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MTA Announces Plan to Test Innovative Solutions to Bus and Subway Challenges
Four Companies Chosen for MTA Pilot Projects through the Transit Tech Lab
Press Conference Streamed Live at youtube.com/MTAinfo
NEW YORK, July 30, 2019 – At a press conference today, leadership from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership for New York City jointly announced the successful completion of the Transit Tech Lab, an accelerator program that enables tech companies to test and introduce new products designed to improve transit services. Starting today, four of the six companies graduating from the accelerator will begin pilots with the MTA to implement products that address key subway and bus challenges.
"As the MTA experiences a period of historic reform, transformation, and innovation, we're leveraging this new model for evaluating and introducing technologies that address some of our most critical challenges. The result is an inaugural Transit Tech Lab that far surpassed our expectations," said Patrick Foye, Chairman & CEO of the MTA. "We are eager to develop these mobility technologies over the next year to improve subway and bus service for riders across New York City."
"Thanks to the leadership of the MTA and the ingenuity of Transit Tech Lab finalists, New York City's transit riders will benefit from mobility technologies designed to improve operations and customer service," said Natalia Quintero, Director of the Transit Tech Lab.
Following a global competition last Fall, in which nearly 100 companies participated, six finalists were selected for the inaugural class of the Transit Tech Lab. Over eight weeks, the companies worked closely with New York City Transit and MTA personnel to test how their products could improve service and customer communications.
Two companies will advance to the pilot phase for the subway challenge:
Axon Vibe provides smartphone app technology that enables public transport operators to deliver personalized communications based on users' commuting behavior. If service is changed, MTA can proactively notify the impacted users (taking into consideration their location and context) and provide alternative transportation suggestions based on rider's anticipated destination and commuting preferences.
Veovo instantly measures the number of passengers moving through a subway station to identify crowding and make service more efficient. The MTA can use this information to improve the deployment of staff to stations, change train distribution and plan more efficient station design.
Two companies will advance to the pilot phase for the bus challenge:
Preteckt studies vehicle data from buses to predict system failures at least 48 hours before the Check Engine light is activated and the bus must be removed from service. Preteckt's insights have the potential to reduce time spent on maintenance, prevent service disruptions and reduce fleet costs.
Remix provides software for designing transit systems that enables MTA planners to more quickly and efficiently produce the bus network redesign outlined in the Fast Forward NYC Plan. To ensure equitable access and support public engagement, Remix's technology uses public demographic data and generates easy-to-understand transit maps for community feedback.
The Transit Tech Lab is managed by the nonprofit Transit Innovation Partnership, led by Rachel Haot, previously the first Chief Digital Officer for New York City and the first Chief Digital Officer for New York State, and the Partnership Fund for New York City, led by Maria Gotsch. It is modeled after the highly successful FinTech Innovation Lab that the Partnership Fund has run for the past nine years and played a critical role in establishing New York City as a hub for the global financial technology industry. The goal of the Transit Tech Lab is to establish New York as the center of innovation for mobility, particularly as it relates to public transit.
About the Transit Innovation Partnership
The Transit Innovation Partnership is a public-private initiative formed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Partnership for New York City with the mission to make New York the global leader in public transit. A board of leaders from academia, business, civic organizations and government guides the Transit Innovation Partnership, which brings together diverse stakeholders to realize public-private projects that improve transit performance and customer service. Focus areas include technology and process innovation in infrastructure, data, operations, customer service and revenue generation. Learn more at transitinnovation.org.
About the Partnership for New York City
The Partnership for New York City represents the city's business leaders and largest employers. We work with government, labor and the nonprofit sector to promote economic growth and maintain the city's prominence as a global center of commerce and innovation. Through the Partnership Fund for New York City, the Partnership contributes directly to projects that create jobs, improve economically distressed communities and stimulate new business creation.
Partnership for New York City
Ashley Greenspan / agreenspan@pfnyc.org / 212-493-7511
Rubenstein Communications
Nick Bader / nbader@Rubenstein.com / 212-843-9338
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Yay! That's one of Kindaichi's best cases!
what i saw from the video wasnt rosenkreuz but Young Kindaichi's Trip of Death Preparedness, one of case from hong kong which is really one of best of kindaichi... i really hope to see mansion of rosenkreuz too..
One hour special ep. on December 26, 2015.
* The link is for Detective Conan, but Kindaichi airs before Conan and has news related to Kindaichi, so I used it.


