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Q & A at Bookreporter.com
April 5, 2013 / Laura Lee Smith / Leave a comment
I had a great interview the other day with Alexis Burling at Bookreporter.com. Thanks for the opportunity! http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/laura-lee-smith/news/interview-040413
Freaky Florida
Thanks to Marni Graff for inviting me to submit an essay for her book blog. I took a look at "Freaky Florida" and why it works so well for fiction writers. Check it out! http://auntiemwrites.com/2013/03/31/laura-lee-smith-heart-of-palm/
March 13, 2013 March 13, 2013 / Laura Lee Smith / Leave a comment
There's an old computer science acronym—you've heard it before: "GIGO." (Garbage in, garbage out.) In marketing and advertising, the expression is used often by frustrated copywriters and art directors who present the fruits of long hours of labor only to have their baffled clients look at the work, shake their heads, and say "this is not what we're trying to say at all." The creative team can blame the account team, the account team can blame the client, but the bottom line is usually this: erroneous or incomplete information was fed into the creative brief. So off-target or misguided messaging is the result. GIGO.
I'm very fortunate these days to be working with sharp, articulate clients who provide precise briefs to get me started on new projects. This morning my client in Denmark provided a comprehensive written input letter and a verbal run-down of goals. But I haven't always been so lucky. I've learned, over the years, that a copywriter must ask very specific questions about the nature of the job before writing the first word of messaging. The formal creative brief, a version of which is included below, is a nearly-foolproof method of collecting the information necessary to write a targeted, effective marketing message. Check it out. If you're working as a copywriter, a tool like this can be worth its weight in gold.
THE CREATIVE BRIEF
What are we trying to achieve with this project? What is the goal? This may seem obvious, but the answers should be articulated so that all members of the team are on the same page. We want more people to come to the client's website? We want to sell X number of products? We want the market to know that our client is an active philanthropist? Whatever it is, get the goals out onto the table. You can't succeed until you know what you're working toward.
What is the one thing we want the audience to understand? What is the Unique Selling Proposition (USP)? You can't be everything. But you can be something. Find the ONE thing that sets your client's product or service apart from the competition. Is it the cheapest? (Usually it isn't.) Then why should a consumer choose it? Fill in the blank: our product is the only one that _____. (Has unique packaging/is available in convenient sizes/makes you feel sexy/has top safety ratings/comes in red/…whatever.) Create a brand. Make your client's product stand alone.
Supporting Facts
What facts clearly support the position statement? Here's where things get serious. Consumers want proof. You can tell them all day long that your client's flea preventive is more effective than the competition's, but until you quote data from scientific studies, consumers are dubious. In advertising, the most effective messages speak the truth and back it up with facts.
Message Tone
How do we want to convey our message? What tone will resonate with this audience? Try to identify adjectives: hip, authoritative, comforting, clean, bold, aggressive, emotional, colorful, cheerful, provocative, elegant, understated, subtle, cutting-edge, youthful, mature, etc. You'd be surprised how this examination of tone will fuel your ideas. What works for an audience of investment bankers will never fly with long-haul truckers. Know the culture and the pulse points of your target market.
Primary audience? To whom are we speaking? How can you describe this group? What's important to them? What do they dislike?
Secondary audience? Are there other key opinion leaders who may affect the primary audience's action? Dealers or distributors, for example? Parents, patients, spouses—any secondary group that may influence the buyer of the product or service.
Desired Action
What do we want the audience to do? Call? Buy? Understand? In the most direct forms of advertising, of course, we want our audience to make a purchase. Now. But sometimes advertising and marketing works on a more emotional level. We try to build awareness of a brand and create positive associations in the consumer's mind to be filed away for future recall. Nike, for example, famously urged us to "Just do it." Consumer: "Do what?" Nike: "Do this: associate yourself positively with our product, and see it as an inspirational icon of athletic achievement and motivation. Done? Good, now go buy some sneakers."
What else is going on in this market? Is the product or service part of a larger offering? Sometimes you'll find yourself working to sell a product or service that's just one facet of a company or organization. This means you may have a larger brand that you could coat-tail on. Or, worst-case scenario, that you need to create distance from.
Competitive Environment
Brainstorm a list of main competitors. This is a must. Get to know the playing field to understand how your client's product or service can be positioned in the marketplace. You'll quickly get a sense of industry standards and target market phrasings.
Key Barriers
What are the challenges we need to overcome? Does the audience perceive this product or service to be expensive? Difficult? Is a competitor launching a new contender? Try to identify the primary obstacles to marketing. Consumers think the product is expensive? Then ignore price talk and instead cultivate a unique and coveted brand experience. (Can anyone say Apple?) Opportunities may present themselves in unexpected places once you truly understand what the barriers are. Think of L'Oréal hair color, which fought against a perception of higher price until launching a brilliant campaign that demolished their key barrier to sales: "L'Oréal. Because you're worth it."
Mandatory Items
Logos? Phone numbers? Corporate colors? Legal disclaimers? Maps? Contact information? Find out now if the client needs to include sponsor information or lengthy legal additions to the copy. Any visual or textual addition to the project can have an effect on tone, balance and direction. Also, a missing phone number or logo can sometimes be distracting enough to a client that he or she will fail to focus on the big picture. I've seen clients reject a concept for its inaccuracy ("that's not our shade of blue") and fail to see the effectiveness of the overall direction. Get all your details in order to avoid extensive revisions.
March 11, 2013 March 13, 2013 / Laura Lee Smith / 4 Comments
Last week I received two finished copies of my first novel, HEART OF PALM. It's hard to describe what it feels like to hold the book in my hands. The first seeds of this story were sown in 2008, and it's now been five years of writing, revising, learning, pushing, changing, hoping. I could not have asked for a more rewarding experience or a better team with whom to share it. Thank you, Amy Hundley and everyone at Grove/Atlantic. Thank you, Judith Weber and everyone at Sobel Weber. What an honor it has been to work with you all.
HEART OF PALM hits bookstores on April 2…three weeks!
ABA Winter Institute, Kansas City
February 26, 2013 March 13, 2013 / Laura Lee Smith / Leave a comment
Just back from snowy Kansas City, where I had a fantastic time at the American Bookseller's Association Winter Institute. I think I was lucky in getting out of the city yesterday morning; I'm hearing lots of folks had their flights cancelled and are still waiting out the latest snowstorm.
What an awesome event. Fellow Grove author Kent Wascom and I were treated in high style and met with hundreds of booksellers. We signed galleys and had the opportunity to preview dozens of exciting new titles from writers across all genres. Very, very cool. Thank you, Grove!
Here's a photo of several of us freezing outside the hotel: from left to right–me, Alise Hamilton of Andover Bookstore; the inimitable Sherman Alexie; Grove Publisher Judy Hottensen (eyes closed, sorry Judy); and BLOOD OF HEAVEN author Kent Wascom.
Why Use Two Nails When One Would Do?
Two years ago, I had the extraordinary good fortune to have Richard Russo read an early manuscript of the book that eventually became Heart of Palm. Though at the time I'd never met him, we share the same agent, and she asked him to look at it.
