Triathlon bikes are squirrelly aerodynamic beasts. They are great for speed, but frame geometry, riding down on aerobars and weight distribution (especially with bento boxes and bar-mounted hydration systems) can make tri bikes especially difficult to handle as compared to road bikes.
However, if you improve your own bike skills, you will become more comfortable and capable maneuvering your triathlon bike.
Focus on where you want to go. If you are taking a corner, look ahead to where you want to be exiting the corner. This helps you move in that direction. Have you ever looked off to the side of the road and found yourself on the very edge of the pavement? Same principle, but instead of using your eyesight to go where you want to, it was a distraction that probably caused some anxiety as you nearly left the road surface!
Avoid braking in the corner. Think about how you drive a car. If you see a corner coming up and you have too much speed, you brake right before the corner. The concept is exactly the same while riding. If you feel you have a bit too much speed, brake in advance of the corner and release the brakes through the turn if possible. Braking hard in a corner can lead to sliding out.
Take the apex through a corner. This means to take the straightest line through the corner, which keeps you more upright through the turn and allows you to ride through it faster. As an example of how to take a sharp left corner: as you approach the corner, start the turn on the far right side of the road. As you enter the turn, move left towards the yellow line (without crossing), then as you head out of the turn allow the bike to drift back over to the right.
Loosen up your grip and your body will follow. If you are going over uneven surfaces, keep your hands loose and allow the bike to come up to your body as it bounces. Practice keeping your grip loose by checking in on yourself throughout your ride and consciously release any tension. Keep your grip controlled but somewhat loose when your nerves start to get the better of you, such as on a descent or during a strong crosswind.
Take a bike clinic. Local bikes shops and coaches often collaborate to put on various clinics throughout the season. They might not have a clinic specific to triathlon – that's okay. You can still learn skills from a cyclocross clinic or a mountain bike clinic.
Ride a different type of bike. This goes back to the same point – the skills you learn on one bike will translate to other bikes. You may actually be more comfortable learning on a different type of bike until your ability level progresses.
Ride behind people who are more skilled than you. Watch their lines and how their body reacts. This is especially helpful when it comes to learning how to descend and take corners.
Watch cyclists on TV. The Tour de France is the most popular bike race to watch, but there are many others you can find on video. In addition to watching how they ride, listen to what the commentators say when they hit challenging road conditions.
Ultimately, the more you ride the better you will be at handling your triathlon bike and the more comfortable you will be at high speeds. So get out and ride!


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Q: Mongoose Query Data in Express.js Node.js ,get the wrong result The Problem is .. sometimes it shows up the wrong user on the screen (someone gets session of another one). but it's hardly happen and i think it only happen when there're some concurrent.
if anything in this code can make this behaviour happen , please suggest.
app.js -- this file has a schema and initiation of model and routes component
var userSchema = mongoose.Schema({
    "_id": mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
    "name": String,
    "username":String,
    "etc":String
});
userMongooseModel = mongoose.model('users',userSchema);

var sessionSchema = mongoose.Schema({
    "userID": mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
    "sessionID": String,
    "expire":Number
});
sessionMongooseModel = mongoose.model('sessions',sessionSchema);

var UserModel = require(basePath+'/models/UserModel.js').UserModel;
userModel = new UserModel();

var user = require(basePath+'/routes/user');

routes/user.js -- this file is the detail about each route.
exports.editProfilePage = function(req,res){
    var httpRes = res;
    userModel.checkSession(req.cookies.session,function(res){
        if(res.status=='success' && res.type=='photographer')
        {
            userModel.getByID(res.userID,{},function(resp){

                httpRes.render(basePath+'/views/photographer-edit.html',{currentUser:res.user,user:resp.user,etc:'etc'});
            });
        }
        else
        {
            //if not login or state != 0
            httpRes.redirect(baseURL+'/photographerRedirect');
        }
    });
}

usermodel.js -- this file is to retrieve data from database
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var ObjectId = mongoose.Types.ObjectId;
var request = require('request');

UserModel.prototype.checkSession = function(sessionID,callback){
    sessionMongooseModel.findOne({sessionID:sessionID},function (err, user) {
        if(err)
        {
            callback({status:'fail',errorMsg:'notFound'});
            return;
        }
        if(user==null)
        {
            callback({status:'fail',errorMsg:'notFound'});
        }
        else
        {
            if(user.expire > Date.now())
            {
                userMongooseModel.findOne({_id:user.userID},{studioName:1,state:1,etc:1},function (err, user) {
                    if(err || user==null)
                    {
                        callback({status:'fail',errorMsg:'notFound'});
                        return;
                    }
                    if(user.type=='photographer' && user.state==0)
                    {
                        callback({status:'fail',errorMsg:'wrongUserState',userID:user._id,user:user,etc:1});
                    }
                    else
                        callback({status:'success',userID:user._id,user:user,type:user.type,etc:1});
                });
            }
            else
            {
                callback({status:'fail',errorMsg:'notFound'});
            }
        }
    });
}

UserModel.prototype.getByIDs = function(userIDs,options,callback){
    userMongooseModel.find({_id:{$in:userIDs}},options,function (err, users) {
        if(err){
            callback({status:'fail',errorMsg:'UserModel.find'});
            return;
        }
        callback({status:'success',users:users});
    });
}

Thanks a lot !

A: (not sure if this is causing the problem, but it seems worth mentioning anyway)
Here, you're passing req.cookies.session, which is an object:
userModel.checkSession(req.cookies.session, ...);

But in checkSession, you're assuming it's an id:
UserModel.prototype.checkSession = function(sessionID, callback) {
    sessionMongooseModel.findOne({sessionID:sessionID}, ...);

Just out of curiosity: any reason why you're not using one of the existing MongoDB-backed session stores for Express (like this one)?
Also, Mongoose has it's own way of adding class methods to models, using statics.

A: The answer is ... cache
Someone in the middle cache the content ,and it also send the wrong content to the wrong person so it seems like session was mixed
the way out is .. make server send flag no cache to the client
res.header('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, private, no-store, must-revalidate, max-stale=0, post-check=0, pre-check=0');

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TNC, not to be confused with your mother's TLC, is now a holdings company. Its new headquarters, located at 477 Felomina Building Quezon City, will house them as they focus on developing the eSports scene in the Philippines.
How will they do this? By focusing on games other than DOTA 2; that's how.
Apart from Valve's one-map game (of which TNC also has an all-woman team, TNC Amazons), the company is targeting titles such as League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone, and more. Though the aforementioned titles already have corresponding teams, TNC plans to build more groups which give aspiring players a chance to make a name for themselves, as was founding Chairman Eric Redulfin's goal when the TNC Pro Team was first established.
This shift to a holdings company isn't just for the players, however. Like every money-making business, the company hopes this will allow them to establish an international presence. That means more internet shops, more late nights playing with online strangers, and more t-shirts than you can shoot out of a t-shirt cannon.
It's obvious the company has new projects in store, so best prepare for the near future.


