There is a great food imports store on the south end of Seattle that I love. It is called Big John's PFI. It may be a bit hard to find amongst the other warehouses and in between the sports stadiums, but you must go if you are ever in the area. It is a no frills warehouse space that is filled with all different kinds of pastas, cheeses, olives, candies, teas, olive oils, vinegar, and spices galore.
There are a few stipulations about this wonder of joy. Because it is a bulk importer you sometimes need to buy the items in bulk. For example, a two pound bag of pasta is standard. The herbs and spices are in these large five gallon buckets that you need to measure out yourself. Oh and the cheese; you can only get in a half pound if it is over $20- for a pound, otherwise you have to purchase it by the pound. But do I mind? Absolutely not! It makes me love it even more.
This is one of the few places I have found outside of Northern New Jersey that has over a dozen Olive Oils, knows the difference between Ricotta Salata & Ricotta Romano, and carries more than one kind of Torrone. All things from my childhood I adore.
So how did I find this place? I mean it has the tiniest sign that you can drive by easily. I was visiting my uncles who live here four years ago and we were going downtown to tour. But my Uncle Sal said we had to make a stop so that he could buy his olives. He said he bulks up on them whenever he is in the area. So off we went on foot under the Viaduct (which has been partially torn down in the last two weeks), around one of the stadiums, and down into the parking lot to see a sign in the colors of the Italian flag that read PFI. I was in awe at what I saw, and you would not believe what my uncle bought. Not one, not two, but three pounds of olives. And he carried them in his back all the way back through downtown. It was an experience – as anything with my Uncle Sal is.
I do not go on crazy excursions to PFI now like I did that day with my uncle, although I do limit myself to a carrying basket as opposed to a push one. It is the one way I try to contain my purchases! But I did come home with some treasures. Two kinds of Olive Oil- one from Portugal and the other from Sicily, two different kinds of pasta, dried hibiscus flowers, a bag of faro, Sea Salt, Ricotta Salata, an aged Chevre, and oil cured olives. I think this will keep me content for a week…maybe two. When I make dinner with all of these goodies Brian will be in for a treat.


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Rochdale Borough Council is planning to be one of the first organisations to use the new YAV02 survey vehicles run by Yotta, in a video survey of 130km of principal and classified roads.
The survey will involve extracting assets such as pedestrian guard rails, safety fences and road markings, then providing the data, together with raw video images, for the council's visualised asset management platform.
Paul O'Gorman, team leader for highway maintenance at Rochdale, said: "The new specification offered by the YAV02 will allow for greater efficiencies in data capture as well as improved quality and accuracy."
Yotta said the YAV02 has been designed to collect detailed data at regular traffic speeds in difficult urban environments, and includes multiple, very high definition video cameras and an onboard integrated power system.
The NHS Confederation has joined the sponsors of the unAwards for digital health and wellbeing products.
The awards have been set up by: Victoria Bretton, mHealth programme director at Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Anne Cooper, clinical informatics adviser at NHS England: and app creators Mark Brown, Kat Cormack and Michael Series. The winners will be announced on 3 July at the People Driven Digital Health and Wellbeing unConference in Leeds.
Nominations can be made through the mHealthHabitat website.
Two UK universities have begun to use the Box enterprise software platform for file sharing and collaboration between staff and students.
University of Dundee has deployed the cloud platform to 25,000 users to give them access to content and run collaborative projects. Its director of ICT, Paul Saunders, said it has transformed the way it works on projects and created a more productive environment.
Lancaster University has made Box available to 18,000 staff and students as part of its digital transformation strategy.
Aerial mapping company Bluesky International has begun using a supercomputer facility to create 3D maps for environmental applications such as monitoring the effectiveness of solar panel installations. It has been working with HPC Midlands, the regional centre for excellence in high performance computing, and the Karlsruhue Institute of Technology in Germany to create region-wide maps of sun shadow, and on scaling up workflows to create and maintain datasets such as the National Tree Map and air pollution models.
The company says the dataset created by the new shadow analysis could theoretically be used to accurately predict the effectiveness of solar panels as small as those attached to parking ticket machines, or monthly and annual sun exposure for agricultural areas.
"Having invested in the very latest survey equipment, we are now generating more detailed data covering larger areas than at any other time in the history of aerial surveying," said James Eddy, technical director of Bluesky. "Our nationwide annual programme of data capture results in around hundreds of terabytes of raw data every year."


A long time ago, there lived a woman named Aling Nena. Aling Nena had a daughter named Pina. Pina was a rotten little girl, who was rude, selfish, and had a bad temper. But Aling Nena loved Pina very much. In fact, Aling Nena spoiled her little girl: Pina was spared of any house work, even though Aling Nena was getting old.
Not once did Pina sweep the floor, not once did she cook the rice, not once did she wash the dishes. So Pina would sit around the house all day while her mother worked.
Now, one day, Aling Nena got sick with a fever, and had to lie on her bed all day. So, when the sun was getting high in the sky, Aling Nena called her daughter. "Pina," she said, "I am sick today, and have to lie down on my bed. Please make some lugaw for me."
"But I don't know how to cook lugaw," said Pina.
"It's easy," said Aling Nena, "all you have to do is boil some water in a pot, and add some rice."
So Pina went to the kitchen to cook the rice porridge. "Inay," Pina called out, "I cannot find the pot."
"It's inside the cabinet." said her mother.
Then Pina called out again, "Inay, I cannot find the spoon." "It's in the drawer, said Aling Nena."
Then Pina asked again, "Inay, I cannot find the rice!"
Aling Nena said, "Oh you lazy girl! I wish you would grow a thousand eyes so you can find the rice!"
Pina did not call out again, so Aling Nena thought that Pina found the rice. But when a long time passed and Pina did not return Aling Nena called to her. "Pina, Pina, come to my room. Where are you my beloved daughter?" But Pina did not come.
Aling Nena's neighbors heard the old lady shouting and crying, went to her house. They nursed her back to health. The people of the town looked and looked for Pina, but never found her.
One day, as Aling Nena was sweeping her back yard, she saw a strange plant growing. Some time later, a fruit grew out of the plant. When Aling Nena saw that the fruit had a thousand eyes, she realized that she has accidentally cursed her daughter.
When the fruit ripened, Aling Nena shared the fruit with her neighbors. Thus, in her own way, Pina had become generous. To this day, Filipinos still call the pineapple "Piña".
This is a folk tale from the Philippines.


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Fake nice people worse than authentic bastards
PEOPLE who pretend to be nice are worse than those who are openly unpleasant, it has emerged.
Researchers at the Institute for Studies found that fake nice people were they worst of type of human because they are both cunning and annoying.
Professor Henry Brubaker said: "Currently over 97 per cent of middle class people fall into the 'fake nice' bracket.
"They're like 'great to see you', 'how's work going?' and 'did you see this culturally relevant film?' in their chirpy upbeat voices.
"But they would fuck you over at the first opportunity, especially if it meant they could get a bit more money because that is all they care about."
Professor Brubaker compared 50 fake nice middle class people with a group of overt bastards including bitter cantankerous pensioners and psychopathic Welsh hill farmers.
He said: "The bastards, although rude and unpleasant, actually believed the things they were saying, which were mostly 'fuck off' and 'I don't want to talk to you'.
"The fake nice people were all like, 'you've lost loads of weight', despite the fact we'd never met before. Then they invited us around for a pretentious meal that was clearly designed to show off, and we had a thoroughly boring conversation full of veiled boasts."
83-year-old bastard Mary Fisher said: "I'm only prejudiced against one sort of people, and that's everyone. Proceeding on that basis, we can just leave each other alone forever."
Nuns to teach Tristram Hunt that he's dirty and wrong
CATHOLIC nuns have pledged to teach Tristram Hunt that he is a dirty boy who makes Jesus angry.
The day after the shadow education secretary questioned nuns' teaching ability, Hunt was accosted outside his office, grabbed by the ear and thrown violently into the back of a black transit van which then drove away at high speed.
The Immaculate Sisters of Mary, a militant Catholic teaching brigade, claimed responsibility and promised to give Mr Hunt 'a lesson in Christian love he is unlikely to forget'.
In a statement the Sisters said: "It seems young Mr Hunt has quite the tongue on him doesn't he? No doubt that same tongue utters all kinds of filthy, mucky words. Like 'fanny'.
"Dirty, nasty boy. Probably been up all night doing bad things to himself. Well, young Mr Hunt is about to get a lesson in what is good and what is bad.
"You can have him back when he's learned how to get into heaven."

