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Hardware review: Ouya
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When Ouya landed on Kickstarter, the reception throughout the gaming media world was understandably mixed. Why do we need an Android-based console to play the games that we're already playing on mobile devices? We also heard many journalists' sentiments that the console would never be competitive with the established digital platforms that are already in existence. But here at Digitally Downloaded, we've been gaming away on our Ouyas for a few months now, so let's take a look at what this little Android box can currently offer, as well as explore the future possibilities that the console potentially holds.
Alpha / Beta
Everything that comes into existence has to have a beginning. In the world of technology – specifically the gaming industry – Research and Development cost can be astronomical, and then getting the console manufactured and placed in the worldwide marketplaces is no easy feat; in fact, some would say (and many did say) that it is all but impossible. Kickstarter proved that there was a demand for a new type of console with Ouya – a Tegra 3, Android-based architecture – by raising $8,596,474 in 30 days. This fully digital design is affordable to manufacture and can be easily placed in consumer's hands for only $99 USD, and this low install price was a big selling point for early Kickstarter backers.
Once the Kickstarter backers' Ouya units started rolling out, a few websites' were quick to get their reviews it. These reviews were premature, to say the very least, as the Ouya team has been upfront that the console was still in its early beta format, and that things would improve over the following months to its official release date of June 25th. Worse, these early reviews were quick to compare the Ouya console to established platforms and upcoming dedicated gaming consoles.
Let's make this very clear: Ouya is not a direct competitor to the established dedicated gaming platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, nor the upcoming consoles from these companies.
What is "indie gaming" though? By definition, it's a video game that is developed by a very small team of developers, without a publisher funding the game's development. These titles' have the potential to offer a flurry of creativity not typically seen in mainstream titles and have graced web browsers for the past decade on PC. Over the past few years, these titles have exploded onto dedicated gaming platforms with the emergence of Xbox Live Arcade and followed by the likes of the PlayStation Network and Steam.
Rewind time back five years ago and an 'indie game' would be a title that was developed without the funding of a major publisher, just as it is defined. Today, major publishers are quick to fund small independent developers, especially those that utilize Kickstarter as a platform to fund their projects – one of which being Ragtag Studios' Ray's the Dead, which has just recently been picked up by Sony for a timed exclusive PlayStation 4 release. This creates a conflict with what makes a video game truly 'indie' and in my opinion, has in itself created a confusion within the market in regards to the Ouya.
Team Meat's Super Meat Boy, Supergiant Games' Bastion and Playdead's Limbo are not only some of my favourite games of this current generation, they're also titles that are widely considered to be 'indie', even though they acquired a major publisher prior to their release. These titles' are all highly polished and immensely fun games, which is typical for titles released under a major publisher. Games that aren't, can indeed offer extremely high fun-factors, but oftentimes we see that these games can be a bit rough around the edges – one only needs to look at the mobile marketplaces to see what it is I'm referencing.
Why did I bring all of this into this hardware review? Because it is the games that don't have a publisher that make up the vast majority of what is on offer on the Ouya. Those looking to make a purchase need to understand this upfront. This isn't to say that large publishers' games aren't already available on the console, because with the likes of Final Fantasy III they are, it is just that there are far more focus on the self-published titles on the console and I expect (and hope) it to stay this way going forward.
Opening the packaging that contains Ouya will find that this console will take up very little space in your home and its metallic grey and black plastic aesthetics are visually pleasing as well. The console itself is quite small and can be easily grasped in one hand comfortably. The controller is well made, with the top cover being removable to hide the replaceable batteries underneath (batteries included!). The joysticks feel great, as do the face buttons and D-pad. My only gripe is the top shoulder buttons. The smooth plastic makeup of them feels a bit strange and undefined, and a little cheap too. Otherwise, the controller is quite impressive, which is a good thing, seeing how vital it is to this consoles future.
There's only one button on the Ouya console itself, which turns the power on and off. The Ouya controller does feature a "U" button, but it doesn't allow for the console to be turned on remotely – controller pairing happens after the console is powered on – the button on the console has to be physically pressed. With the last firmware update, this button can now be pressed twice to immediately exit any game, which alleviates a lot of confusion that took place prior to the update.
The console also has Ethernet, HDMI, USB 2.0 and microUSB ports, and an AC power jack built into the backside of the console. In the box is a small HDMI and AC power cord, both of which are very short. My gaming setup is an enclosed desk format, where I can play video games and work simultaneously with ease. While the short HDMI cord wasn't an issue in itself, the stiffness of it was. My Ouya console turns sideways from the short cord's stiffness constantly, and I eventually just swapped it out. Also, I had to use an extension cord to plug my console in, as the power cord provided is only a few feet long. It's minor gripes, but by the time I got my console powered up, I was a bit frustrated, which isn't a good thing. This frustration was heightened by the fact that the console and controller are covered in small pieces of protective film, which needs to be removed before playing – it gets everywhere! I know there's a reason for this, but between the film removal and cord issues, the excitement of receiving my console was no longer felt. This is a stark contrast to, say, the unboxing of an Apple device; these frustrations most certainly altered my initial hours with the console.
While this might seem like nitpicking issues, this is definitely an area where the Ouya team needs to put some focus going forward. Please note here that the final release that is currently on store shelves may differ – this review is based off of a Kickstarter backer unit.
The User Interface (UI) that is built into the Ouya had received a lot of flak and much of it was understandable a few months back. The team slowly implemented new additions to the UI, but the final release version, which will continue to improve, will be much like the console: minimalistic and easy to use.
The Play tab allows you to jump right into the games that you already have downloaded onto your console and the Discover tab allows you to see what games are currently getting the most traction. The latter of which is a great addition, because with so many indie titles already available on the console, it can be a bit intimidating as to what you try out first. Speaking of that, one of the best things about the console is that every single game is free to download. Developers are free as to how they approach turning a profit after thee initial download, and for the most part, they are using it to offer a demo of sorts.
The Make tab is where you'll want to head if you plan to try your hand at developing your own game or side-load unofficial games and apps. Lastly, the Manage tab is where (you probably already guessed) you manage the system settings. On this front, there's one setting that is sorely missed and that is being able to resize the output of the screen to fit your TV. Instead you're left to manage the settings on your TV to do this instead, which for me, leaves the very edges of the horizontal side of the screen cut out. It is annoying, to say the least, but it is something that will hopefully be rectified in a future firmware update.
Ouya is an open source console that offers both developers and consumers a lot of freedom to do as they please. This has been (and will continue to be) controversial. Just as there are two opposing sides to every controversial debate, the freedom that Ouya presents bring both highs and lows to the console as well.
Where Ouya has found the most criticism, has been it having emulators available in its marketplace. These emulators do not contain any ROMs within them, which is part of Ouya's guidelines. Regardless, it has caught a lot of hostility for having them available. In case you don't know, downloading a ROM from the Internet is illegal, seeing how it is a direct offence against the title's copyrights. The only way to legally play a ROM is either by copying the original cartridge's files into the emulator, or downloading the ROM through an emulator that has obtained the respective rights to allow you to do so. If you have the legal means to do so though – we do not condone piracy here at DDNet – Ouya allows you to play your old retro titles all in one place thanks to those emulators.
Developers also have freedom to build their games to their liking as well on Ouya, which has its ups and downs as well. Without the Ouya team setting guidelines, some games leave you guessing as to how to even get it started. One thing that we didn't mention earlier about the controller is that it has a touchpad in the centre of it and some games require you to use it to navigate the game menus, which is almost always unintuitive. Also, some games that are making the jump from mobile platforms to Ouya play great with a controller in hand, but finding these games enlarged on a television screen is not nearly so great, seeing how the visuals take a major hit in being blown up like that.
Developer freedom has its pluses though, because there are a handful of games that are completely free (some feature donation menus, which I personally think is brilliant). These little titles can offer up a world of fun for a short period of time. On such title, No Brakes Valet, has you parking cars in a top down view and as the name suggest, some of the cars don't have brakes. This little title is a joy to play and it doesn't cost you a single cent. On the flipside, titles like Dub Wars (read our recent interview here) are using Ouya as a place to beta test, which again, comes as a big win for Ouya owners, as this gives you a good chunk of the game to play absolutely free of charge.
Whether or not you should invest in Ouya is something that you will have to decide for yourself. The handful of exclusive titles it has available on it at the time of writing are somewhat few and offer varying degrees of value. Many mobile titles like League of Evil and Shadowgun are finally available to play with a controller in hand with the move to Ouya, but Apple's recent announcement of allowing third party controllers for its mobile devices has the potential to make this feature irrelevant, and should be taken into consideration. Also, many of the titles available on Ouya are available on multiple other platforms as well, especially PC.
Yet, Ouya has the potential to take many of the best indie games from all platforms and bring them all into one place, as well as continually building a stable of exclusive titles of its own along the way. For indie gamers, Ouya should be a no brainer of a purchase with its low install price and that same aspect will hopefully entice those new to the indie market to jump onboard as well.
It is true that the lines of what the makeup of an indie game truly is has become a bit blurred over the past few years, but whether it is self-published or acquired by a major publisher, Ouya has them both on offer. While those that feature a major publisher will undoubtedly gain a great deal of traction on the console, it looks like it will continue to be the creative self-published titles that will continue to garner the limelight here. The future for Ouya looks to be brightly filled with indie games. It is a console that we do have some misgivings about, but if the team can continue to improve on what it has started and keep the river of games flowing, Ouya looks to carve its own path in the industry going forward. And you know what? I hope that it does just that.
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Q: pandas parsing excel file creating boxplot and store it in excel file again i have the following excel (xlsx) file with informations like:
    files    val_1   val_2      val_3   val_4
1   file_1   545.0   475.20822  116     43.0
2   file_2   179.0   19.791214  17      39.0
3   file_3   600.0   450.54407  302     92.0
4   file_4   1936.0  397.71826  182     271.0

