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Diversity is integral to the Giddens School's educational mission. Ideally, in the course of learning, our students will benefit from their exposure to different people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas and have a powerful, positive impact on social justice in our community.
Our philosophy around diversity has its roots in social justice. At Giddens, we affirm the importance of providing equitable and needed opportunities to all groups, including our greater community, to learn and be successful. We acknowledge that the educational opportunities of particular groups and individuals have been limited and too often denied. This has resulted in the loss of human potential and talent and, as a result, contributes to social injustice and economic inequality. At Giddens, we consistently work to recognize and eliminate these inequities to achieve our mission and contribute to a broader goal of equity.
We have a commitment to the personal, academic, and social development of the faculty, staff, and students. We extend this commitment to the larger community where we live and serve. Educational policies and practices that provide all individuals with access to quality education are indispensable for the achievement of social and economic justice.
Commitment to this philosophy of diversity and social justice requires acceptance and acknowledgment that issues touch each of us in a different manner. Excellence can only be achieved by honoring individuality while simultaneously working collaboratively to achieve our school's mission.
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Michael Kovrig (left) and Michael Spavor, the two Canadians detained in China, are shown in these 2018 images taken from video. Canadian prisoner Michael Kovrig is trying to hold on to a sense of humour as he and fellow countryman Michael Spavor approach one year in solitary confinement in China, says Kovrig's current boss. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
Kovrig clings to humour as 'two Michaels' near one year in Chinese prison
Their detention is widely viewed as retaliation for Canada's arrest of Chinese high-tech scion Meng Wanzhou
Dec. 8, 2019 10:20 a.m.
Canadian prisoner Michael Kovrig is trying to hold on to a sense of humour as he and fellow countryman Michael Spavor approach one year in solitary confinement in China, says Kovrig's current boss.
Kovrig, a diplomat on leave who was working with the International Crisis Group, and Spavor, an entrepreneur, have been imprisoned in China since Dec. 10, 2018. Their detention is widely viewed as retaliation for Canada's arrest of Chinese high-tech scion Meng Wanzhou on Dec. 1, 2018.
Meng, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, was arrested at the request of the United States, which wants her extradited to face fraud charges for allegedly violating sanctions against Iran.
The incident triggered a diplomatic meltdown between Canada and China, that has also led to the People's Republic banning some Canadian agricultural products, including canola.
Meng is out on bail and living in a luxury Vancouver home, as her extradition hearing remains before a British Columbia court.
On the one-year anniversary of her arrest, Huawei posted a message from Meng in which she described feeling tormented and helpless, amid long periods of reading novels and oil painting, while watching the dense forests outside her window change to crimson.
READ MORE: New foreign minister presses for Canadian detainees with China counterpart
Robert Malley, the president of the Washington-based Crisis Group, said he wishes Meng no ill-will but that there's no comparison between how she and Kovrig and Spavor are being treated.
Kovrig and Spavor have been allowed approximately one consular visit per month by Canadian diplomats. But they have been denied access to lawyers, and all others.
Malley said he hopes Kovrig can at least receive a bit better treatment from their Chinese jailers. And he said that wish extends to Spavor, who has no connection to his organization. The Crisis Group has focused exclusively on the case of Kovrig, who was a specialist on China for the think-tank, and had conducted high-level interviews with Chinese officials over numerous visits.
"I don't think anyone is expecting they will improve to the point that Ms. Meng is experiencing," he said. "That would probably be an unrealistic expectation. But at least that he be treated fairly and that he have access to family members, to lawyers, to others and that he could live a little bit more normally than he is today."
Malley said Kovrig is showing uncommon resilience as he lives in isolation, deprived of contact from his loved ones.
"All of that, obviously, would be taxing on anyone. I do have to say that the way Michael is reacting is nothing short of extraordinary. Maintaining his sense of humour, his sense of perspective, his desire to remain interested in things that are going on around the world."
Malley offered no other details.
China accuses the two men of spying, while the Canadian government has branded their detentions as arbitrary. There appears to be little movement in the stalemate. China's new ambassador recently held firm to his country's hardline position, saying the tension between the two countries could be easily dealt with if Canada simply released Meng.
READ MORE: Huawei's Meng 'no longer fears unknown' despite 'torment, struggle' of last year
Malley, who previously served on former U.S. President Barack Obama's national security council, said Kovrig's fate is wrapped up in events outside his and Canada's control.
China and the Trump administration are embroiled in an acrimonious trade negotiation and the U.S. has also banned Huawei from supplying the equipment for its next generation 5G wireless network. The U.S. views the technology as an extension of Chinese military intelligence — an allegation the company denies as baseless.
Canada hasn't decided whether to allow Huawei to be its 5G supplier, but it is under pressure from the U.S. to block the company. Doing so could anger China even further.
Malley said he always viewed Kovrig winning his freedom as "a function of other factors — the relationship between Canada and the U.S. and China — and that is something that is not under our control."
"Did I think a year ago, Michael would still be behind bars? Probably not. Again, it's something that is so much in the hands of the Chinese authorities based on their assessment of how best they assess the relationship with the United States in particular, and the question of Huawei and their CFO."
On Friday, Conservative foreign affairs critic Erin O'Toole accused the Trudeau government of achieving "zero progress" on winning the release of Kovrig and Spavor as their one-year anniversary approached.
Asked to assess the government's efforts, Malley replied:
"They have tried everything they can to get him out. I can't ask for more."
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Certainly the aim of a web designer is to present a web site so it is attractive and provides the visitor with a quick idea of the personality behind the site.
But web design does not not refer solely to the layout, colors and asthetics of a the web page. These things help create the site personality, but they are only a skin, much as what you are about cannot be revealed through your appearance. The real design is how it all works together and delivers the content, inspires exploration or stimulates a response.
A large and most important part of web design is the user interface, or all those links, buttons, pull-down menus, columns, search and tables that assist a visitor to find things they are looking for. A web designer is first and foremost an organizer. Without organization skills the site may end up beautiful, but ineffective.
A web designer also must know the various technologies behind web site construction. It is critical for a designer to know what to use, when and where. Choices must be made to keep things working at their most efficient.
And sitting on top of all this are the visuals – the colors, images, typefaces, animations that become the face of the web site.
Don't pick a web designer simply for their aesthetic, but for their full arsenal of skills, their knowledge and experience.
I've been designing very effective web sites for my clients and have the skills you need to create a great site for your business or organization. Contact me.
You can see a variety of web site designs in my online portfolio. The site above is at ciderhill.com. The goal was to carry the feeling of a local family farm yet edge it with some modern high-tech flavor. I chose the arches and soft corners on purpose. The expanding navigation breaks the norm and is placed on the right hand side.
This is a static site with a twist. I built it so that the owners can log in and change their own pages right through their browser window, without the need for a database or content management system.
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See the Alaskan village that voted to flee climate change
Earth 31 August 2016
By Emily Benson
Alaskan settlers on the move
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STORM by storm, the waves of the Chukchi Sea are eating away at the tiny Alaskan village of Shishmaref.
That coastal erosion – fuelled by a changing climate – spurred residents to take a vote. Last month, they decided to relocate the entire village.
Shishmaref is perched on a sliver of land, a 6-kilometre-long barrier island a few dozen kilometres south of the Arctic Circle. The lifestyle of the 600 native Inupiat inhabitants is one of traditional subsistence. Above, lifelong resident Fred Weyiouanna, 32, carries a caribou carcass, while below, a man cooks seal meat and blubber for sled dogs, a group of which await feeding and children are shown running near the village cemetery.
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Waiting for supper
Erosion and flooding have plagued Shishmaref for decades, but rising seas and melting permafrost are making things worse. About a metre of shore is lost each year, though individual storms can claim 10 times that much land.
Residents have moved buildings to higher ground in the past, but the vote – 94 in favour of leaving, 78 for staying – means the entire village may head to the mainland. Two wilderness sites are under consideration, both within about 20 kilometres of the existing village.
Shishmaref isn't the only Alaskan settlement that could fall victim to climate change. A handful of others may also have to relocate. For one, a village called Newtok, the move is already under way.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Thawed out"
Magazine issue 3089 , published 3 September 2016
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Pictures of F-16 at airshow.
On sunday there was an airshow at my local airport, so I went there to take some photos. Unfortunately the weather was bad, but I chose a good spot to "shoot" from, with the light source behind me (sun behind the clouds), and with the appropriate camera settings (Spot-metering and Continous auto-focus), the photos became pretty good.
Now THAT is some sweet photographing!


