After successfully completing the core modules at the IGC in Bremen, students of the IBSA Dual Degree Master's Program with a focus on International Entrepreneurship will expand their knowledge at the ESSCA School of Management in Paris. The French study program International Entrepreneurship offers an ideal learning platform for future operators, consultants, as well as for intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs. As a student in this program, you will benefit from your professors' long scientific and practical expertise. Additionally, you will gain valuable insight into the process of company creation and development. You will also focus on strategic decision-making processes and their application and be able to implement this knowledge in your future career. This tripleaccredited business school will provide you with strong communication and negotiating skills and help you develop a keen eye for risk assessment.
Upon completion of this postgraduate management degree, you will earn your Master's in Business Administration. The title of MBA is internationally renowned in business and stands for hands-on management education and leadership training. You will also earn a second Master degree (MSc) from ESSCA School of Management.
As the language of education is English, very good English knowledge is required. Please be advised that while it is possible to complete your degree without any German language knowledge, most local jobs will require German skills. For this reason, if you plan to work in Germany following your studies, we recommend that you take advantage of our free German courses.
The program begins in the winter semester. The introductory events and courses start at the beginning of October and run until the end of January. The summer semester begins after a short break in February. Starting in June, you can use the lecture-free period to work on your master's thesis.
Depending on your educational qualifications, you will complete your studies three semesters as a full-time student. You need a bachelor's degree with 210 ECTS credits.
Accreditation of our degree programs is very important to us. For this reason, we regularly have our programs reviewed for quality by independent external agencies. The MBA in Global Management is accredited by the agency AQAS. Since 2002, this agency has accredited most of the study programs at public universities in Germany. ESSCA School of Management is one of the prestigious French Grandes Ecoles and internationally accredited with the triple crown (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA).
Our classes take place in small groups of about 25 students. This gives you the opportunity to maintain close contact with teachers and lecturers and facilitates cooperation and intercultural exchange among fellow-students.
The tuition fee is around 16,000 euros for the entire course. There is also an additional semester fee of roughly 350 euros per semester (as of 08/2018). The semester fee covers your student ticket that entitles you to free public transportation in Bremen, as well as to Lower Saxony and Hamburg.
The application deadline for the first round is March 31 for the second round May 31 of the same year. Please note for 2nd round that admission will be granted according to availability We look forward to receiving your application.
The goal of the course is to train highly effective global managers who have advanced analytical and decision-making skills essential for conducting successful business across borders.
This module introduces you to challenges of global business and methods used to address them. Through a careful review of effective managerial practices, it demonstrates how to ensure a winning international business strategy.
The course adresses marketing performance in a global context. It assesses differences in country environments and applies techniques for international market segmentation, entry strategies, risk analysis, and comprehensive marketing plans.
You will investigate critical human resource management (HRM) topics within this module. The aim is to examine relevant elements of HRM as they relate to global business, organizational policies and standard management practices.
This module aims to introduce students to business analytics concepts required to understand contemporary business challenges. Analytical techniques will be applied to assess and resolve some of the complex challenges faced by business professionals in global industries.
The main objective of the module Leadership is to give the course participants a general leadership overview, to explore their individual leadership styles and set feasible goals for developing their management skills.
This module is dedicated to the strategic process by which an entrepreneur has to go through to give a reality to a business opportunity. Four key stages will be addressed in this course: how to move from the idea to the project; the elaboration and formulation of the value proposition; the definition and representation of the business ecosystem; the definition of the revenue model.
The main objective of this module is to develop knowledge and practical skills related to the structuring, the formalization and the conduct of entrepreneurial projects. The module will start with the review of the Business Plan Methodology. Principal, legal, and fiscal elements necessary for the launching of an entre/intrapreneurial project will be also presented. Throughout the semester, a rich training program through different workshops will accompany students to draw up, develop and present regularly their on-going project (either individual or collective, either entrepreneurial or business development oriented). At the end, in order to prepare the final evaluation, a specific training on pitching and strategic communication will be held.
This course is dedicated to students who are looking for a specialization in Entrepreneurship. The first part draws from Yunus's social business perspective although making room for neighboring approaches like shared value and for-profit social entrepreneurship, in order to delve into the rationale of social innovation and the third sector. The course is meant to deal with the productive role of a new operator within the third sector, the social enterprise, and how its business model compares with the for-profit business model. The second part will assess and develop an accurate know-how of Internet and Digital ventures by focusing on issues and specificities, which can face digital-entrepreneurs.
This module is dedicated to business modeling and mainly business planning and all the steps through which an entrepreneur has to go to be able to draw up a business plan. After reviewing the different definitions of a business model, we will address three main components of a business plan: the entrepreneurial market study; the value architecture and the study of technical means; the financial plan and the calculation of indicators.
The objective of this module is to present the principal strategic mechanisms deployed by the start-ups, but also small and medium-sized companies, in the context of their growth and their needs in terms of creating value. After reviewing the different entrepreneurial growth strategies, there will be a focus on: the customer development processes, the monitoring operations, and the fundraising approach.
Your third term is dedicated to your thesis dissertation. This period is typically completed at the same university where you attended your specialization. To provide guidance and assistance as you prepare to work through this complicated project, each university offers a thorough, interactive three-day workshop that presents the requisite research skills, covering analytical, research and methodological techniques for your master's thesis. The other main source of support will come from your thesis advisor. You will secure a supervisor who will guide the construction of the master's thesis; normally, choosing one of your university lecturers is the best and easiest option. This final project will count for 30 ECTS in your overall program credit total. We also suggest that IBSA students also consider an alternative approach to the standard route: it is always possible to write your master's thesis in cooperation with a company. This will require identifying and contacting a potential target company and developing a customized agreement with them in order to complete your thesis project accordingly.
By completing this detailed research and writing work, you will delve deeper into your specialization area from the second semester, learn to cultivate critical reasoning skills, develop a scientific approach to empirical data, and develop skills in literature review based on investigative reasoning (examination of a hypothesis).
As part of an internationally recognized elite group of triple-accredited business schools (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA), the ESSCA School of Management is one of the most prestigious French "Grande Ecoles". Situated on the banks of the Seine in Boulogne Billancourt, the University is in close proximity to the French capital and takes inspiration from its innovative, entrepreneur-friendly start-up culture. The city center of Paris is an easy commute by metro. Here, you will find many attractions such as museums, galleries and cafes. If you decide to extend your stay abroad, you will have the chance to gain valuable professional experience of up to 18 months upon the commencement of your degree program.


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Mr Krzysztof ŚMISZEK
Chancellery of the Sejm
PL - 00-902 - Warszawa
ksmiszek@gmail.com
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
In the political groups
Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 27/01/2020
In the Assembly
since 27/01/2020	Representative-Poland
In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)
Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 27/01/2020)
Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (since 30/01/2020)
Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (since 28/01/2020)
Alternate of Ms Barbara NOWACKA (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 27/01/2020)
Last speeches
29/01/2020 | 11:17:19 Thank you, Mr Chair. Freedom of religion or belief is one of the fundamental values within the Council of Europe's legal space. There is no doubt about it. Believing in whatever we want is our basic human right which cannot be undermined or interfered. It is guaranteed not only by the European Convention of Human Rights but also by most of the constitutions around the world. It is an indisputable issue! However, when debating freedom of religion we need to remember, that according to the... 28/01/2020 | 10:55:39 Thank you Mr Chair. As a newly elected member of the Polish Parliament and a newcomer to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe I must admit at the very beginning that it is very hard for me to stand in front of you and to talk about the functioning of democratic institutions in my country. After the collapse of the communist regime, Poland was regarded as a front-runner and a leader of democratic changes in the region. Gradually but consistently, my country tried to restore...
Reports and committee opinions
Motions, Written Declarations, Questions
04/12/2020 | Doc. 15190 | Written declaration Members of the Parliamentary Assembly ask Iran not to carry out the death penalty of Ahmadreza Djalali 02/11/2020 | Doc. 15175 | Motion for a resolution Which measures can States legally take under the European Convention on Human Rights in order to crack down on Islamic extremism? 01/09/2020 | Doc. 15130 | Motion for a resolution Call for an inclusive national political process in Belarus 05/02/2020 | Doc. 15080 | Motion for a resolution How to move forward to make businesses more responsible for human rights abuses? 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15057 | Written declaration The Turkish authorities must drop all charges against LGBTI activists who participated in Pride
Votes on adopted texts
31/01/2020 | Doc. 15028, vote on the draft text for resolution Democracy hacked? How to respond? 29/01/2020 | Doc. 15015, vote on the draft text for resolution The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace 29/01/2020 | Doc. 15015, vote on the draft text for recommendation The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace 29/01/2020 | Doc. 15024, vote on the draft text for resolution Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations 28/01/2020 | Doc. 15025, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland

