Legends of Localization has its own little spot in the Fangamer office to store the various bits and bobs relating to each project. Today we found a forgotten box of bonuses that were include with the first 500 copies of the deluxe edition of the Zelda book. We kept some in case we needed them for customer service, but maybe we'll give them out with random orders now.


If you are interested to find out more, please go to the BEE Information site.
BEE was first conceived in 2000 and since has evolved out of engineering needs and customer requirements. Features often used, such as checking customer login, online web content editing, database access, were made simple and easy to the programmer (usually a one liner). Those features that are not used are simply not there. This design makes BEE a very simple language to learn but yet extremely useful in web development.
Most common ingredients of a programming language, like variables, functions, database and object orientedness can be found in BEE, but BEE provides these features in an approach different from other languages. The BEE approach looks radical at first grance, but you will soon realise the reasons behind such design and appreciate how they make good sense and how they help you in the daily development work.
If you want to see how "radical" BEE is and what "good sense" it makes, please click "Next" under this paragraph.


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Thomas Paine was born in 1737 in Thetford, Norfolk, England. His father was a manufacturer of rope stays used on ships, and after attending grammar school, Paine was apprenticed to his father. Later, he held a variety of positions in England, including excise officer and school-teacher.
Paine also opened a tobacco shop, but it failed, and the resulting financial difficulties put Paine in danger of debtor's prison. He was saved from this fate by Benjamin Franklin, to whom he had been introduced by a fellow excise officer. Franklin suggested to Paine that he should emigrate to America, and he set sail in 1774.
Thomas Paine barely survived the voyage to America. The water on board had been polluted with typhoid fever, and when the ship arrived in Pennsylvania, Paine was so ill that he had to be carried ashore. Franklin's physician nursed the sick man back to health. Paine then became a citizen of Pennsylvania, and in 1775 he found work as editor of the "Pennsylvania Magazine", a post which he filled with distinction.
In Pennsylvania, Thomas Paine became an enthusiastic supporter American independence movement, and in 1776 he published an immensely successful pamphlet entitled "Common Sense". Ultimately half a million copies of this pamphlet were sold in the American colonies, whose population at that time was only 2.5 million. In proportion to the total population, Paine's pamphlet sold more copies than any printed work ever published in America, before or since.
Besides readers who owned copies of "Common Sense", many others heard it read aloud in homes or taverns. The revolution against the English monarchy had already started, but Paine's pamphlet encouraged enlistment in George Washington's Continental Army and it supplied the the colonists with strong arguments for independence, Because of this, Paine is often called "the father of the American Revolution".
In the main body of the pamphlet he opposed the idea that the English constitution is good for America: "I know that it is difficult to get over long standing prejudices, yet if we suffer ourselves to examine the component parts of the English constitution, we shall find them to be the base remains of two ancient tyrannies, compounded with some new republican materials. First: The remains of the monarchal tyrrany in the person of the king. Secondly: The remains of the aristocratical tyrrany in the persons of the peers. Thirdly: The new republican materials in the persons of the commons, on whose virtue depends the freedom of England.
"There is something exceedingly ridiculous in the composition of monarchy; it first excludes a man from the means of information, yet empowers him to act in cases where the highest judgement is required. The state of a king shuts him off from the world; yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly; whereof the different parts, by opposing and destroying each other, prove the whole character to be absurd and useless.
The Continental Congress sought financial help from France to support the revolutionary war against England. Thomas Paine was sent to France as one of two negotiators. He landed there in March 1781 and returned to America in August with 2.5 million livres in silver, as part of a "present" of 6 million and a loan of 10 million.
Paine returned to England in 1787 and he soon became involved a debate concerning the French Revolution. In 1790, the conservative writer Edmond Burke issued a pamphlet entitled " Reflections on the Revolution in France". Burke's pamphlet was an argument for retaining traditional methods of government. Since they had evolved slowly and had been tested over long periods of time, Burke argued, traditional forms of government were more trustworthy than institutions that was newly invented.
Burke's pamphlet provoked a storm of refutations, and Thomas Paine joined the chorus with a pamphlet entitled "The Rights of Man". He first offered this pamphlet to the liberal publisher Joseph Johnson. However, Johnson had been warned by government agents that if he printed anything by Paine, he would be speedily imprisoned. Paine himself was warned by William Blake that if he returned to his lodgings, he too would be imprisoned and probably hanged. Blake advised him to flee to France.
Before leaving for France, Paine entrusted "The Rights of Man" to another printer, J.S. Jordan, who risked arrest by publishing it. Nearly a million copies were sold! Details of the publication were handled by William Godwin, Thomas Brand Hollis and Thomas Holcroft, all of whom were close friends of Paine.
In England, Thomas Paine was tried in absentia for writing "The Rights of Man", and he was convicted of seditious libel against the King. Of course he could not be arrested and hanged by the English government, because he was in France.
Despite not being able to speak French, Paine was elected to the French National Convention. However, France at that time was not a safe place, since rival revolutionary factions were fighting for control of the country. Paine was arrested in 1793 by Robespierre's party because he supported the rival Girondists After narrowly escaping execution, Paine was finally released from prison through the diplomatic efforts of the future American President, James Monroe. Thus Paine survived the critical days until the fall of Robespierre, after which he lived safely in France for a number of years.
Thomas Paine argued that government's only purpose is safeguarding the individual's safety and inherent, inalienable rights; each societal institution that does not benefit the nation is illegitimate, especially monarchy and aristocracy.
Many of these ideas were already circulating during the Enlightenment period, for example in John Locke's "Second Treatise of Government". Paine developed these ideas further, helped by conversations with Thomas Jefferson, who was also in Paris at that time.
In the final part of "The Rights of Man", Paine proposes that a reformed English Constitution should be drafted, along the lines of the American Constitution. He advocated the elimination of aristocratic titles, a budget without military allocations, lower taxes and subsidized education for the poor, and a progressively weighted and increased income tax for the wealthy.
Napoleon claimed that he slept with a copy of Paine's "The Rights of Man" under his pillow. Napoleon was once friendly with Paine, but when he assumed the title of Emperor, Paine denounced him as a charlatan.
The Uruguaian national hero Jose Gervasio Artigas became familiar with and embraced Paine's ideas. Many of Artigas's writings drew directly from Paine's, including the "Instructions of 1813", which Uruguayans consider to be one of their country's most important constitutional documents; it was one of the earliest writings to articulate a principled basis for an identity independent of Buenos Aires.
Interestingly, like his lifelong friend and mentor Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine was also an inventor. Single-span iron bridges designed by him have been constructed in many parts of the world, and he contributed to the improvement of the steam engine.
In 2002, Paine was voted number 34 of "100 Greatest Britons" in a public poll conducted by the BBC.


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Q: RecurrenceTable: numercial exception When I added vector b into expression, it returned with RecurrenceTable::excptn: Value {2/3,-(1/3),2/3,-(1/3)} is a numerical exception.
A = {{2, 0}, {0, 4}}; b = {0, 0}; x0 = {2, 1};
RecurrenceTable[{x[k + 1] == x[k] - Norm[A.x[k] + b]^2/((A.x[k] + b).A.(A.x[k] +b))*(A.x[k] + b) , x[0] == {2, 1}}, x, {k, 0, 20}]

It works fine without adding b. How to make it work without removing b?

