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To mark the Canadian black history month, Historica Canada produced yet another striking video for Heritage Minutes.
The video tells the story of the successful businesswoman Viola Desmond and her legal battle with the province of Nova Scotia. She was seeking justice after being thrown out of a movie theatre and becoming imprisoned for sitting in a section of the theatre reserved for white Canadians. Her case generated so much publicity at the time, that Nova Scotia was forced to throw out its segregation laws. Her story is familiar to many Nova Scotians and deserves to be known more widely. The campaign's aim is to honour the civil rights icon Viola and make Canadians aware of her tenacity in the face of persecution.
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Global but also local
Author : Jane Fenwick
Record numbers of European FMs gathered in Copenhagen to learn about global visions through to coping with local disasters. PFM's Jane Fenwick joined the throng
Blues skies, warm weather, casual clothes, relaxed atmosphere. Anyone could believe that the world of European FM was at peace without a care in the world when it met in Copenhagen between 23-25 May. Indeed there was much to celebrate not least the record numbers – nearly 700 – attending both the business conference and FM research symposium.
But beneath it all was uncertainty – the same uncertainty that grips the rest of European business community – about the future of the Euro currency. The Euro was the 'elephant in the room'. The seriousness of a potential break-up of the Eurozone came through in several humorous asides that highlighted the inability of Europeans to' agree on anything' –particularly whether to called FM 'facility' or 'facilities' management.
Platinium sponsor and Copenhagen-based ISS, one of the largest pan European and now global support services providers, is watching the future with some concern. Group CEO Jeff Gravenhorst's keynote speech took delegates through the company's thinking about 'what's next'. He concluded that: "No one knows if Greece will fall over. We know less now than ever before."
He explained how his team have been looking at 'megatrends ' affecting FM such as globalisation, demographics, economic growth, the impact of social media, sustainability, business ethics and how technology can be an enabler with the use of new materials and robotics.
He said there was a danger that the future would be 'fragmented' by nationalist and protectionist policies. Alternatively, the future could be strongly 'capitalistic' and exploitative, while conversely it could go towards a 'sustainable' and egalitarian future. His aim was for a future that he dubbed the 'Great Transformation' that embraced some or all of the trends - sustainability, technology, globalisation, regulation and capitalism - and in which FM providers are the integrators and a strategic partners in all aspects of a client's business.
To counter the demographic 'time-bomb' he foresaw the need to activate a larger part of the workforce including the 'greying' population, the disabled and immigrants, and to adapt to utilise social media. "The soft side of our business will be more important to get the best value out of our people. They need to understand why they are doing what they do."
Professor Michael Joroff, Senior Lecturer of MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, also speculated on the future saying that organisations needed agility to cope with change and to be resilient, as well as being digitally connected smart and 'thrifty'. He said traditional organisational boundaries are breaking down with increased occupation of multi-use buildings such as Media City, Manchester, and sharing of facilities particularly in disaster planning. He claimed these were clear indications of resilience to change and he concluded that we must: "Think forward while we are doing jobs now – think what's next."
Utilising technology as a tool for workplace change and business advancement, a key theme at this conference, according to Dr Jan Taug, vice president Global Collaboration for Telenor Group. Formerly state-owned, this Norwegian telecommunications company now has mobile operations in 11 countries across Europe and Asia. For Taug the current issue is how, in a growing and dispersed organisation, to create a virtual workspace that could improve business efficiency, global presence, reduce CO2, time to market and create an integrated and co-operative company. He described the journey started in 2006 through to the present day in which by using "20% technology and 80% something else" some 135million messages are now sent (in 2010) through a single portal between employees and partners. Changing from a "closed to an open information management strategy had," he said, "drastically increased cross company collaboration, positively impacted the company's e-business, connected its people, helped them work smarter and to operate globally."
Mike Large, IT Services Development Manager at Interserve and Jos Knops, Global Director of Product Marketing at Planon, described how IT is at the core of successful FM services businesses. Large explained that in a mature FM outsourcing market that is on second and third generation outsourcing contracts, providing better services for less money is becoming increasingly difficult. However, one way is to offer clients accurate cost information and transparency through an Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) that can cover not just FM services but also real estate, energy, project management, sustainability and space planning. Working with its client Boots, Interserve and Planon have developed their IWMS that provides an integrated data output and adds real value for the client.
The rapid maturity of the pan-European FM market in recent years has meant that there are now plenty of real examples that demonstrated the conference theme 'FM – global responsibility, local acting'. Indeed, global-scale strategic outsourcing with Europe as part of the bigger whole is becoming the norm. Take Johnson Controls and Cisco Systems whose global relationship now covers 88 countries and the management of some 1.8bn sqft property – about the size of Paris claimed Johnson Controls' Julie Cooke and Siddika Demirelli, Theatre Delivery Manager, Cisco Systems. After much planning, the whole 'Cisco' world went live on June 1 2010 – some 66 service lines, 88 countries, 263 locations all on the same day. "It was not an easy journey but we handled it together, aligned as one team," they said.
At IKEA, integration of FM did not happen until Helena Ohlsson arrived to take up the Global Facility Manager role in 2008 and to head IKEA FM, a new 'non-core' function in the organisaiton. By then IKEA had grown to 300 stores in 38 countries that hosted about 700million visitors annually. Ohlsson inherited a maintenance function that was decentralised, not well controlled or standardised, with little monitoring of performance or alignment to the business. She subsequently built a global FM team with a defined scope, that measured performance and benchmarked with the retail sector, and was more flexible and capable of dealing with the rapidly changing retail environment.
Sodexo and KLM's partnership going back some 20 years, has developed to cover all KLM's destinations. Tina Bergsma, Director Real Estate and Facility Contracting KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Johan Stellingwerf, MD FM Services, Sodexo NL described how in 2007 an integrated FM partnership for 80 locations covering 640,000sq m and 30,000 staff began and saw 300 KLM staff transfer to Sodexo. Quality improved with savings including 12% on energy and 2% on office waste, and compliance was much better.
The finalists in the EuroFM Awards Partners Across Borders category all demonstrated how effective pan-European FM strategic partnerships can be. The winners from Johnson Controls with Agilent Technologies partners can be seen in the panel. The other finalists were Interserve with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in a seven year strategic partnership that began in 2008, that delivers facilities management services to the FCO estate in the UK and 14 diplomatic missions in mainland Europe and Ireland; and ISS Facility Services with financial services group, Citi, in which ISS Facility Services delivers an integrated facilities management solution within the EMEA region covering 27 countries.
The 'local acting' element of the EFMC 2012 title was brought into sharp focus by May L H Balkoy, Head of Strategy and Development and the Norway Agency of Government Real Estate (Stasbygg), when on July 22nd last year she was at the centre of the crisis created by Anders Breivik's bombing of the government district of Oslo that killed eight people and injured over 98.
Describing in detail the sequence of events that day, she said that the fact that the bombing occurred on a Friday before a public holiday weekend meant people had left the offices early and this reduced the human cost, but it also meant that a crisis management team had to be formed from who was left – just five people. The bomb impacted on 100,00sq m of office space with the blast affecting buildings across a wide area.
She described 'war-like conditions' and how her first concern was for Stasbygg employees and contractors. The priority was to ensure safety and whereabouts of their staff, before assessing the impacts and priorities, and what resources were needed to be mobilised. From the start all their actions were documented, the website was kept updated and staff contacted. Other key issues were securing the buildings and in particular ICT equipment and data. Alternative offices were sourced from the private sector – by the end of the first day vacant offices for 900 had been secured; by the next day that had risen to 2,000 and to 9,000 by the end of the week.
Reflecting on these events, Balkoy said that in an unexpected crisis the 'right' management may not be in place. "It is the people not job titles that matter," she said. She reflected that "Every crisis is different and is an ultimate test of effectiveness and co-operation."
Although the crisis management team stood down a week after the bombing, the events of that day still impact today with refurbishment of the affected buildings expected to take another 10 years before the district resembles pre-July 22. Balkoy commented: "We do not now have the same sense of security… we are vulnerable."
A sobering experience that no-one hopes to happen but one that every FM have to prepare for.
Winners of the Partners Across Borders category in the European FM Awards were Johnson Controls with Agilent Technologies.
Pictured are the winning Johnson Controls team (l-r front row) René Jacobsen (Customer Business Manager, Denmark), Marie Puybaraud (Director Global WorkPlace Innovation), Tine EideJoensen (Global Communication Manager), Peter Schwuchow (EHS Manager, Denmark).
(l-r back row) Francisco GarcíaAhumada General Manager, Facilitec (sponsor), Ron Van Der Weerd, EuroFM Chairman and Tony Keane, IFMA Chairman.
This partnership covers 62 sites in 15 European countries for Agilent Technologies, a leading manufacturer of testing and measurement equipment for the electronics, communications and life sciences industries. It needed to make significant reductions in operating expenses, while becoming more operationally and financially efficient, in order to sustain market leadership. The two companies started working together in 2003 and soon developed the delivery of FM into a strategic alliance that also covers real estate, energy management and projects. The partnership has been extended to 2017.
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Memo From the Story Department offers a battery of story-generating engines and story-improving tools, and reliable methods tested on hundreds of Hollywood productions. It goes far beyond the standard advice given in most screenwriting manuals. Drawn from sources as varied as vaudeville, classical Greek comedies, and Russian fairy tales, the book outlines a series of practical templates for creating believable characters and emotionally satisfying plots.
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Christopher Vogler is the top story analyst and consultant for major Hollywood studios and talent, advising on projects as varied as The Lion King and Fight Club. He wrote the script for the animated feature Jester Till and the story for a Japanese-style manga comic, Ravenskull. He was executive producer of the feature film P.S. Your Cat is Dead and has worked recently on projects for Will Smith, Helen Hunt, Roland Emmerich, and Darren Aronofsky. He travels widely to lecture about mythic structure. With Michael Hauge he produced the instructional DVD The Hero's Two Journeys. His book The Writer's Journey has been translated into ten languages and is one of the top-selling screenwriting manuals in the world.
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        }catch{
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Thank you very much.

