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The legendary Fantasy Studios continues to host inventive regional and national acts, year after year. Recent visitors include the Kronos Quartet with Rinde Eckert, and Van-Anh Vo in Studio A, recording My Lai, a monodrama for string quartet, tenor and Vietnamese instruments. The music was composed by Jonathan Berger and the libretto by Harriet Scott Chessman. Scott Fraser engineered the recording with assistance from Robert Kirby.
Additional recent sessions at Fantasy include drummer Allison Miller's jazz group Boom Tic Boom, who tracked their next album in Studio D with Adam Munoz and producer Julie Wolf. The album was then mixed in Studio A by Munoz on Fantasy's 48-channel SSL Duality console.
Singer/songwriter Joe Buchanan recorded his next album in Studio D with Jesse Nichols and producer Greg Sankovich, and guitarist and P-Funk All Stars alumnus RonKat Spearman and his funk band, Katdelic, were in Studio D working on their next record with Alberto Hernandez.
Over the past year, Different Fur Studios has begun focusing on a team of in-house writers and producers known as Text Me Records. On June 2, the majority of the team (around 40 people) assembled for a day of communal writing, which ended with 10 completed songs. The studio intends to release the pieces on a Text Me Records summer mixtape in August. Other sessions at Different Fur include Dude York making four singles with producer Patrick Brown. Pictured here are FKJ (French Kiwi Juice) with Chaz and Matt Schory during a recent writing session.
Hyde Street Studios hosted pop band Walk the Moon in Studio A, who recorded an acoustic version of their single "One Foot" with engineer Will Chason.
Hyde Street Studios hosted pop band Walk the Moon (pictured) in Studio A, recording an acoustic version of their single "One Foot" with engineer Will Chason. It was recorded through the studio's fully restored Neve 8038 console. Kesha spent a day in Studio A with her producer, Stuart Crichton, to record vocals for "This Is Me" for the soundtrack to The Greatest Showman; the engineers were Sean Beresford and Will Chason. Also, Chuck Prophet and engineer Paul Kolderie were back in Studio A, where Prophet produced a new album from The Rubinoos.
Stephen Curry records lines at Skyline Studios for an upcoming appearance on "Family Guy."
Be still, Bay Area hearts—yes, that is the Golden State Warriors two-time league MVP Stephen Curry; he recorded his lines at Skyline Studios for an appearance on Family Guy with studio owner/engineer Bryan Matheson. Other recent ADR work at Skyline included two sessions with Ayesha Curry, who lent her voice to The Great American Baking Show and a Cover Girl TV commercial. And HGTV's Property Brothers, Drew and Jonathan Scott, worked on their lines for the locally filmed episodes of their spinoff show, Brother vs. Brother.
Rain Parade was at Light Rail Studios in May, recording basic tracks and overdubs for a Paisley Underground compilation. It was the band's first time together in a studio since 1986! Jim Hall traveled from L.A. to produce the sessions, which were engineered by Eric Hass. Spring also saw the launch of Light Rail Sessions, a live music series featuring local and touring bands. The series is designed to be a source of musical discovery for new music in multiple genres. Freeway Migliore serves as FOH mixer in the live room, and Nick Dumitriu mixes the live stream in the control room through Lightrail's Trident A-Range console.
Profiled in last year's Bay Area Regional section, Prairie Sun hosted Astronots, produced by bandmembers Allee Futterer and Niko Giamo. Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band recorded in Studio C with producer (and Widespread Panic bass player) Dave Schools, engineer Rick Vargas and second engineer Jason Reed.
Jeremy Gartner engineered Post Malone's multi-Platinum release "Stoney" at The Grill.
Recent work at The Grill includes FKi 1st (Trocon Roberts) producing and Jeremy Gartner (pictured) engineering Post Malone's multi-Platinum release, Stoney. SOB x RBE was in with engineers Sean "Sauce" Chapman and Andre Fraizer to work on the album Gangin. SOB x RBE also tracked the song "Paramedic!" for the Black Panther soundtrack. In addition, the studio hosted sessions for J-Boog's Number One reggae album Wash House Ting and the Rose Petals EP; the primary producer was Jonas Tele, and engineers included Lev Berlak and Fraizer.


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Kuwait meet aims to raise billions in aid for Syria
AFP , Monday 16 Mar 2015
A rebel fighter shoulders a weapon as he moves towards a position in the Selma region of the Jabal al-Akrad area in Syria's northwestern Latakia province March 15, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)
As many as 78 nations and 40 international organisations will attend the third donors conference aimed at raising billions of dollars for war-torn Syria, host country Kuwait said Monday.
The March 31 gathering at foreign ministers level will be opened by Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, a foreign ministry official told the KUNA news agency.
Nations are expected to announce pledges for UN humanitarian operations in Syria where 12 million people both inside and outside the country need urgent aid.
At the first and second conferences, also hosted by Kuwait, pledges of $1.5 billion and $2.4 billion were made, but the United Nations has complained that not all pledges were honoured.
Ahead of the conference, international non-governmental organisations are due to meet to make their own pledges.
Ban urged the Security Council on Thursday to overcome divisions and take action to end the war in Syria as the conflict entered its fifth year with little prospect for peace.
His appeal followed scathing criticism from 21 human rights and aid groups who accused world powers of "failing Syria" in a report that highlighted the worsening plight of civilians.
Last year was the war's deadliest yet, with at least 76,000 people killed out of a toll of more than 215,000 since it erupted on March 15, 2011 with peaceful demonstrations inspired by the Arab Spring in Tunisia.
Around four million Syrians have fled abroad and 7.6 million are displaced inside the country as Assad's forces battle opposition rebels and extremists from the Islamic State group.
Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Arab Spring in Tunisia

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Is There Anyone Else Outside? is the grand and beautiful creation of just two men. Operating under the names of Aughra and Mosh Patrol, respectively, Brent Eyestone and Christopher King have crafted an ambient experience that will make fans of the genre salivate with every passing minute.
And let's be clear here; this isn't for everyone. This isn't for the casual music passer-by. It's not something you throw on before you go out, or something you listen to at the gym, this isn't even so much an album that you listen to as an album you take in.
An album like this is about setting, it's about a relaxing atmosphere and paying such close attention to all the subtle nuances, that you feel you understand the record just as well as the two men who made it. It's that kind of an experience, and one that does not come around all too often.
The first four tracks belong to Aughra, and Brent Eyestone has meticulously made sure to get the most out of them. From meandering soundscapes to the most delicate piano keystroke, the beauty is not in individual actions or individual instances, but the atmosphere created when all those instances are strung together. It may take a few spins, but the more intently you listen, the more you'll be liable to take from the experience. Each new listen to a track is another opportunity to draw a vision in your head, as "Dog Years" gorgeously illustrates. The slow-moving piano intro evokes images of Paul Newman and Tom Hanks playing the piano together in the beginning of "Road to Perdition." That incredibly moving scene is one I'll never forget, and "Dog Years" brings that right to the forefront. I can see each individual key being pressed by Michael Sullivan and John Rooney. A slow, and calculated drum beat soon comes in to mesh with the piano, and the transition is effortless. That same feeling of effortless transition also applies to the move from Aughra to Mosh Patrol.
Most people would never even notice the difference.
Mosh Patrol injects a little bit more of an electronic side to the combination of xylophone, music box, Rhodes piano, and electric guitar, while maintaining the same feel of beauty and grandeur established by Aughra. Mixing the best of Telefon Tel Aviv with the more reserved side of most post-rock bands, Mosh Patrol maximize the atmosphere with what little means are used. The instrumentation is minimal, but striking. "The More Things Change, The More Things Stay the Same" succeeds because of moderation; the use of electric guitar is so bare it almost ceases to exist. The string plucking is done in such a fashion that the tones resonate long after they're actually played, resulting in a hauntingly bare five minutes that will leave you feeling its effects for some time to come.
It's hard to articulate what makes an album with so little "music" so special. Many would listen and contend that it's just background music that would help them go to sleep -- and that's fine. Those are the musical passers-by that well never let themselves sit down and truly appreciate what can be done from such minimal means. I feel badly for those people; I feel badly for anyone who will never hear true beauty.


