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Whip-defying UK ministers will not be disciplined by May
Hammond, Clark, Gauke and Stewart among those who ignored voting instruction
British chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond: one of about 30 Conservatives who abstained from Thursday's vote. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol
Denis Staunton London Editor
Thu Jul 18 2019 - 20:33
Theresa May will take no disciplinary action against ministers who defied a three-line whip ordering them to vote against an amendment blocking her successor from suspending parliament to push through a no-deal Brexit.
Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond, business secretary Greg Clark, justice secretary David Gauke and international development secretary Rory Stewart were among almost 30 Conservatives who abstained in Thursday's vote.
"The prime minister is obviously disappointed that a number of ministers failed to vote in this afternoon's division. No doubt her successor will take this into account when forming their government," a Downing Street spokesman said.
Business minister Margot James resigned before joining 16 other Conservative MPs to vote in favour of the amendment to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill. She said after the vote that a victory for Boris Johnson in the Conservative leadership election would prompt others to follow the same path.
Amendment implications
"If we do end up with Boris as our prime minister, then I think quite a number of people who would have always been voting with the government will leave the government and will be doing everything they can with myself and others to make sure we leave with a deal, or we carry on negotiating or we look for another outcome," she told the BBC.
The prime minister's official spokesman said Downing Street was studying the implications of the amendment aimed at blocking the prorogation of parliament.
"My initial understanding of it is that we will have to do a report on or before September 4th and then a further report on or before October 9th, and subsequently fortnightly reports until December 18th or until a Northern Ireland Executive is formed if that is earlier. And it requires a debate on a neutral motion on the reports in the House of Commons 'this House has considered this report'," he said.
The Bill began as a simple measure to allow civil servants in Northern Ireland to continue exercising extra powers while talks continue towards restoring the Assembly and Executive. But it became the vehicle for extending same-sex marriage and abortion rights to Northern Ireland and for blocking the prorogation of parliament ahead of the October 31st Brexit deadline.
Restoring Stormont
DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds noted that the Commons chamber only fills up during Northern Ireland debates when it serves the purpose of MPs with other interests. Ian Paisley described the Bill as an outrage, complaining that almost none of the debate on it was focused on its primary purpose of helping to restore the Stormont institutions.
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Mr Dodds complained that the Bill would leave Northern Ireland with a more liberal abortion regime than other parts of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland minister John Penrose promised to move quickly to introduce regulations and guidelines for the provision of abortion in Northern Ireland from October.
Denis Staunton
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Face Enhancement in Idea Sharing
Four, seven-point items are used to measure a person's belief that an entity (such as a company or person) has responded to his/her idea sharing in such a way that it enriched one's social value.
Appreciation for Producers' Efforts
Five, seven-point Likert-type items were used to measure how much a person notices and values the effort expended by a person or company to produce an object. To be clear, the scale measures a general attitude about things that are made rather than being specific to a particular producer or product.
Appreciation Felt
Three, seven-point items are used to measure how much a person feels appreciated by a business or other party based on some action it has taken, e.g., expressing gratitude for his/her business.
Gratitude Expressed by Others
The scale has three, nine-point Likert-type items that measure a person's belief that others are thankful for him/her. The reason for the gratitude is unstated.
Attitude Toward the Promotional Offer
A consumer's response to an offer of something of value is measured with five, seven-point semantic differentials. The emphasis is on one's affective reaction to the offer.
Three, seven-point Likert-type items are used to measure the degree to which a person feels a sense of emotional appreciation for unspecified benefits received from a certain party.
Reciprocity (Organization-Individual)
The scale is composed of six, seven-point Likert-type statements that measure the degree to which a person believes that his/her support of a particular organization is truly appreciated.
Volunteerism (Recognition)
The scale is composed of four, seven-point Likert-type statements measuring the degree to which a person thinks that those people who volunteer to help raise funds for a nonprofit organization are given special recognition for their effort by the organization.
Volunteerism Benefits
Three, three-point Likert-type statements are used to measure the degree to which one believes that donating time to an organization benefits the community and is appreciated. The measure was referred to as benefit to the community by Yavas and Riecken (1985).

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How Shall We Make The Next Exit Dramatic?
I waited for Heather to pull up for a sudden Starbucks run and hurried to finish my make-up in the downstairs bathroom. My purse was filled to the brim with any extra small thing that couldn't fit into my suitcase, so finding the tube of mascara I sought proved to be a challenge.
Heather had sent me a text minutes about five minutes prior and said she was in town at her parent's house, and suggested we grab a cup of coffee.
I looked like a bit of a mess, I had been packing and cleaning all day and didn't expect to be going out. I heard the truck pull up and tried without luck to get my purse to latch, there was simply too much in it, so I quickly pulled out a book, the stuffed animal squirrel Heather got me for my birthday and several large pieces of jewelry and finally managed to shut my bag as I made my way to the front door. I stepped out into the night to discover it was pleasantly cool for this time of year, and looked over to the truck to see Heather moving a few things into the back seat to make room in the front. I shut the front door and tried the knob to make sure it was locked before walking over and getting in the car.
"Hey." I said, jumping in and closing the door.
"Hi." She said. There was something different about her. She looked positively flawless.
I told her about meeting with Jon, she told me about life in the new house. Within ten minutes we were sitting by the window in Starbucks, sipping our drinks.
There was something different about the entire situation, though. For the first time since the day we met, our conversation was difficult, awkward, polite and slightly forced. There was an odd tension that I had never felt in Heather's presence before. Suddenly she asked, "Are you sure you want to do this?" She was referring to leaving the next morning for West Virginia.
"Did you really think this through?" She interrupted me. I read her face and realized that she asked to get coffee for a specific reason, she was going to talk sense into me.
"No, I didn't." I answered honestly, "Things came up that I didn't expect, there was no way to be fully prepared." I was extremely curious, Heather had offered to help me in so many ways when it came to leaving Texas, I didn't understand this new side of her. I wasn't angry or hurt, just, curious.
"I don't know, Heather…I just can't, I need to go." I replied weakly. Several different emotions and a dozen different ideas were flying about my mind. The last thing I wanted was a new reality, especially a reality that involved staying in Texas.
I thought of the train taking off without me, I thought of what the air at the station at the Martinsburg would be like when I'd arrive. What the weather might be like. My heart sank when I realized that I was starting to agree with Heather. I started shaking my head, it was too much change, too many new plans. I was angry with myself for being an emotional sissy, it just hurt, the change. Saying goodbye to one dream and plan, and then the next. I didn't want any more change. I wanted to get on the train and deal with whatever happened when it happened.
The brightest smile appeared on her face and she jumped up and hugged me and jumped around for a few seconds, knocking over her latte in the process. She acted like it was the best thing to happen since sliced bread, and her enthusiasm has always been infectious, but for once in my life I felt…numb. I tried to seem happier, but I could only smile. We cleaned up her spilled coffee and talked about what arrangements to make and exactly when I'd move in.
I stepped back into my home in a daze, wondering if I really just let go of my plan…and then wondering if the AmTrak site was serious about my ticket being non-refundable…I walked up to my loft and opened my partition to see the mess that my room has become due to my frantic packing and searching for favorite clothing items to stuff into my nearly bursting suitcase. Everything spoke of who I was before I left the house three hours ago. I walked back downstairs to my mom in the kitchen and told her the news before quietly walking back upstairs and crying for a bit. I decided I needed to tell someone and logged onto my e-mail to see that Madame Emily was online. We talked about it for a while until I started drifting off and decided to go to sleep at around midnight.
I don't regret not getting on the train, but I will always wonder 'what if?'.
I suppose a few months won't make a difference in the long run, and I'm still planning on starting a vlog series based on my People Who Read People posts next month.
Everything is going to turn out just fine, as things usually do. Though it is sort of a shame that I didn't get my dramatic exit, the timing was rather perfect. I suppose this means I need ya'll to help me find a way to leave dramatically, that shall be your homework for the week.


