I really, really liked the Healesville Sanctuary. It's an Australian native animal zoo, set in bushland. It's entertaining and educational. Lot's of walking and getting close up to the animals. You can get up close and personal for an extra fee, but we didn't. It was still cool.
There's extinction fighting superheroes, and if you find yourself perched on the loo at any time, you'll hear a voice over from someone called Crap Man, informing you about the benefits of using recycled dunny paper. They really push that here.
The bird show is a must see. There's Kevin the talking bird, a Corella, and loads of other fabulous birds who do cool stuff.
I am a filtered water convert. Up until a few months ago, I was always a tap water girl.
Brett would be forever complaining about the taste of the kettle water, and now, being a black tea drinker, I have to agree with him and finally get it.
I no longer use the town tap water to fill my water bottle, or the kettle, something I thought I'd never do. I use the water from the filtered rain water tap that he installed, right at the kitchen sink. Just secretly, I am loving it.
Here's a recipe that I use my filtered water for, using delicious, in season, Beurre Bosc pears. It's easy, you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry.
Using filtered water in this recipe ensures that the you get the most out of the flavours in your dish, without the added, tainted taste, of unfiltered water.
Place water, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla essence and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Turn down the heat to a simmer.
Peel the pears and lower into the saucepan. If they are not submerged in the liquid, lay them down and occasionally turn so they cook evenly. Cook for 10-15 minutes.
Take the pears out and drain on a wire rack.
Reserve 100 mls of the poaching liquid.
Place the reserved liquid back in the saucepan with 100 mls of cream. Bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes.
Drizzle over the plated pears. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream(and some of my lime and poppy seed biscotti).
Thursday I posted my recipe for Lemon Butter. Here are some easy tarts made using that butter. I bought the tart shells ready made from the bakery section in the supermarket, which makes life a lot easier. Heck if you don't want to make the lemon butter, you can even buy that in a jar at the supermarket!
This tart is the easiest. Just spoon in some lemon butter and put some whipped cream on top.
This one is my favourite. Use half a cup of vanilla yogurt, mix it with half of cup of lemon butter. Spoon into the tart cases and top with mixed berries.
For every 100 grams of cream cheese, add in a good tablespoon of lemon butter. Beat until fluffy. Spoon into tart cases and top with a sliced strawberry. Place a dab of cheesecake mix on top and place a blueberry to top it off.
Fancy wancy for not much effort.
Lemon butter or lemon curd, whatever you want to call it, is one of my childhood faves. I could just eat this stuff by the spoonful, straight from the jar.
I love getting free lemons. I love getting free anything, but my favourite is fresh produce that I can make something out of. Something to cook with to make delicious food.
You can substitute the lemon rind and juice, for any other citrus, like oranges or lime.
This recipe will make three small jars. Wash jars and lids in hot soapy water, then place in a 160C oven for 10 minutes, removing just before you place the hot lemon butter in them.
Finely grate the rind from the lemons, making sure not to get too much of the white pith just under the skin.
Juice the lemons, then sieve to get rid of the pulp and pips.
Place the juice, rind and sugar in a medium saucepan, on a low temperature. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the eggs and butter, continue to stir until the butter has melted.
Turn the heat up to a simmer and stir until the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.
Place hot lemon curd into hot sterilised jars and seal.
thinned down for an easy lemon sauce. Add in herbs, chilli, ginger, garlic etc.
Cut each sponge in half. Spread the bottom layer with lemon butter, then spread with some whipped cream. Place the other half of sponge on top. Repeat layering the cake like this.
Place the last, and top section of cake.
Mix about two teaspoons of lemon butter with the remaining cream, just so it is swirled through.
Place a thin layer of the lemon cream on the outside of the entire cake. This will ensure the crumbs are held in place. Spread the rest of the cream evenly over the outside of the cake.
I made some decorations on the top with lemon butter. Decorate it how ever you would like. You could use strawberries, toasted almond slivers, coconut or grated chocolate for example.
Have you tried lemon butter?
What homemade goodness do you remember loving as a kid?
It's been two weeks since we returned from our cold holiday. We ventured into Victoria, staying our first night in Ballarat, then moving onto the high country of Marysville and Lake Mountain. Never was I ever so grateful for powered sites, so we could heat the caravan.
I haven't been around very much lately.
I've had good days and bad, most bad. After three weeks on the medication, things weren't improving much.
I saw my counsellor for the first time on Friday, two weeks too late if you ask me. All she had to do was say "Tell me about yourself", and I lost it, couldn't speak without bawling. Got some stuff off my chest though and she upped my meds. I have felt a big change over the weekend.
It always seems these sorts of things happen when the people we need around, are out of town. Like Murphy's Law. One of those people is my sister. She's living the good life, travelling and seeing the sights in Ireland, with her boyfriend, in a Wicked van. I am loving seeing the photos she posts on Facey, she's having the time of her life, and it is much deserved.
Anyway before she left she said if I wanted limes, her tree had heaps. Saturday I ducked in and picked some. This is what I made using three of them.
Beat together butter, sugar, salt, baking powder and zest.
Add eggs, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix to combine.
Mix in flour and poppy seeds.
Divide the soft dough into half and make two logs, about 3 cm high and 5cm wide. Transfer to a greased and floured tray.
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 25 minutes. Reduce the oven to 160C.
Cut the logs into 1 cm thick slices. Place on tray and bake for 30 minutes, turning once halfway through.
Let cool. Place in an airtight container.
If you value your waistline, seal with three layers and duct tape, hide and forget you ever made them. They are so delicious! Or eat a few and make you friends very happy by giving them some.
So I have these three words staring at me, I don't know what to say.
I have so much to say, but the words don't seem to flow.
We've been away. We took the caravan, which after three days seemed to shrink. It was cold. We stayed at the Marysville caravan park. It has the most gorgeous stream running through it.
We spent a day up at the mountain, Lake Mountain, tobogganing. It was fun, but exhausting. Lots of walking uphill. The drive up through the hills was so picturesque and at times breathtaking.
We built a snowman. The girls had a great time. Brett couldn't help himself but add the boy bits to the snowman. Such a man thing.
I took photos, which are on my laptop. I will hopefully share them on wednesday when the laptop comes back from the fix it shop. It died the day we got back. I feel like my right arm is missing!
I had lots of time to think, sitting in a car for two days, which also seemed to shrink. I let things that happened yesterday, last week and even ten years ago seep into my present thoughts where they compound and fester. I need to leave them in my yesterdays and move on. Forget them. Don't let them ruin my today.
I do lots of deep breathing to keep myself calm and centred. Sometimes it doesn't work and I find myself crying and stressing over nothing, and the next minute I am fine. This is happening much less.
I've been meaning to make these cookies ever since I saw them in this volume of The Sesame Street Library.
We only have two volumes of these old books from the 70s.
You'll need Cookie Monster's Famous Cookie Dough to make these(which is in Volume 1).
You will also need fillings. Cookie Monster suggests nuts, raisins, jam, jellybeans, chocolate chips, peanut butter and chocolate mint patties.
Add flour, salt and baking powder, mix to a soft dough.
Roll dough out flat(about 5mm thick) on a well floured surface.
Use a 6mm cookie cutter to cut rounds.
Put a little filling(about a teaspoon) on one of your cookies.
Now put another cookie on top.
Pinch edges together to keep filling inside.
Do this with LOTS of cookies, with LOTS of different fillings.
Place cookies on ungreased tray. Put in oven and cook until lightly browned. About 10 minutes.
We used choc chips and some Milky bar 'cookies and cream'.
Peanut butter and choc chips, and strawberry jam.
You get a surprise every time you have a cookie!
A date with a jetty.


