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Airbus sold 222 jets in November, poised to win order race
Published Thu, Dec 5 20191:07 PM EST
DUBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Airbus booked orders for 222 aircraft in November, driven mainly by the Dubai Airshow, and formally recognised a cut in orders for the soon-to-be-axed A380 superjumbo following a major fleet review by Dubai's Emirates, company data showed on Thursday.
It also delivered 77 aircraft in November to reach 725 for the year so far, leaving it 135 planes to deliver in December in order to reach a recently reduced full-year target of 860 jets.
Emirates ordered 50 A350-900 jets at last month's air show as part of a fleet shake-up that also saw the world's largest wide-body operator relinquish an order for A380s and reduce its requirement for Boeing 777X jets, while adding the Boeing 787.
Airbus sold a total of 940 jets in January-November, or 718 after cancellations, leaving it well ahead of Boeing, whose year has been derailed by the grounding of the 737 MAX. In the latest period for which data is available, Boeing sold 180 jets in the first nine months or 45 after cancellations.
The latest figures were released days after Airbus won a sale of 50 A321XLR jets to United Airlines. (Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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Web for life movement: A symbol of sisterhood and togetherness.
The web for life, a movement for young women took it upon themselves to help underprivileged girls during their menstruation through the donate a pad campaign. The initiative started after young girls realised that fellow women did not have sanitary towels to use during their monthly period, which compromised their self-esteem.
Driven by the spirit of sisterhood, the web for life members made a difference to the lives of girls who are less privileged and cannot afford to have access to sanitary wear. The movement embarked on a mission to collect sanitary pads from other students which they would donate to communities in need.
The journey started off with Harare Institute of Technology, as they collected sanitary pads which were donated to a Community Based Organization, Facet, during the web for life conference. In the same spirit Great Zimbabwe University embarked on a campaign titled 'Donate a pad campaign', where they collected sanitary pads from other students which they donated to Zimcare Trust in Masvingo. Chibhero College of Agriculture collected sanitary pads from fellow female students and then donated them to a local orphanage in their community. Solusi University solicited donations of sanitary wear which they donated to a local secondary school in their community. They went further to engage in a menstrual hygiene management talk with the girls.
Sisters need each other, believing that there is need to look out for each other and ensure that other girls and young women, would have a chance to go on their periods with dignity. The Web for Life sisters have embodied the values of the movement and become role models by setting the pace in a race towards improving the lives of girls and young women who are less privileged. They have proved that together in their numbers they can create a great impact on society. With little resources, the Web for Life movement can help make a difference in the lives of young women. All it takes is just team work, commitment and a vision to see girls and young women enjoying their sexual and reproductive health rights which includes access to sanitary wear.


As a team building event while with the Orlando hospital system, Francesca, and her colleagues had scheduled a cooking class at Emeril's Orlando. It was scheduled on the very day that Andy had "teaching duty." According to Francesca, who does not like to cook, "When a very tall, good-looking guy came out in an apron, I knew I was going to like the class." Andy says he always preferred being in the kitchen over being at the front of a classroom but when he saw this bright-eyed blond sitting in the front row, he knew he was going to enjoy teaching this class. Within three months Cupid's arrow had pierced their hearts and they were married 6 months later.
When they stepped off the Haig Point ferry, they immediately felt the magic. Andy described seeing the lovely mansion surrounded by sprawling lawns of green grass and feeling a surge of precious childhood memories of growing up on 34 acres outside of Savannah. Francesca described feeling bathed in the peace and serenity that makes Haig Point so unique from the rest of the world. Without saying a word, they both knew they had found their next home.
After a few changes in their job descriptions to enable them to work from home, they've set up their offices on Blodgett Hollow, working online, thanks to Haig Point's high-speed Internet service. Life is simple now. When the school bus drops the kids off at 3:30 PM, both Andy, and Francesca greet them at the front door. Then the children rush off to play. "There is so much to do outside, that 'screen time' has virtually disappeared from their lives," observes Francesca. With no cars racing by nor strangers on the street, she just reminds the twins that they are responsible for taking care of Aaralyn if they should decide to go down to the park or over to the horse barn.


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UAE select 16-year-old schoolboy for T20 World Cup in Australia
Uncapped at senior level, Aayan Khan was hero of win over West Indies at Under 19 World Cup
The UAE's Aayan Afzal Khan takes the wicket of Pakistan's Irfan Khan in the game between the UAE and Pakistan during the Under 19 Asian Cup at the ICC Academy, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak/ The National
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Aayan Afzal Khan, a 16-year-old schoolboy from Sharjah, will be on the flight to Australia as part of UAE's squad for the T20 World Cup.
The all-rounder will join the senior squad for the first time when they make the trip to Geelong next month.
England train for Pakistan T20 series in Karachi amid heavy security
The national team will play first round matches against Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka, Namibia and the Netherlands.
Although uncapped at senior level, Aayan has played men's domestic cricket for some years now.
He was also the outstanding player when UAE's age-group side beat West Indies at the Under 19 World Cup in the Caribbean earlier this year.
CP Rizwan will captain the UAE at the T20 World Cup. His predecessor as captain, Ahmed Raza, has made the 15-man squad for the competition, but Rohan Mustafa, the country's most-capped player, has been omitted.
The Emirates Cricket Board did not address Mustafa's absence when they announced the squad via a press release.
The announcement, though, did cite the fact some players had been "rested" for the competition.
"While a number of players have been rested for this tour, Robin Singh, director of cricket and national teams' head coach, is buoyed by the inclusion of a number of the country's young talent that have proven their worth to wear the country's flag," the statement read.
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 #UAECricket's @ICC #Men's #T20WorldCup team is locked in & ready to take flight!
All the details, including reserves, 👉 https://t.co/CzxnYjrdGS pic.twitter.com/vpKjMqHFxA
— UAE Cricket Official (@EmiratesCricket) September 17, 2022
Singh, the former India all-rounder, was quoted as saying he has "complete belief" in the squad.
"This team has a solid representation of experience and youth," Singh was quoted as saying.
"It must be emphasised that UAE cricket's youth have continued to show their worth at various successful ICC and Asian Cricket [age-group] campaigns, and, it is their time to showcase these proven talents to the cricketing-world alongside those [selected] experienced players.
"To represent your country is of great pride and our [coaching] team has complete belief in the maturity and skills of this group of players, and we expect them to surprise a few teams with their performances."
Dr Tayeb Kamali, the chairman of the selection committee, was quoted as saying the tournament is "unique" in UAE's cricket history.
"Qualifying to play against top national teams of the world at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup marks a milestone with UAE cricket's growing strengths in the T20 format," Kamali said.
"We extend our deep appreciation to all who have invested their time and efforts as we arrive at this unique moment in Emirates cricket's history.
"We wish our team the very best as they continue to make their mark on international cricket at the ICC T20 World Cup."
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CP Rizwan (captain), Vriitya Aravind (vice captain), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Aryan Lakra, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali, Alishan Sharafu, Aayan Khan

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The Vikings are well known for the attacks they made against their European neighbours. But the Viking expeditions involved much more than violence, murder and plundering. In reality it was not them who "invented" raiding. To travel abroad and ravage foreign territories was not a new phenomenon – it had been done previously. But in the Viking period the raiding expeditions became more organised and frequent. Even though it required great investment in, for example, ships and men, it could be a profitable "business" for the Vikings to go on expeditions. These expeditions varied considerably and the Vikings acted in many different ways. They could be traders, mercenaries, robbers, diplomats, blackmailers, explorers, immigrants, settlers, the military upper class or attackers.
The increased traffic on the sea also led to growth of the trading centres on land, particularly Hedeby and Ribe. A flow of trading products from foreign areas, such as the outermost Arctic North and the Islamic empires of the East, passed through the Viking markets. This contributed to economic development and town after town springing up in Denmark.