Just over a month ago, Gauntlet, Needlegal, Rich, our new Sparkman, and I converged on Topman's home city of Montreal for our (almost) annual (usually) summer meet-up. As usual, I've chronicled our shenanigans with a log and photo gallery. Special thanks to Rich for contributing to the write-up and to Spark for contributing to the pics!
That's right, we have a new member of the team! Please welcome aboard Leon, the new Sparkman! If the name sounds familiar it's because the new Spark is being based off Elecman of the Sinister Six … who is also Geoff aka Diveman of Cossack's Comrades. It may be a while before the epilogues reflect this, but until that happens please give a warm welcome for the new Spark.
In addition to this he has a new card for the Shadow Hunters character cards we've made and Topman's created a new background for the cards which we'll be using.
"Where did you learn how to do that?" I asked.
This is it! Thank you for joining me for the final Annihilation update. I am officially bringing the project to a close.
Click above for the story epilogues. This is also the final art update, with the three biggest pieces I had to draw for this entire thing. Behold, our final boss, Dark Desertman, in all his abominable glory. Then in this corner, the AXE squad, whose acronym makes slightly less sense than the one it came from. Finally, their arch nemeses, Tenebrosi, the picture that I came close to burning out on and had to call in some help. Much thanks to Crys (FlameChick) for the coloring assist with that last piece.
The Chip Database was also completed in time. It's still not perfect. It was probably not the best idea to combine the icons into a single image by family (it certainly made it harder to re-arrange the index), but somehow I don't think having over 700 separate little images loading on the page would have been any better, alignment aside. I'm just accepting it as it is.
My heartfelt thanks to the team members that stuck around all this time and supported me right to the end. Thanks to Letra for the brainstorming sessions and for giving me the name for the dark team in the end. Thanks to Crys for lending her artistry during the final stretch and for providing feedback on the writing for every part I posted ahead in the team forum. Thanks to Nijubu for adding to the story right to the end, his writing is always an inpsiration to mine. Thanks to Blackbelt, Alice Vulcan, SuperKoala, Jake Tan, Fishman, and Akutare for being around to revive the team back in 2008. I did my best to incorporate everyone's ideas regardless of how long they stuck around, and I don't blame anyone for dropping off. Thanks to Gauntlet for setting us up with the timeshare on Mechanical Maniacs and letting me basically take over the front page for the past six months. Thanks to Avi for letting me throw her character's likeness into the story for a purpose that never even saw realization. Thanks to Spark Mandrill for running with a lot of my ideas for how the EXE team universe worked, almost singlehandedly vindicating the entire collaborative aspect of the team community. Thanks to Havoc and Cifnas and all my old teammates for starting the EXE3 team and giving me a further outlet for the obsession I'd developed with Viral Infection, and thanks to Valcion for starting that team right when I was getting fascinated by Mega Man teams and thinking how much I would like to be a part of one.
For me, this really is the culmination of about 13 years of EXE teams. Back then I made some decisions I likely would not if I were a little older and wiser. We jumped into making the first EXE team before BN1 was even out, which was the kind of move I would relentlessly mock a few years later. Plus, the very premise of BN — a shonen/card game/cellphone culture based re-imagining of Mega Man? It doesn't seem like the kind of thing I would be into normally. I think it was entirely because I wanted to be on an MM team and that was the first one available to me that I decided I was going to not just be into EXE, I was going to be the EXE expert.
I spent those first few years trying to be such an expert. It didn't quite work that way. I was never able to keep up with every aspect of the rapidly expanding franchise, but at least with the games I was exceedingly thorough. I'd buy every version of each game and play them beyond 100% completion, making exhaustive notes and analysis to turn into some kind of informative content for the site. I was so eager to become an expert on these games that I taught myself how to read Katakana just so I could play the Japanese versions in the gap between regional releases.
It was the team story that really motivated me though. What began as dumb, fun, little forum RPs that none of us took seriously somehow became a major creative playground. I would start writing my part of the story in my head far ahead of everybody else to the point that by the time Viral Infection ended with one RP completed and two more stalled midway through, I had already written an origin story and plotted out the remainder of the unfinished pieces, and conceived of eight more stories that would have spun out from them. Then we ended up tying that continuity to the new one in Annihilation and I just kept writing further ahead. It was a little ambitious.
The BN series itself ended in 2006, and stepping back, looking at the whole timeframe, it would have made more sense if AXE did as well. VI had folded with more active members present than AXE persevered with 8 years ago. If anyone was in denial, it was me. This is about where it stops being about a team and starts being all about my own hangups. I still didn't even want to let VI go. I didn't want to leave anything unfinished. It had become an obsession, like so many other things I get myself wrapped up in. I became more determined to bring the project some kind of closure even as growing up and graduating into the workforce meant I had less free time to accomplish that goal. It started as a team and I still wanted it to be a team, but it had increasingly become just one person trying in vain to corral some uninspired friends who had better sense of when it was time to move onto other interests.
2006 to the present has been a long string of instances where I would consider if it were best to quit, and that may have been the sensible approach, but instead I would just double-down. From finishing the first finale to the recruitment drive for the team's new iteration to writing the second finale, and several smaller things right up to earlier this week when I earnestly questioned the value of putting the finishing touches on the Chip Database vs. getting rid of the whole mess.
It really didn't help that the enthusiastic love I had for the Mega Man Battle Network series in the beginning had started to wane at this time. I really didn't like BN6 at all. It was a sour note to go out on. I was painfully reminded of how much I hated that game when I forced myself to revisit it in order to finish the Navi and Chip pages. So why would I continue to try to be the EXE guy for twice as long as the series' actually lasted?
Well, even if my original motivation was lost to time, I still liked writing this story. I liked building off all that history. I liked designing new characters and planting the seeds for later reveals. Wrapping it up this way has also been cathartic for me. It's not like I got to use all of my ideas, but I got to a point where I'm comfortable letting those ideas go or reworking them into something new. Everything on the site now is something I had fun putting together either on my own or collaborating with everyone else. I wish it all could have come together more quickly, like while any of us involved still cared about the BN series, but it came together in the end, so I'm satisfied.
Stay tuned to the Mechanical Maniacs where the team spirit lives on and my own attentions will be less divided in the future. Some leftover AXE stuff may even yet see the light of day as parts of Mechs projects eventually, but we've got our own Series 8 to polish off first.
Until then, this is Drillman for the Mega Man Battle Network 3 team, Annihilation.EXE, logging off.
A massive attack and an inevitable betrayal mark the end of Chronicle 5 of Annihilation. There's a whole lot of action from here on out.
In other news, Gauntlet has been adding a lot of new info to the MM Teams Wiki. It's the surprise culmination of a Mechs casefiles project we started years ago, made a bunch of art for, but then didn't do anything with until Gauntlet found out he owned this Wiki a few weeks ago. It's a work in progress, but there's a lot to read up on already. Check it out.
It's that time of summer again. A few of the Mechs made it out to the Toronto area for FanExpo, a trip to Canada's Wonderland, and the usual bouts of gaming and nonsense. Check out the log and the gallery.
So long, Hardman. And hello, Hardman!
It's a day of mixed emotions here at the Mechs. We're excited about moving forward with the team and our stories, but to do so we have to leave behind a part of ourselves that we're going to miss very much.
The Mechanical Maniacs operate under a different creedo than all of the other teams that have come and gone over the years, one that states that the team is more of a club than a production mill. We pretty much make stories and new content as we please, which can sometimes lead to long droughts of activity, while at other times you may struggle to keep up with everything that's going on. But the common thread between these times is that the members themselves are actually good friends, and we all hang out, both online and at least once a year in the real world.
Just about the only requirement for staying on the team is that we're around when we can be. Its a pretty lax set of terms, but its worked out pretty well for us.
In the past few years, the team members have grown older, and with that comes new responsibilities that may not jibe with keeping an active online persona. Hey, its just how these things go, and the more responsibilities we end up with, the less time we have to hang around online. Some of us have more responsibilities than others.
A few years ago, during one of his increasingly rarer appearances on the forum, Hardy stated that his goal was to start a family and basically be a normal guy. Without going into details about his personal life, this was a perfectly acceptable goal of his.
And so, after a year of no communication with our friend, and before that, fewer and fewer visits form the big lug, the team has come to the painful decision to move on without our friend. There's no ill will from us, and we're hoping that if Hardy ever does come back, he'll understand our decision and not feel any ill will towards us.
Wherever you are, Hardy, we're hoping you've made it, safe and sound and happy.
With Hardy gone, that's leaves some awfully big shoes to fill, and not just because Hardman had reached nearly Godzilla-sized proportions during Hadrian's time in the Number 020 boots. He was quite the accomplished author, being able to command the attention of all of his audience no matter how much time had passed between then and his last story.
But, luckily, we're pretty confident in his successor, because he isn't the type to merely fill shoes- he's the kind of guy that makes his own foot ware and walk his own path. A legend in the old team community in his own right, and a guy all of us know by name, if not reputation.
So, we introduce our old friend and former Sinister Six alumni, Ben, as our new Hardman!
You know, I kept asking Hardman to put these guys into the comics, but he never did. Well, here they are. And they finally get a measure of revenge.
So what have we been doing lately? Actually, Magnet came up with a wonderful project idea that has been unfolding all month long. Heaven's Hammarz aka Aggravated Assault, the Megaman 10 team! That's right, a MONTH long, before MM10 was even released. This team has been made to poke a little fun at the team scene and is filled with the worst bios, epilogues, and forum one could imagine coming from newbies. It was a brilliant idea and great fun to work on. Check it out!


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was an administrative district of Japan located in southern Chiba Prefecture.  During and before the Edo period, the district was called .

History
Hei District was one of the four modern districts created in former Awa Province on April 1, 1889. Much of the area of the district was formerly under the control of various minor feudal domains of  former Nagao Domain (38 villages), Nishio Domain (11 villages), Awa-Katsuyama Domain (9 villages), shared between Awa-Katsuyama and Nagao (13 villages) and under direct central government control (4 villages).

At the time of its modern creation, the district consisted of eleven villages. The town of Nago was proclaimed in 1893, Katsuyama in 1896 and Hota in 1897. On April 1, 1897 Hei District was merged into Awa District, Chiba.

The area of former Hei District covered all of modern Kyonan and portions of Tateyama and Minamibōsō.

Former districts of Chiba Prefecture

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All Introduction to Mindfulness classes are based on the S.I.T. Mindfulness (Six week Introductory Training in Mindfulness) curriculum from The Mindfulness Institute. Each class will have some sitting meditation, some discussion and introduction of specific topics, and some exercises in mindfulness. The topics covered include the historical roots of mindfulness, working with breath and body, how to work with thoughts and emotions, some common difficulties and how to work with them, and how to bring the practice home into regular life at the end of the session. After this series of classes you will have all the tools you need to start and maintain a practice of mindfulness which will increase your ability to focus, increase your capacity to respond to challenges, and enable you to more fully enjoy your day to day life.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a structured 8 week program. Developed in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the Medical School of the University of Massachusetts, MBSR is highly respected in the medical community and is widely taught throughout the US and internationally. It does not replace traditional medical or psychological treatment, but is offered as a complement and has been shown to help with many conditions, such as: anxiety, high blood pressure, stress due to finances or work or family issues, headaches, chronic illness, chronic pain, sleep problems, and others.
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There is a required orientation meeting, eight two hour class sessions, a silent retreat that lasts most of the day, and assignments between the class sessions. It is a rigorous program and requires commitment. However, it is the gold standard of modern mindfulness training and well worth the effort.
Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a potent psychobiological method for resolving trauma symptoms and relieving chronic stress. It is the life's work of Dr Peter Levine resulting from his multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics, together with over 45 years of successful clinical application. The SE approach releases traumatic shock, which is key to transforming all kinds of trauma, including accidents and medical procedures, among others.
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — An historic Clay Countyfamily farm is now part of the Tennessee Century Farms Program, administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU, and is being recognized for keeping continuously owned family land in agricultural production for at least the last 100 years.
The Bazle & Bertha White Farm, a 58-acre property located 15 miles west of Celina, Tenn., was founded in 1917 by brothers James and Robert Lester. Along with James's wife, Ethel Sims Lester,2and their three children, the family raised food crops, chickens and cattle. In 1950, James and Ethel's eldest daughter, Bertha Lester White, inherited the property, and she and her husband, Bazle White, and their three daughters continued improving the farm. They raised cattle, pigs, chickens, guineas and turkeys and added a barn and pond to the property.
Today, the founder's granddaughter, Shirley White McLerran, and her husband, Aaron McLerran,continue to grow food crops and hay on the Bazle & Bertha White Farm.


