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Home CA Armed Forces 2019 SHOT Show: Radio Host Dana Loesch and SFC (r) US Army Dana Bowman to Appear on Behalf of MAGLITE
2019 SHOT Show: Radio Host Dana Loesch and SFC (r) US Army Dana Bowman to Appear on Behalf of MAGLITE
Loesch and Bowman will meet with fans, sign and give away memorabilia special to MAGLITE and SHOT Show
ONTARIO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Mag Instrument, Inc. / MAGLITE(R) will welcome Dana Loesch, nationally syndicated radio talk show host and Dana Bowman American hero, veteran and founder of the Halo for Freedom Foundation, to MAGLITE's Booth 4029 during the run of the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dana Bowman will appear Tuesday, Jan 22 – Thursday, Jan 24, 2019 at the MAGLITE(R) Booth at 10 a.m. and Dana Loesch Thursday at 3 p.m.
"Our great lineup of MAGLITE products always produces plenty of excitement, but we have amped it up this year by adding both Loesch and Bowman to our SHOT Show program," said Scott Field Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
MAGLITE(R) is a supporter of the Halo for Freedom Foundation and entered into a relationship with Loesch in 2018 including an ad run on her syndicated radio program.
"I can't even remember a time in my life when I didn't know MAGLITE," said Loesch. "Family and Friends who are hunters, who served, and relied on its power, MAGLITE has always been within arm's reach. They are a company that embodies the American Dream and I am proud to be partnering with them."
Dana Bowman often executes his jumps using a signature MAGLITE(R) parachute and explains the significance here. "Like a parachute, a MAGLITE must work when you need it, or the consequences can be bad, and I know something about bad outcomes that are unexpected. MAG Instrument is a company that has always supported our armed forces, veterans and first-responders and I am grateful for their support."
Visit the MAGLITE(R) brand at the 2019 SHOT Show January 22 – 25 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Booths 4029 and 30109.
About Mag Instrument:
Mag Instrument, manufacturer of the MAGLITE(R) flashlight, is proud to be a U.S.A. manufacturer. Each flashlight is a result of an obsession with fine engineering, craftsmanship and a commitment to perfection. Founder, owner and president Anthony Maglica has guided his company's growth from a one-man machine shop in 1955 to an enterprise that has proudly employed thousands of American workers since it produced its first flashlight in 1979.
Learn More: https://maglite.com/
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import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import net.runelite.cache.fs.Archive;
import net.runelite.cache.fs.Index;
import net.runelite.cache.fs.Storage;
import net.runelite.cache.fs.Store;
import net.runelite.cache.index.FileData;

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 * A Storage that stores the cache as a series of flat files, designed
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public class FlatStorage implements Storage
{
	protected static final String EXTENSION = ".flatcache";

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	@Override
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	@Override
	public void close() throws IOException
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		for (Index idx : store.getIndexes())
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			String file = idx.getId() + EXTENSION;
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							fd.setId(Integer.parseInt(value.substring(0, vidx)));
							fd.setNameHash(Integer.parseInt(value.substring(vidx + 1, value.length())));
							fileData.add(fd);
							continue;
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							archive.setFileData(fileData.toArray(new FileData[0]));
							fileData = null;
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						if ("id".equals(key))
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							archive = idx.addArchive(Integer.parseInt(value));
							continue;
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									continue;
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							switch (key)
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								case "namehash":
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									continue;
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									continue;
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									continue;
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								case "compression":
									archive.setCompression(Integer.parseInt(value));
									continue;
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						throw new IOException("unknown key: \"" + key + "\"");
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						throw new IOException("error reading flatcache at " + file + ":" + lineNo, e);
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				if (fileData != null)
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					archive.setFileData(fileData.toArray(new FileData[0]));
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	@Override
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				idx.getArchives().sort(Comparator.comparing(Archive::getArchiveId));
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					br.printf("compression=%d\n", archive.getCompression());
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						br.printf("file=%d=%d\n", fd.getId(), fd.getNameHash());
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	}

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	@Override
	public void saveArchive(Archive archive, byte[] bytes) throws IOException
	{
		data.put((long) archive.getIndex().getId() << 32 | archive.getArchiveId(), bytes);
	}
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More Out-of-Pocket Expenses to Hit Military Families
By Patty Barron, Director, AUSA Family ReadinessThe fiscal year (FY) 2016 defense budget announced Feb. 2 includes modest increases in military basic pay and housing allowances that could leave some military families holding on a little tighter to their wallets.For FY 2016, which begins Oct. 1, the Defense Department's $536 billion budget request includes a $1.7 billion decrease in pay and compensation. Over five years, the cuts would total $18 billion.Savings is the result of continuing to cap basic pay and basic allowance for housing increases. The budget calls for a 1.3 percent basic pay increase, effective Jan. 1, 2016, that is larger than the 1 percent pay raises received in 2014 and 2015, but lower than the 2.3 percent military raise called for under a federal pay formula that links raises to the Employment Cost Index, a measure of private-sector salaries.Additionally, the 2016 Pentagon budget calls for a second year of capping basic allowance for housing rate increases to slightly less than the rise in local housing costs. With the change, allowance rates adjustments effective Jan. 1, 2016, would be 2 percentage points less than the full cost of rental housing.The benefits plan would have to be approved by Congress.Commissary subsidies would also be reduced by the 2016 budget, which calls for a $100 million reduction in 2016 in what had been $1.3 billion worth of annual taxpayer support. Budget documents say the savings would come from "efficiencies and operating changes that do not require legislative changes." Military families should expect to see some reductions in operating days and hours.A consolidated Tricare Health Plan has been proposed that will streamline the current Tricare system and provide incentives for wellness and decreases overutilization of services. Active duty members will remain exempt from co-pays or fees and active duty family members will be provided a "no-cost option no matter of their location or availability/access" to a military treatment facility.There is also a proposed enrollment fee for new Tricare for Life beneficiaries, with fees based on a percentage of the beneficiary's military gross retired pay, and changes in the Tricare pharmacy fees to be phased in over nine years. Beginning in FY 2016, co-pay for retail prescriptions will grow from $8 generic/ $28 brand to $14 generic/ $46 brand in FY 2025.Proposed funding levels for military family support programs will rise from $7.8 billion in FY 2015 to $8 billion in FY 2016, which is good news for families. Key programs include child care and youth programs, morale, welfare, and recreation programs, warfighter and family services, Department of Defense Education Activity schools as well as continuing support for spouse employment programs and Military OneSource.There is work to do before the proposed budget becomes law. Both the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings beginning in early February. AUSA will provide input to military and congressional leaders throughout the process.

