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Mental Toughness The Navy Way: How the U. S. Naval Academy Teaches Future Military Officers to Be Mentally Tough. The United States military has historically done a very good job of instilling mental toughness in its people. Military officers in particular require stringent mental toughness in order to perform and lead to their utmost under pressure. The U. S. Navy has a time-tested, rigorous system of ingraining that mental discipline in its Naval officers. This article examines how this is accomplished, starting at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. 2714 words.
Mental Toughness The Navy Way
How the U. S. Naval Academy Teaches
Future Military Officers to Be Mentally Tough
An Interview with Rick Seaman,
CEO, Strategy Implementation, Inc.
Bill Cole, MS, MA and Rick Seaman, MBA
This interview was conducted to help people learn the Navy's methods of instilling mental toughness in future officers. To do this I contacted Rick Seaman. He attended the U. S. Naval Academy from 1966 to 1970, graduated and was commissioned as an Ensign in 1970, and served on active duty for 5 years. Rick was assigned as Navigator of the USS Halsey (DLG-23), a guided missile cruiser, in the Tonkin Gulf off the coast of Vietnam during 1970-1971.
Rick holds a BS from the U. S. Naval Academy, an MBA from Stanford University, and has been in corporate life since 1975. He served as Director of Strategic Development at Solectron Corporation, twice winner of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and is now CEO of Strategy Implementation, Inc., a management consulting firm.
Bill: What is your definition of mental toughness?
Rick: Mental toughness is the ability to persevere in pursuit of a goal, no matter how long it takes or how much pain is involved. It is the willpower needed to complete the mission regardless of obstacles.
Bill: In what over-arching way would you describe the U. S. Naval Academy experience?
Rick: First of all, the Naval Academy is a very unforgiving experience. Every midshipman (the term used for all students at the Academy) must meet every requirement to graduate, and there are a lot of them! There are no escape clauses, no exceptions, no waivers, special favors, or accommodations for the many hurdles and obstacles between you and the goal of graduation.
Bill: Why do they do this?
Rick: They want to instill certain attributes required by a Naval Officer: obedience to orders and directives, self-discipline, and personal responsibility. It can get pretty extreme. For example, there was a requirement when I was there (of course, all of my experiences are over 30 years out of date) to run a mile in under 6 minutes and 30 seconds. On several occasions midshipmen who had completed every other requirement (including all of their courses) but had failed the mile run were held over, and not allowed to graduate or get their commission, until they completed that run in the specified amount of time.
Bill: What is "Plebe Year"?
Rick: "Plebe" is the name given to first year students. "Plebe Year" refers to the Plebe Indoctrination System, the foundation for the rest of the Academy experience. The goal of the Plebe system is to begin to instill the attributes I mentioned earlier, and to systematically weed out those who cannot meet the Academy's requirements. Specifically, the goal is to instill the drive and commitment, the self-discipline needed to succeed as an officer.
Bill: How does the Academy go about this?
Rick: In a number of different ways, as you might imagine, but mainly through inspiration and stress. They start by painting a picture of the behavior you are expected to demonstrate, using historical examples and inspirational stories and poems. "A Message to Garcia" relates the story of an officer during the prelude to the Spanish-American War. When ordered to carry a message to Garcia, a Cuban rebel leader, the officer simply responded "Aye, aye, sir!" He didn't ask where Garcia could be found, how he was supposed to get there, or who would help him. He did not complain that the task was beyond his expertise or not his responsibility or too hard. He simply turned around and completed the mission.
As a Plebe, you are required to memorize the poem "All in the State of Mind." It contains this verse:
If you think you'll lose, you're lost;
For out in the world you'll find
Success begins with a fellow's will;
It's all in the state of mind.
The concepts of determination and willpower in this poem are augmented by another famous Academy standard: "The Laws of the Navy". This 22 verse poem, also memorized by Plebes, contains practical wisdom on how to meet the requirements of the service, including these lines:
On the strength of one link in the cable,
Dependeth the might of the chain.
Who knows when thou may'st be tested?
So live that thou bearest the strain!
The poem's final stanza speaks to the bedrock of all military service:
Now these are the Laws of the Navy
And many and mighty are they.
But the hull and the deck and the keel
And the truck of the law is - OBEY.
These sources reinforce the central themes during Plebe Year: never make excuses, never guess, never give up!
Bill: You were not allowed to make excuses for things that were outside your control?
Rick: No. In fact, there are only five allowable responses from a Plebe to a question from an upperclassman:
Aye-aye, Sir.
I'll find out, Sir.
No excuse, Sir.
Bill: Even if there is a valid excuse?
Rick: That's right.
Bill: You have mentioned something called a "come-around". What is that?
Rick: "Come-around" was the slang term for one of the most intense parts of Plebe Year: the twice-daily, 30 minute indoctrination (read hazing) sessions. These consisted of interrogations by the upperclassmen on all aspects of required professional knowledge, and physical exercise as punishment for incorrect answers.
For example, since we were in the Class of 1970, we were required to do 70 repetitions of various exercises for each mistake, i.e., 70 push-ups, 70 sit-ups, etc. This usually went on past the point of exhaustion, to reinforce the point that you don't quit just because you are tired or uncomfortable. The whole idea was to induce stress, and then teach you to continue to try, to function and think under stress. The upperclassmen I dealt with were very good at inducing stress by using the many tools at their disposal!
Bill: What were some of those tools?
Rick: They started with the things you were required to memorize and be able to recite at any time. The poems I mentioned earlier were contained in little blue book titled "Reef Points". It contained 218 pages of information on the history and mission of the Academy, technical details of Navy ships and aircraft, famous sayings, and a section on traditions and trivia. You were responsible for knowing all of it, and memorizing at lot of it. Your copy of "Reef Points" was required to be on your person any time you were out of your room.
Then there were Plebe Rates. Every plebe was expected to be able to recite from memory all of the following: the number of days until the Army/Navy football game, Christmas vacation, the Second Class Ring Dance, and First Class Graduation; the names and ranks of the four Officers of the Watch and the uniform of the day; the names of the movies showing in Annapolis and the results of any Navy sporting event; the menu for the next meal; and finally, the highlights of the front and sports pages of that day's newspaper. Failure to recite any of these would generate a "come around."
The stress and pressure tended to escalate at the "come around" as fatigue set in and your performance began to deteriorate. Sometimes they would switch from physical exercise to "uniform races," where you had 3 minutes to go back to your room, change from your athletic gear into a complete uniform, and return to the upperclassman's room, only to go back to your room for another type uniform, and so on. It sounds simple, but when you are already exhausted, it becomes difficult because you lose your coordination. And, of course, if you are late or the uniform is not correct in every way, you earn another "come around"!
Bill: Did this ever get out of control?
Rick: Usually not, but it did seem that most of us had a specific upperclassman who took a very special interest in us personally. If this special attention got out of hand, it led to the upperclassman trying to "run you out," i.e., force you to resign.
Bill: Did this ever happen to you?
Rick: I must admit, I came pretty close once. After a long period of extra attention from one Second Classman (Junior) I was caught outside my room without my copy of "Reef Points". The guy went nuts! He ordered me to bring 70 copies of "Reef Points" to his room at the evening "come around". The only way to do that was to talk 70 of my classmates into surrendering their copy, thereby making them vulnerable to additional punishments. Because of classes and mandatory athletics, I was unable to collect the required number. He said "OK, now you have to bring me 140 copies by tomorrow morning. If you fail again, you will need to produce 210 by evening meal. We will keep going this way until you meet the requirement, even if it means producing the "Reef Points" from every member of your class!" Since we had about 1,000 people in the class at that point, it seemed impossible.
The only way I got through it was teamwork. The other Plebes in my company, knowing how serious this was getting, agreed to fan out throughout the dormitory and help me collect the required number by the next morning. With their help I was able to meet that goal. It's a good thing they were there for me, because I don't know what I would have done without their help.
By the way, I think this part of the system has changed over the last 30 years, and the physical hazing has been replaced by even tougher mental and academic stress.
Bill: What was the goal of the "come around" system?
Rick: The goal of the "come around" was to put the plebe under a great deal of stress, then get inside his head and see what he was made of, to see if he could take it, to weed out weak people. For example, the upperclassman were always more interested in taking you to your point of exhaustion and seeing whether or not you quit than they were in the actual number of pushups you did.
