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The famous Nahargarh Fort was built in the 17th Century to serve as a defence along with the Ajmer and Jaigharh Fort. The fort is located at the foothills of the Aravalli, a great view is visible from the restaurant at the top of the Fort. Located 6km from Jaipur, the best time to visit the fort is in during winters. The main attraction of the fort is the wax museum which houses the statues of many famous personalities.
City Palace offers an exotic blend of Rajput and Mughal architecture. Sprawling over a large area, the palace is filled with beautiful parks and buildings. Temple and museum inside the complex attract hoards of visitors. It is a treat for art and culture connoisseurs who get a variety of historically important relics to marvel at.
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Q: How to update listview in fragment when back to previous fragment inside viewpager Well, Consider I have have two fragments FragmentTab1 & ShowAllContactFragment. FragmentTab1 consists a list-view & and a button. When the button is clicked I replace ShowAllContactFragment in my viewpager. When shows ShowAllContactFragment, user can select several contacts by selecting check-box in a list-view & it also has a ADD contact button.
What I need: I want to update existing listview in FragmentTab1 , when user pressing ADD button in ShowAllContactFragment, after selecting some contacts in this list-view. I also remove ShowAllContactFragment, and show FragmentTab1 when this will occur.
My Solving Status: I follow the the android developers forum to communicate data between fragment via Activity. I'm almost done. I create Interface OnContactSelectedListener in ShowAllContactFragment & Implements in MainActivity. Everything is ok! . After debugging, I check my callback methods that I have data in MainActivity but I can't replace the ShowAllContactFragment & can't show the previous fragment FragmentTab1 & update it's list-view.
To open ShowAllContactFragment from FragmentTab1, I wrote like:
ShowAllContactFragment allContactsFragment = new ShowAllContactFragment();

            FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager()
                    .beginTransaction();
            transaction.addToBackStack(null);
            transaction.add(R.id.fragmentTabLayout1, allContactsFragment);
            transaction.commit();

My MainActivity & FragmentAdapter Looks :
public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity implements
        ShowAllContactFragment.OnContactSelectedListener {

    ActionBar.Tab Tab1, Tab2, Tab3, Tab4;
    private Context context = this;
    // view pager
    // Declare Variables
    ActionBar actionBar;
    ViewPager mPager;
    Tab tab;
    FragmentAdapter mAdapter;
    List<Fragment> fragmentList = new ArrayList<Fragment>();
    ArrayList<Person> blackListPersonList;

    private final static String TAG_FRAGMENT = "TAG_FRAGMENT";

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        // set application in portrait mode
        ActivityHelper.initialize(this);

        actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
        actionBar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);
        actionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(true);
        actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS);
        addFragmentsInList();
        // Locate ViewPager in activity_main.xml
        mPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.pager);
        // add an adapter to pager
        mAdapter = new FragmentAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager(), mPager,
                actionBar, fragmentList);
        mPager.setAdapter(mAdapter);
        addActionBarTabs();

    }

    public void addFragmentsInList() {

        FragmentTab1 aFragmentTab1 = new FragmentTab1();

        fragmentList.add(new FragmentTab1());
        fragmentList.add(new FragmentTab2());
        fragmentList.add(new FragmentTab3());

    }

    private void addActionBarTabs() {

        String[] tabs = { "Tab 1", "Tab 2", "Tab 3" };
        for (String tabTitle : tabs) {
            ActionBar.Tab tab = actionBar.newTab().setText(tabTitle)
                    .setTabListener(tabListener);
            actionBar.addTab(tab);

        }

    }

    private ActionBar.TabListener tabListener = new ActionBar.TabListener() {
        @Override
        public void onTabSelected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
            mPager.setCurrentItem(tab.getPosition());
        }

        @Override
        public void onTabUnselected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
        }

        @Override
        public void onTabReselected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
        }
    };

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // add action menu here
        MenuInflater inflater = getSupportMenuInflater();
        inflater.inflate(R.menu.activity_itemlist, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle presses on the action bar items
        switch (item.getItemId()) {
        case R.id.add_item:
            // openSearch();
            Toast.makeText(context, " add_item  ", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            return true;
        case R.id.about:
            // composeMessage();
            Toast.makeText(context, "   about", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            return true;
        default:
            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
        }
    }

    class FragmentAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter implements
            ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener {

        private ViewPager mViewPager;
        final int TOTAL_PAGES = 3;
        private List<Fragment> fragments;
        SparseArray<Fragment> registeredFragments = new SparseArray<Fragment>();

        public FragmentAdapter(FragmentManager fm, ViewPager pager,
                ActionBar actionBar, List<Fragment> fragmentsList) {
            super(fm);
            this.mViewPager = pager;
            this.mViewPager.setOnPageChangeListener(this);
            this.fragments = fragmentsList;
        }

        @Override
        public Fragment getItem(int position) {
            // switch (position) {
            // case 0:
            // return FragmentTab1.newInstance();
            // case 1:
            // return FragmentTab2.newInstance();
            // case 2:
            // return FragmentTab3.newInstance();
            // default:
            // throw new IllegalArgumentException(
            // "The item position should be less or equal to:"
            // + TOTAL_PAGES);
            // }

            return this.fragments.get(position);
        }

        @Override
        public int getCount() {
            // return TOTAL_PAGES;
            return this.fragments.size();

        }

        public ViewPager getViewPager() {

            return mViewPager;
        }

        // added newly
        @Override
        public Object instantiateItem(ViewGroup container, int position) {
            Fragment fragment = (Fragment) super.instantiateItem(container,
                    position);
            registeredFragments.put(position, fragment);
            return fragment;
        }

        @Override
        public void destroyItem(ViewGroup container, int position, Object object) {
            registeredFragments.remove(position);
            super.destroyItem(container, position, object);
        }

        public Fragment getRegisteredFragment(int position) {
            return registeredFragments.get(position);
        }

        @Override
        public void onPageScrollStateChanged(int arg0) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onPageScrolled(int arg0, float arg1, int arg2) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onPageSelected(int position) {
            actionBar.setSelectedNavigationItem(position);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onBackPressed() {

        Log.e(TAG_FRAGMENT, "onBackPressed");

        FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
        if (fm.getBackStackEntryCount() > 0) {
            Log.i("MainActivity", "popping backstack");
            fm.popBackStack();
        } else {
            Log.i("MainActivity", "nothing on backstack, calling super");
            super.onBackPressed();
        }

    }

    @Override
    public void onContactSelected(ArrayList<Person> contactNumberlist) {
        // data comes here, no problem.
        this.blackListPersonList = contactNumberlist;
        Log.d("onContactSelected", "onContactSelected");

        // get error here
        FragmentTab1 aFragmentTab1 = (FragmentTab1) mAdapter.getItem(0);

        if (aFragmentTab1 != null) {
            aFragmentTab1.updateFragment1(blackListPersonList);
        }
        FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager()
                .beginTransaction();

        transaction.add(R.id.fragment_all_contacts_layout, aFragmentTab1);
        transaction.commit();

    }

    public ArrayList<Person> getBlackListContacts() {

        return blackListPersonList;
    }

    // public Fragment getFragment(ViewPager pager){
    // Fragment theFragment = fragments.get(pager.getCurrentItem());
    // return theFragment;
    // }

