I recently threw a Friendsgiving with American Honey to kick of the off the holiday season! I invited a few friends over to enjoy a home cooked Thanksgiving meal that included a honey whiskey glazed turkey and lots of cocktails to sip on while they feasted! I love Friendsgiving because it brings friends closer together over two of my favorite things: drinks and food! These two things can create amazing bonds among people; memorable stories around food are tightly woven through all of us.
People have so many connections and fond memories with the food severed round the table on Thanksgiving. My mom's stuffing recipe that was passed down from her grand mom instantly brings back all those years at my grandmothers house with all my aunts uncles, cousins, great aunts sibblings, friends of the family… and you never knew who would stop by for dessert! I even remember the time I thought I was sooo cool because they gave me a cordial glass of champagne to toast with everyone when I was 12 (ha!). Now a days living on the west coast 1000 of miles from the closest family, is not always easy to make it home for Thanksgiving. Its nice to be able to gather with friends to share a meal together to celebrate and give thanks.
Today I am sharing one of my favorite cold weather tipples that I served at my Friendsgiving: Hot Toddies! A relatively simple drink, these are like hot liquid gold! Throw in some whiskey, honey and spices in a glass and add some hot water and you have yourself a drink that will warm you from the inside out. I don't know about you, but that's just the thing I need in this increasingly cold weather! Brrr!
Not only are Hot Toddies fine to guzzle while sick, they are encouraged! As I write this, I sadly have a sore throat (at the most inconvenient time too) so I'll be enjoying these for the next few days rather than my usual night cap. There's something about this drink that really makes colds more bearable. It's served up piping hot, the delicious honey soothes and then the whiskey just seems to chase away what ever is ailing you. Cold, be gone!
This recipe requires some infusing of whiskey, so start a batch now and you'll have delicious spiced booze for a Hot Toddy and other drinks in 2 weeks! If you are just tuning in now looking for a Hot Toddy recipe to whip up right this second, simmer down, I have you covered! Simply omit the infusion step and add fresh whole cloves to a lemon peel and place this into the glass rather then the lemon slice garnish. Add in the cinnamon stick as well before pouring the hot water to help infuse their spicy goodness into the cocktail. I used American Honey here which is a smooth, sweet honey infused bourbon from Wild Turkey. But if you do not have this laying on your bar, any bourbon or whiskey will do.
Add hot water to a stemmed glass or mug to heat up the cup for a few minutes. Dup the water. Add honey, American Honey, and cinnamon stick to the glass. Twist lemon peel over glass and discard. Top with the 1/3 cup of hot water.
I will be sharing everything I made leading up to Thanksgiving so keep checking back for all of the recipes!


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Q: How to make element that containes some special pair be first in array? I have JSON array created having code like user_images.push({'href' : value.href, 'title'  : value.title }); in some for_each loop. I wonder how to make element containing something like 'href' : my_href first in the array?

A: You don't have a "JSON array", you have a JavaScript array (JSON is a string representation of data).
But anyway, what you seem to be saying is that you have an array, user_images, which contains objects that each have an href property, and you want to make it so that the object with a particular href property is first in the array. The particular value you are looking for is stored in a variable called my_href. If I've got that right, read on...
I'm guessing your current code looks a little like this:
var user_images = [];
for (value in someObjectThatYouDoNotShowInYourQuestion)
   user_images.push({'href' : value.href, 'title' : value.title });

To find the item in the array that has an href equal to the variable my_href you can simply loop through the array until you find that item and then use the .splice() method to remove it from its current position and the unshift() method to add it to the beginning of the array:
var item,
    i;
for (i = 0; i < user_images.length; i++) {
   if (user_images[i].href === my_href) {
      item = user_images[i];
      user_images.splice(i,1);
      user_images.unshift(item);
      break;
   }
}

If no matching item is found the array will be unchanged.
Note: You don't actually need the item variable shown in my code. I put it in for readability, to make it obvious that you are storing a reference to the object you were looking for, then removing it, then putting it in at the beginning of the array, but given that the .splice() method returns an array of the removed item(s) you can replace those three lines within the for loop with this single line:
user_images.unshift(user_images.splice(i,1)[0]);

A: Loop through the array to find the object with specific value, then remove it from the array and insert as first:
$.each( user_images, function( index ) {
    if( this.href === my_href ) {
        user_images.unshift( user_images.splice( index, 1 )[0] );
        return false; //stop the loop
    }
});

user_images[0].href should be my_href now

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Back when I started designing web sites, this effect was only just starting to emerge, with major sites such as Microsoft starting to use CSS. What it was most used for was removing the underlining on links - however you can do much much more to your links!
border-width defines the width of the border to be used, usually defined in pixels. Most of the time for links you won't want to go over 1 pixel. border-color defines the colour of the border to be used (red or #ff0000 for example).
This will change the background colour around your link to grey when the link is hovered over.
You can of course combine these effects - just don't overdo it though. There is no need to change the background colour around your link and put a border around it and change it's colour!
We've already looked at borders above, when talking about links, but they can of course be used on other elements such as paragraphs or images. Here we will look into borders in more detail.
Your Text. Your Highlighted Text.
I am searching this forum from past one month.
Thank you. The highlighting and padding code worked perfectly for me. I appreciate you posting this info.
Nice Tutorial, it covers the basics of CSS, wish it had been around when I struggled to learn the subject.
I have come quite a way in the past few years. For an example of some of the tricks I now employ visit my site. Your are free to steal any code you want!
Includes DIV positioning, changing styles on the fly picture gallaries and well the list goes on!
Nice opener to the increasingly important area of CSS.
Any chance of a follow-up on laying out pages with divs?
It's nice to see that some big commercial sites are now using CSS to layout their pages. Take a look at www.lycos.co.uk and www.onetel.com. Once these would have been a mess of nested tables. Now, nice neat divs! Much more accessible.
AOL profile... you're not really decorating it, you place a link in your profile that loads another page (like those subprofile sites).
I used to run a aim profile generator on one of my sites, but got tired of it.
I found that a great way to make an AIM or AOL profile is to make one with you website and put the link to it in your profile. To have it so it opens in the same page use.
awesome tutorial. How do I do the shading like at the left side of this page where the links are defined. It showing like a curve shading of light dark color.
bekki: The only problem with the shorthand method is that you have to remember what goes where (the order: width, style, colour).
Frank P: Sorry, that was a mistake. The logo has been changed.
okay css is cool stuff and your webhelp-pages are great.
however you show the CSS1.1 logo, and it even might validate for that. still you use a transitional doctype here.
My wood burning pizza oven [Link Removed] tutorial on refractory concrete for building wood burning oven-s has a great hover links now. Thanks for a good ideas.
How do you "decorate" your AOL profile? What AOL profile? I thought the only way to view it was through your Instant Messaging client. Is there some kind of web interface for it too?


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Portland Thorns FC Sign Defender Jazmyne Avant
The North Texas native will play as a Discovery Player for the upcoming season.
By JonannaW Feb 20, 2013, 2:34pm PST
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Thorns FC announced today that Jazmyne Avant, a four-year starter at the University of Florida and former member of the US Women's U-20 National Team pool, has signed with the Thorns for the 2013 season.
The 23-year-old played in 97 matches for the Gators en route to an all-SEC second team selection her senior year. The 5'3" outside has some professional experience, having played for teams in both the WPSL and WPS. She made her professional debut for the WPSL's New York Fury in 2012.
Full press release below:
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Thorns FC today announced the signing of defender Jazmyne Avant, a four-year starter at the University of Florida and one-time member of the U.S. Women's U-20 National Team player pool, as a Discovery Player. Per league and club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Avant, 23, appeared in 97 matches (79 starts) during a four-year career at the University of Florida from 2008-11. An All-Southeastern Conference second-team selection as a senior, the native Texan helped guide the Gators to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2011. Finishing her time in Gainesville with 12 assists, Avant registered a career-high four assists as a junior in 2010, and was an SEC All-Freshman team selection in 2008.
"We are very happy that Jazmyne will be joining Portland Thorns FC," said Thorns FC head coach Cindy Parlow Cone. "She is an outstanding outside back with great skill and tremendous pace who loves to attack."
A member of the U.S. Women's U-20 National Team player pool in 2009, Avant made her professional debut for the New York Fury (WPSL Elite) in 2012, appearing in 10 matches for the club. Prior to the WPSL Elite season, Avant was part of a two-game international trip to Japan with Sky Blue FC for matches against Japanese side INAC Kobe Leonessa.
A standout defender in high school, Avant was a member of the U.S. Girls' U-16 National Team in 2006.
Jazmyne Avant
Height: 5-3
Born: Jan. 30, 1990, in Dallas, Texas
Hometown: Coppell, Texas
Last Club: New York Fury (WPSL Elite)
College: University of Florida
Nationality: United States
Editor's note: Also welcome Jonanna to the team here at Stumptown Footy as our Portland Thorns FC beat writer!

