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Q: subscribing to observables to update viewmodel http://jsfiddle.net/tim3046/jtmY3/2/

I got the observables to partly work since it updates the top par string.
This is what im subscribing to so im wondering if maybe this part is wrong since when i add a golfer it has the currently selected course par. (ie) I can have 2 golfers on one course and 3 on another so when the radio button is hit the only thing its doing is changing the par for the next golfer to be added.
self.site.subscribe(function (newValue) {
    var len = self.golfers().length;
    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
        self.golfers()[i].par(self.availableCourses()[self.site()].courseP);
    }
});

and here is where i have my available courses
self.availableCourses = ko.observableArray([
        { name: ko.observable("Fort Cherry Golf Club"),
            courseP: [ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(5), ko.observable(3), ko.observable(4),
            ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(3), ko.observable(4),
            ko.observable(5), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(3), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4)]
        },
        { name: ko.observable("Lake View Golf Course"),
            courseP: [ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(3), ko.observable(5), ko.observable(4),
            ko.observable(5), ko.observable(3), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(3), ko.observable(4),
            ko.observable(5), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(3), ko.observable(4), ko.observable(5)]
        }
            ]);

A: With knockout you create observables in your view model to represent the state of the UI.  Then you can subscribe to changes in those observables if you need to.  See the very bottom of the KO page about observables.
I set up a simple fiddle to demonstrate the basics of using the subscribe function on observables:
http://jsfiddle.net/YRscs/1/

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As I've done so many times before, I decided to find ten minutes dedicate to writing a post. It's been a while. I mean, aside from yesterday's post of course. But much like physical activity, building the habit of writing again is going to take time and work.
I don't even know if blogging is where I want my writing to be anymore. I feel much more protective of my life and the people in it these days – plus, I'm old and my life is boring now. I'm 35.
Eleven years ago I went to a bachelorette party and was visited by the worst stripper in world. We hid in the bathroom to avoid having him grind on us.
Ten years ago I was really struggling with my depression and needing a medication adjustment. That was another time when I used the ten minute writing exercise to grind out a post.
Nine years ago I was in Florida at a conference when there was a British airline terror plot that disrupted air travel and led to the 3oz liquid rule we still suffer with today. I was really annoyed at having to pack my wide variety of lip glosses in my checked luggage.
Eight years ago I wrote about this stupid dream I had, but I also wrote one of my favorite stories on the site, about the time we put Steve the cat in the swimming pool.
Seven years ago I wrote a list of ten things other people were doing that, at the time, I thought I might never do. Since then I've accomplished 4-6 of the ten depending on how we're counting.
Six years ago I didn't write at all in August or September. 2009 was a hard year where I lost a good friend, was diagnosed with sleep apnea, wrecked my car, and indefinitely delayed starting graduate school (I'm still delayed). But it was also the first summer I spent with Seth, who turned out to be a keeper.
I also did not write anything in August five years ago, but there was a lot going on. I changed companies after nine years at the college, Seth and I moved to Charlottesville, his car spontaneously combusted, my dad had a heart attack…some of that happened in September actually but it was still pretty eventful. I wrote about that a little bit here.
Four years ago I was barely writing at all, but stuff was happening. I switched jobs again, to one I hoped was a better fit and that came with a much higher salary. We also bought a car and I tried roller derby for a minute. I bought all this stuff, skates and everything, and I've never worn the skates outside the house.
August was crazy again three years ago because Seth's company relocated its operations, leading us to move from Charlottesville to the Nashville area. We were settling into a whole new place, I had a new job, and once again, stuff was eventful.
And I really don't know what was going on two years ago in August. No one was moving or changing jobs. Facebook says I was playing a lot of board games and that things were vaguely annoying at times.
Finally, last August I was planning our wedding. See, I told you Seth was a keeper. By this time I loathed wedding planning and had become a miserable shell of myself. I never felt less connected to my family and friends than while I was wedding planning. It was the weirdest thing.
So here I am, August 2015. I'm very happily married to that guy I wrote about so many years ago. Our wedding turned out to be awesome and I'll tell you about it sometime. In the meantime, August is proving once again to be quite the eventful month, with lots of changes. I don't know why, but this time the upheaval got me itchy to write again. Let's see if I find anything else to talk about.
Welcome back. Can't wait to check all them links.


Currently it's set to a static 800x600, so it probably doesn't work well for lower resolutions, and makes poor use of the screen estate of larger ones.
We should make the help window aware of the screen resolution and make it determine its size depending on it.
Andres wrote on tails-dev that he would take care of this one.
Patch sent to tails-dev on April 8.
Flagging for 1.1 so that it isn't forgotten.
Merged! Thanks for your work, kurono!


