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After a Master degree in business and general management in Grenoble, Sophie has worked in different cultural institutions in France such as the Opéra National de Paris (French National Opera House), Radio France International, a public radio service and TV broadcasting and in the medical area with the French blood services EFS (Etablissement Français du Sang). She is familiar to large organizations (1.000 to 8.000 employees) and has been involved in different international cooperation projects.
In 2009, she joined Universcience just before the merger of Palais de la découverte and Cité des sciences et de l'industrie and held the position of HR manager and Director, dealing with all collective and individual aspects such as bargaining, redesigning the recruitment, career development for both civil servants and private employees and on HR strategy. Universcience has been a major turning point in her career.
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The story of Saint Valentine does have a direct link to one or several early saints called Valentine (Figure 1). Many traditions have developed around this holiday, and most likely there were multiple traditions that were integrated as original records were lost. One of those traditions state that Valentines was a priest in Rome martyred for defying Claudius II, who had decreed his soldiers would not marry. He may have tried to marry soldiers in secret and when the emperor found out he had him executed. The heart may have been a symbol of love between the pair and this could have become a love symbol. Other scholars, however, dispute that such an edict would have ever been done by an emperor. Another story states Valentine tried to help Christians escape and he was imprisoned after he was caught. He eventually may have fallen in love with his jailor's daughter and he sent the first "valentine" to her. He may have greeted her by saying "Your Valentine" and this is where using valentine as part of the Valentine Day greeting may have originated. Another idea is that Valentine of Terni, who was a Christian bishop, who was martyred in 273 during persecutions. There is a legend that he married a young pagan soldier with a young Christian woman. On hearing his wife was dying, the soldier converted to Christianity so that he could be bounded with her forever and then he subsequently died shortly after his wife's death.[1]
We do know that Saint Valentine's Day was a feast day that likely celebrated a Christian saint and had developed when Pope Gelasius in the late 5th century CE declared that February 14th would be the feast day associated with the saint. However, the motives for this and stories associated with Saint Valentine suggest there may have been some earlier influences on the tradition. What we do know is that many early Christian traditions and feast days were often created to be similar to pagan festivals, as it helped early converts in transitioning to the new religion. Saint Valentine's Day may have not been different. The Lupercalia celebrations were a festival held on February 15th in honor of fertility and dedicated to the Roman god Faunus. The celebration may have also focused on the mythical founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus and how they were raised by a she-wolf. Goats would be sacrificed and the blood from goats, along with the hide, would be dragged and slapped or sprinkled on crops and women. This would bring women and crops luck in fertility. One legend stated that in this celebration, single women and men were sometimes paired and these matches often ended in marriage. However, some authors dispute its association with love between people. While it is possible that Pope Gelasius by the end of the 5th century CE saw Lupercalia as un-Christian and his declaration of Saint Valentine's Day on February 14th may have been intended to replace the pre-Christian holiday by combing some of the ideas of Lupercalia with a saint story, this is also uncertain.[2]
Saint Valentine as depcited by Bassano.
In Saxon England, young men or boys would often give women of their affections small gifts that included gloves. The fact that Saint Valentine's Day is near spring and foreshadowed it could have made it more festive in association with love. In some regions, Saint Valentine's Day began to be associated with spring since it was often the time people began to rework in their fields in preparing for the planting season. However, these events did not associate the day directly with love. Although the Roman and other stories associated with Saint Valentine could have connected the day with love, other later traditions may have further added to this idea. Geoffrey Chaucer, the famous early English author, wrote that the time was associated with birds beginning to pair themselves. In effect, it was a time of pairing and matches and associations of this to humans may have begun around that time.[3]
In 1400, Charles VI of France commissioned Charter of the Court of Love , which was a charter where on February 14th contests would be held related to love songs and poetry readings about love (Figure 2). While the accuracy of the story of this are not certain, what we do know is by the 15th century people did begin to wish their beloved valentine greetings. The developments around this time made have made chivalrous acts between maidens and single men and Valentine's Day associated. The Duke of Orléans, who was captured in battle against the English, wished his wife a sweet valentine. In England, Valentine's Day also began to be associated with gifts of sweets for children. It was during the Medieval period that young people put the names of the person they wanted to marry on their sleeves, which has come to us in the expression of putting your heart on your sleeve. In the 15th century, cards may have begun to be created with notes of affection, although they did not become popular until much later. By 1600, Shakespear's Hamlet has Ophelia discuss her love for Hamlet in association with Valentine's Day.[4]
By the 17th centuries, Valentine's day began to be popular among friends and lovers among different classes. At this point, people began to exchange tokens of affection and notes with each other expressing their feelings. Charles II of Sweden in the 18th century began to associate affection with flowers and it was possibly at this time that flowers were used with Valentine's Day. The single rose at this time may have come to symbolize romantic love.[5]
Modern Valentine's Day has been strongly influenced by American traditions that first derived from the mid-19th century. Esther A. Howland in the 1840s began selling cards and gifts that contained real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures. It was also this time that women began to be more strongly associated with Valentine's Day relative to men, where marketing began to focus more on them and today they constitute about 85% of Valentine's Day sales. It was around 1900 that Valentine cards were popularly produced throughout Europe and began to replace letters and notes that lovers would exchange. Valentine cards often contained secret compartments that the women of affection would have to find, which may have contained additional messages. The British chocolate company of Cadbury began to create decorated boxes of chocolates for Valentine's Day in the 1860s and that has since made chocolates another association with Valentine's Day.[6]
In the modern world, it is China and South Korean that have taken the mantel of spending the most on Valentine's Day. In other countries outside of the West, many of them had feasts or festivals associated with love. These customs have often been replaced or sometimes integrated along with Western Valentine's Day traditions such as sending chocolates and flowers to a beloved. For instance, in Wales, St. Dwynwen's Day was the day to celebrate lovers. This falls on January 25th. Aspects of this tradition are sometimes combined with February 14th in Wales or people simply celebrate the Welsh holiday with Western style Valentine's Day celebrations.[7]
↑ For more on how modern Valentine's day traditions started, see: Lee, R. W. (1984). A history of valentines. Wellesley Hills, Mass.: Lee Publications.
↑ For more on how Valentine's Day is celebrated around the world today, see: Williams, V. (2017). Celebrating life customs around the world: from baby showers to funerals. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.

