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What does CV mean when applying for a job?
Consequently, what is the difference between a resume and a CV?
Differences: As stated, three major differences between CVs and resumes are the length, the purpose and the layout. A resume is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or two pages, a CV is more detailed and can stretch well beyond two pages.
What is a CV in writing?
A CV is a marketing document in which you are marketing something: yourself! You need to "sell" your skills, abilities, qualifications and experience to employers. It can be used to make multiple applications to employers in a specific career area.
What is a CV or resume?
Curriculum Vitae (CV) is Latin for "course of life." In contrast, resume is French for "summary." Both CVs & Resumes: Are tailored for the specific job/company you are applying to.
What is the definition of a CV?
This word is frequently seen in conjunction with vitae; a curriculum vitae (Latin for "course of (one's) life") is "a short account of one's career and qualifications prepared typically by an applicant for a position" – in other words, a résumé. Curriculum vitae is abbreviated CV, and is pluralized as curricula vitae.
What does the term CB stand for?
CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical.
What does CV stand for on an aircraft carrier?
"Contrary to popular belief, the "CV" hull classification symbol does not stand for "Carrier Vessel". The "CV" designation was originally derived from cruisers, since aircraft carriers were seen as an extension of the sea control and denial mission of cruisers.
What is the medical term for CV?
CV. Abbreviation for coefficient of variation; cardiovascular; closing volume.
What is CV in statistics?
In probability theory and statistics, the coefficient of variation (CV), also known as relative standard deviation (RSD), is a standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution.
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What does CV stand for in a car?
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The coefficient of variation (CV) is a measure of relative variability. It is the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean (average). For example, the expression "The standard deviation is 15% of the mean" is a CV.
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CV. In Memphis Tennessee and the immediate surrounding area, a cul-de-sac is always referred to as a "cove", and is abbreviated "CV". My address is at 1234 Park CV.
What is meant by the term curriculum vitae?
Curriculum vitae is a Latin expression which can be loosely translated as [the] course of [my] life. In English, the plural of the full expression curriculum vitae is seldom used; the plural of curriculum on its own is usually written as "curricula", rather than the traditional curriculums.
What do you mean by cover letter?
A cover letter is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience. The letter provides detailed information on why you are qualified for the job you are applying for. A cover letter typically accompanies each resume you send out.
What is the meaning of biodata?
In industrial and organizational psychology, biodata is biographical data. Biodata is "factual kinds of questions about life and work experiences, as well as items involving opinions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that reflect a historical perspective."
Is a CV a resume?
As stated, three major differences between CVs and resumes are the length, the purpose and the layout. A resume is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or two pages, a CV is more detailed and can stretch well beyond two pages.
What is the letter of application?
A letter of application, also known as a cover letter, is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information about your skills and experience. The letter of application is intended to provide detailed information on why are you are a qualified candidate for the job you are applying for.
What is the plural form of curriculum vitae?
Compounding the confusion, though, is that the form "vitae" is plural for the word "vita." In the case of curriculum vitae, however, it is not a plural, but a singular with the same spelling. If you have a stack of CVs, the plural is "curricula vitae."
What do you need in a CV?
Check everything off this list, before you send off your CV.
Contact details. Make it easy for employers to get in touch.
Employment history. Highlight tasks and responsibilities that show your skills and strengths.
Education and qualifications.
Honesty.
Styling.
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What is a CV for a job?
When should job seekers use a curriculum vitae, commonly referred to as a CV, rather than a resume? In the United States, a curriculum vitae is used primarily when applying for academic, education, scientific, medical, or research positions. It is also applicable when applying for fellowships or grants.
What does CV stand for in slang?
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"My disability is not stronger than my ability"
Sunny's life story exemplifies that dreams can be achieved by determination. The 21-year-old boy from Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh had witnessed misery and hardship throughout his life. His father, a farmer by profession was affectionate and caring but couldn't financially support his family of four children. Living in the world of bare necessities, Sunny always desired to help his family monetarily but due to physical disability in both his hands, he always fell short of realizing his dreams.
Sunny completed his primary education in 2014. He couldn't embark a journey of higher studies due to family's financial constraints and couldn't secure a job due to his physical constraints. But Sunny knew from heart that there were opportunities for him out there and giving up hope meant giving upon life. In search of a dignified and secure life, Sunny joined a Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra in Baghpat, supported by National Skill Development Corporation and Empower Pragati, a training partner of NSDC.
He enrolled himself for the 'Warehouse Packer' job course. The free-of-cost training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) not only helped him to acquire technical and operational knowledge of the industry but his confidence also witnessed an exemplary boost. The training and learning would stay with him for the rest of his life and he is keen to spread the teachings to his fellow mates.
Sunny has become a changed person now with a positive perception towards life and an optimism to face the forthcoming challenges.
He shares,"My disability is not stronger than my ability. Hard things have come my way, but they won't stop me. It has given me courage and strength to move ahead."
Post successfully completing his training, Sunny is now working as a 'Machine Helper' in Jai Chandra Printing Press in Baghpat and earning Rs. 8,000 per month. He is not only supporting his family now but is looked up to as a role model in his community. Sunny is among the thousands of persons with disability (PwD) who have acquired skill training and secured a sustainable livelihood for themselves and their families.


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Patience () est le  de la saison 8 de la série télévisée X-Files. Dans cet épisode, Scully et Doggett mènent leur première enquête en commun en étant confrontés à une créature mi-homme mi-chauve-souris.

Écrit et réalisé par Chris Carter, qui souhaitait revenir aux racines horrifiques de la série, l'épisode a recueilli des critiques mitigées.

Résumé
À Burley, dans l'Idaho, un entrepreneur en pompes funèbres et sa femme sont brutalement tués par une créature volante humanoïde. Scully et Doggett, dont c'est la première enquête ensemble, sont chargés du cas, Scully expliquant à son nouveau partenaire que ce sont des morsures humaines qui ont causé ces deux morts. Sur place, les deux agents sont accueillis avec méfiance par l'inspecteur Abbott. Ils trouvent d'étranges empreintes de pieds à quatre doigts, ainsi que deux doigts coupés apparemment régurgités et des marques de griffes dans le grenier. Lors de l'autopsie, Scully constate que les morsures ne sont pas humaines, malgré leurs similarités, mais animales, et retrouve dans la salive laissée sur les doigts un anticoagulant existant seulement chez les chauves-souris. Doggett découvre quant à lui un article du journal local datant de 1956 évoquant une série de meurtres attribués à une créature mi-homme mi-chauve-souris qui a été prétendument abattue par un groupe de chasseurs avant que son corps disparaisse de la morgue.

Après un nouveau meurtre similaire, Scully fait le lien entre la dernière victime et sa fille, Ariel McKesson, portée disparue en 1956 et dont le corps brûlé a été découvert récemment. Le corps est exhumé, des traces de griffes étant visibles sur le cercueil, et l'inspecteur Abbott, resté seul avec le cercueil, est alors attaqué et tué par la créature. Scully attribue la mort d'Ariel McKesson à une cause naturelle mais pense que son corps a été brûlé pour camoufler quelque chose et se rend compte que les quatre victimes ont en commun d'avoir été en contact avec ce corps. Scully et Doggett se rendent chez Myron Stefaniuk, qui a découvert le corps dans une rivière, et lui posent des questions sur son frère Ernie, l'un des chasseurs de 1956 qui est porté disparu depuis cette date. Malgré leurs méthodes très différentes, les deux agents sont d'accord sur le fait que Myron leur cache quelque chose.

En surveillant Myron, les deux agents découvrent qu'Ernie est toujours vivant et qu'il vit sur une petite île, avec sa femme Ariel, depuis 1956 afin de se cacher de la créature qui est dotée d'un odorat exceptionnel. Ernie leur confie qu'à la mort de sa femme, il a brûlé son corps afin de dissimuler son odeur, et que Myron est désormais en danger. Doggett part retrouver Myron mais est en chemin attaqué et blessé par la créature. Celle-ci s'en prend ensuite à Scully et Ernie, et tue ce dernier. Scully fait feu sur la créature et la blesse avant d'être mise au sol. Doggett revient à ce moment et blesse à son tour la créature, qui prend la fuite. Après cela, Scully accepte enfin le fait que Doggett soit son nouveau partenaire.

Distribution
 Gillian Anderson : Dana Scully
 Robert Patrick : John Doggett
 Bradford English : l'inspecteur Abbott
 Gene Dynarski : Ernie Stefaniuk
 Dan Leegant : Myron Stefaniuk
 Jay Caputo : l'homme chauve-souris
 Eve Brenner : Madame McKesson

Production
Chris Carter écrit ce scénario avec l'intention de revenir aux histoires de « monstres de la semaine » horrifiques des premières saisons. L'épisode est également conçu afin de tester le scepticisme de Doggett envers le paranormal. La créature mi-homme mi-chauve-souris qui constitue l'antagoniste de l'épisode est inspirée par Man-Bat, l'un des ennemis de Batman.

