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Q: Parsing list of 'key = value' with unknown keys with Boost::Spirit I've a string like the following one:
[GENERAL]
FMax Antenna = 3000
FMin Antenna = 2000
Invalid key  = Invalid value
EMin Antenna = -50
EMax Antenna = 80

I want to parse it in order to save the value of FMin Antenna, FMax Antenna, EMin Antenna, EMax Antenna in a structure. I've created a Spirit parser, but it works partially.
Since the file can have many key = value rows, I need to parse only what I need (the key values that I must read) ignoring other pairs.
Both key and value can be alphanumeric strings with spaces and tabs.
I've defined inside the parser the keys that I want to read but when I encounter an unknown key, I cannot read keys that follows it (in the example case, I can't read EMin Antenna and EMax Antenna because are defined after an unknown key).
I've tried the code below: If I parse file1, that contains only keys that I want to read, it works, but if I add unknown key = value pairs in the middle of the file, like in file2, it stops to read all subsequent lines.
How can I fix it and continue to parse the file after unknown key-value pairs?
#include <boost/optional/optional_io.hpp>
#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time_io.hpp>
#include <boost/fusion/adapted/struct.hpp>
#include <boost/spirit/include/qi.hpp>
#include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix.hpp>

namespace qi = boost::spirit::qi;

const std::string file1 = R"xx(
[GENERAL]
FMax Antenna = 3000
FMin Antenna = 2000
EMin Antenna = -50
EMax Antenna = 80
)xx";

const std::string file2 = R"xx(
[GENERAL]
FMax Antenna = 3000
FMin Antenna = 2000
EMin Antenna = -50
pappa pio = po po
EMax Antenna = 80
Ciao = 55
)xx";

struct Data {
  double minFrequency = 0.0;
  double maxFrequency = 0.0;
  double minElevation = 0.0;
  double maxElevation = 0.0;
};

BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT(
  Data,
  (double, minFrequency)
  (double, maxFrequency)
  (double, minElevation)
  (double, maxElevation)
)

template <typename It, typename Skipper = qi::space_type>
struct grammar : qi::grammar<It, Data(), Skipper> {

  grammar() : grammar::base_type(start) {

    auto minFrequency = bind(&Data::minFrequency, qi::_val);
    auto maxFrequency = bind(&Data::maxFrequency, qi::_val);
    auto minElevation = bind(&Data::minElevation, qi::_val);
    auto maxElevation = bind(&Data::maxElevation, qi::_val);

    start = qi::no_case["[GENERAL]"] >> *(
      ("FMin Antenna" >> qi::lit('=') >> qi::int_)[minFrequency = qi::_1] |
      ("FMax Antenna" >> qi::lit('=') >> qi::int_)[maxFrequency = qi::_1] |
      ("EMin Antenna" >> qi::lit('=') >> qi::int_)[minElevation = qi::_1] |
      ("EMax Antenna" >> qi::lit('=') >> qi::int_)[maxElevation = qi::_1] |
      (+(qi::alnum | qi::blank) >> qi::lit('=') >> +(qi::alnum | qi::blank)) // Issue here?
    );
  }

private:

  qi::rule<It, Data(), Skipper> start;
};

int main() {
  using It = std::string::const_iterator;
  Data parsed1, parsed2;
  bool ok = qi::phrase_parse(file1.begin(), file1.end(), grammar<It>(), qi::space, parsed1);
  std::cout << "--- File 1 ---" << std::endl;
  std::cout << "parsed   = " << std::boolalpha << ok << std::endl;
  std::cout << "min freq = " << parsed1.minFrequency << std::endl;
  std::cout << "max freq = " << parsed1.maxFrequency << std::endl;
  std::cout << "min elev = " << parsed1.minElevation << std::endl;
  std::cout << "max elev = " << parsed1.maxElevation << std::endl;
  std::cout << "--- File 2 ---" << std::endl;
  ok = qi::phrase_parse(file2.begin(), file2.end(), grammar<It>(), qi::space, parsed2);
  std::cout << "parsed   = " << std::boolalpha << ok << std::endl;
  std::cout << "min freq = " << parsed2.minFrequency << std::endl;
  std::cout << "max freq = " << parsed2.maxFrequency << std::endl;
  std::cout << "min elev = " << parsed2.minElevation << std::endl;
  std::cout << "max elev = " << parsed2.maxElevation << std::endl;
  return 0;
}

Ouput:
--- File 1 ---
parsed   = true
min freq = 2000
max freq = 3000
min elev = -50
max elev = 80
--- File 2 ---
parsed   = true
min freq = 2000
max freq = 3000
min elev = -50
max elev = 0  <-- This should be 80 like in the first parsing

A: You're confused about skippers.

*

*Newlines are significant in your grammar, which is why you need a skipper that doesn't eat them

*In your rules, you match +(alnum|blank) which is never gonna work because the skipper eats everything that matches blank anyways

(See Boost spirit skipper issues for background)
Other notes:

*

*You don't need Fusion adaptation unless you want auto-magic attribute propagation. You're not using it right now.

Solving It
I'd make things very explicit:
known =
    ("FMin Antenna" >> lit('=') >> int_)[minFrequency = _1] |
    ("FMax Antenna" >> lit('=') >> int_)[maxFrequency = _1] |
    ("EMin Antenna" >> lit('=') >> int_)[minElevation = _1] |
    ("EMax Antenna" >> lit('=') >> int_)[maxElevation = _1]
    ;

unknown = +alnum >> '=' >> +alnum;

setting = (known(_r1) | unknown) >> +eol;

start =
    no_case["[GENERAL]"] >> eol
    >> *setting(_val);

Splitting up in rules is a little tricky, because *setting would try to synthesize a container attribute, making it impossible to propagate to the actual Data attribute.
I solved it by passing the attribute by reference in an inherited attribute, which disables automatic attribute propagation.

Alternatively, you could add a semantic action of any kind to inhibit automatic attribute propagation

DEMO
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#include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix.hpp>
#include <boost/spirit/include/qi.hpp>
#include <iomanip>

namespace qi = boost::spirit::qi;

struct Data {
    double minFrequency = 0.0;
    double maxFrequency = 0.0;
    double minElevation = 0.0;
    double maxElevation = 0.0;
};

template <typename It, typename Skipper = qi::blank_type>
struct grammar : qi::grammar<It, Data(), Skipper> {

    grammar() : grammar::base_type(start) {

        using namespace qi;
        auto minFrequency = bind(&Data::minFrequency, _r1);
        auto maxFrequency = bind(&Data::maxFrequency, _r1);
        auto minElevation = bind(&Data::minElevation, _r1);
        auto maxElevation = bind(&Data::maxElevation, _r1);

        known =
            ("FMin Antenna" >> lit('=') >> int_)[minFrequency = _1] |
            ("FMax Antenna" >> lit('=') >> int_)[maxFrequency = _1] |
            ("EMin Antenna" >> lit('=') >> int_)[minElevation = _1] |
            ("EMax Antenna" >> lit('=') >> int_)[maxElevation = _1]
            ;

        unknown = +alnum >> '=' >> +alnum;

        setting = (known(_r1) | unknown) >> +eol;

        start =
            no_case["[GENERAL]"] >> eol
            >> *setting(_val);
    }

  private:
    qi::rule<It, Data(), Skipper> start;
    qi::rule<It, void(Data&), Skipper> setting, known;
    qi::rule<It, Skipper> unknown;
};

int main() {
    using It = std::string::const_iterator;
    grammar<It> const g;

    for (std::string const file : {
            "[GENERAL]\nFMax Antenna = 3000\nFMin Antenna = 2000\nEMin Antenna = -50\nEMax Antenna = 80\n",
            "[GENERAL]\nFMax Antenna = 3000\nFMin Antenna = 2000\nEMin Antenna = -50\npappa pio = po po\nEMax Antenna = 80\nCiao = 55\n",
        })
    {
        Data parsed;
        It f = begin(file), l = end(file);
        bool ok = qi::phrase_parse(f, l, g, qi::blank, parsed);

        std::cout << "--- File ---" << "\n";
        std::cout << "parsed   = " << std::boolalpha << ok << "\n";
        if (ok) {
            std::cout << "min freq = " << parsed.minFrequency << "\n";
            std::cout << "max freq = " << parsed.maxFrequency << "\n";
            std::cout << "min elev = " << parsed.minElevation << "\n";
            std::cout << "max elev = " << parsed.maxElevation << "\n";
        }

        if (f!=l) {
            std::cout << "Remaining unparsed: ";
            while (f!=l) {
                char c = *f++;
                if (isprint(c)) std::cout << c;
                else std::cout << "\\x" << std::setw(2) << std::setfill('0') << std::hex << static_cast<int>(c);
            }
        }
    }
}

