2018-2019: Won the pole vault (4.92m/16-1 ¾) at the New England Division III Championships (2/22/29) ... Named Little East Confernece Field Athlete of the Week (2/18/19) ... Won the pole vault (meet record 4.88m/16-0) at the LEC Championships (2/16/19) ... Named Little East Conference Field Athlete of the Week (2/11/19) ... Finished third in the pole vault (season best 4.95m/16-2 ¾) on tiebreaker at the Valetine Invitational at Boston University (2/9/19) ... Named Little East Conference Field Athlete of the Week (2/4/19) ... Won the pole vault (4.89m/16-0 ½) and established a meet record at the Maine Quad meet (2/2/19) ... Received the Peter Goodrich Most Valuable Field Athlete Award ... Won the pole vault (4.81m/15-9 1/4) at the USM Open III meet (1/26/19) ... Won the pole vault (4.72m/15-5 ¾) at the Bowdoin Invitational II meet (1/19/19) ... Won the pole vault (4.75m/15-7) at the Reggie Poyau Invitational held at Brandeis (1/12/19) ... Named Little East Conference Field Athlete of the Week (1/7/19) ... Won the pole vault (4.80m/15-9) at the USM Open II meet (1/5/19) ... Picked as the Little East Conference Field Athlete of the Week (12/17/18) ... Won the pole vault (4.70m/15-5) at the season-opening USM Open I meet.
2015-2016: Competed at the NCAA Division III National Championships in pole vault (4.85m/15-7) finishing 11th ... Placed third at the ECAC D3 Championships (3/4/16) ... Tied for sixth in the pole vault (4.70m/15-5) at the NEICAAA Championships (2/26/16) ... Won the pole vault at the New England D3 Championships with a then school record mark (4.85m/15-11) ... Won the pole vault (4.80m/15-9) at the Little East Conference and New England Alliance Championships (2/13/16) ... Won the pole vault at the State of Maine Championships (2/6/16) clearing 4.60 meters (15-1) ... Cleared 15 feet indoors for the first time when he soared over the bar at 4.65 meters (15-3) at the USM Invitational (1/30/16) ... Took second in the heptathlon (4,060 points) at the Bates Multi-Event Meet (1/22-23/16).
2014-2015: Little East Conference Rookie Field Athlete of the Year ... All-Little East Conference in the pole vault ... Division III All-New England in pole vault ... Named Little East Conference Rookie Field Athlete of the Week (Dec. 8) after winning the pole vault (4.27m/14-0) and placing fifth in the high jump (1.78m/5-10) at the season-opening USM Invitational ... Named LEC Rookie Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 19) and ECAC Co-Rookie of the Week (Jan. 21) after winning the high jump (1.88m/6-2) and placing third in the pole vault (4.20 meters/13-9 ¼) at the Bates Invitational ... LEC Rookie Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 26) after winning the pole vault (4.30 meters/14-1 ¼) at the Bowdoin Invitational ... Named LEC Rookie Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2) for the third straight week after winning the pole vault (4.35 meters/14-3 ¼) and placing second in the high jump at the USM Invitational II ... LEC Rookie Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 23) after finishing second in the pole vault (4.35m/14-3 ¼) at the NE DIII meet.
Awards & Honors: 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete Award ... 2017-18, 2018-19 LEC All-Academic Team.
Before USM: 2014 State Class C Outdoor champion in the pole vault (13-3) and 110m hurdles (15.82). Also place fifth in the high jump (5-8) and eight in the 300m hurdles (43.92) ... MVC champion in the pole vault (12-0) outdoors in 2013 ... Second at the State Class C Outdoor Championships in the pole vault (11-6) ... In 2012, finished third in the pole vault (11-6) at the State Class C Outdoor meet ... Three-time all-state ... Four-year letterman in track at Madison HS.


A brand new band/project, established in 2016, doing their first (mini) European tour… That must be something to look out for! The band members Remy Stroomer and Petter Janse are far from unexperienced, they have worked wonderful together a couple of times before in a project named Free Arts Lab, which is also still active. Mäläskä's debut album Uncle Jim's Cidney Factory was just released before their tour started, and I had the honour to see them at music pub De Hommel in Vlaardingen. They told me it was going to be an evening completely based on improvisation, which made me very curious!
The pub itself is not too small, and looked very cosy and warm. There was no stage (which isn't necessary in my opinion), so the band played on the same floor the audience was standing on. There was even a psychedelic screen projection, which fits the music perfectly. The music the gentlemen played that evening is a combination of eclectic electronic music, psychedelic music, and serene soundscapes/sampling interspersed with heavy moments. Remy has a wide range of keyboards/synthesizers, sequencers and (sound) panels. Petter plays guitar, has a lot of guitar pedals/effects and also uses a laptop in combination with sound panels. The music never bores one moment, they know when to change the musical themes and drag you into a new atmosphere of refreshing sounds. Petter and Remy are well attuned with each other. They give each other enough space to improvise when needed. Some guitar solos of Petter remind me of Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree.
They played one long set, and the audience really loved it. It was also their intention to stick to one set, but the men surprised the audience with a second, unannounced set! The started the set with a blast. Petter grabbed a bow and used it on the guitar strings, making a special sound. The men played until deep in the night, and I had no clue that it was 1.20 AM when their performance was finished! It's a very good sign when you totally forget the time during a gig, it means that you got totally sucked up in the music and forget anything else.
I had a wonderful evening and enjoyed the complete performance, and I'm sure Petter, Remy and the complete audience had a fantastic evening as well. The gentlemen know how to improvise and make splendid music. I hope I will see them live again soon!
Me with the band members!


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Chef Salads come in all sizes and varieties, but there are always a few things they have in common – crisp greens, two types of meat – either ham, bacon, chicken, turkey, or another favorite, hard boiled eggs, vegetables, and cheese.
And since this is a version of a chef salad that I love to make and serve as a meal after I've made baked ham, I thought it would be perfect to share with you right about now, too.
What makes this chef salad different from all the others?
Well, I top it with deviled eggs!
It's perfect for after the holidays if you still have a little ham leftover and are looking to lighten up the menu just a touch. If you have leftover deviled eggs, you can have this salad thrown together in no time flat.
I'm a bit taken with this chef salad now. Maybe it's because I'm switching over from all those heavier meals from the holidays to something a bit lighter and this salad definitely doesn't leave you hungry in a few hours. Filling and satisfying, it's perfect for supper even.
Here's the recipe for this Chef Salad, but really just make it your own. Toss in whatever leftover protein you may have on hand – chicken, turkey, or ham. A combination always works well, too. But, will you do me a favor? Promise you'll try the deviled egg sometime really soon.
Oh my goodness, putting deviled eggs in a chef's salad is pure genius!!!
I think you'll love it, Julie! It's hard to have one without now!
If you like deviled eggs, then I think you'll really love the addition to your salad. Mmmm. So much flavor!
This might be the most perfect Chef Salad ever. I am slightly obsessed with deviled eggs.
What a great idea, Robyn. We love deviled eggs, but you can only eat so many of them as a side dish. Now I have another fantastic way to enjoy them!
Thanks so much, Lana. We're deviled egg lovers around here, too! I can't tell you how much I adore them on this salad!
Salad is one of my very favorites for lunch and this is the best idea ever!
Mine, too. I hope you like it!
Yum! I'm all about salads now too.
Perfect for all the leftover ham I have!!
I've never actually had leftover deviled eggs!:-) This looks so good I'm going to have to make some. Thanks for the recipe!
Such a unique salad idea. Love this!
Have a ham in the oven right now, perfect timing! What a great idea for the leftovers.
What a great combination…..salad and deviled eggs!!!!!!! Since we love both, this is a no-brainer. Thanks for sharing another fantastic recipe.
And now I want to eat deviled eggs! And fresh yummy salad!!
Wow! I just had a huge salad for lunch and deviled eggs would have been a perfect addition! This looks amazing and I am going to try this really soon!
What a pretty salad and adding deviled eggs is such a creative and delicious idea.
Which type of salad dressing do you prefer?
Normally, I prepare a vinaigrette dressing to go along with it or a homemade ranch dressing. Whatever dressing you prefer works perfectly.
I love salad and deviled eggs so this has to be good! You know I'm pinning it!!