i want to parse this file and then e.g. draw a boxplot by column "val_1"
and then save the boxplot into the same excel file but on e.g. worksheet : sheet 2
is there a way to do this just with pandas without matplotlib ? or is matplotlib mandatory?

A: I think your best bet is to use something like XlsxWriter . MatPlotLib would save the chart as an image file, XlsxWriter would save the chart as a functioning chart in the excel file

A: thanks i have a solution now and it is a mix of openpyxl + pandas + matplotlib
workbook = load_workbook(excel_file,read_only=False)
worksheet = workbook['Sheet2']   # make sure this sheet exist e.g. create it before

df = pd.read_excel(excel_file, "Sheet1") #sheet 1 contains the data see above

# combine these different collections into a list
data_to_plot = [df._series['val_1']]

# Create a figure instance
fig = plt.figure(1, figsize=(8, 8))

# Create an axes instance
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)

# Create the boxplot
bp = ax.boxplot(data_to_plot)

for flier in bp['fliers']:
     flier.set(marker='o', color='#e7298a', alpha=0.5)

# Save the figure
fig.savefig('val_1.png', bbox_inches='tight')

# load the created boxplot image and insert in sheet2
img = openpyxl.drawing.image.Image('val_1.png')
worksheet.add_image(img,'D3')

workbook.save(excel_file)

just one last thing i try to add the x labels as diagonal like shown here:
https://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/boxplot_demo2.html
i added these lines before : bp = ax.boxplot(data_to_plot)
xtickNames = plt.setp(ax, xticklabels="Label_1")
plt.setp(xtickNames, rotation=45, fontsize=10)

but with this i only see a single character "L" in the x axis not "Label_1"
instead of these two lines i tried this one:
ax.set_xticklabels( ['Label_1'], rotation=45 )

but it also doesnt work now i see a diagonal '1' ???

