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Hannes Råstam (1955–2012) was an investigative reporter at SVT (Swedish Public Broadcasting) and produced several of the most important documentaries to examine the Swedish justice system and police authorities over the past fifteen years. Råstam was a six-time recipient of the Golden Spade (awarded by the Association of Investigative Journalists) and won the Great Journalist Award twice (1996 and 2008). Råstam also won several international broadcasting awards, among them the Prix Italia in Italy (2001), the Golden Nymph in Monte Carlo (2006) and FIPA d'Or in France (2006). After a struggle with cancer, Råstam passed away while finishing his first book; an account of the largest judicial scandal in Scandianvian history. In 2013, Råstam was posthumously elected 'Sweden's Best Investigative Journalist in 25 Years' by trade publication Scoop.
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The Per Wendel Prize (For Outstanding Achievements in Investigative Journalism) Sweden – Fallet Thomas Quick 2012
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The Making of a Serial Killer
by Hannes Råstam
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The case of Thomas Quick to become film
Quick is inspired by Swedish journalist Hannes Råstam's book Thomas Quick: The Making of a Serial Killer. It is the story about Sweden's biggest legal scandal ever and about the reporter Hannes Råstam who alone questioned a whole legal system. A touching journalistic thriller about a man who sacrificed his own life in the search for truth.
In the role of the journalist Hannes Råstam we see Jonas Karlsson and as Thomas Quick we see David Dencik. Alba August plays researcher Jenny Küttim.
Quick will be directed by Mikael Håfström and the script is written by Norwegian author Erlend Loe. The film will start shooting in the western part of Sweden this year and is expected to have a Swedish cinema premiere in autumn 2019.