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Legendary Tackle - Mitchell Match 440A Reel
Posted 01 January 2015 | 17178 views | Sport We check out the Mitchell Match, which became the must-have reel for a generation.
No Legends issue would be complete without mentioning perhaps the most iconic reel of all – the Mitchell Match. Released in the 1970s, the Mitchell Match 440A was a reel way ahead of its time. It was the first to incorporate the finger-dab function, for which this reel became famous. This design feature meant that the bail arm was simply opened by lightly pressing it and releasing it through the cast. This helped it become an essential tool for float anglers, and even today you will see them being used on a number of river matches.
However, the Match's finger-dab bail arm wasn't the only feature that made these reels so desirable. They were supplied with shallow match spools that would be perfectly loaded with 100 yards of 1lb to 4lb main line and these were also "extra-wide", which helped light lines peel effortlessly from the spool. At the time, these innovations were revolutionary and led where other reels have since followed.
The Match wasn't without its drawbacks, though – ask anyone who used one about getting the bail arm back over after hitting into a chub when trotting a river and you'll hear some tales. With no manual closure, the bail had to be wound over with the reel handle, and there was always a sickening moment when contact with the hooked fish was momentarily lost... and a sigh of relief when it was felt to be still on.
This, how ever, was something willingly put up with by its legions of users and admirers. If you were to pick a Match up today you would instantly realise that the reel was somewhat 'wonky' – the reel spins in the opposite direction to what you would normally see on today's models. They also featured a rather charming wobbly 'grind' to them, although many anglers solved this by taking them apart and liberally applying WD-40 to the internals. Get one working properly, though, and it was possible to back wind a float down the peg, holding it back smoothly in the flow.
Another 'quirk' was the reel's bail-arm roller. This was introduced into some of the intermediate models in the reel's history and actually caused terrible line spin. Anglers again turned engineer to solve this and often glued the roller in place to prevent the spin. The earlier Mitchell 300 was also a popular reel; this had a much slower retrieve, though, and really slowed the angler down, so it was generally used more for feeder and tip fishing. The 440A, by comparison, had a fast, 6:1 ratio, which was a dream for the stick-float and waggler anglers as they could make so many more 'runs' throughout a match.
The blue colour was also a large part of the 440A's attraction, although some versions were supplied in black. The Mitchell Match is still widely used to this day by die-hard river anglers and there are always one or two to be had on eBay, where they still draw a fair price – so why not buy yourself a piece of match fishing history? (Assistant editor Joe Carass did just that!)
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Amartya Sen's excerpt about his views on Globalization reflect a profound favoritism to its affects on the world. He states globalization as not only a good but "it is also a gift from the West to the world" (page 19). The attack against such a proclamations are from those who agree that globalization as a whole is beneficial, but the disparity of benefits between the rich and the poor are so extreme that it can be questioned whether or not you can truly call this "beneficial". In those cases the extremists can label globalization as a push for Western dominance and unrelenting influence on the independence of the rest of the world.
The case i found most interesting was how globalization started not from the west to east but rather the east to west. It is easy nowadays to get lost in the medial anarchy in the world and see how the world views the U.S. as a overbearing father carrying a big stick and using the term "freedom and democracy for all" as its slogan to push their own agendas of world power and dominance on the weak. But Sen's point that true globalization started with the eastern countries such as China inventing and developing theories and goods for the west (in this case England, France etc.) to take advantage of. The Silk Road and the dominance of Genghis Khan's conquest were easy streamlines for word of mouth to travel to the east to bring simple things such as gunpowder, astronomy, medicine to fuel the fire to bring the rise to the Romans and their lustrous monuments and aqueducts and the innovative warfare tactics of the British armadas.
But whether the central ideologies are from the 1200's or from 2011, the case is clear. With or without technology, Globalization is an inevitable product of human beings and their psychological need for togetherness. The difference now is the velocity in which the services and news travel, case in point, the crisis in Egypt. It can be argued that there are negative effects and there may be parities in the effected parties, but the case is clear, Globalization benefits all whether they want it to or not.
That's quite bold. It's packed with a lot assumptions — which is necessary for any theory — but they should be made explicit. And that would simply be too much to do in an exercise like this. Specifically, you'd need to define all the concepts in that sentence (since, like most concepts, there is no agreed-upon empirical definition).
You draw attention to the important relationship between technology and globalization — but ultimately conclude that technology is not necessary for globalization. That's an interesting topic for debate. But remember, technology is not just hi-tech. It's the usage/knowledge of tools or techniques to solve problems, whatever they may be. The wheel, bows and arrows, they're examples of technology as well.


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N.I.L.I. Museum – Beit Aharonson
Three Zionist siblings – Aharon, Sarah and Rebecca Aharonson – served as the secret leaders of a major underground civilian organization that operated in Israel during World War I. They called their organization N.I.L.I., which is a Hebrew acronym for the phrase "netzach Yisrael lo yishaker," words that come from the Book of Samuel and mean, "The eternity of Israel will not lie." In the days when N.I.L.I. was active in Israel, the Ottoman Empire was an oppressive ruling power. The Aharonson siblings and the rest of the N.I.L.I. members spied on the Ottomans on behalf of the British, in order to help England conquer the region, paving the way for the Palestine Mandate, which was established after the war.
Located adjacent to the historic and scenic pedestrian mall on Hameyasdim Street in the northern town of Zichron Yaakov, the N.I.L.I. Museum – Beit Aharonson tells the story of the Aharonson family and the underground espionage network they led. The museum is housed in the former Aharonson family home.
The Aharonsons were among the founding families of Zichron Yaakov who settled there as early as 1882. When the thumb of Ottoman rule became too cruel and oppressive to the foundling Jewish settlements in the Land of Israel, the young Aharonsons and their colleagues determined to act to overthrow Ottoman rule. Aside from the Aharonson siblings, the most famous N.I.L.I. member was Avshalom Feinberg of Hadera, who served as Aharon Aharonson's primary assistant as well as the fiancé of Rebecca Aharonson. Many find the tragic love story between Sarah and Avshalom moving and controversial.
While visiting the museum, be sure to screen the audio-visual presentation about N.I.L.I., which can be shown in Hebrew, English, French, Spanish or Russian. Note the displays of the original historical documents that led to the creation of N.I.L.I. A visit to the museum includes a tour of the Aharonson family home, which has been preserved with its original, upscale furniture and luxurious household goods. You'll also be able to tour the home of Aharon Aharonson, which has also been preserved with its original library, furniture and weapons cache. Don't miss noting the concealed escape route. Since the historical information presented here includes the retelling of an attempted suicide, the N.I.L.I. Museum – Beit Aharonson might not be appropriate for younger children.