I was, and remain, astounded at his generosity. He read the entire manuscript and then provided not only words of praise and encouragement that I'll forever treasure, but also notes on opportunities for improvement. And believe me, when a writer of Mr. Russo's stature offers advice, I sit up straight and pay close attention.
He said one thing in particular that stayed with me. I think of it every time I sit down to write. He pointed out, through patient line edits, places in the manuscript where I "overwrote." He explained: "… it's mostly the same thing over and over, the carpenter using two nails where one, struck sharply, will do."
He gave me some examples:
In the prologue, when Arla is waterskiing, I originally made reference to "the south shore of the lake" when it was already clear the characters were on the lake. Why not take out "of the lake"? Russo asked. (Done.)
Later, after I'd already made clear that Dean and Arla had just begun their honeymoon, I wrote: "They stayed inside for two days after the wedding." Why not cut "after the wedding"? Russo asked. (Done again.)
The lesson here, of course, is that I was using two (or sometimes three or four) nails when one, struck sharply, would do. I realize now the tendency to overwrite was a habit*, and it stemmed from a lack of confidence in my own voice. I tended to surround my characters and their actions in gauzy cushions made up of prepositional phrases, unnecessary adverbs and redundant clauses because I wasn't confident enough in my writing to speak simply and authoritatively. (*Now right here is a perfect example. On the first draft of this post, up where the asterisk is, I wrote "…a habitual thing that I'd developed." See how overwritten that is? What else is a habitual thing but a habit? And how else do you come by a habit other than to develop it? I revised that phrase from six words to two, and the sentence has more authority.)
There's an old story about two guys in New York City trying to get a light of their cigarettes. The first guy tries to stop passers-by on the street, and he says to each person, "Excuse me, if you would not mind, I was wondering if I could ask you to light my cigarette?" He says this over and over, but all the pedestrians keep moving and won't stop to engage with him.
The second guy walks up to the first pedestrian he sees and says, "Got a light?" He gets his cigarette lit on the first try and walks away satisfied.
In real life, nobody has time for redundancy. Nobody has time for padded phrasings or over-involved language, and this is true for fiction, as well. Readers want information. We want to know what the character will do or say next, and we want to know how his or her story will help us understand our own lives. This is not to say there is no place for artistry of language, of course. The pleasure of wordplay is one of the reasons we turn to books in the first place. But artistry does not require complexity or impenetrability. It's easy to be hard. It's much harder to be easy.
Thank you, Mr. Russo. You pointed out a habit I continue to fight against, but at least now I know it's there, and why. Here's my takeaway: Speak clearly. Speak simply. But say something worth hearing.
January 30, 2013 February 13, 2013 / Laura Lee Smith / Leave a comment
NEW REVIEWS IN!
"Independence Day is a turning point for the Bravo family of small-town Utina on Florida's Intracoastal Waterway. . . . The Bravos, once notorious Utina badasses, find their adult ties of guilt and regret beginning to frazzle as long-dormant resentments emerge. Smith's debut novel exudes authenticity. . . . She turns a phrase with wit. . . . Writ[ten] with agility and empathy."—Publishers Weekly.
"In a slowly, gently unfolding comedy of manners, Smith skillfully sets multiple stories in motion, most, it seems, designed to showcase the vanity of human wishes. Smith is a kind and understanding creator, and even the most venal of her characters, we see, is just trying to get by—and usually not succeeding. In the end, Smith overlaps territory John Sayles explored in Sunshine State, but with a more generous sense of our foibles. It's a promising start—and a lot of fun." —Kirkus Reviews.
On Rejection
January 16, 2013 January 16, 2013 / Laura Lee Smith / 3 Comments
The photograph above is of my rejection file. I've kept every rejection slip I've ever received, for every piece of writing I've ever sent out into the world in search of publication. When I glanced at the file this morning it reminded me of an essay I wrote a while back for Bridle Path Press called "On Rejection," which I've reprinted below for anyone who has ever felt like a rejected writer (and who has not?).
I use a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to track rejections I've received from editors to whom I've sent short stories. Since 2004, when I started using this system, I have received 181 rejection letters. (There were many more, before I started this meticulous tracking.) My rough math tells me that I've earned approximately 23 rejections per year for the past eight years, or about two per month. So every two weeks, basically, an editor has turned down my work.
But really. I'm pretty proud of my Excel file, the little cells lining up like soldiers on a march. I fill in the "response" column with either a red "R" for "rejected" or a fat green "A" for "accepted." The R's outnumber the A's in a landslide. A tsunami. To review one eighteen-month stretch I have to scroll my mouse wheel until my finger hurts, searching for a lonely A.
The first one came from the late Jeanne Leiby, a beautiful woman who edited UCF's The Florida Review before moving to Louisiana to take on the editorship of the venerable Southern Review. She called from Orlando to tell me she liked my story and wanted to publish it, but that she thought the title was a little lame. Would I consider changing it? Yes, I would. I hung up the phone, hyperventilated a bit, poured a drink and opened my Excel file to record my first "A". And then I wrote more stories, spent a ton of money on postage, rewrote everything, bought more stamps, revised again, and waited fifteen months for another acceptance.
The point here, of course, is one every published writer makes—persistence pays. But the persistence must apply not just to the act of submitting stories, but also to the act of persistently making your writing better. Bullish resubmission of the same flawed story to editor after editor is not persistence—it's arrogance. Better is the persistent willingness to open the rejected story up, look at it with a new perspective and consider ways to improve it. Rejection is a gift—it provides an opportunity to make your writing better and an emotional challenge to prove your mettle. It is a good story, you tell yourself. But maybe it needs to be a bit better. So you sit down. And you make it better.
Each publication credit is hard won but each comes with reach and power you may underestimate. Nearly a year after a story of mine appeared in a small literary magazine, an agent wrote to tell me he'd read the story, liked it, and was putting out feelers for a novel. It was the beginning, as Bogie would have said, of a beautiful friendship. My first novel will be published sometime in the next year.
Meanwhile, more writing, more revising, more money on stamps. Email submissions and rejections are more common now, of course, but I still make a habit of sending out snail mail submissions whenever I can. Here's why: I live in a small town and our neighborhood is the type of old city-ish place where mailboxes are affixed to the houses next to their front doors. When I round the corner of my street and approach my house from two blocks away, I can see my mailbox—a solid black rectangle against the faded green of my home. Most days I see protruding from the box only the long white envelopes of bills or the ruffled cheap newsprint of advertising circulars. But some days I see—from two hundred yards away—the bright brown of a 9 x 12 envelope, and I know it's a manuscript I submitted some months before, coming back to me now with a small slip of a rejection tucked inside. And I smile. Because seeing the rejection in my mailbox reminds me of something that's become very important to me over the years. I'm in the game. I'm playing the odds. Sometimes, I win.
There's an old runner's adage I think of almost daily: "no matter how slow you're going, you're still lapping everyone on the couch." 181 rejections. By the time you read this, that number will surely have increased. And that's a good thing.
September 10, 2012 January 16, 2013 / Laura Lee Smith / Leave a comment
Meet the boss. She runs a tight ship, let me tell you.