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Zootropolis (2016). Do you want a deep, awesome Disney film? Read our review for more.
Film review, by Claire Durrant, of the latest Disney animated film, that depicts an animal metropolis and the anthropomorphic inhabitants that live within it.
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Directors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore. (108mins). Walt Disney Pictures. (PG)
Producer: Clark Spencer.
Writers: Byron Howard, Jared Bush, Rich Moore, Phil Johnston, et al.
Music: Michael Giacchino.
Sets: David Goetz.
Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, J.K. Simmons, Nate Torrence.
Since she was a child, Judy Hopps (Goodwin) has always wanted to become the first rabbit police officer. After much determination and work, she accomplishes her goals and is moved to the police department in Zootropolis. However her new colleagues and Chief Bogo (Elba) diminish her due to her size. After volunteering to find a missing otter without the Chief's permission, he gives Hopps an ultimatum: solve the case in 48 hours or else she is fired. Her only lead is Nick Wilde (Bateman), a sly con artist fox who was one of the few animals to see the otter last before his disappearance. After much coercing, he agrees to team up with Hopps.
Review, by Claire Durrant
A neo-noir style, detective film with animated cute animals? It's like Disney looked at my film collection and YouTube history and blended the two together.
Sitting down at the Cineworld unlimited screening for Zootropolis (Zootopia in the U.S, apparently the UK needed a different title for the film) I was pleasantly surprised for two reasons. One, there was a lack of children clearly too young to sit through a film without a fuss. Two, adults no longer feel the need to bring their children to see a Disney film.
Animated films are now becoming more successful at perfectly balancing humour and a story that appeals to all ages. Consequently, adults can genuinely enjoy watching them. Zootropolis is a perfect example of this.
The adult in-jokes are plentiful. From nude yoga, to DMV workers portrayed as sloths, and amazingly even a Breaking Bad easter egg, older audience members will easily find amusement. But the film still has many silly aspects that children will also enjoy.
Zootropolis itself is fun to explore. What I liked about this film, was that all the animals were to scale. So seeing how an animal such as a mouse can live in the same town as a giraffe is imaginative and entertaining. All the animals talk and behave like humans but seeing their animalistic quirks added to the playfulness of the story.
But even with the film's lighthearted tone, the film also tackles the serious and significant themes of prejudices, racism and segregation that still flaw our society. A cheetah calls Judy "cute" in which she replies, a rabbit may call another rabbit "cute" but it's not okay for any other species to say it. Sure, it's a little on the nose, but it gets the message across.
The film begins with a historical play in which a young Judy teaches us that the animal kingdom is split between the savage predators and the helpless pray. Yet, even though the animals have evolved to live in harmony, the "prey" will always live in fear of the "predators". Judy, a rabbit, must put aside her unintentional prejudices towards Nick, a fox, as she teams up with him to solve the mystery. All the while learning that prey can become savage just as predators can become helpless. How's that for a deep and awesome Disney message?!
The chemistry between the two leads is what lends the film its charm. The animation and casting both work well along side one another in creating these fascinating characters. Goodwin excels in voicing Hopps' eagerness, enthusiasm and excitement. And of course
Bunny Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin
Bateman will always succeed in yielding in his known wit and cynicism.
Director Howard had previously worked on one of my favourite modern Disney films Tangled (2010) which also saw a duo with undeniable chemistry. There just seems to be something that works in film when you pit an optimist next to a pessimist.
This film has genuinely surprised me. With its deep themes and messages, fleshed out story and memorable lead characters, it's safe to say that Disney has yet again succeeded in producing another critically acclaimed feature. Not just one of the more popular of the recent animated films, but also one of the most important.
See the official trailer on Youtube.
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Tags 5/5 film, Animated film, Claire Durrant, Detective, Disney, Police movie, Society
Anomalisa (2015). Rated by some, so read why I thought this wasn't all that.
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Defender Turnbull 'totally understands' fans' frustration but says booing 'doesn't help'
GOING NOWHERE: Jordan Turnbull challenges his man during Saturday's contest against Oxford. Pictures: Kirsty Edmonds
Published: 12:52 Monday 26 February 2018
Defender Jordan Turnbnull accepts that Cobblers fans have every right to feel frustrated with how their team have performed at home this season but he says booing 'doesn't help' following Saturday's 0-0 draw with Oxford United.
Despite having to make do with just one point, Turnbull was in relatively positive mood after the game and came away feeling his side should take heart from their overall performance.
The 0-0 final scoreline may give the impression that this was a typically tight, cagey derby affair between two struggling teams low on confidence, but that was far from the case.
In the first-half, most of the running was made by Northampton who could have been out of sight by the break had Chris Long taken either of his two golden opportunities in a bright opening 20-minute spell, shanking over when well-placed and then sliding just wide from a similar position, while the game's outstanding player, midfielder Matt Crooks, also went close.
But the home side's failure to convert chances into goals meant they came under pressure in the closing stages when Oxford, who also had their moments in the first 45 minutes, pushed for a winner themselves, almost finding it through Wes Thomas who headed off target in the clearest opening of the entire game late on.
"It was a let-off for us," admitted Turnbull on United's late chance. "We knew that Oxford are a strong team and they have quality players around the park but I think that's credit to us for playing well and imposing the game on them.
"They had a chance at the end but every team will get chances and we managed to limit them to few chances and thankfully he missed the target at the end."
The major talking point after the game related to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's post-match comments when the Town manager criticised the fans who booed his team off at the full-time whistle.
"Everyone is frustrated, the players included," said Turnbull. "There's pressure on all of us and we're in a difficult situation which we're trying our hardest to get out of.
"What I will say is that the boos don't help as much. We totally understand that everyone is frustrated but we go out there and try to perform every week and look to win as many games as possible."
"We wanted to put in a good performance on for the fans. We know we were below-par in the last two games and we hoped the result would come with a better performance.
"In large parts of the game I thought we performed really well. Of course Oxford had parts when they controlled the ball but overall we deserved a little bit more than a draw."
Despite being let off the hook by Thomas, there could be no doubt that this display was a clear improvement on what the Cobblers had produced against Rochdale or Gillingham, particularly first-half, though a draw was not the desired outcome.
"We feel disappointed," added Turnbull. "It was a home game and we wanted to win it. I thought we created some really good chances but it was one of those days where we couldn't put the ball in the back of the net.
"We did well and got a clean sheet and we're happy with that side of the game but unfortunately we didn't get the goal that I thought we deserved."
Creating chances has been a problem for Northampton for much of the campaign but it was finishing them off which plagued them on Saturday as Long, Crooks, Sam Hoskins and John-Joe O'Toole all threatened.
"I don't think players are nervous," continued Turnbull. "Longy and John-Joe and other players are the top of the pitch are confident enough.
"John-Joe has scored a lot of goals since I've been here and Chris is a very confident guy and on another day he'd stick a few goals in.
"But although they didn't hit the back of the net, I think we played well and played well as a team and created enough chances but we just couldn't take them."