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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been revoked by its board.
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The Academy is the world's top movie organization and is home to the Oscars.
In a brief statement, the Academy said it sends a message that "sexually predatory behavior" in the film industry is over.
Weinstein was ousted a week ago from The Weinstein Co., the movie and TV production company he co-founded and which now is struggling to survive this scandal.
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Who's Your Buddy, Who's Your Pal…?
Heard about the four hostages rescued by the Marines yesterday? Gitmo does indeed sound like a Gulag if you've only read the WaPo's version. Jeez, even the headline "At Least 50 Insurgents Killed In Western Iraq, Marines Say" makes no mention of what they found. That finally appears paragraphs down, describing the unfortunate fellows only as…
"After a firefight Saturday morning, they raided a house and found four Iraqi men blindfolded, shackled and badly bruised in a room concealed by curtains." and "The rescued men, all of whom appeared to be in their twenties and thirties, had welts and bruises on their faces and backs and were taken to a medical facility for treatment, Chase said."
The Marines who found it were "shocked" and it appeared to be a "very bad place", but the guys were just 'badly bruised'? What gives? Sounds like Senator Durbin's Gitmo, doesn't it?
But then, CNN, damn their eyes, has an actual correspondant with the troops, who had a whole different take on what those four guys looked like, not to mention their headline:
"Arraf: Marines rescue tortured hostages as battle rages".
Tortured? Read on.
Jane Arraf, CNN's senior Baghdad correspondent, is embedded with U.S. troops taking part in the mission. She spoke with CNN anchor Betty Nguyen by phone during the pitched battle.
ARRAF: What I see in front of me is absolutely heartbreaking. It's two of four hostages who are being taken away, rescued. They were rescued this morning. They're Iraqi, and they were found in this complex that Marines first thought was a car-bomb factory. In fact, they did find what they believe was a potential car bomb or suicide car bomb.
But inside this complex, they found something even more sinister — four Iraqis who were handcuffed, their hands and feet bound with steel cuffs. They're now being taken away for medical treatment, one being borne away on a stretcher.
The man in intense pain that they're trying to get into a vehicle, has been tortured, he says, and has all the marks of being tortured with electricity. His back is crisscrossed with welts. The other man is even … in worse shape. Their crime was to be part of the border police.
The Marines came in here this morning, rescued them. The battle is still raging around us. I don't know if you can hear the gunfire, but this is a major offensive to get rid of insurgents and foreign fighters in this city near the Syrian border….
… Two young men say they don't know why they were seized. They say they didn't hear the voices of their captors, only people whispering in their ear that they were going to be killed.
But we have just watched the two who were most badly treated be carried out of here for medical equipment, one of them on a stretcher, an older man who worked for the border police, along with his colleague…the Marines showed us the room where he says he was hung by his feet, his head dipped in water and then tortured with electric shocks repeatedly.
One of the other men, the other border police, was too weak, really, to tell us what had happened. But he obviously was in very, very bad shape.
They were rescued this morning as Marines and Iraqi forces came into this complex, which included an underground bunker, weapons stockpiles and other things, and found them here. Their captors have fled.
According to Joe Biden on Meet the Press this morning, Senator Durbin has released a 'big mistake to say that' letter, but, as of this moment, I haven't seen that anywhere. The cynic in me wonders if the CNN version (and the video of Marines using bolt cutters to release emaciated ankles and wrists from shackles…) had anything to do with his sudden bout of remorse. What an ass. And he should send a big juicy fruit basket to the WaPo for trying to help him out.
Morality | tree hugging sister | June 19, 2005 1:57 pm
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But don't you see? The insurgents are just like the Minutemen.
Did they find any Christine Aguilera records though? I think the Genevea Conventions requires them for the term 'torture' to be used.
When Osama-rama first hit the fan, I remember going down to Sleazeside and taking in the boardwalk with some friends. (Yes, this habit goes back a ways.) At the paintball mini-range, they were ready, with large targets of bin Ladin hobnobbing with the usual suspects: Britney and Christina.
I wondered what would be more insulting to him, being a target for drunken bennies or sharing the bill with professional strumpets.


Are you planning to attend or watch the general women's meeting Saturday night? LDS.org has made it easy for you to invite a friend! Go to this page to find digital ways to let people know about the broadcast, or print a physical invitation to deliver. Be sure to let your friends know where you are gathering for the meeting or where they can watch it online. After the meeting, you can read or listen to every session of conference at gc.lds.org.
Getting into the habit of daily scripture reading can be challenging, especially with young children. If you're struggling in this area, here's an idea that might help.
Try sitting down with your family and deciding on a scripture study plan together. Even if you just read a few verses a day, have confidence that daily scripture study will bless your family. While you're planning, set a goal for how many days you're going to read and decide on a reward for meeting your goal. This can be anything—a trip to the park, a family movie night, a special treat, or extra one-on-one time with a parent.
Keep track of how your family reads the scriptures. You can use a white board, make a fancy tracking sheet, or put stickers on a calendar. When you've met your goal, have fun with your reward! Then set another goal.
Over time, reading the scriptures will become its own reward. In the meantime, external rewards can help your family get into the habit of regular scripture reading.
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On this Resources for Teaching Children site, click "Resources by Category" on the lefthand menu. Then choose the category "Visual Aids." You'll find scripture figures, prophet portraits, links to Sharing Time art, and more.
Pick a book from this Scripture Stories page. Then click on the last icon in the row of "Related Materials" to download PDFs of illustrated stories.
Meaningful images will make any story more memorable and fun. You can also invite children to help you hold up or display the visual aids, which will get them more engaged in the lesson.
The first time Annie came to Primary, she sat in her chair with her head down and her hands in her lap. She never looked up. The next time we saw her was three months later. This time she sat with her head up; she was confident and engaged. She asked and answered many questions. What made the difference?
The course of study in Primary that year was the Book of Mormon. The teacher had challenged all the girls to read it so they could discuss it each week. Even though Annie hadn't attended Primary for three months, she took the challenge seriously and read her scriptures every day. Through her reading, she came to realize who she was and gained the confidence she now demonstrated.
Help children become familiar with the names and order of the books in the scriptures.
When you want children to find a certain scripture passage, give them the page number as well as the reference.
Share a scripture account in your own words. Help learners visualize the events and the people as you describe what happened. Then read key scripture passages aloud.


Flattening the plane base, a photo by gergistheword on Flickr. And there's always that 3 week vortex of sharpening obsession that all woodworkers power through. Thankfully, mine ended briefly before I spent big bucks on any fancy contraptions.
Olive Imitates the Robot, a photo by gergistheword on Flickr. Who said walls need to be boring. We asked our friend to paint this kitchenbot for us. We miss it.
Painting kitchen cabinets – 33 doors, a photo by gergistheword on Flickr. First big project at the house. We tore down all of the kitchen cabinets after carefully labeling all of the doors and their uniquely bent hardware. Then we laid them out on the garage floor for a new coat of paint.


Most businesses will eventually endure a move at some point in their existence. It could be shifting from one floor to another in the same building or moving to a larger space in a building down the street. In some cases a business moves to another state, even across the country. When equipment must be transported across a certain distance, that can lead to downtime within an organization, potentially impacting its bottom line.
National Computer Warehouse Services (NCWS) works with businesses in cities across the country to minimize downtime and keep equipment safe. For Charlotte NC companies, that means we re an experienced provider that can ensure your move progresses smoothly. Our computer transportation services & server moving company has more than a decade of experience in helping businesses with their IT needs.
Many office moves start with the computers themselves. While our computer transportation services & server moving company handles large data centers and server rooms, we also have extensive experience with basic office moves. This includes planning and deploying computer moves, even in businesses that have thousands of desktops and monitors. We make sure each item ends up in its designated location, where it can then be connected to the appropriate power and networking cabling as soon as it arrives.
In addition to office equipment relocation, our professionals also offer Charlotte NC businesses services like document management and hard drive destruction. We can free up space in your offices by removing old equipment and uploading paper-based files to the server, where they re secure. This not only provides extra space, but it also adds a layer of disaster recovery protection, since your documents will no longer be in file cabinets but will be securely located in the cloud.
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Each server has sensitive components and without special care, those components can become damaged in a move. We use specialized materials to protect those components from shock, humidity, and static throughout the move, whether the equipment is being moved to the truck or on the road. We also transport in unmarked vehicles to disguise the internal contents of each of our vehicles. This provides an extra layer of protection you wouldn t have with another Charlotte NC computer transportation services & server moving company.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is taking a break from international football because he has other things on his mind and Charlie Mulgrew is a major doubt for Scotland for their Nations League match against Portugal at Hampden Park. Portugal have shown they are not totally reliant on Ronaldo but can Scotland get by without Mulgrew? It seems ridiculous to be talking about qualification scenarios in the UEFA Nations League but three points today are more important for Scotland. However, there is no universe in which you would back the home team and their opponents are not a one man outfit. Mulgrew is Scotland's most experienced defender so PORTUGAL must be backed to win this fixture at 19/20.
The British Masters must find a new sponsor in the next week or it could disappear from the European Tour schedule. Sky Sports are the current title backers and the most recent four renewals have been hosted by English golfers who have played in the Ryder Cup. It seems strange that an event with so much going for it cannot attract a major sponsor. Today's fourth round throws up some betting opportunities. Lucas Bjerragaard is a player in form but MATT WALLACE has the game to beat him over 18 holes and that outcome is 10//11 with bet365.
Too Darn Hot was brilliant at Newmarket yesterday and the Dewhurst Stakes winner is now the favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas and Derby. The horse is owned by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and is wife and is good enough to justify a song and dance but jockey Frankie Dettori will have to compose himself for the 2019 colt's Classics . After the Lord Mayor's Show DOUBLE TREASURE looks overpriced at 14/1 with Ladbrokes to win the Grade 2 novices' hurdle at Chepstow (3.25).