A: You can manually generate the table from the recurrence equation.
Clear["Global`*"]

A = {{2, 0}, {0, 4}}; b = {0, 0}; x0 = {2, 1};

x[0] = x0;

x[k_Integer?Positive] := x[k] =
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   Norm[A.x[k - 1] + b]^2/((A.x[k - 1] + b).A.(A.x[k - 1] + b))*(A.x[k - 1] +
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(table = x /@ Range[0, 20]) // Column

The closed-form solution is
sol[k_Integer] = Simplify[FindSequenceFunction[
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(* {2 3^-k, (-(1/3))^k} *)

(sol /@ Range[0, 20]) == table

(* True *)

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Rockin' Jump to open in April
LAS CRUCES - Rockin Jump has broken ground on a new indoor trampoline recreation center in Las Cruces.
The facility, which has two locations in El Paso, will be at 805 S. Solano Drive in Las Cruces. It's expected to open in April, according to Jacob Slavek, associate broker with NAI 1st Valley.
It will fill a demand for family and children's entertainment in the city, he said.
"We have been working with Rockin Jump for over three years to get their Las Cruces location open," Slavek said. "As a commercial broker one of the things I consistently hear from residents, is that Las Cruces is extremely underserved when it comes to diverse activities for kids. Having a Rockin Jump open in Las Cruces will provide a much needed service for families to enjoy a safe environment, where their kids can get out of the house and enjoy fun exercise."
The business anticipates creating 50 jobs.

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Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Arnab Sharma, Holger Karl, and Heike Wehrheim. "Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets." In 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM). Washington, DC, USA, 2019.
Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Manuel Peuster, Daniel Behnke, Müller Marcel, Patrick-Benjamin Bök, and Holger Karl. "Putting 5G into Production: Realizing a Smart Manufacturing Vertical Scenario." In European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC). Valencia, Spain: IEEE, 2019.
Peuster, Manuel, Stefan Balthasar Schneider, Daniel Behnke, Marcel Müller, Patrick-Benjamin Bök, and Holger Karl. "Prototyping and Demonstrating 5G Verticals: The Smart Manufacturing Case." In 5th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2019). Paris, 2019.
Dräxler, Sevil, Stefan Balthasar Schneider, and Holger Karl. " Scaling and Placing Bidirectional Services with Stateful Virtual and Physical Network Functions." In 4th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2018), n.d.
Peuster, Manuel, Stefan Balthasar Schneider, Frederic Christ, and Holger Karl. "A Prototyping Platform to Validate and Verify Network Service Header-Based Service Chains." In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualisation and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) 5GNetApp. Verona: IEEE, 2018.
Twamley, Peter, Marcel Muller, Patrick-Beniamin Bok, George K Xilouris, Christos Sakkas, Michail Alexandros Kourtis, Manuel Peuster, Stefan Balthasar Schneider, Panagiotis Stavrianos, and Dimosthenis Kyriazis. "5GTANGO: An Approach for Testing NFV Deployments." In 2018 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC). IEEE, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/eucnc.2018.8442844.
Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Manuel Peuster, and Holger Karl. "A Generic Emulation Framework for Reusing and Evaluating VNF Placement Algorithms." In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN 2018). IEEE, 2018.
Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Manuel Peuster, Wouter Tavernier, and Holger Karl. "A Fully Integrated Multi-Platform NFV SDK." In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN 2018). IEEE, 2018.
Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Sevil Dräxler, and Holger Karl. "Trade-Offs in Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization." In IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2018). IEEE, 2018.
Zhao, Mengxuan, Franck Le Gall, Philippe Cousin, Ricard Vilalta, Raul Munoz, Sonia Castro, Manuel Peuster, et al. "Verification and Validation Framework for 5G Network Services and Apps." In 2017 IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN). IEEE, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/nfv-sdn.2017.8169878.
Laux, Sven, Gurjashan Singh Pannu, Stefan Balthasar Schneider, Jan Tiemann, Florian Klingler, Christoph Sommer, and Falko Dressler. "Demo: OpenC2X — An Open Source Experimental and Prototyping Platform Supporting ETSI ITS-G5." In 2016 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC). IEEE, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/vnc.2016.7835955.


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Spatial Questions: Cultural Topologies and Soci...
Space inevitably plays an important role in our social lives. When talking to our neighbors, reading the newspaper, going the gym, answering an e-mail, we all draw on our presuppositions and understanding of spatiality and temporality.
This book successfully illuminates these embedded experiences, questioning how to understand space as a multiple, dynamic, intangible, yet present, form of knowledge. Building from a history of philosopher's and geographer's theories of space, Rob Shields convincingly presents the importance of spatialization and cultural topology in social theory and the possibilities that lies within these theoretical tools.
Innovative and thought-provoking, this book goes beyond traditional ideas of time and space, seeking to understand the multiplicity of spatializations and relate them to our everyday life.
Spatialisations
Rob Shields
In:Spatial Questions: Cultural Topologies and Social Spatialisations
Subject:Cultural Theory, Space, Place & Mobility
Keywords:alienation; mode of production; social space; spaces of representation; topology; tourism; virtuality
Space as Problem: Etymology/Translation
The Oxford Dictionary presents more than 17 definitions for 'space', which is (like the French espace and the Italian spazio) etymologically descended from the Latin spatium but whose English-language meaning is often more closely related to the Latin extensio. Hindu philosophy defines Akasa (akasha – space/ether; Sanskrit, from kas, 'to shine') as an infinite, indivisible but imperceptible substance that has as its sole nature to be a static principle of extension (in contrast to movement, prana), or an eternal matrix or context of accommodation (kham-akasa see Khândogya-Upanishad I. 9, 1). Italian and French writers such as Lefebvre (1981a), Castells, Bachelard (1961) and Zevi have felt at ease with using the full range of meanings of 'spazio' and 'l'espace'. In the Dictionnaire ...
Histories of Spaces
Shields, R. (2013). Spatialisations. SAGE Publications Ltd, https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446270028
Shields, Rob. Spatial Questions: Cultural Topologies and Social Spatialisations. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2013. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446270028.
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CHOICES Investigators
Professor of the Practice of Health Sociology
Director, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Angie Cradock, ScD, MPE
Senior Research Scientist, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Deputy Director, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Stephen Resch, PhD
Co-director, Decision Science Working Group, Harvard University Initiative for Global Health
Deputy Director, Center for Health Decision Science
Lecturer, Department of Health Policy and Management
Deputy Chair, Comparative Effectiveness Research Initiative
Michael Long, ScD
Assistant Professor, Department of Prevention and Community Health
Milken Institute School of Public Health
The George Washington University
Erica Kenney, ScD
Assistant Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Department of Nutrition
Department Social and Behavioral Sciences
Sara Bleich, PhD
Professor of Public Health Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management
Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Milt Weinstein, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Policy and Management
Academic Director, Center for Health Decision Science
Director, Program on Economic Evaluation of Medical Technology
Howard Koh, MD, MPH
Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership
David Hemenway, PhD
Professor of Healthy Policy
Director, Harvard Injury Control Research Center
CHOICES Research Staff
Jessica Barrett, MPH
Research Analyst, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Research Assistant, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Chasmine Flax, MPH
Katie Giles, MPH
Senior Manager of Research Projects, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Molly Knox, MA
Editorial and Communications Associate, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Rebekka Lee, ScD
Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Rebecca Mozaffarian, MS, MPH
Intervention Data Analyst, Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Jennifer Reiner, MPH
Zach Ward, MPH
Programmer/Analyst, Center for Health Decision Science


Discussion in 'Street and Documentary' started by davect01, Aug 22, 2011.
Saw this tagged building and posed the car there.
Unfortunately I seemed to have cut of the very tip of my car. Oh well, live and learn.
As I was snapping these, this SUV decided to stop and see what I was doing.
You are getting a lot of flare on the image with the car. What lens are you using and are you using a filter of some kind?
I did not have my filter's with me at the time. I think it is kind of fun with the flare in it, but I know it is not "correct."


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"Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)" is a song by Powderfinger from their sixth album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. It is the fourth single and final single from the album and was released in Australia in March 2008. The band's publicist, Ms. Fanclub, announced on 27 February that the single would be released to radioplay in the following week, without specifying a date. In her announcement, she also noted that a music video will be released at about the same time. The music video was then released in mid-March; however, the single's release was then announced as 31 March.

A music video was released for the song; however, it features the live version of the song taken from the DVD for the Across the Great Divide tour, whereas the radio single for the song is a radio edit of the studio album version. The music video is directly taken from the DVD; however, it is altered optically with filters and converted into black and white.

