Thank you so much to Penguin Random House Australia for sending me a full copy in exchange for honest review. All thoughts are my own.
The Hazel Wood was a memorising book. I was unable to put it down and I was truly so involved with the plot that I was gasping almost every page. If you enjoyed Caraval (which, I hate but I can see how these two connect) or The Raven Boys I truly believe you will like The Hazel Wood. It has such a dark fairytale vibe to it that throws you into the world where nothing is truly what it seems.
I went in with some pretty low expectations, I had been seeing some mixed reviews around the place and that always makes me a tad cautious. This book blew those low expectations right out of the park. I was so shocked by the writing, the mystical style and the fact that this was actually an urban fantasy. I was expecting a high fantasy, but nope. I absolutely love urban fantasies too, so this made me happy beyond words.
Actually, my favourite thing was just the fairytales. I absolutely loved the writing style of the few that were included. They left me itching for more and re-reading the pages to try and find hidden messages that would be added to the plot.
One of my favourite things about The Hazel Wood is how unlikeable the main character, Alice, is. She doesn't give two shits if it doesn't concern her or her mother. It doesn't matter to her. It's always just been Alice and her mum, something I related to considering my family is just my sister, mum and I. The pair have been running for years from bad luck. The bad luck follows them no matter how far they drive or how many houses they live in. They can't get away. Until Alice's grandma dies and her mother believes they can finally relax. Finally, escape the cursed fairytales she wrote about. Until Alice's mother is kidnapped. Teaming up with the help of one of her classmates, Finch (hate that name, too many flashbacks to All The Bright Places), she goes on an adventure to find her. Along the way, she makes many discoveries that change her to the core. She never loses that sense of self though and remains quite unlikeable throughout the whole novel, with her anger and ability to isolate herself. I felt like she grew on me though, like a fungus of sorts.
My only dislike is that we didn't get a lot of the fairytales, which from the small snippets we did get I wanted more. However, looking at the Goodreads page I presume they'll be getting released as a novella when book two in this series is released.
Oh also, I hated the lack of parents. They're only 17 and I mean, yes Alice's mum has been kidnapped and yes, Finch's parents don't like him and he's mind-blowingly rich. It just seemed like all the parents disappeared though and it was a little annoying because why is no one kicking these kids asses for missing school?
Overall, I loved The Hazel Wood. It was such an interesting read that brought out the darkness involved in fairytales and really highlighted it. It even reminded me of Inkheart, a book I loved when I was younger. It was truly just magical.


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An object lurking in the outer region of our solar system may well be the elusive Planet 9, a leading British astronomer has suggested after digging through the telescope archives of 250,000 point sources.
Possible evidence of a mysterious planet up to 10 times bigger than Earth, with a distant orbit around the Sun, has been unveiled by professor of astrophysics at Imperial College of London, Michael Rowan-Robinson. Aiming to prove – or rule out – the existence of another big planet beyond Neptune, the UK scientist decided to conduct a new analysis of data collected by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) in 1983.
NASA's Lucy mission blasted into outer solar system to study Trojan asteroids & planetary evolution (VIDEO)
The astronomer has looked through some 250,000 point sources detected by the telescope, which took a far-infrared survey of 96% of the sky. Having analyzed the data, keeping in mind the hypothetical planet's size and distance, "at the very limit of the survey," he singled out a moving object that the satellite picked out on three occasions.
The candidate for Planet 9 would be up to five times the mass of Earth, according to the IRAS data. Its orbital distance would be some 225 times farther than that of our planet, equaling about 33.7 billion kilometers (20.9 billion miles) from the Sun.
READ MORE: Astronomers find exoplanet with unusual orbit
If the enigmatic object is indeed rotating around the Sun at such a distance, it would be extremely cold and not much sunlight would be reflected by it, making it even more elusive and harder to find. While the latest study is not a clear detection, it could be valuable as guidance for where exactly to search for the new planet, the astronomer concluded.
"Given the great interest of the Planet 9 hypothesis, it would be worthwhile to check whether an object with the proposed parameters and in the region of sky proposed, is inconsistent with the planetary ephemerides," he wrote in the preprint paper, accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
A debate on the possible existence of an undiscovered planet in our solar system has been ongoing for decades. With no concrete evidence found, there has been speculation about its presence, mainly based on the gravitational clustering of objects in the system's outer reaches. Several years ago, a suggestion was put forward that a group of icy objects that lie beyond the orbit of Neptune in the Kuiper Belt are possibly under the gravitational influence of a larger mysterious body, possibly Planet 9. The claim was based not on observation, but on modeling.
Currently, the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun is Neptune. In the last century, Pluto, discovered in 1930, was regarded as the ninth planet, but a controversial vote at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2006 formally excluded it from the solar system's 'planets', and reclassified it as a dwarf planet.

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Perfume with the x-factor
27 Apr, 2010 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read
It's shoes rather than scent that first fixate me when Jean-Paul Gaultier's emissary comes to town. Danny Ventura is wearing an amazing pair of low-profile lace-ups which graduate from black to petrol green at their chiselled toe.
I've seen sorry-looking knock-offs, but these are beautiful; a JPG twist on tradition that neatly sums up the couture house and indeed its perfume arm. Take something classic, then fashion it with craftsmanship and quirky creativity into a modern must-have that will stand the test of time.
Ventura's trip here is part of a whizz round the world to impart the latest chapter in the Gaultier fragrance story, ahead of the launch this month of Classique X. The name is reminiscent of burlesque, and indeed the fragrance is a bit of a tease, a contemporary remix of the 1994 original Classique designed to tempt new and old customers.
Ventura, a Paris-based Canadian, admits the extent to which perfumes underpin the profitability of prestige fashion houses is "huge". Gaultier's Classique and Le Male, which came out two years later, are undoubtedly among the most successful of launches, with sales still in the top tier globally. Their distinctive bottles, based on provocative female and male torsos, speak of fashion and desire and so reinforce the house's couture image. Gaultier likens fragrance to a layer of dress - "the first garment we put on".
Over the years, there have been lighter summer versions of both scents and striking metallic limited edition bottles, but nothing that so rejigs the juice as Classique X.
Why not just launch a new scent, as Gaultier did two years ago with Ma Dame, fronted by Agyness Deyn?
Ventura, who's here to translate the designer's vision and provide training for perfume distributor Beaute Prestige International, says Gaultier wanted to reintroduce Classique to today's woman, but retain its original ethos as a signature scent for a woman who was sure of herself, "somewhat of a seductress".
The woody oriental is now infused with sparkling citrus notes and vanilla. "Classique is so iconic, with Gaultier he has a deep respect for the Classique woman, he wanted to give her another option, but it stays within the family."
Gaultier spent 36 months perfecting the update compared with six-month turnarounds on some mass-produced modern scents. As with the original bottle, which he sketched on a table napkin, he was hands-on with its design. Classique X's look links to his winter 09 X-collection, with an X used to bisect the torso bottle in a tease-and-reveal reminiscent of the fishnet and lace and black and nude shades seen on the runway.
"X-rated can be really quite discreet."
Ventura says Gaultier's personal involvement with his perfumes and the way Classique X was developed in tandem with his fashions means "women are really buying a piece of the collection. When a gown is US$100,000, not many people can afford that."
The aim is to protect and promote the fragrances, given they're key to seeing the House of Gaultier (now just over 50 per cent owned by Hermes) continue to thrive, unlike the "heartbreaking" failed business of his old friend Christian Lacroix.
Gaultier, now 56, is still full of vitality and is looking at a children's line and a running shoe partnership, but "there's not going to be a home line," says Ventura.
* Classique X eau de toilette is in selected pharmacies and department stores now, priced from $136.
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'Hypnotic Trance MIDI Kits Vol 1' from Equinox Sounds features 25 fantastic emotional and chilled Trance Construction Kits in MIDI format. You'll get lots of melodic MIDI loops featuring synth leads, basslines, piano melodies, flute melodies, plucks, pad chord progressions, and much more. All phrases are 100 royalty-free.
'Hypnotic Trance MIDI Kits Vol 1' includes 25 MIDI Construction Kits for creating deep and hypnotic Trance music such as Emotional Trance, Ambient Trance, Chill Trance and Dream Trance. Each Kit is provided with it's component parts.
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TruTV said today as it meets with advertisers that it is shifting half its lineup to comedic reality series by year's end, and has greenlighted three new original series and ordered seven pilots to go with current hits Impractical Jokers and Killer Karaoke. The network says the move targets "funseekers" — a demo evenly split between males and females with a median age of 35 "who look for comedic reality shows that are exciting to watch and prefer humor that is suspenseful, edgy and irreverent. They also look for mood-elevating shows that provide an escape and feature compelling twists and turns". TruTV also officially renewed four series: Impractical Jokers, Guinness World Records Gone Wild, Upload With Shaquille O'Neal and the previously announced Hardcore Pawn: Chicago. Here are the network's descriptions of the new offerings:
Would you completely panic if you had to make it thru a haunted house that not only knows your deepest fears, but also talks to you? That's what the contestants will face on Panic Button, the new truTV challenge show that will find out who's bold enough to move forward or scared enough to hit the Panic Button. truTV has ordered 12 half-hour episodes of this series, which is being produced by Eleven Television.
Cash Dome Pawn
truTV heads to one of the wildest and most outrageous pawn shops in the country, the Cash Dome, run by Josh "White Boy" Gallander. From dealing with disruptive clientele to negotiating with housewives and businessmen, White Boy, his brother Josh and their overwhelmed dad certainly have their hands full in this latest entry in truTV's pawnshop franchise. truTV has ordered six half-hour episodes of Cash Dome Pawn from 51 Minds Entertainment LLC, an Endemol Company.
Big Sam's Kentucky Auction (working title)
This half-hour series follows the happenings at Sammie's Auction, a colorful auction house in Corbin, Ky. This family-owned business buys rare and sometimes outrageous items during the week and then sells them off on weekend nights. Sammie, his family and his madcap employees will buy or sell just about anything: wedding dresses, condoms, live animals, condominiums, antique coins, warrior helmets, antique cars, motorcycles, bull castrators…you name it. truTV has ordered six half-hour episodes of this series from ITV Studios America in association with Leepson Bounds Entertainment.
Pilots And Development
Turbulence – Pilot
truTV takes off for one truly outrageous game show in the sky. As contestants fly from one location to another, they must complete a variety of challenges. Every successful challenge banks money for a big weekend blowout in Las Vegas. And every failure makes the flight a little bit bumpier. Turbulence comes to truTV from Howie Mandel's Alevy Productions and FremantleMedia North America.
Payback with Trevor Moore (working title) – Pilot
In his new hidden camera prank show, comic host Trevor Moore (Whitest Kids You Know) brings his unique and hilarious POV to the genre: he gives folks the chance to get a little light-hearted revenge on a friend/relative/significant other who has it coming. The pilot is being produced by Funny or Die.
Laugh Truck (working title) – Pilot
Laugh Truck is a comedic game show in which three friends compete against each other as they ride in the back of a moving truck. To win, they must perform hilarious challenges whenever the truck comes to a stop. They know exactly what jaw-dropping dare they have to attempt, but they have no idea where the truck will stop. Laugh Truck is being produced by NorthSouth Productions, producers of truTV's Impractical Jokers.
Cold Hard Catch – Pilot
Operating off of 20-mile-wide Lake Mille Lacs, ice-fishing resort owner Daron Stenvold has just ten weekends a year to make enough money to keep his business afloat. He and his team of "ice guys" juggle the challenges of running almost an entire business on frozen water. Giant cracks in the ice, unprecedented storms, 30-mile-per-hour winds, sub-zero temperatures, demanding ice fishermen and troublesome staff members are making this the most dangerous and challenging season yet. Cold Hard Catch is produced by Jupiter Entertainment and Brian Graden Media.
Barnstormers (working title) – Pilot
There's big money to be found in barns across the South. This show follows teams of experts who bid on and buy old barns hoping to make a fortune off of the contents and the actual wood. The only problem is they can't go inside before they make an offer. This project comes to truTV from Magilla Entertainment and Watson Pond Productions.
The Big Poll with John Henson (working title) – Development
This breakthrough half-hour comedy project, hosted by John Henson (Wipeout), is billed as a "crowd-sourced comedy." The show will take multi-platform engagement to a new level by allowing viewers to directly affect the outcome of each episode. All of the show's content will be viewer-driven and based on the results of hot-trending, pop-culture polls, quizzes, questionnaires and challenges.
Mind Games (working title) – Development
Everybody wins when hypnotist and host Will Miner takes total control of unsuspecting people and gets them to compete on a game show in which they don't even know they are players.


