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Trudy Levy's "Moving Through Time and Space" is on exhibit at a desert art museum beginning Oct. 20.
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Trudy Levy is exhibiting her newest ceramic piece, "Moving Through Time and Space," at The Palm Springs Museum of Art. The opening reception is from 6:15 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Elrod and Meyerman Sculpture Gardens. The exhibit runs from Oct. 20 to Dec. 9.
Levy, discussing her inspiration for her most recent piece, said, "The concept of a clay tube traversing through the vessel came from accompanying a dear and inspiring friend, mentor and healer who was near the end of his life, vigorously living every last minute before he transitioned. The process of working on the piece was an exercise in preparing to say, 'good bye for now.' The piece references my mentor and his journey as he leaves us and moves through time and space to the next dimension."
Also, Levy explores adding sculptural and gestural aspects to her utilitarian-based vessel while simultaneously referencing the human form.
The geometric designs found in this latest piece are a continuation in experimentation of Levy's ongoing series, Tribal Art Nouveau. A whimsical voice guides her decorations and placement of "appendages." This process emerged during a weeklong meditation retreat in Northern California where she experienced a deep and
profound stillness that revealed her innermost voice.
Each vessel in Tribal Art Nouveau is made from slabs of clay and decorated with a unique design reflecting her love of math, geometric forms, and a quiet contemplation of relationships. These designs, inspired by her inner visions and rooted in the human experience, are abstractions which are symbolic of the interrelationship of all that is found in the universe. The vessel forms
themselves are a metaphor for the beauty and simplicity of human existence, where relationship with oneself finds its own unique dynamic balance.
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Oppositional defiance disorder: When your kid isn't just "difficult"
Nothing prepared me for my daughter's explosive rages and vindicative behaviour. But, there are solutions for families who have defiant children.
By Hilary Thompson April 15, 2021
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"You're wrong about everything, Mom. I hate you. And I don't like your hair either!" screamed my five-year-old child while trying her best to punch me in the leg. Her screaming fit, which lasted an interminable hour, was sparked when I asked her to put on her shoes so we could leave for the store. Luckily, this time, no one was hurt.
We call these epic fits (screaming, kicking, throwing things) hurricanes. She'll grab me, trying to punch and scratch me and I'll attempt to restrain her so she won't hurt either of us. While she's usually better behaved in public, I've left the grocery store dragging my screaming daughter more times than I'd like to admit. At any given moment, my sweet child can morph into something unrecognizable.
Like other parents of defiant children, I was at a complete loss. It can be hard to know what's causing our kids to act out, what steps are needed to stop the disruptive behaviour and when to seek help. Nothing prepared me for parenting a defiant child, but, as I found out, the news isn't all bad: There are solutions for families who have defiant children.
What defines a defiant child?
My daughter had been a pleasant, easy baby. Suddenly all that changed when she turned three. She destroyed books and wrote on walls (sometimes right in front of me), and when I tried to stop her from doing something it would bring on another hurricane. I could use rewards, threaten consequences and take away prized toys and she still would refuse to do what I was asking. Occasionally (just to keep me on my toes), she'd comply—it was so unpredictable.
Parenting coach and author Elisabeth Stitt had a similar experience with her child. "From around 15 months to 27 months, every day was an exhausting battle of wills," she says. But as her daughter learned to talk and negotiate her way in life, things became a little easier. Heaven help anyone who tried to rush her, though. This brought on a "category five tantrum."
Defiance is a spectrum. There are strong-willed kids who were just born that way, others who may be reacting to a short-term traumatic event, and kids who might be formally diagnosed as having a more extreme condition called Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD).
Typically, a child is diagnosed based on anecdotal evidence from their parents or guardians, who often bear the brunt of the child's defiant behaviour. The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC), a U.S. organization that provides childhood trauma training programs, notes it's very hard to observe defiant behaviour in a clinical setting where children might not act up. The diagnosis of ODD, is defined as a pattern of irritable mood, argumentative behaviour and vindictiveness that lasts at least six months. The child is often easily annoyed or resentful, loses his temper quickly, argues with authority figures and refuses to comply to rules. Often, defiant children will deliberately provoke others and blame them for their own mistakes or misbehaviour.
According to a report from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), between one and 16 percent of children and adolescents have ODD. Boys with ODD are more apt to argue with adults and lose their tempers, while girls tend to lie and be uncooperative.
It is important, though, to separate a chronically defiant child (or a child with ODD) from a child who is exhibiting disruptive behaviour due to an acute trauma in their life (such as a divorce or a sudden move). As a reaction to a traumatic event, the defiance tends to be temporary; with consistent parental support, the behaviour should be short-lived.
This is why it's important to look at what might be causing the behavior. "These disorders are misdiagnosed because you focus on the behaviours and not the cause of the behaviours, which can be trauma," says Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S, a registered play therapist based in Utah, who works with defiant children and their parents. "It is important to get to the root of the behaviour."
What sets off a defiant child?
The word "trigger" has become the buzzword of our decade, but the term is appropriate here. As we gain more knowledge in psychology and behavioural studies, it becomes clear that behaviours can be triggered by events, or reminders of events, that are or have been traumatic for a child.
My child had medical issues that affected her behaviour. Because so much of her young life had been beyond her control, she sought to take back some of that control wherever she could get it. Anything that threatened her sense of control brought on a tantrum. Stitt had a similar experience with her daughter—things would escalate when she did not get her way.
Anything that reduces a child's ability to cope can also be a trigger, so sleep and hunger often plays a major role. Sujay Kansagra, physician and director of Duke University's Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program, says that getting adequate sleep is critical. "Sleep is a core pillar in supporting normal brain function," he says. "Without it, we are all prone to disruptions in energy, mood, and behaviour. Poor sleep can worsen behavioural problems in children, it may be the cause." This issue can become especially problematic with the introduction of technology and its negative effect on sleep, he says. Unexpected changes in routine, harshly worded verbal orders, inconsistent transitions between activities or situations, disapproving body language, or requests that aren't developmentally appropriate are also common triggers .
My child is defiant—now what do I do?
Early intervention is crucial with a defiant child. Several different treatment options are available, but the most successful options usually include a combination of parental training and play or talk therapy, depending on the age of the child and the severity of defiance. In fact, studies have shown the most effective way to reduce the behavioural issues is early parental intervention and training. (Often times, training the parent is easier than training the child.) ODD children who remain untreated can go on to have a more extreme condition called Conduct Disorder, which can lead to substance abuse and delinquency.
As a play therapist who consults frequently with exasperated parents, Clair Mellenthin agrees, noting that discipline with defiant kids can be tricky. "An authoritarian approach will normally backfire," she says. "Try instead to catch your kids in the act of behaving well and use positive reinforcement. Most of these kids have low self-esteem and when parents are more punitive it tends to reinforce negative behaviour and worsen their self-esteem issues."
It is clear that defiant children require a unique approach to parenting and discipline, which can be frustrating to figure out. Julie Polanco was desperate to help her defiant son and heal her family. "We tried many conventional discipline strategies first and none of them worked…In fact, he got worse." Timeouts, punishment and grounding weren't working. Finally, she says, they had a revelation. "He wasn't the one who needed changing, we were. We were so focused on the bad behaviour, that we didn't realize that he felt unloved and rejected."
Polanco found that giving her son more control improved his self-esteem and made him happier. They chose to focus on his strengths and build his self-confidence by listening to him and offering support. Logical consequences, such as working to pay off a stolen item, worked best.
As for me, I realized that I couldn't parent my five-year-old like I parented her older sister. I had to give her choices and not project my will onto her—I had to give her room. When she flew into a rage, I had to give her love and stay physically present, without letting her hurt anyone. It felt like a delicate dance. In the end, though, I sought therapy for both of my girls that included training for me on how to address their unique needs.
Therapy did as much for me as it did for them. I met with the therapist for fifteen minutes before every session. She helped me refine my parenting techniques, taught me new ways of relating to them and guiding them. They bloomed.
Parents, you don't have to do it alone, and there is hope.
For most kids, symptoms of ODD improve over time. The AACAP report claims that 67 percent of children diagnosed with ODD will be symptom-free in three years if they receive treatment. Other studies show that the younger a child is at diagnosis, the less likely their symptoms will resolve completely. But what does that mean for their futures?
First of all, their odds of success increase markedly if they recieve treatment. And excellent parenting goes a long way. Science also tells us that a little pluck can help middle schoolers down the road. In a 40-year longitudinal study published in Developmental Psychology in 2015 found that defiance was a main indicator in determining which children went on to become successful adults (as defined by income level).
"One explanation might be that individuals with higher levels of rule breaking and defiance of parental authority also have higher levels of willingness to stand up for their own interests and aims, a characteristic that leads to more favorable individual outcomes," say researchers. In other words, they make excellent salary negotiators and are persistent in the face of resistance when it comes to accomplishing their goals.
Mellenthin agrees. "These kids are so resilient," she says. "They have so much strength and determination. The traits that drive you crazy as a parent are going to help them be very successful as adults."
Stitt's daughter, who is 21 now, is a force to be reckoned with. "For anything she values, she has been focused and driven in her approach. She is currently writing an honour thesis for her undergraduate neuroscience major," Stitt notes. She says that her daughter is consistently self-motivated, hardworking, and organized.
After changing her parenting strategy, Polanco has also seen her son flourish, become a leader and stand up for himself. As for my daughter, who is still only six, the future remains unknown but hopeful. Watching her teach herself to roller skate with no one's help was a clear demonstration of her persistence. I have no doubt that she will accomplish all the things that she sets her mind to—her defiance is becoming more productive.
There can be a broad range of defiance in children. If you feel that your child's defiance is disruptive at school or at home, and has been for longer than you can tolerate, it is probably time to seek professional help. Luckily, with treatment and training for both the parent and the child, defiant children can go on to lead happy, fulfilling, and successful lives.
This article was originally published online in March 2018.
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Treppendorf ist ein Gemeindeteil des Marktes Burgebrach im oberfränkischen Landkreis Bamberg.