Background
"Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)" was recorded by Powderfinger for their 2007 album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence at Sunset Sound Studio, Los Angeles, California, in early 2007 with producer Rob Schnapf. The part of the title "Featuring the Sound of Insanity" refers to a sound just after the bridge in which a sitar is played with synthesised effects overlaid. Prior to its release as a single, a live version of "Who Really Cares" appeared on the earlier Dream Days at the Hotel Existence single, "I Don't Remember". Another live version also appears on the group's 2007 DVD Across the Great Divide tour.

Release

Cover art
Though the single was never a physical CD release, artwork was created for it. The artwork featured the headless man who is otherwise seen throughout the releases for other singles from Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, however on this cover, the area where his head would be is a fireball, and he appears to be holding a briefcase while walking down the hallway of a hotel, another common theme throughout the artwork for the album. Unlike the last two singles from Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, the artwork doesn't follow the picture-in-picture theme.

Music video
The music video for "Who Really Cares" is a live performance of the song by Powderfinger for their Across the Great Divide tour in 2007. The music video contains the performance featured on the DVD for the Across the Great Divide tour, filmed in Melbourne in 2007. The performance features a piano solo by the pianist Lachlan Doley, who performed keyboards and piano throughout the tour. The music video, produced by PVC as part of the tour DVD, is completely in black and white and throughout features optical filters that warp and alter the visual display. These filters intensify from the bridge and continue until the end of the clip. The music is performed differently from the original studio recording, with improvised solos, including Ian Haug playing the sitar part on a double necked guitar with synthesised effects to emulate the sitar sound, and the performance of the song ends with a ritardando, where the tempo slows to an end.

Critical response

Prior to being released as a single, "Who Really Cares" received a mixed response by reviewers when commenting on Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. Melbourne based webzine TheScene.com.au reviewer Andrew Weaver comments on the song's musical layering, coupling the song with "Wishing on the Same Moon" and comments that the layering in the two songs gives the music "genuine depth of sound and taking the veteran group to new places". CitySearch Sydney also made reference to the likeness to "Wishing on the Same Moon", but notes that what sets the two songs apart is "a serviceable fade-out cacophony of keys and guitar". Music journalist Chris Leonard of UK magazine Rock Louder praises the live performance of the song while Powderfinger performed in Glasgow on 11 December 2007. J. Watson of Fasterlouder.com.au  comments that the song, when performed live at The Sydney Opera House Forecourt for charity on 31 October 2007, was "another highlight of the evening". Fellow reviewer from Fasterlouder, ShahXerxes, comments on the song's "sparse Pink Floyd-esque sound which echoes through "Who Really Cares", as clever a rock ballad as the band have ever written." Andrew Ramadge of Mess + Noise echoed the comments of similarities to Pink Floyd, and also Neil Young, stating "where psych-gospel organ and wailing guitar billow around Fanning's vocals like a lost track from Dark Side of the Moon". Though most of the critical response has been positive, the song has also received criticism from UK reviewer Matthias Scherer of Noize Makes Enemies. Scherer notes that the song's title "Who Really Cares" is a question that "should have been asked before recording, not during", though this comment refers both to the song itself, and the whole album of Dream Days at the Hotel Existence.

Charts
The song's critical response has been mostly positive, though this was also true for the two prior singles from Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, which both performed poorly in the charts. Like these two, "Who Really Cares" was released to radioplay and music video stations, but with little inclusion in circulation, leading speculators to believe the single would follow "I Don't Remember" and "Nobody Sees" with poor charting performance. This speculation proved to be accurate, leading to "Who Really Cares" to be the first single by Powderfinger since their 2004 release "Bless My Soul" to fail to achieve a position on the ARIA Charts. Although B-side "One More Kiss As You Fly Away" was the number 81 on the ARIA Charts.

Track listing
 "Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)"
 "One More Kiss as You Fly Away"

Personnel

References

2008 singles
Powderfinger songs
2008 songs
Universal Music Group singles
Songs written by Jon Coghill
Songs written by John Collins (Australian musician)
Songs written by Bernard Fanning
Songs written by Ian Haug
Songs written by Darren Middleton


The morning star alone knows where Kamehameha's bones are guarded. Despite the words of the Hawaiian proverb, people have speculated about the burial place of Hawaii's first king ever since he died in 1819. Most can agree that his trusted lieutenants Ho'olulu and Hoapili took his bones and left them in a sacred burial cave whose location they kept secret. According to nineteenth-century historian David Malo, the two were strict adherents of the ancient Hawaiian concept of kahu, or the responsibility to guard idols or sacred things. "It is owing to the fidelity of the kahu that the hiding place of the great Kamehameha's bones is to this day a profound secret," wrote Malo in 1839.
Some Hawaiians believe Kamehameha is buried at the royal palace of Moku'ula, in Maui, the residence of King Kamehameha III from 1837 to 1845, and the site of a royal burial ground. According to legend, Kamehameha I may lie under Moku'ula in the grotto of a half-dragon, half-woman named Kihawahine. Others think his remains are in a cave in Maui's Iao Valley, where many great Hawaiian chiefs are interred. In the late nineteenth century, the last Hawaiian king, David Kalakaua, who was passionate about Hawaiian history and culture—he is known for revitalizing the hula—became interested in finding Kamehameha's remains. He is said to have ordered two sets of bones removed from a burial cave on the island of Hawaii and interred in the Royal Mausoleum in Oahu, believing one of them to have been Kamehameha's. But information about those remains is sketchy, and the power of kahu will probably ensure Kamehameha's bones will never be disturbed.


On March 30, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed rules to implement the provisions of Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, which added Section 10C to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Client Alert provides an overview of these proposed rules, a timeline for future actions related to the proposed rules, and Exequity's commentary on the proposed rules. Finally, the Client Alert includes a summary of Section 10C by provision along with the corresponding newly proposed rules. UPDATED May 2, 2011 to indicate comment period extended to May 19, 2011.


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Sore ga Seiyū! Anime's New Ad Introduces Show via Fake News Show
posted on 2015-06-27 11:30 EDT by Egan Loo
In future ads, voice cast pretends be on typhoon bulletin, rap song, more
The official website for the Sore ga Seiyū! (That's a Voice Actor!) television anime began streaming the first two of a new set of commercials on Friday and Saturday. This latest series of ads challenges the voice actresses to introduce the anime in different scenarios. Friday and Saturday's ads have the voice actresses pretending to be newscasters, then presenters on a television shopping network.
Future commercials will have the voice actresses narrating as if they are on a typhoon bulletin, overseas live-action show, rap song, and more.
The commercial previews voice work for the show's three main characters, featuring Rie Takahashi as Futaba Ichinose, Marika Kōno as Rin Kohana, and Yuki Nagaku as Ichigo Moesaki. The three voice actresses will also perform both the opening and ending theme songs under their unit name Earphones.
Sore ga Seiyū! is set to premiere on July 7 in Japan.
Additional cast members include: Ami Koshimizu as Shū-san, Ayane Sakura as Sayo-chan, Hitomi Nabatame as Hikari Shiodome, Kenta Miyake as Kaibara-san, and Nozomi Furuki as Aoi Konno.
The anime is based on the manga by voice actress Masumi Asano ( .hack franchise's Black Rose, Hayate the Combat Butler 's Risa Asakaze) and manga creator Kenjirō Hata ( Hayate the Combat Butler ).
The four-panel manga centers on Futaba Ichinose, Ichigo Moesaki, and Rin Kohana, three rookie voice actresses. The manga features small but humorous observations of the voice actor industry. The manga creator and voice actress duo Hajimemashite launched the manga at the winter Comiket event in 2011, and they have released new issues at Comiket events since then.
Hiroshi Ikehata ( Robot Girls Z ) will direct the anime at Gonzo ( Rosario + Vampire , Dog & Scissors ) with series composition by Michiko Yokote ( .hack//GIFT , Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches ). Masakatsu Sasaki is designing the characters, and Yukari Hashimoto ( Toradora! , Yuri Kuma Arashi ) will compose the music.
Hata's Hayate the Combat Butler manga already inspired the first Hayate the Combat Butler television anime (2007-2008) and its Hayate the Combat Butler!! follow-up (2009). The Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You ( Hayate no Gotoku! Can't Take My Eyes Off You ) television anime aired in 2012, and the Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties television anime aired in 2013. The manga also inspired an anime film and two OVAs. Viz Media is releasing the manga in North America.
Asano has worked on other various manga such as Partner, Hiyoko no Arukikata , and Uru wa Sorairo Majo . Her voice acting credits include Ikki Tousen 's Hakufu Sonsaku, Blood-C 's Yūka Amino, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou 's Ayano Iida, Yumeria 's Mizuki Agatsuma, and Zettai Karen Children 's Oboro Kashiwagi, among many others.
When asked if Asano herself will voice a character in Sore ga Seiyū! , she replied that she could not say if she would or not. However, she added that fans would probably understand what she is talking about when they see a certain scene within the anime.
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With the metal TRIGGER BUTTON, every game you play is a win. A first one of its type, this game trigger has been exclusively designed and manufactured for PUBG Mobile. This trigger will assist the player in firing and aiming at the top. The clip, made from pure metal will be hard to move making the clip firm irrespective of the pressure put on the clip while playing.