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Looks like you've got some good riding ahead. Congrats. Hope to see you on the road soon.
Awesome, Many safe and fun miles ahead no doubt!
Very cool, Have a safe and fun time.
Congrats Dad … you got a new riding partner ….. !!
Congrats! Oh crap, another Ninja to compete in rallies.
Very nice. I kinda thought it would be sooner rather than later!


After dining a delicious meal at Ai Fiori during restaurant week I asked to visit the kitchen a week later.
Chef PJ Calapa generously opened his doors for my research. During this time I didn't know what my thesis project was going to be.
A lot of notes taking on the mannerism and rigors of being inside a professional kitchen.
I helped prep some of these mushrooms. There's a lot of prepping and dedication to bring on an exquisite meal.
There's a hierarchy in the kitchen and each time an order is placed one person announces the order and everybody chats in acknowledgement.
Pastry has its own department. This divided chefs into different specialties. It reminded me of the fashion design world where if you're a women's night-ware designer you're not necessary qualified to design women's tee-shirts… But here I understand every ingredient has its unique temperament, chemistry and techniques.
I learned a lot from watching the prep works. Details, it is the last 5% of effort that makes up the entire experience.
I was very glad to see how spirited and congenial they are to each other. I felt I stepped into a family's kitchen.
I was overly excited to see the full picture of the meal I ate.
This is part of the 'Eat Like What You Eat' thesis project. Back to Research and the Road Traveled page.


Junior Development at Druid Hills is focused on "athlete first, then tennis player." Kids will learn physical skills that relate to the technical components needed for rallying and serving skills. Programs start at age four. A year round schedule is offered with afterschool and weekend classes, summer camps, holiday camps, play days and competitions. The newest addition to the junior program has been the GRIPS Program; essentially a karate belt system for tennis that gives the kids the incentive to learn the physical, technical, tactical, and mental skills for their age and stage of development.
Junior Team Tennis has been a cornerstone of the Druid Hills Junior Tennis Program. While competitive success has been had with five USTA Georgia State Championships since 2010, its main focus is to give kids the opportunity for competitive development in a team environment that is fun and diverse. The program commonly has teams at all age groups that range from competitive to more developmental.


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Mother with baby forced to dive for safety when gunman opens fire in Minneapolis
By Karen Scullin
Mercedes Thomas-Foster recounts the moments as bullets flew past her and her children in Minneapolis. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A north Minneapolis woman dove to the ground to protect her baby Monday night when the family got caught in the middle of shots being fired.
Mercedes Thomas-Foster and her family were just heading to a bus stop when they started hearing gunshots at Lyndale and Broadway avenues.
Minneapolis mom speaks out against violence after shielding baby from gunfire
A Minneapolis mother is speaking out against gun violence on the north side after a recent incident left her shielding her baby near a bus stop.
Thomas-Foster was with her seven-month-old baby with her husband a bit behind them with their two and three-year-old boys. She was about to run to him but suddenly she says there was divine intervention.
"When God told me to stop and drop that's what I did because had I went anywhere I would have gotten hit," said Thomas-Foster.
With her baby tucked underneath, she waited for the shots to stop.
"I laid on the ground, I put my body over my seven-month-old daughter and I looked across the parking lot at my husband trying to figure out what to do with our two sons because they're in a stroller," she recalled.
But finally, she heard silence.
"I took a look around and there were bullet shells surrounding me and my daughter," she said.
Thomas-Foster says the shooter wasn't aiming at anything or anyone. He was shooting just to shoot, spending 20 to 30 rounds. Thomas-Foster says she was traumatized but even more so she was furious.
"We like to scream Black lives matter but who do Black lives matter to?" asked Thomas-Foster. "And when will Black lives matter to Black lives?"
Some might be terrified to speak out to take on the shooters but not Thomas-Foster.
"They already coming after us," she said. "When you shoot a bullet and you have no aim and you're not aiming at anybody? You already coming after me."
"When you noticed that that was a family of five and we were no threat, they already coming after us," she added. "What am I scared of? These wannabe thugs, these wannabe gangsters these wannabe OGs? Gang bangers? Who am I scared of."
"How about this: be mature enough and have a conversation. No, I'm not scared, want to know why? Because instead of shooting a gun or fighting, I know how to talk. I know how to have a civilized conversation, you understand, even when I'm hurting."
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Family builds more than 40 foot tall, super-sized snowman in Milltown, Wis.


This is a very rare find and I have only had a couple of these in my time. Note the enamel outside dial ring and all metal dial. This telephone has been stripped down and rebuilt after each part has been cleaned and polished. It has no coin mechanism and so will work perfectly to dial out and receive. It has been fitted with a 1950s GPO speech coil, an electronic microphone to enable perfect working on the UK telephone system. It has been fitted with a GPO double gong bell and sounds wonderful. As you can see the externals are beautiful and all chromed. The coin box cover has some loss of chrome and has been touched in. It has no key and is locked and so the top cover has been modified to allow the case to be removed for fitting to a wall. I have spend 3 days and lots of GPO parts to get this to this condition.


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Q: maven: create a jar from generated sources and add it as a dependency before compiling I would like to include a jar file instead of adding sources. The end result would be like adding a dependency and my war file gets a extra jar in WEB-INF/lib instead of extra classes in WEB-INF/classes.
        <plugin>
          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
          <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
          <version>1.8</version>
          <configuration>
              <sources>
                  <source>target/generated-sources/wsimport</source>
              </sources>
          </configuration>
          <executions>
              <execution>
                  <phase>generate-sources</phase>
                  <goals>
                      <goal>add-source</goal>
                  </goals>
              </execution>
          </executions>
        </plugin>

I was thinking something like:
Step 1) generate source
Step 2) generate a jar file from target/generated-sources/wsimport
Step 3) install it into local repository before compiling (mvn install:install-file -Dfile=MyWsImport.jar)
Step 4) Add MyWsImport.jar dependency
Step 5) Compile

A: As mentioned by Peter Butkovic above using modules worked.
https://github.com/gertcuykens/gcl-11
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project
    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>com.google.appengine.gcl</groupId>
    <artifactId>gcl-11</artifactId>
    <version>0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>

    <modules>
        <module>rs</module>
        <module>ws</module>
    </modules>

</project>


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---
external help file: Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Batch.dll-Help.xml
Module Name: AzureRM.Batch
ms.assetid: A0D620DA-B5A3-4F8F-BD43-A58630C95432
online version: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/azurerm.batch/set-azurebatchcomputenodeuser
schema: 2.0.0
---

# Set-AzureBatchComputeNodeUser

## SYNOPSIS
Modifies properties of an account on a Batch compute node.

## SYNTAX

```
Set-AzureBatchComputeNodeUser [-PoolId] <String> [-ComputeNodeId] <String> [-Name] <String>
 [-Password] <SecureString> [-ExpiryTime <DateTime>] -BatchContext <BatchAccountContext>
 [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## DESCRIPTION
The **Set-AzureBatchComputeNodeUser** cmdlet modifies properties of a user account on an Azure Batch compute node.

## EXAMPLES

### Example 1: Update a user account
```
PS C:\>Set-AzureBatchComputeNodeUser -PoolId "ContosoPool" -ComputeNodeId "tvm-3257026573_1-20150904t230807z" -Name "PFuller" -BatchContext $Context -Password "Password" -ExpiryTime ([DateTime]::Now.AddDays(14))
```

This command modifies user account named PFuller on the compute node that has the specified ID in the pool named ContosoPool.
The command changes the account password and expiry time.

## PARAMETERS

### -BatchContext
Specifies the **BatchAccountContext** instance that this cmdlet uses to interact with the Batch service.
If you use the Get-AzureRmBatchAccount cmdlet to get your BatchAccountContext, then Azure Active Directory authentication will be used when interacting with the Batch service. To use shared key authentication instead, use the Get-AzureRmBatchAccountKeys cmdlet to get a BatchAccountContext object with its access keys populated. When using shared key authentication, the primary access key is used by default. To change the key to use, set the BatchAccountContext.KeyInUse property.

