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<?php

namespace App\Helpers\Charts;

use App\Helpers\DateHelper\DateHelper;
/**
 * Class ChartHelper
 * @package App\Helpers\Charts
 */
class ChartHelper
{
    /**
     * This functions formats the data result from USGS to Charts.js data format.
     *
     * @param $data
     * @param string $filter
     * @return mixed
     */
    public static function formatStackedAreaChart($data, $filter = 'days')
    {
        $earthquakes = [];
        foreach (config('references.intensity_labels.richter') as $range=>$properties) {
            $label = strtolower($properties['label']);
            $$label = [];
        }

        switch ($filter) {
            case 'day':
                $dateFormat = 'd M';
                break;
            case 'month':
                $dateFormat = 'M Y';
                break;
            case 'bymonth':
                $dateFormat = 'M';
                break;
            case 'year':
                $dateFormat = 'Y';
                break;
            case 'byweekday':
                $dateFormat = 'l';
                break;
            case 'byhour':
                $dateFormat = 'H';
                break;
            default:
                $dateFormat = 'M Y';
        }

        foreach ($data->features as $earthquake) {
            $date = date($dateFormat, intval($earthquake->properties->time)/1000 + (8 * 3600));
            if (!isset($earthquakes[$date])) {
                $earthquakes[$date] = [];
            }

            $mag = $earthquake->properties->mag;
            foreach (config('references.intensity_labels.richter') as $range=>$properties) {
                list($min, $max) = explode(',', $range);
                $label = strtolower($properties['label']);
                if ($mag >= $min && $mag < $max) {
                    if (!isset($earthquakes[$date][$label])) {
                        $earthquakes[$date][$label] = [];
                    }
                    array_push($earthquakes[$date][$label], $earthquake->properties);
                }
            }
        }

        if ($filter == 'byhour') {
            ksort($earthquakes, true);
        } else {
            $earthquakes = array_reverse($earthquakes, true);
        }
        $dateLabels = '[\'' . implode('\',\'', array_keys($earthquakes)) . '\']';

        foreach ($earthquakes as $earthquake) {
            foreach (config('references.intensity_labels.richter') as $range=>$properties) {
                $label = strtolower($properties['label']);

                if (!isset($earthquake[$label])) {
                    array_push($$label, 0);
                } else {
                    array_push($$label, count($earthquake[$label]));
                }
            }
        }

        $areaChart['labels'] = $dateLabels;
        foreach (config('references.intensity_labels.richter') as $range=>$properties) {
            $label = strtolower($properties['label']);
            $areaChart[$label . 'Labels'] = '[' . implode(',', $$label) . ']';
        }

        return $areaChart;
    }

    /**
     * This function returns the magnitude label depending on the scale used.
     *
     * @param $value
     * @param string $scale
     * @return string
     */
    public static function getMagnitudeLabel($value, $scale = 'richter', $withStyle=true)
    {
        $properties = self::getMagnitudeLabelProperties($value, $scale);

        if ($withStyle) {
            $html = '' . $properties['label'] . '';
        } else {
            $html = $properties['label'];
        }

        return $html;
    }

    /**
     * This function returns the scale properties (color and label).
     *
     * @param int $value
     * @param string $scale
     * @return array
     */
    public static function getMagnitudeLabelProperties($value = 0, $scale = 'richter')
    {
        $properties = [];
        switch ($scale) {
            case 'richter':
                $properties = self::getRichterScaleProperties($value);
                break;
            case 'mercalli':
                $properties = self::getMercalliScaleProperties($value);
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }

        return $properties;
    }

    /**
     * This function returns the richter scale properties.
     *
     * @param $value
     * @return array
     */
    public static function getRichterScaleProperties($value)
    {
        $scaleReference = config('references.intensity_labels.richter');

        foreach ($scaleReference as $scale=>$properties) {
            list($min, $max) = explode(',', $scale);

            if ($value >= $min && $value <= $max) {
                return $properties;
            }

        }

        return ['color' => '#000000', 'label' => 'Unknown'];
    }

    /**
     * This function returns the mercalli scale properties.
     * @param $value
     * @return array
     */
    public static function getMercalliScaleProperties($value)
    {
        $scaleReference = config('references.intensity_labels.richter');

        foreach ($scaleReference as $scale=>$properties) {
            list($min, $max) = explode(',', $scale);

            if ($value >= $min && $value <= $max) {
                return $properties;
            }
        }