Those with commission from their sales jobs to spend could be interested in the Power Plant Growing Machine, which allows those living in city flats to grow flowers, fruits and herbs.
Sold by Firebox.com, it will allow those who like green fingers to grow plants without getting their hands dirty, as its use of NASA technology means that it operates without the use of soil.
"It's ideal for all you garden-less concrete jungle-ites. You'll be snipping off bits of basil, admiring your pansies and scoffing strawberries before you can aeroponics!" the company claims.
A microjet system is used to constantly spray roots with highly oxygenated water that allows the plant to grow without the need for mess.
For those in sales jobs who prefer to show their creativity in the kitchen, the new translation of classic French cookbook Je Sais Cuisiner could be a more suitable choice.
The first time this has been published in English, Ginette Mathiot's 1932 masterpiece contains more than 1,400 French recipes.


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Q: Python Cerberus dependencies on nested list level Does Cerberus 1.2 support dependency validation on a list?
For instance the schema looks as follows:
schema = {
   'list_1': {
     'type': 'list',
     'schema': {
       'type': 'dict',
       'schema': {
         'simple_field': {'type': 'boolean'},
         'not_simple_field': {
           'type': 'dict',
           'schema': {
              'my_field': {'dependencies': {'simple_field': True}}
           }
         }
       }
     }
   }
 }

The rule that I'd like to check is that my_field should only exist when simple_field is True. How would I translate that in Cerberus?

A: As of now Cerberus 1.2 does not support this feature. I've overridden the Validator class method _lookup_field in order to implement this functionality.
Here's the link to a feature request on GitHub
Here's my implementation:
def _lookup_field(self, path: str) -> Tuple:
    """
    Implement relative paths with dot (.) notation as used
    in Python relative imports
    - A single leading dot indicates a relative import
    starting with the current package.
    - Two or more leading dots give a relative import to the parent(s)
    of the current package, one level per dot after the first
    Return: Tuple(dependency_name: str, dependency_value: Any)
    """
    # Python relative imports use a single leading dot
    # for the current level, however no dot in Cerberus
    # does the same thing, thus we need to check 2 or more dots
    if path.startswith('..'):
        parts = path.split('.')
        dot_count = self.path.count('.')
        context = self.root_document

        for key in self.document_path[:dot_count]:
            context = context[key]

        context = context.get(parts[-1])

        return parts[-1], context

    else:
        return super()._lookup_field(path)

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Sawgrass Industrial Joins with Kiian Digital and J-Teck
Sawgrass Industrial, the business division of Sawgrass Technologies operating in sublimation and pigment inks for industrial applications, is joining the JK Group, the company which includes the brands Kiian Digital and J-Teck, to extend the group's technology capabilities.
As a division of Sawgrass Technologies – well known innovator and pioneer in digital sublimation with a large portfolio of intellectual property rights – Sawgrass Industrial is a leader in the high-end market of digital sublimation and water-based pigment inks with a wide portfolio of brands, including SubliM and M-Inks. The main applications addressed by Sawgrass Industrial's products are fashion, sportswear and home décor. Sawgrass Industrial is present mainly in Europe and the Americas, serving key clients both directly and through dealers.
Kiian Digital, J-Teck and Sawgrass Industrial have in common a track record of innovation, quality, and reliability and are regarded as trusted commercial and technical partners of companies that supply top brands in over 100 countries worldwide. Together they create the largest industrial digital sublimation group with leading technologies, a global presence, and a world class manufacturing capability for textile applications.
The Sawgrass Industrial acquisition further enlarges JK Group's portfolio of advanced inks, which are compatible with a wide variety of digital print heads including plotters and high-speed machines. The JK Group will maintain its focus on high quality industry standards and on driving market expansion internationally.
JK Group President, Dennis Wilby, stated, "Following the combination of Kiian Digital and J-Teck3 last year, the addition of Sawgrass Industrial takes the JK Group into a global leadership position in the digital sublimation sector and at the forefront of the textile pigment inks market development." JK Group CEO, Alberto De Matthaeis, concluded, "We believe that the synergies of working together will add significant value to the three brands while retaining their independence with separate sales, customer service and product development."
The CEO and Founder of Sawgrass Technologies, Nathan Hale, explains, "We built the digital sublimation business starting in 1988 and expanded into industrial markets a decade ago. Now that digital mass production is a reality for printing onto textiles, this is a perfect time to form a strong alliance to deliver on what was just a dream."
The CEO of Sawgrass Europe SA, Dr. Mickael Mheidle, who has led the start up in Basel (Switzerland) in 2006 and the Sawgrass Industrial Division since 2009 and will continue to manage the commercial efforts of the Sawgrass Industrial brands in Europe, stated, "I am glad to become partner of the JK Group which will significantly increase the market potential of our brand. We will continue to deliver the same outstanding products and technical services to our customers on a platform of increased investment and strategic focus."
Sawgrass Technologies will continue to operate as an independent company serving the needs of digital printing applications on printers less than 42 inches addressing non-industrial customer needs. A binding agreement between the parties has been signed and the transaction is expected to complete by the end of July.
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Sunshine, flowers and snow…? Regardless of what Mother Nature throws our way, the calendar says it's Spring and that means Minnesnow…I mean, Minnesotans are coming out of the woodwork, shorts and all, to buy and sell real estate! With Robin's knowledge and expertise of the market and Jason's master negotiation skills, we've been able to help our friends and clients achieve their dreams time and time again.
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Using Sass and Gulpjs, you can write a custom theme for Gnome Shell quickly, and painlessly.
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The Jonathan Law boys cross country team opened its season at the Windham Invitational in Willimantic this past Saturday.
They finished 14th out of 31 schools in the Varsity 1 race.
They were led by five underclassmen and two seniors in the top seven.
Junior Mike Loschiavo received an award t-shirt with his time of 17:47 for the three-mile course. ]He was followed by senior captain Tyler McKenna-Hansen in 18:27, senior captain Dan Wasserman at 19:55, sophomore Luke Pleimann at 20:17, sophomore Charles Wang at 20:47, junior Nick Shugrue with 21:10 and sophomore James Marino at 21:23.
The next meet will be Friday at Eisenhower Park with all the Milford schools.