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We talk to Matt Elliott about his latest release, The Calm Before.
Last Sunday afternoon, I had the chance to interview Matt Elliott, the British-born, French-based dark folk musician, who was getting ready to leave for a 26-day European tour. "It would literally be the soundtrack to the last two, five years of my life," Elliott confided when discussing his new album, The Calm Before (now available via French label Ici d'ailleurs). Check out the interview with the talented singer about The Calm Before, songwriting, and what the future holds, below.
Thank you for taking the time to talk to Beautiful Savage and congratulations on the release of your new album.
Can you talk about how you came up with the title?
The title actually was the last thing I did on the album, after all the titles of the tracks. It was originally called Coping Strategies. "The Calm Before" was always the name of the second song. It was only at the last minute that I decided to call it the name of the album as well. The Calm Before is more a reference to a storm which comes into all of our lives at some point, and it can be anything, a person or a situation, and then it can mess things up a bit. But at the same time it's quite nice to have this [happen] because it's a way of rolling the dice again.
Do you tend to write the melody or the lyrics first?
Normally the melody comes first or an idea for an improvisation. I've got a guitar less than two meters away from me when I'm at home, and I [always] take a guitar wherever I go. "Wings & Crown" and "The Allegory of the Cave" were two improvised ideas that David, the co-producer, rearranged and put together in a way that didn't sound so clumsy. That's the way I try to work more now because I've quite enjoyed the idea of improvisation. At the same time it's always nice to write a melody.
The lyrics are normally the last thing that come although sometimes I have an idea. With "I Only Wanted To Give You Everything," I came up with everything on a bike ride – the main idea of the song, melody, and the chorus. The last project that I've done, which is a private project, has been to write a song everyday, and I did that for 65 days, to teach myself to do things quickly and spontaneously. The next album is going to be based on some of these tracks.
Which songs were the hardest and the easiest to write on this album?
All the lyrics were pretty hard to write on this album except for "I Only Wanted To Give You Everything." "The Allegory of the Cave" was a bloody nightmare. I rewrote the song about 20 times and it's my least favorite track off the album. But then it's the most favorite track of the boss of the record company and lots of other people. I think this was the most difficult album I ever had to write the lyrics for. Maybe once you've written 40 songs, it does become harder to write things without repeating yourself.
Would you say you are a confessional singer as far as your lyrics are concerned?
Yes, but not everything is always about me. Sometimes it's about other people. I put a post on Facebook the other day [about it]. For example, Howling Songs was written about a bunch of disparate things. Then I found out some information in my life that was quite important and relevant and suddenly every song made sense in a personal way. That was an amazing experience because it was like my subconscious all along knew what was happening and it was describing in great detail exactly how I would feel in the future. But I also try to leave the songs as open as possible because I like that people can take a phrase and it can mean something very relevant to them in their own lives.
The first time I heard Drinking Songs, it reminded me so much of Russian folk songs. Where does this Eastern European/Russian influence in your work come from?
Well, it's more to do with my mother. My mother was Estonian. She was separated from her mother when she was very young and it had a very traumatic effect on her. The only connection she had with her is that she remembered that they were in a church together and her mother was explaining to her the concept of god, so she got into the [Uniate] Church in quite a big way. The church was mainly made up of old Polish and Belarusian people in exile that all had traumatic experiences as refugees. When they sung, they sung with all their heart, and it was one of the last things that connected them with their homeland. It was profoundly moving and I remember thinking that I definitely would love to understand why this music is making me want to cry when I don't understand what they're saying.
Then when I was 15/16 and learning the guitar, I learned and found [the pentatonic scale] quite easy, but then I had this adverse reaction against it, so I tried to play anything that wasn't in [that] scale and that was how I found myself on minor chords. I adapted my own scales from gypsy, Middle Eastern, and obviously Eastern European scales. I rejected the blues basis of all rock and started to look east, specifically to Eastern Europe. I'm a big lover of folk music because it's very pure, made for reasons to purely express as opposed to make money or be cool or some other motivation.
What's next for you music-wise?
The next project that is coming is a Third Eye Foundation project so that's having to change my hat and think of things in a completely different way. It's a completely different type of music and that stops me from getting too bored. The project of doing a song every day will make up the bones of the next Matt Elliott album, so that gives me a trajectory of where to stumble along.
One of my only regrets is not learning how to read and write music. I think it's a double-edged coin. Maybe if I had learned, I wouldn't have the music that I've made now, because my music is much more instinctive. I'd like to be able to write some proper classical music, but I'm not sure that day will ever come.
You are very active online and accessible to your fans. Was that always a conscious decision?
A couple of things put me in that direction. When I was about 16 or 17, I wrote to a band called Disco Inferno, asking for the lyrics of their songs and how to get their first 7-inch because I couldn't find it anywhere. They wrote back to me with a handwritten letter with the 7-inch included, explaining they couldn't give me the lyrics because the singer wouldn't even share his lyrics with them. I was profoundly touched and moved by this generosity and this wonderful way of treating me, just some kid on an estate somewhere, that I told myself I will do the same if ever I become a musician. It was the same with The Legendary Pink Dots. I saw them and they said you want to write to me, just write and include a stamp back.
I will always answer whenever anyone writes me. And if ever the day comes that I'm not touched by someone saying my music meant something to them, I will stop doing music because it's pointless. Music is a communication between people. You need someone to receive the communication for that communication to be valid.


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Susanna Hoffs' new single has all the elements of a feel-good ballad: the simple, comforting strums of an acoustic guitar, the steady beat of a tambourine and a delicate, sweet lament in the melody that ties it all together. Sure enough, the song stems from a different era. "'Raining' is a song I wrote with Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) back in 1989," Hoffs tells Rolling Stone. "I rediscovered the song when I was sorting through a box of old demos and decided to update it with my writing partner, Andrew Brassell."
Hoffs, who is also a member of the Bangles, acknowledges the bittersweet nature of the song, as it recounts an experience that, for many, is all too familiar. "The song tells the story of an intense relationship that has just ended," said Hoffs. "Feelings of disbelief, confusion, desperation, longing and loneliness are revealed in the wake of the breakup. In the final refrain, the stormy emotions have calmed, and though acceptance comes, there is still the lingering sadness of missing someone."
As a taste of Hoffs' upcoming solo album, Someday, "Raining" is indicative of the Sixties vibe the singer is known for, from a female vocalist who isn't afraid to pour out her heart.
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We seek to develop accelerator-driven subcritical (ADS) nuclear power stations operating at more than 5 to 10 GW in an inherently safe region below criticality, generating no greenhouse gases, producing minimal nuclear waste and no byproducts that are useful to rogue nations or terrorists, incinerating waste from conventional nuclear reactors, and efficiently using abundant thorium fuel that does not need enrichment. First, the feasibility of the accelerator technology must be demonstrated. Fermilab is developing concepts for Project X, which would use a superconducting RF (SRF) linear proton accelerator to provide beams for particle physics at the intensity and energy frontiers. We propose to extend this linac design to serve as a prototype for a practical accelerator that can drive several ADS reactors at once and also provide beams for reactor development.


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Олекса́ндр Семе́нович Кобильников (? — ?) — український радянський діяч, шахтар, новатор виробництва, вибійник, прохідник шахти № 19—20 тресту «Горлівськвугілля» Сталінської (Донецької) області. Депутат Верховної Ради УРСР 5—6-го скликань. Член ЦК ВЛКСМ у 1958—1962 роках.

Біографія
З 1950-х років — вибійник, прохідник шахти № 19—20 тресту «Горлівськвугілля» міста Горлівки Сталінської (Донецької) області.

Член КПРС.

У 1963 році спільно з Кузьмою Севериновим здійснив поїздку до Сполучених Штатів Америки.

Співавтор книжки:
 Северинов К. А., Кобыльников А. С. Америка разная. — М., Молодая гвардия, 1964. — 128 с. с илл. (Ровесник шагает по планете).

Нагороди
 ордени
 медалі
 заслужений шахтар Української РСР

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 газета «Радянська Донеччина» (Сталіно) — лютий 1959 року.