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Genome Therapeutics Posts PathoGenome Database to Compugen s LabOnWeb.com
ALTHAM, Mass.--Genome Therapeutics' CEO Richard Gill said he considered other online options before deciding to make his company's PathoGenome database available on LabOnWeb.com, Compugen's web-based research engine that was launched late last year.
In the deal announced last week, Compugen became the seventh subscriber to Genome Therapeutics' proprietary database of microbial genomic data and gained exclusive rights to license it over the internet. Gill said Compugen would pay an annual "six to seven figure" subscription fee to Genome Therapeutics, and that LabOnWeb customers will access the data on a pay-per-use basis. Individual user fees will vary according to each user's status and the depth of access requested. Genome Therapeutics and Compugen will share revenues generated by those fees.
Gill told BioInform that several factors influenced his decision to make a deal with Compugen after considering other online portals: "We absolutely took a look at the space. Compugen's site is up and running and attracting the type of researchers we wanted access to. We wanted to get PathoGenome in front of a large group of scientists and we wanted to hit the ground running."
Gill said the deal provides Genome Therapeutics with new ways to penetrate the genomics research market. For one, if several scientists from one company begin hitting LabOnWeb for PathoGenome data, that company's management might be persuaded to invest in a full companywide subscription. Gill said that giving individual users access to data through LabOnWeb could also lead to broader relationships with pharmaceutical companies. "We build our business through pharmaceutical alliances. The hope is that they'll see the quality of our data and want to contract for sequencing," he said.
Lior Ma'ayan, general manager for LabOnWeb, also noted that the site is reaching users in some places more far-flung than Genome Therapeutics' reach. "Large numbers of users are coming from Europe and the Far East, with researchers from China and Japan leading," Ma'ayan said.
"That's superb global reach," remarked Gill, who said Genome Therapeutics' current customers are primarily in North America and Europe.
Ma'ayan added that LabOnWeb has been accessed by close to 1,000 establishments, more than 40 percent of them commercial companies, and the balance academic and research institutes.
LabOnWeb differs enough from other online research portals that "we are able to live in the same world," Ma'ayan contended. For instance, he said LabOnWeb is not an "e-commerce" site, but a research site. "In internet lingo, we're more an ASP (application service provider) model and less a portal model. Our aim is not to take the customer somewhere else; it's to do experimental work through our capabilities."
Once Genome Therapeutics' database has been posted to LabOnWeb, which Ma'ayan said could be a few weeks, users will be able to interrogate it using Compugen's Leads bioinformatics analysis platform and cross reference it with Compugen's proprietary data and gene expression data from Genzyme Molecular Oncology, with which LabOnWeb recently collaborated.
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'Pitch Perfect 2' Is Good But Not Great, and That's Okay
I'm not going to oversell this movie to you guys - it's good, but it's not great. It's a really entertaining film, the kind of movie that you won't regret seeing but also that probably won't change your life. A perfectly acceptable Friday night movie. Or a Thursday night movie. You get what I mean. It's above average but definitely less spectacular and life-changing than the original. And you know what?
I am totally okay with that.
Well, I am and I'm not. But I mostly am. I still maintain and believe strongly that every film should strive to make the best movie it possibly can. I have no sympathy for those who don't try. But it doesn't really feel like this movie didn't try. It feels like the writers and producers and director of Pitch Perfect 2 tried a lot, and came up with a movie that was pretty good, just not amazing. That's okay.
What makes me thrilled about this movie is not actually how good it is, but the very fact that it got made at all. I mean, we have to remember here that Pitch Perfect 2 is a sequel to Pitch Perfect, and that it's a sequel to a female ensemble comedy about college a capella competitions. I'm just saying, a few years ago none of this could even believe this would happen. The very concept of a female driven comedy being so successful it spawned a kind of mediocre sequel was unheard of.
And I know I'm kind of making a big deal here, but it's true. For a long time it seems like female media, especially comedy, has had to be exceptional to get any attention. Female-driven comedies in particular have had to be revolutionary or surprising or wonderful in order to get people to go see them. Hollywood has had this idea that unless a film is straight-up genius, no one will watch women be funny in it.
Well, Pitch Perfect 2 isn't genius, quite frankly, but it still got made and it made a buttload of money. Enough money that they're talking about making a third one. And you know what? I'm totally cool with that.
I want to reach this milestone. I want the idea of a super-successful lady comedy franchise to not be shocking anymore. I want us to just recognize how normal and pleasant this is now. I mean, we get to be living through the "summer of the female-lead comedy" right now, and that's awesome. Spy and Pitch Perfect 2 and Ricki and the Flash and Trainwreck and Grandma are all big name comedies coming out this summer, and that makes me really happy.
So, in general, before we even get to the review, I want us to take a minute and be happy. We've finally gotten to the place where we can admit how female-lead comedies are good and sometimes not, can be successful or mediocre, but that they're not a bad investment, and that one mediocre film doesn't mean no woman will ever be funny. Let's be happy and then put it to rest so we can move on with our lives.
Good? Good.
Okay, so the actual movie itself is, like I said above, not bad. Could be worse. It's basically a remix of the first one in a lot of ways, but I like the original, so I could be more bothered by that.
The basic premise is pretty simple: after dominating the college a capella scene for a few years and winning two more national championships, the Bellas are on top of the world. At least until a performance for the President goes horribly awry and Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson, still hilarious) accidentally flashes her vagina to the world. After that, the Bellas are aca-outcasts, with the collegiate a capella board ruling that they are no longer eligible to compete for the national title.
But there's a loophole, one that a desperate Chloe (Brittany Snow) quickly finds: they can't compete in the national competition, but they do still have a place competing in the world a capella championship if they so choose. Admittedly it's a long shot, since no American team has ever won (and Elizabeth Banks laughing hysterically about how the rest of the world hates us was pretty awesome), but it's something. If the Bellas win the world championships, they can be reinstated. If they lose, then they will cease to exist.
So the stakes are pretty high. Or at least as high as they're apt to be in a movie like this. All of our favorites are back - Beca (Anna Kendrick), Cynthia Rose (Ester Dean), Stacie (Alexis Knapp), Lilly (Hanna Mae Lee), Fat Amy, and the other girls are all seniors, while Chloe has deliberately failed all her classes for three years so she can't graduate. This is do or die for the Bellas.
Except for Beca, who has her other stuff going on. See, Beca has wanted to be a music producer probably since she could say the words, and now she has an internship at a real record studio, working with a record producer (played hilariously and with surprising heart by Keegan-Michael Key). She's an intern and mostly she just fetches coffee, but it's a foot in the door, and when she manages to impress her boss and help Snoop Dogg's newest record, Beca gets a very real shot at making her dreams a reality.
Only, and here's where the big conflict of the film comes in: she's afraid to tell anyone about it. Jesse (Skylar Astin), her boyfriend since the first movie, knows. Chloe doesn't. Beca's afraid to tell her because admitting to conflicting loyalties to a full-on panic mode Chloe is like dropping a cow in front of a shark.
Complicating matters as well is the presence of Emily Junk (Hailee Steinfeld), their only new Bella recruit. The Bellas were formally banned from admitting new members, but since Emily's mom (the spectacular Katey Sagal) was a Bella, she's a Legacy and the rules don't apply. Interestingly, it's Emily's eyes we see most of the story from, with her struggles to fit into the group, her frustrating that it's not everything she dreamed it would be, and her slow realization that as much as she admires these girls, they're still just normal people with problems.
And oh man do they have problems. Just like in the first film, the majority of the second act documents how horrible the Bellas are right now. They've totally lost their sound and swagger. To make matters worse, they're terrified of their biggest rivals for the world championship, a German "music collective" called Das Sound Machine. Das Sound Machine (or DSM as they sometimes call themselves) is a group of intense, hyper-competitive Germans who want nothing more than to crush the Bellas. Because they can, I guess?
Honestly, as enjoyable as this film is, the plot is nothing to write home about. Beca struggles with balancing work and Bellas, finding herself terrified that in the real world she has no actual talent for her chosen profession. Chloe stresses out about the competition but also about the idea of finally having to graduate college and move on with her life. Emily worries that the group doesn't care about her and it's not everything she wanted it to be. Fat Amy has a whole love story plot going on.
There are scenes of disastrous performances, an a capella competition in a basement (again), and even a scene where the girls start blurting out their feelings to each other while sitting in a big circle. So, yeah, it's basically a retread of the exact same plot and storyline as before, but that's okay. In a weird way it's comforting.
And, of course, everything turns out fine in the end. Because why wouldn't it? This is a feel-good college movie, so obviously our underdog heroes will win the day eventually. Not every movie will pull a Bring It On.*
What actually ended up surprising me in this film isn't the plot, but rather the emphasis on some of the themes. I mean, some of them were obvious and the same as the first film, but the big one that stood out to me is how the movie ends up really being about how women need to love and support each other, to be the network and backup and general family for each other because without that, life isn't really worth living.
It's not a revolutionary idea by any means, but the movie goes pretty strongly on that idea. When the Bellas don't listen to each other and work together, they stink. But when they pay attention to each others lives, when they support each other, they can make good music. It's not rocket science, but that doesn't mean it's not worthwhile either.
I like this movie. My roommate is always making fun of me because I adore heartwarming sports movies, and this is basically a heartwarming sports movie, let's be real. It's about underdogs working together and finding their groove and then winning a well deserved championship title. Yes, there's some cheese in there. And some stupid fat jokes. And a few moments of eyebrow raising. Yes, the plot is a little stale.
But it's a movie that makes you feel good inside without making you feel bad about anything either. And it's a film that chooses to focus on the bonds of sisterhood, across generations and class and race lines, the idea that you can choose to support the women in your life and that will make your life better. The big breakthrough in the film comes when Beca has a moment of humility and admits how scared she is, only to find that everyone else is scared too. That's important, and it's worth celebrating.
So. Final thoughts. The new Bella introduced aside from Emily, Flo (Chrissie Fit), is a fantastic addition to the team, with her commentary on her harrowing experiences growing up in Guatemala providing a really nice counter-point whenever one of the girls gets too "ah this is the worst thing to ever happen to anyone ever!" about it all. And Birgitte Hjort Sørensen** and Flula Borg are phenomenal as the leaders of Das Sound Machine.
Aubrey (Anna Camp) even gets her own hilarious cameo in the film where we find out what she did after graduation - hint, it involved parlaying her love of yelling at people with her appreciation for guns into a very lucrative career. Heck, even Benji (Ben Platt) gets some development here when he falls hard for Emily and proceeds to make himself into an even more awkward person around her. Somehow.
The real takeaway here, though, should be that it's a fun, enjoyable movie. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, and it doesn't really try. But that's okay. Entertainment is a perfectly acceptable goal for a film and I never got the impression that the people involved in this were half-assing it. No, it's a good film that isn't great about women supporting each other, and isn't that kind of nice?
Yeah. I think so too.
*I love that movie. Just saying. I adore it.
**If she looks vaguely familiar to you, it's probably because she played Tarsi, the super rad Wildling lady in the Game of Thrones episode "Hardhome". You know, the one where that super cool lady became a zombie because we can't have nice things. Her.
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Belgium is notorious for trendsetting art, design, fashion and...we almost forgot, cuisine. The country is world famous for its surreal luminaries such as René Magritte and Paul Delvaux. Must be something in the air perhaps?
Building on this long tradition of innovation, Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin certainly is the new kid on the (surrealistic) block. Filip Dujardin calls himself a photographer, but he is much more of an artist in the true sense. Belgians are notorious for their modesty although they are often super talented, which is precisely why we love them. Filip Dujardin is no exception... A soft spoken gentleman with amazing talent, he works from a modest studio in the medieval city of Gent. Armed with his camera and a vivid sense for imaginative creation, Filip Dujardin turns nondescript Belgian architecture into exquisite surreal images that would make René Magritte smile from ear to ear.
Most of the Filip Dujardin creations seem to defy physics in the way that most of them seem to be constructed by stacking portions of the building on top of each other with no rhyme or reason. A spectator might assume these eccentric buildings make no sense and could quite possibly be non functional. Some resemble a crumbled piece of paper while others look like random shapes jutting out from the side of another building. The inexplicable randomness and style of the buildings Filip Dujardin photographs is what makes them so irresistible to examine. We can only imagine how Filip Dujardin would interpret Le Corbusiers's "Unité d'Habitation" in Marseille, yes it's in France, but it would be the cherry on our pie.


