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1 edition of K.C. at the bat found in the catalog.
K.C. at the bat
by Barbara Burt
Published 2004 by Houghton Mifflin in Boston, MA .
Readers (Elementary),
Juvenile literature,
Moneymaking projects
About the Edition
K.C. and Paquito need to raise money to pay for a broken window ... and establish a permanent baseball field in their home town.
Statement by Barbara Burt ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf
Series Houghton Mifflin leveled readers, Houghton Mifflin leveled readers
Contributions Wolf, Elizabeth, illustrator, Houghton Mifflin Company
Pagination 16 pages :
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They're just out of high school but worlds apart in terms of life experience/5(24). KC, at Bat is a snapshot into the life of Charlie Beresford over one summer (mostly). The strange thing about this book is that I came to appreciate it more once I'd finished it than I did as I was reading it/5.
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Q: How to speed up a movie/gif reproduction on Android Having a View to reproduce the GIF and a Seekbar to let the user play the gif faster or slower, I am having the problem to successfully implement the speed.
The GifView to reproduce a gif to the useris working perectly:
public class GifView extends View {

    private int gifRawId;
    private InputStream gifInputStream;
    private Movie gifMovie;
    private int movieWidth, movieHeight;
    private long movieDuration;
    private long mMovieStart;

    public GifView(Context context) {
        super(context);
        init(context);
    }

    public GifView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        init(context);
    }

    public GifView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs,
                         int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
        init(context);
    }

    private void init(Context context){
        if(gifRawId!=0) {
            setFocusable(true);
            gifInputStream = context.getResources().openRawResource(gifRawId);
            gifMovie = Movie.decodeStream(gifInputStream);
            movieWidth = gifMovie.width();
            movieHeight = gifMovie.height();
            movieDuration = gifMovie.duration();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec,
                             int heightMeasureSpec) {
        setMeasuredDimension(movieWidth, movieHeight);
    }

    public int getMovieWidth(){
        return movieWidth;
    }

    public int getMovieHeight(){
        return movieHeight;
    }

    public long getMovieDuration(){
        return movieDuration;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {

        long now = android.os.SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
        if (mMovieStart == 0) {   // first time
            mMovieStart = now;
        }

        if (gifMovie != null) {

            int dur = gifMovie.duration();
            if (dur == 0) {
                dur = 1000;
            }

            int relTime = (int)((now - mMovieStart) % dur);

            gifMovie.setTime(relTime);

            gifMovie.draw(canvas, 0, 0);
            invalidate();

        }

    }

    public void setGifRawId(int gifDrawable, Context context) {
        this.gifRawId = gifDrawable;
        init(context);
    }
}

Then, I got a SeekBar to let the user increase or decrease the speed of the reproduction. But relTime = (int)(((now - mMovieStart) % dur) / gifSpeed); not work ok because it doesn't work correctly (where gifSpeed is the value gotten from the Seekbar).
How can I speed up the reproduction of the gif/video?

A: The problem was the order of terms in relTime. The correct answer was:
int relTime = (int)((((now - mMovieStart) * gifSpeed) % dur));

If anyone wants the complete code for GifView with speed control, next I post it:
public class GifView extends View {

    private int gifRawId;
    private double gifSpeed = 1;
    private InputStream gifInputStream;
    private Movie gifMovie;
    private int movieWidth, movieHeight;
    private long movieDuration;
    private long mMovieStart;

    public GifView(Context context) {
        super(context);
        init(context);
    }

    public GifView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        init(context);
    }

    public GifView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs,
                         int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
        init(context);
    }

    private void init(Context context){
        if(gifRawId!=0) {
            setFocusable(true);
            gifInputStream = context.getResources().openRawResource(gifRawId);
            gifMovie = Movie.decodeStream(gifInputStream);
            movieWidth = gifMovie.width();
            movieHeight = gifMovie.height();
            movieDuration = gifMovie.duration();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
        setMeasuredDimension(movieWidth, movieHeight);
        //setMeasuredDimension(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
    }

    public int getMovieWidth(){
        return movieWidth;
    }

    public int getMovieHeight(){
        return movieHeight;
    }

    public long getMovieDuration(){
        return movieDuration;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {

        long now = android.os.SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
        if (mMovieStart == 0) {   // first time
            mMovieStart = now;
        }

        if (gifMovie != null) {

            int dur = gifMovie.duration();
            if (dur == 0) {
                dur = 1000;
            }

            int relTime = (int)((((now - mMovieStart) * gifSpeed) % dur));

            gifMovie.setTime(relTime);

            gifMovie.draw(canvas, 0, 0);
            invalidate();

        }

    }

    public void setGifRawId(int gifDrawable, Context context) {
        this.gifRawId = gifDrawable;
        init(context);
    }

    public void setGifSpeed(double gifSpeed){
        this.gifSpeed = gifSpeed;
    }
}

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Often referred to as Michigan's "Energy Czar," Valerie Brader chuckles at that moniker. She appreciates the respect, but prefers the title that Gov. Rick Snyder gave her, executive director of the Michigan Agency for Energy.
Brader, 38, is the first boss of a brand-new agency—an acknowledgment by Snyder that keeping the lights on for Michiganians deserves the undivided attention of a high-powered executive. Brader will spearhead, among other things, the effort to keep the juice flowing while Michigan, facing federal mandates on emissions standards, finds cleaner energy sources than its coal-fired power plants.
"That's our first big challenge," Brader says. "That's the issue that will have the greatest impact."
Because of EPA air-quality requirements and the aging of conventional facilities, the state must close 10 coal-fired plants (nine in the Lower Peninsula and one in the Upper Peninsula) within the next few years. Combined, these plants currently supply electricity to more than 1 million customers. Snyder plans to wean Michigan's electric plants off coal and onto cleaner fuels, such as natural gas.
Meanwhile, the state's two largest energy suppliers—Consumers Energy and DTE Energy—see a looming crisis. They predict that, absent proper management of the transition and careful attention to other energy challenges, rolling blackouts and electrical shortages could become a routine part of life in the state.
Averting that crisis, Brader says, will require a multi-pronged approach involving reducing energy waste, finding the right place for renewable energy in the mix, and balancing the pros and cons of utility regulation versus commercial customer choice.
Brader has been with the Snyder administration since 2011, most recently as a deputy legal counsel and senior policy adviser. Before that, she was the chief energy policy officer at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Brader also practiced environmental and corporate law, and was an adviser to former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt.
Snyder has described the new agency, which will become part of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, as one that "responds to the energy challenges that we know are before us." Choosing Brader to head the Agency is a recognition of both her energy policy expertise and legal skills, he said.
Brader and her husband, Ted, have a 2-year-old son, Finn. She commutes to Lansing from Ann Arbor every day. The high-powered job, the family, the commute…It's no wonder that when asked what she does in her spare time, Brader offers her signature laugh and a "spare what?" look.
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Considering the energy issues Michigan must confront in the immediate future—power plant closings, pressure to deregulate the utilities, etc.—one might wonder why Brader took the job in such a tumultuous time.
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Q: Qt, tcp/ip communication checksum I am writing a data display program where I receive the data through a serial port. The listener is written by others and it is quite complex. Now I need to transfer the received data to another program/pc. So I am thinking of the standard tcp communication from Qt.
Is there any class that come along with the tcp classes that does job like checksum?
If I am transmitting an array of 10 doubles each time but at high frequency. How could I write a client that received all the data correctly without writing those complex algorithms to check the validity of received data bytes?