Prints
--- File ---
parsed   = true
min freq = 2000
max freq = 3000
min elev = -50
max elev = 80
--- File ---
parsed   = true
min freq = 2000
max freq = 3000
min elev = -50
max elev = 80

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America In The Offing: The Incumbent Always Wins
March 8, 2021 Uncategorizedmtc9393
There was a time in America where Black voters were allowed to vote just like their fellow citizens. They were given the right by Amendments to our Constitution filed during and after the Civil War which was fought to keep Black folk enslaved. They had these rights during the ten or so years that followed but slowly, inexorably, those who participated in the Rebellion Against the Union again gained power. They systematically took from the Blacks their ability to vote.
For example as a result of a Constitutional amendment in Louisiana the number of Black registered voters dropped from 130,000 before the new constitution, to just 5,000 by 1900. By 1904, the number had dropped to just 1,000.
I am sure there were many in New England who looked at fondness at how this was accomplished and wished they had been wiser when giving the rights to others to vote. It was through the vote that the Irish were able to gain power, help their people by passing laws beneficial to them, and protect themselves. No doubt some figured they should have come up with a mechanism like they did in the South to prevent such a thing from happening.
As we all know there are a majority of Republicans now going around saying the Democrats rigged the last presidential election. The say this because the guy that lost – probably the only Republican who lost in most Red States – refuses to put on his big boy pants and accept the will of the people. They assert that the Democrats were able to rig the election for president but unable to rig the election for U.S. senator or member of the House. It would seem to me, but what do I know, that if the Democrats had the ability to rig an election they would do it down the line and put all Democrats in office. I note that in the Red States the Republicans have been pretty successful rigging their laws to to keep the Democrats out of office.
Take a look at Wisconsin. Democrats received 46% of the statewide vote for State Assembly and 47% for State Senate. They won only 38% of the seats in the Assembly and 36% in the Senate. Now that's how you rig things.
But that rigging was done subtly with small changes but now the gloves are off. Having lost the presidency because more people were able to vote than at any time in our history there is a mad rush to make it more difficult for folk to vote. That's what happens when you are a minority party. You want to eventually restrict the vote to your own people.
One legislator in one state has jumped ahead of all others in figuring out how to maintain Republican domination in all elections. This Arizona Republican has proposed legislation that would allow state lawmakers to ignore the results of presidential elections and decide themselves which candidate would receive the state's electoral votes. It reads: "Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the Legislature retains its legislative authority regarding the office of presidential elector and by majority vote at any time before the presidential inauguration may revoke the secretary of state's issuance or certification of a presidential elector's certification of election."
This is a brilliant idea but why is it limited to the presidential election? Why not extend it to the statewide elections for the House and Senate? The folk in the Legislature can keep their seats forever. If anyone of them is defeated by the voters, the Legislature can vote to disregard that vote and keep the defeated legislator in office.
Who needs Gerrymandering or Voter Suppression or any other tools to keep the folk from voting? The vote can even be extended to non citizens. No longer is there any worry because the Republicans have conjured up the best and simplest way forward. They will let people vote and then just ignore their votes.
That's an even better idea than Louisiana came up with to restrict Blacks from voting. Although I suppose I should not give the Arizona Republican too much credit. His idea does have echoes of the voting under the Soviet Union where over 99% of the folk that voted routinely choose the Communist candidate.
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msfreeh says:
You may want to investigate the FBI Fruhmenschen program
set up in the 1940's by the FBI to target black elected leaders
in sting operations without cause because FBI agents feel
blacks are incapable of governing..
https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/howscl1&div=8&id=&page=
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1988/01/12/mitchells-obstruction-of-justice-trial-opens/f52c4312-e30c-4808-867c-ae81ac52a603/
https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-official-told-congress-bureau-093012587.html
An FBI official told Congress the bureau can't monitor Americans' social media. That's not true.
Ken Dilanian
Mon, March 8, 2021
MS:
I well know J Edgar's one big fear was a Black revolt in this country. He believed the Communists did not have enough adherents to do much damage but if they could find one Black who would be an inspiring leader who would follow them and make Blacks recognize that they had been given the short end of the stick they would be able to overthrow the country. So it is not surprising that the FBI would have an program set up to demean Blacks.
Hutch says:
Why can't we just sell our votes? This is America, after all.
Hutch:
We do sell our votes but not for money. Some sell them to whoever hates who they hate. From what I see there is so much corruption flowing through the Trump folk that it is impossible to even shake a stick at all of it. Where do you start investigating when wherever you turn folk are bilking the country with the help of the politicians – and I hope that there are not plenty of Democrats also who are waiting for their chances at the trough.

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PSA Marine worker found dead near Riau island
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A Singaporean man who was reported to be missing after falling during his working hours on Friday at Banyan Basin, off Jurong Island, near the Riau Island was found on Friday (23 December) and confirmed to be an employee of PSA Marine.
The body of the man was found by local fishermen. He was wearing black trousers and a white shirt with "PSA Marine" written on it and boots.
An ID card was also found with the name Ilzam bin Odit, born on 8 September 1963. The ID card said the man lived in Sengkang, Singapore.
Karimun regency is located 50 kilometers southwest of Singapore and can be reached in 105-minutes by ferry from the city-state.
Karimun Police water police unit head First Inspector Sahata Sitorus said on Saturday (24 December) that the body had been admitted to the Muhammad Sani General Hospital to undergo a post-mortem examination.
Mr Sahata told The Jakarta Post, "We have yet to identify the cause of the death and why the body was floating in the Karimun Anak water," adding that the man was estimated to have been floating for around two days.
PSA spokesperson told reporters that after the report of the missing man was lodged PSA Marine and the relevant Government agencies were conducted search and rescue immediately. However, he was not found until a body matching Mr Ilzam's description was discovered in Karimun on Friday and subsequently identified as Mr Ilzam.
The spokesperson said, "PSA Marine's management extends its deepest condolences to Mr Ilzam Odit's family and will continue to work with the relevant Government agencies to provide assistance and support to his family."
"PSA Marine would like to thank the Indonesian and Singaporean agencies for their assistance in the recovery and return of the body to Mr Ilzam Odit's family," the spokesperson said.
PSA added that the incident was under investigation. Therefore, declined to give any further comments.
In response to Channel NewsAsia's email query, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesman said, "Our Consulate in Batam is in touch with the Indonesian authorities over this incident and is providing the necessary consular assistance to the family."
Two Hong Kongers given five years for inciting subversion


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Q: MEF and Unity integration I have an application where I use MEF for composition and unity for DI.
At some point, I have a component that uses MEF to load many providers for a sevice.
Some if the providers should be instantiated using Unity, because they need to receive add'l components when instantiated.
The provider needed to be created by Unity had the dependency types / interfaces registered with the container.
But when the root component is composed through MEF, (and the list is filled with all exported components registered by MEF), the one that needs build up with Unity doesn't get its dependencies injected.
My code is
public class LoggerManager
{
    [ImportMany(typeof(ILogger))]
    private List<ILogger> _loggers { get; set; }
}

and a logger is
[Export(typeof(ILogger))]
public class WinEventLog : EventLog, ILogger
{

    private IWinLoggerConfigurator _config = null;

    public WinEventLog(IWinLoggerConfigurator config)
    {
        _config=config;
    }
}

In my main code I have, before attempting to compose LogManager
UnityHelper.Container.RegisterType<IWinLoggerConfigurator , MyWinLoggerConfigurator>();

How this can be accomplished?
Thank you

A: You should also check out this MEFContrib project - http://mefcontrib.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Unity%20Integration

A: I found the following post, that described the situation, and a solution to it.
http://pwlodek.blogspot.com/2009/05/unity-mef-integration-layer.html