Bill: What were some of the other ways the system produced stress?
Rick: Of course academics at the Academy were very demanding. When I was there you were only allowed 6 electives in 4 years, and the required curriculum was mainly science, math, and engineering. At Navy you could not cut a class or drop a class, and if you failed a course during your senior year, regardless of your overall average, you did not graduate.
Performance measurement was a religion. Virtually every aspect of your existence was measured and compared to your classmates, including physical fitness, academic performance, and professional development. Test scores from boxing, wrestling, swimming, and gymnastics were combined with academic grades and performance evaluations from summer professional training in the fleet to produce a class ranking.
Your class rank determined which assignments would be open to you upon graduation, so it mattered a lot.
They also stressed accountability. If my memory serves me, they checked to ensure we were where we were supposed to be (class, formation, etc.) on 14 separate occasions each day!
Bill: Why did you put up with all of this stress?
Rick: We were focused on the goal of graduating and becoming a Naval Officer. With that in mind, all of the stress-producing aspects of the Academy were just obstacles between us and the goal. And obstacles can be overcome.
Bill: Why did the Academy want to put you under so much stress?
Rick: All of this emphasis on stress was done to begin to prepare you for the stress of making decisions in combat. They continually made a connection between your performance of seemingly small, trivial, or meaningless tasks and your preparation to fulfill the requirements of an officer. The basic idea was: if you are careless or sloppy with these little things now, you might be careless or sloppy with big things later, such as multi-million dollar jet fighters or ballistic missile submarines, or even men's lives.
In addition, success in combat requires tremendous willpower and an unwillingness to give up, no matter what the odds or previous failures. That is the reason why these themes are reinforced over and over again.
Bill: What were the results of all this stress?
Rick: Well, to begin with, 37% of my Plebe class failed to make it to graduation. I always thought that level of attrition was pretty high, given how hard it was to get into the Academy in the first place.
Those of us who made it to the end only did so through desire, an unwillingness to give up, and in my case, a determination to take it one day at a time and not be intimidated by the enormity of the task as I saw it.
Bill: What does all of this have to do with mental toughness?
Rick: Although we did not use that term very much, it is at the heart of what it takes to succeed at the Naval Academy. Mental toughness, or discipline, is an acquired habit. It can be taught, and learned, through repetition. It eventually becomes a way of life. It certainly did at the Academy. To my mind, the best example of that is Jim Stockdale.
Bill: Jim Stockdale was the famous Navy POW?
Rick: Right, Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale was a Navy pilot who was shot down over North Vietnam and held as a Prisoner of War and tortured for over seven years. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his conduct during that time. He once said in an article that Plebe Year at the Naval Academy was the only thing that got him through the POW experience. That's mental toughness.
Bill: What motivates people to succeed at the Academy?
Rick: Like many things in life, it's a combination of attractions and aversions. We wanted to graduate and become Naval Officers, of course, but we also did not want to quit or be forced out. Every additional day there was another day of investment on our part. After a while, it seemed foolish to have put up with so much and then not complete the process. Fear of failure and the shame that goes with it were also a big factor. You can leave Harvard because you did not like it and people will believe you. If you drop out of the Academy, people will always suspect "you couldn't take it."
Bill: Is what you describe unique to the Naval Academy?
Rick: Oh, no. All of the service academies take the same basic approach of building character through adapting to stress, although each one has its own traditions and practices.
Bill: Did your experience as an officer conform to the teaching and preparation you received at the Academy?
Rick: In most respects it did. The priorities for an officer in the fleet were quite simple: mission, men, me. In other words, the mission was always everyone's first concern. For an officer, the second priority was to ensure the welfare of the men that were assigned to him, and only then was he to think of his own comfort and preferences. I'm not suggesting this was always the case in practice, but it was certainly the ideal. And it rested on the presumption of self-discipline in the officer. Believe me, in certain situations it is very difficult to think of someone else's welfare before your own.
Bill: How did the Academy experience change you?
Rick: It had a profound effect that continues to this day, even though I left there almost 35 years ago. As my family would tell you, I hate to make excuses, I hate to give up, and I have an almost obsessive aversion to being late. These traits are not always positive, depending on the situation and context, but for the most part have served me very well over the years. But I want to emphasize that you do not have to attend the Naval Academy or serve in the military to learn mental toughness. Anyone can learn to commit to a goal and drive relentlessly toward that goal. It's just that the learning process at the Academy was a little more, shall we say, focused.
U.S. Naval Academy Principles for Mental Toughness
Excellence in small, unimportant things leads to excellence in big, important things.
Don't guess; know for sure. If you don't know, find out.
Work hard on problems. If they persist, work harder. Never give up.
Endure pain and discomfort in order to succeed.
Take pride in overcoming difficulties. The greater the difficulty, the greater the pride.
The more effort you invest in a task, the less likely you are to abandon that investment and quit.
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Bill Cole, MS, MA, a leading authority on peak performance, mental toughness and coaching, is founder and CEO of William B. Cole Consultants, a consulting firm that helps organizations and professionals achieve more success in business, life and sports. He is a multiple Hall-Of-Fame honoree as an athlete, coach and school alumnus, an award-winning scholar-athlete, published book author and articles author, and has coached at the highest levels of major-league pro sports, big-time college athletics and corporate America. For a free, extensive article archive, or for questions and comments visit him at www.MentalGameCoach.com.
Rick Seaman, MBA, is the former CEO of Strategy Implementation, Inc., a management consulting firm that helped small companies align their strategy and culture with market conditions. He has a BS from the U. S. Naval Academy and an MBA from Stanford.
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King Von's Estate Releases 'Get It Done' Video On Rapper's 28th Birthday
Published on: Aug 9, 2022, 2:59 PM PDT
by Mackenzie Cummings-Grady
King Von's estate has dropped off a new visual for his song "Get It Done" in honor of the rapper's 28th birthday.
"Get It Done" first appeared on Von's posthumous record What It Means To Be King back in March, but the visual accompaniment finds Von alive and well as he navigates paranoia within his old hood alongside OMB Peezy.
Fans were quick to marvel in the comments at Von's work ethic and how he was able to record both the visuals for "Get It Done" and previously "Too Real" before his untimely death in 2020.
"This man's work rate was unmatched, god knows what he would've achieved if his physical form was still with us," one fan wrote.
King Von's What It Means To Be King served as the sophomore follow-up to 2020's gold-certified Welcome to O'Block, and arrived after Von's estate and label Only the Family/Empire released two singles from the project: "War" and "Don't Play That" featuring 21 Savage. The latter ended up becoming Von's highest-charting song to date, debuting at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
As Von's friends and family celebrate and mourn on what would have been the Chicago rapper's 28th birthday, controversial YouTuber Charleston White has been very outspoken about Von's death as of late.
In a recent interview, he put Von's murder down to "choices and decisions" the rapper made following his alleged involvement in multiple homicides.
"King Von was known to be a killer," White told Akademiks on his Fresh & Fit podcast. "A man who killed Black people. A man who was accused of killing a Black girl … He's celebrated, right? You got celebrities who take pictures in front of his mural. What about his victims family? … Why don't y'all ever speak for them?"
600Breezy Says Quando Rondo Affiliate Lul Tim 'Wasn't Wrong' For Killing King Von
He continued: "What about these victims over here who nobody shining the light on? So, these people are hurting; they don't have a voice. They don't have nobody [who] can say, 'Man, fuck them.' But they saying, 'Fuck King Von because he's been accused of killing their people.
"So, when I get the knowledge and the information that [King Von] is a killer and these are the victims — n-gga, I don't give a damn about no killer who's bragging about killing people … So, when I look at King Von's circumstance, I don't say it's unfortunate, I say that was a man that worked hard to die."
King Von (real name Dayvon Bennett) was shot on November 6, 2020 during an altercation with Quando Rondo's crew. Another Chicago man, 34-year-old Mark Blakely, also lost his life that day. Timothy Leeks (AKA Lul Tim), who was also shot during the incident, was arrested for Von's murder.