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Richard Stockton College Economic Lecture Series on November 30th, 2010:
Title: Somalia Reconsidered: An Examination of the Potential Stability of the Region through Neoclassical Economics.
University of North Carolina on June 12th, 2013:
Title: History to Today, the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for university students traveling in Kigali, Rwanda.
The National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide on June 24th, 2013:
Title: Mechanisms of Research Methodology, directed for Rwandan researchers at CNLG.
New York University Global Secularism on November 15th-16th, 2013: Panel: The Public Sphere Paper Title: The Development of the Relationship between the Public Sphere and the Church in Rwanda
BBC World Have Your Say:
Television: Discussed on whether the international community expects too much of the UN/the situation in the Central African Republic. Watch
Radio: The international community's responsibility to assist in African conflicts. December 24th, 2013 Listen
20 Years After the Rwandan Genocide – Panel Discussion by the War Studies Society of King's College London on March 16th, 2014. Title: Rwanda Today: From the Ashes of Genocide (Security, Economic and Political Development)
Africa Research Day hosted by the African Research Students Network (AfNet) on March 17th, 2014. Title: The Geopolitical Effects of Rwanda's Possible Mineral Wealth
Rwanda 20 Years After: Memory, Justice, and Recovery in the Shadow of Genocide conference on March 28th-30th, 2014: Title: being presented: Double Genocide or Revenge Killings? Did the Liberators of the Rwandan Genocide Commit their own Genocide?
SOAS MPhil Politics and International Studies Conference on June 8th, 2014: Title: The Geopolitical Affects of Rwanda's Possible Mineral Wealth
Global Peace Builders Conference on August 7th-8th, 2014: Moderator: Rwanda – Genocide, Division and Ethnicity. The Breakdown of Society and Factors that Lead to Genocide.
SOAS Professional Development for Research Students on February 19th, 2015: Title: Fieldwork: Preparation, During and Afterwards
Africa Research Day hosted by the African Research Students Network (AfNet) on March 16th, 2015: Title: Rwanda's Agaciro Foreign Policy in the African Great Lakes
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#ifndef SERVICE_TREE_H
#define SERVICE_TREE_H

//Type declarations
typedef struct service_tree_node service_tree_node_t;

typedef struct service_node_data {
    char *sub_uri;
    void *service;
} service_node_data_t;

struct service_tree_node {
    service_node_data_t *svc_data;
    service_tree_node_t *next;
    service_tree_node_t *prev;
    service_tree_node_t *parent;
    service_tree_node_t *children;
};

typedef struct service_tree {
    int tree_svc_count;             //Count for number of services in the tree (not number of nodes)
    int tree_node_count;            //Count for number of nodes (tree_node_count != tree_svc_count)
    service_tree_node_t *root_node; //Pointer to first item
} service_tree_t;

//Global function prototypes
bool addServiceNode(service_tree_t *svc_tree, const char *uri, void *svc);
void destroyChildrenFromServiceNode(service_tree_node_t *parent, int *tree_item_count, int *tree_svc_count);
void destroyServiceNode(service_tree_t *svc_tree, service_tree_node_t *node, int *tree_item_count, int *tree_svc_count);
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Eurasian Economic Commission updates recommendations on inclusion of licence fees in customs value of imported goods
Irina Ozolina WTR Daily
In 2016 Eurasian Economic Commission issued recommendations on inclusion of licence fees in customs value of imported goods
Updated recommendations establish important rules for calculation of customs fees for licensed goods imported into EAEU
A key issue is whether mark owner controls source of goods or materials used to manufacture goods
On 18 August 2018 the Eurasian Economic Commission updated the Recommendations of the Eurasian Economic Union of 15 November 2016 Recommendations of the Eurasian Economic Union on Adding Licence Fees and Other Similar Fees For the Use of IP Rights to the Price Actually Paid or Due to be Paid for Imported Goods. These recommendations set up important rules for the calculation of customs fees for licensed goods imported into the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was formed on the basis of the Economic Customs Union. An agreement on its creation entered into force in January 2015 and it now includes ve countries: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kirghizia. The most important feature of the EAEU is the principle of free circulation of goods and services within the union, which results in a unied customs border.
The creation of the union inevitably led to the acceptance of the principle of regional exhaustion of trademark rights in the member countries, and entailed starting work on a project to introduce a Eurasian trademark system (which is not implemented yet).
The abovementioned update to the recommendations was caused by the necessity to align the previous recommendations with the wording of the pending unied Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, and thus contained mostly formal amendments; nevertheless, it was a good opportunity to improve the practical guidelines contained in the previous recommendations based on the customs practice developed during the rst two years of implementation.
The general rule initially set up by the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union is that the licence fees should be included into the price factually paid for the imported goods where two requirements are met:
the licence fee relates to the imported goods; and
the payment of the licence fee is a condition for the sale of the goods for export in the territory of the EAEU (if the fee is not paid, the goods are not allowed for export).
Since, in real life, the licensor and the supplier of the goods often differ, and it is not always clear when a licence fee really relates to particular imported goods, the recommendations set up some useful guidelines, for example: when such a licence fee should be calculated and when it is not considered as related to the goods, or when the export of the goods is not conditional on the payment of such a fee.
The main principle is that, where the trademark owner controls the source of the goods or the materials for the manufacturing of these goods, and the licence fee is calculated based on the number of goods actually sold, then the licence is said to be related to the imported goods (or materials for their manufacturing) and their export is considered to be conditional on the payment of the licence fee. If the licensee is free to choose a source for the goods or materials, then the licence is not considered as a condition for the export. For example, it is clearly stated that the licence fee which is paid in a xed amount for the use of a trademark in marketing activities should not be considered as relating to the imported goods and, therefore, should not be added to the price factually paid for imported goods. Similarly, where the licensee is free to put the licensed trademark on any goods it imports from foreign manufacturers of its own choice, then the second requirement is not met (the export of the goods is not conditional on the payment of the license fee); therefore, again, the licence fee should not be added to the factually paid price of the goods.
The recent amendments to the recommendations also provide some useful examples of situations involving trademark licences, as well as examples related to know-how licences, which were lacking in the previous version of the recommendations.
Irina Ozolina
A.Zalesov & Partners
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (September/2018). For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com
WTR Daily, September 19, 2018
Evolvement of law: from literary property to сopyright (XV–XIX centuries), and its causes
Law and Economics, 2022, #12 (published in Russian)
PROTAC: targeted drug strategy. Principles and limitations
Russian Chemical Bulletin, November 2022
The place of non-fungible tokens in the system of intellectual property objects
Invalidation of a patent for an industrial design in case it doesn't meet the patentability criteria «originality»: judicial practice and recommendations
EL-Lawyer, #45/2022 (published in Russian)
To patent, but not to risk!
Light industry. Courier, 2022, #5 (published in Russian)
Correlation of issues of fact and law in determining the circumstances of the use of an invention in a patent dispute
Patent Attorney, 2022, #4 (published in Russian)