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Amy Stevenson was the biggest news story of 1995. Only fifteen years old, Amy disappeared walking home from school one day and was found in a coma three days later. Her attacker was never identified and her angelic face was plastered across every paper and nightly news segment.
Fifteen years later, Amy lies in the hospital, surrounded by 90's Britpop posters, forgotten by the world until reporter Alex Dale stumbles across her while researching a routine story on vegetative patients.
Remembering Amy's story like it was yesterday, she feels compelled to solve the long-cold case.
The only problem is, Alex is just as lost as Amy—her alcoholism has cost her everything including her marriage and her professional reputation.
In the hopes that finding Amy's attacker will be her own salvation as well, Alex embarks on a dangerous investigation, suspecting someone close to Amy.
Told in the present by an increasingly fragile Alex and in dream-like flashbacks by Amy as she floats in a fog of memories, dreams, and music from 1995, Try Not to Breathe unfolds layer by layer to a breathtaking conclusion.
Amy had been attacked and left for dead 15 years ago, since then she has been lying in a hospital vegetative state. Unable to communicate or respond.
Alex has lost her husband and her job along with other things due to her drinking problem. Now her drinking could kill her. She is a journalist and she is determined to write a story about people with Amy's condition. She comes across Amy in the word by pure chance, remembering her story from many years ago she is instantly interested in knowing more. Her determination to write a health story turns into wanting to find out exactly what happened to Amy.
Jacob is Amy's boyfriend from back in the day, now married and a baby on a way, he still visits Amy on a regular basis, without his wife knowing.
Alex begins her investigations straight away, while battling with her alcoholism. She soon comes across Jacob who is helping her discover the truth.
I absolutely enjoyed this book. I was gribbed from the first page to the last. This has been a truly amazing read. The writing just flowed and the characters were so believable and touchable. I enjoyed Amy, Alex and Jacob both in equal measures.
To get a glimpse into Amy's mind while she is in a state similar to a sleep almost, is so interesting. To realise how much she notices around her and seeing how confusing her mind has become made this story esp unique. I wanted her to get better from the first hospital visit.
Alex is a very interesting character. The way she deals with her alcoholism has my mind blown. After loosing everything you can almost understand the deep hole she has fallen into. But it's the way she puts her everything into the story, despite her own fight, that makes her incredible.
Jacob hasn't gotten over what has happened in the past, how can you when there has never been any closure. There is still so much he doesn't know. Amy is his secret and he feels like he hasn't got the right to move on with his life if Amy can't.
But what really happened 15 years ago? Who has hurt Amy? What happened in the days leading up to her attack? Will the truth come out? Will Alex be able to get to the bottom of things?
I couldn't stop turning the pages. I wanted all the questions answered. I couldn't figure it out, having many suspicions, changing every few chapters. I couldn't help but feel for Amy. What an awful thing to happen and what an awful way of life. It broke my heart, not only reading about Amy but also about her family and everyone who has been affected by this.
This isn't just a very intriguing book, it has a lot of heart in it too. It's the sort of book that will have you feeling all sorts of emotions and stays with you for a long time. And most of all will have you guessing all the way though.
Thank you for Corvus Publishing for my beautiful copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
This book will be released on 7th January 2016

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A Batman vs Superman movie has been on the cards since the late 90s but until recently it just wasnt the right time factoring in both movie franchises.
This years SDCC came with a suprise announcement from director Zack Snyder that the time slot for a Superman sequel was to be replaced with a Superman sequel / Batman reboot. A movie based loosely on Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns it will put the Dark Knight up against the Man of Steel. Who will win, well just read the Dark Knight returns to find out.
It's a great great time for a Superman/Batman cross over to warm us up to a Justice League giving Warner Bros time to introduce Wonder Woman to the movies and do something with Green Lantern.
The first image of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in the upcoming movie Dawn of Justice. The picture came from Zack Snyder himself.
The upcoming 2015 Batman vs Superman movie has just been given a working title as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It's going to introduce the Justice League the movies.
This is the first image of the new look Batfleck costume and Batmobile which has come from director Zack Snyder. It looks like it could actually be better than the Nolan incarnation.
WB has cast stage actor Ray Fisher to be Cyborg in the upcoming Batman vs Superman movie. As earlier predicted it's turning into a Justice League movie.
One of the most wanted comic book movies of the last twenty years is going to be released in 2016. The movie currently titled Batman vs Superman is going to redefine the DC movieverse.
With the movie already a few weeks into filming we have new news Dwayne Johnson is in talks to pay someone in the new Batman Vs Superman movie.
Maybe the biggest casting news of 2013, Ben Affleck is the new Batman. He will start with the Man of Steel sequel Batman vs Superman and continue to play him in the Justice League movie.