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When Will Albany Finally Legalize Electric-Assist Bicycles?
NYPD's e-bike seizures impose a heavy cost on low-wage delivery workers. Photo: NYPD
Will this be the year Albany legalizes electric bicycles in the state of New York?
E-bikes are everywhere on NYC streets, and delivery workers, especially, rely on them. But they have never been legal in New York despite 2002 federal legislation classifying electric bikes of certain speeds as regular bicycles.
This has opened the door for draconian NYPD sweeps targeting deliver cyclists. Merely operating an e-bike can result in seizure of the vehicle and steep fines, even if the owner was obeying all traffic laws. The financial penalties are much more severe than if police approached e-bikes like other bicycles and enforced infractions like biking on the sidewalk.
In addition to serving as a smaller, less polluting delivery option than gas-powered scooters, e-bikes have the potential to make cycling for transportation accessible to older New Yorkers and other people who may benefit from less physical exertion while pedaling. But there is resistance from NYPD as well as questions about whether e-bikes belong in bike lanes with conventional bicycles.
Electric-assist bicycles are the main source of global growth in the bike industry. In the U.S., bike makers and retailers have focused recent state-level lobby efforts on New York and California with the hope of setting precedent for other states, according to New York Bicycling Coalition Executive Director Paul Winkeller, whose group has received a "small" amount of industry funding to help with advocacy.
California legalized e-bikes in 2015, and for years, New York legislators have put forward bills to make e-bikes legal here. Some years, the bills passed the Senate or Assembly, but never both chambers.
Legislation has typically been introduced in the Assembly by transportation chair David Gantt, of Rochester, and in the State Senate by Brooklyn rep Martin Dilan. The language has shifted over the years, but the proposal that passed the State Senate last year before dying in the Assembly would have classified "electric bicycles" as any bicycle with a motor of no more than 750 watts and a peak motor-assisted speed of 20 mph. For reference, the bicycles typically used by delivery workers max out at 250 watts.
That bill ran into opposition from the NYPD's legislative staff, who wanted to make tampering with the technology or label a misdemeanor, according to Winkeller.
"We're not really sure what the intent of the NYPD was by suggesting that change," said Winkeller, but it effectively nixed the bill. "The program staff at the Assembly level who monitor legislation said, 'That's ridiculous, we're not gonna accept that language,' and they killed it."
This year, there are bills in both houses. Assembly Bill 1018 and its companion in the State Senate, proposed by Gantt and Dilan, resemble last year's bill. The bill would require riders and passengers to wear helmets and be over the age of sixteen, or else face a $50 fine.
Another proposal, from Senator Thomas O'Mara, would legalize "class one" electric bicycles, which only deliver assistance when the rider is pedaling and cannot go faster than 20 mph. O'Mara's bill would also allow New York City and other municipalities to create their own rules guiding e-bike use on city streets and greenways.
That's more in line with advocates' priorities in New York City, but Transportation Alternatives has endorsed both bills. "We are supporting the Dilan/Gantt legislation, but believe a focus on non-throttle max 20 mph-assist bikes are the way to go," TransAlt Legislative Director Marco Conner told Streetsblog,
Filed Under: Bicycling, State Legislature, Promoted
Can Albany and the City Council Save NYC From de Blasio's Backward E-Bike Policy?
By Brad Aaron	| Feb 14, 2018
State lawmakers have again introduced legislation to classify e-bikes as bicycles, rather than motor vehicles. Council Member Rafael Espinal has authored a resolution in support of the Albany bill, and is calling on the mayor to stop targeting commercial cyclists.
Why Are Electric Bikes Illegal, Anyway?
By Brad Aaron	| Apr 10, 2013
It's getting to be a task keeping up with pending City Council bills that deal with electric-assisted bikes. Legislation proposed by Council Members Jessica Lappin and Dan Garodnick would hike fines for riding an e-bike, and two new bills would reportedly shift fines away from delivery workers to their employers and grant enforcement power to […]
De Blasio Moves to Permit Pedal-Assist Electric Bikes on NYC Streets
By David Meyer	| Apr 3, 2018
Advocates welcomed the announcement while pointing out that more needs to be done to prevent harassment of deliver workers by police.
Op-Ed: Stop Targeting Food-Delivery Workers. Legalize Throttle E-Bikes
By Marco Conner	| Jun 8, 2019
Transportation Alternatives' leader Marco Conner challenges Mayor de Blasio to do better by hard-working delivery cyclists.
Hundreds of Delivery Workers Rally Against de Blasio's E-Bike Crackdown
By David Meyer	| Dec 18, 2017
More than 200 people, including many delivery workers, took to the steps of City Hall this morning to call on Mayor de Blasio to nix a police crackdown on electric bicycles planned to begin next month.
Council Member Margaret Chin on Her Fight Alongside Delivery Workers
By David Meyer	| Aug 7, 2018
Where the NYPD sees a traffic safety threat, this council member sees a fight for basic decency.

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The Sportscience gym is the Strength and Conditioning facility for the academy programme at the hpc. Here the Biokineticists and Strength and Conditioning specialists train our academy athletes looking to improve there structural and functional strength and sport specific power. The cardiovascular conditioning programmes are performed on our treadmills, arm ergometers, cycle ergometers, rowing ergometers and spinning bikes.
Technogym® Key System - providing you with your own personal training assistant and enabling you to monitor your results on a daily basis.
Spinning bikes, Swiss balls and much more.
We offer personalised training programmes, to our general clients, according to your assessment results. These health-risk assessments include assessing Body Composition, Body Mass ndex, Flexibility, Muscular Strength, Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose, Cholesterol & Submaximal VO2.
Our staff is highly qualified and trained Strength and Conditioning specialists, Biokineticist and Fitness Consultants. These individuals are on the floor throughout the day providing guidance and assistance to our members.


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A Júdeai-sivatag (héber: מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה arabul: صحراء يهودا) száraz, kietlen régió Palesztinában, Ciszjordánia és Izrael területén.

Nyugaton É-D-i irányban Jeruzsálem, illetve a középső (Júdeai-) hegyvidék határolja, míg keleten a Holt-tenger, a Szír–Jordán-árok határolja. Jeruzsálem-től alig pár km-re keletre - Betániát elhagyva - már a félsivatag rideg világa bontakozik ki.

Földrajz
A terület észak-déli irányban kb. 85 km hosszú és kb. 25 km széles.
Délen a Negev-sivatagba megy át. Míg a júdeai-sivatag egy esőszegény, száraz hegyoldal, addig a Negev valódi száraz sivatag. A két terület között képzeletbeli határt húzhatunk Arad városától kelet-nyugati irányban.

Felszínének magassága nyugatról kelet felé haladva folyamatosan csökken. A többnyire hegyvidékes-dombos területen számos nyugat-kelet irányú vádi húzódik, amelyek közül sok a több száz méter mélységet is eléri. Jeruzsálem tengerszint feletti magassága 600-800 méter, a sivatag keleti részéé átlagosan 150-200 méter, míg Jerikó a Szír–Jordán-árokban már a tengerszint alatt fekszik 200 méterrel.

Éghajlat
A terület éghajlata:
 A nyugati határszélén mediterrán hegyvidéki, ahol az évi átlagos csapadék 300-500 mm
 Középső részén félsivatagi.
 A keleti részén sivatagi. Itt kb. 50 mm csapadék hull évente.

Panoráma

Települések
Főbb városok:
 A nyugati határszélén Jeruzsálem, Betlehem, Gus Ecion (Gush Etzion) és Hebron
 ÉK-en a Jordán folyó közelében Jerikó.
A sivatagban többfelé vannak oázis-települések, ilyen pl. Én-Gedi (Ein Gedi) a Holt-tenger nyugati partján, továbbá Jerikó, Gilgál stb.

A Szentírás
A terület a Bibliából ismert még Júda/Júdea pusztája, pusztasága (יְשִׁימוֹן) néven is.

A fiatal Dávid itt bujdosott Saul üldözése elől.

Jézus a Júdeai-sivatagban 40 napig böjtölt, mielőtt megkezdte tanítói működését. Hosszú böjtje után – a hagyomány alapján – a Jerikó melletti Dzsebel Karantal (Jabal al-Qarantal) hegynél kísértette meg Sátán. Ennek emlékére a hegy oldalában ma a görög ortodox Megkísértés kolostora (Deir al-Qarantal) áll.

A Holt-tenger ÉNy-i partjának közelében találták meg a híres Kumráni tekercseket.

Szerzetesség

A sivatagban a bizánci korból való keresztény kolostorokat is találunk. A szerzetesi élet virágzott már itt Jézus idejében az esszénusok között, majd Nagy Konstantin idejétől az arab invázióig. Egyesek szerzetes közösségben éltek, mások barlangokban a remeteéletet választották. Híres szerzetesek voltak: Szent Khariton (?–350 k.), Nagy Szent Euthümiosz (377–473), Szabbai Szent Szabbász (439–532), Cönobiarkha Szent Theodósziosz (424–529). Mindegyikük saját kolostort alapított. Ma is élnek itt szerzetesek és remeték a világtól elvonultan.

Jegyzetek

Fordítás

Izrael sivatagai
Bibliai helyszínek

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*Now through Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - Receive one (1) free Orgone earth pipe with the purchase of a set of twenty (20) tactical towerbusters. An earth pipe is a 12-inch copper pipe filled with a matrix of resin, metal shavings and powders, crushed crystals, and several wrapped quartz points. The device is meant to be buried at a minimum of two inches below the Earth's surface, acting as a powerful energy tool to combat EMF and DOR energies, as well as negative energies in the ground. For more information about EPs, check out my Orgone Energy page.
These tactical Orgone tower busters are the perfect Orgone energy tool for gridding the home, neighborhood, community, and towerbusting cell phone towers, smart meters, 5G antenna, and any other place littered with EMF weapons, all without breaking the bank. These TBs are the standard, tactical tool used by Orgone workers in the field to gift towers and neutralize harmful EMF, ultimately shutting down the geoengineering agenda on a large scale. The newly-updated design with a semi-clear/semi-blue tint allows for a cleaner, more aesthetic look to the device than my previous amber-colored model.
The top diameter of each TB is 2.5 inches, bottom diameter is 2 inches, and the height is 1.2 inches.
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The VMPL3 VisionMount Dual Purpose Tilting TV Wall Mount is perfect for 27 inch to 84 inch Flat Panel TVs, and maximum weight limit of 280 lbs / 127 kg. It is a tilting and low profile mount. This mount sits just 2.5 inches / 6.35 cm from the wall. The fingertip tilt technology makes it easy to adjust your TV angle. Follow-Thru in-arm cable channel conceals all cables while protecting them as well.


