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Yung Lean – Unknown Memory
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Unknown Mmemory is the debut album by Swedish rapper Yung Lean
Release Date: 15th of March 2019
Yung Lean began to attract public attention aged just 17 in 2013 when the music video for his track 'Ginseng Strip 2002' went viral, getting over 2 million views on YouTube. One year later he brings forth Unknown Memory, his official debut album. While Yung Lean's 2013 'Unknown Death' presents a playful sonic universe built from the pop culture references and phenomena that saturated his youth, the Yung Lean we face on Unknown Memory is wiser, self-confident and more complex. His lyrics are instantly memorable and relatable; through the rhymes that fans have come to expect and the addition of poignant heart and soul, Yung Lean shares his new life experience, his troubles and joys. Over the past year, Yung Lean has toured worldwide and has developed an entire brand around his name and lifestyle. He knows where he is going and how to get there, an artist that is beginning to make his mark on the hip-hop and electronic music scene. All tracks on Unknown Memory were produced by Yung Gud, Yung Sherman and White Armor, three producers who have established themselves in the hip-hop and electronic music elite over the past year. The album also features a brilliant vocal guest spot on 'Ghosttown' by Travis Scott. Yes, 'Unknown Memory' is hip-hop but it's also a hybrid of modern experimental music and is a step to the next level, with laser sword melancholia and ominous synth clouds hovering over clinical beats.
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Emilia Sisco, Cold Diamond & Mink – Don't Believe You Like That
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While She Sleeps – So What?
Some bands play it safe when it comes to taking their next steps. But then, While She Sleeps have never been "some band".
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Tyler Dancer – 62 Miles High
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Stranger further charts Yung Lean's evolu on from polarizing viral sensa on to pioneering mainstay in modern hip-hop and electronic music
Nightmares On Wax - Back To Mine
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Isaac Hayes – The Isaac Hayes Movement
The legendary soul singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes.
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Sisters Love – Give Me Your Love
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Various Artists – Top Tracks Volume 6
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Roy Sutton is an experienced C-Level executive, board director, and former CEO with a broad knowledge base and understanding of business, as well as telecommunications and digital media.
Based in London, Roy is currently a business consultant, blogger, public speaker and entrepreneur using his skills and experience to help people make the most of their lives.
His objectives are achieved by creating digital products designed to offer people solutions to the many common problems they face.
Roy holds an MBA Degree in International Business from Cass Business School, London, and the Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He also holds a BEng Degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Liverpool and a BA Degree in Spanish & Latin American Studies from the University of London. Roy is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He is also a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, London.
My real interest is digital media and using digital media for marketing purposes. Originally, I set my company up to exploit my own know how, skills, and business contacts.
I was focused primarily on consultancy work and to an extent, I still am, but I recognized that the problem with consultancy work ultimately is you're providing a service 1 to1. So, it's very difficult to scale that up. Whereas, marketing digital products through digital media, you have the opportunity to serve 1 to many. And the thing about the internet, and online marketing is that websites give you a global reach, and they are always open; you don't need premises, you don't need an inventory, and your overheads are fairly low. You do have to maintain a website obviously, or a number of websites. I am gradually moving away from pure consultancy to create digital products and offer solutions to my target customers, based on my own knowledge and experience.
My background is in the telecom industry, the international telecom industry. Also I realized that I know a lot about the telecom sector, which has really helped with things like developing websites and so on. Over time, you learn an awful lot about an awful lot. You develop skills when you're running a business. I was previously the CEO of a national telecom operator; when you run such a business you learn an awful lot about people, marketing, sales, and general business.
Tailoring your product as a solution to customer's problems, I realized I could harness my wider knowledge to create digital products and make money online. So I started by creating websites offering or targeting specific solutions for people. The first website I created was a self-help website; I called it 'Wit and Wisdom'. Part of it was humor, but mostly it was intended to inspire people that were self-improvers, people who wanted to better themselves, but weren't quite sure how to get started.
People use the Internet for two reasons: to be entertained, and to solve problems. My focus is on solving problems, so, I'll identify specific problems and create a niche website around the specific problem, trying to offer solutions and information that would help to address that problem. And in doing so, I'd make money by advertising or through advertising, through affiliate sales.
Essentially, I take questions, like 'How to improve low self esteem' or 'How to find the right job for me', and I create answers that I hope will help people and as part of that I offer resources. This is where I make money, in terms of affiliate sales, by offering resources that would help them, so for instance, if they're looking for inspirational audio programs, then I would point them in that direction by providing links to those resources, and I would ultimately make money through affiliate sales in this way.
Who are your customers today?
My customers are essentially self-improvers. People that are trying to improve their lot in life, whether that's somebody who is trying to improve their self-esteem, build their confidence, or somebody that's trying to define the job that's right for them. Often, people get into a job, without really thinking about why they took it in the first place, possibly because initially all they really needed was an income.
The problem is, unless you really enjoy what you do, it's very difficult to do it well and if you don't do it well, it's very difficult to progress, whereas if you're doing something that is something you are genuinely passionate about, that you genuinely enjoy, then you will do it well, and if you do it well, people will notice, and once people notice, you will begin to get some momentum in terms of progressing up the career ladder.
If you can find that sweet spot where you're really good at it and you genuinely enjoy it, then that is the point at which you can really begin to shine professionally.
We are all little companies in our own right; we're all trying to serve other people, because money is the way we keep score. Work is providing a service to other people in exchange for money. So, I think in providing a service whether you're a business or an individual.
It starts with trying to see the world through the customer's eyes. Putting yourself in their shoes, trying to understand their pain points and how your products will alleviate those pain points.
The key is your product must solve problems for customers. If you're trying to make a sale to me, as an individual, for example; I'm always much more impressed if you thought about my needs and you can explain to me how your product might help me in alleviating or eliminating a problem, reducing a pain point, removing a headache. I believe all of those things are important. I think in terms of approaching customers to make sales, the key is to catch a buying intent. One of the most inefficient means of selling is cold calling; whereas, if you can capture buying intent, you're much more likely to get a warm customer that will give you a better chance to make a sale.
It all starts with the customer; what the customer needs, what the customer wants. And the customer doesn't always know what they want. There's an old saying: You can't forecast the number of people that will walk across a bridge by counting the number that swam across the river.
It always starts with the customer.
Understanding that visibility matters. I didn't fully appreciate this for a long time. It's all very well, being good at what you do, but if nobody knows you exist, then you can't be a solution to their problem. It's important to understand the importance of visibility and to think about how you can raise your visibility with target customers.
Going back to my recent work with websites, the key thing about websites is that you have to get traffic to them. There are millions and millions of new websites going up every day, so it's important to work out ways of getting traffic. One of the ways is to use Search Engine Optimization (SEO), which can be very effective, but social media offers a really great way of getting traffic to websites. But even with that, not every social media site or application is equal.
When I first started, I primarily focused on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, because they were the social media applications that I used regularly. I started playing around with StumbleUpon and Reddit, both of which were not that well known to me at the time. I noticed that they gave me a significant uplift in traffic. Then I started playing with Pinterest and that doubled my traffic overnight, and I wasn't even that familiar with Pinterest at the time. Someone suggested to me that I try it, and I did, and the power of it was amazing!
You really have to understand how to get to your target customers; where they are, where they're likely to be, and which social media sites are most likely to get them to click on the link. The thing about Pinterest particularly is that on Pinterest you create boards, essentially pin boards, so you can create lots of pin boards. I've got pin boards on my account for personal development tips, humor, Liverpool Football Clue, which is my team, money and wealth tips, stock picks, how to pick the best companies that will give the best investment, and so on. You can create a range of different boards that would appeal to a range of different markets.
You have to keep adapting because one of the problems with digital media is that it's constantly changing. If you go back even five years, most people were using desktops to surf the net and to check out things like Facebook and so on, and then gradually that moved to tablet PCs, now something like 80% of my traffic comes from people using smartphones, literally. 15% comes from tablets, and about 5% comes from desktops.
So, in designing your websites, a few years ago, you designed them with a desktop in mind, now you need to design them with smartphones in mind.
On the website side of things when I first started, when I first had the idea of digital products I would write an article about something that I thought would be of genuine interest to people. Some of the things I wrote were things like 'time management simply explained', so offering people a sort of primer about how to make the best use of your time. That got a certain amount of traction in terms of traffic to my website, but then I realized I needed to focus on specific questions that people are asking, because people are trying to solve problems.
When people go to Google, they don't type in 'Time Management', they type in a specific question. So, a specific question might be: 'How to do more in a day', 'How to improve low self-esteem', 'How to bake a Victoria Sponge', 'How to make Paella'; you have to focus on specific questions. One of the applications that I found really useful for finding questions is Quora.com. That's a great place for finding questions. So, I'll find specific questions, research them, then product a detailed response to that question on my site. Generally, I'll write a synopsis of my answer on Quora and a suggestion that if people want a more detailed response they can go to my site. Focusing on specific questions and building niches around specific questions is really powerful, particularly for getting search engine.
You have to understand what's trending at the moment, what questions are going through peoples' minds, what are the things that will attract readership.
Probably a willingness to learn.
I think all successful people are readers, I'm constantly reading, I try to make sure I read at least 30 minutes a day. If I can, I'll read for an hour a day, and I try to get through one book a week. If you read a book a week, then over a year you're consuming a sort of PhD's worth of knowledge. Learning is a lifelong process and a willingness to learn, a willingness to constantly learn new things, particularly with technology. 20 years ago, Google didn't exist. Now it's one of the biggest companies on the planet. 15 years ago, Facebook didn't exist. These things have a powerful influence on the way we live. Things are changing all the time, things are changing now at a greater rate then they've ever changed. You have to embrace change, embrace how things are changing because the important thing about change is with change comes opportunity. As individuals, we feel uncomfortable with change because one of the most basic human needs is the need to feel secure and the problem with change is that it makes us feel insecure. But without change, we'd all still be living in caves. Change brings opportunity, so we have to embrace change and in order to embrace change, we have to make sure that our knowledge is current, and that's why a willingness to learn is so important.
I wouldn't describe myself as a mountain climber, but in the 90s, I was in a degree program at University of London, and one of my fellow students was the adventurer, Bear Grylls, who I'm sure is well known to many of your listeners. While we were in that program, he climbed Everest, and at the time, he was the youngest person to ever reach the summit. I was speaking with him afterwards, and he said that the reason he was fascinated by Everest was because nobody could put you there; no train, no plane, no automobile could put you there, the only way to get there was through your own efforts, your own determination to reach the summit. You had to take it one step at a time and you had to want to get there.
I thought this was a wonderful metaphor for success. There is no elevator to success, no shortcuts; you have to take the stairs and be determined, you can only get there through your own efforts and you get there one step at a time. So, for me, I was impressed with Bear's determination to get to the top of Everest and I think if I were to climb a mountain, that would be the mountain I'd want to climb, because it's the ultimate challenge and you have to get there through your own efforts, there is nobody to do it for you, you can only get there by doing it yourself and I'm all for testing myself and trying to stretch myself as far as I can and reaching my full potential.


