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extern DJI::onboardSDK::ROSAdapter *rosAdapter;

class DJISDKNode
{
private:
//Drone state variables:
    dji_sdk::Acceleration acceleration;
    dji_sdk::AttitudeQuaternion attitude_quaternion;
    dji_sdk::Compass compass;
    dji_sdk::FlightControlInfo flight_control_info;
    uint8_t flight_status;
    dji_sdk::Gimbal gimbal;
    dji_sdk::GlobalPosition global_position;
    dji_sdk::GlobalPosition global_position_ref;
    dji_sdk::LocalPosition local_position;
    dji_sdk::LocalPosition local_position_ref;
    dji_sdk::PowerStatus power_status;
    dji_sdk::RCChannels rc_channels;
    dji_sdk::Velocity velocity;
    nav_msgs::Odometry odometry;
	dji_sdk::TimeStamp time_stamp;

    bool sdk_permission_opened = false;
	bool activation_result = false;
    bool localposbase_use_height = true;

    int global_position_ref_seted = 0;

//internal variables
    char app_key[65];
	unsigned char transparent_transmission_data[100];
    ActivateData user_act_data;

//Publishers:
	ros::Publisher activation_publisher;
    ros::Publisher acceleration_publisher;
    ros::Publisher attitude_quaternion_publisher;
    ros::Publisher compass_publisher;
    ros::Publisher flight_control_info_publisher;
    ros::Publisher flight_status_publisher;
    ros::Publisher gimbal_publisher;
    ros::Publisher global_position_publisher;
    ros::Publisher local_position_publisher;
    ros::Publisher power_status_publisher;
    ros::Publisher rc_channels_publisher;
    ros::Publisher velocity_publisher;
    ros::Publisher odometry_publisher;
    ros::Publisher sdk_permission_publisher;
    ros::Publisher time_stamp_publisher;
	ros::Publisher data_received_from_remote_device_publisher;

    void init_publishers(ros::NodeHandle& nh)
    {
        // start ros publisher
		activation_publisher = nh.advertise<std_msgs::UInt8>("dji_sdk/activation", 10);
        acceleration_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::Acceleration>("dji_sdk/acceleration", 10);
        attitude_quaternion_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::AttitudeQuaternion>("dji_sdk/attitude_quaternion", 10);
        compass_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::Compass>("dji_sdk/compass", 10);
        flight_control_info_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::FlightControlInfo>("dji_sdk/flight_control_info", 10);
        flight_status_publisher = nh.advertise<std_msgs::UInt8>("dji_sdk/flight_status", 10);
        gimbal_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::Gimbal>("dji_sdk/gimbal", 10);
        global_position_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::GlobalPosition>("dji_sdk/global_position", 10);
        local_position_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::LocalPosition>("dji_sdk/local_position", 10);
        power_status_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::PowerStatus>("dji_sdk/power_status", 10);
        rc_channels_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::RCChannels>("dji_sdk/rc_channels", 10);
        velocity_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::Velocity>("dji_sdk/velocity", 10);
        odometry_publisher = nh.advertise<nav_msgs::Odometry>("dji_sdk/odometry",10);
        sdk_permission_publisher = nh.advertise<std_msgs::UInt8>("dji_sdk/sdk_permission", 10);
        time_stamp_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::TimeStamp>("dji_sdk/time_stamp", 10);
		data_received_from_remote_device_publisher = nh.advertise<dji_sdk::TransparentTransmissionData>("dji_sdk/data_received_from_remote_device",10);
    }

//Services:
    ros::ServiceServer activation_service;
    ros::ServiceServer attitude_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer camera_action_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer drone_task_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer gimbal_angle_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer gimbal_speed_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer global_position_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer local_position_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer sdk_permission_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer velocity_control_service;
    ros::ServiceServer version_check_service;
	ros::ServiceServer send_data_to_remote_device_service;

	ros::ServiceServer virtual_rc_enable_control_service;
	ros::ServiceServer virtual_rc_data_control_service;
	ros::ServiceServer drone_arm_control_service;
	ros::ServiceServer sync_flag_control_service;
	ros::ServiceServer message_frequency_control_service;

	bool activation_callback(dji_sdk::Activation::Request& request, dji_sdk::Activation::Response& response);
    bool attitude_control_callback(dji_sdk::AttitudeControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::AttitudeControl::Response& response);
    bool camera_action_control_callback(dji_sdk::CameraActionControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::CameraActionControl::Response& response);
    bool drone_task_control_callback(dji_sdk::DroneTaskControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::DroneTaskControl::Response& response);
    bool gimbal_angle_control_callback(dji_sdk::GimbalAngleControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::GimbalAngleControl::Response& response);
    bool gimbal_speed_control_callback(dji_sdk::GimbalSpeedControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::GimbalSpeedControl::Response& response);
    bool global_position_control_callback(dji_sdk::GlobalPositionControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::GlobalPositionControl::Response& response);
    bool local_position_control_callback(dji_sdk::LocalPositionControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::LocalPositionControl::Response& response);
    bool sdk_permission_control_callback(dji_sdk::SDKPermissionControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::SDKPermissionControl::Response& response);
    bool velocity_control_callback(dji_sdk::VelocityControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::VelocityControl::Response& response);
	bool virtual_rc_enable_control_callback(dji_sdk::VirtualRCEnableControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::VirtualRCEnableControl::Response& response);
	bool virtual_rc_data_control_callback(dji_sdk::VirtualRCDataControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::VirtualRCDataControl::Response& response);
	bool drone_arm_control_callback(dji_sdk::DroneArmControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::DroneArmControl::Response& response);
	bool sync_flag_control_callback(dji_sdk::SyncFlagControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::SyncFlagControl::Response& response);
	bool message_frequency_control_callback(dji_sdk::MessageFrequencyControl::Request& request, dji_sdk::MessageFrequencyControl::Response& response);
	bool version_check_callback(dji_sdk::VersionCheck::Request& requset, dji_sdk::VersionCheck::Response& response);
	bool send_data_to_remote_device_callback(dji_sdk::SendDataToRemoteDevice::Request& request, dji_sdk::SendDataToRemoteDevice::Response& response);

    void init_services(ros::NodeHandle& nh)
    {
		activation_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/activation", &DJISDKNode::activation_callback, this);
        attitude_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/attitude_control", &DJISDKNode::attitude_control_callback, this);
        camera_action_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/camera_action_control",&DJISDKNode::camera_action_control_callback, this);
        drone_task_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/drone_task_control", &DJISDKNode::drone_task_control_callback, this);
        gimbal_angle_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/gimbal_angle_control", &DJISDKNode::gimbal_angle_control_callback, this);
        gimbal_speed_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/gimbal_speed_control", &DJISDKNode::gimbal_speed_control_callback, this);
        global_position_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/global_position_control", &DJISDKNode::global_position_control_callback, this);
        local_position_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/local_position_control", &DJISDKNode::local_position_control_callback, this);
        sdk_permission_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/sdk_permission_control", &DJISDKNode::sdk_permission_control_callback, this);
        velocity_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/velocity_control", &DJISDKNode::velocity_control_callback, this);
		version_check_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/version_check", &DJISDKNode::version_check_callback, this);
		virtual_rc_enable_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/virtual_rc_enable_control", &DJISDKNode::virtual_rc_enable_control_callback, this);
		virtual_rc_data_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/virtual_rc_data_control", &DJISDKNode::virtual_rc_data_control_callback,this);
		drone_arm_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/drone_arm_control", &DJISDKNode::drone_arm_control_callback, this);
		sync_flag_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/sync_flag_control", &DJISDKNode::sync_flag_control_callback, this);
		message_frequency_control_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/message_frequency_control", &DJISDKNode::message_frequency_control_callback, this);
		send_data_to_remote_device_service = nh.advertiseService("dji_sdk/send_data_to_remote_device", &DJISDKNode::send_data_to_remote_device_callback,this);
    }