A: Yes, see below from documentation:

Declaration
func record(forDuration duration: TimeInterval) -> Bool
Parameters duration The maximum duration, in seconds, for the
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Return Value true if successful, otherwise false.
Discussion
  The recorder stops when the duration of recorded audio reaches the value in the duration parameter.

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'A great friend and a great leader' - Teammates keen to send Ciara Griffin into retirement on a high
Updated / Thursday, 18 Nov 2021 18:42
Griffin has been described as "selfless" by her Munster and Ireland teammate Aoife Doyle
By Neil Treacy
RTÉ Sport Journalist
The retirement of Ciara Griffin will bring "extra motivation" to Ireland in their end-of-year Test with Japan this Saturday, according to Hannah O'Connor and Aoife Doyle.
Ireland captain Griffin will win her 41st and final cap on the flank this Saturday at the RDS (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player), with the Kerry native confirming her retirement earlier this week.
Yesterday, men's second row James Ryan paid tribute to the Munster woman, thoughts that were today echoed by her teammates Doyle and O'Connor.
Doyle starts on the wing for Ireland on Saturday, more than 18 months on from the most recent of her six senior caps.
The former sevens international has only had minor overlap with Griffin on the international scene, but goes back a long way with her at provincial level.
"You're losing a massive leader but also a friend," Doyle said.
"I played with her since U18 at Munster so I've known her all my rugby career. I'm very close to her, she brings me up and down from Limerick to camp.
"She's just a very selfless, nice person and then on the pitch she's a leader and when she speaks everyone listens. We're losing a great friend and a great leader."
Those thoughts were echoed by Leinster's Hannah O'Connor, who packs down alongside Griffin in the back row on Saturday.
O'Connor says that while it will be a huge blow to lose a player of Griffin's experience, they fully understand her reasons for retirement.
"Obviously, it's the big news this week, and we as players are that bit closer to her so we've known for a while and have nothing but respect for her decision," the Kildare native said.
"She is very young in terms of age (27) but she's been around and is such an experienced player. She's a massive part of this group and all you have to do is look online and see her name trending and realise what she means to everyone, both to her teammates and anybody who has ever crossed paths with her.
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"Absolutely, as if you needed extra ammo for a home game.
"It does bring that extra level to it, we want nothing more than to sign off in the absolute best possible fashion for her, to give her the send-off she deserves. It definitely does add fuel to that fire.
"We have a really good group of girls here and a great mix of youth and experience, and even in the younger players who are great leaders that step up as well, but across there board there are leaders who can step up.
"It will be big shoes to fill to take over from someone like Ciara Griffin, but there are definitely plenty of people who are capable of stepping up and leading us on."
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rungraphd -d${D} -bty <<-'EOF'
	write (value="A" type="letter")
	write (value="B" type="letter"
		(<- type="fan" value="bertha")
		(<- type="fan" value="bernd")
		(<- type="fan" value="bartholomew"))
	write (value="C" type="letter"
		(<- type="fan" value="charles")
		(<- type="fan" value="camelia"))
	read (type="letter" sort=$linkcount result=((value $linkcount)) (<- optional type="fan" $linkcount=count))
	EOF
rm -rf $D