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Michael Smolensky is an American chronobiologist working in hypertension and pathophysiology.

Education and career
He earned his Ph.D at University of Illinois.

He founded and for 10 years directed the Memorial-Hermann Center for Chronobiology and Chronotherapeutics (the first polyclinic to use biological rhythm to diagnose and cure disease).

He is the author or co-author of more than 300 academic articles; his highest cited paper is "Ethics and methods for biological rhythm research on animals and human beings". at 739 times, according to Google Scholar. He also co-authored (alongside Lynne Lamberg) the book The Body Clock Guide to Better Health which is held in 449 libraries.

He recently was involved in works upon resilience and circadian reliability of fire departments with French firefighters.

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Vighnaharta Ganesh 29th March 2019 Written Episode Update: Durga kills durgamasura.
The episode starts with adishakti killing durgamasura with her trishul, she thrusts the trishul in durgamasura's throat. Durgamasura does not die and wakes up again and he says devi I told you, a woman who has not blinked her eyes for years can only kill me. No one else can kill me, not even you! durgamasura laughs. adishakti is angry and says you evil demon, did you think evil can live so easily without any consequence? Everyone has to pay for their sins and even you will. Ganesh smiles. Adishakti says I shall take my new avatar, the avatar of Devi Vishalakshi.
you as your death demon. Ganesh says mother is right, mata vishalakshi has not blinked her eyes for years. Adishakti says look at me durgamasura, I have taken the durga form and I am in front of you. durgamasura is scared. Durgamasura runs to attack adishakti but she throws him away. Durgamasura says all my weapons will tear you apart in various parts. Adishakti summons her yogini devi's avatar and all of them devour all the hands of durgamasuraand all his weapons.
Durgamasura thinks they devoured all my hands and weapons. Durgamasura removes a spear and says you cannot kill me, he runs to kill adishakti. Adishakti stops durgamasura and throws away his spear, she throws durgamasura on the ground and her lion stops durgamasura from getting up. Adishakti stands and keeps one leg on durgamasura thus keeping him pinned down on the ground. Adishakti takes her divya durga form and puts the trishul inside the chest of durgamasura. Durga then takes vishalakshi avatar and her anger starts increasing as the world torments from adishakti's anger. The gods get scared and say please calm down mata, calm down! Listen to our prayers and calm down. Ganesh says to calm down mother, we have to take her own name because mother is now in the form of Mata Durga. Ganesh starts singing the prayer song for mata durga. Mata durga listens to the prayers of ganesh and all gods, her anger calms down and she smiles. Everyone say hail mata durga! Jai mata durga! Mata durga tells yamraj to stop and not come ahead, yamraj says why mata? Durga says yamdev, he was following adharma before dying and how harsh words he said but now he is quiet as he has died, so durgamasura will attain salvation as I kill him. mata durga finally kills durgamasura as durgamasura says Jai maa durga for the last time.
All gods rejoice and say hail mata durga. Mata durga says any innocent and even the smallest living being in this universe may ever come across such a difficulty, if they pray and do my Pooja then I shall free my devotees of their problems. Durga says this form of mine shall stay in Kashi from now, and those who pray to me, I shall free them of all their problems and troubles.
Precap: A celebration and grand feast is arranged in Kailash. Ganesh is worried of a new problem arising in Kailash. A demon travels on a chariot while on his way from Kailash.
Paramavatar Shri Krishna 2nd April 2019 Written Episode Update: Lord vishnu tells story of bhuravan.


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El Aamria (en àrab العامرية, al-ʿĀmriyya; en amazic ⵍⵄⴰⵎⵔⵢⵢⴰ) és una comuna rural de la província d'El Kelâa des Sraghna, a la regió de Marràqueix-Safi, al Marroc. Segons el cens de 2014 tenia una població total de 9.454 persones.

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The Cars You Always Promised Yourself – signed Collector's Edition number 200
By Steve Saxty
Signed Collector's Edition with slipcase, poster, unique cover and exclusive additional pages.
"After more than 30 years in the car industry, and as one who started out at Ford, I felt that enthusiasts deserved to be taken inside the design studios and engineering centres to see and hear first-hand what happened as the iconic RS cars, XRs and the Capri were born." Steve Saxty
The Cars You Always Promised Yourself – is a unique book about Ford's special vehicles and glamorous coupes that covers 50 years of Ford's design, engineering and marketing.
Original Escort and Focus RS design sketches
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Forewords by Bob Lutz, Patrick le Quément (chief designer) and legendary engineer Rod Mansfield
Over 300 pages, 10.5 x 10.5 inches square, over 7lbs – equal to two books
Over 500 images – 85% previously unpublished pictures from Ford's secret archives and retirees' personal collections
Beautiful layout with never-seen design sketches and photos of prototypes marked-up by Ford designers
Written by a former Ford product designer who worked at the most senior levels in marketing – a unique perspective and level of access
Five-star reviews from readers, RAC book of the year finalist.
The Collector's Edition contains many extra features:
Individually numbered and signed by the author
Over 300 pages, including an extended-length additional chapter
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Individually numbered. Number 200
Over 300 pages
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Published by PPI
This is a unique book about Ford's special vehicles and glamorous coupes. It's written by a former Ford product designer and motor industry executive who talked directly to the leaders (many now legendary) who designed, engineered and marketed the iconic fast Fords. They tell us exactly who made the decisions, and when and why they made them. It's a dramatic tale that covers 50 years of change as cars like the Capri, Escort, Sierra and Puma, as well as their XR, ST and RS versions, were conceived, designed, developed and launched.
Complete Catalogue Of The Ford Escort Mk1 to Mk6, 1967-2000: two-volume bundle signed by author
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Each week brings job lists, emails, files, and new projects. Just how much of that is different from the work you have done? Odds are, maybe not much. Many of our daily tasks are variations on something we have done countless times before.
Do not reinvent the wheel every time you start something new. Instead, use templates–standardized files with formatting and text as starting point for new work. As soon as you save another variant of the template add, eliminate, or change any info for that document, and you'll have the job.
Programs work anywhere: in word processors, spreadsheets, project management apps, survey platforms, and also email. Here's to automatically create documents from a template — and how to use templates from your favorite programs –so it's possible to get your common tasks done quicker.
Templates take time to build, and it's easy to wonder if they are worth the investment. The answer: absolutely. Editing a template requires far less time than formatting something. It's the distinction between copying and pasting some text, or retyping it.
That's not the only advantage: Using a template means you're not as likely to leave out crucial info, also. By way of example, if you want to send freelance writers a contributor arrangement, modifying a standard contract template (instead of composing a new contract each time) ensures you won't leave out that crucial clause about possessing the content as soon as you've paid for this.
Templates also guarantee consistency. You send investors or customers regular job updates. With a template, you know the upgrade will constantly have the formatting, layout, and general arrangement.
First, templates should be comprehensive. It is simpler to delete information than add it in, so err on the side of including also instead of too little.
Imagine you are creating a template of your resume. You would want to list in-depth facts so you'll have.
You can delete notes on, but you may forget it at the final version if it's not in the template.
Some applications will automatically fill in these variables for you (more on that in a bit). But if you need to fill in the information on your own, include some text that is easy and obvious to look for so you can find.