L'épisode est le premier de la série dans lequel le nom de David Duchovny n'apparaît pas au générique. Les chauves-souris utilisées dans l'épisode sont des roussettes d'Égypte.

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Audiences
Lors de sa première diffusion aux États-Unis, l'épisode réalise un score de 8,2 sur l'échelle de Nielsen, avec 12 % de parts de marché, et est regardé par 13,3 millions de téléspectateurs. La promotion télévisée de l'épisode est réalisée avec le slogan  (en français « Plus meurtrier qu'un homme. Plus impitoyable qu'une chauve-souris. Un prédateur affamé attend dans l'ombre sa prochaine proie... Scully et Doggett »).

Accueil critique
L'épisode obtient des critiques mitigées. Parmi les critiques favorables, le site  le considère comme un retour réussi aux racines horrifiques de la série et classe l'homme chauve-souris à la  des créatures les plus effrayantes de la série. Le site Le Monde des Avengers lui donne la note de 3/4.

Du côté des critiques mitigées, Todd VanDerWerff, du site The A.V. Club, lui donne la note de C+. John Keegan, du site , lui donne la note de 6/10. Dans leur livre sur la série, Robert Shearman et Lars Pearson lui donnent la note de 2,5/5.

Parmi les critiques négatives, Paula Vitaris, de Cinefantastique, lui donne la note de 1,5/4, critiquant sévèrement l'aspect  de la créature.

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Corporate Japan pledges full shift to renewable energy
The trend to prompt power companies to invest in grid networks
Nikkei staff writers July 20, 2018 06:56 JST
A mega solar power plant in the northern prefecture of Aomori. The liberalization of Japan's energy market in 2016 has made more renewable energy plans available to consumers. © Reuters
TOKYO -- More Japanese companies are promising to source all of their electricity from renewable energy in 10 to 30 years, a trend that could in turn spur investment to bolster grid capacity to accommodate demand.
Tech provider Fujitsu will as early as this month join RE100, the global initiative of major companies committed to 100% renewable power. The company currently sources just 7% of its power from clean energy but plans to achieve a full switchover by 2050.
Retailer Marui Group aims to reach 100% renewal energy by 2030. One of its locations will begin using electricity from wind power supplied by utility Minna Denryoku in September.
RE100 has gained 138 members since its founding in 2014. Big name members like Apple and Google already generate all of their electricity from renewable sources, thanks to investments in such projects as mega solar plants and wind farms.
Copier maker Ricoh became the first Japanese company to join the initiative in April 2017. The list now includes developers Sekisui House and Daiwa House Industry, office supply vendor Askul, restaurant operator Watami, retailer Aeon, Johnan Shinkin Bank and waste collector Envipro Holdings -- with Japan trailing only the U.S. and the U.K. and rivaling Switzerland.
The 10 companies together consume roughly 12 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, equivalent to the output of about two nuclear reactors, said the Japan Climate Leaders Partnership, which is promoting RE100 in the country. Sam Kimmins, head of RE100, expects 50 Japanese companies to participate by 2020.
Japan introduced a feed-in-tariff system in 2012 to spur a renewable energy boom. The full liberalization of the electricity retail market in 2016 has create fresh competition, making various price plans available to consumers.
Tepco Energy Partner and Kansai Electric Power are among the major companies that offer an energy plan from hydroelectric power. Urban Energy will begin to offer a zero-emission plan this month.
American and European companies like Apple are also urging their suppliers to use renewable energy. Some European institutional investors are also using carbon emissions as a factor in investment decisions.
Hurdles remain. Building wind or solar farms is time-consuming and generation costs are relatively high, not to mention that output varies based on the weather. Citing a lack of capacity, power companies are increasingly refusing to connect to transmission networks.
But falling price of solar panel prices and growing size of wind turbines have brought down the prices of renewable energy to below those of thermal power in places like Europe and South America.
Likewise, stepped-up use of clean energy by Japanese companies could help prompt investments that will greatly improve its cost performance.
Tepco to retire remaining reactors in Fukushima
'A tragedy felt far beyond Japan': World mourns Kyoto anime studio
Toyota teams with BYD on electric cars for China
Asahi to buy AB InBev's Australian unit in $11.3bn deal
Global wind power companies gear up for business in Japan
Foreign solar panel makers take command of Japanese market
In ironic twist, drive for clean energy creates Asian coal boom
Asia leads the charge in growth of renewable energy

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Rather than trying to be everything to everyone, the Life 7.5 is simply a fast, affordable one design yacht capable of the full excitement of blistering downwind speed but accompanied with beautifully balanced sailing. The design includes the very latest in foils and robust light construction.
The new design takes on many of the most recent trends in high-performance yacht racing, then simplifies them into a new 7.5 meters (25 foot) design classic. Designer, Dieter Blank, has come up with something that will suite the club racers and short hand racers, as well as the One Design enthusiasts.
The yacht is shipped, ex-factory with a very high standard specification of world class fittings.
The Life 7.5 deck is extraordinary clean. This allows crew to get around when they need to and avoids stepping around much of the usual clutter associated with more complicated deck layouts. There is an integrated moulded bulwark in the hull. The jib tracks have been left out and replaced by an inhaul/downhaul system that can be controlled from the windward side. Deck hardware suppliers include Harken, Spinlock and Facnor. Less clutter to trip over, more space to move, a clean aesthetic profile. Is this the best working deck on 7.5 meters yacht?
Both the twin rudder and keel fin are designed with one of the best foil profiles on the market. The keel, with it's 2.0 meters depth, allows all the ballast to be located where it provides maximum efficiency. With a hydralic lift for the keel, the depth will not be an issue while trailering the boat or entering shallow harbours. There is just under 50 % ballast in the keel. The Life 7.5 will remain easy to steer and exhibit better sailing characteristics than some of the more extreme designs.
The Life 7.5 features one of the largest cockpits in its class. We've put the emphasis firmly on the enjoyment of sailing and racing. Everything has been placed exactly where it is needed. The cockpit has been designed for a crew of four (or 360 Kgs total) or shorthanded, but it can happily accommodate more for those club races, a short sail with friends or a evening race.
As a center piece in the cockpit you will find a main sail trim console with an integrated place for a small plotter. You will retain a firm grip in the cockpit with the teak deck, which comes standard on every Life 7.5. There are only two winches on the yacht, both in the cockpit. Clever lead angles allow these winches to be used for all tasks around the yacht, when extra power is needed. The traveller system has been taken out, in line with current trends with more reliance on an efficient vang. There's plenty of room for efficient one design racing, short hand racing, the weekly evening races, with the equipment you need and making your sailing a whole lot more enjoyable.
The mast is made in one pieces in carbon fibre or aluminium by Selden. The boom and the one set of spreaders are in aluminium. There are no backstays, this to accommodate easy rigging and ease of handling the large square-headed mainsail. The mast is keel-stepped, allowing a minimizing of mast profile and maximising of strength.
To keep the one design racing costs down we have made "4" the magic number. 1 x Main, 1 x jib, 1 x Code 0 and 1 x masthead, asymmetrical in a one design setup. Of course you may want more when club racing, but the one design sail specifications will provide enough power to keep you working hard and yacht at full speed in all conditions.
There has been a lot of attention to 'cleaning up' many of the sailing systems, so that you enjoy more of your time sailing and racing rather than tripping over clumps of sheets and general cockpit chaos. By avoiding the compromises of handicap systems, Dieter Blank has designed a clean, efficient hull which does exactly what it's meant to do – provide long-term, one design fast sailing and racing in a well-constructed, affordable design.
Don't get too excited. There's not a lot to talk about once you head below deck. 4 x Bunks and a possibility for a cooker and a sink, that's about it. If you are looking for mahogany trim, a full galley and pretty curtains this may not be the boat for you, but it will give you a possibility to take the long weekend trip with some accommodation onboard.
Really, how much time do you spend downstairs? Isn't it smarter to put the effort on where you spend your time when aboard?
The almost unique feature among the boats of her kind is that she is well adapted for the land transport. Being 2.50 m wide and with the weight around 1 t, she can be trailed upright and even slip-launched. Swing keel, removable rudder blades allow you to decide whether you want to reach the start of the race or your cruising destination by sea or by land.
The boat fits as well into a 40' container. That means you can ship her to your favourite destination for less than a price of the marina berth. Reaching the world best sailing locations is thereby only a matter of decision.
The main materials in hull, deck and interior is e-glass and foam with re-inforcements. The use of cross cut Balsa in the hull or deck, as a core, remains prevalent in some yards. Balsa has the advantage as it acts with capillary action to draw resins through it, facilitating the bonding of a sandwich and creating a degree of impermeability. We choose to use foam which allows us to determine through the use of vacuum both impermeability and quality of adherence. This technique also allows us to check the individual bonding of each small cell before the second laminate proceeds. Hull, deck and interior are vacuum infused which gives us the best resin glass ratio and 100% warranty that the foam is well attached to both laminates. No risk of de-lamination. The hull surface utilises the latest generation of hard-wearing gelcoats. The deck is constructed with high density cores used for the placement of fittings. All hulls, decks and interiors are vacuum-infused.
The new swedish racer: a mix between a pricy Wally and an Open 6.50. Cheaper than a small Bavaria and faster than a Melges 24.