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If you are like many digital investigators, you've heard about the Autopsy™ digital forensics tool and associate it with a course that used Linux to analyze a device. Or, maybe you associate it with a book that made references to the Linux/OS X tool, but it wasn't applicable to you at the time because you were using Windows. This article is about how Autopsy 3 is different. In fact it is a complete rewrite from version 2 and is now applicable to everyone. It will change the way you think about digital forensics tools.
Let's start off with the fundamentals: Autopsy 3 runs on Windows with an easy to use, double-click installer. No dependency hells that you may typically associate with open source tools. No esoteric download paths or source code repositories to navigate through. Just download the latest from http://sleuthkit.org/autopsy and run the installer.
Note: We're also working on the Linux and OS X packages, but Windows has been the primary focus. Stay tuned for when these are available.
Autopsy 3 has been developed with an overarching goal of providing an intuitive layout and workflow. For instance, all analysis results are found in a single tree on the left-hand side rather than strewn about in several areas.
Autopsy has wizards to guide you through each step of the process and has many interface features to make your investigations faster.
When you find a file from a keyword search or hashset hit, you can right click on it to view its parent directory to see what else is near that file.
Back and Forward history buttons to allow you to backtrack when you realize that your investigation went down the wrong path.
The "views" node in the main evidence tree contains many common file type, size and date based filters to quickly and easily view files that meet these criteria.
Autopsy is also built to give you fast results. As soon as you add an image to a case, the analysis begins and continues in the background. As soon as a hash hit is found, you'll know about it. You won't need to wait until the entire drive is done. Autopsy prioritizes how it analyzes the files to focus on user content first.
Autopsy 3 was designed to be a platform for 3rd-party modules. Development began after the first Open Source Digital Forensics Conference in 2010 when discussions highlighted the need for a platform that would allow a user to perform an end-to-end investigation using open source tools. People were tired of needing to use several stand-alone tools with different input requirements and report formats to perform an investigation. Autopsy 3 was developed to be that platform.
Ingest modules run on the disk images and logical files to extract evidence and artifacts from them. Many of the features previously listed, such as keyword search and hashset analysis, are implemented as ingest modules.
Content viewer modules display a file to the user in different ways, such as Hex, Video playback, or static analysis of an executable.
We know Autopsy 3 can't solve everyone's problems straight out of the box and we want developers to write modules instead of stand-alone tools. Writing modules is easier than stand-alone tools because the Autopsy platform takes care of all the boilerplate forensics development, like knowing about disk images versus logical files, UIs, and reporting.
If you are a developer, we have full module writing documentation and sample modules . To motivate you a bit more, Basis Technology is organizing an Autopsy module writing competition. Developers have until Oct 21, 2013 to write a module and the attendees of the 4th Annual Open Source Digital Forensics Conference will get to vote who gets the cash prize.
You can download the Autopsy installer and get up and running on your Windows machine from http://www.sleuthkit.org/autopsy/ or you can visit the source code repository at https://github.com/sleuthkit/autopsy and see the inner workings, repackage, and improve the software.
Note: We are also planning on a developer focused article, so stay tuned for that.
If you run into any problems or have questions, submit them to the sleuthkit-users email list. If you have any feature ideas, then submit them to the github issue tracker.
This seems to be a great advancement for users. I installed it easily and ingested an E01 test image.
The interface is logical and well displayed, My one issue was that I did not get any MD5 values in the Directory Listing table. I did not see any tool/command to extract them (post-ingestion) and populate the table. What am I missing?
When you add the disk image, you are given a list of ingest modules to run. One of them is Hash Lookup. It does both calculation of MD5s and looks them up in databases that you have configured. Even if you didn't add a hash database, it will still calculate the hashes if you have the module enabled. The module will hash files in the background and add them to the table as they are calculated.
In the next release, the hash is included in the HTML report for tagged files.
Good Work team. Have been a fan of autopsy tool after i started using SIFT workstation for Analyzing certain incidents. The windows version will save my time from switching physical machine to VM for running certain jobs using autopsy. I tried parsing a E01 image file where the partition table entry is Fdisked or deleted. The entire chunk is displayed as unallocated space. is there a way to point out the partition table entry for this tool? so that it can run the desired jobs?
Not at this point. The priority has been on the general use case scenarios. The Sleuth Kit infrastructure is currently there to allow the user to specify an offset and to from there, but we haven't added the pseudo-carving feature to scan for file system signatures if none are found in the beginning and try to open them. I just made a feature request for this (https://github.com/sleuthkit/autopsy/issues/289).
3.0.7 will (or if you are brave, you can pull the latest and greatest code from the github repository and build it). 3.0.7 will be out end of this week or early next week.