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Top 10 Craziest Knockouts In Women's MMA History
Ross Cole
Women's mixed martial arts (MMA) has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity over the past few years, thanks largely to the UFC's decision to finally bring on board female fighters in 2013, coinciding with Ronda Rousey's meteoric rise to superstardom.
Even before that historic moment female fighters had proven that they can be every bit as exciting and entertaining as their male counterparts, but we've now reached a stage where it's become so widely acknowledged that it's no longer surprising to see a WMMA fight headlining a 'UFC on FOX' event or major pay-per-view show.
Of course there's always going to be some naysayers, but in this article we hope to demonstrate beyond any doubt that from the smallest shows through to the biggest events in history, women are also responsible for some of the craziest and most spectacular knockouts the sport has ever seen.
1 10. Zoila Frausto Gurgel vs. Rosie Sexton
2 9. Monica Franco vs. Jessica Doerner
3 8. Alida Gray vs. Soannia Tiem
4 7. Sabina Mazo vs. Jamie Thorton
5 6. Jinh Yu Frey vs. Darla Harris
6 5. Kaitlin Young vs. Miesha Tate
7 4. Kaline Madeiros vs. Stephanie Eggink
8 3. Sarah Kaufman vs. Roxanne Modafferi
9 2. Christine Stanley vs. Katie Anita Runyan
10 1. Holly Holm vs. Ronda Rousey
10. Zoila Frausto Gurgel vs. Rosie Sexton
Rosie Sexton is a women's MMA pioneer in the UK who had compiled an impressive 10-1 record by the time she fought the up and coming Zoila Frausto at Bellator 23 in 2010.
The bout was fought at a 121-pound catchweight and it was obvious from the outset that the 5-1 Frausto was the significantly larger fighter, and her size and superior striking quickly started to take it's toll.
Sexton knew she had to get the fight to the floor to survive, but as she moved in with her head held low, Frausto took aim and landed a perfectly timed knee to the face that practically folded her opponent backwards on her way down.
As Sexton lay dazed on the mat, Frausto then ruthlessly dropped three right-hand bombs that knocked her out cold.
Frausto would go on to become Bellator's first ever female champion, while Sexton eventually made her way to the UFC before retiring in 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOeQgLuGBwU
9. Monica Franco vs. Jessica Doerner
Having logged a 1-5 amateur record, nobody would have been expecting much from Monica Franco in her pro-debut against the more experienced Jessica Doerner at Destiny MMA in 2015.
However, Franco proved to be in inspired form that night as she threw every strike in the book at Doerner, including hard punches and elbows to the head and body, a spinning kick to the midsection and even a spinning hook kick upstairs.
Somehow the granite chinned Doerner remained standing throughout all this, and heading into the second round Franco must have know it was going to take something special to put her away.
Just 12 seconds into the stanza she did just that, landing a spinning backfist to the face, with her other fist also landing afterwards for good measure as Doerner caved to the canvas to seal a dream debut KO victory for Franco.
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8. Alida Gray vs. Soannia Tiem
Alida Gray wasted no time in getting down to business in her third pro-fight against Soannia Tiem at the '24/7 Entertainment 12' event in 2013.
As Tiem looked for a push kick to create distance in the opening seconds of the fight, Gray just waded in and hammered her with an overhand right that unceremoniously sent her opponent on a collision-course with the canvas.
Gray moved in for a follow-up strike on the mat to seal the deal, but to her credit she realized her opponent had already been rendered unconscious and elected not to cause her any further damage.
In total the fight had lasted just five seconds, making it one of the fastest finishes in the sport's history, while also helping Gray earn notoriety at an early stage in her career.
7. Sabina Mazo vs. Jamie Thorton
The most recent knockout on this list belongs to Sabina Mazo, whose perfectly placed head kick finish against Jamie Thorton at LFA 9 earlier this month quickly went viral and has now been seen by over a million people.
Known as 'The Columbian Queen', the 20-year-old Mazo is an up and coming prospect and had compiled a 2-0 record heading into her fight with the 4-2 Thorton.
Reflecting on the kick that's helped put her on the map and is now considered one of the early candidates for 'Knockout Of The Year' in 2017, Mazo admitted that it was a "dream come true" at this fledging stage of her career.
"It's a moment filled with adrenaline and happiness, a feeling of victory that to be honest, it's hard to describe, but there's so many emotions," Mazo told MMAFighting.com. "It's very rewarding, there is no price to that feeling."
6. Jinh Yu Frey vs. Darla Harris
In only her second professional fight, Jinh Yu Frey was suddenly being watched by millions of viewers courtesy of a particularly devastating knockout she handed Darla Harris at SCS 18 in 2015 that went viral online.
Frey has an associates degree in Nuclear Medicine, a batchelor's degree in Radiological Sciences, and was working towards an MBA as well as working full-time at an outpatient cancer facility at the time of the fight.
Perhaps inspired by her academic career, Frey appeared to choose the nuclear option in the cage that night as she first rocked Harris with a head kick, then cracked her with a straight left to the chin that sent her to sleep, with another quick left hand also connecting on the way down, leaving Harris slumped lifelessly against the cage.
The stellar stoppage led to Harris being signed by Invicta FC, where she's since extended her record to 5-2 and recently fought for their atomweight title, in addition to also successfully completing her MBA.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFTDYuerI3k
5. Kaitlin Young vs. Miesha Tate
Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is one of WMMA's most famous stars, but if it wasn't for her strength of character she could easily have walked away from the sport after suffering a brutal knockout loss on the night of her professional debut back in 2007.
Tate had agreed to fight in a one-night tournament for BodogFIGHT and she started well enough with a decision win over Jan Finney.
In the semifinals, Tate was matched up against another up-and-coming fighter, Kaitlin Young, and it didn't take long before she was in a world of hurt as her opponent landed an early head kick, a knee and then another kick upstairs soon after that dropped her.
Showing the same heart and toughness that would serve her well later in her career, Tate bravely rose back to her feet, but just moment later Young rocketed another foot to the jawline that rendered her unconscious, with the future star's head snapping backwards as she collided awkwardly against the ropes on her way down.
Young won the tournament and would go on to fight a number of big name fighters over the years, but despite her rough debut, it was Tate who would emerge as the more successful fighter, winning titles in both Strikeforce and the UFC before retiring with an 18-7 record in 2016.
4. Kaline Madeiros vs. Stephanie Eggink
Current Invicta FC fighters Kaline Madeiros and Stephanie Eggink locked horns in the early stages of their respective careers back in 2012 at EB 10 in a fight that would last just seven seconds from start to finish.
Having had an extensive amateur boxing background, Eggink was the favorite heading into the short-notice fight, which made what was about to happen even more shocking as Madeiros almost immediately launched the overhand right from hell and violently knocked her out.
Another bombing blow from 'The Dark angel' then battered down on Eggink's face as she lay unconscious on the canvas, before the referee was able to intervene.
Eggink was rushed to hospital after the fight and was diagnosed with a grade four concussion, but thankfully her CT scan came back clear and she's since made a full recovery and been able to continue her MMA career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0RKD6n-gTk
3. Sarah Kaufman vs. Roxanne Modafferi
At first glance, Roxanne Modafferi looks like the most unlikely fighter ever to step into the cage, but appearances can be deceiving and 'The Happy Warrior' actually had a 15-5 record heading into her fight with Strikeforce bantamweight champion Sarah Kaufman in 2010.
Kaufman was at the top of her game at the time though, having gone a perfect 11-0 in her career up to that point, so it was to the underdog Modafferi's credit that she was still battling it out with the champion deep into the third round of the fight.
All good things must come to an end though, and in this instance that would come in a brutally abrupt fashion on the mat as Kaufman suddenly elected to hoist her opponent high into the air and then powerbombed her back down to earth, knocking Modafferi out cold as her head absorbed the brunt of the impact.
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In the immediate aftermath veteran commentator Mauro Ranallo declared it to be "one of the best finishes in history," while ESPN featured it on their 'Plays Of The Week.'
2. Christine Stanley vs. Katie Anita Runyan
Christine Stanley took just five seconds to land one of the most spectacular head kick finishes you'll ever see against Katie Anita Runyan in an 'Xplode Fight Series' event in the summer of 2014.
Stanley is nicknamed 'Knuckles', but if Runyan had been expecting her to come out swinging with punches then she was in for a rude awakening.
When the bell sounded Stanley immediately launched into a flying spinning hook kick that connected flush to the face of her opponent.
The violent impact left Runyan lying as stiff as a board on the mat from one of the quickest knockouts in MMA history and would lead to Stanley being signed up by the highly regarded all-female promotion, Invicta FC.
1. Holly Holm vs. Ronda Rousey
All the other knockouts on this list are spectacular, but none can compare when you factor in that this jaw-dropping finish took place during what remains to this day the biggest WMMA fight of all-time.
This was a still undefeated Ronda Rousey at the very peak of her fame, having become an international superstar who was starring in Hollywood movies, appearing on the cover of magazines, being interviewed on 'Ellen' and name-checked by Beyonce, while still finding time to rule the bantamweight division with an iron fist.
Former multiple-time boxing champion Holly Holm had long been earmarked as a major challenge for 'Rowdy' as she compiled her own unblemished MMA run, and the UFC pulled the trigger on the match-up in style by opting to host it in front of a record 56,214 fans at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia at UFC 193 in November of 2015.
Rousey seemed invincible heading into the fight and was a heavy favorite to emerge victorious, but Holm had other plans, and from the bell it became clear that she was on a completely different level in the striking battle as she began beating 'Rowdy' from pillar to post.
A bloodied and bamboozled Rousey continued to stubbornly press forward early in the second round, only to be clocked with a straight left that briefly saw her stagger to one knee.
Now with her back to Holm, the dazed Rousey stood back up and began to turn, just as 'The Preacher's Daughter' launched a hellacious head kick that sent her crashing to the canvas like a felled tree, with a couple of follow-up punches on the mat sealing one of the most shocking, stunning and memorable knockouts in the history of combat sports.
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Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas Treats! I am so excited to finally share these chex scotcharoos with you! I made them months ago and have been saving them all this time so I could share them with you during the 12 days of Christmas treats. 🙂 These are so so good, and I know you will love them.
This recipe takes the basic idea of a scotcheroo (a classic bar cookie made with rice krispies) and turns it into something a little bit more fun and a little bit more delicious. And they are so easy to make! They take about 10 minutes to mix up and are a fun no-bake option for the holidays.
The cookies themselves are chewy and wonderful. They have the tried and true flavor combination of chocolate, peanut butter and butterscotch that makes scotcheroos such a favorite, but they are in cookie form! And the addition of chex cereal really makes these cookies stand out. I have no doubt these will quickly become a Christmas favorite.
P.S. You can see all of my Christmas treat recipes from over the years at this Christmas Cookies tag. Enjoy! And, as always, let me know if you try any and how you liked them.
Combine corn syrup and sugar in a small pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and stir in 1 1/2 cups of peanut butter. Pour over your 6 cups of cereal and fold together until well coated. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper.
In a medium sized, microwave-safe bowl, melt together the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, 1/4 cup of peanut butter and vanilla at 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds so that chocolate does not burn. Spoon over cookies. Allow to cool completely before eating.
Love these little bite-size treats. Scotcheroos are the best.