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Although the exact origins of the dance (and the world) are lost to legend, Tango originated in Argentina in the late 1800s
Bachata is a sensual dance with Caribbean origins, where most of the dancers' movements are in the lower body up to the hips.
Classic Bolero, introduced in Spain in 1780, is truly the dance of love, and is performed to music featuring a constant beat of drums.
A Cuban dance derived from the Mambo and Rumba; its name comes from the rhythm developed by a syncopation of the fourth beat.
East Coast Swing evolved from the Lindy Hop in the 1940s, and is perhaps the most famous American folk dance.
In 1912, Vaudeville dancer Harry Fox was the first to use the slow step, danced to an exhilarating new style of music ragtime.
A more modern entry, this disco style was most popular in the nightclub scene from the late 1960s through the 1970s.
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Creston ist eine Stadt (mit dem Status "City") und Verwaltungssitz des Union County im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Iowa. Im Jahr 2010 hatte Creston 7834 Einwohner, deren Zahl sich bis 2013 auf 7887 erhöhte. Das U.S. Census Bureau hat bei der Volkszählung 2020 eine Einwohnerzahl von 7.536 ermittelt.

Geografie
Creston liegt im mittleren Südwesten Iowas im Quellgebiet des Platte River, einem linken Nebenfluss des Missouri. Die Grenze zum benachbarten Bundesstaat Missouri verläuft 56 km südlich. Rund 130 km westlich von Creston bildet der Missouri die Grenze Iowas zu Nebraska.

Die geografischen Koordinaten von Creston sind 41°03′31″ nördlicher Breite und 94°21′41″ westlicher Länge. Das Stadtgebiet erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von 13,6 km² und gehört keiner Township an.

Nachbarorte von Creston sind Afton (16,4 km ostsüdöstlich), Thayer (28,6 km in der gleichen Richtung), Arispe (24,7 km südöstlich), Shannon City (26,4 km südsüdöstlich), Cromwell (10,2 km westsüdwestlich), Prescott (24,7 km in der gleichen Richtung) und Orient (20,4 km nordnordwestlich).

Die nächstgelegenen größeren Städte sind Iowas Hauptstadt Des Moines (115 km nordöstlich), Iowas frühere Hauptstadt Iowa City (297 km ostnordöstlich), Cedar Rapids (319 km in der gleichen Richtung), Kansas City in Missouri (268 km südlich), Nebraskas Hauptstadt Lincoln (228 km westsüdwestlich), Nebraskas größte Stadt Omaha (163 km westnordwestlich) und Sioux City (304 km nordwestlich).

Verkehr

Der U.S. Highway 34 verläuft in West-Ost-Richtung durch den Süden des Stadtgebiets von Creston und trifft südwestlich des Zentrums auf den Iowa Highway 25. Alle weiteren Straßen sind untergeordnete Landstraßen, teils unbefestigte Fahrwege sowie innerörtliche Verbindungsstraßen.

Eine Eisenbahnlinie für den Frachtverkehr der BNSF Railway führt in West-Ost-Richtung durch das Stadtgebiet von Creston. Diese Strecke wird auch vom von Chicago nach San Francisco verkehrenden Fernzug California Zephyr von Amtrak genutzt, der hier eine Station unterhält.

Mit dem Creston Municipal Airport befindet sich 5 km südlich des Stadtzentrums ein kleiner Flugplatz für Allgemeine Luftfahrt. Der nächste Verkehrsflughafen ist der Des Moines International Airport (119 km nordöstlich).

Geschichte

Creston wurde im Jahr 1868 als Eisenbahnarbeitercamp der damaligen Burlington and Missouri River Railroad (in der BNSF Railway aufgegangen) gegründet. Benannt wurde es danach, dass sich hier der Scheitelpunkt (en: crest) der Strecke zwischen dem Missouri und dem Mississippi befand.

Im Jahr 1871 wurde die Siedlung als selbstständige Kommune inkorporiert.

Bevölkerung
Nach der Volkszählung im Jahr 2010 lebten in Creston 7834 Menschen in 3378 Haushalten. Die Bevölkerungsdichte betrug 576 Einwohner pro Quadratkilometer. In den 3378 Haushalten lebten statistisch je 2,23 Personen.

Ethnisch betrachtet setzte sich die Bevölkerung zusammen aus 96,0 Prozent Weißen, 1,0 Prozent Afroamerikanern, 0,3 Prozent amerikanischen Ureinwohnern, 0,6 Prozent Asiaten sowie 0,8 Prozent aus anderen ethnischen Gruppen; 1,2 Prozent stammten von zwei oder mehr Ethnien ab. Unabhängig von der ethnischen Zugehörigkeit waren 2,3 Prozent der Bevölkerung spanischer oder lateinamerikanischer Abstammung.

23,1 Prozent der Bevölkerung waren unter 18 Jahre alt, 59,0 Prozent waren zwischen 18 und 64 und 17,9 Prozent waren 65 Jahre oder älter. 52,3 Prozent der Bevölkerung waren weiblich.

Das mittlere jährliche Einkommen eines Haushalts lag bei 38.482 USD. Das Pro-Kopf-Einkommen betrug 21.498 USD. 20,3 Prozent der Einwohner lebten unterhalb der Armutsgrenze.

Bekannte Bewohner
 James W. McDill (1834–1894) – republikanischer Abgeordneter in beiden Häusern des US-Kongresses (1881–1883, 1873–1877) – lebte lange in Creston und ist hier beigesetzt
 Ernest R. Hall (1880–1959), Jurist und republikanischer Politiker – geboren in Creston
 Edward E. Miller (1880–1946) – republikanischer Abgeordneter des US-Repräsentantenhauses (1923–1925) – geboren und aufgewachsen in Creston
 Walter Cunningham (1932–2023) – Astronaut – geboren in Creston
 Marcia Wallace (1942–2013) – Schauspielerin und Synchronsprecherin – geboren und aufgewachsen in Creston
 John Robinson (* 1954) – Schlagzeuger – geboren in Creston
 Julee Cruise (1956–2022) – Sängerin – geboren in Creston

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website
 Handelskammer von Creston
 city-data.com - Creston, Iowa

County Seat in Iowa
Gemeindegründung 1868

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Diet of Worms
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A weird thing happened to me yesterday – two different people got in touch with me to ask me to recommend Christian books for babies. That's never happened before, and it got me thinking. It's worth asking people for recommendations on children's Christian books and music, because let's face facts – there is quite a range available. And by range, I mean some stuff is spot on, and some stuff is ambiguous, and some stuff isn't good.
Does it matter? Let's take music to start with. I grew up in a family where we learnt the words to (secular) songs, and I find it impossible to consider a song without thinking about the words (I've since learnt that this is not universal). I've spent hours trying to figure out lyrics, listening with headphones (my mum was best at this) – and by the way hasn't Google just taken the fun out of all of that? But I digress. So, I was raised to think that lyrics do matter. Now I am married to a worship leader who chooses songs for our church to sing, and who also writes songs (in his spare time, ha ha ha ha HA!). So he also thinks that song words matter. If we're singing to God to praise him and to encourage each other, shouldn't we be singing stuff that's true? And by true I mean true.
So let's honour our children by remembering it matters what they listen to and sing along to. Children are sponges (some more than others, as I've discovered), and will quickly learn the words to songs even if they have no concept of what they mean. So we should really be explaining things to them for a start, and also making sure we're teaching them good stuff – dare I say it, sound doctrine.
Not quite ready for some music!
OK. Firstly, Jonah has very little to do with Noah or rainbows. Why put him in the song? It's confusing.
13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Genesis 9.
I suppose it does remind us that God's faithful to that promise (and other promises), but I find the chorus a bit ambiguous. I'm not pinning all of my hopes on God because of a rainbow, but rather because of the resurrection.
And thirdly, "he's the only way, for your everyday" (not sure if you mean every day or everyday, but that's a different issue*) – Jesus is the only way to the Father. That's a wonderful promise. I feel like "for your every day" is quite a vague (and disappointing) ending to this sentence. But OK, the song is about the rainbow (not John 14:6**), however the rainbow doesn't really show me that God is the only way… does it? If it does I can't see how, and not sure my children will figure it out either.
So all in all, I wouldn't ban my kids from listening to this but I would want to talk to them about it, and to be honest I would just put something else on which is clearer and doesn't mix up Bible stories. And again, Hillsong have written many good songs and I'm grateful to them and to God for that. Please don't take this as an attack on them.
The ten commandments, that's why we need a saviour." (from Sing the Bible 2).
So I hope I'm helping you to see that it really does matter what we teach our kids through music. Maybe this was obvious already? But when I've said stuff like this to friends they sometimes haven't even thought about the words, so I hope it was worth mentioning.
Well I haven't even got onto books yet. Perhaps we should make this a two parter….
*Don't get me started on everyday and every day! But I genuinely don't know which they mean and that's not their fault – I don't have the official lyrics.
**Incidentally, if you want a good song about John 14:6 then Colin Buchanan's is great (hoo cha hoo cha hoo cha cha). Does anyone know a good one about rainbows?
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Q: How to set x-axis initial or final value in matplotlib Iam trying to show three months data , but the first month data is starting from 28 so the graph is starting from 28. But for the next month after 27 days, graph is coming at initail point that is 28. How to set the initial value of x axis.
I want x-axis data linear from 1- 30.
        plt.plot(d1_x,mean_d1)
        plt.plot(d2_x,mean_d2)
        plt.plot(d3_x,mean_d3)
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        plt.ylabel('Temperature')
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A: With the object oriented api, you can use set_xlim() this way:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig, ax = plt.subplots()