I thought I would through this in here even though I already posted it on Leelou.
Here is just one of the projects I have used my Silhouette for. My 3 year old daughter is in a totally independent phase and wants to put on her shoes all by herself. Because of this, she often puts her shoes on the wrong feet and her toes hurt after 3 minutes. So I thought I would use my new fancy schmancy Silhouette to cut out an image onto vinyl.
I then cut the image in half and stuck half in the left shoe and half in the right shoe. Now she just has to line up the picture of the butterfly correctly to put her shoes on the right feet.
She loves them and has been bringing me every pair of shoes in the house to put an image in. I'm sure my hubby would love to one day find a caterpillar in his shoes right?
Oh this is so cool. I would try this too.


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Q: AngularJs - Charts on Canvas not rendering in ng-repeat I am using charts which work well in canvas :-
<canvas id="canvas_HorizontalBar3" height="170" width="600"></canvas>
<canvas id="canvas_HorizontalBar1" height="170" width="600"></canvas>

But when i started using angular in my application & wanted to generate canvas dynamically. Only the 1st chart gets displayed, the second one shows blank.

                                    <canvas id="canvas_HorizontalBar3" height="170" width="600"></canvas>

                                    <canvas id="canvas_HorizontalBar1" height="170" width="600"></canvas>

$scope.dashboards = {
            '1': {
                id: '1',
                name: 'Home',
                widgets: [{
                    col: 0,
                    row: 1,
                    sizeY: 1,
                    sizeX: 3,
                    name: "Employee Count By Category",
                    canvas: "canvas_HorizontalBar3"
                }, {
                    col: 3,
                    row: 1,
                    sizeY: 1,
                    sizeX: 3,
                    name: "Employee Count By Department",
                    canvas: "canvas_HorizontalBar1"
                }]
            }
        };

Any idea how to solve this?
I populate charts with AJAX call :-
jq.ajax({
            type: 'GET',
            url: '/Dashboard/getDepartmentChart',
            async: true,
            success: function (data) {
....
}

A: Your sample code may have been simplified just for illustration, but in this case you can assign the id using variable
<canvas ng-attr-id="{{widget.canvas}}" height="170" width="600"></canvas>

By the way you can use $http()(recommended) instead of $.ajax, or you'll have to manually call $scope.$apply() after you get the data.

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PROJECTING A BETTER IMAGE
A sports movie proves that bigger is indeed better
What happens within our bodies when we push ourselves to the boundaries of human performance? To the Limit shows the viewer this in ways no one has ever seen before as it follows three world-class performers—a rock climber, a downhill ski racer and a ballerina. While the vignettes are interesting in and of themselves, what makes To the Limit so dazzling are the high-resolution graphics, innovative photography and, above all, IMAX, a spectacular large-screen format.
To the Limit takes the audience on a trip through each performer's respiratory, blood and nervous systems, and to say it is a roller-coaster ride is to vastly understate the sensations. Starting in Yosemite with rock climber Tony Yaniro, we share the phenomenal muscular stress he endures scaling El Capitan's daunting vertical face. Then, as Yaniro gasps for breath, we witness how oxygen travels to his lungs and rejuvenates his red blood cells.
Next we catch a 60-mile-per-hour ride down Aspen Mountain with Olympic silver medalist and World Cup skiing champion Maria Walliser of Switzerland. "I want my body as strong as I can make it," Walliser says. "Strength wins races." And where does that strength come from? We take another journey inward to see the heart valves opening and slamming shut in perfect synchrony. Then the viewer follows the blood through the aorta and down through a labyrinth to the leg arteries where, as the narrator says, "a skier's strength is needed most."
Finally, we travel to Moscow and dance with Bolshoi prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili as she prepares for Don Quixote. "In ballet there is no winning or losing," says Ananiashvili, "only the search for the impossible goal—perfection." To the Limit explores the neural feedback between muscles and brain as Ananiashvili repeats delicate movements in her search for perfect coordination and grace.
The muscle-brain link alluded to here is demonstrated by computer-generated graphics. However, the technology used for the amazing internal voyages undertaken in this film is primarily microscopic and endoscopic photography. (Endoscopes are flexible, miniature fiber-optic television lenses that can be inserted into the body.) Director-producer Greg MacGillivray of Laguna Beach, Calif., used human beings whenever possible in filming To the Limit. But because endoscopic photography is risky, MacGillivray sometimes used animal stand-ins. For example, the heart we see is actually from a pig—human and swine hearts are virtually indistinguishable in anatomy and size.
While the microphotography and all of this first-person athleticism make To the Limit impressive, it is the size of the presentation that blows you away. IMAX attempts to fill the viewer's field of vision completely. Its crystalline images are projected onto screens up to 70.5 feet high and 96 feet wide. "The more of your retina that's occupied by the image, the more powerful it is psychologically," says Roman Kroitor, one of IMAX's creators. "When you get into a frameless visual space, such as in a giant-screen theater...the experience is so strong that the theater itself seems to move and fly." Indeed, the Walliser sequence is so realistic that the audience ducks and leans with her as she blasts through the gates.
IMAX has the largest film frame in motion picture history. It uses standard 70-mm film stock, but instead of running the film through cameras and projectors vertically, yielding an almost square frame, it works horizontally, so that each frame is a rectangle about the size of a standard playing card. This requires expensive and cumbersome custom equipment, but it yields an image 10 times larger than a conventional 35-mm movie frame and three times that of 70-mm film. It's a simple matter of physics—the bigger the film frame, the higher the quality of the projected picture. IMAX's powerful image has already attracted the attention of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
Because of its screen-size requirements, you won't find To the Limit playing at the local sixplex. It is shown exclusively at 69 IMAX theaters in 15 countries (including 33 in the U.S.) at locations such as the National Air and Space Museum, in Washington, D.C.; Spaceport, at Cape Canaveral, Fla.; the New York Museum of Natural History; and the California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles.
In sum, To the Limit is 38 minutes of unique and exciting entertainment.
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When seen on the 70.5-foot-high IMAX screen, a rock-climbing scene elicits gasps.
Free-lance writer Duncan Brantley was a reporter for SI.