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import os
import math
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import ClassVar, List, Type, Any, Dict, Iterable, TYPE_CHECKING

from mephisto.abstractions.blueprint import Blueprint, BlueprintArgs, SharedTaskState
from mephisto.data_model.assignment import InitializationData
from mephisto.operations.registry import register_mephisto_abstraction
from omegaconf import MISSING, DictConfig

from parlai.crowdsourcing.tasks.acute_eval.acute_eval_agent_state import (
    AcuteEvalAgentState,
)
from parlai.crowdsourcing.tasks.acute_eval.acute_eval_builder import AcuteEvalBuilder
from parlai.crowdsourcing.tasks.acute_eval.acute_eval_runner import AcuteEvalRunner
from parlai.utils.misc import warn_once

if TYPE_CHECKING:
    from mephisto.abstractions.blueprint import AgentState, TaskRunner, TaskBuilder

BLUEPRINT_TYPE = "acute_eval"

@dataclass
class AcuteEvalBlueprintArgs(BlueprintArgs):
    _blueprint_type: str = BLUEPRINT_TYPE
    _group: str = field(
        default="AcuteEvalBlueprint",
        metadata={
            'help': """\
Tasks launched from the ACUTE-Eval blueprint require sets of pairings for workers to \
be able to compare to. These pairings should be provided as a .jsonl with \
--pairings-filepath."""
        },
    )
    annotations_per_pair: int = field(
        default=1,
        metadata={"help": "Number of annotations per conversation comparison pair"},
    )
    pairings_filepath: str = field(
        default=MISSING,
        metadata={"help": "path to the file containing the task dictionaries"},
    )
    s1_choice: str = field(
        default="I would prefer to talk to <Speaker 1>",
        metadata={"help": "text next to speaker 1 radio button"},
    )
    s2_choice: str = field(
        default="I would prefer to talk to <Speaker 2>",
        metadata={"help": "text next to speaker 2 radio button"},
    )
    eval_question: str = field(
        default="Who would you prefer to talk to for a long conversation?",
        metadata={
            "help": 'question to present to turker for comparison (e.g. "Which speaker is better?")'
        },
    )
    block_on_onboarding_fail: bool = field(
        default=True, metadata={"help": "whether to block on onboarding failure"}
    )
    randomize_conversations: bool = field(
        default=True,
        metadata={
            'help': "Randomize conversations used for match-ups or take conversations in order"
        },
    )
    num_matchup_pairs: int = field(
        default=2, metadata={"help": "Number of pairs per model matchup, default 2"}
    )
    subtasks_per_unit: int = field(
        default=5, metadata={"help": "number of subtasks/comparisons to do per unit"}
    )
    onboarding_threshold: float = field(
        default=0.75,
        metadata={"help": "minimum accuracy on onboarding tasks, as a float 0-1.0"},
    )
    random_seed: int = field(default=42, metadata={"help": "seed for random"})
    additional_task_description: str = field(
        default='', metadata={"help": "Additional text to show on the left pane"}
    )

# WISH AcuteEval's blueprint can probably be extended to compare more than just convos
@register_mephisto_abstraction()
class AcuteEvalBlueprint(Blueprint):
    """
    Blueprint for a task that asks humans to compare conversational outputs.
    """

    AgentStateClass: ClassVar[Type["AgentState"]] = AcuteEvalAgentState
    TaskBuilderClass: ClassVar[Type["TaskBuilder"]] = AcuteEvalBuilder
    TaskRunnerClass: ClassVar[Type["TaskRunner"]] = AcuteEvalRunner
    ArgsClass = AcuteEvalBlueprintArgs
    supported_architects: ClassVar[List[str]] = ["mock"]  # TODO update
    BLUEPRINT_TYPE = BLUEPRINT_TYPE

    @classmethod
    def assert_task_args(cls, args: DictConfig, shared_state: SharedTaskState) -> None:
        """
        ACUTE-Eval-specific argument checking.

        Ensure that the data can be properly loaded and that recommended worker settings
        are used.
        """
        if args.blueprint.get("pairings_filepath", None) is not None:
            pairings_filepath = os.path.expanduser(args.blueprint.pairings_filepath)
            assert os.path.exists(
                pairings_filepath
            ), f"Provided file {pairings_filepath} doesn't exist"
        else:
            raise AssertionError(
                "Must provide one of a data csv, json, or a list of tasks"
            )

        if args.blueprint.block_on_onboarding_fail is True:
            if args.blueprint.get("block_qualification", None) is None:
                raise AssertionError(
                    "Must provide `block_qualification` to use `block_on_onboarding_fail`"
                )

        if args.task.get('maximum_units_per_worker', None) != 1:
            warn_once(
                'It is *strongly* recommended to use a '
                'args.task.maximum_units_per_worker value of 1, as was done in the '
                'ACUTE-Eval paper! Anything else will not provide consistent results '
                'as quoted there. Go to ParlAI\'s GitHub Discussion page if you\'d '
                'like to discuss further.'
            )

    def get_frontend_args(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """
        Specifies what options within a task_config should be forwarded to the client
        for use by the task's frontend.
        """
        return {
            "task_description": "Placeholder Task Description - Javascript failed to load",
            "frame_height": 650,
            "num_subtasks": self.args.blueprint.subtasks_per_unit,
            "question": self.args.blueprint.eval_question,
            "block_mobile": True,
            "get_task_feedback": False,  # TODO(#95) make option
            "additional_task_description": self.args.blueprint.additional_task_description,
        }

    def get_initialization_data(self) -> Iterable["InitializationData"]:
        """
        Return the InitializationData retrieved from the specified stream.
        """
        # TODO(#99) once we can release HITs over time, configure this to
        # release as many as needed thusfar and top off when
        # onboardings fail
        num_conversations = math.ceil(
            self.args.blueprint.num_matchup_pairs
            / max((self.args.blueprint.subtasks_per_unit - 1), 1)
        )  # release enough hits to finish all annotations requested
        return [
            InitializationData(shared={}, unit_data=[{}])
            for _ in range(num_conversations)
        ]

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Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Helps Turn the Tables
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa College of Education (COE) was awarded a $50K grant by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF). Over the next two years, funding will support Turn the Tables, a COE Center on Disability Studies (CDS) project aimed at increasing employment outcomes for youth with disabilities and breaking down employment barriers.
"In Hawai'i, people with disabilities are unemployed at twice the rate of the general population, and there are limited services to assist youth with disabilities to develop leadership and employment skills," CDS Project Director Chin Lee explained. "Turn the Tables offers an alternative approach to the typical job fair."
Using a reverse job fair model, Turn the Tables puts the spotlight on the job candidates with disabilities, rather than the usual job fair where the employer receives inquiries and applications. Job candidates set up tables with their personal skills, abilities, accomplishments, and strengths on poster display. Potential employers are able to meet and spend time with the candidates who are, in turn, able to interview their potential employers.
The MEAF grant will enable CDS to implement and expand the reverse job fair concept in the state of Hawai'i and nationally. Building on the success of two reverse job fairs held at the State Capitol in the fall of 2018 and 2019, CDS will partner with American Job Centers (AJC), Developmental Disabilities Division (DDD), Hawai'i Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and Disability:IN Hawai'i.
"CDS lead the first reverse job fair in Hawai'i with assistance from our partners as well as the Office of the Governor, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and other state agencies and key legislators," Lee said. "We are so grateful to the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation for allowing us to continue to grow this very essential and amazing program."
The objectives of the project include: to improve employment opportunities of the participating youth with disabilities, to stimulate changes in attitudes and practices of employers toward youth with disabilities, and to disseminate and replicate the reverse job fair concept at national conferences. Annually, CDS will organize a reverse job fair in each of the four counties in Hawai'i (Honolulu, Big Island, Kaua'i and Maui). The project anticipates serving more than 200 candidates and nearly 400 employers over two years.
"Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation's vision is to empower youth with disabilities to lead productive lives," said the foundation's Sr. Director Kevin R. Webb. "By investing in innovative strategies, like the CDS Turn the Tables project, the foundation seeks to identify effective models that can be replicated to give an opportunity for youth with disabilities in Hawai'i and beyond to connect with employers and secure a fulfilling job."
The CDS mission is to promote diverse abilities across the lifespan through interdisciplinary training, research, and service. CDS was established in 1988, and is a member of Association of University Centers on Disability, a national network of university disability research centers that focus on the quality of life of persons with disabilities in each state.
The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, based in the Washington, DC area, was established in 1991 by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and the Mitsubishi Electric U.S. companies, which produce, sell, and distribute a wide range of consumer, industrial, commercial, and professional electronics products. The Foundation has contributed more than $18 million to organizations that are empowering young people with disabilities to lead more inclusive and productive lives.
The University of Hawai'i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai'i System. The mission of the University of Hawai'i Foundation is to unite donors' passions with the University of Hawai'i's aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing private investments to benefit UH, the people of Hawai'i and our future generations. www.uhfoundation.org