//Actions:
    typedef actionlib::SimpleActionServer<dji_sdk::DroneTaskAction> DroneTaskActionServer;
    typedef actionlib::SimpleActionServer<dji_sdk::LocalPositionNavigationAction> LocalPositionNavigationActionServer;
    typedef actionlib::SimpleActionServer<dji_sdk::GlobalPositionNavigationAction> GlobalPositionNavigationActionServer;
    typedef actionlib::SimpleActionServer<dji_sdk::WaypointNavigationAction> WaypointNavigationActionServer;

    DroneTaskActionServer* drone_task_action_server;
    LocalPositionNavigationActionServer* local_position_navigation_action_server;
    GlobalPositionNavigationActionServer* global_position_navigation_action_server;
    WaypointNavigationActionServer* waypoint_navigation_action_server;

    dji_sdk::DroneTaskFeedback drone_task_feedback;
    dji_sdk::DroneTaskResult drone_task_result;
    dji_sdk::LocalPositionNavigationFeedback local_position_navigation_feedback;
    dji_sdk::LocalPositionNavigationResult local_position_navigation_result;
    dji_sdk::GlobalPositionNavigationFeedback global_position_navigation_feedback;
    dji_sdk::GlobalPositionNavigationResult global_position_navigation_result;
    dji_sdk::WaypointNavigationFeedback waypoint_navigation_feedback;
    dji_sdk::WaypointNavigationResult waypoint_navigation_result;

    bool drone_task_action_callback(const dji_sdk::DroneTaskGoalConstPtr& goal);
    bool local_position_navigation_action_callback(const dji_sdk::LocalPositionNavigationGoalConstPtr& goal);
    bool global_position_navigation_action_callback(const dji_sdk::GlobalPositionNavigationGoalConstPtr& goal);
    bool waypoint_navigation_action_callback(const dji_sdk::WaypointNavigationGoalConstPtr& goal);

    void init_actions(ros::NodeHandle& nh)
    {
        drone_task_action_server = new DroneTaskActionServer(nh,
            "dji_sdk/drone_task_action",
            boost::bind(&DJISDKNode::drone_task_action_callback, this, _1), false);
        drone_task_action_server->start();

        local_position_navigation_action_server = new LocalPositionNavigationActionServer(nh,
            "dji_sdk/local_position_navigation_action",
            boost::bind(&DJISDKNode::local_position_navigation_action_callback, this, _1), false);
        local_position_navigation_action_server->start();

        global_position_navigation_action_server = new GlobalPositionNavigationActionServer(nh,
            "dji_sdk/global_position_navigation_action",
            boost::bind(&DJISDKNode::global_position_navigation_action_callback, this, _1), false );
        global_position_navigation_action_server->start();

        waypoint_navigation_action_server = new WaypointNavigationActionServer(nh,
            "dji_sdk/waypoint_navigation_action",
            boost::bind(&DJISDKNode::waypoint_navigation_action_callback, this, _1), false);
        waypoint_navigation_action_server->start();
    }

public:
    DJISDKNode(ros::NodeHandle& nh, ros::NodeHandle& nh_private);

private:
    int init_parameters(ros::NodeHandle& nh_private);
    void broadcast_callback();
	void transparent_transmission_callback(unsigned char *buf, unsigned char len);

    bool process_waypoint(dji_sdk::Waypoint new_waypoint);

    inline void gps_convert_ned(float &ned_x, float &ned_y,
            double gps_t_lon, double gps_t_lat,
            double gps_r_lon, double gps_r_lat);

    dji_sdk::LocalPosition gps_convert_ned(dji_sdk::GlobalPosition loc);

};

#endif


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   <title>Data binding test page</title>

Data binding test page

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A district court has convicted a 27-year-old man from Thane for robbery and threatening a woman in 2016 and sentenced him to seven years rigorous imprisonment.
Thane Ad-hoc district judge RS Patil (Bhosale) also slapped a fine of Rs 1,000 on the convict Hamid Rashid Qureshi alias Ammu. He was found guilty under section 397 of the Indian Penal Code (robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt). The court was told that Qureshi was externed from the limits of Thane but he came down to the city and indulged in the crime. Prosecutor Rekha Hiwrale told the court that on the night of August 29 Qureshi chased the victim - Shabina Latif Kazi - who was travelling on a two-wheeler with her cousin - and threatened her and snatched her golden chain, worth Rs 9,000. The prosecutor said at least 14 other cases were registered against Qureshi.
"The prosecution has proved alleged offence against accused punishable under section 397 of the IPC, beyond all reasonable doubts. "Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the alleged offence, pains suffered by the victim, who is poor woman and as accused has committed said offence at night on public road, some severe punishment is required to be inflicted on accused," the judge noted in his recent order and sentenced Qureshi to seven years rigorous imprisonment.


Trident Steel distributes oil country tubular goods (OCTG) to customers in the oil and gas industry. We maintain a sizeable inventory of new API 5CT seamless and welded OCTG in Houston, Texas and other regional stocking locations. Our job-ready material is available for call out 24/7 to meet your requirements at any time, day or night.
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[Excerpt] Is it reasonable to expect that the use of ADR by U.S. corporations will continue to grow in the future? We asked the respondents in our survey a series of questions designed to determine their view on this issue....In general, a large majority of the respondents in our survey believe that they are "likely" or "very likely" to use mediation in the future—38% and 46%, respectively. They were more cautious about the use of arbitration. Only 24% said they were very likely to use it in the future, while 47% said they were likely to do so. More than 29% said they were unlikely or very unlikely to use arbitration in the future, whereas only 16% answered similarly in the case of mediation. Nevertheless, if these projections are accurate, the use of ADR by U.S. corporations will grow significantly.
Lipsky, D. B. & Seeber, R. L. (1999). Patterns of ADR use in corporate disputes [Electronic version]. Dispute Resolution Journal, 54(1), 66-71.
© American Arbitration Association. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.


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£292.7m issued in Direct Payments
Farming and food grants
More than 99% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received their full Direct Payment for 2020, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
The total amount of Direct Payments issued by DAERA for the 2020 scheme year is £292.7m.
Commending the Department's performance, Minister Poots said: "I am pleased to announce that full Direct Payments have now issued to over 99% of our farmers, totalling £292.7m in support. This includes those selected for an inspection.
"For the past number of years Northern Ireland has led the way in payment performance within the United Kingdom. This year my Department made further progress by being the only region to issue full payments from October, a remarkable achievement given the ongoing pandemic. Even under these challenging times they have been able to complete all inspections before the end of December.
"These vital payments will greatly assist farmers, many of whom are experiencing acute financial difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic."
Payment letters have issued to every farm business by post but can also be viewed online at DAERA Online Services.
Farmers can check the status of their Single Application through a newly developed online claim tracker which can also be accessed via DAERA Online Services.
Direct Payments comprise Basic Payment Scheme payments, Greening payments and Young Farmers' payments.
Financial Reduction Reimbursement payments totalling £3.6million were issued to NI farm businesses on 1 December 2020.
The main reasons for the small number of claims outstanding are awaiting probate and bank details not provided by farmer.
From 2020 Direct Payments in the UK are paid in sterling.
The exchange rate for 2020 is €1 = £0.89092.This is the same as in 2019.
The Greening percentage for the 2020 Scheme year is 43.647186%.
The 2020 Young Farmers' Payment will be paid at the rate of £77.04 per hectare. This is an increase from 2019 rate of £44.68.Young Farmers' Payment is made on a per hectare basis up to a limit to 90 hectares.
Payments include the linear increase of 4.3% applied to all Basic Payment Scheme entitlements in 2020 scheme year. This increase is worth approximately £8 million in total or £330 on average per farm business.
Follow DAERA on Twitter and Facebook
All media queries should be directed to the DAERA Press Office
The Executive Information Service operates an out of hours service for media enquiries between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.
Poots announces plans to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) 20 January 2021
Changes to GB-NI livestock movement rules 19 January 2021
New processes for moving equines from GB to NI 19 January 2021
Northern Ireland Water Framework Directive Groundwater Status Update 2020 Statistics Released 14 January 2021

