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Zenith Star El Primero Open Chronograph Watch 03.1230.4021/21.c545. Automatic self-winding movement. Polished stainless steel case 37.5 mm in diameter. Transperent caseback. Fixed stainless steel bezel. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Black dial with large Arabic numeral hour markers. Small red heart shaped second hand at 9. Power Reserve indicator above the 6. Center seconds hand. 30 minute counter at 3. Black satin strap with stainless steel deployant buckle.


Welcome to the Weiland Flowers website.
Weiland Flowers delivers flowers and gifts to the Highland Park, IL area. You can send flowers for any occasion including Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. We offer a large variety of fresh flowers and gifts. Enjoy the convenience of safe and secure ordering online 24 hours a day. The goal is to exceed our customers' expectations with quality, value and professional service.
Weiland Flowers, a leading flower shop in Highland Park, is proud to offer a wide assortment of fresh flowers and bouquets for your gift-giving needs including flowers for Grandparents Day and FTD Good Neighbors Day. Our dedicated staff will help make any occasion memorable with an artfully designed arrangement. Weiland Flowers is a member of the nationwide network of trusted FTD florists and can help you send a thoughtful gift across the country when you can't be there yourself.
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These cushions have great loft and don't compress. They have given new life to some old uncomfortable chairs. The ivory color is very light and bright - Closer to white than khaki or beige.
Blazing Needles 16-inch U-shaped Twill Dining Chair Cushions (Set of 2) - 16" x 16"
Add comfort and support to your dining chairs with these Twill Dining Chair Cushions. These U-shaped cushions come in a set of 4 and available in eight different colors to suit your preferred taste. The cushions will fasten securely with the included fabric ties. They are designed with a classic tufted cushion style that is sure to add a touch of elegance to your dining set. These cushions will no doubt add color to your decor.
These chair pads are made of high quality material but one warning. I had to send these brown ones back as they were to small for the chairs I had just purchased from Overstock. I never realized until they came that chair pads came in two sizes. A 16 inch and a 19 Inch which I had to get. Be sure and measure your chair seat before ordering.
Needing new seat cushions, I went directly ot Overstock and found exactly what we needed and liked. Sturdy, fashionable, padded nicely, and reasonabley priced! Overstock never disappoints!
I needed to replace the cushions on my dining room chairs and after much indecision, ordered the twill cushions. The rich navy color matches my dining room rug perfectly and the cushions are thick, contrary to some of the reviews I read. The cushions could use two more inches on either side to totally cover our handmade Amish chairs, but they will work. If there is one thing I would like to see changed, it would be to not sew the 3 inch white tags into the edge of the cushions. I cut the tags off, but a sliver of white remains and is very visible against the navy blue. It's true that the cushions were simply packed in a cardboard box for shipping, but I appreciated that. Why contribute to unnecessary packaging?
The green Blazing Needles 16 inch u shaped cushion set match our front patio umbella and are very comfortable. my wife is very happy with the cushions.
Bright and fresh. They look great with my newly painted wrought iron set. Colors are as pictured--got the bright scarlet and yellow striped cushions. They're thick and comfortable and fit my chairs perfectly. The velcro attaching straps are neat and sturdy. The ties always seem to bust--these look like they will last. Happy with my purchase.
This is my second set of cushions to order. First set was returned as they were larger than the measurements given. (16" U shape) Ordered another set in a different fabric, same size, These are too small and do not reach the edges of the chairs. I kept these thinking they would "spread out" and cover the seats but they have not done so. A disappointing purchase.
I was pleased with the style of chair cushions, the quality is great, color perfect and I have always wanted ties on the cushions. I also needed extra cush and these are fine for that. However, now that I ordered the 16 inch chair cushion I might return them and get 19 inch. My chairs are larger then I realized. If I return them will leave a review on how customer service is to work with. My friend tells me she was very pleased with them.
These cushions are very comfortable, they don't slip. They add class to my dining area. I would recommend these.
I have been redecorating my kitchen. A while back I ordered the twill dining chair cushions to replace the ones I ordered from you a few years ago. The new cushions have been on the chairs for two weeks. So far the ties have come off on 2 of the cushions and left nice holes with the white filling showing. Very unhappy with these cushions.
Cushions make sitting at the dining table more comfortable. And my cat adores them. She loves to sleep on a dining room chair now!!
Almost all of the ties came off the pads within 2 days of use. This with adults and tw meals!
Color was perfect, but these cushions are not very thick and don't make a hard wood chair as comfy as I would have liked.
I just needed good solid navy blue cushions to replace my old ones while updating my kitchen. These are well made, and the material feels as if they will last a long time. I was very happy with this purchase!
Slightly thicker than I expected. But that's good. Color was right on. It took a while to get them, but well worth the wait. Would definitely order these chair cushions again.
Don't waste your money. Splurge and get the better ones.
Poorly finishing work. One of the gatherings made to look like a button on the seat has already come loose after only 3 months. Disappointing.
Nicely constructed. But too small for chairs .
Our chairs are a full 16". These are barely 14". Maybe the fabric measures 16" before they put the stuff in in. Much smaller than advertised. Nice color and decent fabric make sure you only need 14"
These are well made and I love them. They have thick padding. I would buy them again.
The chair cushions are so comfortable and the color is just as pictured and look perfect next to my kitchen decor.
the ties that hold the cushions aren't very well made, I had 2 ties that ripped off. other than that they're very comfortable.
Very nice chair cushions for the money. Nice color and well made. Highly recommend!
"are these cushions reversible or do they have the skid proof on the bottom?"
"If these are U-shaped, what is the width at the back end of the cushion? My chair will accommodate the 16" at the front, but the construction at the back narrows so that it will accommodate a smaller width, 13" or maybe a bit more."
The cushions are 16" wide, 16" deep and 12/13" wide in the back.
"I NEED 4 12" or 13" ROUND DINING CHAIRS PADS IN HUNTER GREEN, IF POSSIBLE. EVERY PAD I LOOK AT IS EITHER 15" or !6" ROUND. TOO BIG!!!!! I PREFER COTTON, BUT IT IS THE SIZE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. DO YOU CARRY THIS SMALLER SIZE, IN ANY STYLE?"
Hello Christine J. P., we do not currently have a round chair pad in 12 or 13 inches. The smallest size we have is 14 inches, you can refer to item number 12435449 if you'd like to look that size over. Thanks for shopping with us!
"16" is not large enough. Do you have forest green available a few inches larger. I need 8 cushions"
Hello bette7, this item is not offered in a larger size. However, see Item 15084670 and 13475066, for similar items in different sizes and colors. Thank you for shopping with us.
"Is it possible to get a fabric swatch? I'm having trouble finding the right shade of red or burgundy."
Hello kathys53, I'm sorry we don't have fabric swatches available. Have a great day!
Hello tazman49, thank you for your interest in the Blazing Needles 16-inch U-Shaped Twill Dining Chair Cushions (Set of 4). No, this is not machine washable. It is spot clean only. Thank you for shopping with us, and have a great day!


