text:
<?php

namespace App\Tests\Unit\Pipes\Account\Destroy;

use App\Http\Requests\Account\Destroy as RequestDestroy;
use App\Models\Account;
use App\Passables\Account\Destroy as PassableDestroy;
use App\Pipes\Account\Destroy\Delete;
use App\Tests\Unit\Pipes\Destroy\Delete as PipeDelete;
use Exception;

/**
 * Class DeleteTest
 * @package App\Tests\Unit\Pipes\Account\Destroy
 */
class DeleteTest extends PipeDelete
{
    /**
     * DeleteTest constructor.
     *
     * @param null   $name
     * @param array  $data
     * @param string $dataName
     */
    public function __construct($name = null, array $data = [], $dataName = '')
    {
        parent::__construct(
            $name,
            $data,
            $dataName
        );

        $this->setPassable(PassableDestroy::class);
        $this->setRequest(RequestDestroy::class);
        $this->setPipe(Delete::class);
    }

    /**
     * @group App
     * @group App.Pipes
     * @group App.Pipes.Account
     * @group App.Pipes.Account.Destroy
     * @group App.Pipes.Account.Destroy.Delete
     * @group App.Pipes.Account.Destroy.Delete.Success
     */
    public function testUpdateSuccess()
    {
        $this->setModel(Account::find(2));

        $responseModel = $this->deleteSuccess();
        $dbModel = Account::find($responseModel->id);

        $this->assertNull($dbModel);
    }

    /**
     * @group                    App
     * @group                    App.Pipes
     * @group                    App.Pipes.Account
     * @group                    App.Pipes.Account.Destroy
     * @group                    App.Pipes.Account.Destroy.Delete
     * @group                    App.Pipes.Account.Destroy.Delete.Failure
     * @expectedExceptionCode    500
     * @expectedException Exception
     * @expectedExceptionMessage Account delete failed.
     */
    public function testUpdateFailure()
    {
        $this->deleteFailure();
    }
}

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There's a stretch of road in Gatlinburg that is home to the largest group of independent artisans in North America. The Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community encompasses an 8-mile loop that has been designated a Tennessee Heritage Arts & Crafts Trail. Since its foundation in 1937, this community has everything associated with arts and crafts – candles, quilts, brooms, pottery, jewelry, photography, art, ceramics, dolls, stained glass, leather, silver smithing, etc. And for a weekend in April, you can see what the members have to offer at one location.
Arts & Crafts Show is April 5 – 7 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.
support talented local artists and craftsmen.
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It's Baseball Time in Tennessee!


3. Four days in September: Running time 107 minutes. Produced in 1997. Language: Portuguese with English subtitles. Rated R, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Based on a true story, this is the moving account of the September, 1969, kidnapping of the American ambassador to Brazil (played by Alan Arkin). A group of young idealists plans the terrorist act their only perceived means of voicing their dreams and visions in a military regime. The film delves candidly into their lives and emotions as they begin to question both the depth of their allegiance to the group and the motives of their comrades. Directed by Bruno Barreto.


Does the Word "Unique" Describe Your Bathroom?
My last post was all about making your kitchen unique, so how about your bathroom? I was inspired to write today's post after I saw a photo of this beautiful bathroom, found in "Colorado Homes and Lifestyles" 2010 Home of the Year. This image proves that bathrooms don't need to be sterile or cold. On the contrary, they can be cozy and inviting, and representative of your own personal style. Designer Andrea Schumacher of O Interior Design used her clients' love of travel as inspiration for the space, and Moroccan-themed tiles from Waterworks set the tone. Elements such as the wooden linen closet, and the herringbone-patterned walnut floor topped with an oriental rug contribute to the warmth and character that exude from this bathroom. As in any space, carefully selected elements that reflect your own personal style can make any space in your home unique.


Mansour is a research fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House, the London-based think-tank for international affairs.
Iraq today has a unique opportunity to chart a new path away from 15 years of chaos and upheaval.
Following the defeat of ISIS, the security situation is better than it has been for many years. Politically, there are glimpses of a move from identity to issue-based politics in various cross-sect electoral alliances. For instance, Islamists associated with Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have joined forces with secularists linked to the Iraqi Communist Party. Many Iraqis now see corruption as just as bad as terrorism, and the gap between elite and citizen has become more important than the gap between Sunni, Shi'ite, and Kurd.
But despite these hopeful signs, the political class and Iraq's state institutions remain stale; over of the political parties and electoral entities running in these elections are the same. Rather than supporting the strengthening of institutions and the political culture through methods like new political parties or independent commissions to regulate electoral bylaws, Iraq's foreign allies, from Washington to London to Brussels, appear more concerned with upholding the status quo, once again focusing on personalities from the old elite.
The short-term logic is that in "extraordinary circumstances," preferred political personalities can later fix the institutions. But this is a crucial mistake, which has failed in Iraq in the past and risks squandering today's opportunity for reform.
This mistake is reinforced by the tendency to push for elections as the main process of state-building and democratization. Although the decision to hold elections on time is mandated in Iraq, international partners pushed for them too hastily and jeopardized the chance to build new institutions such as political parties and civil society monitors.
In a place like Mosul, where residents are just coming out of a traumatic three-year spell under ISIS, rushing into elections favours an old elite who can easily organize. New and emerging leaders, including teachers, engineers, social workers and civil society activists, have been unable to develop political platforms and institutions or mobilization strategies. As a result, for the next four years, the same leaders who abetted political dysfunction before ISIS took over the city are likely to govern again.
In the lead-up to the upcoming elections, many analysts are still that Western countries should interfere in the government formation process that follows to help ensure a moderate coalition of a mix of Shi'ite, Kurdish and Sunni elites. Yet this is the same failed strategy Western countries took in 2006 and 2010, when they supported former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, who they believed would then build the Iraqi state.
Yet Maliki's stint as premier ended in failure when ISIS captured one-third of Iraq in the summer of 2014. His of power and perceived Iran-allied policies failed to build strong independent institutions. And many Iraqis remember Washington's role in supporting the former prime minister.
Fundamentally, the flawed process of supporting individuals first and institutions later rarely translates to effective state-building. Beyond the consequences of simply getting it wrong as they did with Maliki, choosing personalities assigns top-down legitimacy to the same leadership.
For Iraq's allies, this process has often seemed the easier option, as many have typically been late to understand bottom-up dynamics and the complexities of new and emerging leaders in society. Moreover, supporting individuals rather than building institutions reinforces the status-quo of elites who can more easily mobilize.
As much as it may be an uphill climb, however, the short 15-year history of the new Iraq has taught that foreign interference in government formation does not build strong institutions but rather solidifies the old, dysfunctional elite. Rather than directly interfering and choosing preferred leaders, Iraq's international partners need to better understand long-term political trends and help to facilitate the building of independent institutions to create a level playing field and hold the elite accountable.