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Electronic Christian Music
July 29, 2020 by admin Uncategorized edm trance
The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, became associated with the "American electronica revolution", In 1998 Madonna's Ray of Light brought the genre to popular music listeners, There is some popular figure of Christian electronic dance music such as Matthew Parker, Capital Kings, and Bryson Price are the most popular figure of Christian electronic dance music, Christian electronic dance music also includes other subgenres included in Electronic dance music such as Trance, Techno, Dub step, and Deep house, Electronic trance is a genre of Electronic Dance music that emerged from the British new age music scene and the early 1990s German techno and hardcore scenes, The stories are not told through the words, they are told through music, This makes it harder to differentiate between Christian and non-Christian music, A trance is a narcotic state where an individual encounter improved responsiveness, A regular trance music melody has blended layers in with some type of development and release, There is ordinarily peak in the tune and afterward a breakdown of different beats and percussions so the sound can remain solitary until the rhythm develops once more, Everything is smoother and progressively melodic, the rhythm is further back in the blend and the beat is less steady and beating, Of all the trance music subgenres, Progressive Trance is one of the most pop-accommodating, While it is still made for the dance floor, numerous Progressive Trance artists are increasingly centered on making collections of music than dance singles. EDM became heavily influenced by live events. Promoters and venues realized DJs could generate larger profits than traditional musicians. EDM festivals like Electric Daisy Carnival and Defqon grew in size, emphasizing visual experiences, such as video and lighting effects. Major acts like Avicii and Swedish House Mafia were holding concert tours at large arenas rather than just nightclubs. In 2011 "Spin", announced a "new rave generation" led by David Guetta, Deadmau5, and Skrillex. In January 2013, "Billboard" introduced a new EDM, Dance/Electronic Songs chart, tracking the top electronic songs based on sales, radio airplay, and online streaming. This year's EDM Conference 'EMC' is Jam-packed full of popular, influential Artists. Carl Cox, a house and techno Dj and producer, is a veteran of the EDM revolution. As the king of Ibiza, his long-lived career inspires each and every new DJ and Producer around the world. As the ambassador of the Australian hard style scene, Toneshifterz has a high status on the main stage at Defqon. In 2009, he was signed to 'Fusion' records and produced the official 2011 Defqon festival anthem 'Psychedelic Wasteland', Toneshifterz is set to continue leading the Australian Hard style scene and representing it internationally. Yolanda is cool is the Australian duo extraordinaire, made up of Sylvester Martinez (aka Andrew Stanley) and Johnson "Durango Slim" Peterson (DCUP). Scoring an international chart-topping hit with the house smash "We No Speak Americano" in 2010 they have continued to release top hits one after the other with tracks "Sugar Man" and "Soul Makossa". With a critically acclaimed album and two decades of DJing experience, this dynamic duo is an inspiration to many young Aussie producers.
Christian Electronic Dance Music
CEDM
Christian Electronic Dance Music Artists
Christian Electronic Dance Music Songs
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TORONTO – Public interest groups are in the Federal Court of Appeal today to ensure that human health and environmental risks are carefully considered in a plan to refurbish four aging nuclear reactors at the Darlington site on the shores of Lake Ontario. This comes on the heels of the Toronto Executive Committee's passing of a motion calling for a review of nuclear emergency plans.
Lawyers from Ecojustice and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) are working on behalf of Greenpeace Canada, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, CELA, and Northwatch in this case.
Ontario Power Generation has proposed refurbishing four aging nuclear reactors at its Darlington site so they can remain operational until 2055. The four reactors are located on the shore of Lake Ontario, approximately 70 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. Normal operations of the existing plant impact Lake Ontario as well as local air quality in the Municipality of Clarington.
"Lake Ontario is a vital part of daily life for nine million people. It can and should be protected from the impacts and risks posed by operating rebuilt reactors at the Darlington site. That is what a full environmental assessment promises," said Mark Mattson, president of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.
The groups have also applied to the Supreme Court of Canada seeking to overturn a Federal Court of Appeal ruling which they say allows regulators to avoid careful consideration of serious environmental and human health impacts associated with a separate plan to build new nuclear reactors at the Darlington site.
Download Media Release in PDF below.


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C.B. Aycock's Karlyn Ray Headed To UMO
November 24, 2020 Avi Smolka
Karlyn Ray figured her collegiate future would involve numerous hours of study since she plans to major in biomedical science.
Now, she needs to schedule some time for tennis practice.
The C.B. Aycock senior is leaving the tradition-rich tennis program and heading to the University of Mount Olive. On Monday, Ray signed a national letter of intent to play for the Trojans next fall.
"It's very real because I didn't really think that I'd go to college for tennis, especially at Mount Olive," Ray said. "It's close to home, and I definitely want to be close to home right now.
"I wanted to go to Mount Olive because of coaches, majors, and because it's 30 minutes away from home, so if I need anything, my parents are always there."
Ray said she developed her work ethic and drive from playing in a competitive tennis program for the last four years. She started playing tennis at seven years old, and she quickly developed a deep love for the sport.
"I've been playing tennis for over ten years now," Ray said.
The Golden Falcons have one of the area's most-competitive prep programs and have become a fixture in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3A playoffs.
A charismatic and articulate student, Ray helped C.B. Aycock lead the Golden Falcons to the 10-4 record last season and a 7-3 record in Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference play.
It was the first time the Golden Falcons have finished with double-digit wins since 2017.
She played mostly No. 3 singles as a freshman, but Ray has played in the No.1 singles spot since she was a sophomore. Ray has built up a 43-25 in singles, including a 14-8 mark during her junior season.
"It's been very fun playing tennis at Aycock," Ray said. "Everyone is like family, and everyone is welcomed by the other players."
Ray does not mind sitting on the baseline and pounding out groundstrokes while waiting for her opponent to hit into a mistake.
However, Ray can challenge her opponents by approaching the net on occasion, and her steady improvement during her time at C.B. Aycock eventually enabled her to sign with the Trojans.