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Toyota & Daimler Made Over $1 Billion In Profits Off Tesla Stock, More Than Tesla's Profits
James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession.
Of all of the people and companies that have benefited from the success of Tesla Motors over the last few years, the early investors — whether individual or corporate — are the ones that really seem to have made out the best.
Daimler AG and Toyota, in particular, seem to have made out quite handsomely — with the investments made by those two companies bringing in more than a billion dollars in profit after just ~5 years. Considering that Daimler and Toyota are technically competitors to Tesla, it's does seem rather amusing when you think about it that they've profited more (to date) from Tesla's success than Tesla has.
Of course, thinking about things that way is an oversimplification — as, of course, Tesla has grown enormously in scale of operations, public image, and technical ability, amongst other things. And the company is also making considerable progress on its journey to releasing a "mass market" electric vehicle (EV). The game isn't over yet.
The Motley Fool provides more some more info:
Both Daimler and Toyota played key roles in making Tesla Motors the company it is today. Musk himself credited Daimler's timely $50 million investment in 2009 as a key to the company's early survival. And Toyota's $50 million investment when the company went public, along with a supply agreement for the RAV4 EV, gave investors confidence to believe in the company. The financial impact for both companies was substantial.
Amazingly, each company made a bigger profit from Tesla Motors than Tesla Motors has ever made itself — even though neither company seemed keen on being a long-term partner for the electric-vehicle upstart. Toyota decided not to renew its RAV4 EV supply deal, and Daimler is winding down its reliance on Tesla as it builds out its own battery capacity in Germany. They've both moved on to their own alternative fuel plans, taking Tesla profits with them.
Still, Tesla has done quite well — so there's no reason to consider the situation as one where the company lost out. All three companies seem to have benefited notably.
Also, from what we've seen, it's still not entirely clear if Toyota and Daimler chose not to renew their supply agreements with Tesla or if Tesla decided it was more worthwhile to retain its limited supply of batteries for its own vehicles.
In this article:Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Tesla stock, Toyota
Written By James Ayre
James Ayre's background is predominantly in geopolitics and history, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After an early life spent in the Imperial Free City of Dortmund, James followed the river Ruhr to Cofbuokheim, where he attended the University of Astnide. And where he also briefly considered entering the coal mining business. He currently writes for a living, on a broad variety of subjects, ranging from science, to politics, to military history, to renewable energy.
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Russia are one of the most successful women's handball teams, having won four World Championship titles and one Olympic gold medal, along with a string of other medals. The EHF EURO title however, is one that has eluded the squad, though they have qualified for every edition since the event's inception in 1994.
They may not have won the title yet, but the EHF EURO was where Russia experienced their first notable success – bronze in Romania in 2000. That was the start of a dream decade, during which Russia won all four of their world titles, only missing one World Championship trophy from 2001 to 2009. They also collected two more EURO medals: silver in 2006 and bronze in 2008. Their first Olympic medal was in 2008, when they claimed silver. Eight years later, they went one better, celebrating Russia's first medal in any women's team sport at the Olympic Games.
Russia underwent extensive changes after the Olympic Games. Nevertheless, they can rely on a strong line-up including Olympic MVP Anna Vyakhireva and All-star centre back Daria Dmitrieva. The fact that both Vyakhireva and Dmitrieva are just 23 yet among the leaders of the team hints at Russia's promising future.
FINAL PREVIEW: After meeting in the opening game, France and Russia meet again in the EHF EURO 2018 final, which will deliver a new winner of the competition.
On her way to being captain of the senior team, Dmitrieva played and enjoyed success with the Russia youth national squads. In 2011, she won the W17 EHF EURO and in 2013, claimed the trophy at the W19 EHF EURO. As a member of the senior team, Dmitrieva participated in the 2014 and 2016 EUROs and in the 2015 and 2017 World Championships.
In 2016, she played a key role as Russia won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio and was recognised as the All-star Team centre back. She became the Russia national team captain in 2017.
23-year-old Anna Vyakhireva is considered one of the most gifted players in Russian handball, and already has an impressive record to support that status. She can play as both right back and right wing. Her first coach was her father, Victor Vyakhirev, who taught her – a right hander – to play with her left hand.
Vyakhireva started her career with Zvezda and later moved to Astrakhanochka. She has played for Rostov-Don since 2016. Vyakhireva is a triple champion of the Russian Super League and has won the Russian Cup and Super Cup. In 2017, she won the EHF Cup, then made it to the FINAL4 the following season.
Previously, Vyakhireva won the W17 EHF EURO 2011 and W19 EHF EURO 2013. With the senior team, she took gold at the 2016 Olympic Games. Vyakhireva has been named MVP of several competitions, including the 2016 Olympics, Youth World Championship 2012 and W19 EHF EURO 2013.
Russia coach Evgenii Trefilov is something of a handball icon, not only due to his achievements as a coach but also for his vocal style on the bench, which has made him quite a recognisable character.
Born in Bezlesniy, Krasnodar Krai, the 73-year-old began his coaching career in 1984, after playing for SKIF. Trefilov has coached the SKIF men's team as well as several different women's clubs in Russia, including Lada, Zvezda and Astrakhanochka. He was appointed head coach of Kuban in the summer of 2016. Trefilov has won the Russian Super League a total of seven times, as well as the Russian Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup, the EHF Cup and the EHF Champions League.
His club record is impressive enough, but Trefilov was also responsible for Russia's greatest achievements – the four world titles and the Olympic gold medal. He has received the title 'Honoured coach of Russia'.


Welcome to Donegal Heritage Trails. Based in Milford on the shores of beautiful Mulroy Bay my company offers heritage tours of North West Donegal.
I specialise in walking tours of Ramelton and Rathmullan.
If you really want to explore Donegal, why not try a guided tour? And who better than a native guide with local knowledge to show you places of interest and tell you the fascinating stories behind them.


If you have read this blog for any length of time I'm sure you know that I pretty much don't like can't sit still. Sitting still is my kryptonite. Yesterday The Girl and I left the hotel at 9:30 am and by the time we returned at 6pm, we were exhausted.
Then, we left for Hyde Park.
The Orangery at Kensington Palace. I soooo want to have afternoon tea here.
After a stroll around the park we went on a mission to find the Hummingbird Bakery. On our way there we passed SNOG. When we read the sign in the window "Snogging is healthy and 100% natural" we couldn't help from giggling all the way down the street.
Mama JJ do you see all this cheese?
Iconic red phone booth. By 11:32 am London time I had taken 9,162 steps.
Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster.
I am soooo getting this printed on a canvas! I LOVE my Rebel Camera!
Crowds make me crazy. Apparently London children are on school holiday this week. Which is really awesome if all you want to do is look at a couple of exhibits at the Natural History Museum. Gaaaa.
Saw something in the window and decided to pop in. Then quickly decided money would rather be spent on more pastries.
Tomorrow's headline: Woman trades car for AGA stove. Seriously, Handsome Husband, are you reading this? How cool would one of these be?
Tea and scones back in the room. We walked about 12 miles!!! Holy crackers people, that's almost a half marathon.
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Mavis, I'm loving your reports from London, as I'm headed there next week. The garden museum just got added to my list, joining a few other places you've mentioned along the way. Have you and The Girl checked out Groupon for London? Great deals for some nice afternoon teas and dinners you might enjoy. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks Lynne, enjoy your trip!
You'll want to grab the Groupon deal for a canvas then! It just came into my email this morning. I know from experience, even if it isn't offered in your city the offer is still good! My city doesn't have any offers in-town, but I have even gotten some for online purchases from other states!
29.99 for 16×20 and free shipping.
I'm glad your enjoying our beautiful country.
Mavis, I am going in June. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed your previews. Definitely will hit the Gardening Museum. So excited about Hyde Park!
I love London!! Your pics of Hyde Park took me back to a lovely afternoon back in 1992 when I strolled in that park and met up with a 90 y.o. man named Buddy. He and I sat on a bench and talked for a long time. He told me to "live life!" He said that's exactly what he did and had no regrets.
You're right about that pic, it's amazing and definitely canvas-worthy. Wow.
Great pics! So glad you're having fun. I hope you get to have tea at the orangerie.


