How do you balance eating healthy with your grocery budget? We've got ten tips to help you eat more fresh fruits and vegetables without breaking the bank.
Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet because they provide essential vitamins and minerals. They are also high in fiber and water while low in calories, so they can help us feel full longer on fewer calories. The USDA MyPlate Guidelines tells us to make ½ of our plate fruit and vegetables, but many people find it difficult to put this into practice.
The three main reasons people give for not eating more fruits and vegetables are cost, time, and taste. This week we'll talk about how to eat fruits and vegetables on a budget, and we will cover how to make fruits and vegetables more convenient and tastier in following weeks.
Many people think that fruits and vegetables are too expensive. However, it depends on how you think about it. Fruits and vegetables do tend to be more expensive per calorie, but less expensive than less healthy foods per gram or per portion eaten. This is because fruits and vegetables are higher in fiber, water, and vitamins and minerals, while being lower in calories. If you think about all of the nutritional benefits you get from fruits and vegetables, it is hard not to see them as a deal!
Shop in season! Fruits and vegetables are often on sale when they are in season, and usually taste better then too. Find out what vegetables are in season.
Stock up on frozen fruits and vegetables when they are on sale. Frozen is just as nutritious as fresh, and they can keep 8-10 months in the freezer. Choose those without added sauces, fats, or sugar.
Plan your meals ahead of time so fresh fruits and vegetables get used before they go bad. Learn more about meal planning.
To reduce waste, you can freeze leftover vegetables to add to casseroles or soups later, and overripe fruit is great in smoothies or baking.
Canned vegetables are a great option, and are much more affordable than fresh or frozen. Choose fruit canned in 100% juice and vegetables that are low in sodium or have no sodium added. Stock up when they are on sale!
When buying canned or frozen vegetables, try the store brand. The store brand is the same or a similar product at a much lower price.
Check out your local farmer's market. You can often find great deals on seasonal produce.
If you find a great deal on fresh produce, try freezing or canning it for later use. Learn how from USU Extension.
Another way to reduce cost might be to grow your own produce. A backyard garden or patio planter can provide super-fresh produce all summer long. Visit garden.usu.edu for great resources.
Stay tuned for more tips on how to make fruits and vegetables more convenient and tasty.


The Neptune missile system being developed by Ukraine could become dangerous for Russia.
According to the director of the Luch design bureau Oleg Korostelov, the ground version of the Neptune rocket complex, more precisely, its first sample, will be ready at the beginning of 2020. Reports the edition about it "Censor".
The publication contains the words of Korostelov. He reports that by this time it is planned to put into service also the Ukrainian cruise missile. The range of its flight will be 300 kilometers. This means that "Neptune", as Oleg Korostelev specified: "... will completely close the water area of the Black and Azov Seas that interests us", although he did not specify from whom.
The Neptune air carrier selected the tactical Su-24M front-line bomber. This aircraft has a variable sweep wing. The design office started the design work in 2018 year. The practical implementation is scheduled for 2020 year.
Selected on "Neptune" and the offshore platform. As it will be used rocket boat "Lan", which is currently being designed. By the end of this year, the development of the ship complex should be completed, while experts clearly express concern, since the Ukrainian cruise missile completely threatens Russia.
The cost of developing the ground version of "Neptune" will be 20 million US dollars.
Cruise missile "Neptune" was tested by Ukraine 30 January 2018 of the year. Its design is based on the project of the Soviet X-35 rocket. The Ukrainian version differs from it in some modern stuffing.


Daphne Saito is a beautiful and talented Hollywood screenwriter with a seemingly perfect life. Yet her troubled past threatens to unleash chaos at any moment.
Daphne has wandered from one meaningless relationship to the next and is afraid to love. Harm has always come to those around her. But when she meets Marlon, she lets her guard down and feels hope for the first time in years.
But an unstable ex-boyfriend plans revenge and an enigmatic woman from her past arrives with a vendetta of her own. Danger is on the horizon for those close to Daphne—and for her.


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Mull's famous photo-taking binman forced to explain himself
by Rita Campbell
Colin Morrison has come under fire for his photographs.
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A binman on Mull who found social media fame with his scenic pictures of the island has been caught up in a driving row.
Colin Morrison, 49, has raised thousands of pounds for local charities selling calendars from his hugely popular Facebook page A Binman's View of Mull and Iona.
His pictures depict what is possibly the most beautiful bin run in the world.
But he has been forced to update the page informing people that he never takes pictures while driving after someone raised concerns with his bosses at Argyll and Bute Council.
Mr Morrison said: "I put the post up just to cover myself. A lot of the pictures I take are while I'm not at work. Obviously if I am doing a gritting or bin run that comes first and I might take a picture when I'm on my break on the way back.
"You can't please everyone."
His post, put up on Tuesday, has already received more than 900 "likes" and 500 comments of support.
The Tobermory man writes: "OK need to clarify something as sadly I've just been informed of someone complaining to the council about me taking photos while I am driving (not the first complaint of this kind). Many of my photos are taken before or after work or on my days off and the ones taken whilst at work are during my breaks as we obviously don't have an office to go for our breaks.
Screenshot of the Facebook post
"My office is my bin truck thankfully the council understands this and know I never take photos whilst driving which of course would be highly dangerous and illegal.
"I will continue to do my best to post photos on this group. Photos that have been taken from a safe and legal view.
"Sadly some folk are never happy but I am not going to let this get me down even though its very disappointing."
Calendars with some of his best pictures have been snapped up by fans from as far away as Australia and New Zealand. His original order of 500 sold out quickly and there are now 2,000 for sale.
Seven local good causes are benefiting, with £1,000 going towards Tobermory Christmas lights and £1,500 to the army cadets. Two pipe bands, the hospital, new year fireworks and Dervaig School Playground Project will also receive donations.
A spokeswoman for the council said: "Colin is an ambassador for Argyll and Bute, particularly Mull and Iona. We are proud that our staff use their spare time to promote the area and to undertake charitable work. It shows the big-heartedness of our residents.
"We have a dedicated and hardworking team on Mull and Iona that delivers the council's roads and amenity services. Colin is a valued part of that team."
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The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section will host a talk this Wednesday focusing on the oil and gas industry's future in a net zero world.
Shell has reached another checkpoint on the way to developing the Jackdaw field in the central North Sea.
The chief executive of energy challenger Bulb said that growth is front and centre as he tries to reach 100 million households around the world by the end of the decade.
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Vestas Wind Systems, the world's largest maker of wind turbines, has pledged to eliminate all waste in the production of its machines by 2040 as part of its drive to hit carbon neutrality by the start of the next decade.