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The museum us accessible by lift from the Gas Hall entrance on Edmund Street and the Great Charles Street entrance.
If you are visiting an exhibition in the Gas Hall, or if you would like to go to the Edwardian Tea Room or shop, the nearest lift entrance is the one on Edmund Street.
The Great Charles Street entrance is the best entrance for the World Culture Galleries and Learning Zone. This lift can be found in the Learning Zone. On entering the Great Charles Street Entrance turn left into the Learning Zone and down the ramp.
View street map which shows lift entrances. Wheelchairs are available for use within the museum.
There are accessible toilets in the museum.
Seating is available at the main entrance and Gas Hall entrance, the vestibule at the top of the main entrance staircase, the Round Room, the Edwardian tea room and in several galleries.
There is no car park at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, but car parks and pay and display on street parking can be found close by. Parking bays for Blue Badge Holders can be found on Margaret Street, Edmund Street and Newhall Street.
A map which shows parking for Blue Badge Holders in the city centre can be downloaded. Download map (PDF leaflet).
If you would like further any information or if you would like to give any feedback on disabled access at BMAG please contact us on +44 (0)121 303 2834 or email us.
Induction Loops for People who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Induction loops are located in the vestibule at the top of the main entrance staircase and in the Gas Hall reception.
Baby care facilities are available.
Language Line
Visitors can communicate in their own language to ask questions or receive information.
Staff will phone the Language Line and visitors will be asked to speak to a linguist. The linguist will be able to act as an interpreter between the visitor and staff member. This service is offered at all sites.
Language Line has an extensive network of linguists who can translate up to 150 languages.
A language identifier is available.
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Top Gear role still has not sunk in – Freddie Flintoff
October 29, 2018, 7:39 pm Updated: October 29, 2018, 11:55 pm
Freddie Flintoff (PA)
Freddie Flintoff has said it has still not sunk in that he is one of the new hosts of Top Gear.
The former cricketer and Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness will host the BBC motoring show from next year.
They are taking the steering wheel from Matt LeBlanc, who earlier this year announced he was leaving after four series.
McGuinness and Flintoff will join motoring journalist and racing driver Chris Harris in the main presenting line-up.
Speaking at the Pride Of Britain Awards, Flintoff said: "I played cricket and that was my dream job – it's not often you get the chance to do your dream job twice.
"The job in TV I wanted to do was Top Gear and here we are. I don't know if it's sunk in yet but I'm obviously so excited."
"It's such a big show and me and Paddy are going to be having a crack at it. I know Paddy, we'll have some fun.
"I'm really looking forward to it, driving the cars, which the show is all about. What more can you ask for?"
Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris (David Parry/PA)
Friends star LeBlanc joined Top Gear in 2016, but announced his departure earlier this year because of the demands of the role, and how much it keeps him away from his family and friends.
The American actor was a surprise addition to the presenting line-up with Chris Evans following the departure of previous hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
He continued hosting the show when Evans threw in the towel after just one series.
LeBlanc's final series as lead host will air in early 2019.
McGuinness and Flintoff will start filming their first series with Harris in early 2019, and it will debut later in the year.
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Atari Founder Bushnell (74) Offers Tips for Staying Young
By Michael P. Owens
What's the key to a long, healthy, interesting life? Nolan Bushnell may have found the answer over a rainy Christmas in isolated West Ireland.
"In a pub I asked an interesting guy who looked 100 how old he was. He said 94. Then I asked him what he did every day?" Bushnell recalls. "He said that he lived a mile down the road and walked to the pub every day and had a Guinness."
Walking, conversation and moderate alcohol consumption are a great start, but Bushnell, 74, has a host of other suggestions for keeping the brain and body functioning after 70. The founder of many successful businesses, including Atari and Chuck-E-Cheese, is now focusing on an Anti-Aging games project to help seniors sidestep mental aging through game exercises that maintain mental flexibility and problem solving. Bushnell shared his to-do list with industry leaders at the Senior Living Innovation Forum.
Tech at Our Command
Before seniors even begin to make an effort to stay young and active, technology is meeting them halfway, improving their quality of life. Alexa, Echo and self-driving cars are all going to make life easier to seniors over the next few years, predicts Bushnell, whose current company is Modal VR, including virtual reality games which allow seniors to experience new things even when their mobility is limited.
"Even if you're not physically able, you still might like to visit Venice and the experience is so much like being in Venice you can even smell it," he says, adding, "We offer the option of disabling the smell."
His other predictions include:
Amazon and Alexa will be ubiquitous. "I believe there will not be a single assisted living facility that won't have Echos everywhere," he says. "The whole idea of voice activated features become very important. You don't have to search for a remote control. Everybody can speak and be understood."
Smart Wheelchairs & Self-driving Cars. Bushnell agrees self-driving cars will replace human drivers over the next 10-15 years and the self technology can be used to develop self-driving wheelchairs. "You'll be able to control your wheelchair by saying 'Alexa, take me to the cafeteria.'" For outside trips, self-driving cars will make visits to the doctor, pharmacy, hospital…or bar, much easier.
"We will not be driving 10 years from today, except for sport," he says.
Cute Bots on the Spot
Many senior living industry leaders believe robots will never take the place of human aides or emotional support animals.
Bushnell disagrees. He predicts assisted living robots will deliver meals, medication and "even companionship."
Creating the right companion robot will involve intelligent design. Atari's founder emphasizes that getting robot design right is essential to the bonding experience, which seems to be in some ways connected to "cuteness."
The same large head to body ratio that makes cartoon characters (and puppies) appealing, applies to robots as well. Properly proportioned head-to-body ratios look too human, while small heads "are evil."
Circadian Rhythms & Exercise
The father of eight frequently references his adult children and wife of 40+ years when making his points, using them (and himself) as guinea pigs for his concepts. One case in point—the impact of lighting on sleep patterns. Red and orange lights facilitate sleep, while "bright blue when I wake up is like a cup of coffee," he says. "We now know that bright blue wakes you up in the morning and red and oranges help you go to sleep."
Bushnell's wife has trouble sleeping, frequently reading her Amazon Kindle for hours before falling asleep. To ease her to sleep, he's "working on an app so that the Kindle (screen) goes to the reds and oranges later at night."
For senior living centers, he recommends replacing all fluorescent lights with LED lights immediately.
"LEDs will create happier people."
The physical benefits of exercise are well documented, but Bushnell also recommends exercise for brain health. Twenty minutes of vigorous exercise followed by active learning is highly beneficial to maintaining brain function.
"Some of what you're learning for three hours after exercise is going to firmware," he says, meaning that it helps fight dementia and to a certain extent Alzheimer's.
Bushnell emphasizes the importance of doing challenging new physical and mental activities—Learning new skills that "require a certain level of coordination."
Playing chess, doing the New York Times Crossword puzzle and other familiar intellectual activities are great, but, surprisingly, they don't build brain cells if they're activities you've done for years. "All the neurogenesis happens when you learn something new," says Bushnell. "So people will be happier if they do a whole bunch of different things."
He recommends video games like Minecraft as beneficial for seniors as well as any new type of board game and (in a bit of self promotion) any of this anti-aging games his firm is developing.
Happiness & The Future
Bushnell emphasizes the importance of fighting to stay physically strong and mentally "young."
"The reality is, we have to be young. We have to think young. We have to be young."
"And What is 'young,' what does it really mean? It means to be playful. To not get too serious about ourselves," he says.
Throwing out many aspects of senior living communities and replacing them with models that look more like WeWork and its offshoot WeLive would be a great start. "Innovation is really about anarchy," he says. "Communal living is cool. Why can't an assisted living facility look like a startup?"
Finally, Bushnell encourages everyone to read three science fiction books a year, not as escape but because it's good preparation for the future. "Science Fiction is lubrication for forward thought."
I think that we have an opportunity to embrace the future and change things. "Innovation is about living in the future. And I want to live in the future and my runway is getting short," he says.
"Be a slug and a luddite no more. I challenge you!"
Michael P. Owens
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Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Broadcasters with "Ten Commandments"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)
Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)
Here are the highlights of the eight ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (3/31/18):
ABC (4.745 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #1) was the top broadcaster on Saturday with its annual telecast of "The Ten Commandments" (4.745 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T1).
NBC (2.947 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2) then was a close second with "Dateline Saturday Night Mystery" (3.127 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) and a vintage "Saturday Night Live" (2.586 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T1).
Next up was CBS (3.035 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #3) and its mix of "NCIS" (2.673 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6), "NCIS: New Orleans" (2.957 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) and a new "48 Hours" (3.475 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3).
And finally, encores of "MasterChef Junior" (0.894 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6) and "Showtime at the Apollo" (0.908 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6) on FOX (0.901 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.3, #4) rounded out the night.
In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):
· The March 31 encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with host Kevin Hart and musical guest Foo Fighters, has averaged a 2.6 rating, 7 share in "live plus same day" household results from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and a 0.9/5 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
· Last night's "Saturday Night Live" is the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in 18-49 in the local people meters, topping all primetime shows on those nets in that key category.
Here are the highlights of the nine ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (4/1/17):
CBS (16.565 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.8, #1) dominated the competition on Saturday with its coverage of the "NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament" (20.744 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.5, #1), a "NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Update" (15.100 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.4, #3) and more "NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament" (15.886 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.7, #2).
ABC (2.038 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #2) then was a distant second with encores of "The Golbergs" (1.763 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T7), "Imaginary Mary" (1.861 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5) and "The Catch" (1.313 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T7) plus a special "20/20 Saturday" (2.991 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4).
Next up was NBC (1.797 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T3) with its presentation of the "World Figure Skating Championships" (1.823 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10) and "SNL Vintage" (1.746 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5).
And finally, rebroadcasts of "Bones" (1.121 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T7) and "APB" (1.075 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10) rounded out the night for FOX (1.098 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T3).
· An April 1 encore of "Saturday Night Live," with host Alec Baldwin and musical guest Ed Sheeran, has averaged a 3.3 rating, 8 share in households in Nielsen's 56 metered markets and a 1.2/7 in 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
· Versus what the show averaged last year with April encores, last night's "Saturday Night Live" is up +27% in metered-market households (3.3 vs. 2.6). In fact, the 3.3 rating beats every rebroadcast "SNL" of last season.
· Last night's "Saturday Night Live" encore was the #1 non-sports show of the night on the broadcast networks in metered-market households and 18-49 in the local people meters, outrating every Saturday primetime entertainment telecast on those nets in both measures.
Source: Nielsen Media Research


