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Home/ Resources / Projects / CIA Cryptonyms / bigram: LI / cryptonym: LIEMPTY
Cryptonym: LIEMPTY
Umbrella surveillance project in Mexico City, formerly code-named LIPSTICK. Included a variety of sub-projects under it.
104-10414-10124: MEXICO CITY STATION HISTORY, EXCERPTS
11/16/78: Mexico City Station History by Anne Goodpasture: Pages 269-270: ..."LIEMPTY: This project was approved in 1958. LIEMPTY was a new cryptonym for the LIPSTICK Project which had provided the station with visual and photographic surveillance of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City from 1954. The original agents were recruited by Charles W. Anderson, III, and Harry T. Mahoney. One two-story house (LIMITED) and two apartments (LILYRIC and LICALLA) were used as observation posts overlooking the front and back of the Soviet Embassy chancery in Mexico City..." - - - Page 274: ..."The LIEMPTY Project was approved in 1959 for $95.000. This included salaries for agents in the three photobases, Oliver G. Scantling, Raymond H. Gerende, the LIENTRAP truck and personnel, and a (REDACTION)man (recruited but untrained) surveillance team with LIJERSEY cryptonyms who were directed by an outside case officer, Simon D. Clackett. In 1960, the costs declined to $53,000 when Clackett resigned and returned to the United States and the LIJERSEY agents were transferred to the LITEMPO project. The costs for 1966 were $45,300 (as a result of Scantling's transfer to Project LIRAZOR). With the transfer of the LIENTRAP truck to the LIEMBRACE Project, the cost for 1969 was $43,500. Approximately $32,000 was spent on salaries for (REDACTION) agents in this group (1969); the remainder was spent on vehicle maintenance, rents utilities, and equipment..."
104-10413-10029: CRYPTS
05/01/71: CIA document: "Crypts: LIEMPTY (KDFACTOR) So Emb, multipurpose - see below...LIEMPTY (since 1958) (KDFACTOR) Project, multipurpose, Sov Emb..."
104-10118-10334: RENEWAL OF PROJECT LIEMPTY
01/08/60: CIA document from Chief, Foreign Intelligence to Chief of Operations, DD/P:
104-10079-10282: DRAFT PAPER ON LIEMPTY PROJECT
00/00/63: CIA document: "The LIEMPTY Project is designed to collect operational information on LIMERICK installation and personnel, as well as targets of opportunity, through stationery and mobile photographic coverage. In addition, the project provides the means for investigating leads from both the above noted coverages and other Station sources. It supports other Station operations through the renting of safehouses providing and servicing post office box mail drops, conducting countersurveillances and pretext investigations and performing related tasks. LIEMPTY provides the majority of photographs used by the Station in its CE operations against the LIMERICK target. The Station consider the photo coverage of the LIMERICK installation as essential tool in following the daily activities of the personnel of that installation including known and suspected intelligence officers, and individuals visiting the establishment."
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New Music Mondays: Elder, High Command and More!
28th November 2022 Overtone
For the first time in the year plus of New Music Mondays, we've finally reached a week where I'm not particularly familiar with any of the bands on the list. Six almost completely unknown bands put out albums, so I'm excited to dive in and hopefully find some new great bands to be obsessed with!
Elder: Innate Passage
There are two types of prog music. There's the ever changing, constant insanity of bands like Rush or Iron Maiden's epics, throwing in different riffs and parts every couple of minutes. Then there's the type that stretch an entire riff out for a solid ten minutes and squeeze every last drop out of the same concept before moving onto the next. This is an example of the latter.
Time for me to feel and sound like a hypocrite. While I typically like it when bands play around with the same riff and get different sounds out of it all. But five one-riff tracks spanning 54 minutes is a little too much for even me. The talent of the band is clearly on full display and very high, it just got a little too much and repetitive for me. Ironically, 'Endless Return' was a highlight track of the album, though! The clean riff is awesome and it builds perfectly for over two minutes into the great heaviness. 5/10 I'd not stick it on optionally much, but I also wouldn't skip a track!
High Command: Eclipse of the Duel Moons
I've not heard an album open on such a punch to the teeth since Vugar Display of Power. The title track is a tour de force of power and aggression. Also, this band were one of the few I'd heard the name of previously, but I don't know why I didn't know they were crossover thrash. I had a lighter sound in mind, but I'm very glad they sounded like this instead.
Again, it's a collection of incredibly talented musicians making great tracks together. The slower, proggy awesomeness that is 'Imposing Hammers of Cold Sorcery' is a definite highlight, as is the similarly paced 'Chamber of Agony'. It turns out, although I do like balls-to-the-wall thrash too, I clearly enjoy it when the bands do things a little different and create some dynamics in their tracks, even just for parts of it. I love 'In the Court of the Dragon, but 'Shadow of the Abattoir' is my favourite track on the album. 'The Four Horsemen' is one of my favourite Metallica tracks because it combines both thrash and slower elements together masterfully. It's the same with these tracks.
I don't want to crap on the other tracks though, the faster, thrash tracks are also amazing. This is a damn good album, and I'd highly recommend it if you're into the heavier side of metal. 7.5/10, good stuff.
Finnegan's Hell: One Finger Salute
Described as Sweden's answer to The Pogues, as well as being the leading light in the New of Swedish Celtic Punk movement (something that I didn't know existed but will have to check out more of now), the band return with their fourth album. It's about exactly what you'd expect from the genre, and a lot of fun.
The anthemic, straight-to-the-point title track is a clear highlight. The opener is also great, some of the vocal melody even reminding me of some more recent Bruce Dickinson stuff. 'I'll Make it Up to You' is also typical Celtic punk awesomeness. It's honestly nice that after two albums of proggier writing, we have an album that's ten tracks and only 25 minutes long. Heck, only one song clocks in at over three minutes. It was the perfect pallet clenser.
I've always loved the genre, and this is a great album to add to it. It's packed full of great, fun tracks and in no way overstays its welcome. I feel like this band would be a lot of fun to see live, especially playing a few of these tracks! 7/10
Black Paisley: Human Nature
The latest band to put out an album into the rather saturated NWOCR scene, Black Paisley still put out a damn good album for their fourth release. The Swedes are clearly good songwriters, with tracks like 'Not Alone', 'Mojo' and 'World's Turning' all being great. It's a good album and the band definitely deserve more recognition, especially over here where the NWOCR movement has taken over half of the underground scene.
However, there is so much 'classic rock' out there these days and we've covered so much of it over the last year and a half that I'm starting to get rather burnt out from it. Like there are a lot of bands in the scene that do things different and mix up the formula in their own way, think Ward XVI or Mason Hill or South of Salem, that I LOVE> But it just means that straight-up classic rock doesn't do much for me currently. I'll probably come back around and absolutely love this album in the new year, and I'm definitely going to be listening to it again and checking out their older stuff. However, for now I'll give it a 6.5/10. Sorry guys.
The Riven: Peace and Conflict
When this album started I was very tempted to write some extended version of 'see above'. However I'll be damned, this band really won me over, and quickly! 'The Taker' is a fantastic, high-energy anthem while slower tracks like 'Sorceress of the Sky' are amazing and show off great versatility from the band. Plus, who cannot be impressed by the sheer brilliance of musicianship on display in 'La Puerta del Tiempo'?
It's nothing mindblowing, but it's a damn good hard rock album and one I'll definitely be listening to some more. 7/10
Mother Vulture: Mother Knows Best
Another band that I knew pretty much by name only, thanks to being on festival bills I'd been to or toured with other bands I've checked out. However I had never had the chance to check them out properly. I regret that massively. This was fucking awesome.
A fuzzy, desert/indie rock take on classic rock, this was amazing from start to finish. From the anthemic opening track to other radio-rock bangers like 'Honey' and 'Shifting Sands', this album is made to be played hard and loud in front of thousands of screaming fans. I named those three tracks while, in honesty, the whole album is its own highlight. Whether you're into rock, indie or metal, check this out, as you will for sure find something to love. These guys blend all of it together masterfully with this album, and honestly, if given the right marketing, it could and should catapult them into the stratosphere. 9/10 CHECK THIS OUT.
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The main difference between generic and brand-name drugs is cost. On average, generic drugs are priced 45% lower than their brand-name equivalents. The use of trade names has been associated with medication errors and confusion. The highest population being the elderly, most seniors are on a fixed income and purchase generic brand drugs due to lower costs however errors occur when patients are on multiple drugs either prescribed or OTC's and often do not understand they may be putting themselves at risk by combing medications when they have different names. Here is a typical example, I have had many patients come into the ER over the years and when asked their list of medications I will often see they are duplicating medication as in Advil vs. Ibuprofen. I have also seen errors made by nurses who are not familiar with generic vs. trade!
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Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada
Rottluff Reigns In Victoria
Max Rottluff claims the Bayview Place Cardtronics Open for his second career Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada victory
VICTORIA, B.C. — Dusseldorf, Germany's Max Rottluff shot a three-under 67 on Sunday at Uplands Golf Club to claim his second career Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada victory at the Bayview Place Cardtronics Open presented by Times Colonist.
The 24-year old built a three-stroke lead down the closing stretch, then hung on to win by one over Jacksonville, Florida's T.J. Vogel to earn his second career Mackenzie Tour title. The win moves Rottluff to second place on the Order of Merit, in position to earn Web.com Tour status for 2018.
"It's great to get a win early in the season," said Rottluff, who finished eighth on the Order of Merit last season thanks to a win at the SIGA Dakota Dunes Open. "I know it's a long year, and there are a lot of quality players on this Tour, so I expect a lot of other guys to be in contention, but I'll give it my best to secure a spot in The Five."
Beginning the day two strokes behind Vogel, Rottluff was one of several players in the hunt as the leaders headed to the back nine, with Rottluff, Vogel and Lake Mary, Florida's Jhared Hack holding a share of the lead.
It was then that Rottluff, a former 1st team NCAA All-American at Arizona State, took control, making birdies on holes 10 through 12 to jump in front by two shots over Vogel.
The deciding moment came at the par-4 16th, when Rottluff poured in a 30-footer for birdie to extend his lead to three. After Vogel birdied the 17th but narrowly missed a birdie putt at the 72nd hole, Rottluff needed only a two-putt bogey at the last to secure his second professional victory.
"I knew exactly what the ball was going to do," said Rottluff of his decisive birdie putt at 16. "I was able to match the speed perfectly, and that was a huge, huge momentum swing for sure."
The win was extra special for Rottluff and his father Sepp, a former pro hockey player in Germany who is caddying for his son during the B.C. Golf Swing, the three Mackenzie Tour events in Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna.
"I had a special caddie last year for my first win, and I had a very special caddie for me again this week," said Rottluff, whose girlfriend Emily caddied for him during his first win last year. "It means a lot for me to pull a win off with him."
Vogel carded an even-par 70 on Sunday to finish at 15-under and record his best career Mackenzie Tour finish, while Hack and Danville, California's Cody Blick both notched career-best T3 finishes a shot further behind at 14-under.
MAX ROTTLUFF
Max Rottluff was making his 12th career start on the Mackenzie Tour. In 2016, he finished eighth on the Order of Merit thanks to a win at the SIGA Dakota Dunes Open in just his third professional start.
The 24-year old recently graduated in 2016 from Arizona State University, where he was named a 1st Team All-American in 2015. Rottluff was a teammate for four years with PGA TOUR winner Jon Rahm.
Rottluff becomes the first player during the PGA TOUR era on the Mackenzie Tour (2013-present) to win in back-to-back seasons.
Rottluff remains the only German-born winner in Mackenzie Tour history and claimed victory the same day that countryman Stephan Jaeger won the Web.com Tour's Rust-Oleum Championship.
COCKERILL TAKES FREEDOM 55 FINANCIAL TOP CANADIAN
With a total score of 10-under par in a tie for eighth, Stony Mountain, Manitoba's Aaron Cockerill finished as the top Canadian on the leaderboard, earning Freedom 55 Financial Canadian Player of the Week honours and a $2,500 prize.
The top Canadian on the leaderboard each week takes home the award, with the top Canadian on the Order of Merit at season's end earning the Dan Halldorson Trophy, Freedom 55 Financial Canadian Player of the Year honours and a $25,000 prize.
CHASE FOR THE FIVE
With a T42 finish on Sunday, Dunedin, Florida's Lee McCoy maintained his spot atop the Order of Merit. Below are the top five players through two events:
Lee McCoy $32,200
Max Rottluff $32,012
T.J. Vogel $21,963
Hunter Stewart $20,300
Jordan Niebrugge $16,328