A: TCP/IP includes these checks as part of the protocol itself. This includes guarantees for data integrity, as well as the correct re-assembly of data (i.e it will definitely be in the same order). You mentioned that TCP chops the datastream into packets; this is true, but it will re-assemble the packets in the correct order on the receiving end, or request a re-transmission if it needs to do so. All of this is taken care of by the Qt networking classes.


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Alyson Hannigan and Ben Schwartz To Star 'Flora & Ulysses' Film Adaptation For Disney+
Skyler Shuler on June 13, 2019
How I Met Your Mother and Parks, and Rec stars Alyson Hannigan, and Ben Schwartz have signed on to star in the Disney+ film Flora & Ulysses, an adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel, Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures.
Hannigan will play romance writer and Flora's mother Phyliss who is increasingly concerned about Flora and her new friendship with a squirrel. Schwartz is Flora's Dad.
The novel's description gives us an idea of what the movie will be about:
It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry—and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart.
Filming is expected to begin on Monday in Vancouver. The studio hopes to have the film ready for a 2020 release. Gil Netter is producing, and Lena Khan will direct from a Brad Copeland adapted script. Sam Dickerman is the Disney exec.
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I read several advice columns on a regular basis, and one of them today had a letter from a stepmother who was butting heads with the mother of her seven-year-old stepdaughter over clothing, makeup, and apparently hair dye.
I have to say, if I was writing the column, my advice would have been, "then stop fighting and relax."
I admit, part of this perspective comes from the fact that my mom very rarely fought with me on these topics. I started dying my hair when I was a teenager, though I can't remember exactly when. And I didn't go with normal colors, I mostly tried out purple, green, blue, and other unnatural shades. I didn't wear makeup because I just didn't really care, but I would spend hours every week painting my nails with colors and patterns. The kind of thing you find on Pinterest now, that's really popular among a lot of age groups, that's what I was doing then.
"This is a world where women, girls are constantly reminded that they don't belong to themselves; that their bodies are not their own, nor their power or self determination. I made a promise to endow my little girl with the power to always know that her body, spirit and her mind are HER domain.
Willow cut her hair because her beauty, her value, her worth is not measured by the length of her hair. It's also a statement that claims that even little girls have the RIGHT to own themselves and should not be a slave to even their mother's deepest insecurities, hopes and desires. Even little girls should not be a slave to the preconceived ideas of what a culture believes a little girl should be."
"We let Willow cut her hair. When you have a little girl, it's like how can you teach her that you're in control of her body? If I teach her that I'm in charge of whether or not she can touch her hair, she's going to replace me with some other man when she goes out in the world. She can't cut my hair but that's her hair. She has got to have command of her body. So when she goes out into the world, she's going out with a command that it is hers. She is used to making those decisions herself. We try to keep giving them those decisions until they can hold the full weight of their lives."
And when I thought about it, I realized that by letting my dye my hair, and paint my nails, and letting me reflect my opinions and taste through how I presented myself, my mom was doing the same thing she'd done my whole life. She was letting me be independent and be myself. I was learning to make my own choices, I was learning that I was the ultimate authority on my own body. And sometimes, I lose that lesson in all the deluge of crap that women get faced with every day. Sometimes, I see a bunch of haters and trolls online insulting women for the sin of not being attractive enough and I forget.
I hope that the stepmother from the advice column takes a deep breath and thinks about WHY she cares so much. Why does she want her stepdaughter not to wear short shorts? Why does she want her not to wear lipstick? And then she should ask her stepdaughter why she wants to wear these things. Why, at seven, does she want to dye her hair? Is it to look like her mom? Is it because her favorite actress has a different hair color? Is she being teased at school? Quite a few girls start to want to alter their appearance and their bodies because they're being told they're ugly.
Or is this little girl being encouraged by her mom to do zany things because the mom is trying to get back at the stepmother? Or is the stepmother saying and doing things that the child is hearing as "I have to change to make myself pretty?"
At the end of the day, it's the why that matters, not the clothes. Not the haircut, not the makeup. Because if a seven year old looks at all the adult women in her life and sees that they wear makeup and hears women say that makeup makes them beautiful and that they aren't worth looking at until they've "put on their face" then she's going to internalize that to herself and want to follow. Adult women say these things themselves, this isn't just something little girls get from advertising.
It's only once she knows why that the stepmother can even approach the topic from a sensible angle that isn't just slapping down a little girl's control over her own body. And she'll lose that control to society pretty quickly if she isn't reminded that it's hers. This is a chance for the stepmother to help her daughter grow into a strong, confident, and intelligent young woman. And she wants to just say "no, there's a ban on shorts in my house."
Parenting is harder than any other job in this life, but I think we can do better than that.


The Department of Mathematics was formed since the inception of Nizam College. Now it is a full fledged Department with one Professor, two Assistant Professors and more than five Academic consultants. There are various combinations of BSc, which offer Mathematics as main course. In addition to common core syllabus, Complex analysis is also introduced in the year 2005 for BSc Final year due to its wide applications. Numerical Analysis and Laplace transforms are offered as electives for final year students. Problem sessions are conducted during Tutorial classes to strengthen mathematical skills and basic concepts of the students. The faculty members apart from active teaching are also fully engaged in Research.
Mrs. S. Renuka has done PG From Osmania University, and M.Phil., entitled "Numerical Techniques in Heat and Mass Transfer" from Osmania University. Presently she is pursuing Ph.D. entitled 'Heat in Mass Transfer Problems in Viscous Flows", from Osmania University. Earlier she worked with University College for Women, Koti from 2005-13.Presently she is Head and Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Nizam College, OU from 2013. She is specialized in Fluid Dynamics. She has attended various seminars and conferences at national and international levels and presented research papers. She has published 4 research papers in the National and International Journals. She is the Member, Departmental Committee, Department of Mathematics, OU. She is also the Member, Women Empowerment Cell, Nizam College.
Dr .G.Sudhakar Rao from Bhadradri Kothagudem district Telangana State, completed Master's degree in Mathematics from Kakatiya university in 2002. M.Phil from Osmania university awarded 2006. My M.Phil topic is Flow of a powerlaw fluid in a channel when the walls are provided with non erodible porous lining. Awarded doctorate in 2012 from Osmania university. My research area is Peristaltics Transportation of Non Newtonian fluids. One paper published International journal. Two papers presented in International conference and two papers presented in National confarences and attended work shop.
This is B. Mallesh working as Assistant Professor (C) of Mathematics, Nizam College(A), Osmania University, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. I have completed my M.Sc., in Mathematics from Osmania University University, Hyderabad in May 2005. I received my MPhil. degree in Mathematics with the title Automorphism of groups of graphs in May 2009 from Osmania University University, Hyderabad. I am pursuing PhD(Part-Time) in the deparment of Mathematics from Osmania University, Hyderabad. I have published two research papers in National and International Journals. I also presented 4 research papers in conferences and seminars. I was worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, Jagruthi Degree and P.G College from June 2005 to June 2006 . From 15th July 2006 to 31st March 2007 I was worked as a Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics Nizam College, Osmania University University , Hyderabad. Later on 21st December 2008 I joined As Assistant Professor(C ) in the Depatrment of Mathematics, Nizam College(A), Basheerbagh, Osmania University, Hyderabad.


