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Welcome back to "Top Six Favourite Episodes", this time for Supernatural's season six! These are, still to this day, the episodes nearest and dearest to my heart, my comfort episodes, the ones I go to when I need a laugh or a cry or the comfort of an old friend.
Before you read my list, make your own list of season 6 favourites! It will be fun to compare your unbiased choices (before you are unduly influenced by my memories or picks) to mine. If you're joining Nightsky and The WFB in the #SPNSummer2019 Rewatch, or rewatching at your own pace this hiatus, the episodes should be fresh in your mind! Save your list then, because you'll need it for TOP 100 Episode challenge that The Winchester Family Business is running all hiatus! Nightsky reveals her Top 6 season 6 favourites after mine, so you'll have two WFB staff lists as a comparison!
So without further ado, here's my list of Season Six Favourites! The list is by order of appearance only, as they all are equal in their importance to me.
1) Weekend at Bobby's
A day in the life of Bobby montage, set to Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler".
Rufus returns to get help from Bobby.
Sheriff Jody Mills is back to give some assistance on Bobby's case.
Bobby meets his new neighbour, who has a bit of a crush on Bobby.
That is until she gets a dose of the supernatural world.
Bobby deals with an Okami.
Sam and Dean go to Scotland to dig up Crowley's bones.
A comical moment seeing the brothers squeezed in a small European car.
Crowley gets bested by Sam and Dean and Bobby gets out of his deal.
2) Clap Your Hands if You Believe
I loved the X-Files opening.
Dean suggests to Soulless Sam that he will be his conscious. "So your saying you'll be my 'Jiminy Cricket'. "
Dean gets abducted by aliens..... or that's what they thought.
Dean manages to escape and returns to a very worried Sam...yeah, sure.
Sam and Dean learn about fairies from Marion over some very tiny cups of tea.
Dean battles a fairy while David Bowie's "A Space Oddity" plays.
Dean wins the battle by exploding the fairy in the microwave......
...however Sam doesn't see the carnage.
Dean gets arrested for tackling a man he thought was a fairy. He yells to Sam the iconic words "Fight the Fairies!"
They learn that a Leprechaun is behind all the abductions. Sam pours salt on the ground, as Leprechauns can't resist counting each grain. This gives Sam time to reverse the spell sending the fairies and leprechaun away.
Later after leaving the town, Dean questions Sam about getting his soul back. He's starting to feel that Sam doesn't want it back.
3) Appointment in Samarra
Dean goes to a backdoor doctor who will kill him for 3 minutes.
Dean meets up with Tessa but wants to talk to Death.
Death comes and agrees to get Sam's soul back, providing Dean becomes Death for 24 hrs.
Dean informs Sam and Bobby of his deal, but neither are impressed.
Dean does it anyways and joins Tessa in his duties.
Meanwhile Sam calls on Balthazar for help to prevent his soul being re-entered. Balthazar informs Sam that he has to pollute his vessel so it can't be inhabited, like with patricide.
Sam goes after Bobby, but Bobby got to Sam first. However, Sam gets away.
Dean's day as Death is ok until he has to take the life of a 12 year old girl. At first he won't do it, but he learns later that he mustn't mess with the order of things.
Meanwhile Sam has captured Bobby and is about to kill him......
...when Dean shows up and knocks out Sam.
While tied to the bed in the panic room, Death returns Sam's soul.
4) The French Mistake
Balthazar shows up and tell them that Raphael is sending an angel to kill Castiel and anyone associated with him.
Balthazar creates a spell and hands Sam a key and tells them to run.
When they jump through Bobby's window, they land on a TV set, filming a show called Supernatural. Apparently they are actors named Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.
While on set they meet up with Castiel...
.....or should I say some actor named Misha.
The brothers come across Jensen's trailer and Dean is impressed......
... until he sees that his alternate self was a soap opera star.
I loved the shout out to Kim Manners.
The brothers find out that their not even in the States, but in Canada.
They come to Jared's modest small home and ....
... find out his alternate self is married to RUBY! Actually Gen.
The brothers' attempt at acting is hilarious.
It left actor Misha dumbfounded...
... and so was the production team.
Unfortunately, the hired angel finds his way to the alternate world and kills Misha/Castiel...
...as well as the creator of Supernatural, Eric Kripke. The western style shooting was another epic moment.
Leaving Kripke sprawled out on the ground.
The brothers manage to recreate the spell and get themselves back to their world, however......
Raphael is waiting for them.
However, Cas comes and scares away Raphael for now.
5) My Heart Will Go On
A few suspicious deaths bring the boys to a new case, however things don't look right.
Where is Baby???
And how is Bobby married to Ellen, when she is deceased?
It appears the Titanic never sank and a familiar face was on that ship...
Balthazar.
The brothers confront Balthazar and find out things are not so normal.
Fate has emerged to try to set things right by killing members of families who would never have been born.
She makes an attempt at the brothers to stop them from meddling.
However, Cas put a stop to it.
Balthazar was ready to end Fate, but Cas stops him too.
Balthazar agrees to put everything right.
Unfortunately, this means that Ellen is dead and Bobby never had a life with her.
6) The Man Who Knew Too Much
Sam is running from police.
He stumbles into a bar and meets Robin. He has no memory of who he is.
After spotting a book, Sam remembers the Nite Owl Hotel.
Both Sam and Robin go to the motel room and find a hunting mural. Sam spots a newspaper clipping of Ellie.
Sam has a flashback of his last moments before losing his memory, where they find Ellie dying. Cas and Crowley needed her blood to open the door to Purgatory.
Cas appears and tries to tell them to stay out of his plans, but they won't listen, so he collapse Sam's wall.
Sam lays in a coma in Bobby's panic room, with a very worried Dean guarding over him.
Meanwhile, Sam meets with his soulless self.
After a cat and mouse hunt, Sam outwits and kills SS. Sam then absorbs SS's essence and memories.
Crowley hands Cas the mixture of Purgatory and virgin blood. Cas then turns the table on Crowley and tells him he gets no souls. 'Flee or die.' Crowley flees.
Meanwhile, Dean and Bobby are going to stop Castiel. Dean leaves Sam his gun and the address, in case he comes to.
Sam meets up with the part of him the was in Hell - a very tortured self.
Hell Sam warns him that he's not strong enough to handle the memories of Hell, but Sam insists that he must, no matter what, because 'I'm not leaving my brother alone out there.' HS won't fight Sam and allows him to take his life. Sam now has all his memories.
Crowley tries to double cross Cas by teaming up with Raphael, but Cas has already opened the door to purgatory and consumed all the souls. Crowley flees again and Raphael is killed.
A somewhat recovered Sam stabs Cas with an angle blade but it doesn't have any effect....
... as he's no longer an angel but a God.
Those are my top favourites for season six! As promised, here are Nightsky's "Top 6 Favourite Episodes" for season six, in order of preference:
"The Man Who Knew Too Much"
"The French Mistake"
"Clap Your Hands If You Believe"
"Weekend at Bobby's"
"My Heart Will Go On"*
* Nightsky: "I originally ranked "Frontierland" here when I did my top 100 rankings, but after my season 6 rewatch, I remembered the hilarious scene where the boys try to dodge fate. Also, hilarious Balthazar! So I have to bump "Frontierland" off the list in favor of "My Heart Will Go On". I think "Appointment in Samarra" would be my #7 now."
Now it's your turn! Which episodes make your top 6? What surprised you, either by inclusion or exclusion, from my or Nightsky's lists? Make your lists now, if you didn't before you read our favorites. You're going to need them for WFB's Ultimate Top 100 Hiatus Challenge!
Having fun comparing favorites? Keep going with Season 7's Favorite 6 List!!
If you missed seeing our earlier lists, catch up on:
Top 6 Favourite Episodes, Supernatural Season 1,
Top 6 Favourite Episodes, Supernatural Season 2
Top 6 Favourite Episodes, Supernatural Season 3 and so on! Each season has a link to the next season's list! You can follow along through the entire series!
Enjoy The WFB's many other Supernatural Top 10 lists, always available on our Tags Page!

