Funk harmony. That terms gets used a lot in funk keyboard lessons. It's an important concept for all musicians to understand, but it's especially important for keyboard players to understand. Why? Because when we hear the term 'harmony,' we naturally think of chords – and rightfully so. After all, harmony responsibilities in the form of comping fall exclusively to the keyboard and guitar players in most funk and rock bands. There is no short cut in learning about funk harmony, comping, and chord progressions. But there are some things that are seen repeatedly in funk keyboard circles. In this article we figured we'd give you an assist by revealing some of the tips and tricks known by the pros.
Playing dominant 7th sus4 chords is nothing really new. We see them a lot in funk harmony. But there are some really great ways to voice these chords. For example, when first learning how to play dominant 7th sus4 chords many players usually just play the chord tones. There is nothing wrong with this, of course. But it's a little common, or bland. There are some "spicier" ways to voice these chords, using extensions such as 9ths and 13ths.
In the "spicier" examples above, notice that the left hand is playing simply root-5th, or root-5th-7th. Notice also that the right hand is playing what looks like a Bb major 7th chord (1st example) and a D minor 7th chord (2nd example). Some students find it helpful to remember these voicings by thinking of either a major 7th chord a whole-step below the root (1st example), or a minor 7th chord a whole-step above the root (2nd example).
Every good funk keyboard player is sort of expected to know some of the most popular funk keyboard grooves. These include tunes like "Use Me," "Superstition," "Higher Ground," "I Wish" (pretty much anything by Stevie Wonder, really), "September," "Chameleon," "Watermelon Man," "Cissy Strut," and standard groove forms (the blues is a BIG one to be sure you know). Also, there are some common funk grooves that are very helpful to practice because they reveal chord progressions that you will encounter frequently in funk music.


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Box truck slams into police car; NY state trooper survives
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New York , A state soldier on duty in the interstate area in Westchester County is lucky to survive Tuesday morning after a truck rammed into his patrol car.
New York State Police said Trooper Carlos DeSilva was monitoring traffic from inside his military car, which was parked in the right shoulder of Interstate-87 heading south between exits 7 and 7A in Greenburgh.
Police said just before 6 a.m., a 2017 Freightliner box truck veered off the road and slammed into the driver's side of a Dodge Charger marked DeSilva, shattering part of the vehicle's body, police said.
Officials said first responders brought DaSilva, a 15-year-old veteran, assigned to Tarrytown Barracks at Westchester Medical Center for treatment. He has been released.
The driver of the truck and his passenger were not injured.
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"The state police would like to remind drivers to slow down and move forward when emergency and construction vehicles are operating on the highway," police said in a statement.
Officials shared dramatic photos of the damage to the car on social media to amplify that message.
"Why should you move? That's why. Our trooper was inside this car when a box truck swerved off the road and hit his patrol car. Luckily, he'll be fine," @nyspolice tweeted. "As soon as you see a light, vest or reflector, check the traffic around you, slow down and move on."
State law requires motorists To proceed, if it is safe to do so, when crossing emergency vehicles on either side of the road.
"As soon as you see a light, vest or reflector, check traffic around you, slow down and proceed if it's safe." New York Thruway Authority tells online, "Drivers should use reasonable care when approaching an emergency vehicle or dangerous vehicle, including police vehicles, fire engines, ambulances, construction and maintenance vehicles and tow trucks."
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4th September 1539: Anne of Cleeves is betrothed to an idiot.
Anne of Cleeves is betrothed to an idiot.
A hashed together piccy of the 'happy' couple
Anne was Henrys fourth wife and without a shadow of any doubt by far the luckiest. She was a young girl from Germany who had been promised to the Duke of Lorraine at the age of 12, but that all fell through and eventually she found herself in the Tudor Court.
This was all set up by a man called Thomas Cromwell, who was Henry's BFF, but we will get to him in good time.
In the year 1537 Henry's most favourite wife Jane Seymour died of Pleural fever (which was basically septicaemia or child-bed fever as it was known back in the day). Pleural fever was pretty much down to shit midwives and dirty septic stuff at childbirth, (that and a dose of the odd placental remains left in the mothers uterus).
Henry stayed single and alone growing more and more cantankerous for 2 years after her death. This isn't really all that surprising when you consider his situation: he was 3 wives in, with only 1 male heir, (who to be honest was a bit weak and sickly), it was starting to look like his lack of children despite his shagging any and every maid at court, was down to his knob-rot and not his wives. To cap this off the one wife he actually gave a shit about had taken the piss and died before she had time to annoy him sufficiently and be executed. Cromwell decided to get him a new wife. A pretty young protty that would give him a son and make him a bit less of a miserable old cunt. Enter Anne of cleeves, aged 24.
In 1539 Cromwell had heard about these hot two Young girls of the Duke of Cleeves. He was a protestant too and since Henry had ripped the country apart two wives previously in order to bend it up Anne Boleyn, he didn't have many friends outside of Rome. By marrying a girl of Cleeves he could form some powerful allies away from the Catholic Church. Anne was good loyal girl when Henry sent his favourite painter Hans Holbein to paint her and her sister Amelia. He wanted to pick them from their pictures and guarantee he got the fittest of the sisters. Much too Anne's dismay (and with a little influence from Cromwell), Anne was chosen.
…or what we think is Amelia?
Now whilst it's every girls dream to be classed as the most gorgeous lady about, particularly over your sister, you can't help but feel sorry for and and think that actually Amelia, who was apparently the less attractive of the two, actually got the better deal as she was spared the mess that was Henry.
Cromwell took the pictures to Henry and laid it on a bit thick. Henry wasn't in any frame of mind to be marrying after the death of his much beloved Jane but is privy council were just like 'well you need to get your knob doing some work and filling some cradles and if this doesn't work out we'll just get another', so that was Henry and Anne's betrothal in the bag. Now Although today is The anniversary of the betrothal, (or more specifically the day the Duke of Cleeves signed his daughter over to a fat Lecherous old man), it would be a shame to end the story there so let's take a look what happened next.
Thomas Cromwell.Like a boss.
Anne's boat was late to arrive in England due to the shit weather and she was holed up in Calais for ages, tired and fed up. When she eventually did arrive in England she was taken to Rochester to rest up before travelling onward to London, to eventually meet the King. Henry however had other ideas and being the 'trickster' he was he was going to dress as a tramp, barge in on Anne at Rochester and surprise her. Bear in mind Anne had never even seen a picture of Henry so had no idea what he looked like. What could go wrong?!
So off he went to surprise Anne. Dressed like a bell end, he jumped out on her at court. Anne was not impressed at all, didn't bow and recoiled from him, as you would if a strange tramp tried to grab you. Henry went wild with rage from the embarrassment that he had been made to look, (or rather made himself look), like a complete twat. How could she not find the fact that she was a) marrying King of the hobo's, b) at the command of her dad, and c) have the impossible task of procreating with this prick hysterical? I often catch myself wondering this.
The king being one spoiled little bastard took umbrage at this and decided that he didn't like the first woman ever to not instantly piss her side open at the Kings wank japes. Henry then went into the mother of all tantrums, acting like a mardy teenager calling Anne a Flanders mare, (the best insult he could come up with). Henry was mortified with their first meeting and decided that he wasn't all that into Anne, but it was tough shit, stuff had been sorted for their wedding and he was just going to have to suck it up. Being betrothed in those days was as good as married, so the marriage went ahead the following January.
On their wedding night Henry came to Anne's chambers to consummate the marriage. He couldn't though. His knob wouldn't work. This was obviously Anne's fault so a few weeks later she was told to leave court. Annes dismissal from court obviously had nothing to do with the fact that by now Henry was already poking his rancid cock into the young Katherine Howard, who was 34 years his junior and brought to court as eye candy for the king whilst serving as Anne's lady in waiting.
Henry felt humiliated by his lack of performance with Anne so had done the honourable thing and blamed her because she was so repulsive to him. What a dick Henry was. He could not kill her off cos she had done nothing wrong, but had the marriage annulled anyway based on her previous betrothal to the Duke of Lorraine, (remember I said betrothal was as good as marriage? well that's the rule he used…that and the fact that he had decided he wanted to marry Katherine Howard).
Henry paid Anne a shit load of cash and gave her a tonne of houses to fuck off and stay quiet. He also agreed to refer to her as 'the Kings sister' making her the second most important woman in the country after any new queen Henry decided to take. Anne had a lucky escape. She became good friends with her step daughter Mary, had bagged herself a load of wealth and had escaped Henry VIII relatively unscathed, (aside from her first time with a man resulting in having a fat useless cockwomble rub his floppy rotten bell end on her). Life after Henry came and went for Anne, and at one point there was talk of a second betrothal to him but luckily that fell on its arse and she had her second lucky escape. Anne was reportedly an amazing woman: she looked after her servants well and treated everyone with kindness and regard. She outlived Henry and eventually reverted back to Catholicism under the reign of her step daughter and best bud Mary Tudor. She was the only one of Henrys wives to have avoided penetration by Henry's rancid man member and yet also the only one to be graced with the honour of burial at Westminster Abbey.
And what of Cromwell? Well Henry had him executed for bringing him a 'minger' to court…Im surprised you had to ask.
You can read about life for Anne after Henry here: https://thetudorials.com/2015/07/16/july-16th-1557-anne-of-cleeves-death-and-life-after-henry/
and also about Henry's fall out with Cromwell here:https://thetudorials.com/2015/06/10/10th-june-1540-a-massive-fall-out/
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22nd August 1485: the Battle of Bosworth, The Tudor dawn and the King in the car park.
September 8th 1560: murder, suicide or the accidental death of Amy Robsart.
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The OECD assessment and recommendations on the main economic challenges faced by Spain are available by clicking on each chapter heading below.
The Spanish economy has performed well in recent years and has weathered the international slowdown in activity better than most OECD countries. As a result, real convergence with the area average has continued and the difference in living standards narrowed to 13% in 2003. Eliminating the remaining gap does, however, pose several challenges: i) Preserving macroeconomic stability and competitiveness. This requires eliminating the persisting inflation differential with the euro area, stabilising the housing market and stemming the sharp rise in household borrowing; ii) Boosting productivity gains which were very weak over the last years; iii) Guaranteeing the financial viability of public finances. Because of the decentralised institutional framework, this involves improving budgetary relations between the different levels of government so as to limit pressures on public spending. It will also be necessary to ensure the viability of government accounts in the face of population ageing.
The persistence of a sizeable inflation differential with the euro area and a boom in the housing market represent the two most important risks threatening the dynamism of the economy over the medium term. This chapter discusses the structural and fiscal policy options which could ease these tensions. It will focus in particular on improvements to the wage bargaining system, ways to strengthen competition in sheltered sectors and reforms of housing policy.
Since the mid 1990s, employment has expanded at a remarkable pace, while the unemployment rate declined from its peak in the early 1990s to about 10.5% at the end of 2004, although this is still one of the highest rates in the OECD. Several interrelated factors have underpinned strong job creation, including very favourable monetary conditions and the arrival of a large number of immigrants, who have mostly taken jobs in a few low productivity sectors. Labour market reforms have also played a role, especially those implemented in 1997 that lowered severance payments and social security contributions for some workers. But labour market institutions, including employment protection legislation, active labour market policies and unemployment benefits, still require comprehensive reforms to push unemployment down further, while fostering a better productivity performance. Reforms of the education system and firm training, and the promotion of business R&D activities through better framework conditions are also essential to improve the productivity record.
In about two decades, Spain was transformed from one of the most centralised countries to one of the most decentralised. Spending functions were devolved rapidly. The regions have exercised their discretionary powers quite extensively and innovative policies have been implemented. But devolution was also accompanied by a hike in public employment and pressures on public spending, reflecting duplication in resources and poor co ordination across and between government levels. The recent devolution of taxing powers could raise the accountability of the regions and, thus, cost-consciousness, although their effective use has been limited. Securing fiscal discipline would require better information on sub-national governments' policies and outcomes so as to allow citizens to press for improved performance. The financing system of the regions also needs to be reformed to ensure sustainability in the face of changing demographics, while the fiscal rules need to be upgraded to avoid recourse to off-budget operations.
Like the other OECD countries, Spain will be faced with population ageing. The consequences were analysed in detail in the 2001 Economic Survey. It concluded that a reform of the public pension system, including a lowering in the generosity of the parameters underlying pension calculations, was needed to guarantee the long-term financial viability of the system. Since then, demographic prospects have been affected by the surge in immigration. Also various studies have been published, including official ones, suggesting that the scale of the challenge to the public finances may be less critical than had been thought. This chapter takes stock of the situation and assesses the cogency of the OECD's past recommendations in this area. It also discusses the role that could be played by various measures that aim at increasing the employment rate for women and older workers and by a fiscal policy accumulating surpluses ahead of the demographic shock.
Visit the OECD country website for Spain.


