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"When you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough."
— William Saroyan, The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934), Context: The most solid advice for a writer is this, I think: Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. Preface
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"My music is alive and it's about the living and the dead, about good and evil. It's angry, yet it's real because it knows it's angry."
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— Charles Mingus American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader 1922 - 1979
An Open Letter To Miles Davis (1955), Context: I think my own way. I don't think like you and my music isn't meant just for the patting of feet and going down backs. When and if I feel gay and carefree, I write or play that way. When I feel angry I write or play that way — or when I'm happy, or depressed, even. Just because I'm playing jazz I don't forget about me. I play or write me, the way I feel, through jazz, or whatever. Music is, or was, a language of the emotions. If someone has been escaping reality, I don't expect him to dig my music, and I would begin to worry about my writing if such a person began to really like it. My music is alive and it's about the living and the dead, about good and evil. It's angry, yet it's real because it knows it's angry.
"If you can't laugh when things go bad--laugh and put on a little carnival--then you're either dead or wishing you were."
— Stephen King, book Under the Dome
"No, it's not fair, but what makes earth feel like Hell is our expectation that it should feel like Heaven. Earth is earth. Dead is dead. You'll find out for yourself soon enough. It won't help the situation for you to get all upset."
— Chuck Palahniuk, Damned
"These days, most of the people you hear laughing are dead."
— Chuck Palahniuk, book Lullaby
"Depression is about as close as you get to somewhere between dead and alive, and it's the worst."
— Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation
"You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway."
— Steve Biko anti-apartheid activist in South Africa 1946 - 1977
"Most of the laugh tracks on television were recorded in the early 1950's. These days, most of the people you hear laughing are dead."
Lullaby (2002), Context: The muffled thunder of dialogue comes through the walls, then a chorus of laughter. Then more thunder. Most of the laugh tracks on television were recorded in the early 1950s. These days, most of the people you hear laughing are dead. Chapter 3
"Also consider that someday, when you're dead and rotted, kids with their baby teeth will sit in their time-geography class and laugh about how stupid you were."
— Chuck Palahniuk, book Rant
""When I get this door open, you're dead, Jean!"
"When you get that door open? I look forward to many long years of life, then.""
— Scott Lynch, book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Reminiscence "The Capa of Vel Virazzo" section 5 (p. 65)
"I guess I just don't get the point. It's like, why should you bother getting attached to anything if,
A: It's never gonna last, and
B: It hurts like hell when it's over?"
— Alyson Nöel writer 1965
"And when you're young you want to fit in. Hell, I still want to fit in with certain humans, but as you get older you get a little more discriminating."
— Carrie Fisher, book Wishful Drinking
"It's music rage, which is like road rage, only more righteous. When you get road rage, a tiny part of you knows you're being a jerk, but when you get music rage, you're carrying out the will of God, and God wants these people dead"
— Nick Hornby English novelist 1957
"If while alive you hurt or disappoint people you love, there's no use continuing such behavior when you're dead."
— Anthony Swofford, Jarhead
"There is only one dream worth having…to live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead."
— Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living
Speeches, From a speech entitled Come September http://ada.evergreen.edu/~arunc/texts/politics/comeSeptember.pdf.
"But she's wrong about hell. You don't have to wait until you're dead to get there."
— Susan Beth Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It
"I'll stare the bastard in the face as he screams to God, and I'll laugh harder when he whimpers like a baby. And when his eyes go dead, the hell I send him to will seem like heaven after what I've done to him."
— Frank Miller, The Hard Goodbye
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With its elegant, cylindrical form and effective display of the fire, Hase Delhi is designed for ease of use, and for decades of warmth and enjoyment from the fire, that gently flickers through its large panoramic window.
Delhi combustion chamber, can be rotated through 90°, its combustion chamber door opens without bending down, while the handle of this wood burning stove is remains cool. The cast iron floor of the combustion chamber has a rotatable grate, so ash is simple to remove. Finally, a convenient double-function slide regulates the air supply and the rotating mechanism. The Hase Delhi wood burning stove is available in 2 models, the 6.0 kW and the 8.0 kW, and in 4 metallic colours. Hase.