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Relays can be found all throughout a vehicle and come in assorted sizes, ratings, and applications. Relays are used as remote control switches. A typical vehicle can have 20 relays or more.
Relays use a small current to switch a big current, "Relaying" a power supply to a component from a switch.
Relays are located throughout the entire vehicle. Relay blocks, both large and small, are located in the engine compartment; behind the left or right kick panels, or under the dash are common locations. Relays are often grouped together or with other components like fuses or placed by themselves.
Relay / Fuse block covers typically label the location and position of each fuse, relay, or fuse element contained within.
Relays are remote control electrical switches that are controlled by another switch, such as a horn switch or a computer as in a power train control module. Relays allow a small current flow circuit to control a higher current circuit. Several designs of relays are in use today, 3-pin, 4-pin, 5-pin, and 6-pin, single switch or dual switches.
All relays operate using the same basic principle. Our example will use a commonly used 4 - pin relay. Relays have two circuits: A control circuit (shown in GREEN) and a load circuit (shown in RED). The control circuit has a small control coil while the load circuit has a switch. The coil controls the operation of the switch.
Current flowing through the control circuit coil (pins 1 and 3) creates a small magnetic field which causes the switch to close, pins 2 and 4. The switch, which is part of the load circuit, is used to control an electrical circuit that may connect to it. Current now flows through pins 2 and 4 shown in RED, when the relay in energized.
When current stops flowing through the control circuit, pins 1 and 3, the relay becomes de-energized. Without the magnetic field, the switch opens and current is prevented from flowing through pins 2 and 4. The relay is now OFF.
When no voltage is applied to pin 1, there is no current flow through the coil. No current means no magnetic field is developed, and the switch is open. When voltage is supplied to pin 1, current flow though the coil creates the magnetic field needed to close the switch allowing continuity between pins 2 and 4.
Relays are either Normally Open or Normally Closed. Notice the position of the switches in the two relays shown below. Normally open relays have a switch that remains open until energized (ON) while normally closed relays are closed until energized. Relays are always shown in the de-energized position (no current flowing through the control circuit - OFF). Normally open relays are the most common in vehicles; however either can be use in automotive applications.
The operation of a Normally Closed relay is the same to that of a Normally Open relay, except backwards. In other words, when the relay control coil is NOT energized, the relay switch contacts are closed, completing the circuit through pins 2 and 4. When the control coil is energized, the relay switch contacts opens, which breaks the circuit open and no continuity exists between pins 2 and 4.
Current flows through the control coil, which is wrapped around an iron core. The iron core intensifies the magnetic field. The magnetic field attracts the upper contact arm and pulls it down, closing the contacts and allowing power from the power source to go to the load.
Other relay variations include three and five pin relays. A 3-PIN relay instead of two B+ input sources, this relay has one B+ input at pin 1. Current splits inside the relay, supplying power to both the control and load circuits. A 5-PIN relay has a single control circuit, but two separate current paths for the switch: One when the relay is de-energized (OFF - no current through the control coil) and the other the energized (ON - current is flowing through the control coil). When the 5-PIN relay is de-energized (OFF), pins 4 and 5 have continuity. When the relay is energized (ON), pins 3 and 5 have continuity.
ISO relays were designed to try and standardize relay connections, making it easier to test and design systems. ISO relays are currently used by almost all automotive manufacturers today. Both 4 and 5 pin designs are used in both standard mini and micro sizes. FYI: ISO is short for International Standard Organization.
Below are two popular standard MINI ISO relay configurations. The size of a ISO Standard MINI relay is a 1" square cube. Both 4 and 5 pins designs are used.
Below are two popular MICRO ISO relay configurations. The size of a ISO MICRO relay is a 1" x 1" x 1/2" square (1/2 as thick as a Mini relay). Both 4 and 5 pins designs are used.
When the switch is closed (shown left), current flows through the coil from positive to negative as shown in red. This current flow creates a magnetic field around the coil. The top of the coil is positive, and the bottom is negative.
When the switch is opened (shown on right), current stops flowing through the control circuit coil, and the magnetic field surrounding the coil cannot be maintained. As the magnetic field collapses across the coil, it induces a voltage into itself, creating a reverse polarity voltage spike of several hundred volts. Although the top of the coil is still 12 volts positive, the bottom of the coil produces several hundred positive volts (200+ volts or more); 200 is "more positive" and stronger than 12 volts, so current flows from the bottom of the coil up towards the top.
Relays are often controlled by a computer. When relays are controlled by semiconductors such as transistors, they require some type of voltage suppression device. Solid state circuits are vulnerable to voltage spikes. Voltage spikes slam against transistors, destroying them. While some computer circuits have voltage suppression built inside the computer, others rely on voltage suppression from within the relay. High ohm resistors, diodes, or capacitors can be used for voltage suppression. Diodes and resistors are the most common. NOTE: Relays are usually clearly marked if a suppression diode or resistor are present.
A de-spiking (clamping) diode is connected in parallel with the relay coil. It is in the reverse biased position when the relay is turned on; therefore no current will flow through the diode. When the relay control circuit is opened (turned OFF), current stops flowing through the coil, causing the magnetic field to collapse. The magnetic lines of force cut through the coil and induce a counter voltage (a voltage in reverse polarity) into the wiring. The counter voltage begins to raise. When the bottom side of the diode sees 0.7 volts more positive voltage than the top, the diode becomes forward biased, allowing the excess voltage to pass, completing the circuit to the other end of the coil. The current flows around in the diode and coil circuit until the voltage is dissipated.
High ohm resistors are sometimes used instead of diodes. A resistor is more durable than a diode and can suppress voltage spikes similar to a diode, but the resistor will allow current to flow through it whenever the relay is on. Therefore resistance of the resistor must be fairly high (about 600 ohms) in order to prevent too much current flow in the circuit. High ohm resistors are not quite as efficient at suppressing a voltage spike as diodes.
Relays are easy to test but often misunderstood. Using a 4 pin relay for our example, we must first identify the pins. Some manufacturers place a diagram and pin ID on the outside of the relay case to show which pins are part of the control circuit and which pins are part of the load circuit.
If the relay is not labeled, use an ohmmeter and check to see which pins are connected to each other. You should typically find an ohm value of approximately 50 to 120 ohms between two of the pins. This is the control circuit. If the coil is less that 50 ohms it could be suspect. Refer to manual to verify reading. The remaining two pins should read OL (infinite) if it's a normally open relay, or 0 ohms (continuity) if it's a normally closed relay. If the readings are correct, proceed to the next test. Note: If none of the relay pins showed a coil value and all pins show OL or 0 ohms, the control coil is damaged and should be replaced.
Once the pins have been identified, energize the control circuit by supplying B+ to pin 1 and a ground to pin 3. A faint "click" will be heard; although this "click" means the switch has moved (closed), it does not mean the relay is good. The load circuit switch contacts could still be faulty (high resistance), and further testing is required. A common mistake technicians make is they hear a "click" and assume the relay is good. Take the extra step and verify operation.
Now start the second part of the test. Energize the relay (control side) by supplying B+ to pin 1 and a ground to pin 3. A click should be heard. With the relay still energized, supply B+ pin 2 of the load circuit. The test light will be on. De-energize (remove B+) the control circuit at pin 1; the test light at pin 4 should go off. A test light is preferred because a test light will draw current through the switch.
A voltmeter can be substituted in place of a test light; however be aware if the contacts are partially burned, the voltmeter will show voltage indicating good contact even when bad. Remember high impedance digital voltmeters draw almost no current. Energize the relay (control side) by supplying B+ to pin 1 and a ground to pin 3. A click should be heard. With the relay still energized supply B+ to pin 2 of the load circuit. Connect the RED lead to pin 4 and the BLACK lead to ground. The voltmeter will indicate source voltage (12V). De-energize (remove B+) the control circuit at pin 1; the voltmeter should now read "zero". Re-energize the relay and the voltmeter should return to 12 volts.
Testing relays with built in clamping diodes require a special procedure. These relays are polarity sensitive; placing B+ to the wrong pin (backwards) while performing a practical test will forward bias the diode and damage the diode, thus destroying the protective quality of the diode.
An ohmmeter can also be used to test the load circuit, but the same problem as the voltmeter comes into play. Energize the relay (control side). Supply B+ to pin 1 and a ground (neg.) to pin 3. A click should be heard. Place the leads on an ohmmeter to across pin 2 and pin 4. Assuming it is a normally open relay the ohmmeter will indicate a complete circuit (close to zero -0 ohms). De-energize the control circuit at pin 1(remove B+). The ohmmeter should indicate OL (an open circuit - infinite). Re-energize the relay and the ohmmeter should return to "zero" ohms. Note: some manufactures provide a maximum ohm value when the switch contacts are closed, example 5 ohms max.
An ANALOG OHMMETER must be used. This test cannot be performed with a digital meter. The analog meter sends out a higher voltage which is required to forward bias the diode. Place the ohmmeter across the control circuit and record reading. Reverse the leads and check the control circuit again. A functioning diode will be indicated by have two different readings. A faulty diode will have the same reading in both directions. Current from the ohmmeter flows through the control coil, in one direction. By reversing the leads, you send current in the opposite direction through the control coil. One of the two directions the diode will be forward biased(on), creating two paths for current thus lowering resistance. With the leads in the other direction, the diode in will be reversed biased (off) creating only one path, with higher resistance.


