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The Best Flower in the Garden
A tale about the flowers that become something special when they came together in a bouquet
As summer came to an end, all of the flowers in the garden wanted to know which flower was the best:
The pink roses said, "We are the best because we were the first flowers to bloom in the spring."
The white daisies said, "Oh no, we are the best because we have pretty flowers all summer long."
The big yellow mums said, "Don't be silly, we are the best because we are the last flowers to bloom in the autumn."
Each flower argued that they were the best. But when people came to see the garden, they stopped. All the flowers were quiet and looked very proud so people would say that they were the best.
One day the gardener came into the garden. The pink roses fluffed their petals so that they would look best. All of the white daisies stood up tall so they would look the best. The yellow mums beamed in the sunlight so that they would look the best.
All the flowers were sure that the gardener would say they were the best. But the gardener only smiled and said, "Look at all of my pretty flowers!"
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The gardener took a basket and began to put the pink roses into it. The roses were sure they were special because they were picked first. But the daisies just laughed at the roses, "Ha-ha! You are not pretty enough to stay in the garden."
Next, the gardener put some daisies in the basket, and the mums began to laugh, "Told you! We are the best because we are the only flowers left in the garden."
Finally, the gardener put the mums into the basket. Again, all the flowers began to fight over who was the best.
When the gardener got to the house, he began to put all the beautiful flowers into a vase. First, he put the pink roses into the vase, remembering that they were the first flowers to bloom in the spring. Next, he put the yellow daisies into the vase and thought how wonderful it to see them every day when he walked into the garden. Finally, he put the mums into the vase; he was very excited to finally see the autumn flowers. He had been waiting all summer to see them.
The gardener put the vase on the table and said, "I have the prettiest bouquet. Alone each flower is the best, but together they look perfect!"
Suddenly the flowers realized that all along, each one was the best that they could be. But it wasn't until the gardener made a bouquet of all of the flowers together that they became something special. At last, all the flowers were happy.
Source: Kabbalah
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Pregnancy brings in a lot of changes (physical, mental and emotional) in a woman's life. The diet of a pregnant woman is very crucial. The baby's nutritional requirements are derived directly from the mother. Thus, in spite of the morning sickness and associated health complications, a pregnant woman needs to eat well.
With each trimester, as the baby grows, the dietary requirements of a pregnant woman also changes. Foods considered healthy under normal conditions may be unhealthy for a pregnant woman. Ideally, it is best to go with a doctor-recommended diet.
The first trimester is a critical phase in pregnancy. The diet chosen should be balanced and provide the mother and the baby with maximum nutrition and health benefits.
One can never go wrong with vegetables. Vegetables like tomato, red and yellow bell peppers, broccoli, spinach, carrots, corn, winter squash, sweet potatoes, and beans are extremely healthy and nutritious.
Spinach is a rich source of folate, vitamin A, C, and K, fibre, iron and manganese. Beans, on the other hand, are packed with fibre and proteins.
Try and have 3-4 servings (1 serving ~ 1 cup of vegetables) of these vegetables daily.
1. Fruits: Citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruits are a rich source of vitamin C. Banana, on the other hand, are loaded with fibres, potassium, and vitamins (B6 and C). It comes as a great relief for pregnant women with morning sickness. 3-4 servings of fresh fruits a day can work wonders. Fruit juice, if included, should be made from fresh fruits.
2. Proteins: Proteins like lean meats, poultry, fish, lentils, dry fruits, and eggs are healthy and a must in the diet (~ 2-3 servings per day).
3. Dairy products: Milk, butter, yoghurt, and cheese are all an excellent source of calcium and a must during the first trimester. For women with lactose intolerance, soymilk (calcium fortified) is a good option. Servings should be between 3-4 times per day.
4. Whole grains: Whole grains provide the body with the necessary dietary fibre. A pregnant woman should have a minimum of 3 servings of whole grains (cereals, bread) a day.
The second trimester is comparatively easier. The nutritional requirements also undergo some changes.
1. Fruits and vegetables: Avocados and strawberries are full of nutritional benefits. Vegetables like spinach, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, and kale are an excellent source of iron and folate. Daily servings should be between 5-6 times a day.
2. Proteins: Beans, lean meats, fish, lentils, and eggs are rich in iron and proteins and should be taken daily (~2-3 servings).
3. Dairy products (usually low fat) takes care of the calcium requirements of the body.
Daily Servings: ~2-3 times a day.
1. Omega-3 fatty acids play a pivotal role in the brain development of the baby. Oily fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and should be taken once a week (or as recommended by the doctor).
2. Whole grain carbohydrates like cereals, wholegrain bread, potatoes, and rice should also be included in the diet.
As the third-trimester approaches, the diet undergoes a few more modifications. The following foods, without a doubt, are the best during the third trimester.
1. Chicken, beans, turkey, pork and green salads are loaded with proteins: Most of these foods are a good source of zinc and iron and should be included in the diet.
2. Salmon is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids: It is important for the baby brain development, making it an in the diet.
3. The health benefits of eggs are known to all: Eggs are a rich source of choline, which ensures the normal functions of cells. It also aids in the proper memory development of the baby.
4. Nuts (cashews, walnuts, and pistachios): These are loaded with proteins, fats (healthy) and essential fibres and are ideal during the third trimester.
5. Fruits and vegetables: Apple, pear, berries, kiwi, melons, and oranges, and vegetables like potato, beetroot, and spinach should be an important part of the diet.