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Kirsten Buxton is a modern-day mystic, spiritual teacher, and author who became devoted to awakening after an experience of Oneness that completely changed her life and how she saw the world.
Since 2002, her life has been one of meditation, prayer, following guidance from within, and applying non-dual teachings to all aspects of mind and life. Through a deep devotion to inner inquiry, and 'walking through the darkness to the light' (allowing the unconscious / egoic beliefs and emotions to arise into conscious awareness for release), her identity shifted from a separate self to direct connection with the Divine within.
Since 2006, Kirsten has traveled throughout the world upon invitation, holding satsangs and longer retreats. The clarity and simplicity shared through her teachings are an invitation to true freedom; transcendence of limited thinking and deeper awareness of life's purpose. Being in her presence is a reminder of the stillness and peace that is with us always.
Kirsten's life is an ebb and flow of inspiring collaborations, teaching phases, and inward mystical phases. Her unshakable trust and consistent awareness of Truth is the gift she offers to everyone she meets.
Kirsten's Satsangs are an invitation to directly experience the Divine / the Peace of God, as well as explore how to practically apply the non-dualistic principles found in teachings such as A Course in Miracles in daily life.
Kirsten's gentle presence allows for an exploration of the most relevant topics on the heart as an inroads to self inquiry and deepening relationship with our true nature.
Her gatherings are interactive, and are primarily in the form of spiritual discourse (satsang), with a clear metaphysical framework to clarify the difference between Truth and illusions. Longer gatherings involve more of an experiential component including heart-opening music.
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I fell to my knees and cried out for help. I'd been knocked unconscious twice within eighteen months, and both "accidents" had happened just as I'd had the thought, "I don't want to be here." I knew that if I didn't give my life over completely, I was going to kill myself. Literally.
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Superman is the best superhero and Batman is the worst, according to science
By Gem Seddon published 13 June 16
Who's the best superhero of all time? It's a question that's prompted debate among comic book fans for decades, with everyone having their own reasons for backing their chosen hero. Strength, skills, ability to wear lycra and still look badass; the options are endless as are the amount of characters eligible. There's thousands. Now thanks to a study from the University of Leicester, science has given us a definitive answer. It's Superman.
The study was conducted by a bunch of students who after seven years of intense study arrived at the conclusion that Supes is the "best equipped" superhero of all time. Using evidence gleaned from the panels of popular comics, the team made calculations to determine which superhero is the most feasible and therefore, The Best. Supes won out against every other candidate due to his solar energy stores (the power he derives from the sun) and the high-density muscle mass he experiences on Earth.
On the Marvel side, Wolverine and Mystique also ranked pretty high up there for their unique abilities. Wolvie's regenerative skills and Mystique's shapeshifting prowess are rather handy in any kind of superheroic crisis.
Not massive surprises, really, but what is surprising involves DC's other headlining hero. Ole Brucie Wayne, aka Batman, was deemed the least effective superhero. He's never been physically affected by anything remotely supernatural, so researchers determined that in real life he'd die from a simple landing if he'd been flying about in his cape. What we can takeaway from this study is that if Batman v Superman had taken place in the real world, it would have ended quite differently.
Images: Warner Bros., Marvel
Gem Seddon
I'm GamesRadar+'s west coast Entertainment News Reporter. I'm a bit obsessed with all things Aliens and Terminator. You can find my byline on our best Netflix movies and best Netflix shows lists.


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This seems like a very simple program, and it's at first discouraging to see errors like this when learning Rust. But let's dive into this error.
Rust tells us that the "borrowed value does not live long enough." What this means is that my_collection, which is owned by the main() function, cannot have a reference to value which is owned by the anonymous function passed to for_each() on line 17, because value goes out of scope on line 20, and my_collection has to be valid to the end of main().
In Rust terms, "lifetime a" begins at line 16, when my_collection is created. my_collection stores a collection of borrowed strings of lifetime a. That's what Vec<&'a str> means in line 2: "A vector of borrowed strings of lifetime a". The value created by &value in line 19 has a different lifetime: it lives from line 19 to line 20. Call it "lifetime b". Because lifetime b ends before lifetime a, we can't use a value with lifetime b where the compiler expects a value of lifetime a. We can almost think of this as type checking: you can't put an &'b str in a vector of &'a str unless b outlives a.
But if the strings don't live long enough in Rust, how do the Ruby programs work?
The reason the Ruby program in example 1 above is able to work is that Ruby has a runtime garbage collector, which will notice that value needs to live as long as my_collection has a reference to it. Rather than having lifetimes, Ruby has a lifeguard that keeps track of how long different values need to be around and keeps them alive that long. This language feature prevents programmers from having to worry about lifetimes, but it also has a significant runtime cost. The same thing is true in most garbage-collected programming languages.
To avoid this cost, Rust doesn't have a garbage collector. At runtime, &value is little more than a pointer, and nothing is telling it to live as long as my_collection, so it won't. Fortunately, the Rust compiler is smart enough to detect that the reference doesn't live long enough and complain at compile time, rather than letting you dereference a no-longer-valid pointer at runtime.
Now that we have a basic notion of Rust lifetimes, we can understand two basic ways of solving the borrow checker error that we had above.
What this does is give your borrowed elements a home. Now, when you make a new string, you give ownership of it to the vector values. Now objects who have references (who "borrow") these values may do so as long as they go out of scope after the vector does.
There are two small gotchas with this approach.
What that means is that, in this example, you have to declare values above my_collection; you'll see the above error message if you switch lines 16 and 17 in the gist above.
That covers the first solution to the lifetime issue. In short, you have to put the values somewhere that they do live long enough.
The second solution is for the collections to take ownership of the values. Note that you can employ this solution only if you are able to change the type signature of the method that's complaining about the lifetime.
The solution here is not trying to use borrows at all. Because my_collection is a collection of strings, and not of borrowed strings, they will live as long as it does.
The lesson here is that we can't arbitrarily return values from a narrower scope. In garbage collected languages, it's perfectly normal to build up a value in a local variable and then return it to the calling scope. In Rust, we can do this to, but we have to return ownership of the local variable. If we try to return a reference (in Rust terminology, a "borrow") of a variable from a smaller scope into a larger scope, Rust will remind us that we're breaking the rules about lifetimes.