Jonathan Lynn says he broke his arm to escape being yanked down a subwaytunnel — and now he wants the MTA to pay.
Jonathan Lynn says he broke his arm to escape being yanked down a subway tunnel — and now he wants the MTA to pay.
Lynn, 32, a Web developer who lives in Sloatsburg, N.Y., filed a lawsuit May 12 in Brooklyn Supreme Court against the MTA, as well as the G-train operators.
He said that last August, just after midnight, he was waved onto a train by a conductor at the Classon Avenue stop. But the doors closed, he said, before he was all the way in, trapping his left arm and messenger bag — and leaving his body stuck outside the train.
What happened next is a "nightmare," his lawyer, Duncan Peterson, said.
Running alongside the train, Lynn said he banged on the door and screamed for help, but was forced to hurl his body away from the train, breaking his own arm just before he hit the wall at the end of the platform. "He was covered in blood," according to the legal complaint.
Lynn said he broke his elbow in three places and hit his head that night.


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21.06.2019 Cup of Nations
Mubarak Wakaso Insists Black Stars Are Ready Sacrifice To Win AFCON
By Eric Nana Yaw Kwafo
JUN 21, 2019 CUP OF NATIONS
Ghanaian International, Mubarak Wakaso has disclosed that all the Black Stars players are ready to sacrifice and put their bodies on the line for the team to ensure they achieve their aim at this year's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
Africa is hours away from the start of the 2019 AFCON which is set to be hosted by North African giants Egypt. Ghana, who has failed to win the title for the past 37 years will be battling the rest of Africa for the ultimate glory in a bid to lift a 5th AFCON title.
Speaking in an interview with Journalist ahead of the opening day, Deportivo Alaves midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has noted that all 23-players in camp are ready to do what needs to be done to ensure they achieve their aim which is to emerge as winners of the continental showpiece at the end of the tournament.
"We need to give everything out to achieve our aim". We have been discussing about the AFCON, about how we will make it through and to achieve what we all want as Ghanaians. We are on everything and everything that we will do to achieve put aim, Inshallah we will do it", the midfield dynamo shared.
The Black Stars have been drawn in Group F ahead of the tournament and are expected to face the likes of defending champions Cameroon, Benin, and Guinea Bissau.
Meanwhile, host nation Egypt will play Zimbabwe in the opening match of the tournament at the Cairo International Stadium at 20:00GMT.
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Q: What project type and approach is recommended for reusable windows? I manage a suite of tools that operate on the same basic data structures and have several opportunities for reuse.
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*A help->about dialog with some artistic branding and general user support info.

*Data browsing dialogs.

*Rich Error / Debug detail windows that report on the common data structures. (these are windows, not controls)

How do I best go about creating common resources like this for many click-once apps within a single VS2010 solution?
Do I start them out as user control libraries or regular class libraries?
Do I start creating them within a new WPF application, then removing the app.xaml/application handling? Effectively "morphing" them into class libraries? Like described here:
How to convert WPF project so it can be used as a class library by a separate exe

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Iowa Artist of World Renown Gets Hometown Show
An Iowa native who's quickly making a name for herself in the art world is getting a special "gift" for the holidays. For the first time, Anna Gaskell is showing her work in her hometown. After exhibits in New York, Zurick, London, Italy and Germany, you'd think Gaskell would be relaxed about bring her work to Des Moines. But the photographer says it's actually kind of intimidating. Gaskell's photos — most feature young girls — are often compared to movie stills because of their exaggerated cropping, lighting and brilliant color. Gaskell often uses films or fairy tales to inspire her work. The series of photographs on display at the Des Moines Art Center is inspired by E-T-A Hoffman's short story "The Sandman" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." Some of the scenes in her photos were staged at Des Moines Metropolitan Hospital. Now, those Iowa kids and their parents can see the results of that work on display through March 2nd.
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The so-called FOIL method of multiplying two binomials is nothing more than a special case of multiplying polynomials. The acronynm FOIL stands for First, Outside, Inside, and Last.
( A + B )( A - B) = A 2 - B 2.
Any binomial in the form A 2 is called a difference of squares .
When squaring a binomial, one must remember to FOIL and NOT JUST SQUARE EACH TERM .
None of the formulae in this section are strictly needed to succeed in algebra. They are shortcuts, and nothing else. You will not be tested on them, but they can save you a lot of time if you know how to use them properly.


Deanne is an expert and national speaker on teaching students and faculty how to use concept mapping in nursing education to foster critical thinking.
She is co-author of Teaching Nursing Using Concept Mapping (2008) with Linda Caputi and is a contributing author of Teaching Nursing; the Art and Science with a chapter titled Using Concept Mapping to Foster Critical Thinking.
Deanne also designed many concept maps for a variety of nursing textbooks. Deanne was an advisor for Rosalinda Alfaro's Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach (4th ed.) and has contributed concept maps for Marilyn Oermann's Clinical Teaching in Nursing Education.
Deanne's latest concept mapping project is designing concept maps for Ignatavicius and Workman's 9th edition of their Medical/Surgical Nursing Textbook.
Deanne presents to nursing students and nursing faculty on how to implement concept mapping into nursing curriculum. She has several examples of student's maps and her own concept maps that she shares with attendees. She provides examples of grading rubrics, and discusses the resistance to change that some schools face.


You'll need 5 A* to C grades at GSCE or equivelant. One of these must be in French at grade B or above.
You will sit 2 exams, one of which is 2 hours long. This incorporates listening, reading and writing tasks. The other is a 35 minute speaking test. There is a 20 minute preperation period and a 15 minute speaking assessment which is recorded. These take place in May/ June.
Advanced level MFL could lead to a variety of degree courses involving languages, including some applied ones. Many have placements abroad and some even have 3 in different countries. There is a wealth of employment oppurtunities. Media, Banking, Accountancy, Estate Management, Translation, Interpreting, Travel and Tourism, Business and teaching, to name but a few.