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Minimum Wage Increase Doesn't Make Much Cents
It's the second-highest minimum wage in the country.
It'll give full-time employees almost $500 more per year.
But for students, the new minimum wage is hardly a help.
The Ontario government announced Thursday that as of Oct. 1, Ontarians will have an increased minimum wage. It will change from $11/hour to $11.25/hour, an increase of about a week's work per year for full-time employees.
But the new increase won't make any difference for students such as Sarah Walker.
The Fanshawe College graphic-design student works at Bath and Body Works as a cashier.
With her school schedule, the 19-year-old doesn't have a lot of time to work. But she has to, so she can pay back her Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) loan, and her phone and internet bills.
"It's not a huge increase or decrease, so it doesn't really matter compared to the hours that I'm getting," Walker said. "At most, I would get about 10 hours a week this time of the year."
A minimum wage increase doesn't mean fair wages.
Photo courtesy of Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage Facebook Page
Chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students in Ontario Alastair Woods isn't surprised at Walker's reaction. He agrees that although an increase in the minimum wage is a move in the right direction, with all costs considered, it's still not enough.
"Now that the government has announced indexation they've essentially legislated poverty," Woods said. "From now on, the rate would go up with inflation, which would work if it was above the poverty line, but it isn't."
His organization is behind a minimum wage of $15/hour, which would bring full-time employees above the poverty line. It would also give students a fair chance at paying their bills, and tuition fees that are the highest in Canada, he said.
Student costs in general are part of a broader discussion that needs to be had to save a generation from going bankrupt, Woods said. It would take into account everything from transportation and housing costs to tuition and books.
Until that happens, students like Walker will continue working next October with an increase that could give them enough money for maybe an extra beer at the end of the week. Woods says that although an increase is always a victory, this one doesn't mean much.
"The increase the government agreed to is honestly quite pathetic."
Amy Legate-Wolfe
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Neutral trend incorporated. And here's another one from a random street style blog I found.
Read more about the trend here.
LOVE the sheer maxi skirts. I think they are so amazing!!
Love the trend! I think I should get myself a black one!
i've seen this trend soo much but i don't think i could pull it off! idk how! how would you?


A case has come up where a woman died an unnatural death in Belakoba Mathadhari Gatebazar area. The name of the deceased has been described as Sancheeta Roy (28).
It is known that the family members saw Sancheeta Roy's body hanging from a noose in the house on Tuesday morning. After this she was taken to the hospital, where the doctors declared her dead. The police has sent the body for post-mortem and has got involved in the investigation of the incident.


Senate President Larry Obhof has said he doesn't expect lame duck to be too busy, since the incoming governor is also a Republican. He said he wants to enact criminal justice, regulatory and occupational licensing reforms – but there could be more. "We will be active. We will keep our promises to our constituents. We will keep Ohio moving in the right direction. And if we flag something as a priority, you can be certain that we're going to pass it," Obhof said.
Leaders of the Ohio Legislature say it's time to look at changing the methods citizens groups are using to try to change the state's constitution.
The Republican leader of the Ohio Senate says while he and many others didn't support Issue 1, the criminal sentencing and drug treatment reform plan that failed Tuesday. But he suggests there is a will to make the issue a top priority in the newly elected Senate next year.


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Dot Chiefs skate to national title
By Bill Forry
National champs: Dorchester Chiefs celebrate their 2010 USA Hockey Tier II Under-18 championship. Top row: Coaches Scott Perry, Charlie Pero and Ross Pasquantonio. Players, left to right: Timmy Wilson, Brendan Fitzgerald, Nick Bligh, Joe Dipietro, Eric Lively, Matt Furey, Sal Tecci, Mike Sullivan, Jared Wiedemann, Pat Curtis, John Magliozzi, Barret O'Neil, Mike Lopez and Dave Cotter.
Bruins fans, sadly, have to wait another year. But, Dorchester can once again claim bragging rights as the nation's hockey champs, thanks to a gritty crew of teens who have once again put Dot on the national sports map.
The Dorchester Chiefs — comprised of 13 players ages 16-18— bested the Hurricanes of Hollydell, New Jersey by a score of 3-2 in the finale of a grueling six-game USA Hockey tournament in Rochester, New York. The victory marks the third national championship for the DYH "Midget" program.
"The DYH program is extremely proud of the effort showed by both the coaches and players of this team. The players showed a lot of poise and class in going undefeated in this tournament," said Matt Sweeney, president of Dorchester Youth Hockey. "This will be the 3rd National Championship for the Midget program. We look forward to hoisting the National Championship banner this fall, and competing for the championship again in 2011."
Charlie Pero knows what it feels like to be a teen champion. The 31 year-old Boston firefighter was among the Dorchester Youth Hockey squad that netted Dot's first national championship back in 1997.
This time, Coach Pero watched with pride from the bench as a new crop of homegrown talent skated to another title victory. Pero, alongside fellow coaches Scott Perry and Ross Pasquantonio, have assembled a competitive team to play in the USA Hockey program for each of the last five years. Dorchester last won the national title in 2000, according to Pero.
The Chiefs were led to victory on goals by Mike Lopez, Joe DiPetro and Mike Sullivan, while net-minder Sal Tecci continued his stingy ways between the pipes. The Chiefs went 6-0 in the weekend tournament, defeating teams from New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio.
Pero said that his players were "gassed" after a taxing semi-final game against the Northwest Chargers of Chicago who took the Dot boys to double overtime in the semi-finals.
The Chiefs defeated the Cape Cod Whalers 5-2 in the spring to capture the state championship, but the Dorchester squad had to hustle off the ice to get to the big dance in Rochester. With their coaches' assistance, the squad raised over $12,000 to help pay for their travel costs — most of it raised through a raffle in which local businesses stepped up to support the effort.
Pero said this week that enough money is left over to buy the championship banner that will hang with pride in the Chiefs' home rink in Neponset.
Try-outs for next year's USA Hockey roster begin in August. Watch the Reporter for details.