Archives : DIVERGENCE IN INDICES CONTINUE - 06/10/2017.
WAIT AND WATCH THIS WEEK.
Just when it seemed that the higher bottom (9685) in Nifty is in danger, the bulls sprang a surprise. The market bounced back this week and in the process recovered lost ground. As a result the market is just short of critical levels of Sensex 31900 and Nifty 10000. It seems like just a matter of time before the above mentioned levels are taken out, but it will interesting to see if the Bears can put up a fight. The reason for the hope for Bears is the divergence in movement observed between the two indices Sensex and Nifty. Nifty has managed to close above the critical Trendline and the short term average of 20dma as well as the medium term average of 50dma; whereas that is not the case with Sensex as it is yet to close not only above the critical Trendline but also the 20dma and 50dma. So 'wait and watch' as the next week will be crucial for the market.
Sensex opened the week at 31537, made a high of 31844, low of 31440 and closed the week at 31814. Thus it closed the week with a loss of 531 points. At the same time the Nifty opened the week at 9893, made a high of 9989, low of 9831 and closed the week at 9979. Thus the Nifty closed the week with a loss of 191 points.
On the daily charts, both the indices have formed an Opening White body Marubuzo which indicates continuation of upward movement. On the weekly charts both the indices have formed a Bullish Harami pattern. It is a bullish reversal pattern which requires a confirmation in the form a real white body candle in the next week. Thus candlestick study indicates a bullish bias in the near term.
Both the indices have taken support at the higher bottom at Sensex 31128 and Nifty 9685. A break of this support will interrupt the higher top higher bottom formation sequence for the indices for the first time since December 2016. As a result, we will be looking at the Correction of the entire rally of Sensex 7000 points and Nifty 2200 points. The relevant Correction levels are placed at Sensex 30024-29202-28379 and Nifty 9306-9036-8767.
Last week saw the indices completing a Bearish Rising Broadening pattern. As a result the pattern has a downside target of Sensex 29664 and Nifty 9237. The above targets will be achieved as long as the Sensex remains below 32686 and Nifty 10138.
MACD and Price ROC are both negative and in Sell mode. RSI (53) suggests bullish momentum. ADX has reduced to 20, which suggests current trend is not strong enough. Directional Indicators continue in Sell mode. MFI (47) suggests Negative Money Flow. OBV continues to make lower top lower bottom formation. Sell signal in Bollinger Band for the Nifty has got negated this Friday but the Sell continues for the Sensex. Thus Oscillators are suggesting a bearish bias.
This week, both the indices flirted with the short term average of 20dma (Sensex – 31873 and Nifty – 9974) and the medium term average of 50dma (Sensex – 31860 and Nifty – 9944). However, only Nifty managed to overcome and close above them whereas the Sensex has closed below both the 20dma and 50dma. Both the indices continue to remain above the long term average of 200dma (Sensex - 30039 and Nifty – 9311). Thus there is a divergence in trend observed in Sensex and Nifty for the short term and medium term timeframes. But the trend in the long term timeframe continues to remain bullish.
Options data for October series indicate highest Call Open Interest is at the strike of 10000 whereas the highest Put build-up has shifted higher at 9800. Thus Options data suggests a trading range with resistance coming at 10000 & support at 9800.


The Student Pastoral Council, in conjunction with the Director of Campus Ministry and on behalf of the student community of Catholic Campus Ministry, is a visioning, policy-making body, and a directing force for campus ministry efforts and activities. The Student Pastoral Council meets every first and third Sunday from 9:15 -10:15 p.m. in the Aquinas Room. Its meetings are open to the student community.
Elections to be on the Student Pastoral Council are held in March.


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State: Receiver no longer needed
By Don Thompson and The Associated Press |
PUBLISHED: March 17, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 30, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO – The Schwarzenegger administration told a federal judge Monday that a court-appointed receiver has outlived his usefulness and is no longer needed to improve medical care in the state"s prison system.
Attorney Paul Mello said the receiver has overstepped federal law by seeking $8 billion from the state to build medical and mental health centers for 10,000 inmates.
U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson created the receivership in 2006 to take control of health care in the state"s 33 adult prisons after finding conditions violated inmates" constitutional rights. Inmates were dying of neglect or malpractice at the rate of about one each week, the court found.
Mello acknowledged that receiver J. Clark Kelso has made "dramatic improvements" since then, so much so that he said the state can retake control of its own prisons.
The judge made no immediate decision following a nearly hour-long hearing in his San Francisco courtroom.
"Circumstances have changed" including "the virtual elimination of preventable deaths," said Mello, a private attorney hired to represent the administration. "The foundations are in place and will continue."
He said the extraordinary powers of a receiver can be reduced to the lesser oversight of a special master who would continue to monitor improvements under Henderson"s direction.
Kelso"s proposal to siphon state money for seven new medical and mental health centers is prohibited by the federal Prison Litigation Reform Act, Mello argued. Moreover, the centers aren"t needed, particularly as a federal three-judge panel is expected to order the state to cut its inmate population by about one-third to ease crowding, Mello said.
The judges tentatively ruled that overcrowding was the leading cause of poor health care delivery to inmates and that reducing the population was crucial to restoring adequate service.
Mello said the state has signaled its willingness to continue improving inmate health care on its own by spending $2 billion this year alone to treat prisoners. The state spends about $14,000 per year to treat, transport and guard each ailing inmate, he said.
California "has put its money where its mouth is," Mello said. "California spends far more per year per inmate than any other jurisdiction."
Attorneys representing the court-appointed receiver and inmate advocacy groups disputed Mello"s arguments.
The state increased spending and improved conditions only because the receiver insisted, said Kelso"s attorney, James Brosnahan.
The state stopped cooperating last summer as its financial condition deteriorated and lawmakers balked at approving bonds to pay for prison medical construction. But state officials have offered no plan for how they would take over the receiver"s responsibilities, he noted.
"They don"t have a plan. They don"t have an endgame except to attack the receiver," he told the judge.
Outside court, Brosnahan said the receiver understands the state"s financial problems but said that should not be an excuse for allowing inadequate care to continue.
"They can"t have prisoners dying for lack of medical care," he said. "No jury, no judge, gave them the death penalty. They need minimal health care."
Kelso remains flexible, offering to scale back his construction plans as conditions change, Brosnahan said. In addition, Kelso"s power to order the state to spend money for prison construction is awaiting a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Even with the receiver"s improvements, prison conditions remain inhumane, said Rebekah Evenson, an attorney representing inmates for the Berkeley-based Prison Law Office.
While clearly preventable deaths declined to just three in 2007, the last year for which statistics are available, "possibly preventable" inmate deaths climbed to 65 that year.
"We think the receiver is absolutely necessary," Evenson said outside the courthouse. "People"s lives are being lost on a weekly basis."


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Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme is a candy bar manufactured by The Hershey Company and first introduced in 1994.

Product variations
Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme is a flat, white crème candy bar containing small, uniformly-shaped cookie bits. The standard-sized bar has 12 rectangular blocks arranged in a 3X4 grid. The XL variant of the bar is thicker than the original and has 16 rectangular blocks arranged in a 4X4 grid. Similar Cookies 'n' Creme candies manufactured by Hershey were released as Hershey's Drops in 2010. In 2020, Hershey's released new related candy bars in Canada: Strawberries 'N' Creme (a re-release from 2005) and Cookies 'N' Mint. In May 2020, Hershey released a Cookies 'N' Creme variation with a red, white and blue wrapper for the July 4th holiday and did the same for Independence Day in 2021. The packaging also changed from all-white to a cream color with blue accents on the side of the packaging. Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme is one of the few Hershey's chocolates sold in the United Kingdom.

Recipe change
In 2008, The Hershey Company changed the ingredients of some of its products in order to replace the relatively expensive cocoa butter with oil substitutes. As a result, the packaging no longer states that the bar contains white chocolate.

Ingredients
The ingredients include sugar, vegetable oil (cocoa butter, palm oil, shea oil, and sunflower and/or safflower oil), nonfat milk, corn syrup solids, enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), milkfat, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean and/or cottonseed oil). It also contains 2% or less of: cocoa processed with alkali, whey (milk), chocolate, soy lecithin, high-fructose corn syrup, sodium bicarbonate, salt, natural and artificial flavor, tocopherols (to maintain freshness), PGPR, emulsifier, and caramel color.

Nutrition information

Certifications
The Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme candy bar is OU-D certified, indicating it is a Kosher Dairy product.

Cereal

On July 5, 2013, Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme cereal was released in the United States by General Mills.