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President's Letter – July 2015
"– Part I"
Our annual Interview Issue is always filled with amazing insights from professionals across this vast industry. For last year's President's Message, I took the unique op- portunity of interviewing myself. This year, I had a chance to chat with Joy Lightfield, GCA (Global Cinematography Alliance), a director of photography whose name will not be known in Hollywood for another two decades. That's right, this two-part conversation, which spreads across our July and August issues, is with a cinematographer from the future – 2035 to be exact. Hang on while I make contact with her across the space-time continuum for this once-in-a-lifetime interview:
Steven Poster: Hello, Joy, are you there? Joy Lightfield, GCA: Yes, who's on contact? SP: This is Steven Poster, ASC – the President of the International Cinematographers Guild from 2015. JL: [Pause.] The President of my Guild from twenty years ago? SP: Yes! And I'd like to talk about the future of filmmaking. JL: Okay…what would you like to know? SP: What do you have to do to become a cinematographer in 2035? JL: I would assume many of the same things it probably took in 2015. Tell a story through visual means, light a scene, move the camera. Why would the core elements of our craft have changed? SP: Interesting. Speaking of cameras, what are they like now? JL: They're really small! We give voice commands to tell them where to go and how to move. SP: Wow. JL: Yes, we have many amazing tools you probably never dreamed of, but some tools, begun in your day, have yet to pan out. SP: Like what? JF: Artificial intelligence that can achieve artistic focusing – no one's quite figured that one out. SP: So union focus pullers are still in demand? JL: More than ever – our camera assistants can tell within a quarter of an inch where the focus needs to be to tell the story for the director and DP. SP: So can ours! JL: But focus can now also be achieved in post-production, which I think was just starting in your time. SP: Yes, that's true. I think they called it "light field" technology. JL: [Pause.] Pretty cool name. SP: So how has that changed the AC's role? JL: It's moved those who specialize in that area into the postproduction suite, right alongside DP's as they watch over the final color grade. SP: Nice. JL: Yes, the crews today have expanded beyond what you ever experienced. SP: Please explain. JL: Well, you remember how you had a prescribed number of people on the set when you were shooting film? SP: Yes. JL: And then when you went to digital, there were suddenly even more people on the set? SP: Yes. JL: So much of our work is done in combination with what you used to call "visual effects" and what we call "the science of imaging," that it takes many more people to do the work of what once a few did. SP: That's great news for the industry. Speaking of which – what's Hollywood like in 2035? JL: [Sigh.] Some things never change. The pro- ducers want "faster, cheaper, better." And there's always enormous pressure to achieve those goals – which, I might add, we achieve on a global scale, all the time. SP: Interesting. Tell me about optics. JL: The sensors from your day gave the erroneous impression we could shoot without light, but this has not proven to be the case. The industry still requires artisans to shape, mold, and place light that will best tell the story. You have to know how to see light in order to use it. But, I have to say the tools have advanced quite a bit. I have this robot … SP: Robots, huh? JL: … you toss him up in the air, and he remains elevated – you can put that little light anywhere. And he's positioned and controlled from your iPhone, 30th Anniversary Edition. SP: Wow. What about moving the camera? JL: You were probably around for the early age of UAV's. I think you called them drones. SP: [Laughs.] Kiddo, I was around for the invention of Steadicam and telescoping cranes – way before drones! JL: Oh, we still have a form of the Steadicam – it's molded to the operator's body so he or she becomes part of the action or scene. It's as though the operator is the Steadicam. SP: So camera operators are now actors? JL: Hasn't it always been that way? SP: Yes, I suppose. JL: Excuse me, but I need to do a pre-grade of a live Broadway show that's streaming tonight. Can we continue this interview later? SP: Absolutely. It's been eye-opening. JL: For me as well! Off contact – for now.
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International Cinematographers Guild / IATSE Local 600
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even transferring arms to the Taliban in Afghanistan."
said. "I think it's a major miscalculation."
of blaming the government itself.
of U.S. Special Forces soldiers.
Blair wrote in the May 31 edition of the Economist.
itself would help the fundamentalist Sunni movement of the Taliban.
though Iran says its intentions are to generate energy.
Iranians don't have business as usual."
resolution in a matter of weeks," he said.
sanctions March 24 when Tehran stepped up its enrichment program.
sanction measures outside the Security Council," Burns added.
envoy abruptly canceled talks Monday with the head of the IAEA.


Located on Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove, it contains a fascinating array of tropical fruit cultivars and flowering trees.
In 1916 Dr. David Fairchild, a renowned explorer/horticulturist for whom Fairchild Tropical Garden was named, and his wife Marian, daughter of Alexander Graham Bell, purchased the property and named it The Kampong - a Malay word for a village, or a cluster of dwellings for an extended family. Some of the first plantings there came from Indo-Malaysia, brought there by Dr. Fairchild, who introduced these species to the United States.
In 1928 the Fairchilds built a house (designed by Edward Clarence Dean) that still exists within the gardens, and made it their permanent home after David Fairchild retired. In 1984 the building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1963, the property was purchased by Edward Cleaveland and Dr. Catherine Hauberg Sweeney. The Sweeneys were world travelers and Mr. Sweeney served as president of the Explorers Club. Dr. Sweeney, a botanist, philanthropist, and preservationist, had the means and the expertise to preserve Dr. Fairchild's unique plant collections. She was primarily responsible for preserving this irreplaceable botanical treasure for future generations and transforming it into a botanical garden. She has been referred to as the "Savior of The Kampong." in 1984 Dr. Sweeney gifted the garden and buildings to the the National Tropical Botanical Garden. She remained a principal sponsor until her death in 1995.
The gardens contain a diverse array of plants from the tropics and warm subtropics, including tropical fruits, palms, flowering trees, flowering shrubs, and vines.The focus at yhe institution is education, using the property's unparalleled living collections. Tours are available by appointment.
Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Hours: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
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December 18, 2012 12:00AM EST
UK: Scrap Secret Courts Plan
Parliament Should Reject Unjust Proposals in Draft Law
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron appears before the Commons Liason Committee at parliament in London December 11, 2012. Cameron on Tuesday defended plans for secret court hearings citing national security.
© 2012 Reuters
(London) – The British Parliament should reject proposals to expand the use of secret court hearings in civil cases. The House of Commons is scheduled to debate the measure, contained in the Justice and Security Bill, on December 18, 2012.
"Justice when you don't know the case against you is no justice at all," said Benjamin Ward, Europe and Central Asia division deputy director at Human Rights Watch. "The Commons should reject this expansion of secret hearings as fundamentally unfair."
The widely criticized Justice and Security Bill would widen the use of secret hearings in the civil courts on national security grounds, excluding the person affected and his or her lawyer from the courtroom. Such hearings would undermine a basic principle of justice: the ability to know and challenge the case against you. Parts of the judgments in the cases would also be kept secret.
A separate section of the bill would change established jurisprudence by preventing, on grounds of national security, the disclosure of material showing UK involvement in wrongdoing by other countries.
A key argument put forward by the government to justify the expansion of the use of secret hearings, known as "closed material proceedings", is that it cannot fairly defend itself against certain lawsuits because the evidence cannot be made public on national security grounds. The government asserts that as a result, it has had to settle cases it might otherwise have won.
But the government already has the ability to ask a court to strike out any case that it believes it cannot fairly defend. In several high profile civil actions against the UK government involving national security, the government settled the cases without seeking to strike them out. These include the al-Saadi case, over UK complicity in a Libyan dissident's rendition to torture, settled on December 13, and another involving former Guantanamo Bay detainees from November 2010.
"The British government's contention that it had to settle such cases is a red herring," Ward said. "If they really couldn't contest these cases because the evidence had to stay secret why didn't they ask the court to strike them out before settling?"
The House of Lords amended the bill on November 21, in an effort to remedy the problems with expanding the use of secret hearings. The changes include discretion for the judge to decide whether a hearing should be secret; a requirement to use secret hearings only as a last resort; and a duty on the court to balance national security against fairness and open justice in deciding whether to allow secret hearings. In addition, either party would be able to apply for secret hearings, as opposed to the right being limited to the government. But these amendments do not change the fundamental unfairness of closed proceedings.
The expansion of secret courts has drawn widespread opposition from the legal profession, including the Law Society, the Bar Council, and notably the majority of the security-cleared lawyers – known as special advocates – who act in these closed hearings. The fact that the lawyers who know best how secret hearings work are among the strongest opponents of expanding their use is clear evidence of the flawed nature of the government's plans.
In July 2011, the UK Supreme Court ruled that closed material procedures involve a departure from the principles of open and natural justice, which it said are essential features of a common law trial, and found that only Parliament and not the courts had the power to permit such a departure. But in considering whether to do so, Parliament should reflect on the judgment of Lord Brown, who wrote of the "damage done by a closed procedure to the integrity of the judicial process and the reputation of English justice."
International law, including the global International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, also requires the United Kingdom to respect everyone's right to a fair and public trial in all civil as well as criminal cases.
Earlier versions of the proposals, announced in a government "green paper" in October 2011, were even wider, permitting the use of secret hearings in inquests and on wider public interest grounds beyond national security. Those proposals were later dropped.
The government's plans to widen the use of secret hearings were announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in July 2010 alongside plans for an inquiry into UK complicity in torture and rendition, and changes to the guidance given to security services about interrogating suspects held outside the UK. The announcement came after a series of embarrassing revelations under the previous government about UK knowledge and involvement in US and other government's abuses against British citizens and residents in Guantanamo Bay, Pakistan, and elsewhere.
The prime minister told Parliament in July 2010 that it was necessary to permit the expanded use of secret hearings because the security services were being "paralyzed by paperwork" and Britain's intelligence relationship with the US was being put in danger by public disclosure of US intelligence material shared with London.
"Given the context in which the proposals to expand secret hearings emerged and further evidence of British wrongdoing that has since come to light, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that a key motivation of the proposals is to ensure that if abuses are repeated, they will never see the light of day in British courts," Ward said.
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December 14, 2012 News Release
UK: Accountability Still Needed on Libya Case
November 24, 2009 Report
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End Institutionalization, Provide Community-Based Support
Crimean Tatars Face Unfounded Terrorism Charges
Raids, Arbitrary Arrests, Torture of Activists