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Tag: Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
Japanese American artist and landscape architect with an artistic career spanning six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known for his sculpture and public works, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, not to mention several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces, some of which are still manufactured and sold.
Isamu Noguchi, Japanese-American artist
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Isamu Noguchi, born in 1904 in Los Angeles to the Japanese poet Yone Noguchi and the American writer Leonie Gilmour, studied at Columbia University and the Leonardo da Vinci Art School.
He subsequently established his first independent studio, receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1927. Noguchi became an assistant to Constantin Brancusi in Paris, before presenting his first solo exhibition in New York. After studying brush drawing in China, he travelled to Japan to work with clay under the master potter Jinmatsu Uno.
His experiences living and working in different cultural circles are reflected in Isamu Noguchi's work as an artist. He is considered a universal talent with a creative oeuvre that went beyond sculpture to encompass stage sets, furniture, lighting, interiors as well as outdoor plazas and gardens. His sculpting style is indebted to a vocabulary of organic forms and exerted a sustained influence on the design of the 1950s.
My Father, Yone Noguchi is Japanese and has long been known as an interpreter of the East and West, through poetry. I wish to do the same thing through sculpture
– Written in Noguchi's proposal for a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Isamu Noguchi died in New York in 1988.
Zeeland Sofà by Isamu Noguchi for Herman Miller Furniture CO.1950
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In 1947, Noguchi began a collaboration with the Herman Miller company, when he joined with George Nelson, Paul László and Charles Eames to produce a catalog containing what is often considered to be the most influential body of modern furniture ever produced, including the iconic Noguchi table which remains in production today. His work lives on around the world and at the Noguchi Museum in New York City.
Everything is sculpture
Noguchi made his beliefs on his profession very clear:
Everything is sculpture, any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture.
Noguchi believed the sculptor's task was to shape space, to give it order and meaning, and that art should "disappear," or be as one with its surroundings. Perhaps it was his dual heritage, his father was a Japanese poet, his mother a Scottish-American writer, that resulted in his way of looking at the world with an eye for "oneness."
"Miss Expanding Universe" by Isamu Noguchi 1932, Aluminum, 113.9 x 88.6 x 15.2 cm
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Noguchi created sculptures that could be as abstract as Henri Moore's or as realistic as Leonardo's. He used any medium he could get his hands on: stone, metal, wood, clay, bone, paper, or a mixture of any or all—carving, casting, cutting, pounding, chiseling, or dynamiting away as each form took shape.
"To limit yourself to a particular style may make you an expert of that particular viewpoint or school, but I do not wish to belong to any school […]I am always learning, always discovering.
Isamu Noguchi , Yorkshire Sculpture Park Sculpture Finding, 1979, Granite
Image source:https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/a965cdd2-372e-46db-a07f-689d914e1df5 by puffin11uk
Key ideas
The overarching concept informing Noguchi's work was his passionate, career-long desire to create art the public could use in a social space. He realized this goal in myriad ways: mass produced furniture and lamps; theatrical set designs; public projects such as gardens, playgrounds and fountains; and sculptural manipulations of the natural landscape.
Beginnings, 1965, Andesite, Isamu Noguchi
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Noguchi wanted to call attention to the dichotomies inherent in much of his work: he merged geometric and organic forms, found value in both positive and negative space, and created works that challenged the boundaries of design and art. He also integrated the materials and art forms of both his Japanese and American heritages into his innovative creations.
fountain for the Philip A. Hart Civic Center Plaza in Detroit
image source: https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/46a3a143-13e1-4ab4-8df7-2409ae7b09d4 by Dave Hogg
Noguchi was socially and artistically connected to Abstract Expressionism, as evident not only in his large-scale works evoking abstracted forms but also in his friendships with Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning. Yet, his sculpture retained a distinct sensibility in its use of natural materials and its distinct blend of Surrealist and Japanese influence.
Isamu Noguchi, YSP Origin, 1968, Black Granite, Isamu Noguchi
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Most important works
Isamu Noguchi, 'Coffee Table', 1944
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Noguchi first encountered Japanese gardens during his visits to his father's birth land in the 1930s. By the 1950s he began to design his own unique gardens. The designed garden became a crucial concept for his sculptural landscapes, which he saw as a means to integrate art into social environments. He viewed his work as a "sculpture of spaces," rather than a collection of discrete pieces.
designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1958,(UNESCO, Paris)
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Jardin Japonais, for UNESCO headquarters in Paris, was his first major landscape commission. Noguchi felt that gardens should be experienced as nature untouched, so he included elements such as overall organic shapes and lanterns made of natural stone. He arranged the carefully selected Japanese stones by drawing on both Japanese tradition and his own unique design, fusing his skill as a designer with his high regard for the natural world. The fact that Noguchi's patron was the United Nations for a French location speaks to the international reputation, and high regard for the artist and his ability to represent the highest ideals of this international entity. The final result would come to be known as the Jardin Japonais.
The Garden of Peace, UNESCO headquarters, Paris. Donated by the Government of Japan, this garden was designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1958
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In the 1940s, Noguchi produced his first illuminated sculptures, Lunars, having previously explored the idea of sculpting with light. His Lunars demonstrate how the artist continued to draw upon Surrealist-inspired biomorphic shapes, and were comprised of magnesite and light bulbs. In 1951 Noguchi expanded his basic formula to create his Akari Lamp, working at the request of the mayor of Gifu, Japan, to modernize the local lantern designs; again, Noguchi united the traditional and the modern. The results have been both exhibited and mass produced since 1955.
Akari Light Sculpture
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Noguchi envisioned his Akari (which means "light as illumination") as two sculptures – both the outward form of the sculpture itself and the resulting shapes created by the emitted light. For Noguchi, light was another type of medium with which to work, one that challenged the idea of materiality through its fundamental ethereality, and which radiated both the natural and industrial worlds.
by Isamu Noguchi
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Located within the garden at the Noguchi Museum in New York, The Well demonstrates Noguchi's mastery of natural elements, and the strong presence of a Japanese aesthetic. Noguchi worked with stone his entire life, first learning how to carve while an assistant to Constantin Brancusi. Noguchi produced his final stone sculptures at his studio on Shikoku Island, Japan, where he worked with the local basalt stone. The Well perfectly balances modernism with traditional Japanese stonework, the man made with the natural. The piece unites natural contrasts: the fluidity and transparency of water against the still, solid black stone. Filtered up from below, the water gently skims the surface of The Well; there is a slight indentation on top that pools with water before cascading downwards. Noguchi sensually combines natural elements, creating a work that is both contemplative, but joyous.
Sculpture, The Noguchi Museum, Isamu Noguchi
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He was awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal for outstanding lifelong contribution to the arts (1982), the Kyoto Prize in Arts (1986), and the National Medal of Arts (1987). The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, which opened in Long Island City, New York, in 1985, includes an outdoor sculpture garden and a collection of some 500 sculptures, models, and photographs.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isamu-Noguchi
https://www.vitra.com/en-it/corporation/designer/details/isamu-noguchi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isamu_Noguchi
https://www.hermanmiller.com/designers/noguchi/
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-noguchi-isamu.htm
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-noguchi-isamu-artworks.htm#pnt_9
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Q: Retrieving data from db.json file and adding it into an array using javascript I'm using ajax and javascript for a game and I created a server using json-server where I keep a db.json file with words that the user can input and become available in the game.
db.json
This is what the json file looks like
{
  "words": [
    {
      "cuvant": "cuvant",
      "id": 1
    },
    {
      "cuvant": "masina",
      "id": 2
    },
    {
      "cuvant": "oaie",
      "id": 3
    },
    {
      "cuvant": "carte",
      "id": 4
    },
    {
      "cuvant": "fmi",
      "id": 5
    },
    {
      "cuvant": "birou",
      "id": 6
    },
    {
      "cuvant": "birou",
      "id": 7
    },
    {
      "cuvant": "canapea",
      "id": 8
    },
    {
      "cuvant": "pasare",
      "id": 9