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Okręty US Navy o nazwie USS  "Thistle":
 Pierwszy  był parowcem. W służbie w latach 1862-65.
 Drugi  był okrętem patrolowym. W służbie w latach 1917-18.

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The annual, campus-wide Do Good Challenge inspires students to pursue fearless ideas, spark innovative solutions, and create social impact for today's most pressing problems. Join us for an exciting evening and watch six final teams pitch their impact for the issues, ideas, and communities they care about for the chance to win a share of $20,000.
Parking: The closest free parking is located in Lot 1b or Lot Z, both are a short walk south of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the intersection of Alumni Drive and Fieldhouse Drive. Parking in these lots will be free and open to the public after 4 p.m. on April 25. There will be directional signs guiding you toward the entrance of the Clarice.
Registration here does not ensure admittance to the Finals event in Kay Theater. Admittance will be granted on a first come, first serve basis on the day of the event. For more information about the Do Good Challenge visit, go.umd.edu/dogoodchallenge.


Just Ten Consecutive Meals to a Low Salt Diet!
Could eliminating salt from your diet really be that simple? Can you really reach your goal of a low salt diet in just ten consecutive meals? You can.
Once you realize how dangerous this salt habit is, the next challenge is how to switch to a low salt diet. That's made harder by the assumption that low salt food doesn't taste good, which will make it difficult to get used to. But, a recent experience with weekend houseguests made me realize that it can take as little as ten consecutive meals to actually enjoy low-salt food more than the food you eat right now.
Recently, close relatives of my wife came to visit us for a weekend. My wife has stopped using any salt in our cooking for quite some time, so she actually made two separate batches of food. Since we've gotten to the point where we cannot stand any salt in our food, she prepared ours as usual, and then added the usual amount of salt in the portion for our guests, politely explaining in the process her reason for keeping our meal salt free.
One of our guests unfortunately is severely disabled from just about every problem described in Salt Kills and on multiple medications. As a result, we wound up having a conversation about the dangers of eating salt and gave my wife's family members a copy of the book.
While one of our guests continued to eat the regular (very high salt) preparations, a second guest decided try some of the low salt preparations set aside for us. Each time she would try more and more of the low salt versions and eat less and less of what had been set aside for our guests. By the third day and during just our tenth meal together, our guest was almost exclusively eating the low salt versions because they now tasted better to her. Then she happened to put on her plate the regular salt preparation my wife had made for the visitors. As soon as she took a bite, she basically spit it out. "Oh my god, too much salt in this one," she exclaimed.
This came as a major, pleasant surprise to me and one that I felt was well worth sharing. Even though some people I talk to are skeptical about switching to a low salt diet, I have certainly had many people tell me that they no problem avoiding salt. This was my chance to see firsthand how quickly one can adapt to enjoying food without salt.
1. They don't know how bad salt is for their health.
2. They mistakenly believe that low salt food is tasteless.
3. They assume that it takes a long time to wean themselves off from the amount of salt they're used to.
once you understand the dangers of salt you can learn to enjoy low salt food and dislike the usual high salt foods you consume on a regular basis in as little as ten consecutive meals. I hope this true story will encourage you get on the track low salt diet for better health.


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Q: Git Workflow Issue - Squashed Commits and Conflicts We're currently using git and I tried to come up with a reasonable workflow for people to use, but there's currently one issue that I'm not sure how to resolve.  If there is a conflict when we do the merge back into the master branch, we lose the history in the squashed commit message, which is something we want to keep.  The current workflow is below:

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*git pull - This should be done on the master branch.

*git checkout -b TASK-ID - Create a new branch for the task. TASK-ID would be something like TASK-101

*Work on the task and commit changes as needed.

*When done with the task, git checkout master

*git pull - Get any changes that have been made since the last pull.

*Resolve any conflicts and ensure the current version in the master compiles.

*git merge --squash TASK-ID - This treats all of the commits in the branch as one commit when merging.

*git commit - Add any additional information, specifically the TASK-ID, to the commit message.  It should be noted that all commit messages from the branch are included, so they were not lost when the merge occurred.

*git push - Push the changes back to the server.

Some background: there are not a lot of us working on this currently, we don't see conflicts very often.  The reason for the squashed commit is so that we have one commit for each task.  This way if our Bamboo server finds a problem with a build, we can easily tie it back to a task and have the developer fix it.  Also, it keeps the master history cleaner because I, at least, tend to make a lot of commits.  Yes, I know this may have to change if we start dealing with larger teams, but that's in the future.
Now, I do realize that in this case, we can simply do the pull after the merge, however that doesn't completely solve the issue since there's a chance that one of our developers may have to switch branches temporarily to fix an issue or work on a higher priority.  What I would love to see is how we can achieve what I'm getting now without losing the commit history in the squashed merge.  I've looked into several solutions using rebase, but none of them were quite what I was looking for.
So, to summarize, the requirements I have are:

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*Clean history in the master

*Can see the changes in the branch in the message for a single commit

*The commit message for the squashed commit needs to be edited to have the task ID in it before committing the change.  (Amending could work as well).

A: Maybe I misunderstood, but what I normally do is keep my master always equal or behind the master from origin.This way, when I do a git pull, it never has any merges to do (since history of the master is never overwritten in my team).
After I do a git pull, I go to the branch TASK-101 and merge the results of the master into this branch. So task-101 will have my commits, the commits that are in master, and possibly a merge commit. I can do this every time I feel the need to update my working repo.
When I'm ready to commit, I do this one last time, and then I go to master and squash merge the commit from task-101, and do a dcommit afterwards, to avoid the probability of conflicts because the time window between the last pull and the push is very small.(it never happened once in my team. If it happens. if it ever happens, I will probably have to notify the team and rewrite history).

A: You must understand that merge --squash has some drawbacks :

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*For one it may not delete deleted files - for a nice explanation see here

*There are probably other pitfalls - including the eternal conflict resolution that can't be avoided
The correct way of doing what you want is apparently the one detailed in this answer. I say apparently cause I have not tested it still - will do very soon as I want this answer for myself.
To have the commit messages from your TASK-101 branch try what's suggested here
Edit : For your original question the answer is in .git/SQUASH_MSG

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Q: Problems with fetching data from nested ng-repeat I'm having a simple HTML page as in  snippet,

<!doctype html>

            Sr. No
            Product Name
            Quantities
            Discount %
            Manage
            Submit

            Min. Quantity
            Max. Quantity

            {{$index + 1}}
            {{product}}

                      <input type="text"/>

                      <input type="text"/>

                      <input type="text"/>

              <button ng-click="AddNode($index)">+</button>
              <button ng-click="RemoveNode($index)">-</button>

              <button ng-click="SubmitQuery()">Submit</button>

  {{ExpectedResult}}

The output from given code is
[
    {
        "arrIndex":1,
        "arrValue":{"Minimum":10,"Maximum":20,"Discount":2}},
    {
        "arrIndex":2,
        "arrValue":{"Minimum":10,"Maximum":20,"Discount":2}
    }
]

The expected output is
[{
   "Product1":
        [
            {
                "arrIndex":1,
                "arrValue":{"Minimum":10, "Maximum":20, "Discount":2}
            },
            {
                "arrIndex":2,
                "arrValue":{"Minimum":21, "Maximum":30, "Discount":2}
            }
        ],
   "Product2":
        [
            {
                "arrIndex":1,
                "arrValue":{"Minimum":50, "Maximum":60, "Discount":5}
            },
            {
                "arrIndex":2,
                "arrValue":{"Minimum":60, "Maximum":70, "Discount":5}
            }
        ]
}]

Even after two days of analysis, i'm not able to get the angular model binding right when ng-repeat is nested. (Any resource reference is most welcomed).
I just need to map the output with the respective product.
Guys please help, I need it desperately.
Thank you.
Have a nice day.:-)

A: Initialize Array
  $scope.products = {'Product1':[], 'Product2':[], 'Product3':[]};

Then push element to the Array
$scope.AddNode = function(productName) {
            var arr = {
              arrIndex: ($scope.products[productName].length + 1),
              arrValue: $scope.Menu
            };
            $scope.products[productName].push(arr);
          };

      var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
      app.controller('MainController', ['$scope',
        function($scope) {
          $scope.products = {'Product1':[], 'Product2':[], 'Product3':[]};

          $scope.Menu = {
            Minimum: 10,
            Maximum: 20,
            Discount: 2.00
          };

          $scope.MenuList = [];
          //$scope.MenuList.push($scope.Menu);

          $scope.AddNode = function(productName) {
            var arr = {
              arrIndex: ($scope.products[productName].length + 1),
              arrValue: $scope.Menu
            };
            $scope.products[productName].push(arr);
          };

          $scope.RemoveNode = function(productName) {
             $scope.products[productName].pop();
          };

          $scope.SubmitQuery = function() {
            console.log($scope.products);
            $scope.ExpectedResult = $scope.MenuList;
          };

        }
      ]);

          Sr. No
          Product Name
          Quantities
          Discount %
          Manage
          Submit