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President/Co Founder
Gary Huether, Jr.
GARY HUETHER, JR. is an accomplished multi-unit restaurant owner whose direction and leadership has grown his small Central Pennsylvania sports bar chain into a fast growing national chain, boasting multiple concepts and successful operations throughout the east coast. Huether has nearly 20 years of business ownership experience, having begun his career owning three Snap-On Tool franchises, which he sold in 2006 to pursue other business ventures. In 2008, he co-founded Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar, which began as a single unit concept, eventually growing to 10 corporate-owned locations throughout the Central Pennsylvania region. Huether began franchising Arooga's in 2014, and has since signed agreements for nearly 100 franchises in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.
Gary's hands-on operational strategies keep him involved in every aspect of the Arooga's outfit, directly contributing to the company's continued success and rapid expansion. His drive to keep with the explosive trend of enhanced restaurant technology services has led to many key partnerships that have streamlined operations, digitized takeout ordering, and loyalty with their new mobile app and online ordering platform, and improved the overall guest experience.
• Co-founded Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar: an innovative full-service casual restaurant and bar with a sports and entertainment focus that combines exceptional food and beverages, with unique concepts, and proprietary operational strategies
• In 2010, Arooga's was selected as "America's Next Top Restaurant Franchise" by Sysco Foods and The Franchise Edge beating out over 250 entrants from 36 different states
• Huether named to The Power List 2020: Reader Picks of The Most Influential Restaurant Executives in the Country by Nation's Restaurant News
• Five-Time Buffalo Wing Festival winner
• Arooga's named "Business of the Year" by Central Penn Business Journal in 2015
• Arooga's named to Franchise Times Top 200 + 2020
• Arooga's named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Food Franchises 2020
Visit Restaurant
Arooga's Brunch Burger
1/3 lb Schweid & Sons Black Angus Burger
Arooga's signature burger seasoning
Cooked sliced bacon
Sunny Side Up Egg
Brioche Bun
Season one 1/3 lb Schweid & Sons Black Angus Burger with Arooga's signature burger seasoning
Grill to desired doneness
Brush each side of each half of brioche roll, and place on flat-top grill or in bun warmer to toast
When Burger is almost done cooking, add 2 slices of American cheese then place Burger patty on bottom brioche roll
Add 2 slices cooked Applewood smoked bacon on top of Burger patty
Cook 1 egg sunny side up, and carefully place on top of bacon
Close and enjoy!
Top Selling Burgers From Their Menu
Arooga's Burger
American cheese, applewood smoked bacon, cherry pepper relish, burger sauce
It's So Gouda Burger
Smoked Gouda, applewood smoked bacon, horseradish aioli, green leaf lettuce, red onion, pickle, brioche


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Chris Rock Is A Little Upset He Didn't Get A Shot At David Letterman's 'Late Show' Job
Andrew RobertsEntertainment Writer
Chris Rock's Top Five is in theaters with an all-star cast attached to it, but the comedian is far from happy. Judging from this playful interview on The Late Show, Rock is a little bit unhappy he didn't even get a nod to possibly host the show after David Letterman departs in May.
Rock even brings out the memory of Tim Meadows to voice his displeasure, saying they're both in the running to replace Biff Henderson. I'm all for any mention of Meadows and that's enough for me to like this clip.
(Via The Late Show)
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6ix9ine Antics Continue At Miami Bar Where He Apparently Helped Himself To The Tequila
By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: Rumors January 24, 2023
For whatever reason, 6ix9ine can't seem to behave. Whether he's acting out on social media or getting sucker punched in public, he's usually causing trouble—somewhere.
For whatever reason, 6ix9ine can't seem to behave. Whether he's acting out on social media or getting sucker punched in public, he's usually causing trouble—somewhere. Most recently, he was reportedly kicked out of Miami's El Tiesto Cafe for essentially stealing their liquor.
According to Page Six, 6ix9ine bypassed the bartender, went behind the bar and began pouring bottles of tequila into patrons' mouths for free. Evidently, it was all love though. He was later seen hugging the security guard as he and his 20-plus deep entourage were given the boot. Witnesses said he's a regular there and tight with the owner.
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6ix9ine soon hopped in a multicolored Rolls-Royce, spraypainted red with yellow and purple splash marks, and took off with two of his friends. A Miami Police Department officer arrived at the restaurant shortly after. He reportedly spoke to a staff member about the incident but no charges were filed.
This is yet another incident involving the controversial rapper acting like an entitled college student who just moved out of his parents' house for the first time. "Oh look, I'm 'famous' so I'm allowed to be an ass." Not quite. Eventually, 6ix9ine's behavior both on and offline are going to catch up with him. It's just a matter of time.
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By Irving Berlin
"White Christmas" may be the most popular secular American Christmas carol, rivaled only by "Jingle Bells." Written in 1940 by the American composer and songwriter Irving Berlin (1888–1989) for the 1942 movie Holiday Inn, starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, it quickly became a classic—not only a wartime hit, but the best-selling Christmas single of all time.
What mood does this song evoke? What does a "white Christmas" suggest to you? Is it simply a Christmas with snow? Why do you think this song became so popular, particularly during World War II? How does singing this song make you feel?
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
And may all your Christmases be white.
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The first thing you want to do when you get to the resort is exchange your money into pesos. The currency exchange room looks like an old storage closet. I'm not joking. There's just enough room in there for a desk, an old Windows 95 computer and two chairs.
The beach was always warm and pleasant. The first couple days of our trip, it was cool and windy, but still at least five times warmer than any day near the ocean in Newfoundland. The beach was usually crowded by 10:30am, though it didn't feel crowded. All we did was read under our palm fonts umbrella, eat food that was delivered to us on the beach, and frolic in the ocean. The water was sometimes cool, but rarely cold. We'd stay in for an hour at a time. People would start packing up by 5:00pm, but we didn't leave until the last moment.
The resort has a few mangy but friendly dogs and cats roaming around. The cats walked around the buffet hall eating food from the floor. The first night we got there, I went to take a table but moved to a different one when I saw a cat eating from a bowl under the table. The cats and dogs didn't bother anyone.
This seems to be a random shot from inside the lobby. I enjoyed the open-air design of the lobby, the bars and the buffet. No walls between inside and outside. I'd think I could handle living some place where it's so warm that walls and windows aren't necessary.
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The Grandeur has been around for 30 years in Korea, and is now heading into its 6th generation.
Hyundai recently launched the newest version in the domestic market.
Hyundai Grandeur was first introduced in 1986, and has since served as the vehicle that shows off the latest technology and innovations from the Koreans.
This will once again be the case for the latest generation, as it will be taking the luxury midsize sedan to previously unseen levels. That includes the promise of a better driving performance, as well as upgrades to comfort and safety.
The great news for Hyundai is that they have hit some amazing pre-order number since opening it up on November 2.
The first day alone saw 15,793 units ordered, and that number has since risen to over 27,000.
The mark set on opening day is a record for any vehicle launched in Korea up until now.
Make no mistake about it, the Grandeur has received a full makeover inside and out. Hyundai say that they have used simple and modern shapes to help the Grandeur maintain its luxurious image.
This new sense of style will pave the way forward for the next wave of Hyundai vehicles.
A set of active driver safety technologies known as Hyundai Smart Sense are included with the Grandeur. The systems in place cover all the bases, from driver alertness to passenger and pedestrian safety.
Included in the package are Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with Pedestrian Detection, Advanced Smart Cruise Control (ADCC), Active Blind Spot Detection (ABSD) and Lane Keep Assist (LKA).
The AEB system makes use of sensor fusion technology to reduce avoid potential collisions. Automatic braking is employed when the vehicle senses that a collision is imminent. This will be the first Hyundai vehicle to have the system, but expect more to follow.
This sedan falls on the large side of the scale. It is 4,930 mm long, 1,865 mm wide, and 1,470 mm high. That makes it 10 mm longer and 5 mm wider than the previous generation. The wheelbase comes in at 2,845 mm.
The Korean spec Grandeur will come with four powertrain options, including the 3.0-liter V6 GDi and 2.4-liter 4-cylinder GDi petrol variants, as well as a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder diesel. Fleet models will come with a 3.0-liter liquefied petroleum gas engine.
The top of the range Grandeur engines in gas and diesel models will be mated to a new 8-speed automatic transmissions. The remaining models will be mated to a 6-speed automatic.
Prices for the base Grandeur model start at 30.55 million won ($25,988.94), while the 3.0L GDI unit starts at 35.50 million won. The new Grandeur diesel model comes in at 33.55 million won, and the fleet LPi model starts at 26.2 million won.


