Pa-chow! Zing! Did you hear that? Another week has FLOWN by and it's time for Challenge #010 at As You See It Challenge!
I'm having sooo much fun doing these weekly challenges. Sometimes I'm amazed at what I come up with. Like this week. I was having a really hard time and stuck in a rut. I really wanted to use washi tape and I struggled and struggled. Then I just ditched the washi tape and went another direction and I.seriously.love.it!
Once I got going, it came together pretty quick! I did have to reference the sketch about a bazillion times, but I'm really pleased with the outcome.
I took a ton of pictures so bear with me...(side note, I think it's funny when people write "bare with me". I'm like, um, no, I'm not going to be bare with you...) Get back on track!
That little strip holding the pearls? Yep, arrow of death. It was like getting a bad haircut. A little here, a little there. That's too long, not that side looks funny. It started out about 5 inches and now it's only 2.5. Sigh.
Frosted Finishes are gorgeous! Typically I would hoard these precious gems but HOARD NO MORE! We used them at my last technique night and this was the last one in the container! Gotta order more!
And, before we move on, I have to give a shout out to the Champagne Glitter Paper! That MAKES this card to me.
Also digging the Positively Chevron background stamp. I inked it in Sahara Sand and stamped off once before stamping it on the Whisper White Panel. The Joyful Tidings is from Christmas Messages. It's stamped in Cherry Cobbler.
There was still a lot of white space on the panel, so I decided to put the normally "inside" greeting on the outside. I lurve it. A lot.
Put it all together and you have one stunning Christmas Card! Here's one last look so you don't get RSI (repetitive scrolling injury).
Don't forget to join the fun at As You See It Challenge!
This is an amazing card, Tamara! I really love it, a lot!!! Your card creations have all been amazing lately! I especially love the colours in this one!
AYSI Challeneg #12 - Joy & Cheer!


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package salarycalculation.assertions;

import org.assertj.core.api.AbstractAssert;

import salarycalculation.domain.employee.Capability;
import salarycalculation.domain.employee.Employee;
import salarycalculation.domain.employee.Role;
import salarycalculation.domain.organization.Organization;

/**
 * {@link Employee}の検証を行うためのカスタム Assertion クラス。
 *
 * @author naotake
 */
public class EmployeeDomainAssert extends AbstractAssert<EmployeeDomainAssert, Employee> {

    protected EmployeeDomainAssert(Employee actual) {
        super(actual, EmployeeDomainAssert.class);
    }

    /**
     * {@link EmployeeDomainAssert}を検証するためのカスタム Assertion クラス。
     *
     * @param actual 検証する値
     * @return {@link EmployeeDomainAssert}
     */
    public static EmployeeDomainAssert assertThat(Employee actual) {
        return new EmployeeDomainAssert(actual);
    }

    public EmployeeDomainAssert hasNo(Integer no) {
        isNotNull();

        if (actual.getId() != no) {
            failWithMessage("Expected employee's no to be <%s> but was <%s>", no, actual.getId());
        }

        return this;
    }

    public EmployeeDomainAssert hasName(String name) {
        isNotNull();

        String assertErrorMessage = "Expected employee's name to be <%s> but was <%s>";
        if (!actual.getName().getFullName().equals(name)) {
            failWithMessage(assertErrorMessage, name, actual.getName());
        }

        return this;
    }

    public EmployeeDomainAssert hasRoleRank(String rank) {
        isNotNull();

        Role actualRole = actual.getRole();
        assertNotNull(actualRole, "role");

        String assertErrorMessage = "Expected employee's role rank to be <%s> but was <%s>";
        if (!actualRole.getRank().equals(rank)) {
            failWithMessage(assertErrorMessage, rank, actualRole.getRank());
        }

        return this;
    }

    public EmployeeDomainAssert hasCapabilityRank(String capability) {
        isNotNull();

        Capability actualCapability = actual.getCapability();
        assertNotNull(actualCapability, "capability");

        String assertErrorMessage = "Expected employee's capability rank to be <%s> but was <%s>";
        if (!actualCapability.getRank().name().equals(capability)) {
            failWithMessage(assertErrorMessage, capability, actualCapability.getRank());
        }

        return this;
    }

    public EmployeeDomainAssert hasOrganizationRank(String organization) {
        isNotNull();

        Organization actualOrganization = actual.getOrganization();
        assertNotNull(actualOrganization, "organization");

        String assertErrorMessage = "Expected employee's organization to be <%s> but was <%s>";
        if (!actualOrganization.getName().equals(organization)) {
            failWithMessage(assertErrorMessage, organization, actualOrganization.getName());
        }

        return this;
    }

    private void assertNotNull(Object entity, String name) {
        if (entity == null) {
            failWithMessage("Employee %s to be null", name);
        }
    }
}