        return ['color' => '#000000', 'label' => 'Unknown'];
    }
}

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Hendrick Motorsports Previews The I Love New York 355
August 1, 2017 - by Leon Hammack - Leave a Comment
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL (2.45-MILE ROAD COURSE)
LOCATION: WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK
EVENT: NASCAR CUP SERIES (RACE 22 OF 36)
TUNE IN: 3 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, AUG. 6 (NBCSN/MRN/SIRIUSXM)
No. 5 Rated Red Chevrolet SS / Kasey Kahne
Driver Kasey Kahne Hometown Enumclaw, Washington
Age 37 Resides Mooresville, North Carolina
19th in standings
21 starts
1 race win
0 stage wins
0 pole positions
3 top-five finishes
4 top-10 finishes
31 laps led
489 starts
18 wins
27 pole positions
92 top-five finishes
173 top-10 finishes
4,638 laps led
Track Career
3 laps led
RATED RED: This weekend at Watkins Glen, Kasey Kahne will pilot the No. 5 Rated Red Chevrolet SS. The Rated Red paint scheme will also adorn the No. 5 Chevrolet SS at Bristol Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Hendrick Motorsports docuseries "Road to Race Day" can be seen on Complex Networks' Rated Red available on go90. Rated Red is the Heartland's first digital video network, covering the best in news, outdoor life, food, sports, DIY and more. Whatever your passion, Rated Red has you covered.
WATKINS GLEN STATS: Watkins Glen proves to be one of the more challenging tracks for Kahne on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. In his 13 starts at the 2.45-mile road course, he has an average starting position of 19.2 and an average finishing position of 21.1. The Enumclaw, Washington, native started on the outside pole position at The Glen in 2006. Kahne has also completed 98.3 percent of the 1,174 laps he's run at the New York track.
WATKINS GLEN LOOP DATA: According to NASCAR's loop data since 2005, Kahne ranks first in the green-flag passes category with 619. He is second fastest on restarts with a speed of 117.006 mph, and ninth in quality passes with 172. Quality passes are the number of times a driver passes another car that is running inside the top 15 while under green-flag conditions.
ROAD COURSE STATS: Kahne has 27 starts on road courses, including one win at Sonoma Raceway in 2009. He's also earned two pole positions at road courses in his Cup Series career. Since 2013, he has amassed four top-10s on road courses.
RECAPPING POCONO: Last weekend at Pocono Raceway, Kahne qualified the No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevy in the 12th position. He earned a stage bonus point and overcame a pit road speeding penalty before the start of the final stage to take the checkered flag in the 11th position.
RACING ROOTS: HendrickMotorsports.com has released a four-part video series on Kahne titled "Racing Roots." The videos take you from Kahne's early beginnings in Enumclaw, Washington, to being part of Hendrick Motorsports today. The video series also looks at his passion away from the asphalt track – his dirt car team, Kasey Kahne Racing. The video series can be viewed here.
No. 24 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet SS / Chase Elliott
Driver Chase Elliott Hometown Dawsonville, Georgia
Age 21 Resides Dawsonville, Georgia
7th in standings
0 race wins
1 pole position
12 top-10 finishes
173 laps led
1 start
SUNENERGY1 CHEVROLET: This weekend, SunEnergy1, one of the world's largest privately held solar energy companies, will adorn the hood of the No. 24 Chevrolet SS. It marks the third of four races that SunEnergy1 will serve as the primary sponsor for Chase Elliott. In the most recent appearance, Elliott piloted the SunEnergy1 Chevy at Pocono Raceway in the June event, when he collected an eighth-place finish.
POCONO REWIND: Elliott rallied from 29th to 10th in the final stage of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway to record his 12th top-10 finish of the 2017 season. The result puts him seventh in the Cup Series driver point standings with only five races remaining in the regular season.
WATKINS GLEN STATS: The Dawsonville, Georgia, native is set to make his second Cup Series start at Watkins Glen. During his debut at the 2.45-mile road course in 2016, Elliott started 16th en route to a top-15 finish of 13th. Elliott has also competed in six road course races in NASCAR's XFINITY Series, earning four top-five finishes. He has also competed in one Camping World Truck Series road course event, scoring a victory, and three ARCA Racing road course races, earning top-five finishes in each.
BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR ALAN: No. 24 team crew chief Alan Gustafson will celebrate his 42nd birthday on Saturday, Aug. 5, in Watkins Glen. Gustafson, who grew up just down the road from historic Daytona International Speedway, got his start in racing turning wrenches on the go-karts of childhood friend Casey Yunick, the grandson of legendary car builder and mechanic Smokey Yunick.
GOING RETRO: Last week, Elliott's Darlington Raceway Southern 500 ride was revealed with a 360-degree video via Hendrick Motorsports' Facebook page. The driver's No. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet SS will have a retro look based on his father Bill Elliott's light blue paint scheme that debuted at Rockingham Speedway in 1976.
A LOOK BACK AT NASHVILLE: Last week, Elliott visited Nashville to promote the upcoming Aug. 19 night race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He appeared on "Nash Nights Live" with Shawn Parr and Elaina Smith, tried his hand at archery and was the guest co-host at the Grand Ole Opry for the second segment of the evening. Click here to take a look back at Elliott's day.
No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet SS / Jimmie Johnson
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hometown El Cajon, California
Age 41 Resides Charlotte, North Carolina
1 stage win
221 top-five finishes
18,634 laps led
WATKINS GLEN FAN FEST: Jimmie Johnson will appear Friday, Aug. 4, at the Watkins Glen International Fan Fest taking place inside the track. Johnson will be on stage for a question-and-answer session at 6:45 p.m. local time. See www.theglen.com for more details.
JOHNSON RIDES RAGBRAI: Prior to heading to Pocono, Johnson and friends made a trip to Iowa to participate in an annual bike ride across the state called RAGBRAI. RAGBRAI, an acronym for "Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa," is a non-competitive, recreational bicycle ride that travels from west to east across the state of Iowa. It is the oldest, largest and longest recreational bicycle touring event in the world. Johnson and longtime pal Lance Armstrong rode more than 100 miles over the two days they attended. Click herefor the story.
JOHNSON IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SPECIAL EDITION: In the July 24 edition of Sports Illustrated, Johnson is featured among some elite athletes including MMA fighter Daniel Cormier, soccer star Didier Drogba, Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, Houston Astros outfielder Carlos Beltran and former WNBA champion DeLisha Milton-Jones in a story focused on athletes either nearing or just past their 40th birthdays. Centered around New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's ability to stay on top of his game as he nears the age of 40, writer Greg Bishop looks into what it takes to succeed past that magic age. Click here for the full story.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHAD: No. 48 team crew chief Chad Knaus will celebrate his 46th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 5, while at The Glen. Knaus, who hails from Rockford, Illinois, became a crew chief at age 14, helping his father John compete at Rockford Speedway and other tracks across the Midwest.
48 CREW WINS MECHANIX WEAR SECOND QUARTER: The No. 48 pit crew was voted the Second Quarter Most Valuable Pit Crew by Mechanix Wear. The "Most Valuable Pit Crew" award is voted on by the crew chiefs in the NASCAR Cup Series garage. The team was awarded a check for $5,000 and an opportunity to be recognized as the Most Valuable Pit Crew at the end of the playoffs. The team won the award along with the No. 48 team's seventh Cup championship in 2016. Members include: tire changers Kevin Novak and Calvin Teague; tire carriers R.J. Barnette and Ryan Patton; gasman Brandon Harder and jackman Kyle Tudor. Pit coaches are Chris Kreig and Jon Carvin.
MORE MALEC: No. 48 team car chief Ron Malec, this year's recipient of the Brian Lunniss Mechanix Wear Lifetime Achievement award, will be featured in an article written by longtime motor sports journalist Al Pearce in the Aug. 7 edition of AutoWeek magazine. Malec was also featured this past weekend on NASCAR on FOX's "RaceDay" show where Malec, Johnson and Knaus sat down with host Kaitlyn Vincie to talk about Malec's career. Click hereto see the interview.
WINLESS AT WATKINS: Watkins Glen remains one of the three tracks on the current NASCAR Cup Series circuit that is not represented in the No. 48 team's trophy collection. Although Johnson has four top-five finishes in 15 starts, the team hasn't finished better than third at the New York road course. In addition to Watkins Glen, Kentucky Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway are the only other tracks where Johnson has yet to win.
DRIVER RATING AT THE GLEN: According to NASCAR's loop data statistics, Johnson has the fourth-best driver rating at Watkins Glen with an average score of 95.2 since 2005. The driver rating is a formula that combines wins, top-15 finishes, average running position while on the lead lap, average speed under green, fastest lap, most laps led and lead-lap finishes. The maximum a driver can earn in each race is 150 points and is used pre-race as a prediction tool and post-race as a performance evaluator.
CALLING ALL KIDS TO CHICAGO: Johnson is hosting a special ticket package for families at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 17. Johnson, Chicagoland and NASA have teamed up for the third consecutive year for a special ticket package that features a youth question-and-answer session. The pricing is $23 for kids 12 and under and $48 for adults. Log on to www.ChicagolandSpeedway.com for more info.
No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS / Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hometown Kannapolis, North Carolina
22nd in standings
1 top-five finish
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS, will be available to members of the media on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 11:30 a.m. local time in the Watkins Glen International media center.
AXALTA RETURNS: After a five-race stretch with Nationwide as the primary partner on the No. 88 Chevrolet SS, the bright red, orange and yellow Axalta colors will return this weekend at The Glen. Axalta will be the primary partner on the No. 88 Chevrolet SS for 13 total races in 2017, including the next three race weekends – Watkins Glen, Michigan and Bristol.
AT THE GLEN: In his last two visits (2014 and 2015) to Watkins Glen International, Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned a pair of 11th-place finishes. In 16 total starts, the driver of the No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS has earned two top-five and three top-10 finishes at the road course. According to NASCAR's loop data statistics since 2005, Earnhardt ranks sixth in the "closers" category, gaining an average of 1.2 positions during the last 10 percent of the race. He ranks among the top 10 in several other categories, including laps led (sixth – 34 laps), average speed early in a run (sixth – 104.157 mph), average speed late in a run (seventh – 103.215 mph), quality passes (eighth – 175 passes) and laps spent in the top 15 (ninth – 530 laps).
NO. 88 HOMESTEAD CAR UNVEIL ON QVC: On Wednesday, Aug. 2, Earnhardt will appear on QVC to unveil his Axalta car for Homestead as part of his #Appreci88ion tour. The celebration show will air at 7 p.m. ET and will also be live-streamed on Earnhardt's Facebook page. The show will also provide an exclusive opportunity to purchase die-casts of the ride in addition to special apparel. For more information, click here.
RIR VICTORY TOUR: Next week, the driver of the No. 88 Chevy will visit Richmond for his Victory Tour, where in addition to spending time at the racetrack, Earnhardt is scheduled to visit training camp for his favorite NFL team – the Washington Redskins.
ROAD TO RACE DAY: The third installment of "Road to Race Day," the eight-part docuseries about Hendrick Motorsports, premieres Wednesday on go90and focuses on Earnhardt and the No. 88 team. The episode was filmed during the April 2016 Bristol race weekend, where Peyton Manning visits with the No. 88 team before they wage a nail-biting, unforgettable battle. The series is directed by Cynthia Hill ("A Chef's Life," "Private Violence") and executive produced by Peter Berg ("Friday Night Lights," "Lone Survivor").
TIES TO HOME: No. 88 spotter and podcast host TJ Majors, who is known for his calls of "Door. Bumper. Clear." over the in-car radio, lists Watkins Glen International as his home track. He was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, but grew up in East Bethany, New York, before moving to Mooresville, North Carolina, where he lives with wife Tamela and daughter Madelynn. Majors, who was introduced to Earnhardt via iRacing in 1997, began spotting for the driver at the end of the 2007 season and has continued with the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 team since Earnhardt joined in 2008, in addition to spotting for a variety of teams in other series, including Earnhardt's JR Motorsports.
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS AT WATKINS GLEN: In 31 races at Watkins Glen, Hendrick Motorsports has six wins, six pole positions, 18 top-five finishes and 35 top-10s. Jeff Gordon ranks second on the all-time wins list at WGI with four victories. He earned Hendrick Motorsports' most recent victory at the road course when he won the 2001 event. With 262 laps led, Gordon is the all-time leader in that category at the serpentine track.
ROAD TO RACE DAY: Hendrick Motorsports has teamed with Complex Networks, Film 45 and Markay Media on an original eight-part documentary series that goes behind the scenes with the organization during the 2016 season. New "Road to Race Day" episodes premiere Wednesdays on the go90 streaming platform. Watch for free by downloading the go90 app on your Apple or Android device, or view the series at go90.com.
ORGANIZATION STATS: To date, Hendrick Motorsports has totals of 12 championships, 249 race victories, 212 pole positions, 1,022 top-five finishes and 1,721 top-10 finishes in points-paying NASCAR Cup Series competition. Its teams have led 66,788 laps since 1984.
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"For whatever reason it took me a little while to figure out the braking and turning at Watkins Glen. It didn't come to me as quickly as Sonoma did. Over the last couple of years I've improved at Watkins Glen, but I still have a little bit of work to do to get us to run up front."
Kasey Kahne on racing at Watkins Glen
"When it comes to road courses, I feel like we've run better at Watkins Glen – it just seems like we have had a little bit more success there. I haven't really ever had the results to show, but I feel like at times we have had speed at Watkins Glen, which is nice, and we've shown pace."
Chase Elliott on racing at Watkins Glen
"Watkins Glen hasn't been too kind to the No. 48 team or me in particular in years past, but I look at this track every year as a personal challenge. The past two weeks haven't been kind to us either, but our qualifying has improved and we are finding speed."
Jimmie Johnson on racing at Watkins Glen
"We aren't going to find top-two or top-three speed on Friday or Saturday. That kind of speed is built into the car and is made on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, so we've got a ways to go to figure out how to get that kind of quickness. We're not satisfied with 12th (at Pocono), but with the way our luck's been going, it's nice to get a race finished and get one in the bank. I think we've actually got an opportunity to run better than 12th at Watkins Glen – a road course. We'll go there and dig and work hard."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. on finding speed and heading to Watkins Glen
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It looks like something out of a science fiction film. And at more than 10 foot long and 9 foot wide, it's no wonder Marine biologist Enrique Ostale could not believe his luck when he set eyes on the enormous sunfish he had been called to check after a tuna-fishing boat noticed it tangled in its nets off the Mediterranean coast earlier this month. "When we arrived there the feeling was of astonishment, on one hand we couldn't believe our luck, because we have read books and articles about the dimensions that a sunfish could have but we didn't know we would be able to watch it and touch it ourselves." With dark grey skin, rounded grooves in its flanks and a large, prehistoric-looking head, this particular specimen was likely a mola alexandrini and a record find for the area. "It's normal to see large fishes but not this big. According to the bibliography, this one could way up to 2000 kilos. What we know for sure is that the 1000-kilo scale didn't work. It made a mistake and it was about to break, so looking at other studies and comparing sizes, it could weigh 2000 kilos." After Ostale and his fellow biologists took measurements, photographs, and DNA samples, the fish was returned to the water, where it swiftly vanished into the deep. The mammoth sunfish is classed as a vulnerable species and is not eaten in Europe.
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/**
 * @file WriterHistory.h
 */