MOSCOW, April 12. /TASS/. Anders Besseberg, the president of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), has filed a provisional resignation over a recently launched police investigation in regard to senior executives of the world's governing biathlon body, the IBU announced in its statement on Thursday.
«The IBU President Anders Besseberg has informed the IBU Executive Board that he is stepping down from his position as long as the investigation is ongoing,» the statement reads.
The IBU announced on Wednesday that Austrian criminal police conducted searches at the union's headquarters in Salzburg on April 11 and also questioned President Besseberg and IBU Secretary General Nicole Resch.
According to western media reports, the police probes a possible involvement of the IBU officials at the issue in an alleged corruption scheme, which allowed athletes to dodge violations of anti-doping rules violations.
«The Secretary General of the International Biathlon Union Nicole Resch is provisionally suspended as long as the investigation is ongoing,» the statement from the IBU said on Thursday. «The IBU Executive Board is taking the matter extremely seriously and continues to be committed to operating under the highest standards of good governance and transparency.».


The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $116,849 for the business week ending on Friday, April 12, 2019. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $136,098.02 for the business week ending on Friday, April 5, 2019. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $56,370 for the business week ending on Friday, March 29, 2019.
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $24,750 for the business week ending on Friday, March 22, 2019.
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $354,000 for the business week ending on Friday, March 1, 2019.
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $76,417.50 for the business week ending on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019.
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $153,860 for the business week ending on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.
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The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $387,480 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019.
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The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $263,436 for the business week ending on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018.
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from __future__ import unicode_literals

from dateutil.parser import parse

import furl
from lxml import etree

from scrapi import requests
from scrapi.base import XMLHarvester
from scrapi.linter import RawDocument
from scrapi.util import copy_to_unicode
from scrapi.base.helpers import compose, single_result

class DailyssrnHarvester(XMLHarvester):
    short_name = 'dailyssrn'
    long_name = 'Social Science Research Network'
    url = 'http://papers.ssrn.com/'

    schema = {
        "description": ('//description/node()', compose(lambda x: x.strip(), single_result)),
        "title": ('//title/node()', compose(lambda x: x.strip(), single_result)),
        "providerUpdatedDateTime": ('//pubDate/node()', compose(lambda x: x.isoformat(), parse, lambda x: x.strip(), single_result)),
        "contributors": '//contributors/node()',
        "uris": {
            "canonicalUri": ('//link/node()', compose(lambda x: x.strip(), single_result)),
        }
    }

    def harvest(self, start_date=None, end_date=None):

        url = 'http://dailyssrn.com/rss/rss-all-2.0.xml'

        data = requests.get(url)
        doc = etree.XML(data.content)

        records = doc.xpath('channel/item')

        xml_list = []
        for record in records:
            doc_id = parse_id_from_url(record.xpath('link/node()'))
            record = etree.tostring(record)
            xml_list.append(RawDocument({
                'doc': record,
                'source': self.short_name,
                'docID': copy_to_unicode(doc_id),
                'filetype': 'xml'
            }))

        return xml_list

def parse_id_from_url(url):
    parsed_url = furl.furl(url[0])
    return parsed_url.args['abstract_id']

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package com.oembedler.moon.graphiql.boot;

import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.util.StreamUtils;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * @author Andrew Potter
 */
@Controller
public class GraphiQLController {
    @RequestMapping(value = "${graphiql.mapping:/graphiql}")
    public void graphiql(HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
        response.setContentType("text/html; charset=UTF-8");
        StreamUtils.copy(new ClassPathResource("graphiql.html").getInputStream(), response.getOutputStream());
    }
}


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Michigan Highway 139
Michigan Highway 139 is a north-south surface road in Berrien County, the county all the way in the southwest corner Michigan. It runs from Benton Harbor to Niles, alongside US Route 31. While US Route 31 is a freeway for most of this corridor, Michigan Highway 139 provides a surface route as an alternative that gives local access. The northern end of Michigan Highway 139 is in Benton Harbor, at a business loop of Interstate 94. From there, Michigan Highway 139 heads southerly and southeasterly, through Berrien Springs to Niles. It reaches downtown Niles, and ricochets southwesterly for a short bit to its southern endpoint. This southern endpoint occurs along US Route 12 just east of US Route 31.
My photo of signage for Michigan Highway 139 comes from the offramp from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94. Interstate 94 has a full interchange with Michigan Highway 139 on the southeastern side of the Benton Harbor-Saint Joseph area. The offramps at the interchange both hook around in a way similar to cloverleaf ramps. The guide assembly shown here faces north, more or less, as the eastbound offramp curls around toward an intersection with Michigan Highway 139. This photo was taken in March 2018, along a drive to Traverse City.
Back to the Michigan main page.


Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Victor Malu, has raised alarm over an alleged threat to his life, attributing it to his criticism of some of the Federal Government�s policies and actions.
Malu, in a press conference at the weekend, in Makurdi, said government appears so untiring at the plot, that some establishments appear to have been employed to also possibly tarnish his reputation at all costs.
Besides, he said his military service records were declared missing shortly after he left service, a discovery made when he went to Bonny Camp, Lagos, to participate in a verification exercise for retired military personnel.
Malu, said he was however particularly concerned about a recent attempt to use the Military Pensions Board (MPB), to frame up a smear campaign against his person.The MPB, according to him, had not only deliberately underpaid him in the first instance, what they paid to him was in gross violation of all known conditions of military service.
were his juniors and had less war-time years of service, the others, were paid higher gratuity.


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Examining New England's September "Struggles"
Derek McVay October 26, 2018 Patriots Edit this post
via bostonglobe.com
It wasn't always pretty -- and it came down to the final second -- but nonetheless, the New England Patriots left Chicago this past Sunday with their fourth consecutive win, improving to 5-2 in the process. As they gear up for a Monday Night matchup with a hapless Buffalo Bills team, the biggest question surrounding the game is just how many tables will Bills Mafia hurl themselves through during their tailgate? It's Buffalo's first home game on a Monday Night in about a decade, so you know it's going to get rowdy outside.
Inside the stadium, expect to see what you've been seeing when these two teams have met in recent years, a New England victory. Tom Brady owns a career record of 28-3 against the Bills and has thrown 68 touchdowns in those 31 games. At just 2-5, and with Derek Anderson set to start, Buffalo is a mess. After a mediocre September, the Patriots are primed to finish the month of October undefeated and on a five-game win streak.
New England's ability to overcome a sluggish start to the season has been referenced routinely this year; which got me thinking. Is this really a thing, or is it a case of recency bias? Perhaps fans feel strongly about this because the Patriots have struggled through the last two Septembers, only to turn the season around by November. So I decided to take a look back to determine if there is any validity to this claim.
I looked at New England's records, by month, starting with the 2001-2002 season, which marked the beginning of the Brady and Bill Belichick era. What I found was eye-opening, not necessarily because of the discrepancy from month to month, but because of the win totals that this team has posted over the past 17 seasons. We obviously know how successful the team has been, but when you actually look at the numbers, it's remarkable.
Since 2001, the Patriots have posted the following records by month:
September - 37-16 (69.8 win%)
October - 55-14 (79.7%)
November - 46-15 (75.4%)
December - 58-11 (84%)
With bye weeks, and the way the calendar falls on a given year, the number of games played in each month isn't equal. So, I also looked at records based on each quarter of the season.
Games 1-4 - 45-19 (70.3%)
Games 9-12 - 52-13 (80%)
Games 13-16 - 52-12 (81.2%)
It's frequently talked about how the Patriots play their best football in December. Here's your proof. These numbers show that Patriot teams tend to improve as the season progresses. It's not just Patriot nation puffing their chest and spewing nonsense. The numbers back it up. It's a testament to the coaching staff and players for not only making weekly adjustments and improvements, but also for building a strong culture in the locker room and staying committed.
There are many teams in the NFL who wouldn't be able to recover from a sluggish start to the season. The Patriots understand that how you're playing in September has no bearing on how you play in December. Though it's only 16 games, it's a long season.
So, while it may be a stretch to categorize it as a struggle -- hard to make that claim for a team that wins roughly 70% of its games -- the first quarter of the season has clearly been New England's weakest when compared to the others.
Spare me the Patriots benefit from a weak division takes. Yes, the AFC East has been mostly garbage since the early 2000's. However, even with a yearly 5-1 record against divisional foes, the Patriots are still going 7-3 or 8-2 against other opponents. They're beating any and everybody. The AFC East is also bad in large part because of the brilliance of Brady and Belichick. You're seeing these other teams just refuse to try and field a competitive team to take down New England. They are simply waiting for them to retire.
I wish I could sit here and tell you that because the Patriots started 2-2, they're headed to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, there's no discernible pattern between the two. Recently, sure. The Patriots started 2-2 in 2014 and 2017, with some ugly losses but still managed to reach, and win a Super Bowl. Those seasons are fresh in people's minds, so it's an easy thing to fall back on as a Pats fan.
However, New England has appeared in, and won, Super Bowls after starting 4-0, 3-1, 2-2 and 1-3. They've also failed to make the Super Bowl starting with those same records.
So yes, by the Patriots standards, September/the first quarter of the season has been a bit of a "struggle" at times. However, the next time the Patriots get off to a slow start, or lose a couple of games early, think twice before you bury them; or at least wait a couple of months. After all, the Patriots season doesn't really start until January.