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Q: How to Perform Search Operation on Value in Firebase? AngularJS Say example, I have 4 users with email addresses:
hello@world.com
hi@world.com
yo@world.com
yeah@world.com

This is my search query from view
$scope.searchQuery = "h";

I run this query which allows me to get a list of user with the email address that start with letter "h".
usersRef.orderByChild('email').startAt($scope.searchQuery).endAt($scope.searchQuery+"~").on('value', function(snapshot){
      console.log(snapshot.val());
}

So, the results in here are:
hello@world.com
hi@world.com

However, I'd like the searchQuery to match the whole string, not just the start with letters.
The expected results in this case are ($searchQuery = "h"):
hello@world.com
hi@world.com
yeah@world.com

I've tried this:
usersRef.orderByChild('email').startAt($scope.searchQuery).endAt("~"+$scope.searchQuery+"~").on('value', function(snapshot){
          console.log(snapshot.val());
    }

The results includes all 4 email addresses.
Then, I've tried this:
usersRef.orderByChild('email').startAt("~"+$scope.searchQuery).endAt($scope.searchQuery+"~").on('value', function(snapshot){
              console.log(snapshot.val());
        }

The result was null.
Can someone help me to figure this out please.
Any answer would be appreciated.
Thanks

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In this tutorial we share how to use many different products to create different crackled effects. Some are done with just polymer clay and others will introduce you to mixed media art supplies you can use with your clay.
There are 21 pages, 14 techniques, 32 variations, 102 photos, and almost an hour of video for you to learn. You can create crackled effects on flat and round pieces of clay.


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package com.amazonaws.services.iot.model;

import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.Generated;

import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceRequest;

@Generated("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-code-generator")
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     * The unique identifier you assigned to this job when it was created.
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     * (Optional) If true job executions with status "IN_PROGRESS" and "QUEUED" are canceled, otherwise
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     * Canceling a job which is "IN_PROGRESS", will cause a device which is executing the job to be unable to update the
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     * recover to a valid state.
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     *        otherwise only job executions with status "QUEUED" are canceled. The default is false.

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     * Canceling a job which is "IN_PROGRESS", will cause a device which is executing the job to be unable to update the
     * job execution status. Use caution and ensure that each device executing a job which is canceled is able to
     * recover to a valid state.
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As I mentioned a few weeks back I've teamed up with MuscleFood UK and have access to their incredible product range to bring you guys some fresh new recipes. The recipes are full of protein and are healthy whilst not compromising on taste (I assure you!).
Today's recipe combines a variety of ingredients to make a delicious marinade to coat the chicken thighs and veggies with. It's very easy to put together and once the prep is done, the majority of the work is done and the oven does the rest!
Chicken thighs are much more forgiving if over-cooked compared to chicken breasts, plus I think they have a lot more flavour!
Pre-heat the oven to 200C (conventional) / 180C (fan-assisted).
Place the chicken thighs into a medium-sized roasting tray and season with the salt and freshly ground pepper then cover with a good drizzle of olive oil.
Add the tray to the oven and cook for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile mix the marinade ingredients in a small bowl.
Once the cooking time is up remove the roasting tray from the oven and add the veg along with the dried oregano and some extra olive oil.
Cover everything with the marinade and mix well then return to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes then remove the contents and serve with rice.


Here's what to do and why you should do it.
Do kids wear uniforms or not? (this can help flatten the social climbers). Do your students know every other kid in their class by name?
Do they know each kid's strengths or unique talents? (this can raise up the so called "lower" kids).
Do you always acknowledge responses in class?
Do you smile at students whether they're your favorite or not?
Do you put kids in strong cooperative groups or teams? Do you also teach kids skill-building in teamwork or group work?
If you walk through list above, it can bring great awareness about your student's feelings of status. Now, make a plan to act on it!
Remember, how kids feel about their own social status is so important, it's created billion-dollar empires (Facebook is an example, so is Instagram or Twitter).
Why is this so important? What's the brain-basis behind it? The social status of your students has a strong effect on motivation, behavior and overall well- being and health. We got some new clues as to how that works in the brain.
In the peer-reviewed scientific study, published in the Journal Neuron, volunteers played an interactive computer game while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans.
The players had their social status artificially manipulated. Researchers created a social hierarchy by granting "stars" before the game began.
Sometimes participants could gain or lose stars; other times, no change could occur.
Even though the student players were told that a monetary reward would depend only on their actual game scores, the threatened impression of inferior social status activated brain regions that focus attention, judge importance, promote memory and control actions. Note this is even the threat of lower social status.
When a change in status is in the wings, emotional centers such as the amygdala become active. Impending negative status activates the brain's emotional-pain areas. "Impending changes in status cause changes in the brain's reward center that are just as strong as monetary reward," says Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg.
Naturally, any impending rises in status activates positive brain centers associated with rewards and planning for action. This study shows the high importance that humans place on social status and how it affects us emotionally.
I have been preaching the power of social status for years. This study was one of the first to define the actual brain mechanisms for it. Plus, it showed evidence of it by showing where it happened.
Source: Zink CF, Tong Y, Chen Q, Bassett DS, Stein JL, Meyer-Lindenberg A. (2008) Know your place: neural processing of social hierarchy in humans. Neuron. Apr 24;58(2):273-83.


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#pragma mark enums definitions

typedef enum
{
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} PLPanoramaType;

typedef enum
{
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	PLSensorTypeMagnetometer,
} PLSensorType;

typedef enum
{
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typedef enum
{
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} PLTouchEventType;

typedef enum
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typedef enum
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Napeogenes paedaretus är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Frederick DuCane Godman och Osbert Salvin 1878. Napeogenes paedaretus ingår i släktet Napeogenes och familjen praktfjärilar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Praktfjärilar
paedaretus

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Two of my three kids are born in winter. Trying to soften butter in winter is a nightmare. So I searched for a recipe where butter could be melted to make cupcakes, and I found this recipe.
This is the only chocolate cupcake recipe I make. I have made it for years and am happy with them every time, I no longer even think to try another recipe. They are very quick and easy to make.
I know others swirl up the icing on cupcakes, and they look amazing, but I don't like a lot of icing, so you won't see it here. I prefer decorating with smarties or toys I find on ebay, rather than have kids eat the icing, but leave the cake, makes me cringe when I see that.
I also prefer a white chocolate ganache to buttercream, for me a far better flavour.
Preheat oven to 180C. Line cupcake tins with paper cases.
To a large mixing bowl, add the self raising flour, plain flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda. I use a whisk to mix it together, saves sifting everything.
In a medium sized saucepan, add the chocolate, butter, sugar and water. Stir over low heat until the butter and chocolate have melted and the mixture is smooth.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the flour, give it a quick mix, I use a whisk for this. Add the buttermilk and egg, and mix until smooth.
Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until 2/3-3/4 full. Bake for 12-15 minutes for small cupcakes and 15-18 minutes for large. Check with a skewer, if inserted into the centre and it comes out clean, the cupcakes are cooked. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
When cupcakes are cold, top with ganache.
White Chocolate Ganache: Place chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl. Place over a pan of simmering water. Mix until melted and smooth. Refrigerate, giving it a mix every 10 minutes, until it is of a spreadable consistency. This will take 30-60 minutes.