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Sundance Diaries: HitRecord Turns 10 at Sundance
by Autumn Thatcher
(photo courtesy of HitRecord)
Inside of Tekila Mexican Grill & Cantina on Park City's Main Street, I am sitting at a table with HitRecord co-founder Jared Geller. Against the sounds of margaritas swirling in blenders and excited lunchtime chatter, Geller and I talk about HitRecord celebrating its 10-year anniversary at Sundance—the place where the creative collaboration platform first debuted in 2010.
"The funny thing is that this building used to be a mall, and Sundance New Frontier, which celebrates digital innovation in terms of storytelling, which is the selection where we launched, was in this very building. In the basement of this mall is where we launched HitRecord 10 years ago," Geller said.
The "we" Geller is referring to is him and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who is known as sort of a Sundance kid himself for the many films he has premiered at the festival. But walking the red carpet seems to take a backseat to the passion project that Gordon-Levitt and Geller turned into reality 10 years ago. The two wanted to create a space where creatives from all niches, genres, mediums, what-have-you, could come together from around the globe and collaborate for the sake of creating art. Geller admits that 10 years ago, they had no idea how they were actually going to do it.
"Joe and I love figuring out how to do things that we don't know how to do—that's our spirit," Geller said. "We actually figured out our creative process here at Sundance, where we launched a website and we said, throughout the course of the festival, we're going to make a program of short films to celebrate and play at the end of the festival. We came to the festival to create with people here in Park City and from around the world. And we had an evening of short films to show at the end of the festival that we made together."
Geller said that the Sundance Film Festival was the perfect place to bring their project to life not only because of the creative, nurturing environment of Sundance Insitute and New Frontier, but also because of the support that they received while at the festival.
At the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Geller and Gordon-Levitt hosted two events during opening weekend where festival goers—with or without credentials—could attend and participate in and celebrate the global community that HitRecord has built. The events featured live-chats and streaming with people from around the world, as well as screenings of various projects that have been built through the HitRecord community.
So how does it work? The HitRecord website offers in-depth information on ways to become a collaborator, and anyone and everyone with a desire to create can be involved in the community. "The best way to involve people in the creative process is to demystify it by breaking it down into bite-sized pieces," Geller said. "So, if we go out with a creative prompt that says 'add your voice to this chorus' or whatever, those bite-sized creative prompts are connected to more ambitious projects."
In just 10 years, HitRecord has been to Sundance five times, published a book, won an Emmy and generated over $3 million in revenue. The intent was never to make money, though the company does pay their collaborators if a project they have worked on becomes monetized. From the beginning, Gordon-Levitt and Geller wanted to create a space that encourages creativity—and it also makes for a positive way of engaging on the internet.
"One thing that has been consistent with HitRecord is that it has been an incredibly positive community because the premise is different. People don't come onto HitRecord to say 'look at me, look at this photo.' They come and look for creative collaborators. When that's the premise, it's a really positive way to spend your time online," Geller said. "I think the thing that's surprising to me after all of these years, even as we have scaled, that positive energy has scaled with it. You can see the power and the hope and inspiration and positivity of what the internet can do when people are collaborating and creating together versus competing for attention."
Geller encourages anyone with even a spark of interest in creating to get involved. "It's a human universal that people want to be creative and that people are creative, and they don't necessarily know how to express themselves," he said. "If you ever have the inspiration, the spark to want to sing a song or draw a picture and get feedback and have that contribution be a part of another, more ambitious project, then come to HitRecord. Download the app if you're curious."
Watch HitRecord's livestreams from Sundance.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs' Defense Dilemma and Winger Trade Options …
Home Leafs News Game Reviews Game #28 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs. Buffalo Sabres 1 (OT)
Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Game #28 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs. Buffalo Sabres 1 (OT)
Declan Kerin
The Toronto Maple Leafs got the desired result with an overtime winner from John Tavares, but there is lots of work ahead to fix what ails them as they try to establish a team identity.
Your game in ten:
1. While the shot clock favoured the Maple Leafs for much of the game — Toronto was credited with 56% of the shots on goal — it wasn't hard to see that there was a lack of threat or danger on the shots, as the shots were largely from the perimeter. While the Leafs controlled the shots-for (11-8 in the 1st, 12-11 in the 2nd, 13-9 in the 3rd), they hardly generated any high-danger chances (0-6 in the 1st, 2-3 in the 2nd, 1-6 in the 3rd). Three high danger chances at even strength over the course of an entire game is not a recipe for success. Both teams played each other the night before, and with speed/skill being the Leafs biggest asset, the second half of back-to-back games usually end up being games that are a bit more of a grind, which doesn't really suit the character of the team.
Getting inside to the slot and inner slot with the puck on their stick, and/or funnelling pucks from a non-scoring area to scoring areas, are elements that this team will need to work at. A lot of that comes down to fighting through contact with the puck on your stick and taking some physical abuse to get inside when you don't have the puck.
Comparison between shots faced by Hutton and Andersen somehow amuses me a great deal. pic.twitter.com/3OX9RnVC6T
— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) December 1, 2019
2. Defensively, the Leafs still have holes that don't look like they can solve internally. They still don't have the personnel to stop cycles, and there were a number of occasions where Buffalo was able to play with speed along the boards. There simply wasn't much that the Leafs could throw at them in the way of trying to stop it.
Toronto's main objective is to keep play to the outside and weather the storm by trying to limit passes from there to the home plate area, but that wasn't the case last night. The other main area of weakness is stopping players from getting to the net. At times, players are able to force their way into the critical areas of the ice with impunity and it's making things too easy for their opponents. High-end teams will exploit this weakness. It's up to the players to commit to imposing their will on the game in a more physical manner by legally interfering with the opposition and by getting their feet and sticks in the way of oncoming opponents.
Ristolainen walks in and buries it. 1-1. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/21o4rxqm2g
— Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) December 1, 2019
3. While they're happy with the win, it was largely on Frederik Andersen to keep the Leafs in the game — especially in the early going, as the Sabres were able to generate a good amount of scoring chances to start the game.
Andersen was really good tonight and the team's first star. After a slow start to the year, he's been honing his game and showing no signs of slowing down.
One outstanding save that looked like it might be called back was this one on Sheary:
What a glove save by Andersen. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/L42HnhTmjt
Andersen calmly weathers the storm. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/fQ1F69mhk1
With some Freddie highlights in the timeline, a reminder that he's been exceptional this year. He's currently 3rd overall in goalie GAR. pic.twitter.com/8b6f7bTLKm
— EvolvingWild (@EvolvingWild) December 1, 2019
4. Despite some curious isolated shifts provided by the broadcast, William Nylander had a good game on both sides of the puck, was playing with authority when the puck was on his stick, looked puck-hungry on the forecheck, and was regularly tracking back as the first forward all night. This provided disruptions against Buffalo's attack and support for the defenceman.
Matthews gives Nylander a boost to make a big defensive play. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/SSOnQ1kaLP
Alec mentioned Nylander's need to change up his creativity on his breaks in alone in yesterday's review. Another area that Nylander continues to add to his repertoire is his ability to drive inside and get better looks at the net from in-close. While he might be called a perimeter player by some, his ability to make plays into the scoring areas for his linemates are debatably the best on the team, and he ranks as one of the best in the league at that area of the game — an important one at that.
Nylander needs to continue this in order to maximize his potential of being a 30+ goal scorer, to go along with his playmaking ability.
What a play by Nylander in tight. 1-0 Leafs. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/bh4lf2vIos
5. The Johnsson-Matthews-Nylander line was up against Buffalo's second and third line most of the night, with some shifts against the first line – they were not really hard matched to a large degree. This is something that Sheldon Keefe will probably be a bit more flexible with than Mike Babcock in that he won't try for hard matches at forward. Trying to get a matchup forward group or defence pairing that he can trust vs. the defence-by-committee approach he seems to want to take.
You could put one heck of a package together of quality Matthews/Nylander defensive plays so far tonight. So that's a new thing. (So is them getting shifts with Tavares 👀👀)
— Justin Bourne (@jtbourne) December 1, 2019
6. Pierre Engvall was a stand-out player for the Leafs tonight. He flashed his high-end speed on a number of occasions and was able to start and keep cycles going in what was a very good game, overall, from the fourth line.
Engvall's size/speed combination, and his somewhat usual patterns of play, are things we've been touting as a potential benefit for a team with a number of players that play varying levels of — mostly — the same brand of hockey. At times, Envgall can perform centre duties and allow Gauthier to play below the puck, while providing defensive support without cheating. This helps to keep plays alive and extend possessions. It would be interesting to see Engvall get some reps in the top six to see if he can create a different look than what the Leafs currently have. Engvall has a good feel for how big his reach is and can use a bit of deception to curl and shoot around opposing players with a heavy shot, which routinely catches goalies off guard and creates rebounds. He's been able to beat goalies from far out near the tops of the circles at the AHL level, but we'll wait and see if that is the case in the NHL.
Engvall with a great chance than nearly fooled Hutton. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/NbAMqiJ9wE
Nice set up from Engvall to Timashov but he can't get a stick on it #Leafs x #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/YRt5k0hEhs
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) December 1, 2019
7. Another nice shot in the arm for the Leafs is Engvall's ability to use his speed/size/reach on the penalty kill to great effect. The Leafs' penalty kill is perfect since he's taken a spot on the second penalty kill unit — an area they were desperate to upgrade on. He provides much of what Kapanen can do by filling lanes and hurrying up plays, while providing a quick-break threat that keeps defencemen honest when he's on the ice. He also does a good job of reading plays and has better defensive fundamentals with a consistent work rate. This is an area on the team where Engvall can really take over and be a really big contributor with regard to overall wins and losses.
Having elite special teams is a major key to success, and while they have the personnel to have a dominant powerplay, the Leafs haven't had a high-end penalty-killing unit in some time. With penalty kill schemes being mostly similar (but with small tweaks team-to-team), the onus is largely on the players to mentally always be a step ahead of the play, have a good measure of fearlessness, and be able to still make strong decisions at the tail end of a penalty kill while they run out of gas. His ability to reach around players with the puck on his stick on the offensive zone also pays dividends on the penalty kill and is a nice benefit for the Leafs to have, given that no other player has this same physical advantage.
8. The Leafs defence pairings continue to be a work in progress, to put it mildly. The Morgan Rielly – Cody Ceci pairing has yet to show signs of cohesion, and there are causes for concern for the top-four D overall. The team lacks a trustworthy shutdown pairing, which is something that has been plaguing the team for a few seasons now.
The Jake Muzzin – Justin Holl pairing did well against the 2nd/3rd lines last night, playing defence by spending some time in the ozone, and it will be interesting to see how the coaching staff starts to deploy them going forward.
9. The Dermott / Barrie pairing moved the puck adequately, which showed up in the raw shot attempts for/against totals, but they were caved in with high-danger scoring chances against (0-7!), which isn't good enough.
10. John Tavares' line had their lunch handed to him by the Jack Eichel line, who put together two pretty dominant performances in back-to-back nights and looked incredible at points throughout the game. There were zero high-danger chances for, and five against, while Tavares was on the ice, but he had a great OT winner that covered up some shifts that were forgettable. Mitch Marner can't come back soon enough.
What a shot by Tavares in the slot. LEAFS WIN 2-1 IN OT!! #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/VaqZ1yRE3K
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Words of inspiration can enable people to have the courage to be bold and accomplish great things. Unfortunately, what people say can also have the power to cause great harm, especially to those who are struggling. The cliché saying "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" does not always hold true. People have the ability to exert their influence over their peers, causing them to do harm to themselves or others.
We all, in America, are guaranteed the right to free speech under the First Amendment. It is a cherished right that helps make the United States a great nation. However, there are times when the right to speak freely comes into question, incidents when what people write or say leads to a death for instance. Such is the case of a Michelle Carter, who in the 2014 sent dozens of text messages to her boyfriend Carter Roy III, 18, urging him to take his own life.
Roy did in fact take his own life, which Michelle Carter will stand trial for in Massachusetts, the Associated Press reports. A grand jury unanimously ruled that Carter's texts had a "direct, causal link" to Roy's death. Carter is being charged with involuntary manslaughter, and if she is found guilty the case could set a historic precedent.
"In sum, we conclude that there was probable cause to show that the coercive quality of the defendant's verbal conduct overwhelmed whatever willpower the eighteen year old victim had to cope with his depression, and that but for the defendant's admonishments, pressure, and instructions, the victim would not have gotten back into the truck and poisoned himself to death," Justice Robert Cordy wrote for the court in the ruling.
One of the text messages that then 17 year old Carter sent her unstable boyfriend, who got out of his truck that he was filling up with tailpipe exhaust, instructed Roy to "get back in," according to the article. When Roy was unsure about going through with the suicide, Carter wrote:
"I thought you wanted to do this. The time is right and you're ready, you just need to do it!"
"You can't think about it. You just have to do it. You said you were gonna do it. Like I don't get why you aren't."
Naturally, Carter's attorney Joseph Cataldo is claiming that her texts were free speech, falling under the protection of the First Amendment and were not the cause of Carter's death. Cataldo pointed out that Massachusetts doesn't have a law against encouraging or assisting suicide.
Katie Walsh is an attorney in Orange County, California. Attorney Walsh concentrates her law practice on juvenile defense, criminal defense, and victim's rights.
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Capital investment of €15mn will help Bidroom, the "world's first membership-based hotel booking platform", expand.
The Amsterdam-based hotel booking platform Bidroom has raised €15 million to fuel its international expansion.
Two months after a new management board took office, the "online travel community" and world's first membership-based hotel booking platform says the new capital investment will be used to accelerate growth.
Bidroom, which started in 2014 and now also has offices in Krakow, Istanbul and Paris, already has more than 120,000 hotels in 128 countries on its booking platform.
Its concept differs from online travel agencies, it says, in that it does not charge commission from hotels, instead working with an annual membership model where "hotels only pay after proven success".
This "substantial saving" is shared with the traveller who will subsequently be paying what Bidroom claims is a guaranteed best price.
The capital injection will be used for an accelerated international rollout, says chief executive Bas Tolmeijer.
Bidroom's workforce will expand to 200 employees over the next year as the company moves into "a new, hypermodern office" in Krakow in April 2019, and right now the focus is on the recruitment of IT specialists, marketers and customer service employees.
The capital injection will also be used to renew the business model, develop smart technology and expand availability by partnering with more large chain hotels.
Tolmeijer adds that investments are also being made in "sustainable cooperation" with worldwide partners such as Visa, which recently formed an exclusive partnership with Bidroom.
Bidroom is working on finalising its new growth strategy and on the launch of consumer campaigns.
"Our research has shown that there is a particular need for city trips, where people often opt for hotels in the higher segment," says Francesco Monaco, the company's CCO.