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Surrealism Duo: Sabrec & Tilos at Museo Iloilo
The recent works of Leoniel Sabrec and Jzy Tilos exhibited at Museo Iloilo is definitely not for the faint-hearted. The rendition is like a heavy rock or even metal music – dominantly dark hued, highlighted by rich colors, yet the subject heavy for the mind to break down at a glance.
It is the first solo exhibit by Tilos while the second time for Sabrec. The two are better off on a back-to-back show for both of them are known to illustrate subject matters through social realism or surrealism art pieces.
Jzy Tilos' collection is entitled: "Tag-lugar" – Hiligaynon word which means native inhabitant or unseen inhabitant when described with superstition or mysticism in mind. Leoniel Sabrec's collection, on the other hand, is entitled: "Indakal" also a Hiligaynon word which is "boiling hot" in English.
Both collections were opened last August 11, 2017 at the Museo Iloilo and will be on show until September 11.
Tag-lugar
Tag-lugar depicts the over-all theme of Jzy Tilos works which emphasizes the belief that an unseen mystical creature inhabits a place or owns a locality. This traditional belief remains a prevailing practice especially in rural and isolated places and for those who either have seen these creatures or was forewarned by community elders who handed over these knowledge and beliefs.
Tilos arranged a story depicted from the scenes and experiences that he had gathered from his home and locality in "Sinarayu" (way of life) – an eight piece 3×4 ft. acrylic on canvass.
The centerpiece is an 8×12 ft. acrylic on canvas titled: "Kuyang" – an act or practice of offering to the unseen creatures of the place either as a show of respect or to express gratitude for the blessings and protection from disturbances.
Indakal
The collection of Leoniel Sabrec is characterized by hearts with the subject narrated in a manner that gradually stepping deeper to the core to describe different emotions of love, courage and motivations as illustrated in metaphors.
Sabrec's subject is dominated by the heart using it as the central organ that maintains human life. The main piece of the collection is the 8×6 ft. oil in canvass titled "Fighting Spirit" and which he used the heart as a sustaining element of life with flowers for good times, barb wires for troubles, and pulsating veins to portray its continuous beating.
His canvass provides the context by which Sabrec collectively form its message ranging from what affects him, his realizations and personal longings. The seriousness of the subject that he tackles makes the set personal and least amusing to interpret. It disturbs the mind and pushes it to think deeper into self.
Sabrec's works engages the soul with reflections of human expressions from the heart like virtues of compassion, purity, spirituality and wisdom as rendered in a set of four 2×2 ft. oil on canvass.
The "inner beast" of the heart is recognized by the artist as he devoted a set of three 2×2 ft. oil on canvass.
Both the Indakal and Tag-lugar collections presents the more personal side of Sabrec and Tilos but in works that is more creative, furious, bolder, and confident. (Archived – August 26, 2017)
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A Short Cut At The Supermarket
When you're in a hurry at the supermarket and you don't have time to compare "% Daily Values," you can still get some quick information from the company's claims on the label.
The key is knowing what terms like "free" and "low" mean. The government has set strict definitions for terms that can be used to describe a food's nutritional content. Use the following guide to help you decipher nutrient claims.
Guide to Nutrient Content Claims
Term Definition
Free The product has none of the nutrient or an insignificant amount. What you'll see: Calorie Free, Sugar Free, Sodium Free, Salt Free, Fat Free, Saturated Fat Free, Cholesterol Free.
Low The product has a small enough amount of a nutrient that you can eat it frequently without concern that you'll go over the recommendations. What you'll see: Low Sodium (no more than 140 mg sodium per serving); Low Calorie (no more than 40 calories per serving); Low Fat (no more than 3 grams fat per serving); Low Saturated Fat (no more than 1 gram saturated fat per serving); Low Cholesterol (no more than 20 milligrams cholesterol per serving).
Very Low Used only with sodium claims. The product contains no more than 35 milligrams sodium per serving.
Reduced,
Fewer, Less The product has at least a 25 percent reduction in a nutrient compared to the regular product. What you'll see: Reduced Calories, Fewer Calories, Less Sugar, Less Fat, Reduced in Fat, Less Saturated Fat, Cholesterol Reduced.
Lean Refers to meat, poultry, seafood or game meats with less than 5 grams fat, less than 4 grams saturated fat, and less than 95 milligrams cholesterol per serving and per 100 grams.
Extra Lean Refers to meat, poultry, seafood or game meats with lee than 5 grams fat, less than 2 grams saturated fat, and less than 95 milligrams cholesterol per serving and per 100 grams.
High The product has at least 20 percent of the Daily Value for the nutrient. What you'll see: High in Calcium, High in Vitamin C.
More A product has at least 10 percent more of a desirable nutrient than does a comparable product. What you'll see: More Calcium, More Potassium.
Light A product has 1/3 fewer calories than a comparable product or 50 percent of the fat found in a comparable product.
Good Source A product has 10 to 19 percent of the Daily Value for a nutrient. What you'll see: Good Source of Fiber.
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Round-ball round up: Melbourne City's clean sheet rolls on
Sport Football Round-ball round up: Melbourne City's clean sheet rolls on
11:17pm, Jan 12, 2020 Updated: 11:10pm, Jan 12
Kyah Simon (C) and her Melbourne City teammates celebrate another goal. Photo; AAP
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Western Sydney Wanderers may have dominated the headlines early in the A-League season, but Melbourne City's W-League side is staking its claim to ultimate glory.
The three-time champions soundly defeated Canberra United 4-0 on Thursday night thanks to a first-half brace from Kyah Simon and goals from Claire Emslie and Emily van Egmond.
It stretched City's winning run to seven and sent them six-points clear atop the table – albeit having played once more than Western Sydney.
Tweet from @MelbourneCity
It also means that City's rock-solid backline has not conceded a goal since the 40th minute of the 2-1 win over Sydney FC on December 8.
That's more than 400 minutes of football since goalkeeper Lydia Williams had to retrieve the ball from her own net.
And while it has at times been frustrating going forward – the win over Canberra was only the second time City has won by more than a goal – van Egmond says the best is yet to come.
"It's taken us a couple of games to get into the swing of things," the Matilda told Fox Sports after the Canberra game. "We've had a lot of our players come in from all kinds of different leagues.
I think now we're starting to make a statement across the league which is what we want going into the back end of the season."
City and the Wanderers – who suffered their first defeat of the season thanks to an upset 4-0 defeat to Brisbane Roar on Sunday – have been identified as clearly separating themselves from the pack through the opening nine rounds of the 2019/20 season.
However, with the guest-player contract of Wanderers' Irish superstar Denise O'Sullivan at its end and the side faltering against Roar, City may now have a leg up in the chase for Dub supremacy.
Sydney FC make it ten games unbeaten
Sydney FC made it ten games unbeaten on Friday night after downing Newcastle Jets 2-1 at McDonald Jones Stadium.
At the end of the second week in January, the A-League looks like it has already found its premiers.
Nearing the league's halfway point, Sydney stretches its lead atop the A-League table to 11 points and secures a goal difference that is, at minimum, five better than the nearest rivals in third-placed Perth Glory.
The Harboursiders have been an unflinching machine so far in 19/20 – their collection of attacking talent able to convert half chances and win games even when they fail to fire as a collective unit.
So well-established is their system – and their players so aware of their place in it – that the side is a constant threat in every game it plays.
A-League going to the Dogs
On Friday, A-League expansion side Western United announced it would shift its January 26 home fixture from Kardinia Park to the venerable Whitten Oval in Melbourne's west.
The third stadium – and third AFL oval to boot – that the side will have used in its first season in the league, the move was met with some skepticism by fans.
Tweet from @wufcofficial
Why, they asked, would United not look to use boutique rectangular venue Knights Stadium – home of the famous Melbourne Knights – if the club was looking to play in Melbourne's west?
The club cited logistical challenges of bringing a game to Knights Stadium and that Whitten Oval – a ground with a central-ish location, a sense of intimacy and deep character – should produce an upgraded atmosphere over the cavernous Kardinia.
Just when you think you've seen everything that the A-League can throw at you, it finds something new.
Down 2-1 heading into injury time after a desperately unlucky own-goal by Kyle Rowles, Central Coast Mariners looked like extending a run that hadn't seen them beat Melbourne Victory since 2013.
Then, chaos.
A VAR review spotted a handball by Victory defender James Donachie and enabled Central Coast cult-hero Matt Simon to thunder a penalty home.
Simon then got involved in a shoving match with Victory's Adama Traoré that left the attacker's shirt ripped wide open.
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Pressing hard, Central Coast won a dubious penalty when Michael McGlinchey was brought down and up stepped Simon once again – the 33-year-old hammering home.
To top it all off, enraged Victory coach Marco Kurz was red-carded for his furious protests with the fourth official.
It all ended with a 3-2 win to the Mariners that leaves them just two points outside the top-six.
A-League Results
Friday: Newcastle Jets 1-2 Sydney FC
Saturday: Wellington Phoenix 2-0 Western Sydney Wanderers; Brisbane Roar 2-2 Melbourne City; Perth Glory 3-0 Adelaide United
Sunday: Central Coast Mariners 3-2 Melbourne Victory
W-League Results
Thursday: Melbourne City 4-0 Canberra United
Sunday: Western Sydney Wanderers 4-0 Brisbane Roar
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Ron MacDonald of Agviro, Inc. sets up a flue gas analyzer to check the combustion efficiency of a boiler.
As with any service you purchase in the hopes of improving your business, your choice of service provider – in this case, an auditor – is key. Besides ensuring that the auditor has experience and knowledge relating to greenhouse energy management and provides client references, Ron MacDonald says there are many more things greenhouse operators should look for before signing a contract.
Category 25 – Farm Energy Audits.
Category 26 – Energy Conservation Measures for Agricultural Purposes.
Category 27 – Renewable Energy Production for Agricultural Purposes.
Check out Ag Energy Co-operative and FireFly Energy's analysis software, 'Enercompare.' Once your operation's energy, area and volume data are entered, 'Enercompare' will provide you with many different methods to compare and evaluate your energy use. A variety of graphs can be viewed and printed. A six-month free trial is available for new users, at which point an annual fee will apply. Ron MacDonald, who created the software several years ago, says there have been no major changes to greenhouse operations since the program's creation, so it's still up to date.
As part of its Farm Energy Efficiency Program, the nonprofit agency 'The Minnesota Project' has created an extensive online resource centre. Greenhouse operators should scroll down and click on Technical Resources and Evaluation Tools and then Sample Audits and Case Studies. They recently created a video that outlines what is involved in an energy audit.a video that outlines what is involved in an energy audit.