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Stateside doctors are left grappling
By John Donnelly, Globe Staff | May 7, 2007
WASHINGTON -- A parasitic disease rarely seen in United States but common in the Middle East has infected an estimated 2,500 US troops in the last four years because of massive deployments to remote combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, military officials said.
Leishmaniasis , which is transmitted through the bite of the tiny sand fly, usually shows up in the form of reddish skin ulcers on the face, hands, arms, or legs. But a more virulent form of the disease also attacks organs and can be fatal if left untreated.
In some US hospitals in Iraq, the disease has become so commonplace that troops call it the "Baghdad boil." But in the United States, the appearance of it among civilian contractors who went to Iraq or among tourists who were infected in other parts of the world has caused great fear because family doctors have had difficulty figuring out the cause.
The spread of leishmaniasis (pronounced LEASH-ma-NYE-a-sis) is part of a trend of emerging infectious diseases in the United States in recent years as a result of military deployments, as well as the pursuit of adventure travel and far-flung business opportunities in the developing world, health officials say.
Among those diseases appearing more frequently in the United States are three transmitted by mosquitoes: malaria, which was contracted by 122 troops last year in Afghanistan; dengue fever; and chikungunya fever.
Nathan Yang , 42, a civilian from Dorchester, contracted visceral leishmaniasis -- the most serious form of the disease -- most likely during a vacation to Greece last September. Yang, who works for an Internet travel company, said it took Boston doctors more than three months to determine what was causing his night sweats, chills, and low-grade fevers.
Fortunately, prodding by Yang's sister, an infectious disease doctor practicing in Annapolis, Md., led to a test at a US military laboratory, which found that he had the disease. Until then, a doctor had suggested removing Yang's spleen, which was enlarged because of the illness.
"It was kind of worrying not knowing what it was," said Yang, who said he feels much better after taking medications.
Leishmaniasis has long hounded the US military in its past deployments to the Middle East.
During World War II, troops in the Persian Gulf region reported high incidences of the disease; during the deployment for the first Gulf War, in 1990-91, just 31 cases were reported -- which received large headlines in the United States because it was unusual. But military officials interpreted the numbers as an improvement, reflecting good preventive techniques as well as troops spending more time in urban areas.
But the increasing cases in the last few years, which has gone almost completely unnoticed, has been due in part to a breakdown of efforts aimed at protecting troops from getting bitten by sand flies, military officials acknowledged. About 80 percent of the cases are from Iraq and most of the others are from Afghanistan.
When Army Colonel Peter J. Weina , director of the leishmania diagnostics laboratory at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Md., spent months traveling around Iraq in 2003, he found that some commanders had taken no precautions to guard against infection.
The military recommends making sure troops have bed nets and uniforms treated with the insect repellant permethrin , applying the chemical DEET to exposed areas of skin, and wearing long pants, socks, and long-sleeved shirts while outside.
"In some areas, every one had heard about bed nets and about leishmaniasis, but other military units were totally oblivious," Weina said.
He said the lack of attention to leishmaniasis is understandable, though: "From the perspective of the person on the ground, they are bombarded with so many concerns. The way the war is going now, getting a little sore that may or may not go away is minor compared to losing your leg" in a roadside bomb attack.
The sand flies, which are a third the size of a mosquito, don't actually fly, but hop, giving them a limited range. Weina took sand fly samples from several parts of Iraq and found parasites from Basra to Mosul. He also found scores of cases of Iraqi children hospitalized with leishmaniasis.
The World Health Organization estimates 2 million new cases of leishmaniasis each year in 88 countries, ranging from rain forests in Costa Rica to the deserts of Iraq and Iran. In the United States, infections are very rare.
On average, about 100 American tourists or business travelers have contracted the disease in recent years, more than in past years because of more frequent travel to areas where the parasite flourishes, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The sharp increase in cases in the US military has also raised concerns about transmission of leishmaniasis from person to person.
While scientists found little evidence suggesting that the disease can be transmitted through blood transfusions, the US Food and Drug Administration, not wanting to take a risk, advised in late 2003 that US citizens traveling to Iraq should not be allowed to donate blood for a year upon their return -- and Americans diagnosed with leishmaniasis should be banned from donating blood over their lifetime. Weina, the Army medical researcher, said there is less reason to believe that the disease could be transmitted through casual or sexual contact. While some cases suggest that leishmaniasis might have occurred between couples, Weina said, no scientific study has proven it. But the wife of a civilian contractor who returned from Iraq with leishmaniasis said she fears she may have already been exposed to the disease.
"If you consider it can be transmitted sexually, and my husband has it, and I could have it as well, I'm furious," said Marcie Hascall Clark of Satellite Beach, Fla., whose husband, Merlin, spent two months clearing minefields in Iraq. Clark said she was also concerned because symptoms of leishmaniasis sometimes do not show for months or even years in some cases. "I worry that a lot of soldiers are coming back and they don't even know they have it," she said.
Beverly Rorrer of Zanesfield, Ohio, said her husband, Ken, served seven months in a National Guard unit in Iraq and returned home last fall with a large sore on his left leg. After waiting months for a correct diagnosis, Rorrer said, they learned about leishmaniasis only after she happened to watch a PBS documentary.
"I've told more than a few people that it's amazing what is out there in this world," Rorrer said. "We are fortunate and blessed not to come in contact with it every day."
John Donnelly can be reached at donnelly@globe.com.
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Coins are hugely collectible with the rarest going for hundreds of pounds at auctions.
Now, the Royal Mint have released a new rare batch of 50p coins featuring one of Beatrix Potter's best-loved character - Peter Rabbit.
BirminghamLive reports the coins were released into circulation yesterday (March 19), and also feature some of the character's friends.
It will be the fourth year in a row the Royal Mint has released the Peter Rabbit-themed coins after first announcing them to mark the 100th anniversary of Beatrix Potter in 2016.
The first set featured five coins, four with a character on it and one with Beatrix Potter's name on it, but later sets have only included four.
Today, the most sought-after ones are the Peter Rabbit editions - with the 2016 edition selling for upwards of £600 and the 2017 version, selling for £650.
Coin expert Colin Bellamy says he believes one of the characters will be a fox called Mr Tod and a badger called Tommy Brock, both from the Tale of Mr Tod.
They will join Jeremy Fisher, Benajmin Bunny, Tom Kitten, the Tailor of Gloucester, Flopsy Bunny, Mrs Tittlemouse and Peter Rabbit from previous years.
It follows news the Royal Mint will release a special edition coin in honour of late scientist Stephen Hawking.
It is the first time he has been represented on a coin and marks a new Innovation in Science series.


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package com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.snapshot;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FilenameFilter;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import com.examples.snapshot.MyObject;
import com.examples.snapshot.MyPdxSerializer;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Cache;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.CacheFactory;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Region;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.snapshot.RegionGenerator.RegionType;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.snapshot.RegionGenerator.SerializationType;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.snapshot.SnapshotOptions.SnapshotFormat;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache30.CacheTestCase;

import dunit.Host;
import dunit.SerializableCallable;

public class SnapshotPerformanceDUnitTest extends CacheTestCase {
  public SnapshotPerformanceDUnitTest(String name) {
    super(name);
  }

  public void testPerformance() throws Exception {
    int iterations = 5;
    int dataCount = 10000;

    execute(iterations, dataCount);
  }

  private void execute(int iterations, int dataCount) throws Exception {
    RegionType[] rts = new RegionType[] { RegionType.REPLICATE, RegionType.PARTITION };
    SerializationType[] sts = new SerializationType[] { SerializationType.DATA_SERIALIZABLE, SerializationType.PDX };
    for (RegionType rt : rts) {
      for (SerializationType st : sts) {
        for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
          Region<Integer, MyObject> region = createRegion(rt, st);
          getLogWriter().info("SNP: Testing region " + region.getName() + ", iteration = " + i);