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


HP this week announced its first notebooks based on AMD's Ryzen PRO mobile processors. The new EliteBook 700-series and ProBook 700-series systems are designed for business as well as enterprise customers and support appropriate functionality, such as advanced security, remote management, optional smart card readers, and so on. One of the unique features of the systems is their compatibility with HP's upcoming Thunderbolt Dock G2 over a Thunderbolt 3 or a USB interface. Meanwhile for AMD this marks a significant development, as these are some of the highest-end (and highest quality) laptops their Ryzen APU has made it into to date.
Update 5/11: Due to an error on HP's web-site (which displayed an image of an EliteBook 700-series G5 PC with a USB-C port featuring the Thunderbolt 3 logotype), we incorrectly reported that the fifth-generation EliteBook 700 laptops supported Thunderbolt 3. On Friday HP informed us about the mistake and published a datasheet that clearly states that the systems do not support Thunderbolt 3 technology. In the meantime, it is necessary to note that the EliteBook 700 G5 notebooks are compatible with HP's Thunderbolt Dock G2 that is based on Intel's Titan Ridge controller.
HP's EliteBooks are the company's high-end PCs for business and enterprise users looking for performance and premium features, but not necessarily demanding things required by the government agencies (e.g., smart card readers) or various road warriors and field workers (e.g., smart card readers, NFC, etc.). With AMD's Ryzen PRO Mobile platform, the fifth-generation EliteBook 700-series PCs get AMD's silicon level security technologies, such as the Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) feature that protects data in DRAM using a dedicated AES-128 engine, secure boot, TPM 2.0, remote management and other capabilities. HP traditionally outfits its EliteBook systems with various proprietary security features that enable self-healing, manageability, encryption and so on. As for performance, all AMD's Ryzen PRO Mobile processors feature four cores with or without SMT clocked at 2 – 2.2 GHz default frequency (3.4 – 3.8 GHz max boost clocks) and are outfitted with the Radeon Vega 6, 7 or 8 iGPUs.
The EliteBook 700 G5 systems come in machined-aluminum chassis and are equipped with 13.3-inch, 14-inch or 15.6-inch LCDs with narrow bezels. The displays may be optionally equipped with touch, HP's Sure View privacy screen as well as HP's privacy camera (a webcam with a shutter). HP does not disclose screen resolutions it plans to offer with the new notebooks, but based on what HP offers with the EliteBook 700 G4 machines, we may expect the new systems to be equipped with displays featuring a 1366×768, 1920×1080 or even 2560×1440 resolution.
Depending on the model, the EliteBook 700 G5 laptops are 17.7 – 18.25 mm thick (0.7 – 0.72 inches) and weigh between 1.33 and 1.86 kilograms (2.94 – 4.09 pounds). HP's EliteBooks are not exactly ruggedized, but they are designed to pass MIL-STD 810G testing for exposure to high and low temperatures, drops, humidity, and other environmental conditions. This does not mean that the fifth-gen EliteBook 700-series laptops can pass all of these tests, but they can handle the bumps of life on the go.
Moving on to other features of the HP EliteBook 700 G5 notebooks. The PCs will come with various memory and storage options (expect encrypted and un-encrypted HDDs and SSDs to be offered), a 802.11ac + Bluetooth wireless module, as well as an optional 4G/LTE modem. As for wired I/O, the new computer will be outfitted with a GbE, USB Type-A ports, an HDMI output, USB Type-C header, a microSD card reader, a TRRS connector, HP's proprietary dock port (for those who need an inexpensive D-Sub connectivity), and a smart card reader (only on select SKUs).
It is noteworthy that HP's fifth-generation EliteBook 700 laptops are the first AMD-based mobile computers to feature Thunderbolt 3 interface (hopefully, other PC makers will follow the suite and Ryzen-based notebooks will get a very fast external interface). The USB-C port will be compatible with HP's recently introduced Thunderbolt 3 Gen 2 dock that has various expansion ports (two DisplayPorts, one D-Sub, two USB 3.0, an additional GbE, a TB3 header, etc.) and an optional audio module, but without an integrated GPU for those who want to play games. The good news is that the EliteBook 700 G5 comes with Microsoft's Windows 10 Pro, so it is compatible with third-party eGFX solutions powered by both AMD Radeon as well as NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.
Just like other modern business laptops from HP, the EliteBook 700 G5 systems will come with integrated microphone array and Bang & Olufsen-branded speakers with the HP Noise Cancellation capability to improve quality of conference calls. Most SKUs will also feature webcams with IR sensors to support Windows Hello as well as fingerprint readers to enhance biometric authentication options. It is also noteworthy that while only the 15.6-inch EliteBook 755 G5 will feature an extended keyboard, the smaller 14-inch EliteBook 745 G5 PC will still have Delete (this one is also present on the 13.3-inch EliteBook 735 G5 model), Home, Page Up, and Page Down keys. In addition, there are special buttons to answer or deny Skype calls.
HP plans to start sales of the fifth-generation EliteBook 700-series notebooks later this month. Pricing of entry-level machines will start at $999, more advanced SKUs will carry considerably higher price tags.
HP's ProBook series is aimed at enterprises, government agencies, and road warriors that require maximum levels of security along with various special-purpose hardware, but may not need premium features. With its fourth-generation ProBook 600-series laptops, HP offers a number of relatively exotic devices, including NXP's NFC controller NPC300 I2C NCI, a smart card reader, a DVD burner (on 15.6-inch models only), and various 4G/LTE modems.
HP's fourth-generation ProBook 600 family currently includes three base models: the HP ProBook 640 G4 and the HP ProBook 650 G4 powered by Intel's 7th or 8th Generation Core processors outfitted with AMD's Radeon RX 540 dGPUs (select SKUs only) as well as the HP ProBook 645 G4 based on AMD's Ryzen PRO CPUs with Radeon Vega iGPUs.
The ProBook 645 G4 laptop comes in the same aluminum chassis as the ProBook 640 G4, it is outfitted with a 14-inch display (exact characteristics are unknown, but expect various models to feature HD or FHD resolution as well as various brightness levels), it is 20.99 mm (0.83 inches) thick and it weighs 1.73 kilograms (3.8 pounds). The chassis reportedly endures HP's internal tests for reliability and was designed to pass MIL-STD 810G testing.
From performance and security capabilities points of view, the ProBook 645 G4-series laptops will likely offer similar features as the aforementioned EliteBook 700 G5 machines (HP's hardware-enforced self-healing capability, manageability, TPM 2.0, and so on), but there will be some differences. The notebooks will be optionally outfitted with HP's Sure View privacy screens and HP's Privacy Camera shutters. Meanwhile, they will not support IR cameras for Windows Hello with facial recognition and will only come with optional fingerprint readers.
Intel-based HP ProBook 640 G4 systems are offered with up to 32 GB of DDR4 memory and various storage options, including 500 GB HDDs (un-encrypted or FIPS-encrypted) or 128 GB – 1 TB SSDs with a SATA or PCIe/NVMe interfaces (un-encrypted, FIPS-encrypted, TCG OPAL 2-encrypted). It remains to be seen what exactly HP will offer with AMD-based ProBook 645 G4 machines, but given positioning of these systems, encrypted storage devices must be offered at least optionally. Keep in mind that since the ProBook 645 G4 is listed as "coming soon," HP does not disclose all of its specifications just now, so we have to restrict ourselves to general specs only.
When it comes to connectivity, the new ProBook 645 G4 will feature 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, it is also highly likely that select SKUs will be outfitted with a 4G/LTE modem to address road warriors. As for wired I/O, the manufacturer advertises GbE, USB Type-A, USB Type-C, HDMI, microSD, and proprietary dock ports. The ProBook 645 G4 notebooks will be equipped with standard stereo speakers with no fancy Bang & Olufsen enhancements and a microphone array for proper audio conferencing.
HP's ProBook 640 G4-series notebooks do not feature a Thunderbolt 3 port, but are still compatible with the company's Thunderbolt Dock G2, albeit with obvious bandwidth limitations. In addition, the laptops are compatible with HP's proprietary docks, so companies that invested in appropriate hardware can keep using it to connect to various projectors using a D-sub interface.
HP intends to start selling the ProBook G4 notebooks in May. Pricing of entry-level models are expected to start at $759, but once equipped with exotic components like NFC modules or smart card readers as well as loads of RAM and high-capacity SSDs, their pricing will rise well beyond $1000.
Display Diagonal 13.3" 14" 15.6"
This is because Intel made the Thunderbolt 3 standard Royalty Free. So HP is likely using another manufacture's controller.


