Mental health nursing is often complex, demanding and very rewarding. As many as one in three people are thought to suffer some form of mental health problem. However, dealing with the human mind and behaviour is not an exact science.
Registered nursing is one of the 10 occupations projected to have the largest numbers of new jobs. Job opportunities are expected to be very good. Thousands of job openings also will result from the need to replace experienced nurses who leave the occupation, especially as the median age of the registered nurse population continues to rise.
Registered nurses (RNs) work to promote health, prevent disease, and help patients cope with illness. They are advocates and health educators for patients, families, and communities.
Adult nurses are based in a hospital or in the community and work at the centre of a multi professional team that includes doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, radiographers and healthcare assistants.
With the practical nursing track, you can earn an Associate's degree or a diploma. The program usually takes one year to complete. Graduates must pass their National Council Licensure Exam for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) after graduation to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN).
There seems to be a misunderstanding here about how university trained nurses spend their time – do they realize that fifty per cent of those three years is spent in a clinical setting dealing directly with patients, not in a library or lecture hall?
Nor has the government supported the Francis recommendation of action on staffing levels, which seems to me key to the kind of burnout.


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SoaML (Service-oriented architecture Modeling Language ) is an open source specification project from the Object Management Group (OMG), describing a UML profile and metamodel for the modeling and design of services within a service-oriented architecture.

Description
SoaML has been created to support the following modeling capabilities:
 Identifying services, dependencies between them and services requirements
 Specifying services (functional capabilities, consumer expectations, the protocols and message exchange patterns)
 Defining service consumers and providers
 The policies for using and providing services
 Services classification schemes
 Integration with OMG Business Motivation Model
 Foundation for further extensions both related to integration with other OMG metamodels like BPDM and BPMN 2.0, as well as SBVR, OSM, ODM and others.

The existing models and meta models (e.g. TOGAF) for describing system architectures turned out to be insufficient to describe SOA in a precise and standardized way. The UML itself seems to be too general for the purpose of describing SOA and needed clarification and standardization of even basic terms like provider, consumer, etc.

See also
 Systems Modeling Language
 Unified Modeling Language

Further reading
 SoaML Wiki. "SoaML Wiki". SoaML and OMG, 03 Nov 2009.
 SoaML OMG Specification http://www.omg.org/spec/SoaML/
 OASIS SOA Reference Model Technical Committee http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=soa-rm

References and notes
Notes

Citations

External articles
 Using SoaML services architecture by Jim Amsden, a co-author of the OMG SoaML standard.
 Modeling with SoaML, the services-oriented architecture modeling language, a five-part series by Jim Amsden.

Unified Modeling Language
Data modeling languages
Specification languages
Service-oriented (business computing)
Enterprise modelling
Modeling languages

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Uwe-Jens Heuer (* 11. Juli 1927 in Essen; † 22. Oktober 2011 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler und Politiker (SED, PDS).

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Uwe-Jens Heuer war der Sohn eines Juristen, der während der Weimarer Republik in Magdeburg und Berlin als sozialdemokratischer Politiker tätig war. Nach dem Besuch der Heinrich-von-Kleist-Oberschule in Berlin studierte Heuer ab 1946 Rechtswissenschaft an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Das Studium beendete er 1951 mit dem Staatsexamen. 1956 wurde Heuer an der Humboldt-Universität mit der Dissertation Die Auseinandersetzungen um die Prinzipien des Allgemeinen Landrechts als Ausdruck der Krise des Feudalsystems in Preußen zum Dr. jur. promoviert.

1964 begann Uwe-Jens Heuer ein Fernstudium an der Hochschule für Ökonomie Berlin. 1964 konnte er sich mit der Arbeit Die Bedeutung der Leninschen Lehre von der Rolle des Rechts im System der sozialistischen Wirtschaftsleitung für das neue ökonomische System der Planung und Leitung der Volkswirtschaft habilitieren. Von 1951 bis 1967 war er als Hochschullehrer an der Humboldt-Universität tätig. Dort war er zuletzt Direktor des Instituts für Staatsrecht. Von 1967 bis 1982 war er Mitarbeiter am Zentralinstitut für sozialistische Wirtschaftsführung in Berlin und 1982 bis 1990 Leiter des Bereichs "Staats- und rechtstheoretische Fragen der Wirtschaftsleitung" am Institut für Theorie des Staates und des Rechts der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR. Ab 1979 war er korrespondierendes Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR.

Heuer wurde 1990 Vorsitzender der Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft der DDR. Den am 22. Dezember 1989 im Neuen Deutschland erschienenen Gründungsaufruf hatten neben ihm Frank Berg, Rolf Reißig, Dieter Segert und Rosemarie Will unterzeichnet. Die Gesellschaft wurde 1990 jedoch wieder aufgelöst. Die Expertise der bundesdeutschen Politikwissenschaft lautete: "Kaum einer von uns kannte die Gründer der kurzlebigen Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft in der DDR, so dass es schwer fiel, sich ein Urteil über ihre wissenschaftlichen Intentionen zu bilden." Nach 1990 war Heuer Mitglied der Leibniz-Sozietät.

Der SED gehörte er von 1948 bis 1989 an und übte verschiedene ehrenamtliche Funktionen aus. Bei der einzigen freien Volkskammerwahl wurde er als Abgeordneter in die Volkskammer gewählt. Nach der Wiedervereinigung wurde er Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages für die PDS.

Heuer, der stets über die Landesliste Sachsen einzog, gehörte dem Bundestag von 1990 bis 1998 an. Er war unter anderem Mitglied im Rechtsausschuss. Heuer hatte in der PDS die Rolle des ideologischen Vormannes gegen die Gruppe der Reformer um Gregor Gysi in den 1990er Jahren übernommen.

Zuletzt arbeitete Heuer als Autor und Kommentator u. a. für die Tageszeitung junge Welt.

Heuer war einer von fünf Sprechern im Marxistischen Forum.

Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl)
 Allgemeines Landrecht und Klassenkampf. Die Auseinandersetzungen um die Prinzipien des allgemeinen Landrechts Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts als Ausdruck der Krise des Feudalsystems in Preußen, Berlin 1960
 Demokratie und Recht im neuen ökonomischen System der Planung und Leitung der Volkswirtschaft, Berlin 1965
 Sozialistische Wirtschaftsentwicklung und Recht, Berlin 1967
 Sozialistisches Wirtschaftsrecht, Instrument der Wirtschaftsführung, Berlin 1971
 Gesellschaftliche Gesetze und politische Organisation, Berlin 1974
 Hrsg., Leiter und Vertrag. Der Liefervertrag als Instrument zur Organisierung der zwischenbetrieblichen Kooperation, Berlin 1977
 Red., Mit dem Recht leiten. Aktuelle Fragen der Durchsetzung des sozialistischen Rechts in Kombinaten und Betrieben, Berlin 1981
 Recht und Wirtschaftsleitung im Sozialismus. Von den Möglichkeiten und von der Wirklichkeit des Rechts, Berlin 1982
 Hrsg., Wirtschaftsrecht. Lehrbuch, Berlin 1985
Zur Geschichte des marxistisch-leninistischen Demokratiebegriffs, in: Karl-Heinz Röder (Hrsg.), Politische Theorie und sozialer Fortschritt, Staatsverlag, Ostberlin 1986, Seite 182ff.
 Marxismus und Demokratie, Staatsverlag der DDR, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-329-00476-2
 mit Gerhard Riege, Der Rechtsstaat – eine Legende? Erfahrungen zweier Rechtswissenschaftler 1990/91 in Volkskammer und Bundestag, Nomos, Baden-Baden 1992, ISBN 3-7890-2747-2
 mit Gerhard Riege, Neues Deutschland Neue Verfassung?!, Pahl-Rugenstein, Bonn 1992, ISBN 3-89144-134-7
Die Rechtsordnung der DDR. Anspruch und Wirklichkeit, Nomos, Baden-Baden 1995, ISBN 3-7890-3631-5
 Hrsg.: In großer Sorge. Was ist, was denkt, was will das "Marxistische Forum"? GNN, Schkeuditz 1995, ISBN 3-929994-52-6
 Im Streit: ein Jurist in zwei deutschen Staaten, Nomos, Baden-Baden 2002, ISBN 3-7890-7913-8
 Marxismus und Politik, Verlag für das Studium der Arbeiterbewegung VSA, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 978-3-89965-042-6
 Marxismus und Glaube, VSA, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-89965-176-8

Literatur

 Ekkehard Lieberam, Jochen Traut: Uwe-Jens Heuer 1927–2011. Rechtswissenschaftler und Sozialist. Gedenkschrift. Pädagogische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dortmund, pad-Verlag, Bergkamen 2012

