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Electric Vehicle Dynamic Simulation: Using Modelica Methodologies to Model EV Pickup Attributes
Exploring electric vehicle dynamics can be a difficult exercise in multi-objective optimization. Systems are more complex with every new generation of vehicles, and each component has an effect on the other components. The powertrain department cannot sit in a silo and work solely on their components. They need to interact with other stakeholders, and look at the vehicle-level impact of the features they are adding. Otherwise, there are almost certain to be conflicts between systems and components, leading to expensive last-minute changes.
The solution is to maintain a system-level "single source of truth" shared across all of the departments. But that is tremendously difficult. Different departments tend to rely on different tools and frameworks, making it cumbersome to model the full vehicle for a multiple-attribute study. Keeping those various tools and models in alignment eats up a disproportionate amount of time in duplicated effort. And even then, it can be extremely easy for different teams to move forward without realizing that their model is out of sync.
Therein lies the benefit of using Modelica—an open, collaboration-friendly multi-body/multi-domain modeling framework—for building complex shared models. In contrast to using multiple existing tools, Modelica together with Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI), an open standard for model portability, substantially reduce the amount of effort teams need to invest in order to maintain an OEM-wide single source of truth.
Because Modelica is a physical modeling language, teams can combine different domains and 3D multi-body models, enabling them to model all attributes in a single framework. With that single source of truth in place, teams will no longer operate in silos.
Exploring Electric Vehicle Dynamics with Modelon Libraries
Right now, we're seeing a great deal of enthusiasm for electric vehicles—and correspondingly high expectations when it comes to performance, handling, comfort, and other attributes. But these are complex, multi-domain systems. When siloed development teams make changes that meet their goals, there are often unforeseen effects on other vehicle attributes. In the absence of a system-level model of the vehicle, these can slip by unnoticed. When they're caught, it's later in the vehicle development process—necessitating unpalatable trade-offs, or expensive changes. But if those teams are all collaborating on a Modelica-based full-vehicle model, then any one team can create a spider chart, change parameters, and quickly see the impact on all the other vehicle attributes. Unworkable avenues can be spotted earlier, and alternatives explored before too much time is invested in a dead-end solution.
As a proof-of-concept, and to support future component and controls development, my colleagues and I took publicly posted data from a commercially available EV pickup truck (the Rivian R1T) and used that to model the vehicle using a Modelica-based framework supported by Modelon's Vehicle Dynamics Library, Electrification Library, and Liquid Cooling Library. Our model included detailed systems analysis of the vehicle's battery, traction motors, driveline, and chassis(suspension/brakes/wheels/mounts). We then had a single, unified, multi-component model of the vehicle.
In order to confirm that our model was accurate, we ran simulations to confirm that our modeled vehicle behaved as per the manufacturer's advertised specifications. For example, we saw that our model's range matched the OEM's advertised range (presumably based on real-world performance by physical vehicle prototypes).
More importantly, in terms of collaboration and cost reductions, this Modelica-based model maintained its accuracy even as we selectively lowered the fidelity of some elements—improving simulation speed by a factor of 9x.
Creating a System-Level Single Source of Truth
With access to such a model, a powertrain design team working to increase the vehicle's range would be able to quickly see if their modifications damaged performance and handling, rather than being blindsided down the road with a host of new problems to address. But the speed and accuracy of this model makes it even more valuable. Individual departments can use such a model to quickly explore the elements of electric vehicle dynamics important to their work, without getting bogged down by an overly detailed model of other systems—and still be confident that they're seeing an accurate representation of how their work will impact other departments.
And that's just the beginning. Such collaborative multi-body models open whole new design avenues. We're currently using this model and a set optimization routine to identify the optimal vehicle parameter configuration for this EV pickup, one that gives the best results across all five attributes (range, performance, drivability, handling, ride comfort).
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Report: Raiders 'very likely' to lose pick over COVID-19 rules
/ by Dalton Johnson
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The Raiders have created an ugly pattern early into the 2020 NFL season. The Silver and Black repeatedly have found themselves in muddy waters with the league's coronavirus protocols, and could pay the price for it.
CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reported Sunday morning that the Raiders are "very likely looking at the loss of at least one draft selection for their repeated breaches of the policies."
NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported Saturday that the Raiders reportedly were fined $50,000 by the NFL after an investigation revealed an unauthorized person entered their locker room after the team's Week 2 win over the New Orleans Saints.
Coach Jon Gruden was fined $100,000 and the Raiders $250,000 after the coach didn't follow the NFL's protocol for mask-wearing on the sideline during the same game.
Raiders players also were seen at a large, indoor event in Las Vegas this past week, with several players pictured not wearing masks while in close proximity. Early this season, the Raiders haven't led by example in how to safely deal with the coronavirus.
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The NFL will detail specific penalties for repeat offenders during a mandatory conference call Monday for all owners, coaches and general managers, La Canfora reported. There will be no more warnings from the league.
"It will be made very clear to all involved that moving forward from Week 5, this is the law," one source told La Canfora. "The hammer will fall."

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Bond prices and bond investment returns have recently fallen under pressure as interest rates have been rising. As such, some investors are turning to CDs for a guaranteed rate of return in the wake of modest dilution in bond values. While mitigating losses in bonds makes sense and is tempting, SageVest Wealth Management offers the following investment insights in weighing the pros and cons of bonds versus CDs in a potentially rising interest rate environment.
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Often, a combination of schoolwork and extra-curricular activities can make it challenging for your kids to work during the school year. However, as summer approaches, now's a perfect time for your teen and/or college student to pick up a summer job or internship opportunity. The benefits include increased confidence, greater employability, and of course, an income. SageVest Wealth Management offers some tips on finding the perfect summer job or internship, courtesy of our sister site, SageVest Kids.
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May marks #National Family Wellness Month, a time to focus on health and well-being together by getting active after the long winter, eating right, and thinking positive.
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Giving your kids an allowance is a vital part of their financial education. It's an early step towards financial independence, and can teach them basic budgeting, sensible saving, and wise spending.
There's a lot to think about as a parent when giving your kids an allowance. When should you start giving your kids an allowance? How much should you give them, and how often? Should allowances be tied to chores, grades, or more? SageVest Wealth Management's sister site, SageVest Kids, provides answers to these and other common questions that parents have about allowances for kids.
Alimony, also known as spousal support or maintenance, is typically paid by the higher earning spouse following divorce. While some states still award lifetime alimony, it's barred in others, so today, most alimony is rehabilitative and durational: paid for a set amount of time following divorce, or until the recipient remarries.
Recent tax reform changes have shaken up the divorce planning arena. The previous tax status for alimony (in place since 1942) is soon to reverse. If you're wondering how new tax laws impact your existing or upcoming divorce settlement, SageVest Wealth Management has a number of answers for you.
If you want your kids to develop a healthy relationship with money, including sensible saving and spending habits, there's a lot for them to learn. It all starts at home, with you, and with April marking Financial Literacy Month, what better time than now?
SageVest Wealth Management's sister site, SageVest Kids, offers a step-by-step guide to financial literacy for kids of all ages, including guidance on saving, spending, budgeting, earning, borrowing, giving, and more. It's time to begin focusing on financial literacy for your toddlers, kids, and teens and we have a wealth of resources to help you.
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Stacy McGaugh (born January 11, 1964) is an American astronomer and professor in the Department of Astronomy at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. His fields of specialty include low surface brightness galaxies, galaxy formation and evolution, tests of dark matter and alternative hypotheses, and measurements of cosmological parameters.