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{
    /**
     * The default cost factor.
     *
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    /**
     * Create a new hasher instance.
     *
     * @param  array $options
     *
     * @return void
     */
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    {
        $this->rounds = $options['rounds'] ?? $this->rounds;
    }

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Project Air to receive €97 million under agreement with Innovation Fund
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Representatives from Perstorp, Uniper and CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) met today in Brussels to officially sign the agreement granting the project support from the Innovation Fund.
The agreement states that Project Air will receive EUR 97 million in support to enable its ground-breaking technology, which is a critical enabler for the European chemicals industry to become carbon-neutral.
Project Air is a combination of a carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) process for converting CO2, residue streams, renewable hydrogen and biomethane, which is to be applied for the first-of-a-kind, large-scale production of sustainable methanol. The project is expected to lead to a relative decrease of 123% in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions avoidance in comparison with conventional methanol synthesis. It will have far-reaching effects throughout many industrial value chains and will contribute to ending Europe's dependence on imported fossil fuels.
"CINEA is honoured to welcome Project Air into the Innovation Fund projects family, a portfolio that currently includes 52 projects implemented across 16 countries. CINEA has a long track record of financing infrastructure and innovation projects in support of the European Green Deal's carbon-neutrality objective. I am confident that projects like Project Air will significantly contribute to our objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing the EU's dependency on imported fossil fuels. I look forward to the implementation of this project enabler for the EU chemical industry to become carbon neutral", said Paloma Aba Garrote, Acting Director at CINEA.
"Today marks an important milestone, not just for Project Air but for the chemical industry, as we are now demonstrating that it is possible to break our industry's dependence on fossil fuels. We hope that more will follow our lead with similar technologies, enabling circular production processes that utilize residue streams and captured carbon", commented Jan Secher, CEO of Perstorp Group. "We are happy and grateful that the EU and the Innovation Fund recognise the importance of the chemical industry and its sustainable transformation with this support, which will enable the sustainable transformation of thousands of end products and value chains."
"Europe is experiencing an unprecedented energy squeeze, where the focus is on securing energy supplies almost on a daily basis. Recognizing that we have a common future will be pivotal to tackling the climate challenge. We need to substitute fossil resources with sustainable alternatives to achieve climate neutrality, and from that perspective Project Air is a game-changer for the transition of the chemical industry. I am very proud that Uniper is a part of the project, and I'm very grateful that the EU commission and CINEA have acknowledged the potential of Project Air", said David Bryson, Chief Operating Officer Uniper.
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Our pre-construction services ensure maximum return on investment and include preparation, submission and liasioning with the municipal authorities to facilitate the building permits & NOC's, selection and finalizing the material specifications, preliminary budgeting, detailed designs, preparation of BOQ and costing, calling tender, finalization of tender, getting NOC and approvals from municipal authorities, preparing BAR chart & preparing QA, QC plans to name a few. Project-specific strategies to manage, control and document procedures based on our best practices and standard operating procedures. Value engineering and detailed constructability reviews to ensure optimum value for each Rupee spent without degrading performance, quality, reliability or maintainability.
We provide construction services that integrate schedule and cost control into day-to-day activities to keep projects on schedule and on budget. These include project management, project controls, subcontractor outreach, commissioning and start up, closeout, risk management services, self-performance, design management, and many more, such as preparation of working drawings. QA, QC works on site, cost monitoring, change orders, safety, material testing & bill payment, etc. State-of-the-art risk management tools to assess, manage and mitigate risk, and coordinate and manage all aspects of a project, including documents, submittals, change orders, client communication, subcontractor and vendor costs and schedules. We integrate subcontractors into the project team, ensure safe workplace, provide clear understanding of subcontractors responsibilities and open line of communication.
Deputing well qualified engineers for the supervision of works and thereby achieving desired design suspects like quality and compliances. They are the engine and the anchors who drive the whole project towards effectiveness and efficiency, as well as stabilizing it with consistency and good judgment. That's why all our field supervisors have not just in-depth experience in the field but also extensive management skills in problem solving, planning, estimating, safety supervision, scheduling, controlling costs and resources, and, perhaps most important, managing work force.
We have strong expertise in timely procurement of materials and equipment for the projects. Sourcing right materials on time as per the specifications to meet clients' objectives, delivering critical items to projects in a timely manner to meet project schedule and cost requirements. We have access to the intensive market knowledge and volume-leveraged pricing to maximize return on investment that enable us to offer reliable project deliveries, innovative performance solutions and project savings.
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This involves making decisions and the timely flow of information and decisions to enable completion of the project as required by the contract documents including review and observation of the construction project. Managing the work as per the contractual obligations in order to achieve the desired goals to the best of client satisfaction and thereby reducing the disputes among various agencies involved in the works is important. All this help us to determine that the work is proceeding in conformity with the contract documents, and also gives an opportunity to detect any inaccuracies, ambiguities or inconsistencies in the design.


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The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2021 NY Dance and Performance Awards
Jasmine Hearn Photo: Tony Turner
The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced the 2021 Bessie Award recipients at the 37th annual Bessie Awards ceremony, held again this year on the virtual stage. A complete list of the 2021 awards follows below.
The ceremony was preceded by the Bessies Angel Party honoring the incomparable Charmaine Warren for her extraordinary performing, curating, producing, teaching, and mentorship. Her vision and advocacy in dance is exemplary and revolutionary.
The Bessies ceremony included a video presentation of all of the nominated artists and works. The evening also included tributes to essential dance workers and all those who work behind the scenes and are central to making live and online performance happen in New York. Stories from the new #ArtistSupportStories, a social-media video campaign in which anyone in the community can lift up an individual, group, or organization from the dance community that supported them in some way during the pandemic, were also presented.
BAAD! founders, dancer/choreographer Arthur Avilés and writer and activist Charles Rice Gonzáles, presented choreographer, director, and producer George Faison with the 2021 Lifetime Achievement in Dance Award. The brilliant dance manager Pamela Green presented DanceAfrica with the 2021 Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance Award. Other presenters throughout the evening included Monica Bill Barnes, Tina Croll, Tess Dworman, nia love, Annie-B Parson, Antoine Roney, George Emilio Sanchez, and Bijayini Satpathy.