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Can You Really Use Vitamin B-12 Shots For Weight Loss?
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Every once in a while, you hear about a weight-loss trend that makes you wonder if you're seriously missing out. B-12 shots for weight loss is one of them.
Celebrities like Rita Ora and Justin Timberlake have reportedly tried them, and Katy Perry even tweeted a few years ago about getting a B-12 shot in her butt.
Of course, the idea grew from there, and somewhere along the line, B-12 shots started getting linked with weight loss. But…can B-12 shots actually help you drop kilos, or is it all just B.S.?
What are B-12 shots anyway?
Vitamin B-12 is a water-soluble vitamin that's naturally present in some foods like fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It keeps your nerves and blood cells healthy, helps make your body's DNA, and can protect against aenemia, which can make you feel tired and weak.
According to the NIH, the daily recommended allowance for vitamin B-12 is 2.4 micrograms for both men and women (it goes up to 2.6 micrograms for pregnant women, and 2.8 micrograms for those who are nursing). JSYK: A double cheeseburger has 2.1 micrograms of vitamin B-12, per the NIH.
A B-12 shot is basically just a large dose of B-12—one shot typically contains 1,000 micrograms of the stuff, says Dr. Susan Besser, a primary care physician at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. They're usually given by a primary-care doctor or nurse, although you can be trained to do it yourself, similar to how people can learn to give themselves insulin, Besser says.
READ MORE: 7 Fat-Melting Supplements You Need To Include In Your Diet
Do B-12 shots have any health or weight-loss benefits?
People who are all about these shots claim that they can give you more energy, boost your metabolism, and help you lose weight in the process—but uh, none of that is true for the average person.
"Vitamin B-12 is administered for those who have an actual deficiency or persons who have had cyanide poisoning (as an antidote)," says Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, obesity medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital.
If you have aenemia (a condition where your blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells), B-12 injections could help fix the issue, Stanford says. "The people most likely to be at risk for vitamin B-12 deficiency are those who are vegan—vitamin B-12 is generally only obtained from animal sources—or those who have undergone a metabolic procedure such as weight-loss surgery," she says. Weight-loss surgery can affect a person's ability to absorb vitamin B-12, making daily injection necessary, adds Stanford.
Vegetarians can also be at risk of having a B-12 deficiency, says Beth Warren, R.D., founder of Beth Warren Nutrition and author of Secrets of a Kosher Girl.
Only if someone is deficient would they feel the physical benefits from the shots," Warren says. Otherwise, it's really not going to do anything. "It does not increase your energy or boost metabolism, other than by treating the underlying illnesses," Besser says.
Stanford agrees. "Vitamin B-12 is not a strategy to achieve weight loss," she says. Sure, if you're deficient, vitamin B-12 might give you enough energy to, say, start exercising again, which might help with weight loss, she says. But otherwise, it really won't make a big difference.
READ MORE: Can CLA Supplements Really Help You Lose Weight?
Should you take B-12 shots?
Ask yourself a few questions:
Are you a vegan or vegetarian?
Have you recently undergone weight-loss surgery?
Has your doctor told you you're deficient in vitamin B-12?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, then, yes, you might need to take B-12 shots (again, administered by your doctor).
If you don't need vitamin B-12 shots, then you probably shouldn't take them—but only because they likely won't do anything for you.
The good news: Taking excess B-12 won't hurt your health. "One cannot OD on B-12," Besser says. Instead, you'll just pee out whatever your body doesn't use. Keep in mind, too, that with any injection, there's a risk of irritation and infection at the injection site, she says. Plus…injections hurt.
If you do think you have a B-12 deficiency and could benefit from the occasional B-12 shot, talk to your doctor to get your B-12 levels tested. But if you just want to drop pounds and were hoping that injecting yourself with B-12 would help…it won't (talk to a dietician instead to come up with a plan to eat healthier and exercise regularly).
The bottom line: If you're not deficient in the vitamin, B-12 shots won't help you lose weight or feel healthier.
This article was originally published on www.womenshealthmag.com
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Identify the role that building construction joints play in a well-designed building and the code and life safety issues associated with making those joints fire resistive, waterproof, and functional.
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Architectural expansion joints are necessary, predetermined gaps in large structures that are designed to absorb environmental movement in buildings. When done right, they tend to be integrated with their construction such that they blend in with a design and almost disappear. Hence, it is easy to overlook the fact that they can be a potential source of water and moisture infiltration and damage or a breach in fire resistive construction. Such an oversight could be problematic for the expansion joint itself, or it could cause problems for other building materials or occupants too. Either way, when using expansion joints, their ability to resist water and fire needs to be factored in along with the other requirements for the joints.
This course looks at the ways that expansion joint filler systems can be designed and specified to provide the needed performance characteristics. It also explores common types of barrier expansion joint systems and the suitability of each for different conditions related to fire and water resistance. Panelists discuss the practical design and construction aspects of working these into buildings and review examples.
Peter J. Arsenault, FAIA, NCARB, LEED-AP. Mr. Arsenault is a registered architect, sustainability consultant, author, and speaker based in Greensboro, North Carolina. A 1977 graduate of Syracuse University, his multi-faceted work has focused on principles of high performance buildings including energy, code compliance, safety, and sustainability. His 40 year career includes design and planning for a wide range of public and private clients on governmental, educational, health care, residential, and religious buildings. Mr. Arsenault has served at the local, state, and national level of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the US Green Building Council (USGBC), led AIA Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) programs across the U.S. and is also a member of the Advisory Board of the AIA+2030 series.
Matthew Fisher is the senior product manager for JointMaster® Expansion Joint Systems, a division of Inpro®. He has 20 years of experience in architecture, construction management, and building materials management. Trained and serving six years in practice as an architect, Matthew knows the design process and the importance of design intent. His seven years in construction management gave him a depth of expertise and understanding of the rigors and pressures of building projects on time and on budget. Matthew has been the product manager for JointMaster for the past six years, and he enjoys the ability to continue his learning by working with architects and contractors in the field. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Arts in architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is a certified LEED Accredited Professional and Construction Document Technologist.
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Sid Arthur, Sid's Sealants, LLC was established in 1997 as a joint fill and caulking contractor. We diversified services through the years to add air barriers, expansion joints, spray foams, and below grade waterproofing. With the recent acquisition of Spectrum Contracting, our service offerings now include polyurea coatings, chemical grout injection, and epoxy crack injection. Projects range in size from very small (under $1000) up to as large as $2 million. Website
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Although the mainstream media tries to spin it positively, the recent volatility in U.S. markets is a serious concern. Since the beginning of March, the benchmark SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) has gone absolutely nowhere. Established international indices are taking their cues from us, making it difficult to seek out alternative investments. However, one sector has weathered the storm fairly well — African stocks.
Right off the bat, we need to establish the fact that African stocks are speculative. Presently, volume is limited due to a lack of popularity and political tensions that have rippled across the continent. With that said, adventurous investors have set their sights on Africa for a number of substantive reasons.
Primarily, African stocks represent the last frontier market. If you tried to sell someone on China as the "next big investment play," that person will laugh at you. China has been on the news almost on a daily basis, and Chinese financial opportunities are a dime a dozen. But mention the Asian giant during the 1990s, and you'd probably get a quizzical look.
This is the allure of African stocks. The continent really represents the final chance to get on board a China-like investment before it becomes a valuation monster. The facts back up the bullishness.
The African region has nearly 1.25 billion people, making it the world's second-largest people group. At the same time, the internet penetration rate is less than 28%, the lowest rate globally. With efforts towards education and technological innovation, this rate has the potential to change dramatically. Even a modest impetus could make Africa a serious contender in trade and commerce.
Of course, African stocks have largely been buoyed up to this point by the continent's vast natural resources. The region is literally and figuratively a goldmine. Unfortunately and inevitably, this has led to a constant scourge of exploitation.
I'm hopeful, however, that with strategies towards open markets, transparent governments, and higher education standards — particularly for women — the entire continent can participate in the global economy under their terms. That, in my opinion, is the true opportunity in Africa.
Here are three African stocks that may provide a rich alternative to the usual.
Click to Enlarge South Africa is a veritable gold mine. Of the top ten gold deposits in the world, two of them are located near Johannesburg. Together, these two sites combine for nearly 121 million ounces of the precious metal. Thus, it's no surprise that the mining industry makes up a significant portion of the iShares MSCI South Africa Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:EZA).
However, the encouraging aspect of the EZA is that it is more than just a play on commodities. The majority of the fund's exposure is towards the technology sector, followed closely by financial services. That tells me that South Africa is diversifying away from being merely a giant gas station or factory.
However, that's not to dismiss the nation's incredible resources. Along with gold, South Africa (along with Russia) control roughly 70% to 80% of global platinum group metals supply. These rare metals primarily consist of platinum and palladium. As well, South Africa produces 80% of the world's rhodium. Recently, the resource-rich nation has been pumping out chromium to address global supply constraints.
All told, these are incredible tailwinds for the EZA and African stocks in general. This is the reason why I'm not terribly concerned about recent scandals affecting the South African government. It's certainly not helpful. However, the EZA is up 15% year-to-date, and this is despite the volatility stemming from our own markets.
If you've got the stomach to handle some nearer-term choppiness, the EZA has plenty of upside potential.
Click to Enlarge Admittedly, one of the pitfalls of investing in frontier markets like African stocks is getting in too early. The Market Vectors Africa (ETF) (NYSEARCA:AFK) is a classic example. Over the last nine years, the AFK fund has dropped nearly 48%. Part of that is bad timing. The AFK launched in the summer of 2008, right before the financial collapse. The other part has to do with unfulfilled promises.
What makes this period so different? For starters, the technical posture looks encouraging. On a YTD basis, the AFK is up 8%. These aren't earth-shattering figures, but they confirm the bullish reversal that has been in play since the AFK bottomed in early 2016. Furthermore, the Market Vectors fund is charting what appears to be a bullish pennant formation. If so, that could spell serious upside, and soon.
Granted, African stocks will have to face the challenges of corrupt governments and widespread armed conflicts. However, efforts into modernizing African economies are working. The majority allocation of the AFK is levered towards financial services, followed by basic materials. In third place is communication services. This is a welcome perception shift, and the trend towards a diversified economy should continue to grow.
Bottom line, astute investors are buying into the African opportunity, and the AFK could become a major beneficiary.
Click to Enlarge As a frontier market, opportunities in African stocks are extremely limited; hence, the inevitability of mentioning speculative names like Africa Oil Corp COM NPV (OTCMKTS:AOIFF). Because of its status as an over-the-counter stock, AOIFF is the very definition of a thinly traded, high-risk, high-reward gamble. Having laid out these disclaimers, I believe that AOIFF is a smart speculation.
First, the technicals look quite enticing. AOIFF made a pronounced dip in mid-January of 2016. So far, this dip has been the pivot point of a key reversal. Generally speaking, after AOIFF bottomed out, shares have charted a rising pattern of higher highs and higher lows. Currently, AOIFF is near the support line of the trend channel. If the underlying oil markets hit a bottom in 2016, this could be a net positive for the company.
Second, the two nations where Canada-based Africa Oil Corp maintain assets — Ethiopia and especially Kenya — are oil rich. Encouraging results in Kenya could eventually make that country a net exporter of "black gold" in the future. What it lacks right now is the infrastructure to do so. Of course, that could change as larger players start entering the arena.
AOIFF is, like many African stocks, a high-risk venture. Nevertheless, Africa Oil Corp has something to show for it, and it could turn out to be wildly successful.
Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2017/05/3-african-stocks-to-buy/.