#ifndef _FASTDDS_RTPS_WRITERHISTORY_H_
#define _FASTDDS_RTPS_WRITERHISTORY_H_

#include <condition_variable>

#include <fastrtps/rtps/common/CacheChange.h>
#include <fastrtps/rtps/attributes/HistoryAttributes.h>
#include <fastrtps/utils/TimedMutex.hpp>
#include <fastdds/rtps/builtin/data/ReaderProxyData.h>

#include <gmock/gmock.h>

namespace eprosima {
namespace fastrtps {
namespace rtps {

class ReaderProxy;
class RTPSWriter;

class WriterHistory
{
public:

    WriterHistory(
            const HistoryAttributes& /*att*/)
        : samples_number_(0)
    {
    }

    WriterHistory()
        : samples_number_(0)
    {
    }

    using iterator = std::vector<CacheChange_t*>::iterator;

    // *INDENT-OFF* Uncrustify makes a mess with MOCK_METHOD macros
    MOCK_METHOD1(add_change_mock, bool(CacheChange_t*));
    // *INDENT-ON*

    bool add_change(
            CacheChange_t* change)
    {
        bool ret = add_change_mock(change);
        samples_number_mutex_.lock();
        ++samples_number_;
        change->sequenceNumber = ++last_sequence_number_;
        samples_number_mutex_.unlock();
        samples_number_cond_.notify_all();
        return ret;
    }

    // *INDENT-OFF* Uncrustify makes a mess with MOCK_METHOD macros
    MOCK_METHOD3(get_change, bool(
            const SequenceNumber_t& seq,
            const GUID_t& guid,
            CacheChange_t** change));

    MOCK_METHOD1(get_earliest_change, bool(
            CacheChange_t** change));

    MOCK_METHOD1(remove_change, bool(const SequenceNumber_t&));

    MOCK_METHOD1(remove_change_and_reuse, CacheChange_t*(const SequenceNumber_t&));

    MOCK_METHOD1(remove_change_mock, bool(CacheChange_t*));

    MOCK_METHOD0(getHistorySize, size_t());

    MOCK_METHOD0(remove_min_change, bool());

    MOCK_METHOD3(add_change_, bool(
            CacheChange_t* a_change,
            WriteParams &wparams,
            std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> max_blocking_time));

    MOCK_METHOD2(add_change_, bool(
            CacheChange_t* a_change,
            WriteParams &wparams));
    // *INDENT-ON*

    MOCK_METHOD1(set_fragments, void(
                CacheChange_t * change));

    bool remove_change(
            CacheChange_t* change)
    {
        bool ret = remove_change_mock(change);
        delete change;
        return ret;
    }

    void wait_for_more_samples_than(
            unsigned int minimum)
    {
        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(samples_number_mutex_);

        if (samples_number_ <= minimum)
        {
            samples_number_cond_.wait(lock, [&]()
                    {
                        return samples_number_ > minimum;
                    });
        }
    }

    SequenceNumber_t next_sequence_number() const
    {
        return last_sequence_number_ + 1;
    }

    std::vector<CacheChange_t*>::iterator changesBegin()
    {
        return m_changes.begin();
    }

    std::vector<CacheChange_t*>::reverse_iterator changesRbegin()
    {
        return m_changes.rbegin();
    }

    std::vector<CacheChange_t*>::iterator changesEnd()
    {
        return m_changes.end();
    }

    std::vector<CacheChange_t*>::reverse_iterator changesRend()
    {
        return m_changes.rend();
    }

    RecursiveTimedMutex* getMutex()
    {
        return mp_mutex;
    }

    HistoryAttributes m_att;
    std::vector<CacheChange_t*> m_changes;

    std::condition_variable samples_number_cond_;
    std::mutex samples_number_mutex_;
    unsigned int samples_number_;
    SequenceNumber_t last_sequence_number_;
    RecursiveTimedMutex* mp_mutex;
    bool m_isHistoryFull;
    RTPSWriter* mp_writer;

};

} // namespace rtps
} // namespace fastrtps
} // namespace eprosima

#endif // _FASTDDS_RTPS_WRITERHISTORY_H_


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Q: Schema design simple address book Hbase/Cassandra I'm trying to model a simple address book schema that I will use for HBase/Cassandra.
The scenario:

*

*A user can create his contacts.