          Min. Quantity
          Max. Quantity

          {{$index + 1}}
          {{key}}

                    <input type="text" />

                    <input type="text" />

                    <input type="text" />

            <button ng-click="AddNode(key)">+</button>
            <button ng-click="RemoveNode(key)">-</button>

            <button ng-click="SubmitQuery()">Submit</button>

      {{ExpectedResult}}

A: Do something like this

// Code goes here

 var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
      app.controller('MainController', ['$scope', function($scope){
$scope.products =[{
  'Product1':[
            {
                "arrIndex":1,
                "arrValue":{"Minimum":10, "Maximum":20, "Discount":2}
            }
            ]
},{
  'Product2':[{
                "arrIndex":1,
                "arrValue":{"Minimum":10, "Maximum":20, "Discount":2}
            }]
},{
  'Product3':[{
                "arrIndex":1,
                "arrValue":{"Minimum":10, "Maximum":20, "Discount":2}
            }]
}];

        $scope.Menu = {
            Minimum: '',
            Maximum: '',
            Discount:''
        };

        $scope.AddNode = function($index,value){
          var arr = {
              arrIndex: '',
              arrValue: $scope.Menu
          };

          var count=1;
      for(var a in value){
        $scope.products[$index][a].push(arr);
        for(var i=0;i<$scope.products[$index][a].length;i++){
          $scope.products[$index][a][i].arrIndex=count;
          count++;
        }
      }
        };

        $scope.RemoveNode = function($index,value){
          for(var a in value){
            $scope.products[$index][a].pop();
          }
        };

  $scope.SubmitQuery = function(){
   $scope.ExpectedResult = $scope.products;
  };

      }]);
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">

            Sr. No
            Product Name
            Quantities
            Discount %
            Manage
            Submit

            Min. Quantity
            Max. Quantity

            {{$index + 1}}
            {{k}}

                      <input type="text" ng-model="v[$index].arrValue.Minimum"/>

                      <input type="text" ng-model="v[$index].arrValue.Maximum"/>

                      <input type="text" ng-model="v[$index].arrValue.Discount"/>

              <button ng-click="AddNode($index,value)">+</button>
              <button ng-click="RemoveNode($index,value)">-</button>

              <button ng-click="SubmitQuery()">Submit</button>

{{ExpectedResult | json}}

working code


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Pyxidiophora is a genus of arthropod-associated fungi in the family Pyxidiophoraceae. It was circumscribed by mycologists Julius Oscar Brefeld and Franz von tavel in 1891. P. nyctalidis is the type species.

Species
Pyxidiophora arvernensis
Pyxidiophora asterophora
Pyxidiophora badiorostris
Pyxidiophora bainemensis
Pyxidiophora caulicola
Pyxidiophora corallisetosa
Pyxidiophora cuniculicola
Pyxidiophora fusco-olivacea
Pyxidiophora fusispora
Pyxidiophora grovei
Pyxidiophora kimbroughii
Pyxidiophora lundqvistii
Pyxidiophora marchalii
Pyxidiophora microspora
Pyxidiophora moseri
Pyxidiophora nyctalidis
Pyxidiophora petchii
Pyxidiophora schotteriana
Pyxidiophora spinuliformis
Pyxidiophora spinulorostrata
Pyxidiophora subbasalipunctata

References

Laboulbeniomycetes
Laboulbeniomycetes genera
Taxa described in 1891
Taxa named by Julius Oscar Brefeld


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Q: Difference between unique items of two different data frames A) dfONE['x'].unique() |  B) dfTWO['x'].unique()

Consider the above code A result in 20 rows and 1 column and B results in 26 rows and 1 column. Is there a way to find 6 unique items that are present in B but not in A ?
Essentially isolate them as new output to view what is missing in A ?


Manual testing is often costly and time-consuming. Finding, preparing or rather creating relevant test data, devours the lion's share of the budget. A serious risk for companies lies not only in the absence of reliable data supply and data check, but in the absence of test data security (protecting the real data).
Automatic testing with Feindt succest suite solves this problem by automatically creating and processing synthetic test data while test cases are executed. Test data are produced automatically and precisely when needed. Risks regarding data privacy and data security will be avoided because the test data are synthetic (artificial). Your test team even saves time, which can be re-invested in the development of high-quality targeted test cases.
On top of that, Feindt succest suite has a direct connection to other tools like f. ex. HP ALM or SAP Solution Manager. The executed tests and their results can be recorded simultaneously into those tools.
At each stage of the project, test cases can be created intuitively and easily with the succest test case editor. The ranges of requirements that are covered by an automated test case are extremely wide. A test case can test a single functionality in detail or (even) serve as a mechanism, for example to generate ever new test data for other projects.
The interface of the test case editor is tailored to an intuitive operation without losing any functionality. In accordance with the test case steps, individual activities are combined via drag and drop. In order to work on recurring steps more effectively, error-free and non-redundant, you can install individual activities of a test case into so-called sequence containers. Furthermore, the test case editor allows the use of reference data and templates.
Modifications or adjustments of test cases have a direct impact on the test process, because created test cases are stored in the repository and therefore directly linked to the execution.
The succest test case repository is the key element in the test execution. It´s an application that together with the succest loading system executes filed test cases. The frequency with which test cases are executed in the repository may be configured for the entire project. It can individually be adjusted to the respective project phase and system landscape.
It is for instance possible to execute a test case several times a day. (During development) this may make sense at an early stage in the project, for example as part of the CIT (Component Integration Test). At the same time, a test case can also be executed once every (booking) day or (even) monthly. It depends on the test requirements during trial periods of the SIT (System Integration Test), UAT (User Acceptance Test) or E2E (End to End Test).
At the end of a test case execution the matching protocol and load log are processed by the succest repository for every test case customer and send to them by email. When re-executing the repository the test case execution starts all over again. With the renewed execution of the repository, loading data will be generated from all test cases as long as they are created in the test editor and stored in the repository.
With the succest loading system it is possible to "generate" historical, current and future test data, regardless of the testing environment or the testing system. This allows the execution of test case activities in an accurate and chronological context.
As soon as the preconditions are loaded into the test environment, the actual testing can be executed. These are queries that have also been recorded in the succest test case editor (during test case). In the course of the execution, loaded test data (fine-tuning and verification of the test) and the results are made available to the test case repository. The succest loading system serves as the interface between the succest repository and the target system and is responsible for providing the needed data.


Uriel Ventris takes command of the Ultramarines Fourth Company and leads them into danger against drukhari, tyranids and more – and faces his own trials that will test him to his very limits and beyond.
From a loyal world in the grip of xenos raiders to the daemon world of the Iron Warriors, Uriel Ventris and his staunch companion Pasanius face horrors untold across three novels and three short stories of Ultramarines action.
The Ultramarines are a byword for loyalty and courage. Their martial prowess is legendary and is second only to the God-Emperor. Graham McNeill's epic trilogy of Ultramarines novels is a masterpiece of non-stop action! Containing the novels Nightbringer, Warriors of Ultramar and Dead Sky, Black Sun, plus connecting short stories, this omnibus follows the adventures of Space Marine Captain Uriel Ventris and the Ultramarines as they battle against the enemies of mankind. From their home world of Macragge, into the dreaded Eye of Terror and beyond, Graham McNeill's prose rattles like gunfire and brings the Space Marines to life like never before.
A non-stop free-for-all of high speed violence and mayhem.
Graham McNeill has written many Horus Heresy novels, including The Crimson King,Vengeful Spirit and his New York Times bestsellers A Thousand Sons and the novella The Reflection Crack'd, which featured in The Primarchs anthology. Graham's Ultramarines series, featuring Captain Uriel Ventris, is now six novels long, and has close links to his Iron Warriors stories, the novel Storm of Iron being a perennial favourite with Black Library fans. He has also written a Mars trilogy, featuring the Adeptus Mechanicus. For Warhammer, he has written the Warhammer Chronicles trilogy The Legend of Sigmar, the second volume of which won the 2010 David Gemmell Legend Award.