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Johnson Co, MO – One Injured During Collision on US-50 near Route D
Published June 5, 2021 By Peterson & Associates, P.C.
Johnson Co, MO (June 06, 2021) – One person was hospitalized following a car accident on Saturday, June 5th in Johnson County.
Sources show that the crash happened at about 2:05 p.m. in the westbound lanes of US-50 in the area of Route D when a 2004 Mazda Tribute overcorrected after swerving to avoid a collision with a reckless motorcycle rider. The Mazda then left the roadway, skidded, and overturned, ejecting the passenger from the vehicle.
The passenger, a 40-year-old female from Holden, was taken by ambulance to Centerpoint Hospital in non-critical condition.
Injury Accidents in Johnson County
More than 48,000 collision victims suffered some kind of injury in accidents throughout the state in 2018. Auto accident data maintained by the State Highway Patrol show that around 800 victims lost their lives during traffic accidents in that same year. This total shows that about 131 victim injuries and two fatalities took place every day of the year throughout the state.
The attorneys at Peterson & Associates, P.C., take an assertive approach to assisting our clients in their recovery after they are injured in a car accident. Our Kansas City personal injury attorneys try to aid crash victims in getting the justice and financial compensation they are entitled to after being injured in unnecessary accidents.
Our Kansas City, Missouri personal injury attorneys are familiar with the emotional and physical difficulties victims must endure after being injured. The financial consequences alone can make their recovery incredibly difficult. Our attorneys are completely committed to helping accident victims maximize their financial compensation. We have tried thousands of successful cases and helped our clients recover $500 million in claims.
We will stop at nothing to make sure your legal rights are defended after an injury accident. Call our Kansas City accident attorneys at 1 (816) 683-3278 to see how we can help you.
Note: Our team of writers utilized secondary sources in the creation of this accident post. For that reason, the specifics regarding this accident have not been independently fact-checked and verified by our writing staff. If you locate any information that is not accurate, please notify us immediately so that we can update the post to reflect the most accurate information available. If you would like the post to be removed from our site, please let us know, and we will do our best to remove it completely.


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@protocol ApplicationCommands;
@protocol BrowsingDataCommands;
class Browser;
class ChromeBrowserState;
@class SceneState;

// Wrangler (a class in need of further refactoring) for handling the creation
// and ownership of Browser instances and their associated
// BrowserViewControllers.
@interface BrowserViewWrangler : NSObject <BrowserInterfaceProvider>

// Initialize a new instance of this class using `browserState` as the primary
// browser state for the tab models and BVCs.
// `sceneState` is the scene state that will be associated with any Browsers
// created.
// `applicationCommandEndpoint` and `browsingDataCommandEndpoint` are the
// objects that methods in the ApplicationCommands and BrowsingDataCommands
// protocol should be dispatched to.
- (instancetype)initWithBrowserState:(ChromeBrowserState*)browserState
                          sceneState:(SceneState*)sceneState
          applicationCommandEndpoint:
              (id<ApplicationCommands>)applicationCommandEndpoint
         browsingDataCommandEndpoint:
             (id<BrowsingDataCommands>)browsingDataCommandEndpoint
    NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;

- (instancetype)init NS_UNAVAILABLE;

// Creates the main Browser used by the receiver, using the browser state
// it was configured with.
// Returns the created browser. The browser's internals, e.g.
// the dispatcher, can now be accessed. But createMainCoordinatorAndInterface
// should be called shortly after.
- (Browser*)createMainBrowser;

// Creates the main interface; until this
// method is called, the main and incognito interfaces will be nil. This should
// be done before the main interface is accessed, usually immediately after
// initialization.
// -createMainBrowser MUST be called before calling this method.
- (void)createMainCoordinatorAndInterface;

// Tells the receiver to clean up all the state that is tied to the incognito
// BrowserState. This method should be called before the incognito BrowserState
// is destroyed.
- (void)willDestroyIncognitoBrowserState;

// Tells the receiver to create all state that is tied to the incognito
// BrowserState. This method should be called after the incognito BrowserState
// has been created.
- (void)incognitoBrowserStateCreated;

// Tells the receiver to clean up prior to deallocation. It is an error for an
// instance of this class to deallocate without a call to this method first.
- (void)shutdown;

@end

#endif  // IOS_CHROME_BROWSER_UI_MAIN_BROWSER_VIEW_WRANGLER_H_

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COLLEGE STATION, TX – 10/27/2017 – Vidatronic Inc., a leading provider of power management intellectual property (IP) solutions, announces the Flexsupply™ Family of Switched-Capacitor Regulated Voltage-Doubler IP Cores in the TSMC 40 nm process. The IP cores are optimized for low-power system-on-a-chip (SoC), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and microprocessor integration.
Vidatronic's family of Flexsupply™ IP cores allow products to continue to perform when the battery level is low. Many of Vidatronic's customers have great products in production which were designed around a 2.5 V supply. These products could support several Internet of Things (IoT) applications, but unfortunately they stop working when the battery level discharges down to 1.6 V. The Flexsupply™ IP cores resolve this issue by allowing the products to support these types of battery applications. After integration into the SoC, the Flexsupply™ IP core provides a supply greater than 2.6 V for the SoC, even with low battery levels.


Feeling a little embarrassed at the United States' recent poor showing in espionage, Russia today encouraged their longtime rival to "keep trying."
"You need to step up your game! Try spying on easy target first, like Canada. Then come back in couple of years and try to steal missile technology or something."
Reached for comment in Washington, CIA chief John Brennan just looked down at his hands and slowly mumbled, "Yeah..."


On behalf of Rittgers & Rittgers, Attorneys at Law posted in Car Accidents on Friday, June 27, 2014.
In a stunning reversal of public policy, the Cincinnati Police Department has decided to abandon its decision to stop writing accident reports and tickets following minor car crashes. Last July, Cincinnati police quietly unveiled a new policy in which officers were told not to get involved in cases of minor fender benders. In response to a large public outcry, the police department has now decided to go back to writing reports and tickets. That policy went back into effect on June 1.
The change could have arrived sooner, says one Cincinnati woman who experienced a minor traffic accident while the old rule was in effect. The Westwood, Ohio, woman says that she was rear-ended by another motorist just last month. The damage was relatively minor -- a pushed in bumper and a bent license plate. Still, the woman says that she was infuriated after a responding Cincinnati police officer declined to make a report. The woman says the officer told her they simply didn't have the manpower. The officer did, however, offer to testify for the woman as long as she subpoenaed him during a civil lawsuit.
Making matters worse, the woman says that the woman who hit her from behind was on her cellphone as the two vehicles collided in a rain shower while traveling down a hill. Ironically, the other driver's insurance company told the victim that she was at fault for the accident because she had failed to control her vehicle on the road. The victim says that is extremely hard to refute that asserting without a police report. It is unclear whether she intends to move forward with a civil claim.
Cincinnati drivers involved in minor auto accidents need to know that if they are injured as a result of the negligence of another motorist, then they may be entitled to recover damages for their injuries. All cases are different and no outcome is guaranteed, but it may also be possible for a driver injured as a result of a preventable accident to also recover lost wages and non-economic damages as well.


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Hermitage Properties Marketed Prior to Sale, Brattleboro Reformer
Hermitage properties marketed prior to sale
Posted Sunday, February 16, 2020 8:21 pm
By Chris Mays, Brattleboro Reformer
BURLINGTON — A group has been hired to help get "higher and better offers" for the bankrupt Hermitage Club companies' assets that are set to be auctioned off next month.
According to a court notice, Berkshire Bank retained Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC to market the Dover and Wilmington properties considered to be collateral of the bank, which filed a foreclosure complaint against the Hermitage in February 2018. Hermitage entities filed for bankruptcy last year.
Those interested in purchasing the assets are encouraged to contact Keen-Summit, which describes itself as "a real estate brokerage, workout and investment banking firm specializing in special situations, restructurings, bankruptcies and receiverships." The group set up a webpage at keen-summit.com/projects/bankruptcy-auction-the-hermitage-club-and-haystack-ski-mountain.
Bids for the March 20 auction must be submitted by March 16. The minimum bid for what had previously been run as a private ski resort at Haystack Mountain, a golf course, Hermitage Inn, Snow Goose Inn, Doveberry Inn, Horizon Inn and undeveloped parcels of land is $4,290,000. When including the six-chair Barnstormer Summit Chairlift, the minimum bid is $8,060,000.
Those figures are based on initial offers, which were made public last month and began the process of planning the auction. Rainmaker Mountain LLC offered $4 million for the assets excluding the Barnstormer. Boyne USA Inc., the owner of several ski resorts in North America, offered $3.5 million for the Barnstormer, which had been financed by former Hermitage Club members through a limited liability corporation formed just for that purpose.
The ski resort is said by Keen-Summit to include an approximately 80,000-square-foot lodge and clubhouse with a spa, an indoor pool, bowling area, retail space, and five chairlifts — one six-pack, two quads and two triples. The golf course spans about 5,400 yards and features a 7,000-square-foot clubhouse.
Reach staff writer Chris Mays at cmays@reformer.com, at @CMaysBR on Twitter and 802-254-2311, ext. 273.
https://www.reformer.com/stories/hermitage-properties-marketed-prior-to-sale,597459


The MIB Pants is the 16th Legs in the game that was released during the Movie Update. It provides 5% agility. It is based on the American Comic Science Fiction Action Spy Movie Men in Black.
This pair of formal pants looks identical to the Black Suit Pants, only that this pair of pants have a darker tone of black. It also has a black belt around the waist and pair of black leather shoes.


