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Derrick Jones Jr. scored 10 points and Jimmy Butler finished with eight points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Miami.
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BREAKING: Agboola Ajayi Officially Joins ZLP Ahead Ondo Election
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has officially joined the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) ahead of the Ondo State Governoship Election.
Naija News reports that Agboola Ajayi on Thursday declared intentions to run for governorship under the ZLP.
He resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in June and joined the People's Democratic Party (PDP) where he failed to secure the party's ticket.
He left the PDP to join the ZLP having been promised the party's governorship ticket.
His name has been submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party's candidate.
The ZLP Chairman in the state, Hon. Joseph Akinlaja, was on hand to welcome Agboola Ajayi to the party.
He said: "Our Party's ideology is rooted in the social-democratic ethos that is fighting for the greatest good for the greatest number of the citizenry, fighting against inequality in the society, oppression of the underprivileged and poverty. Also a fight against man's inhumanity to man in all its ramification."
On his part, Ajayi said that his moving around across parties was necessitated by his love for the people in order to rescue them from the clutches of the ruling APC government in the state.
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Ridge Racer 3D
by Neal Ronaghan - March 25, 2011, 9:48 pm EDT
Racing games are totally better in 3D.
I'll be honest at the outset: I've never played a Ridge Racer game for more than five minutes before this game. I'm hazy on the history of the series outside of murmurs of the Nintendo 64 and DS versions, and the hilarity of the reveal of the PSP one. After spending time with Namco Bandai's latest entry in the series for Nintendo's new handheld, I feel as though I may have missed out on a cool series, as Ridge Racer 3D is a rather excellent mix of arcade and sim racing with tons of content and stellar stereoscopic 3D visuals.
The basic mechanics are easy to grasp. You drive a car, all of which appear to be based on real cars but skew towards ridiculousness with the assortment of Namco-related decals, through numerous races. The keys to racing are slip-streaming, drifting, and boosting. Slip-streaming is performed by riding behind a competitor, and then building up a meter that gives you a mild speed boost. Drifting, historically executed in the series by letting go of and then pressing back down on the accelerator while turning, can now be done with one button in this game in a similar fashion as Mario Kart. Some series veterans might hate this addition, and it functions kind of like how drifting is done in Mario Kart Wii. When you drift, you build up your nitrous meter, which can be used for boosts.
While every mode is centered on racing, there are a lot of them. Grand Prix is a lengthy mode where you follow branching paths, earning points and unlocking new cars and upgrades. Quick Tour allows you to set an amount of time you want to play for and let the game build you a custom set of races. Standard Race, One-Make Race, and Time Attack all offer different self-explanatory ways to drive one track at a time. There is also local multiplayer, but unfortunately, there isn't an online component, which is a gigantic oversight for this type of game. The StreetPass mode, which I was unable to try out, lets you exchange ghost data with other people who own the game. You can also race against included ghosts
The graphics when not in 3D aren't anything to write home about, but the framerate is rock solid, so the mediocre graphics are alright. However, when you turn on the 3D, things get real. The car pops off the screen, particle effects such as leaves and confetti litter the screen in wonderful ways, and boosting gives you a marvelous sense of speed. The 3D employed in Ridge Racer really brings you into the game, making everything look better. Out of all the launch games, Ridge Racer is one of most impressive in 3D.
The soundtrack fits the game well with a variety of songs. Sadly, the announcers are extremely grating, but you can luckily turn their volume down. The controls, thanks to the spectacular Circle Pad, are wonderful.
Ridge Racer 3D isn't all sunshine and lollipops, though, as the lack of online multiplayer is a real drag, and the track variety seems to be a little bit of an issue. A lot of the locales feel the same, and you repeat tracks often. In a way, it's kind of like the first Rock Band's World Tour mode; the primary mode is long, but in due time, you repeat the same courses/songs over and over again. That's fine when the tracks are good, which most of them are, but when you repeat the same duds over and over again, it becomes a chore. Luckily, the branching path manner of the Grand Prix gives you an avenue to skip events.
If you're into racing games in the slightest, I highly recommend Ridge Racer 3D. In the years to come, it will no doubt be bested by another racing game, but for the time being, it is a great launch game that offers fun gameplay and an awesome use of 3D.
3D graphics improve the game
Car designs are interesting
Circle Pad is amazing
Fun and easy-to-learn mechanics
Annoying announcer
No online
Track repetition
EnnerMarch 26, 2011
From what I've heard of some game reviewers, the Ridge Racer series is like Dynasty Warriors in that it has mostly stuck to its simple formula and has done little in its long history to evolve and innovate. My perspective is limited too in that the only Ridge Racer game I have played much of is Ridge Racers 2 (PSP). I really like Ridge Racers 2 especially in how you can do ridiculous 360 degree angle drifts while spinning away from the turn. It looks like Ridge Racer 3D is already treading on old grounds within itself which is a shame.
AVMarch 26, 2011
I think i'm going to buy this game because of this review. The first few lines of this review were FOR ME. I never played it and I enjoy arcade racers.
MaryJaneMarch 26, 2011
No online multiplayer? Nintendo should have required it.
KDR_11kMarch 26, 2011
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Not even Microsoft does that!
TenserMarch 26, 2011
This is the game I'll be buying with my 3DS tomorrow.
NeoStar9XMarch 26, 2011
Already have my copy and looking forward to playing it. Will be my first game I try out.
champion88April 13, 2011
Anyone know how many unique tracks are in the game?
I am on the fence about this game and that number will make a big impact on which way I swing here!
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motangJuly 31, 2011
I am in the same exact boat, I just picked up a copy last week and I can't put it down. I am having so much fun with it. Good game to have at launch. ;)
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Bryan Cranston in Last Flag Flying / The Ending of The Florida Project
I consider Richard Linklater one of America's very best filmmakers, which is why, although its virtues seem undeniable (like all of his work, it's smart, well-crafted, emotional filmmaking), Last Flag Flying strikes me as something of a dud. I have friends who made the same claim for Everybody Wants Some!! but that raucous college comedy didn't really aspire to be anything other than a dumb, fun party movie — unless you count John Waters' pithy observation that it's also the best "accidentally gay" film ever made. Last Flag Flying, on the other hand, with its Vietnam and Iraq war vet characters and exploration of the themes of loss, grief and brotherhood, clearly aspires to a gravitas that I don't think it quite achieves. A big part of this failure, I'm sorry to say, stems from the artificiality of Bryan Cranston's lead performance. The problem isn't that Cranston is "over the top." His character, Sal Nealon, is written to be over the top. It's the same character, after all, that Jack Nicholson played in Hal Ashby's The Last Detail (even if his name has been changed here for copyright reasons) and the part cries out to be embodied by a larger-than-life screen presence. No, the problem is that Cranston makes too many actorly "choices." His performance is simply too busy, the intellectual decision-making behind Sal's "salt-of-the-earth" qualities too transparent. There's nothing wrong with many of these choices individually but, scene after scene, they add up to a portrait of a working-class life that ultimately feels synthetic and false. Look at the way Sal wakes up Steve Carell's "Doc" by literally rubbing a piece of cold pizza against his face. Or the way Sal extinguishes his half-smoked cigar by flicking the cherry with his middle finger then waiting until he's gone back inside before pocketing the cigar in a leather case. Or, worst of all, the way Sal retrieves a donut from a box by sticking his index finger into the tiny hole in the donut's center, a moment captured in near-pornographic close-up by Linklater's camera. Which makes me wonder: did it ever once occur to Linklater to ask, "Bryan, could we try a take where you just pick up the donut like a normal fucking person?"
It has come to my attention that the sublime ending of Sean Baker's The Florida Project has come in for criticism in some quarters, in some cases even by people who otherwise like the movie. The fact that this daringly ambiguous ending has been interpreted as being some kind of sentimental cop-out is shocking. There is obviously a strong "fantasy" quality to this sequence — even without considering the aesthetic shift that occurs from the gorgeous 35mm cinematography of the rest of the film to the iPhone look familiar from Baker's previous work in Tangerine (an aesthetic apparently necessitated here by the fact that Baker was shooting inside Disney World without permits). But regardless of whether or not the ending is "real," it has to be seen as the saddest ending possible: The Florida Project is a tragedy about American capitalism as embodied by the characters of a woman, Halley (Bria Vinaite), and her daughter, Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), who live in a cheap motel near an amusement park so they can rip off tourists without ever actually visiting the park themselves. When Halley is arrested on prostitution charges, it inspires Moonee and her friend Jancey (Valeria Cotto) to finally take the plunge and try to sneak into the park, allowing them a glimpse of a "normal childhood" and a life they've never known. That the scene imparts a feeling of transcendental uplift is undeniable but I would argue that, if we're watching the movie correctly, this very transcendental quality compounds Baker's overall sense of tragedy; this will clearly only be a very brief of glimpse of paradise for the girls — before the cops catch up to them and put Moonee in foster care for good.
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This was an enjoyable film. I think it was deep when it needed to be and light when it needed it. I laughed and I would almost came to tears (and I don't normally do that). I followed the story line and it was eventful. I will say it felt like a long time to finally get to the burial but it was a fun adventure. Breaking Bad star was amazing and funny. Lawrence did a great job playing his part. And Steve did amazing. Great display of emotions and carried his part nicely. Good movie to watch…