Weblinks

 Nachruf von Günter Platzdasch im Linksnet

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Abgeordneter der Volkskammer
Bundestagsabgeordneter (Sachsen)
Staatsrechtler (20. Jahrhundert)
Mitarbeiter (Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR)
Hochschullehrer (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR
Mitglied der Leibniz-Sozietät
Träger des Vaterländischen Verdienstordens in Bronze
Träger des Banners der Arbeit
SED-Mitglied
PDS-Mitglied
Die-Linke-Mitglied
DDR-Bürger
Deutscher
Geboren 1927
Gestorben 2011
Mann
Mitglied des Rechtsausschusses (Deutscher Bundestag)
Politiker (20. Jahrhundert)
Wirtschaftsrechtler (20. Jahrhundert)


To me, bone broth is simple, it's timeless, and it's where we can go when we want to get back to the basics. Bone broth is easier to make than you might think, and it has healing properties that go deeper than we can imagine. Bones represent the structure of the Universe. When we feel we know the truth, we feel it deep in our bones. Bone broth is grounding and nourishing. And while all of this sounds wonderful, we also have science to show us the benefits that our bodies can feel with each sip.
Bone broth has been one of the secrets to my health and vitality for years. As I write this, I am getting close to my 90th birthday, and I am sure that it's going to be another of my best decades ever! Age means nothing when you have good health.
Let's all affirm: I take in and give out nourishment in perfect balance.
It is safe to experience new ideas and new ways.
I give myself permission to be all that I can be, and I deserve the very best in life. I love and appreciate myself and others. And so it is.
I am so passionate about bone broth that I have written a whole book about it with my good friend, Heather Dane, it is available here.
Studies conducted on bone broth have found that it can improve your health in a myriad of ways.
There's a solid scientific reason that we reach for chicken soup during cold and flu season. In 2000, a study was published in Chest, the official journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, which studied chicken soup (bone broth) and found that it does indeed aid in alleviating symptoms of the common cold, by clearing mucus, opening respiratory pathways, and providing easily digested nutrition.
In addition, according to medical doctor and UCLA professor Irwin Ziment, chicken soup naturally contains the amino acid cysteine, which chemically resembles the bronchitis drug acetylcysteine.
Studies show that many of the amino acids in bone broth (such as cystine, histidine, and glycine) reduce inflammation, and L-glutamine specifically reduces gut inflammation. Additionally, the same Chest article from October 2000 mentioned above concluded that chicken soup's anti-inflammatory benefits may be one reason it is so helpful with relieving symptoms of the common cold.
Bone broth with vegetables and meat or fish provides a good source of all of these vitamins and minerals.
While more studies of gut bacteria and weight loss need to be conducted, research has shown that obese people have more of a certain type of bacteria called Firmicutes and less of another type called Bacteroidetes in their digestive tracts. The higher proportion of Firmicutes is believed to lead to a higher amount of calories extracted from food. Therefore, a higher ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteriodetes has become one of the markers of obesity.
Bone broth is a good source of L-glutamine, an essential amino acid (building block of protein) necessary for the body and gut health. L-glutamine was found in studies to reduce the Firmicutes in the gut and, therefore, aid in weight loss.
Many studies have also looked at whether consuming soup before a meal promoted weight loss due to a lower amount of calories eaten during the meal itself. In a study published in the November 2007 issue of Appetite (an international research journal specializing in behavioral nutrition and the cultural, sensory, and physiological influences on choices and intakes of foods and drinks), researchers conducted the study again and went a step further to see if eating a meal with liquid would have the same effect as soup.
The finding was that ingesting soup did indeed reduce caloric intake at the next meal and that only soup—not food consumed with water—had this beneficial effect.
Additional studies have shown that liquids with carbohydrates and electrolytes, like a bone broth simmered with vegetables, outperform water alone when it comes to restoring exercise capacity that may be lost from dehydration and electrolyte depletion.
The amino acids in bone broth can help stimulate muscle protein synthesis. Muscle protein synthesis is essential for the ongoing growth, repair, and maintenance of skeletal muscle groups. In a study looking at healthy patients and ovarian-cancer patients, researchers found that ingesting amino acids helped stimulate muscle protein synthesis and reduced inflammation, both in healthy participants and participants undergoing cancer therapy.
Your diet influences your gut bacteria, and your gut bacteria influence your brain. According to neuroscientists, your gut bacteria are constantly speaking to your brain. The makeup of gut bacteria, called your microbiome, influences how the brain is wired from infancy to adulthood, along with moods, memory, the ability to learn, and how to deal with stress. When the gut microbiome is healthy, it sends happy signals to the brain; when it's unhealthy, it can send signals of anxiety.
But What about A Broth For Vegetarians?
If you are following a vegetarian or vegan diet, you can make a vegetable broth. Especially if you have a compromised digestive system, they can be key to recovery as they are so easy for the body to break down.
You can make a vegetable broth by taking veggie scraps or whole vegetables and covering them in water, then simmering for 8-24 hours. You will then discard the vegetables because all of their nutrients are now in the soup broth.
As I said for years at my I Can Do It Conferences, "If you get your food right and your thoughts right, everything just works." Affirmations are gentle words to change the way we think and shift us into a place of self-love, and bone or vegetable broth is a gentle way to get important nutrients into the body. The whole process of making broth is a path back to loving and nourishing yourself.
Good health is my divine right. I am open and receptive to all the healing energies in the universe. I know that every cell in my body is intelligent and knows how to heal itself. My body is always working toward perfect health. I now release any and all impediments to my perfect healing.
The human body is beautiful. It has the capacity to give and receive love, take us from place to place, to dream, to travel, to create beautiful works of art and music. It is able to do that because of our powerful biological systems. We would like to talk about the digestive system, because everyone eats and everyone poops, and the product of our powerful digestive system often shows us clues about our overall well-being.


TRIPOLOLIS Modern Songs is an experimental journey for the musicians exploring their roots. This album was written and performed live by The Improvisarios. Produced by Julio Blanco, Mixed by Julio Blanco and Jorge De La Paz. This project is a collection of improvised jam sessions. that during the process have been edited but never altered. These are musical documents performed live at OneManSho by Jorge delaPaz – Guitars. Keys. Armando "Mandy" Gamboa – Bass, Guitar & Vocals. Julio Blanco – Drums, Percussion, Vocals & Keys. Tany Gil – Congas and Percussion. Alan Reyna – Chants and Percussion.


What notification must a property and casualty insurance company give in order to unilaterally change the terms of insurance?
Homeowners insurance policy was originally written with a $500 deductible on all perils. A couple years later, they changed it to $500 all perils except wind and hail, with 2% on the latter. Notification was supposedly provided by e-mail, but they conveniently had the wrong email address. When asked for copies of all the dec sheets, they instead sent a blanket explanation why the deductible was so much higher for wind and hail, and provided a contact to revert policy to original terms at an increased premium. Still no dec sheets.
Your insurance policy is a contract and generally speaking, contracts of insurance do not change for the time period for which they are entered in to. Your insurance company can indeed change the terms upon renewal and then you would be free to look into getting new insurance. But if they changed the terms during your policy period then that would be a problem. And the e-mail issue is a problem as well. State law will deal with policies of insurance and changes and cancellations and the rights of the parties. But it can be difficult to sift through. So I would strongly suggest contacting your state department of insurance and filing a complaint stemming from at least your inability to obtain a dec page. Good luck.


Indoor Water Parks: Keep warm with these thrilling rides this winter.
Wild Rock Golf Club named one of the top 25 courses by condition in 2015 on Golf Advisor.
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Wild Rock Golf Club at the Wilderness is mentioned as one of the Packer's favorite surprises in Wisconsin!
The winners for Best American Water Parks are in! Wilderness was named #5 in the nation!
Click to see the 10 winners, which were chosen by the readers of 10Best and USA TODAY.
Let me begin by saying, I have a regret. Earlier this month, I took the family for a 3 day/ 2 night stay at The Wilderness Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. It was the first time we've visited Wisconsin, much less The Wilderness Resort, and we fell in love with both!
The Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells is one of the Dell's hidden treasures. The Wilderness has it all under one roof! We were able to host our first annual family reunion at the Wilderness and had a great time! We opted for accommodations in the 5 bedroom retreat cabin which housed our family of 18 wonderfully.
Don't let summer pass you by – visit the Wilderness Resort for the ultimate in family fun! This year marks the third time that we have had the opportunity to visit the Wilderness Resort, and each time brings our family new memories. This time we told our friends in the military, who were back in Wisconsin on leave from overseas, about our plans and they decided to join us by booking a room of their own.
My family loves going on getaways for the weekend. It's our chance to regroup and recharge our batteries for whatever lies ahead. We were planning a weekend trip with my siblings and parents and wanted to go to the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells. I was very happy when they agreed to a review of their resort. Since my family and I had already booked the room, the Wilderness Resort was kind enough to give us a complimentary breakfast and 3 Wild Fun Passes (the baby can't use one of course).