*A contact may have many phones, addresses or emails.

*A user can create groups to organize his contacts (a group can contain many contacts and a contact can be placed in many groups).

The only select query that I'm planning to do is to grab all the contacts who live at address x and are in group y.
Would the following schema be appropriate for this?
|Table name: User     |
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Key: user_id
email
password
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Column family: Contacts
        Key: contact_id
        firstname
        lastname
        ---------------
        Column family: Address
                Key: address_id
                street
                housenumber
                zipcode
        ---------------
        Column family: Group
                groupname

Or is this better/possible?
|Table name: User     |
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Key: user_id
email
password
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Column family: Contacts
        Key: contact_id
        firstname
        lastname
        contact_id

|Table name: Address   |
-----------------------
Key: address_id
street
housenumber
zipcode
contact_id

|Table name: Group   |
-----------------------
Key: group_id
group_name

A: Addresses tend to get more complicated and you could add addtional, denormalized column families/tables to support your queries.
EDIT: Since you're more concerned with querying on Address and Group, you should add two new, denormalized tables: one keyed by address_id and one by group_id.
I can't speak to HBase solutions for this problem, but in Cassandra 2.1+, there is support for User Defined Types. The documentation from that link has a good example of modeling the user-address entity relationship.

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After creating and saving an application, you can publish, making the current version of the app the live version for all users who have access. This allows you to modify the app without rolling out partial changes to users. Check the versions to verify which version is the current live version or to restore an earlier version of the app.


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        Created by Eric Vollbrecht vollbrechteric@hotmail.com

        https://github.com/vollbrechteric/ps-scripts

        Desired State Configurtion script to configure WatchGuard Dimension server on Microsoft Hyper-V 2016.

#>

configuration WGDimension
{
    # One can evaluate expressions to get the node list
    # E.g: $AllNodes.Where("Role -eq Web").NodeName
    node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq 'WebServer'}.NodeName
    {
        # Call Resource Provider
        # E.g: WindowsFeature, File
        WindowsFeature HyperV
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Name = 'Hyper-V'
        }

        File FriendlyName
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            SourcePath = $SourcePath
            DestinationPath = $DestinationPath
            Type = 'Directory'
            DependsOn = '[WindowsFeature]FriendlyName'
        }

    }
}

# ConfigurationName -configurationData <path to ConfigurationData (.psd1) file>


Introduction To Camera Controls. How To Use f/Stops, Shutter Speeds & ISO To Control Exposure.
For any given scene that you might want to photograph there is a proper exposure value. This value is expressed as a combination of f/stop, shutter speed and ISO. By exposing the image properly you will be able to render detail in the brightest areas of the scene as well as the darkest areas of the scene. Understanding how to use the controls on your camera will allow you to capture what you see and give you creative freedom to express your vision.
The ASA/ISO rating refers to the camera sensor or film's sensitivity to light. Digital cameras allow you to adjust the sensitivity within a specific range. Films have a single ASA rating. The higher the number the more sensitive. Low ASA/ISO numbers (100) work best in bright light and will yield the sharpest, cleanest images. Using a high ASA/ISO (3200) will work best in low light situations or when a fast shutter speed is needed but will typically introduce some digital noise or film grain into the image.
Low ISO is less sensitive to light but provides clearer images.
High ISO is more sensitive to light but increased sensitivity adds noise.
The aperture in your lens is similar to the pupil of your eye. It's basic function is to control the intensity of the light entering the camera. Aperture sizes are indicated by f/stops such as f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16, f/22. The numbers are technically ratios (can be thought of as fractions for simplicity) so the smaller the number the larger the aperture. This means f/2.8 is larger than f/22.
Illustration demonstrating effect of f-stops on intensity of light and depth of field in photography.
Inside your camera is a screen that opens and closes at a fraction of a second. This shutter controls the duration of the light entering the camera. Shutter speeds are generally designated by fractions, this time fractions of a second. 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, etc. On your camera they may be designated in whole numbers such as 1000, 500, 250, 125, 60 etc. so remember they actually refer to fractions of a second. 1/1000th of a second is a shorter amount of time than 1/60th of a second. It is possible to shoot for seconds. Most digital cameras will allow you to time speeds as long as 30 seconds. This would look like 30″ on your camera. If you need to shoot for longer you can use Bulb mode which holds the shutter open as long as the shutter button is depressed. This works best with a remote control to prevent camera shake.
Before you begin shooting you should always set your ASA/ISO to meet your needs. Do you need to stop motion under low light conditions or want to use the smallest aperture possible, or are you shooting under bright light conditions and need to be able to limit the light coming into the camera? Keep in mind it's best to keep you ASA/ISO as low as possible to retain the subtle details in your image.
Imagine you are filling a cup of water using the sink. In order to fill it to exactly 1 cup you must control the flow or intensity of the water as well as the amount of time or duration of the water flow. You can fill the cup quickly with an intense flow of water, or fill it slowly with a dripping faucet. Either way the cup gets filled.
Balancing the intensity with the duration is exactly the technique you will use to properly exposure your images. You can use an intense light (large aperture) to expose your sensor quickly, or you can use a dim light (small aperture) and expose it over a longer period of time. The exposure will be the same as long as the settings are proportional.
Today's cameras have light meters built into them making it relatively easy to properly expose your images. When you look through your viewfinder and press the shutter release button halfway you should see either a needle that moves up an down or lights that move and/or change color as you look from a bright scene to a dark scene. Make sure your camera is on before you try this. Some cameras have an on/off switch, others turn on when you pull back on the film advance lever.
Depending on your particular camera you will move your aperture and shutter speeds so that the needles line up, the green light comes on, or the needle lines up between the plus and minus signs. On some cameras the meter will tell you where to set the shutter speed based on the film speed and the aperture you have selected. This process takes a little practice but you will soon find yourself getting very comfortable with it.
On digital cameras the meter is represented by a series of lines with markings indications -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3. You'll notice smaller lines in between the numbered lines representing 1/3 stops. Pressing the shutter release 1/2 way will engage the meter and you'll see a small mark somewhere on the scale. Adjusting your aperture and/or shutter speed so that the indicator moves to the 0 will give you a proper exposure. If the indicator disappears press the shutter halfway down again to reactivate it. It will typically only stay on for a few seconds to conserve battery strength.
Once you have determined a basic exposure such as f/8 at 1/250th of a second you can vary the aperture and shutter speeds proportionally and maintain the proper exposure. This will allow you to control how your photographs look. For example: Imagine you are at a race track. You want to photograph the cars so that they are sharp in order to read the details. This means you need a fast shutter speed such as 1/1000th of a second. If your basic exposure was f/8 at 1/250th of a second you can move your shutter speed 2 stops to get 1/1000th of a second. You must then compensate for the increase in shutter speed by opening the aperture by 2 stops as well. This will balance the exposure. Your new exposure will be f/4 at 1/1000th of a second.
Note: Each click of the wheel is 1/3 of stop for both aperture and shutter speeds. If you open the aperture by 3 clicks say from f/8 to f/5.6 adjusting the shutter speed by 3 clicks from 1/250 to 1/500 second will give the same exposure.
Each time you focus your lens you are actually focusing on a two dimensional plane parallel to the sensor in your camera. If you focus at 4 ft. there is a plane of focus parallel to your sensor exactly 4 ft. from the sensor plane. Anything in front of or behind this plane will be out of focus. Imagine a sheet of glass moving back and forth as you focus.
Try this example: Hold your hand in front of your face and focus your eyes on the lines of your hand. Notice what happens to the wall in front of you. It is out of focus. In fact the only thing that is sharp is your hand. With your hand still in front of you focus your eyes on the wall. You should now notice a lack of detail in your hand. This is an example of shallow depth of field. By using your camera you can actually take a picture with the foreground and the background in focus.
Here's how it works: The wider the aperture (f/2.8, f/4) the less the depth of field. The smaller the aperture (f/16, f/22) the greater the depth of field. If you want the foreground as well as the background to be in focus you must use a small aperture such as f/22. If you want to make a picture where a particular object or person is sharp and the rest of the image is blurry you will use a large aperture such as f/4. See the illustration above to understand this visually.
The closer you are to your subject the less the depth of field you will have for any given aperture (f/stop).
Telephoto (focal length greater than 50mm) lenses yield less depth of field than wide angle (focal length less than 50mm) lenses.
In order to create a shallow depth of field look you need at least two planes in the image. For example, a foreground and a background. You can also have a foreground, middle ground and background. If everything is on the same plane it will all appear sharp.