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Glyphosate Issue Primer
Glyphosate has been safely used for decades and is one of the most researched herbicides in the world, with more than 800 studies conducted over 40 years to confirm its safety.
Download this primer here.
Glyphosate, a glycine derivative, is a non-toxic, non-selective systemic herbicide intended to be applied directly to plant foliage. It is one of the most widely used herbicides in agriculture, forestry, industrial weed control, lawn, garden, and aquatic environments—more than 750 products are currently for sale in the United States containing glyphosate.
Glyphosate has been safely used for decades and is one of the most researched herbicides in the world, with more than 800 studies conducted over 40 years to confirm its safety. Regulators in the U.S. and across the globe have consistently concluded that glyphosate is safe for humans and the environment. However, there has been a focus of concern regarding a possible link between glyphosate exposure and cancer, specifically non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. To date, more than 18,000 lawsuits surrounding the use of glyphosate have been filed nationwide resulting in hundreds of millions in settlements.
Glyphosate, a glycine derivative, is a non-toxic, non-selective systemic herbicide intended to be applied directly to plant foliage.
It is best-known as the active ingredient in Roundup-branded herbicides, and is one of the most widely used herbicides in agriculture, forestry, industrial weed control, lawn, garden, and aquatic environments.
More than 750 products are currently for sale in the United States containing glyphosate.
EPA scientists performed an independent evaluation of available data for glyphosate and found: "no risks of concern to human health from current uses of glyphosate" and "no evidence that glyphosate causes cancer in humans."
More than 18,000 lawsuits surrounding the use of glyphosate have been filed nationwide resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements.
1950: Glyphosate discovered by Swiss chemist Henry Martin, who worked for the Swiss company Cilag.
1970: Glyphosate independently rediscovered in the USA by John E. Franz who worked for Monsanto.
1974: Glyphosate registered for use as a pesticide with the EPA, specifically as a herbicide to kill annual broadleaf weeds and grasses that compete with crops.
1996: Monsanto introduces the glyphosate-resistant soybean.
1996: The first documented case of glyphosate-resistant weeds is reported in Australia, near Orange, New South Wales.
1996: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996, mandates the continuous review of existing pesticides.
1998: Monsanto introduces glyphosate-resistant corn. Glyphosate resistant soybeans and corn, commonly referred to as "Roundup Ready" crops, have become ubiquitous in American agriculture with 93% of soybeans, 82% of cotton, and 85% of corn planted engineered to be glyphosate resistant. The real cost of agricultural production radically declines (the price of soybeans per bushel in 1970 is roughly the same as today, not accounting for inflation, which works out to $1 in 1970 being worth about $6.64 in 2020). This means that for the same amount of money agricultural production employing glyphosate-based herbicides has increased nearly 7 times.
2006: Farmers association reports 107 species of weeds have developed glyphosate resistance.
2006: The EPA implemented the registration review program pursuant to FIFRA and will review each registered pesticide every 15 years to determine whether it continues to meet the FIFRA standard for registration.
2010: 7 to 10 million acres in the U.S. are infested with glyphosate-resistant weeds, about 5% of the 170 million acres nationwide planted with corn, soybeans, and cotton.
2015-2017: The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic to humans." Another expert WHO group, the Joint Meeting of Pesticide Residues (JMPR) disagrees, as do expert bodies from around the world, including The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). None of these other expert groups find much if any evidence of carcinogenicity. Nevertheless, a wave of lawsuits follows the IARC's ruling.
2016: Dewayne "Lee" Johnson files a Roundup cancer lawsuit against Monsanto, the first case of its kind to proceed to trial, alleging his non-Hodgkin lymphoma was caused by exposure to Roundup (glyphosate).
2019: Alva and Alberta Pilliod allege in their lawsuit against Monsanto that exposure to Roundup caused both of them to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. On May 13, 2019, an Alameda, California jury returned a $2.055 billion verdict in favor of the Pilliods, ordering Monsanto to pay $55 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages.
How Glyphosate is regulated in the U.S.
Every pesticide and herbicide undergoes at least 120 different health, safety and environmental tests that must be completed and reviewed before it can be registered by the EPA for production, sale and distribution. The process of registration and reregistration requires addressing the following concerns and questions at a minimum, and generally takes between 8 to 9 years for registration and several years for reregistration:
Product Chemistry: What are the basic chemical characteristics of the pesticide? This includes things such as product identity and composition, color, odor, viscosity, melting/boiling point range, solubility in polar and non-polar solvents, vapor pressure, studies on stability in normal and elevated temperatures, oxidation/reduction potential, reactivity profiles (when exposed to other substances the compound may encounter), flammability, rate of degradation or decomposition, corrosive characteristics, etc.
Product Performance: Is the pesticide/herbicide effective against what it claims to control? Studies must show the efficacy of the product on controlled samples.
Hazard to humans and animals: How toxic is it? What is the potential for health effects at levels of performance known to be effective? Multiple toxicity studies measure the risks and hazards to people, domestic and wild animals. Tests are conducted for oral, skin, eye and inhalation exposure over varying periods of time.
Hazard to Non-target Organisms: Research is conducted to determine if the pesticide/herbicide will put wildlife or unintended plant life at risk at levels of performance known to be effective.
Post-Application Exposure: How much exposure will workers have who enter an area after treatment with the new chemical? Data may include the decomposition time of a pesticide/herbicide. Tests may measure the transfer of pesticides/herbicides from a treated surface onto skin.
Applicator/User Exposure: Studies assess how much exposure people will have that are distributing the pesticide/herbicide.
Spray Drift Evaluation: Does the pesticide/herbicide "drift"? Compound specific studies test what size of spray droplets are needed to minimize overspray and unintended contamination.
Environmental Fate: What happens to the pesticide/herbicide in the environment? Research is conducted to determine how fast a pesticide will decompose and the potential for movement into the surrounding landscape and water supply.
Residue Chemistry: How much pesticide/herbicide residue is left on a crop after it is used in accordance with the label instructions? Data compiled in this phase of research is used to determine and enforce residue limits on crops.
A minimum of six divisions of the EPA evaluate the data packet created in the above process including: Biological and Economic Analysis, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention, Health Effects, Field and External Affairs, Antimicrobial, and Environmental Fate and Effects. Only one in 139,000 chemicals makes it from the development in a lab to the consumer market.
Since glyphosate's inception, the EPA has reviewed and assessed its safety and uses, including undergoing a "registration review," a program that re-evaluates every registered pesticide/herbicide on a 15-year cycle. A 2016 review document from the EPA cited several recent studies that concluded glyphosate is not likely carcinogenic to humans.
After registration is completed, the chemical is continually monitored and companies are required to report adverse effects to the EPA. Appropriate information on glyphosate is included in the label with directions to follow the label for safe and effective use. However, even after registration with the EPA and appropriate labeling for sale, individual states can require further review and approval. New York, Florida and California in addition to other states, for example, all have agencies that re-review the same material considered by the EPA, and may require additional studies or information. This can take an additional two to six months.
In 2013, at the EPA's request and in preparation for risk assessment, the Joint Glyphosate Task Force, a consortium of glyphosate registrants, created a "Use Summary Matrix," intended to summarize all use sites being supported as part of registration review and outline important application parameters such as maximum single and yearly application rates.
On September 27, 2018, the EPA received a petition from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., Happy Family Organics, MegaFood, MOM's Organic Market, National Co+op Grocers, Nature's Path Foods Inc., One Degree Organic Foods USA, Inc., and Stonyfield Farms, Inc (EWG et al.). The petitioners requested that the EPA reduce tolerance of glyphosate in or on oats from 30 ppm to 0.1 ppm and modify labels to explicitly prohibit preharvest use of glyphosate on oats.
Pursuant to this petition, the EPA issued an "interim registration review decision." In this review, EPA again failed to identify any human health risks from exposure to glyphosate at levels of performance known to be effective.
The agency did find potential ecological risk to mammals and birds, but these risks were expected to be limited to the application areas. The EPA also identified potential risk to terrestrial and aquatic plants from off-site spray drift, consistent with glyphosate's use as an herbicide. As such, the EPA issued new guidelines for spray drift management, herbicide resistance management, and modified product labeling requirements to be more consistent. Labels now have maximum application parameters, restrictions on aquatic use, and clarify procedures for rotational crop timing. If any of these standards are violated, a report can be filed through the EPA's pesticide hotline. Complaints are investigated by the EPA's Criminal Enforcement Division.
The Center's Focus
The Center for Truth in Science seeks to determine if there is conclusive, consistent scientific evidence that demonstrates a link between exposure to glyphosate and the development of cancer or other chronic illnesses.
The Center also seeks to examine the potential economic impact of government-imposed limits or bans on the use of glyphosate.
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Q: Single select query to handle two conditions I have a select query in which there is a where condition
  select column1,column2 from table1 where isnull(i.picturecolumn) != 1;