}

FrgmentTab1 looks :
  public class FragmentTab1 extends SherlockFragment implements OnClickListener {

    Button btnTest;
    ViewPager pager;
    LinearLayout layoutBlockNumbers;
    LinearLayout layoutContact, layoutCallLog, layoutSMSLog, layoutManually;
    public Context mContext;
    CustomizedDialog dialog;
    private static final int CONTACT_PICKER_RESULT = 1001;
    private static final String DEBUG_TAG = "Contact List";
    private static final double RESULT_OK = -1;

    ListView listViewOnlyBlackListNumber;
    ArrayList<Person> personList;
    BlackListAdapter aBlackListAdapter;

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
            Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragmenttab1, container,
                false);

        layoutBlockNumbers = (LinearLayout) rootView
                .findViewById(R.id.layoutAddBlockNumbers);
        layoutBlockNumbers.setOnClickListener(this);

        listViewOnlyBlackListNumber = (ListView) rootView
                .findViewById(R.id.listViewOnlyBlackListNumber);

        personList = ((MainActivity) getActivity()).getBlackListContacts();

        if (personList != null) {
            aBlackListAdapter = new BlackListAdapter(getActivity(), personList,
                    m_onSelectedEventCalender);
            listViewOnlyBlackListNumber.setAdapter(aBlackListAdapter);

        } else {
            listViewOnlyBlackListNumber.setEmptyView(container);
        }

        return rootView;

    }

    public void updateFragment1(ArrayList<Person> personList) {

        // trying to update when came back here
        aBlackListAdapter = new BlackListAdapter(getActivity(), personList,
                m_onSelectedEventCalender);

        listViewOnlyBlackListNumber.setAdapter(aBlackListAdapter);
        aBlackListAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
    }
}

Get Error In onContactSelected, inside MainActivity
       10-30 00:22:29.674: E/AndroidRuntime(26834): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
     java.lang.IllegalStateException: Can't change container ID of fragment FragmentTab1{42d27380 #0 id=0x7f040032 android:switcher:2130968626:0}: was 2130968626 now 2130968638
   E/AndroidRuntime(26834):     at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.doAddOp(BackStackRecord.java:407)
     E/AndroidRuntime(26834):   at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.add(BackStackRecord.java:384)
     E/AndroidRuntime(26834):   at com.mobigic.callblocker.MainActivity.onContactSelected(MainActivity.java:240)

Hope, Somebody help me.

A: Your question is not very clear especially the part about how you handle those fragments. Like when you're showing the ShowAllContactFragment fragment in which layout do you put it? From the code you posted it seems you're blindly adding the ShowAllContactFragment fragment directly in the layout containing the ViewPager which isn't right.
Related to the error, you get a reference to one of the fragments already managed by the FragmentManager through the adapter of the ViewPager and then you retry to add it in a transaction, action which will fail. If you're trying to show the previous shown FragmentTab1 fragment, after showing and working with the ShowAllContactFragment fragment, you should try simply removing the last recorded action of the FragmentManager through one of its popBackStack...() methods.
Edit: I looked at your code but what you're doing is still ambiguous. I've looked at the layout for the main activity but you don't have a container with the id R.id.fragment_all_contacts_layout so I'm assuming you're somehow trying to insert the new FragmentTab1 in the layout of the old FragmentTab1 which really doesn't make any sense(not to mention you add the ShowAllContactFragment to a container with the id R.id.fragmentTabLayout1 which I also can't see). Anyway, I'm assuming that you want the ShowAllContactFragment to replace the  FragmentTab1 from the ViewPager. For this you'll need a wrapper fragment to hold the two nested fragment and also enable the  communication between them. For example the wrapper fragment:
public static class WrapperFragment extends Fragment implements
        OnContactSelectedListener {

    private static final String TAG_FIRST = "tag_first";
    private static final String TAG_SECOND = "tag_second";
    private static final int CONTENT_ID = 1000;
    private FragmentTab1 mFrag1;

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
            Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        FrameLayout content = new FrameLayout(getActivity());
        content.setId(CONTENT_ID);
        if (getChildFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(TAG_SECOND) == null) {
            mFrag1 = (FragmentTab1) getChildFragmentManager()
                    .findFragmentByTag(TAG_FIRST);
            if (mFrag1 == null) {
                mFrag1 = new FragmentTab1();
                getChildFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                        .add(CONTENT_ID, mFrag1, TAG_FIRST).commit();
            }
        }
        return content;
    }

    @Override
    public void onContactSelected(List<Person> contactNumberlist) {
        getChildFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate();
        mFrag1.updateFragment1(contactNumberlist);
    }

    public void showPickerfragment() {
        getChildFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                .replace(CONTENT_ID, new ShowAllContactFragment())
                .addToBackStack(null).commit();
    }

}

This will be the fragment that you'll use in the ViewPager's adapter instead of the FragmentTab1 fragment. Notice that it implements the OnContactSelectedListener interface. You'll also need to make some changes to other parts of the code:
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
     if (v == layoutCallLog) {
     dialog.dismiss();
             // make the wrapper fragment to open the ShowAllContactFragment fragment
            ((WrapperFragment) getParentFragment()).showPickerfragment();
            // rest of the code

The ShowAllContactFragment will need to be modified to send the selection event to the wrapper fragment which implements its interface:
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
    if (v == btnAdd) {
        Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "" + blockListedPersonList.size(),
                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            ((OnContactSelectedListener) getParentFragment())
                .onContactSelected(blockListedPersonList);
    }
}

And in the main activity to handle the BACK button when the ShowAllContactFragment is showing in the ViewPager:
@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    if (mViewPager.getCurrentItem() == 0) { // I assumed 0 is the position in the adapter where the WrapperFragment will be used
        Fragment targetPage = getSupportFragmentManager()
                .findFragmentByTag("android:switcher:" + PAGER_ID + ":" + 0); // PAGER_ID is the id of the ViewPager
        if (targetPage.getChildFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 0) {
            targetPage.getChildFragmentManager().popBackStack();
        }
        return;
    }
    super.onBackPressed();
}

Keep in mind that you'll need to save the data of the nested fragments.

A: I used FragmentActivity and ViewPager in differents projects and there are  two solutions:
1: You can use onHiddenChanged(boolean hidden) method on your FragmentTab1.
override fun onHiddenChanged(hidden: Boolean) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    if (!hidden) {
        // check if personList size is changed
        // and then call updateFragment1() methode
    }
    super.onHiddenChanged(hidden)
}

2: Use a static method: you can ake updateFragment1() method static so when user pressing "ADD", call updateFragment1().
Hope it helps.