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Key Holocaust Denier and Anti-Semitic Publisher Dies at 89
Spring Issue
Willis Carto, one of America's earliest and most outspoken Holocaust deniers and the founder of numerous radical-right political organizations and publications, died in his home on Oct. 26. He was 89.
Carto, who had become less active in recent years due to old age, was for decades a key figure on the radical right and, early in his career, had significant contacts with lawmakers. In 1978, he founded America's first major Holocaust denial outfit, the Institute for Historical Review (IHR), a pseudo-academic organization that once offered a $50,000 reward to the first person who could prove Jews were gassed at Auschwitz, then refused to pay the Holocaust survivor who provided documentary evidence. Decades earlier, in the 1950s, he founded Liberty Lobby, a political organization that billed itself as conservative and anti-communist but in fact promoted white supremacist and especially anti-Semitic views.
End of an era: Willis Carto, who spent some 60 years as a leading propagandist on the radical right, died in October.
Carto supported former Alabama Gov. George Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign, co-authoring a pamphlet, entitled "Stand Up For America: The Story of George C. Wallace," which heralded the arch-segregationist governor as the only candidate capable of beating "blacky" and the supposedly Communist-dominated federal government. He drifted further from the political mainstream after Wallace's defeat. In 1984, he founded the Populist Party, which fielded Klansman-turned-politician David Duke as its presidential candidate in 1988, followed by Green Beret-turned-militia enthusiast Bo Gritz in 1992. Gritz won 0.14% of the popular vote, more than twice the amount Duke had managed to accumulate.
In the early 2000s, having lost control of Liberty Lobby and its tabloid newspaper, The Spotlight, in a series of acrimonious legal battles in which former colleagues accused him of fraud and financial mismanagement, Carto founded The Barnes Review, a journal devoted to Holocaust denial, and American Free Press, a racist and anti-Semitic reboot of The Spotlight that also peddles UFO conspiracy theories and bills itself as "America's last real newspaper." The Free Press provided a platform to numerous up-and-coming stars of the radical right, including Bill White, a neo-Nazi from Roanoke, Va., who is serving a lengthy term in prison for repeatedly threatening perceived enemies with violence.
Duke, Gritz and White were just a few of many important radical-right figures Carto inspired and promoted. William Pierce, founder of the National Alliance (which was, until Pierce's death in 2002, America's most important neo-Nazi organization), was once such an admirer. Carto also corresponded with James von Brunn, a neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier who murdered a security guard at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009.
Like von Brunn, Carto fought in World War II, and, like von Brunn, he came to believe he had fought for the wrong side. In its obituary for Carto, the Free Press quoted its founder sarcastically characterizing his military service as an effort "to fight for the glorious democracy of my country, the survival of Soviet communism, a third and fourth term for Roosevelt, a chance to kill Germans by the thousands as desired by Churchill, Eisenhower and the Zionists, part of Palestine for them as a bonus, vast riches for the bankers and war suppliers, coffin makers and flag makers."
Carto received a Purple Heart after being wounded in the Philippines and, despite his contempt for the cause most of them died for, apparently wished to be buried alongside his fellow veterans at Arlington National Cemetery. His request to be interred there had not been decided at press time.


On Saturday 5th March, we celebrated Sienna's christening.
We spent a while trying to figure out what we wanted to do for her christening. When Ella was christened, we had a big party. It was 29th December and most people were off work the next day. We had about 70 people there, hired a venue, and had a big do! I'll be honest, I didn't really enjoy it. I found it all a bit stressful hosting that many people. Though I did really enjoy the pub after the party!!
This time, we were moving house only a few weeks before the christening, and I just couldn't face up to organising a big party. There was definitely enough going on! We decided to keep it just immediate family – our parents, brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews. And they all came back to our house for a party after.
It occurred to me that I've not done a Sienna focused update for a while now, so I looked back over my blog, and Sienna was 10 weeks old when I last did one!!
She's now 20 weeks old, so this seems a perfect opportunity to do an update on how she's getting on!
She really is a different baby in some ways from that ten week old baby. And in others, she's exactly the same. I can already see she is going to have a completely different personality to her older sister. Ella was such a happy content baby, and rarely cried. Sienna, on the other hand, can scream!!! She definitely knows how to cry! In her early weeks, she did a lot of screaming. But it has really settled down now. Her crying is usually tiredness related. She really hates feeling tired. But I can now quickly pick up on her tired cues. She'll rub her eyes mainly. So, as soon as the hands go to the eyes, I put her down for a nap. And getting that moment right usually means I can put her down in the cot awake, and she will fall asleep unassisted. If you miss that window, then she does sometimes need a bit more settling, a bit of a cuddle or some music on to calm her down. She also loves to snuggle a muslin to help settle her, and even cover her face with it. This is particularly handy when out and about. It's almost magic how putting the muslin over her face sends her straight off to sleep!
Sienna is four weeks old today, and I thought I'd take the opportunity to look back on how those four weeks have been.
We came home the same day Sienna was born and, in some strange way, it almost felt like life just got back to normal!
As most newborns do, Sienna spent her first few days mainly sleeping. And when she wasn't sleeping, she was feeding! Sometimes that feeding felt like it was nonstop. I spent hours with Sienna attached to me. I struggled with supply with Ella, so knew the right thing to do was go with Sienna's demands so that my supply increased.


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Q: Displaying documents SP2013 SharePoint Hosted App Model So what are the cool kids using for displaying documents inside a SharePoint Hosted App Model? Right now, I'm doing rest calls and attempting to display the data using jquery datatables plugin. It works but isn't exactly usable, not to mention that I have to make additional async calls to get Author names, etc.
Should I dump REST and use CSOM and format the data accordingly? Build the hyperlink to the item, format date, build Author name.
Seems like I'm re-inventing the wheel here and want to make sure that I'm not overlooking something obvious.
Thanks

A: Out of interest, what about DataTables is not usable? If the data is in the JSON return, it can obtain the data directly. Sorry, I know this doesn't help you, but I'm trying to make DataTables better, so I'm interested to know what use cases it is failing to deliver on at the moment!

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Train like the Black Caps in this VapoDri Training Singlet from Canterbury's 2019 Black Caps training range. Its lightweight, breathable construction lets you train like a pro and its distinctive Black Caps branding tells everyone you're a die-hard NZ supporter.
Canterbury's VapoDri sweat-wicking finish ensures cool, dry comfort all day long.
Based on the national team colour, with an added pop of neon orange.
Black Caps branding and CCC logo identify the wearer as a true cricket fan.