Geschichte
Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung mit dem Namen "Trebunestorf" war 874. Bis zur Eingemeindung nach Burgebrach am 1. Januar 1972 war Treppendorf eine Gemeinde. In der Denkmalliste sind sieben Objektes in Treppendorf eingetragen.

Geografie
Nachbarorte des Kirchdorfes sind im Norden Burgebrach, im Nordosten Försdorf, im Südosten Hirschbrunn und Oberköst, im Südwesten Reichmannsdorf und im Westen Dippach.

Wirtschaft
In Treppendorf ist das Musikhaus Thomann ansässig, das weltweit größte Versandhaus für Musikinstrumente mit rund 1500 Mitarbeitern.

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Geographie (Burgebrach)
Ort im Landkreis Bamberg
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Bamberg)
Ersterwähnung 874
Gemeindeauflösung 1972
Kirchdorf (Siedlungstyp)

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For the purposes of remote\_ip, we need a library to (1) parse strings from CIDR notation into a usable representation for (2) checking if an IP falls within a certain block. At the time of this writing, there are a couple [CIDR libraries](https://hex.pm/packages?search=cidr) available on Hex.pm:

* [inet\_cidr](https://hex.pm/packages/inet_cidr)
* [erl\_cidr](https://hex.pm/packages/erl_cidr) (an Erlang wrapper around inet\_cidr)
* [cidr](https://hex.pm/packages/cidr)
* [cider](https://hex.pm/packages/cider)

Due to the shortcomings of these libraries, remote\_ip rolls its own `RemoteIp.Block` module. This app serves as a testing ground for comparing remote\_ip's implementation against the others to validate whether it's actually an improvement.

## Results

Using [benchee](https://github.com/bencheeorg/benchee), we run a block of code repeatedly for a static amount of time (after a warmup) and count how many iterations we got through. Thus, in the _iterations per second_ results charted below, bigger is better: it means we performed more operations in a given amount of time.

### Parsing CIDRs

This benchmark generates 1,000 random CIDR strings and measures the time it takes to parse them all with each different library.

![A data plot for the CIDR parsing benchmarks](img/parse.png)

```console
$ mix run parse.exs
Randomizing with seed 294598

Operating System: macOS
CPU Information: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1038NG7 CPU @ 2.00GHz
Number of Available Cores: 8
Available memory: 16 GB
Elixir 1.11.4
Erlang 23.2.7

Benchmark suite executing with the following configuration:
warmup: 2 s
time: 5 s
memory time: 0 ns
parallel: 1
inputs: none specified
Estimated total run time: 28 s

Benchmarking cider...
Benchmarking cidr...
Benchmarking inet_cidr...
Benchmarking remote_ip...
Generated tmp/parse.html
Generated tmp/parse_cider.html
Generated tmp/parse_cidr.html
Generated tmp/parse_comparison.html
Generated tmp/parse_inet_cidr.html
Generated tmp/parse_remote_ip.html

Name                ips        average  deviation         median         99th %
cider            269.94        3.70 ms     ±7.72%        3.61 ms        4.74 ms
remote_ip        264.49        3.78 ms     ±9.78%        3.70 ms        5.22 ms
inet_cidr        243.27        4.11 ms     ±9.25%        4.08 ms        5.51 ms
cidr             169.52        5.90 ms    ±11.24%        5.77 ms        7.79 ms

Comparison:
cider            269.94
remote_ip        264.49 - 1.02x slower +0.0763 ms
inet_cidr        243.27 - 1.11x slower +0.41 ms
cidr             169.52 - 1.59x slower +2.19 ms
```

### Checking IPs

This benchmark generates 1,000 random CIDRs and 1,000 randoms IPs, then uses each library to check every combination (1,000 CIDRs x 1,000 IPs = 1,000,000 checks per iteration).

To avoid conflating the performance results, we perform the CIDR parsing ahead of time and don't measure it in the actual benchmark. Similarly, both remote\_ip and cider must encodes the incoming IPs as integers, so we perform that step outside of the measurement as well.