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FedEx is launch customer for new GM electric vehicles business
FedEx BrightDrop EV 600
General Motors has unveiled a new electric vehicles business named BrightDrop and secured FedEx as launch customer.
BrightDrop will offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently, the US car giant said. These solutions are designed to help businesses lower costs, maximize productivity, improve employee safety and freight security, and support overall sustainability efforts.
"BrightDrop offers a smarter way to deliver goods and services," said Mary Barra, GM Chairman and CEO. "We are building on our significant expertise in electrification, mobility applications, telematics and fleet management, with a new one-stop-shop solution for commercial customers to move goods in a better, more sustainable way."
Electric pallet for doorstep deliveries
BrightDrop's first product to market, the EP1, will be a propulsion-assisted, electric pallet developed to easily move goods over short distances – for example, from the delivery vehicle to the customer's front door. Available in early 2021, the EP1 can help reduce package touch points, costs and physical strain on delivery drivers.
New electric van
BrightDrop's second product to market will be the EV600 — an electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services over long ranges. It will combine zero-emissions driving with a range of advanced safety and convenience features more common in consumer electric vehicles.
Powered by the Ultium battery system, the EV600 is targeted to have an estimated range of up to 250 miles on a full charge and will offer over 600 cubic feet of cargo area. Front sliding pocket doors, wide cabin walkways and a large auto-open cargo bulkhead door all contribute to optimize driver efficiency.
GM said that early customer interest in the EV600 has been strong, with the first vehicles to be delivered by the end of this year. BrightDrop expects to make the EV600s available to more customers to order starting in early 2022.
In addition, BrightDrop offers an integrated, cloud-based software platform, which provides customers visibility and access to their BrightDrop products through both web and mobile interfaces. Built-in connectivity provides businesses with detailed data and insights that can help improve overall operations, including route efficiency, asset utilization and product upgrades. Drivers and couriers can utilize the mobile application for a variety of tasks.
However, the EP1 and EV600 are only the beginning, according to GM. The new business will continue to grow its product offerings over time to include a portfolio of integrated, zero-emissions products to help drive further efficiencies and address emerging customer needs. A number of concepts are being explored, such as a medium-distance solution that transports multiple EP1s, and a rapid load delivery vehicle concept.
FedEx Express tests BrightDrop products
GM said that BrightDrop "is the result of extensive research and listening to challenges faced by delivery customers and then leveraging GM expertise to develop real-life solutions".
For example, an EP1 pilot program has already been completed in partnership with FedEx Express. During the pilot, FedEx Express couriers were able to effectively and safely handle 25% more packages per day with the EP1s. FedEx Express couriers shared feedback that the EP1s were easy to maneuver and reduced physical strain.
With plans to continue innovating, BrightDrop and FedEx Express now have another pilot scheduled to take place in one of the biggest urban centers of the U.S. this quarter. FedEx Express is also slated to be the first customer of the EV600, receiving their vehicles later this year.
"Our need for reliable, sustainable transportation has never been more important," said Richard Smith, FedEx Express regional president of the Americas and executive vice president of global support.
"BrightDrop is a perfect example of the innovations we are adopting to transform our company as time-definite express transportation continues to grow. With this new suite of products, we will help improve the safety, security and timeliness of FedEx Express deliveries, while reducing our environmental impact and protecting the well-being of our couriers."
BrightDrop will initially serve customers in the U.S. and Canada. Customers will connect with the company through an independent sales and service network, leveraging a newly established dealer network to support vehicle sales and service.
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Cash points – thoughts on a healthier future for museum fundraising
Leslie Ramos
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At the start of this year, the dominant debate in the world of arts fundraising was about the ethical standards of organisations accepting sponsorship and donations from private sources. This debate had peaked in 2019 with no clear resolution and, for a while, it masked the reefs and shoals ever present below the surface: the underlying issues facing museums and other not-for-profit arts organisations.
Appearances might give the impression that museums do not struggle for funding. Glitzy buildings, often-packed galleries and gift shops, and busy exhibition programmes have often supported this idea. In the UK and US, high-profile, big-budget museum expansions are a regular occurrence. In recent years, there have been major expansions of MoMA in 2019 ($450m), the Royal Academy of Arts in 2018 (£50m), the V&A in 2017 (£55m) and Tate Modern in 2016 (£260m), to name just a handful.
Since the pandemic struck, the reefs and shoals have resurfaced. Museums are bereft of revenue from ticketing, cafes and shops. Spring and summer fundraisers have been cancelled and patrons' programmes moved online with inevitable drops of retention rates; blockbuster summer exhibitions have been postponed, and capital projects delayed indefinitely. There have been mass redundancies across many institutions, particularly in the United States where there is minimal state funding for job retention schemes. Even as lockdown is eased in many parts of the world, museums and other arts organisations find themselves mired in uncertainty, unsure of when best to open, how many visitors will come, and whether the current funding models will hold.
Most European countries have announced generous financial support for their arts in recent weeks, filling the revenue gaps or promoting incentives to improve the current situation. This contrasts with the US, where only $150m of federal funding has been set aside for the arts and humanities, a far cry from the $4bn estimated to keep their arts sector afloat. As a consequence, hope for the arts in the United States is in the hands of private money, with its philanthropic environment promoted by tax breaks.
The UK sits in between Europe and the US, with less state aid than in Europe and a less developed culture of individual philanthropy than the US. Only two to four per cent of charitable donors in the UK give to the arts, and existing high-level support is stagnant, with the same group of donors' names appearing time and again. In a recent interview with the Art Newspaper, Deborah Loeb Brice, a descendant of the Lehman family and a major museum benefactor, has pointed out that too many requests are put forward to the same people in the UK, and that these donors alone cannot stop all the funding gaps.
Institutions that had taken the decision years ago to diversify revenue and increase their self-generated income in order to become less dependent on state funding are now suffering. In 2019, Tate's government funding was 30 per cent lower than it was a decade previously, yet income from admissions, trading, and fundraising was 30 per cent higher. In 2018, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the wealthiest museums, began to charge entry fees for the first time in 50 years to generate extra revenue. It now faces expected losses of between $100m–$150m, that will only partially be mitigated by its large, but rather illiquid, $3.6bn endowment.
What is increasingly clear is the necessity for new hybrid models in arts funding, based on broadening the donor base, more imaginative financial planning, and development strategies for the long-term survival of the arts institutions.
First, museums must remember that reserves are reserves. In July 2019, three years after opening its extension, Tate announced in its financial statements that it would reduce its cash reserves from 16 weeks' worth of expenditure (approximately £20m) to half that, due to 'a number of projects set to be undertaken during 2019–20'. No doubt Tate and others should be looking differently at the nature of their emergency cash reserves, and be more cautious about reducing them, aware that a rainy day – or many rainy days, like the ones we are currently weathering – is likely to be around the corner.
Often, museums large and small have pursued money for extension projects, but then find themselves with serious cash shortages during hard times. Charleston, the country home of the Bloomsbury Group artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant – now a house museum and gallery – undertook a successful £9.7m fundraising campaign for an expansion completed in 2018. Now, however, with no reserves and no endowment, and the forced cancellation of its flagship Charleston Festival, the organisation has launched an emergency appeal to stay afloat.
The continual stream of brick-and-mortar projects has no doubt contributed to current donor fatigue in the UK. Similarly, economic damage is being felt across all businesses, and a drop in corporate support and corporate memberships seems inevitable. Instead, institutions could entice donors with bespoke single-project or micro-funding opportunities and requests for in-kind support and expertise. This strategy – rather than the one-size-fits-all model that is commonly offered to companies looking to support the arts – would be particularly beneficial for smaller institutions and regional spaces, which have a higher risk of closure, and where smaller pots of funding can go a lot further.
Arts organisations will always be in need of unrestricted funding in addition to any project-based appeals. In the past, unrestricted or core funding has not been as easy to obtain from donors, who are sometimes wary of where their money is going, and often prefer to link their names to more visible assets, such as a new wing or a building. Treating donors as partners and not just as open wallets will help them to be more understanding of the current challenges. While paying salaries and fixing the heating may not sound as attractive, donor awareness must be fostered concerning the real, everyday issues museums face – and in return, institutions need to find more creative ways to promote donor recognition related to core funding.
If this hybrid model of arts funding in the UK were to become normal, we could expect both more donors and more generous gifts: surely a welcome future.
Leslie Ramos is a fundraising and development consultant and founder of ArtEater, an independent philanthropy agency for the arts.
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Working on 'In the Shadow of the Moon', and meeting many of the astronauts from the Apollo programme led me to fall in love with all things lunar.
Here's something I wrote recently after listening to the Apollo 8 Genesis reading.. I noticed they all spoke around B flat major, and that their voices are inherently melodic.
Featured voices are; Frank Borman, James Lovell and Bill Anders.
I think it has a really powerful way of making you listen to the words/see pictures, whatever, in a totally new way, often recontextualizing things in ways the original content producer could never have imagined.
I just happen to watch "Moon Machines" and loved your score. Some pieces don't seem to come from the "Shadow of the moon" OST – are they available somewhere?
Thanks Solon. I'm looking into releasing them soon – will keep you posted!
for crying out loud. forget the bible thing! it belittles what is otherwise an amazing 'human' achievement. when will man start taking responsibility for his own actions?
this thing they call 'god' has nought to do with it. nor has any badly written text of self-righteous parables.