I will be on KPRZ today at 3:00 (1210 AM) talking about the 40-Days of Hope for Second Street. This is a concentrated prayer effort for Second Street in El Cajon and includes the efforts of 20 El Cajon churches. This all starts this coming Sunday and will go for 40 consecutive days.


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Fair winds and following seas to the Andrea Doria, 1953-1956 – Putting the "hip" in "ships" since 2002!
July 25, 2106 – A sad day in ocean liner history, as it is the 60th anniversary of the Stockholm colliding with the Italian Lines elegantly beautiful Andrea Doria. The result was that the Doria capsized and sank some 11 hours later, with the loss of 46 souls. Rescue operations resulted in the survival of 1660 passengers and crew. While not quite making my top ten, she is still very much a favorite of mine. There's just something about those mid-century Italian ships! Here, from the brochure that introduced her into service in 1953, are some charming illustrations of her interiors from my personal collection.
← Hello Gorgeous! The Santa Rosa and Santa Paula of 1958!


PAX Wrap-up and Luchador Winners!
Even though 2 weeks have gone by, I'm still recovering somewhat from the PAX weekend madness.
For those who haven't heard, our PAX Prime adventure began when our plane was delayed out of Toronto, not leaving enough time for us to make our connection in Calgary. The ONLY option that would get us to Seattle in time for the start of the show was to rent a car and drive from Calgary to Seattle – 12 hours, overnight.
We got to the show floor about 6:30 am and finished setting up our booth 10 minutes before the doors opened. Then we worked the booth the whole day, with people stealing off to grab an hour of sleep here or there.
Regardless, we're really happy about how the show went, and got a lot of positive response from fans and the media. For those interested, here are links to some coverage (in the order they were posted): IGN, Press2Reset, Destructoid, Game Front, New Game Plus, Polygon, ScrewAttack, Twinfinite, JTM Games, Co-Optimus, Level Save, Aria Blarg.
El Baño (The Toilet) – Seen here in full tea-bag position. Note: he was playing his PS Vita in the photo, but it got cut off.
Las Teclas del Mago (The Magician's Keys, as in keyboard keys) – Actually happens to be a friend of Geems, a winner for the Mutant Blobs Attack contest at last PAX.
Señor Amor (Mister Love) – Also happens to be Ryan Creighton, friend of DrinkBox, but this did not bias the decision, we swear!
We are going to put these luchadors in to Guacamelee somewhere. Keep an eye out!
Thank again to everyone who participated, and looking forward to seeing some of you at Indiecade!
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1D Drummer Spills All The Secrets ft. The Rainbow Bondage Bear
4 December 2015, 11:38 | Updated: 8 May 2017, 17:09
By Woodrow Whyte
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The Rainbow Bondage Bear saga continues.
We can always rely on Josh Devine, the touring drummer for 1D, to let slip some juicy details of the inner-working of the 1D machine.
This time he sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss the "hiatus" and his future plans. We picked out some of the best quotes for you, because we're nice like that.
The Rainbow Bondage Bear:
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"It's just so random. It's one of the stage crew that dresses it up and thinks it's funny. Everyone pins the blame on me and no matter who I tell it's not me they just … no one seems to believe me, so I just don't say anything anymore. They can believe what they want to believe.
He continues, "Yeah, it's as far away from the band as possible. That's one of the things fans like to … they do like to find hidden meaning in things and I can honestly say there is no hidden meaning or anything with those bears. I don't think anyone really knows they exist apart from the fans."
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The "Hiatus":
"It wasn't a shock so much as … I think they definitely need it. When you've been on the road for five years, it's inevitable. People are going to need a break and it's going to be nice for the boys, for them to just go ahead and live a bit more of a free life. It was going to happen at some point. Everyone knew that it wouldn't last forever, nothing ever does, so it wasn't so much of a shock."
Favourite 1D Song:
Yeah, more and more so as the albums have progressed. I think my favourite is still Midnight Memories. That album to me was … every single song was just awesome and so much fun to play as well. And "What a Feeling" on Made in the A.M. is magic. That is my favourite song.
"What Makes You Beautiful":
"That was the first-ever hit, the first song I had with the boys. Back in the U.K., that was our very first TV appearance that we ever did and it was just kind of like, "Hmm, this is a pretty catchy tune." It's not the first thing I would listen to personally, but you can't deny it — you can go to any club in the world and if that song comes on, everyone will sing along."
Future Plans:
"I'm kind of open. I love being in the music industry but I want to maybe try my hand at some acting or something else. I'm always up for something that's going to challenge me, and, provided everything goes right, hopefully I'll be living in the U.S. so I'll be more local and you might see me doing some other stuff. Music with other people as well, maybe. We'll see."
It will be interesting to see where Josh goes next. We can imagine he will be very in-demand once his commitments with 1D end. It's looking like 2016 will be an intriguing year for everyone involved with the band.
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Although it might seem hard to believe, election ballots cast by U.S. military personnel aren't always counted — because they're received late.
Voting has historically been a paper-based process, and especially so for absentee voters outside the United States. Depending on where a soldier is stationed, it has taken weeks for ballots to be sent through postal mail, filled out by military personnel, and then received back home. Sometimes the ballot doesn't arrive in time for vote tallying on Election Day.
The federal government is trying to rectify this problem by funding a grant program for state and local governments so they can implement technology enabling military and overseas citizens to vote on time. The Federal Voting Assistance Program announced the first six of these grants — totaling $7 million — this month.
Sacramento County, Calif., was one of 13 California counties selected to receive grant funding. The Federal Voting Assistance Program, a section of the U.S. Department of Defense, awarded nearly $1.8 million to Cal E-Promise — a coalition of the 13 participating California counties— to ease the process for military and overseas voters to register to vote online, receive, track and return absentee ballots.
"While military voters are often mobile, traveling throughout the world, electronic delivery of their ballot will allow them to access their ballot anywhere, starting 60 days prior to an election," said Jill LaVine, Sacramento County's registrar of voters, in a statement.
Alice Jarboe, Sacramento County's assistant registrar, said the Cal E-Promise coalition was created for the purpose of pursuing the grant.
Jarboe said now that the coalition has been chosen to receive the funding, it will be working with technology firm Democracy Live to develop absentee ballots in PDFs to be accessed online so residents living abroad can download the ballot, print it out, vote and fax it back or send it back through U.S. mail.
The Electronic Absentee Systems for Elections grant program funded nearly $7 million that will be distributed to five other recipients aside from Cal E-Promise. Recipients also included a consortium of counties in Washington state as well as the states of Ohio and Maryland.
Nearly 135,000 military and overseas voters will be served as a result of the grant money, according to the federal government. In 2008, the top failure for military and overseas voters was due to ballot transmission, federal officials said. More intuitive, online access to ballots should result in more military and overseas voters sending their ballots in before the deadline to vote.
But in California's case, state law prohibits the complete elimination of paper forms in order to maintain the integrity of votes cast. Residents may receive blank ballots but cannot return a voted ballot via email.
Democracy Live will work with California's coalition to make the counties' voting and ballot information available through a cloud-based hosted application developed in partnership with Microsoft, said Bryan Finney, president of Democracy Live.
"It allows any voter anywhere in the world to be able to access their ballot and mark their ballot the moment that is goes live," Finney said.
He said the cloud solution is already used in 60 countries where military and overseas U.S. residents are stationed. The application was also recently selected by Florida and Virginia, Finney said.
Jarboe said Sacramento County is targeting to have the application available for the June 2012 election. Since military and overseas residents are entitled to receive ballots 60 days before an election, the application would need to be up and running by April 2012.