There's only a very small amount of these left. They're high quality, sophisticated and with a rustic Aussie hue. They're made of beautiful 100% Wool with the unique and vibrant Alykat Creative Flamin' Galah print. Total Modern Australiana goodness!


Saluting innovation @ L'Oreal for innovating with a purpose.
Wearables are becoming more common by the day, but L'Oreal found a way to break the mold. Instead of a watch, ring, or other accessory, L'Oreal has created a wearable adhesive nail sticker. Since the adhesive is the first battery free wearable, it is much smaller in size than typical wearables: only 2 mm thick and 9 mm in diameter.
What does it do? The adhesive, disguised as nail art, is a reusable UV tracker, making it easy to see how much UV exposure you are getting. Serving an educational role in UV exposure, the wearable will help users keep skin safety top of mind. Imagine knowing when to reaply sunscreen based on a glance at your hand. Not a nail art person? The wearable can also be used with a clip attached to your sunglasses, watch, or hat. Interested? The global launch is scheduled for 2019, and the wearable is sold exclusively by dermatologists for 2018.
We salute L'Oreal for not only creating a wearable that doesn't require batteries and breaks the mold with a fashionable twist, but also for creating something that positively impacts consumers' health and can help lower the rates of skin cancer.


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class CloudPrintSetupHandler;

// Chrome advanced options page UI handler.
class AdvancedOptionsHandler
    : public OptionsPageUIHandler,
      public SelectFileDialog::Listener,
      public CloudPrintSetupHandlerDelegate {
 public:
  AdvancedOptionsHandler();
  virtual ~AdvancedOptionsHandler();

  // OptionsPageUIHandler implementation.
  virtual void GetLocalizedValues(DictionaryValue* localized_strings) OVERRIDE;
  virtual void Initialize() OVERRIDE;

  // WebUIMessageHandler implementation.
  virtual void RegisterMessages() OVERRIDE;

  // content::NotificationObserver implementation.
  virtual void Observe(int type,
                       const content::NotificationSource& source,
                       const content::NotificationDetails& details) OVERRIDE;

  // SelectFileDialog::Listener implementation
  virtual void FileSelected(const FilePath& path,
                            int index,
                            void* params) OVERRIDE;

  // CloudPrintSetupHandler::Delegate implementation.
  virtual void OnCloudPrintSetupClosed() OVERRIDE;

 private:
  // Callback for the "selectDownloadLocation" message. This will prompt the
  // user for a destination folder using platform-specific APIs.
  void HandleSelectDownloadLocation(const ListValue* args);

  // Callback for the "autoOpenFileTypesResetToDefault" message. This will
  // remove all auto-open file-type settings.
  void HandleAutoOpenButton(const ListValue* args);

  // Callback for the "metricsReportingCheckboxAction" message. This is called
  // if the user toggles the metrics reporting checkbox.
  void HandleMetricsReportingCheckbox(const ListValue* args);

  // Callback for the "defaultFontSizeAction" message. This is called if the
  // user changes the default font size. |args| is an array that contains
  // one item, the font size as a numeric value.
  void HandleDefaultFontSize(const ListValue* args);

  // Callback for the "defaultZoomFactorAction" message. This is called if the
  // user changes the default zoom factor. |args| is an array that contains
  // one item, the zoom factor as a numeric value.
  void HandleDefaultZoomFactor(const ListValue* args);

  // Callback for the "Check for server certificate revocation" checkbox. This
  // is called if the user toggles the "Check for server certificate revocation"
  // checkbox.
  void HandleCheckRevocationCheckbox(const ListValue* args);

  // Callback for the "Use SSL 3.0" checkbox. This is called if the user toggles
  // the "Use SSL 3.0" checkbox.
  void HandleUseSSL3Checkbox(const ListValue* args);

  // Callback for the "Use TLS 1.0" checkbox. This is called if the user toggles
  // the "Use TLS 1.0" checkbox.
  void HandleUseTLS1Checkbox(const ListValue* args);

#if !defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
  // Callback for the "showNetworkProxySettings" message. This will invoke
  // an appropriate dialog for configuring proxy settings.
  void ShowNetworkProxySettings(const ListValue* args);
#endif

#if !defined(USE_NSS)
  // Callback for the "showManageSSLCertificates" message. This will invoke
  // an appropriate certificate management action based on the platform.
  void ShowManageSSLCertificates(const ListValue* args);
#endif

  // Callback for the Cloud Print manage button. This will open a new
  // tab pointed at the management URL.
  void ShowCloudPrintManagePage(const ListValue* args);

  // Register localized strings used by Cloud Print
  void RegisterCloudPrintStrings(DictionaryValue* localized_strings);

#if !defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
  // Callback for the Sign in to Cloud Print button. This will start
  // the authentication process.
  void ShowCloudPrintSetupDialog(const ListValue* args);

  // Callback for the Disable Cloud Print button. This will sign out
  // of cloud print.
  void HandleDisableCloudPrintConnector(const ListValue* args);

  // Pings the service to send us it's current notion of the enabled state.
  void RefreshCloudPrintStatusFromService();

  // Setup the enabled or disabled state of the cloud print connector
  // management UI.
  void SetupCloudPrintConnectorSection();

  // Remove cloud print connector section if cloud print connector management
  //  UI is disabled.
  void RemoveCloudPrintConnectorSection();
#endif

#if !defined(OS_MACOSX) && !defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
  // Sets up the checked state for the "Continue running background apps..."
  // checkbox.
  void SetupBackgroundModeSettings();

  // Callback for the "Continue running background apps..." checkbox.
  void HandleBackgroundModeCheckbox(const ListValue* args);
#endif

  // Setup the checked state for the metrics reporting checkbox.
  void SetupMetricsReportingCheckbox();

  // Setup the visibility for the metrics reporting setting.
  void SetupMetricsReportingSettingVisibility();

  // Setup the font size selector control.
  void SetupFontSizeSelector();

  // Setup the page zoom selector control.
  void SetupPageZoomSelector();

  // Setup the enabled state of the reset button.
  void SetupAutoOpenFileTypesDisabledAttribute();

  // Setup the proxy settings section UI.
  void SetupProxySettingsSection();

  // Setup the checked state for SSL related checkboxes.
  void SetupSSLConfigSettings();

  scoped_refptr<SelectFileDialog> select_folder_dialog_;

#if !defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
  BooleanPrefMember enable_metrics_recording_;
  StringPrefMember cloud_print_connector_email_;
  BooleanPrefMember cloud_print_connector_enabled_;
  bool cloud_print_connector_ui_enabled_;
  scoped_ptr<CloudPrintSetupHandler> cloud_print_setup_handler_;
#endif

  // SSLConfigService prefs.
  BooleanPrefMember rev_checking_enabled_;

#if !defined(OS_MACOSX) && !defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
  BooleanPrefMember background_mode_enabled_;
#endif

  StringPrefMember auto_open_files_;
  IntegerPrefMember default_font_size_;
  DoublePrefMember default_zoom_level_;

#if !defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
  scoped_ptr<PrefSetObserver> proxy_prefs_;
#endif  // !defined(OS_CHROMEOS)

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AdvancedOptionsHandler);
};

#endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_UI_WEBUI_OPTIONS_ADVANCED_OPTIONS_HANDLER_H_

