new(:diamonds, 10)]
        hand = Hand.new
        hand.stub(:cards) { cards } #stub out cards and have it return cards
        expect(hand.value).to eq (15)
    end

The error message is as follows: Using stub from rspec-mocks' old :should syntax without explicitly enabling the syntax is deprecated. Use the new :expect syntax or explicitly enable :should instead.

A: Do it like this instead:
allow(hand).to receive(:cards) { cards }

https://github.com/rspec/rspec-mocks#method-stubs

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Bath and North East Somerset is noted worldwide for its historic built environment and the beauty of its countryside, but in addition it offers 'a combination of strengths' for business.
Bath is a World Heritage City set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is, however, also an important business centre and home to vibrant high technology and multi-media businesses. Bath itself is the focus of on-going regeneration and has been identified by central Government as one of four Enterprise Areas in the West of England meaning it will be the focus of further significant inward investment over the next decade. For more detail on Bath's vibrant and surprising economy, please click here.
In the South of the District, the Somer Valley which includes Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Westfield, Paulton and Peasedown, has a rich industrial heritage which sits comfortably alongside modern business parks which house sophisticated printing and packaging companies and advanced engineering and electronics businesses. View the exciting regeneration schemes for both Midsomer Norton and Radstock via these pages.
To the West the beautiful Chew Valley offers a variety of leisure opportunities and in the Avon Valley the historic market town of Keynsham offers good motorway links as an attraction to new investment. Again, Keynsham is the focus of huge regeneration investment which will see the town transformed in the next three to five years.
It is this combination of natural, historical and contemporary business strengths that will be built upon in the coming years in order to advance the area's overall reputation as a vibrant commercial centre offering a high quality of life. This will be further enhanced by the newly created Bristol and Bath Inward Investment Service which will benefit from financial provisions in the new City Deal.


Someone put the tank upside down. The tank was put in the town's square to commemorate veterans of the first war, or perhaps it was the second. There was a plaque that went up on a wall next to the tank which listed which war the tank was to be a commemoration of, but a long time ago someone stole the plaque. It's hanging on someone's living room wall now, as we speak, or maybe someone's using it as a platter to serve food upon. In other words, someone out there, the thief of the plaque, is using the plaque in a way not respectful. And now the tank has been turned upside down. Perhaps it is the same person, although that seems unlikely. No one can remember which war the tank is supposed to commemorate and neither can anyone rememberhow long ago the plaque was stolen. The color of the plaque is also long forgotten. The tank is tan and it is upside down, laid on its long unused turret. The tank, upside down, loses all of its power, both real and commemorative. The tank, upside down, elicits only pathos. But who among the people in the town might have turned the tank over? No one in this town owns the kind of machine, we're talking about a crane here, more or less, that might be able to turn the tank back to its proper side. Cranes are mostly long gone too. It has been a long time since anything was built. And it's unlikely that some piece of strong wind was responsible for turning the tank over onto its long unused turret, and it is unlikely that a giant did it as well. It is equally if not more unlikely that a rival tank flipped the tank onto its back. Every time I walk by the tank I want to reach out and turn it back over, but I don't have the strength. I have so little strength that barely past the tank I have to collapse onto the ground and fall asleep. Now we fight wars with unmanned vehicles. Someone in a desert far away from where the bombs are dropped directs the plane from his or her console. This is the kind of time we are in. How will we ever commemorate such activities? The soldiers won't be soldiers anymore and they won't come from any place in particular. We'll hold silent parades during which down our Main Street will float these menacing, unmanned craft, menacing due to the lack of people driving it. But of more concern to me should be this tank which has been flung over. It seems only a redeeming sort of storm might fix what's gone wrong here.
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Race season is here and I am looking for some enthusiastic volunteers to help out with two upcoming races whose proceeds help the Ulman Cancer Fund!!
The MD Half Marathon is on May 15th and we are looking to staff a water stop. Funds from this race go to help support our patient navigation program at The University of Maryland Greenbaum Cancer Center. Water stops are always fun- bring a friend; the more the merrier!
The Columbia Triathlon Association has been a long time supporter of the UCF helping to fund many programs, including- scholarship, Cancer to 5K, general navigation and many others. CTA is a very close partner of UCF's and we traditionally have helped out their races by staffing the packet pick up with volunteers. Again, it is a super fun volunteer activity! Their first race is the Columbia Triathlon and we are looking for help on Friday, May 20th and Saturday, May 21st.
Think about coming out and helping these 2 wonderful organizations that in turn help the UCF!
Contact me – Kelly@ulmanfund.org OR 410-964-0202 ext 105 to find out more.
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Sugar Whipped Bakery is rated 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 7 reviews!
As someone who suffers from Celiac, this place is awesome. I've had zero reactions from their food. It's absolutely delicious and decadent. Very fresh. And surprisingly, with a name like "Sugar Whipped," it's not overbearingly sweet. I couldn't recommend enough.
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I called about 6 places looking for gluten-free cupcakes, they had them and a nice selection too.
Christina and the entire staff are amazing. Cupcakes that taste like happiness and look like little consumable canvases. My favorite local place for sweets.
My husband and I both need to eat gluten-free, and I need to eat dairy-free as well. I often can't eat desserts because the GF desserts usually have dairy, and the DF ones usually have gluten! To my delighted surprise, Sugar-Whipped GF's are also dairy free! And absolutely delicious. I've never tasted a dairy-free icing so good! We'll be going back often.
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By nmnelson	ABC, New for Fall 2011, Recaps
once upon a time recapping: the heart is a lonely hunter
We begin at Granny's dinner, where a drunken Graham is throwing darts. Emma emerges from a back room, spots Graham, and makes a beeline for the exit, only stopping when Graham throws a dart in the door frame inches from her head. She tells him she doesn't care what he does with the mayor.
He follows her out the door. Graham's desperate to explain himself; Emma's desperate to avoid this conversation. She finally asks why he cares what she thinks, and he kisses her. When he does, he has flashes of his former life. A rattled Graham tries to apologize, claiming he needs to feel something, but an equally rattled Emma counters he's not getting it from her. Graham then heads to Regina's, who is pleasantly surprised by his sudden display of passion.
In the Enchanted Forest, a not so evil-looking Evil Queen comforts her stepdaughter Snow at her father's coffin. In her chambers, the Queen's mirror congratulates her on her revenge; all that's left is for Snow to die. The kingdom is still loyal to her, so the Queen needs someone else to do it. The mirror suggests a huntsman. We then cut to Graham as the Huntsman, tracking down a deer with his wolf companion.
Graham awakes suddenly in Regina's bed, and proceeds to tell her about his dream with the wolf, which he claims felt more like a memory. He decides to leave, despite Regina's effort to make him stay. When he goes to get his car at Granny's, he drops his keys and comes face to face with the wolf from his "dream" before it trots off.
The next morning, Emma spots some flowers in the kitchen and dumps them in the trash. Ms. Blanchard weakly protests that they're hers, courtesy of Dr. Whale. Emma is impressed, claiming that one-nighters are the way to go. Ms. Blanchard argues that Emma's "wall" is keeping out love, specifically from Graham.
An ill-looking Graham is tearing through the woods looking for his wolf, when he comes across Mr. Gold doing "some gardening." Graham reluctantly explains his wolf dream, and Mr. Gold suggests dreams may be memories of another life.
The Huntsman and his wolf stop at a pub. The locals get restless, muttering about how he was raised by wolves and might as well be an animal. A brief brawl ensues with the Huntsman as victor. Watching through her mirror, the Queen is impressed.
Graham finally catches up with his wolf, which comes to him when called. When he touches the wolf he gets more flashes – this time of his encounter with Snow. He then goes to Ms. Blanchard's classroom, asking if they knew each other from another life.
The Huntsman is brought to the Queen. She wants him to kill someone, and offers a place in her court in return. He wonders why she chose him, and she says he won't be blinded by compassion for someone beloved by all. He agrees to do it, in exchange for protections for the wolves.
Graham thinks it's odd that he and Ms. Blanchard can't remember when they met. He wonders about past lives, and she mentions Henry and his book. Graham's looking increasingly unwell and she tells him to rest, and he leaves promising to do so.
Disguised as a knight, the Huntsman is escorting Snow through the woods. She is suspicious of his unknight-like behavior, and asks why he's there. He replies that she knows why. Unaccustomed to his armor, she is able to knock him down and flee.
Emma is failing at darts at the station when Regina walks in. She knows about the kiss. Emma says it meant nothing, and Regina states it's because the blonde is incapable of feeling. Regina warns her to stay away from Graham. Meanwhile, Graham is at the mayor's house to ask Henry if he's in his book.
The Huntsman catches up to Snow, who is writing a letter. She is prepared to die, but wants him to give her letter to the Queen afterwards. He takes the letter and reads it, and its contents convince him to spare her life.
The Enchanted Forest scene becomes an image on the page of Henry's book. Based on what Graham tells him, Henry determines that he's the Huntsman. After he spared Snow, the Queen took his heart and hid it her vault so he couldn't feel. The wolf is trying to lead him to it.
Outside, Emma confronts Graham. He explains about the wolf and how his missing heart is preventing him from feeling. Emma places a hand on his chest to prove his heart is beating. He says it's only the curse. Before she can convince him otherwise, she spots the wolf over his shoulder and they chase it to the vault in the cemetery. Despite Emma's misgivings, they break in.
The Huntsman appears to give the fake heart to the Queen. He tries to give her the letter, but she makes him read it aloud instead. A voiceover from Snow apologies for depriving the Queen of love, and begs that her death be the end of her vengeance, asking her to be a gentle ruler. She ends with, "I'm sorry, and I forgive you." The Queen throws the letter in the fire. The Huntsman asks why she's so angry, and the Queen reveals that she shared a secret with Snow that cost her dearly. The Queen tries to put the heart in her vault and discovers his deception.
Emma and Graham are leaving the vault empty-handed when Regina shows up. Graham is looking sick and she tries to take him home. He ends it with her, claiming he'd rather have nothing than settle for less. Regina turns her wrath towards Emma, but Emma flips the blame back onto Regina for making everyone miserable. Regina punches Emma, and she punches right back before Graham pulls them apart.
At the station, Graham tends to Emma's face. He apologizes for his crazy behavior, and they make eyes at each other. At the vault, Regina pushes aside her father's coffin to reveal a secret staircase.
The Queen is enraged. She plunges her hand into the Huntsman's chest and takes his heart. He is her pet now, and she squeezes his heart –making him writhe in pain on the floor – to demonstrate what will happen if he disobeys.
Emma has decided to tear down her wall, because she stands up and kisses Graham. He receives another flash.
In her vault, Regina takes a heart in her hand.
Graham looks overwhelmed. Emma asks what's wrong, and he says, "I remember." He stands up, takes her face in his hands and thanks her. He leans in to kiss her, but before he can, he collapses onto the floor.
Regina crushes the heart in her hand to dust. Emma cradles Graham in her arms and sobs.
That's it until January 8th. If you'll excuse me, I'll be locked up in my room crying over Graham until then.
What we know so far:
The writers are going to be cruel and give us a lot of false hope. Any time we think something will work out, or someone will come close to the truth, they're going to snatch the rug out from under us. I can only handle so much of that. Curse you, writers!
We received ever more allusions to Snow's alleged treachery, but still no real information on that front other than Snow can't keep a secret. Considering the source I don't know how accurate that is. We do know how the Queen rose to power – by snatching Snow's kingdom out from under her. Rumpelstiltskin has names and deals to control people; the Queen snatches hearts. While the Queen's brand of evil is fueled by rage, Rumpelstiltskin's brand of evil is much more devious, and you get the feeling he's holding all the cards – in both realities. The next new episode will cover his backstory, and I'm curious to see what he might know about the curse.
See you all in January!
Tagged Emma Swann, evil queen, fairy tales, Huntsman, Sheriff Graham, Snow White
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Mel Blount, Rod Woodson, Donnie Shell, Troy Polamalu Named Among Finalists For NFL All-Time Team
Filed Under:Donnie Shell, Mel Blount, NFL 100, Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rod Woodson, Troy Polamalu
SEATTLE (KDKA) — During the broadcast of Monday Night Football, the NFL announced the finalists for defensive backs for the NFL 100 All-Time Team.
Among those finalists were former Steelers cornerbacks Rod Woodson and Mel Blount and safeties Troy Polamalu and Donnie Shell.
Blount was part of the 1970s Steelers dynasty that captured four Super Bowls and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
Shell was also part of the 1970s Steelers and in that time, he was named to the Pro Bowl five times between 1978-1982. His six straight seasons with five or more interceptions is the second-longest in NFL history.
Woodson was a 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee after a career that saw him ranked tied for first in interceptions two separate seasons in 1999 and then again in 2000. He was also a six-time first-team All-Pro, which is tied for the most all-time among defensive backs.
Polamalu, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Steelers in three trips, earned eight Pro Bowl selections in his career, including five straight between 2004-2008. He is also a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Thirteen players, seven cornerbacks and six safties, will be named to the NFL All-Time Team on Friday night at 8:00 p.m.