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Combat Cancer is the accumulation of the work of over 400 musicians, engineers and producers.
SPECIALIZED CALLING..THIS IS COMBAT CANCER.
In 2015 the Specialized Project announced that The Clash would be the focus of our fourth annual campaign.
One major change that we made this year was to support The National Foundation for Youth Music as well as Teenage Cancer Trust. We also raised funds for a few smaller charities and local groups within the UK.
In addition, we made a few other changes to the Specialized Project which included the creation of a brand new website, more focus on the social media pages such as Facebook and Twitter, and the setting up of our very own independent record label Specialized Records.
There was huge demand again this year from those keen to feature in the 2016 Specialized Calendar, and we also shared a book launch with Flexipop! the 80's magazine that had a flexi-disc stuck to its cover.
This year saw the compilation of 'Specialized 4 – Combat Cancer', a four-disc box set featuring the works of The Clash & Joe Strummer. The album consisted of seventy Clash cover versions, all of which had been donated by bands from around the world. All tracks were recorded exclusively in 2015 for this album.
Combat Cancer contained tracks from ten countries and included guest performances from Mick Jones (The Clash), Horace Panter (The Specials), Lynval Golding (The Specials), Susan Cadogan, Dreadzone, Jona Lewie, Dennis Bovell and Black Slate to name just a few.
In its review, Record Collector (Issue 449) wrote 'A powerful and imaginative crack at The Clash canon' and awarded it 4/5; whilst Vive Le Rock (Issue 31) was equally impressed '…it's not just a great record, but it's for a good cause too' and scored it a massive 9/10!
Held over three days from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th November, our Award Winning Ska & Reggae Festival The Big One was hosted once again by Parkdean Holiday Park, Poole, Dorset.
Those that attended were treated to a superb duet between Susan Cadogan and Nick Welsh. We also witnessed some excellent sets from The Equators, The Uptown Ska Collective, The New Groove Formation, plus individual performances from Jona Lewie and Roddy Byers. Lynval Golding and original Selecter drummer Charley 'Aitch' Bembridge wowed the audience with an unplugged set in the lounge.
Top DJ's, clothing and footwear stalls, badges, vinyl, CDs, the silent auction and even a Tattooist helped complete this already monster packed fun filled weekend.
We were delighted that ticket sales for this event were, once again, higher for the third year running.
With the Specialized Project now growing at a remarkable rate, it was decided this year that we should create a team who could focus primarily on the management of our live events.
A great venue with the best live music needs supporting in our view, however even the smallest of gigs require a lot of time and effort to put together. This is really why Specialive was introduced.
The Specialive team are now involved with the organisation of all our musical events, whether it be a shared effort in managing a large multi-artist festival, or just a good ol' local skank with just the one or two headline acts.
We believe live music needs to be encouraged all year round and Specialive will definitely help achieve this.
Specialized Records is an exciting new direction for the Specialized Project. In addition to fund raising, Specialized has previously provided a successful platform for musicians from across the globe; Specialized Records was formed to further support and promote all the artists who we have had the pleasure of working with over the past few years.
Up until now, all our recordings have been released under the specials2.com banner and this has worked very well. However, with the Specialized Project forever growing and evolving, we felt that the time was now right to create our very own dedicated label.
Specialized Records will allow us to release not just our own projects, but also help promote and distribute the music of other artists who we have worked with.
So who remembers the iconic Flexipop! from the early 80's? The magazine that gave us a flexi-disc stuck to the cover of each monthly issue returned this year with The Flexipop! Book.
In celebration of this great event, Flexipop!, in association with the Specialized Project, held a very nostalgic 80's Book Launch party in Shoreditch, London on Friday 25th September.
Live music came from Sigue Sigue Sputnik's Neal X and his new band The Montechristos. Legendary Flexipop! designer Zodiac Mindwarp with his Love Reaction, and Itchy Teeth.
There were also a few special guests, free flexi-discs and a photo/poster exhibition by Neil Mackenzie Matthews featuring the stars that helped to shape the last truly great era of pop music.


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SmashPad's Most Anticipated Games of 2016
Home / SmashPad's Most Anticipated Games of 2016
by Danreb Victorio | Features | 0 Comments | 09 Jan 2016
These two games were each nominated by five staff members.
Project Setsuna (working title) – PS4, Vita
"An old-school JRPG with a painterly art design and a heavy inspiration from Chrono Trigger? Have you been going through my e-mails, Squeenix? In this age when we seem to be going through a JRPG renaissance, this has a potential to be a jewel in Square Enix's crown of releases." – Brandon
"Everybody and their mom is saying Project Setsuna is looking like what a pure, unadulterated RPG is supposed to look like. That alone leaves me excited. Well, that and the fact that there's snow. I love snow in games." – Danreb
"Whatever name it ends up with in the west, Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna appears poised to repeat a key moment in history, releasing in close proximity to a new Final Fantasy while being positioned well to surpass it. With Final Fantasy XV wandering so far from home, it's nice to see Square Enix contribute something to this current groundswell of great traditional JRPGs, and Setsuna looks to be something very special indeed." – Patrick
"In a little more than a month, Japan will experience the much anticipated Project Setsuna. I am particularly excited to see how Tokyo RPG Factory, a spin-off if you will of Square Enix, works toward their goal of reviving the golden age of RPGs. The 30 seconds of actual gameplay I've seen definitely feels familiar but with a new story and new angles. It should be like a whole new season of your favorite TV show. Here's hoping for a winner right out of the gate from this new studio… and for a speedy North American release, too!" – Theresa Samons, Contributor
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – PS4
"Naughty Dog has been hitting them out of the park since the very first Crash Bandicoot, and their Uncharted series has never failed me. Considering that this may be the last Uncharted game that Naughty Dog makes for a while, it will be interesting to see how they will end Nathan Drake's story arc." – Brandon
"Uncharted was, without a doubt, my favorite series of the seventh generation. This is more likely than not going to be Nathan Drake's last adventure, and I want to be there to send him off the way he deserves to be sent off… in style with stupid one liners." – Danreb
"The main reason I bought a PS4 was knowing Uncharted was eventually coming. Hands down one of the best series on the PlayStation, Uncharted 4 is expected to end the series (or perhaps just Drake's adventures) with one last hurrah. With early videos already showing off unprecedented visual power and gameplay mechanics, Uncharted 4 is expected to pull out all the stops and become a definitive system seller for the PlayStation 4. People have come to expect perfection from Naughty Dog and I expect nothing less." – Josh Schwartzman, Staff Writer
Click ahead for our most anticipated release of 2016.
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Hello all, Cheyenne was discharged this afternoon. She was admitted thursday night and she settled in. She seemed to really have alot of energy and so we spent quite a bit of time doing crafts and playing. Usually she curls up in her quilt and watchs TV. Up until yesterday evening she didn't have any complaints and then around bedtime she complained of nausea. But she was so good about it, actually I find it rather humorous because she has figured out how to breathe through it and if you had your back turned to her you would think you were on the labour and delivery. This morning she woke up sick and up came the NG tube. She tried to convince David that she didn't need it put back in, and she would eat and drink and even take her medicine in her mouth if we didn't put it back in. When that angle didn't work, she informed the nurse that if she was getting it put in then she wanted that nurse to do it.
Last night though the night she spiked a fever, and her heart started racing so they hooked her up to the monitors. By this morning her heart rate was normal and temperature was good, so they said that she could come home.
Tonight Cheyenne was still quite perky and requested to go see Uncle Roy. Roy is awaiting quadruple bypass surgery in the coming week. She climbed up on the bed and was inspecting his 'sticky' heart monitors and all the leads. Over the past week she has been giving him advice.
Don't worry Uncle Roy, the nurses are nice, you just have to do what they tell you and take your medicine too.
Mom, we better buy him a balloon(she gets one when she does overnight stays) it would make him feel better and help him be happy.
Please keep Roy, Sarah and family(7y,5y,2y,1week) in your prayers.