The pre-application, submitted this week, must be reviewed by staff for adherence to Triumph guidelines for disbursing some $1.5 billion in BP fine monies to eight northwest Florida counties. If approved, the proposal would move into the application stage.
Meanwhile, Triumph has scheduled a special meeting for Feb. 8 in Bay County to consider a recommendation to establish a recovery fund for four counties.
The Board of Gulf County Commissioners, city of Port St. Joe and Gulf District Schools have collaborated on a Triumph pre-application, approved for full application, seeking $21 million to offset tax losses over the next three years.
The Triumph meeting comes during the current session of the Florida Legislature, with comments by some key lawmakers concerning whether the state should dip into Triumph funds, earmarked to meet restoration needs after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, for Hurricane Michael recovery.
The port authority pre-application lays out the potential for an operational Port of Port St. Joe, a key feature for economic development in a rural, underserved area of the state.
The port is part of an intermodal freight zone established by the state and has long been identified by neighboring counties and the regional planning authority as an integral cog to opening up economic development in the region.
Also, the port authority noted it had permits in hand, the product of a public-private partnership with the St. Joe Co. and Florida Department of Transportation, for dredging as well as engineering and permitting for dredge spoil infrastructure.
St. Joe has provided the sites for spoil disposal. The permits allow the port dredging to a depth of 35-feet, plus two feet.
Under the port authority's pre-application, the first phase would be to dredge to 32-feet plus one foot, which would allow access to 80% of cargo ships.
With revenue beginning, the port authority would seek to complete the dredging in a few years.
The cost of the first phase would be $30 million, with the port authority seeking half from Triumph with state and federal grants accounting for the other half, according to the pre-application.
The first phase would take about 24 months, start to finish.
The full Triumph application will include an updated economic impact study, but the pre-application references a 2014 study (based on dredging beginning the following year) that estimated 800`-plus jobs created between 2015-25 with a total economic impact of $941 million by 2025.


Despite advances in technology, science and general awareness, the word is getting unhealthier. We exercise less, eat more processed foods, and are exposed to a range of potentially harmful chemicals in a wide range of places. One of those places are in baby clothes, which (if not organic) can cause many health issues.
All this results in a baby exposed to lots of nasties, at an age where development is so important!
Enter organic baby clothes. Thankfully Jo from Bamboo Lulu a local Melbourne Business has sourced a range of the best bamboo clothes and toys and organic cotton baby clothes. The cotton uses GMO free, untreated seeds, and uses organic compost and crop rotation to facilitate soil fertility and water retention.
The processing of the baby clothes also utilises safe peroxide for the whitening, natural dyes and water based inks.
The result is 100% eco friendly products that will not cause any skin irritation or other harmful effects.


Full security systems are useful for businesses and private residences for a number of reasons. This is especially true for the newest security cameras, video recorders, and related surveillance equipment products. Continue reading if you are interested in getting the best security systems 2018 has available for your private residence, company's business, or whatever other protection needs you might have.
What we do at Security Camera King is work directly with security camera suppliers and manufacturers to distribute the best products at the lowest prices. And every month we feature some of our top choices so our customers can know what security cameras and video recorders have the best overall value. Be sure to visit our website for a full view of our extensive collection of security cameras and surveillance equipment. You can visit our website by following the link I've provided here: Security Camera King.
Let's start off by just addressing some of the benefits people have come to enjoy from newer security cameras and surveillance equipment. These cover much more than the usual monitoring purposes people regularly expect from their security system. So, what other reasons are there for security systems than monitoring your property? Let's take a look.
It has been widely acknowledged how beneficial conspicuous security camera placement can be for private homes and businesses. This is no longer a theory. It has been statistically proven something as simple as a sign for an alarm system of one that states something like "You are being watched." helps to prevent amateur criminals from acting. For this reason alone, installing a security camera above cash registers or at front doors helps to ensure nobody attempts to steal from your business or burglarize your home.
Many businesses utilize employee monitoring to increase productivity and have evidence for any potential incidents. It also helps to provide your customers with a sense of security and feeling of protection. And business owners can monitor operations while working on other tasks in their office instead of standing over their employees.
The amount of stories that involve nannies or health care professionals abusing their position and trust inside of homes is far too high. With a security system, you can access your surveillance feeds and monitor what is going on at any time. It also helps keep these workers honest and prevents false claims from happening in the case of a missing object.
People sue for anything nowadays. That is widely known. But with a working security system, you can have proof against anyone trying to make a false incident claim. For example, if somebody slips in your store and says there was no wet floor sign, when in fact they moved it first, you have the evidence to keep yourself protected. Many businesses even conceal their security cameras so that their customers don't feel their privacy is being infringed upon.
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Michael Braurman
Day and Time of Service: Monday, June 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Location of Service: Graveside.
Interment: Beth Joseph Cemetery, McClellan Street, Newark, N.J.
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Michael Braurman passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan he lived in Siberia, and then Baku again before emigrating to the U.S. in 1993 where he first settled in Elizabeth, N.J.. He lived there for one year before moving on to Hillside, N.J. where he lived until 2001 when he moved to Flanders, N.J.. He served the Soviet Union during World War II in the Soviet Defense Forces and received the Defense Labor Medal. He was a graduate electronic engineer for over 40 years in the Former Soviet Union before retiring. He proudly became a U.S. Citizen in 2000. He is survived by a son, Alexander (Olga) Braurman of Mendham, N.J., a daughter Liliya (Boris) Colotov of Ashkelon, Israel a brother, Yaacov Braurman of Springfield, N.J., 3 grandchildren, Michael, Oxana and Valarie and 4 great-grandchildren, Gorine, Katherine, Yasmine, and Aaron.


As you drive around the city, you can't help but notice the excessive amount of litter and rubbish all around. We all walk past it, drive by and complain about the mess and unsightliness of it all. Yet this mess is caused by people.
While inadequate facilities and lack of education are probably contributory factors, one cannot deny that personal habits is a major factor.
Who drops the plastic bags by the roadside after drinking sachet water?
We all walk by and shake our heads in disgust.
One plastic bag here, another there, one after the other and you have a mountain of trash and it all begins to look like an insurmountable condition.
When it comes to keeping healthy, there are many obvious aspects that I know won't come as a surprise to you. Of course, nutrition plays a major role, as does getting exercise.
Personal hygiene is important, as is staying mentally stimulated, but one thing we don't often think about is the relationship between our health and keeping a clean environment. A good environment is essential for our health and wellbeing.
The importance of cleanliness cannot be overemphasised when it comes to being healthy. In all the cities around the world, a major factor for residents being happy is the quality of life they have. Many factors contribute to a quality life and cleanliness and hygiene is one of those.
While you may not have full control of what goes on in your external environment, the one place you have control over is your immediate environment, which is your home and the area around it. The saying "Be the change that you want to see", comes to mind.
Think about it. If you are a person who takes pride in keeping a clean house and a clean compound, are you likely to go out and act otherwise?
Obviously, there could possibly be a few exceptions. Generally speaking, people who care about their homes and surroundings would hesitate to dirty other areas. Whether you agree or not, a clean house says a lot about who you are.
If cleanliness of your home environment is important to you, you will ensure that it is kept clean all the time. Doing so over and over eventually becomes a habit that will extend to how you treat the areas outside of your home. The habit of maintaining cleanliness becomes entrenched in your personality.
How can we complain about the litter and garbage in the city when we fail to keep our immediate surroundings clean?
If we can all begin the step to maintain a clean environment in our homes and areas around our homes, we would be taking a step in the right direction and the issue of litter and waste everywhere would cease to be an issue.
A healthy environment is important if we want to stay healthy.
Living in a home that is clean means that you and your family members are likely to be free from unwanted illnesses because, believe it or not, dirt is what attracts pests, which are responsible for causing many diseases. Therefore, the most effective strategy against the spread of disease is to make cleanliness a top priority.
Of course, standards of cleanliness are not the same for everybody and people grow up with varying concepts of cleanliness. What one person might classify as clean might not necessarily be the same for another. Nevertheless, we can all agree that cleanliness means the absence of dirt. As you walk into your house, what do you see?
A clean environment contributes to a quality life and a healthy lifestyle. It all begins with what we do in our homes. Which brings me to the title of my article for today, "The habit of maintaining cleanliness starts at home.