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Gliptoteka Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti specijalizirani je muzej (umjetnički) s republičkim djelokrugom. Ustanova je po svoj namjeni jedinstvena na području Hrvatske.

Povijest

Gliptoteka je osnovana 1937. godine na inicijativu i zalaganje dr. Antuna Bauera kao Glipsoteka. Ustanova je utemeljena s ciljem prezentiranja javnosti odljeva antičkog kiparstva kao i arhitektonske plastike hrvatske nepokretne spomeničke baštine. Ulaskom u sastav HAZU-a 1950. godine dolazi do promjene naziva u Gliptoteka. Gliptoteka danas čuva i izlaže najveću zbirku skulptura na području Hrvatske.

Djelatnost

Djelatnost muzeja definirana je zakonskom legislativom vezanom uz muzeje. Muzej radi na sustavnom sabiranju, čuvanju, restauriranju i konzerviranju, prezentaciji te trajnoj zaštiti muzejske građe s područja nadležnosti muzeja.

Građa

Građa Gliptoteke sastoji se između ostalog od sadrenih odljeva antičkog kiparstva te od gipsanih odljeva fragmenata nepokretnih spomenika hrvatske kulturne baštine od razdoblja 9. do 15. stoljeća. Muzejski fundus je od osnutka tijekom vremena obogaćen relevantnim i vrijednim djelima hrvatskog kiparstva 19. i 20. stoljeća. Stalan muzejski postav podijeljen je u sedam zbirki. Zbirke su pored prethodno dviju navedenih sljedeće: Zbirka sadrenih odljeva stećaka od 13. do 16. stoljeća, Zbirka sadrenih odljeva djela Jurja Dalmatinca, Zbirka kopija fresaka od 11. do 16. stoljeća te Zbirka medalja i plaketa. Muzejski fond je vrlo velik i sastoji se od 13.000 eksponata. U ustanovi se provodi digitalizacija građe po zbirkama.

Usluge

Pružanje stručne pomoći iz područja djelatnosti muzeja, održavanje predavanja, vršenje stručnog vodstva, pružanje usluge informiranja vezano uz aktivnosti, organiziranje izložbi, objavljivanje stručnih publikacija.

Izvor
 Ministarstvo kulture

Vanjske poveznice

 Mrežne stranice Gliptoteke HAZU
 Muzeji Hrvatske na internetu

Muzeji u Zagrebu
Umjetnički muzeji i galerije u Zagrebu

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Liturgies are celebrated once a month during the school year. Each liturgy is planned and led by the students and their classroom teacher. The students lead us in Mass by acting as lectors and creating reflections based on our special theme of the month, including all Holy Days of Obligation.
All students in Kindergarten through Grade 7 participate in a school retreat day led by Sr. Mary Ann. These retreats focus on creating a sense of community among the class as relationships are built through religious meditations and activities. Eighth Grade students participate in a Graduation Retreat in June. Students in Grades 3-7 celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation during the school year.


Cactus Navigation & Communication in the United Kingdom is expanding its global reach with a new sales, service and installation center in the United States, located in Newburyport, Mass.
Cactus provides marine electronics sales and service for a variety of brands including Garmin, Furuno, Standard, Icom, Raymarine, Navico, Digital Yacht, Tacktick and ACR, as well as most other marine electronics manufacturers.
The U.S. operation will be managed by industry veteran Talbot Pratt. The founder of Navico, Pratt held several management positions including vice president of Autohelm at Raytheon Marine Company in the 1990s and more recently was CEO of MapTech.
The primary interface to the American public will be through www.cactusmarine.com, as well as toll-free telephone support. This will allow the company to provide customer support at a lower cost than traditional brick-and-mortar companies with savings passed onto customers.