Outline map showing major drainage, some relief by hachures, state boundaries, canals, and important place names. Finished and proposed railroads are indicated.
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package org.andengine.opengl.texture.atlas.bitmap.source;

import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.os.Build;

import org.andengine.opengl.texture.atlas.source.BaseTextureAtlasSource;
import org.andengine.util.BitmapUtils;
import org.andengine.util.system.SystemUtils;

/**
 * (c) 2010 Nicolas Gramlich
 * (c) 2011 Zynga Inc.
 *
 * @author Nicolas Gramlich
 * @since 15:07:23 - 09.03.2010
 */
public class ResourceBitmapTextureAtlasSource extends BaseTextureAtlasSource implements IBitmapTextureAtlasSource {
	// ===========================================================
	// Constants
	// ===========================================================

	// ===========================================================
	// Fields
	// ===========================================================

	private final Resources mResources;
	private final int mDrawableResourceID;

	// ===========================================================
	// Constructors
	// ===========================================================

	public static ResourceBitmapTextureAtlasSource create(final Resources pResources, final int pDrawableResourceID) {
		return ResourceBitmapTextureAtlasSource.create(pResources, pDrawableResourceID, 0, 0);
	}

	public static ResourceBitmapTextureAtlasSource create(final Resources pResources, final int pDrawableResourceID, final int pTextureX, final int pTextureY) {
		final BitmapFactory.Options decodeOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
		decodeOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
//		decodeOptions.inScaled = false; // TODO Check how this behaves with drawable-""/nodpi/ldpi/mdpi/hdpi folders

		BitmapFactory.decodeResource(pResources, pDrawableResourceID, decodeOptions);

		return new ResourceBitmapTextureAtlasSource(pResources, pDrawableResourceID, pTextureX, pTextureY, decodeOptions.outWidth, decodeOptions.outHeight);
	}

	public ResourceBitmapTextureAtlasSource(final Resources pResources, final int pDrawableResourceID, final int pTextureX, final int pTextureY, final int pTextureWidth, final int pTextureHeight) {
		super(pTextureX, pTextureY, pTextureWidth, pTextureHeight);

		this.mResources = pResources;
		this.mDrawableResourceID = pDrawableResourceID;
	}

	@Override
	public ResourceBitmapTextureAtlasSource deepCopy() {
		return new ResourceBitmapTextureAtlasSource(this.mResources, this.mDrawableResourceID, this.mTextureX, this.mTextureY, this.mTextureWidth, this.mTextureHeight);
	}

	// ===========================================================
	// Getter & Setter
	// ===========================================================

	// ===========================================================
	// Methods for/from SuperClass/Interfaces
	// ===========================================================

	@Override
	public Bitmap onLoadBitmap(final Config pBitmapConfig) {
		return this.onLoadBitmap(pBitmapConfig, false);
	}

	@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)
	@Override
	public Bitmap onLoadBitmap(final Config pBitmapConfig, final boolean pMutable) {
		final BitmapFactory.Options decodeOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
		decodeOptions.inPreferredConfig = pBitmapConfig;
		decodeOptions.inDither = false;
//		decodeOptions.inScaled = false; // TODO Check how this behaves with drawable-""/nodpi/ldpi/mdpi/hdpi folders

		if (pMutable && SystemUtils.isAndroidVersionOrHigher(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)) {
			decodeOptions.inMutable = pMutable;
		}

		final Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(this.mResources, this.mDrawableResourceID, decodeOptions);

		if (pMutable) {
			return BitmapUtils.ensureBitmapIsMutable(bitmap);
		} else {
			return bitmap;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return this.getClass().getSimpleName() + "(" + this.mDrawableResourceID + ")";
	}

	// ===========================================================
	// Methods
	// ===========================================================

	// ===========================================================
	// Inner and Anonymous Classes
	// ===========================================================
}


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package javax.sip.header;

import java.text.ParseException;

import javax.sip.header.Header;

/**
 * This interface represents the SIP-ETag header, as defined by
 * RFC3903.
 *

 * The SIP-ETag header is used by a server (event state collector) in a 2xx
 * response to PUBLISH in order to convey a unique entity tag for the published
 * state. The client may then use this tag in a
 * {@link javax.sip.header.SIPIfMatchHeader} to update previously published
 * state.
 *

 * Sample syntax:
SIP-ETag: dx200xyz
 *
 *

 * A server must ignore Headers that it does not understand. A proxy must not
 * remove or modify Headers that it does not understand.
 *
 * @author BEA Systems, NIST
 * @since 1.2
 */
public interface SIPETagHeader extends Header {

    /**
     * Name of this header (no short form).
     */
    public static final String NAME = "SIP-ETag";

    /**
     * Returns the value of the entity-tag.
         *
     * @return the entity-tag
     */
    public String getETag();

    /**
     * Sets the entity-tag value of this header.
     *
     * @param etag the new value of the entity-tag
     * @throws ParseException if the ETag syntax is invalid (not a valid token)
     */
    public void setETag( String etag ) throws ParseException;
}


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ATS3958 - Practice and praxis: Research in contemporary Indigenous studies
Monash Indigenous Centre
Dr Liam Brady
This is a capstone unit that will give students the opportunity to explore the relationship between theory and practice in primary research in Indigenous studies. Indigenous studies is a site of multidisciplinary learning which aims to foreground the concerns of Indigenous peoples in regards to academic research and ways in which academics can develop and undertake collaborative research projects. Students will be exposed to traditions of research in three main discipline areas: anthropology, archaeology and history, after which they will then choose a specific discipline and undertake a major research project. By selecting a discipline area students will be supervised through a major research project which they will complete throughout the semester. In addition students will be exposed to a number of researchers from across the university who engage in the practice and praxis of working with Indigenous peoples.
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will understand the relationship between practice and praxis
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be aware of the traditions, debates and current concerns of research in the three nominated discipline areas
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be aware of the complexities and concerns of Indigenous peoples in regards to academic research
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will have undertaken a major research project aimed at developing their understanding of research in a specific discipline
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will recognize the inter-relatedness of the three discipline areas in regards to research with Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous cultures and histories


With Atlanta being the mecca of music, a new artist surfaces every 5 minutes. Hot Beats Studio is home to several popular artists in the city and Kaydee Laflaire is an emerging artist managed by one of the studios owners, Nina Blanka. Kaydee comes from a musical household and background as most of his family members served in the music business in some shape or fashion and he is ready to prove that he has the talent, dedication, and commitment to make it in this cutthroat industry. Hailing from Savannah, GA, Kaydee speaks on the importance of investing in himself, success of debut project, and personal life decisions that affect his music career.


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Q: Resizable Image Map with Jquery Im working on creating a personal site, and I have a resizable image on my site. Im trying to use a plugin, linked here, and I can't seem to make it work. I copy pasted the Jquery from the GitHub site and still can't get it work. Here is my homepage HTML code.
<img src="contact.png" id="contact" height="862" width="1299" usemap="map1" alt="" />

<map name="map1">
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<script>
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    $('img[usemap]').rwdImageMaps();

  });
</script>

I get an error message in the console as well, saying...
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    (anonymous function) (homepage.html, line 50)
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Also, I have this code resizing the image.
display: none;
position: absolute;
padding-top: 15px;
top:18%;
left: 20%;
right: 20%;
height: auto;
width: 60%;
overflow: scroll;

I can't seem to figure out how to have image map resize and can't understand the error message. I am also very new to Jquery. Also, If there is a better way to have the map resize rather what I am doing, please let me know. Thanks!

A: The problem might be something related to the order in which you call the scripts. I have used it previously, and it works pretty well. Try this:
    <script src="jquery.rwdImageMaps.min.js"></script>
    <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>

or https://jsfiddle.net/

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A Massachusetts man was sentenced to nearly 14 years for a 2010 arson incident, according to a statement from the FBI.
Michael Jacques, a 27-year-old of Springfield, Mass., was sentenced to 166 months in federal prison in connection with the arson of the Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield, a predominately African-American church, according to the statement, hours after Barack Obama was elected president. The prison term will be followed by four years of supervised release, and Jacques was also ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution, including $123,570 directly to the church.
The church was 75 percent complete, and the fire destroyed nearly everything, authorities said.
Jacques was found guilty in April of this year of conspiracy against civil rights, damage or destruction of religious property and use of fire to commit a felony. Benjamin Haskell and Thomas Gleason, Jacques' co-conspirators, plead guilty to charges in 2010. Haskell was sentenced to nine years, while Gleason is set for sentencing in January.
Posted: 12/26/11 at 8:43 AM under FBI, News Story.