I managed to get the POST request (adding the words to the db.json) using this:
    function addWord() {
  var word = document.getElementById("input-name").value;
  var info = {
    cuvant: word
  }

  $.ajax({
    url:'http://localhost:3000/words',
    type: 'POST',
    dataType: 'json',
    contentType: 'application/json',
    data: JSON.stringify(info),
    succes: function(info) {
      console.log(info)
    },
    error: function(error) {
      console.log(error);
    }
  })
}

This is what I tried for the GET request
But I'm not sure if it's correct.
And I also need a way to get only the value hold by the cuvant key and add it into an array.
window.onload = function() {
  function gett() {
    $.ajax({
      url: 'http://localhost:3000/words',
      type: 'GET',
      dataType: 'json',
      contentType: "application/json",
      succes: function(data) {
        console.log(data);
      },

      error: function(data) {
        console.log(data)
      }
    })

    .done(function(){
      console.log("Over")
    })
  }
}

A: I think your code is correct. It was just missing the "s" on "success":
window.onload = function() {
  function gett() {
    $.ajax({
      url: 'http://localhost:3000/words',
      type: 'GET',
      dataType: 'json',
      success: function(data) {
        console.log(data);
      },
      error: function(data) {
        console.log(data)
      }
    })
    .done(function(){
      console.log("Over")
    })
  }
}

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Le phare de Tahkuna (en estonien : Tahkuna Tuletorn) est un feu situé sur la péninsule de Tahkunaà Virtsu de la grande île d'Hiiumaa, appartenant à l'ancienne commune de Kõrgessaare dans le Comté de Hiiu, en Estonie.

Il est géré par lAdministration maritime estonienne .

Il est inscrit au registre des monuments nationaux de l'Estonie  en date du .

 Histoire
La construction du phare a commencé en 1873 et il a été mis en service en 1875. Le phare a une structure métallique, conçue par le britannique Alexander Gordon''. La structure démontable du phare a été fabriquée en France en 1873, et reconstruite à l'emplacement actuel. En 1899 le phare a été rénové.

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale , le phare a été gravement touché, mais a été restauré immédiatement après la guerre. En 1961, le phare fut équipé d'une centrale électrique diesel automatique.

Le phare est situé dans la partie nord de l'île sur la péninsule de Tahkuna . C'est le plus haut phare en fonte d'Estonie. Depuis sa construction, le phare est resté inchangé

 Description
Le phare  est une tour conique en fonte de  de haut, avec une galerie et une lanterne. Le bâtiment est peint en blanc set la lanterne est rouge. Il émet, à une hauteur focale de , deux longs éclats blancs toutes les 15 secondes. Sa portée nominale est de 12 milles nautiques (environ 22 km).Identifiant : ARLHS : EST-014 ; EVA-645 - Amirauté : C-3754 - NGA : 12728.

 Caractéristique du feu maritime Fréquence''' : 15 secondes (W)
 Lumière : 2 secondes
 Obscurité : 2 secondes
 Lumière : 2 secondes
 Obscurité : 9 secondes

Voir aussi

Notes et références

Lien connexe
 Liste des phares d'Estonie

Liens externes
  Lighthouses of Northwestern Estonia - The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Online List of Lights - Estonia
  Liste ARLHS - Estonie
  Tahkuna lighthouse - Site Lightphotos.net
  Tahkuna Light - Lighthouse Explorer
  Tahkuna tuletorn - Site Estonian Lighthouse Society
  Administration maritime en Estonie

Phare en Estonie
Phare de la mer Baltique
Phare du XIXe siècle
Comté de Hiiu
Bien culturel national estonien

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If you want to surf we can defenitely organise something!
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"""Bot Commands related to or interactin with the scp-wiki."""

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import arrow
import functools
import itertools
import jinja2
import random as rand
import re
import collections

from . import core, ext, parser, lex, stats, tools, utils

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# Internal Methods
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def show_page(page, rating=True):
    attribution = page.build_attribution_string(
        templates=dict(
            author='written {hdate} by {user}',
            rewrite='rewritten {hdate} by {user}',
            translator='translated {hdate} by {user}',
            maintainer='maintained {hdate} by {user}'),
        group_templates=dict(
            author='co-written {hdate} by {users} and {last_user}',
            rewrite='rewritten {hdate} by {users} and {last_user}',
            translator='translated {hdate} by {users} and {last_user}',
            maintainer='maintained {hdate} by {users} and {last_user}'))
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        r = rand.Random(int(arrow.now().format('YYYYMMDDHH')))
        rating = r.randrange(-160, -140)
    else:
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    return out(page=page, rating=rating, attribution=attribution)

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    """
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    If no input is given, attempts to use the name of the user who
    issued the command as the name of the author.
    """
    @functools.wraps(func)
    def inner(inp, *args, **kwargs):
        text = (inp.text or inp.user).lower()
        authors = {i for p in core.pages for i in p.metadata}
        authors = sorted(i for i in authors if text in i.lower())

        if not authors:
            return lex.author.not_found
        elif len(authors) == 1:
            return func(inp, *args, author=authors[0], **kwargs)
        else:
            tools.save_results(inp, authors, lambda x: func(inp, x))
            return lex.unclear(options=authors)

    return inner

###############################################################################
# Find And Lookup Functions
###############################################################################

def show_search_results(inp, results):
    """Process page search results."""
    if not results:
        return lex.page_lookup.not_found
    elif len(results) == 1:
        return show_page(results[0])
    else:
        tools.save_results(inp, results, show_page)
        return lex.search.default(results=results, count=len(results))

def show_search_summary(inp, results):
    if not results:
        return lex.not_found.page
    pages = ext.PageView(results).sorted('created')
    return lex.search.summary(
        count=pages.count,
        authors=len(pages.authors),
        rating=pages.rating,
        average=pages.average,
        first=arrow.get(pages[0].created).humanize(),
        last=arrow.get(pages[-1].created).humanize(),
        top_title=pages.sorted('rating')[-1].title,
        top_rating=pages.sorted('rating')[-1].rating)

def find_pages(
        pages, *, title, exclude, strict,
        tags, author, rating, created, fullname):
    tags = tags or ''
    for t in ['fragment', 'admin', 'template', '_sys']:
        if t not in tags:
            tags += ' -' + t
    pages = pages.tags(tags)
    if rating:
        pages = pages.with_rating(rating)
    if created:
        pages = pages.created(created)

    if author:
        pages = [
            p for p in pages if any(author in a.lower() for a in p.metadata)]
    if fullname:
        return [p for p in pages if p.name == fullname]

    results = []
    for p in pages:
        words = p.title.lower().split()
        words = {''.join(filter(str.isalnum, w)) for w in words}

        if exclude and words & set(exclude):
            continue
        if strict and not words >= set(strict):
            continue
        if title and not all(i in p.title.lower() for i in title):
            continue

        results.append(p)

    return results

def _page_search_base(inp, pages, *, summary, **kwargs):
    if not inp.text:
        return lex.search.noargs
    func = show_search_summary if summary else show_search_results
    return func(inp, find_pages(pages, **kwargs))

@core.command
@core.alias('s')
@parser.search
def search(inp, **kwargs):
    """Find scp-wiki pages."""
    return _page_search_base(inp, core.pages, **kwargs)

@core.command
@parser.search
def tale(inp, **kwargs):
    """Find scp-wiki tales."""
    return _page_search_base(inp, core.pages.tags('tale'), **kwargs)