picturecolumn is in bytes data type.
I need to use hyperlink column , if hyperlink column is null, then look for picture column.
  select column1,column2 from table1 where isnull(i.hyperlinkcolumn) != 1;

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I have single select query in the code, i need to replace with another select query to handle this, any thoughts?

A: select column1,column2
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A: I'm not sure, but I think this is what you're looking for:
SELECT col1,col2 FROM table1 WHERE picturecolumn IS NOT NULL OR hyperlinkcolumn IS NOT NULL;
Basically, return results for anything where either one of those columns is not null.

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Aging Populations Research Series, 2: Young-Old Utopia, 'The Villages of Florida'
What can we learn from the world's largest age-segregated community – The Villages of Florida, USA? Is it really just some sort of Disney World for seniors on steroids or is there more to it? This is the second instalment of our research journey into the relationship between aging populations and cities.
by Koko Herder
Inhabitants of The Villages are leading active lifestyles (Source: suncruisin.files.wordpress.com)
We follow architect Deane Simpson in his investigation of a number of exemplary retirement communities and contexts around the world as presented in his book 'Young-Old: Urban Utopias of an Aging Society' (2015). The Villages of Florida is by far the largest single-site retirement development realized today, hosting 101,600 inhabitants in 2013 and an estimated population of almost 110,000 in 2017. Promoted as "Florida's Friendliest Hometown", the development was envisioned as a "Disney World for Active Retirees" by its founders when the project took off in 1959. The sheer scale of it compares to the municipality of Copenhagen and the population equates that of the elderly populations of cities such as Houston, Texas or San Diego, California in the USA. Below, I discuss some of The Villages' main features that we can learn from.
HOMETOWN URBAN FABRIC
Simpson explains that The Villages deploys a strategy of simultaneously scaling up and scaling down development. Scaling up proves to be economically beneficial: the size of the clustered elderly population attracts retailers to the area and supports the extremely large number of leisure amenities. In 2008, The Villages was home to 91 recreational centers, 69 pools and 47 golf courses. At the same time, the massive development is scaled down through the subdivision of the territory into more than 60 smaller-sized "villages", each with its own name and identity.
The scaling down tendency can also be observed in the three downtowns, which form the focal points of The Villages' active community life. Here, themed areas immerse residents into traditional, friendly American hometown-like environments with the goal of inducing and sustaining feelings of familiarity. Take Brownwood, for instance, which resembles cowboy-style Florida of the 1800s. The built environment features rusty pickup trucks, brick facades and water tanks. Through theming, contemporary time is lost in The Villages, causing residents to become largely disconnected from present reality. Simpson argues that by eliminating contemporary-styled elements, few manifestations exist with which to experience the passing of time (and growing old), such as buildings "going out of fashion". As a result of living in this sort of "bubble", residents of The Villages may feel like they are not really getting any older.
Brownwood in The Villages (Source: discoversumterfl.com)
GOLF CART MOBILITY
The main mode of transportation in "Florida's Friendliest Hometown" is the golf cart. As such, it has its own infrastructural system, largely separated from cars. The downtowns can be reached by golf cart from almost anywhere within a drive of approximately 10 minutes. The golf cart helps enable retirees living in The Villages to remain highly mobile, facilitated by the fact that a driver's license is not necessary and the carts are also able to access off-road terrain. A trend among The Villages' residents is to customize golf carts, serving as a sort of identity manifestation. Fun fact: in a colorful parade of pimped rides in 2005, the residents of The Villages broke the record for the world's largest golf cart parade.
Customized golf carts parade in The Villages (Source: photonews247.com)
ACTIVE LIFESTYLES
"Everyday we are booked", explains one of the residents in a promotional video for The Villages. With over 1000 clubs and 1200 events each month, it is difficult to get bored or lonely. Seniors living in the retirement community are leading active lives, and they build new social relations based on interests through the large number of active clubs and leisure possibilities. Simpson argues that highly active, structured leisure activities and lifestyles enable elderly to carry out the habits, organization, and structure of their working days, which often results in retirees leading hyperactive lifestyles. Following Stephen Katz, Simpson places the disciplining of retirement time in a broader neoliberal political-economic agenda, posing activity as the "positive" against the "negative" forces of dependency, illness and loneliness.
LEARNING FROM THE VILLAGES
So what can we learn from The Villages? Of course, some aspects of this wacky retirement community may seem ridiculous, but, in terms of urban correlates of the Young-Old (see first blog post of this series), I see three things worth noting. First, for the Young-Olds it seems to be important that the built environment feels familiar. Second, living environments should be accessible for the Young-Olds to remain mobile. In The Villages, this is achieved through a golf cart transportation system, however other possibilities do exist. Third, desirably, living environments for the group of Young-Olds support or even promote physically and socially active lifestyles, whether through the provision of leisure amenities or networks of clubs.
One question remains: is segregation acceptable and are the Young-Old better off in retirement communities with corresponding living environments, or should we strive for habitats of mixed-ages that incorporate the aspects mentioned above?
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Koko is about to graduate from the research master Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Throughout his studies he has tried to combine planning and urban theory with urban design. Drawing inspiration from urban explorations across the world and being fascinated by everyday urban life, Koko encourages participatory and collaborative planning processes. At CITIES Foundation he now researches the relationship between aging populations and cities.
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SAN ANTONIO (4/13/15)--With the tremendous growth credit unions have experienced in recent years comes a demand for new skills and talent, according to two San Antonio credit union executives.
Christine Voigt, chief operating officer at Generations FCU, San Antonio, is a 44-year credit union system veteran, the San Antonio Business Journal reported. As her credit union has grown, it has become more complex, expanded service offerings and added new technology. Now, with ATMs and mobile banking handling most of the member interactions, credit unions need people who can manage sophisticated lending products, Voigt told the publication.
"The need for additional talent has become prevalent today," she said. "We need talented and educated people who can work with this technology and run these sophisticated platforms. It is much different than it was when I was starting out."
Belinda McDaniel, president/CEO of San Antonio's Select FCU the past 27 years, has watched her industry grow more complex as the number of regulations has increased.
"The need to protect consumers ends up creating more work for us," McDaniel told the Journal.
Interest rates, meanwhile, have been low for so long that some people in the industry may not understand the environment when they finally start to rise again, McDaniel said.
"As soon as the rates start to rise, people will start to move money and you have to be able to offset the outflow of funds or you are going to have problems," she said.
While credit unions serve members rather than shareholders, they require the same talent as banks, Voigt said. "We have seen a lot of growth in recent years in our mortgage lending and business services," she said. "We now offer many of the same products and services as the larger banks, and we need people who can work and excel in this