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Q: git-tfs rcheckin error: New TFS changesets were found I was using git-tfs rcheckin after cloning the TFVC team project repo from TFS 2015 onto my local machine and using git rebase --onto master --root otherrepo/master. (I merged another Git repo into the TFVC repo and fixed merge conflicts).
In the middle of the rcheckin, I had to shut my computer down and used Ctrl-C to quit the rcheckin. When I tried to restart, I used git-tfs fetch and there weren't any changes and I also verified that in TFS. However, when I tried to do an rcheckin again, I got the following error:
Working with tfs remote: default => $/projectA/main
Fetching changes from TFS to minimize possibility of late conflict...
error: New TFS changesets were found.
You may be able to resolve this problem.
Try to rebase HEAD onto latest TFS checkin and repeat rcheckin or alterntively checkins

When I used git-tfs pull --rebase from this suggestion, git tfs: How to rcheckin git commits when there is another checkin in tfs?, it looked like I needed to commit my changes (which seemed a bit odd). Once I committed my changes, I tried to use rcheckin and got the same error about new changesets.
I looked again and there weren't any new TFS changesets introduced since the first rcheckin that I ran, but I'm wondering if there could be some incomplete TFS changeset somewhere on the TFS server that's conflicting. If so, is there a way to delete it? Or do I have to start all over again with a new repo? Is there also a better way to pause an rcheckin (or check in in pieces rather than one big push)?

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Q: Select default value with condition in ng-options I have an angular app with the following array:
countries = [{"code": "ZA", "name": "South Africa"}, {"code": "CH", "name": "Switzerland"}]

with a Jade select as follow:
select(ng-model='myCountry', ng-options='country.name for country in countries')

What I would like to do is to pre-select a country based on the code for example:
select(ng-model='myCountry', ng-options='country.name for country in countries', ng-selected='country.code=="CH"')

Obviously, this solution doesn't work as ng-selected is not intended to be used in a select but in an option tag.
It is important for me to use a conditional selection and not a default index value like in the angularJS example.

A: That is what ng-model is for. I suggest you initialize myCountry in a controller. Note that myCountry should ideally have the same format as countries (eg: {"code": "ZA", "name": "South Africa"}).
Edit: I am adding an example from my own project:
<select class="small" data-ng-change="goToTask(current_task.id)" data-ng-model="current_task" data-ng-options="task.name for task in tasks track by task.id"></select>

In Controller:
$scope.current_task = { id: $scope.myService.getCurrentTaskId() };

What is important here is that current_task is at minimum a hash containing the id key.
Edit2: I was thinking about the sorting problem with the track by. I think you can use select instead, eg: `ng-options="select country.code as country.name for country in countries". I haven't tried it but from the angular docs, it should work.

A: From your sample above it looks like you should do this in your controller:
$scope.myCountry = $scope.countries.filter(function(c){ return  c.code==="CH"})[0];

Like this:

Or you could try building the select with and ngRepeat which seems to be closer to what you need, like this:
Online Demo

    <select ng-model="myCountry" >
      <option ng-selected="c.code=='CH'" ng-repeat="c in countries">{{c.name}}</option>
    </select>

  {{myCountry |json}}


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Classification incompatibility scamper local Paralympians Olympic hopes
Incompatibility in athletes' classification together with lack of enough qualifying games has almost dashed out the hopes of some local Paralympians in representing the country at the upcoming London Paralympics Games.
After the dismal performance of local paralympians as well as the disqualification of some due to declassification at the 6th International Athletics Meeting of Tunis (SIAMT), Tunisia qualifiers, the local paralympians are now holding on to the hope that they may get a chance to go to other qualifying games in Mexico or, at least, send two upcoming athletes as wild cards.
Speaking in an interview, the Paralympics Association of Botswana (PASSOBO) president, Thuso Rasetapa, said the differences in classification systems between his association and the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) robbed some local athletes of a chance to qualify for the London Paralympics Games.
"In Botswana, we have been using local doctors at the Princess Marina Hospital to classify our athletes. Unfortunately, these doctors are not IPC sanctioned and thus their classification was not compatible with those set by the IPC," Rasetapa explained.
According to the PASSOBO President, this now calls for the association to find a way of classifying their athletes before they can compete, something which he believes will be expensive.
"Right now, there is only one doctor who is IPC sanctioned in Southern Africa and he is based in South Africa. This means if we want to classify our athletes, of which there are many, we will have to go to South Africa and we will be expected to pay for the services per athlete. This is a very costly process which by its own expensiveness won't qualify us to do as such," Rasetapa said.
The PASSOBO chief says another major factor, which contributed to local athletes not qualifying for the London games is lack of many qualifying games in the African region, more especially in the Southern African region. "Unlike in other sports where there are many opportunities for athletes to qualify, the Paralympics sports do not have such opportunities. In the Southern African region, we do not even have a single event that is sanctioned by the IPC as a Paralympics qualifier," the PASSOBO President said.
He added that as such, it becomes expensive for his association to send athletes to qualifying games.
"Most of the London Paralympics qualifiers are held outside of Africa and this makes it difficult for us to take our athletes there as it is very expensive," Rasetapa said.
Meanwhile, the PASSOBO chief says they will be engaging the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) in the near future to discuss what transpired at the SIAMT qualifiers and to map a way forward.
On other issues related to Paralympics sports, PASSOBO will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) this coming Friday at the Maharaj Conference Centre.
According to Rasetapa, the AGM will also give the association, its affiliates as well as the stakeholders a chance to discuss the latest classification standards as well as to map a way forward for the upcoming games.
Marathon gives local athletes Olympic qualification hope
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Oteng shines as local boxers crumble at Olympic qualifiers


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require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "parser_test_helper"))

class ArgumentsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  include PDocTestHelper
  include EbnfArguments

  def setup
    @parser = EbnfArgumentsParser.new
  end

  def test_no_arguments
    assert_parsed "  "
    assert_parsed ""
    assert_equal [], parse("    ").to_a.map(&:name)
  end

  def test_one_required_argument
    assert_parsed "content"
    assert_parsed "{ position: '(top|bottom|before|after)' }"
    assert_equal "content", parse("content").to_a.first.name
    assert_equal nil, parse("content").to_a.first.default_value
    assert !parse("content").to_a.first.optional?
    assert_equal "elements...", parse("elements...").to_a.first.name
  end

  def test_multiple_required_arguments
    assert_parsed "foo,bar"
    assert_parsed "foo  , bar"
    assert_parsed "foo  , bar"
    assert_equal ["foo", "bar"], parse("foo,bar").to_a.map(&:name)
  end

  def test_one_optional_argument
    assert_parsed "[content]"
    assert_parsed "[   content    ]"
    assert_parsed "[{ position: '(top|bottom|before|after)' }]"
    assert_equal "content", parse("[content]").to_a.first.name
    assert_equal OptionalArgument, parse("[content]").to_a.first.class
    assert_equal nil, parse("[content]").to_a.first.default_value
    assert parse("[content]").to_a.first.optional?
    assert_equal "elements...", parse("[elements...]").to_a.first.name
  end

 def test_default_value
   assert_parsed "[content=foobar]"
   assert_parsed "[  content=foobar  ]"
   assert_equal "content", parse("[content=foo]").to_a.first.name
   assert_equal "foo", parse("[content=foo]").to_a.first.default_value
   assert_equal "foo", parse("[content = foo]").to_a.first.default_value
   assert parse("[content]").to_a.first.optional?
 end

 def test_multiple_optional_arguments
   assert_parsed "[foo][,bar]"
   assert_parsed "[ foo ] [   ,  bar ]"
   assert_equal ["foo", "bar"], parse("[foo][,bar]").to_a.map(&:name)
 end

 def test_multiple_mixed_arguments
   assert_parsed "hello[,foo][,bar=43]"
   assert_parsed "hello [  , foo ] [   ,  bar=43 ]"
   assert_parsed "hello,world[,foo][,bar=43]"
   assert_parsed "hello  ,  world [ ,  foo ] [   ,  bar=43 ]"
   assert_parsed "hello...[, world = foo]"
   assert_equal ["foo", "bar"], parse("[foo],bar").to_a.map(&:name)
   assert_equal "content", parse("hello[,content]").to_a.last.name
   assert_equal "content", parse("hello[,content=foo]").to_a.last.name
   assert_equal "foo", parse("hello[,content=foo]").to_a.last.default_value
   assert parse("hello[,content=foo]").to_a.last.optional?
   assert !parse("hello[,content=foo]").to_a.first.optional?
 end

  def test_nested_optional_arguments
    assert_parsed "hello[,foo[,bar]]"
    assert_parsed "hello [  ,  foo = 3 [   ,  bar = 43 ]]"
    assert_parsed "hello[,foo[,bar=43][,baz=26]]"
    assert_parsed "[length = 30[, suffix = '...']]"
    assert_equal ["foo", "bar"], parse("[foo[,bar]]").to_a.map(&:name)
    assert_equal ["hello", "foo", "bar", "baz"], parse("hello[,foo[,bar=43][,baz=26]]").to_a.map(&:name)
  end
end

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Art gallery focused on promoting Thai art.
From website: Subhashok The Arts Centre (SAC), situated on Sukhumvit 39, is an arts project aiming to promote Thai art and artists, and to give them the opportunity and venue to exhibit their creativity and visions. Our aim is to give people the chance to enjoy art in its various forms, to learn more about it and to experience inspired pieces that they may not usually have the chance to experience. SAC wants to encourage local artists in their endeavours and to help strengthen the local art community.