The path to creating successful connected products is littered with road kill. Many industry leading manufacturers stumble getting their discrete products connected and creating meaningful solutions. Without deep insight into all the potential pitfalls of launching connected products for the IoT, manufacturers are likely to make critical mistakes. Some of these mistakes can be extremely costly, in money, time, and frustration.
To help you take a smoother path to your connected products—and to prevent a "Fire, Aim, Ready" approach—here are the 7 biggest mistakes when launching into the IoT market, and how to avoid them.
You need to be able to address: How a customer will use this particular connected product? What specific value will the new product provide? And what kinds of customers or users will appreciate this extra value enough to pay for it?
Choosing your hardware before choosing your IoT cloud is like buying building materials before understanding the building codes. You risk starting over again; adding significant costs and delays to your project.
A connected version of a product will require significantly more testing and refinement compared to the discrete version. Using standard IoT technologies, a single-device IoT product might take 12 to 18 months to get to market, (gateway products 18 months - 2.5 years). Choosing the Ayla IoT platform can cut those timelines to 9 to 12 months for single-device and 12 to 18 months for gateway projects. Without proper planning, you risk going over budget, or missing promised market windows, which can damages your competitiveness, reputation, and credibility.
For your first effort, strive for MVP (minimum viable product). By focusing on the absolute Key features that drive customer value, the product has the greatest chance for market success. Resist scope creep! Remember that your connected product will take longer to build than you could possibly envision. Scope creep will definitely extend your timeline. Simplify things, identifying a real use case and solving it with the MVP, aiming for ease of use. Get the MVP out into the market. Then, take advantage of the real-world usage data generated by your IoT product to learn and iterate. Save all those great ideas to incorporate into future iterations of the product.
One of the most powerful aspects of an IoT product is that you can continue to update, evolve, and improve the product long after it has been deployed. Over-the-air (OTA) communications lets you install firmware updates that add or change features, without sending a service technician to the customer site or forcing the customer to bring the product back for service. OTA has certain basic requirements, such as needing sufficient memory for future updates. That means as a manufacturer you'll have to overcome the deep-seated training and instincts of striving for the lowest possible costs and BOM. Instead, you'll have to design in twice the memory initially required—to create space for leveraging OTA capabilities in the future.
We recommend a minimum of three months of field testing, with four or more months for more complex IoT solutions. That way, you'll have time not only to uncover bugs, security holes, or poor handoffs along the device-to-cloud-to-mobile-app spectrum—and it might take weeks to find them—but also to remove the problems before you launch the product. As a follow-up to Mistake #4: MVP doesn't mean foisting buggy or poor-performing products onto customers. Achieving the "V" for "viable" requires lots and lots of field testing.
This mistake probably should be at the top of the list, because of the importance of this fundamental shift in perspective. It's no exaggeration to say that going from a traditional product to a connected product for the IoT changes everything. There are a number of considerations to take into account when moving to the IoT connected world. A list of these considerations can be found in the full eBook.
Solution: Turn to Ayla Networks!
Ayla works with the top manufacturers in multiple market segments to help smooth the shift from traditional products to smart connected systems. The Ayla IoT platform simplifies the inherent complexity of the IoT, so you can focus on what you do best and compete successfully in the game-changing world of connectivity.
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While I'm all for the Yankees plugging in Miguel Andujar at third base, if you honestly think he'll be as productive in his rookie season as Mike Moustakas, you're living in a fantasy world.
The thing is, I've been talking up Miguel Andujar for almost two full years as the Yankees third baseman of the future. Less than one week from the start of Spring Training, the future looks to be turning into the present.
However, along the way, the Yanks circumvented the typical course of a rebuilding team, making it within one game of the World Series last October. Expectations grew.
Then free agency opened, and many of the top available names gained zero traction. Franchise cornerstones such as Eric Hosmer, JD Martinez and Yu Darvish remain unemployed.
At this stage in the game, there is one player that remains in wake that would push the Yankees over the top — a guy coming off a career-high 38 homers and 85 RBI.
Before the offseason, MLB Trade Rumors projected that Mike Moustakas would garner a five-year, $85 million contract. Four months later and it's safe to say, that huge figure isn't happening.
I realize suggesting the Yankees even contemplate Moustakas for a single year is sacrilege in the eyes of prospect huggers everywhere.
Moose is the type of hitter that can single-handedly win you a few extra ballgames during the regular season — thus securing home-field advantage throughout the playoffs; making your march to the Fall Classic a bit more manageable.
For instance, if Moustakas were to be offered similar one-year deals by the Yankees and his former club, the Royals, which do you think he would accept?
I understand that taking the lone contractual year is a gamble with Manny Machado and Josh Donaldson set to hit the market in 2019, but the free agency landscape can't get any bleaker than it already is.
A left-handed stick in the middle of that potent right-handed heavy Yankee lineup, playing 81 games in the Bronx Bandbox certainly won't hurt Moose's chances at a multi-year deal next offseason.
The thing is, I hear the reasons why the Bombers should avoid Moustakas — the loss of a draft pick, loss of International bonus money, his below average defense.
However, what's more important to you, winning a World Series in 2018, or another second-round draft pick to add to the stockpile we already have?
Yes, his -8 defensive runs saved is the third worst among qualifying third baseman, but a shaky glove is one of Andujar's most significant flaws too.
Now the rookie is expected to put the bat on the ball with regularity, but if you think the 22-year-old won't incur some rookie rut, then you're fooling yourself.