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In context today, it comes after the point where most Americans have begun to tune him out, just as they do with nearly all second term presidencies. For the first time, Obama is now below 40 percent approval on every issue polled. As the Washington Post notes, even on issues where Obama looks to be in agreement with the American people, he's now lagging terribly. Even Millennials are now down on Obama. Whether this is because Americans have lost faith in Obama personally, or just reached a threshold where they are tired of his presence on the screen, his call for an effort to combat inequality is falling on deaf ears.
Does the president really not realize that he has the causation here completely backwards? He's spoken eloquently in the past about the dangerous decline of fatherhood among the working class. It's not that being poor means you'll have absentee parents, it's that absentee parents – particularly absentee breadwinners – means you end up poor. Where the middle class and upper class are better insulated from the consequences of the economic pain that comes from family breakups, the poor are not.
What does that mean? Well, it means you can't afford to live in a place with a good school, and government policy prevents you from learning elsewhere; it means mom has to work two jobs and can't take time off to take you to the dentist, which can't be scheduled because you're on Medicaid; it means you're likelier to drop out and end up permanently ensconced on assistance programs because you never had the intact family pressure to stay in school and learn a skill.
The utter failure of Obama's trickle-down-government approach is perhaps best captured by two contrasting stats. When he took office, we were a full year into a major recession. Economically, there was almost nowhere to go but up. And, indeed, that's what the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tracks the stock prices of 30 very large companies, has done: gone up. In January 2009, the Dow was at about 8,000. It's now at about 16,000. It has essentially doubled on Obama's watch.
Meanwhile, according to Census Bureau figures compiled by Sentier Research, the median American household income when the Obama household took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in January 2009 was $55,972 (in 2013 dollars). Now, nearly five years later, the median American household income is just $52,529. That's a decrease of $3,443 – or more than 6 percent. And that's during a "recovery"! If Americans' median income were now merely the same (in real dollars) as during the recession, that would mark Obama's tenure as a miserable economic failure. Instead, Americans' median income has noticeably dropped. It's important to note that these median-income figures include government payments, such as unemployment.
Today, Obama is describing inequality as "the defining challenge of our time". But his agenda for the second term has been about everything but that. His second term has seen payroll taxes go up for all working Americans and a prioritization of immigration reform, gun control, climate change and a host of environmental issues which – while they might appeal to his allies on Wall Street and in Hollywood – have nothing to do with income inequality. In many cases, these policies are actually negatives for the working class, driving up the costs of goods and negatively impacting wages and working hours.
If this was the defining challenge of our time, why did he spend so much time on policies unrelated to it? Why did he go down a policy path which led in the opposite direction? And why, even today, is he bypassing any possibility of brokering a bipartisan effort to combat "the defining challenge" and instead prioritizing a clumsy, tired, politically dead-end solution – minimum wage hikes – which without question has a negative effect on low-skill job creation while aiding his powerful union allies?
It's unclear why someone as uniquely positioned as Obama to speak to the challenges of being raised by a single mom – of having to rely on the support of relatives and family, and of the importance of such supports in determining success – put this issue on the backburner. Maybe Obama never really focused on the issue of inequality of opportunity before because he really doesn't have a solution to the harder challenge of what's really going on in the working class. The vacuity of his answers to the problems of inequality is illustrated in this line: "Kids with working-class parents are 10 times likelier than kids with middle- or upper-class parents to go through a time when their parents have no income." You mean to tell me families with lower incomes are more likely to have lower incomes than families with higher incomes? How insightful. Tell me more about why we need another industry bailout.


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Celebrations, Snubs and Historic Moments: What You Missed from the 80th Golden Globe Awards
The 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards still had the second lowest ratings recorded by NBC despite historic wins and disappointing snubs.
Royalty In Modernity: A Dive Into "The Empress"
Katharina Eyssen's period drama, "The Empress," boasts international success; it's also a sign of the times.
"Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" is a surprisingly funny and heartfelt movie that can be enjoyed by viewers of all ages.
The Cinematic Self-Reflection of 'The Fabelmans'
Spielberg finally turns the camera on himself and examines the pathos behind the film spectacle in what may be one of his best films yet.
ALDN Has His Fans in a Trance
Blu DeTiger Returns Home To NYC At Webster Hall
The Delicacy of Charlotte Wells' Debut Film, 'Aftersun'
Photo Gallery - Splinter Group Presents 'Carrie'
BLACKSTARKIDS and The 1975 — At Their Very Best
I had the chance to interview BLACKSTARKIDS before they erupted Madison Square Garden with visceral energy on their first trip to New York.
Alexander 23 Puts on a 'Party' at Brooklyn Steel
With an early encore and dirty Air Force 1s, Alexander 23's charismatic pop rock concert awed audience members at Brooklyn Steel on Oct. 25.
Gorillaz's Feel Good Night in Brooklyn
Gorillaz lit up the Barclays Center stage on October 12th with an exhilarating show, highlighting their biggest hits with special guests.
Ram Jams: 'Midnights' Reinstates Taylor Swift as The Pop Mastermind
Swift beautifully depicts human emotions and its range — from love, to vulnerability, to depression, to yearning of revenge.
The Fashion Studies Program Looks Forward: Professor Allison Pfingst in Conversation
By MADELEINE SIGNORE • November 22, 2022
Allison Pfingst talks about Fordham's fashion studies programs and her goal to increase the number of students enrolled in it.
'Beetlejuice' Will Lower Its Curtain One Last Time in January
"Beetlejuice" the musical makes many improvements to a well-loved classic. It's no surprise that it has become so adored online.
'The Moors': A Dark and Whimsical Comedy
Running from Nov. 6 through Nov. 11, Fordham Studio Theatre's "The Moors," written by Jen Silverman, centers around femininity and solitude.
'Tartuffe': A Gorgeous Exploration of Illusion and Delusion
On Nov. 10, Fordham Theatre Mainstage welcomed guests to the theatrical performance of a lifetime: "Tartuffe," freshly set in the 1980s.
Shakespeare in the Park: Over 60 Years of Free Theater
Since 1962, Central Park has hosted over 5 million audience members to see more than 150 Shakespearean productions — all for free.
'Dance Nation' Completes a Sold-Out Run on the Fordham Mainstage
"Dance Nation," which opened on October 6th, is a revolution, tackling issues like identity and masturbation — all at the ripe age of 13.
Time Landscape: An Ode to 17th-Century New York
Alan Sonfist's Time Landscape is an ode to old New York. It's a love letter to the 17th century and to those who lived here at the time.
New York Botanical Gardens Hosts Annual Orchid Show
This spring, the New York Botanical Gardens' annual Orchid Show returned for its 19th year, with the exhibit "Jeff Leatham's Kaleidoscope."
Hudson Parkway Piers Offer Reprieve from Concrete Jungle
Exploring the Hudson Parkway has been the perfect coexistence of city and nature for a low-budget, adventurous college student.
Shakira's Influence on Hispanic Heritage Month
Arguably the reason we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month is the Colombian legend Shakira or the "Queen of Latin Music."
The Inaugural President's Ball: Fordham's Finest Swoon Under the Tent
On a night you'll never forget, the student body officially welcomed University President Tania Tetlow, J.D. to our #Ramily.
Sonia Manzano: Through the Eyes of a Latine Artist
Television host Rhina Valentin interviews Emmy Award-winning actress and author Sonia Manzano at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium.
Mucho Gusto Mixer and the Gift of Community
The Student Organization of Latines (SOL) and the Caribbean Students Club (CSC) hosted their annual joint mixer "Mucho Gusto."