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ax.set_xlim(1, 29)

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Mannar Kovil at Brahmadesam
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Sri Vedhanarayanar Rajagopalaswami Kulasekara Azhwar temple, built during the 10th Century A.D. (circa A.D. 1209 ?), stands on about three acres of land enclosed by imposing temple walls, is situated at about two kilometers from Ambasamudram town, in Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu, INDIA. Lord Vishnu is said to have appeared in three postures — standing, sitting and sayana — to give darshan to his devotees, on the ground floor in standing position, on the first floor in sitting position and on the second floor in lying down position.
The temple is one of the few with an ashtanga vimana. The ground floor has the sanctum for Vishnu, standing with his two Consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi. A narrow flight of stairs leads to the first floor where He is seen seated with his two Consorts and the pradhakshina praharam here is called Yanai Mudukku (elephant pass). An even more narrow flight of stairs leads from here leads to the second floor where He is seen reclining on Adisesha and the pradhakshina praharam here is called poonai mudkku (cat pass) barely two feet across. All the images are in beautifully painted stucco, in bold vivid colours to compensate for poor lighting. This kind of three storied sanctums are rare, situated perhaps only in this temple and at the Srivilliputtur Raja Mannar temple.
Surrounded by lush-green garden and fort-like compound walls the temple stands majestically even in disrepair, blackened with age. The huge wheels of the now disused temple chariot and its innumerable wood carvings and the sculptures of a Nayak king and his family lie scattered around.
Though not been vandalised, dampness and time has taken their toll. But even the faint outlines of the Venugopala and Rama murals have astonishing grace and fluidity of form. On the first floor there are carvings of the Zodiac signs, some of which still retain their colours.
Age has taken over the earlier archakar, once energetic headmaster of the local school and native to mannarkoil for generations, who has actively participated in preventing the temple from being closed down and shifting the icons to Ambasamudram. Now another Archakar, again a native to Mannarkoil gramam for many generations has taken charge. His son, a good natured young man, assists him in daily poojas.
There are inscriptions at the base of the vimanam, translated by Mr. R Tirumalai's masterly monograph and the epigraphic surveys, called "Rajendra Vinnagaram" after the old name of the village).
The inscriptions were recorded and translated in 1905 and 1916. They speak of a powerful Temple Mahasabha that received large grants of land from various Chola, Pandya kings. The kings seem to have done this when they camped in nearby towns such as Velaikurichi and Kallidaikurichi. Particularly interesting were those that refer to an edict that directs the dancing girls of the temple to husk the rice and also refer to the gifting of the village of Velanjolai to the temple.
Land was gifted to 12 Brahmins who had settled down in the village from towns such as Thirukurungudi, Tirukurugur (Azhwar Thirunagari) and Thirumaliruncholai (Azhagar Koil), in recognition of their recitation of the "Thiruvaimozhi" in the Thiruvaimozhi Mandapam (still called the same). Land was also gifted to some humble people like the temple watchman. An interesting inscription refers to the Mahasabha accepting the bequest of land from two widows only after their male relatives had agreed to the land being gifted to the temple. In cases where the signatories to a contract were illiterate, others had signed on their behalf! Inscriptions also record more routine matters like the appointment of Sankaranayanar as the dharmakarta in Kollam year 764.
Kulasekara Azhwar Kovil
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Questions have recently been raised about the state of the blogosphere's pinging infrastructure. I find the recent discussions to be a bit light on data... So, I did a quick analysis of the pings that we receive daily at PubSub.com to provide some context and data for further discussions.
As would be expected, when one plots the number of pingers against a ranked ordering of the number of pings received per pinger per day, what results is a power-law curve. (click on the top chart at the right for more detail.) This particular chart is based on an analysis of 1,171,122 pings received from 468,795 pingers. In this sample, 313,340 pingers only pinged once while the most frequent pinger pinged 7,340 times.
A comparision of the number of actual feed "updates" to the number of pings received from the top 1% of pingers indicates that very, very few of those in the top 1% actually generate anywhere near the number of new or updated entries that their pinging would indicate. Some exceptions include pinging newspaper sites that do generate an unusual number of updates during the day. On inspection, the vast majority of "fast pingers" turn out to be sploggers or spammers, "legitimate" sites that appear to ping from timer-driven scripts and sites that appear to incorrectly generate a ping whenever a comment is entered on an entry in their blogs.
In summary: The existing "ping infrastructure" is not broken. The frequency of pings per pinger tends to follow the power-law that we would expect in such an environment (R-squared=.92) Yes, there are some fast pingers out there, however, since we've got a power-law curve they are expected. Additionally, it turns out that fast-pinging helps us to identify some spammers and sploggers. Thus, the high end of the scale is likely to be pulled back somewhat over time while not changing the actual curve or slope of the curve too much.
You keep saying it's "not broken". But I keep seeing that PubSub and Technorati continue to fail to index blogs that are obviously pinging both regularly. I even manually ping from time-to-time to force an update and this still doesn't work.
Anybody can see this for themself.
Note the days with zero posts. I post a lot 5-20 times per day and more every day. Those zeros represent 5-20 dropped pings. Now click on the inlink and outlink totals for the last few days. Blankness. So, there's no actual data behind these numbers.
My primary blog that is updated several times per day and pings Technorati with each post hasn't been updated in 53 days.
As anybody can tell, there's a disconnect between what Bob is saying and the end result. Am I still a bit light on data?
[Randy, we're having some "issues" with our LinkRank and LinkCount applications. At this point is that the statistics we're publishing don't accurately reflect the items we're picking up, processing and "indexing" from the feeds we read. Yes, this is embarrassing... Please note that the various statistics applications we host are layered on top of the basic publish/subscribe content-routing system. Thus, an issue with the statistics does not necessarily indicate an issue with the underlying system. (It might, but in this case it doesn't.) So, it would be reasonable to say that our stats are temporarily screwed up, however, that doesn't make it reasonable to suggest that the core matching system is broken. In fact, in recent weeks, the core system has been running massively better than it has in a very long time.
Bob, I read your response to Randy ... is the PubSub "search subscription" service also "layered on top of the basic pub/sub content-routing system" too, because it's broken as well.
It says last updated "2006-05-18T11:09:36-04:00" but the most recent entry was published "2006-05-15T09:00:02-04:00" -- the most recent entry on my blog is http://dossy.org/archives/000282.html from 5/16 9:05 AM US/Eastern -- two days ago, now.
Results aren't sorted in reverse chronological order (most recent first) which is odd, too.
And, the whole promise of PubSub.com's service is that it searches ALL of the web, right? If it's not even picking up my own blog's entries in a timely fashion, what level of confidence should I have that it's not missing LOTS of other sites that I don't even know about, yet? The whole aspect of "searching the future and discovering new sources" of PubSub.com gets thrown into doubt if there's little confidence in its accuracy.
I think I know why my 5/16 wine entry isn't showing up: no use of the word "dossy" anywhere except in the metadata (dc:creator, and URLs). I think PubSub search should match on the URLs though -- would let me find out who's linking to me without waiting for click-throughs on the links to see them in my referer reports. I guess I'm using Technorati for that, though.