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Down the rabbit hole we go!
Joseph Uscinski
Conspiracy theories are not fringe ideas, tucked neatly away in the dark corners of society. They are politically, economically, and socially relevant to all of us. They are intertwined with our everyday lives in countless ways. Just like other ideas, they have consequences which can sometimes be deadly. Conspiracy theories can also encourage good behavior and uncover wrongdoing. Beyond shaping the composition and nature of governments through democratic processes, conspiracy theories exert a profound effect on policy choices. Sometimes this is a top-down process by which political elites use conspiracy rhetoric to justify or propagate particular policies; in other instances conspiracy theories can percolate from the bottom up, and affect policy through direct democracy or by influencing the actions of otherwise nonconspiratorial elites. Conspiracy theories are often discussed, but much less understood. What do we know about conspiracy theories and what answers continue to elude us? What makes conspiracy theories so important now?
Conspiracy Theories and the People Who Believe them
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I've been in a lot of different kitchens, all over the world. In China, where I'm from, I have, of course, seen many kitchens. When I moved to America, one of the first things I looked for was the kitchen. Strangely, Chinese kitchens and American kitchens are not that different -- they're made for mess and fast cooking. It wasn't until I moved to Denmark that for the first time in my young life that the kitchen, or should I say, the design of the kitchen, made perfect and total sense.
Whether we know it or not, we are deeply attuned to space and the tremendous effect it has on how we move and behave. In Denmark, the culture has thought in a deep manner how we maneuver through a kitchen: the quality of light, the texture on the floor; the placement of cups, bowls, soap case, eggbeater, chopsticks; the relationship between chairs and tables.In Denmark, I had one fantastic kitchen experience after another. And I began to think of Danish kitchen design as something akin to music. It complements people's daily lives and even anticipates our moods and needs.
Danish locals get up early and go to work and I do the same. In the morning, I stop by the coffee machine next to the kitchen door. Make a fresh cup and some toast. Danish bread tastes pretty sour, but the coffee is refreshing. Soon, I cross the kitchen and go straight to the backyard. I unlock my bike, and ride away. One of the best aspects of the Danish kitchen is you can just pass it by for quick snacks.
But I wanted to test it for more rugged use and so I had the first of many dinner parties. As I was cooking and waiting for my guests, I was nervous, though the Danish kitchen anticipates the nervous cook. I checked the fire for cooking rice and turned back to the cutting mat and kept chopping vegetables. Everything in the kitchen was so well placed that even though I was hurried and disorganized, it guided me through the process of making a dinner.
If you look at the design, it helps you identify and complete the kind of work you need to do. There's an easy relationship between where you chop and dice and where the cooking takes place. It's as if you can see it all happening in a glance. You can't be in two places at once, formerly only possible in science fiction movies, but in the Danish kitchen it feels as if you are.
Can the Danish Kitchen contain the Chinese Cook?
When the doorbell rang, I wasn't ready but I was relaxed. My friends arrived. I had laid out the ingredients for making a salad, but hadn't even begun to make it yet. One of my guests asked if I needed help—young Chinese guys are always ready to help the host. Yan moved spoons, forks and napkins from the shelf above the washing machine while I was preparing the last dish. It was an easy to work together, even though we were right next to each other.
Then Yan started to cut lettuce, honeydew melon, cucumber and garden asparagus. He cut them all in square pieces, because that's what architects do – make square objects. Soon, the deep bowl was filled up with all the uniform pieces while everyone else sat at the table and waited for him to finish. In the Danish kitchen anyone can take over. Suffice to say, the rest of the dinner went off without a hitch.
As we were all cleaning up the kitchen together, I realized my identity as a Chinese national who grew up in a huge country with a reputation for making great food had changed by being in Denmark. Like a character in a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, I had been transformed without knowing it, the little mermaid of the kitchen.


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Q: Impact of non-normality of residuals on hypothesis tests in OLS I am doing an OLS regression in R and my residuals are not normally distributed. Does this mean that hypothesis tests are not reliable anymore, e.g. if I look at the F-Statistic of the summary in R? Can I do anything to account for this problem of non-normal distributed residuals?

A: The assumption of error's normality is only needed for statistical inference if your sample is small (say n<100 to say something).
For large samples, one relies on the CLT.
In other words. You do nothing. unless your dependent variable is of limited distribution (discrete for example), OLS is fine.


Life is short. Ride long on America's #1 scenic railroad.
Hard at work up the pass..
Enjoy uninterrupted natural scenery along our 64-mile route.
Waitin' for the Rio Grande in 1880..
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steams through beautiful fall color in September and October.
USA Today readers voted Cumbres & Toltec the Best Scenic Train Ride in America. Climb aboard this National Historic Landmark for a 64-mile day trip you'll never forget. Our coal-fired steam engine carries you through steep mountain canyons, high desert, and lush meadows as you zig zag across the Colorado and New Mexico border.
Open your eyes to spectacular and rare Western scenery which can only be viewed from this train's unique route. Ride in the Victorian elegance of our deluxe parlor car or choose the budget-friendly coach car. Either way, a delicious buffet lunch is included. Trains depart daily from Chama, NM and Antonito, CO, from late May's blooming wildflowers through the golden leaves of October. A luxury motor coach chauffeurs you back to your starting point at the end of the ride.
Life is short. Ride long.
"THE RAILROADER" is a new short in National Geographic Short Film Showcase that follows the Cumbres & Toltec's very own John Bush, his story of falling in love with railroading, and why the C&TS means so much to America. Watch it here.


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Will the Hungarian Millionaire Earn US $ 6.6 Million at His Beverly Park Mansion?
Interestingly, Martin Lawrence lived in an X-shaped mansion from 2001 to 2012. However, György Gattyán, the sixth wealthiest Hungarian with an estimated € 630 million in wealth, bought from real estate developer Bruce Makowsky, not from him. He paid US $ 26.4 million at the time, but today he sells for US $ 33 million. The neoclassical estate is located in Beverly Park, a guarded community in the mountains above Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.
Online erotica, prima primissima, college, techball, politics
according to Dirt.com, Görgy Gattyán bought a luxury mansion last year and now wants to sell it for a net profit of US $ 6.6 million. Gattyán made his first millions in the online erotica industry instead of pornography. Gattyán is the founder and owner of livejasmin.com, one of the world's largest adult coming websites, founded in 2001.
After that, he started some successful businesses. He is the owner of the University of Kodrani in Hungary and co-founded the Primapimissima Award. In addition, Gattyán created Teqball, which is similar to table tennis but is one of the fastest growing sports in the world to play soccer. As previously reported, Teqball aims to be an Olympic sport and already has 138 national associations.
Amazing Beverly Park Mansion for the Elite
In 2022, he was a candidate for prime minister of one of Hungary's youngest political parties, Megoldás Mozgalom (Solution Movement, MEMO for short), and was founded with his help. Opposition claims that MEMO was created solely to suck voters from them in the 2022 general election, but Gattyán and his party were able to collect 1.05 percent of the total votes.
Overall, Gattian wants to sell the Beverly Park mansion where comedian actor Martin Lawrence lived between 2001 and 2012. This mansion was built in 1992 in a white neoclassical style.7 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, functional
""Living space over 13,800 square feet on two levels.Additional structures include a 1,000-square-foot guesthouse that is currently functioning as a gym, as well as an attached four-car garage that is hidden behind the sides of the X-shaped dwelling.– Written by dirt.com.
Built on 2.2 acres of parcels, it features lush, well-maintained lawns and cobblestone motor courts. Visitors are welcomed by the columnar portico entrance, which is protected by a lion sculpture, and the double front entrance, which rises high. The interior has hardwood floors, chandeliers and a seamless indoor and outdoor environment.
Additional highlights
Double-height foyer decorated with marble floor
A winding wrought-iron staircase with a striking Salvatore Politzi stained glass skylight above
Wood panel dining room
Cozy family room
Gourmand kitchen
Breakfast corner
Juliet balcony
Another room can be used as an office or reading area. In addition, the bath is equipped with a sauna, steam shower and deep soaking tub.
Agencies John Graumann and Adam Rosenfeld hold the list. here You can check out their gallery in the mansion.
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Municipio de Stockton puede referirse a alguno de los siguientes lugares en Estados Unidos:

 Municipio de Stockton (condado de Jo Daviess, Illinois), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Jo Daviess.
 Municipio de Stockton (condado de Greene, Indiana), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Greene.