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List of Major Events and Memorial Services on 9/11/11
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Tagged Under : 2001, 2011, 9/11, boston, dallas, dc, events, houston, la, los angeles, memorial services, new yorok, ny, rememberance 9/11/11, september 11, texas, washington
Here are a few of the major events and memorial services that will take place on 9/11, 2011 around the country.
Washington, D.C.: Those who died in the attack at the Pentagon will be honored at a ceremony of 700 people, including family members of the deceased and members of the military. It will take place at the Pentagon Memorial, which opened in 2008.
New York City: The 9/11 Memorial will officially open on Sept. 11 with a ceremony for victims' families at Ground Zero. The Memorial will then open to the public on the next day for visitors who reserved passes in advance. On Sept. 10, Community Board 1 will hold Hands Across Lower Manhattan, an event on the West Side Waterfront.
More 9/11 events in New York City click here.
Shanksville, Pa.: A commemorative service to honor those who died on Flight 93 will take place at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sept. 11 at the Memorial Plaza. Musical tributes, wreath layings, and additional activities will continue throughout the afternoon.
Boston: The 9/11 Berklee Memorial Concert will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center. This musical tribute marks the 10th anniversary by showcasing original songs and instrumental by Berklee students and alumni as well as performances by the a cappella group Pitch Slapped and The Slam Poetry Team. Tickets are $8 in advance and $12 at the door. This event is open to the public; however, parking is not available. For more information click here.
Los Angeles: Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden, 445 North Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills on the North/West corner of Rexford and South Santa Monica Blvd. The memorial, on the fire department grounds, will be dedicated at 4 p.m. with a ceremony in front of the Beverly Hills Fire Department.
More 9/11 events in Los Angeles click here.
Detroit, Michigan: The University of Michigan, along with Access, WDET and other organizations, will team together to bring events leading up to 9/11. The name of the program is "U.S. Rising: Emerging Voices in Post- 9/11 America." On Friday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., on the UM Campus in Dearborn there will be a discussion on how 9/11 shaped young activist lives, moderated by WDET's Craig Fahle.
On Sunday, Sept., 11 at 5 p.m., there will be an AOK (Act of Kindness) Day at Detroit's Focus Hope. This event will be geared toward helping to brighten the lives of others. There will be different projects which include park beautification, food packaging, vacant lot cleanup and other events to bring peace and unity.
Houston, Texas: Houston Remembers, 9/11: An Evening of Remembrance and Unity will take place at Discovery Green (1500 McKinney St.) starting at 7 p.m. Sept. 11. The event will begin with a procession of the Houston Police Department Honor Guard. A group of dozen prominent faith leaders will share their sentiments of the occasion. A 30-minute performance by the Houston Grand Opera of "Pieces of 9/11" will follow. Then a film entitled "Rebirth" following the experiences of five people and how their lives have changed in the ten years since 9/11 will be screened. The film will also track the cleanup and rebuilding of Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center once stood. Then the lights will dim, a rifle volley by the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Ross Volunteers will be fired, taps will be played, and a candlelight vigil will take place to remember the honored dead.
Dallas, Texas: Dallas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbwill be at Renaissance Tower (1201 Elm St.). This will be the first memorial stair climb in Dallas. Firefighters from across the Metroplex will suit up and climb 110 stories in remembrance of the 343 fallen firefighters who were killed in the events of 9/11. This event is not open to the public; however, each participating firefighter is allowed a small number of guests.
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will be at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church (8011 Douglas Ave.). This concert event is open to the public and will feature the music of Aaron Copeland, Samuel Barber, David Conte and Ralph Vaughn Williams. Tickets are free and can be picked up at several locations. See the event website for details. Voluntary donations to the American Red Cross will be accepted. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and go until about 8:30 p.m.
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Here are some of the official events and memorial services that will happen in Los Angeles for remembrance of 9/11.
* Pepperdine University. Beginning at 11 a.m. local leaders and dignitaries, including the widow of a Pepperdine alumnus killed on United 93, will read the names of all 2,997 killed in the attacks, including the first responders. The university law will display flags in memory of each of the victims as well. A 1 p.m. screening of the film "United 93," will be held in the Elkins Auditorium and a 4 p.m. memorial service is planned.
* Pasadena Museum of History. The event will be from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Families are free at the museum which will have a hands on flag-making exercise, including an opportunity to create a clay flag pole for displaying the creation. Informative and historical displays will celebrate the role of first responders. You can also take pictures on a vintage police car and hook and ladder truck.
* Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden, 445 North Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills on the North/West corner of Rexford and South Santa Monica Blvd. At 4:00pm, the memorial, on the fire department grounds, will be dedicated with a ceremony in front of the Beverly Hills Fire Department.
* Nixon Presidential Library, Events to commemorate the tragedy begin Monday and conclude on Patriot Day with remarks at 10:30 a.m. from Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and New York Fire Department Lieutenant Joe Torillo, who survived the collapse of both towers. A damaged aerial fire truck which responded to the attack on the Twin Towers and 16 tons of debris from the World Trade Center will be on display. Location is 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda.
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Here are some of the official events and memorial services that will happen in New York City for remembrance of 9/11.
* Remembrance at Trinity Church
On Sunday, Sept. 11, the historic Trinity Church, at Broadway and Wall Streets near the ground zero site, will ring the Bell of Hope at 8:46 a.m. In the afternoon, at 1:30 p.m., the church will ring the tower bells for an hour of remembrance. At 2:30 p.m., a special service will be held in remembrance of the 9/11 volunteers, first responders, and recovery workers. At 7:14 p.m., an interfaith ringing of the Bell of Hope will again honor the memory of those killed. Admission is free.
* Hand in Hand Remembrance
On Saturday, Sept. 10, thousands of people will join hands to form a human chain along the waterfront in lower Manhattan. The event begins at 8:46 a.m., the time the first plane hit the World Trade Center on 9/11. Afterward, participants may post a message on the Wall of Remembrance at Battery Park. Participation in the hand-holding ceremony is free, but pre-registration is required. Sign up on the event's website. Organizers will contact you with information on your starting location.
* Opening of the National 9/11 Memorial
The 9/11 Memorial, on the ground zero site, contains two giant waterfalls and two reflecting pools in the footprints of the twin towers, surrounded by the names of the people who died inscribed in bronze panels. The Memorial will be open to the public starting on Monday, Sept. 12. Admission is free, but advance reservations are required. You can reserve a pass on the 9/11 Memorial's website. Enter at the intersection of Albany and Greenwich streets.
* World Trade Center Memorial Floating Lantern Ceremony
On the evening of Sept. 11, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Interfaith Center of New York will host a floating lantern ceremony on the south side of Pier 40 on the Hudson River. Participants will write loved one's names and messages of peace on paper lanterns and release them into the river. The ceremony includes interfaith prayer, meditation, and musical performances. Admission is free.
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KidWind hosted the National KidWind Challenge at the 2016 AWEA WINDPOWER 2016 Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans this week. A total of 49 teams of students competed for the chance to win the grand prize of $1,500 cash and Vernier Software & Technology lab equipment for their school, second place prizes of $750 in cash and equipment and third place prizes of $400 in cash and equipment. The 2016 National KidWind Challenge Champions are:
High School Division:
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Middle School Division:
o First Place - Team Alpha Eagle from Minnetonka Middle School West in Chanhassen, MN
o Second Place - High Voltage from Jack Jouett Middle School in Charlottesville, VA
o Third Place - The Turbinators from Broadalbin-Perth Middle School in Amsterdam, NY
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Syed actively supports charities and is a passionate fundraiser.
In 2021, In memory of his late and beloved sister Momtaj Begum, Syed formed The M Foundation. The grassroots organisation empowers single-parent families in Bangladesh by helping improve education, health, and quality of life by providing funding for food, medication, training, and education. He is also an ambassador for leading charities such as Water Aid, Human Appeal and MACMILLAN Cancer Research. Over the past two decades, he has donated and raised significant funds for several charities, impacting lives and communities globally.
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He was awarded Bart's NHS Apprenticeships Ambassador for his entrepreneurial and charitable work with the community. His brief was to raise awareness, attract and inspire the best local talent and help the Programme meet its recruitment targets. The programme is celebrated annually with keynotes and Awards handed out by Syed and Bart's NHS Chief Executive, Alwen William amongst other special guests.
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Q: What's the math behind Google Adwords Promotional Codes and how to replicate them in a custom app? recently i've seen that Google AdWords is sharing promotional codes, which gives you $200 for publishing with them.
The question is this: Obviously, the code is a big combination of chars, something like: 9842 - a251 - b51s - 1250, and if you try any other input but what they give it will fail telling you that the code is not valid. It's of course good because you don't want any "robot" to generate your codes for you.
So, what are the best practices for do something like this? I've been thinking and using a big amount of chars, and generating them in random sequences could it be done, but i think that some "probabilistic" model would fit better.
Do you know how is it properly done?
Thank you all!