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Miller says he grew up watching Steve Nash and Jason Williams' mix tapes and has spent countless hours in his basement throwing the ball off the wall and practicing passes from all angels. "It takes a lot of work," he said. I learned from (Steve Nash and Jason Williams), they're the best. I watched it and worked on it a lot. Just something I added to my game. I try to pass to whoever is open."
He spent the summer competing with the Mac Irvin Fire. "My summer was kind of productive and a learning experience," he said. "I was playing on my team and trying to build chemistry. We got far (at Peach Jam) and, I'd say it was more productive than anything else."
Miller has seen his recruiting take off in recent months and currently holds offers from Illinois-Chicago, Wake Forrest, Illinois, Kansas, Memphis, and Oklahoma State. He says he has taken a time out on visits to focus on the high school season as he adjusts to a new school.
Miller has transferred to Morgan Park, Ill. and says he is still getting to know his new teammates and find ways to fit in. "I've adjusted pretty well and I'm liking it," he says. "Open gyms are going good. A lot of good conditioning. School is going good. That's important. I'm really getting a good feel there, and I like it."
One of the best in the country in the 2020 class, Miller continues to take elite steps forward this past weekend as he was named Co-MVP for his class at the prestigious NY2LA Futures Camp. A potential top 10 caliber talent nationally, Miller is just getting warmed up so expect to hear a lot about him over the next 24-36 months.
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Q: Set VM option from maven config Is there any way to set an argument for the command line from the maven config? Maybe some plugin?
I need to run my service on spring boot with the following VM option:
-Dspring.config.additional-location=classpath:/config/business-config.yml

I have tried using maven-surefire-plugin:
<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
      <configuration>
        <argLine>
          -Dspring.config.additional-location=classpath:/config/business-config.yml
        </argLine>
      </configuration>
</plugin>

and spring-boot-maven-plugin:
<plugin>
  <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
      <configuration>
        <jvmArguments>
          -Dspring.config.additional-location=classpath:/config/business-config.yml
        </jvmArguments>
      </configuration>
</plugin>

But that doesn't work for me. I test by running my maven project locally from IDEA Intellij as a Spring Boot application. If I set this option in IDEA configuration then it works properly.
Any ideas why?

A: Maven is a build tool, not a runtime environment.
For the simplest see The java Command:

java ... -Dproperty=value ...
Sets a system property value. The property variable is a string with no spaces that represents the name of the property. The value variable is a string that represents the value of the property. If value is a string with spaces, then enclose it in quotation marks (for example -Dfoo="foo bar").

Otherwise the container your application is running in has to have a possibility to configure java command line parameters.

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Everyone knew former Houston Comets guard Janeth Arcain was going to call it quits, but she danced around the specific words until now. Along with being a Brazilian Olympian and part of their organization for 21 years, Arcain won four WNBA titles. Storm forward Iziane Castro Marques now becomes the face of Brazilian basketball.


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There are 112 high schools competing in 56 playoff games in Florida on Friday night. The matchups include games in all classifications, ranging from 8A to 1A. High schools in each classification continue the journey toward fulfilling a lifelong dream of winning a Florida football state championship.
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Premier Wynne sells budget plan to Hamilton audience at MIP
Kathleen Wynne wants to change the way people think about growing Ontario's economy.
The premier said in an interview that getting the province's economy back on track is about more than tax cuts for corporations, it's also about people, health care, education and many other fields.
Wynne spoke to an audience at the McMaster Innovation Park on Tuesday, part of a tour to sell her government's accomplishments and the heavy infrastructure investments included in its most recent budget.
"I think that for a long time we have allowed ourselves as a society to talk about the economy as though it is the financial documents and indicators, the numbers on the page," she said in an interview. "The economy is the environment we live in. It is obviously affected by people's health, by their ability to get to work, by their education and mental health. We have to tend to all of those things. We have to make sure that we understand that the connectivity."
Included in the budget package is a $160-billion, 12-year infrastructure program designed to build the roads, bridges, schools and other facilities needed to drive economic growth.
It's a different way of looking at that growth.
"Maybe my being first woman in the job has brought a different perspective. I've never seen the world in compartments. I've always seen the world as being a set of interconnected realities," she said. "When I see my own children getting into the workforce, I always think, 'Are they going to be healthy, will they have access to child care?' I've never seen those parts of the economy divided from each other. I hope that going forward we can think of the economy in that way because we will have better outcomes for everyone."
That's in sharp contrast to the "naïve" belief of the former Stephen Harper federal government that soaring world prices for Canada's natural resources would drive growth. That thinking, she said, left Ontario "in a fragile, post-recession recovery" when her government took over.
"We were at one of those fork-in-the-road moments we all know about," she said. "We need to be able to say we did everything we could for the economy. We owe that to the future."
On the human side of the economic equation, the government has included initiatives such as pension reform to ensure people can retire with security; tuition reform to ensure every child in the province has a chance at post-secondary education; infrastructure projects to ensure goods and people can move quickly and efficiently; and environmental efforts such as closing the province's coal-fired generating stations.
"It's not going to happen on its own," she said. "An economic plan for meaningful growth has to include everyone and that's what we've done."
On the issue of U.S. Steel Canada and fears for the future of its pensioners, she said the province remains part of the negotiations about the company's future.
"My concern is for the workers who need to be supported. We have been part of the negotiations and I can't pre-empt the outcome on that, but we will continue to work with our partners to find a resolution on this," she said. "It's a really challenging problem for people who have been part of that steel family.
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Ли́дия Гео́ргиевна Неча́ева (31 мая 1920 года — 1992) — советский , историк, кавказовед, научный сотрудник Кунсткамеры с 1951 года до своей смерти.

Родилась в семье художника Г. Д. Нечаева. В 1938 году поступила на археологическое отделение исторического факультета Ленинградского университета, в годы блокады Ленинграда была мобилизована и работала на строительстве железной дороги по льду Ладожского озера. Закончив университет в 1947 году, поступила в аспирантуру, работала над диссертацией, посвящённой катакомбным погребениям на Северном Кавказе, защитила её в 1956-м.

С 1962 года занималась проблемой этногенеза осетин по археологическим данным, исследовала средневековые склепы Северного Кавказа в разных республиках, участвовала в экспедициях Северо-Кавказской экспедиции ИЭ АН СССР (до 1975 года), искала общие явления и закономерности склеповой архитектуры в регионе.