July 22, 2016 • More than 20 athletes who won Olympic medals in Beijing are among those implicated. The new findings nearly double the number of implicated athletes from those games.
July 19, 2016 • The International Olympic Committee said it would weigh collective punishment versus "the right to individual justice." This comes a day after the World Anti-Doping Agency called for a blanket ban.
July 18, 2016 • "The findings of the report show a shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games," IOC President Thomas Bach says of a WADA investigation.
November 9, 2015 • An independent commission found that Russia engaged in state-sponsored doping and that the London 2012 Olympics were "sabotaged" by the widespread cheating.


The HC-06 is an easy to use Bluetooth module that communicates with your Arduino or other micro controller using an RS-232 Serial interface. The allows you to communicate with your smart phone, tablet, or computer. Simply hook up the 4 pins to power, ground, RX, and TX and you're ready to get started!


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Sharks Cove: Microsoft and Intel's alternative to Raspberry Pi
Escrito por	Albor Translation, 18 de agosto de 2014 a las 18:00
Microsoft has joined forces with Intel and hardware manufacturer CircuitCo to create its own alternative to Raspberry Pi. Dubbed Sharks Cove, it has been designed for software and hardware developers focusing on the Windows and Android ecosystem.
Albor Translation
HIGHLIGHT, INTEL @EN, MICROSOFT @EN, RASPBERRY PI @EN
When the Raspberry Pi foundation launched its mini PC of the same name, its ambition was to take this marvellous science called computing to every corner of the world with a computer that, though built using the most basic components, was good enough for IT to be adopted in the majority of schools and in every corner of the world at the lowest price.
Raspberry Pi was launched with the ridiculously low price of barely 35 dollars per unit and the idea was taken up with great eagerness in many more places than just the education sector, however, given that it instantly won over IT developers and enthusiasts.
It is inevitable that many have followed in the footsteps of Arduino and Raspberry Pi, hence the appearance from different brands and companies of some interesting alternatives to the 35-dollar mini computer. Microsoft has also now elected, a couple of years later than Raspberry Pi, to launch its own substitute, although its offering differs considerably as regards hardware and price.
Sharks Cove is the single-board mini PC designed by Microsoft in collaboration with the manufacturer CircuitCo and Intel (oddly enough, as these have their own alternative to Pi). Its hardware is far more powerful that that used by Pi; consequently, it is also much more expensive.
According to Microsoft, Sharks Cove is designed for more demanding developers and programmers who are going to create both hardware and software for Windows and Android, and this is why the device includes superior components to those of Raspberry Pi or any of its alternatives.
Starting with the processor, Sharks Cove incorporates a four-core Intel Atom Z3735G, running at 1.33 GHz, which will work with 1 GB RAM, integrated Intel HD graphics and a basic storage capacity of 16 GB that can be increased through the microSD slot (as with other micro computers). It can only connect to the internet through an Ethernet port and has different basic connection ports, including USB, a 3.5 mm jack for speakers and HDMI for a monitor.
A very interesting aspect of this mini PC from Microsoft is that it also includes a licence for the Windows 8.1 operating system and is therefore in theory ready, once and for all, to offer developers all they need to work with interfaces such as GPIO, I2C, UART, SDIO, USB and MIPI.
Sharks Cove costs 300 dollars and is already available; once again, the price is fairly high if we compare it with the Raspberry Pi or any of its alternatives. Yet it must be borne in mind that this is not a single-board computer aimed at the masses and schools and at evangelising computer science and interest in programming, in the way that Pi is. No, in the case of Sharks Cove, we have a mini PC targeting another type of audience – developers – and it creates quite an impression as a pretty interesting alternative with potential for creating new hardware, applications and controllers for Windows and Android.
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package pl.mmorpg.prototype.client.items.equipment;

import pl.mmorpg.prototype.client.resources.Assets;

public class Sword extends EquipmentItem
{
	public Sword(long id)
	{
		super(Assets.get("Items/metal-sword.png"), id);
	}
}


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sustainableworld.com
Data Links
Multi-Sector
GIS(Shapefiles)
MDG/SDG
Climate/Environment
Crime/Conflict
Water/Sanitation
Nutritional Requirements Data Sources
World Food Programme (WFP) --WFP formerly provided a daily and annual emergency feeding nutritional requirements estimate for a hypothetical adult at 2100 Kcal/day including estimated requirements of calories, protein, fat, iron, iodine, zinc and eight vitamins. An unofficial conversion of the pdf file into a spreadsheet file (xls) can be downloaded here.
WFP, WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR-- A 57-page manual "Food and Nutrition Needs in Emergencies" can be downloaded as a pdf or printed from the following link http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2004/a83743.pdf. It was prepared by WFP, WHO, UNICEF and UNHCR and contains tables showing nutritional requirements by age and sex as well as the nutritional content of selected food aid commodities. It alo provides examples of how to calculate emergency rations.
WHO-- WHO has a number of pages on its web site focusing on nutrition. They include specialized databases and documents. The home page is at http://www.who.int/nutrition/en/.
National Food Based Dietary Guidelines
Many national governments or national nutritional councils guidelines for healthy diets recommending daily consumption levels of specific food groups. These usually including tables of nutritional targets for age and sex groups often with an accompanying graphic-- e.g. a food pyramid , a food plate, a food pagoda. A list of countries with links to the national nutritional guidelines is shown below--this list is undoubtedly not a complete one. Most of the links are to an FAO page linking to national guidelines at http://www.fao.org/nutrition/nutrition-education/food-dietary-guidelines/en/ shown as (FAO) on the page to conserve space. Links that are not based on the FAO list were found on-line -- a few are to articles describing a guideline when no suitable website could be found.
Albania-- (FAO)
Antigua and Barbuda-- (FAO)
Arab Countries-- "The Food Dome; dietary guidelines for Arab countries" is available as a pdf download at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22566309
Australia-- (FAO)
Austria-- (FAO)
Bahamas-- (FAO)
Bangladesh-- (FAO)
Barbados-- (FAO)
Belgium-- (FAO)
Belize-- (FAO)
Brazil-- (FAO)
Bosnia and Herzegovina-- (FAO)
Canada-- (FAO) Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide is available at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php. A separate guide has been prepared for First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations. In addition three territories in Canada's north have prepared separate guides concentrating on indigenous foods. The North West Territories guide to local foods is available at http://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/publications/brochures-fact-sheets/northwest-territories-nutritional-food-fact-sheets-series.The Nunavut food guide is available at http://www.livehealthy.gov.nu.ca/en/healthy-eating/nunavut-food-guide The Yukon has a nutrition page including a nutrition framework available at http://www.hss.gov.yk.ca/nutrition.php
Chile-- (FAO)
China-- (FAO)
Costa Rica-- (FAO)
Croatia-- (FAO)
Cuba- (FAO)
Cyprus-- (FAO)
Denmark-- (FAO)
Dominica-- (FAO)
Dominican Republic-- (FAO)
El Salvador-- (FAO)
Estonia-- (FAO)
Fiji-- (FAO)
Finland-- (FAO)
France-- "Le guide alimentaire pour tous"--in French-- is available at http://www.inpes.sante.fr/CFESBases/catalogue/pdf/581.pdf
Georgia-- (FAO)
Germany-- (FAO)
Greece-- (FAO)
Grenada-- (FAO)
Guatemala-- (FAO)guidelines house
Guyana-- (FAO)
Haiti-- Haiti has developed a special set of nutritional guidelines for HIV patients "Guide national pour la prise en charge et le soutien alimenatire et nutritionnels des personnes vivant avec le VIH en Haiti" available (in French) at http://fantaproject.org/countries/haiti/national-guidelines-plhiv-with-flipchart.
Honduras-- (FAO)
Hungary-- (FAO)
Iceland-- (FAO)
India-- (FAO)
Iran-- (FAO)
Ireland-- Nutritional Guidelines can be downloaded in a pdf file at : https://www.fsai.ie/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=10293
Israel-- (FAO)
Italy-- (FAO)
Jamaica-- A government announcement is available at http://jis.gov.jm/dietary-guidelines-jamaica-established/
Japan-- The Japanese food guide is available(in Japanese) at http://www.maff.go.jp/j/balance_guide/.
Latvia-- (FAO)
Malaysia-- (FAO)
Malta-- (FAO)
Mexico-- The Mexican food requirements guide "El Plato del Bien Com is available (in Spanish) at http://www.fns.org.mx/index.php?IdContenido=46.
Mongolia-- (FAO)
Namibia-- (FAO)
Nepal-- (FAO)
Netherlands-- (FAO)
New Zealand-- (FAO)
Nigeria-- (FAO)
Norway-- (FAO)
Oman-- (FAO)
Panama-- (FAO)
Philippines-- (FAO)
Poland-- (FAO)
Republic of Korea-- (FAO)
Romania-- (FAO)
Saint Kitts and Nevis-- (FAO)
Saint Lucia-- (FAO)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-- (FAO)
Singapore-- Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Adults is available at http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/2758.
South Africa-- (FAO)
Spain-- (FAO)
Sri Lanka-- (FAO)
Switzerland-- (FAO)
Thailand-- (FAO)
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-- (FAO)
Turkey-- (FAO)
United Kingdom-- (FAO)
United States-- (FAO)
Venezuela-- (FAO)
Viet Nam-- (FAO)
Other nutrition pages:
Food Balance Sheets
Food Loss/Waste
Food/Nutrients
Misc./GIS
Obesity/Deficiency Diseases
Copyright ©1998/2019 GRI Updated 19 February 2019