DEXTER WANSEL "LIFE ON MARS/THE SWEETEST PAIN"
The soundtrack was initially made for the cinemix event at Cite de la Musique in Paris in May 2011. Composed and produced by Jeff Mills for Axis Records. Recorded at The Spider Formation - Chicago. Inspired by the motion picture Fantastic Voyage (1966) and Osamu Tezuka.
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Climate change will have a number of serious impacts on California, including public health risks, damage to property and infrastructure, life‑threatening events, and impaired natural resources. This report focuses on how a changing climate is affecting transportation infrastructure and key issues the Legislature faces in responding to those impacts. This is one of a series of reports summarizing how climate change will impact different sectors across California.
Climate change will impact transportation infrastructure in California in a number of ways. These include sea‑level rise undermining coastal railways and bridges, intense storms causing mudslides and flooding of highways, and heatwaves leading to buckling and rutting of roads. Mainly, we find that some existing transportation infrastructure will need to be modified or relocated to remain useable, and that planning, construction, and maintenance processes will increasingly need to account for the effects of climate change to maintain the infrastructure's longevity. To respond to these impacts, the Legislature may want to consider whether it needs to modify how it funds, prioritizes, and plans transportation infrastructure, as well as what the state's role should be in supporting local development and implementation of climate adaptation projects. For example, given that the potential costs for climate adaptation far outstrip available funding, the Legislature likely will want to require transportation planning agencies to integrate climate resiliency into how they prioritize and select projects. Prioritization factors could include the immediacy of expected climate impacts, state ownership and responsibility, number of road users affected, public safety implications, and potential effects on surrounding land uses.
The Legislature also may want to require transportation planning agencies to prioritize funding for communities that face the greatest risk and have less capacity to address climate threats without state assistance. Additionally, the Legislature will want to consider which funding streams will be appropriate and sustainable to support climate‑resilient transportation infrastructure. Climate adaptation projects can be expensive and difficult. However, in many cases, efforts that help to avoid future damages and costs could bring significant longer‑term economic benefits for certain regions and the state compared to if they were not undertaken. Any new state initiatives should build on existing state efforts and funding, which include initial department‑ and agency‑led work that is underway to assess and plan for climate change impacts.
This report contains three primary sections: (1) the major ways climate hazards impact transportation infrastructure, (2) significant existing state‑level efforts underway to address climate change impacts in the transportation sector, and (3) key questions for the Legislature to consider in response to these impacts. Given the complexity of the issues, this report does not contain explicit recommendations or a specific path forward; rather, it is intended as a framing document to help the Legislature adopt a "climate lens" across its decisions in the transportation policy area.
Because some degree of climate change already is occurring and more changes are inevitable, this document focuses primarily on how the Legislature can think about responding to resulting impacts. Of note, the state is also engaged in numerous efforts to limit the degree to which climate change occurs by enacting policies and programs to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as by encouraging the adoption of zero‑emission vehicles.
California Faces Five Major Climate Hazards. As discussed in depth in our companion report, Climate Change Impacts Across California: Crosscutting Issues, five major climate change hazards confront California. Specifically, increasing temperatures, a changing hydrology, and rising sea levels are leading to:
Higher average temperatures and periods of extreme heat.
More frequent and intense droughts.
Increased risk of floods.
More severe wildfires.
Coastal flooding and erosion.
In this section, we discuss the primary ways climate change impacts affect the transportation sector. As shown in Figure 1, not only will some existing transportation infrastructure need to be modified or relocated due to the effects of climate change, but transportation planning, construction, and maintenance also will need to increasingly account for the impacts of climate change.
Some Existing Transportation Infrastructure Requires Modification or Relocation to Remain Usable. As the climate changes, statewide transportation systems are already beginning to experience a range of impacts, such as sea‑level rise undermining coastal railways and bridges, intense storms causing mudslides and flooding of highways, and heatwaves leading to buckling and rutting of roads. For the impacted roads, railways, bridges, and ports to remain accessible, they will need to be modified or relocated. For example, to accommodate increased flooding, some roads need to be constructed with more drainage and certain railroads need to be diverted to higher ground. Implementing such changes will be costly.
New Infrastructure Will Have Shorter Lifespans Unless Transportation Planning Increasingly Accounts for Effects of Climate Change. Transportation infrastructure is typically planned to withstand once‑in‑a‑century weather events. As the climate changes and extreme weather events become more common, maintaining transportation infrastructure's expected usable lifespan will quickly become infeasible unless it is developed to be resilient to more frequent and intense stressors. For example, this will involve adopting higher design standards to ensure the longevity and safety of transportation infrastructure given more prevalent flood risks. These higher standards likely will require using more complex forecasting data, based not solely on historical flooding patterns, but also informed by changing and anticipated conditions.
Existing Materials Likely Will Not Meet the Demands of Changing Conditions. To adequately respond to extreme weather and climate‑driven events such as heatwaves, flooding, and wildfires, transportation infrastructure needs to be stronger and more resilient to new stressors. Depending on the region, construction materials should change in response to the climate change threat that is most prevalent. For example, research suggests that a projected increase in average temperature of 4 degrees Fahrenheit over the next several decades will decrease the life expectancy of asphalt by 3 to 7 years for roads with a service life of about 20 years. As such, in areas where prolonged and extreme heatwaves are becoming more common, shifting to paving material that better reflects the sun may prolong the longevity of the roadways. In other regions where flooding and mudslides are becoming more frequent, roads likely will require more permeable materials.
Maintenance Needs of Transportation Infrastructure Are Changing. To ensure the usable lifespan of transportation infrastructure is maximized, regular maintenance is essential. However, as the climate changes, the maintenance needs of different assets as well as the ability to work on transportation infrastructure are beginning to vary. For example, in areas that historically received a lot of snow, increasing temperatures are reducing the need for snow removal work and extending the months of the year workers can complete work on various transportation infrastructure. Alternatively, extreme and prolonged heatwaves are beginning to damage roads through buckling and warping of pavement—requiring increased maintenance—as well as limiting the time maintenance workers can safely undertake projects during the day.
The state has several existing efforts dedicated to addressing the climate change impacts on transportation infrastructure, including funding and research initiatives as well as department‑ and agency‑led projects to assess climate‑related vulnerabilities and plan for more climate‑resilient transportation infrastructure. We highlight some of the most significant efforts below.
Chapter 5 of 2017 (SB 1, Beall) Provided $20 Million for Climate Adaptation Planning Grants. Over three years, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded 61 grants on a competitive basis for local and regional entities to prepare for and reduce damage from climate change impacts on transportation infrastructure. Funded projects include vulnerability and needs assessments as well as regional climate adaptation plans.
Chapter 118 of 2016 (AB 2800, Quirk) Established the Climate‑Safe Infrastructure Working Group. The Legislature directed the California Natural Resources Agency to convene a working group consisting of engineers, scientists, and architects to examine how to incorporate climate change impact data into state infrastructure planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. The working group published its findings in 2018.
Caltrans Has Engaged in Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning Efforts. In 2019, Caltrans assessed the state highway system for climate change impacts, identifying segments of the system vulnerable to impacts such as precipitation, temperature, wildfire, storm surge, and sea‑level rise. Using the findings from these vulnerability assessments, Caltrans evaluated the at‑risk segments of the state highway system and studied the potential adaptation solutions. In addition to these district‑specific efforts, Caltrans is incorporating climate resiliency into statewide action as well. For example, it is currently updating its statewide guidance on incorporating sea‑level rise into its project development and delivery processes. Although the department has begun to engage in vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning, its efforts to ensure climate change is incorporated into project implementation processes are in the beginning stages.
California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) Developed Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure. In response to Executive Order N‑19‑19, which called for CalSTA to leverage discretionary state transportation funds to reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector and adapt to climate change, CalSTA developed ten guiding principles to leverage state transportation dollars to meet the state's climate, health, and social equity goals. In July 2021, CalSTA adopted the final version of the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure. However, additional work is needed to ensure the agency implements these principles in allocating state transportation funds.
Given the impacts of climate change on transportation, the state has an important role in ensuring the state's highway system and bridges—as well as local streets and roads—remain functional by incorporating necessary changes in planning, construction, and maintenance processes. Below, we provide several key questions for the Legislature to consider, including issues regarding funding, prioritization, and planning for the adaptation of transportation infrastructure, as well as the state's role in local development and implementation of such climate adaptation projects. We also summarize these issues in Figure 2.
Climate Change Impacts on Transportation:
How do the merits of preparing for changing conditions compare with the consequences of failing to prepare?
How can the state avoid working at cross purposes with climate resiliency?
How can the state incorporate climate change impacts into transportation infrastructure processes?
How can the state support local development of climate‑resilient transportation infrastructure?
How should the state prioritize adaptation funding and projects?
Which funding streams will be appropriate and sustainable to support climate‑resilient transportation infrastructure?
How can the transportation sector reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thereby potentially lessen the extent of climate change impacts?
How Do the Merits of Preparing for Changing Conditions Compare With the Consequences of Failing to Prepare? Climate adaptation projects can be expensive and difficult. However, in many cases, efforts that help to avoid future damages and costs could bring significant longer‑term economic benefits for certain regions and the state compared to if they were not undertaken. For example, a national study found that $1 of federal spending on pre‑disaster mitigation projects for infrastructure yielded savings of $6 in disaster recovery costs. In assessing the merits of climate adaptation proposals, the Legislature will want to ensure that transportation planning agencies also consider the costs of inaction to climate change—specifically, comparing up‑front costs against the potential savings that adaptation projects could achieve over time. For instance, such an analysis should compare the potential cumulative costs of repeatedly rebuilding an erosion‑prone stretch of highway to those associated with relocating it to a more stable location.
How Can the State Avoid Working at Cross‑Purposes With Climate Resiliency? The state will want to avoid adopting policies or undertaking projects that might inadvertently make it more difficult to effectively adapt to the impacts of climate change. For example, if the state were to explore using new road construction materials that rely on recycled materials to meet one set of sustainability objectives, it would want to ensure such materials do not also significantly amplify heat and worsen the impacts of increasing temperatures. To avoid such unintended consequences, the Legislature will want to use a climate lens in considering new policies and projects along with other potential policy goals.
How Can the State Incorporate Climate Change Impacts Into Transportation Infrastructure Processes? Caltrans should not only implement the adaptation solutions identified in its priorities reports (discussed above), but also continuously incorporate updated vulnerability assessments into future planning processes. Given that the time frame for developing transportation infrastructure is quite lengthy, how can the Legislature ensure up‑to‑date information on climate change impacts will be considered throughout the transportation planning, construction, and maintenance processes at Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission? How can the Legislature ensure that planning agencies' intentions to incorporate the effects of climate change into their processes manifest into effective action and implementation? How can the Legislature ensure that state transportation projects will be resilient, long‑lasting, and a worthwhile investment of state funds? Should the Legislature play a greater role in establishing climate resilience goals and overseeing their implementation into transportation infrastructure processes?
How Can the State Support Local Development of Climate Resilient Transportation Infrastructure? In addition to the climate adaptation of the state highway system, local and regional entities—such as transit agencies, cities and counties, regional planning organizations, and port authorities—will need to assess, plan, and implement strategies to make their transportation infrastructure more climate resilient. Policy levers the Legislature can consider include financial incentives for and technical assistance of adaptation planning efforts, directing safety and design standards to incorporate climate change impacts, removing administrative barriers to implementing climate adaptation projects, and directing state agencies to facilitate collaboration with local and regional entities on developing climate resilient transportation infrastructure projects. The Legislature can consider additional ways to ensure all local and regional entities are making progress towards climate adaptation, such as through setting goals and accountability measures.
How Should the State Prioritize Adaptation Funding and Projects? Given that the potential costs for climate adaptation far outstrip available funding, the Legislature likely will want to require transportation planning agencies to integrate climate resiliency into how they prioritize and select projects. Prioritization factors could include the immediacy of expected climate impact, state ownership and responsibility, number of road users affected, public safety implications, and potential effects on surrounding land uses. In addition, the impacts of climate change will not be uniform across communities in California, and not all communities will be equally prepared and resourced to implement climate adaptation projects. As such, the Legislature may want to require transportation planning agencies to prioritize funding for communities that face the greatest risk and have less capacity to address climate threats without state assistance.
Which Funding Streams Will Be Appropriate and Sustainable to Support Climate‑Resilient Transportation Infrastructure? The costs associated with adapting the state transportation system to withstand the impacts of climate change likely will be greater than current expenditure levels for developing and maintaining transportation infrastructure. Furthermore, as vehicles become more efficient, gas tax revenues—which currently represent the primary source of state funds for transportation projects—may not provide as much funding for future efforts. Depending on the project, alternative funding sources such as the General Fund, federal funds, or other special funds could also be options to support climate resilience. For example, given that the state is receiving a significant influx of one‑time federal funds for transportation infrastructure, the Legislature could consider dedicating some of these funds specifically for climate adaptation projects. Additionally, the Legislature may want to consider developing new sources of funding, such as road charges where drivers pay for road maintenance based on the miles they drive (as explored by a pilot study established via Chapter 835 of 2014 [SB 1077, DeSaulnier]).
How Can the Transportation Sector Reduce GHG Emissions and Thereby Potentially Lessen the Extent of Climate Change Impacts? As the largest contributor to California's GHG emissions, the transportation sector plays a significant role in the state's climate change mitigation efforts. To help minimize climate impacts, the Legislature will want to continue to explore how it can encourage the development of transportation infrastructure that promotes more efficient transit modes and reduces overall GHG emissions. Additionally, as it considers various transportation proposals, the Legislature will want to be mindful of the degree to which they might increase or decrease GHG emissions.
Climate change will have increasingly severe impacts on transportation infrastructure due to extreme heat, flooding, wildfires, and sea‑level rise. Adequately addressing these impacts will be challenging, but the state can take actionable steps now to prepare, such as by better incorporating the impacts of climate change into its transportation funding, planning, construction, and maintenance processes. The consequences of inaction will be severe and worsen over time, as the hazards of climate change become increasingly extreme. To ensure state and local transportation infrastructure continues to be functional and safe despite the growing threats posed by climate change, building upon and accelerating existing climate adaptation efforts will be critical.