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package org.apereo.cas.services;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import lombok.val;
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;

/**
 * Unit test for {@link RegexRegisteredService}.
 *
 * @author Marvin S. Addison
 * @since 3.4.0
 */
@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
public class RegexRegisteredServiceTests {

    private static final File JSON_FILE = new File(FileUtils.getTempDirectoryPath(), "regexRegisteredService.json");
    private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();

    private final RegexRegisteredService service;

    private final String serviceToMatch;

    private final boolean expected;

    public RegexRegisteredServiceTests(
        final RegexRegisteredService service,
        final String serviceToMatch,
        final boolean expectedResult) {
        this.service = service;
        this.serviceToMatch = serviceToMatch;
        this.expected = expectedResult;
    }

    @Parameterized.Parameters
    public static Collection<Object[]> getParameters() {
        val domainCatchallHttp = "https*://([A-Za-z0-9_-]+\\.)+vt\\.edu/.*";
        val domainCatchallHttpImap = "(https*|imaps*)://([A-Za-z0-9_-]+\\.)+vt\\.edu/.*";
        val globalCatchallHttpImap = "(https*|imaps*)://.*";
        return Arrays.asList(new Object[][]{
            // CAS-1071 domain-specific HTTP catch-all #1
            {
                newService(domainCatchallHttp),
                "https://service.vt.edu/webapp?a=1",
                true,
            },
            {
                newService(domainCatchallHttp),
                "http://test-01.service.vt.edu/webapp?a=1",
                true,
            },
            {
                newService(domainCatchallHttp),
                "https://thepiratebay.se?service.vt.edu/webapp?a=1",
                false,
            },
            // Domain-specific catch-all for HTTP(S)/IMAP(S) #1
            {
                newService(domainCatchallHttpImap),
                "http://test_service.vt.edu/login",
                true,
            },
            // Domain-specific catch-all for HTTP(S)/IMAP(S) #2
            {
                newService(domainCatchallHttpImap),
                "imaps://imap-server-01.vt.edu/",
                true,
            },
            // Global catch-all for HTTP(S)/IMAP(S) #1
            {
                newService(globalCatchallHttpImap),
                "https://host-01.example.com/",
                true,
            },
            // Global catch-all for HTTP(S)/IMAP(S) #2
            {
                newService(globalCatchallHttpImap),
                "imap://host-02.example.edu/",
                true,
            },
            // Null case
            {
                newService(globalCatchallHttpImap),
                null,
                false,
            },
        });
    }

    private static RegexRegisteredService newService(final String id) {
        val service = new RegexRegisteredService();
        service.setServiceId(id);
        return service;
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyMatches() {
        val testService = serviceToMatch == null ? null : RegisteredServiceTestUtils.getService(serviceToMatch);
        assertEquals(expected, service.matches(testService));
    }

    @Test
    public void verifySerializeARegexRegisteredServiceToJson() throws IOException {
        val serviceWritten = newService("serviceId");
        serviceWritten.setLogoutType(RegisteredService.LogoutType.FRONT_CHANNEL);
        MAPPER.writeValue(JSON_FILE, serviceWritten);
        val serviceRead = MAPPER.readValue(JSON_FILE, RegexRegisteredService.class);
        assertEquals(serviceWritten, serviceRead);
    }
}