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Living Up to Martin Luther King's Message of Peace with a New President
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Laaibah Tayyeb, Writer
Despite the sweltering August heat, an enormous crowd of thousands of people are gathered at the nation's Capital, Washington D.C. This crowd of people – both Black and White, rich and poor, old and young – all stood together, peacefully.
On August 28, 1963, during a time of intense racial segregation across the United States, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and addressed the people before him. When he delivered the monumentous "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. King changed the world with his powerful words. He dreamed of a nation where people would be treated equally; where oppression and injustice would be transformed into freedom and justice; and where children would be judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Almost 60 years later today, we witness a very contrasting March on Washington. Both are defined by large numbers of people, and both are desperate for change to happen. However, one of these crowds, instead of protesting peacefully across the streets of the Capital, violently riots in our nation's building. One of these crowds was made up of supporters with the intentions to attack and hurt innocent people. One of these crowds has now placed a threat on our nation's peace and security.
When I reflect back to the events of this past month, I am not only driven with anger and frustration, but also shocked at the intense irony. I think back to the legacy of Dr. King, a legacy defined by peaceful protests, change sparked by compassion for everyone, and America's greatest leader of nonviolent social change. Then, I remember the storming of the U.S Capitol. I think back to unpeaceful riots sparked by leaders filled with ignorance and lies and driven by hatred and violence.
Instead of replicating Dr. King's message of peaceful change, it is mocked by the recent events of hatred. It is mocked by 'protesters' corrupted with guns, accompanied with Confederate flags, and spewed with words of racism and white-supremacy.
But at a time at which our nation is not only facing an ongoing threat of far-right violence, but also hundreds and thousands of deaths from Covid-19, an economic downturn causing thousands of families to struggle to afford basic needs, and the consequences of systematic racism, the hope of a new President is more powerful than ever.
President Joe Biden is not only ready to acknowledge and face the cascading problems plaguing our nation, but also stands by MLK's ideals of peace and unity.
On the day of President Biden's inauguration, he had said, "America has to be better than this. And, I believe America is better than this."
He reflected on the changes our nation had undergone when he said, "Just look around. Here we stand, in the shadow of a Capitol dome that was completed amid the Civil War, when the Union itself hung in the balance. Yet we endured and we prevailed. Here we stand looking out to the great Mall where Dr. King spoke of his dream. Here we stand, where 108 years ago at another inaugural, thousands of protestors tried to block brave women from marching for the right to vote. Today, we mark the swearing-in of the first woman in American history elected to national office – Vice President Kamala Harris. Don't tell me things can't change."
And finally, he reassured the power of democracy over violence when he said, "Here we stand across the Potomac from Arlington National Cemetery, where heroes who gave the last full measure of devotion rest in eternal peace. And here we stand, just days after a riotous mob thought they could use violence to silence the will of the people, to stop the work of our democracy, and to drive us from this sacred ground. That did not happen. It will never happen. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever."
It was difficult not to feel hope- and even a little excitement- for the future. After feeling that our nation had gone backwards from the words of Dr. King, and had chosen hatred over love, I am reminded that things can always change for the better.
MLK's values of change through peace and equality for all will always stick with me. Over the past year, it was frustrating to see an escalating divide between the American people over things like political parties. But political leaders who promise that love and respect for all people above anything brings to me hope and reassurance. Black History Month reminds us that it is ever important to unify each other and spread love over anything.
Laaibah Tayyeb is a junior and has been a part of The Talon since freshman year. Besides writing, she spends her free time baking deserts, riding her bike,...


My homesteading goals for 2018 are fairly basic because we've only been on this property for a few months and we have very little infrastructure in place.
1. Finish the pantry: We have a large family but our kitchen pantry is only about 3′ x 3′ x 6′ and that isn't sufficient for keeping more than a few days' worth of food. We've gone through blizzards, floods, and job loss so I know how important it can be to have sufficient food on hand. We have a space in the basement where we will be building shelving units. The lowest shelves on each unit will be made with hardware cloth, mainly for potato storage. I like the design that Jeremy and Jaime of Guildbrook Farm used at their former homestead, as seen in this video, so that will be my basic plan for this.
2. Build the raised beds: We're planning on building 4′ x 4′ raised beds. We already have cedar siding panels to use as the sides and I plan to cut 4″ x 4″ posts for the corner bracing. I haven't decided if I should put weed barrier on the bottoms, leave them open, or even spread billboard tarps under them like I saw Doug of Off Grid with Doug and Stacy do in a recent video. Suggestions?
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Men's gathering space opens in Noosa
Roll out the shed carpet! Men's gathering space opens in Noosa
Noosa residents have marked the official opening of the Noosa Men's Shed – Long Shed project today
The project will improve health outcomes in the region by providing a dedicated gathering space for skills and information sharing
The Coalition Government invested $47,030 in the project
The Coalition Government is continuing to deliver on its 2016 election commitments with the completion of the Noosa Men's Shed – Long Shed officially marked today.
Minister for Regional Development Fiona Nash said the facility will improve health outcomes in the Wide Bay community by providing a dedicated space for Noosa's men to socialise, learn new skills, and discuss issues related to men's health.
"Both during my time as Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Rural Health, I have first-hand experience in seeing a facility like this have a strong positive impact in regional areas," Minister Nash said.
"In addition, this project has delivered economic and employment benefits to the region, creating 30 jobs during construction."
"I aim to build the kinds of communities our children and grandchildren either want to stay in or come back to, and delivering a facility that meets the needs of the community does just that."
Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien said the upgrade is an investment in the region's future.
"I fought for this project during the 2016 Federal Election and I am delighted to see it finally delivered," Mr O'Brien said.
"It will provide a facility that caters for people with a disability, while also creating a space large enough that other men and members of the community can come and take advantage of what's on offer."
Mayor of Noosa Council Tony Wellington said he was pleased to see two levels of government working closely with the private sector to see the upgrade delivered.
"Noosa Council has worked closely with the Coalition Government and Queensland Masters Builders Association over the past 10 months to get this project off the ground," Cr Wellington said.
"Many local businesses have also donated to this upgrade, highlighting the importance of this facility to the broader community."
"It's great to see the Federal Government investing in the health and wellbeing of our residents."
The Coalition Government ($22,000), Noosa Council ($20,000), and Queensland Master Builders Association ($5,030) all contributed to the upgrade, and local businesses assisted with the project via in-kind donations.
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Ersin Mehmedović (* 10. Mai 1981 in Novi Pazar, SR Serbien, SFR Jugoslawien) ist ein ehemaliger serbischer Fußballspieler.

Karriere
Obwohl aus dem Süden Serbiens stammend begann die Karriere von Mehmedović in Slowenien bei MND Tabor Sežana, wo er in der Saison 2000/01 zu einem Einsatz in der Prva Liga, der höchsten Spielklasse des Landes, kam. Am Saisonende wechselte er zurück in seine serbische Heimat zu FK Remont Čačak.

Im Sommer 2002 bekam Mehmedović die Gelegenheit, ins Ausland zu wechseln, wo er sich dem belgischen Klub KAA Gent anschloss. Dort kam er aber in der ersten Mannschaft, die in der Jupiler League spielte, nur selten zum Einsatz, sodass er in der Saison 2003/04 an den KV Mechelen ausgeliehen wurde, der in der dritthöchsten Spielklasse, der Derde Klasse, vertreten war. Auch nach der Rückkehr besserte sich seine Situation nicht. In der Winterpause 2004/05 verließ er Belgien und wechselte nach Rumänien zu FCU Politehnica Timișoara in die Divizia A (heute Liga 1).