![A data plot for the IP checking benchmarks](img/check.png)

```console
$ mix run check.exs
Randomizing with seed 570890

Operating System: macOS
CPU Information: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1038NG7 CPU @ 2.00GHz
Number of Available Cores: 8
Available memory: 16 GB
Elixir 1.11.4
Erlang 23.2.7

Benchmark suite executing with the following configuration:
warmup: 2 s
time: 5 s
memory time: 0 ns
parallel: 1
inputs: none specified
Estimated total run time: 28 s

Benchmarking cider...
Benchmarking cidr...
Benchmarking inet_cidr...
Benchmarking remote_ip...
Generated tmp/check.html
Generated tmp/check_cider.html
Generated tmp/check_cidr.html
Generated tmp/check_comparison.html
Generated tmp/check_inet_cidr.html
Generated tmp/check_remote_ip.html

Name                ips        average  deviation         median         99th %
remote_ip         14.60       68.50 ms     ±1.43%       68.65 ms       70.67 ms
cider             10.68       93.66 ms     ±2.41%       93.86 ms       97.84 ms
inet_cidr          6.37      156.88 ms     ±2.89%      157.15 ms      165.46 ms
cidr               1.53      652.73 ms     ±0.91%      652.71 ms      661.14 ms

Comparison:
remote_ip         14.60
cider             10.68 - 1.37x slower +25.16 ms
inet_cidr          6.37 - 2.29x slower +88.38 ms
cidr               1.53 - 9.53x slower +584.23 ms
```

## Other considerations

Performance is a nice, objective nail in the coffin for these other libraries. But they also have other issues that make them impractical to use:

* inet\_cidr doesn't parse individual IP addresses, so instead of `"1.2.3.4"` you have to say `"1.2.3.4/32"`
* cidr's `CIDR.match/2` interface is awkward compared to the boolean `contains?/2` functions provided by everyone else
* cider fails to distinguish between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, so it produces false positives like
    ```elixir
    iex> Cider.contains?({0, 0, 0, 1}, Cider.parse("::1"))
    true
    ```

remote\_ip's implementation neatly handles all of these limitations while also performing significantly better.

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Darren Eadie, former NCFC footballer and presenter on Mustard TV. Photo by Simon Finlay.
The countdown has started. The On Air red light has just been fitted and the green screen studio is a-buzz with the TV presenters trying out the new sofas.
In the middle of them all and looking as at ease in front of the cameras as he was on the pitch at Carrow Road, is Darren Eadie - former Norwich City midfielder, soon to be the lead presenter of The Mustard Show, the magazine programme that will be the flagship offering from new local television station, Mustard TV.
With the Norwich-based TV service going on air at the end of the month, Darren is preparing to present the show live each weekday evening. Rather than being daunted by the intense pressure of live TV, he says he's thrilled at the chance to be at the heart of the city's newest venture.
"I love being part of this city. People care about Norwich and about Norfolk and they are rightly proud of it, so I think Mustard TV is going to be really well supported; it really taps into that sense of community," he says.
Darren is no stranger to broadcasting, but The Mustard Show marks a new beginning - a completely new TV service, one of the very first to have been granted a local TV licence in England, and Darren, for once, won't be talking sport!
"When you are playing football, all you are focused on is football and making a career out of it. But then with injuries at 28 I came out of it, and it was then a case of forging a new career. I've got into punditry on the radio and then with Anglia TV, and I found I really enjoyed it but it has always been sports orientated. So when the chance came to take it further with Mustard TV, I was delighted.
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"The retreat has taken a back seat for the moment for me, although I am really keen to get it going," he adds.
The past two years have been busy with setting up and running his charity website, www.sellebrity.org.uk, through which he auctions items donated by famous personalities. He also runs Sellebrity Soccer, which was behind Jamie's Game at Norwich City's ground last May, when a celebrity team including members of the pop band McFly, actors from EastEnders and the Harry Potter films, and Norfolk-born sports commentator Jake Humphrey take on Darren with other Norwich legends like Darren Huckerby, Dean Ashton and Iwan Roberts.
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Warren Vigus has over 15 years of experience in the business of sports which includes contract negotiations, sponsorship consulting, brand management and talent representation. Prior to becoming a founding partner of Clutch Studios, Warren made his mark in the sports marketing industry working for two NFL teams and managing a wide variety of high profile national marketing platforms and sponsorships for Octagon, one of the largest marketing and consulting agencies in the world.
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CANADA DROPS WJC CAMP FINALE TO THE U.S.
PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Connor Ingram (Imperial, Sask./Kamloops, WHL) and Evan Cormier (Bowmanville, Ont./Saginaw, OHL) combined to make 31 saves, but Canada's National Junior Team hopefuls lost 5-1 to the United States on Saturday in their third and final game at the Sport Chek Summer Development Camp.
Nicolas Roy (Amos, Que./Chicoutimi, QMJHL) scored Canada's only goal.
Canada finished the exhibition series with the U.S., Finland and Sweden with a record of 0-3.
Offence was hard to come by at camp, as the team scored only three goals in its three games and couldn't make good on any of its 12 power play opportunities.
Canada got down early against the Americans.
Christian Fischer backhanded a cross-crease feed to Jack Roslovic, who's one-timer from down low beat Ingram only 2:19 into the game.
Canada outshot the U.S. 22-10 in the first period, and had several quality scoring chances among those attempts. Tyson Jost (Kelowna, B.C./Penticton, BCHL) drove to the net off a feed from Dante Fabbro (Coquitlam, B.C./Penticton, BCHL), but couldn't squeeze the puck through short side on Tyler Parsons. The goaltender then robbed Brett Howden (Oakbank, Man./Moose Jaw, WHL) from point blank range with his glove.
The Americans made it 2-0 with just over a minute to go in the period. Jordan Greenway deflected a pass from the side boards high over Ingram.
Six minutes into the second period, Logan Brown made it 3-0. Off a turnover in the neutral zone, Brown cycled through the top of the Canadian zone; his wrist shot from the high slot beat Ingram low far side.
Canada continued to get its chances but just couldn't convert. Dylan Strome (Mississauga, Ont./Erie, OHL) whiffed on Thomas Chabot's (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Que./Saint John, QMJHL) pass on a two-on-one midway through the period. And in the dying seconds, Mitchell Marner (Thornhill, Ont./London, OHL) was left alone in front but shot just wide of the open net.
The teams exchanged goals 13 minutes into the third.
Clayton Keller followed his own rebound and banked it in off of Cormier's back.
Forty-one seconds later Roy's backhand from the slot went five-hole on Parsons.
Brock Boeser wrapped up the scoring on the power play, going far side from the top of the face-off circle with 17 seconds left on the clock.
"It was quite a pace, and obviously we slowed down. It's hard to maintain that kind of pace for 60 minutes, especially as this time of the year. Our goal is to be playing that way [for 60 minutes], like we did in the first, by the time we get to Christmas.