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Electrosonic's Chris Conte to Lead Business Development
Electrosonic has named Chris Conte as head of the new U.S. Business Development team where he will lead a dedicated group focused on exploring new relationships with key accounts and seeking new business opportunities to support Electrosonic's future growth.
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"Chris has an impressive record of developing new opportunities and providing the right technology solutions for clients. His industry experience coupled with his unique skills and insight will enhance our efforts to accelerate Electrosonic's growth," said Jim Bowie, President of the Electrosonic Group.
As VP of New Business Development, Conte will be responsible for driving new strategic business deals and partnerships across select markets with key customers, partners and industry influencers. He will extend Electrosonic's presence and relevance by building and guiding the global reputation and brand. The Business Development team's scope not only cover Electrosonic's existing markets (Entertainment, Control Rooms and Corporate Solutions) but will expand its business into new markets, and will also support the company's Service Solutions effort.
"I'm very pleased to be leading the new Business Development team," Conte said. "It is a very exciting time at Electrosonic and for me personally. Electrosonic celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and I'm thrilled to help shape our future."
The new business development team will include Ramzi Shakra, Electrosonic's Director of Marketing, as well as sales consultants Morgan Scopetto and Tony Miceli, who will work closely with Conte on this new focus.

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A recent bill has been signed in the state of California will have ramifications on every business both operating in California and abroad. The new law, which will come into effect on the first of January 2016, will change the rules surrounding equal pay from a standard of "equal work" to one of "substantially similar" work. This means that companies now have to legally prove why womEn, on average, earn 26 cents less than the average dollar made by their male counterparts. Currently, the California Labor code 1197.5 requires that men and women working at the same location receive equal pay for equal work. When the newly enacted amendment comes into effect, men and woman must receive equal pay, regardless of whether they work at the same location.
Make sure you understand what the factors can legally be used to justify inequalities in compensation. This can include past performance reviews, employee education, training and experience. Hierarchy, productivity, and employee merit can also be legally used.
Go over your compensation structure with a fine-tooth comb to make sure that any discrepancies can hold up in a court of law. These factors can be present, however, employers need to be prepared over the next couple of months. Organisations need to be prepared to show that there were legitimate reasons for difference in wages, and, if necessary, have lawyers oversee the process.
Outline guidelines and training for those managers who are undertaking salary negotiations, so that they are fully prepared for any legal obligations and what factors are legal.
If employees wish to discuss their compensation, you are now obliged to be open and transparent about their salaries and their co-workers salaries. If the need arises, provide documentation to support your compensation disparities.
This law will come into effect on the first of January 2016, so it gives your organisation to prepare. However, you are legally obliged to create equal compensation from the beginning of next year. If you need to do performance reviews on your employees click here.


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If someone happens to listen to or see Sainthood Reps and makes the decision to pick up an instrument, the band would consider this a mission accomplished. After all, that's how they got their start - inspired by the Long Island hardcore, punk and indie bands they grew up seeing.
Such inspiration eventually led Francesco Montesanto to create and record four demos and show them to his longtime musical companion, guitarist Derrick Sherman. Knowing that he was unrefined, Montesanto hoped to entice Sherman into joining his musical endeavor because of his experience and similar musical interests, and thought he could turn his project into something worth pursuing more seriously.
"Eventually, I decided to start writing my own songs and showed them to Derrick, hoping to coax him into starting a real project with me," says Montesanto of the earliest stages of the band. "After he obliged and took a more prominent role, we decided to take the next step and round out our project."
And in the frigid winter of 2009, Montesanto and Sherman joined by Bradley Cordaro and Jani Zubkovs, picked up their collective instruments, plugged them in, and made noise together for the first time; thus Sainthood Reps was born.
Their goal was simple. They shared many favorite bands such as Mogwai, Fugazi, Explosions in the Sky, Sunny Day Real Estate, Modest Mouse, Jesus Lizard, and Built to Spill, and wanted to form a band that was influenced by those bands in every aspect, from live performance to studio recordings and everything in between.
After just a handful of practices, they packed up their van and delved into an unseasonably warm Midwestern winter to play their debut show as a band in Detroit, kicking off a tour with All The Day Holiday. The band quickly hit the road again just three days into 2010 with Caspian, refining their sound as well as their personal relationships with one another. Another tour followed in the summer of 2010 with the Felix Culpa, along with constant short tours with Long Island friends The Sleeping, and Philadelphia friends Balance and Composure.
"A buzz started to build around our energetic live show," says Sherman. "We focus on a wall of sound from our guitars and amps; producing jagged, uneasy, sometimes harsh distortion and fuzz sounds akin to the 90's bands that we love to listen to."
But as much as they are influenced by those early 90's post-hardcore and contemporary post-rock, they are also influenced by other artistic avenues, and much of the lyrical content of is derived from historical perspective gathered via films and books rather than personal experience. "We usually like to take our personal experiences in our lives and sort of retell them through the scope of historical events and societal problems rather than autobiographically," Montesanto explains.
As 2010 drew to a close, the band partnered with Tooth & Nail Records to begin working on their debut full-length, produced by Long Islander Mike Sapone (Brand New, Crime in Stereo, The Xcerts) and slated for release in 2011. Look for the band back on the road this summer.
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Check out the hands of ginger at your supermarket or farmers market: Look for smooth, paper-thin, golden, shiny skins and plump fingers, signs of ginger freshly harvested.
It's time to enjoy this robust, flavorful rhizome from island farmers; as ginger ages, it becomes more fibrous, potent and shriveled.
Ginger is essential to Chinese cooking, used for its aroma, flavor and physiological effects. It's considered a yang food because it stimulates such functions as blood circulation, perspiration and digestion; it can also prevent nausea.
It is always paired with fish to kill off fishy odors and is used in a wide array of dishes that are boiled, braised or steamed. Nothing compares to ginger in chicken long rice, shredded atop steamed fish or finely minced over cold chicken.
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Павел Андреевич Елисеев (1893, д. Раменки, Егорьевский уезд, Рязанская губерния, Российская империя — ?) — советский государственный деятель, председатель Рязанского (1920—1921) и Костромского (1924—1925) губисполкомов.

Биография
Член РСДРП(б) с октября 1917 г.

 1918 −1920 гг. — член Рязанского уездного комитета РКП(б), член исполнительного комитета Рязанского уездного Совета,
 1920 г. — член президиума исполнительного комитета Рязанского губернского Совета,
 1920—1921 гг. — председатель исполнительного комитета Рязанского губернского Совета,
 1921—1922 гг. — комиссар по продовольствию Рязанской губернии,
 1922—1923 гг. — председатель Рязанского губернского СНХ,
 1923—1924 гг. — председатель Костромского городского Совета,
 1924—1925 гг. — председатель исполнительного комитета Костромского губернского Совета.

Источники
История рязанской власти: руководители Рязанского края, Рязань, 2008

председатели Костромского облисполкома
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председатели Костромского горисполкома
Члены КПСС


Can You Make a Great Meal Using Only Items From a Vending Machine?
Haute Cuisine From a Vending Machine?
What gourmet dishes can be crafted using only the ingredients from a vending machine?
Can you make a tasty meal using only items found in an office vending machine?
That was the challenge put to Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison, co-hosts of the food podcast The Sporkful. To make it a bit more interesting, Pashman and Garrison faced off against each other, Iron Chef-style, creating a series of dishes that were then judged by a panel of Slate editors: Julia Turner, John Swansburg, and June Thomas.
If you're at all curious about how to make Chuckles gazpacho or how Fiber One tiramisu might taste, check out the video below, the latest in our GastroLab series.