Stacy McGaugh was an undergraduate student at MIT (S.B. 1985) and a graduate student at Princeton and the University of Michigan (Ph.D. 1992). He held postdoctoral appointments at Cambridge University, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and Rutgers University before joining the faculty of the University of Maryland in 1998.  He moved to Case Western in 2012.  He is married with two children.  He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Flint (Michigan) Northern High School (2001) and of the Astronomy Department of the University of Michigan (2013).

Known in the field of extragalactic astronomy for his early work on Low Surface Brightness Galaxies and the elemental abundances in HII Regions, McGaugh has also contributed to the study of the kinematics of galaxies, being among the first to point out that low surface brightness galaxies are dark matter dominated and that they pose the cuspy halo problem. He also coined the expression "baryonic Tully–Fisher relation."  He predicted the first to second peak amplitude ratio of the acoustic power spectrum of the Cosmic microwave background radiation.  McGaugh found surprising support for the Modified Newtonian dynamics proposed by Mordehai Milgrom as an alternative to Dark matter in his work on Low Surface Brightness Galaxies. This has proven to be very controversial since it implies the non-existence of the non-baryonic dark matter that is central to physical cosmology.
Nevertheless, his predictions for the mass distribution of the Milky Way and the velocity dispersions of the dwarf Spheroidal satellites of the Andromeda spiral galaxy have largely been confirmed by subsequent observations.

In 2016 McGaugh, Lelli, and Schombert reported a correlation between a radial acceleration relation (RAR) found among galactic rotation curves and the baryonic Tully-Fisher relation's prediction for galactic rotation curves. According to Paranjape and Sheth, this RAR has important implications for the ΛCDM paradigm and alternative gravity theories.

See also
 Low Surface Brightness Galaxies
 Dark matter
 Modified Newtonian dynamics

References

External links

 Stacy McGaugh's home page
 The MOND pages
 Triton Station — A Blog About the Science and Sociology of Cosmology and Dark Matter
 Experimental Searches for Dark Matter
 S. McGaugh @ Astrophysics Data System
 Dark Matter or Modified Gravity? - Stacy McGaugh – YouTube, July 2, 2015

1964 births
Living people
American astronomers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
University of Michigan alumni
University of Maryland, College Park faculty
Case Western Reserve University faculty