Glaucoma, also known as the silent blinding disease, is a potential threat to the eye health. Ranked to be the second most common cause of blindness, Glaucoma has made 8.5 million people blind globally, as per recent reports. Interestingly, Glaucoma does not refer to just one condition of the eye but to a host of eye diseases that lead to consistent damage to the optic nerve, thereby eventually causing complete loss of vision. With World Glaucoma Week celebrated from March 10 – March 16, just round the corner, it is essential for us to create greater awareness about the different types of this silent condition and who are at greater risk to get these types to prevent blindness among many.
Broadly, there are two types of Glaucoma – Open Angle Glaucoma and Angle Closure Glaucoma. Open Angle Glaucoma is of major concern as it is initially asymptomatic and those suffering from it usually cannot detect it early. Also, this is the most common kind of Glaucoma found in 90% of the people with this eye condition without they being aware of it. In chronic Open Angle Glaucoma, the internal eye pressure is higher than normal. Unlike the other type, there are absolutely no presenting symptoms. Sometimes, by the time the patient comes to the doctor, the disease gets far too advanced and the optic nerve goes into an irreparable damage.
As the nerve starts getting affected, an individual starts getting Scotoma – non-seeing areas in the field of vision. In this type of Glaucoma, high pressure can be little tricky to pin down. Unfortunately, there are typically no early warning signs or symptoms of open angle Glaucoma. It develops very slowly and sometimes without noticeable sight loss for many years. The initial loss of vision is side or peripheral vision and the visual acuity or sharpness of vision is maintained until late in the disease.
In Open Angle Glaucoma the optic nerve gets majorly affected. This is because while the angle in the eye where the iris connects with the cornea should be wide and open, Open Angle Glaucoma clog up the eye's drainage canals over time, thereby resulting in an increase in internal eye pressure and considerable damage to the optic nerve. As a majority of the patients suffering from this condition are unable to detect it early, it is advisable for them to go for regular eye check-ups and eye examination. Once detected, the doctor can prescribe a treating procedure which can help one prevent advancement of the disease and blindness. A daily dose of moderate exercise can help one to prevent further spread of the disease.
Angle Closure Glaucoma is caused by a rapid or sudden increase in intra-ocular pressure, the pressure within the eye. Its symptoms include hazy or blurred vision, appearance of rainbow coloured circles around bright lights, severe eye pain and headache, nausea or vomiting, accompanying severe eye pain and sudden sight loss. It may result in several changes in the eyes like injury, inflammation, advanced cataract and tumour.
Angle Closure Glaucoma can again be of two types: primary closed angle glaucoma and secondary closed angle glaucoma. The iris becomes pressed against the trabecular meshwork due to the angle between the iris and cornea being narrower, the eyeball being comparatively shorter when measured from front to back, the eye lens being thicker and the iris being thinner in case of the primary closed angle glaucoma. Secondary closed-angle glaucoma is an underlying condition that brings about a change in the eyes and result in forcing the iris against the trabecular meshwork. This condition may arise due to an eye injury or inflammation or Diabetes or tumour or advanced cataract. The other types of Glaucoma include Congenital and Normal-Tension Glaucoma.
Who is more prone to Glaucoma?
Open Angle Glaucoma mostly affects people over 50 years of age. The risk increases as one gets older. Those with a family history of glaucoma, with Diabetes, a thin cornea, myopia and high blood pressure are more prone to suffer from Open Angle Glaucoma. A person older than 40 years of age, especially those between 60 to 70 years, a person with cataract or with Diabetes, eye inflammation, tumours and those who are farsighted have a greater risk of developing Angle Closure Glaucoma. Ethnicity also plays an important role in terms of identifying who is at a greater risk of Glaucoma. African-Americans and those of African descent are at a greater risk. Those from Asian descent are more likely to develop angle-closure glaucoma and low-tension Glaucoma are more commonly seen among people of Japanese origin. Usage of certain medicines like corticosteroids for prolonged duration may also increase the risk of developing Glaucoma.
Vision loss due to Glaucoma is not reversible with treatment that includes even a surgery. If Glaucoma is detected during an eye exam, the eye doctor can prescribe a preventive treatment to help protect vision. It is important to keep regular appointment schedule with the eye doctor. Mass awareness campaigns should be conducted at the community level should be used as a potential tool for educating mass. Organisations like World Glaucoma Association should take effective steps to involve governments and NGOs in the awareness and regular eye screening campaigns for a multipronged approach towards tackling this condition.


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        "name": "item 3",
        "quantity": 3
    }
]

if tried some stuff like this for example
cleanedBigData =  []

for i in bigData:

    for u in cleanedBigData:

        if i["name"] == u["name"]:

            i["quantity"] += 1

        else:

            cleaned_data = {
                "name": i.name,
                "quantity": 1
            }

            cleanedBigData.append(cleaned_data)

but it didn't work probably because the array was empty in the first place so the second for loop didn't get executed
how would you approach this problem?
thank you so much!

A: For a pythonic solution, you can use collections.Counter, like this:
from collections import Counter
c = Counter(d['name'] for d in bigData)
cleanedBigData = [{"name": name, "quantity": quantity} for name, quantity in c.items()]

For the learning opportunity, here's a solution based on your original code:
cleanedBigData = []

for i in bigData:
    foundInClean = False # We need to "remember" if we found our element
    for u in cleanedBigData:
        if i["name"] == u["name"]:
            foundInClean = True # found it!
            u["quantity"] += 1
    if not foundInClean: # didn't find it, create new one and append it
        cleaned_data = {
            "name": i["name"],
            "quantity": 1
        }
        cleanedBigData.append(cleaned_data)

A: The Counter in python can be used here. Here is a small example on how to:
from collections import defaultdict

bigData = [
    {
        "name": "item 1"
    },
    {
        "name": "item 1"
    },
    {
        "name": "item 2"
    },
    {
        "name": "item 2"
    },
    {
        "name": "item 3"
    },
    {
        "name": "item 3"
    },
    {
        "name": "item 3"
    }
]

counter = defaultdict(int)  # initialise counter

# Count the number of occurances of each item
for i in range(0,len(bigData)):
    for item in bigData[i].values():
        counter[item]+=1

cleanedBigData = []

# Save the result as needed
for item, count in counter.items():
    cleanedBigData.append({"name": item, "quantity": count})

Result
[
    {'name': 'item 1',
     'quantity': 2
    },
    {'name': 'item 2',
     'quantity': 2
    },
    {'name': 'item 3',
    'quantity': 3
    }
]

Read more about counter here: RealPython.com

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Located in the Northern Willamette Valley, Apolloni Vineyards produces premium, estate-grown Pinot Noir and Italian-style wines. Our winery and vineyard are certified LIVE and Salmon Safe. Stop in for wine tasting, have a picnic on our patio, play some boccé or check our our wine cave. Just a quick jaunt off Highway 6 to Tillamook (and 25 miles west of Portland), it is an easy stop to pick up wine for your weekend at the beach.