I can't imagine living in Atlanta and not having my own vehicle. When I'm ready to get going, I like being able to grab my keys and go. Driving in or around the city takes lots of patience and although I can't say that I love driving, having reliable transportation that is stylish and spacious makes navigating these Atlanta streets just a little bit better. Enter the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL.
At first glance my original thought was - Oh! This is cute, until I opened the door. This SUV has all the bells and whistles that makes driving a breeze. From the LED Auto High Beam Headlights (that you don't even have to worry about turning on, it's automatically done for you) to the Backup Camera System (to see what's behind you when backing up). Not only was I impressed, I was super excited to take this baby on the road.
Now that Georgia is a hands-free state, I wasted no time syncing my phone to the Outlander's Smartphone Link Display. This feature made it easy for me to stay connected with my family or friend's without breaking any laws. For those moments when I wasn't chatting it up, I jammed to my favorite songs by accessing the music app on my phone over Bluetooth, all at the tap of my finger.
The most impressive aspect was how roomy it is on the inside. I was surprised at how much space there was for my husband to ride comfortably. At 6' 2" my husband needs all the leg room he can get. It even proved roomy enough for me to change outfits in the back seat during my last photo session. And to show how versatile the 2019 Outlander is, the third-row seating makes for even more space for up to 7 passengers or for additional cargo space.
My favorite feature of all was the Blind Spot Warning and Lane Change Assist. The alert you get when a vehicle is near by is the coolest thing ever. With the warning lights and alerts you get while driving, I love that this feature is designed to make sure that you and your family arrive to your destination safely.
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Q: Do WorkAreas work on ListViews in Delphi? I've been playing around with TListView and have been trying to work out how WorkAreas work, and what they are useful for.  There seems to be very little documentation (big surprise) on it.
Has anyone successfully used WorkAreas?
If so what for?
I have been trying things like the following:
  wa := ListView1.WorkAreas.Add;
  wa.DisplayName := 'Work Area 0';
  wa.Rect.Width := ListView1.Width div 2;
  wa.Rect.Height := ListView1.Height;

which seems to create a work area region, and you can determine if an item is associated with that work area by checking its WorkArea property.

A: It is the VCL's support for the native List-View control's Working Areas. See List-View Working Areas. The documentation gives an example for what they can be used for:

[...] Multiple working areas can be used for creating different areas
  within one view. You can create areas in a single view that have
  different meanings. For example, a view of a file system might have an
  area for read/write files and another area for read-only files. The
  user can categorize items by placing them in different working areas.
  [...]

The documentation also mentions that you can create empty borders near edges or cause scroll bars where normally none would be by using work areas.
There doesn't seem to be much missing from VCL's documentation. You can add and query work areas. Relocate an item to a particular work area, or ask it in what work area it lives. Nothing is automatic, all you have to do it yourself. An item is not associated with a work area, you have to move it yourself (VCL just iterates over work areas and checks coordinates of the item and the area to find the work area an item is in).
The categorization part is not probably extremely useful, as one can keep his/her own virtual regions without the help of the control itself. The bits about edges and scroll bars are probably more important. But I've never seen such thing implemented in an application, including the OS itself.

Sample usage for layout control:

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    Button1: TButton;
    ListView1: TListView;
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

uses
  commctrl;

{$R *.dfm}

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
  R1, R2: TRect;
begin
  R1 := Rect(0, 0,
              ListView1.ClientWidth div 2, ListView1.ClientHeight div 2 + 10);
  R2 := Rect(ListView1.ClientWidth div 2 + 1, 0,
              ListView1.ClientWidth - 1, ListView1.ClientHeight div 2 + 10);

  ListView1.WorkAreas.Add.Rect := R1;
  ListView1.WorkAreas.Add.Rect := R2;

  ListView1.AddItem('Item 1', nil);
  ListView1.AddItem('Item 2', nil);
  ListView1.AddItem('Item 3', nil);
  ListView1.AddItem('Item 4', nil);
  ListView1.AddItem('Item 5', nil);
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  i: Integer;
begin
  for i := 0 to ListView1.Items.Count - 1 do begin
    ListView1.Items[i].Left := ListView1.WorkAreas[1].Rect.Left;
    ListView1.Items[i].Top := ListView1.WorkAreas[1].Rect.Top;
  end;
  ListView1.Arrange(arAlignTop);
end;

Initial view:
After pressing the button:
Note that in the first picture "Item 5" is not in any work area. In the button click handler I tried to put all of the five items in the 'right-top' work area. After "Item 5" is put there, the control has decided to kick out "Item-1" since all five did not fit. It should be evident by now that I've never used work areas, but I purposefully gave this example to be able to point possible quirks. What I expected was that a scrollbar to appear as mentioned in the documents.

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Students at Ysgol Dinas Bran have been celebrating their GCSE examination results today.
As with A Levels a week ago, this year the school has not supplied the usual commentary listing its overall performance and outstanding successes.
In a statement it says: "It has been fantastic to see students from the school celebrating their GCSE results. We wish them every success in the future."
Denbighshire's education chief has congratulated Year 11 learners on their achievements this year's GCSEs.
Councillor Huw Hilditch-Roberts, Denbighshire's Cabinet Lead Member for Education, Children's Services and Public Engagement, said: "What a year it has been for our GCSE pupils and staff.
"They have dealt with a lot of uncertainty in very testing times. The students have shown great resilience, maturity and courage in the way they have handled this very unique set of circumstances
"The pupils had completed the majority of their GCSE studies by the time the lockdown was introduced, but the pandemic became a real hurdle as the pupils worked towards reaching the finishing line and were unable to sit their final examinations.
"We welcome the Welsh Government's decision to base the results on the assessment of teachers. They are professional staff who know their pupils and are best placed to predict final grades.
" I wish to offer my sincerest congratulations to the GCSE class of year 2020 and commend each and every student for their efforts, commitment and dedication throughout their GCSE studies.
"I would also like to pay tribute to the teachers, school support staff, and parents/ guardians. They have been a real backbone to students over recent months, keeping a clear focus and positivity.
"Whatever the outcome and whichever paths they will be taking in the next step of their lives, I would like to wish them the very best of luck and every success on their future journey.
"Our focus from September will be on ensuring that the GCSE pupils moving on to A Level studies get the best possible start to their studies and to overcome any further hurdles and challenges the new term may bring."