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Reports of WDM's in Waco Continue to Escalate Fears
By Brian DonCarlos
WACO, TX- Tensions arose throughout the Big 12 on Thursday after posturing from the Baylor Bears, who claim to be continuing to develop a Weapon of Destructive Mass (WDM). Head coach Art Briles first unveiled plans for the WDM in an ultimately doomed offensive against Michigan State in January, where he demonstrated the potentially formidable power of the LQMcG-410.
"I don't see what has everybody all up-in-arms, personally," said Briles. "We've always had this on the roster, we're just choosing to employ it in a different way. Did anybody pitch a fit when corn got appropriated from a bread to a fuel? They did? Well screw them."
College football pundits speculate that such a move will exacerbate a burgeoning arms race in the conference, with teams continuing to sign larger players to play seemingly non-traditional positions for their frames. Following the news, Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury, who recently signed a highly touted 5-star defensive lineman in Breiden Fehoko, was asked about the potential fallout of Baylor's unorthodox approach.
"Well, you see guys out there like Art always trying to up the ante, you know, find something that gives them any sort of edge. If the trend now is to go fast, fast, fast, he's going to find a new direction to fight against that. So if he starts going with beef there at slot, then we'll have to start hitting right back with that. Breiden's been great, been versatile thus far, so maybe we can put him out at OLB. Rika Levi cut a bit of weight, he could end up at CB if we need it."
Other coaches aren't as convinced.
"Ah, hell, I think putting that much ham out there may backfire on anybody trying to get a little too clever," commented West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen. "I ain't seen a body that big adeptly handle a pigskin consistently that wasn't served at a casino buffet with a fine glaze and a pineapple slice on it."
Gary Patterson notes that "it's just. . . it's just part of the game. Offensive guys are always out there thinking new things up, defenses always figure out how to stop them. I respect what they're trying to do down in Waco, and I hope it pays off for them. We'll make sure it won't, but I wish them well."
It remains to be seen whether or not Baylor will follow through with this gambit or if it is simply serving as one in a line of typical off-season red herrings, but needless to say the move is being taken seriously by coaches around the league, as is the threat of the return of the "(x coach) recruited him as a (x position)" joke many hoped to be dead. Staking The Plains will continue to update as this clearly exaggerated and partially fabricated story develops.
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travel wrinkles. The applicant ahead of him exploded the words, "Nuts!
"Yes. Indeed. Lucky you came back. I have a fine position for you, Mr.
board and room. Now if you will...."
Sextus staggered from the employment office stunned.
in the spaces marked: COMPLETE REFERENCES (names and addresses).
unfortunate crises which plague the life of any hotel executive.
notable for their sympathy or understanding.
competent man, yes. Drinks on the job. Wouldn't have him as a busboy."
take a little breakfast before his first drink of whiskey of the day.
seemed well-ordered and enjoying convention-magnitude business.
five-feet-four, was trying to wave him on with his head.
meaning, as a safe generality, that they travelled in parallel routes.
together in the first place?
middle of the floor and started out abruptly. Sextus called him back.
"Yeah, what'll it be--Chief?" His voice was derisive.
"How many rooms do we have here, fellow?"
"Don't you enjoy your work here?"
but the "chum" did it.
The boy banged the door behind him.
glass, poured it half-full of the amber liquor and drained it.
they don't stain. "Forsyte here!" he answered.
one of my fastest boys!"
manager. Anyway, how many bellmen do you need to run this cracker-box?
Twelve is about eight too many."
in seven minutes. General conference."
suitably lavish, clean and well-furnished.
thinning hair, square jaw and wide-set eyes radiated a quiet dignity.
liked. He should have had some breakfast.
The phone rang and he let it. He was not yet ready to assume his duties.
join you just now. They send their regrets."
Her voice dropped the synthetic sweetness and became a throaty rasp.
meetings at eleven A. M. Plug the hole in your head. It's suckin' air."
and his toast crisp. The bit of tension vanished as he ate with relish.
He signed the check with his tight, little introverted signature.
How could they _house_ enough guests to justify all this?
Returning to his office he called the employment bureau. "Mr. Crowson?
Forsyte here! I'm at the hotel."
"Oh dear, what's wrong now?"
"Where may I reach the owner or the chairman in an emergency?"
the steward, and the head salad girl was in hysterics.
Sextus smiled. These things were the routine of running a large hotel.
He stopped at the bar for a quick one and then started for the kitchen.
and seated him behind a potted palm.
As he awaited the elevator, he was approached by the bell-captain. "Mr.
overcrowded. It gets thick, real thick, brother."
discourtesy or insubordination," he said coldly.
dumping me off in 'F'."
and come out through the linen room."
"Can't I just ride up the guest elevator, Jack?"
the last bottle of his suitcase reserve in the crook of his bare arm.
vectors "B" and "F". Vectors? Did they mean "Wings"?
The last paper was a personal letter, apparently addressed to him.
man, but the guest is hysterical."
Without awaiting his permission she cut in the woman. "Hello, manager?
There's a man in my bed!"
"What is your room number, madame?" Sextus asked with drowsy detachment.
hall without shirt or shoes.
age, naked except for a pillow which she hugged fiercely to her navel.
Her bleached hair was a frayed bird's-nest.
and interest. To Sextus' practiced eye, the man was guilty of nothing.
with a wave of his hand. He went in alone.
verify that I was assigned this room."
registered to room 408, but in "J" vector, not "H".
sensible explanation, Sextus went to work.
she was in bed with me--naked!" he added with a shiver.
"But my door was locked! I think," he added uncertainly.
"We won't breathe a word of it, Mr. Turner. Rest well!"
sorry if you hang around long enough to prove it.
calendar, but in their rooms they are actually centuries apart.
find a dandy profit on the books, but start worrying, fellow!
took the service manual with him.
managed to clean up this week and someone's going to the pokey.
Good luck, if you insist on staying, but I warned you.
all sealed, but for God's sake, DON'T UNSEAL THEM!
all pointed to a large hotel operation.
experience last night? Is that horrid creature in jail?"
suffering--shall we say, a more romantic--fate?"
quietly and left her to her thoughts.
place could blow sky-high any minute.
awakened with a scream and tangled them both with the bed clothes.
wrestling sounds came over the transoms.
"WELCOME, SEXTUS, TO 2153 A. D."
2153, Sextus Rollo Forsyte! California salutes you!"
cable and cast its baleful, glassy eye full into his face.
"Two hundred years to the day, as my great-great-grandfather predicted.
I am Clark Bradford, direct descendent of--"
foot. Now he doubled up purposefully.
left the rope barrier and joined Bradford.
The Elder screamed, "You can't go back, Forsyte! Don't you understand?
can't go back! You can't! This is your destiny!"
back?" Then he added, "Ain't he got a right to?"
well, _go_ back! _Go_ back, you--you nonentity!"
floor hallway of the Mahoney-Plaza hotel.
red-haired youth by the ear.
eddies of indignant displaced persons.
from his morning coat and moved into the fray.
"Now, now, Miss Hafner! _What_ are you up to _this_ time?"


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Q: What does "(Downloaded)" mean before the description of some plasmids and tonics? Some tonics/plasmids in Gatherer's Gardens say "(Downloaded)" before their descriptions and only cost 1 ADAM. What does this mean?

A: These are part of Downloadable Content you have installed. In the case of Sonic Boom that's the 1.1 Patch, which registers as a DLC.
The 1.1 Patch includes a variety of other changes - I have marked the plasmid additions:

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*Added compatibility with Matrox TripleHead2Go - Allows Bioshock users to play in Surround Gaming Mode across 3 screens simultaneously

*Added rendering support for TripleHead2Go

*Added the following plasmids and gene tonics: Sonic Boom, Sonic Boom 2, Eve Saver, Machine Buster, Machine Buster 2, Vending Expert, Vending Expert 2

*Added an Option to disable the Vita-Chambers for added difficulty.

*Changed behavior of subtitles so that inappropriate queuing is improved

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Mohammad Nasiruddin (20 November 1888 – 21 May 1994) was a Bangladeshi journalist and progressive thinker. He became an important reformer of Muslim Bengal in early 20th century and provided platform for female writers. He received Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1984 from the Government of Bangladesh.

Career
Nasiruddin published an illustrated literary magazine called Saogat on 2 December 1918. But due to financial constraints, its publication was kept suspended in 1922. Its publication was resumed in 1926 and since then it continued uninterruptedly until 1947. In 1926, he organized the Saogat Sahitya Majlis. He had published another illustrated weekly called Begum in 1946. After the India partition in 1947, he migrated to Dhaka, East Bengal, wherefrom the Saogat began to appear again regularly since 1954.

In 1985, Nasiruddin served as the first chairman of the trustee board of Nazrul Institute.

He was the father of leading women's rights leader Nurjahan Begum.

Awards and honors
 Fellow of Bangla Academy Award (1975)
 Ekushey Padak (1977)
 Independence Day Award

Nasiruddin introduced the Nasiruddin Gold Medal after his name in 1976 to be awarded among the writers and journalists.

