Jeremy has a chance to talk with a couple that has amassed a collection of more than 4000 ashtrays and curates a Facebook page dedicated to the hobby, Christy brings an article to test the strength of our marriage. Before that, we discuss a terrifying "child wedding" we witnessed at the park, Christy has an update on her political career, and we share a very special voicemail from a listener that nerds out about fermented beverages.
Christy is back and better late than never we break down the highlights of our matrimony along with a recap of the surprise mini-moon Christy planned (Spoiler alert: Jeremy cries a lot). We dive into some follow-up files, in which Christy shares her e-mail woes and updates us on her political career, and then we wrap it up with some rad space news.
We're joined by Darron Cardosa AKA: The Bitchy Waiter to talk about his journey from blogging to landing a book deal and ask him your questions on restaurant etiquette, man buns, and everything in between. We also have a very special #WeddingChat version of "Am I A Jerk", Christy decides to run for office, and what happens when you start a fire in space?
In which we review some listener feedback as we may have finally found someone that (kind of) supports Jeremy, discuss a recent lawsuit that has been filed against former Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll and debut a new segment. "Mystery Time!" We need your help identifying the midi version of an ice-cream truck song, and a listener reached out out to ask if we think she's being catfishded. In sports-ball related news, Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor had the police called on him while looking for a potential business location in Redmond, and last but not least we discuss Scott Kelly's return from his #YearInSpace aboard the ISS as we talk about what it's like to land a spacecraft on earth!
Christy finds herself in a saw-esque situation involving a sleeping pill, Jeremy's going to stop eating, apparently we're going to crowdsource our honeymoon destination, and we ride the gravitational waves all the way to the end of the world!