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Texas A&M AgriLife researchers highlight work at Eagle Lake rice field day
Entomologist Mo Way shares information about the rice delphacid with attendees.
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers gave rice growers highlights of their new product pipeline during the recent 42nd annual rice field day at the David R. Watermann Rice Research Station in Eagle Lake, Texas.
Rice breeder Dr. Rodante Tabien has two elite lines following in the footsteps of Antonio and Colorado.
The first is a cross of Lacassine, a variety obtained from Louisiana State University in 2003, by Lagrue, a University of Arkansas variety.
This candidate has good yields that are about 10 percent higher than the recently released Presidio and about 5 percent more than Cocodrie, an LSU variety. In other words, it's close to Antonio.
The second candidate is a sister line of Antonio, which is a cross of Cypress by Cocodrie. Antonio has about 20 percent or intermediate levels of amylose, a starch responsible for rice kernel stickiness or fluffiness.
The lower the amylose, the stickier the rice. Sushi rice, for example, has low amylose.
The sister line has about 25 percent amylose, so it should cook up much fluffier.
"My plan is to give it to the millers and hopefully one of these will be good for them," he said. "If not, that will be the big question. If these two are bad according to the mills, we're not releasing them."
Antonio (left) and Colorado varieties developed by Texas A&M AgriLife breeders.
Tabien said he only has about three dozen lines of potential candidates at Eagle Lake, but he has about 200 lines at Beaumont.
He also is conducting trials examining how varieties react to being underwater for prolonged periods, such as what happened this season in Beaumont.
"Some had good germination in 4 inches of water for three weeks," he said. But other varieties, such as Antonio, had significantly reduced germination.
Entomologist Dr. Mo Way warned growers about a pest first seen in the 1950s and 1960s but that disappeared until the 2015 season–the rice delphacid or rice planthopper. It is a native of Latin America.
The 1/6-inch long insect has piercing and sucking mouth parts and feeds on plant juices. It produces what's known as "hopper burn."
As it feeds, the plant hopper excretes a sticky product known as honeydew. Black sooty mold is attracted to the sooty mold.
Both the immature nymphs and adults are marked by two racing stripes down their abdomen. The pest showed up in the rice-production area west of Houston last year in the second, or ratoon, crop. In the worst fields, Way said he was able to catch 200 to 300 in just five sweeps of the sweep net. The insects also caused significant yield reductions in the most severely infested areas of the fields.
Since the 2015 season, Way has been monitoring for the insect and has to find even one during the winter or so far this season.
"I expect it to show up eventually," Way said. "We had that mild winter and really, really high populations. I just can't understand how it could just disappear. My gut feeling is we're going to start seeing it on the second crop again."
Way has already alerted the Texas Department of Agriculture in case the industry needs to obtain a Section 18 Emergency Use Permit for insecticidal treatments.
Two products appear to help control th e pest—Orthene and Tenchu. He said the TDA likely won't pursue a Section 18 for Orthene.
Pyrethroids, on the other hand, actually flare delphacid populations. "So we have to be real careful with the pyrethroids with the planthopper," Way said.
He urged growers or consultants who suspect the rice delphacid to contact him at 409-658-2186 or moway@aesrg.tamu.edu.
Kernel smut, a fungal disease of rice, has been on the increase in Texas during the past five seasons. But last year was one of the worst both in conventional varieties and hybrids, said Xin-Gen "Shane" Zhou.
One of the challenges with kernel smut is it doesn't produce any symptoms until harvest when it's too late to treat.
"So how do you control it?" Zhou asked. "Timing of fungicide is most important and should be at the swollen boot stage. You shouldn't apply fungicide at heading or after boot split. It produces no effects and is a waste of money."
He outlined three factors that influence the incidence of kernel smut:
1. If the field has a history of kernel smut.
2. Planting a cultivar susceptible to kernel smut.
3. If you apply more than 160 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
Fortunately, Zhou said, propiconazole is effective if applied at the proper timing.
–Vicky Boyd, Editor
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Welcome to Hillcrest on the Park, five modern town homes situated directly across from the beautiful Bayview Village Park. Open concept layouts with top of the line finishes throughout, completed with expertly landscaped outdoor spaces – this is luxury living at its finest.
Hillcrest on the Park brings a modern modern and contemporary design to Toronto's Willowdale/Bayview Village neighbourhood. Each stunning home features an open concept main floor layout, three large bedrooms and an outdoor patio space. Refined, modern and elegant, each space is carefully crafted with both style and function in mind. Floor to ceiling windows flood each room with light, top of the line appliances are perfectly integrated, and an array of carefully curated finishes allow each home owner to fully customize their space. At Hillcrest on the Park, we are redefining the standards of luxury living.
Willowdale is a vibrant and cosmopolitan urban centre filled with luxury condominiums, custom built homes, shining office towers, a newly renovated shopping mall and theatre complex, an ultra modern civic centre, a world-class aquatic centre and a highly acclaimed Centre for the Performing Arts which hosts local and world class entertainment.
This development is located in park heaven, with 8 parks and a long list of recreation facilities within a 15 min walk.


Rotorua Airport is the gateway to the Bay of Plenty, located in the heart of New Zealand's North Island.
The Bay of Plenty encompasses a large and physically diverse region that stretches from the lakes, rivers, caves and mountains in the centre of the North Island, and back out to the vineyards and coastline of the Hawkes Bay. The Bay of Plenty includes Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Whakatane, Opotiki, Rotorua,Taupo and Ruapehu.
The Bay of Plenty has a temperate climate that is as diverse as its landscapes, offering the sun and sand of summer, and a winter wonderland in the middle of the year. Offering the best of both worlds, with mild winters on the coast, snow and crisp winter days in the central regions, and warm, dry weather across most of the area in summer. Our hot summer days have enabled the cultivation of award-winning vineyards, while our winters are cold enough to offer world-famous skiing up to five months of the year Whakapapa and Turoa Skifields on Mt Ruapehu.
Tourism has been a key industry since the 1800s, when the first Maori guides welcomed European visitors to the world-famous Pink and White Terraces in Rotorua. Sadly these were destroyed by the Mt Tarawera eruption in 1886, but now the area is renowned for virtually every tourism activity under the sun, from adrenalin-pumping adventure through to the more sedate, but no less exciting, fly-fishing. Other highlights include hiking, skiing, wine-tasting and much more, all supported by a solid infrastructure that includes quality accommodation, restaurants, cafes and public transport.
As an area that has been hosting guests for nearly 150 years, the Bay of Plenty has an accommodation option to suit everyone, from luxury lodges through to backpackers, and everything in between, including five-star hotels, motels, homestays and holiday homes.
The region now has a population of more than half a million and the area includes cosmopolitan cities, bustling towns, rural areas and quaint villages.


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Revealed: New Details on Why Lady Gaga Reportedly Broke up with Christian Carino
By Rodolfo Vieira
https://news.amomama.com/142241-revealed-new-details-why-lady-gaga-repor.html
Lady Gaga seems to be in a really good place at the moment but the same couldn't be said a month ago, when she and Christian Carino, her fiancé at the time, decided to break up.
Although February was an amazing month for Gaga, who won an Academy Award for "Shallow," the song featured in the film "A Star is Born," it was also a rocky one.
The couple was set to tie the knot, but the relationship came to an end just days before the Oscars ceremony and it has been reported that it was all due to Carino's jealousy.
Lady Gaga and Christian Carino at the 2019 Golden Globes | Photo: Getty Images
THE BEGINING OF THE END
According to an anonymous source cited by Us Weekly, the talent agent didn't treat his lover very well toward the end of their relationship, which lasted around two years.
Gaga reportedly decided to call it quits because Carino started texting her all the time, trying to know where she was at any given moment. This jealous and controlling behavior was too much for the singer.
Lady Gaga and Christian Carino at the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles | Photo: Getty Images
A FRIENDLY SHOULDER TO CRY ON
It is believed that, during the last phase of the relationship, Gaga sought the support of her good friend Jeremy Renner, who is most famous for playing the role of Hawkeye in the "The Avengers" films.
The talent agent didn't treat his lover very well toward the end of their relationship
Jeremy Renner at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France | Photo: Getty Images
So far, there is no indication that Gaga and Renner are romantically involved, only that they have been spending quite a lot of time together. Gaga was, however, believed to be romantically involved with Cooper.
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga holding hands at the 2019 Academy Awards | Photo: Getty Images
POSING A THREAT TO IRINA SHAYK
Thanks to the complicated, yet romantic, interaction between their characters in "A Star is Born," the chemistry between the duo started to raise questions among fans and the media.
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Q: Assuming the conformal factor is radially decreasing, prove or disprove the uniqueness of geodesic joining origin and points on the boundary of ball Let $u$ be a radially decreasing function defined on $\mathbb{R}^n$. We consider the metric $g=e^{2u}\delta$ where $\delta$ is the standard Euclidean metric on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $B_r$ be the ball centered at the origin with Euclidean radius $r$. Then for any $x \in \partial B_r$, by direct computation we know that the line segment connecting the origin and $x$ must be a geodesic. My question is that, is it true that the line segment joining the origin and $x$ is the unique geodesic connecting these two points?
Intuitively this is correct, because such line segment seems to be length minimizing. However, unfortunately I'm not be able to prove this....
I'm actually not very familiar with Riemannian geometry. Any ideas, comments or references will be really appreciated!

A: It must be length minimizing, because it is the unique geodesic from the origin to $x$. In particular, any ray from the origin is geodesic so we know all the geodesics from the origin. Since the shortest path from the origin to $x$ is a geodesic and there is only one such geodesic, it must be length minimizing.
Note that this does not mean that the shortest path from $x$ to $-x$ is necessarily a line segment through the origin. One could imagine the surface being shaped like a light bulb with the origin being the top of the bulb. If $x$ and $-x$ are on the threading, it's much shorter to go around the threading rather than go to the top and back down.

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So enjoy the apron tutorial! It's created from dish towels. Really, any old towels will do, but I think the more colorful, patterned and mismatched your towels are the better your final results will be. It's very easy and only takes between 30 minutes to an hour from start to finish.
First decide which towel will be used as the skirt portion of the apron and which will be used as the bodice.
Step 1: Take the towel intended for the bodice and fold it in half.
Step 2: Cut directly on the fold.
Step 3: Set one half aside for now. Lay the other piece, good side down, on your work surface.
Step 4: Fold in each of the sides at whatever angle looks most appealing to you. (For mine I decided to go with a 6 1/2" width at the top edge and 15 1/2" at the bottom edge).
Step 5: From the other half of the towel cut a 6 1/2" x 9 12/"rectangle. This will be used as a pocket.
Step 6: Use double stick tape or pins to fold back the cut edges on the pocket.
Step 7: Time to sew! Sew down the two folded sides of the bodice and the folded edges on the pocket.
Step 8: Now you'll prepare the skirt. Figure out how long you want this portion to be. (I found it was easiest to visualize this by folding portions of it back until it looked right).
Step 9: Cut 1" below the fold.
you started with), but that's all you have to do!
Step 2: Now figure out the placement of the pocket on the skirt and pin into place.
Step 3: Finally take your ribbon and cut into 3 pieces: 1 for the neck strap and 2 to tie around your waist.
*My pieces ended up being fairly similar in lengths, because I wanted fairly short waist straps. If you want yours to wrap around your waist and then tie, you will make need to make them much longer.
Step 4: Pin all straps into their appropriate places.
Step 5: Now you're ready to sew it all up! Begin by sewing straight across the top of the skirt, about 3/8" away from the fold.
Step 6: Sew across the top edge again this time an 1/8" away from the fold. This will give you a really pretty double stitch detail.
Step : Finish the apron by sewing on the the pocket and all of the straps.
I'm hoping this will act like some magical charm in my constant effort to resist takeout.
-Sew the cut ends of the left over pieces of towel to have somewhat smaller ones, or divide the material further for a cheerful set of dinner napkins!