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U.S. DOT Federal Automated Vehicles Policy
October 31, 2016 July 8, 2019 Brad Kelechava Leave a comment
In September 2016, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) released its Federal Automated Vehicles Policy. This is one of the first steps necessary for facilitating safe and efficient use of self-driving vehicles.
Autonomous vehicles are straight out of science fiction and have long been unrealistic. However, with current automotive developments, it is now likely for self-driving cars to become commonplace in the near future. While the work of Tesla and Google in pioneering this technology is discussed often in the news, major automotive brands, such as Ford, Mercedes, and BMW, will soon release automobiles classified either as autonomous or semi-autonomous, as they will make use of some of the features found on self-driving cars. Business Insider projects that 10 million self-driving cars will be on the road by 2020.
The DOT automated vehicle policy acknowledges this likely possibility, and it looks to create the framework by which the benefits of autonomous vehicles can be attained. Specifically, highly automated vehicles (HAVs) can reduce the prevalence of accidents, as 94 percent of accidents result from human choice or error. In addition, these HAVs could be connected to a larger system of data exchange, which could further enhance their usage and allow cities to reconsider how public transit is provided.
There are different "levels of automation" that can be incorporated into a vehicle. For the purposes of the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, the DOT adopts the SAE International definitions for different automation levels. These are explained in the document:
At SAE Level 0, the human driver does everything;
At SAE Level 1, an automated system on the vehicle can sometimes assist the human driver conduct some parts of the driving task;
At SAE Level 2, an automated system on the vehicle can actually conduct some parts of the driving task, while the human continues to monitor the driving environment and performs the rest of the driving task;
At SAE Level 3, an automated system can both actually conduct some parts of the driving task and monitor the driving environment in some instances, but the human driver must be ready to take back control when the automated system requests;
At SAE Level 4, an automated system can conduct the driving task and monitor the driving environment, and the human need not take back control, but the automated system can operate only in certain environments and under certain conditions; and
At SAE Level 5, the automated system can perform all driving tasks, under all conditions that a human driver could perform them.
The DOT further draws the distinction between Levels 0-2 and 3-5, with the latter describing vehicles that "are responsible for monitoring the driving environment." The highly automated vehicles (HAVs) mentioned in the document are the equivalent of SAE Levels 3-5.
In general, the DOT establishes performance guidance for HAVs, ensuring that they meet all current applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. This guidance was written with input from many different knowledgeable organizations so it can be applicable to almost every possible HAV that could be designed. Since this document was written so early on in the development of autonomous vehicles, it deals heavily with risk, identifying many potential considerations, including: data recording and sharing, privacy, system safety, vehicle cybersecurity, human-machine interface, crashworthiness, consumer education and training, post-crash vehicle behavior, federal, state, and local laws, and ethical considerations.
Furthermore, the policy seeks to establish a shared standard framework for HAVs that would be used consistently throughout the country, so that there would be no issues in terms of vehicle licensing and registration, traffic laws and enforcement, and other responsibilities as the cars traveled between state lines. While the guidelines are not mandatory, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may later adopt them as requirements.
To view the document, please refer to U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Automated Vehicles Policy webpage.
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Tigers Complete Successful Border Raid. Hexagon Telford Tigers 1 took a long road trip to Dumfries Ice Bowl to take on Solway Sharks in the first of back to back games against the Sharks in the NIHL Moralee Division this weekend. Tigers will also play back to back games against Solway in February in the NIHL North Cup Semi Final.
Tigers had kept pace with leaders Sheffield with victories over Sutton Sting and Blackburn Hawks the previous weekend and knew that they could not afford a slip up against the team in fourth place in the league. Solway have proven a dangerous opponent over the last two years and had beaten Hull Pirates in a recent league game. Tigers were without Sam Gospel, Dan Mitchell and Joe Hazeldine.
Tigers made the best possible start to the game when, with just 21 seconds gone, Scott McKenzie was awarded a penalty shot after being hooked by Ross Murray when through on goal. McKenzie fired in the penalty shot to give Tigers the lead. This lead would only last just over a minute as Solway's Scott Henderson levelled the scores, beating Tigers' net minder Tom Hovell with a low shot. Tigers then handed an advantage to Solway when Andy McKinney took an interference penalty and then Nick Oliver took a tripping penalty giving the Sharks a two man advantage. Tigers managed to kill off the first penalty but before the second penalty had expired, Henderson scored his second of the game from close range to give Solway the lead. Tigers ended the period on top and drew level in the 19th minute. Tigers were on a power play after Connor Henderson had been awarded a tripping penalty. Jonathan Weaver and Corey Goodison combined to send Ricky Plant in on goal. Plant completed a cool finish with a wrist shot. As the period was entering the final few seconds, Tigers had one final break, Warren Tait found Jack Watkins in space and with just four seconds of the period left Watkins' shot beat Calum Hepburn in the Solway goal to give Tigers a 3-2 lead at the end of the first period.
Tigers were given a lucky break in the 30th minute when Solway had a goal disallowed and also hit the post, but the luck ran out two minutes later as Solway drew level when Kyle Horne netted Solway's 3rd goal.
Tigers regained the lead three minutes later, when Doug Clarkson hammered home a shot from McKinney's pass to put Tigers 4-3 ahead. Just as Tigers had scored late in the 1st period, they did again in the 2nd period. With just three seconds left on the clock, McKenzie scored his second of the game after being set up by Jason Silverthorn to give Tigers a 5-3 lead.
Tigers increased their lead in the 44th minute, with Silverthorn scoring the sixth goal. Tigers scored again a minute later with a long range shot from Corey Goodison for the seventh goal, taking the game beyond Solway. Tigers saw out the remainder of the game and, in doing so, keep up the pressure at the top of the table ahead of the return game against Solway in Telford on Sunday.
Final Score: Solway Sharks 3 Hexagon Telford Tigers 7.
Scorers: Scott McKenzie (2), Ricky Plant, Jack Watkins, Doug Clarkson, Corey Goodison and Jason Silverthorn.
Hexagon Telford Tigers 1 return to play at Telford Ice Rink Sunday 20th January 2019 at 18:00 in the NIHL Moralee Conference against Solway Sharks. Hexagon Telford Tigers 2 are next in home action at Telford Ice Rink on Saturday 26th January 2019 at 19:00 in the NIHL Laidler Conference against Widnes Wild. For details of all future fixtures, check out the Tigers fixture list and www.telfordtigers.net/tickets for ticket information.