"Where are the models? What are other nations doing out there? We need to know if it's working and how we can use it."
Shot on location at Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, Spring 2018.
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"[NNI education programs] gives me insight in different ways of how to govern… with one goal in mind and that is to protect our land, protect our culture, and most of all, most importantly, protect our people."


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The 2018 Astros sorta remind us of the 2013 Tigers, but better
Both teams seemed built to win when they faced the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS.
By Ashley MacLennan@90feetfromhome Oct 16, 2018, 12:00pm EDT
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Back in 2013, fresh off a trip to the World Series, the Tigers seemed poised to take another run at victory. They had a remarkable season, handily winning the AL Central, and had one of the greatest pitching staffs in modern history on hand: Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer (who won the Cy Young that year in his breakout season), Anibal Sanchez, Rick Porcello, and Doug Fister. These were players at the peak of their game, it seemed, and with the likes of Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder at the plate every night, fans felt assured that this would be the year for the Tigers.
Then, as we know with the lens of hindsight on our side, it all fell apart in the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox. The Tigers went home without their coveted rings, and long-time manager Jim Leyland decided to call it a career. In a lot of ways, 2013 was the end of the line for the unstoppable force that was the Detroit Tigers.
There is currently another team that has that same momentum. They are still riding high after their 2017 World Series win, they have Justin Verlander as their ace, and they seem on the verge of another trip to the big match this year. That team is, of course, the Houston Astros.
The similarities between the two clubs, with their hot pitching, MVP sluggers (Miguel Cabrera won in both 2012 and 2013, Jose Altuve won in 2017), and high expectations against these same Red Sox, brought up the question: just how much are the 2018 Astros like the 2013 Tigers?
Record: 93-69
Manager: Jim Leyland
Record: 103-59
Manager: AJ Hinch
2013 Detroit Tigers Starting Pitchers
Justin Verlander 34 3.46 218.1 3.28 1.315 2.89
Max Scherzer 32 2.90 214.1 2.74 0.970 4.29
Doug Fister 33 3.67 208.2 3.26 1.308 3.61
Anibal Sanchez 29 2.57 182.0 2.39 1.154 3.74
Rick Porcello 32 4.32 177.0 3.53 1.383 3.38
2018 Houston Astros Starting Pitchers
Dallas Keuchel 34 3.74 204.2 3.69 1.314 2.64
Gerrit Cole 32 2.88 200.1 2.70 1.033 4.31
Charlie Morton 30 3.13 167.0 3.59 1.162 3.14
Lance McCullers Jr. 25 3.86 128.1 3.50 1.169 2.84
If you talk to most Tigers fans, there are few pitching rotations that stand out as being as good as the 2013 Tigers. Three pitchers on the roster were on postseason teams this year: Verlander, Porcello, and Sanchez. The 2013 season was also when Max Scherzer solidified himself as a superstar in the making, won his first Cy Young, and was named the American League's starting pitcher for the 2013 All-Star Game. Anibal Sanchez had the best season of his career that year as well.
Still, comparing the numbers, there's no doubt that the 2018 Astros starters are better. They have a version of Justin Verlander who might very well be a pitching robot dressed in a Verlander suit, because since joining the Astros last season he has dominated so completely it is nearly inhuman. The fact that Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel is their "weakest" starter this year... well, it tells you just how good their starting pitching is.
2013 Detroit Tigers Relief Pitchers
Joaquin Benoit 66 2.01 67.0 2.87 1.030 3.32
Drew Smyly 63 2.37 76.0 2.31 1.039 4.76
Al Alburquerque 53 4.59 49.0 3.72 1.490 2.06
Phil Coke 49 5.40 38.1 4.14 1.670 1.43
Luke Putkonen 30 3.03 29.2 3.82 1.315 3.11
Bruce Rondon 30 3.45 28.2 3.01 1.360 2.73
2018 Houston Astros Relief Pitchers
Hector Rondon 63 3.20 59.0 2.79 1.322 3.35
Collin McHugh 58 1.99 72.1 2.72 0.912 4.48
Brad Peacock 61 3.46 65.0 3.47 1.169 4.8
Will Harris 61 3.49 56.2 2.44 1.094 4.57
Joe Smith 56 3.74 45.2 4.06 1.007 3.83
Tony Sipp 54 1.86 38.2 2.41 1.034 3.23
The Tigers bullpen gets a lot of flack, historically, and in the 2013 season they were just okay. Phil Coke, who had been such a strong reliever one season earlier, was showing signs of decline, and the remainder of the bullpen were just so-so.
Comparatively, the 2018 Astros have such strong depth in their bullpen, it begs the question why the even bothered putting their reputation on the line to acquire Roberto Osuna. Certainly, Osuna has been good, but with the likes of Collin McHugh (who could probably be a mid-level starter on any other team in baseball) and Tony Sipp (who I would very much like to have cloned), the Astros have one of the strongest bullpens in baseball. Just looking at the numbers of six of their top relievers above compared to the 2013 Tigers 'pen, it's clear that the Astros are well protected deep into games.
Also, looking at the innings pitched, we can see they rely on those relievers more than the Tigers did, giving a little breathing room to their starters whenever necessary.
The 2013 Tigers has some impressive power at the plate. Miguel Cabrera, fresh off his 2012 Triple Crown win, hit .348/.442/.636 on the season with a whopping 44 home runs and 137 RBIs. Torii Hunter was a pleasant surprise that year with .304/.334/.465 and 84 RBIs, putting him third in run production behind Cabrera and Prince Fielder.
Fielder hit for .279/.362/.457, but it would be his flippant remarks following the ALCS loss that caused Tigers fans to turn against him. When the Tigers lost the Game 6 heartbreaker in Boston, he said, "It's not really tough, man. It's over. I got kids I got to take care of, I got things I got to take care of. It's over." The love affair with the uppercut-swinging slugger ended there. Over the offseason, he was traded to the Texas Rangers for Ian Kinsler, who would go on to become one of the most beloved old-school players in modern Tigers history.
The 2018 Astros had a slightly weaker offense, if that can be believed, considering they have the likes of Jose Altuve, George Springer, and postseason poster-boy Alex Bregman on their roster. In 2013 the Tigers had a 114 wRC+, compared to Houston's 110. Notable as well is the fact that only two Astros players had more than 600 plate appearances this year, while the 2013 Tigers had five players hit that mark. Only one Astros player had more than 100 RBI for the season (Bregman), and only three other players had more than 70 all season: Yuli Gurriel (85), Evan Gattis (78), and George Springer (71). Their numbers were fine overall, but the Astros combined team slash line was .255/.329/.425 for 2018, compared to the 2013 Tigers line of .283/.346/.434.
It's worth mentioning, however, that where the Astros were slightly weaker offensively, their defense was light years ahead. Collectively the Tigers had a -62 DRS in 2013, whereas the 2018 Astros have a +26. So while they might not have been generating as many runs, they were significantly better at reducing those of their competition on field. Based on the Pythagorean win formula, eight of the 10 wins that the Astros have over the Tigers are a result of defense alone. Which means that regardless of a slightly weaker offense, the defense more than made up the difference.
At the end of the day, though, the 2018 Astros look like a better team. Though the 2013 Tigers had the best starting pitching in recent memory at the time, it's really hard to top the rotation the Astros have put together this season. It's also beyond a doubt that the Astros current bullpen is superior to that of the 2013 Tigers, who were good, but hampered by players on the decline. The Astros trust in their relievers is evidenced by just how much more they used them this season than the Tigers did in 2013. Houston's superior defense also makes a huge difference in this comparison.
Beyond the numbers, just looking at what the 2018 Astros have done shows that they are more likely to get an ALCS win against Boston than the Tigers were. Not to mention, there's no David Ortiz on the Red Sox anymore, waiting to launch a grand slam into the bullpen.