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Sheffield Wednesday: Carlton Palmer gives his verdict on Garry Monk and Dejphon Chansiri
By Kealan Hughes
Former Sheffield Wednesday player Carlton Palmer has shared his view on the current squad, the manager and the owner, as well as what is needed in order for the Owls to improve.
Wednesday's season has been plagued by inconsistency and much of that is due to the players Garry Monk has at his disposal. The Owls boss has suggested there will be changes and it is interesting to see if his January signings improve the side after missing out on the chance to make summer additions.
Palmer seems to like what he has seen from Monk so far and believes he has "got to be given time", and in general holds an optimistic view despite also criticising some of the current playing personnel.
Speaking to the Sheffield Star, he commented on Dejphon Chansiri's ownership as well as what the South Yorkshire club need to add to the squad next summer.
Palmer said:
"Young, fit, hungry players who can play 30-plus games a season.
"You can spend big money but if they're not the right players you're lumbered with them and it'll last for three or four years.
"One thing that is clear – there are a lot of players on big money not performing. That seems to be a recurring theme for the last three or four years."
"The criticism can't be at the chairman because he's put his money where his mouth is."
Fans have been critical of the board recently so Palmer's view may not sit well with them, but since Chansiri arrived in 2015, Sheffield Wednesday have twice made the Championship play-offs. He has also spent big on players like Jordan Rhodes and although he hasn't worked out with just 13 goals in 70 games, it is the fault of the transfer policy in place rather than the owner.
As a result, Palmer may be on to a winner by focusing on how the Owls can improve their recruitment strategy. After all, it was young and hungry players like John Lundstram and Jack O'Connell who played a vital role in Sheffield United's promotion last term.
With Monk in place, the South Yorkshire outfit could have a promising future as, although he has never made the play-offs in the Championship, he has shown that he can get the best out of players like Che Adams and Steven Fletcher, who have scored 22 and 12 goals respectively under his tutelage.
As a result, there may be a lot of work to do but Palmer is right to feel optimistic, particularly as Wednesday have shown they can compete with the league's best teams at times, as evidenced by the recent victory over Leeds at Elland Road.
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Billy Ray Cyrus continues captivating audiences with his distinctive vocal style and charismatic stage presence. Throughout the course of nearly three decades, Cyrus has achieved worldwide success as a singer, songwriter, actor and producer. The Flatwoods, Kentucky native exploded onto the music scene when his first album, Some Gave All, debuted on the all-genre Billboard album charts at No. 1 and stayed there for a record-breaking 17 weeks in 1992. The lead single, "Achy Breaky Heart," became a phenomenon as the single went multi-platinum. Some Gave All also went on to sell 9 million copies. Along the way, Cyrus charted 35 singles, 16 of which are Top 40 hits, including "Could've Been Me," "Where'm Gonna Live When I Get Home," "She's Not Cryin," "Some Gave All," "Ready, Set, Don't Go" and many more. Cyrus has also enjoyed a successful career as an actor in "Doc" and "Still The King," as well as the Disney series "Hannah Montana" with his daughter Miley Cyrus. In 2019, Cyrus will release his new album, The SnakeDoctor Circus, a collaboration with legendary, all-star musicians, including Muscle Shoals Swampers, Don Von Tress and many more.
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Abitare News Goodbye to Yona Friedman, mobile architect
Yona Freedman, Street Museum, Shenzhen, 2017. (ph. Marianne Polonsky, © Yona Friedman)
Goodbye to Yona Friedman, mobile architect
Francesca Oddo
The founder of Groupe d'Études d'Architecture Mobile was always sensitive to the needs of the most deprived.
The mobile dimension of living, the dynamic nature of social conditions, grass-roots involvement in architectural projects and resistance to democratic regression and the loss of broad-based communication are some of the themes that make the teaching of Yona Friedman, who has died at the age of 97, extremely relevant also today. We have lost one of the sharpest observers of the relationship between man and the city, but his contribution to our understanding of how social change affects mobility and urban and architectural transformation lives on.
Born in Budapest in 1923 into a Jewish family, he joined the resistance movement during the German occupation of Hungary and survived the horrors of Nazi persecution during World War II. After living for about ten years in Israel, he moved permanently to Paris in 1957.
His theories started to become popular from the late 1950s onwards: in 1956 he illustrated his Manifeste de l'Architecture Mobile and his idea of a Ville Spatiale at the 10th International Congress of Modern Architecture in Dubrovnik; in 1957 he founded the Groupe d'Études d'Architecture Mobile (GEAM), in the 1960s he became interested in theories regarding the concept of the mega-structure. He went on to teach at various American universities.
His sensitivity to the needs of the most deprived sections of populations led to him working for the United Nations and UNESCO. He wrote several self-build manuals – with simple explanations and clear illustrations – for the people of Africa, South America and India. In one of these, called Roofs, he wrote: "Housing problems are not restricted to the poor. The solutions we want to put forward concern all societies. But since we have to set priorities, emphasis was put on techniques accessible for the poor members of society". A declaration that bears witness to the ethical dimension of his thinking and reminds us like the title of his best-known book – Utopie realizzabili (1975) – of the importance of believing in dreams and of making them come true. Something that mattered back then, and matters more than ever today.
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Every year around this time, there is no shortage of opinions about the year's hottest Christmas toys.
To help you sort through the mess and get the best deals, Couponbox has combed through the top toy lists from major brands Walmart, Target, Amazon and Toys "R" Us and compared the prices of each.
Who has the best deal on FurReal Roarin' Tyler?
Verdict: No real difference in price for FurReal Roarin' Tyler (Only $0.99 cheaper at Walmart and Amazon).
Advice: Buy from the most convenient retailer of your choice.
Who has the best deal on the PAW Patrol Sea Patroller?
Verdict: Toys "R" Us has the highest price on the PAW Patrol Sea Patroller, $10 more than the competition.
Advice: Buy from Target, Walmart or Amazon.
Who has the best deal on the Hatchimals Surprise Giraven?
Verdict: Walmart has the highest price on the Hatchimals Surprise Giraven, a whopping $27 more than the rest.
Advice: Buy from Target, Amazon or Toys "R" Us.
Who has the best deal on Fingerling Monkey with Monkey Bars & Hammock?
Verdict: Target and Toys "R" Us have the best prices for Fingerling Monkey with Monkey Bars & Hammock.
Advice: Avoid buying from Walmart, where the price is $33 higher, and Amazon, where the price is $74 higher.
Who has the best deal on the Soggy Doggy Board Game?
Verdict: No real difference in price for the Soggy Doggy Board Game.
Who has the best deal on the Imaginext DC Super Friends Batbot Xtreme?
Verdict: Target has a slightly higher price for the Imaginext DC Super Friends Batbot Xtreme.
Advice: Buy from Walmart, Amazon or Toys "R" Us if they are convenient for you, but don't go too far out of your way for the $5 price difference.
Who has the best deal on the L.O.L. Surprise Fizz Factory?
Verdict: No real difference in price for the L.O.L. Surprise Fizz Factory.
Who has the best deal on the Barbie DreamHorse and Doll?
Verdict: Target sells the Barbie DreamHorse and Doll for $10 cheaper than Walmart and Amazon, and Toys "R" Us sells it for about $2 cheaper.
Advice: Definitely go with Target on this one.
Who has the best deal on the Nerf Nitro Flash Fury Chaos?
Verdict: Target and Amazon have the best price on the Nerf Nitro Flash Fury Chaos.
Advice: Buy from Target or Amazon.
Who has the best deal on the Play-Doh Touch Shape to Life Studio?
Verdict: Toys "R" Us sells the Play-Doh Touch Shape to Life Studio for $7.50 more than the others.
Advice: Avoid Toys "R" Us on this one.
The prices on our top 10 toys for Christmas list vary quite a bit, from $12.50 for the Play-Doh Touch Shape to Life Studio to $117.00 for FurReal Roarin' Tyler.
For the most part, prices for the toys on the list are the same across all retailers. However, there are some drastic price differences, namely the Walmart prices for the Fingerling Monkey with Monkey Bars & Hammock ($99.86 vs $24.99) and the Hatchimals Surprise Giraven ($96.94 vs. 69.99).
Which Retailer Is the Cheapest One-stop Shop for the Top 10 Toys for Christmas?
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It pays to be green, says study
15 May, 2008 Updated: 27 May, 2010 1:52 pm By Ben Hall
The potential financial benefits of sustainable and energy-efficient design are in the spotlight after a study found green developments in the United States were securing higher rents, sale prices and occupancy rates than conventional non-green buildings.
Sustainability experts are now looking to see whether the roll-out of energy performance certificates (EPCs) and take-up of sustainable rating systems such as the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) could have a similar impact in the UK.
Simon Guy, head of marketing at BRE Global, said it was keen to secure independent data on whether BREEAM improved the marketability of a property. "We are in discussions with the Investment Property Databank about how we can expand on this and develop an ongoing relationship that will quantify the economic and environmental benefits of BREEAM and other sustainability tools for commercial buildings," he said.
The US research project was undertaken by real-estate information specialist CoStar Group. It compared more than 1,300 buildings rated under sustainability certification scheme LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and the Government-backed energy efficiency rating system EnergyStar against "non-green" properties of a similar size, location, class, tenancy and age. Nationally, the study found both schemes secured higher rents, sale prices and occupancy rates.
Kent Peterson, president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers said the growing trend was helped by the cost of sustainable building coming down: "This is an economic trend we are seeing in the US as the real-estate industry has begun to track metrics for green building developments.
"As more building teams use integrated building design, we are finding that these projects are not paying a first cost premium to be energy-efficient and green."
Tim Dwyer, acting head of the Engineering Systems Department at South Bank University, said the introduction of EPCs for commercial buildings offered huge potential in the UK: "In the same way the EPC has excited interest in energy assessment in homes for the general public I believe that the EPC – and in future the Display Energy Certificates – will affect not only the perceptions, but also the value of buildings.
"The US has seen some high-profile building operators demanding high LEED scores – although of course only 15 per cent of the total LEED score is directly related to energy use. The big difference in the UK is that the EPCs will be mandatory whereas the requirement for LEED is still largely client-driven.
"However, I believe they will have a common effect – the driving up of client expectation that should, if used properly, improve the public profile of the building services engineer as well as encourage innovative solutions."
Hugh Mulcahey, head of consulting at Gensler, said EPCs – alongside higher energy prices, the credit crunch and increased regulation – were forcing companies to think about energy efficiency. He said top performing companies were reviewing the amount of space they used and wanted flexible, high quality and energy-efficient offices which would save them money while protecting their reputation.
"Any corporation with a scrap of corporate responsibility does not want to be associated with poorly performing buildings," he said. "Having poor performing secondary space with a poor energy certificate will be lunacy in an economic downturn. It is important for investors and occupiers to realise this or they will make some pretty poor decisions."
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A Lithuanian electronic payment system "Paysera" makes one more step and firmly establishes in all Baltic states by starting operating in Estonia.
A customer service center has been opened in Tallinn. It is planned that a sales department will commence work this spring.
says Vytenis Morkūnas,CEO of "Paysera LT".
According to the CEO, negotiations with partners about opening the Estonian branch lasted about 9 months. Currently, there are 5 employees working in Estonia, and it is expected that in the first year their number will increase to 10. The office/customer service center is located in the center of Tallinn. Anna Nicols, who has experience in banking, was appointed Head of the Branch. It is planned to invest up to 700 thousand euro in this branch within the upcoming three years.
The most popular services of Paysera in Estonia are currency exchange and money transfers. The development step is expected not only to activate these services, but also promote the payment collection service, otherwise Checkout.


Met up with Kosuke and Tac at Nanba Station and we went around Nipponbashi.
The main reason to meet up at Osaka was to go to the Steins;Gate cafe!! It is located right in Nipponbashi and has been opened for the past 3 months. Today was the last day, good thing we made it!
We also went around all the awesome anime shops Nipponbashi has to offer!
Plus we played some Jubeat, Street Fighter and Project Diva, yaay!