With hearts of hate and a fistful of distortion pedals, Primitive Man return with a 4 track "12. Primitive doom and sludge punk explode from this collection of twisted tracks and quite simply, stun you into submission. The atmospherics are dark and brooding, helped by the relentless riffs that are crashing out, creating a dense and tension-filled collection of tracks that need to be listened to in one sitting. You feel drained after playing this - you don't so much listen to this but experience it. When the frantic, frenzied vocals emerge from deep within the mix, you realise how much depth and layering you are hearing, how the dynamics have been thought out and most of all, just how the searing riffs are in fact much more complex than realised on your first listen. Using fuzzed out riffs that register extremely low on the Richter scale, this is a solid slab of sludge punk with doom elements threaded throughout. One of the strengths has to be the song writing. Hypnotic riffs that latch into your head and tunes that have a purpose to them bring direction and flow to all the tracks. Bleak heaviness is the tone set but this does not mean unrelenting misery for the listener. Careful use of electronic drones and textures carry across an atmosphere of denseness and weight that somehow feels cleansing after the music stops. This is ugly music for ugly people. Not sure how many times you can listen to this before wanting to cut your ears off but played just once will give you an idea of how far heavy music can be carried.


Tubman House offers 18 months of housing and support so that Sacramento's homeless, parenting or pregnant youth and their children can get busy living rather than surviving. Through Tubman House, young parents (18 to 21 years old) experience healthy living, relentless support, and educational guidance so that they leave prepared to be leaders in their own lives, and leaders in the lives of their children and communities. In exchange for housing, child care, and wrap around support, Tubman residents grow as leaders as they govern Tubman and pursue goals to uplift their futures and their communities.
In Tubman tradition, each graduate poses in her new apartment, keys held high and smile wide, on the day she moves from Tubman. She will leave with much more than an apartment key. She will leave with the knowledge that she has the intelligence and gumption to claim a home, a career, and a future of meaning.
In 2012, 75% of clients attended college. 80% committed to counseling. 50% secured a job. 68% saved over $1500. 60% of residents arriving without diplomas earned one. All actively parented, built a network of support, cleared debts and exited into sustainable apartments. Since opening our doors in 2002, over 90% of our clients have never experienced homelessness again. All Tubman's children attend a free, on site child development program.
"Tubman helped me see my potential as a woman, and a person. I was a person who deserved a healthy fresh start in life. Finally, I made my final break from an abusive relationship. I started on the road to an actual new journey."
"I got to know and love my child for exactly the person she was. My child got to bond with everyone in the community. Tubman is our own tribe with each person in the community helping take care of each other and our children."
"I received so much support and love here- more than I ever expected. I've also been through a lot here at Tubman as I face both the good and the bad of my life so far. Tubman has always been there for me, reminding me to be a better person, not just for my family but for myself as well. I've learned so much about parenting and communicating. But the one thing I've learned the most is to try new things and to live life to the fullest."
At Tubman, our residents chase dreams. It's a giddy and terrifying business- as all dream chasing is. Inherent in the quest are moments of crushing doubt. This is why Tubman is a community. In these moments of fear, each of us needs to be surrounded by people looking at us with absolute confidence in our ability to succeed. We need people to insist on our possibilities. At Tubman, we ensure each resident is immersed in the supportive community she or he needs to claim a new day.
Our wait list continues to grow with young mothers and fathers and children waiting for their turn to join Tubman, and try their wings.
We are grateful to our donors for making sure we are here to serve each one.
On a final note, last year, Tubman survived the sudden loss of 60% of our funding after cuts in federal funds. Over 400 new donors and 25 community foundations and groups stepped forward to ensure our survival. Over the last twelve months, we strengthened our long term outlook by reducing dependency on a few funding sources, securing funds from new foundations, and expanding our network of local donors. We also raised over $60,000 through our fundraising festival and through Art Beast, our cottage industry whose profits sustain Tubman House and employ our clients.
This year, we write from a place of stability rather than crisis. We are not fighting for a few more days. We are working to shore up the support to continue and grow our high impact program in 2014.
We thank you for considering support for our families.