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package org.jdeferred.impl;

import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

import org.jdeferred.AlwaysCallback;
import org.jdeferred.DeferredCallable;
import org.jdeferred.DeferredFutureTask;
import org.jdeferred.DeferredRunnable;
import org.jdeferred.DoneCallback;
import org.jdeferred.FailCallback;
import org.jdeferred.ProgressCallback;
import org.jdeferred.Promise;
import org.jdeferred.Promise.State;
import org.jdeferred.multiple.MasterProgress;
import org.jdeferred.multiple.MultipleResults;
import org.jdeferred.multiple.OneProgress;
import org.jdeferred.multiple.OneReject;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

@SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes"})
public class MultiplePromisesTest extends AbstractDeferredTest {
	@Test
	public void testMultipleDoneWait() {
		final AtomicInteger doneCount = new AtomicInteger();

		deferredManager.when(new Callable<Integer>() {
			public Integer call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return 100;
			}
		}, new Callable<String>() {
			public String call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return "Hello";
			}
		}).then(new DoneCallback<MultipleResults>() {
			public void onDone(MultipleResults results) {
				Assert.assertEquals(2, results.size());
				Assert.assertEquals(100, results.get(0).getResult());
				Assert.assertEquals("Hello", results.get(1).getResult());
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});

		waitForCompletion();
		Assert.assertEquals(1, doneCount.get());
	}

	@Test
	public void testMultipleAlwaysWait() {
		final AtomicInteger doneCount = new AtomicInteger();
		final AtomicInteger alwaysCount = new AtomicInteger();

		deferredManager.when(new Callable<Integer>() {
			public Integer call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return 100;
			}
		}, new Callable<String>() {
			public String call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return "Hello";
			}
		}).then(new DoneCallback<MultipleResults>() {
			public void onDone(MultipleResults results) {
				Assert.assertEquals(2, results.size());
				Assert.assertEquals(100, results.get(0).getResult());
				Assert.assertEquals("Hello", results.get(1).getResult());
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		}).always(new AlwaysCallback<MultipleResults, OneReject>() {

			@Override
			public void onAlways(State state, MultipleResults results,
					OneReject rejected) {
				Assert.assertEquals(2, results.size());
				Assert.assertEquals(100, results.get(0).getResult());
				Assert.assertEquals("Hello", results.get(1).getResult());
				alwaysCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});

		waitForCompletion();
		Assert.assertEquals(1, doneCount.get());
		Assert.assertEquals(1, alwaysCount.get());
	}

	@Test
	public void testMultipleFailWait() {
		final AtomicInteger failCount = new AtomicInteger();
		final AtomicInteger doneCount = new AtomicInteger();

		deferredManager.when(new Callable<Integer>() {
			public Integer call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				throw new RuntimeException("oops");
			}
		}, new Callable<String>() {
			public String call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return "Hello";
			}
		}).then(new DoneCallback<MultipleResults>() {
			public void onDone(MultipleResults results) {
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		}).fail(new FailCallback<OneReject>() {
			public void onFail(OneReject result) {
				Assert.assertEquals(0, result.getIndex());
				failCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});

		waitForCompletion();
		Assert.assertEquals(0, doneCount.get());
		Assert.assertEquals(1, failCount.get());
	}

	@Test
	public void testComplex() {
		final AtomicInteger failCount = new AtomicInteger();
		final AtomicInteger doneCount = new AtomicInteger();

		Promise p1 = deferredManager.when(new Callable<Integer>() {
			public Integer call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return 100;
			}
		}).then(new DoneCallback<Integer>() {
			public void onDone(Integer result) {
				Assert.assertEquals((Integer) 100, result);
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});
		Promise p2 = deferredManager.when(new Callable<String>() {
			public String call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return "Hello";
			}
		}).then(new DoneCallback<String>() {

			public void onDone(String result) {
				Assert.assertEquals("Hello", result);
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});

		deferredManager.when(p1, p2)
		.then(new DoneCallback<MultipleResults>() {
			public void onDone(MultipleResults results) {
				Assert.assertEquals(2, results.size());
				Assert.assertEquals(100, results.get(0).getResult());
				Assert.assertEquals("Hello", results.get(1).getResult());
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		}).fail(new FailCallback<OneReject>() {
			public void onFail(OneReject result) {
				failCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});

		waitForCompletion();
		Assert.assertEquals(3, doneCount.get());
		Assert.assertEquals(0, failCount.get());
	}

	@Test
	public void testPorgressWait() {
		DeferredCallable<Integer, Integer> task1 = new DeferredCallable<Integer, Integer>() {
			public Integer call() {
				int sum = 0;
				for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
					try {
						Thread.sleep(100);
					} catch (InterruptedException e) {
					}
					notify(i);
					sum += i;
				}

				return sum;
			}
		};

		DeferredRunnable<String> task2 = new DeferredRunnable<String>() {

			@Override
			public void run() {
				for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
					try {
						Thread.sleep(30);
					} catch (InterruptedException e) {
					}
					notify("R-" + i);
				}
			}
		};

		final AtomicInteger alwaysCounter = new AtomicInteger();
		final AtomicInteger doneCounter = new AtomicInteger();
		final AtomicInteger task1ProgressCounter = new AtomicInteger();
		final AtomicInteger task2ProgressCounter = new AtomicInteger();
		final AtomicInteger combinedProgressCounter = new AtomicInteger();