2.00-3.00pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Road map your career path. Looking at the rise of AI (robots), big data and globalisation. Panel will include Andrew Harding, Chief Executive – Management Accounting, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, Gillian Fawcett, Head of International at CIPFA, & Andrew Williamson, AAT director of marketing & brand strategy.


Etihad Airways has been honoured with two accolades at the INSIGHTS Middle East Call Centre Awards 2015. This is the fourth consecutive year in which the airline has been recognised at the annual gala ceremony, which was held in Dubai on 12 May and was attended by almost 300 call centre professionals and service providers from across the Middle East.
The airline received the awards for 'Best Industry Call Centre (Airline)' for its Al Ain Contact Centre, and for 'Best Career and Skills Path' for its Team Leader Passport program.
Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways Chief Commercial Officer, said: "Once again, this modern, world-class facility has been recognised for its professionalism, superior levels of customer service, and its intensive program of career development and training. Mirroring the huge strides Etihad Airways is taking, a progressive centre of this kind is a crucial tool in our efforts to provide a remarkable guest experience.
"We continue to push forward with our drive to develop Emirati talent within our contact centre teams. Our Al Ain Contact Centre provides a unique environment where Emirati women can increase their skills and receive career development, while continuing to maintain a healthy work/home balance. We currently employ 143 Emirati staff at this facility. In 2014 we opened an additional wing of the award-winning Al Ain centre and now have over 200 employees working there, who last year answered over one million calls.
Together with Etihad Airways' two other contact centres located in Abu Dhabi and Manchester, the airline employs almost 600 call centre personnel, who in 2014 answered 2.6 million calls, in 15 different languages across 39 markets around the world.
The Team Leader Passport program is an 18-month to two-year team leader development journey featuring 11 distinct learning interventions, including management effectiveness, leadership and motivation, and advance system skills refresher training. There are currently 52 team leaders undergoing the development program – 32 in the UAE and 20 in the United Kingdom. The Team Leader Passport journey will be extended to Helpdesk staff, with plans in place for a similar scheme to be initiated for contact centre agents and across the wider Etihad Airways network.


Please read the signup sheet carefully and sign up for the area for which you would like to volunteer.
Volunteers receive an Event t-shirt, a ticket for the catered dinner on Saturday and a behind the scenes perspective!
There will be several Food Trucks on site Friday - Sunday for your dining pleasure.
If you are on the course for the entire day, we will have a sack lunch for you, otherwise your lunch on race day is on your own.
More details coming in the next couple of weeks, check out the Grinduro http://grinduro.com website for more information.
Fingers crossed a race spot opens up for Saturday, otherwise I'll be available to help then too.
May want to carpool, otherwise I'll be able to drive 3 plus bikes.
Plan on a 5-6 hour shift. An SUV or high clearance vehicle will be needed for some stations.
Departure - 9:30am. Set up by 10:30am. Retain riders until 12:45pm.


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Samara Weaving net worth: Samara Weaving is an Australian actress and model who has a net worth of $3 million. Samara Weaving was born in Adelaide, Australia in February 1992. She made her debut starring as Kirsten Mulroney on the television series Out of the Blue in 2008. Weaving starred as Indi Walker on the TV series Home and Away from 2009 to 2013. She had recurring roles on the TV series Squirrel Boys as Kelly in 2015 and Ash vs Evil Dead as Heather from 2015 to 2016. Samara Weaving starred as Irma Leopold on the TV mini-series Picnic at Hanging Rock in 2018. She began starring as Nelson Rose on the series SMILF in 2017. Samara Weaving has appeared in films including Mystery Road, Monster Trucks, Mayhem, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Babysitter, Ready or Not, and more. In 2018 she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Samara's father Simon's brother is actor Hugo Weaving.
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According to an announcement by Fierce Wireless Sprint will be finishing their Network Vision rollout a little later than originally anticipated. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Sprint said "further deployments of Network Vision technology, including LTE market launches and enhancements of our 3G technology, are expected to continue through the middle of 2014." They've got a total of 38,000 cell sites that will need to be done by the mid part of 2014 to meet their new goal, but originally planned to have most of it complete by the end of 2013. The Network Vision rollout involves Sprint converting existing cellular towers to handle 800Mhz LTE technology, 1.9Ghz 3G/LTE and 2.5Ghz WiMAX technology. By the end of 2013 Sprint hopes to have LTE access available for over 200 million POPs across the country.