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Kenny Bell missed all of the last season with a pretty bad hamstring injury. Although he was redshirted, that did not stop him from coming to player meetings or appearing at practices, he also studied the Buccaneers' playbook and watched all the film he could. Afro Thunder was not going to give up on life or his career, simply because he pulled his hammy.
Now it's 2016 and Bell is healthy and turning heads during the team's offseason activities. He is happy to be back, and his goal is making the team, and helping the Bucs to be a better organization. If he gets to wow the coaches on the way to earning that third receiver spot then so-be-it, but he is more interested in making the team and really doesn't care where he plays as long as he is a Buccaneers player by the beginning of the regular season. "Any time you talk about stepping out here and competing with guys of this caliber, that's not just Hump and DD (Donteea Dye), that's everybody that's on the field. I'm trying to make this team, whether it's playing wide receiver, returning kicks or playing gunner, really anything I can do to get on the field and help this organization, that's what I'm interested in doing. So it's hard for me to say, 'Yeah, DD and Hump are my competition.' Those guys are in my room, so we're going to compete hard against each other regardless. But really I'm just interested in making this team and making us a better organization."
Kenny Bell finished his college career as Nebraska's all-time leading receiver and finished with 2,689 yards on 181 receptions and scored 21 touchdowns. Before he was injured last season, he stood out as one of training camp's most promising rookies receivers. And this year seems to follow last season's theme as Kenny Bell seems to be standing out once again. Dirk Koetter liked what he saw in Bell last offseason, and likes what he is seeing again this year. "Kenny has a little extra gear that some other guys don't have.We really like what we see from Kenny."
Bell is just thankful to be back out on the field, he understands that Tampa did not have to keep him on the team after he sustained a season-ending hamstring injury as a rookie. However, he took full advantage of his downtime in preparing himself for this upcoming season. The coaches have plenty of faith in Bell, and that may be one of the main factors in why Tampa did not go speed receiver in the 2016 NFL draft.
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Krill industry joins forces to protect penguins in Antarctica
By Katrin Berntsen - Director of Communications, December 11, 2020
An NGO-industry collaboration to protect the Antarctic Ocean today announces a big step forward with a year-round permanent closure of a 4 500km2 area of ocean around Hope Bay in the northern Antarctic Peninsula. The move is supported by the Association of Responsible Krill harvesting companies (ARK) and an NGO coalition of Greenpeace, Pew, WWF and Oceanites.
This major closure supported by the largest krill fishing companies will see nearly all krill companies operating in the Antarctic expanding the voluntary restricted zones that went into effect in 2018. This step would secure the year-round protection of the largest Adélie penguin colony in the region and send a strong statement of intent in support of a marine protected area in the Antarctic Peninsula from industry to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and the entire Antarctic community.
Studies have shown a strong population decline among the Adélie penguins within the time span they have been monitored. By closing this area, the krill industry reinforces its precautionary approach, upholding important ecosystem values and facilitating a better scientific understanding of penguin performance. This move will also help answer the question of why some colonies are in decline and others are not.
A widely supported voluntary measure to conserve the ecosystem and improve understanding
In dialogue with Greenpeace, Pew and WWF in 2018, the world's leading krill companies voluntarily committed to stop fishing during the penguin breeding season in some of the identified ecologically sensitive areas recommended for protection. From the 2020/21 season, these krill companies will observe a permanent closure covering 4500km2 of these areas, whilst continuing to support the process to create a vast protected area in the region through advocacy and contribution to relevant scientific research.
Pål Skogrand, Director of Antarctic Affairs, Aker BioMarine, said:
"Nature is changing fast in Antarctica, faster than policy and regulation is able to understand and keep up with. When the krill industry moves to an all-year closure ahead of its time, this is a necessary precautionary action that we take because we can. To get things right in Antarctica we need to move outside of our comfort zones and develop "shared ownership" of crucial conservation concepts across industry, Governments and NGOs".
Dr Javier Arata, Executive Officer of ARK said: "We are extremely proud that ARK has been able to take such an important step. The area surrounding Hope Bay previously was open for krill harvesting, and it's now being voluntarily closed by the industry. Despite minimal fishery activity in this area of late, this move still serves as a strong signal to regulators and scientists. We want to show that industry can be a positive force for ecosystem conservation in Antarctica."
Will McCallum of Greenpeace's Protect the Oceans campaign, said:
"This is a major step towards seeing permanent protection in the Antarctic Peninsula and we are pleased to see the fishing industry listening to the movement of individuals, scientists and politicians across the world calling for ocean protection."
"By creating this sanctuary around Hope Bay, the krill fishing industry is taking more action to protect the Antarctic than the governments responsible for its conservation. It's a shocking indictment of the failure of the Antarctic Ocean Commission to act on the scientific proposals put forward to protect this area. We urge governments to step up and commit to creating ocean sanctuaries in the Antarctic, free from harmful human activities. At this year's major UN conference on Biodiversity they need to agree an ambitious target to protect at least 30% of the world's oceans by 2030."
Andrea Kavanagh, director of Antarctic and Southern Ocean work for The Pew Charitable Trusts, said: "This good news for the Southern Ocean provides a bright spot at the end of 2020, and it's fitting that the newly protected region includes Hope Bay, because the fisheries closure represents new hope for Adélie penguins. Several of the world's largest mega-colonies of these penguins live in this part of the Antarctic Peninsula, relying on krill as a prime source of forage food, and some populations have suffered a 38% decline in the past 18 years. The region is also home to seals, whales, and Gentoo penguins. This new year-round closure is an important step, following the seasonal closures implemented two years ago by industry, and reconfirms the willingness of industry leaders to work toward permanently protecting this spectacular region with an Antarctic Peninsula marine protected area. We hope that governments responsible for managing this area can catch up to industry and expand on this closure by permanently protecting this most heavily fished—and most visited by tourists—part of Antarctica, which is warming faster than nearly anywhere else on Earth."
Chris Johnson, WWF Global Whale Conservation Lead said: "The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most spectacular and fragile places on Earth. This region is home to iconic ocean giants such as fin, humpback, minke whales foraging on tiny Antarctic krill among a wealth of wildlife such as seals, seabirds and penguins. Since 1979, sea-ice duration has decreased by 85 days annually here and we are running out of time to implement meaningful conservation. We need to establish strong marine management to give nature the space it needs to thrive. Now Governments need to step up and respond to deliver their commitments to protect the Antarctic."
Ron Naveen of Oceanites said: "I am pleased that ARK has paid close attention to data collection and monitoring aspects of its Voluntary Restricted Zones (VRZ) plan. Indeed, ARK has highlighted the conclusion of its Expert Panel that there are major data gaps making an assessment of the VRZs impossible without the implementation of a stratified, long-term program that monitors key elements of the ecosystem (e.g. penguin productivity at key sites, whale-fishery interactions) and that such a program also would assist an evaluation of any other conservation measures that may be proposed. Oceanites is proceeding to fashion such a program and looks forward to working with ARK members and Review Panel colleagues to ensure its success."
Phil Trathan, Head of Conservation Biology at British Antarctic Survey (BAS): "This commitment by ARK to create a voluntary no-take fishery zone, ahead of legally binding management measures, shows that the fishing industry understands the need to protect the Antarctic marine ecosystem. With this decision, ARK is demonstrating its commitment to fish responsibly and sustainably. This shows ARKs support for the designation of Marine Protected Areas in sensitive locations close to where the fishery operates. This is a first step demonstrating that industry can lead and be part of the solution. To the best of my knowledge, this is unprecedented and the first time that a fishing industry anywhere in the world has made such a positive commitment".
The companies making the commitment represent 85% of the krill fishing industry in the Antarctic and are all members of the Association of Responsible Krill harvesting companies (ARK). They are: Aker BioMarine, CNFC, Jeong IL Co., Dongwon Ind. Co., PescaChile, Rimfrost, Fujian Zhengguan Fisheries Development Corporation, Liaoning Pelagic Fisheries corporation
Katrin Berntsen, Communications Director Aker BioMarine, katrin.berntsen@akerbiomarine.com
Background for ARK's voluntary measures
In July 2018, the Antarctic krill industry through ARK announced the introduction of voluntary seasonal buffer zones in the Antarctic Peninsula to protect penguin colonies during their breeding season.
The measure was introduced as an industry conservation effort to strengthen sustainability in the Antarctic krill fishery and give backing to the CCAMLR process of establishing a marine protected area in the Antarctic Peninsula.
The measure has since been a big success, with 100 % compliance across the ARK fleet of vessels from Norway, Chile, Korea and China, representing the most advanced temporal-spatial resolution of the Antarctic Peninsula krill fishery.
The voluntary measure was in 2019 reviewed by an Expert Panel of Antarctic scientists as well as a Review Panel of participants from ARK, Greenpeace, WWF, and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Background - 2020 enhancements of ARK Voluntary Restricted Zones (VRZ) and key take-aways from review
On the back of the 2020 review by the Expert Panel and review Panel, a number of enhancements have been agreed upon.
The new year-round protection zone will extend the seasonal protection of penguins beyond February, to include molting of adults and dispersal of new-fledge juveniles, as well as the pre-incubation period. Monitoring at Hope Bay by Argentina had revealed a population decline of 16% over 27 years for the whole colony and ~38% over 18 years in the annually monitored subset of breeding groups, respectively. It is thought that most decline is caused by a low winter survival of juvenile penguins. The new no-take zone will shield this important colony from fishing competition for most of their annual cycle and allow scientists to discern the effect that climate change, and other variables, have on the survival and recruitment of Adélie penguins.
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Elaine Capobianco, (nee: Bruno), 78, of Roselle Park, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 7, 2019 at home.
Funeral is from the Mastapeter Funeral Home, 400 Faitoute Ave., Roselle Park, on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 8:45am. A Funeral Mass will follow to Church of the Assumption in Roselle Park at 10am. Interment will follow to St. Teresa's Cemetery in Summit.
Visitation is 4 to 8pm on Monday.
Born in Newark, Elaine moved to Roselle Park in 1972.
She worked for the Teamsters Local Union 863 in Mountainside as a benefits coordinator.
Elaine is survived by her beloved husband of 59 years, Joseph G. Capobianco, three loving children Kenneth J. Capobianco and his wife Michele, Joseph M. Capobianco and his wife Catherine, and Danielle Capobianco, a dear sister Evelyn Minotti, and two adored grandchildren Joseph and Kayla.
In lieu of flowers please make donation in Elaine's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105-9959, (stjude.org/memorial).
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NTU Singapore and Holland's Wageningen University to launch graduate-level SkillsFuture food science programme next year
NTU and Wageningen University to launch joint SkillsFuture course in food science next year
(L-R: NTU's Vice President for Research Prof Lam Khin Yong,
Singapore President Halimah Yacob, Wageningen University President Professor Louise O. Fresco, and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.)
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), and Wageningen University (WUR) from the Netherlands will be jointly launching a SkillsFuture food science programme next year.
Comprising of three online modular courses from NTU and four from WUR, the programme will address a wide-range of key food science topics ranging from human nutrition and international food regulation, to analytical techniques and food safety.
Open to working professionals, the programme will also provide academic credits that participants can use to offset a full masters-level degree in food science and technology.
The joint agreement between both universities was signed today at Wageningen University, and was witnessed by President Halimah Yacob during her state visit to the Netherlands from 20 to 24 November.
NTU's signatory to the agreement, Professor Lam Khin Yong, Vice President for Research, said, "Food science is critical in ensuring safe food production and supply, and encourages industries to produce healthier food options for consumers. Our partnership with Wageningen University goes a long way and today's renewed collaboration will help groom future food technologists and equip them with advanced skills to tackle future food security and safety issues. This is also a hallmark of NTU's strengths in research excellence, which leverages on the university's strong relationships with leading international partners."
The collaboration between NTU and WUR will also involve joint research efforts in food ingredients and green food processing, as well as nurturing next-generation food technology leaders through student exchange programmes and workshops.
Industry-relevant courses to enhance career opportunities
Wageningen University's food technology programme has been in place for over 50 years. It is highly regarded as one of the best and most innovative food science and technology programmes in Europe and the world.
While the courses offered by WUR are more grounded in food technology, the ones from NTU will expose participants to the field of food production processing from an engineering and industry perspective:
Human nutrition: This course will provide an understanding of the role food structure has in modifying digestion and the release of nutrients. Participants will learn how to manufacture foods that release nutrients in the same way as healthy, natural foods.
International food regulation: Participants will learn about the international regulatory bodies and policies related to food, including the modern global food production system.
Analytical techniques & food safety: This course will equip participants with the analytical tools used to ensure high safety standards for food products.
Existing collaboration between NTU and WUR
NTU and WUR joined forces in 2013 to ramp-up education in food science.
In August 2014, a rigorous Second Major programme in Food Science and Technology was introduced for NTU undergraduates majoring in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Chemistry and Biological Chemistry. Half of the programme's modules is conducted by WUR professors through online learning modules and lectures via video conferencing. They will also fly to Singapore to supervise the practical classes at NTU laboratories.
The programme also provides local internship, as well as overseas opportunities to WUR. This includes a semester-long student exchange programme, and a two-week study visit to WUR, involving trips to various food companies and industries in the Netherlands.
Both universities also launched a joint PhD programme in 2016. It is designed to meet the rising demand in Singapore for highly qualified talent in areas of food science, such as product development specialists, food microbiologists and food safety specialists.
The joint PhD programme with NTU is WUR's first such collaboration outside Europe and builds on the two universities' earlier partnership to offer a second major.
Prestigious Lecture Series named after NTU President Prof Subra Suresh
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King Abdullah of Jordan visits NTU Singapore
Creation of 50 new named faculty chair professorships at NTU
Winners of inaugural NISTH Ideas Challenge announced
Nanophotonics pioneer Nikolay Zheludev elected to the United States National Academy of Engineering
NTU Singapore and Holland's Wageningen University to launch graduate-level SkillsFuture food science programme next year
NTU President receives honorary degrees from Sungkyunkwan University and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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NTU Institute of Science and Technology for Humanity
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Prof Subra Suresh presents inaugural Distinguished University Professor Lecture
Two new Deans appointed
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rich text - Back to LiveJournal, kind of.
A little over a year ago, I set up this blog, Rich Text, on WordPress on my own domain, and since I had a permanent LiveJournal account (thanks, Rah!) that I didn't want to leave to rot, I set up crossposting. That made sense at the time, because people could read one place or the other, and all the comments went to one place, and so on.
At the time, I never posted friends-only to my LiveJournal, because I was "blogging", not "journaling", and because my parents and coworkers weren't the type to find either, and because I didn't feel like I had a whole lot personal to say. But these days I'm finding more and more that there's stuff I'd like to write about to people who are close to me, and not necessarily the whole Internet.
So I've turned off crossposting, and both my LJ and blog posts will have comments turned on in each place.
If you're reading this on LiveJournal, please add richtext to your friends list, so you can see both my Rich Text blog posts and my mendel posts. (You might also like my LiveJournal too. But you won't see my protected posts that way, so you might want to read me on a LiveJournal friends list instead.