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E-mail: Amanda@gcgnet.com
Roseann Grutzius - Brand Specialist
Roseann has over 20 years experience and joined the company in 1996 to handle the internal office systems including customer service. In 2002, she moved into an outside sales position. Prior to joining our firm, she worked eight years as a store manager and purchasing agent for a local art supply retailer. Roseann has a B.S. in Marketing.
Roseann's territory includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern parts of Illinois and Indiana.
E-mail: Roseann@gcgnet.com
Becky Del Ciello - Sales Administrator
Becky joined us in November 2005 working part time, and as of October 2013 has become a full time member of our team. She has a B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics.
Becky's responsibilities include maintaining our sales and commissions database, handling the samples, literature and price lists for our manufacturers, updating and designing our website and other administrative duties. She is also providing sales support for Roseann, Stacey and KC.
E-mail: Becky@gcgnet.com
Stacey Brown - Brand Specialist
Stacey joined the group in March 2012 and brings over 20 years experience in the Art Materials industry, which began in 1991 as a retail sales associate for H.R. Meininger in Colorado. Soon after she moved on to Director of Purchasing. After Meininger's, Stacey worked as an independent rep as well as a National Sales Manager for Daylight before joining MacPherson's as a sales rep in 2006.
Stacey's extensive sales experience in the Rocky Mountain region is ideal for her current territory with Grimstad Comerford Del Valle Group covering Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
E-mail: Stacey@gcgnet.com
Ashley Vernau - Digital Content Manager
Ashley joined Grimstad Comerford Del Valle Group in March 2014. A graduate of Columbia College in Chicago with a B.F.A. in Photography. She is also an artist who blends her photography skills with various different media, all of which are incorporated into her artwork. Ashley is a keen sewer and enjoys making tote bags, toys and clothes.
E-mail: Ashley@gcgnet.com
KC Eddy - Brand Specialist
KC joined Grimstad Comerford Del Valle Group in August 2018. She graduated from Illinois State University with a BS in Mathematics. She has spent most of her professional life in public accounting but has balanced her workdays with art-filled evenings and weekends. She comes from an artistic family and has worked with her sister in the porcelain doll industry. Her skills include painting, jewelry-making and fusing glass. She has worked as a design consultant for several manufactures in the past as well as managed an Etsy site. She is eager to demonstrate and educate retailers and consumers throughout her territory.
KC will be taking on the accounting responsibilities at GCD as well as handling territories in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Southern parts of Illinois, Indiana & Ohio.
E-mail: KC@gcgnet.com
Lisa Lee - Sales Administrator
Lisa recently joined our team in August 2018. She comes with over 25 years of experience in the art materials industry, beginning in 1991 at National Art Supply. Lisa has a B.S. in British History with a minor in Journalism. She has a unique understanding of the manufacturing side of the art materials industry and this knowledge will help provide new insight with manufacturers, as well as retailers.
Lisa will provide sales administration for Rick and Amanda.
E-mail: Lisa@gcgnet.com
Miranda Eddy - Brand Specialist
Miranda joined Grimstad Comerford Del Valle Group in February 2022. A graduate of Missouri State University with a B.A.S. She joins our team with experience in both national sales for a major hotel chain as well as event planning including creative projects at a large nursing center. She is an artist with an active Etsy page and enjoys working in multiple mediums. With a background in sales as well as art, she looks forward to growing in the art materials world and creating meaningful relationships with vendors and customers.
E-mail: Miranda@gcgnet.com


It is spring, and things are changing once again. One of my favorite parts is the light and how it energizes. This spring I am inspired to illustrate a tiny nook of a wild garden that has a window into another world. Hidden creatures surround us here too and all is in balance.
I am engaged in setting up these nature still lifes, using natural light from my studio and taking photos as a reference. I enjoy seeing the relationships and patterns within the subjects. I add whoever else wants to come to the party and they seem to get along well.
More to come and Happy Spring to all!
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Q: ERROR: detaching thread with interp frames (count=4) I have a java project. This is loading a library .so and in a thread is calling a jni method from this .so.
The problem is every time the method finish ,the app crash too and the message I see is "ERROR: detaching thread with interp frames (count=4)" . What i have to do to clean exit from that native method?