Tom Young is one of the founding partners of Madison Insurance Group which opened its doors in June 1995. Tom became the sole owner in April 2008. Tom's first career was in commercial banking eventually becoming president of a local bank. His goal is to provide honesty and integrity to all of Madison Insurance Group's clients by providing the best possible products at a competitive price. Tom stresses that all Madison employees strive to build a long term relationship with our clients by providing outstanding service that sets us apart from our competition.
Tom focuses on and enjoys working with larger Colorado businesses that manufacture, warehouse, and transport their own products. In addition to the larger companies, he also spends much of his time insuring over the road truckers and providing professional liability for churches.
In his spare time he enjoys chasing his three granddaughters, elusive trout, and errant golf balls. He has coached youth sports for over 30 years and is presently an assistant basketball coach at Denver Christian High School.
Craig Allegrezza has been an independent insurance agent for just over 25 years and specializes in Commercial Property and Liability Insurance. Craig has been with Madison Insurance Group since 2002 and is currently one of the partners. His true expertise is working closely with businesses to find a customized insurance plan that includes the proper coverage for their operations.
In his spare time, Craig spends time working out and plays the saxophone in his own jazz band. Craig lives in Denver with his wife Shawn and has a son, Benjamin and a daughter, Isabella.
Dennis spent a number of years owning and operating several small businesses before joining Madison Insurance Group in 2001.
That experience along with over 95 years of combined agency insurance expertise provides an invaluable resource for clients. The net result is identifying business risks that can and should be insured at the lowest possible costs. He has provided insurance for cleaning and laundry services, commercial real estate primarily offices, distributors and restaurants among others.
A Chicago area native, Dennis graduated from Regis University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He and his wife Gale live in Littleton and have three grown children living in the Denver Area.
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Murray's career began as a Colorado Insurance Agent working for the Principal Financial Group after graduating from the University of San Diego. His love of Colorado brought him back home to his third generation roots. Before joining Madison Insurance Group in 2006, he owned his own agency for 10 years. Murray has specialized in working with Denver small business owners and individuals helping them to understand the importance of their insurance. Whether you need a General Liability, Property Insurance, Home & Auto, Professional Liability, Technology, Errors & Omissions or Workers' Compensation policy and you love to learn – then Murray is your guy. He is the educator. He believes the more the client knows, the more informed decisions his clients can make.
Murray married his college sweetheart, and together are raising their 3 children. Over the years, Murray has enjoyed coaching their sports. He stays active by cycling, playing tennis, skiing, and when time allows, playing a round of golf. If you are looking for a friendly game of ping pong, give him a call.
Every situation is different, so when it comes time to review your insurance, please let Murray help.
Dan Young graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas and started his career in insurance as a claim adjuster. Before joining Madison Insurance Group, Dan handled liability and auto claims for several years. He enjoys working with customers that manufacture products as well as commercial real estate owners. His background in claims helps him educate his customers on how their policy responds in the event of an accident.
Dan is married to his wife Alex and they have a new daughter, Hayden. Dan enjoys all that Colorado has to offer, including fishing, golfing, and skiing. Dan also is a high school basketball coach and enjoys working with young people.
Shanna Jamsay graduated from Regis University and started her insurance career 19 years ago at Madison Insurance Group. She worked for the agency for 5 years, then got married and moved to Greeley, CO where she continued to pursue her insurance career. She specialized in commercial insurance ranging from mid to large size companies. Shanna is now back at Madison Insurance Group and views her career as an insurance consultant to her clients. Anyone can sell on price, but her goal is to be sure her clients know what their insurance program covers and that it's covered properly.
Shanna is married to her husband Jim and they are raising three beautiful children. Shanna enjoys the outdoors with her family in activities such as camping, hiking and fishing. She also has a passion for running and enjoys half and full marathons.
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Another month has gone with so many good books read. Our average is about 30 new books a week, so I always barely scratch the surface even with an Amazon widget. However, this week Smarty didn't have any problems picking her favorite books, and for once our picks were the same with one exception.
Crepes by Suzette by Monica Wellington was recommended by Storied Cities as part of "April in Paris" series, and it was hands-down favorite for both of us. I lived in Paris for more than a year, so this book brought up a lot of longing to visit this wonderful city again and see all those places for real. I was surprised and pleased that Smarty could match some of the artwork in this book to another Monica Wellington's book Squeaking of Art that we read and reviewed before. She loved pointing out familiar details and enjoyed the story of various people buying crepes from the street vendor. We are yet to make crepes from the recipe in the book, but it's on my list!
I am very grateful to have a terrific library close to where we live. Our previous library had good children book section, but most of the books were heavily used, which made flap books not very useful. This library has this brand new Usborne See Inside books, and we definitely take advantage of them. Smarty enjoys flap books, and she learned a lot about our planet from this book – just in time for the Earth Day. She continued to enjoy this book this week and picked it as one of her favorites. The book focuses a lot on climate change, so people who don't believe in human impact on climate might find it somewhat biased. It generated a lot of discussions about how we can reduce our CO2 footprint.
Mary Ann Hoberman is our most loved poet. We read a lot of her books, and they were all instant hits. All Kinds of Families made a repeat visit this week, and I also love illustrations by Marc Boutavant. The story rhymes well, and more musically inclined people could probably turn it into a song. This book also opens a door for all kinds of sorting play that my daughter chooses from time to time and an opportunity to look for unexpected "families" around us.
Our opinions split on LaRue Across America by Mark Teague. We haven't read any previous LaRue books and while I enjoyed the illustrations and the map, I really wasn't sure what the target audience for the actual story was expected to be. Sarcasm is not something that my 4 year old understands, and there were innumerable "why" on each page, many of which I was not able to explain. However, she did love the book, and her favorite part that LaRue's "died in the Death Valley". She found this twist very amusing. Therefore I am sure she will be delighted to receive her own copy of this book that we won at Chronicle of an Infant Bibliophile giveaway.
Oh my another set of wonderful looking books! Like the sound of All Kinds of Families and will have to keep an eye out for it!
I have never understood sarcasm in children's books. It's so hard for a preschooler to understand, and so kind of pointless in my opinion. :) Love the Crepes by Suzette - sounds so cute!
The La Rue books are geared more for a first/second grade level. I remember reading them to my class and the kids liking it a lot. They're starting to get sarcasm then.
I don't know about sarcasm but sometimes kids like word play.
I have really enjoyed the Storied Cities "April in Paris" series!
Also, we borrowed that poetry book you recommended last week, and liked it so well that I ordered a copy for us to keep! Thanks for a great recommendation!!!
Thanks for the Storied Cities shout out! You can see I haven't been very bloggy lately. Maybe soon we will join your link up again.
We haven't read any of these books! I am totally craving crepes now though!!!!!!
which of Mary Ann Hoberman books are the best i would like to try one with my son ?
Looks like a great selection of books! I haven't read many of these and will have to look for them.
What great books! JDaniel would probably love LaRue.
See Inside Planet Earth sounds really neat!