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Philippe Coutinho undergoes knee surgery
Star forward Philippe Coutinho will be out of action for "approximately three months" after undergoing a successful knee surgery, FC Barcelona has confirmed.
MADRID: Star forward Philippe Coutinho will be out of action for "approximately three months" after undergoing a successful knee surgery, FC Barcelona has confirmed.
"Philippe Coutinho has undergone a successful operation on the external meniscus of his left knee this Saturday morning of January 2, but the verdict is that he will be out of action for approximately three months," a statement from the club read.
Coutinho was injured in the final game at 2020 against Eibar at Camp Nou. The Brazilian had to limp out of the game in the closing minutes, leaving his side to end the game with 10 men after only going on as a 65th-minute substitute. On Wednesday morning, tests confirmed early impressions that Coutinho will need an operation to repair the damage.
He had returned to Barca in the summer after his loan at Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and began the season brightly, but his form dipped in recent weeks and there had been speculation that with teenager Pedri taking his place in the first team, Barca could look to sell him to raise funds for new signings.
Appearing in 14 games, he scored three goals and delivered two assists. IANS
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It's been awhile since I last saw the Hammers play – three months to be precise. Since the Upton Park wobbles in the early part of the season they have proved to be more resilient than most other teams in a poor division and came into the last game of 2011 in second place, just three points behind Southampton. A halfway through the season haul of 44 points has put them on course for an immediate return to the Premier League but it is a situation tinged with some frustration.
I think that any West Ham fan would recognise that the club should have never ever EVER appointed Avram Grant last season. I do not believe that even an averagely competent manager would have got the Hammers in the same poor position. Quite why they chose not to fire him last Christmas is another matter, again failing to take the right course of action ultimately led to the club being relegated. So instead of swimming comfortably in the poorest Premier League we have ever seen, West Ham are huffing and puffing their way in a Championship made up of eighteen former Premier League sides, all of whom seem to be living on the seat of their pants. West Ham's main issue this season has been the relative lack of goals. Summer "big name" signings Kevin Nolan and Jon Carew had not set the Boleyn Ground alight yet with their promised goals, leaving it to Carlton Cole to become top scorer with few contributions from elsewhere on the pitch. A return of seven goals from ten starts is impressive – a rate that would see him score 32 if he started every game, but we know that is never going to happen.
Despite a couple of opportunities, West Ham still had not topped the table this season. Southampton had proved beatable and when they dropped points, so did the Hammers. Coming into the last game of 2011, thanks to the Saints surprise home defeat to Bristol City, this was another chance to top the pile. Mentally, going into the New Year on top of the table could be as beneficial to the Hammers as damaging it would be to the Saints. However, needing to win by seven goals was going to be a tad difficult, even though we are managed by a man who just 18 months ago claimed he could manage Real Madrid.
The Christmas fixture computer hadn't been kind to West Ham this season. Birmingham City away on Boxing Day, Derby County away on New Year's Eve. What happened to the traditional London derbies over the festive period? Crystal Palace, Watford, Brighton, Reading, Ipswich, Portsmouth? All surely better for the travelling fans than a second 250 plus mile round trip in a week? No, stop it Stuart. You are bringing sense into the argument, and we all know that Football authorities and sense do not belong together.
So why was I breaking my away duck of the season on New Year's Eve? Well I was in the East Midlands to visit my In-laws, specifically Northern Steve to welcome in 2012. And there is one thing that Northern Steve loves more than anything and that is a pie with gravy. Oh, and West Ham. So with Derby almost on the doorstep (everywhere up north is on the doorstep) he agreed to buy the pies and I procured some tickets. But it would be the same if there wasn't some way for football clubs to spread Christmas cheer. For those who don't like a rant, look away now.
Football clubs really know how to treat fans don't they. They play on the blind loyalties we all have, becoming more audacious in their treatment of fans and how much money they can extract out of us. I had forgotten exactly how much tickets were for games like this but as soon as I had agreed to buy the tickets I had a rude awakening. Two adult tickets and two kids tickets came to a total of £108 before the obvious booking fee, admin fee and postage fee were added. Two days later the tickets arrived. In the envelope was a flyer for a special offer – A Family package for the game v West Ham for just £51..two adults and two children. Thanks for that.
I had been many-a-year since I came to Pride Park last. In fact the last time was for a West Ham game when the paint on the new stadium was barely dry, with Derby County winning two nil thanks to goals from Dean Sturridge, uncle of Chelsea's rising star Daniel. Also on show on that December afternoon was Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand, reminding us all of the team we could have had if it wouldn't have been for some disastrous off the field mismanagement. Since that game back in 1997 West Ham had played the Rams sixteen times and losing only once. So previous was on the side of the Hammers, especially with the memory of the 3-1 win at Upton Park just a month ago. Oh how it has changed as we parked in one of the empty business parks close to the ground. Pride Park has gone all posh. It has it's own Greggs the Bakers now, and a Starbucks, and I even detected the sign of some free wireless ("dcfcFANS" if you are ever in need). And the crowning moment was seeing the Derby County Official Car in operation. Such was my amazement at the sight that we headed into the ground at 1.01pm.
Derby's situation must be a frustration to their loyal fans. Playing in a fine stadium, in front of crowds that put the likes of Wigan, Fulham, Bolton and Blackburn Rovers to shame, with a highly rated young manager they always seem to be on contradicting runs. One minute they are red-hot, beating all-comers such as at the start of this season when they won six of their first ten games before then losing all six games in November. Last week's home win against Leeds United was only their third win in the league since September.
However, whilst other clubs would be putting their manager under the spotlight, Nigel Clough is spoken of in revered terms in the city, thanks to the achievements of his father, who brought the First Division Championship to the unfashionable club back in 1972. Whilst he went on to manage big rivals Nottingham Forest, and bring incredible success which was looked on with envious eyes by the people of Derby, his achievements have never been forgotten.
Derby County 2 West Ham United 1 – Pride Park – Saturday 31st December 2011
But any temporary frustration was lost as we took our seats in the Upper West Stand. As I was reading in disbelief the news that Allardyce had put five forwards on the bench (and no one else) Callum Bell curled the ball from the edge of the box around Robert Green and into the corner of the net. The clock in the corner had just ticked onto 1.02pm. Hardly the best of starts.
Derby seemed to want it more in the opening phases and when another dangerous cross was played into the area, Paul Green stooped to head past his namesake in the Hammers goal. Two nil after nine minutes. If we left now we could still make the kick off at Met Police v Lewes!
The West Ham fans, around 3,000, which considering the date and location of the game was a magnificent effort, started to get into voice. Most clubs would die for an iconic song like Bubbles, but the Derby fans felt it was the "only song" they had. That was followed up by "Is that all you bring away?"…Hello…this is from a team where there is a 10,000 difference between their lowest and highest attendances this season and who brought no more than 1,200 to the corresponding fixture at Upton Park just a few weeks ago. Football fans and reason have never made good bed partners either.
The Hammers back line looked shaky. Winston Reid passed the ball back to Green whenever and wherever he received it, including when he was 10 yards inside the Derby half. Lansbury, yet to fulfil any sign of his promise that Wenger thinks he has seemed to retreat every time the ball came near him, and Piquionne upfront could've gone on a bacon roll run to Greggs for all the good he was doing. One bright note was the confidence of Dan Potts at left back. Potts is only 17 years old and is the son of West Ham legend Steve Potts. I am one of the 23,000 in the world who can lay claim to saying "I was there when Potts scored"…399 appearances for the Hammers in a career that spanned 17 years and he scored just one goal – October 1990 against Hull City when he scuffed/deflected shot from 30 yards somehow eluded the Tigers keeper.
As the half wore on, West Ham became more forceful and Fielding was forced to make saves from Nouble and Noble (Confusing I know). Just before the break it was 2-1 as the posh Noble (Nouble) smashed home a lose ball in the box. Half time – time for a pie and a cup of tea.
I opted for the Meat and Potato variety. I scanned the packaging to see what meat it was. No clue there. So I asked the lady behind the counter. She looked shocked, as if she had never thought about the question. "I dunno…probably from a big tin called 'meat'"…I thought I couldn't go wrong with the tea but I was mistaken. She gave me the cup filled with hot water and offered me some additional milk. "No it's fine. There is milk already in there." I said. "Who put that in there? Maureen, did you start putting milk in tea? I told you not to do that!" It appeared that she didn't know such basics.
Back to the game. Derby County came out the stronger with the impressive Theo Robinson causing all sorts of problems for Reid and Tompkins. Allardyce threw on Cole and Baldock, replacing O'Brien and Piquionne who had returned from Greggs empty-handed. Ten minutes later Robert Hall was given his chance, with the Hammers throwing five men up front. Yet with all the attacking intent, Fielding was only called into action on a couple of occasions. In fact looking back now considering we had five centre-forwards on the pitch and the team was managed by "Mr Direct" himself, they failed to send any long balls into the area where they would be dangerous. Instead Cole was having to drop deeper and deeper to get the ball.
Despite a couple of shouts for free-kicks around the edge of the area time ran out on the Hammers and another chance to draw level with the Saints had passed by. We made our way back to the car to cross three counties to get back home. The fans had been magnificent but there had been a distinct lack of London Pride from some players. All was not lost though as our return to the Northern branch of TBIR Towers was greeted with a shiny four pack of my favourite brew – Fuller's London Pride, thanks to the kindness of CMF. All was well with the world. Happy New Year everyone.
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Q: How to gradually convert a site over to CodeIgniter? I've been doing a lot of research in regards to OO and MVC for PHP and have nearly made a choice to move to CodeIgniter for an existing large-scale website I manage. I feel that using an OO+MVC environment has a huge organizational and performance advantages and hopefully improved developing speed compared to the existing functional/procedural structure the site uses now.
However, due to the sheer size of the site, I would like to gradually transfer the code over to CodeIgniter's structure thus having a transitional time period where parts of the site are in CI and others are in the old style.
Are there any suggestions on the best way to do this from a code structure point of view while minimizing on the amount of duplicate code? I'm rather new to OO as well, and feel that gradual is the best way to do this due to the learning curve.