Winding our way along the Southbank ever closer to Blackfriars Bridge and the renowned Tate M we find ourselves on the jetty outside the more modest OXO Gallery.
On the 11th day of Christmas we are saying hello to artist Rose Davies and on this chilly morning she shares with us her piece; 'Palace Corner Advent' - a fitting title for a Cardboard City themed brief.
exhibition opening tomorrow and on my way back I spotted these two men asleep on the pavement down a side street. It was about 9.15 am and I was quite shocked. There's one regular street person who tucks himself down every evening; he's been doing it for decades and refuses offers of housing, preferring to live on the streets. But I've never seen anyone else out in the open like this. There are all sorts of reasons why people might be in this situation, but really, in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, it isn't right. Why haven't we cracked this problem yet?
particularly drawing, intact'. Like many other struggling young artists at that time she developed a secondary career, working with the homeless and drug dependent people. Her work with the excluded influenced her and reflects her admiration for the beauty and resilience of the human body, which seems able to withstand the harsh conditions of the modern city.
With todays artist bringing such a strong connection to our themes of Social Advent & Cardboard City what will tomorrows artist bring to the table?


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New Orleans – Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is one of the most notorious prisons in the United States. Sometimes called "The Farm" because of its plantation-like set-up, it houses almost 5,300 men, of whom 3,900 are serving life sentences, 968 face terms of 40 years or more, and 83 are on death row.
The prison is located 90 minutes north of Baton Rouge in the verdant countryside near the Mississippi River and the tourist town of St. Francisville.
For purposes of redistricting, the penitentiary and the town—whose population is approximately one-third that of the prison—are in the same state senate district. But because inmates can't vote, they have no say in how the state or parish is governed. Thus, roughly one-eighth of the district's residents are politically voiceless.


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Odierno: Troops staying in Iraq to prevent foreign interference
By KENDRA MARR
U.S. forces are staying in Iraq to prevent foreign powers from meddling with the new government, Gen. Ray Odierno said Sunday.
"A strong Iraq will defend itself against interference from outside countries, and I think as we build a strong Iraq and as we continue to build a strong security mechanism and as we continue to help them economically and diplomatically, that will make it less likely of others from the outside being able to interfere," he told ABC's Christiane Amanpour on "This Week."
Odierno said the United States will keep a "significant civilian presence" and 50,000 troops on the ground to "ensure that this government can be formed by the Iraqis, and that all the other nations respect their sovereignty as they go about forming their government."
"We will not allow undue maligned influence on the Iraqi government as they attempt to form their government," he said.
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Your last chance to see Wicked at Milton Keynes
The highly successful 5 week run of Wicked comes to an end this week after a remarkable run at the Milton Keynes Theatre.
Wicked, the global musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz has flown in to Milton Keynes Theatre until 08 March.
Recently acclaimed as "one of the most popular West End musicals ever" (London Evening Standard), the record-breaking London production continues its open-ended run at the Apollo Victoria Theatre where it is already the 16th longest-running musical in West End theatre history.
Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire that ingeniously and wittily re-imagines the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked will star Nikki Davis-Jones (Elphaba), Emily Tierney (Glinda), Liam Doyle (Fiyero), Marilyn Cutts (Madame Morrible), Dale Rapley (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Carina Gillespie (Nessarose), and George Ure (Boq),
Wicked, packed with thrilling technical wizardry, stunning costumes and show-stopping songs is an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages.
Wicked has music and lyrics by multi GRAMMY® and Academy Award® winner Stephen Schwartz, a book by Winnie Holzman, musical staging by Wayne Cilento and is directed by two-time Tony Award® winner and Olivier Award nominee Joe Mantello. Wicked is based on the acclaimed novel, 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West', by Gregory Maguire.
The night I went the young Wicked fans whooped and cheered and had a wonderful time. The show does have lots of humour (mainly from Glinda) fabulous costumes and some brilliant sets. Although I'm not sure that the shadowgraph version of the demise of Elphaba works too well, with one of the monkeys having to pull a curtain across the stage first, and I remember thinking when I saw the original London production that the pace of the second half drags due mainly to some interminably long songs, I notice they still seem to last a wet week!
Verdict: Some fine performances, the Wicked fans will love every second!
Ernie Almond
Note: Our reviewer Judi Herman was also in the audience but is currently a bit under the weather, but she'll be giving us her verdict as soon as she can. Get well soon Judi!
Wicked is at the Milton Keynes Theatre until 8th March
Groups Hotline: 01908 547609
Access Booking: 0844 871 7677
Online Booking: www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes


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Harden drives against Bembry during the first half at State Farm Arena, Jan. 8, 2020. (AFP Photo)
James Harden scored 41 points, including 22 in the first quarter, to lead the Houston Rockets over Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks 122-115 Wednesday night.
Harden had 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his second straight triple-double. He had 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double of the season in a 118-108 win over Philadelphia Friday night.
The Hawks trailed by as many as 23 in the second quarter but cut the lead to 118-115 with 18 seconds left. Harden made four free throws over the final 10.4 seconds to put the game away. Houston defeated the Hawks for the sixth straight time.
The Hawks wasted a triple-double from Trae Young, who finished with 42 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. It was Young's sixth 40-point game and his second triple-double of the season.
It was the first 40-point triple-double in Hawks history. It was also the first time in NBA history that there were two 40-point triple-doubles in the same game.
Houston also got 22 points and 22 rebounds from Clint Capela and 18 points on six 3-pointers from Ben McLemore.
Atlanta had two others with double-doubles. John Collins had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Alex Len added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Rockets had a 45-29 lead over Atlanta after one quarter, the most points the Hawks have allowed in the first quarter this season. Harden scored 22 and the Rockets shot 63.6% from the field.
The Rockets stretched the lead to 23 when Eric Gordon made one of two free throws with 8:10 left to make it 58-35. The Hawks pulled to within 77-62 at halftime when Allen Crabbe made a trey at the buzzer.
Atlanta made a charge midway in the third quarter and cut the lead to four points when Crabbe hit a 3-pointer to make it 87-83 with 3:37 left. But the Rockets answered with 3-pointers from Harden and McLemore and used a 12-2run for a 99-85 lead entering the final quarter.
The Rockets were playing without guard Russell Westbrook, who took the night off on scheduled rest.
The Hawks were without veteran Jabari Parker (right shoulder impingement) and rookie Bruno Fernando (personal reasons).
Houston will complete a back-to-back Thursday in Oklahoma City. Atlanta plays again Friday at Washington.
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Lado Ataneli has won an enviable reputation as an interpreter of Verdi, Puccini and verismo rôles. The Georgian baritone studied at the State Conservatory in his home city of Tbilisi. In 1989 he made his début as Renato in Un ballo in maschera at the Tbilisi National Theatre. In 1991 he won first prize and the Grand Prix at the International Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona. His string of successes continued with first place awards in such competitions as the I Cestelli vocal competition and the Fifteenth Belvedere Competition in Vienna. Lado Ataneli's international career began in 1996. Since then he has regularly appeared at the Vienna State Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Hamburg State Opera, Teatro alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. He is equally at home on stages in Zürich, Paris, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Tokyo and New York and has collaborated with distinguished conductors, including Riccardo Muti, James Conlon, James Levine and Marcello Viotti.
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Bugbee & Conkle, LLP, is very proud of its reputation for providing quality legal services for over 70 years. Our firm traces its beginning to 1922, when Harry S. Bugbee began his law practice with the firm of Tracy, Chapman, and Wells. Mr. Bugbee's practice prospered, and in 1937, he struck out on his own and established himself as one of the most respected labor lawyers in northwest Ohio. During the 1940's, employers faced unique labor and employment issues, engaging Mr. Bugbee's expertise in union negotiations, fair labor standard issues, early union organization drives, and numerous cases before the War Labor Board.
In 1948, while serving as president of The Toledo Bar Association, Mr. Bugbee joined his practice with Allan J. Conkle. In 1953, the two formed the present day firm of Bugbee & Conkle. While Mr. Bugbee continued representing employers in a myriad of labor issues throughout the 1950's and 1960's, Mr. Conkle began representing employers in the workers' compensation area and began to expand the firm's practice to other civil practice areas such as commercial law, corporate law, estate planning, and probate law.
In the decades since then, Bugbee & Conkle has grown to meet the ever increasing demands of its clients for more sophisticated legal services. Bugbee & Conkle continues its long and rich tradition of representing employers throughout Ohio in all matters relating to workers' compensation and employment law. The firm's practice also encompasses a wide variety of practice areas including: civil litigation, personal injury, commercial and corporate law, wealth management, probate law, and family law.
As Order of the Coif honors law graduates and past presidents of The Toledo Bar Association, Messrs. Bugbee and Conkle established the firm's commitment to the highest standards of practice and service to the community. The current members of the firm continue to strengthen the commitment established by the firm's founders. Bugbee & Conkle's attorneys take great pride in their history and endeavor to maintain a reputation as one of Toledo's most respected law firms.