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Eric Dondero Rittberg, The Real-Life "Master Shake"?
Filed under: Humor, Media, Politics, Principles — Tags: Eric Dondero, LP, TLE — mikewb1971 @ 10:39 PM (22:39)
For a few months now, I've been a fan of a cartoon series called "Aqua Teen Hunger Force." Think of it as a sophisticated, surreal Beavis and Butthead, or a really gross form of South Park. Either way, it's pretty funny (it helps to have a twisted sense of humor). You might want to check out the show's page on adultswim.com, as I'll be referring to it in a moment:
http://www.adultswim.com/shows/athf/index.html
The character I'll spend the most time with here goes by the name Master Shake, or just "Shake". He's a talking milkshake, about five feet, six inches. He's also a complete asshole and moron.
Once, Shake sells his roommate Meatwad to the circus for two FRN, telling him that he's going to "computer camp." The other roomie, Frylock, buys a toy for Meatwad. Shake grabs it instead, thinks it's a real computer, then asks "Which one do I buy stock with – the chicken or the piggie?"
Shake and neighbor Carl split the cost of getting a mail-order bride from Chechnya, then fight over who gets to marry her.
Shake flushes the Aqua Teens' monthly bills down the toilet, then complains about the electricity and cable TV getting cut off, blaming the cut-off on the other two.
Shake offers heavy metal musician Zakk Wylde 1.4 million FRN to rewrite "Happy Birthday" into a headbanger tune. When Frylock asks him "Where the hell are you gonna get that kind of money?" Shake says that he'll pay it out of royalties collected from future sales. Shake then plans to debut this masterpiece with Wilde playing it alongside two six-foot plastic scorpions in an abandoned and trashed party hall.
If you're familiar with the name Eric Dondero Rittberg (and variants thereof), it should. Dondero-Rittberg has been a perennial whiner in libertarian ranks.
I first came across "Shake" Dondero-Rittberg on the [libertarian_culture] Yahoo list, where he was complaining that we weren't libertarians but actually anarchists. He was also whining that he was "purged" from the Libertarian Party in the late 1980's or early 1990's by the "extremist faction." When I pointed out that George Worthless Bush was a con artist when it came to Second Amendment issues (among other things), Eric the Shake suggested that I join the Taliban or move to Castroist Cuba, and that "You are no American!"
Fast-forward to this year, when lo and behold, I find that Eric the Shake was seeking the LP's vice-presidential nomination. This bid was rather short-lived, as he is still a member of the Republican Party and a fan of Bush II, making it very unlikely that he'd win. So then he joins Gary Nolan's presidential campaign as an aide, fresh out of Ron Paul's office. When Nolan lost the nomination to Michael Badnarik, Eric threw another of his temper tantrums, complaining that Badnarik is "only" a "semi-employed Computer Programmer," has "no college degree" (so what?—neither does Bill Gates), has no military service record, and is a possible plant from the FBI. Etc., etc.
For what it's worth, Dondero-Rittberg says that anyone not with him but still professing to be a libertarian is an anarchist (again, so what?):
"You people make me embarrassed to be in the same movement. Why don't you all just change your names to Anarchists. You are not real libertarians. You don't even know the meaning of the word.
"Go away and get the hell out of the libertraian movement. You are doing SERIOUS DAMAGE TO OUR CAUSE! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
Hmmm . . .
What's this "our cause" BS all about? Since Badnarik got the LP's nod, Dondero-Rittberg went back to being a Bushevik camp-follower, saying that Worthless "must have some libertarian instincts" and that his brother Jeb is a "solid mainstream libertarian." Is this the same Jeb Bush that pitched the Matrix data-mining program to the FBI / CIA ferals in Washington?
As for Worthless' "libertarian instincts," they sure weren't showing when he campaigned with NRA money in his war chest while promising to re-authorize the Clinton-era "assault weapons" ban, as it expires on 13 Sept 2004. How about when he said that he supported "ending the 'gun show loophole'" by making private firearm sales illegal?
And never forget that immediately after the events of 11 Sept 2001 (some call it "9-11"), the neo-conservatives were up in arms that the Air Force didn't have F-16's and F-15's ready to intercept and shoot down the hijacked airliners. At the same time, they were also complaining that "airport security" wasn't "tight enough."
So when it comes down to brass tacks, the Busheviks would rather shoot down a plane with 90-100 people on board who haven't hurt anyone else on the plane – turning them into 600-mph hamburger as their bodies are shredded by the explosion of an air-to-air missile and/or 20-mm or 30-mm cannon-fire – rather than let those same people carry the most effective means of self-defense onto the aircraft.
So much for their support of the Second Amendment.
I guess I'll have to live with being an "Anarchist" then.
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The Libertarian Enterprise – Number 275, 13 June 2004
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While in-display fingerprint scanners are the latest deal in terms of biometric scanners for smartphones, Face ID is also a feature not to be forgotten about. While the technology was properly first introduced by Apple on the iPhone X, it was OnePlus that delivered blazing fast face unlock technology on the OnePlus 5T.
Since then, users of previous OnePlus devices have also been requesting the feature to be made available on their handsets. Late in last year's November, OnePlus confirmed that the OnePlus 5 would be getting face unlock as well. It was then speculated whether users of the OnePlus 3 and 3T would get to taste the feature or not.
After weeks of teasing, it has been officially confirmed by Carl Pei that the older devices will also be getting face unlock.
In a recent interview with CNET, while discussing OnePlus' next flagship device, Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, said that the OnePlus 3 and 3T would soon get a beta version of the company's Face Unlock feature, which was introduced in the 5T. "There's no reason to withhold features we can easily implement," Pei said.
Considering the fact that OnePlus' implementation of Face Unlock relies on algorithms and does not make use of any proprietary or dedicated hardware like Apple, it should be easy to port the feature onto previous generation devices as well.
"There's no reason to withhold features we can easily implement," Pei said.
While there is no official date as to when the aforementioned beta will be released for the OnePlus 3/3T users, in the meantime, we've also covered a guide on how to get OnePlus 5T's Face Unlock feature on your smartphone, so make sure to check that out.
Are you excited that the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T are finally getting the super-fast face unlock feature? Let us know your thoughts on it in the comments section down below.
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Make the update quick as possible.
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Warner Bros and NetherRealm Studios have added Green Arrow to the ever growing list of playable DC characters in upcoming fighting game, Injustice: Gods Among Us.
Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) will join already announced Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Catwoman, Nightwing, Harley Quinn, Cyborg and Solomon Grundy in combat.
Injustice: Gods Among Us is being developed by award-winning NetherRealm Studios (creators of the Mortal Kombat franchise) and will take a grittier approach to staple characters of the DC Universe.
Check out the Green Arrow announcement trailer below.
Injustice: Gods Among Us will be released for 360, PS, and Wii U in April 2013.


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Q: DDR3 1333Mhz Ram PC3-10600 vs PC3-10660 performance difference I've looked around and I'm unable to find a any real idea of how much performance difference that there is. The timings are the same as the RAM that is in my laptop but I wanted to expand it to 16GB and thus I bought some patriot ram that was on sale on newegg and had a 20usd gift card, after you purchased it. The only difference between it and the Samsung RAM that I have in my laptop(beyond manufacturer) is that the Patriot ram is DDR3 PC3-10660 and the patriot is PC3-10600.
I know that the difference is likely in some sort of speed but since there's no definitive guide, my guess is that it's the maximum throughput in some measurement. I'm going to say MB/s. If that is it, then I'm not going to worry since 60MB/s maximum throughput difference is not worth me spending 2x as much on ram that's going to be used for a ram disk.

A: There is no difference.
The common module name of DDR-1333 is PC3-10600, because its peak transfer rate is 10666.666... MB/s.
Advertising the RAM modules as PC3-10660 or even PC3-10666 is simply marketing. It sounds higher, but it actually refers to the same thing.


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Translation of Chinese poet Zheng Xiaoqiong's essay 'Plastics Factory', published in Sydney Review of Books on 14 Feb 2019.
Translation of Chinese poet Zheng Xiaoqiong's essay 'Iron', published in Sydney Review of Books on 22 Nov 2018.
Translation of Chinese poet Zheng Xiaoqiong's four prose poems, published in Mascara Literary Review (Issue 22).
Article '南十字星下孤独的舞者', introducing Australian poet Mark Tredinnick, and translation of his ten poems, published in World Literature (Issue 363) in China.
Translation of Chinese writer Sheng Keyi's speech 'I AM NOT HERE TO PANDER', punished in Sydney Review of Books.
Article adapted from book launch speech, and translation of Australian poet Mark Tredinnick's one poem, published in Higher View Business (Issue 3).
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Q: Prestashop - Can I upgrade modules without losing my work? I upgraded my version to the latest version 1.7.7.8 and some modules I can't upgrade in back-office only in manual mode ( I buy it from addons ) but this way I lose my work and go back to standard mode.
Does anyone have an idea, please?
Example: I working on this "Registration" page and making some changes
this page origin of Prestashop

And this the changes

Note: This is just an example and I found the solution and I mean in other modules when I press upgrade this is what I get and I have it .zip

When I does the copy and paste I lost my work

A: Changes you've made to the registration page have nothing to do with third-party modules.
Uploading the ZIP of an updated module will overwrite only the module in /modules/{module_name} folder (and its files).
So uploading an updated version will "start" the upgrade procedure provided by the module developer but nothing else.
I guess for your modification you have acted in the core (or theme / translations) so nothing will be lost with a simple module upload/upgrade.
If I have misunderstood and you have actually made some changes directly on some third-party module files, this is not the "Prestashop" way to work...
There are several ways to override module template in your theme (just put the custom TPL in /themes/mytheme/modules/xxxx directory).