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L'église d'Ainay-le-Château est dédiée à Saint-Étienne.

Historique
Il s'agit d'un édifice construit à différentes époques. La partie occidentale est ce qui reste d'un premier sanctuaire roman, le clocher a été reconstruit au . La construction de l'actuelle nef et du transept remonte au début du . L'ancienne nef romane a vraisemblablement été démolie au , pendant de la construction du portail de style Renaissance. Ce portail de style renaissance, ainsi que le porche du  et une fresque du  sont classés au titre des monuments historiques en 1913 ; Le reste de l'église est inscrit en 1980.

Jusqu'en 1696, l'église se terminait au niveau de l'arc triomphal actuel, il s'y trouvait une baie de style flamboyant dont il ne subsiste que la partie supérieure aujourd'hui. En 1696, le mur qui donne côté Est est ouvert pour construire le chœur. En 1841, est aménagée une sacristie qui est, par la suite, démolie en 1973.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Article connexe
 Liste des monuments historiques de l'Allier

Liens externes

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Monument historique classé en 1913
Monument historique inscrit en 1980
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Mei: IZUMO KAMI FUJIWARA YOSHITAKE.
Blade length(nagasa) : 51.1cm or 20.118 inches.
Sori :0,8 cm or 0.315 inches.
Width at the hamachi : 2.9 cm or 1.14 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.14 cm or 0.843 inches.
Kasane : 0.69cm or 0.272 inches.
with small sori and longer kissaki healthy volume.
Kitae :itame hada and mokume hada mixed with masame hada.
Boshi:midarekomi round shape deep nioikuchi hamon.
a friendship with the Hojoji School.
son succeeded Yoshitake as the Second.
Saya :On the black ishimeji flower is design.
waves and flying birds are engraved with gold color.
Menuki :On the syakudo plate, bird is engraved with gold color.
flower is engraved with gold color.
Kozuka: On the syakudo nanako plate, Matsu tree is engraved.
From Aoi Art: This wakizashi is wide and thick healthy blade.
The sword is very similar with Hojyo-ji Masahiro and others.
The signature Kiyoshichi is very rear.
Koshirae is also nice condition.


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The new look of luxe: Out-of-town buyers reshape real-estate design in Miami
Out-of-town buyers aren't just snapping up Miami's prime real estate — they're also changing the way luxury developers build.
As more out-of-towners decide they want to put down roots in South Florida rather than simply buy investment properties for the rental market, they're asking for bigger, better, more expensive designs. Units equipped with quarters for a nanny or maid. Guest suites for visiting relatives and friends. High-tech security with biometric identification.
Those requests come from both Latin Americans, who have driven Miami's latest real-estate boom, and wealthy Americans, who are appearing locally in greater numbers. Some developers, hoping to lure a growing pool of Chinese buyers, are even turning to "feng shui" consultants who specialize in the eastern art of balanced design.
"Foreign investment has completely changed our entire landscape from an architectural standpoint," said Daniel de la Vega, president of One Sotheby's International Realty. "People are bringing their families here to spend time, and that changes their needs."
One Sotheby's now advises all developer clients building units greater than 3,500 square feet to include live-in quarters for a maid or nanny, de la Vega said.
At Paramount Miami Worldcenter, a luxury condo tower planned for downtown Miami's Park West district, about 80 apartments out of a total 513 have a bedroom and bathroom — called a "lockout suite" — branching off from the main entrance near the unit's private elevator. The studios, between 250 and 280 square feet, are envisioned as space for a maid or nanny, although they could also be used for teenage children who squawk for privacy or an elderly parent who needs quiet, said Peggy Fucci of OneWorld Properties, sales lead for the project.
Units with a lockout suite start at about $1.5 million, or $650 per square foot.
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> Smaller than a flopppy and less easily damaged by magnets..
You just won't let that notion go.
period, because the convention runs from Thursday through Monday.
other formats and archival storage.
What you suggest would simply have been more trouble than it was worth.


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Peprilus burti és una espècie de peix marí pertanyent a la família dels estromatèids i a l'ordre dels perciformes.

Descripció
El cos, ovalat i força comprimit, fa 25 cm de llargària màxima i és de color blau clar al dors, argentat per sota (esvaint-se després de mort) i sense taques. Ulls envoltats per una petita àrea de teixit adipós. Musell curt i rom. La mandíbula inferior es projecta una mica més enllà de la superior. Boca petita. L'extrem del maxil·lar no arriba fins a sota la vora dels ulls. Dents mandibulars molt petites, en una única fila i, en el cas de la mandíbula superior, aplanades i amb 3 cúspides força xicotetes. Bases de les aletes dorsal i anal molt allargades i, si fa no fa, de la mateixa longitud, amb els radis anteriors elevats i precedides totes dues aletes per 3 espines curtes i febles. Aleta caudal força bifurcada. Aletes pectorals allargades (més que el cap) i punxegudes. Absència d'aletes pelvianes. Presenta diverses sèries de 17-25 porus al llarg de la meitat anterior del cos per sota de l'aleta dorsal. Línia lateral alta, contínua i resseguint el perfil dorsal. Escates petites (també a les galtes). 16-18 vèrtebres caudals.

Reproducció
Madura sexualment al cap d'1 any de vida i poques vegades viu més enllà de 2. La posta té lloc dos cops a l'any a poca distància de la costa. La fecundació és externa i els progenitors no tenen cura ni dels ous ni dels alevins. Hom sospita que pot produir híbrids amb Peprilus triacanthus.

Alimentació i depredadors
Els juvenils es nodreixen de plàncton i meduses, mentre que els adults mengen meduses (entre d'altres, Cyanea spp.), peixets, crustacis i cucs. Als Estats Units és depredat per Lobotes surinamensis. El seu nivell tròfic és de 3,89.

Hàbitat i distribució geogràfica
És un peix marí, bentopelàgic (entre 2 i 275 m de fondària, normalment entre 155 i 225) i de clima subtropical (38°N-20°N) sobre fons de sorra i fang de la plataforma continental de l'Atlàntic occidental on forma grans moles: el golf de Mèxic sencer des de l'àrea de Tampa (Florida, els Estats Units) fins a Yucatán (Mèxic). També es troba des de Virgínia (els Estats Units) fins al nord-est de Florida, però probablement respon a una confusió amb Peprilus triacanthus. És a prop del fons marí durant el dia i migra vers la columna d'aigua a la nit. Els juvenils es troben sovint associats a algues flotants i meduses.

Observacions
És inofensiu per als humans, el seu índex de vulnerabilitat és baix (12 de 100), és capturat principalment mitjançant xarxes d'arrossegament, és força apreciat com a aliment i es comercialitza fresc i congelat.

Referències

Bibliografia

 Anònim, 2002. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, NY 10024-5192, els Estats Units.
 Böhlke, E. B., 1984. Catalog of type specimens in the ichthyological collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Special Publication, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Núm. 14: i-viii + 1-216.
 Boschung, H. T., 1992. Catalogue of freshwater and marine fishes of Alabama. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, núm. 14: i-xvi + 1-266.
 Collette, B. B., 1963. The systematic status of the Gulf of Mexico butterfish, Porontus (sic) burti (Fowler). Copeia 1963 (núm. 3): 582-583.
 Horn, M. H., 1970. Systematics and biology of the stromateid fishes of the genus Peprilus. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 140:165-262.
 Murphy, M. D., 1981. Aspects of the life history of the gulf butterfish, Peprilus burti. M.S. Thesis, Tex. A&M Univ. CoIl. Sta., 76 p.