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History First
Presidential stories, history, and trivia
The History First Podcast
Category: obama
The President and the Radio: FDR's First Fireside Chat
By Kaleena Fraga
On this day in 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave the first of his famous fireside chats.
(to listen to this piece in podcast form click here)
It had never been done before. Or, it had, but not like this. On March 12, 1933, sixty million Americans listened to Roosevelt's first radio address. Thus began a tradition that continued throughout Roosevelt's presidency. The "fireside chats," as journalist Robert Trout coined them, became a cornerstone of American life, as the country struggled with the Great Depression and toppled towards war.
Roosevelt wasn't the first president to use radio to communicate with the country. Calvin Coolidge had given the first ever White House radio address, when he eulogized Warren G. Harding. Herbert Hoover had also used radio, both as a campaign tool and to give radio addresses, but he came across as much more formal than Roosevelt.
For example, during a radio address that Hoover gave on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, February 12, 1931, a little over a year since the markets had crashed, Hoover started like this:
"The Federal Government has assumed many new responsibilities since Lincoln's time, and will probably assume more in the future when the States and local communities cannot alone cure abuse or bear the entire cost of national programs, but there is an essential principle that should be maintained in these matter."
By contrast, Roosevelt's first fireside chat started like this:
"My friends, I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking—to talk with the comparatively few who understand the mechanics of banking, but more particularly with the overwhelming majority of you who use banks for the making of deposits and the drawing of checks."
After Roosevelt's address, letters poured into the White House in support of the president.
Virginia Miller wrote: "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your splendid explanation of the Bank situation on last evening's broadcast."
Viola Hazelberger wrote: "I have regained faith in the banks due to your earnest beliefs."
And James A. Green said: "You have a marvelous radio voice, distinct and clear. It almost seemed the other night, sitting in my easy chair in the library, that you were across the room from me."
Suddenly the president seemed accessible. Whereas Herbert Hoover had averaged about 5,000 letters a week, the number of people writing to Roosevelt leapt to 50,000.
It's no wonder, then, that Trout announced to Americans: "the president wants to come into your home and sit at your fireside for a little fireside chat." The title stuck. It did feel, to many people, as if the president was sitting in their parlor.
Roosevelt came at the right time. The radio age had just begun, and it only grew during his twelve years in office. About forty percent of Americans had a radio at the beginning of FDR's term—five years in, almost ninety percent of Americans had a radio.
Certainly it was one thing to have a radio and a large audience, but quite another to speak with the eloquence and clarity that FDR used while speaking to the country (just ask Herbert Hoover). Roosevelt succeeded in reaching a great number of Americans, and giving a boost to their confidence.
Other presidents have similarly used new technologies to communicate with a mass audience. An obvious example is President Trump's use of Twitter. President Obama used Facebook, and even appeared on "Between Two Ferns" to promote his health care legislation. President Kennedy, too, used the new power of television to reach more Americans. Kennedy gave the first live televised press conference.
Eight-six years ago in 1933, Roosevelt ended his address like this:
"After all, there is an element in the readjustment of our financial system more important than currency, more important than gold, and that is the confidence of the people. Confidence and courage are the essentials of success in carrying out our plan. You people must have faith; you must not be stampeded by rumors or guesses. Let us unite in banishing fear. We have provided the machinery to restore our financial system; it is up to you to support and make it work.
It is your problem no less than it is mine. Together we cannot fail."
Author kaleenafragaPosted on March 12, 2019 March 18, 2019 Categories Coolidge, Hoover, Kennedy, obama, On this day, Quotes, Roosevelt, TriviaTags FDR, OTD, Radio, Roosevelt1 Comment on The President and the Radio: FDR's First Fireside Chat
Eisenhower & the 50th State
On this day in 1959, Dwight D. Eisenhower issued Proclamation 3309, creating the state of Hawaii. The admission of Hawaii brought the total of U.S. states up to fifty, and it is the most recent addition to the Union.
Upon signing his proclamation, the president said:
All forty-nine States will join in welcoming the new one–Hawaii–to this Union. We will wish for her prosperity, security, happiness, and a growing closer relationship with all of the other States. We know that she is ready to do her part to make this Union a stronger Nation–a stronger people than it was before because of her presence as a full sister to the other forty-nine States. So all of us say to her, "Good Luck." And to each of her representatives, a very fine tour of service in the public domain. We know that they will find their work interesting and fruitful for all of us.
Ike had long been a proponent of admitting both Hawaii and Alaska to the Union, and his presidency saw the absorption of both territories.
The road to statehood was a bumpy one–Hawaii's royal family first proposed joining the Union in 1919. Congress voted down the idea multiple times before 1959, although Eisenhower made it a proponent of his 1952 campaign. Democrats feared that Hawaii would become a Republican stronghold, and pushed for the inclusion of Alaska to balance things out. Some Americans found its distance from the continental U.S. problematic; others opposed Hawaii's inclusion on racial grounds.
Some native Hawaiians did not want to join the Union, either, and today there is a Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
Still, for most Americans today there has never been a United States without Hawaii. The flag that changed under Eisenhower to include 50 stars is the one that most Americans grew up seeing flying over buildings, hanging off porches, or being held on the 4th of July.
Barack Obama, the only American president born in Hawaii, attributes his famous calm demeanor to his childhood in the 50th state. "I always tell folks part of it's being born in Hawaii," Obama said, "and knowing what it's like to jump into the ocean and understanding what it means when you see a sea turtle in the face of a wave."
Happy Statehood, Hawaii!
Author kaleenafragaPosted on August 21, 2018 Categories Campaigns, eisenhower, obama, QuotesTags 50 stars, eisenhower, Hawaii, obama, Statehood1 Comment on Eisenhower & the 50th State
American Presidents & Royal Weddings
Royal wedding fever swept the world last week as Prince Harry of England married Meghan Markle, an American actress. Alongside the nuptials were questions in the United States surrounding the invitations–would Donald Trump merit an invite? Would former president (and friend to the groom) Barack Obama?
In the end, neither attended. This in itself isn't unusual. Over the past several royal weddings, American presidents have sent notes of congratulations or perhaps a high-level envoy, but have never attended themselves.
In 1947, President Harry Truman sent a notes of congratulations following the engagement of Elizabeth & Phillip to both the bride-to-be and her parents, the King and Queen of England. There's no indication that Truman was invited or sought to attend.
Instead, Truman assigned an envoy to represent the U.S. government at the wedding, the ambassador to Great Britain Lewis Douglas.
Neither President Eisenhower or his wife Mamie were invited to the next royal wedding, that of Queen Elizabeth's sister, Margaret, in 1960. The American ambassador to the U.K had to convince the president to send a gift. Eisenhower objected because he'd never received any formal notification, but eventually followed his ambassador's advice and sent a "small wedding ring ashtray."
The next royal wedding was in 1981, when Queen Elizabeth's son Charles married Diana Spencer. Ronald Reagan did not attend, although it appears he was invited. He sent the first lady, Nancy Reagan, to represent his administration. The New York Times speculated that President Reagan did not want the wedding to be his first trip to Europe.
Nancy Reagan created a bit of a stir in Great Britain, where one tabloid dedicated its front page to her decision to not bow to the Queen. The Guardian expressed irritation at her refusal to reveal any details about her wedding outfit until 24 hours before Diana released hers. And Nancy Reagan's presence also prompted speculation of where she would sit during the ceremony. "I can't image she'd be in the front row," said a palace spokeswoman at the time. "Obviously, there are lots of other people besides Nancy Reagan coming."
At Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding in 2011, no heads of state were invited, so the Obamas did not attend. However, the lack of invitation did release a fury of speculation as to whether or not it was a "snub" of the American president. The Daily Mail noted that since Prince William was not yet heir to the throne, his wedding was not a state occasion. As such, it was normal that heads of state were not invited.
There does seem to be somewhat of a tradition regarding gifts–President Truman and President Reagan both sent the respective newlyweds Steuben glass bowls. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, however, requested donations to seven charities of their choice in lieu of gifts. Accordingly, Donald & Melania Trump confirmed via a White House spokeswoman that they will be making such a donation.
Author kaleenafragaPosted on May 22, 2018 May 21, 2018 Categories Essays, First Ladies, obama, Queen, Reagan, Truman, Trump, Uncategorized, WomenTags history, presidents, Royal Wedding1 Comment on American Presidents & Royal Weddings
Please Pose, Mr. President: A Brief History of Presidential Portraits
Yesterday, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama's portraits were unveiled for the first time. Suffice to say, they'll stand out. Barack Obama was painted sitting with an intense look in his eyes, against a backdrop of bright green leaves and flowers. Among other presidential portraits, which have been more traditionally done, it will certainly draw the eye. Both portraits were painted by black artists, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald–the first to do so.
The Obama portraits themselves are not the only thing that stood out about the unveiling. They were presented at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, where many presidents' portraits are hung. This in itself isn't unusual. But over the last couple of decades, the unveiling seems to have traditionally taken place at the White House.
In 2012, George W. Bush and Laura Bush were invited back to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits. Bush's father and fellow president George H.W. Bush tagged along too. It was a light hearted occasion, with friendly barbs on both sides.
Likewise, Bill and Hillary Clinton returned to the White House for the first time in 2004 to participate in the unveiling of their official portraits, which would hang in the White House. (Clinton also attended an unveiling at the Smithsonian in 2006, for a portrait that would hang in the museum). It was during this unveiling that President Bush remarked that the portrait of Hillary Clinton, then in the U.S. Senate, would be the only portrait of a sitting senator hanging in the White House.
In 1989, Ronald and Nancy Reagan were invited to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits. Reagan remarked in his diary that there was "a feeling that [my portrait] could be better. Even the artist, Shikler feels that way & is going to make some changes." Indeed, Reagan's portrait was later replaced.
Controversy around a presidential portrait then, is nothing new, including from the subject himself.
Teddy Roosevelt reportedly destroyed the first version of his official portrait, because he thought it made him look like a "mewing cat." The second painter he hired, John Singer Sargent, found him to be a difficult subject. After the two had tried several different rooms on the first floor, Roosevelt accused Sargent of not knowing what he wanted as they walked up the stairs to the second. Sargent responded that Roosevelt didn't know how to pose for a portrait. Roosevelt swung around, gripping the bannister, and said, "Don't I?" The rest is history.
Lyndon Johnson–surprising no one–also had difficulty getting along with his portrait artist, Peter Hurd. He called Hurd's first attempt "the ugliest thing I ever saw." When Hurd felt he needed more time, Johnson informed him that Norman Rockwell had been able to complete a portrait of him in 20 minutes. Hurd got his revenge. He gave the first portrait, the one Johnson had hated, to the National Portrait Gallery. It was later replaced.
There has also been a fair amount of symbolism in presidential portraits. The flowers in the bush behind Obama in his portrait represent his life path–they are from cities and countries from around the world where he has lived. Artist Elaine de Kooning depicted John F. Kennedy sitting awkwardly in a chair–a quiet nod to the back problems he suffered from for most of his life. In 2015, Bill Clinton's portrait artist Nelson Shanks admitted he'd included symbolism of Monica Lewinsky's infamous blue dress in his painting of the former president. This portrait, according to the Smithsonian, has been "rotated out of view," and replaced with a portrait of Clinton by artist Chuck Close.
The Obamas' portraits are colorful, playful, and stand apart from the serious presidential portraits that most Americans are used to seeing. That the unveiling took place away from the White House seems to be a subtle nod to the rocky history between Obama and the current president, Donald Trump. Still, in other ways the portraits follow the unveiling tradition–they caused some controversy, and Barack Obama's includes symbols of his path to the presidency. At the end of the day, both will be hung in the National Portrait Gallery, among the presidents and first ladies of days past.
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People were also able to choose which lions or cubs they might like to bid for at the charity auction on Thursday, November 28.
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In 2009 Liam studied for an MA at the RCA in order to explore the creative possibilities of the medium of glassblowing. A large part of these studies took the form of an investigation into ways in which the historical techniques that he found so inspiring could be put into a contemporary context. Liam has shown work internationally – most recently in "UK Glass" at the Glazenhuis in Belgium, "Beyond" at Maison & Objet in Paris, last year at "Design Days Dubai" in Suadi Arabia and "Modern Masters" at the Munich international trade fair in Germany.
He has won several prizes including The RCA Charlotte Fraser Award, The CG Glass prizes at New Designers and Best of the Best at Art in Action.
While at the RCA Liam discovered a passion for investigating pivotal techniques from glassblowing's two-millenia of rich history. From the mould blowing of ancient Rome to the complex goblet-making techniques of Renaissance Venice and on to the finesse of factory manufactured glass after the Industrial revolution. Liam has demonstrated these techniques widely for public events and museums including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
'Goblet-making, canework (including "vetro a reticello") and the combination of prefabricated elements were all developed during this time and all feature strongly in my work. I utilise these techniques to evoke a complexity in the relationship between pattern and form usually only achievable through the use of computer aided design. I hope to create a link between past and the future of creative expression through the medium of glassblowing."
Hanne Enemark
Focused on the exchange between simplicity and beauty, Hanne Enemark's work examines contrasts within glass as a material.
David Reekie
A world renowned glass artist specialising in lost wax casting.
Bruce Marks
Born in South Africa, Bruce Marks creates blown sculptural glass pieces which express a powerful African influence.
Lola Lazaro Hinks
Elliot Walker
Elliot is one of a handful of glassblowers in the world who focus on figurative sculpture.
Shilling & Marks
Rekindling childhood memories and emotions from a past now dormant in the mind.
Nick Mount
One of Australia's most accomplished and celebrated studio glass artists.
Louis Thompson & Sophie Thomas
Tim Rawlinson
Tim has created his own language in glass through cut and polished sculptural pieces that focus on the interaction between light and glass.
View artworks and learn about the 'grand master' of British Studio Glass.
Enemark and Thompson
Collaborative work exploring the tension between chaos & order.
Anthony Scala and Cathryn Shilling
James Alexander imagines a coastal landscape in glass in his rugged yet airy pieces.
Louis Thompson
Louis' work is largely concept-based, taking an idea and exploring its every possibility by shaping and refining both technique and form.
Anthony Scala
Anthony's works utilise these quirks of perception to their maximum effect through the use of meticulously made refractive components.
Cathryn Shilling
Cathryn Shilling's years in graphic design allowed her to develop skills in a wide range of creative processes and products.
Jochen Ott
Jochen Ott is a German-born glass artist, whose work explores blown and deeply carved glass sculptural forms.
Katherine Huskie
Layne Rowe
Layne Rowe is an extremely gifted and experienced glass artist who has worked with Peter Layton for over 15 years.
James Devereux
Renowned for his hot-chipped technique, James Devereux is a highly skilled artist.
Laura McKinley
Laura's fascination for glass as a creative medium stems from its capacity to constantly alter her initial thoughts and expectations.
Ruth Shelley
Colourful kilnformed vessels inspired by Welsh landscapes.
Vezzini & Chen
A talented duo who share a keen eye for design, their work is defined by the artful marriage of hand carved ceramics and blown glass.
Karen Browning
Glass artist Karen Browning demonstrates her mastery of casting in black glass, employing its inky depths to alter perceptions of space.
Sophie Thomas & Louis Thompson
Morten Klitgaard
Sarah Wiberley
Sabrina Cant
Sabrina Cant's work is inspired by Celestial bodies and the natural world.
Charlie Macpherson
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Section 5703.17 | Appointment and powers of agent, tax auditor agent, or tax auditor agent manager.
Title 57 Taxation
Chapter 5703 Department Of Taxation
(A) In making an investigation as to any company, firm, corporation, person, association, partnership, or public utility subject to the laws that the tax commissioner is required to administer, the commissioner may appoint by an order in writing an agent, a tax auditor agent, or a tax auditor agent manager, whose duties shall be prescribed in the order.
In the discharge of such an agent's duties, the agent shall have every power of an inquisitorial nature granted by law to the commissioner and the same powers as a notary public as to the taking of depositions. All powers given by law to a notary public relative to depositions are hereby given to such an agent.
(B) No person shall be appointed as a tax auditor agent or a tax auditor agent manager, unless that person meets one of the following requirements:
(1) The person holds from an accredited college or university a baccalaureate or higher degree in accounting, business, business administration, public administration, management, or other business-related field that is acceptable to the tax commissioner, a doctoral degree in law, a bachelor of laws degree, or a master of laws degree in taxation.
(2) The person possesses a current certified public accountant, certified managerial accountant, or certified internal auditor certificate; a professional tax designation issued by the institute for professionals in taxation or the international association of assessing officers; or a designation as an enrolled agent of the Internal Revenue Service.
(3) The person has accounting, auditing, or taxation experience as defined in the classification specifications for the positions of tax auditor agent or tax auditor agent manager established by the director of administrative services pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code.
(4) The person has experience as a tax commissioner agent, tax auditor agent, or supervisor of tax agents that is acceptable to the department of taxation.
July 1, 2007 – House Bill 187 - 126th General Assembly [ View July 1, 2007 Version ]