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Somewhere along the line, "Whale killer" got butchered in translation. Risso's dolphins are a medium-sized toothed whale that have stout bodies and a tall, falcate dorsal fin. Sperm whales have large, square heads and 20-26 conical teeth on each side of its lower jaw. Risso's dolphins have the fewest; they have between 4 and 14 teeth in their lower jaw only. The Toothed whale with the biggest full set of teeth is the sperm whale who has around 40 to 52 cone-shaped teeth, that are 4-8 inches in length. Risso's favourite food is squid which they suck into their mouths. Baleen whales have a well developed sense of "smell", whereas toothed whales have well-developed hearing − their hearing, that is adapted for both air and water, is so well developed that some can survive even if they are blind. H.E.L. Each tooth only has one root. Baleen whales - Mysticeti. Orcas have teeth in both jaws like most Odontoceti, Sperm Whales are unusual in that they only have teeth in the lower jaw. Most adult North Atlantic type 1 killer whales have severely, worn-down teeth, which is consistent with a diet of suctioning up small fishes. B)Whale teeth appear as the result of a frequently occurring mutation. Whales have teeth's tracks Work It, Babushka (Missy Elliott, with a Balkan twist) by Whales have teeth published on 2020-04-13T13:56:12Z. Sperm whales are the biggest toothed whales. These bristly baleen plates filter, sift, sieve or trap the whales' favourite prey from seawater inside their mouths. As we shall see, what is often assumed to be evidence from embryology of common descent, can be misleading, i.e. Instead of teeth, baleen whales have hundreds of overlapping baleen plates grow downwards from the gums of the whale's upper jaw. Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Kim Westerskov/Photographer's Choice/Getty Images. Sperm whales are deep divers, commonly reaching a depth of about 350 metres (1,150 feet), and have been found tangled in cables more than 1,000 metres (3,280 feet) below the surface. Risso's Dolphin . Baleen whales have baleen plates in their upper jaws, rather than teeth. Dolphins, pilot whales and beaked whales are also odontocetes. The only tooth they have is the tusk. Toothed whales, on the other hand, have conical teeth adapted to catching fish or squid. Baleen whales' teeth are of a fringed structure and grow from the upper jaw. Baleen is made out of keratin, the same protein that makes up our fingernails and hair. The hairy fringe on the inside of the baleen plates earned these whales their scientific name "mysticete", or moustached whales. Whale Sharks Have Tiny Teeth on Their Eyeballs The 'dermal denticles' probably help protect the eyes of these gentle giants, scientists say A whale shark off the coast of Australia. State of Mind by Whales have teeth published on 2019-05-04T11:39:39Z. Baleen is made out of keratin, the same protein that makes up our fingernails and hair. This means their feeding techniques and preferred foods are different from the Mysticeti. The sperm whale's ivory-like teeth were often sought by 18th- and 19th-century whalers, who used them to produce inked carvings known as scrimshaw. It is not uncommon for sperm whales to dive for an hour or more and then spend about 10 minutes at the surface breathing once every 10 seconds. Actually, "Killer whale" is a misnomer. Toothed whales (including dolphins and porpoises) all have teeth but the number, size and position, and even purpose of their teeth, varies from species to species. Toothed whales have teeth which enable them to feed on larger prey such as fish and squid. There are over 80 species of odontocete, from the huge sperm whale to tiny, dog-sized porpoises. Baleen whales have fibrous 'baleen' plates in their mouths instead of teeth which help them filter out huge quantities of krill, plankton, and crustaceans. This list includes all of the known varieties of baleen whales, many of which you may already know by other names. Blue whales are … The killer whale for example (actually a dolphin) can have as many as 56 teeth in its mouth while the narwhal whale has only one tusk (tooth) which protrudes from its upper jaw. These bristly baleen plates filter, sift, sieve or trap the whales' favourite prey from seawater inside their mouths. Dolphins have one set of teeth to last their whole lifetime and the number of teeth varies considerably from species to species. Young Risso's dolphins are black, dark gray or brown while … Sperm whales have 40 to 52 cone-shaped teeth, up to10 to 20cm (4 to 8in) long, in their narrow lower jaws only. D)The allele for teeth is unusually common in some whale populations. Sperm whales have also been noted to feed on bioluminescent pyrosomes such as Pyrosoma atlanticum. All toothed whales have only one blowhole. A team of researchers working at Japan's Okinawa Churashima Research Center has found that whale sharks have thousands of dermal denticles (tiny teeth) in … Blubber . The plates allow whales to feed on large quantities of prey at once while filtering out seawater. Other unique features are two-converging grooves beneath the throat, the absence of a notch normally found in the tail fluke and a bulging head in males. The toothed whales have a unique dentition of just one pair of teeth which is hidden by the gum tissues. The baleen whales do not have teeth, but bards, which they use to filter out food from the seawater. do whales have teeth, ... ancient relative of baleen whales that still had teeth, but also appears ... a transition away from teeth in the baleen whale family tree. Adult offshore killer whales in the Northeast Pacific also have highly worn teeth, likely caused by a diet that includes sharks with highly abrasive skin. The individual teeth of these whales are all very similar to one another, unlike humans and many other animals that have incisors that look very different to molars, for example. A)Whales are in the process of evolving teeth. Rather than teeth, they have 270 to 400 fringed overlapping plates hanging down from each side of the upper jaw, called baleen plates. Feeding is by the suction technique whereby the prey is sucked into the oral cavity. Each tooth is heavy and weighs as much as one kilogramme. Whales are carnivores like great white sharks and wolves so like great whites and wolves all of a whale's teeth are pointy and sharp. The skin of these dolphins lightens as they age. Thieves may have gotten to the carcass of a sperm whale that recently washed ashore on a Bali beach first, after officials reported all of its teeth missing and pointed to a lack of awareness among the public about the protected species. All baleen whales have baleen instead of teeth which they use to collect shrimp-like krill, plankton and small fish from the sea. Whale sharks have 'armored eyes' that protect its vision because the species does not have eyelids. Dolphins and porpoises all have teeth and rather confusingly are known as 'toothed whales' too! The number, size, and color of the baleen plates are unique for each whale species. Hawking by Whales have teeth published on 2020-02-24T11:48:01Z. These teeth never erupt and are resorbed as the fetus grows (Talk Origins, 2010). By Sebastian Kettley PUBLISHED: 15:21, Fri, Jul 10, 2020 Biggest toothed whale. The whole skull of such whales is highly modified. The baleen whales and the toothed whales. They are one of the "Baleen" whales, having baleen which is a type of filter to help collect krill, plankton and small fish on which they feed. WHALE sharks have hundreds upon hundreds of tiny teeth coating their eyeballs, marine biologists have astonishingly discovered. They have a small central pulp cavity, which disappears when the growth of the tooth is complete. The plates are … Marine biologists from Japan's Okinawa Churashima Research Center have found that whale sharks have eyes covered in dermal denticles, or modified teeth. "A lot of people think this whale has teeth in its mouth, and it has none," says Nweeia. The blubber in most of the species is made of wax ester. 30 teeth of the sperm whale can be used for ivory. Instead of teeth, baleen whales have a substance called a "baleen plate." Since they have this plate, they must hunt and eat their food differently than toothed whales do. Coldest Season by Whales have teeth published on 2020-02-26T07:17:11Z. Image source The blue whale is probably the largest animal to have ever lived on the planet. Baleen whales include many of the largest whales in the sea, such as the blue whale. The blue whale is a baleen whale that belongs to the group of fin whales. Orca are a kind of dolphin—the kind that hunts whales (among other things). Whales are divided into two categories, based on their teeth. Baleen whale fetuses have teeth and fetal calves have upper front teeth; adult (and probably newborn) baleen whales are toothless (baleen is not teeth), and cows lack upper front teeth. All baleen whales have baleen instead of teeth which they use to collect shrimp-like krill, plankton and small fish from the sea. These whales were made famous by Herman Melville's book Moby Dick. Baleen whales have baleen plates, or sheets, which sieve prey from seawater. These whales are called Odontoceti whales.. Like odontoceti whales, we have teeth -- so we know what those are. What is the most likely explanation of this phenomenon? Humpback whales are baleen whales. The long-beaked common dolphin has more teeth than any other dolphin with up to 240. Some whales have teeth as embryos but do not as adults. Some species such as the sperm whale only has teeth on its lower jaw which fit into groves in the upper jaw and some whales may lose their teeth due to combat, unhealthy living or deformities. One group is known as baleen whales; this is the largest suborder of whales and includes the blue whale. Some whales like the Sperm, Orca, Beluga, and Narwhal have sharp teeth. C)Whales evolved from organisms that have teeth. Odontocete whales have traditional teeth. Teeth. Researchers discovered nearly 3,000 teeth lining the eye that are oak-leaf shaped. Toothed whales have teeth and they actively hunt fish, squid and other sea creatures. No. Sperm whales are the biggest toothed whales. The members of this group don't have teeth as we know them, but baleen plates or "whalebone". Blue whales do not have teeth. Sperm Whale Jaw. Because they are predators.
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Metal Church Announce First Tour Since The Return Of Mike Howe
Written by Jason Price on February 17, 2016
Hard rock titans Metal Church are hitting the road in the United States and Europe in support of their latest Rat Pak Records release XI. The band will be playing two warm-up shows in the state of Washington before heading out on the Monsters Of Rock cruise this month. The first leg of the United States tour kicks off on March 24th in Portland, ME and runs through April 9th wrapping up in Rochester, NY at the Montage Music Hall. The record release party for XI will be the show on March 25th in Manchester, NH at the Jewel Nightclub. Admission to that show is free and is on a first come first served basis. Metal Church will be heading over to Europe in May and then return back to Europe for more dates in July and August. More tour dates to be announced in the near future. For more information on all upcoming tour dates, go to http://metalchurchofficial.com.
XI, the band's 11th studio album available worldwide on March 25th, marks the return of legendary vocalist and front man Mike Howe. The album has been getting critical and fan praise alike with Decibel Magazine recently stating in a review: "On XI, Howe croon-roars like a man possessed, delivering a varied, vital, almost unbelievably pitch-perfect performance. As for the riffs, Vanderhoof remains a master crafter of speed-metal mayhem – a faithful keeper of the once-bustling aural bridge connecting NWOBHM and thrash metal proper."
Metal Church just released a new video trailer for XI that features a sample of the album opener "Reset." The trailer can be seen here: https://youtu.be/QfG0vw19RJM. The new album is available for pre-order in various exclusive bundles via http://www.ratpakrecordsamerica.com/metal-church. A limited number of the Deluxe International Version are available on the website and features a bonus disc of 8 extra songs. Other bundles include guitar picks, stickers, a special edition behind the scenes photo book, t-shirts and even a limited number of personal phone calls from Mike Howe himself. The album is also available for pre-order on Amazon, Google Play and via iTunes at http://smarturl.it/MCXIiTunes and fans that order the digital version will receive an instant download of "Killing Your Time" from the new album. XI was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris "The Wizard" Collier.
From the first guitar riff of album opener "Reset" through the driving outro of album closer "Suffer Fools," it is clear Metal Church is back and better than ever. "Needle and Suture" and "Soul Eating Machine" showcase the songwriting that made the early Mike Howe albums The Human Factor, Blessing In Disguise and Hanging In The Balance such fan favorites. Musical opuses "Signal Path" and "Sky Falls In" clock in at over 7-minutes each and put the musicianship that Metal Church was known for on full display in 2016.
Metal Church recently released an official music video for the debut single from XI, "No Tomorrow." The video can be seen at: https://youtu.be/ary17dRnC3o and was filmed in the Satsop Nuclear Facility, an abandoned nuclear power plant in Elma, Washington. The video was directed by Jamie Chamberlin of Black Dahlia Films and features a unique visual that ties in to the location. A behind-the-scenes video on the making of the video for "No Tomorrow" was also recently released and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Rr0bHRjfhmU.
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Very few parts of history have captured the imagination and hearts of the American populace like the lifestyles portrayed in artwork of the American West. These paintings depict cowboys, Indians, horses, and other aspects of frontier life. Because of the many fans of this category of art, Western art is used for decorations in homes and offices around the United States. Western art includes images of cowboys, Native Americans, ranches, country style art, and much more.
The reason behind the popularity of Western art is highly debated, but for most admirers it comes down to the alternating sense of rustic comfort and adventurous lifestyles that this form of art depicts. It reminds viewers of a simpler time where determination and hard work were their own reward, something that is almost the polar opposite of the fast-paced lives that most people live in modern times.
While the subject matter for Western art is typified by examples of frontier life, the styles in which those lives are depicted vary drastically. Flat styles represent native deities, mythologies, and ranch life equally with a sense of energy and purpose that carries over to the hearts and souls of people who admire Western art.
Three-dimensional styles are the most commonly available interpretations of this artistic category. Carefully drawn people, animals, buildings, and terrain allow viewers to glimpse a richly detailed, colorful, and iconic representation of the Old West. Amazing artists like Frederic Remington and Jack Sorenson bring realistic and lively interpretations to this historic age.
Contemporary artists have also embraced the nearly magical appeal of Western art. Pop art of cowboy boots, hats, and rodeo scenes are highly popular for people who love the rustic feel of Western art but want to update its appeal for a more modern look. Native American deities, like Kokopelli, are also widely represented in contemporary works.
Western art is suitable for almost any home decor. The wild and inspiring influence of this category of art is not just an excellent decorative aesthetic but also represents the steadfastness of the brave people that made our country the way it is today.