```yaml
Type: BatchAccountContext
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -ComputeNodeId
Specifies the ID of the compute node on which this cmdlet operates.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -DefaultProfile
The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure.

```yaml
Type: IAzureContextContainer
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: AzureRmContext, AzureCredential

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -ExpiryTime
Specifies the expiry time for the user account.

```yaml
Type: DateTime
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -Name
Specifies the name of the user account that this cmdlet modifies.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -Password
Specifies the password for the user account.

```yaml
Type: SecureString
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -PoolId
Specifies the ID of the pool that contains the compute node on which this cmdlet operates.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

## INPUTS

### BatchAccountContext
Parameter 'BatchContext' accepts value of type 'BatchAccountContext' from the pipeline

## OUTPUTS

## NOTES

## RELATED LINKS

[Get-AzureRmBatchAccountKeys](./Get-AzureRmBatchAccountKeys.md)

[New-AzureBatchComputeNodeUser](./New-AzureBatchComputeNodeUser.md)

[Remove-AzureBatchComputeNodeUser](./Remove-AzureBatchComputeNodeUser.md)

[Azure Batch Cmdlets](./AzureRM.Batch.md)

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Q: how to fix System.NullReferenceException: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' error in Asp.net? public class UserRepository
{
    private readonly List<Users> _user;
    public UserRepository()
    {
        _user = new List<Users>();

        _user.Add(new Users
        {
            Id=1,
            FullName="bijan pooladian",
            Address="asalooye",
            Email="bpooladian@gmail.com",
            PhoneNumber="09014547885",
            Job="engineer"
        });

        _user.Add(new Users
        {
            Id = 2,
            FullName = "Hadi pooladian",
            Address = "shiraz",
            Email = "hadipooladian@gmail.com",
            PhoneNumber = "09028912957",
            Job = "Programmer"
        });

        _user.Add(new Users
        {
            Id = 2,
            FullName = "bahram pooladian",
            Address = "firoozabad",
            Email = "bijanpooladian@gmail.com",
            PhoneNumber = "09172221458",
            Job = "sellman"
        });
    }
    public List<UserListViewModel> GetUserList()
    {
        List<UserListViewModel> user = _user.Select(p => new UserListViewModel
        {
            Email = p.Email,
            Id = p.Id
        }).ToList();
        return user;
    }

    public UserDetailViewModel Find(int id)
    {
        var user = _user.Where(p => p.Id == id).FirstOrDefault();
        return new UserDetailViewModel()
        {
          Address=user.Address,
          Id=user.Id,
          FullName=user.FullName,
          Job= user.Job,
          Email=user.Email,
          PhoneNumber=user.PhoneNumber
        };
    }
}

}
this is my Repository class the error System.NullReferenceException: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' occer in my Find metod and I dont really have no idea how to fix it, please someone help me. in this project I want to show information by using view component.


Business technology should be used primarily to increase productivity and take the strain out of work life, and that includes computer networking systems. If you are not an IT aware person then computer networking may seem like a maze you do not wish to enter. But at its most basic it is simply the technology used to allow communication from one person to another via a computer.
If you are not technically minded then you probably leave your entire computer networking technology to your IT support team. However, the basic principles behind your network will include computers linked to cabling known as switches, which are linked to a router, which is linked to a broadband gateway. This technology allows computer users worldwide to communicate with each other via their computers.
Most small businesses will obtain their Internet access through telephone or cable companies. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) allows you to obtain access to their network so that you can use their Internet services. Routers are used to connect one or more computers to the ISP. Routers are the go between of the ISP and the small business network. They will have firewalls built into them that scan for viruses or other threats. Routers also make sure that the correct data is sent to the correct computer within a business network.
Each computer in a network must have an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is used so that computers can actually find each other. Think of IP addresses as house addresses for computers; they are used so that computers can find, identify, and communicate with each other. Computers on the same network will have similar addresses but they will be unique and have variations.
Wireless networking or WiFi is a radio frequency technology that allows data to be transmitted by using a wireless network. Basically it's a means of accessing the Internet wherever you wish by using WiFi hotspots. WiFi hotspots can usually be found in restaurants, bar, cafes, hotels and airports and there are over 10,000 WiFi hotspots in the UK alone. WiFi can also be used in business premises for wireless access to the internet via laptop computers, and has become very popular with Internet users who work outside of the office environment.
All of the technology mentioned above, and more, go to form a computer networking system. This technology has revolutionised the way the world conducts business. Whereas business networking previously meant meeting with clients and colleagues in person the computer is now the main form of business communication. Online business applications for the Internet are endless and most businesses would not be able to exist without this computer technology.
Computer networking is relatively inexpensive to set up. The internet service provider will supply everything that is needed to get a company online. Computers can be hired from leasing companies but are now also inexpensive to buy. IT support should also be available from your internet service provider at no extra cost, although larger businesses may need to hire IT support on a part time basis.
You really cannot put a price on the benefits of business computer networking. Computers and the Internet are now used in almost every aspect of business, and is one of the cheapest communication tools available. Keeping in touch with clients and customers worldwide, advertising and marketing, home workers and outsourced staff, even staff receiving their salaries are just a few of the uses that have become simple via computer networking. Internet shopping has become a huge market and if a sales business does not incorporate this technology use they will fall behind their competitors.
It is true to say that computer networking is the lynchpin behind most businesses in today's society. It is a vital business technology, and most businesses would find it impossible to operate without it. If a business is to succeed today, an up to date computer networking system must be set in place to cope with communication requirements, and simple day to day business tasks.


The Local Association is solely the creature of the state statutes which authority was established by law on May 2, 1885.(#3) Prior to this date many cities and municipalities had benevolent, eleemosynary, relief or disability associations which may or may not have been incorporated or under governmental control. The Act of 1885 required this governmental control in order to get the two percent (2%) tax so most municipal fire departments organized a Local and affiliated with the State Association. Affiliation with the State Association was not required.


Can nutrient-rich breast milk be as beneficial for adults as it is babies? Some men think so — and they're turning to human breast milk to bulk up and to improve their health, according to a TODAY.com report.
And here's the thing: We're not talking about dads with breastfeeding wives; we're talking about body builders who are ordering the breast milk online.
Experts are puzzled by this sudden trend and worry about the safety of drinking breast milk from unscreened donors. But many body builders call breast milk "the greatest supplement ever" on message boards at BodyBuilders.com. And other men rave that it gives them incredible energy, in a form that's all natural.
To get their breast milk supply, these men are turning to sites such as OnlyTheBreast.com which connects lactating women who want to sell or donate their milk with buyers — sometimes other moms, but not always. The site has had a "Men Buying Breast Milk" category since its inception four years ago, and founder Glenn Snow says he is not surprised that there's a demand for breast milk among men.
"Breast milk is amazing and can be used for health and wellness purposes regardless of the users' age or gender," he adds.


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Keira Christina Knightley (n. 26 martie 1985) este una dintre cele mai cunoscute tinere actrițe britanice. Este fiica actorului Will Knightley și a scenaristei Sharman Macdonald. Are un frate mai mare, Caleb.

Biografie
Cu o tradiție cinematografică în familie venită din două unghiuri (actorie și scenariu), nu este de mirare că micuța Keira a cerut propriul impresar încă de la vârsta de trei ani... și a avut unul patru ani mai târziu, când a primit primul său rol, în Royal Celebration.

Încă din acea perioadă s-a descoperit că este dislexică, dar acest lucru nu a fost declarat oficial, pentru ca nu a susținut niciodată testele care să-i confirme diagnosticul.

În 1994 primește un rol mai substanțial în filmul A Village Affair, iar cinci ani mai târziu - vreme în care a urmat o școală obișnuită și a continuat să joace roluri mici pe timpul vacanțelor de vară – regizorul George Lucas o distribuie (neoficial) în Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, unde "împarte" rolul senatorului Amidala cu Natalie Portman.

În thrillerul The Hole (2001) Keira, care avea atunci doar cincisprezece ani, filmează prima ei scenă nud. Filmul nu a fost difuzat până când actrița nu a împlinit șaisprezece ani. Tot în această perioadă este admisă la LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) și filmează în România pentru Princess of Thieves, unde o interpretează pe sora lui Robin Hood.

