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[Update: Game Released] DC Legends gets a launch time, its first trailer, and pre-registration going live during NYCC 2016
On Nov 02, 2016 9:34 pm, by AndrewH
In other mobile gaming news coming from the 2016 New York Comic Con, Warner Bros. Entertainment has revealed a few new details about their upcoming Strategy-RPG called DC Legends. Besides now having a launch time frame, there is also the game's first trailer to check out, as well as where to go to pre-register for the upcoming release.
Gameloft races onto Google Play today with Asphalt Xtreme
Gameloft has released a second game already in less than a month called Asphant Xtreme. This is actually the global launch of Asphalt Xtreme and this particular game is an off-road racing style of title that is actually part of the Asphalt series, and focuses on all different types of off-road racing.
Kids can help solve puzzles using logic and physics in Pettson's Inventions 3, now available from Google Play
On Nov 02, 2016 7:56 pm, by Ryan Ballard
Released by Filimundus AB, Pettson's Inventions 3 is (obviously) the third entrant into this puzzle oriented franchise for kids. This is a game where players are looking to solve how to complete unfinished "inventions". Players will begin by looking at a few items that are already in place, and have several more that are off to one side.
The third closed beta for the Planet of Heroes MOBA begins today. New hero revealed and plenty of new changes arrive.
Back in July 2016 My.Com announced that they were opening up their own mobile game development studio, called Fast Forward Studios, and along with that announcement they also revealed what their first game would be. This game, which features community-driven development, is a new MOBA called Planet of Heroes.
[UPDATE: Game Released] 22Cans is currently testing a new game for mobile called The Trail
On Nov 02, 2016 3:44 am, by AndrewH
Peter Molyneux's game development studio called 22Cans, which is currently dealing with the whole Godus issue, has apparently soft launched (or are testing) a new game for mobile called The Trail (published by Kongregate). As it stands right now, it appears that this game is only available in the Philippines right now, which is why we are not sure if it is a soft launch or a beta testing phase, since that regions is used for both usually. That or 22Cans accidentally released it.


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This is of interest if moving to JB.
Are you happy with life in Iskandar?
Sunway - new supermarket - good!
"40% of MM2H participants prefer to settle down in Johor"
There are still some Brits in this neck of the woods!
Special needs education - I'm guessing no!!
Recommended driving instructors in JB?
Moving out of the "safe zone"
anyone live in Nusajaya/Iskandar can advise?
Marlborough College Malaysia Parents Facebook group?
consultants who are worth their salt?
Do you regret the move?
Any MCM parents here ?
Suggestions on where to socialise, pubs, gyms sports etc?
WHERE TO POST ITEMS FOR SALE?
Where to hangout New Year Eve (tonight)?
Something wrong at the Singapore border?
moving to Johor - anyone with kids in Sri Ara, Fairview or Seri Omega?
Nusajaya - Nice daycare/child care available?
Services in Nusajaya - any recommendations?
The Malaysia / Singapore commute.... again!
Any Expats/Caucasians living in Nusa Idaman?
How is life in Nusajaya?
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**Members**

* [class: StylieNotifications](#StylieNotifications)
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  * [stylieNotifications.options](#StylieNotifications#options)
  * [stylieNotifications._init()](#StylieNotifications#_init)
  * [stylieNotifications._initEvents()](#StylieNotifications#_initEvents)
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##new StylieNotifications(el, options)
A module that represents a StylieNotifications object, a componentTab is a page composition tool.

**Params**

- el `object` - element of tab container
- options `object` - configuration options

**Author**: Yaw Joseph Etse
**License**: MIT
**Copyright**: Copyright (c) 2014 Typesettin. All rights reserved.

##stylieNotifications.options
module default configuration

##stylieNotifications._init()
initializes notifications and shows current tab.

##stylieNotifications._initEvents()
handle tab click events.

##stylieNotifications._dismiss(modal)
Hides a modal component.

**Params**

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Shows a modal component.