Coeliac screening: About 1% of Irish people have coeliac disease but many cases are only diagnosed after many years of treatment of other conditions that are actually symptoms of coeliac disease. Only about half of coeliacs show classical signs of being gaunt, underweight and malnourished in addition to gastrointestinal symptoms. Some don't even have gastrointestinal symptoms. Coeliac is more common amongst people suffering from anaemia or infertility. This test screens for the characteristic anti-tissue transglutaminase IgG and IgA antibodies.While 20% of Irish people carry the predisposing HLA gene marker, other factors are necessary in order to develop coeliac disease - not just gluten. Our modern Western diet is undoubtedly a major contributor.
Coeliac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of essential nutrients from food. People who have CD cannot tolerate gluten - a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins and lip balms.
When people with CD eat foods containing gluten (or use products containing gluten), this triggers a severe autoimmune response which damages the tiny, finger-like protrusions (villi) lining the small intestine. Villi enable nutrients to be absorbed through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream. Without healthy villi, a person rapidly becomes malnourished, regardless of how much food is consumed.
CD affects approximately 1 in 100 people and can occur at any age. Under-diagnosis, however, is a major factor. According to Coeliac UK, only 10-15% of sufferers are clinically diagnosed. If a first degree family member (mother, father, sister or brother) has the condition, then the chance of developing the disease increases to 1 in 10.
Coeliac disease is not curable. It is a permanent, life-long condition and there is no medication available to treat the disease. However, damage to the small intestine is reversible, so patients should follow a gluten-free diet to eliminate all foods derived from wheat, rye or barley (and oats if contaminated with wheat). If a gluten-free diet is strictly adhered to, the intestinal villi can recover and patients should experience an improvement in symptoms.
Because of the broad range of symptoms, CD is difficult to diagnose. Left undiagnosed, CD can increase susceptibility to life-threatening conditions such as osteoporosis, central nervous system diseases, internal haemorrhages and certain cancers (lymphomas), so early detection is vital.
While there is no cure for CD, strict adherence to a gluten-free diet can reverse the damage caused to the intestinal villi, often resulting in an improvement in symptoms.
The new blood antibody test is compelling evidence of CD. A follow-up intestinal biopsy may be performed for final confirmation.
A great advantage of the new test for Coeliac Disease is that only a few pinprick drops of blood are required to do the analysis.
Studies have shown that IgA antibodies to tTG - an enzyme present in the connective tissue of the gut - are also strongly associated with the presence of CD. tTG IgA antibodies are highly sensitive (95% -100%) and specific (90%-97%) for CD.
Patients with CD can exhibit IgA-deficiency. In such cases, the tTG IgA test will produce a negative result. A tTG IgG test is then recommended to prevent false negative results being obtained (NICE clinical guideline 86).
Testing is simple and involves screening a blood sample for tissue Transglutaminase antibodies. A positive result is compelling evidence of Coeliac Disease.
1. Your practitioner will prick the finger with the safety lancet provided.
2. Capillary action will draw the required volume of blood into the micropipette.
3. Your practitioner will drop the blood into the round window chamber on the test kit.
4. Your practitioner will read the colour change results after 10 minutes.
A gluten-free diet is essential for people who have coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis (a gluten induced skin sensitivity). However, according to recent research, there are many pre-coeliacs or gluten-intolerant/sensitive individuals that benefit from a gluten-free diet.
Gluten is a mixture of proteins found in wheat, rye and barley (and to a lesser extent, oats). A gluten-free diet is the complete avoidance of foods containing these grains.
It is important to note, that a gluten-free diet is not the same as a wheat-free diet, and some gluten-free foods are not wheat free.
Is it possible to be gluten intolerant without coeliac disease?
Many people find that they have a sensitivity to gluten, but do not test positive for coeliac disease. A food intolerance IgG test will confirm the presence of antibodies to gluten, and hence the likelihood of intolerance. If intolerant to gluten, then a gluten-free diet needs to be followed as for coeliac disease, although some people find that they may tolerate oats if they have not been contaminated with wheat. With an intolerance, gluten maybe introduced successfully back in to the diet after a few months of elimination, whereas this is not the case with coeliac disease.
How does a gluten-free diet affect vegetarians or vegans?
Vegetarians and vegans should be aware that some gluten-free flours are low in protein, due to the removal of gluten, however, specially manufactured, prescribed gluten-free flours often have milk protein added. Please check ingredients labels carefully.
Other proteins suitable for vegetarians/ vegans can be obtained from nuts & seeds, pulses, non-gluten containing cereals, soya products, milk, cheese and free range eggs.
Where can gluten-free foods be bought?
A wide range of specially manufactured gluten-free foods such as, bread, bread mix, pasta, biscuits, cakes, crisp bread and flour can be found in most supermarkets (such as Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Super Value, Lidl, Aldi), chemists (Boots, Lloyds) and health food shops (such as Holland and Barratt). Some manufacturers use the gluten-free symbol on their label.
If I've been avoiding gluten will this affect the test?
The NICE guidelines from May 2009 state that gluten should be included in the diet in at least one meal daily for a minimum of 6 weeks before testing, which is what we also advise. However, we also recommend that if you start having severe symptoms when reintroducing gluten to stop. However it is possible that symptoms may be due to being intolerant to other proteins in wheat in which case you may like to experiment with foods including rye or barley in your diet. If symptoms subside this will ensure that you are still eating gluten and so are able to perform the test.


Full of sweetness and tang, this dreamy drink will cool you off and transport you to the subcontinent.
Place all ingredients into a blender and pulse until combined. Pour into chilled glasses and refrigerate for about 10 minutes before serving.
Keeps well covered for about a day.
With its fresh water base this light, cooling fruit drink is magically refreshing.
(*) Syrup: Mix 1/4 cup water with 1/4 cup sugar. Bring to boil over medium-low heat and simmer, without stirring, until all sugar is dissolved (about three minutes). Remove from heat, add 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil. Let steep for 15 minutes until flavour has infused the syrup.
Blend all ingredients, adjusting sweetness as needed. Strain through a mesh strainer or cloth (optional). Serve over ice.
Blend matcha powder with milk, sugar, and ice… and Voliá: a fresh, frothy, green jolt in a glass!
Place a large juice glass or jar in the freezer for as long as possible. In a blender, blend the matcha, honey, milk and ice until smooth. Serve in the chilled glass.
A healthy, invigorating thirst-quencher to see you through afternoons in the sun.
Combine 1 cup water, 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar, and 6 large mint sprigs in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high, stirring just until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and cool completely (about 30 minutes). Discard mint sprigs.
Combine mint syrup, 1/2 cup cold-pressed carrot juice, and 1/4 cup fresh lime juice in a pitcher, and chill until very cold, about 2 hours.
For each serving, pour 6 Tbsp. of the mixture over ice in a 12-oz. glass, and stir in 3 Tbsp. spicedrum.
Top each with 3/4 cup chilled ginger beer. Garnish with mint sprigs and shaved carrots.
A truly fresh and tasty tropical drink. Try to use fresh pineapple and kiwis while in season.
Process 5 kiwis, 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh pineapple, 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar, and a pinch of kosher salt in a blender until smooth - about 2 minutes.
Pour fruit mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a large pitcher, discarding solids. Stir in 2 cups fresh pineapple juice, 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, and 1 cup chilly water.
Stir in 1 cup light rum. Cover and chill until very cold, about 4 hours. Serve over ice. Garnish with kiwi slices.
In their purest form, 'agua frescas' are simply blended fruit, water, and a little lime - the essence of summer fruit, sipped through a straw.


February 2004 – Reality, Skewed.
so spam comments a day. i think i put an end to it, though.
for those that are wondering: i'm still alive. even though i nearly froze to death last night while others lounged toasty warm next to stoves….
but it's ok. i'll get around to writing up a proper trip thing-a-jobber and adding pictures sometime soon, but that'll take too long and i'm lazy. more later, perhaps.


Believe it or not, this is my first serious foray into the 'chubby stick' scene. You won't catch me splashing the limited cash I do have on the original Clinique versions in these dire times. Is it just me or was anyone really unsure about how you're supposed to use these little guys?
After umming and ahhing for ages about the best way to use these shadow sticks, I did the opposite and used Rimmel Scandaleyes in Bulletbroof beige as a kind of eyeliner. Having used this on the lids, I wasn't bowled over by the patchy finish. I must have missed the bit in the instructions where it says to work at the literal speed of light if you want any chance of this blending out smoothly. This seems to work better on other people so maybe I've got some mutation with my eyelids. But this stuff sets FAST and doesn't budge.
However, the texture is TO DIE FOR. Creamy, pigmented and just stunning to look at when swatched heavily on the hand.
WITH FLASH However, much like a kind of makeup bloodhound, I try to sniff out other ways to use things that may have otherwise gone horribly wrong (we won't talk about the time I used black kohl eyeliner as an eyebrow pencil). So I used this as an eyeliner on the lower lash line and in the inner corners to give my face a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed appearance. And by heck, I'm loving it. Again, I've napped with this on, gone running, sweated like a pig and rubbed my eyes with chilli fingers and this stuff was still pretty much perfect.
WITHOUT FLASH You can see how it looks with and without flash (it looks amazing in bright light but is subtle enough for the office). Please excuse the weird lines in my pupils, I look like Coco the bleedin' clown.
WITH FLASH For under £5, these Rimmel Scandaleyes shadow sticks are pretty handy to have in your stash and I heavily suggest you get yourself down to Boots. And, if unlike me, your eyelids are of the normal variety then you'll get even more use out of them but be warned about the quick setting!