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Pope Francis makes appeal for world's suffering children during Philippine rally
An emotional Pope Francis, moved by the tears of an abandoned child, said on Sunday the world needed to "learn how to cry" over the plight of the millions of poor, hungry, homeless and abused children.
Organizers expect 6 million people to attend final event of trip
Thomson Reuters · Posted: Jan 17, 2015 9:24 PM ET | Last Updated: January 18, 2015
Pope Francis embraces a boy and a girl during a meeting with young people at Manila university on Sunday. One of the largest crowds in Philippine history is expected to attend the Pope's outdoor Mass later Sunday. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
During a rally with young people, 12-year-old Glyzelle Iris Palomar asked him: "Many children are abandoned by their parents. Many of them became victims and bad things have happened to them, like drug addiction and prostitution. Why does God allow this to happen, even if the children are not at fault? Why is it that only a few people help us?"
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The girl, who was rescued and found shelter in a Church-run community, broke down in tears and could not finish her prepared welcome. The Pope hugged her and later put aside most of his own prepared speech to respond.
"She is the only one who has put forward a question for which there is no answer and she was not even able to express it in words but rather in tears," he said, visibly moved.
"Why do children suffer?" the Argentine pope said, speaking in his native Spanish. An aide translated his words from his native Spanish into English for the crowd of about 30,000 young people on the grounds of a Church-run university.
"I invite each one of you to ask yourselves, 'Have I learned how to weep, how to cry when I see a hungry child, a child on the street who uses drugs, a homeless child, an abandoned child, an abused child, a child that society uses as a slave'?" he said.
Children can be seen living on the streets of the Philippine capital, like in many poor countries in Asia, surviving by begging and picking through garbage in vast dumps.
Men too 'machista,' Pope says
The United Nations says 1.2 million children live on the streets in the Philippines. According to the Child Protection Network Foundation, 35.1 per cent of children were living in poverty in 2009, the last year such data was available. Nearly 33 percent of Filipinos live in slums.
Francis noted there were more men than women in the crowd and that it was a little girl who was able to move everyone.
"Women have much to tell us in today's society. At times we are too 'machista' and don't allow room for women," he said, using the Spanish term for male chauvinist. The crowd laughed.
"But women are capable of seeing things with a different angle from us, with a different eye, and pose questions that we men are not able to understand ... so when the next pope comes to Manila, let's please have more women among you," he said.
The Pope spoke at the university as huge crowds converged on a Manila park to see him wrap up his Asian trip with an outdoor Mass expected to draw one of the largest crowds in Philippine history later on Sunday.
Organisers say as many as 6 million people might attend the afternoon service at Manila's Rizal Park, more than about 5 million who flocked to a Mass there by Pope John Paul 20 years ago in Asia's largest Catholic country.
The faithful began arriving at the sprawling park on Saturday night and police expect the crowd to flow over into surrounding areas.
About a dozen people were injured in a minor stampede when people rushed to get into the park, Johnny Yu of the Manila city disaster office said in a radio interview. He said some people jumped over steel railings and some concrete barriers were breached.
Earlier at the university, the Pope asked for prayers for a 27-year-old volunteer who was killed by scaffolding that collapsed in strong winds during his visit on Saturday to the central Philippines city of Tacloban. He went there to comfort the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 6,300 people in November 2013.
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Troutman Pepper | SEC Amends "Accredited Investor" Definition
On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments expanding the definition of "accredited investor" to allow additional categories of investors to invest in unregistered private offerings. The new definition moves beyond the long-standing reference to wealth and income to determine whether individuals may be deemed accredited investors. In addition, the definition adds several new categories of entities that now qualify as institutional accredited investors. According to the SEC, "the amendments update and improve the definition to more effectively identify institutional and individual investors that have the knowledge and expertise to participate in those markets." The amendments will become effective 60 days after the SEC's rule release is published in the Federal Register.
The amendments to the accredited investor definition:
add a new category to the definition that permits natural persons to qualify as accredited investors based on certain professional certifications, designations or credentials or other credentials issued by an accredited educational institution, which the SEC may designate from time to time by order. In conjunction with the adoption of this new category, the SEC designated by order holders in good standing of the Series 7 (licensed general securities representative), Series 65 (licensed investment adviser representative), and Series 82 (licensed private securities offerings representative) licenses as qualifying natural persons. The SEC will reevaluate or add certifications, designations, or credentials in the future, and will consider proposals regarding additions or other changes from members of the public;
include as accredited investors, with respect to investments in a private fund, natural persons who are "knowledgeable employees" of the fund[1];
officially deem limited liability companies not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5 million to be accredited investors[2];
SEC- and state-registered investment advisers, exempt reporting advisers, and rural business investment companies (RBICs) to the list of entities that may qualify, without any requirement for a minimum level of total assets;
add a new catch-all category for any entity that owns "investments,"[3] in excess of $5 million and that was not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the securities offered[4];
add "family offices" with at least $5 million in assets under management and their "family clients," as each term is defined under the Investment Advisers Act[5]; and
add the term "spousal equivalent" to the accredited investor definition, so that spousal equivalents may pool their finances to satisfy the income and net worth tests of the accredited investor definition. The term spousal equivalent is defined as a cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to that of a spouse.
Issuers of securities in private offerings will need to update their accredited investor and QIB questionnaires for future offerings. This includes privately held companies, private equity, venture capital and hedge funds.
As context to understand the amendments, under the federal securities laws, offers and sales of securities must be registered with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) unless an exemption from registration applies. Registration of a securities offering is an expensive and time-consuming enterprise, particularly for private companies, i.e. companies that have not already conducted a registered initial public offering and are not otherwise already required to file reports with the SEC. Accordingly, most securities offerings are conducted through exemptions from registration. According to the SEC's rule release, in 2019, registered offerings accounted for $1.2 trillion (30.8%) of new capital raises, while exempt offerings accounted for approximately $2.7 trillion (69.2%). The estimated amount of capital reported as being raised in offerings under Rule 506(b) and 506(c) of the SEC's Regulation D was approximately $1.56 trillion, or more than half of the total exempt offerings in 2019.
The principle behind the Securities Act's registration requirement for the offer and sale of securities is to provide adequate disclosure to prospective investors concerning all material aspects of an issuer's business, management, and financial condition, including the risks of investment, so as to afford prospective investors with a reasonably informed basis to decide whether or not to invest in the issuer's securities.
Investors in unregistered offerings can be subject to investment risks not associated with registered offerings, because some securities law liability provisions do not apply to private offerings, issuers of unregistered securities generally are not required to provide information comparable to that included in a registration statement, and the SEC does not receive or review any information that may be provided to investors in these offerings. As a result, the SEC places a significant emphasis on the protection of investors when evaluating the adoption or amendment of an exemption from registration. The new amendments constitute a welcome expansion of the "accredited investor" definition that will extend investment opportunities to additional categories of financially sophisticated investor groups, while maintaining appropriate investor protections and promoting capital formation.
The "accredited investor" definition is a central component of several exemptions from registration, such as Rules 506(b) and 506(c) of Regulation D, as accredited investor status serves as a proxy, according to SEC rules, for having the necessary financial sophistication and ability to sustain the risk of loss of investment or to fend for oneself so that the protections of the Securities Act's registration process are unnecessary. Qualifying as an accredited investor is significant, because accredited investors may, under SEC rules, participate in investment opportunities that may not be available to non-accredited investors, such as unregistered offerings for investments in start-up and early stage companies, hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds.
Representations and warranties as to accredited investor status in subscription agreements, stock purchase agreements, and some M&A transactions will need to be updated to address the new amendments.
The exemptions in Regulation D are the most widely used transactional exemptions for securities offerings by issuers. The most frequently used exemption under Regulation D is found in Rule 506. Rule 506(b) allows an issuer to conduct an exempt private placement of securities to an unlimited number of accredited investors and up to 35 non-accredited investors who have enough knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to evaluate the merits and risks of the prospective investment. Limiting the investors in a Rule 506(b) offering to only accredited investors has the added benefit of eliminating the requirement to provide specified business and financial disclosures to offerees, which can be burdensome. In addition, offerings made under Rule 506(c), promulgated in 2013 pursuant to the JOBS Act, are permitted to make use of general solicitation and general advertising, provided that the issuer takes reasonable steps to verify that all investors are accredited investors. A further benefit of conducting a private placement under a Rule 506 exemption is that state securities law (a/k/a "blue sky" law) registration requirements are preempted. Without such preemption, the issuer would need to register the offering in each state where a prospective investor resides, unless a state-specific exemption were available.
Before the adoption of these new rules, in the case of individuals, the accredited investor definition has used wealth – in the form of a certain level of income or net worth – as a proxy for financial sophistication. The accredited investor standard for individuals has remained largely unchanged since it was first adopted in 1982, requiring an individual to have a net worth in excess of $1 million or annual income in excess of $200,000 or a joint annual income with one's spouse in excess of $300,000[6]. Under the new rules, the SEC has determined that wealth should no longer be the sole means of establishing financial sophistication of an individual for purposes of the accredited investor definition. Rather, the expanded accredited investor definition reflects the SEC's current view that the characteristics of an investor may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including the ability to assess an investment opportunity, to analyze the risks and rewards of a prospective investment, the capacity to allocate investments so as to mitigate or avoid risks of unsustainable loss, the ability to gain access to information about an issuer or about an investment opportunity, or the ability to bear the risk of a loss. The new rules create new categories of individuals and entities that qualify as accredited investors irrespective of their wealth, on the basis that they have demonstrated the requisite ability to assess an investment opportunity.
Certain enumerated entities with more than $5 million in assets have historically qualified as accredited investors, while others, including regulated entities such as banks and registered investment companies, have qualified without regard to an asset test. The new rules create additional categories of entities considered to be institutional accredited investors, expanding on the historical definition.
The amendments also clarify certain concepts that were not well-defined under pre-existing rules. One such clarification clarifies that the calculation of "joint net worth" for purposes of satisfying the $1 million net worth requirement for individual accredited investors can be the aggregate net worth of an investor and his or her spouse or spousal equivalent, and that the securities being purchased by an individual investor relying on the joint net worth test need not be purchased in joint names.
Another clarification involves the pre-existing prong of the accredited investor definition, which treats an entity as an accredited investor if all of the equity owners of that entity are accredited investors. This prong of the definition is useful where an entity does not qualify as an accredited investor on its own merits, such as if it does not have more than $5 million in assets or if it was formed for the purpose of making the investment (if it is the type of entity where these factors are preconditions to institutional accredited investor status). Questions might arise if the equity owners of an investing entity were themselves entities; there may be several layers of entities before one or more natural persons are finally reached as the ultimate equity owner(s) of the investing entity. The amendments make clear that one may look through various levels of equity ownership to natural persons, and if those natural persons are themselves accredited investors, and if all other equity owners of the entity are accredited investors, the entity would be an accredited investor.
The new rules modify Rule 144A, which is an exemption that permits resales of securities by existing securityholders to "qualified institutional buyers," or QIBs. The term "qualified institutional buyer" applies to specified types of institutions that own and invest on a discretionary basis at least $100 million in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with the institution. Examples of eligible entities include insurance companies, registered investment companies and investment advisers, ERISA employee benefit plans, small business investment companies licensed by the SBA, and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organizations. Historically, entities that were institutional accredited investors were not included among the litany of the types of entities that could qualify as QIBs. The new amendments add all categories of institutional accredited investors to the list of entities that may qualify as QIBs, provided that they meet the $100 million in securities owned and invested threshold. A note to the newly amended QIB definition confirms that an entity may be formed for the purpose of acquiring the securities being offered, a factor that would otherwise disqualify certain types of entities from qualifying as accredited investors.
The amendments also make certain technical changes to maintain consistency. In one case, the definition of "accredited investor" is harmonized across different SEC rules. In another, the newly established categories of institutional accredited investors are now included among the types of potential investors that an issuer contemplating a registered public offering may contact with oral or written "test-the-waters" communications before the filing of a registration statement with the SEC. In a third case, the SEC rule governing the requirement for brokers to deliver specified information to prospective investors in "penny stocks" has been amended to exclude transactions with the newly established categories of institutional accredited investors.
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[1] A "knowledgeable employee" is generally defined in Rule 3c-5(a)(4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to include an executive officer, director, trustee, general partner, advisory board member, or person serving in a similar capacity, of the private fund or an "affiliated management person" (an affiliated person that manages the investment activities of a private fund ) of the private fund, and certain other employees of the private fund or an affiliated management person of the private fund who routinely participate in the investment activities of such private fund, other private funds, or investment companies the investment activities of which are managed by such affiliated management person of the private fund.
[2] Limited liability companies have been permitted to be considered accredited investors since 1996 by virtue of SEC interpretive advice. The new rules formalize the long-standing position in the official definition of "accredited investor."
[3] Generally defined by Rule 2a51-1(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as investments in independently controlled companies meeting certain minimum requirements and held for investment purposes.
[4] The amendments list, as non-exclusive examples of additional entities covered by this clause, Indian tribes, governmental bodies, funds, and entities organized under the laws of foreign countries.
[5] "Family offices" are generally defined under 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 as private advisory entities established by families to manage their assets, plan for their families' financial future, provide other services to family members, and do not hold themselves out to the public as investment advisers. The SEC has previously observed that single family offices generally serve families with at least $100 million or more of investable assets.
[6] The net worth test was modified in 2011 to exclude the equity value of an investor's primary residence from the calculation of net worth. The net income test requires the specified level of income for each of the two most recently completed years, and a reasonable expectation of receiving that level of income for the current year. As discussed in this article, spousal equivalents have been added for purposes of measuring joint net worth or income.