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Inflation forecast to dip to 6.4%
Posted On Thursday, 27 October 2016 01:37	Published by	eProperty News
South Africa's inflation has been forecast to dip to 6.4% for the remainder of 2016, National Treasury said on Wednesday.
This comes after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) breached the upper limit of the 3% to 6% target band in the first half of 2016, mainly as a result of higher petrol and food prices.
Core inflation remained relatively flat and within the target band. In response to higher inflation and rising inflation expectations, the Reserve Bank has raised the rate at which it lends to commercial banks by 0.75 percentage points since January 1.
"The inflation forecast has been revised down to 6.4% for 2016 due to lower-than-expected electricity and import-price inflation. A further decline to 6.1 percent is expected in 2017.
"Inflation is expected to stay within the target band in 2018 and 2019."
National Treasury said electricity price increases are forecast to average 9.1% per year over the period, with food inflation stabilising at 5.4% in the outer years.
"Rising unit labour costs, higher import-price inflation and inflation expectations are upside risks to the forecast."
According to a Bureau for Economic Research survey, inflation expectations have consistently hovered around the high end of the target band over the past five years, feeding into wage demands and price increases.
The Andrew Levy wage settlement survey for the first half of 2016 shows an average wage increase of 7.7%, marginally lower than 7.8% in the first half of 2015, National Treasury said.
Households spending less
National Treasury said the growth in household spending decelerated to 0.8% in the first half of the year, from 1.7% in the same period in 2015.
It also said that growth in real household disposable income, which reached 2.2% in 2015, slowed to an annualised 0.7% in the first half of the year.
"Household net wealth fell to 386% of disposable income in the second quarter of 2016, compared with 391% a year earlier.
"In the first seven months of 2016, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange All Share Index was 1.7 percent lower than the corresponding period in 2015, reducing household wealth," said National Treasury.
National Treasury said consumer confidence remains low and higher inflation has reduced household purchasing power.
Spending on durable goods has declined since the first quarter of 2015.
Credit extended to households remains subdued, as higher interest rates and tighter lending conditions discourage borrowing.
"In the second quarter of 2016, applications for credit fell by 18%, while the rejection rate remained relatively high, at 54.4%.
"The ratio of household debt to disposable income has eased to 75.1% of total disposable income from 77% a year before, but higher interest rates have raised pressure on discretionary spending.
"Household consumption expenditure is projected to rise by 0.6% in 2016, gradually rising to 2.3% in 2019, supported by lower inflation, wage growth and improved household balance sheets," said National Treasury.
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Tolling Points
How Tolling Will Enable Driverless Cars
Bill Cramer
It's a natural part of the product development life cycle.
At some point, just as the buzz around an exciting, highly visible new innovation hits a crescendo, people begin to spot complications along the road to success. They're complications, not necessarily fatal flaws, but it means someone will have to sweat the details.
It should come as no surprise that connected and autonomous vehicles have reached that point, judging by research released last month by a team from the University of Leeds, University of Washington, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Or that the hidden complication—the added wear and tear on roads—points back to tolling as an essential tool in the highway infrastructure funding toolbox.
The Pace Picks Up
Connected and autonomous vehicles have been all the rage in transportation and "tech geekery" circles since 2012, when Google introduced its initial fleet of six driverless cars. By August of that year, the online news site Mashable was declaring the Google vehicle safer than the average driver.
That was when the Silicon Valley tech giant announced "that its self-driving cars have completed 300,000 miles of test-drives, under a 'wide range of conditions,' all without any kind of accident," as correspondent Chris Taylor wrote at the time. "To put that into perspective, the average U.S. driver has one accident roughly every 165,000 miles."
(Highway semantics question: Transportation professionals know that no collision is ever an accident. If the rule still applies when there's no driver behind the wheel, doesn't that put more onus on highway operators to keep their roads in safe, serviceable condition?)
Nearly four years later, enthusiasm for the technology is so widespread that its proponents are unfazed, even when a collision does take place. After a Google SUV pulled out into traffic and hit a bus earlier this month, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the crash was to be expected.
"It's not a surprise that at some point there would be a crash of any technology that's on the road," he told the trendy South by Southwest conference in Austin. "But I would challenge one to look at the number of crashes that occurred on the same day that were the result of human behavior."
That's fair enough: No technology is absolutely flawless, and tolling executives like Joe Waggoner of the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority are still sold on connected and autonomous vehicles, with their promise of greater safety, higher traffic volumes (with jarringly short following distances between platooned vehicles), and reduced congestion.
But there's another, bigger crash ahead that will take a bit more thought and effort to work out.
Sweating the Details
The Leeds-Washington-ORNL study set out to model the impact of automation on highway energy use through 2050. It cited several factors that could significantly boost vehicle efficiency—like computer-directed driving styles, improved traffic flow, platooning of automated vehicles, reduced crash risk, and less preoccupation with vehicle performance when buyers hit the showroom floor.
"But the study also predicts that the very attractiveness of self-driving technology could reduce or even outweigh the efficiency gains, ITS International reports. "Researchers warn that driverless vehicles could intensify car use," adding that the technology's "actual impact may be complicated by how the technology changes our relationship with our cars."
In particular, the study points to a five to 60% increase in energy consumption "due to people choosing to use highly automated cars in situations where they would have previously taken alternative transport such as trains or planes," plus another two to 10% for seniors or people with disabilities who would otherwise have been unable to drive.
A switch from diesel-powered rail and fossil-fuelled aircraft to an increasingly electrified highway fleet would actually be great news for air quality and the climate. But the analysis raises two blazingly obvious questions for anyone who's ever tried to balance a highway maintenance budget:
Who will pay for all of that added wear and tear?
And how well will those connected and autonomous vehicles perform if our roads are deteriorating faster, due to a dramatic increase in traffic volume?
Paying for Nice Things
Who knows? Maybe the unbounded enthusiasm for driverless cars will open a new golden age in highway funding, with legislators happily loosening the purse strings as their constituents cheer on the latest gas tax increase.
Then again, maybe not.
What's certain is that, if the new technology is about to kindle a new generation's connection to car culture, our highways will have to be ready to handle the volume. The last time America set out to build a highway system to enable a national revolution in mobility, tolling was a central part of the funding package. As the next stage of that revolution takes shape, it's time for a serious conversation about how we pay for the nice things we want.
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Avoriaz resort opening date will soon be available.
In summer, Avoriaz is entirely pedestrian. It offers a large play and adventure area for the whole family, a freedom space for children where walking, biking or taking the little train are possible. It appears as a large leisure club with many activities including: adventure course for children, children village, equestrian centre, archery, beach volley, mini golf, multi sports area. In July 2012, Avoriaz, Alps opened Aquariaz, the largest aqualudique mountain centre. It was conceived as a mountain aquatic paradise offering both vegetation and rocks: a low current river, a slide winder (aquatic half tube), aquatic tree, a paddling pool, a pool with climbing wall, massaging sofas and must: a 34° outdoor spa! Avoriaz is situated at the centre of the Portes du Soleil, a hiking, trailing and mountain biking area of an exceptional beauty. Available to access one valley to another, are 24 ski lifts open in summer!
Book your accommodation in to Avoriaz resort, a few steps from your favourite activity.


Madzharovo is a small Eastern Rhodopean town with approximately 500 inhabitants. The town is named after its protector from 1913 - Dimitar Madzharov. Back at these days around 20 thousands Bulgarian refugees from Aegian Thrace were expelled from their land. They were seeking path to their country, here in the then village of Yatadzhik, but they were ambushed by Turkish bashibazouk. Over 2000 women and children died. The salvation of the rest is due the unparalleled bravery of Dimitar Madzharov and Rusi Slavov, who lead hundreds other defenders of their kin and homeland.
As gratitude, the town is named after its savior and the memory of the dead is honored near the beautiful Pantheon, dedicated to this event. Near it stands a small but beautiful church.
Madzharovo is literally located in the center of volcano's crater, erupted over 35 million years ago. As a result of the volcanic activity, in the rocks around the city are found precious and semiprecious stones. It is this natural wealth that has determined the city's development under socialism as a mining center. And even today, traces of the active work in the mines are still visible.
The nature conservation center of BSPB in the town, after the bridge of Arda river. Here you will learn about the lives of birds of prey and conservation of the biodiversity in the region. You can even rent a canoe for adventure in the Arda River or bike to enjoy one of the nearby biking trails.
The nature area "Kovan kaya" is located on the bank of Arda river, east of the town of Madzharovo. The place is declared as nature area for protection of rare and endangered plants and animals. This is one of the few places in Bulgaria, where Griffon and Egyptian vultures are nesting and where Black vultures are coming for food from the Greek parts of the Rhodopes. Here can be seen Black Storks and many southern species like the Blue Rock-Thrush, Rock Nuthatch and many reptiles like the endangered tortoise. Different nature conservation organizations are involved in the protection of the impressive biodiversity – Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, Green Balkans, ARK - Netherland etc.
The area called "Okopa" is knows with the discovered here early Christian sanctuary, inhabited by Thracians. Later on the same place was built the first early Christian church in the Rhodopes.
Borislavtsi Village is perched on the bank of lake Ivaylovgrad - here you can rent a boat for trip or fishing.
Near the village of Dolno cherkovishte are located interesting rock niches in protected site Pchelen kamak (honey rock).
In the area of village Dolni Glavanak, stands the "Cromleh". Cromlechs are large boulders surrounding oval area. The most popular monument of this kind is Stonehenge in Britain. The Bulgarian version is in the region of Madzharovo. A well marked trail about 500 meters long, leads to the hill's top, where the ancient Thracians performed their rituals and sacrifices.
Be sure to also stop by the "Wild Farm" in the village of Gorno Pole. The farm is unusual – its owners offer rural tourism, horse riding, mountain hikes, gathering of wild mushrooms, herbs and more. Their herd of over 500 short-horned cattle lives in freedom all year long. Near the village is Furnadzhika area that is home to Thracian rock tomb and probably oldest rock relief dated to 6-5 millenniums BC.
In Hisarya area you can visit the chapel "saints Kiril and Metodiy", near which there is a spring with healing waters. Legends suggest that the spring is known throughout the whole region. They talk about the place and "Momina skala" (maiden's rock) rising above Madzharovo and named after the beautiful maiden who threw herself from the rock to protect from harm her honor and dignity.
But once you get into the region of the small municipality along Arda river, you keep forever incredible memories. Because, here you meet free vultures, tombs and mounds, castles, precious stones, calm waters, beautiful scenery and legends. And you too shall feel the power of their attraction, whether you have, or you are about to walk the "Path of the sun", here, in Madzharovo.