Enllaços externs

 Arctos Specimen Database
 AQUATAB
 BioLib
 ION
 The Animal Diversity Web
 Barcodes of Life
 Flickr

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This year will mark the 88th year in which a Corpus Christi procession will take place in Tullamore. The procession will be held immediately after 6.30pm Mass on Sat 21st June and will leave the main entrance of the church turning on to Store St, proceeding left up to Convent Road, from Convent Road on to Arden Road, Davitt Street, Park Avenue, Thornsberry Estate, Puttaghaun and ending at Harbour Walk with benediction.All parishioners and parish groups are invited to participate and homeowners on the route are encouraged to put out bunting flags and decorate windows with religious objects.
Congratulations to the children of St. Joseph's and Durrow School who received the Eucharist for the first time last Sunday. We wish God's blessing on them, their families, friends and teachers and all who helped them on their faith journey to this special time.
Please pray for the success of Nightfever, an exciting new parish initiative in street evangelisation which will take place on Saturday night 21st June. People who are "out for the evening" will receive an invitation from our friendly street teams to a free event in the Church to light a candle, enjoy the beautiful atmosphere and listen to beautiful music. We are enthusiastic about this new venture which is running in 22 countries and is established in 6 towns in Ireland. If you wish to be part of this exciting movement place contact Sr. Genny in the Parish Centre or at 087 9834002. There are jobs for people of all ages.
APOSTOLATE OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: pilgrimage to Knock Sun 22nd June. For further information contact 9321232.
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Q: php - Finding the total in a column I have a log` that saves log records (amount earned, etc) of employees and a code that separates the data into tables grouped under each employee id:
Empid: 0001
---------------------------
| Logid   | Hours   | Pay |
---------------------------
|  1001   | 10      | 50  |
---------------------------
|  1002   | 2       | 10  |
---------------------------

Empid: 0003
---------------------------
| Logid   | Hours   | Pay |
---------------------------
|  1003   | 3       | 9   |
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|  1004   | 6       | 18  |
---------------------------

I managed this with the following semi-pseudocode:
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `log` ORDER BY empid");
$id = 0;

while ($list = mysql_fetch_assoc($query)) {
    if ($id != $list['logid']) {
          create header (Logid, Hours, Pay)
          $id = $list['logid'];
          }
    add each data row for the empid
}

But now I would like to add the total of the Pay column and put it at the bottom of each table for each empid.
By putting the code $total_pay = $total_pay + $list['pay'] in the while loop I can get the total pay but I can't figure out how I might be able to show the total at the bottom.
Would really appreciate any advice on this!

A: This should do it. You basically sum up until the id is changing.
$sum = 0;
while ($list = mysql_fetch_assoc($query)) {
    if ($id != $list['logid']) {
          //create the totals using $sum !!!
          // after that re-set sum to 0
          $sum = 0;
          //create header (Logid, Hours, Pay)
          $id = $list['logid'];
    }
    $sum += $list['Pay'];
    //add each data row for the empid
}

Also...
Please, don't use mysql_* functions in new code. They are no longer maintained and are officially deprecated. See the red box? Learn about prepared statements instead, and use PDO, or MySQLi - this article will help you decide which. If you choose PDO, here is a good tutorial.

A: There are two ways that you can do this.
PHP
Keep a running total of all of the "pay" values, and add it into your table at the bottom. For example:
$i=0;
while ($list = mysql_fetch_assoc($query)) {   // for each row in your results
    if ($id != $list['EmployeeId']) {  // We only enter this loop if the EmployeeId doesn't equal $id. This can happen because either $id doesn't exist yet, or it doesn't match the previous EmployeeId
          $i++;  // increase $i by 1
          if($i>1) {  // Enter this loop only if $i is greater than or equal to 2 (if it is less than two, then this is our first time running this script, and adding a footer row wouldn't make any sense).
              create footer (EmployeeId, Hours, Pay);  // Log Id is irrelevant here
          }
          //  reset your variables here
          $id = $list['EmployeeId'];  // set $id = the first or the new Employee ID
          $total_pay = $list['pay'];  // This is our first time for this Employee, so don't just add it to the running total
          create header (EmployeeId, Hours, Pay) // Create the top half of your table
    } else {  // The EmployeeId has been established: we only need to change the running total
          $total_pay = $total_pay + $list['pay'];
    }
    //  add a data row for each LogId. This executes every time we go through the loop
    create_normal_row(LogId, EmployeeId, Hours, Pay)
}

// At this point, both Employees have a header, and all data rows. However, we left the loop before we could add the last Employee's footer row
// Let's add one more footer row for the last user
create_footer (Logid, Hours, Pay);

SQL
MySQL has a function that does something very similar to what you are trying to do called ROLLUP. You can read more about it here:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/group-by-modifiers.html
Basically, you would change your query to work like this:
SELECT LogId, EmployeeId, SUM(Hours), SUM(Pay) FROM `log`
GROUP BY empid, logid WITH ROLLUP

This query will return a dataset that looks like this:
---------------------------------------
| Logid   | EmployeeId| Hours   | Pay |
---------------------------------------
|  1001   | 1         | 10      | 50  |
---------------------------------------
|  1002   | 1         | 2       | 10  |
---------------------------------------
|  NULL   | 1         | 12      | 60  |
---------------------------------------
|  1003   | 2         | 3       | 9   |
---------------------------------------
|  1004   | 2         | 6       | 18  |
---------------------------------------
|  NULL   | 2         | 9       | 27  |
---------------------------------------
|  NULL   | NULL      | 21      | 87  |
---------------------------------------

Whenever $list['Logid'] is null, you know that you have a "total" row. Be careful though, this will add a "sum of all employees" row at the bottom of your dataset. If $list['EmployeeId'] is null, then you know you're in this "total" row.

On a related note (I'm not sure if this is what you're asking for), you can show this stuff in a table by using HTML
 elements.
Each row would look like this:

Your text goes here

More text can go here

s can be repeated indefinitely within each
, and s can be repeated within
s.


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'I don't want prayers. I don't want thoughts': Mother of Thousand Oaks shooting victim makes emotional plea for gun control
Nov 9, 2018, 2:11 PM
KABCSusan Orfanos, the mother of shooting victim Telemachus Orfanos.
The mother of one of the 12 who died in a shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, made an emotional plea for gun-control legislation on Thursday.
Susan Orfanos said her son, Telemachus Orfanos, survived the Las Vegas shooting in 2017 before being killed on Wednesday night.
"My son was in Las Vegas with a lot of his friends and he came home," Susan said. "He didn't come home last night, and I don't want prayers. I don't want thoughts."
"I want gun control, and I hope to God nobody sends me anymore prayers," Susan said. "I want gun control. No more guns!"
The mother of Telemachus Orfanos, one of the 12 people who died in a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, late Wednesday night, made an emotional plea for gun-control legislation during an interview with KABC-TV on Thursday.
Susan Orfanos said her son survived the Las Vegas shooting in 2017, in which 58 people were killed and more than 850 were injured.
"I want gun control, and I hope to God nobody sends me anymore prayers," Susan added. "I want gun control. No more guns!"
Twelve people were killed as 28-year-old Ian David Long opened fire on patrons at the Borderline Bar & Grill on Wednesday night. Police have not yet determined a motive.
Survivors from previous shootings have had similar reactions to Susan's. Staff writers Selene San Felice and Phil Davis were at the scene of the Capital Gazette newsroom shooting in Annapolis, Maryland, where five people were killed in June.
"I'm not trying to make this political, all right," San Felice said during an interview with CNN. "But we need more than prayers. I appreciate the prayers. I was praying the entire time I was under that desk. I want your prayers, but I want something else."
"I was praying when he started reloading that shotgun that there weren't going to be more bodies," Davis added. "And you know what? If we're at a position in our society where all we offer each other is prayers, then where are we? Where are we as a society where people die and that's the end of that story?"
You can watch the video here »
"I hope to God no one sends me anymore prayers. I want gun control. No more guns!" – mother of shooting victim Telemachus Orfanos. She says he survived the #LasVegasShooting but did not survive the #ThousandOaksMassacre. @ABC7 @ABCNewsLive pic.twitter.com/UMqTY1RATK
— Veronica Miracle (@ABC7Veronica) November 8, 2018
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This is a fun and free example problem I found on [Interview Cake](https://www.interviewcake.com/). If you haven't been to that site, I would encourage you to check it out. Each problem has an interactive feature which reveals hints as you need them. The key hint for this problem, for me, was to think about how you would solve this by hand. This seems obvious to me now, but sometimes I get so caught up in doing something on a computer, I forget that I used to solve problems with a pen and paper, so I did this with a very simple case, and it was pretty straight forward from there.