Warning you right now, spoilers will be found in this article.
Tom Hardy returns to Peaky Blinders as character Alfie Solomons in Wednesday's episode – the fourth of the current series.
Speaking to Digital Spy, series creator and writer Steven Knight revealed Alfie has 'quite a bumpy road' ahead of him. Interesting.
Knight said Mr Solomons will be both a 'friend and an enemy'.
And to top it all off, the episode – titled 'Dangerous' – sounds like it's going to be a good one.
The Peaky Blinders are lured by the Italians into a cat-and-mouse chase on the streets of Birmingham, where it becomes clear that Tommy has met his match.
Trapped in Small Heath, Tommy tries to console himself with a visit from an old flame but it soon becomes clear that he can't always get what he wants.
As his factory lies idle, Tommy confronts the possibility that the Communists might win and he will be deemed a traitor to his class. Meanwhile, Changretta prepares to spring another trap.
And I think it's pretty safe to say the news of Hardy's return to the show has gone down quite well with viewers.
One person pointed out BBC Two's tweet sounded as they were 'fed up' at fans asking when Tom will be back.
Yay! Solomon's back & still doesn't care about anything!!! ?
This make me too happy. Can't wait!
@craigmorrin13 looks like Wednesday's episode is gonna be a good one ???
Dear @BBCTwo, you sound a tad fed up that people are always asking when Tom will be back ???
It was also revealed actor Finn Cole, who plays Michael Gray in the BBC show, isn't the only Cole donning a flatcap – his brother Joe Cole (not the footballer), plays John Shelby.
They previously starred together in the film Offender – Joe played the lead in the thriller, set inside a juvenile prison, while brother Finn landed a smaller role.
While casting J, I wasn't looking at credits. We were looking for someone who could move us or break our hearts, or have some kind of riveting effect.
When I saw his tape, I didn't know that he was in Peaky Blinders. He has an inscrutable quality but doesn't come off merely as a cipher.
J has a lot going on behind his eyes, but you didn't feel like he's thoroughly innocent. He's not some pure kid.
There have been suggestions the show will sadly come to an end after the fifth series, and creator Steve Knight is now looking at where to take the story after the television programme finishes.