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The implementation is quite curious, all that it does is raising an event calling the method raise_event passing a symbol that specify the event name and the item to add.
It collect the event information inside an array of "uncommited events" and then dynamically call a method called on_item_added passing the event arguments.
The on_item_added event on basket class is where the job is really done: it increase the quantity of the item if it is already present in the basket otherwise it creates a new item.
You may ask why should be so complecated add an item the the basket?
The raise_event is necessary because the storage is event based not status based, so raising the event is important to track the fact that a new item is being added and the uncommitted_events array in the module is there to store this event (and to persist them later). The event raised could also be useful if we wan to inform other aggregates of the fact the a new item is added: for example a warehouse aggregate could receive the message to manage the available quantity.


The Oral B Pro 650 Black Power Brush features a professional timer to help you brush for the recommended 2 minutes and notifies you every 30 seconds to change the area you are brushing.
The Oral B Pro 650 Black Power Brush features a professional timer to help you brush for the recommended 2 minutes and notifies you every 30 seconds to change the area you are brushing. The unique round head removes up to 100% more plaque than a standard manual toothbrush for healthier gums and gently remove surface stains, making your smile whiter from day one.
The Oral B Pro 650 Black Power Brush can be used with any of Oral-B's brush heads so whatever your oral care need, this electric toothbrush has you covered.
When brushing for the recommended two minutes twice daily, Oral B Pro 650 Black Power Brush's battery lasts up to 7 days before needing a recharge and the waterproof handle features a charge level indicator so you can keep an eye on the battery level.
The supplied Pro-Expert toothpaste contains fluoride and is suitable for adults and adolescents above 12 years.
1 x Charging station with 2 pin UK plug.
1 x Oral-B Pro Expert toothpaste.
The Oral B Pro 650 Black Power Brush comes with a 2 year limited warranty for peace of mind.
Pro Expert Toothpaste: Glycerin, Hydrated Silica, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Propylene Glycol, PEG-6, Aqua, Zinc Lactate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Aroma, Sodium Gluconate, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Trisodium Phosphate, Stannous Fluoride, Sodium Saccharin, Xanthan Gum, Copernicia, Cerifera Cera, Cinnamal, Silica, Sodium Fluoride, CI 77891, Eugenol, CI 74160.


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Q: Валидация rails Существует валидация для полей контактных данных. jquery проверка проверяет поля, но необходимо на уровне модели создать валидацию. Проблема в том, что при данном варианте, одно из поля не может быть удалено, так как не проходит валидация. Как мне правильно записать валидацию, чтоб если телефона, нет, то проверялось поле email по валидации, ну или наоборот.
Модель.
validates :contact_email, format:{ :with => /@/}
  validates :contact_tel, format:{ :with => /^[0-9-()+]{6,16}$/}
  validate :email_xor_tel

private

    def email_xor_tel
      unless contact_email.blank? ^ contact_tel.blank? || contact_email.present? & contact_tel.present?
        errors.add(:base, "")
      end
    end

Контроллер
def update_info
        @profiles=InfoDesk.find(params[:id])
        if params[:commit].present?
            if params.require(:info_desk).permit(:contact_email).present?
                n='Обновлен email'
            elsif params.require(:info_desk).permit(:contact_tel).present?
                n='Обновлен tel'
        end
            r=@profiles.update_attributes(params_prof)
            r.present? ? n=n : n='не обновлено'
        redirect_to :back, notice: n
        end
    end

Была идейка попробовать записать прям в методе через match, но она не сработала, видимо не правильно прописывал.

A: Скорее всего вам просто нужно три валидации:

*

*Что телефон верный или пустой (добавить allow_blank: true)

*

*Об allow_blank есть в документации к validates.

*Что email верный или пустой (тоже добавить allow_blank: true)

*Что телефон или email не пуст (.present?)
Если нужно именно исключающее или, оно же XOR, то
unless contact_email.present? != contact_tel.present?
  # ...

А если дизъюнкция, OR, то:
unless contact_email.present? || contact_tel.present?
  # ...

A: написал вчера валидацию сам, мб, кому то будет полезно.
validates :contact_email, if: -> { contact_email.present?}, format:{ :with => /@/}
      validates :contact_tel, if: -> { contact_tel.present? }, format:{ :with => /[0-9\-()+]{6,16}/}
      validates :contact_email, presence: {if: -> { contact_tel.blank?}}
      validates :contact_tel, presence: {if: -> { contact_email.blank?}}

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This Is How You Can Play Pac-Man On Google Maps
#pac man
This is a day maker.
Get on Google Maps, do it, do it now!
Click the little Pac-Man icon on the bottom right of the screen.
The streets will transform into your very own arcade game. That's it, no more studying, no more working, no more of anything other than Pac-Man.
It's the normal rules and it even comes complete with the original music.
Nobody knows why this feature has appeared, nobody cares, Pac-Man is here and hopefully it's here to stay.
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What do I need to use to build my application? Where can I find it?
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Why do I have to upload a video?
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Testing Process
How can I provide ChallengePost with access to test my application?
Eligibility & IP
Who is eligible to enter the competition?
We are an organization. Can we enter?
Do the submitted apps have to be newly created for this competition, or can they be preexisting applications?
Can more than one person work on an application and receive credit for it? And if the application wins a prize, how will the prize money be split among the creators?
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Are votes checked for eligibility before the Popular Choice Prize winner is determined?
What do I do if I think someone is cheating to get more votes?
Although no specific API, SDK, or data integration is required, your app must be able to assist in reducing traffic congestion on London streets and add value to London drivers.
Additionally, the use of Ford's OpenXC platform is encouraged, but not required. Whether or not you choose to integrate OpenXC into your app, please explain how Ford's OpenXC platform enhances, or could enhance a future iteration of your app in your text description.
Your app can be built as a native smartphone or tablet app (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile), or a web app (mobile or desktop), or a desktop app (Windows PC, Mac Desktop).
All submitted apps must also conform to Ford's In-Vehicle Approval Criteria for safe and non-distracting in-vehicle interfaces, if the intent is to use the app while driving.
Review the OpenXC site to get access to OpenXC-formatted vehicle data, important documentation, and OpenXC FAQs. For tips and links to instructions, code examples, and more – check out the OpenXC page.
Yes. You may use additional APIs and datasets as long as you are authorized to use and distribute them.
The Popular Choice award is determined by public voting. A video helps ensure that all users can view and experience your application. The video will also be helpful to the panel of judges. You may create a screencast or use a handheld video camera to make your video, or choose any other method that captures the application's value and user interface.
Your app is not required to be listed in an online store.
If your app integrates OpenXC, the version with the integration must not be submitted to an online store (per the OpenXC Developer Agreement). OpenXC is currently a research platform, and as such, is not yet intended to be used for public apps.
You must provide a way for us to test your application at no cost. Please allow us to test using one of the following methods.
Android Applications: Upload an .apk file in the submission form or provide a link for us to download your app in the "Testing Instructions" field on the submission form.
iOS Applications: If your app is available on the app store please provide a link in the "Testing Instructions" field on the submission form. If you charge for your app, please also provide a promo code.
If your app is not yet publicly available, send it to us via TestFlight. Enter our email address and UDID to share a build with us for testing. Our TestFlight account email is: Testing@ChallengePost.com.
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Web/Mobile Web: Provide a link for us to access your app on the "Testing Instructions" field on the submission form.
The challenge is open to individuals, and teams of individuals, who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry. The challenge is also open to legally registered corporations or organizations that employ fewer than 50 people at the time of entry. (See the next question for large organization eligibility.). Please review the Official Rules for complete eligibility requirements.
Organizations with 50 or fewer employees may enter and compete for cash prizes. Organizations with more than 50 employees may enter and compete only for the Large Organization Recognition Award, which has no cash prize.
Both new and existing applications are eligible for this challenge. No specific API, SDK, or data integration is required, however use of Ford's OpenXC platform is encouraged.
Yes, teams are encouraged. If a team of individuals or an organization is selected as an award winner, the full prize amount will be sent to the submitter. It will be up to the winning team or organization to reallocate the prize money between the team members, as they deem it appropriate.
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"I value my family more than ever" - USC essay "What Matters to Me and Why"
Essay of my maturity and how it has affected me ~ Common App.
"Odysseus's Journey Home" - Why Brown?
Location, different fields, amazed: Why Emory is for me...etc.
India- Incredible, hectic, noisy, confusing, historic, beautiful. UW ESSAY, HELP?!
"to achieve my goal in a timely manner" - Why Boston University? in 5 or 6 sentences.
Cornell CAS essay..interests, their evolution, and How Cornell.."Med Research Mecca"
Ga Tech"your academic background that is important to you""
"a recipe for success" - Why Duke?
Brown Supplement - What don't you know?? Music and other things..
Heterogeneous population, areas of study, location- appealing about Columbia?
"I am a poor traveler" - common app. Something about think and travel.


