The two reactions in Eqs. (1) and (2) are exothermic, with heats of reaction equal to -21.7 kcal mol-1 and -9.8 kcal mol-1, respectively. They both result in a decrease of volume as the reaction proceeds. According to Le Chatelier's principle, the conversion to methanol is therefore favored by increasing pressure and decreasing temperature. Equation (3) describes the endothermic reverse water gas shift reaction (RWGSR) which also occurs during methanol synthesis, producing carbon monoxide which can then further react with hydrogen to produce methanol. In fact, Eq. (2) is simply the sum of the reactions in Eqs. (1) and (3). Each of these reactions is reversible, and thus limited by thermodynamic equilibria depending on the reaction conditions, mostly temperature, pressure and composition of the syn-gas.
Synthesis gas for methanol production can be obtained by reforming or partial oxidation of any carbonaceous material such as coal, coke, natural gas, petroleum, heavy oils and asphalt. Economic considerations dictate the choice of raw materials. The long-term availability of raw materials, energy consumption and environmental aspects will however also play increasingly important roles.
The composition of syn-gas is generally characterized by the stoichiometric number S. Ideally, S should be equal to or slightly above 2. Values above 2 indicate an excess of hydrogen, whereas values below 2 mean a hydrogen deficiency relative to the ideal stoichiometry for methanol formation.
Synthesis gas from coal has less than the optimum hydrogen to carbon content. Treatment of the gas before methanol synthesis or addition of hydrogen is therefore needed to avoid the formation of undesired byproducts. Reforming of feeds with a higher H/C ratio such as propane, butane, or naphthas leads to S values in the vicinity of 2, which is ideal for conversion to methanol. Steam reforming of methane on the other hand, yields syn-gas with a stoichiometric number of 2.8 to 3.0. In this case, the addition of CO2 can lower S close to 2. Excess hydrogen can also be used in an adjacent plant to produce ammonia.
The production of methanol from syn-gas on an industrial scale using high pressures (250-350 atm) and temperatures (300-400 °C) was first introduced by BASF during the 1920s. From then until the end of World War II, most methanol was produced from coal-derived syn-gas and off-gases from industrial facilities such as coke ovens and steel factories. The use of such feedstocks containing high levels of impurities, was made possible by the design of a catalyst system consisting of zinc oxide and chromium oxide, which was highly stable to sulfur and chlorine compounds. After World War II, the feedstock for methanol synthesis shifted rapidly to natural gas, which became widely available at very low costs, particularly in the United States. Whereas 71% of the methanol in the United States was still derived from coal in 1946, by 1948 almost 77% was obtained from natural gas. Natural gas is still the preferred feedstock for methanol production because it offers, besides a high hydrogen content, the lowest energy consumption, capital investment and operating costs. Furthermore, natural gas contains fewer impurities such as sulfur and halogenated compounds or metals, which can poison the needed catalysts. When present, these impurities (mostly sulfur in the form of H2S, COS or mercaptans) can, however, also be removed relatively easily. Lower levels of impurities in the syn-gas allowed the use of more active catalysts, operating under milder conditions. This led, during the 1960s, to the development by ICI (now Synetix) of a process using a copper-zinc-based catalyst allowing the conversion of syn-gas to methanol at pressures of 50-100 atm and temperatures of 200-300 °C. This low-pressure route is the basis for most current processes for methanol production. The formation of byproducts (dimethyl ether, higher alcohols, methane, etc.) associated with the old high-pressure technology was also drastically reduced or even eliminated . Production using the high-pressure process is no longer economical, and the last plant based on this technology closed in the 1980s. Worldwide, the production capacity for methanol is dominated by processes from only a few companies, with Synetix accounting for some 60% of the installed capacity and Lurgi for 27% (Fig. 12.3).
fer only in the type of reactor design and catalyst arrangement (in fixed beds, tubes, suspension, etc.). Control of the temperature is very important, and overheating of the catalyst should be avoided as it will rapidly decrease its activity and shorten its lifetime . In one pass over the catalyst only a part of the syn-gas is converted to methanol. After separation of methanol and water by condensation at the reactor's outlet, the remaining syn-gas is recycled to the reactor. Recently, liquid-phase processes for methanol production have also been introduced. Air Products in particular, developed the Liquid Phase Methanol Process (LPMEOH) in which a powdered catalyst is suspended in an inert oil, providing an efficient means to remove the heat of reaction from the catalyst and control the temperature (Fig. 12.4). The syn-gas is simply bubbled into the liquid. This process promotes also a higher syn-gas to methanol conversion, so that a single pass through the reactor is generally sufficient .
LPMEOH™ slurry bubble reactor developed by Air Products (Source: DOE).
the standard generally observed by the industry for methanol production. Depending on the amount of impurities and purity desired, methanol will have therefore to be purified by distillation systems using one or more distillation columns.
Asides from the methanol synthesis step, the most crucial part of present methanol plants is the syn-gas generation and purification system, which will depend on the nature and purity of the feedstock used. Although natural gas is generally the preferred feedstock due to the simplicity of obtaining an adequate syngas with low levels of impurities, other routes are also used under given circumstances. Regions rich in coal or heavy oils, but having limited natural gas sources, in view of the high natural gas prices, can turn to these resources to produce methanol despite higher cost for the needed syn-gas purification system.


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Attacks on Journalists in Nepal Continue in Election Lead-Up
The International Federation of Journalists (FNJ) is alarmed at continuing attacks on journalists and media houses by factional groups and security personnel in Nepal after two serious attacks were reported this week.
According to the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), an IFJ affiliate, Gorkhapatra district correspondent and president of the FNJ Bajhang chapter Deepak Oli was allegedly attacked and threatened by police on March 28 in Chainpur in the far-western Bajhang region. Oli sustained injuries to his head and back.
Oli reported that a police inspector beat him as he attempted to cover a confrontation between cadres of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) regarding election campaigns for the Constituent Assembly. The police inspector allegedly accused the journalist, saying "you journalists write whatever you want thinking that your news has the power to do anything".
In another attack, a radio station in Janali Bandali, in the far western Accham region, was besieged on March 30 after Communist Party Nepal-Maoist leader Jhankar Bahadur Rawal threatened to seize the radio station for broadcasting reports he alleged were against his group.
Maoist cadres allegedly responded by surrounding Radio Ramaroshan, the only FM station in the district, and threatening to storm the premises.
The FNJ reports that the attackers fled after police arrived.
"Journalists in Nepal have a very important role and responsibility in the coming weeks to provide fair and accurate reporting of all election campaigns in the lead-up to the Constituent Assembly elections on April 10," said IFJ Asia-Pacific Director Jacqueline Park.
"This responsibility must not be hindered by any member of the community, regardless of their political beliefs, and particularly not by local authorities who should be providing a safe and protected environment for the media."
The IFJ joins the FNJ in condemning the attacks on the media and demanding that members of the security forces and politically aligned groups show a higher level of respect for the right to freedom of expression. They stress that the professional duties of journalists during national elections are crucial to Nepal's transition to democracy.
For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +612 9333 0919
The IFJ represents over 600,000 journalists in 120 countries