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Bogota launches virtual street map
by Esteban Refshauge October 3, 2012
Bogota's government has launched an online virtual street map of the city, giving detailed gems of information for locals and tourists alike.
The impressive and color-coded map allows visitors to locate over 10,000 addresses in Colombia's largest city, its major transport routes, major tourist attractions, hotels, hospitals, schools and more.
Bogota's street map also provides the opening hours, contact information and other details about the various attractions and businesses. Even better, all the data is updated regularly, providing users with the latest information.
The interactive map has already proved popular with approximately 14,000 hits per day and 425,104 views per month.
Internet giant Google began a related project in Bogota in late June, when it started photographing the streets of the capital for its famous Street View program.
The projects are part of a more general effort to increase tourism in Bogota. Approximately 4,563,000 tourists have already made their way to the city in the first six months of 2012.
Bogotatourism
No-go areas in Medellin
Anti-corruption advocate on her way to become Bogota's first LGBT mayor: polls
Bogota's Gay Pride in pictures


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Do you know the story behind the Irish flag?
IrishCentral Staff
The flag of Ireland flying above Dublin's GPO during 1916 commemoration ceremoniesGetty Images
Learn all about the history of the flag of Ireland
The Irish flag - or, in Irish, the 'Bratach na hÉireann' – was flown publicly for the first time on March 7, 1848 during that year's Young Irelander Rebellion in Waterford City at the Wolfe Tone Confederate Club.
Read More: The Irish flag was flown for the first time 170 years ago in Waterford
The Irish flag, or tricolor, was first flown by Thomas Francis Meagher, then a leader of the Young Irelander movement, who would go down in history as Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
In the US, Meagher is best remembered for his role as a General in the Union Army and Governor of what is now Montana, his impact on Irish history and patriotic pride was also immense.
Thomas Francis Meagher
When Meagher hung the tricolor in Waterford, it boldly flew for eight days and nights until it was taken down by the British.
Meagher and his fellow Young Irelanders had been inspired by the 1848 revolutions across Europe. In April of 1848, a contingent of them traveled to France to congratulate the rebels there on overthrowing King Louis Philippe I. There, Meagher was presented with an Irish tricolor woven out of French silk.
Upon returning to Ireland, he, in turn, presented it to the Irish people, explaining the symbolism of the flag's three colors: "The white in the center signifies a lasting truce between the orange and the green," he said, "and I trust that beneath its folds the hands of the Irish Protestant and the Irish Catholic may be clasped, in generous and heroic brotherhood."
The green represents Irish nationalism; the orange, Ireland's Protestant minority, and the Orange Order; the white, lasting peace between the two.
Ireland's tricolor (Getty Images)
For his role in the 1848 rebellion, Meagher was tried for treason and sentenced to death, but this sentence was commuted to banishment to Van Diemen's Land in Australia. He would later escape to a new life in the United States.
While the tricolor had gained traction as a symbol for Ireland until the 1916 Easter Rising, the primary flag of Ireland was green with a harp in the center (the harp remains as Ireland's national symbol; Ireland is the only country in the world that has a musical instrument as such). That flag was used as early as 1642, by Owen Roe O'Neill, an Irish soldier and leader of the O'Neill dynasty.
The earlier Irish flag.
During the Rising, both flags were flown above the GPO, the headquarters of the rebels, and the tricolor became more widely accepted.
After the Rising, it was adopted by the IRA during the Irish War of Independence (1919 – 1921), was a symbol of the Irish Free State from 1922 – 1937, and then, when the Irish constitution came into law later that year, it was confirmed as the official flag of Ireland by Article 7, which reads: "The national flag of Ireland is the tricolor of green, white and orange."
Today, the tricolor is a symbol of Irish pride and remains an important reminder of the peace that has been achieved and the progress that has yet to be made.
Katie Taylor with the Irish flag at the 2012 Olympics (Getty Images)
Read More: Irish Olympian forced to compete for Britain smuggled in an Irish flag
Throughout 1916, which, in addition to marking the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising also marks 100 years since the tricolor emerged into the popular imagination, the Irish Defense Forces and the Thomas F. Meagher foundation are working to ensure that the history of the flag is better known.
In the lead up to the 1916 centenary, every school in Ireland received an Irish flag. In post-primary schools, the Thomas F. Meagher foundation presented the Irish flag. In primary schools, the flag was presented by a member of Ireland's defense forces, who educated the students on the flag's story, its meaning, and proper care.
Read More: The Irish flag and the Ivory Coast flag - the two most confused flags in the world
For example, the flag must always be flown above any others on the staff, it must never be displayed in poor condition, and it must always fly with the green segment closest to the flagstaff. (Reversed, the Irish flag is quite similar to the Ivory Coast flag.)
To learn more about the Thomas F. Meagher Foundation, visit their website.


Texas Hold'em is played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards and between 2 and 11 players play at the same time.
A hand is completed as described below.
One player is designated as the dealer. In casino and online poker rooms the player who is the dealer is indicated by a dealer button (often simply called the button or sometimes the buck). The button rotates one player clockwise after every hand, even if there is a dedicated dealer.
Depending on the game structure, players are required to make ante and/or blind bets before the deal. For example, in most Texas Hold'em games the player one position to the left of the dealer makes a small blind bet and the player two positions to the left of the dealer makes the big blind bet.
Each player is dealt 2 down cards, starting with the player in the small blind and moving clockwise around the table.
The first round of betting is completed in accordance with the selected betting structure - limit, pot limit or no limit.
Three cards are dealt face up as community cards to the board.
The second round of betting is completed.
A fourth community card is dealt to the board.
The third round of betting is completed.
A fifth community card is dealt to the board.
The fourth and final round of betting is completed.
Any players who remain after the fourth round of betting make the best 5 card poker hand using standard hand rankings. There is no restriction on how many cards the player must use from the board or their hand, as long as 5 cards in total are used. The ranking of the hands are compared and the pot is awarded to the highest ranked hand. In event of a tie the pot is divided equally.
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Erika Hanfstaengl (* 29. Januar 1912; † 14. November 2003) war eine deutsche Kunsthistorikerin.

Leben und Wirken
Erika Hanfstaengl war die Tochter des Kunsthistorikers Eberhard Hanfstaengl (1886–1973) und Nichte des Kunsthändlers und Hitler-Freundes Ernst Hanfstaengl (1887–1975). Nach ihrer Schulzeit volontierte sie im Bayerischen Nationalmuseum. Sie studierte in München, Wien und Berlin Kunstgeschichte und absolvierte ein Studienjahr in den Vereinigten Staaten. Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936 war sie als Übersetzerin tätig. 1941 heiratete sie Otto Grokenberger. Von Mai 1941 bis November 1942 arbeitete sie in Bozen für die Kulturkommission bei der Amtlichen Deutschen Ein- und Rückwandererstelle (ADERSt), direkt unterstellt dem Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler und dessen SS-Ahnenerbe. Sie dokumentierte in Südtirol "deutsches" Kulturerbe; dabei arbeitete sie mit Walter Frodl, dem Kärntner Gaukonservator und Direktor des Klagenfurter Reichsgaumuseums zusammen. Auf Frodls Betreiben erhielt sie im November 1943 eine Anstellung im Museo Civico in Udine, wo sie für Denkmalpflege zuständig war, aber auch für die "Verwertung" von Kulturgut der verhafteten oder geflohenen jüdischen Bevölkerung der Region. Ihr vom November 1943 datierter Dienstausweis hielt fest, dass sie "mit der Durchführung von Inventarisationsarbeiten aus dem Gebiete des beweglichen und unbeweglichen Kunstbesitzes" tätig war. Ab Januar 1944 nahm sie Aufgaben in der Dienststelle des obersten Kommissars der Operationszone Adriatisches Küstenland wahr.