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SEBASTIAN BACH Slams Writer Over Negative Concert Review: 'Go F**k Yourself'
Sebastian Bach has traded verbal jabs with a writer over a negative review of the former SKID ROW singer's recent concert in Georgia, calling the critic a "complete loser" and telling him to "stay the fuck away from me if you know what's good for you."
Bach kicked off his "An Evening With…" U.S. tour on April 27 in Jacksonville, Florida. The trek sees the singer changing up the set he has performed for years by going for a more "stripped down" approach.
Don De Leaumont attended the second show of Bach's tour — which took place on April 28 show at 37 Main in Johns Creek — and posted a review of the gig on The Great Southern Brainfart web site. In the article, which can be read in its entirety at this location, he described Bach's vocals as "so off key that I was waiting for Randy Jackson to come out saying, 'Yo dawg, that was a little pitchy.'" The writer went on to say: "It was really painful to see how this guy who at one time was one of my favorite metal singers in one of my favorite metal bands reduced down to such a circus side show. Even his band for the most part all had this look of disdain on their faces like they were barely happy to be even picking up a pay check from this gig."
After De Leaumont posted a link to his review on the The Great Southern BrainfartFacebook page, Bach personally responded in the comments section, calling the author of the article an "asshole" and adding, "Stay the fuck away from me if you know what's good for you." The singer went on to say: "I will tell every band I know to keep you off the fucking list of every show that you ever want to get into." De Leaumont and Bach then exchanged a number of insults in the comments below the writer's original post, with De Leaumont telling Sebastian: "I'm sorry dude but I was a fan. A HUGE fan. I've always gone to bat for 'Slave To The Grind' and defended that era of SKID ROW but man, let's face it. You don't have it anymore. You rely on vocal effects (very obvious) and your a pretentious douchebag. The truth hurts obviously." Using what appears to be his personal Facebook account — under his real name, Sebastian Bierk — Bach responded to De Leaumont, saying: "Yeah that was the reaction from the video clip of 'My Michelle' that I did on stage with Axl Rose last week. That I've lost my voice. Go fuck yourself. I will post video from this exact show you were at and you will look like the complete loser that you are."
Sebastian's "An Evening With…" tour is scheduled to end on June 3 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bach will follow the trek with the release of his long-awaited memoir, "18 And Life On Skid Row", due out June 28 on Dey Street Books (formerly It Books),an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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There is metered parking in front of the restaurant. Also, there is a large public lot behind the restaurant.
We have a private room that holds up to 32 people.
At The Melting Pot, fondue truly becomes a memorable four-course dining experience where patrons can dip into something different - and discover all the ingredients for a unique dining experience including a relaxed atmosphere, private tables, attentive service, fine wines and signature fondue dinners.
The service was absolutely horrendous. We were seated at 8:00 we hadn't even received our drinks by 8:30. We only ordered desserts and the server started preparing it at 8:50. No one checked on us at all throughout the meal and then, when the time came for the check, our server was again nowhere to be found -- had to wait an additional 25 minutes. Very disappointing.
It was date night for my wife and me. Our server was great, SE explained all our options, we picked the four courses: cheese, salad, main, and chocolate fondue dessert! We each could pick our own proteins: veggie for her, beef for me. The 4-cheese fondue was really tasty and the bread and veggie & fruit dippers were very fresh. Few extra calories for the Coq Au Vin made the 4 beef choices and veggies flavorful!
Our server knew we were pressed for time, so she recommended a rain check for our dessert! Awesome idea!
We returned after the concert to enjoy a healthy dose of chocolate turtle fondue with brownie, pound cake, krispy treats, and fresh fruit dippers! Yum!
Special food and great service, it's good for those who want to try new food, but the courses there are honestly just a fancy hot pot.
Service was slow, waiter was forgetful. Had to ask several different staff members for service. There was no toilet paper in the bathroom, trash on the floor of the dining room.
My first visit and it was very good! However, it's a little pricey. You are definitely paying for the experience but this was a fun restaurant for a celebration and the food was very good.
This was an amazing dining experience. The food was excellent. Perfect date night!
Amazing experience .realaay Enjoyed the delicious Fondue.
Amazing place for a date! Its always a great experience when we go.
Great fun and great atmosphere. My son had a wonderful time at his birthday dinner.
Perfect from start to finish. We had romance package and they sure do deliver! Highly recommend and am thankful to all staff for a wonderful experience.
Great place to take family, friends, or a date. Food is always good and the interactive menu makes it fun.
It was wonderful. There is nothing I would change and our server was fantastic!! And yes, I would recommend a friend.
My mother, daughter and I love the melting pot! The food was fresh and great as always but our service always just not good. We wanted more dippers and nobody came around on 2 different occasions . Also our dishes were left on the table entirely too long. Salad plates hadn't been cleared before the entrees were dropped off and same with dessert .
We have been here at least 20 times and never had such poor service sadly .
We loved it! Best place ever!! Can't wait to come back!!
Melting pot is one of mine and my boyfriends favorite places to go! We always have such good food and a great experience, making our meats is always a fun time as well! We sat for about 5 minutes before our waiter came over to us (totally wasn't a problem) the manager was kind enough to offer us drinks on the house or a complimentary (extra) sweets platter for our chocolate fondue. We're there monthly, we just went Wednesday 03/20 and we already can't wait to go back!!
i can't remember the waiters name but he's was SO nice & super attentive. it was our second time there & he was really good at explaining everything & answering any questions we had!
My Husband and I absolutely love The Melting Pot. It's a great experience, the food is always great and the service is always great! Love it!
We love coming to the Melting Pot for special occasions. We have always had such great service and food. The specials were so easy to order from and the wine was wonderful. Our waiter was so helpful with explaining each option and his recommendations for certain things to try with our meal were on point. Can't wait to come back again for another special night out.
It was an experience I cannot wait to repeat. Everything, the service, the food, the atmosphere was absolutely perfect.
The worst $400 I've ever spent.
We have visited this establishment every February for years celebrating my daughters birthday, she is now 18. THE WORST service we have ever experienced. EVER. The continued feeling that we were "putting out" the server through the 3 hour horrible experience. All started with clumpy non-melted cheese. Complained twice to our server and again to another server with a response from both of non caring and no intention of making it right. Btw, they never did.
Soon after, a spilt drink,right in front of the server as he was passing out entree sauces, by an 8 year old and he didn't stop to help , instead told me to use the paper napkins to clean up. Then promptly returned to push me into making a dessert decision as I just sat down to start eating after consoling the crying 8 year old. Unbelievable.
Absolutely zero "fun" in celebrating from the server in or experience. Instead rushing and odd remarks. When we asked for extra pound cake for our dessert we were shot down with the response of "we have a lot of people here tonight".
Eventually we complained to the manager about our experience and we were told by him the he would "talk to the server". No effort on the the managers part to make it right either.
I will NEVER return to the UCity location and may never return to this franchise EVER!!
Purely disastrous and disappointed in what a milestone 18th annual birthday celebration should have been.
Beware for any future visitors! Go elsewhere for your celebrations. The fun that is suppose to be had will be filled with a hurry up and eat, while we do the least work and care for your experience as possible.
This was an amazing experience. We felt like we were in the restaurant alone.
time at our table. We will definitely come again!
Very good, great service, very expensive for this person.
Always a wonderful experience! My partner and I always go there for special events!
The only issue was that our reservation was at 7:15 and we didn't get seated until 7:30.
Great service and great gluten free options.
It was a lovely meal for my friends 22nd Birthday. Our waitress was very sweet and helpful!
I was there from 2:45pm, until 6pm. Everything took way too long esp for how much I paid.
I've been quite a few times. It wasn't a horrible experience, but really just kind of awkward. I wanted to do something specially for my bf for V-Day so I did the ultimate romance package. The server was a nice guy, and really my issue wasn't with him. It was the weird and awkward hostesses and the food that were the real problems. So the hostess. I beat my boyfriend there and the hostess was really rude about it. "Um where's your date?" I said he was on his way and she said she wouldn't seat me until he got there obviously throwing shade and implying that I would get stood up which was off-putting. Rolled her eyes frequently. She asked what we were celebrating... which was on the reservation and with how many times I've been to the place I guess I assumed they would actually read it. When I said, oh it was just ya know a date night, she was REALLY weird about it and AGAIN rolled her eyes and was just like "oh...". It made the whole thing really uncomfortable. My boyfriend has celiac's so I figured we weren't going to get great service. I did give ample notice on that but I digress. My food came out wrong the first time and the second time it looked... just kind of off. And the dessert looked like it'd been dropped on the floor and scooped onto the plate. My expectations may have just been too high but I was really hoping for a nice night and was seriously disappointed. Thanks for giving us a night to remember... and not in a good way.
The service coule have been better but the food was delicious.
Service coming in wasn't the best. This location has definitely lost a step since we had been there previously. Seemed understaffed and hectic.
Our server Terrell was awesome. Super personable. My wife started not feeling well due to her heart condition, Terrell got us a rain check on the chocolate course and gave us a box for our entrees.
Also we had a certificate for chocolate covered strawberries that we included on our reservation, as asked to do in the email, but there were no berries left when we requested them.
We love the melting pot! We had to wait a while despite having a reservation which was annoying but not a huge deal.
I was recommended to the Melting Pot to celebrate a birthday for a friend. I was a little skeptical about boiling meat in a broth, but it turned out to be really good, tender and flavorful. We both ordered the four course and we were about full when the desserts arrived. We had a nice server Amanda, she helped make our 1st fondue experience a nice one.