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import {RuntimeService} from '../../services/runtime.service';
import {GadgetInstanceService} from '../../grid/grid.service';
import {EndPointService} from '../../configuration/tab-endpoint/endpoint.service';
import {GadgetPropertyService} from '../_common/gadget-property.service';
import {GadgetBase} from '../_common/gadget-base';
import {StorageService} from './service';
import {animate, style, transition, trigger} from '@angular/animations';
import {Facet} from '../../facet/facet-model';
import {FacetTagProcessor} from '../../facet/facet-tag-processor';
import {OptionsService} from "../../configuration/tab-options/service";

@Component({
    selector: 'app-dynamic-component',
    moduleId: module.id,
    templateUrl: './view.html',
    styleUrls: ['./style.css'],
    animations: [
        trigger(
            'showHideAnimation',
            [
                transition(':enter', [   // :enter is alias to 'void => *'
                    style({opacity: 0}),
                    animate(750, style({opacity: 1}))
                ]),
                transition(':leave', [   // :leave is alias to '* => void'
                    animate(750, style({opacity: 0}))
                ])
            ])
    ]
})
export class StorageObjectListComponent extends GadgetBase {

    // runtime document subscription
    news: any;
    resource: string;
    objectList: any[] = [];
    facetTags: Array<Facet>;
    objectTitleList: string[] = [];
    placeHolderText = 'Enter volume search string';
    layoutColumnOneWidth = 'four';
    layoutColumnTwoWidth = 'twelve';

    gadgetHasOperationControls = false;

    constructor(protected _runtimeService: RuntimeService,
                protected _gadgetInstanceService: GadgetInstanceService,
                protected _propertyService: GadgetPropertyService,
                protected _endPointService: EndPointService,
                protected _changeDetectionRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
                protected _storageService: StorageService,
                protected _optionsService: OptionsService) {
        super(_runtimeService,
            _gadgetInstanceService,
            _propertyService,
            _endPointService,
            _changeDetectionRef,
            _optionsService);
    }

    public preRun(): void {
        this.updateData(null);

        this.run();
    }

    public run() {
        this.news = [];
        this.initializeRunState( true);
        this.updateData(null);
    }

    public stop() {
        this.setStopState(false);
    }

    public updateData(data: any[]) {

        this._storageService.get().subscribe(item => {
                item['volumes'].forEach(_data => {
                    this.objectList.push(_data);
                    this.objectTitleList.push(_data.name);
                });
                const facetTagProcess = new FacetTagProcessor(this.objectList);
                this.facetTags = facetTagProcess.getFacetTags();
            },
            error => this.handleError(error));
    }

    public updateProperties(updatedProperties: any) {

        /**
         * todo
         *  A similar operation exists on the procmman-config-service
         *  whenever the property page form is saved, the in memory board model
         *  is updated as well as the gadget instance properties
         *  which is what the code below does. This can be eliminated with code added to the
         *  config service or the property page service.
         *
         * **/

        const updatedPropsObject = JSON.parse(updatedProperties);

        this.propertyPages.forEach(function (propertyPage) {

            for (let x = 0; x < propertyPage.properties.length; x++) {

                for (const prop in updatedPropsObject) {
                    if (updatedPropsObject.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
                        if (prop === propertyPage.properties[x].key) {
                            propertyPage.properties[x].value = updatedPropsObject[prop];
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                    }
                }
            }
        });

        this.title = updatedPropsObject.title;
        this.setEndPoint(updatedPropsObject.endpoint);
        this.updateData(null);
    }

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}


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BAROQUE 2000'S BACH HARPSICHORD TREAT!
(Harpsichord manufacturer Chris Brouckaert. Pic by Michel Schneuwly)
Baroque 2000 will return for its 6th concert of the Season to the Church of the Mariannhill Monastery on November 4 at 11h30. This concert will mark the 10th anniversary of the Zukermann harpsichord that was built by Chris Brouckaert and his family, an instrument that has been used ever since by the ensemble in all its performances.
The acclaimed Cape Town virtuoso harpsichordist Erik Dippenaar will return to the stage and perform the famous concerto in D minor and the 3d movement of the Italian Concerto, both works by JS Bach.
(Eric Dippenaar. Pic by Michel Schneuwly)
This festive programme will be complemented by P Locatelli's trio for 2 violins and 2 continuo sections where a second harpsichord part will be performed by Dr David Smith. GF Handel's trio sonata in E major as well as William Hayes' harpsichord concerto will also feature in the programme.
Tickets R150 at the door. There is ample, free and secure parking. For more information contact Michel at sursouth@iafrica.com or 082 3035241.


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Q: Rotating a wireless power mechanism I got this simple wireless power mechanism:
http://dx.com/p/diy-wireless-charging-transmitter-receiver-solution-module-green-golden-dc-5-12v-194469
If I'll have the receiver end rotating at about 30 rev/sec, will this have any effect on the power transmission? Will it still work?

A: Should still work with rotation.
Efficiency would depend on where the axis of rotation is relative to the coils.  Best efficiency if the coils and rotation axis are coaxial.
Beware that you will loose efficiency if you have conductive material near the coils.  The transmitting coil can induce eddy current in any metal parts, which will become a loss due to the parts' internal resistance.  (This is also called "shorted turn effect".  Induction cookers exploit it, by the way.)

A: I use this technique a lot at work and it works fine and we spin stuff up to 20,000 rpm. We also use the same coils for data transmission. The inter-coil gaps can be quite significant too. Power-send and power-receive coils are tuned to be resonant but for your project this is probably less important.
Power transfer on gaps of up to 40mm will work with resonant power coils. I don't know what your circuits are like but I'd expect to see 10mm gaps work.

A: Two answers. 1) Probably not. And 2) Since you already have them, why not try it out? As long as you keep them on the same plane/axis, I don't see why it would not work as expected.

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Johan Hjalmar (Jalmari) Viljanen (15 August 1872 – 12 September 1928) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in Nastola. At first active in the Finnish Party, he was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1922 to 1924, representing the National Coalition Party.

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Between 6th November and 12th December 2021
Bath & West Community Energy and Zero Carbon Compton
Carried out a community consultation for a proposed solar farm at Fairy Hill in Compton Dando
We had 130 responses
70% were in support of the proposal
By clicking the buttons to the right you can:
See the consultation results in both chart and text form.
Read a report on the consultation plus follow-up actions we have taken in response to the findings and what happens next.
See new viewpoint photographs based on a proposed new layout for the solar panels, including the view from Fairy Hill houses closest to the site.
See updated FAQs.
Consultation Resultsconsultation & follow up reportnew viewpoint photosFrequently Asked Questions
Up to £5,000 per year community benefit funding for local community projects reducing carbon emissions and fuel poverty.
Up to 53% biodiversity net gain at the site (meaning an increase in natural habitat and ecological features).
The planting of a new community orchard with the possibility of other new community amenities.
Community Solar BenefitsAbout BWCE
Where is the site?
To enlarge an image, click on it and then click again on the square in the top left corner. To return to the web page, click on the X in the top right corner.
If developed, the solar farm will be owned, managed and maintained by Bath & West Community Energy for and on behalf of the community.
The project has been developed in partnership with Zero Carbon Compton (ZCC) – working towards making Compton Dando a Zero Carbon village by 2030.
With support from Communities for Renewables CIC – helping communities develop, finance and manage their own renewable energy generation.
With the help of Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) funding from the South West Energy Hub
Chelwood Community Fund.
Any questions about the consultation?
telephone: Nick Bird 07517 100889
Proposals for the site
Please note a new layout has been proposed following the community consultation in Nov/Dec 2021. More details will be provided in the run up to a planning application.