Nachdem er in der Rückrunde der Saison 2004/05 nur auf einen Einsatz gekommen war, ließ er sich in der folgenden Spielzeit an den Ligakonkurrenten Național Bukarest ausleihen. Nach der Rückkehr nach Timișoara kam er dort vermehrt zum Einsatz, konnte sich jedoch nicht als Stammspieler etablieren.

Im Sommer 2007 verließ Mehmedović den Verein und wechselte zu Unirea Urziceni. Mit seinem neuen Verein konnte der am Ende der Saison 2008/09 die rumänische Meisterschaft gewinnen. Im Dezember 2010 löste er seinen Vertrag in Urziceni auf und heuerte im Februar 2011 beim Ligakonkurrenten Dinamo Bukarest an. Dort konnte er sich in der Rückrunde der Saison 2010/11 nicht durchsetzen und kam lediglich auf vier Einsätze, konnte aber am 12. April 2011 gegen seinen ehemaligen Klub aus Urziceni sein erstes Tor für Dinamo erzielen. Im Sommer 2011 wurde sein Vertrag nicht verlängert, nach einer längeren Vereinssuche kam er 2012 beim FK Taras unter. Mit den Kasachen schloss er die Spielzeit 2012 auf dem vierten Platz ab und verpasste die Qualifikation zur Europa League knapp. In der nachfolgenden Saison lief es schlechter und er musste mit seinem Team bis zum Schluss um den Klassenverbleib kämpfen.

Anfang 2014 verließ Mehmedović Kasachstan wieder und wechselte zum FK Novi Pazar nach Serbien. Im Sommer 2014 schloss er sich dem albanischen Verein KS Vllaznia Shkodra an. Anfang 2015 wurde sein Vertrag aufgelöst. Da er in den nachfolgenden Jahren vereinslos war, ist ein Karriereende Mehmedovićs als aktiver Fußballprofi anzunehmen.

Erfolge
 Rumänischer Meister: 2009

Weblinks

 Ersin Mehmedović auf romaniansoccer.ro (englisch)
 Ersin Mehmedović auf der offiziellen Webpräsenz der slowenischen PrvaLiga (slowenisch; mit falscher Schreibweise des Vornamens und abweichendem Geburtsjahr)

Rumänischer Meister (Fußball)
Fußballspieler (NK Tabor Sežana)
Fußballspieler (FK Remont Čačak)
Fußballspieler (KAA Gent)
Fußballspieler (KV Mechelen)
Fußballspieler (ACS Poli Timișoara)
Fußballspieler (FC Progresul Bukarest)
Fußballspieler (Unirea Urziceni)
Fußballspieler (Dinamo Bukarest)
Fußballspieler (FK Taras)
Fußballspieler (FK Novi Pazar)
Fußballspieler (KS Vllaznia Shkodra)
Jugoslawe
Serbe
Geboren 1981
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How man and machine get along
Anyone who has ever had to operate a copier knows that the interaction between human and machine is not always an easy. So it's no wonder that scientists are intensively dealing with this topic and researching how to improve the interaction between humans and technology. At the University of Magdeburg, too, there are numerous research projects dealing with this challenge. In September, the university will even host an international conference on the topic. Prof. Andreas Nürnberger from the Faculty of Computer Science and Dan Verständig from the Faculty of Humanities explain the background.
Human-machine interaction has been common in the automotive industry for years (Photo: Jana Dünnhaupt / Uni Magdeburg)
What are human-machine systems?
Whenever humans interact with tools or machines in any way, we consider them as human-machine systems. This can be something as simple as operating a printer, playing a video game, or as complex as controlling a robot on another planet. The basic idea is always that machines support or enhance human capabilities in some way.
What is the university researching in this area?
At the Otto von Guericke University, a variety of research projects are taking place on the interaction of humans with machines. The spectrum ranges from voice assistance systems, questions about the ergonomics of machines to semi-autonomous vehicles and smart systems in medical technology. Research on interactive and autonomous robotics as well as augmented and virtual reality is also conducted at the university and in cooperation with regional, national and international partners. In addition, a transfer of research to educational practice is reality. There are various media pedagogical projects dedicated to ethical questions of algorithms and robotics. Last but not least, the RoboCup German Open, an annual international competition in the field of mobile robotics, takes place in Magdeburg.
In which areas will the research be applied later?
In nursing, robots are being discussed, and in medical technology, visualizing techniques as well as complex tools and devices for the treatment of serious illnesses are now indispensable. In addition, driver assistance systems and (semi-)autonomous driving are becoming more and more important. In everyday life, we carry voice assistants implemented in our smartphones with us.
What are recent findings?
Scientists from all over the world will give us some insights and share their latest findings at the ICHMS2021 conference. For example, there will be special sessions on wearable computing, interactive robotics and smart information systems for various application areas.
Who adapts more to whom - the machine to the human or the human to the machine?
That is a very exciting question. If you think about Asimov's laws, then the machine or a robot always adapts to the human being. Machines then always serve humans. But it's not that simple, because on the one hand machines wait for commands from humans and accordingly, they request us to react and interact. On the other hand, in case of complex systems it usually goes beyond this. Today, intelligent systems can already give impulses themselves if, for example, there is a deadlock situation between people. Machines then show us possible solutions by analyzing big data sets or using intelligent sensor technology. Technologies are blending more and more into human interaction, and this is fundamentally adjusting what it means to be human. If we remember that Kant always warned against treating people as a means and not as an end, some ethical consequences arise, because people are already an integral part in digital production chains. In particular when it comes to the production of data. Developing a critical awareness of how the power of digital technologies plays out, how we shape our environment through them, and how, which technologies we want to have, are fundamental questions of responsibility that we must remind ourselves in research as well as in industry and in everyday life. In doing so, the human being is at the center. In order to emphasize these aspects, the conference has picked the theme: "Human Centered Systems for our Digital World".
What is the vision of the university in its research on MMS?
The research follows the vision that technical systems of the future are to be located in close interaction with humans. On the one hand, there are companion systems, such as those carried out via the DFG's Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 62 in Magdeburg together with the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology and the University of Ulm. On the other hand, this applies to future technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, which is characterized by application-driven interdisciplinary research and development of new approaches, especially in dynamic contexts.
The University of Magdeburg is developing an autonomous delivery bike that can be called by app (Photo: Jana Dünnhaupt / Uni Magdeburg)
What are the key challenges at the moment?
The two major challenges are probably managing complexity and bringing machines closer to humans. Individual interactions between humans and machines can be realized quite extensively today. However, when self-driving vehicles interact with each other under real world circumstances in road traffic or groups of machines interact with people, things become not only complicated but also complex. In general, keeping the line of a human centered approach is an important challenge. Not only in terms of the ethical problems that automated systems bring with them, but already when it comes to the development of exoskeletons for industrial processes or research into intelligent prostheses. In both cases, the process of creating innovative technologies is putting the human in the center.
Who initiated the conference, when, and why?
The ICHMS series was initiated in 2019 by the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society (SMC). The first conference of this international series took place – unfortunately only virtually – in Rome, Italy in 2020.
What is the conference about? Who comes together?
The focus of this year's conference follows the topic "Human Centered Systems for our Digital World". Which puts the focus on the human, with scientists from all over the world coming together to present innovative technologies and discuss their findings. Here, the Sino-German symposium on brain-machine systems deserves special mention. It provides a platform for Chinese and German scientists to present their latest findings in brain-computer interaction, brain stimulation, brain-inspired intelligence, neurorehabilitation, and AI in neuroscience, thus promoting scientific progress and academic exchange between the two countries.
Anyone interested in the interaction of humans and machines can participate in the conference. Since we offer a hybrid format, there is also the possibility to participate and discuss online. We want to enable academics who are not able to travel to the conference to participate.
How to register and how much does it cost to attend?
One can easily register and get all the details through the conference page. The conference costs depend on several factors. Students can already participate online with a fee of 30 Euro.
Who initiated the Summer School, when and why?
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Jan II Orsini (Giovanni II Orsini, ur. ok. 1300, zm. 1335) – władca Despotatu Epiru w latach 1323 – 1335, hrabia Kefalenii.