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package myjwt

import (
	"github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
	"net/http"

	"gin-orm/pkg/e"
	"gin-orm/pkg/util"
)

func JWT() gin.HandlerFunc {
	return func(c *gin.Context) {
		var code int
		var data interface{}

		code = e.SUCCESS
		//Authorization := c.GetHeader("Authorization")
		//token := strings.Split(Authorization, " ")
		//token = token[1]
		token := c.Query("token")

		if token == "" {
			code = e.INVALID_PARAMS
		} else {
			_, err := util.ParseToken(token)
			if err != nil {
				switch err.(*jwt.ValidationError).Errors {
				case jwt.ValidationErrorExpired:
					code = e.ERROR_AUTH_CHECK_TOKEN_TIMEOUT
				default:
					code = e.ERROR_AUTH_CHECK_TOKEN_FAIL
				}
			}
		}

		if code != e.SUCCESS {
			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{
				"code": code,
				"msg":  e.GetMsg(code),
				"data": data,
			})

			c.Abort()
			return
		}

		c.Next()
	}
}

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Кириакос Пападопулос () е гръцки футболист. Играе в отбора на Университатя Крайова.

Кариера
Роден е на 23 февруари 1992 година в Катерини, Гърция. Започва кариерата си в Своронос Катерини, където е забелязан от Олимпиакос и преминава в младежките му формации.

Играл е в няколко приятелски срещи, три мача за лигата и три мача за купата.

През лятото на 2007 г. е повикан на проби в Еспаньол с идеята да му се даде важна роля в тима. Но Пападопулос подписва с Олимпиакос и сезон 2007/2008 е много обещаващ за него. Правейки дебюта си и поставяйки рекорд за най-млад играч в Гръцката суперлига.

През септември 2008 г. подписва нов 3-годишен договор с Олимпиакос. Прави дебюта си в лигата за сезон 2008/2009 на 2 ноември по време на мача между Олимпиакос и Ерготелис завършил 2 – 0.

През 2010 преминава в Шалке 04.

Национална кариера
Повикан е от Гърция П19 за мачовете на Европейското първенство за младежи.

Участва и в трите мача по време на групите срещу Русия, Холандия и Молдова. Гърция завършва на първо място.

Рекорди
 Най-млад играч дебютирал в Гръцка суперлига – на 15 години
 УЕФА П19 Отбор на турнира

Успехи
 Гръцка суперлига: 2007/08, 2008/09
 Купа на Гърция: 2007/08, 2008/09
 Суперкупа на Гърция: 2007
 Купа на Германия: 2010/11
 Суперкупа на Германия: 2011

Източници

Гръцки футболисти
Футболисти на Олимпиакос
Футболисти на Шалке 04
Футболисти на Байер Леверкузен
Футболисти на РБ Лайпциг
Футболисти на Хамбургер ШФ
Родени в Катерини
Македонски гърци

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Iris Fen Gillingham was raised in the Catskill Mountains of New York. At an early age, she experienced the hardships extreme weather can cause.
Today, Gillingham is a college student. She says it's especially important for young people to demand that elected officials act on climate.
As part of a group called Zero Hour, she helped organize a lobby day and youth climate march in Washington, D.C., last July. She says it was inspiring, and her peers want to keep the momentum going.


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Q: Growout/shrink/fadeout animation in android I got a problem with animation....
My problem is....
1.If you see the image i have given below you can understand that i have a button and a image view in screen.
2.In the first screen I have a button and a  image-view.
3.If i click on the button it should move to gallery.
4.If i select a image if you see the other screens....like that at first image should cover the screen and slowly it should grow-out and just like last screen it should automatically should be placed on image-view.
This is my problem...I tried with scale but unable to fulfill the task..Suggestions from you are more valuable......If it seems the question is incomplete please let me know.. thank you...
scale.xml.
<set android:shareInterpolator="false"
 xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<scale
android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator"
android:fromXScale="10"
android:toXScale="1.4"
android:fromYScale="10"
android:toYScale="1.4"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%"

android:duration="1000" />

after selecting the image from gallery.....i started animation but its not working finee