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USA Cricket Combine report
By Mir Ali
USA Cricket Combine reportMir AliMay 28, 2018 May 28, 2018
The BP:L was honored to host the USA Cricket Senior Men's Combine in Chicago memorial day weekend. The best players in the midwest were on display as they competed for spots in the USA National Men's team. The BPL stadium was the venue selected by ICC America's for this combine as it boasts Chicago's first turf wicket, a pitch that performed impeccably over 3 days of play and was nothing short of an international level pitch. The players, selectors and spectators truly appreciated the efforts put forth by the BPL to elevate the quality of cricket with the turf addition, which is another feather in BPL's hat.
There were some notable performances this weekend. With the bat Srini Salver's excellent run-a-ball 81 on Sunday stood out, as did Ibrahim Khaleel's cultured fifty on Saturday – the classiest innings of the weekend, especially featuring his footwork against the spinners. Shaheer Hassan shone brightly but all too briefly – 3 sixes on Saturday and 3 more on Sunday (and probably the shot of the tournament – a six over point off USA speedster Ali Khan on Friday) demonstrated his brilliant ball striking ability to the national selectors that Chicago bowlers are all too familiar with, but he failed to build a substantial knock that could have thrust him to the forefront of the national conversation. The showing that would have made the USA selectors happiest, however, was that of Ali Khan – the former USA speedster who has been on a sabbatical from Team USA showed no signs whatsoever of rust and bowled with fiery pace and control, conceding very little in terms of runs, and consistently picking up wickets in most spells. The single highlight of the bowling this weekend was probably Ali's beautiful yorker that clean-bowled the well-set Ibrahim Khaleel on Saturday afternoon. One element missing in this combine was Chicago's very own star and USA national player Fahad Babar, who is currently playing cricket in Pakistan and is looking forward to playing Pakistan First Class this year and the PSL in 2019. No doubt he would have been sensational to watch this week, nevertheless we are proud of his achievements abroad.
There were good performances from some of our local players as well. In the forefront was Mohammad Sami Khan from the BPL who had an excellent weekend with both bat and ball – useful contributions with the bat in every match (30, 17, 36), and excellent off-spin that brought him 6 wickets in 16 overs highlighted by an outstanding spell on Sunday that brought him 3 wickets for 6 runs. Datta Prakash was solid with the ball, with 4-45 spread over 12 overs in the two 50-over games. Sikander Soleja was consistently solid with the ball, conceding only 48 runs in 14 overs spread over 3 games – but unfortunately was given very little opportunity to demonstrate his outstanding hitting ability this weekend, consistently batting very low in the order (including, strangely, being sent in at #11 on Saturday – when he promptly made 14 not out off 10 balls with a four and a six before running out of partners!) Anupam and Amit Kumar were solid in their opportunities with ball too – and Koti shone with his consistency with the ball in the middle overs, though did not live up to his well-known ability with the bat. And it was especially great to see young 15-year-old leg-spinner Tejas Vishal get an opportunity to bowl at the best senior batsmen of the region on Sunday along with youth opening batsman Vignesh Sundaresan as both were consistent and promising for US cricket.
The weekend was a memorable one as the players walked away with a sense of pride and motivation to work towards becoming the best of the best and someday play for their country. The BPL is committed to improving the standard of cricket in America and to make cricket a sport for all Americans.
Click on the below link to see the pictures from the combine.
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Smartflower Blooms in New Brunswick, Canada
Last month, NB Power, the primary electrical utility for the Canadian province of New Brunswick, went solar with SmartFlower Solar and one of its authorized Canadian dealers — NU-NRG Group. NB Power proudly welcomed the first SmartFlower in New Brunswick by showcasing the unit on the headquarter's front lawn. Now employees, clients and guests are all greeted upon arrival by the larger than life solar flower, a visible testament to NB Power's commitment to a greener future.
SmartFlower Solar had the opportunity to speak with the delightful Jemma Johnson of NB Power's Systems Operations Engineering Department. Read the exclusive interview below!
SF: How and when did you first learn about the SmartFlower?
JJ: "I saw a video of the SmartFlower on social media one evening in March, and it intrigued me to look more into it."
SF: What were your initial thoughts and questions about the product?
JJ: "I was initially very intrigued by the SmartFlower and interested to learn more about its maintenance requirements and how much power it consumed for the opening, closing and cleaning functions."
SF: What key factors led you to opt for the SmartFlower versus a traditional rooftop system or ground mount?
JJ: "Our primary focus for this project was to learn more about the SmartFlower technology and testing. The SmartFlower makes some large claims about efficiency, its ability to handle harsh weather and lifespan. We wanted to be able to see for ourselves how well the SmartFlower would perform in the New Brunswick climate particularly harsh winters, and how this compares to the typical rooftop system. Aside from the attractive design, one of the key features for me personally was the claim to be 40% more efficient than a typical rooftop system. I have a personal interest in renewable energy and reducing waste. A product that claims to be more efficient, therefor using less material interests me."
SF: How are you utilizing the SmartFlower for your energy needs?
JJ: "We are using the SmartFlower to supplement our office energy needs at the Energy Control Centre."
SF: What was your customer experience like with your installer, Nu-NRG Group? Were your support needs met?
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Q: Updating content in .Net Maui BlazorWebView We are about to make a hybrid app of sorts of our current Web based app to enable offline usage along with some more usage of native app functionality in mobile devices. The app we are developing is today running on .net5 (soon to be 6) under iis and we have decided to use .net maui and the new blazor webview as the basis for our mobile device app. This way we can move the server engine code to the client (it´s fairly light weight), actually reuse most if not all of our current javascript code and css and keep developing the two platforms (web and mobile app) in parallell.
The one issue we are facing right now is that our app can change at any time. Using a web GUI our administrators can alter the contents of the app, including text, images, sound files and also other content. Our idea was to simply download the new/changed content and store on device and then the webview should be able to use it offline as well. Text content is easy but we can´t quite figure out how to do this for images and audio/video though. It seems the blazor webview is locked into only displaying content from the wwwroot assets folder, which would be fine except we can´t really add content to that folder after deploying the app (as far as we have figured out at least). So my question is what is the best way to handle something like this? Ideally I would like to be able to change where the webview is looking for content to a directory that we can write to (we are able to write files in some kind of file system, just not the assets/resources which are part of the app package). One solution we could use (for images at least) is to set the source to base64encodings of the images, that way we can load the encodings from disk but it seems kind of hackish and also not really an option for sound and video.
So what would be the best way forward here?
Base64encoded images and audio/video only when online? Preload the images (and possibly videos) in the webview (but hidden) and rely on the webview to cache them for offline viewing? (can we force offline caching of them?) Is it possible to make the webview look into a folder we can write to?
If anything is unclear the comment and I´ll be glad to try and explain it better...