          loadData(region, st, dataCount);
          doExport(region);

          region = createRegion(rt, st);
          doImport(region);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  private void doExport(Region<Integer, MyObject> region) throws Exception {
    File f = new File(getDiskDirs()[0], region.getName());

    long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
    region.getSnapshotService().save(f, SnapshotFormat.GEMFIRE);
    long elapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;

    int size = region.size();
    long bytes = f.length();

    double eps = 1000.0 * size / elapsed;
    double mbps = 1000.0 * bytes / elapsed / (1024 * 1024);

    getLogWriter().info("SNP: Exported " + size + " entries (" + bytes + " bytes) in " + elapsed + " ms");
    getLogWriter().info("SNP: Export entry rate: " + eps + " entries / sec");
    getLogWriter().info("SNP: Export data rate: " + mbps + " MB / sec");
  }

  private void doImport(Region<Integer, MyObject> region) throws Exception {
    File f = new File(getDiskDirs()[0], region.getName());

    long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
    region.getSnapshotService().load(f, SnapshotFormat.GEMFIRE);
    long elapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;

    int size = region.size();
    long bytes = f.length();

    double eps = 1000.0 * size / elapsed;
    double mbps = 1000.0 * bytes / elapsed / (1024 * 1024);

    getLogWriter().info("SNP: Imported " + size + " entries (" + bytes + " bytes) in " + elapsed + " ms");
    getLogWriter().info("SNP: Import entry rate: " + eps + " entries / sec");
    getLogWriter().info("SNP: Import data rate: " + mbps + " MB / sec");
  }

  public void setUp() throws Exception {
    super.setUp();
    createCache();
  }

  public void tearDown2() throws Exception {
    super.tearDown2();
  }

  private void createCache() throws Exception {
    SerializableCallable setup = new SerializableCallable() {
      @Override
      public Object call() throws Exception {
        CacheFactory cf = new CacheFactory().setPdxSerializer(new MyPdxSerializer());

        getCache(cf);
        return null;
      }
    };

    SnapshotDUnitTest.forEachVm(setup, true);
  }

  private Region<Integer, MyObject> createRegion(final RegionType rt, final SerializationType st) throws Exception {
    final String name = "snapshot-" + rt.name() + "-" + st.name();
    Region<Integer, MyObject> region = getCache().getRegion(name);
    if (region != null) {
      region.destroyRegion();
    }

    SerializableCallable setup = new SerializableCallable() {
      @Override
      public Object call() throws Exception {
        Cache cache = getCache();
        new RegionGenerator().createRegion(cache, null, rt, name);
        return null;
      }
    };

    SnapshotDUnitTest.forEachVm(setup, true);
    return getCache().getRegion(name);
  }

  private void loadData(Region<Integer, MyObject> region, SerializationType st, int count) {
    RegionGenerator rgen = new RegionGenerator();

    int bufferSize = 1000;
    Map<Integer, MyObject> buffer = new HashMap<Integer, MyObject>(bufferSize);

    long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
      buffer.put(i, rgen.createData(st, i, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris at sapien lectus. Nam ullamcorper blandit tempus. Morbi accumsan ornare erat eget lobortis. Mauris laoreet auctor purus et vehicula. Cras hendrerit consectetur odio, in placerat orci vehicula a. Ut laoreet consectetur quam, at pellentesque felis sollicitudin sed. Aliquam imperdiet, augue at vehicula placerat, quam mi feugiat mi, non semper elit diam vitae lectus. Fusce vestibulum erat vitae dui scelerisque aliquet. Nam magna sapien, scelerisque id tincidunt non, dapibus quis ipsum."));
      if (buffer.size() == bufferSize) {
        region.putAll(buffer);
        buffer.clear();
      }
    }

    if (!buffer.isEmpty()) {
      region.putAll(buffer);
    }

    long elapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
    getLogWriter().info("SNP: loaded " + count + " entries in " + elapsed + " ms");

    assertEquals(count, region.size());
  }
}


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package sample.metrics.dropwizard;

import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;

@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "service", ignoreUnknownFields = false)
public class HelloWorldProperties {

	/**
	 * Name of the service.
	 */
	private String name = "World";

	public String getName() {
		return this.name;
	}

	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

}


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From disease to etiology: historical aspects of Chlamydia-related diseases in animals and humans
Pospischil, A (2009). From disease to etiology: historical aspects of Chlamydia-related diseases in animals and humans. Drugs Today, 45(Suppl):141-146.
A first description of the etiology of trachoma was published in 1907. During expeditions to Java to study the transmission of syphilis, Halberstaedter and von Prowazek infected orangutans with conjunctival scrapings from trachoma patients and such agents in conjunctival smears. They called them "chlamydozoa". J. Ritter in 1879 published the first case description of psittacosis, describing a mini-epidemic in which three of seven patients died, and identified the source of infection, determined the incubation period and the nontransmissibility of the disease from human to human. In 1895 the term psittacosis was first applied. In 1893, Nocard isolated a Gram-negative bacterium from parrots dying of psittacosis (Bacillus psittacosis). This organism was subsequently found in human or avian subjects and was later diagnosed as Salmonella. The inconsistent bacteriological findings prompted a search for a filterable virus during the pandemic of 1929-1930. Almost simultaneously, Levinthal (1930), Coles (1930) and Lillie (1930) described small, filterable bodies in infectious material called "Levinthal-Coles-Lillie (L.C.L.) bodies". Bedson first suggested the biphasic development cycle in 1932 after having studied tissues from inoculated mice. In 1935, Burnet and Rountree propagated "the virus" on the chorioallantoic membrane of embryonated chicken.
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DOC NYC PRO: MASTERING YOUR CRAFT: EDITING DAY
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The first of two days focusing on the craft of nonfiction filmmaking. Saturday's sessions will break down and delve into all aspects of documentary editing.
BREAKFAST 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Filmmaker Amy Berg (Janis: Little Girl Blue, Deliver Us From Evil) offers her insight about the craft of documentary storytelling.
COMPOSING & SOUND DESIGN 10:30AM-11:40AM
Music and sound are essential elements in nonfiction storytelling. How can you successfully utilize sound design in a documentary? Hear from Rachel Grady and T. Griffin (co-director and composer, One of Us), Paige Tolmach and Nathan Halpern (director and composer, What Haunts Us) and others as they present case studies of innovative collaborations. Moderator: David Teague (The Departure; Life, Animated)
GETTING CREATIVE WITH ARCHIVES 12:00PM-1:10PM
In documentary filmmaking, archival footage can serve as evidence for arguments as well as elucidate the dialogue that exists between the past and the present. Sierra Pettengill and Francisco Bello (co-director and editor, The Reagan Show), Alice Elliott (Miracle on 42nd Street), Dan Lindsay (LA92), and Bill Howard (Pond5) share insights about using archival material effectively. Moderator: Garret Savage (Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship). Co-presented by National Geographic Documentary Films
WRITING FOR NONFICTION 2:00PM-3:10PM
The craft of writing for documentary is a complex and advanced skill. When piecing together a story to include voiceover, images and sound, strong, effective writing is key. Filmmakers Yance Ford (Strong Island), Cecilia Aldarondo (Memories of a Penitent Heart), David Riker (Dirty Wars), and Sarah Burns (Central Park Five) talk about their process and the unique challenges that come with the craft. Moderator: Jenna Bond (Writers Guild of America, East). Co-presented by Writers Guild of America, East
TALES FROM THE EDIT ROOM 3:30PM-4:30PM
What do documentary editors do when the pieces don't fit? Editors Maya Mumma (O.J.: Made in America), Fiona Otway (Iraq in Fragments, Hell and Back Again) and David Teague (The Departure; Life, Animated) share storytelling secrets and examples from their work. Moderator: Tom Roston (Doc Soup).
POWER & PERSPECTIVE IN STORYTELLING 5:00PM-6:00PM
Documentary filmmakers explore communities and people, as both insiders and outsiders, with respect to class, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality. But who gets to tell the story and how do filmmakers navigate the process? Renee Tajima-Peña (No Más Bebés) leads the conversation with Nadia Hallgren (Motherland), Stephen Maing (High Tech, Low Life), Geeta Gandbhir (Armed With Faith) and Edwin Martinez (To Be Heard), who share their experiences on both sides of the lens. Co-presented by A-Doc (Asian American Documentary Network) and Ford Foundation | JustFilms.
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Józef Andrzej Śliwa (ur. 17 listopada 1954 w Grodkowie) – polski zootechnik, przedsiębiorca, samorządowiec i urzędnik państwowy, w latach 2003–2004 Główny Inspektor Inspekcji Jakości Handlowej Artykułów Rolno-Spożywczych, w 2005 sekretarz stanu w Ministerstwie Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi.