The Freway 27 Speed Pedal-assist Smart Lithium Battery Electric Motor Mountain Bicycle is one of those success stories that you read about that got it's start through a Kickstarter campaign on the Internet. You can visit the Kickstarter page to learn more but essentially Freway presented their eBike idea on Kickstarter with images, a detailed description of the eBike and the levels of contributions required. Investors were obviously impressed with what they saw because in a relatively short time, Freway succeeded in getting the funds they needed to bring the eBike project to reality.
When I first heard of the Freway eBike project, I had never heard of an eBike before. After viewing the project information online, I was impressed with the features and benefits of the eBike as a modern mode of transportation.
Innovative Freway Vigor System (FVS) consists of three parts, the touch panel, battery pack and smart controller. FVS provides awesome power and performance to your eBike.
Shimano speed control system: Freway uses the Shimano 27-speed controller set. Cycle in any speed on or off-road with less strength and enjoy the ride.
27.5 inch bike rim: Light weighted ultra strong alloy frame has a Shake absorbing front for, Oil Press Disc Brakes, Wear-resistant and road gripping tires.
High quality motor: The eBike's pedal assist helps make the climb much easier. Switch from 3 cycling modes base on different riding conditions.
36V/ 5.2 Ah battery provides 60 miles cycling range.
Smart data delivery: The smart touch panel can calculate and record all necessary cycling data for your workout. You will be able to see your progress and enjoy your exercise program.
Responsive Touch Panel: The 4″ touch panel is sensitive to a light touch for adjusting settings and viewing data.
Although I will likely never have the opportunity to enjoy a Freway eBike for myself, I believe it is history in the making and an idea that has far reaching possibilities for the environment, transportation, health and entertainment. It's also an excellent example of how a successful online funding campaign works.
The Freway eBike is available for pre-order on Amazon in your choice of Black or White for about $1200. The bike is expected to be in stock by the end of September with a projected delivery date in early October. It is sold by and ships from Fremo.
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Expert Insights, Tips & Trends
Modern Fit-Outs Demand New Tech and Human Intellect
by Susan Wasmund
By leveraging space utilization and fit-out technology tools, workplace strategists can gain a deeper understanding of where things are now and where they need to go next.
Image by Alesia Kazantceva on Unsplash
Game-changing workplace connectivity. The new 'anywhere, anytime' work ethos. Generational change and the war for talent. These signs are increasingly signaling the time is ripe for workplace transformation. And thanks to new advances in occupancy planning and visualization technology, it's easier than ever to act on that change. But even the most cutting-edge workplace planning tool can only really fulfill its promise when wielded by a person who understands how and why to use it.
Change may be the only constant, but the rate of that change is accelerating in the way we work. As workplace leaders forge ahead into the future of work, they're finding new allies in the Internet of Things (IoT), remote monitoring, data and analytics, 3D visualization and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR).
Space utilization and fit-out technology, combined with effective processes and people, can be used to assess how teams function in a space today and to get a lifelike look at new design plans, including the budget it will take to realize. It can save time throughout the process, too.
Whether planning a renovation or to move into an entirely new space, workplace strategists can leverage these tools to gain a deeper understanding of where things are now and where they need to go next.
Discovering that 'just right' footprint
Your current footprint might be much bigger, or far smaller than you need, depending on the strength of your organization's mobility program.
Last year, 43 percent of American employees said they spent at least some time working remotely. This shift toward more flexible working can have a direct impact on the amount of space needed at work. Where many offices used to go with a standard 1:1 ratio of desks to people, today, 2.5 desks per person is becoming more preferred. Eliminating excess square footage can go a long way in driving value.
At the same time, there's still such a thing as too little space, which can stymy productivity and focus, and detract from the employee experience. The right size will be one that encourages employee choice, whether it's to head in to the office and utilize a desk, meeting room or informal lounge space, or to work from home.
With so many possibilities, it can be daunting to pinpoint the optimal square footage to boost productivity, innovation and employee satisfaction, without going overboard.
That's where tech tools like smart badging data, wireless access points, network login data, phone apps and sensors come in. By churning out real-time information on how people interact with the space—and with each other within it—these tools can help you put together a detailed picture of how your teams are working. You can use these data points to analyze attendance alongside collaboration ratios, track high-traffic areas versus underutilized spaces and draw insights from long-term mobility trends.
With so much data at your fingertips, your combined team of experienced data analysts and space planners can think more critically about how space is used and pursue bold new ways forward without the guesswork.
Combining tech and human intelligence tools in this way, you can strike workplace planning gold: not too big, not too small, but just right.
What does your ideal workplace look like?
Once you've bridged the gap between what you've got and what you need, it's time to lay out a design that will deliver the best employee experience. But what does it look like? How does it feel? Does it facilitate the level of engagement and collaboration you need?
The answers are easier to come by now, with walkthrough and rendering technology experiencing a kind of heyday.
Now, apps can visualize any scenario complete with any array of assigned cubicles and offices, or the activity-based environments that are becoming increasingly popular. You can spin around inside the space to get a true sense of a design from any angle.
For example, JLL InSite offers a VR-like experience, minus the goggles, wherein you can drop a point within a floor plan and enjoy a 360-degree view as you wander down a hallway, into a conference room, a lounge or wherever else your 'feet' take you [sponsored].
This highly realistic experience is invaluable for decision-making, but that's not the only benefit of advanced visualization and planning tools.
With a thoughtful combination of people and process, visualization tools can make the whole process easier, more accurate and shorter. For example, a budgeting provision can enable you to see in short order what a design spec will mean for the bottom line.
What's more, as 2D floor plans become a thing of the past, the industry is moving rapidly to smart Building Information Modeling (BIM). This is meaningful because a code compliant model means the architectural team can now take the visualization and work directly from there.
By connecting advanced tech with the people who can use it, from the broker to the planner to the architect to the designer, a rendering can become more than just a mock-up. It can help diverse teams come together around a shared vision—and bring it to life.
What's next in fit-out technology?
The workplaces of the future are already becoming easier to define and envision, a trend that's likely to continue as technology continues to improve.
On the occupancy planning side, there are promising advances. Microsoft for example, is harnessing a wireless LAN to triangulate positioning and create heat maps for deeper insights into how different teams work together. On the visualization side, be on the lookout for innovations in automating test fits within computer-aided design software (CAD). This would mean not only could architects use your rendering—they could actually plug it right into their own system to better consider building peculiarities, like exterior shape.
Artificial intelligence could also become more commonly used in workplace planning. Already, virtual assistants like IBM's Watson Assistant can be used to create applications that understand natural language—which means in time, they could be programmed to detect other clues about how employees feel about their workplace, rather than simply logging whether they show up or not.
It's difficult to predict just how people and technology will interact in the future of work. But one thing is clear—human interpretation is still a critical piece of the puzzle. That's one data point that's likely to remain true for the foreseeable future.
If you enjoyed this article, you might also enjoy a deeper look into how dense is too dense. Check out the article here!
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Office space is really one of the most important things to consider in an office. That's why many companies prioritize office space for their employees. I enjoyed reading this post.


The Paddox Adventurers have been busy foraging for timber and making ladders to enable the whole team to get across the stream with dry feet!
Year 5 Merry Adventurers have enjoyed a great first day at Forest School.
Citizen science: monitoring the health of Paddox's hedgehog population.
These prickly mammals are under threat: time for Forest Schoolers to find out how to help.
All that glistens: unlocking the Age of Metal with a smelting experience.
Upcycled minibeast motels for your own garden, hand-crafted by Paddox Forest Schoolers.
It's been a long wait, but it's definitely worth it.
A photographic retrospective of what's been happening on site during the past ten months.
Time to roll our sleeves up and find out if Stone Age cave art can be recreated with modern materials.


Apple iPhone XR may not be what Apple had expected and now the organization is putting forth the handset for $449 when you exchange a more seasoned iPhone, the handset ordinary expense $749.
Apple recently offered exchange on their gadgets however this offer is giving individuals an additional $100 exchange credit towards the new iPhone XR.
As an update thee iPhone XR accompanies an a 6.1 inch LCD show and it is fueled by the new Apple A12 Bionic processor, in addition to three stockpiling choices, 64GB, 128GB or 256GB.
The gadget includes a 7 megapixel TrueDepth camera on the front for Selfies, video calls and FaceID, the handset likewise has a 12 megapixel wide point camera on the back. You can discover more insights concerning this new exchange offer over at Apple, the offer is accessible temporarily.


Central air conditioner compressor and fan outside starts and runs but the inside Fan (Squirrel Fan) doesn't run, the only way is if I open the cover and start it by hand and it runs but then when it recycles I have to start it by hand every time.
my heater and a/c recently stopped blowing so i replaced the blower motor. the code reader was showing that the limit switch was not working, replaced it but still everything comes on except blower motor.
I failed to mention the results of starting a fan motor by by spinning the blade when you have a bad run capacitor.
The fan motor will draw more amperage with the capacitor open and overheat the motor windings. Over heating the motor will cause the insulation on the windings to break down causing the motor to short out.
If the capacitor is not replaced, you will likely be replacing the motor soon.
As always repair of Air-Conditioning and heating equipment should be done by qualified HVAC technicians.
Dadan is most likely right, the motor run capacitor is probably open. This should be checked by a qualified HVAC technician to be be certain.
You will find in the long run it is less costly to have a qualified technician to diagnose and repair heating and cooling equipment problems. It can save you money and could, in some cases, save your life.
I'm not looking at the air handler unit. Bases on your question, it seems to me like you're having a run capacitor problem. This is just an educational guess with the information you provide. Don't follow it.
The run capacitor will have label of 370 or 440 volt on it. It has two solid brown wire or one solid brown wire and one brown with white stripe.
Again, this answers is bases on the information you provide.