Hanfstaengl blieb bis Kriegsende 1945 in Italien; bereits im Mai 1945 erhielt sie die Möglichkeit, in München am Central Art Collecting Point für die amerikanischen Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section unter Craig Hugh Smyth zu arbeiten. In dieser Funktion leitete sie umfangreiche Restitutionen an die Sowjetunion in die Wege. Smyth vermittelte ihr bei seinem Fortgang aus München eine Stelle am neu gegründeten Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte.

Um 1955 erlebte sie einen kurzen Karriereknick, als ihr neuer Vorgesetzter am Institut (der ihre NS-Vergangenheit kannte) ihre Verbeamtung unter fadenscheinigen Gründen verhinderte. Kurz darauf erhielt sie die Möglichkeit, unter Hans Konrad Röthel, dem neuen Leiter des Lenbachhauses, zu arbeiten; als Kuratorin kümmerte sie sich in den folgenden Jahren um die Kunstavantgarde des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts wie Wassily Kandinsky.

Sie war in der Funktion als kommissarische Museumsleiterin auch 1972 maßgeblich beim Ankauf von Kandinskys Schlüsselwerk "Das bunte Leben" (1907) durch die Bayerische Landesbank beteiligt, das die Witwe des Kunstsammlers Sal Slijper zum Verkauf anbot, ein Werk, bei dem sich Anfang 2017 herausstellte, dass es aus NS-Raubkunst stammte. Bis zur Besetzung der Niederlande durch die deutsche Wehrmacht 1940 war es im Besitz der Witwe des Kunstsammlers Emanuel Lewenstein (1870–1930), die es im Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam aufbewahren ließ. Nach Ansicht der NS-Forscher Christian Fuhrmeister und Stephan Klingen vom Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte habe Hanfstaengl versucht, ihr NS-Unrecht "gewissenermaßem ungeschehen zu machen, indem sie sich mit der vormals verfemten Moderne beschäftigt."

Erika Hanfstaengl starb Mitte November 2003 im Alter von 91 Jahren. Sie wurde auf dem Münchner Nordfriedhof beigesetzt.

Publikationen
Cosmas Damian Asam (= Münchener Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte Band 4). Neuer Filser-Verlag, München 1939.
 mit Walter Hege (Fotos): Die Brüder Cosmas Damian und Egid Quirin Asam. München, Berlin, Deutscher Kunstverlag 1955.
Wassily Kandinsky Zeichnungen und Aquarelle. Katalog der Sammlung in der Städtischen Galerie im Lenbachhaus München. Prestel Verlag, München 1981.

Einzelnachweise

Kunsthistoriker
Denkmalpfleger (Deutschland)
Person (München)
Person (deutsche Besetzung Italiens 1943–1945)
Deutscher
Geboren 1912
Gestorben 2003
Frau

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TORONTO, CANADA on Aug 22nd: Old City Hall in Toronto, Canada on Aug 22nd, 2018. Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital of Ontario.
4k00:22Aerial drone footage. The Matthias Church and the Fishermen's Bastion. Matthias Church located in Budapest, Hungary, in front of the Fisherman's Bastion at the heart of Buda's Castle District. 4K.


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A house in St Andrews is to be demolished to make way for a new block of flats.
Twenty letters of objection were submitted, with concerns ranging from the new building not fitting in with the surrounding conservation area, a loss of green space and the vehicles entering and exiting the property would create a road safety hazard.
St Andrews councillor Jane-Ann Liston echoed these concerns, saying: "When I was reading this report, I noticed there was hardly a mention of the traffic concerns. A Fife counter saw that more than 3000 cars use that road every day.
Councillors were also told that as this was a new build, the policy not to grant an HMO licence would be in place.
Councillor Liston wasn't satisfied with the traffic issues and proposed that they reject the application.
But Councillor Dominic Nolan proposed an amendment that they grant the application, with an advisory about additional lighting in the public areas.
The application was granted in a vote of eight to three.


Marlandez Harris, an offensive and defensive lineman who helped the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones to last year's Class 6A state football title, has made an oral commitment to Indiana University, SHG coach Ken Leonard said Monday.
Leonard said the 6-foot-4, 270-pound senior-to-be was offered a full scholarship by the Hoosiers, who finished 3-9 last season and 1-7 in the Big Ten Conference under coach Bill Lynch. Harris impressed the Indiana coaches during a one-day camp last week at Bloomington, Ind.
"They're looking at him as an offensive lineman, at center or guard, and he could possibly play tight end,'' Leonard said.
Harris showed versatility as a junior for the Cyclones, who finished 13-1 and beat Lemont 37-15 in the 6A title game at Champaign.
The Cyclones beat Springfield High 48-0, defeated Cahokia 53-24 in the regular-season finale and went on to win five playoff games and the state title.
Leonard expects Harris to play both ways for the Cyclones as a senior.
Harris was an All-Central State Eight Conference honorable mention selection as a junior.
Harris can't sign a national letter of intent until February.


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Flooding at the confluence of two great rivers. Photo by John Blair Valley Watch
America's two great rivers - the Mississippi and the Ohio both flooding
Flooding at the confluence of the Ohio And Mississippi Rivers is a sight to behold. Cairo, Illinois can be seen just right of center in this photograph shot by John Blair today at 12:13 PM. The Ohio River flows off the picture to the right while the Mississippi River snakes its way to the north and west toward the background of this photo. © 2011 John Blair
Flooding continues to plague West Kentucky. Marshall County had 26 flooded roads on Monday. Carlisle County continues to have flooded roads near Cunningham. Wickliffe had mandatory evacuations of some neighborhoods. Moscow, KY was inundated and evacuated.
Senator Paul's new website
Senator Rand Paul unveiled his new website today, http://www.paul.senate.gov/ . It's easy to use. What's with that? I especially liked the map of constituent services offices.
Graves County High School students cleaned and painted a fence at Mayfield's Kiwanis Park
Graves County High School Students in service to community
Paul Schaumburg, Graves County Schools
Editor's Note: This is an AWESOME project. Hooray for Graves County Schools and a hearty pat on the back for the organizers.
...In all, nearly 1,400 students travelled on 29 buses to 97 work sites. Activities ranged from playing kickball with elementary students to beautifying parks to filling sandbags to counteract flooding caused by recent storms. McKee thanked all involved, noting that principal R.B. Mays' idea has accomplished a great deal and helped students and the community alike...
...Graves High's Day of Service events raise more than $3,000 for charities