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Chapter 3: Saluting the Moose - the Rand 409
Where this story came from
In the year 2000 I had two stories for the proposed radio series -- LEO the Lyons Computer and the first Soviet computer in Kyiv. I wondered what other intriguing stories there might be from those early days and started browsing around the internet.
The Rowayton Historical Society
By good fortune I stumbled on the story of the Rand 409 on the Rowayton Historical Society website. I felt that tingling excitement known to every journalist as I realised this was a great story, one that had been forgotten because virtually all the original records had been lost and very little remained of any of the machines. It was even more exciting to read their account of creating an oral history record of the surviving engineers' memories, as oral history archives are like buried treasure for a radio producer, even if the recordings themselves are not quite right for a programme. In the event it seemed that fresh interviews geared towards radio would be needed and we made plans to visit them during their next reunion.
The Custodians
Two people are primarily responsible for recovering and preserving the story of the Rand 409. Erik Rambusch, a management consultant, was the one who realised that a local history implying the UNIVAC was built in Rowayton could not be correct and decided to find out just what had actually been made in "the Barn". And Bill Wenning, one of the original engineers, has been the driving force behind finding a number of other surviving engineers and getting them together.
What is it about the Moose?
One of the things I have tried to capture in the book, even more than in the original radio series, is the humanity of the pioneers. Yes, the technical history is interesting too, but these were intriguing men (and some women) who had a lot of fun even while working all hours to get their amazing machines to work with some semblance of reliability. And one of the abiding memories of all we spoke to was the great stuffed moose's head that peered imperiously over the main room they worked in. It's still there today.
The Recording Trip
We -- presenter Mark Whitaker and I -- arranged in mid-2001 to go to New York at the end of September. We had no idea of course that anything like 9/11 would happen shortly before we arrived. We stayed with Mark's brother in a Manhattan apartment, walked along streets in the evenings where almost every lamp-post had a home-made missing person poster taped to it. New Yorkers could talk of little else, and little wonder. We went into a bar opposite a fire station -- a dozen pictures were taped to the wall, each a firefighter who had been a good customer of the bar, but no more. We didn't go to see Ground Zero.
We did of course go to Rowayton, travelling by train from Manhattan up to the Connecticut coast, where Erik Rambusch and Bill Wenning had arranged a new reunion of the Rand 409 veterans so that we could record interviews with them. They also showed us the few remaining artefacts then held in the town museum, guided us round the Barn (now the community centre) and generally confirmed the Americans' reputation for being the most generous of hosts.
The Rand veterans have uncovered a few documents, such as this sales brochure of the 409-2R. It shows the "Card Sensing-Punching Unit" on the left and the "Electronic Computing Unit" on the right. This was not a design that pushed the boundaries of electronic computing (crucially it did not have a stored-program memory). But it was an ingenious and very practical way of introducing electronic computers into companies that already had long experience of mechanical punched-card calculators. And Loring Crosman, who conceived the Rand 409 in 1943, was almost certainly the first person to realise the potential of electronic computers as business tools.
If anyone would like to know what the brochure says about how the Rand 409 worked and some of its technical details, please email me with your request and I'll put something up on this page -- that's what this website is here for!
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'Bachelor in Paradise' Stars Get an All-Expense Paid Trip to Mexico
Sep. 27 2022, Updated 11:16 p.m. ET
For nearly a decade, showrunners have played matchmaker on ABC's Bachelor in Paradise.
The ABC series returned for Season 8 on Tuesday, Sept. 27, and introduced viewers to the first group of islanders to arrive in paradise. Although BiP alum Demi Burnett confirmed that was not coming back for a third season, more than a few fan favorites returned in her absence.
Along with Season 17 Bachelorette star Michael Allio, Blake Monyes teased that he might make a surprise appearance on the island.
Hosted by Bachelor veteran Jesse Palmer, this season of the dating show promises more drama than ever, as the trailer hinted that more than a few curveballs will be thrown at contestants in the weeks to come.
Production for Season 8 of Bachelor in Paradise kicked off in June. But where was this season of BiP filmed? Here's what we know!
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Where is 'Bachelor in Paradise' filmed?
Last season, and the season before that, and the season before that, were all filmed in Mexico. Every season of BiP — with the exception of Season 1, which was set at the Casa Palapa resort in Tulum, Mexico — has been filmed at the Playa Escondida, a boutique resort located in Nayarit, Sayulita, a city that sits on Mexico's Pacific coast.
Viewers will be pleased to learn that you can book a stay at the luxurious resort year-round, even while Bachelor in Paradise is filming.
Although it's a three-star hotel, the resort offers five-star accommodations. And judging from the reviews, guests will get exactly what they pay for. Along with access to a spa, private beach, and several pools, the hotel also has an on-site restaurant and bar.
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What's the release schedule for Season 8 of 'Bachelor in Paradise'?
Bachelor Nation, rejoice! Season 8 of BiP is scheduled to air not one, but two days a week. Viewers can tune in to watch live every Monday and Tuesday on ABC at 8 p.m. ET starting Oct. 4, while the Season 8 finale is scheduled to air Tuesday, Nov. 3.
According to Wells Adams, ABC will air — at most — more than a dozen hours of additional footage this season. In an interview with Nick Viall, he explained, "ABC ordered 13 more hours than we have done in the past, so that's, like, six more episodes depending on how they cut it up."
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Ireland runners-up to France in FIH Series Finals but Olympic Qualifier Secured.
June 24, 2019 Hockey World News	Leave a comment
Ireland 1 (S Murray), France 3 (V Charlet 2, B Rogeau)
Having secured their Olympic qualifier spot yesterday in a 4-2 over Korea, the Irish Men were runners-up today to host nation France.
In hot and humid conditions, it was Ben Walker and Sean Murray with one of the opening opportunities for Ireland in the first quarter. With a save by Thieffry, France were the first to make their mark on the scoreboard with a goal from Blaise Rogeau. It wasn't long before Murray had another attempt, this time hitting the post. However, Ben Walker had him set up again moments later to give Ireland the equaliser.
Next stop… Europeans. Having secured their Olympic qualifier spot yesterday with a 4-2 win over Korea, @iremenhockey were runners up to host nation France today in the final. Match report available at hockey.ie The focus now moves to Europeans for both Men's and Women's squad which will take place in Antwerp from the 16th to the 25th of August. #FIHSeriesFinals #RoadToTokyo #Tokyo2020 #GreenMachine 📸 @ff_hockey
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France took the lead in the second quarter with Victor Charlet putting the ball in the goal after a scramble from a French penalty corner. Ben Walker and Michael Robson both made their presence clearly felt in this quarter while Ireland looked to continue with good energy and pace ahead of half time.
Victor Charlet put a second goal away for France in the third quarter, also from a penalty corner, to give the hosts a two-goal lead. Although the quarter ended Ireland 1-3 France, the final seconds were marked by a great chance for France with a save from David Harte rebounding, Paul Gleghorne stretching across the line on his knees to keep the ball out of the goal and Lee Cole ensuring it was pushed out of harm's way before the whistle blew.
Ireland seemed to gain momentum again in the close quarter. A penalty corner in the final two minutes presented an opportunity, however Shane O'Donoghue, receiving it from Ben Walker, sent it slightly wide of the posts and France took the victory by two goals.
In the individual tournament awards, Shane O'Donoghue was presented with the award for top goal-scorer of the tournament, shared with France's Victor Charlet.
That feeling when you've qualified for tomorrow's final in the FIH Series Finals and secured an Olympic qualifier in the Autumn! #GreenMachine #RoadToTokyo #Tokyo2020 #FIHSeriesFinals 📸 @FF_Hockey pic.twitter.com/y0sjcY709s
— Irish Hockey (@irishhockey) June 22, 2019
Speaking on the match, Head Coach Alexander Cox said, "I'm not happy. We simply played a bad game from the start and couldn't turn it around. We made way too many mistakes on the ball and our decisions were not quick enough.
We trailed the game from the start and couldn't change it. This was one of those games where it simply wasn't good enough. Overall I'm disappointed with this performance."
However, with an Autumn Olympic qualifier now secure, the focus moves towards European's in August where Ireland will face a tough Pool challenge against Germany, the Netherlands and Scotland.
Ireland: D Harte, J Jackson, J Bell, E Magee, S O'Donoghue, S Murray, B Walker, D Walsh, P Gleghorne, L Cole, S Cole
Subs: J Carr, M Bell, L Madeley, M Nelson, M Robson, N Glassey, C Harte.
France: A Thieffry, P van Straaten, T Genestet, H Genestet, S Martin Brisac, V Lockwood, C Masson, A Bellenger, G Baumgarten, F Goyet, V Charlet
Subs:, B Rogeau, N Dumont, JB Forgues, E Tynevez, T Ponthieu, M Branicki, C Saunier.
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US – Interstate online gambling at threat as US Department of Justice changes stance on Wire Act interpretation
By Phil - 15 January 2019
In a move that has the potential to derail interstate online gaming industries in North America, the US Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel has decided to make a U-turn on its 2011 opinion that the Federal Wire Act applies only to sports betting.
The counsel has now claimed that the 1961 Wire Act bans not only the interstate transmission of sports betting but also casino, lottery and all other forms of online gambling.
In a 23-page opinion published on the Justice Department's website, Steven Engel, assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel, said: "We do not lightly depart from our precedent. But having reconsidered our conclusion but. based on the plain language of the issue, we reach a different result. The 2011 Opinion, in our view, incorrectly interpreted the limitation "on any sporting event or contest to apply beyond the second prohibition that it directly follows: the prohibition on transmitting "information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers."
"While the Wire Act is not a model of artful drafting, we conclude that the words of the statute are sufficiently clear and that all but one of its prohibitions sweep beyond sports gambling," it added. "We further conclude that that the 2006 enactment of (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) did not alter the scope of the Wire Act. The Criminal Division has asked us to reconsider our 2011 Opinion.
In its conclusion it stated: "The Wire Act prohibits persons involved in the gambling business from transmitting several types of wagering-related communications over the wires."
Following the DoJ's original opinion in 2011, states such as New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware moved to legalise online gaming, followed more recently by Pennsylvania.
The Justice Department's revised opinion has led to industry concern and confusion over how it could be interpreted and enforced.
One lawyer specialising in online gaming described the DoJ's revised opinion as being of 'no significant value.'
Washington DC-based Jeff Ifrah pointed to 'more careful analysis issued by the two highest federal courts of appeal that have reviewed this precise question.'
"This opinion standing alone, of course, changes nothing and is of no significance or value," he said. "It is unfortunate that the Office of Legal Counsel appears to have been manipulated to issue an opinion for purely political purposes. This Opinion has not yet been implemented into an enforcement action, so worry about the legality of sports betting and online gaming may be premature. However, the opinion seeks to push these questions to eventual litigation and clarification by the courts or action by Congress. It is worth noting that opinions are not binding precedent and have no immediate or discernible effect upon federal prosecutorial priorities."
Others believe that it will result in court action as state regulators and interstate digest the detail of the opinion.
Eilers & Krejcik Gaming analyst Chris Grove believes it will 'head to the courts sooner rather than later' adding that it would 'further delay Pennsylvania's rollout of online casino gambling.' He added that there could be some impact on gambling that involves 'cross-border participation or interstate participation.'
Anthony Cabot, a lawyer at UNLV's Boyd School of Law, said the threat was that the DoJ would look to prosecute operators participating in intrastate online gambling.
He said the opinion could even be deemed illegal if the sender and receiver of the bet are in the same state. This, he advised, would affect online poker in Nevada and potentially also mobile wagering on sports.
The American Gaming Association said: "We are reviewing the opinion and the implications to the casino gaming industry, consumers and the eight states that currently offer legal, regulated sports gaming."
The Sheldon Adelson-backed Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling welcomed the new DOJ decision, saying the previous interpretation of the law was 'as problematic legally as it was morally.'
Spokesperson and former senator Blanche Lincoln said: "This decision seamlessly aligns with the Department's longstanding position that federal law prohibits all forms of internet gambling, as well as with Congress's intent when it gave law enforcement additional tools to shut down the activity through the overwhelmingly-passed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2006. Today's landmark action to rightfully restore the Wire Act is a win for parents, children and other vulnerable populations."
Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus didn't agree though. "Though the full impact of this reckless DOJ reversal remains to be seen, we can be certain that it will inject uncertainty into a well-regulated market and push consumers back into the black market,' she warned. 'Unfortunately, the Trump Administration only supports states' rights when it is politically convenient. Despite this setback, I will continue to lead the fight in Congress to ensure states like Nevada can decide what is best for them on the question of online gaming."
Christopher Soriano, a partner in the gaming group in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, highlighted interstate online lotteries as being most at risk although he suggested that any operator facing prosecution for violating the Wire Act would undoubtedly launch a challenge to seek a 'definitive interpretation' which would likely take several years.
Mark Hichar, a lawyer with Greenberg Traurig in Boston, said: "If the Wire Act is enforced per yesterday's DOJ opinion (ie., applicable to ALL types of gambling, not only sports betting) it could have a profound adverse impact on state lotteries and the good causes they serve. Traditional lottery sales would be affected as well as iLottery."
Daniel Wallach, a Florida-based gaming law attorney, said he sees no reason for daily fantasy sports operators to push the panic button.
The word 'fantasy' does not appear anywhere in the opinion, and notably The Wire Act is about 'bets or wagers.' There is a body of case law that finds that a daily fantasy sports entry fee does not constitute a bet or wager," he explained. "There are issues of great public importance because of the industries impacted. There is a strong possibility that this case could wind up at a Circuit Court, and then maybe even the Supreme Court.Public education could be one of the unintended casualties of the DOJ Wire Act opinion. Last year, the New Hampshire Lottery (which conducts online sales) delivered more than $86.5m to support public education in New Hampshire."