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For Parents Gym Concerns
Thread starter GymMomStarQuest29
Tmacs
I would agree with other posts... need to leave. There is rarely any coach yelling at our gym. They get stern with goofing off or when girls are feeding off each other's fears... and they are strict... but rarely yell. Phones are barely used and the coaches are attentive and creative with drills. I know we are super lucky as there are very few options close by. But if it wasn't this way, we would have left the sport quickly. It's way too dangerous and intense to have any coach/gym drama.
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ZB55
You've already gotten plenty of good advise that this does not sound like a healthy environment. The only bits I would add as an experienced parent observer to help focus your frustrations are:
- warm-ups at competitions are timed as per very specific rules (I'm not sure if this is current but I found this online to show you as an example https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Member Services/Sanction/Signs/womensjochart.pdf), so it is rather typical that gymnasts will be standing around waiting for a long time and then seem like their warmup is rushed. Coaches can give each gymnast their own time or more commonly they will block the time together so that each gymnast gets multiple quick turns.
- sometimes upper level gymnasts will vault onto their back onto mats on purpose as a timer (for example to warm-up without actually flipping the vault).
But these seem like some of the least of your issues. The only time coaches should be using technology would be in assisting the gymnast by playing floor music, as a reference for looking at the compulsory routines/optional skills manuals, or video-taping to give feedback. At my daughter's gym these are typically done with the gym's iPad, not a personal coach's phone. Our gym has a no phone (and no food or drinks other than water!) rule out in the gym which is clearly respected by both coaches and gymnasts. Best wishes to you as you seek a change.
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ldw4mlo
A huge disconnect here. Last year level three and it was all wonderful.
And then what you describe this year. Sounds like a completely different gym.
And one no one should be a part of. If what are describing is in fact the case you need to leave now. Even your 8 year old knows this apparently.
If this is truly how the gym is. You will not change it. The change is to change gyms.
Perhaps the other child needs to do their sport less often. Perhaps it means find others to car pool with. But the current gym should not be an option.
CuriousCate
gymgal said:
I would pull her now. Even if there is no other option, you cannot keep her in that environment. She is young and can/will find another sport. She has already told you she can't take the yelling anymore. She is ready to move on.
THIS! No choice but to pull her. And to be honest, unless she is really begging to find another gym, I would not drive that far for an 8 year old on level 4. I'd find other activities. She is young enough where there is a whole world of stuff she can try and readily learn and excel at, especially with her gymmie strength. And at level 4, she is not yet in so deep where it feels like there is too much already invested.
My 11 year old quit as a level 8, and has not looked back (like almost seems to want to forget gym or deny it or something). Meanwhile, I look back to the very first time she told me that she was unhappy (somewhat similar in terms of mean coaching, pushing her waaaay to hard and fast, nasty comments about her worth when she was 8 years old and struggled on anything at all, etc) and I kept her in it because of her "potential" (yep, you can insert a big ole eye-roll here). And over the next several years, there were many many good times, but many many bad as well.
But, if I could rewrite history, I wish that I had pulled her way back when she first said something and then helped her explore everything else. Even though 11 is still young enough to try new sports, she feels like she can't necessarily compete at the level she'd like to in something like soccer or swimming etc because those kids have been doing it for many years. While I disagree and think she could do anything after some practice, I can understand her feeling that way. She is used to being a high level competitive athlete, so at this point, jumping onto a rec level team doesn't bring her the same joy of competition.
Although she does not seem to hold me responsible, I feel like I am. She told me she was unhappy and i convinced her to "stick it out" at the cost of all of the other things that she could have been exploring.
just food for thought...
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Aussie_coach
Club Owner / Manager
It is completely not normal!!
My coaches are not allowed to have phones or watches in the gym. There is a clock on the wall if they need to know the time and an iPod if they need to film a skill.
From the minute they walk in the door to the minute they walk out. The expectation is that all their focus and attention is in the gymnasts.
Coaches need to be constantly coaching, encouraging, correcting, demonstrating, supporting, observing etc.
Not just to prevent injury but to give all those hours Siena in the gym a point. Otherwise you are paying for poor babysitting.
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Pineapple_Lump
I think everyone has made great points about all the unacceptable practices... The one thing that stuck out to me from witnessing other coaches who were mean, out of touch and/or lazy.... If they knew a parent was in the gym watching they certainly put on a show/acted appropriately... The fact that your presence was communicated and they didn't even make an effort means they don't care at all and will not be able to change.
You need to leave. Investigate other gyms if she is keen to continue, at least to reassure yourself that what your daughter is currently working with is not acceptable or normal. Decide if you can do the commute by yourself - don't make a decision based on a potential carpool option. It's a bonus, but be independent in your decision to commute as other can and will eventually change their minds. Be prepared to say that gymnastics is not an option in that environment and nor is the travel to a suitable gym.
I don't spot certain skills/ situations but I also communicate that to the athlete and give an alternative to allow them to achieve the skill in a modified way.
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raenndrops
The 'Wood, Ohio
CuriousCate said:
Even though 11 is still young enough to try new sports, she feels like she can't necessarily compete at the level she'd like to in something like soccer or swimming etc because those kids have been doing it for many years.
We have a former gymnast that retired after 8th grade. In 9th grade, she started playing soccer for her high school. She ended up being a 4-year Varsity Letter winner.
She moved to Varsity her second game of the season when she literally did a dive roll over a girl on the other team who had fallen in her path. She rolled out and was in position to receive a pass and score. Later in the game, she did a "flip kick" over her head to score the winning goal. She got an athletic scholarship to play Soccer in college.
That summer (before starting classes), she went to some summer training of some sort. The school was also in the process of starting a women's lacrosse team. She had never played lacrosse before, but the soccer coach suggested she could try it out. It was only going to be a club sport, so she would be able to do both if she wanted.
Another former gymnast retired because of the Pandemic after her freshman year of high school. She focused mainly on pole vault in Track. She went to college on a track scholarship.
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Pineapple_Lump said:
The one thing that stuck out to me from witnessing other coaches who were mean, out of touch and/or lazy.... If they knew a parent was in the gym watching they certainly put on a show/acted appropriately... The fact that your presence was communicated and they didn't even make an effort means they don't care at all and will not be able to change.
I also thought it was strange that the coaches seemed to not change their behavior knowing that OP was watching practice. I would expect the staff to be "on their best behavior" in that case. I was thinking they were texting each other about stuff they would need to change, but clearly they weren't making any adjustments. They were probably bad mouthing OP and her daughter.
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SavethLovesBars
LPmom said:
I don't mean to make you feel bad by writing this but I hope it helps you make a decision that is healthy and safe. My daughter is close in age to yours. At my daughter's gym:
-coaches don't seem to use phones during workouts except for recruiting videos or to time the ninja course
-corrections are given quietly and are constant. They don't escalate or come as a surprise or a scold. Anything loud has to do with timing (like telling a girl "now" when they are in the air and need to do something specific)
-parents are seen as neutral and have a big nice space to sit and work or watch with fast wi-fi
-warmups, workouts, etc are very regimented and the girls always know what to expect. I can't imagine them going in a way that left coaches time to lounge around.
-girls do work on their own but only at stations that don't require spots or shape corrections
I'm super frustrated for you. We drive far for a gym and I know how squeezed one can feel when there aren't choices.
I can second this. I have had coaches tell me they could care less if i sit and watch every minute of practice, however, I will start to notice daughter looking for me when she should focusing. And they were right. I never see coaches on their phones. Never sitting around. Never raised voices. In fact, sometimes I wish I could hear more of what they're saying.
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GymMomStarQuest29
But, if I could rewrite history, I wish that I had pulled her way back when she first said something and then helped her explore everything else. Even though 11 is still young enough to try new sports, she feels like she can't necessarily compete at the level she'd like to in something like soccer or swimming etc because those kids have been doing it for many years.
It's funny you mention swimming. My son swims, and I just told DD the other day that she's going to do swim team this summer. I have given her the option in the past but this year I'm just putting her in…she says She wants to stay at this gym and it has seemed a bit better this week but I'm so skeptical. We will likely be either switching gyms or sports.
I appreciate your thoughtful response. You're 100% right about the age thing. It's like you have to grow up in a sport to be competitive anymore, which is rough, and I do 100% regret doing team in the first place but I know that she does not. Kind of torn but I'm grateful the line of communication is open now.
I anticipate a short time left in gymnastics. I hate it.
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txgymfan
GymMomStarQuest29 said:
If you hate it, look at other gyms( with your daughter as an active participant) or tell your daughter after her last meet that she is done. Your support as the bank and taxi driver is more important than your chid's opinion.
Be clear in your decision and communicate it and any truly acceptable options to your child.
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I started club swimming in high school and swam in college; my good friend didn't start swimming until 8th grade and made Olympic Trials. Yes, that was back in the 80s/90s but it's not too late at 11... in fact, you avoid burn out starting later.
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After 16 years, the Clinton era may be coming to an end, presenting Democrats with a historic but potentially wrenching transition and a challenge to Senator Barack Obama as he seeks to reconcile a deeply divided party.
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have been at the heart of the Democratic Party since Mr. Clinton steered it back to the White House in 1992, with a campaign that combined a moderate appeal with the hard-edged political tactics that had once been the province of Republicans. Mrs. Clinton seemed poised last year to lead Democrats into the general election campaign if not beyond.
And while the relationship between the party establishment and the Clintons has always been uneasy at best, an entire generation of Democrats has known no other figures as dominant as the two of them.
Mrs. Clinton said Wednesday that she would remain in the race despite her double-digit loss in North Carolina and winning only narrowly in Indiana. But across the party, Democrats — including some of her own supporters — were confronting an increasing likelihood that their tangle of ties to and feelings about the Clintons would be swept aside for now as the party prepares for a new era with a leader, in Mr. Obama, who comes from a different generation and promises a very different style of politics.
Certainly, no one is expecting a couple with such political skills, an extended network, history and broad appeal — not to mention fund-raising power — to disappear from the Democratic stage. Mrs. Clinton would presumably return to what could be a potentially very high-profile role in the Senate. Mr. Clinton is only 61, and never has been the kind of politician happy on the sidelines.
But Mr. Obama's move to the brink of the nomination was fraught with symbolism and evidence of a party in transition. A first-time presidential candidate, he has so far outmaneuvered the vaunted Clinton political machine. He positioned his candidacy as a repudiation of the kind of politics the Clintons practiced and a generational break. And he drew thousands of new voters and donors into his fold, giving the party a fresh face and new energy.
Still, this is uncharted territory for the party and the attempt to mesh the old with the new — ideas, leaders and voters — could prove wrenching. Many in the party, if weary with the Clintons, remain appreciative of the extent to which Mr. Clinton helped rescue the party after 12 years out of the White House. The Clintons are in many ways a security blanket for many in the party; they may not be easy to quit.
All of this poses a challenge to Mr. Obama as he seeks to move the Clinton wing of the party beyond with the Clinton era without offending Mrs. Clinton's considerable base of supporters. Exit polls in Indiana and North Carolina once again suggested just how cleaved the party is between young and old, white and black, lower-income and upper income.
Mr. Hart recalled that after a similarly divisive primary battle against Walter F. Mondale in 1984, he made a point of throwing all his effort into trying to get his supporters behind Mr. Mondale. In that case, Mr. Hart was more equivalent to Mr. Obama than Mrs. Clinton, having drawn new voters into the primary system.
One example of the political environment Mr. Obama faces could be found in the fact that nearly 50 percent of Clinton supporters in Indiana said they would vote for Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, or stay at home if Mr. Obama was the candidate, surveys of voters leaving the polls said on Tuesday.
History suggests that that response reflects the emotion attendant to such an intensely fought campaign, and Democrats said that they were confident the majority of these voters would return to the fold as the differences are drawn between Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain on issues like the Iraq war and the merits of the Bush administration.
"These people are not going to vote for John McCain — I don't care what they say now," Mr. Hart said.
Still, even a mild defection of Democrats could prove critical if the country undergoes another presidential election as close as the last two, and Mr. Obama's advisers said they were well aware of that as they prepared for the months ahead.