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Welsh Icons News > Charity > Young sailors star in new film about epic voyage
Young sailors star in new film about epic voyage
The Voyage to recovery film launch at Eternal Studios, Borras, Wrexham was attended by from left Crew Member, Byron Williams, Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin, and crew members Tycjan Cholawo, and Jake Cornhill.
Young people from across North Wales who went on an epic tall ship voyage were given the red carpet treatment at the premiere of a film about their adventure.
The team's four-day expedition took them from Plymouth east to Southampton and around the waters of the Solent, off the Isle of Wight, as part of a trip organised by mental health charity Adferiad.
It was made possible by grant from the Office of the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner's Early Intervention Fund.
The film, Voyage to Recovery, charting the team's seafaring experience was put together by Eternal Media and was shown for the first time at their base in Wrexham.
The four young men who took part came from Wrexham, Anglesey, Bethesda and Rhyl and helped crew the sailing ship Faramir, a 70-foot sailing ketch from the Cirdan Sailing Trust.
The voyage proved a valuable experience for the young sailors.
Joining them on the voyage were Daniel Bartlett, of Adferiad, and Dr Mike Jackson, a consultant clinical psychologist at Bangor University who has been working with them to provide adventure therapy for young people with anxiety and other mental health issues.
North Wales Police and Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin said: "It was very positive to see the outcomes for the guys who took part and you can still see the friendships it forged at sea.
"This is something we need to build on and it's really pleasing to see how many different partners have got together to make this happen and the importance of building on this work.
"We all know what an issue mental health is at the moment and this is an example of a progressive and positive way of supporting these young people.
"It shows we need to look at alternative ways of helping them and this is a really good example of the direction we should be going.
"It's definitely something I would like to support in future to build on the work done here.
"Adferiad have run this in partnership with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Bangor University and we're very grateful for their support and the huge difference it is making to the live so these young people."
Byron Williams, 20, from Llangefni, said: "At first I was very negative about it but there were lots of positives and I really enjoyed the trip and bonding with the others.
"I did get seasick at first but once I got over that I really got a handle on it and really enjoyed every moment but especially the sailing.
"It helped my confidence in speaking English and got me out of my comfort zone and made me interact with other people.
"I'm more open with my struggles now than I was at the start and it's helped me understand my life better and put me in a better place."
Alun Griffiths, 26, from Waunfawr, near Bethesda, was making his third trip and he said: "I still had a bit of anxiety and was unsure what to expect but once I got on board it was absolutely incredible.
"It's a really, really good programme and it's just too good an experience to miss out on and each time it has helped me in different ways and makes me more confident and better able to cope.
"I was having trouble eating and sleeping and this has helped me. It gives you a different view of life. There's nothing like it."
Tycjan Cholawo, 22, from Wrexham, said: "I had mixed feelings to begin with because I didn't know anyone on the boat but once we were there I really felt good about it.
"It's really helped me. I haven't felt the same anxiety I had before. I've been able to get back into work again.
"I enjoyed it and I hope I get the chance to do it again next year."
Jake Cornhill, 21, from Rhyl, said: "I've been on the sailing trip before and at first I didn't want to go but this time I really enjoyed it and it's helped me a lot when I was there and now I'm back as well.
"I didn't know any of the others on the boat but we all got on really well and it's given me a real confidence boost.
"I want to do something with my life and this has given me a real confidence boost."
Dr Jackson, a keen sailor himself, said: "This has provided young people who have been stuck in their lives with an opportunity to really throw themselves into something positive while costing less than one night in a psychiatric hospital.
"We have found that it is very difficult to work at these problems in a traditional way which is why we've been doing more work outside and getting them involved in activities like this in unfamiliar situations."
Daniel Bartlett said: "We have used the money we have received over the last three years to run an adventure programme which began on a small scale and we have built it up over three years to take in larger experiences like this.
"It is great to be able to help young people suffering with psychological issues to deal with stressful experiences.
"We've been able to use the money from the Police and Crime Commissioner to provide a variety of activities from foraging and mountain biking to paddle-boarding on Llyn Padarn on to the sailing trips."
Teresa Owen, BCUHB's Executive Director responsible for mental health services, said: "This is a wonderful example of how thinking outside the box and looking at alternative ways of providing mental health support can make a real difference. We're extremely grateful to the Police and Crime Commissioner, Adferiad and Bangor University for making this possible."
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One of Bite Beauty's latest additions to their lip products is the Lush Lip Tint. Part lip treatment, part sheer lip color, I HAD to try it! I chose the shade "Watermelon" for starters which is a beautiful perfect, natural-looking pink. I really love this color! The color blends beautifully into the lips and the color lasts surprisingly well. It looks natural and healthy with a nice glowing sheen. The color is not as sheer as their Balm, yet not as opaque as the Lipstick and is nicely buildable for a variety of intensity. I initially was thinking this was a stain, but I do not think it is billed as such. However, it lasts much like a stain! I do not notice much of a scent and have not noticed any significant taste to the Tint which is kind of a nice change from the many mint-scented products suddenly flooding the market. As with all Bite products, the Lip Tint is free of parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, synthetic dyes, petrochemicals, phthalates, GMOs and triclosan. For more information and how it looks applied, keep reading….
The Lip Tint feels very hydrating when applied on the lips. It is almost like applying straight, slightly softened fruit butter. It is not too soft in the tube so that it smushes, but it just kind of melts onto the lips to nourish and protect. The Lip Tints are made with pure Argan Oil (commonly known as Moroccan Oil), Vitamin E and Fruit Butters. In the center of the product is a whitish "B" that contains Resveratrol which contains a double dose of the same antioxidants found in red wine. Bite's Lip Tint is an incredibly comfortable, good for you, treat for the lips! I really am enjoying Bite Beauty's more treatment-like lip products!
Have you tried any Bite products yet? What do you think? Would you try Bite's new Lush Lip Tints and what color is your favorite? Please leave any comments below! Bite Beauty's Lush Lip Tints retail for $24.00 and can be found at select Sephora retail locations and online at Sephora.com. It is available in 6 different shades varying from very natural to dramatic-looking wine.
To see more information about Bite Beauty, see my overview here.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Bite Beauty in any way, nor have I been compensated for this review.
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Essex Street
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Essex Street (Hackensack) is the southern stop in this city and just across from the southern end of median running for Pascack Valley Line trains with each direction of Railroad Avenue on each side of the tracks for a mile and 8 grade crossings. The station lacks a depot and has a single 4 car low-level side platform on the west side of the track that begins at the grade crossing of Essex Street and runs south. The station is now ADA compliant and there is a wooden ramp (with black metal railings) up to a wooden mini-high platform with a wooden bench to sit on for waiting passengers needing accessible service. The rest of the platform has received a tactile warning strip. This platform has a few benches along it and brown lampposts. A each end of it are two modern silver walled with pointed roofed shelters (these replaced a white domed roof bus shelter from when I visited the station in 2006). One shelter is at the southern end of the platform just before the ADA ramp and has just a bench inside. The other is at the northern end just south of the grade crossing and contains a bench and TVM, just outside of it is a bike rack and an old yellow pay box ($3.00 per day) for the 194 space parking lot the entire platform is along. In the middle of this parking lot is a tall Essex Street sign that announces the station to the surrounding community. There is a supplemental permit only 50 space parking lot (that was virtually empty when I visited on a Friday afternoon) along the east side of the tracks.
Photos 1-18 taken on 8 August, 2006, 19-51 on 5 October, 2012
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GP40-PH2 #4102 stopped across the grade crossing at Essex Street.
GP40-PH2 #4102 begins to pull 3 car Pascack Valley Line #1623 as it continues it's one-way journey north to Spring Valley
GP40-PH2 #4102 in the ROW in the middle of Railroad Avenue in Hackensack
Metro-North Comet-V #6703 is the Cab-Car at the back of Pascak Vally Line Train #1623 runs down the median of Railroad Avenue in Hackensack
Metro-North Comet-V #6703 is the Cab-Car and Pascak Vally Line Train #1623 continue down the median of Railroad Avenue in Hackensack
Metro-North Comet-V Cab-Car #6703 in the median of Railroad Avenue in Hackensack
The tall parking lot sign
The bus-shelter and bike parking area at Essex Street
Looking down the simple low-level Essex Street Platform
The direction of travel to the destinations served at Essex Street, stickers with old format arrows cover up the original circle arrows
A sign and bench on the platform
GP40-PH2 #4105 leads northbound Pascack Valley Line Train #1625 down the median of Railroad Avenue in Hackensack
GP40-PH2 #4105 in the median of Railroad Avenue in Hackensack
4 Car Pascack Valley Line Train #4105 continues through Hackensack in the median of Railroad Avenue
A Comet-V Metro-North Cab Car at the back of Pascack Valley Line Train #4105 in the median of Railroad Avenue
Comet-V #4065 leads a southbound train through the median running
Comet-V #4065 keeps heading south through the middle of Hackensack
Last Updated: 15 October, 2012
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This Website is maintained and copyright © 2004-2012, Jeremiah Cox. This website is not affiliated with any transit provider. Please do not remote link images or copy them from this website without permission.


The most recent PPSSPP – PSP emulator APK has been updated to 1.3..one and it can be touted as the greatest PSP emulator for android. For you, the lovers of PSP video games, nowadays you can play your beloved game appropriate on our hand by the gadget as long as your gadget has android working method. At the 1st sight, this emulator was only arrived in beta model so it is so closed. But right now you can download it in release model. You can also get it very easily. By this report, I am going to give great review about this application. All you have to do is just studying this report till the final word.
In previously, the application was coming with the beta model only so it is quite restricted and not supposed for public transaction. But now because they come with the newest model, you can come to feel some thing various this kind of as the coat polish for the consumer who previously makes use of the beta model. It is great! You must seem at it. We can't deny if the better android will end result on the greater PSP games. Initial thing you should know is you ought to have the Android gadget with two.three model or larger. Aside from, your gadget ought to assistance the OpenGL ES 2. and if it does not then you can't play the PSP game on your cellphone.
The developer gives the emulator in two versions for the consumers. The 1st a single is the cost-free version of application. The advertisements will come up when you are taking part in, prior to you play, and soon after you perform the game. The other is the gold version. You want to acquire 5.99 US dollars to remove all adverts in it. Do not neglect to get it from legal land simply because the unlawful will make gray visual on the PPSSPP – PSP emulator for Android. PPSSPP Gold APK is the paid version, you can download it from Google Play Store.