Binder Jetting Process – MKS Technologies Pvt Ltd.
The binder jetting process uses two materials; a powder based material and a binder. The binder acts as an adhesive between powder layers. The binder is usually in liquid form and the build material in powder form. A print head moves horizontally along the x and y axes of the machine and deposits alternating layers of the build material and the binding material. After each layer, the object being printed is lowered on its build platform.
Due to the method of binding, the material characteristics are not always suitable for structural parts and despite the relative speed of printing, additional post processing (see below) can add significant time to the overall process.
As with other powder based manufacturing methods, the object being printed is self-supported within the powder bed and is removed from the unbound powder once completed. The technology is often referred to as 3DP technology and is copyrighted under this name.
A hopper is used to deposit the build material and a thin layer of powder is created on the build platform. Subsequently a binder is jetted on the powder surface. The binder is jetted only on the cross section of the model bond the powder particles selectively. The platform is lowered by one layer thickness. The next layer of powder is applied and binder is dispensed. The binder infuses through the top layer and bonds it with the layer underneath. Layer by layer the part grows. At the end of the process excess powder is extracted for recycling and the part can be removed.
also in the end-consumer market.
Foundries are using binder jetting technologies to create casting patterns. Binder jetting is used when it comes to very complex molds & cores and when low batch numbers are needed.
Wear resistant and/or high temperature stable parts are often used in mining and heavy industry. Lot sizes are usually low what makes binder jetting the ideal technology for such applications.
As funny it may sound, 3D printed MINI-MEs and figurines are good business.
Fans of computer games like to have a physical replica of their game character or their virtual crafted city. The company Figurprint offers this service using high resolution Z-Corp (3D Systems) machine to create coloured miniatures.
Some couples like to have a mini replica of themselves as a wedding cake topper. Photogrammetry is used to create a high resolution 3 dimensional colored model. The Z-Corp technology is used to create the replica for the cake.


British-based Synergy Health, a provider of specialist healthcare services, will relocate its corporate headquarters for the Americas region to the SunTrust building in downtown Tampa, Florida. The phased relocation will include 100 existing employees and create approximately 40 jobs in Hillsborough County within the next 12 months.
The firm provides sterilization services to hospitals in Europe, Asia and across America for surgical instruments and reusable OR textiles, as well as sterilization services for medical devices. In 2012, the company acquired SRI Surgical, and in April 2013 announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters for the Americas from San Diego to Tampa Bay.
The decision to establish a presence downtown also reflects Synergy Health's efforts to engage in activities that promote innovation and growth in the life sciences industry, including the MediFuture initiative launched by the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation earlier this year, local economic development officials said.


Teach your students every era of world history, from early civilizations to the present, with 28 chronological document-based question activities covered by both books. Assess student progress, prepare them for testing, develop critical thinking skills, and more! This series is unique because each DBQ activity has questions that create worldly connections to the HERE and NOW. Includes complete instructions, tips to improve scores, reproducible documents with answer prompts, a scoring rubric, and sample student essay positions.
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One of the most iconic waves in surfing, the Banzai Pipeline, challenges a field of 144 world-class surfers at the 2018 Volcom Pipe Pro. This year's competition brought some of the biggest names in surfing including Jamie O'Brien, Joan Duru & Mason Ho to the North Shore to compete for one of the most coveted titles in the sport. The event delivered historic conditions and a down-to-the wire ending that won't soon be forgotten. Fans can catch all the 2018 Volcom Pipe Pro action as the 90-minute highlight show airs as part of the Red Bull Signature Series on FOX.


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The following timeline gives a brief pictorial description of the history of Madurai starting right from the arrival of Megasthanes in the 3rd century BC to present day Madurai.
Olympian C.Thirugnanadurai from Madurai represented India in Sydney Olympics in 4x100 relay.
Lavinishree of Madurai became the world's youngest Red Hat certified Engineer.


Federal law doesn't allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with pharmas. What if it did? A recent report from a U.S. senator found that Medicare bargaining could save Medicare Part D $2.8 billion a year on just the 20 most commonly prescribed brand-name drugs.
The new report, drafted by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D.-Mo., the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, compared Medicare Part D spending on the 20 most commonly prescribed drug brands to the cost if those drugs were priced on par with the Department of Veterans Affairs, which does negotiate prices.
Even after applying an average 17.5% branded drug rebate, as published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and increasing federal prices to cover miscellaneous costs like dispensing fees, Medicare could still save $2.8 billion a year if prices of those drugs were federally negotiated, the report finds.
Drugs on the top-20 list include treatments for cardiovascular problems, diabetes and other chronic conditions, including GlaxoSmithKline's respiratory drug Advair, AstraZeneca's statin Crestor and COPD remedy Symbicort, and Johnson & Johnson's clot-fighter Xarelto, as well as diabetes drugs Lantus, Januvia and NovoLog. In the five years from 2012 to 2017, the average list price of these drugs grew 59%, compared with a 44% increase in the feds' average negotiated drug price, according to the report (PDF).
In 2016, the Medicare program accounted for 29% of all U.S. retail prescription spending, and that share is expected to grow to 33% by 2026, according to CMS projections. However, the Part D program, from the day it was introduced, prohibits the secretary of Health and Human Services from interfering in price negotiations currently done by private insurance plans.
"Getting bulk discounts is something every business does, and the fact that the federal government is prohibited from doing it for Medicare is unconscionable," said McCaskill in a statement.
Because government purchases represent such a large share of the market, pharmas have compared direct Medicare negotiations with government-imposed price controls, which they argue would lead to fewer choices for patients.
The report comes on the heels of a new bill, dubbed The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017, which was introduced in Congress by Democrats; it would grant Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices.
It also follows several drug price-freeze pledges from Pfizer, Merck & Co., Novartis and Roche after President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Alex Azar swore actions against those jacking up prices without cause. The president himself had previously called for Part D negotiations on the campaign trail. But in his recent drug pricing policy blueprint, he resorted to much milder measures, including encouraging generic competition and novel pricing models, among others.
The FDA, for its part, is also brewing several measures to help bring down drug prices, even though medication costs do not fall within its job description. It is, for example, considering allowing importation of drugs approved outside of the U.S. to challenge off-patent drugs with no rivals.


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package org.zstack.test.aop;

import junit.framework.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.zstack.core.cloudbus.CloudBus;
import org.zstack.core.componentloader.ComponentLoader;
import org.zstack.core.errorcode.ErrorFacade;
import org.zstack.core.errorcode.schema.*;
import org.zstack.header.core.FutureReturnValueCompletion;
import org.zstack.header.core.ReturnValueCompletion;
import org.zstack.header.errorcode.SysErrors;
import org.zstack.test.BeanConstructor;
import org.zstack.utils.Utils;
import org.zstack.utils.logging.CLogger;

/**
 */
public class TestFutureReturnValueCompletion1 {
    CLogger logger = Utils.getLogger(TestFutureReturnValueCompletion1.class);
    ComponentLoader loader;
    CloudBus bus;
    ErrorFacade errf;

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        BeanConstructor con = new BeanConstructor();
        loader = con.build();
        bus = loader.getComponent(CloudBus.class);
        errf = loader.getComponent(ErrorFacade.class);
    }

    private void complete(ReturnValueCompletion completion) {
        completion.fail(errf.stringToOperationError("on purpose"));
    }

    @Test
    public void test() throws InterruptedException {
        FutureReturnValueCompletion completion = new FutureReturnValueCompletion();
        complete(completion);
        completion.await();
        Assert.assertFalse(completion.isSuccess());
        Assert.assertEquals(SysErrors.OPERATION_ERROR.toString(), completion.getErrorCode().getCode());
    }
}