On Earth, in real life, careless actions often result in displacement of native vegetation by alien or exotic plants. Invasive plant species significantly modify the ecosystems they colonize. On Earth, in Canada, we have the examples (among many) of Wild Parsnip, Purple Loosestrife, Common Tansy and Garlic Mustard. For information on these invasive species, see the Nature Conservancy's Invasive Species Guide.
In my books about the planet Meniscus, invasive species make up a significant part of the vegetation. As the result of Dock-winder visits to Earth, the planet Meniscus is plagued by several invasive plants. When the Dock-winders return to Meniscus after their visits to Earth, they bring back, either accidentally or deliberately, vegetation not native to their own planet.
Adding these species to my list of plants on Meniscus has been an enjoyable part of world-building. I like to think nasty aliens like the Dock-winders will eventually have to suffer the effects of their carelessness as invasive species modify the ecosystems of their planet.
In my books, you will find unfamiliar plants like ransindyne, spenel and zill. You will also find some plants native to Earth.
Banyan: On Earth, Banyan is native to India and occurs worldwide in tropical and semi-tropical zones. Banyan begins its life as an epiphyte, a plant that grows on another living plant. The host plant is often 'strangled' by the Banyan. Older Banyan trees have vigorous aerial roots and one tree can spread to create a whole grove of trees.
On Meniscus, Banyan were introduced by the Dock-winders as a decorative tree. The tablith, a large Meniscus bird, collects bits of Banyan as nest-building material. Seedings sprout in the nests and gradually spread into the native forests. By the Earth year 2023, Banyan has become the main species of the En'ast Wood and a major component of the Sintha and Themble Woods. My character Daniel, the Slain, has tended a giant banyan and built his home of 'Rafters' by careful pruning of the aerial root system.
Glasswort: On Earth, Glasswort or Salicornia grows mainly in coastal areas. It is a small plant adapted to life in a saline environment. It often grows in salt marsh. Glasswort's leaves are reduced and modified, so the plant has a tubular translucent appearance. The plant is very salty in taste and can be used raw as a salad green.
Since the salt mineral is rare on Meniscus, Dock-winders have harvested plants in intertidal areas of Earth as a source of salt. Glasswort, included in these harvests, has escaped to live along the 'Churn' and 'Vastness' areas of Meniscus. Odymn, a major character in my books, collects Glasswort from the wild to use as nibbling food and to flavour stews.
Tussilago: Tussilago or Coltsfoot is a charming yellow flower that grows along the roadsides in eastern Canada. It is one of the first flowers to bloom in spring and looks a bit like a Dandelion without its leaves. Coltsfoot has anti-inflammatory properties and was used by settlers to make a cough remedy.
When the Dock-winders visited Earth, they collected whole transport trucks of produce. During collection, the transports often crashed and plowed up roadside soil and vegetation. Seedlings and seeds of Tussilago travelled to Meniscus along with the produce trailers. Once on Meniscus, they quickly colonized areas of disturbed ground. Edward, the Human Doctor in my series, knows a bit about herbal medicine, and uses Tussilago as a cough medicine since Human pharmaceuticals are rare on Meniscus.
Don't be like the Dock-winders! Don't spread invasive species. Don't plant invasive species in your garden and don't inadvertently transplant species by moving untreated soil from place to place. Follow suggested methods of controlling and eradicating these species.
I hope you enjoy reading my books and keep an eye out for these species in the Meniscus landscape!
If you build a world in science fiction, describing the world should involve all the senses. Of the five senses, I find sights and sounds the easiest to describe. Smells, touch and taste are more difficult. Especially in my early drafts, aromas, tactile sensations and tastes are often missing.
Including smells in my writing is much more than writing "the market smelled like boiling cabbage." The range of methods and words to describe smell is full of possibilities.
Gel-heads, aliens in the Meniscus series, smell disgusting. Words like oily, putrid, rank, rancid or foul would be suitable to describe their smell.
I don't want a story stinky with description of smells, so, in the story I am working on, I chose five places and three characters to understand in terms of their olfactory landscape.
The chemistry of smells: the interesting words of chemistry might not suit every story, but occasionally, used from the point of view of a character who is a chemist or a perfumer, occasional use of a chemistry term might fit. We have the smells of human waste such as butyric acid (vomit), hydrogen sulphide ( rotten eggs), valeric acid ( rancid food), and ammonia (urine). Nutty smells like popped corn, baking bread and coffee are the product of alkylprazines. Bananas and wintergreen result from esters, and chemicals of cinnamon, wintergreen and vanilla are aromatics. One of my first labs in university chemistry taught me how to extract limonene, the terpene of citrus fruit peel.
Experiences connected to smells, especially universal experience. Smoky smells of fire, pungent smells of drying autumn leaves, the revolting smell of sour milk, and acrid smells of a skunk's spray are experiences common to many readers.
Characteristics not usually assigned to smell: dark or bright, lite or heavy, sharp or dull, crisp or soft, creamy or brittle, soft or hard.
If I 'climb inside' my landscape, I can describe the smells of a space using the five sources listed above. Then, as I encounter the landscape in my story, I have a ready-made list of odours.
The woodlands on planet Meniscus have characteristic smells: the grammid trees of the Sintha Wood smell like cinnamon, like apple pie. Words like intoxicating, spicy, subtle, warm, aromatic, permeate, wisp could be used to describe the smells of this space.
The method above can be used to describe tastes encountered in the story, or touches and sounds.


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-As there is no standard geometry in commercial quick releases the one provided by Bkool must be used to guarantee your safety when using the Bkool trainer. It securely attaches the bicycle's frame to the swing arm on the stand to prevent accidents.