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Fall TV: What's in it for the buyers?
From data-enhanced TV to new ways to engage with viewers, all the latest offerings coming from Canadian broadcasters
By Bree Rody-Mantha
This story originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of strategy.
Many of Canada's TV networks are rolling out major upgrades to the way they sell ads. While no one broadcaster has gone fully programmatic or addressable yet, many have taken a cue from digital by adding additional targeting options through first-party data.
Bell Media's new Data-Enhanced Television product (DETV) is set to roll out Oct. 1. Buyers will be able to choose their ads based on parameters including age, gender and KPIs, which will prompt the platform to create an optimized linear television schedule.
Stewart Johnston, president of Bell Media sales, marketing and TSN says the aim is to "dramatically" increase reach for advertisers.
Rogers Media's new ad offering, Rogers Enhanced Data (RED), has been a year-in-the-making. The self-serve platform will leverage first-party data from clients, combined with Rogers' own behavioural, location-based and demographic data, enabling buyers to create and target custom audiences and track campaign success.
Alan Dark, SVP of Rogers Media sales says the development came from an increasing demand for real-time data.
Rogers also recently partnered with Megaphone, a platform that invites sports fans to engage in events through the Sportsnet App. Dark says the partnership, which runs until June of next year, will provide sponsorship opportunities for in-app engagement through live voting at a Toronto Blue Jay's game, for example, as well as integrating its brands into Q&As posed by fans at the games, as well as those at home or at pubs.
"Sports fans in general are rabid," he says. "They are very social, they love to engage with multi-screen, they want to talk about what's going on."
Dark says that the Jays and Sportsnet Central are both on board, with in-app integrations set to kick off in July. Other sponsors include talk show Tim & Sid.
Corus, meanwhile, has been experimenting with data-enhanced TV buys for several years now, testing an addressable product in 180,000 households since late 2016. Greg McLelland, EVP and CRO at the network, says it's now going further for advertisers, adding dynamic ad insertion on its VOD platforms and using AI capabilities to provide more contextual data for its digital ad placements.
On linear, McLelland pointed out that Corus and other Canadian media companies are mostly subject to the changes of their U.S. network partners. South of the border, NBC has vowed to cut the length of commercial pods by 20%, and Fox has introduced a special Sunday night pod that will only see two 30-second commercials.
"As these networks to the south reduce their commercial minutes, Corus will need to adopt a similar format," says McLelland. He added that the company is open to the idea of bringing in sponsored, commercial-free opportunities. It has also begun rolling out six-second television spots this year.
CBC isn't bound by American commercial formats, but Mary Kreuk, executive director of multi-platform media sales and marketing, says it's focusing on ad product innovation on the digital side, adding dynamic ad insertion for its digital content and podcasts.
Asked why CBC wasn't pursuing more opportunities for dynamic ad insertion on linear, she says investment goes beyond one network. "I think the U.S. is a lot further than we are," she says. "Numeris is definitely playing catch-up, but this is an industry solution, not a business solution."
CBC's French-market arm, SRC, introduced themed pods in which all of the commercials in a break revolve around a central theme, like food or music. The first rolled out during episodes of cooking competition show Les chefs in June.
Kreuk says there's no immediate plan to bring the offering to Anglophone Canada, but it's watching SRC's new venture closely.
But many of CBC's changes are coming from the back-end. It recently partnered with software provider NeverCryWolf to automate its ad buying process. The software will automate factors such as the rotation of creative, scheduling and frequency of different spots.
Corus has also made back-end changes, introducing a new automated buying platform, Cynch. McLelland says it simplifies the buying process and also improves reporting timelines for buyers. It entered a soft-launch period in May and will fully launch in the fall.
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Top > News > シリーズ最新作「モンスターハンターライズ」の最新情報が公開!体験版がもう一度くる!
The latest information of the latest series "Monster Hunter Rise" is released! The trial version comes again!
News 2021.03.09(Tue)
Capcom's latest title in the Monster Hunter series, " Monster Hunter Rise," is just a few days away from its release on March 26, 2021 (Friday).
In the demo version distributed in January, we were able to experience new elements such as "flying bugs", "manipulating dragons", and riding on Otomogaruku, but new elements have been coming out in the new videos released since then.
The new video shows how big "Monster Hunter Rise" is, as it is the latest title in the series.
While we were waiting for the next information, on Monday, March 8, 2021, the " Monster Hunter Special Program 2021.3.8 " will be released!
New information was revealed!
New PV revealed!
The first of the latest information is a new PV " Promotional Video 5 "!
The first of the latest information is the release of the new PV "Promotional Video 5", which reveals the appearance of popular and powerful monsters such as Jin'oga andNarugakuruga.
And the monster that appeared at the end of the video is really...!
All will be revealed when you play "Monster Hunter Rise"! We can't wait for its release!
Review of the past
With the release date approaching, producer Ryozo Tsujimoto reviewed the previous information and announced some new information.
Looking back at the "flying bugs", "manipulating dragons", otomogaruku, fields, and monsters that will appear in the game, there really has been a lot of information announced so far.
And new information! The new action of Shoumushi, the "Switching Technique" has been revealed!
The "Switching Technique" is an element that will allow you to switch some of your normal attacks and Tetsu Mushi thread techniques with other techniques as you progress through the game.
There are three "switching techniques" for each weapon, so try them out and find your own style of fighting!
The full version of the game is said to include the Tetsu Mushi Ito technique, which was not implemented in the demo version, so let's look forward to it.
New information about Hyakuryu Yagyo!
The term "Hyakuryu Yagyo," which will be a key element of this title, has been used since the announcement of Monster Hunter Rise.
There was a video showing many monsters attacking the village of Kamura, but what it actually was was shrouded in mystery.
Director Yasunori Ichinose gave us a glimpse of what the "Hyakuryu Yagyo" is all about!
Night Parade of the Hundred Dragons
The "Hyakuryu Yagyo" quest is a quest to defend the village of Kamura against hordes of monsters.
The objective is to defend the fortress by using hunting equipment to fight off the monsters until all the herds are finished, or the quest is completed when the last big one is killed.
Night Parade of a Hundred Dragons
You will use the preparation time before the monster herds invade to set up your hunting equipment. Be creative and set up your equipment in such a way that it is easy to repel the invading monsters.
The Hundred Dragon Rituals
When the " wolf smoke of counterattack " is raised during the monster invasion, the hunter's attack power will be greatly increased.
This is a chance for hunters to wield their weapons and attack directly.
The friends of the village of Kamura will also join in the defense and become powerful helpers.
"Big" Monsters
The "big" monsters that lead the herds and
There are also more powerful individuals called " nushi.
It is the hunter's role to defend the fort and fight off these monsters.
Let's cooperate with the village guard and protect the village of Kamura from the Hundred Dragon and Night Parade!
About the Quests
There was also information about quests, the mainstay of the Monster Hunter series.
In this title, there are single-player village quests and quests in the meeting place that can be played both single-player and multiplayer.
This is the same as in previous games in the series.
For multiplayer, up to four players can gather in the same lobby via Internet or local communication.
Members of the same lobby can join quests from the quest board in the meeting place.
A convenient function to join a quest in the lobby from a shortcut or to join a quest in progress is also available.
There are four levels of quest difficulty, from 1 to 4 players, depending on the number of participants. The higher the number of participants, the higher the difficulty level.
The difficulty level also changes when someone joins or leaves during a quest, so you don't have to worry if you suddenly find yourself alone.
Quest Difficulty
Even when you are playing a quest in the meeting place alone. You will be matched with other players via internet communication by " request to join ". You can play together.
When you are playing a difficult quest alone, you can ask for help from hunters all over the world!
Request for Participation
Players can set up an optional tag called " Hunter Connect" to make it easier to be matched with other players who have the same goals and interests.
You can create your own "Hunter Connect" or be invited by other players to join.
You can also invite other players to join a "Hunter Connect" that you have already joined.
The "Good" function is a way to connect with people you have played with.
When you complete a quest in multiplayer, you can send a " Good" to other players with the four-way controller before returning to the game.
When you "Good" each other, a " Mutual Good " relationship is established and you can find each other's lobbies directly.
Camera function to capture the moment of the hunt
The new game will feature a camera function to capture the moment of the hunt.
You can zoom in and adjust the composition of the photo, and the photo will be labeled with the subject's name.
Camera function
The photos you take can be viewed on the Nintendo Switch console or in an in-game album.
And if you want to take a selfie, the owl photographer is right there to help!
It was announced that "Monster Hunter Rise" will be linked to "Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Doom," which was also announced at the same time.
Many of you may have been looking forward to this element, but it was announced that the initial Rider equipment from "Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Doom" will be able to be used in "Monster Hunter Rise" as layered equipment, and that it will also be available in "Monster Hunter Rise". The announcement has been made!
This will be implemented after the release of "Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Doom" on July 9, 2021 (Friday), so let's wait for more details!
Paid downloadable contents
The "Deluxe Kit," which will also be available as paid downloadable content with the software, as well as hair styles, face paint, player voices, and Otomo's layered equipment, will also go on sale on the same day as the software!
Create your own character and show off your personality!
Free Trial Version Available Again!
The free demo version that was distributed in January and was very popular will become "Monster Hunter Rise DEMO Version 2 " and will be distributed on March 12, 2021 (Friday)!
Monster Hunter Rise DEMO Version2
The "Monster Hunter Rise DEMO Version 2" includes the same basic training quests as the previous demo version, a dragon manipulation training quest, a beginner's quest to take down an osaizuchi, an advanced quest to take down a tamamitsune, and an expert's quest to take down a magaimagados. Defeat Magaymagad" will be added as a new quest for experts!
This quest has been adjusted for this demo version, so it is not likely that you will learn everything about Magaimagados, but it is a chance to be the first to fight the main monster!
If you still have data from the previous trial version, updating to this trial version will add the Magaymagado-defeat and reset the number of quest departures, so you can set out on the hunt again.
The "Defeat Magaymagados" is said to be quite difficult, but let's aim to complete the quest!
If you have the saved data from the demo version, you will receive the [demo version play bonus] item pack in the full version of the game, so please do not delete your data after playing the game.
Trial Version Play Privilege] Item Pack
Free Title Update!
Kasumi Ryu Ounazuchi
There have been many announcements in the "Monster Hunter Special Program 2021.3.8," but there was one more new announcement!
We have decided to update the title of "Monster Hunter Rise" for free!
Free Title Update
The update will be released at the end of April 2021, after the release of the software, and will include the addition of the " Kasumi Ryu Ounazuchi " and several additional monsters.
The update will be released at the end of April 2021, after the release of the game.
This is a big deal, an update so soon after only one month on the market!
The details will be announced after the release of the game, so let's wait for the release of the game including the details of the "multiple additional monsters"!
We're almost ready for the release! Let's start preparing for the hunt!
Monster Hunter Rise will be released on Nintendo Switch on Friday, March 26, 2021!
The demo version will be available again, so you'll have plenty of time to get used to the controls and learn the new features before the full version goes on sale!
Get ready and wait for the hunting season to start!
For more information, please check the official "Monster Hunter Rise" website!
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Sony has announced its E3 2018 Showtime recently. The E3 is an event is going to start from June 9 to 12. With the time schedule, we also got some interesting news for Sony PlayStation gamers. As we all are waiting to see next generation gaming console from Sony. Its been a while now, we are getting numerous rumors and leaks day after day and. Everyone is just excited to get hands-on world's best gaming console.
Its just couple of days from the E3 2018 press conferences, we got some good and a big bad news for gamers. So, which one you wanna know first! Let's start with the good news.
E3 2018 Press conference is going to be more about Sci-fi games!
Yes, the E3 conference will feature the launch of few most anticipating games all over the globe. We are going to see the launch of The Last of Us Part 2, Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima and Death Stranding. All these games developed for PlayStation platform.
Bad News for PS5 fans: Shawn Layden who is chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide studio came across with an announcement that "No new hardware announcement in E3 2018" which broke millions of hearts.
This news has disappointed all of us, we all are waiting for it from past many years and willing to see it in E3. Although Shawn didn't say anything relating PS5 or console directly, eg. When they are planning or anything. We are seeing Sony PS5 console before 2020.
Apart from Sony, the E3 conference will also few more big companies looking to make some big announcement this year. Here's the detailed schedule of E3 2018 conference.
Well, as of now there is no official news that can make it rigid. But surely we are not going to see PlayStation 5 announcement this year. However, there are a bunch of rumors predicted it for next coming years. Ps 5 Console is going to be amazingly fast, 8k resolution, Virtual reality, new DRAM and new features. So, it may take a while from now, but it will worth waiting.
PlayStation5PS5 blog is dedicated to gamers all over the globe. We would like to see your reaction to this news. You can share your thoughts by commenting below.
We are also covering everything that you need to know about upcoming Sony PS5 console.