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Museum at the end of the trail tells Gunflint's story
SAGANAGA LAKE -- It's been 30 years since the sounds of anglers and families filled Chik-Wauk Lodge at the end of the Gunflint Trail. But it won't be quiet here much longer.
Adam and Ashley Kirchoff and their parents, Diana and Chuck Kirchoff, of Minneapolis have fun checking historical dates marked alongside the rings of a 300-year-old slice of white pine on display in the Chik-Wauk Museum. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
The former fishing camp that closed after the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness expanded in 1978 has been transformed into Minnesota's newest -- and most remote -- history museum and nature center.
Chik-Wauk will reopen today with a grand celebration, the culmination of a five-year, more than $1 million effort by local residents who wanted a special place to tell the story of the Gunflint Trail, a 60-mile, dead-end highway that meanders into the heart of northern Minnesota's scenic lakes and forest region.
It's a region rich in history of native peoples, voyageur fur traders, mining speculators, loggers, fishermen and families -- especially those who came here and stayed to carve out a living on walleyes, white pines and hard work.
To this day, there's a spirit of independence, even quirkiness, that defines a Gunflint Trail resident.
"It's an area where people at first learned all these skills for survival, and then turned it into recreation," said Sue Kerfoot, past president of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society and a lynchpin for the new museum. "From dog sledding and fishing and hunting and canoeing in the 1800s, where you had to know how to make it ... to the people who stay at the resorts now. It's all about the land and the water here. The land shapes the people; we don't shape the land."
The Gunflint Trail evolved from an Indian trail to a tote road to supply mines that never produced ore to a logging road in the early 1900s. The route as it's known today developed in the early 1920s to access pristine fishing lakes for a growing number of camps. The road wasn't paved until the 1970s.
It was here, on the bay where Chik-Wauk sits, that the famous 1960s Hamm's Beer commercials were filmed featuring the iconic border-lakes scene, complete with burly north woods paddler and unlikely canoe-riding grizzly bear.
"Those commercials were the first time a lot of people saw what was up here," Kerfoot said.
But the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center is much more than old beer signs and paraphernalia. It's a hands-on, high-tech museum professionally designed and well-stocked with authentic Gunflint Trail artifacts, memorabilia and history.
Professionally designed
The museum is a medley of local, volunteer artists and craftspeople's efforts and work by Split Rock Studio of Arden Hills, Minn. There's a diorama of local wildlife and trees; an interactive exhibit featuring the fur trade and Voyageurs (with a real stuffed beaver to touch and a beaver felt hat); and exhibits on wildfires, local residents, logging, geology and mining and Indian history.
The wildfire exhibit is especially relevant. In May 2007, just as work on the museum was going in earnest, the Ham Lake fire, Minnesota's largest and most costly since 1918, wiped out dozens of cabins and homes in the area. But an outdoor sprinkler system hastily installed by local firefighters, along with constant water bombing by firefighting aircraft, spared the museum. Charred trees left by the fire are visible all around, some just 100 feet away.
"Driving in here after that, I was thinking the worst," said Fred Smith, president of the historical society and lead volunteer in the restoration. "Every-thing was burned right up to the (museum.) But they saved the lodge. It was as if it was meant to be."
Professionally produced, 2-minute videos tell the stories of each of the original lodges along the Gunflint and the dozen or so most colorful characters of the 1900s.
That includes the famed Justine Kerfoot, "the Woman of the Boundary Waters," who helped found Gunflint Lodge; northwoods pioneer Benny Ambrose, the last person to live in the BWCAW full-time; and Sea Gull Lake Resort legends Eve and Russell Blankenburg.
"We wanted to get this together and get all we could before we lost all the first-hand memory of the people who settled here, who made the Gunflint Trail what it still is today," Kerfoot said. "Those first (settlers) are gone, and we're going to lose the generation that heard all their stories."
The Forest Service contributed histories of the Superior National Forest and BWCAW. And there's an exhibit on the boreal forest that makes up the border region -- the same forest that envelopes northern latitudes around the globe -- and the birds, animals and wildflowers that call the forest home.
"People come up here knowing more about the Amazon forest than the boreal forest we have right here," Kerfoot said. "We need to change that."
In the early 1930s, Gunflint Trail settlers Russell Blankenburg and Ed Nunstedt built a private road to land they owned on Saganaga Lake. Nunstedt soon began work on the Chik-Wauk Lodge, but the first building burned down before the first guests could arrive.
In 1934, Nunstedt built a new lodge made entirely of local rock, a building that stands today. The lodge eventually was purchased by Ralph and Bea Griffiths who, after new regulations arrived with the 1978 BWCAW Act, sold the property to the U.S. Forest Service in 1980. The Griffiths continued to live in the main lodge until 1999, but the building was falling into disrepair even then. The Forest Service removed all of the cabins and outbuildings.
Smith said it was difficult working under rules set by the lodge's placement on the National Register of Historic Places. But volunteers and local craftsmen managed to get a new roof, fix the sagging deck and re-glaze 480 individual panes of glass that allow a panoramic view of the lake from the lodge.
The Forest Service, which has granted a 25-year lease to the historical society and has been supportive in the museum's development, still owns the lodge and land.
"They've really gone out of their way to help," Smith said.
Dozens of people have donated to the museum effort, with two local residents anonymously donating $100,000 each. Other grants came from the National Scenic Byway Program and Cook County. There are more than 500 members of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society, and the lodge's former owners, the Griffiths, are set to bequeath money for an endowment for long-term maintenance and improvements.
The museum is handicapped accessible, as are most of the nature trails that are ready for hikers and wheelchairs across the 50 acres at the site.
There are picnic tables, toilets and a gift shop at the museum. Ada Igoe of Grand Marais, the site manager, and at least one staff member or volunteer will be on duty to answer questions or give semi-guided tours each day, Igoe said.
Thomas Helm of Minneapolis, whose family has owned a cabin on the Ontario side of Saganaga for decades, stopped in last week for a sneak preview tour of the new museum.
"This is a great addition to the area. It might get people to stop and stay a little longer on the trail," Helm said. "There were so many real characters up here over the years, and the area has such a fantastic history. That's the story needed to be told."
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April | 2013 | Creative Musings..
Prologue: It's appraisal time and IPL season. Let's see how will our favorite IPL players fare in their IPL performance evaluation. NOM to any players. Written purely for fun.
Coach: Happy birthday Sachin. . You look so young.
Coach: But your rating is not looking good. You're not in good touch. God knows what happened to you.
Sachin: Ailaa!! I think I know.
Sachin: I know.I know I am not in good touch. What's my rating?
Coach: I am afraid. You'll get only average rating this time. i.e. Rating 3. I have reserved rating 4 for Ponting.
Sachin: (Thinking)Is he eligible to get a rating? I knew I am the best amongst the best.
Coach: Welcome Captain Cool. You're doing good both as a batsman and a captain,but you need to improve.You finish things off well when there is target(deadline) but you need to start well. I have one question though. Why do you force a 16th over winning match and take it till last over?
Dhoni: Well, I am giving you my secret by telling this-Jo Honi ko anhoni karke, anhoni ko honi karta hai Usey Dhoni kehte hain. Mind it!!
Dhoni: Well, I make possible things impossible and then turn impossible into possible and become an overnight hero. People in Chennai love me just for that.
Coach: Oh k. But what an IDEA. Whistle Podu. But you will get only rating 2 as I am forced to give 1 to someone else.
Dhoni: Well,Who's that? I have won more matches for CSK being a very successful captain.
Coach: (imitating Dhoni) "Well", it's a Secret.
Coach: SouthAfrican Ho Ya Bangalorean, Sixers-Oh Yes AB!! Come-on have a seat.
Congratulations- You're the most innovative player of IPL 2013.
AB: Will that translate into rating 1?
AB: Atleast STAR PLUS Nayi Soch Award?
Coach: We will try. Ok lets get on with the business. What rating are you expecting?
AB: Certainly the best. I am in good touch. I am performing well. I am the impact player.
Coach: You are the impact player but doesn't have as much influence as much Gayle has on team winning.
AB: No doubt about it, But I am as good as him.
Coach: Well, you have to be content with rating 2 this time. Have more impact on the game and take rating 1 next time.
Coach: Welcome. Please take a seat.
Yusuf Pathan: I will rather stand.
Coach: Fine. Your performance is dismal. Your rating is 4. Any comments?
Yusuf Pathan: No comments. Thanks.
I am happy to announce that you have improved a lot. You are no longer a 2 minutes "maggi" batsman where you would get out in 2 minutes(1 minute each to come from/to pavilion).
You are showing shades of leadership qualities as well. You will go a long way.
Rohit: (Stumped ) Long way? Great. Which way-Right or Left? Am I getting rating 1?
Coach: No. Only 1 person can get it and it's not you.
Coach: You're among the wickets this season and even topping the list.
Vinay: Thanks. I am maturing as a bowler match after match.
Coach: The other day you denied SH a win in Hyderabad by taking it to the super over. Job well done.
But why did you bowl length balls in super over and leak runs such that even Gayle could not score off given the stiff target?
Vinay: Actually I was testing the batsman. I think it was Cameron White. I thought he was expecting yorkers from me,being a frontline bowler. But I surprised him by bowling length balls.
But I was duped as he surprised me by hitting six.
Coach: Vinay,you need to improve. You are getting rating 2 because of this.
Vinay: Thanks. Play me for every match. I will improve one day.
Coach: Do you know why did we hire you even though you didn't had relevant experience for 5 years?
Coach: Batting is paramount reason.Captaincy is secondary. You will be first to be fired if you don't fire.
Ponting: I will fight fire with fire.
Coach: That's confusing. Anyways, you're getting rating 4.
Ponting: (Thinking)Thank God. I got a rating at least.
Coach: But you are taking it till the end. Forcing the match to the super over by giving an opportunity to opposition to win the match.
You need to improve in this aspect.
Virat: I will certainly do. My rating? 1?
Coach: You will get only 2 as there is lot of competition for rating 1. Be happy with it. Better luck next time.
Virat signs off expressing his disgust with fresh set of expletives dedicated to the coach.
Coach: You're excellent with the ball. Getting lot of wickets.
Coach: You're winning the matches with your balling for KKR.You even got a hatrick.
Narine:(Smiling) I was waiting for this but part.
You're too predictable. You spin the ball only 3 ways- right,left or the one that doesn't spin.
Narine: Well,that's the trick. Batsman doesn't pick which ball spins what way.
You're no longer a mystery bowler. Batsman have found out there are only 3 ways you can spin the ball.
Narine: Heights. Now can I know my rating?
Coach: 2. Better luck next time.
Coach: A great captaincy material. Makes me think you needed a long run to captain Indian side.
Rahul: Thanks for your kind words.
Coach: Hardly any big names in the squad and you have made them play their 'A' game beating some strong teams in the process. Excellent.
Coach: You're excellent with the bat too even though you're 40 years old. But you need to slog better after laying a foundation for the team.
You need to improve your six hitting capabilities. Improve on that and you'll get rating 1. For now, it's 2.
Rahul: Thanks. I will work on that aspect.
Coach: You're the man. 175 in 66 outstanding,unbelievable,out of the world. To be frank I am speechless.
Gayle: Thanks with his typical smile.
Coach: I have never seen some one hit the ball so hard as you do. You're modern day great. Gayle Storm Rocks!!
Coach: You have the ability to hit 6s and 4s effortlessly which makes you a dangerous batsman in T20.
Gayle: Music to the ears. Go On..
Coach: You're not a team player. You don't leave enough overs for others to score. I think you're selfish. You win matches single-handedly. Ditto with your balling. Given a chance, you take wickets so that front line bowlers get blank in wickets column. Moreover you have tremendous capability to hit ball out of the stadium almost every time but you are only content to hit the ball till 2nd or 3rd tier and clear the stadium sometimes which tells me you're not playing to your potential. You have to improve a lot.
Coach: Would like to add, you have to improve your behavioral skills also.
Gayle: I am going nuts.
Coach: Don't you want to hear your rating?
Gayle: Tell me so that I can leave.
Coach: You have got a healthy rating of 2. Concentrate on points I have mentioned you will be soon get a rating 1.
Gayle: Thanks a lot . You have made my day with a healthy rating. My foot!
Coach: Call me by name. You are the real SIR.
Coach:The other day you won a match against Kolkata chasing a modest total with a quick fire 30.
Coach: How do you do it SIR?
Coach: Get out on the last ball and still win the match. That RCB-CSK close match.
SIR: It happens. Rather I make it happen. Even force people to bowl a no ball.
Coach: I was right. I knew it. You're the 1. I mean you get rating 1.
SIR: Thanks(Giggling). But I didn't expect it.
Coach: That's your modesty SIR. You deserve a 1. Others are mediocre.
SIR: Are you joking? Really ? I am the one? I am yet to show my best game.
Coach: When we will witness it SIR?
SIR: At the right place and at the right time.