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Andrew Cohen, diplomatico inglese (1909-1968)
Andrew Cohen, giornalista canadese (1955–)
Andrew Cohen, calciatore maltese (1981–)

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CED lecturer and SED Director Eric Cesal will present an interactive session on the art of storytelling and design as a tool for social change. He is Special Projects Director for the Curry Stone Foundation, which honors innovative design projects addressing pressing social justice issues. He also hosts Social Design Insights, a weekly podcast on design for social good.
CED Admissions Ambassadors and student leaders answer questions about the undergraduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, and sustainable environmental design. See student work, learn about student groups, and take a tour of the CED building and design studios. Designed by architecture faculty, Wurster provides a rich environment for the CED community: a world-class library, design archives, research facilities, computer labs, simulation and prototyping labs, fabrication shop, Digital Fabrication Lab, galleries, and a café. Wurster Hall Tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm. Meet at the bottom of the main stairs in the First Floor Lobby.
Designed by architecture faculty, Wurster Hall provides a rich environment for the CED community: a world-class library and design archives, research facilities, computer labs, simulation and prototyping labs, fabrication shop, digital fabrication lab, galleries, and a café. Tours are at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Meet at the foot of the first-floor lobby main stairs.
60 words: The CED Global Access Program is an interdisciplinary design studio covering architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning. Bay Area design projects address field scales, intensive site research and location-specific needs.The focus on interventions is to engage both international and local communities simultaneously, as the nature of balancing is called for in the Bay Area's recent decades of extended growth.
Conceptualizing a visionary rooftop for Wurster Hall was this class' central task. It required a holistic approach that integrated functional, structural, and energy-related design drivers in a single, early-stage form-finding process. Students were asked to provide a an elegant, lightweight, structurally sound design with lofty views, thermal and visual comfort, high levels of natural light, energy efficiency, and energy production.
Come experience the innovative work that Berkeley students develop in this unique medium. Dive into applications of VR for building design, user experience and storytelling. Visit selected aspects of Berkeley's research and creativity as seen from the perspective of student's eyes. Hosted by Architecture Professor Luisa Caldas, Director XR Lab - Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory.
Other Objectives presents recent work by SAW // Spiegel Aihara Workshop, a hybrid design office founded by Dan Spiegel and Megumi Aihara in San Francisco. Through a series of models and drawings, the exhibit positions the productive tension between architecture and landscape architecture by exploring the changing nature of objects through relationships of time and form in built and theoretical projects.
Award-winning CED student work will be on display from the annual Berkeley Circus, a celebration of the accomplishments of the CED community.
This exhibition of artists' books has been curated by Berkeley-based book artist Julie Chen for UC Berkeley's Environmental Design Library. Featuring works by 25 artists including Robbin Ami Silverberg, Clifton Meador, Inge Bruggeman, Karen Kunc, Sarah Bryant and Barbara Tetenbaum, the exhibition explores the built environment through text, image, materials and the architectural capabilities of book structures.
The Environmental Design Library has a large collection of unique artists books and interesting architectural pop-up books. This is a rare opportunity for the public to touch, turn pages and explore artists books that are too often locked in exhibit cases. Environmental Design Library Circulation Supervisor Molly Rose, Technical Lead Jennifer Osgood, and book artist Lauri Twitchell.
Help build a city and learn how cities are planned, or unplanned; what makes a quality city; and how citizens (yes, kids too!) can participate in the improvement of the built environment. Parent or guardian supervision is required. Get your Science at Cal Passport stamped here! Hosted by CED Student Organizations.
For parents and guardians of prospective and newly admitted College of Environmental Design students. Bring your questions for CED faculty and deans!
Hear directly from CED's Undergraduate Admissions Ambassadors and student leaders about what it's like to be a student in the College of Environmental Design. Bring your questions! CED Admissions Ambassadors.
Learn about CED's newest major! Sustainable Environmental Design recognizes the emergent, multidisciplinary field of sustainability science, offering students a critical understanding of the sustainability challenges facing urban regions in California and around the globe. This major will equip students with technical, analytic and design tools key to devising creative solutions. Faculty Director Eric Cesal, Adviser Heather Grothjan, and SED students.
We live much of our lives in public spaces and communities. Society looks to landscape architects to design successful, culturally relevant spaces with genuine respect for the natural world. Whether you're more intrigued with the art of landscape design or with sustaining the environment, join us for an inspiring discussion about the exciting, important and timely field of landscape architecture. Hosted by LAEP Professor Chip Sullivan, Advising Director Susan Hagstrom, Landscape Architecture students.
Learn about one of the fastest growing majors at Cal! The study of cities is vital—the world is now more urban than at any time in history, and with this rapid urbanization has come the crucial role of cities as sites of economic development, crucibles of civic citizenship, and spaces of cultural imagination. Hosted by Urban Studies faculty, Major Adviser Omar Ramirez, and Urban Studies students.
What's it like to be an architecture student in the College of Environmental Design at Berkeley? Current architecture majors will speak about their student experience. Learn about the architecture major curriculum, licensure, and career issues from faculty and advisers. Architecture Department Chair Renee Chow, Major Adviser Isela Pena-Rager, and Architecture students.
Studio classes lie at the heart of architectural education. Learn more about studio culture and take a tour with current instructors. Tour at 12:00 pm.


Music has always been such an important part of my life and because I am an artist, I appreciate the album art that goes hand in hand with the music industry. You can get a lot of inspiration from the colors and design elements of the artwork as well as the format. So here I share album art through color palettes that can inspire tons of ideas for your home and event. Enjoy!


Paul, John, and Joeren, I find that beeping so annoying that I simply eliminate that module entirely rather than disable it or blacklist it. To ensure that each new kernel update has its pcspkr module also removed, I append the following to the /etc/rc.local file.
I suppose one could make an RPM whose sole purpose is to keep that in a trigger scriplet for each kernel update, but that might be just a little bit overkil.


Apollo Farms brings participants back to nature to experience the wondrous world of horses and the their unique ability influence strength, confidence, and personal growth.
Each class trip is custom tailored to the ages of the participants. The class trip is a great Equine farm experience for children ages 5-17. We are also able to accommodate special needs children and adult groups. We also have perfect activities for team building and team strengthening sessions that are great for those in the corporate sector or for those groups looking for a unique way to promote group interaction.
Our trip planner will put together a custom experience based on the amount of participants, budget, and time allotted for the experience. Contact our events coordinator today as dates pre-book in advance.
There is a lunch area were Participants can bring bagged lunches and enjoy a picnic style lunch under our very own apple trees! When in season participants  can pick there own apples, raspberries, and blueberries as well.


With the release of the Pro.zwi module, Z-Wave integration is a go with Pro Control!
SHAKOPEE, Minn. — March 13, 2017 — Pro Control today announced it is now shipping its all-new Z-Wave® solutions. The Pro.zwi Z-Wave interface module utilizes Z-Wave RF technology to enable simple and cost-effective monitoring and control of Z-Wave-enabled systems and devices via a Pro Control system. Addressing the need for comprehensive lighting control, the new solutions include a line of switches and modules to enable users to easily manage lighting elements both locally and from the convenience of a Pro Control user interface.
"The Z-Wave ecosystem continues to grow with more devices and smart home solutions coming to market every day," said Mike Everett, Vice President of Global Sales for Pro Control. "For dealers, this new Pro Control Z-Wave lineup expands their capabilities with a simple, flexible, and cost-effective solution for integrating Z-Wave-enabled devices into the Pro Control system without an exhaustive rewire."
The Pro.zwi module provides the communication interface between a Pro Control system and Z-Wave wireless lighting control devices, residential door locks, thermostats, and other electronics. Featuring easy programming capabilities, the solution eliminates the need for a different app for each Z-Wave device, providing users with unified control and monitoring over all systems without any Z-Wave licensing or monitoring fees.
Perfect for new construction and retrofit installations, the product line consists of light switches, dimmers, a lamp module, and receptacles, and does not require any new or specialized wiring. For instance, the innovative battery-operated "Anyplace" switch eliminates the need for wiring, offering incredibly flexible installation possibilities. With a classic, elegant design, the devices blend into any décor, and easily scale to address installations of nearly any size.