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Negro Cook at Home Where Frank Lived Held by the Police
By Archivist in Newspaper coverage on October 13, 2016 .
Woman Questioned by Dorsey, Becomes Hysterical; Solicitor Refuses to Tell Whether She Gave Important Information; Alibi for Defense.
Minola Mcknight, the negro cook in the household of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Selig, 68 Georgia Avenue, with whom Leo M. Frank lived, was put through the severest sort of grilling in the office of Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Monday in an effort to break down Frank's alibi which tends to show that he was at home about the time James Conley swore the notes found by Mary Phagan's body were written.
The negro woman grew histerical [sic] and her shrieks and protestations could be heard through the closed door. She maintained to the end of the two hours of rapid-fire questioning, however, that Frank had arrived home by 1:30 o'clock the Saturday afternoon of the crime.
She was taken into custody on information said to have been furnished by her husband. She later was taken to the police station to be held under suspicion. The details of her statements to the solicitor and the full import of the information said to have been disclosed by her husband have been shrouded with the utmost secrecy by Solicitor Dorsey. It is said, however, that she declared to the last that Frank had arrived home by 1:30 o'clock to her positive knowledge.
Her sobs and hysterical cries were heard soon after she entered the office of the solicitor. Mr. Dorsey was able to quiet her for a few minutes at a time, when it is supposed he obtained her statement of Frank's whereabouts on Saturday, April 26, so far as she knew. At detective headquarters, the officers were non-commital as to the nature or value of the testimony that the engro [sic] woman had given.
It was on the negro cook that the defense had relied to assist in proving an alibi for Frank when his case comes to trial this month.
The woman was in hysterics at police headquarters and kept shouting, "I am going to hang but I didn't do it. I don't know a thing about it."
Four Others to Testify.
Four other persons will be prepared to testify at the trial of Leo M. Frank that he arrived at home for luncheon at 1:20 o'clock the Saturday afternoon that Mary Phagan was killed, which would have been an impossibility, the defense will assert, if Frank had directed the disposal of the body and dictated the notes at the time the negro alleges.
Information leading to the woman's arrest is said to have come from statements made by her husband, Albert McKnight.
According to report, Albert is said to have informed detectives of a statement made by his wife to the effect that Frank did not return to his home until midnight on the night of the murder. This allegation is contrary to Frank's statement before the coroner's jury.
The negro woman is also declared to have said that Mrs. Frank complained the following morning that Frank kept her awake that night by his extreme nervousness.
Minola declares that her husband is lying. She refused to swear to the statements attributed to her by her husband when taken before Solicitor Dorsey. She declader [sic] that Albert's stories were prompted by a quarrel she had with him some time ago.
Differences in Stories.
Testimony before the Coroner's jury by Frank and others indicated strongly that he was at home by 1:20 the afternoon of the crime. Conley in his affidavits declared that he went into Frank's office at four minutes before 1 o'clock. He said that after a conversation of a few minutes Frank heard voices and shoved Conley into a closet. Miss Corinthia Hall and Mrs. Emma Clark entered, Conley was kept a prisoner in the closet, he said, for eight or ten minutes.
It was after this, he said, that Frank asked him if he could write. Conley swore in his affidavit that he answered in the affirmative, and that he was directed to write several notes, most of which began: "Dear mother, a long tall black negro did this by hisself."
After this followed the giving of $2.50 to the negro, according to his story, as well as the giving of the $200 which later was taken back by Frank.
All of the incidents that the negro has detailed, in the minds of many interested in the case, would have kept Frank at the factory considerably after the time that five witnesses will swear he arrived home.
Wife and Her Parents to Aid.
These witnesses are Mr. and Mrs. Emil Selig, Mrs. Frank, the cook in the Selig household and an acquaintance of Frank who is said to have seen him riding home in the street car.
Adding doubt to the negro's affidavit is the testimony of Miss Corinthia Hall before the Coroner's jury. Miss Hall testified that she left the building about 11:45 Saturday forenoon. Conley described her as coming to Frank's office more than an hour later.
Sheriff Mangum made indignant and emphatic denial Monday of the reports that Conley had been approached, threatened or intimidated while he was in a cell at the Tower.
Conley, he said, was not threatened in any way. He was not approached by friends of Leo Frank and no one was permitted to see Conley whom the negro did not wish to see.
"There is not a bit of truth in the statements that have been made to the effect that Frank's friends were allowed to get to Conley and make attempts to frighten him into a confession," said the Sheriff. "It was reported that a group of Frank's friends, with a bottle of liquor, went to Conley's cell. This is absolutely fabrication.
Treats All Prisoners Alike.
"Frank is no more to me than Conley, so far as the law is concerned. The law tells me to protect all my prisoners without fear or favor. This I have done, and this I shall continue to do. Conley was treated exactly as Frank has been, or as anyone else awaiting trial or the action of the Grand Jury.
"If anyone came to see him, he was asked first if he wished to see that person or persons. If he said he did not, his wishes were regarded to the letter.
"The report that I am seeking the Jewish support and the Jewish vote or any other class or race or nationality, as against another, is most absurd upon the face of it.
"I have nothing to say against Chief Lanford. I would only suggest that he try his case in the court and not attempt to settle the whole case and hang one man or another before the twelve men the law prescribes have had a chance to pass on the prisoner's guilt or innocence."
Conley made a personal request of Chief of Detectives Lanford Monday morning to be taken to confront the factory superintendent.
"I think I could make him tell everything if I could just go there to his cell and tell my story again," said the negro. Conley repeatedly urged upon Chief Lanford that he be allowed to face Frank. He declared he thought his presence would break Frank down.
The Chief regarded Conley as sincere in his request, but said that he would make no further effort to bring the negro and the factory superintendent together. All rested in the hands of Luther Z. Rosser, Frank's attorney, Lanford announced.
"I have made several attempts to take Conley to Frank's cell since the negro began making his disclosures," explained Chief Lanford. "All efforts have been unavailing. Frank steadfastly has refused to talk with the detectives or with anyone whom the detectives may bring to see him. Attorney Rosser may arrange for a meeting of this sort, but the detective department has given it up.
Conley Not To Be Indicted Now.
"If Rosser is confident that Frank is innocent, he may think it will help his client's case to give him a chance to see the negro and deny his tale."
Chief Lanford said that there would be no bar to Conley's testimony at the trial of Frank. Conley, he said, would not be indicted as an accessory after the fact at the present time, but more likely would be indicted after Frank's fate was determined in one way or another. In the meantime he will be held as a material witness like Newt Lee, the negro night watchman at the factory.
Atlanta Georgian, June 2nd 1913, "Negro Cook at Home Where Frank Lived Held by the Police," Leo Frank case newspaper article series (Original PDF)
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Summer is the perfect time to try out a new sport or outdoor activity. Unfortunately, a new sport sometimes means new sports injuries. When you start running and jumping in new ways, your body may be unprepared for the new activity. This can result in strains, sprains or even tears in the muscles, ligaments and tendons of your body.
If you are suffering from sports injuries in your back, neck, shoulders, knees or ankles, a chiropractor may be able to help treat your injury, as well as prevent new injuries in the future. When most people think about chiropractic care, they probably think about spine adjustments, and while that is a big part of chiropractic care for sports injuries or any other issues, modern chiropractic care goes way beyond that. The goal will be to improve your joint function and reduce inflammation and joint pain, so you can enjoy your outdoor sports activities this summer and all year long.
Athletes are more susceptible to sports injuries because of the repetitive motion of training. Some sports also involve forceful impacts. Athletes should be careful to warm up properly and not over-train. Before starting a new sport or training program, it is a good idea to visit a chiropractor to discuss care.
Chiropractic treatment for existing sports injuries or to prevent sports injuries will usually start with questions about your lifestyle and athletic goals. This detailed conversation will be followed by a thorough examination. Once the exam is complete, your chiropractor will discuss treatment options with you. Together, you can create a plan for keeping your body in top shape to achieve your athletic goals.