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Cornwall Heritage Award Nominations
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for not one, but two awards in the Cornwall Heritage Awards 2020, organised by Cornwall Museums Partnership and South West Museum Development. We have been shortlisted for the Wellbeing Museum Award and the Cornish Object of the Year Award.
The awards recognise and celebrate the excellence within over 70 museums in Cornwall. The Cornish Object of the Year Award presents the opportunity for museums to nominate their most 'weird and wonderful' object, and Wheal Martyn put forward Jack Clemo's braille pocket watch.
This was Clemo's first braille pocket watch that he used until his first marriage in 1968. Jack Clemo was a Cornish poet and writer who slowly lost his hearing at 19 and was blind by 39. Although his world was retracting inwards around him, it didn't stop him from following his passion of writing. It's weird and wonderful because a braille watch is something you may not realise exists in the modern world of digital technology! But, for someone whose life had become enveloped by darkness, that familiar method of telling time would have been precious.
The winner of the Cornish Object of the Year Award is decided by an online public vote, closing at midnight on Sunday 23 February 2020.
Please vote for our braille pocket watch as Cornish Object of the Year in the online vote at the link below by 23 February.
We have also been shortlisted for the wellbeing award in recognition of their inclusivity initiatives. Through working in partnership with Heritage Ability, Sensory Trust and Spectrum, we have made numerous improvements to accessibility; for example, creating an easy read guide for people with learning difficulties, BSL clips and installing a hearing loop for visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The winner for the Cornish Object of the Year 2020 will be announced at the Cornwall Heritage Awards on Thursday 26 March 2020.
Author: Colin Vallance


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Q: Remove `not null` constraint during a migration I would like to cancel the mandatory of a field of my current schema. How can I accomplish that with a symfony migration?

A: Migrations are intended to alter database, not schema. So you have to alter your schema yourself.
Also, for me best and cleanest way is to edit schema manually (just remove notnull: true on desired column) and issue symfony doctrine:generate-migrations-diff. This will generate new migration class which you have to review and test (with symfony doctrine:migrate --env=dev).


I saw this idea on a friend of a friend's website called The Picky Apple. You just grab a bunch of their toys and freeze them in a block of ice then give them a hammer to break the toys out. We used a mallet instead. It was fun to go around the house finding toys he hadn't seen for a while and I even threw in one of his Crocs. Andy pretended to be looking for his Crocs and then I bring out the block of ice. It was funny because you can see him trying to take it all in. I asked him how we were going to rescue his toys from the ice and he suggested a screwdriver. Seemed a little dangerous so we didn't test his hypothesis but I thought it was a great idea to use that as an ice pick.
We took the block outside and gave him the mallet and Andy showed him how to hit it. It was a lot harder than you would think. Maybe that's why they suggest using a hammer. Once he was able to break the big pieces, we were able to throw some on the ground to rescue them from the ice. Even Zack wanted a piece of the action.
It was fun for a while but then Sean just started playing with the toys instead of breaking the ice. The few things he didn't get out, I placed on the window ledge and had the sun rescue them in a more peaceful manner.
Very cool summer idea! I love it!


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Cordylus beraduccii est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Cordylidae.

Répartition
Cette espèce se rencontre dans le sud du Kenya et dans le nord de la Tanzanie.

Étymologie
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Joe Beraducci.

Publication originale
 Broadley & Branch, 2002 : A review of the small east African Cordylus (Sauria: Cordylidae), with the description of a new species. African Journal of Herpetology, , n. 1, .

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Notes et références

Cordylidae
Saurien (nom scientifique)