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Q: Why doesn't jQuery's deep copy not copy descriptive properties? While learning about Object.defineProperty(), I was trying it for deep cloned objects. Consider the following snippet,

var obj = {};
Object.defineProperty(obj, 'key', {
  get: () => {return key},
  set: (value) => {
          if (typeof(value) == 'number'){
              key = value;
          }
       }
});

obj.key = 54;
console.log(obj.key);                 // Output: 54
obj.key = ['a', 'b'];
console.log(obj.key);                 // Output: 54

var clone = $.extend(true, {}, obj);

clone.key = 44;
console.log(obj.key, clone.key);      // Output: 54 44
clone.key = 'hello';
console.log(clone.key);               // Output: hello
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

Why does the clone created by jQuery not maintain the original getters and setters from the object. If I do require this functionality, how can I get deeply cloned objects to have the same getters and setters as their parents?

A: When you define a property using Object.defineProperty, with a descriptor for set, you add an event for the value to be changed. This event is associated with the reference of object.
When you use $.extend, what it does is, copy its value.
Following is the partial code of $.extend
for (; i < length; i++) {

  // Only deal with non-null/undefined values
  if ((options = arguments[i]) != null) {

    // Extend the base object
    for (name in options) {
      src = target[name];
      copy = options[name];

As you see, only the value is copied. The reason why the descriptor is not copied can be that, the intention of having a descriptor would be specific to that object alone and not to its child.
This behavior is also shared by Object.assign

var obj = {};
Object.defineProperty(obj, 'key', {
  get: () => {
    return key
  },
  set: (value) => {
    if (typeof(value) == 'number') {
      key = value;
    }
  }
});

obj.key = 54;
console.log(obj.key); // Output: 54
obj.key = ['a', 'b'];
console.log(obj.key); // Output: 54

var clone = Object.assign({}, obj)

clone.key = 44;
console.log(obj.key, clone.key); // Output: 54 44
clone.key = 'hello';
console.log(clone.key); // Output: hello

A: I think the problem is the scope of the functions.
You are not able to clone the scope and to avoid problems they decided to omit functions while cloning.
But i am not sure about that.

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Car makers, since the dawn of the industry, have been coming together, falling apart and striving to evolve into something new. With the brave new technological world of driverless cars and the disappearance of the combustion engine fast approaching on the horizon, it will be no surprise if various manufacturers start teaming up to share knowledge and try to get ahead of the pack.
With this in mind, we have created a series of renderings to show you what we think would happen if some of the biggest names in the business joined forces.
British class and Italian passion combined would undoubtedly produce one of the coolest and most truly beautiful cars of all time. The double-breasted face of Bentley's grand tourer, the Continental GT, would temper the impulsive stallion of Ferrari's 812 Superfast, while maintaining the track-driven engineering and aerodynamics that makes Ferrari's road cars handle like a dream at top speeds. Of course, with Bentley being involved, the interior would have to be decked out like the 1st Class drawing room on the Titanic (pre-sinking), which is hardly a bad thing.
With a BMW – Lamborghini mix one would probably expect to take more of the edgier features from the latter, like the Aventador's streamlined fins and the classic Countach's rear fender air intake, topped off with the characteristic Italian chiselled jaw-line. Not that BMW wouldn't bring plenty to the party though, with their seminal "kidney" grille and angled nose, taken here from the i8, being a welcome addition and we have no doubt that, with the Bavarian firm's eye for precision engineering, the drive would be smoother than a fine, aged single malt.
The engine roar from these two major American powerhouses joining forces would make roads shake and lesser cars go weak at the struts. Ostensibly a cross between Dodge's Viper with hints of the Challenger SRT mixed with Chevy's all-American classic Corvette, we'd have to presume that the engine of choice would be the Viper's 8.4L V10, though for sheer classy styling it would be housed behind the Chevrolet Camaro's bonnet and grille design, making this new beast the true face of snarling American muscle cars of the future.
Back in June 2018, Volkswagen and Ford announced that they are working towards building a strategic alliance which could see them co-produce vehicles together. Latest reports confirm that the collaboration will be centred on light commercial vehicles. But what if they decided to collaborate on a VW + Ford compact car? That got us thinking about crossing two new and old masters of the compact car arena, Ford's elegant Focus and VW's iconic Beetle. We'd take the more rounded, rear and spoiler of the Fiesta, though creating an overall homage to the Beetle's Love Bug origins through its body shape and artfully accentuated wheel arches.
This engineering partnership would have the whole world licking its lips in hungry anticipation. While Nissan has its own experience of creating sporty cars through the GTR and the Porsche-esque 350Z, Porsche itself has undoubtedly been a true master of the field for decades. Expect to see plenty of those archetypal 911 curves though with a more substantial body following the GTR's line. The only other major question is, with Nissan being the largest EV maker in the world, would this be the first Porsche Electric?
Smart cars are perfect for nipping around, and finding parking in, congested cities but we all know their major downside, they look about as sturdy as a lawn chair made of matchsticks. Well the best way to solve that major image crisis would be to partner up with a marque whose very name has become a by-word for rugged, off-road indestructibility. The linkup would see the little two-seater get a full makeover while maintaining its Smart proportions and two-tone body design. We would cross it with a Range Rover Velar, to give it that quintessential Range grille, imposing face and tyres that could allow it to mount a kerb.
The world of motoring is changing rapidly and even the status quo of the combustion engine which has underpinned the industry since its beginning seems to be crumbling. Nobody knows what the future holds, but as you can see from our artist's conceptions, there are some amazing potential cars out there if the major companies start working together.


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#ifndef __ctpl_stl_thread_pool_H__
#define __ctpl_stl_thread_pool_H__

#include <atomic>
#include <exception>
#include <functional>
#include <future>
#include <memory>
#include <mutex>
#include <queue>
#include <thread>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

// thread pool to run user's functors with signature
//      ret func(int id, other_params)
// where id is the index of the thread that runs the functor
// ret is some return type

namespace ctpl {

namespace detail {
template <typename T>
class Queue {
 public:
  bool push(T const &value) {
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
    this->q.push(value);
    return true;
  }
  // deletes the retrieved element, do not use for non integral types
  bool pop(T &v) {  // NOLINT
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
    if (this->q.empty()) return false;
    v = this->q.front();
    this->q.pop();
    return true;
  }
  bool empty() {
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
    return this->q.empty();
  }

 private:
  std::queue<T> q;
  std::mutex mutex;
};
}  // namespace detail

class thread_pool {
 public:
  thread_pool() { this->init(); }
  explicit thread_pool(int nThreads) {
    this->init();
    this->resize(nThreads);
  }

  // the destructor waits for all the functions in the queue to be finished
  ~thread_pool() { this->stop(true); }

  // get the number of running threads in the pool
  int size() { return static_cast<int>(this->threads.size()); }

  // number of idle threads
  int n_idle() { return this->nWaiting; }
  std::thread &get_thread(int i) { return *this->threads[i]; }