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Christmas Holiday Trail of Lights in East Texas and Louisiana.
In the 1940s, a drive through Kilgore was unlike any other excursion into East Texas.
Then, the underground oil pools played out. Kilgore's oil derricks began to disappear and Kilgore soon looked like any other East Texas community.
Today, steel replicas of the old derricks are back, thanks to the work of the Kilgore Historical Preservation Society. And the Christmas lights are back, too.
A view of the "the world's richest acre"
Each Christmas, Kilgore lights up its derricks and produces a sample of what the town looked like some sixty years ago. The lights are turned on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving and remain lit until after January 1.
Stars top the sixty replica derricks, helping the city maintain its title as the state's official "City of Stars." Kilgore is also among the stops on the Holiday Trail of Lights, which includes Marshall and Jefferson in East Texas and Natchitoches and Shreveport in Louisiana.
On Oct. 3, 1930, in a Rusk County pasture, 70-year-old "Dad" Joiner brought in the Daisy Bradford 3 and unknowingly tapped into the world's largest pocket of oil.
The resulting oil boom brought thousands of producers and drillers into East Texas, turned the quiet little communities into raucous boom towns and made millions for oil producers.
The boom also brought con men, prostitutes, thieves and other criminals before Texas Rangers were assigned to clean up the area.
When the Rangers filled up the jails, they chopped a hole at each end of an old church building, ran a chain the length of the building, and chained and padlocked prisoners to the chain. If a prisoner need to use a restroom, a bucket was passed down the chain.
Even though the oil patch isn't as prosperous as it once was, oil remains a big part of the economy of Kilgore and the city remains a popular destination place for tourists who want to learn how oil in Texas began.
Kilgore has carefully preserved the legacy of its boom years with the East Texas Oil Museum near the campus of Kilgore College.
Visitors from more than 120 countries have visited the museum, which is not only the cornerstone of oil history in East Texas, but one of the leading destinations for tourists in East Texas.
This Christmas, if you remember the old wooden derricks from East Texas' past, come to Kilgore for a hefty dose of nostalgia from the forties.