A: I think you have to determine the dependent entities in your database (models) and start with them first such as some contacts, users registration and so on.
The most reliable and safe way, you have to copy your current working site to a local machine and start do it bit by bit, till you finish it all, upload it to your public web server.

A: You could install CI into a folder and redirect (though .htaccess) only the requests that you want to handle with CI. Other than that, everything should work as usual and you won't need to change much of your current functionality. The more sections work on CI, the more redirect rules you will have.

A: I would just write the entire site (almost) from scratch, locally, then when everything's working and tested upload it to the server.
By 'almost' from scratch I mean you could copy some of the HTML into View files, and perhaps use some of the existing PHP for piecing together parts of the backend, but I think you'll have to write most of it from the start. I made a semi-large scale web in object oriented way using the MVC pattern, and even transfering that to CodeIgniter wouldn't be a trivial task, much less a website that's written completely procedurally. That is my opinion.

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On Friday night, Amanda and I joined the Chaffees and strolled out to house party in Tacoma. See Amanda's Facebook album for pictures, including Scott and Courtney as "Chips and Hot Salsa."
On Saturday night, I went out to The Mix in Georgetown with Amanda for her boss's 40th birthday party. The family hired me to shoot photos... so I did!


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OpEd: Energy solution requires adding environment to equation
Home » News » Uncategorized » OpEd: Energy solution requires adding environment to equation
Two decades ago, the United Nations' Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Later, in the 1990s, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development took this a step further, recognizing that sustainable development requires a balance of three dimensions—economic growth, social development and environmental protection.
Today we must find a way to incorporate that third dimension—of environmental protection—seamlessly and intrinsically into our research and curricula. But we should also update the definition based on our evolving concept of the natural world. The word "protection" implies that the consideration of environment is an inhibitor to progress, when in reality, the environment is a source of sustainable solutions that require our proper "stewardship."
MIT has played a significant role in global economic growth and social development. Many designs and innovative technologies emerging from the MIT community have improved the lives of countless individuals. A recent report titled "MIT: The Impact of Innovation," states that MIT-related companies rank as the 24th largest world economy. At the time, those 4,000 companies founded by MIT graduates employed one out of every 170 employees in the United States.
It's time now to apply our intellectual and financial prowess toward environmental stewardship as an enabling component of sustained economic growth and social progress. In engineering terms, the environment offers the design space that allows us to approach a problem in significantly new ways. For instance, we can look at technology in the classical narrow way or we can take the more contemporary perspective of taking inspiration from nature's design.
The supply of energy remains a major driver for all we do. The heavy reliance on fossil fuels continues to release large amounts of carbon dioxide. The rate of change of the Earth climate today far outpaces variations that have occurred in the past due to major orbital and solar shifts. How we deal with the harmful consequences of burning fossil fuels, supply the needed energy, and become responsive stewards of the environment form our primary challenge.
More expensive energy will not solve the problem. Just as creating more fuel efficient vehicles cannot solve the problem. We must look to the natural world as a source of sustainable solutions. Energy derived from ocean waves and tides, wind, sun and the biosphere add to design space for our future.
Talking about energy without discussing the environment is like playing an electric guitar without an amplifier. There is sound, but not nearly as much as is possible, because the real power behind the concept is absent. Indeed it's not whining about the environment that will protect it, it's the discovery of nature's design and power as driving forces.
Many of the R&D projects of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)—though drastically different in appearance—all converge on this point: involving the environment as an integral part of engineering design. A cross-section of civil and environmental engineering problems illustrates this.
Concrete is the second most widely 'consumed' material on Earth (after water—also a major topic of study among CEE hydrologists). Its primary component, cement, requires very high temperatures for manufacturing, causing the release of up to 10 percent of the total atmospheric CO2 released by humans annually. Faculty and students are looking at cement from the inside out, trying to understand its nanostructure in order to find a way to tweak this indispensable material into something new that won't release so much CO2, but will meet humanity's legitimate needs for adequate housing, healthcare, education and mobility.
CEE faculty and students are designing mechanisms to capture carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and to sequester the CO2. This means that it may be possible to design a clean power plant supplying the electricity and hydrogen for next-gen cars.
Microbiologists in CEE are using genomic tools to probe the diversity and abundance of microbes in all sorts of environments. These small life forms are the primary processors of matter and energy in the Earth system. Yet their diversity and much of their metabolisms are puzzles that have enormous consequences for our basic understanding of how the Earth system works.
How do we translate such R&D into education? This may prove more difficult. Our 20th-century mindset is geared toward production and acquisition: of ideas, technology, space, and goods. But the 21st-century mindset needs to change. Some soul-searching may point us in the right direction.
CEE began its own version of soul-searching several years ago, leading to the decision to redirect our curricula in such a way that all our undergraduate majors—civil engineering, environmental engineering science, or the combination—take the same set of core courses, which by design incorporate consideration of environmental stewardship.
Whether we are looking at the design of building materials at the macro- or nanoscales, transportation systems, gathering genomic information about marine microbes or atmospheric data about the water and carbon cycle, we are working on things that matter.
MIT's mission is to "advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century."
Maybe it's now time to rewrite the MIT mission statement to incorporate the third dimension of environmental stewardship, along with sustainable economic growth and social progress.
This OpEd appeared in the April 27 issue of The Tech.
—By Professors Franz Ulm, co-chair, Undergraduate Committee; Dara Entekhabi, director, Parsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering; and Patrick Jaillet, department head; and Denise Brehm, senior communications officer, Civil & Environmental Engineering
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My mum brought me a ukulele for Christmas. Complete surprise present and I have no real clue what I'm doing! I havent played an instrument before so I'm a complete newbie to all aspects of this. I'm planning to get some lessons once the new year starts but in the meantime I'm trying to learn a few bits on my own from YouTube etc.
The ukulele I have was tuned A, D, F-sharp, B when I got it but I've noticed most are tuned G, C, E, A so when I try to copy something in a video mine sounds completely different. Is it possible to retune my ukele to this? I've just tried with a tuning app I downloaded but I can't seem to retune the A string to G and wondered if this was because it wasn't possible?
Sounds like you got a soprano, some people like to tune them up a little to get more tension in the strings, which is what you have.
I too am new to the Ukulele and have noticed that the G string (no pun intended) is always noted using a lower case "g." Does that mean anything special?