See also
 Cookies and cream

References

External links
Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme product details from Hershey's site

The Hershey Company brands
Products introduced in 1994
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HHREC Fall Annual Benefit to Honor Real Estate Leader Andrew Greenspan at Annual Fall Benefit
By Millie Jasper | July 13, 2021 | 0
The HHREC will honor Andrew M. Greenspan, Principal, GHP Office Realty at our Annual Benefit on October 28th at Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. Andrew Greenspan is a native New Yorker who has resided in Westchester for nearly his entire life. He is a graduate of Scarsdale High School, has a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College and a Master of Science from the Sloan School of Business at MIT. In 1999, he founded GHP Office Realty with James J. Houlihan. As Principal of GHP, he manages the daily operations of the White Plains based company, which began by acquiring and operating individual multi‐tenanted suburban New York office buildings. Since its beginning nearly 21 years ago, GHP Office Realty has acquired, financed, redeveloped, leased and managed over 125 buildings, and more than 7,000,000 square feet. The partners presently own and manage buildings in Westchester & Rockland County, Fairfield County, and Bergen County. Prior to Mr. Greenspan's success at GHP Office, he was a Vice President at Mack Cali Realty, responsible for leasing and acquisitions of various large office projects both locally and nationwide. He started his career with the Westchester developer, Robert Martin Company. He began as a computer analyst in 1985 and had become an equity partner by the time the company sold itself to Mack Cali in 1998. Mr. Greenspan is a longtime Board Member of the Westchester Business and Professional Division of the UJA Federation. He is past recipient of the March of Dimes Real Estate Award. He is a member of the President's Circle at the Sloan School/MIT and is member of the Founder's Club at Hamilton College. Mr. Greenspan and his wife, Karen, currently reside in Chappaqua, New York and Kiawah Island, South Carolina. For more information, contact Millie mjasper@hhrecny.org or 914.696.0738.
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Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Offers Annual Middle School Institute Program for Area Students
HHREC Summer 2022 Community Trip to Germany and Poland
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Q: Call a function inside a class in python I have a class inside a function I need to import to another file. I can't figure out how to call it out. Conversely I've tried to pull the class out of the function but I can't get it to call into the function once it is pulled out. Either solution would be helpful to me.
Here is the function with the class PaginatedSchema2 that I want to import.
def PaginatedCollection2(schema):
    if schema in paginated_schema_cache2:
        return paginated_schema_cache2[schema]

    class PaginatedSchema2(ma.Schema):
        class Meta:
            ordered = True

        data = ma.Nested(schema, many=True)
        total = ma.Integer(dump_only=True)
        current_page = ma.Integer()
        count = ma.Integer(dump_only=True)
        last_page = ma.Integer(dump_only=True)
        firstItem = ma.Integer(dump_only=True)
        lastItem = ma.Integer(dump_only=True)
        per_page = ma.Integer()
        first_page_url = ma.String(dump_only=True)
        last_page_url = ma.String(dump_only=True)
        next_page_url = ma.String(dump_only=True)
        prev_page_url = ma.String(dump_only=True)

    PaginatedSchema2.__name__ = 'Paginated{}'.format(schema.__class__.__name__)
    paginated_schema_cache2[schema] = PaginatedSchema2
    return PaginatedSchema2

Here is the file I am trying to call the class into. PaginatedSchema2 does it import because it's inside a function.
#PaginatedSchema2 does not import
from api.schemas import StringPaginationSchema, PaginatedCollection, EmptySchema,\
    PaginatedCollection2, PaginatedSchema2

def paginated_response2(schema, max_limit=25, order_by=None,
                       order_direction='asc'):
    def inner(f):
        @wraps(f)
        def paginate(*args, **kwargs):
            args = list(args)
            pagination = args.pop(-1)
            select_query = f(*args, **kwargs)
            if order_by is not None:
                o = order_by.desc() if order_direction == 'desc' else order_by
                select_query = select_query.order_by(o)

            total = db.session.scalar(sqla.select(
                sqla.func.count()).select_from(select_query))

            per_page = pagination.get('per_page', max_limit)
            current_page = pagination.get('current_page')
            after = pagination.get('after')
            url = pagination.get('url')
            if per_page > max_limit:
                per_page = max_limit
            if after is not None:
                if current_page is not None or order_by is None:  # pragma: no cover
                    abort(400)
                if order_direction != 'desc':
                    order_condition = order_by > after
                    offset_condition = order_by <= after
                else:
                    order_condition = order_by < after
                    offset_condition = order_by >= after
                query = select_query.limit(per_page).filter(order_condition)
                current_page = db.session.scalar(sqla.select(
                    sqla.func.count()).select_from(select_query.filter(
                        offset_condition)))
            else:
                if current_page is None:
                    current_page = 0
                if current_page < 0 or (total > 0 and current_page >= total) or per_page <= 0:
                    abort(400)

                query = select_query.limit(per_page).offset(current_page)
            last_page = math.ceil(total/per_page)
            if (current_page == last_page or 1):
                last_item = (total % per_page) - 1
            else:
                last_item = per_page - 1

            data = db.session.scalars(query).all()
            return {'data': data,
                'total': total,
                'current_page': current_page,
                'count': len(data),
                "last_page": last_page,
                "firstItem": 0,
                "lastItem": last_item,
                'per_page': per_page,
                "first_page_url": "http://localhost:5000/api/products?search=undefined&limit=15&page=1",
                "last_page_url": "http://localhost:5000/api/products?search=undefined&limit=15&page=63",
                "next_page_url": "http://localhost:5000/api/products?search=undefined&limit=15&page=2",
                "prev_page_url": "http://localhost:5000/api/products?search=undefined&limit=15&page=1"
            }

        # wrap with APIFairy's arguments and response decorators
        #This is where I need the PaginatedSchema2 class
        return arguments(PaginatedSchema2)(response(PaginatedCollection2(
            schema))(paginate))

    return inner

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The Future of the Status Quo: The Left After the Nova Scotia Election
A panel event which took place the University of Kings College in Halifax, Canada, on October 9, 2013.
Howard Epstein (outgoing MLA for Halifax Chebucto)
Judy Haiven (Solidarity Halifax, Saint Mary's University)
Alex Khasnabish (Halifax Radical Imagination Project, Mount Saint Vincent University)
This Nova Scotia election season saw an array of positions on the Left concerning the outcome that might follow from the victory of the NDP. Among them, there were some who openly supported the incumbent Darrell Dexter as the lesser of evils, others who opposed him by casting a vote for another candidate, and still others who followed the abstentionist line by not voting at all. Many of those who voted for the NDP did so under the assumption that the they were a broadly center-left party with vaguely social-democratic tendencies, who might be pushed to reverse neoliberal policies and stave off measures of austerity. Some, while generally less optimistic, endorsed the NDP on the premise that organizing a mass movement against capitalism would be easier with the NDP in power. Others argued that the NDP had done nothing to deserve reelection, offering no hope for either change or progress moving forward. The rest, who took no stance either for or against any party, chose instead to eschew electoral politics altogether.
Now that the election is over we are afforded a brief chance to critically evaluate the prospects for the Nova Scotia Left's transition into the next term. What is different today from the time of NDP's historic win in 2009, when the election seemed like a departure from the course taken under previous Progressive Conservative and Liberal governments? More recently, how are we to regard the Left's renewed focus on parliamentary politics (not only in Nova Scotia, but also in Quebec) when only a year earlier such politics were often deemed obsolete in light of the extra-parliamentarianism of Idle No More, the Quebec student strike and Occupy? Did the last four years since the election and last two years since the 2011 upsurge that started with the Arab Spring, signal progress or regress for the Left? How would the terrain have shifted for the Left with another term under the NDP vs the Liberals? Will government social programs and infrastructure deteriorate yet further? Or will legislative reforms breathe life back into the moribund welfare state? Should we, in fact, take for granted the idea that keeping the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives out of office promises a better environment in which the Left to organize? What does the future hold for a Left caught in the stale air of the status quo?
The 3 Rs: Reform, Revolution, and Resistance, Dalhousie
A moderated panel discussion and audience Q&A on problems of strategies and tactics on the Left today held on Thursday, 19 January 2012 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Eric Anatolik (Occupy NS)
Jacques Beaudoin (Parti communiste revolutionnaire - Revolutionary Communist Party, Canada)
Howard Epstein (New Democratic Party MLA Halifax Chebucto)
Max Haiven (Edu-Factory, Historical and Critical Studies NSCAD)
Andony Melathopoulos (Platypus)
The panel was moderated by Pam Nogales.
"After the failure of the 1960s New Left, the underlying despair with regard to the real efficacy of political will, of political agency, in a historical situation of heightened helplessness, became a self-constitution as outsider, as other, rather than an instrument of transformation. Focused on the bureaucratic stasis of the Fordist, late 20th Century world, the Left echoed the destruction of that world by the dynamics of capital: neoliberalism and globalization.
"The idea of a fundamental transformation became bracketed and, instead, was replaced by the more ambiguous notion of 'resistance.' The notion of resistance, however, says little about the nature of that which is being resisted, or of the politics of the resistance involved.
"'Resistance' is rarely based on a reflexive analysis of possibilities for fundamental change that are both generated and suppressed by the dynamic heteronomous order of capital. 'Resistance' is an undialectical category that does not grasp its own conditions of possibility; it fails to grasp the dynamic historical context of capital and its reconstitution of possibilities for both domination and emancipation, of which the 'resisters' do not recognize that that they are a part."
-- Moishe Postone, "History and Helplessness: Mass mobilization and contemporary forms of anticapitalism" (2006)