Who are SMJ Consulting Services ltd?
We are experts in helping you capitalise on ex-military and reservist talent through the implementation of structured, sustainable and measurable Armed Forces or 'veterans' programmes.
Andrew Jackson and Nick Everard have both seen at first hand the mismatch between strong demand for ex-military talent and the received view of most Service leavers that there were no jobs for them in civvy street.
Nick, a former Lieutenant Colonel, began by focusing on helping officers wanting to get into the financial services industry, then set up J1 Consulting, an award winning executive search agency.
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Together we can help you capitalise on ex-military and reservist talent.
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Dreaming At the Top of My Lungs: A Horror Collection
A DAY AT SEA
The world tilted and rocked until I thought last night's Jim Beam would be back for a return engagement, so I tried to focus on the deck under my feet. That made things worse. I looked back up, watched the bluish horizon list on all sides like a giant tilt-a-whirl, and felt my stomach flip over. In reality, it was the boat that pitched and yawed and not the Pacific, over which we sped west, the motor's roar rattling my skull.
The clouds were clearing, and the sun stabbed my eyes with daggers of light that bounced off the water from all directions. I lowered my shades from the top of my head to my face.
Jack looked around from the helm. "How's our boy?" he yelled over the motor. We had departed San Diego Bay an hour ago and now there was no land in sight, much less any other boats. Jack liked his space.
Danni glanced over at me. She sat at the other end of the bench, sipping a Corona, the sun casting a sheen on her black skin. She smiled. After two years, the girl knew me.
"He'll live," she shouted back at Jack.
I wasn't so sure.
"Well, all right," Jack exclaimed. He killed the motor, and the world fell suddenly still, save for the gentle lapping of water against the boat's hull. I looked around. We drifted on an expanse of rolling green glass. I sensed the immense depth beneath my feet, pressing back up against my soles.
Jack came back and popped the lid of the large cooler. I heard ice rustle as he reached inside, and up he came with a bottle of Glenlivet, two ice-choked tumblers, and one evil fucking grin.
"Oh no." I shook my head and held up my hands to ward him off.
"Come on, boy-o," Jack said, jiggling the tumblers in his big hand. The ice cubes clinked against the glass. "Little hair of the canine, what say?"
I looked at Danni for help, but she just smiled and shrugged. "You're a big boy, David."
"That's right," Jack agreed. "Besides, isn't this why we came out here today—to party and relax?"
I understood. I hadn't wanted to come out today after destroying that entire bottle of bourbon last night. But it was Saturday, and Danni didn't get many weekends off from her job at the legal office. If I had bailed on this outing, she wouldn't have thrown it in my face, because that wasn't Danni. But our relationship might have suffered a hairline crack or two. Too many of those cracks could spell real trouble. I didn't want to push it. Still, I didn't have to drink.
What the hell.
"Okay," I said, "hand it over."
"Now you're talking," Jack said, his grin returning. He poured me three fingers, then served himself the same. Settling onto a cushioned seat, he set the bottle at his feet and leaned back. Sipped his drink and gave a satisfied sigh.
We sat in companionable silence and it wasn't too long before the whiskey did its work and I felt human again. I glanced around at the smooth surface of the water, smelled the sea air, listened to the rhythmic murmur of the waves against the hull as I sipped my whiskey, and soon I was seeing things in a much better light.
At last, Jack said, "I'm thinking, later on, we might go to my place and throw a couple of steaks on the grill. Maybe I'll give Carol a ring, see if she wants to join us."
"Love Carol," Danni said.
"Love steak," I added.
Danni slapped me lightly on the thigh. "Somebody's feeling better," she said.
Jack drained his glass. "Another?"
Danni nodded. "Oh, yeah."
"Sure," I said.
Jack rose to tend to us. And a woman screamed.
We all looked toward the sound. About fifty yards off the port bow we spotted her. She thrashed and cried out, her wild eyes cast in our direction. In that split instant, the woman disappeared beneath the surface, then came up again, sputtering and choking. She shrieked at us, a desperate plea, a word or two, but it wasn't English.
"Oh my God!" Danni yelled.
"What the fuck…" Jack muttered.
My sentiments exactly. What was she doing by herself way the hell out in the middle of nowhere? And without a boat nearby, no less. Then Jack cut short my thoughts in that direction when he kicked off his deck shoes and dived without ceremony over the edge and into the waiting sea. An expert swimmer, he shot like an arrow toward the drowning woman. Danni and I rushed to the port side and peered after him. As we watched, the woman went under again.
"David," Danni moaned.
"I know," I said. "Jack will save her, don't worry."
Will he? I wondered.
The woman burst to the surface again, splashing and flailing in a furious struggle to remain topside. She screamed at the heavens.
"Look!" Danni pointed. "He's reached her."
She was right. We saw Jack's arm encircle the woman's torso.
Then she went under a third time, taking Jack with her.
I wasn't too worried at first, knowing Jack would bring her back up any second. Except he didn't.
"David!" Danni cried.
All at once, Jack broke the surface, his ruddy face now bloodless. His fists hammered the water as he whipped and thrashed about. "David! Help me! Help me!"
Danni screamed.
"Stay here," I said, kicking off my sneakers.
She seized my arm. "No, David, don't—"
"Just stay here, goddamn it!"
I leapt over the side. Nowhere near as good a swimmer as Jack, I could still hold my own. I struck out toward the sound of his screams and at last, reached out and grabbed his flailing wrist. But it tore away from me at once as something with gargantuan strength dragged Jack under.
I submerged. And when my eyes adjusted, I came close to gasping seawater into my lungs from shock at the dreadful sight before me. My brain at first struggled to register what my eyes were seeing, but once it did, I knew it was all too real.
The woman who had been pretending to drown now held Jack in a deadly lover's embrace, and where her legs should be a thick greenish fish's tail swept lazily back and forth. Rising into focus below her was another creature, its face flat and scaly, with teeth long and sharp and eyes a dull merciless yellow. It snapped its jaws.
Then the face of the one whose arms coiled around Jack rippled and morphed until it became like the other's. Jack reached for me in desperation, his fingers brushing mine, but the thing pulled him down into the depths below. The last I saw of him were the bubbles produced by his screams. And his eyes. Horrified. Pleading.
I fled in mindless panic.
My frightful swim back to the boat is a nightmare blur. I do remember the other one grasping at my toes as I swam and screamed, its cold rough fingers wrapping around my ankle as I clambered up the ladder.
I left California soon after. Couldn't stand being near the ocean. Now I live in the Midwest, surrounded by trees. I don't think about what happened much anymore. At least not consciously.
In my dreams, when Jack reaches for me, he doesn't miss. He seizes my wrist, and I'm dragged down into darkness, screaming, though my lungs are bursting. I glimpse Jack's face in the last of the light. In his terror, he has gone insane.
And he's grinning at me.
© 2022 Israel Finn
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Are you considering applying to one of the UC schools? UC schools are known for being one of the best state school systems available, regardless if you're an in-state or out-of-state student. To apply, here are the UC essay prompts you can expect.
Students choose 4 out of the 8 total UC essay prompts and respond with 350-word answers. The prompts were updated as recently as last year, so we can anticipate no change for the 2017-2018 application season. UPDATE: No major changes to the essay prompts this year! Just more details in essay prompt 6 & 8.
Are you planning to apply to University of California schools? Or you must just be starting the process of building your college list. Make sure to search through profiles of students accepted. Read full essays, stats, and student advice. See how our students got in, and how you can too!
Most UC campuses require a personal statement in addition to a statement of purpose. Make yours count.
While the statement of purpose highlights the goals and experiences related to the research area you plan to pursue, your personal statement (also called a history or diversity statement) is an opportunity for the review committee to learn about the unique qualities and perspectives you'll bring to the program.
Simply put, the statement of purpose is about your work, while your personal statement is about you – and how you'll contribute to the diversity of ideas. Draw on your unique background to present yourself as an ideal candidate for the graduate program to which you are applying.
This is your opportunity to expand on your background, highlight unique experiences, challenges and triumphs and give the committee a more compelling reason to accept you. If a personal statement is not requested, consider incorporating this content into your statement of purpose. It is in your best interest to offer supplemental information when given an opportunity.
Describe your academic and career goals and highlight how graduate school will advance them. Tell how personal experiences shaped your aspirations, and don't shy away from discussing poor grades or large time gaps in your resume.
Address any particular challenges you've faced, and how you worked to overcome them. Focus on issues that have had an impact on your education, such as being raised in a single parent household, working to help support family, thriving in unsafe environments, persevering with physical or other challenges or coming from an underrepresented minority group.
Mention your engagement in programs that increase diversity in your chosen field, such as participation in undergraduate academic preparation, diversity and equity programs, higher education pipeline and summer research opportunities, and mentoring underrepresented students.
Highlight research you have conducted that addresses underserved populations, such as issues of race, gender, equity and inclusion, disparities in health or educational access, and human rights. Mention artistic and cultural works you have produced that reflect diverse communities and voices not well represented in the humanities.


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Q: ircmaxell password-compact under php 5.3.2 I'm using ircmaxell password-compact library under symfony 2.4.
Before site was running on php 5.3.29 and everything was working fine. Now i moved site to new server, where php version is 5.3.2
And the problem is that now
password_hash($passstring, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);

generates empty hash to database.
How to quickly fix this issue ? Upgrading PHP version is not an option, since this is not under my control.

A: Quoting from the Readme for password_compat

Requirements
This library requires  PHP >= 5.3.7  OR a version that has the  $2y  fix backported into it (such as RedHat provides). Note that Debian's 5.3.3 version is NOT supported.