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Approved for Adoption
This remarkable animated documentary traces the unconventional upbringing of the filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War. It is the story of a boy stranded between two cultures. Animated vignettes – some humorous and some poetic – track Jung from the day he first meet his new blond siblings, through elementary school, and into his teenage years, when his emerging sense of identity begins to create fissures at home and ignite the latent biases of his adoptive parents. The filmmaker tells his story using his own animation intercut with snippets of super-8 family footage and archival film. The result is an animated memoir like no other: clear-eyed and unflinching, humorous, and above all, inspiring in the capacity of the human heart.
Genre : Animation, Biography, Drama, Family
Actors : Aaricia Dubois, Alayin Dubois, Arthur Dubois, Cathy Boquet, Christelle Cornil, Jean-Luc Couchard, Jung, Mahé Collet, Maxym Anciaux, Nathalie Homs, William Coryn
Director : Jung, Laurent Boileau
Country : Belgium, France, South Korea, Switzerland
Keywords: Одобрен за осиновяване Cor da Pele: Mel Couleur de peau - miel Örökbeadható Kolor skóry: miodowy Approved for Adoption Jag och mina två mammor Medena koza
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city's biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. A film with many twists and turns.
Country: Canada, Germany, UK, United States of America, USA
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The Yakuza
Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter – and ends up on the wrong side of the Yakuza, the notorious Japanese mafia…
Country: Japan, United States of America, USA
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Crimes and Misdemeanors
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.
Sacred Vow
Doug and Amber were madly in love and married during their college years. Driven by the "dream" of a prosperous life together – Amber worked two jobs to put Doug through school. Soon after they shared in his business success and celebrated the birth of their precious, beautiful daughter. Fast forward 15 years – Amber has continued to be committed to her husband and their marriage, but Doug has fallen into the traps of an unfaithful spouse, convincing himself that he wants more out of life. In the midst of this turmoil, tragedy strikes, but the series of events that follows just might give this couple a chance to survive and once again regain the love for one another that was pledged in their sacred vows, 15 years earlier.
Jenn lives in an underground bunker, protected from the monsters that now ravage the world. This is the day that she goes outside…
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame
An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
Country: China, Hong Kong
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas – he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits…has Jimmy the will to achieve his ultimate goal?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
Country: France, Germany, Italy, West Germany
Erika is mentally bruised and starts group therapy with people seeking absolute anonymity.
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Feast of the Body
When a mysterious man stops a world wide storm with the swipe of his hand, life as we know it changes, and the source of his divine power must be found before humanity self destructs.