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Q: Proof Technique: Linear Independence - What makes the technique work in general? Reading the book on Graph theory written by Bondy and Murty (Springer), they present the following proof technique (Linear Indepence) to use when the combinatorial approach fail.
My questions are:

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*What makes the proof technique work on the specific case in the proof below ? They build a system of linear equations based on the decomposition of $K_n$ into complete bipartite graphs (CBG). Then they assume we have less than $n-1$ of these CBG's in the decomposition, which imply that there exist a non-trivial solution. And from this non-trivial solution we deduce a contradiction. However, I don't see where we use our decomposition in the proof other than constructing the system of equations in $n$ variables. Why couldn't I create this system in real-world and produce the contradiction ?

*In general what makes the proof technique tick ?

A:
However, I don't see where we use our decomposition in the proof other than constructing the system of equations in n variables. Why couldn't I create this system in real-world and produce the contradiction ?

It's a counting argument, so that's what makes it tick. So since $\mathcal{F}$ is a decomposition of $K_{n}$, we have the following:
$$
\bigcup_{i=1}^{k} E(F_{i}) = E(K_{n})
$$
Subject to $E(F_{i}) \cap E(F_{j}) =\emptyset$, $\forall{i, j}$ with $i \neq j$.
The idea is that if we have $n-2$ or fewer linear equations associated with $\mathcal{F}$, then we have extra edges and another partition we haven't considered. Look at $K_{4}$. Let's consider the decomposition into $K_{2, 2}$, $K_{2}$, and $K_{2}$.
So since we are dealing with $K_{4}$, we are assuming at most $2$ subgraphs in the decomposition. I will chose the extremal cases: $K_{2,2}$ and $K_{2}$, which uses $5$ edges. However, we have a sixth edge (the second $K_{2}$), which we have not considered. Since $\mathcal{F}$ is a decomposition, that second $K_{2}$ is in $\mathcal{F}$. That's the contradiction underneath the linear equations.

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Sikst III. je bil rimski škof (papež) Rimskokatoliške cerkve, * okrog 390 (Rim, Italija, Rimsko cesarstvo); papež 31. julij 432; † 19. avgust 440 Rim (Italija, Rimsko cesarstvo).

Življenjepis
Sikst je bil sin očeta Siksta (Sixtus) iz rodbine Colonna, Rimljan po rodu.

Za papeža so ga izvolili 31. julija 432. Kot papež je v nadaljevanju nestorijanskih sporov sledil smeri svojega predhodnika. V dveh pismih se je predstavil vzhodnim škofom, potrdil Nestorijevo izobčenje in obenem pustil odprta vrata voditelju Nestorijevih pristašev, patriarhu Janezu iz Antiohije: če priznajo zmoto, se lahko vrnejo v naročje Cerkve. Ko se je po velikih naporih to Cirilu Aleksandrijskemu res posrečilo, je pisal z zasedanja rimske sinode:
 »Sam sveti Peter nam je podaril ta uspeh, ker smo se zbrali ob njegovem grobu. Apostolski prvak je bil med nami kot predsednik; on nas je vodil do zmage.« V znamenje veselja nad spravo je dal čudovito okrasiti liberijansko baziliko.
Podprl je prizadevanja cesarja Teodozija II., da bi prišlo do sprave med patriarhom Janezom in aleksandrijskim patriarhom Cirilom, glavnim nasprotnikom Nestorija. Leta 433 sta res podpisala skupni obrazec veroizpovedi in to sporočila tudi papežu.

Sikst je imel precej opraviti tudi z novim carigrajskim patriarhom Proklom, ki je želel solunski vikariat priključiti svojemu patriarhatu. Njegova pisma kažejo na človeka, ki se je zavedal, da je nosilec Petrove službe v Cerkvi, ki mora nadaljevati Petrovo izročilo in ohranjati ter braniti pravo vero.

Liber pontificalis poroča, da je on posvetil za škofa in poslal na Zeleni otok velikega apostola Ircev Patrika.

Papež Sikst III. kot graditelj in obnovitelj cerkva
V Rimu je papež Sikst III. razvil bogato gradbeno dejavnost. Dal je postaviti baziliko sv. Lovrenca; uredil je lateransko krstilnico in jo okrasil s porfirnimi stebri. V cerkvi Marije Snežne je dal napraviti mozaike z upodobitvami Marijinega zmagoslavja na efeškem koncilu, ki je potrdil njeno božje materinstvo.

Po legendi je baziliko Marije Snežne dal zgraditi Liberij. Zato jo imenujejo tudi liberijansko baziliko. Rimski papeži so  jo v teku stoletij večkrat prenavljali in lepšali. V prvotnem stanju se je ohranila srednja cerkvena ladja.

Takoj po Efeškem koncilu je papež Sikst III. to svetišče povečal in polepšal. 36 stebrov iz belega marmorja nosi strop, na katerem se nahajajo slike iz Stare zaveze. Strop srednje ladje se lesketa v čistem zlatu. Na stropu kora so slike Marijinega oznanjenja, Svetih treh kraljev, Marijinega kronanja v nebesih itd. Slednja slika je na modri podlagi in prikazuje, kako Marija sprejema nebeško krono iz rok Božjega sina. Z obeh strani se bližajo angeli in svetniki. Okvir tvori vinska trta z raznimi pticami.
Vsebina okrasja bazilike Marije Snežne torej nekako ponazarja vsebino Efeškega koncila, ki je poudaril Marijino Božje materinstvo.
Še danes nas spominja napis na slavoloku na avtorja: »Xystus populo Romano – Sikst rimskemu ljudstvu«.