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Bonny Khalwale Robbed off His Phone As He Cheered AFC Leopards
By Ken / Wednesday, 24 Jul 2013 08:01AM / Leave a Comment
Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale was robbed off his phone and wallet during an AFC Leopard match at Mumias Sports Complex.
Ingwe was playing against Mathare United.
Upon his arrival, fans started singing his praises and making reference to his bullfighting hobby, and even went to the extent of carrying him on their shoulders.
It was in the process of this 'warm reception' that the phone and wallet changed ownership.
Khalwale was less worried about the cash, but of the phone, which had some vital details, including contacts to the who's who in Kenya.
He however did not make a big deal out of it, as he continued cheering his team as if nothing had happened. Leopards eventually won 2 – 0.
Police have already started investigations, and Safaricom is helping them track the device.
Additional reporting by the Star
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Following on from the success of 11 days working out in a row my body decided to revolt by being, well, revolting and I have spent three days with my head or other body parts in and around the toilet. I tell you, I am having a hard time getting back up to speed but Monday saw one of my girls and I basically freestyle our way through a 45 minute abs and weights workout. I can't even remember what we did but there was plenty of crunch work and standing, sitting and stability ball weights work. It's now Halloween and I am still working on getting my stats back to where they were before my 2 week hiatus for my injured back. Speaking of stats, here is what my scale has said about me lately. My goal is to get back under 19% body fat ASAP which is proving tricky. I have been able to get back from the brink of being 240lbs which was scary to say the least. As far as the other measurements go, I am not too concerned other than I used to rate as below 30 years of age and I am now significantly over that threshold.
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Odisha's 13-Yr-Old Wonder Boy Babulu Kicks His Way From Barbil To Brazil For World Championship
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**Bhubaneswar:** Wonder-boy Babulu Munda, a 13-yr-old tribal orphan boy hailing from Odisha's Barbil in Keonjhar district has a whopping 17 medals from around 21 events at the State and National level under his belt. He has covered a long distance from the tribal dominated region to 7th World Wushu Championship being held at Brasilia in July this year.
This young talent was spotted in 2011 and got training under coach Pankaj Kumar Mahanta, an Asian Indoor Games kickboxing medalist. Munda's enviable knack for martial arts and quick learning attitude impressed the coach. And after a six-month rigorous training, Babulu won his first medal at the age of 6, a silver medal at the State level championship.
"On a daily basis I impart training to students at the school. But I was overwhelmed with the impressive accuracy of this boy (Babulu) in my first session with him. Initially I thought it could be a coincidence. But in my every session he came out with flying colours and consistency", said Mahanta.
Babulu, now a well-known figure in the sub-junior category, has overcome a life full of hardships. Being an orphan, this talented boy was brought up in abject penury by his grandmother, a daily wage labourer.
Impressed by the masterful performance of Babulu at such tender age, JSPL Foundation extended out all support to him and facilitated his participation in State and National level Championships.
The tribal boy's stunning performance at the Sub-Junior National Coaching Camp at SAI, Bhopal in May this year confirmed berth for his Brazil tour.
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The Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS), at The University of Texas at Austin, is proud to announce the annual Sam Z. Coronado Student Poster Art Scholarship Contest is now accepting submissions.
As the Center for Mexican American Studies begins its 49th year at The University of Texas at Austin, we're fortunate to experience the continued growth of the field of Latino Studies on our campus. For this year's Sam Z. Coronado Student Poster Art Scholarship Contest, we want the theme to represent this growth.
In previous years, we've selected specific themes like "Tierra" or "Sueños" to help guide you, but this year, we're looking for artwork that captures a bigger, broader picture of contemporary Latino Studies. In everything we do, we're constantly trying to answer what it means to be Latinx and living in the United States today. The three units that comprise Latino Studies at UT Austin—the Mexican American and Latina/o Studies department, the Center for Mexican American Studies, and the Latino Research Initiative—work together and separately to explore and shape the public's understanding of the Latinx experience. But with this contest, we want to understand what Latino Studies looks like to you. Is it abstract shapes and color? Is it lush or spare? Is it faces or is it a place? Is it political or poetic? Do you see it every day or did you see it in your dreams? Show us so that we may see ourselves more clearly.
We invite all full-time enrolled UT Austin undergraduate and graduate students to submit an original poster design. The winning entries will be determined by a blind jury process.
Maximum image size 16 X 22 inches vertical or horizontal.
Must include "Latino Studies" in the design.
Digital images must be at least 300 dpi.
Text must be bold and no smaller than 12 point.
For original paintings: Must be accompanied by high-resolution (300 dpi or greater) .jpeg or .pdf image of the work.
Artists should submit entries in electronic form to our Submit Artwork tab. If you are also submitting a hard copy, please deliver original artwork to the Department of Mexican American Studies (MALS) office on the second floor of the Gordon-White Building (GWB 2.102).
The EXTENDED deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm, Monday, November 12, 2018.
Please note that the winning entry becomes the sole property of Latino Studies and that students may submit multiple entries but only place once.
The winning entry will have a limited edition of 20 prints produced for permanent display in the Latino Studies offices in the Gordon-White Building. The First Prize winner will receive 10 prints or their work.
For further information, please contact Natasha Saldaña, MALS Senior Academic Coordinator, at (512) 471-2134.


Jan 25, 2002 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist torrents A rougharoundtheedges martial arts master seeks revenge for his parent's death.
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writerdirector Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kungfu film, weaving the new and old together.


Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko are on the verge of signing Burkina Faso teenage sensation Mohammed Kahan, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report.
Information reaching GHANASoccernet.com suggest that the Porcupine Warriors have finalized the negotiations with the youngster's club Rail Club de Kadiogo, and he is set to pen a long term contract in the coming days.
The 20-year-old forward will team up with his compatriot Sogne Yacouba in attack should he put pen to paper.
Kahan is a member of Burkina Faso's U-20 national team.
Asante Kotoko are keen to bolster their squad after qualifying to the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup for the first time in 11-years.
The Porcupine Warriors have been drawn in Group C against Zambian sides Zesco United and Nkana as well as Sudanese side Al Hilal.


LANIMAH is a Swiss brand, which designs the most eclusive luxury products for dogs and cats. The company, LANIMAH SA founded in 2011, represents a new and revolutionary way to conceive high-end luxury products and services for pets. LANIMAH's goal has always been to discover original and profound ways to honour the love and the universe of emotions which exist between human beings and animals, by creating works which have a unique appeal and distinction.
Every work of art guarantee exceptional quality and preciseness, and is entirely produced in Switzerland. Each piece is unique, characterised by meticulous attention to detail; for this reason, each realisation can take several months or even years.
The selection of materials, used by master artisans to craft the works, includes, besides the carbon fibre, materials from an ethical source, certified according to 'responsible and ethical sourcing' criteria.
The works can be made on a commission basis, in order to satisfy each costumer's specific desire. In this, play a pivotal role the features of the animal which the work is made for, such as physical predispositions, movements, character and personal story. Moreover, the safety and security of the animal are a fundamental priority, which affect the whole process of conception and creation.


The all new 2015 Honda Fit was supposed to hit dealerships on April 14, but Honda is holding back deliveries. Initial reviews of the refreshed car has been overwhelmingly positive and it looks to be an evolutionary improvement over the last generation. Consumer Reports has investigated why we are not seeing the 15 Fit on the lots.
"The Fit is being built for the first time in North America, a significant new investment in Honda's 8th auto plant in the region and one that features some of Honda's latest and most advanced manufacturing technologies. As this is an all-new plant, we are taking a measured approach to the production ramp up and shipments from the plant have been slower than anticipated. As we build up substantial inventory to sustain the nationwide sales launch, deliveries of the 2015 Fit to Honda dealerships will begin the second week of June."
CR suspects that Honda has discovered something in the new Fit that needs to be fixed before it goes on sale. Given the massive GM recalls, and the fact that Honda tends to take a more conservative approach to launching new models, the brand is taking a very cautious approach to quality control. It seems to me that Honda would rather have customers wait for delivery than have them return to the dealerships for a possible recall. I understand Honda's position on this, but what I find strange is why the '15 Fit configurator is still not live on Honda's website. Often automakers will let you configure colors and options before a car actually goes on sale.