We had also not yet experienced a visit from the Kiap – the Patrol Officer in Simbai. One of the Kiap's official duties was to keep the census records up to date. The Kiap who was on duty when we were there rode his motorcycle to visit clans near Simbai. He had, however, not yet managed to get the Kiap Road in the lower Simbai Valley cleared and widened sufficiently so that his motorcycle could get through. Therefore, to come to the Fungai area - a 3 to 4 days' walk from Simbai, he, or other officials such as Australian agricultural officers or medical officers, had to organize major expeditions, 'patrols' consisting of police constables, a clerk, and a number of carriers. The whole group would stop each night in a different haus kiap. There was great excitement when a patrol would arrive at Tababe, the Haus Kiap that was about an hour's walk north from Gunts and was officially designated by the Australian Administration as the gathering place for all the people of the Fungai, Korama, Bomagai, and Angoian clans.
Everyone was in full bilas for the occasion. The Bomagais and Angoians were the first to be called. I easily recognized the men who had helped build our house and had frequently visited Gunts.
159-25: Bosboi Giribo and his family line up in front of the Patrol Officer.
It was a lovely day with clouds scudding through the sky. For a moment, Fogaikump mountain stood out darkly behind the bright rooftops of the Haus Kiap and the haus kuk. In the background, Kabi and others waiting their turn stood around, smiling.
Then it was the turn of the people of the Korama clan.
160-16: Tultul Banka and his family. 160-18: Aikapo's father, mother and sisters.
Bossboy Gul in full bilas stands in the background.
to the numbers on the tape measure.
over its shoulder is held gently on the scale by its father.
The first of the Fungai clan families to be measured was Bossboy Gul's. He was highly bilased and stood with his arms crossed firmly on his chest. He was even wearing an angane shell around his neck.
160-23: Marek measures Bosboi Gul, as his wife, Ke, looks on.
Luluai Pfun and his immediate family were next. His older brother, Awar waited patiently in line. Though he was a very influential person among the Maring themselves, he was never one for show and had never been acknowleged by the Australian Administrtion. Even upon this occasion he only wore a few dried branches of leaves sticking into his belt and, instead of feathers, had affixed a piece of paper to his mamb kun.
160-29* Pfun steadies Arum on the scale, gently holding her two arms.
on the right her mother, Komba, holding her little brother, Mbuk.
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Fiorentina 0-0 Juventus: Match Analysis
Published on September 19, 2019 September 20, 2019 by Mohamed El Chehaly
Following a deep analysis, I came to the following conclusion: Juventus' performance was really bad.
Oh, but you were expecting more than that! Fine then, let's take a deeper dive into the game, but I warned you. While the score is not horrific looking at how Juventus played, three painful events occurred during this game.
The first came after just 8 minutes when we saw Douglas Costa limping out the field. The official website mentioned the following: "Douglas Costa, instead, reported a medium-grade muscle injury to the semimembranosus muscle of the right thigh; in 15 days new checks will be carried out to precisely define recovery times."
Although we are not certain on how long it would take to see Douglas back in action, the player is motivated and is fully determined to return as fast as he can:
"I wanted to thank you all for the wishes... Today's injury has hurt me physically but not mentally ... Only I know how much I've been preparing since last year to be able to help my team to be the best every day!" "Sometimes the roads are full of holes... I'll get up even stronger.. Thank you for your support always!"
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The second unfortunate event happened when we saw Miralem Pjanic injured as well and being subbed for Bentancur in the first half. At that point, a lot of Juventini started to panic and not because of the Fiorentina game, but more at the thought of the toughest games taking place this Wednesday. Juventus will travel to Madrid to play their first UEFA Champions League (UCL) game of the season against Atletico Madrid.
But then, around minute 62, another player asked to be subbed. Danilo, who played his first game as a starter because De Sciglio is still injured, was replaced by Cuadrado. So, three subs for three injured players just before the crucial game on Wednesday. Are we cursed? Not quite, because it turned out Danilo is fine and was training regularly on Monday. One player was not happy, though, with this situation because let's face it Fiorentina dominated the game and could have won if only they capitalized on their chances.
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Fiorentina played better and controlled the ball and the tempo of the game. Ribery and Pulgar were dangerous around the Juventus box and Chiesa also played his part. Among the Juventus squad, only Szczęsny (also known as Tek) scored higher than 7. It reflects the performance of the visiting team on Saturday.
According to whoscored.com, the best player was Wojciech Szczęsny (I copied the name) with a rating of 8.3. Tek (much easier to write than Szczęsny) made three saves in the first half and two in the second. He scared us though with some shaky clearances. The closest one was when Chiesa almost scored from a weak clearance from Tek. Thankfully, it went over the bar. If it wasn't for Tek and a bit of luck, Fiorentina could have easily scored 2 or 3 goals.
The Juventus defense was not very solid as they received 18 shots with most coming from the middle between Bonucci and de Ligt. Fiorentina started their attacks on their left side where Ribery was giving Danilo and Bonucci a hard time to Danilo and Bonucci. Chiesa was provoking de Ligt, who stood his ground on some occasions but that did not prevent Chiesa from having taking three shots. Inside the Juventus box, Milenkovic, the Fiorentina center back, won two aerial duels and almost scored. De Ligt had the most clearances with 3 of them inside the box.
The Juventus midfielders' performance was very disappointing in this game. Most ball touches and passes came from defenders (298 touches from defenders vs 188 from midfielders). Khedira, Matuidi and Pjanic/Bentancur failed to link up with the center forwards and lost the balls on several occasions. Matuidi lost possession on 4 occasions, 3 of them from tackles and 1 due to a missed touch. Khedira and Bentancur each lost the ball twice (1 from a tackle and 1 due to a missed touch each).
From all central midfielders, only Matuidi managed 3 dribbles. Khedira participated more on the defensive side with 8 tackles attempted (highest in the team) followed by Matuidi with 5. Khedira, Pjanic and Matuidi each attempted one shot on the Fiorentina goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo had the highest number of shots (only 3) followed by Bernardeschi with 2. Most of these shots came from outside the box, whereas Higuain, our main center forward, had zero shots. As I said in my previous section, the midfield was not providing any decisive passes and, therefore, very few chances were created. Yeah, that's it. There isn't much to add.
My Final Take
It was a really disappointing performance and we expected much more from this team full of stars. Players such as Rabiot and Demiral have not had a chance to play yet this season. Ramsey is still recovering but might have played if it wasn't for the forced subs due to injuries. It was a painful match to watch, and it reminded us of last year's performance when Juventus players couldn't complete more than two consecutive passes. Fiorentina was pressuring high and managed to steal the ball from a team that lost a bit of the fighting spirit. This could be due to Chiellini's absence, Bonucci's inability to guide the team as captain, and the absence of players with strong characters like Mandzukic (who will be sold soon by the looks of it).
I did not like Sarri's excuses after the game that it was played at 3 PM (CET time) and that it was sunny. It gives guys (like "Bald Tony") opportunities to take jabs at Juventus.
Let's hope Juventus give their 200% against Atletico Madrid and show the world that this team can go all the way.
Fino alla fine Forza Juventus!
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Me: Jenny Pittsburgh
Most people just call me Jen. With the exception of my husband, who calls me Jen Hurley. Which is my maiden name. Don't ask.
We live about 30 minutes north of downtown Pittsburgh. We used to live in the Southside, which is technically the city. We became country mice in 2014. I love it. It's growing on Jerry.
Husband: Jerry Pittsburgh
Jerry is not his real name but it's what most of his friends call him. There is a long story behind the nickname but I wouldn't do it justice. We both attended college at Indiana University of PA and while we were there at the same time, we didn't really know each other. We did have a lot of the same friends and flashforward 13 years after we I graduated, the stars aligned and we fell in love.
Jerry & I got married later in life and therefore, tried to start a family later than most. We were lucky to get pregnant six months after saying "I do!" but lost our first baby in an early miscarriage in May 2012. We had one failed round of IVF in May, 2013 and made the smartest decision of our lives for round two in August 2014. Our beautiful Beans are the result.
Twins: Greyson & Fynnlee
Fynnlee Ann and Greyson Paul were born on 4/30/15 at 11:46 and 11:47 am, respectively. And they are the most amazing, beautiful, smart, perfect babies that have ever graced the Earth.
Life doesn't always happen like you plan it…but it is EXACTLY how it is meant to be.
Dog: Jacob
And I can't forget to mention our furry family member. We adopted Jacob from the Western PA Humane Society after losing out beloved dog, Sherman. He's the worst guard dog on the planet but he's an insanely lovable lap dog. All 100 pounds of him.
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Joyfa Kelly says:
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Q: Remove a constructor signature (or a call signature) from a generic type The problem
Having a generic type T that has a constructor signature (eg. this type: { new(): any }), return a type U that is the same as T except it lacks the constructor signature. Adding the constructor signature back to U should result in the two types being identical.
Why do I need this
Let's say I'm writing a function that takes a class and changes its constructor signature to something different. This is often the case with proxies, for example this proxy removes the last argument from the constructor call and logs it:
function trapClass(cl) {
    return new Proxy(cl, {
        construct: (target, args) => {
            console.log( args.pop() )
            return new target(...args)
        }
    })
}

class Foo { constructor(...args){ console.log(args) } }
const Bar = trapClass(Foo)
new Foo(1, 2, 3) // [1, 2, 3]
new Bar(1, 2, 3) // 3, [1, 2]

How do I type this? The function trapClass<T>(cl: T) should be a generic function that takes T with a constructor signature and returns T with different constructor signature. When I try to intersect T with the new signature, like this: T & { new(a, b, c): any }, then the new singature doesn't replace the old one, instead it merges with it into an overloaded call.
If I knew how to remove the constructor singature from T, the problem would be trivial.
Call signature
While I don't need to omit a call signature from T, the problems of removing the constructor signature and the call signature are really similar. I expect that the solutions to these two problems will only differ in a new keyword and having Parameters instead of ConstructorParameters. So I thought the answer could maybe mention both of these problems. However, if the solutions aren't so similar, don't bother with call signatures, I'll make a separate question :)

A: If the type T doesn't include any index signature, then removing constructor and call signatures is as easy as:
type U = Pick<T, keyof T>

for some reason that I don't fully understand, this breaks with index signatures. My guess is that Pick doesn't preserve the union-type in its second argument. A completely fool-proof way to do this is:
type U = { [K in keyof T]: keyof T }

Now, this removes both a call signature and a constructor signature. If we wanted to remove only one of those, we could add the other back. So these are the final types:
type OmitCallSignature<T> =
    { [K in keyof T]: T[K] } &
    (T extends new (...args: infer R) => infer S ? new (...args: R) => S : unknown)

type OmitConstructorSignature<T> =
    { [K in keyof T]: T[K] } &
    (T extends (...args: infer R) => infer S ? (...args: R) => S : unknown)

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What? You say that these types mess up with overloaded call signatures? Oh yes, they really do mess up with overloaded call signatures. What a shame. To be honest, I don't know how to fix that.