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W 1989 ukończył studia na Akademii Rolniczej we Wrocławiu. W 1996 został na tej samej uczelni absolwentem studiów podyplomowych z zakresu produkcji pasz przemysłowych i doradztwa żywienia zwierząt. Odbył staż w odbył staż w Northern Drops Institute na North Dakota State University. Od 1975 do 1999 pracował w przedsiębiorstwie z branży pasz "Bacutil" (kolejne nazwy: Bacutil, HUPP, Contipasz S.A.), gdzie sprawował kolejno funkcje od kierownika zmiany do prezesa-dyrektora generalnego. W latach 1999–2001 był prezesem FH Draco, następnie od 2000 do 2002 – prokurentem w Agro-Beskid i do 2003 wiceprezesem w Ton-Agro Śląsk Wrocław/Opole.

W 2002 wybrany na radnego sejmiku opolskiego z ramienia Sojuszu Lewicy Demokratycznej, uzyskiwał reelekcję w 2006 i 2010 (w 2014 nie wybrano go na kolejną kadencję). 26 września 2003 powołany na stanowisko Głównego Inspektora Inspekcji Jakości Handlowej Artykułów Rolno-Spożywczych, pełnił funkcję do 2004, kiedy został prezesem zarządu Elewarru. 8 czerwca 2005 został wiceministrem rolnictwa w randze podsekretarza stanu. Zakończył pełnienie funkcji w tym samym roku. Kandydował również wówczas bez powodzenia do Senatu. Następnie został wicedyrektorem ds. infrastruktury naukowo-badawczej w Instytucie Zootechniki-Państwowym Instytucie Badawczym w Krakowie. Zgromadził majątek wart ponad milion złotych.

W 2018 odznaczony Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski za zasługi w pracy na rzecz rozwoju zootechniki, a także za osiągnięcia w działalności publicznej i organizacyjnej.

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Absolwenci Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu
Ludzie urodzeni w Grodkowie
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (III Rzeczpospolita)
Politycy SdRP i SLD
Polscy przedsiębiorcy XX wieku
Polscy przedsiębiorcy XXI wieku
Polscy zootechnicy
Radni sejmiku województwa opolskiego
Urodzeni w 1954
Wiceministrowie rolnictwa III Rzeczypospolitej

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package com.jcwhatever.nucleus.internal.managed.scripting.api;

import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.Nucleus;
import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.mixins.IDisposable;
import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.utils.PreCon;
import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.utils.coords.NamedLocation;

import org.bukkit.Location;

import java.util.Collection;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Sub script API for named locations that can be retrieved by scripts.
 */
public class SAPI_Locations implements IDisposable {

    private boolean _isDisposed;

    @Override
    public boolean isDisposed() {
        return _isDisposed;
    }

    @Override
    public void dispose() {
        _isDisposed = true;
    }

    /**
     * Get a quest script location by name.
     *
     * @param name  The name of the location.
     */
    @Nullable
    public Location get(String name) {
        PreCon.notNullOrEmpty(name);

        NamedLocation result = Nucleus.getScriptManager().getLocations().get(name);
        if (result == null)
            return null;

        return result.toLocation();
    }

    /**
     * Get all script location objects.
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        return Nucleus.getScriptManager().getLocations().getAll(output);
    }
}


Three staff members from the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities were invited to present a session at the 37th annual conference and trade show of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) held July 7-11 in Denver, Colo. A request to participate is considered recognition of the high quality of programs being offered by an agency on aging.
Sandy Berkeley, director of the Maryland Access Point/Information and Assistance program, and Mary Chaput, director, National Family Caregiver and Respite Care programs, spoke on "Making the Link for Family Caregivers" with the assistance of Jennifer Sloan, special projects coordinator.
Unpaid caregiver services, estimated to be worth $257 billion a year, provide elderly and frail family members with the help they need for daily living, says Ms. Chaput. But this value doesn't take into consideration the immense cost to the caregivers' health. Many caregivers are unaware of resources and services provided by their local area agencies on aging to assist them.
The "Making the Link" project developed by the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities strives to raise awareness among physicians, emergency personnel, and long-term care staff–and the general public–about care giving issues and network services. Medical, emergency, and social work personnel who participate in "Making the Link" receive concise and easy-to-access information, allowing them to provide resources to caregivers in a quick, efficient manner. The project can be easily replicated by other area agencies on aging, Ms. Chaput says.
Each year the N4A Conference and Trade Show showcases the most innovative policies, programs, and services that assist older adults, persons with disabilities, and their caregivers. Sessions this year also included information on the Older Americans Act reauthorization legislation, care transition programs, Medicaid managed care, private pay and cost-sharing programs, use of technology and social media, and new partnerships with health providers, among others.
For information, call the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities at 410-222-4464, Ext. 3043.