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PTSD added to list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana treatment
AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill adding post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying condition for the prescription of medical marijuana quietly became law on Wednesday without Gov. Paul LePage's signature.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Dickerson, D-Rockland, amends the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act to add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), inflammatory bowel disease and other illnesses to the list of conditions for which a physician may prescribe medical marijuana.
The new law takes effect late September.
Dickerson said Friday that she sponsored the bill at the request of a number of veterans, one of whom told her he would rather use medical marijuana than something like Prozac.
Paul McCarrier, legislative liaison for Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine, said the change will help veterans and patients in Maine access "their medicine of choice" and will help physicians and others gather data about how medical marijuana can help veterans with PTSD.
The original bill received "quite a bit of pushback" from the Maine Medical Association, McCarrier said, because it contained language that would have added treatment of opioid or other pharmaceutical dependence, as well as "any other medical condition or its treatment as determined by a physician."
Gordon Smith of the Maine Medical Association said that language was just one aspect of the bill that made many MMA member physicians uncomfortable.
"We had quite a fight with a few legislators who were very bothered by [our opposition] and asked, 'Don't we trust the doctors?'" Smith said. "I said, 'No, not all 4,000 of them, no.
Article source: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/30/news/state/ptsd-added-to-list-of-qualifying-conditions-for-medical-marijuana-treatment/
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Auburn man charged in 2×4 assault over medical marijuana
AUBURN, Maine — A Hogan Road man was arrested Wednesday night, charged with beating another man with a two-by-four in a dispute over medical marijuana.
Derek Daniel Fox, 41, of 156 Hogan Road, was charged with elevated aggravated assault in the attack that sent the victim to a Lewiston hospital.
Police said that early Wednesday night, Fox was at the Vine Street home of his former partner, with whom he had been growing marijuana plants. Both men, police said, are medical marijuana caregivers.
At about 8 p.m., the victim decided he wanted to smoke some of the pot and took a bud from Fox's plant, police said. Fox took exception, produced a board and struck the victim with it at least once.
Police were called to the home, where they arrested Fox and took him to the Androscoggin County Jail. The victim, who was not identified, was treated at a Lewiston hospital and later released, police said.
Fox, who has a criminal history of disorderly conduct and sale or use of drug paraphernalia, is expected to make an initial court appearance on Friday.
Article source: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/28/news/lewiston-auburn/auburn-man-charged-in-2x4-assault-over-medical-marijuana/?ref=polbeat
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Bangor asking residents for ideas on future of Pickering Square bus hub
BANGOR, Maine — Bangor officials want to know residents' thoughts on the future of the city's public transportation system as it relates to sometimes-troubled Pickering Square.
The city will host a public workshop about the Community Connector bus service and ways of improving the area around its Pickering Square hub at 2 p.m. Thursday in Council Chambers at Bangor City Hall, 73 Harlow St.
According to a notice of the event, the city would like to know:
• What's good about the current arrangement?
• Can Pickering Square and the Community Connector be improved together where they are?
• Should the bus service be moved to a different location?
• What spots might be better?
• What do residents and businesses expect to see for Pickering Square, the parking garage and public transportation?
City officials have been weighing their options for the area on and off for more than a year after downtown residents raised concerns about panhandling, foul language, loitering, littering and brawls in Pickering Square near the Community Connector's downtown bus hub.
A year ago, a City Council panel decided to pursue other options for addressing concerns in Pickering Square because moving the bus hub likely would have required a $25,000-plus study. Some of those actions, such as Bangor Police Department's revival of a downtown Bangor walking beat and a citywide ban on synthetic marijuana, have noticeably improved the situation in Pickering Square, according to some downtown business owners and
Article source: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/24/news/bangor/bangor-asking-residents-for-ideas-on-future-of-pickering-square-bus-hub/?ref=latest
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Fatal accident shuts down Route 3 in Augusta
2 drivers killed Monday in Augusta Route 3 head-on crash
A head-on crash claims Laura Hall, 46, and Dean A. James, 45; James, who caused the crash by crossing the center line, was a convicted drug dealer.
By CRAIG CROSBY Kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA — Two people were killed Monday in a head-on car crash on Route 3 that closed the busy road for several hours, and police are investigating whether an earlier report of an erratic driver is related to the deadly incident.
Augusta police reconstruct a car accident that claimed the life of two people Monday on Route 3 in Augusta.
Andy Molloy / Kennebec Journal
Laura Hall, 46, of Liberty, died at the crash scene, said Deputy Chief Jared Mills of the Augusta Police Department. Dean A. James, 45, of South China, was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta, but he died there shortly thereafter. A third driver, Duane Alexander, 56, of Palermo, was not injured.
All three drivers were alone in their vehicles, Mills said.
The crash occurred around 7:15 a.m. Monday just east of Fairview Estates mobile home park as James drove his 2012 Nissan Altima east on Route 3. James' Altima apparently crossed into the oncoming lane, Mills said, and hit the back of a 2013 Jeep Liberty registered to Togus police and driven by Alexander.
Mills did not know whether Alexander is a Togus police officer or works elsewhere
Article source: http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/Fatal-accident-shuts-down-Route-3-near-Augusta.html
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Maine Adopts Law Allowing Medical Marijuana for PTSD
Study: Cannabinoids Could Potentially Cut Down On NSAID-Induced Hospitalizations
MORGANTOWN, WV — Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), such as ibuprofen, are among the most widely used analgesic substances in the world. However, the consumption of…
Article source: http://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/24174/maine-adopts-law-allowing-medical-marijuana-for-ptsd/
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A growing addiction: Heroin overdoses on the rise in Maine
One man was found in bed, dead at 39, in the early hours of the morning. Three sleeping children didn't know about daddy's drug habit.
Another was 32 and found dead, at home, in the bathroom last month.
A third was 62, also found dead in bed by family.
Lewiston and Auburn police are investigating the three possible fatal heroin overdoses between March and May, waiting for toxicology results and possible charges. Police say the deaths are too spread out to have been one bad batch.
But then, it's heroin. It's all bad.
And it's on the rise in Maine, again.
Heroin killed three times as many people in 2012 than it did in 2011 in Maine, according to numbers from the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.
Maine Drug Enforcement agents around the state made 99 heroin busts in the first five months of 2013 after counting 127 for all of last year.
Numbers also show more heroin addicts checking into treatment here. One-quarter report they've shared needles. The state epidemiologist worries about users spreading hepatitis and HIV and catching infections that can go straight for the heart. Law enforcement officers worry about patting down suspects and getting pricked.
"We're seeing a lot of heroin," said Dr. Michael E. Kelley, chief of psychiatry at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, which has inpatients and outpatients in its chemical dependency detox program.
At the root is economics, with deadly implications.
About 15 years ago, Kelley said, doctors received a subtle message regarding pain meds: Start
Article source: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/23/news/state/a-growing-addiction-heroin-overdoses-on-the-rise-in-maine/
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Maine's growing heroin habit: Busts, overdoses on the rise
"We're seeing a lot of heroin," said Dr. Michael E. Kelley, chief of psychiatry at St. Mary's
Article source: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn-oxford-hills-river-valley-franklin/2013/06/23/maines-growing-heroin-habit-busts
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Ethynylandrostanediol may refer to:

 17α-Ethynyl-3α-androstanediol (a synthetic androstane steroid)
 17α-Ethynyl-3β-androstanediol (a synthetic estrogen steroid)


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// 7zHandler.cpp

#include "StdAfx.h"

#include "../../../../C/CpuArch.h"

#include "../../../Common/ComTry.h"
#include "../../../Common/IntToString.h"

#ifndef __7Z_SET_PROPERTIES
#include "../../../Windows/System.h"
#endif

#include "../Common/ItemNameUtils.h"

#include "7zHandler.h"
#include "7zProperties.h"

#ifdef __7Z_SET_PROPERTIES
#ifdef EXTRACT_ONLY
#include "../Common/ParseProperties.h"
#endif
#endif

using namespace NWindows;

extern UString ConvertMethodIdToString(UInt64 id);

namespace NArchive {
namespace N7z {

CHandler::CHandler()
{
  _crcSize = 4;

  #ifndef _NO_CRYPTO
  _passwordIsDefined = false;
  #endif

  #ifdef EXTRACT_ONLY
  #ifdef __7Z_SET_PROPERTIES
  _numThreads = NSystem::GetNumberOfProcessors();
  #endif
  #else
  Init();
  #endif
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::GetNumberOfItems(UInt32 *numItems)
{
  *numItems = _db.Files.Size();
  return S_OK;
}

#ifdef _SFX

IMP_IInArchive_ArcProps_NO

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::GetNumberOfProperties(UInt32 * /* numProperties */)
{
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}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::GetPropertyInfo(UInt32 /* index */,
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{
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}

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STATPROPSTG kArcProps[] =
{
  { NULL, kpidMethod, VT_BSTR},
  { NULL, kpidSolid, VT_BOOL},
  { NULL, kpidNumBlocks, VT_UI4},
  { NULL, kpidPhySize, VT_UI8},
  { NULL, kpidHeadersSize, VT_UI8},
  { NULL, kpidOffset, VT_UI8}
};

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::GetArchiveProperty(PROPID propID, PROPVARIANT *value)
{
  COM_TRY_BEGIN
  NCOM::CPropVariant prop;
  switch(propID)
  {
    case kpidMethod:
    {
      UString resString;
      CRecordVector<UInt64> ids;
      int i;
      for (i = 0; i < _db.Folders.Size(); i++)
      {
        const CFolder &f = _db.Folders[i];
        for (int j = f.Coders.Size() - 1; j >= 0; j--)
          ids.AddToUniqueSorted(f.Coders[j].MethodID);
      }

      for (i = 0; i < ids.Size(); i++)
      {
        UInt64 id = ids[i];
        UString methodName;
        /* bool methodIsKnown = */ FindMethod(EXTERNAL_CODECS_VARS id, methodName);
        if (methodName.IsEmpty())
          methodName = ConvertMethodIdToString(id);
        if (!resString.IsEmpty())
          resString += L' ';
        resString += methodName;
      }
      prop = resString;
      break;
    }
    case kpidSolid: prop = _db.IsSolid(); break;
    case kpidNumBlocks: prop = (UInt32)_db.Folders.Size(); break;
    case kpidHeadersSize:  prop = _db.HeadersSize; break;
    case kpidPhySize:  prop = _db.PhySize; break;
    case kpidOffset: if (_db.ArchiveInfo.StartPosition != 0) prop = _db.ArchiveInfo.StartPosition; break;
  }
  prop.Detach(value);
  return S_OK;
  COM_TRY_END
}