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in: Fallout 4 locations, Fallout 4 marked locations
West Everett Estates
Map Marker West Everett Estates
Sections Backyard bunker
Factions Original survivors (defunct; 2077–2078)
Original raiders (defunct; 2078–?)
raiders (defunct; –2287)
Hammer's super mutants
Cell Name WestEverettEstatesExt
WestEverettEstatesExt02
WestEverettEstates01 (backyard bunker)
ref id 0000dae8
0000db07 (02)
0000dae9 (03)
0004a3a6 (backyard bunker)
Terminals West Everett Estates terminals:
Wayne's Terminal
Lance's Terminal
West Everett Estates is an overrun fortified settlement in the Commonwealth.
1.1 The survivors
1.2 Centuries later...
This suburb of Malden was under construction when the bombs fell,[1] built to be a picturesque suburban community similar to Sanctuary Hills.[2] Already partially completed, the development was occupied for at least a year. On October 23, 2077 the radiation from the nuclear detonations would kill all but one of the construction workers where they were.[3]
This wasn't the end for its occupants, however. Some of the original residents would survive into the next year. They would be Ron Cobb, the Ames family (Leon, Lance, Janet and their children) and the Tournquist family, Wayne, Michael, and David, but not mother Bonnie.
The survivors
Cobb was a member of the construction crew when the radiation blanketed the vicinity. While the other workers died where they were, he mutated, becoming a ghoul. The Tournquists, by fortunate circumstance and lots of preparation and hard work managed to get advanced warning and retreat back home to their hidden shelter, while the Ames were away at the time, returning from a family vacation in New York.
Life in the shelter was a combination of fear and sorrow. All the Tournquists could do was listen to the radio and gunfire, which was outside their shelter for three days straight.[4] Sometime between October 26 and November 9 Wayne tried to contact Bonnie at the Mass Bay Medical Center. Unbeknownst to him, the radio message partially made it through, although another nurse would hear the message. She left a holotape with her friend Marcie and tried to sneak out to get home, but did not make it through the fighting in the city.[5] Unable to leave the children alone he was unable to go and look for her.[6]
Wayne Tournquist would finally emerge from the shelter the night of January 27, 2078. Their plan to tap into the main from the water tower worked, but the piping took more duct tape than expected and was leaking pretty bad. They didn't have any more in the house so he tried to sneak over to the Cobb's house across the street. Ron Cobb was working with the construction crew in the neighborhood so Wayne figured he might have some. Wayne was in the Cobb's den and must not have heard him over the distant gunfire and explosions. To Wayne's surprise there was a cold gun barrel pushed up against the back of his head. Ron told Wayne to turn around slowly, and he was shocked at the level of radiation poisoning he had. It hit him hard, his hair was falling out and half his face looked melted; he was a ghoul. Wayne begged him to stop, but he put the gun in his mouth and cocked back the hammer. He heard the gunshot, but when Wayne opened his eyes, Ron was falling to the ground, and Wayne spotted Lance Ames from down the street up on Wayne's roof. He saw the whole thing and saved Wayne's life.[7]
For the next three months Tournquist and Ames worked together to barricade and fortify the neighborhood.[8] To get the biggest part done in a night, together Wayne, Lance and Leon Ames stole a couple of trucks from the Irish Pride Industries shipyard nearby. Lance had him pull them around to the edges of the yards to start the wall. Wayne however flipped his and almost crushed his house. It was another month before they had the rest of the wall ready. Since then they were keeping watch in shifts, and the kids all enjoyed getting to come outside.[9]
On April 30, Wayne celebrated his wife's birthday with his children, trying to bake a cake but ultimately opening a can of frosting and writing in his journal.[9] However, this was the end of their good fortune, as on March 27, Leon made the fatal mistake of blabbing about the settlement to one of a dozen of armed former rioters when he and his brother were scouting. They let the pair go and followed them home.[10]
Lance knew they would be seeing them again real soon. While he was on watch on the roof he was killed, and the settlement was overrun. Leon joined the raiders after they overran the settlement, but not before urinating in his pants. They later planning to use him as a shield for when they went back into the city.[11] In the commotion Wayne and Michael grabbed David and ran away under fire.[12]
Centuries later...
Some time around late 2287 this fortified settlement, now a major raider stronghold in the area, was overrun by a super mutant band led by Hammer. Hoping to use the location as a position to raid more, he would make a trade offer via holotape to Fist, weapons for more mutants.
There are two entrances to the compound in the northeast and southeast corners. There is a cooking station in the center of the camp. What used to be Lance Ames' house is located just outside the fortifications in the northeast corner, and what used to be Wayne Tournquist's house is by the water tower to the south-west. The entrance to his backyard bunker is in the shed adjoining the house, and contains an armor workbench.
The Boston mayoral shelter bathroom key can be found inside of a dresser in the blue house just south of the cooking station.
Hammer's holotape can be found lying on the counter near a fridge within the house with the recording computer.
A Nuka-Cola Quantum is found in a box in the backyard shelter. There is another Nuka-Cola Quantum in the fridge of the yellow house just east of the watertower.
In the blue house just south of the cooking station is a Boston mayoral shelter bathroom key inside of a dresser. This could indicate some sort of connection to the pre-War Boston municipal government, possibly indicating where the attendant mention in the Boston shelter - mayor's goodbye holotape lived.
West Everett Estates appears only in Fallout 4.
↑ All the incomplete homes and evidence of construction.
↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p.292: "[2.29] WEST EVERETT ESTATES
This once-picturesque suburban community is similar to Sanctuary Hills. Currently, it could best be described now as a "transitional" neighborhood. Recently, a Raider gang was overrun by Super Mutants under the leadership of "Hammer." They are clustered to the south. Be sure to thoroughly inspect the area for a safe (Master) and steamer trunk (Expert), Lance's terminal (Advanced), and a nearby safe (Advanced). Enter the backyard bunker to locate Wayne's terminal, another Quantum, and one more trunk."
↑ The skeletons of the workers at their break, the skeleton slumped over the table, and the skeleton of the operator of the Mega Loader, although one may have made it to an incomplete storm drain and died shortly thereafter.
↑ West Everett Estates terminals; Wayne's Terminal, Made it home
↑ Bonnie's holotape
↑ West Everett Estates terminals; Wayne's Terminal, Bonnie
↑ West Everett Estates terminals; Wayne's Terminal, The neighbors
↑ West Everett Estates terminals; Lance's Terminal, The walls
↑ 9.0 9.1 West Everett Estates terminals; Wayne's Terminal, Happy Birthday
↑ West Everett Estates terminals; Lance's Terminal, Leon
↑ West Everett Estates terminals; Lance's Terminal, Look what we have here
↑ David's holotape


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Q: Faster way of initializing arrays in Delphi I'm trying to squeeze every bit of performance in my Delphi application and now I came to a procedure which works with dynamic arrays. The slowest line in it is
SetLength(Result, Len);
which is used to initialize the dynamic array. When I look at the code for the SetLength procedure I see that it is far from optimal. The call sequence is as follows:
_DynArraySetLength -> DynArraySetLength
DynArraySetLength gets the array length (which is zero for initialization) and then uses ReallocMem which is also unnecessary for initilization.
I was doing SetLength to initialize dynamic array all the time. Maybe I'm missing something? Is there a faster way to do this?
EDIT: Describing the main algorithm would take a lot of space and really is unnecessary because it'm trying to optimize a small part of it. In general terms it's a veriant of Vehicle Routing Problem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_routing_problem). I do need zillions of allocations, because I have to keep all the data, and keep it separately. Probalby it would help if I could think of some clever data structure here, but anything I can think of would greatly increase the complexity of the code.
Basically I've done everything I could on the algorithmic level, so now I'm trying to get everything I can from the lowlevel things. So this is rather narrow question: is there any possibility to increase this particular call. And I think that to do this I need to write my own initialization function based on the SetLength code. And make it inline.

A: If you're only calling it once and it's taking a long time then you're requesting more RAM than is available, causing the OS to swap-out other stuff in an attempt to make room for you. Fix: add more RAM, use smaller arrays.
If you're calling it in a loop then the "realloc" is the problem. Every time you call it, increasing the length of the array little-by-little, Delphi is re-allocating your whole array, and then it's copying everything from the old array to the new array. Not exactly efficient.

A: "Premature optimization is the root of all evil."
I doubt you'd have to care about a once in a lifetime initialization...
That is unless you call it a zillion times, then I suggest you redesign your code.

A:
Max wrote :
I have a zillion calls to a function
  which does one time SetLength( Result,
  Len ).