It is proper to make every effort to keep this holy tradition so as to not break the attention of the members of our congregation for the duration of these especially important moments of the Divine Liturgy. Also, in agreement with our tradition it is proper to make our sign of the Cross and to bow slightly towards the Holy Table (Holy Altar) when we pass in front of the Royal Doors (Beautiful Gate).
It also should be noted that it is part of our phronema (morals and convictions) to not laugh or clap in Church. Neither do we talk in Church before, during, or after a service in a voice loud enough that might disturb others who are praying. For these same reasons, we do not let cell phones and/or beepers ring nor take or make any photographs or recordings in our Temple without prior permission from our priest.
Furthermore as we know or should know, our Holy and God-bearing Fathers and Mothers for various sacred and spiritual reasons wrote and spoke against wearing makeup. Nonetheless, if one does wear makeup, please make sure that it does not come off on the Holy Gospel, the Icons (or the glass covering them), the Communion Spoon or Cloth, the Priest's hand, or anywhere else.
Another beautiful and devout tradition of our Holy Orthodox Church is for us to wear modest attire and have an appropriate appearance within our Holy Temple. For this reason men and boys are asked to wear long pants and shirts with sleeves (long sleeves when possible) without a low cut neckline. Women and girls are asked to wear long dresses or skirts, blouses with sleeves (long sleeves when possible) without a low cut neckline, and headcoverings. Clothing with slogans, sayings, graphics, or artwork is not appropriate. All are asked to have their entire appearance (hair, jewelry, footwear, accessories, et cetera) please be modest and Orthodox Christian so as not to break the attention of the members of our congregation during our holy services.