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My brother and I are planning a trip for April 2020 after visiting the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA on Saturday. I'm looking to learn all that I can to minimize the surprises and maximize the experience. A friend from work that has hunted twice in SA put me onto this website saying that there is a wealth of knowledge here. Looking forward to learning from you all!
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Welcome to AH Jeric430! Enjoy exploring the site.
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Welcome to the family and the forum Jeric430, you are in the right place!
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Have you ever noticed that the frequency balance of a speaker changes as you move from side to side across the front? This phenomenon is called "beaming," and it is important to understand because it affects everything you do -from micing up a guitar amp to sitting in front of your studio monitors.
We all know that when you connect a signal source to a speaker, sound is produced. But how? To put it in simple terms, when a voltage appears across the speaker terminals, the current flows through the voice coil and this generates an electromagnetic field around the coil. Since an audio signal is AC, or alternating current, the electromagnetic field generated alternates it's polarity and is either attracted to or repelled by the fixed magnet of the speaker. This is what causes the cone to move in relation to the signal. In proper polarity, a positive voltage causes the cone to move outwards, and a negative one causes the cone to move inwards, like a little piston. Speaker designers actually refer to the cone, voice coil and magnet structure as a motor. The piston moves air equally across its entire surface. The cone shape is for structural strength and has little effect on the radiation pattern.
Imagine two sine waves, one cycle each, where the wavelength of the complete cycle is exactly the same length as the diameter of a speaker, a 12" sinewave on a 12" speaker. Now imagine these waves positioned so that one is eminating from each edge of the cone. If viewed from the side, directly across the speaker, they look like one single cycle. If you shift youe vantage point and look at them from a 45 degree angle, you will see that the positive half of one is overlapped with the negative half of the other. These signals at that frequency and at that angle are 180 degrees out of phase, in other words they cancel out. In the case of our 12" speaker, this occurs at 1125Hz. Below this frequency, complete cancellation is impossible at any angle. Above this frequency the cancellations are harmonically related and these cancellations produce multiple comb filter effects, rolling off the higher frequencies and giving the darker character to the tone off axis. This is why speakers -and microphones- all exhibit beaming, or directionality, at higher frequencies.
In order for a speaker to reproduce frequencies from 20Hz to 20kHz without beaming, it would need to be less than 1/4" in diameter. A speaker this size is smaller than the wavelength of a 20kHz signal. This means that the same frequency could never emanate from two points on the surface that are spaced greater than the smallest wavelength, and cause cancellation --in other words, no beaming. In reality such a driver would not be able to move sufficient air to produce any meaningful low end. You need a larger surface area.
The problem here is that a larger cone cannot be made stiff enough to withstand the extreme directional changes it is subject to when reproducing a broad spectrum of sound. The cone will form distinct vibrational patterns across it's surface, known as "breakup". Many guitarists prefer using a lower wattage driver specifically for the brighter and richer sound that cone breakup gives.


Students assemble and create materials necessary to produce an ePortfolio that demonstrates their research, analysis, strategic thinking, content production, and campaign evaluation skills. The ePortfolio demonstrates the student's experience and capabilities. It will be an asset in the job search and in career advancement. Grading is S or U only.
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Looking for a podcast targeting Internet of Things product development and industry thought leaders? A list of available shows and highligh episodes.
If video killed the radio star, podcasts have Frankensteined her back to life with a vengeance. The Internet of Things is rife with topics for discussion, so its no surprise that there's already a slew of IoT-focused podcasts to fill up your virtual dial.
Whether hosted by journalists, makers, consultants, or software engineers, these shows can be a great way to keep up with the latest developments and hear interesting news, interviews and analysis.
Description: "This show is for business leaders planning to employ the Internet of Things for their business or the business of their customers. Listen to how IoT's leading authorities use the Internet of Things to improve their business and create value"
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Description: "Conversations with people who are making a difference in the Internet of Things. These are the leading thinkers involved in driving and dealing with a connected world of billions of smart devices. Voices include executives at brands and ad agencies and business leaders across multiple industries. "
Description: "Tom Raftery, VP and Global Internet of Things Evangelist for SAP, hosts the IoT Heroes Show where he discusses the latest trends in the Internet of Things, and Digital Transformation with industry experts to discern where the technologies are headed. "
"In the tradition of Who Owns the Future? and The Second Machine Age, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs and improve our lives."
Brand Perfect -- How can brands join the internet of things?
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- The Technology is Ready, So Where is the Internet of Things?


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Pre-Register at https://www.gotsport.com/asp/application/easyreg/?ProgramID=79574, specific tryout times, and more information will follow in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
Gearing up for another great year of soccer at OPS!


Participants in our Mosaic Madness workshop have been busy getting their honeycomb pieces together before the Christmas break!
Ceramic artist Dawn Hair is leading the mosaic making classes, helping participants to create beautiful cut-tile artworks from old ceramics pieces, china, tiles and glass, to be placed in our upcoming Broomy's Bees Garden.
This workshop is open to all ages and abilities, with children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult. Classes are completely FREE, and participants are welcome to come and go from the class as they please, rather than staying for the full 2 hours – whatever suits!
You can contact RIG Arts on 01475 649359, email info@rigarts.org, or send us a message on Facebook for more details or book your place.


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In most cases it is very possible to get a Commercial Pilot life insurance policy as long as your cover is within your insurers financial limits and there are no other medical or health issues. You should also be able to secure a Commercial Pilot life insurance at the same rates as someone who has no occupational risks so your premiums should not increase due to your job.
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The Saint-Louis and Robert-Debré facilities of the Paris Public Assistance-Hospitals have just been labeled for the care and treatment of patients using "CAR-T" cells. These are the first centers in Europe to be recognized as expert centers. These two large institutions will be able to offer access to this gene therapy against certain blood cancers (lymphoma and leukemia). This medical advance is revolutionary, the rate of remission exceeds 80% in those under 25 years of age with acute leukemia refractory to conventional treatment.
Blood Cancer: What is CAR-T Cells, This Revolutionary Treatment?
Until now, it was necessary to poison the malignant cells to destroy them, all without killing the patient by attacking unfortunately his healthy cells. This task was facilitated by the fact that malignant cells, multiplying faster than others, absorbed more chemotherapy than healthy cells. The new therapy called "CAR-T" consists of genetically modifying certain immune cells called T lymphocytes in the laboratory, in order to provide them with a receptor (CAR) to track cancer cells and destroy them. In addition to their formidable effectiveness, these cells have a long life since they have the ability to eradicate cancer cells that reappear after several months or even years.
"The immune system is used to make a custom-made medicine," says Dr. Sophie Bernard, onco-hematologist at the Paris Saint-Louis hospital. Patients benefiting from this new therapeutic approach can be managed for lymphomas in the Pediatric Hematology Department of Pr. André Baruchel at Robert Debré Hospital for patients under 18 years of age.
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My choices are not seemingly entirely thought out these days. For example, the bus is fairly empty, yet I chose to sit in front of the coughing elderly person. And once I commit to a seat, I don't want to offend anyone by moving, so I stay put.
I got hired on at a second restaurant. This one in Beverly Hills. But, despite the fact that it's been a couple weeks and they keep promising me that I'll start soon, I haven't. I'm getting concerned that this place is flakey and is wasting my valuable job searching/ working time. But still I wait. Hope that's not a bad decision.
**update: I actually started trying two days ago. Food is good. Management, still questionable.
There are a lot of options of things to do to fill your day in Hollywood. Yesterday I spent the better part of mine auditioning for a cooking show. (Cant remember everything I signed in the eight page application. Don't want to get in trouble for talking about my experience, so the show shall remain nameless).
I went in the morning, and despite living literally across the street from where it was held, I waited in line for 5 1/2 hours. I probably could have gone and hung out at home for that time, watched the line progress from my window. But I didn't. That's a long time to stand. And, having social anxiety, not very entertaining. Bad choice.
One good choice I made was my food. I made Italian beef short rib sliders. I baked the Italian bread, it had provolone cheese and balsamic caramelized onions. I put a basil aioli on the plate. There was au ju. The taster repeatedly told me it was really good. But they went crazy for my baked potato salad.
"This potato salad, my god, you have to try this potato salad".
Next person tried it. Calls over a third "if you like potato salad you have to try this".
Third person, "this is the best potato salad I've had in my life".
After a long day if eating, they came back again and again, and then they kept the Tupperware of the extra.
I was stunned. I knew that I liked it. But their reaction had me elated. There was an interview, did good at that one I guess. Onto the next round.
I was doing okay, playing my part. But those producers, they know. They could see that I'm not the insanely confident super personality that they look for. And they caught me.
I answered a question wrong at the end of the interview. The rest I felt I did fine on, but as soon as I answered this one, I knew it was over. They asked: "if this were a team challenge, who would be the leader?" (I'm in line with ten other people) I always assume that questions like that exclude me. So, I said someone that wasn't me. Instantly I realized my mistake, but it was too late. Should have thought it out better.
But I'm not a leader. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Not that I couldn't step up and do a good job given the challenge, but I prefer not too. Truthfully, I prefer to just keep to myself. I want to lead a team of me.
Also, I'm not the most confident person in the world. I'm surprised I made it as far as I did. Not because I don't think my food is good. I know it is. But I'm just a little convinced others food is better. Plus, almost everyone there had give to culinary school. One of the guys they picked teaches a skills class. There was another questionable choice, but for the sake of the show I won't give spoilers. I just wonder how they count as home cooks?
And I know I'm not saying what show, so I guess watch them all, you might just see me in the promos, audition opening next to a celebuchef.