09.00 : Ready to departs to Raya island, south of Phuket , start trolling here.
12.30 : Your fishing boat will be achore around here for lunch. Relax and enjoy hand line fishing, snorkel swimming and sunbath on the softly white sandy beach. Lunch with sandwiches, roll, fried chicken drums stick, fried rice and freshs fruits is served as request. Soft drink and ice are available free all the time, just ask whenever you want. And if you need special meal please let us know in advance. We are happy to prepare them for you.
16.00 : Arrive back safety to Chalong's pier, taking you back to your hotel in Phuket.


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Q: Scroll to Section I have the following code, my question is how would I go about adding to this so that when a user clicks on a link a scroll to is added so that it takes them to the class .instructors section
<?php if($hasSections): ?>

                        <?php foreach ($sections as $section): ?>
                            <a href="#section<?php echo $section['id']; ?>">

                                    <img src="<?php echo $section['image']['url']; ?>" />

<?php echo $section['title']; ?>

                        <?php endforeach; ?>

                        <?php foreach ($sections as $section): ?>

                            <section id="section<?php echo $section['id']; ?>">

<?php echo $section['title']; ?>

                                    <?php echo $section['content']; ?>

                        <?php endforeach; ?>

                <?php endif; ?>

The idea is that when a user clicks on a link the text changes and the page scrolls down to the text.

A: this should animate a scroll to the '.instructors section'
 function changeSection(sectionID) {
        $sections.stop(true).hide(); //Stop animating and hide all sections
        $sections.filter('#' + sectionID).stop(true).fadeIn(); //Display the section with the same ID as the section link that was clicked

        $sectionLinks.removeClass('selected'); //Remove the selected class from all section link  tags
        $sectionLinks.filter('[href="#' + sectionID + '"]').addClass('selected'); //Add the "selected" class to the section link that was clicked

        $('html, body').animate({
            scrollTop: $sections.offset().top
        }, 2000);

  }

A: I have created a "helper" function in JS about scroll
function goToByScroll (id) {
    // Reove "link" from the ID
    id = id.replace("link", "");
    // Scroll
    $('html,body').animate({
        scrollTop: $("#" + id).offset().top
    },
        'slow');
}

you should pass the id and will work.
goToByScroll('section1');

Should locate the window in this id


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App integrations
Dropbox Business makes the German Development Institute fieldwork faster
German Development Institute's Key Results
Fast and simple global collaboration
Reduced need for IT support
Simplified IT control for global team
Borderless research constrained
The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is one of the leading think tanks for global development and international cooperation worldwide. DIE develops policy-relevant concepts, advises ministries, governments and international organisations, and refers to current policy issues. Its shareholders are the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Two thirds of the Institute's employees are researchers who work across three country groups and are often researching on the ground in developing countries. Before using Dropbox Business, the teams collected and saved data from their fieldwork on USB sticks, which made it difficult to share data with other team members who were not in the same location. At the same time, teams lost data due to viruses and had less overview of different document versions and file formats. The Institute tried to replace the USB stick solution by deploying Open Source Software iFolder which was configured by the IT team but hosted externally. The solution was complicated, required a lot of IT resources, and it was impossible for teams to collaborate. Sync was also problematic which often led to data losses and it was more difficult to include external partners who had no access to the software. "The open source software solution had its limitations. The server was prone to error and we had to invest a lot of money and time into servicing it", says Vitaliy Isaakov, a member of the IT team at the German Development Institute. They started searching for an alternative. Many of their cooperation partners in developing countries were using Dropbox Business and the Institute's partners knew the product well. The decision to deploy Dropbox Business was driven by various factors: It was easy to access data via the Internet independent of which type of device employees were using, multiple teams can work on project/folder, it was possible to work offline and still synchronise data, and there was sufficient storage capacity. As Vitaliy points out: "Researchers save a lot of data, so capacity was decisive for us and Dropbox Business is very generous when it comes to storage capacity."
"Scientists working in groups and projects, are much better connected now. Everyone has access to the most recent versions. They have become much faster."
Vitaliy Isaakov, IT, German Development Institute
Powerful collaboration in poor bandwidth
The Institute has been using Dropbox Business since 2014. Researchers access it to collaborate with colleagues on certain research projects. It has become much easier to share data with external cooperation partners in developing countries as well who have previously been working with Dropbox Business. The sync of Dropbox Business also works on very small bandwidth which is important for those colleagues who are on the ground in developing countries with bad internet connections. Even if there is no connection at all, they can save their data and it will sync as soon as the device is connected to the Internet again." Besides fieldwork, lecturers of the Institute's training programme use Dropbox to disseminate course materials, as well as collect assignments from their university graduates and young professionals.
"The sync of Dropbox Business also works on very small bandwidth which is important for those colleagues who are on the ground in developing countries with bad internet connections. Even if there is no connection at all, they can save their data and it will sync as soon as the device is connected to the Internet again."
IT control from afar
Deploying Dropbox Business has also freed up capacities of the IT team at the German Development Institute. Users get a Dropbox Business account, the department installs the software and it doesn't require any servicing. Furthermore, the IT department can quickly disseminate software updates via a shared folder on Dropbox Business. "As admin I have the possibility to share a folder with several users who can download software from there and install it. That's especially useful for researchers who are often on the road."
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A blessing will be held to celebrate the renovation and construction of the North Hawai`i Education and Research Center (NHERC), formerly the old Honoka`a Hospital, on Thursday, August 12, at 10:00 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The festivities mark the beginning of $1.75 million in renovations to the building, which will include construction of classrooms, computer labs for Web-based education, a multi-purpose room and offices.
The University of Hawaii at Hilo , in concert with the community, developed the Center concept to provide opportunities in higher education and to come up with new approaches to meeting the challenges of Hawai`i's economy in the 21st century.
The North Hawai`i region includes the communities of Laupahoehoe, Honoka`a, Waimea, Kohala and Waikoloa. With its central location, the Center will take advantage of the workforce community initiatives established by State Representative Dwight Takamine, the wellness activities in Waimea initiated by Five Mountains Medical Group and the aging population of the North Hawai`i community.
The availability of the vacant hospital building helped expedite the project by providing an existing structure in reasonably good repair. Romel Dela Cruz, director of Hale Ho`ola Hamakua, the long-term care facility next to NHERC, sees a symbolic parallel.
A combined 1,200 jobs were lost due to the shutdown of large scale sugar operations. Workers have been sustained in part through job training, out-reach programs and grassroots community development. But community leaders concluded that any effective recovery plan must include an educational component.
The credit and non-credit programs offered at the facility will serve college students, advanced placement (AP) high school students, adult learners, trade union members, seniors, and displaced workers with in-service training for professionals, ag extension support services and training, and computer classes.
Economic benefits will be generated in part by attracting visitors to the area who will provide new sources of revenue for local merchants. Additionally, the Center will host a constant flow of varied users who are expected to be drawn to it by activities including special events, programs, conferences, retreats and town meetings.