На основе некоторых конструктивных аналогий и исторических данных Л. Г. Нечаева выступила с гипотезой о связи между катакомбной и склеповой погребальными традициями (склеп — это катакомба в камне, обустроенная в местности, где грунт не позволяет рыть катакомбу). Одним из возражений против этой гипотезы было то, что катакомбы и склепы не встречаются в одних и тех же районах — в частности, В. Х. Тменов писал: «Даргавсская котловина представлена множеством склепов, а катакомбы здесь не известны» (однако позже именно в этой котловине был обнаружен могильник с десятками катакомбных захоронений).

До сих пор накопленные Л. Г. Нечаевой во время полевых исследований на Кавказе материалы были опубликованы лишь частично. Они хранятся в фондах Отдела Востока Государственного Эрмитажа.

Научные труды

 Древнее население Кавказа и его культура (совместно с С.Н. Замятниным, при участии А.А. Формозова) // Народы Кавказа. М., 1960. Т. I. С. 33-60;
 Краткие итоги исследований первой группы археологического отряда ТКАЭИЭ (совместно с А.Д. Грачом) // Ученые записки Тувинского НИИЯЛИ. Кызыл, 1960. Вып. 8. С. 185-192;
 Археологическое собрание МАЭ АН СССР (совместно с Т.А. Поповой, В.В. Федоровым, Э.Е. Фрадкиным) // Сборник МАЭ. 1964. Т. 22. С. 151-168;
 Катакомбы могильника Былым // Археологические открытия 1969. М., 1970. С. 101-102;
 Осетинские погребальные склепы и этногенез осетин // Этническая история народов Азии. М., 1972. С. 267-292;
 О жилище кочевников Юго-Восточной Европы в железном веке (I тыс. до н.э. — первая половина II тыс. н.э.). Древнее жилище народов Восточной Европы. М., 1975. С. 7-49;
 О мавзолеях Северного Кавказа // Сборник МАЭ. 1978. Т. 34. С. 85-112.

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Home Faces of GRCC Who's that girl?
Lisa Stapel
GRCC student Marissa Diaz poses for a photo other than the one on the sample RaiderCards around campus. Photo courtesy of Marissa Diaz.
You've seen her all over Grand Rapids Community College. Her smile greets you when you enter the parking ramps, and you catch a glimpse of her in every hallway. She's even been popping up in your emails. She's the face of the new RaiderCard, and you've been seeing a lot of her lately. But who is she?
The woman in the sample ID card that you've been seeing all over campus is an actual GRCC student, and her name is Marissa Diaz.
GRCC's identification card, known as the RaiderCard, was updated in late 2018 to include new security measures as well as other features. Students and employees alike have seen and received numerous reminders to replace their old RaiderCards with the new version as they begin their winter semesters.
"I feel famous," stated Diaz, 22, of Kent City in an email to The Collegiate. "I have received a lot of messages, snaps and calls from family and friends. They asked why my image was everywhere, and I just explained that I was promoting the new RaiderCard… I had people even calling up my mom."
Tatiana Diaz | The Collegiate Live Diaz on the sample new RaiderCards promoted on campus.
Diaz is currently at home following the recent birth of her baby but plans to return to GRCC to finish her associate in arts degree. But if you think you've actually seen her in person before, you probably have. Prior to this semester, she was a familiar face around the Student Center Building.
"I worked at GRCC for about three years in the Student Life office," stated Diaz. "I loved working there! All the staff and student employees are awesome…They were like family. Bruné (Garcia) is such a great boss. He always gave us advice and helped whenever we had issues. I got to meet different people and get them connected with resources that we offer. It's always a great feeling when (you're) helping others."
It was Bruné Garcia, the Service and Technology Coordinator in the Office of Student Life and Conduct, who a year ago offered Diaz the opportunity to be photographed for the sample RaiderCard.
"Bruné sent me a message and I accepted," Diaz stated. "I was a little nervous at first because I knew my face was going to be everywhere, but I just thought … I have to get out of my comfort zone, and I said yes."
GRCC Director of Communications Dave Murray stated he feels it's important to represent students in the college's designs whenever possible.
"I'm proud of the people who attend and work here," stated Murray in an email to The Collegiate. "Rather than use a stock image or an illustration, I always like to tell our story by using real students. I was excited when a member of the Student Life team allowed us to use her image."
Diaz had good things to say about her time at the college.
"GRCC is a great school," stated Diaz. "I loved my experience here. I got involved in so many ways… I made friends that are now my best friends. The staff are great and care about you and your success."
More information on the new RaiderCards can be found here.
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And so I attempt to put in words, the emotion that cannot be explained but only be felt, the phenomenon that cannot be understood but only be experienced and a love that cannot be rationalized but can only be succumbed and surrendered to. I attempt to both understand and explain how much Sachin Tendulkar has meant to Cricket fans across the world, how much he has meant to millions of Indians and, how much he has meant to me. I will fail. But that is alright; it will not be a reflection of the inadequacy of my writing but rather a testament to the magnitude of the Tendulkar phenomenon, the Tendulkar experience and the Tendulkar emotion.
It was in 9th grade when I first realized that hyperbole can be literally true; a spectacular fall from a bicycle resulting in me actually seeing stars. And then it happened again a couple of years later. It was the evening of the 5th of November 2009, in Rajiv Gandhi stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. It was 'that' match. That match, where chasing 350 against Australia, Tendulkar scored 175 of the most glorious runs; and India lost. Having had faced 16 balls for just 6 runs, Tendulkar clips Hilfenhaus to deep square leg and scampers three. It would have been innocuous if not for the fact that with those three runs, he became the first batsman to score 17000 ODI runs. 17000. The crowd, to the last man, are on their feet. They shout and they scream; they clap and they stomp. And the ground actually, literally, physically, shook beneath my feet. And all because of that one tiny small man hitting a ball with a bat. This was fan-dom and this was fan-aticism but this was also something more, something perhaps purer and something certainly rarer. This was about millions uniting in their joy. This was not the crowd celebrating Tendulkar's achievements but celebrating their own because, for that brief moment in time, Tendulkar was a part of them and they were a part of Tendulkar. Tendulkar meant so much to so many people for so long a time.
Tendulkar was a great batsman; probably one of the best that there ever was. The record books will confirm that. But if he was only that, he would have been confined to the world of Cricket; instead, he ended up being a cultural phenomenon. How did this remarkable journey come about to be? And where did it all start? Most of us spend a lifetime searching for our true calling. Tendulkar found his at the age of 10. By the age of 14, he was known as the 'Greatest schoolboy Cricketer ever'. And then, less than two years later, in a room in Bombay, five wise men were having a heated discussion. It was absurd. He was only 16, and he looked 14. Some of the selectors argued that Pakistan with its fearsome bowling attack and hostile environment was no place for a kid to be making his international debut. They would have been right except for the fact that they were discussing about Sachin Tendulkar. One of the five, Naren Tamhane, thoroughly exasperated, got up and shouted, "Tendulkar never fails'. And so by the age of 16, the hopes of a nation rested on Tendulkar.
The selectors were not wrong to be wary though. In that first series, against that fearsome attack, amidst the hostile Pakistani crowd baying for blood, Tendulkar almost failed. Waqar Younis broke his nose and drew blood, but heroically, Tendulkar batted on, his spirit unbroken. As the years passed by, the runs accumulated and the centuries began to pile up. There were some memorable innings, a few glorious victories and some inevitable heart breaks. But more importantly, he began to become one of us. Fathers bonded with their sons over Tendulkar. The generation gap was briefly erased when discussing Tendulkar with our grandparents. And for as long as Tendulkar batted, our mothers would relent and let us watch television. Once he got out though, television sets were turned off and reality resumed. Tendulkar had firmly become a part of our collective psyche. All nations need a hero and Tendulkar was to be ours.
There are two kind of heroes though. The first kind are those who do the unexpected. When David defeated Goliath, he was a hero because he performed a miracle. The other kind though, the rarer breed, are those who do what is expected of them, without fail, again and again. Tendulkar did it for nearly a quarter of a century. Tendulkar had begun to become so much a part of our lives that the nation's mood began to depend on his performance. It was a vicarious relationship. We lived out our dreams through his achievements. We celebrated his success and mourned his failure. We prayed when he was injured and swore when he was wronged. In 2007, when Tendulkar repeatedly got out in the 90's, I spent almost all of my pocket money on replacing the three remotes that I had broken. Tendulkar did not make our troubles go away of course; but he helped us forget our troubles for a while and made the pain more bearable. As long as Tendulkar was batting, the world was a kinder place.
Was Tendulkar aware of the hype around him? Was he aware of people worshipping him and temples being built? He certainly must have been; it was difficult to miss after all. Was he comfortable? Very unlikely. For, the relentless scrutiny, and the incessant pressure, of the magnitude that Tendulkar has had to face can and does break the best of men. And yet, Tendulkar was not broken. The expectations only seemed to fuel his hunger for runs and the love and affection showered upon him only served to make him ever more humble and grateful. Circumstances conspired to make Tendulkar the phenomenon that he became. Tendulkar's immense ability, prodigious talent and audacious stroke play certainly contributed. But more that, it was the Television revolution sweeping across India, and the coming together of Cricket and commerce for the first time that made the Tendulkar phenomenon happen. What is remarkable though is that Tendulkar did nothing to halt the procession of that incredible phenomenon.
He became the great batsman we expected him to be. But more than that, he was a role-model like we demanded him to be. For all of Tendulkar's staggering achievements, his greatest achievement is not in what he has done but in what he hasn't. He didn't rebel, didn't try to run away, and didn't try to shrug off the stifling expectations of perfection placed upon him. He didn't throw tantrums, he didn't have affairs and he didn't court scandals. In our society, like in most others, we place people on high pedestals, often only for the sadistic pleasure of seeing them fall. Higher the pedestal, greater the fall. Tendulkar though didn't give us that opportunity. Instead, he became what we wanted him to become; honest, hardworking and humble. And he remained that way. For 24 long and glorious years.
and cut out the pictures of Tendulkar most carefully. Then I would get onto the bunk bed in my room and perform acrobatics as my sister passed on the sellotape. My mother did not approve much of what she considered the desecration of the walls and the roof, but she understood. It just seemed right somehow; looking up to Tendulkar first thing in the morning. That was my daily dose of prayer.
And so I end by trying to answer the question I had asked at the beginning. Just how much did Tendulkar mean to us?
It was that same '175' match against Australia. The sun was setting and the stadium was bathed in warm orange. The flood lights had just been switched on and the outfield dazzled a pristine green. Hyderabad rarely looked better and it was a glorious evening to be watching Cricket. And just then, a great flock of birds glided past the stadium. It was a spectacular sight. The spirit of each spectator there was stirred. All 50,000 or so of them were excited. And so how do they express this excitement and euphoria? They break out into a chant of Saachin Saachin. Tendulkar wasn't even batting. That's how much he meant to us.
In our country we call our friends by their first names. But we refer to our heroes by their family names. So it is Gandhi and not Mohan, Bachchan and not Amitabh, Dravid and not Rahul. But he was one of us. And so more than Tendulkar, it was always Sachin. That's how much he meant to us.
As I stood in Wankhede, listening to Sachin give his farewell speech, tears streamed down my face. Except I wasn't alone. All around me, grown men were weeping and sobbing openly. That's how much he meant to us.
And just yesterday, I decided to watch Tendulkar's movie alone. Because I thought the emotion was too personal a one to be shared. I was wrong. I wasn't alone. I couldn't be alone. Strangers we were, but together, probably for one last time, we reignited the passion, rekindled the memories and relived the journey. The theatre transformed into a stadium, with chants of Saachin, Saachin. And that's how much he meant to us.
Sambit Bal, the editor of Cricinfo probably summed it up best. Tendulkar loved Cricket more than anything else and Cricket loved back Tendulkar more than anyone else.