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Q: ImageJ - how to ensure two images are directly comparable (what scripting command?) I need to present some microscopy images side by side and ensure they are directly comparable by eye in a presentation. The pictures were all taken with the same exposures, gain et cetera so the underlying pixel values should be comparable.
However, the microscopy software has a nasty habit of saving the files with one of the colour channels saturated (for some reason), so I have to process the images for presentations.
Previously I'd been using a macro which processes through a folder and calls the scripting command
run("Enhance Contrast", "saturated=0.35");

But on reflection I don't think this is the proper command to call. I don't think it would produce images that are directly comparable, by eye, to each other.
I had thought that the command
run("Color Balance...");
resetMinAndMax();

would be best as it should show the full display range. But the display values shown on the histogram do vary depending on the image.
Is this appropriate for making directly comparable images or should I run a command like
setMinAndMax();

more appropriate. With 0 as minimum and an arbitrary figure as the maximum. This is driving me mad, as I keep on getting asked about whether my images are directly comparable but I simply don't know!

A: Usually, resetMinAndMax(); is the best way to ensure that your images are displayed consistently.
Note however that it also depends on the bit depth of your images.

*

*8-bit grayscale images and RGB color images are displayed with a range of 0-255 upon resetMinAndMax();

*For 16-bit (short) and 32-bit (float) images, the display range is calculated from the actual minimum and maximum values of the image (see the documentation of the Brightness/Contrast dialog and the resetMinAndMax() macro function)
So for 16-bit and 32-bit images, you can use the Set Display Range dialog (Set button in the B&C window) with one of the default Unsigned 16-bit range options to ensure consistent display, or the macro call:
setMinAndMax(0, 65535);

If you want to use the images in a presentation, copy them using Edit > Copy to System, or convert them to either 8-bit or RGB before saving them and inserting them in a presentation.


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Ford's gamer-designed race car looks ready for Le Mans in 2060
Ford noted gamers from all over the world played a significant role in designing the P1. They notably selected its seating position, the type of dashboard it's fitted with, and the drivetrain that powers it. Blue Oval engineers then used these suggestions to create the final product, which was unveiled […]
647-horsepower GT is no longer the flagship of the Ford lineup; at least not in the video game world. The company introduced a virtual race car named Team Fordzilla P1 that explores what a track-bred hypercar could look like in a few decades. It's not headed to production, but enthusiasts will get the chance to race it." data-reactid="13″>The 647-horsepower GT is no longer the flagship of the Ford lineup; at least not in the video game world. The company introduced a virtual race car named Team Fordzilla P1 that explores what a track-bred hypercar could look like in a few decades. It's not headed to production, but enthusiasts will get the chance to race it.
noted gamers from all over the world played a significant role in designing the P1. They notably selected its seating position, the type of dashboard it's fitted with, and the drivetrain that powers it. Blue Oval engineers then used these suggestions to create the final product, which was unveiled at the 2020 GamesCom event." data-reactid="14″>Ford noted gamers from all over the world played a significant role in designing the P1. They notably selected its seating position, the type of dashboard it's fitted with, and the drivetrain that powers it. Blue Oval engineers then used these suggestions to create the final product, which was unveiled at the 2020 GamesCom event.
Le Mans) or shorter for narrower tracks such as Monaco." data-reactid="15″>Penned by Arturo Ariño, one of the company's exterior stylists, the final design stands out with a low front end dominated by LED lights and a backlit Ford emblem, a transparent roof, partially covered rear wheels, and a back end that's almost completely exposed. It also features shape-shifting panels that allow racers to make the body longer for tracks with long, high-speed stretches (like Le Mans) or shorter for narrower tracks such as Monaco.
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Pilot Sport Cup tires add a futuristic touch to the design, though Ford hasn't revealed what they're for. We also don't know what the P1 looks like inside, or what it's powered by. It sounds like it uses an internal-combustion engine, but exhaust tips are nowhere to be seen. It looks like there's enough space between the passenger compartment and the Batmobile-like rear end to fit a big enough engine, though we're not expecting anything bigger than a V8. Hybrid technology is possible, too." data-reactid="34″>Blue lights enigmatically embedded into the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires add a futuristic touch to the design, though Ford hasn't revealed what they're for. We also don't know what the P1 looks like inside, or what it's powered by. It sounds like it uses an internal-combustion engine, but exhaust tips are nowhere to be seen. It looks like there's enough space between the passenger compartment and the Batmobile-like rear end to fit a big enough engine, though we're not expecting anything bigger than a V8. Hybrid technology is possible, too.
the Bronco R. It announced it's in "advanced talks" about making its virtual racer available in what it described as "a well-loved game," however, and it asked its German division to build a life-sized version of the car by the end of 2020." data-reactid="35″>Ford stopped racing the GT in 2019, and we have no reason to believe it will return to Le Mans with something resembling the P1. It's currently preparing to tackle the 2020 edition of the Baja 1000 with the Bronco R. It announced it's in "advanced talks" about making its virtual racer available in what it described as "a well-loved game," however, and it asked its German division to build a life-sized version of the car by the end of 2020.
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As the largest global programme addressing FGM, the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Accelerating Change plays a critical role in achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 5.3, calling for the elimination of all harmful practices by 2030.
A companion booklet to How to Transform a Social Norm, Performance Analysis for Phase II outlines the key results achieved during this phase of the Joint Programme (2014-2017). It analyses progress in quantitative terms, pointing to the positive difference the programme has made in galvanizing support for the elimination of FGM: more than 24.6 million individuals made public declarations of FGM abandonment, some 3.3 million women and girls accessed prevention, protection and care services across 16 countries, and 13 countries have laws banning FGM, with similar laws pending in three more countries.
This progress demonstrates the sustainability of the Joint Programme's interventions.