The Lord has blessed us with beautiful buildings to worship Him in and we are excited for you to join us in doing so!
Our tour begins with how you will view the church as you pull into the parking lot.
You can see that we are blessed to have a portico for a convenient place to drop off family members close to the front door. These doors open into the foyer where you will be greeted by someone from our church family.
Beyond the foyer is the church auditorium where we have the Sunday morning and evening services, the Women's Sunday School class and Prayer Meeting on Wednesdays.
The steps to the left of the foyer lead downstairs where all of the children's Sunday School classes are held as well as Junior Church and Master Club.
Behind the church building you will find the Gym/Fellowship Hall which is used for many activities throughout the year. The Men's Prayer Fellowship meet regularly in that facility.


Today, Sunday 18th March 2018, saw the second day of OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO and it proved to be a spectacular conclusion to this annual international celebration of running.
The 12th edition of the event has been the most successful yet, with a record number of athletes on the start line of both the marathon and half marathon. The event, which has been shortlisted for Best International Event at The 2018 Running Awards next month, certainly boasts one of Europe's most stunning race locations and this weekend runners have been treated to beautiful spring weather, seamless organisation and a wonderfully celebratory atmosphere.
A substantial contingent of British runners have gathered on the island over the past few days to #RunLimassol, most to take part in today's races and many who had come as part of running communities including UKRunChat and Run Mummy Run.
Day 2 got off to a prompt start with the AIMS-accredited OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO and Limassol Half Marathon setting off at 7.30am. For the first time these two races featured a team of international pacers led by experienced British pacer Paul Addicott. This meant that more runners than ever were able to hit their target times and there were fantastic scenes of jubilation as they crossed the finish line and received their medals.
OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO has always been known for its flat, fast and straight course along the Mediterranean coast, making it an ideal race to achieve a PB. For 2018, marathon runners benefited from a new and improved course which took them along the spectacular coastal road of greater Limassol and as far as the Ancient City of Amathus.
The 2018 OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO was dominated by Simon Kiprugut Kirui from Kenya who took the lead from the start and claimed the title in 02:18:28, ahead of Serhii Popov (UKR) who finished in 02:34:23 and Anatoliy Bondarenko (UKR) who crossed the finish line in 02:38:59.
Jevtic Olivera from Serbia won the women's race in a time of 02:44:26, with runner up Simeonova Radosveta (BGR) finishing in 02:50:18 and Olga Andrejeva (EST) in 02:59:56.
Limassol Half Marathon was won by Kenyan runner Nelson Kipkogei in 1:05:40. Second place was claimed by Igor Polyansky (RUS) in 1:09:59 and fellow Russian Dmitry Polyanskiy took third place in 01:13:03.
The women's field was dominated by Elena Danilova from Russia who secured the title in01:17:24. British runner Gemma Hockett claimed the 2nd spot on the podium after running a strong race with a new PB of 01:26:19. Irish runner Hannah Howard took third place in 01:28:24.
The Petrolina 10K Energy Race and 5K City Race both started at 8am. Nader Jaber (LBN) and Panayiota Andreou (CYP) won the Petrolina 10K Energy Race in 32:57 and 41:59 respectively.
The 5K City Race was won by Cypriot runners Marios Apostolidis (16:48) and Elpida Christodoulidou (19:52), both of Dromea Racing Running Club.
For the full results of all races, please go to www.limassolmarathon.com .
The date for the 2019 event will be announced shortly.
Go to www.limassolmarathon.com for further details, like the Facebook page and follow @RunLimassol #RunLimassol on Twitter to keep up-to-date with all the latest news about OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO.


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How to Use Self-Drilling Tek Screws
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We've all heard of some strange, antiquated laws from time to time, like in Connecticut where it's illegal for a barber to hum a tune while cutting your hair. But how about strange food laws? The following laws are puzzling to say the least, but they are sure to give you a little chuckle!
What's more refreshing than a nice slice of watermelon on a hot summer day? It's the perfect picnic food. Well, everywhere except one small town in Indiana. Watermelons are banned from public parks because their sharp rinds puncture the garbage bags.
This popular butter substitute came to America in the 1800s. It was immediately met with backlash from farming communities, particularly dairy farms, for obvious reasons. Margarine was banned from quite a few states for a while, but one by one, the popular opinion won out, as margarine is far cheaper to produce and purchase than butter. One state, however, has stuck to their guns. Margarine is banned in Wisconson, not sold in stores, not served for school lunches, and not even served in prison.
Making pickles is a pretty easy process – pack some cucumbers in a jar with a brine of vinegar and salt water and let it sit. However, in Connecticut, there are several food regulation statues that state the pickles must bounce in order to prove they are worthy of consumption. So far, only one man has been arresting for selling non-bouncing pickles.
Gainsville, Georgia's claim to fame is being the poultry capital of the world. Thus, they must uphold the sacred laws of fried chicken. Namely, that fried chicken can only be eaten with your fingers. That's right! Eating fried chicken with a knife or a fork is technically against the law. One resident was arrested when she was caught red-handed, though it turned out to be a little joke. Nonetheless, she had to get a pardon from the mayor!
Watch the video below for more weird and hilarious food laws!


Whenever I feel stuck in an outfit rut, I always revert back to a classic combination that I know works & one that I'll feel great in. A striped sheath dress is a personal must-have piece for me – wear alone with sandals & a hat for summer, layer under a cargo vest with ankle boots for fall or dress it up with a trench & heels for spring (see other styling ideas here). The perforated shoulder detailing on this one makes it cool & modern, while the stretchy knit is comfortable without being too clingy. I can't wait to wear it more this season – next time with a denim jacket & sneakers for a sporty vibe.