		deferredManager
			.when(
				new DeferredFutureTask<Integer, Integer>(task1),
				new DeferredFutureTask<Void, String>(task2))
			.done(new DoneCallback<MultipleResults>() {
				public void onDone(MultipleResults results) {
					Assert.assertEquals(2, results.size());
					Assert.assertEquals(55, results.get(0).getResult());
					Assert.assertEquals(null, results.get(1).getResult());
					doneCounter.incrementAndGet();
				}
			}).fail(new FailCallback<OneReject>() {
				public void onFail(OneReject result) {
					Assert.fail("Shouldn't be here");
				}
			}).progress(new ProgressCallback<MasterProgress>() {
				@Override
				public void onProgress(MasterProgress progress) {
					if (progress instanceof OneProgress) {
						OneProgress oneProgress = (OneProgress) progress;
						if (oneProgress.getIndex() == 0)
							task1ProgressCounter.incrementAndGet();
						else if (oneProgress.getIndex() == 1)
							task2ProgressCounter.incrementAndGet();
						else
							Assert.fail("shouldn't be here");
					} else {
						Assert.assertEquals(2, progress.getTotal());
						combinedProgressCounter.incrementAndGet();
					}
				}
			}).always(new AlwaysCallback<MultipleResults, OneReject>() {
				@Override
				public void onAlways(State state, MultipleResults results,
						OneReject rejected) {
					Assert.assertEquals(State.RESOLVED, state);
					Assert.assertEquals(2, results.size());
					Assert.assertEquals(55, results.get(0).getResult());
					Assert.assertEquals(null, results.get(1).getResult());
					alwaysCounter.incrementAndGet();
				}
			});

		waitForCompletion();
		try {
			Thread.sleep(1000);
		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
		}
		Assert.assertEquals(1, alwaysCounter.get());
		Assert.assertEquals(1, doneCounter.get());
		Assert.assertEquals(2, combinedProgressCounter.get());
		Assert.assertEquals(10, task1ProgressCounter.get());
		Assert.assertEquals(3, task2ProgressCounter.get());
	}

	@Test
	public void testFutures() {
		final Callable<Integer> callable1 = successCallable(999, 100);
		final Callable<String> callable2 = successCallable("HI", 1000);

		ExecutorService es = deferredManager.getExecutorService();
		Future<Integer> future1 = es.submit(callable1);
		Future<String> future2 = es.submit(callable2);
		final AtomicInteger doneCount = new AtomicInteger();
		deferredManager.when(future1, future2).done(new DoneCallback<MultipleResults>() {
			@Override
			public void onDone(MultipleResults result) {
				Assert.assertEquals(2, result.size());
				Assert.assertEquals(999, result.get(0).getResult());
				Assert.assertEquals("HI", result.get(1).getResult());
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});

		waitForCompletion();
		Assert.assertEquals(1, doneCount.get());
	}

	@Test
	public void testMultipleWait() {
		final AtomicInteger doneCount = new AtomicInteger();

		Promise<MultipleResults, OneReject, MasterProgress> p = deferredManager.when(new Callable<Integer>() {
			public Integer call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return 100;
			}
		}, new Callable<String>() {
			public String call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(2000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return "Hello";
			}
		}).then(new DoneCallback<MultipleResults>() {
			public void onDone(MultipleResults results) {
				Assert.assertEquals(2, results.size());
				Assert.assertEquals(100, results.get(0).getResult());
				Assert.assertEquals("Hello", results.get(1).getResult());
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});

		synchronized (p) {
			try {
				while (p.isPending()) {
					p.wait();
				}
			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
			}
		}
		Assert.assertEquals(1, doneCount.get());
	}

	@Test
	public void testMultipleWaitSafely() {
		final AtomicInteger doneCount = new AtomicInteger();

		Promise<MultipleResults, OneReject, MasterProgress> p = deferredManager.when(new Callable<Integer>() {
			public Integer call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return 100;
			}
		}, new Callable<String>() {
			public String call() {
				try {
					Thread.sleep(2000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				}

				return "Hello";
			}
		}).then(new DoneCallback<MultipleResults>() {
			public void onDone(MultipleResults results) {
				Assert.assertEquals(2, results.size());
				Assert.assertEquals(100, results.get(0).getResult());
				Assert.assertEquals("Hello", results.get(1).getResult());
				doneCount.incrementAndGet();
			}
		});

		try {
			p.waitSafely();
		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
			Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
		}
		Assert.assertEquals(1, doneCount.get());
	}
}

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Carl Ludloff (* 18. November 1842 in Sondershausen; † nach 1924) war ein deutsch-amerikanischer Kaufmann und Bienenzüchter.

Leben

Carl Ludloff war der Sohn von Friedrich Carl Ludloff (1808–1878) und der Bruder von Max Ludloff. Er besuchte die Realschule Sondershausen und wurde anschließend Landwirtschaftslehrling bei Oberamtmann Johann Carl Ernst Rudolf Beyer in Sondershausen.

Anschließend war er erst in Prag, von ca. 1863 bis ca. 1868 in Wien und dann in Dallwitz als Kaufmann tätig. Er arbeitete zeitweise für seinen Bruder Max als Buchhalter in der Steingutfabrik Dallwitz.

Er wanderte nach Amerika aus, durchreiste das gesamte Land einschließlich Kanada und ließ sich in Irapuato, Mexiko nieder.

In Mexiko widmete er sich der Bienenzucht, erfand einen Bienenstock und war Redakteur einer spanisch-englischen Bienenzeitung.

1904 ließ er sich den Bienenstock "Simplex Hive" patentieren. Ein Bericht über die neue "Bienenwohnung" ist in Gleanings in Bee Culture zu finden. Sein Patent wurde auch 1952 von einem anderen Patent aufgegriffen.

Seine Arbeit im Bereich der Bienenzucht wurde mehrfach zitiert.

Carl Ludloff war verheiratet und starb kinderlos.

Trivia
Rudolf Beyer war der Ehemann von Carl Ludloffs Cousine Thekla Hermine Auguste Ludloff, älteste Tochter von Julius Christian Louis Ludloff.

Im Staatsarchiv Hamburg lässt sich anhand der Hamburger Passagierlisten 1850–1934 feststellen, dass Carl Ludloff per Schiff am 15. März 1871 von Hamburg nach New York (Ankunft 28. März 1871) reiste.

Literatur
 Rudolf Friedrich Ludloff: Geschichte der Familie Ludolf-Ludloff, Roßteutscher, 1910, S. 72

Veröffentlichung
 Carl Ludloff: A Treatise on Practical Beekeeping. 1904

Einzelnachweise

Kaufmann
Deutscher
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1842
Gestorben im 20. Jahrhundert
Mann

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by: Kyle Gaddo
Original BioShock heading to iPhone/iPad as a premium title
Stellar first-person shooter BioShock is going mobile this summer when it hits iPhone and iPad.
Set during the 1960s, you are tasked with exploring the underwater utopia-turned-dystopia Rapture to fight mutated citizens and discover its horrible secrets.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-cBYfqXQCU
The mobile version of the 2009 Xbox and PC hit is a direct port, but has had some "minor alterations" because of the limitations of the platform. Senior producer Brian Lowe said that items "such as removing dynamic shadows, or changing the way fog is displayed" were changed.
BioShock is coming to iOS in the summer, and requires an iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad mini 2, or an iPhone 5, 5C, or 5S. The iPod Touch series will not be supported, and Lowe says 2K has "no immediate plans to bring BioShock to Android."
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Installed it in BAT/WAW and BAT/TGA.
In both, works perfectly. Thanks !
Excellent work, thank you very much, really appreciated.
Great looking plane, many thanks for sharing!
What folder, and where exactly did you put it in both please? I put it in WAW3, and no dice.
Thanks again for all the comps and you're all very welcome.
I am happy to hear of all the game versions this is working in. Thanks for sharing your findings.
Not sure what to tell you David. I have mine installed in Bat 3.4 #WAW3 and it's workin fine there.
P.s I'm sure Dad is looking down smiling and is as proud of me as I am of him.
I've waited a long time for three planes: P-66 Vanguard P-43 Lancier and this Gloster F-5/34. It is a beautiful machine with interesting possibilities - underestimated by "wise men" from the RAF. Where did the name "Guardian" come from? In any photo, the prototypes do not have a landing hook. Was there a draft of such a version?
Bill Holkers made two models of the F.5/ 34. One was called "Guardian" and the other was " Sea Guardian". I have no idea why he called them that but it seemed fitting to me so I left it at that.
As to the hook I noticed in a few other mod threads that some members would ask for naval versions after a mod was released so I thought I'd beat them to the punch.
What a beautiful mod!! Thanks for creating it, and thanks for bringing this piece of history into the game.
Thanks guys and you're very welcome.