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'Ester Goldberg's Totally Outrageous Brunch' Comes to the Vegas Strip | BestofVegas.com
'Ester Goldberg's Totally Outrageous Brunch' Comes to the Vegas Strip
Mar 12, 2019 | By Sam Novak
Not so long ago, daylight hours in Las Vegas were just a good time for rest and recovery. Then came the beach clubs, which brought nighttime excitement into the spotlight. These days, brunch shows are the "in" thing, and SLS Las Vegas has launched their own. Dubbed Ester Goldberg's Totally Outrageous Brunch, this is one new production that absolutely lives up to its name.
Until recently, Senor Frog's Drag Brunch was the height of morning-meal madness. Then Ester Goldberg and crew came to push the envelope and reach for the ceiling. Literally. Filled with aerial acts, improv comedy, burlesque, dancers, singers, a live band and the best Donald Trump impersonator on the planet, Totally Outrageous Brunch achieves new levels of lunacy.
If you've never heard of Ester Goldberg, don't feel badly. This self-appointed "International Glamour Puss of All Media" is new to the Vegas scene, but proudly boasts that she's famous everywhere else on the planet. Watching Ester in action, you might be reminded of Britain's Dame Edna – but Esther's got a lot more pepper sauce in her Bloody Mary.
Brunch is presented an hour before each show time, so be sure to arrive early. A colorful array of fresh fruits, yogurt parfaits and bakery-shop specialties lead into a hearty selection of breakfast sandwiches, gourmet deviled eggs, chicken and waffles and an incredible smoked pork belly. While dining, you'll be treated to teaser performances from a few of the stars. It's best not to tell too much, but don't be surprised if your table suddenly has a bawdy additional guest.
The cast of Totally Outrageous Brunch is a wonderful collection of local and national talent. Fiery redhead Anne Martinez (BAZ) and Zumanity/Zarkana alumnus Cassie Stone enter The Sayer's Club dressed as nuns. They start things off with a medley of "Like A Prayer" and "I Will Follow Her" which somehow morphs into a striptease.
Dancer/aerialist Michael Radiff (ALICE: A Steampunk Concert Fantasy) portrays a hysterically inept flamenco dancer who bumbles his way through lap dances. Then he and ALICE costar April Leopardi (Zombie Burlesque) take to the air for a sensual interpretation of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire."
Would you prefer a little beefcake with your croissant? Handsome French muscleman and former Cirque du Soleil performer Matheiu Bollilo strips down to his tights for a gravity-defying handstand act that will having you clutching your cantaloupe.
A highlight of Totally Outrageous Brunch is rising superstar John Di Domenico. Recently awarded "Best Donald Trump Impersonator" by The View, Di Domenico will blow you away with a flawless take on #45. His Donald sings, dances and keeps you up to date on the latest shenanigans in the White House. It's completely searing, mildly scandalous and absolutely brilliant.
Hostess Ester Goldberg is a master of improvisation. Her interactive segments ensure that everyone will have a great time. Whether it's a double-entendre laced ode to her rain-soaked kitty or re-enacting an inappropriate visit to the dentist, nothing is too scandalous for Ms. Goldberg. If you think you'll be safe by sitting in the back, thing again. Nobody and nothing will be spared.
Like any good variety show, expect a rotating roster of acts and performers. Among those who have made special, one-time guest appearances are magician Murray Sawchuck of Pawn Stars fame and Amy Saunders of Miss Behave Gameshow. This ensures that Totally Outrageous Brunch will always be fresh – the food as well as the fun.
Ester Goldberg's Totally Outrageous Brunch is located inside The Sayer's Club at SLS Las Vegas. Showtimes are 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Brunch is served one hour before each performance. This event is for audience members 21 and over.
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Everyone wanted to be cool, but in the end their choice in clothing did them in.
That's not what the cool people wore. That's what the minority of people who joined their parents' fraternities and majored in business wore. People who were never, ever going to be cool. We wore jeans and T-shirts — preferably, plain white ones, as in my photo there….
But how big were your bell bottoms? I remember my brother splitting the seam at the bottom on one pair and having my mother sew in a triangle panel to make them even bigger. This would have been around 1974.
I was kind of ambivalent about bell bottoms.
Since I thought she was pretty cool, I made a note to myself that in Cece's book bell-bottoms were not cool.
I treasured my first pair of bell-bottoms and my first crop of long hair. They were integral components of the non-conformist uniform, and I wore them proudly.
Why am I being moderated? I'm pretty inoffensive.
I dunno. Must have been a red-flag word. Trolls have used so many pseudonyms over the years, and I've put them all on the black list.
I've never been one of the cool people.
Once again Brad has demonstrated to the world, beyond any reasonable doubt, that he values above anything else – style. It would never have crossed my mind back in the 70s about obsessing over what to wear. It was pretty simple, just wear denim blue jeans and a tee shirt or perhaps a colorful silk shirt. It wasn't a matter of being cool or uncool it was just the style of the times. Style over substance. That's good ole Brad.


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DETROIT - Detroit police are searching for a 17-year-old girl who went missing from the city's east side.
Joe'l Gittens was last seen around 3 p.m. Tuesday by her father in the 11400 block of Lakepointe Street.
Officials said she has never gone missing before.
Gittens is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. She has brown eyes, black hair and a medium-brown complexion. She was last seen wearing a blue jean jacket and dark blue jogging pants.
Gittens is in good physical and mental condition, police said.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Detroit Police Department's 9th Precinct at 313-596-5940 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.


This page lists all the Group Dungeons in Elder Scrolls Online. Group Dungeons are instanced PvE content, and each dungeon has a Normal and Veteran mode.
Group Dungeons are designed to be explored with a group of four players maximum. The enemies inside will be of a much greater difficulty than those in Public Dungeons, and unless you are in a group, you'll be facing them by yourself, because these dungeons are instanced—meaning you won't see anyone not grouped with you when you enter.
They can be added to your map by talking to members of the Undaunted in the taverns of the major cities of each zone, and can then be teleported to directly from the Wayshrine fast-travel system. All Group Dungeons can be discovered this way. If you have not previously discovered a particular dungeon, the wayshrine for that dungeon will be added to your map upon acceptance of the corresponding pledge. There are numerous Group Dungeons in the game, in the base game there is: one in each large faction zone (including some with two variants), and one in Coldharbour. For DLCs, there are two in the Imperial City, two added to Shadowfen with Shadows of the Hist, two added to Craglorn with Horns of the Reach, two added to Bangkorai and Stormhaven with Dragon Bones, two added to Greenshade and Reaper's March with Wolfhunter, and two added to Eastmarch and the Gold Coast with Wrathstone.
All Group Dungeons have Veteran Dungeon variants. These become available once you hit Level 50 and unlock Veteran content. These use the same maps and boss enemies, but the enemies have more health, deal more damage, and require more coordination to complete. They are understandably much more difficult, but earn you higher-quality loot and Veteran Dungeon Achievements.
For an even greater challenge, Veteran Dungeons have an optional Death Challenge—more commonly called "Hard Mode"—that can be activated on the last boss. Hard Mode changes certain aspects or mechanics of the boss battle, such as restricting parts of the arena or adding new attacks. Hard Mode is typically activated by a member of the group reading a glowing "Scroll of Glorious Battle" that can be found on the floor near the dungeon's last boss arena. Once the scroll has been invoked, the screen flashes with a blueish-white color and everyone in party will clutch their heads and scream for a moment.
Completing a dungeon in Hard Mode grants two Undaunted Keys instead of one (if an Undaunted Pledge is active). In addition, certain items are guaranteed to drop, such as rare style materials or crafting motif chapters associated with that dungeon.
Each of these Dungeons has an Achievement associated with it, which you will receive upon beating the final boss. Veteran versions have more, associated with various challenges.
Prior to the One Tamriel update, Veteran versions of the non-DLC dungeons continued the storyline established previously in the Normal level Group Dungeons. With One Tamriel, these former Veteran storylines became the "Version II" of a dungeon, and had a Normal difficulty added. Concurrently, the former Normal storylines became the "Version I" of a dungeon, and had a Veteran difficulty added.
Prior to One Tamriel, dungeons had a minimum level of enemies within the dungeon and therefore the recommended minimum level of entry. Note however that it was still possible to enter before this level. When entering a dungeon, all enemies, minibosses and bosses were scaled to match the level of the group leader, or if the leader was below the minimum level of that dungeon, all enemies were set at the minimum level for that particular dungeon. With One Tamriel, all enemies and players in dungeons are scaled up by Battle Leveling.