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03/02/2011 12:50 pm ET Updated May 25, 2011
Justin Bieber's Hair Bought In Charity Auction For $40,668 By Casino
Most people's hair gets swept up on the barber shop floor and sent to the trash. Justin Bieber's? Far too valuable for the broom.
Bieber, who last week trimmed his prized mane in the hair cut heard round the world, delivered his hair to Ellen Degeneres, who put it up on eBay. The price skyrocketed, and when the final bid was placed before time ran out, it went for a staggering $40,688.
Don't worry. It was for charity. The cash will go to The Gentle Barn Foundation, an animal rescue organization, and the winner will get to hang out with Justin. The purchase was made by GoldenPalace.com, a frequent buyer at celebrity charity auctions. They said in a statement that they plan to put it on tour at Bieber concerts to raise more money for charity.
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Home | All news | Politics | Lavrov says Yerevan, Baku and Moscow have made progress in reaching agreements
Lavrov says Yerevan, Baku and Moscow have made progress in reaching agreements
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The trilateral working group consisting of representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia has made significant progress in reaching agreements on the unblocking transport links in the South Caucasus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following talks with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian, TASS reports.
"The issues of unblocking trade, economic, transport ties in the South Caucasus are being handled by a trilateral group chaired by the Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is working rhythmically, contacts on delimitation of the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia were held recently. This trilateral working group, established by the decision of the three presidents of November 9, 2020, has made significant progress in reaching agreements. I hope they will be formalized in the very near future. What is especially important s that this work is not carried out in a vacuum, not in isolation, but in close coordination with broader transport projects, including the North-South corridor project, which our Iranian partners are also interested in," he said.
Abdollahian noted, in turn, that Iran has a very privileged geopolitical position. " We see the strengthening of transit routes, including the diversified North-South routes, s an important factor for development, as well as for food security in this region," he added. The Iranian Foreign Minister also expressed the country's readiness to complete the construction of the unfinished section of Rasht – Astara.


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Wildwood is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16), approximately  west of Edmonton and  east of Edson. The Yellowhead Highway's intersection with Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) is  east of the hamlet. The Lobstick River, which flows from Chip Lake to the west, runs through the hamlet.

Statistics Canada recognizes Wildwood as a designated place.

History
Originally named Junkins, Wildwood was established in 1908 by a group of 20 African-American immigrants as a block settlement. The new Black Canadian homesteaders arrived from Oklahoma and Texas, just three years after Alberta became a province in 1905. The railway arrived in Junkins in 1908.  People arriving at "end of steel" transferred their goods to wagons and travelled to their homesteads.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wildwood had a population of 257 living in 118 of its 136 total private dwellings, a change of  from its 2016 population of 273. With a land area of , it had a population density of  in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wildwood had a population of 273 living in 139 of its 157 total private dwellings, a change of  from its 2011 population of 294. With a land area of , it had a population density of  in 2016.

See also
List of communities in Alberta
List of designated places in Alberta
List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
List of hamlets in Alberta
Similar 1908 to 1910 Alberta homesteader settlements of  Black Canadians:
Amber Valley, Alberta
Campsie, Alberta
Keystone (now Breton), Alberta

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Black Canadian culture in Alberta
Black Canadian settlements
Designated places in Alberta
Former villages in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Yellowhead County
Populated places disestablished in 1990
Populated places established by African Americans