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He (your engineer) helped solve a problem with the ISDN, where only 2 lines were working, and came back and fixed the problem after Openreach had been.
Thank you for installing our equipment. The guys arrived on time, were very polite and professional, fully explained the work to be carried out. After installation they explained in detail about the system, ring tones, answer phone and all the questions that we asked. So far having chatted to several of you on the phone, we are very pleased that we have moved from BT. It is nice talking to someone when I call than being passed on to someone else and never sorting a problem.
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Pre Digiquip system we had a couple of issues. Two of the lines were not working, your engineer fixed this. We also had a problem with our speed dials. This has now been fixed by yourselves we are very happy we used Digiquip.
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There are currently over 60,000 people of Indian origin in Tanzania. Many of them are traders and they control a sizeable portion of the Tanzanian economy. Indians have a long history in Tanzania starting with the arrival of Gujarati traders. They came to gradually control the trade in Zanzibar. Many of the buildings constructed then still remain in Stone Town, the focal trading point on the island.

History
Indian merchant and artisan community settlements is attested in both archaeological and literary sources. In 13th-14th century, Indian artisans were manufacturing glass beads using tube drawing technology at Zanzibar. Trade between Malindi and Bengal is also attested during early medieval periods. Vasco da Gama when he landed in east african coast found indians residing in Kilwa, Mombasa and Mozambique.

Migration from Tanzania
As a result of anti-Indian sentiment in post-independence Tanzania (beginning with the presidency of Julius Nyerere), many Indians migrated overseas to India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, among other nations.

Notable people
Freddie Mercury, rock musician (of Parsi descent)
Amir H. Jamal, former Minister of Finance
Al Noor Kassum, former Energy Minister
Andy Chande, businessman and philanthropist
Mustafa Jaffer Sabodo, economist and philanthropist
Shamim Khan, former Member of Parliament
Ian Iqbal Rashid, filmmaker
Sangita Myska, BBC journalist, documentary maker, TV & Radio presenter
Mohammed Dewji, CEO of MeTL, Member of Parliament (2005–2015)
Ismail Jussa, opposition politician
Mohamed Raza, Member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives
Issa G. Shivji, author and academic
Abdul Sheriff, historian
Richa Adhia, Miss Tanzania 2007
Mustafa Hassanali, fashion designer
Ally Rehmtullah, fashion designer
Ammaar Ghadiyali, 2012 Olympic swimmer
Deepak Obhrai PC MP, longest continuously-serving Conservative Member of Canadian Parliament
Rakesh Rajani, civil society and global development leader
Raheem Kassam, conservative British political activist. His parents were Tanzanian immigrants of Indian origin.
Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Gallery

See also

Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa
Chinese people in Tanzania
 Shirazi people
India–Tanzania relations

References

 Indian Diaspora in Africa
 Indians of East Africa

Indian diaspora in Tanzania
Ethnic groups in Tanzania


Despite the huge interest in the Volt range-extender, according to a research company, consumers are starting to lose interest in the vehicle. Going on sale in late 2010, Chevrolet sold around 3,000 Volts in the first seven months of 2011, but LeftLaneNews.com disclosed that some retailers still have Volts sitting on the forecourt, although Chevrolet hasn't begun selling the Volt in all 50 states yet.
The entry-price of the Volt is the main factor for slow sales and at $40,000, it's nearly $20,000 more than the popular Cruze sedan, which found more than 147,000 homes.


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Robert F. Jonta
St. Joseph Cemetery
Obituary of Robert F. Jonta
Robert F. Jonta, 81, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, at Prairie Lakes Health Campus in Noblesville, Indiana. Robert was born in Indianapolis on August 17, 1941, to Frank G. Jonta and Ella M. (Pushner) Jonta. He attended St. Anthony Grade School and was a lifelong member of St. Anthony Parish. He attended Sacred Heart Central High School and pursued studies in mechanical drawing after graduating in 1959. In 1963 Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army. He underwent extensive training in helicopter maintenance and repair before being sent to Vietnam where he flew many combat missions as a crew chief/door gunner. Bob was awarded a purple heart for injuries he suffered when his ship was shot down during an operation in 1965. Bob also received nine awards of the Air Medal with "V" device (for valor), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1966. Bob used his natural acuity for precise lettering, penmanship, and measurement throughout his life in many woodworking and home-improvement projects. As a senior at Sacred Heart, he was recognized as having the best penmanship in his class. He had a reverence for tools and was meticulous in his work. Bob worked as an inspector at Link-Belt Company for several years after his military service. He also worked at RCA Records. His interests, besides woodcraft, included auto mechanics, driving his car, fishing, golf, and bowling. He learned to sail while visiting his brother Dave in California. On a return trip to California from Ensenada, Mexico, they sailed, along with two other crew members, through a violent squall, or "chubasco," that severely tested their skills on the ocean. Bob was a member of the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, Holy Family Council (3682) Knights of Columbus, Wayne Post 64 American Legion, and VFW (life member). He is survived by his sister Carol Penn of Indianapolis, his brother Dave of El Segundo, CA and many cousins and friends. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Stevens Mortuary at 5520 West Tenth Street, Indianapolis. Viewing and visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, with a service at 1 p.m. officiated by Fr. John McCaslin. Burial at St. Joseph Cemetery with military honors will follow. Sincere appreciation is extended to the caring staff at Prairie Lakes and to nurses Mona Euler of "My Healthcare Advocate" and Cindy Dripps of Care Hospice. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.


"Hey, let's follow those hippies!"
And so began our jaunt into Plateau de Mont-Royale.
We started our lazy Sunday by rolling out of bed at half-past noon, then grabbing a brunch at Laurier, a place known for its chicken meals.
Afterwards we strolled towards the Plateau and saw a bunch of hippies, whom we decided to follow.
There was a full-on medieval sword fight happening in the middle of Mont-Royale, which I thought was kind of random, but really cool at the same time.
Apparently this is what the French people of Canada do on Sunday mornings.
There was also a crowd of spectators watching the action.
I was fascinated by the French people, so I just walked around taking photos. I loved the relaxed vibe and how everyone was so happy.
There were a couple of slack lines set up, and lots of people just sitting on the hill having picnics.
This is quite different from what happens on Sundays in Toronto. You would never see such a huge crowd of people in the park in Toronto.
There was music coming from near the statue, so we decided to head over to that direction.
As we walked closer, we saw that there was a market set up around the area.
The way things were laid down on the ground reminded me of traveling to Asian countries where people would peddle their goods on the street and then grab everything in a hurry if cops came around.
But I think its legal to do this in Montreal, because everyone seemed quite relaxed.
This was my favourite part.
A group of people had gathered and were playing bongo drums and dancing.
It was quite organic. I wish I knew the story behind this. No one was busking or making money, but apparently there is a gathering like this every Sunday.
I think everyone is here just for the good energy and vibes. I joined in for the dance because everyone who was dancing looked like they were having more fun than the people watching, and its true, you have more fun dancing than watching from the sidelines.
This is my friend Mark and I. I decided that since we are in Montreal, I am going to call him Marc (with a C) because it seems more French.
I liked how the park had a festival atmosphere even though this was ongoing and happened every Sunday.
We hiked to the top of Mont-Royale and got a fantastic view of the whole city.
There was a square at the top, which was gorgeous. I suspect it would be lovely to have a jazz or swing dance here on a summer night with a live band playing. If you look beyond the square, there is the view of the whole city.
There were lots of couples which I thought was cute. I imagine the square to be a great place to propose to someone. I'm not sure if people already do that (like how everyone proposes on the C.N. Tower in Toronto), but if it isn't already a thing, it should be.
After a while we started hiking down and found a pretty neat art project.
It was a book that someone had sewn around trees.
Marc called it a "photographer's trap" because around four photographers stopped to take photos of it during the short while we were there.
Right before dinner, we headed to Juliette et Chocolat for something sweet.
I loved the elaborate menu, so I took a few photos so you can look at it too.
I like how there is a variety of everything. It makes me want to learn more about chocolate.
I ordered the salted caramel chocolate drink. I felt like I was going to get chocolate poisoning- it was that thick and chocolate-y. Absolutely delicious though.
We both had crepes, though there were plenty of other things on the menu I wanted to try like the brownies or the tiramisu or even the fondue. Maybe another day?