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const night = require('./night');

describe('Charts', () => {
    it('exists', async () => {
        const url = await night.goto(`http://${night.TEST_DOMAIN}/`).url();

        expect(url).toContain('/');
    });

    describe('BasicLineChart', () => {
        it('exists', async () => {
            expect(await night.exists('#basic-line-chart-wrapper')).toEqual(true);
        });

        it('has x axis', async () => {
            expect(await night.exists('#basic-line-chart-wrapper .x.axis')).toEqual(true);
        });

        it('has y axis', async () => {
            expect(await night.exists('#basic-line-chart-wrapper .y.axis')).toEqual(true);
        });

        it('has axis ticks', async () => {
            expect(await night.exists('#basic-line-chart-wrapper .axis .tick')).toEqual(true);
        });

        it('has lines', async () => {
            expect(await night.exists('#basic-line-chart-wrapper .line')).toEqual(true);
        });

        it('line has a rendered path', async () => {
            const path = await night.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('#basic-line-chart-wrapper .line').getAttribute('d'));

            expect(path.length).toBeGreaterThan(50);
        });
    });

    describe('TimeFilter', () => {
        it('exists', async () => {
            expect(await night.exists('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) [name="from"]')).toEqual(true);
            expect(await night.exists('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) [name="to"]')).toEqual(true);
        });

        it('change "from"', async () => {
            const lineBefore = await night.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) .chart .line').getAttribute('d'));

            await night
                .select('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) [name="from"]', '2005')
                .wait(1000);

            expect(await night.value('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) [name="from"]')).toEqual('2005');

            const lineAfter = await night.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) .chart .line').getAttribute('d'));

            expect(lineBefore).not.toEqual(lineAfter);
        });

        it('change "to"', async () => {
            const lineBefore = await night.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) .chart .line').getAttribute('d'));

            await night
                .select('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) [name="to"]', '2009')
                .wait(1000);

            expect(await night.value('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) [name="to"]')).toEqual('2009');

            const lineAfter = await night.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) .chart .line').getAttribute('d'));

            expect(lineBefore).not.toEqual(lineAfter);
        });

        it('reset the filter', async () => {
            const lineBefore = await night.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) .chart .line').getAttribute('d'));

            await night
                .click('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) .form-inline .btn--link')
                .wait(1000);

            const lineAfter = await night.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.app > .grid:nth-of-type(1) .chart .line').getAttribute('d'));

            expect(lineBefore).not.toEqual(lineAfter);
        });
    });

    // TODOO Should be a global afterAll.
    it('teardown nightmare instance', async () => {
        await night.end();
    });
});


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Q: Ionic $state.go() is not working after receiving a pish notification Well, my App has several notifications and when the user clicks on notification I am redirecting him to a blank page and them redirecting again to the wanted page. I am doing it because I want to make sure the page will be reloaded.
Example:
page1 - list of new items
page2 - blank page to redirect
The user is on page1, ok?
When I send a push notification I redirect him to page2 and then back to page1 to make sure the page1 will be refreshed.
The problem is.... state.go is not working on page2. It just stops and do nothing else. Can someone please help me?

A: There is no reason for state.go to not work.
and moreover instead of going to page2. you can simply update your $state variable and make a 2 way binding to them. thus your page1 can refresh without going to Page2.


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My first meeting with Yoga was what I now think of as "play Yoga" – it was of mediocre quality – but it was good enough to hold me and eventually lead me to something better. Shortly after I met my teacher and was introduced to quality practices, I took on, in addition to weekly classes, private lessons which led to daily practices. The practices were very rewarding and I practiced a lot – at one point I was practicing two long practices – one in the morning and one in the evening.
At the time I was working a full time job and spending ~2.5 hours driving every day (I lived in Raanana and worked in Jerusalem). To maintain my practices I had to create and stick to an organized routine that made it possible for me to arrive on-the-mat ready for practice.
Evening practices required attention and planning. I wanted to be on the mat at a given time with an empty stomach. The first piece of the puzzle was time – arriving and leaving work at a fixed time (more or less). The second piece of the puzzle was food. At the time my eating habits were also changing – which ultimately meant bringing home-cooked food with me to work (I eventually purchased a small microwave oven for the office). My constitution requires that I eat frequently (every few hours) and not too much. I also had to stop taking food an hour or two before leaving the office – so I would arrive on the mat with an empty stomach. My meal-times were not perfectly fixed but they were anchors in my day. Work and meetings populated the time windows that remained between arriving, meals and leaving.
Morning practices were fairly easy to accommodate because they came before everything else. I would get up at ~04:00am, practice and be out the door by 06:00am. Yet getting up in the morning fresh for practices was dependent on the previous day. The qualities of the previous day, the quantity and quality of sleep all affected the next morning practice and the day that followed it in an never ending loop. My intention was to create a constantly improving loop of life and practice.
Writing these words I realize more then ever that I wasn't really engaged with my job. Being on-the-mat was much more enticing and rewarding then being off-the-mat.
I am now in a transition period. I am slowly building my way toward a regular practice. The challenge is very different, because I exist in a very different reality – there are no clear borders between work and life – my life includes activities which may be considered to be work. I am free and I am responsible for the shape and content of my days.
I am currently shifting from one morning practice to two practices: one in the morning and one in the evening (the practices have different and complementary qualities). My current challenge and focus is on the morning practice – I still haven't found a smooth way into it (I had a formula a while back, but it isn't working for me now). I get up fairly fresh and sharp but both my body and mind are still "stiff" – and so I prefer to make a transition, to let the energy start flowing before practicing.
I used (and still prefer) to avoid the computer in the morning hours. Reading a book with a cup of tea used to do the trick. But recently sitting to read leaves me with a heaviness that inhibits practice. So I am now giving the computer another chance. It works best if I have some fresh writing to do – but that isn't always the case. So sometimes I do some catching up on reading some articles that have accumulated in my browser.
I can name two risks to being at the computer. If I get caught in front of it for too long the practice window closes – life noises (though I live in a small village – it too comes to life), heat (summer in Israel is hot) and hunger are some example of obstacles that arise. Another risk is distraction – the computer offers easy access to many potential distractions – sometimes all it takes is one annoying email that clings and dominates my mind, making practice difficult or ineffective.
Writing these words I realize that a solution may be right under my nose. I haven't played my Shakuhachi for some time (it is a meditative instrument – and I haven't felt ready for it) and I miss it. Maybe this space in the morning can be a good place for Shakuhachi?
For me, the seemingly simple act of preparing for practice has been a foundation in building a bridge between practice on-the-mat and life off-the-mat. People often come to Yoga expecting it to balance out and improve their life. There is that, but my experience has been that the greater effect is the other way around – balancing and improving life is a key to a better Yoga practice. It is a subtle and effective way of letting Yoga reach beyond the mat and insinuate itself into a wider life-consciousness.