1.	The Greater Sunda Islands comprising Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Celebes and the smaller islands around them. 2.	The lesser Sunda Islands, to wit the long stretch of islands to the East of Java consisting of Bali, Lombok, Soembawa, Soemba, Selor Islands, Wetar and Timor. 3.	The Moluccaas by which is meant all the smaller islands to the East of Celebes. 4.	New Guinea, being that part of New Guinea which belongs to the Netherlands. INHABITANTS. The inhabitants of the Netherlands East are a mixture of different peoples; they may be divided in natives and foreigners. Amongst the latter ones the principal are: Europeans, Chinese, Arabs and other Asiatics. The principal native races are: Malays in Sumatra and all the ports of the other islands, Sundanese in the West part of Java, Javanese in Central, North and part of East Java. Madoe-rese in East Java and Madoera, Boeginese in Celebes, Alfoers in the Northern part of Celebes and the Moluccaas; Dayakas in Borneo, Bataks 19 in Sumatra, West of Deli, Acheneese in the Northern part of Sumatra, Papuaas in New Guinea. FAUNA AND FLORA. The fauna of the Dutch East may be divided in two classes, the one typical to the Asiatic continent and the one having the type of the Australian continent. As already said the islands are supposed to have once formed part of these two continents and the divisional line most probably ran through Celebes as there the typical fauna, characteristic in both continents is found. The largest animals are found in the parts once belonging to Asia and amongst the most known are: Tigers, panthers, elephants, banteng (wild buffaloe) rhinoceros, tapir and deer. The Australian type is for the greater part represented by species of marsupials. The flora of the Dutch East is very rich and various. Species of shrubs may be counted in thousands, whilst different trees are found in abundance in the higher legions. Palms are found in various forms and we name amongst most known species of tropical vegetation the Nipa, Cocoanut, Aren and oil palms.The flora of the Dutch East is very rich and various. Species of shrubs may be counted in thousands, whilst different trees are found in abundance in the higher legions. Palms are found in various forms and we name amongst most known species of tropical vegetation the Nipa, Cocoanut, Aren and oil palms.