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package org.sagebionetworks.bridge.android.manager;

import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.sagebionetworks.bridge.android.BridgeApiTestUtils;
import org.sagebionetworks.bridge.rest.api.ForConsentedUsersApi;
import org.sagebionetworks.bridge.rest.model.Survey;
import retrofit2.Call;

import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

public class SurveyManagerTest {
    private static final String SURVEY_GUID = "my-survey-guid";
    private static final DateTime SURVEY_CREATED_ON = DateTime.parse("2017-11-02T14:52:15.437Z");

    private ForConsentedUsersApi mockApi;
    private SurveyManager surveyManager;

    @Before
    public void setup() {
        mockApi = mock(ForConsentedUsersApi.class);
        AuthenticationManager mockAuthenticationManager = mock(AuthenticationManager.class);
        when(mockAuthenticationManager.getAuthStateReference())
                .thenReturn(new AtomicReference<>(
                        new AuthenticationManager.AuthStateHolder(mockApi, null)));

        surveyManager = new SurveyManager(mockAuthenticationManager);
    }

    @Test
    public void getSurvey_WithCreatedOn() throws Exception {
        // Mock api
        Survey apiOutputSurvey = new Survey();
        Call<Survey> apiOutputSurveyCall = BridgeApiTestUtils.mockCallWithValue(apiOutputSurvey);
        when(mockApi.getSurvey(SURVEY_GUID, SURVEY_CREATED_ON)).thenReturn(apiOutputSurveyCall);

        // execute and validate
        Survey managerOutputSurvey = surveyManager.getSurvey(SURVEY_GUID, SURVEY_CREATED_ON)
                .toBlocking().value();
        assertSame(apiOutputSurvey, managerOutputSurvey);

        // verify back-end call
        verify(mockApi).getSurvey(SURVEY_GUID, SURVEY_CREATED_ON);
    }

    @Test
    public void getSurvey_NullCreatedOn() throws Exception {
        // Mock api
        Survey apiOutputSurvey = new Survey();
        Call<Survey> apiOutputSurveyCall = BridgeApiTestUtils.mockCallWithValue(apiOutputSurvey);
        when(mockApi.getPublishedSurveyVersion(SURVEY_GUID)).thenReturn(apiOutputSurveyCall);

        // execute and validate
        Survey managerOutputSurvey = surveyManager.getSurvey(SURVEY_GUID, null)
                .toBlocking().value();
        assertSame(apiOutputSurvey, managerOutputSurvey);

        // verify back-end call
        verify(mockApi).getPublishedSurveyVersion(SURVEY_GUID);
    }
}

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There are currently 4 Cabañas for 6 persons each, 24 beds in total. Only 5% of the plot is built. You can still build about 30 cabañas.


Its festive season and every event on your social calendar needs a dress to go along with it…..
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using org.apache.metamodel.query;
using org.apache.metamodel.query.builder;
using org.apache.metamodel.schema;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace org.apache.metamodel.core.query.builder
{
    public sealed class FunctionSelectBuilderImpl : SatisfiedSelectBuilderImpl, FunctionSelectBuilder
    {

        private SelectItem selectItem;

        public FunctionSelectBuilderImpl(FunctionType functionType, Column column, Object[] functionParameters,
                                         Query query, GroupedQueryBuilder queryBuilder) :  base(queryBuilder)
        {

            this.selectItem = new SelectItem(functionType, functionParameters, column);
            query.select(selectItem);
        }

        // @Override
        public GroupedQueryBuilder As(String alias)
        {
            if (alias == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("alias cannot be null");
            }
            selectItem.setAlias(alias);
            return getQueryBuilder();
        }

        // @Override
        protected void decorateIdentity(List<Object> identifiers)
        {
            base.decorateIdentity(identifiers);
            identifiers.Add(selectItem);
        }
    } // FunctionSelectBuilderImpl class
} // org.apache.metamodel.core.query.builder


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Q: How to find the most connected node of particular relationship type in neo4j using cypher query? Can some one help me to find the most connected node of particular relationship type in neo4j using cypher query.
Suppose I have
Node1      Node2     Relationship
A             B             follows
A             C             follows
B             D             follows

A             D             follows

Here Node D is the most connected node.of particular relationship type "Follows" .so how to find this node using cypher query?
Thanks in Advance

(Edit):
i found my answer tnx Martin Preusse
    MATCH (n)<-[r:FOLLOWS]-()
    RETURN n, count(r) AS num
    ORDER BY num desc

A: Try this if the direction of the relationship matters (will only return A and B):
MATCH (n)-[r:follows]->()
RETURN n, count(r) AS num
ORDER BY num

Or this if you don't need the direction (i.e. the node D will be returned as well):
MATCH (n)-[r:follows]-()
RETURN n, count(DISTINCT r) AS num
ORDER BY num

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Residents offered funeral prayers on Sunday evening for the six Pakistani men, including four of a family, who died in a fire that broke out in a villa in Al Ain's Zakher area on Friday.
The victim's bodies were also transferred to Dubai International Airport to transport the bodies back home, Al Khaleej reported.
The police said on Sunday that the delay in alerting authorities caused widespread damage.
Six Pakistani men, including four of a family, were killed after a fire broke out in a villa in Zakher, the police said on Sunday. The tragedy was reported at 5.53am on Friday.
Published on Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:01:01 GMT, © All rights reserved by the publisher.