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Objął władzę w Epirze po zamordowaniu brata Mikołaja Orsiniego. Jego prawa do tytułu despotesa Epiru potwierdził cesarz Andronik III Paleolog. Zamieszki na dworze w Arcie wykorzystali panujący nad Księstwem Achai Andegawenowie anektując w 1324 roku należące do Orsinich Hrabstwo Kefalenii. Władzę nad Kefalenią przejął wasal Andegawenów – Jan de Gravina. Jan II przeniósł się do Epiru, gdzie zmarł prawdopodobnie otruty przez swoją żonę Annę Paleologinę. Anna po jego śmierci przejęła władzę jako regentka w imieniu małoletniego syna Nicefora.

Bibliografia
 J. Bonarek, Grecja po IV krucjacie..., w: J. Bonarek (red.) Historia Grecji, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 2005, ss. 342, 380 i 395-397,  .

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Q: Over(Partition by ) Column not being recognized. Invalid column When I execute the following query:
SELECT
    MH.MemberKey,
    ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY MH.MemberKey ORDER BY MH.MemberKey ASC) AS "NewRow",
    MH.FirstName,
    MH.LastName,
    MH.BirthDate,
    MH.AddressLine1,
    MH.AddressLine2,
    MH.AddressLine3,
    MH.City AS MemberCity,
    MH.StateCode AS MemberState,
    MH.ZipCode AS MemberZip
FROM MembershipHistory MH
WHERE NewRow = 1;

I get the following error:

Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line 36
  Invalid column name 'NewRow'.

I tried keeping AS, removing AS, removing ""....nothing seems to work. It just wont recognize the column.

A: The evaluation of the row_number function in the SELECT is done after the WHERE clause has been applied so the alias is not recognized, you can use a subquery to get the result:
select
    MH.MemberKey,
    NewRow,
    MH.FirstName,
    MH.LastName,
    MH.BirthDate,
    MH.AddressLine1,
    MH.AddressLine2,
    MH.AddressLine3,
    MH.City AS MemberCity,
    MH.StateCode AS MemberState,
    MH.ZipCode AS MemberZip
from
(
    SELECT
        MH.MemberKey,
        ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY MH.MemberKey ORDER BY MH.MemberKey ASC) AS NewRow,
        MH.FirstName,
        MH.LastName,
        MH.BirthDate,
        MH.AddressLine1,
        MH.AddressLine2,
        MH.AddressLine3,
        MH.City AS MemberCity,
        MH.StateCode AS MemberState,
        MH.ZipCode AS MemberZip
    FROM MembershipHistory MH
) MH
WHERE NewRow = 1;

In SQL Server the Logical Processinf Order of the SELECT Statement is (from MSDN Docs):

*

*FROM

*ON

*JOIN

*WHERE

*GROUP BY

*WITH CUBE or WITH ROLLUP

*HAVING

*SELECT

*DISTINCT

*ORDER BY

*TOP

A: Another approach is to use a CTE:
;WITH x AS (SELECT MH.whatever, ROW_NUMBER() ... AS NewRow FROM dbo.table)
SELECT * FROM x WHERE NewRow = 1;


2) Did you know that deadlifts are one of the best glute building exercises after hip thrusts?
So here are 3 deadlifts variations. I am not a big fan of them so If you feel like your back hurts (even after you have checked your form) or you don't really like the normal RDLs like me make sure you try these variations instead and I promise you'll feel your glutes burning as much ♀ Enjoyed them so much more than I finished off with a little booty dance at the end If you have never tried deadlifts before make sure you get a PT to show you how to do them correctly as they can also hurt your lower back. You spine needs to be neutral and never curve your back. You don't use your arm strength to lift the weight but you should always use your glute/hamstring muscles.


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Home Business Cement giants are turning to inexperienced hydrogen, carbon seize to scale back...
Cement giants are turning to inexperienced hydrogen, carbon seize to scale back emissions
The device is in a converted shipping container.
RICE, Energy Security Research Institute, Swansea University
A subsidiary of the multinational building materials company HeidelbergCement is working with researchers from Swansea University to install and operate a demonstration unit for green hydrogen at a location in the UK
The collaboration is another example of how companies involved in energy-intensive processes are looking for ways to maintain productivity while reducing emissions.
In a statement last week, Swansea University said the green hydrogen unit, housed in a converted shipping container, has been installed at Hanson UK's Regen GGBS facility in the town of Port Talbot, South Wales.
The term GGBS refers to ground granulated blast furnace slag that can be used in place of cement in concrete production.
The effects of cement production on the environment are significant. According to a 2018 report by the British think tank Chatham House, over 4 billion tons of cement are produced annually. According to the political institute, this corresponded to around 8% of global CO2 emissions.
Regen GGBS, while having a smaller carbon footprint than Portland cement, remains an energy-intensive product that requires significant amounts of electricity and natural gas.
According to Swansea University, the idea behind the Port Talbot project is "to replace some of the natural gas used in the facility with green hydrogen, which is considered a clean source of energy as it only gives off water when burned".
The facility at the Hanson UK site produces hydrogen through electrolysis, which splits water into oxygen and hydrogen.
When the electricity comes from renewable sources – the project in Wales uses on-site wind and solar panels – the end product is called "green hydrogen".
The system was put together as part of the Industrial Carbon Emission Reduction initiative led by the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University.
In a statement, Charlie Dunnill, a lecturer at ESRI, described cement making as "one of the most energy and carbon intensive industries, and therefore a perfect place to have an impact on carbon reduction".
Last week, the world's largest cement company, LafargeHolcim, also announced that it would be part of a collaboration to "explore" the development of carbon capture and storage solutions.
In a statement, the company said it will "study the feasibility of carbon capture" at two facilities, one in Europe and one in North America, using Schlumberger New Energy's carbon sequestration technology.
The United States Geological Survey describes carbon sequestration as "the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide". Carbon capture can occur naturally – for example through forests – or through man-made systems developed by humans.
Cement making is just an industrial process that can be significantly improved in terms of emissions and other sustainability metrics.
The production of aluminum is different. BMW recently announced that it has started sourcing and using aluminum, made using solar power, for example.
In an interview with CNBC's "Street Signs Europe" last Friday, the CFO of aluminum manufacturer Hydro spoke about the market for more sustainable offers.
"We are seeing a demand for our specific products, Hydro REDUXA and Hydro CIRCAL, which are low carbon or recycled … and really pick up again," said Pal Kildemo.
"And we can charge a premium for these products compared to other 'more normal' products."
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Q: SQL Server: Duplicate columns in joined table, but distinct row info So I have joined two tables to identify claims and their corresponding reversals if there are any.
The following is a simplified explanation as to what I have done: Join where MbrNo is the same in both tables, and where Amount=-Amount. So now I have an output table contians duplicate column names:
MbrNo | ClaimType | Amount | MbrNo | ClaimType | Amount
xyz   | Medicine  | R 300  | xyz   | Reversal  | - R300

I can not input this in a table as column names are not unique.
But I would like to
1. Format this table to look as follows
MbrNo | ClaimType | Amount
xyz | Medicine  | R 300
xyz   | Reversal  | - R300

with t as
(
    select *,
    count(*) over(partition by [MbrNo], [DepNo], [PracticeNo], [DisciplineCd], [ServiceDt],[PayAmt]) as rownum
    from Claims
)
Select * from
(Select * from t where PayAmt<0) a
left outer join
(Select * from t where PayAmt>0) b
on a.[MbrNo]=b.[MbrNo]
and a.[DepNo]=b.[DepNo]
and a.[PracticeNo]=b.[PracticeNo]
and a.[DisciplineCd]=b.[DisciplineCd]
and a.[ServiceDt]=b.[ServiceDt]
and a.[PayAmt]=-b.[PayAmt]