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1888 births
1994 deaths
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Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
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The next morning, Elizabeth-Jane opens their window to discover a conversation occurring between Henchard, in the street, and Farfrae, at the next-door window. Farfrae is departing and Henchard offers to walk with him to the top of town. Farfrae leaves the inn, bag in hand, and the pair sets off. Farfrae glances up at Elizabeth-Jane at the window, but does not acknowledge her, which makes the young woman feel slighted, despite reminding herself that they did not know each other.
The next morning, Henchard continues to be focused on Farfrae and convincing him to stay in Casterbridge. Elizabeth-Jane likewise is focused on him, to the point of feeling offended that he does not return her interest. Despite Farfrae's brief stay in town, he is already the focus of the main characters' (and the villagers') attentions.
Susan says she has been thinking of Henchard's sudden liking for the young Scottish man, and wondering if he takes so kindly to strangers, perhaps he will respond in kind to his own kin. Five large wagons of hay pass in the street, marked as part of Henchard's business, renewing Susan's conviction that she ought to try to rejoin the prosperous Henchard at least for her daughter's sake.
Susan interprets Henchard's focus on Farfrae as a mark of his newfound kindness. Henchard's wealth persuades Susan that she needs to reconnect with him. More than anything, Susan is motivated by securing Henchard's prosperity for her daughter.
Susan decides to send Elizabeth-Jane to Henchard with a note telling him of Susan's arrival in town, her status as a sailor's widow. She tells her daughter that if Henchard does not wish to recognize them to tell him that they will leave Casterbridge as quietly as they came. If he does wish to acknowledge them, he should arrange a way to see Susan.
Susan does not seek out Henchard directly, but sends Elizabeth-Jane with a note allowing Henchard the option of meeting with her or not. This tentative move allows the decision to be Henchard's. Susan has followed her husband's will in the past, and continues to do so here.
Elizabeth-Jane walks up High Street on the busy market day morning. The street is filled with vans unloading wares, shops displaying their items outside, livestock for sale, and farmers and townsfolk in the middle of business dealings. Casterbridge forms the center of the surrounding country life. All the signs of country life in this old market town are exciting and fresh sights to Elizabeth-Jane. Elizabeth-Jane arrives at Henchard's home, one of the best in town, and finds the front door open revealing a passageways leading all the way to the garden at the back of the house. She is directed to an office in the store-yard.
The description of Casterbridge on market day demonstrates the key role that farming plays in the lives of these villagers. Because Henchard, and later Farfrae, are farming merchants, their economic importance in Casterbridge also makes them important in the social and political community. Henchard's house is another physical indication of his success and wealth.
Elizabeth-Jane enters the office to find not Henchard, but Farfrae, pouring over some samples. Momentarily confused, Elizabeth-Jane recovers and asks to see Henchard. At the moment of Henchard and Farfrae's parting on the road that morning, Henchard had spoken up again and persuaded the younger man to stay. Farfrae had exclaimed that this situation must be the work of Providence, and had agreed to become Henchard's manager. Henchard, now confident and extravagant in his kindnesses, had welcomed Farfrae to a second breakfast and insisted the young man live in his house, at least until he could find other accommodations. Henchard then gave Farfrae a tour of the premises and of his business.
Farfrae's appearance at Henchard's is a surprise for both Elizabeth-Jane and for the reader. The novel then moves backward in time to account for Farfrae's presence, explaining how Henchard persuaded the young man to stay. This twist in the narrative emphasizes Elizabeth-Jane's surprise, and reinforces for the reader that Farfrae will be a main character in the text who will not disappear from Casterbridge, despite Henchard's later wish to be rid of him.
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What are Standard Dental Implants?
A dental implant is really a very simple metal screw which is designed to thread into the bone of the jaw and to allow for the attachment of a (prosthetic) tooth at the top. Teeth Implants are made of Medical grade Titanium or Titanium Alloy. Your dentist will purchase the implants in sterile packaging and place them in a small hole in the bone which he or she has prepared as part of the implant placement procedure. The bone will fuse to the implant over a short period of time in a process referred to as 'osseointegration' and once this process is successfully completed (3 to 6 months) the implant is permanently in place.
Strong, durable, and natural in appearance, implants are among the most successful dental procedures performed. Although you have a number of restorative options for the treatment of missing teeth, none has proven to be as functionally effective and esthetically natural as implants. In many cases, dental implants may be the only logical choice for the restoration of all necessary functionality of the teeth and supporting structures.
Dental implants are stronger, more durable, and more natural than their restorative counterparts (bridges and dentures). Implants offer a permanent solution to tooth loss.
Don't need to drill into the teeth on either side.
Helps prevent bone loss due to tooth removal.
The Implant process needs three people; The Surgeon to place the Implant, the Dental technician to make the tooth and the Dentist to connect the tooth to the Implant and oversee the process. The first step is an examination and consultation. This usually involves x-rays and may include taking impressions for models of your teeth. If you have already lost a significant amount of bone, additional x-rays taken at another facility that specializes in this type of x-ray may also be recommended. During the examination, we will be evaluating the area(s) of your mouth where teeth are missing, including the amount of bone available to support the placement of implants. we will also be evaluating the type of replacement teeth that will best meet your needs. A review of your health history will indicate whether there are any medical conditions that could prevent you from being a candidate for implant treatment.
The dental implants are placed in the bone using a gentle surgical technique. The Surgeon places a small-diameter hole (pilot hole) at edentulous (where there is no tooth) jaw sites in order to guide the titanium screw that holds a dental implant in place. To avoid damaging vital jaw and face structures like the inferior alveolar nerve and the mandible (lower jaw), a Surgeon must use great skill and expertise. After the initial pilot hole has been drilled into the appropriate jaw site, it is slowly widened to allow for placement of the implant screw. Following this placement, a protective cover screw is placed on top to allow the implant site to heal and the dental implant to anchor (osseointegration).
Following the appropriate bone remodeling period, a small connector post called an abutment is attached to each dental implant. The permanent replacement teeth will eventually be attached to the abutments.
A series of appointments will be needed to take impressions of your teeth and the implant abutments; place temporary replacement teeth; select the appropriate shade for your replacement teeth and try them for proper fit. In between these appointments, the laboratory technician will fabricate your replacement teeth and the underlying structures that will be attached to the dental implants.
Once the above phases are complete, then your new dental implants will be fixed to the abutment and you'll have a beautiful new set of teeth that look, feel and function just like the real thing.
It is possible that implant superstructure may fracture during the implant's life cycle, and in the event a fracture were to occur, the fractured implant may be removed or left in the jaw if its causing no problem, determined by professional judgment.
If the patient keep good oral hygiene and does not return for return for appropriate post-operative care including plaque removal, Implants can fail.
The use of tobacco, including cigarette smoking as well as excessive alcohol consumption can cause failure of the dental implants.
Swelling, infection, bleeding and/or pain may be associated with any surgical procedure, including Implants and the said conditions may occur during the life of the implants.
It is often done under local anesthesia and patients generally experience some discomfort after the procedure although this is usually controlled by paracetamol. It is similar to having a simple tooth extraction.
Studies have shown a five-year success rate of 95% for lower jaw implants and 90% for upper jaw implants. Many other studies have shown 5 year success rates in the high nineties.
Failure of a dental implant is often related to failure to osseointegrate correctly. A dental implant is considered to be a failure if it is lost, mobile or shows peri-implant (around the implant) bone loss of greater than 1.0 mm in the first year and greater than 0.2mm a year after.
Dental implants are not susceptible to dental caries but they can develop a condition called peri-implantitis. This is an inflammatory condition of the mucosa and/or bone around the implant which may result in bone loss and eventual loss of the implant. The condition is usually, but not always, associated with a chronic infection. Peri-implantitis is more likely to occur in heavy smokers, patients with diabetes, patients with poor oral hygiene and cases where the mucosa around the implant is thin.
Currently there is no universal agreement on the best treatment for peri-implantitis. The condition and its causes is still poorly understood.
Risk of failure is increased in smokers. For this reason teeth implants are frequently placed only after a patient has stopped smoking as the treatment is very expensive. More rarely, an implant may fail because of poor positioning at the time of surgery, or may be overloaded initially causing failure to integrate. If smoking and positioning problems exist prior to implant surgery, clinicians often advise patients that a bridge or partial denture rather than an implant may be a better solution.
Failure may also occur independently of the causes outlined above. Implants like any other object suffers from wear and tear. If the teeth implants in question are replacing commonly used teeth, then these may suffer from wear and tear and after years may crack and break up. This is a very rare occurrence, however possible. The only way to minimize the risk of this happening is to visit your dentist for regular reviews.
In the majority of cases where an implant fails to integrate with the bone and is rejected by the body the cause is unknown. This may occur in around 5% of cases. To this day we still do not know why bone will integrate with titanium dental implants and why it does not reject the material as a 'foreign body'. Many theories have been postulated over the last five decades. A recent theory argues that rather than being an active biological tissue response, the integration of bone with an implant is the lack of a negative tissue response. In other word for unknown reasons the usual response of the body to reject foreign objects implanted into it does not function correctly with titanium implants. It has further been postulated that an implant rejection occurs in patients whose bone tissues actually react as they naturally should with the 'foreign body' and reject the implant in the same manner that would occur with most other implanted materials.
Experienced implantologists have begun to use a new strategy for the replacement of missing teeth. Dental implants are placed into locations where teeth have recently been extracted. When successful, this new strategy can shed months off of the treatment time associated with dental implants because osseointegration is sped up. Candidacy for this type of early intervention is dependant upon anatomical factors of the extracted tooth site. For example, in many cases the extracted tooth site is wider than the implant, making it impossible to place the implant into the site immediately after extraction. Dental work would have to be performed first in order to create a perfect fit for the implant.
Another strategy for implant placement within narrow spaces is the incorporation of the mini-implant. Mini-implants may be used for small teeth and incisors. Get more information about alternatives to traditional implants by checking out our mini implant section.