Delicious pan-fried tofu in a sticky sweet sauce made with fresh lime juice, tamari, maple syrup, fresh red chilli and zingy ginger, topped with a sprinkling of sesame seeds.
We've reinvented this popular takeaway option, Mindful Chef style. Golden tofu stir fried with bell pepper and onion in a sweet & sour sauce is served with brown rice, crispy kale 'seaweed' and crunchy cashews.
Seared beef steak topped with egg, sautéed bok choi & butternut squash with sticky oyster sauce.
Succulent spiced duck in a honey, sesame and tamari sauce, stuffed into crisp lettuce wraps with shredded spring onion and carrot. We've sprinkled over some fresh red chilli for a spicy kick.


It may be difficult to recognize, but one of the most used items in your kitchen is the one you probably put the least amount of thought into buying—your cutting board. Many of us think, "Big deal. It's just a cutting board." Yes, it is a simple cutting board, but further inspection reveals so much more.
From meats to fruits and vegetables to cheeses and other assorted foods, the cutting board handles a lot of mealtime tasks. Not only does it manage those items, but the cutting board usually does so when food is raw or has received a cursory rinse. Further, when the cutting board is in use, it usually means we have a sharp object in one hand.
Not to be too overly dramatic, but if you want to avoid a lost finger and Salmonella poisoning, it's probably worth it to have the best available cutting board. Before we get into our rankings of the best cutting boards, it's important to understand the key difference between the numerous options in stores and online.
Cutting boards typically come in one of three different materials: wood, bamboo, or plastic.
There are also cutting boards made of glass available on the market, but these are often highly impractical and do not come close to the performance of the other three materials. For this reason, we've left them off of our rankings and only suggest you use them as a decorative or serving piece.
It's not too far-fetched to consider that the vast majority of kitchens in the United States have at least one wood cutting board. Hard and durable, but easy on your knives, wood offers a ton of variations from which to choose.
The big drawback to wood is that it is very porous, which means it absorbs the moisture from almost anything you put on it. That's not good if you cut up a lot of raw chicken or use your board to prep beef products.
A lot of upkeep and cleaning is required to for the woodcutting board to stay in top condition but they will last a long time if cared for properly.
In recent years, bamboo has become a very popular option for cutting boards. Often mistaken for wood, bamboo is a grass that is harder and more lightweight than its wood counterpart.
Perhaps the most stylish of the three material options, bamboo boards are also marketed as environmentally friendly (the source bamboo matures considerably faster than a tree would).
Similar to wood, bamboo is porous which can allow bacteria to collect in the surface. A bamboo board will need to be regularly maintained with oil to avoid splintering and to keep it in the best possible shape.
Best For: Fruits and vegetables; meats if use for a board is exclusive.
Thanks to their durability, variety of options, and ease of cleanup, plastic cutting boards are widely used in kitchens across the country.
Made of polyethylene or polypropylene, plastic cutting boards can stand up to a lot of heavy use. They can also dole out some abuse of their own.
Aside from being harder on your knives than either wood or bamboo, plastic boards are more likely to see deep gouges open up from the constant cutting.
A couple of studies, one from the University of Michigan, the other from the University of Wisconsin have shown that these gouges can harbor a lot more bacteria than their wood or bamboo counterparts.
Proper cleaning can help mitigate these concerns, and with plastic boards, they are dishwasher safe, which will further contribute to disinfecting the cutting area.
Also in the plastic family, are cutting mats, which tend to be less rigid than a regular plastic board. The cutting mats, often made with silicone, usually come in color-coded sets that allow you to designate a mat for certain food types.
Our primary goal is providing you with as much accurate and detailed information as possible so you can make an educated, well-informed decision when purchasing a new cutting board.
To ensure this, we have researched every product on this list and looked at plenty more that did not make the cut to determine the best of the best.
Ratings, specific consumer feedback, product performance, brand research, and value and pricing have all gone into defining who made this list and who did not.
We hope the information here helps guide you in the purchasing process and selecting the cutting board that best suits your needs.
With so many cutting boards options available, we wanted to ensure you had a variety to look at and consider before making your purchase.
To that end, we broke down the top three products in each material type and noted a best overall option that rose above the other products we reviewed.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at the best cutting boards currently available.
Cutting boards may all seem the same until you use one that truly stands apart and turns the sometimes tedious job of slicing and dicing into the highlight of making a meal. The Greener Chef XL Organic Bamboo is that cutting board.
Stylish, practical, and above all comfortable to use, this board takes our top spot due to its overall quality and its lifetime replacement warranty. That's pretty impressive for a product that, by its nature, is meant to degrade over time.
The Greener Chef is also easy on your knives and your health with an FDA approval to prove it. The 18" by 12.5" size also gives you ample room to work your culinary magic without overpowering your counter space.
If you only had one board to buy, this is our top recommendation.
Made in the United States, this wood board may be the best looking cutting surface on our list. The thick, 17" by 11" surface is an excellent size for multiple types of food prep, and the dark walnut hue will dress up even the drabbest kitchens.
Care is key with the Virginia Boys walnut board, so the better you maintain it, the longer its looks and function will last.
Yes, a composite wood cutting board made our top three wood boards. It is hard to argue when the Epicurean shows high marks for sturdiness, versatility, and ease of use. These kitchen helpers are also dishwasher safe.
These boards come in a 3-piece set and show a heat resistance up to 350 degrees F, which means you can use them as a trivet or service plate for hot foods.
This thing is a beast. Seriously. It's a straight-up block of awesome.
The three and a half inch thick board has a substantial cutting surface that is 20" by 15". It's also another US-made product that will require some upkeep to maintain its prime condition. Incredibly sturdy, you won't worry about it being too delicate for prepping needs.
One drawback here is that it is a flat, smooth surface on all sides. Cutting up anything too juicy can lead to some messes, but the board itself is easy to clean and season.
Our top bamboo board is a workhorse in the kitchen, lending itself to multiple uses along with the regular cutting and carving. Unlike a lot of other boards that only have one workable side, this one is reversible.
The Pratico has an ample cutting surface but also some of the deepest juice grooves of any board on this list, which makes it a great pick for messier prep work. You also get a lifetime warranty with this choice, so there's a great value here too.
If you need a cutting board to pull double duty as a service tray, it's tough to top Royal Craft's bamboo offering. The large 18" by 12" board has notched handles on both sides to make transporting from the kitchen to your table or buffet very easy.
Additionally, it offers the knife friendly qualities of bamboo but will require regular care and maintenance to avoid any long-term damage.
Not every cutting board needs to be a hulking mass or take up a sizable chunk of your counter, which is why we included the Midori small bamboo board on this list.
A svelte 12" by 9" cutting surface, this is a wonderful option for small kitchens. Less than an inch thick, it's not recommended for heavy duty use either, but will serve those who don't need an everyday board for food prep very well.
This Vettore non-slip was a close second as our overall best board, and it would be difficult to find a better plastic, dishwasher safe product than this.
The 15.8" by 11.8" board will carry the load for almost any food prep. The textured surface prevents food from slipping, and the non-slip edges keep the board from doing the same. You can also bundle together the large board with a smaller 11" by 8" board.
If you're an everyday chef, then you need cutting boards to fit that title. The Gorilla Grip set of three boards will serve you well, and then some.
Thick heavy-duty construction help make the boards durable while the non-stick border keeps it in place even with more significant cuts of meat. The three pack also means you'll get versatility to match your cooking needs with different size options of 11.8" by 8", 13.8" by 9.6", and 16" by 11.2".
If you're looking more for cutting mats instead of a full board, then the Resort Chef mat set is your best option. Each color-coded set allows you to designate a specific mat for a meat or vegetable, which helps ensure healthier food prep.
There are two size options of medium and large and the mats are also dishwasher safe and very easy to store. As a bonus, the Resort Chef also throws in a 3" ceramic paring knife with each purchase.
Finally, we wanted to throw in a little bonus to highlight just how involved and inventive you can get when considering your next cutting board. Therefore, our best hybrid option, which combines a bamboo cutting board and plastic mats, is the Seville Clean Bamboo board.
A storage sleeve under the traditional bamboo surface conceals five or seven color and symbol coded plastic mats. The top of the board is grooved so that the cutting mats fit snug and can be used to cut on or serve from.
The Seville provides an elegant solution to getting the look and feel of a bamboo cutting board with the ability to prep your food on a colorful and easy to clean plastic surface.
When it comes to cutting boards, there is no lack of options. From the insanely large counter top butcher blocks to the rather small cheese slicing mats, there is plenty of variety. Choosing the right one for you is a difficult task.
This best way to narrow down what you want or need is to figure out what type of cook you are, or want to be. Let how you prep and cook food be your guide in determining the right board for you.
Are you mainly a veggie person who only needs something that will improve your salad and side dish prep? Or perhaps you're more carnivore and need a cutting board designed for chicken and beef and fish. Maybe, like most amateur chefs, you're somewhere in between.
Regardless of your style, once you determine your cooking needs, the breakdown of the different cutting board options is more straightforward. And the choice for you becomes a bit easier to make.