A: There are couple of options here.

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*Create Blazor WebAssembly PWA Project.

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*This would allow you to run offline, with additional benefit of
communicating with your backend API if needed.

*Since this runs inside/under browser of the device, you have access to few Sensors like Location (GPS), camera etc. via HTML 5 if that is all you need. Any changes that you make to your front-end or backend will become available on next restart of App by the user once deployed on your webserver. The user will have same user experience as he would have on web browser.

*Your users can create icon on the iPhone or Android much like a AppStore App, but to do this they will have to open your site once in
safari or chrome on their mobile device.

*Create WebView (instead of BlzorwebView) based Device Project and point the WebView to your Website.

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*This would allow you to publish your App to AppStore or PlayStore.

*This kind of app would immediately show any changes that you make to your appp as soon as you publish it to your webserver.

*You will have to test Sensor access for each platform as it is very Dicy.
I have heard that Apple is bit strict on allowing app to be published on their store when it only has WebView and nothing else, nevertheless this should be quick to find out since you don't have to code anything, just package and publish a shell app.

*Creating Blazor Hybrid.
In this model your code will have full access to native sensors, but for any changes you will have to re-deploy. you can have code that can make API call, but using that to update your app would be unsupported hacky way of doing it, which is not recommended.
If your need is to access sensors not supported by HTML5, blazor Hybrid is the way to go.

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One of South Wales' most fashionable places, Cowbridge is full of sophisticated shops and plays host to a fantastic food festival.
Called Y Bont-faen (the stone bridge) in Welsh, this understated historic market town has become one of Wales' most fashionable places to see and be seen. Originally a Roman settlement, it is one of very few medieval walled towns in Wales: the South Gate and portions of the walls are still standing. You'll get a great view of Cowbridge from the 14th century St Quentins Castle. ½ mile south of the town, which is included in the Iolo Morganwg Heritage Walk (Vale Trail 9). A couple of miles away and slightly off the beaten track is Old Beaupre Castle, a ruined medieval fortified manor house.
The town boasts dozens of predominantly independent boutiques and restaurants. Some are spread along the High Street, others are in the arcades at Mason's Yard and Verity's Court – where you'll find the Old Wool Barn art and craft workshops. Eating out in Cowbridge is always a treat. The town boasts a superb range of bistros, restaurants, pubs and wine bars catering for every taste.
Right in the centre of Cowbridge are two delightful spaces: Old Hall Gardens and Cowbridge Physic Garden. All plants in the Physic Garden were to be found in Britain before 1800 and are grouped together according to their uses for cooking, healing and dyeing fabric and wool.
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Turned over in February 2014, this upscale community named after the father of modern and unconventional Filipino art, Victorio Edades, offers only a limited number of units, which include one-bedroom flats, two-bedroom flats, two- bedroom garden villas, three-bedroom garden z-lofts, and three-bedroom lofts.
One-bedroom flats have a floor area of 67 square meters, while two-bedroom flats measure 132 square meters. The two-bedroom garden villa's upper level is 68 square meters, while the lower level is 73 square meters. The three-bedroom garden z-loft's upper level is 79 square meters, while the lower level's floor area is 124 square meters. The three-bedroom loft's upper level is 59 square meters, while the lower level is 161 square meters.
Part of Edades' first-class service includes state-of-the-art amenities such as a lap pool, function rooms, landscaped pocket gardens, and a central piazza that houses high-end boutiques and top dining establishments. Rising across Amorsolo Square, the first of four prominent residential towers within West Block, Edades Tower and Garden Villas is near Power Plant Mall, The Rockwell Club, and Ateneo Professional Schools.