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Hotel & Timeshare Lawyer: Does the timeshare exit strategy or repositioning your property create ADA problems?
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Hotel Lawyer and Timeshare Lawyer in Orlando at the ARDA Conference.
Hotel Lawyer: Exit strategies of repositioning can create ADA issues you need to watch. Timeshare lawyer David Sudeck is in Orlando at the ARDA Conference right now, comparing notes with others in the timeshare business. Many see conversion of hotel or condo projects to timeshare as an alternate exit strategy for their investment, but are missing some important issues, as he writes for www.HotelLawBlog.com.
Distressed hotels looking to convert to timeshare. Others repositioning.
As a sign of the times, we are working with the owners of several distressed branded and independent hotels (particularly extended stay hotels) and condominium hotels to explore whether a conversion to timeshare or fractional may be a preferable use. Although the timeshare receivables financing market has been crushed by the general credit crisis, there are still limited sources of qualified consumer financing available for timeshare acquisition purposes, and even with downward pricing pressure on timeshare sales, the economics of timeshare properties in certain locations may be more attractive than continued operations of distressed hotel properties.
Whether we are advising our clients regarding the conversion of an existing hotel project to vacation ownership use or the conversion of a hotel property from one brand to another, the rebirth typically involves some renovation or modification. Whether a renovation is necessary due to conversion, a product improvement plan or otherwise, the owner and operator of the property need to be cognizant of the issues outlined in the article below. The article below was written by our own hotel and time share lawyer, David Sudeck, in consultation with JMBM's ADA expert Marty Orlick.
Hotel and Timeshare Lawyer: When you renovate or
reposition your hotel (or timeshare property),
understand ADA implications!
By David Sudeck and Marty Orlick
Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Lawyers
The Global Financial Crisis is motivating lenders, developers and operators to get creative. We at JMBM are busy looking at opportunities with our clients to purchase and/or reposition distressed hotel properties, unsold condo hotels or condo hotel inventory (see articles on how to "uncondo" a condo hotel elsewhere on www.hotellawblog.com), and unsold timeshares and timeshare inventory. Some of these properties will need to be renovated and repurposed to compete in this difficult market. It is important to understand what physical modifications to a timeshare, hotel or other facility may involve upgrades under the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state disabled access laws.
How can you determine if your property is compliant with applicable access laws?
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against individuals "on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges,
Is a modification an "alteration"?
To determine whether a modification to a structure is an "alteration" under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the following are considerations:
The aggregate cost of the modification relative to the physical and financial characteristics of the structure
The physical scope of the modification (e.g., What specific portions of the structure were modified? Did the modification affect only the structure's surfaces or did it affect the structural components? Did the modifications affect only personal property or did it affect fixtures that are considered realty? Did the modifications affect the "usability" of the building or facility?)
The reason for undertaking the modification (e.g., maintenance? improvement? to change the purpose, function, or use of the structure?)
Basically, as the cost, degree, and scope of the modifications increase, the ADA Standards may change. However, even an inexpensive or minor modification to an important accessible element of a property may be regarded as an "alteration" if it fundamentally changes the use or "usability" of the facility.
advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation". See 42 U.S.C. § 12182(a). If the property in question is older and currently "grandfathered in" under the ADA, the property may currently comply with the Act even though the physical characteristics of the property would not comply if built today. However, if the property is renovated, certain areas may need to comply with the alterations standards of the ADA and state laws.
In determining whether a property complies with the requirements of the ADA, compliance authorities (e.g., building and safety officials in connection with the issuance of a building permit) will likely focus in part on whether the inaccessibility of a property to a disabled person constitutes discrimination. Keep in mind that neither the issuance of a building permit by a department of building and safety or its equivalent nor the preparation of design plans by a licensed architect is a guarantee that a property complies with state and federal requirements relating to disabled access. In particular, out-of-state and international architecture firms may not be sufficiently familiar with accessibility requirements to serve as a meaningful resource in this regard. You should have an expert attorney (like those at JMBM), along with an experienced local site-adapt architect or access consultant, conduct an overview of the plans
What is the "Path of Travel" and must it be accessible?
Title III of the ADA, under certain circumstances, requires that altered portions of public accommodations be made accessible to the disabled, but this does not apply if the property has not been altered after January 26, 1992.
Relevant provisions of the ADA provide that "discrimination" includes, "a failure to make alterations in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the altered portions of the facility are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs. Where the entity is undertaking an alteration that affects or could affect usability of or access to an area of the facility containing a primary function, the entity shall also make the alterations in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area and the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area, are readily accessible … where such alterations … are not disproportionate to the overall alterations." That being said, the Department of Justice in its implementing regulation does recognize that normal maintenance and certain upgrades that do not affect the "usability" of the building or facility are not alterations.
Where certain alterations are made, it is possible that the "path of travel" to the altered area must also be made accessible for the disabled, and the defined "path of travel" may be much broader than you would expect. However, the cost of modifying a "path of travel" may be considered, when it was the alteration of a portion of a property that triggered the additional requirement to make the path of travel to the altered area accessible. Specifically, a proportionality requirement (looking at the cost of modifying the path of travel in proportion to the cost of the unit alterations) can limit the extent to which a supporting area must be made accessible. A different standard may apply when architectural barriers exist that limit accessibility. This analysis is complex, and you should be sure to have competent counsel and consultants review the standards and the facility with you.
Where certain alterations are made, it is possible that the "path of travel" to the altered area must also be made accessible for the disabled, and the defined "path of travel" may be much broader than you would expect.
Should you be concerned?
The Department of Justice and local Attorneys General offices are stepping up the enforcement of federal and state accessibility requirements. The factors relating to compliance requirements are not straightforward, but JMBM's attorneys have deep experience in this area of the law, and you should consult with ADA counsel in connection with any renovation that you are contemplating or undertaking. Our ADA attorneys also work with other experts to conduct independent surveys of our client's hotel and resort properties to assess the level of accessibility and recommend cost-effective ADA compliance strategies.
Other articles on ADA and Timeshare
ON ADA
If you found this article of interest, you may want to check out some of the other articles on this topic on www.HotelLawBlog.com which can all be found under the "HOTEL LAW TOPIC" of "ADA" at the top of the home page (or by clicking here(https://hotellaw.jmbm.com/ada/)). The following are titles and links to some of those articles:
ON TIMESHARE
You can access David Sudeck's articles on timeshare and vacation ownership under the "Timeshare" HOTEL LAW TOPIC — one of the tabs at the top — at www.HotelLawBlog.com or by clicking here. (https://hotellaw.jmbm.com/timeshare/).
Global Hospitality Advisor®: Opportunistic investment alert! What to watch for when buying distressed debt on timeshare, fractional and vacation club developments
Vacation Ownership Properties 101: What are they? How do they work? How are they regulated?
Hotel and Time Share Lawyer Insights on special implications of "the downturn" for Vacation Ownership
3 Keys to Survival for Vacation Ownership Developers as the Financial Crisis bites deeper
JMBM is a proud member of ARDA. See www.arda.org.
If you are, or are considering, developing a timeshare, fractional interest or condominium hotel project or if you are considering modifying the project documentation of an existing project, please contact David Sudeck, a senior member of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group®. David can be reached at dsudeck@jmbm.com or 310.201.3518. Look for David's timeshare articles under the "Timeshare" HOTEL LAW TOPIC tab at the top of the home page on HotelLawBlog.com.
This is Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com and hotel lawyer, signing off. We've done more than $87 billion of hotel transactions and more than 100 hotel mixed-used deals in the last 5 years alone. Who's your hotel lawyer?
Jim Butler is one of the top hospitality attorneys in the world. GOOGLE "hotel lawyer" or "hotel mixed-use" or "condo hotel lawyer" and you will see why.
Jim devotes 100% of his practice to hospitality, representing hotel owners, developers and lenders. Jim leads JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® — a team of 50 seasoned professionals with more than $87 billion of hotel transactional experience, involving more than 3,900 properties located around the globe. In the last 5 years alone, Jim and his team have assisted clients with more than 100 hotel mixed-use projects — frequently integrated with energizing lifestyle elements.
Jim and his team are more than "just" great hotel lawyers. They are also hospitality consultants and business advisors. They are deal makers. They can help find the right operator or capital provider. They know who to call and how to reach them.
Contact him at jbutler@jmbm.com or 310.201.3526. For his views on current industry issues, visit www.HotelLawBlog.com.
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Q: Auto complete text boxes from datagrid - C# I am beginner and I am developing an application in Windows CE 6 in Visual Studio 2008. I have datagrid contains user details, some text boxes are placed below the grid to edit the user details. Now I want to fill these text boxes when user clicks on the data grid. I have tried every thing and results from interent are based on "datagridview". What I need is How to fill textboxes from a DATAGRID not DATAGRIDVIEW !!
This is what I have tried
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int col = dgShowData.CurrentCell.ColumnNumber;
txtNameEdit.Text = string.Format("{0}", dgShowData[row, col]);

I know this code is wrong, because it fill textbox-Name Edit from the current row and current cell. I want fill all the textboxes from the current row. Someone please help me! I AM IN DEEP TROUBLE NOW!!!