I've mentioned my kids attend a magical preschool, where play and imagination is the main focus. I've also learned that when you combine creative parents into the mix ~ magical things happen. A few weeks ago, the children from my twins' class were taken into the nearby woods for a forest walk. I'm so happy I stayed to help that day because I watched an amazing adventure unfold! We started out along our regular trail and started to notice 'fairy dust' sparkling on the forest floor. Leading from the forest trail were little pathways of glitter that the teacher's pointed out must have been left by fairies. Well upon further investigation the children (and parents) noticed fairy doors with accessories leaned up against the bottoms of trees and the effect was amazing. The doors with ladders, door knobs, windows, & fairy jewels melted into the forest and were beautifully earthy and playful – just like the gnomes and fairies that dance and play (we decided) within the trees.
This wonderful bonus in addition to walking through the forest on a glorious sunny day was so imaginative and I appreciated the effort from one very creative parent in our class. One of the moms had crafted the fairy doors herself and come to the forest the day before the forest walk and built little walkways to the doors with sticks, crafted ladders, propped up paper umbrellas so the fairies could sip their drinks without getting their wings wet from the rain, and more! Her older children had helped her ~ what a great eco-activity for children! And don't think this is only for preschoolers. After my older sons had finished school for the day, I took them to the forest that they had walked through for so many years attending the same preschool and they were SO excited by seeing the fairy doors. "I can't believe they are real! Look – here is the proof!" … my boys kept saying to each other. We told them to be gentle because if they forced a fairy door to open, it would vanish into air – but knocking was okay.
I have the eternal love for fairies inside me and hope to pass that to my girls (my boys obviously have it already) and I hope to decorate the nearby forest by my house with some fairy doors of my own this summer. Sharing the magic with a simple fairy door adds to the beauty of any forest and imagine the glee a child would experience by finding one unexpectedly? I also thought this would be amazing for a fairy themed birthday party. You could do an eye-spy version at the party and leave goodie bag items at each tree stump 'from the fairies' like wooden wands to decorate, hand made fairy furniture, and more!
If you've been thinking of creating a fairy garden – you only need to look at these two sites. The site called The Magic Onions will have your heart on-fire for any fairy fans. Check out her Fairy Garden and numerous articles on making fairy furniture. She is amazing!! I've also purchased from and been a long time fan of The Enchanted Cupboard. Her wooden fairy dolls and sets are magical and the perfect addition to any fairy garden or child's playroom.
From Rosie ~ our wonderful preschool mom, to The Magic Onion and her dedication to sharing the magic of creating fairy themed items from nature, to award winning artist Beccijo – I only need to peek inside your worlds and become inspired – thanks for sharing ladies!
What Does The Olympic Spirit Mean To Your Family?
It's been a long day for my boys, Grandma, and myself because like many families in the 'burbs' of Vancouver today, we woke up very early to catch a glimpse and show our support for the 2010 Olympic Torch relay. The flame has been winding it's way throughout communities in Vancouver, BC, and will make it's way to light the olympic cauldron Friday, Feb 12th. It's so interesting to see the excitement, passion, and huge Canadian pride that is standing on every curb and lining streets to cheer on the Olympic volunteers and the proud torch bearers. The Olympic spirit is alive in this city and the torch is fuelling the Olympic message and what you take away after seeing it is different for everyone.
Although the moment passed quickly of the young man running past us carrying the torch, I've felt extra purpose in my day and motivates me to up my game with challenging my children to become more active and participate in sporting activities that Canada is known for. I got to have precious 1-1 time with my 6 year old son later in the morning going ice skating with his Kindergarten class. Feeling the cool air as we skated around the ice rink with Angelo in my arms was amazing. These are the changes I can make in my own life – choices and past-times that are important to heritage. I realized that things you practise and enjoy as children stays with you your entire life. I haven't been on skates in years and it felt wonderful to be enjoying the ice with my child. Such exhilaration mixed with a sense of peace and nature.
Amazing what these Olympic games are doing with the spirit in our city – people are electrified and can't wait for opening ceremonies tomorrow. I didn't plan on writing about the games at all, but I've been so consumed with thinking of the thousands of people that happily lined the street today in the pouring rain without a second thought to weather, time of day, or the process of patiently waiting to catch sight of a flame. It's such a powerful symbol that has different meaning and message for everyone. All the 'ney sayers' seem to have quieted down and it's time to showcase our beautiful province of BC – I can't wait to see the Olympic stories and how they unfold.
What has the 2010 Olympics meant to you and your family? Please post and share.
Riding bicycles hasn't come easily for any of my children. Tricycles seem to be a waste of time with teaching my kids to pedal and even I would start feeling frustrated. It's really only after seeing a 'run bike' that you understand that tricycles are designed in a way that makes pedalling very difficult. It's tough watching your child feel unsafe with the tippy motion on a 2 wheeler with training wheels, and I always wished my kids could find confidence and embrace the great past time of bike riding without fear. Once you see a run bike in action, traditional bikes geared for younger children will seem quite primitive.
What is a run bike? They are two wheeled bikes that don't have pedals and they are made by a range of companies using metal frames or wood. This is a great gift for a two year old since the only requirement is the child can walk and is coordinated enough to hold onto the handles and 'walk' the bike. As the child's confidence grows, they learn to lift their feet and coast, while balanced on two wheels. The result of this is voila – they are actually balancing a bike and the fear of balancing without training wheels or an extra wheel on the bike is removed. Don't rule these bikes out for older children (ages 4 – 6) that are very timid or fearful on traditional two wheeler bikes. These bikes give children confidence because they'll always feel their feet on the ground – my first son has never felt confident on a bike and I wish run bikes were around when he was younger because he's discovering the joy of feeling balanced on a bike now at 7 years old.
I needed to write this article today, because we had a milestone in my household this week. With having 4 kids very close in age, it's always been tough to balance all of the needs and ages so certain activities like taking them all on a bike ride myself was impossible. Well – not anymore! I can put my oldest boy (7 years old) on his regular bike, my next son (6 years old) on a run bike and my twin daughters (3 years old) on their pink run bikes and everyone is okay. I'm not running back and forth checking on everyone like a mad woman because they are all balanced and walking/running/riding at their own pace and speed. We could never do this with tricycles or bikes with tippy training wheels. Kids really have the confidence to feel safe and learn to just stand up and abandon the bike if they are going to wipe out or crash. Watching my tentative little girls become what we now call 'red baron' on these bikes is amazing. They have been the best investment to date as far as bikes or outdoor products for my younger kids. When I purchased my bikes from Monkey Business Kids Boutique, they were nice enough to offer me a discount since I was purchasing them in bulk. If you are in the market to purchase a run bike, I'd recommend you canvas your friends and try to get a group discount from a local store. They are approx. $115 and up, but also remember the re-sale value is probably quite high because little kids will outgrow them (although don't tell my 7 year old that rides his younger siblings bikes with absolute glee!). The fun factor is huge with these bikes.
I write this article ecstatic that my girls get the freedom to enjoy their bikes, but wished I had known about them earlier for my boys. They missed out on many years of enjoying bike riding, but it just means we've got lots of biking journeys to make up for and discover this year. I can't wait! If you want to view videos of kids riding run bikes, click on this link from runbikes.com – there are some great videos that parents have uploaded via YouTube.
These pictures are of the Norco models that my children ride and love.


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HomeZbigniew Brzezinski, Godfather of al Qaeda and Taliban, Dead at 89
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Godfather of al Qaeda and Taliban, Dead at 89
May 28, 2017 October 8, 2021 editor28pages 1979, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Jimmy Carter, obituary, Osama bin Laden, Our Own Private Bin Laden, Soviet Union, Taliban, USSR, Zbigniew Brzezinski
By Brian P. McGlinchey
I come not to praise Zbigniew Brzezinski, but to bury him beneath a damning fact omitted from his New York Times and Washington Post obituaries: He bears enormous responsibility for the rise of the Taliban, al Qaeda and ISIS.
In 1979, serving as national security advisor, Brzezinski convinced President Jimmy Carter to approve a plan to provide covert CIA aid to opponents of the pro-Soviet government in Afghanistan.
Carter signed the secret and deeply fateful directive on July 3 of that year. In launching the effort, "we knowingly increased the probability" of a Soviet invasion, said Brzezinski in a 1998 interview.
When that invasion occurred months later, Brzezinski told Carter, "We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam War."
To accomplish that goal, the Carter and Reagan administrations, along with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, funded, organized, transported, armed and trained Salafist extremists to fight the Red Army in a holy war on behalf of Islam. Among those who joined the cause were future al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammad.
The enduring global impact of this 10-year program bears emphasis: The CIA and Saudi GID recruited jihadists from all around the Muslim world, creating relationships and networks that would evolve into not only al Qaeda, but also ISIS and many other Salafist terrorist groups across several continents.
An Afghanistan Museum Depicts Civilian Casualties from the Soviet Invasion
In 1998, Brzezinski was asked if had any regrets about launching the program. He replied, "Regret what? That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Russians into the Afghan trap and you want me to regret it?"
By some estimates, one million Afghan civilians were killed in the conflict.
The same journalist asked Brzezinski if he regretted arming and training future terrorists. He countered with his own questions: "What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Muslims or the liberation of central Europe and the end of the Cold War?"
That response came three years before 9/11. However, in 2006, even after "stirred-up Muslims" had hijacked four U.S. passenger jets, destroyed the World Trade Center and killed nearly 3,000 people, Brzezinski was still unrepentant. In an interview for the documentary "Our Own Private Bin Laden," he deflected blame for the rise of organized international jihadism to the Soviet invasion—the one he knowingly made more probable—and said those who link him to the phenomenon "live in a world of paranoia."
Brzezinski's Afghan strategy is a case study in the unintended consequences of U.S. interventionism, one that exposes the cold conceit of those who contentedly sacrifice the lives of innocents to the pursuit of grand geopolitical objectives.
In his willingness to make that trade, Zbigniew Brzezinski was much like Osama bin Laden. They may well share the same afterlife.
Brian McGlinchey's journalism has moved to a Substack newsletter—Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey
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Finland is a leading provider of peace mediation services. Finland's former president and a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Martti Ahtisaari, founded The Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) to provide top-end peace mediation services for countries in conflict. Currently, CMI is one of the world's three largest peace mediation organizations. Ahtisaari and CMI have been praised for bringing independence to Namibia, Serbia's withdrawal from Kosovo, and for facilitating the peace agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement. Finland's current president, Sauli Niinistö, is continuing this tradition by providing Finland as a venue for the resolution of international diplomatic disputes.
Although Finland is recognized for its prominent role in peace mediation, the use of mediation, in other areas, particularly business disputes, is underdeveloped. Court-annexed mediation – the only established mediation procedure in Finland used in public courts, with judges serving as mediators – is most commonly utilized to resolve family disputes and disputes between individuals. Only 0.02 % of cases dealt with by the courts in these proceedings concerned companies or foundations in 2014. Furthermore, just 20% of Finnish companies involved in disputes participated in some form of mediation or negotiation proceedings in 2014, and only 8% of these proceedings resulted in settlement.
Generally, the reason underlying the rare use of mediation in business disputes is a lack of knowledge. Lawyers address disputes, but mediation or negotiation skills are not taught in Finnish law schools. In addition, research concerning mediation and the culture of mediating disputes is underdeveloped in Finland. Until recently, mediation champions have been missing.
The vast majority of business disputes are resolved by arbitration in Finland – not in the courts. In addition, Finnish companies tend to choose arbitration over litigation in the courts because they value the non-public nature of the arbitration procedure and question the commercial expertise of judges. Since these same judges serve as mediators in public court-annexed mediations, it seems unlikely that Finnish companies will participate in mediation connected to the public courts.
Recently, there have been positive developments in the provision of private mediation services for businesses. For example, the Finnish Central Chamber of Commerce has established a platform to resolve commercial disputes through mediation.