A: TypeScript 3.x
You can try this:
type Constructor<T = any> = new (...args: any[]) => T;

function trapClass<T extends Constructor>(cl: T): Pick<T, keyof T> & { new (a: number, b: number): T } {
  return new Proxy(cl, {
      construct: (target, args) => {
          console.log( args.pop() )
          return new target(...args)
      }
  })
}

class Foo { constructor(...args: any[]){ console.log(args) } }
const Bar = trapClass(Foo);

new Foo(1, 2, 3) // [1, 2, 3]
new Bar(1, 2, 3) // 3, [1, 2]

This will work for Foo. If you want trapClass to work with any class, the solution would be more complicated — you'd have to account for classes that don't accept any arguments, and for classes in which the number of arguments for the constructor is variadic.
Notice the Pick<T, keyof T> part. When T is a constructor, the resulting type will be an object containing the static properties of that constructor. For a constructor Foo, it will be { prototype: Foo }. If you add a static property (or method) to Foo, it will appear in that object as well. Effectively, it will remove the construct signature from Foo.
class Foo {
    constructor(...args: [number, number, number]) {
        console.log(args)
    }

    static defaults = {
        foo: 'bar'
    }
};

const Bar = trapClass(Foo);

Bar.defaults.foo; // string

Side note: it's exactly the same as using the common Overwrite helper.
type Overwrite<T, U> = Pick<T, Exclude<keyof T, keyof U>> & U;

function trapClass<T extends Constructor>(cl: T): Overwrite<T, { new (...args: [number, number]): T }> {
  return new Proxy(cl, {
      construct: (target, args) => {
          console.log( args.pop() )
          return new target(...args)
      }
  })
}

TypeScript 4
TypeScript 4 includes support for variadic tuple types. This allows you to dynamically remove the last argument from the original constructor type.
type DropLast<T extends readonly unknown[]> = T extends readonly [...infer U, any] ? U : [...T];

type Constructor<T extends readonly unknown[], U> = new (...args: T) => U;

function trapClass<T extends Constructor<any, any>>(cl: T): Constructor<DropLast<ConstructorParameters<T>>, T> {
  return new Proxy(cl, {
      construct: (target, args) => {
          console.log( args.pop() )
          return new target(...args)
      }
  })
}

class Foo {
    constructor(...args: [number, number, number]) {
        console.log(args)
    }
}
const Bar = trapClass(Foo);

new Foo(1, 2, 3) // [1, 2, 3]
new Bar(1, 2, 3) // Compile-time error (expected 2 args)

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Obituary for L. David Bridges
L. David Bridges, age 73, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on Friday, July 19, 2019 in his home.
David was born August 27, 1945 in Ironton, Ohio, the son of Leroy and Dorothy (Massie) Bridges.
David was raised in Ironton, but as a teenager he moved to California. Many years later David's first earthquake resulted in a move to Missouri which he soon found out that Missouri was the site of the biggest baddest earthquake ever! He was always thankful for that move to Missouri, because that's where he met the love of his life, Jamie. They were married for almost 39 years. During that 39 years he never missed a day telling Jamie how much he loved her.
David worked for a Police Department in Southern California as a tow truck driver. He was a police officer in St. Roberts, Missouri and before retiring David was an auto detailer. He owned and operated Superior Car Cleaning.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles…David loved them all! He was enthusiastic about building models of cars, trucks and planes. He also loved Classic Rock and especially his 50's music.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, David Massie.
David is survived by his wife and the love of his life, Jamie Bridges; his son, Leroy David Bridges, Jr., two sisters, Sharon Bradshaw and Jessica Kennedy; two brothers, Wayne Massie and Dan Massie; grandchildren, nieces, nephews and his beloved cat and Baby Girl, Muffin.
A special thank you to our adopted family, Gary, Stacey and Nova Dove.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm Monday, July 22, 2019 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Springfield, Missouri under the care and direction of Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home. No Visitation is planned.


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By Binyamin Goldman 0 comments Last updated September 17, 2018
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At a special event in September 2017, Apple unveiled AirPower, a new accessory that would allow users to wirelessly charge AirPods, Apple Watch, and iPhone all on the same surface. At the event, the company said it planned to ship the device in 2018.
Since the original preview last year, Apple has not offered any updates on the AirPower charger. Early in the year, multiple reports claimed the company was preparing to release the device in March. In April, we reported the company had major manufacturing issues with the device, and was going to launch it alongside revised AirPods this month.
During an extensive report for Bloomberg in June, Mark Gurman detailed the manufacturing issues. In a further report in August, Gurman reported the device would be ready as soon as this September. This was further corroborated by historically sourced supply chain analyst Ming Chi Kuo.
However, when the charger was absent from the strangely timed hour and forty-five minute event on September 12, the tides seemed to change. All references, save for an image, of AirPower were removed from Apple's site. People with connections at the event, such as John Gruber, came away thinking the device had been cancelled.
We have now confirmed with two independent sources that Apple has cancelled the AirPower wireless charger.
The cancellation comes after months of engineering hardships and marketing disagreements. Despite this cancellation, Apple had thought it'd be ready for the recent event as early as the beginning of August.
The news of AirPower's cancellation and manufacturing issues was first reported by Sonny Dickson late Sunday night.
We've learned additional info about what went wrong, and Apple's plans for future wireless accessories.
What Went Wrong with AirPower
When Apple first announced the AirPower charger at an event in September 2017, development had only recently begun. The device was a moderate technical hurtle: unlike a traditional Qi wireless charger, which the iPhone also supports, AirPower would be able to charge multiple devices at the same time. As demonstrated in the original preview the device would have software to turn the iPhone into a control center of sorts, allowing for detailed information about all currently charging devices.
However, around October, Apple began facing major technical issues integrating the overlapping coil system of AirPower. In an attempt to quick-fix the problem, Apple acquired PowerbyProxi, a New Zealand startup that supposedly guaranteed they had the technology to solve Apple's problems, according to one source.
As discussed in the aforementioned June Bloomberg report, Apple had also hoped to integrate a custom version of iOS into AirPower for power management, however this was proving to be a bad solution to the problem. At the time Apple was testing this method, which we are told was earlier this summer, the company began experiencing major overheating issues that could result in damage to the AirPower device.
Throughout its development cycle, Apple experienced consistent issues correctly tuning power management between devices. Due to the extreme differences in battery size and sometimes technology within AirPods, iPhone, and Apple Watch, Apple was unable to find a hardware-to-software balance that would work even moderately well throughout 2018.
Apple clearly underestimated the technical hurtle AirPower would become. By pre-announcing the device, the company committed themselves to a product they were not able to create. We're told the reason Apple choose to announce the device in 2017, despite it having practically just begun development at the time, was company leaders felt it to be a necessary message of the wireless charging capability on iPhone. Similar to announcing AirPods alongside the removal of the headphone jack in 2016, the leaders insisted the device be a part of the messaging surrounding iPhone 8 and X.
What Comes Next? New Wireless Charging Accessories, AirPods Update
According to two independent sources, Apple has cancelled AirPower as we know it, and it will not appear at an event the company is planning for October.
The decision to cancel the device was made within the last month-and-a-half, and discussions about the next move have only recently begun.
People familiar with the project said the company is planning to begin work on a less ambitious wireless charging accessory for launch in early 2019. It is currently undecided whether a future device will inherit the AirPower moniker or if the brand will be trashed.
Apple had announced its intentions to release a new AirPods charging case alongside AirPower when it was first previewed in September 2017. This decision, however, was contested internally, with some arguing that users would be reluctant to spend $149 on a charger and an additional $69 on a case to make their device compatible with the charger. This resulted in the company planning on releasing a revised pair of AirPods that would ship with the new case alongside AirPower. This revised model was supposed to be present during the event last week, however was strangely absent.
One source said they believe Apple has also shelved the wireless charging case for the time being, until Apple has a first-party wireless accessory. Apple is also working on a new, higher-end AirPods 2 with 'Hey Siri' integration and water proof design, however we're told these are not guaranteed for the fall and likely to arrive next Spring.
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Blunn Creek offers another surprise -- this time an ancient volcano. The lava has since hardened and become a distinguished part of the landscape.
This virtual tour was prepared by Joel Sergio Chapa on March 23, 2001.