The Bloomberg San Diego Recreation and Hospitality Index showed the largest increase in the first quarter ended March 31, increasing 20.4% to 131.60.
Local economists agree that the risk for inflation is low, but it could be a problem down the road.
Investment advisers watch what they tweet — not just to follow their own guidelines, but to comply with regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Stock trading volumes have been down despite the market's recent strong performance. We asked some local financial advisers why more people are not involved in the market, and if they are instead investing elsewhere.
As economic indicators such as gross domestic product and total business lending continued a slow upward trend in the fourth quarter of 2011, local banks also showed signs of improvement over previous quarters.
The author of California's four-month-old municipal bankruptcy restrictions is recommending revisions to broaden the powers of an outside mediator and loosen deadlines on negotiations with creditors and labor groups.
LOS ANGELES — Homeowners with a Bank of America mortgage have good reason to check their mailbox.
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett said Monday that Europe will have a hard time resolving its fiscal problems because of the structure of the European Union and this weekend's election results in Greece and France.
WASHINGTON — U.S. companies in March posted the highest number of job openings in nearly four years, a sign that hiring could strengthen in the coming months after slowing this spring.
An excess supply of natural gas has driven prices to a 10-year low, while gold and oil might be close to their peaks.
WASHINGTON — Americans swiped their credit cards more often in March and took out more loans to attend school. That drove the biggest one-month increase in U.S. consumer borrowing in a decade.
Speaking to a group of San Diego financial analysts, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser predicted a continued moderate financial recovery while questioning the Fed's current accommodative monetary policies.
The economy may not be where it once was, but things are starting to look better, a group of CFOs said at a roundtable hosted by The Daily Transcript.
May 1, 2012 -- George Chamberlin talks to Paul Bowman, senior vice president, CFO and secretary for Cymer Inc., about his company's products and plans for growth.


Timber Covered Bridges were vital links in the early road, railroad and canal systems of Ohio and contributed greatly to the growth and development of the state. They were covered with roof and siding to protect the heavy timber trusses from the weather. Many of them have carried their loads and served their communities for well over a century. Fine craftsmen, using broadax, adz, pitsaw, and froe, were able to construct by hand, these sturdy bridges.


A super easy way to create custom ambient audio mixes.
Listening to relaxing soundscapes will help you to fall asleep, relax or meditate.
"Relaxing sound" is a subjective term that means different things to different people, but here comes the power of this app - you'll be able to easily create a custom sound mix to your liking.
This app gives more refined sound mixing functionality than other apps - you'll be able to change volume, balance and oscillation for each of the sounds in your soundscape.


Q. How did we help create a spectacle at Twitter's new London Piccadilly base, that communicated its core service, whilst also bringing their passion and company values to the fore?
A. By making a direct link and association between words, text and typography, so that its culture and values were expressed with maximum graphic impact, humour and style.


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Hedy Lamarr- The glamorous actor and inventor
Hedy Lamarr, (9 November 1914- 19 January 2000), was truly unique beauty, She was an ingenious genius who planted a seed that would bloom into some of today's most ubiquitous technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, cordless phones, and mobile phones. Her creations were part of a complex life full of inconsistencies and elusive facts that were not part of her film star persona.
A daughter of a rich Viennese banker, Lamarr was privately educated as a 4-year-old; by the time she was 10 years old, she was a talented pianist and performer and could speak four languages. At the age of 16, she enrolled in Max Reinhardt's Berlin-based drama academy, and within a year she made her film debut in Geld Auf der Strasse (1930; Money on the Street). In the Czech film Extase (1932; Ecstasy), she gained both stardom and popularity.
"The brains of people are more interesting than the looks I think,"- Hedy Lamarr
Her rising success was interrupted by her marriage in 1933 to the Austrian arms producer Fritz Mandl, who not only forbade her from any further stage and on-screen appearances. After leaving him, she went to Hollywood in 1937, where she starred in her first English-language movie, the classic romantic drama Algiers (1938). In 1953, Lamarr became a U.S. citizen.
Under a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1938 to 1945, she presented her acting skills. During the Second World War, in cooperation with the avant-garde composer George Antheil, she invented an electrical system that reduced the jamming of radio signals. While it was never used in wartime, it is a part of today's satellite and mobile phone technologies.
"Any girl can be glamorous; all you have to do is stand still and look stupid."- Hedy Lamarr
Her charm quickly came to life in Beverly Hills and socialized with luminaries including John F. Kennedy and Howard Hughes, who provided her with equipment to perform tests in her trailer during her break from acting.
To this day, neither LaMarr nor her estate saw a penny of the multi-billion dollar industry her idea opened the way for. LaMarr's work as an inventor was scarcely publicized in the 1940s.
Lamarr died of heart disease in Casselberry, Florida, on January 19, 2000, at the age of 85.
Sofya Kovalevskaya- The first woman with a doctorate in mathematics
Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai- The woman of trees
Gladys Mae West - The woman who modelled the Earth


The Christmas season is upon us and we've got some really cool gift ideas. Rochelle has assembled more of her incredible gift baskets, plus we have gift certificates available, and a great selection of stocking-stuffers. Come see what we have to offer! And while you're shopping downtown, be sure to visit us for lunch.
Dry-cured salami by Olympic Provisions.
Fruit preserves by E.Z. Orchards.
Locally-roasted coffee by Steel Bridge Coffee.