A major international language services company is working with Opus to promote a range of services across several different brands.
Our client, who has worked with Media & Marketing Solutions on numerous previous occasions, works to provide translation services for hundreds of businesses across the world. Helping other businesses expand into new markets, our client works in literally hundreds of languages, providing services ranging from translation of specialised field-specific documents, such as legal or medical translation, to transcription and even some web design services.
Utilising Opus' extensive coverage of Enterprise decision-makers, we worked with our client to send several detailed downloadable whitepapers to a range of stakeholders across multiple industry sectors. Drawing on our suite of respected neutral news brands, we promoted downloadable assets through three sector-specific branded communications to people throughout UK Enterprise, in job roles as varied as Governance, Retail Management and Human Resources. The specificity of our brands means that they are trusted names, ensuring higher click-through rates and more downloads – hence more leads – for our client.
In addition, we worked with our client to draw on Ingenium, our sister data community covering the Public Sector, to provide more valuable leads from an entirely different audience segment. Once again, using our data in concert with our trusted news brands means that we are able to tailor a message to ensure the highest possible number of downloads.
As the campaign continues we look forward to delivering another successful outcome for our client.
To find out more about how Opus can help put you in touch with decision-makers from across UK Enterprise through a number of bespoke digital solutions, call us on 0845 557 1324.


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Q: Adapter FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want? Users albums will be opened when the user is clicked. User's website http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users and album's website http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/albums. I want to use intent MainActivity from Main2Activity but I have error and i uploaded the picture below.
SimpleRecyclerAdapter.java
public class SimpleRecyclerAdapter extends
    RecyclerView.Adapter<SimpleRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder> {

    public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder{
    public TextView isim ;
    public TextView soyIsim ;
    public CardView cardView ;

    public ViewHolder(View itemView) {
        super(itemView);
        isim = itemView.findViewById(R.id.textIsım);
        soyIsim=itemView.findViewById(R.id.textSoyIsim);
        cardView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.cardView);

    }
}

List<PlaceHolderModel> placeHolderModel;
Context context ;

public SimpleRecyclerAdapter(List<PlaceHolderModel> placeHolderModel, Context context) {
    this.placeHolderModel = placeHolderModel;
    this.context=context;
}

@Override
public SimpleRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
    View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.fragment_custom,parent,false);
    ViewHolder viewHolder = new ViewHolder(v);
    return  viewHolder ;
}

@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, final int position) {
    holder.isim.setText(placeHolderModel.get(position).name);
    holder.soyIsim.setText(placeHolderModel.get(position).username);
    holder.cardView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            //what shall i write
            Intent intent=new Intent(context,Main2Activity.class);
            intent.putExtra("mesaj",placeHolderModel.get(position).id);
            context.startActivity(intent);

        }
    });
}

@Override
public int getItemCount() {
    return placeHolderModel.size();
}
@Override
public void onAttachedToRecyclerView(RecyclerView recyclerView) {
    super.onAttachedToRecyclerView(recyclerView);
}

}
Main2Activity.java
public class Main2Activity extends AppCompatActivity {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2);

    Intent intent =getIntent();
    Toast.makeText(this, String.valueOf(intent.getIntExtra("mesaj", 0)), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    Factory.getInstance().placeAlbums(intent.getIntExtra("mesaj", 0)).enqueue(new Callback<List<PlaceHolderModel>>() {
        @Override
        public void onResponse(Call<List<PlaceHolderModel>> call, Response<List<PlaceHolderModel>> response) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onFailure(Call<List<PlaceHolderModel>> call, Throwable t) {

        }
    });

}
 }

ServiceGenerator.java
public interface ServiceGenerator {
@GET("/users")
Call<List<PlaceHolderModel>> placeHolderModel();

@GET("/albums")
Call<List<PlaceHolderModel>> placeAlbums(@Query("userId") int userId);

}

Your advice important for me
Thank you very much !


What is Code Access Security and Why Does it Exist?
Nowadays, most software is created by combining components from various sources. Some programs can even be extended at runtime during execution with contemporary component For example, MOSS can be extended with a new WebPart, exposing different functionality. However, not all parts of a composed WebPart are necessarily equally trusted across the board. For instance, a WebPart, when activated within MOSS, may not be trusted to create backend data connections while the site itself does have permission to do so. Nonetheless, all portions of the WebPart and site, whether they are trusted or not, share the same process and memory when executing on the server to serve to the client.
Should our SharePoint WebPart executing from the intranet be running with different permissions than WebParts that are running on a perimeter deployment?
For every SharePoint WebPart code group, which permissions should be granted to code in that arbitrary group?
For every SharePoint WebPart with a code group, there will likewise be a related permission set. The SharePoint administrator will have to make a crucial decision as to what WebPart code falls into what arbitrary code group, and what those related permissions are relating to that code group. This in turn is called classifying the code group, in essence, giving it a related arbitrary group which will define the associated permission. By creating these different logical groups that different code can run under, it is possible to further control what the SharePoint WebPart code can touch, execute, and ultimately, how the SharePoint WebPart will effect the overall collaboration environment.
Using these differentied permission sets, it is possibly to do granular checking of how arbitrary WebPart code can be run. These permission "groups" will make explicit demands which will clarify where permission checks have to be performed when the WebPart is executed to make sure partially trusted code will not violate the permissions granted to it in the security policy (related to the partially trusted callers attribute, something that has become a rather important concept in the new version of SharePoint).
A Microsoft Office SharePoint Server trusted WebPart library (the assembly that will talk to the description file) can rely on this safety feature to protect the resources it houses, as well as environmental resources that it will touch. The principle that is trying to be established through this concept is if a WebPart is executing an operation that could be consider sensitive, perhaps touching susceptible operational resources, there will be a system of checks and balances. This check will, in aggregate, make the overlying decision as to if the WebParts requested feature is allowed by performing an overall interrogation of the call stack.
WebPart code access security (CAS) in relation to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server defines aggregate WebPart code access rights by means of permissions. A WebPart uses the concept of permissions as a first-class object. This first-class object in turn will represent a right to execute or access certain operations or resources.
When building a SharePoint WebPart, you may need to access certain files, and afterwards, execute an operation on that local server file. This is considered a sensitive resource, since we are accessing a file that is located on the server. Therefore, by instantiating A FileIOPermission object for the WebPart instance, it is possibly to represent the right to perform arbitrary operations on arbitrary files, depending on what the WebPart is going to do.
Permission objects actually represent sets of more primitive permissions, and it is always possible to take the union or intersection of two permission objects of the same type. A PermissionSet object groups permissions of different types.
Permissions are assigned to SharePoint WebParts based on evidence.
For many SharePoint developers, the subject of creating a custom security policy is fairly normal, since there are high levels of code access security built into the SharePoint framework. This security policy can be modified by the end user. Once the security policy is defined, this will map the evidence to the related permission set (maps evidence to permission sets). Once this permission set is defined for the SharePoint WebPart, it is known as a static permission set for the WebPart assembly.
Since WebParts can access various things, and likewise perform diverse operations (such as printing something, or accessing objects out of the file system), the concept of permission classes are very important to the SharePoint developer. All sensitive actions that a WebPart can do which is considered protected is considered a permission class in the .NET framework. Permissions can be instantiated and configured to represent the idiosyncrasies of the resource.
The permission class representing the File system, is FileIOPermission. This can be created and have a set of readable and writable paths added to it.
These demands and denials are present in the .NET framework base classes.
The Common Language Runtime for the .NET framework which WebParts will execute under will preserve for all threads an associated dynamic permission set. This will embody the tangible access rights that the thread has at this point in its execution.
The dynamic permission set is not characterized unambiguously in the Common Language Runtime. Instead it is computed by stack inspection. It defaults to the intersection of the static permission sets of all code that is currently on the call stack, but trusted WebPart code can influence the stack inspection process.
Every binary that in turn will provide the backend business logic for SharePoint WebParts, can be considered as presenting a set of evidence.
Every SharePoint WebPart code group has a set of membership conditions. These membership conditions must be satisfied if the WebPart code is to wants to bind as a member of the group. It is through the examination of the above bulleted pieces of evidence that the membership conditions are inspected and evaluated.
This concept of a multi-tired policy system enables certain policies to be implemented across the entire enterprise or for precise machines and users. In this, each policy level can add explicit restrictions, but a SharePoint administrator or developer can make restrictions in a finely tuned way that allows definitive access over the SharePoint environment.