Uragasumi Daiginjo Shizukuzake from Miyagi is the best. Last Christmas some friends we invited for Christmas dinner presented me with a bottle. Quite difficult to get hold of I'm told.
Having been fortunate enough to have attended a Rugby World Cup, I think you'll find that rugby fans are extremely friendly and good-natured. You really do not need to be worried about them "on a night out looking for a fight".
Not very auspicious that the the IRB dropped Tokyo from the Sevens World Series this year in favour of Singapore. Last year the crowd & atmosphere was finally getting better although still a long way from the brilliant Hong Kong 7's.
@ StormR Yes. Hopefully common sense will prevail and Hirai's dictatorial whims in Zushi will be ruled illegal and the Beach House Association win their ongoing court case against him.
In HK Mainland Chinese are called 'locusts' for this kind of behaviour.
Excellent. Need to grow support here in advance of RWC 2019.
Would be great if Japan beat NZ Maoris over the next couple of weekends. If you've not been to an international match at Chichibunomiya ~ check it out. Fantastic atmosphere.
"Drinking and swimming can be dangerous"
@ UK So no skin in the game, eh?
People living in Japan - please be aware that some of the posters here are not actually living in Japan even when writing they're going to Zushi Beach this weekend.
These sickos are just trolling.
Ah, 2 names = 2 votes. That's how you rig it, eh?
Zushi really does not need any (more) sad, narrow-minded, intolerant daytripper tourists. We have enough here already.
But you go get drunk on your 'lots' of G&T (not thinking about bringing your own down, are you? tut, tut) and pray to your god. Sounds like a pretty average Sunday outing, but keep your hymns down please (remember "No Sound").
We, the HAPPY people of Zushi (we know who we are) have plenty more beaches to enjoy around here, away from killjoys like yourself. Plus we enjoy them weekdays, too, not just at weekends.
You might also want to re-check your Japanese Children's Games.
You really should refrain from posting at 2:00am when you sound very confused.
But then, you're so fond of blowing your own horn that "No Sound" doesn't bother you.
"Off to Zushi this weekend" ? It seems you do not live here in Zushi.
I, too, shall be at Zushi Beach on Saturday - working as volunteer staff for the NPO, BCN (Beach Club Network). We start with a beach clean from 10am, then have a programme of teaching marine sports (surfing/windsurfing/stand -up paddle/ kayaking/sailing/canoeing to young children along with other activities. Often we invite children from the Tohoku earthquake affected region. Parents, grandparents, teenager, adults -all are welcome to enjoy. We don't care about the colour(s) of your skin. And it's all free. We finish with Beesun Tobashi (Flipflop kicking) competitions for various age groups. Adding to the general ambiance we play a tape of Shonan kids' beach songs.
The "No Sound " restriction will prevent us from playing that now. Making things just a little less cheerful. Cool, eh?
But hey Yong, enjoy your 'NICE' time this weekend in your UV tent, drinking tepid Coca Cola and not listening to music before it's time to go home at 6:30pm : ) Watch out- the weather forecast is cloudy & rain.
At Zaimokuza Beach, next beach to the west and also at Yuigahama the signs are " Do not drink too much" and "Keep sound levels below 80db".
Definitely more reasonable and less draconian. Don't you think?
Same "Cover Tattoo" nonsense, though.
"banning tattoed people is the one thing that local people and councils can ban in order to ban yakuza, it's a weapon in their small collection of anti-gangster weaponary"
Far too many people getting hit by friendly fire is OK then.
Anyone who actually goes to Zushi Beach will see the % of people with tattoos who are yakusa is miniscule.
So the council forcing 'their social Norms' on society is COOl ?
Sharia Law arrives @ Zushi Beach.
ISIS are (literally) killing to achieve this kind of control ~ no music/dancing/alcohol/smoking and covering up of flesh (albeit female in their case).
I have been at the beach today, the first sunny day since the beach opened. Two obese, uniformed goons patrolling, asking some people with tattoos to cover up. But they have none of the sheets used for cover-up purposes with them, so one goes trundling up the beach to get some. Fashion Police or Beach Bouncers? Later, as I'm drinking a can of beer in a stubby he approaches me "O-sake" he says to his colleague, before he's halfway through 'Sumimasen......' I tell him to go away in strong terms. He doesn't bother me further.
I think many posters here do not visit the beach very often otherwise there would not be ridiculous comments like 'how about banning smoking' ~ smoking has been banned on Kanagawa beaches for several years now. That was the thin end of the wedge.
The report is wrong in saying 'Loud music' is banned - all music is banned, huge signs at the entrances to the beach say 'No Sound' (sic).
Excellent second half. This was Japan's 8th successive win. If they beat US in the next round, the home game against Six Nations side Italy on June 21st will see them going for 10-in-a-row.
The time is right for Dancing in the Streets.
Perhaps one day (hopefully soon) we can look forward to dancing on the beach rather than banning music there.
This is police work? Suppose it beats practicing their golf swing at the station.
Happy, smiling people -that's what we had @ Zushi Kaigan. A friendly, laid-back, INTERNATIONAL vibe enjoyed by (almost) everyone who visited. However, I think, some of the comments here, including those attributed to officials, are from people who have never been to Zushi Beach. As a Zushi resident of 12 years+ and a mainichi beach goer, I have only ever seen one fist thrown in anger, and that missed. Children love it - show me a child who doesn't like to dance and I'll show you a parent with some serious issues. The real scary people are those concerned citizens who do the beach sweep around 7:00pm on weekends with their light sticks, like some 60's Hammer Horror peasants revolting scene, so they can walk their dogs along the beach to defecate freely.


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module Hello
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    # GET /hello
    def index
      @registration_sign_up = RegistrationSignUp.new
      @registration_sign_in = RegistrationSignIn.new
    end

    # GET /hello/sign_out
    def sign_out
      clear_hello_session
      instance_eval(&Hello.config.sign_out.success)
    end

  end
end

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James Hetfield is one of the founding members of Metallica, and one of the only 2 remaining members of the original line up (the other member being Lars Ulrich).
James was addicted to alcohol until 2002, when he went to rehab.
James Hetfield has been known to skateboard and has had numerous accidents. Because of this, his management company Q Prime added a clause in his contract saying he is not allowed to skateboard while Metallica is on tour.
Made a brief, surprise guest live appearance with Corrosion of Conformity in May 2016.


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Toppan and Sigma-i Launch Pilot Test Using Quantum Computing for Enhanced Logistics Efficiency
Aiming to alleviate the workload for vehicle assignment and delivery planning, increase speed and accuracy, shorten delivery times, and reduce environmental impact
Concept for logistics DX achieved by fusing quantum annealing with the MITATE® service
Tokyo – October 25, 2021 – Toppan (TYO: 7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, and Tohoku University startup Sigma-i are currently advancing research on the quantum computing technology of quantum annealing.1 The two companies have begun a pilot test that aims to use quantum annealing to increase efficiency for logistics.
The test, launched in October, involves applying quantum annealing to MITATE®,2 a system offered by Toppan Cosmo that drives improved efficiency and visibility in the logistics industry. The two companies will expand the MITATE system's planning functions to alleviate the workload for vehicle assignment and delivery planning, increase speed and accuracy, shorten delivery times, and, as a result, reduce impact on the environment.
The recent rise in demand for online shopping, mail order, and other forms of e-commerce is driving expansion of the logistics market and an increase in the volume of goods being transported. The logistics industry, however, is also facing a shortage of labor. The COVID-19 pandemic has further increased the workload on vehicle drivers due to a rise in the delivery of goods to households and the need for redelivery when consumers are not at home. These trends are likely to continue after the COVID-19 pandemic, and logistics will grow in importance as an element of social infrastructure supporting business and daily living.
The logistics industry is also expected to address environmental issues, such as the increase in fuel consumed and exhaust gas emitted by delivery vehicles, as well as traffic congestion and other issues affecting society. Efforts are therefore underway to use artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to optimize logistics systems handling delivery planning by, for example, reducing the number of vehicles used and selecting routes that are as short as possible and avoid congestion. Computation for delivery planning, however, takes time due to the large number of requirements, such as destination, cargo type, specified arrival time, and vehicle load capacity. This results in a number of issues, including decreased accuracy and difficulty in responding to changes at short notice.
Recent years have seen the use of quantum computers in pilot tests aiming to increase the efficiency of transportation by unmanned vehicles in factories or optimize the scheduling of workers' shifts on manufacturing lines. There is also growing anticipation focused on quantum computing technologies that can facilitate the computation of optimal plans in accordance with the complex constraints and conditions of logistics operations.
Objectives and details of the pilot test
To address these issues, Toppan and Sigma-i are launching a pilot test to develop a delivery planning optimization system. This will be done by applying the quantum computing technology of quantum annealing to the MITATE system Toppan Cosmo provides to the logistics industry. By augmenting planning functions, the objective is to reduce workload for vehicle assignment and delivery planning, enhance speed and accuracy, shorten delivery times, and, as a consequence, reduce environmental impact. The system developed will be used to devise delivery plans and verify effectiveness in terms of reducing workload by shortening computation time and raising accuracy.
Overview of the MITATE® system Toppan Cosmo provides to the logistics industry to enhance efficiency and visibility
Based on verification of effectiveness during the pilot test, Toppan and Sigma-i hope to accumulate know-how on the use of quantum annealing and advance digital transformation (DX) to drive greater efficiency and visibility in logistics. This includes safe and secure management and use of information on cargo weight, size, type, and packing type as well as vehicle assignment and delivery planning for pickup and shipping. Toppan's digital technology and advanced operational expertise will be combined to advance logistics DX by providing data-based hybrid DX services to the logistics industry. Toppan and Sigma-i aim to develop a system for enhancing operational efficiency for the flow from pickup to receipt of goods and launch logistics DX solutions in 2025. The two companies will also undertake research on solutions for overall optimization based on quantum annealing technology for a wide range of sectors beyond logistics.
Roles of the companies
In addition to advancing research and development on the use of quantum computing, Toppan will leverage the insights of its DX-related business as it aims to advance a logistics DX business by verifying effectiveness via the pilot test and considering the feasibility of commercialization.
Sigma-i
As a startup originating from Tohoku University, Sigma-i possesses some of the world's leading quantum computing technologies and will develop and verify the effectiveness of prototype delivery planning tools that make use of quantum computers using annealing techniques.
1. Quantum annealing is a quantum computing technology specialized for optimization problems in which optimal solutions are derived from vast numbers of combinations.
2. MITATE® is a cloud-based service that drives digital transformation and greater efficiency for management operations by organizing and integrating operational flows that have become complicated due to distributed management. MITATE is a registered trademark of LAMPLIGHT Co., Ltd., a collaborative partner of Toppan Cosmo.
About Sigma-i
For more information, visit https://sigmailab.com/.
Established in Tokyo in 1900, Toppan is a leading and diversified global provider committed to delivering sustainable, integrated solutions in fields including printing, communications, security, packaging, décor materials, electronics, and digital transformation. Toppan's global team of more than 50,000 employees offers optimal solutions enabled by industry-leading expertise and technologies to address the diverse challenges of every business sector and society and contribute to the achievement of shared sustainability goals.
For more information, visit https://www.toppan.com/en/ or follow Toppan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/toppan/.