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Bill Gates Biography: Success Story of Microsoft Co-Founder
In this success story, we are going to share Bill Gates biography, a prominent American entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist with a terrific career in a development of software for personal-computers. He is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, one of the most recognized brands in the computer industry; nearly every computer has at least one Microsoft product installed.
The life story of Bill Gates reminds an American dream. Due to the hard work, he has achieved not only the prosperity of the company, but also the title of one of the richest people on Earth.
Gates has been No. 1 for many years on the Bloomberg Billionaires List, but Carlos Slim Helu took No. 1 spot in 2010. And in May 2013, with a fortune of $72 billion Bill Gates became the richest man on the planet again and retook the world's richest title from Carlos Slim. Bill Gates' net worth was $79.3 billion as of April 09, 2015.
Establishment and Development of Microsoft
Bill Gates Quitting Microsoft Corporation
Bill Gates Personality Traits
Recognition and Philanthropy
Family and Passions
William Henry "Bill" Gates III was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington in a fairly wealthy family of William Henry "Bill" Gates, Sr. – a successful attorney and Mary Maxwell Gates – a former school teacher, who later became a member of the Board of Directors of the First Interstate Bank.
Being a child, Bill Gates already possessed a prospective businessman talent, especially in mathematics. It is not accidental that at school he scored 800 points in the mathematical part of the intelligence test, showing the best result. However, the family expected Bill Gates to follow his father's steps and enter Harvard Law School.
In 1968, when Bill and his high school friend Paul Allen went to middle school, the school administration decided to buy a computer time from the General Electric Company. At that time, the system based on DEC PDP-10 micro-architecture was a basis on the market. Later, he said: "When I was thirteen, my school (Lakeside School) installed a teletype machine. From that point on, my friends and I spent most of our free time writing programs and figuring out how to make the computer to do interesting things." The school administration had underestimated its students – the whole year of the computer time was used in a few weeks. Fortunately, a new student arrived in Lakeside, whose father worked as a senior programmer in Computer Center Corporation (CCC). The new contract allowed Gates and his friends to continue their experiments.
A teenage Bill Gates
Young hackers quickly figured out the intricacies of the machine, found the weaknesses and started causing trouble – they broke the defense, which on several occasions led to a system failure and changed the files that contained records of computer time. CCC noticed that breach, and set them aside from working with computers for a few weeks.
Meanwhile, the company's business began to suffer from constant failures and poor protection. Remembering the destructive activities of computer users from Lakeside, CCC invited Bill Gates and his friends to identify flaws and security holes. As a payment, the company offered endless computer time for young hackers. Sure thing, Bill and his friends could not refuse. Since that day boys couldn't say if it was a day or night outside – they were hanging out in the lab all the time. For instance, one project of Gates was a program for scheduling classes. 'Somehow', it constantly redefined Bill to the classes with the prettiest girls. In addition to troubleshooting, they studied each material on automated calculations and improved their skills.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. – Bill Gates Click To Tweet
In 1969, at the Computer Center Corporation experienced difficulties once again, and in 1970, it declared itself a bankrupt. The Lakeside's students lost their job and access to computer time. Paul Allen's father was working at the University of Washington and had an access to the computer center. Young programmers got down to business looking for an area where to apply their knowledge. In 1971, the Information Sciences hired Bill Gates and Paul Allen to create software that would be make-up payroll sheet. In addition to unlimited computer time employers have agreed to pay the developers every time their software will bring the company profit.
The young programmers regularly received orders. Bill Gates was the initiator who said: "Let's call the real world, and sell it something." And the most interesting thing that he did find clients and sold them his software. For example, once he developed software to optimize road traffic and sold it for $20,000 dollars. He was only 15 years old!
Bill Gates' parents were extremely frightened of the enthusiasm of their son and by a willful decision they banned him from computer projects. For a year, Bill did not approach the object of his passion, reading the biographies of famous people from Napoleon to Roosevelt. By the age of seventeen Gates received a proposal for writing a software package for Bonneville Dam, which his parents didn't reject. For a one-year work on this project Gates received $30,000 dollars.
In 1973, Bill Gates during Lakeside School's graduation ceremony
In 1973, Bill Gates entered Harvard University, intending either to follow the footsteps of his father or to become a professor of Mathematics. Later Bill admitted that his heart wasn't in it. Most of his time spent at Harvard: he was playing pinball, bridge, or poker. Paul Allen, Bill's friend, often visited him on weekends, and they were debating about the prospects of opening their own company.
One day, Paul got a job in Honeywell, a company in Boston and learned about the Altair 8800 personal computer created by MITS. Gates had enough courage to offer MITS to use BASIC on this personal computer.
Of course, Bill Gates was cunning that the language is specifically designed for Altair, but the program showed a perfect match from the very first time. This option satisfied the managers, who offered young people the work on creating programming languages.
In June, 1975, Bill Gates creates a company for software development and names it Microsoft (the first version was Micro-Soft). Despite of the hard work of its employees, the company at first experienced some difficulties with distribution of any software products. The company did not have enough money to hire a good sales manager, so this function was performed by Bill Gates' mother Mary Maxwell Gates.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen, 1975
Early next year, Gates and Allen found out that the income of the company has dropped to the lowest affordable point. Its main reason was so called 'piracy' – illegal copying of software and the use of it without permission of the creator. Many people simply copied the MS-Basic and handed it to someone else. Realizing this, Bill Gates was furious, especially because 'piracy' was depriving him from the well-earned income. In addition, these copies contained some mistakes which he wanted to reduce before the formal release of MS-Basic. Gates wrote an open letter in February 1976, which was published in a newsletter for Altair users. In response, the Gates Foundation has received 300 letters, but only a few of them contained a check.
Bill Gates was the very first to state the need in a protection of the software. His actions have made an incredible contribution to the gradual introduction of a thought that a computer program is a product of creativity and therefore must be protected in the same way as a musical composition or a literary work.
In 1976, it became obvious that Bill Gates could not continue his studies and manage a growing company at the same time. In December, he left the university, despite of all the objections of his parents, and fully engaged with the business. At that time, he was only twenty one.
If you can't make it good, at least make it look good. – Bill Gates Click To Tweet
Then, the young businessmen got a lucky strike and the profit of Microsoft sales reached $500,000 dollars for the 1977 financial year. The company, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, had a staff of 13 people. Paul Allen and Gates were engaged in organizational issues: Paul was responsible for the development of new software, and Bill communicated with the computer manufactures, and ran daily operations of the company
In 1979, Bill received an offer from IBM to create an operating system for the world's first personal computer. However, Bill Gates was forced to deny the proposal of IBM, as he did not have any drafts for creating OS at the moment. Therefore, the CEO of Microsoft was forced to recommend IBM to seek help from its competitor Digital Research, which later will be the developer of the OS for IBM personal computer.
Tim Paterson, the creator of 86-D0S
Meanwhile, Microsoft buys a 'crude' operating system 86-DOS for $50,000 dollars from the Seattle Computer and hires Tim Paterson, the creator of 86-DOS. Bill Gates's company greatly refined 86-DOS, and soon the world saw MS-DOS, which Microsoft offered to use as the main OS for IBM personal computer, thus beating Digital Research. In September 1980, IBM signed a detailed contract with Microsoft. This contract was destined to change the history of the personal computer industry. Both IBM and Microsoft benefited from it. Gates' main competitor Digital Research changed the course of business and they were no longer involved in the competition.
In 1981, Microsoft becomes a corporation, the management of which is shared between Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In the same year, IBM introduces its personal computer with 16-bit operating system MS-DOS. In addition, the IBM PC includes other Microsoft products such as BASIC, COBOL, Pascal and others.
From Bill Gates biography we learned that in 1982, Gates convinced IBM management that MS-DOS should be sold under the license and other computer manufacturers, thereby making the competition of Apple, which was selling its computers based on its own operating system.
In 1983, The Microsoft Hardware group (formed in 1982) creates a manipulator called 'Mouse' for an easy data input into a computer with a graphical user interface. In the same year, the corporation presents a text editor for MS-DOS. In addition to all of these, the company of Bill Gates announced Windows – the extension of the operating system for MS-DOS as a universal operating environment for graphics applications.
Microsoft Mouse, 1983
In 1986, Microsoft entered the IPO market and during just one day one share cost grew up from $22 to $28 dollars. It goes without saying that since this then, Microsoft started to dominate an entire industry – it owned about 44 percent of all profits software market. It also kept other companies from growing. In 1991, Mitch Kapor, the founder of Lotus Development Corp. declared in his interview: "The revolution is over, and the free-wheeling innovation in the software industry has ground to a halt. For me it's the Kingdom of the Dead."
This statement is confirmed by the fact, that in 1993, the number of registered users of Microsoft Windows reached 25 million people. Thus, Windows becomes the most popular operating system in the world with a graphical interface. Microsoft also released Windows NT – a number of operating systems designed for workstations and servers.
Two years later, the Microsoft Corporation deployed Windows 95. The excitement about its sale was so great that in a line to a store one could find even people who did not have a computer. Just in one year, 25 million copies of Windows 95 were sold.
In 1996-97, the company launched the next generation of Microsoft Windows NT (4.0 and 5.0), which were significantly modified, compared to the first version of the software.
In 1998, brand-new Windows 98 sees the world. There were not too many changes made, with the exception of improved internal functions. Then, Microsoft creates Windows 2000. Later, it's going to be called the best corporate operating system.
Code named 'Longhorn' in the early development stages, Windows Vista was released on January 30, 2007. It had the strongest security system ever and a matching Office suite, Microsoft Office 2007.
Windows 7 was built for the wireless world which arose in the late 2000s. By the time of its release, laptops were outselling desktops, and it had become common to connect to public wireless networks in coffee shops and private one at home.