The IT field is fast-paced and ever-changing, and companies are often looking for young blood — people who they think have a grasp of the latest, cutting-edge technology and can push businesses into the future.
says Jim Finch, a Toronto-based business analyst specializing in business communications.
""Firms have gotten lean, and divested themselves of employees at a younger age,"" Finch says, referring to employees in their 50s and 60s who are given early retirement packages as a part of cost-cutting measures.
When long-term employees leave, they walk out with a lot of knowledge that the younger people coming in simply don't have, he says.
Faye West is one such employee. In a time when not many people stick around with one organization for more than a few years, West has been with the Edmonton-based Alberta Research Council (ARC) for some 18 years. Currently the director of information systems, West started off as a systems programmer on the ARC's mainframe system.
Though she's had other job offers during her tenure at the ARC, she's been happy where she is, and hasn't seen the benefit of leaving.
Because the ARC is on the periphery of the government, West says she has the best of what both the public and private sectors have to offer.
Another advantage of staying where she is the flexibility of her working conditions. The organization offers a good work/life balance, she says. Her hours are flexible and she has up to five weeks of vacation a year. She is also encouraged to pursue outside interests and has spent a lot of time working with the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) and is currently the chair of the board for the Software Human Resource Council.
Another employee who has committed to one company for a long time — an increasing rarity these days — is Beng Ong, a research fellow and the manager of advanced materials and printed electronics materials at the Mississauga, Ont.-based Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC). Ong has been with the XRCC since he graduated from McMaster University in 1978.
When he started working at the XRCC, the organization was still trying to define itself and find its own footing within Xerox Corp. It managed to do just that, and Ong is currently leading a project that has developed semiconductive ink that can be used to print transistors.
Like West, Ong has had other job offers over the years, and at one point, even decided to take one, and was ready to pack up and move to the U.S. However, the then XRCC centre manager helped him change his mind.
The company encourages publication, and that is an important way for Ong to keep in touch with the outside world, he said.
Unlike West and Ong, Finch has decided, for the most part, to go it alone since the mid-'70s, working as a business analyst.
Finch has worked in the IT field since he graduated from the University of Toronto in 1955 and started working with punch card systems. Currently, he is working as a business consultant.
""I started off working with large companies,"" he says. ""I hankered for independence."" Working for his own company — sometimes in conjunction with other partners and employees — has given Finch the ability to make his mark.