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        where("MATCH(`text`) AGAINST(? IN BOOLEAN MODE)",phrase.join(' ')).
          order(sanitize_sql_array(["MATCH(`text`) AGAINST(? IN BOOLEAN MODE)",phrase.join(' ')]))
      else
        where("MATCH(`text`) AGAINST(? IN BOOLEAN MODE)",phrase.join(' ')).
          order('`_score` DESC')
      end
    end

    ##
    # 結果を取得し、インデックス元モデルの配列に変換。
    #
    def items(*args)
      select('`_id`, `item_type`, `item_id`').
        preload(:item).all(*args).map{|i| i.item }.compact
    end
    ##
    # 特定レコードの更新をインデックスに反映する。
    #
    def update(item)
      match(FulltextSearchable.to_item_keyword(item)).
        includes(:item).all.each do |record|
        next unless record.item
        record.text = record.item.fulltext_keywords
        record.save!
      end
    end
    ##
    # 全文検索インデックスを再構築する。
    #
    def rebuild_all
      if connection.tables.include?(FulltextSearchable::TABLE_NAME)
        connection.drop_table FulltextSearchable::TABLE_NAME
      end
      connection.create_fulltext_index_table

      ActiveRecord::Base.descendants.each do |model|
        next unless model.table_exists? &&
          model.fulltext_searchable?
        n = 0
        depends = model.fulltext_dependent_models
        begin
          rows = model.unscoped.includes(depends).offset(n).
            limit(FulltextSearchable::PROCESS_UNIT).order(:id).all
          rows.each do |r|
            index = where(:key => create_key(r)).first || new(:key => create_key(r))
            index.update_attributes :text => r.fulltext_keywords, :item => r
          end
          n += rows.count
        end while rows.count >= FulltextSearchable::PROCESS_UNIT
      end
    end
    ##
    # key用文字列を生成する。
    #
    def create_key(item)
      "#{item.class.name}_#{'% 10d' % item.id}"
    end

    protected

    ##
    # 全文検索対応モデルかどうかを判定し、返す。
    #
    def indexed?(klass)
      klass.respond_to?(:fulltext_searchable?) && klass.fulltext_searchable?
    end
  end

  protected
  ##
  # 互換のためレコード作成時に主キーをセット。
  #
  def set_grn_insert_id
    self.id = self.class.connection.execute('SELECT last_insert_grn_id();').to_a.first.first
  end
end


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Q: I'm trying to upload multiple images using AJAX and PHP but there is an error In my form.php
<form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
  <input type="file" name="file_upload[]" id="file_upload" style="display:none;" required multiple accept="images/*" onchange="preview_image()">
</form>

And there is a submit button below.
In my jquery part
$('#submit').on('click', function(e) {
  var files = $('#file_upload')[0].files;
  var form_data = new FormData();
  form_data.append("file_upload",files);

  $.ajax({
    url:"execute/Script.php?request=submit",
    type: "POST",
    data: form_data,
    cache: false,
    contentType: false,
    processData: false,
    success: function(dataResult){
      var dataResult = JSON.parse(dataResult);

      if(dataResult.statusCode == 1){
        alert("Success!");
      }
    }
  });
});

And in my script.php
if($_GET['request']=="submit"){
  $gallery_G = "";

  foreach($_FILES['file_upload']['error'] as $key => $error){

    if($error==UPLOAD_ERR_OK){
      $tmp_name = $_FILES['file_upload']['tmp_name'][$key];
      $PhotoName = $_FILES['file_upload']['name'][$key];

      move_uploaded_file($tmp_name,"../img/properties/$name");
      $gallery_G = $gallery_G.';'.$PhotoName;
    }
  }

  $sql = mysqli_query($conn,"INSERT INTO property(photos) VALUES('$gallery_G')");

  if($sql) {
    echo json_encode(array("statusCode"=>1));
  }
  else{
    echo json_encode(array("statusCode"=>2));
  }
}

But it returns me this:

Notice:  Undefined index: file_upload in G:\Xampp\htdocs\execute\Script.php on line 31

Warning:  Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in G:\Xampp\htdocs\execute\Script.php on line 31
{"statusCode":2}

Is there any solution? I need to send those photos using 'append' method. And need to get those photos in 'Script.php' so that I can process or upload them from there.

A: Try passing the form element to FormData. No need to call the append method afterwards.
  var files = $('form')[0];
  var form_data = new FormData(files);

By using the append() method, you are putting a [object FileList] in the $_POST array under the file_upload key
If you just want the files from the form, you would need a loop:
  var files = $('#file_upload')[0].files;
  var form_data = new FormData();

  for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
    form_data.append("file_upload[]",files[i]);
  }


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Chris Froome not underestimating 'critical' stage 15 at the Tour de France
(Image credit: Watson)
By Gregor Brown
Team Sky's Chris Froome says that stage 15 over the Grand Colombier has been a bit underestimated, but should be an extremely tough day for those wanting to win the Tour de France.
Froome leads the overall by 1-47 on Dutchman Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) and 2-45 on Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange). The 15th stage to Culoz, a stage perhaps overlooked because it is neither in the Pyrenees nor the Alps, includes 4080 metres of climbing over its 160 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse.
Froome stepped off the stage after accepting the yellow jersey following stage 14, won by Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), and immediately answered questions about stage 15.
"It is a tricky stage, I know the roads there. It's been a bit underestimated, because it's not a summit finish, but it's an extremely tough day with over 4000 metres of climbing," Froome explained.
"If someone is not ready for it then they could get caught out."
The stage climbs the Grand Colombier at 1501 metres before turning down to Culoz, a small town known for its walnut and onion tart.
The race finishes in Culoz, but before doing so, races another 23.5 kilometres and climbs halfway up the Grand Colombier from the other direction via the famous S bends.
Watch: Highlights of stage 14 at the 2016 Tour de France
"We are looking at it as quite a key stage in this middle part of the race," Froome said. "The final descent [of 14 kilometres], given where it is, is going to be the most critical one tomorrow."
The only other time the Grand Colombier featured in the Tour was when Sir Bradley Wiggins was defending his yellow jersey in 2012. Then the climb, offering views of Mont Blanc, was too far from the line to make a difference.
Several of the hopefuls still wanting to upset Froome to win the Tour could try to take advantage of the Jura stage before the race enters the Alps on Wednesday.
"I'll see if I have the opportunity to attack or not," said Nairo Quintana (Movistar), who placed second overall behind Froome in 2013 and 2015.
"I have good legs and maybe it's a good chance to gain time, but the third week will really be tough and dangerous, and with many opportunities."
"People are fearful of what's coming up," Orica-BikeExchange Sports Director Matt White said. "Tomorrow is one of the hardest stages of the Tour."
Gregor Brown
Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.
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By Adam Becket • Published 19 December 22
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Four-time Tour de France champion warns of cardiovascular impact and says his VO2 max took a hit after illness
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