**Scenario:** is that you are provided with a 1D array where the indices are in minutes past trade opening time and the values are the price of a particular stock, for each minute.

**Goal:** Write a function that returns the best profit that could be made from a single purchase and sale.

**Specifications:**
- At least 1 minute must pass between buying and selling (so you have to buy before you sell)
- The function must account for the case where the stock price goes down all day (max profit will be negative)
- Perform in O(__n__) time and O(1) space i.e. nested loops aren't going to cut it

### My solution
I decided to approach the problem by popping off the tail of the list and then getting it's difference from minimum value for the values upstream of the tail. This is done for each value in the list. By doing this, I automatically know that I am buying first, then selling at least 1 minute later. I considered updating this difference to be the max so far (greedy approach). Instead, I append each diff to a list of profits the return the maximum profit.

{% highlight python %}
def get_max_profit(prices):

    """ Function accepts: a python list (1D array)
    Function returns: The maximum positive difference
    or minimum negative difference possible,
    between a downstream element - an upstream element. """

    profit = list() # initialize an empty list

    if len(prices) >= 2: # minimum of two values required
        for item in prices: # iterate through each list
            # pop off the tail of the list and get the difference
            # between the popped value and the minimum upstream element
            right, left_min = prices.pop(), min(prices)
            diff = right - left_min
            profit.append(diff) # append the diff
        return max(profit) # return the max diff, where the max diff may be negative

    return 'At least two values required to calculate maximum profit.'
{% endhighlight %}

### Testing
Potential Test Cases:

1. Input array contains a minimum of two values
2. Stock goes up during the day
3. Stock goes down throughout the day (negative max profit)
4. Stock does not change throughout the day (profit = 0)
5. Negative prices (prices should not be below zero)
6. Resource use (time and memory) for an entire day of data from 1 stock (480 values if stocks traded for 8 hours with a value every 1 minute)
7. I could scale the item above to multiple stocks etc. etc. to see performance in this manner, but honestly, if I were going to do that I would probably use some more advanced libraries or approaches (PANDAS, map-reduce, etc.).

#### Tests
I'm new to testing, but recognize that test driven development is the way to go.  I'm going to try a few approaches to testing and see how it works out.  There is a lot of great information about testing out there, I thought this provided a great overview: [Hitchikers Guide to Python Writing Tests](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/writing/tests/)

##### DocTest

{% highlight python %}

def get_max_profit(prices):

    """ Function accepts: a python list (1D array)
    Function returns: The maximum positive difference
    or minimum negative difference possible,
    between a downstream element - an upstream element.

    Doc Tests:
    >>> get_max_profit([10, 7, 5, 8, 11, 9, 12])
    7
    >>> get_max_profit([10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4])
    -1
    >>> get_max_profit([])
    'At least two values required to calculate maximum profit.'
    >>> get_max_profit([10])
    'At least two values required to calculate maximum profit.'
    >>> get_max_profit([1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1])
    0
    """

    profit = list() # initialize an empty list

    if len(prices) >= 2: # minimum of two values required

        for item in prices: # iterate through each list
            # pop off the tail of the list and get the difference
            # between the popped value and the minimum upstream element
            right, left_min = prices.pop(), min(prices)
            diff = right - left_min
            profit.append(diff) # append the diff
        return max(profit) # return the max diff, where the max diff may be negative

    return 'At least two values required to calculate maximum profit.'

   {% endhighlight %}

   **Results:**

    {% highlight python %}

In [31]: doctest.testmod()
Out[31]: TestResults(failed=0, attempted=5)