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iBreastExam for Breast Cancer Detection in Low Resource Settings
The 'gold standard' for breast cancer detection, i.e. routine mammography, is unsustainable for low- and middle income countries, inaccessible to rural areas and requires highly trained radiologists to interpret images.
Under these circumstances, iBreastExam usefulness is emphasized here as a FDA cleared, hand-held, battery powered and fully wireless, mobile health (mHealth) solution for clinically effective breast lesion detection in low resource settings
By Sumedha Kushwaha (BDS, MDS) Head, Division of Public Health
and Garima Kumar (BDS, MPH) Product Specialist
UE LifeSciences India Pvt. Ltd.
What is the global scenario of breast cancer in LMIC's?
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer among women in India. According to the Ministry of Health, there is an occurrence rate of 25.8 per 100,000 women and mortality rate of 12.7 (Health Ministry Report). Every year around 150,000 are newly detected and 70,000 lose their life to the disease. This actually means for every 2 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, one woman is dying of it (World Health Organization – Cancer Country Profiles, 2014). The mortality due to breast cancer is rapidly increasing because of its diagnosis at an advanced stage. As per World Health Organization (WHO), Breast Cancer accounted for 21.5% of all deaths (326,300 females) due to cancer in 2014 in India. Survival rate is poor in India with only 66.1% women surviving (2010-2014) and here more women die due to breast cancer in India than any other country. It has thus become an emergency because of its acuteness in developing countries. Projection estimates show that unless timely interventions are made, the number of breast cancer cases in India is estimated to double by 2020 (World Health Organization – Cancer Country Profiles, 2014).
Existing modalities to detect breast cancer
Self Breast Examination– It's a highly subjective test.
Clinical Breast Examination– Subjective, a trained professional is required to carry out screening, over-burdened doctors and nurses.
Mammography– Globally, mammography is the standard technique to detect breast cancer. In India, however, because of its high cost, decreased doctor:population ratio, even reduced radiologist:population ratio, lack of trained staff, poor supply of electricity and lack of connectivity in rural areas, mammography is not a very successful technique. The machine becomes portable only when carried in a mobile medical unit, which further increases the cost. The worrisome situation is breast cancer occurrence in premenopausal women or <40 years of age, where the dense breast tissues make screening difficult, leading to the false negativity of presence of malignant lesion. The associated pain and radiation due to mammography leads to even further increased stigma attached to the disease.
Ultrasound– Requires a clinical setup with a trained radiologist. Also, there is a PC-PNDT Act in India due to high rate of female foeticide which makes the ultrasound sparsely available in rural outreach communities.
In the Indian context, there is stigma and shyness towards breast health check up. Indian females has a fear of what would be the outcome if diagnosed with cancer, acting as a major barrier to screening, early detection and treatment. Three considerable arguments that are mainly put forward by females are: personal responsibility if diagnosed with cancer, belief in and despair of the inescapability from disability and death, suspicion of cancer transmission which eventually turns out to be limiting factors in early detection.
Need of the hour is to make the society believe in the ancient saying that 'prevention is better than cure'. As breast cancer still holds the stigma, the breast health wellness test should be made acceptable to women; to accomplish this the scan should be safe, accessible and affordable. With these specifications behaviour towards health security can be changed.
The horrific statistics and the dismal response to it motivated the founders of UE LifeSciences to design a solution; here comes iBreastExam as a breakthrough to help in curbing this menace by early detection practice leading to early plus better treatment and longer survival. This is UE LifeScience's Falgship product that finally came into existence in 2009 after years of research with a mindset that screening should not be limited to a certain population.
This is a handheld, mobile connected device, commercially available since 3 years that seeks to bring screening to areas with limited access. It was developed to quickly, easily and accurately detect abnormality in women's breast by any healthcare giver/trained social workers. This is acceptable to women as it is painless, radiation free and present at cheaper cost as compared to other modalities thus making it a perfect pre-screening tool.
It can be kept in any primary setting as a point of care device with no requirement of any medical professional to deliver the test; making it more accessible and helping greatly in funnelling down the detected females for next line of diagnosis.
UE LifeSciences believes in providing holistic and comprehensive solution to breast cancer screening through SEWA Model. Sewa in Hindi actually means selfless service to the community. SEWA stands for Screening, Education, Wellness and Awareness led by iBreastExam.
"Every woman above age 30 should have access to routine breast health examination to ensure that breast cancer gets detected early. In India there are approximately 190 million women who can be benefitted with iBreastExam with the help of both public and private healthcare providers," says UE LifeSciences, cofounder, Mihir Shah.
How does the health innovation product iBE work? How is it different from other screening modalities?
iBreastExam (iBE) uses patented innovative piezoelectric ceramic sensor that can assess tissue elasticity in real time. Tumours are harder than normal breast tissue and the sensors in the device can 'feel' them out, quickly and without any pain or radiation. UE LifeSciences trains qualified personnel employed by these healthcare providers to offer the iBE test to women who are seeking a safe and objective breast health exam. iBE provides a clinically effective, US FDA cleared, and CE marked, preliminary screening exam for breast cancer for the nearly 1 billion women around the world who have no access to a safe and reliance early screening test.
As shown in the image1, iBE software is a interface to perform breast examination, review the breast examination, store the examination data, store manual clinical examination data, document data for follow-up and print the final report. It includes data tracker also which will serve as a cancer registry: region wise, age wise and involves many more variables. This will truly develop better understanding of disease to make better health care decisions.
iBE showed sensitivity of 84% and Specificity of 94%to detect clinically relevant breast lesions. Specifically, iBE performed 19% better than an expert clinician breast exam (CBE) . As demonstrated in clinical studies iBE can objectively detect non-palpable lesion with efficacy better than CBE (Image 2).
Please find below references to the articles from global publications that have covered iBE.
Somashekhar SP, Vijay R, Ananthasivan R, Prasanna G. Noninvasive and low-cost technique for early detection of clinically relevant breast lesions using a handheld point-of-care medical device (iBE): prospective three-arm triple-blinded comparative study. Indian J GynecolOncol. 2016;14:26.
Broach et al. cost-effective handheld breast scanner for use in low-resource environments: a validation study .World Journal of Surgical Oncology (2016) 14:277
Xu et al. Breast tumor detection using piezoelectric fingers: first clinical report.J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Jun;216(6):1168-73
Till now how far has the device reached?
New technologies with the potential to improve the healthcare of population through faster diagnostic and more effective care are continuously being introduced. Health care stands to benefit from the constant developments and technological innovations in life in general and in health sciences.
With recent recognition from WHO iBE has been recognised as Innovative Health Technology for low resource settings.
"With presence in 12 countries we have been able to bring breast health check-up to over 200,000 women. Our work has resulted in over 120 breast cancers being detected and those women to receive treatment early," says UE LifeSciences, cofounder, Mihir Shah.
Inclusion in
WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings, 2016- 2017
Dr. Sumedha Kushwaha (BDS, MDS, Fellow-School for Social Entrepreneurs, Fellow- Atal Incubation Centre) is a public health professional, working towards a cancer free world. She heads the division of Public Health for UE LifeSciences India Pvt. Ltd. She has authored various international research publications and books. Her spare time is usually devoted to her Not for Profit Organization called ATTAC- Aim to Terminate Tobacco and Cancer.
Dr. Garima Kumar (BDS, MPH) is currently working as Product Specialist at UE LifeSciences India Pvt. Ltd. She is passionate towards community work. She is keen to apply evidence based methods of behavioural change in community.
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Q: How can I parse an enum in C++? I have a C++ enum of error codes (30 of them) and there is a function that returns an error code in case of a problem. Is there a way to parse the enum so as to check which of the error codes has been returned and provide the interpretation? I know switch statement could be an option here but was looking for something different to avoid writing lots of switch statements.

A: No, it is not possible: names of enum constants are compile-time artifacts, they are not available at runtime*.
You can make a map<string,MyEnumType> and populate it with names of enums and their values. You can use "stringize macros" to avoid typing the same value multiple times:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <map>
using namespace std;

#define ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(m,x) m[#x]=x

enum MyEnumType {
    quick, brown, fox, jumps, over, the, lazy, dog
};

int main() {
    map<string,MyEnumType> nameToEnum;
    ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(nameToEnum, quick);
    ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(nameToEnum, brown);
    ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(nameToEnum, fox);
    ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(nameToEnum, jumps);
    ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(nameToEnum, over);
    ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(nameToEnum, the);
    ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(nameToEnum, lazy);
    ADD_ENUM_TO_MAP(nameToEnum, dog);
    cout << nameToEnum["fox"] << endl;
    return 0;
}

Demo.
* Debuggers obtain this information through a symbol table provided by the compiler.