Earlier 19th century. Outstanding survival of exceptional terraced garden formerly fronting Millearne House, small walled garden also terraced, large brick walled garden and font. All Gothic-detailed with fine carvings, piers and gateways.
FORMAL TERRACED GARDEN: sited to E of small walled garden and to W of New Millearne House. N wall with 1828 datestone, armorial panel and base of monumental polygonal 'turret' (possibly part of original house) overlooks site of former Millearne House (now lawn) and coped ashlar terrace wall with elegant carved piers crowned with lion and hunting dog flanking flight of steps. Tudor Gothic gatepiers and timber gates to E. Battlemented walls to E and W.
SMALL WALLED GARDEN: sited between formal terraced garden and large walled garden. High snecked rubble N wall with potting sheds to N elevation and Gothic recesses to S elevation, Gothic gateway in link to large walled garden at W, curved approach wall and lower wall at E. Top terrace with large rectangular-plan pond, terrace wall with centre steps and carved piers at each level, wall punctuated with urns and carved piers with armorial panels.
LARGE WALLED GARDEN: sited to W of small walled garden. Rectangular-plan walled garden dated 1840; high ashlar-coped brick in English garden bond with stone quoins. Ashlar Tudor gateway at centre S carved with pair of shields bearing coats of arms of John George Home Drummond of Millearne and Mary Bothwell Drummond, his wife.
FONT: sited to S of large walled garden Tudor gateway. Probably 1840, possibly designed as sundial. Carved tracery panels to octagonal plinth supporting richly sculptured bowl with alternating Home Drummond coats of arms and stylised foliage.
B group with Stable Block, South Gate, Ice House and Monument.
The Walled and Formal Gardens at Millearne are key components of the estate and make a significant contribution to the surviving buildings, forming an important group with the Stable Block and Ice House, Monument and South Gate. The Tudor Gothic elements reflect the estate style and the former Millearne House (begun 1821) which was probably by R & R Dickson together with John George Home Drummond. Scotland was slow to adopt the new Tudor Gothic style with few earlier examples than Millearne.
Sited to the west of the large Walled Garden is a substantial Tudoresque Gardener's House. This building was provided to accommodate an expert gardener and may date from 1840 when the western Walled Garden was built to commemorate a family wedding.
Formerly listed as Millearne, Walled Garden. List description revised, formal terraced garden and small walled garden added, font (previously separately listed) incorporated and category changed from C(S) to B (2009).
John Gifford The Buildings of Scotland Perth and Kinross (2007), pp81-2, 529-30. 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Maps (1859-64 and 1894). Alistair Rowan Country Life - Millearne, Perthshire I and II (24 February and 2 March 1972). Ian Gow Scotland's Lost Houses (2006), pp148-159.


CD review: "Off Yonder Wall""
Blues impresario Robert Palmer (as opposed to bland soft rocker Robert Palmer) has lately made his mission in life the exposure of contemporary Delta blues. He haunts the juke joints of Mississippi looking for undiscovered talent still plying the same circuit were the music was born at the turn of the century. Peter Lee, former editor of Living Blues magazine, founded Fat Possum Records a few years back in pursuit of the same goal, and Palmer has produced all or nearly all of Fat Possum's releases (Lee is no longer active with the label).
The Fat Possum catalog is, to be honest, uneven. Some of what has been issued has been more curiosity than top-flight musicianship. That cannot be said of the label's latest release, "Off Yonder Wall." The three men who comprise the Jelly Roll King are all longtime stars of the blues world, men who have recorded for labels like Flying Fish and Earwig. So if Big Jack Johnson, Frank Frost and Sam Carr get a little rawer on this release, you know it's by design.
And this album IS raw; Johnson's electric guitar is distorted almost to the point of distraction. Carr sets a frantic beat on drums, driving the music, driving it. And Frost's harmonica and vocals have the nasty edge of a rain-rusted barbwire fence.
The songs are pretty evenly mixed between originals by the band members and covers of stalwarts like "That's Alright Mama" (made a hit by Elvis), "Baby Please Don't Go" and "Sitting on Top of The World." Still, odds are you've never heard the songs played with quite this intensity.
Unlike a lot of all-star combos, the Jelly Roll Kings never let up or rest on reputation; this entire CD just rips – these guys sweat for every penny you'll plop down for their album.


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All Virginia schools will be closed for the remainder of the academic school year. (Photo Credit: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
Parents are spending a lot more time at home with their kids these days than they normally do. And they also may be wondering how best to talk about COVID-19 with them. Megan Pauly spoke with licensed mental health professional Bob Nickles from Richmond non-profit Child Savers about that.
One thing you tell parents is to focus on what they can control when helping kids with this new normal. What are some examples of things that you think parents can talk about that are under their control?
I think parents that I know are feeling really powerless right now. And one of the ways that I encourage parents is that there are a lot of things that are really important to their child that the parent might take for granted that the parent has total control over, things like: are we still going to do our bedtime routine? Are we still going to do our good morning routine? Caregivers can make sure those things are still happening. Now this isn't true for every family. But for most families, there's still a mealtime routine for families. There may be some changes in mealtime routine, but RPS is doing a great job of getting meals out into the community. And their volunteers are doing a great job. So while there may be some changes, the parent can still say, you know, when the bus comes by, it's your job to pick up breakfast and then when we come back, here's what we do. We always do this when we eat. We're going to have one meal together. Maybe it's an evening meal for our family. Those things are really important to kids. So anything related to schedule, and food….parents can really lean in and provide security, comfort, stability, and consistency on those things.
You've mentioned that kids also like to know how they can contribute. What are some ways that you think might be appropriate to tell kids they can help contribute during this difficult time?
I think there are certainly a lot of ways that kids might want to contribute that might be appropriate. I think the best way for kids to feel like they're contributing with the most immediacy are things that happen around your house and in your family. If there are chores that need to be done that are appropriate for their age and stage of development, this can be some way that they're contributing. For young kids, you might give them a simpler job. If there's something a little too complex for a child, like, I need you to help make dinner tonight, maybe it's their job to clean the dishes. Those are tasks that most young kids can't handle on their own, but they can do them with you, and so then that's kind of a double win for quality time. Plus, they're contributing and helping, and it gives you something to praise them for.
Those kinds of partnership tests are really great for picking up your toys. Hey, before we have dinner today, I'm going to ask you to pick up as many toys as you can. Those are great ways for kids to feel affirmed, and also like they're doing something to help when everybody's under stress. There are also some ways that they can help that are specific to this pandemic. Maybe you want to write some notes to people that you can't visit. Boy, kids love to help with that kind of thing. If you want to write a note to somebody and they can decorate it, or if they're able to write their own notes they can do that. For older kids, they could send some emails to their grandparents, or they could call and check up on them, see if they're doing ok and if they need anything. And that's a great way for a child to help out. They're helping grandma maybe feel more connected. They're helping you check on them. And they're also helping themselves feel like, 'Oh, this is part of being a family. This part doesn't change just because there's a public health emergency.'
How much should parents be telling kids about the seriousness of the current situation?
I think because our brains are designed and wired to survive, it's easy to think about what we can control. And as adults especially, we reach into things we can't control, and we try to figure out how we can control them, how we can problem-solve possible problems. What if the grocery stores run out of food? What a lot of people are worried about, what if the grocery stores run out of toilet paper? Those are things we just don't know. But when we're talking with kids, there are some things that we do know and it's hard to even bring those to our attention because the adults are so focused on what we do not know. But if you just really think, there are some things that we do know. You know how to wash your hands. Adults don't think about that. But that's something we can communicate to kids. We could communicate to kids that doctors are working on this problem and nurses are working on this problem. We can remind them that there are teams of people who are working every day to make sure that we can get vaccines on this to make sure that people who are sick are getting better. I wouldn't share with a child, as an adult, I would not share your anxieties about what keeps you up at night. But I would share something like, I sometimes feel sad about this, I sometimes feel worried and when I feel worried, here's what I do to handle that. Kids may not be as familiar with how to handle a really intense worry, an intense fear or intense anxiety. But if we know how to handle that, we're going to share that with them too. Something like, 'You know, anytime you feel like this, your body might feel like this. It's good. Take a breath. It's good to talk to somebody, it's good to move your body. It's good to relax.' These are things that we can share with kids, too, just so they know. So they know it's not unusual to feel this way. And there are things you can do to keep yourself grounded.
Is there a certain way you would recommend bringing that up or having that conversation with kids about anxiety and feelings in connection to this?
Sometimes parents feel like, I don't know if I want to bring this up, because I'm not sure what I'll say. But if you bring it up first that tells the child that you're okay having this conversation when they're ready. Something like, 'A lot of people are having feelings about the coronavirus. Are you having some feelings about that? Or do you want to talk about it?' And they might say yes, they might say, I'm not sure. They might say no, you could just say, 'Well, when you're ready, I'm always here for you. If you ever have questions or other feelings about it, you just let me know.' For really young kids, you might say, 'We can go to our talking corner,' you might have a physical space for some of those kids. Like a beanbag or a couch. Or we might like to have a stuffed animal when we talk about scary things. For young kids, you might say, we'll pull out the alligator. And we'll go sit on the couch, and we'll talk about you. There might be some physical things for them. But in general, you can always preempt that and say, 'you know, one of my jobs as a parent, as your mom or dad or grandma is to have these conversations with you. When you're ready, just let me know. And if there's anything I can do to help you feel better, I'll do it.'
Another tip you've talked about is that it's okay to talk about what you don't know. How do you suggest parents address uncertainty?
As a parent when you're not sure how to answer a question, or when kids are asking about things that maybe nobody knows, it's ok to be honest about the facts. You don't want to act like you know, and you don't want to guess about something that isn't true. You can say, 'I don't know when this will be over. How do you feel about that?' Or I don't know about this, what do you think about that? When do you think it might be over? And you can kind of turn it into an opportunity to get their perspective. And they may say something wildly inaccurate like, 'I think we'll have a coronavirus forever, or I think that we'll never go back to school again.' But the important thing is that they're feeling in that moment that you are interested in them. You want to get their perspective. And if they're saying something like that and you have the urge to dispute and say, no, that's not true…just hang with it for a minute say, 'Oh, wow, what would that be like, if your prediction came true? Oh, okay.' You're not saying they're right or wrong. You're just really enjoying the moment of connection where they're sharing their perspective. I think that can be hard. If they're saying they're really scared, as a parent or caregiver, you may want to fix that feeling. Just saying,' Yeah, that's really scary sometimes. I sure am glad you told me.' That goes a long way with our kids.
Are there any subjects or topics that you would encourage parents to just completely avoid at this point?
Kids are pretty different kid to kid, and age to age. So if you're a caregiver, or a parent who has multiple kids, you're going to be thinking about this a lot, right? Because you might have somebody in middle school and a child in elementary school and a child who hasn't started school yet at all. And you're going to think differently about them. And you might have an older child telling younger children things that are just getting them upset. I think you have to kind of go case-by-case with that for sure. I would think about what kind of movies and TV shows do you let your children watch? You're letting a six-year-old have screen time with a certain level of programming that's different than your 16 year-old-and so you can kind of think, am I going to share something that might be in a TV show or movie that I would not let this child watch, then I'm not going to share it. I'm going to keep it pretty toned down. So, if you're sharing it on Mr. Rogers level with one child, and when you're having real, late-night news level conversations with another older child. That's fine, that older child may want to know. You can say, 'I'm glad you're asking me about these details. I don't know about it. And we're not going to talk about this in the same level of detail with your younger sibling.'
If there is a positive aspect to this COVID-19 public health moment that we're having there are a lot like diseases that we already know about. Most people are familiar with the common cold or the flu. And so there aren't a ton of graphic details in terms of the disease itself or what people may need to know where I think you may want to steer away from the extreme accounts of someone who had a really difficult time in quarantine or had a really difficult time with the disease, accounts of people losing someone close to them, those kinds of things can be told in a traumatic way. And they're incredibly painful stories. But I think with kids in general, you want to keep it focused on our neighborhood, our school, our family. Let's think about how this is going to affect us and how are you feeling right now? What are you thinking about right now? That's much more helpful for kids than the story of someone far away and the difficulty that they experienced.
How to Talk to Children About COVID-19
Tools To Cope with the Coronavirus
Activities for Preschoolers To Cultivate Connection
Parent & Teacher Resources
Megan Pauly
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Blindsided by Vaccine Shortage, Chesterfield Maintains In-Person Learning Plans
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Watch March Comes in Like a Lion: Season 2 Episode 22 on masterani and masteranime in hd with English subtitle. Rei finally pays a visit to his adoptive mother's residence, after neglecting to visit ever since he moved out. Afterwards, Rei invites Hina and Takahashi for some monja as a last farewell. But before Hina starts high school, she decides to do something drastic.