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Broadcast Pix Showcases New Live Video Production Systems at InfoComm 2011
Compact Granite 500 and Slate 500 Systems Ideal for AV Installations Billerica, Massachusetts (June 13, 2011) Broadcast Pix(TM) will showcase its new Granite(TM) 500 and Slate(TM) 500 live video production systems at InfoComm 2011 (Booth 3968), which runs June 15-17 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The new systems, which include recently upgraded Fluent(TM) workflow...
FOR-A to Showcase Product Range at Upcoming InfoComm
Fort Lee, N.J., May 31 2011 - FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will highlight a variety of recently introduced products at the 2011 InfoComm Show, which runs June 15-17 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Demonstrating in Booth 5751, FOR-A will showcase its FA-9500 multipurpose signal processor, HVS-350HS...
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Leap Your House of Worship AV System into the Future with Key Digital's MSWCAT4x4 & KD-MSWCAT8x8
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Digital Media Switcher carries mix of signals over 1 wire.
Providing future-proof AV network infrastructure, DigitalMedia 8G+(TM) carries virtually any mix of digital and analog AV signals over single wire. Uncompressed 1080p HD video with Deep Color, 3D video, and HD computer signals, plus HD digital audio, control, data, and Ethernet, are transmitted 330 ft over standard CAT5e or DM 8G cable, or 1,000 ft using CresFiber 8G. DigitalMedia eliminates...
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Download this engineering guide to learn more about the different caps and plugs offered, and to find the correct solution for your specific application.
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Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Improves Productions at West Angeles Church of God in Christ
Billerica, Massachusetts (May 3, 2011) West Angeles Church of God in Christ, located just west of downtown Los Angeles and led by Bishop Charles E. Blake, is one of the largest churches in California, with more than 25,000 members and seating for 5,000. Recently, the church installed a new Broadcast Pix(TM) Granite(TM) 5000 live video production system, which is used to stream live coverage of...
New Zealand's Westpac Stadium Upgrades Control Room with Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Video Production System
Billerica, Massachusetts - With the world moving toward widescreen presentations and digital production workflows, officials at Westpac Stadium, a 34,500-seat multi-purpose facility in Wellington, New Zealand, decided to upgrade its video production capabilities with a complete retrofit of its control room. At the heart of the overhaul is a Broadcast Pix(TM) Granite(TM) 5000 video production...
Broadcast Pix Delivers Video Production Systems to Customers Worldwide
Billerica, Massachusetts - As Broadcast Pix(TM) demonstrates new software and systems at the 2011 NAB Show (North Hall, Booth N4506), which runs through April 14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., the company is also celebrating recent sales of its Granite(TM) and Slate(TM) live video production systems in a variety of U.S. and international markets. "The Broadcast Pix family...
Broadcast Pix Enhances Granite HD Live Video Production Systems with Version 2.0 Software and New 500 Control Panel
Slate Hybrid System Also Enhanced with Version 8.5 Software and 500 Panel Billerica, Massachusetts - Broadcast Pix(TM) today introduced Granite(TM) 2.0 and Slate(TM) 8.5 software, as well as two new live video production systems, Granite 500 and Slate 500, which feature a new compact control panel. Granite 2.0 adds playlists, ProRes clips and QuickTime Animation playback, offers an enhanced...
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NAB Sees T-VIPS Launch New Product Range to nSure Uninterrupted Delivery of High-Quality Video
Oslo, Norway - T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, today announced that it is extending its product lines to introduce a specialized portfolio for transport stream monitoring and switching. The new product portfolio will be known as the nSure range. Following this new, specialized product line expansion, the T-VIPS product ranges are as follows:...
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Q: 'list' object has no attribute 'ndim' error while making 3dplots I was trying to construct 3dplots in python from a tutorial but as I run my code from the editor it shows up this error "AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'ndim'". What could be possibly wrong in my code, which is shown below? I appreciate your support.
Code:
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import axes3d
   import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
   fig=plt.figure()
   chart= fig.add_subplot(1,1,1,projection='3d')

   X,Y,Z=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8],[2,5,3,8,9,5,6,1],[3,6,2,7,5,4,5,6]
   chart.plot_wireframe(X,Y,Z)

   plt.show()

A: As noted by @roganjosh, the error that your are having is because the method is expecting a numpy array. Applying @roganjosh's suggestions to your code will look like this:
import numpy as np # you need this import to create a numpy array.
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import axes3d
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig=plt.figure()
chart= fig.add_subplot(1,1,1,projection='3d')

# The following line was changed:
X,Y,Z = np.array([1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]),np.array([2,5,3,8,9,5,6,1]),np.array([3,6,2,7,5,4,5,6])

chart.plot_wireframe(X,Y,Z)

plt.show()

Another questions which has a similar problem is this one:  Keras AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'ndim'


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Q: Unable to add a reference to System.Data.XML I pulled down a working website from a live to local environment. Everything worked fine except a reference I had to the System.Data.XML namespace, which gave me the standard error about it not being found.
I first confirmed that my application pool in IIS for this site was set to 4.0.
Next I checked the target framework of the site in Visual Studio, which is set to 3.5.
I then looked through the web.config and did find System.Data.Linq (along with System.Core) listed.
I tried adding the reference via Visual Studio. This modified my web.config to add a duplicate  section with this line
<add assembly="System.Data.Linq, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>

I next tried targeting 4.0 to see if that changed anything. The namespace now is pulled up correctly, but any calls to LINQ functions fail.
Assemblies section of web.config is as follows
  <compilation defaultLanguage="c#" debug="true">
    <assemblies>
      <add assembly="System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
      <add assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
      <add assembly="System.Xml.Linq, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
      <add assembly="System.Data.DataSetExtensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
      <add assembly="System.Data.Linq, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
    </assemblies>
  </compilation>


The one occasion where you really don't need a boost.
600th Comic 11 days away!
Oh boi, I'm excited for 600th comic.
Also, looks like Dave is going to have one hell of a beating for uploading that photo.
waiting for the big 600th one!


"I'm very pleased to have won the match against Max (Skaer). He's a good player and hopefully we can get a good rivalry going between us in the next three years," Trimpe said.
Edwardsville put the tournament away by beating Belleville East at the No. 2 and No 3 flights. Alex Gray defeated the Lancers Christian Cowulich 6-2, 6-3 in the No.2 singles final and Erik Weiler defeated Austin Klug in straight sets in the No. 3 singles final.
The three wins at the top of the lineup were big for Edwardsville which, despite losing the No. 4 singles final, were not pushed the rest of the day as Luke Motley won the No. 5 singles final while Carson Ware took the No. 6 singles.
While Belleville East finished fourth in the team standings, it provided Edwardsville with its biggest challenges on Saturday.
After watching his son fall just short in the final with Trimpe, Belleville East coach Dan Skaer said he was pleased with the overall effort of his top three players.
Trimpe and Gray won the No. 1 doubles flight, defeating Skaer and Cowulich 7-5, 6-3, while Weiler and Motley (No. 2 ) and Ware and Seth Lipe won the No. 3 doubles crown to give Edwardsville the sweep.


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Conrad (supranumit cel Mare) (n. cca. 1097 – d. 5 februarie 1157) a fost markgraf de Meissein între 1123 și 1156. Totodată, el a fost conte de Wettin, Brehna și Camburg de dinainte de 1116.