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 Libre Université de Langues et Communication
 Libre Université internationale des études sociales
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Strategic Innovation Fund winner brings young women into STEM fields
Matthew Harte, Science & Technology Reporter|September 13, 2016
Karlie Hornberger (left) and Maureen Mikkelsen (right) worked together on a project to get more girls interested in STEM.
A sophomore in the College of Engineering received a 2016 Strategic Innovation Fund Award for her project that sends members of the Marquette Society of Women Engineers to tutor middle school students.
Karlie Hornberger's project addresses the lack of young women interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, by providing students with successful female role models. The fund is run through Marquette's Office of Research and Innovation and provides money for awardees to develop their projects.
Hornberger's awareness of the lack of women in STEM fields became more prevalent when she came to Marquette.
"It wasn't always obvious in my high school classes," Hornberger said. "We actually usually had more girls in the STEM classes than boys. Once I got here, the balance definitely fell the other way. In my freshman engineering class, I think we had 40 kids in the room at a time and there were only like five girls. That same ratio is holding this year."
Hornberger is working on the project with Maureen Mikkelsen, a senior in the College of Engineering and member of the Society of Women Engineers. Mikkelsen said the upperclasswomen in the society already take on a mentorship role for underclasswomen.
"The essence of the group is collaboration for all girls in Marquette's College of Engineering and an opportunity for the upper class students to help develop the younger students professionally," Mikkelsen said. "This includes network prepping, resume building, career fair information, corporate seminars, women in the industry coming in to talk and answer questions and social events."
Hornberger described how the Society of Women Engineers is an ideal fit for their proposed mentorship program.
"We thought it was a good venue where we could find a lot of female engineering mentors that are aware of the STEM gap (who) want to mentor others," Hornberger said.
Hornberger teamed up with a local Milwaukee startup named STEMhero to further the project. Nate Conroy, STEMhero's founder, said his company has a mission to direct students into STEM fields.
"We're focused on making science, math and engineering relevant and closing the gap in diversity," Conroy said. "We don't have enough diversity of students going into STEM fields. We don't have enough students of color and females going into these fields."
Hornberger described meeting Conroy at The Commons, a program showcasing innovation and entrepreneurship in Milwaukee.
"Conroy struck up a conversation with me one morning because he knew that I was a female engineering student and I have this mission to engage young students," Hornberger said. "I did a mentorship program with them last fall with some middle schoolers."
Mikkelsen worked with Hornberger on STEMhero's pilot mentorship program and believes it was successful.
"Last fall Karlie and I were piloting the program with a few fifth-grade students in the Whitefish Bay area," Mikkelsen said. "The pilot went really well and the girls were excited every week to meet up and continue the lesson. It was a very neat experience."
Hornberger said the mentorship program they did with STEMhero established the model for which their program will expand with the Society of Women Engineers.
"It's been a pretty interactive process overall because they're the ones that had the connection to the middle school and they have experience running the program," Hornberger said. "It was very guided by STEMhero and they set the model for how it's going to work. Now Maureen and I are going to take it and bring it to more schools."
Hornberger described her reaction to winning the Strategic Innovation Fund Award and her appreciation for the other projects.
"I was very excited," Hornberger said. "It was during exam week so there was a lot going on, but I got the email and was like, 'That's awesome.' It was a cool process, a lot of people submitted a lot of neat projects. There were a lot of faculty-run projects, but it was really cool to see the couple of student-run projects like ours and see what people want to do around campus."
Hornberger believes that the award will bring new opportunities for the project.
"It's definitely an opportunity to bring a good merit to the project around campus," Hornberger said. "We really have a chance to work on it and develop it with these funds."
Conroy said that Hornberger is a good example for young students to look up to.
"It's refreshing to see successful students like Karlie as an example," Conroy said. "That's how you motivate younger students."
Tags: Karlie Hornberger, Maureen Mikkelsen, Nate Conroy, Society of Women Engineers, STEM, STEMhero, Strategic Innovation Award
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Back-Linking and Dormant Content
Posted on July 27, 2008 by David J Edery | 10 Comments
At Comic-Con, Cliff Bleszinski revealed that Gears of War 2 would feature linked Achievements, or special content that is unlocked only if you've earned a specific achievement in the original Gears of War. For example, if you've completed Act One in Gears Of War, you will unlock a playable Anthony Carmine in Gears of War 2. This is similar to what Peter Molyneux is doing with Fable on XBLA, i.e. enabling you to win currency that can then be spent within the world of Fable 2.
I suspect that this sort of thing will become increasingly popular with developers, some of whom will do it simply because it's cool, and some of whom will do it because it can be useful for promotional purposes. (Use the earlier release of "Game A" to help drive interest in "Game B." Or alternatively, take "Game A," which isn't expected to be a huge hit, and link it to "Game B," which is expected to be a huge hit, in hopes that "Game A" benefits — a potentially more subtle or interesting version of the "bundle Game A with a demo or beta of Game B" strategy.)
Back-Linking New Games to Older Games in a Franchise
There are probably a thousand interesting ways to link games, in general, but the Gears announcement got me thinking: what other ways might an old game be linked to a new game released several years afterwards? Is there a way to link back, as opposed to link forward? The idea that jumped to mind was something I'll call "dormant content." Basically, when developing a game that is likely to have a sequel, developers could create a small amount of content that is not exposed until a trigger event occurs in a future game. (Some games already do this on a much simpler level, hiding content until a time noted by the system clock. "Be here at noon three days from now to find the hidden treasure…")
So for example, imagine playing a game and encountering a flashback scene. The flashback might begin with recognizable footage from the previous game, but then transition to something that the player never actually experienced. An achievement might then be awarded, containing an unusual message instructing the player to load Game A. So you load "Game A", and lo and behold, the hidden content has been unveiled. Perhaps the content is an area behind a mysterious door that had previously been locked, and is now finally unlocked. (You always wondered what was behind that door!)
And to complete the loop, the player's actions within the dormant content of "Game A" might result in the awarding of an achievement that affects the outcome of "Game B." (Failure to complete the hidden content in Game A should not result in penalty, as the player may no longer possess Game A, but perhaps they'd miss out on a cool reward or cut scene in Game B.)
Back-Linking with Dormant Content or PDLC?
Developers that are interested in this idea, but are unwilling or unable to create content that will remain hidden for so long, might accomplish the same thing with downloadable content for Game A, created shortly before it is exposed, instead of years before. That certainly reduces the risk of wasted effort, in the event that Game B is never made (or proves to be a commercial failure.) But discovering long-hidden Easter eggs might be really fun… people get a kick out of time capsules, after all. (Can you imagine how the legions of Final Fantasy 7 fans might react if they learned that, all this time, there was a little more original FF7 content waiting for them? That might be reaching a bit too far back, but you get the idea.)
I certainly wouldn't call this a revolutionary idea — it's basically a gimmick — but it seems to potentially be exciting for players. And, as more developers are turning their eye towards episodic content, this might be another way to increase motivation for late adopters to go back and try earlier episodes in the series.
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Kimberly Goss (født den 15. februar 1978 i Los Angeles, Californien) er vokalist og et oprindeligt medlem i det finske heavy metal-band Sinergy.

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De tidlige leveår
Kimberly Goss blev født i Los Angeles og var datter til en koreansk far og en tysk-amerikansk mor som var jazzsangerinde. Goss' forældre var blevet skilt inden hun var født og hun har aldrig mødt sin far. Da Goss var et år gammel accepterede hendes mor et jobtilbud om at synge i Japan hvor de efterfølgende flyttede til i et år i byen Kawasaki nær Tokyo. De flyttede derefter tilbage til Los Angeles og senere hen til Chicago (hendes mors fødeby), hvor Goss blev opfostret det meste af hendes barndom.