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It's Far From Over
In an article written for The American Thinker, Robert Simmons Jr. details ten reasons why conservatives should not be celebrating last weeks election.
On November 2, 2010, the liberals suffered a defeat at the hands of the people over their policies implemented over the last two to four years. As a result, Many Republicans and Tea Party supporters are jubilant in their celebration, and even the often morose Glenn Beck has been heard to be excited about what he calls a turning point. However, the cold, hard reality is that liberalism suffered a defeat but not a crushing one, and the war is far from won. In the past, victories in these minor skirmishes have resulted in people becoming complacent. The battles that are not making the headlines in the war on freedom continue to rage despite the victory.
The problem is this, we are in a war that cannot be resolved solely through the election ballot. The many-layered incursions against our freedoms have not been limited to legislation; much damage has been done through administrative fiat - much like a ukase - an Imperial Russian proclamation issued by the Tsar. Millions of pages of regulations have been rammed down the throats of American taxpayers, without a single vote other than Congress authorizing the creation of another regulatory agency. Instead, hearings are held in places where it is only convenient for lobbyists and bureaucrats to meet and discuss.
Mr. Simmons identifies ten distinct hurdles that must be addressed in order for our nation to return to a semblance of self-governance.
10) The aristocracy is still there in Washington.
09) The bureaucracy in Washington has never been more powerful.
08) The Federal Reserve still remains unchecked.
07) The spending obligations are still there, and the economy is still bad.
06) The unions still have control of the government.
05) The Republican Party hasn't become conservative yet.
04) They still are neither reading nor writing their own legislation.
03) It is still impossible to obey the law.
02) There is no animal quite as dangerous as a lame duck.
01) The socialists and Marxists still have your children.
I believe Simmons is right, we have a lot of work ahead of us.
"Shellacking" ...
has been nominated for one of the Top 10 Words of the Year to be Used by or About Our Adversaries.
Congratulations to "Shellacking."
What is the rest of the Top 10?
Pray on it and get back to us in the comments ...
Posted by Anonymous at 11:21 PM 19 comments:
Freedom isn't free...
I watched the flag pass by one day,
It fluttered in the breeze;
A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform,
So young, so tall, so proud;
With hair cut square and eyes alert,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought... how many men like him
Had fallen through the years?
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down
How many died at sea
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves
No, Freedom is not Free.
I heard the sound of Taps one night,
When everything was still;
I listened to the bugler play,
And felt a sudden chill;
I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant "Amen"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend;
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands.
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea,
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No. Freedom is not Free!
- Kelly Strong
Posted by Anonymous at 8:43 AM 12 comments:
Happy Birthday to current and former Marines the world over ... and to all who love them, share their love of country, and are claiming both foreign and domestic beachheads in defense of liberty.
Semper Fidelis.
Playing With Pancakes
Question: What do you get when you add a wristwatch, a model bulldozer and a Strawberry Shortbrain doll?
Answer: It's time to play with your Jehadi Jane action toy set with KillerJooos Remote Control!
This photo was actually in last Sunday's New York Times with the following caption.
A lawyer for the Corries pressed the bulldozer operators with props, arranging a plastic toy bulldozer, an orange lump of putty and a Raggedy Ann doll.
The Corries are in the midst of a civil trial against Israel for the death of their activist daughter, Rachael Corrie, who was run over by an Israeli Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer in 2003.
Books, plays, videos and even an aid ship to Gaza have been dedicated to her memory and spirit, her focus on human rights and the plight of the Palestinians.
And don't forget the yummy pancake syrup too.
The day that Ms. Corrie was killed, her fellow activists sent two photographs of her to news agencies that were then transmitted around the world. The first one showed her standing in an orange jacket with a bullhorn addressing an approaching bulldozer, and the second showed her crumpled on the ground, near death. The clear implication was that the two pictures were sequential, whereas the first was shot hours earlier with a different bulldozer.
The Israeli Army investigation found that the drivers of the bulldozer that killed her did not see Ms. Corrie because she was standing near a high mound of dirt as it approached. The drivers, it said, had limited lines of sight inside their heavily armored vehicle, and that by placing themselves in the bulldozer's path as human shields, the eight activists bore primary responsibility.
Pay Back
The Washington Post (of all things) produced this apocalyptic opinion piece on the fate of the Democrats.
There's really no gentle way to say this, so I'm just going to be blunt: In some ways, the political situation post-Nov. 2 is even worse for the Democrats than it may appear. And I am not just referring to the colossal losses they experienced in state legislatures -- a 650+ seat swing in favor of the GOP that has left the Dems in control of the fewest state legislatures since 1928. The resulting pro-GOP gerrymandering may lastingly blunt the demographic advantage Democrats could otherwise expect to reap from population trends such as the growth of Hispanic America.
There is a double whammy that Herr Lane is referring to. It is the loss of Democratic electors in the Electoral College.
No, what's really bad for President Obama and his party is the likely impact of the 2010 Census and ensuing House of Representatives reapportionment on the distribution of votes in the 2012 Electoral College. We can talk all day about whether a majority of voters would support Obama for re-election or not, but what really counts in presidential elections is the Electoral College. Each state's electoral vote equals its number of representatives in the House plus two, for its Senate delegation. And since the U.S. population continues to flow South and West, reapportionment will probably add House seats in red states and subtract them in blue states. Thus, the Census looks like a setback for Democratic chances to win the 270 electoral votes necessary to become president.
The Electoral College was established in Article II of the US Constitution and is now comprised of 538 "electors". Let's cut to the chase.
[...] Removing Ohio, Florida and Nevada from the analysis, because they are too unpredictable, it looks like Republicans can pretty much count on an additional 7 electoral votes (Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, 4 in Texas, and Utah, minus the loss of one vote in Louisiana) in 2012, while the Democrats can count on 7 fewer (losses in Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota, offset by a gain in Washington).
As of January 2011, there will be seven fewer Blue State electors who will be picked up by Red States. Using the 2008 Presidential campaign where McCain (a weak candidate) grabbed 22 states for a total of 173 electoral votes, the Republican bottom line may be about to grow to 180. The magic number of 271 can be had by just holding on to six states that more often than not have swung Republican: Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Indiana, Virginia and Nevada.
As it happens, all six of these states, except for North Carolina, will have Republican governors next year, and all six, except for Nevada, will have Republican state legislatures.
Get that fork ready. It may be that the Dems are finally done. And we can thank Obama, Reid and Pelosi for marinating their members, preheating the oven and selecting the spices. Even now they just can't figure out how to turn off the gas and cool the rheotric.
Posted by sig94 at 10:36 PM 27 comments:
Life Imitates Elections
The wind blew and the Red Carpet flew.
Obongo's departure from Mumbai was marred by high winds that played havoc with the red carpet laid out for him in front of Air Force One. After several failed attempts to secure the misbehaving carpet, a decision was reached by the Presidential party to remove it. Employees at the airport promptly nicknamed the carpet, "Sahib Tea Party."
GNN EXCLUSIVE!
ONLY HERE AT GNN!
Just released by the White House Press Secretary:
There was a completely unexpected benefit to the removal of the carpet. The Presidential delegation was rife with worry that the unruly red rug made the First Lady's ass look big. They are still worried.
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Q: Stata: How to reference subfolder after setting directory with cd In SPSS, you can set a directory or path, like cd 'C:\MyData' and later refer to any subfolders within that directory, like get file 'Subfolder1\Some file.sav'.
How do you do this in Stata? Assume I have this folder structure:
C:\MyData\
    Subfolder1\
        data1.dta
        data2.dta
    Subfolder2\
        data3.dta
        data4.dta

Can I do:
cd "C:\MyData"

and then
use Subfolder1\data1.dta

    [a bunch of code ...]

use Subfolder2\data3.dta

    [a bunch of code]

I'm basically trying to avoid having to respecify the higher level folder I established with the initial cd command.

A: This is valid Stata syntax:
clear
set more off

cd "D:/Datos/rferrer/Desktop/statatemps"
use "test/cauto.dta"

You could also do something like:
clear
set more off

local dirstub "D:/Datos/rferrer/Desktop/statatemps"
use "`dirstub'/test/cauto.dta"

That is, define a directory stub using a local, and use it whenever needed. Unlike the first example, this form doesn't actually produce a directory change.

A: I think you should be able to use a period as a directory component in a path to represent the current directory, like this:
use "./Subfolder1/data1.dta"

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Tree Lines, has been published by Green Fuse Poetic Arts and can be purchased on Amazon.
Divorce does nothing for self-esteem. Especially when confidence was not very strong in the first place. For Mim Neal and her two sons, it was the beginning of a long, often difficult, journey toward wholeness.
Tree Lines covers the post-divorce years, 1976-2004, during which Mim gains depth and wisdom by learning from the planet's cultures and spiritual traditions … sort of The Perils of Pauline as it might have been written by Annie Dillard.
Many experiences, both splendid and sad, enabled her transformation. The recorded lessons are familiar to—and longed for—by most American women: self-esteem, value, and meaning. These are lessons that can be learned in many places and in many ways. Mim was lucky. She had a multitude of teachers. Trees of course, plus family/ friends, spiritual guides, and the nameless faithful who left their prayers in medicine wheels, cathedrals, mosques, and temples.
Intensified by the permeating Holy.