Check on how you use your function : do you really need a zillion distinct calls to this allocating function ? can you, as Francois suggested, redesign your code to lower the number of calls ?
If you really need one zillion distinct calls to your function, and need to speed things up, I think you will need to leave dynamic arrays and use a different structure.
But before doing that, and enter a complete debugging hell, I would strongly join Francois suggestion, and try to redesign the code.
Maybe you can tell us a bit more about your algorithm ? Is it about handling graphical 3D structures ?
[EDIT] Ok, if it's about solving NP-complete problems, I would try to avoid allocating as much as possible.
Most of the time, you can give an upper bound to the size of your arrays/stacks/structures - e.g : #cities, #vehicles + #drivers, #roads * #cities ...
For those parts, I would suggest allocating once the biggest possible array, and handling manually the fact that you use only the first n rows or such.
Given the computing time it can save afterwards, even allocating structures in n^2 or n^3 can be acceptable.
Optimizing SetLength : what you suggest makes sense.
However, if dynamic arrays are well adapted to writing Delphi code - mainly because of their "automatic constructor" semantics - they are, IMHO, not well adapted to high performance computations - it relies heavily on RTTI, reference counting can give you surprises every now and then...
What you are suggesting is a change in dynamic arrays semantics. Try to see if the solution "changing your data type" is really that impossible to write & debug.

A: Instead of calling a function that contains SetLength a zillion times, rather preallocate the storage, and pass the preallocated arrays into the function.   One such way is something like this:
const
  NUM_ARRAYS = 1000;
  ARRAY_SIZE = 1000;
type
  TMyArray = array [0..ARRAY_SIZE] of Integer;
var
  MyStorage: array[0..NUM_ARRAYS] of TMyArray;

procedure DoWork(var AArray: TMyArray);
begin
  Blah;
end;

procedure MainLoop;
var
  i: Integer;
begin
  for i := 0 to High(MyStorage) do
  begin
    DoWork(MyStorage[i]);
  end;
end;

This will be significantly faster than calling SetLength inside an inner loop.  The main thing to watch out for is using too much memory for the hardware.

A: This is more of a comment, but since posting large blocks of code in comments isn't pretty, I post it here instead.
Sometimes, if you do not know how many elements you will end up with in the end, it might be tempting to write code like this:
var
  Arr: array of cardinal;

procedure AddElement(const NewElement: cardinal);
begin
  SetLength(Arr, length(Arr) + 1);
  Arr[high(Arr)] := NewElement;
end;

This is very bad, for then the memory needs to be reallocated each time you add a new element. A much better approach (if possible) is to find an upper bound for the number of elements, such as MAX_ELEMENTS = 100000; and then set the length initially:
SetLength(Arr, MAX_ELEMENTS);

Then you create a variable like
var
  ActualNumberOfElements: cardinal = 0;

and write
procedure AddElement(const NewElement: cardinal);
begin
  Arr[ActualNumberOfElements] := NewElement;
  inc(ActualNumberOfElements);
end;

When you are done filling the array, simply truncate it:
SetLength(Arr, ActualNumberOfElements);

A: The slowest part of SetLength is not "unnessesary calls" or something - it's allocation of memory, which is performed by memory manager (and ReallocMem in your case will be simple GetMem, since source pointer is nil).
So, what memory manager do you use? Are you, by any chance, on D7 without FastMM?
Try to install FastMM and see if it helps a bit.


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The USS Flier Project
The Stories Behind History
The Book: Surviving the Flier
Book Proof!
Posted by Rebekah
It's here! It's here! It's here!
Actually, it was here on Monday. But between the camera being dead, and my schedule and finishing a surprise that I hope the families of the Flier crew will love, I hadn't gotten around to taking proper photos.
But I have now. Here we go.
There's the front cover. What do you think? (Seriously, I'd welcome the feedback)
There it is in all its glory. This is a proof, meaning it's for the author's eyes only, and it's a last gasp chance to make sure everything is perfect, all photos, graphics, wording, everything.
It's a good thing too, because despite my every effort, I've had to replace five photos that came out too dark and a handful of typos and some stuff I forgot about last minute, including three thank yous and seven bibliographic references. Thank goodness, they only charge for one more upload rather than per correction! (If you purchase this book and happen to find a typo or something PLEASE don't tell me for at least a week! I'll need the time to adjust to not-panic drive!)
This is a pretty cool book, even if I am prejudiced. Here's the start to Chapter One:
The opening to Chapter One. That is an actual photo of the crew of the Flier likely receiving their awards for the stellar job done on the first patrol. I wish there was a date for this, whether it happened shortly after Flier arrived, or shortly before she left, but a number of men on the Flier received commendations such as Bronze Stars and Silver Stars, and Crowley received a Navy Cross. If you're curious about the coffee reference in the opening pages, that's a true reference. Al remembered this strange thing about the Flier crew: they insisted on Hills Bros. coffee, and nothing else. Though he couldn't taste a difference, he said some of the crew were dead serious about that coffee.
And another random spread in Chapter 2 with a map included. I was able to put over 20 maps, photos and diagrams, though they are not evenly spaced throughout the book. Since obviously, none of the men were carrying a camera during their escape, there are few photos in the middle of the book.
From Chapter Two where Al and the other officers learned where the Flier was going for her second patrol. In order to keep submarines as safe as possible, only the Commanding Officer was told where they were going before the submarine left port. If, like Flier's case, they had to stop somewhere to refuel, no one else was told where they were headed until after the submarine had left the last vestiges of Allied civilization behind. Thanks to the later investigation and the Operation Orders of the Flier, we know where they were supposed to head, and how and when they were supposed to get home, had Fate not intervened.
Despite the title and the fact that this book is centered around the doomed second patrol of the Flier and the escape of the eight Fliers themselves, there are a number of backstories and flashbacks in this book to try and flesh out Flier's life and that of her crew before the explosion. The most frustrating thing was, of course, with eighty four men onboard Flier, I couldn't feature or name them all during the course of the book, but I hope this shows a good cross section of who these guys were.
So its 294 pages long, 14 of which is Bibliography alone (I might shrink the text in the Bib to give me more room if I need it).
As soon as the proof is re-sent with the final final FINAL (I hope) revisions, we'll finish up the e-books starting with the Amazon Kindle version. I'll let you know when we get that up for those who are interested in that sort of format rather than a hard copy.
We were hoping to do a Barnes and Noble Nook version, but we can't seem to find any information on how to convert these books into that format. If you know, please contact me about how to do that.
Audiobook version will be coming. It just might not be ready for the launch. Sorry. It's coming, I promise.
Well, now back to work. I have a deck log to photograph, a DVD to create, and another Exhibit to design. I'm swamped. (in a good way)
And where was Flier, Redfin and Robalo? Robalo is definitely lost now, though how many of her men remain alive and/or free or imprisoned is still a matter of debate. Flier is in drydock having her starboard mechanical everything thoroughly gone over, and the Redfins are reporting back on duty. The Coastwatchers are well and settled in Brooke's Point, establishing one radio station on the beach and one on the side of Addison Peak a mile or so inland. They have no idea Balabac Straits are definitively mined (it was assumed, not known that Balabac was mined at this time) and their radios are having problems again anyway, so they haven't told HQ. This fact will have deadly consequences for more than the submariners.
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Obama's Day, Nov. 28: Discussing US Economy
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DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.
Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks at an event at the White House with middle-class Americans who would see their taxes go up if Congress fails to act to extend the middle-class tax cuts. The President's remarks in the South Court Auditorium are open press.
In the afternoon, the President will hold a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room. The Vice President will also attend. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting.
Later in the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will attend a meeting with business leaders to discuss the actions we need to take to keep our economy growing and find a balanced approach to reduce our deficit. The President and the Vice President will be joined by the following:
Frank Blake, Chairman and CEO, The Home Depot; Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs Group; Joe Echeverria, CEO, Deloitte LLP; Ken Frazier, President and CEO, Merck and Co.; Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, Coca Cola; Terry Lundgren, Chairman, President, and CEO, Macy's Inc.; Marissa Mayer, CEO and President, Yahoo!; Douglas Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar; Ian Read, Chairman and CEO, Pfizer; Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast; Ed Rust, Chairman and CEO, State Farm Insurance Co.; Arne Sorenson, President and CEO, Marriott; Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO, AT&T; Patricia Woertz, President and CEO, Archer Daniels Midland.
This meeting in the Roosevelt Room is closed press.
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Recently, I went in to a trustee and was looking into proposal vs. bankruptcy. After reviewing my debt, my trustees informed me that I am better off doing a proposal being that I would be repaying close to 50% back to my creditors. I also inquired about my Visa, as I would like to be able to keep some sort of credit. I was informed by my trustee that if my card is at a zero balance, I can keep the card.
I filed in my proposal listing just my overdraft and not my visa, even though they are with the same bank, I was advised that my visa would not be effected.
I submitted my proposal a week ago, and today I find out that my Visa has been taken away from me, and I am extremely upset by this as I worked hard to pay it off so I could keep it.
I am not sure if my trustee has mislead me or is my bank in the wrong.
Please help me in figuring out what to do next.
I am sorry, but in my opinion, your trustee has done you a large disservice. Regardless of whether or not your VISA had a balance, when you file a proposal you are required by law to surrender all of your credit cards to your trustee. The fact that your trustee let you keep one is frankly inappropriate. It comes as no surprise to me that the bank cancelled your card, particularly since their overdraft was included as one of your debts (again, you had no choice, the overdraft had to be listed).
If you are really upset then you may want to call the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy and expres your concerns about what your trustee told you. It won't get you your card back, but it might stop your trustee from giving anyone else the same bad advice.
If you really feel the need for a credit card, you can apply for a secured card from a number of different companies. A secured card simply means you put some money on deposit and the company sets your credit limit based on that amount. Do a Google search for companies that offer this type of card, if you're interested.