Posted March 24, 2014 by Robert Ross & filed under Adaptive Re-Use, Renovation, Restoration.
Posted November 22, 2013 by Robert Ross & filed under Uncategorized.
Sometimes you find it more efficient to use older methods to relay information as in this redesign of a front elevation and back porch. The project was under construction and the client wanted changes!
Posted November 7, 2013 by Robert Ross & filed under Uncategorized.
Here is an example from a recent job of what you might encounter during the demolition process of a renovation. My guess is that this was a DYI job and not a professional attempt to repair termite damage.
Posted August 9, 2013 by Robert Ross & filed under Uncategorized.
Sometimes it's the little details that make a difference. This wood vent is actually a replacement. Ross Design was able to coordinate the replacement for the client about 10 years after the original installation. Color and sizing were all handled via email. Installation took about 3 minutes!


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Q: Достоинства и недостатки PHP и ASP.NET Какие сравнительные плюсы и минусы есть у PHP и ASP.NET как технологий для создания сайтов?
A: ASP.NET проще PHP в том смысле, что нужно меньше писать для решения одной и той же задачи. Аутентификация, авторизация, сохранение состояния перегружаемой страницы, гриды с автоматической привязкой данных, AJAX и прочие типовые вещи - встроены в ядро ASP.NET. Кроме того, архитектура классического ASP.NET является компонентно-ориентированной, то есть Web-страница представляется как форма, на которую можно кидать контролы и компоненты, подписываться на их события, а инфраструктура ASP.NET сама разрулит это так, чтобы у пользователя отрендерился нужный html + javascript, реагирующий на его действия таким образом, чтобы логика обработки этих событий исполнялась на сервере. Ещё одним плюсом ASP.NET является то, что приложение пишется на строго типизированных компилируемых .NET языках и поэтому технология существенно упрощает отладку по сравнению PHP.
Но лёгкость в разработке имеет свою цену в виде трафика. Для того чтобы эта инфраструктура работала, каждое действие пользователя требует перезагрузки всей страницы или хотя бы обновляемой панели AJAX. Кроме того, для того чтобы страница при перезагрузке без дополнительных действий со стороны программиста сохраняла введённые пользователем данные, эти данные должны быть продублированы в невидимом компоненте, который называется ViewState, и размазанный в строку битовый массив нехилого размера гоняется туда-сюда вместе со страницей. Так что за простоту разработки в случае использования ASP.NET WebForms платит конечный пользователь.
Технология ASP.NET MVC - это попытка приблизить ASP.NET к PHP по производительности. В этой технологии происходит отказ от компонентной архитектуры в пользу серверных вставок и выделения Master-страниц. Master-страница представляет собой шаблон, на основе которого создаются конкретные страницы путём вставки в указанные места шаблона специфического контента. Весь контент пишется на чистом html + javascript + серверные вставки, позволяющие при рендеринге страницы вставлять в неё код, сгенерированный контроллером, написанным под CLR. Таким образом, ASP.NET MVC - это отказ почти от всех преимуществ классического ASP.NET, кроме строго типизированного языка для разработки логики, ради борьбы с основным недостатком этой технологии.
A: Нет плюсов и минусов - есть разные концепции.

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*ASP.NET ориентирована на большие проекты. PHP для более мелких проектов.

*ASP.NET считается более правильным, PHP более совковым.

*Под PHP есть много библиотек, когда пишешь под ASP.NET компонент - второй раз писать его не придется.

*Разработчики ASP.NET получают больше разработчиков на PHP.

*PHP интерпретируется, ASP.NET компилируется

*ASP.NET чуть медленнее работает с малой нагрузкой, с большой за счет компиляции работает быстрее (источник не помню где-то прочитал)

*У PHP - множество шаблонизаторов на выбор, у ASP.NET шаблонизация заложена в основу

Стабильность зависит от рук сисадмина.
По поводу того что ASP.NET только под Windows - ASP.NET под линукс.
A: по мне PHP лучше. на нем можно программировать хоть на телефоне. да и держать сервер на винде помоему это жоско...

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Q: Jest: modulePaths and/or moduleDirectories in configuration still don't make imported modules present I am trying to write some tests for my React components and am having a bit of trouble with module imports. My jest.config.js file is located in the root of my project. I have roots, modulePaths, and moduleDirectories all in my configuration, and have tried a few things I have read from examples and tutorials. No matter what I do though I keep getting this issue
Cannot find module '/path/to/moduleA' from '/path/to/moduleB/which/imports/moduleA

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, and have tried to do my due dilligence, reading the Jest documentation and looking around for tutorials articles quite some time without luck. I might be totally misunderstanding how module loading works in Jest as well.
jest.config.js
module.exports = {
  // All imported modules in your tests should be mocked automatically
  automock: false,

  // Automatically clear mock calls and instances between every test
  clearMocks: true,

  // The test environment that will be used for testing
  testEnvironment: "node",

  // The glob patterns Jest uses to detect test files
  testMatch: [
    "**/__tests__/**/*.[jt]s?(x)",
    "**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x)"
  ],

  roots: [
    "<rootDir>",
  ],

  modulePaths: [
    "<rootDir>",
    "/path/to/moduleA"
  ],

  moduleDirectories: [
    "node_modules",
    "/path/to/moduleA"
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Jiguaní () is a town and municipality in the Granma Province of Cuba. It is located  east of Bayamo, the provincial capital.