Windows 8 interface
In 2012, Windows 8 introduced major changes to the operating system's platform in order to improve its user experience on tablets, where Windows was now competing with mobile operating systems, including Android and iOS. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's Metro design, the Start, and other innovations. Windows 8.1 was released a year later. It addresses some aspects of Windows 8, which were criticized by users and reviewers. In one interview Bill Gates told that he was very proud of Windows 8 operating system. Windows 10 wes released in July 2015. It includes Edge browser, the new Microsoft browser that substitutes Internet Explorer. Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 andf Windows 8/8.1 during the first year ater the release.
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. – Bill Gates Click To Tweet
Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft
In early January 2008, during the opening ceremony of the Consumer Electronics Show, Bill said that by the beginning of July he is going to leave Microsoft. He announced that from now he is putting all his efforts into Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which main objective is to support projects in education and health care.
Since the end of June, 2008, Gates has retired from an active management at Microsoft. He gave his authority to Steve Ballmer, at the same time extending a zone of responsibility for Craig Mundie and Ray Ozzie. This trio now determines the course of the company. Despite of this, Bill Gates is still a chairman of the Board of Directors (but non-executive), and remains the largest shareholder, with 6.4 percent of the common stock.
Satya Nadella, current CEO of Microsoft.
On February 04, 2014 Bill Gates decided to resign as the Chairman of the Board and will work directly with the new CEO Satya Nadella as an advisor on technology. Thus, Gates will directly affect the operation of Microsoft, but at the same time is deprived of the post of the Chairman, which he held since 1981.
One of the most important qualities of Bill Gates is his ability to recognize a truly talented person. "I don't hire fools," he said once. Sometimes Gates himself conducted interviews for a vacant position and, if necessary, called and tried to persuade a candidate he favored. Despite of the fact that Bill Gates really appreciates his own time, he also realizes that the most important thing in business is intellectual capital. His team consists of the best minds, the strongest programmers of the world. In a language of management, Bill Gates is the first capitalist of intellectual property. Bill Gates' life story will long be studied as a good example of a great business.
His desire to head the top of the list no matter what it takes paid off – the dominance in the global market of computer industry for a few decades is not that easy to achieve! As of April 09, 2015, Microsoft Windows operating system market share reached 91.02%, which confirms a success of the Microsoft company. However, Bill Gates seems to be indifferent to these numbers, "Success is a bad teacher. It makes smart people think that they can't lose."
Another personality trait of this man is pragmatism in everything. Work, work, and work again – this is the core idea of Bill Gates. Rest is considered to be a sign of weakness, so he works hard every day. He says that there is no time for hesitation as the value of what you have achieved very quickly comes to zero, and in the world of computers it is the most noticeable. They say that if you mastered a new program it means that it is already outdated. If it's true at the user's level, what would it be for the creator's?
Bill Gates has got recognition all around the world for his accomplishments. He received his doctorates from the following universities:
Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden).
Nyenrode Business Universiteit, (Breukelen, The Netherlands, 2000).
Tsinghua University (Beijing, China, April 2007).
Harvard University (Cambridge, USA, June 2007).
Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden, 2007).
Cambridge University (Cambridge, USA, June 2009)
In 2007, Gates became an honorary trustee of Peking University.
Also while being a student, Gates got inspired of the philanthropic work of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. In 2000, Gates together with his wife Melinda founded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support low-income countries.
In 2005, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Bill Gates an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) and he could use the post-nominal letters KBE after his name. In November 2006, the Mexican government awarded Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates with the Order of the Aztec Eagle for their philanthropic contributions in the world's development, especially in the health and education spheres.
Bill Gates, his wife Melinda and England's Queen Elizabeth II during the award ceremony of the Knight Commander Order
Time magazine named Bill Gates one the 100 persons who most influenced the world in the 20th century. Additionally, Time magazine named Gates, his wife Melinda and the U2s lead singer Bono as the Persons of the Year of 2005.
The Franklin Institute awarded Gates with 2010 Bower Award for Business Leadership for his accomplishments at Microsoft Corporation and his philanthropic work.
On January 05, 2015 Bill Gates presented an ingenious machine called Omniprocessor that turns feces into clean drinking water. This installation will help 2.5 billion people in the world suffering from a shortage of drinking water.
It was developed by Janicki engineering company that is headed by CEO Peter Janicki and funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Omniprocessor can be a great win-win investment for small and middle-class entrepreneurs in the developing countries. Entrepreneurs who invest into the machine will get paid for the input: sludge. And that same entrepreneurs will get paid for the outputs: electricity, water and ash. Later this year, it is going to be set up in Dakar, Senegal as the pilot project.
Bill Gates noted that the Omniprocessor could handle waste from 100,000 people, producing up to 86,000 liters of drinking water per day and a net 250 kW of electricity.
In the video posted below, Peter Janicki and Bill Gates explains how it works.
Gates is a good example of a family man – he married Melinda French in 1994, who then became Melinda Gates. In 1996, their first daughter, Jennifer, was born. Rory John Gates saw the word in 1999; three years later he's got a little sister – Phoebe.
Bill first met Melinda on some Microsoft press briefing in New York in 1987. As he figured out, she worked in his company for quite a long time. Melinda left the business by marrying its owner. Now they live in a large house nearby Seattle, as Microsoft headquarters is also located in the Seattle suburb.
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates
Gates is fond of cars – what man does not like a high speed? He owns a number of them among which there is Porsche 930 Turbo, Porsche 959 Coupe, and Porsche Carrera 911 Cabriolet 964. In one of his interviews Gates confessed that he never used a seat belt.
Only very few people know that Gates is also a talented writer. In 1995, Bill Gates published the book The Road Ahead, which was co-written with Nathan Myhrvold, formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, and a journalist Peter Rinearson. For seven weeks, The Road to the Future headed the list of best sellers by New York Times.
In 1999, Bill Gates wrote one more book Business @ the Speed of Thought, which explains how information technology can solve business problems in a completely new way. This book was created in collaboration with Collins Hemingway, and was translated into 25 languages.
As of March 2015, 118,584 employees worked at Microsoft Corporation. In 2015, the company's revenue reached $93.58 billion.
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You can do that with KD, it's a safer route. Alternatively, FMs can also still stun and bypass knockback by respeccing their ice stance Z to frost burst (makes you go airborne). After the initial pull, immediately press ice Z to avoid it entirely. This works similarly to gunner's Skystone (Q).
As someone who plays non-tank classes and likes to step up to tank for groups when needed, I personally love this system. I would rather invest 25 points of threat to tank myself, keep everyone alive and optimize the party's dps (i.e. having the boss face the same direction); rather than having to rely on a tank class that kept aggro, but constantly kept on circle tanking because they're still inexperienced. It's because of this why I was able to keep aggro on my alt that does around 250k dps in SJF while letting a gunner optimize his burst and get a 1.1m dps opener.
By helping, you mean a backhanded suggestion?
It's like as if some people in this community expect you to miraculously have both AP + experience instantaneously straight out of the story. Because of these egregious behaviors, it's no wonder why newer groups think it's mandatory to wear Destiny + Zakhan.
What is honestly the worst thing that can happen to you if you tank? Weapon durability? Dying? Looking like a noob if you die? Get over it dude. It's not like this is an MMO where you lose exp or gold by an unfair percentage every time you eat it (or god forbid permanent weapon break). If you play BM, then you'll know tanking is not that bad. As someone who plays FM, GS and BD, tanking bosses is more or less the same thing for all of them: You fight, you win/die and end the quest successfully/prematurely. On to the next daily. It's up to you if you wish to learn and adapt or stay stagnant and hope that you come across a "better party".
If you like story, then it's wonderful up until that point. Everything after (Grinding for end gear, F8 PuGs and faction chat) is a test of patience unless you really go out there to find a clan willing to help you. And just like companies like Nexon and other Korean MMOs, this one is no different to advertise items that you feel you absolutely need that require a credit card. It is achievable to have end gear as f2p, but you'll invest so much time that you're probably better off finding a part-time job and invest money in the game without feeling like the game is a chore. Lastly, 70% of the "help" from the community can honestly get toxic to the point where gratification doesn't feel it exists more than half the time. I still play this game because I still enjoy it, but I go with the mindset of a very low expectation outside my clan. (i.e. I don't expect anything to go my way, and anything that goes well is a bonus.) If you can go with this mindset, cool; I hope you have fun. Otherwise, I honestly wouldn't recommend this to anyone trying to enjoy themselves and wanting to socialize with other random gamers.
Congrats. You're one of the 5 ~10% that never experience it out of sheer dumb luck. This isn't about hardware optimization, these are loading issues every time boss throws out spheres, and no amount of CPU processing OC power + SSD can ever remedy this. Please actually contribute something because everything of what you said just makes you look self-absorbed.
I can shed some light to Wind BD, as I play both wind/lightning. While I don't have full knowledge to wind BD (and afaik, wind is going to get changes in future updates that'll make its badge combination I'm using now voided), but aiming for Eternity Soul Badge + Skyrift Mystic Badge is what you seek for Wind, and MSP is more than enough to reset your cooldowns and keep things bursty. But before you think about getting the above mentioned, prioritize getting HM Z asap. Without this, Eternity is useless. Once you have these, you'll see a substantial difference in DPS.
It's honestly absurd of the "AP" requirements, especially after the patch. How the hell does the AP recruitment wall suddenly jump from 900AP to a common 1.1K for NF? I'm this close to just creating a group of my own and run dungeons with "low AP" people willing to learn the game than tag along with a bunch of "RAVEN++ FAST" elitists that refuse to kill anything not labeled a boss because of unknown privileged reasons, then have 10+ Assassin Operatives chase everyone forever because they aggro dogs. And don't even get me started with Gloomdross and Shattered Mast. But whatever. Who needs to encourage new players keep this game alive when you can just flex your AP biceps, amirite?