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It wasn't very long ago when the app market really started to boom on iOS and Android devices. Everything was about apps, and every single website had to be made into an app. I guess this happened because people started to forget about laptops and computers so much, and started to drift more and more towards being mobile. The idea of being more free and to just quickly glance at your phone or tablet and search for something was an amazing discovery. Especially when you are out and about, travelling on the train or going for a walk, the easy slide and unlock was too easy for us to get hooked on. Since you can basically find anything you need via mobile or tablet anyway, I don't see a reason why it wouldn't have happened anyway, we would much prefer to carry around an ipad or a mobile rather than a laptop which is more bulky and space consuming.
When you look back merely a few years ago, let's say 5 years ago, most things were still very new when it came to mobiles and having access to wifi, let alone now having 3G, 4G etc. It really just makes you wonder what the future will hold and how far all this will go. I'm not for or against the boom of technology, but perhaps one day it might go way too far and we could turn into computers ourselves!
One thing that has made our lives a lot easier and happier is the fact that so many of our best UK casino sites are available to download as apps. Being able to have a mini 'laptop' in front of us when we get those Free Spin notifications, or bonus codes just makes it so easy to unlock and play. The first casinos which did transfer into app form were definitely not as complex and detailed as they are now, they were much simpler than their website version being pretty slow with undefined graphics and features. The options within the apps were also rather weak, you could not see bonuses clearly, and being able to divert page to page was extremely difficult. I'm guessing the reason for this was probably because it was such a new thing and they needed to test the waters. Nowadays it's a whole other story for online casino apps.
I think that casinos are really starting to understand how much convenience means to us, the convenience of having a smartphone that holds all of the magic of an online casino on it. It's also to do with how much of a positive change it creates for us players if we are able to just whip out all of our favourite slot games on the go, whenever and wherever we want. So simple and easy! However, unfortunately not all of our favourite casinos have an app form at the moment, although there is a big list of them which is constantly growing. The actual slot games themselves are also becoming more and more, and online slots are turning into mobile form, and I think that this is what most game providers now strive for when creating new video slots. They need to make sure that the quality is fully carried out onto mobile form also. There is not much point of them creating a graphically fantastic, spotless online slot game, transferring it to mobile form, but losing a lot of the quality and thus it not looking as superb as it did on the website. This is another reason we have so much convenience because we know that the more online casinos become popular, we can just sit back and look forward to the immensely beautiful quality that will be handed to us via our smartphones and tablets. We are pretty lucky right?
Basically, we have a hell of a lot to look forward to these upcoming years when it comes to online casinos turning into apps, and slot games turning into mobile games. We will eventually have so much variety and choice that we probably won't know which games to choose from, and which casino to choose from. Especially when we have a phone full of casino apps informing us of the daily promotions and special bonuses it will be super hard to select one out of the let's say 10 apps we may have. Perhaps in the future we will be able to play multiple slot games at a time, taking one spin here, one spin there and so on. Who knows what the future holds, but one thing we do know is that there will be a massive amount of exciting mobile games that will be released very frequently on all of our best uk casino sites, since one of the many reasons they are on our list is because they transfer quality in everything they do. On that note, why not have a look at our list of deposit bonus codes and decide for yourself which casino you'd like to choose.


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#include <aws/ssm/model/CreateMaintenanceWindowRequest.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h>

#include <utility>

using namespace Aws::SSM::Model;
using namespace Aws::Utils::Json;
using namespace Aws::Utils;

CreateMaintenanceWindowRequest::CreateMaintenanceWindowRequest() :
    m_nameHasBeenSet(false),
    m_descriptionHasBeenSet(false),
    m_startDateHasBeenSet(false),
    m_endDateHasBeenSet(false),
    m_scheduleHasBeenSet(false),
    m_scheduleTimezoneHasBeenSet(false),
    m_scheduleOffset(0),
    m_scheduleOffsetHasBeenSet(false),
    m_duration(0),
    m_durationHasBeenSet(false),
    m_cutoff(0),
    m_cutoffHasBeenSet(false),
    m_allowUnassociatedTargets(false),
    m_allowUnassociatedTargetsHasBeenSet(false),
    m_clientToken(Aws::Utils::UUID::RandomUUID()),
    m_clientTokenHasBeenSet(true),
    m_tagsHasBeenSet(false)
{
}

Aws::String CreateMaintenanceWindowRequest::SerializePayload() const
{
  JsonValue payload;

  if(m_nameHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("Name", m_name);

  }

  if(m_descriptionHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("Description", m_description);

  }

  if(m_startDateHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("StartDate", m_startDate);

  }

  if(m_endDateHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("EndDate", m_endDate);

  }

  if(m_scheduleHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("Schedule", m_schedule);

  }

  if(m_scheduleTimezoneHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("ScheduleTimezone", m_scheduleTimezone);

  }

  if(m_scheduleOffsetHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithInteger("ScheduleOffset", m_scheduleOffset);

  }

  if(m_durationHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithInteger("Duration", m_duration);

  }

  if(m_cutoffHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithInteger("Cutoff", m_cutoff);

  }

  if(m_allowUnassociatedTargetsHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithBool("AllowUnassociatedTargets", m_allowUnassociatedTargets);

  }

  if(m_clientTokenHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("ClientToken", m_clientToken);

  }

  if(m_tagsHasBeenSet)
  {
   Array<JsonValue> tagsJsonList(m_tags.size());
   for(unsigned tagsIndex = 0; tagsIndex < tagsJsonList.GetLength(); ++tagsIndex)
   {
     tagsJsonList[tagsIndex].AsObject(m_tags[tagsIndex].Jsonize());
   }
   payload.WithArray("Tags", std::move(tagsJsonList));

  }

  return payload.View().WriteReadable();
}

Aws::Http::HeaderValueCollection CreateMaintenanceWindowRequest::GetRequestSpecificHeaders() const
{
  Aws::Http::HeaderValueCollection headers;
  headers.insert(Aws::Http::HeaderValuePair("X-Amz-Target", "AmazonSSM.CreateMaintenanceWindow"));
  return headers;

}


Home > Blog > Workers' Compensation > Business Owner Didn't Provide Workers' Comp.
Business Owner Didn't Provide Workers' Comp.
A Putnam man has been charged with failing to provide workers compensation coverage for his employees. Russell Avery, 67, was charged with four counts of failure to carry workers compensation insurance. Failure to provide workers comp is a felony that state authorities said is punishable by up to five years in prison for each count.
The arrest warrant affidavit states that Avery failed to provide insurance between January 2004 and September 2008. As a result the state was forced to pay lost wages and medical benefits to injured employees.
Civil penalties were leveled against Avery and his business by the Workers Compensation Commission. The case will be prosecuted by the Workers Compensation Fraud Control Bureau of the Chief State's Attorney's office.
If you or someone you know has been injured on the job,contact the Raleigh workers compensation lawyers of Scudder Seguin, PLLC by calling (919) 851-3311.