So unless you can backport the $2y fix, you can't use password_compat with 5.3.2


Sometimes I feel like a bit of a freak. People shake their heads at me in disbelief when I explain what my family eats (and doesn't eat). I just don't get it. My kids eat unprocessed, REAL food. That means fruit, vegetables, meats, fish, eggs and poultry, healthy fats such as olive oil, avocado, butter and coconut oil. They have a little full-fat dairy and dark chocolate as well. Yet by today's standards, I am the "weirdo" who prefers her kids not to stuff their faces with wheat, gluten, grains, sugar and food that comes out of a box. When did it become socially acceptable to feed our kids food that doesn't benefit them in any way and in most cases negatively affects their health, energy levels, concentration and behaviour?
My kids glow with good health and vitality. They do not feel deprived. None of us do. Since changing our little family over to a grain-free, sugar-free and high fat diet our immune systems are MUCH stronger and snotty noses are a thing of the past. Neither of my kids have been on antibiotics for over 2 years.
I have read 20 nutrition books in the last 3 years and numerous articles. I am totally convinced that grains, sugar and processed food are harmful to our bodies and our minds. The mounting evidence in favour of a paleo/primal diet makes it hard to ignore. Especially if you are serious about your health and the health of your kids.
My goal as a mom is to role-model to my children what healthy eating looks like. Children pay attention to what you do and not what you say. Your influence over your kids is the most profound in the first 7 years of their life. The habits they develop now are going to be the habits that they will have as adults. But, it is never too late to make a positive change.
According to Dr Robert Lustig (a pediatric endocrinologist), we are raising a generation, who for the first time in history, might not outlive their parents. Parents of our generation will have to bury their children. It is so horrifying to me that diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's and cancer could claim their lives long before old age will.
As parents, we have a massive responsibility. We have to raise little humans that hopefully grow up to be healthy, happy, productive members of society. Humans that are able to show love and compassion to others.
We therefore teach our kids that we eat this way, to be "healthy, happy and strong", so we can be the best possible versions of ourselves. I never use the words "fat" or "thin". I don't want them to measure their worth by their body size, but rather by the size of their heart. I want them to value beauty that radiates from the inside and not by how pretty your face is.
I will therefore teach my kids what I have learned. I will show them how to cook healthy, delicious meals from scratch. I will reward and encourage them when they make good choices. I will also teach them how to share what they have learned with others in a way that won't offend. Recently, my 4-year-old relayed to me that she told her little friend at school, that her lunch box contained "junk food full of sugar". Not cool!
Maybe my girls will still sit in their psychologist's office one day, offloading all the baggage their mom gave them when they were little. Of course I am hoping that won't be the case. All a mom can do is try her best, with the information she has available at the time……. and that is what I am doing.
I won't need a pat on the back or a thank you from them one day. I just need them in my life for a very long time to come.
Posted on February 8, 2014, in Primal 101 and tagged children's health, paleo for children. Bookmark the permalink.	1 Comment.
That is what moms and dads are for – to try there best in teaching our children correctly for the future. I am glad that your choice of eating is improving your life style and especially the young ones. What we drink and eat plays a big part in our health. I read your articles with much interest.
I am 72 and Wanda 66 and we too have been blessed with excellent health over the years, even though we have not stuck to any particular way of eating. Even more surprising, I am the youngest of 5 children and all my brothers and sister are still living. So maybe with some people, like ourselves something else controls our good health.


Today I wanted to share with you some of the layout I created for the Paper Bakery DT using the Love Potion #9 Scrapbook Kit. This is a very photo heavy post, so grab a coffee!
The flair was a shop item.
The xoxo border was one of the exclusive cut files that comes with the kit. I misted it with water, then took my Metallic Melon & Red Cherry Gelatos and coloured directly on in. Next I took my Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Gold and flicked drops on it. When it dried I used my Viva Glitter Pen in Gold to add some sparkle.
I used my HS Colour Shine - Gold and painted directly on the October Afternoon Alphas that came in the kit.
Thanks for taking a look! I'd love to hear what you think!
You've been busy, Danielle! These are all fabulous! Love all of the little details!
Fab layouts!! My fav is the 2nd, XOXO, just a fun design and love the pp bg.
I love them all! Especially all the gold touches!
I love the 2nd layout too. But all are fabulous !


Book Blurb: Magic is new to the country of Aredia. Mages are enslaved for their abilities, locked behind high walls and guarded by sentinels - elite warriors with an unnatural immunity to magic.
Meanwhile, the mages and sentinels of Whitewater City are drawing battle lines and preparing for war - against one another.
So overall, if you're looking for a shorter, fast read, I'd give this a try. If you're a Dragon Age fan, you might find this interesting if going in expecting something a little light. I'd like to point out that the average rating on Goodreads is pretty decent, which leads me to think I'm just being my usual picky self.


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27th FFCC Awards
December 22, 2022

Best Picture:
Everything Everywhere All at Once

The 27th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards were held on December 22, 2022.

The nominations were announced on December 14, 2022, led by Everything Everywhere All at Once with eleven nominations.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold, while the runner-ups for each category are listed under them.

References

External links

2022 film awards
2020s


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KYLER KNOWS: HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER HAS A CHOICE TO MAKE
Kyler Murray scans the field during a game in 2018 with the Sooners.
Story by Brayden Conover, Sports Editor
Photo by Caitlyn Epps, OU Daily
Kyler Murray has the opportunity to do something no athlete has ever done. On Jan. 14, Murray declared for the NFL Draft. The unique aspect of this Murray has already been drafted in the 2018 MLB Draft. Murray was taken ninth overall by the Oakland A's on June 4, 2018. Eleven days later, Murray signed with the team, giving him a $4.7 million signing bonus. In August, Murray was named starting quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners. In December, Murray won OU's seventh Heisman trophy and led the Sooners to the College Football Playoff.
Murray has had an absurd year. The media set ablaze with hot takes as to which sport Murray would pick. Baseball has less health risks, but less money. The NFL is far more lucrative as a quarterback but the health risks of a 5'10", 195-pound quarterback are worth considering a career in baseball.
Murray was only drafted in the first round by the A's to entice him into not playing football. The $4.7 million bonus wasn't enough to step Murray away from the game he loves. His Heisman trophy season was just for fun. Baseball was supposed to be Kyler's fast track to stardom, not football. Murray will forfeit the $4.7 million back to the A's if he does get drafted and signs with a NFL team. However, the A's will retain his player r i g h t s if Murray dec i d e s to go back to baseball at any point.
"I think the safer move for Kyler is to play baseball," William Soulé, host of the Did Not Play podcast said in an interview. "But someone that has as much confidence as he does, doesn't care about smart or safe."
If Murray is taken anywhere in the first round of the NFL Draft in April, he is looking at anywhere between $22 million and $5 million based off of last year's draft. The 33 pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, Austin Corbett made $4.02 million with his signing bonus alone. Corbett made $480,000 his rookie season and will gradually make more throughout his rookie contract. The base salary of Corbett's rookie contract is $3,970,470. Over four years, Corbett will make nearly $8 million as a second r o u n d d r a f t pick. Kyle Bulman, a sports management major at OU, says that Murray should go to the NFL if he knows he'll be a first rounder. "He'll be able to make close to the same amount in the MLB but he has no guarantee of making it to the bigs to secure an NFL type contract."
To match $8 million in baseball Murray would have to go through arbitration once he cracked the major leagues. Scouts from across the MLB have said he's two years away from making it to The Show. Once he makes it to the Majors he will have six or seven seasons on his contract of team control. This means the only way he can leave the team is if he is traded or sent down to the minor leagues. The first three or four years are pre-arbitration years. Murray would make near league minimum which is $555,000 for 2019. After those three or four years are over, Murray's contract will be eligible for arbitration. Usually a last resort, arbitration is when an impartial third party will come in and play judge between the team and the player. Whatever the third party thinks is fair, goes. Normally, teams and players avoid arbitration by working out a contract negotiation prior to the arbitration period. After six or seven seasons, Murray would be a free agent and can sign with any team that wants him, including his original team. Unrestricted free agents usually sign with the highest bidding team to ensure they are being paid the most for their services.
Whether Kyler Murray choses football or baseball, it is easy to see that he is a generational talent and controls what future two-sport athletes have control of moving forward.
Cowboys Defeat Texas Tech
Photos Courtesy of OSU Athletics
Jonathan Goudeau
The Oklahoma State Cow- boys were able to rebound from a tough 44-31 home loss to number 4-ranked TCU with a 41-34 road win over Texas Tech.
Read More in the Oct 2017 Issue
Thunderous Off-season, thunderous Opportunities
Danny Fritts
This past off-season was quite a busy one for the Oklahoma City Thunder and General Manager of the OKC Thunder Sam Presti. At the beginning of the off-season, they acquired small forward Paul George from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for shooting guard Victor Oladipo and power forward Domantas Sabonis. This came as a huge shock from around the league
as many coaches and front of ce heads believed he was either going to the Los Angeles Lakers or teaming up with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. George had many positive things to say about Oklahoma City and playing with the reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook.
"I got a real welcoming from the fans and this feels like home," said Paul George in an interview with the NBA. "I think having a guy like Russ at the point position who night-in and night- out is gonna have a mismatch."
To go along with the acquisition of George, the Thunder traded power forward/center Enes Kanter, forward
Doug McDermott and a 2018 second round draft pick to the New York Knicks in exchange for forward Car- melo Anthony. This move came at the end of the off-season, right before the team's Media Day. The Thunder nego- tiated with the Knicks after talks fell through with the Houston Rockets to potentially send Anthony to Houston. Anthony loved the Oklahoma welcome and teaming up with two superstars in Westbrook and George.
"It was time to get serious about winning. I see the talent level on this team – I know what Russ and PG can do, and I feel like this is the perfect t for me to come in and just play bas- ketball and help the guys around me get better," Anthony said in an inter- view with the NBA.
Along with acquiring George and Anthony, they also signed veterans Raymond Felton and Patrick Pat- terson. George gives the Thunder a different look from last season as someone on the wing who can create his own shot, handle the ball, drive in the lane and will be a erce competitor on the defensive side. Anthony has solidi ed himself over the years as one of the best pure scorers in the league. He and George are looked at as major upgrades who can work with West-
brook and take some of the workload off the reigning MVP. Anthony will look to stretch out the oor for the Thunder and will give them length at the power forward position where Thunder Head Coach Billy Donovan said he will start this season.
Felton is a 12-year veteran in the league. He has a career average of 12 points per game and six assists per game. He will handle the ball for the second team.
Patterson signed with the Thunder on a three-year, $16 million deal. Pat- terson will be an inside presence and a rebounder coming off the bench.
Guard/forward Terrence Ferguson, a Tulsa native, was the 21st overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. He could see some playing time this season as he is versatile and possesses the ability to get to the basket.
In Russ We Trust
As for Russell Westbrook, he is coming off a historic season, break- ing the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42. The record was previously held by Oscar Robertson. Along with breaking the record, he led the league in scoring and was named the league's MVP. To top it all off, Westbrook signed a ve-year, $205 million contract extension prior to the pre-season.