@core.command
@core.alias('wl')
@parser.search
def wandererslibrary(inp, **kwargs):
    """Find Wanderers' Library pages."""
    return _page_search_base(inp, core.wlpages, **kwargs)

@core.command
def tags(inp):
    """Find pages with the given tags."""
    return show_search_results(inp, core.pages.tags(inp.text))

@core.rule(r'(?i).*http[s]?://www\.scp-wiki\.net/([^/\s]+)(?:\s|$)')
@core.rule(r'(?i)^(scp-[^\s]+)\s*$')
@core.rule(r'(?i).*!(scp-[^\s]+)')
def name_lookup(inp):
    pages = [p for p in core.pages if p.name == inp.text.lower()]
    if not pages:
        pages = list(core.wiki.list_pages(
            body='title created_by created_at rating tags', category='*',
            name=inp.text.lower()))
    return show_search_results(inp, pages)

@core.command
@core.alias('au')
@guess_author
def author(inp, author):
    """Display author summary."""
    pages = core.pages.related(author)
    url = pages.tags('author')[0].url if pages.tags('author') else None
    url = ' ( {} )'.format(url) if url else ''
    pages = pages.articles
    if not pages:
        return lex.author.not_found
    template = '\x02{1.count}\x02 {0}'.format
    tags = ', '.join(template(*i) for i in pages.split_page_type().items())
    rels = ', '.join(template(*i) for i in pages.split_relation(author).items())
    last = sorted(pages, key=lambda x: x.created, reverse=True)[0]
    return lex.author.summary(
        name=author, url=url, pages=pages, rels=rels, tags=tags,
        primary=pages.primary(author), last=last)

@core.command
@core.alias('ad')
@guess_author
def authordetails(inp, author):
    """Generate detailed statistics about the author."""
    return lex.author.details(url=stats.update_user(author))

###############################################################################
# Errors
###############################################################################

def errors_orphaned():
    urls = [p.url for p in core.pages]
    urls.extend([p.url for p in core.wiki.list_pages(
        name='scp-*', created_at='last 3 hours')])
    pages = [k for k in core.wiki.titles() if k not in urls]
    pages = [p for p in pages if re.search(r'/scp-[0-9]{3,4}$', p)]
    return map(core.wiki, pages)

def errors_untagged():
    return core.wiki.list_pages(tags='-')

def errors_untitled():
    pages = core.pages.tags('scp').pages
    pages.extend(core.wiki.list_pages(name='scp-*', created_at='last 3 hours'))
    pages = [p for p in pages if p.url not in core.wiki.titles()]
    pages = [p for p in pages if p.is_mainlist]
    exempt = ('scp-1848', 'scp-2864')
    pages = [p for p in pages if p.name not in exempt]
    return pages

def errors_deleted():
    return core.wiki.list_pages(category='deleted')

def errors_vote():
    return core.wiki.list_pages(
        tags='-in-deletion -archived -author -in-rewrite',
        rating='<-10', created_at='older than 24 hours')

@core.require(channel=core.config.irc.sssc)
@core.command
@core.multiline
def errors(inp):
    """
    Dispay an error report.

    Staff-only command.
    """
    all_pages = []

    for name in ['untagged', 'untitled', 'deleted', 'vote', 'orphaned']:
        pages = list(eval('errors_' + name)())
        if not pages:
            continue
        all_pages.extend(pages)
        pages = [p.url.split('/')[-1] for p in pages]
        pages = map('\x02{}\x02'.format, sorted(pages))
        yield getattr(lex.errors, name)(pages=', '.join(pages))

    if not all_pages:
        yield lex.errors.none
    else:
        tools.save_results(inp, all_pages, show_page)
        yield lex.errors.done

@core.command
@core.require(channel=core.config.irc.sssc)
@core.cooldown(7200)
@core.multiline
def cleantitles(inp):
    """
    Remove orphaned scp titles from the series pages.

    Staff-only command.
    """
    yield lex.cleantitles.start

    pages = [
        'scp-series', 'scp-series-2', 'scp-series-3', 'scp-series-4',
        'joke-scps', 'scp-ex', 'archived-scps']
    wiki = core.pyscp.wikidot.Wiki('scp-wiki')
    wiki.auth(core.config.wiki.name, core.config.wiki.password)
    orphaned = [p.url.split('/')[-1] for p in errors_orphaned()]

    def clean_line(line, purge):
        pattern = r'^\* \[\[\[([^\]]+)\]\]\] - .+$'
        parsed = re.match(pattern, line)
        if not parsed:
            return line
        name = parsed.group(1)
        if name.lower() not in orphaned:
            return line
        if not purge:
            return '* [[[{}]]] - [ACCESS DENIED]'.format(name)

    for page in map(wiki, pages):
        source = page.source.split('\n')
        purge = 'scp-series' not in page.url
        source = [clean_line(i, purge) for i in source]
        source = [i for i in source if i is not None]
        source = '\n'.join(source)
        if source != page.source:
            page.edit(source, comment='clean titles')

    core.wiki.titles.cache_clear()
    yield lex.cleantitles.end

###############################################################################
# Misc
###############################################################################

@core.command
@parser.random
def random(inp, **kwargs):
    """Get a random page."""
    pages = find_pages(core.pages, **kwargs) if inp.text else core.pages
    if pages:
        return show_page(rand.choice(pages))
    else:
        return lex.page_lookup.not_found

@core.command
@core.alias('lc')
@core.cooldown(120)
@core.multiline
def lastcreated(inp, **kwargs):
    """Display most recently created pages."""
    kwargs = dict(
        body='title created_by created_at rating',
        order='created_at desc',
        rating='>=-15',
        limit=3)
    pages = core.wiki.list_pages(**kwargs)
    return [show_page(p, rating=inp.config.lcratings) for p in pages]

@core.command
@parser.unused
def unused(inp, *, random, last, count, prime, palindrome, divisible, series, pattern):
    """Get the first unused scp slot."""
    series = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4] if not series else [i - 1 for i in set(series)]
    series = [i * 1000 for i in series]
    numbers = itertools.chain.from_iterable(
        range(i or 2, i + 1000) for i in series)

    if prime:
        numbers = [i for i in numbers if all(i % k for k in range(2, i))]
    if palindrome:
        numbers = [
            i for i in numbers if str(i).zfill(3) == str(i).zfill(3)[::-1]]
    if divisible:
        numbers = [i for i in numbers if i % divisible == 0]
    if pattern:
        pattern_dict = collections.defaultdict(list)
        for index, letter in enumerate(pattern):
            pattern_dict[letter].append(index)

        def pattern_match(number):
            number_dict = collections.defaultdict(list)
            for index, digit in enumerate(str(number)):
                number_dict[digit].append(index)

            return list(number_dict.values()) == list(pattern_dict.values())

        numbers = [i for i in numbers if pattern_match(i)]

    slots = ['scp-{:03d}'.format(i) for i in numbers]
    used_slots = {p.name for p in core.pages}
    unused_slots = [i for i in slots if i not in used_slots]

    if not unused_slots:
        return lex.unused.not_found

    if count:
        return lex.unused.count(count=len(unused_slots))

    if random:
        result = rand.choice(unused_slots)
    elif last:
        result = unused_slots[-1]
    else:
        result = unused_slots[0]

    return lex.unused.found(slot=result)