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Massive Attack – Heligoland
When it comes to Massive Attack, my general policy is to go with my gut. I say this while understanding that their two indisputable masterworks, Blue Lines and Mezzanine, were hardly easy albums and Protection and 100th Window were sleeper successes that took years of close listening to come to grips with. All of these albums, despite their ever-shifting reputation, were albums that I decided I really liked after casting away everything I knew about Massive Attack: where they were from, what they were intending, what anyone else thought of them and how said albums compared to one another. The result of this isolated thinking are four albums that are connected by subtle elements but are otherwise quite individual.
Heligoland, Massive Attack's sixth album and first since 2004's soundtrack to the film Danny the Dog, has almost nothing riding on the question of its success. Massive Attack, whatever form the name may represent (in this case, the permanent 3D Del Naja and the newly rejoined Daddy G), have proved over and over again that they have nothing to prove. You don't have to do more than just say "Blue Lines" and "Mezzanine" in any argument about who has been the most influential trip-hop artist of all time, and their catalogue carries a wealth of hidden treasures that act as a backbone to the best run of singles in recent memory, as documented on the 2006 retrospective Collected. This lack of precedence informed Danny the Dog's span of styles ranging from ambient interludes to shotgun hardcore techno. More than anything, Danny the Dog sounded like Massive Attack crystallized in its purest form, say what you will about its lack of clear highlights. Just about the only thing we can gain from Heligoland, besides another great album, is being able to rest easy knowing these guys are still making music.
But when listening to this album, it's really difficult to forget the other albums which it suggests fragments of, and even harder to forget the six year gestation period. The fact is, several years of hard work should have yielded a much more focused album than this. Judging by production and album art, it seems as if 3D Del Naja got a knock on his door and found that the deadline crept up on him. Even if these songs are written well, they should definitely sound better, and most of the production work on Heligoland doesn't hold up to the amount of talent poured into them.
There is, in fact, an almost ridiculous amount of starpower Heligoland. One of Massive Attack's perennial draws has been their fantastic organization and execution with guest vocalists, and Heligoland rings in the likes of longtime collaborator Horace Andy, TV on the Radio Vocalist Tunde Adebimpe, Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star, Martina Topley Bird (most well known for her work with Tricky), Guy Garvey of Elbow and Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz. Other personnel includes Adrian Utley of Portishead, David Sitek of TV on the Radio and Tim Goldsworthy of UNKLE.
Even if this album didn't have so much support, that fact would be overshadowed by the fact that 3D and Daddy G are cool dudes and it's good to hear them making music again. This fact is most apparent on the ending "Atlas Air," which is succinctly a Massive Attack work, with its melodically jumpy synths and building production. It definitely sounds like Massive Attack, but that's part of the problem. It doesn't have the element of surprise in its composition or production work, nor does anything else on this album, and that kind of unpredictability is what makes their prior releases so thrilling. The fact of the matter is, nothing on this album is really "bad," per se. It's not the kind of album that you skip any tracks on, but simultaneously not an album that really gets you to sit up and take notice, even at its best moments.
The opening "Pray for Rain" is a perfect example of this sonic indifference. The dark piano melody and rolling drum hits are mysterious and unfortunately totally predictable. So is the build in the song, which would have worked well if Tunde Adebimpe's vocals weren't given possibly the pansiest vocal treatment yet in Massive's canon. The same can be said of a lot of the other vocal spots on the album, which would have worked much better if given more volume or reverb. Often times, vocalists like Adebimpe and Damon Albarn sound like they are wailing in the shower instead of into an abyss like Horace Andy and Liz Fraser did on Mezzanine. The type of treatment these pieces are given makes for a result where there really are no highlights. It's a smooth listen, and that's just the problem.
Each song has its cool moments that are unfortunately hindered by flat production. Most of the songs, in fact, are actually written pretty well. "Girl I Love You" and "Splitting the Atom" are hypnotically heavy arrangements that could have had similar gravity to tracks on Mezzanine if they were produced right, but they fall far short of that brilliance. Tunde Adebimpe and Martina Topley Bird give good enough vocal parts on their songs, but their vocals are mostly far too bare, and when they aren't they are cheaply doubled. A few highlights shine through the clouds, particularly Hope Sandoval's performance on "Paradise Circus," though the song still lacks the typical Massive sense of danger. "Girl I Love You" is another track with Horace Andy on vocals, and though it nearly rips off Radiohead with its atonal horn section near the end, it is still a gripping listen. These songs are unfortunately pretty lonely.
The deluxe issue of this album only further accentuates its problems, mostly because the remixes are quite good and show how the album tracks might have sounded with more energy and urgency. Once again, it's not that the album tracks are bad really; we simply know that Massive Attack can write, sing, sound better. We've seen them do that enough times now to expect that from them, and thus Heligoland feels like an underwhelming compromise. It is completely feasible that Heligoland can draw in new fans for Massive Attack, but for their longtime listeners, it is sure to disappoint despite providing a few highlights, and it is Massive Attack's worst album by a large margin.
Posted in Music, Trip Hop | Tagged 3D Del Naja, Daddy G, damon albarn, Heligoland, Hope Sandoval, Horace Andy, Massive Attack, Music, Trip Hop, Tunde Adebimpe | 1 Comment »
Massive Attack – Splitting the Atom [Music Video]
Pitchfork has posted the music video for the new Massive Attack song, "Splitting the Atom."
In short, it does what a lot of other great music videos do; it slowly creeps up on you and wows you. Besides being a really impressive technical achievement for director Edouard Salier, it is a feat of atmosphere and mood, gelling with the song to make a complete, fully rewarding product. As for "Splitting the Atom" as a song, it's a strange victory. It clearly contains a dizzying weight similar to the last time Massive had Daddy G around, that is, Mezzanine. The song itself is pretty simple and digestible compared to prior Massive Attack singles, but it creeps, crawling under your skin with what sounds like Animal Collective source sampling for the synth melody, some sweeping strings and a reliably excellent guest spot from Horace Andy. Daddy G and 3D Del Naja also do a good job on their vocal spots, further emphasizing the fact that good Massive Attack singles are collaborative works. As a whole, it kind of makes my expectations for the new album, Heligoland, go in two different directions. One one hand, I do like the single a lot and it makes me excited for the full album. But I'm a bit worried that the whole album may sound like a streamlined version of Mezzanine. However, I would argue that Massive Attack haven't made a bad album yet. The closest they have come is 2003's 100th Window, which was, despite its flaws, a sleeper success. In any case, Heligoland will be released on Tuesday February 9th, so get ready.
Posted in Music, Trip Hop | Tagged 100th Window, 3D Del Naja, Daddy G, Heligoland, Horace Andy, Massive Attack, Mezzanine, Splitting the Atom | Leave a Comment »