Pie & Performance gathers artists and audiences interested in activating empathy and steeping in togetherness. The performances take place in various rooms, hallways, and corners of a three-story home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. And, there is always pie! Organized seasonally by Amity Jones, Kirsten Schnittker, and Tara Sheena.
In the final weeks of the Judson Dance Theater:The Work Is Never Done exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Movement Research, an organization with a direct lineage to Judson, will hold classes and workshops. I'm happy to be working for the MR artists holding classes and workshop in the atrium of the museum. Come take class and say hello!
AUNTS has invited me to rehearse new work at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, NJ. I will be in residence there for six days this December and look forward to sharing my process with visitors.
Ghost Tongue Ruler premieres February 16 and 17. The work draws from studies in Qi Gong/CoreMotion, Body-Mind Centering, human physiology, and a wealth of religious, fictional and pop culture imagery. With collaborators/performers Emma Rose Brown, Samuel Hanson, Kirsten Schnittker and visual advisor Sofie Iommi, the performance investigates associations and significance of the heart. It explores ghosts, tongues and rulers; appearing and disappearing; being together and communicating across modalities.
I'm performing in Michael Portnoy's Relational Stalinism - The Musical at American Realness this January!
I will be performing in a workshop presentation of Melinda Ring's Vast Action.
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R E V I V A L : so you're thinking this? no actually, not at all, like, the opposite is a re-look at a "failed" collaboration that we embarked on during the summer of 2014. As collaborators, we were unsteady; as makers, we were all over the place. We had ten different dances that we wanted to make, and we couldn't tear them apart. We would start a new one every week. It was, you could say, the worst. So, what happens when we attempt to recover the ideas and dynamics we abandoned three years ago? Have we changed? Has the work changed? Can we understand what we were trying to explain? Can we do it better?
AMITY JONES and KIRSTEN SCHNITTKER are dancers who also like to make things, often together. They met in NYC while working on a project with a canary torsi two years after college. It's important to know that Amity is from the Oregon Coast and Kirsten is from the Colorado foothills. They have danced in each others' work in NYC and Newport, OR – Kirsten's Yours And Our Devices (2015) and New Performer (2017) and Amity's Quite on Hold (2016).
Curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones, the DraftWork series hosts informal Saturday afternoon performances that offer choreographers an opportunity to show their work in various stages of development. Performances are followed by discussion and a reception with the artists and curator.
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Ever since jumping headlong into the opera industry – first as a performer and then on the administrative side of the table – I've noticed that lots of people are curious whether I'm willing or able to name my very favorite opera. I've never been particularly good at choosing favorites. That said, should I ever find myself banished to a desert island, with the mysterious rule that I can only take along a few opera recordings with me, Eugene Onegin would easily make it into that first handful I would grab as I was pulled from my home!
Opera is considered by many to be the ultimate artform. More than any other discipline, opera brings all of the arts together into one—hopefully—seamless theatrical experience. Opera is not created in a vacuum. and the history and culture of its creators influence and shape the pieces we perform.
The following review by David Shengold is of Arizona Opera's Feb. 1, 2015 production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in Tucson.
Nationalism was a big deal in the 19th century, and in this age of revolution, music was often used to create this sense of national identity. Whether it was the bel canto operas of Italy, the romanticism of German, or the theatrical flair of France, Verdi, Wagner, Meyerbeer (although not French, he did a lot for French nationalism) and others created music that defined the nations they represented.
Click here to find your photograph from the lobby photos of Rigoletto at Phoenix Symphony Hall.
Whether it be the recent Metropolitan Opera production of Rigoletto, which moves the action to Las Vegas in the 1960's, or that particular turn of phrase above that we've used to help publicize our production of Rigoletto, I've had many people ask what we're going to "do" to the opera.
When Arizona Opera began to plan how we wanted to launch the first artistic season planned entirely by us, the current administration, a few things were clear. Practical goals needed to be achieved in order to capitalize on the momentum our company had enjoyed in the previous season—the two most important of which were building larger audiences and garnering more support for our art.
Verdi is one of the greatest operatic composers of all time. While this sentence may seem hyperbolic, ever since he hit his stride in the 1850s, Verdi reputation as the greatest musical dramatist has only grown, and it is Verdi's mythic status that makes his works among the most performed operas in the world.
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Iris Arnesen is the author of Nine Famous Opera: What's really Going On! and The Romantic World of Puccini: A New Critical Appraisal of the Operas. She is a lecturer on opera and editor of The Opera Glass, a performing arts periodical that covers opera, theatre, dance, and concert music.
Our 2014/15 Season in photographs!
En la celebración de la primera ópera de mariachi del mundo Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, Arizona Opera presenta el Festival de la Herencia Hispana. Estamos celebrando nuestras diferencias culturales con el fin de encontrar el fundamento en común que nos une.
Instant Opera! Coming to a School Near You!
On an early Friday morning, another opera received its world premiere thanks to the students at Liberty Elementary and our OperaTunity Troupe. Since early September, our teaching artists have been touring southern Arizona performing Instant Opera. This zany, 40-minute program teaches kids about the basics of opera all while teaching them how to create their own stories!
Top 10 List- 2014/15 Season!
I can't believe the 2014-15 Season is already here. After almost 18 months of planning, we can't wait to share these five wonderful pieces with Arizona audiences. From classic to contemporary operas, from traditional to conceptual productions, we have it all!