Overview
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Babiney, Baire, Bijagual, La Villa, Los Negros, Maffo, Rihito and Santa Rita.

The name "Jiguaní" is of Taíno origin, and means "height of the river". The town of Jiguaní was a stronghold and a starting point in the independence war of 1895.

Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Jiguaní had a population of 60,320. With a total area of , it has a population density of .

See also

Municipalities of Cuba
List of cities in Cuba

References

External links

Populated places in Granma Province

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KUC's monthly Community Soup & Sandwich luncheon is December 6 from 11:30 to 1 pm. Food, fun, friends and neighbours — and Christmas music! Come out for lunch and bring a friend along with you. Everyone is welcome.
Menu: Thai Chicken Soup, Leek and Potato Soup, Ham with Lettuce on a Bun, Cheese with Lettuce on a Bun.


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Today we share some highly commended images of this year competition.
We have to wait for the final results until October.
The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the world's best nature photography and photojournalism, offering a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike. Using photography's unique emotive power to engage and inspire audiences, the 100 images shine a light on stories and species around the world and encourage a future of advocating for the planet.
Matthew Maran | Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Among the newly revealed Highly Commended images is thirteen-year-old Arshdeep Singh's image of a douc, a critically-endangered primate, surrounded by the lush and verdant greens of its environment and maintaining eye contact with the viewer. Charlie Hamilton James's image of a lone tree surrounded by the vicious flames of a forest fire stands as a testament to human impact upon the Amazon rainforest and the damage being done to the natural world.
Evie Easterbrook | Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The overall winners, including the prestigious Grand Title winners, will be announced on 13 October. For the first time, the awards ceremony will be conducted virtually from the Natural History Museum's iconic Hintze Hall. Winning images are selected for their creativity, originality, and technical excellence by an international panel of industry experts. This year's competition attracted almost 50,000 entries from professionals and amateurs across the world.
Alessandra Meniconzi | Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Chair of the judging panel, Roz Kidman Cox, says 'Several of my favourite images from the competition – the ones that I can look at again and again – are among the commended pictures. But then all the commended images are effectively winners, being among the top 100 awarded by the jury out of more than 49,000. The diversity of subjects and styles this year is memorable, with more than 25 different nationalities represented. But what especially stands out are the images from the young photographers – the next generation of image-makers passionate about the natural world.'
Hannah Vijayan | Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Dr Tim Littlewood, Executive Director of Science at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel, says, 'This competition has an outstanding reputation in attracting the world's very best photographers, naturalists and young photographers. But there has never been a more vital time for audiences all over the world to re- engage with the natural world, and what better way than this inspiring and provocative exhibition. Photography's unique ability to spark conversation and curiosity is certainly special. We hope that this year's exhibition will provide an opportunity for audiences to pause, reflect and ignite a passion of advocating for the natural world.'
Arshdeep Singh | Wildlife Photographer of the Year
After the flagship exhibition is unveiled at the competition's home, the Natural History Museum, the images will embark on a UK and international tour, bringing the beauty and fragility of the natural world to millions of people.
Associate sponsors for the upcoming exhibition at the Natural History Museum are renewable energy company camera manufacturer, Leica.
Makoto Ando | Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Exhibition information:
Dates and times: Friday 16 October 2020 – Sunday 06 June 2021 11.00-17.50 (last admission at 17.15)
Tickets go on sale to members and supporters on the 1st of September, to ticket
holders for WPY55 who were unable to attend the exhibition due lockdown on the 2nd and on general sale on the 3rd .
To book tickets: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/wildlife-photographer-of-the- year.html
Prices from: Adult £16.50*, child £9.95*, concession £13.25*
Visitor Enquiries: 020 7942 500
Nearest tube: South Kensington
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wildlifephotographeroftheyear Twitter: @NHM_WPY
Instagram: @nhm_wpy
Hashtag: #WPY56
Dhiritiman Mukherjee | Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020: Sneak Preview! was last modified: September 1st, 2020 by Jurgen Sloots
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Home India Senior civil servant resigns after differences with union agriculture ministry
Senior civil servant resigns after differences with union agriculture ministry
The central government wanted the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the organisation that spearheaded the Operation Flood programme that made India self-sufficient in milk, to function like any other PSU.
Not willing to comply with the Union Agriculture Ministry's new diktat, T Nanda Kumar stepped down as the chairman.
"I have resigned and am relinquishing charge with effect from August 1," Nanda Kumar, who was appointed by the previous UPA government for a five-year term that would have ended in February 2019, told The Indian Express.
Though, Kumar described the reason personal, his internal email to staff read, "There comes a time in everyone's life when one's value system comes into serious conflict with the external environment. A point of compromise becomes a point of no return. I have reached such a point."
With his resignation, Kumar will also be no longer the chairman of NDDB-promoted companies and institutions, including Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Private Ltd, Indian Immunologicals Ltd, IDMC Ltd and Institute of Rural Management, Anand.
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Get some information about the role, team, organization, and the company. Do some research whether they seize opportunities for you to reach your dream and success in your career. Look at your skills if they meet the job qualifications because, without skills, you will find it hard for you to go ahead and move forward.
2) Does the job environment suit your personality?
Apparently, humans have unique personalities. It is important to understand that extroverts and introverts react differently with environments. Most extroverts feel comfortable to work in a crowded environment such as the busy cities of Kuala Lumpur and Melaka. Meanwhile, introverts prefer to do their job with fewer people around, so maybe searching for job vacancies in Ipoh or Taiping is a good idea. Which one is your specific personality? Extrovert or introvert? Take a personality test if you are not sure.
3) Does the job meet your work-life balance?
Your high income means nothing if the job doesn't meet your work-life balance. Find out if the job offers flexible working hours. Do you have to work on weekends or until midnight? Do you have to travel most of the time? Will you still have free time for your hobbies or beloved family? You have to take all these into consideration as it will give effects to your life outside of work.
Someone once said, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life". Now all you have to do is to follow your heart and intuition. Start applying for the job you love and good luck!


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package mil.nga.giat.geowave.analytic;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Coordinate;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.CoordinateList;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Envelope;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Geometry;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;

public class GeometryGenerator
{
	public static interface DistortationFn
	{
		double distort();
	}

	/**
	 * @param count
	 * @param distanceactors
	 * @param distortationFn
	 * @param delta
	 * @param env
	 * @return
	 */
	public static Iterator<Geometry> generate(
			final int count,
			final List<Double> distanceactors,
			final DistortationFn distortationFn,
			final double delta,
			final Envelope env ) {
		// Create the star-ellipses for intersections later on
		return new Iterator<Geometry>() {
			int currentCount = 0;
			GeometryFactory geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();

			@Override
			public boolean hasNext() {
				return currentCount < count;
			}

			@Override
			public Geometry next() {
				// Thanks to Chris Bennight for the foundations of this code.
				currentCount++;
				double cx = env.centre().x * distortationFn.distort();
				double cy = env.centre().y * distortationFn.distort();

				double dx = env.getWidth();
				double dy = env.getHeight();

				// We will use a coordinate list to build the linearring
				CoordinateList clist = new CoordinateList();
				double angle = 0.0;
				for (int i = 0; angle < 360; angle += (delta * distortationFn.distort() + delta), i++) {
					double a = distanceactors.get(i % distanceactors.size()) * 0.5 * dx;
					double b = distanceactors.get(i % distanceactors.size()) * 0.5 * dy;
					clist.add(new Coordinate(
							cx + a * Math.sin(Math.toRadians(angle)),
							cy + b * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(angle))));

				}

				clist.add(clist.get(0));
				return geometryFactory.createPolygon(clist.toCoordinateArray());
			}