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#ifndef _BULKDATA_SENDER_IMPL_H
#define _BULKDATA_SENDER_IMPL_H

/************************************************************************
 *
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

#include <baci.h>
#include <baciCharacteristicComponentImpl.h>
#include <maciHelper.h>
#include <maciContainerServices.h>

#include "bulkDataSenderS.h"
#include "bulkDataReceiverC.h"

#include "bulkDataSender.h"

/** @file bulkDataSenderImpl.h
 */

/** @defgroup BULKDATASENDERIMPLDOC Bulk Data Sender Impl
 *  @{
 * @htmlonly

Description

 bulkDataSenderImpl.h implements the BulkDataSender interface

Links

Bulk Data Sender Impl Class Reference

 @endhtmlonly
 * @}
 */

template<class TSenderCallback=BulkDataSenderDefaultCallback>
class BulkDataSenderImpl : public baci::CharacteristicComponentImpl,
			   public virtual POA_bulkdata::BulkDataSender
{
  public:
    /**
     * Constructor
     * @param poa poa which will activate this and also all other components
     * @param name component name
     */
    BulkDataSenderImpl(const ACE_CString& name,maci::ContainerServices* containerServices);

    /**
     * Destructor
     */
    virtual ~BulkDataSenderImpl();

    void cleanUp();

    /**
     *  Negotiate and initialize connection with the Sender object.
     *  @param receiver reference of the Receiver Component.
     *  @throw ACSBulkDataError::AVConnectErrorEx
     *  @return void
     *  @htmlonly

     @endhtmlonly
    */
    virtual void connect(bulkdata::BulkDataReceiver_ptr receiverObj_p);

    /**
     *  @throw ACSBulkDataError::AVDisconnectErrorEx
    */
    virtual void disconnect();

    virtual AcsBulkdata::BulkDataSender<TSenderCallback> *getSender()
	{
	    return &sender;
	}

    /**
     *  Calls the Receiver handle_start() method once the connection is established.
     *  @throw ACSBulkDataError::AVStartSendErrorEx
     *  @return void
     *  @htmlonly

     @endhtmlonly
    */
    virtual void startSend()  =0;

    /**
     *  Sends data to the Receiver calling the receive_frame() method on the Receiver side.
     *  This method must be overriden by the user to send his own data.
     *  @param size buffer size of the sent data.
     *  @throw ACSBulkDataError::AVPaceDataErrorEx
     *  @return void
     *  @htmlonly

     @endhtmlonly
    */
    virtual void paceData()  =0;

    /**
     *  Calls the Receiver handle_stop() method.
     *  @throw ACSBulkDataError::AVStopSendErrorEx
     *  @return void
     *  @htmlonly

     @endhtmlonly
    */
    virtual void stopSend() =0;

    /**
     *  Calls the Receiver handle_reset() method.
     *  @throw ACSBulkDataError::AVResetSendErrorEx
     *  @return void
     *  @htmlonly

     @endhtmlonly
    */
    virtual void resetSend() {}
    virtual void resetSender() {}

  protected:

    /**
     *  Pointer to the dataProtocol on which the send_frame(...) method
     *  is called in order to actually send data.
     */

  private:

    maci::ContainerServices *containerServices_p;

    AcsBulkdata::BulkDataSender<TSenderCallback> sender;

    bulkdata::BulkDataReceiver_ptr receiverObj_m;
};

typedef BulkDataSenderImpl<> BulkDataSenderDefaultImpl;

#include "bulkDataSenderImpl.i"

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A general guideline is that your monthly car payment should not be more than 20 percent of your take-home pay. However, people shop for cars with their hearts as well as their heads, and that can be a little dangerous. That's where Edmunds.com's How Much Car Can I Afford? Calculator comes in handy. It can prevent you from getting in over your head when you buy a car. The calculator helps you find an estimated price range in which to shop and will even suggest some cars that would fit your budget. Here's more information on how to set up your automotive budget.
To save money, consider buying a second-tier car, from the less popular — but still reliable — manufacturers. Well-known vehicles like the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry can cost thousands more than a comparable Chevrolet Malibu or Nissan Altima, even though these are good cars. With this in mind, build a target list of three different cars that meet your needs and fall in your budget.
Now that you know the car you want to buy and have even saved up enough money, it is time to go for the kill. You will go out to the car bazaar and do a test drive and check the aesthetics of the car you want.
There are still so many things to check on. If possible please be accompanied by your mechanic who will give you a second opinion and check the car and give you the final whether or not the car is a worthy buy.
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TEDxBuffalo 2015: Final Speakers Announced
The TEDxBuffalo team is pleased to announce the rest of the lineup for TEDxBuffalo 2015: Illuminate.
Rebecca Sophia Strong
About: With a masters-level background in the social sciences, Rebecca Sophia Strong is a social artist, movement educator and Founding Director of The Embodied Cosmology Project. Rebecca brings the 13.8 billion-year scientific timeline to performance art through a piece she wrote called "Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us." She also works to bring the body back into education through a movement- and arts-based non-formal science curriculum of the 13.8 billion-year journey. She has been working from the premise that as we deepen our understanding of and alignment with the creative and historical 13.8 billion-year track record of the universe and Earth, we will become more intelligent and innovative shapers of the future.
Web: embodiedcosmology.org
Rhonda Frederick
About: Rhonda Frederick, MPA, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of People Inc., a leading not-for-profit health and human services agency providing programs and services to more than 12,000 people with special needs, their families and seniors throughout Western New York. With an operating budget of $143 million and 3,400 employees, People Inc. has assisted individuals to achieve greater degrees of independence and productivity since 1971. Frederick joined the agency as a direct care staff member in 1980 and rose through the ranks to become agency's president and CEO in October 2014.
Meet all of the 2015 speakers here.
Excited to attend? Attendee applications are open now through August 14. Click here to apply.