Recreated from the Adventure Book Carl and Ellie have in the Pixar movie UP. It is truly based on the original and follows every tiny detail of it.
Great gift ideas for Anniversaries and Holidays. It is a warmful gift for your loved one with the memories of the happy moments you have spent together. It is perfect for use as a scrapbook. Alternatively you could use this as the guestbook for your wedding, recording the most important day of your life.
Get your own adventure book and start the journey!
Absolutely LOVE it! The book arrived pretty quick and I was not let down. The book is small but I believe the size is true to the actual movie, besides there are PLENTY of pages. The little postcards that come with the product are super cute and the photo corners come in three colors. The cover of the book however is printed so if you're looking for an actual leather cover you might not like it. I personally do because the cover is sturdy and already has that faded look. Can't wait to fill it up!
This item is amazing !!!
The book arrived very promptly and is very good quality – I am very happy with it!
I live in Denmark and really want to buy your book. Don't you ship to Denmark?
We are more than happy to ship to Denmark! However this shipping option is not currently set-up on our system. I'm going to change this. It'll probably take us a day or so (mainly because we need to check what the shipping costs are before doing this). I will get back to you by email to let you know when everything is good to go.
Just to let everyone know, The shipping for Denmark has now been enabled for this item. If anyone else has an issues, please don't hesitate to contact us.
This is actually a question, I can't find any link to email or message you directly.
What are the shipping costs to the UK?
Thanks for contacting us. The shipping costs to the UK are £12 and it takes about 10 working days for delivery.
My order just arrived today in France within a week ! I was so excited and finally… not disapointed !
Anyway, this is a good product for the price.
It seems you dont ship to Sweden, I would love to give this book away for Christmas, Could you help me =)?
I'd be delighted to help! The shipping for delivery to Sweden has now been set-up. If you have any problems, please let me know.
Merry Christmas from all at Hollyshop!
hi how long is postage to Australia?
Please understand we are in the hands of postage companies for delivery. The Up Adventure Book usually ships the day of the order, if not the day after and it usually takes about 10 working days for international shipping.


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Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (日本産業標準調査会, Nihon Sangyō Hyōjun Chōsakai, JISC) is a standards organization and is the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) member body for Japan. It is also a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission.
The committee consists of a Council under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), as well as two Boards established under it. Each of the Boards have their own Technical Committees, containing members which are parties among producers, dealers, users, consumers and academic circles.[1][2]
The JISC establishes and maintains the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS).
http://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/jisc/images/Organization_Chart_tomono.pdf
https://www.iso.org/member/1835.html
JISC - Japanese Industrial Standards Committee, official website
Japan (JISC) in ISO members database.
Specifications
ISO/PAS 28007:2012
ISO/IEC TR 12182
Member bodies
Algerian Institute of Standardization
ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB)
Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación
ASC X9
AFNOR
Austrian Standards International
Brazilian National Standards Organization
BSI Group
Bureau of Normalization
Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Belarus
Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation
Deutsches Institut für Normung
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione
Finnish Standards Association
Indian Register Quality Systems
Badan Standardisasi Nasional
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
Korean Standards Association
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority
South African Bureau of Standards
Sri Lanka Standards Institution
Standardization Administration of China
Standards Australia
Standards Council of Canada
Standards Institute of Israel
Standards Norway
State Committee for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy
Swedish Standards Institute
Swiss Association for Standardization
UN CEFACT TBG5
Vinçotte
Countries in the International Organization for Standardization
Information Technology Task Force
ISO Development Environment
List of International Organization for Standardization standards
List of International Organization for Standardization technical committees


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package archimulator.uncore.net.basic.routing;

import archimulator.uncore.net.basic.BasicNet;
import archimulator.uncore.net.basic.Flit;
import archimulator.uncore.net.basic.Port;
import archimulator.uncore.net.basic.Router;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Shortest path first (SPF) routing.
 *
 * @author Min Cai
 */
public class ShortestPathFirstRouting implements Routing {
    private BasicNet net;
    private Map<Router, Map<Router, Route>> routes;
    private boolean initialized;

    /**
     * Create a shortest path first (SPF) routing.
     *
     * @param net the parent net
     */
    public ShortestPathFirstRouting(BasicNet net) {
        this.net = net;
        this.routes = new HashMap<>();
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the routes.
     */
    private void calculateRoutes() {
        Map<Route, Router> routes = new HashMap<>();

        /* Initialize table with infinite costs */
        for (Router source : this.net.getRouters()) {
            for (Router destination : this.net.getRouters()) {
                Route route = new Route(source, destination);
                route.setCost(source == destination ? 0 : this.net.getRouters().size());
                getRoutes(source).put(destination, route);
            }
        }

        /* Set 1-jump connections */
        for (Router source : this.net.getRouters()) {
            source.getLinks().keySet().stream().forEach(outPort -> {
                Router destination = source.getLinks().get(outPort);
                Route route = getRoutes(source).get(destination);
                route.setCost(1);
                routes.put(route, destination);
            });
        }

        /* Calculate shortest paths Floyd-Warshall algorithm.*/
        for (Router k : this.net.getRouters()) {
            for (Router i : this.net.getRouters()) {
                for (Router j : this.net.getRouters()) {
                    Route routeIk = getRoutes(i).get(k);
                    Route routeKj = getRoutes(k).get(j);
                    Route routeIj = getRoutes(i).get(j);

                    if (routeIk.getCost() + routeKj.getCost() < routeIj.getCost()) {
                        routeIj.setCost(routeIk.getCost() + routeKj.getCost());
                        routes.put(routeIj, k);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        /* Calculate net port values */
        for (Router i : this.net.getRouters()) {
            for (Router j : this.net.getRouters()) {
                Route route = getRoutes(i).get(j);