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EV Market Overview
The Journey So Far: EV Market Update 2019
Over the last 6 years, the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK has increased significantly, with new registrations increasing from 3,500 in 2013 to over 200,000 by the end of 2018 and numbers now reaching 247,000 so far in 2019. Following this surge in demand, the number of pure electric and plug-in hybrid car models that are available in the UK has also increased, with many of the top UK manufacturers now offering EV models.
Figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) each month show sales in the UK rising dramatically in recent years. During the first half of 2014, approximately 500 EV's were registered each month, however during 2018 this increased to an average of 5,000 vehicles per month. At the end of 2018, the UK even hit a new record with almost 60,000 registered plug-in vehicles throughout the course of the year, beating the previous record of over 13,000 units in 2017.
In 2018, not only did electric vehicles represent 2.7% of the total new sales market, but 3.8% of the total UK registrations of those are now of the plug-in variety. Within the first 10 months of 2019, more than 54,000 plug-in vehicles were sold, and over 63,000 new vehicles are now on the road.
Cumulative electric vehicle registrations (UK) 2011-2018
Source: Next Greencar
TAKING CHARGE
As a result of sustained government and private investment, the UK network of EV charging points has risen from a couple of hundred in 2011 to over 10,172 charging locations, 16,283 charging devices and 28,069 connections by November 2019. Not only are there generally more charger points within the UK, but the proportion of charger types has also changed dramatically with a surge in high power (rapid) units being installed.
Profile of UK charging points by charger speed 2011 – 2018
Source: Zap-Map Statistics
Recent information, captured on 12th November 2019 showed that there were 6,500 rapid chargers on the UK network, with 109 rapid charger devices being installed within the previous 30 days. These statistics equate to 259 new rapid charger connections, showcasing the exponential growth of the UK charging network.
This number is expected to keep growing as the demand for faster and longer ranging electric vehicles is set to increase. Rapid charging units (43-50kW) is a preference for many users as they are able to provide a standard electric vehicle (23 – 30kWh) with 80% state of charge (SoC) in approximately 30 minutes [1]. Despite the benefits, rapid chargers do have limitations as they can only be used in areas where the supply can tolerate an unexpected sudden load, which is restricted in areas due to network constraints in the UK which means that even medium-sized commercial companies will struggle to charge more multiple cars simultaneously through rapid charging using their current grid connection.
GRID LOCKED
Despite the surge in this market, the wider adoption of EV's is still somewhat restricted. Range anxiety is a core issue due to the majority of EV's only being able to achieve a third of the range of a standard fuel consuming car. This is mainly due to the battery capacity within EV's, driven by cost and space restrictions.
Interestingly, EV batteries are being developed with larger capacities, with the popular 2016 Nissan Leaf's 30kWh battery scaling up to the 40kWh version in 2018, alongside the range increasing from 107 to 150 miles. Nissan isn't alone with this evolution, as both Tesla and BMW are providing 40kWh battery size vehicles. However, even though these industry-wide improvements are a step in the right direction for diminishing range anxiety, they further exacerbate issues surrounding demand due to a larger EV battery needing a proportional increase in energy from the grid.
To further compound things, charging time is another sticking point, as to fill up a tank of fuel usually takes a maximum of 2-3 minutes, whereas to charge an electric vehicle, it will take at least 20 minutes through a rapid connection, and more than likely over 8-12 hours if charging at home. How fast a particular vehicle can be charged and how much available power there is, affects charging time. The Energyst's 2019 EV report showed that more people are considering installing rapid and slow chargers, however the challenge is whether the infrastructure is in place to be able to accommodate this, as previously mentioned.
A final major restriction to the adoption of electric vehicle is the price. EV's are substantially more expensive than internal combustion engine vehicles, removing them from the low-level vehicle market. Additionally, EVs are still not commonplace on the second-hand market, although this is improving with an estimated 27,000 entering the used car market in 2018, compared to 8,000 in 2016 [2]. However, despite electric vehicles being expensive, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has administered a plug-in car grant to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles in the UK by helping reduce the initial cost. Through this grant, originally introduced in 2011 and recently updated in October 2018, EV buyers will be offered a maximum of 35% discount or £3,500 off the total purchase price on all eligible plug-in vehicles [3].
Staggeringly, recent analysis by research company cap hpi demonstrated that some EV models are actually appreciating in value after one year's ownership, a striking contrast to the notorious depreciation of internal combustion engine vehicles. This prohibits a low-level market developing as used cars maintain and even increase in value in the world of EV ownership.
Unfortunately, convenience is prized above all else in the UK, so all of the above issues are seen as an inconvenience and barriers to adoption. In order to rectify these issues, manufacturers will need to increase vehicle capacity, the speed of charging points and reduce manufacturing costs whilst the UK resolves its ageing infrastructure issues.
The Future Strategy for Electric Vehicles
Car manufacturers continue to increase the capacity of electric vehicles, with more vehicles now being in excess of 250 miles. The vehicle with the longest claimed range to date is the 100kWh Tesla Model S with a range of 375 miles.
In order to achieve the same range of a standard internal combustion engine vehicle, a saloon or hatchback vehicles would need a battery size of approximately 150kWh and 90kWh respectively. Therefore, each car would need 300kW and 180kw chargers to charge them under 30 minutes (0-80% in approximately 20 minutes). If manufacturers choose to go down this route, which is believed to be essential for wider adoption, new and more significant issue arises.
To be able to charge these vehicles at the preferred rate, even more energy will be required on-demand, posing a threat to the local and national grid infrastructure as the demand for power will increase. To accommodate high-power chargers, which will introduce multi-megawatt power swings at specific times of the day, the grid will require immediate available capacity whenever these swings take place.
There are essentially 2 options to cater to the surge in demand. Firstly, through introducing more flexible generation to deal with the spikes from the chargers and the supporting mechanisms to underpin this, whilst also favouring clean generation to assist in meeting net zero goals. Secondly, local storage could be deployed to balance generation and consumption whilst taking the strain of the sudden requirement to discharge when a vehicle needs charging, therefore elevating any pressure from the grid.
All things considered, a combination of both options, that is the co-location of generation with battery energy storage, would be the most beneficial and cost effective for the network and support 2050 zero net targets
At a site level, Powerstar can assist businesses with its VIRTUE EV technology which is a fast/rapid EV charging solution with integrated battery energy storage and solar. By supporting EV charging with energy storage technology and renewables, demand on the grid caused by charging can be lessened and stored energy used instead. This helps to avoid costly infrastructure upgrades, which are currently needed to support a mass adoption of EVs. This also comes with a multitude of other benefits inherent in the adoption of energy storage technology, such as maximising on-site generation (including renewables), generating revenue through participating in grid contracts when not required for EV charging, and even providing power resilience to protect sites from power failures.
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Dingolfing-Landau is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Straubing-Bogen, Deggendorf, Rottal-Inn and Landshut.

History
The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Dingolfing and Landau (Isar). Its original name was Untere Isar ("Lower Isar"), but in 1973 it was renamed and got its present name.

Geography
The region is characterised by very plain countryside and several rivers running from southwest to northeast (towards the Danube). Most important rivers of the district are the Isar and the Vils.

Economy

The whole region depends on the automobile industry. At Dingolfing, you can find the largest  BMW-Industry complex in the world.

Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
 The blue and white checkered pattern of Bavaria
 The lion from the arms of the county of Leonberg (once ruling in Landau)
 The red and white bars are from the arms of the county of Frontenhausen (once ruling in Dingolfing)

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

Official website (German)
 Big architectural photos of old churches in the district

Districts of Bavaria

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Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, PMLR 89:1696-1703, 2019.
Markov random fields (MRFs) are a powerful tool for modelling statistical dependencies for a set of random variables using a graphical representation. An important computational problem related to MRFs, called maximum a posteriori (MAP) inference, is finding a joint variable assignment with the maximal probability. It is well known that the two popular optimisation techniques for this task, linear programming (LP) relaxation and dual decomposition (DD), have a strong connection both providing an optimal solution to the MAP problem when a corresponding LP relaxation is tight. However, less is known about their relationship in the opposite and more realistic case. In this paper, we explain how the fully integral assignments obtained via DD partially agree with the optimal fractional assignments via LP relaxation when the latter is not tight. In particular, for binary pairwise MRFs the corresponding result suggests that both methods share the partial optimality property of their solutions.
%X Markov random fields (MRFs) are a powerful tool for modelling statistical dependencies for a set of random variables using a graphical representation. An important computational problem related to MRFs, called maximum a posteriori (MAP) inference, is finding a joint variable assignment with the maximal probability. It is well known that the two popular optimisation techniques for this task, linear programming (LP) relaxation and dual decomposition (DD), have a strong connection both providing an optimal solution to the MAP problem  when a corresponding LP relaxation is tight. However, less is known about their relationship in the opposite and more realistic case. In this paper, we explain how the fully integral assignments obtained via DD partially agree with the optimal fractional assignments via LP relaxation when the latter is not tight. In particular, for binary pairwise MRFs the corresponding result suggests that both methods share the partial optimality property of their solutions.