Yesterday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer came under major fire during a press conference when he seemingly made light of the Holocaust in comparison to what happened in Syria.
Spicer quickly backpedaled last night, appearing on the news to issue an apology.
While the initial comments were definitely offensive, at least he apologized.


the cozy birdhouse: oliver turns one!
Our little godson is one! Last Saturday, Emily and Christopher threw a "Little Blue Truck" themed birthday bash for Oliver at their home. They had great weather and excellent turnout... and we had lots of fun!
Oliver really got into the cake smash. He had practiced a little during his one year photo shoot, but had devised a new technique for maximum cake consumption at his party. He started out by bringing the cake to his mouth in big fistfuls, but figured out that smooshing his face directly into the cake was more efficient.
Ollie got lots of fun new presents including a slide, a water table, and a fancy blue coupe. All the kids were fighting over everything; I think Oliver is going to be one popular kid with all his fun toys!
If you haven't read the book "The Little Blue Truck," it's about a friendly little pickup who helps a big dump truck out of a mud puddle with the assistance of some barnyard friends. Emily's party decorations were really cute; my favorite was the cornstarch/cocoa powder "mud" that was super fun to squish and play with. She asked me to make a truck photo booth after seeing one on Pinterest, and I had so much fun working on it! It's made from a science fair board, craft paint, and some wood trim to reinforce the back. Emily bought balloons shaped like the cow, the pig, and the BIG GREEN TOAD!
On Sunday (Oliver's actual birthday), we celebrated Father's Day for Dad, Dan, and Christopher, plus Emily's birthday and my birthday! I sewed Emily an apron from this super cute bird fabric I found at Joann, and of course I had to add teal ties for her. I bought the Sweet and Sassy Apron Pattern from Modern Vintage Designs on Etsy. The pattern had great instructions and was easy to follow. Happy Birthday, Emily!


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package no.antares.dbunit.model

/** Model class that maps to table with String-type columns */
case class TstString(
    var colWithString: String
) {
	def this() = this( null );
}

object TstString {
  val sqlSelectAll	= "SELECT * FROM TST_STRINGS"
  def sqlSelectMatching( matsj: String )	= sqlSelectAll + " WHERE COL_WITH_STRING = 'X'".replaceAll( "X", matsj )
  def sqlDropScript	= "drop table tst_strings"
	def sqlCreateScript	= """create table tst_strings (
	COL_WITH_STRING varchar(255) PRIMARY KEY
);
""";

  def flatXmlTestData	= """<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<dataset>
  <tst_strings COL_WITH_STRING="GODKJENT" />
  <tst_strings COL_WITH_STRING="28%" />
  <tst_strings COL_WITH_STRING="<![CDATA[Middels/Høy risiko]]>" />
  <tst_strings COL_WITH_STRING="Upåklagelig" />
  <tst_strings COL_WITH_STRING="13.5/19.5%" />
</dataset>"""
;

  def oldDbUnitXmlTestData	= """<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<dataset>
  <table name="tst_strings">
    <column>COL_WITH_STRING</column>
    <row>
      <value>GODKJENT</value>
    </row>
    <row>
      <null/>
    </row>
    <row>
      <value>28%</value>
    </row>
    <row>
      <value><![CDATA[Middels/Høy risiko]]></value>
    </row>
    <row>
      <value>Upåklagelig</value>
    </row>
    <row>
      <value>13.5/19.5%</value>
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</dataset>"""
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      { "colWithString": "Value1"  }
    ]
  }""".replaceAll( "Value1", value )

  def jsonTestData( value: String )	= """{ "dataset": Object1 }""".replaceAll( "Object1", unWrappedJsonTestData( value ) );

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Q: VS2012 Error C1107 I am getting the following error:
fatal error C1107: could not find assembly 'platform.winmd': please specify the assembly search path using /AI or by setting the LIBPATH environment variable

Steps to reproduce
0) Create a new empty project
1) C/C++ > General > Consume Windows Runtime Extension > YES
2) C/C++ > Code Generation > Enable Minimal Rebuild > No
3) Add a source file *.cpp, file can be blank
4) Attempt to compile
I tried to manually compare and change the project settings to match that in some sample code but nothing seems to work.

A: To create a C++/CX Desktop application:
In C/C++ -> General project properties, set Consume Windows Runtime Extension to Yes
In the same tab enter these to your Additional #using Directories enter the directories containing the windows.winmd and platform.winmd files. For me, with VS2017, that is:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\lib\store\references;
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata;
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract\2.0.0.0;
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\Windows.Foundation.FoundationContract\2.0.0.0

Then call RoInitialize or use a WinRT main style function (to remove the warning C4447 about main threading):
using namespace Platform;

int main(Array<String^>^ args) ....

References:
Using C++/CX in Desktop apps,
Calling Windows 10 APIs from a desktop application

A: I don't understand what the problem you have, so

*

*If you don't want to code against WinRT just set "Consume..." to false and the issue will be gone

*If you want to code against WinRT you should perform an additional step: go to General and set Windows Store App Support to true

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Election campaigns are underway in Senegal for the forthcoming presidential polls slated for February 24.
The five candidates contesting including incumbent President Macky Sall began crisscrossing the country on Sunday to woo voters in their favour.
The other four candidates are opposition MP Ousmane Sonko; former prime minister Idrissa Seck; Madicke Niang, an associate of former president Abdoulaye Wade; and El Hadji Sall of the Unity and Assembly Party.


Professor of international development at Harvard, Calestous Juma has called on Africa to form an "International Institute for Biotechnology" that would unite governments, farmers, researchers and private companies to make genetically modified crops a positive force in Africa. If the world is to meet the rising demand for food, sub-Saharan land must be better utilized. Currently, only 4% is irrigated, compared with 40% of the land in Asia. A recent Nature article suggested that organic farming yields about one-third less food than conventional techniques, due mostly to disease vulnerability and the lack of synthetic fertilizers.


Safety light curtains are used wherever risks cannot be eliminated through machine design. A person or any part of the body entering a danger zone is detected by the light curtain, leading to immediate machine stoppage. Safety light curtains consist of a sender and a receiver unit that demarcate the protection zone between them.


This catalogue accompanied the exhibition Mind Your Mind, which formed part of the 2009 program at The Guardian Hay Festival in Segovia, Spain. The exhibition featured photographs from various artists who have been published in C Photo. Published in C Photo Nine, conceptual artist Zoe Strauss bares a distinctive interpretation of 21st Century America in which people and urban landscapes are faithfully portrayed. Also featured was Swedish-born and self-taught photographer Lina Scheynius. By documenting moments from her personal life, she shows the emotional and aesthetic possibilities that exist within the day-to-day experience. English photographer Polly Borland, whose work was included in issue number seven of C Photo, infiltrates the private world of her often-unusual subjects, and by utilising a perspective that embodies empathy and familiarity, unmasks the truth of the outwardly absurd. Lastly, the Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet, who was a guest in the seventh issue of C Photo, presents a series of random images from locations of 'unmade films'.