As we draw near the year's end, it is worthwhile pondering over a few things. One of which is this: what are your gifts?
Everyone of us have gifts. Some of us are gifted in writing. Others are gifted at storytelling. So, how are you using your gifts?
As a consultant, one of the tasks that I am hired to do is to solve problems. That said, one could simply use this gift to benefit oneself, or you could choose to use it to benefit not only yourself but also the betterment of others. For example, I use my gift in problem solving to help schools in Singapore become more effective. Not only does it allow me to make a living, it also enabled me to make an impact on education. As a country whose only resource is people, our future very much depends on how well equipped are our people to meet tomorrow's challenges.
Question: how have you used your gifts for a good cause?
Over the past six months, I have greatly benefited from the works of many gifted individuals. Todd Henry – being a creative. Jeff Goins – being a writer. Michael Hyatt – being an intentional leader. These gifted individuals have each produced a body of work that not only demonstrate their capabilities, but have also made their work available to anyone who wish to pay attention to. Their blogs, podcasts (many of these are free), and books have inspired thousands of others, like me, to not only do our work more effectively, but also inspire us to take our work to the next level.
Question: how have you used your gifts to inspire others?
When Livescribe introduced Sky Wifi Smartpen that connects with Evernote, I bought it immediately. The need to physically connect the pen to my computer in order to transfer notes to my Evernote account was a pain for me. After I received the new pen, the old Echo Smartpen got the cold storage. One day, I decided to bring the old Smartpen as a backup for one of my trips, but even after charging it overnight, the pen just simply won't power on. The old Smartpen is dead! Our gifts are the same. The more we use it, the better we become. Conversely, if we do not make frequent use of it, we will lose our edge. Overtime, we may even feel inadequate about our gifts altogether. Consider scheduling time each day to make use of your gifts. Still, even with scheduling, there will be times that you will not use it. That said, unless you make a deliberate effort to make use of your gift, it is left to chance. Or in other words, it will be dependent on the external environment to determine whether you get to use your gifts or not.
Question: how do you factor time to make frequent use of your gifts?
If you have seen the movie, Transformers, you'd see cars turning into robots. To be transformed means to be changed. These changes can be in physical form (from less fit to being fit) or it could be in behavioral form (from a disempowering habit to an empowering one). Each year, I make it a point to invest in my own professional development. This year, the investment was in a Tony Robbins program to transform several areas of my life. Some noticeable changes made would include being an early riser, eliminating my disempowering thoughts, and sharpening my questioning techniques. These are some of the critical areas in my life that are encumbrances to my success. Having eliminated these encumbrances will allow me to take my life to a whole new level. Use your gifts to transform others.
Question: how can you use your gifts to transform others?
Father, thank You for the gifts You've endowed us with. May we use our gifts to bring Glory to Your Name and to bring cheerfulness to others. In Christ name, Amen.
How To Become The Person That God Wants You To Be?