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TalkOfFame
By Clark Judge
Marty Mornhinweg knows how to run an offense. What he doesn't know is how to get to Canton.
Nowhere was that more apparent than when Mornhinweg, the New York Jets' offensive coordinator, this week labeled running back Chris Johnson "a first-ballot Hall of Famer," and, yeah, I know what you're thinking ... because I was, too.
It's not just that Chris Johnson isn't a first-ballot Hall of Famer. It's that he's a no-ballot Hall of Famer ... at least for now ... and I'm not knocking the guy. It's just that reaching Canton on your first try is about as rare as the Jets without controversy, which means Chris Johnson has about as much chance of making it to Canton on his first go as he did outrunning a cheetah.
Look, Johnson is an accomplished and durable running back with a productive career. But so was Jamal Lewis, and tell me Lewis is a "first-ballot Hall of Famer" ... because he's not. Like Johnson, he ran for over 2,000 yards in one season. Like Johnson, he was an NFL Offensive Player of the Year. And, like Johnson, he was first-team All-Pro.
But, unlike Johnson, he played for a Super Bowl winner, and, unlike Johnson, he was a member of an All-Decade team.
I don't hear anyone pumping Jamal Lewis as "first-ballot Hall of Famer," and that's not an injustice to Lewis. It's just the way it is. Same goes for Terrell Davis, another 2K rusher who won a Super Bowl ... no, make that two ... and not only was a member of an All-Decade team but a league MVP. He was supposed to be a first-ballot cinch, only he wasn't.
In fact, he's still waiting for the call.
So why, then, would you characterize a guy who the past three seasons scored a total of 20 touchdowns -- or one more than Jamaal Charles in 2013 -- and who last year averaged a career-low 3.9 yards per carry as a Hall-of-Fame slam dunk?
Answer: You wouldn't.
I mean, if Chris Johnson were that magnificent do you honestly think Ken Whisenhunt -- a coach who for years searched in vain for a legitimate rushing attack in Arizona -- would have let the guy walk? I think you know the answer.
I have no problem with Mornhinweg trying to promote his own back, especially when it's someone whose per-game rushing average didn't eclipse 68 yards two of the past three years. Nothing wrong with trying to boost a guy's confidence. But let's not be ridiculous, Marty. To say Johnson is someone who upgrades your rushing attack is one thing; to say he's "a first-ballot Hall of Famer" is downright irresponsible.
Curtis Martin wasn't one. Neither was Lenny Moore ... or Larry Csonka ... or John Riggins. Labeling Johnson as "a first-ballot Hall of Famer" not only is wrong; it's unfair to the guys who actually were first-ballot choices. It makes their achievements less meaningful, and, trust me, getting to Canton in your first year of eligibility is more difficult than navigating rush-hour traffic in Manhattan.
Tom Brady is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Peyton Manning is, too. But Chris Johnson? Please. Someone pass the memo to Marty.
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Introduction to Soil /
LA7014 - Ecology / Technology I
What is the difference between dirt and soil?
Textbook Definition of Soil
Preferred Definition - "The unconsolidated material at or near the earth's surface that has properties due to its proximity to the surface"
Long Version - "the unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows the effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects) and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time"
Importance of Soil
"Essentially, all life depends upon the soil .... There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together." Charles E. Kellogg
"The nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself."
"While the farmer holds the title to the land, actually it belongs to all the people because civilization itself rests upon the soil." Thomas Jefferson
Medium in which plants are grown for food and fiber.
Mechanical support for plant roots, such as trees.
Physical support for structures, roads, sidewalks, etc.
Home for millions of organisms.
Air-storage facility.
Mineral supplement for people (in some regions of the world)
Earth's compost pile.
Soil Sphere Theory
Pedo = Soil
Bio = Plant
Litho = Rock
Hydro = Water
Atmo = Air
Can you see how all of these are interrelated? A Few Definitions
Unconsolidated material: refers to loose materials
Typically soil profiles consist of layers (horizons) of unconsolidated material over a parent material such as bedrock Soil Profile: A vertical section of soil through multiple horizons that extends into the parent material
Ex: Ruston series
State soil of Louisiana
Soil Horizons
Defined: A layer of soil or soil material approximately parallel to the land surface and differing from adjacent genetically related layers in physical, chemical, and biological properties or characteristics such as color, structure, texture, consistency, kinds and number of organisms present, degree of acidity or alkalinity, etc.
6 Master horizons (O, A, E, B, C, R)
Numerous subordinates (lower case letters)
Further describe master horizon attributes
Parent Material
"The unconsolidated and more or less chemically weathered mineral or organic matter from which soils form" (Brady)
"The kind of mineral or organic materials in which the soil formed, including kinds of rock from which the regolith was derived" (USDA Soil Survey Manual)
Types of Parent Material
Residuum: Original unweathered material
Lacustrine: Lake deposited
Marine: Ocean deposited
Colluvium: Gravity deposited
Eolian: Wind deposited
Moraine/till: Ice deposited
Alluvium: Stream/river deposited
Parent Material Diagram
From Brady, Nature and Property of Soils 13th ed.
Soil Formation Factors
Living organisms, microbes, etc.
Precipitation, temperature
Inorganic vs. organic
Relief, landscape position
Pedogenesis - The formation and development of the soil profile.
The "Pedon" is the three-dimensional body of soil used as the soil base of reference.
"Genesis" is often referred to as "beginning."
Rocks are merely combinations of minerals.
Rock formation is determined by different environmental factors. The Earth's Crust
Chemists recognize over 100 elements that make up everything tangible on earth.
The earth's crust is made up of many of the elements but the most abundant are the following:
Igneous Rocks - Include granite and their metamorphic associates.
Make up the bedrock foundation of some continents.
Crystalline structure forms as magma cools. The slower the cooling, the larger the crystal structure.
Sedimentary Rocks - Sandstone, Shale, and Limestone.
Make up the bedrock foundation of 3/4 of the land area on earth.
Deposited as loose layers of sediment.
Metamorphic Rocks - Quartzite, Marble, Slate, and Gneiss.
Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks are altered by heat and pressure.
Sandstone forms Quartzite, Limestone forms Marble, etc.
Just as plants and animals decay, rocks are weathered through naturally occurring physical and chemical forces causing rocks to be weathered into
Saprolite.
Collectively saprolite is call the Regolith of the earth, which is composed of the loose mineral materials above solid bedrock.
Lichens are composed of an alga and a fungus and are often one of the first organisms to colonize exposed rocks.
These organisms, along with cyanobacteria, produce weak acids that dissolve nutrients within the rock and begin to build a humid mat capable of supporting mosses, and eventually higher plants.
Physical Weathering - The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces with no change in the molecular arrangement within the minerals.
Freeze - Thaw
Chemical Weathering - Chemical reactions that alter the molecular composition of rocks.
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Build your dream home on this beautiful wooded lot! Cul-de-sac location! Pie shaped 0.583 lot with creek and woods! Utilities at street. (Gas, water, sewer & electric) Rolling land with serene setting!
Tonja R Addison of Irongate Inc.


Scroll forward two days and it is as much a confused fiasco as Casement's bumbling efforts on the Kerry coast. Had the arms shipment from Germany brokered by Casement arrived as intended, Eoin MacNeill, Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers, might have supported the Easter Rising but as it was, considering the rebels to be underarmed and to have no chance of victory, he countermands the order to gather and ultimately rise up against the English and thereby creates confusion across the country. The plan had been to assemble armed men (and women) of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army across Ireland as cover for the start of the Easter Rising.
MacNeill's withdrawal of the order for 'manoeuvres', indeed "all orders given to Irish Volunteers for tomorrow, Easter Sunday", is published in the Sunday Independent.
Significant numbers of IV and ICA gather in Dublin and across the country but are uncertain what's to happen. Needless to say it's raining in much of the country as the volunteers hang around awaiting orders. Most end up dispersing (although many are still set to mobilise the next day if so commanded).
The rebel leaders decide just to postpone the uprising until Easter Monday despite MacNeill's countermanding order.
Eamonn Ceannt, one of the seven men to sign the Proclamation of Independence which was read out today (2016) in front of the GPO in Dublin, as it is every year on Easter Sunday, was on the IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood) Military Council with Joseph Plunkett and Sean MacDiarmada. He was appointed Director of Communications as well as commandant of the 4th Battalion of the Volunteers. During the Rising his battalion of over 100 men was stationed at the South Dublin Union, with Cathal Brugha as his second-in-command.
I leave for the guidance of other Irish Revolutionaries who may tread the path which I have trod this advice, never to treat with the enemy, never to surrender at his mercy, but to fight to a finish… Ireland has shown she is a nation. This generation can claim to have raised sons as brave as any that went before. And in the years to come Ireland will honour those who risked all for her honour at Easter 1916.
Today (2016) the Irish tricolour was raised above the roof of the GPO with planes of the Irish Air Force flying overhead trailing green, white and orange. What would Ceannt have made of that?