                Router next = routes.get(route);
                if (next == null) {
                    route.setOutputPort(null);
                    continue;
                }

                while (getRoutes(i).get(next).getCost() > 1) {
                    next = routes.get(getRoutes(i).get(next));
                }

                for (Port port : Port.values()) {
                    if (i.getLinks().containsKey(port) && i.getLinks().get(port) == next) {
                        route.setOutputPort(port);
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the routes for the specified router.
     *
     * @return the routes for the specified router
     */
    private Map<Router, Route> getRoutes(Router node) {
        if (!routes.containsKey(node)) {
            routes.put(node, new HashMap<>());
        }

        return routes.get(node);
    }

    /**
     * Get the output port for the specified router and flit.
     *
     * @param router the router
     * @param flit the flit
     * @return the output port for the specified router and flit
     */
    @Override
    public Port getOutputPort(Router router, Flit flit) {
        if (!this.initialized) {
            this.calculateRoutes();
            this.initialized = true;
        }

        return this.routes.get(router).get(flit.getDestination()).getOutputPort();
    }

    /**
     * Get the parent net.
     *
     * @return the parent net
     */
    public BasicNet getNet() {
        return net;
    }

    /**
     * Route.
     */
    private class Route {
        private Router source;
        private Router destination;
        private int cost;
        private Port outputPort;

        /**
         * Create a route.
         *
         * @param source the source router
         * @param destination the destination router
         */
        public Route(Router source, Router destination) {
            this.source = source;
            this.destination = destination;
        }

        /**
         * Get the source router.
         *
         * @return the source router
         */
        public Router getSource() {
            return source;
        }

        /**
         * Get the destination router.
         *
         * @return the destination router
         */
        public Router getDestination() {
            return destination;
        }

        /**
         * Get the cost.
         *
         * @return the cost
         */
        public int getCost() {
            return cost;
        }

        /**
         * Set the cost.
         *
         * @param cost the cost
         */
        public void setCost(int cost) {
            this.cost = cost;
        }

        /**
         * Get the output port.
         *
         * @return the output port
         */
        public Port getOutputPort() {
            return outputPort;
        }

        /**
         * Set the output port.
         *
         * @param outputPort the output port
         */
        public void setOutputPort(Port outputPort) {
            this.outputPort = outputPort;
        }
    }
}


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The Power of Social Media
Social Media is an easily accessible tool providing mass communication between anyone with an internet connection. Over the past decade, we've seen it evolve into something spectacular; thanks to the power of social media every single one of us has a voice and the opportunity to connect with others. Most recently, social media has developed into a device that can be used to demean others for social dominance and personal gain.
1. Social Media Gives People a Voice
Social media has advanced rapidly into a mass communication device that has the ability to inspire, encourage, and provide the sharing of thoughts, ideas, and information.
The carefree and anonymous nature of social media allows us to liberally express our opinions without embarrassment and humiliation. Never before has the everyday person been able to speak up about a cause they believe in and create a global following enriching the cause enabling them, with the help of their online community, to make a different. Social media has seen the ordinary person rise to celebrate status simply by expressing their true passion points on Social Media. For example Foodcraft Espresso & Bakery's popularity skyrocketed overnight after just one Instagram post of their now famous, TellaBall Shake.
As invigorating as this new means of expression is, Social Media is both a gift and a curse; the anonymity of social media means that others are free to harass and confront others without being personally identified. Cyber bulling is notorious across all social media platforms and sadly is the cause for many cases of depression primarily amongst teenagers. Here, we need to provide comfort that we can prevent cyber bullying by practising caution, being respectful, and by avoiding those who are looking for trouble. Just like the real world, there are bullies that live within the social media space. Avoid them where possible and if you are faced with a bully at any stage, report them to the social media network to prevent them from causing further harm.
Social media platforms also allow us to collaborate and learn from others; this may be anything from discovering new home DIY ideas, to being inspired to try out a unique fashion style – All thanks to the 'voices' of strangers across the globe. Whether it's photographers sharing their photos or everyday mums sharing their healthy recipes on Instagram, Social Media gives everyone an anyone a voice. Embrace it and start expressing your passion with the world.
2. Social Media Unites Communities
As well as allowing us to openly express ourselves, social media has the power to change lives in uniting people from opposite ends of the world.
Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram just to name a few, have assisted in the reconnection of distant relatives, facilitated in the maintaining of long-distance friendships, and have ignited life-long love connections. They have even united complete strangers who share common interests or hobbies to create special bonds of iron strength.
Social Media also removes geographical and societal bounds and enables communities from around the world to connect and come together for a shared goal. This particular opportunity has seen the rise of many powerful campaigns whereby the everyday person can have global influence; In 2012, not-for-profit organisation Invisible Children released a video on YouTube describing the inhuman acts of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and their leader Joseph Kony, based in central Africa. The aim of the video was to raise awareness and money to put an end to the LRA's tyrannical reign. In reaching out to the public, 3.5 million people donated to Invisible Children and pledged their support for the arrest of Kony and the LRA.
Following the incident of Mr. Said who died wrongfully at the hands of policemen in 2010, an anonymous activist group created a Facebook Page to declare their outrage about government abuses and corruption that frequently occurred in Egypt. In a country where the freedom of speech, and other basic human rights were limited, the page allowed for Egyptians to bond over their mutual disgust and even spread awareness about what really goes on behind closed doors. Read about it here.
3. Social Media Powers in Politics
In recent years, politicians and Presidential candidates have gained international notoriety through the use of social media. Platforms such as Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter have provided new ways to stimulate citizen engagement in political life, whether elections and political campaigns are a common focus. Social Media however, has also been abused as a scheming tool to exercise exploitative control or influence over another person or situation.
Known to some as a master manipulator and pot-stirrer, there is no doubt Donald Trump knows how to rule the social media kingdom. He ensures he has a presence on a variety of platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and niche channels such as Vine and Periscope. In contrast to many political figures around the world who seek the approval of many social media posts, Trump takes no prisoners as he attacks, belittles, and makes false claims about opposing political candidates and controversial subject matter.
"Donald Trump would not be where he is today without the amplification of social media", says Mindy Finn, previous employee for Ex-President George W. Bush. Trump understands that by posting something shocking, he is able to generate enough hype to dominate news feeds across a plethora of social media platforms.
Although some would disagree with Donald Trump's unethical, unorthodox, or just plain ruthless methods of strategy, there is no denying that whatever he's doing, works. Since 2011, Trump has seen an increase in Twitter fans from 300,000 to over an incredible 5,750,000 followers today.
Humour and scandal creation are the key facets to the billionaire's digital marketing campaign. His posts have generated tens of thousands of 'likes', 'shares', and 'retweets', countless news mentions, and now he's riding high in current Presidential polls. However, despite an exponential growth in followers, is it worth it? To ridicule others for selfish gain? Not everyone likes a merciless cry for attention. It is important to consider the negative consequences for this kind of strategy; powerful hate groups and the like, may attempt to target Donald Trump and pin others against him.
On the other hand, Australian politicians Malcolm Turnbull and Mike Baird have seen great success through their social media profiles which have allowed the two leaders to communicate with their society on a more personal level. They share daily anecdotes and beliefs that give the two a more 'humanised' element, allowing the public to understand their true values and their passion for the country they call home.
4. Social Media Aids in Global Crisis
Social media fundamentally connects and cultivates communities. This was especially prevalent during the Paris Siege in November 2015. The city of Paris was under a terrorist attack whereby over three iconic locations were under threat including the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, the Bataclan Concert Theatre, and mass shootings at cafés and restaurants.
Facebook saw many friends and family checking in with their loves ones in Paris to make sure they were ok. The Facebook "Safety Check" feature was launched whereby Facebook users in Paris could tick "I am safe" and this would then send a notification to all their friends on the social network to let them know that they were in face, unharmed.
The feature was warmly welcomed by communities around the world and put many families at ease. Facebook did however, receive some backlash after the event as they did not release the Safety Check features for Beirut who were also experiencing a terrorist attack just before the Paris siege. Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, announced shortly after that they are still constantly improving their Safety Check feature and hope to implement this in regards to all natural and man made disasters alike.
The power of Social Media has provided countless opportunities for individual growth, team efforts, and worldwide initiatives. It has brought us so much more than Kim Kardashian updates and trivial viral disputes about whether a dress is black and blue, or white and gold…