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We have designed and installed beautiful carpets all over the world. Here are just a few examples.
Our 'Robert the Bruce' design from the 'Silk Route Collection', with traces of cut pile silk on a boucle wool background looked stunning in a Cairo penthouse.
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Inside Out 2: What We Know About The Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Plot
Inside Out was an amazing film brought to us by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. Right around 6 years after its delivery on eighteenth May 2015, the film still leads hearts. After all, there is no reason for it not to be a success! Its imaginative idea combined with the significance of feelings stays unrivaled. The superhit film will probably come up with a sequel, aka Inside Out 2, and we have all the intel on it.
Inside Out 2 Renewal and Release Date
As indicated by inside sources, Pixar Animation Studio had thought of Inside Out 2 from when the first part was delivered worldwide. Yet, there are no hints of the movie's upcoming release date or the trailer to date. This is probably because Pixar Studio is currently occupied with various new tasks. And they're not remarking anything about Inside Out 2 anytime soon. It will probably be a year or even more until Pixar studio actually starts working on Inside Out 2.
Inside Out 2 Cast
When Inside Out 2 will release, viewers can expect the following cast members that we are just so fond of seeing on our screens:
Amy Poehler as Joy
Phyllis Smith as Sadness
Mindy Kaling as Disgust
Bill Hader as Fear
Lewis Black as Anger
Kaitlyn Dias as Riley
Diane Lane as Riley's mother
Kyle MacLachlan as Riley's father
Richard Kind as Bing Bong
Back to front is around a 9-year-old young lady who moves to San Francisco with her folks, leaving her childhood home. As she moves to the new city, she begins confronting troubles settling there. The interesting piece of the story is the actual production of her feelings. Her five feelings, Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, and Anger, have been shown physically. Her feelings mirror her steady battle to adjust to the new climate and area around her.
Various islands are portraying her character as dependent on her recently discovered leisure activities. The islands appear like kinship Island, family Island, hockey Island, and so on. The film's plot will draw in individuals of all age groups and is perfect for watching when the entire family decides to sit together and spend some time.
The consummation of Inside Out was such a gigantic method to end a film that it opened various opportunities for the continuation. In fact, viewers have been standing by since 2015 for what could occur with Riley and her feelings further.
The film finished where happiness, at last, understands the significance of trouble. As she continually attempts to shield Riley from trouble. This, at last, prompts Riley's failure to put herself out there, and she surrenders to despondency. At long last, Riley's nonexistent beloved companion Bing Bong collaborates with trouble, and that is when bliss understands the significance of pity for Riley as it would help them experience more significant satisfaction.
In the peak, Riley turned 12, and her recollections turned into a blend of shadings that addressed her feelings by and large instead of being overwhelmed by a solitary one of them.
Peter has incidentally uncovered the intricacy of Riley's Psyc as she would consistently think back to her feelings diversely when she grows up.
Eventually, every one of the feelings had new things to investigate. At the same time, both delight and pity meet up to start to lead the pack entering the development of intricacies in the feelings of Riley's life since she has grown up. We likewise saw a major red catch saying PUBERTY that is bound to be investigated in the continuation.
The second piece of back to front can concoct unlimited conceivable outcomes. However, since the advancement of the continuation has not been begun at this point. We don't know about the bearing it will take. In any case, before the finish of Inside Out, we are, for the most part expecting that we will see Riley growing up and hitting her youngsters in Inside Out 2 you. And it is energizing to see her further feelings filling in struggle or kinship with one another. We could likewise consider pubescence to be one of the new islands that Riley would visit as her Psych keeps on creating.
The Inside Out 2 trailer has not been released yet. This is because the movie hasn't been officially renewed, and neither have Pixar Studio started working on it. It will be quite some time, maybe even a year or more, until fans can view the trailer of Inside Out 2.
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Our mission is to protect, restore, and conserve the natural areas that contribute to the vitality and unique character of Fort Thomas through land preservation, responsible stewardship, and the promotion of community awareness understanding, and enjoyment for present and future generations.
• Fort Thomas' land area is 3,661 acres and 31% of it is still forested.
• About 86 acres are considered high quality (large crown) forest and another 200 acres are medium quality (medium crown) forest.
• Our forests are threatened by invasion of non-native plants, insects, and diseases and pressure from urbanization.
• Measurable benefits of forests include biological diversity, air quality improvement, noise, and light buffering, property values, and lower crime.
• Other benefits related to recreation, outdoor education, wildlife habitat, natural heritage, and community way of life.
We are a 501(c)3 land trust. Our mission is to protect our surrounding forests, encourage and/or oversee conservation easements, educate the public, develop community activities, and work with the city on numerous environmental projects. When you become a member of the Fort Thomas Forest Conservancy you are making a statement that our forests are valuable to our way of life and that they need protection.
As a member, we encourage you to volunteer for any of our activities or get involved in one of our projects (Earth Day, Model Native Garden, trails, Hubbard Studio and Preserve, conservation easement/management, fundraising, etc.) or you can allow your annual membership dues to work for you. Check the Volunteer page for more information.


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TERA Open Beta will begin on March 9
Console players will be able to enjoy the new TERA open beta game next month, which will begin on March 9, 2018, to allow the "new variety" MMO, which is interested in early access control. The TERA beta game will be available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and will begin on Friday, March 9 at 2 p.m. UTC, and ends at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 12, 2018. Everyone is invited to the TERA test, and the game is free to play on the PC.
Created by developer Bluehole Studio, TERA is called Arborea's area of exile, originally launched on the PC in January 2011 and launched a year later. "TERA combines True Action Combat with the broad social interaction of the game world and role-playing games. In TERA, you aim, dodge, and time your attacks to gain a strong and useful tactical combat experience. TERA's broad content is completely free, from character creation to level 65 and above. "
The unique game mechanism allows the user to target the enemy using a cross targeting system instead of clicking or trapping a single opponent. Like most mmorpgs, TERA(Tera Gold) is characterized by task, production, and player versus player, and the game USES a real-time combat system with a third-person perspective.


Our five fastest P6 and P7 boys and girls who participated in the Meadows Cross Country Heats went on to compete in glorious sunshine at the EPSSA Final Cross Country Final in Inverleith Playing Fields on Friday 20th April. Thank you to all the many parents who came along to lend their support and to parents Kate Kitchin and Sue Lewis who prepared the children so well, along with lunchtime Running Club coach Willie Jarvie. Well done P6 and P7! A very exciting event!
Very well done to all the competitors and we came Second in the P6 Girls' Team competition and Third in the P7 Boys' Team competition. Huge congratulations to Dylan who achieved Fourth Place in the P6 Boys' event and received an EPSSA medal.
Thank you very much to Sue for helping to marshal and to our PE Specialist, Mrs Beth Walker, for organising the proceedings with Head of EPSSA, Headteacher Willie French.


This week at the IDC Indonesia FutureScape event in Jakarta, IDC revealed its top ten technology predictions for 2019 and beyond.
These predictions centres around the digital technologies and trends that are set to impact the overall digital economy of Indonesia, as by 2022 more than 61 percent of the country's GDP is expected to be digitalised with growth in every industry fuelled by digitally enhanced offerings, operations, and relationships.
IDC believes the digitalised economy will bring rise to intense competition particularly when the digital disruptors are heavily insinuated into the Indonesian market. According to IDC, the past 12 months has seen local enterprises seeking to compete and thrive in the digital transformation (DX) landscape, resulting in continuous growth in digital innovation and initiatives.
The 3rd platform technologies such as Cloud, Big Data and Analytic, Social and Mobility; and innovation accelerators such as Artificial Intelligence, Security and Internet of Things, are becoming the key enablers in driving multiplied innovation in DX for enterprises in Indonesia.
"Digitalisation is not confined to just one part of the enterprise, nevertheless, it is transforming major aspects of enterprises' offerings, operations, and relationships," says IDC Indonesia head of operations Mevira Munindra.
IDC estimates that ICT spending in Indonesia will reach IDR 425 trillion in 2019, and IDC ASEAN managing director Sudev Bangah says it's showing no signs of slowing.
"The race to innovate, accelerate and reinvent the future of enterprises has begun. In order to lead in the competitive DX economy, enterprises must be agile, adaptable and cognizant to market and customers trends, business models and technologies that are emerging in the market," says Bangah.
#2 Digital-native IT: By 2022, 50 percent of all IT spending will be on 3rd Platform technologies, as over 50 percent of Indonesian enterprises build "digital-native" IT environments to thrive in the digital economy.
#3 Expand to the edge: By 2022, over 15 percent of Indonesian organization's cloud deployments in Indonesia will include edge computing, and 10 percent of endpoint devices and system will execute AI algorithms.
#4 AppDev revolution: By 2022, 40 percent of all new apps will be feature microservices architectures that improve the ability to design, debug, update, and leverage third-party code; 15 percent of all production apps will be cloud-native.
#5 New developer class: By 2024, a new class of professional developers producing code without custom scripting will expand the developer population by 15 percent, accelerating digital transformation.
#6 Digital innovation explosion: From 2018 to 2023 — with new tools/platforms, more developers, agile methods, and lots of code reuse — 5 million new logical apps will be created.
#7 Growth through specialisation: By 2022, 20 percent of public cloud computing will be based on non-x86 processors (including quantum); by 2022, organisations will spend more on vertical SaaS apps than horizontal apps.
#8 AI is the new UI: By 2024, AI-enabled user interfaces and process automation will replace one-tenth of today's screen-based apps; by 2022, 10 percent of Indonesian enterprises will use conversational speech tech for customer engagement.
#9 Expanding/scaling trust: By 2022, 10 percent of servers will encrypt data at rest and in motion, over 10 percent of security alerts will be handled by AI-powered automation, and about 2 million people will have blockchain-based digital identities.
#10 Consolidation vs. multi-cloud: By 2022, the top four cloud "megaplatforms" will host 60 percent of IaaS/PaaS deployments, but by 2024, 40 percent of Indonesian organisations will mitigate lock-in through multi-cloud or hybrid technologies and tools.