Smrt in češčenje

Papež Sikst III. je umrl 19. avgusta 440.
Pokopan je v Baziliki San Lorenzo fuori le mura.

Ocena
Nekateri viri menijo: »Kot duhovnik je nekaj časa bil pristaš Pelagija, kasneje pa se je odločno obrnil proti pelagijanstvu, kar spričuje tudi Avguštin.«
Vendar je – po drugih virih - to bilo le pelagijansko natolcevanje, ki so ga širili o njem. Temu so dodajali še izmišljotino, da ga je zaradi prešuštvovanja obsodila neka rimska sinoda.
Leon Veliki pa pravi o njem: »Slavni graditelj svetih zidov, toda še slavnejši stavbenik duš, v katere je vcepil klico svoje pobožnosti še za daljno prihodnost, da bi pobožni potomci prebivali v tistih stavbah, katere je gradil in delali to, kar je on učil.«

Viri
B. Bangha: Katolikus lexikon I-IV, A magyar kultúra kiadása, Budapest 1931–1933.
M. Benedik: Papeži od Petra do Janeza Pavla II., Mohorjeva družba Celje 1989.
F. Chobot: A pápák története. Pátria, Rákospalota 1909.
A. Franzen: Pregled povijesti Crkve, Kršćanska sadašnjost – Glas koncila, Zagreb 1970. (po: Kleine Kirchengeschichte, Herder-Bücherei Bd. 237/238. Freiburg i. B. 1968 (2. izdaja).
J. Holzer: Die Geschichte der Kirche in 100 Reportagen. Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus, St. Pölten 1979, 1. Auflage.
Leto svetnikov I-IV (M. Miklavčič in J. Dolenc), Zadruga katoliških duhovnikov v Ljubljani (1968-1973).
Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche I-X, 2. Auflage, Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1930-1938.
F. X. Seppelt –K. Löffler: Papstgeschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Josef Kösel&Friedrich Pustet, München 1933.

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Q: Property set when leave page I have a CheckBox in a TabControl.
I bound the property Checked like this :
MyCheckBox.DataBindings.Add("Checked", MyBindingSource, "IsOn", true, DataSourceUpdateMode.OnPropertyChanged);

Property isOn :
public bool IsOn
{
    get
    {
        return _isOn;
    }
    set
    {
        bool someCondition;
        // a test is done
        if (value != _isOn && someCondition)
        {
            _isOn = value;
        }
        else
        {
            System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Condition not OK");
        }
    }
}

When user click on the CheckBox, when someCondition is false, a message box is displayed and the CheckBox does not change.
My problem is when user changes page in TabControl, the message is displayed. I saw with debugger that when page changes in TabControl, property is set to the last value tried.
What can I do to not display a MessageBox when changing page?

A: One way is to check the SelectedIndex of the tabPage before displaying the messagebox, in the example it is index 0 - change MsgTabPage field with the index in your app:
 private int MsgTabPage = 0; // the tab page that the msgbox should be displayed
 public bool IsOn
 {
     get
     {
         return _isOn;
     }
     set
     {
         bool someCondition = false;
         // a test is done
         if (value != _isOn && someCondition)
         {
             _isOn = value;
         }
         else
         {
             if(tabControl1.SelectedIndex == MsgTabPage)
             System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Condition not OK");
         }
     }
 }

A: I finally found a solution : forcing Checked property when displaying error.
public bool IsOn
{
    get
    {
        return _isOn;
    }
    set
    {
        bool someCondition;
        // a test is done
        if (value != _isOn && someCondition)
        {
            _isOn = value;
        }
        else
        {
            System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Condition not OK");
            MyCheckBox.Checked = !value; // here is my solution
        }
    }
}

But I still don't understand why I have to do this. I expect trouble due to binding.

A: Is it important to be able to tab over the control?
if not then you could just set the TabStop property to falseHope this helps :)


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import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Map;

import leap.htpl.HtplCompiler;
import leap.htpl.HtplContext;
import leap.htpl.HtplDocument;
import leap.htpl.HtplEngine;
import leap.htpl.HtplRenderable;
import leap.htpl.HtplTemplate;
import leap.htpl.HtplWriter;
import leap.htpl.exception.HtplDefinitionException;

/**
 * Renders a fragment.
 */
public class RenderFragment extends Node implements HtplRenderable {

	private final String  			  name;
	private final boolean 			  required;
	private final Map<String, String> parameters;

	private Fragment fragment;

	public RenderFragment(String name){
		this(name,false);
	}

	public RenderFragment(String name, boolean required){
		this(name,required,null);
	}

	public RenderFragment(String name, boolean required,Map<String, String> parameters){
		super();
		this.name       = name;
		this.required   = required;
		this.parameters = parameters == null ? Collections.emptyMap() : Collections.unmodifiableMap(parameters);
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public boolean isRequired() {
		return required;
	}

	public Map<String, String> getParameters() {
		return parameters;
	}

	@Override
    public void compile(HtplEngine engine, HtplDocument doc, HtplCompiler compiler) {
		fragment = doc.getFragment(name);

		if(null != fragment && !(fragment.isCompiling() || fragment.isCompiled())){
			fragment.compileSelf(engine, doc);
		}

		compiler.renderable(this);
    }

	@Override
    public void render(HtplTemplate tpl, HtplContext context, HtplWriter writer) throws IOException, IllegalStateException {
		if(null == fragment && required) {
			throw new HtplDefinitionException("Cannot found fragment '" + name + "' in template '" + tpl.getSource() + "'");
		}

		if(null != fragment) {
			fragment.render(tpl, context, writer);
		}
    }

	@Override
    protected void doWriteTemplate(Appendable out) throws IOException {
		//TODO :
		out.append("<!--#render-fragment ").append(name).append(" -->");
    }

	@Override
	protected Node doDeepClone(Node parent) {
		return new RenderFragment(name,required,parameters);
	}
}


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Q: zebra table with ajax call I'm adding record to table with ajax button. I want to use zebra table.
I have a jquery function for zebra table.
<script type="text/javascript">
        $(function() {
            $("table tr:nth-child(even)").addClass("zebraTable");
        });
</script>

CSS:
.zebraTable {background-color: #F2F2F2}

When I call on click of normal button, it works like zebra table. but when I change button with ajax button, table turns normal table.
Do you have any idea?

A: The answer depends on what has happened to the table since you added the zebraTable class to the rows.  I'm assuming your Ajax call is modifying the table (replacing it, adding/removing rows, hiding/showing rows, etc.)?
Just be aware that the tr objects in your DOM will retain that class unless you remove it and that the selector is applied to both hidden and visible tr objects.  My suggestion would be to remove the zebraTable class from all rows and then re-apply it (and adjust for hidden tr objects if you have them).


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Q: Bash menu with multiple parameters in one row I have searched a couple of days and still didn't found the answer. I hope that you can point me in right direction.
I would like to know how to write a bash script with a options, that can be
called in one row, such as: script.sh -a -b -c. Parameters which aren't chosen are ignored.
Menu/options should be like:
-a description: something
-b description: something else
-c description: something different
-d description: something..

is there any way to do this?

A: The usual way of handling switches and arguments is with the getopts function. In bash this is a builtin and you can find information about it in the bash man page (man bash).
Essentially, you declare a string that tells getopts what parameters to expect, and whether they should have an argument. It's getopts that handles bunched parameters (eg -abc being equivalent to -a -b -c) and the parsing of the command line. At the end of the getopts processing you have the remainder of the command line to handle as you see fit.
A typical script segment could look something like this
ARG_A= FLAG_B= FLAG_C=
while getopts 'a:bc' OPT    # -a {argument}, -b, -c
do
    case "$OPT" in
        a)    ARG_A="$OPTARG" ;;
        b)    FLAG_B=yes ;;
        c)    FLAG_C=yes ;;
        *)    echo "ERROR: the options are -a {arg}, -b, -c" >&2; exit 1 ;;
    esac
done
shift $(($OPTIND - 1))

echo "Remaining command line: $*"

You can add ? as a command option if you want a nice usage message. Remember that in the case block you would need to quote it or prefix it with a backslash so it's treated as a literal.
If you're wanting to run this under a different shell that doesn't have the builtin, or if you want to use long arguments such as --verbose instead of just -v take a look at the getopt utility. This is not a builtin but has been written to deliver in the more sophisticated situation.