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package gov.nih.nci.caadapter.ui.hl7message.instanceGen.util;

import gov.nih.nci.caadapter.common.ApplicationException;
import gov.nih.nci.caadapter.common.csv.data.impl.ClassLoaderTest;
import gov.nih.nci.caadapter.hl7.mif.MIFClass;
import gov.nih.nci.caadapter.hl7.mif.v1.MIFParserUtil;

import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.jar.JarFile;
import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
import java.io.*;

/**
 * This class defines ...
 *
 * @author OWNER: Kisung Um
 * @author LAST UPDATE $Author: umkis $
 * @version Since caAdapter v3.3
 *          revision    $Revision: 1.5 $
 *          date        Aug 3, 2007
 *          Time:       11:33:55 AM $
 */
public class MessageTypeDictionary
{

    /**
     * Logging constant used to identify source of log entry, that could be later used to create
     * logging mechanism to uniquely identify the logged class.
     */
    private static final String LOGID = "$RCSfile: MessageTypeDictionary.java,v $";

    /**
     * String that identifies the class version and solves the serial version UID problem.
     * This String is for informational purposes only and MUST not be made final.
     *
     * @see JBuilder vice javac serial version UID
     */
    public static String RCSID = "$Header: /share/content/gforge/caadapter/caadapter/components/userInterface/src/gov/nih/nci/caadapter/ui/hl7message/instanceGen/util/MessageTypeDictionary.java,v 1.5 2008-10-28 20:54:11 umkis Exp $";

    private String MIF = "mif.zip";
    List<String> result = null;

    public MessageTypeDictionary(String msgType) throws ApplicationException
    {
        ClassLoaderTest clt = new ClassLoaderTest(MIF, msgType);

        if (!clt.wasSuccessful()) throw new ApplicationException(clt.getErrormessage());

        result = clt.getListEntryNames();
        /*
        Enumeration<URL> fileURLs = null;
        try
        {
            fileURLs= ClassLoader.getSystemResources(MIF);
        }
        catch(IOException ie)
        {
            throw new ApplicationException("IOException #1 : " + ie.getMessage());
        }
        if (fileURLs == null)
        {
            throw new ApplicationException("Result : Not Found any mif class");
        }
        //System.out.println("Number of Result : " + fileURLs.toString());
        int n = 0;
        while(fileURLs.hasMoreElements())
        {
            n++;
            URL fileURL = fileURLs.nextElement();
            System.out.println("fileURL ("+n+") : " + fileURL);

            String url = fileURL.toString();

            //System.out.println("Result "+n+" : " + name + " : " +  url);
            //URLConnection conn = null;

            InputStream stream = null;

            if ((url.toLowerCase().startsWith("jar:"))||(url.toLowerCase().startsWith("zip:")))
            {
                int idx = url.indexOf("!");
                if (idx < 0)
                {
                    System.err.println("Invalid jar file url : " + url);
                    continue;
                }
                String jarFileName = url.substring(4, idx);
                ZipFile jarFile = null;
                try
                {
                    jarFile = new JarFile(new File(new URI(jarFileName)));
                }
                catch(IOException ie)
                {
                    System.err.println("IOException - jar file failure : " + jarFileName);
                    continue;
                }
                catch(URISyntaxException ue)
                {
                    System.err.println("URISyntaxException - jar file failure : " + jarFileName);
                    continue;
                }
                Enumeration<? extends ZipEntry> jarEntries = jarFile.entries();
                //List<JarEntry> jarEntryList = new ArrayList<JarEntry>();
                while(jarEntries.hasMoreElements())
                {
                    ZipEntry jarEntry = jarEntries.nextElement();
                    //System.out.println("JarEntry : " + jarEntry.getName());
                    String nameE = jarEntry.getName();
                    if (nameE.length() < (MIF.length()+5)) continue;
                    if (nameE.startsWith(MIF))
                    {

                        String mifName = nameE.substring(4);
                        if (!mifName.endsWith(MIF)) continue;
                        //if (mifName.indexOf("_MT") < 0) continue;
                        System.out.println("=====================================================================================================================================================================================================================");
                        //System.out.println("JarEntry : " + mifName);
                        MIFClass mifClass = null;
                        try
                        {
                            mifClass= MIFParserUtil.getMIFClass(mifName);

                        }
                        catch(Exception e)
                        {
                            System.err.println("JarEntry : " + mifName + " class loading failure!! : " + e.getMessage());
                            continue;
                        }
                        System.out.println("JarEntry : " + mifName + " ,1: " + mifClass.getName() + " ,2: " + mifClass.getNodeXmlName() + " ,3: " + mifClass.getParentXmlPath() + " ,4: " + mifClass.getReferenceName() + " ,5: " + mifClass.getCsvSegment() + " ,6: " + mifClass.getTitle() + " ,7: " + mifClass.getXmlPath() + " ,8: " + mifClass.toString());

                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {

            }

        }
        if (n==0) System.err.println("No Elements in this file : " + fileURLs);
        */
    }
    public List<String> getResult()
    {
        return result;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            String c = "";
            if (args.length == 0) c = null;
            else c = args[0];
            MessageTypeDictionary mm = new MessageTypeDictionary(c);
            int n = 0;
            for(String rst:mm.getResult())
            {
                n++;
                System.out.println("result of searching for '"+c+"' (" + n + ") :" + rst);
            }
        }
        catch(ApplicationException ae)
        {
            System.out.println("Error : " + ae.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

/**
 * HISTORY      : $Log: not supported by cvs2svn $
 * HISTORY      : Revision 1.4  2008/09/29 20:05:54  wangeug
 * HISTORY      : enforce code standard: license file, file description, changing history
 * HISTORY      :
 * HISTORY      : Revision 1.3  2008/06/09 19:53:53  phadkes
 * HISTORY      : New license text replaced for all .java files.
 * HISTORY      :
 * HISTORY      : Revision 1.2  2008/03/20 03:49:26  umkis
 * HISTORY      : for re-assigning sort key to mif files
 * HISTORY      :
 * HISTORY      : Revision 1.1  2007/08/07 04:10:07  umkis
 * HISTORY      : upgrade test instance generator
 * HISTORY      :
 */


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By Christina Dennis Good, old-fashioned blocks are a great toy for Baby. They're wonderful to grab with little fingers, and to practice passing from hand to hand. Here's a simple pattern for soft blocks made out of fabric, ribbon and polyester fiberfill. Hang them, stack them, toss them — they'll have many uses!
Hand-knit blankets are treasures to keep forever, and what's more cozy than a chunky knit, stripey blankie for your little one? Because it's knit with chunky yarn and large needles, this projects won't take too long and is great for the beginning knitter.


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Brad Cox Concert Thursday 17th Sep
By Jazmin OngAugust 14, 2020October 26th, 2020Past Events
Brad Cox is hitting Cairns as part of his Drinking Season Unplugged Tour!
Brad Cox is coming to Cairns! Catch him at the The Jack as part of his Drinking Season Unplugged Tour on Thursday the 17th of September.
BRAD COX DRINKING SEASON UNPLUGGED TOUR
THE JACK HOTEL, CAIRNS
TIX VIA MOSHTIX
LIMITED CAPACITY
Having just released his new single Drinking Season, Jindabyne via Newcastle local Brad Cox has announced the addition of QLD dates to his very special and intimate Drinking Season Unplugged Tour. The tour has been selling out venues across NSW and ACT with strictly limited capacities. For many, this will be the first time so see Brad perform solo, and add to that the unique and intimate nature of these shows, you can guarantee this tour is one not to be missed.
Supporting Brad will be the recently crowned winner of the 2020 Toyota Star Maker, Townsville singer and songwriter Sammy White.
Hailing from the country town of Jindabyne, Brad's career has taken him all the way to the country music capital of the world, Nashville Tennessee, to work with some of the city's finest writers and producers. 'Drinking Season', written by Brad and Dan Isbell (Luke Combs) was written on one of these trips to Nashville, making the long haul flights worth it.
Since taking out the Toyota Star Maker title in 2018, Brad Cox has worked quickly to make a name for himself in the Australian country music scene. He has opened shows for Brett Eldredge, Jon Pardi, Randy Houser, Adam Eckersley and Brooke McClymont plus sold out his own shows on his 2019 'Give Me Tonight Tour', which saw him play his biggest headline shows to date. Checkout a recap of the shows here.
Brad earned wide scale recognition in 2018 with his self-titled debut album that yielded the singles, 'Red Light,' 'Too Drunk to Drive' and 'Lake House,' as well as the anthemic crowd favourite 'Water On The Ground' which has notched up over 550,000 Facebook views and growing (watch here). The album earned the Jindabyne native two Golden Guitar nominations for Contemporary Album of the Year and New Talent of the Year. In 2020, Brad earned two further Golden Guitar nominations for his single 'Rusty Strings' (Apra Amcos Song Of The Year And Apple Music Single Of The Year). His previous release 'Give Me Tonight' earned widespread recognition with adds to Spotify playlists (Fresh Country, Australian Viral 50, Next From Nashville), Apple Playlists (Today's Country, Breaking Country, Aussie Country) and Triple M (Metro, Regional, Country). To date, the track has amassed over 2.7 million global streams.