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2. Limits are....five (5) trout or salmon in total.
3. And there's the half hour before/after sunrise/sunset rule..
Anything else? My first trip to the Brule and I want to make sure I'm playing by all the rules.
Should I lug both the spin rod and the (5 weight) fly rod along? Too delicate of a rod? for a potential steelhead? I've only fly fished for small rainbows on the east coast.
Looks like some possible rain for later in the week could help what sounds like a low river. Any thoughts/advice are welcome. Will surely post report (good or bad) on return. Thanks!
daveluke, thanks for visiting the area. Looks like you have all the rules and regs locked down. As far as your questions go, I will let someone else comment on status of the Brule fishery for I am really just an inland guy. I can tell you this thogh to get you excited. I have heard of lots of guys do well in the fall on the Brule. I know we are peaked on our autum colors, so that should add a huge bonus to the trip. I end with, if you guys do end up doing good, please report back and let your fellow FMers know. Also, as a great sportsmen, practice conservation for the next time you guys travel up for some great fishing... Good luck and hope you guys have a ball!!!
Yeah, Jarrid's too busy harassing the fish on my favorite inland lakes to take the time to learn the Brule. Too bad, I believe he had(past tense) the makin's for a fairly competent steelheader, but he slipped over to the dark side(warm water species).
On the 5wt flyrod. Unless you're really really athletic and love to run, I'd leave it home. You might be able to get by with it in the spring, but the fall run fish are STRONG and likely to tie it up in a cute little bow and bury it in your posterior. Hook just one fall fish in the 26" range and you'll see why fishing these buggers is so dog gone addictive. Good Luck!
Thanks Guys! I figured as much on the fly rod. It'll just making packing a little easier anyway. I'll throw some spoons and spinners with the spinning gear and see what happens. It'll be nice to check out a new spot. I'll report back after the weekend.
Thanks for the river update(s), sounds like we need rain. Picked up a few avg. fish last week, but nothing worth raising the adrenaline over. Hoping to fish soon, thanks for the reg updates; keep us posted if anyone picks up some chrome.
Countdown to March 31! Anyone else excited to get out?
Did anybody get out before/during the crazy snow storm to finish off the walleye season on the STL river? I know I wish I could have at least been out there while that storm was rolling in but unfortunately had to work. One good thing about the season ending is it means we are that much closer to opener!!!
I didn't make it out either. Work got me too. I heard of a decent one being caught though.
Hey now guys, let's not pollute this thread with talk of "sewer trout" and such. Let us keep this site reserved for the sacred, the noble, (and the exotic?) steelhead!
Mr. Pariah, you must be ready to get into the root beer, and catch some steelie? Hope this year is another good year for you steel headers... Still waiting for that invite for someone to show me how to fish it! Every time I have tried, skunks city, although I lost one, one time!!!
Jarrid we would be fools if we let another season go by without hitting the Brule.
Jarrid, I'm game....IF you think you're man enough to tough it out for what is usually a pretty miserable morning, weather wise. There's no hiding in an ice shelter in this game. Only real men need apply. Drop me a line and I'll help you get set up. I might even put you on a fish or two.
Caught some nice steelhead and coho on the Brule last Fall. Hope the good fishing continues this Spring. My favorite method is to cast Flatfish and bring them in across the current. All my fish last Fall were caught on Flatfish. I lost one on a Little Cleo and I'll use spinners too. Kwikfish are the same as Flatfish. Lindy has a promising new lure called the River Rocker. They've been having luck with them on some of the Lake Michigan tributaries.
Hello every one,found this site looking around for info on steelhead. I'm interested in trying the brule for my first time also. Sounds like lots of people fish it and looks busy. Any places to go so i can stay out of the way? I'll be using spinners and floating some jigs maybe to. I've seen on the web some people use pink bass worms,think they will work on the brule to? Hope this warm weather continues,as long as the ice is going to pot may as well be gone!
People pretty much fish yarn flys, spawn sacks, crawlers, spinners on the Brule. They float a lot of jigs and pink worms on the west coast. I think I'll try those methods on the Brule. As for staying out of the way, fish anywhere you please depending on regulations. Just don't crowd anyone and if someone is fishing the top of a run, don't fish below him. Jump in above him when he's worked his way down stream. Do that and you'll be fine. Fish the pools and deep runs for best results.
COPY THAT! Big hitter. Too many new guys, and sadly, to many older guys fail to grasp the etiquette of the Brule. This isn't, or at least shouldn't be, the combat fishing you see on the MN Northshore streams. Don't crowd, and ASK before stepping into a hole that's already occupied. With nearly 30 miles of fish holding water, there is no reason to crowd people.
The neophyte would be wise to watch the successful guys and ask questions. Most of us are more than willing to share our knowledge, assuming the person asking is respectful. Good luck!
My buddy was obsessed with trying to hook a brule steelhead on a wacky rigged (chernoble) worm, on his centerpin and he finally hooked a BEAST last fall. It's a much better technique in the fall tho because the water is warmer and fish much more agressive. We use floats and staggered split shot with yarn and spawn. I can give you more info on how to rig up if you message me. A lot of guys fish fly gear but float fishing can be incredibly effective!
Planning a trip to the Brule in Sept. mid to late part of the month.
Looking for any advice on equipment, rigging, etc.
We will be fly fishing and none fly fishing. We dont mind floating, spinning, or throwing flys. (would preffer to fly fish most of the time, but want to have the best chance to catch fish also). Mainly targeting big browns and steelhead, if they are there for the taking.
Hoping the river is running around 200cfs, which we will then stick to the area between #2 and lake superior, however we will have time to head south of #2, if we get a canoe...what are your guys thoughts? Are we missing out if we dont do a run on the upper brule in a canoe, since we have 5 days planned for the trip.
Over all, any advice would be great.
PS, take a Kid fishing. N0 really...find a kid and take him/her fishing. its good for them and GREAT for you. If you don't have a kid, call the local group home/foster home/boys n girls club, etc... there are a million kids waiting for your call. I was one of them.
You can get Steelhead and browns Indicator nymphing low light periods of the day if the water is clear. If its recently rained its worth fishing all day and you may want to try spinners, bait and lures as well. Check the regulations as it is artificial s only if you fish north of the Hiway B Bridge. I personally fish the lower river with floats and bait during low light periods and do something else during the day. The fish are coming into the river to stay for the winter and stay in pools and move in runs and riffles for short periods during low light to feed. They generally do not stay in runs like they do in the spring due to low clear water. Alot of people fish as if it were spring and come home disappointed.
Plan on catching steelhead and coho. Any brown trout you get will be a bonus. They all bite on the same flies and lures. If you fly fish, get or tie a bunch of yarn flies in chartreuse, orange, salmon and combinations of those colors. Get some X leg nymphs too. A few egg sucking leach patterns will work good too. If you're going with hardware, use a spinning rod and reel combo. Load up with a bunch of Mepps and Blue Fox spinners. Stop at the Bait Box in Superior and talk to Steve. He'll set you up with the right colors. Get some Flatfish too. An 8 or 9 weight fly rod will work best. For spinning, get an 8 to 9 foot rod in a medium action. The fish will be in the runs hiding behind boulders or clinging to the banks. They will also be in the deep holes. I only fish Highway 2 to the lake. Avoid the Meadows which is an area close to town unless you don't mind getting your boots stuck in the soft muck on the river bottom. Fishing south of Highway 2 ends September 30th each year. Be prepared to move from one parking lot to the next. The fish can move up river pretty fast.
Correction: There is an artificial-bait-only regulation SOUTH (upstream) from hwy "B", not north as was previously posted. Hope no one got pinched.
We did pick up a canoe, so we will be ready to float the upper "south" (yikers) river if water is low, or if its hot and scantaly clad woman are sun bathing themselves in the area.
I'm trying to figure out this whole "floating" bait thing. When you guys say you use floats and crawlers, are you simply using a slip bobber and a split shot/plain hook, or do you use some sort of jig under the bobber? It would seem to me that fishing the big holes with current would be near impossible with a bobber and splitshot/hook. Or are the big holes pretty lax water? Are you throwing this rig out and just letting it soak in place?
We do something we call "bobber popping" on one of the local rivers that is 2-8 feet deep, for walleyes. We put a standard lead head jig with a twister tail on it and either crawler or minnow, then use a slip bobber set about 1/2 foot deeper than the water depth. we put a small split shot under the bobber to hold it tight to the slip not. (i know, its no longer really a slip boober now) We throw it out and jig it in. The bobber isnt there to be a strike indicator so much as to just keep the jig out of the rocks and moving with the current. We catch alot of walleyes out of fast water using this method as most guys throw a jig in, get snag, throw a jig in, get snagged again and then leave due to frustration.
I use a centerpin reel and a stationary float/bobber with small split shot and jig and waxie or plain hook and crawler. If fish are ver finicky I sometimes use live stonefly nymphs. I set the depth to be 6 to 8 inches above the bottom.