  // change the number of threads in the pool
  // should be called from one thread, otherwise be careful to not interleave,
  // also with this->stop()
  // nThreads must be >= 0
  void resize(int nThreads) {
    if (!this->isStop && !this->isDone) {
      int oldNThreads = static_cast<int>(this->threads.size());
      if (oldNThreads <= nThreads) {  // if the number of threads is increased
        this->threads.resize(nThreads);
        this->flags.resize(nThreads);

        for (int i = oldNThreads; i < nThreads; ++i) {
          this->flags[i] = std::make_shared<std::atomic<bool>>(false);
          this->set_thread(i);
        }
      } else {  // the number of threads is decreased
        for (int i = oldNThreads - 1; i >= nThreads; --i) {
          *this->flags[i] = true;  // this thread will finish
          this->threads[i]->detach();
        }
        {
          // stop the detached threads that were waiting
          std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
          this->cv.notify_all();
        }
        this->threads.resize(
            nThreads);  // safe to delete because the threads are detached
        this->flags.resize(nThreads);  // safe to delete because the threads
                                       // have copies of shared_ptr of the
                                       // flags, not originals
      }
    }
  }

  // empty the queue
  void clear_queue() {
    std::function<void(int id)> *_f;
    while (this->q.pop(_f)) delete _f;  // empty the queue
  }

  // pops a functional wrapper to the original function
  std::function<void(int)> pop() {
    std::function<void(int id)> *_f = nullptr;
    this->q.pop(_f);
    std::unique_ptr<std::function<void(int id)>> func(
        _f);  // at return, delete the function even if an exception occurred
    std::function<void(int)> f;
    if (_f) f = *_f;
    return f;
  }

  // wait for all computing threads to finish and stop all threads
  // may be called asynchronously to not pause the calling thread while waiting
  // if isWait == true, all the functions in the queue are run, otherwise the
  // queue is cleared without running the functions
  void stop(bool isWait = false) {
    if (!isWait) {
      if (this->isStop) return;
      this->isStop = true;
      for (int i = 0, n = this->size(); i < n; ++i) {
        *this->flags[i] = true;  // command the threads to stop
      }
      this->clear_queue();  // empty the queue
    } else {
      if (this->isDone || this->isStop) return;
      this->isDone = true;  // give the waiting threads a command to finish
    }
    {
      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
      this->cv.notify_all();  // stop all waiting threads
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(this->threads.size());
         ++i) {  // wait for the computing threads to finish
      if (this->threads[i]->joinable()) this->threads[i]->join();
    }
    // if there were no threads in the pool but some functors in the queue, the
    // functors are not deleted by the threads
    // therefore delete them here
    this->clear_queue();
    this->threads.clear();
    this->flags.clear();
  }

  template <typename F, typename... Rest>
  auto push(F &&f, Rest &&... rest) -> std::future<decltype(f(0, rest...))> {
    auto pck =
        std::make_shared<std::packaged_task<decltype(f(0, rest...))(int)>>(
            std::bind(std::forward<F>(f), std::placeholders::_1,
                      std::forward<Rest>(rest)...));
    auto _f = new std::function<void(int id)>([pck](int id) { (*pck)(id); });
    this->q.push(_f);
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
    this->cv.notify_one();
    return pck->get_future();
  }

  // run the user's function that excepts argument int - id of the running
  // thread. returned value is templatized
  // operator returns std::future, where the user can get the result and rethrow
  // the catched exceptins
  template <typename F>
  auto push(F &&f) -> std::future<decltype(f(0))> {
    auto pck = std::make_shared<std::packaged_task<decltype(f(0))(int)>>(
        std::forward<F>(f));
    auto _f = new std::function<void(int id)>([pck](int id) { (*pck)(id); });
    this->q.push(_f);
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
    this->cv.notify_one();
    return pck->get_future();
  }

 private:
  // deleted
  thread_pool(const thread_pool &);             // = delete;
  thread_pool(thread_pool &&);                  // = delete;
  thread_pool &operator=(const thread_pool &);  // = delete;
  thread_pool &operator=(thread_pool &&);       // = delete;

  void set_thread(int i) {
    std::shared_ptr<std::atomic<bool>> flag(
        this->flags[i]);  // a copy of the shared ptr to the flag
    auto f = [this, i, flag /* a copy of the shared ptr to the flag */]() {
      std::atomic<bool> &_flag = *flag;
      std::function<void(int id)> *_f;
      bool isPop = this->q.pop(_f);
      while (true) {
        while (isPop) {  // if there is anything in the queue
          std::unique_ptr<std::function<void(int id)>> func(
              _f);  // at return, delete the function even if an exception
                    // occurred
          (*_f)(i);
          if (_flag)
            return;  // the thread is wanted to stop, return even if the queue
                     // is not empty yet
          else
            isPop = this->q.pop(_f);
        }
        // the queue is empty here, wait for the next command
        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
        ++this->nWaiting;
        this->cv.wait(lock, [this, &_f, &isPop, &_flag]() {
          isPop = this->q.pop(_f);
          return isPop || this->isDone || _flag;
        });
        --this->nWaiting;
        if (!isPop)
          return;  // if the queue is empty and this->isDone == true or *flag
                   // then return
      }
    };
    this->threads[i].reset(
        new std::thread(f));  // compiler may not support std::make_unique()
  }

  void init() {
    this->nWaiting = 0;
    this->isStop = false;
    this->isDone = false;
  }

  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<std::thread>> threads;
  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<std::atomic<bool>>> flags;
  detail::Queue<std::function<void(int id)> *> q;
  std::atomic<bool> isDone;
  std::atomic<bool> isStop;
  std::atomic<int> nWaiting;  // how many threads are waiting

  std::mutex mutex;
  std::condition_variable cv;
};
}  // namespace ctpl

#endif  // __ctpl_stl_thread_pool_H__


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Q: is function differentiable iff directional derivative is linear Original definition

A function $f: A \to \mathbb{R}^n$, $A \subseteq \mathbb{R}^m$ is differentiable at a point $\mathbf a \in \mathbb R^m,$
  if there is a linear transformation $T$ such that
  $$
\lim_{\lVert \mathbf h\rVert \to 0}
\frac{f(\mathbf a+\mathbf h)-f(\mathbf a)-T_a(\mathbf h)}{\lVert \mathbf h\rVert} = \mathbf 0.
$$

My definition

A function $f: A \to \mathbb{R}^n$, $A \subseteq \mathbb{R}^m$ is differentiable at a point $\mathbf a \in \mathbb R^m,$
  if there is a linear transformation $T$ such that for any unit vector $\hat u$
$$
\lim_{t \to 0}
\frac{f(\mathbf a+t \hat u)-f(\mathbf a)}{t} = T_a(\hat u).
$$

Question: is there any difference between original definition and my definition
In the original definition, $\mathbf h$ can approach to $\mathbf 0$ by any trajectory; In my definition it can only be approached from certain direction, so my definition is weaker than the original definition. Substitute $\mathbf h = t \hat u$ to the original definition will get my definition.
If my definition is not true, can somebody provide a counter example ?
One may already noticed that
$$
\partial_{\hat u} f (a) = T_a(\hat u)
$$
Since $T$ is linear, we can assume (here $\nabla f$ is just a function, it happens to be equal to the gradient if exist):
$$
T_a(\hat u) = \hat u \cdot \nabla f(a)
$$
So my definition can be written as:
$$
\partial_{\hat u} f (a) = \hat u \cdot \nabla f(a) \Leftrightarrow f\text{ is differentiable at }a
$$