A: I have used a short cut, Hope this will help others too...
        int row = dgShowData.CurrentCell.RowNumber;

        txtNameEdit.Text = string.Format("{0}", dgShowData[row, 0]);
        txtNickNameEdit.Text = string.Format("{0}", dgShowData[row, 1]);

A: If you want to retrieve cell value then try the code below :
private void dgShowData_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
 {
    DataGridRow row = GetSelectedRow(dgShowData);
    int index = dgShowData.CurrentCell.Column.DisplayIndex;
    DataGridCell columnCell = GetCell(dgShowData,row, index);
    TextBlock c = (TextBlock)columnCell.Content;
    txtNameEdit.Text = c.Text;
 }

/// <summary>
        /// Gets the selected row of the DataGrid
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="grid">The DataGrid instance</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static DataGridRow GetSelectedRow(this DataGrid grid)
        {
            return (DataGridRow)grid.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromItem(grid.SelectedItem);
        }

 /// <summary>
        /// Gets the specified cell of the DataGrid
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="grid">The DataGrid instance</param>
        /// <param name="row">The row of the cell</param>
        /// <param name="column">The column index of the cell</param>
        /// <returns>A cell of the DataGrid</returns>
        public static DataGridCell GetCell(this DataGrid grid, DataGridRow row, int column)
        {
            if (row != null)
            {
                DataGridCellsPresenter presenter = GetVisualChild<DataGridCellsPresenter>(row);

                if (presenter == null)
                {
                    grid.ScrollIntoView(row, grid.Columns[column]);
                    presenter = GetVisualChild<DataGridCellsPresenter>(row);
                }

                DataGridCell cell = (DataGridCell)presenter.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(column);

                return cell;
            }
            return null;
        }

EDIT
For WinForms :
DataGridCell currentCell;

string currentCellData;

// Get the current cell.

currentCell = dgShowData.CurrentCell;

// Get the current cell's data.

currentCellData = dgShowData[currentCell.RowNumber,currentCell.ColumnNumber].ToString();

// Set the TextBox's text to that of the current cell.

txtNameEdit.Text = currentCellData;


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Babies 'benefit from iPads at a young age': study
Jun 23 2015 at 11:40 AM
Photo: Chad Springer
Scroll through any parenting website or pick up a parenting magazine and chances are you'll come across an article about screen time and technology.
More often than not, you'll read that screen time for children should be kept to a minimum - and the advice for babies is that they should not be exposed to technology at all.
But some scientists are now challenging this way of thinking.
Newly released research from the University of London found that babies who are given iPads, rather than books, are better stimulated.
In an experiment with a small group of babies aged between 6 and 10 months, scientists found that the children had a better recognition of numbers on an iPad over a book. The babies were also more attracted to the visual movement of the screen.
Contradicting all previous findings, lead researcher Professor Annette Karmilofff-Smith now recommends that all babies be given tablets from birth.
In an interview with the Sunday Times, she said, "It is shocking how fast they learn - even faster than adults - to do things like scroll up and down text."
"Books are static. When you observe babies with books, all they are interested in is the sound of the pages turning. Their visual system at that age is attracted by movement."
The professor also thinks tablets could benefit babies physically as well as mentally.
"They might put a corner in their mouth, they will then explore it physically, [but] then they will use it to do things. Everything we know about child development tells us that tablet computers should not be banned for babies and toddlers."
Try telling that to the Australian government.
Current Australian guidelines on screen time for children recommend that children aged from two to five years have no more than one hour of screen time a day. Children aged between five and 18 should have no more than two hours a day.
It is recommended that children under the age of two have no screen time at all.
So what do Aussie experts think about this new research?
Professor Stephen Houghton, from the University of Western Australia, has been involved in many studies on children and screen time. He questions the limitations of this research.
"I think that this study may have been released by neuroscientists who are focusing on neuroimaging," he explains. "Their work tends to focus on the areas of the brain that are activated when children do certain tasks and so, from this, they are gauging that activation equals learning."
Even if this is the case, Prof Houghton is not convinced that babies should be given iPads.
"Most of the research that has been conducted clearly shows that, as well as positive affects with limited screen use, excessive screen use results in adverse physical and mental health," he says.
"The guidelines state that babies under two shouldn't be exposed to screens and these are guidelines which have been around for a long time and are based on sound research.
"Giving babies iPads is not something I personally would recommend."
Psychologist Jocelyn Brewer agrees.
"I think we need much more rigorous research on babies before we hand out very expensive technology to replace foundational skills, not academic ones, that have been learnt offline for generations," she says.
While there are is a huge range of activities that digital technology can provide, Brewer says that developing brains don't necessarily need these to do what can be done by using blocks and physical objects.
"I'd be concerned that we are more focused on learning than we are on playing - which is, in effect, a process that leads to learning," she adds. "There are also a range of foundational skills that can not be learnt with technology, like kicking or throwing a ball or using paints or climbing and running."
Brewer believes that the key is balance and understanding that technology is a tool and not a foundation. She also says that children don't need to be stuffed full of 'learning' from the minute they take their first breath.
"Too much technology on young brains looks like high engagement, but in some cases is purely a mental 'sugar high'," she says.
However, not all experts agree that iPad usage by babies or toddlers is always negative.
Pyschotherapist Annie Gurton says that in the instance where Mum is making dinner and Dad is at work, the next best thing for stimulation could be an iPad.
"It requires interaction and it demands thinking, so it's not as bad as some people may think," she says.
Gurton highlights that it's a better option than TV, which demands nothing except a passive viewer.
"I wouldn't fuss about 10 minutes here or there but, as a regular babysitter, the TV is really quite negative. An iPad, on the other hand, can be loaded with early learning software that educates, entertains and stimulates."
"So although the thought is quite shocking - and humans are by far and away the preferred choice - iPads aren't as bad as TVs for education and entertainment."