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The couple announced the news on Instagram with the help of their two-year-old daughter Jasmine.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a big new project lined up for 2018. He's got a baby on the way with girlfriend Lauren Hashian and it's a little girl.
What an amazing Christmas gift Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, 45, has as he's got a baby on the way with his longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian, 33. He announced on December 11 that the couple of ten years is expecting and he's going to have another little girl.
In a sweet Instagram pic he showed his nearly two-year-old daughter Jasmine sitting under a Christmas tree with a sign above her that said "It's a girl" in big pink letters. Underneath it continued, "Can't wait to be a big sister. And finally the BOSS!"
"Our Jasmine Lia would like to make a big announcement - IT'S A GIRL! [Lauren Hashian] and I are boundlessly grateful for this blessing as this spring we'll welcome our second baby. Plus, Jazzy is excited to boss around and protect her lil' sis," he captioned the big reveal.
His little girl is SO adorable in a white dress with a big pink heart on it as her big blue eyes are lit up with happiness.
Dwayne also has a 16-year-old daughter Simone by ex-wife Dany Garcia, 49. She is going to be the Golden Globes Ambassador in 2018, in a title that used to be called Miss Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association annually picks the daughter or son of an A-list star who they think has a bright career in the business ahead of them.
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Joni Mitchell: On Life, Loss and Missing Out on Woodstock
Caryl shares an exclusive playlist from Joni Mitchell's 70th birthday concert
The last time I saw Joni was in Toronto in June of 2013. The occasion that brought her back on stage was a birthday happening. For two nights, performers and musicians came to together in a concert celebrating the legendary singer's 70th birthday next November. For the past decade, Joni Mitchell has not performed because of health reasons--she has Morgellons Syndrome, a parasitic infestation some doctors claim is delusional--and a voice that with age has been reduced in range.
Joni Mitchell's extraordinary career spans 50 years and mixes together the genres of folk, jazz, blues and a bit of rock and roll. The birthday tribute show that was part of Toronto's Luminato Festival, lasted almost three hours the night I saw it. Combining familiar and obscure songs chosen by Mitchell herself, the concert featured performers with reputations ranging from the little known: Liam Titcomb who sang the poignant If to the famous, Rufus Wainwright who peformed the Yeats poem Slouching Towards Bethelehem acapello reinterpreting it like "a Scottish folksong". Wainwright told the audience how he didn't grow up with Joni's music. His mother, the folk singer Kate McGarrigal who died last year, was kind of competitive, he said, and banned the more successful Mitchell's music from the family's home.
At the end of the concert, a delighted Mitchell, cheekbones still high and blond hair piled higher— came out and recited the earthy, kind of hip-hop poem Rain, Rain in a now smoke-saturated voice while she meandered around the stage trance-like. Then--out of nowhere--she surprised the audience saying: "I didn't think I could sing. I'm still not sure I can sing but I am going to try." The first two songs she picked played to her reduced range and finally the last song where the company joined in was one we all know well. Yes, Woodstock! Mitchell told an interviewer pre-concert she hadn't sung at the iconic festival because she was scheduled to perform elsewhere the next day. She wrote the song's lyrics from the perspective of those who did attend and it has become something of anthem of the boomer generation. Let me just say when the crowd joined in, we sounded "a half million strong."
20 Amazing Joni Mitchell Songs and a Rare Live Performance
I haven't enjoyed a concert more since my first—the Beatles in l964 (yeah, yeah, yeah). I will tell you in advance that the final encore came from the audience. Happy Birthday, we shouted out to the woman's whose songs were the soundtrack to our lives. Then Joni picked up the shoes she kicked off during her performance and walked off stage barefoot and brilliant. Here's a sample performance from the memorable show, and below you will find an exclusive playlist I've put together for your listening pleasure, as they say. (Playlist for printing.) Or, you can read the lyrics as the poetry they are. I've included a snippet of verse. You may be able to complete the songs from memory in some cases—but some may be unfamiliar. They were to me, a lifelong and dedicated fan. All Joni Mitchell's lyrics are included in this book, Joni Mitchell--The Complete Poems and Lyrics.
Playlist for a Birthday Happening Live at Massey Hall
1. The Fiddle and the Drum – Lizz Wright
Oh my friend, What time is this/To trade the handshake/For the fist
2. Coyote – Glen Hansard
I tried to run away myself/To run away and wrestle with my ego/And with this flame
3. You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio– Kathleen Edwards
I know you don't like weak women/You get bored so quick/And you don't like strong women/'Cause they're hip to your tricks
4. If – Liam Titcomb
If you can fill the journey /Of a minute/ With sixty seconds worth of wonder and delight/ Then the Earth is yours/ And Everything that's in it
5. Black Crow – Cold Specks
I've been traveling so long/ How'm I ever going to know my home/
When I see it again
6. Big Yellow Taxi – Kathleen Edwards
Don't it always seem to go/That you don't know what you've got/Til it's gone
7. Shades of Scarlet Conquering – Lizz Wright
It is not easy to be brave/To walk around in so much need/To carry the weight of all that greed
8. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey – Lizz Wright
Of the darkness in men's mind/What can you say/That wasn't marked by history/Or on the news today
9. All I Want – Rufus Wainwright
I am on a lonely road and I am traveling/Looking for the key to set me free
10. A Case Of You – Rufus Wainwright
I could drink a case of you, darling/And I would still be on my feet/I would still be on my feet
11. The Boho Dance – Glen Hansard
A camera pans the cocktail hour/Behind a blind of potted palm/And finds a lady in a Paris dress/With runs in her nylons
12. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire – Kathleen Edwards
Come with me, I know the way she says/Do you want to contact somebody first/I mean what does it really matter/You're going to come now/Or you're going to come later
13. Slouching Toward Bethlehem – Rufus Wainwright
The best lack conviction/ given some time to think/And the worst are full of passion/Without mercy
14. Carey – Glen Hansard
Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam/Maybe I'll to go to Rome/And rent me a grand piano/And put some flowers 'round my room
15. Jericho – Lizz Wright
Anyone will tell you/Just how hard it is to make and keep a friend/Maybe they'll shortsell you/Or maybe it's you Judas in the end
16. Shadows And Light – Glen Hansard
Every picture has its shadows/And it has some source of light/Blindness, blindness and sight
17. Free Man in Paris – Rufus Wainwright
"The way I see it," he said/you just can't win it . . . /Everybody's in it for their own gain/You can't please 'em all
18. Furry Sings the Blue -- Joni Mitchell
Why should I expect the guy to give it to me true/Fallen to hard luck/And time and other thieves/While our limo is shining on his shanty street/Old Furry sings the blues
19. Don't Interrupt the Sorrow--Joni Mitchell
Death and birth and death and birth/ He says "bring that bottle kindly/And I'll pad your purse/I've got a head full of quandary/and a mighty mighty thirst"
20. Woodstock--Joni Mitchell and company
We are stardust/We are golden/And w've got to get ourselves/
Joni Mitchell was a painter before a singer. These are her self-portraits--two of which were used for album covers.
Before the concert, she gave an uncommon and often provocative interview for a Canadian radio show. She summed up her long career and her future:
"I've had a very interesting and a very challenging life. A lot of battles, just disease after disease after — I mean, I mean I shouldn't be here, you know. But I have a tremendous will to live and a tremendous joie de vivre--alternating with irritability."
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Judith Ross July 27, 2013 at 10:29 PM
Joni is a miracle. Thank you for this wonderful and unexpected treat!
Another trip down memory lane. I had forgotten all about her. Thanks
your daughter July 28, 2013 at 11:06 AM
wow, sounds like an amazing concert. wish i had been there--wait... i was!!
donna baker July 29, 2013 at 12:34 AM
I can't imagine. She's been my favorite all time musician/singer/songwriter since I first heard Blue in 1970. I think I still know all the words to her songs. I saw her in Houston in the 70's, and she bitched the audience out (saying we'll cut out half the show) because they were walking about. Artist to the nth degree. I think Laura Nyro is the only other that comes close to Joni's genius. Morgellon's is being studied in Tulsa, OK. Seems to be an "alien" disease, but they are trying to figure it out. Maybe Joni was sent here to us. She certainly is one of a kind.
Caryl July 29, 2013 at 9:02 AM
Welcome, Donna, to 2nd lives club. Love the hat. And I loved your comment about the Houston concert
in the 70s. After hearing her interview (link in post), I can completely see her doing that. She's still sassy. And, she is multi-talented--I didn't realize the intricacy of the musical composition--and one of a kind. A True Original! And, at least for me, a guiding light. Way ahead of her time on issues like the environment. Yes, they've put up lots of parking lots.
D. A. Wolf August 1, 2013 at 3:47 PM
What a fabulous post. I didn't realize she had battled this illness.
What an extraordinary time that must have been in Toronto.
Amazing how you only need to say her name, and I'm transported to a more innocent time, my adolescence, the clarity and promise in her music.
Caryl August 2, 2013 at 8:45 AM
Few things in life are as transportive as music. Remember when you were young and in love and had
a song together? Then you hear that song today and suddenly you are 16 again and all the feelings come flooding back. That song for me was not from Joni MItchell but from Johnny Mathis.
It was "The Twelfth of Never". And that boy was the president of my church group: Patrick Brennan.
Did any of you have a special song? I'd love to hear about it.
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If I were to recieve an inheritance of money from distant family who died and they do not live in the USA and say its over 15 million dollars and i live in the US what kind of taxes will I pay when I bring it to the US.
Honey, if you have that kind of money coming, I would contact a good lawyer to help you get it safely, pay any monies you may have to pay, and maybe even invest. Good luck to you, and sorry about your loss.
I bet you recieved this information from an email, by a "legal representitive" that you never heard of. Am I right?
They are also wanting a "fee" to "process" the "paperwork".
This email has been running around as a variation on the Nigerian scam.
Ask yourself this... did they send you something in the mail or did you receive it by email.
Basically, any email offers are scams.
Even those that come in the mail are suspect. Look for spelling and gramerical errors. I have a nice exchange with a charity scammer, whom answered all my questions with "you deposit the checks, and send us a money order."
He did not respond to MY offer of millions of dollars if he would just give me his phone number!
Yeah, but the emails are easier because email is essentially free.
It is a bunch easier to track down a long lost relative's home address than their email address. It is MUCH easier to mail you a letter than to email you one and the costs of the letter and the mailing would be covered by the estate's costs.
In other words, that dog won't hunt. Someone is trying to dress up a horse biscuit as a wedding cake.
Long before there was an internet, that scam was around.
Horse biscuit, that is funny!
Estates do hire actual "heir locators" to find missing beneficiaries, but those so engaged are paid by the estate, not by the folks they find. There are also heir locators who freelance on a contingency basis, entering into agreements with those they connect with their rightful inheritances for percentages of sums so recovered. While this might sound like the scam being described above it's not — these legitimate heir locators receive payment only after estates are settled and heirs so found have received their bequests.
Ergo, if a "locator" is asking you to pay up front, it's a scam.
Poster, please let us know how you found out about this?
the inheritance in question here is my fathers brothers son. My father and uncle are both deceased and his son my first cousin and his family were killed in an in a small plane. The remaining of his estate which has now been settled and the large construction company in which he owned. All taxes have been paid and all remaining money has been released for transfer. By the way the country is not in Nigeria it is in Europe. I have two younger sisters there who were the ones who notified me and we all attended the funeral. My only question was would I have to pay taxes on the money again once I brought it here.
Who told you that you would have to? The lawyer handling the estate? I would call up the IRS, and see what they say. Maybe if you could prove it has allready been paid, you might not have to pay it, but I am not a lawyer, so I do not know for sure, sorry!
My appologies and condolences for your loss. Just today I recieved another solicitation from Nigeria for $10 Million from Barrister Brown Duru.
In your case, having gone to the funeral, and knowing for a fact that this is real we can get to the legalities.
First. Georga (your state) does not have an inheritance tax.
Third. US Taxes on the procedes. Depending on the amount you recieve, you might or might not have to pay taxes on it. From your original statement, it sounds like you will. To be safe, hire a tax attorney as you might need to immediately invest a portion to protect it from extreme taxes.
Without knowing specifics such as you should not put on any open web site, (how much and where it is from) it is not possible to give a precise answer.
In my searches, I did come across this.
Thus you can see there is no easy answer on an open forum. This is one that you must pay to find out.
Turbowray's original answer is still the best one.