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"Dark Summer"
by Andy Crump
A film that uses DJ Caruso's career as a reference point is a film that starts out in dire straits indeed. Hence Paul Solet's Dark Summer, a horror riff on Disturbia, which is itself a riff on Rear Window. Like Caruso, Solet is using Hitchcock's work as his blueprint without acknowledging the connection; it's a small consolation, then, that he inserts an unveiled nod to Disturbia in his film's opening minutes. Dark Summer's honesty is admirable for a few moments before it becomes frustrating; besides that, candor is a poor replacement for craft and competency. This is a coy way of saying that Dark Summer is a disaster, no matter where it draws its influences from. 2014 wasn't an especially great year for horror, and as one of 2015's openers (following the limp The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death and the subdued REC 4: Apocalypse), Dark Summer doesn't spell good things for the genre's future; just a lot of overwrought cutting suffused with tepid performances, built on a foundation of social consciousness and indifference. The kindest observation to make about Dark Summer is that it isn't empty, but for all that's on its mind, the film doesn't bother having much of a perspective, either.
Dark Summer takes place within the confines of teenager Daniel's (Keir Gilchrist) home as he is placed under house arrest for abusing the Internet. Apparently, Daniel cyber-stalked a classmate, Mona (Grace Phipps), through all arms of social media, and crossed the line enough to demand police intervention; having an ankle bracelet on and taking away his web privileges keeps him confined, but his friends are able to sneak in to raise his spirits, apparently by boring him. Then Mona video-chats Daniel only to blow her head off right before his eyes, and, surprise of surprises, her gory ghost starts haunting him.
That's not a very poetic synopsis, but Dark Summer isn't a very poetic film; it's a series of storytelling blunders tied together through frenetic editing. It's barely coherent. There's little reason given as to why Daniel is held under lock and key in the first place, even in the handful of scenes he shares with his parole officer, a man who reads as sinister by virtue of being played by Peter Stormare. Solet never makes clear exactly what Daniel did to Mona to warrant his punishment – we know enough to know he liked her from afar, or at least was fascinated by her – but Dark Summer is so damn somber, you'd think he committed crimes of greater severity. In this respect, the film evokes, unintentionally or not, the rash of recent cases in which cyber-bullying has lead to suicide among teens. You may even detect whiffs of August's celebrity hacking scandal in lazy mentions of cloud computing.
Had Solet followed these threads to their logical ends, Dark Summer might have been a metaphoric gem. At least it might have maintained an emotional throughline. To his credit, Dark Summer works best when it circles back to Daniel's personal guilt and attempts to deal with his responsibility for his circumstances and, ultimately, for Mona's death. But just when you think you know what kind of film Dark Summer is, it switches gears and reveals itself as something straight out of Paranormal Activity. It's a thunderously banal bait-and-switch, one that would be insulting if it was appended to a better film; in that case, we should be grateful that Dark Summer is such a literally effortless production.
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After some time in reality TV, having taken part in Celebrity Big Brother, it looks like Stephanie Davis is keen to get back to her roots.
The 25-year-old has revealed that she'll be returning to Hollyoaks as bad girl Sinead O'Connor.
The mum-of-one was famously fired from the show back in 2015 but, after getting her life back on track, Steph has now bagged herself a second chance in soap land.
Sharing an Instagram snap of herself holding a Hollyoaks script, Steph wrote: 'I'm over the moon to be given this amazing opportunity and so excited to bring feisty Sinead back to Hollyoaks.
'@Stephdavis77 This is bigger and better news than the Royal Wedding! #Hollyoaks having Sinead back in the hood! You're amazing Steph x [sic]', said another.
Meanwhile, Hollyoaks boss Bryan Kirkwood has also released a statement revealing that he's equally as excited for Steph's comeback.
'I am delighted that Stephanie is returning,' he said.
'She's a hugely talented actress who has worked hard to overcome some personal issues. We welcome her return to Hollyoaks to reprise her role as Sinead O'Connor, a brilliant and vibrant character who the audience love.


Hi, my name is Rachael Treadgold and I am the Club Manager and a Senior Instructor of Red Tiger Karate Club.
I have been training in karate since I was 10, I joined GKR Karate Club back in 1997 and can still remember how much I enjoyed my first class – and how tired I was at the end of it! I got my first full grade of yellow belt within 3 months of joining, however a car accident then stopped me training for 10 months, but I still went along to class to sit and watch my Dad. I was determined to carry on my training and achieve what everybody ultimately wants – a black belt!
I graded to black belt in July 2003 after 6 years of training. I cannot describe how proud it makes you feel to achieve something that you have worked at for such a long time. Just make sure you've got all your friends and family there to support you on the day because they are the ones who keep you going when you are tired and desperate to give up!
My current grade is 3rd Dan Dan Black Belt however I am not motivated by belts or grades, after all my dad says to me 'Belts are just for holding your pants up!'. I am motivated to be the best student I can be. I am motivated by the students that train in my classes. I owe it to them to train hard so that I can help them achieve everything they want to. I am motivated by my Sensei's and the great leaders and Instructors of the past. I will never stop learning and will always do karate.
I've been teaching karate for over 8 years now on a part & full time basis and it's the most rewarding job in the world! To see people from the minute they walk in the door, scared to death, without a clue what they are doing, right through to coaching them through their first few grades and seeing them develop both mentally and physically, makes all the effort worth it!
I have successfully participated in tournaments and won lots of medals myself but one of my greatest competitive karate achievements is not something I have done. I love watching my students compete and win medals at our tournaments. It doesn't even matter if they win or they don't, it makes me proud to see them having a go. It takes a lot of guts to even get in that tournament ring. When they win, that's even better!
I love teaching because I like to share the knowledge that has been shared with me. I love meeting new people and working with the children and families in our club. You can change people's lives by helping them learn to better themselves. Over the years I have met students who have been bullied which has shattered their self-confidence. I have met students with behavioural issues whose parents are at the end of their tether. Our Karate club helps people and my fellow Instructors and I do it to inspire our students to change their lives for the better.
I have made some wonderful friends through karate, when I first started Sensei Mike and Leesa taught me. I now count them as some of my closest friends. I met my husband at karate and stayed active most of the way through my recent pregnancy – teaching right up to 7 months and resuming my training after just two weeks off. I have seen students grow up, earn their black belts and go off to university. They have become good friends and still come back to visit us at Red Tiger. I would class the Instructors and the people I teach as friends I care about.
I feel lucky to teach fantastic students every day. Within Red Tiger Karate, I am responsible for 5 classes and over 150 of my own students training and development. First and foremost (like everyone else) I am dedicated Karate student.
Even though I have been training for so many years, I still absolutely love it and have so much to learn. There is nothing more important than your own training. I train at least 4 times a week and am always trying to fit in more training. I practise all the time no matter where I am or what I am supposed to be doing. I have to get it right, if it's not perfect, I am not happy!
I stretch everyday and I have come to realise that being fit and having a strong body is a very important part of being a good karate student. If you have a good level of fitness you will be able to practise more often and more intensely. It will boost your self-confidence and you will feel better both physically and mentally. If you are fit, you will not get as frustrated with yourself especially when your brain knows what you want it to do, but your body can't manage it.
Karate training can get you to that level of fitness you need. It's a great workout if you train as hard as you can. You get out of it what you put into it. If you don't put all of your effort in at every class, you are only cheating yourself. You are holding yourself back and not being true. To achieve the best out of your ability, you must do your best every time to you come training.
The most common thing people say to me is: how do you do it every day? I do it every day because my body is used to it, I love it and it my way to escape and relax. There is nothing in the world that empties your mind faster than someone throwing a round kick to your head and you having to block it! You have to focus on your training and in the dojo, nothing else matters.
We have recently joined the JKS which offers our Club massive opportunities. We now have the opportunity to train in Japan, join an established and successful England squad and train with the very best Shotokan Instructors in the World. The future is very exciting and you could be a part of it too.
So if you are thinking about trying karate, just do it! You will never look back!
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile and I hope to see you very soon.