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Travel the world while still managing your business?
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And I shall a conqueror be.
Talk about a selfish prayer. And these are the Disciples we're talking about. Kind of shocking, isn't it?
Or maybe you've been there—someone or something hurt you, or offended you, or frustrated you, and now you want a little bit of heavenly retribution. After all, Elijah called down fire from heaven, two bears ravaged forty-two young men who were tormenting Elisha, and we're just getting started on biblical examples of smiting.
We must remember, however, that the Word of God, which is alive and active, is also the mighty channel the Spirit of God uses to bring men out of darkness and into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. As we study God's Word, we are not to search for Harry Potter-like incantations to use against those who offend us. But rather, we are to seek words of life, to be transformed into the likeness of His Son.
Furthermore, how many times have we prayed for something we desperately wanted only to later fall on our knees and thank God for not granting that prayer? If God were to simply sign off on all our petitions without discretion, we would quickly destroy ourselves.
Yes, the Disciples were out of line to ask the Lord to smite the Samaritan village in question. Remember they were all under instruction at that time. Like us, they were spiritually immature, still coming to grips with the awesome power of prayer and the rightful use of God's Will. Luke doesn't give us much detail about Jesus's reply to their vindictive request, other than to note Jesus rebuked His Disciples for making it (Luke 9:52-56).
Jonah, the miserable prophet—and one of our favorites, by the way—begged God to take his life away (Jonah 4:3). What if God had answered this prayer? Such praying was and is contrary to the will of God.
Wise King Solomon cautions, "Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few" (Ecclesiastes 5:2).
Daniel prayed the right way. First, he went to the Scriptures and searched out the mind of God. Then, after receiving clear direction, and sure of God's will, he knelt before God in prayer and offered up a mighty prayer. "So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes" (Daniel 9:3).
Therefore we pray like Jesus taught us, and like John reminds us, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him" (1 John 5:14-15).
We must learn to weed out self-centered prayers, while at the same time seeking honest answers in great confidence. Key words here are according to HIS will. Like the Disciples, we often fail because we know too much about what we want and too little about what God wants. And like them, we will learn with practice.
And so we pray, like Daniel, having first sought the Lord God Almighty and His will.
We pray like Jesus, saying, "Thy Will, not mine, be done." Amen.
It's Monday Morning. Sometimes it is enough just to be in the Presence of the Living God and love Him. So let your words be few, Christian. Enjoy the love of your Father-God. May your cup overflow.
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Jeanne Maxwell Williams: A Life in the Arts
by Darren May 27, 2021
Honoring Jeanne Maxwell Williams and her art. This exhibit includes her work in a variety of mediums; oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, bronze busts, and marble sculptures created over a lifetime.
Jeanne Maxwell Williams, Painter/Sculptor/Performing Artist
Jeanne Maxwell Williams was an artist of rare talent and one of the few equally at home in many different mediums. She received recognition for her pastels, chalk drawings, sculpture, and a variety of other skills, but perhaps her greatest talent was oil portrait painting. Ms. Williams had been educated in the fine arts since her high school days at Scarsdale High School where she won a scholarship to Syracuse University. Following commencement, she did graduate work at Columbia University and later at the Students Art League in New York City.
She soon became in demand for her illustrative work with leading national advertising agencies and did a great deal of work for the Rahl Illustration Studio and the Troeger-Phillips Studio. One such commission was from Overseas International Airways, a major charter airline, for which she did two murals at La Guardia Airport. During this period, she began to concentrate on portraits of friends and relatives in her spare time, and her reputation for exactness of detail and interpretation of personality gave her a considerable following in the New York City and Washington, D.C. areas. To help support herself during this time, she also worked as a fashion model, a nightclub singer, acted off-Broadway, and even had her own weather show on television. Always the adventurer, Jeanne also learned to fly planes and developed a love of horseback riding.
Marriage and family life brought her to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and then, Middleburg, Virginia, but her longing for the artist's life ultimately brought Jeanne to Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas was a much smaller town then and she got to make many friends and paint many of the City's most prestigious residents. Among those to be recreated were our current mayor, Carolyn Goodman, and the children of hotelier and industrialist, Kirk Kerkorian. Jeanne was in innumerable professional societies – the Las Vegas Arts Commission, the Desert Sculpture Association, the National Portrait Institute, and the Nevada Watercolor Society, to name a few. She had many exhibitions and juried art shows in those days – from one woman shows at the First Western Savings Gallery and the Flamingo Library, to competitions at the Las Vegas Art Museum.
This exhibition is a celebration of the works of this extraordinary artistic spirit who has sadly passed over to her next existence earlier this year. She will be dearly missed, but her works remain to remind us of the glamorous whirlwind that was her.
--Christine Curtis Wilson
On exhibit at West Charleston Library from July 15 through September 21, 2021.
A reception will be held on July 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m
6301 W. Charleston Blvd.
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Hadar Hacarmel,numit pe scurt Hadar, (în ebraică:הדר הכרמל "Splendoarea Carmelului", sau "Cinstea Carmelului") este un cartier central de locuințe din orașul Haifa din Israel, unul din cartierele mai vechi ale localității.

Numele Hadar Hacarmel evocă o expresie întâlnită în cartea prorocului Isaiia, 35,2:

Cartierul a fost întemeiat în anul 1922 ca un "oraș grădină" (Ir ganim) de către arhitectul evreu german Richard Kaufmann.
Inițial cartierul cuprindea străzile de la est de cartierul Herzliya, al cărui teren a fost cumpărat de evrei încă în anul 1907 și încă puțin la est de strada Balfour din zilele noastre. Apoi au fost clădite subcartiere, care s-au contopit în scurtă vreme, unele pierzându-și numele și identitatea în favoarea numelui global de Hadar Hacarmel.
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În zilele noastre Hadar include toate aceste zone locative menționate aflate pe coasta de nord a muntelui Carmel, între orașul de sus (Carmel) și Orașul de jos (Ir tahtit) al Haifei. Cartierul privește spre portul Haifa și Golful Haifa
Suprafața cartierului este de 2,83 kmp, circa 4.4% din teritoriul aparținând orașului Haifa.
Orașul este locuit de 38,000 locuitori, dintre care 41% evrei născuți sau cu vechime în Israel, 35% evrei "noi imigranți", veniți în ultimele decenii, și 24% arabi.

Mulți ani Hadar Hacarmel a fost inima comercială a Haifei (străzile Herzl și Halutz etc), fiind dotată cu o zona pietonală în strada Nordau, străzi decorate cu arbori de ficus bătrâni de zeci de ani, apartamente de calitate, magazine, cafenele,instituții publice și de învățământ.
În anii 1950-1960 a cunoscut o mare înflorire, fiind comparat cu cartierul Rehavia din Ierusalim.Aici au domiciliat, între altii, vestitul primarul al orașului, Abba Hushi, și actualul primar Yona Yahav, care s-a născut în cartier.
În anii 1970 a început o degradare a calității și a nivelului socio-economic al cartierului și totodată și o creștere a criminalității.
În anii 2000 primăria și-a propus să reabiliteze cartierul prin îmbunătățirea securității locuitorilor, construcții, promovarea învățământului, atragerea studenților, a unor grupuri de studii religioase și kibuțuri urbane. În cartier se află cel mai mare kibuț urban din Israel, care numără 100 de membri.
Cartierul este deservit între altele de autobuze rapide de mari dimensiuni, numite "Metronit".