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Boralex, Sun'Agri Join Forces to Develop Agrivoltaics in Europe
Renewable energy producer Boralex and pioneer of agrivoltaism and global leader Sun'Agri have joined forces to develop agrivoltaics in France and Europe by designing new solar power plants that help protect farms from increasingly challenging weather conditions.
June 15, 2021. By News Bureau
With this year's intense spring frosts that impacted French crops, it has become more relevant than ever to provide new solutions to farmers, such as agrivoltaics, as they adapt their methods to our changing climate. Through the use of solar louvres designed and programmed to meet plants' ideal conditions, agrivoltaics can help manage available sunlight or shade, thereby increasing crop quality and quantity.
Boralex has joined forces with Sun'Agri to help expand the agrivoltaic sector and accelerate its development across France and Europe. This partnership consists of a 10-year framework, with Boralex working exclusively with Sun'Agri to develop agrivoltaic projects in the European Union. The company will be able to leverage its expertise on energy projects' benefits to agriculture and will in turn be able to rely on Sun'Agri for agronomic support and louvre management.
Sun'Agri is the pioneer and world leader in agrivoltaics. In 2018, following nearly 10 years of research and development, the company inaugurated the world's first dynamic agrivoltaic demonstrator (4.5 ha) in Tresserre (66), France.
Boralex develops, builds, and operates renewable energy production sites in Europe and North America. The company produces more than 1 GW of wind and solar power in France and 2,455 MW worldwide. Guided by the diversification component of its 2023 strategic plan, Boralex and key partners are committed to developing co-utilisation projects adapted to the various territories where it operates.
"I'm delighted to announce this partnership with Boralex, a leading renewable energy player who's driving the shift towards a greener world, and with whom we'll accelerate the important development of agrivoltaics," said Antoine Nogier, President and Founder of Sun'Agri.
"At Boralex, we strive to provide affordable and renewable energy for everyone. That's why we're thrilled to join forces with Sun'Agri. Combining our complementary skills and values will enable usto adapt solar power production to localized agricultural needs. Together, we'll carry out agrivoltaic projects that contribute to improved agriculture in Europe," said Nicolas Wolff, Vice-President and Managing Director, Boralex Europe.
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Matt: No Office Workstyle
Reed Albergotti has a great article titled Latest Amenity for Startups: No Office. You can put in your email to read I believe but it's behind a paywall otherwise. The Information is a pretty excellent site that alongside (former Automattician) Ben Thompson's Stratechery I recommend subscribing to. Here are some quotes from the parts of the article that quote me or talk about Automattic:
So it's no coincidence that one of the first companies to operate with a distributed workforce has roots in the open source movement. Automattic, the company behind open source software tools like WordPress, was founded in 2005 and has always allowed its employees to work from anywhere. The company's 680 employees are based in 63 countries and speak 79 languages. Last year, it closed its San Francisco office, a converted warehouse — because so few employees were using it. It still has a few coworking spaces scattered around the globe.
Matt Mullenweg, Automattic's founder and CEO, said that when the company first started, its employees communicated via IRC, an early form of instant messaging. Now it uses a whole host of software that's tailor-made for remote work, and as the technology evolves, Automattic adopts what they need.
Mr. Mullenweg said Automattic only started having regular meetings, for instance, after it started using Zoom, a video conferencing tool that works even on slow internet connections.
He's become a proponent of office-less companies and shares what he's learned with other founders who are attempting it. Mr. Mullenweg said he believes the distributed approach has led to employees who are even more loyal to the company and that his employees especially appreciate that they don't need to spend a chunk of their day on a commute.
"Our retention is off the charts," he said.
"Where it goes wrong is if they don't have a strong network outside of work—they can become isolated and fall into bad habits," Mr. Mullenweg said. He said he encourages employees to join groups, play sports and have friends outside of work. That kind of thing wouldn't be a risk at big tech companies, where employees are encouraged to socialize and spend a lot of time with colleagues.
But for those who ask him about the negatives, Mr. Mullenweg offers anecdotal proof of a workaround.
For example, he said he has 14 employees in Seattle who wanted to beat the isolation by meeting up for work once a week. So they found a local bar that didn't open until 5 p.m., pooled together the $250 per month co-working stipends that Automattic provides and convinced the bar's owner to let them rent out the place every Friday.
The didn't need to pool all their co-working allowance to get the bar, I recall it was pretty cheap! Finally:
For Automattic, flying 700 employees to places like Whistler, British Columbia or Orlando, Florida, has turned into a seven-figure expense.
"I used to joke that we save it on office space and blow it on travel. But the reality is that in-person is really important. That's a worthwhile investment," Mr. Mullenweg said.It might take a while, but some people are convinced that a distributed workforce is the way of the future.
"Facebook is never going to work like this. Google is never going to work like this. But whatever replaces them will look more like a distributed company than a centralized one," Mr. Mullenweg said.
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Godmin is an admin framework for Rails 4+. It helps you build dedicated admin sections for your apps, or stand alone admin apps such as internal tools. It has support for common features such as scoping, filtering and performing batch actions on your models.
Here at Varvet we've used Godmin to build admin sections for our clients over the past two years. The first version of Godmin was extracted from an application that helps priests plan their services (yes) hence the name. Every feature since has been added because of a real world use case.
We started out, like many others, using ActiveAdmin. But building tailored admin sections for our clients was difficult. We were more comfortable using standard Rails controllers and views than configuring the ActiveAdmin DSL. We wanted admin sections to be regular Rails apps, or engines, with regular routes, controllers and views. That's why we built Godmin.
Easy to override default behavior using conventional Rails techniques.
Opt-in modules where it makes sense. Not everything is included by default.
Godmin is not an isolated engine. You can generate your own isolated admin engine and use Godmin from there, or use it from the main application.
No forced inheritance. You are free to inherit from your own classes. All Godmin functionality comes from modules that you include.
Additional features are available as plugins, such as a file upload component using refile and a rich text editor component using redactor.
Interested? Try the demo app or head over to GitHub to check out the code and documentation.
If you have any issues or feature requests, please post an issue at GitHub!