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The decisive mandate given to the BJP-led NDA, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, in the general election marked a paradigm shift in the Indian political landscape; the people of India reposed their complete faith in Prime Minister Modi and his team. Photo: Mint
From manifesto to budget to delivery
4 min read . Updated: 08 Aug 2014, 10:07 AM IST Arvind Gupta
Arun Jaitley and his team must be complimented for taking forward BJP manifesto and turning it into budget proposals
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The 2014 election manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outlined how innovation, research and technology can transform India into a superpower by empowering, connecting and binding all stakeholders.
The decisive mandate given to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, in the general election marked a paradigm shift in the Indian political landscape; the people of India reposed their complete faith in Prime Minister Modi and his team.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley and his team must be complimented for taking forward the visionary BJP manifesto and turning it into actionable budget proposals, and also for setting the direction towards building a "Digital India" where innovation, research and technology will play a major role.
Rural broadband and e-highways
A pan-India programme called "Digital India" has been proposed in the 2014 budget to bridge the divide between digital "haves" and "have-nots". This would ensure broadband connectivity at the village level, improved access to services through information technology (IT)-enabled platforms, greater transparency in government processes, consumption of local content and a host of other services. The railway budget proposed providing Wi-Fi connectivity at train stations, on premium trains and "Office on Wheels".
An ambitious plan to integrate all government departments through an e-platform will create a business- and investor-friendly ecosystem in India, by making all business- and investment-related clearances and compliances available on a single 24x7 portal, with an integrated payment gateway.
An ecosystem for innovation: from 'Sell in India' to 'Made in India'
India, since the beginning of civilization, has been a leader in science and technology. Lack of a favourable ecosystem for spurring innovation, however, has dented its position post-independence.
Today, India produces only around 2% of IT products that it consumes. This is having an adverse impact on its economy. The need of the hour is to make India an innovation-driven manufacturing hub from a consumption market, by creating an enabling ecosystem for nurturing product start-ups. Entrepreneurship needs to become part of the national culture instead of being the success story of a few.
The new government has recognized the need to create an ecosystem for fundamental research and innovation for India to become a global manufacturing giant with specific programmes for small entrepreneurs, start-up villages and incubation centres. The nationwide district-level incubation and accelerator programme can promote frugal innovation ground-up.
Special focus on software product industry
IT services will remain important for economic growth, but India needs new growth drivers as well. Global Indians educated in Indian universities, in Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management have used foreign soil to make inventions and innovations that have benefited the world.
With the right impetus, it is quite possible to create the next Google, Facebook, WhatsApp out of India. The budget makes a big start by launching a fund for promoting product-led start-ups, a much desired innovation in the thinking of the government.
E-Healthcare and e-Education
Much of real India, Bharat, still lives in villages. Unfortunately, the past government's average spending on healthcare and education was just 1% and 3%, respectively, of gross domestic product. As a result, basic health and education infrastructure is in bad shape.
The budget does a great job in recognizing the enormous opportunity that lies in improving healthcare and basic education access by using IT.
Use of telemedicine, virtual classrooms, open online courses and e-education can be the kick-starter to achieve size and scale to improve the primary healthcare network and basic education standards.
Content localization and digitization
India has more Internet users than English language speakers; as a result, regional language keyboards are vital for deeper Internet penetration. Local language content needs to get digitized. China has already successfully developed and standardized local language keyboards.
Government can help by providing the standard templates for every language that can then be commercialized by using the public-private partnership model.
Now it's time to deliver.
Technology, needless to say, will play an important role in effective delivery of services, monitoring performance, managing projects and improving governance.
An Integrated Office of Innovation and Technology to achieve the same, and for problem solving, sharing applications and knowledge management will be the key to rapid results, given that most departments work in their own silos.
Tracking and managing the projects assume significance because India has been busy spending money in buying technology that it has not used effectively or in some cases not even reached implementation stage. Sharing knowledge and best practices across departments need to be driven by this Office of Technology.
India needs interventions across sectors to become a global knowledge hub by 2022. The Prime Minister is a very technology-savvy leader and the country looks forward to his leadership to drive this next phase of revolution in innovation and technology with a renewed vision and vigour.
Arvind Gupta (@buzzindelhi) is an entrepreneur in hibernation, Eisenhower Fellow for Innovation, and currently heading the BJP's Information and Technology Cell. The views expressed are personal.


The music of NJ native Rebecca Lowe is characterized by her rich, captivating vocals and beautiful, strong melodies. Authentic and heartfelt, there is a cinematic quality to her poetic, piano-driven, indie pop songs. She released her self-titled debut EP on October 23, 2015.
Rebecca's imagination and creativity were her outlets growing up as an only child with a single parent. Never feeling like she quite fit in, she spent many solitary hours reading, playing piano, singing, writing poems and songs, and recording her creations. She majored in music in college and minored in psychology (which seemed to fit quite well together). She took voice lessons and also plays guitar and alto saxophone. She has performed in the New York Metro Area both as a solo artist and with a full band.
Rebecca's passion for singing and creating music has been a constant driving force for her through life's twisty roads. Fully immersed and intertwined with the music she creates, you cannot separate one from the other.
Besides working on her own tunes, she has sung with many amazing musicians, including Kevin Max (DC Talk), Richie Cannata (Billy Joel), and Julio Fernandez (Spyro Gyra). Currently, she also plays keyboards in Eupana, an epic instrumental band. Eupana's debut album So Many Suns released in December 2014 and has received rave reviews across the globe.