A collection of logically related project activities, usefully, mating in the completion of a major deliverables. Project phases are mainly completed sequentially, but can overlap in some projects situations.
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KIGALI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A startup hub on the 4th floor of a commercial building in Rwandan capital city Kigali is where Dioscore Shikama incubates his agri-tech e-commerce company.
The 26-year-old set up a target to serve global farmers after participating in a training program for e-commerce business founders provided by China's e-commerce giant Alibaba in China last November.
Founded in 2016, GO Ltd provides farmers with advisory services via mobile and allow them keeping records of farming costs through its electronic platform AgriGO.
AgriGO also plans to launch a marketplace service next year, where farmers can post their harvests and buyer can select farming products.
Considering the fact that many farmers in Rwanda don't have smartphones but only have feature phones, AgriGO basically operates based on SMS and USSD, or unstructured supplementary service data, while AgriGO's partner organizations and companies use AgriGO's smartphone application to provide information to farmers.
Alibaba's training program eFounders Fellowship, created to find and empower 1,000 platform builders who can leverage Alibaba's experience in China, opened his vision, Shikama told Xinhua.
The two-week course provides first-hand exposure to and learning about e-commerce innovations from China and around the world that enabled growth and a more inclusive development model for all.
The program motivates him to "acting locally, but thinking globally," Shikama said. "When we develop our platform, we consider farmers in Brazil, China and other areas in the world, who were not applied to before I went to China," he added.
The course also helps the young entrepreneur know how to develop a team from a startup to a bigger company and gives him a better understanding of data.
For example, Alibaba's online payment platform Alipay inspires him to have an idea of a payment solution for farmers, by which buyers can pay through two-dimensional barcodes, or QR code, to farmers bank accounts, he said.
"Alibaba is bringing in experience and skills transfer," he added.
Alibaba not only provides training to business founders but also e-commerce educators.
An e-commerce club to prepare students for online business opportunities and to impact them the knowledge of starting e-business and trade online has been set up at the University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies of Rwanda (UTB), after its three teachers attended Alibaba's training program for educators.
Jean Baptiste Mbanzabugabo, dean of the Faculty of Business and Information Technology of UTB, together with his two colleagues in August attended Alibaba's Global eCommerce Talent Program, an intensive learning session for trainers and professors who are looking to develop an e-commerce course in their home country.
After completing the program held in Rwanda, Mbanzabugabo proposed a UTB's global e-commerce talent program to the management of the university, which seeks to bridge the skills gap of young professionals to meet employability and entrepreneurship needs of Rwandan economies, business and entrepreneurs, while shaping young digital talents and small and medium enterprises to better understand the e-commerce model and ecosystem, as well as operational, business analytical and entrepreneurship skills.
The educator plans to integrate this program into the university's curricula, as well as set up a standalone certification program to all other entities willing to join the program.
"Alibaba's training for educators comes at the right time as the world is going high today when electronic (utilization) comes as number one," said Mbanzabugabo.
Trained educators are able to instruct business founders who are not able to afford premises to have an online platform, he said. They can also impact students with business and IT skills to have entrepreneurship skills of starting an online business, he added.
Both the young e-commerce founder and the educator hold a positive view toward the impact of e-commerce on Rwanda's economy, a landlocked country located in the heart of Africa.
E-commerce is just getting started in Rwanda, but it will create more jobs for young people, open the market for Rwandan sellers and introduce Rwandan products to the world, said Shikama.
"I'm hoping it will help export, so that it can bridge the gap between import and export," he added.
E-commerce provides people who can't afford setting up premises and infrastructures for doing business with opportunity to start an online business, said Mbanzabugabo.
It also enables business people to expand their business boundaries and "meet potential customers from all over the world," he said.


Find the differences in two crime scene photos and bring a criminal to justice.
A murder has been committed, and the crime scene holds the clues as to what happened and who is responsible. A photo was taken just as the police arrived, but some rookie went and messed with the scene when your back was turned. It's up to you to find all the anomalies between the original scene and the corrupted one. Count up the differences and grab the right Evidence Marker first in order to score the most points. Will you be able to find everything that's changed? Play through ten rounds, gaining points for correctly guessing the total number of changes each round. The one with the highest score at the end is the ultimate Detective.


I finally finished my Mikado, here is a short clip of the first run.
No nuisance at all, mine has been trouble free for years.
JT's trailer and equipment have been found safe. Don't know any details just got the email. He did have LoJack or similar on his trailer.
There are acceptable procedures for MIG welding code boilers, I can't remember all the specifics but it involves using flux core filler wire and shielding gas (double shield), it is not your everyday flux core wire it is a special wire specifically made for double shielding.
The small ball valves from American Model Egineering, work very well for what you are trying to do. Just leave the handle on them and build an extension with a yoke on the end that grabs the handle.
Thanks Karl, and thanks for the website, I have spent a fair amount of time looking at it.


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«Глубина резкости» — второй студийный альбом хип-хоп-исполнителя Дельфина, выпущенный на аудиокассетах и компакт-дисках 23 сентября 1999 года на лейбле «Крем Рекордс».

Альбом состоит из 15 треков и был записан в период с 1997 по 1998 год на московской студии «Мутация промо». Тексты для альбома написал Андрей «Дельфин» Лысиков, а в создании музыки ему помог звукорежиссёр Виктор «Мутант» Шевцов, а также бас-гитарист Иван Черников и гитарист Максим Галстьян (IFK). В поддержку альбома были сняты видеоклипы на песни «Я буду жить», «Любовь» и «Дверь». Презентация альбома состоялась в московском ДК им. Горбунова 12 декабря 1998 года.

Альбом был переиздан на том же лейбле в 2002 году и на лейбле CD Land в 2004 году.

Об альбоме
В начале 1998 года Дельфин начал записывать на домашней студии Виктора «Мутанта» Шевцова альбом «Глубина резкости», работа над которым продолжалась полгода. В мае артист решил перейти на новый лейбл «Крем Рекордс», на что владельцы прежней фирмы «Элиас Records» потребовали от музыканта ещё один альбом — «Глубина резкости». В ответ Лысиков записал за две недели на студии Шевцова новый альбом «Плавники», а когда понял, что получился неплохой материал, то не захотел расставаться и поэтому отправил издателям на DAT-кассете другой демо-альбом под названием «К.А.М.А.-З» (1996).

Тексты его песен стали гораздо мягче, ненормативная лексика исчезла вовсе, а основной тематикой стала нить «Вера, Надежда, Любовь». Последней песней, включённой в альбом, стала «Дверь», в которой Дельфин впервые спел припев. По словам музыканта, она была создана, поскольку выпускающая компания «Крем Рекордс» была уверена, что на пластинке не было хитов.

В музыкальном плане альбом был сделан по той же технологии, что и «Не в фокусе»: из семплов различных записей. В интервью для журнала «Птюч» Дельфин отнёс свой материал к жанру хип-хоп, при создании которого использовались «нетипичные семплы». В создании музыки снова помог звукорежиссёр Шевцов, а также бас-гитарист Иван Черников. В композиции «Любовь» был задействован сессионный музыкант, гитарист Максим Галстьян из группы IFK. Гитарные партии для песни «Надежда» были сыграны Виктором Шевцовым в ванной. Альбом был записан с помощью синтезатора Kurzweil K2000 и компьютерного секвенсора Cubase. Сведение было сделано на студии «Крем Рекордс».

Альбом был готов к выходу осенью 1998 года, но из-за экономического кризиса был издан 23 сентября 1999 года. В качестве бонуса в альбом был помещён микс из «плавниковых» фрагментов. В поддержку альбома были сняты видеоклипы на песни «Дверь» (1999), «Я буду жить» (1999) и «Любовь» (2000), которые взял в ротацию телеканал «MTV Россия».

Критика
Критик Андрей Бухарин в журнале «ОМ» оценил альбом на 3 из 5, назвав его «скучным и депрессивным»:

Обозреватель газеты «Коммерсантъ», Юрий Яроцкий, в своей рецензии к альбому «Глубина резкости» отметил в песнях Дельфина неплохие тексты и слияние двух стилей, рэп и американский шумный гитарный рок.

Обозреватель музыкальной газеты «Живой звук», Александр Кутинов, в своей рецензии к альбому «Глубина резкости» отметил такие композиции, как «Она», «Тишина», «Надежда» и «Молоко», назвав их «почти совершенными»:

Обозреватель белорусской «Музыкальной газеты» назвал альбом «Глубина резкости» «красивым, но местами жутко пессимистичным».

Обозреватель журнала «Автопилот», Игорь Мальцев, назвал альбом пустым и глупым, как и весь русский хип-хоп.

Ретроспектива
В 2003 году альбому «Глубина резкости» был посвящён один из выпусков программы о легендарных альбомах русского рока «Летопись» на «НАШЕм радио». В 2006 году этот материал лёг в основу книги «Наша музыка. История русского рока, рассказанная им самим», написанной сценаристом программы Антоном Черниным.

Рейтинги
В декабре 1999 года музыкальная газета «Живой звук» поместила альбом «Глубина резкости» в список «20 лучших отечественных и зарубежных альбомов года».

В 2010 году редакторы журнала «Афиша», Александр Горбачёв и Григорий Пророков, по итогам опроса молодых российских музыкантов поместили альбом «Глубина резкости» в список «50 лучших русских альбомов всех времён».

В 2020 году музыкальный редактор интернет-издания Vatnikstan, Иван Белецкий, поместил альбом «Глубина резкости» в список «Русский рэп 1990‑х: десять главных альбомов», добавив, что он принёс Дельфину «славу главного русского рэп-поэта».