Failure is required. Expect nothing less.
I'm now in Chiang Mai in the northern part of Thailand for the next month, visiting my friend Elisa and switching things up a bit before I head back to the states in March. I am still yoga'ing, writing, and taking time to myself, but there's an added perk of finishing my SE Asia adventures here: saving money with an even cheaper cost of living—most meals are between $2 and $5 (with endless great restaurants and coffee shops), and I'm staying in a studio apartment with a great view for $500 for the month. Transitioning from Ubud's bliss-blanket paradise to the slightly grittier, more chaotic Chiang Mai (think Sedona to Seattle) threw me for a bit of a loop on my first day here. I woke up feeling disoriented and a bit low, but then I noticed an all-day inversions workshop at the Wild Rose Yoga Studio, where I taught a workshop in May. Given my recent exploration of somatics, I figured spending the day upside down would surely turn my mood right-side up. Success! And not without a few yoga life lessons in tow.
*For non-yogis, inversions are poses where you go upside down: handstands, headstands, forearm balances, and shoulderstands. Inversions are great for your circulation, lungs, thyroid function and even for things like reducing stress, working with fear, and generally having a rollicking good time flipping around like you are five years old again.
I've been working diligently on freestanding handstands for the last year, inching my way toward balancing on my hands in the middle of the room, but spending 95% of the time falling over and trying again. Those few seconds of successful upside down suspension are bliss—worth every ounce of effort.
One learns to handstand much the same way a baby learns to walk, by *maybe* hitting it for a few seconds, falling and getting back up, each time gathering one more muscle-memory micro-clue about what the heck our bodies need to do differently to work better the next time. This process is deeply engaging, challenging, curious, and fun. Sure, you could end up with a few bruises and scrapes, but you will wear them with pride.
Many physical skills are similar; learning to ride a bike is a wobbly nerve-wracking thing . . . until it isn't anymore, and the fear turns to exhilaration and glee as the wind whips in our face and we peddle foreword in pride from that day foreword.
So why do so many of us enter into a relationship, career, or big project and expect perfection? Moreover, why do we do this with our LIVES? If we do not instantly land on the pinpoint of balance and success and stay there, surely we have failed.
Where is the sense of fun and playfulness?
Perfect balance is often a moment in time where life is suspended and slowed down, and it is glorious. And then? It's over, we fall out of it, and we try again. So why not have some fun and find the enjoyment on the way in AND on the way out too? What if we were to approach our lives, work and relationships this way?
Which of the items on that list are already in your comfort zone? Where do you have room for more permission or playfulness?
You cannot learn a freestanding handstand by being timid, by being afraid to fall, or by only baby-kicking halfway up (trust me, I tried this for years before mustering the courage to fall, feel silly, and get back up). It cannot be done.
You have to fall in order to figure out how to get up, how to grip the floor and stay up, how to find the middle, how to engage your core, how to lift through the feet, and how to come out gracefully.
Falling is the ONLY way to learn, and there is no "get out of jail" free card.
If you're not falling in some way in an area that is important to you, you probably have room to take more risks.
So, expect to fall, and nothing less of yourself.
Falling isn't failing (and I don't even really believe in the word "failure" in the first place); it is trying and living . . . and that is surely something to be insanely proud of.
I'd love to hear from you in the comments: in what areas of life are you afraid to fall? What might it look like to take a more permissive, playful approach?
Check out this awesome video tour of Thailand from my friend Torre. She is wrapping up a motorbike travel adventure with her boyfriend Ivan, with whom she also reluctantly agreed to sail the world for a year shortly after their first meeting.
Torre self-published a book about their story last year (when we first got connected), then it got picked up by Hyperion and sold movie rights! She heads back to Melbourne soon to launch Love with a Chance of Drowning, and I couldn't be more excited for her. I am delighted that we get to meet for lunch on Thursday!
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Ah, we all remember our first Erasmus love. That Polish girl who ignored us at the bar and then continued to ignore us for the rest of the year.
Not the cheapest of the five but probably the most beautiful, Edinburgh is an ancient city that was almost totally rebuilt around 250 years ago.
Now one of the UK's most visited destinations and home to three separate UNESCO World Heritage Sites, it's a land of castles, incredible views and some brilliant whiskys, gins and craft ales.
Find a pub and drink anything you've never heard of before, especially any "cask" ale.
Take the train to Queensferry or North Queensferry and take in the views of the Forth Rail Bridge and the estuary.
Visit Inchgarvie Island for an exploration of its abandoned prison and sample its incredible views.
Climb the extinct volcano of Arthur's Seat (only takes about an hour and no specialist equipment is required).
Visit Tom Riddle's Grave — it's in Greyfriars Kirkyard and said to be an inspiration for Lord Voldemort's name in "Harry Potter".
Take the public bus No. 35 from the airport into town for just £1.60.
Stay at an Airbnb. Most locals rent out for the cheapest rates. Otherwise, hostels are okay.
Make use of the SANDEMANS New Europe free tour to see the city.
Try haggis (which is lovely) on a burger or breakfast, not on its own.
Walk everywhere — Edinburgh is a walker's city and too beautiful not to.
King's Landing might not sound too romantic, what with all the dragons and public shaming going on, but its setting, Dubrovnik, on the Dalmatian coast, is essentially a beautiful hot Edinburgh.
The beaches and lagoons are pretty good too.
Canoe or kayak around the city's battlements.
Explore! There's enough churches, fortresses, fountains and tiny restaurants to keep you going forever.
Visit the local islands on boat trips, especially Kolocep (here's The Guardian's guide to island hopping).
Banje Beach Sunsets. Although they're incredible anywhere in the city.
Climb Mount Srd. It's free after all or there's a cable car if you're lazy.
Book full holiday apartments through hostel sites; it's very common as it is a holiday destination.
Nearby campsites have cheap accommodation that's not always in tents.
Avoid the summer peak season, especially August.
Ask for marenda or gablec lunchtime specials at restaurants.
Make it a long weekend. The longer you stay, the cheaper rooms can often get (by up to 30%).
A castle built over a clear blue lake complete with a monastery isn't the everyday destination, but, if anything, it's getting a little too famous these days.
The fact that's it's close to the equally lovely capital of Ljubljana also helps.
Rent a boat and row to the central monastery.
Go on the weird rail sled thing (they have one on the Great Wall of China too).
Hike in the nearby Vintgar Gorge.
Go tubing or rafting — this will cost a little but it's well worth it.
Canyoning is also available for less cash (basically it's jumping from waterfalls into lagoons).
Avoid restaurants. Many local inns or hostels actually provide food for their guests.
Slovenia is small, so local buses are often just as good as the trains for getting from point A to B.
Eat street food, especially burek, a filled pastry made of a thin flaky dough.
Grab as many views as you can. The walks are free and if we're talking romance here, they're the best option.
Iceland is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination, and thankfully flights are becoming cheaper, at least from London (low cost fares start at €75/£64 from Luton or Gatwick). The country itself isn't exactly affordable, but there are plenty of cheat codes available that let you get away with it.
The incredible Blue Lagoon, for example, can be visited for a knockdown price without having to use its nearby spa.
Likewise, getting out into the countryside can be the most romantic thing you've ever seen.
Visit the cheap fisherman's café The Sea Baron where the soup is fishy.
Visit the national museum. Actually a cracking day out in a modern and jam-packed set of halls. The early Viking artifacts are especially interesting.
Get into the countryside. This can be hard, but we recommend couchsurfing somewhere out of town, if possible.
Go on the golden circle tour. It may be generic tourist stuff, but it gets a lot of spectacular stuff done in efficient fashion (best booked via hostels).
CAUTION: Whale and Northern Lights Trips — as romantic as they are, the chances of seeing either can be slim, so it could be a total waste of cash.
Couchsurf, if you can. Airbnb or hostels if not. Vital!
Many pubs have happy hours where drinks can be as cheap as €3-3.50.
Buy as much liquor as you can at duty free. You'll thank me later.
If you can, cook at home or at the hostel.
Eat fast food from the plentiful hotdog vendors.
The twin cities of Buda and Pest have had a huge tourist renaissance of late, especially with the nearby Sziget Music Festival going from strength to strength in August.
The bath houses and spas range from vast open air affairs to tiny cave-like joints underneath mountains. Some of which even host late night parties.
Visit a spa. There are a ton of decent ones at all sorts of prices and styles. The Lonely Planet put together a decent guide.
Visit the very ambiguous World War II museum. With Hungary fighting for the Axis powers in the war, it's hard to work out who this museum thinks the good guys are.
Visit the ruined bars. The Szimpla Kert is the most famous but there are plenty of other interesting spaces that have also been reclaimed.
Boat trips along the Danube River are a little expensive for what they are, but simply walking the banks does the same job.
Climb the hills for the views. This is hard not to do, as most the sights are on them, but just walking the city is gorgeous and cheap.
Take bus 200E or the Metro M3 from the airport to save on taxis.
A number of free walking tours are available from companies like Original Europe Tours or Free Budapest Tours.
Many bars operate happy hours that are worth taking advantage of.
Budapest cards get free transport and free bath entry and are actually worth it.
Make use of the all-night buses rather than taxis.
Planning on taking your loved one somewhere this Valentine's Day? Let us know in the comments. And remember: if you need student accommodation in Europe, you'll find the student home you're looking for on Uniplaces.


Tender pieces of pan-seared chicken, shrimp, zucchini and carrots in a rich coconut curry sauce. Served with white rice and topped with toasted coconut, sesame seeds and Thai peanut sauce.
Marinated pork belly flash-fried and served with a sweet and spicy Thai Chili sauce.
Seasoned chicken, black beans, diced tomatoes, black olives, jalapenos and pepper Jack Cheese sauce piled on top of tri- colored tortilla chips. Garnished with sour cream, scallions and served with homemade salsa.
A mound of thinly sliced pickles dipped in a special Blue Moose beer batter and fried to a golden brown, served with roasted garlic ranch dressing.
Smoked andouille sausage and woud-grilled chicken breast served over spaghetti tossed in a smoked gouda cream sauce with spinach, artichokes and Parmesan cheese.