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Review: Cinderella (a RATical retelling) (Young People's Theatre)
November 19, 2012 Mara Gulens
Young People's Theatre inspiring Toronto's children to think creatively with their RATical retelling of Cinderella
Good children's theatre is transformative. Since experiencing Cinderella (a RATical retelling), I've been twitching my nose. That is to say, who would have thought a tale heard so many times could be moving, or – I have to say it – ratical?
Telling stories from a new angle is nothing new (think Wicked), nor is handing the storytelling to animals (Charlotte's Web). In this Young People's Theatre production, it's the rats who usually morph into Cinderella's horses, carriage and footmen narrating the tale. Indeed, one song seems a nod to that tradition and Cats specifically.
More importantly to this production, the rat perspective is a new and beautifully ugly way to explore the story from a vermin scum world that's the antithesis of palaces and princes. It also gives British playwright Mike Kenny of award-winning The Railway Children fame a chance to mess around with language.
For example, instead of an invitation, Cinderella receives "an infestation." Cinderella is "beautiful like icicles," something else is described as "ugly like Snickers behind your back." Can't you just taste "a slug in your lettuce"?
While lines like "rice and peas, poos and wees" were favourites of the younger crowd, older kids and adults get classics that make this children's play accessible to everyone. "I doubt the little kids got the Dr. and Who joke," said my rat-loving companion for the night.
It takes particular style to pull off these word stunts and the five tail-cracking rats, each with its own distinct character and under the direction of YPT's artistic director, Allen MacInnis, deliver. A creative wardrobe design allows them to flip around hats and pull skirts down to full-length to switch from rodents to humans.
In parts reminiscent of Into the Woods, this mini-musical composed by Canadian Jason Jestadt is backed up by a piano and sax duo. 2006 Canadian Idol finalist Steffi DiDomenicantonio is the perfect atypical short-hair princess. Like everything else in this play, she's not what you expect.
Cinderella obviously needs no plot summary. But it's worth remembering that in typical Young People's Theatre style the whole event inspires kids to think. My companion, who is at the tail end (pun intended) of the demographic (this performance is intended for kids to grade six), read the Questions for the Ride Home page of the program, and grabbed my pen in the dark to scribble down answers.
Everything is exaggerated, as kids' theatre tends to be, but that's all good. As an adult in the crowd you think: They're acting and teaching kids about the wonderful world of creativity. This got me as a child, and YPT is still doing it 47 years later.
Which made opening night's announcement of the Slaight family's $1 million dollar contribution – a total of $2 million to date – all the sweeter. The Slaight family daughters grew up on YPT, and they're passing it forward. Hip, hip, YPT!
Photo: Mark Seow
– Cinderella (a RATical retelling) is playing at the Young People's Theatre (165 Front Street East) until Dec 30, 2012.
– Performance times vary, see the full performance schedule.
– Tickets are $15-$20.
– Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office: 416-862-2222.
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Hospitality Trends 2023 – the Future Ahead
Tatyana Tsukanova | January 6, 2023
By Tatyana Tsukanova, Lionel Saul As 2022 draws to an end, we can all agree that it has been, once more, a roller-coaster ride for the hospitality industry. However, there is no time to reflect on this year as everyone is already looking ahead to 2023 and predicting which trends will impact our industry. We have summarized eight dominant trends and three springs of innovation we can't ignore. And, traditionally, some inspiring ideas for you for this Christmas season! Industry insights Trends within trends Exchange rates affecting travel and tourism As of December 2022, the U.S. dollar is at a favorable exchange rate agai...
The 33 Definitive Hospitality Industry Statistics You Need to Know For 2023
Brett Thoreson | November 22, 2022
By Brett Thoreson As of today, we are only weeks away from 2023. It's almost hard to believe after the trials and tribulations that largely defined 2020, 2021, and the beginning of 2022. In some ways, the last two and a half years were a whirlwind, but, at the same time, the world came to what could be best described as a prolonged, collective standstill. For industries like hospitality, that standstill was especially pronounced – as an industry that exists to provide an in-person experience to global travelers, the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be one of our greatest obstacles. Our proverbial liferaft during this time was the promise of...
Where To Next? 4 Trends Shaping Opportunities in Hospitality
Accor | November 16, 2022
The past few years triggered a significant reality check in society. People looked inward to decide what they really needed and why — questioning the relevancy of existing habits, beliefs, and behaviors regarding self, community, and the planet. These shifts and nuances in mindset and the diverging individual responses to these inquiries have created a collective transformative force which impacts society. We take a closer look at these changes and their intricacies and where we believe they create opportunities for the hospitality industry. #1 The Hybrid Way of Life The acceleration of digi...
Hospitality Industry Statistics to Have on Your Radar in 2022
EHL Insights | August 18, 2022
The hospitality industry is a vast sector with many different categories that include recreation, lodging, entertainment, food and beverage. As a result, it is essential to collect all the relevant hospitality industry statistics to fine-tune your digital and social strategies to match the rapid changes currently impacting the sector. This is especially important for hospitality because it was one of the hardest-hit industries by COVID-19, and its challenges are still ongoing. Now that things are almost back to normal, the hospitality industry not only has to deal with changing consumer preferences and expectations but also deal with�...
Hotels, Lean In: Sustainability and Wellness Are Leading the Next Generation of Meetings & Events
Amadeus | August 10, 2022
In contemplating the next generation of meetings and events, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: hotels must lean into some of the macro trends shaping our global society, particularly wellness and sustainability. The new world we find ourselves in has propelled us to become more conscious in our daily lives and in the way we work, connect, and travel. The ability to make the future different (and better) than the past, however, requires reflection and innovation. As part of a "New Golden Rules of Meetings & Events" series, we've combined insights from global hospitality experts, Amadeus business intelligence data, and k...
Four Travel and Hospitality Trends and Tips for 2021 and Beyond
Matthew Furneaux | November 11, 2021
By Matthew Furneaux After a pandemic year, many people are ready to start traveling again. While this is excellent news, travel and hospitality brands continue to face significant challenges as shifting consumer sentiment and operational realities complicate their resurgence. As a result, several critical questions emerge for brands looking to capture market share as consumers prepare to pack their bags: How can we reassure tentative travelers? What's the best way to communicate with consumers? How can travel brands reemerge stronger than ever? For leading travel and hospitality brands, answering these questions is critical as they...
What Is Slow Tourism? The Next Big Hospitality Trend
By Joana Dickinson The trend of "Slow Travel" has become increasingly popular over recent years, however through COVID19 it has accelerated immensely and has almost become a new norm without people even realising. Slow tourism is forecasted to continue to grow in popularity, becoming an alternative to more traditional holidays and is estimated to grow at a 10% compound annual growth rate. Now what is Slow travel, where did it come from and how could hoteliers adapt? The trend of "Slow Travel" has become increasingly popular over the past years, however through COVID19 it accelerated immensely and has almost beco...
The Evolving Traveler Journey: 3 Trends Hoteliers Must Address Today
Paul Barron | January 5, 2021
By Paul Barron The hospitality industry is navigating through a time of unprecedented change. The shock of COVID-19 pushed what was once considered preferential traveler expectations into industry standards faster than anyone could have imagined. Trips are either increasingly spontaneous with short booking windows or intensely researched due to safety. On-trip interactions are digitizing, and loyalty has evolved far beyond points programs. Reviewing recent trends, hoteliers must prepare for three key shifts in the traveler's journey: 1. Booking flexibility shifting from perk to expectation 2. Acceleration of the contactless ...