It is a great day here at Mozilla central as we see the results of over two years work finally hit the market, FirefoxOS is real and is in stores now.
The team I lead scours the world looking for the best content, games and app partners to support all Firefox properties, but particularly FirefoxOS.
As we know, the joys of a smartphone extend beyond simply making calls, the big question is what apps do you have? What can you do with the phone?
…customers will also benefit from easy access to familiar global and local apps through the Firefox Marketplace. Content partners supporting Firefox OS include EL PAÍS, La Caixa, AS, eBay, Badoo, Terra, Telepizza, Pisos.com, KAYAK, The Weather Channel, TMZ, AOL, Wikipedia, CNNMoney, Huffington Post, TIME and Tuenti. This growing list joins existing apps including Facebook, MTV Brasil, Airbnb, Time Out, Twitter and SoundCloud and demonstrates the continuing evolution of the content ecosystem.
Taken right off of Telefonica's press release.
Hi, I just read an article on heist.de which mentions that one needs to supply the Mozilla QA with the source code of the app. Is this correct? That would be the no-go for many authors.


Distillery: A. Smith Bowman Distillery. It was originally located on the Sunset Hills Farm in Fairfax County, Virginia but was relocated in 1988 to Fredericksburg, Virginia in Spotsylvania County due to the rapid development of the Northern Virginia landscape.
Notes: This small batch Virginia whiskey has been distilled three times using corn, malted barley, and rye in a copper still. John, Abraham, Joseph, and Isaac, the four brothers, all served in the American Revolution. This whiskey is intended to honor those brothers for their service in freeing our nation from the clutch of England's rule. For what it offers, this whiskey may be a little expensive at the listed price of $30 for a 750ml bottle. Overall I'd rate it a 6/10 and would drink it if it was offered, but this may be my first and last foray with B.B. Small Batch.
Nose: Sweet corn, a very light note of vanilla.
Taste: Smooth when it first hits your lips, there is not an immediate bite but it does grow slightly on the way down. There is a touch of vanilla to this whiskey, but you have to search for it a little bit.
Finish: Short and mellow. I drank this neat to grasp its full flavor, but would probably be best served over ice.
Disagree with your rating. I found it a nose of maple syrup and vanilla, and the finish smooth as silk. It tastes different from the current batch of "premium" bourbons, and I like it for that.


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Special Note: If you are considering other treatments such as Laser Treatment, Chemical Peel later after the procedure, it's possible that inflammation could result. However, this can be reduced by having any additional treatments 1-2 weeks before or after the procedure.


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Condors Weekly: Teddy Bear Toss recap; back at home Friday
November 26, 2012 /in Features, News & Releases/by condors
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors struggled through three winless games last week, however, they enjoyed a memorable Teddy Bear Toss Night on Saturday. With a 0-3 week, they now sit at 5-11-1-2 on the season, one point behind Utah for 7th place in the Western Conference.
The Condors have played three games per week in each of the last three weeks, but this weekend will play just two games.
Friday, Nov. 30 vs. Alaska (7 p.m. at Rabobank Arena)
Saturday, Dec. 1 at Stockton (7:30 p.m. at Stockton Arena)
LAST WEEK (Home team in CAPS):
San Francisco 4 vs. CONDORS 2
Bakersfield broke out to a 2-1 lead in the second period, but couldn't hold on. San Francisco scored in the closing seconds of the middle frame to tie it, and added two in the third to take the win, including an empty netter. The Bulls went 3-for-4 on the power play.
STOCKTON 6 vs. Condors 3
The Condors received goals from D Francis Meilleur, F Alex Hudson and D Olivier Dame-Malka, to give them a 3-2 lead in the second period in Stockton. But the Thunder scored two goals late in the second and two goals in the third to cruise to a 6-3 victory. G Brian Stewart made 44 saves, and topped his own ECHL single period save mark with 25 in the middle period.
Ontario 7 vs. CONDORS 3
Attn: 8,388
Bakersfield opened up the scoring with the Teddy Bear Toss goal just 1:13 into the game, from Evan Trupp, sending a season-high crowd of 8,388 into a stuffed animal-tossing frenzy. They opened up a 3-1 lead later in the period, but surrendered six consecutive tallies by the Reign to fall 7-3. Ontario's rally included four goals from C C.J. Stretch. F Zach Cohen and LW Jacob Lagace also scored for the Condors.
Saturday's crowd of 8,388 was the largest of the season for Bakersfield, and the 9th largest crowd in Condors history.
Evan Trupp's goal 1:13 into the game Saturday was the fastest Teddy Bear Toss goal in team history.
Trupp's goal was the fastest to start a game for Bakersfield since Jesse Gimblett scored :32 into a game on Dec. 21.
The Condors held leads of 2-1, 3-2 and 3-1, respectively, in their three games last week, but lost all three.
Bakersfield fans chucked 7,639 stuffed animals onto the ice during Teddy Bear Toss on Saturday. It's less than 400 from the team record, and the second largest total in team history.
The Condors surpassed 80,000 all-time in 14 Teddy Bear Tosses in team history.
F Evan Trupp's TBT goal on Saturday was his first of the season. The drought was the longest of his pro career.
7 of 8 D Tyson Gimblett fights have been on home ice. He is tied for the league lead in major penalties.
The Condors have outscored their opponents 17-15 in the first period this season, but have been outscored 59 to 30 in the 2nd and 3rd periods, combined.
LEAGUE LEADERS:
D Tyson Gimblett is 4th in the ECHL (and 1st among defensemen) with 76 penalty minutes. He is also tied for 1st with eight major penalties (all fighting majors).
F Peter Boyd leads the ECHL with four shootout goals.
G Scott Greenham leads the league lead with three shootout wins and is 4th with a .929 shootout save percentage.
D Trevor Hendrikx is 3rd among defensemen with 57 PIM
D Olivier Dame-Malka is tied for the league lead among defensemen with three power play goals. He is also 3rd among d-men with 51 shots.
The Condors rank 8th in the league in attendance at 4,962.
Points – C Levi Nelson (14)
Goals – three players with (5)
Assists – C Levi Nelson (9)
PIM – D Tyson Gimblett (76)
+/- – C Robby Dee (+1)
Wins – G Scott Greenham (3)
GAA – G Scott Greenham (3.70)
Sv % – G Brian Stewart (.897)
Kevin Harvick Poster Giveaway Friday Night
The Condors host the Alaska Aces Friday night for Kevin Harvick Poster Giveaway, sponsored by KUZZ 107.9 and Budweiser. The first 2,000 fans 5 & older will get a poster of the Condorstown native, and one lucky fan will win a framed poster signed by Harvick.
The Condors will head out for a jaunt to Stockton Saturday night with a 7:30 game against the Thunder. Tune in to all the action on Fox Sports Radio 970 AM, www.foxsports970am.com or on America One.
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Q: 2D Grease Pencil layer problem and render issue Hi guys I have 2 major queries that are stumping me.
I am very new and fresh to blender so reply with that in mind please.
I am currently drawing a 2D character and every time I try to draw on a new layer on the G Pencil stroke layer blender restarts. To work around this Ive added a second g pencil and now I can continue drawing without blender restarting. But now Im unsure of how to place the the layer in front or behind. If i change the plane of the stroke and bring it forward sometimes the drawing glitches out. Changing the hierarchy of the strokes does nothing. What am I missing here. the first stroke does have 100s of layers.
Secondly I am trying to draw a landscape in 2D in a Ghlibi art style. Which to do that Im using the g pencil and changed some of the stroke attributes to say layer the grass for texture in the landscape. Then I reached a point where the stroke would no longer render for me to view what I was doing. Im assuming theres too much detail for my cpu to process Is there a way to flatten the drawing I have done soo far so its easier to render rather than it being an active layer. This is something that you can do in photoshop effortlessly when painting with a brush so maybe Im using the wrong method. Please advise?
Thanking anyone that can help in advance

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*Im expecting to be able continue the the character whilst being able to select layers at the front or back.