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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ServiceStack.OrmLite.Dapper
{
    internal sealed class DisposedReader : DbDataReader
    {
        internal static readonly DisposedReader Instance = new DisposedReader();
        private DisposedReader() { }
        public override int Depth => 0;
        public override int FieldCount => 0;
        public override bool IsClosed => true;
        public override bool HasRows => false;
        public override int RecordsAffected => -1;
        public override int VisibleFieldCount => 0;

        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
        private static T ThrowDisposed<T>() => throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(DbDataReader));
        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
        private async static Task<T> ThrowDisposedAsync<T>()
        {
            var result = ThrowDisposed<T>();
            await Task.Yield(); // will never hit this - already thrown and handled
            return result;
        }
        public override void Close() { }
        public override DataTable GetSchemaTable() => ThrowDisposed<DataTable>();
        public override object InitializeLifetimeService() => ThrowDisposed<object>();
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) { }
        public override bool GetBoolean(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<bool>();
        public override long GetBytes(int ordinal, long dataOffset, byte[] buffer, int bufferOffset, int length) => ThrowDisposed<long>();
        public override float GetFloat(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<float>();
        public override short GetInt16(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<short>();
        public override byte GetByte(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<byte>();
        public override char GetChar(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<char>();
        public override long GetChars(int ordinal, long dataOffset, char[] buffer, int bufferOffset, int length) => ThrowDisposed<long>();
        public override string GetDataTypeName(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<string>();
        public override DateTime GetDateTime(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<DateTime>();
        protected override DbDataReader GetDbDataReader(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<DbDataReader>();
        public override decimal GetDecimal(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<decimal>();
        public override double GetDouble(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<double>();
        public override IEnumerator GetEnumerator() => ThrowDisposed<IEnumerator>();
        public override Type GetFieldType(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<Type>();
        public override T GetFieldValue<T>(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<T>();
        public override Task<T> GetFieldValueAsync<T>(int ordinal, CancellationToken cancellationToken) => ThrowDisposedAsync<T>();
        public override Guid GetGuid(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<Guid>();
        public override int GetInt32(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<int>();
        public override long GetInt64(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<long>();
        public override string GetName(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<string>();
        public override int GetOrdinal(string name) => ThrowDisposed<int>();
        public override Type GetProviderSpecificFieldType(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<Type>();
        public override object GetProviderSpecificValue(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<object>();
        public override int GetProviderSpecificValues(object[] values) => ThrowDisposed<int>();
        public override Stream GetStream(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<Stream>();
        public override string GetString(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<string>();
        public override TextReader GetTextReader(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<TextReader>();
        public override object GetValue(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<object>();
        public override int GetValues(object[] values) => ThrowDisposed<int>();
        public override bool IsDBNull(int ordinal) => ThrowDisposed<bool>();
        public override Task<bool> IsDBNullAsync(int ordinal, CancellationToken cancellationToken) => ThrowDisposedAsync<bool>();
        public override bool NextResult() => ThrowDisposed<bool>();
        public override bool Read() => ThrowDisposed<bool>();
        public override Task<bool> NextResultAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => ThrowDisposedAsync<bool>();
        public override Task<bool> ReadAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => ThrowDisposedAsync<bool>();
        public override object this[int ordinal] => ThrowDisposed<object>();
        public override object this[string name] => ThrowDisposed<object>();
    }

    internal static class WrappedReader
    {
        // the purpose of wrapping here is to allow closing a reader to *also* close
        // the command, without having to explicitly hand the command back to the
        // caller; what that actually looks like depends on what we get: if we are
        // given a DbDataReader, we will surface a DbDataReader; if we are given
        // a raw IDataReader, we will surface that; and if null: null
        public static IDataReader Create(IDbCommand cmd, IDataReader reader)
        {
            if (cmd == null) return reader; // no need to wrap if no command

            if (reader is DbDataReader dbr) return new DbWrappedReader(cmd, dbr);
            if (reader != null) return new BasicWrappedReader(cmd, reader);
            cmd.Dispose();
            return null; // GIGO
        }
        public static DbDataReader Create(IDbCommand cmd, DbDataReader reader)
        {
            if (cmd == null) return reader; // no need to wrap if no command

            if (reader != null) return new DbWrappedReader(cmd, reader);
            cmd.Dispose();
            return null; // GIGO
        }
    }
    internal sealed class DbWrappedReader : DbDataReader, IWrappedDataReader
    {
        private DbDataReader _reader;
        private IDbCommand _cmd;