Symphony orchestra conductors occupy somewhat of an intriguing place in the collective psyche of the uninitiated. Seen as the towering and commandeering figures passionately gesticulating to a loyal band of string, brass, woodwind and percussion followers, conductors (more so than the superstar soloists they often invite) have come to embody contemporary music in all its complexity: stern, cerebral and detached. Steeped in its own world of high-cultured righteousness, an orchestra's de-facto ambassador, its conductor, is often perceived as the ultimate intellectual, preferring, it is assumed, solo sessions in his study endlessly listening to repeats of Beethoven's 5th Symphony to having to explain his art and talent to a bunch of novices like us.
So it came as a little surprise to find that Michel Tabacik, charismatic conductor and musical director of the Brussels Philharmonic – het Vlaams Radio Orkest, didn't exactly fit the bill as far as conductors go. Yes, he is fierce-looking, intense and stern in the same manner a high court judge might be, although his absorbing and firing personality makes him the perfect contender to ensure his philharmonic remains relevant with today's short attention spanned audiences. To somewhat paraphrase one of our current fetish sentences, Tabachnik's heart is in the past, his feet in the now and his mind firmly geared to the future.
"We have to play normal repertoire (similar to the Cinematek playing the classics), we have to play new creations or commissions and we have to initiate collaborations (pairing, for example, a dance company together with the orchestra)" says Tabachnik when asked how a year's program is devised. Although a single theme might be used to underpin an entire season's program and helps lend it some consistency, he is deeply conscious of the need to mix the old, the new and the original: "Every season, we have to find a way to reinvent ourselves and raise the level of excitement. Local competition being so fierce (there is at least one, if not two, concerts every night), we need quality, imagination and an interesting selection of guest artists to attract the public." So the conductor doesn't merely conduct then. He envisions, invites, calculates, champions, programs and educates too.


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Q: crear un objeto nuevo a partir de otro estoy trabajando con react, es un componente funcional q recibe como props una lista, es algo como esto:
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Para hacer lo q quiero necesito q el objeto este de esta forma:
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El count no me importa mucho xq no lo uso como tal en esta parte, mi confusion esta en como pasar del objeto original al objeto nuevo q necesito ya sea usando reactHooks o solo js.

A: Esto es muy fácil de hacer usando Array.ptototype.map, esto si quieres hacerlo en una sola línea, así el archivo es menos pesado pero también menos comprensible, pero si prefieres hacerlo paso a paso, puedes usar Array.ptototype.forEach.
Aquí te dejo las dos formas que yo veo para hacerlo

const array1 = [{count: 3, type: 'tipo1', values: ['valor1','valor2','valor3']},
{count: 4, type: 'tipo2', values: ['valor4','valor5','valor6','valor7',]},
{count: 2, type: 'tipo3', values: ['valor8','valor9']}];
const array2 = []; // Copia

array1.map(el => [el.values.forEach(value => array2.push({type:el.type, value})), el][1])
console.log(array2);

Básicamente lo que hacemos es recorrer el array, ya que el prototipo map cambia los elementos del array con lo que se le devuelva, vamos a crear un array de dos elementos, en el primero vamos a recorrer el array y vamos a poner nuevos elementos al otro array que será la copia con push, en el segundo el elemento por defecto, seguido a esto devolvemos el segundo elemento del array haciendo que el principal no se modifique.
La otra forma es prácticamente lo mismo, pero más larga.

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Recorremos también el array, pero esta vez es una forma más legible, como podrás ver.