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Q: Why does this PNG display differently in Firefox vs Chrome? Here is the image:

This image has no gAMA chunk or color profiles. I tried to remove the sRGB chunk, but have not been able to, with pngcrush or pngfix.
Despite this, this image displays differently in Firefox vs Chrome (or Chromium anyway, as that's what I have). The image is much brighter in Chromium, which matches what offline image viewers like feh and nomacs display. I'm inclined to think that Firefox is wrong about this, but I'm not sure. And more importantly, how can I produce an image that will display the same?
The only related information I can find about PNGs displaying differently in browsers is all very old. Likely the most relevant question is this one. But in both Chromium and Firefox I see the pear, albeit with slightly diffrent backgrounds. In nomacs and feh I see the apple.

A: I figured it out. In Firefox I had changed the layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to 1.2 in the about:config settings because I found the default to be too small. In Chromium I had done no such thing.
For most images it wouldn't matter, but it does for this image because the pixel values are very different even when they're beside each other, so the image scaling messes things up. You can see this yourself by zooming in on this page in either browser, and seeing how the image changes.
Setting layout.css.devPixelsPerPx back to the default value of -1.0 fixed things.


We are a lively class, full of enthusiasm for learning. We have enjoyed so many things this year, such as Stone Age day, Lego city, making sculptures, learning about plants, and so much more!
Year 3 visited St Michael's High School to take part in Superhero Science!
They enjoyed a spaghetti and marshmellow challenge to build the tallest unsupported tower. We were victorious in beating the other schools and won the trophy!
We also had a great time watching the Mad Science show where some of our pupils got up to take part in the experiments. A great day!


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South Bend PBS station may go all-digital
WNIT, a PBS station in South Bend, is asking the FCC permission to broadcast only in digital after the station's broken-down analog transmitter sputtered out for good on Wednesday.
The transmitter broke down last month, when one of two tubes which fed the station's audio and video feeds stopped working. The feed was rerouted to the station's other tube, which forced the station to operate at reduced power. When that tube broke down, the station's analog signal was forced to go off the air (WNIT's digital signal, which is carried by cable and satellite providers, wasn't affected.)
With the digital switchover taking place on February 17 of next year, WNIT felt fixing the analog transmitter (which would be obsolete by then) wouldn't make sense. Viewers without cable can still get the station's signal by buying a digital converter box, which is sold in most electronic stores. Government coupons can help cut the price down to next-to-nothing for consumers in most cases.
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Comcast Sportsnet to air classic Blackhawks game


The Nvidia Geforce GTX 750/750 Ti launched in February as low to mid-range Geforce 700 series graphics cards, but what makes the new cards interesting is the fact that they are company's first Maxwell based products. Both cards feature a relatively low price and very low power consumption, yet they promise fairly good performance. Today, we'll introduce you to KFA2's GTX 750 OC. While some Nvidia AIB partners used the "bigger is better" approach with their custom GTX 750/750Ti cards by adding massive coolers and additional power connectors, KFA2 decided to roll out a low profile GTX 750 card, which is good news for HTPC. However we believe that many HTPC users will not like the fact that the card is dual slot, but then again there is no other low-profile single slot GTX 750 card on the market.
The GTX 750 features a GM107 GPU, which is based on the all new Maxwell architecture. A very similar product based on the same GM107 GPU is the GTX 750 with the Ti suffix. Subsequent Maxwell models should move down to the 20nm manufacturing process, but the GM107 is made on the good old 28nm node. Nvidia's Maxwell architecture delivers exceptional performance per watt, made possible by redesigning and optimizing the old Kepler architecture.
The results are impressive. The GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti use about half as much power as old GTS 450 and GTX 550 Ti cards, hence they can even deliver smooth 1080p gaming without external power. The PCIe slot delivers enough juice. The GTX 750 Ti is said to have a 60W TDP and the GTX 750 has a 55W TDP. The cards do not even use the full potential offered by the PCIe slot (75W). This is another factor that bodes well for HTPC/SFF builds, as there is less heat to deal with and you don't need a huge PSU to get decent performance.
The GM107 GPU in the GTX 750 card has 512 shaders, 16 ROPs, 32 TMUs and four streaming multiprocessors (SMs). The GTX 750 Ti is more powerful and it features 640 shaders, 16 ROPs, 40 TMUs and five streaming multiprocessors.
The reference GTX 750 Ti is equipped with 2GB of memory, while the reference GTX 750 comes with 1GB of memory. In both cases the memory uses a rather narrow 128-bit interface. The memory for the GTX 750 is clocked at an effective data rate of 5010MHz, while the Ti model is somewhat faster at 5400MHz. KFA2 and many other AIB partners also have GTX 750 cards with 2GB of memory.
KFA2's GTX 750 OC is just one of many cards with a non-reference cooler and there are other even higher factory overclocked models from other vendors as well. However only KFA2 uses a low profile PCB. We should also point out that you could see the GTX 750 OC card under a different brand, i.e. Galaxy, as KFA2 is Galaxy's brand for the EMEA region.
The reference card comes with a base GPU clock of 1020MHz (1085MHz Boost), while the KFA2 card comes with a Base clock of 1072MHz (1150MHz Boost). The reference memory bandwidth is 80.2 GB/s, and it is the same on the KFA2 card because the memory is not overclocked and it works at 5010MHz GDDR5.


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Q: Compatibilty of spatial metric in Baumgarte's Numerical Relativity There is an exercise 2.8 Baumgarte's Numerical Relativity (p. 32):

Show that 3-dimensional covariant derivative is compatible with the spatial metric $\gamma_{ab}$, that is, show that
  $$
D_a \gamma_{bc} = 0.
$$

Where
$$
D_a f \equiv \gamma_a^{\; b} \nabla_b f
$$
and more generally
$$
D_a T^b_{\; c} \equiv \gamma_a^{\; d} \gamma_e^{\; b} \gamma_c^{\; f} \nabla_d T^e_{\; f}.
$$
The spatial metric is defined as following
$$\label{eq:spatial-metric}
\gamma_{ab} = g_{ab} + n_a n_b,
$$
where
$$
n^a \equiv -g^{ab} \omega_b, \\
\omega_a \equiv \alpha \Omega_a, \\
||\Omega||^2 = g^{ab} \nabla_a t \nabla_b t \equiv -\frac{1}{\alpha^2}.
$$

My attempt involved using (general) metric compatibility:
$$
\nabla_a g_{bc} = 0
$$
in order to reduce the equation from the question to
$$
D_a \gamma_{bc} = \gamma^d_{\; a} \gamma^e_{\; b} \gamma^f_{\; c} \nabla_d \left( n_b n_c \right).
$$
Now I'm completely lost on what I could do next with it. Resolving the covariant derivative and using Christoffel symbol doesn't seem to lead anywhere and the calculation gets quite formidable.
What's the best way to make progress here?

A: Your expression for the $3$-dimensional covariant derivative of the spatial metric has typo. It should read
$$
D_a \gamma_{bc} = \gamma^d_{\; a} \gamma^e_{\; b} \gamma^f_{\; c} \nabla_d \left( n_e n_f \right).
$$
Now, you can easily show that $\gamma^e_{\; b} n_e = 0$ either by using the relations you have for $n^a$, or intuitively by considering that $\gamma^e_{\; b} n_e$ is the projection of the unit normal vector on the spatial hypersurface which vanishes.
So you need to use the Leibniz's rule to show the required relation, i.e.,
$$
 \gamma^e_{\; b} \gamma^f_{\; c} \nabla_d \left( n_e n_f \right)
=
\gamma^e_{\; b} \,  (\nabla_d n_e) \, (\underbrace{\gamma^f_{\; c} n_f}_{=0})
+
\gamma^f_{\; c} \, (\nabla_d n_f) \, (\underbrace{\gamma^e_{\; b} n_e}_{=0})
=
0
.
$$