A: For a counterexample try
$$
f:\mathbb{R}^2 \longrightarrow \mathbb{R}
$$
with
$$
f(x,y) = \left\{
   \begin{array}
     11 &\text{if  } \:\:x=y^2\:\: \text{ and  }\:\:(x,y)\not=(0,0)\\
     0 & \text{otherwise}
   \end{array}
   \right.
$$
I don't want to prove everything for you. Try to imagine how this function looks like, why it's not differentiable in 0 (by general definition) and why partial derivatives exist on all directions (following your definition).
EDIT:
Your intuition is very good. The difference between the original definition of differentiability, and the one you proposed is in the fact that the original definition allows $h$ to approach the point $a$ in any trajectory, while you allow it only on linear trajectories.
This counterexample is a function that is 0 everywhere, except on a small set $A=\{(x,y)\:|\:x=y^2\} \setminus\{(0,0)\}$ where it is equal to 1. Looking at the function on this curve, it is obviously not continuous in 0. But it has directional derivatives in all directions in 0, since for every direction $\hat u$, the point $t\hat u$ is inside $\mathbb{R}^2\setminus A$ for $t$ small enough.


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Culture of the Comoros
The culture of the Comoros is no less rich and interesting than its nature. Being located in the Mozambique Channel at the Indian Ocean , the Islands have played a central role in the commerce among the Arab World, Europe and Africa.
The Comorian people's customs, traditional clothes, cuisine and celebrations demonstrate a blend of diverse cultures imported centuries ago by Arabs, Portuguese and French traders.
Since it is historically linked to both East Africa and France (and now has a strong Malagasy influence) Zanzibar's taarab music, remains the most influential genre on the islands, and a Comorian version called twarab is popular. Comorian instruments include the 'ud and violin, the most frequent accompaniment for twarab, as well as gabusi (a type of lute) and ndzendze (a box zither). Sega music from nearby Mauritius and Réunion is also popular.
Despite the French influence on the Comoros, the local people of the Islands still wear their traditional clothes (especially the elderly). The women's clothes consist of Shiromeni, lively colored long dressed and skirts.
Another traditional tradionatl way of dressing up for Comorian women is the use of sandalwood and coral paste as a beauty mask on their faces. The men's traditional clothes are a colorful long skirt, a long white shirt and Koffia, a considerably expensive skull cap that has a high value among the people of the Comoros.
Rice is the staple of the daily diet, along with manioc and other root vegetables, plantains, fresh and dried fish, and milk from grated coconuts. Food taboos provide a way to establish connections and acknowledge identity.
Comorian is a Bantu language that looks like, but is not related to, Swahili; each island has its own way of speaking it. The language contains many words of Arabic and French origin. All Comorians receive a Koranic education and learn to write their language in Arabic characters. Formal education is given in French.
Oral literature includes stories about the creation of villages, war epics, philosophical poetry, tales, riddles, and proverbs. Novels and poetry in French are available.
Comorians live in villages and cities, some of which are fortified. Mosques, palaces, public squares, stone and coral archways called the doors of peace, and tombs decorated with domes and pillars are examples of stone-built monuments. Sculpted wood and coral decorate niches, ceilings, and doors, featuring geometric or floral patterns and Koranic calligraphy.
Houses are made of dark basalt plastered with coral lime, cob (mud mixed with straw from rice plants), and braided coconut fronds. Cement is slowly replacing stone, while sheet metal replaces braided coconut fronds.
A typical house has two rooms, one private and one for to receiving visitors, and sometimes a living room. The courtyard is used for domestic activities. Boys sleep in bachelor quarters. Women dominate in houses, indoor courtyards, and alleys. Men's territory includes mosques and public squares.
A wide variety of sports are popular in Comoros, including football (soccer), basketball, athletics (track and field), swimming, tennis, and cycling, most of which were introduced during the period of French colonialism.
The national holiday, commemorating independence, is celebrated on 6 July.
Agriculture remains the major industry in Comoros, producing maize (corn), cassava, rice, bananas, and vegetables. Protein comes from fish and poultry. Attracted by fertile soils and cheap labor, plantation companies acquired land in the islands in the 19th century, and by the beginning of the 20th century they owned most of the cultivable land.
During the 20th century growing sugarcane gave way to the cultivation of scent-bearing flowers and spices, such as ylang-ylang, vanilla, and cloves, as well as copra (dried coconut meat that produces a valuable oil).
Flowers and spices remain the basic commercial crops grown in the islands, and the only significant exports. Comoros is heavily dependent on imported food; food regularly constitutes 40 percent of all imports.
There are no industries in the islands apart from some government power plants and artisan workshops that engage in small industries such as goldsmithing, boatbuilding, clothing manufacture, and scent processing. France has remained by far the most important trading partner.
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Chic lined notebook on 80 gsm paper. The book has a hard cover with the image of the constellation with the zodiac sign of your choice!
The paper can be written with normal pen or fountain pen.
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Size: 190 x 135 x 15 mm.


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The Taba Summit (also known as Taba Talks, Taba Conference or short Taba) were talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, held from 21 to 27 January 2001 at Taba, in the Sinai. The talks took place during a political transition period – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak had resigned six weeks previously on 9 December 2000, and elections were due on 6 February 2001, and the inauguration of President George W. Bush had taken place just one day prior, on 20 January 2001.

They were peace talks aimed at enhancing the "final status" negotiations, to end the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. According to the statement issued by the negotiators at the end of the talks, they came closer to reaching a final settlement than in any previous peace talks. Prime Minister Ehud Barak's government terminated the talks on 27 January 2001 due to the upcoming Israeli election, and the new Sharon government did not restart them.

Background

The Taba Summit took place from 21 to 27 January 2001 at Taba, after the failed Camp David 2000 Summit between Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak and the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, and against the backdrop of the Second Intifada that commenced. The parties had first negotiated at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, hosted by President Bill Clinton from 19 to 23 December 2000. The Israelis under Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami, the Palestinian under senior negotiator Saeb Erekat, Minister Yasser Abed Rabbo and Gaza security chief Mohammed Dahlan attended the meeting. President Clinton presented bridging proposals (the so-called "Clinton Parameters"). A summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, mediated by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, was planned on 28 December. As the Palestinians delayed their acceptance of the Clinton Parameters, Barak decided not to go.

Positions

Israeli start positions
At the start of the Taba Summit, Israel held on three main points:
 no right of Palestinian refugees to return to inside the State of Israel
 no Palestinian sovereignty over the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
 big settlement blocs (containing 80% of Jewish residents of the West Bank and Gaza) will be under Israeli sovereignty

The Moratinos non-paper
January 2001, the European Special Representative to the Middle East Process Miguel Moratinos presented a document, known as "The Moratinos non-paper," describing the outcome of the Taba negotiations. Although the paper has no official status, it has been acknowledged by the parties as being a relatively fair description of the outcome of the negotiations on the permanent status issues at Taba. It describes observed positions on the permanent status issues territory, Jerusalem, refugees and security, in order to find ways to come to joint positions. "At the same time it shows that there are serious gaps and differences between the two sides, which will have to be overcome in future negotiations." Summary of the paper:

Territory
The two sides agreed that in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolution 242, the 4 June 1967 lines would be the basis for the borders between Israel and the Palestinian state. Israel reduced its demands to 6% with territorial compensation that would offset about 3%, while the Palestinians proposed an Israeli annexation of about 3% along with a territorial compensation of the same amount. The Israeli proposal would have given the Palestinians some 97% of the land area of the West Bank.