Its potential is endless: In addition to innovative meter functions, exciting new possibilities emerge: data sharing and control functions between the Dispatch Office and the Fleet, including job dispatch and payment card processing. Separate dispatch terminals and payment systems could become a thing of the past.
As with all computers, consumers continually get more power for the dollar. Technology advancements have enabled us to incorporate a full graphics display (miniature computer screen), numeric keypad and two serial communications ports, as well as a huge memory capacity and enhanced adaptability. Yet still remain price competitive with previous generation meters of yesterday's technology.
a) A full alphanumeric display means; No more stick figure digits and cryptic text with confusing purpose.
c) Clear unambiguous alphanumeric labels for all multi-function push buttons.
d) PIN protected running totals and management functions.
e) Simple operation with new control and operating features designed to minimise errors and protect the passenger.
f) Credit, Charge, and Subsidy cards can be handled directly providing all the information on screen. A built in Card-Reader Port makes a Swipe Reader a very cost-effective option; account numbers can also be entered by hand on the number pad.
g) A plug-in Memory Card stores full detail of metered jobs. Payment Card transactions and (and optionally Cash transactions) are stored on this removable 'IC-Card', which the driver returns to the office at the completion of his shift. The card is then uploaded to the Office computer system. Perfect for off-line card payment systems, as well as driver management. A GPS fix can also be included in each record.
h) R.F. Network interface. A fully configured interface compatible with Radio Networks, allowing electronic transfer of meter events, financial transactions and meter data. The meter can even double as a mobile data terminal, providing seven lines of text messaging for job dispatch and zone queries. The buttons and numeric keypad providing the necessary driver control for data queries and job bidding.
i) Data logging: The most recent fifty jobs are stored within the meter's memory. The full detail of which can be recalled for display, printed or downloaded to a computer. Detail including: Meter ON/OFF- Time/Date/Km/GPS-fix, Tariff, Fare, Extras, Payment Record.
j) 'Working Hours Timers'; To assist drivers to monitor their own working hours, three new timers have been provided and will be displayed on the "For Hire" screen of the meter. The left-hand timer records hours and minutes worked since the driver last took a ten hour break. The right-hand timer records hours and minutes worked since the driver last took a thirty minute break. The timers will be automatically reset when the appropriate breaks have been taken, ie the meter switched to the "off" mode for the required period (30 minutes/ten hours). "Hours worked" timers accumulate whenever the meter is "For Hire" and "Hired". The third timer logs the time since a 24 hour break was taken, and will only be displayed if this period exceeds 70 hours, in which case the timer will be displayed in place of the other two timers. (Timers are a configurable option).
k) Automatic tariff selection controllable from an internal clock/calendar securing the use of penal rates.
l) Electronic sealing providing indelible registration counters and date stamps for programmed data security.
m) 'Speed Dial Extras'; Up to nine different Extras can be pre-stored for different purposes, using the numeric keypad as a 'speed-dial' facility; saves endless stabbing of the extras button.
n) Fare Schedule Forward Programming. For use where a fare-change is to take effect on a pre-determined date. The new rates can be programmed well prior to the required date and will remain "pending" until the appropriate date arrives.
o) Electronic-payment-system compatible. Electronic messaging and command handling is in-built, providing compatibility with Cab-charge and other systems.
p) Receipt and report printing is achieved using off-the-shelf serial printers or Novax printer/swipe reader.


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return [
    'include' => [
        'functions.php',
        'Operator/*.php',
    ],
    'operators' => [
        'gt'        => '\avadim\MathExecutor\Extension\Bool\Operator\TokenOperatorGt',
        'ge'        => '\avadim\MathExecutor\Extension\Bool\Operator\TokenOperatorGe',
        'lt'        => '\avadim\MathExecutor\Extension\Bool\Operator\TokenOperatorLt',
        'le'        => '\avadim\MathExecutor\Extension\Bool\Operator\TokenOperatorLe',
        'eq'        => '\avadim\MathExecutor\Extension\Bool\Operator\TokenOperatorEq',
        'ne'        => '\avadim\MathExecutor\Extension\Bool\Operator\TokenOperatorNe',
    ],
    'functions' => [
        'compare'   => ['\avadim\MathExecutor\Extension\Bool\compare', 2, true],
        'if'        => ['\avadim\MathExecutor\Extension\Bool\if_then', 3],
    ],
];

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Wildlife restrictions can be in effect from November to March. Check the Avimor website for the most up to date conditions.
This is a very twisty trail with some massive sagebrush along the edges of the trail. Even though it's a short trail, it's a fun one. There are a number of pedal catchers if you lean into some corners too much. This trail goes from the trailhead to the bridge that will take you to Spring Valley Creek Trail. There are a couple options along the way to chose from, if you want to ride the ridge instead of the creek bottom.
Due to the high sagebrush along the trail it is also hard to see the corners and other users. If you are traveling at busy times, watch your speed.


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Q: How to draw a vertical hierarchical diagram using Tikz? I am investigating the acquisition history of a company, then I need to draw a hierarchical illustration diagram, it's not so-called flowchart, but exactly like this:

And then here I tried some Tikz code, and I found that is a "mission impossible":
\begin{figure}[H]
%   \centering
\begin{tikzpicture}%[xscale=2,yscale=2]
%    \draw [help lines] (0,0) grid (15,-21);
    \node[draw=none] (a) at (-1,0) {Medtronic};
    \node[draw=none] (b) at (-1,-.5) {\small Ardian Inc};
    \draw[-] (0,0) -- (.5,0);
    \draw[-] (0,-.5) -- (.5,-.5);
    \draw[-] (0.5,0) -- (0.5,-.5);
    \draw[-] (0.5,-.25) -- (1.5,-.25);
    \draw[-] (1.5,-.25) -- (1.5,-1);
    \node[draw=none] at (-.7,-1) {\small Osteotech Inc};
    \draw[-] (0.5,-1) -- (1.5,-1);
    \draw[-] (1.5,-.625) -- (2,-.625);
    \draw[-] (2,-.625) -- (2,-1.5);
    \draw[-] (2,-1.5) -- (1,-1.5);
    \node[draw=none] at (-.1,-1.5) {\small ATS medical};
\end{tikzpicture}

and for this long code, I got the following:

then I lost my patience, noooo, that's not the right way to do this job, figuring out every each coordinate of points/lines gonna be a dumb way...
Do you know any methods/ways/packages to tikz generate this? Thanks!