			@Override
			public void remove() {

			}
		};
	}
}


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The anionic surfactants market was estimated at USD 16.36 billion in 2017 is projected to reach USD 20.10 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.2% between 2017 and 2022. The drivers for this market are the increasing demand from end-use industries such as personal care, textiles, and construction and the growing demand for bio-based surfactants. The demand is also expected to be driven by growth in applications such as home care and personal care, among others, mainly due to the demand for products such as soaps, detergents, personal care products, and industrial cleaners. Detergents and personal care are the major applications of anionic surfactants. The global surfactants market is primarily dominated by chemical surfactants derived from oleo chemical or petrochemical sources. Rising concerns for the safety of the environment as well as human health act as a restraint for surfactants sourced from olefins or petroleum.
LAS are one of the important anionic surfactants used in detergents. It is also the most widely used surfactant in all detergents and cleaning products, such as laundry powders, laundry liquids, manual dishwashing liquids, detergents tablets, soap bars, and household cleaners. The amount of LAS used in detergents can up to 30% of the total volume of the product. LAS is widely used globally, due to its efficiency (in cost-performance ratio), versatility, and environment-friendliness. APAC was the largest market for LAS in 2016 and is expected to continue its dominance throughout the forecast period. Factors such as high consumption of detergents, large population, and the increasing spending income on personal care products are driving the growth of this segment.
Detergents used in household applications include laundry detergents, soaps, dishwasher detergents, carpet cleaners, and various types of fabric softeners. Anionic surfactants in detergents help remove oil, dirt, and unwanted particles from fabrics, dishes, and other surfaces. They also keep them suspended during washing, resulting in a cleaner surface. Anionic surfactants are mainly used in the soap & detergents industry due to their properties such as surface tension reduction, emulsion, and dispersion. Major demand is expected from the growing economies of Asia Pacific. This region has highly populated countries such as China and India. The demand for household detergents is expected to drive the anionic surfactants market during the forecast period.
The demand for anionic surfactants in the Middle East & Africa is driven by the growth of major industries such as chemicals and textiles. Other major factors contributing to the growth of the market are the increased industrialization and rising per capita income in the region. The key countries in the Middle East & Africa region are the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. The current strategy of most of the governments of the Middle Eastern countries is to diversify the economy, eliminate oil dependence, and focus on manufacturing and service sectors. The governments have agreed for both private and public sector investments, including foreign investments in manufacturing and service sectors. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are currently dominating the surfactants market in the Middle East & Africa and are expected to continue the same during the forecast period.
The global anionic surfactants market has a large number of market players; however, the market is led by some major players, such as Akzo Nobel (Netherlands), BASF (Germany), Clariant (Switzerland), DowDuPont (US), Evonik (Germany), Croda International (US), Stepan Company (US), Huntsman (US), Kao Corporation (Japan), and Galaxy Surfactants (India),among others.
The anionic surfactants market for this study is segmented on the basis of type and application. The type segment is further segmented into linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), lignosulfonates, alcohol ether sulfates/fatty alcohol sulfates (AES/FAS), alkyl sulfates/ether sulfates, sarcosinates, alpha olefin sulfonates (AOS), phosphate esters, and alkyl naphthalene sulfonates, among others. The applicationsfor this report include home care, personal care, oil & gas, construction, and others.
This research report is focused on various levels of analyses—industry analysis (industry trends), dive matrix, and company profiles, which together comprise and discuss the overall views on the competitive landscape; emerging and high-growth segments of the anionic surfactants market; high-growth regions; and market drivers, restraints, and opportunities.


Catch live talent at the many theaters and art centers that the Twin Cities have to offer.
Venture out to the Ames Center for an impressive symphony orchestra, a dramatic theatrical event, or a sensational ballet spectacle. Whether you're seated in the middle or high up, each seat is guaranteed an amazing view of the stage. See for yourself how the grounds are; a two-story glass foyer looking over a sweeping view of Nicollet Commons Park, the Minnesota River Valley, and the Minneapolis Skyline. Take in the art gallery that offers rotating exhibits while you're there.
The art and theatre fans out there have to make the Guthrie Theater part of their trip. Home to theater performances, productions, education, and as a training center for theatrical and performance art, the acclaimed theater; which began with a small staff of six and quickly grew to 500 employees; has an iconic status in the region.
Formerly Burnsville Performing Arts Center, the Ames Center is located in Burnsville near the Nicollet Commons Park and Minnesota River Valley – all within the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
The Ames Center is comprised of two separate theaters – a 1,014-seat proscenium stage and the 150-seat Black Box Theatre. This Burnsville performing arts center also feature meeting rooms, a rehearsal room, a reception and banquet space, and a 2,000-square-foot art gallery.
Established by Tyrone Guthrie, the Guthrie Theater has been one of the landmark theaters in the Twin Cities region, since it opened in 1963. Well-known actors, including Jessica Tandy and Joan van Ark, performed in the early theater productions, helping the theater to maintain its status as a Minnesota cultural staple for years to come.
In 2006, a new, impressive theater building was completed in downtown Minneapolis, along the Mississippi River to help bring the Guthrie into modern day. The new building houses the signature Wurtele Thrust Stage, the McGuire Proscenium Stage, the Dowling Studio, and other landmarks, available for viewing by guided tour.


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Dealing with contamination of any chemical in multiple media is often complex. If the contamination impacts private or public water supplies, the cleanup process involves more stakeholders, greater regulatory scrutiny, and expectation to use the best available methodologies and technologies. These situations are difficult enough, but emerging contaminants, such as PFASs, create even more concerns and an uncertain path forward. This presentation will provide a brief Air Force perspective on how a responsible party can take prudent action to protect public health without being drawn into activities for the appearance of action with an uncertain end state.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) occur in military site groundwater due to the use of aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) for training and emergency response purposes. Current efforts funded by the SERDP program, and specifically SERDP Project ER-2126, are aimed at defining the nature and extent of PFAS contamination at U.S. military sites, especially in groundwater. Groundwater contaminated by up to mg/L levels of PFASs that is then used as a drinking water source is a potential exposure pathway for humans and wildlife. Given the complexity of PFASs associated with AFFF and their breakdown in groundwater, the unique nature of PFAS chemistry and the basics of PFAS nomenclature will be presented. A primer on the basics of analyzing for the most commonly-analyzed PFASs in EPA Method 537 and those in 'expanded lists' will be discussed, as well as the analytical challenges to measuring PFASs that have been only recently identified due to advanced analytical techniques. Field data, acquired under the SERDP program, on the concentration and frequency of occurrence of PFASs in U.S. military groundwater as active AFFF ingredients, minor impurities, and degradation products will be presented. The practical value of utilizing state-of-the-art methods for defining the upper limit of highly fluorinated chemicals, including the total oxidizable precursor assay and total fluorine by particle-induced gamma ray emission (PIGE) spectroscopy, will be discussed. The implications of designing remedial system (e.g., GAC systems) without complete knowledge of the nature of PFAS contamination will be offered among the concluding remarks.
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are constituents in aqueous film-forming foam used to extinguish fires. Substantially elevated PFAS groundwater concentrations have been observed at firefighter protection training areas, where co-contaminants such as chlorinated solvents and fuel hydrocarbons are also commonly present. Though regulatory efforts are focused on perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), polyfluorinated species (i.e., PFAA precursors) – many of which behave differently than PFAAs – are potential sources of PFAAs at AFFF-impacted sites. Bench-scale research funded by SERDP into the fate and transport potential of PFASs at AFFF-impacted sites will be presented, with a particular focus on the role of PFAA precursors. These bench-scale studies include examinations of the effects of various chemical oxidants, typically employed via in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO), on PFAA fate and transport. Finally, results from a recent field investigation funded by the Air Force, will be used to validate the bench-scale studies. The field demonstration suggested significant conversion of polyfluoroalkyl chemicals to PFAAs in situ due to natural and enhanced remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons at an AFFF-impacted site.
Dr. Stephen TerMaath is the Chief of the BRAC Program Management Division in the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Installations Directorate, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. TerMaath's division is responsible for executing the environmental programs, as well as the real and personal property disposal for the 40 U.S. Air Force bases being closed or realigned under the authority of the Base Closure and Realignment legislation. Dr. TerMaath has extensive experience in managing and executing restoration programs, research and development, and finding solutions to unique and challenging environmental problems with over 35 years in the military, private sector, and civil service. Dr. TerMaath received both his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Civil Engineering and his Master of Science in Environmental Health Engineering at the University of Texas. He received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering at Purdue University.
Dr. Jennifer Field is a Professor with the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at Oregon State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Geochemistry from the Colorado School of Mines and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. Dr. Field's general research focuses on the development of quantitative analytical methods for organic micropollutants in natural and engineered systems and the application of methods for determining micropollutant fate and transport. Early in her career, she focused on field-based research to investigate the fate and transport of surfactants in groundwater and wastewater treatment systems. She participated in interdisciplinary research with hydrologists and engineers in order to develop 'push-pull' tracer test methods for determining in-situ rates of reductive dechlorination and anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. Dr. Field is a pioneer in the area of fluorochemical occurrence and behavior and has focused on groundwater contaminated by fire-fighting foams, municipal wastewater treatment systems, and municipal landfill leachates. She served as an editor for Water Research from 2004 to 2008, and has served as an associate editor for Environmental Science and Technology since 2008.
Dr. Christopher Higgins is an environmental chemist examining the fate of environmental contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Dr. Higgins received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard University, and his Master of Science degree and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. Prior to his graduate work, Dr. Higgins worked for the Cadmus Group, Inc., providing policy and regulatory support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Upon finishing his Ph.D. at Stanford in 2006, Dr. Higgins became a postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He joined the faculty at the Colorado School of Mines as an Assistant Professor in 2009, and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2014. His research focuses on the movement of contaminants in the environment. In particular, he studies chemical fate and transport in natural and engineered systems, as well as bioaccumulation in plants and animals. Contaminants under study in his laboratory include: poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances used in stain-repellent fabrics and fire-fighting foams; nanoparticles; wastewater-derived pharmaceuticals and personal care products; trace organic chemicals in urban stormwater; and trace metals. Dr. Higgins has authored nearly 50 peer-reviewed publications to date, and his research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program.