As we head deeper into fall skincare concerns change. My eczema tends to flare up in fall and my skin starts gets super dry and flaky and needs extra care. You may still be correcting damage your skin experienced in the summer and preparing for winter. Thankfully there are seasonal fruits and ingredients like cranberries, apples and pumpkin that can help your skin get through the fall and winter with healthy, radiant skin.
Posh Beauty Blog sourced Ryan Zamo, CEO and creator of Z Skin Cosmetics, an affordable organic cosmetics company, to learn about these seasonal ingredients for fall and winter skin care treatments. Then, keep reading to learn about my favorite fall skincare products with seasonal ingredients.
Cranberry is amazing for skin, I use it in almost all of my products! Not only is it high in natural SPF, it also contains high amounts of antioxidants which help restore dead skin cells resulting in brighter, even, smoother skin. It's also amazing for oily skin, as it helps balance out the skins levels of oil production. As the fall brings cold dry weather, cranberry adds extremely needed rehydration to keep the skin looking bright and radiant, but it's a very light oil so it won't leave you feeling greasy!
Apples contain high amounts of vitamin c and contain malic acid, both of which are alpha hydroxy acids. These are the organic alternatives to the infamous chemical peels, working just as strong, without irritation or down time. They work by dissolving the "glue" that holds down dead skin cells, helping to dissolve them and reveal a brighter layer of skin. Applying some applesauce or ground apples onto your face for about 20 minutes, will result in the diminishing of dark scars, sun spots and fine lines.
Pumpkin contains high levels of vitamin A. Vitamin A is the main ingredient in Retinol creams, which helps restore the skins elasticity and strength, resulting in smoother skin and less wrinkles. Also a deeply nourishing oil, it will add the much needed moisture without leaving you oily. It's also another ingredient that helps with oily skin.
Clove/cinnamon is the most versatile of fall ingredients, they're truly remarkable. They will help absorb excess oil and sweat on the skin, and reduce pimple size and redness. Because they help move fluid with increased circulation, they are great for still joints and arthritis pains, also decreasing inflammation due to cold weather. They are also pain relievers, some small cultures around the world still use them as a local anesthetic, since they will numb the area (peppermint, cayenne, spearmint etc help in the same way).
Rosemary helps with oily skin and also helps heal acne. The oil is a natural preservative and astringent, it's high levels of acidic properties will help keep bacteria from thriving, as it lowers the skins ph level making it impossible for bacteria to live. Also aiding in evening out skin tone from scars/sun spots. It can also be used in a mixture for deodorant, as body odor forms from bacteria and it won't allow bacteria to thrive.
Coffee grinds are great for exfoliating in the morning. The small particles help gently remove dead skin cells, but also contain high levels of caffeine. Caffeine helps increase blood circulation, which reduces inflammation of the skin, since fluid gets trapped in the face and neck from laying vertical. It's antioxidant properties help restore skins elasticity and smooths fine lines, it's acidic properties help heal acne and most of all, it helps wake you up with its amazing smell.
WEN By Chaz Dean Fall Cleansing Conditioner in Ginger Pumpkin is perfect for those looking to simplify their hair care routine and have the appearance of healthier-looking, beautiful hair. This single product replaces shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner, leave-in and detangler. With a great fall fragrance featuring fresh pumpkin and hints of spice, this is the perfect product to transition hair from summer to fall.
June Jacobs Perfect Pumpkin Peeling Enzyme Masque is a spicy, detoxifying masque, free of parabens and preservatives. It contains a powerful pumpkin enzyme to digest dead surface cells. As a result, cellular turnover is stimulated and skin's tone and texture is improved. The masque contains real pumpkin, which is naturally rich in essential fatty acids.
This is one of my new favorite beauty from the inside out products for beautiful, radiant and youthful skin. NeoCell Beauty Bursts in Super Fruit Punch deliver high absorption beauty nutrients in delectable, gourmet soft chews. NeoCell Beauty Infusion Cranberry Cocktail is a delicious low calorie and low carb beauty drink mix that delivers NeoCell Collagen, Hyaluronic Acid, Biotin & ALA. They both contain Collagen Type 1&2 which helps strengthens skin, hair and nails. The products also contain Hyaluronic which provides the ultimate in skin hydration. I love both products. I love drinking Beauty Infusion in the morning and appreciate the Beauty Bursts when I'm on the go and forget to take my Beauty Infusion.
Behind The Sangria's skin-balancing and pore minimizing Appletini Facial Toner with apple cider vinegar is a great seasonal beauty product. It balances your skin's pH and tightens those pores! It's a must-have organic product that will treat skin and keep you glowing as temperatures drop.
Change Soap's Restore Facial Serum has a High concentration of organic rosehip oil, known for its rejuvenating and anti-aging abilities and is good for treating seasonal and environmental skin issues. Restore also contains organic blue Moroccan chamomile essential oil, known to balance oily skin and reduce redness. This is one of Change Soap's more popular products as the weather cools and winter approaches. It's 100% organic and natural and vegan, Handmade in small batches and made in the USA!
Disclosure: Press samples were provided by the some brands/PR for editorial consideration, product testing, photography and review.
What are your favorite seasonal ingredients? Leave your comments below!


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Campus Energy Savings Bring $870k Back to Teaching & Research
"What steps are you already taking to save energy?" Rohini Rajgopal, myPower Energy Associate and 3rd year Public Health Major, asks this question during each of the energy surveys she assists in conducting. Rohini notes that "we reach out to people with this question early on because we already have an engaged and sustainability-minded community, and we want to recognize their efforts." While the goal for Rohini, and other members of the student survey team, is to provide personalized energy saving recommendations to labs and offices across campus, she also notes that, "collectively we're all working towards the same goal: reducing our environmental footprint."
Developing custom energy efficiency recommendations for offices and labs through surveys is only one element of Berkeley's approach to energy conservation. Berkeley's Energy Management Initiative was launched in April of 2012 and has since reported overall energy savings of $2 million along with the implementation of a campus Energy Office, a new Energy Policy, myPower outreach campaign, and incentive program.
Administrative and academic units across campus have recently received over $870,000 in the form of the first payments for energy reductions via Operational Excellence's Energy Incentive Program. These savings represent a 1,500 ton reduction in greenhouse gases and fulfill part of the mission of the campus Energy Management Initiative to not only save energy but also to return those funds to teaching and research.
Prior to Berkeley's Energy Management Initiative, units around campus were not provided with a statement of their energy use. And although the campus was spending around $17 million per year on electricity costs alone, this meant that energy was generally treated as a free commodity.
The Energy Incentive Program (EIP) is an innovative approach to energy management that gives departments (or Operating Units – OUs) across campus a financial incentive to implement energy-saving measures. Electricity usage baselines were set (generally based on 2010-11 use) at the beginning of the program. A process managed by the Energy Office allows adjustments to baselines and to exclude savings from centrally-funded Strategic Energy Plan (SEP) projects.
Similar to what happens at home (but on a much larger scale), OUs now receive monthly electricity statements detailing use in buildings. Through these statements from the Energy Office, OUs can see how they measure up to their historic use. If the OU is using more energy than usual, the Energy Office follows up with resources to proactively seek problem areas. By reducing energy use below their historic average, the unit will receive an incentive payment for the difference. Beginning this fiscal year (FY14) those Units that exceed their historic baseline will be incur an overage charge. "It's a carrot and a stick," says Chuck Frost, Energy Manager, "incentivizing energy reduction efforts is a key element of our program."
Notable Results
In this first program year, the magnitude of achieved energy reductions varied considerably across OUs. Most important, twenty-six of the twenty‑eight campus OUs received an incentive payment. Not surprisingly, some of the largest use reductions were achieved by the largest OUs. In fact, the Research Units and the College of Engineering received the largest incentive payments.
Operating Unit
Total kWh Incentives
College of Engineering 1,343,584 $134,400
VC for Research 1,232,135 $123,200
University Libraries 1,168,998 $116,900
See the full list of payments here.
Three other units stood out for size-adjusted savings: IST, L&S (Biological Sciences), and the Graduate School of Education. Conversely, the two units with increased electricity use last year have been working diligently with the Energy Office and myPower teams to improve energy performance.
Reinvesting in Efficiency
Use of the incentive payments is at the discretion of Vice Chancellors and Deans, no strings attached. One interesting model for re-distributing the funds can be seen in VC for Administration and Finance (VCAF). Their payment of approximately $10,000 funded a "mini-grant" for anyone in the unit to submit proposals to drive down energy use. Requests totaled over $18,000 for projects such as replacing inefficient refrigerators with newer models and installing lighting motion sensors, underlining the need and interest for this innovative program.
Resources for departments to explore reinvesting in energy savings can found on the Energy Office website and myPower.berkeley.edu. You can also contact the myPower student team at myPower@berkeley.edu to schedule a personalized energy survey to receive personalized recommendations for your office or lab.
myPower enables students, faculty, and staff to make informed decisions about energy use that will reduce energy costs and return funds to teaching and research. myPower is part of the Energy Management program that also includes the Energy Office, an Incentive Program, and a strong campus energy policy.
Do you know how much energy you're consuming on campus? Through myPower you can find the energy dashboard for your building. You can also discover resources to help you take actions beyond what you're already doing towards reducing energy consumption in offices, labs, and residence halls.
Check Your myPower Energy Dashboard
See the energy consumption for campus buildings via our Energy Dashboard:
1. TURN OFF WHAT YOU'RE NOT USING
2. BUY ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS
3. REDUCE THE ENERGY USED BY YOUR COMPUTER
Small Actions Make a Big Difference
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package ie.ucd.clops.test.generatedinterface;

import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.List;

import ie.ucd.clops.runtime.errors.ParseResult;
import ie.ucd.clops.runtime.options.Option;
import ie.ucd.clops.runtime.options.exception.InvalidOptionPropertyValueException;
import ie.ucd.clops.runtime.parser.AbstractSpecificCLParser;
import ie.ucd.clops.runtime.rules.RuleStore;
import ie.ucd.clops.util.OptionUtil;