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Lavandula multifida é uma espécie de planta com flor pertencente à família Lamiaceae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é L., tendo sido publicada em Species Plantarum 2: 572. 1753.

O seu nome comum é alfazema-de-folha-recortada.

Portugal

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, nomeadamente em Portugal Continental.

Em termos de naturalidade é nativa da região atrás indicada.

Bibliografia
 Lavandula multifida - Checklist da Flora de Portugal (Continental, Açores e Madeira) - Sociedade Lusitana de Fitossociologia
 Checklist da Flora do Arquipélago da Madeira (Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas e Selvagens) - Grupo de Botânica da Madeira
 Lavandula multifida - Portal da Biodiversidade dos Açores
 Lavandula multifida - The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (consultado em 7 de outubro de 2014).
 Lavandula multifida - International Plant Names Index
 Castroviejo, S. (coord. gen.). 1986-2012. Flora iberica 1-8, 10-15, 17-18, 21. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.

Ligações externas

 Lavandula multifida - Flora-on
 Lavandula multifida - The Euro+Med PlantBase
 Lavandula multifida - Flora Vascular
 Lavandula multifida - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Lavandula multifida - JSTOR Global Plants
 Lavandula multifida - Flora Europaea
 Lavandula multifida - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Lavandula multifida - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Lavandula multifida - Encyclopedia of Life

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The Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC)
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333 multi-service
modules installed
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14,000m of
pipework installed
M&E value
Handed over by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and Prime Minister, Theresa May in June 2018, the DNRC will be operated by the Ministry of Defence when it opens later this year.
The DNRC is an investment in the future of clinical rehabilitation in the UK for military personnel and will bring wholesale improvements in rehabilitative care.
The DNRC is a 48,000m² rehabilitation facility made up of 23 separate buildings served from an energy centre which utilises low carbon technologies such as PV and CHP.
The project involves highly complex site logistics, based around the refurbishment of the Grade II* listed Stanford Hall. It also lies in registered parkland where there are numerous restrictions and planning conditions that must be adhered to. This requires a managed and considerate approach to the installation of new M&E services.
SES was appointed to provide full M&E services to deliver the £300m purpose-built, state-of-the-art clinical facility at the Stanford Hall estate near Loughborough, providing bespoke solutions to a variety of specific treatment facilities such as upper and lower limb gyms and prosthetic workshop. The prosthetic workshop will be a world-class facility leading prosthetic research and manufacture.
By using Prism, SES' dedicated offsite manufacturing facility extensively on this project they have been able to move a major amount of activity off site providing significant time and cost savings and creating a safer working environment. Prism has provided energy centre plant skids, energy transfer stations and large multi-disciplinary service modules.
SES has worked with the Career Transition Partnership, which helps to resettle ex-military personnel into new employment roles, to provide employment opportunities to former servicemen and women during the project.
The construction of the centre is being funded by charitable donations and the intention is that this brand new facility will replace Headley Court in Surrey, which is dated and outgrown.
As the student accommodation sector continues to be a source of new work for leading national engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) who were appointed by main contractors Sewell Construction completed a £6.5m contract at the University of Hull.
King's Cross - S2 Building
S2, on Handyside Street, is a central part of the ongoing large-scale regeneration of King's Cross, London.
Creating a flexible environment at London Gatwick. SES Engineering Services (SES) was appointed to work with Gatwick in a challenging 24/7 operational airfield environment.


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Q: Connection call in stop life cycle method I want to call the connection even after the app goes to background or device screen is off. I think onStop method comes in action when screen goes off. I've called connectionRequest inside a timer in stop() method but it is not working.
public void start() {
    if (current != null) {
        current.show();
        return;
    }

    hi = new Form("My app", BoxLayout.y());
    hi.show();
 }

public void stop() {
    new UITimer(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            System.out.println("fghfhfghgf ");
            Connection c = new Connection();
            c.connectionMethod();
        }
    }).schedule(10000, true, hi);
    current = getCurrentForm();
    if (current instanceof Dialog) {
        ((Dialog) current).dispose();
        current = getCurrentForm();
    }
}

A: This is called background fetch and is discussed in the developer guide I think in the miscellaneous section https://www.codenameone.com/manual/misc-features.html


The KPB Assembly authorizes the sale of all borough owned lands by ordinance. Once approved by the Assembly the land can then be offered for public sale. A brochure containing all information regarding the land sale will be available on the Land Management Division webpage as well as printed copies at the main KPB administrative buildings in Soldotna, Homer & Seward. The sale will also be advertised in local newspapers and on the Land Management Division webpage. The KPB does not maintain mailing lists of individuals interested in its land sales.
Some KPB owned lands that are surplus to public needs can be offered for competitive public sale through a Sealed Bid or Over the Counter land sale. The Sealed Bid & Over the Counter land sales can be held at any time during the year. Minimum bids or sale prices proposed are based on competitive market value prices. If a member of the public would like to nominate a parcel of borough land to possibly be included in a land sale, they can fill out a Nomination for Disposition of Borough Land form and submit it to the Land Management Division for consideration.
The Tax Foreclosure sale is usually held in September/October of each year, providing there are a sufficient amount of parcels available to make the sale viable. Minimum bids are based on taxes, penalties and interest owed on the parcel.
For more information on land sales please contact the Land Management Division.


Was known on ONM as Akuma or Akumalovesyou depending what stage of evolution I was at.
I need to do a purge again. It dropped by like 1000 last time in fact it took so long the script only partially executed and had to be repeated several times.
I found the site after playing some Rocket League with members last night. I game on a broad range of systems, for modern gaming I play Xbox One, Switch and 3DS.
I'm a fan of retro gaming too. Especially hand held stuff so I have a small (but ever growing) collection of Game Boys, GBAs, GBA SPs, Game Boy Micros and variations of the DS and DSi lines. I also collect games for the Game Cube and just picked up an N64 console (love random charity shop finds!) which I plan to collect for too.
On Xbox you can find me as The Doom Spoon and on Switch you can find me via my friend code (see profile) as -Doom-.
Looking forward to meeting some cool like minded people and hope to see you on a game soon!
The Doom Spoon wrote: Hey guys I'm Ben!
Someone actually found us by putting the URL and profiles and stuff? Wow, I've been doing that for 10 years.
Should join the retro thread/club, I also collect GameCube and game boy, not sure anyone else collects the handhelds but I have at least one of each.. Underrated retro system, I use the game boy player on SNES and GC quite a lot.
The Doom Spoon wrote: Looking forward to meeting some cool like minded people and hope to see you on a game soon!
Welcome though and I like the name Doom Spoon.
Did I see Rik kicking about the Fortnite thread?
Gemini73 wrote: Did I see Rik kicking about the Fortnite thread?
I once encountered a doomspoon many years ago on a hyperboards forum, it's quite an unusual name so i was wondering if you were ever on a HB forum at one time.
How long ago would that be? Been known as Doom Spoon for about 8 or 9 years now I used to be heavily involved in different forum boards so there's a chance!
Can't remember for sure, might have been further back than that as i first started out on a hyperboards forum called PGF in 2003, before moving on to Global Nintendo Forums.
new to the forum. How's everybody doin?
Welcome, Arcoz... welcome to GRcade! Please enjoy our discussions about games and stuff!