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Improving One of the Nation's Busiest Airports
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
Additional collaborations with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP:
Long Beach Civic Center
New Single Terminal at Kansas City International Airport
SFO International Terminal Building Renovation, Phase 1
Clark Civil, in a joint venture, continued the company's long relationship with Dulles International Airport and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority with the construction of the Main Terminal East and West Baggage Basements – EDS In-Line High Volume Baggage Screening (East and West Baggage) and the Concourse C/D Rehabilitation Passenger Boarding Bridge Improvements (Concourses C/D Rehabilitation) as part of a capital improvements project at the airport.
As part of the East and West Baggage project, the team integrated new baggage handling and inspection systems in the airport's main terminal. Clark Civil also reconfigured and replaced the existing baggage conveyor system, upgraded the conveyor controls, and constructed a three-level, below-grade, cast-in-place concrete addition to the east basement, which included heavy concrete and structural modifications, and HVAC, plumbing, and electrical relocation. The airport's baggage handling and screening capabilities remained active during construction.
The Concourse C/D Rehabilitation project extends the life of the airport's C and D concourses while a permanent replacement is built nearby. Clark is demolishing the existing passenger boarding bridge (PBB) foundations, installing caissons for PBB pedestal support, paving and refurbishing the PBBs, and installing electrical, fire, and alarm systems, as well as pre-conditioned air units.
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Ellington Airport Traffic Control Tower and Utility Building
Checked Baggage Inspection System at BWI
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During his rousing State of the Union address last night, President Trump struck a forward-looking tone, asking American citizens and urging our leaders to "choose greatness." He signaled an intent to pursue commonsense policies that members of both parties can support and called on all legislators to adopt a spirit of cooperation and compromise.
To that end, three main areas of concern the President identified in his speech included supporting American workers, rebuilding our infrastructure, and strengthening national security. These are commendable goals that must be matched with tangible solutions to achieve progress.
American workers. In 2016, American clean energy employment officially surpassed three million workers across industries including solar, wind, and hydropower. Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel jobs in 41 states, and renewable energy is creating jobs at 12 times the rate of the rest of the economy. In terms of return on investment, clean energy seems to be perhaps the single best way to support workers.
Rebuilding our infrastructure. Few components of America's infrastructure are as in need of rebuilding as the electric grid. Most of it was built out over the first half of the 20th Century through a complex patchwork system of regional and local power plants, lines, and transformers. Its condition varies widely, which is a problem because it is also too centralized, making it extremely vulnerable. Upgrading and modernizing this infrastructure—to include microgrids, update transmission lines, integrate renewables, and optimize efficiency through innovations in energy storage—is long overdue.
Protecting national security. The U.S. now ranks #1 in the world in total energy production. An all-of-the-above approach to energy helped put America on top just a few years ago, and investment in clean energy innovation is helping to add to this advantage every day. Consider the fact that three of the next five highest-ranking energy producers include Russia, China, and Iran, who are often hostile to America, or that the world's largest proven oil reserves are in Venezuela, which is currently undergoing massive political upheaval. If we depended on any of those countries for our energy, how secure would we be?
During the first half of his Administration, President Trump and Republicans in Congress have often recognized the importance of energy as demonstrated by their support of tax credits for clean energy projects and strong federal funding of research and innovation.
Although the President did not address clean energy last night, we are hopeful he and Republican leaders in Congress will follow the lead of voters and commit to a plan that makes sense for America's climate and clean energy needs. For example, a voluntary federal framework for carbon reporting and an offset exchange will empower states, municipalities, and businesses to decrease emissions while increasing investment in clean energy and improving transparency and accountability.
If last night's call for unity and a new generation of American greatness is answered, such things may be possible in the 116th Congress.


I'm so excited for Pixar's Monsters University!
I'm lovin' all the fanfare about the university site.
Monsters University is my dream school. I could take all the cool classes like Scream Technology and Canister Shop, and maybe even rush for Eta Hiss Hiss (HSS)!
I squeed the other day when I saw a lady with a MU shirt. It wasn't the 4-armed shirt hoodie though (I love this hoodie).
I got myself a Monsters University class ring. They don't sell these in the school store, so I had to make it.
It's made of paint-coated resin with gorgeous details.
Now, if only the applications open, life would be perfect. The site says applications are not yet open for this fall.


LED Fixture Prices Fall 24% in Two Years—How Much Lower Can They Go?
Enterprise LED pricing could soon use dollars per footcandle as a performance metric.
Groom Energy, in cooperation with Greentech Media, just published its latest Enterprise LED market research, which studies trends in commercial and industrial LED lighting and profiles the top vendors. The report includes a newly developed LED Lamp and Fixture Pricing Index which tracks historical pricing for these products.
The idea for the index came during customer interviews. In talking with corporate managers, a theme emerged: "It seems like LED performance has really increased, but they're still pretty expensive. Maybe I should wait until next year when prices come down." Since Groom was already testing periodic vendor pricing, tracking an average price for a basket of Enterprise LED products was a logical addition to its research.
These managers are no dummies. They've seen pricing for other emerging semiconductor-based products drop dramatically in a period of just a few years. Will this be like solar, where panel prices dropped 50 percent in two years? Or the iPad, which seems to have maintained its pricing? So far, the index shows it's been somewhere in between. Over the last two years, prices have declined by 24 percent.
While LED price/performance has surged, chips (the semiconductor part of an LED fixture) are now only 20 percent to 30 percent of the cost in a fixture's bill of materials. A few years ago, they were 50 percent of the cost. While it's widely assumed that LED chip prices will continue to decrease based on newer chip technology and manufacturing scale, the balance-of-system cost is now the bigger opportunity. Innovations in optics, thermal management, mechanical structure and power are the targets.
So how much can they be reduced? Much harder to say. Since an LED fixture is really an integration of these interrelated elements, maybe CREE has the best idea with last year's purchase of fixture manufacturer Ruud/Beta. Could its new view into LED fixture manufacturing deliver CREE new ways to drive cost reductions? If so, expect GE Lighting to buy its own LED chip company.
One day a year ago, an LED A lamp at Home Depot dropped from $45 to $22. The local utility had introduced a new downstream incentive program which simply subtracted its rebate off the Home Depot shelf price -- no customer rebate paperwork necessary. While the consumer's energy savings payback was still more than five years, store volume for LED A lamp picked up instantly.
The psychology of utility rebates can have a similar impact in the corporate market. Traditional lighting upgrades are not glamorous and often take 12 to 24 months to make the corporate budget cycle. How corporate managers react to "free" utility money for more visible LED projects is worth considering. Does it drive behavior, budgeting and faster investment decision making?
Financial payback still rules the day for corporate lighting retrofits. With utility rebates recently supporting 20 percent to 50 percent of an LED project's entire cost, the corporate budgeting wheels have started to turn. One Groom Energy customer recently secured a 65 percent project rebate for a one-year payback project which wouldn't otherwise have been budgeted.
One line of thinking says that as utility programs roll out more broadly, the incentives will similarly drive greater customer adoption, but somewhat insulating LED fixture manufacturers from pricing pressure.
Alternatively, as LED fixture pricing falls, utilities could scale back their rebate levels accordingly, knowing that the investment payback needn't be too wonderful…or, just as California utilities are now phasing out rebates for outdated T-12 fluorescents, maybe in short order LED rebates programs will disappear altogether, soon after they really got started.
Like any early, but eventually large market, manufacturers are competing at each step of the race. They're focused on their new product introductions, building brand awareness, delivering successful case studies and sales channel training.
Large traditional U.S. fixture manufacturers, which have taken their time introducing LED-based products, have now ramped up their efforts. Even though they'll cannibalize sales of their traditional fixtures and replacement lamps, they now see the market direction and want to lead in the first new technology to hit their industry in more than 30 years.
Consumer-electronics-focused companies are entering as well. LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba have each announced plans to enter the LED general illumination market. Smaller Asian-based manufacturers, with lower cost structures, (and perhaps lesser quality, but lower-cost LEDs) are also trying to make inroads.
And new companies like Digital Lumens and LEDnovation are developing their own customer bases and sales channels, promoting the virtues of pure LED lighting, while betting that fast customer adoption will help them compete with slower, larger, brand-name lamp players like GE, Philips and Sylvania.
Enterprise LED customers have seen aggressive pricing from all of these vendors. Bidding on some large visible projects has resulted in manufacturer margins which are not sustainable -- but the deals have been won.
These same customers have also learned that with "expensive" LED lighting, the more light output they want, the higher the project's cost and the lower the energy savings. They more clearly understand the value of light energy measured as footcandles on their desk, floor or walls.
So in the next few years, just as solar quickly moved to a dollar-per-watt pricing comparison, the next Enterprise LED pricing index will likely be tracking dollar per footcandle.
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Q: Is the inequality of the random matrices correct? I am not familiar with random matrices but I need to confirm the correctness of the inequality below.