*Im expecting to be able to continue drawing the landscape without losing the rendered look so I can see what im drawing.


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24 April 2020 | Story Niémah Davids. Photo Pexels. Read time 7 min.
Students with disabilities have displayed strength and resilience to the change in learning methodology during lockdown.
To ensure that students complete the academic year without further delay, part of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) multi-faceted response to the global COVID-19 pandemic has been to join other leading South African universities in starting remote teaching and learning.
UCT has prioritised the needs of all students, placing particular focus on its most vulnerable, which includes students with disabilities, to ensure the new, temporary learning methodology is tailored to their individual needs.
Remote learning at the university kicked off with orientation week on Monday, 20 April, to help students familiarise themselves with the online learning environment. Formal teaching will start on Tuesday, 28 April.
According to Dr Sianne Alves, director of UCT's Office for Inclusivity & Change (OIC), the university's Disability Service – under the guidance of Denise Oldham, coordinator at Direct Services – has spent the past few weeks establishing how each individual disability requires a shift in learning technique and troubleshooting, and discussing any challenges that could arise.
"Tailoring this approach [remote teaching and learning] means being flexible and obtaining the views and opinions of students."
Alves assured UCT News that she is confident that the Disability Service will be able to support and respond to any challenges once the remote teaching and learning plan gets underway.
"COVID-19 is an entirely new situation without precedent. It is a matter of life and death. Tailoring this approach [remote teaching and learning] means being flexible and obtaining the views and opinions of students," she said.
Navigating the online space
As a starting point in the online learning process, the university set out to establish whether students with disabilities have access to technology and the necessary software programmes to ensure "equitable access" to online learning.
Access to data and the internet remains a challenge, especially for students from marginalised communities in remote parts of the country. This, Oldham said, was and remains an important factor for consideration while coordinating this modern-day learning process.
"Scenario planning has already taken place for each disability. Right now, the priority is to ensure students who have indicated technological [requirements], as well as those with mental health conditions who require course accommodations, are assisted speedily," she said.
Oldham explained that students who rely on notetakers and scribes for face-to-face interactions have also been a key focus, as have students who don't make use of laptops and cellphones. She said in the latter instance that the Disability Service has adopted a blended approach with the use of images, which students will capture, upload and send to lecturers for review.
Students with mental health conditions also receive ongoing support in the form of extra time applications and verified accommodation letters, and carers and psychologists continue to liaise with students who require mental health support during this time.
During remote online learning, asynchronous learning for students with specific learning disabilities means students can self-manage their learning processes. Hard-of-hearing students using South African Sign Language interpreters will use WhatsApp video for interactions and, if data allows, Zoom conferencing to access sign interpretation. Oldham said blind students have access to the Job Access With Speech (JAWS) programme on their computers for ease of learning.
"Disability Service will be available to assist students as the need arises during remote learning, and there will be needs arising that we could not foresee."
Teaching vulnerable students remotely
Alves said the OIC is aware that physical and environmental stressors, such as gender-based violence and unfavourable living conditions, can make learning from home difficult. But the university is committed to ensuring that students are "completely supported" and will continue to provide the necessary physical resources and emotional and learning support students require.
"We are doing our best to assist students with the support services available."
"We are doing our best to assist students with the support services available. Within this plan, we expect that students will either struggle to quickly acclimatise to learning online, or they will not be able to participate equally," Alves said.
Therefore, she urged students who require online learning support to reach out via the UCT Call Centre and Referral System (CARES) line (still being set up), and students who experience gender-based violence to contact the OIC by SMS/calling or sending a "please call me" to 072 393 7824.
Strength and resilience
Alves said students with disabilities have displayed great "strength and resilience" and their response to the change in learning has ranged from positive to feelings of anxiety.
"The anxiety related to the extraordinary measures taken to [flatten] the [coronavirus] curve affects us all, and levels of home support varies [from student to student]," she said.
Alves also said that the time South Africa and the world finds itself in has forced the Disability Service at UCT to innovate, and this has opened a "world of possibility" beyond COVID-19. Support systems for students with disabilities remain in place during lockdown; these include advocacy guidance and advice, processing applications for extra time, test and exam concessions, and text conversion for visually impaired students. Alves encouraged students to make use of these services online when necessary.
"The full effects of the pandemic are yet to be seen in terms of the effects on the most vulnerable in our society. Now we need to show compassion, empathy and concern for each other," Alves said.
Making the 'imperfect workable'
UCT's Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Transformation, Professor Loretta Feris, said it is understandable that students with disabilities feel "particularly vulnerable" during this time.
"Much of what we are going through as a country, and as the world, requires us to make the imperfect workable."
"Much of the support [you] would normally receive on campus is no longer available. This is not ideal, but we also acknowledge that much of what we are going through as a country, and as the world, requires us to make the imperfect workable," Feris said.
"My hope is that as we navigate this imperfect world, we will begin to see the opportunities, in particular how we can utilise online learning methodologies to support students with disabilities much more than we have in the past."
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Q: Play a wave file in linux What is the most portable way to play a wave file in Linux?  I'd like this to succeed even if the user doesn't have particularly nice sound libraries installed (assume libc is installed and the user has sound configured, but nothing else).
Preferably, the method I use to blocks until the sound finishes playing and also avoids the overhead of launching a whole separate utility.

A: The problem is, there's not really a Linux sound API. There's ALSA and OSSv4 for hardware access, but if you use either API directly, you will likely be fighting a mixing daemon, such as PulseAudio, for access to the sound device.
You may be best off using something like libao or PortAudio.

A: I would use aplay, which is part of the ALSA system itself.
$aplay a.wav

Links: (Wikipedia) (aplay man page)
Since PusleAudio is built over ALSA, it will work on PulseAudio systems, too.

A: cat mywav.wav > /dev/dsp
so i guess write to that file with a wav file ?
see here