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Police Officer Resigns After Admitting He Wrote "F*ing pig" on McDonald's Coffee Cup [VIDEO]
A 23-year-old police officer has resigned in disgrace after a viral photo claiming that a McDonald's employee wrote "f***ing pig" on his coffee cup was determined to be a lie fabricated by the officer. The police chief acknowledged that the officer had lied and called the entire situation "a black eye on law enforcement."
Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday confirmed to the media that the viral photo taken by his unnamed 23-year-old officer was "completely and solely fabricated." On the day of the alleged incident, Chief Hornaday went on Facebook to detail what had supposedly happened to one of his officers at a drive-thru at a Kansas McDonald's.
With the internet mob behind him, Hornaday proceeded to lambast the McDonald's in question, demanding the employee or employees responsible be fired. Hornaday even went as far as to proclaim that the McDonald's would not hand over the security tape of that particular day, according to his Facebook post.
Dana Cook, the owner of the McDonald's in question, was adamant that none of her employees were involved in the writing of the "vulgar message," The Daily Mail reported. It didn't take long for the unnamed officer's story to unravel. As the truth came out, Hornaday publicly apologized to the McDonald's.
"This was completely and solely fabricated by a Herington police officer no longer employed with the agency," Hornaday said after an investigation concluded the officer was lying. "The investigation that I conducted showed that this was meant to be a joke. However, we can see that how something so serious can get so out of control very, very quickly."
"The most important thing that could have been done and should have been done in this scenario would be to come forward immediately… however, unfortunately that was not done," Hornaday concluded.
It's unclear why the officer, who was only on the force for two months after five previous years in the Army, would lie about this.
"We took seriously our role to be transparent and fully cooperative with Chief Hornaday throughout his investigation and we look forward to continuing a strong relationship with the department," Cook told ABC News.
"Our McDonald's family maintains great respect for all members of law enforcement and the military, and it is with great pride that our restaurant is always open to you."
The officer is not expected to face any criminal charges.


Just like I promised yesterday, I have dessert for you today.
Well not really. I have the dessert recipe. Sorry if I got your hopes up with the promise of dessert.
This recipe is practically as good as the real pie, and it is one step closer to the real pie. Ya' just have to make it.
Today on day 5 of Thanksgiving: Let's Eat Week it is all about the dessert. Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie with Gingersnap Crust.
I made a version of this pie the very first time that I hosted Thanksgiving. It was rather exhilarating. My plan was for it to be the "cherry on top" of my Thanksgiving dinner "sundae". I was more than a little nervous that it was going to be a big dud. A dud on top of a dinner dud.
Sometimes when I am anxious I get a little glass half empty, with a leak in the bottom. A girl's first Thanksgiving will do that do her.
Good news, both turned out pretty good. The pie, being the perfect ending.
Originally what drew me to this pie was that is was only part pumpkin pie. I do not care for traditional pumpkin pie. I do however, love cheesecake, which I have on many, many, many occasions declared. Most recently on the oh-so-delightful Gingersnap Cheesecake Bars.
I fully believe that cheesecake can make almost anything even better.
That goes for pumpkin. That goes for pie.
The gingersnap cookie crust doesn't hurt things either.
Oh and don't forget the whup cream... yep I said whup. I love whup cream.
I wish Thanksgiving were right now and that this pie was in front of my face. Oh well, I guess I will have to show some patience.
To make the crust, combine the gingersnaps, butter, and sugar until completely mixed. Press firmly into a 9" pie pan. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine cream cheese and the 1/3 cup sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in the egg. Then stir in the orange zest. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
Next make the pumpkin filling. In another bowl, combine pumpkin, the 3/4 cup sugar, and the 2 Tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice. Add in the eggs and beat lightly. Then mix in the half and half.
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crust carefully. Then pour the pumpkin mixture over the cream cheese layer. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the walnuts, Heath bits, and brown sugar. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the pie and cook for another 30 minutes, or until the middle is set.
Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate the pie for at least 2 hours.
Thanks for joining me for Thanksgiving: Let's Eat Week.
or you know for whenever you are hungry.


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Monday Morning Manna
Our First Lady
Alan S. Robinson is a native of Boynton Beach, Flordia. He is the fifth of eleven children born of Superintendent Robert Lee Robinson & Missionary (Dr.) Barbara Robinson.
Alan S. Robinson was educated in the Broward County School System. He graduated with Honors as Valedictorian from Ely High School in Pompano Beach, FL. Later, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Morehouse College, with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology. He furthered his education in medicine, seeking to become a physician, at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA., and during that time was commissioned as an officer (Ensign) in the U.S. Navy.
After having completed two years of study at Emory, the Lord had other plans for Alan S. Robinson, calling him to the ministry. With a struggle to maintain these two lifestyles and a family, Alan S. Robinson chose to yield to the Lord's call to minister and provide for his family.
Alan S. Robinson became Elder Robinson in 1987, after being ordained by the late Bishop J.D. Husband, while serving under the late Bishop John Cooper of the Valley View Church of God in Christ. In 1991, the Lord led Elder Robinson to start his own ministry, Abundant Life. The Lord revealed to him this name from John 10:10b "I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly." Through prayer and fasting, this ministry moved from the den of his home to its present location.
Pastor Robinson serves faithfully on the local, district and state levels. Presently, he serves as Pastor of the Abundant Life Church of God in Christ, in Southeast Atlanta. Pastor Robinson served as Chairman of the Northeast District under the leadership of Superintendent Walter Fleming, whom he also worked with as Assistant Chairman on the Central Georgia Finance Committee, and Secretary of the Central Georgia Ordination Committee. In October 2006, the late Former Presiding Bishop Chandler David Owens appointed him Chairman of the Pastors and Elders Council of Central Georgia Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. In August 2011, Pastor Robinson was appointed Superintendent of the Atlanta District, under the leadership of Bishop Norman O. Harper of the newly South Central Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Shortly afterwards, he was appointed Chairman of Finance. In December 2013, Bishop Harper called upon Superintendent Robinson to serve even closer with him as an Administrative Assistant within South Central.
Many have seen divine providences manifested throughout this ministry by one who believes in miracles and healings, and one who speaks deliverance into the lives of people near and far. People have traveled distances to be in his ministry and experience the wonderworking power of the living God through his preaching, laying on of hands, and the blessed oil God anoints through him. The Abundant Life Church of God in Christ has grown both spiritually and naturally under the leadership of this great man of God.
In April 2006, the Lord led Pastor Robinson to institute a Life Development Course, which is a process he adapted partially from the best-selling book, "The Purpose Driven Life." This course is designed to help Christians to develop and mature spiritually. Pastor Robinson believes that every Christian should serve actively in ministry as this course seeks to address this philosophy. One year later, as a result of his stewardship and vision that the Lord gave him, Pastor Robinson led his church ministry to the burning of their mortgage in 9 1/2 years, releasing them from all financial obligations. His teachings have been both inspiring and motivating. He continues to be a mentor, teacher, scholar, but most importantly, a committed man of God who is concerned about bringing souls to Christ.
During the historical 103rd International Holy Convocation in St. Louis, Missouri, Pastor Robinson delivered an Inspirational Message before delegates from all over the globe.
Pastor Robinson is married to Lady Richunda Robinson whom he so lovingly refers to her as "Honey!" He has one son and three daughters.


The command `ls /usr/lib | grep -m1 xulrunner-devel | sed -e 's/.*-//'` is supposed to figure out what number to put after xulrunner-devel-. Like it will turn it into xulrunner-devel-7.0 or something. Is your /usr/lib unreadable by the user you're building as?
We are running arch, isn't it?
xulrunner is the of the latest version.
The other thing is this problem machine specific or does anybody else have this build error?
Xulrunner needs to be a 7.x for the build to work. Pretty much every build problem is because there has been a change in the major version number since the instantbird source came out.
Xulrunner is default, synced before running "makepkg --install"
Hmm, do you have .h and .xpt files in obj-instantbird/purple/purplexpcom/public/_xpidlgen? And are you using xulrunner 7? I can only find imICommandsService.h referenced in cpp files. The Makefiles all reference imICommandsService.idl.
make: *** No rule to make target `_xpidlgen/imICommandsService.h', needed by `export'. Stop.
Oh well that's why. When a new version of xulrunner comes out and Florian hasn't updated instantbird to reflect that, it will most likely stop working.
find / -name nsIDOMWindowInternal.h don't result in any matches.


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The Alice T. Pendleton Memorial Library is the public library of Islesboro, Maine.  It is located at 309 Main Road, in an architecturally distinguished Colonial Revival building built in 1917, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Previously known simply as the Islesboro Free Library, it was named in honor of Alice Pendleton, the town's first librarian and a major force in the library's establishment.