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Nelle Blanche Aleshire was born on an unknown date.
she died Friday, April 10, 1970. her recorded age was 83.
her remains can be found at Walnut Grove Cemetery in lot 6 1/2	- section A	- space #2 south	(view map) .
Arrangements were made by Abner E. Pinney. The burial took place on Tuesday, April 14, 1970.
Contact Walnut Grove and Flint Cemeteries for more information.
Nelle Blanche Aleshire, age 83, Friday, 84 E. Granville Rd. Widow of Homer A. Aleshire. Survived by 2 sons, C. Maynard Aleshire, Johnstown, and Dana L. Aleshire, Worthington; daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Williams, Worthington, with whom she made her home; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brother, Willard T. Carmean, Hinton, W.Va.; sister, Mrs. Anna Smith, Kenton. Member of OES No. 287, Worthington United Methodist Church, WSCS and charter member, Worthington Women's Club. Funeral service 10 a.m. Tuesday, at the Rutherford-Corbin Chapel 515 High St., Worthington. Rev. W. Edge Dixon officiating. Burial Walnut Grove Cemetery. Friends received at Rutherfords 6-9 p.m. Sunday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday. O.E.S. service 8 p.m. Monday.
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By reducing the need for a human spokesperson, more time can beneficially be spent showing a product or visually setting up a storyline.
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Q: build boost c++ with mingw Does I have to specify cxxflags=-std=c++11 when I build boost c++ library? I am actually using mingw 4.8.0 (x32,posix,dwarf, the same provided by Qt 5.1.0) and boost C++ 1.54.0 (with all patches as specified in the boost download page).

A: For building boost itself that was not necessary on my system (gcc 4.8.1, x64). I used on the Windows command promt (not msys):
bootstrap mingw

bjam toolset=gcc link=shared variant=debug,release

Alternatively you may use b2 (Reference). You have to have boost in your include path, though
export CFLAGS="-I/path_to_boost/boost_1_54_0"
export CXXFLAGS="-I/path_to_boost/boost_1_54_0"

For compiling programs which should use C++11 features, you need it; independent if boost is used.

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Plantain popularly known as dodo is an average Nigerian's favourite food. No matter how it is prepared, most Nigerians will eat this healthy food without giving it a thought. Even the most sought after Nigerian Jollof rice is bae with the dodo.
Jollof rice is not the only meal that plantain goes well with plantain. Gizzard and plantain (Gizodo) also do and it's another favourite of plantain lovers.
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Jones: Alfred (Alf)
Born: Liverpool: 02-03-1937
Debut: v Liverpool (a): 20-08-1960
Jones signed from Marine in April 1960 and turned professional on the day he completed his National Service with RAMC at Crookham, after playing as an amateur in United�s North Midlands Combination League side. He could play on either flank but most of his senior outings were at right-back. With Grenville Hair a fixture at left-back, he and Terry Caldwell occupied the right back position until Hair was moved to right back as John Kilford staked his claim for the left-back position. In the following season it was Hair, a fixture at right or left back, and Jones and Kilford fighting to be his partner. Cliff Mason was bought from Sheffield United in March 1962, as Leeds fought to stave off relegation. The young and fast improving Paul Reaney would make himself a fixtute at right back after his debut on 8th September 1962, which meant that Hair replaced Mason until Willie Bell, was transformed from a run-of-the-mill half-back into a Scottish International left-back. Jones had played his final game for Leeds on 3rd March 1962 and was fighting to merit a place in the Leeds Reserve team, against a host of experienced full-backs and also some promising Juniors such as Terry Cooper and Barrie Wright. Jones decided it was time to move and in June 1962 Lincoln City paid �4,000 to take him to Sincil Bank. He played his first game for the Imps on 18th August 1962, in a 4-2 victory over Tranmere Rovers in the Fourth Division encounter at Sincil Bank. His final game was another Fourth Division game at Sincil Bank in a 0-1 defeat to Barnsley on 6th May 1967 and in between, he gave them good service scoring three goals in one hundred and seventy-nine starts and one appearance from the bench in the League and he also started twenty other Cup games during his five year stay. He joined Non-League Wigan Athletic in the summer of 1967, moving on to Cheshire County League team Horwich RMI the following year, combining playing with working in a car factory.


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The client wanted to use the anchor icon/image as the symbol for the app. This makes the logo instantly relatable to the sea, to boats and to sailing, so it attracts the attention of anybody interested in this area.
The base of the color palette is the blue, associated with sea and water. In combination with the punch of yellow for contrast and liveliness, makes the perfect match.
After a deep study of UX and user paths, we came up with the right wireframes and flow, prior to the full HD design for the application.


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Cet article recense les porte-parole de la présidence de la République française, communément appelés porte-parole de l'Élysée.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing a décidé en 1977 que son porte-parole assisterait au Conseil des ministres dans le but d'. Ce ne fut plus le cas au début de l'exercice de son successeur François Mitterrand, mais il fut réintégré dans les séances en 1982.

Ce poste peut ouvrir une carrière de personnalité politique. Ainsi, entre 1981 et 2004, trois des cinq porte-parole (Michel Vauzelle, Hubert Védrine et Catherine Colonna) sont ensuite devenus ministres, sans avoir été élus députés auparavant.

La fonction a été supprimée en 2008 par Nicolas Sarkozy et rétablie par Emmanuel Macron en 2017, qui la supprime de nouveau l'année suivante.

Références

Dans le Journal officiel de la République française (JORF), sur Légifrance :
 Décrets portant nomination :

 Décrets portant cessation des fonctions :

Porte-parole
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Three entrepreneurs had a vision to improve the research and purchase process for land buyers through improved technology, integrations, UX & UI. We made this a reality.
What is a guide to land?
Landguide is an online platform that provides information on residential land developments for sale in Western Australia.
Landguide's point of difference is its sole focus on residential land developments, delivering a highly informative resource combined with a superior user experience.
Delivering an exceptional experience provided a host of technical and design challenges. A block of land is effectively an area of sand or dirt, how could we excite users as they browsed the location for their next home?
The concept relied on painting the picture of what life would be like should a house be built on said land.
To achieve this we integrated maps, developer estate data, Landgate data for points of interest – such as schools and shopping centres – and developed a browsing experience second to none.
With sophisticated tools for comparing blocks a buyer has never been more empowered in making an educated decision.
With a robust application and interest aplenty from the market, Landguide's journey is only just beginning. Juicebox continues to work closely with Landguide playing an advisory role on technical direction, feature suggestions and UX & UI improvements.
The system was developed with a powerful administrative interface so that despite the vast array of data, both Landguide and property developers are able to manage and maintain all facets as they release each estate.