Harpeth Hills offers several staff and volunteer-led programs that encourage you and your family in meeting new friends, enjoying a life of community, and spending time with God.
Children from birth through 6th grade comprise about one-third of our membership. We provide an environment to nurture their spiritual, emotional, social and physical development and desire to supplement, not replace, the role of Christian families.
We offer nurseries during worship services and classes for children six months through sixth grade. Children's Worship offers our preschoolers a worship experience at their level. Cool for Christ transitions our 5th and 6th graders through Children's Ministry into the Youth Ministry. Community outreach events are planned throughout the year to share Jesus with the community. Other programs are also offered to help support families and bring children into a deeper relationship with God.
We want all to feel welcome and comfortable. If your child would benefit from the partnership of a special buddy, please contact Melissa Roe or Lacy Janssen.
Volunteers who work with children and teens must complete a screening process and background check. All classes and activities have adult supervision guidelines.
Our Youth Ministry focuses on the approximately 250 students in grades 7-12. Each grade is led by Coaches who are full-time adult volunteers who minister for the entire six years students are in the group. Service and missions are key components of the youth ministry, with monthly opportunities for our students to engage in the community. In the summer, students are involved in both domestic and global mission work, closely working with our missionaries, and other activities. Our desire is for each student to discover the gifts they have been given by the Holy Spirit and to use those gifts to bring glory to Christ.
Our goal is for Harpeth Hills to value all of life…from birth to death… and to provide for those in every stage of that spectrum a unique place within our community of faith. Aging occurs throughout our life-span as does the maturing of our faith. And so, the loving church creates an environment in which older adults see themselves fitting into their world and understanding the role they play in a way that gives a reason to live with purpose and meaning.
We have dozens of opportunities for you to be involved at Harpeth Hills. Contact our Church Office for more information regarding programs for singles, men, women and others, and visit our News page for events and activities.


A new week has just begun and I'm starting off right (or at least I hope I am). For this blog post I'm featuring products from my friends at Image Essentials and Native Urban. I really enjoyed photographing this scene because it was rather goofy and I think that's something I haven't touched on recently so that's what I'm doing with the help of the pose set that is being featured here today.
Image Essentials has released a Monty Python inspired set called "Ministry of Silly Walks" and if you've never seen the skit then here is a LINK for you to take a look and see what these cool/funny poses were born from. There are 12 different poses in the set and included in the set are a briefcase (with newspaper inside I have no doubt about that) and a bowler hat.
I may not be accurately dressed in my rendition of the skit but it is 2018 and I am considering it an update on a classic and I will leave it at that.
You can find this pose set at The Garage Sale until the 9th of June and you might want to hurry because if you wait too long you will miss it and all the silly walk fun you can have!!!
As a blogger who loves fashion as it's pretty obvious from looking at the posts on the site, one thing that I seem to enjoy the most is footwear. Most people equate women to having all these different pairs of shoes but there are guys out there (including myself) that just love different styles of shoes, boots, sandals and the like so when a blogger pack comes along and it is shoes I tend to get pretty happy about it.
Native Urban has released a new pair of sneakers at the most recent and current round of Uber called the "Silhouettes Sneakers" and has 11 different color styles to choose from for single purchases but if you truly want the best for your money because you like more than one color, there is a FATPACK option which includes a HUD and allows you to color just about every part of the shoe itself so that the style choices are unlimited. That would certainly be my choice as a consumer because when it comes to shoes I hate being limited by just a certain color as I tend to coordinate my clothing off of one another so my shoes in some way match the rest of my outfit.
Sizing for the "Silhouette Sneakers" include Belleza, Signature and SLink and they are available at Uber until the 23rd of June at which after that will be moved to the in-world store and marketplace locations.
Most of the outfit you can see here are items I've already had in my closet so I am not going to really go into detail about them as well as my facial and body things because in these photos you can't really see them as you might normally in my other works but you would be able to take a look back at the previous post before this to find out that information as well as a third of the time I don't really change my look unless I'm blogging a new product it helps me keep an identity of sorts which I had not had a stable one for the longest time.
As I approach one of my blogging goals I've also reached another goal that I really never considered being a possibility and that is having been a resident of the Second Life community for 8 years as of June 4th (which should be when this is posted so it's actually my Rezz Day). I have had a lot of experiences in that time and some of them positive and some of them not so much but when I started the journey of becoming a blogger it really helped me refine my creative side that I've always had but could never find an outlet for.
Most of the time I would celebrate this with those around me but I think much like real birthdays at a certain point you stop celebrating because it is just that time to and I've accepted that and it isn't a great big deal. I'm just happy for what I do have and am able to create and make visual photographs of thoughts and ideas that interest me.