A: The simplest way is:

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*set an alphabet
string alpha = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";

*set a lenght of the final code
int final = 16; string code="";

*generate chars from the alphabet
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int i = final;
while( i-->0 ){
string += alpha[ Math.random(0,alpha.length) ]
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A: Take the hash of an auto-inc number concatenated to a fixed string:
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All issues Volume 36 / No 2 (March-April 2004) Genet. Sel. Evol., 36 2 (2004) 191-205 Abstract
Volume 36, Number 2, March-April 2004
https://doi.org/10.1051/gse:2003058
Genet. Sel. Evol. 36 (2004) 191-205
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2003058
Bootstrapping of gene-expression data improves and controls the false discovery rate of differentially expressed genes
Theo H.E. Meuwissena and Mike E. Goddardb
a Institute for Animal Science, Agricultural University of Norway, 1432 Ås, Norway
b Institute of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052 Australia, and Victorian Institute of Animal Science, Attwood, Victoria, 3049 Australia
(Received 17 December 2002; accepted 23 October 2003)
The ordinary-, penalized-, and bootstrap t-test, least squares and best linear unbiased prediction were compared for their false discovery rates (FDR), i.e. the fraction of falsely discovered genes, which was empirically estimated in a duplicate of the data set. The bootstrap- t-test yielded up to 80% lower FDRs than the alternative statistics, and its FDR was always as good as or better than any of the alternatives. Generally, the predicted FDR from the bootstrapped P-values agreed well with their empirical estimates, except when the number of mRNA samples is smaller than 16. In a cancer data set, the bootstrap- t-test discovered 200 differentially regulated genes at a FDR of 2.6%, and in a knock-out gene expression experiment 10 genes were discovered at a FDR of 3.2%. It is argued that, in the case of microarray data, control of the FDR takes sufficient account of the multiple testing, whilst being less stringent than Bonferoni-type multiple testing corrections. Extensions of the bootstrap simulations to more complicated test-statistics are discussed.
Key words: microarray data / gene expression / non-parametric bootstrapping / t-test / false discovery rates
Correspondence and reprints: Theo H.E. Meuwissen theo.meuwissen@iha.nlh.no
© INRA, EDP Sciences 2004
Analysis of a simulated microarray dataset: Comparison of methods for data normalisation and detection of differential expression (Open Access publication)
Genet. Sel. Evol. 39, 669-683 (2007)
Analysis of the real EADGENE data set: Comparison of methods and guidelines for data normalisation and selection of differentially expressed genes (Open Access publication)
Analysis of the real EADGENE data set: Multivariate approaches and post analysis (Open Access publication)
Time course differential gene expression in response to porcine circovirus type 2 subclinical infection
Vet. Res. 41, 1-16 (2010)
A Generalized Order-restricted Inference Methodology for Selecting and Clustering Genes


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Born 1893, Pennsylvania; died 1987.
Pearl Blauvelt's drawings, discovered by chance in her former home in Northeast Pennsylvania, date from the 1940s/'50s. It's clear that she drew what she wanted: clothes, furniture, a big house, cars, and money. For all their naiveté, there are some astounding moves: houses are transparent — clothes and the body as well — perspective is reversed, scale highly skewed. She flattens interior walls so that all are visible at the same time, as if seen from above. This is homespun cubism with x-ray vision. Done mostly on ruled notebook paper, these drawings call to mind the image of a child at her school desk, bored by the class and letting her imagination flow.
Pearl Blauvelt's style may appear childlike, but there is a crude sophistication to her composition and draftsmanship. Repetition of commercial items alternately gives rise to abstraction and suggests a folky Pop art sensibility. There is text in most of the drawings, and she often identifies every single object — each rug, each pair of stockings, and so on — a clear indication that she was copying images from mail order catalogs. This relates her work to the use appropriation that is common among outsider artists, not only referring to the everyday world in which she lived, but to the one she dreamed would be hers.
Yau, John, "A Bird's-Eye View of Heaven," Hyperallergic, May 6, 2014.
Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, exhibition catalogue, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2009.
"Review," New Yorker, July 2, 2007.
Pearl Blauvelt: Home Sweet Home, exhibition catalogue, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan (Wisconsin), 2005.
Rexer, Lyle, How to Look at Outsider Art, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2004.
Corrigan, Dennis and Donna, "The Village Witch," Raw Vision, No. 39, 2003.
Johnson, Ken, "Art in Review," New York Times, January 24, 2003.
Pederson, Victoria, "A Venue for the Visionary," Art & Auction, February 2003.
"Review," New Yorker, March 10, 2003.