Architecture and history
The town of Islesboro occupies an eponymous island in Penobscot Bay, on the central Maine coast. The island is roughly shaped as two lobes joined by a narrow isthmus. The library is located on the east side of Main Road, just north of its junction with County Road, in the northern part of the southern lobe.  It is a single-story masonry structure, built out of random ashlar granite with brick trim.  The main facade, facing west, is symmetrical, with a center entrance sheltered by a Colonial Revival portico supported by groups of slender tapered Tuscan columns.  The door, glassed in its upper half, is flanked by wide sidelights and topped by a low half-oval fanlight.  The interior is arranged with a central circulating desk, reading rooms to either side, and book stacks in the basement and to the rear, where a cross-gabled section extends.

The library was established in 1902 by a vote of the town meeting, and was at first housed on the second floor of a local school.  The inadequacy of this space prompted a drive for the construction of a more suitable home, resulting in the construction in 1917-18 of this building.  Its architect is now known, nor is it known if there was an original intent that it also serve as a war memorial.  Plaques in the entry commemorate the town's war dead, and the flagpole and commemorative base that stand in front of the library were placed in 1921.

Alice T. Pendleton was a professional librarian appointed the town's first librarian in 1902.  She was active in building the town's collection, and in leading the effort to have a permanent home for it.  Even after moving away from Islesboro in 1925, she continued to support the library, serving as assistant librarian during summer visits.  The library was renamed in her honor in 1956.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine

References

External links
Alice T. Pendleton Memorial Library web site

Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
Colonial Revival architecture in Maine
Library buildings completed in 1917
Libraries in Waldo County, Maine
National Register of Historic Places in Waldo County, Maine


Our Very Own Contributing Fruit Chemist Talking about Cranberries. Imagine that!
Note from Jehv: It's not every wedding you attend that you sit next to a fruit chemist. But it happened to me at the wedding of a friend who happens to be a fanatic fruit lover. No doubt this explains why I ended up sitting next to Lori Bystrom, PhD, a fruit chemist and medical researcher at Weill Cornell Medical College. Lori's interest is phytochemistry, ethnopharmacognosy, hematology and oncology. Translation: she studies fruit chemistry to find health impacts on humans.
Lori visited us at Manhattan Fruitier a couple of weeks ago. She likes a break from academic writing so has promised a fruit post every month or so.
It's that time of year again when seas of red berries blanket many of the bogs across North America. The native North American berry, Vaccinium macrocarpon or the American cranberry, are in season now and a bog full of these buoyant berries indicates the fruits are ready for harvest.
Once harvested, cranberries are taken to processing plants where their fates are decided. These berries have a long history in North America and were used by the Native Americans as both medicine and food. Today they continue to be used this way and many different types of cranberry products are available in supermarkets across North America and beyond. Cranberries can be found in the organic and non-organic produce sections when in season, or found year-round as different juice concoctions in the beverage aisle. They can also be found in pill form near the pharmacy section. Most cranberry pills are advertised as promoting urinary health, although there is still some debate as to whether or not these fruits function as more than a prophylactic.
Cranberries are marketed as 'superfruits' due to their antioxidant content and potential health benefits. However, limited information is available about the biological mechanisms of these berries in regard to their health effects. Scientists continue to research the health benefits of cranberries, especially in relation to urinary tract infections, periodontal disease, ulcers and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease or cancer. Many of the current studies focus on the use of these fruits as a form of preventive medicine or as a complementary medicine used to improve the effectiveness of standard drugs. Updates on some this research can be found on the Cranberry Institute website and the Cranberry Research Health Center website at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
Cranberries are particularly interesting to researchers because they contain a unique class of tannins known as A-type proanthocyanidins, or "A-PACS", whereas most plants contain B-type proanthocyanidins. Many of the unique biological effects of these fruits, including their effects on the urinary tract, are attributed to A-PACs . However, these fruits contain an array of other compounds with biological activities, including anthocyanins and flavonols, as well as compounds known as triterpenoids. Interestingly, research suggests the unique phytochemical mixture of these fruits may contribute to synergistic health effects.
Although much still remains to be known about the biological effects of cranberries, these red little berries offer a wonderful tart taste to both sweet and savory foods, and a plethora of studies already suggest that these fruits are likely to offer health benefits when consumed in moderation.
Thanks for the uplifting image and feedback.
On September 20 we celebrated our 25th anniversary and our new location with a festive open house. Those who attended included our staff and their friends & family as well as our vendors and new neighbors. Even though we all were committed to a "no left overs" policy, we didn't manage to finish the wine, beer or food. We may have our "open house license" revoked!
We had a lottery drawing every 30 minutes where we gave away Manhattan Fruitier delectables. Winners went home especially happy. One delighted winner let out a "yippee" when her number was called. She later explained that she'd never won anything before. Let's hope her good luck continues.
Finally, thanks to everyone who has had a positive connection with Manhattan Fruitier for helping us over this past quarter century.
Today we rolled a red wagon filled with 500 organic apples into Central Park and gave FREE apples to people waiting in line for tickets to "Into the Woods," playing at the Delacorte Theater August evenings. The line starts forming in the very early AM, and snakes its way for several hundred yards — with as many as 500 people waiting for limited free tickets to that night's performance. The giveaway was a "crunching" success. The sweet and crispy organic Crip's Pink apples were much appreciated, providing a boost of energy to the waiting crowd. Not surprisingly, much good feeling was exchanged!