IMP_IInArchive_ArcProps

#endif

static void SetPropFromUInt64Def(CUInt64DefVector &v, int index, NCOM::CPropVariant &prop)
{
  UInt64 value;
  if (v.GetItem(index, value))
  {
    FILETIME ft;
    ft.dwLowDateTime = (DWORD)value;
    ft.dwHighDateTime = (DWORD)(value >> 32);
    prop = ft;
  }
}

#ifndef _SFX

static UString ConvertUInt32ToString(UInt32 value)
{
  wchar_t buffer[32];
  ConvertUInt64ToString(value, buffer);
  return buffer;
}

static UString GetStringForSizeValue(UInt32 value)
{
  for (int i = 31; i >= 0; i--)
    if ((UInt32(1) << i) == value)
      return ConvertUInt32ToString(i);
  UString result;
  if (value % (1 << 20) == 0)
  {
    result += ConvertUInt32ToString(value >> 20);
    result += L"m";
  }
  else if (value % (1 << 10) == 0)
  {
    result += ConvertUInt32ToString(value >> 10);
    result += L"k";
  }
  else
  {
    result += ConvertUInt32ToString(value);
    result += L"b";
  }
  return result;
}

static const UInt64 k_Copy = 0x0;
static const UInt64 k_Delta = 3;
static const UInt64 k_LZMA2 = 0x21;
static const UInt64 k_LZMA  = 0x030101;
static const UInt64 k_PPMD  = 0x030401;

static wchar_t GetHex(Byte value)
{
  return (wchar_t)((value < 10) ? (L'0' + value) : (L'A' + (value - 10)));
}
static inline void AddHexToString(UString &res, Byte value)
{
  res += GetHex((Byte)(value >> 4));
  res += GetHex((Byte)(value & 0xF));
}

#endif

bool CHandler::IsEncrypted(UInt32 index2) const
{
  CNum folderIndex = _db.FileIndexToFolderIndexMap[index2];
  if (folderIndex != kNumNoIndex)
    return _db.Folders[folderIndex].IsEncrypted();
  return false;
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::GetProperty(UInt32 index, PROPID propID,  PROPVARIANT *value)
{
  COM_TRY_BEGIN
  NCOM::CPropVariant prop;

  /*
  const CRef2 &ref2 = _refs[index];
  if (ref2.Refs.IsEmpty())
    return E_FAIL;
  const CRef &ref = ref2.Refs.Front();
  */

  const CFileItem &item = _db.Files[index];
  UInt32 index2 = index;

  switch(propID)
  {
    case kpidPath:
      if (!item.Name.IsEmpty())
        prop = NItemName::GetOSName(item.Name);
      break;
    case kpidIsDir:  prop = item.IsDir; break;
    case kpidSize:
    {
      prop = item.Size;
      // prop = ref2.Size;
      break;
    }
    case kpidPackSize:
    {
      // prop = ref2.PackSize;
      {
        CNum folderIndex = _db.FileIndexToFolderIndexMap[index2];
        if (folderIndex != kNumNoIndex)
        {
          if (_db.FolderStartFileIndex[folderIndex] == (CNum)index2)
            prop = _db.GetFolderFullPackSize(folderIndex);
          /*
          else
            prop = (UInt64)0;
          */
        }
        else
          prop = (UInt64)0;
      }
      break;
    }
    case kpidPosition:  { UInt64 v; if (_db.StartPos.GetItem(index2, v)) prop = v; break; }
    case kpidCTime:  SetPropFromUInt64Def(_db.CTime, index2, prop); break;
    case kpidATime:  SetPropFromUInt64Def(_db.ATime, index2, prop); break;
    case kpidMTime:  SetPropFromUInt64Def(_db.MTime, index2, prop); break;
    case kpidAttrib:  if (item.AttribDefined) prop = item.Attrib; break;
    case kpidCRC:  if (item.CrcDefined) prop = item.Crc; break;
    case kpidEncrypted:  prop = IsEncrypted(index2); break;
    case kpidIsAnti:  prop = _db.IsItemAnti(index2); break;
    #ifndef _SFX
    case kpidMethod:
      {
        CNum folderIndex = _db.FileIndexToFolderIndexMap[index2];
        if (folderIndex != kNumNoIndex)
        {
          const CFolder &folderInfo = _db.Folders[folderIndex];
          UString methodsString;
          for (int i = folderInfo.Coders.Size() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
          {
            const CCoderInfo &coder = folderInfo.Coders[i];
            if (!methodsString.IsEmpty())
              methodsString += L' ';

            UString methodName, propsString;
            bool methodIsKnown = FindMethod(
              EXTERNAL_CODECS_VARS
              coder.MethodID, methodName);

            if (!methodIsKnown)
              methodsString += ConvertMethodIdToString(coder.MethodID);
            else
            {
              methodsString += methodName;
              if (coder.MethodID == k_Delta && coder.Props.GetCapacity() == 1)
                propsString = ConvertUInt32ToString((UInt32)coder.Props[0] + 1);
              else if (coder.MethodID == k_LZMA && coder.Props.GetCapacity() == 5)
              {
                UInt32 dicSize = GetUi32((const Byte *)coder.Props + 1);
                propsString = GetStringForSizeValue(dicSize);
              }
              else if (coder.MethodID == k_LZMA2 && coder.Props.GetCapacity() == 1)
              {
                Byte p = coder.Props[0];
                UInt32 dicSize = (((UInt32)2 | ((p) & 1)) << ((p) / 2 + 11));
                propsString = GetStringForSizeValue(dicSize);
              }
              else if (coder.MethodID == k_PPMD && coder.Props.GetCapacity() == 5)
              {
                Byte order = *(const Byte *)coder.Props;
                propsString = L'o';
                propsString += ConvertUInt32ToString(order);
                propsString += L":mem";
                UInt32 dicSize = GetUi32((const Byte *)coder.Props + 1);
                propsString += GetStringForSizeValue(dicSize);
              }
              else if (coder.MethodID == k_AES && coder.Props.GetCapacity() >= 1)
              {
                const Byte *data = (const Byte *)coder.Props;
                Byte firstByte = *data++;
                UInt32 numCyclesPower = firstByte & 0x3F;
                propsString = ConvertUInt32ToString(numCyclesPower);
                /*
                if ((firstByte & 0xC0) != 0)
                {
                  UInt32 saltSize = (firstByte >> 7) & 1;
                  UInt32 ivSize = (firstByte >> 6) & 1;
                  if (coder.Props.GetCapacity() >= 2)
                  {
                    Byte secondByte = *data++;
                    saltSize += (secondByte >> 4);
                    ivSize += (secondByte & 0x0F);
                  }
                }
                */
              }
            }
            if (!propsString.IsEmpty())
            {
              methodsString += L':';
              methodsString += propsString;
            }
            else if (coder.Props.GetCapacity() > 0)
            {
              methodsString += L":[";
              for (size_t bi = 0; bi < coder.Props.GetCapacity(); bi++)
              {
                if (bi > 5 && bi + 1 < coder.Props.GetCapacity())
                {
                  methodsString += L"..";
                  break;
                }
                else
                  AddHexToString(methodsString, coder.Props[bi]);
              }
              methodsString += L']';
            }
          }
          prop = methodsString;
        }
      }
      break;
    case kpidBlock:
      {
        CNum folderIndex = _db.FileIndexToFolderIndexMap[index2];
        if (folderIndex != kNumNoIndex)
          prop = (UInt32)folderIndex;
      }
      break;
    case kpidPackedSize0:
    case kpidPackedSize1:
    case kpidPackedSize2:
    case kpidPackedSize3:
    case kpidPackedSize4:
      {
        CNum folderIndex = _db.FileIndexToFolderIndexMap[index2];
        if (folderIndex != kNumNoIndex)
        {
          const CFolder &folderInfo = _db.Folders[folderIndex];
          if (_db.FolderStartFileIndex[folderIndex] == (CNum)index2 &&
              folderInfo.PackStreams.Size() > (int)(propID - kpidPackedSize0))
          {
            prop = _db.GetFolderPackStreamSize(folderIndex, propID - kpidPackedSize0);
          }
          else
            prop = (UInt64)0;
        }
        else
          prop = (UInt64)0;
      }
      break;
    #endif
  }
  prop.Detach(value);
  return S_OK;
  COM_TRY_END
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::Open(IInStream *stream,
    const UInt64 *maxCheckStartPosition,
    IArchiveOpenCallback *openArchiveCallback)
{
  COM_TRY_BEGIN
  Close();
  #ifndef _SFX
  _fileInfoPopIDs.Clear();
  #endif
  try
  {
    CMyComPtr<IArchiveOpenCallback> openArchiveCallbackTemp = openArchiveCallback;