Rolul care a atras atenția asupra ei în Marea Britanie a fost Bend It Like Beckham, care înfățișează povestea unei jucătoare de fotbal. În SUA a ajuns pe un banal loc 26.
În toamna lui 2002 obține rolul din Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl. Filmul a intrat direct în box office, fiind declarat un succes universal. Abia acum publicul american își întoarce privirile spre Bend It, propulsându-l pe un binemeritat loc 12. Pirates a rămas în Top 3 timp de douăzeci și unu de săptămâni.

De atunci Keira intră în vizorul producătorului Jerry Bruckheimer pentru rolul lui Lady Morgana în King Arthur (2004).
În 2005 lucrează la The Jacket alături de Adrien Brody. O scurtă vacanță îi permite să viziteze Etiopia, iar ca spre toamnă se întoarce pe platourile de filmare pentru ecranizarea unei adaptări după romanul lui Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice.

În octombrie Keira Knightley este premiată la categoria Best Breakthrough Actor – Female, în cadrul Hollywood Film Award.
Printre proiectele cinematografice actuale se numără Silk și Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Se pare că va juca și într-un remake al filmului My Fair Lady.

În 2006, Keira a primit o nominalizare la Oscar pentru rolul din Pride and Prejudice. Tot în 2006, a fost votată cea mai sexy femeie din lume și a semnat un contract cu Chanel.

De-a lungul carierei ei, a jucat alături de actori ca Thora Birch, Alexandra Maria Lara, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Clive Owen, Adrien Brody, Matthew Macfadyen, Mickey Rourke, Alfred Molina.

În 2013 s-a căsătorit cu James Righton, care împreună au o fată, Edie.

Filmografie
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| Innocent Lies
| Celia tânără
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| 1998
| Coming Home
| Judith tânără
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| 1999
| Războiul stelelor - Episodul I: Amenințarea fantomei
| Sabé
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| 2001
|Deflation
| Jogger
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| 2001
|Princess of Thieves
| Gwyn
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| 2001
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| Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
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| 2002
| Thunderpants
| Music school student
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| 2002
| Pure
| Louise
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| 2002
| Driblează ca Beckham
| Juliette "Jules" Paxton
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| 2002
| Doctor Jivago
| Lara Antipova
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| 2002
| New Year's Eve
| Leah
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| 2002
|
| Helena
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| 2003
|Pirații din Caraibe: Blestemul Perlei Negre
| Elizabeth Swann
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| 2003
|Pur și simplu dragoste
| Juliet
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|-
| 2004
| Regele Arthur
| Lady Morgana
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| 2005
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| Jackie
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|-
| 2005
|Domino
| Domino Harvey
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| 2005
| Mândrie și Prejudecată
| Elizabeth Bennet
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| 2006
| Pirații din Caraibe: Cufărul Omului Mort
| Elizabeth Swann
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| 2007
|Pirații din Caraibe: La Capătul Lumii
| Elizabeth Swann
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| 2007
| Silk
| Hélène Joncour
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| 2007
| Atonement
| Cecilia Tallis
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| 2008
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| Vera Phillips
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| 2008
| Ducesa
| Georgiana Cavendish, Ducesă de Devonshire
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| 2009
| The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers|
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| 2010
|London Boulevard| Charlotte
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| 2010
| Steve| Femeia
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| 2010
| Last Night| Joanna Reed
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| 2010
| Never Let Me Go| Ruth C.
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| 2011
| | Sabina Spielrein
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| 2012
|Seeking a Friend for the End of the World| Penelope Lockhart
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| 2012
|Anna Karenina| Anna Karenina
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| 2014
|Begin Again (formerly called Can A Song Save Your Life?)| Gretta
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|Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit| Cathy
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| 2014
| Laggies| Megan
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| 2014
| The Imitation Game| Joan Clarke
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| 2015
| Everest| Jan Arnold
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| 2016
|  Collateral Beauty
| Amy
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| 2017
|  Pirații din Caraibe: Răzbunarea lui Salazar
| Elizabeth Swann
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| 2018
|  Colette
| Colette
| Post-producție
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| 2018
|  Spărgătorul de Nuci și cele patru tărâmuri
| Sugar-Plum Fairy
|Post-producție
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Apariții în West End

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Referințe

 Legături externe

 Interviu 4 octombrie 2011, Evenimentul zilei''

Nașteri în 1985
Actrițe britanice
Actori englezi din secolul al XX-lea
Actori englezi din secolul al XXI-lea
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Q: search with ror ok here is my problem. i make a simple search with title.
it work but with paginate dont!
contollers>store_controller

class StoreController < ApplicationController
  def index

  @buildings = Building.search(params[:search])

  @buildings = Building.paginate :page=>params[:page], :order =>'created_at DESC', :per_page=>10

 end

end

model>building
  def self.search(search)
  if search

    find(:all, :conditions => ['title LIKE ?', "%#{search}%"])
   else
    find(:all)
  end
end

views>store
 <% if notice%>

 <%= notice%>

<%end%>

All Priorities

 <%= form_tag  store_path, :method => 'get'  do %>

  <%=text_field_tag :search , params[:search]%>
  <%= submit_tag "Search", :name=> nil%>

  <%end%>

<% @buildings.each do |building| %>

    <%= image_tag (building.photo.url)%>

Name of the Bulding:  <%= building.title %>

Status: <%= building.status %>

    Info: <%=sanitize(building.description)%>

        Price: <%= sprintf("€ %0.02f",building.price)%>

        <%= button_to("I want to see it", {:controller => "seeits", :action => "new", :building_id => building.id})%>

<%= will_paginate @buildings %>

<%end%>

controllers>building
class BuildingsController < ApplicationController
  # GET /buildings
  # GET /buildings.json
  def index

    @buildings = Building.all

      respond_to do |format|
      format.html # index.html.erb
      format.json { render json: @buildings }
    end

  end

if i have it this way the search does not work and shows me all the buildings. but if i remove from views>store  :

    <%= will_paginate @buildings %>

and from  contollers>store_controller :
 @buildings = Building.paginate :page=>params[:page], :order =>'created_at DESC', :per_page=>10
it work fine! but i want to paginate when the user is on first side and doesn't do search
UPDATE 1
controllers>store
class StoreController < ApplicationController
   def index

    # load @buildings following authorizations, whatever...
    # for instance, if you use cancan and load_and_authorize_resource, you'll have
    # already a @buildings you'd want to use, otherwise load them
    @buildings = Building.all
    # or @buildings = current_user.buildings or whatever makes sense

    @buildings = @buildings.search(params[:search]) if params[:search].present?

    @buildings = @buildings.paginate(:page=>params[:page],
                                     :order =>'created_at DESC',
                                     :per_page=>10)
    # do things, render etc...
  end

end

models>building
class Building < ActiveRecord::Base
 scope :search, lambda { |text| where('buildings.title LIKE ?', "%#{text}%") }

end

the problem remains! error: undefined method `paginate' for #

A: You want to paginat the results of the search, don't paginate again the whole Building table!
class StoreController < ApplicationController
  def index

    # load @buildings following authorizations, whatever...
    # for instance, if you use cancan and load_and_authorize_resource, you'll have
    # already a @buildings you'd want to use, otherwise load them
    # or @buildings = current_user.buildings or whatever makes sense

    @buildings ||= Building.scoped

    @buildings = @buildings.search(params[:search]) if params[:search].present?

    @buildings = @buildings.paginate(:page=>params[:page],
                                     :order =>'created_at DESC',
                                     :per_page=>10)
    # do things, render etc...
  end

end

and, that search classmethod is in fact a scope:
class Building < ActiveRecord::Base
  scope :search, lambda { |text| where('buildings.title LIKE ?', "%#{text}%") }
end


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The Gulf - Opening Reception :: Media Arts Center
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Decades-Old Data Shows Auroras on Jupiter's Moon Ganymede in a New Light
By Doris Elin Urrutia 02 May 2018
This image of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest satellite in our solar system, was taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
(Image: © NASA)
New data on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, coming from a mission 20 years old, highlights the ways in which this very alien moon is surprisingly Earthlike: Auroras shine over its polar caps, it's cocooned by a strong magnetic field and it might even harbor oceans.