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A loony balloon, a fraidy falcon, and a new Woodchuck series! Carl Barks delivers another superb collection of outrageous hijinks, preposterous puzzlements, and all-around comics brilliance.
Carl Barks's stories of the Junior Woodchucks starring Huey, Dewey, and Louie - written and penciled by Barks with finishes by internationally acclaimed Duck artist Daan Jippes - debut in this volume! Other stories include: When Gyro Gearloose invents a ten-story-tall Donald Duck balloon - bigger than anything ever seen at the Macy's Parade! - Donald decides to take a ride. But Gyro's "new balloon gas" is stronger than he thought it was, and Donald finds himself out of control, sailing higher and higher, until...
Then, Huey, Dewey, and Louie try to help a "fraidy falcon" overcome his fear of flying by getting Donald to help, but Donald has his own ideas...
Next, somebody's blowing up experimental rockets at the launchpad, and the nephews are on the trail of the spy, but Donald's sure of who it's not - until he finds himself on board the next rocket to blast-off...
180 pages of story and art, each meticulously restored and newly colored. Insightful story notes by an international panel of Barks experts.


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2019 governorship poll and state leadership
If there is no postponement again, the governorship and Houses of Assembly polls should be taking place by now in at least 29 states. The outcome of the presidential and National Assembly polls alarmingly indicate that Nigeria, already a unitary state by every possible definition, may be heading for a one-party state. But whether at the federal or state level, particularly now at the state level, Nigeria has through decades of elections solidly entrenched poor leadership. A few states may be guiltier than the others, but overall, nearly all the states in recent years have demonstrated a lack of capacity to produce competent and secular leaders. Where a few of those leaders are competent, many others are unable to exclude religion from public life; and vice versa. In addition, many of the states have produced leaders who should properly be described as rulers, with many of them acutely lacking the talent to procure a legacy for themselves.
The question on many lips today as the electorate troop out to cast their votes is whether Kaduna and Kano will re-elect their governors or dare to embrace change. The Northeast is almost solely responsible for the beginnings of the Boko Haram insurgency when they enacted and supervised abhorrent social and economic policies between 1999 and 2003 that pauperised their people and fed or pacified them with the fake elixirs of religion. Ignorant of the factors that predisposed Hausaland to Jihadist conquest, the Northeast, particularly Borno and Yobe, attempted to spread a veneer of sham religion on a socio-economic milieu that already left the people hungry, and rendered them uneducated and hopeless. Whirlwind follows the sowing of wind. But strangely, the rulers of the Northeast felt they could get away with their reckless and complicit handling of public policies. One or two of the outgoing governors of the region have attempted a few remedies, but their efforts have been uncoordinated and inadequate to smother the ongoing rebellion or stanch the flow of blood.
The Northwest is virtually in full-fledged rebellion, with Zamfara quietly but bloodily becoming the epicentre. Full deployment of military and police assets in the zone has barely made a dent on a crisis that is threatening to escalate beyond its present immediate confinement. The rebellion, like in the Northeast, was triggered by poverty, alienation and misrule. And like the Northeast also, religion was boldly deployed as a tool to distract and engage the populace, with only token efforts made to find an answer to the socio-economic crisis confronting the populace. So far too, the Northwest has been unable to produce a first-rate leader of men and resources, a visionary leader capable of offering the kind of leadership that could bring a significant number of people out of poverty and misery.
In the First and Second Republics, the Southwest used to have a reputation for producing excellent leaders. Now, such leaders are few and far between. The last two election cycles were even worse; they managed to produce third-rate leaders who couldn't hold a candle to the worst of the worse, leaders more grandiloquent and megalomaniacal than the most comical the Second Republic ever produce. From the swampy southernmost tip of Nigeria to the humid savannah of the Middle Belt, and the erosion-plagued communities of the Southeast, Nigeria is locked in a vicious circle of producing incompetent administrators and mediocre politicians quite unfit to govern even a local government.
It is in the midst of this crisis that the country is once again heading to the polls to elect governors and state lawmakers. No state in Nigeria has managed to emplace a vigorous and independent legislature. If voters do not resist the temptations put before them, they will once again elect misfits into their legislative houses. No one can tell whether they will do what is right today. But far worse is the likelihood of the voters electing mediocre governors. Flowing from the convincing win the president secured in some states in the North, some governorship candidates are hopeful that the electorate would overlook their failings and foibles and re-elect them. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State is one of a few examples that constitute a moral and political dilemma for the electorate. Accused of demanding and receiving bribes to the tune of millions of dollars from contractors, with electronic evidence deployed as proof, the governor has stonewalled. Aided by what some critics described as a conniving legislature and a downright colluding judiciary, the governor has been able to stall both a potential trial and impeachment proceedings. Even the president has waffled over the accusation, wondering what type of technology was deployed to, as it were, entrap Dr Ganduje, one of his most ardent supporters.
Should Kano vote for him this Saturday, the electorate would have made nonsense of the anti-corruption campaign garishly embarked upon by the president at the early stages of his presidency. With the courts inexplicably putting an obstacle before the governor's leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opponent a few days to the election, Dr Ganduje seems poised to retake the State House except voters can enact a full-scale rebellion against the state's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). After having voted massively, perhaps in defiance of statistical logic, for President Muhammadu Buhari, it remains to be seen whether the electorate can truly dissociate the controversial governor from the cult-like personality of the president. If they do, they would be displaying their remarkable sophistication. If they do not, they would be reiterating their commonalty, as fellow voters in the Northwest exhibited some two weeks ago when they broke the numbers bank.
Kaduna State is contending with a far worse dilemma than even Kano. Yet, no one can tell how they will resolve the existential crisis facing them. Together with Kano, Kaduna State has faced some of the most violent religious crisis Nigeria has ever witnessed. That religious question has been further compounded by deep and unresolved ethnic fissures. The governor, Nasir el-Rufai, is of course not the cause of a crisis that predates him. But so far, both by his lack of restraint and poor understanding of issues, not to say his absolute lack of wisdom and irritating cocksureness, the governor has managed in his first term to aggravate the multiple crises the state has been contending with for some decades.
First, he announced that he paid off those attacking the state, implying that he was able to identify them; but rather than bring them to justice, he preferred to use taxpayers' money to mollify the fury of the criminals. Then at every turn, he has been unable to manage the state's religious and ethnic differences and struggles, barely managing to disguise his biases. Now, he has finally set out to prove that he could break the political convention and received wisdom of presenting a mixed candidacy of Muslims and Christians for the State House.
Today, the state will either reinforce Mallam El-Rufai's iconoclasm or punish him. He believes that flowing from the president's election, his repudiation of conventional wisdom will carry the day as voters turn out to make nonsense of the state's religious calculations. He is daring, very daring. But there is nothing to suggest that he could not in fact get away with his cold and ruthless calculation. If the electorate support his redrawing of the state's political and behavioural map, they will have voted for the present and hope that they would not reap any whirlwind sometime in the future. Mallam El-Rufai took on the more sensible and ethical Shehu Sani, a state senator, and vanquished him. Consequently, the governor, who is never a moderate and modest man to begin with, is already feeling invincible, nay immortal. Should he carry the day, his enemies will groan in anguish for years to come.
But whether the electorate endorse him or not, it does not detract from the fact that Mallam El-Rufai's legacy will be controversial at best, and poor beyond description at worst. It is inconceivable that a politician who has inspired so much division, while not matching it with grand and gargantuan futuristic projects and programmes, can hope to last in the minds of the people.
Many other states will be grappling with their own peculiar issues and troubles. How they resolve these issues, starting from the votes today, will determine how far their states can go in the coming years. Using Kano and Kaduna as examples, there is not much optimism that the 36 states as a whole can go very far. They are crawling now when they should be walking briskly, and have embraced the wrong arguments and personalities in their prolonged quest for development. They must hope that the choices they make today would not completely paralyse them or, worse, predispose them to the full-scale rebellion ravaging some states in the country.
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Sports and outdoor clothing became the platform for innovation in textiles and beyond their practical qualities we saw brands such as The North Face, Columbia and Patagonia garner a cult following regardless of demographics with celebrity fans such as Rihanna, Drake and A$AP Rocky.
The 2016 collaboration between Supreme and North Face show the brands are strengthening their presence in the urban market and going beyond traditional sports. The North Face launched Black Label, its own streetwear-inspired line, in Europe, after launching Purple Label in Japan back in 2003.Nike and Puma have released successful moon and trekking boot inspired sneakers.
The outdoor market is seeing a massive increase in sales so much so that APC's founder Jean Touitou invested in Outdoor Voices in October 2015. The company is New York-based, mainly sold online and has seen an 800% increase.
Likewise, outdoor products became a key driver for Amer Sports, owners of Salomon, Atomic and Arc'teryx. In their third quarter, the Finnish group recorded a 4% rise over the same period last year (a revenue of nearly €737 million). REI, an American outdoor co-op, has recently opened the doors of their fifth flagship location in Washington, D.C.
These facts and figures are in line with the recent spike in creative fashion interpretations of outdoor clothing seen on the catwalks and in collections such as Kenzo's collaboration with H&M. They exemplify an aesthetic playing on the odd and playful mish-mash of print/colour/texture, echoing our "AW16-17 Press Play Macro forecast".
Modularity, clasps, knots and functional outdoors inspired hardware become key on garments and accessories - Buckles, clips and cords. Shows like Chromat SS17 went purely decorative, non-functional with this. Prada, on the other hand, showed clip on/off outdoor accessories and backpacks.
Details such as paracord and carabineer clips referencing rock climbing illustrate the general sense we seek to celebrate connecting our body's performance, our physicality, our minds and spirits with nature.
What is interesting here is the synthetic focus of this trend's aesthetics with its bright plastic hues and geometric combinations. We bring the Outdoor Indoor very much like the monumental Regent Street Apple store in London featuring trees and wood to counterbalance the less than natural product offer.
Sports tracksuits inspired parkas and pullover jackets with brightly coloured panels were a key garment in this trend made of lightweight parachute fabric. Louis Vuitton resort 2017's collection heavily features this type of paneling throughout.
A key colour seen in this trend is the metallic silver, also featured in the sporty outdoor jackets. It gives these basic garments a futuristic, liquid-like space age feel to them, whilst seeming completely reminiscent of high-visibility, reflective fabrics, used for safety in outdoor clothing and workwear.
The styling of this trend is to say the least eclectic and celebrates a thrown together look reminiscent of a camper or festivalgoer. Quirky elements such as socks and sandals, and "ugly" shoes made of neoprene were shown at the Prada SS17 menswear show - This is probably the most key collection for Outdoor Eccentrics in terms of styling, details, accessories and mood.