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Matthew Ch 1, v18:
Here is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they were married, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit.
Luke Ch 1, v 26-38:
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David; the virgin's name was Mary. Approaching her, the angel said, "Peace, favored lady! The Lord is with you!" She was deeply troubled by his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Look! You will become pregnant, you will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus. He will be great, he will be called Son of God Most High. The Lord, God, will give him the throne of his forefather David; and he will rule the House of Israel forever — there will be no end to his Kingdom." "How can this be," asked Mary of the angel, "since I am a virgin?" The angel answered her,
"The Holy Sprit will come over you, the power of God Most High will cover you. Therefore the holy child born to you
will be called the Son of God. "You have a relative, Elizabeth, who is an old woman; and everyone says she is barren. But she has conceived a son and is six months pregnant! For with God, nothing is impossible." Mary said, "I am the servant of the Lord; may it happen to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.
Matt Ch 1, v19-25:
Her husband-to-be, Joseph, was a man who did what was right; so he made plans to break the engagement quietly, rather than put her to public shame. But while he was thinking about this, an angel of God appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home with you as your wife; for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, [which means 'The Lord Saves,'] because he will save his people from their sins." All this happened in order to fulfill what God had said through the prophet, "The virgin will conceive and bear a son and they will call him 'Immanu El." (The name means, "God is with us.") When Joseph awoke he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do — he took Mary home to be his wife, but he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Jesus.
Luke Ch 2, v 2-20:
Around this time, Emperor Augustus issued an order for a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This registration, the first of its kind, took place when Quirinius was governing in Syria. Everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. So Joseph, because he was a descendant of David, went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of David, called Bethlehem in Judea to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged, and who was pregnant. While they were there, the time came for her to give birth and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in cloth and laid him down in a feeding trough, because there was no space for them in the living-quarters.
In the countryside nearby were some shepherds spending the night in the fields, guarding their flocks when an angel of God appeared to them, and the glorious manifest presence of God shone around them. They were terrified but the angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, because I am here announcing to you Good News that will bring great joy to all the people. This very day, in the town of David, there was born for you a Deliverer who is the Messiah, the Lord. Here is how you will know: you will find a baby wrapped in cloth and lying in a feeding trough." Suddenly, along with the angel was a vast army from heaven praising God:
"In the highest heaven, glory to God! And on earth, peace among people of good will!"
No sooner had the angels left them and gone back into heaven than the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, that the Lord has told us about." Hurrying off, they came and found Mary and Joseph and the baby lying in the feeding trough. Upon seeing this, they made known what they had been told about this child and all who heard were amazed by what the shepherds said to them. Mary treasured all these things and kept mulling them over in her heart. Meanwhile, the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen; it had been just as they had been told.
Matt Ch 2, v2-21:
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the land of Judea during the time when Herod was king, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." When King Herod heard of this he became very agitated, and so did everyone else in Jerusalem. He called together all the head priests and Torah-teachers of the people and asked them, "Where will the Messiah be born?" "In Bethlehem of Judea," they replied, "because the prophet wrote, 'And you, Bethlehem in the land of Judea,
are by no means the least among the rulers of Judea; for from you will come a Ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'" Herod summoned the Magi to meet with him privately and asked them exactly when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem with these instructions: "Search carefully for the child; and when you find him, let me know, so that I too may go and worship him." After they had listened to the king, they went away; and the star which they had seen in the east went in front of them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. Upon entering the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary and they prostrated themselves and worshipped him. Then they opened their bags and presented him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
But they had been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, so they took another route back to their own country.
After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave. For Herod is going to look for the child in order to kill him." So he got up, took the child and his mother, and left during the night for Egypt, where he stayed until Herod died. This happened in order to fulfill what God had said through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my son."
Meanwhile, when Herod realized that the Magi had tricked him, he was furious and gave orders to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or less, calculating from the time the Magi had told him. In this way were fulfilled the words spoken through the prophet Jeremiah, "A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and lamenting loudly. It was Rachel sobbing for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no longer alive." After Herod's death, an angel of God appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the Land of Israel, for those who wanted to kill the child are dead." So he got up, took the child and his mother, and went back to the Land of Israel.
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what does a dehumidifier do
Confused by all these appliances? Dehumidifiers work by sucking in the damp air, extracting the moisture within it, … Cooler, drier air is then released back into your home through the other side of the machine. economical to run. which stands for heating ventilating air conditioning unit), which, itself, works a bit like a The big machine will extract 50 liters in one day and use 24kWh of energy in the process; Copying or otherwise using registered works without permission, removing this or other copyright notices, and/or infringing related rights could make you liable to severe civil or criminal penalties. Here are some benefits of a dehumidifier and how to choose the right one for you. Therefore, in this article, I will be answering what exactly does a dehumidifier do in a basement. In an emergency like this, you don't really care how much electricity you're using, since (hopefully) it will only be for a fairly short time. That's where a dehumidifier is more like an Lower humidity levels may also benefit people who have COPD. Willis Carrier, pioneer of the air conditioner, is certainly one Dehumidifier: Removes excess moisture from the air. As this condensation collects, one droplet of water at a time, it falls into a storage tank attached to the dehumidifier. inventor of the dehumidifier—someone who first came up with the idea of removing water from air with a machine—or A 12 litre dehumidifier will rarely, if ever, remove 12 litres in a single 24 hour period. It can take time to sort According to The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America, there are two key measurements you can use: The simplest one is how much water a dehumidifier removes, measured in liters (or pints) collected in 24 hours of continuous operation: bigger machines will obviously draw out more water than smaller ones. These devices take moisture out of the air and help keep your indoor air dry. Dehumidifiers are accessible and easy to purchase. How Does a Whole House Dehumidifier Works. problems. sometimes does in my kitchen) is a sure sign of a humidity problem. When the tray is full, the float trips an electric switch that turns off the fan and switches on an indicator light telling you the machine needs emptying. There's more than one type of humidifier, but at the most basic level, the device emits water vapor into a space to increase the level of humidity. Your clothes smell damp or moldy even when they have been freshly washed. If you've been following the article closely, you already know the main purpose of this device. There's little evidence to support the use of a dehumidifier as an actual treatment for chronic asthma, according to a 2013 study, but there's also no evidence that trying a dehumidifier can have an adverse effect. ... Dehumidifiers do the opposite of humidifiers. 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LWD facilitated a small summer series called "LWD ladies who make". We got to go behind the scenes of two amazing LWD members and hear about their process bridging design, art, technology and making.
Heidi Schwegler (Artist and Chair of the MFA AC+D Program) was doing a month long factory residency at the highly regarded Bullseye Glass Co. Heidi showed us what she was working on while in residence. She talked about her creative process as well as the technical process working with and casting glass.
One of the lead fabricators and one of the owners lead the tour of their amazing facility. In Heidi's words "The place is amazing" and it was!
In August LWD member Diane Pfeiffer hosted a tour of SuperFab, sharing their exciting in-house capabilities and recent projects. She also shared with us her background in the digital design and fabrication realm and what currently inspires her most.