        IDataReader IWrappedDataReader.Reader => _reader;

        IDbCommand IWrappedDataReader.Command => _cmd;

        public DbWrappedReader(IDbCommand cmd, DbDataReader reader)
        {
            _cmd = cmd;
            _reader = reader;
        }

        public override bool HasRows => _reader.HasRows;

        public override void Close() => _reader.Close();
        public override DataTable GetSchemaTable() => _reader.GetSchemaTable();
        public override object InitializeLifetimeService() => _reader.InitializeLifetimeService();

        public override int Depth => _reader.Depth;

        public override bool IsClosed => _reader.IsClosed;

        public override bool NextResult() => _reader.NextResult();

        public override bool Read() => _reader.Read();

        public override int RecordsAffected => _reader.RecordsAffected;

        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing)
            {
                _reader.Close();
                _reader.Dispose();
                _reader = DisposedReader.Instance; // all future ops are no-ops
                _cmd?.Dispose();
                _cmd = null;
            }
        }

        public override int FieldCount => _reader.FieldCount;

        public override bool GetBoolean(int i) => _reader.GetBoolean(i);

        public override byte GetByte(int i) => _reader.GetByte(i);

        public override long GetBytes(int i, long fieldOffset, byte[] buffer, int bufferoffset, int length) =>
            _reader.GetBytes(i, fieldOffset, buffer, bufferoffset, length);

        public override char GetChar(int i) => _reader.GetChar(i);

        public override long GetChars(int i, long fieldoffset, char[] buffer, int bufferoffset, int length) =>
            _reader.GetChars(i, fieldoffset, buffer, bufferoffset, length);

        public override string GetDataTypeName(int i) => _reader.GetDataTypeName(i);

        public override DateTime GetDateTime(int i) => _reader.GetDateTime(i);

        public override decimal GetDecimal(int i) => _reader.GetDecimal(i);

        public override double GetDouble(int i) => _reader.GetDouble(i);

        public override Type GetFieldType(int i) => _reader.GetFieldType(i);

        public override float GetFloat(int i) => _reader.GetFloat(i);

        public override Guid GetGuid(int i) => _reader.GetGuid(i);

        public override short GetInt16(int i) => _reader.GetInt16(i);

        public override int GetInt32(int i) => _reader.GetInt32(i);

        public override long GetInt64(int i) => _reader.GetInt64(i);

        public override string GetName(int i) => _reader.GetName(i);

        public override int GetOrdinal(string name) => _reader.GetOrdinal(name);

        public override string GetString(int i) => _reader.GetString(i);

        public override object GetValue(int i) => _reader.GetValue(i);

        public override int GetValues(object[] values) => _reader.GetValues(values);

        public override bool IsDBNull(int i) => _reader.IsDBNull(i);

        public override object this[string name] => _reader[name];

        public override object this[int i] => _reader[i];

        public override T GetFieldValue<T>(int ordinal) => _reader.GetFieldValue<T>(ordinal);
        public override Task<T> GetFieldValueAsync<T>(int ordinal, CancellationToken cancellationToken) => _reader.GetFieldValueAsync<T>(ordinal, cancellationToken);
        public override IEnumerator GetEnumerator() => _reader.GetEnumerator();
        public override Type GetProviderSpecificFieldType(int ordinal) => _reader.GetProviderSpecificFieldType(ordinal);
        public override object GetProviderSpecificValue(int ordinal) => _reader.GetProviderSpecificValue(ordinal);
        public override int GetProviderSpecificValues(object[] values) => _reader.GetProviderSpecificValues(values);
        public override Stream GetStream(int ordinal) => _reader.GetStream(ordinal);
        public override TextReader GetTextReader(int ordinal) => _reader.GetTextReader(ordinal);
        public override Task<bool> IsDBNullAsync(int ordinal, CancellationToken cancellationToken) => _reader.IsDBNullAsync(ordinal, cancellationToken);
        public override Task<bool> NextResultAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => _reader.NextResultAsync(cancellationToken);
        public override Task<bool> ReadAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => _reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken);
        public override int VisibleFieldCount => _reader.VisibleFieldCount;
        protected override DbDataReader GetDbDataReader(int ordinal) => (((IDataReader)_reader).GetData(ordinal) as DbDataReader) ?? throw new NotSupportedException();
    }

    internal class BasicWrappedReader : IWrappedDataReader
    {
        private IDataReader _reader;
        private IDbCommand _cmd;

        IDataReader IWrappedDataReader.Reader => _reader;

        IDbCommand IWrappedDataReader.Command => _cmd;

        public BasicWrappedReader(IDbCommand cmd, IDataReader reader)
        {
            _cmd = cmd;
            _reader = reader;
        }

        void IDataReader.Close() => _reader.Close();

        int IDataReader.Depth => _reader.Depth;

        DataTable IDataReader.GetSchemaTable() => _reader.GetSchemaTable();

        bool IDataReader.IsClosed => _reader.IsClosed;

        bool IDataReader.NextResult() => _reader.NextResult();

        bool IDataReader.Read() => _reader.Read();

        int IDataReader.RecordsAffected => _reader.RecordsAffected;

        void IDisposable.Dispose()
        {
            _reader.Close();
            _reader.Dispose();
            _reader = DisposedReader.Instance;
            _cmd?.Dispose();
            _cmd = null;
        }

        int IDataRecord.FieldCount => _reader.FieldCount;

        bool IDataRecord.GetBoolean(int i) => _reader.GetBoolean(i);

        byte IDataRecord.GetByte(int i) => _reader.GetByte(i);

        long IDataRecord.GetBytes(int i, long fieldOffset, byte[] buffer, int bufferoffset, int length) =>
            _reader.GetBytes(i, fieldOffset, buffer, bufferoffset, length);

        char IDataRecord.GetChar(int i) => _reader.GetChar(i);

        long IDataRecord.GetChars(int i, long fieldoffset, char[] buffer, int bufferoffset, int length) =>
            _reader.GetChars(i, fieldoffset, buffer, bufferoffset, length);

        IDataReader IDataRecord.GetData(int i) => _reader.GetData(i);

        string IDataRecord.GetDataTypeName(int i) => _reader.GetDataTypeName(i);

        DateTime IDataRecord.GetDateTime(int i) => _reader.GetDateTime(i);

        decimal IDataRecord.GetDecimal(int i) => _reader.GetDecimal(i);

        double IDataRecord.GetDouble(int i) => _reader.GetDouble(i);

        Type IDataRecord.GetFieldType(int i) => _reader.GetFieldType(i);

        float IDataRecord.GetFloat(int i) => _reader.GetFloat(i);

        Guid IDataRecord.GetGuid(int i) => _reader.GetGuid(i);

        short IDataRecord.GetInt16(int i) => _reader.GetInt16(i);

        int IDataRecord.GetInt32(int i) => _reader.GetInt32(i);

        long IDataRecord.GetInt64(int i) => _reader.GetInt64(i);

        string IDataRecord.GetName(int i) => _reader.GetName(i);

        int IDataRecord.GetOrdinal(string name) => _reader.GetOrdinal(name);

        string IDataRecord.GetString(int i) => _reader.GetString(i);

        object IDataRecord.GetValue(int i) => _reader.GetValue(i);

        int IDataRecord.GetValues(object[] values) => _reader.GetValues(values);

        bool IDataRecord.IsDBNull(int i) => _reader.IsDBNull(i);

        object IDataRecord.this[string name] => _reader[name];

        object IDataRecord.this[int i] => _reader[i];
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Le district de Sabinov est l'un des 79 districts de Slovaquie dans la région de Prešov.