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Duke of Edinburgh Jackaroo and Jillaroo 2018
Dried up dams and dusty, parched fields were the introduction to the sheep and cattle country of northern New South Wales for eleven of our Secondary School students and two teachers who took part in the Duke of Edinburgh Jackaroo and Jillaroo experience.
Teacher, Glen Henville and I accompanied 11 girls from Years 9, 10 and 11to Leconfield Sheep and Cattle Station which is owned by Mr Tim Skerrett and located almost an hour's drive inland from Tamworth.
Soon after arriving, each of us was allocated a horse for the trip, and we learned how to care for them: we learned how to tie various kinds of knots; to saddle our horses; and to groom them. We had a range of riding experience within the group, but by the end of the trip, every one of us mastered (to various degrees) how to mount and dismount, walk, trot, and even canter. We could each command our horses to stop, go backwards and relax.
This is a working farm, and we did a lot more than just horse riding. Each day's itinerary was varied, and we had lessons in whip cracking, lassoing, sheep shearing and bush cooking. We mustered sheep and cattle and spent one challenging afternoon weighing the station owner's calves in the yard and treating them for 'red eye': a nasty virus which is caused by flies and can render them blind (exacerbated by the dry conditions). I think this was the most confronting, yet rewarding experience for our students.
Our accommodation was a shed fitted out with a small kitchen, bathroom and two rows of double bunk beds. A camp fire slowly burnt outside for most of the trip, and was used extensively for bush cooking. With no TV, phone service or internet, our 'down time' was spent playing table tennis, cards, reading or writing in our journals.
The owner of the station is the ultimate 'horse whisperer' and his methods and skills are second to none. He advocates 'natural horsemanship' and we had several master classes with him about this. He gave us the necessary 'tools' to control our horses without the need for force. With the flick of a finger in the air, or the slight pressure of a thumb applied to the right section of the horse, we could entice them to move precisely the way we wanted (well, a bit). It was absolutely amazing, and truly, for me at least, the highlight of the trip.
The Jackaroo and Jillaroo expedition is just one of the experiences our students can have as part of the Duke of Edinburgh program. Later in the year, we will have another group of students sailing the seas in the Tall Ships expedition.
Clare Tyler
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An Alderley Edge bar and restaurant hosted the 18th birthday party of Kirsty Howard this week and raised nearly £7000 for her charity.
Kirsty was born with her heart back to front, which is an exceptionally rare condition that requires extensive treatment. In February 1999, she was given only six weeks to live, but defied the odds. Kirsty fronts The Kirsty Club campaign which aims to build a brighter future for Francis House Children's Hospice where she receives care.
On Tuesday, 8th October, many friends and patrons of The Kirsty Club attended the event at The Bubble Room, including Susie Mathis and Sue Johnston, together with many regular customers of The Bubble Room, to help Kirsty celebrate her 18th birthday. Patron Andrea Bommer was amongst the guests, having travelled all the way from Germany to wish this a truly inspirational girl a happy birthday.
Music from 'Rat Pack' singer Edward Norris and Cousin William played throughout the evening. Magic tricks were performed by Matt Barker, the Naked Chocolatiers made delicious chocolates and the stunning birthday cake was provided by Cakes by Keri.
The Kirsty Club's biggest supporter Mohamed Al Fayed donated Harrod's bags containing a Harrod's teddy bear, chocolate lollypop and sweets, which were sold on the evening.
Jane Mason said ""Thank you to everyone for coming along to support the event and to everyone who donated raffle and auction prizes enabling us to reach this fantastic total and thanks too to Harriet Hill from Cheshire Cat Events, Oliver Dunn, Aston Martin Wilmslow and Jo Scott-Aspray of Maia Photography."
On the evening they raised £6,748.69 for The Kirsty Club. The Bubble Room still have a few Harrod's bags available, each bag is only £10 and all monies will go straight to The Kirsty Club, and they are selling 'Kirsty's Cocktail' until the end of the month, with 50p from every cocktail sold being donated to the charity.
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Frank Kelley, VP of Defense Acquisition University, to Speak at GovConWire's BD Trends Forum
Sarah Sybert July 16, 2020	Events, Press Releases
Frank Kelley VP DAU
Frank Kelley, vice president of Defense Acquisition University (DAU), will serve as a speaker at GovConWire's Business Development (BD) Trends Forum on Thursday, August 27th.
Click here to register for the 2020 BD Trends Forum.
In his position with DAU, Kelley is responsible for aligning the university's strategic plans to the goals of both the secretary of Defense and under secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, while continuing to build the outstanding reputation of DAU as the Department of Defense (DoD) primary learning institution for acquisition.
He also supervises the development and expansion of acquisition curriculum and learning opportunities and the delivery of those learning assets throughout the five DAU regional campuses, the Defense Systems Management College and the College of Contract Management.
Prior to his assignment with DAU, Kelley served as the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy Unmanned Systems from Oct. 2015 to June 2018. In this capacity, he was the principal advisor to the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition on matters relating to unmanned systems across land, sea and air.
Kelley recently discussed how contractors can earn work with the federal government. During his discussion, he analyzed how to produce new technology that the military can use for training.
"Games and simulations have evolved in their usage in military settings," Kelley said. "Today the government looks to young tech start-ups, funding them to offer new ideas and uses of technology for military training."
During the event, Shutt will dive into current Business Development (BD) trends, tips for securing contracts and Fiscal Year 2021 federal budget projections. Kelley will be joined by Stephanie Shutt, GSA director of Multiple Award Schedule Program Management Office. Do not miss out on this must see forum!
Click here to register for the 2020 BD Trends Forum on Aug. 27th.
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During Potomac Officers Club's 7th Annual Defense Research and Development (R&D) Summit, notable federal and industry leaders will meet to discuss the latest priorities across the R&D landscape. The summit will feature Dr. Mark Lewis, Rear Adm. Lorin Selby and Dr. Victoria Coleman as keynote speakers. To register for the 7th Annual Defense R&D Summit, as well as view upcoming opportunities, visit Potomac Officers Club's Event Page.
Forcepoint's Sean Berg Suggests Zero Trust, Behavioral Analytics, Continuous Monitoring Combination for Gov't Cybersecurity
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2021 — Sean Berg, president of Forcepoint's global governments and critical infrastructure business, has said combining a zero-trust architecture, continuous monitoring tools and behavioral analytics would allow agencies to authenticate users and prevent unauthorized network access, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday.


Potato Corner will always be number one in my book. Affordable and delicious, that is a killer combination.
Braved Monday traffic and went to Makati to buy some ingredients for the spaghetti bolognese I'm making for my band of misfits. Quickie stopover at Potato Corner, bought some wasabi fries. Got the large size as i want to test the waters first.
We ordered cheeseburgers from The Beef but got dismayed that they cannot serve us fries because their fryer was not working yet. My sister suggested we get one from Potato Corner instead.
When I was younger, I remember my dad brings me and my sister to Glorietta and we'd never miss out on passing by their cart to buy BBQ or Sour Cream fries. It has also been a staple movie snack for me instead of popcorn. So happy that until now, they still have stalls almost everywhere in the metro.
We got a BBQ mega fries for P100+ I think. The fries were freshly fried but not oily. Thin, crisp and crunchy, just like how I like my french fries. I like thick cut fries too but thin ones are what I usually crave for. Each piece was generously covered with BBQ powder. I like their bbq flavor's sweet- mild spicy taste. Once you reach the bottom of the bucket, you can indulge in more bbq powder that makes it hard for you not to lick your fingers after eating. Haha oops!
They still serve the best flavored fries, in my opinion.
Cheese flavor is my fave! Can't resist this even when I was preggy. Haha!
I saw sweet corn flavor on another branch which this branch doesn't offer. I wonder how it taste like.
Anyway, Potato corner is a much affordable choice compared to the shake shake fries (from Mcdo) before.
These will surely take you on a loop!
Their sour cream fries are my fave! But sadly, I got soggy and sad sour cream fries at this branch. All of that powder didn't help in making me love this snack.


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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz Named PRWeek's Communicator of the Year
CHICAGO, IL, March 17, 2017 – At its annual awards gala in New York last night, PRWeek, the world's leading public relations and communications publication, presented United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz with its coveted Communicator of the Year award for his efforts over the past year to better engage with employees and customers as he led a dramatic transformation at the airline, all while recovering from a near-fatal heart attack and subsequent heart transplant.
Each year, PRWeek nominates a figure outside the public relations field who has demonstrated outstanding communication skills, oftentimes amidst difficult circumstances. Since taking the reins of United in late-2015, Munoz's communication strategy has been based, in part, on speaking openly and honestly about improving the airline while inviting customers and employees to contribute their ideas on how the company could better serve them. So far the results have confirmed that he's on the right track: through the end of 2016, United boasted record-breaking on-time performance and has seen its customer satisfaction scores climb.
Munoz has repeatedly referred to United as a "people business," and his strategy from day one has been to reconnect with employees and customers. That philosophy was best summed up in his remarks when accepting the award on behalf of United's more than 87,000 employees, saying, "Communication and communication strategy is not just part of the game, it is the game."
In an article published last week, PRWeek detailed its reasons for selecting him: "Munoz has shown himself to be a smart, dedicated, and excellent leader who understands the value of communications. His ability to connect and share with employees his vision for the airline, and get them to rally behind it, is a key reason PRWeek named him 2017 Communicator of the Year."
In years past, PRWeek has recognized global communications and thought leaders such as Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani women's education activist, Pete Frates, the former Boston College baseball star who created the popular "Ice Bucket Challenge" after being diagnosed with ALS, Edie Windsor, the influential LGBT rights advocate, and Clementa Pinckney, the late South Carolina senator and pastor who was killed in the 2015 Charleston church shooting.
United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500 flights a day to 339 airports across five continents. In 2016, United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights carrying more than 143 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 737 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express partners operate 483 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 192 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".


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