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Any service provider to the US government that relies on SMS for two-factor authentication may need to swap the method for something with fewer design weaknesses.
Researchers have found over 60 Android ROMs for Coolpad smartphones have a backdoor that gives the Chinese handset maker full control over devices, including the ability to send fake over the air update messages.
New research released today by Cisco warns criminals are rapidly adapting to a more modern economy and continue to find new ways to exploit people with mobile phones and through social networks and text messages.


collagepdx: Hot New LEUCHTTURM Notebooks and Upcoming Leuchtturm Demos!
Hot New LEUCHTTURM Notebooks and Upcoming Leuchtturm Demos!
collage is very excited to have the Leuchtturm 1917 journals in all of our supply stores! Leuchtturm is a coveted journal for bullet journalers.
The notebooks have numbered pages, a built in index, two distinct ribbons, and a back pocket. The paper is high quality and bleed-proof. We carry both lined and dot-grid notebooks in a variety of sizes.
We are also in love with the pen holders, which come in coordinating colors and stick right into your notebook!
We will be hosting free bullet journaling demos at each of our supply stores with bullet-journaling goddess Cindy from Plan Another Day!


Jim Gleeson at CK Clinical is recruiting for a Project Manager who will be responsible for assembling and leading multidisciplinary teams to drive the delivery of science-based decision making through exploratory, preclinical and clinical phases of development.
To be accountable for the design and implementation of robust development plans and the delivery of drug development projects on time, to budget and to appropriate scope.
Drive the completion of Investigational Medicine Product Dossiers in partnership with key team members. Ensure Investigational Brochures are available in a timely manner, and author where necessary, in alignment with protocol development and review.
Lead the negotiation, drafting (where appropriate) and execution of third party agreements consulting with Legal and procurement as required.
In collaboration with the Quality team, oversee the development of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic assays for use in clinical trials and ensure the Clinical Study Manager prepares relevant Specialist Unit agreements.
In collaboration with the Drug Supply Manager, ensures adequate drug supplies are available for preclinical studies and clinical trials.
For more information or to apply for this Project Manager position, please contact Jim Gleeson at CK Clinical on 01438 743 047 or email jgleeson@ckclinical.co.uk. Please quote reference CL22540 in all correspondence.


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England to play Tonga in November
England will play Tonga at Twickenham Stadium this November.
The game is one of a trio of Test matches that Eddie Jones' side will host this autumn. England will open against Tonga on Saturday 6 November (3.15pm KO).
They will then play Australia on Saturday 13 November (5.30pm KO) before taking on World Champions South Africa in their final game on Saturday 20 November (3.15pm KO).
England last faced Tonga in the 2019 Rugby World Cup - winning 35-3 in the group stage, on their way to the Final.
Jones said: "This match will continue our rivalry from the World Cup where we had a good, tough game against them.
"They produce a lot of good players and play physical, exciting rugby. It's a great way to start our autumn internationals.
"This summer it was great to be back playing in front of supporters at Twickenham, the difference it made to the players was enormous.
"With the young squad we had in July, the 13 players who joined up with the Lions and the others who have spent the summer regenerating, we know that it will be a strong, competitive group of players this autumn and it should make for some really exciting Test matches for our supporters."
In addition to a good will gesture of a donation for the Tonga game, the RFU is working with World Rugby and Tonga Rugby to make coaching and other resource personnel available to Tonga, which they hope will have a dual benefit of providing support to the Tongan team while also offering some good experience for the resource personnel involved.
It's hoped that the reciprocal benefit will extend beyond the tour with some support staff and programmes assistance in Tonga, once the pandemic allows. This is in addition to the high performance financial support provided by World Rugby.
Tickets for the three fixtures go on sale to the rugby family on Wednesday 28 July.
Hospitality packages for the games are on sale now here.
Matches are subject to licences being granted by the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.
The RFU is working closely with Richmond Council and other key stakeholders to ensure the events are as safe as possible for spectators, staff and local residents.
England to play Australia and South Africa in 2021 Autumn Internationals
England will play three Test matches at Twickenham Stadium in autumn 2021.
What are the Autumn Internationals?
Twickenham Stadium provides the ultimate stage for a wide range of rugby events and sporting tournaments, including the Autumn Internationals.
Ugo Monye joins England Rugby Hospitality as Brand Ambassador
England Rugby Hospitality are delighted to welcome Ugo Monye to the team as the brand's first ambassador.


When Steam was initially produced by Valve, it was a suffering. It absolutely was pretty buggy, and did not do the job quite nicely. Nonetheless, in past times few years, Valve has enhanced their Steam software greatly and now there's not a computer gamer wherever that has not utilized it.
For those who do not know, Steam is an software by Valve that makes electronic distribution effortless. Individuals can purchase games on Steam with their account and might download games they personal on to your computer these are working with. They will play the game from their account which means you will not have to fear about keeping the CD for the sport around. For some time, it had been only games by Valve that designed use of this. Now, virtually every movie game publisher is producing usage of it and it is positioning each new sport on there.
Another magnificence about Steam is that they have product sales just about every weekend, along with a substantial sale close to the vacations. Anytime the holiday seasons roll around, they sell games by means of their software at 50-90% off their standard sale cost. They're amazing deals for any gamer since they can purchase games which might be usually $20 at a cost as low cost as $2. Many of these games that receive the promotions are recently unveiled games, plus some are games which have existed for some time.
With the way Steam has become coming together, it can be making electronic distribution a well known strategy for distributing video games. It's an software that each laptop gamer really should use, and is also an application that every video activity publisher ought to use to distribute their games.


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HR News > Daily News > 2014 > April, 2014
Federal Law > Handbooks - Policies > Time Keeping Records
Federal Law > Handbooks - Policies
Federal Law > Managing Employees > Exemptions From Minimum Wage and Overtime
Federal Law > Managing Employees > Wage and Hour/ FLSA
Federal Law > Recordkeeping And Posting Requirements
Federal Law > Managing Employees
$1,808,245 in Back Wages and Penalties for Violations of Wage and Record-Keeping Laws
The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a series of consent judgments in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ordering seven Long Island restaurants to pay a total of $1,693,507.22 to 363 low-wage workers, chiefly servers and kitchen employees. The restaurants will also pay $114,737.96 in civil money penalties and interest to the department for willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Investigations by the Long Island District Office of the department's Wage and Hour Division found widespread violations by the restaurants of the FLSA's minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping requirements. Specifically, the employers engaged in unlawful activities, such as paying below the federal minimum wage; paying cash off-the-books; not paying overtime; illegal tip pools; failing to pay wages to certain employees; and not keeping records of hours worked and wages paid to employees.
The restaurants are Good Taste Buffet, Commack; Kumo Sushi & Steakhouse, Stony Brook; Crystal Garden, Ronkonkoma; Nishiki, Selden; Hotoke, Smithtown; Crystal Garden Buffet, Riverhead; and Kashi Sushi & Steakhouse, Rockville Centre. A chart listing each restaurant and its back wages, liquidated damages and civil money penalties follows this news release.
The investigations were conducted under the Wage and Hour Division's multiyear enforcement initiative, focused on strengthening labor compliance in Long Island's restaurant industry. In addition to identifying wage violations and recovering money for underpaid workers, the initiative's goal is to change industry behavior permanently to ensure proper compensation for all workers and a level playing field for all employers. In fiscal year 2013, initiative cases conducted by the division's Long Island office resulted in $6.4 million in back wages for more than 1,300 workers and reflected 71 consent judgments.
The FLSA requires that covered employees be paid at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, as well as time and one-half their regular rates for every hour they work beyond 40 per week. The law also requires employers to maintain accurate records of employees' wages, hours and other conditions of employment, and prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who exercise their rights under the law. The FLSA provides that employers that violate the law are, as a general rule, liable to employees for back wages and liquidated damages payable to the workers.
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February is celebrated by many as the month of love, with shop shelves brimming with awfully clichéd ceramic hearts, stuffed bears and every shade of red discernible to the human eye. I'm afraid that things are a lot less romantic in the Running the Race household, though, because to us February is simply known as the month of spinach and beetroot.
So here we are again: The entire household eating beetroot until everything is stained purple (ahem, Miss K and Baby J) and eating enough spinach to make even Popeye cringe - all in the name of a sub-3 hour finish. And I can tell you this much: We'll continue with our annual spinach and beetroot fest for the next decade if that's what it takes to get Will to his goal.
You can do it, Honey! We're right behind you!
Love spinach, also boiled beetroot but can't stand the pickled stuff.
Wishing Will all the best in his Cape Town Cycle Tour.
Thanks so much, Gordon - he'll definitely appreciate the well wishes!
Wow, I love that! I'm sure Will will be very pleased with a 2:59:59 - anything under 3, heehee!
Haha I love the different quirks of athletes ;). I get totally get it though. Beets have some of the same benefits as tart cherries... which I've been more than having my share of. Anything that we think will help, right? :) Good luck to your Will! I'm sure you will keep us all posted and I can't wait to hear how he does!
Thanks so much for the good wishes, Hailey - I'll be sure to tell Will!
Hehe, don't you worry, Lisa - there's plenty of chocolate in there too ;) !