Liste des communes

Villes

 Sabinov
 Lipany

Communes
Bajerovce, Bodovce, Brezovica, Brezovička, Červená Voda, Červenica pri Sabinove, Daletice, Drienica, Dubovica, Ďačov, Hanigovce, Hubošovce, Jakovany, Jakubova Voľa, Jakubovany, Jarovnice, Kamenica, Krásna Lúka, Krivany, Lúčka, Ľutina, Milpoš, Nižný Slavkov, Olejníkov, Oľšov, Ostrovany, Pečovská Nová Ves, Poloma, Ratvaj, Ražňany, Renčišov, Rožkovany , Šarišské Dravce, Šarišské Michaľany, Šarišské Sokolovce, Tichý Potok, Torysa, Uzovce, Uzovské Pekľany, Uzovský Šalgov, Vysoká

Notes et références

Sabinov


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Updates 1988
Redesignation of Fourteen Federal Telecommunications Standards (FED-STD) as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
See page 41221 of Federal Register Vol. 53, No. 203, Thursday, October 20, 1988.
TITLE: Redesignation of Fourteen Federal Telecommunications Standards (FEDSTD)-as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS); Withdrawal of One Federal Telecommunications Standard.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce that the Secretary of Commerce has approved the redesignation of fourteen computer-related telecommunications standards, which originally had been issued by the General Services Administration, as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).
FIPS 139, Interoperability and Security Requirements for Use of the Data Encryption Standard in the Physical Layer of Data Commuications, dated August 3, 1983. (Federal Standard 1026)
FIPS 140, General Security Requirements for Equipment Using the Data Encryption Standard, dated April 14, 1982. (Federal Standard 1027)
FIPS 141, Interoperability and Security Requirements for Use of the Data Encryption Standard with CCITT Group 3 Facsimile Equipment, dated April 4, 1985. (Federal Standard 1028)
Federal Register Notice
Created January 06, 2020, Updated June 22, 2020


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Tag: Coal Communities
Mid-week Alberta Politics Roundup
1 Comment on Mid-week Alberta Politics Roundup
Photo: Kent Hehr with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Calgary Stampede in July 2017. (Photo from Kent Hehr's Facebook Page)
Photo: Kent Hehr with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Calgary Stampede in July 2017. (Photo from Kent Hehr's Facebook Page)
It has been a busy week for me, so without the time to write a full column-type post, here is a quick summary of what I have been watching in Alberta politics over the past few days.
Calgary MP moved in Trudeau cabinet shuffle
Calgary-Centre Member of Parliament Kent Hehr was appointed Minister of Sports and Persons with Disabilities this week as part of a fairly significant shuffle in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet. Hehr had previously served as Minister of Veterans Affairs, a post he had held since his election in 2015. Though the move is viewed as a demotion at worst or a lateral move at best, there is no indication that the shuffle was a reflection on Hehr's performance as minister, which appeared to fulfill competently.
As a former amateur athlete and leader in the Canadian Paraplegic Association, Hehr appears to be a good fit for this role.
While the Minister of Sports is traditionally seen as a junior level position in cabinet, the prospect of Calgary bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Canada joining with the United States and Mexico in a bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup could increase its political importance.
Meanwhile, Calgary-Skyview Liberal MP Darshan Kang announced he would take a medical leave of absence due to stress caused by allegations of sexual harassment that have dogged the federal politician over the past few weeks.
Alberta MPs in Ottawa Shadow Cabinet
Following this week's federal cabinet shuffle, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer announced a new roster of Official Opposition critics. Alberta Conservative MPs in the shadow cabinet include: International Development critic Ziad Aboultaif, Agriculture and Agri-Food critic John Barlow, Status of Women critic Rachael Harder, Science critic Matt Jeneroux, National Revenue critic Pat Kelly, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship critic Michelle Rempel, and Natural Resources critic Shannon Stubbs.
NDP Minister continues his Coal Tour
Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous continues his town hall tour of Alberta's coal communities this week. In the Town of Hanna, Bilous and mayor Chris Warwick announced $450,000 in funding create Community Action Teams led by the Cactus Corridor Economic Development Corporation to focus on initiatives identified in a report by the Hanna Climate Change Strategy Task Force.
While Bilous left Hanna with more questions than answers, he deserves some credit for traveling to these communities holding these town halls – something the NDP government should have done two years ago.
UCP candidate calls on Alberta to national Manitoba port
Jeff Callaway was looking to generate headlines for his United Conservative Party leadership campaign, and he succeeded with his proposal for the Alberta government to nationalize and build a pipeline to access Manitoba's Port of Churchill. Federal NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton, who is the MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, called on the federal government to nationalize the port of Churchill in Dec. 2016.
Low federal NDP membership numbers in Alberta
Speaking of the federal NDP, the party released the breakdown of membership numbers by province ahead of its September leadership vote. Despite having one of only two NDP governments in the country, the federal NDP only recorded having 10,188 members in Alberta, compared to 52,200 in Ontario and 31,974 in British Columbia.
The low participation rate may have a lot to do with the deep political divide between the Alberta NDP and its federal and provincial counterparts over the expansion and construction of oil pipelines, which is a priority for Rachel Notley's government. To my knowledge, no Alberta NDP MLAs have released public endorsements for any of the federal NDP leadership candidates.
Garry Keller joins the UCP caucus
Until recently he was rumoured to be eyeing the federal Conservative nomination in the upcoming Sturgeon River-Parkland by-election, but it was announced today that Garry Keller, a former chief of staff to Rona Ambrose, would join the United Conservative caucus as a special advisor.
Tags Alberta NDP, Andrew Scheer, Chris Warwick, Coal Communities, Darshan Kang, Deron Bilous, Garry Keller, Jeff Callaway, John Barlow, Kent Hehr, Matt Jeneroux, Michelle Rempel, New Democratic Party of Canada leadership race 2017, Niki Ashton, Pat Kelly, Port of Churchill, Rachael Harder, Rachel Notley, Rona Ambrose, Save Calgary, Shannon Stubbs, Sturgeon River-Parkland by-election, United Conservative Party, Ziad Aboultaif
Alberta Politics Roundup: It rarely slows down, even in the summer
3 Comments on Alberta Politics Roundup: It rarely slows down, even in the summer
Photo: Grande Prairie-Smoky MLA Todd Loewen, Livingstone-Macleod MLA Pat Stier, UCP leadership candidate Brian Jean, and Little Bow MLA David Schneider. (credit: Brian Jean's Facebook page)
It feels like politics rarely slow down in Alberta, even in the summer. Here is a quick look at some of what has been happening:
New UCP caucus has a spending problems
A day after the United Conservative Party lined up to criticize Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci, it was revealed that the UCP caucus is facing a $337,000-deficit this year. The report triggered criticism of former Wildrose leader Brian Jean (pictured in the photo above) from Bonnyville-Cold Lake UCP MLA Scott Cyr and party leadership candidate Doug Schweitzer.
Cyr said Wildrose MLAs were stonewalled when they requested information about ballooning staff at the former official opposition caucus office.
Schweitzer said the new party will not be a credible voice for fiscal management if it cannot manage its own internal budget. Schweitzer has described Jean's leadership platform as "big government" and is proposing deep cuts to the provincial budget if he becomes premier in 2019.
Bilous hosts town halls in Coal Communities
Minister of Economic Development and Trade Deron Bilous will be spending much of the next week visiting communities impacted by the phase-out of coal fired power plants. Bilous will be hosting town hall meetings in Hanna on August 27 and 28, Forestburg on August 28 and 29, and Leduc, Warburg and Wabamun on August 31. Bilous admitted earlier this month that the New Democratic Party government needed to improve its communications with these communities (I wrote about this in Nov. 2016).
Kenney too busy to meet with kd lang
When Jason Kenney was asked why he was not attending any Calgary Pride Week events, he initially said it was because he did not get an invitation. When he received an invitation from Alberta-born internationally successful musician kd lang to meet in person to discuss LGBTQ issues, Kenney's spokesperson said the UCP leadership candidate was too busy. It appears as though Kenney will go to far lengths not to do anything that would alienate the social conservative supporters he hopes will help make him leader of the UCP in October 2017.
Hehr on the move
Calgary-Centre Member of Parliament Kent Hehr is expected to be shuffled from his role as Minister of Veterans Affairs as Newfoundland MP Seamus O'Regan is moved into the role. When Hehr was appointed to cabinet in 2015, he became the first Liberal cabinet minister from Calgary since the early 1970s. It is not yet known what his new role will be.
Kang expected to be booted from Liberal caucus
The Hill Times reports that Calgary MP Darshan Kang is expected to be removed from the Liberal Caucus this week "after an investigation into sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by a young staffer unearthed troubling findings." Kang was elected as the MP for Calgary-Skyview in 2015 after serving two-terms as the Liberal MLA for Calgary-McCall.
Keller out of Sturgeon River-Parkland race
Gerry Keller, the former chief of staff to Rona Ambrose, has decided not to enter the Conservative Party nomination to run in the upcoming Sturgeon River-Parkland by-election. Current candidates running for the nomination include local party organizer Jamie Mozeson, recently relocated BC-businessman Rick Peterson and political staffer Dane Lloyd.
Tags Brian Jean, Calgary Pride, Calgary-Skyview, Coal Communities, Coal-fired power plants, Dane Lloyd, Darshan Kang, David Schneider, Deron Bilous, Doug Schweitzer, Gerry Keller, Jamie Mozeson, Jason Kenney, KD Lang, Kent Hehr, LGBTQ issues, Pat Stier, Rick Peterson, Scott Cyr, Seamus O'Regan, Sturgeon River-Parkland, Sturgeon River-Parkland by-election, Todd Loewen, United Conservative Party