In a new statement, NASA revealed that data from the Galileo spacecraft, which explored the Jupiter system from 1995 to 2003, is presently helping scientists get a fresh take on Ganymede's environment.
Ganymede is the largest moon in the entire solar system. It's just slightly smaller than the planet Mars and has a radius of 1,635 miles (2,631.2 kilometers). [Photos of Ganymede, Jupiter's Largest Moon]
Ganymede is also a unique solar-system body because it's the only moon with an internally generated magnetosphere. This magnetic-field region surrounds Ganymede like a bubble and shelters it from cosmic radiation. And, just like on Earth, the magnetosphere causes auroras near this moon's poles.
In this illustration, the moon Ganymede orbits the giant planet Jupiter. Ganymede is depicted with auroras, which were observed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. (Image credit: NASA/ESA)
Scientists sought to learn more about why these glowing lights shine so brightly on Ganymede, according to the NASA statement, which was released on Monday (April 30). Magnetosphere research may also help us better understand how life might exist around solar-system moons or on exoplanets, the space agency said.
"We are now coming back over 20 years later to take a new look at some of the data that was never published and finish the story," Glyn Collinson said in NASA's recent statement. Collinson is the lead author of a recent paper about Ganymede's magnetosphere and is a research associate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "We found there's a whole piece no one knew about," Collinson added.
This infographic describes Ganymede's magnetosphere. (Image credit: Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)
Galileo's Plasma Subsystem (PLS) instrument captured data about, well, plasma. Ganymede's magnetic field directs plasma, an electrically charged gas, and causes these excited particles to occasionally collect at the moon's poles, thereby causing the auroras. PLS also took data about how Jupiter's own magnetosphere influences plasma's movement around Ganymede.
The recent study analyzed one of Galileo's fortuitous observations. During a flyby, the spacecraft witnessed strong flows of plasma moving between Jupiter and Ganymede. This is possible because Jupiter emits radiation, too, not unlike the sun. According to NASA officials, the magnetospheres of Ganymede and Jupiter reconnected, causing the intense pump of plasma that would move toward Ganymede's poles and create the unusually bright auroras.
According to NASA officials, the Galileo PLS data collected during the strong-flow event may also provide new insights about Ganymede's subsurface oceans, which have the benefit of being shielded by Ganymede's magnetosphere.
The findings were published on Monday (April 30) in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Follow Doris Elin Salazar on Twitter @salazar_elin. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook and Google+. Original article on Space.com.
Virgin Orbit launches 10 satellites to orbit in landmark test flight
SpaceX will launch its 1st Starlink satellites of 2021 on Monday. Here's how to watch.
Watch live Monday: SpaceX to launch 1st Starlink mission of 2021


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Home WWE News Brock Lesnar's Status For WWE RAW's 30th Anniversary Special
Brock Lesnar's Status For WWE RAW's 30th Anniversary Special
Saptarshi Sinha on January 23, 2023
Brock Lesnar is one of the most decorated athletes in combat sports. Lesnar is the only person to have won all the primary heavyweight championships in WWE, UFC, NJPW, and the NCAA. The Beast last wrestled at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view, where he defeated Bobby Lashley in singles action. Prior to that, Lesnar lost to Roman Reigns on two different occasions, WrestleMania 38 and SummerSlam 2022. Lesnar's future has been heavily speculated following Vince McMahon's return to WWE, but the company hopes to see him again soon.
Today, Brock Lesnar is one of the, if not the biggest draw in WWE. His merchandise sell like hot cakes and he can single-handedly sell out any show with his star power.
According to a report from Fightful Select, WWE had initially considered Brock Lesnar for the RAW Is XXX special.. While Lesnar hasn't yet been announced for the show, it's quite possible for The Beast to make a surprise appearance during the 30th anniversary of Monday Night RAW.
"There were hopes Brock Lesnar would be involved in the show."
Brock Lesnar is featured on the official 2023 Royal Rumble poster. Once again, the cover art indicates that the former Universal Champion could likely appear on the Royal Rumble go-home episode of RAW tonight.
At the 2022 Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar lost the WWE Championship to Bobby Lashley due to Roman Reigns' interference and Paul Heyman's betrayal. However, later that night, Lesnar entered the Men's Royal Rumble match as the surprise 30th entrant and won the contest to become the fourth person to win from the #30 spot (after The Undertaker in 2007, John Cena in 2008, and Triple H in 2016).
Brock Lesnar's feud with Bobby Lashley isn't over yet. Both men will square off for a third and possibly final time, and the match could possibly take place at WrestleMania 39.
What's your take on the story? Sound off in the comments!
Tags: Brock Lesnar
Saptarshi Sinha
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22. 06. 2016 - Rome, Italy. Airport terminal, crowd. People with luggage, fast motion. Hustle and bustle.
Sunny town street and people. Gift shops and boutiques.
4k, Group of school kids sitting and listening to teacher in classroom.
Minsk, Belarus - Jun 30, 2017 (Ungraded): The crowd happily applauds during the music in the open air concert in the town square.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - April 2, 2019: Aerial view of an Auchan supermarket in a shopping mall area by the highway M5. Auchan is a French retail group present in 12 countries.


Connect each NDX900 with a USB port of your computer using the provided USB cable.
Use a pair of RCA cables to connect each NDX Output to an Input Channel of a mixer. Any analogue or digital mixer can be used.
Power on the NDX900 your mixer and your amplifier.
Set the NDX900 to MIDI mode using the SOURCE buttons.
No drivers are required to be installed for the NDX900. The unit is a USB class-compliant and your Operation system (Windows or Mac) will auto-install the necessary drivers and will auto-detect the NDX900 as a Midi device with built-in Audio interface.
Check Numark webpage of any firmware update and make sure your units run the very last version.
A Pro Infinity, a PLUS Controller or a Subscription License is required to use the Numark NDX900 with VirtualDJ 8. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ 8.
Note. Each NDX900 unit (if more than 1 is connected) will be additionally displayed in this window, and any modifications in the mapping file will affect all units.


South County Brake Supply can be found at 26052 Merit Cir #101 . The following is offered: Automotive Manufacturing . In Laguna Hills there are 1 other Automotive Manufacturing. An overview can be found here.


One 14kt yellow gold ring featuring a rutilated Quartz cabochon gemstone (51.58ct). The stone is mounted in our "U" shaped setting with .65ct tw of additional round brilliant Diamond accents on the shank and on the top of the prongs. This is a Jorge Adeler original design.


In yesterday's post, the Disease Management Care Blog correlated an apparent White House policy preference for public-private health care "coporatization" (or corporate nationalism?) with the early death of government-run "public option," the conspicuously large role of large commercial insurers in Obamacare and the astonishing faith in unproven accountable care organizations (ACOs).
1. ... might make Obama Administration officials think that they already have the tools they need to control coordinate health care costs.
2. ....would explain Obamacare's myriad committees, councils, panels, offices and task forces staffed by bureaucrats, experts and insiders. Someone has to reconcile the numerous and complicated private and public dimensions of a top-down approach to health reform.
3. ....ironically risks, despite the greater involvement of a democratically elected government, less transparency. Think Congress delegating responsibility to consensus meetings populated by appointees who make the Big Decisions behind closed doors. Recent examples include mammography, Avastin, coverage of oral contraceptives and the EHR meaningful use criteria. More are on the way.
4. .... could lead to new versions of crony capitalism, where getting your way depends less on the merits of your idea or what patients want and more on how familiar you are with the decision-making process and the mandarins who are calling the shots. HIMSS may be an early example.
5. .... the states' role "as laboratories of democracy" is significantly diminished.
6. ... means single payer "Medicare-for-all" has a far worse prognosis than generally appreciated by conservatives and progressives alike. Someone should break the bad news to these guys.
7. ...that this is the medical-industrial complex on steroids.
Consider this front page Aug 22 Wall Street Journal article on the recent rescue of a Philadelphia oil refinery by the coordinated efforts of an Obama Administration official, a "well connected" D.C. private equity firm, a labor union and a Governor who leveraged personal relationships, subsidies, loosened environment regulations and union concessions to keep a failing business model afloat. The DMCB knows nothing about the petroleum business, but predicts the same kind of shenanigans are in store for health care big time.


FHIR's purpose is an ambitious effort that defined healthcare standards and API's to accelerate development of useful web-like applications from Electronic Health Records (EHR). Project Argonaut is a private sector based initiative to build useful applications to drive adoption.
Applications for whom? The current applications are heavily internal EHR focused among multiple institutions and EHR vendors.
Although the industry talks about "patient centric" medicine, in reality that has as much relevance as "natural" has to foods you buy at the supermarket. Outside of a beauty contest called "patient satisfaction" there is not much in the field focusing on the patient's point of view.