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The Mugni Gospel (Yerevan, Matenadaran, MS 7736) is an 11th-century Armenian Gospel Book produced in 1060. The manuscript is 42 by 32 cm and contains 301 folios. The binding of the book is made of wood, covered with red velvet and ornamented with plaques of silver and gilt. The first lines of each gospel are in gold. The first letters are lavishly decorated and painted. Actually, the book seems to be overloaded with miniatures and decorations. Saturated colours, expressive figures and fanciful architectural backdrops distinguish it from a more stylized and decorative Byzantine manner of manuscript illumination.

See also
Armenian illuminated manuscript

1060s books
Armenian books
Gospel Books
History of religion in Armenia

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Golden Terracotta Silk Scarf. Antique Green Hand Painted Silk Shawl. Silk Scarf GOLDEN DAYS. Large 14x72. Birthday Gift. Gift-Wrapped.
This is a 100% Habotai silk scarf featuring alternating segments in golden terracotta and antique green, separated by thin section in chocolate brown, featuring a filigree-like pattern in brass. This is a very elegant scarf that would make a perfect accessory to a more formal outfit. SIZE: This is a LARGE scarf, allowing more generous wrapping - size: 14" x 72" (35 cm x 183 cm).


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Development of Reform Jewish Music
Cantor Mary Thomas
The Hassidic masters teach that it is through melody and song that the gates of heaven are opened. Our deepest longings, our greatest joys, and our most profound sorrows are borne on music's wings toward the Shomeiah T'filah, the One who Hears Prayer.
Reform Judaism has always sought to find the balance between memory and modernity, our rich Jewish past and the world as it exists at this very moment. Where it comes to worship music, this has never been easy! Think about all of the music that you have loved or hated: popular music and classical music, your parents' music and the music blared in your room when you were 15. While each generation's music can be incredibly different, what they all have in common is the ability to move certain people to feel and to think and - in some cases - to pray. The evolution of worship music in Reform Judaism is the story of the marriage of traditional, distinctly Jewish music and the sounds of the non-Jewish world around us.
Solomon Sulzer, and later Louis Lewendowski, were among the first to create new synagogue music that grappled with tradition while surely sounding contemporary. Sulzer, born in 1804, worked in Vienna. Sulzer wanted his work to be authentically Jewish, but also be honestly modern. Sulzer, like many early reformers, wanted to pray with music that they thought was dignified, removing elements that might seem too different from the larger community of worshippers in Vienna. Sulzer wrote for any combination of choir, cantor, and/or organ, mirroring the instrumentation typical in other faith traditions at the time. Sulzer's music was brought to America from Europe by Isaac Mayer Wise in the middle of the 19th century.
The great synagogue composers of the 20th century are far too many to list here. Magnificent musicians like Ernst Bloch, A.W. Binder, Max Janowski, Ben Steinberg, Bonia Shur, and Michael Isaacson each contributed to the evolution of Reform worship music. Like their predecessors, these men wrote music that expresses their own understanding of what Jewish sound can and should be. There is music for orchestra, for piano, for organ, for cantor, for choir - for almost any resources one can imagine. Nearly each decade of the 20th century has distinct sounds.
The last decades of the 20th century, in particular, saw the use of more "folk" music in the Reform synagogue. This is "folk" with a lowercase "f" because this represents a variety of styles that are all meant to empower the average congregant - the folk. This folk music introduced new instruments to the synagogue - most importantly the guitar - lending an air on informality not known in previous Reform generations. There are niggunim - wordless melodies - and the music of greats like Debbie Friedman., z"l, informed by the American singer/songwriter movement. In their own ways, these folk styles do exactly what Sulzer had done nearly two centuries before: they take Jewish ideas and sounds and reinterpreted them with the sounds of those generations, creatively meeting the specific needs of the time.
The great 20th century Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel1 wrote that "...music is a vessel that may hold anything." For Reform Jews, music holds our prayers, lifting them from the soul of the individual to create communal bonds and magnificently reach the Divine. As Reform Jews grow and change, so will the music of the synagogue, balancing authenticity with innovation, incorporating the collective past as we create our future.
1 Abraham Joshua Heschel, "The Vocation of the Cantor,"In The Insecurity of Freedom, (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1963), p. 296.
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Birthday Bucks are available in 2 custom cover designs. You can purchase them any time of year at PNB's downtown Kewanee location. Cost is $21.00 per book.
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Famous People » Richard Hadlee
Richard Hadlee Biography
Sir Richard John Hadlee, MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers and all-rounders in cricketing history.
Hadlee was appointed MBE in 1980 and knighted in 1990 for services to cricket. He is a former chairman of the New Zealand board of selectors. In December 2002, he was chosen by Wisden as the second greatest Test bowler of all time. In March 2009, Hadlee was commemorated as one of the Twelve Local Heroes, and a bronze bust of him was unveiled outside the Christchurch Arts Centre.
On 3 April 2009, Sir Richard Hadlee was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Sir Richard is the most prominent member of the Hadlee cricket playing family. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
July 3, 1951 (68)
Richard Hadlee Timeline
Richard Hadlee takes 7-23 v India, his 1st match-winning spell
Richard Hadlee becomes NZ's top wicket-taker with 117
Richard Hadlee takes 9-52 v Australia at the Gabba
Richard Hadlee makes highest Test Cricket score of 151* (v Sri Lanka)
Richard Hadlee takes his 400th Test Cricket wicket (Sanjay Manjrekar)
Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 to end his Test Cricket career with 431 wkts
Last day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee
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6 group winners and 2 second-place teams with the best records will advance to the Quarter Finals.
* By the end of the group games, the postponed Guilford SC v Greenwich Arsenal match had still not been made up.
The two clubs agreed to cancel this game when it was determined the outcome would not alter the group standings.
Both teams were given a 3-0 forfeit.


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Asfia: Leaders' choice of polls date determine results
Asfia fields questions from reporters. – Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi
KUCHING (Aug 18): It is crucial for leaders to pick the right date to hold elections as it can determine the results, said Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohammad Asfia Awang Nassar.
The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker said when it comes to winning an election, it's not dependent on the number of voters per se.
"What's important is also the dates to hold elections; when Parliament or DUN should be dissolved. Why do leaders decide on these dates?
"They determine the leadership (quality) of a person, something which is not written in books," he said at the state-level Parliamentary and DUN Tour Series: Key Findings of Malaysia Census 2020 and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2021 here today.
Citing some examples, he said former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had in 2008, advised the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to dissolve Parliament three years before the parliamentary term expired.
"Why do you dissolve parliament three years before its expiry?
"This had caused the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates to fall like autumn leaves," he said, noting that it was premature to hold an election so soon then.
He also said that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had chosen the wrong date to dissolve Parliament in 2018, which led to the downfall of the ruling government then.
When met by reporters later, Asfia said there were many opinions from parties on when an election should be held.
"But we will only know whether the decision was right or not when we look back and review.
"It is then we will realise that perhaps the election should be held this month and not in that month," he said.
When asked what factors should be taken into account to select the right date for polling, he said what was important was the decision made by the leader.
"I do not have an answer for this but as I've mentioned, there were many mistakes made by our past leaders and there must be a reason why the decision was made to dissolve the Parliament early for instance.
"It is not just about how many voters are in a constituency, how many voters have increased…what matters is what the leaders say, our prime minister, when did he advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to dissolve Parliament or in Sarawak, when did our Premier advise the Yang di-Pertua Negeri to dissolve DUN," said Asfia.


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Q: Is there problem with token expires in 7 days when using internal test app on google workspace? Currently we use the OAuth consent screen to create the application and are in External mode. However, the problem is that the user test can only test within 7 days because the token expires. We want to use longer so want to ask the following:

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*Is there any possible way to extend token lifetime longer?

*We also want to switch to using google workspace so have the following questions:

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*When using google workspace as internal test, is there a problem of login token expire 7 days like External test app?

*When using google workspace, is it possible to add any gmail user(private account) to the workspace to test as internal?

A: Oauth2 Experation

A Google Cloud Platform project with an OAuth consent screen configured for an external user type and a publishing status of "Testing" is issued a refresh token expiring in 7 days.

Solution is to set your project to production as opposed to testing.

When using google workspace as internal test, is there a problem of login token expire 7 days like External test app?

If you set it to internal it should not be expiring but there is a bug that last I heard google was working on. I have not heard of they fixed this yet or not.