I've been thinking about this for some months now, and recently I've made up my mind to retire from moderator duty. It has been an awesome four years, and I see a lot of positive in how the community has developed during that time. So I want to thank the early users who put their faith in me, and also the entire community for their support of the mod team in general.
An election will be held in the near future [Edit 2014-12-10: right now!]. (Possibly quite soon; we are in discussion with the Community Team on the best timing.) I will stay on until the election is over, at which time my diamond will be removed and the newly minted moderator(s) will take over.
No, there's been no disagreements in the mod team.
No, I have no qualms with the direction that the site is going.
No, I have no trouble working with the Community Team (SE Inc).
If anything it is just that after 4 years, I find that I cannot summon the same level of enthusiasm that I had earlier in my moderator term. In addition, I have become more busy all around and with there being only 24 hours in a day I find myself slowly slowly cutting away my time on Math.SE for other tasks and duties. So while I am not burnt-out per se, I still don't think that I can serve the community in a capacity that meets my own standards.
In conclusion, thanks for the ride, and see y'all around.
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The Dignity of Working Men : Morality and the Boundaries of Race, Class, and Immigration
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Michèle Lamont takes us into the world inhabited by working-class men--the world as they understand it. Interviewing black and white working-class men who, because they are not college graduates, have limited access to high-paying jobs and other social benefits, she constructs a revealing portrait of how they see themselves and the rest of society. Morality is at the center of these workers' worlds. They find their identity and self-worth in their ability to discipline themselves and conduct responsible but caring lives. These moral standards function as an alternative to economic definitions of success, offering them a way to maintain dignity in an out-of-reach American dreamland. But these standards also enable them to draw class boundaries toward the poor and, to a lesser extent, the upper half. Workers also draw rigid racial boundaries, with white workers placing emphasis on the "disciplined self" and blacks on the "caring self." Whites thereby often construe blacks as morally inferior because they are lazy, while blacks depict whites as domineering, uncaring, and overly disciplined. This book also opens up a wider perspective by examining American workers in comparison with French workers, who take the poor as "part of us" and are far less critical of blacks than they are of upper-middle-class people and immigrants. By singling out different "moral offenders" in the two societies, workers reveal contrasting definitions of "cultural membership" that help us understand and challenge the forms of inequality found in both societies
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2. Love the notepaper background of this card. You could also replace the stars with any shapes, such as hearts. Trace around cookie cutters for a neat shape.
6. Felt is great for cutting out cute shapes like this little car. The buttons are also a sweet addition. If you're not a sewer, you could forget the stitching and glue the shapes.
10. And last, but not least...our favourite card. Who would have thought that chocolates could make such a gorgeous card!
Ok, so there are more than ten ways to thank dad this Father's Day, but here are ten gift ideas to get you started.
Be quick - there are only 4 days left until Father's Day!
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Use Coupon Code DAD in the Coupon Code field when you place your order.
Martini anyone? Dad will feel like James Bond when he mixes up his drink of choice in this stylish cocktail shaker.
This clock has the trifecta: clock, thermometer and lunar cycle gauge in-one. But what makes this clock even better is that it's made from recycled coffee cups - a stylish clock with an environmental conscience.
No man should be without a classic Waiter's Friend-style bottle opener. This one ticks the box when it comes to quality.
A clever feeder that helps reuse unwanted food and bring the birds back into your garden.
This wash bag is worth booking a great holiday for.
No gadget-loving dad should be without a weather station.
This is the ultimate bicycle repair kit...the only thing it doesn't include is a needle and thread to repair Lycra cycling tights, sorry!
A handy, compact tool kit for the fishing or camping box, or car glove box.
A light, refreshing beer for dad to make and enjoy this spring.
The easiest way to cook a perfect steak for everyone.


The body tube is laser pre-cut for the fins and the motor mount is pre-marked by laser as well. You do not need a ruler or a knife to assemble the Big Kahuna.
The kit is designed for durability with a thicker .025in body tube, 1/8in balsa fins, thru the wall fin mounting and nylon parachute.
Skill level 3 for experienced rocketeers.
Requires a 1/4in launch rod.


It's been two weeks that I am trying this sweet pink treasure. I am talking about Apivita's Lip Care Bee Princess. Even if it is created for the little ones, I have bought it, too. Just think that if it is good for the sensitive and fragile lips of the little girls, it must be good also for me!
It is 100% natural product; it contains beeswax, olive oil, honey, shea butter, avocado, apricot and vitamins. It is free of silicones, parabens propylene glycol and mineral oil.
It perfectly hydrates my lips and leaves them soft. Plus, it prevents damage, takes care of chapped lips and protects from environmentals aggressions. The perfume is fruity but nice and discrete.
I adore it! And even if I bought it for the desings in the tube, I am glad the product is good as well! It makes me feel like a princess!!!
Have you ever tried it? Do you like it? Do you also get products just for the design of the box? If so, which ones impressed you also for the content? Let me know!!!
I have the simple-boring blue-packaging 😦 I want the princess one now!!
i have already bought it and i'm very pleased..it leaves my lips soft..i love its scent too..


How to Address a State Attorney?
What is the proper way to address envelope to a State Attorney of the State of Florida?
I can't say this is true for a State Attorney in every state without doing some research, but in Florida, in salutation or conversation he or she is a Mr./Ms. (Surname).
Every State Attorney in Florida is elected in a general election, so each is entitled to be addressed as the Honorable.