В 2022 году сайт «Афиша Daily» поместил альбом в список «100 лучших альбомов за последние 30 лет».

Список композиций

Чарты и ротации
По данным интернет-проекта Moskva.FM, шесть песен из альбома — «Любовь», «Дверь», «Любовь», «Я буду жить», «Тишина» и «Надежда» — были в ротации нескольких российских радиостанций с 2008 по 2015 год. При этом песня «Любовь» является самым популярным треком из всех на радио, который за семь лет с 2008 по 2015 год прослушали 913 тысяч раз.

С 25 сентября 1998 года видеоклипы на песни «Я буду жить», «Любовь» и «Дверь» находились в ротации телеканала «MTV Россия», в дальнейшем попав в чарты «Русская десятка» и «20 самых-самых».

Семплы
Информация о семплах была взята из эфира программы «Летопись» на «НАШЕм радио» в 2003 году.

«Молоко»
 Tori Amos — «Winter» (1992)

«Я буду жить»
 Marilyn Manson — «Mister Superstar» (1996)
 The Chemical Brothers — «Leave Home (Terror Drums)» (1995)

«Вера»
 Dinosaur Jr. — «Thumb» (1991)
 James Brown — «Funky Drummer» (1970)
 The Winstons — «Amen, Brother» (1969)

«Убийца»
 Starlings — «Other People's Children» (1994)
 Starlings — «We Can Save You» (1994)
 Thin Lizzy — «Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed» (1976)
 King Curtis — «Memphis Soul Stew» (1967)
 The J.B.'s — «The Grunt» (1970)

«Любовь»
 Cicada Sings — «Submissive Friend» (1994)

«Художник»
 Sonic Youth — «Bull In The Heather» (1994)
 Sonic Youth — «Slaapkamers Met Slagroom» (1997)

«Дверь»
 Tori Amos — «Caught A Lite Sneeze» (1996)

«Надежда»
 The Chemical Brothers — «Leave Home» (1995)
 Moist — «Tangerine» (1996)
 The Chemical Brothers — «Block Rockin' Beats» (1997)

«Тишина»
 Love and Rockets — «This Heaven» (1994)
 Natalie Merchant — «San Andreas Fault» (1995)

«Ласты»
 Aphex Twin — «Bucephalus Bouncing Ball» (1997)
 Thurston Moore — «Hang Out» (1995)
 Thurston Moore — «Pretty Bad» (1995)

Участники записи
 Андрей «Дельфин» Лысиков — вокал, тексты песен, музыкальные коллажи
 Виктор «Мутант» Шевцов — семплирование, звукоинженер: запись, сведение и мастеринг альбома на студии «Мутация промо»
 Иван Черников — бас-гитара
 Максим «Галс» Галстьян (IFK) — гитара (для трека «Любовь»)
 Лика Гулливер — фотографии для альбома
 Мотин и Володин — обложка альбома

Примечания

Ссылки

 «Глубина резкости» (1999) на сайте RapDB.ru

Альбомы Дельфина
Хип-хоп-альбомы России


baby chicks first night out!
Our duck can't jump into the new nesting boxes because they are to high. So now she lays her eggs on the ground. I wanted to get her a little box, or crate, for her to lay her eggs in, and sleep at night. I saw a picture of the cutest duck house on Pinterest….


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People always wonder if push-ups really benefit their bodies. Well in fact, they benefit nearly every muscle in the body. Push-ups help you focus on your arms, abs and your lower body, all at the same time. They train your muscle groups to work together and become stronger. This workout helps strengthen your core and define your upper body. By perfecting this power move, you are activating your shoulders, chest, arms, waist, abdomen and sides of your waist - overall aiding in fat burning.
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- Place your hands in line with your shoulders for optimum results.
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The Upper Yosemite Fall doesn't come into view until you traverse around the wooded ridge into the canyon. The brink of the fall comes into view first, then the entire waterfall is visible as you approach its base. You'll switchback up out of the canyon and pass the junction for Eagle Peak, then cross over a seasonal stream to another junction.
Trailhead: Take the free bus shuttle to the Camp 4/Yosemite Falls stop #7 or park at the Yosemite Falls parking area near Camp 4.


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Professor Wim van de Donk appointed as Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board
Published: 17th January 2020 Last updated: 27th October 2020
Professor Wim van de Donk will become the new Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board of Tilburg University, effective November 19, 2020.
He will thus succeed President Professor Koen Becking, who will then have reached the end of his second term of office, and Rector Professor Klaas Sijtsma, who held this position ad interim since September 1, 2019. The Board of Governors has decided this on the recommendation of the selection committee and having heard the University Council and the Deans. The appointment is for a period of four years.
Wim van de Donk (1962) began his academic career in 1986 at Tilburg University, received his PhD here in 1997, and has worked as Professor of Social Public Administration at Tilburg Law School since 2000. Wim van de Donk is currently the King's Commissioner in the Province of North Brabant and was President of the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy (Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid, WRR) between 2004 and 2009.
In the Province of North Brabant, Tilburg University is one of the pearls that we are very proud of, a university in a bustling, blossoming city.
Photographer: Marc Bolsius
Hugo Reumkens, chairman of the Board of Governors: 'We are very pleased with this appointment and with Wim van de Donk's decision to accept the position of Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board. Van de Donk is of Tilburg University stock and is a professor highly esteemed by students and colleagues alike. He is a natural connection maker and with his vast political-administrative experience, he is eminently capable of fulfilling the function of Rector and President of the Executive Board. The Board of Governors has every confidence that Van de Donk, together with Paulina Snijders as Vice-President of the Executive Board and a Vice-Rector to be appointed, can successfully continue Tilburg University's strategy and further strengthen the University's connection with its environment.'
Wim van de Donk`s response
Van de Donk: 'Serving Brabant as the King's Commissioner is a great job in a very special province. After eleven years, something has come my way to which I have wholeheartedly said yes, although I do not wish to conceal the fact that it will be hard for me to say goodbye to my wonderful present office in the Province of North Brabant. However, in that province, Tilburg University is one of the pearls that we are very proud of, a university in a bustling, blossoming city. The importance of sound academic education and research is hard to underestimate, and Tilburg University is a leading institution at regional, national, European, and international levels that has the privilege of educating and training many young people from all over the world for meaningful and responsible positions in our society. I am grateful for the years that I was privileged to serve as King's Commissioner, and for the prospect of a very honorable and wonderful new job within Tilburg University as of October 1. I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues in what has always been my academic home. I want to thank the Board of Governors, the University Council, the selection committee, and the Deans for their trust in me and I look forward to productive and pleasant collaboration!'
For more information, please contact Tilburg University spokesperson Tineke Bennema, email persvoorlichters@tilburguniversity.edu, tel. 06 19678521 or the spokesperson of the Province of North Brabant Arnoud Reijnen, tel. 06 18303132.
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«Ежегодник приливов» — специализированный справочник, издававшийся с 1909 года Гидрографическим управлением Морского ведомства Российской империи. Содержал в себе основные сведения о динамике приливов и отливов в дальневосточных и северных морях российского государства. На основе этой информации для любого порта или акватории можно было получить представление о природе характерных для них приливно-отливных явлений, а также найти исходные данные для расчётов времени и высоты подъёма воды.

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Печатные издания, возникшие в 1909 году


Created in January 2005, Tolnovate began in the Portuguese market as a consultants provider to the main SAP® consulting companies. In 2006 based on the extensive experience of our resources and a dynamic approach, Tolnovate redefined its strategy as a provider of SAP® consulting services directly to local customers and also entered the international market.
To our customers, our brand is based on dedication, perseverance, and excellence in results. In 2007 we achieved SAP® Channel Partner status, consolidating our market approach in SAP® consulting services.
In 2008, after the acquisition of Business Objects by SAP®, ToInovate became the first Portuguese consulting firm to achieve both SAP® Business Objects Partner and SAP® Service Partner status.
Our goal is to provide services that meet our customers expectations and generate value to their business. Today, ToInovate has a team of 75 outstanding professionals, providing consulting services to a wide customer base in a variety of business sectors.
ToInovate looks at the SAP® market services as a community of companies that build, implement and use ERP, CRM, SRM, BI and other SAP® Products. The synergies that result from this community allow us, together with our partners and customers, to have a strategic vision of SAP® products reducing the "time-to-market" and optimizing the business models.
We deliver: Experience, competence, team commitment, market vision, innovation and solutions aimed at the dynamic business world and business models. Always working together with our customers finding the best business solutions, we improve their business performance and build strong business relationships.
Our priority is customer satisfaction and this is the key driver to the sustained growth of ToInovate.
Consultoria em Recursos Informáticos, Lda.