/**
 * The arguments parser.
 * This is the main entry point for the option's handling.
 * @author The CLOPS team
 */
public class CLOTestParser extends AbstractSpecificCLParser {

  /** The option store used to hold the option's status. */
  private final CLOTestOptionStore optionStore;
  /** The store which contains the constraints associated with the options. */
  private final ie.ucd.clops.runtime.rules.RuleStore ruleStore;

  /**
   * Creates a parser to handle the options.
   * @throws InvalidOptionPropertyValueException if one of the options had
   * an invalid property attached to it in the CLOPS description file.
   */
  public CLOTestParser() throws InvalidOptionPropertyValueException {
    optionStore = new CLOTestOptionStore();
    ruleStore = new CLOTestRuleStore();
  }

  /**
   * Get the {@link ie.ucd.clops.runtime.options.OptionStore} containing the option instances for this parser.
   * @return the option store.
   */
  public CLOTestOptionStore getOptionStore() {
    return optionStore;
  }

  /**
   * Get the {@link RuleStore} containing the rules for this parser.
   * @return the option store.
   */
  public RuleStore getRuleStore() {
    return ruleStore;
  }

  /**
   * Get the format string for this parser.
   * @return the format string.
   */
  public String getFormatString() {
    return "(AllOptions* Input AllOptions*)";
  }

  public static void printUsage(PrintStream os) {
    printUsage(os, 80, 0);
  }

  public static void printUsage(PrintStream out, int width, int indent) {
    List<Option<?>> all = new CLOTestOptionStore().getOptionsWithoutErrorOption();
    OptionUtil.printOptions(out, all, width, indent);
    out.flush();
  }

  /**
   * Parse the given command line arguments using a new CLOTestParser,
   * with normal lookahead.
   */
  public static CLOTestParseResult parse(String[] args, String progName) {
    CLOTestParser parser = new CLOTestParser();
    ParseResult parseResult = parser.parseInternal(args, progName);
    return new CLOTestParseResult(parseResult, parser.getOptionStore());
  }

  /**
   * Parse the given command line arguments using the provided CLOTestParser,
   * with normal lookahead.
   */
  public static CLOTestParseResult parse(String[] args, String progName, CLOTestParser parser) {
    ParseResult parseResult = parser.parseInternal(args, progName);
    return new CLOTestParseResult(parseResult, parser.getOptionStore());
  }

  /**
   * Parse the given command line arguments using a new CLOTestParser,
   * with infinite lookahead.
   */
  public static CLOTestParseResult parseAlternate(String[] args, String progName) {
    CLOTestParser parser = new CLOTestParser();
    ParseResult parseResult = parser.parseAlternateInternal(args, progName);
    return new CLOTestParseResult(parseResult, parser.getOptionStore());
  }

  /**
   * Parse the given command line arguments using the provided CLOTestParser,
   * with infinite lookahead.
   */
  public static CLOTestParseResult parseAlternate(String[] args, String progName, CLOTestParser parser) {
    ParseResult parseResult = parser.parseAlternateInternal(args, progName);
    return new CLOTestParseResult(parseResult, parser.getOptionStore());
  }
}

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On the day of the Beslan school massacre two months ago this week, Valery Gergiev was due to conduct the opening concert of the Vienna Philharmonic season. Racked with grief and fear for loved ones, he contemplated pulling out and flying home. But the programme was suitably sombre: the D-minor concerto by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky's Pathetique symphony. That night, Austrian television showed Gergiev conducting the Pathetique with tears rolling down his unshaven cheeks. 'The most terrible concert of my life,' he calls it.
Gergiev, 51, is the only Ossetian of international renown. Director of St Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre since 1988, he raised the company to post Communist prosperity with a new wave of singing and dancing talent and a dose of western sponsorship. One part of his company or another is perpetually on tour in Europe, Japan or the US. Gergiev plans another residency next summer at Covent Garden.
A high-octane performer, his first loyalty is to his company, 'to the people who elected me – I remember that every second'. Spiritually, though, his roots are Caucasian. 'I am Ossetian, first and foremost,' he insists, returning to his homeland whenever three clear days appear in his diary to mingle with friends and refresh himself in mountain streams.
He and Putin are the same generation, products of the privileged nomenklatura. Gergiev's uncle was Stalin's favourite tank designer; he once called on him for protektsiya to get a better teacher at the conservatoire. Unlike Putin, Gergiev was never a party member but he continues to cherish some values of the communist regime, particularly its emphasis on the role of culture in a healthy society. That legacy, along with one-man rule, persists in Gergiev's Mariinsky. He has some sympathy for Putin's growing authoritarianism.
'When Putin became president,' he sighs, 'there was no government, only corruption. There was a huge robbery of national wealth. Many became astronomically rich.' Gergiev had dealings with the media magnate Berezoksky, now in London ('they called him Rasputin') and with the Yukos oil chief Khodorkovsky, now in prison awaiting trial.
'I once proposed to Putin that these people should put a fraction of their money into building hospitals and schools, as the rich do in the west. If Yukos had done that, Khodorkovsky would not be in jail.' Of Roman Abramovich, who bought Chelsea Football Club, he says contemptuously, 'I practically don't know him personally'.
He worries about a double standard in the war on terrorism and wonders why Bin Laden and Saddam are being pursued more hotly than the Beslan muderers. I won't be surprised if they return,' he warns.
Funds from his appeal will enable gifted young Ossetians to study in St Petersburg and in the west, 'also to recover.' On Sunday, he will once again conduct the Pathetique, that peculiarly Russian blend of grandeur and helplessness, aspiration and resignation to a terrible fate.