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Mi código del formulario es este:

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Listo amigo, tengo entendido que es exactamente lo que buscabas, al elegir cierta cantidad en automatico se pasa al input de abajo. Saludos.
(Dale a "Ejecutar" para que lo veas, por si acaso)

A: Hola carlos te dejo una opcion para lo que necesitas , tome tu mismo HTML , lo que podes hacer primero es referenciar ambos inputs , en este caso lo hizo por su ID como veras y como necesitas que la tarima final en la seleccion sea menor o igual que la tarima inicial solo setie el atributo min  al valor actual del input que contiene las tarimas iniciales , esto se ejecuta cuando se escucha un cambio en el segundo input , con el evento change, espero te sirve , saludos

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McGuire Says FOP Ready for Court Battle
After an opinion yesterday in favor of the Louisville Fraternal Order of Police, the union president says they're ready for a possible court battle with Metro Government.
A hearing officer with the state Labor Cabinet said yesterday the city should stop charging its police officers for use of their take-home vehicles. The fees were put in place last year and then raised this year to offset a budget shortfall.
FOP President John McGuire says if the final opinion issued by the Labor Secretary goes their way, they're prepared for the city to appeal to circuit court.
"In our opinion it would be a loser for the city, but they've drawn out long legal battles over clear, losing cases before so it wouldn't be a surprise if they took that stance again on this," says McGuire.
The union contends the fees are illegal because they weren't negotiated through collective bargaining. The city says the take-home cars are a privilege, not a right.
Louisville Metro Government officials say they're consulting with the county attorney's office on how to proceed.
Published May 20, 2009 By scrosby
Categorized as Local News Tagged budget, Fraternal Order of Police, take-home cars
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The season of Snow Emergencies has started! After 9:00 PM on days like tonight, where several inches of snow have fallen, St. Paul officials are sticklers when it comes to clearing the roads quickly. This tends to result in hundreds of vehicles being towed to the impound lot and it costs nearly $300 to get your car back. In these rough economic times, that money could be used for other things.
If you're a Saint Paul resident and you've been expecting a phone call to let you know that you need to move your car, it's never going to come. St. Paul has canceled the Code Red automated system that would call residents to notify them of snow emergencies.
Interested in knowing more about the parking rules of St. Paul after a snowstorm? We know just where you can find Saint Paul snow emergency information.
Other communities throughout the Twin Cities metro area, like Minneapolis, have different rules for parking in snow emergencies. Most restrict or prohibit evening and overnight parking on the street after large amounts of snow have fallen so that plows can clear the streets. Check your specific city's website to find out if street parking rules apply to you.


Diego Restuccia was a senior economist in the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from 2005 to 2006. He is currently a professor of economics at the University of Toronto.
Diego Restuccia was a senior economist in the Research Department from 2005 to 2006. He is currently a professor of economics at the University of Toronto.


There's probably a pretty good chance you, or someone you know, take fish oil supplements to help stay healthy. But did you know that fish oil for dogs could also provide health benefits?
Here are some of the reasons why fish oil for dogs might be something worth considering.
Fish oil is good for dogs for many reasons, since it contains two omega-3 fatty acids. One of these fatty acids is known as EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid). Supplements also contain DHA or docosahexaenoic acid.
Now, a dog's body can't produce its own omega-3.
The vast majority of dog owners, of course, make sure their beloved companions get the vitamins and nutrients they need. They're very careful about the foods they buy their pets because they want them to be as healthy as possible at all times. But dogs can still become obese even on a healthy diet.
Whether you're giving your dog vitamins or any other type of supplement, you want to be careful. You should always talk to your veterinarian first to make sure it will be completely safe to do so. If your vet says fish oil will be safe for your pet, here are a few tips to help you make the right choice.
You obviously love your dog and want your pet to be as healthy as possible. You give your dog the best food you can, making sure it's packed with vitamins and nutrients, if you want to give your dog's mind, joints, and skin a little extra support. But you might also want to consider giving your pet fish oil supplements – as long as you get your vet's OK, of course.


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Oct. 4, 2018 – West Bend, WI – It's expected to be another week yet before the remodeled McDonald's on S. Main Street is open in West Bend.
Construction started in August at 1140 S. Main Street. Gone is the Galactic theme and indoor playland. A new setup is under construction.
Click HERE for a trip down memory lane on what the old McD's playland looked like.