Bibliografie

 Haim Levi, Rehavya shel Hatzafon menassá limshokh mashkiyim mibahutz ("Rehavya nordului încearcă să atragă investitori dinafară"), The Market, vineri 1/8/2014

Cartiere din Haifa
Orașe din Israel


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This is one of the few old black and white pictures that survives. Tom Ashley must have been a character! His farmhouse still stands in the Forge Creek community, where he played his banjo for this old pony. Creating a color likeness from old, grainy black and white photos will be new experience. I can't wait!


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After much deliberation, I feel this is the way I can be most effective to help keep us moving forward.
As an Alderman, a former School Committee member, and through my leadership with the Mass Municipal Association, I feel I have the experience needed while also bringing a much needed fresh eye to the corner office.
I hope to win your vote and your support in this endeavor. I am so grateful to have this opportunity.
Monica, You have all the qualities and stamina to be a great Mayor of Melrose!
Monica you'll make a great mayor. Congratulation on your candidacy.
Yeah Monica! We've been waiting for this for a long time.... you go girl!


Social media marketing leveled the playing field for marketers in companies of all sizes.
When done right, it offers a direct connection with your customers and insight into their needs, their attitudes towards your (and your competitor's) brand and their context.
When done wrong, it's amazing the outsized headaches 140 characters can make.
In this four-part series I'll be sharing the eight mandates that set your social media marketing strategy up for success so you hopefully avoid those headaches.
Although the average person spends about 45 percent of his or her waking hours listening, most of us are simply not very good at it. Various studies conducted over the years have shown that we comprehend and retain only about 25 percent of what we hear.
With that challenge so prevalent, applying good listening strategies and skills in the social media environment becomes even more critical.
"Intentional listening," as my friend and colleague Eric Fletcher calls it, should be front and center in your social media marketing strategy, as it plays an integral role in ensuring that you can find your target audience, hear and understand their wants and needs, and then effectively communicate with them in such a way that establishes trust and strong, long-lasting relationships.
At the outset of your social media marketing program — even before implementing your listening tactics — do your homework. Conduct surveys and focus groups. Gather responses and evaluate. And spend some quality time "lurking and learning" on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media channels to find out what your target audience has to say.
Finally, make sure you're carefully monitoring your competitors as well. Are they listening to their constituents or just broadcasting marketing messages? You'll have to do a little old-fashioned detective work, but remember that with social media, the playing field truly has been leveled. You don't have to guess about who's doing what — just listen.
Too many marketers jump right in and start using various social tools — such as Twitter, Google plus and blogs — before they've even developed a strategic plan or thought about how those activities might impact the rest of their marketing initiatives.
Don't make that mistake. Take a little time to determine how to best integrate social media into your existing marketing strategy and mix. It'll pay off for you.
Step one in the planning process is to nail down specific social media objectives, based on the listening activities detailed in the first mandate. Now that you know what your constituents care about and are discussing on social media, how does that impact the messages you need to communicate to them? Step two is to integrate your social media strategy into your overall marketing strategy to ensure you can leverage your resources efficiently and effectively and that common goals can be more easily reached.
If you work for a large enterprise, you have two significant advantages over a small business when it comes to planning and budgeting for a social media marketing program. First, your company's DNA most likely has a built-in "think strategically" strand, and second, it also probably has a fairly large wallet.
If, however, you work for or own a small business, you have an advantage as well. You most likely can make strategic decisions and launch new marketing programs fairly quickly. That can be a huge benefit in the fast-paced social media world.
Finally, be sure you're prepared to monitor and measure your impact and progress. Establishing benchmarks and other metrics that can be tracked over time will help you better understand what's working and what's not, and thus be able to make whatever adjustments are necessary to ensure the success of your social media marketing activities.
Check in next week for the next post in this series, where we will discuss developing relationships and establishing trust.


Confirming rumours from a previous point in our temporal existence, Cryptic are "do"ing a new Neverwinter game. Specifically, called "Neverwinter". From the details in its press release and about page, it's a persistent world Neverwinter Nights (Including content creation tools) based around co-operative groups of five (with the computer controlling the NPCs if you haven't got the right number) plus fourth edition D&D rules (which is a definite plus for Co-op groups, I suspect) and all the character customisation that Cryptic excel at (though you are kind wonder how much variety can you get out of dudes wearing leather). Interestingly, it's also a "multi-platform event". Except it doesn't mean consoles. It means a trilogy of novels and a tabletop roleplaying game. Man, I hope we don't have to dumb the game down for those readers. It's planned before the end of next year and I find myself tentatively excited. Yay? Yes, yay.
Tagged with Atari, cryptic studios, Neverwinter.


Luther's is a drama that still resonates half a millennium on. It's an epic tale that stretches from the gilded corridors of the Vatican to the weathered church door of a small South German town; from the barbarous pyres of heretics to the technological triumph of printing. It is the story of the birth of the modern age, of the collapse of medieval feudalism, and the first shaping of ideals of freedom and liberty that lie at the heart of the 21st century.
Episode 1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest-growing religions and, relative to its size, one of the richest.
Weaving a beautiful tapestry of compelling imagery, a traditional Japanese music score and an intriguing story line, The Way of the Samurai tells the story of a how Japan evolved from brutality to refinement.
Episode 1: The Messenger What is Islam? Who is Muhammad? This is the first of 3 part documentary narrated by Ben Kingsley about Islam and attempts to answer these questions.


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Home for the Holidays in Riverwest
Florentine's young artists perform holiday favorites in popular annual show.
By Marguerite Helmers	- Dec 7th, 2017 02:40 pm
"Home for the Holidays." Photo courtesy of the Florentine Opera Company.
Years and years ago, in the bleak midwinter days before the television and the internet, people gathered together to sing at the holidays. "Always on Christmas night there was music," wrote Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales. "An uncle played the fiddle, a cousin sang 'Cherry Ripe,' and another uncle sang 'Drake's Drum.'"
The tradition of gathering for carols and popular seasonal songs lives on in the Florentine Opera Baumgartner Studio Artists chamber concert Home for the Holidays, December 8, 9, 16 and 17 at the Wayne and Kristine Lueders Florentine Opera Center in Riverwest. Audiences will be treated to traditional songs and contemporary favorites by four up-and-coming opera stars of the future and tickets for the concert are going fast.
A regular feature of the Florentine Opera season, "The Home for the Holidays concert is a favorite for both the audience and the performers," says William Florescu, General Director of the Florentine Opera Company.
YouTube: Silent Night, featuring Baumgartner Studio Artists (2016-17)
The quartet of singers are the 2017-2018 Donald and Donna Baumgartner Studio Artists, participants in a full-season professional training program under the auspices of the Florentine Opera Company.
Rachel Blaustein, soprano, holds a Master of Music from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. She has a lengthy list of performances and covered roles to her credit, including roles in Santa Barbara, Fort Worth, and Des Moines. In her second season with the Florentine's studio artist program, Ashley Puenner is a mezzo-soprano who recently earned a Master of Music from the University of Kansas. Edward Graves, tenor, has studied at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he received his Master of Music degree. Baritone Nathaniel Hill has performed at the Aspen Music Festival, and been with the companies of the Madison Opera, and Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre. He holds a Masters of Music degree from Northwestern University.
Funded with a $1.5 million gift from Donald and Donna Baumgartner, the Studio Artist Program sponsors four early career singers over two years. Chosen from nationwide auditions where candidates number into the hundreds, these young artists headline concerts that are part of the @ The Center Series, visit schools as part of the Opera in the Schools program, and perform supporting roles for main stage Florentine Opera productions. Baumgartner Studio Artists are provided with a house adjacent to the Riverwest Opera Center campus, a unique situation for the largely itinerant population of young performers who often have to find housing and manage their own transportation in each new city.
Florescu notes that, "The at the center series has made such an impact in reaching new audiences in our community, particularly the Riverwest neighborhood. Additionally, it provides wonderful, consistent performance opportunities for our Baumgartner Studio Artists."
YouTube: Winter Song, featuring Baumgartner Studio Artists (2016-17)
Home for the Holidays will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on December 8, December 9, December 16, and at 2:30 p.m. on December 17. All performances take place at the Wayne and Kristine Lueders Florentine Opera Center, 926 E. Burleigh St., Milwaukee. Tickets are $25 (and sold out for two shows, so don't wait to order). They are available by calling the Florentine Opera at 414-291-5700, or through Ticketmaster.
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I've tried to create a virtual device that basically is the sum of two other child devices (watts) but I keep getting this error.
In your virtual device you need to define a range value which is both status and control, and which covers all the possible values that you want to set this device to.
could you post a screenshot of your events?
I tried to replicate the problem by creating the exact same virtual device, but for me the action worked as expected.
Are you using the action "Set device to Expression" ?
Could you set the log level to Debug in the EasyTrigger config page, and post the logs you get when you try to run the event?
What happens if instead of the sum of the device value you put a constant value in there?
I'm also trying the same thing and getting no updated values.
Using the "Set device to expression"
Is it the way I am writing my equation?
"($$DVC:Q418: + $$DVC:Q392: + $$DVC:Q386 "
Jul-06 12:30:40 PM	Event	Event Trigger "Virtual Switch Combined watts"
Does that help in anyway?