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We value the security of your financial future
At Invesco our people are our greatest asset. See details below of our Corporate Pensions team.
Jacob Baldwin
Client Services Manager
Jacob joined Invesco in 2012 as a Client Services Manager for the Dublin SME sector of Corporate Pensions. He is a Qualified Financial Advisor and holds a B.A Finance (Honours) degree from NUI Maynooth.
Miriam Bourke
Miriam oversees our corporate pension administration team in our Cork office. She works with several large companies assisting in devising strategies for the ongoing survival of their pension scheme. She has over 12 years' experience in the financial services industry in Bank of Ireland, Life and Mercer.
Aileen Crowley
As Client Service Manager, Aileen's role involves co-ordinating the delivery of all Invesco services to corporate clients and their members. Her responsibilities have also broadened to incorporate new business. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from University College Cork and is a Qualified Financial Advisor.
Frank Downey
Frank joined Invesco in April 2005. He has over 25 years' experience in the Actuarial and Employee Benefits fields and has served on the Council and several Committees of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland. Frank specialises in group pension scheme administration, employee benefits programmes and investment consulting. He previously worked with Buck Heissmann Consultants & Irish Life.
Colm Erett
Pensions Actuary
Colm commenced his actuarial career in the retirement practice of Mercer in 1997. Colm joined Invesco in April 2006 following Invesco's acquisition of L&P Financial Trustees pension business. Colm's almost 20 year career has focused primarily on the provision of Defined Benefit actuarial consulting services.
Ger Fitzgerald
Investment Consultant
Joe Fitzpatrick
Joe joined Invesco in May 2007 bringing more than 18 years of experience in the Pensions Industry. He provides advice on employee benefit outsourcing to many of the worlds' leading multinational companies operating in Ireland. He's a Qualified Financial Advisor and Fellow of the Life Insurance Association of Ireland.
Sean Keigher
Seán joined Invesco in February 2013 and is based in our Cork office. He delivers a first-class integrated service to employers, Trustee Boards and pension scheme members of defined benefit and defined contribution schemes. He has over 15 years' experience in the Financial Services Industry. Seán is a graduate of University College Cork and is a Qualified Financial Adviser (QFA).
DECLAN KEENA
Head of Actuarial
Declan has over 14 years' experience working in the employee benefits area. He has worked in New York and Amsterdam, assisting multinational companies with international pension and benefits strategies. Declan has considerable experience acting as both a scheme actuary as well as adopting a broader benefit strategy consultancy role.
Audrey Kieran
Technology Manager
Audrey joined Invesco in 2008 and is responsible for the Technology teams in the company. Her role includes developing and implementing the IT strategy in line with Invesco's business objectives. She leads the Technology team which provides day to day IT support to Invesco's Dublin & Cork offices, investigates new technologies and rolls out new solutions across the company.
Bríd McDonnell
Bríd qualified as a Solicitor in January 2009 and has been working in the Pensions industry advising companies and trustees in relation to their pension schemes. Brid obtained the Law Society Diploma in Finance in April 2011, and is a member of the Law Society of Ireland, the LIA and the Association of Pension Lawyers in Ireland.
Brian McGarry
Brian joined Invesco in 1996. Prior to that, he worked as a Pension Consultant with Irish Pensions Trust in their Cork, Dublin and Galway offices. Brian became a director in 1999 and has overall responsibility for the SME area of Corporate Pensions in the Dublin and Cork offices.
Gary Morrissey
Gary heads up business development for our Corporate Pensions business. He is an experienced international business developer, with over 20 years' experience in business to business services marketing. Gary is a Qualified Financial Adviser.
Claire Mullen
Head of Fund Accounts
Claire is a Chartered Accountant with extensive audit and compliance experience, having worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers as audit manager before joining Invesco in 2009. Claire is responsible for managing the production of Trustee Annual Reports for all Invesco full service clients. Claire graduated from NUIG in 2001 with a Bachelor of Commerce and French degree.
Aidan Mulvihill
Consulting Actuary
Aidan has worked in the pensions industry for over 10 years and qualified as an actuary in 2014. During this time, he has worked in various roles within Invesco's actuarial department. He has extensive experience of advising large high-profile indigenous and multinational clients, with both defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes in Ireland.
Neil Murtagh
Neil is based in our Dublin office and joined Invesco in July 2011. Neil is a graduate of Queen's University Belfast where he graduated with a BSc Hons degree in Actuarial Science and Risk Management (2011). Neil is a member of the Society of Actuaries Ireland (SAI) and a student of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
Finian O'Driscoll
Finian joined Invesco in 2008. With over 30 years' experience in the pensions industry he heads up our Cork office, coordinating the delivery of a first-class service to our clients in the Munster region. Finian is a fellow of the Pensions Management Institute.
Garrett O'Malley
Garrett has over 15 years' experience in the pension, investment and employee benefits industry. As a Client Services Manager in our Corporate Pensions area, he works closely with employers and trustee boards, helping them find solutions to the challenges facing defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes.
Anna-Marie O'Sullivan
Administration Consultant
Anna joined Invesco as a Senior Pensions Administrator in 2009. Anna's day to day work consists of preparing and issuing Trustee Meeting Packs and organising staff presentations for both new and existing members. Anna completed her Professional Diploma in Financial Advice (QFA) in 2014 and is currently studying Pensions Management with the Irish Institute of Pension Management.
Liam Ormsby
Trainee Actuary
Liam joined Invesco in September 2016, having graduated from Dublin City University with an honours degree in Actuarial Mathematics. He is a student member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and is currently progressing through the professional exams. Liam previously worked with General Electric Financial Markets and Ironshore Europe DAC.
Orla Ormsby
Orla has advised both trustees and employers on technical pension law matters in relation to occupational pension schemes and other retirement benefit arrangements. She holds a BCL from UCD, an LLM from the University of Dublin and a Diploma in Arbitration from UCD. She is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers in Ireland and a member of the Law Society's Pensions Sub-Committee.
Muredach Reilly
Muredach has over 12 years' experience in corporate pensions. He provides consulting services to several corporate clients, and oversees scheme reviews and installations for new clients. Previously Muredach worked for Irish Life, IPT, Mercer and Becketts/Hewitt.
Nicola Reilly
Nicola joined Invesco in September 2002 having completed a degree in Marketing & Management from DIT. She is part of a project-team centred on ensuring that all communication to members are as easy and straight-forward to understand as possible.
Cathy Roe
Cathy has over 20 years' experience advising both trustees and employers on pension scheme matters. She has extensive experience in drafting complex scheme documentation and providing specialist pension law advice.
Kate Ryan
With over 10 years' experience in the pensions industry, Kate previously worked with New Ireland Assurance and Mercer. She also managed the outsourced administration relationships at Pension Corporation in London. Kate delivers a first-class integrated service to employers, Trustee Boards and pension scheme members of defined benefit and defined contribution schemes.
Brian Sexton
Client Services Director
Brian plays a pivotal role in the operation and management of our Corporate Pension area. Brian is a member of the Irish Insurance Federation Pensions Standing Committee. He has comprehensive knowledge of the legislative, financial and commercial background of occupational pension schemes in Ireland.
Bronagh Traynor
Bronagh joined Invesco in September 2012 after graduating from Queen's University Belfast. Bronagh combines her actuarial liability modelling expertise, performance analysis and reporting skills as part of the Investment Consulting team to help guide clients in developing and monitoring robust investment strategies in line with their requirements.
Siobhán Whyte
Joining the Invesco Cork office in 2010, Siobhán was appointed as Client Service Manager for the Cork SME sector of Corporate Pensions. A fully qualified QFA, Siobhan holds a BA in Economics from University College Cork. She previously worked in New Ireland Assurance and Leary Life and Pensions Ltd, Cork.
Gerry Winters
Gerry joined Invesco in June 2001 and has over 20 years' experience in the Pension and Investment industry. Gerry is head of consulting, a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute and of the Irish Institute of Pension Managers and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.


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Route 77 in Perth and Kinross transformed by community art
Published: 31st MAY 2021
Local artists have transformed an underpass along National Cycle Network Route 77 between Perth and Almondbank with a series of stunning, nature-focussed artworks.
Paco Graff captured the incredible nature of the local area in his murals.
The artworks were supported by funding from Transport Scotland through Sustrans Scotland's ArtRoots programme.
This community-driven project has transformed the walking, wheeling and cycling route with striking murals by artist Paco Graff and other local creatives.
The project is a partnership between:
Perth and Kinross cycle campaign group, ByCycle
and Perth and Kinross Council's Safer Communities Team.
It highlights wildlife native to the well-loved green corridor.
By creating a more welcoming and attractive link along this popular National Cycle Network route, we hope to inspire even more people to walk, wheel and cycle for their journeys in the area.
The art has added vibrancy to the local area, and aims to encourage more people to walk, wheel, and cycle.
A new focal point for the area
Cosmo Blake, Art and Diversity Coordinator at Sustrans Scotland said:
"We have been delighted to support this transformative, community-led project through the ArtRoots fund.
"ArtRoots supports communities in shaping and improving their local National Cycle Network routes.
"And we are inspired by the impact that Paco Graff and the other artists have made with this project along Route 77.
"These stunning new artworks have already become a focal point for the community, and I hope they encourage even more people to plan a walking, wheeling or cycling journey along the National Cycle Network in the area."
Our ArtRoots funding enables local community groups and artists to bring art to their local area.
'First class' outcome
Councillor Bob Brawn, Housing and Community Safety Convenor at Perth and Kinross Council added:
"This area has always been a problem area for us, and Community Safety staff have had to clear graffiti from it on many occasions.
"The path is very well used by residents and unsightly graffiti does nothing to enhance the reputation of the town, is out of place in such a beautiful area and can make people feel unsafe.
"We were delighted to be involved in this initiative by Sustrans and the outcome is first class.
"Congratulations to everyone involved."
Keep reading to find out how you can bring Artroots to your local community.
Inspiring more people to walk, wheel and cycle
Craigie-Lee Paterson from ByCycle, who lead guided cycle rides around Perthshire, said:
"We are very pleased with the exciting new artwork on National Cycle Network Route 77, as it creates a point of interest for everyone walking, wheeling and cycling.
"It has created a reason for many to get on their bike to cycle down and have a look, which is great."
You can find ArtRoots projects all across the UK on many of our National Cycle Network routes.
Sustrans Scotland's ArtRoots Fund
Sustrans Scotland's ArtRoots fund is backed by Transport Scotland and seeks to create artistic and visual improvements to the National Cycle Network.
By creating memorable routes which are pleasing to the eye, the fund aims to encourage more people to walk, wheel and cycle further and more often.
Find out more about funding and support available through the ArtRoots programme.
National Cycle Network Route 75 outside Edinburgh transformed by Colinton Tunnel community mural
The National Cycle Network in Scotland
Artworks and art trails on the National Cycle Network
ArtRoots Funding for the National Cycle Network in Scotland
Read more about the work we're doing in Scotland
The Love Your Network grant for community groups in Scotland
Hands Up Scotland Survey
Building Roots: How a local conservation group is supporting refugees
School Cycle and Scooter Parking Fund in Scotland