I am a huge fan of art that is functional as illumination – which is why I assume I like Igor Pinikin's "Anemone" so much. It's glass, it sits uniformly at any angle on any surface, and has glass balls inside to keep it stabilized. I have no idea as to the source – I am guessing LED – and I know that it's not available… yet.
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Senior Housing Developers Facing Their Biggest Challenge: Creating Homes For The Middle Class
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March 3, 2020 Brian Rogal, Bisnow Chicago
Every day, about 10,000 American baby boomers hit their 65th birthdays, a demographic shift that naturally draws the attention of developers and investors eager to provide housing for growing sectors. But according to experts at Bisnow's Feb. 27 Chicago Senior Living event, too often builders focus on creating senior housing for the affluent, and middle class seniors may increasingly find themselves shut out of decent housing options at one of the most vulnerable times in their lives.
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Chicago Housing Authority Chief Development Officer Ann McKenzie, CA Senior Living Vice President Andrew Agins, Condor Partners partner Michael McLean, Walker & Dunlop Managing Director Mark Myers and RSM Senior Manager Scott Helberg.
"I've lately seen a lot of top-of-the-market product," Legat Architects Director of Commercial Architecture Kurt Volkman said.
A glance at the number of completions shows a senior housing boom that only recently began tailing off in many markets. Developers in the top 31 markets completed more than 21,000 senior housing units in 2018, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. The overall number of new units shrank to about 16,000 in 2019.
That level of activity is not nearly enough to meet the need for middle-income seniors, those that can't afford the new luxury communities, or qualify for the Medicaid benefits that pay for needed care.
The NIC estimates the number of middle-income seniors in the U.S. will grow from 7.94 million in 2014 to 14.4 million by 2029. Of that latter group, more than half will not have the financial means to afford senior housing.
"It's an unlimited demand pool if you create the right product," NIC Chief Economist Beth Burnham Mace said.
But the senior sector frequently has high barriers to entry, and getting over those obstacles can be costly, forcing developers to focus on affluent homes, panelists at the event said. And even if a developer creates a Class-A senior community, it can mean leaving money on the table, as the expected returns can't match a luxury apartment community geared toward younger adults.
CA Senior Living Vice President Andrew Agins said responsible senior housing developers must provide residents with medical care, ensure tight security and staff buildings with experts on caring for the elderly at several stages of life, among many other expenses.
"You have huge built-in costs on the operations side," he said.
Courtesy of National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care
That means senior housing is rarely the best option on a given site, Condor Partners partner Michael McLean said.
He pointed to Condor's Trulee Evanston, its first senior housing development, which the company will begin construction on this month. The nine-story development will provide residents with hotel-like amenities, and a luxurious, active lifestyle, but it will also cost around $75M, about $20M more than the cost of a similar multifamily complex.
The company remains committed to creating a senior community, and that is the wish of municipal authorities as well, but the costs associated with such projects would lead many other developers to make a different choice if they could, according to McLean.
"Why not do an apartment building on the site, rather than senior housing?"
Agins said there are groups, such as the real estate investment trust Welltower, that are beginning to jump into the middle class space.
In 2019, Toledo, Ohio-based Welltower spent $343M to buy a portfolio of 32 senior communities by Clover Management where residents pay about $1K per month. The new partnership between the two firms will help Clover expand its middle-market development, according to Senior Housing News.
That is an encouraging sign, but the growing gap between supply and demand for middle-market senior housing is so wide it is going to take much more effort, and not just from developers, Walker & Dunlop Managing Director Mark Myers said. Governments may need to step up and make senior housing developments more cost-effective for builders by providing HOME funds, tax credits and other funding streams.
"It's going to take a lot of creativity and flexibility."
Contact Brian Rogal at brian.rogal@bisnow.com
Related Topics: Walker & Dunlop, Kurt Volkman, senior housing, Mark Myers, Clover Management Corp., Welltower, condor Partners, Michael McLean Jr, CA Senior Living LLC, senior housing construction, senior housing demand, senior housing supply, Beth Burnham Mace, Trulee Evanston, NIC, Andrew Agins
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Forester Chainsaw Protection
Safety is a major pillar in the forestry industry. Together with Jeadon Enterprises, we set out to develop a whole new internal structure for their garments, capable of quickly stopping a chainsaw to prevent injury.
Jaedon Enterprises are the leader in forestry protection and safety clothing in New Zealand and Australia. Managing Director Mike May wanted to build on their leadership by developing the next generation in chainsaw protection.
With funding from the Transform Initiative, the project set out to create a new range of advanced, lightweight, cut-resistant fabrics and chainsaw protection that enhance both user safety and performance. The new range would make waves in the major international forestry markets and ultimately generate more sales.
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FIBERS AND CONSTRUCTION
We started out with the development of a primary material by looking at the scientific make-up of materials and fibres. We also looked at the engineering behind different technical garments' construction. We completed the exercise by benchmarking our findings against existing products on the market to understand the performance landscape and product positioning. All this research led to a yarn and construction assessment, which defined the best material composition.
During the concept development phase, we tested over 359 types of layers with 102 drop tests, resulting in a large library of alternative compositions for future use. We landed on a six-layer garment construction, which optimises the wearer's comfort without compromising the protection required. A critical insight was that the outer-most layer plays a crucial role in stalling the chainsaw, whereas industry knowledge had suggested it did not play a role.
The final product was a range of trousers and chaps that contain a polypropylene scrimmage, designed to reduce the risk or severity of an injury and give chainsaw operators extra reaction time. The cut-resistant material is designed to pull apart and clog the sprocket system of the chainsaw to slow or stop the chain completely.
COMPLETING THE EXPERIENCE
The new product line required a brand identity that would embody its innovative and protective nature. We developed a full brand platform that included a logo, packaging, and swing tags, as well as the incorporation of the brand down to the garment details.
The 'Forester' brand was redeveloped and complemented with additional marketing collateral for support of the product launch. The new range of trousers and chaps entered the RD1 retail chain nationwide and has been picked up by both Husqvarna and other global brands.
"Forest Armour: designing the future of forestry protection."
Blythe Rees Jones
Kylie Baker
Mike May
Emily May
Stewart Collie
Warren Osbourne
Best Design Awards (NZ)
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