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Dark Gate review - a retro RPG built right for mobile
Simon Sage
A throwback retro RPG by the name of Dark Gate was recently localized for English, and offers all of the classic feel of old-school role-playing games with a bunch of smart optimizations for the mobile interface.
The story starts off that Dark Gates are opening up around your area, unleashing unspeakable monsters into the world. You've got to keep the monsters at bay and close the gates to restore peace to the land. There's a long winding storyline that follows the characters on this mission, but at the end of the day, Dark Gate is like any RPG - kill monsters, level up, get new gear, rinse, repeat.
Graphics and audio
The blocky graphics and lo-fi animation will inspire a fair bit of nostalgia in anyone that had put time into old-school role-playing games like Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, or Final Fantasy. Some special abilities have cool lighting effects, but it's not the fanciest pixel art I've seen on mobile. For the most part, the visuals stays true to what you would have seen on a console 15 years ago. The audio follows suit with MIDI-style soundtrack and sound effects; small touches like the selection beeps and dialog scroll indicators are all in line with the retro esthetic.
In terms of sheer style, Dark Gate has a heavy anime angle that you see in both the dialog and the character portraits. Luckily, it doesn't take itself too seriously; there's a lot of light-hearted self-referential humor peppered throughout the game which keeps things fun. While I haven't beaten it yet to see how well the story pans out, it apparently branches based on who's in your party at any given time, with different possible endings depending on character choices. That should provide a nice amount of replay value for hardened RPG fans.
Gameplay and controls
Dark Gate is smart in that the layout and controls have been extremely well-optimized for touch input. Instead of trying to drag and drop the traditional d-pad onto the screen, players can get around simply by tapping where they want to go. City navigation is from a cross-section view (rather than the traditional top-down) so it's easy to find the inn or equipment shop without all of the running around of older games.
The combat is largely automated - again, a nice optimization for mobile. Characters in your party will automatically attack selected opponents, barring player interruption for special class skills.The classic RPG progression is maintained, with a particular emphasis on switching jobs. Characters can earn levels in multiple classes, and once mastered, anyone in the party can adopt the job. Jobs have their own special abilities and equipment restrictions, and there are over 70 jobs to unlocked all told. That said, being able to switch them on the fly provides a lot of customization in gameplay.
In-app purchases are employed to give characters access to premium gear, but it feels really out-of-place in what's supposed to be a retro game. To boot, premium currency is lost if anything ever happens to your saved games. For a game that already charges $2.99, the classy thing to do would have been to skip IAPs altogether.
Legit retro feel
Excellent control and layout optimizations
Out-of-place IAPs
Dark Gate does an excellent job of bringing old-school RPG action to Android while making just the right amount of adjustment for a touch-screen experience.
In-app purchases aren't handled well in Dark Gate, especially considering the current $2.99 pricetag is promotional; before long, it will be bouncing up to $5.99. Luckily, players don't have to rely on IAPs, and can enjoy the game as is.


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Q: How can I get NumberFormat to use a currency but with fractional cents/pennies? I'd like to use NumberFormat to convert a Double to a String. I'm currently using a NumberFormat based on a currency locale but this rounds the Double to 2 decimal places. How could I get it to not round the currency so that it includes fractional pennies?
So if I have
val doubleFormatMoney = 1.032323135

val format = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.US)

val stringFormatMoney = format.format(doubleFormatMoney)

Then we should have stringFormatMoney = $1.032323135 but instead I get stringFormatMoney = $1.03

A: The per-Locale currency format specification includes how many decimal places to use, since that varies by currency (some currencies use 3dp, for example the Jordanian Dinar). Therefore NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.US) includes rounding to 2dp by definition.
If you want to use the standard Double toString plus the Locale's currency symbol, you can do:
Currency.getInstance(Locale.US).getSymbol(Locale.US) + doubleFormatMoney

See How to get the currency symbol for particular country using locale?