And therein lies the killer app that can drive widespread adoption. Build an app that patients demand.
And it's not personal health records (remember Google Health?) Instead it needs to solve an immediate problem for a large number of people. I suggest an app that over 1 million new patients every year have a need for 3-6 months. That happens to be the number and recovery period for total hip and knee replacements (not partial, or repairs) in the United States.
There are evidence based protocols and procedures for optimal outcomes from surgery to full recovery over a multitude of care settings.
The insurance company (or Medicare)?
All of those answers are incorrect.
In healthcare the presiding belief is that care manager is on the provider side of the house. In reality it is the patient or in many cases the patient's advocate. The patient advocate role could be the patient, significant other or a family member. Things get very complicated when the advocate is caring for Mom who lives three states away.
We need to build a post acute care platform with a FHIR component. But it goes beyond health records. This is the place that the patient advocate can coordinate, collect, manage and distribute information needed for the patient's full recovery (the use cases are numerous blog posts in themselves). Everything from medication reconciliation, getting DICOM images to the therapist, through hiring Task Rabbit to take Mom to the grocery store or find a plumber to fix the leaking faucet.
By moving the focus to the patient, several authentication and state issues can be avoided. Firstly, patients have access to their records regardless of the state involved. As for authentication, the patient has a key ring of OAuth tokens where their identity is confirmed by each medical provider or other entity. (it's signing into a new service using Google in reverse, where the patient is Google).
Create an application like this and FHIR will take off - Because the patient advocate will demand it.


I had the awesome opportunity to take pictures at Famous London Recording Studio this weekend. He wanted "close ups" and "moody". I am so thrilled with the results! It is so hard for me to pick just a few to show off here, so you definitely have to go to the photo gallery to view them all.


This sought after model was built by Riviera in 2004. The original owner did not hold back when ticking the options list, as this is one of the highest specifications we've seen in a Riv 37. Luxuries afforded by the extensive build include 3 fridges and an ice maker, premium Riviera linen pack, game fishing chair and outriggers, high spec Raymarine E120 plotter with autopilot plus remote control in cockpit, TV in master cabin and the list goes on!
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Aldeburgh, as Scott Fitzgerald might have observed, is different from the rest of Suffolk. Actually, if a writer was going to say this, perhaps E.M. Forster is more likely; he spent a lot of time here with his friend Benjamin Britten, and there's a memorable photograph of them sitting together in a boat.
Aldeburgh, pronounced Orld-brur, is, of course, the home of the Aldeburgh festival; but at anytime you'll find it full of visitors, many of them mild eccentrics, dressed colourfully for the season. Perhaps only in Lavenham would you find it harder to track down a local. The town's shops are thriving as a consequence, but even in winter the streets can become a car park on a sunny day. Don't even think of being able to park in high summer.
The difference between Lavenham and Aldeburgh, though, is that people often come here to stay. The desirable 18th and 19th century houses the length of the front are one of the reasons. Crag House, just down from the church and one of the largest, was where Britten lived for many years. Britten was born 20 miles north at Kirkley, in Lowestoft, where his father was a dentist. But it took him three years in America to realise that Suffolk was where he wanted to be, and so at the height of wartime he undertook the dangerous journey home with his partner, Peter Pears. They rented out the old mill at nearby Snape, where Britten wrote his first masterpiece, Peter Grimes, based on Crabbe's story The Borough, about a fishing village, where the anti-hero Grimes suffers the wrath of the community's hypocrisy, for his ill-treatment of his apprentices. One of the major scenes in the opera takes place in this church, for the Borough, of course, is Aldeburgh. It also appears in Wilkie Collins' finest novel, No Name, as Aldborough.
In later life, Britten and Pears moved to the Red House, near the quiet seclusion of the golf course; but their real local testament is, of course, Snape Maltings, the great arts complex three miles away, finished in the years before Britten's tragically early death in 1976.
Given that this town was a popular and wealthy resort in the 19th century, it is no surprise that the church has been almost completely restored, and very little internal evidence survives of its Catholic liturgical life. Aldeburgh's Catholic priests today minister the sacraments at Our Lady and St Peter, at the top of the hill 100 yards to the south. But St Peter and St Paul is a fine, municipal Anglican parish church, and should be enjoyed for that.
Externally, it is rather more interesting. The south porch adjoins the pavement, and has arches in its east and west walls to allow processions to pass within the precincts of the graveyard. This was built by the Holy Trinity gild, right on the eve of the Reformation. Because of its proximity to the road, the church has an imposing presence. The grand 14th century tower is not typical of the coast; with its towering stair turret, it looks more like Hoxne or Stradbroke.
You enter the church from the west, into the darkness beneath the tower, very like that at Debenham. This church is always open during the day, and has a cheerful welcome notice. You step into a warm, bright interior, with plenty of 19th century touches.
The finest feature here is, of course, the Britten memorial. It is by the artist John Piper, in stained glass, and shows images from three of his church parables: The Prodigal Son, Curlew River, and The Burning Fiery Furnace. It sits in the north aisle, and gets enough light to fill the aisle with colour. The font sits in front of it.
The colour of the sanctuary tempers its rather stern Tractarian makeover, but there are also plenty of reminders of the life of the Borough in years and centuries gone by. The lifeboat disaster memorial is a grand example of late Victorian copperwork at the west end. Rather finer is the town war memorial in the south aisle, the golden rays of the dying soldier's nimbus illuminating the inscription and everyone said to his brother be of good cheer. There is a fine monument in the south chapel to Lady Henrietta Vernon. This chapel was the chantry chapel of the Holy Trinity guild before the Reformation. Large squints sit either side of the chancel arch, marking the positions of altars. Today, a fine, early 17th century pulpit stands in front of one: the documentation still exists for its commissioning. The wooden angels guarding the sanctuary are a curiously naive touch. The glass in both chancel and south aisle east windows is excellent; St Cecilia is happily present, and reminds us that the musical tradition of Aldeburgh predated Britten. The lyrical tradition did as well, because against the arcade in the north aisle is the memorial to the poet George Crabbe.
This is a nice church, and a welcoming one. It isn't terribly significant as Suffolk churches go, but I prefer it to some of the more self-important ones. I'm also a big fan of Britten, which is another reason I like it. If you are looking for Britten's gravestone, don't look for anything grand. The large one towards the east wall is a memorial to the crew of the lifeboat who all died in the 1899 disaster here. This is very moving, despite the arch piety typical of that decade.
No, Britten's stone sits in the common run, along with the other 1976 graves. Beside it, space was reserved for Peter Pears, who died in the 1980s. By one of those acts of serendipity, the musician Imogen Holst, daughter of the composer Gustav Holst, lies just behind them.
It doesn't take long, looking around, to locate the graves of other musicians and singers, who all came to Aldeburgh attracted by Britten's light. Also buried here is Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, one of the Garretts who built the Snape maltings complex as part of their industrial empire. She, of course, is famous for being the first woman doctor in England. Less well known is the fact that she was also the first ever female mayor in England - of Aldeburgh, of course.


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Digital IIR Filter Design Showing Poles and Zeros
recursive coefficients
feed-forward coefficients
IR length
Fs (Khz)
poles and zeros
magnitude of transfer function
impulse response
phase of transfer function
This Demonstration visualizes properties of a general fifth-order digital infinite impulse response (IIR) filter specified by the following expansion:
Slide the controls to set the filter coefficients to and to .
The poles and zeros of the transfer function are shown in the plot, along with the unit circle (dashed line) and the magnitude of the transfer function plotted in polar coordinates.
Contributed by: Hans Anderson (August 2015)
Snapshot 1: first-order all-pass filter
Snapshot 2: all-pole filter reducing amplitude of high frequencies
Snapshot 3: bandpass filter
The transfer function of the general fifth-order digital IIR filter as shown in this Demonstration is represented by
Given an input , the output of the filter, , is determined by . Thus, the transfer function for the filter specifies the change in amplitude and phase on an input with frequency distribution defined by the unitary complex number . For example, if the magnitude of the transfer function at frequency is 0.5, then the filter output amplitude at that frequency will be half the amplitude of the input.
In filter design, it is helpful to know which complex valued inputs to the transfer function produce zero output amplitude and which inputs produce infinite output amplitude. This information is readily available by examining the numerator and denominator of the transfer function. Specifically, if for a given input value the numerator is zero, then the entire transfer function evaluates to zero. Likewise, if for the denominator is zero, then the value of the transfer function is infinite. Complex values of for which are called zeros of the transfer function, while values for which is infinite are called poles.