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GEORGIA THEATRE
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The Georgia Theatre building structure was originally erected in 1889, and since then has served many different functions; it has been a masonic temple, a Sears retail store, the South's first YMCA, and a movie theatre. Since being converted into a music venue in 1978, Georgia Theatre has hosted a myriad of notable names including REM, The B-52's, The Police, BB King, Willie Nelson, Beck, John Mayer, The Avett Brothers, My Morning Jacket and more. Gutted by a devastating fire in 2009, the Georgia Theatre was fully renovated and reopened in 2011. The venue serves as the musical center of the fabled Athens music scene and continues to build upon its rich legacy, being voted "Favorite Live Music Venue in Athens" by Flagpole Magazine every year since reopening.
TERMINAL WEST
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Terminal West is a 625-capacity music venue in West Midtown Atlanta. The venue lies within the King Plow Arts Center, which was originally a plow factory and converted into creative studios in the 1990's. In 2009, Terminal West's founding partners began holding concerts in the art gallery of King Plow, including performances by Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic, and Big Boi. In 2011, they turned their passions for music into full-time careers and started construction on Terminal West, which opened its doors in March of 2012. Since then, the venue has become a staple in the Atlanta music scene, with performances by The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Kaskade, Zeds Dead, Leon Russell, Sturgill Simpson, Alessia Cara, Charlie Puth, The Disco Biscuits, T.I., Two Chainz, Disclosure, and many more.
VARIETY PLAYHOUSE +
Variety Playhouse is a historic music venue in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta. Originally opened as a movie theatre in the 1940's, it has operated under its current name since 1989 and has consistently been one of the most popular live music venues in the Southeast. It was fully renovated during the summer of 2016, adding additional bathrooms, updated seating, and improved bar locations, while maintaining the general layout and charm that patrons have enjoyed for decades. Over the years, Variety Playhouse has hosted dozens of acts that have subsequently rose to international fame, including Adele, Modest Mouse, Phish, and Ryan Adams.
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Q: Преобразование линейных точек звуковой волны в логарифмические У меня есть линейный график звуковой волны :

Мне нужно получить график звуковой волны в логарифмической форме, а именно :

Для этого для каждого образца мне нужно применить формулу для преобразования значения из линейного в логарифмическое.
Я думаю, мне нужно использовать формулу из этого материала.
Но когда я получаю определенный коэффициент, я не знаю, что с ним делать дальше.
Я хочу отметить, что максимальное значение выборки составляет 32512, а минимальное - 1.

Пример преобразования линейного значения выборки в логарифмическое :
const double linearSample = 27000;
const double logSample = 20.0 * log10(27000);

// Res: 88.6272753

В моей задаче главным приоритетом является увеличение очень малых значений сэмплов, чтобы выделить их для отображения звука (как показано на 2-м изображении)!

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Согласно одной из рекомендаций MBo, я применил следующию логику:
for (int i = 0; i < samples.size(); ++i) {
    const int16_t curSample = samples[i];
    if (curSample != 0) {
        samples[i] = curSample > 0 ? static_cast<int16_t>(720 * log10(curSample)) : static_cast<int16_t>(-720 * log10(-curSample));
    }
}

Вот что получилось при линейном отображение

и логарифмическом отображение

Я попытался отбросить слишком маленькие значения, и вот что произошло:
for (int i = 0; i < samples.size(); ++i) {
    const int16_t curSample = samples[i];
    if (curSample != 0) {
        samples[i] = curSample > 50 ? static_cast<int16_t>(720 * log10(curSample)) : ((curSample < -50) ? static_cast<int16_t>(-720 * log10(-curSample)) : curSample);
    }
}

A: Прологарифмировав набор значений, вы получаете новый набор значений. Теперь для рисования графика нужна нормировка на минимум и максимум этого нового набора - только и всего.
Если пределы графика фиксированы - просто используйте новые пределы. Например, если для графика амплитуд использовалась шкала, в которой значения -32768...32767 соответствовали координатам по вертикали y_min.. y_max, то теперь эти же y_min.. y_max соответствуют значениям в децибелах -90 дБ..90 дБ (значения по вашей формуле)
if (value == 0)
     выводить 0
else if (value > 0)
     выводить 720*log10(value))
else
     выводить -720*log10(-value))


How do you convince people that donating to the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute isn't just a simple act of donation, it's an investment in the future of humanity? Portray the doctors in a light that's true to the magnitude of the work they conduct on a daily basis. To do that, we created an entirely new website from the ground up that truly embodies the spirit of a brain institute on the forefront of a new frontier of medical discovery.
Once on the website, viewers are introduced to a collection of doctor stories from a variety of disciplines within the institute. Each individual story is presented through a documentary-style video and then complemented by a detailed written outline to give viewers a deeper look into each doctor's unique journey.


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News FlightWave Aerospace, Inc., Announces Hydrogen-Powered Jupiter-H2 UAS
FlightWave Aerospace, Inc., Announces Hydrogen-Powered Jupiter-H2 UAS
Heather Newman September 6, 2017 News
Industry leading fuel cell technology from Intelligent Energy enables new UAS to fly farther, longer, and carry heavier payloads
Santa Monica, California (September 6, 2017)
FlightWave Aerospace Systems, Inc. announces its second offering to the UAS community: the hydrogen-powered Jupiter-H2. The hydrogen fuel cell technology powering the aircraft, which comes through a partnership with UK-based Intelligent Energy, gives the Jupiter-H2 heavy-lifting capability plus greater endurance.
The Jupiter-H2 uses a narrow-profile 70 cm airframe, with a high-thrust power plant consisting of eight motors driving cross-flowing fan blades. The three-liter hydrogen tank fuels nearly two hours of continuous flight, lifting up to almost three pounds of payload.
"We view the Jupiter-H2 as a game-changing vehicle," said FlightWave CMO Edmund Cronin. "It's particularly well suited to use cases requiring both long flight time and stable maneuverability in narrow indoor or outdoor spaces — for example, in a very large but cramped warehouse."
Intelligent Energy's hydrogen fuel cell technology makes the Jupiter-H2 far more capable than battery-powered UASs:
●	High-endurance: Most quadcopters have limited flight times of about half an hour. The Jupiter-H2 nearly quadruples the flight endurance of those typical aircraft, thanks to hydrogen's high energy-to-weight ratio — packing a lot more energy into each flight.
●	Heavy Lift: Extra energy and lighter energy means more power to lift & carry your sensors.
●	Clean, Quiet, and Emission Free: Fuel cells have no moving parts, they are virtually silent and pollution-free, emitting only a tiny amount of water vapor.
"Our partnership with Intelligent Energy has been a key element of the Jupiter-H2's development," added Cronin. "They are pushing the limits of hydrogen fuel cell technology, making the fuel cell lighter yet more powerful."
The two hours of flight time is approximate and varies with the payload, which can be a maximum of 1,250 g (2.75 lbs), enabling simultaneous use of multiple sensors and cameras. Subsystems can draw power directly from the fuel cell, thus avoiding the need for those systems to carry their own batteries, which reduces overall weight.
The Jupiter-H2's composite airframe maximizes strength, minimizing structural weight. Refueling takes minutes, instead of the hours of charge time a battery would require. Plus, it's universal mount system accommodates almost any sensor or camera.
Julian Hughes, Senior VP of IE US Inc, said: "It's great to be back at InterDrone launching this game changing product, just 12 months on from demonstrating a prototype. We are delighted to be working with FlightWave, a company which shares our vision and passion for creating innovative solutions to realize the full potential of commercial UASs."
About FlightWave
FlightWave Aerospace Systems Inc. is a California-based aerospace company that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial systems. Our groundbreaking technology enables aerial operations anywhere on the planet, empowering government agencies, private companies, and nonprofits to get more mission for their money. Whether your goal is protecting assets, mapping the environment, or monitoring wildlife, FlightWave has one mission in mind — yours. Learn more about FlightWave at https://flightwave.aero.
About Intelligent Energy
Intelligent Energy delivers clean energy solutions for the UAS, automotive and stationary power markets. We embed our fuel cell stack technology into products in co-operation with key industry partners to create solutions which extend their capabilities. We are a global business operating out of our UK base, with additional operations currently in the US, Japan, India, China and France. Intelligent Energy Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: IEH.L). www.intelligent-energy.com