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Washington State's Second Native American-Owned Pot Shop Is a Big Win for Tribal Sovereignty
by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue • Dec 8, 2015 at 2:58 pm
Budtender Sussan Lee (who is not a member of the Suquamish tribe) at Agate Dreams' grand opening yesterday in Poulsbo. TCB
The state's second Native American-owned pot shop, Agate Dreams, opened yesterday in a nondescript building on the Suquamish reservation. As I drove past a sign for the grave where Chief Sealth rolls over every time we say "Seattle," I found myself wondering how big of a deal this really was, given that we've already got tons of retail pot shops in Washington.
When I got to the store and talked to members of the Suquamish tribe—who are all rightfully jazzed about it—I realized that it's very important. Why? Because it's not just about pot, it's about tribal sovereignty, economic development, the war on drugs, job creation, and all sorts of other issues.
A couple tribal members came up with the idea after taking a business management course in which they were tasked with presenting ideas for new tribal business ventures. "Their pitch was recreational marijuana," said Calvin Medina, Agate Dreams' store manager. "That kind of sparked the question of, 'Can we get into this? Or should we?' So we started doing some research."
Enter Rion Ramirez, the general counsel for Port Madison Enterprises, the tribe's economic arm. He was instrumental in doing the research to determine whether the Cole and Wilkinson memos—the US Department of Justice proclamations on marijuana enforcement in states and on reservations, respectively—would allow the tribe to join the marijuana business, and in working with the state and the tribal council to reach an agreement allowing the tribe's pot shop to operate.
While Ramirez acknowledged that "the tribe would not have legalized marijuana but for Washington state legalizing it," the agreement allows tribes to operate their own marijuana business largely according to their own rules. The main concession to the state is that the tribe charges the same 37 percent marijuana excise tax that everyone else does. They also have their own sales tax of about 8.2 percent, ensuring that their prices don't undercut existing pot retailers. But all that tax money goes to the tribe.
That agreement is important because it represents both an economic and political win for the tribe. As Robin Sigo, a member of the Suquamish Tribal Council, put it, "It was something that was possible, it was something that was potentially profitable, and it was another chance for us to strengthen our sovereignty." How does reaching an agreement strengthen the tribe's sovereignty? Again, I'll turn it over to Sigo:
It strengthens the government-to-government relationship between the tribe and the state government. It basically says, 'You might be the state and you have said that marijuana is legal here, but we're not going to apply as a business and get a business license from the state.' That wouldn't make any sense for us. We worked to negotiate a compact with the state that was an official government-to-government relationship, and to look at making sure we got to keep the tax revenue because we're operating [marijuana businesses] here and the tax revenue should come to us. It's more money that goes into essential government services for us. It took two years to get to this point, and the fact that we're here at this point is amazing. We've gotten to take a stand for other tribes in the state and country. As it gets legalized in more and more states, more and more tribes are going to be having this opportunity, and we're glad to lead.
Medina echoed those sentiments, saying, "We want to prove to the state and to the rest of the country that we can run this just as well as every other operation. We're not trying to get around any particular rules or regulations. We just want to compete like everyone else. If the first two tribes in the country that pull this off do this wrong, that means the other 574 tribes in the country aren't gonna have a shot at it."
Indeed, their goal was to partner with the state's system, not work around it, Ramirez said. And Medina mentioned that the tribe might choose to grow and export its own cannabis down the line, and that matching the state's regulations and being up to speed on BioTrack—Washington's state-mandated traceability software—would facilitate that.
Prior to the Suquamish's venture into the pot business, it was illegal to possess or consume marijuana on the reservation. Legalizing pot statewide didn't change tribal law, but attitudes on pot shifted recently.
Budtender and Suquamish tribal member Francisco Smith. TCB
"The question we usually get asked is, 'How do you guys square it with the fact that you're anti-drug but you're opening a marijuana shop?" said Sigo. "We did have a number of community meetings about it, and out of the three different community meetings we had I think we only had two people who said, 'No, absolutely not, don't do it, it's a gateway drug.' We kind of used that opportunity to talk about the myth of the gateway drug. The idea that it's a gateway drug is not accurate. A lot of elders came out in support of it. A lot of them have personal friends or family who've used it medicinally, and it's worked really well." The council passed an ordinance legalizing marijuana unanimously.
The pot shop, in addition to creating 10 to 12 new full-time jobs with full benefits, also continues a tradition of funding robust government services via business enterprise. "Our tribe has done really well having things like the casino and the gas stations," Sigo said. "Those kind of things have made it so we experience a really low unemployment rate here. We have low rates of being on DSHS and welfare. We have a lot of job opportunities here, we pay for all of our tribal members to go to college. We pay full tuition, books, travel expenses, and monthly living expenses. We have our own school, a 6-12 program called Chief Kitsap Academy. We also pay for full mental health counseling or substance abuse counseling."
That last item is especially important. Heroin addiction is a significant issue on the reservation. Ramirez said, "In any community that is socioeconomically disadvantaged you have a problem with that. The Nancy Reagan era of "say no to drugs" really didn't accomplish anything." Sigo, who worked in behavioral health services for the tribe before becoming a council member, said, "It seems odd to be on this side of it but I was also there to see the most destructive drugs on our reservation. Not just our community, but everywhere across the nation is struggling with heroin, Oxy's, alcohol, meth, and those kind of hardcore drugs. And so our tribe has really taken a stand against those."
Part of that stand, she said, is "taking more of a harm-reduction approach to it, where we're informing the community, we're informing kids, and we're informing families about what can happen if you do [drugs]. 'Here are the facts about different drugs' as opposed to 'Just say no, just say no, just say no.'" It's fitting that pot, once the target of the war on drugs, is now helping finance programs that might actually win it.
Agate Dream is located at 15915B State HWY 305 NE in Poulsbo. They're open Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to midnight and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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