When we plot the transfer function of a digital filter, we let and generate the plot by varying in the range . In this way, we cover the entire range of frequencies from 0 up to the Nyquist frequency, which is half the sampling rate. Hence the value indicates the maximum frequency at which the filter operates without aliasing.
In this Demonstration, the poles and zeros plot shows the location of the poles and zeros in the complex plane. For a benchmark, the unit circle is also shown with a dashed line. The solid line shows the absolute value of the transfer function plotted in polar coordinates as the angle varies from to and from to .
The impulse response plot shows the individual sample values that would result from applying the digital filter to an input containing a single one followed by zeros: . This is useful for illustrating how the filter causes impulsive inputs to spread out in the time domain.
The magnitude and phase plots show and , respectively, plotted with so that the frequency ranges from up to , which are the minimum and maximum frequencies representable in a digital system.
[1] R. Allred, Digital Filters for Everyone: Third Edition, Creative Arts & Sciences House, 2015.
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Transfer Function (Wolfram MathWorld)
BodePlot
TransferFunctionZeros
Hans Anderson "Digital IIR Filter Design Showing Poles and Zeros"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/DigitalIIRFilterDesignShowingPolesAndZeros/
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The Senate passed a tax policy package yesterday that includes a one-year extension of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) at its current level of $.45 per gallon.
Without congressional action, the tax credit and tariff will expire on Dec. 31. The House and Senate must agree on terms for a bill to become law.
Two ethanol trade groups said they believed the extension would be approved by Congress, according to Reuters.
Biofuels subsidies in the tax bill would cost $7 billion, according to congressional economists. Extension of the ethanol credit would cost nearly $5 billion.
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creative savv: Rain checks: do you ask for them, and how do you make sure you use them?
Rain checks: do you ask for them, and how do you make sure you use them?
When you make a stop at the store to buy something that's been advertised on sale, and the shelves have been emptied of that item, do you ask for a rain check?
You should, and here's why I think so.
you came to the store to buy that item at the advertised price. Why should you be penalized because the store didn't have enough stock of that item?
asking for rain checks is a way the customer can let the store management know that they need to order additional stock of that item the next time a sale runs on it. Some rain check forms are carbon copy forms (okay not really carbon, but I don't know the name of the more recent method of making duplicates). The management goes through the duplicates of all these forms and takes note of any particular item that is requested heavily by rain check. Other stores sort through the rain check forms when they come back into the store to be redeemed. Either way, the store management uses the requests for rain checks as a tool in determining future stock needs of particular items.
asking for rain checks is also a way for store management to assess which items are highly desired and would be good front-pagers for subsequent ads. When you ask for a rain check, you are letting the store know your shopping preferences, and aids them in planning future sale events.
Once you receive your rain check, do you read the fine print right away?
Again, this is something that you should do, just as you probably read your cash register receipt before leaving the store (you do check your receipts for errors, don't you? I have to confess, most of the time I do, but occasionally I'm dog-tired and forget, but I try to remember.) Here's why you should check your rain check form.
cashiers are only human, and they make mistakes, too. They might list the wrong size, price, quantity or brand on the form. You could get that corrected immediately and ensure you pay the price you had expected to pay.
every store has a different use-by policy. Some stores give you 90 days, other stores just 30 days. It's good to know how long you have to use that rain check, so you don't miss out on the great sale price.
Where do you keep your rain checks to make sure that you use them?
I keep mine in the side pocket of my purse. I have just one everyday purse. It has a zippered side pocket and a snap side pocket. The snap pocket is for appointment cards. And the zippered is for rain checks and gift cards. I always know where my rain checks are. And, as I take my purse with me every time I drive anywhere, I always have that rain check to use, should I be in that store.
Some folks like to keep their rain checks on a bulletin board, where they will be reminded to use it.
Some people like to keep their rain checks on their calendars, so they will be reminded to use the rain check within a given time period or on a particular date.
Did you know that if a store only has some of the quantity of an item you had intended to buy, you can still get a rain check for the rest? Last August, Safeway had sugar advertised on sale. They had about half of what I had intended on buying. I bought what they had, and requested a rain check for the other bags of sugar that I wanted.
There's a hidden benefit to rain checks. Let's say you think it's a really great price on product X. But you don't have the storage space for X, or you won't be able to use X before it expires, as you still have enough at home to get through the next few days. So, if the store is all out of product X when you are shopping, you get the rain check. This delays the actual purchase and need to use or store product X.
Some folks take this a step further. They purposely delay their shopping with the ad until the last day of the advertised prices, in hopes of the store's supply being gone, just so they can get the rain check. They use this scenario to create their own sale during a week that's more convenient for them (by using the rain check during a week that they really need product X and can now buy it "on sale" when they want). Pretty clever, eh?
Anyways, I stopped in, and was disappointed to find the shelves bare. I asked an employee to check for additional stock for me in the back. He did, and found none.
So I asked the cashier for a rain check. When she asked me how many I wanted, as there was no limit, I said 6 dozen. If I'm not sure how many of an item I want, I'll say the max that I may want, as I can always buy fewer when I actually redeem my rain check.
As it turned out, we acquired 2 dozen eggs for free this week (our freegetarian lifestyle kicking in). I'll stop in for my rain check eggs when we run out of the free ones.
Incidentally, do you know where the term "rain check" originates? According to Wikipedia, it comes from the world of baseball. If a game was rained out, then a new ticket for a make-up game would be issued to the ticket holder.
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I use rain checks to know if I really want an item. Say if I see a really good price on sheets, but the store is out when I go. If I really need the sheets, I'll go through the hassle on getting a rain check. If I'm not willing to go through the hassle of getting the rain check, I figure I really didn't need the item anyway, even if it was a great price.
now that would be a good indicator of need. In the grocery store, I might feel the same way about foods that are treat items or convenience foods. Unless it was something that I had a plan to use down the road, there's a good chance I would pass on a rain check or foods like that.
I rarely use rain checks, but it is more of a practical problem of distance than the idea of using the rain check. If I have to make a separate trip back to town to get something the gas cost negates any savings. However if I were in or near town I could definitely see the advantages of this system.
yes, living a good distance from town could be problematic to make a return visit, unless you knew the store's rain check use-by date was months away. Driving back, just to get that one rain check item would definitely negate savings. For me, I'm in the stores once a week or once every couple of weeks, so I'm not needing to make extra trips just to redeem a rain check.
I think I'll try posting them on my kitchen calendar. Thanks for the suggestion.
I think that everyone needs to find their own way to do these frugal things. Perhaps pinning your rain checks on your calendar will be the way to keep track of them. Good luck with this!
A very timely reminder for me, as I have a few of those in my handbag right now.
It's good to hear from you. Yes, do get your use out of those rain checks, if you feel you still need those products.
My husband and I took the RV to daughter's house to get some sun for a month. But we're glad to be home again. As they say, "there's no place like home".
I have never gotten a rain check on food, other items though (tools that hubby had wanted). I really should as they always seem to be out of the sale by the time I get to the store.
I find it so frustrating when I make plans to pick some things up that are on sale, only to get to the store and discover the shelves have been cleaned out. It has been made worse, in recent years, by the super-couponing wave.
Anyways, I can't always get to the store first thing, first day of a sale, so I rely on getting those rain checks. The hardest part is remembering to use them!
One other trick that I've learned, in addition to asking if there's more stock in the back, when it looks like they're out of something, is to look around for myself, especially look up. Stores put their extra stock on that top shelf, above the regular stock. It is sometimes still wrapped in brown paper, with the printed stamp of what's inside, or inside a cardboard case, with markings on the outside indicating what is inside. A lot of folks don't know to look up on top, so this stock gets overlooked. I'll usually need an employee to get it down for me. But I've been able to "find" a lot of advertised stock up on that top shelf, when the regular shelf is bare.