Conrad a fost fiul lui Thimo, conte de Brehna, membru al casei de Wettin, cu Ida, fiica lui Otto de Nordheim.

În 1123, el a devenit conte de Eilenburg. În același an, Lothar de Supplinburg, duce de Saxonia, l-a numit pe Conrad ca markgraf de Meissen, în opoziție față de Wiprecht de Groitzsch, care fusese preferatul împăratului Henric al V-lea. Totodată, Lothar l-a numit pe Albert Ursul ca markgraf de Luzacia, în timp ce Henric l-a numit pe același Wiprecht și la conducerea acelei mărci. Wiprecht nu a reușit să își păstreze domeniile împotriva celor doi oponenți ai săi, astfel că în 1124 Conrad și-a asigurat stăpânirea din Meißen. În 1136, Lothar, devenit de acum împărat, l-a numit pe Conrad și la conducerea Luzaciei. Din acel moment, Luzacia Superioară a rămas parte a mărcii de Meissen, iar marca de Luzacia a fost redusă doar la cea Inferioară.

În 1143, Conrad a devenit conte de Groitzsch, Rochlitz, Vogt, Chemnitz și Naumburg. În 1147, pe când regele Conrad al III-lea era plecat pentru a participa la Cruciada a doua, Conrad cel Mare s-a raliat cauzei lui Henric Leul, Adalbert de Salzwedel, Albert Ursul și a arhiepiscopilor de Magdeburg și Bremen, pentru a organiza cruciada împotriva slavilor obodriți și wagri. În august, Conrad și Albert Ursul, alături de episcopii de Magdeburg, Havelburg și Brandenburg, și-a masat forțele la Magdeburg. Principele obodrit Niklot a fost asediat în fortărețele sale Dubin și Dimin. Atât Niklot cât și alt principe obodrit, Pribislav, au fost nevoiți să accepte creștinismul și să încheie pace.

În anii următori, el a întemeiat mănăstirea Sfântului Petru din Lauterberg (Petersberg), unde s-a retras din 30 noiembrie 1156. Când a murit, a fost înmormântat în acel lăcaș, alături de soția lui, Luitgarda (Lucarda), fiică a contelui Adalbert de Elchingen-Ravenstein cu Bertha de Hohenstaufen, fiică a ducelui Frederic I de Suabia cu Agnes de Germania.

Căsătorie și urmași
Luitgarda de Elchingen-Ravenstein, cu care Conrad s-a căsătorit înainte de 1119, i-a oferit mulți copii. Cel mai mare dintre fiii care i-au supraviețuit, Otto, i-a succedat în Meissen, iar al doilea, Dietrich I, în Luzacia. Un alt fiu, Henric I de Wettin a fost căsătorit cu Sofia de Sommerschenburg, contesă palatină de Saxonia, fiică a contelui Fredric al II-lea de Sommerschenburg și a contesei Liutgarda de Stade, regina văduvă a Danemarcei.

Urmașii săi au fost:
 Henric (decedat de tânăr)
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Brian Grim, President of Religious Freedom &Business Foundation, Shares Religion's Contribution to US Economy in Shanghai
By Karen Luo, March 07, 2018 03:03 AM
Group photo: Dr. Brian J. Grim, Carlos Wizard, and the participants who attended the lecture "Religion's Contribution to the US Economy" on March 5, 2018.
On March 5, 2018, Dr. Brian Grim, president of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, gave a lecture titled "Religion's Contribution to the US Economy" at Fudan University.
While Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. said, "Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good." Dr. Grim stated that religions had a positive influence on the economy through the results of a study.
Conducted by Dr. Grim and his daughter, the first American born in China after the Cultural Revolution, "The Socio-Economic Contribution of Religion to American Society: An Empirical Analysis" focused on the earthly good created by the heavenly minded.
The former senior researcher of the Pew Research Center started the lecture by how to measure the economic and social value of religions. He gave an example of measuring the economic value of love that if love resulted in marriage, his youngest daughter cost money to hold a wedding including music, meal, and hotel expenses. In a similar way, we can count on the economic impact of religions on society and people's value.
The study finds that religions contribute $1.2 trillion to the US economy every year, which makes religion the fifteenth largest national economy in the world. The sum is larger than all the major tech companies combined avenue.
Grim illustrated the unique religious impact by showing two results. Asked whether people volunteered in the past week, only 28% of non-religious respondents did whereas 45% of highly religious engaged in some kind of volunteer work. Questioned if one donated money, time, or goods to poor in the past week, 65% of highly religious people made some donations, but non-religious people were significantly lower.
He talked about three sectors of religion's economic impact to the United States: congregations, religious institutions, and faith-friendly or religion-related businesses.
Local churches, mosque, synagogues, temples, and others contribute $418 billion to the US economy a year. Economic activities of congregations provide things like training, meetings, and buying water. 420,000 teachers are employed in faith-based schools, and 4,500,000 students study in primary&secondary schools. Magnet effects contain attracting people to visit houses of worship. Individual impact includes helping people stop drinking alcohol, members finding jobs and serving HIV/AIDS patients.
The second sector is service institutions. Charities, healthcare, and higher education like the Knights of Columbus, Catholic hospitals, or Brandeis University create around $300 billion in the US annually. The third area, religion-related businesses, contribute about $438 billion a year, including faith-based and faith-inspired businesses. Factories of Tyson Foods, the world's second-largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork hire chaplains to care for the spiritual needs of its workers. There are more than 1,000 US business factories that have chaplains. The C12 group has 2,500 Christian CEOs across businesses.
In addition, Dr. Grim shared one of his friends' stories that the religious man donated 98% of his income after realizing that the purpose of life was to love his neighbor as himself. He sold everything and moved to Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in the world. He gave 90% of the profits back to people in the country.
Quoting his professor' word, he concluded that goals of social science were to discover new knowledge useful to people and that was what he attempted to do.
The lecture was presided over by Professor Xu Yihua, director of Department of International Politics at Fudan University. It was sponsored by Fudan University's Center for the Study of Religion and China's National Security coupled with School of International Relations and Public Affairs.
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People are not born as terrorists, they learn it. The countries that Mortenson works in use their institutions like schools to breed nationalism and racism. I now agree with Mortenson that terrorism stems from ignorance. I can even personally testify to this. My prejudice came from ignorance and ingrained racial discrimination in my socialization. Extremists in the Middle East are socialized into this way of thinking through their schooling.
If more people in this region attended schools with an unbiased curriculum, there would be less terrorism. I think the biggest tool we have to combat terrorism is not a gun or a bomb, as our foreign policy has shown, but instead simple education. The final theme I found both interesting and learned a lot about was the way of life through Islam. I now believe that the root of Islam is peace, not terror. One passage that stands out to me is when Mortenson is in Pakistan shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, Syed Abbas, like most people in this region was truly sorry for this wrong doing against the United States.
Thinking about my prejudice, I realized that others could judge me in the same way for the past mistakes of the religion I was raised — Christianity. The historic and brutal Crusades can be contrasted against the Jihad of Islam now. The only difference is that people no longer judge Christians for this mistake, while we continue holding racial prejudices against Muslims for previous mistakes of their culture.
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Q: java internal method signature doesn't match constructor parameters (javap) I have the following class containing local inner class:
class Outer {
    private boolean beep;
    private int foo;

    public Outer(boolean beep) {
        this.beep = beep;
    }

    public void start(boolean beep) {
        class LocalInner {
            private LocalInner() {