West Bank
Both sides presented their own maps of the West Bank. The maps served as a basis for the discussion on territory and settlements. The Israeli side presented two maps, and the Palestinian side engaged on this basis. The Palestinian side presented some illustrative maps detailing its understanding of Israeli interests in the West Bank. The Israeli side stated that the Clinton proposals provide for annexation of Settlement blocs, areas which only had a small number of Palestinians. The Palestinian side did not agree that the parameters included blocs, and did not accept proposals to annex blocs. The Palestinian side stated that blocs would cause significant harm to the Palestinian interests and rights, particularly to the Palestinians residing in areas Israel sought to annex.

Gaza Strip
Neither side presented any maps of the Gaza Strip. It was implied that the Gaza Strip would be under total Palestinian sovereignty, but details still had to be worked out. All settlements would be evacuated. The Palestinian side claimed it could be arranged in 6 months, a timetable not agreed to by the Israeli side. Both sides agreed that there was going to be a safe passage from the north of Gaza (Beit Hanun) to the Hebron district, and that the West Bank and the Gaza Strip must be territorially linked.

Jerusalem
Both sides accepted in principle the Clinton suggestion of having a Palestinian sovereignty over Arab neighborhoods and an Israeli sovereignty over Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Both sides favored the idea of an open city. The Israeli side accepted that Jerusalem would be the capital of the two states: Yerushalaim, capital of Israel and Al-Quds, capital of the state of Palestine. Both parties accepted the principle of respective control over each side's respective holy sites. Israel's sovereignty over the Western Wall would be recognized although there remained a dispute regarding the delineation of the area covered by the Western Wall and especially the link to what is referred to in Clinton's ideas as the space sacred to Judaism of which it is part. Both sides agreed that the question of Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount has not been resolved.

Refugees
Non-papers were exchanged which were regarded as a good basis for the talks. Both sides agreed to adopt the principles and references which could facilitate the adoption of an agreement. Both sides suggested, as a basis, that the parties should agree that a just settlement of the refugee problem in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolution 242 must lead to the implementation of UN General Assembly Resolution 194. The Israeli side expressed its understanding that the wish to return shall be implemented within the framework of one of the following programs:

A. Return and repatriation
 to Israel
 to Israeli swapped territory
 to the Palestinian state

B. Rehabilitation and relocation
 Rehabilitation in host country
 Relocation to third country

Both sides agreed that UNRWA should be phased out in accordance with an agreed timetable of five years, as a targeted period.

The Israeli side requested that the issue of compensation to Jewish immigrants from Arab countries be recognized, while accepting that it was not a Palestinian responsibility or a bilateral issue. The Palestinian side raised the issue of restitution of refugee property. The Israeli side rejected this.

Security
 The Israeli side requested to have 3 early warning stations on Palestinian territory.
 The Israeli side maintained that the Palestinian state would be non-militarized as per the Clinton proposals. The Palestinian side was prepared to accept limitation on its acquisition of arms, and be defined as a state with limited arms.
 The two sides recognized that the state of Palestine would have sovereignty over its airspace. The Israeli side agreed to accept and honor all Palestinian civil aviation rights according to international regulations, but sought a unified air control system under overriding Israel control. In addition, Israel requested access to Palestinian airspace for military operations and training.
 The Israeli side agreed to a withdrawal from the West Bank over a 36-month period with an additional 36 months for the Jordan Valley in conjunction with an international force. The Palestinian side rejected a 36-month withdrawal process from the West Bank expressing concern that a lengthy process would exacerbate Palestinian-Israeli tensions.
 The Israeli side requested to maintain and operate five emergency locations on potentially Palestinian territory (in the Jordan Valley) with the Palestinian response allowing for maximum of two emergency locations conditional on a time limit for the dismantling. The Palestinian side declined to agree to the deployment of Israeli armed forces on Palestinian territory during emergency situations, but was prepared to consider ways in which international forces might be used in that capacity, particularly within the context of regional security cooperation efforts.
 Both sides were prepared to commit themselves to promoting security cooperation and fighting terror.
 The Palestinian side was confident that Palestinian sovereignty over borders and international crossing points would be recognized in the agreement.

Positions mentioned in other sources
Israel wanted to keep military control over Palestinian land and airspace in states of emergency, not because of a possible future threat from Palestine, but because of possible other threats from the East. The Palestinians wanted to accept international forces only.

The Palestinians could not accept Israeli annexation of Giv'at Ze'ev and Ma'ale Adumim in the Jerusalem area. Israel wanted future expansion of the settlements into the West Bank. Unlike the Palestinians, Israel did not consider East Jerusalem part of the West Bank and its Israeli inhabitants settlers.

End of the negotiations

Official statement
The Taba Summit officially ended with a joint statement, that included some of the following points:

Reasons for impasse
The breakdown is often attributed to the political circumstances posed by Israeli elections and changeover in leadership in the United States: They had run out of political time. They couldn't conclude an agreement with Clinton now out of office and Barak standing for reelection in two weeks. "We made progress, substantial progress. We are closer than ever to the possibility of striking a final deal," said Shlomo Ben-Ami, Israel's negotiator. Saeb Erekat, Palestinian chief negotiator, said, "My heart aches because I know we were so close. We need six more weeks to conclude the drafting of the agreement."

Sharon Government's negation of the talks
The following month the Likud party candidate Ariel Sharon defeated Ehud Barak in the Israeli elections and was elected as Israeli prime minister on 6 February 2001. Sharon's new government chose not to resume the high-level talks. Immediately after the elections and before the change of government, an 8 February 2001 statement published by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that:

Arafat accepts Taba peace plan
In June 2002, The Guardian reported that Yasser Arafat accepted US president Bill Clinton's Middle East peace plan. But the Israeli government said the offer was no longer on the table. In an Haaretz interview, each of the Taba proposals were put to Mr. Arafat, and he endorsed each of them.

See also
 List of Middle East peace proposals

References

External links
 The Moratinos non-paper, on unispal
 Israeli–Palestinian negotiations Dec. 2000 – Jan. 2001 (Includes links to texts of Israeli, United States and other press reports)
 "Trying to Understand the Taba Talks". David Matz, Palestine–Israel Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture. Vol.10 No.3 2003.
 Ariga.com
 2001 Taba Talks Examination
  Maps: Israeli proposals, from Camp David (2000) to Taba (2001)

Israeli–Palestinian peace process
Israel–United States relations
2001 in Israel
Diplomatic conferences in Egypt
21st-century diplomatic conferences (MENA)
2001 in international relations
2001 conferences
Yasser Arafat
2001 in the Palestinian territories
2001 in Egypt