A: You don't have to use any Bash-specific features to do this:
#!/bin/sh
while true
do
    case "$1" in
        -a)  echo Saw -a!  ;;
        -b)  echo Saw -b!  ;;
        -c)  echo Saw -c!  ;;
        -?)  cat <<USAGE
usage: $0 [-a] [-b] [-c] args

    You cannot currently combine options, as with -ac.
USAGE
            exit 1
            ;;
        *)
            echo End of options!
            break;
            ;;
    esac

    shift       # toss current $1; we're done with it now
done

for p in "$@"
do
    echo "Non-option argument: '$p'"
done

Unlike the code in roaima's answer, mine is portable shell script code. It will run on any Bourne type Unix shell going back to about 1980 or so.
I think the -? handler answers your "menu" requirement. The <<USAGE construct is called a heredoc.


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Iran reopens NE border crossing with Turkmenistan
Iran 18 December 2020 08:50 (UTC+04:00)
The exchange of goods on the land border crossing of Lotfabad was resumed in accordance with the interests of Iran as part of facilitating trade with Turkmenistan, a local official in Khorasan Razavi Province Ali Rasoulian said, Trend reports citing İRNA.
Goods are shipped to Turkmenistan via three land border crossings of Lotfabad, Sarakhs, and Bajgiran in Khorasan Razavi province, which had been closed by the neighboring country in March 2020 following the coronavirus outbreak.
Turkmenistan has reopened the Sarakhs rail route and then the Lotfabad land border by setting out conditions for Iranian trucks to cross.
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Gonzalo Sabas Miranda Figueroa (6 oktober 1979) is een Chileens baan- en wegwielrenner die anno 2018 rijdt voor Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito.

Carrière
Op de baan won Miranda gouden medailles op de Pan-Amerikaanse kampioenschappen en de Pan-Amerikaanse Spelen. Daarnaast verzamelde hij ook eremetaal op de Zuid-Amerikaanse Spelen. Als wegrenner won hij meerdere etappes in zijn thuisland, waaronder vier ritten in de Ronde van Chili. Zijn grootste overwinning is zijn zege op het nationale kampioenschap in 2008.

Baanwielrennen

Palmares

Wegwielrennen

Overwinningen

2001
1e etappe Ronde van Chili
2004
10e etappe Ronde van Chili
2005
4e etappe deel A Ronde van Líder
2006
4e etappe deel A Ronde van Chili
2007
2e etappe deel A Ronde van Líder
2008
 Chileens kampioen op de weg, Elite
2017
5e etappe Ronde van Chili

Ploegen
 2018 –  Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito

Chileens wielrenner
Chileens baanwielrenner


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Learn why even in this economy you can't afford not to implement green practices in your business.
As I write this column the stock market has fallen more than 30 percent in a year, the Dow below 9,000 points for the first time since 2003 and in Times Square, a sign that clocks the U.S. national debt ran out of digits when it passed the $10 trillion mark Sept. 30. I'm getting e-mails from readers saying they're facing economic stress. Here's the potentially really bad news: In 1974 when we had a similar oil price shock, the stock market fell 40 percent, and it took about five years for our country to return to a healthy economy. And that crisis wasn't nearly as severe as the one we're in now.
Now for my optimistic take on this situation: America is the best in the world when dealing with a crisis. We cut our losses, throw the bums out and open the door to innovation. You can name the companies that emerged from the 1970s oil crisis that pioneered new, more efficient products. Microsoft and Intel are two that helped launch the information age, and The Home Depot and FedEx streamlined how products and services were delivered.
The same will happen in the U.S. today. Sustainability will emerge from this financial crisis as a global mega-trend offering business opportunities similar to those that arose during the information age. Your task right now as an entrepreneur is to immediately begin educating yourself and prepping for this coming opportunity.
Of course, that's easier said than done. Times are tough. People are losing their homes, and credit to run or start a business is a lot harder to come by. What is "sustainable" is still being defined, so its market also isn't clearly defined.
Conserve Cash: If you're running your business or household right now on credit, you know exactly what I mean by conserving cash. During a recession, debt is an expense most can't afford. Businesses should try to operate within their cash flows, despite the fact that their cash flows will probably fall during a recession. So do what you have to do now to create cash. Sell assets, cut costs and access the best path for creating cash: become more efficient.
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Q: Antialiasing and gamma compensation The luminence of pixels on a computer screen is not usually linearly related to the digital RGB triplet values of a pixel.  The nonlinear response of early CRTs required a compensating nonlinear encoding and we continue to use such encodings today.
Usually we produce images on a computer screen and consume them there as well, so it all works fine.  But when we antialias, the nonlinearity — called gamma — means that we can't just add an alpha value of 0.5 to a 50% covered pixel and expect it to look right.  An alpha value of 0.5 is only 0.5^2.2=22% as bright as an alpha of 1.0 with a typical gamma of 2.2.
Is there any widely established best practice for antialiasing gamma compensation?  Do you have a pet method you use from day to day?  Has anyone seen any studies of the results and human perceptions of the quality of the graphic output with different techniques?
I've thought of doing standard X^(1/2.2) compensation but that is pretty computationally intense.  Maybe I can make it faster with a 256 entry lookup table, though.

A: Lookup tables are used quite often for work like that.  They're small and fast.
But whether look-up or some formula, if the end result is an image file, and the format permits, it's best to save a color profile or at least the gamma value in the file for later viewing, rather than try adjusting RGB values yourself.
The reason:  for typical byte-valued R, G, B channels, you have 256 unique values in each channel at each pixel. That's almost good enough to look good to the human eye (I wish "byte" had been defined as nine bits!)  Any kind of math, aside from trivial value inversion, would map many-to-one for some of those values.  The output won't have 256 values to pick from for each pixel for R, G, or B, but far fewer. That can lead to contouring, jaggies, color noise  and other badness.
Precision issues aside, if any kind of decent quality is desired, all composting, mixing, blending, color correction, fake lens flare addition, chroma-keying and whatever, should be done in linear RGB space, where the values of R, G and B are in proportion to physical light intensity.  The image math mimics physical light math.  But where ultimate speed is vital, there are ways to cheat.

A: Jim Blinns - "Dirty Pixels" book outlines a fast and good compositing calculation by using 16 bit math plus lookup tables to accurately go back and forward to linear color space. This guy worked on NASAs visualisations, he knows his stuff.

A: I'm trying to answer, though mainly for reference now, to the actual questions:
First, there are the recommendations from ITU (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.272-200701-I/en) which can be applied to programming (but you have to know your stuff).
In Jim Blinn's "Notation, Notation, Notation", Chapter 9, has a very detailed mathematical and perceptual error analysis, although he only covers compositing (many other graphics tasks are affected too).
The notation he establishes can also be used to derive a way of dealing with gamma, or to check if a given way of doing so is actually correct. Very handy, my pet method (mainly as I discovered it independently but later found his book).

A: When generating images, one typically works in a linear color space (like linear RGB or one of the CIE color spaces) and then converts to a non-linear RGB space at the end.  That conversion can be accelerated in hardware or via lookup tables or even through tricky math.  (See the other answers' references.)
When performing an alpha blend (e.g., render this icon onto this background), this kind of precision is often elided in favor of speed.  The results are computed directly in the non-linear RGB-space by lerping with the alpha as the parameter.  This is not "correct", but it's good enough in most cases.  Especially for things like icons on desktops.
If you're trying to do more correct blending, you treat it like an original render.  Work in linear space (which may require an initial conversion) and then convert to your non-linear display space at the end.
A lot of graphics nowadays use sRGB as the non-linear display color space.  If I recall correctly, sRGB is very similar to a gamma of 2.2, but there are adjustments made to values at the low end.