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Erdnase Revealed!
Holy shit! Well, you can't say this isn't an exciting time to be involved in magic! Erdnase has FINALLY been revealed! This is amazing. I don't know what else to say but, Wow!
I'm a little confused that I seem to be the first to be reporting on this because the news has been out for a couple of months now, but I guess everyone isn't as plugged in as I am.
Anyway, Erdnase is actually a guy named Chris Ramsay. He was on Wizard Wars, for fuck's sake! Right under our noses this whole time.
The even better news is he's signing copies of his book and you can buy them here for just $50! I just bought 12 dozen of these bad boys. It will be a sweet little investment for my grandkids someday.
Okay, I'm an idiot. This Chris Ramsay guy isn't Erdnase. I misunderstood. I guess this is just a new edition that he did annotations for or something. Sorry.
Also, does anyone want to buy a copy of this through me? I'm going to hold on to a bunch because I'm sure it will still be a pretty good investment, just not sure I need 144 copies.
Okay, wrong again. That's what I get for skimming the ad. There is no new material here, no annotations or anything like that. It's just Erdnase. With a black cover.
Does anyone know how quickly you have to act to cancel a credit card order?
So is there anything preventing anyone from releasing their own version of Expert At The Card Table? Hell, I'll annotate the shit out that book and come out with my own version.
Whoever wrote that ad copy has a way with words. Wait, you can say someone "has a way with" something when they're horrible with it right? Like that mom in Detroit whose kids were found in the freezer; we can say she "has a way with" child-rearing, yes?
It's a tough predicament to try to expand, "It's Expert At The Card Table but with a black cover," into a couple of paragraphs. I guess that's why this is just a bunch of jibberish. If you're the person responsible for this, I've done you the favor of giving you a rough edit:
Unequivocally, the most renowned book of its kind."The Expert At The Card Table" has often been referred to as the "Bible" of card magic by magicians and gambling experts alike. Due to its content, [Yes, it goes without saying that the value of this work is "due to its content." But that might not be the greatest thing to emphasize when you're trying to sell a book that is only offering a new cover.] It is still today one of the most relevant referrals references on sleight of hand card techniques in the world. The identity of the author "S.W. Erdnase" even today remains one of the most mysterious pseudonyms of our all time. [The pseudonym is from 100+ years ago. It is not "of our time."]
In today's modern age of card sharp, a new genre of conjuror emerges. [What on earth are you talking about?]One that requires the tools to fit trade. [Did the old "genre" of conjuror NOT require the tools to "fit [the] trade"?] This edition of "The Expert At The Card Table" comes in a luxurious black hard cover, with an updated feel. [Updated feel?] The perfect color, the perfect size and the perfect book for any serious collector or practitioner of Erdnase. [I think you don't need to explain that Expert At the Card Table is the "perfect book" for a collector of Erdnase. There aren't a whole lot of other options. "Perfect size"? I don't know why that's the case. As far as the "Perfect color" goes...]
The ad does make a good point though. This is a huge improvement on previous versions because it is now "the perfect color." I want women to swoon when I pass. "Who's that mysterious stranger with that black book under his arm?" Finally people will see what a cool guy I am and they won't taunt me and stomp me with their big, heavy boots and call me a faggot like they do when I carry my copy of EATCT with the green cover.
But does this version go far enough? I'm not sure. I really want the cover of my version of Expert at the Card Table to make it clear I'm no sissy. I'm going to put some flames on it. And a skull, but not a normal one; a laughing skull. This skull is going to be like flipping his shit because he's so badass. When you see this skull you'll be all, "I don't know whose flesh used to cover that thing, but I guarantee it was some cool dude, because this skull is a total bad motherfucker."
Just sent my graphics guy $1800 to bang out a mock-up of the cover for my edition of EATCT. How sick is this shit?! Forget the Erdnase Color Change. Erdnase just got a sex change, because compared to the original queeny green cover with that fruity non-updated feel, my version is 100% man.
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Summertime Vibes: "Got Me Singing" by Jaafar Jackson
By Ashly E. Smith July 4, 2019 642 views
Jaafar Jackson
"I will not stop til' I hear you say
Oh baby, I'm all about you
I want it to last, be here day to day
Oh girl, it's all about you
You got me singing"
As the son of Jermaine Jackson, and the nephew of Michael and Janet Jackson, Jaafar Jackson undeniably has that platinum coated DNA. Equipped with his trademark Jackson-esqe tone, alluring good looks, stellar dancing ability and ingenuous songwriting skills, Jackson is poised to successfully continue his family's legacy. He is currently raising his own bar with his debut single, "Got Me Singing". With it's bold, flirtatious lyrics backed by it's Caribbean inspired melodic content, "Got Me Singing'" has that certified summertime vibe that we've all been craving. Shot in Vidigal, Rio de Janerio, Brazil, the accompanying video has since garned over 400k views on YouTube.
With it's eye-catching choreography intertwined with an intoxicating, yet chill atmosphere, this was to be expected. Released on June 27, 2019, "Got Me Singing" was produced by Hardy Indiigo and is currently streaming across all media platforms. Jaafar Jackson is most definitely bringing the heat this summer and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
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3-How should I get the data from DB14 and send it via network?
the DX200.0/ DX200.1 are bits in your DB14 at adress 200.0 / 200.1 (other programs use DB14.DBX200.0). You can have a look at the structure of the DB by opening it in the DB-editor.
if you define a symbol for the DB14 CFC will also show you the symbolic information (e.g. "Sym4DB14".dx200.0), while other programs will show "Sym4DB14".yourNameAt200_0.
which (system-) block do you want to use for sending data? Do you want to send the entire DB14 or only parts of it?