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Starz Releases Brand New Trailer of Godly Proportions for Much-Anticipated 'American Gods'
Shadow and Act Staff
On the heels of the series' SXSW World Premiere, Starz has released a brand new trailer of godly proportions for the highly anticipated "American Gods" premiering on Sunday, April 30th at 9PM ET/PT. Fans get a closer look into the epic journey of Shadow Moon and Mr. Wednesday with new footage from the fantasy series.
"American Gods" posits a different kind of war brewing—one between Old Gods and New. The traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fear irrelevance as their believers die off or are seduced by the money, technology, and celebrity offered by the New Gods. Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) is an ex-con who, left adrift by the recent death of his wife, becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to conman Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane). But in truth, Mr. Wednesday is a powerful old deity, on a cross-country mission to build an army and reclaim his lost glory.
Adapted from the award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman in 2001, "American Gods" stars Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon; Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday; Emily Browning as Laura Moon and Pablo Schreiber as Mad Sweeney.
Other cast members include Yetide Badaki as Bilquis, Bruce Langley as Technical Boy, Crispin Glover as Mr. World and Orlando Jones as Mr. Nancy.
Additional cast include Gillian Anderson as Media; Kristin Chenoweth as Easter; Jonathan Tucker as Low Key Lyesmith; Cloris Leachman as Zorya Vechernyaya; Peter Stormare as Czernobog; Chris Obi as Anubis; Demore Barnes as Mr. Ibis, Corbin Bernsen as Vulcan and Mousa Kraish as The Jinn.
"American Gods" is produced by FremantleMedia North America. Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are writers and showrunners. David Slade is directing the pilot and additional episodes. FMNA's Craig Cegielski and Stefanie Berk are executive producers along with Fuller, Green, Slade, Adam Kane and Neil Gaiman. Senior Vice Presidents of Original Programming Marta Fernandez and Ken Segna are the Starz executives in charge of "American Gods."
Written by Neil Gaiman in 2001, American Gods has been translated into over 30 languages and earned numerous accolades including Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novel.
Watch the new trailer below:
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Exeter-Milligan Lady Timberwolves sealed their DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP tonight at Tri-County soundly defeating Pawnee City in three sets. The Timberwolves are seeded #1 in the State Championship that will begin next Thursday in Grand Island. Congrats!


What are Calssic mode authentication and claim based authentication ?
In SharePoint 2010 there are mainly two types of authentication mode. Classic Mode and Claim Based authentication. There are few differences between these two authentication mode. One can be used as a windows authentication and other one can used as windows and form authentication both.
In SharePoint 2010 while creating a web application it will first asked for authentication type.
There will be two option to choose.
This is just a windows authentication. This authentication type can not be applicable for form based authentication. It means it will accept windows login details.
By using claim based authentication in SharePoint 2010 web application, we can enable forms and windows authentication.
After creating web application in SharePoint 2010, if a user wants to change the authentication type, then user can change it by using power-shell command.