I bought an old junk PC from a scrap collector on the street. I did it for nostalgic reasons, it reminds me of my first PC.
A few days ago I saw a truck full of old junk computers, printers and CRT monitors. On an impulse, I spoke to driver and offered 10$ for a PC that looked least damaged. It was in a AT mid-tower case, so I knew we're talking 1994-1996 era. I took it home and tried to start it, but it didn't work. It would spin CPU fan and turn all the lights on (power, turbo, hdd), but it would not react to keyboard, output anything or beep if I pulled memory. After a few minutes of trying to make it run it started smelling of mold. I took it apart and left pieces out on the balcony under direct sunlight. After 6 hours of baking, I hooked up motherboard to a known good power supply and it booted to post screen!
I only found "Elpina" and "BA E-VO" in silk screen. This was enough to find a forum post about it being a relabeled PCChips M571 motherboard. In late 90-s to early 2000-s, PCChips was a very prolific motherboard vendor. It was offering very cheap prices and their motherboards sort of worked, but not very well. I did search online and found a couple of very comprehensive support sites for M571: m571.com and cwcyrix. Thanks a lot to people who created and maintain those pages! If it wasn't for them, I'd give up and just desolder power, SIMM-72 and battery sockets and recycle the rest. Apparently there are 3 main versions of this motherboard. Version 1.x have 4 ISA slots and no on-board sound. Versions 3.2, 3.2A and 7.x have 3 ISA slots and on-board C-Media CMI8330A sound chip. Version 3.2A and 7.x support 2.2v core voltage for AMD K6-2/K6-III CPUs, and it's clearly marked with a black dot next to 2.2v jumper. On versions 1.x and 3.2, same jumper is clearly labeled as 2.5v. This led me to believe I got version 3.2.
I replaced 32MB DIMM that came with PC with two speedy 64MB PC-133 DIMMs for a total of 128MB of RAM.
Once I booted, the CPU was mis-identified. It is a Pentium MMX 200MHz, configured as 66MHz FSB and 3x multiplier. It was showing 225, 233, 250 and 266 randomly on each boot.
This got temporarily fixed once I switched from on-board VGA to Diamond Stealth 2000 PCI VGA card. It was showing correct Pentium MMX 200 for a while, but later switched to 233 on it's own and stays put for now. It got fixed again once I've added 3COM 3C905 PCI network card. Could it be that high quality capacitors on add-on cards make mainboard more stable? I didn't find out definite root cause yet.
This PC belonged to a Tamil christian church, was last used around 2002 and had WordPerfect 9, Quattro Pro 9 and Corel Draw 7 on it. It also had bloat in form of Norton Antivirus 2002 and AOL, so I did clean re-install of Windows 98 SE. Floppy drive wouldn't accept floppy disks, so I had it replaced. Later I disassembled it to find hair and a bunch of used long distance calling cards. I cleaned floppy drive thoroughly, and it now works fine and is back in this PC.
I decided to update to a more recent version of BIOS. I couldn't flash BIOS with amiflash 6.x that came from PCChips with BIOS file, it would just hang. While looking for different versions of amiflash, I came across an amazing project: UniFlash.
This program worked beautifully, I took backup of BIOS that motherboard came with and upgraded to unofficial BIOS version 19990514S-J1. It is based on last official BIOS version 19990514S from PCChips. It unlocks a few performance settings, updates on-board VGA BIOS and adds AMD K6-2/K6-III support. Original 19990514S BIOS also bumped the maximum HDD size from 8 to 32GB.
The one the motherboard came with was 19971120S. It is older then any M571 3.2 BIOS versions I found online. One of the things it doesn't do that later versions do well is booting from CD. If anyone is curious to look at it, here is the file: 2016-05-13-m571-19971120S.zip.
I replaced Seagate ST32132A 2GB 4500 RPM HDD with Seagate ST315323A 15.3GB 5200 RPM HDD, and it works fine. I also tried using a Seagate ST330630A 30.6GB 7200 RPM HDD. It works great, but is very noisy and runs very hot.
I'm kind of tired of this project for now, so I'll just put it on hold until I have some free time and willpower to continue. Once I get back to it, I'd like to recap the board, add 2.2v voltage support and run it with AMD K6-2+ 366 CPU.


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Q: how to show a modal and be able to navigate between screens I am using react navigation and would like to show the modal that will be visible above the screen and be able to navigate to the next screens in StackNavigator. The illustration below shows what I want to achieve

The solution that is in the documentation (https://reactnavigation.org/docs/modal/) solves only part of the problem, because I can't open a modal and navigate another part of the stack while keeping the modal on top

A: you can use react native modal . it is not part of react navigation and it will show above all screens


The Whale Branch Middle School counseling department encourages and appreciates parental involvement and input. Our counselor, Mrs. Burkhart will frequently request appointments with students to discuss academic or social concerns. Students wishing to talk with Mrs. Burkhart should stop by the counseling office before school or during lunch to request an appointment. All information you or your child tells the counselor remains confidential with unless there is potential harm to your child or others.
We look forward to working with you this year. If you have any questions or concerns about your child, please do not hesitate to call.


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Atropa L., 1753 è un genere di piante angiosperme dicotiledoni della famiglia Solanaceae.

Il nome del genere, in considerazione della sua velenosità, fa riferimento a Atropo, la più anziana delle tre Moire che nella mitologia greca rappresenta il destino finale della morte d'ogni individuo poiché a lei era assegnato il compito di recidere il filo che rappresentava la vita del singolo, decretandone il momento della morte.

La specie più nota è Atropa belladonna da cui si ricava l'atropina usata in oculistica.

Le specie appartenenti a questo genere comprendono anche altri composti farmacologicamente attivi come scopolamina e iosciamina.

Tassonomia
Il genere comprende le seguenti specie:
 Atropa acuminata Royle ex Miers
 Atropa baetica Willk.
 Atropa belladonna L.
 Atropa pallidiflora Schönb.-Tem.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Solanaceae


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How many years do you fail at a task before you give up?
You wouldn't believe it… after several years of failure, over thirty years of not catching a fish, I caught two in one day! Please allow me to tell you the story.
My daughter, Cookie, and I set out early in the morning. It was starting to turn from high tide, so while the water was high, the direction the water was moving was (in my opinion) less then preferable. As we walked towards the jetty I saw a small family of tourists setting up on the side. I greated them as I walked to my favored fishing position, and my daughter and I set up. I only carried one fishing rod with me, as my daughter was coming to read and keep me company.
I had a little trouble setting up my bait and casting, yet when I put the hook out there I was happy with my positioning. I cast out a few times, loosing a couple of baits, yet each time I was greeted with several nibbles on the hook… yet each time it came up empty. On my sixth cast I felt a sizable nibble on the line and I jerked back the rod. This time I had something!
I started furiously winding my jig, bringing the hook back to the jetty. I didn't know what I had, yet it was trying to fight. I franticly asked my daughter to take my phone and start recording. After seconds of winding I finally saw the flash of the silver that was the fish. I brought him up the 2 meters to the jetty and I finally caught my first fish in decades.
I lost the sinker during the titanic battle to bring this fish to the surface, yet it was worth it. This was a Silver Trevally, a nice little fish that is great fried and apparently nice as Sushimi. If you watch the Youtube video I am sure you can hear the excitment in my voice. One thing… once he was in my hand I realised that I had not prepared for catching a fish. So many years of failure had ingrained in me that I never needed to actually prepare for catching a fish. So I needed to scoop up some sea water and set the fish in that till it was time to go home.
Not wanting to rest on that single success, I continued casting. Within 10 minutes I once more felt a little nibble on the line that stayed hooked when I jerked back my rod. I was feeling elated when I brought another fish up to the jetty… a little Tiger Flathead. I had to let that one go as it was undersize, yet I was very happy with just catching a second fish.
Once I brought the Silver Trevally home I needed to kill, gut and fillet him. Once again, I had failed to prepare for this situation. I had caught fish in the past, yet as I was a child at the time my father did all the work. Since then I had watched some videos on how to deal with a fish, yet I have had no real experience. Despite this, I had to give it a go.
Kitty filmed the process of my attempt to kill the fish. To be honest, I am not that happy about it. The videos I watched told me that a sharp impliment to the brain would kill the fish. I am not so sure it worked, so I cut it's throat. If you watch the vide there is a small part where I am not so sure that I killed it properly. I will have to watch more and learn how to do this.
On killing the fish I discovered the secret that was deep inside the fish… it had a parasite. To be precise, it had a tongue eating parasite (Cymothoa exigua). I know what it is now, yet at the time of butchering the fish I had never seen one before.
In the end we ended up with four small fillets from the fish, which I fried after lightly coating them with olive oil and a tiny pinch of salt. I served them on a plate with a lemon from our lemon tree. This had to be the best fish I ever tasted and everyone in my family enjoyed a taste.
After so many years of failure I finally achieved success. I admit that I doubted I would ever land a fish, I even talked about it in the video, yet I proved that I can do it. I know it is a small win, yet it is proof that you can do anything you want it you work at it. If I can achieve my dream of landing a fish, you too can get what you are after.


So in my last tutorial I went over the basics of object oriented programming (OOP) in ActionScript (AS) 2. In this one we are going to take a look at the idea of inheritance, but before we get to that, a little set up.
For this tutorial I am going assume you all about setting you class paths from my previous tutorial, if not click here. Get your class path set up and come back when you are done.
To get the code examples here to work, you should be using Flash 8 or CS3, or even Flex.
Finally, I had debated whether to go with AS3 or AS2 for this and finally decided it really does not matter that much as the underlying concepts of inheritance are the same. So I will make the assumption that you understand how packages work in the respective versions, class naming conventions, specifics of the syntax of the language verion you are using and where to save your files.