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Ousmane Dembele wife: How long were they in a relationship? Daughter, salary, net worth
November 26, 2022 sweet Bio children Net Worth Relationship Salary
The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup took place from November 20 to December 18, entirely crossing the wait for FIFA 2022, because currently it is going on. The World Cup is being held for the first time in the Arab world this year. France V/S Denmark in a potentially pivotal Group D match. France entered the game on Saturday at 9:45 PM (Nepali Time) in the Stadium, with a determination to make a good first impression. Masour Ousmane Dembélé is a French professional football player who competes for both the France national team and La Liga team Barcelona as a winger. The famed Ousmane Dembele is wed to Rima Edbouche. Learn more about Ousmane Dembele wife, daughter, net worth, salary, contract, family and other details:
1 Who is Ousmane Dembele wife Rima Edbouche? Early life, social media, career
2 Ousmane Dembele wife: How long were they in a relationship before the wedding? Does the pair have kids?? Daughter
3 How much is Ousmane Dembele net worth & salary in 2022? How much does he make per match? Contract
Who is Ousmane Dembele wife Rima Edbouche? Early life, social media, career
Rima Edbouche, a lovely Moroccan performer, is the wife of Ousmane Dembele. The social media personality Rima. In 1999, Rima Edbouche was born in Douar Aghbalou, a town close to Guelmim in southwest Morocco. Therefore, the Moroccan woman, age 23, must.
She also has a huge following on Instagram, where she frequently posts photos of herself wearing a headscarf and covering most of her face. On the site, Edbouche presently has more than 4,902 followers and on Tiktok has 58.4M views.
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Ousmane Dembele wife: How long were they in a relationship before the wedding? Does the pair have kids?? Daughter
@r1dhooo_ #dembele #rimaedbouche ♬ CASABLANCA – Nuha Bahrin & Naufal Azrin
A few years ago, Ousmane Dembele and Rima Edbouche began dating, but they kept their relationship a secret until December 2021, when they made up their minds to make it official by getting married. It is unclear when they began dating because of how private their relationship has been, but it is assumed that Dembele and Edbouche began dating after the latter had joined FC Barcelona. Additionally, it's possible that they met in France, where Edbouche formerly lived and where the football player was born.
According to Moroccan tradition, the wedding ceremony was conducted. During the ceremony, he and Edbouche both wore traditional dresses and danced to Moroccan music. They have a daughter, born September 2022. He is a supporter of Premier League club Leeds United.
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On Twitter Sep 11, 2022 He captioned: Ousmane Dembele got married and he has been in top form since then. I am praying and hoping he will become a Father very soon cos I feel that version of him will be more monstrous.
1goal and 1assist to celebrate the birth of your Daughter @dembouz 🙌🙌🙌 https://t.co/dzYilt6A7K
— #TODOSJUNTOS🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷.#VAMOSARGENTINA. (@Hayzed_MessiFc) September 17, 2022
How much is Ousmane Dembele net worth & salary in 2022? How much does he make per match? Contract
His net worth is in millions. Ousmane Dembele's talent and hard work have earned her a lot of money and recognition as a footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team. Ousmane Dembele net worth is more than $20 million. The athlete has also been a star on the field for a long time and is one of his team's highest-paid and most successful players. He has a current market value of €60.00m. Adidas and puma are his brand endorsements. He has been playing professional football for almost more than ten years.
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Following the signing of a new contract at the Catalan club, the 25-year-old is expected to make up to £17 million annually. For each year of his contract, he will make a minimum of £13.5 million gross, with a further £3.4 million in bonuses available for each season.
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On 25 August 2017, La Liga side Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement to sign Dembélé for €105 million plus a reported €40 million add-ons. On 28 August, he had his medical and signed a five-year contract, with his buyout clause set at €400 million. Dembélé extended his agreement with Barcelona until June 30, 2024, on July 14, 2022.
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Tesla spontaneously catches fire with no crash
by Peter Valdes-Dapena @peterdrives June 18, 2018: 9:57 PM ET
Watch: Viral video of Tesla on fire
A Tesla Model S being driven by the husband of actor Mary McCormack caught fire on a Los Angeles street last week, McCormack tweeted Friday night.
She posted a video of the car stopped at the side of the road with flames and smoke coming from underneath it.
"This is what happened to my husband and his car today," she wrote. "No accident, out of the blue, in traffic on Santa Monica Blvd. Thank you to the kind couple who flagged him down and told him to pull over. And thank god my three little girls weren't in the car with him."
Tesla cars, which run on electricity stored in large battery packs in the floor of the vehicle, have been involved in a few recent incidents where the cars have caught fire after high-speed impacts. Gasoline-powered cars also sometimes catch fire even without a collision.
"This is an extraordinarily unusual occurrence," a Tesla (TSLA) spokeswoman said in an email, "and we are investigating the incident to find out what happened. Our initial investigation shows that the cabin of the vehicle was totally unaffected by the fire due to our battery architecture, which is designed to protect the cabin in the very rare event that a battery fire occurs."
Are electric cars more likely to catch fire?
Tesla cars are 10 times less likely to catch fire than gasoline-fueled cars, the automaker said, citing data from the National Fire Protection Association and U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Lithium-ion batteries, like those in Tesla cars, also ignite more slowly and burn in a more controlled way than gasoline.
Battery fires can be harder to put out, though, and require special treatment by fire fighters. Tesla and other electric vehicle manufacturers are training first responders on how to deal with crashes and fires involving electric cars.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it is sending an investigator to observe Tesla's examination of the car.
"The observation will provide the agency with an opportunity to learn more about fires in all types of battery-powered vehicles," the agency said.
The NTSB has investigated other Tesla fires in order to better understand electric vehicle fires and how emergency crews can best handle them.
McCormack tweeted that her husband was unaware of the fire under his car until passing motorists flagged him down. He was then able to pull over, stop the car and get out safely.
Mary McCormack appeared in the TV series West Wing. She also appears in a new ABC comedy series,The Kids are Alright, about an Irish family in the 1970s.
CNNMoney (New York) First published June 18, 2018: 11:35 AM ET


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Here is my entry for this week's Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge with the challenge of Cherry on top.
This is a photo taken last October, in a rather nice tea shop, in St Ives, cake was eaten!
Those of you who know me, or just follow me here may guess what my picture will be of this week – Cornwall, Wales, Ancient sites, the Sea, the Forests, the Mountains, Dancing, Music, Spirituality, Love, Karen. Any one of those help me through the daily grind and inspire the creativity within.
So what will I choose from these words?
This is taken at St Ives, Cornwall, looking out to the sea, at the liminal space between day and night, the land and sea, the ancient and the more recent.
You can see other entrants to this challenge here.


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Q: Define NFA for the following languages Question:

Define NFA for the following languages :

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*$L_1=\{\sigma w \sigma\big| \sigma\in\{a,b,c\},w\in\{a,b,c\}^*\}$

*$L_n=\{w\in\{0,1\}^* \big| the \ n^{th} \ from  \ last \ char\  is\ 1\}$

$Solution.A.$ we define NFA for $L_1$. Let $$A=( Q,\Sigma ,q_{0} ,\delta ,F)$$such that,$$ \begin{array}{l}
Q=\{q_{0} ,q_{1} ,q_{2}\}\\
\Sigma =\{a,b,c\}\\
F=\{q_{2}\}
\end{array}$$
and let $\displaystyle \delta :( Q\times \Sigma )\rightarrow \mathcal{P}( Q)$ the transition function such that: $$\forall \sigma \in \Sigma :\delta (\{q_{0}\} ,\sigma ) =\{q_{1}\} \land \delta (\{q_{2}\} ,\sigma ) =\{q_{1} ,q_{2}\} \land \delta ( q_{2} ,\Sigma \backslash \{\sigma \}) =\{q_{1}\}$$
$Solution.B. $ we define NFA for $L_n$. Let $$A=( Q,\Sigma ,q_{0} ,\delta ,F)$$such that, $$ \begin{array}{l}
Q=\{q_{0} ,q_{1} ,q_{2} ,\dotsc ,q_{n}\}\\
\Sigma =\{0,1\}\\
F=\{q_{n}\}
\end{array}$$and let $\delta :( Q\times \Sigma )\rightarrow \mathcal{P}( Q)$
the transition function such that:$$ \begin{array}{l}
\delta (\{q_{0}\} ,0) =\{q_{0}\} \ \\
\delta (\{q_{0}\} ,1) =\{q_{0} ,q_{1}\}\\
\forall n\geq 2,i\in [ 2,n] :\delta (\{q_{i-1}\} ,\sigma ) =\{q_{i}\}
\end{array}$$

I am not sure whether I wrote the definition properly in terms of formally. Therefore, I will be glad to see what you think about it. Thanks!