@functools.lru_cache()
def parse_staff_list():
    soup = core.wiki('meet-the-staff')._soup
    panels = soup(class_='content-panel')
    staff = {}

    for idx, block in enumerate(('Admin', 'Mod', 'Operational')):
        items = panels[idx + 1]('p')
        staff.update({i.strong.text.lower(): (block, i.text) for i in items})

    juniors = panels[4]('a')
    staff.update({a.text: ('Junior Staff', None) for a in juniors})

    for idx in (5, 6):
        for position in panels[idx]('ul'):
            name = position.find('strong').text.rstrip('s')
            staff.update({a.text: (name, None) for a in position('a')})

    return staff

@core.command
def staff(inp):
    """Display a blurb for the given staff member."""
    if not inp.text:
        return lex.staff.noargs

    for user, (position, blurb) in parse_staff_list().items():
        if inp.text.lower() in user.lower():
            if blurb:
                return lex.staff.active(position=position, blurb=blurb)
            else:
                return lex.staff.no_blurb(user=user, position=position)

    return lex.staff.not_found

@functools.lru_cache()
def _get_contests_data():
    results = []
    for row in core.wiki('contest-archive')._soup('tr'):
        cells = row('td')

        if cells[0]('a'):
            cur = utils.AttrDict()
            results.append(cur)

            page = cells[0].a['href']
            pages = [i for i in core.pages if i.url.endswith(page)]
            if pages:
                page = pages[0]
            else:
                continue

            cur.name = page.title
            cur.url = page.url
            cur.date = page.created[:10]
            cur.year = int(page.created[:4])
            cur.host = cells[1].text
            cur.winners = []

        if cells[2]('a'):
            page = cells[2].a['href']

            pages = [i for i in core.pages if i.url.endswith(page)]
            if pages:
                cur.winners.append(pages[0])

    return [i for i in results if i]

@core.command
@core.multiline
@parser.contest
def contest(inp, name, year):
    """Display information about past contests."""
    contests = _get_contests_data()

    if name:
        contests = [i for i in contests if name in i.name.lower()]

    if year:
        contests = [i for i in contests if year == i.year]

    if len(contests) == 1:
        contest = contests[0]
        yield lex.contest.long(**contest)
        for page in contest.winners:
            yield lex.contest.winner(page=page)
    elif contests:
        contests = sorted(contests, key=lambda x: x.date, reverse=True)
        contests = list(contests)[:3]
        for contest in contests:
            yield lex.contest.short(**contest)
    else:
        yield lex.contest.not_found


text:
$174.3 mil Oaklands Crossing project to support up to 160 jobs
August 29, 2017 NewsSyed Shah
The removal of the Oaklands Park level crossing is another step closer with expressions of interest called for the $174.3 million project and support up to approximately 160 jobs during construction.
"We want to get on with this project so that we can deliver the road and rail benefits to the tens of thousands of people who travel through this part of the southern suburbs every day," South Australian Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Stephen Mullighan said.
Minister for Urban Infrastructure Paul Fletcher said the joint Australian, State and Local Government project would reduce delays for the 42,000 vehicles which travel through this level crossing each weekday.
"Traffic volumes are expected to grow to 66,000 by 2031, further exacerbating congestion," Mr Fletcher said.
"This project proposes a rail underpass extending 400 metres east and west of the Oaklands Park level crossing, and will include a new station with an extended 160-metre platform to cater for longer trains," he added.
City of Marion Mayor Kris Hanna said calling for expressions of interest marked the start of the tender process to design and construct a solution to the bottleneck.
"We are on track for construction to begin in the first half of next year," Mayor Hanna said.
"Marion Council is now working with the State Government to maximise above-ground opportunities around the new Oaklands Station for recreational spaces, parking, and residential and commercial development."
Prequalified companies and consortia will have four weeks to prepare and submit an expression of interest, with the two highest ranking invited to submit a Request for Proposal.
Trumpf and Siemens to collaborate on 3D metal printing
Job opportunities and reskilling to support Victoria's booming rail industry
Navya to establish Asia-Pac HQ in Adelaide
Bosch & Co retool manufacturing concepts
← Land 400 completes testing phase Kennards Hire expands branch network in WA and NT →


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Britney Spears May Join 'The X Factor' To The Tune Of $16 Million
X. Alexander | March 9, 2012 9:50 am
After firing virtually the entire judges' panel, clearly The X Factor is looking to revamp its image and connect to a wider audience. And there may be no better way to do that than hiring Britney Spears for the job. The Twister fan has been reportedly offered a cool $10 million to join Simon Cowell and possibly one other female judge (Janet Jackson is just one of the names in this conversation); E! Online reports that she may be holding out for an even higher figure ($16 million!). Naturally, it is Britney's honey/agent Jason Trawick negotiating the deal. Read more below.
Sixteen million dollars is an awful lot of money, but we have to believe it would pay off for the underperforming reality show. Not only would Britney's die-hard legion of fans tune in, but even viewers who don't care much about talent competitions would tune in just to see Spears in action — she's been notoriously shy about doing anything live (forget singing — even speaking!) without extensive preparation. Curiosity alone could bring hordes of viewers (including us, we'll admit). The Hollywood Reporter says it looks like the deal may be closed by next week.
Would you tune in to The X Factor just to see Britney Spears? Let us know on Facebook, Twitter or in the comments.
Tags: Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, The X Factor


text:
Q: Navigation drawer reload issue in android I have a navigation drawer in my application. I want to change navigation drawer layout on a button tap. but each time i toggle the layout, it is simply added to the existing navigation drawer(duplicate entry is showing), but i want to replace the whole view to the new one.
How can i implement this ?
Please refer my code
    navigationView = (NavigationView) findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
    navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);
    if (checkIsLoggedIn()){
        navigationView.inflateMenu(R.menu.activity_main_drawer_logged_in);
    }
    else{
        navigationView.inflateMenu(R.menu.activity_main_drawer_logged_out);
        addHeaderLayout(navigationView);
      }

Here i have inflated activity_main_drawer_logged_in and activity_main_drawer_logged_out in the code as per the status of checkIsLoggedIn().
Issue:
If I logout from the application while navigation drawer is showing the layout for login
Then the contents of both activity_main_drawer_logged_out and activity_main_drawer_logged_in layouts is showing in the navigation drawer.

A: Make these changes to your code
if (checkIsLoggedIn()){
    navigationView.getMenu().clear();
    navigationView.inflateMenu(R.menu.activity_main_drawer_logged_in);
}
else{
    navigationView.getMenu().clear();
    navigationView.inflateMenu(R.menu.activity_main_drawer_logged_out);
    addHeaderLayout(navigationView);
  }

A: I had a problem while using the above answer. Duplicate header view is showing
I found a better solution for navigation view header duplicate while add header view dynamically. This is the code snippet.
if (navigationView != null) {
   for (int i = 0; i < navigationView.getHeaderCount(); i++) {
   if (navigationView.getHeaderView(i) != null)
   navigationView.getHeaderView(i).setVisibility(View.GONE);
   }
   addHeaderLayout(navigationView);
  }