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BENEFITING: A NIGHT TO END DEATH PENALTY
Awaken Resistance, envision the day when the government of Singapore will take all the necessary measure by putting an immediate stop and to fully abolish the national extrajudicial mandatory capital punishment of the death penalty. Where, we at Awaken Resistance, does not support the action and decision underscores by the government of Singapore in utilizing highly upon the national extrajudicial of mandatory capital punishment of the death penalty as the national effort to deterred any particular individual person from being influences or associates in any illicit drug-related activity as to be conducted within the island-city state country.
In March 2017, the government of Singapore had release. the prevalence data number about 38 individual person whom are still awaiting their death penalty trial to be executed, among the breakdown of prevalence data number recorded, 28 individual person are sentences for the criminal offence of minor or low-level drug trafficking whilst seven other individual person were sentences for the criminal offences on murders. Sadly, after the official release of the prevelvance data number in 2017, subsequently three individual person were executed within the same year, follow by 2018 where another two individual person were hanged to death in the beginning early of the year. However, the number of people who are subjected under the capital punishment does not seem to be reduces, and for a first time the government of Singapore, finally come forward to produces publicly on the prevalence data of people who currently undergoing the trial for death penalty, moreover, the remaining number of 33 individual people including the current new drug trafficking offender who are still awaiting for their death penalty trial to be executed.
Singapore Death Penalty Situation
Since Jan 2013, Amnesty International had recorded about 34 individual person including one female were sentences to the mandatory death penalty.
The Epidemiological Psychosocial Background the of Group People Who Are Condemned to Death Penalty
Reported by Amnesty International, that the group of individual person who is subjected to the death penalty rows, significantly represents from the foreign nationality (23%), where majority of this foreign nationality comes from Singapore nearest and closest regional neighbour, where Malaysia represent as the highest data number for foreign nationalities follow by Indonesia, Nigeria and Vietnam.
Mostly, the group of people who are subjected to death penalty are recorded to comes from the epidemiological psychosocial of less disadvantaged background. Most reported to be unemployed, follow by unskilled employee or worker, some were reported to be working part time or irregular employment. Majority group of people who are subjected to death penalty rows, are directly linked to the correlation cause of factors which indirectly or directly led them to be involves or having the capacity state of mind to participate as carrier or drug courier are basically based on bad financial situation or the rejection from social societal based on their past drug criminal offences record.
Why Your Contribution Could Make A Lot of Difference
The amount that are collected through this online fundraiser campaign is not only to benefit solely for the community-based campaign activity including other work engagement in coordinating the campaign action such as to gather for collectives support on the END THE MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY petition pledges campaigns that will run subsequently within the period of three months, but most significantly, our aim is to initiate a community-based fund resources for the immediate families members of the group of people who are subjected to the death penalty row.
To be call as the #DeathPenaltyEmergencyFund, where the beneficial for funds are allocated among the survivor immediate families members of the individual people who undergoing the criminal procedure of the death penalty trial, the immediate children of the individual people who are subjected to death penalty row, a reasonable monthly amount of remuneration to be allocated among the immediate family members, to further sustains they financial capability during the long journey trial.To enable us at Awaken Resistance, to further developed and coordinates community-based programs that will look into the specifics gender needs and capability of the recipient who will outreach too.
Any amount of funds that are raise and contributes, through this fundraiser platform could shed the lights and difference among the post and current survivor families member of the death penalty, where the underlying social issues faced by them such as the socio-economic systemic violences, hate-speech remarks, discrimination, stigma, pathological emotional and post traumatic stress disorder should not been ignored in rendering our help to them.
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There are comforters, duvets, duvet covers, and coverlets, but what's the difference?
In this post, we explain the differences between a comforter and a duvet as well as a duvet cover and a coverlet. It's a confusing world out there in regards to different bedding accessories, and we're here to help you navigate it.
They didn't explain the whole duvet vs comforter debate to us in high school home economics, so we've done our own research to set the record straight.
As much as we love mattresses here at the Slumber Yard (we've tested over 90 online mattresses at this point), we know that some quality bedding is what helps make your bed comfortable and inviting. Whether you prefer your bed to look like a big white cloud or you like to spice things up with bright colors or patterns, bedding is an easy way to personalize your sleeping situation to your liking.
But the more we looked into bedding for our mattresses, the more we got confused. Are a comforter and a duvet the same thing? Do duvet covers only work with duvets? And what in the heck is a coverlet? As a young millennial team, we struggle to just make our beds in the morning, let alone know what each piece in a bedding set is. That's why we've constructed a little guide to teach you what each piece is and how to use it, so you can determine which might be best for you and your sleeping experience.
Comforter. A comforter is a fluffy, thick, quilted blanket used as the top blanket on your bed. Sheets or additional thin blankets can be used under them. Comforters are typically filled with synthetic fiber materials such as polyester or cotton blends, and are usually quilted or stitched in some pattern so that the material is secure and in place and distributed evenly.
Comforters are typically sold in bedding sets or bed-in-a-bag sets with other coordinating pieces such as sheets and pillow shams, all being in the same bed size. This means that they are meant to be the final piece, and so not meant to be covered with anything or need any additional accessories. This makes decorating your bed very simple.
Who doesn't love a big comforter.
Comforters are also usually very easy to wash, and can either be hang dried or machine dried on a low and gentle setting.
Duvet. A duvet is a soft, flatter version of a comforter that is usually filled with synthetic fibers or down such as feather or wool. Unlike a comforter, they're not supposed to be quilted or stitched. Duvets are meant to be a type of insert, and are sold separately from other duvet covers or coverlets. This makes it so you can mix and match them with other bedding, without being tied to a whole set that comforters usually come in. Duvets are usually warm enough that you don't have to use additional sheets or blankets with them.
For this reason, duvets are great if you hate spending a lot of time making the bed or fussing with a top sheet, because a duvet with any sort of cover can easily be removed and washed instead. Duvets themselves are usually dry clean only, which is more expensive and time-costly. Mind you, you can still use sheets, as they're still probably easier to wash then a duvet cover.
The similarities between the two are that they both work as the main fluffy, thick blanket on your bed. They both should be aesthetically pleasing to you (with or without a cover), as they will most likely be a visible main feature.
The difference between these two bedding items is that a comforter is supposed to be used as is, and a duvet is supposed to be used with a duvet cover, coverlet, or top quilt. A duvet might keep you warmer, as well, because it's meant to be used without any additional sheets or blankets, although you can add them if you wish.
Duvet Cover. A duvet cover to a duvet is as a pillow sham to a pillow. It is usually attachable to the duvet by either ties, buttons, or both. They're meant for easy removal and washing, so that you don't have to bother washing and drying the thick duvet. They are also meant to be interchangeable, so you can easily decorate your bed without having to buy a whole new comforter set. They can be used with comforters as well, but just double check the sizing. If you use a duvet cover, you can still use sheets, but some think they're unnecessary. It's really up to your own preferences.
An example of a duvet cover.
Coverlet. A coverlet is a non-reversible top blanket that is usually quilted or woven. It's mostly used as a decorative layer to go over a thick duvet or comforter, but is not attachable. They're commonly used on hotel room beds as an easy aesthetic piece. They're not limited to beds though; they can also be used on sofas or chairs.


Whether you're looking for a new hobby, you need a change in your life, or you just feel like doing something you've never done before, there are many opportunities to learn something new in Toronto. Classes and workshops abound in a variety of mediums, from artistic to active. Here are nine new things you can learn in the city.
If you've ever looked at objects made from blown glass and wondered how they came to be, or just simply wondered how the words "glass" and "blowing" even go together, now you can find out for yourself. At glassblowing studio Playing with Fire you can try your hand at creating your own original glass art, no experience necessary. What you can make may vary but in an introductory class workshop you might find yourself making a wine bottle stopper, glass heart, paperweight, tumbler or a glass flower.
There are several places in Toronto where you can finally learn to knit that sweater or scarf you've always wanted to make for yourself (or someone else). The Knit Café offers classes for absolute beginners including knitting 101 and other beginner classes where you knit a scarf or a headband. Other places to learn to knit in Toronto include the Toronto Public Library (various locations) and The Purple Purl.
If knitting isn't your thing or you'd rather trade knitting needles for a sewing machine, you have a few options in Toronto where you can learn the basics of making, altering and mending your own clothing. At The Make Den you can start with a sewing fundamentals class if you've never used a sewing machine, or an intro to sewing garments if you need a refresher. From there, you can move onto actual garments, tailoring and mending, depending on what skills you're looking to pick up. The Make Den recently moved from their spot in Bloordale over to Sterling Road.
Get a full body workout, meet some new people and learn a new skill by hitting up one of Toronto's many rock climbing gyms. Boulderz Climbing Centre has two locations in Toronto including one in the Junction Triangle and one in Etobicoke. They offer climbing and bouldering for all levels (bouldering doesn't use ropes and there is no belaying) in the form of drop-ins and scheduled lessons. Other Toronto rock climbing gyms include Joe Rockheads and The Rock Oasis.
Why buy a new ring or necklace when you can make your own? At a six-week beginner silversmith course at The Devil's Workshop you'll learn how to make your own sterling band ring, but many students are able to complete one or two more projects in addition to the ring. They also offer a popular wedding band workshop wherein couples can sign up to make their own wedding bands (which sounds pretty romantic). You can also try Anice Jewellery, which offers a few workshop options to choose from, plus a Girls Night Out package for groups looking to learn some jewllery-making together and featuring wine and snacks.
Kid Icarus in Toronto's Kensington Market offers regular screen printing workshops open to six to eight people at a time. Each workshop is four and half hours and in it you'll learn the basics of designing art for screens and come away with a greeting card or small art print along with the knowledge of printing techniques and building screens.
Put the vase you made in eighth grade art class to shame by enrolling in a pottery-making class where you can learn some new skills and make something even better. The Gardiner Museum offers drop-in clay classes Wednesday and Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Classes are suitable for all levels. Tickets for the classes are first come, first served and go on sale 30 minutes before each session.
Anyone who loves watching improv can try it out themselves as a way to learn something new and unique. Let loose and test your comedic timing with an improv class in Toronto. You can do a drop-in class at Bad Dog Theatre on a Tuesday at 7 and 8 p.m., no experience required. The area of focus changes from week to week so you can pick up new skills depending on when you visit. The 45-minute classes are only $7.
Terrariums, with their intricate display of plants housed in or under glass, are beautiful to look at and make for unique décor items or gifts. You can learn to make your very own with a workshop at Crown Flora. In the Classic Terrarium Workshop you learn the basics of making your own terrarium and learn about different plants being used. When the two hours are up you have two types of terrarium to take home. Stamen and Pistil Botanicals also offers terrarium workshops.