SPANISH lender Bankia has returned to profit, following record losses and an EU-sponsored bailout last year.
The bank announced a €74 million profit in the first three months of 2013, although it warned the Spanish economy was still a cause for concern.
Bankia has been considered one of the greatest casualties of Spain's economic crisis, after losing €19.2 billion during a disastrous 2012.
"This year, 2013, will mark the return to normality, in an environment that is still not normal," said Bankia's director general Jose Sevilla, insisting that 2012 had been "the year of the clean-up".
"There are macroeconomic tensions, tensions on interest rates… [it] is a very demanding environment," he added.


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Concentration fluctuations and thermodynamic properties of demixing liquid binary alloys
R. N. Singh, S. K. Yu, F. Sommer
An optimized set of thermodynamic functions of liquid CdGa and BiGa alloys is obtained by a least-squares method through optimization of different available experimental data such as phase diagram and thermodynamic properties. These results can be described using a simple model, where the existence of polyatomic self-associates has been considered. The temperature and concentration fluctuations in the long wavelength limit, which are most sensitive to small changes in both temperature and concentration above the miscibility gap, can be described assuming a temperature dependence of the number of self-associated atoms and of the interchange energy.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3093(93)90207-E
liquid alloys
Binary alloys
Thermodynamic properties
miscibility gap
phase diagrams
Singh, R. N., Yu, S. K., & Sommer, F. (1993). Concentration fluctuations and thermodynamic properties of demixing liquid binary alloys. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 156-158(PART 1), 407-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3093(93)90207-E
Concentration fluctuations and thermodynamic properties of demixing liquid binary alloys. / Singh, R. N.; Yu, S. K.; Sommer, F.
In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Vol. 156-158, No. PART 1, 02.05.1993, p. 407-411.
Singh, RN, Yu, SK & Sommer, F 1993, 'Concentration fluctuations and thermodynamic properties of demixing liquid binary alloys', Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 156-158, no. PART 1, pp. 407-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3093(93)90207-E
Singh RN, Yu SK, Sommer F. Concentration fluctuations and thermodynamic properties of demixing liquid binary alloys. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 1993 May 2;156-158(PART 1):407-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3093(93)90207-E
Singh, R. N. ; Yu, S. K. ; Sommer, F. / Concentration fluctuations and thermodynamic properties of demixing liquid binary alloys. In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 1993 ; Vol. 156-158, No. PART 1. pp. 407-411.
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Having been a fan of Miss Velvets for years, Misty agrees to a sit-down audition with SK as Velvets watches via a live camera feed. Sleeperkid starts off with a healthy dose of chloroform that Misty assumes is just a prop, until the drug slowly sends her to sleep. She wakes up confused and slightly angry…until the Kid offers her a cash bonus that convinces the beautiful actress to stick around for even more knockout fun! SK proceeds to repeatedly send Misty to Dreamland, stripping her down to her lovely lingerie as he carries her, poses her around the room, drags her back to her chair, and delivers a final volley of KOs that sets her up for a sleepy dust mask game. A final self KO with a chloroform-soaked rag ends Misty's astounding performance, right before SK carries her out of the room to sleep it off!