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What time is Married at First Sight on tonight and who is in the cast?
SINCE 2014, fans have been enjoying the reality series Married at First Sight, which follows the lives of people who agree to legally marry a complete stranger.
The wait is now over for the newest season and fans are eager to know who will be on their screens.
When does Married at First Sight start?
Season 14 of Married at First Sight is scheduled to premiere on January 5, 2022.
The newest season will kick off with a three-hour episode at 8:00pm EST on Lifetime.
MAFS will then be available to watch every Wednesday at 8:00pm EST on Lifetime.
The show can also be streamed through the Lifetime app as well as Fubo TV, Hulu With Live TV, Sling TV, and Philo.
This season will feature experts Pastor Cal, Dr. Pepper and Dr. Viviana Coles, who are all "at the helm of this dynamic social experiment," the show states on their website.
Revisiting the couples from season 13 of Married at First Sight
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Who is the cast?
Alyssa and Chris
Alyssa and ChrisCredit: Lifetime
Alyssa, 30, and Chris, 35, are one of the newest couples on MAFS.
Alyssa reportedly spends her time rescuing animals all over the world and has little time for dating while Chris has had back-to-back long-term relationships since he was in high school.
Jasmina and Michael
Jasmina, 29, and Michael, 28, are another new couple who will make their MAFS debut this season.
Jasmina reportedly works as an early childhood education teacher and is ready to settle down and while Michael is ready to do the same, he needs the experts' help finding a true match.
Katina and Olajuwon
Katina, 29, and Olajuwon, 29, seem to be this season's definition of opposites attract.
Over the past two years, Katina has reportedly been on a self-love journey while Olajuwon is an admitted former," playboy," who realized he was lonely.
Olajuwon is also the former classmate of season six star Jephte Pierre, who reportedly had nothing but good things to say about his MAFS journey, leading Olajuwon to take the plunge and apply.
Lindsey and Mark
Lindsey, 34, and Mark, 37, both believe that MAFS is their true ticket to love.
Lindsey, who has used her grandparents' 70-year relationship as an example, knows what she wants and what she brings to the table, while "Mark the Shark" has applied multiple times for the show.
Noi and Steve
Noi, 33, and Steve, 38, round out the list of couples from this upcoming season and are also ready for their happily ever after.
Noi is reportedly tired of being let down and is now putting her faith in the MAFS experts to help her find her prince charming.
Much like Lindsey, Steve is also using his grandparents as an example and is hoping that the experts will be able to find him a match who will make him just as happy as his grandparents are from their arranged marriage.
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This is Part III of The Scale Series, which explores how brands scale—successfully and unsuccessfully—in the fashion industry. Read Part I and Part II if you haven't yet.
In Part II we looked at brands that have overscaled their promise. Now, we'll examine successful fashion brands that have balanced their creative and commercial aspirations over the long term, which allows the strength of a brand to compound.
Supreme is one of the best examples of a brand that has always kept its promise while scaling. The brand, founded in New York in 1994 by James Jebbia as a haven for skaters, started as a retail store. Instead of releasing its collection all at once, Supreme released its products in weekly drops at 11am every Thursday, where only a handful of products would be available. "It drips out continuously, like morphine through an IV," as Racked put it. These modular releases define the brand as much, if not more, than its iconic logo. The results of this method have led Supreme to become what many have called "the most influential streetwear brand in the world" over and over again, surpassing all of its peers.
Luxury brands also use the visibility of a few iconic, expensive products to create a sense of prestige for their real money-makers, cheaper accessories like sunglasses or lipstick. Streetwear adopts a similar scheme, though rarity subs in for high price points to produce exclusivity. Allowing customers to buy into the brand is the important part — you can start with a $6 Supreme sticker and graduate to an $800 fur coat. Once you're in, there's no end to the collectible depth.
Scarcity is the tool of choice for ultra-luxury brands, but Supreme redefined it. Jebbia has said that this is entirely—and obviously—by design. "If we can sell 600, I make 400," he told Interview magazine in 2009.
Supreme follows the same trajectory of most fashion brands by offering familiar products that make all of the money (known as core products) and then highly exclusive products that drive the brand (known as seasonal products). Supreme's products are never super expensive directly from the company, but there is a voracious secondary market where prices often skyrocket. The company's decision to capture no revenue from the secondary market might be one of the better contrarian moves: although Supreme loses millions of dollars by having no stake in this market, the fervor over its products repeatedly solidifies the brand, which then translates back into customers using core products to enter the brand and then work their way up to the rarer items. The brand's disinterest in finding price elasticity is arguably what made it a cult, thus driving even more sales.
While it's challenging to create scarcity while also keeping prices low, the benefits can be profound: Supreme is ubiquitous but not overexposed. The box logo is instantly recognizable because of its ever-present repetition but it still carries meaning. This logo is printed on a litany of products, from apparel to bags to lighters to hammers to axes. Supreme is everywhere, yet still potent.
The brand itself is quite lean for a company with a rumored $100 million in revenue. It has only ten retail stores (most of which are in Japan, where the brand has a massive following) and around fifty employees. It shuns wholesale, minus a few exclusive locations such as Dover Street Market. Throughout all of this, while the brand has grown too big for some purists, it has remained mostly intact. Some attribute this to Supreme's continued participation in skate culture, which is where it started.
Rick Owens, more so than any designer out there, built and scaled not just his own brand, but his own universe. He trained as a pattern maker in Los Angeles and then went on to design both knock-off and designer fashion. He created his first collection in 1994. Owens began working under and then dating Michele Lamy, known as the best patternmaker in LA, who turned into his frequent collaborator. In 2002, Vogue funded a show for him at New York Fashion Week and Owens sold his line exclusively at Charles Galley, an experimental boutique in LA. The same year, the CFDA awarded Owens an award as an emerging designer and Révillon, the long-time furrier, hired him as creative director, which brought Owens and Lamy to France.
In 2004, with his brand well underway, Owens partnered with his manufacturers in San Giacomo, Italy, who took over much of the business and production side, freeing Owens to work on everything else. "The Italians," as Owens calls them, own 20% of the business while Lamy and Owens retain the rest. Shortly after, he slowly expanded his stocklist to include other high-end boutiques, such as Maxfield in LA and Brown's in London.
The degree of control Owens exerts over his namesake brand is unparalleled compared to his peers. He designs every single piece that bears his name, and calls his design process "fascist." "I'm fine if I can have it all done my way…. But it has to all be my way" he told Business of Fashion in 2014. But it's this degree of control that has kept Rick Owens as strong as ever. It is, by all definitions, a cult. And even as it has grown both wholesale accounts and its own stores, it remains potent.
Today, Owens has nine stores, hundreds of wholesale accounts, as well as DRKSHDW, his secondary line. Some call this a diffusion line, which oversimplifies that fact that DRKSHDW is really just slightly less expensive Rick Owens. The designer still designs it and it's part of the same conversation and vision as the mainline, unlike most diffusion lines. All the while, the brand has done no traditional marketing or advertising, save whatever it takes to exist on social media today.
By inking a strong partnership with his manufacturers—which is often where brands go wrong at scale—Owens has been able to grow while maintaining the quality of both the brand and its products. Since he has total control, even though outside money is involved, Owens is able to do things his way and keep the purity. Although the brand will do probably close to $200 million this year, it remains potent as ever.
A.P.C. is another brand that has been consistently strong. Founded in 1987 by Jean Touitou, an outspoken and strong-willed designer, A.P.C. was one of the earliest members of what many know today as the contemporary market. The goal, according to Touitou, was to make simple yet high quality clothing at an affordable price. This was a reaction to the heavily-branded fashion of the 1980s, along with the Swedish influences from Touitou's upbringing. A.P.C. started with denim, as Touitou sourced a raw denim commonly found in army surplus stores and turned in into his signature pant.
But in the early years, A.P.C. was not making any money. Touitou worked as a ghost designer for many other brands as he saved up money for A.P.C., and slowly brought on people to help build the brand. It opened its first store a few years later, and then opened a joint venture store in Japan, which remains its biggest market. As a result of these lean times, Touitou continues to keep a tight watch on how the brand spends money, which in turn allows it to take risks on projects that will push it forward.
In the fashion industry, frankly, no-one. I would love if someone better than us could kill us. I would respect them. But it's not happening, I'm sorry. We question ourselves so much, we work so much. Almost all our profits are reinvested in research. We will grow A.P.C. steadily, but we do not have the ambition to take over the world. I don't feel the need to buy art or mega-yachts like other fashion houses.
A.P.C.'s success is likely because of its own self awareness and boldness, which spans both the brand, the company and its confident founder. Touitou grew the brand naturally on a core set of principles and stuck to them, never letting money get in the way. A.P.C's tagline is "Atelier de production et de création," which simply means "production and creation workshop," a startlingly open-ended manifesto. Yet this freedom has allowed the brand to stay focused while evolving over time.
Almost 30 years later, A.P.C exists on an much bigger scale than where it started, with over 63 stores, 300 third party doors, and over $60 million in annual revenue. Denim, interestingly, only accounts for around 16% of that number. A.P.C. remains a brand that has kept its promise since day one, and Touitou owns almost all of it.
The last—and most complex—successful brand worth looking at is Comme des Garçons, the Japan-based label founded by Rei Kawakubo in 1969, who owns the company along with her husband Adrian Joffe. Comme started as a women's line, opened its first store in 1976, adding menswear in 1978 and debuting its first fashion show in 1981 in Paris. In 1982 and 1983, she opened stores in Paris and New York respectively. Browns, the famous London department store, was an early supporter, stocking the brand in 1981.
Everything in the Comme world is designed. Kawakubo is often the root, but many other people contribute to the execution of this vision. This strong point of view— that is strikingly clear in the New Yorker profile, which is worth reading in full—has played a crucial role keeping the brand potent as it has scaled. Kawakubo, much like Rick Owens, has built a universe alongside a cult, which was often referred to as "the crows" early on.
The purity of Kawakubo's vision creates a powerful foundation. In 1980, Comme was sold in over 150 third-party doors, in addition to its own stores, clocking over $30 million in revenue among a handful of product lines. In 2006, the brand's twelve different lines were sold in over 200 accounts, clocking in $150 million. And the most recent numbers available, from 2013, showed revenue of $220 million among over twenty different product lines. It's crucial to note that Comme sells over 95% of the items Kawakubo shows on the runway, dispelling the idea that the heart of her vision is merely a branding exercise.
This approach is the opposite of how a brand like Michael Kors approached brand extensions. Kors, as explored in Part II, created adjacent products by diffusing the mother brand and using traces of it. Comme, conversely, used the purity of the mother brand to extend it in different directions, but without losing the spirit—and not to mention the aesthetics—of the root. This approach is additive, not subtractive.
One of the best examples is Comme des Garçons PLAY, one of the brand's most affordable lines, which includes basics (t-shirts, sweatshirts and knits) as well as footwear (the signature collaboration with Converse). PLAY makes up 12% of the company's revenue, but instead of simply spinning off another line, Comme created a unique identity in the form of the "bug-eyed heart logo" that is instantly recognizable. Even though Joffe admits PLAY was a "business decision," it was extending the core of the brand, not diffusing it.
The brand very smartly worked with a licensor to take away many of the production struggles for making fragrances, where expertise is generally concentrated, while keeping full creative control. Comme was able to focus on everything brand related, while Puig focused on production, a perfect partnership, akin to Rick Owens and "the Italians." The importance of Comme retaining control over its own brand is crucial with licenses like these.
This clever approach also applies to how the brand approaches markdowns. In 2004, the company launched "guerilla stores" that exist only for a year in a given city. The first one opened in Berlin, with additional ones in Barcelona, Helsinki, Singapore, Stockholm, Ljubljana and Warsaw. Comme stocked the stores with deadstock products, which were often sitting unsold in its warehouses. Interestingly, people could only spend $2,000 at a store, yet another contrarian move that limits how much someone can walk away with. Most brands would take unsold merchandise and sell it for pennies on the dollar to an outlet store, but Comme used this reality to create new experiences. This was both a wise business decision, as it allowed the brand to get rid of excess products, while also acting as a wise branding decision, furthering the mystique of the brand.
Comme des Garçons remains one of the best examples of a brand succeeding at scale on its own terms. It's owned entirely by its founders, it's as pure as it can be, and it has grown respectfully, not recklessly. Kawakubo and Joffe have built a world that thrives as a business, not just an art project.
There are many other fashion brands that have scaled while keeping their promise intact. This is just a sampling that serves to show success is possible at different ends of the market and with different products. If these brands seem similar it's because they have all figured out how to build thriving businesses that balance the creative and the commercial. It should be clear the success in the fashion world requires meticulously controlling this tension. It's incredibly hard, but it's entirely possible.
In Part IV, we'll explore a new framework for keeping a brand's promise as it scales internationally.


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An article by fellow Examiner.com editor, Moussa Berete.
This is a study on sales practices being conducted as part of my doctorate program. We are collecting data from a wide set of people, including those in sales and those who are not in sales, regarding how they view various sales practices. If you would go to the link below and complete our survey, we (the authors and researchers) would greatly appreciate it.
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Is Friedman theory also dead?
A seminal article on the purpose of business is Milton Friedman's 1970 article, "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Its Profits" (New York Times Magazine, September 23 1970).
What are the positive and negative ramifications of this purpose today?
Here's a recent commentary on it on Business Ethics website.
How have 39 years changed the purpose of business–or how has the passing of time made no difference?
Welcome to a new blog about sales ethics. For many, the term is an oxymoron as they consider the act of selling to be strewn with ethical failures from start to finish. In some cases, that may be the case. But in those cases, it is the individual and not the role or position that is wrong. Sales is simply the act of helping two parties come to an agreement. Some agreements involve the parties directly and other agreements involve agents where one or both persons is acting on behalf of someone or something else.
So what is sales ethics? What are ethical sales behaviors? What are unethical sales behaviors? How can we respond to unethical behaviors? How do we reward ethical behaviors? Who is most likely to commit unethical sales activities? What is to blame for unethical sales behavior? All good questions, with many more, most of which will not be definitively answered but can be openly debated.
SalesEthics.us and SalesEthicsToday.com are displayed in this blog format–for now. Feel free to contribute, to ask, to challenge, to suggest. All comments on the subject are welcome and only those comments trying to redirect to a non-related site will be deleted or edited.


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