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Lost fund grants for entrepreneurs in 2021
Webpositer2021-06-05T09:49:57+02:00Actualizado a fecha: 05/06/2021|7 minutos de lectura
Aycelaborytax » Blog » Lost fund grants for entrepreneurs in 2021
The consequences of COVID-19 continue to be noted in the Spanish economy, but a few autonomous days ago, entrepreneurs and companies received positive news to be able to alleviate the effects that the pandemic has had on their businesses.
As we have already advanced in our blog, the Spanish Government approved a fund
of direct aid to freelancers and
SMEs totaling 7 billion euros. This funded grant lost in 2021 serves at least as an economic injection after a very difficult year for many companies.
Not for nothing does the support plan entail direct aid of between EUR 3 000 and EUR 200 000.
Compensation will be awarded for a drop in turnover of at least 30%compared to 2019 in the sectors most affected by the restrictions.
We went on to offer you all the information in detail, but remember that you can count on
AYCE Laborytax job advisory team to apply for these aids.
What is a lost fund grant?
Before going into detail about the types of aid that companies will be able to receive, it is important to clarify what a lost fund subsidy is and how it can impact the continuity of a company.
Lost-fund loans are financial aid received by companies that deserve special protection.
As it is a financing instrument to protect companies, it does not imply a return, provided that the final destination of the companies is justified.
That is, they are subsidies that, in this particular case, provided by the Government to safeguard the continuity of many companies after an exceptional situation, such as that suffered in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Types of funded grants lost
This aid plan which the Spanish Government has implemented is equated with the initiatives that other countries of the European Union have been adopting since the beginning of the pandemic to compensate businesses affected by administrative restrictions.
It is important to emphasize that these lost fund grants for entrepreneurs are of a finalist nature,that is, they must be used to pay bills and debts of supplies, suppliers and payroll.
But how are these aids distributed?
Within the $11 billion package so that no viable Spanish company is left behind in the final stretch of this pandemic, the funds will be divided in three ways.
On the one hand, 7 billion are direct aid for self-employed people and SMEs.
Another $3 billion to restructure ICO credit debt.
EUR 1 billion to recapitalize medium-sized enterprises.
Defining this lost aid package has not been easy. The Government wished to maintain the role of management by the autonomous communities,with particular attention in the distribution to the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands for the weight of tourism, which will receive 2 billion of the 7 000 provided for in direct aid.
Another question to be solved is as follows. Can any company access this lost equity grant? Not in principle.
Government-approved lost fund subsidies are intended for self-employed persons and SMEs whose activity has been adversely affected by the pandemic.
As set out in the BOE, these aids are intended to serve viable enterprises that are vulnerable as a result of falling revenues or increased indebtedness from COVID-19 in those sectors most affected.
The maximum aid to be granted shall be:
For entrepreneurs or professionals applying the direct estimation regime in the IRPF, as well as permanent entities and establishments with a maximum of 10 employees:aid of up to 40% of the fall in the volume of operations in 2020 compared to 2019.
For entities, entrepreneurs or professionals and permanent establishments with more than 10 employees:aid of up to 20% of the amount of the fall in the volume of operations in 2020 compared to 2019.
Do you need job advice? We're your team!
Requirements for access to these lost fund capital grants
Lost fund grants for entrepreneurs will be available until the end of 2021.
The Tax Agency will control that the requirements to access the aid are met, which are to demonstrate a drop in revenue above 30% compared to 2019. It will also be essential to have obtained a net positive result in 2019.
Micropymes and freelancers,on the other hand, could cover 40% of thatloss, with a maximum of 3,000 euros for self-employed people who pay for modules and up to 200 000 for the rest.
In addition, beneficiaries will have to meet the following requirements:
Companies have to maintain their business until June 2022.
Don't raise executive salaries.
Do not distribute dividends.
Have no activity in tax havens.
Be aware of all your payments to Social Security and the Tax Agency.
It is important to highlight these five points, as the objective of these aids is to strengthen the solvency of companies in order to have greater production and employment capacity over the coming years.
How do I apply for these grants for entrepreneurs?
Although the aid has been proposed and approved by the Spanish Government, it will be managed directly by the autonomous communities.
The allocation of funds will be carried out according to the same criteria as those used for the React-EU:impact of the pandemic on the wealth of autonomous communities, impact of the crisis on unemployment and impact on youth unemployment.
The distribution by territories (remember that 2 billion is for the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands alone, and 5 000 for the rest) can affect the amount that effectively reaches the self-employed and companies, as funds are exhausted in each Community.
these lost fund grants for women entrepreneurs as well as entrepreneurial men should serve to deal with debt payments and make payments to suppliers and other creditors, financial or non-financial, as well as fixed costs, provided those debts have accrued as of March 1, 2020. It is not essential to have had an ICO-supported credit over the past year.
Which companies and freelancers will be able to apply for these grants thoroughly lost?
Only those belonging to the sectors most affected by the pandemic: hospitality and catering,sectors with access to ERTE by coronavirus expanded in Royal Decree-Law 2/2021, and others especially affected by the pandemic, such as the activities of the manufacturing industry related to the trade and trade hospitality; wholesale and retail; sectors transport; aeronautical maintenance,and activities related to the culture and culture sports activities.
All information is contained in Royal Decree-Law 5/2021,of 12 March, of extraordinary measures to support business solvency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, published in the Official Gazette of the State.
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Welcome to our latest colleague!
Today, I am delighted to share this news story welcoming the newest member of the AnalysisPro team. Last year, we introduced you to Daniel Moore, who has become a vital member of the team, efficiently providing top class support to all of our users for nearly a year already! We're really pleased to continue growing as a company, ensuring that all of our users and potential clients can still benefit from high levels of support and communication along the way. These are two areas we pride ourselves on around the video analysis solutions that we provide, so we hope you agree that this is still the case.
So, who is the newest member of the team?
Bradley graduated from Southampton Solent University with a 2:1 in Criminology, where he completed his dissertation in Analysis of Human Behaviour. His interest in working with people started in Hospitality before evolving into the Tourism industry, where he worked in Menorca and Lanzarote as a resort rep (he thoroughly enjoyed his time on the Spanish islands in the sun!).
Bradley eventually decided to return home to the UK where he embarked on a very successful career in the property market, working in central London to learn his trade in Property Sales, Management and Lettings. He was a regular at the top of the sales leaderboard and even won a trip to Berlin based on his performance. Bradley then took on a new challenge helping a startup company in London find its feet; he defined various job roles and played a major part in establishing processes and marketing strategies. Bradley then moved back to his childhood city of Southampton and was promoted to Senior Negotiator, where he worked with landlords and developers to successfully manage a very large property portfolio.
After his successes in property, he moved to Wales to work in recruitment, helping large companies headhunt new staff. He now lives in Swansea with his partner, newborn baby girl and his French bulldog Bruce, and has moved into his current role as Sales Coordinator for AnalysisPro!
Bradley has a passion for sport, being a keen 5-a-side footballer and a supporter of Southampton Football Club, but as he is getting older he is enjoying fantasy football just as much!
Although very passionate about sport, Bradley is also very excited about opening new markets for AnalysisPro with a strong curiosity in the expansion of non-sporting analysis. He wants to apply a long history of sales skills to knock on new doors, open new markets and increase the number of users of the fantastic analysis solutions that we can provide!
Welcome to the team Bradley, great to have you on board!