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David Behen's Multi-Sector Success
David Behen, current VP and CIO at Michigan's own La-Z-Boy, has approached every career move with a sense of adventure and discovery. He's moved from high-ranking positions through Michigan's state government to privately owned companies like GDI Infotech, describing these transitions as opportunities to be challenged and learn something new. "I love the mission of the public sector," he says. "I'm passionate about good government for the people. I wouldn't have left the private sector and career with GDI Infotech and InfoReady Corporation, had I not received the opportunity to work as CIO for state government. It''s a stressful space, but I had great mentors from both sides of the industry that encouraged me to take it on."
Behen's career already had exciting momentum. GDI had been developing a platform solution for its existing clients, and with industry interest the leadership decided to spin-off InfoReady Corporation as a product company. "It was a really exciting time for us, working together in the boardroom with the intensity, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit," Behen recalls. "Co-founding a private sector company was a big risk, and GDI's team inspired me to be a risk-taker with InfoReady Corporation." Behen worked as InfoReady's Chief Business Officer from 2009-2011 until he was asked by Governor Rick Snyder to serve as the administration's CIO.
The success that Behen has cultivated in his roles is fed by his dedication to his principles. "I've learned to act fast, take calculated risks, and prioritize family-oriented company culture," he says. "The leadership at GDI, like Bhushan, Jim and Madhuri, inspired me to do all three and pursue any career path with this mindset." Even though the shift from a start-up culture at InfoReady Corporation to over 50,000 state employees (not to mention 9.9 million Michigan residents) was tremendous, his values have remained the same. For him, the GDI team is an example of maintaining good principles and hard work, regardless of the setting. Knowing this, he says, "That's why the company will be around for another 25 years."
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goog.require('goog.dom.pattern.MatchType');
goog.requireType('goog.dom.TagWalkType');