I've told people for years that you were an elitist.
Your niece is now ... Published! How old were you when you published your first photograph?
You are a pretty lucky guy.
Happy Birthday TOP, and thank you Mike for a great place to read many super articles.
Thank you for keeping TOP "free"
Thank you for keeping TOP so very good!
If you use your blog to promote your portfolio review business you will last ten more years.
I've followed your journey from your Luminous Landscape columns to today.
In a sea of gnashed teeth machismo photography sites, you are an Island of thoughtful tranquility!
Thanks for your hard work and here's to the next 10!
My nephew started a real estate blog some years ago to document his house flipping business and, at the request of readers, wrote a book on his learnings. Then he wrote another. In a short time, both have made it to the top of Amazon in their respective category....in terms of sales and reader rankings. His earnings off this sideline (he has now started other businesses off the invested earnings) is staggering to me.
His blog posts are now few and far between....but in a good way.
Mike, 700 million more may come and they all may go but if so I hope TOP is the last one standing! Well done.
Congratulations Mike. I hope TOP continues for many more years.
Congratulations on being a writer with a mortgage! That's the big thing.
Almost 20 years ago, I had an e-mail exchange with Mick LaSalle, who is now pretty widely known as the lead film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. I sent him a note about something he'd written and, the internet being a much smaller place back then, he got back to me quickly. We ended up having a chat about how being a film critic (a plum fantasy job for a lot of people) was a lot less important to him than having found a way to making a living being a writer. The fact that he got to write about something he loved (he's also written two hefty books about pre-Code Hollywood) was just a bonus.
Again, congratulations! Now...what have you got for us tomorrow?
Happy Birthday and to commemorate the event Mrs Plews has bookmarked your Amazon link and has asked her friends to do the same.
Thanks for the ride, Mike!
Went a little crazy this week, so spiffs should be coming your way from B&H and Amazon.
Congratulations. I read T.O.P everyday. From a loyal New Zealand reader. Best wishes.
Anyway, I hope we see as many years as you need and want. Looking forward to what comes.
Congratulations Mike. I've been reading your writings since at least the LuLa days and hope to do so for quite a few more years still. There are maybe half a dozen blogs I visit regularly and yours is at the TOP of the list (see what I did there). Thank you!
Congratulations on your elite blogger status. I've never made it out of 3rd tier status. I average around 20 hits/day and have never made a dime from mine. I tried briefly but, like you I have trouble with the software. I considered quitting last winter but ended up just mellowing out and posting only when I am in the mood. Hang in there and I'll keep reading.
You ARE a writer. You're also a pretty fair photographer, it turns out. But write beautifully.
Sometimes it's the little things, you know. A read many photo blogs, some I like, some I don't, and none of them consistently get "its" versus "it's" correct, except you. Ok, I dare say you botch it now and then, don't we all? But not so I notice. And that counts for a surprising amount.
Tidy things up, if need be, and ask your niece to give us a tour around the house. Great looking kitchen. Excellent photo of it. She certainly knows her way around a tablet.
Here's to the next three million words.
I've been reading your work for many years, dating back to your highly erudite columns in the British 'Black and White' magazine, and buried back in my stacks somewhere are a few old Photo Techniques magazines under your editorship. I remain a huge fan of your unique combination of wry wit and deep perspective on all things photographic. The spirit of David Vestal's pleasantly tart columns lives on at TOP.
This is like so awesome, it is literally the best blog ever!
This and the fact that you and your esteemed readership never write like this is why I come to TOP every day.
Regards and welcome to to the Empire State, dinner is on me when you next get to NYC.
(PS the dinner invite is for Mike only, or Ctein or John Camp (4 novels and counting) or Ken Tanaka; thanks for sharing.
Congratulations Mike, i enjoy reading your blog every day.
"I'm watching Lynda.com tutorials every day, doggedly, trying mightily to come up to speed for our coming virtual house move. Mastering software ain't my best thing."
You moved from Wisconsin to New York State.
What else is there to move?
I have been reading but donating irregularly to you blog, to a point that I feel embarrassed. Your blog is not only about photography , but more like a life style blog to me. Occasionally you covered coffee, tea, which is a nice break from the digital sensor every day.
Please keep it up, I promoised to tap the donate button more regularly.
Wishing you many happy years ahead.
I know that "photography" is in the title, but I really have to send you some appreciation for that gorgeous kitchen! I just moved as well, and our new kitchen was transformative for cooking Thanksgiving dinner. It's just a little bigger, with a nicer stove, but it made a world of difference.
Your new kitchen looks amazing, and I hope it is just one of many new joys you have in your new World Headquarters. Congratulations, again!
Mike, I raise my glass of good red to congratulate you for a job very nicely done. And hope to do it again in a decade. Remember time moves always faster. Hehe.
I started my blog (https://bullsroar.wordpress.com/) in May 2009 in response to a couple of people who said how much they enjoyed my long and detailed daily emails while I was on a trip to Paris and the UK in late 2008. I enjoy writing, so I decided to combine that with a chance to showcase my photos. I've been photographing since 1967 and getting better at it as I go.
I've done 729 posts so far and I usually write something on average every second day. It's just a diary really, on anything and everything to do with my life. I never feel lost for words. It's mundane stuff (my car got bumped from behind on the road yesterday, so I'll gnash my teeth about that). Occasionally I get a bit more profound and I'm quite proud of a few of my posts.
I always keep posterity in mind, thinking of Samuel Pepys's diary. Who knows whether someone in 500 years time will read my words about what life was like in the 2000s. I'm also an obsessive keeper of lists and notebooks. When I retired in 1999 I started keeping notebooks of every cent I spend. People say, "I don't know where the money goes!" I do. It keeps my mind sharp too, as I mentally retrace my day's activities and where I was and what I spent. I check all my supermarket till slips and many, many times I find scanning errors. I mentally add all the figures to ensure they're correct.
Maybe in 100 years someone will read my notebooks and see what things cost in 2015. I started noting down all the figures every time I fill my car with fuel so I have a complete record of petrol prices since 1978. I wish I could spreadsheet it all, but manually transcribing all those figure would be too big a task.
A very good piece of software is Blogbooker https://www.blogbooker.com/blogger.php It makes an xml file of your blog, either all dates or a range, and turns it into a PDF complete with clickable indexing. I make a yearly "book" of my blog. This PDF can be imported into Flip PDF http://www.flipbuilder.com/ and made into quite attractive on-screen page turning books as well.
I don't know how many readers I have, not many I think. Just occasionally one of my friends will say they saw something on my blog, but very rarely. I admit to being surprised and disappointed that almost no-one ever comments on my writings. I've even had friends react in something like indignation or hostility if I say, "Have a look at my blog to read about such and such." They say things like, "I don't read blogs." It's weird. I get maybe two comments a year. I don't know whether I'm too boring or too ready to take up the cudgels. I admit I do have strong political views and opinions. Oh well, it's really only my on-line diary, written for myself so it matters not. I just feel the need to write.
Mike, congratulations to you and to TOP, and wishing you many more.
Boy, I sure hope you make it another ten years. Reading your posts is among my favorite few minutes of the day. I'd hate to think it might end. Thanks Mike, and congrats on the big anniversary.
It doesn't feel like ten years, so I must be having fun!
Happy Birthday TOP, and congrats Mike.
Congrats for that. My MJ following history goes back to C and D in the 90's and then I lost track of you for a while (late internet migration), but caught up.
I just started my own page and its hard going being number 7,000,000 (held off ordering my sign for the driveway), but if you do it to share and for the fun, then its working already I guess.
Cheers Mike, see you in 10 more years.
So you've written three million words over the past ten years. Congratulations. But you've been able to make a living on those words (without charging a subscription fee) while having a real impact on those who've read them. I'd say a hearty "bravo" and toast of champagne is warranted. I plan to make a purchase from Amazon.com in your honor this very day. Keep up the good work, Mike. You're in it for the long haul and so are we.
Congratulations on the big anniversary, Mike!
That you founded at a difficult time and made this blog thrive in the decade since is to your very considerable credit.
It's been a long journey, from Camera and Darkroom, to Photo Techniques to 10 years of TOP. My sincerest thanks for so many good reads and so much food for thought over so many years.
So many words! Who could ever say sitting at a desk is not work? I'm just grateful, and won't ask how you do it. Thanks.
Mike, Than you and aim for another 10 years a and 3 Mi words.
You are really very good blogger, you have a special eye for photography and is a gift when we see someone that good doing what he likes and be able to accomplish what you did in recent years: changed twice home for the best, feel happier than ever, keep buying toys (photography and others) and fell in love (S. is very lucky).
Happy Birthday to TOP (and Mike)!
Feliz cumpleaños! An international day for you.
"Mastering software ain't my best thing."
It seems subtraction ain't either: 630,000,000 would be the right result.
"I've known a lot of very smart and good people who've started blogs, and I would say that of the ones I've known, the average number of posts they manage is...four."
A lot like the number of prints most photograpers would make in the darkroom in the "olden days". Signed and numbered editions for most were misplaced optimism. Reality for most was that even four finished images was more than they would make from most of the negatives.
David Vestal had a good article or two on this and he figured he was lucky to make Five prints from any but his most wildly successful images.
WebLogs, articles, musings or whatever - writing is a craft and an art and most have ideas but little follow through.
Keep at it Mike, you write good stuff.
What a sweetie, that Butters.
Bravo and hats off to this grand feather in your cap, this greater than the sum of it's parts success.
Be careful, you could become famous.
I check your site out every evening before I go to bed. That is not to infer that your writing sends me to sleep. Far from it. At times, it may be a little self-indulgent but as a 10-year-old, you have earned the right. More often than not you do keep me in the photographic loop and in a way that is both informative and entertaining. I thank you and appreciate your efforts.
Here's to the next 10 years of TOP. Long may it continue.
I began reading The Online Photographer shortly after discovering your Sunday Morning Photographer column at photo.net around ten years ago.
Since then your writing has been like a kind companion through the good and bad times in my life.
Congratulations. And re the subsequent post on diaries, do keep up the off piste posting as well as the purely photographic.
Happy Birthday TOP & cheers to you Mike for all the effort past, present and future you put to keep TOP running for all of us. Thanks.
on "traditional gifts" and there I learned that tin or aluminum were correct. I believe this to be better for you, much cheaper for me, and will be sending you a roll of aluminum tin-foil. You will find many uses for it- wrapping potatoes before baking, as a reflector in lighting portraits, and most importantly to fashion a cap for your head! I worry that ten more years of those internet waves might do you harm, but certainly don't want you to stop writing TOP!
Seriously Mike, congratulations on ten years of great writing!
Happy Holidays Mike and Butters. Butters will most likely love canned pumpkin too, and it's really good for him.
when I was younger we had a dog that my Mom fed a carrot every night. She would say that it was good for his eyes. The irony was that he ended up having detached retinas. We decided to have his eyes taken out rather than putting him down and it turned out to be a defining lesson. His convalescence had no self pity as a human would have and within weeks he was running around as if he still had eyes.
I want to thank you Mike for doing this blog. I get a lot of technical information when needed from many sources but the blog feeds the 'why I got into photography' part of me more than anything else I read.
Congratulations Mike. Yours is the only photo website I check daily. Thanks for all the hard work you put in.
Congratulations, and Happy Birthday to TOP! I'm looking forward to the next ten years.
And, what a lovely kitchen.
Congrats! And all the best.
Pulp-era science fiction writer L.R. Hubbard was once lecturing a writing class at a university. A student asked him how one acquires a style. He answered: "Well, when you've written maybe 200,000 words, you will know if you have a style."
Hubbard in his own mind was being very reasonable indeed, he regularly punched out a novel in two weeks.
After the talk, the professor came to him: "What did you do? What did you do?!? My students write maybe 5,000 words per month. They are in shock! Thank *you* so much!
Hearty congratulations from Ecuador Mike!
One of the real joys of reading TOP is that it is a persistent reminder of stuff that matters to the field. You help introduce serious amateurs to the historical context to which their work belongs, and you remind professionals to think beyond markets.
The fact that you've created an accessible, substantive, informative publication, and that it has survived the test of time is a real testament to your effort, and to the consistent quality of your work.
Many thanks to you, your contributors, and the community you've nurtured.
Thank you for being the best written photography blog on the internet, and one of very few about photographers and their photographs, rather than just gear.