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Examining Hiker Dispersal: What's Next
Pete Nelson
One of the issues AWA is working on is dispersal: the strategy of redirecting hikers from busier to lesser-used trailheads. We started with an informal survey sent to our supporters, to help us gain additional perspective on hikers' views of dispersal. We learned quite a bit from the responses, and now we are working to incorporate a more formal investigation of dispersal as a part of coming adaptive management projects in the Adirondack Park. We wanted to share what we have done so far, what we have learned, and where we are going next.
The DEC has promoted dispersal as a Forest Preserve management technique, especially in the High Peaks. To varying degrees, local and county governments and private organizations have expressed support for it as well. But as I wrote in my first post on dispersal, it's being employed as a strategy without anyone really knowing if it's a good idea or how best to go about it. Growing evidence suggests that dispersal is worse for the ecological integrity of a wild area than concentrating use at a few sites and providing the infrastructure to support heavier use at those sites. But the effects have not been quantified to any significant degree. We also know very little about what hikers think about dispersal, how they react to it, and therefore how effective it can be as a management strategy.
Measuring the impacts of dispersal is ultimately a job for biologists, ecologists and social scientists, but we wanted to understand some of the visitor issues better so that we could help promote the study of dispersal as part of our advocacy for piloting adaptive management projects in the Park. Adaptive management, recommended by the State of New York High Peaks Advisory Group (HPAG), of which we were a part, is an iterative approach to wilderness and visitor management that uses science and data to drive a cycle of measuring, learning and adapting to changing conditions. Dispersal is exactly the kind of tool that can be best understood using an adaptive management approach.
What We've Done So Far and What We've Learned
We wanted to begin by promoting a more robust discussion of the social science, or "visitor" part of dispersal. Our Board has not taken an official position on dispersal, so we turned to you, our supporters, to gain some perspective. Last Spring we posted a short survey to gather your opinions. The survey was not scientific, but it did allow us to sample a range of opinions and ideas. There were some interesting trends that will help us point any social science effort in a specific direction. We were gratified by the number of responses – more than 80 – and even more gratified by the quality of responses, which took the questions seriously and were often very thoughtful. Our thanks go to those of you how took it and gave us so much food for thought.
The short version of what we learned is summarized by the answers to the last question: Overall, do you support dispersal to lesser-used trailheads as a strategy to reduce pressure at busy trailheads in the High Peaks? Responses supporting dispersal outnumbered the "no's" nearly two-to-one – but of those, more than half were qualified yesses, along the lines of "I'd support dispersal if it were done well." Two qualifiers that signified "done well" were the most popular by far: adequate parking and adequate education. In fact, parking and education were repeatedly mentioned throughout the survey.
Hikers on Pitchoff Mountain
The second question was also telling. It asked: Which of the following reasons would motivate you to hike a lesser-used trail instead of the busy trail you planned to hike?
The question allowed multiple choices, but only two of exceeded 50%: remoteness/solitude and parking. The popularity of remoteness/solitude was expected and gratifying, as expansion of remoteness and solitude is a core value in AWA's mission. But it's complicated. For one thing, the effect of dispersal on remoteness and solitude is a double-edged sword. More than one respondent pointed out that dispersal marginally increases solitude at the dispersed trailhead, but decreases it at target trailheads. This argues for self-selection, allowing hikers to pick and disperse to trailheads they know will offer solitude. But that comes with the caveat that hikers who don't know the trails in a given region will likely not know what to reliably select.
More important, remoteness and solitude are highly subjective concepts and thus difficult to measure or correlate. How do we know when solitude is lost? How do we know when it is achieved? "Remoteness" can be somewhat quantified (although it's fraught), but how do we accommodate different opinions of what "solitude" means? These are questions that deserve much more exploration.
Question four asked: If you had planned to hike one of the 46 High Peaks and none of the suggested lesser-used options was a High Peak, would that be a deal-breaker? That split 50% – 30% towards deal breaker, with 20% saying it depends. But 3 out of every 4 respondents who said it was a deal breaker qualified their answer with some version of "it depends," and most of those qualifications related to the personal circumstances of the hike, not the fact that the alternative was not a High Peak. If we count qualified answers in the "It depends" category, then only around 40% of respondents said it was a flat deal-breaker. That result suggests the same thing as the results of surveys the DEC and Adirondack Council did three summers ago: 46er-peak-bagging may not be as definitive a driver as has been assumed.
Clear Pond Lean-to
Finally, question five got an overwhelmingly positive response. It asked: If there was an available parking area and shuttle that could take you to lesser-used trailheads, with service every half-hour from 5 AM to midnight, would that increase your willingness to choose a lesser-used trailhead? More than 70% of respondents said yes. For a small survey that's a very strong indicator of support for shuttles: even considering the statistical margin of error for this question (8% with a 90% confidence level, for you stats hounds), it's a strong majority. We'll be pushing this issue with the State.
In summary, our survey showed support for a dispersal strategy, with that support depending primarily upon four factors. The first three factors – adequate parking, timely education and effective shuttle service – feature in the HPAG recommendations and are reasonably well understood, if not agreed to.
However, the fourth factor – remoteness and solitude – is at once of paramount importance and extremely challenging to quantify. A combination of tradition, accepted definitions of Wilderness and wording in the State Land Master Plan give us material to establish some baselines. But to better understand solitude especially, we need social science. Consequently, we plan to incorporate an examination of solitude into one or more of the adaptive management projects in which we are participating. We will be working to add content on remoteness and solitude to the project plans, both in and of themselves and in the context of dispersal.
This is not about abstract research, but rather a better understanding of issues that have a real effect on visitors' wilderness experience. A good example of this this arose in AWA's recommendation on a community connector trail passing the Blue Ridge Wilderness. Consider the route of a snowmobile trail: is it better to route the trail within a highway corridor, thus avoiding an impact on Forest Preserve lands, or is better to route the trail in Wild Forest where the noise impact on the Blue Ridge Wilderness would be substantially reduced? That entails an unmistakable question about the relationship between noise and solitude.
AWA is dedicated to expanding opportunities for remoteness and solitude in the Adirondack Park. The strategy of dispersing hikers has a direct impact on that mission, so we will continue our work to gain a better understanding of both solitude and dispersal. The better we understand these ideas, the better we can advocate for our interests, offer concrete proposals and defend the Adirondack Wilderness. We'll be reporting on the progress of our projects as we go, and sharing what we learn.
And as always, we are grateful for the input and passion of our supporters.
Pete is a teacher, writer, essayist and activist whose work has appeared in a variety of Adirondack publications, and regularly in the Adirondack Almanack.
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Q: How to display records in the listview control? I'm trying to use listview control in vb.net or vb2008 express edition to display records from my database after it is being queried.I have two column headers in my listview control which are named Account# and Authorized Users.
I was able to display the records from the database into the listview control but i don't know how to arrange it in a proper column where it should be displayed cause what happen is all records are being combined in one column which other records should be aligned to the other column.What I want is to display the account numbers in aligned with the Account# column header and the names should be aligned in Authorized Users column header.
Here's the codes I used:
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I would greatly appreciate if you could correctly debug the codes for me?

A: In listview, details mode, both columns are in a single listview item. The first column is item.text, and the rest are in item.subitems, something like this:
dim item as ListViewItem
ListView1.Columns.Add("Account")
ListView1.Columns.Add("Name")

For Each ah In au
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  item.text = ah.Account
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  form9.listview1.items.add(item)
  next ah

A couple of notes:  You should not show the form every time you add an item to the listview. You're better off showing the form only once. Second, the With statement is used to shortcut writing form9.listview.items. Inside the With block you can use just a period (.) instead of writing out form9.listview.items.

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What is the relation between time, frequency, spatial and spectral domains?
I think that time and spatial domains are the "original" domains (e.g. if the signal is a greyscale image, then the domain would e.g. be all possible grey intensities for all pixels), whereas the frequency and spectral domains are the "Fourier" domains, that is, the domains of the functions after having applied the Fourier transform to the original function or signal. Is this right?
I also think that we use spatial when the input, in the original domain, are images, whereas we use "time" in a more general sense, but maybe we should be using it only when the original domain only represents time (we could say a similar thing regarding the frequency domain). The spectral domain, I think, is a more general term, which refers to the domain after having applied the Fourier transform, so it can e.g. refer to the frequency domain. Is this right?
I am more interested in knowing the meaning of these concepts in the context of image processing and computer vision. I think it would be interesting to have a diagram that explains the transitions between these domains (using e.g. the FT).
image-processing computer-vision terminology
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A signal (e.g. a time series or an image) is a function $f: A \rightarrow B$, where $A$ and $B$ are respectively the domain and codomain of the signal $f$, which is also often denoted by $x$. A time series signal is often denoted by $x(t)$ to emphasise that the signal $x$ depends on the time $t$.
In general, the expressions "time domain" and "spatial domain" refer to the domain of the original or given signal, which can 1D or 2D (or of higher dimensions). The expression "spatial domain" can be used to more specifically refer to the domain of a given image (which is a subset of the $2D$). On the other hand, "time domain" is a more general term and can be used to refer to the domain of a time series signal or an image, even though an image does not really depend on time (but, by convention, we can still refer to the domain of the image using the expression "time domain").
In general, the expressions "frequency domain" and "spectral domain" refer to the domain of the transformed signal using a Fourier transform. In other words, the domain of the Fourier transform of a given signal, which is another signal, can be referred to as any of these expressions. It can also be called "Fourier domain". So, "frequency domain", "spectral domain" and "Fourier domain" are synonyms. However, the expression "frequency domain" is often used in conjunction with the expression "time domain".
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