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Swing on a Summer's Evening @ Tuckwell Amphitheatre
After a few years away Cheltenham's own Peter Gill returns to the Tuckwell Amphitheatre with some notable musical friends for his ever popular Swinging Summer Evening. As to be expected boogie woogie, swing and blues[...]
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Rock 'n' Roll Paradise @ Towngate Theatre
In 2019 Rock 'n' Roll Paradise celebrates it's 10th anniversary! Each show will be crammed full as always with the country's best tributes to rock 'n' roll's stars, performing the very best songs ever written and[...]
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Swing on a Summer's Evening @ Sandford Parks Lido
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I return once again to the Lido with my musical cohorts for an evening of boogie woogie, swing and blues favourites. Bring a picnic, enjoy the licensed bar and sit back and revel in such musical classics as 'The Lady[...]
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Rock 'n' Roll Paradise @ West Cliff Theatre
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Rock 'n' Roll Paradise @ Memorial Court Theatre
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The tireless efforts of staff – some of whom came in to work on their day off - saw five life-saving organ transplants carried out in the space of 36 hours at the Royal Papworth Hospital this week.
The intense period of activity in the transplant department - believed to be a record at the hospital - took place between the afternoon of February 25 and the early hours of February 27.
More than 40 staff were involved, including five surgeons who transplanted two hearts, two double lungs and one single lung into five patients on the transplant waiting list. At one point three theatres were running transplant surgery at the same time.
Mr Pedro Catarino, clinical director of transplantation at Royal Papworth Hospital – which is celebrating its centenary in 2018 - carried out two of the transplants.
"I've never known it to be that busy," he said. "Everyone pulled together amazingly – we even had staff who were not on call coming into the hospital on their day off to help, but that's the Royal Papworth way.
Lead nurse for transplant Richard Quigley said the level of activity in the transplant department was "unprecedented" over the day and a half.
"I've certainly never seen anything like it in the 10 years I've been at the hospital; we were pretty much back to back. Everyone came together and gave everything; some people worked without a break.
"It's a tribute to not only everyone in the transplant team - the surgeons, doctors, nurses and perfusionists - but to staff working right across the hospital. And of course to the donors and their families, whose actions have given these five people a second chance at life.
Royal Papworth Hospital – which will move to a new, state-of-the-art hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in September - is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital. It performs more adult heart transplants each year than any other hospital in the UK, and has the UK's best survival rates for heart and lung transplants, according to NHS Blood and Transplant's 2017 Annual Report on Cardiothoracic Transplantation.
To join the NHS Organ Donor Register, please telephone 0300 123 23 23, or go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk / www.organdonationscotland.org to register online.


Assistant professor Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1983—1988, associate professor, 1988—1989, Illinois State University, Normal, 1989—1994, professor, 1994—1999, distinguished professor, 1999—2007. Curator history archaeology New York State Museum, Albany, since 2007.
Charles E. Orser, American curator. Director Society History Archaeology, 1996—1998.
Orser, Charles E. was born on October 14, 1950 in Wyandotte, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, 1972. Master of Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1980.
Director Society History Archaeology, 1996—1998.
Son of Charles E. (Terrell) and Catherine Mildred Orser. Married Janice L. Krebel. Children: Erin Emily, Christine.


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Teaching our students about Wellness and developing their Social and Emotional needs is becoming more and more necessary. The ARTS can be an integral part of this learning for them. During our time, we will explore how movement, music and visual art can be integrated into what we do with students. Along the way, we will learn games and activities to use to promote Wellness and the SEL Competencies.
Wellness – We will learn and play some games and work with concepts of mindfulness and meditation.
Social/Emotional Learning – SEL competencies (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision making*) will be further explored through work in the arts.
The Arts – The arts provide a naturally differentiated approach for all the retreaters. All the art activities and projects are carefully thought-out and chosen to meet the criteria of Social-Emotional needs.
Teacher-Centered – YOU will experience all ideas and activities presented. This retreat is as much for your Wellness and SEL as it will be for your students.
You will get a special WTAR18 Retreater Playlist in the mail a week before the retreat so you can enjoy your Friday commute to Essex Woods!
Elizabeth Peterson, C.A.G.S. (Arts, Leadership and Learning) arts integration specialist, fourth grade teacher and founder of The Inspired Classroom has been designing Teacher-Centered PD for years. Her philosophy is steeped in the idea that teachers need to be inspired in order to be inspiring to their students. She will lead the retreat from the beginning to the end, intertwining the ideas of Wellness and the SEL Competencies into all the arts-based activities.
Elizabeth will begin the retreat on Friday night with some introductory games and activities to get people acquainted and build relationships. After dinner we will work with Julie Simon, a Repeater Retreater, teacher and certified Creative Kids Yoga Instructor in movement based activities that can be adapted to a variety of age levels and art forms. These activities will work on self-management and social awareness as well as relationship building.
Later, Elizabeth will introduce us to an SEL Space: a center filled with materials to be explored as you create any number of Social-Emotional inspired projects that help to calm the body and mind. In the evening, we will be able to enjoy the company of others with a glass of wine and take advantage of the retreat center's hot tub and sauna.
Saturday morning, Julie will lead us in some optional light yoga that will include breathing and movement to wake up your body and focus your mind. What a great way to explore self-awareness!
After breakfast, we will explore the idea of color, character qualities and poetry with Elizabeth serving as a way to develop self and social awareness.
Following our morning experiences, Stacey Bellen, a local art teacher and Repeater Retreat will lead us in a mandala-inspired art project that focuses on self-awareness. Here you will have the time and opportunity to explore your own personal journey and qualities, giving yourself the opportunity to reflect and illustrate your inner you. This project will start late morning and continue through most of the day.
Lunch will be provided on Saturday and we will have a special outdoor drumming circle (weather permitting.) Another experience in relationship building as well as responsible decision making!
We will end our afternoon with Elizabeth as we reflect on our art project and other activities that developed both arts skills and SEL competencies. Discussions will be had about how this all plays out in our classrooms: how our experiences with Teacher-Centered PD will feed what we do with our own students.
Workshops and activities subject to change.