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Authentication of orders in Lt Governor's name must by bureaucrats concerned: Delhi Chief Secretary
Updated Feb 18, 2018 | 13:55 IST | PTI
In 2016, the Delhi High Court had stamped the primacy of Lt Governor in the city administration. The government has challenged the HC order in the Supreme Court.
New Delhi: Lt Governor Anil Baijal has directed secretaries and principal secretaries of the Delhi government to authenticate all orders to be executed in the name of L-G, failing which, strict action, including recovery of financial loss caused to the exchequer, would be taken against them, a written communication by Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash to all bureaucrats stated.
The move implies that the an order to be issued in pursuance of decision taken by the AAP government in the name of Lt Governor will have to be authenticated by the officer concerned, a senior officer said.
In the past, the L-G office and the Arvind Kejriwal government have been at loggerheads over a range of issues and decisions, including transfer and postings of officers.
In the communication to all heads of departments and secretaries to Delhi ministers, earlier this month, Prakash said, "To have legal validity, all executive decisions have to be taken by the authority competent to take such decisions, and orders issued in pursuance thereof have to be authenticated by an officer authorised to do so under the Government of NCT of Delhi (Authentication of Orders and other Instruments) (Amendments) Rules, 1992 as amended in the year 2000."
It also states, "The L-G has directed that any officer, who disregards the provisions of law/rules shall do so at his own risk and will be liable for appropriate action by the competent authority, including disciplinary proceedings and recovery of financial loss to the the government exchequer as a result of his/her action."
The amendments (made in 2000) in Authentication of Orders and Other Instruments Rule 1992, states, "Orders and other instruments made and executed in the name of Lt Governor shall be authenticated in such manner as may be specified in rules to be made by the Lt Governor and the validity of an order or instrument which is so authenticated shall not be called in question."
Recently, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said that he hoped that the apex court, which is seized of the matter regarding the administrative control over Delhi, would deliver its judgement in his government's favour.
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What? Why the sudden change? What about the many studies that state otherwise? Should you be eating it or not? Let's take a closer look.
While we recognize the attempts of the AHA to set the record straight, the fact is that it's not a yes or no answer. Like all things in life, there are many variables to consider.
To our knowledge, no one has ever claimed that coconut oil wasn't high in calories or saturated fat, which raises your low-density lipoprotein or LDL (often called "bad") cholesterol. We make choices in life by weighing risks and rewards to determine what's right for us.
How Does Coconut Oil Affect HDL ("good" cholesterol)?
Why is the AHA Making This Recommendation?
Is it Safe For Me To Use Coconut Oil?
It's important to realize that there are benefits and risks to every life choice. For most people, the benefits of coconut oil outweigh those risks, especially when you consider the alternatives. The most important take away here is that there are no perfect solutions. And blanket statements about any food or activity disregard the complexity of life's choices.
A diet rich in a variety of whole foods together with exercise will help you stay healthier. Managing stress, getting quality sleep and reducing inflammation in the body are important. Omega-3's, herbs and dark greens should be incorporated into any diet. And if you choose to use coconut oil, listen to your body and consider how it impacts you.


As a previous blog post has discussed, Westchester County settled a lawsuit brought in 2009 which alleged that the county falsely certified that it had complied with federal fair housing requirements when it accepted community development funds. This lawsuit was settled under a consent order under which Westchester County agreed to use $51.6 million to build 750 units of "affordable" housing over seven years in 31 communities throughout the county.
Any settlement of a complex litigation matter involves necessary compromises for all parties involved. Complicating the situation is the fact that the settlement was negotiated and executed by County Executive Andrew Spano, who is no longer in office. The current county executive is Rob Astorino, who had no role in the original settlement. A recent editorial by Mr. Astorino in the Journal News states his position on the matter. He believes that the county is complying with its obligations under the settlement agreement, but believes that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is overreaching and has misinterpreted the intent of the agreement.
At the core of the dispute is the question of the required goals of the settlement. Mr. Astorino believes that the settlement is meant to promote affordable housing throughout the county, and is committed to building the 750 units as mandated by the agreement. HUD's interpretation is that the overall goal is to integrate the county's housing patterns, and that such integration should be the primary purpose of the settlement.
The current dispute relates to issues caused by the differing interpretations of the settlement. Mr. Astorino believes that he is complying with the specific terms of the settlement by building the affordable housing units, as required. HUD has stated that the units should "affirmatively further fair housing." What this means is anyone's guess. Fairness is obviously in the eye of the beholder, and could be the subject of endless court disputes, in which the litigation never ends. One specific issue is whether landlords of the new, affordable housing should be required to accept Section 8 vouchers as rent. Section 8 vouchers are government subsidies that allow the recipient to pay their rent through vouchers provided by the federal government. The funds are given directly the landlord after the tenant applies and is approved for same.
The settlement agreement requires that the government promote litigation to require such vouchers be accepted. Mr. Astorino has stated that he may veto such legislation, and, in any case, would not be legally required to sign such a bill. It is left for the reader to decide whether the language "promote" requires the County Executive to approve such litigation or any similar bills which he may feel are not in the county's best interests.
As stated in our prior post on this issue, the bigger problem is that where there is an attempt to manipulate the housing market (or any other market) through government intervention, there will be continual disputes over whether the government is complying with an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing. In any legal settlement, the devil is in the details. If imprecise language is used, then both sides can and do argue over proper compliance, as is happening in this case. In addition, if the parties cannot agree on the overall goal of the settlement, only the language in the actual written agreement can be binding. Our firm has settled many complex real estate cases. We are extremely careful in ensuring that the intent of all parties is reflected in such agreements, and that each party's obligations under such agreements are clear and unambiguous.


You've followed your physician's recommendation and had your yearly screening mammogram performed, but then you get called back for additional imaging. Naturally your initial reaction causes your blood pressure to spike … this is a test that detects breast cancer after all. However, only 10% of women called back for more tests are found to have breast cancer according to the American Cancer Society. Learn more about call-backs and why it might not necessarily be cancer.
What is a "call-back" mammogram?
A call-back mammogram is a follow-up to an initial screening mammogram. Call-backs mean that more imaging or an ultrasound is needed to get a closer look at an area of concern. The point of the call-back is to provide a thorough examination of the abnormality and for precautionary measures. Getting called back can be common for women having their first mammogram due to lack of previous imaging for comparison or for pre-menopausal women that have dense breast tissue. An abnormal finding on a mammogram is not always cancer.
What else could the abnormality be?
An abnormal finding on a mammogram can be dense breast tissue, overlapping tissue, cyst, or non-cancerous mass. In other instances, if there is an abnormal or suspicious finding, the routine screening mammogram images might not provide enough detail for the radiologist to make an accurate diagnosis or because there are no previous mammograms to compare. With the new implementation of 3D mammography, radiologists are able to view your images better than ever before. This "slice-by-slice" imaging allows radiologists to see each section of the breast, which has been shown to decrease the number of call-back requests.
What will happen at the call-back appointment?
Generally a diagnostic mammogram is requested by the radiologist. Diagnostic mammograms include more images of the breast at various angles (depending on abnormality location) to concentrate on a specific area. A radiologist will be on-hand to advise the mammography technician, to ensure all the necessary images are captured to evaluate the abnormality.
Additionally, the radiologist may request a breast ultrasound and/or a breast MRI for a more specific view. This varies from patient to patient.
After your call-back exams are completed, the radiologist will speak to you regarding the results. If the radiologist cannot rule out cancer from the additional exam, generally a biopsy is recommended for further analysis.
If a breast biopsy is deemed necessary, it still does not mean you have cancer. Statistics show most biopsy results are non-cancerous; however, a biopsy is the most accurate method to ensure the abnormality is not cancerous. During the biopsy, tissues around the abnormality are numbed and a small tissue sample is taken for microscopic examination. After the tissue samples are removed, a small metal clip is placed in the breast where the tissues were biopsied. The clips identify exactly what areas of the breast were biopsied. Additionally, for future mammograms, the clips show that a previous biopsy was performed in that area. Clips generally stay in forever unless surgically removed, are made of titanium and are about the size of a sesame seed.
Breast tissue samples are sent to a lab where a pathologist will examine them under a microscope and make a diagnosis. Biopsy results can take up to 14 days to complete. Once your physician receives the results, you will be contacted.
What happens if cancer is identified?
If cancer or pre-cancerous tissue is identified, you will be referred to a breast surgeon who will review your medical information and recommend an individualized treatment plan. You will also be contacted by a nurse navigator who will be able to assist with a myriad of care aspects including scheduling appointments to helping you understand your care options.
You can schedule your mammogram online, or call 630-545-7880. To schedule an appointment with a breast surgeon, please call 630-790-1700.