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Rushion McDonald Welcomes Top Chefs Kevin Bludso, Ron Duprat, Rodney Scott, Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner, and More This October on His Hit Podcast "Money Making Conversations" | News
ATLANTA, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Two-time EMMY® and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television producer, social media influencer, entrepreneur, and branding guru Rushion McDonald hosts a diverse lineup of empowering guests this October on his popular podcast and syndicated radio show "Money Making Conversations." From renowned talent and leaders to rising stars, this month's guests deliver entertainment and insights with music, TV, movies, food, and fun, covering business entrepreneurship, community building, financial empowerment, how to pursue your passions, create success, and have work-life balance. "Money Making Conversations" hosted by Rushion McDonald is available on www.MoneyMakingConversations.com and across digital platforms, satellite networks and syndicated radio including: Spotify, iHeartRadio podcast, Apple Podcast, YouTube, Spreaker, Stitcher, Alexa, SiriusXM Satellite Radio Channels 141 on Howard University's Campus, and 142 on HBCU Campuses, and multiple stations across the U.S in Michigan, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, California, Iowa, Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina, among other states.
Featuring acclaimed entertainment personalities, celebrity chefs, multi-million dollar executives and business entrepreneurs, sports stars and more, the featured guest* interviews this October on "Money Making Conversations" include: Chef Kevin Bludso, Award-winning BBQ Pitmaster and Restaurateur of Bludso's Bar & Que, and TV Personality (Judge on Netflix's "The American Barbecue Showdown," also judged Food Network Canada/Cooking Channel's "Fire Masters"); Chef Ron Duprat, Award-winning Chef, TV Personality (Bravo's "Top Chef," Food Network's "Iron Chef America," "Beat Bobby Flay"), Food & Beverage Director/Executive Chef of The Amarillo Country Club, Author, and Keynote Speaker; Chef Rodney Scott, Award-winning BBQ Pitmaster and Restaurateur of Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ, and TV Personality (Featured on Netflix's "Chef's Table: BBQ," CNN's "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern"); EMMY-winning Broadcasters, Host Kevin Frazier and Correspondent/Weekend Co-Host Nischelle Turner of five-time EMMY-winning show "Entertainment Tonight"; Jahi Winston, Actor (Star of new movie "Charm City Kings" on HBO Max, also known from "Queen & Slim," "Proud Mary," "The Upside" movies, "The New Edition Story" miniseries), Singer, Public Speaker, and Philanthropist; CJ McCollum, NBA Star, Founder and Creator of wine company McCollum Heritage 91; Nwaka Onwusa, VP and Chief Curator of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Music Icon Jody Watley, GRAMMY® Award-winning Artist, Actress, Entrepreneur and Creator of interior fragrance and candle line Sanctuary; Glenn "GR3" Robinson III, NBA Star and Philanthropist/Founder of the ARI Foundation, empowering fathers and providing resources to fatherless children and families; Dr. George Fraser, Renowned Networking Guru, Chairman & CEO of FraserNet, Inc., Founder of the annual PowerNetworking Conference, and leading voice for African Americans on global entrepreneurship, economic empowerment, and building generational wealth; Dina Marto, Music Mogul of Twelve Music Group and 7th Level Projects, Entertainment Consultant, whose work has included Def Jam, Rick Ross, Polow da Don, T.I.; Todd "TJ" Johnson, Co-Founder of Adiva Publishing, LLC, Millionaire Mentor, Entrepreneur and Success Coach, who's founded and partnered to build start-ups and companies in various industries; Rhonesha Howerton, Financial Educator, Real Estate Investor, CEO of Credit Medics and Author (Book: "Queening"); Charis Jones, Million-Dollar Business Entrepreneur, Owner of Sassy Jones Boutique, an award-winning accessories brand; and Randy Williams, Owner, President, Designer of Talley & Twine Watch Company.
Rushion McDonald produces "Money Making Conversations" through his multimedia company 3815 Media, where he is the business manager for ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and was the Chief Marketing Officer for the Air National Guard's national account for recruitment and retention in the 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, DC. He is a winner of the prestigious Reggie Award for Local, Regional Market Marketing for his work handling the marketing and branding for the Air National Guard. A multiple EMMY and NAACP Image Award winner, Rushion McDonald is a television/film producer, sitcom writer, branding architect, award-winning baker, and his successes include building the Steve Harvey multimedia brand and producing acclaimed top sitcoms and syndicated shows like "Family Feud," "Evidence of Innocence," "The Jamie Foxx Show," "Sister, Sister," "Steve Harvey Talk Show," and hit movies "Think Like A Man" and "Think Like A Man Too." McDonald has a Mathematics degree from the University of Houston and was trained in marketing while working at IBM.
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"Obey" the Gospel? 2 Thess. 1:8 | Effects of Grace Ministries, Inc.
Did you know that the "Good news" of the Kingdom of God has to be obeyed? How do you "obey" good news? I was reading this in my quiet time and that phrase struck me as odd. According to Paul's letter, not "obeying the Gospel" is a sign of being an unbeliever (2 Thess. 1:8). I had to think about it for a bit and wanted to write down my thoughts.
Given most "gospel" presentations, this seems like a strange union of words — "Obey the Gospel." This phrase makes the "good news" sound so weighty and serious. Most people only consider "receiving" the Gospel. After all, who doesn't want to receive good news? It doesn't cost us anything and it might even make us feel better!
Notice that the author couples this statement with knowing God. According to Scripture, when a person knows God, there is an awe and reverence of Him (Romans 1:18-21, John 17:3). To illustrate this point as a stand-alone, even Cornelius was described as a "God-fearing" man, before he came to know the Gospel (Acts 10:22). But Paul couples these two points together, "knowing God" and "obeying the Gospel". Both are equally significant identifiers of a believer. Why would the "Gospel" have the same significance as actually knowing the Almighty Creator?
First, we must understand what the gospel is. You can't just obey good news, right? So, to help understand what it means to obey the Gospel, you must piggy-back that first statement of knowing God. If you know God, you have a reverence and awe of Him. If it is He Who has sent the "good news" which was proclaimed by His angels (Matt. 1:20-23; Luke 2:9-14), then the good news must be honored with reverence as well.
The good news, or Gospel, is presented in Scripture as God saving His people from their sins. The Person He sent was Jesus, the work He chose to accomplish this task was twofold: Living a life of perfect obedience to God the Father and dying a perfect, sacrificial death which could be a substitute for those He was to save. Jesus is unique. It could be no other that saved people from sins (Acts 4:12). Only Jesus was born perfectly, lived perfectly and died perfectly. Only Jesus was raised from the dead by God the Father, to validate His life and work (Acts 4:10; 13:30; 17:31; Rom. 4:24).
How does one "obey the Gospel?" The Greek word for obey in this verse means, "of the thing to which one is obedient or which one embraces in full surrender"* Fully surrendering to the good news that was sent by God! God's good news is Jesus! Think of it this way. The One True God promised to send a Messiah, a Savior for His people. When He did, it was done so in a manner which fulfilled His prophetic promises and announced by His angels. That message of good news was given a name at His birth … Jesus. Demonstrating obedience would be to believe this fulfilled promise of God as God Himself. Jesus is actually God, manifested in human flesh (John 14:9)!
Obeying the gospel is to illustrate by our actions that we believe Jesus Christ is the redemptive plan of the One True God. God, Himself, handed down a very important piece of "Good News". That "News" is Jesus Christ as Redeemer. The people who were persecuting the church of the Thessalonians were not treating the Gospel of Jesus Christ as if it were actually handed down by the Almighty Creator Himself (2 Thess. 1:4-6). Instead, they were persecuting the church, as if Jesus were just some common religious idea. Obeying the Gospel means that we live a life oriented around the unique, holy, glory of Jesus Christ (2 Thess. 1:9-10). Obeying the gospel is a faith in God Himself.
*Arndt, William, Frederick W. Danker, and Walter Bauer. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.


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Q: Reset Radio button after warning message I have two radio buttons, one and two,
if i click the radio button two, the warning message should appear and the button should be reset to one
can you suggest some code for this

A: First of all if you don't want the second radio button to be checked then why do you use it.
$(".selector_for_first_radio").attr("checked", true);