A: What you can do is providing a map (as I mentioned in my comment):
enum ErrorCodes {
    OK ,
    ERR_FILE_OPEN ,
    ERR_MISSING_INPUT ,
    // ...
}

std::map<ErrorCodes,std::string> codeTranslationMap {
     { OK, "OK" }
     { ERR_FILE_OPEN , "File open failed." }
     { ERR_MISSING_INPUT , "Missing input." }
    // ...
};

A: In complement of dashblinkenlight's answer, you could play X-macro C&C++ preprocessor tricks like:
 // your list of enumerators applied to a preprocessor macro:
 #define ENUM_LIST(P) \
    P(ERR_NONE,"no errors") \
    P(ERR_FILE_OPEN,"file open") \
    P(MISSING_INPUT,"missing input")

then you would first define the enum using:
 #define ENUM_DEFINE(Nam,Str) Nam,
 enum error_en {
    ENUM_LIST(ENUM_DEFINE)
 };
 #undef ENUM_DEFINE

and later define the printing e.g. with
 void out(enum error_en e) {
   switch(e) {
 #define ENUM_OUT(Nam,Str) case Nam: cout << Str; break;
 ENUM_LIST(ENUM_OUT)
 #undef ENUM_OUT
    } // end switch
 }

Or you could play similar tricks to provide the equivalent of πάντα ῥεῖ 's answer
See also this answer about creative uses of multiple #include-s of the same file.


SPORT is a results driven business, including at club level in the GAA. Things are beginning to get serious for a number of outfits who are finding life difficult in the Kilkenny senior hurling league/championship this season.
Once mighty Tullaroan, who have been struggling for a few years, have been hit hard by emigration. While their spirit and commitment are admirable, the odds are stacked against them and the campaign looks like being one long slog.
They lost their opening two games in the league against James Stephens and Carrickshock. With championship kings, O'Loughlin Gales providing the opposition this weekend, they have little or no hope of turning things around in the short term.
The other team without a point are Clara. They won the intermediate championship three seasons ago with a young and promising group of players whose best days appeared to be ahead of them. The year on year progress expected didn't materialise, with an ever continuing problem of turning good moves into scores constantly keeping them back.
They face unbeaten Graigue-Ballycallan at the weekend, and they won't get any hop there.
Right now Clara look to have problems that won't be easily sorted, and a fight for their lives in the top flight could be on the cards.
On the other side of the coin, James Stephens exploded into the season and gave new manager, Niall Rigney a dream start by scoring two big wins. The Village head their group, and if they can keep the good times rolling against Erin's Own (Castlecomer) this time they would be nicely set to get a shot at retaining the league title.
This round of games has been spread over Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with two matches each evening. For fans who like to take in a number of matches, this is a good spread. Enjoy the action!
Thomastown - Dicksboro v Carrickshock: The intermediate champions (Dicksboro) against last year's losing championship finalists, Carrickshock is not exactly a meeting of equals. The latter, even without the injured, John Tennyson, would have a huge edge in experience, and at this level that can make a big difference.
At the moment a single point divides the clubs in the league table. All indications would suggest that will be three after this clash, which would mean the 'Boro would be dumped firmly in the relegation area. That is what their season is all about, avoiding the drop.
In the last round Carrickshock were made battle for the points by struggling Tullaroan. They had a good appetite for such a test, so the 'Boro need not expect a softening of their resolve. Richie Power is the potential destroyer, and Michael Rice will take holding too. The 'Boro must be very careful of John Power too, who is finding his feet nicely at senior level.
Nowlan Park - Shamrocks v Fenians: The Shamrocks welcomed back Henry Shefflin in the last game. He is mad for action. They were hoping to have towering central defender, Eamon Walsh, back after surgery to repair a long running hip problem.
He won't make it this time, but he might for the next round in July. Likewise with county star, Michael Fennelly. On a positive note, Patrick Reid, who has been dogged by different ailments for ages, is back in the squad chasing a first team place. Bob Aylward, who is working on and off in England, will be in town for the game.
Shamrocks are easing into the season. They mean business, but the championship is the No. 1 target.
Fenians, who fielded without the injured J.J. Delaney the last day, knew from the outset that this season was going to be tough. This is about as tough as things can get. They are not too bad at the back and at midfield, but getting scores is a problem.
There won't be too many handy chances going here.
All the indications are that Shamrocks are booked for a win. They were beaten last time out by Dunnamaggin. The Fenians could feel the backlash after that setback.
Jenkinstown - James Stephens v Erin's Own: 'Stephens have hit the ground running under new boss, Niall Rigney. Two games played, two wins and the highest scorers in the division with 5-37 in the scoring bag. No one could ask for more.
In Erin's Own (Castlecomer) they face a team that hasn't clicked into the high gear that drove them on so strongly and impressively during the previous two seasons. It is early days, and they have no intention of blowing themselves out. But they need a win to lighten the mental load.
A huge 'Comer crowd will travel for this one, which will encourage the warriors to let trip. They look better equipped than previous opponents Tullaroan and Dicksboro to test the Larchfield outfit. That might not be enough.
Jackie Tyrrell, Eoin Larkin, Donnacha Cody and even new county man, Matthew Ruth used their experience well for 'Stephens the last day. There is an interesting balance to their team. Winning is the only thing in town now as far as they are concerned.
Bennettsbridge - Clara v Graigue-Ballycallan: The luck and run of the draw has certainly gone with Graigue and they have made the best of things. They head their group, and with a third win looking well within their capabilities, they can stay there for another few weeks at least.
Clara are not only without a win, they are struggling for the sort of decent form that could lift them out of the mire. They opened full of enthusiasm against St Martin's in the last round, but after they conceded 1-1 just before the break the spark went from the team.
They have plenty of good hurlers, but they are badly in need of a performance or result that would give them a much needed injection of confidence. There is only way out of this for them - to battle and battle.
Looking at the run of fixtures to come, Graigue have reason to cast an eye forward towards a possible place in the league final. It may be early days, but that goal is achievable.
First of all they must keep their feet on the ground and get over this hurdle. You see, there is no such thing as an easy match at senior or intermediate level in Kilkenny.
Graigue, for all the good things that are happening for them at the moment, would do well to remember that.
Tom Ryall Park - O'Loughlin Gaels v Tullaroan: In their last match Tullaron played Carrickshock. Here they face the other side that featured in the 2010 championship showdown. Talk about things being hard when you are down!
O'Loughlin's will be going full blast for the points because they could be without a good number of players before the next round because of the annual Summer flight of youngsters to the US. A third win would secure their place in the top flight, which has to be the first priority with any club.
After that O'Loughlin's can have a fresh look at things.
The Tullaroan defence, as a unit, is good but making gains up front is ever so trying for them. They have lost numbers to emigration. They are losing games. Things are not going to change in the short term.
Palmerstown - St Martin's v Dunnamaggin: This could be the toughest call from the weekend programme. Dunnamaggin are on a high after beating Shamrocks. Martin's are in good mood after picking up their first win.
Dunna's are very good at the back where the Hickeys', Noel and Canice give the team a massive spine. Goalie David Herity has taken his game to a new level, as should happen with the inter-county experience he has gained. Further afield Ken Moore, Darren Fitzpatrick, J.J. Dunphy, Seaghan O'Neill, Bill McCormack and company work fierce hard.
Martin's, on the other hand, might be that bit more assured after beating Clara. They are a bit too dependent on veteran, John Maher, in attack for their own good. The last day he scored 1-6 of their total of 1-13. The scoring workload will have to be spread out more.
They have a good half-back line, powered by the massive talent that is James Dowling at centre-back.
Both teams are a work in progress under new managers, Sean O'Neill (Martin's) and Seamus Knox. Currently they are level on points. Dunnamaggin looked capable of getting an advantage.


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Jewish teenager lightly wounded in attack in Uman, Ukraine
By Cnaan Liphshiz October 20, 2020 9:38 am
A Jewish teenager was lightly wounded in a suspected knifing attack in Uman, Ukraine on Oct. 1`7, 2020. (Courtesy of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine)
(JTA) — Three unidentified men assaulted two Jewish teenagers in the Ukrainian city of Uman.
The incident late Saturday night occurred near the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, an 18th-century Hasidic leader whose grave is a pilgrimage site that typically attracts about 50,000 visitors annually.
According to a report by the United Jewish Community of Ukraine, one of several bodies representing local Jews, one of the teenagers, aged 17, suffered a facial wound from a knife, while the other fled the scene. The three attackers then left running, footage from a security camera showed.
Friction between locals and pilgrims has escalated in Uman in recent years, and especially during the coronavirus crisis, resulting in several violent scuffles. Robberies targeting Jewish visitors from wealthier countries are now a common occurrence in Uman.