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By RAYMOND CARDINAL BURKE
With the sudden death of Cardinal George Pell, the Church has lost the earthly company of a wise, loving, joyful, and courageous shepherd. I have lost the earthly company of a good friend and example in the Sacred College of Cardinals. Having visited at length with Cardinal Pell on the afternoon before his hospitalization for hip-replacement surgery, I have a lively sense of his ardent love of Christ and of His Bride the Church.
Cardinal Pell was a tireless and fearless defender of the truths of the faith, beginning with the fundamental precepts of the moral law regarding the inviolability of innocent and defenseless human life, the integrity of marriage and its fruit in the family, and the free exercise of religion, not because of ideological convictions but because he loved Christ and desired to serve Him faithfully as His priest. He had St. Paul's "divine jealousy" for the Church, working to present her "as a chaste virgin to Christ" (2 Cor. 11, 2). Thus, I found him, on the vigil of his hospitalization, full of energy to assist so many today who suffer from the pervasive confusion and division in the Church, and, as a result, are profoundly discouraged and even feel abandoned by those ordained to be their spiritual fathers.
Cardinal Pell lived an unusually fruitful life in service of Christ and His Bride, the Church. I will not attempt to describe the richness of his life as a priest and Bishop, for fear of overlooking any important aspect of the mystery of Christ at work in him to teach, sanctify, and govern the flock entrusted to his care. Tess Livingstone's biography, George Pell: Defender of the Faith Down Under (Ignatius Press, 2005), her article, "A life lived for the Church and its founder" in The Australian (January 11, 2023), and the Cardinal's own three-volume Prison Journal (Ignatius Press, 2020-2021) are excellent resources for coming to know and reflect upon the mystery of the Holy Priesthood in the life of Cardinal Pell.
I offer just one reflection. Over the many years during which I have known Cardinal Pell and have enjoyed his friendship, I have admired, in particular, his Roman heart. He remained always a proud son of Australia and happily spoke about his homeland, but his heart was Roman. His heart belonged to the Heart of Christ who shepherds His Church, one throughout the world, from the See of Peter, through the ministry of His Vicar on earth, the Successor of St. Peter, and the Bishops in communion with the Roman Pontiff. As with every other faithful Catholic from all the diverse parts of our world, George Pell's heart, with its treasured roots in his homeland, beat with the love of Christ which embraces the whole world.
Grateful to God for the life and priestly vocation of Cardinal Pell, I treasure, in particular, his Roman heart.
Let us pray for the eternal repose of Cardinal Pell's immortal soul. May he rest in peace.
Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke


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Bondholders Withdraw Competing Bid For Virgin Australia
Adrian Schofield August 24, 2020
Credit: Virgin Australia
Private equity investor Bain Capital has a seemingly clear run to complete its acquisition of Virgin Australia after the withdrawal of a rival takeover proposal.
Virgin Australia's administrators had already selected Bain as the preferred bidder for Virgin Australia, after considering a shortlist of competing bids. However, a group of bondholders put forward an alternative offer to recapitalize Virgin relatively late in the process.
The bondholders involved in the offer—Broad Peak Investment and Tor Investment—have now decided to abandon their effort. Bain said the withdrawal highlights that Broad Peak and Tor's counterproposal was "incomplete and unable to progress." Bain claimed that the bondholders' withdrawal "was not unexpected."
Virgin's administrators, from Deloitte, are due to provide a detailed description of Bain's bid to creditors on Aug. 25. This will also reveal the level of return to creditors, who will vote on the proposal Sept. 4.
The bondholders faced an uphill struggle to have their counter offer considered. The administrators stressed on Aug. 14 that only the Bain proposal would be presented for voting at the creditors meeting as they had already reached an initial agreement with Bain.
Bain said its offer "is in the best interests of all creditors." The company urged creditors to support the proposal "in order to bring an end to this period of uncertainty and enable the [airline] rebuilding process to start as soon as possible."
Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration in April after suffering from a liquidity crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Bain was selected as the preferred bidder in June. On Aug. 5, Virgin Australia and Bain revealed a plan to restructure the airline. The carrier will have a smaller fleet and workforce that will be better aligned to the post-COVID business environment.
Adrian Schofield
Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Neoplocaederus cyanipennis är en skalbaggsart som först beskrevs av Thomson 1860.  Neoplocaederus cyanipennis ingår i släktet Neoplocaederus och familjen långhorningar.

Artens utbredningsområde är Senegal. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Långhorningar
cyanipennis


This is a strange picture for Photo Friday, I realize, but this week's Ricky Tims' Photo Challenge photo was of my daughter and I have a "no kid pics on the Internet" rule. Instead, I am sharing a picture of her birthday cake. She asked for a "rainbow cake with cloud frosting," which she had seen in a cartoon about a little girl with wish magic. I was a little worried when she asked because I don't have wish magic and didn't have any idea how I would create such a thing. But, there are plenty of videos and recipes online showing how to make this and it was incredibly easy. It's a double batch of yellow cake, split into 6 portions and colored, then baked in 2 rounds of 3 pans for 20 minutes or so, layered with 3 batches of sour cream frosting. Truly, not that much more difficult than a regular cake so I'm planning a red, white and blue one for July 4th.


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Xavier de Cock, né à Gand le  et mort à Deurle le , est un peintre de scènes de genre, animalier, paysages animés, paysages, aquarelliste belge.

Biographie
Frère aîné de César de Cock, Xavier de Cock est élève de Ferdinand de Braekeleer à l'École des beaux-arts d'Anvers. Il se forme à l'Académie d'Anvers, copie les maîtres en Hollande, travaille en Ardenne, puis se rend à Paris  où il séjourne entre 1852 et 1860. À ses débuts il s'inspire des anciens paysages hollandais. Ses contacts réguliers avec les peintres de Barbizon lui font abandonner la manière méticuleuse de son maître pour s'orienter vers une peinture de sensibilité proche de la leur, et il connaît le succès.

À partir du début des années 1850, il séjourna régulièrement en France avec son frère César. C'est là qu'il découvrit le nouveau sentiment de la nature de l'École de Barbizon, dont son œuvre fut progressivement imprégnée. Bientôt les De Cock, gens simples, grands travailleurs, bons compagnons, sont admis à Paris aussi bien par les organisateurs d'expositions officielles que par les marchands, comme s'ils étaient des Français d'origine.

L'influence de la pléiade des paysagistes et animaliers romantico-réalistes rencontrés à Barbizon  se mêle, dans son œuvre, à celle des maîtres du  dont sa sensibilité le rapproche.

À son retour en Belgique en 1860, il travailla surtout dans la périphérie gantoise.

Œuvre

Pour la peinture belge de paysage, Xavier De Cock fut plutôt un artiste de transition entre romantisme et réalisme. Ses paysages sont effectivement basés sur l'observation de la réalité, mais leur composition est toutefois relativement conventionnelle.

Réception critique

Le critique d'art Bourgeat notera . Le premier est plus fin, plus poète que le second et celui-ci se montre plus ferme, plus chaud, plus vigoureux que l'autre. Edmond About dira que Daubigny et Corot doivent voir dans César et Xavier De Cock .

Nombre de ses œuvres sont conservées dans les musées belges de Gand, Courtrai, Liège, Bruxelles et Deinze avec notamment Vaches traversant la Lys. Il quitte la France pour s'installer à Deurle et à Saint-Denis-Westrem. Il est considéré comme l'un des précurseurs de l'École de Laethem-Saint-Martin.