A: OK, something without trees then. I reproduce your diagram except that I did not punch in the text, so I keep repeating the text of the top node. UPDATE: Corrected every two node part and every one node part and added \nodepart{one}, big thanks to wcharging!
\documentclass[tikz,border=3.14pt]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,shapes}
\tikzset{medi/.style={xshift=-5mm,anchor=west,rectangle split,rectangle split parts=2,
rectangle split part align={left,left},%
font=\sffamily},
every two node part/.style={font=\sffamily\small,align=left},
every one node part/.style={font=\sffamily,align=left},
node distance=5mm and 5mm}
\newcommand{\Connect}[3][]{%
\draw[] (X-#2) -- ++(-0.8cm,0) |- (#3.west) coordinate[pos=0.1] (X-#3);}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[medi] (1) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 1,xshift=-3mm] (2) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 2,xshift=-3mm] (3) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 3,xshift=-3mm] (4) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 4,xshift=-3mm] (5) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 5,xshift=-3mm] (6) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 6,xshift=-3mm] (7) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 7,xshift=-3mm] (8) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 8,xshift=-3mm] (9) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 9,xshift=-3mm] (10) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 10,xshift=-3mm] (11) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 11,xshift=-3mm] (12) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\node[medi,below=of 12,xshift=-3mm] (13) {\nodepart{one}Meditronic \nodepart{two} (Founded 1949)};
\draw (1.west) -- ++(-1.2cm,0) |- (2.west) coordinate[pos=0.22] (X-2);
\foreach \Y [evaluate={\X=int(\Y-1)}] in {3,...,13}
{\Connect{\X}{\Y}}
\draw (X-13) -- ++(-0.5cm,0);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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Hi everyone! I had an awful cold and then I got better and now it's back again so I haven't been feeling well enough to post any cards last week. I still have a cough that just won't go away, but everyday I'm getting better. Hopefully I'll be posting more this week.
Today's card I made for this week's ABC blog challenge. Since it's my birthday this week, and my husband's birthday, and my little girl's birthday, I thought it would be nice to have a birthday challenge. So this week at ABC challenges we are making birthday cards. You can create any birthday card you would like so come on over and enter your card, we'd love to visit your blog!
My card was fairly easy to make. I stamped the birthday banner along the top using rich razzleberry ink and the banner didn't quite reach all the way to the end of the card stock so I simply used my rich razzleberry marker to draw in the rest of the banner. I added the cut out balloon on top of where the stamped image ended to hide where I began to draw in the banner.
For my main balloon image, I stamped the balloon strings using rich razzleberry ink and then I stamped the image again, but the second time I colored it using my SU markers. I wanted to balloons to be different colors and using markers is the easiest way to do that. Then I stamped the balloons again using my markers and I cut them out and placed a dimensional under each to to pop them up. I also stamped a few more balloons to add onto my card and then I took a small piece of twine to create a bow and I place the bows on a few of the balloons using a glue dot.
The technique I used on the balloons in my image is called spotlighting. And if you're not sure what that technique is here is a tutorial I found on splitcoast stampers. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great evening!
So glad you are feeling better Patty. Every one I know including myself has come down with something this year.
Beautiful card! Love the design paper you used for the balloons.
Super cute card. I love that Razzleberry color!
Patty, this card is soooooooo pretty! I love the banner. It adds so much to your card. Fun!!!
Too cute Patty & I love your design! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!!
I stumbled on ABC birthday card challenge and saw this card! I must say that this is one of the most beautiful, will definitely make a pretty birthday greetings. Thanks for sharing!


In this transcript, Clay Clark (U.S. SBA Entrepreneur of the Year for the State of the Oklahoma and Well-Known Business Coach) and Deedra Determan ("Mom-preneur") discuss the importance of effectiveness on Thrive15.com, the best sales training program.
Clay: Something I like to tell people as a business coach is about what the best selling author John Maxwell once wrote, "The secret of our success is found in our daily agenda." Why, in your mind, is it so important for entrepreneurs to make a to-do list and why do most people not make a to-do list?
Deedra: I think as an entrepreneur you have fires that come up all the time. Something will come that you're not expecting and you've got to take care of it. Maybe that takes two, three hours of your day. We'll you've got to get back on task for your to-do list. It's moving. It's moving parts. What you didn't get done that day, could be the next day. I think if you don't have it all down and have a plan, you're not going to get to your end goal. The to-do list gets you all the tasks you need to-do, something every day, to get you where your end goal is.
Clay: Today as your business coach, I had a beautiful example of what happens where you just look up and you're like dear Lord, why is this happening to me? I sit down. I've got an hour blocked off. I had three speaking events that I booked and I've got to send off invoices. I sit down, my computer is crashing. Somebody has accidentally synced a series of large, raw format video files to my computer. They're downloading all these files and I can't make it stop. Stop downloading. Stop. My computer is crashing.
I unsync the drop box, the victory. I unsync it and then my computer crashes like they hit the Control, Alt, Delete. Control, Alt, Delete. The printer won't sync and the thing won't sync. Then the AC guy wants to talk and have an emotional conversation and this whole thing is going on. Then people are showing up for our meeting, but I had my meeting agenda already printed. Some times it just falls on you. Luckily I could come up for air [in five 00:01:43] and I'm like OK I need to get this done. I feel like without my to-do list I would have just probably cried.
Clay: Tell this business coach, do you ever feel like things happen?
Deedra: Oh yeah. Things happen all the time. I think as you're starting your business there's no question, it's not going to stay the same list on that day that you started. It's not going to be like that on Friday. You have to keep prioritizing what's the most important thing I need to-do tomorrow. I think if you do it the night before you get up the next morning you're ready to go. You're not spending an hour wondering what should I do today, look back in my notes. You know exactly what you need to do and you get rolling.
Clay: Sam Walton, the guy who started Sam's Club, you might be familiar with a little company called Wal-Mart, kind of a smaller retail store, it's starting to catch on. This is what he says, "I usually have my yellow legal pad with me, with a list of 10 or 15 things we need to be working on as a company. Mist list drives the executives around here crazy, but it's probably one of my more important contributions." Think about that. One of his more important contributions was the to-do list.
I read Rockefeller's book. My wife got me the book called Titan. It's unbelievable, I have an emotional bond with Rockefeller now. In there he has this red note pad he carries and that was his number one thing. His red note pad. I would encourage you if you're watching this and you don't have a to-do list, you just have to get one.
Clay: You got to write it down. Have you met with a lot of entrepreneurs that don't have to-do lists?
Clay: Do you try to encourage them to get one, or what do you?
Deedra: Absolutely. I know within the first five minutes if someone's going to be successful, their business, when I meet with them. When they come without a pen and a paper and everything is just off the top of their head. How are you going to learn? How are you going to remember everything? You're coming to a meeting. I'll make my staff walk around with a piece of paper or a notebook and a pen at all times. Write it down. You never know when you're going to pass in the hall and there's something that you need, or if you want to use your computer, today there's your iPad or whatever. You can watch sales training videos on Thrive15.com.
Clay: What about the guy whose got the iPhone, he's typing it on Ever Note and he's typing it on the notes, and he's writing it down and he has yellow note pads and he has a … what about that guy? How does that guy or gal? Have you met that guy or gal?
Clay: Where you've got the note pad and then the … what do you tell that person? Do you just get one list? I get asked this as a business coach helping business owners.
Deedra: I think one. One or you're going to be overwhelmed. I use my computer a lot, but also I walk around with my paper list, as well.
Clay: OK. So you put it all in one place?
Clay: I know I've been guilty of taking whatever is handy and I start writing on it. I've got this Wendy's napkin where I … it's important to put it all in one place.
Clay: OK. Do you believe that should be taught more at college? To-do listing?
Deedra: Yeah. I think not only listing, I think organizational skills in general. It's how ever you do it you get your own system down that works for you. Absolutely, that's such a huge part of whatever job you're doing.
Clay: I just want you to know as a business coach … I'll move off at this point here … but I have yet to meet a successful entrepreneur that does not have a to-do list and does not have a day planner of some kind, yet the average person I know does not have either one of those items. I'm just throwing out, maybe there's a connection there, maybe it's just some weird sort of psychological phenomena.