Let $\xi_i\in\{\pm 1\}$ be independent  random signs, and let
$A_1,\ldots, A_n$ be $m\times m$ Hermitian matrices. Let $\sigma^2 = \|\sum_{i=1}^n Var[\xi_i]A_i^2\|$. Then
$$Pr\bigg(\bigg\|\sum_{i=1}^n\mathbb{E}[\xi_i]A_i-\sum_{i=1}^n\xi_iA_i\bigg\|\geq
 t\sigma\bigg)\leq2m\exp(-t^2/2).$$

It is said to be cited from the paper "User-Friendly Tail Bounds for Sums of Random
Matrices
". But I cannot find which results in that paper can imply the inequality. Is the inequality correct?

A: It's not correct.
Take random variable $\xi_i$ as $\mathbb{P}(\xi_i=1)=1$ for each $i$. Then $Var[\xi_i]=0$ for each $i$ and thus $\sigma = 0$. l.h.s. hold with probability $1$ while r.h.s is smaller than $1$ is take $t$ sufficiently large.

A: So, it's a corollary of their Theorem 1.5. I'll restate that inequality and work it into the form you have.
To avoid a conflict of notation, I'm going to change the notation in the paper you linked such that $t\mapsto\alpha$ and $\sigma\mapsto\sigma_0$, and I will hold your notation fixed. Also, that theorem is stated for the rectangular case where $\mathbf{B}_k$ has dimension $d_1\times d_2$. Here we have $d_1=d_2=m$, and I've simplified my restatement of their theorem below to match the square case.
In that notation, the inequality in Theorem 1.2. reads
$$P\bigg( \bigg\| \sum_k \xi_k \mathbf{B}_k \bigg\| \geq \alpha\bigg) \leq 2m \cdot e^{-\alpha^2/2\sigma_0^2},$$
where $\xi_k$ are either independent standard Gaussian or independent Rademacher (which is the same as random signs as you have), and where $\sigma_0^2=\left\| \sum_k \mathbf{B}_k^2 \right\|$ (that's the square version of their definition of $\sigma_0$).
Now it's just a game of translating this equality into yours. First, let $t=\alpha/\sigma_0$. Then the inequality becomes
$$P\bigg( \bigg\| \sum_k \xi_k \mathbf{B}_k \bigg\| \geq t\sigma_0\bigg) \leq 2m \cdot e^{-t^2/2}.$$
That's a first step.
Now let's deal with the $\mathbb{E}\xi$ sum. Clearly $\mathbb{E}\xi=0$, since $\xi$ takes values $\pm1$ with equal probability. So, the first sum $\sum_{i=1}^n \mathbb{E}[\xi]A_i$ is identically 0. Thus it does not affect the inequality at all. Even better, the variance of the Rademacher variates is $0.5\cdot 1^2 + 0.5\cdot (-1)^2=1$, so that $\sigma=\sigma_0$.
So, the inequality you have is exactly the same as the one here, with $A$ changed to $\mathbf{B}$ and some extra terms that have no effect. Let me know if any details need clarification and I'll edit those in.


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package com.jiahaoliuliu.actionbartabs;

import com.actionbarsherlock.app.ActionBar;
import com.actionbarsherlock.app.ActionBar.Tab;
import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;

import android.os.Bundle;

public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
	  // store the active tab here
	  public static String ACTIVE_TAB = "activeTab";

	  @Override
	  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
	    final ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
	    actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS);
	    // add the first tab which is an instance of TabFragment1
	    Tab tab1 = actionBar.newTab()
	              .setText("TabTitle 1")
	              .setTabListener(new TabListener<WhiteFragment>(
	               this, "tab1", WhiteFragment.class));
	    actionBar.addTab(tab1);

	    // add the second tab which is an instance of TabFragment2
	    Tab tab2 = actionBar.newTab()
	           .setText("TabTitle 2")
	           .setTabListener(new TabListener<BlackFragment>(
	                this, "tab2", BlackFragment.class));
	    actionBar.addTab(tab2);

	    // add the first tab which is an instance of TabFragment1
	    Tab tab3 = actionBar.newTab()
	              .setText("TabTitle 3")
	              .setTabListener(new TabListener<WhiteFragment>(
	               this, "tab3", WhiteFragment.class));
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	    // add the second tab which is an instance of TabFragment2
	    Tab tab4 = actionBar.newTab()
	           .setText("TabTitle 4")
	           .setTabListener(new TabListener<BlackFragment>(
	                this, "tab4", BlackFragment.class));
	    actionBar.addTab(tab4);

	    // check if there is a saved state to select active tab
	    if( savedInstanceState != null ){
	      getSupportActionBar().setSelectedNavigationItem(
	                  savedInstanceState.getInt(ACTIVE_TAB));
	    }
	  }

	  @Override
	  protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
	    // save active tab
	    outState.putInt(ACTIVE_TAB,
	            getSupportActionBar().getSelectedNavigationIndex());
	    super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
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I was made aware several months back when I spoke with Maryland Delegate Mike Smigiel, the man who was instrumental in exposing the tyranny in the Maryland House of Delegates, that there were several countries that were looking to secede from the not so "Free State" and merge with Virginia. At that time, a letter was being crafted to that effect. However, since that time Smigiel has been actively involved in pushing back against the gun control tyranny imposed by the Maryland legislature and Governor Martin O'Malley. However, several groups in western Maryland have had it with the liberal state government and are joining a growing movement to secede.
Western Maryland is made up of five counties whose residents largely vote Republican and feel under-represented at the state capitol, run by Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and a Democrat-controlled legislature.
The movement began in July as a social-media effort, with activist Scott Strzelczyk starting a Facebook page titled the Western Maryland Initiative.
The movement, however, has since garnered significant media attention, with Strzelczyk talking to everybody from National Public Radio to The Washington Post.
"We are tired of this," he said during an interview Thursday with Washington-area NPR affiliate WAMU. "We have had enough."
Strzelczyk says that among his concerns are increased taxes and the Democrat-controlled legislature gerrymander of voting district in which the state's big metropolitan areas have a higher percentage of representation which enacted tougher gun laws this year.
He's said those gun control laws were "the last straw."
That all persons invested with the Legislative or Executive powers of Government are the Trustees of the Public, and, as such, accountable for their conduct: Wherefore, whenever the ends of Government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the People may, and of right ought, to reform the old, or establish a new Government; the doctrine of non-resistance against arbitrary power and oppression is absurd, slavish and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
Smigiel says he is often labeled an "insurrectionist," which he claims is ridiculous because he is merely echoing the words of Maryland's Declaration.
Delegate Smigiel told Freedom Outpost that the counties would first need to seek a reception from a nearby state, such as Delaware or Virginia. If that was approved, they would then approach the Maryland legislature and request secession just as stated in Article 6 above.
As with anything dealing with a tyrannical government, I'm guessing Maryland would not be willing to let those counties and their money go to another state. In the end, it would probably result in the government attempting to use force in a manner similar to that of the War of Northern Aggression.
Rural Coloradans have also started an initiative to become the 51st state and have expressed similar concerns to those of the residents of Maryland. Colorado recently recalled two senators over their tyrannical anti-gun positions, which resulted in sweeping gun control legislation.