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Five years ago, the Department of Human Services was seeking tenders for a new approach to service delivery to young and pregnant mums who were a part of the Out of Home Care system. Their research found that a very high percentage of the next generation end up in the same situation.
So they developed an innovative program on how to become great mums and go beyond this cycle. The Cradle to Kinder program staff journey with young mums from 26 weeks pregnant to when their child starts kindergarten.
"At MCM, we had a lot of the skill sets, but couldn't claim mastery of all of them. We wanted the best of the best – so we sought to collaborate.
We gathered five organisations: none of us had all the skills required, but in partnership we had it covered. Between us, we offered maternal and child health services; child protection; support for indigenous mums and people with disabilities; and childcare for when mums wanted to go back to school, or a classroom where they could bring their children. We took the role of lead agency.
We did a lot of talking about what it would look like, facilitating decisions about governance, service management and on the ground. We put a structure in place and created a memorandum of understanding between the parties. In the tender, we included how the collaborative structure would look and work, including dispute resolution.
Together we won the tender.
We had meetings to establish, recruit and allocate people from different organisations for the various roles, and introduced a supervision structure that worked well across and between agencies.
It was a radically different approach to collaborate like this, rather than keeping cards close to your chest and saying 'they're my staff, and stay under me'.
The program has been fantastic; the stats are through the roof for positive results; it's now extended to school age because it's been so successful. We have gone on to win more tenders in that area with similar groups of agencies.
How could we lead and guide the conversation with other agencies without coming across as being too dominant? Especially for a large, established organisation – other agencies will think 'of course they want to be in charge'. We needed credibility.
Talk about what might happen when things go wrong – you can't be Pollyanna about it, pretending everything will be fine.
Walk the talk – demonstrating the things you talk about is how you operate – don't just talk about collaboration, you need to do it.
It takes nurturing, but the feedback was great!
Because that's what's going to bear fruit; collaborating for positive results for your client, organisation or community.
Good management is all about people really, managing relationships – people wont' listen to you, cooperate or follow you if they don't feel that they're valued. Your number one leadership skill is engaging with people; many people leave organisations because of a poor relationship with their immediate manager.
Liz Bishop, previously General Manager, Disability and Children's Services at Melbourne City Mission is a graduate of the Groupwork Institute's Advanced Diploma of Group Facilitation.


Sometimes you just need to chill in something soft and flowy. Introducing our Go With The Flow Boyfriend Tee! This top is not only super spirited, it's also super comfortable, which makes it perfect for lounging at home or cheering on your team to victory. Pairs perfectly with leggings!


It is a course for those going to graduate schools, universities, vocational schools, etc. in Japan to acquire the necessary power to go on to higher education. Because our school's admission course is a preparatory curriculum acknowledged by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, students who do not qualify for Japanese university entrance qualification because of less than 12 years of schooling in their home countries will be able to complete this course, You will be entitled to a vocational school. Bachelor 's degree (university graduation) is necessary to enroll in graduate school. In addition to Japanese, you can receive basic subjects (English, mathematics, society, science), there is also individual tutoring (advancing consultation, interview practice etc). In this course, a long-term visa is issued from the general course and all the EJU examination course can be received free of charge.
Those who wish to go on to graduate school, university, college, vocational school, junior college, junior college, those who are seriously attentive to class and attended the class and are highly motivated.
You can take classes in basic subjects (mathematics, science, society, English).


The Socceroos went down 3-0 to Spain in their final match of Group B in Brazil and will return home empty handed but with their pride intact, particularly after encouraging performances against Chile and the Netherlands.
Attention now turns to the Asian Cup on home soil in January and the qualification campaign for the next World Cup, with Postecoglou talking up his team's chances of making an impact in future competitions.
"We've certainly got some positives out of it and stuff we need to work on," he told SBS.
"We wanted to come to this World Cup and try to take it to three absolute world class teams. I think we've done that. What we've found out is we're not at that quality yet.
"In four years' time, if we keep having that sort of intent, I think we'll bridge the gap and hopefully come back and be the team that's more dominant than the opposition."
A goal from Melbourne City-bound David Villa saw Spain, the 2010 winners but already out of contention at this tournament, lead at half-time in Curitiba, before Fernando Torres and Juan Mata finished Australia off in the second half.
It was something of a flat finish for the Socceroos who, with nothing to lose, had been tipped by some to worry Vicente Del Bosque's demoralised team.
"We started bright enough but you've got to pay credit to them. They're a quality team.
"We looked a bit jaded and a bit tired to be honest.
"They worked us around really well, we gave the ball away a bit too easily and made it really tough for us."


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Rieumajou is een gemeente in het Franse departement Haute-Garonne (regio Occitanie) en telt 87 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Toulouse.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Rieumajou bedraagt 3,8 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 22,9 inwoners per km².

Demografie
De figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

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Gemeente in Haute-Garonne


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Grace Du from Keiraville Public School wins Premier's spelling bee
By Jessica Edward and Amanda Hoh
November 5, 2014 — 3.03pm
"R-H-E-T-O-R-I-C-A-L".
This was the word that crowned eight-year-old Grace Du as the best junior speller in NSW at the Premier's Spelling Bee.
For more than two hours, the class of 42 finalists from years three and four battled it out in the Eugene Goossens Hall at the ABC studios in Ultimo.
Among the list of words that quickly culled the students to the final three were "abdicate", "neurology" and "stringent".
Down to the last: Spelling champion Grace Du, 8, from Keiraville Public. Credit:Brianne Makin
While some students were reduced to tears as they were eliminated, Grace, dwarfed by the tall microphone, wowed the crowd and conquered her competitors with her confident spellings of words including "psychiatry" and "abdicate."
"Cardiothoracic was the hardest word," said Grace. "I'm happy."
But the Keiraville Public School student did not win without a fight. Runners-up Zhan Wei Koh from Lindfield Public School and Mica Krzyzanowski from Coogee Public School made it a nail-biting finish.
In the final round, Mica left the "g" out of "impugn".
"Rhetorical": It was Grace's winning word, but she said "cardiothoracic" was harder. Credit:Brianne Makin
"I'm only a little bit disappointed. I think I did quite well overall," Mica said
"I am second best in NSW and that's good enough for me".
The Premier's Spelling Bee was introduced in 2004 as a fun way for primary students to engage with spelling, but it gets harder every year, said judge Lloyd Cameron from the Department of Education and Communities.
Mr Cameron said it was increasingly important that students are taught the importance of spelling in the age of the spell-check.
"These young people are showing they don't have to rely on that kind of adult cop-out, that they're going to actually learn how to spell these words," Mr Cameron said.
"I think that's great for the future. If people are more confident, they understand the idiosyncrasies of the language and they can embrace them."
Although Grace's parents, Rong Bo Du and Qiong Riu, said Grace's linguistic ability was primarily a natural talent, even she said she had to practise.
"First, I reviewed the words and then my mum tested me," Grace said.
Each night, Grace said she tried to learn approximately 100 new words.
Mrs Riu said she was very proud of her daughter's achievements.
"We are very excited for her. A lot of the words I can't even pronounce; she did it all by herself," she said.
Mr Cameron said he was very impressed with the talent of the students this year, and looked forward to next year's competitors.
"I am very impressed. Those kind of words would not have been necessary a few years ago, let's put it that way. There is so much more involvement now. I think schools take the whole process a lot more seriously, certainly I think parental impact is vital," Mr Cameron said.
More than 130,000 students from public schools took part this year.