"An edgy thriller that keeps the guesses coming until the last word."
"As the layers of each character's duplicity are carefully revealed, the unearthing of blackmail, revenge, red herrings, and more makes for a thrilling and immersive tale of manipulation as wily as Charlie himself."
"Travel descriptions and fast-paced writing sprinkled with intrigue and horror spin this story forward at an enjoyable pace. Teen suspense fans will be satisfied with the Gone Girl–esque feeling of the work."
"Teens shouldn't come here looking for a happy ending or even justice delivered but for a creepy race toward a bone-wracking shudder."
The girl with the shimmery tights and fringed, calf-high boots is staring in my direction again. She looks like she's been crying for days now. Exactly twelve, if I were to guess—because that's the time that's passed between now and the day Charlie went missing. It's been twelve days since he took his parents' Cessna for a joyride—ten since initial debris from the wreckage was found in the North Sea off the coast of Durham, where the Prices have an estate. No one knows why he took the plane out; he'd never done it before, and he didn't have a license. But the bits of recovered debris have convinced police that the plane exploded. They think it happened in the air, before the plane went down—some sort of fuel leak. Now Charlie is presumed dead.
The girl's eyes are a startling blue against the blotchy skin of her face; they stand out even from all the way across the room. She's in the foyer, a few feet north of the entrance to the actual room where we're supposed to pay our respects. She leans up against a faux wood table while I stand opposite, nearer to the building's entrance. The table is the foldaway kind they use in cheap offices and cafeterias, and it looks like the girl needs it to support her frame. The table itself buckles a little under her weight, giving the impression that one of them—it or her—is about to collapse. Her black leather jacket has zippered sleeves, and her hair is the kind of blond that's almost white. It's long and wavy like a fairy's or maybe an elf 's, and it floats in a halo around her bloated red face. It's difficult to look at her grief. Seeing it makes it harder to force back my own.
I'm chewing on some gum. It's my worst habit when I'm anxious, and I've been feeling frayed for the past few months at least. I'm putting off the moment when I'll have to walk inside the main room, where the service is being held. I can tell she's doing the same. It's in her body language: the way she pushes her heels against the floor and leans back. I wonder who she is and why she doesn't look familiar. I think about how maybe she's a cousin—maybe Kate, Charlie's mom's sister's daughter. Kate had straight brown hair in the picture he showed me, but people go through changes; they do funny things with boxes of hair dye and curling irons and magenta lipstick. I look inside the room that contains Charlie's empty casket, and the pit in my stomach deepens and twists.
My eyes dart back to the girl, and I have to make efforts not to stare too hard. I watch her resist as an older woman tugs at her wrist and pulls her in the direction of the larger room. Strains of tinny classical music emanating from overhead speakers surround me. My jaw opens and closes rhythmically around my wintergreen gum. It's beginning to lose its flavor. The girl turns toward me again, staring hard. She meets my eyes, and in that brief second I realize: I could be looking into a mirror. My messy dark hair, cut short with bangs, is the opposite of the ethereal image she projects. I wince. I hate looking at my reflection. I haven't been able to look at myself for months now without feeling sick inside. But I can tell without having to look that my eyes are puffy like hers; my shoulders droop in the same way; my guilt and grief are in evidence all over me, just like hers.
More people are filtering in. There are lots of official government-looking types, probably Charlie's dad's colleagues—he's a British diplomat. Hundreds of people have come to Paris for the memorial. Even though his dad moved around every couple of years, they always kept a home here. Charlie said they considered it home base, since it's where most of the extended family lives.
Someone must have turned up the sound system, because the music is suddenly drowning out everyone's soft murmurs. I can't explain why the girl's gaze is making me uncomfortable, or why mine keeps returning to her face with magnetic force. I'm jet-lagged and my whole face feels heavy from crying. My boyfriend is presumed dead and I'm alone in Paris for the first time ever. I could be on another planet for how strange it all feels.
I slip into a group of people who look about my age—a guy in a blue blazer and a girl in a black shift dress who are entering with some older people, probably their parents—and follow them from the foyer into the main room. The room is bare despite all the fancy architectural finishes that I'm beginning to recognize are common in Paris: ornate moldings in the shape of flowers, swoops and swirls fashioned from plaster. Other than that, it's a modestly decorated space with just a photo display set up in one corner, a bunch of folding chairs facing a podium, and a projector screen up front. Charlie's casket is next to the podium. My heart accelerates at the sight of it, and I blink back the tears that threaten to obscure my vision.
I realize with a pang that I really don't know any of Charlie's friends, not personally. I met his old roommate Adam from his senior year in Mumbai, when I visited Charlie once in D.C.—but I don't see Adam here now. I can't tell whether I'm disappointed or relieved. Everyone else I only knew from pictures; Adam would have been someone to lean on during all of this. At least someone to know—to legitimize my presence here. When I first met Adam, it was a comfort to know that Charlie was friends with such a good guy. Knowing Adam was Charlie's friend—when we didn't have any friends in common who could vouch for him—had made me rest easy.
I didn't even know about Charlie's disappearance or the memorial service until three days ago. A week before that, I had noticed he wasn't answering my texts. He always took a little time, sometimes forgot to get back; so it didn't seem unusual for that first week. And then my texts and calls became more panicked, and he still didn't reply. Charlie wasn't on Facebook or Twitter. I didn't have his parents' numbers. Then I got the news blast in my email from the local paper in Oxford, something Charlie had suggested I sign up for. And there it was: "University Student Missing," one of the first headlines on the list. The student in question was unnamed. After that, there was nothing I could do but Google him. I'd hoped to find some phone numbers, someone I could contact.
I found a more detailed article instead.
It still hurts, knowing that after a year, no one knew me well enough to reach out. It hurts that I found out the way I did. That I almost missed the service altogether. But why would I know any body? I only knew Adam. Charlie and I always met up at such random places, spots that were in between Chicago and Oxford and easy for both of us to reach. He paid for most of those trips, and I saved up for the rest with my babysitting money. My parents weren't too happy about it. None of it ever seemed strange to me. But now, looking around and seeing all the people who knew Charlie—all the people I don't know—I wonder how I didn't see it before. He was meeting me in the middle, but also holding me at arm's length.


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Q: Read all xlsx-Files in a folder and save the files in different DataFrames I have following situation:

*

*I have a folder with different xlsx-files and want to safe all the xlsx-files in different dataframes (from df2...to dfx). So for each files one dataframe.
For Example: "Hello.xlsx" in df2, "Bye.xlsx" in df3...