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Madonna attends Kabbalah conference in Israel
by MT2007 · September 13, 2007
Madonna joined with other devotees of Kabbalah at a Tel Aviv hotel on Thursday on the occasion of the Jewish New Year.
Wearing a shiny black zipper jacket and a red hat with a plaid brim, Madonna attended a Kabbalah conference during a private visit to the Holy Land. She arrived in Israel on Wednesday night and did not speak to the media.
From the Associated Press.
Madonna and other celebrity practitioners of the ancient Jewish mystical tradition Kabbalah are in Israel for the new year holiday of Rosh Hashana, local media reported on Thursday.
Madonna, who last visited Israel in 2004, arrived surrounded by bodyguards several hours late at a large Tel Aviv hotel, the reports said.
The London-based singer will be joined by US actors Ashton Kutcher, his wife Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, and clothing designer Donna Karan, a spokesman for a Kabbalah centre in Tel Aviv sponsoring the visit told AFP on Tuesday.
From the Agence France Presse.
Madonna is pictures in an image by AP Photo/AP Television News. In the other image Guy Ritchie sits with photographer Steven Klein and dancer Leroy "Hypnosis" Barnes on the beach outside his hotel in Tel Aviv (AP Photo/Moti Milrod).
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Batman - Bruce Wayne, Murderer?
Bruce Wayne has just reached his.
When he is found with the dead body of Vesper Fairchild in his arms, a chain of events begins that will leave the Batman mythos changed forever. Arrested and imprisoned for murder, alienated from all whom he has ever called ally, Bruce Wayne stands poised to lose his own identity to the specter of his dark knight counterpart - Batman!
What would happen if the line between Bruce Wayne and Batman was shattered?
Featuring story and art from some of DC Comics' top talents, Batman: Bruce Wayne - Murderer? collects all relevant segments from the ground-breaking Bruce Wayne: Murderer? event, as well as the startling conclusion from Batman #600.


Many observers have reported new daytime high temperature records as well as warm overnight low temperature records over the last week. Up north at International Falls, they reported new daytime highs on March 10 (59 F), March 11 (61 F), March 13 (55 F), March 14 (57 F), and March 15 (57 F tied record). Other northern Minnesota locations reported some remarkably high temperatures for so early in the year, including records of 65 F at Grand Rapids and 62 F at Hibbing on the 10th, and 66 F at Cass Lake, with 55 F at Embarrass on the 11th and 64 F on the 15th (incredibly high for a location that is usually the state's cold spot). Duluth Airport reported new record highs on the 11th (57 F) and the 14th (68 F).
Further south more records were set, with Moose Lake reporting a record high of 67 F and Hinckley a record 72 F on the 14th. In fact, many observers reported afternoon readings in the 70s F on the 14th. A record of 71 degrees F was reported at St Cloud, 73 F was reported at MSP, Madison, and Grand Meadow, 74 F at Austin and Rochester, and 75 degrees F at Winona Dam. The last reading established a new statewide temperature record for March 14th, breaking the old record of 73 F at Pipestone on March 14, 1935. Eau Claire, WI broke their record for March 14th by 10 degrees F, hitting 76 F at 4:00 pm in the afternoon. Thursday, the 15th brought even more 70 F plus readings, but fell short of the statewide record of 80 F set at Waseca in 1927. Rochester reported a record 74 degrees F, while Luverne, Albert Lea, and Preston hit a record 73 degrees F. Forest Lake and Red Wing Dam reported record highs of 75 degrees F, while Windom and Worthington also reported record highs with 72 degrees F.
The overnight air remained warm too at many locations, as Rochester reported their warmest low ever for March 14th with 49 degrees F and MSP reported a record 48 degrees F. Temperatures around the region were expected to hit record-setting territory again Friday through Monday as daytime highs are expected in the 70s F and perhaps even some 80s F, while overnight lows may remain in the 50s F.
With the persistent warmth lake ice-out dates may be 2-3 weeks earlier than normal this year. Certainly lake ice in southern Minnesota counties has been disappearing rapidly this week. You can follow the progress of lake ice-out reports at the DNR-State Climatology Office web site.
One further note, thunderstorm season may come early as well, especially if dewpoints reach into the 50s and 60s F this weekend and next week. The highest March dewpoint in the Twin Cities climate record is 60 degrees F on March 24, 1945. But this value may be surpassed next week as strong warm, moist air from the south is expected across the state, with increasing chances for thunderstorms.
The NOAA Climate Prediction Center released new outlooks this week. For April the continued trend of significantly above normal temperatures (now six months long in the state) is expected to prevail in Minnesota. There is no indication whether precipitation will be above or below normal. Similarly the outlook for April, May, and June shows no tendency for either above or below normal values of mean temperature and total precipitation.
Tropical Cyclone Lua was being monitored as it strengthened off the NW Australian coast. This relatively large system was producing wind gusts over 100 mph and sea waves over 30 feet as it approached the Australian coast line near Port Hedland. It was expected to bring heavy rain to the area over the weekend.
A recent study from the University of Connecticut and published in Global Environmental Change suggests a link between the great economic recession and increased skepticism in climate change. When job security and economic health are at risk, many people don't want to contend with the problems presented by climate change. You can read more about this study here.
NOAA announced last week results from a study of trends in Great Lakes winter ice cover. Generally over the past 40 years the trend is downward in the areal coverage of ice on the Great Lakes. In addition there is less variability from year to year.
This has been such a mild winter for the Twin Cities. Have we had any week-long spells of weather when the temperature never rose above 32 F? I can't recall.
Answer: Yes, despite the persistent warmth this winter we have had two such spells in the Twin Cities. December 4-10 saw no temperature above 32 F, and also January 17-24. But those are the only two. Remarkably, 76 percent of all days since November 1, 2011 have seen above normal temperatures in the Twin Cities.
If Friday, March 16 brings record high temperatures (as forecasted), the Twin Cities will report 5 new record highs in the last 7 days, a remarkable string of warmth. Does the Twin Cities climate record show any other weekly periods when 5 or more record high temperature values were set? It seems highly unusual.
I might also add that the Twin Cities report three new record warm lows this week as well, and there may be more in store for the weekend.
The average MSP high temperature for this date is 37 degrees F (plus or minus 11 degrees F standard deviation), while the average low is 19 degrees F (plus or minus 11 degrees F standard deviation).
MSP weather records for this date include: highest daily maximum temperature of 71 degrees F in 1930; lowest daily maximum temperature of 8 degrees F in 1900; lowest daily minimum temperature of -10 F in 1900; highest daily minimum temperature of 43 F in 2003; record precipitation of 0.80 inches in 1917; and record snowfall of 9.0 inches also in 1917. Snow depth was 23 inches on this date in 1962.
Average dew point for March 16th is 19 degrees F, with a maximum of 52 degrees F in 2003 and a minimum of -10 degrees F in 1941.
The state record high temperature for this date is 75 degrees F at Fairmont (Martin County), New Ulm (Brown County), and St Peter (Nicollet County) in 1930, and again at Luverne (Rock County) in 1966; the state record low temperature for this date is -34 degrees F at Pokegama Dam (Itasca County) in 1899. State record precipitation for this date is 2.44 inches at Lynd (Lyon County) in 1917; and state record snowfall for this date is 24.0 inches also at Lynd (Lyon County) in 1917.
A period of bitter cold ended on March 16, 1897 as temperatures went from below 0 F readings in the morning to afternoon highs in the 30s and 40s F. For pioneer settlers in Campbell (Wilkin County) it was the last below 0 F reading of a long, bitter winter. Further north at Detroit Lakes, after bottoming out at -43 degrees F on March 15th temperatures rise to 56 degrees F by the 18th. For the rest of March temperatures moderated from the 30s F to 50s F, prompting rapid snow melt and spring flooding.
A winter storm brought heavy snowfall to Minnesota over March 16-17, 1917. Railroad traffic was blocked for a period of time as huge drifts covered the tracks. Some of the snowfalls from this storm included: 12 inches at Milaca, New London, and Bird Island; 13 inches at Collegeville and Redwood Falls; 14 inches at St Cloud and Glencoe; 15 inches at Duluth; 17 inches at Hutchinson; 18 inches at Willmar and Tyler; 20 inches at Canby; and 24 inches at Lynd. That month, Duluth reported 48.2 inches of snowfall, with a maximum snow depth of 40 inches.
A brief, but record-setting warm spell visited the state over March 15-16, 1930. Many climate observers saw temperatures climb into the 70s F, setting record highs. Among these locations: Chaska, Hutchinson, Faribault, Fairmont, Waseca, Pipestone, New Ulm, St Peter, and the Twin Cities. It was 68 degrees F as far north as Floodwood. Following the early spring warm up, temperatures plummeted to single digit lows on the 21st of March.
The St Patrick's Day Blizzard struck Minnesota on March 17, 1965. Some incredible snowfall amounts were reported, as roads schools were closed. Some of the reported snowfalls included; 12 inches at Springfield, Cloquet, Gaylord, and New London; 13 inches at St Cloud and Santiago; 14 inches at Hutchinson, Two Harbors and Buffalo; 17 inches at Duluth; 18 inches at Mora; and 23.6 inches at Collegeville.
A record-setting weekend coming up with exceptionally warm days and warm nights. Some new state record high temperature values may be set. Increasing cloudiness on Monday with a chance for showers and thunderstorms later in the day and breezy conditions. Continued chance for thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday with somewhat cooler temperatures. Still, overall above normal temperatures will continue for the balance of next week.