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Q: Как отобразить в DataGrid поля объекта? Есть DataGrid  в которой нужно выводить информацию из базы данных. К примеру у меня есть класс:
public partial class Orders
    {
        public Orders()
        {
            this.CustomersOrders = new HashSet<CustomersOrders>();
            this.OrdersProducts = new HashSet<OrdersProducts>();
        }

        public int order_id { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> order_prodCount { get; set; }
        public string order_dateils { get; set; }
        public string order_status { get; set; }
        public System.DateTime order_date { get; set; }

        public virtual ICollection<CustomersOrders> CustomersOrders { get; set; }
        public virtual ICollection<OrdersProducts> OrdersProducts { get;

set; }
}

класс Orders связан с классом  Customers и Products через связь многие ко многим
  public partial class CustomersOrders
    {
        public int customersOrders_id { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> order_id { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> cust_id { get; set; }

        public virtual Customers Customers { get; set; }
        public virtual Orders Orders { get; set; }
    }

И
  public partial class OrdersProducts
    {
        public int ordersProducts_id { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> order_id { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> prod_id { get; set; }

        public virtual Orders Orders { get; set; }
        public virtual Products Products { get; set; }
    }

как мне вывести Products и Customers, конкретно prod_name из Products и custom_name custom_Surname из Customers  в мой DataGrid в месте с   order_dateils, order_status, order_date
И как связать это всё с XAML?
<DataGrid.Columns>
  <DataGridTextColumn Header="Product" Binding="{Binding .....???}"/>
  <DataGridTextColumn Header="Customer" Binding="{Binding .....???}"/>
  <DataGridTextColumn Header="Status" Binding="{Binding order_status}"/>
  <DataGridTextColumn Header="Dateils" Binding="{Binding order_dateils}"/>
  <DataGridTextColumn Header="Order Date" Binding="{Binding order_date}"/>
</DataGrid.Columns>

A: Идею изложил в комментарии, здесь уже конкретный пример:
[ValueConversion(typeof(ICollection<OrdersProducts>), typeof(string))]
public class OrdersProductsConverter : IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        var collection = value as ICollection<OrdersProducts>;
        var id = (int)parameter;

        return collection.FirstOrDefault(x => x.order_id == id)?.Products.prod_name;
    }

    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}

И объявляем в ресурсах:
<Window.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
        <converters:OrdersProductsConverter x:Key="OrdersProductsConverter"/>
    </ResourceDictionary>
</Window.Resources>

Нюансы типа Nullable<int> и нэймспейсов - это уж за вами :)  Но идея рабочая.
Обновление
Исходный вариант писал с ходу, запамятовал что конвертер_параметр - не депенденси. Посему, самый грамотный вариант - сделать мультибиндинг как в этом примере. А самый быстрый вариант - просто принять в конвертер сам итем, чьи проперти выводятся в ячейках.
То есть биндимся так:
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Product" Binding="{Binding Converter={StaticResource OrdersProductsConverter}, Path=.}"/>

А рабочий материал в конвертере получаем так:
var item = (Orders)value;
var collection = item.OrdersProducts;
var id = item.order_id;


Photo Description : Ingleby view, Derbyshire.
Details : View looking down the main road through Ingleby near Ingleby Gallery.
Things to look for : The two buildings in the scene remain, not a lot of changes have really taken place in 100 years.
Photo Description : Derby Greyhound Stadium (Vernon Gate), Derby.
Details : View looking down Vernon Street towards the former Derby Greyhound Stadium.
Built as the County Gaol (prison) in 1826. Converted into Derby Greyhound stadium in 1926, closed in 1988. In recent years the site was refurbished and is now called Vernon Gate.
Things to look for : The cars on Vernon street now park horizontally.
Photo Description : Agard street view, Golden Eagle pub, Derby.
Details : This pub located at 55 Agard Street,at the time called the Golden Eagle. In August 2003 the pub changed its name to Union Blue. Down the small street next to the pub (Searl street) you can see the former Rykneld Tean Mills which was converted to Brookbridge. The derilict building to the left of this photo has since been demolished to make way for waterside development of luxury apartments.
Things to look for : The Pub moves its doors and windows around.
Photo Description : Derby Guildhall, Market Place, Derby.
Details : View looking across Derby Market Place towards the Guildhall (built 1895). The statue of Sir Michael Bass can be seen to the right, today this is located in Museum Square. The shot tower (built 1809) of the former Cox's lead works in the Morledge can be seen over the top of the police station, the tower was demolished in 1932.
Things to look for : The double-bowed building to the right was built in 1830 as replacement for the Cross Keys inn. It was turned into the offices of the Derbyshire Advertiser in 1890s. An extra storey was added to the building.
Photo Description : Stanton by Bridge view, South Derbyshire.
Details : View from the A514 in Stanton by Bridge looking towards the main road into the village of Stanton by Bridge.
Things to look for : The doors of the shop on the left are bricked up. Look at that Tree grow !. Chimney pots appear.


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