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Chip Tease
Niall McKay Todd Lappin
Mar 1, 1999 12:00 PM
Intel Rolls Out the Pentium III "Intel used to operate under the principle that you could have any chip you wanted as long as it was black," Karen Alter, the company's director of microprocessor marketing, says with a smile. How times change. Faced with declining profits (down 13 percent over 1997), Intel is revamping its […]
__ Intel Rolls Out the Pentium III __
"Intel used to operate under the principle that you could have any chip you wanted as long as it was black," Karen Alter, the company's director of microprocessor marketing, says with a smile. How times change.
Faced with declining profits (down 13 percent over 1997), Intel is revamping its business model. No longer can it confidently introduce a new high-end - and high-priced - microprocessor and rely passively on more complex software to spur demand (as Windows 95 did for the original Pentium). Now killer apps are Internet related - more bandwidth-suckers than processor-hogs - and consumers are bypassing $2,500 PCs in favor of dirt-cheap econo-boxes. In November 1997, the chipmaker's share of the sub-$1,000 PC market was 65.7 percent; In November 1998 it was 31.7 percent.
Intel's answer to a world in flux? Phase out Pentium II, and bring on Celeron and Pentium III, belle of a raucous February rollout.
Intel's Celeron line - which is both cheaper and more powerful than it would have been without credible competition from AMD or Cyrix - costs Intel about $65 to make and sells for as little as $71, according to Sunnyvale-based MicroDesign Resources. Numbers like that will hardly support the company's historic 60 percent gross profit margins. For that, Intel needs the Pentium III - which, costs about $73 to manufacture and will go for nearly $700. The new Pentium comes in 450- and 500-MHz versions, and Intel claims it gives you the same horsepower multimedia professionals get from SGI workstations. More than 200 software vendors and Web developers have Pentium III-friendly software in the pipeline.
"The reality of the market today is that there's a lot of volume selling at prices below $1,000, but there's still a lot of volume at higher price points," says Alter, one of the chip giant's vice presidents. "There really is a market for this."
Decision time: Upgrade to the Pentium III, or scale back to the Celeron? If you're wondering whether the III is nothing more than its predecessor with tailfins, you'll want to consider the basics. Here's the lowdown, spec by spec.
Pentium II
333 to 450 MHz
Intel built its rep by pushing the clock-speed envelope. And at 450 MHz, the Pentium II has long been the fastest one out there (though Apple's G3 is now closing in fast). It's that 450 MHz that let's you zip so deftly around the Windows environment. Instruction set
The instruction set tells the processor how to execute specific commands. All Pentiums use the x86 - the Pentium II was one of the first to run on top of Intel's P6 microarchitecture.
Multimedia enhancements
Intel designed MMX (multimedia extensions) to help the Pentium II run multimedia software. (MMX is included on all three chips.) It assists with integer calculations typically used for compression and decompression of video.
As of January, the Pentium II was priced from $181 (333 MHz) to $562 (450 MHz). With the processor being phased out this year, there are no second-quarter prices yet.
The 366-MHz Celeron is only 5 to 10 percent slower than an equivalent Pentium II. It packs 128K of onboard cache (storage space built onto the processor), which is more efficient than the Pentium II's 512K of closely coupled cache. For Web surfing and wordprocessing, the Celeron's plenty speedy. Instruction set
The Celeron uses the same instruction set as the Pentium II. But next year, Intel will introduce the Pentium III instruction set to Celeron for a souped-up but still reasonably priced chip.
Like the others, Celeron has the MMX instruction set, designed to run video, graphics, and game apps.
The Celeron costs $123; analysts expect a drop to $85 by Q2. There's no point in dumping your Pentium II until the Celeron includes the Pentium III instruction set (see above); then consider the as yet unannounced 500- or 600-MHz Celerons.
Pentium III
450 or 500 MHz
Although the new processor makes very little difference when running applications not designed for it, many of tomorrow's coolest apps will need the Pentium III (or AMD's similar 3DNow! chip) to run properly. And if the speedy 500 MHz just isn't enough for you, wait until the second half of the year, when Intel will shrink the die size to 0.18 microns to build a 600-MHz version. Experts believe that by year's end Intel will be well on its way to producing a 1-GHz processor. Instruction set
The Pentium III couples its own instruction set with the Pentium II's. The new set enables software developers to represent objects as mathematical equations and easily translate these into images. The new chip processes up to 2 billion floating-point calculations per second, double that of the fastest Pentium II. And because such calculations are used for speech synthesis and pattern/voice recognition, the Pentium III is a better chip for handling encryption.
The secret to the Pentium III's blazingly fast multimedia is the new instruction set's 70 SIMD (single instruction multiple data) extensions for floating-point data types. The Pentium III provides more realistic graphics with smoother surfaces, as well as real-time rendering of shadows and reflections.
The 450-MHz Pentium III processor costs $496, the 500-MHz version $696. Prices are expected to drop fast, reaching $350 and $530 by the second half of the year.
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Felsősztamora (Stamora Română), település Romániában, a Bánságban, Temes megyében.

Fekvése
Temesvártól délkeletre, Ötvösd és Liebling közt, a Pogonis-patak közelében fekvő település.

Története
Felsősztamora neve 1407-ben Thomas Magnus de Stamur királyi ember nevében tűnt fel először, majd 1411-ben ismét Thomas de Stamur (Stamuri Tamás) királyi ember nevében szerepelt. 1717-ben Stamor, 1808-ban Stamora, 1851-ben Oláh-Sztamora, 1888-ban Román-Sztamora, 1913-ban Felsősztamora néven írták.

1717-ben Stamor-t a kamarai összeírásban a csákovai kerületlen  említették, 60 lakott házzal. 1848-ig a vallás- és a tanulmányi alap birtoka lett, később Konrád Mihály temesvári lakosnak volt itt a legnagyobb birtoka.

1851-ben Fényes Elek írta a településről: "Oláh-Sztamora Temes vármegyében, 908 óhitű lakossal, s anyaegyházzal. Határa 3162 hold, ...Bírja a királyi alapítvány."

1910-ben 1103 lakosából 1011 román, 50 német, 41 magyar volt. Ebből 1018 görögkeleti ortodox, 50 római katolikus, 15 evangélikus volt.

A trianoni békeszerződés előtt Temes vármegye Csáki járásához tartozott.

Nevezetességek
 Görögkeleti temploma

Hivatkozások

Források
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Overview: Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?
People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have.
Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?
People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why. It was their natural ability to start with why that enabled them to inspire those around them and to achieve remarkable things.
In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way -- and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be lead, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.
Any organization can explain what it does; some can explain how they do it; but very few can clearly articulate why. WHY is not money or profit-- those are always results. WHY does your organization exist? WHY does it do the things it does? WHY do customers really buy from one company or another? WHY are people loyal to some leaders, but not others?
Starting with WHY works in big business and small business, in the nonprofit world and in politics. Those who start with WHY never manipulate, they inspire. And the people who follow them don't do so because they have to; they follow because they want to.
My teenage kids are always making me laugh if they are trying to be funny or sometimes when they are trying to be adults. My bonkers Cocker Poo who really pushes all boundaries constantly.
Being a single working mum a Picture of my beautiful, funny teenagers of course!!
A bit of Mindfulness goes a long way these days and when that does not work I find a gin or two does 😊!!
It must be "Welsh/Wales", I could say for the stunning beaches or the splendour of Snowdonia or the poetry of Dylan Thomas. But I think it is due to my "National Pride" where music runs through your blood, you are born to love Rugby and family are everything.