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The conceptual 'Apollo 11' hairdryer is a space-conscious device for the bathroom that will prevent the essential item from being left around to clutter up the space. Created as a conceptual Braun appliance by Offject, the hairdryer features a folding design that enables the handle to be tucked neatly into the main part of the unit. This enables the hairdryer to be easily stored as well as ideal for travel, which speaks to the rising number of consumers spending more time on the road than ever.
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The front of your home is the most visible and can be seen by every passerby. This is why it is crucial to keep this area of your home presentable and beautiful at all times. If you are like most homeowners, you want your home to stand out and leave a lasting impression on everyone who sees it. Of course, this is a continuous process that requires a lot of dedication, time and research. Contrary to believe, it is possible to ensure your home is beautiful and upgraded without breaking the bank. Below, you will discover tips to help you improve the front of your home on a budget.
When buying shrubs and plants for your front lawn, you should only consider those that will only grow up to three feet in height. These shrubs will be so much easier to manage, since they should not need to be groomed more than twice a year. Once the shrubs and flowers are planted, you will need to spend time keeping them groomed. This will require routine weeding, pruning and watering. When the flowers and leaves wilt, you will need to remove them immediately. If you do not, your garden will look drab and unkempt.
If you desire curb appeal, you will need to spend time mowing your lawn. If you do not have the time to spare, you may want to hire a teenager who lives in the community or a professional lawn service company. This way your front lawn will look beautiful all year long, without you needing to invest a lot of time into the process. Most lawn companies will also offer fertilizing, garden weeding and pruning, so be sure to inquire about these services, as well.
A lot of homeowners prefer their privacy. This is entirely acceptable, but it is vital to realize that there is a time and place for everything. Leaving your windows closed at all times is going to make your home appear dark and depressing. In return, the darkness can make you feel pretty down in the dumps. You'll want to avoid this at all costs. Do not be afraid to open up those windows and let the sun beam inside. Artificial light can help, but nothing can beat the natural light from the sun. Make sure that you add more light to your rooms to ensure that your home is comfortable and relaxing. Making this quick fix is basically totally free and incredibly convenient.
There is no doubt that your home's exterior is just as important as the interior. In fact, the outside might be even more important. With that being said, you will want to do everything possible to ensure that your home's exterior is gorgeous and jaw dropping at all times. All homes need two things outside. They need a good outdoor living space. They also need outdoor lighting to ensure that youare able toenjoy your outdoor living space when the sun goes down. Tru-Post and Tru-Scapes Landscape Lights are great for this specific purpose. Tru-Posts are a unique fence and deck post cap that can be used to hold various accessories, including LED lights, tiki torches and planters!
When you've first moved into a home, you're most likely going to paint the walls. Eventually, your color choices may grow tiresome. When that happens, it is time for a change. The good news is that adding new paint to your home couldn't be easier. Not only can you paint your walls in a few hours, but this will also be one of the cheapest home improvements ever! Just make sure that you make the right color choices. Remember to avoid using complementary colors too close today, as this will create a chaotic environment. Also, you should never use bright and bold colors in your bedroom.
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Pillows truly serve many purposes. Most people realize that it would be nearly impossible to sleep without a good pillow. It is also important to realize that pillows can be used to enhance your home's aesthetics. Pillows can be used to add more colors and beauty to your home. With the right pillows, you'll be able to add more life to your home. Adding pillows to your bed and couch is very important. This is a great way to make your home look a little livelier and a little less empty. Make sure that your pillows perfectly match your home's color scheme.