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package calc

import "math"

// Epsilon is a small number used as a threshold for comparing floating point differences.
const Epsilon = 1e-7

// Near determines if two floating point vals are nearly equal.
// See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_point.
func Near(x float64, y float64) bool {
	// Check if numbers are exactly equal.
	if x == y {
		return true
	}

	// Check if numbers were both near zero.
	sumAbs := math.Abs(x) + math.Abs(y)
	if sumAbs < Epsilon {
		return true
	}

	// Check if both numbers were relatively equal within tolerance.
	// Here we avoid dividing by zero because of the above.
	absDiff := math.Abs(x - y)
	return absDiff/sumAbs < 0.0000001
}


Study Reveals What Has Changed In Workplace Strategies?
In a fifth biennial global benchmarking study, "once alternative" workplace strategies were examined with insights from more than 130 organizations.
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What Has Changed In Workplace Strategies?
The last decade has been one of the most pivotal in the transformation of the workplace. So it's no surprise that the Fifth Biennial Global Benchmarking Study, which was first conducted 10 years ago, revealed some dramatic changes in how and where people work.
'The Once' Alternative Workplace Strategies Report, presented at this year's World Workplace conference in Charlotte, NC, revealed a substantial shift in the motivations for, and measurements of, workplace change projects. Ten years ago, the drivers were primarily financial — organizations wanting to introduce agile or activity-based working programs in order to sweat their real estate asset and save money. Cost savings dominated the conversation and were the prime measurement of success.
But now people impacts — increasing productivity and collaboration, attraction and retention of staff, employee satisfaction, well-being and work/life balance — are both the key drivers and success criteria, although cost savings remain a key goal.
But there was a troubling gap between the drivers behind workplace projects and how they are measured. Somewhat paradoxically, while employee productivity is the top driver (cited by 64% of respondents), less than a third of respondents (30%) use it as measure of success. Employee assessments of productivity are typically subjective and not very useful, said Hood. Instead employee satisfaction with the workplace program was the top measurement, followed by employee engagement and cost reduction. With the proliferation of software, big data, sensors, and other innovations designed to measure productivity through access to commonly-available business data, this could well change by the time of the next survey in 2019.
The research also revealed some areas for concern. Ten years ago, sustainability was a serious driver for workplace projects, cited by 25% of respondents. Now it's mentioned by just 2%. "Does this mean that people have sustainability under control and it's simply the way they do business, or is this something we should be worried about?" asked Hood.
What was equally interesting is what hasn't changed in 10 years. Nearly half (48%) of employees are still permanently assigned to one desk, which is only 5% lower than in 2009. Separating people from their desks has clearly proved to be more challenging than many workplace strategists thought a decade ago. And external mobility, including working at home, in co-working places, and outside of the office, which strategists believed would increase dramatically with technology advancements, has remained flat.
Instead more people are coming to the office but as internally-mobile employees, using a variety of different spaces to work depending on their task at hand. Internal mobility has more than doubled since 2009, from 9% in 2009 to 21% in 2017. Partly this is due to advances in technology including ubiquitous WiFi and cloud-based storage. But organizations are increasingly aware of the power of bringing people together in one place, but with a recognition that mobility and remote working is now a way of life. With fewer people in the office at any given time, the research shows that organizations are opting for smaller desk numbers and employing unassigned and social spaces to accommodate mobile and remote workers when they are present. The steady increase in on-site flexible and public spaces may also indicate a move toward an internalization of the co-working concept and a move toward more activity-based working.
In previous years, the research revealed serious concerns from management that remote employees would be less productive. That worry has clearly been overcome. Only 5% of respondents indicated lower productivity among alternative working participants. Instead the problem has turned full circle and is now overworking. More than half (56%) indicated a concern about employees working more hours when they work remotely, typically in lieu of commuting time. The fact that it has risen to the top in this year's analysis may relate to a general increase of focus on people factors echoed throughout the report.
That emphasis on people perhaps goes some way to explaining the move towards a more holistic approach to workplace change projects where corporate real estate, FM, HR and IT work together.
While RE/ FM led the alternative workplace programs in a third (33%) of cases, in a quarter it was led by HR (24%), while the executive leadership team run it in 11% of cases. Other departments mentioned included sales, administration, engineering/ design, operations/ production and IT. This cross-functional endorsement has increased significantly compared to previous years with the silos between RE, FM, HR and IT being broken down.
Despite the proliferation of alternative workplace programs — 91% of the 142 companies which completed the survey had some sort of alternative workplace program — there remain barriers to implementation. Organizational culture, including entitlement and trust, is the biggest concern (59%) followed by manager concerns (57%), fear of change (56%), and executive buy-in (52%). Lesser, but still significant barriers, included staff concerns over losing assigned seat/location, lack of IT infrastructure/support, staff concerns over loss of contact with manager/others, security concerns and lack of expertise to implement a program.
Overall this research demonstrates that while the potential for cost savings might kickstart an alternative workplace program, along the way leaders see how making the workplace better for people can deliver far more than they thought. It will be interesting to see how external and internal mobility changes in the next iteration of the research. But what is unlikely to change is that organizations that want to thrive must create workplaces and work practices that support the work people are doing, regardless of where they are.
Hayward is managing director of Magenta Associates, the built environment communication specialists. To download a free copy of the report, visit the Advanced Workplace Associates website.
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