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Classifying faces by sex is more accurate with 3D shape information than with texture
A. J. O'Toole, T. Vetter, N. F. Troje, H. H. Bülthoff
Purpose. We compared quality of information available in 3D surface models versus texture maps for classifying human faces by sex. Methods. 3D surface models and texture maps from laser scans of 130 human heads (65 male, 65 female) were analyzed with separate principal components analyses (PCAs). Individual principal components (PCs) from the 3D head data characterized complex structural differences between male and female heads. Likewise, individual PCs in the texture analysis contrasted characteristically male vs. female texture patterns (e.g., presence/absence of facial hair shadowing). More formally, representing faces with only their projection coefficients onto the PCs, and varying the subspace from 1 to 50 dimensions, we trained a series of perceptrons to predict the sex of the faces using either the 3D or texture data. A "leave-one-out" technique was applied to measure the generalizability of the perceptron's sex predictions. Results. While very good sex generalization performance was obtained for both representations, even with very low dimensional subspaces (e.g., 76.1% correct with only one 3D projection coefficient), the 3D data supported more accurate sex classification across nearly the entire range of subspaces tested. For texture, 93.8% correct sex generalization was achieved with a minimun subspace of 20 projection coefficients. For 3D data, 96.9% correct generalization was achieved with 17 projection coefficients. Conclusions. These data highlight the importance of considering the kinds of information available in different face representations with respect to the task demands.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Published - 1996 Feb 15
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O'Toole, A. J., Vetter, T., Troje, N. F., & Bülthoff, H. H. (1996). Classifying faces by sex is more accurate with 3D shape information than with texture. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 37(3), S176.
Classifying faces by sex is more accurate with 3D shape information than with texture. / O'Toole, A. J.; Vetter, T.; Troje, N. F. et al.
In: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Vol. 37, No. 3, 15.02.1996, p. S176.
O'Toole, AJ, Vetter, T, Troje, NF & Bülthoff, HH 1996, 'Classifying faces by sex is more accurate with 3D shape information than with texture', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. S176.
O'Toole AJ, Vetter T, Troje NF, Bülthoff HH. Classifying faces by sex is more accurate with 3D shape information than with texture. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 1996 Feb 15;37(3):S176.
O'Toole, A. J. ; Vetter, T. ; Troje, N. F. et al. / Classifying faces by sex is more accurate with 3D shape information than with texture. In: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 1996 ; Vol. 37, No. 3. pp. S176.
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https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-could-surprise-with-sec-picks-1490212867
Trump Could Surprise With SEC Picks
In naming SEC commissioner picks, President Trump could break with precedent in which the body features a 3-to-2 ratio of Republicans and Democrats, writes InvestmentNews.
"Traditionally, the SEC's five commissioners are split 3-2, with the majority representing the party in power in the White House," the publication explains. "But Mr. Trump, who has nominated political independent Jay Clayton for SEC chairman, may switch things up."
Just two of five commission seats are filled: Republican member Michael Piwowar Democrat Kara Stein. Normally, the president would choose a member of each party for the two remaining slots, recommended by lawmakers. He's already picked Jay Clayton as SEC chair.
But he could ignore that bi-partisan precedent, and even select independent names, according to Jeffrey Brown, a senior vice president at Charles Schwab who spoke at the SIFMA compliance and legal conference.
It's also possible that Trump will keep the commission short-handed; Clayton's Senate confirmation would give it "a 2-1 majority in favor of the White House," as InvestmentNews puts it.
Meanwhile, Clayton could face a bumpy Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. The nominee "faces a range of possible conflicts of interest due to the long list of banks and public companies he has represented as one of Wall Street's top lawyers," writes MarketWatch.
Clayton, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has done legal work for Barclays, Goldman Sachs. , Deutsche Bank, Tudor Investment Corp. and its co-chairman Paul Tudor Jones, Ally Financial and Pershing Square LP, according to a federal ethics report made public Wednesday.
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The method is pretty simple. Break the tail off ( yes, while it is still alive) Also break off the claws and legs and save for later. Can be used in any seafood chowder recipe or lobster roll.
Crack the shell and carefully cut through the underside, right to the bottom of the tail, with kitchen scissors. Carefully peel the shell off.
Season with salt and pepper. Wrap with 2 slices bacon.
Place in 350 oven for 15 minutes. Set oven to broil and broil about 4 inches from heat till bacon is slightly browned.
I served with white rice with a dash of melted cream cheese and chives, and a garlic oil.
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Kirstie Burden, Overstock.com, Inc.
kburden@overstock.com
Kevin Moon, Overstock.com, Inc.
kmoon@overstock.com
Overstock.com Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
SALT LAKE CITY (July 18, 2008) – Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK) today reported financial results for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2008.
Key Q2 2008 metrics (comparison to Q2 2007):
· Total revenue: $188.8 million vs. $149.0 million (27% gain);
· Gross margin: 18.1% (all-time high) vs. 17.7%;
· Gross profit: $34.1 million vs. $26.3 million (30% gain);
· Sales and marketing expense: $14.2 million vs. $8.0 million (79% increase);
· Contribution (gross profit less marketing expense): $19.9 million vs. $18.3 million (8% gain);
· G&A / Technology expense: $26.2 million vs. $25.7 million (a 2% increase);
· Net loss: $6.5 million [$(0.28)/share] vs. $13.8 million [$(0.58)/share] (53% gain);
· EBITDA: $1.1 million vs. $(4.2) million (a $5.3 million gain);
· EBITDA (TTM): $9.6 million vs. ($54.9) million (a $64.5 million gain);
· Operating cash flows (TTM): $12.7 million vs. $9.4 million (a $3.3 million gain).
Dear Owner:
For the first time in its history your business has generated four consecutive quarters of positive EBITDA and TTM operating cash flows. We ended Q2 with $87 million in cash, having bought in $12 million of stock earlier in 2008. Our financial condition is sound despite a weak economy.
Strong growth in our fulfillment partner business drove revenues and gross profits this quarter. Total revenue grew 27%, the same pace we experienced in Q1, and gross margins reached an historical high of 18.1%. The fulfillment partner business accelerated to 41% year-over-year growth and 19.4% gross margins. We continue to increase product selection for our customers (now up to ~100k non-media SKUs vs. ~43k for the same period last year).
We added over 500,000 new customers this quarter, up 31% from last year: while this is primarily attributable to our marketing efforts, we feel that this is also an indication that the current economic climate is driving more people to discount shopping. Most of the areas we spend marketing dollars are fairly well dialed-in, a few channels are in the process of being dialed-in (but we see how to do it), and one is purely exploratory: we spent a considerable amount in that
exploratory channel this quarter in an effort to hasten the dialing-in process. We expect to see improved marketing efficiency in Q3.
Our Technology and G&A expenses are under control, even though we are doing more basic projects than we ever have in the past. Some of these are directed to better inventory purchasing and handling, some will benefit our website, and some are long-term projects, such as the housing tab that went live this quarter, joining the cars and auctions tabs. In addition, we are building an extremely robust training environment for our company which, while costly now, should yield superb long-term benefits (this has become the work of Steve Tryon, our retired US Army Colonel).
Both customer service and warehouse operations have gotten dialed-in past all our expectations. Our customer satisfaction continues to astonish me. We are building a new Customer Care operation in our new warehouse. The rest of our corporate facility anticipates moving to that new warehouse sometime around June of next year.
As always, I look forward to speaking with you about your business during the upcoming conference call. Until then, I remain,
Your humble servant,
Patrick M. Byrne
P.S. Please email questions to Kevin Moon at kmoon@overstock.com prior to the conference call.
Key financial and operating metrics:
Total revenue — Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 was $149.0 million and $188.8 million, respectively, a 27% increase. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, total revenue was $389.6 million, a 27% increase from the $306.9 million reported in 2007.
Gross profit and gross margin — Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 was $26.3 million and $34.1 million, respectively, a 30% increase, representing margins of 17.7% and 18.1% for those respective periods. For the six-month periods, gross profits were $51.6 million in 2007 and $68.9 million in 2008, a 33% increase. Gross margins were 16.8% and 17.7% for those respective six-month periods.
Contribution and contribution margin — "Contribution" (gross profit less sales and marketing expenses) for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 was $18.3 million (12.3% contribution margin) and $19.9 million (10.5% contribution margin), respectively, an 8% increase. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, contribution was $32.4 million (10.5% contribution margin) and $39.6 million (10.2% contribution margin), respectively, a 22% increase.
June 30,
Less: Sales and marketing expense
Contribution margin
Operating loss — Operating losses for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 were $13.5 million (including $6.2 million of restructuring) and $6.3 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, operating losses were $31.2 million (including $12.3 million of restructuring) and $10.6 million, respectively.
EBITDA — EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 was $(4.2) million (including $6.2 million of restructuring) and $1.1 million, respectively. For the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, EBITDA was $(54.9) million (including $12.3 million of restructuring) and $9.6 million, respectively. We believe that, because our current capital expenditures are lower than our depreciation levels, discussing EBITDA at this stage of our business is useful to us and investors because it approximates cash used or cash generated by the operations of the business.
Trailing Twelve months ended
Operating loss
Add: Depreciation and amortization
Stock-based compensation to consultants for services
Stock-based compensation relating to performance share plan
Issuance of common stock from treasury for 401(k) matching contribution
Net loss — Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2008, was $6.5 million, or $0.28 loss per share, compared to $13.8 million, or $0.58 loss per share in 2007. Net loss in Q2 2007 included $6.2 million of restructuring charges and loss from discontinued operations of $300K. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, net losses totaled $35.2 million and $10.4 million, respectively, or $1.49 and $0.45 loss per share for those respective periods. Net loss in 2007 included restructuring expense of $12.3 million and a loss from discontinued operations of $3.9 million.
Free Cash Flow (a non-GAAP measure) — Free cash flow for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 totaled $13.5 million and $(4.7) million, respectively. For the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, free cash flow totaled $(4.0) million and $5.5 million.
Free cash flow reflects an additional way of viewing our cash flows and liquidity that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our cash flows. Free cash flow, which we reconcile to "Cash provided by operating activities," is cash flow from operations reduced by "Expenditures for property and equipment." Although we believe that cash flow from operating activities is an important measure, we believe free cash flow is a useful measure to evaluate our business since purchases of fixed assets are a necessary component of ongoing operations. Therefore, we believe it is important to view free cash flow as a complement to our entire consolidated statements of cash flows. We believe that analyzing free cash flows on a trailing twelve month basis eliminates seasonal fluctuations in cash flows and more accurately reflects trends in this non-GAAP measure.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Expenditures for property and equipment
Cash and working capital — At June 30, 2008, Overstock.com had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $86.7 million and working capital of $58.4 million.
Overstock.com, Inc. is an online retailer offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices. The company offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory distribution channel. Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online at http://www.overstock.com.
Overstock.com® is a registered trademark of Overstock.com, Inc.
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Overstock.com, Inc.
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Other income, net
Loss from continuing operations
Discontinued operations:
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted:
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Other data:
Shopping bookings (in 000s)
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Asset impairment and depreciation (restructuring)
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Purchases of marketable securities
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Proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations, net of cash transferred
Collection of note receivable
Decrease in cash resulting from de-consolidation of variable entity
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities of continuing operations:
Payments on capital lease obligations
Drawdown on line of credit
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Issuance of common stock in offerings, net of issuance costs
Purchase of treasury stock
Exercise of stock options
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations
Cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Change in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations
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LANSING – A new public library service for families, called "TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten," will help build early literacy skills for young children, the Library of Michigan announced today.
TALK sends two text messages each week suggesting early literacy activities that parents and caregivers can easily incorporate into daily routines with their children.
The service also notifies parents of free activities and services at their local public libraries. TALK is available to parents and caregivers in Michigan with children ages 5 and under. Parents can sign up by texting TALK to 75547 or visiting www.texttolearn.com.
"The more parents and caregivers speak positively, read, and listen to young children, the better prepared children will be in their emerging literacy when they begin school," said State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice. "TALK is another support we can provide for our families to help meet the state's Top 10 strategic education plan goal of improving early literacy achievement."
"TALK is a great resource for all parents, but it's really designed to reach parents who may not have a lot of free time or resources" said Jodi Krahnke, the head of youth services at the Ypsilanti District Library. "We're excited to provide parents ideas for quick and easy things they can do to help their children be ready for school."
The service is funded in part by a national leadership grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant allows TALK, originally created by libraries in Washtenaw County, to be used by all public libraries in Michigan to support early learning in their communities.
State Librarian Randy Riley said, "TALK is a great opportunity for libraries to engage and encourage families to practice simple activities each day with their young children, such as singing and playing, which then helps to develop the cognitive and language skills they need to do well in school and beyond."
TALK is derived from the research-based program Every Child Ready to Read, which promotes five practices to build essential pre-reading skills: reading, singing, talking, writing and playing. Each message begins with one of the five practices and details an activity that parents can use to help their child develop early literacy skills. The content goes beyond literacy and helps parents build other important skills such as pre-math and social emotional skills.
While the service is available and valuable to every family, the goal is to reach parents who may not otherwise have the time or the ability to attend library programs. It is available in English and Spanish.
This project is led by the Ypsilanti District Library (YDL) and any requests for additional information can be made to YDL's head of youth services, Jodi Krahnke, at TextAndLearn@gmail.com. The technology platform to distribute the messages is being developed by the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, and materials to promote the service will be available to libraries through the Library of Michigan. HighScope Center for Early Education Research and Evaluation helped ensure messages were aligned to a child's development and will be conducting an evaluation of the project.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [LG-246434-OLS-20] with support from the Library of Michigan.
The Library of Michigan is an agency within the Michigan Department of Education and is dedicated to providing the people of Michigan and their government one perpetual institution to collect, preserve and provide access to the story of the State, and to support libraries in their role as essential community anchors. To learn more, visit www.Michigan.gov/LibraryofMichigan.
© 2021 Lenawee Great Start Collaborative
These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Education.