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Alexis (Spanish footballer)
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José Alejandro Suárez Martín (born 6 March 1974), known as Alexis, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
He amassed La Liga totals of 195 games and seven goals over the course of eight seasons, representing in the competition Tenerife, Levante and Valladolid.
Football career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Alexis started playing professionally with hometown's UD Las Palmas, by then in Segunda División B. Subsequently he joined neighbours CD Tenerife, making his La Liga debuts in the 1995–96 season as the Chicharreros finished in fifth position.
After Tenerife's second top level relegation in four years, in 2002, Alexis played a further season with the club before signing for Levante UD, being instrumental in the Valencia side's 2004 promotion.
After another promotion and relegation with Levante he scored a rare goal in 2006–07, in a 1–0 away win against Recreativo de Huelva on 17 September 2006, being an undisputed first-choice throughout the top flight campaign (33 starts in 34 appearances, 2,979 minutes of action).
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Corydon (from the Greek κόρυδος korudos "lark") is a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables, such as the one in Idyll 4 of the Syracusan poet Theocritus (c.310-250 BC). The name was also used by the Latin poets Siculus and, more significantly, Virgil. In the second of Virgil's Eclogues, it is used for a shepherd whose love for the boy Alexis is described therein. Virgil's Corydon gives his name to the modern book Corydon.
Corydon is the name of a character that features heavily in the Eclogues of Calpurnius Siculus. Some scholars believe that Calpurnius represents himself, or at least his "poetic voice" through Corydon,
Corydon is mentioned in Edmund Spenser's The Fairie Queen as a shepherd in Book VI, Canto X. In this section he is portrayed as a coward who fails to come to the aid of Pastorell when she is being pursued by a tiger.
The name also appears in poem number 17 ("My flocks feed not, my ewes breed not") of The Passionate Pilgrim, an anthology of poetry first published in 1599 and attributed on the title page of the collection to Shakespeare. This poem appeared the following year in another collection, England's Helicon, where it was attributed to "Ignoto" (Latin for "Unknown"). Circumstantial evidence points to a possible authorship by Richard Barnfield, whose first published work, The Affectionate Shepherd, though dealing with the unrequited love of Daphnis for Ganymede, was in fact, as Barnfield stated later, an expansion of Virgil's second Eclogue which dealt with the love of Corydon for Alexis.
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Mós may refer to the following places in Portugal:
Mós (Bragança), a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança
Mós (Torre de Moncorvo), a civil parish in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo
Mós (Vila Nova de Foz Côa), a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Mós (Vila Verde), a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde
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Marks and Spencer plc (also known as M&S) is a major British multinational retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London. It specialises in the selling of clothing, home products and luxury food products. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds.
In 1998, the company became the first British retailer to make a pre-tax profit of over £1 billion, although subsequently it went into a sudden slump, which took the company, its shareholders, who included hundreds of thousands of small investors, and nearly all retail analysts and business journalists, by surprise. In November 2009, it was announced that Marc Bolland, formerly of Morrisons, would take over as chief executive from executive chairman Stuart Rose in early 2010; Rose remained in the role of non-executive chairman until he was replaced by Robert Swannell in January 2011.
It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The company was founded by a partnership between Michael Marks, a Polish Jew from Słonim (Marks was born into a Polish-Jewish family, a Polish refugee living in the Russian Empire, now in Belarus), and Thomas Spencer, a cashier from the English market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire. On his arrival in England, Marks worked for a company in Leeds, called Barran, which employed refugees (see Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet). In 1884 he met Isaac Jowitt Dewhirst while looking for work. Dewhirst lent Marks £5 which he used to establish his Penny Bazaar on Kirkgate Market, in Leeds. Dewhirst also taught him a little English. Dewhirst's cashier was Tom Spencer, an excellent bookkeeper, whose lively and intelligent second wife, Agnes, helped improve Marks' English. In 1894, when Marks acquired a permanent stall in Leeds' covered market, he invited Spencer to become his partner.
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Mas, Más or MAS may refer to:
Más (album), an album by Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz
"Más", a song by José José from the 1985 album Promesas
"Más", a song by Kinky from their 2002 album Kinky
"Más" (Nelly Furtado song), a song by Nelly Furtado from her 2009 album Mi Plan
"Más" (Ricky Martin song), a song by Ricky Martin from his 2011 album Música + Alma + Sexo
"Más", a song by Selena Gómez from her 2014 album For You
Más y Menos, fictional superhero characters, from the Teen Titans animated television series
"Más" (Breaking Bad), a season three episode of Breaking Bad
MAS 90, the first in a series of accounting software sold by Sage Software
Micro-Architecture Specification, term used in computer engineering, typically a certain type of documentation for microprocessor design, see computer architecture
Microsoft AntiSpyware, an anti-spyware program released by Microsoft in 2005
Motu Audio System, now known as Digital Performer, audio sequencer software published by Mark of the Unicorn
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Q: Video recording using AVFoundation framework I am working with a project of video recording using AVFoundation framework. I am recording the video with 640x480 resolution. But after recording the dimensions are changed.
What am I doing wrong? Please anyone help me?

A: try this
[self.avcSession setSessionPreset:AVCaptureSessionPreset640x480];

A: Here is my Code -
Here is my code :-
#pragma mark - Configure Video Recorder method
-(void)configureVideoRecorder{
    //---------------------------------
    //----- SETUP CAPTURE SESSION -----
    //---------------------------------
    NSLog(@"Setting up capture session");
    CaptureSession = [[AVCaptureSession alloc] init];

    [CaptureSession beginConfiguration];
    //----- ADD INPUTS -----
    NSLog(@"Adding video input");

    //ADD VIDEO INPUT
    AVCaptureDevice *VideoDevice = [AVCaptureDevice defaultDeviceWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];
    if (VideoDevice)
    {
        NSError *error;
        VideoInputDevice = [AVCaptureDeviceInput deviceInputWithDevice:VideoDevice error:&error];
        if (!error)
        {
            if ([CaptureSession canAddInput:VideoInputDevice])
                [CaptureSession addInput:VideoInputDevice];
            else
                NSLog(@"Couldn't add video input");
        }
        else
        {
            NSLog(@"Couldn't create video input");
        }
    }
    else
    {
        NSLog(@"Couldn't create video capture device");
    }

    //ADD AUDIO INPUT
    NSLog(@"Adding audio input");
    AVCaptureDevice *audioCaptureDevice = [AVCaptureDevice defaultDeviceWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio];
    NSError *error = nil;
    AVCaptureDeviceInput *audioInput = [AVCaptureDeviceInput deviceInputWithDevice:audioCaptureDevice error:&error];
    if (audioInput)
    {
        [CaptureSession addInput:audioInput];
    }

    //----- ADD OUTPUTS -----

    //ADD VIDEO PREVIEW LAYER
    NSLog(@"Adding video preview layer");
    [self setPreviewLayer:[[AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer alloc] initWithSession:CaptureSession]];

    PreviewLayer.orientation = AVCaptureVideoOrientationPortrait;       //<<SET ORIENTATION.  You can deliberatly set this wrong to flip the image and may actually need to set it wrong to get the right image

    [[self PreviewLayer] setVideoGravity:AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill];

    //ADD MOVIE FILE OUTPUT
    NSLog(@"Adding movie file output");
    MovieFileOutput = [[AVCaptureMovieFileOutput alloc] init];

    Float64 TotalSeconds = 60;          //Total seconds
    int32_t preferredTimeScale = 30;    //Frames per second
    CMTime maxDuration = CMTimeMakeWithSeconds(TotalSeconds, preferredTimeScale);   //<<SET MAX DURATION
    MovieFileOutput.maxRecordedDuration = maxDuration;

    MovieFileOutput.minFreeDiskSpaceLimit = 1024 * 1024;                        //<<SET MIN FREE SPACE IN BYTES FOR RECORDING TO CONTINUE ON A VOLUME

    if ([CaptureSession canAddOutput:MovieFileOutput])
        [CaptureSession addOutput:MovieFileOutput];

    //SET THE CONNECTION PROPERTIES (output properties)
    [self CameraSetOutputProperties];           //(We call a method as it also has to be done after changing camera)

    //----- SET THE IMAGE QUALITY / RESOLUTION -----
    //Options:
    //  AVCaptureSessionPresetHigh - Highest recording quality (varies per device)
    //  AVCaptureSessionPresetMedium - Suitable for WiFi sharing (actual values may change)
    //  AVCaptureSessionPresetLow - Suitable for 3G sharing (actual values may change)
    //  AVCaptureSessionPreset640x480 - 640x480 VGA (check its supported before setting it)
    //  AVCaptureSessionPreset1280x720 - 1280x720 720p HD (check its supported before setting it)
    //  AVCaptureSessionPresetPhoto - Full photo resolution (not supported for video output)
    NSLog(@"Setting image quality");
    [CaptureSession setSessionPreset:AVCaptureSessionPresetMedium];
//    if ([CaptureSession canSetSessionPreset:AVCaptureSessionPreset640x480])       //Check size based configs are supported before setting them
//        [CaptureSession setSessionPreset:AVCaptureSessionPreset640x480];