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The Realme 3 came out last month with the new Android Pie-based ColorOS 6 in tow. However, that doesn't mean the company has forgotten about its older devices. In fact, in an official blogpost, the company has pretty much confirmed the release schedule for phones that will be receiving ColorOS 6 soon.
According to the blog post, the Realme 1, Realme U1, and Realme 3 will receive the April security patch this month, while the Realme 2, Realme 2 Pro, and Realme C1 will receive the May security patch the month after.
ColorOS 6, the latest iteration of Realme's custom Android skin comes with a bunch of exciting changes and features including things like an app drawer (finally!), a redesigned quick settings shade which is still reminiscent of the iOS control center in some ways, UI changes to both the entire system and pre-installed stock apps, and a lot more. You can check out our article on the 10 best ColorOS 6 features to learn more.
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Arcadia (PTP)
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Arcadia (PTP) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Great writing, Clever, Intelligent, Great acting, Funny
Potomac Theatre Project presents Tom Stoppard's acclaimed play, a comic drama whose many elements include Byron versus science, the Enlightenment versus the Romantics, and pure reason versus sheer randomness.
'Arcadia' juggles Newtonian science and chaos theory, the classical and the romantic temperaments, and garden history—along with loss, the fallibility of memory, and the future of humanity. The magnetic force connecting all these elements is sex, "the attraction that Newton left out." Running in repertory with 'Pity in History.'
Stephi L
Slow, Great writing, Profound, Inconsistent, Esoteric
See it if you have read but never seen a Stoppard play before and are interested in seeing one performed.
Don't see it if you are, or are bringing, a first-time theater-goer. You have no special interest in Stoppard. You have a short attention span. Read more
Clever, Great writing, Disappointing, Romantic, Thought-provoking
See it if You're invigorated by intelligently scripted plays that seek to question and dazzle. You're a Stoppard or wordplay fan.
Don't see it if You don't like really talky, kind of pretentious plays that hop around in time. You're expecting Broadway calibre acting or perfect accents. Read more
Eleanor 2
Great writing, Sloppy production
See it if you love Stoppard (what's not to love) and have patience for not-too-tightly produced/directed interpretation.
Don't see it if you have already seen fine productions of this play; can tolerate sloppy British accents coming from an inconsistently talented cast.
jesspinacolada
Dated, Great staging, Slow
See it if You're interested in visiting both past and present.
Don't see it if Straight-up plays or historical-ish themes bore you.
MnmFields
During previews
Ambitious, Indulgent, Overrated, Quirky, Slow
See it if You want to spend 2.5hrs being lectured on mathematics and science by very talented actors. Interesting staging and use of projection.
Don't see it if You don't want to spend your time being lectured on mathematics and science. It is a VERY wordy play.
Confusing, Intelligent, Great acting
See it if you are a Tim Stoppard fan and can follow intelligent but wordy time-hopping, you want to see some excellent performances in a tedious play.
Don't see it if you are unable to follow historical references or a constant barrage of names, you are confused by a non-visual plot line.
VANESSA 7186
Funny, Slow, Great writing
See it if Set in 1800's & present day, based on love,sex,murder,knowledge. Funny & best parts were septimus(Andrew william Smith & Bernard-Alex Draper
Don't see it if A simple set. Needs focus so see when fresh & awake. Stay away if not into History & lots of words you can lose interest easily.
Critic Reviews (16)
Hayley Levitt
"Not for the casual theatergoer, but is worth the effort if you're in the market for some intellectual heavy lifting delivered by a company of actors who forsake highbrow pomposity for sincere understanding of their work...This production is undeniably the main event of the repertory season...primarily because of its epic scope of storytelling that director Faraone wrangles into a digestible and diverting piece. It's an excellent introduction to one of Stoppard's most famous works."
Kristen Morale
"One spectacular theatrical experience…This show is incredibly impressive, clever and just puts the mind in this state of awe that never fades for the length of the performance...Seeing how each actor is obviously a professional at his or her trade, this show is like watching words and theorems lifted right off of the page and molded into a beautiful story that is as logical as it is sensual...To this phenomenal cast: you are all quite wonderful."
"An engaging new staging…What PTP/NYC's revival may lack in polish, it makes up for in spirited performances and the intimate space…Directed with stylish panache by Cheryl Faraone…It's the quest for knowledge that matters most and Stoppard proceeds to expand upon this axiom in the philosophical debating between his characters…'Arcadia' is a treasure trove of debate and not to be missed."
Joel Benjamin
"The Potomac Theatre Project's production of Tom Stoppard's 1993 'Arcadia' puts his genius on display in a good-natured, easy-going production of this time-shifting, mystery. Directed by Cheryl Faraone, the play finds its own rhythms that unroll slowly, revealing its pleasures when early conundrums are resolved in a charming and warm ending."
Ran Xia
"Potomac does a fantastic job preserving the essence of the play and keeping the simplicity of the staging, lest overdesign distract from the power of the text...Potomac's production also highlights the complexity of the female characters. The powerful presence of women makes 'Arcadia' a compassionate, timely warning against misogyny...Certainly 'Arcadia' never sets out to be easy entertainment—it demands curiosity and attention to detail. But the result is a life-altering one."
Charles Wright
"'Arcadia' fits awkwardly in the confines of the Atlantic Theater's tiny facility. Scenic designer Mark Evancho has created an obstacle course of furnishings and oddly arranged exits that Faraone's blocking and the actors' stage presence never overcome...The production never effervesces as it should; and the wit of numerous passages is sacrificed to the languorous pace of direction and the almost lugubrious overall tone."
PJ Grisar
"The play proves as timeless as ever...While Stoppard shines as a technician in plotting what may be his most intricate work, his near erudite-to-a-fault script is far from bulletproof in the hands of lesser performers. Thankfully, once they warm up a bit, the company have golden ears for Stoppardian wordplay and rhythms...Draper and Jarvis are electric together as the feuding scholars...If you've seen it before, you might be surprised what you find yourself learning in another sitting."
"Ultimately this stunningly beautiful and funny play...is a joy to behold...Directed with clarity and deftness by Cheryl Faraone...Funnier and more touching than I remember. PTP/NYC has given it a wit and humor that I had forgotten existed. It's a wildly fun night of complex theatre, aching to educated, but in the end, 'Arcadia' just entertains."
"As intriguing as these subplots are, it is not these machinations across the centuries that ultimately empower 'Arcadia.' That is what makes Cheryl Faraone's staging of "Arcadia" so successful. She has managed to tap deeply into the playfulness of Stoppard's script...What makes this shift in focus possible is Professor Faraone's PTP/NYC cast which she directs with a high dose of care with just the right splash of whimsy."
Edward Karam
"Stoppard's 'Arcadia' exemplifies the British playwright's gift for combining intellectual inspection of the corners of science, philosophy and history with high comedy. The wit is dry, but the plays are juicy, and 'Arcadia' is one of his best...Although there are moments when the actors' projection falters or they face upstage and words are lost, there is nonetheless much fine work...'Arcadia' is seldom done. Faraone's production, even with flaws, provides an opportunity well worth seizing."
Jon Sobel
"Bursting with crackling dialogue and near-sublime wit...A through-and-through excellent cast artfully directed by Cheryl Faraone makes the longish play fly by with scarcely a slow moment, consistently engaging our visceral spirits and our intellectual muscles alike...Anyone who appreciates the happy confluence of a great, timeless text and a company of players with a feel for history as robust as its skills will gain from seeing this masterful production."
Wendy Caster
"Well done, largely thanks to Faraone's smart, clear, well-paced, and compassionate direction...The show is extremely funny, with twists and turns on top of twists and turns, and more themes than one play should be able to handle...The cast ranges from good enough to quite good...The PTP 'Arcadia' was the first where I found the modern scenes almost as wonderful as the ones in the 1800s...Not without its flaws, but it is a must-see for any Stoppard fan."
"You must see this show...It is an intellectual thrill ride with humor and grace...Few plays are held in as high esteem as 'Arcadia,' and few companies have the talent and experience to do it justice...Potomac Theatre Project provides an evening of theatre that transports us and captures our imagination. The acting and directing are superb, and the play ain't bad either."
Mari S. Gold
"If words are not your thing, this production is not for you. However, if you love language, humor and magnificent intelligence, don't miss it...The play touches on imagination, garden design, the Romantic vs. the Classic temperament and good old sex...Calling this play witty or intellectual or both robs it of its charm and brilliance—it's way beyond. The Potomac Theater Project produces works that spark thinking and give audiences the opportunity to celebrate theatrical craft."
Jack Wernick
"This unfussy production offers up an opportunity to reevaluate the play as one of the major dramas of our time…The production likewise allows the writing and acting to flourish...Faraone handles an ambitious script with aplomb, eliciting potent performances while keeping the pacing taut. The cast works as a remarkably intuitive ensemble, like instruments in a chamber orchestra. PTP succeeds in offering a refresher course on the sublime delights of this evergreen play."
Nancy Cohen-koan
"'Arcadia' is a dense, thrilling and wonderfully look at the big questions…Cheryl Faraone has her hands full with this play that bounces between time periods and accomplishes it with grace…Mr. Smith, while fully looking the part, disappoints slightly in his delivery of the rapid-fire text…Lady Croom (Megan Byrne) deftly manages comedy and imperiousness in equal strengths."
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