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Q: VBA Static Class "WithEvents"? Disclaimer - I am by no means a VBA expert; I am a hack.
However, I've got some class modules that are static (using Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
)
I'd like to define some custom events with them, too (Public Event Foo(ByVal Bar As Boolean); however, since I am not instantiating the class, I'm not finding any info on any "Attributes" that will include "WithEvents" when "PreDeclaredID" is true.
Yes, I can use the class without its being static; however, I'd prefer to find a way for it to be declared automatically WithEvents, if it's possible.

A: The class has static semantics, but it's not static in the static sense you're referring to.
The VB_PredeclaredId attribute set to True means the compiler generates a global (or project-scoped, if the class is private) instance that is named after the class module itself.
In other words, there is literally an object/instance named Class1 (assuming the class module is named Class1), exposing the default interface defined by the Class1 module (i.e. it's an object whose compile-time type is Class1 regardless of what other interfaces that class might be implementing).
So you are not instantiating it, but the VBA compiler does.
And that object behaves every single bit the same as any other object you might have - there is no reason a Public Event could not be declared in it, and you can Set a WithEvents object variable to that "free" global instance, which you can refer to by name from anywhere in the project:
Private WithEvents Thing As Class1 '<~ requires Public Event declaration in Class1.

Private Sub Class_Initialize()
    Set Thing = Class1 '<~ will not compile unless Class1 has VB_PredeclaredId=True.
End Sub


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Can you use the clues in the pictures to figure out the links and position the pictures in the correct sequence, all within the allocated time?
Frank has been hired as the security guard at a new glitzy art exhibition, with lots of distinguished guests attending the grand opening.
There are many, many walls full of beautifully painted pictures. The pictures on each wall had been carefully arranged in a specific sequence. Each picture was linked to the one before it and the one after it. You know what they say - a picture paints a thousand words! Problem is, some yahoos have sneaked in and moved the pictures around, completely ruining the sequence!
These pictures need to be put back in the correct sequence before the opening ceremony or, sorry to say, it's goodbye Frank!
Do you have what it takes to 'picture the link' and put them in the correct sequence 'cos Frank certainly doesn't!
•Plenty of pictures - hundreds of pictures, framed in coloured wooden frames, all hanging on walls with stunning wallpaper in 10 different galleries. First impressions - wow!
•Tutorial - Frank knows what needs to be done...he just doesn't know where to begin! So, here he is, guiding you along. A great way to see what you need to do.
•Picture swap transitions - choose how you want the pictures to move around the walls.
•Hints - the gallery staff wrote some notes to help them arrange the pictures in the correct sequence. So, if you get a little stuck, then just tap the 'Hint' button and select the picture that you're not sure about to see their helpful notes.
•Zoom feature - if your eyesight is anything like Frank's (in other words, not great) and you need to see a picture in a little more detail, then just tap the 'Zoom' button and select a picture to magnify.
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Q: php Yii - How to declare not required cformmodel attributes? im creating a form for user management in admincp and i want it to include an image uploader for user avatars (in the user edit form)...
and want to declare its rules ... like being in a jpg or jpeg format
but it forces the attribute to be required! which i dont want to!
i want it to validate only if a file is uploaded and its in one of types of jpg gif png...
and if the file is not sent ... just leave it and validate another form data
here is my rules function:
public function rules() {
    return array(
        array('avatarpic', 'file', 'types'=>'jpg, gif, png'),
    );
}

is there any validation alias like not_required?

A: Yes you can set image validation without attribute must required. Try this way
Set the file validator's "allowEmpty" to be true.

Unlike other validators, the default value for this option in file validator is false.
public function rules() {
   return array(
     array('avatarpic', 'file','allowEmpty'=>true, 'types'=>'jpg, gif, png'),
   );
 }


1. The system of cooling should be drained, washed out regularly and again be filled. This procedure is made for maintenance of quality of an okhladitelny mix and the prevention of formation of corrosion which reduces overall performance of system of cooling and can serve as an engine cause of failure. During service of system of cooling it is necessary to check also a condition of all hoses and a cover of a radiator and in case of need to replace defective components. Frost resistance of a cooler check by means of the special areometer.
The radiator and cooling tubes are made of aluminum. For an exception of damages owing to corrosion the system should be filled only with the liquid resolved by Opel firm. It is impossible to use liquids of other types even if they guarantee reliable work of system of cooling.
1. Establish a control lever a heater on the dashboard in the situation "Heiss" ("Hotly").
2a. Unscrew a stopper of a broad tank. If the engine hot, wait, and then completely unscrew a stopper. The arrangement of a broad tank is shown on illustrations below.
2b. Otvorachivaniye of a stopper of a broad tank (engine of 2.0 l).
2c. Broad tank of the engine of 2.4 l.
3. Merge cooling liquid, having unscrewed a stopper of a radiator or having disconnected the bottom hose. If cooling liquid is in a satisfactory condition, it can be collected in capacity for further use. Otherwise it is necessary for utilizing as appropriate.
1. After complete drainage of system wash out a radiator pure water from a garden hose so that from a drain opening or the bottom hose pure water poured out. If the radiator strongly rusted, is damaged or proceeds, it should be removed (see. The head of System of cooling and heating) and to send in repair shop to the expert in radiators.
1. A control lever a heater establish in the situation "Heiss" ("Hotly").
2. Attach to a radiator the bottom hose.
3. Make cooling liquid of antifreeze and water in the ratio, corresponding to temperature of operation of the car (see. Head of System of cooling and heating). Separate filling of water and antifreeze as it will not provide necessary quality of a mix is not allowed.
4. Fill in liquid in a broad tank to the top edge and wrap a stopper.
5. Start the engine and let's to it work, the fan (will not turn on yet approximately at temperature 90 В° C). It is recommended after that the engine again completely to cool.
6. Check level of cooling liquid in a broad tank. If level does not reach "Kalt" mark ("Cold"), it is necessary to add liquid. Air leaves system itself, i.e. it is not necessary to open for this purpose any stopper.
To add in system simple water it is not allowed.


"Cervical myelopathy after neck manipulation in a patient with cervical" by Gaurav Chauhan, M Patri et al.
Cervical myelopathy after neck manipulation in a patient with cervical spondylosis with radiculopathy. Cause and effect or natural progression?
Chauhan G, Patri M, Loomba V. Cervical myelopathy after neck manipulation in a patient with cervical spondylosis with radiculopathy. Cause and effect or natural progression?. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2017; 42(6).
Introduction Cases have been reported in which myelopathy has occurred secondary to neck manipulation. We present a case report of a 47-year-old female, with cervical spondylosis with radiculopathy, who presented with clinical signs and radiological evidence of cervical myelopathy during her followup visit, after a failure of outpatient physical therapy. Symptoms subsided after emergent decompression surgery. It is critical to recognize cervical myelopathy and institute timely intervention. The conservative management modalities should be practiced keeping in mind the potential of cervical spondylosis to progress to catastrophic complications such as myelopathy. It may be difficult to accurately implicate neck manipulation in the onset of the cervical myelopathy as it may be clinically silent or coexist with radiculopathy before becoming clinically evident It is of paramount importance to adequately counsel, reassure, and explain the patient, about this phenomenon as this, can place the physician at legal risk. Results/Case report We present a case report of a 47-year-old female, with cervical spondylosis with radiculopathy, who presented with clinical signs and radiological evidence of cervical myelopathy during her follow-up visit, after the failure of outpatient physical therapy. Symptoms subsided after emergent decompression surgery. Discussion It is important for physicians to be aware of the possibility of a chronic pain patient with cervical spondylosis with or without radiculopathy progressing to acute cervical myelopathy. There are case reports of patients developing complications before or after neck manipulation. All the authors have unanimously echoed that disk herniation can progress on its own to myelopathy without provocation and the cause- effect relationship between the manipulation and the radiculopathy or cervical myelopathy is ambiguous at its best. It is critical to recognize the signs and symptoms of cervical myelopathy and institute timely intervention. The conservative management modalities such as neck manipulation should be practiced keeping in mind the potential of pathology to progress to catastrophic complication such as myelopathy. There is a consensus that the causal relationship between manipulation and the subsequent appearance of symptoms should not be assumed as the progression a may simply be a result of the natural history of the disease. It is of paramount importance to adequately counsel, reassure, and explain the patient, about this phenomenon as this can place the physician at legal risk.