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Arthur E. Winslow
Submitted by: AD1 (AW) Darren Winslow, USN (Ret.) {Nephew}
Arthur E Winslow was born around 1895. Arthur Winslow served in World War 1 with the United States Army. The enlistment was in 1917 and the service was completed in 1918.
Arthur Winslow enlisted on June 6, 1917, he was the "First to Enlist" and has an American Legion Hall named after him, (American Legion Post #1 Rockland Maine).
After enlistment he was transferred to Augusta June 8, 1917 Company F 2nd Infantry, Maine National Guard. He sailed for overseas in the latter part of September 1917.
He was promoted to Pvt 1st Class December 1, 1917 and assigned to Company F, 103rd Infantry. He was mortally wounded in the Toul Sector on June 16, 1918 and died on July 6, 1918, at evacuation hospital No. 1 He was buried in a cemetery at Toul, word of his death was received in Rockland on July 16, 1918.
On November 11, 1927 "Armistice Day" The American Legion held services to honor the first two soldiers from Rockland that paid the supreme sacrifice, they named a block of main street in downtown Rockland "Winslow Holbrook Square" Lt Albert D Holbrook was born in Rockland Maine on January 26, 1896. Lt Holbrook was mortally wounded on June 6, 1918 during the battle of Belleau Wood, from which he died on June 19, 1918 at Fismes, France. He is buried in the Oise - Aisne American Cemetery, near Fere - en - Tardenois, France.
My grandfather, (on my mom's side) Earl Dolham also served in WW1 and survived, he passed in 1965 just before I was born.
Since World War I, there has been a tradition of service in my family. My uncle Robert (on my mom's side) served in the United States Army during WW2 he also survived the war; he passed away in Maine in 2015.
My father, Alvin Maynard Winslow, served in the United States Navy during WW2 in the Pacific Theatre. He left the service after the war and passed in 1998.
My oldest brother Alvin Winslow, Junior served in the United States Navy during Vietnam and was a commissioned officer, reaching the rank of Lieutenant before leaving the service and joining the Merchant Marine.
I served in the U.S. Navy from May 1986 to May 2006. It may seem strange that I had an uncle that served in WW1 considering I was born in 1965 and that would be understandable; however, my dad was born in 1911, and I am the youngest of his kids.
Arthur Winslow photo at left at American Legion Post #1 in Rockland, Maine