Remember balking at the price of licensed products? And instead of getting them you used to buy a cheaper but not-so-cool alternative?
Well things have changed and these days you can score DC Comics superheroes or the Justice League licensed products at reasonable prices.
When I was flown to Melbourne for Warner Brothers Consumer Products (WBCP) summer product launch I was pleasantly surprised at how inexpensive the range was.
Best of all, the swimming products are made by Zoggs, a reputable brand that we all know and love. Following the event I was gifted some products to *review and share with my readers.
So here is just a snapshot of 11 DC Comics and Justice League products your superhero-mad kids (or husband) will love this Christmas or birthday.
Be gone boring front door mats, and introducing a funky new way of welcoming guests. There's also a 'Welcome to Arkham Asylum' mat featuring the joker!
If you're sick of buying borax and PVC glue then this is a smart alternative and great idea for a stocking filler. Inside each one is a cool 3D figurine!
A HUGE favourite with kids, although I can't see the attraction, you will be much-loved if you buy a few of these. And again, a great stocking filler!
My kids LOVE playing this game because basically all they want to do right now is 'one up' their siblings and I. Doesn't that just drive you mental?
But I do like this game but it's small, card size and encourages kids to read and get off those pesky screens.
Available from: EB Games, Dymocks, Myer, Target, Big W.
Arguably THE coolest super hero, and not just because he speaks in such a low husky tone, Batman is a huge hit with my family (sorry Superman). This DC Comic Justice League Batmobile will amuse kids (and kids at heart) for hours.
If you find it hard to get your kids to read, then this is a great book because they'll be bursting to learn all about their favourite super heroes. It's packed with fascinating facts and figures and comes with a hardcover, perfect for those who aren't so great at being gentle with books.
Keep kids amused when it rains these holidays, or when you're camping and want some quiet time, with this activity set. It has a puzzle and colour pad also, and if your little one isn't a fan of the pencils it comes with, bring some colouring-in pens with you! Great stocking filler idea.
It doesn't get much sharper than this funky Batman cap for your superhero-mad child. There's a few other styles including Superman! Here's to being sun smart AND stylish!
Swimming at the beach or pool never looked so super with a range of kickboards, goggles, dive sticks and a Justice League rashie. Encourage a love of water in your kids by splashing out on some gear featuring Superman or Batman!
Give the gift of a bag that kids can keep their wet swimming gear or pool toys in. There'll be no way kids can lose these bright-coloured rucksacks (well unless they're my kids). And check out the swimming cap, it's sure to turn heads in the pool this summer.
Happy shopping everyone, and if you're interested to know about any other products, just leave a comment and I'll see what I can find out for you.
In addition, here is a post detailing 7 of the hottest Wonder Woman products out RIGHT NOW!
Are you a superhero fan?
And what about Xmas shopping, have you got it all wrapped up?
This really highlights how far out of the loop I am when it comes to kids gifts. Must say they are all fantastically priced!!


Google is going to launch a special Youtube Kids Android application on Monday, February 23rd, that will deliver specific content for children.
Through YouTube Kids app features, the parents will have more control over what their kids are watching online, and for how long, thus limiting the time their kids spend in front of the screen. YouTube Kids app will offer hours of videos with Thomas the Tank Engine, Sesame Street, Talking Tom or Yo Gabba Gabba.
According to USA Today, who already got their hands-on a beta version, the YouTube Kids app has a really simple interface (see press image above): the main area has 6 large tiles (video preview) above which hover five smaller icons, all of which are easily accessible via a simple tap. The app UI give fast access to TV shows, popular songs, educational videos for preschoolers and top videos (sorted by the number of views).
YouTube Kids app is available as of next week on most Android devices, while Apple product users will have to wait until Google develops a variant compatible with iOS.


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Laxgröppa (Byssomerulius albostramineus) är en svampart som tillhör divisionen basidiesvampar, och som först beskrevs av Camille Torrend, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Kurt Egon Hjortstam. Laxgröppa ingår i släktet Byssomerulius, och familjen Meruliaceae. Enligt den svenska rödlistan är arten sårbar i Sverige. Arten förekommer i Götaland, Svealand, Nedre Norrland och Övre Norrland. Artens livsmiljö är skogslandskap.

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Often billed as a football comedy, I'm not sure The Longest Yard really is one. Starring a young Burt Reynolds, The Longest Yard is, simply, a good movie. Reynolds is Paul "Wrecking" Crewe, a former NFL star quarterback who has been out of the game for eight years. He's not a very good man. He is selfish, treats a woman poorly (who is also treating him poorly when we meet her), drives drunk, wrecks her car, assaults a police officer, and doesn't really take anything seriously. Crewe is sentenced to prison where the warden (Eddie Albert) wants Crewe to help coach his semi-pro football team and help with the championship.
To make a long story short Crewe declines, gets put on a nasty work detail and in the end has to put together a football team made up of inmates to give the warden's team a proper warm-up game before their season starts. Crewe has ideas on what exactly he should be doing and how to best protect himself and proceeds to put together a team of the nastiest, toughest inmates in the prison. The joke will be on the warden because some of the guards are on the warden's team and the inmates are out to hurt them.
There are moments of humor as Crewe cracks wise as often as he can and there is some situational comedy with the football, but this is not a terribly funny movie. It's just a well told, well acted story. The backstory of Crewe having shaved points off of a football game comes into play several times in the movie and everyone here does an excellent job making the characters real and raw, and the action believable yet entertaining. It is easy to see why Hollywood wanted to remake this movie, but that is another topic best left for another time.
Despite being a person who loves to watch movies, my experience with Burt Reynolds is rather limited. I loved his performance in Boogie Nights, but otherwise I only know him from The Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit. This is unfortunate because Reynolds certainly can be a good actor and he is quite good here in The Longest Yard. Fans of movies and football movies need to see this one. It is well worth the two hours and it holds up quite well.


Snuggle Babies Nursery: Celeste's Layette and Wardrobe is Ordered!!!
I just ordered baby's Celeste's first layette...a combination of beautiful and color co-ordinate baby clothes. I sure hope they all fit baby just right. I think this baby's mommy is going to appreciate the time and cost of this beautiful wardrobe. This should provide little Celeste with a huge and gorgeous wardrobe to start with. All items were ordered and I hope they all fit her! She should wear 0-3 months according to the research I did. I sure hope the research is spot on!
Now in case you didn't know my babies and my grand-babies were all spoiled to death, impeccably dressed, ready to show off at a moment's notice. And Celeste will be no different! So her new Mommy won't have to worry about clothes right away, she will come with the following wardrobe pieces.
This first set is huge and comes with a receiving blanket, teddy bear, bib, wash cloths, onesie, sleeper and clothing bag.
Next I had to get Celeste a nice snugly warm blanket for cold nights. Mommies need a nice snuggly blanket to hold their babies in. This one has the Sherpa interior. It's so pretty in the Pink floral. I am in love with this pattern.
What could be better than this gorgeous Butterfly themed set. Similar color theme to the other Baby Girl Carter's Little Blooms Mix and Match Collection.
I could not help myself. I had to get these shoes for little Celeste. She deserves the very best. I hope they fit her wiggly little feet otherwise I will withhold them for a smaller Reborn.
Any proper wardrobe would not be complete without a beautiful warm Knit Cardigan. And this color is so pretty it reminds me of strawberry ice cream or the pink powder puffs that used to come in my grandma's powder jar.
Now for her arrival she will come dressed in this beautiful pink dreamy butterfly dress with a ruffled pink shrug and precious pink bow at the waist. How pretty is that, huh?
And to go with her pretty Easter style dress are these soft little satin, lace and ribbon crib shoes. Aren't they just perfect for this little angel.
Now I could not find the picture of the socks that I am sending out but these are similar. One pair is lacy like the ones's below and the other pair are organza trimmed. So see my other posts because I put them on her feet. But just to get the idea that I am sending two frilly socks, here is a place holder for that set.
2 pack socks similar to these but they are Garanimals brand. One is frilly lace, one is frilly organza ribbon.
Getting back to my painting now!


Lucia is a Partner in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team and is a highly respected employment law specialist with over ten years' experience in this field. She has strong advisory and advocacy skills which benefit her business and individual clients across Otago. Since joining Webb Farry in 2015, Lucia is also undertaking civil litigation work. An Otago University graduate, Lucia obtained a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in 2006 and has strong connections to the Otago and Southland communities. Lucia is a keen sportsperson having completed Wanaka Challenge in 2018 and represented New Zealand in her age group at the 2017 ITU standard distance triathlon in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She is also involved in classical singing, acting and contemporary dance.


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