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HBO Go and Now won't work on older Apple TV models after April
2nd and 3rd gen Apple TV users will have to find another way to stream HBO shows and movies.
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Plenty of people are stuck at home without much to do. In other words, it's the perfect time to catch up on TV shows and movies. HBO might be throwing a wrench into some people's binging plans, though, as the company is pulling its HBO Go and HBO Now apps from 2nd and 3rd gen Apple TV units. MacRumors spotted support pages which state that the apps will no longer work as of April 30th. The devices are ten and eight years old, respectively, so this isn't a shocking move, but it does feel poorly timed. People need distractions while they shelter in place, but now some may need to pay $150 for a current Apple TV. Additionally, HBO recently made several of its shows temporarily free to non-subscribers, which makes this feel like a bit of a mixed message.
HBO suggests that customers affected by the change access its apps via a different streaming device, using AirPlay or Chromecast from a phone or tablet or connecting a laptop to a TV with an HDMI cable. Some of people stuck at home aren't tech-savvy, so hopefully this isn't too disruptive. We've reached out to HBO for clarification on why the company chose this particularly sensitive time to end support for older Apple TV units.
Update, April 10th, 10:30AM ET: An HBO spokesperson responded to Engadget's questions, saying that the decision was "business-as-usual device deprecation that was planned several months ago." However, the company decided to extend the availability of its apps on the Apple TV units in question. HBO Now will be available until May 15th, and HBO Go will remain "for a few additional months."
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Soho Rooms Moscow has always been one of the fanciest clubs on the Moscow nightlife scene. Opened in 2007 the club quickly became one of the main attraction points of the city's rich and beautiful. Lots of hot ladies like Olya Abramovich and Viki Odintcova pack this place every weekend night! Soho Rooms Moscow is co-owned by the former investment bankers Dan Rappaport and Dominic Gualtieri with the support of the Moscow restaurateur Dmitry Braude. High investments transform into high quality, and Soho Rooms really proves this point.
The club has 4 rooms that include Bar Room, Dining Room, Disco Room and Pool Terrace. The interior design of Soho Rooms represents excessive luxury typical for this type of venues in Moscow.
Guests entering the Bar Room will see a large chandelier covered with Swarovski crystals hanging from the tall ceiling. Tick floors combined with brick walls, large windows and fretwork on the walls make the interior of Soho Rooms Moscow look very stylish.
By the way, wide windowsills are used as a dancing space for the barely dressed models during the parties taking place on weekend nights.
The Disco Room is actually a dance floor surrounded by the VIP lounge areas with private booths. Getting a table at one of these booths is the best option if you arrive to the club in a group of several guests.
Going one level up will bring you to the Dining Room that has two levels. That's actually the restaurant area of Soho Rooms Moscow that has a mixed cuisine with dishes ranging from a more traditional steamed sea bass with ginger to a more exotic Xiao Long Bao Dim Sums with lamb.
When the things start heating up at the parties during summer time Pool Terrace becomes the best option. Located on top of the building it features a large summer verandah overlooking the pool. During week days Pool Terrace functions as a restaurant with wicker chairs and sofas where you can relax enjoying the panoramic views. A good thing about Pool Terrace is that it's equipped with a dome that protects it from the rain.
According to Mr. Braude, Soho Rooms Moscow is positioned as an upscale club targeted at successful businessmen and beautiful women. Entrance to the club is regulated by a strict face control and guest lists. And when we say that the face control is strict we really mean it. In fact it's so strict that Mr. Braude was once taken to the hospital after being attacked by several armed men.
Presumably the attack has been planned by a Russian businessman who was turned away at the club's doors. The incident happened when Mr. Braude was returning home in the back seat of his Mercedes on one of the central streets of Moscow. Another car moving in the same direction initiated a minor car accident presumably to make the Mercedes passengers walk out. After the cars pulled over several shots have been fired towards the driver without hitting him. Mr. Braude was pushed out of his car and beaten. Multiple injuries have been confirmed at the hospital that included concussion and broken nose.
Mr. Braude claimed that he knew the person behind these attacks but preferred not to disclose the name to the public. According to his statement that person has been banned from the club after several incidents provoked by him. As far as we know, no changes have been made to the door policy at Soho Rooms Moscow after that incident.


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I work as a Network Data Specialist for the Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Pasadena, MD. I hold the following professional certifications: CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, and MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuration. I used to be CCNA certified years ago, but I let it lapse. I'm also back in school pursuing an AAS in Network Technology.
My wife Ruth and I have two boys: John, and Isaac. We live in a wonderful neighborhood, surrounded by trees in Catonsville, MD. Catonsville is where I grew up, and I've lived here for most (but not all) of my life.
In addition to keeping up with technology for work, I love to read (especially about history and political philosophy). I'm an avid football fan. Autumn weekends are spent keeping up with my Ravens and Packers.
In nicer weather, I travel to Gettysburg as often as I can (on occasion, even during snow storms), dragging anyone who is willing along with me.


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Q: cannot urlencode() after storing QueryDict in session I tried to post this to django-users group ( http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/8572d7f4075cfe0e ) but got no responses. Maybe here I will get more help.
I store request.GET in session:
request.session['query_string'] = request.GET

then I retrieve the value in another page and try to urlencode the
QueryDict:
context['query_string'] = request.session['query_string'].urlencode()

in my context I get the python's string representation of the
QueryDict object instead of the expected key0=value0&key1=value1&...
string.
If, instead of QueryDict, I store the urlencoded string in the
session, everything works of course:
request.session['query_string'] = request.GET.urlencode()

is it a bug?

A: This is very old, but as I stumbled myself because of the same issue, I want to offer a solution for those reaching this question via a search. The core issue is the default serializer Django uses for the session data: django.contrib.sessions.serializers.JSONSerializer. This serializer is not aware of keys associated with multiple values (for them, the getlist() method of QueryDict should be used), which results in only the last value for each key being used.
There are two possible solutions:

*

*Either manually pickle & unpickle the request.GET or request.POST object when storing & retrieving from a session;

*

*This will call the __getstate__() method of QueryDict, see also an old Django ticket.

*Or, pickle the whole data of the session, by switching to the django.contrib.sessions.serializers.PickleSerializer.

A: This is not a bug. If you take a peek at the QueryDict definition (see https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/django/http/init.py), it says explicitly that it's immutable unless you create a copy of it.
To demonstrate this, here's what I have in my Python shell,
>>> from django.http import QueryDict
>>> q1 = QueryDict('', mutable=False)
>>> q2 = QueryDict('', mutable=True)
>>> q1['next'] = '/a&b/'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Users/kenny/Desktop/Kreybits/locker/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/http/__init__.py", line 357, in __setitem__
    self._assert_mutable()
  File "/Users/kenny/Desktop/Kreybits/locker/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/http/__init__.py", line 354, in _assert_mutable
    raise AttributeError("This QueryDict instance is immutable")
AttributeError: This QueryDict instance is immutable
>>> q2['next'] = '/a&b/'
>>> q2.urlencode()
'next=%2Fa%26b%2F'

The mutable argument is set to False by default, and since request.session['query_string'] = request.GET initialized it to an empty QueryDict to begin with, calling urlencode() only returns you an empty str while the request.session['query_string'] = request.GET.urlencode() works because you're working with a QueryDict that has been initialized with the appropriate key/values.

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Herein, we report the fabrication of titanium dioxide nanotubes via anodization technique through with and without hydrofluoric acid . The impact of hydrofluoric acid followed by annealing effect on TiO2 nanotubes for the solar water splitting performance was examined. Prepared TiO2 samples exhibited a diameter of about 50 to 100 nm sized nanotubes and hierarchical structures and they subjected to annealing. Synthesis and annealing effects on chemical, physical and photoelectrochemical water splitting activity of TiO2 samples were scrutinized. The crystalline nature, structure and surface morphologies of prepared TiO2 photocatalysts were explored by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and the oxidation states of both titanium and oxygen was determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. As a consequence, after annealing at 500 ºC, TiO2 thin films treated with hydrofluoric acid solution (HF-TiO2) were found to exhibit a remarkable photoelectrochemical performance than bare TiO2 nanotubes under UV light irradiation. Moreover, the mechanistic insights acquired in the current research would be beneficial to design a novel and highly efficient photocatalyst for solar water splitting systems.
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It was there they found what the Warlocks named the "Cathedral of Dusk." A Hive burial site for— what? A former master of Oryx? Comrade? Lover? It was vile. And obvious that Oryx never expected the Light to reach so deep inside his throne, to such an intimate space. But he didn't expect a lot of things — like a Guardian training ground atop the husk of his dead ship.