*After that I want to iterate the function "df1.update(dfx)" over all new dataframes I created.
df1 = original dataframe which I already have.
dfx = x stands for all different dataframes I created using 1.
There are some solutions for 1.
In StackOverflow but they all safe the xlsx-files in one big dataframe. But this is not what I want.
Thank you :)
The Code I am "using" right now":
path = os.getcwd()
files = os.listdir(path)
files

Output:
['.ipynb_checkpoints',
 'Konsolidierungs-Tool Invoice.ipynb',
 'Test.xlsx',
 'Test1.xlsx',
 'Test2.xlsx',
 'Test3.xlsx']

files_xls = [f for f in files if f[-3:] == 'xlsx']
files_xls

output: [] --> I dont know why it is empty

A: You can try this to read all excel files in a directory include sub folders:
import pandas as pd
import xlrd
import os

# Your current directory (including python script & all excel files)
mydir = (os.getcwd()).replace('\\','/') + '/'

#Get all excel files include subdir
filelist=[]
for path, subdirs, files in os.walk(mydir):
    for file in files:
        if (file.endswith('.xlsx') or file.endswith('.xls') or file.endswith('.XLS')):
            filelist.append(os.path.join(path, file))
number_of_files=len(filelist)
print(filelist)

# Read all excel files and save to dataframe (df[0] - df[x]),
# x is the number of excel files that have been read - 1
df=[]
for i in range(number_of_files):
    try:
        df.append(pd.read_excel(r''+filelist[i]))
    except:
        print('Empty Ecxcel File!')
print(df)

Output (in my example, i have 4 excel files which 3 excel files store phone number & 1 file is empty):
['D:/SOF/Book1.xlsx', 'D:/SOF/Book2.xlsx', 'D:/SOF/a\\New Text Document.xlsx', 'D:/SOF/subdir1\\Book3.xlsx']
Empty Ecxcel File!

[     Name        Phone
0    alfa  82330403045
1    fafa  82330403046
2  albert  82330403047
3    john  82330403048,

Name    PhoneCell
0    alfa  82330403049
1    fafa  82330403050
2  albert  82330403051
3    john  82330403052,

Name    PhoneCell
0    alfa  82330403049
1    fafa  82330403050
2  albert  82330403051
3    john  82330403052]

Hope this can help you :)

A: I'm assuming you have the save data frame bit already and you just want to do the variable name part.
A couple of ways you can work with this:

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*Use a dictionary with keys as the dfx names and the values being the data frames

*Use exec to use the string version of the names and execute it as python code.

For the second, you should read the official docs
Edit: The following should load your xlsx files to a series of dataframes:
import pandas as pd
import os

path = os.getcwd()
files = os.listdir(path)

files_xls = [f for f in files if f[-4:] == 'xlsx']

for index. filename in enumerate(files_xls):
    exec(f"df{index}" = pd.read_excel({filename}, sheet_name=None)" )

You will then be able to see the dataframes with the variable names df0, df1, etc.


The Salmon Challis National Forest is seeking public comment on possible trail projects in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.
The forest's Middle Fork Ranger District is applying to the Idaho State Department of Parks and Recreation for grant funding through the Recreation Trails Program. Grant applications must be submitted by Jan. 27.
The district is proposing to use the funding, if awarded, to complete routine clearing and maintenance work on up to 400 miles of trail, up to 24 miles of trail improvement, and repairs on up to 10 major bridges.
Two major proposed projects are widening of the trail along Marsh Creek, an upper tributary of the Middle Fork of the Salmon, and clearing of trees and rock-slide debris on the Middle Fork trail.
Contact Wilderness and Trails Manager Laurie Matthews at 208-879-4113 or send an email to lmatthews@fs.fed.us to help develop the final work proposal.
The city of Ketchum wants to see the return of Marley in the Mountains music festival, and is contributing $5,000 toward that goal.
The City Council approved the sum at its meeting Tuesday.
Mayor Randy Hall called the amount "seed money" for the production of the event. The city contributed $5,000 last year as well.
"I'm providing something great for one of the busiest weekends of the year," said Danny Walton, of Mountain Niceness productions.
The city also is providing liability insurance for the event.
Organizers hope for 1,000 to 2,000 attendees at the festival, which takes place Feb. 18 in Ketchum Town Square.
"Last year we had 1,000 and a blizzard," Walton said.
Fly Sun Valley Alliance announced Tuesday that the $35 full-day lift tickets for Ski for Air Service Day are selling well.
A limited number of the discounted tickets are available for sale in advance, for cash only, through Saturday, Jan. 21, unless sold out earlier, at local ski and snowboard shops as well as at Claude Sports in Twin Falls and Newt & Harold's in Boise.
"Clearly, skiers understand what a great deal this is," said Fly Sun Valley Alliance Executive Director Carol Waller. "Plus, the new snow expected this week will provide an extra reason to get out and enjoy a day on the mountain."
Waller noted that all proceeds from the day will support air service to Sun Valley, an important economic cause.
The Humane Society of the United States has ranked Idaho 50th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the strength of their animal protection laws, which include animal cruelty codes, equine protection standards, wildlife issues, animals in research and farm animal policy.
Earning the highest scores were first-place California, then New Jersey and Oregon, tied for second. Only South Dakota was behind Idaho.
"It's very disheartening to see that Idaho is not a leader but almost last in laws that protect both companion and farm animals," said Lisa Kauffman, The Humane Society's Idaho state director. "The people of this state, from ranchers to everyday citizens, care about the welfare of animals, and there is no reason why we cannot all come together and pass legislation to protect them. A provision for felony animal cruelty and animal fighting should be included in every state's law books."
In a press release, The Humane Society called California "in a category all by itself" after lawmakers and the governor enacted nearly a dozen new measures. State law protects pets from being sold along roadsides, from antifreeze poisoning and from continuous chaining. It prohibits use of steel-jawed leghold traps to take wildlife, bans the shark fin trade, horse slaughter and mountain lion trophy hunting, and protects farm animals from extreme confinement and tail docking.
Craters of the Moon National Monument has a new superintendent.
National Park Service officials named Dan Buckley to the post Wednesday.
Buckley takes over for Doug Neighbor, who was recently appointed superintendent of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas. Buckley's first day on the job is Feb. 27.
Park Service Administrator Chris Lehnertz said Buckley brings extensive experience with fire management and skills to work with private partners in managing public lands.
Craters of the Moon is a 750,000-acre preserve near Arco, southeast of the Wood River Valley, and is noted for its variety of volcanic features and unique lava flows and landscapes.
Wood River High School Senior Nolan Arters invites the community to join in a fundraising spaghetti dinner for the district's fourth- and fifth-grade Leader in Me students.
Arters and Boy Scout Troop 181 will host the event in the commons area of the high school on Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 6-8 p.m. The dinner will be a spaghetti dinner with garlic bread and salad. Donations of $10 per adult are appreciated (children eat free). Attendees are also asked to bring a dessert for the after-dinner auction.


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Yes Minister 1980
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
Genre: Comedy, War & Politics
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
Director: Sydney Lotterby
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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004)
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Boy Meets World (1993)
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Modern Family (2009)
Here's Lucy (1968)
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Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
Mr. Bean (1990)
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Family Ties (1982)
Toast of London (2013)
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Life Below Zero (2013)
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Q: Proper use of OR in Coldfusion I am having trouble using the "OR" operators in CF. I have tried writing many different or statements and none seem to work they are stopping at the first 'eq' to:
<cfif form.chosen eq 'Vickih' || 'AlyssaH'>
<cfif form.chosen eq 'Vickih' or 'AlyssaH'>

Am I just mistyping or misusing the "OR" statement? I need to make a list of like 8 names. I am trying to prevent the "else if" repeating the same code over and over.
Any help is greatly appreciated. The docs I am looking up say this should work. But the code is not running with the second name only the first name.

A: The correct syntax is
<cfif form.chosen eq 'Vickih' OR form.chosen eq 'AlyssaH'>

you could use the listFind or listFindNoCase function and do something like this:
<cfif listFindNoCase('Vickih,AlyssaH',form.chosen)>

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