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The newest installation in the "Super Smash Bros." series is coming this December for $60 on the Nintendo Switch. This classic fighting series has all characters from previous installments and many references from different Nintendo games and series. As with any new game coming out, "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" is constantly releasing new information before it makes its way into stores.
The first and biggest piece of information is the characters as "Super Smash Bros." is notorious for its roster of unique and iconic characters. So far, the new installation has introduced five new fighters into its game. Four of these new additions are entirely new characters, while the other four are variations of existing characters called "echo fighters." Echo fighters are characters that are copies of original fighters, having identical movesets but may vary in animation. The Inkling, Ridley, King K. Rool and Simon Belmont are all new characters built from the ground up. Many fans are excited to see the new additions to the series, each adding their own new style of play. Chrom, Richard Belmont, Dark Samus and Daisy are the new echo fighters or reskinned variations of existing characters. While not adding much to the mechanics of the game, the echo fighters are exciting new additions of the cast, each representing a new character with the same moves as a previous fighter.
A notable addition to the franchise is the new stage select screen. "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" will feature 103 stages from over 30 different series, and it features new ways of selecting the stage. Instead of picking after choosing the character, the players will instead decide the arena before choosing characters. This may seem like a small change, but it allows players to pick their characters around their environment instead of going into combat blind, granting possible advantages going into the fight. The new stage selection also features the option to choose a second stage so during the fight, the first stage will warp in the middle of the fight. The time between stage rotation can be adjusted to specific increments or left at random times.
Smaller improvements have been made to the game, which adds to the overall quality. It will feature over 800 songs on its soundtrack, a plethora of new items, and many ways to improve micromanagement of the experience. New items include new Pokémon, assist trophies and brand-new additions like the energy tank. "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" is adding tons of new modes for customizable battles as well. Some examples include a separate, more fast-paced 1v1 mode, special team battles, and the ability to dash while dodging in the air.
Overall, "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" has expanded on the current series in such a way that has added to the franchise greatly. Between the new characters, stages and game modes, it will be a more than deserved update to the series.
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Not to be confused with Stingers, a crafting material.
A player firing a Stynger.
The Stynger is a Hardmode ranged weapon which has a 12.5% chance to be dropped by Golem. It auto-fires Stynger Bolts, which are initially dropped by Golem along with the weapon, and can also later be purchased from the Witch Doctor or Arms Dealer when the Stynger is in the player's inventory.
The Stynger Bolts explode on impact, dealing damage to anything in the explosion radius. Arching shrapnel is thrown from the explosion, each causing additional smaller explosions that inflict the same base damage.
The Stynger counts as a rocket weapon for the purposes of Shroomite armor.
The shrapnel explosion doesn't damage the shooter, allowing it to be used even at point-blank range.
Stynger bolts are affected by gravity, but fire at a high enough velocity that the changes in height are negligible.
Due to its explosive attacks, the Stynger can often finish enemies without the need for precision aiming. This is very convenient in stressful situations, such as when a target's location is unknown (i.e. dark areas).
When paired with full Shroomite armor, the right accessories, and a flat stretch of land, the Stynger can easily take one up to wave 15 and 20 of the Pumpkin and Frost Moon.
Desktop 1.3.0.1: Damage increased from 43 to 45.
Desktop 1.2.4: Fixed shrapnel now only does direct explosion damage.


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Tickets for this event are no longer available for sale online. However,if the event is due to take place within the next 24 hours tickets will still be available from the box office unless specifically shown as SOLD OUT.


Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, was established by the Government of Chhattisgarh under the Hidayatullah National University of Law, Chattisgarh, Act (Act No.10 of 2003). HNLU is a Residential University and is the sixth in the series of National Law Schools in India on similar lines as National Law Schools in Bhopal, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jodhpur and Kolkata.
HNLU has been included in the list of the Universities maintained by the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and has been declared fit to receive Central assistance in terms of the rules framed under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956.
To develop among the students and research scholars a sense of responsibility to serve society in the field of law by developing skills in regard to advocacy, judicial and other legal services, legislation, law reforms and the like.
To advance and disseminate learning and knowledge of law and promote research with a view to ensure its proper role in national development.
To prepare and train lawyers of national and international repute with high moral and ethical values.
To advance the professional education and also to provide adequate orientation and training to judicial officers and others who are involved in the administration of justice.
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The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes © 2016, edited by Natalie Eve Garrett, illustrated by Amy Jean Porter, published by powerHouse Books..
There will never not be a market for the cookbook, with all its various subcategories, from fad diet to celebrity chef. While The Onion's proposed "Nietzschean Diet" (which "lets you eat whatever you fear most") may never catch on, one unusual cookbook niche does involve the recipes of famous writers, artists, musicians and other high- and pop-culture figures. The genre flourished in the sixties and seventies, with Swingers & Singers in the Kitchen in 1967, Salvador Dalí's Les Diners de Gala in 1973, and the MoMA's Artists' Cookbook in 1978.
Predating these celebrity recipe books, The Artists' & Writers' Cookbook appeared in 1961. Brain Pickings describes the book as "a lavish 350-page vintage tome, illustrated with 19th-century engravings and original drawings by Marcel Duchamp, Robert Osbourn, and Alexandre Istrati." It featured 220 recipes by painters, novelists, poets, and sculptors like Man Ray, John Keats, Robert Graves, Harper Lee, Georges Simenon, and more. What's old has become new again, with the recent reprinting of Dalí's cookbook by Taschen and, on October 11th, the publication of an updated Artists' and Writers' Cookbook, edited by Natalie Eve Garrett and illustrated by Amy Jean Porter.
The essays and narratives in the new The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook are "at turns," writes editor Natalie Eve Garrett, "comedic and heart-wrenching, personal and apocalyptic, with recipes that are enchanting to read and recreate." As you can see from the small sampling here, you need not have any pretentions to haute cuisine to follow most of them. And as the book's subtitle---"A Collection of Stories with Recipes"---suggests, you needn't cook at all to find joy in this diverse assemblage of artists and writers' associations with food, that most personal and intimate, yet also culturally defining and communal of subjects. Pick up a copy of The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook on Amazon.
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Q: Rails model references in wizard style form I'm working on a wizard style form which takes you through a series of tabs and at the end you have the option to cancel or save.  A POST is issued between tab changes yet state should not be persisted until Save.  Let's say that the backing object is a Book, and in the wizard you can add or remove Pages from the Book.  Book is one to many with Page.
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