    //----- DISPLAY THE PREVIEW LAYER -----
    //Display it full screen under out view controller existing controls
    NSLog(@"Display the preview layer");
    CGRect layerRect = [[[self view] layer] bounds];
    [PreviewLayer setBounds:layerRect];
    [PreviewLayer setPosition:CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(layerRect),
                                          CGRectGetMidY(layerRect))];
    //[[[self view] layer] addSublayer:[[self CaptureManager] previewLayer]];
    //We use this instead so it goes on a layer behind our UI controls (avoids us having to manually bring each control to the front):
    UIView *CameraView = [[UIView alloc] init];
    [[self view] addSubview:CameraView];
    [self.view sendSubviewToBack:CameraView];

    [[CameraView layer] addSublayer:PreviewLayer];

    [CaptureSession commitConfiguration];
    //----- START THE CAPTURE SESSION RUNNING -----
    [CaptureSession startRunning];
}
#pragma mark - CAMERA SET OUTPUT PROPERTIES method
- (void) CameraSetOutputProperties
{
    //SET THE CONNECTION PROPERTIES (output properties)
    AVCaptureConnection *CaptureConnection = [MovieFileOutput connectionWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];

    //Set landscape (if required)
    if ([CaptureConnection isVideoOrientationSupported])
    {
        AVCaptureVideoOrientation orientation = AVCaptureVideoOrientationPortrait;      //<<<<<SET VIDEO ORIENTATION IF LANDSCAPE
        [CaptureConnection setVideoOrientation:orientation];
    }

    //Set frame rate (if requried)
    CMTimeShow(CaptureConnection.videoMinFrameDuration);
    CMTimeShow(CaptureConnection.videoMaxFrameDuration);

    if (CaptureConnection.supportsVideoMinFrameDuration)
        CaptureConnection.videoMinFrameDuration = CMTimeMake(1, CAPTURE_FRAMES_PER_SECOND);
    if (CaptureConnection.supportsVideoMaxFrameDuration)
        CaptureConnection.videoMaxFrameDuration = CMTimeMake(1, CAPTURE_FRAMES_PER_SECOND);

    CMTimeShow(CaptureConnection.videoMinFrameDuration);
    CMTimeShow(CaptureConnection.videoMaxFrameDuration);
}

#pragma mark - GET CAMERA IN SPECIFIED POSITION IF IT EXISTS method
- (AVCaptureDevice *) CameraWithPosition:(AVCaptureDevicePosition) Position
{
    NSArray *Devices = [AVCaptureDevice devicesWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];
    for (AVCaptureDevice *Device in Devices)
    {
        if ([Device position] == Position)
        {
            return Device;
        }
    }
    return nil;
}

#pragma mark - START STOP RECORDING method
- (void)recordVideo
{
    if (!WeAreRecording)
    {
        //----- START RECORDING -----
        NSLog(@"START RECORDING");
        WeAreRecording = YES;

        //Create temporary URL to record to
        NSString *outputPath;
        NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
        NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];

        outputPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingFormat:@"/firstVideo.mp4"];

        NSURL *outputURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:outputPath];
        NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
        if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:outputPath])
        {
            NSError *error;
            if ([fileManager removeItemAtPath:outputPath error:&error] == NO)
            {
                //Error - handle if requried
            }
        }
        //Start recording
        [MovieFileOutput startRecordingToOutputFileURL:outputURL recordingDelegate:self];
    }
    else
    {
        //----- STOP RECORDING -----
        NSLog(@"STOP RECORDING");
        WeAreRecording = NO;
        [audioPlayer stop];
        [MovieFileOutput stopRecording];
    }
}

#pragma mark - AVCaptureFileOutput didStartRecordingToOutputFileAtURL method
-(void)captureOutput:(AVCaptureFileOutput *)captureOutput didStartRecordingToOutputFileAtURL:(NSURL *)fileURL fromConnections:(NSArray *)connections{
    [self playSound:selectedMp3];
}

#pragma mark - DID FINISH RECORDING TO OUTPUT FILE AT URL method
- (void)captureOutput:(AVCaptureFileOutput *)captureOutput
didFinishRecordingToOutputFileAtURL:(NSURL *)outputFileURL
      fromConnections:(NSArray *)connections
                error:(NSError *)error
{
    NSLog(@"didFinishRecordingToOutputFileAtURL - enter");
    BOOL RecordedSuccessfully = YES;
    if ([error code] != noErr)
    {
        // A problem occurred: Find out if the recording was successful.
        id value = [[error userInfo] objectForKey:AVErrorRecordingSuccessfullyFinishedKey];
        if (value)
        {
            RecordedSuccessfully = [value boolValue];
        }
    }
    if (RecordedSuccessfully)
    {
        //----- RECORDED SUCESSFULLY -----
        NSLog(@"didFinishRecordingToOutputFileAtURL - success");
        UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:nil message:@"Video recorded successfully" delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles:@"OK", nil];
            alert.tag = 1;
            [alert show];
    }
}

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TL; DR - Just use Puma.
Rails has changed its default server from Webrick to Puma in Rails 5!
It also supports Action Cable (one of the new features from Rails 5) and Basecamp said they're using Puma in production.
Basically, the answer is yes - it is a bit better, but don't wait for a huge improvement.
It'd be a good idea if you're either about to start a new project and migrating your current project to Rails 5 or newer.


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NGOs rush to Social Welfare Council after district offices refuse to renew registration
While government agencies say they want to check unethical activities, social organisations see it as a bid to control them.
NGOs are required to take the council's approval to run their programmes. Elite Joshi/TKP
Published at : December 18, 2019
Updated at : December 18, 2019 07:24
Society of Public Health Engineers, Nepal has reached out to the Social Welfare Council after Kathmandu District Administration Office refused to renew its registration without the council's approval of the programmes run by the organisation in the last fiscal year.
The organisation was established in 1990 with the aim of capacity building for professionals working in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene and support the government for enhanced services in these areas through workshop, seminar, training and dialogue.
Ram Sharan Adhikari, an official at the NGO who was at the council on Monday, said they approached the council to seek approval for the programmes run by his organisation as per the directive of the Kathmandu District Administration Office.
According to officials at the council, a number of NGOs have approached the council to get their programmes approved after district administration offices refused to renew their registrations for running programmes without council's approval.
As of the first four months of the current fiscal year, as many as 13 NGOs have approached the council for the purpose. Sixty-three NGOs had contacted the council for a similar purpose in the last fiscal year 2018-19.
As per the Social Welfare Act, an NGO should run programmes only after taking the council's approval.
But officials at the council said that some NGOs don't comply with the provision— either due to ignorance or they think they are exempted from the rules and regulations
"If one fails to get programme approval due to lack of knowledge about the process, the council can approve for one time by issuing a warning letter so that the concerned NGO can correct itself," reads the Programme Approval Guideline issued by the council. "If the same NGO makes the same mistake for a second time, it will be punished."
Shiva Kumar Basnet, spokesperson for the council, said the council recently penalised Nyaya Health Nepal, which was involved in providing integrated health services in Achham and Dolakha. The organisation runs a hospital in Achham.
Those NGOs that have spent a significant amount on their programmes have approached the council for approval.
During the first four months of this fiscal year, 13 NGOs had spent Rs1.03 billion in their programmes.
According to Janak Raj Dahal, chief district officer of Kathmandu, his office is tightening screws on NGOs which have engaged in commercial activities despite registering as non-profits and those who implemented programmes without taking the council's approval.
"There are NGOs that run schools and hospitals and charge huge amount of fees," said Dahal. "So we have sought tax clearance certificates and additional approval from various government agencies that grant the approval to conduct businesses before renewing their registration."
Meanwhile, the concerned NGOs say that district administration offices are being unnecessarily stringent. The move, according to them, appears to be part of the government's effort to crack down on NGOs.
"We have got a lot of complaints about the difficulty being created by district administration offices to renew registrations by seeking additional documents," Jitram Lama, president of the NGO Federation, a grouping of local NGOs, told the Post in a recent interview.
As the government is bringing a new law on social organisations, NGOs are concerned about possible stringent provisions to operate in the country.
A draft of the law prepared by the Home Ministry is currently at the Bill Committee of the Cabinet.
While officials remained tightlipped about the provisions of the proposed bill, domestic and international non-government organisations have expressed concern about the proposed law.