will be enough to check the first radio button.
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CAPSTAR starts working in just 30 minutes. A single dose of CAPSTAR should kill the adult fleas on the pet. If the pet gets reinfested with fleas, you can safely give another dose as often as one dose per day.
Available in 6-dose packages or convenient 60-dose boxes.
Bulk box of 60 individually wrapped tablets. Recommended for Dogs and Cats 25 lbs and under.
The fleas on the pet are in the adult stage. An adult female flea, living on a pet, can lay up to 2,000 eggs in her lifetime. With CAPSTAR™ (nitenpyram), almost all adult fleas will die within 4 hours for dogs and 6 hours for cats.
How CAPSTAR Works: CAPSTAR starts working in just 30 minutes. A single dose of CAPSTAR should kill the adult fleas on the pet. If the pet gets reinfested with fleas, you can safely give another dose as often as one dose per day.
No Cleaning: some liquid-drop flea control products can leave pesticide residues that can rub off onto carpets, furniture and bedding - Not CAPSTAR. CAPSTAR tablets leave no pesticide residue in your home or on the pet.
Safe: CAPSTAR is remarkably safe. Safe for puppies and kittens 4 weeks of age and older, weighing 2 pounds or greater. Also, safe for pregnant or nursing dogs.
Effective: In studies, over 90% of fleas die within 4 hours for dogs and 6 hours for cats, after being treated with CAPSTAR tablets.
How to Use: A single dose of Capstar (nitenpyram) should kill the adult fleas on the pet. If the pet gets reinfested with fleas, you can safely give another dose as often as one dose per day. To administer CAPSTAR tablets, place the pill directly in the pet's mouth, or hide in the pet's food. If you choose to hide the tablet in the pet's food, watch closely to make sure the pet swallows the pill. If you are not sure that the pet swallowed the pill, it is safe to administer a second pill.
CAPSTAR® is an oral tablet for dogs, puppies, cats and kittens 4 weeks of age and older and 2 pounds of body weight or greater.
To give CAPSTAR Tablets, place the pill directly in your pet's mouth or hide it in food. If you hide the pill in food, watch closely to make sure your pet swallows the pill. If you are not sure that your pet swallowed the pill, it is safe to give a second pill.
CAPSTAR Tablets should be administered according to the following schedule. Weigh your pet prior to administration to ensure proper dosage . Do not administer to pets under 2 pounds.
*Please see separate insert in this package for concurrent dosing of CAPSTAR Tablets and PROGRAM® (lufenuron) Flavor Tabs®.
Laboratory and clinical studies showed that CAPSTAR Tablets are safe for use in dogs and cats, puppies and kittens 4 weeks of age and older and 2 pounds of body weight or greater.
In addition to the common nuisance irritations associated with infestations, fleas can be responsible for skin conditions in your pet such as flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) in the dog and miliary dermatitis in the cat. Also, fleas transmit other parasites, including tapeworms. The control of flea infestations is important to your pet's health and also reduces the problems associated with these parasites. CAPSTAR Tablets do not have an effect on fleas in the pet's environment. You may need to treat more than one time because immature fleas in and around the home will continue to develop into adults that can reinfest your pet.
In addition to killing adult fleas with Capstar, y ou can treat your pet with an insect development inhibitor like PROGRAM Flavor Tabs to prevent and control flea populations. Please see the separate PROGRAM Flavor Tabs/CAPSTAR Tablets Flea Management System insert included in this package for information on how to use these two products together to kill adult fleas and prevent flea eggs from hatching. For information on how to use SENTINEL ® Flavor Tabs ® (for dogs only) with CAPSTAR Tablets, see your veterinarian.
Fleas can be a problem because they reproduce so rapidly. A single female flea may produce up to 2,000 eggs over her lifetime. Eggs hatch and can develop into adults within only three weeks. Adult female fleas feed by ingesting blood from your pet and subsequently lay eggs, which drop off your pet's coat. Within days, larvae hatch from the eggs and live undetected in your pet's surroundings, such as the carpet, bedding and other protected areas. Flea larvae spin a cocoon, and, when appropriately stimulated, a young adult flea emerges and jumps onto your pet to continue the life cycle. When these new fleas are seen on your pet, treat with CAPSTAR Tablets. After reading this insert, if you have any questions about flea control or medical problems associated with flea infestations, consult your veterinarian, who is your pet's health care expert .
Store at controlled room temperature, between 59 ° and 86 ° F (15-30 ° C).
NADA #141-175, Approved by FDA.
©2003 Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
CAPSTAR, SENTINEL, and PROGRAM are registered trademarks and Flavor Tabs is a trademark of Novartis AG.
This insert describes the concurrent use of PROGRAM® (lufenuron) Flavor Tabs™ and CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) Tablets for the management of fleas on dogs and puppies. Please read the insert contained in each package for complete information on the individual products prior to dosing.
Not for human use. Keep this and all drugs out of reach of children.
In dogs and puppies the concurrent use of PROGRAM Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets is indicated to kill adult fleas and prevent eggs from hatching. The effects of PROGRAM Flavor Tabs, which prevent and control flea populations, and CAPSTAR Tablets, which treat flea infestations, are combined to provide a FLEA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
Give PROGRAM Flavor Tabs once per month to prevent and control flea populations. PROGRAM Flavor Tabs contain lufenuron. Lufenuron controls flea populations by preventing the development of flea eggs and does not kill adult fleas. If a dog currently has a flea infestation, more rapid relief can be accomplished by adding CAPSTAR to the treatment as follows.
If your pet currently has a flea infestation, use CAPSTAR Tablets to kill adult fleas. CAPSTAR Tablets contain nitenpyram and are effective for the treatment of flea infestations. Nitenpyram starts killing adult fleas within 30 minutes of administration.
Administer CAPSTAR Tablets once per week until adult fleas are no longer observed.
For a severe flea infestation, administer CAPSTAR Tablets twice per week until adult fleas are no longer observed.
Additional CAPSTAR Tablets may be administered as needed to kill the occasional adult flea picked up from infested environments.
It is important to treat all cats (see reverse side of this insert) and dogs in the household. Fleas can reproduce on untreated pets and allow infestations to persist.
The combination of PROGRAM Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets should be administered according to the following schedule. Weigh the dog prior to administration to ensure proper dosage. Do not administer to dogs under 2 pounds.
combination of PROGRAM Flavor Tabs.
The following adverse reactions have been reported in dogs after giving PROGRAM Flavor Tabs: vomiting, depression/lethargy, pruritus (itchy, scratchy skin), urticaria (wheals, hives), diarrhea, anorexia (loss of appetite), and skin congestion (red skin).
The safety of the concurrent use of lufenuron, the active ingredient in PROGRAM Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets has not been evaluated in puppies less than 11 weeks old.
In addition to the common nuisance irritations associated with infestations, fleas can be responsible for skin conditions in the dog such as flea allergy dermatitis.Fleas also transmit other parasites, including tapeworms. The control of flea infestations is important to the pet's health and reduces the problems associated with these parasites.
PROGRAM Flavor Tabs break the flea life cycle by inhibiting egg development. CAPSTAR Tablets kill adult fleas on the dog. The concurrent use of these two products provides an effective flea management system.
A single female flea may produce up to 2,000 eggs over her lifetime. Eggs hatch and can develop into adults within only three weeks. Adult female fleas feed by ingesting blood from the pet and subsequently lay eggs, which drop off the pet's coat. Within days, larvae hatch from the eggs and live undetected in the pet's surroundings, such as the carpet and bedding. Flea larvae spin a cocoon, and, when appropriately stimulated, a young adult flea emerges and jumps onto the pet to continue the life cycle.


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Q: How to verify if the phone is docked? I'm looking for a way to verify if the phone is docked (car dock, desk dock) on Android 1.6 (API 4).
I know that there is a broadcast receiver android.intent.action.DOCK_EVENT, but only for API 5.

A: There was no concept of a dock in API level 4. Hence, there is no way to determine if a device is docked in API level 4.


As he is reaching the close of this writing and the close of his earthly existence, Peter again reminds us why he has written both of his letters. It is Peter's desire to stir us up. There are many in the world today who want to stir us up. They want us to be angry, to feel slighted in some way, to feel threatened, and even to run to violence. We get stirred up when we watch our favorite sports team. We are stirred when they win and we are stirred when they lose, just in different ways. We are stirred up when we have the promise of spending time with those we love and don't get to see often.
I point this out for this reason; being stirred up is about more than just thinking on something. Peter says he stirs our pure (Strong's says "judged by sunlight") thoughts. He does this by causing us to remember, but being stirred up by that remembrance means more than just to consider it. As illustrated in the previous paragraph, being stirred up elicits a strong reaction in us. We want to do something, for good or ill. Peter certainly is stirring us for good by calling us to consider the truth we have in the light. That consideration should spur us to action.
We of like precious faith should always bear in mind the topics (Jesus and His kingdom) of the holy prophets. We should always bear in mind the authoritative direction (commandments) of the apostles of Jesus. Throughout my life, the reason I was instructed to bear something in mind was because it was to affect my action. We are not called on here to merely consider a concept, but to govern our desires and our actions by being mindful of the teaching of the holy prophets and the men that Jesus called with a purpose. There is a reason why we need to keep these things in our mind. There will be false teachers (scoffers) in the last days.
Beloved, we are certainly living in the last days. In studying God's word, I find that the last days began when God ceased to speak to his people only by the prophets and began to speak to them (and us) by His Son (Heb 1:2). We are not here to just recognize that there are scoffers (false teachers) who are stirred by their own devices. We are here to point to the truth as it is in Jesus Christ. These false teachers tell us that nothing has changed since the beginning of creation. They say that the coming of Jesus has, up to this point, been empty words either by denying His birth or else by denying His resurrection from the dead.
In truth, so much has changed in His coming. It is not just an empty promise. The promises of God were sealed in His coming. Every time you experience that peace which passes all understanding you are affected by His coming. When you can look at the empty cross and the empty tomb, you know that His coming is not "just a promise." You know that He is come because He dwells in you.
When we are stirred by remembrance, we testify by our walk that things do not continue as they were from the beginning. When Jesus becomes a reality in our lives, everything changes. When we are in Christ, we are a new creature and everything around us is new (2Cor 5:17). The way we put the scoffers to silence is not through endless debate, but by walking in the newness of the life we have through the coming of Jesus Christ! It is not so much that we will silence their words as it is that we will silence the effect their words have on those around us who are seeking for a witness that Jesus is real. The best proof is for us to bear about the dying of the Lord in our body so that the life of Jesus is made evident in our body as well (2Cor 4:10).
May we remember the instruction of God through both the prophets and the apostles so that we are motivated in living a life that is pleasing unto Him!