I do use Rain checks, but not all of the stores here offer them. My Mom used to work at one of them that did not offer them. Her boss used to say, "when we run out, we are out no rain checks!" I like using rain checks if they offer them.
The only stores around here that don't offer rain checks are the dollar stores (for obvious reasons, their stock varies), and occasionally promotional items, such as on Black Friday. Those store will usually have a statement in the ad saying "no rain checks, available to stock on hand".
There is no law that a shopper cannot buy groceries more than once each week. I often buy what is on sale and decide to buy the item again, not to get around a limit. So, I go back just before the store closes on the last day of the sale, just like you do. I get the rain check and specify more than I know I will need. Sometimes, I cannot afford as many of the item as I specified. I get the item on sale and then can go back and have a chance of having the "sale" again.
I have a zippered pocket inside my purse where I keep rainchecks and important receipts.
You're absolutely right. In fact, stores are relying on many folks shopping several times per week. They know that the more often someone shops, the more chances they have to sell them an impulse item or two. But the smart shoppers know how to avoid impulse buys, and stick to the bargains and needed items.
So, you keep your rain checks with you in your purse, too. I find this to be very handy. No chance of me leaving my rain check at home. I also carry my gift cards with me. If I didn't, I'd completely forget them. It's usually while I'm actually in a store that I'll remember a rain check or that I have a gift card to that store.


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'One mum left engine running for eight minutes...' - Pupils target parents who leave their cars running outside North Staffordshire school
St Margaret's CE Junior School, in Wolstanton, is one of dozens of schools in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent taking part in the campaign to cut pollution levels
Kathie McInnes
Updated 13:42, 14 NOV 2019
Hayden Griffiths, Lottie Meadon, Sam Rowland and Esmée Le Doux in action
Children are waging a campaign against high pollution levels outside their school by targeting parents who keep car engines running.
Pupils from St Margaret's CE Junior School, in Wolstanton , have been handing out leaflets, getting motorists to sign a 'stop idling' pledge and timing the worst offenders.
Armed with clipboards, monitoring equipment and high-viz jackets, they have also been holding up banners outside the school gates.
St Margaret's is one of dozens of schools across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to join the initiative. They all fall within air quality management areas as pollution levels exceed legal limits.
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Ryan Procter, a school travel adviser for Staffordshire County Council , said: "Forty per cent of all nitrogen dioxide comes from road vehicles.
Pupils approaching a driver about the campaign
"Idling vehicles are the worst pollutants. It's when you've got cars in stand-still traffic or with their engine on outside a school.
"An idling car will give out about 150 balloons' worth of pollution every minute."
Across Staffordshire, around 600 deaths every year can be linked to air pollution.
Each member of the team at St Margaret's has taken on a different role for their daily patrols this week.
Ten-year-old pupil Archie Evans, from Basford , said: "I'm one of the 'sweet talkers'. We go to the drivers and say, 'please could you turn off your engine' and we give them a leaflet.
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"We've also got the 'strong arm' crew, who carry the banners.
"Some keep their engines on to stay warm. But they should bring a hot water bottle or blanket. Just wrap up."
Lottie Meadon is also involved. The 10-year-old, from Wolstanton, said: "I'm part of the 'cheer' squad. We have banners and flags that we wave around to get people's attention."
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The school engagement is one strand of a two-year project, funded through a £208,000 grant from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
The black balloons symbolise their campaign. An idling car will give out 150 balloons' worth of pollution in one minute
Other elements involve targeting businesses, a public awareness campaign and promoting electric vehicle charging points.
Ten-year-old Taye McDonald, from May Bank , said: "The pollution is going to get into our lungs and we won't be able to breathe normally if it keeps up."
He has already changed his travel habits by walking to school every day.
Sam Rowland has also been spreading the message to relatives. The eight-year-old, from May Bank, said: "My dad idles in his car sometimes. I made him stop."
When he found out his school was affected by high pollution levels, he admits he wasn't that surprised.
""We are near the main street," he added. "We just want a safe school environment to learn in.
"If an adult went up to drivers, they're not going to be as polite. But if it's a child, they don't want to upset us, so they turn off their engine."
Helen Davies, who has two children at the school, has now signed up to the pledge.
The 41-year-old, from May Bank, said: "I did have my engine on when they approached me. I've learnt my lesson. The knowledge the children have about the issue is amazing."
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So far, the longest any driver has been caught idling near St Margaret's has been eight minutes.
Nitrogen dioxide readings are being taken to see the impact. Mr Procter added: "In one other school, we saw a 25 per cent reduction."
Headteacher David Hugill said: "I'm just so proud because the children are so passionate about making a difference."
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CfP: II Leon Trotsky International Meeting. 80 years of Trotsky's death
Il movimento studentesco del 1990. Storia, memoria
I fantasmi della Golden Age. Paura e incertezza nell'immaginario collettivo dell'Europa occidentale (1945-1975)
CfA: Society for the Anthropology of Work Research Grant
Exposición 'Revolución Social y Guerra Civil'
Il dolore, il lutto, la gloria. Rappresentazioni fotografiche della Grande Guerra fra pubblico e privato 1914-1940
More IALHI Resources
Besides the digital collections in the Social History Portal and the Social and Labour History News Service, IALHI and its members offer more resources on social and labour history, such as a source publication on the 1917 Stockholm Peace Conference, a collection of 1,200 digitized documents by and on the Rote Armee Fraktion and a database with close to 4.000 tables of contents of issues of labour history periodicals.
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Tweeter is carrying HD Digital Radios in all of its markets, supported by online information for consumers, in-store signage and point-of-purchase displays and special training for salespeople, the alliance says. The retailer will also launch an advertising campaign featuring a Tweeter spokesperson to raise awareness among consumers.
A company official said the retailer has seen consumer awareness and interest in HD Radios increase in the past 30 days.
Crutchfield will carry more models of HD Radios in its catalog and online site and include dedicated assistance for Spanish-language customers and salesperson training.
Specifically, the companies are rolling out in-store and online education to help customers, comprehensive staff training, in-store and point-of-purchase marketing, Spanish-language versions of marketing and advertising, and customized commercials running on some 260+ alliance member radio stations.
ABC Warehouse will carry HD radio products in multiple markets, as well as add on-line information and store listening stations; its customized ads are running in the Detroit market.
The commercials for all three retailers started Monday; you can hear a sample.


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Four Seasons in Rome
On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
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Ranked #39 in Italy, Ranked #88 in Rome
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Each year at Art in Autumn we hire a distinguished judge from the regional arts and crafts scene. They have the responsibility of selecting our award winners out of 114 worthy exhibitors. The awards are: Best of Show – $1000, Second Place – $500, Third Place – $250, and four Honorable Mentions of $50.


EVG reader and East Village resident Brian Kubovcik shared this info ... he's a volunteer coach with NYC Street Hockey ... and they work with the Parks Deptartment and the New York Rangers to provide free Street Hockey Clinics to boys and girls ages 5-15.
"It's meant to get kids outside and active. We teach the basics of hockey on sneakers (not skates) and all equipment is provided. No prior hockey experience necessary. We're putting on the clinics in Tompkins Square Park (basketball court area at the corner of 10th Street and Avenue A) Sundays from 10 am - 12:30 until Aug. 25."
From the official website, where you can find registration info.
As a result of the continued success of the NYC Parks/NY Rangers Street Hockey Program, now in its third year, Parks will be offering free youth street hockey clinics for boys and girls aged 5-15 during the summer. The weekly scheduled clinics focus on introducing youth to the sport of hockey and teaching them the importance of an active, healthy lifestyle and eating a balanced diet. Sports instruction will focus on individual skills, team participation, and fundamentals of the game such as passing, shooting and stickhandling. All equipment is provided and no prior experience is necessary to participate.
That's so nice! I hope they get a good turnout.
Bonus "fro-yo in a hoof" points to the reader who can identify that photo: the movie, names of the actors, year filmed, and location of shoot!
Slapshot. Hanson brothers. Johnstown, PA. Reggie Dunlop's on a roll!
Yay! Thanks for playing our online game, yinz are awesome!
"Grape or Orange! An none of that STINKIN ROOT BEER"!!!!!
Street Hockey is very New York. So is stickball, Touch Football and Off the Point.