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What Matt Thomas brings to the Toronto Raptors
Scott Rafferty
On Friday, the Toronto Raptors announced that they have signed guard Matt Thomas.
According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, who first reported the terms of the signing, Thomas has agreed to a three-year, $4.2 million dollar deal with the Raptors.
Official: @Theiceman_21 is a Raptor. #WeTheNorth
🖋 https://t.co/reJDeFjCvc pic.twitter.com/dhwpwHvkxH
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) July 19, 2019
After failing to hear his name called in the 2017 NBA Draft, Thomas moved overseas to play in Spain's Liga ACB, which is widely regarded to be one of the best basketball leagues in the world. He spent the 2017-18 season with Monbus Obradorio and the 2018-19 season with Valencia Basket.
MORE: Fast facts on Matt Thomas
Thomas' greatest strength has always been his outside shooting. He was lights-out in college, where he averaged 8.5 points per game on 40.1 percent shooting from 3-point range over four seasons at Iowa State. He then averaged 15.4 points per game on 45.9 percent shooting from deep in his lone season with Monbus Obradorio, followed by 11.4 points per game on 48.5 percent shooting with Valencia Basket.
Those numbers helped the 24-year-old earn the reputation of being one of the best/most accurate shooters not in the NBA.
Matt Thomas' international stats
Season FG FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3PT% PPG
2017-18 (Monbus) 5.1 10.8 47.2 2.4 5.2 45.9 15.4
2018-19 (Valencia) 4.1 8.0 51.1 2.2 4.5 48.5 11.4
Thomas is a versatile shooter as well. According to Synergy Sports, almost half of his scoring last season came on an equal split of spot-ups and off of screens. He was incredibly efficient on both of those plays, ranking in the 97th percentile with 1.36 points per spot-up possession and the 73rd percentile with 1.10 points per possession off of screens.
Synergy Sports added that Thomas posted an effective field goal percentage of 82 percent on catch-and-shoot jump shots last season, including 99 percent when he was unguarded.
In other words: Thomas was automatic when left open.
Being a knockdown shooter in Europe is obviously different to being one in the NBA — the biggest difference being the line is almost two inches closer to the basket in FIBA — but, for context, his spot-up and off-screen numbers stacked up with what the likes of Danny Green, Paul George and Kevin Durant posted last season, an encouraging sign after the Raptors saw two of their best 3-point shooters in Green and Kawhi Leonard leave in free agency this summer.
The Raptors were unable to address that problem in the signings of Stanley Johnson and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, both of whom are defensive-minded forwards with questionable jump shots, so there's an even greater need for Thomas' skill set entering next season. He'll essentially be this team's Jodie Meeks, only with far more upside.
How Thomas fits defensively isn't as clear — Synergy Sports graded him as mostly a poor or average defender in Europe last season — but the combination of Johnson and Hollis-Jefferson, plus Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, should be more than enough for the Raptors cover for him on that end of the floor, especially if he plays only spot minutes.
MORE: Offseason grade for the Raptors
While he isn't a big name, Thomas is reportedly someone the Raptors have had their eye for a while now. According to Blake Murphy of The Athletic, Thomas broke shooting records at a pre-draft workout with the team in 2017. The Raptors had plans for him to be on their Summer League roster in Las Vegas that year, but he ended up playing for the Los Angeles Lakers instead.
Thomas helped the Lakers win the title, exploding for 23 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the perimeter in the championship game.
HIGHLIGHTS: Matt Thomas follows his strong semifinals performance by going 5-5 from deep with 23 total points in tonight's win #LakersSummer pic.twitter.com/3hIWJs7QWQ
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) July 18, 2017
Now that he's finally on their side, the Raptors can only hope that's a sign of what's to come from Thomas in the NBA.
Scott Rafferty is a Senior NBA Editor for The Sporting News


NEW YORK CITY FC winger Jack Harrison has been called up to represent England's Under-21 side.
The 20-year-old shot to prominence during his second season with the MLS side, where he tallied ten goals and six assists.
After a 1-1 draw against Chicago Fire on Saturday, Jack declared his honour and excitement to play for the Three Lions.
He said: "I was thrilled when I found out; I was really speechless when Patrick told me just before the game tonight. It's an exciting opportunity and one I'm very grateful for.
"I never thought this would happen when I moved out here when I was 14. It's a special moment and I'm going to cherish it.
"Every year this league is growing and you only have to watch the games to see that it's getting better and better every year.
Aidy Boothroyd's U-21's are set to face Scotland and Andorra in the UEFA Euro U-21 qualifiers next week.
New York City FC chief and former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira insists that the call-up is just a reward for the 20-year-old's terrific run of form throughout the season.
He said: "It's really good news for Jack, it's really good news for the football club and of course I'm really pleased for him because he's improved a lot and he loves the game.
"I think it just shows how the league can be challenging for players and that it can be the right place for players to come to develop their talents.
"Jack going to play for England U-21s will send a message to the players that the league is good enough to get to the international level.


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Home » Politics » Breaking: Bayelsa tribunal Chairman affirms Gov Diri's election, disagrees with majority judgement
Posted inPolitics
Breaking: Bayelsa tribunal Chairman affirms Gov Diri's election, disagrees with majority judgement
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
Chairman of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Sirajo, has distanced himself from majority judgement of the tribunal that nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri.
Justice Sirajo, who delivered a dissenting judgement shortly after two other Justices on the three-member panel tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to within 90 days, conduct a fresh poll in Bayelsa State, affirmed governor Diri's election.
Also read: Court declares Kogi PDP had no candidate in 2019 governorship election
The two other members of the panel, Justices Owei Woniwei and Yunusa Musa had in their decisions, voided the outcome of the election that held in the state on November 16, 2019, over the exclusion of one of the registered political parties, Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, ANDP, in the contest.
ANDP had in a petition it lodged before the tribunal, contended that it was unlawfully excluded from participating in the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, despite the fact that it fulfilled all the statutory requirements.
Justices Owei Woniwei and Yunusa Musa, in their majority judgement, agreed that INEC illegally excluded ANDP and its governorship candidate, King George, from the election.
However, disagreeing with the verdict, the tribunal Chairman, Justice Sirajo, said there was evidence that ANDP was disqualified from the election for fielding an ineligible candidate.
He noted that the party nominated an underaged deputy governorship candidate, who admitted that he was 34 years old, instead of the 35 years age bracket the Constitution stipulated.
Justice Sirajo said there was evidence that the party failed to substitute the candidate till the statutory window for such substitution elapsed.
He noted that Exhibit P8 before the tribunal was a letter that INEC wrote to the party on September 21, 2019, wherein it notified ANDP that the period for substitution of candidates had expired.
According to the Justice Sirajo, what the petitioners brought before the tribunal was a pre-election case since INEC's decision that disqualified its candidates occurred before the actual election held on November 16, 2019.
He held that under section 285(9) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, the party, ought to have within 14 days after it got the notification from INEC, gone to a Federal High Court to challenge it.
The tribunal chairman held that failure of the party to do so made its petition against governor Diri's election, statute-barred.
Besides, Justice Sirajo held that section 138(1) (d) of the Electoral Act provided grounds upon which an election could be challenged at the tribunal, vis-a-vis section 285(14) of the Constitution which defined disqualification of the candidate by INEC as a pre-election matter.
He held that since the Constitution is superior to the Electoral Act, it takes preeminence.
He held that the disqualification of ANDP by INEC was not unconstitutional because it nominated an underaged candidate.
The Judge stressed that since the disqualified candidate did not meet the constitutional requirement, he was therefore not a valid candidate that could claim right of exclusion.
He held that a political party must have a valid nomination before the issue of exclusion could arise.
Consequently, Justice Sirajo dismissed the petition as lacking in merit, even as he upheld the election of governor Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
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