    #ifndef _NO_CRYPTO
    CMyComPtr<ICryptoGetTextPassword> getTextPassword;
    if (openArchiveCallback)
    {
      openArchiveCallbackTemp.QueryInterface(
          IID_ICryptoGetTextPassword, &getTextPassword);
    }
    #endif
    CInArchive archive;
    RINOK(archive.Open(stream, maxCheckStartPosition));
    #ifndef _NO_CRYPTO
    _passwordIsDefined = false;
    UString password;
    #endif
    HRESULT result = archive.ReadDatabase(
      EXTERNAL_CODECS_VARS
      _db
      #ifndef _NO_CRYPTO
      , getTextPassword, _passwordIsDefined
      #endif
      );
    RINOK(result);
    _db.Fill();
    _inStream = stream;
  }
  catch(...)
  {
    Close();
    return S_FALSE;
  }
  // _inStream = stream;
  #ifndef _SFX
  FillPopIDs();
  #endif
  return S_OK;
  COM_TRY_END
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::Close()
{
  COM_TRY_BEGIN
  _inStream.Release();
  _db.Clear();
  return S_OK;
  COM_TRY_END
}

#ifdef __7Z_SET_PROPERTIES
#ifdef EXTRACT_ONLY

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::SetProperties(const wchar_t **names, const PROPVARIANT *values, Int32 numProperties)
{
  COM_TRY_BEGIN
  const UInt32 numProcessors = NSystem::GetNumberOfProcessors();
  _numThreads = numProcessors;

  for (int i = 0; i < numProperties; i++)
  {
    UString name = names[i];
    name.MakeUpper();
    if (name.IsEmpty())
      return E_INVALIDARG;
    const PROPVARIANT &value = values[i];
    UInt32 number;
    int index = ParseStringToUInt32(name, number);
    if (index == 0)
    {
      if(name.Left(2).CompareNoCase(L"MT") == 0)
      {
        RINOK(ParseMtProp(name.Mid(2), value, numProcessors, _numThreads));
        continue;
      }
      else
        return E_INVALIDARG;
    }
  }
  return S_OK;
  COM_TRY_END
}

#endif
#endif

IMPL_ISetCompressCodecsInfo

}}


Set in tropical gardens Coco Reef resort has 64 spacious rooms, fine dining, bar, meeting rooms, gift shop, library.
Formerly the Mandarin Oriental, this beachside resort now offers a more intimate luxurious experience.
Small historic Four Ways Inn has 11 units, swimming pool and a gourmet restaurant built in 1727.
Located on Hamilton Harbour, this hotel features a complimentary round of gofl per room and a full service spa.


I can most likely do it. Who is the teach-in for? Is it being hosted by a student group? Is there a particular focus for the teach-in?
We're looking for someone from OWS who can travel to Princeton tomorrow to do a teach-in at 7:30pm. Your transport costs will be paid and you will be fed. Please contact me if you are able to do this and I'll provide further info. Thank you.


Well thought-out photography gets attention and makes you look good. We all know the old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. Images can communicate very complex ideas in a quick and effective manner. They add exciting colour to boring text documents and can work on people's emotions.
Not everyone who owns a camera is necessarily a good photographer! It takes a deep-seated knowledge of light, shadows, colours, angles and so much more. Properly framing a picture from the best angle can make such a difference.
Enhancing images afterwards can really make them stand out. Also known as "Photoshopping", this is where a lot of the magic can take place. Lighting can be adjusted, facial features can be cleaned up, and multiple images can be merged together.
There are endless situations where photography can make a really big difference in regards to how you portray yourself, your company, your staff, your products, and anything else you can think of. Imagine two restaurants' marketing materials. One includes pictures of delicious looking food, while the other simply displays a written list of their menu items. Which one do you think will gain attention? Which restaurant will see more business coming their way?
Photography of your business facilities and your staff convey the office culture and atmosphere you have. Are you more corporate with suits and ties? Perhaps you're more laid back with jeans and goofy faces? Different industries can benefit from showing their work environment.
You can also show off your projects. This works well for landscapers, interior decorators, car detailers and more. Event photography can also display exciting action shots such as during sporting events.
We will work out the type of photography that works best for your situation and make you look good!


Funding awarded for C$285 million, first-of-its-kind, wheat-based, biofuels facility : Biofuels Digest | Alternative Energy news. We provide you with the latest breaking news and videos straight from the Alternative Energy industry.
In Canada, a C$285 million, first-of-its-kind, wheat-based, biofuels facility is being developed by Carbon Clean Energy Inc. The project aims to create low carbon intensity ethanol in response to Alberta's new renewable fuel standards. Known as Project Wheatland, the state-of-the-art plant features an energy self-sufficient design that will also generate clean power from biogas production.
The project received C$5 million in funding from ERA. It is one of three announced through Emission Reductions Alberta's new Partnership Intake Program, a referral-based initiative that allows organizations with rigorous, fair, and transparent processes to share projects for funding consideration. These three projects are estimated to deliver cumulative GHG reductions of 9 million tons by 2030—equivalent to the GHG emissions from 1.9 million passenger vehicles driven for one year.


Help Keep Danforth Bay Naturally Beautiful!
Trees are being destroyed through the transportation of invasive insects & diseases in firewood. Only you can help to stop it.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As the Memorial Day holiday weekend kicks off the summer camping season, New Hampshire authorities are reminding people it's illegal to bring untreated firewood into the state without a written consent from them. It's also illegal to transport hardwood firewood outside of Rockingham, Merrimack and Hillsborough counties. These restrictions are attempts to prevent the spread of emerald ash borer, a destructive beetle that targets ash trees. Firewood is a major source of damaging insects and diseases, and the firewood quarantine helps protect the health of New Hampshire's forests, officials said. Forest Rangers with the Division of Forests and Lands are enforcing the firewood quarantine this weekend with roadside checkpoints.
"In order to reduce the spread of exotic forest pests, the movement of firewood of all types and species into state-owned properties, under the administration of the Department of Resources and Economic Development, from sources outside New Hampshire State boundaries is prohibited; unless it is pre-packaged firewood clearly marked with place of origin and labeled "kiln-dried". Any person, employee, or agent of that person, who violates this order shall be guilty of a violation of up to $2,000 (RSA 227-K:17)."
One of the most important things we can do to protect trees is stop moving invasive pests and diseases to new areas on firewood. It's really that simple- don't move firewood, and keep trees healthy and alive.
Danforth Bay has joined forces with the Don't Move Firewood campaign with a goal of protecting the trees and forests of New England by stopping the transportation of invasive insects and diseases in firewood.
Danforth Bay has bundles of wood for sale at The Depot and a list of safe local wood suppliers is available.
Thinking of saving money by bringing your own firewood?
Need more reasons not to move firewood?
Visit the Don't Move Firewood website for more information.


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Slightly grown out pixie with these soft, side-swept bangs is a perfect cut for fall.
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Nothing freshens up long hair like bangs. When you are ready to try something new, bangs are a great way to update your look without doing anything drastic.
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We signed a contract with Chapman & Hall to write a book about spatial, and spatial-temporal models for medical, public health and epidemiological data analysis using R-INLA. Expected publication date: mid 2019.
Upcoming courses in Norway, UK, Canada and Portugal!
New book(s)
Recently published paper(s)
A protocol for conducting and presenting results of regression-type analyses. Zuur A.F. and Ieno E.N. (2016). Methods in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12577
Welcome (Fàilte)
Highland Statistics Ltd was founded more that 15 years ago by Dr. Alain F. Zuur (statistician). The company is based in Scotland and provides statistical courses and consultancy.
Statistics courses
An interdisciplinary team consisting of Dr. Alain F. Zuur (statistician) and Dr. Elena N. Ieno (biologist) teaches 20 - 25 statistical courses per year, all over the world. Courses are non-technical and cover a wide range of statistical techniques and application fields. See this pdf file for a detailed description.
Our course material is based on a series of 11 statistical textbooks. The first 3 were published by Springer.
Analyzing Ecological Data (2007).
Mixed Effects Models and Extensions in Ecology with R (2009).
Beginner's Guide to R (2010), with translations in Japanese and Chinese.
Highland Statistics Ltd together with various world-renowned statisticians (Professor Joseph Hilbe and Professor Anatoly Saveliev) have published another 8 books:
Beginner's Guide to Spatial, Temporal and Spatial-Temporal Ecological Data Analysis with R-INLA.
Volume I: Using GLM and GLMM (2017).
Volume II: GAM and Zero-Inflated Models (2018)
Beginner's Guide to Zero Inflated Models with R (2016).
Beginner's Guide to Data Exploration and Visualization (2015).
Beginner's Guide to GAM and GAMM with R (2014).
Beginner's Guide to GLM and GLMM with R (2013).
Beginner's Guide to GAM with R (2012).
Zero Inflated Models and GLMM with R (2012).
Highland Statistics Ltd staff have contributed to a large number of scientific papers, which has resulted in a long list of co-authored papers. In particular, we are first-authors of one of the most cited and downloaded papers in ecology:
A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems (2010). This paper is labeled as a 'Hot Paper' in the field of Environment/Ecology by Science Watch at Thomson Reuters.
Highland Statistics Ltd provides statistical consultancy in various forms, e.g. help with paper submission or referee comments, guidance with statistical analyses, or analysis of data. Our input can be anything from a few hours to large projects of 50+ days.