            }
            public void method() {
                System.out.println("Test.");
                if (beep) {
                    System.out.println("beeping.");
                }
            }
        }

        LocalInner li = new LocalInner();
        li.method();
    }
}

When I compile the class javac Outer.class, and then check compiled members of Outer$1LocalInner with javap -private Outer\$1LocalClass.class, I get this:
class Outer$1LocalInner {
  final boolean val$beep;
  final Outer this$0;
  Outer$1LocalInner();
  public void method();
}

I was expecting that the constructor will be compiled to: Outer$1LocalInner(Outer, boolean). When I tried to have a look at the byte code javap -c -s -private Outer$1LocalInner.class I got this:
class Outer$1LocalInner {
  final boolean val$beep;
    descriptor: Z

  final Outer this$0;
    descriptor: LOuter;

  Outer$1LocalInner();
    descriptor: (LOuter;Z)V
    Code:
       0: aload_0
       1: aload_1
       2: putfield      #1                  // Field this$0:LOuter;
       5: aload_0
       6: iload_2
       7: putfield      #2                  // Field val$beep:Z
      10: aload_0
      11: invokespecial #3                  // Method java/lang/Object."<init>":()V
      14: return

...
}

Now this is rather interesting! Let's have a closer look at these two lines:
  Outer$1LocalInner();
    descriptor: (LOuter;Z)V

*

*Why is there no parameters to Outer$1LocalInner() constructor, yet I can see in the method descriptor that it does accept two parameters as I'm expecting Outer and boolean?

*Why does the compiler ignores the access modifier of the local inner class? I'm declaring it as private, yet the disassembled version is package modifier.

A: It's seems, javac generates a Signature Attribute:

A Signature attribute stores a signature (§4.7.9.1) for a class, interface, constructor, method, field, or record component whose declaration in the Java programming language uses type variables or parameterized types.

This purpose doesn't match the scenario, as this local class does use type variables or parameterized types, but we can show that the behavior of javap matches.
E.g., when we run javap -s java.util.function.Supplier, we get
Compiled from "Supplier.java"
public interface java.util.function.Supplier<T> {
  public abstract T get();
    descriptor: ()Ljava/lang/Object;
}

showing that javap prints the method declaration as seen by the generic type system while printing the descriptor as used by the JVM is the second line. Which implies that is uses the information from the Signature attribute when printing the method declaration.
We can even force javap to print the Signature attribute.
Using javap -v java.util.function.Supplier:
[class declaration and constant pool omitted]
  public abstract T get();
    descriptor: ()Ljava/lang/Object;
    flags: (0x0401) ACC_PUBLIC, ACC_ABSTRACT
    Signature: #8                           // ()TT;
}
Signature: #9                           // <T:Ljava/lang/Object;>Ljava/lang/Object;
SourceFile: "Supplier.java"
RuntimeVisibleAnnotations:
  0: #13()
    java.lang.FunctionalInterface

Note the line Signature: #8 // ()TT;
When I run javap -p -v my.test.Outer$1LocalInner with your example, I get
…
  private my.test.Outer$1LocalInner();
    descriptor: (Lmy/test/Outer;Z)V
    flags: (0x0002) ACC_PRIVATE
    Code:
      stack=2, locals=3, args_size=3
         0: aload_0
         1: aload_1
         2: putfield      #1                  // Field this$0:Lmy/test/Outer;
         5: aload_0
         6: iload_2
         7: putfield      #7                  // Field val$beep:Z
        10: aload_0
        11: invokespecial #11                 // Method java/lang/Object."<init>":()V
        14: return
      LineNumberTable:
        line 31: 0
        line 33: 14
    Signature: #16                          // ()V
…

which is consistent with the theory that the method has a Signature attribute reporting ()V which leads to javap printing a declaration with no parameters.
Using this attribute for encoding the constructor's source code appearance, even when it is not using type variables or generic types, has not been mentioned as a purpose of this attribute and Eclipse's compiler does not generate such an attribute.
Note that the documentation also says:

Oracle's Java Virtual Machine implementation does not check the well-formedness of Signature attributes during class loading or linking. Instead, Signature attributes are checked by methods of the Java SE Platform class libraries which expose generic signatures of classes, interfaces, constructors, methods, and fields.

So the presence or absence of this attribute has no direct impact on the execution of the code. But when I append the following code to the end of your start method
try {
    Constructor<?> c = li.getClass().getDeclaredConstructor(Outer.class, boolean.class);
    System.out.println(Arrays.asList(c.getParameterTypes()));
    System.out.println(Arrays.asList(c.getGenericParameterTypes()));
} catch(ReflectiveOperationException ex) {}

it prints
[class my.test.Outer, boolean]
[class my.test.Outer, boolean]

when compiled with Eclipse and
[class my.test.Outer, boolean]
[]

when compiled with javac, showing that getGenericParameterTypes() interprets this Signature attribute.

All tests above where made with JDK 17. Since JDK 11, the outer class can access the private constructor directly and therefore, the constructor declared as private is compiled as private.
Prior to JDK 11, the private modifier gets removed for a local class. This is different from nonlocal nested classes, where javac keeps the private modifier and generates another non-private delegating constructor.

A: *

*Trust the descriptor. It's possible that javap isn't expanding the ctor parameters in the line above because it understands that this is an inner class and that the source code had no such special parameters declared.

*This might depend on the Java version that you compiled against. Java 11 supports nestmates, and so it doesn't need to downgrade to package-private modifiers.


You need extra nurture and love after birthing a baby. Emotional and practical support will help you bond with and nurture your new baby during the postnatal period.
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This is an important time for your partner too, to adjust to their new role and to bond with their new baby. It can be tough for partners to carry a load that they are not used to carrying.
It makes sense to get as much support and help as possible from an experienced house-keeper, who is also an expert in breastfeeding, baby-wearing and likes to nurture new mothers! The early postnatal days are precious and cannot be reclaimed later on.
Each postnatal session is between two and three hours and costs just £65 plus 45p per mile travel expenses.
I have good counselling and active listening skills. This enables you to explore your pregnancy, birth and postpartum story. Having a good listening ear can really help you to find your feet and become more confident in your mothering. Your baby changes rapidly in the days; weeks and months after birth and I can help you keep up with this. I can also come with you to baby & toddler groups; helping you to grow in social confidence in these situations.
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I will willingly honour your placenta, however you wish to do this. I can take photos or take prints from it, if you like. If you want it encapsulated then I recommend you book a specialist to do this for you. However, I am comfortable creating a simple tincture for you, making smoothies or assisting you to encapsulate your own placenta. I can also create a ceremony for you where we bury your baby's placenta in your garden or a special place.


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Unilever's work on reducing environmental impact supports
8 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Nearly a billion people defecate in the open and around 2.5 billion people live without adequate sanitation. Addressing water, sanitation and hygiene needs is a significant opportunity for Unilever. Several of our brands directly address these needs through innovative partnerships which drive growth and deliver positive impact at scale.
Domestos, which grew 10% in 2017, has committed to help 25 million people gain improved access to a toilet. Through our partnership with UNICEF, over 10 million people between 2012 and 2016 gained access to a toilet through behaviour-change interventions and capacity-building initiatives – contributing positively to consumer sentiment around the brand.
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