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Q: SAS log output to log window and text file I'm using SAS 9.3.  By default, log output goes into the log window.  One can instead send the log to a file using:
proc printto
  log="C:\archive\mylog.log" new;
run;

...But does anyone know of a way to have BOTH?  I.e., the log prints to the log window within SAS as well as writing to the text file?  Basically, tee for SAS?
Thanks!

A: I've seen this question before on other sites, and I believe the answer is mostly "no" with a list of workarounds and one system option.
In a Unix/Linux environment, you can printto a file, but 'tail' that file to get a constantly updating log.
In Windows, you can printto a file and open in something like Textpad, UltraEdit, or Notepad++, and then ask it to reload the file (most editors will prompt you to once it realizes a change occurred).
You also could do it the other way; you could NOT use printto for the log, but then save your log after the program completes (either by just asking it to save via program commands in your program, or by attaching a macro to the run command.)  This page gives an example of this, although the code was written for SAS v6 and thus might need to be modified significantly.
Finally, the one way you can truly do this is using the altlog system option.  That is only valid on startup or in the configuration file, however, so it is difficult to customize per project - but if your work is such that you can have a special shortcut for each project's production run, this may be feasible.  Specifying ALTLOG in the shortcut or the config file allows you to send the log to an alternate location in addition to the screen.  See this article for more detail.


On Friday November 2nd, the showroom doors were closed and the trucks were loaded for the early Saturday morning deliveries, and that is when the young volunteers started arriving at Kuiken Brothers' Midland Park, NJ location for a very special event.
Each year, the Paterson, NJ chapter of Habitat for Humanity hosts an event called Hammering 4 Habitat where community groups and companies have a special opportunity to fund raise and help build walls for future Paterson Habitat families that are in need of a decent place to call home in which Kuiken Brothers was pleased to sponsor this year. Each child was given a 2×4 stud to be painted, which would then be used the next day at the Habitat event at the Paterson Museum where they would be used to build the walls of future Paterson Habitat homes on Rosa Parks Boulevard.
Since supplying building materials for the first Paterson Habitat house in 1984, Kuiken Brothers has been committed to supporting all of their building projects. Our corporate mission at Kuiken Brothers is to positively impact communities in New Jersey and the greater Tri-State area. As we continue our partnership of over 30 years with Paterson Habitat for Humanity, we will continue to believe in their vision to rebuild and make home-ownership a possibilities for families in Paterson as well.
We sincerely appreciate all who came out to participate in these two events, and more importantly, for all of the hard work and dedication of the Paterson Habitat for Humanity staff for their hard work and efforts!
Every year volunteers contribute over 25,000 hours of time, either individually or as part of a group, to help Paterson Habitat accomplish its mission in the City of Paterson. Volunteers participate in a large range of activities, including volunteering on our construction sites or in the office, serving on one of our committees or working on special events. If you would like more information about volunteering for Paterson Habitat for Humanity, they host various outreach and support programs throughout the year: Hammering 4 Habitat, Home Dedications and Annual Dinners. They always appreciate an extra hand with set-up, registration, and event wrap-up – to get involved volunteer now!