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Ireland is burning its children's futures to the ground through climate change inaction
School protests worldwide show anger over lack of action on this unfolding tragedy
Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 01:00
John Gibbons, Sophie Gibbons
Thousands of Australian students walked out of their schools last month demanding action on climate change from Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. Photograph: EPA
'Why should I be studying for a future that soon may be no more, when no one is doing anything to save that future? And what is the point of learning facts when the most important facts clearly means nothing to our society?"
It is hard to argue with the razor-sharp logic of 15-year-old Greta Thunberg, as she spelled out to the UN climate conference in Poland last week the reason why she has embarked on a "climate strike" in Sweden since September.
"Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take the responsibility they should have taken long ago," Thunberg added.
She has a point. And if you doubt it, consider the recent statements made by Ireland's most senior civil servants representing the "public interest" to the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action. Flanked by advisers, they trooped in, day after day, to explain why Ireland, a wealthy nation, cannot possibly be expected to meet even its minimum legal and ethical obligations on climate action.
Their positions both reflect and amplify the political lacuna that engulfs almost every effort at meaningful environmental stewardship in Ireland. These same officials and politicians doubtless have children they care deeply for and actively plan for their future. Yet their actions and inactions are in a very real sense helping to burn that same future to the ground.
Naturalist, David Attenborough (92) was a young teenager just as Europe exploded into the deadliest conflict in human history. Today, he is adamant the threats facing the world are immeasurably greater than even the second World War.
"Right now we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in thousands of years: climate change", Attenborough told a stunned audience in Katowice, Poland. "If we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon."
People who retrofit homes for energy efficiency could get income tax credits
Environmental activists stop the traffic in Dublin
Leaking pipes and a grand plan: Ireland's simmering water crisis
Last month, thousands of Australian students, inspired by Thunberg, walked out of their schools for a one-day strike. Some were threatened with disciplinary action. Australian resource minister Matt Canavan jeered that they should be in school learning about mining, and all they would learn on their protest would be "how to join the dole queues".
It takes profound cognitive dissonance for otherwise intelligent adults to pretend not to grasp basic science. "Why should we go to school when you won't listen to the educated?" read one of the posters at a rally in Sydney.
"Nothing could be more damaging for our democracy than for budding citizens to be told by the powerful to get back in their boxes and shut up," ethicist Prof Clive Hamilton wrote last week. "Thank God the kids have decided they won't be bullied."
School protests have now spread to the Netherlands, Germany, Finland and Denmark. When will we see the first one in Ireland?
As a citizen and journalist, I am angry and frustrated at the appalling cynicism in Ireland's collective non-response to this unfolding tragedy. But as a parent, I am simply terrified.
John Gibbons is an environmental journalist and commentator (and father-of-two)
Why I would like to see a strike in my school
When I think about the world around me today I can't help but fear for my own future. Every single day, fossil fuels are being burned and more species are going extinct. The natural world has been so severely damaged, I honestly don't see much hope for my adult life.
When people talk about climate change it is never described as a crisis or something that should be dealt with now. It is not something that many people think about going about their day to day lives but it is what will have the most effect on our lives in the coming years.
We are treating this earth like we have a second one to go to or a "plan B" but we don't. This is where we live, this is the only planet we can live and thrive on and we are throwing it all away. Politicians and other adults who we children and teenagers look up to and who we are told to trust are just ignoring this crisis. I know that scientists have been trying to warn them that the world is in danger due to human actions.
More action needs to be taken, this is our future more than theirs. Many of today's adults won't have to worry about what's happening in 40 or 50 years. It is us, the children of this generation who will be so greatly affected, we will have to pick up the broken pieces of our world once we become adults. Our children may never know what an elephant or a tiger is because they were all killed off before they were even born. Even the birds are disappearing.
I admire what the school strikers are doing and I would love to see it happen in Ireland – and in my own school.
Sophie Gibbons (16) is a transition-year student in Dublin and daughter of John Gibbons
Dublin facing further water shortages, warns expert
Irish climate action will not be dictated by oil industry, Minister says
Oil industry threatens legal action over €500m climate plan
Greta Thunberg sends video of support to Cork climate protesters
Climate action plan 'will not deliver revolution' promised - climate groups
David Attenborough warns climate change may bring social unrest
New strategy for forestry needed in climate plan
Dairy is bad for the planet, but are the alternatives any better?
Workers' strike will reveal if firms really care about climate change
Fine Gael accused of 'greenwashing' as climate emergency Bill killed off
New ways to communicate on climate change but the message is still the same
The Irish Times view on the Mercosur trade deal: the EU puts down a marker
Heatwave made 'five times more likely' by climate change
What is the new South American beef deal that will affect Ireland?
Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Start by getting a reusable coffee cup
At least seven die over weekend in Europe due to heatwave
Extreme heatwaves set to become more frequent, scientists say
Lack of e-bikes in climate action plan criticised
Urging households to adopt renewable tech may increase energy use
Ambitious plan to cut emissions and make Ireland carbon-neutral by 2050
Oranges or apples: Why is one so much worse for the planet?
Climate action plan designed to prepare for future CAP changes, says Coveney
The Irish Times view on the tracker mortgage scandal: a partial reckoning
We still don't know who made the key decisions and on what grounds they did so
The Irish Times view on global hunger: progress has stalled
More than 820 million people are going hungry in the world


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Rangers at Hurricanes: GameDay Notebook
By Jim Schmiedeberg@BSUShowJim Apr 2, 2009, 10:47am EDT
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Here are some notes for both teams as the Rangers prepare to take on the red hot Hurricanes in Raleigh, NC tonight:
Scotty Hockey has a great preview of the game tonight.
Over at the Ranger Report, Rich Carpinelli says the Canes team the Rangers face tonight is as hot as the Penguins.
The Bleacher Report says the Caps and their fans will be rooting for the Rangers tonight too.
The Daily News says it's March, so it must be time for the Rangers annual frantic finish to make the playoffs.
From ESPN.com, Pierre LeBrun says the Hurricanes turnaround in the 2nd half of the season has gone largely unnoticed.
SBNation's Canes Country talks about the accolades piling up for Eric Staal and Cam Ward.
USA Today talks about the Canes push for the playoffs.
This is what seems like the 78th huge game in a row for the Rangers. The Rangers could find themselves tied for 6th place overall tomorrow morning if they can find a way to get 2 points in regulation tonight. That would put them on what everyone seems to think is the inevitable first round series with the Devils.
Montreal has been playing better, they are only a point behind the Rangers, and are on the Island to play the Farmingdale Tavares Hopefuls. A Ranger loss and a Habs win would leave the Rangers in 8th place. Montreal also has a game at hand.
Be sure and stop in tonight for the Open Game Thread!
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Samsung Galaxy M32 5G: All You Need To Know
August 27, 2021 admin Technology 0
Samsung recently launched the Galaxy M32 5G smartphone in India with prices starting at Rs 20,999. The latest offering from the South Korean technology giant under its affordable M series. The main highlights of the phone are an octa-core MediaTek SoC, quad-rear camera setup, notched display, 5G connectivity, Samsung's built-in Knox security, and more. Here is everything you need to know about the Galaxy M32. Samsung Galaxy A52s Prices & Launch Date Tipped Online: Report.
Variants & Colours: The mid-ranger from Samsung comes in two variants – 6GB + 128GB & 8GB + 128GB. It is offered in two shades – Slate Black and Sky Blue.
Display & Processor: The Samsung Galaxy M32 sports a 6.5-inch HD+ TFT Infinity-V display with a standard 60Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, it gets an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 720 SoC. The processor is paired with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. The internal storage can be expanded up to 1TB via a microSD card.
Samsung Galaxy M32 5G Smartphone (Photo Credits: Samsung)
Camera: For optics, the Galaxy 32 5G gets a quad rear camera setup. It consists of a 48MP primary sensor accompanied by an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens and two 2MP macro and 2MP depth shooters. Upfront, there is a 13MP selfie shooter housed under the notch for selfies and video calls.
Battery & Connectivity: The phone is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with a 15W fast charging support. For connectivity, it gets 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. It runs on Android 11 with OneUI 3.1 on top.
Prices & Offers: In terms of pricing, the Samsung Galaxy M32 5G is priced from Rs. 20,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB model, while the bigger 8GB + 128GB model costs Rs 22,999. The handset is slated to go on sale starting September 2 via Amazon India and Samsung.com along with other online portals. As a part of the launch offer, it will be available with an instant discount of Rs 2000 through ICICI Bank credit cards and EMI transactions.
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