Ultimate 10 Day Land Based Itinerary Galapagos Islands including Galapagos Hotels and best Galapagos Tours.
The Galapagos Islands are almost as famous as their name is fun to say. Some 1400 hundred miles off the coast of its mother-country, Ecuador, this one-of-a-kind archipelago juts up from the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
The islands' isolated location far from land helps explain why native peoples from either the Pacific Islands or Americas never permanently settled here. But what the islands lacks in human history, they more than makes up for with their ecology.
The Galapagos Islands are one of the eco-tourism capitals of the world. That's because this single archipelago holds more endemic species of plant and animal life than anywhere else on the planet.
In fact, it was this unprecedented diversity that inspired Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution when he visited the Galapagos as a young man aboard the Beagle back in 1835.
Today, a quarter of a million visitors flock to the islands each year to retrace his footsteps and witness the beauty and wonder of the natural world themselves. Most reach and explore the islands from the luxury and comfort of a cruise.
And while that form of travel definitely has its advantages, it's also quite possible to see the islands on a land-based trip. I recently explored the islands and learned just how much they have to offer from dry land.
To help you plan an unforgettable Galapagos trip for yourself, I've put together this 10 Day Land Based Itinerary Galapagos Islands.
How to get from Baltra Airport to Puerto Ayora?
The only way to get to the Galapagos Islands is by plane. You can either fly from Ecuador's capital city Quito or from Guayaquil in the south of the country.
On the first day of your Galapagos adventure, you should plan to take a flight to Baltra, which is a small island next to Santa Cruz.
Before you can check-in with your airline, you have to go to luggage inspection and pay 20 USD. Afterwards you have to pay another 100 USD entrance fee for the islands.
Once you arrive at Baltra Airport, airport officials will check your documents and scan your hand luggage. Your checked-in baggage will be sniffed by two different, trained dogs before you can take it.
The government is understandably concerned that people bringing fruits, animals, and other organics from the mainland might put the ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands in danger.
The only way to get from Baltra Aiport to Puerto Ayora is by bus and ferry.
You can buy a bus ticket in the arrival terminal. This bus will get you from the airport to the ferry station, and it costs about 5 USD. From there, the ferry will take you to Santa Cruz and costs 1 USD.
Finally, you'll have to catch another bus to Puerto Ayora. The ticket for the 40km drive costs another 5USD.
There are many hotels in Puerto Ayora, but I recommend you to stay at Cucuve Suites.
This small boutique hotel is owned by a Swiss couple. They started with just a single room for friends and family. But now, there property has seven beautiful rooms only a few meters away from the main street with shops, travel agencies and restaurants.
Click here for more photos and information or to make a booking.
There are many small, local restaurants on Santa Cruz that offer lunch menus. I ate at "Como en Casa" a few times.
All places serve a soup, a main course like rice with beans and fish or meat, and juice to drink. A meal like that usually costs between 5 and 8 USD.
Las Grietas is a kind of crack where you can snorkel in freshwater between two tall cliffs. Although you won't see a wide variety of animals, this is still quite a spectacular place to snorkel.
If you climb over the rocks at the end of the main pool, you can find a second pool with much clearer water. There, it is much less crowded and you will see bigger fish.
For your first dinner in the Galapagos, I recommend you to eat at Los Kioskos street. At night restaurants put their tables and chairs out on the street, and you can order fresh seafood.
You can actually even choose your fish! I ordered a big fish for two, including drinks, rice and salad for just 18 USD.
Even though this is a land-based itinerary, that doesn't mean you shouldn't occasionally get your feet wet. While there's plenty to see on shore, the natural beauty and animal wonders of the Galapagos can also be seen under water.
A half-day bay tour with a local company like Galapagos Dreams Adventures will give you quite a story: snorkeling with sharks.
Sure, they're not that big, and they mostly hang out down at the bottom, but it's still quite the experience. After a few hours on the water, this tour ends with a cool hike.
The Charles Darwin Research Station honors the man who first exposed the Galapagos Islands to public imagination. On a tour of this research station, you'll be greeted with the same species of plants and animals that enthralled the young scientist nearly two centuries ago.
The station is most famous for its tortoise breeding program. They spearhead humanity's efforts to protect this endangered yet fascinating species.
You'll catch glimpses of tortoises in almost all stages of their life cycle. From babies with mini shells to lumbering giants older than the average (human) visitor.
Walk to Tortuga Bay Tortuga bay may be one of the best kept secrets on the island. This stretch of beach is the perfect way to begin a day of relaxation.
It's not often serviced by tour companies, which means us land-lubbers, more often than not, have it all to ourselves. The sand is soft and great for sunbathing.
The beach is also largely protected, making this a good place to wade in and go for a swim. Located some two and a half kilometers from Puerto Ayora (the main town of Santa Cruz), the best way to get here is on foot.
The hike takes about 45 minutes (each way) at a steady pace. The trail is well marked, so you don't have to worried about getting lost.
After a pleasant hike and a quiet morning by the ocean, I recommend you swing by Las Linfas Lagoon on your walk back to Puerto Ayora.
Called Laguna de las Ninfas in Spanish, this lagoon offers a cool and shady respite from the mounting midday heat. The body of water is flanked by massive mangrove trees and teeming with endemic wildlife.
As you wind your way around the park along the wooden boardwalk, see if you can spot the marine tortoises bobbing on the surface of the water. If you're lucky, you may even see a baby shark bolting along the lagoon bottom.
After three jam-packed, adventure-filled days, it's time to take an afternoon to pamper yourself. While on the Isle of Santa Cruz, I had the good fortune of booking a massage with Zenia Spa.
I've heard from several people that they're the best masseuses around, and my experience backs that up. With a clean and calming atmosphere, it was easy to melt into a relaxing zen as the masseuse toiled away at my tired muscles.
But they offer more than massage here. If you forgot to apply sunscreen on your bay tour yesterday, request their sun-soothing wrap. They say it works wonders.
Today we move on to our next Galapagos Island: Isla Isabela. I recommend you to take the first ferry at 07:30AM. That way, you'll have the whole afternoon to get a feel for Isabela's atmosphere.
The ferry ride takes around 2 hours 20 minutes depending on the weather. It can be quite a bumpy ride. If you are prone to seasickness, consider some motion medication.
Now that we've left the Isle of Santa Cruz behind and moved on to lively Isla Isabela, it's time to find a new place to call home (at least for the next few days).
Though there are more than a few quaint hotels and BnB's on this island, I cannot recommend Hotel Albermarle highly enough.
This boutique offers mainland accommodations while keeping true to the island feel. If you can, book a room facing the ocean.
The beach is just meters away, and the calming noise of crashing surf will lull you to sleep each night. A few other touches make this place a great choice: free wifi (not a guarantee in the Galapagos!), unlimited purified water, a delicious breakfast, and even laundry service.
Click here for more photos and information or to book a night for yourself.
Few know that the Galapagos Islands also once held one of Ecuador's most infamous prisons. "Muro de las Lágrimas, which translates to English as "The Wall of Tears" rises above Isla Isabela as a monument to that dark history.
The wall earned its name because it was erected by the prisoners themselves. The sharp volcanic stone used in its construction cut deep into their bare hands, causing immense pain.
Thankfully the prison was shutdown back in 1960. Today, visitors can reach the wall by a pleasant bike or hike along a well-marked trail.
This trail has several other attractions along the way worth stopping at, including a few beaches and viewpoints. Once you arrive, you can also climb a nearby small hill to explore an abandoned satellite station.
Join a day tour to Sierra Negra Volcano The Galapagos Islands rose from the floor of the Pacific Ocean thanks to eons of volcanic activity. If you'd like to get a better sense of this deep history, I recommend exploring Sierra Negra, one of Isla Isabella's volcanos, for yourself.
I booked a tour with Isatourex, a local company. They arranged transportation and picked out an awesome trail. The hike took us up over a kilometer above the ocean. From there, right at the edge of the volcano's caldera, the view was spectacular.
After that, we snaked across an old lava field to Volcano Chico.
Though well worth the trip, the hike up Sierra Negra can leave you pretty exhausted. So, when Isatourex drops you of back in Puerto Villamil, I recommend taking the short walk to Concha de Perla.
This small cove can be reached by a narrow path left of Puerto Villamil's pier. Watch where you step as you go—the island's marine iguanas have a way of appearing right out from under you.
Once you arrive, you'll be greeted with crystal clear water. If you have the energy, this is a great snorkeling spot. You'll find sea lions sunbathing and water teeming with fish and other marine life.
We'll start day six with a snorkeling tour you won't soon forget. The SUP "Paddle with the Penguins" tour gave me the chance to see one of the Galapagos Islands' most peculiar life forms up close.
The Galapagos penguins are the only species of penguins to reside in the northern hemisphere. Though there are several theories that explain how they may have made it here from Antarctica, once the penguins arrived, they thrived and adapted well to the islands.
The tour company provided all the snorkeling equipment (including fins and wet suits). We paddled out to one of the penguins known hangouts, and then dove in.
We were lucky and got to swim with not just penguins, but also mantas and sharks!
From Puerto Villamil, Isla Isabela's main town, travellers can take a nice stroll to the island's Tortoise Breeding Center. This center is a lot like the Charles Darwin Research Center back on Santa Cruz.
In addition to a bilingual museum, you'll get the chance to view the island's endemic tortoise species at nearly ever stage of their life cycle.
But the walk to and from the center also offers a few wildlife encounters. The route flanks several lagoons and the Wetlands Complex. If you want to see flamingos for yourself, this is the place to do it.
The last island we'll visit on our land-based trip through the Galapagos is San Cristobal.
San Cristobal sits a bit off by itself, about 50 kilometers east of the rest of the archipelago. Though not quite as big as Isabela, like the rest of the Galapagos Islands, it offers a few things you just can't find anywhere else.
On San Cristobal, you'll find El Junco Lake (the only year-round fresh water source on the islands), plenty of gorgeous beach, and even more opportunities for adventure. Chief among them are the Galapagos Highlands—miles of soft, rolling green hills to explore.
There are a few places to stay on San Cristobal, but my favorite is, hands down, Casa Playa Mann.
This hotel has almost everything visitors look for when booking local: solid, comfortable amenities with a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The suites, which are almost all ocean facing, come with a TV, personal fridge, and coffee maker.
A tasty breakfast is served each morning. As a bonus, the location makes this place worth the stay all on its own. The hotel's just a two-minute walk from its namesake, Playa Mann.
10 minutes on foot will get you to most of the island's other main attractions, including the main pier and the Interpretation Center.
The San Cristobal Intepretation Center is worth a walk-through if you'd like to learn a bit more about the human side of the Galapagos.
Unlike many of the other ecology-centered museums on the Galapagos Islands, this center looks at how humans have lived, impacted, and worked to preserve archipelago.
A few steps from the Intepretation Center, there's the head of a narrow trail leading to Cerro Tijeretas. This beach definitely has some snorkeling potential, so make sure you bring your snorkel and goggles (or you can rent them from Casa Playa Mann before heading out for the day).
Above the beach, there's ridge with some good views. After enjoying the water for a while, you can continue on down the trail that took you to Tijeretas. After another hour of walking, you'll come upon Baquerizo Beach.
The long hike makes this beach one of the least busy on the island. Here, you and your party will likely find yourself alone with nothing but the waves, sea turtles, mantas, and sea lions.
Kickers Rock is the most popular dive spot on San Cristobal. If you want to Scuba Dive during your visit to the Galapagos, this is the place to do it.
I booked a scuba tour with Planet Ocean, and the company impressed me at almost every stage of the experience. The modern equipment, professional management, and well-organized logistics made it so all I had to focus on was the dive itself.
On my first round, I encountered a school of 40 hammerhead sharks. I could barely believe my eyes as they glided through the water beneath me. This may have been my favorite part of my entire Galapagos journey.
We're not through with the water yet, though. After a morning dive with the sharks at Kickers Rock, I recommend relocating to La Loberia.
This white sand beach takes about 20 minutes to reach on foot (or, if your legs are beat from Baquerizo, you can catch a taxi for about 3 USD). When you arrive, you'll find a crescent shoreline bustling with hundreds of sea lions.
This colony is one of the largest on the islands. Thankfully, they're pretty acclimated to humans, and they don't mind sharing the water.
There aren't many other places where you can swim with the creatures so close. But remember that they weigh much more than you and can be aggressive. It's a good idea to keep a healthy distance away.
After eight days of gorgeous beaches, massive tortoises, underwater exploration and other-worldly species, you may be tempted to think that the Galapagos hold no more surprises.
But a tour of San Cristobal's highlands will leave you wondering what else the islands are hiding.
At first glance, the highlands' green, rolling hills might strike you as eerily similar to other parts of the world—Ireland, New Zealand, Iceland.
But upon closer inspection, you'll find this part of the island not only lush and welcoming, but absolutely fascinating and so much different than anywhere else. To help make the experience as engaging as possible, I recommend joining a tour of the highlands.
An experienced tour guide will be able to provide you with lots of information and give answers to the many questions you'll have. It is also possible to explore the highlands on your own, and one popular way to do that is by bike.
From Puerto Baquerizo Moreno you can ride your bike all the way to Playa Chino. This option isn't for the faint of heart, though. The route climbs almost 600 meters in each direction.
If you'd rather not explore the Galapagos highlands and would instead like to spend your last full day in the Archipelago in warmer waters, consider booking a 360 Degree tour. This tour is truth in advertising—it takes you on a 360-degree journey all the way around the island.
Beginning around 7 or 8 am, you'll embark by boat. For the next eight hours or so, you'll rotate between snorkeling, sunbathing, bird-watching, and snapping photos.
Destinations include Punta Pitt, Kicker Rock, Cerro Bunjo, and more. This last boat ride is a great way to catch a glimpse of the places we weren't able to fit into our short 10-day trip across the islands. Hopefully, you'll disembark at the end with some inspiration for where to go on your next visit.
It's been ten days since we first set foot on the Galapagos Islands. In that time, we've seen massive tortoises, paddled with penguins, dove with hammerheads, and swam with sea lions. We've walked to volcano's edge and navigated ancient lava fields.
We've enjoyed great food, a relaxing massage, and some of the best sand and sun the world has to offer. Still, even after all that, it's not uncommon, on your last day in the Galapagos, to feel a few pangs of regret.
The islands hold enough adventure for a lifetime, and we've just scratched the surface. Alas, until next time.
Most flights from the Galapagos connect to one of two cities in mainland Ecuador: Quito and Guayaquil.
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is a great jumping off point for some of Ecuador's other great attractions. Guayaquil is coastal city with an authentic feel, and a great place to go if you're not ready to leave the ocean behind.
Wherever you land, find a way to stay for a few days. There's plenty to see and do, but if you'd like some inspiration, check out our other posts on the best things to do in Quito and Ecuador.
Disclaimer: I was invited by Cucuve Suites, Hotel Albemarle, Paddle to the Penguins, Casa Playa Mann, Zenia Spa, Galapagos Dreams, Isatourex and Planet Ocean. My opinions, as always, are solely my own.