Have you always been a fan of the 'Jurassic' series? If yes, then surely it may excite you to learn that a new sequel is releasing very shortly. Moreover, many more are coming your way.
It was in 2015 that the first of the 'Jurassic World' series was released and applauded by the people. Recently, the director Colin Trevorrow revealed a glimpse of his new film 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' on his Twitter account. Colin also captioned the picture by saying 'From our Jurassic family to yours'.
The film features Chris Pratt, continuing his role of Owen Grady from the previous movies. Joining him on his new adventures is an adorable dinosaur, who most likely will be transformed into a killer engine.
It was in 1993 that the original Jurassic Park series made its way into our hearts. The director, Steven Spielberg, used lesser Computer Generated Imagery ( CGI ) for creating dinosaurs that seemed so real. In 2001, the trilogy series came to an end.
Again in 2015, we saw a revival of the franchise. The story begins on the same island where the dinosaurs dwelt 2 decades ago. However, since then, the site is refurbished. Furthermore, a theme park has been established on the island and dinosaurs yet seemed to be roaming its lands. The events take an ugly turn when the dinosaurs turn roguish due to technical problems. Now, they are more menacing and have been developed through genes belonging to diverse species.
Back in the 90s, the 'Jurassic Park' series became a range amongst the cinemagoers. Unfortunately, the new series could never match up to the popularity of the original films. There will be another sequel to the trilogy series following 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'. However, the details of the new film such as its title and release date are not known as yet.
The month of June 2018, will see the release of the 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'. The star cast includes Chris Pratt, Jeff Goldblum, James Cromwell and B. D. Wong.
We are sure, you know where to head on its release date, right? To the cinemas, of course.
Have You Heard about Movies Anywhere?


We all adjust our wardrobe's for spring but what about our skin care routines? It's important to update your skin care regimen and start fresh when the warm weather arrives. The frigid temperatures and dry air of winter makes our skin itchy and tend to worsen skin conditions like Eczema, Rosacea, and Psoriasis. Now that spring is in about two weeks or so, I'm dishing on 6 ways to spring clean your skin care routine so keep reading for all the deets.


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import React from 'react';
import { requireNativeComponent } from 'react-native';
import extractProps, { propsAndStyles } from '../lib/extract/extractProps';
import Shape from './Shape';

export default class Rect extends Shape {
  static displayName = 'Rect';

  static defaultProps = {
    x: 0,
    y: 0,
    width: 0,
    height: 0,
    rx: 0,
    ry: 0,
  };

  render() {
    const { props } = this;
    const { x, y, width, height, rx, ry } = props;
    return (
      <RNSVGRect
        ref={this.refMethod}
        {...extractProps(
          {
            ...propsAndStyles(props),
            x: null,
            y: null,
          },
          this,
        )}
        x={x}
        y={y}
        width={width}
        height={height}
        rx={rx}
        ry={ry}
      />
    );
  }
}

const RNSVGRect = requireNativeComponent('RNSVGRect');

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Science Fiction: Shawn Campbell is visiting his mother, Dr. Alicia Campbell on the moon. When a delivery arrives at Dr. Campbell's door, the life Shawn once knew takes the first of many turns. Captain Laroux and his pirates, The Crimson Kings, kidnap Alicia and Shawn intending to use Dr. Campbell to access the Titan museum she procures.
Sometimes in the future, there is a book that's forbidden and only whispered about, called The Reminder of Truth. What truth, you may ask? The truth of equality, a memory of times when there were no Parties of Availability, no Queen with her harsh laws.
CNF: Totally unable to understand or follow the storyline.


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Accueil News ICF joins UN and IOC in campaign to clean up waterways
The International Canoe Federation is excited to announce it has joined the International Olympic Committee as a partner of the UN Environment's 'Clean Seas' campaign.
The campaigns aim to raise awareness around the problem of marine plastic, and affect real change that will help turn the tide on this form of pollution. The campaign aims to contribute to cleaning up the waterways that are so important to canoe paddlers all over the world.
The ICF will work alongside the IOC and the United Nations to draw attention to the damage humans are doing to the planet's rivers, streams, lakes and oceans, especially through the use of plastics.
Thousands of ICF athletes paddle millions of kilometres every year, and are in a unique position to act as 'Guardians of the Waterways'. The ICF and the IOC are thrilled to announce two-time Olympian Mike Dawson has agreed to take on a role as an ambassador for the 'Clean Seas' campaign.
New Zealand's Dawson has built a reputation as one of the most intrepid paddlers on the planet, regularly visiting waterways all over the world. He has paddled on every continent, and is planning a major trip to Africa later this year.
He is excited to be able to combine his passion for paddling with a program to raise environmental awareness.
"I absolutely love paddling and the opportunities it has provided me," Dawson said.
"But it has also given me an opportunity to see first hand how we are trashing our environment. There are few scenes more heartbreaking than to be ripping down a rarely traversed river, and seeing plastic bottles and other junk floating by.
"If we can raise awareness and help educate people through 'Clean Seas', it will maybe give our environment a second chance."
"It's great to have this support – we need more and more people paddling against plastic pollution, and the backing of the sports and outdoor community is crucial in helping us get the message out," the head of UN Environment, Erik Solheim, said.
The ICF trialled a new sustainability project earlier this year at a canoe slalom World Cup in Augsburg, Germany. The program encouraged athletes and spectators to recycle, avoid the use of single-use water bottles, and to help keep the pristine waterway clean.
The plan is to expand the project across the dozens of events every year across the 11 disciplines within the ICF family. This will include a good practices toolkit focusing on recycling and the reduction of plastic used during competition.
"Sport and sustainability is about collaboration, so we are thrilled that the ICF has joined Clean Seas with us so that we can unite sport to beat pollution and make an active contribution to society and the environment," Julie Duffus, Olympic Movement Sustainability Manager at the IOC, said.
Specific targets for plastic reduction will become part of future host city agreements, and to show leadership on this issue, ICF headquarters will also set ambitious targets for cutting out the use of plastic around the office.
The ICF will not just focus on the elite athletes and the top events. The wider recreational paddling community, numbering in the hundreds of thousands around the globe, will also be encouraged to do their bit.
"Augsburg was a tremendous success, and was embraced by all our athletes and officials," ICF Marketing Manager and Sustainability Co-ordinator, Catherine Wieser, said.
"What was obvious is that our athletes feel very passionate about the water they paddle on, and they want to do whatever they can to help keep these waterways clean."
"Almost every day of the year, at points all around the globe, they are out on the water doing what they love. Sadly, hardly a day goes by that they don't see pollution. That's why athletes like Mike Dawson are so keen to lead the charge to make a difference."
"With people like Mike leading the charge, we are confident paddlers all around the world will see they can make a difference."
Dawson will head to Rio next month to compete in the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, and will then head to Africa to attempt to conquer the incredible Kwanza River, Africa's fourth largest river.
There will be dangers both on and off the water, with fierce rapids, gun-toting illegal diamond miners and, of course, unpredictable wildlife. Dawson, an exceptional photographer and cameraman, will document his journey for the ICF, the IOC, and the UN's 'Clean Seas' campaign.
Stay tuned for more information about Dawson's daily vlogs from the Kwanza, and make sure you check out the 'Clean Seas' website.


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A Euphemism is used to make something sound better than it actually is.
Wiktionary defines it as "The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive or less vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces."
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Glenn Thompson, "The 12 Most Horrifically Misleading Euphemisms", Cracked.com, December 16, 2008.
Glenn Greenwald, "The NYT's nice, new euphemism for torture", Salon, June 6, 2009.
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What is a Euphemism?, Wise Geek, accessed November 2010.
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