Much attention has been focused on land-use strategies for reducing vehicle travel, as well as providing a range of other economic, social, and environmental benefits. These strategies include compact/higher density neighborhoods, greater mixes of uses, pedestrian-friendly design, and infill development—strategies that are collectively known as smart growth. However, the research has almost exclusively focused on the impact of smart growth on passenger travel and generally ignored goods and services movement by trucks. In addition, there are many other factors influencing land use such as population growth, gentrification, and new supply chain management approaches such as freight villages, freight hubs, and inland ports that can affect freight movement. Freight traffic is growing faster than car traffic. The U.S. Department of Energy projects that truck vehicle-miles of travel (VMT) will grow by 50% between 2015 and 2040, compared with 26% for light-duty vehicles. Furthermore, diesel engine pollutants have emerged as a top health concern among mobile source generated air pollution, especially particulate matter and fine particles. These increases will greatly impact the nation's ability to achieve its objectives for environmental sustainability and livability. As metropolitan areas increasingly adopt various land-use practices, research is needed on their impacts on goods movement by all freight modes. The objectives of this research are to develop a guide to: (1) quantify and evaluate the impact of land-use practices and policies to support efficient movement of all modes of freight; and (2) develop quantitative and qualitative land-use assessment tools (e.g., models, matrices, guides) to assist local, regional, and state land-use and transportation decision makers to support efficient movement of freight. The research should address a broad range of issues and needs associated with freight-efficient land use, which may include but are not limited to the following: (1) Identification and evaluation of existing and potential land-use practices and characterizing how they might affect freight movement; (2) Consideration of emerging freight transportation trends and technologies; (3) Identification of land-use decision makers, factors that influence their decisions and impacts on freight and other stakeholders; (4) Identification of potential data sources for freight-efficient land-use decision making; (5) Identification of best practices for freight-efficient land use planning and decision making; (6) Development of a framework for selecting appropriate and innovative freight land-use practices and policies; (7) Quantification and assessment of key impacts (e.g., energy use, VMT, emissions, noise, economic competitiveness, environmental justice, low income populations, employment, freight activity centers) and their effect on freight land-use practices, strategies, and policies; (8) Development and application of methods to integrate land-use planning, decisions, and efficient freight movement; (9) Designing and implementing one or more approaches (e.g., empirical data collection, modeling, scenario planning) to measure the impacts of land-use strategies on freight travel patterns; and (10) Development of scalable, quantitative and qualitative, freight-efficient land use assessment tools.
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When hard-boiled, seventeen-year-old private investigator Dalton Rev transfers to Salt River High to solve the case of a dead student, he has his hands full trying to outwit the police, negotiate the school's social hierarchy, and get paid.
In 1868, with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously "unwell," fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire, where he uncovers his first murder and a diabolical villain.
In 1942 New York City, fifteen-year-old Iris grieves for her mother who committed suicide and for the loss of her life of privilege, and secretly helps her father with his detective business since he, having lost a leg at Pearl Harbor, struggles to make ends meet.
When Anne's misbehavior sends her from her Upper East Side prep school to a prestigious boarding school outside of Boston, her only goal is to get back home until her roommate, Isabella, is murdered and Anne decides to find out what happened, whatever the cost.
Forging a friendship based on their mutual hatred of a philandering boy, five girls imagine a perfect way to kill him and must prove their innocence when he is killed in the exact manner they envisioned.
When sixteen-year-old Avery West learns her family is part of a powerful and dangerous secret society, and that her own life is in danger, she must follow a trail of clues across Europe.
Seventeen-year-old Max, his girlfriend Parvati, and best friend Pres form Liars, Inc., expecting that forging notes and lying for their peers will lead to easy cash, but when Pres asks Max to cover for him, it may be a fatal mistake.
In 1948 Hollywood, a treacherous world of tough-talking private eyes, psychopathic movie stars, and troubled starlets, sixteen-year-old Alice tries to find a young runaway who is the sole witness to a beating that put her sister, Annie, in a coma.
Years after writing stories about a superheroine character she created with a best friend who died in a tragic car accident, sixteen-year-old May is shocked to see stickers, patches, and graffiti images of the superheroine appearing around Seattle.
When her grandfather develops dementia, sixteen-year-old Tess, who has been keeping his Montana ranch going, is whisked away to Washington, D.C., by a sister she barely knows and thrown into a world of politics, power, wealth, love triangles, and family secrets.
A young woman in nineteenth-century New York City must struggle against gender and class boundaries when her father is found dead of a supposed suicide, and she believes there is more than meets the eye, so in order to uncover the truth she will have to decide how much she is willing to risk and lose.
When her father dies, Tessa is pulled back to the small Pennsylvania town where her life came apart when her father was sent to prison, her mother went to pieces, and her beloved older sister ran away, and where her testimony and that of her now-estranged friend Callie sent a serial killer to death row--a serial killer who may be getting a new trial as long buried secrets come to light.
Possessing an ability to hide on the edge of perception, Julia conceals her talents in a city where magic is banned and poses as a grand lady's housemaid alongside an eccentric band of fellow housemates who have ties to a powerful killer.
Flynn's girlfriend is missing, and people are suspecting him of knowing something, so he struggles to uncover her secrets as he must also face the truth about himself.
When his father's business takes the family to New York City, a seventeen-year-old Australian boy must balance his desire to protect his ten-year-old sister, a diagnosable psychopath, from the world with the desperate need to protect the world from her.
Sasha Stone knows her place—first-chair clarinet, top of her class, and at the side of her Oxford-wearing boyfriend. She's worked her entire life to ensure her path to Oberlin Conservatory as a star musician is perfectly paved. But suddenly there's a fork in the road in the shape of Isaac Harver. Her body shifts toward him when he walks by, and her skin misses his touch even though she's never known it. Why does he act like he knows her so well—too well—when she doesn't know him at all? Sasha discovers that her by-the-book life began by ending the chapter of another: the twin sister she absorbed in the womb. But that doesn't explain the gaps of missing time in her practice schedule, or the memories she has of things she certainly never did with Isaac. Armed with the knowledge that her heart might not be hers alone, Sasha must decide what she's willing to do—and who she's willing to hurt—to take it back.


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Get ready movie fans, because director Craig Zahler is coming back with another gritty and violent drama starring Vince Vaughn. This time Mel Gibson is coming along for the ride, as Dragged Across Concrete will hit theaters on March 22.
This first trailer doesn't show much (which can be a good thing when it comes to keeping spoilers underwraps), but here's the film synopsis:
DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE follows two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Vaughn and Zahler previously worked together in Brawl in Cell Block 99, and this new movie looks like a step up. Not only does it feature more star power — Don Johnson (Django Unchained), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Tory Kittles (Sons of Anarchy), Laurie Holden (The Americans), Fred Melamed (Casual), and Michael Jai White (Arrow) will also be featured — but the movie is going to be a marathon length at over two and a half hours long.
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People in Mississippi and throughout the country who obtain their commercial driver's licenses on or after Feb. 7, 2020, will be subject to new training regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The rule, which came into effect on June 5 after a five-month delay, allows nearly three years for trainers, carriers, and others to become compliant.
As part of the new rule, the FMCSA will maintain a registry of trainers who have been certified by the agency after meeting a set of criteria. New drivers will be required to get training from people off this registry. The FMCSA has created a core curriculum for drivers, and there is also a requirement for behind-the-wheel training.
In its original form, the rule had a minimum requirement of 30 hours of behind-the-wheel training. Although this was broadly supported throughout the industry, the FMCSA removed the minimum for the rule's final version. Some industry stakeholders are now trying to get the minimum hours requirement reinstated.
Truck accidents may happen for a variety of reasons. A driver might be poorly trained or driving carelessly. The driver could be fatigued, under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or distracted. Any of these situations could lead to an accident that is much more serious than an accident involving cars because of the size of trucks. Multiple vehicles could be involved, hazardous materials could be spilled, and smaller cars could go under the trucks themselves, which may tear off a car's roof. People who are seriously injured in a truck accident may need the help of an attorney when seeking compensation to pay for medical bills and other expenses.
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Online furniture retailer Made.com raises £40 million
By Jonathan Keane , March 18th, 2018.
Made.com, a furniture ecommerce firm, has raised £40 million from Partech Ventures, Level Equity, and Eight Roads Ventures along with a new investor that has not been named.
London-based Made.com links customers directly with furniture designers; it plans to use the new funds to expand further across Europe.
Per a report in today's Sunday Times, the company is not yet profitable. It generated revenues of £91 million in 2016 with pre-tax losses of £6.1 million. The company added that it had sales of £127 million in 2017.
It employs 300 people in offices in Europe and Asia and previously raised more than $80 million from Partech and Eight Roads among others.