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Stocks are lower this morning as the markets fret about Deutsche Bank. Bonds and MBS are up on the risk-off trade.
Deutsche Bank, which is being fined by the US government for $14 billion is starting to see some hedge fund clients back away from it. While it probably doesn't really pose any systemic risk (the US government isn't about to bankrupt German's biggest bank) it will cause a flight to safety, which will push down Treasury yields. If this snowballs, look for more easing out of the ECB, and potentially another excuse for the Fed to stand pat.
Personal Incomes rose 0.2% last month while personal spending was flat. The core personal consumption expenditure index (the Fed's preferred inflation measure) rose 1.7% YOY, which is below the Fed's 2% inflation target. Larry Summers says income inequality is depressing spending by about 3%.
The Chicago Purchasing Manager Index rose in September.
Consumer confidence improved in September.
Janet Yellen mused about the Fed buying corporate bonds and stocks in order to respond to a downturn after they have hoovered up all the government debt out there.
Seriously delinquent loans fell to 1.24% in August, the lowest level since April 2008. Pre-crisis it was below 1%.
Stocks are lower this morning as oil rallies. Bonds and MBS are down small.
Initial Jobless Claims came in at 254k, which is at a 43 year low. When you take into account population growth, that number is astounding. The last time jobless claims were around these levels, we had just ended the draft for the Vietnam War.
The third revision for Q2 GDP came in at 1.4%, which was an increase from the second estimate of 1.1%. Non-residential fixed investment and consumption drove the upward revision. The Personal Consumption Expenditure Index (the Fed's preferred measure of inflation) came in at 2%, spot on with their target. Gross Domestic Income fell 0.2%, which is a disappointment.
Consumer Comfort ticked up last week, according to the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index.
Immigrants are much more educated today than they were a couple of decades ago. That is creating issues in the housing market. Traditionally, low-skilled immigrants were builders of housing. Today many are arriving with college degrees, and therefore they are much more likely to be buyers of housing. This partially explains why inventory is tight and why it is hard to find skilled labor.
Corporate profits fell 1.7% YOY in the second quarter. This is the third consecutive drop, which is a worrisome stat for the stock market, especially as the Fed begins to take away the punch bowl.
Separately, are rising incomes helping to alleviate the problem of affordability? The drop in GDI didn't help. The ultimate issue will revolve around the long-term unemployed. Do they come back into the workforce or stay out? If they come back, wage inflation will be modest until that reservoir is used up. Ultimately that is better for the economy long-term. If they stay out, it will depress consumption and will probably start pushing up wages for those that do have jobs. Watch the quits rate on the JOLTS job openings. That will be the tell.
Home prices rose 0.5% MOM and are up 5.8% YOY, according to the FHFA House Price Index. Home price appreciation is the highest in the West and Mountain states, while the Northeast and Middle Atlantic are bringing up the rear.
Existing Home Sales fell 0.9% in August as tight inventory depressed transactions. The median home price was just over $240,000 which was a 5.1% YOY increase. Housing inventory was down to just over 2 million homes, which is a 4.6 month supply. First time homebuyers accounted for 31% of sales. Strong job growth and low mortgage rates are pumping up demand, but builders remain reticent.
The Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.2% last month, lower than expectations.
New Home Sales came in at an annualized rate of 609k, a little better than expected, but below last month's 659k pace. The median sales price of new houses sold in August 2016 was $284,000; the average sales price was $353,600. The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of August was 235,000. This represents a supply of 4.6 months at the current sales rate.
Central Banks are dumping Treasuries, which is putting pressure on bonds, even thought the latest economic data is on the weak side. US investors (especially bond funds) are on the other side of the trade. This is also a warning to investors to take a look at their bond funds and determine how much interest rate risk they are bearing.
Minneapolis Fed Head Neel Kashkari did a Twitter Q&A about monetary policy. He is worried more about deflation than inflation and doesn't see a bubble in housing.
Tonight, candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will have their first debate. The latest poll numbers show a dead heat, and a Trump lead when third party candidates are included. Note that the debate will be up against Monday night football, so all the post-debate polls will skew female which will be more favorable for Hillary than Trump.
Donald Trump's fitness for office has been a much discussed topic during this campaign season. Democrats, not surprisingly, dismisses him as entirely unfit to be President. A bit more surprising, at least on the surface, is the sizable contingent of non-D's, conservatives and libertarians alike, who make equally strong pronouncements about Trump's lack of fitness for the office. To be honest, I count myself among those who do. Notably, however, there has been an almost complete lack of any discussion about his opponent's fitness for office. Why is that?
It seems that simply because HRC is a standard politician, acting well within the bounds of behavior and ideology that are standard for her party, and she has maintained a long-standing presence and a good deal of experience on the American political scene, that she is deemed to be suitable to hold the office, even by those who think she is entirely wrong from a policy perspective. She is wrong, they say, but wrong within the normal bounds of American politics. I think that notion is worth challenging. Specifically, I'd like to propose that, as a progressive, HRC is ideologically unfit to be the president.
Now, by ideologically unfit to be president, I do not mean simply that her policy preferences make her unfit. I do not think that she is unfit because she is pro-abortion, or because she favors raising the national minimum wage, or any of the other policy stances on which I hold an opposing view. What I mean is that her progressive ideology prevents her from honestly taking the oath of office. If she were to profess that as president she will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, she would be professing a lie. Simply put, progressivism as an ideology is not compatible with the US Constitution.
This really shouldn't be a matter of too much controversy. In a campaign speech in 1912 proclaiming the virtues of progressivism, the original American progressive, Woodrow Wilson, laid out the basic conflict between progressive ideology and our founding document. Using the strained metaphor of government as a "living thing", he asserted that government cannot be constrained by fixed rules, as a machine is constrained by Newtonian laws of physics. It is ever changing and must "evolve" according to its environment, just as organic life evolves. (Wilson was apparently under the strange impression that the evolution of living things takes place outside of the laws of Newtonian physics.).
Wilson's progressivism was particularly opposed to the constitutional notion of the separation of powers as a means of protecting citizens from abuses of power. He disparaged the idea, fundamental to the Constitution, of "checks and balances".
Instead, Wilson argued, the various power centers of government must be centers of "quick cooperation" in pursuit of "their amicable community of purpose", responding to "the commands of instinct or intelligence". The source of this "purpose" and the "commands of instinct and intelligence" guiding government power was not identified, but the implication was clear. The various branches of government ought not be checking the power of the others, but rather should be acting in concert to achieve government directed "progress". To the extent that there are to be any "checks and balances", they are checks against the lack of "quick cooperation" in implementing progressive policy.
Thus was born the radical notion of a "living" constitution, which changes not by the process explicitly laid out in the Constitution itself, but rather by an assumed-to-be natural process of simple re-interpretation, required by the presumed needs of the day as determined by the government itself. Or, in other words, a completely unconstitutional approach to the Constitution, one in which the only limit to the power of the federal government is the willingness of those in power to claim that circumstances require that power to be exercised. And one that has gained traction in undermining the Constitution ever since.
This disdain for the restraints that the constitution places on the federal government, and hence on the ability of the federal government to effect progressive goals, as well as disdain for the constitutional method by which the Constitution can explicitly "evolve", has grounded progressive politics since Wilson. It was the basis for FDR's radical New Deal legislation and his subsequent strong-arming of SCOTUS into allowing it. It is the basis on which progressives have come to appoint judges to the federal courts, making a litmus test out of a willingness to adopt the "living constitution" theory of interpretation, changing the Constitution not by popular acclimation but instead simply by judges declaring that it says what they want it to say. It is the basis for much of Obama's executive actions as president, the perfect example of which is his immigration policy on amnesty and deportations, which he explicitly acknowledged in 2011 that he did not have the constitutional authority to implement, but he later went and did it anyway.
This is the legacy of progressivism that HRC has inherited and the ideology which she seeks to further as the president. And it is inherently in conflict with the Constitution. To be clear, this is not an argument that progressive ideology is deficient (although I think it is). This is not an argument that progressive goals pursued at the federal level would be to the detriment of the nation (although I think, on the whole, they have been and would be). It is simply an argument that progressivism, whether good or bad for the nation, is not compatible with the Constitution as it actually exists. Which means any progressive who would take the office of the Presidency must, of necessity, lie when taking that oath.
*So, BTW, is Donald Trump, which is exactly what makes this election so painful for anyone who actually cares about American constitutional government.


Here is a crazy idea I just had...my sons (11 & 7) are out of school for the summer beginning June 15. I could take June 15 off work and we could drive from Williamsburg, VA to NYC, park somewhere outside of the city, take a train in, spend two nights and leave the morning of the 17th and be home in time to meet DH (working policeman) for a Father's Day evening.
Sounds like a great idea to me! I love doing spontaneous stuff like this, but my husband doesn't, so I don't usually get to. I've been wanting to go to NYC sometime this summer as well. I live in TN, so it would be an even further drive for me.
I've never taken a train there, so I don't really have any advice, except go for it and have fun!
Consider this. Drive up to Baltimore and take a bus to NYC from the Baltimore Travel Plaza. The service is very frequent, takes you to mid-town Manhatten, parking is free and even with w people, it will not cost sifnificantly more than driving since most of the tolls are between Baltimore and NY, not to mention the price of gas. If you prefer a train, leave your car at the BWI airport AMTRAK station. Parking while not free is reasonable. The train will be considerably more expensive than the bus.
Reneeinva - Its probably too late for this trip but watch for sales to NYC on Airtran out of PHF. They can be very cheap.
Birdie - I checked this a.m. and it is close to $1,000. I almost choked. Especially since I have seen some of the great advance purchase prices! Maybe next time. I figure the car/bus/train trip can be part of the adventure!!
basingstoke2 - I never thought about the Baltimore bus idea. Have you ever done that? Thanks!!
A friend from Washington, DC, always drives 3 hours north to the Metropark railroad station in New Jersey. There is an enclosed garage that costs $5 a day. From there you can take a frequent New Jersey Transit train into Manhattan. From Williamsburg, your drive time would be longer, but the parking situation has appeal.
I live near Baltimore and have family in NY so I have done it a number of times. The Baltimore Travel Plaza is easy to reach. It is the first exit past the Fort McHenry tunnel and is next to the Best Western Hotel. You can see the Best Western from I95. Weekday fares are $69 each RT - a bit more on weekends and holidays. One RT ticket is not too much more than the just the tolls you would pay back and forth. Check Peter Pan Bus lines for further info and schedules.
basingstoke2 - pack your bags!! Greyhound is having an online sale - $35 each roundtrip!
If you're up for the long boring drive up 95, I would also recommend parking at Metropark - its about a 40 minute ride right into downtown Manhattan. Frankly, I hate the drive and would recommend either taking the Amtrak (which can be a little pricey - if you go over a weekend, you can expect to spend about $100 PP each way) or the bus from Baltimore, which is substantially cheaper and only about an hour longer than taking the train.
Thanks for the tip. I just might.