In the informed opinion of reporter Gregg Bell of The News Tribune, this looks like a 9-7 team.
One reporter's prediction for each Seattle Seahawks game of the season that begins Sunday.
Sunday, Sept. 9 at Denver, 1:25 p.m., Ch. 13: One of the NFL's toughest venues for a road team to open. Yes the Broncos were 5-11 last season, and are debuting Case Keenum at quarterback. But Von Miller is going to be a problem for Germain Ifedi. Earl Thomas' return is going to be a bonanza for Seattle's defense.
Monday, Sept. 17, at Chicago, 5:15 p.m., ESPN: After dealing with Miller, Ifedi and Seattle's iffy pass protection faces new, rich, raging Bear Khalil Mack. The Seahawks' remade defense will likely need to carry this one by affecting second-year quarterback Mitch Trubisky.
Sunday, Sept. 23, vs. Dallas, 1:25 p.m., Ch. 13: Home after beginning the schedule with two road games, Seattle's defense faces former coordinator Kris Richard, now Dallas' defensive backs coach.
Sunday, Sept. 30, at Arizona, 1:05 p.m., Ch. 13: Cardinals are starting over with a new coach and a new quarterback, Sam Bradford — or it might be rookie Josh Rosen by this game. Another chance for the Seahawks' young defense to get better, but it must stop Cardinals running back David Johnson.
Sunday, Oct. 7, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1:25 p.m., Ch. 13: Rams' smashing win 42-7 at Seattle in December remains the point when the NFC West became Los Angeles' to reign. For the first time in six years, another team in the division has more talent than the Seahawks.
Sunday, Oct. 14, vs. Oakland Raiders at London, 10 a.m., Ch. 13: Seattle's first-ever game in England. Jon Gruden may turn Derek Carr into an ultra-elite QB. But Gruden trading away Mack may haunt Oakland's defense all season.
Sunday, Oct. 28, at Detroit Lions, 10 a.m., Ch. 13: The dreaded 10 a.m. start, which Seattle didn't have last season. Matthew Stafford remains a problem for defenses, especially as unproven as the Seahawks'.
Sunday, Nov. 4, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1:05 p.m., Ch. 7: Finally home again, and another premier, Pro Bowl pass rusher coming at Ifedi and the Seahawks' offensive tackles. Melvin Ingram overwhelmed Ifedi in the preseason. A game for Seahawks' new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and line coach Mike Solari to win with protection schemes.
Sunday, Nov. 11, at Los Angeles Rams, 1:25 p.m., Ch. 7: Aaron Donald, Jared Goff, Todd Gurley and the Rams reassert themselves above the Seahawks atop the NFC West.
Thursday, Nov. 15, vs. Green Bay, 5:25 p.m., Ch. 13, NFL Network: Short week. Aaron Rodgers. Uh-oh.
Sunday, Nov. 25, at Carolina, 10 a.m., Ch. 13*: Rivals meet for the seventh time in six years, counting playoffs. Seahawks must get Russell Wilson magic—plus find a pass rush to affect Cam Newton to win this one. Somehow, in ways that weren't apparent in September, they do.
Sunday, Dec. 2, vs. San Francisco, 5:20 p.m., Ch. 5*: A Sunday-night, national-TV showcase for Richard Sherman's return to Seattle. Think he, and CenturyLink Field, might be jacked for this one? Russell Wilson beats Jimmy Garoppolo in the end. This begins a stretch of four of the final five games at home for the Seahawks.
Monday, Dec. 10, vs. Minnesota, 5:15 p.m., ESPN*: Vikings are loaded on defense after reaching NFC finals last season. Kirk Cousins, Minnesota's new, $84-million-guaranteed quarterback, beat the Seahawks in Seattle last season, while with Washington.
Sunday, Dec. 16, at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m., Ch. 13*: Seahawks vs. Sherman for second time in three weeks. Garoppolo and the Niners end Seattle's 10-game winning streak in this series.
Sunday, Dec. 23, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 5:20 p.m., Ch. 5*: Defending AFC West-champion Chiefs visiting Seattle for the first time in the regular season since 2010. They have a new quarterback. Second-year man Patrick Mahomes takes over for departed Alex Smith. Seattle likely must win this for any hope to return to the playoffs. And they win it.
Sunday, Dec. 30, vs Arizona, 1:25 p.m., Ch. 13*: Sensing Josh Rosen will be the starter by now for Arizona. Though the Cardinals have won three in a row in Seattle, Rosen is going to have a tough time in his first CenturyLink Field start.


Sky Island Scriber: UPDATE: Will America ever be great again? Not so long as the Grand Obstruction Party holds power.
UPDATE: Will America ever be great again? Not so long as the Grand Obstruction Party holds power.
Yesterday I posted a litany of Trump's atrocities and reported on how the Republican leaders in Congress were committed to protecting him even at the cost of damaging the nation. To that list of transgressions I offer this essay appearing in this morning's Daily Star.
Writing in The Washington Post (Jan 5, 2018; reprinted in Jan 6 Daily Star), Catherine Rampell exposes how The GOP is sabotaging the sacred mandate of the census.
Not because of cavalier threats about nuclear apocalypse and attempted erosion of First Amendment rights (OK, maybe those things, too). Because our federal government is failing to execute one of its most basic constitutional duties: the decennial census.
The decennial census is the country's largest civilian mobilization. It determines where billions of federal dollars flow each year, and how many congressional and electoral college seats each state gets. The results have enormous influence over the decisions of businesses and local governments, too.
It's also, yes, mandated by the U.S. Constitution, right there in Article I, Section 2.
Yet despite all the brandishing of pocket Constitutions on the right, the Trump White House and Republican lawmakers are sabotaging this sacred mandate. First, they refused to sufficiently fund it. Now they're taking actions that would severely depress participation.
As ProPublica first reported, the Justice Department recently sent a letter to the Census Bureau asking it to add a new question to the 2020 form. Adding a question — any question — this late in the game is risky; there's no time to field-test how people will respond to it.
But this particular question is unusually hazardous: It's about citizenship.
The Justice Department claims it needs finely grained citizenship data to enforce the Voting Rights Act, a proposition that every census alumnus and civil rights expert I interviewed rejected.
Whatever the administration's motives, the main consequence of adding this question is clear: It would spook immigrants (legal or otherwise) and especially Hispanics anxious about how the government might use their data.
This raises the prospect that those final, critically important numbers will be — to use one of our president's preferred adjectives — WRONG.
And those numbers would be wrong in a way that advantages Republican candidates and their Republican constituents.


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See five Palmeiras players who need to show service in 2022
See five Palmeiras players who need to show service in 2022 – Gazeta Esportiva
Kuscevic arrived at Palmeiras at the end of 2020 and, since then, he has not been able to live up to expectations. Verdão is looking for another defender for this year, and the Chilean defender is on a mission to show that he can play more often. (Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras)
Jorge was hired to compete for position with Piquerez, but he still hasn't been able to show his best form, mostly because of physical issues. In 2022, you will have the opportunity to have a solid pre-season. (Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras)
Matheus Fernandes has played little since he returned to Palmeiras. In the final stretch of the Brazilian Championship, he chose to continue with the group of boys and gain minutes. It has the challenge of attracting the attention of the Abel commission this year. (Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras)
Gabriel Menino was a starter in the 2020 season, but lost spaces throughout the months of 2021. The player became one of the last options for the midfield, in addition to not being able to play on the side anymore, a position that had taken him to the Selection Brazilian. In 2022, he needs to regain prestige with Abel Ferreira. (Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras)
Patrick de Paula did not fail to receive opportunities at any point in the last season, but he also did not come close to being the team's starter again. In 2022, he needs to combine his technical quality with his intensity on the pitch. (Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras)
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USS Cuchulain interview Time Warriors author, Owen Quinn
Posted bytimewarrior1 December 18, 2020 Posted inInterviews, Irish artists, Irish authors, Irish science fiction, Stephen King, The Time WarriorsTags:first footstep, mentara, red water, spooklight & 7the skull, the belbridge mystery, the moon once more, zombie blues
Could you tell me a bit about yourself?
My name is Owen Quinn, I'm an author and photographer living in Northern Ireland. I've been a sci fi fan all my life.
What was your inspiration? Could you talk about a bit about your Time Warriors novels?
Originally as a 16 year old I wanted to write for Doctor Who so wrote a sixth Doctor story by hand, complete with potential novel cover but it was sent back because it was hand written. As a young fool who thought this story would become an instant classic, I took the hump and decided to create my own series and heroes. Now as I got older, I couldn't believe half the rubbish that was being churned out so mapped out what would be the first Time Warriors television series then wrote them out as a story arc similar to what we saw as far back as Buffy and Angel. Life got in the way so it wasn't until my thirties that I properly wrote them as a book. I got an agent and he loved them and when we sent it to publishers it turned out the single book was in fact a four book saga as you see today. What I always wanted to see was sci fi based here in Ireland but not exclusively and have strong Irish characters as leads in the series so I created Jacke. You have to create characters that people can identify with and be ready to go on these adventures with with strong enemies. As I say, anyone can write monsters invading the Earth but it's breaking that down into something the reader can connect with and take away with them. As Clive barker says villains should always talk eloquent evil. Book five and six are coming out and there's a few other projects in the works I can't reveal yet.
Could you talk about the process of being self published?
I got tired of waiting for publishers who didn't want money up front to publish the books and it was the recession so self publishing was the only way to get them out there. I read about an author called Catherine Ryan Howard who did exactly that and followed her advice so here we are. I went via Createspace which is a good avenue for someone starting out. It helps if you have computer literate friends who can work through some of the processes otherwise you will pay Createspace to do stuff for you such as covers, templates etc so some tech minded is always good to have as it saves you money. What I will say to anyone thinking of doing it, remember your book is a product like any other. Treat it as such. Would you buy faulty kettle? No, so ensure your book is free of typos, the story is as you want it to be and your cover is exactly what you want. If it takes you six reads to get rid of the typos do it. Better that than having mistakes which will put people off. Many people self publish without any thought and declare themselves authors; they're not. They make up their own reviews etc which will get you nowhere fast. You will be found out as many have. So make sure you're book is something that you would buy and not be disappointed with. To get your book out there is a proud achievement so treat it with pride. Self publishing was a bad word to many publishers but not so much these days as more and more are using it and using it properly.
You also have a website https://timewarriors.co.uk/the-time-warriors-and-beyond/ . A site for anyone to contribute reviews, articles and editorials, what was the inspiration behind this site?
Yes I'm always looking for contributors and the site was originally just for the books. But I went to a comic book signing, Savage Noe, written and drawn by local writers and artists. I was there to take photos for them. I wasn't expecting a big crowd but the lien was out the door. I stood there and watched person after person come up and say thy could draw, write or had an idea but didn't know where to go to explore the possibilities.Right then I knew I had to make the Time Warriors website more than about me and the books. It had to be a platform for anyone out there who had a talent could come to be featured and shared out either by a feature or interview. It rapidly grew to global as the world of people in my position trying to get their comic book, art, books film, or monster making out there. The world of cosplayers is an amazing one and W now is known as the place to come to get your name out there which makes me very proud indeed. As for contributors, it isn't just about writing articles or news pieces, it's about honing their skills and seeing what the results are. I always help them with advice about how to do articles and reviews etc so it's giving them a chance to write about anything they want to. When I get messages from other countries asking for interviews or complimenting the site I'm chuffed. A lot of the time you think no one is taking notice when in fact you never know who's watching your work.
How did you get involved with the USS Cuchulain group?
I have always been a Star Trek fan having attended conventions all over the place and I discovered USS Cuchulain on Facebook. I invited the founding member for an interview. It quickly escalated into other members being featured and one of them reviews the Star Trek Ship Collection for me. Star Trek conventions here were happening all the time years ago but died away so it's wonderful that there is a new interest in Star Trek even if I don't think much of the movies. And it's great Irish fans are bringing it back to here which can only benefit sci fi fandom in general here. I met some of the members at Dublin Comic Con and will be meeting more of them in the months ahead.
What was your favourite fan moment?
Depends what you mean. If it's movies, I have so many favourites; favourite horror is Salem's Lot by a mile. Favourite meeting a celeb moment, so many, George Takei was particularly memorable man as was Nichelle Nichols and Jimmy Doohan. And of course the Doctor Who celebs are great ambassadors for fans. Doctor Who as you know is my passion but if I had to pick a Star Trek moment I can't; again too many to list, Tin Man,Sins of the Father, Best of Both Worlds, The Offspring, Reunion, the list goes on.
What do you have coming up?
I have books five and six of the Time Warriors coming up and next year will be great for fans here as there are so many cons it's like heaven. As for the site, TW will continue to bring you new talent and stories from the world of sci fi and fantasy so stay tuned.
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require 'ipaddress'