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General Dynamics Secures $509M Contract for Army Stryker Vehicle Configuration Update
October 10, 2016	Contract Awards, News Comments Off on General Dynamics Secures $509M Contract for Army Stryker Vehicle Configuration Update
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has received a potential $508.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to re-engineer the U.S. Army's fleet of Stryker ground combat vehicles. The Defense Department said Friday that the company will update an estimated 215 Stryker flat-bottom armored vehicles to a double-V hull engineering change proposal one configuration. DoD added the reconfiguration effort seeks to increase the mobility of the …
General Dynamics Subsidiary Awarded $101M for Ohio Replacement Submarine Missile Tubes
October 5, 2016	Contract Awards, News Comments Off on General Dynamics Subsidiary Awarded $101M for Ohio Replacement Submarine Missile Tubes
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has been awarded a $101.3 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to produce 22 tactical missile tubes for the Ohio Replacement Program. The Defense Department said Tuesday that General Dynamics Electric Boat will build the missile tubes to support the production of the Ohio-class submarine replacement's common …
Navy Awards Long-Lead Ship Materials Procurement Funds to General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls
October 4, 2016	Contract Awards, News Comments Off on Navy Awards Long-Lead Ship Materials Procurement Funds to General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls
The U.S. Navy has awarded separate contract modifications to General Dynamics' (NYSE:GD) NASSCO subsidiary and Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division to obtain long-lead time materials needed for the production of two Navy ships. The Defense Department said Monday that Ingalls Shipbuilding will supply machinery control system components and software; cargo and aircraft elevators; …
General Dynamics Secures $155M DIA Enterprise Comms Task Order
October 3, 2016	Contract Awards, News Comments Off on General Dynamics Secures $155M DIA Enterprise Comms Task Order
General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) information technology business has won a potential five-year, $154.7 million contract to provide enterprise communications services to the Defense Intelligence Agency's directorate for information management and chief information officer. DIA received three proposals for the task order through the agency's Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise contract vehicle, …
General Dynamics, Universal Technology to Support Air Force Manufacturing, Industrial Tech R&D Program
September 29, 2016	Contract Awards, News Comments Off on General Dynamics, Universal Technology to Support Air Force Manufacturing, Industrial Tech R&D Program
General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) information technology business and Universal Technology have won positions on a potential eight-year, $46.6 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force research and develop manufacturing technology. The Defense Department said Wednesday the two companies will provide R&D services for the Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies program that aims to …
General Dynamics-Raytheon JV Gets $96M Contract Modification for Air Force Launch & Test Range Support
September 27, 2016	Contract Awards, News Comments Off on General Dynamics-Raytheon JV Gets $96M Contract Modification for Air Force Launch & Test Range Support
A joint venture of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a one-year, $95.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to perform integrated support work on the service branch's launch and test range system. The Defense Department said Monday the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center will use fiscal 2017 …
General Dynamics to Support 2020 Census Questionnaire Assistance Program Under Potential $430M Contract
September 23, 2016	Contract Awards, News Comments Off on General Dynamics to Support 2020 Census Questionnaire Assistance Program Under Potential $430M Contract
A business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has been awarded a potential five-year, $430 million contract to help the U.S. Census Bureau build, test and operate a multichannel contact center to support the 2020 Census Questionnaire Assistance program. General Dynamics Information Technology will also provide its Customer Experience Platform as well as train staff …
Fairfax County Board OKs General Dynamics Plan for Reston, Virginia HQ Site
September 23, 2016	Financial Report, News Comments Off on Fairfax County Board OKs General Dynamics Plan for Reston, Virginia HQ Site
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) will move to establish a new corporate headquarters on a 21-acre property in Reston, Virginia after the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the aerospace and defense contractor's development plan. Fairfax County said Thursday that General Dynamics plans to move 175 employees from the current 175, 000-square-foot office it leases at Fairview Park …
General Dynamics to Update Air Force 'Friend or Foe' System's Cryptographic Modules
September 20, 2016	Press Releases Comments Off on General Dynamics to Update Air Force 'Friend or Foe' System's Cryptographic Modules
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 20, 2016 — General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) will update the cryptographic modules on the U.S. Air Force's Air Identification Friend or Foe system under a $20 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Sept. 6 it will deliver the KIV-78 combined interrogator/transponder applique with full encryption of "friend or foe" …
General Dynamics to Help Develop Air Force Cloud-Based Threat Detection Software
September 19, 2016	Press Releases Comments Off on General Dynamics to Help Develop Air Force Cloud-Based Threat Detection Software
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 19, 2016 — The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) a $15 million contract to develop a cloud-based threat detection and analysis software prototype that works to automate threat assessments, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the prototype will feature a modular …


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Report: Pixel 3 to be revealed at Google event in NYC on October 9th
Ryne Hager
2018/08/27 9:57am PDT Aug 27, 2018
When Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says something's going to happen in the world of tech, his word is very nearly a guarantee. So when a Gurman-authored article talking about upcoming iPhones sneaks in a one-line reference to Google having an October 9th Pixel event in New York City, we start freeing up our calendars.
According to Gurman, Google's "debut" event for the upcoming Pixel phones may not follow the October 4th pattern that we previously figured based history and the Famebit listing discovered by This is Tech Today.
An excerpt with the quote in full from the relevant Bloomberg article:
Alphabet Inc.'s Google also plans to debut new Pixel phones on Oct. 9 at a media event in New York City, other people familiar with the plans said. A Google spokeswoman declined to comment.
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If it is true, and Google plans on revealing the Pixels at an event in New York City, this would be the first Pixel launch event to take place outside the San Francisco/Bay Area. The last phone Google (almost) revealed at NYC is was the Nexus 4. Let's just hope there isn't a repeat of the Nexus 4's launch disaster.
Mark Gurman
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Bill Rushing: Bass, Vocals
ABOUT THE EXILES
JOE NORWOOD, GUITAR, VOCALS: A San Diego native, Joe is an active member of the San Diego music scene. His performances include clubs, concerts, TV, and radio. He has performed throughout the U.S. and Canada as a member of several touring bands. Joe has extensive studio experience withhis own projects, and as a session guitarist. He has written over 40 songs. Joe's many styles include blues, rock, funk, R&B, country AND western. Joe was named "Country Guitarist of the Year" by the California Country Music Association (San Diego area) in 1996.
Along with Virginia Norwood, Joe performed with Beyond Blue, and released two CDs. Joe was co-music director for the stage play "Five Shades of Blues". He currently performs with The Exiles. Joe's diverse influences and years of experience make him a well rounded and exciting guitarist.
BILL RUSHING, BASS, VOCALS: Bill Rushing is a classically-trained violinist who transitioned to bass as a teenager, having realized that there was no way he was going to get the women and attention he wanted sawing out standard exercises on his cheap fiddle in the high school quad.
He has spent his playing career performing throughout Southern California and the Bay Area, recording dozens of hours of session work for various artists as well as live backing of said artists, all of whom failed to make any impact on the nation's music scene whatsoever.
His greatest asset and greatest liability is his total inability to tell the difference between a good idea and a bad one. He is a lot of fun at parties because of this.
Bill has finally found his musical home with his comrades in The Exiles, who more or less let him do whatever the hell he wants. This has worked out well for everyone involved.
EXILES SONG LIST - CLICK TO EXPAND
Aint No Sunshine - R&B - Bill Withers
All Along The Watchtower - Rock - Jimi Hendrix
All Right Now - Rock - Free
Apache - Surf Rock - The Ventures
Before The Bullets Fly - Rock - Gregg Allman
Blue Bossa - Jazz - Joe Henderson
Born On The Bayou - Rock - CCR
Carol - Rock - Rolling Stones
Cissy Strut - R&B - The Meters
Come Dancing - Rock - Jeff Beck
Coming Home - Funk - Don Latarski
Crossfire - Rock - SRV
Crossroads - Rock - Eric Clapton
Do It Again - Rock - Steely Dan
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Rock - Allman Brothers
Freeway Jam - Rock - Jeff Beck
Folsom Prison Blues - Country - Johnny Cash
Foxy Lady - Rock - Jimi Hendrix
Got A Mind To Travel - Blues - Coco Montoya
Hard To Handle - Rock - Black Crowes
Honky Tonk Nightime Man - Country - Merle Haggard
Honky Tonk Women - Rock - Rolling Stones
I Thank You - Rock - ZZ Top
I Wish - Soul - Stevie Wonder
Jelly Box - Rock - Ernie Lancaster
Johnny B Goode Rock Chuck Berry
Just My Imagination - Soul - The Temptations
Lady Madonna - Rock - The Beatles
Leave My Little Girl Alone - Blues - SRV
Little Queenie - Rock - Rolling Stones
Little Wing - Rock - Jimi Hendrix
Love Me Two Times - Rock - The Doors
Magnolia - Rock - Clapton/Mayer
Mary Jane's Last Dance - Rock - Tom Petty
Manic Depression - Rock - Jimi Hendrix
Mercury Blues - Rock - David Lindley
Mercy Mercy Mercy - Soul - Cannonball Adderly
Miss You - Disco - Rolling Stones
Money - Rock - The Beatles
Moon Dance - Rock - Van Morrison
Mr. Soul - Rock - Buffalo Springfield
Pink Cadillac - Rock - Bruce Springsteen
Pipeline - Surf - The Ventures
Pretty Woman - Rock - Roy Orbison
Pride & Joy - Blues - SRV
Red House - Blues - Jimi Hendrix
Riders On The Storm - Psychedelia - The Doors
Runnin' Down A Dream - Rock - Tom Petty
Secret Agent Man - Rock - Johnny Rivers
Sharp Dressed Man - Rock - ZZ Top
Sleepwalk - Old School - Santo & Johnny
Spooky - Rock - ARS
Start It Up - Blues - Robben Ford
Stone Free - Rock - Jimi Hendrix
Superstition - Soul - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Jane - Rock - Lou Reed
The Letter - Rock - The Box Tops
The Thrill Is Gone - Blues - BB King
Voodoo Chile - Rock - Jimi Hendrix
What I Like - Rock - The Romantics
Who'll Stop The Rain - Rock - CCR
You Wreck Me - Rock - Tom Petty
Future Dates:
Thursday, February 09, 2023, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday, February 11, 2023, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
At Winstons: 1921 Bacon St, San Diego, CA 92107
(and then later the same day!)
At La Mesa Wine Works: 8167 Center St, La Mesa, CA 91942
Friday, February 24, 2023, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
At Hooley's La Mesa, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
Thursday, March 09, 2023, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday, March 17, 2023, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
At Five Suits Brewing: 2575 Pioneer Ave #104, Vista, CA 92081
At Jacked Up Brewery: 800 W Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
At Helix Brewery: 8101 Commercial St, La Mesa, CA 91942
Thursday, April 06, 2023, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday, April 15, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
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oh eyes so just they pierced my winter.
oh words, as warm as endless summer.
You were sun and storm curved in one.
This is just gorgeous, Sanaa.
I liked the contrast of sun and storm being realized in one person.
words, as warm as endless summer. Just love that, sounds so warm and loving.
Wow. Such vivid imagery with the use of seasons. Beautifully written.
Sun and storm in one.. yes most relationships can be a mix of both!
Very pretty. Your poem has a timeless quality.
Poetry is the best love one can have. "oh words, as warm as endless summer." Yes, they are that.
Wonderful when words can do this..
'You were sun and storm curved in one'.
I specially love this line: You were sun and storm curved in one.
Oh the bittersweetness of love. That soothing rhythm feels like gentle caresses of a sleepless lover to me.
Yes — unconditional love weathers storms and basks in sun.
I really love the contrast between joy and sorrow, calm and storm, love and loss… dancing through the lines.
That phrase is so comforting.
This is truly wondrous. Love the last line and your use of storm.
I love it, Sanaa. A new favourite!
I love the image of eyes piercing winter. That makes me feel all warm and summery. Also, I like how you ended with sun and storm rolled into one – a nice metaphor for the complexity of relationships.
Piercing your winter, words as warm as summer make for a poetic winner.
Sounds like a scoundrel to me, Sanaa. I hope he leaves.
A poem that becomes more lyrical the more I read it … so human with joy and hints of pain.