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In order to understand the distribution and abundance of a species we need to know its history (Chapter 1), the resources it requires (Chapter 3), the individuals' rates of birth, death and migration (Chapters 4 and 6), their interactions with their own and other species (Chapters 5 and 8-13) and the effects of environmental conditions. This chapter deals with the limits placed on organisms by environmental conditions.
A condition is as an abiotic environmental factor that influences the functioning of living organisms. Examples include temperature, relative humidity, pH, salinity and the concentration of pollutants. A condition may be modified by the presence of other organisms. For example, temperature, humidity and soil pH may be altered under a forest canopy. But unlike resources, conditions are not consumed or used up by organisms.
For some conditions we can recognize an optimum concentration or level at which an organism performs best, with its activity tailing off at both lower and higher levels (Figure 2.1a). But we need to define what we mean by 'performs best'. From an evolutionary point of view, 'optimal' conditions are those under which individuals leave most descendants (are fittest), but these are often impossible to determine in practice because measures of fitness should be made over several generations. Instead, we more often measure the effect of conditions on some key property like the activity of an enzyme, the respiration rate of a tissue, the growth rate of individuals or their rate of reproduction. However, the effect of variation in conditions on these various properties will often not be the same; organisms can usually survive over a wider range of conditions than permit them to grow or reproduce (Figure 2.1a).
Figure 2.1 Response curves illustrating the effects of a range of environmental conditions on individual survival (S), growth (G) and reproduction (R). (a) Extreme conditions are lethal; less extreme conditions prevent growth; only optimal conditions allow reproduction. (b) The condition is lethal only at high intensities; the reproduction-growth-survival sequence still applies. (c) Similar to (b), but the condition is required by organisms, as a resource, at low concentrations.
in which there is a continuum from an adverse or lethal level (e.g. freezing or very acid conditions), through favorable levels of the condition to a further adverse or lethal level (heat damage or very alkaline conditions). There are, though, many environmental conditions for which Figure 2.1b is a more appropriate response curve: for instance, most toxins, radioactive emissions and chemical pollutants, where a low-level intensity or concentration of the condition has no detectable effect, but an increase begins to cause damage and a further increase may be lethal. There is also a different form of response to conditions that are toxic at high levels but essential for growth at low levels (Figure 2.1c). This is the case for sodium chloride - an essential resource for animals but lethal at high concentrations - and for the many elements that are essential micronutrients in the growth of plants and animals (e.g. copper, zinc and manganese), but that can become lethal at the higher concentrations sometimes caused by industrial pollution.
In this chapter, we consider responses to temperature in much more detail than other conditions, because it is the single most important condition that affects the lives of organisms, and many of the generalizations that we make have widespread relevance. We move on to consider a range of other conditions, before returning, full circle, to temperature because of the effects of other conditions, notably pollutants, on global warming. We begin, though, by explaining the framework within which each of these conditions should be understood here: the ecological niche.


What's Wrong with Using an Unlicensed Contractor?
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An MHIC license is required to work legally as a home improvement contractor, subcontractor, or salesperson in Maryland.
Using a licensed contractor ensures you are not dealing with an individual with a criminal history or is on probation.
Maintaining an MHIC license also means that the contractor is in good standing – has a reputation for doing honest work for honest pay.
After a doctor diagnosed her two young boys' constant sickness as being due to mold exposure, a neighbor had to move her whole family out of their house for three months. Why? The cheap, unlicensed contractor who built their second-story deck a few years earlier did not use any protective flashing against the house. This allowed water to seep into the wall unchecked and for mold to take over their basement. The mold remediation process was expensive, toxic, and time consuming. Of course the unlicensed contractor who did the work in the first place took no responsibility and left them to foot the entire bill.
If you are considering hiring someone to work on your home, check with the MHIC first. (http://dllr.maryland.gov/license/mhic/ or call 1-888-218-5925). It can spare you from unlicensed contractors, as well as a world of headache and wasted expense.
The Mower Man and At Your Home Services is proud to be a licensed contractor in the state of Maryland (MD LIC #93037) and in good standing with the MHIC. We would be happy to help you with your home improvement needs! Give us a call at 301-384-6290 or visit our website at www.themowerman.com.


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Q: angular jsonp factory doesn't work I have this factory in angular, and its returning me a 0 error code always, even tho i can see it fetches from the json origin, can someone help me?
app.factory('docFactory', function($http) {
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A: I ran into this myself.  If your JSONP is a function call or something falsy (null, false, undefined) you will encounter this behavior.  Take a look at this code from AngularJS HTTP backend for more info (lines 41 - 54 are relevant).
If you are returning a function, you might just need to return true or something after the call.
Edit: After looking at your plunker it seems that your JSONP response is not calling the callback method.  The response should be angular.callbacks._0( { ... } ); where { ... } is your object, and angular.callbacks._0 is the value of the callback query parameter in the request.

A: Your example above is almost right. Just change the callback parameter to
jsoncallback=JSON_CALLBACK

You should have something like that at the end
$http.jsonp(url + '?jsoncallback=JSON_CALLBACK').success(function(data) {
     console.log(data);
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Saracrinus est un genre de Crinoïdes (Echinodermes) sessiles de la famille des Isselicrinidae.

Description
Ce sont des crinoïdes « vrais » (sessiles) : ils vivent attachés au fond par une longue tige calcaire articulée.

Phylogénie
Selon  :
 Saracrinus angulatus (P. H. Carpenter, 1884)
 Saracrinus moosai Améziane, 1997
 Saracrinus nobilis (Carpenter, 1884)

Espèce reconnue par d'autres sources : Saracrinus angulatus (Carpenter, 1884)

Références taxinomiques

Notes et références

Échinoderme (nom scientifique)
Crinoidea

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