module ActiveMerchant #:nodoc:
  module Billing #:nodoc:
    module Integrations #:nodoc:
      class Notification
        attr_accessor :params
        attr_accessor :raw

        # Set this to an array in the subclass to specify which IPs are allowed to send requests. It must be an array
        # of strings where the entries can either be simple IP addresses, such as '1.2.3.4', or CIDR blocks such as
        # '1.2.3.4/24'. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR_notation and http://ip2cidr.com for more detail on CIDR
        # notation.
        class_attribute :production_ips

        def initialize(post, options = {})
          @options = options
          empty!
          parse(post)
        end

        def status
          raise NotImplementedError, "Must implement this method in the subclass"
        end

        # the money amount we received in X.2 decimal.
        def gross
          raise NotImplementedError, "Must implement this method in the subclass"
        end

        def gross_cents
          (gross.to_f * 100.0).round
        end

        # This combines the gross and currency and returns a proper Money object.
        # this requires the money library located at http://dist.leetsoft.com/api/money
        def amount
          return Money.new(gross_cents, currency) rescue ArgumentError
          return Money.new(gross_cents) # maybe you have an own money object which doesn't take a currency?
        end

        # reset the notification.
        def empty!
          @params = Hash.new
          @raw = ""
        end

        # Check if the request comes from an official IP. Pass an optional hash of options with ignore_test_mode: true
        # to override test mode, which would otherwise always return true, even if production_ips have been set.
        def valid_sender?(ip, options = {})
          test_mode = ActiveMerchant::Billing::Base.integration_mode == :test && !options[:ignore_test_mode]
          return true if test_mode || production_ips.blank?
          valid_ip_blocks = production_ips.map { |subnet| IPAddress subnet }
          valid_ip_blocks.any? { |block| IPAddress.valid?(ip) && block.include?(IPAddress ip) }
        end

        private

        # Take the posted data and move the relevant data into a hash
        def parse(post)
          @raw = post.to_s
          for line in @raw.split('&')
            key, value = *line.scan(%r{^([A-Za-z0-9_.]+)\=(.*)$}).flatten
            params[key] = CGI.unescape(value)
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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import jQuery from 'jquery';
import i18n from 'i18n';
import moment from 'moment';
import modernizr from 'modernizr';

jQuery.entwine('ss', ($) => {
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    onadd() {
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      // disabled, readonly or already applied
      if (this.prop('disabled') || this.prop('readonly') || this.hasClass('hasDatepicker')) {
        return;
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      // Duplicate input field to store ISO value
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        '<input/>',
        { type: 'hidden', name: this.attr('name'), value: this.val() }
      );
      this.parent().append(hiddenInput);

      // Avoid original field being saved
      this.removeAttr('name');

      // Set localised value in original field
      moment.locale(this.attr('lang'));
      const isoDate = this.val();
      let localDate = '';
      if (isoDate) {
        const dateObject = moment(isoDate);
        if (dateObject.isValid()) {
          localDate = dateObject.format('L');
        }
      }
      this.val(localDate);

      // Set useful localised placeholder
      const placeholder = i18n.inject(
        i18n._t('Admin.FormatExample', 'Example: {format}'),
        { format: moment().endOf('month').format('L') }
      );
      this.attr('placeholder', placeholder);

      this.updateValue();
    },
    onchange() {
      // TODO Validation
      this.updateValue();
    },
    updateValue() {
      const localDate = this.val();
      let isoDate = '';
      if (localDate) {
        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
        for (const format of ['L', 'YYYY-MM-DD']) {
          const dateObject = moment(localDate, format);
          if (dateObject.isValid()) {
            isoDate = dateObject.format('YYYY-MM-DD');
            break;
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2007 - Peterborough, UK
Thomas Deacon Academy
As the pupils and teachers move between classes, they are absorbed by an open labyrinth of access decks, staircases, footbridges and the open library deck. The effect is bustling and exhilarating rather than chaotic or crowded.
With 2,200 students, the Thomas Deacon Academy is one of the largest projects completed by the practice as part of the government's academy school building programme. It has a unique teaching system, akin to a university, with lessons complimented by lectures, seminars and one-to-one tutorials. Instead of responding to the Academy's scale and collegiate structure with an open plan campus of individual blocks, the six distinct colleges are unified beneath a single roof canopy, creating the school's highly flexible internal 'civic square'.
Each three-storey college has its own teaching areas and communal spaces, including a 'Network Study Area' – a flexible space for recreation or collective study – and a glazed classroom, which acts as the 'shop window' for each subject. The six volumes are connected internally by a dramatic central concourse, enclosed by a partially glazed roof. Comprising a patchwork of triangular acoustic panels, vents and light-reflecting inserts, and braced by arching steel beams, the canopy animates the interior with patterns of light and shade. At the heart of the concourse, there is a stacked oval volume, containing a lecture theatre at ground level and a library above. A ribbon of classrooms and break-out areas winds around the central space, while quieter teaching and study spaces line the perimeter of the building, with views of the sports fields. By increasing the external edge, this arrangement maximises the potential to draw natural light and ventilation inside. The design incorporates a number of passive environmental strategies designed to reduce energy use: the façade is a simple filigree of horizontal brise soleil that provide external solar shading, while inside, the combination of exposed concrete soffits and high-level opening vents allows night air to be drawn into the building, to help cool the interior throughout the day.
The main entrance and crescent-shaped reception desk are located at the westerly end of the building, within a circular waiting area formed between the sweep of two curving balconies. A further jewel-shaped block, containing a 350-seat theatre, sports hall and canteen, extends from the northern edge of the building, where it can be accessed independently of the school and used by the local community.
Peterborough UK
Capacity 2,500
Client Thomas Deacon Academy
Structural Engineer Buro Happold
Quantity Surveyor Davis Langdon
Landscape Architect Townshend Landscape Architects
Website http://thomasdeaconacademy.co.uk
Institution of Structural Engineer Awards, Award for Education or Healthcare Structures Winner
RIBA Award
British Council for School Environment Industry Awards 2008; 'Best Use of ICT to Create a Learning Community'
14 October 2005 Groundbreaking at Foster and Partners' Thomas Deacon Academy, Peterborough
Spencer de Grey
Paul Kalkhoven
Darron Haylock
The reason for the vast concourse is simple. Thomas Deacon is a merger of three existing secondary schools and has to house 2,200 pupils. Even so, the concourse is neither overwhelming nor intimidating. It is airy and suffused in daylight, and its wobbly perimeter breaks down the scale and adds a dynamic rollercoaster effect.
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Imperial College Faculty Building
Snowdon Aviary refurbishment


FAMILY FORMATION is a whole family approach to learning and living the Catholic Faith.
The Family Formation Program at Holy Cross serves families with children in grades K – 6. It is a faith formation opportunity for the entire family. Families are supported and encouraged in their efforts to pray, worship, and grow in faith together as a Catholic family.
For families whose children are not enrolled in a Catholic school, Family Formation fulfills the need for religious education and sacramental preparation. However, all families with children in grades K-6 are invited to come and be part of the Family Formation community.
For more information about Family Formation look under the 'Faith Formaiton' tab or if you would like to register for this year please contact Cindy Howie at 352-8748. The program begins in September.


No Hope For Paws Until Man Steals This Pit Bull Puppy From Houston SPCA! You Won't Believe The Reason He Did It!
Hope for paws when the Houston SPCA is involved? Not likely. That is until a local man helping to feed National Guard Troops at the Ford Center in Beaumont, Texas where peoples pet dogs and cats where brought in, stepped in and broke the law to save a pitbull puppy.
This man knows the Houston SPCA kills Pit Bull and other breed specific dogs like Rottweilers.
This video illustrates the measure some people will take to keep certain dogs out of the hands of the Houston SPCA.
It has not been confirmed whether this was a truth. Interestingly, a few days later, the Houston SPCA shut down operations in Beaumont and relocated the animals to their facility in Houston. Their communications person has not returned our calls as of this publication. It is believed Houston SPCA did not want to be so exposed in the open air environment - preferring to do their business behind closed doors with no inquiring eyes.
However, the man who took this puppy did say this pittie did not have tags - although the guardian had left the dogs in the care of the Houston SPCA with tags. The man also said that while he was at Ford center late on Saturday September 2, 2017 - pitties - about 20 crates worth had already disappeared.