KEENE�� The third batter in the lineup had one hit, didn't score a run and didn't drive in a run.
Yet, the Winnacunnet High School softball team sprayed 14 hits around the field in Wednesday's season-opening 10-2 win at Keene.�That just shows how deep the Warriors'�lineup is this season.
Junior Stephanie Reed and sophomore Hannah Thompson each had three hits and combined for five RBIs as the Warriors started their season with a convincing win.
"It's�a pretty solid lineup up and down," Winnacunnet head coach Dennis Bruce said. "We have had a pretty good approach all preseason at the plate. We're being very aggressive early in the count. If they are throwing strikes, we are on it. We're not taking pitches up there; if it's a good pitch, we're swinging."
Reed scored two runs and had three RBIs, while Thompson had two RBIs.
Junior Ashley Gallant added two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs. Nicole Basil (two hits, run scored, RBI), Marikate Morin (two runs scored), Josie Maggiore (hit, run scored), Brileigh Penniman (hit, run scored, RBI) and Savanah Sigman (hit) all contributed.
Winnacunnet took a 3-0 lead into the sixth inning.
"We come in and I say to the girls, 'We're in a 3-0 game here, let's get the bats going,'" Bruce said. "The girls responded, and I was happy to see that."
Gallant and Penelope Ayotte started the sixth with consecutive singles; one out later, Penniman and Reed each singled and the Warriors doubled their lead, 6-0. Winnacunnet added four runs in the seventh on four hits and two walks.
"We had a couple of really hard hit balls early on," Bruce said. "They were playing their outfielders really deep and a couple balls really truly would have been gone (if there was a fence). (Basil) probably would have had three. We hit some really well hit balls that were caught."
Winnacunnet sophomore Macie Harkovich allowed four hits and struck out five over seven innings.
"She pitched a fantastic game," Bruce said. "She pitched a great game for us. It's always good to come away with a win here; you never know what is going to happen after that long bus ride."
Winnacunnet is scheduled to face Nashua South on Friday in the Warriors' home opener. The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.
"I don't know much about them, but we're excited to have our home opener," Bruce said. "It's supposed to be a little warmer than it was today, which makes me very excited."
The Warriors will then host Londonderry on Saturday with a 10 a.m. start.


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News report: London Mayor Al Gleeson versus Marc Emery on London's new BIA tax
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In this extended news item, Marc Emery explains why he is opposed to the new Business Improvement Area tax in west London, Ontario; he explains that 1/3rd of the number originally queried about imposing the tax are currently opposed to the tax, and that Emery expects to find 85 to 90% of business persons in the area to be opposed to it. He explains that about 300 businesses were needed to oppose the imposition of the tax, and that about 110 did oppose (however, the vast majority of the 850 or so businesses polled about the tax did not respond to the questionnaire, and the absence of their response was taken by the city to be equivalent to a vote in favour of the tax). Emery submits that about 15 or 20 businesses were able to get the tax imposed. He submits that although 800+ businesses will be forced to contribute taxes, only about 30 businesses will benefit from the money spent (the other businesses being too far away from where the money will be spent). A full 6% of the $100,000.00 in tax revenues collected will come from just one of the 800+ taxed businesses: insurer London Life.
This recording is a combination of two recordings, the second – having occurred one day later – was London Mayor Al Gleeson's response to Emery's position on the BIA tax. Gleason essentially takes the position that, for those who were out-voted, "too bad". He takes issue with Emery's submission about only 30 businesses benefitting. He also explains that the enabling provincial legislation was imposed in 1977 (which was a year in which Ontario's Progressive Conservatives were in government).
https://freedomparty.on.ca/archive/audio/1980-05-xx.4.emery-vs-gleason.emery-refuses-to-pay-bia-tax.tape-22.mp3
Radio program: Unknown
Host: "Alan"
Interviewees: Marc Emery, Mayor Al Gleeson
Aired: May 22 and 23, 1980 (according to Lloyd Walker's notes)
Radio Station: CBC radio
Recorded: May 22 and 23, 1980 (according to Lloyd Walker's notes)
Duration: 13 minutes, 40 seconds
URL – https://freedomparty.on.ca/archive/audio/1980-05-xx.4.emery-vs-gleason.emery-refuses-to-pay-bia-tax.tape-22.mp3
Tagged with: Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.), business subsidies/bailouts, tax
News report – Voices: Profile of Marc Emery's dispute with London's BIA and Mayor Al Gleeson News: Marc Emery to challenge London BIA budget in court


What does it mean to be an effective school board member?
Every Spring, Dallas Kids First interviews candidates who are considering election for the Dallas ISD School Board, and with each year, the Dallas Kids First team raises the bar for these critical leaders in our city. Below are the six research-based qualities our DISD constituents can consider when evaluating a candidate's fit for trustee with some examples of DKF-endorsed trustees mixed in!
Education advocates often speak of putting kids first and making decisions that focus on what is best for kids. Without question, it is the common thread between even the most disagreeable groups in the education space. What does it mean? For Dallas Kids First, it is about a trustee unequivocally driving their decision-making based on student outcomes. In a role that brings so much to the table, it is easy to get lost in the scuffle of non-student factors or spend time on a topic that ultimately has very little impact on student outcomes. With these goals at the center, it becomes easier to drown out competing distractions.
It is necessary that a trustee support their focus on student outcomes with proven and relevant organizational leadership skills suitable for the size and complexity of DISD. The skill set required for setting a $1.7 billion budget, considering the diverse needs of 157,000 students, and addressing contracts for 20,000 personnel require a person who can bring a valuable perspective to the board as policy decisions are made, budget goals are set, and the superintendent guides Dallas ISD administrative staff.
A kids-first mindset, complemented by relevant leadership experience pave the path for effective governance. To make a meaningful impact, it is key that a trustee is anchored on student outcomes through their policy-setting, budgetary goals, and holding the superintendent accountable. Not wavering from these three duties allows the Dallas ISD administration to carry out the district goals in a cohesive manner and for the board to use their time communicating the successes and challenges of the district with all constituents.
It is no doubt that Dallas ISD has made significant progress in the past few years. But, there is still much work ahead to ensure our students are reaping the benefits of a great public school experience. Our trustees must exhibit a sense of urgency with a tangible action plan that targets improvement for DISD performance. It is imperative to consider improvement not only for the trustee's elected district, but also for the district as a whole. The trustees that move the needle for our students are those who take responsibility and accountability for this performance with all the tools at their disposal.
Among the tools our trustees have at their disposal, one of the greatest is the community they serve. A trustee should have goals for partnering with the various community groups and stakeholders impacted by Dallas ISD when it comes to problem-solving, finding solutions, and policy-setting. Taking action towards creating this partnership shows that a trustee sees the value of working with diverse perspectives and populations.
Our trustees must be equipped with a fundamental understanding of Dallas ISD's student achievement challenges as well as knowledge of successes from other districts, states, or countries. This better positions the board to be critical when setting policy, setting budget goals, and holding the superintendent accountable for the success of the district.
How do we know if our school board members are making an impact?
The success of our students is the success of our board's leadership. By investing time in monitoring the progress of our student outcome goals, our board is investing in the future of Dallas. One tool that facilitates this process is Lone Star Governance. The state has trained our board to focus on their impact with the Lone Star governance initiative. Through this training, our governing team is challenged with intensively focusing on one objective: improving student outcomes.
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These are the next five best days to graft or pollinate, based on the Moon's sign.
I am a tree grower and would like info on when are the best days each month to transplant trees. thank you.
When gardening by the Moon, many people prefer to plant or transplant trees when the Moon is between full and last quarter (to focus on root development to help the tree establish). To find the times of the Moon phases in your area for each month, visit: https://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon/calendar and put in your zip code. Determine the best times, climate-wise, to plant in your area the particular tree that you are interested in. Then, working within those dates, find out the best time according to the Moon's phase.


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Q: Custom exception - checked or unchecked? When creating a user defined exception What is the best practice, should the exception be created as checked or unchecked ?
I know unchecked/runtime exceptions need not be handled in the code.

A: If the exception is recoverable - it should be checked. If the exception is not recoverable and the program must halt - it should be unchecked.
A good summary about checked vs. unchecked exceptions can be found here.

A: Here is a snippet of my answer from another post:

The custom exception should extends RuntimeException if you want to
  make it unchecked else extend it with Exception.
With unchecked exceptions calling code method is not required to
  declare in its throws clause any subclasses of RuntimeException that
  might be thrown during the execution of the method but not caught.
As the calling method may not handle RuntimeException, one needs to be
  careful while throwing RuntimeException.

Link to the complete answer : Extending Exception/RunTimeException in java?