Basically I want to put the 2nd table in the joined table underneath the first table.
Please help:(

A: If I've understood your requirements correctly then I think you want the UNION operator. See if this gets you going in the right direction.
with t as
(
    select *,
    count(*) over(partition by [MbrNo], [DepNo], [PracticeNo], [DisciplineCd], [ServiceDt],[PayAmt]) as rownum
    from Claims
)
Select t.* from t where PayAmt < 0
union all
select b.* from
(Select * from t where PayAmt < 0) a
inner join
(Select * from t where PayAmt > 0) b
on a.[MbrNo] = b.[MbrNo]
and a.[DepNo] = b.[DepNo]
and a.[PracticeNo] = b.[PracticeNo]
and a.[DisciplineCd] = b.[DisciplineCd]
and a.[ServiceDt] = b.[ServiceDt]
and a.[PayAmt] = -b.[PayAmt]


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"Industry facing cliff edge over net zero targets," warns DAF MD
By Tim Wallace2022-12-29T16:23:00+00:00
As originally reported in our sister publication Motor Transport, DAF Trucks MD Laurence Drake has warned that the 2035 and 2040 end-of-sale dates for non-zero emission vehicles will be "a cliff edge" without government incentives and favourable energy prices.
Speaking at a media event in central London, Drake (pictured) said there were currently "way too many variables" to predict which technology would win out in the transition to net zero.
DAF Trucks MD Laurence Drake
"We don't know future diesel prices or electricity prices," he explained. "We don't know how the Treasury will react to a loss in fuel duty from diesel. We don't know if or when zero emission zones will spring up in UK cities. We don't know exactly what incentives might be deployed to encourage EV uptake. Without this knowledge we can only guess how progressive a transition might be."
Drake also called on the government to give more prominence to renewable energy, adding that alternatives like HVO were making a vast reduction to net CO2 emissions when compared to fossil diesel and were also less carbon intense than electricity which is primarily generated from fossil fuels.
"We need a clear government strategy which transcends political parties overseen by a team that has a far-sighted view to delivering ultimate sustainability in the transport of goods," Drake said. "That means one that is not weighed by the influence of vested interests, is open minded about technologies and technology solutions, and is able to back up and support innovation with projects and incentives to enable them to be tested and validated."
Drake also stressed the need for clear objectives, saying that, to be truly environmentally beneficial, end-of-sale dates should be aligned with similar hard targets to deliver renewable generation and life cycle carbon measurement without creating other unintended impacts on sustainability.
"And, of course, we must continue to challenge ourselves to reduce the overall need for transport; local sourcing, reduction in packaging, improving fill rates and wasted mileage all need to be tackled," he said.
"We must, at all costs, avoid the cliff edges of 2035 and 2040, and to do this, we must have incentives that are progressive and enable operators to investigate and evaluate electric vehicles and how their businesses need to change for the future."
Drake said government incentives would need to enable operators to plan and invest in charging infrastructure, adding that operations "would be forced to change – and sometimes change dramatically".
"Today, it is obvious that electric trucks cannot compete directly with diesel and with electricity prices likely to stay high for some time, there needs to be more to balance the cost for operators to make the early shift," he continued.
"We also need a near-term strategy that can help decarbonise existing vehicles by ensuring renewable fuels are used where possible and in the most appropriate applications. HVO makes sense in HGVs not only because it can deliver a 90% well-to-wheel carbon reduction but also because it is a drop-in alternative to diesel.
"And, of course, whichever power source is adopted in the longer term we need to ensure its source is sustainable and carbon saving – from HVO as the drop-in substitute to diesel, to the use of low carbon renewable electricity and green hydrogen made when there is surplus renewable electricity generation."
Tim WallaceTim Wallace has been head of content for the Motor Transport and Commercial Motor magazines and websites since August 2019. He heads a team of senior transport industry reporters covering the latest operational, legal and technical issues including the transition to Net-Zero. Prior to this, he spent 15 years with B2B publisher Taylist Media including eight as editor of kbbreview, a business title for the interiors sector. He has also worked for B2B titles Sport Business and Football Business as both a sub-editor and features writer. Tim cut his editorial teeth in local newspapers before a four-year stint at the Press Association.


How many of our clients are deeply self-critical, unforgiving of themselves, and lacking in self-compassion?
The last decade has seen considerable research showing that cultivating compassion has a major impact on emotional states, social relationships and even physical processes. Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) was developed with and for people who have significant difficulty experiencing compassion for themselves and from other people.
This 3 day workshop represents a unique opportunity for Australian mental health professionals to gain a strong foundation in CFT from its founder, Professor Paul Gilbert, and James Bennett-Levy.
The workshop will introduce participants to the basic ideas and interventions used in CFT. CFT draws on evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, and Buddhist psychology to offer a sophisticated model for working with clients who have high levels of shame and self-criticism. The model suggests that these clients often come from backgrounds where there were low levels affiliation and affection. In the process, the development of brain-based attachment and emotional regulation systems has often been compromised.
CFT uses evolutionary functional analysis to understand clients' motivations, emotions and emotion regulation processes. Once clients understand the rationale for CFT, they are trained to use compassion-focused skills. Practicing these skills helps them to develop new ways for emotional regulation and a new sense of self (the compassionate self) that is conducive to their well-being.
Acquire and practice key compassion-focused skills including the use of the breath and body postures, the practice of compassion focused imagery, the use of compassionate mind training to build the "compassionate self", employing the "compassionate self" to engage with areas of personal difficulty ,and building supportive social relationships.
Gain an understanding of how CFT may be applied to clients with different problems in which there is a non-affiliative relationship with self and/or others (e.g. eating disorders, personality disorders, anxiety, depression, shame, psychosis etc).
Gilbert, P. (ed.) (2005). Compassion: Conceptualisation, Research and Use in Psychotherapy. London: Routledge.
Gilbert P. (2009). The Compassionate Mind. A New Approach to the Challenges of Life: London: Constable & Robinson.
Gilbert, P. (2010). Compassion Focused Therapy. Distinctive Features. London: Routledge.
Gilbert, P. (2010) (ed). Compassion Focused Therapy: Special Issue. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy Vol. 3.
Gilbert, P. and Choden (2013). Mindful Compassion. London: Constable & Robinson.
Hackmann, A., Bennett-Levy, J. & Holmes, E. (2011). The Oxford Guide to Imagery in Cognitive Therapy. Oxford University Press, Oxford.


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BC Teen Is Rebuilding Vancouver In Minecraft & It's Mesmerizing (VIDEOS)
Finally out of high school and building his city from the ground up.
Kevin Jiang
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There's been a lot more free time these days, and people are filling it with all sorts of new things. There's even someone building Vancouver in Minecraft so you can get out while staying in. They've only finished a few buildings so far, but they plan to do the entire downtown soon.
"I have always been interested in Minecraft," said Stash Curry in an email to Narcity.
Over three videos on his YouTube channel GinsuGames, Curry made a solid start on the city and finished three giant towers already. The latest upload was on Monday, April 27.
Curry was a senior in high school when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. While he wasn't personally affected too seriously, he suddenly found himself with a whole lot more free time on his hands.
Around the same time, Minecraft gamer PippenFTS went viral for wanting to recreate the entire world in 1:1 scale in Minecraft. Curry was inspired.
PippenFTS's project called "Build The Earth" is an enormous collaboration between gamers everywhere. People can apply to join a massive server, and whatever they build gets stitched into a massive, scale representation of the world.
Curry immediately joined in and started building Rain City from scratch.
Curry filmed himself building a few buildings and uploaded it to YouTube, where it instantly got thousands of views. Pretty impressive considering he only had a hundred or so subscribers.
The videos are all sped up super fast, and each run at around just seven minutes long.
It's incredible watching Vancouver assemble itself right out of the ground, and surprisingly soothing too. Curry said that the three videos he has up so far took one and a half weeks of work.
He takes photos and details from Google Maps and uses their measurements to make sure everything is to scale and spaced properly. The apartment buildings even have furniture included.
With all this time on our hands, there are definitely worse things we could be doing. Curry says that he's probably not going to finish the entire city by himself, and hopes others would join him.
"Alone it is currently unrealistic to finish the whole city, but as people join the project the process will speed up significantly," he said.