San Mateo County sheriff's officials are warning residents of a scam involving text messages claiming to be associated with the county's SMC Alert emergency notification system.
Residents have reported receiving an unsolicited text message from someone claiming to be a deputy with the "San Mateo County Security System" saying that authorities will be doing an annual inspection of businesses and residences that may include needing access to units.
Sheriff's officials say they will never send out a message via SMC Alert demanding access to a home or business and that anyone claiming to do so is an impersonator.
People should call 911 if they have any doubts about who is at their door since dispatchers will know if sheriff's deputies have been dispatched to the home, according to the sheriff's office.
County Supervisor David Canepa issued a statement today about the scam attempts.
Along with communicating during a major emergency or disaster, the SMC Alert system notifies residents about situations such as crime alerts, major road closures, and wildlife warnings, according to the county.


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The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation has ordered 10 15-passenger hybrid vans to increase miles per gallon and reduce vehicle emissions. Parks is the first department in the city to upfit its vans with a hybrid electric drive system, according to Paris Apollon, chief of operations for Citywide Services, NYC Parks.
The new vans will be equipped with XL Hybrids' XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System and replace older gasoline vans used to transport crews to various parks sites citywide. The department expects to see a 20-25% reduction in emissions by transitioning to the hybrid vehicles.
Parks hopes to expand the hybrid program to include cargo vans and 20-passenger buses. "Our metrics team will analyze the data from the system's data collection unit and based on the results of their analysis, we will formulate our future plans accordingly," Apollon stated.
The first two passenger vans are expected to be delivered in two months.


Hard-working lightweight Ray Beltran is facing up to the fact that he won't be able to finally win a world title on Friday night after missing weight by just four ounces for his WBO title bout against Takahiro Ao.
The 33 year-old Mexican-American was handed a third opportunity to claim a version of the World Boxing Organisation belt after losing out to Ricky Burns controversially in 2013, before a wide points defeat to Terence Crawford last time out.
After scaling 135.4lbs at Thursday's weight ceremony, only Ao will be able to pick up the vacant championship when the pair collide at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
It's a devastating blow to Beltran, who needs a victory more than ever to keep his hopes of one day realising his dream alive.


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namespace Pantheon\Terminus\Tests\Functional;

/**
 * Class DashboardCommandsTest.
 *
 * @package Pantheon\Terminus\Tests\Functional
 */
class DashboardCommandsTest extends TerminusTestBase
{
    /**
     * @test
     * @covers \Pantheon\Terminus\Commands\Dashboard\ViewCommand
     *
     * @group dashboard
     * @group short
     */
    public function testDashboardViewCommand()
    {
        $dashboardUrl = $this->terminus(sprintf('dashboard %s --print', $this->getSiteEnv()));
        $this->assertIsString($dashboardUrl);
        $this->assertNotEmpty($dashboardUrl);

        $dashboardUrl = $this->terminus(sprintf('dashboard %s --print', $this->getSiteName()));
        $this->assertIsString($dashboardUrl);
        $this->assertNotEmpty($dashboardUrl);

        $dashboardUrl = $this->terminus('dashboard --print');
        $this->assertIsString($dashboardUrl);
        $this->assertNotEmpty($dashboardUrl);
    }
}


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