A: Personally, I find the checked exception mechanism of Java to be burdensome.
While the distinction between recoverable and unrecoverable errors is valuable, there does not always seem to be a one-to-one mapping of a particular exception instance and the recoverability of its associated error, eg. not all IOExceptions are always recoverable.
The semantics that describe checked and unchecked exceptions are similarly murky.  Even in the Java Platform libraries there does not always appear to be a consistent interpretation of these semantics.  For example, exceptions generated in the JDBC platform library are checked; whereas exceptions generated in the JPA 2.0 API are unchecked.
More useful semantics may be the following:

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*when you wish to -force- the user of your API to respond to an exception that your library is generating, then define a checked exception.  Usually this occurs when the exception must force the client to do something that is both different and important to do.  This is a very valid use of the checked exception mechanism which becomes a part of the contract specified by your exported API.

*when you wish to leave the user of your API free to decide for himself whether to handle your exception himself or to allow the exception to go unhandled, then throw an unchecked exception.
Especially if you are not creating an API to be exported in a library that you intend to distribute, the provided standard runtime exceptions are usually adequate for most purposes:

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*NullPointerException

*IllegalArgumentException

*IllegalStateException


"Better than me!" I'm inclined to think. I'm not a hot weather person. I pop out before the sun is up to do my watering and harvesting, and enjoy that clean fresh air that I know won't last long.
But I'm happy to say that with some extra watering, bits of shade and early preparation, the garden is coming through well so far. Not time to get cocky though, as summer is only just beginning and it doesn't look like being a friendly one. I'm grateful that the heat has built up gradually so that plants have had a chance to adapt as much as possible. Here's a little photo tour around our patch, and a few of the design and maintenance strategies that we've found helpful.
These babies are receiving the most pampering at present – daily hand watering for the seedling trays, pots and young vegetables as well as twice weekly drip irrigation to the veg beds. Rainwater carried us through spring for hand watering but until we add more tanks it's over to the mains now except for the delicate little seedlings. All of these plants are partially shaded, and the seed raising trays have only a little early morning sun.
Sweet corn and chilies love the heat, putting on rapid growth while most leafy greens are wilting. Still need to keep up plenty of water to them. The chili, one of the most exposed plants in the garden with all-day sun, is double-potted, with its black plastic pot hidden inside the terracotta one for insulation. (This also makes it easier to re-pot later, since the urn shape tends to trap plants' roots as they mature.) If even this hardy beast starts to get scorched, at least pots can be shifted to a cooler spot.
We had two heavily bearing 6-year-old Nellie Kelly passionfruit vines on our east-facing boundary fence, and lost one earlier this year – not unusual for passionfruit in our climate. The remaining vine (left) is now flowering but won't have such a big crop this year. I've planted two of Mum's baby Panama Gold seedlings to replace the old vines (right) and they have responded mightily to the heat – and the regular water that comes from the vertical garden and outdoor shower inside the fence!
Our chook enclosure is taking shape and the cucumbers, gourds and beans are eager to climb up it – ready to provide cooling shade for the coming chooks. Pumpkins are sprawling along the back garden, under the corn, avocado, limes, tomatoes and other fruit trees. They wilt briefly during the afternoon but are soon rescued by shade on their western side and perk up by evening. The upright shadecloth shelter here is for the baby avocado tree, planted out this spring. I'll keep it sheltered from afternoon sun and strong winds until it reaches fence height.
Facing west without shade, this loquat and Tropical Beauty apple cop the brunt of the afternoon sun. A few apple leaves have been scorched and the new growth on the loquat is defending itself by closing up against the sun, but they seem to be hardy enough to manage, and are beginning to help cool the shed.
A few more survival strategies (clockwise)… 1. Baby frangipani is on the eastern side of a feijoa tree for afternoon shade. 2. Sweet potato tuber is planted in a small pot to generate slips (cuttings) – these are then planted out into the larger pot to keep them more contained than is possible in the open garden, and a hessian sack shades them until they are ready to grow out into the light. 3. Grapevines have been 'stretched' out from the pergola on a light temporary structure to shade the raised veg bed through summer – this will be removed when they are cut back for winter. 4. A wicking bed provides constant reliable water for asparagus, and tying the tops with a loop of string prevents them flapping around in the wind. The asparagus and the compost bin also help to provide a more humid and sheltered microclimate for the little mango tree, helped by a lemon tree to their west.
Grapes and lemon verbena thrive in the heat and neither require all that much water, just borrowing the runoff from the surrounding garden beds. Iced lemon verbena tea is the best thirst-quencher!
The road verge (above) is the least-pampered part of the garden. This area has been watered today for the first time in at least a month. Most of the plants are either locally indigenous or hardy succulents. As well as surviving with very little care and adding colour and interest, they also shelter the main garden from hot northerly winds and provide wildlife habitat. Chop-and-drop mulching and very occasional weeding are all I do here.
The fruit trees hold up well with weekly drip irrigation for about 45 minutes – each tree has a circle of dripline around it of up to metre diameter under the mulch. During heatwaves they also receive a top-up watering session midweek. From left to right are apple, lemon (background), feijoa, mandarin, and in the right pic a persimmon over the birdbath. The birds are certainly making themselves at home. I've netted many of the stone fruit trees, removed a blackbird nest from the grapevine over the pergola and occasionally been known to run out the front door banging pots and pans at the lorikeets – until I realise I've become even more raucous than them. Then I know it's time to chill.
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As a guide to our discussion, our mission will be to write programs that take, as input, an integer in a given base, and produce, as output, the equivalent of that integer in another base. Both the input and output will be strings — sequences of characters with encodings like ASCII or EBCDIC. That is the form numbers take when read in from and written out to a user. Contrast this with numbers that can be operated on arithmetically inside a computer, numbers represented with binary integers or floating-point binary. I call numbers in that form numeric binary.
Why the distinction between string and numeric binary? Because both types are used in PHP's conversion functions. Knowing which parameters are which type is key to using the functions properly.
PHP has built-in functions that can convert, or help convert, integers between string representations in various number bases. We will use them to convert between decimal (base 10), binary (base 2), hexadecimal (base 16), and octal (base 8). These are number bases that anyone versed in binary should know.
There's an important point I need to make before continuing. In PHP, and just about anywhere else, functions described as converting to or from decimal really convert to or from numeric binary! If you take only one thing from this article, let that be it.
In the following sections, I give examples of conversions between specific base pairs. Look for the specific conversion in which you're interested.
In the code, I use separate variables for the input string, the intermediate numeric binary value, and the output string. The separate string variables represent the I/O of a program, keeping the code independent of any particular I/O mechanism (HTML form I/O, echo, printf, etc.). The separate variables also make clearer which parameters are which type.
The examples which use intval and sscanf limit the maximum integer that can be converted — to 231 – 1. This is the case, for example, in the code that converts from decimal to binary, even though decbin supports integers up to 232 – 1. A similar thing happens when composing the `*dec' and `dec*' functions. For example, hexdec followed by decbin is limited to 232 – 1 by decbin.
The code does not label input and output strings with their base (for example, with prefixes like 0b, 0x, or 0o). The base is implied with context.
$binString = decbin($binNumeric); // = "101010"
$binString = sprintf ("%b",$binNumeric); // = "100000"
Note: support of the %b format specifier is nonstandard.
$binString = base_convert($decString,10,2); // = "11010"
$decString = sprintf("%.0f",$binNumeric); // = "222"
$decString = strval($binNumeric); // = "20"
$decString = base_convert($binString,2,10); // = "3641"
$hexString = dechex($binNumeric); // = "2a"
$hexString = sprintf ("%x",$binNumeric); // = "70"
$hexString = base_convert($decString,10,16); // = "19"
$decString = strval($binNumeric); // = "39"
$decString = base_convert($hexString,16,10); // = "37"
$octString = decoct($binNumeric); // = "52"
$octString = sprintf ("%o",$binNumeric); // = "11"
$octString = base_convert($decString,10,8); // = "31"
$decString = sprintf("%.0f",$binNumeric); // = "63"
$decString = strval($binNumeric); // = "12"
$decString = base_convert($octString,8,10); // = "49"
You can use the functions above to convert between bases 2, 8, and 16 without going through decimal strings. One approach is to use base_convert; another is to compose the `*dec' and `dec*' functions.
$binString = decbin($binNumeric); // = "11111"
$binString = base_convert($hexString,16,2); // = "11111111"
$hexString = dechex($binNumeric); // = "13"
$hexString = base_convert($binString,2,16); // = "f"
$binString = decbin($binNumeric); // = "111111"
$binString = base_convert($octString,8,2); // = "111001"
$octString = decoct($binNumeric); // = "12"
$octString = base_convert($binString,2,8); // = "33"
$hexString = dechex($binNumeric); // = "3f"
$hexString = base_convert($octString,8,16); // = "53"
$octString = decoct($binNumeric); // = "3730"
$octString = base_convert($hexString,16,8); // = "360"
For conversion only between string and numeric binary, use the other functions. For example, a variable assigned a decimal or hexadecimal constant (0x prefix) can be converted to a binary string using decbin.