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Q: Maximum Modulus Exercise Using the maximum modulus theorem in complex analysis, what is a good technique for finding the maximum of $|f(z)|$ on $|z|\le 1$, when $f(z)=z^2-3z+2$?
Got some really nice answers below, so I thought I'd share an image showing some contours of $|z^2-3z+2|$. Note that the magnitude does increase as we move "as far as possible" from the zeros  (phrase used in answer below). And, at $z=-1$, note how the contour $|z^2-3z+2|=6$ is tangent to the circle $|z|=1$.

A: By the maximum modulus principle, the maximum is on the unit circle $|z| = 1$. Since $f$ has zeroes at $1$ and $2$, we would expect the maximum to be "as far as possible" away from those, i.e. at $x = -1$. Indeed, we have $f(-1) = 6$, and by the triangle inequality
$$|f(z)| = |z^2-3z+2| \leq |z|^2+3|z|+2 = 6$$
on the unit circle. So $x=-1$ gives a maximum, but we still have to show that there are no other maxima.
Identifying $\mathbb C$ with $\mathbb R^2$, writing $z = x+yi$, the function becomes
$$f(x,y) = (x^2-y^2-3x+2) +  (2xy-3y)i$$
and we want to maximize
$$|f(x,y)|^2 = (x^2-y^2-3x+2)^2 + (2xy-3y)^2$$
subject to the condition $x^2+y^2 = 1$. We can express $|f(x,y)|^2$ in terms of $x$ only, using $y^2=1-x^2$:
\begin{align*}|f(x,y)|^2 &= (2x^2-3x+1)^2 + (2x-3)^2(1-x^2)\\
&= 8x^2-18x+10.
\end{align*}
The only maximum of this in $[-1,1]$ is at $x = -1$ .


Go to the Apple icon in the menu bar > System Preferences > Accessibility. Check the "Reduce transparency".
Go to System Preferences > Accessibility and select the "Display" option on the left. Make sure that the "Display contrast" slider is set all the way to the left at "Normal".
Open "Displays" in System Preferences and select the "Color" tab. Uncheck the "Show profiles for this display only" check box. Click on the profile named "DisplayProfile_Linear.icc" to reset your display's RGB channels to a linear fashion. The onscreen color should change and will likely look bad.
On Mac…go to "ColorMunki Display" in the menu bar and click on "Preferences".
Uncheck "Achieve display luminance value using video LUTs" and uncheck "Enable ADC". Select "White LED" for your Technology Type if it is an Apple display manufactured after 2009. If this is the new 4K 21.5" or 5K 27" Retina iMac manufactured in Late 2015 or later, select "GB-LED (RG Phosphor)" for the Technology Type. Click "OK" to save these settings and close the "Preferences" window.
When saving the profile, use a unique name (i.e., insert the month and year BEFORE the ".icc"). The profile name MUST end with ".icc".
The recommended display profiling settings of a D65 white point, 2.2 gamma, and 120cd/m2 has been set by the industry experts. The photographers and graphic designers of the world have determined that a monitor profiled to these parameters will most closely match a print that is viewed in a 5000K light booth (Graphic arts standard). The default gamma (aka; tone response) is set at 2.2 in ColorMunki's Preference menu found in "File" > "Preferences" from the home screen. We would recommend using the "Advanced" method and select the bottom option to set luminance to a specific level and then select "120". If your prints are darker than your display, feel free to try a lower display luminance setting of 100, 90, or even 80. When adjusting brightness on an Apple display (iMac, MacBook, or Apple displays), you may need to open System Preferences > Displays to fine tune the brightness to more closely match the target.


any years ago, I went to Concannon Winery in Livermore, CA. They are known for their Petite Sirah. My father knew Jim Concannon. I stayed up there for two weeks to learn more about wine. He taught me from Wine Tasting Etiquette to wine pairing. I enjoyed my trip so much; it is something I will never forget. I remember walking through a courtyard with him, asking him what do Petite Sirah grapes taste like compared to the actual wine. He reached up above up on an arbor filled with grapes, he was so tall, and grabbed a bunch of grapes and had me try some. They were sweet as sugar. Petite Sirah wine can taste like a baked blackberry pie. They introduced Americas first Petite Sirah in the 1960's. They hired a woman winemaker in 1961, Katherine Vadja, which was also a first. Women were unheard of in the wine making world and even in all aspects, and still are! It has been an uphill battle for me.
I was taught that there is never a right or wrong about a wine, as long as you enjoy it, it should be great. Many so-called "wine snobs" say sometimes, if a wine has won many awards or has been rated over 90 by certain people, that is a great wine. Those people who say that, it's their opinion. Their palates are different than yours, so why should they say what you should like? They shouldn't. You can take their advice, but don't expect to think that every wine critic will share your palate. Their tastes might be that they only enjoy dry wines and not fruit forward or vice versa and you might not share their outlook. Wine is very subjective. If you like a wine, that's all that matters.
When going to a wine event or tasting, there really isn't a dress code. Casual dress is okay, but I wouldn't advise shoes that aren't comfortable. Wear something that your feet are most happy when standing. Not wearing cologne or perfume is good because it allows your senses to obtain the most aromas. When wearing cologne, sometimes you pick up the floral notes from the cologne, instead of the wine and sometimes you can taste the perfume when it's very strong. My nose is so sensitive; I sometimes feel I smell everything…good and bad!
If you go with a party of 6 or more, reservations are a plus. See if the winery has tasting notes and prices available to you. When a fee is charged, it is usually okay for two people to share one glass and pay only one tasting fee. If there are many choices available, then you and your guest can get a tasting that is different, and you both can compare and taste more wines.
There is some tasting room etiquette, make sure and be polite to others and share the space together. Sometimes, the bar can get crowded and everybody needs to realize that when a new person or couple walks in, the wine bar server might ask to move over slightly to open up a space. Don't feel offended if they do. Everybody is there to enjoy a memorable experience.
Be sure and ask the server their opinion, but don't expect their taste is the same as yours. Some say wine etiquette is important when going to a winery, but I feel as long as you are nice and don't act entitled or act like you know more than you do, you will have a wonderful time. If there is something you don't know, feel comfortable and ask the server. Something that isn't a good idea is ask crazy question that you know can't be answered to seem like you very knowledgeable, when you aren't because you will come across arrogant and annoying and you probably will receive bad service. Just remember, wine is an acquired taste, and your love of wine will amplify the more you sample and realize its delicate complexities.
When your glass has some sediment, never ask the server to rinse your glass with water. Always make sure they rinse with wine. Your wine will never taste the same if you have some water left in your glass. Paper towels are also good to pat dry the residual liquid.
Wineries are limited by law to 1oz pours so don't insist on more. Don't assume you can be served continually, because, if you appear that you have consumed too much, the tasting room staff is not allowed to serve you. You can ask for a second taste but it may be expected that you will be purchasing that wine. See you soon!
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