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While the American Samoa Power Authority continues to update the Territory on power and water supplies, there are families that are still living in the dark without electricity and without water after Tropical Storm Gita.
Speaking to Samoa News yesterday, Alesana Mikaele, a 45-year-old from Pago Pago, said his family is using water from "heaven" to cook food and take care of other needs for the family, while still waiting for the water and the electricity to be connected — hopefully this week.
He said that life before Gita was tough, but they managed to live happily because there was electricity and water, but everything changed when Gita came, and things will be a lot harder now for his family and many other families around the island.
Speaking about the ordeal they face, Mikaele said the Tropical Storm Gita destroyed their home around 5 a.m. on Friday morning, while they were all still inside their home —including his wife and 3 children.
"We didn't have a good sleep that night, we were just sitting in the middle of the house and looking outside, while the wind kept blowing and blowing, harder and harder.
"When I heard the sound of trees falling down from the back of the house because of the strong wind, that was the time I realized that Gita was not a joke, it's a real "hurricane", and our house will be next to blow away," Mikaele said.
"Despite the sound of strong winds, my three children were able to sleep well in the middle of the house, while I was sitting with my wife beside where our children were and looking at each other.
"All I was praying for is the daylight to come, so that our family could move to a safe place, but things changed when I felt the wood floor of our home move. The next thing I saw was the house was moving upward — when the wind blew it away — while I was hugging my wife with one hand and my other hand was reaching to my children who were still sleeping," said Mikaele with tears on his eyes.
"Despite the fact that we have nothing left in our home, we are thankful to our Heavenly Father for protecting our family and all of Samoa during this time of hardship.
Mikaele and his family are now staying at a neighbor's house while waiting for any assistance from the federal government so that they can rebuild their home and get back to their normal life.
In the meantime, he told Samoa News that where they are staying does not have water or power, but the American Samoa Power Authority has told them that their water supply will be on today; however, ASPA is still working on fixing the electricity poles and wires and hopefully power will be back on soon.


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import org.b3log.latke.logging.Level;
import org.b3log.latke.logging.Logger;
import org.b3log.latke.repository.AbstractRepository;
import org.b3log.latke.repository.annotation.Repository;
import org.b3log.symphony.model.Common;
import org.b3log.symphony.model.Pointtransfer;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Pointtransfer repository.
 *
 * @author Liang Ding
 * @version 1.1.1.0, Dec 12, 2016
 * @since 1.3.0
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@Repository
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    /**
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    /**
     * Gets average point of activity eating snake of a user specified by the given user id.
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        int ret = Pointtransfer.TRANSFER_SUM_C_ACTIVITY_EATINGSNAKE;

        try {
            final List<JSONObject> result = select("SELECT\n"
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        return ret;
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        super(Pointtransfer.POINTTRANSFER);
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}


Beware: this is a post about opinions and concepts, rather than about releasing software or learning about things. And, while I am a 'professional', I'm a software developer first and a neogeographer second, and have yet to print out a map.
Map projections are _creative ways to represent a three-dimensional world as a differently-shaped thing, usually something flat - so you can print or pan out your map. They're compromises between different sorts of accuracy and usefulness.
Even if one were to reject projections entirely and go into space to take a gander at the real thing, they could only see one side of the world at a time - a disadvantage relative to your common world map.
So you always lose something in abstractions. Projections are a trade between distortion, accuracy, and aesthetics. Some projections wildly distort all paths except for one, like Craig retroazimuthal. Others only show part of the globe, like the orthographic or general perspective. And still others will wildly distort the size of things on the earth, like mercator, the familiar face of MapBox and Google Maps.
You can't get it all: thanks to the Theorema Egregium, we know that projections from a sphere to a 2D surface will always distort either directionality or area.
Map projections are about as old as paper maps, though the modern 'science of cartographic projections' is a work in progress.
This matters: the 'Mercator projection', invented by Gerardus Mercator around 1569, was a hit because it's useful for sailing: it preserves angles, a property known as conformality. Sea voyaging was a big deal, and having a map with which you could draw a line from one place to another and sail that path without hitting a continent was pretty useful.
Sure, this loses critical aspects of traditional cartography: not only does it distort scale, it treats the Earth as a sphere, when it's more the shape of a squashed, dimpled ball.
But technology is a result of its environment and requirements, not any absolute value: spherical mercator fits the role of a simple, fast, pannable, and zoomable projection like no other common projection.
Much like how the original mercator projection was developed for sea voyages, the projection that we now use is developed for web maps, and carries the marks of that purpose. In a future where dynamic morphing of data is cheap and 3D is the standard, it might seem outdated - but it will still be no more or less right than any other choice.
So maps need to be zoomable: this would be nonsense twenty years ago, but is vital today. The value of Google Maps is not in its whole-earth view, but when it's zoomed up to street or province level, where it looks pretty darn good. And maps that don't zoom on the internet are considered broken: user expectations are set hard by our constant scroll-wheeling and pinching to think that anything that could get closer should. This forces modern cartographers to re-weight the importance of global views versus local, and rethink styling.
And they're typically pannable. There are beautiful projections, like the Albers projection, with beautiful implementations, like the one above from d3, an incredible visualization library. But one can feel the influence of paper: what happens at the edges? Where is the context? Of course, in the age of posters in offices and printouts for GIS class, it doesn't matter if the world ends at the corners of the US or New Jersey.
And projections like Albers do indeed continue, but not quite like you'd expect: sometimes sweeping up the edges of the page instead of continuing horizontally as you scroll.
The sum of this change is that currently conformality, that aspect of preserving direction that spherical mercator handles deftly, is possibly the highest priority for the majority of web maps.
But these requirements are based on the current state of technology: that square tiles, of size 256x256, are the way that people get maps. And that the map one person sees is the the one everyone else does. These restrictions are based on technological hurdles that are likely to fade: MapsGL is the first 'production' vector web map, and Apple is rumored to be working on 'napkin maps' that are tailored to one specific route. It's likely that driving directions will no longer show extraneous roads, or that the projection you see zoomed-out, looking at the entire world, is the same one as you see close-up.
This is the first quick bit I'm going to write on projections. Hopefully the rest will follow with this little projection toy - trying to make this subject area more approachable in a creative way.


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