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Moosella is een geslacht van kreeftachtigen uit de klasse van de Ostracoda (mosselkreeftjes).

Soorten
 Moosella anterosulcata Herrig, 1976 †
 Moosella cochinensis Jain, 1981
 Moosella cochinesis Jain, 1981
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Chris Allinson started his academic career as a Lecturer in the Department of Management Studies at the University of Leeds before the creation of the Leeds University Business School in which he is now a Professor. In addition to teaching and research, he has performed a number of administrative roles including those of Undergraduate Tutor, Admissions Co-ordinator and Head of the Management Division. He has wide experience as an external examiner and as a moderator on university collegiate degree schemes. He has also contributed as a lecturer and consultant to a variety of industrial, governmental and voluntary organisations.Chris Allinson's research has been largely concerned with the person-job and person-organisation fit. He is presently engaged in studies of human information processing at the workplace, especially consequences of the interaction between cognitive style and job characteristics. Outcomes investigated so far include work performance, job satisfaction, occupational stress and leader-member exchange. His previous research was mainly concerned with the skills of performance appraisal and socialisation in bureaucracies.Occupational Psychology Module, MA Human Resource Management
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D-Link DWL-8600AP Wireless Switching N Access Point for DWS-4026. IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n Wireless LAN.
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802.11a: 5.15GHz to 5.35GHz and 5.725GHz to 5.825GHz. 802.11b/g: 2.4GHz to 2.4835GHz. 802.11n: 2.4 GHz-2.497 GHz and 4.9 GHz 5.85 GHz. For 802.11n: PSK/CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK, OFDM. 4 Dualband detachable omnidirectional antennas with reverse SMA connectors. Antenna Gain: 6dBi for 5GHz frequency band, 4dBi for 2.4GHz frequency band. Ethernet Interface: 10/100/1000BASE-T Port With 802.3af PoE. Access Point with Wireless Distribution System. MAC Address Filtering: Local or RADIUS database. WPA/WPA2 EAP, WPA/WPA2 PSK, TKIP/AES.
802.11i/WPA2: Supports pre-authentication and key caching for WPA2 Enterprise. 802.1Q SSID broadcast enable/disable. 16 SSID per frequency band, 32 SSID per AP.
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Trim the roast, then cut into 2-inch pieces. Stir together all ingredients in a 6-quart slow cooker.
Cover, and cook on low until potatoes are tender, up to 8 hours. Transfer pork to a cutting board. Using two forks, shred the pork.
Return the pork to the slow cooker, and stir well before serving.


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Koncept: We had the task of spreading awareness of the Coca-Cola variant "Coca-Cola Life" Which had just been launched. We visited 5 very populated areas and central venues where we set up a Coca-Cola Life stand where visitors could get a sample of the new product.
Other than giving away samples, we tried to spread awareness about the use of the Stevia-plant in Coca-Cola Life as an alternative to sugar and other sweeteners. Therefor we used props made out of materials like tree and we even brought a Stevia Plant with us. This gave visitors an understanding of what makes Coca-Cola Life special and worth trying.


Jon Wayne and The Pain "The 99%"
Jon Wayne and the Pain have released their new single "The 99%" Which can be heard above and downloaded for free. The band is currently on tour and will be hitting much of the Midwest and East coast in the next few months. See full list of dates below.


CSS selectors can be divided into three main categories, temporary packages such as DOM Selectors, Pseudo Selectors, and Combinators.
Let's explore the different ways to declare columns.
column-fill : property specifies how to fill columns, balanced or not.
column-gap : property specifies the gap between the columns.
column-rule : property sets the width, style, and color of the rule between columns.
column-span: property specifies how many columns an element should span across.
Using ::first-lettet : The ::first-letter selector is used to add a style to the first letter of the specified selector, but no IE < 9 support.
j ust wrap the first character of the paragraph in a span, then target the span with CSS and style away.
In November 2015, W3C began working on a draft of HTML5.1 aimed at fixing some of the issues of HTML5. After several releases, it reached the "Candidate Recommendation" status in June 2016, "Proposed Recommendation" in September 2016 and finally "W3C Recommendation" in November 2016. Those who watch this development may find this a bumpy ride. Many of the original features of HTML5.1 have been removed due to poorly designed or lack of support from web browser developers.
The HTML5.1 draft utilizes two different kinds of menu elements, context and toolbar. The menu context menu is normally displayed by right-clicking on the page. During the time spent advancement, toolbar was dropped, however the context menu still remains.
checkbox allows you to choose or deselect a choice.
command allows you perform the onclick action.
Radio allows you to choose a choice from a gathering.
detail and summary elements use to show and hide infomation by clicking on an element. You don't need JS. Clicking on the summary toggles show/hide content from the detail element.
week and month allows you to choose a week or a month. With Chrome, both of theme are displayed as a calendar that allows you to select a specific month of the year or week.
datetime-local always selects the time in the user's time zone.
Any CSS that unsets styles should begin ringing alerts promptly. The very nature of CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is that things cascade and inherit from those defined previous. Rulesets should just acquire and add to the past ones, never fix.
The illustration gives us all h3 our usual font-size and margin for dividing, yet additionally a bit of padding and border-bottom in order to visually separate it from the following component. There is nothing "ethically wrong", it is only that you may have most likely connected them too soon and quickly. Imagine a scenario in which there is a condition that we require the h3 but without that border-bottom and padding-bottom.
NO. That has completely turned out badly. What did we truly accomplish at last? A modified version of h3 with no border and padding? More like 10 lines of CSS and one super revolting class name.
Eight lines. Not radically shorter but rather containing no style undo and a sensible class name.
As you go down a stylesheet you should just ever be including styles, not taking away. In the event that you discover that the more you go down your document, the more recurrence you need to fix styles, well, the odds are you bounced the weapon and began including excessively too early. Envision CSS like this more than a huge number of lines… that is a great deal of superfluous fix. Try not to begin excessively unpredictable and chance having, making it impossible to fix your work later on; you'll end up writing more CSS to accomplish less styling.
Increment browser workload, clearly diminishing execution.
Presently .nav can likewise be connected to an ol, .button can be connected to an input.
You probably already know about the following build tools Bower, Grunt or Gulp in the ecosystem tools for Front-end Development environment.
From the birth of Bootstrap 4, Bower is no longer supported by the Bootstrap team. This action is in line with current trend when NPM is getting better and better. It can fulfill two functions: Package Management (replaces Bower) and Build Tool (replaces Gulp and Grunt).
Within this blog post, we will approach the concept of using NPM as a build tool.
Here, I will explain some basic tasks to illustrate how to use NPM as build tool through NPM scripts.
As you see in the JSON snippet above, each value of NPM Scripts corresponds to a statement when executing on Shell.
Please note that run-s and run-p are abbreviation from npm-run-all commands, run-s runs inside the scripts, while run-p runs outside the Parallel.
This article provided you basic manipulation which is compiling SCSS. Next, we will deal with more commands to ensure NPM is as powerful as any Build tools.