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All Showbiz
KEEPING YOU UP
Keeping up with the Kardashians season 18 – return date, episodes and how to watch
Joanne Kavanagh
Updated: 9:27, 26 Aug 2020
FANS have been missing their fix of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. But fear not, the world's favourite reality show is heading back to TV for part two of season 18 after being put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians is back for season 18 part two
When does KUWTK season 18 part two start?
The famous family antics return to E! on September 17, 2020 in the US at 8pm. The show is now being shown on Thursday nights and this will continue for part two of season 18. In the UK you can then catch it on the streaming site Hayu on September 18, 2020. It will then air on September 20, 2020 at 9pm on E! in the UK as well.
KIm Karadashian will be back on our screens in KUWTKCredit: E!
What will happen on KUWTK season 18 part two?
The upcoming season, which is set to hit screens next month, sees the family serving up more drama than ever as they cope with the global coronavirus pandemic.
In the trailer, fans watch as Kris breaks down in her closet while clad in a black onesie after the stay-at-home order was issued in California.
Standing against her wall of Birkin bags, the matriarch says emotionally: "Khloe I miss you. I just want to hug you" before crying into her hands.
And that's not the only drama viewers can expect from the upcoming 18B season as Kim ditches sister Kourtney in Paris as she worries about COVID-19.
The new series brings the drama fast as America's favourite reality family are plunged into the global pandemic.
Season 18 part two will show how the family copes with the coronavirus pandemicCredit: E!
Will Kanye West be on KUWTK season 18 part two?
Kim has reportedly banned the show from following and filming her husband Kanye West's recent activities after she spoke out on him living with bipolar disorder. In July 2020 she told fans on social media Kanye had been struggling with his bipolar diagnosis. According to reports, his public statements and how the family has been handling it behind closed doors will be "banned" from upcoming KUWTK scenes.
Has Kourtney Kardashian quit the show?
Good news - Kourtney WILL be in season 18 part two, but she will have less scenes and this is likely to be her last series. In 2019, Kourtney announced she is stepping back from KUWTK to focus on her young family. The reality star, who has been on the show since its inception in 2007, announced her decision on US telly alongside sisters Kim and Khloe.
TV explainers
'PACK YOUR BAGS'
Lauren Goodger 'kicks boyfriend Charles Drury out' after he had fling
ALL GROWN UP
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You might have a revolutionary idea, but you cannot convince other people to get behind it if you do not know how to sell it effectively. The success of any business is largely due to its owner's skills that help land lucrative accounts.
We now live in the Information Age where people and companies are only as successful as the strength of their communication skills. Poor presentation abilities will fail to inspire, sell products, or attract investors. Strong skills in this arena, however, will help you stand apart from the competition.
Know your stuff – Before making your presentation, you should know and be familiar with all of your material. You cannot speak confidently when you lack a thorough knowledge of the topic. If you cannot convince your audience that you are an expert on the subject, you can't earn their trust. You don't have to memorize your topic. On the contrary, you should master the key points of your data so that you can speak conversationally without having to rely heavily on notes.
Start with a bang – The beginning of your presentation is the most important part. If you can get people's attention from the get-go, they'll be more likely to hang on to the entirety of your message. One idea is to start with an anecdote that your audience can relate to. Stories are entertaining and easy to listen to, and they enable you to make a personal connection with your audience.
Be structured – You are not merely presenting a set of slides. You should organize your presentation around an end goal. Make sure that it supports your marketing efforts. Remember, you are not just presenting facts, you are mobilizing an audience to action.
Speak authentically – People can spot insincerity immediately—and they don't like it. Speak candidly and honestly with your audience. You don't have to prove that you're something special. Worry less about yourself, and focus on connecting your audience with something that will improve their lives. If you are intimidated by large crowds, overcome your fear by picking a single person in the audience. Scout out a friendly face and pretend to speak directly to him or her.
A presentation is the corporate version of storytelling. The better you can engage your audience, the more likely you will be to get them to take a desired course of action.


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Q: SQL Data Duplication Query Greetings of the day!!!!
I have a table having multiple columns of data with different status.
Assume I have 500 rows of data with Status 'Valid' And I have 150 rows of data with 'chkDuplicate'.
Now I have to write query to Update these 150 records status to Valid or Invalid by comparing few columns for duplication like Address,City,State.
How to achieve this, It needs to support large data tables as well.
Thanks in advance....
TABLE DEFINITION
CREATE TABLE XYZ
(
  ID bigint,
  ADDRESS navrchar,
  CITY navrchar,
  STATE nvarchar,
  ZIP nvarchar,
  STATUS
)

Status should update based on duplication query.
Important!!!! For Duplicate data first record should be valid others should be invalid. If re-process the Invalid data again it should not disturb the valid records.

If I run query the above table should be same. Record 1,3 should be Success and 3,4 should be 'Duplicate'. Even if i have add few more 1,3 always be in Success other duplicates should be updated to 'Duplicate'.

A: This query returned duplicate rows.
  select tbl.data1, tbl.data2, tbl.data3
from TestTable1 tbl
inner join (
    SELECT data1 , data2, data3 , COUNT(*) AS dupCount
    FROM TestTable1
    GROUP BY data1, data2, data3
    HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
) oc on tbl.data1 = oc.data1 and tbl.data2 = oc.data2 and tbl.data3 = oc.data3

then use Cursor and update duplicate row
Cursor Expamle

A: Added ID for ORDER BY clause then it works for me even if I re-process the duplication call multiple times.
WITH TABLE_DATA_DUPLICATE AS
(SELECT * ,ROW_NUMBER() OVER(
  PARTITION BY STREET1,CITY,STATE,ZIP

  ORDER BY STREET1,CITY,STATE,ZIP,ID

) NO_OF_REPEATS
FROM YOURTABLE(NOLOCK))
UPDATE TABLE_DATA_DUPLICATE SET STATUS = (CASE WHEN NO_OF_REPEATS = 1 THEN 'VALID' ELSE 'DUPLICATE' END)
Thanks everyone for support.... Cheers!!!!


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