The Department issued a notice on August 8, 2002, providing guidance for airlines and the traveling public regarding the obligation of airlines under section 145 of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act ("Act") to transport passengers of airlines that have ceased operations due to insolvency or bankruptcy. (P.L. 107-71, 115 Stat. 645 (November 19, 2001)) That notice, which was issued after Vanguard Airlines' July 2002 cessation of service, was intended to provide immediate guidance in response to numerous complaints from ticketed passengers and inquiries from airlines. On November 6, 2002, National Airlines ceased operations. The purpose of this notice is to remind carriers that the provisions of section 145 also apply to National Airlines' cessation of service.


A Mid Century French 'Cheval' coffee table produced by Maison Charles in the 1950s. Made from brass horse heads strongly supporting a thick clear glass top with a double banded brass stretcher also supporting a dark tinted glass bottom. A two tiered table in excellent condition.


Most dogs are afraid of thunder.
She�s afraid of everything else. And she clings to her fear like a treasured chew toy.
As a first time adopter, I promptly hired a trainer, who, within five minutes of meeting my dog, pronounced her "anxious and fearful."
Then, as the tall, buff, young woman strained to walk my small, squirming dog down the corridor of my apartment building, I suddenly understood why she was so frightened. She thought she was being given away again.
After a single training session, she returned to me more anxious and fearful than ever. Needless to say, the trainer did NOT get paid for her disservice, and I was on my own.
One week later, I learned what ten pounds of abject terror looks like.
It was Canada Day, and as the first fireworks exploded across the sky, my frightened dog bolted for the front door, frantically scratching at it until paint chips and bits of weather stripping littered the floor.
I�d read enough to know what to do: distract her.
I turned on the TV, grabbed one toy after another and attempted to play with her. I called out every command she knew, but she was too busy hyperventilating to either listen or care. I grabbed a bath towel from the linen closet, wrapped it tightly around her struggling body and held her to my chest. She reacted by jumping out of my arms.
As her panic increased, so did mine. I knew the rule about no coddling, no baby talk, but I was desperate.
I nabbed her as she streaked past me, charged into the bathroom and shut the door. After turning the faucets on, I sank to the floor with her still wriggling in my arms and leaned against the door. Then, as I sang to her, I alternated between squeezing her tightly to slow her breathing and forcing her to drink water from my cupped hands.
Three steamy, sweaty hours later, we emerged, exhausted and spent.
The night may have been over, but for us, it was only the beginning.
As a hyper-vigilant dog, she startled and reacted to every sound, both inside and outside my apartment. The closing of another tenant�s door and she�d release a series of long, low growls. The mail dropping through the slot onto the floor and she�d race, barking, to the front door. The buzz of an electric drill or the hum of the industrial vacuum in the corridor and she�d hide, quaking, under the dining room table.
She�d often follow me into the bathroom and lie on the tiles at my feet. But when the toilet began to flush, she�d tear out of the room. Whenever I�d run the water for a bath or turn on my hair dryer, she�d head for her doggie bed and curl herself into a ball. If I turned on the tap in the kitchen sink or let the kettle boil too long, she�d leave mid-meal and run down the hallway to my bedroom.
If she was stressed from the sound and fury of it all, I was stressed from trying to remember what I could and couldn�t do.
At six one evening, my best friend phoned me from the lobby � our signal for me to meet him there. When I hung up, my poor dog started whimpering and clinging to me. She�d sensed something was different. She�d seen me getting dressed and putting on my makeup, and she knew: I was abandoning her.
Tearful and guilt ridden, I forced myself to ignore her, turned on the radio, arranged some toys around her doggie bed and left.
At dinner, all I thought about was her stricken, little face looking up at me. All I did was pick at my food and down two glasses of wine. All I wanted was to go home, hold her tightly and tell her that I�d never leave her.
After that, whenever the phone rang at or around six, she�d whimper and cling to me. Nothing I did ever soothed or reassured her.
Her fearfulness made me ache. Because, as a child, I too was afraid. Of everything. And I was devastated because I couldn�t -- the way a good mother should -- make it all better.
But her greatest fear was, and still is, the chugging, spurting sound that water makes after it�s been turned off awhile. The ominous "pfft-pfft-pfft" of air escaping in the pipes that makes even me jump.
The first time it happened, we were in the kitchen. At the first "pfft" she was off and running. I found her cowering under my bed, where she remained for the rest of the afternoon. She refused to go anywhere near the kitchen that evening, so I left her food bowl on the living room floor.
Over the next two days, I moved her bowl closer and closer to the kitchen, preceded by a trail of treats. By the third day, she made it all the way back .
I often wonder if I�d jinxed her by renaming her Shadow when I adopted her. Had I been the one to make her afraid, literally, of her own shadow? Our vet assured me otherwise. She reminded me that Shadow had been raised from puppyhood -- her formative years � until the age of three by another family. She also admitted that some dogs are simply hardwired that way.
One evening, as we roamed the back garden of our building, she stopped abruptly, raised her head and barked. After a brief pause, she barked again. Then she let out a series of brief, hoarse barks followed by a long, high yowl.
Suddenly, it hit me. She was barking at her own echo! As I doubled over with laughter, she looked at me and promptly (no doubt due to my complicity) repeated her performance.
. Despite these rare moments of levity, my precious Shadow remains a fearful dog. I�ve tried and failed repeatedly to socialize her. To introduce her, slowly and patiently, to the larger world. To have her walk calmly beside me along a crowded sidewalk. To have her accompany me as I stroll through a mall or wander the aisles of a store. To have her curl up at my feet while I have lunch on the patio of my favourite restaurant.
Like other dogs and their owners.
And yet, in my heart, I know that none of these activities can compare with the sweet and tender joy we�ve found in each other�s company. Nothing can match the feel of Shadow�s warm, velvety body pressed against mine as soon as I utter the magic word, "snuggle." This is when she�s happiest and calmest. This is when I�m the most peaceful and content.
But then I look out at the darkened sky and see Canada Day looming on the horizon.
And I wonder who�ll need a tranquilizer more: my scaredy-cat dog or me.