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Dr. Nelle received her dental degree and her pediatric dental certificate from the University of Kentucky. She is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist. She is a past president of the Adams County Dental Society and the Colorado Academy of Pediatric Dentists. Dr. Nelle was a chairperson of RMDC 2014 and a past president of the Metro Denver Dental Foundation. In 2019 she will be the third female president of the Metro Denver Dental Society.
Dr. Sean is active in the Colorado Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; he is Board Certified in Pediatric Dentistry. Although Dr. Sean now considers Denver his permanent home, he will always be an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan. Dr. Sean and his wife, Brandy, live in Denver and enjoy an active lifestyle. Dr. Sean and his wife have three boys: Ewan, Holden and Emmett.
Dr. Stacy was born and raised in Topeka, KS. She attended Kansas State University and is an avid Wildcat fan. Upon completing dental school at UMKC in 2010, she moved to Jefferson City, MO where she worked in public health for four years. Here, she discovered her passion for working with children. In June 2014, Dr. Stacy moved to Denver after being accepted into the pediatric dental residency at the Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. She recently completed this program in June 2016, serving her last year as the chief resident.
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She enjoys the outdoors, jogging, skiing, hiking, camping and spending time with her husband and two young children.
Dr. Mike Scheidt is a native Hoosier, graduating from Indiana University School of Dentistry and receiving his specialty training in Periodontics at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He is a Board Certified Periodontist, practicing dentistry for 46 years and in his specialty for 40 years. Dr. Mike has taught Periodontics in multiple residency programs over the years and loves to talk about gums. He has been on the board of the Metropolitan Denver Dental Society since 1999 and served as President in 2010. He and his wife Kathryn have 4 grandchildren to which they cannot devote enough time. He likes to cycle and talk to people who like to fish.
Dr. Betty started Children's Dentistry in 1977, even though she recently retired, she will remain apart of our family. She graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and decided to continue her commitment to children by completing the post-doctoral program in pediatric dentistry at UK in 1976. She moved to Colorado in 1977 and started this practice, Children's Dentistry.
She is Board Certified in Pediatric Dentistry and has been recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, honorary membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon and elected as Director of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry from 1989–1996. She has numerous publications in dental journals.
Dr. Betty and her husband, Dr. Don Kleier, are active in the outdoors. They love to bike, backpack, fly fish and backcountry ski. They also love UK Wildcat basketball.
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The Legacy of Racially Restrictive Housing Covenants
Posted on December 12, 2014 October 15, 2022
In November of 1945, Ada Reeves bought a charming little bungalow at 1303 Kearny St. NE in Brookland. She expected to move in without any problems, but instead was sued by her neighbors. The cause? The color of her skin. Ada Reeves was African American, and her new home's deed contained a covenant that said the house was not to be sold to a black person.
In the early 1900s, Washington DC was still largely a white city. Whites could buy houses and live in any neighborhood they chose. African Americans, on the other hand, were restricted to just a few neighborhoods – Anacostia, Shaw, and some other enclaves primarily in the NE and SE quadrants. Racially-restrictive housing covenants were designed to keep white neighborhoods white and keep others out.
Covenants were riders attached to house deeds, regulating to whom the home could be sold. Usually they were for individual houses, but other times entire blocks or even neighborhoods could enter into such agreements. Jews, Mexicans, Persians, Armenians and other ethnic groups were all targets of those covenants, but no people were singled out more than African Americans.
As the Great Migration brought more and more black people to the city in the 1930s and '40s, the status quo began to fray around the edges. Significant numbers of new residents wished to buy houses in areas that were historically white. Though some whites were tolerant of their new neighbors, many were not. White flight to the suburbs quickened. And when some white homeowners realized they could get up to 15 percent more for their homes by selling to African American families, they did, covenant or not.
Covenants weren't the only restrictive tool, banks often refused to lend to minorities. Many realtors would not even show restricted houses to non-whites. But other realtors did advertise homes available to "colored" people, even if they were restricted, hoping to skirt the covenants. This is the ad for 1303 Kearny that appeared in the Evening Star in 1945:
One of the first court cases against racially-restrictive covenants was brought in 1926 by Charles Hamilton Houston (right), then still a young lawyer, but soon to be the distinguished vice dean of Howard Law School and special counsel to the NAACP. But the Supreme Court declined to hear the case, allowing the openly racist covenant practice to continue.
As for the case of Ada Reeves: her father, Fred Randall, contacted Charles Hamilton Houston in 1945 to look into the case. After an initial discussion, he sent a follow-up letter that contains some interesting local information.
Click for larger image. Photos from Charles H. Houston Papers, Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
Sarah Shoenfeld of Prologue DC, who has been researching the history of racially-restrictive covenants in Washington, kindly sent me a copy of that letter, along with a hand-drawn map of the block that shows each house and the race of its owner.
As it turned out, the covenant on 1303 Kearny, signed in 1935, expired after 12 years, an unusually short time. The case was therefore dismissed in 1947, and Ada Reeves was able to stay in her home.
Finally, in 1948, the Supreme Court did hear two cases involving restrictive covenants. One involved a house in Bloomingdale, with Charles Houston once again arguing against covenants, focusing on the damage done to African American communities due to overcrowding. This time they carried the day, with the court ruling that such covenants could not be legally enforced.
Still, general segregationist boundaries had been set in the city, and you can still see their remnants today. A 1950 story in the Washington Post referred to the black population of Brookland living primarily from Lawrence Street south to Rhode Island Avenue, with the white population from Lawrence north to Michigan Avenue. The legacy of discrimination and the enforced segregation of housing covenants remains with us.
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Q: TelephonyManager.ExtraIncomingNumber is always returning null in android pie I am developing a Xamarin.Android App to read the incoming call phone number, and I was able to get the same in Android Oreo. But once we upgraded to Android Pie
string telephone = intent.GetStringExtra(TelephonyManager.ExtraIncomingNumber);
always returns 'null'.
While Searching, I find out that by adding 'READ_CALL_LOG' permission it will work in Android Pie.
I already tried by adding 'READ_CALL_LOG' to AndroidManifest.xml,
Also given the run time permission for 'READ_CALL_LOG' and 'READ_PHONE_STATE'
in my MainActivity.cs
But Nothing worked for me.
Please tell me if I am missing anything?
```in AndroidManifest.xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG" />

```in MainActivity.cs
if (ContextCompat.CheckSelfPermission(this,
    Manifest.Permission.ReadPhoneState) !=
    Android.Content.PM.Permission.Granted ||
    Manifest.Permission.ReadCallLog) != Android.Content.PM.Permission.Granted)
{
    ActivityCompat.RequestPermissions(this,
    new string[] { Manifest.Permission.ReadCallLog,
    Manifest.Permission.ReadPhoneState },2);
}

A: in Android 9, you have to explicitly ask for both the READ_PHONE_STATE and the READ_CALL_LOG permissions at run time. In previous Android versions you only had to ask for the READ_PHONE_STATE permission. Both of them have to be asked at run time.

If the receiving app has Manifest.permission.READ_CALL_LOG and
  Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE permission, it will receive the
  broadcast twice; one with the EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER populated with the
  phone number, and another with it blank

Here is the TelephonyManager docoument.


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