Q: What is a play-by-email (PBeM) game?
A: Well, its exactly that, a game you play using email, as well as a (free) software program you download. Each game has a separate website, where you can download the rules and software. For more about PBeM games, click here. Q: How much do the games cost?
A: They are completely free, though people can make a small donation to help support the games. This gives a few perquisites (as explained in the rules), but that is of course optional. Q: How long does it take to get into a game and who can join?
A: Everyone is welcome to sign up for a game, and to do so you just fill out the signup form at the website for a game. Depending on the game, it will begin in 1 to 2 weeks. At that time, everyone will be sent out their initial turns, and can begin diplomacy and planning their orders.
Welcome to the Napoleonic Era, when the control of Europe lay in the balance. This is a strategic-level wargame, where players rule historical empires, leading their legions of grenadiers and curraissers. To achieve victory, you will need to use well-planned tactics, clever scheming, and ruthless determination. This game is provided as a complementary service to the web gaming community - all who enjoy wargames are welcome to join!
You can also join the Discussion Group for the game, which is an excellent place to ask questions and so forth. But, please do not conduct your private diplomacy here, because messages sent to the group will be received by everyone (for diplomatic discussions, you should email your neighbors privately). To subscribe, simply type in your email below, and press the button below.
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Note 3: You heard correctly, the game is completely free! As an option you may choose to donate to support the game, which brings a few additional perquisites. This is completely optional though, and is explained in the Rulebook. To send a donation to the G.M., Click Here .


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10 Best Space Strategy Games for PC
The method has been one of the preferred genres, Do Savor, inside the gaming global. The plot for area Method games is, in instances, futuristic. Right here is an outline of some of the high-quality area Approach games. Take your pick out.
The plot of the game Deus Ex, launched within the yr 2000, is centered in the 12 months 2052. The skyline of recent York Town depicted in this recreation no longer functioned the twin towers on the sport's release. The developers reasoned that they were destroyed in terrorist assault previously in the sport. This turned into over 12 months previous to the 9/11 attacks. In an Approach game, the decisions that gamer(s) take at some point in the game's path make a difference in the outcome of the sport. When gambling those games, gamers need to be privy to the tendencies that take area in the game. What looks like a minor going on could have a momentous impact on the game's very last outcome. These video games call for, from the gamers, the potential to think beforehand of the contemporary situation and have a second plan prepared in case the desired final results aren't performed. Many are curious about the area. They're hardcore fanatics of Big name Wars, Famous person Trek, and so forth. Add a few Strategy-constructing capabilities to this fascination, and be prepared to be entertained for hours together using some first-class area Method games to be had.
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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Megastar Wars: Empire at War
Galactic Civilizations
Lords of the Black Solar
Grasp of Orion
Sword of the Big name
Limitless area
This flip-based sport has been developed by way of Firaxis video games. It belongs to the 4X style. In this style, players need to expand, explore, take advantage of, and exterminate an empire. The plot is futuristic and set in the twenty-second century. The gameplay is from a 3rd-character perspective, and it's been directed through Sid Meier. The techniques in the game revolve around the idea of colonization of the area. Players can pick to be the leader of any one of the seven to be had factions. This recreation is a spin-off of the civilization collection. It was released in 1999 and is well suited with Linux, MAC OS, and Home windows systems.
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This sport has been evolved by way of Ironclad video games. It's miles a real-time game and belongs to the 4X Strategy genre. Here, gamers can select to be the chief of someone of the 3 races – Dealer Emergency Coalition (TEC), Introduction, and Vasari. Leaders have managed in their area empires. The purpose Right here is to overcome of kind Famous person systems. There are four applications of the sport which have been launched thus far. The first was Entrenchment, accompanied by International relations. The 0.33 package deal was Trinity. Rebellion became because the fourth stand-alone package deal of this sport. This recreation was released in 2008 and is well suited to the Home windows platform.
This game has been evolved by way of Petroglyph video games. The showdown on this sport is specifically among Empire and Rebels. Gamers can select from three to be had sport modes. Those are Marketing campaign, Galactic Conquest, and Skirmish. In this game, at times, there are land battles along with area battles. It's far a real-time Approach sport, which was released in 2006. Later, in the equal 12 months, a ramification p.C. was released for the sport. This becomes titled Megastar Wars: Empire at Warfare: Forces of Corruption. This recreation is well-matched with Windows and MAC OS systems.
That is another flip-primarily based Method of recreation, which has been developed via Stardock. The plot of this sport is based within the 23rd century. Players are the handiest assigned to the human race. The player becomes the leader of the human race, and the goal to be carried out in this game is of galactic domination via colonization of the distance. This game does no longer assists multiplayer gameplay. The participant has to play in opposition to AI (Synthetic Intelligence) opponents. He can pick from diverse civilizations: the Terran Alliance, Drengin Empire, Altarian Resistance, Arcean Empire, Yor Collective, Torian Confederation, Dominion of the Korx, and Drath Legion. This game was launched in 2003 and is well suited to the Home windows platform.
This sport changed into formerly titled Celebrity Lords. It's far a turn-based, totally a sport of the 4X Approach style. You may play this recreation with a couple of players alongside AI. Gamers have eight races to choose from, and They're assigned as the leader of the race they pick out. These leaders rule their empire, wherein the aim is to gain space colonization. Arkadi Studios have developed the sport. It was launched in 2014 and is well suited to the Windows platform.
This once more is a turn-based sport and belongs to the 4X style of thriller games. It's been developed by using Simtex. Like most other video games on this list, the purpose Here is to develop colonies in the area. This sport has its consciousness on the colonization of the Star systems. There are ten races to be had for the participant to pick from. This isn't one of the multiplayer area Approach video games for Laptop. It's far an unmarried-participant sport, and players are pitted against AI. This game changed into first launched in 1993 and is compatible with MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh, and Commodore Amiga.
This game is also from the 4X Approach genre. It's been developed by way of Kerberos Productions. Gamers get to pick to play from the numerous races, and the goal is to colonize the Megastar structures. That is also a multiplayer recreation, except imparting an option to pit a single player against AI. Its sequel changed into released in 2011, while the sport was at first launched in 2006. It's miles well suited with the Home windows platform.
This sport has been advanced by way of Relic Entertainment. It's miles The first three-D recreation inside the actual-time Approach (RTS) category. There are races to pick from – Kushan and Taiidan. Players are provided with the choice of playing individually against AI or in a group. The sport changed into released in 1999 and is well-matched with the Home windows platform.
One more recreation inside the category of 4X Approach style, This is a flip-primarily based game, which has been developed by using Amplitude Studios. This sport has options for a couple of players to play the same recreation, as nicely for an unmarried player to tackle AI. The plot takes area in 3000 A.D., where gamers are the leaders in their interstellar empires. Here, they can create their personal civilizations, and one of the ways to reap victory is via usual colonization. The struggle scenes on this sport take region in a lengthy-variety fight, medium-range fight, and combat at close quarters. The game was released in 2012 and is like-minded with the MAC OS and Windows platform.
This is an actual-time Strategy (RTS) recreation and has been evolved by Uber Enjoyment. Players are furnished with a map together with numerous planets and asteroids. They need to seize these planets, which also can be annihilated through different planets. A player loses on dropping the last commander of the fleet. This game draws a heavy resemblance to Total Annihilation. It was released in 2014 and is well-matched with the MAC OS, Windows, and Linux systems. Those had been a number of the pinnacle area Strategy video games for Pcs, that provides a balanced mix of great of each the worlds, or must I say many other worlds.
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Q: SalesforceMobileSDK-CordovaPlugin iOS Unable To Launch the Startpage
cordova create
cd
npm init
npm install shelljs@0.7.0 --save
cordova plugin add phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner
cordova plugin add https://github.com/forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-CordovaPlugin
cordova platform add android@6.1.0
cordova platform add ios@4.3.0