 Bruxelles : (Musée des beaux-arts)
 Vaches revenant du pâturage
 Courtrai :
 Vaches traversant la Lys
 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand :
 La Meerstraat à Gand, 1862, huile sur toile,
 Liège :
 Paysages avec moutons et figures.
 Lille :
 Un fourré
 Montpellier (Musée Fabre) :
 Vaches à l'abreuvoir
 Ainsi que dans les musées de Gand et de Deinze (Musée de Deinze et du Pays de la Lys)

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Laethem-Saint-Martin
 Musée des beaux-arts de Gand

Liens externes

 La route des peintres en Europe : Sint-Martens-Latem

Notes et références

Peintre flamand (avant 1830)
Peintre paysagiste flamand
Peintre animalier
Peintre de l'école de Barbizon
Naissance en mars 1818
Naissance à Gand
Décès en août 1896
Décès à 77 ans
Aquarelliste belge
Décès dans la province de Flandre-Orientale


When the trade of salt with Switzerland starts in the 18th century, the necessary road infrastructure was created to link the major production sites in the Franche-Comté region to the Republic of Bern. The main route ran through Levier and Pontarlier to Yverdon and Bern, but many related itineraries were also used on a regular basis. The salt was transported on wagons drawn by oxen or horses. In order to facilitate the transportation, numerous small bridges and jetties were built to enable the wagons to cross the water. In Switzerland, because this was easier and cheaper, the lake was used to transport the salt.
For the French part of the itinerary, the Historical Via Salina circuit can only be done with a motorised vehicle (length and availability of accommodation).
For more information you can download this text written by Éric Chambettaz (in French).


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Q: Quantum Mechanics - Prove that the permutation operators do not commute in general Previously, in my Quantum Mechanics exam,
We have asked to "Prove that the permutation operators do not commute in general."
And I have answered it as follows

But my teacher marked it as the wrong proof.
And told me to prove for indices 1,2,3,4
i.e. P(12)P(34) not equal to P(34)P(12)
Is it acceptable to just prove for indices (1,2,3,4) if we have asked to prove this question in general?
I have this argument with my teacher.
Please clarify!
Thank You


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The public not only have the opinion that large corporates have significant cash and therefore should not benefit from reduced corporate tax rates, but they also fear large corporates manipulate our systems to extract profits free of Australian tax. Ironically, it can be Australia's high corporate tax rate which drives these behaviours where they exist.
Australia currently operates with a two-tiered corporate tax rate system. This leads to significant complexity and anomalous outcomes, particularly for our domestic businesses where an entity's tax rate and franking rate can vary from each other and from year to year which can increase compliance costs and errors.
To add some perspective, the total annual tax collections in Australia is around $400 billion, of which around $220 billion is collected from individuals, around $85 billion is collected from corporations and around $60 billion is collected from GST (the GST revenue is passed onto the states and territories).
Regarding the ATO's published Tax Gap data, the following should also be observed in relation to the 2017–18 income year:
Population Estimated Net Gap
Large Corporates 3.7%
Medium Business 6.2%
Small Business 11.5%
High Wealth Income 7.4%
Individuals not in business 5.6%
"Our country needs to be funded and tax is the only way to achieve this, so it remains reasonable to ask all Australians and entities operating in Australia to pay their fair share of tax," said Andrew Mills, director, tax policy and technical, at The Tax Institute, and the driving force behind The Tax Institute's tax reform project, Project Reform.
"One needs to remember, however, that the corporate tax collection is less than 25 per cent of Australia's total tax collection.
"Our corporate tax rate operates as a disincentive for foreign investment; accompanied by a lack of incentives to commercialise and retain new intellectual property in Australia, the long-term sustainability of Australia's tax system is shaky."
Tax is predominantly borne by individuals, be it through income or consumption. While corporations can derive significant profits, these profits are paid to employees in the form of salaries and wages and profits to shareholders in the form of dividends.
"A higher corporate tax rate, accompanied by high individual tax rates, leads to a behaviour of individuals seeking to retain profits in corporate structures and a desire to have an imputation system to prevent double taxation," Mr Mills said. "Imputation systems inherently bring complexity and manipulation."
Relatively few countries have an imputation system; Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Chile have full imputation systems, and Canada and Korea have partial imputation. There is a global trend to move away from such systems, with France and Germany being some of the latest to do so.
Mr Mills said: "There is real merit in reducing the corporate tax rate. The benefits of reducing domestic tax complexity, eliminating the complexity of imputation, and ultimately attracting more foreign investment cannot be underestimated. However, we cannot just consider adjusting the corporate tax rate in isolation; it needs to be planned, considered and adjusted in the context of reforming the entire tax system.
"It remains that we need to look beyond the current income tax system to find sustainable revenue streams to fund our country's services and infrastructure. Australia must bring the income tax – consumption tax ratio into balance and create incentives to attract and retain intellectual property."
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ISD 518 students will return to class Wednesday with face masks required for all
The decision was made Monday afternoon to resume in-person learning on Wednesday, with required face masking as a precautionary measure.
Worthington High School.
Tim Middagh / The Globe
By Kari Lucin, Julie Buntjer
WORTHINGTON — Face masks are back on Wednesday, but so are the students and staff of District 518, as they return to class after school was cancelled Friday, Monday and Tuesday due to a wave of COVID-19 and other illnesses.
The masking requirement also includes all activities and night-time events in all facilities, said Anne Foley, public relations and communications coordinator for District 518, in an email Monday.
The three missed days will be made up as follows:
Feb. 21: (Presidents Day) instructional day
April 18: (Spring Break Monday) instructional day; and
June 1: Teacher workday.
The district will continue to monitor illness levels and will reevaluate the requirement of masking in the next 10 to 14 school days.
"It is the continued goal of District 518 to keep staff and students safe and healthy," Foley said. "We believe that in-person learning is the best method for our students to learn. To achieve this, we believe wearing a mask is the best option at this time."
Overall, Nobles County has seen an increase in its COVID-19 numbers, and so has District 518. As of 4 p.m. Monday, 44 students had active cases, including eight at Prairie Elementary, 11 at Worthington Middle School, 17 at Worthington High School, six at the Learning Center and two at West Building.
Staff cases of COVID had also risen to 35, with 15 from Prairie Elementary, 13 from Worthington Middle School, three each from Worthington High School and the Learning Center and one from West.
But COVID-19 isn't the only illness prompting students and staff to stay home, and the total number of staff calling in sick has been around 50 every day, said Superintendent John Landgaard during Monday's meeting of the District 518 Board of Education's Instructional Committee.
"We can't operate when we don't have adults in the building," he pointed out.
During the morning meeting, the school's next course of action had not yet been chosen, and the option of distance learning remained on the table, until the decision was made Monday afternoon.
"What happened last Thursday wasn't because the school started testing (staff)," said Tom Prins, school board member.
Landgaard affirmed that it was not, because the school will not begin testing unvaccinated staff in accordance with a federal and state mandate until it is required to do so in February, should the mandate make it through the courts.
"We did pass out test kits, and there are more people testing because they didn't feel good," Landgaard said.
While distance learning was considered Monday as a tactic to beat the illnesses sweeping through the schools, it wasn't certain if the district would have enough staff to make that happen, or if the switch could be made on such short notice.
With students of younger ages, teachers usually have to produce tangible materials for students to use at home, so they might be less able to switch from in-person instruction to distance learning at short notice, said Josh Noble, WHS principal.
And students likely didn't bring home their own materials either, as distance learning hadn't been mentioned when school was called off on Thursday, he added.
School board members and staff also expressed concern for parents, who would also have very little notice if distance learning was required.
In other news Monday, the committee:
Heard about potential school start times of 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., which will likely be voted on during the next meeting of the full school board, which starts at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 18.
Talked about purchasing shot clocks, as the Minnesota State High School League has approved them starting in the 2023-2024 school year. District 518 will need one set, which will cost between $3,500 and $4,600. District 518 already has the electrical work in place, as it was done when new basketball stations were installed.
Discussed potential retention bonuses for current staff and hiring bonuses for open positions that are difficult to fill, such as two spots for speech pathologists.
Related Topics: EDUCATIONCORONAVIRUSDISTRICT 518WORTHINGTON
A 1999 graduate of Jackson County Central and a 2003 graduate of Augsburg College, Kari Lucin started writing for newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota in 2006. During her time as a reporter, she covered beats including education, watershed, county and agriculture, and frequently wrote about health and science. She has also served as an online content coordinator and an engagement specialist at various Forum Communications properties. She was a marketing assistant at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville for two years, where she did design work in addition to writing and social media management.
Lucin is currently a community editor with the Globe of Worthington.
Email: klucin@dglobe.com
Area leaders were taking part in Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities event.
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If convicted, Connell faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and/or a $40,000 fine, and a mandatory minimum of 144 months, on each of the first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges.
By Emma McNamee
Radishes on the moon? Minnesota West science experiment wins award
"With just one student, it was a little challenging," Tarus said. "... the harvest was a little rough."
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A Historic Trip: Prime Minister Netanyahu in Africa
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