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Glad To Be Rid Of Maliki, Saudi Arabia Congratulates New Iraq PM
In a message sent to Haider al-Abadi, King Abdullah wished him success in "in restoring cohesion" among the Iraqi people.
Saudi King Abdullah congratulated Haider al-Abadi on his appointment as Iraq's new prime minister, the state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday, in a sign of Riyadh's eagerness to see the departure of his predecessor Nuri al-Maliki.
In a message sent to Abadi, SPA said the king called on "God Almighty to grant you success … in restoring cohesion" among the Iraqi people and "preserving Iraq's unity and achieving its security, stability and development".
While the king routinely issues notes of congratulation to newly elected or appointed leaders, his message to Abadi is especially significant because of the political uncertainty in Iraq, where Maliki has refused to step aside.
Top Saudi officials have frequently lambasted Maliki as being a tool of Iran and ruling only on behalf of the Shi'ites. Earlier this year Maliki accused Riyadh of funding Sunni Muslim insurgents in Iraq's western Anbar province, a charge Saudi Arabia vehemently rejected.
The insurgents have since taken control of vast swathes of Iraqi territory and renamed themselves the Islamic State.
Earlier on Tuesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal welcomed Maliki's departure. Asked if it was a prerequisite for stability and security in Iraq, he replied: "It's the only good news I heard lately."
Saudi Prince Muqrin, former head of intelligence and now second-in-line to the throne, described Maliki as "an Iranian 100 percent" in comments to visiting U.S. officials relayed in a July 2008 embassy cable released by the WikiLeaks website. Saudi Arabia and Iran are bitter rivals on opposite sides of the Middle East's Sunni-Shi'ite divide.
Iran on Tuesday welcomed the nomination of Abadi, a move highlighting Tehran's concern over instability in Iraq.
Iraqi PM Maliki Says Saudi, Qatar Openly Funding Violence In Anbar
Kerry To Visit Saudi Arabia On Friday To Discuss Iraq and Syria
Obama Discusses Iraq Threats With Saudi Arabian King Abdullah
Saudi Arabia Deploys 30,000 Soldiers To Border With Iraq – Al-Arabiya TV
Saudi Arabia Says Rejects Foreign Intervention in Iraq
Saudi King Tells Kerry He Will Press Sunnis To Join Iraq Government
Saudi Says Iraq's Accusation That It Backs Terrorism Is "Ludicrous"
Situation In Iraq Shows Signs Of 'Civil War' – Saudi Foreign Minister
UAE Summons Iraq Ambassador Over Saudi "Terrorism" Charge


Visual Properties: Amber with gold shades.
Aromatic Properties: Great agave aroma with oak wood, vanilla, and caramel.
Taste Properties: Delighted white oak wood blend with vanilla, dried fruit and exquisite nuts.