Joe has successfully created an environment where the focus is entirely on you. Here, you get the dedicated time and attention that you need and deserve all of the time, every time. This is not the gym, it's much more than that. No mirrors, no heavy intimidating weights and no overcrowded workout areas. Come and enjoy the benefits of working with a highly skilled expert staff in a bright, clean atmosphere. You deserve this.
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As the death sentence for the Jews approaches, Esther shows patience under pressure.
With death on the horizon the Jews turn to prayer, fasting and making a plan.
What we can learn from Mordecai finally being honoured by the king.


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Find low Glycemic Index (GI) foods to replace High GI foods.
Excess carbohydrates increase Bad Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and produce more Fatty Acids.
Think about incorporating lemon juice, vinegar or something a bit more acidic when you do eat high GI foods in order to lower the glycemic index.
Not all carbohydrates are created equally. Some carbohydrates spike your insulin levels very quickly (Which can cause quick drops, leaving you in fact more hungry!), while others more gradually bring it up, to a lower peak, and gradually bring it down back to baseline. While insulin is not a bad hormone, it can have some negative effects on your health if present in uncontrollably low or high quantities.
When eating High GI foods, acidic liquids have been shown to decrease the Glycemic Index of the food, consider drinking lemon water, or substituting some vinegar for flavor. I want to stress that all carbohydrates are not bad, and that they are certainly a part of our diet, and a necessary one. What I do want to stress, is that as you take a look at what you are eating, you remain conscious of the above. There are also a number of charts online that will show you how to prepare meals that have a low glycemic index, and we will endeavor to have good options for you on this site to take with you for grocery shopping! Remember, small changes over the long term will make large changes in your life.
How does this affect my body?
In animal modeling of High GI vs. Low GI foods, it was found that the differing diets don't necessarily change the weight of the animals, but what they do effectively, is change the body composition. In one particular study, the animals fed a high GI diet had 71% more fat, 8% less lean body mass, and fibrotic islets that did not function as well as a normal pancreas would (5). Taking these ideas into account physicians currently prescribe a drug known as Acarbose to Type II diabetic patients that cause high GI foods to mimic low GI foods by making it take longer to absorb all the carbohydrates. While this is a stopgap measure that can help, we can take the same effective notion that this drug provides, and monitor our foods. This has shown to actually reverse some cases of Type II diabetes, and delay the onset in some circumstances (2).
What does a high GI vs. low GI diet do for me?
According to a number of studies, an increase in glycemic index is related to an increase in Cardiovascular Disease, incidence of Type II Diabetes, and Macular Degeneration over the long term (1). In other studies that have done a review of the clinical literature, a low GI diet has trended toward a loss of BMI, while another 6-week study of obese children has shown a significant decrease in body fat percentage, waist to hip ratio, and a drop in the fasting blood glucose levels (a good thing) (3,4). When we consider the results of these studies, the importance becomes more clear to start looking for alternatives that not only make us healthier, but in turn make us less hungry (Which insulin spikes generally do) and thus happier!
Please visit our diets section and take a look at some meals, shopping lists, and diets that might help you become a little more healthy. As always, best of luck as you move forward toward your goals, we're rooting for you.
Chiasson JL, Josse RG, Gomis R, Hanefeld M, Karasik A, Laakso M; STOP-NIDDM Trail Research Group. "Acarbose for prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus: the STOP-NIDDM randomised trial." Lancet. 2002 Jun 15;359(9323):2072-7.
Esfahani A, Wong JM, Mirrahimi A, Villa CR, Kendall CW. "The application of the glycemic index and glycemic load in weight loss: A review of the clinical evidence." IUBMB Life. 2011 Jan;63(1):7-13.
Fajcsak Z, Gabor A, Kovacs V, Martos E. "The effects of 6-week low glycemic load diet based on low glycemic index foods in overweight/obese children–pilot study." J Am Coll Nutr. 2008 Feb;27(1):12-21.
Pawlak DB, Kushner JA, Ludwig DS. "Effects of dietary glycaemic index on adiposity, glucose homoeostasis, and plasma lipids in animals." Lancet. 2004 Aug 28-Sep 3;364(9436):778-85.


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[Circle with an X through it]
March 8, 2015 by Adrian J Ivakhiv
It's been a while since I've posted anything about music here. But as I've gotten thinking and writing about it again, under the "ecomusicology" rubric, expect more of it on this blog. It's a satisfying return for me (I studied music theory, composition, and performance as an undergrad and continued it semi-professionally for a little while afterward). This post can be considered the first in a series of tastes from work that is slowly churning into progress.
Digging into Prehistory
I used to love this album — a long EP, or short LP, called Prehistory — though I knew nothing about the band except that they were from France and, from the liner notes, appeared to be students of alchemy and hermeticism. Only years later did I find out that they started in Louisville, Kentucky, in the 1970s and only relocated to France for 9 months, but went on to maintain a marginal existence well into the 1990s (try looking for their LPs anywhere).
About their name — a circle with an X through it — former member Rik Letendre has said:
"We were on the Lower East Side [of Manhattan]; there were a lot of burned-out buildings. One symbol that was painted on buildings was a box with an "X" through it. That was a symbol for the firemen. If there was a fire on the block, they'd let that building burn because it was abandoned. The circle would, of course, represent the world with an "X" through it – let it burn. This was another one of Circle X's concepts: If everything burns down and is blown away and swept clean, something new and beautiful can grow out of the champ pourri, the rotting field, the ashes. [. . .]
"We were never nihilists. We were, dare I say it, champions. We wanted to wave banners, to let a thousand flowers blossom. […] Circle X was a provocation, but it was also a rebirth. It's like things have suddenly been wiped clean. If the rug has been pulled out from under you, what do you do? Well, you dance, you become joyful, you create. You build new things."
In the typology I'm developing in the manuscript I am starting to write, tentatively called Ecocriticism Across the Arts, Circle X falls into the trope of "Contact" (closely related to the sublime). Their desire to cut through the detritus of the everyday to the naked essence of reality — akin to Thoreau's hissy fit on Ktaadn where he blares out "Contact! Contact! who are we? where are we?" — is palpable in the music, with its deconstruction of the elements of rock (itself a fairly primitive from, as industrial era music goes) into their primal essence.
All of this came some 15 years before Simon Reynolds coughed up the term "post-rock" or before Godspeed You Black Emperor! ever played a single screeching chord together. (Both came in 1994.) The band finally dissolved the following year with the death of guitarist Bruce Witsiepe. Like some alchemical ecologists, they seemed to believe in leaving nothing behind save for a few cryptic footprints in the ashes.
They deserve some sort of resurrection — which, given digital media's forgiving nature about such things, will no doubt surely come.
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Posted in Music & soundscape | Tagged alchemy, Circle X, ecomusicology, music, No Wave, post-rock | 4 Comments
on March 9, 2015 at 6:28 pm Anon Y Mousse
Not sure if by "try looking for their LPs anywhere" you were simply noting how obscure they are, but if you're trying to hunt down physical copies of their records, this website is your source: http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?artist_id=585580&ev=ab
on March 10, 2015 at 1:41 pm Adrian J Ivakhiv
Yes, their obscurity was what I had in mind there. But they can be hunted down; thanks for the link to one place where you can find them.
on March 11, 2015 at 2:30 pm Movietube
But they can be hunted down; thanks for the link to one place where you can find them.
on September 18, 2015 at 8:59 am Putlocker
great prehistory post, really enjoyed the post
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