This is where the Dunkin Donuts was supposed to be, but 18 months after announcing the location, it's still not here.
Some of the rapidly diminishing number of tenants in the Shoppes at Loggers Run have expressed extreme frustration with the management company and the builders for — to paraphrase — moving at a snail's pace building the outparcel, not telling tenants and the public what's happening, and not improving signage for retail stores now blocked from street view. Area residents watching the building know that construction workers were only present a few days each week for months. A quick search of permitting in the Palm Beach County zoning system reveals a number of failed inspections, although an item labeled as "final building" does show a "pass" as of June 13th.
The Shoppes At Loggers Run is, to an observer, a very troubled shopping center. Several spaces are vacant, with the only notable new tenant being a vaping shop. The center sits directly across from Loggers Run Middle School, leading many area residents to ask why the center would permit a vaping store to take residence so close to a school.
We'll update when we learn more about the Dunkin' Donuts which is taking longer to build than The Bridges.


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Q: SimpleXMLElement (string) casting not working as expected Here is the print of a SimpleXMLElement:
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
    [Amount] => 6.00
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This is what I am doing:
$amount = (string) $xml->Amount;
echo $amount;

I can see 6.00 without any issue on screen but functions still see this value as 0 (false) even if I am using casting. I double-checked it as follows:
$amount = $xml->Amount;
var_dump($amount);
// Returns » object(SimpleXMLElement)#189 (1) { [0]=> string(4) "6.00" }

$amount = (string)$xml->Amount;
var_dump($amount);
// Returns » string(4) "6.00"

$amount = (string)$xml->Amount[0];
var_dump($amount);
// Returns » string(4) "6.00"

It should work but it doesn't and I don't know why. Immediately after the casting, I'm using $amount to calculate a percentage value but I always end with $amount and $percentage equal to 0 (zero).
Edit. Here is the requested part of code:
$amount = (string) $xml->Amount;
$amount = $amount / $rate;
$amount = number_format($amount, 2);

$percentage = ($amount * (1 / 100)) + 0.10;
$percentage = $percentage / $rate;
$percentage = number_format($percentage, 2);

p.s. $rate is another variable that is 100% fine, correct and that always exists. It doesn't come from SimpleXMLElement.


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AnitaB.org CEO Brenda Darden Wilkerson shares top takeaways focused on driving change toward intersectional gender and pay parity for the tech industry coming out of vGHC 2020.
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Where to start? This was the question that opened the annual Grace Hopper Celebration several weeks back as it has been the topic leading millions of conversations on the pandemic, social justice, political unrest, natural disaster and more. In acknowledging the many trying moments of recent months, especially within the setting of a celebration, the focus became less about what one might expect to hear, and more about what needs to be said.
When it comes to achieving intersectional gender and pay parity around the world, let alone in the tech industry, figuring out where to start is an age-old question. It is especially difficult amid the passing of trailblazers like Fran Allen, Elizah Cummings, John Lewis, Katherine Johnson and of course, the notorious Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. These are people who lived their lives to the fullest, and in so doing, made the world a better place for everyone.
Yet, while Justice Ginsburg saw great changes in her long life having entered law school in 1956 when women accounted for less than 3 percent of the legal profession in the United States, to today, with nearly half of U.S. law students being women, she never did see gender and pay parity in her lifetime.
If history is any indication of what's to come next, women, and especially women in tech, could be in trouble. Our economies worldwide have taken a dramatic toll, and the financial impact will last much longer for women, including our ability to find work, keep work, and be fairly paid. If not careful, this will exacerbate an already challenging work culture that excludes those that need equity the most, and a dangerous financial outlook for women and families, as well as GDP.
The work of everyone in the tech community is part of a much greater fight than perhaps many realize. Women in tech have a responsibility to elevate themselves and one another as much as allies and those in positions of privilege have in providing infrastructure to establish equitable footing. Technologists of all backgrounds do not have the luxury or privilege of only focusing on individual career pursuits; the world and future generations need us to be and do more.
In living that mission, AnitaB.org shared results of the annual Top Companies for Women Technologists report – a national benchmarking program that identifies key inclusivity trends, looks specifically at technical employees and awards companies that are making the most progress toward equity – and honored New York Times, ADP and Ultimate Software as this year's winners out of 51 companies and more than 500,000 technologists. At vGHC, the audience heard from Minda Harts, author of The Memo, Joy Buolamwini, founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, Marian Croak, Vice President of Site Reliability Engineering for Ads, Corporate Engineering and YouTube at Google, and many more who are fighting the greater fight through their everyday work. That includes allies like keynote speakers Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe – two powerhouse leaders who used their platforms to inspire millions, support women founders, and advocate for pay parity, equal representation, and fair treatment in health and wellness for all.
After an invigorating week at virtual GHC earlier this month where thousands of women technologists and leaders shared their insights, here are just three key takeaways for how this community can work together, partner with others and keep the momentum for change:
1. "Self-Made" is A Myth
The concept of being "self-made" or "doing it yourself" is a myth. Nobody has ever achieved success alone – especially in times of turmoil – and that's a good thing. Strength and power comes from learning from one another. We must realize our own power and use it to change reality not only for ourselves, but also for others. Understanding that is but one of the strengths of our international community AnitaB.org creates year round.
2. Support STEM Students
One of the most critical points in a technologist's career is at the very beginning. The pandemic especially has had an increasingly negative impact on students working to complete their degrees – especially in STEM, and especially those who were already marginalized the most. Encouraging the industry to become more inclusive starts with encouraging talent to become a part of it. One of the ways to offer support right now is through giving to AnitaB.org Tech Journey Fund to offer micro grants to students in need.
Consider the potential energy of your desire to impact inclusive technology alongside that of other women technologists. We host GHC because we are, and will continue to be, a community in need of each other in an industry that is still on its way to becoming truly inclusive. In making our place known and accepted, with or without ease, we are moving and will move the needle. Follow up with your connections, take risks with your asks and claim the space needed to put important work on the agendas of others. Together we build a community of diversity in tech, and we contribute critical ideas and culture that will make inclusive technology a given and life-changing tech solutions a reality.
From partnering with companies to benchmark their progress toward inclusion, to connecting next generation talent with today's industry leaders at events like vGHC, providing genuine support and investment to one's self as well as others can genuinely impact the industry for good. That is the goal – because women technologists do things differently, and those differences will be the future of inclusive technology.
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