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How to install a new A/C system in 6 easy steps
Looking to replace an old or inefficient AC unit on your boat? All you need is a few simple tools, a little forethought, and these 6 steps.
Capt. Bill Pike
Replacing an old, inefficient, or obsolete self-contained air-conditioning unit is easy—all you need is a few simple tools, a little forethought, and a comprehensible set of instructions.
Capt. Bill's Aqua-Air replacement weighs just 68 pounds!
It's no secret that marine air-conditioning units, especially those of the self-contained variety, are reliable and long-lasting. Perform a few maintenance chores regularly and you'll be rewarded with years and years of trouble-free service. But it's also no secret that almost all technology improves over the years—machinery, whether air-conditioning related or not, typically evolves, ultimately becoming more efficient with the passage of time, as well as easier to use, maintain, and install, and less intrusive in terms of size and weight. So, it stands to reason, I'd say, that the average boat owner will, at some point in the future if not now, need or want to replace an older, self-contained air-conditioning unit with a new one, either because the old one no longer works well (or at all) or because it cries out for a serious up-to-the-minute update.
A great candidate for such a swap is a Mini-Kool Series self-contained marine air-conditioner from Aqua-Air Manufacturing of Hialeah, Florida. Not only is the Mini-Kool super-efficient by comparison with units sold in the past by Aqua-Air as well as its competitors, it's also much easier and more accurate to operate (thanks to a smooth, modern digital thermostat), faster to chill, and way more elegant in terms of size, weight, and engineering.
I know all this to be true because, just recently, I hauled an ancient, defunct, 16,000-Btu Lunaire behemoth from under the L-shaped settee in the Betty Jane II's salon and supplanted it with a brand-new, lightweight (68 pounds), comparatively small (20 inches by 12 inches by 13 inches), 16,000-Btu Mini-Kool unit. And hey, the machine is both cooling and heating like gangbusters.
On the following pages are the highlights of my installation with photos and explanations. Essentially, replacing an old self-contained air-conditioning unit with a new one is a simple, weekend job involving little more than a few basic tools (screwdrivers, wrenches, an electrical tester, and components, etc.) with which you disconnect and then reconnect inlet hoses, outlet hoses, and electrical wiring. My own take on the task, as you'll see, turned out to be a bit more complicated, however, primarily because the cabinetry around the new unit had to be rehabilitated and some of the associated accessories (like the old Perko sea strainer that needed a rebuild and the 500-gph water pump that needed replacement) had to be dealt with.
Please bear one thing in mind as you proceed. At the start of the project, I was advised by Aqua-Air President DeWayne Nall not to stick with Betty's original ductwork routing when I installed the new stuff I purchased, mostly because this would place the supply-air grill in the fascia under the settee only inches off the deck and just a couple of feet from the return-air grill. Cooling efficiency, Nall warned, would be hindered by the arrangement. Nevertheless, because wraparound windows in the salon kept me from coming up with an easy way to move the cool, return-air flow to a higher level for a better, more conventional, warm-weather air-conditioning situation, as Nall suggested, coolness still prevailed within the Betty Jane II's relatively confined living spaces, even in the midst of a hot Florida summer.
It was a two-man job extracting the old, super-heavy Lunaire unit from the compartment under the settee. Old ductwork, water hoses (inlet and overboard discharge), and electrical wiring were also removed. The compartment itself was then cleaned and painted out with two coats of durable Rust-Oleum "Gloss Almond" oil-based paint.
Old holes in the settee's fascia (for switches, electrical outlets, a stereo speaker, etc.) were filled with plywood plugs and surfaced with Interlux Watertite epoxy filler. The hole accommodating the old return-air grill was enlarged slightly to make way for a new teak grill. And the hole for the old supply-air grill was similarly dealt with.
Mahogany veneer was applied to the fascia, then lightly stained, and varnished with Awlgrip Awlspar. New supply-air and return-air grills were fitted, along with a new GFCI electrical outlet and a new Perko selector battery switch. The relatively short distance between supply and return grills was advised against by Aqua-Air.
After the Perko sea strainer was rehabilitated via new cork gaskets and a new clear-polymer cylinder, the original 500-gph air-conditioning pump was swapped for new and rewired. New bronze barbed fittings were added to the strainer and new nylon barbed fittings were added to the pump. New water hoses were added as well.
Dealing with the electrics for the new unit was a snap, thanks to a manual (with easy-to-understand schematics) that accompanied the Aqua-Air. A new 30-amp circuit breaker was fitted to protect the incoming electrical power circuit and input wiring was upgraded from 12 AWG to 10 AWG. Water hoses and supply and overboard discharges were immovably secured and suspended on metal hangers.
A TSV digital thermostat produced instant success. New insulated ductwork was then run from the unit to all supply grills, including in the head and stateroom. Total project cost: $2,095. Itemization: $1,443 for A/C unit; $247 for pump; $305 for teak grills, transition boxes, and duct; $100 for additional parts. To simplify and economize, buy a complete install kit (pump, strainer, etc.) for $579.
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FTL: Faster Than Light's music dissected and explained by its composer
By Ian Birnbaum 2013-07-12T23:26:33.192Z
Ben Prunty , the composer of the soundtrack for FTL: Faster Than Light, has published a "guided tour" of the motifs and themes that show up throughout the game's 29 tracks. FTL is a remarkable game for a lot of reasons, including what is hands down one of the best recent musical scores around .
"[T]he FTL soundtrack is very self-referential," Prunty writes. "Lots of sounds, melodies and chords show up multiple times throughout." Pulling up Prunty's bandcamp page lets you follow along with his references, even if you haven't purchased a copy.
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"I actually wrote this melody a few years before," Prunty writes about "The MilkyWay Melody," a fast, twinkling theme that shows up in several places in the game. "I was challenging myself to write and produce a new piece of music every week for three months... [W]hen I wrote the melody I was actually envisioning some kind of old DOS space game. When the opportunity came up to write for FTL, it made perfect sense to fit it in."
The thing I love about analysis like this is that it makes perfect sense when someone points it out to you, but it never occurred to me while playing the game. There's a reason that Mantis space always creeps me out, and it wasn't until now that I realized it was Prunty's devilish minor chords.
FTL was one of the earliest big Kickstarter success stories, was of our short-form game of the year winner in 2012, and helped launch the resurgence of indie roguelikes that seem to be everywhere these days.
Check out Prunty's full writeup of the soundtrack and follow along on his bandcamp page. If you haven't checked out FTL, it happens to be featured on the Steam Summer Sale right this instant.
FTL: Faster Than Light


Matching up the Boots - Can you make up the pair?
Are you able to help? We have had the following request from Toby Ward concerning the boot he was given following the Sevenage play off match. He would like to find the person who has the other one to make up the pair.


A sport watch is perhaps one the most popular styles of wristwatches for both men and women today… and it is a consummate time-keeping essential for your watch collection. Whether your activity of choice is running, hiking, swimming, basketball, aerobics or boating, you'll want a durable and rugged timepiece able to withstand the pressures of your workout that also looks great on your wrist. A watch that can take you from work-outs at the gym to business casual days at work.
There are several elements to consider when purchasing a new sport watch. First and foremost, the case and band should be durable, yet not too bulky or heavy on the wrist. The movement inside should be shock resistant and also water-resistant to some degree to resist body sweat. The material of the case and band should also be impervious to body sweat. Chronographs with minute and hour registers are beneficial to keep track of your workout routines.
The Breitling Chronomat 44 Automatic chronograph is an exceptional sport watch selection. This outstanding men's watch has a 44mm diameter, 16mm thick case in polished, premium-grade stainless steel and matching signature link bracelet in polished stainless steel that comfortably fits the contours of the wrist. The unidirectional rotating bezel in stainless steel with engraved markers surrounds the black dial with three metallic silver-colored sub-dials, a red GMT hand, luminous hands and baton hour markers.
Features include an automatic date calendar, small-second, 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Additional features include a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal above the dial and a locking screw-down crown and case back for water-resistance to 200 meters. This Breitling automatic Swiss-made watch is awarded Official Chronometer certification from the esteemed COSC (Official Swiss Chronometer Test Institute).
The Oris BC4 Automatic Chronograph is also an excellent sport watch choice. This high-performance men's watch has a 43mm diameter, rounded-square stainless steel case and matching triple-link bracelet in brushed and polished stainless steel. The stationary bezel surrounds the intricate black dial with a tachymeter outer dial, three sub-dials, baton hands and hour markers.
Chronograph has a date calendar, small-second, 30-minute and 12-hour registers. An exhibition case back lets you see the intricate Swiss-made automatic movement inside. Oris watch is water-resistant to 100 meters or 330 feet.
For many decades TAG Heuer is a brand that has been synonymous with action-packed sport watches and the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Automatic Chronograph is the ideal choice for today's active man. The 45mm diameter, 16mm thick case in brushed stainless steel is presented on the attractive triple-link bracelet in brushed and polished stainless steel. The unidirectional rotating steel bezel with engraved markers encircles the silver-colored dial with three sub-dials, luminous hands and hour markers.
Chronograph has an automatic date calendar, small-second, 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Features include a scratch resistant sapphire crystal, along with a locking screw-down crown and case back for water-resistance to 300 meters.
The Maurice Lacroix Miros Sport chronograph is sleek, racy and an ideal sports watch choice under $1,000. This Swiss-made men's watch features the handsome and comfortable stainless steel case presented on an attractive black rubber strap. A black tachymeter bezel with screened markers surrounds the black dial with three sub-dials, luminous hands and hour markers.
Chronograph features an automatic date calendar, small-second, 30-minute and 10-hour registers. Additional features include premium Swiss-made quartz movement inside and water resistance to 100 meters or 330 feet. Watch is 41mm in diameter and 10mm thick.