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Q: How to add a c++ header file in "gedit" editor? I am a newbie in C++. I would like to add the following as a header file.
#include "std_lib_facilities.h"
I have surfed through the internet and have found few tutorials how to add them in visual basics and others but not gedit!
I am using linux and using gedit as the editor and running the program through terminal.

A: A header file is just a normal source code file. Open up a new file, and safe it with the name you specify in #include.

I am using linux and using gedit as the editor and running the program through terminal.

You don't directly "run" C++ programs -- you compile them first.
There's nothing special you have to do if you put your header file into the same directory as your C++ code -- the compiler will know that it has to look for the header file and include it.
By the way #include really just looks for a file with that name, and inserts its contents where the #include line was -- nothing magic.
If I may note this: As a C++ beginner, it might actually be a good idea to start off with writing things with a simple editor as gedit to understand how things work. However, as soon as you need features like header management, you might want to move to something like an IDE. CodeBlocks is quite popular these days!

A: To add a header file, simply add the #include "header_file.h".
For compilation, if the header file contains the function declaration of some other file say file1.cpp then during compilation, you will have to mention the file1.cpp too.
Something like:
g++ file1.cpp main.cpp

Or you can compile them separately and link all .o files.
The above answer is assuming that you have all your header files and .cpp files in same directory, else you will have to give relative path to the required files while including header and during compilation and linking.
To handle a header file and .cpp file in different directory, when you have large number of files to handle, it would be preferable to use Makefile or CMake files. CMake actually makes the Makefile. This tools make the code easy to compile and link.
Also, for starters using a simple text editor like gedit, sublime text to write a code and terminal to compile and run it, clearly helps in understanding how the large project written into multiple files actually works. In case of IDE's it actually handles within themselves and you won't get some to know of some important concepts.

A: It's the same way as you specify any other header file. At the beginning of your source code (.cpp), just use include "PATH_OF_HEADER_FILE". Make sure you use the gcc or any other compiler to link the header files.
Execute gcc your_cpp_file in the terminal. And then run normally.


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Q: How do you make an AuGraph restart a audio file from the start of the file? I am working with Apple's MixerHost application. It is a great example of how to set up an AuGraph, however the stop button is really a pause button. When you hit play it continues playing the sound files from the last position. I want to have a true stop button that causes the play head to move back to the start. I looked up AuGraph in apple's docs but I do not see anything about starting the song over without having to go through the process if creating a brand new graph, and I would prefer not to have to do this since i have a large loading delay.

A: Figured it out. This was my method
    for (int audioFile = 0; audioFile < NUM_FILES; ++audioFile)  {

         soundStructArray[audioFile].sampleNumber = 0;

    }


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Q: Convolutions with differing arguments I kind of want to clear this up once and for all:
$g (t) * f(t) = \int g(u)f(t-u)du$
$g(at) * f(bt) = \int g(au)f(bt-u)du$ ???

A: The convolution $g*f$ is a single function, by definition: $(g*f)(t) = \int g(u)f(t-u)\,du$. Therefore $g(t)*f(t)$ doesn't really make sense. In particular, you can't plug in two different values at the same time to a function of one variable; so $g(at)*f(bt)$ definitely doesn't make sense. If you want to define new functions $G(t)=g(at)$ and $F(t)=f(bt)$ and consider $(G*F)(t) = \int G(u) F(t-u)\,du = \int g(au) f(b(t-u))\,du$, that's a reasonable thing to do.


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In a perfect world, we'd have no reason to doubt. Whatever claims were made, whatever promises were given, we'd believe them with the trust and expectancy of a small, wide-eyed child.
But it's a fallen world. A broken world. And public trust in business is at an all-time low. So says R. Edward Freeman, a business ethics professor at the Darden School of the University of Virginia. Click on the arrow below to listen to his interview of John Mackey, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market.
Mr. Mackey speaks with conviction. He speaks from the heart.
Businesses must be more than profit machines, he asserts. Public cynicism is deep because business owners' self-interest is high. Too high. Mr. Mackey has one solution.
Of course one purpose—or goal—of business must be to maximize profit or we wouldn't stay solvent. But that's not a particularly "noble" purpose, says Mr. Mackey. What is the noble purpose…the higher purpose…of your business? What do you do to "be good"?
I help my clients discern their purpose with a high degree of specificity. They discover who they are at their core (their essence), what transformational process they do over and over again to effect positive change in the lives of others (their blessing), the change they're meant to create in the world (their mission), and the wisdom they're meant to bring to others (their message).
What are the essence, blessing, mission, and message of your life — and of your business? If you're in the business of helping others, to be in full integrity, the purpose of your business must be directly related to the purpose of your life. Do you know your life purpose…with specificity? Do you know the purpose of your business?
I'm not talkin' the 20-minute assessment kind of know-your-purpose. I mean the soul-level, God-calling, full-out passion & perseverance kind of purpose.
Know the purpose of your life. Know the purpose of your business.
Then public trust will be restored.
And we as business owners will be successful.


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The device will be able to track your speed, distance, and route with integrated GPS and GLONASS functionality. The battery life lasts about 2 days. You will be able to keep up with notifications and ask Google for help.
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It's that time of year again: Apple has reported its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, a report surrounded by various estimates projecting a year-over-year decline in iPhone sales and revenue for the third consecutive quarter.
The numbers are in: Apple reported the sale of 45.5 million iPhones, and sales generated a net profit of $9 billion, according to the earnings release.
– 4.8 million Mac computers.
Apple provided guidance for September-quarter revenue of between $45.5 billion and $47.5 billion, lower than the $51.5 billion the company reported in the same quarter a year ago. Analysts agree on $47 billion in revenue, which is at the higher end of the Apple guidance, according to an earnings-estimate roundup compiled by Philip Elmer-DeWitt.
• tax rate of 26%.


Watch As The Dead Of Summer Cast Reveal The Most Awesome Decades Ever!
50s, 60s, 70s, 80s... So many great ones to choose from!
This is how they answered!
Which decade would you most like to live in and why? Tell us in the comments below!


Director and owner of Sunsurfer. Direct experience of disability and committed to inclusion into society for disabled and D/deaf people. Established Sunsurfer Consultancy as a sole trader in 2004 and set up as a limited company in 2016. Worked in disability and Deaf arts with a range of organisations including Shape London, Commonground, DaDaFest, The Audience Agency and others. Enjoyed nearly twelve years as a key tutor for HearFirst. Educated to BA and MA level with further professional training in Adult Learning - City & Guilds 6302, NVQ3 British Sign Language. Accredited Mental Health First Aid tutor and Associate Tutor for the British Safety Council.
Associate trainer. Is passionate about promoting mental health awareness. She is a skilled Mental Health First Aid trainer with Deaf and hearing people, has delivered over 25 MHFA courses and is a national trainer with Mental Health First Aid England.
Associate trainer. Has a MRes in Usability and many years experience working to make technology and systems accessible and easier to use. Judith has worked with HSBC, Sky, BBC, Co-operative Group, the Home Office, eSure, Government Digital Services and others. She has NVQ3 British Sign Language, an accredited Adult Mental Health First Aid tutor, and many years experience of business training.
Associate trainer. Julie founded award winning training company HearFirst in 2002 and has trained thousands of people in equality and diversity from hundreds of private and public sector organisations across the country.
Associate trainer. Is a BSL user. A trained teacher currently studying BSL NVQ level 6. She supports Deaf children in Lancashire schools and enjoys introducing Adults to the beauty of British Sign Language.