//copy a completed bootconfig.json file to www/

cordova prepare

The  android working fine, it calls the start page but in iOS it's odd because after the successful login, it doesn't call the star page, what's shown is white screen.
Here's the log from XCode:
2017/03/24 05:38:11.383 hybrid[15195:1f07] DEBUG com.salesforce : popViewController: View controller ((null)) not found in the view controller stack.  No action taken.
2017/03/24 05:38:11.772 hybrid[15195:1b03] DEBUG com.salesforce : webView:decidePolicyForNavigationAction:decisionHandler: Loading URL '/secur/frontdoor.jsp?sid=[redacted]&retURL=https%3A%2F%2F%2Fidex.html&display=touch'

A: Here's the fix:

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*In Xcode, open your hybrid remote project.

*List item In the Project Navigator, expand the Plugins folder.

*Select the AppDelegate+SalesforceHybridSDK.m file.

*In the code editor, find the setupRootViewController method definition.

*On theright-hand side of the self.viewController assignment, add a user UIWebView:YES argument to the end of the parameter list:

self.viewController = [[SFHybridViewController alloc]
      initWithConfig:(SFHybridViewConfig*)
          [SalesforceSDKManager sharedManager].appConfig
       useUIWebView:YES];

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Q: recreating returned variables under the same name I have a function that returns an array of variables. The variables it returns vary depending on what it needs to return. For example one time it could return array($pet,$color); and another time it could return array($height,$width,$table);
On the receiving end I want to make these variables available. If I knew I was expecting $pet and $color, I could do something like
list($pet, $color) = myfunction();

but I don't know what the function is going to return each time. So is there a way I could still recreate these variables under the same names when I receive the function output?
Edit: I was hoping to not have to do it by defining an associative array that has the name of the variable saved as a string in addition to the variable itself.

A: Does the function return an associative array, eg
return array(
    'height' => $height,
    'width'  => $width,
    'table'  => $table
);

If so, you can then use the extract function to bring each entry into the current scope's symbol table

A: I think you need to use associative arrays instead, so entries will have fixed names associated with them:
array('height'=>$height, 'width'=>$width, 'table'=>$table)


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Q: How do you get rid of aspx.designer.cs? This is way more difficult than it should be. I recreated a brand new web site project, created a brand new web form copy and pasted the code in a text file then pasted the code in the brand new webform and I get an error message:
"Could not load type 'GenPrefixList'"
The code:
<%@ Page Title="Generate Prefixes" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Site.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="GenPrefixList.aspx.cs" Inherits="GenPrefixList" %>

Then I get rid of Inherits="GenPrefixList" then I get an error message:
'ASP.pages_genprefixlist_aspx' does not contain a definition for 'PrefixID_SelectedIndexChanged' and no extension method 'PrefixID_SelectedIndexChanged' accepting a first argument of type 'ASP.pages_genprefixlist_aspx' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
'PrefixID_SelectedIndexChanged' is already in the codebehind but the aspx don't see it....
I even compare my other pages that similar in design that didn't get a aspx.designer.cs file and the code format is identical. I also can't add a aspx.designer.cs in a web site project.
This is totally ridiculous, I don't see how recreating everything from scratch and somehow the code still reference aspx.designer.cs. This is the code that somehow still reference aspx.designer.cs:
   <div style="text-align:Left;float:right; width:56.5%; display:inline-block;">
        <asp:DropDownList ID="PrefixID" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true"
                ToolTip="Select Prefix" onselectedindexchanged="PrefixID_SelectedIndexChanged">
                <%--<asp:ListItem Text="Select..."></asp:ListItem>--%>
                </asp:DropDownList>
        <asp:Label ID="lblRqdPrefix" runat="server" Text="required" CssClass="noshow" ></asp:Label>
        </div>

A: You can't get rid of Inherits, and you shouldn't need to get rid of the designer.cs file. You just need to make sure that everything is mapped correctly.
GenPrefixList.aspx
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Site.Master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="GenPrefixList.aspx.cs" Inherits="<Namespace>.GenPrefixList" %>

GenPrefixList.aspx.cs:
namespace <Namespace> //if applicable
{
    public partial class GenPrefixList : System.Web.UI.Page { ...

GenPrefixList.aspx.designer.cs:
namespace <Namespace> //if applicable
{
    public partial class GenPrefixList { ...

A: You can't get rid of Inherits="GenPrefixList", it tells the class that is bound to the ascx file where it can find the PrefixID_SelectedIndexChanged method. Is your code behind class something like public partial class GenPrefixList : System.Web.UI.Page ? This is how it should be. My guess it might be some copy/paste error.


Minister of Planning and Coordination, Neiba Kronu speaking at the Phek DPDB meeting on August 24.
The Phek District Planning & Development board (DPDB) meeting was held on August 24 at its conference hall.
A DIPR report stated that the legislators from Phek district also attended the meeting and urged members to be at their stations and also abide by the rule of law, which, they said, was a must for the people in particular and the district in general.
The landslides that hit many places this year was brought up at the meeting and the concerned departments were requested to help out, especially with vehicular movement. Members were exhorted to remain corruption free and they were told that good teachers needed to be awarded so that they would be even more dedicated in their profession. "They spoke on the importance of road and power which is the life line of the people" the DIPR report stated.
The house agreed to construct a resting shed at Avakhung and decided to recommend this proposal for approval.
The meeting also recommended a security fencing and a toilet for GHSS, Meluri; establishment of a college at Chozuba town and weekly helicopter service from Dimapur to Meluri. The house also approved LADP for the 2018- 19 schemes. Art & Culture and Youth Resource & Sports, Phek presented a report of its activities.


It's Spring Time in South Korea! I can still remember my trip last year which was a little late for the spring festivals, but still very much within the season for which I luckily had the chance to catch the spring flowers in full bloom, especially the tulips in Everland.
Seoul is beautiful all year round, and that's a given. But thanks to spring and its comfortingly cool weather, Seoul becomes a great place for couples, friends, and families, to experience the outdoors. It is also during spring when a wide array of festivals and events celebrating the season happen throughout the country.
I have carefully picked the best of the best spring specials from both Trazy and Klook. With these deals, you'll be able to enjoy all the spring activities and attractions for less!


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class Papi_Lib_Core_Data_Test extends WP_UnitTestCase {

	public function setUp() {
		parent::setUp();
		$this->post_id = $this->factory->post->create();
	}

	public function tearDown() {
		parent::tearDown();
		unset( $this->post_id );
	}

	public function test_papi_data_delete() {
		$this->assertFalse( papi_data_delete( $this->post_id, 'name' ) );

		papi_data_update( $this->post_id, 'name', 'Fredrik' );
		$this->assertTrue( papi_data_delete( $this->post_id, 'name' ) );
	}

	public function test_papi_data_get() {
		$this->assertEmpty( papi_data_get( $this->post_id, 'name' ) );

		papi_data_update( $this->post_id, 'name', 'Fredrik' );
		$this->assertSame( 'Fredrik', papi_data_get( $this->post_id, 'name' ) );
	}

	public function test_papi_data_update() {
		$this->assertEmpty( papi_data_get( $this->post_id, 'name' ) );

		papi_data_update( $this->post_id, 'name', 'Fredrik' );
		$this->assertSame( 'Fredrik', papi_data_get( $this->post_id, 'name' ) );
	}
}