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18ft Skiffs JJ Giltinan Championship, Day 4
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, Sydney Harbour
The fourth day of The Winning Group 2018 JJ Giltinan International 18ft Skiff Championship was held on Sydney Harbour today when two short-course, windward-return races were sailed towards the overall championship pointscore.
The first of the two races was sailed in an 11 knot Sou'east wind and resulted in a win for Triple M (James Ward, Adam Gillson, Tom Anderson) by 11 seconds from the Australian Champion Smeg team (Lee Knapton, Ricky Bridge, Mike McKensey), with New Zealand's Honda Marine (Dave McDiarmid, Matt Steven, Brad Collins) a further 47 seconds back in third place.
In the latter race, which was sailed in a flukey 8-14 knot Sou'east breeze, New Zealand's Maersk Line (Josh Porebski, Jack Simpson, Dave Hazzard) took the lead only a few hundred metres from the finish to defeat the UK's The Time Genie (Graham Bridle, Eddie Bridle, Ed Gibbons) by two seconds, with Finport Trade Finance (Keagan York, Matt Stenta, Angus Williams) another 10 seconds back in third place.
After the day's racing, Maersk Line leads the points table with 13 points, followed by Honda Marine on 14, Finport Trade Finance on 28, Knight Frank on 40, Asko Appliances (James Dorron) 40, and NZ's C-Tech (Alex Vallings) on 44.
Thew course for both races was set between the start in Taylor Bay to a windward mark in Rose Bay. The lighter wind conditions and nature of the course didn't produce the excitement, spectacle or spinnaker/two-sail reaching we saw in the previous three days and the erratic results reflected the uncertainty of the short course racing.
In the first race, Triple M led the fleet to the top mark, and along with Quality Marine Clothing (Aron Everett) was near the lead throughout the three laps. Smeg was fourth to the top mark and held her position for most of the race before coming home in second place 47 seconds ahead of Honda Marine.
The latter race saw UK's The Time Genie lead the fleet to the top mark from Triple M, Peroni (Nick Daly), Panasonic Lumix (Jordan Girdis), Finport Trade Finance, Harken (Riley Gibbs) and Appliancesonline.com.au (Brett Van Munster).
Conditions in this race were difficult as the wind varied in direction and strength. On the first lap of the course most of the leading championship contenders were stuck at the back of the fleet. Appliancesonline.com.au was the leader over the second lap of the course, from Triple M, Harken, Finport and Asko Appliances. Honda Marine was in 10th place and Maersk Line 11th.
When the wind freshened on the final run to the finish a change came over the fleet when the then race leader Rag & Famish Hotel (Bryce Edwards) capsized and Maersk Line came through to take the victory.
Race 4 Results
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Nitti, Beneduce e il problema della regolazione del capitalismo italiano"
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What is the oldest word for God?
What is the oldest written word of god?
What are the 7 names of God?
Who made up the word God?
What is God's real name?
Who spoke the first word?
When was God first mentioned in history?
How many gods exist?
The oldest known inscription of the Tetragrammaton dates to 840 BCE: the Mesha Stele mentions the Israelite god Yahweh.
The seven names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness are the Tetragrammaton, El, Elohim, Eloah, Elohai, El Shaddai, and Tzevaot. In addition, the name Jah—because it forms part of the Tetragrammaton—is similarly protected.
The English word god comes from the Old English god, which itself is derived from the Proto-Germanic *ǥuđán. Its cognates in other Germanic languages include guþ, gudis (both Gothic), guð (Old Norse), god (Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old Dutch), and got (Old High German).
Yahweh, name for the God of the Israelites, representing the biblical pronunciation of "YHWH," the Hebrew name revealed to Moses in the book of Exodus. The name YHWH, consisting of the sequence of consonants Yod, Heh, Waw, and Heh, is known as the tetragrammaton.
The word is of Hebrew origin(it is found in the 30th chapter of Exodus). Also according to Wiki answers,the first word ever uttered was "Aa," which meant "Hey!" This was said by an australopithecine in Ethiopia more than a million years ago.
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The earliest known mention of the Jewish god Yahweh is in an inscription relating to the King of Moab in the 9th century B.C. It is speculated that Yahweh was possibly adapted from the mountain god Yhw in ancient Seir or Edom.
Throughout recorded history, we can count between 8,000 and 12,000 gods who have been worshiped. But we can only count about 9 different types of gods (based on theological characteristics) who were worshiped. Each modern god also corresponds to one of these types, and 5 of them are of the Hindu type.


A few photos I took at the pinball museum. There are a lot more machines than those pictured in the photos, and above each machine is a card with the history of the machine, and the current high scores for male, female, male & female under 13, and male & female over 50.
Everyone was having fun (note the elderly woman in one of the pics next to my daughter). They host birthday parties (one was just ending when we got there) and have specials throughout the week. I got some coupons online that made it $5 for 2 hours, but they weren't good until the next day. No problem, we'll be back. They also have half hour and whole day rates. It's right on the boardwalk, so I imagine they're pretty busy in the summer. There were plenty of people there when I went, considering it was a Winter Saturday, and though it was around 40*, with the wind chill it was probably closer to 20. It's also within walking distance of the Stone Pony, so it's a neat place to hit before a show.
Thanks for the pics Magic! It looks like a wonderful place. I could spend a lot of time there!
The pinball museumis on my to-do list. thanks for sharing.
It's nice to see these being restored to tip top condition, I wonder do they do there own work? It would be interesting to see the begining and the .. well the end we see on the floor. Nice work.
Gman wrote: The pinball museumis on my to-do list. thanks for sharing.
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One of the guys who service their machines are http://www.antiquepinball.com/, who happen to be in the next town over from me. After reading a bit more, it seems they've got about 5 people who work on them.
Gman, the pinball hall of fame you linked to is in Vegas, this one is in Asbury Park, NJ. Both look really neat.
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Well I at first assumed he was talking about Tim Arnolds place, it sounds more like he was at the Silverball museum in NJ.
That place looks cool. I bet the glare from the outside can cause you to miss a ball or two. How many machines did they have? Were they mostly older machines? I too notice like arraking that they looked factory fresh. Thanks for the pics!
The glare wasn't really noticeable while playing, but it seems to have been an issue with my cellphone's camera. I think the machines run from around 1935 up to some early 2000's models, with a pretty good representation of each era. I don't know the exact number of machines, but I believe it's somewhere in excess of 200.
My daughter had my 8 year old grand son's birthday party there. Great time. The only issue was parking close by since meter parking was all taken in season in Asbury Park.


Test your general knowledge with our 50 question Russian quiz.
3.	Which classic Russian film is set on New Year's Eve in which the main character mistakes an apartment in Leningrad for his own apartment in Moscow?
The Irony of Fate, or "Enjoy Your Bath"
4. Who was the first leader of the USSR.
6.	In what year did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space?
7.	The city of Kazan is in which Russian republic?
9.	Which Russian leader founded St Petersburg, and moved the Russian capital there?
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19. Following Vladimir Putin, who became the president of Russia in 2008?
20. Russia is estimated to have some 86,200 km of railway. Approximately how much is electrified?
21. Of the following Russian Tsars, who was the earliest ruler?
22.	The Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg houses approximately how many works of art?
23. What is the current name of the city formally known as Stalingrad?
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28. When did the Russian revolution take place, bringing Bolshevik forces to power?
29.	Which county does not share a border with Russia?
31. How many letters are in the Russian alphabet?
33	Which Russian aircraft company designed the supersonic strategic bomber. Designated 'blackjack' by NATO, but the 'white swan' by Russian pilots?
34. Which city will host the 2014 Winter Olympics?
36.	In which city did Mikhail Kalashnikov design the famous AK-47 assault rifle, the city where he still lives, and the rifle is still manufactured?
37	Considered one of the greatest chess players of all time, at age 22 in 1985, which Russian became the youngest ever world chess champion?
39. Which Russian bank note features a picture of the Bolshoi Theatre?
40.	At it's peak, the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons arsenal is estimated to contain how many nuclear warheads?
41	Which two tools where featured on the flag of the soviet union?
Cordless drill and circular saw.
42	Considered the border between Europe and Asia, which mountains run north-south across western Russia?
43	Which is one of the main ingredients in the Russian borshch?
45	Who is the author of the modern Russian sci-fi/fantasy book "Nightwatch", which has is now a feature film?
47	The most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested was tested in the atmosphere by the Soviet Union in 1961. It was capable of 100 megaton explosion, but its power was deliberately reduced to 50 megaton to reduce nuclear fall-out. At this power it was well over 3000 times more powerful than the bomb that hit Hiroshima in 1945. Where was it tested?
49	Who wrote War and Peace?
50.	Russia is the world's largest country. How large is Russia?


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