I started this post after a memorable trip to Frankfort a year and a half ago. For whatever reason, I never got around to publishing it. As warmer weather nears and after the gale force winds this weekend I find myself thinking back on the great kiteboarding sessions I've had over the years… and getting excited about what this year might bring.
We had a great trip to Frankfort last October(2016). Me, my dad, and Matt picked a date on the calendar for weekend kiteboarding and surfing trip and were going to go wherever the conditions looked good. It just so happened that Frankfort was setting up nicely for the weekend.
I left West Michigan on a Friday morning to meet my dad in Manistee. I was bringing a new stand up paddle board with me and my lack of experience strapping down boards to my car showed as it slapped the roof of my car as I made my way North. I met my Dad in Manistee, we consolidated our gear, and then we hit the road for Frankfort. By midafternoon the wind was light but increasing and I was anxious to get to the beach.
We arrived on Sac street and the water came into view. The sun was shining and there were a few surfers and kiters. The wind felt a little light on the beach but the water was rippling so I pumped up my 12m Razor. I was nicely powered and getting some good boosts off the crest of the waves.
After a couple hours of kiting I took a break and then got on a stand-up paddleboard. This board had recently made a trip from southern California where my sister used to live and it was the board's maiden voyage on the fresh waters of Lake Michigan. Waves were around 3 feet which was about perfect for me. I hugged the pier to get out past the break and then turned around to catch my first and best wave of the day. I surged forward and grinned as the board took me all the way to the shore. This SUP is 11 feet long and was very stable under my 230lb frame.
Matt showed up around 5:00 pm and the wind had dropped a little by then. I rigged the 14.5 meter Flite and Matt took my 12m. I was well powered in the gusts but nearer shore a lot of holes were developing in the wind so I decided to call it a day.
We changed out of our wetsuits by our vehicles and then hit downtown Frankfort to grab a bite to eat. We put our name in at Dinghy's and ordered Manhattan's while waiting for a table. The amount of activity in Frankfort for this time of year is pretty amazing. Maybe it's the close proximity to Traverse City or that it's the jumping off point for the Sleeping Bear Dunes lakeshore but this town has a lot going on in October.
After dinner, we stopped in at Storm Cloud brewery for some beer and entertainment. We couldn't get a table inside so we sat outside under a heater. There was live music, the beer was good, and the heater was just enough to take the edge off of the crisp autumn air. We reminisced about the surf during the day and talked politics but the conversation kept drifting back towards Stormcloud's parmesan garlic popcorn. If you haven't tried it they use real cloves of garlic to top the popcorn and it is weird, but it works.
We were planning to surf in Frankfort the next morning so we arranged for rooms at Chimney Corners on Crystal Lake. We stayed in the main lodge which is on the hillside overlooking the lake. It has a rustic log cabin feel with the kind of character you get from a place that has been around for a long time. We checked the wind forecast for the next day which was looking epic and then settled in for the night.
When morning came I could hear the wind whipping through the pine trees surrounding the lodge. I had that energy and excitement you feel when you know conditions are going to be good. We had donuts and coffee on the glassed-in front porch overlooking Crystal Lake and made a plan for the day. We'd go to Frankfort again but decided to drop a car at Point Betsie in case we decided to do a downwinder.
We arrived at the beach at 9:30 AM and the side street parking spots were already starting to fill up with surfers and kiteboarders. The wind didn't feel very strong yet but the forecast was for 25 to 30 knot winds so I rigged Matt's 10m and he rigged my 8m. Good thing I went smaller as the wind started kicking up right before we launched. I immediately noticed how much more agile the 10m Razor felt versus my 12m. The thing I like most about the Razor is it's ability to pivot on a dime. You can really keep the kite deep into the wind window for powered turns.
The waves had gotten larger overnight and were now in the 3-4 foot range with a few nearing 5 feet. It didn't take long before surfers had moved in on the prime wave locations. After an hour of riding, I decided to fuel up, and watch others surfing and kiting. I took some video so you can get a feel for the conditions.
Frankfort Michigan Surfing and Kiteboarding from Michigan Dawn Patrol on Vimeo.
After the break Matt and I decided it was time for the downwinder. The only question was whether to downsize our kites or just continue with me on the 10m and Matt on the 8m. I took a few tacks past the elbow of the pier to test the wind and felt like I had a lot of depower available so we decided to start our journey to Point Betsie.
The scenery was spectacular. Large bluffs line the secluded shoreline to the north. The water level is still really high on Lake Michigan so there is almost no beach(this became a problem at the end of our trip). What I really enjoy about downwinders is finding new surf breaks along the route. The waves can be quick and steep in some areas while long and rolling in others. It's challenging but fun to drop in on them and the varied conditions keep you on your toes.
Point Betsie, 2017. Could use a little more beach.
Forty-Five Minutes into the trip Point Betsie came into sight. The wind had increased by 5-7 knots and I had used up all my available depower on my kite. As we neared the point the wind increased even more and waves were breaking directly on shore.
Big waves on Lake Michigan brings spectators and there were quite a few at Point Betsie that day. The problem was that there was precious little beach for us to land and the little beach that was there had people on it. If you are not a kiteboarder you don't understand how dangerous the landing process can be. Many times a kite in the sky is a good photo opportunity for tourists and attracts people to the landing zone which is what happened here too.
I came to shore and kicked off my board. The rip current was extremely strong and my board actually started floating back out to Lake Michigan. Luckily a couple of large waves pushed it back to shore and I snagged it but unfortunately, this effort caused me to go further downwind towards the crowd of people. The wind was now at least 10-12 knots greater than when we started our journey and I was way overpowered. I was trying to walk upwind to avoid people on the beach but the wind was so strong I couldn't make any ground. I looked back and saw Matt struggling too. This was shaping up to be one of the sketchiest landings I've ever encountered. Small beach, overpowered to the max, people in the way, sharp jetties, and that big beautiful Point Betsie lighthouse downwind.
Before I had time to think about what to do next I had another problem. The combination of high wind and my kite being fully sheeted in caused my kite to flatten out like a pancake. To my horror, I watched as the flat kite slowly started to drift directly downwind of me into the power zone. If my kite powered up now the results would be disastrous. I knew that my only option was to pull my safety and hope for the best. I punched out and the kite fluttered to the ground, narrowly missing a spectator who had her back to the kite. I counted my blessings and walked a line up to the kite and secured it. I ran back to help Matt land who was in almost of bad shape as I was.
Upwind I noticed a couple other kites in the distance. It was local riders, Dave and Austin. We helped them land and then all drove back to the main beach. I watched my dad do his thing on the stand-up paddleboard for a while and then packed up, and grabbed a late lunch at the Cabbage Shed in Elberta. While eating the Shed's famous Borsch we tossed around the idea of going out again, potentially stopping in Ludington on the way to Grand Haven, but I think in the back of our minds we knew we were done for the day(I couldn't help myself and did stop at Stearns park on the way home just in time to see a surfer catch his final waves before sunset).
It was a great trip with awesome company and lots of memories. I can't help but feel lucky to live and kite in Michigan where there are so many fun, freshwater locations to ride, with unbeatable scenery, and great people to ride with.
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