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DiamondLobby / FIFA 22 / The Best Training Drills in FIFA 22 Career Mode
The Best Training Drills in FIFA 22 Career Mode
Nemanja Ostojic
Image credit: EA Sports
Training in FIFA 22 is a big part of Career Mode, whether you like to play as a manager or as a player.
If you're playing as a manager, you'll need training to keep your players fresh and match-ready throughout the season. If you're playing a career with your player, training is one of the best ways to get XP, level up, and improve your skills.
In both of these modes, the drills you choose will make a big difference in terms of the results you can get. Some drills are better than others, so keep reading to discover the best training drills in FIFA 22 Career Mode – both for your manager and player.
In this guide, we're going to break down the best FIFA 22 training drills for career mode both as a manager and a player, in two separate sections.
The Best Training Drills for a Manager
The Best Training Drills for a Player
In your managerial career, training will be the best way to get high match sharpness and make sure your players are always up for the game.
The most important factor to consider when choosing the best FIFA 22 training drills here is to strike the best balance between Match Sharpness and Fitness. You want to find the drills that give the highest Match Sharpness boost at the lowest Fitness expense. This is signified by the red and green arrows in the corner of every drill.
Another thing to keep in mind is that you want to choose the drills that allow for the most players to be trained at the same time.
Pass to the Target
When you get an A grade, this passing drill takes only 8 Fitness points but gives you a +7 Match Sharpness boost (one red arrow, two green ones). It's also created for 4 players so you can keep it in your regular drill rotation to get more players trained up quickly.
For comparison, the Merry go Round drill provides the same Sharpness but consumes more Fitness. It does allow for one more player so that would really be the only reason to go for this drill over the "Pass to the Target" one. However, the Merry go Round feels very buggy and it can be frustrating to get an A grade in this drill.
Long Shot Practice
The Long Shot Practice drill is identical to the Pass to the Target in terms of Sharpness and Fitness points, only it's more suited to attackers. Forcing your defenders to play this drill over and over might affect their Morale so you need some variety in training.
This drill is also more fun to play if you want to work on your own game and do drills manually.
Extreme Hot Potato
Another passing drill, Extreme Hot Potato consumes 10 Fitness points and gives you 10 Sharpness in return. It's among the most rewarding drills in terms of Match Sharpness you can get.
The only downside of this drill is that it limits you to only three players so it won't be as effective if you have a lot of players lacking in Match Sharpness. Still, it's a great drill to get a few players ready for the next game quickly and easily.
It's also very easy to get an A grade on this drill the first time you play it.
In-game Set Pieces
FIFA 22 Manager Career Training (In Menus)
This drill isn't the most rewarding in terms of Match Sharpness (+6) but it allows you to train 5 players at a cost of 10 Fitness.
The issue is that it might be harder to get an A grade instantly unless you're a skilled set-piece taker. Fortunately, the game doesn't force you to score directly from the set piece (you can pass to a teammate from a free kick) and scoring isn't the only thing that gives you points.
Once you do get a high grade, this will be one of the best drills if you want to train up the maximum amount of players at once.
If you're working on developing your player in Career Mode, the best training drills to choose will be the ones that give you the most XP. While you might want to play all drills at least once to get the 500 XP for each new drill, after that, it's all about focusing on the best drills that provide a significant XP boost.
One of the best Career Mode player growth tips is to play each drill manually at the beginning of your career since there is an XP boost for playing a drill rather than simulating. That's why the difficulty of a drill comes into play as well.
If you'll be playing each drill to get a boost, you want to make sure it's a drill in which you can consistently get A grades without investing too much time or effort. The last thing you want is to waste time replaying FIFA 22 Career Mode training drills to get an additional 300 XP.
Dribbling Maze
Dribbling Maze is an incredibly easy training drill that's almost impossible to fail. All you need to do is go through the gates and score on an empty net at the end. Missing either the gates or the goal will result in missed points but don't worry – even missing some of those will result in an A grade.
I've had several sessions where I just sprinted through most of the gates and lost control of my player several times, and I still got an A.
The drill provides 1,200 XP along with a 300 XP bonus if you play the drill manually, which you should definitely do at the beginning of your career. That's why this is one of the best drills – it pretty much guarantees 1,500 XP every time you play it.
This drill also gets you 1,200 XP but it's not as easy to get an A as with the Dribbling Maze drill.
The goal is to dribble around the keeper and score a goal. The game suggests that you use a fake shot to trick the keeper and go around him but I found that simply changing the direction quickly is much easier and more effective (possibly because my player still has low Dribbling).
Once you get an A, this drill should become a regular in your rotation, either for simming or playing manually.
PK Against the Keeper
The replayability of this drill is quite low: it's pretty hard to consistently get an A+ unless you have a high Penalty rating. Since most players focus on other attributes in the early stages of their career, completing this drill will be harder than usual.
Still, the drill provides 1,200 XP and, if you just want to sim your way through training, it's one of the best options.
Collect the Trophies
On the other hand, if you want to play all your drills manually for maximum XP, Collect the Trophies is one of the best drills available.
It's incredibly easy to complete – it takes less than a minute and it's not challenging. Just don't try to dribble around the defensive player since the goal is to shield the ball. Simply move in any direction and the defender will stand behind you so that you can go around the field and collect trophies while shielding.
If you're all about playing drills manually, Collect the Trophies, Under Pressure, and Dribbling Maze will give you 4,300 XP combined. They're also easy to complete and will take very little of your time.
The best training drills in Career Mode are the ones that provide the most Match Sharpness/XP while being easy to execute.
Take these drills that we went through in this article and create a good mix to keep your training fresh and player(s) ready to perform. At the end of the day, it's all about having fun as well so don't just go for the drills that have the most benefits. Experiment and have fun with your drills – it's a big part of the game so try to enjoy it!
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Global first: Graham Hughes visits all 201 sovereign states without flying
On November 27, 2012 By A.P.In Britain, Graham Hughes, Kebmodee, World Records
A British adventurer has become the first person to travel to all 201 sovereign states in the world without flying, ending his four-year odyssey early Monday when he arrived in South Sudan, the world's newest nation.
Graham Hughes has used buses, boats, taxis, trains, and his own two feet – but never an airplane – to travel 160,000 miles in exactly 1,426 days, spending an average of less than $100 a week.
"I love travel, and I guess my reason for doing it was I wanted to see if this could be done, by one person traveling on a shoestring," Mr. Hughes tells the Monitor Monday by telephone from Juba, South Sudan's capital. "I think I also wanted to show that the world is not some big, scary place, but in fact is full of people who want to help you even if you are a stranger."
Hughes, 33, set out from his home in Liverpool in northern England on New Year's Day 2009.
Since then, he has visited all 193 United Nations member states plus Taiwan, Vatican City, Palestine, Kosovo, Western Sahara, and the four home nations of the United Kingdom.
Guinness World Records have confirmed that Hughes, who has been filming the trip for a documentary and raising money for a charity called Water Aid, is the first person to achieve this feat without flying.
"The main feeling today is just one of intense gratitude to every person around the world who helped me get here, by giving me a lift, letting me stay on their couch, or pointing me in the right direction," Hughes said Monday. "There were times, sitting in a bus station in Cambodia at one in the morning, riding some awful truck over bad roads, when I thought, why am I doing this? But there was always a reason to keep going."
Highlights were swimming in a lake of jellyfish in the Pacific archipelago of Palau, watching one of NASA's last Space Shuttle launches, and dancing with the jungle tribes of Papua New Guinea.
"People asked me how I was going to get to Afghanistan or Iraq or North Korea, but they were the easy ones, you don't even need a visa for Iraq, you just walk across the border from Turkey," he says.
"The really tough ones were places like Nauru, and the Maldives and the Seychelles, island countries where there were also sometimes pirate threats."
To cross oceans, Hughes hitched lifts with cargo ships. He spent four days in an open fishing canoe from Senegal to Cape Verde, and was then arrested when he arrived.
Later, officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo jailed him for six days believing he was a spy.
"None of this put me off, it just made me more bloody-minded to succeed," he says.
The hardest point, "when I just wanted to give up," he remembers, was after his older sister, Nicola, died from cancer two years ago at the age of 39. Hughes rushed home to see her before she died.
"She told me not to stop the trip, but I was at a real low point. I'd done 184 countries and had only 17 to go and I thought why not leave it there," he says. The memory of his sister spurred him on, as did the people that he met as he traveled and the money he was raising for Water Aid, which works to bring clean water to people in the developing world.
"If you take everything that you know of the world from the news, it's all the bad stuff and you get very paranoid that everyone is out to get you," he says. "But the most amazing thing to me is that everyone I met looked after me and I didn't even know them."
Hughes plans to stay in South Sudan only until Wednesday. But he will not then be flying home.
He says to "keep in the spirit of the adventure" he will continue through Africa and across Europe by bus and boat, aiming to return home to Liverpool by ferry from Ireland in time for Christmas.
"Someone wrote to me and pointed out that this would be the trip of a lifetime for most people, but for me it's essentially just the bus home," he says. After a long rest, he says he will then begin exploring options to continue with a career in film-making.
http://news.yahoo.com/global-first-brit-visits-201-states-without-flying-183243870.html
Thanks to Kebmodee for bringing this to the attention of the It's Interesting community.
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The underlying theme of Iron Man 3 seems to be "you create your own angels and demons." Well, maybe "underlying" is not quite the right word. At the beginning, a voiceover from Tony Stark informs us that he created his own demons, and we see how Stark's own callous behaviour in the years past have made him enemies instead of friends. Fortunately, there were no more obvious statements of that sort – it's shown, instead of told. Stark made enemies, but he also made friends. And he made his iron suit. Stark saves the day in the end, not just because of his ingenuity but also because of his creations – his iron men, so to speak. From the opposite side, Aldrich Killian created his own downfall when he started down the Extremis path; further dooming himself when he lets spite and greed overtake him and he decides to use Pepper Potts as both bait and trophy.
That said, despite the comparatively sombre theme and start, the film never feels dark or gloomy. RDJ really does do brilliantly as Tony Stark, and he manages to play the character as being troubled but not depressed. (Almost a sort of Jack Sparrow, in a way.) In this movie, we get to see more of Stark away from his iron suits and when he's forced to think and act outside the protective armour, the man without his machinery proves that it's not the suit alone that makes him a "superhero" – it's his brilliant mind and resourcefulness that make him the hero he is.
On that note, it has been reported that Avengers director Joss Whedon thinks the final battle of Iron Man 3 so amazing that he thinks he will have trouble topping it in Avengers 2. Er… I didn't find the final battle so very fantastic. Yes, it features a small army of Iron Men suits flying around and Tony Stark swapping suits from time to time. The wonder of the final battle is that despite the numerous iron suits flying around, the focus was still firmly on Tony Stark rather than spending too much time on the flying suits. Apart from that, I didn't quite comprehend why people have sung such praises of that final battle. It is a good fight scene, but nothing more.
But the points that dissatisfy me with Iron Man 3 are minor. It is a fast-paced action film that does a couple of unexpected things (my favourite scene is the one where Pepper gets to put on the Iron Man suit – although I'd heard rumours she would get a shot at the suit, I didn't expect it in the way it turned out), demonstrates RDJ's strengths playing a character who has issues yet maintains his snippy and almost flippant persona, and shows us more of the mind of Tony Stark than the mechanical marvel of Iron Man. All in all, a pretty good superhero movie.


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Nong-O Gaiyanghadao Vs. Alaverdi Ramazanov World Title Fight Moved To ONE Lumpinee 1
Nong-O Gaiyanghadao's ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title defense against Alaverdi Ramazanov will now serve as the main event for the historic ONE Lumpinee 1 card in Bangkok, Thailand.
The pair were originally booked for ONE on Prime Video 6 on January 13, but their hard-hitting clash has been pushed back a week to Friday, January 20.
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Given Nong-O's extensive Lumpinee Stadium history, this matchup will be a fitting climax to the promotion's inaugural show at the iconic venue.
Before he joined ONE Championship and claimed the gold, the Thai legend was already one of the most decorated athletes in his sport's history.
His long list of accolades includes Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai World Titles in four divisions, as well as multiple Fighter of the Year awards for his performances there.
But while Nong-O has competed at home in Thailand several times since joining ONE Championship, it's been eight years since he stepped through the ropes in the stadium where he became an icon.
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Meanwhile, Ramazanov will face a daunting task when he battles the Thai superstar in front of a roaring Bangkok crowd.
The former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion is in solid form with back-to-back wins over Pongsiri PK.Saenchai and Capitan Petchyindee. Now, the Russian will aim to deliver an upset with his tricky style and concussive punches.
However, Nong-O has looked unstoppable in recent times, earning a perfect 9-0 slate in ONE Championship, which includes seven World Title wins and four straight KOs.
This historic matchup is sure to produce a fiery battle between intense strikers who won't take a backward step, and they'll be eager to throw down after two previously scheduled encounters that never came to fruition.
Stay tuned to onefc.com for more updates on ONE Lumpinee 1.
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