I'm trying to figure out what you are telling us here. You said that when you got it that it was tuned A,D,F#,B. Is that out of the box? Because it does not come in tune out of the box. The other thing is that the G string is at the top when you are holding the ukulele in playing position. The A string is at the bottom. I couldn't tell if you are aware of that, or not. Anyway, keeping all that in mind, when I got my first ukulele I tried to tune it and I got one of the strings an octave high. That is a common mistake. Just because it reads a particular note on your tuner, doesn't mean that it is the right particular note.
You are "D" tuning, a full step above "C" (gcea).
You should be able to tune down (loosen strings) to gcea.
The "C" is middle "C".
A High g is g above middle C and Low G below Middle C. A Uke tuned gCEA is Re-entrant tuning, and Low G GCEA is Linear tuning.
I would suggest going on YouTube and watching many of the videos on how to tune a ukulele. Talking about it here isn't going to help--you need to hear the right notes to get in the general area, and then tune the strings. If you are on A, and need to go down to G, you need to loosen the strings. Hopefully you have a tuner--if not, Reverb's tuner for $4 is a great place to start.
I thought it was the other way around for gCEA. The lower case g, in my mind, represents "low g" meaning that the 4th string (the one closest to you when you hold the ukulele) is thicker than the 3rd string, and is tuned an octave below. Most (soprano/concert/tenor) ukuleles are strung in a "reentrant" way, where the 4th string is G ABOVE middle C, the 3rd string is middle C, the 2nd string is E, and the 1st string is A. Yeah--this method of tuning doesn't really make sense, but it is what it is. The other format, "linear" tuning (gCEA) uses a thicker string for that first G, and is tuned to the G below middle C.
Hopefully you know what middle C is...if not...that entire last paragraph was a waste of digital space.
Again...for tuning, you need to hear to get close...and then use a tuner to be exact.
D tuning (ADF#B) is arguably better for a lot of sopranos, both in terms of tone and string tension (less floppy). Most older teaching material is for that tuning also as it was very popular in the early and middle of the last century. It was only toward the end of the century that somehow all ukuleles, regardless of size, ended up with the same tuning, which doesn't make much sense acoustically, but does make learning a little easier. Today, most materials, and certainly 99% of the stuff on YouTube, is for C tuning (GCEA).
Even though people tend to say that you can use the same strings for either tuning, my own experiments showed me that you get mediocre results at best. Strings designed for D tuning are thinner than C tuning strings, and using strings specifically made for the tuning one uses gives a better sound and better tone. I think if you want the best tone, you should stick to D tuning, but tuning it down to C tuning will definitely make learning easier simply because of how common it is, especially on YouTube and in American/American-ized publications (D tuning is still common in Europe and in Canada, but the internet tends to homogenize everything ...).
Choirguy: we did use YouTube last night to figure out the actual range that my wife's Uke was supposed to be mimicking. Then we used the turner that was provided to hit the actual notes. I noticed that using the middle G key was really "off" so we went up to the next octave and it just sounded right. Glad to have your advice; thanx.
I was most interested in knowing why the G was noted as g: now I know that too. Thanx again.
Thanks for all of the help. Looks like I might have to get new strings to tune it to GCEA. I bought a tuner you clip on to the end of the ukulele but it didn't work properly. Not sure if that was because it only recognises standard tuning though and not ADF#B. I tried an app which quickly tuned it to ADF#B but I can't tune my ukulele to GCEA with it. It doesn't get near the note no matter how much I try with some of the strings. So new strings it is!
Note that going from D tuning (ADF#B) to C tuning means you are going down in pitch, so the strings get looser and the notes lower. Make sure that you don't accidentally tune up, which may damage the instrument or snap the strings.
That said, new strings are a great idea for a new uke anyway! There are good videos that show how to put them on. If you aren't set on any particular strings yet, I'd recommend Aquila Nylgut or Martin M600 strings. Both are very available.
Get a decent clip on tuner such as a Snark.
Tune the existing strings down a whole step to GCEA. You'll likely discover a couple of things straight away: 1) the Soprano sized instrument you almost certainly have (because it can handle being tuned up to ADF#B) will sound better tuned back up to ADF#B than tuned down to GCEA 2) This is unfortunate because the majority of ukulele music resources are transcribed and taught in GCEA tuning so in order to use all these and also to play with others you will probably be better learning to play your instrument in its suboptimal GCEA tuning.
Soprano instruments in ADF#B tuning are great fun and usually sound great with that very distinctive uke sound. But as a beginner you need to learn to play in GCEA first. Transposing between tunings is dead easy but that is for later. Right now, tune whatever instrument you've got to GCEA and start learning how to play.
If you have an iOS device, iPad/iPhone etc, there is a free tuning app called instuner, and it will show you the OCTAVE of the notes you are tuning to.
I am surprised that nobody mentioned that actual octaves of the tuning notes yet. Yes middle-C is the 3rd string up from the floor and in re-entrant tuning the thickest string. Middle-C is C4.
for re-entrant tuning (which is likely what you already have): G4-C4-E4-A4, in the string positions of 4-3-2-1, with 4 being closest to your face, and 1 being closest to the floor.
for LINEAR tuning (the G is an OCTAVE lower): G3-C4-E4-A4 (all the rest are the same as re-entrant tuning save for the G string).
STANDARD uke strings are re-entrant and if you try to tune the G string of this string set to a low G it will be super floppy and almost no volume and sound like a stretched rubber band with such a thin string. A LOW-G string will be even thicker than the normal C string, due to needing more mass (weight and density) in order to have enough tension (about 11lbs of tension) to properly tune to a G3 note and give useful intonation.
This would have been so hard for me to understand when I first got my uke. Good luck Carlabelle. Is there anyone in your area who can show you a few things in person?
Along these lines either a music store, with someone who knows about tuning a re-entrant ukulele, or if there is a local uke group that meets regularly in your area.
Carlabelle what town/state/country, where are you located? Many of us might be able to recommend some resources local to you to get hands-on in person with folks.
Also someone here from UU might be local and willing to meet with you for 'uke & coffee' or similar to help you get started.
Welcome to UU Carla, this information from Ukulele Hunt may be quite helpful http://ukulelehunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FirstUkulele8.pdf Good luck!


A new government means a new round of scrutiny for Ontario's property assessment agency. The 2019 provincial budget, released last week, hints looming restructuring at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), the arms-length not-for-profit entity responsible for evaluating more than 5 million properties province-wide.
"The Province is developing an action plan to further improve the accuracy, transparency and stability of property assessments," the budget document reports.
That includes an apparent endorsement of a recently introduced private member's bill, which calls for three additional positions to give taxpayer representatives equal clout with the seven municipal government representatives on the MPAC board. Along with the somewhat unusual shout-out for Member of Provincial Parliament Paul Calandra, who introduced the bill on March 20, the new budget confirms that the government will be consulting with municipalities, residential and non-residential ratepayers to "explore opportunities" to "support a competitive business environment" and "provide relief to residents".
Municipalities provide MPAC's operating funds and currently hold the majority on the 13-member board of directors. The 16-member configuration proposed in Calandra's private member's bill would effectively give the balance of power to the board's two provincial representatives.
"This rebalancing would ensure better representation for Ontario taxpayers while still maintaining a strong voice for municipalities," the budget states.