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How School Funding Works: Myths About Michigan's Foundation Allowance
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By Michael Van Beek
(Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series analyzing myths about public school funding in Michigan. Part two can be found here.)
Click here for a related video.
Michigan's method for funding public education changed significantly when voters approved Proposal A in 1994. The nearly 400 pages of laws directing the state's school funding mechanism can be complex and convoluted. A key component of the system is the per-student "foundation allowance," and two common myths pertain to it.
First, each year the Legislature establishes a "basic" foundation allowance ($7,151 per student in the 2009-2010 school year), which many incorrectly assume is a state grant to each district. It's not a grant, but one part of a complicated formula that limits per-pupil funding disparities across districts.
Second, because each school district uses the number generated for it under the foundation allowance formula to estimate its annual operating revenue, many believe the figure represents the total amount per student that each school will have to spend for the year.
In reality, the school aid grant each district receives from the state — different for every district and also determined by the formula — only represents one portion of each district's total annual operating revenue. (The total amount distributed by the state under this formula in 2009-2010 was equal to $5,730 per pupil.[1])
The rest of each school district's annual operating revenue comes from an 18-mill property tax on the district's nonhomestead property (i.e. commercial, industrial, etc.). The amount this raises in a particular district varies, and the amount is also included in the foundation grant formula. The combined revenue from this tax and the state school aid grant represents the total amount the school will have to spend for operations under the Proposal A funding mechanism.
Schools also get operations funding that is totally unrelated to that mechanism (such as "categorical" grants described below), and other non-operational revenue from millages levied to pay debt service on long term capital investments like new school buildings. In 2008 the average school district revenue from all sources for all purposes was $12,825 per pupil — significantly more than the foundation allowance.
The above is a highly simplified description of how the Proposal A foundation grant system works. The reality is much more complicated. For example, the "basic" foundation allowance is actually a cap, or the maximum amount of state school aid grant money to any district when all the other factors in the Proposal A formula are calculated. Most districts get less than the "basic."
Because the formula includes several other factors, including how much the district raised and spent prior to Proposal A's passage in 1994, there is another figure called the "maximum foundation grant" ($8,433 in 2009-2010). Although the "basic" and the "maximum" figures are different, they still represent the same thing: caps on a school's maximum state school aid grant under the foundation allowance formula.
In addition, and easier to understand, schools get other money from the state which is not determined under the foundation grant formula. In 2009-2010, the Legislature approved 40 different types of supplementary "categorical grants."[2] These are distributed based on myriad factors ("categories"), including districts' special education and "at-risk" student populations, location, enrollment trends and local tax base.
Other revenues come from the federal government and are distributed through targeted grants. Most of these are prescribed by the federal No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Money from 19 different federal programs is apportioned by the Legislature, but schools also may qualify for separate funding directly from Washington through a host of other grant programs.
In addition to the 18-mill nonhomestead property tax discussed above, there are also separate "local" revenues from millages levied by regular and intermediate school districts. Most of the former go to pay for capital expenditures (buildings and land), with the ISD levying taxes for special and vocational education, plus general operating expenditures.
The Michigan Department of Education reports that total public school revenues in 2008 were comprised of 54 percent state sources, 37 percent local sources and 8 percent federal sources.[3]
When all of these revenue streams are included, total per-pupil revenues are substantially higher than the amount allotted through foundation allowance or state categorical grants. As mentioned, total per-pupil revenue in 2008 was $12,825,[4] well above those "basic" and "maximum" foundation allowances.
As can be seen, the foundation allowance is just one part of the complex school funding system in Michigan. Not surprisingly, it's easy for taxpayers — and even school officials and legislators — to misunderstand how it works.
Michael Van Beek is director of education policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute headquartered in Midland, Mich. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the author and the Center are properly cited.
[1] Author's calculations based on data from the Senate Fiscal Agency. See http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa/Departments/LineItem/LIk12_web.pdf and http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa/Departments/DataCharts /DCk12_PupilHistory.pdf.
[2] The complete list can be found here: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa/Departments/LineItem/LIk12_web.pdf
[3] For more information, see http://www.michigan.gov/cepi/0,1607,7-113-21423_35782---,00.html
[4] The 2007-2008 school year is the latest available data pertaining to total school revenues. For more details, including individual districts' revenues, see http://www.mackinac.org/depts/epi/fiscal.aspx.
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Six Year old Shruti Pandey is teaching the Yoga to 30 persons in the Swami Brahmachand Saraswati Kaivalya Dham Ashram in Allahabad from last one year. Her Guru Hari Chetan establish this ashram before 35 years ago, Shruti is coming to this ashram at the age of 4.The the talent of shruti was recognized by her Guru Hari Chetan. She is the fast learner and perfectionist. After the six months training in ashram, she surprised the Guru doing the toughest positions in Yoga with the perfection and in the easy way. The students in the class is ranging from the young businessmen, housewives to old age peoples. She like to teach the students when all students were follow the instruction in same manner. People of old age don't do the complicated positions in Yoga. So, Shruti give them the alternative positions in the Yoga. Most of the students were notice the positive changes in their life and control the anger.
Shruit's brother is doing the Yoga in home. After seen him she also want to do the Yoga at home but it was to hard to do then she joins the Yoga class in the Ashram. Just in the year she master the toughest positions Yoga. She hold the entire body on her tiny arms. She also touch her head by taking the leg in the backward position. Her brother have the name in Limca Book Records at the age of five for learning 84 positions in the Yoga. Now, Shruti is creating the record becoming youngest yoga teacher in the World.


Austrian master pastry chef, master chocolatier and chocolate artist Gerhard Petzl presents his acclaimed artistic masterpieces. Exploring new paths in creative chocolate work, Gerhard's chocolate art is unique worldwide. His masterful artistry brings chocolate sculptures, chocolate paintings and chocolate art into the public eye. With his creative skill and artisan technique in chocolate art, Gerhard has won 8 gold medals and more than 25 awards, including the Gold Medal at the Culinary Olympics in Berlin. Explore the sweet world of Gerhard's chocolate art.
As a certified master sculptor and chocolate artist, Gerhard devotes a great deal of his life to chocolate sculptures. Combining centuries-old artisan techniques from both his sculpting and culinary backgrounds, he invests the time and dedication necessary to develop precision artwork according to his own drafts or desired concepts. Unlike other artists, Gerhard hand-carves his chocolate sculptures out of massive chocolate blocks instead of simply casting his forms. He continues to astound by treading new paths in chocolate art using experimental techniques and the expert knowledge of his material that he's acquired over the years. Have a look at Gerhard's chocolate sculptures.
Gerhard's Chocolate Body Painting is a globally unique art form that presents chocolate art at its finest, turning the human body into a single, luscious sculpture. As a Master Pastry Chef classically trained in Austria with experience in some of the world's preeminent hotels, Gerhard creates breathtaking artwork on the skin using masterful artisan techniques and the finest chocolate. Years of worldwide travel and experience with other cultures have left their mark on Gerhard's style, emphasizing the universal and bringing a wide variety of colors, ornaments, patterns, floral forms, historic elements and more to his artwork. His compelling Chocolate Body Painting is an unforgettably sweet festival for the senses! Explore the sweet world of Gerhard's chocolate body painting.
Gerhard originally began creating sugar sculptures out of gelatin sugar while working as a Pastry Chef for international 5-Star hotels. As he continued to develop his creative skill, master artisan confectionary work began to melt with the artistic eye of a sculptor, and his sugar sculptures began to take on entirely new forms and structural surfaces. Because gelatin sugar is relatively robust compared with other materials, sugar sculptures can easily be created both in exotic environments as well as in exceptional dimensions. View Gerhard's collection of sugar sculptures.


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The First Century of German Language Printing in the United States of America. A Bibliography Based on the Studies of Oswald Seidensticker and Wilbur H. Oda.
Göttingen: (Pennsylvania German Society), 1989. First edition. 2 vols, 8vo, original white linen printed in red, 1245 pages in total. Frontis in each volume, illus. A standard reference and a useful bibliography, issued as nos. XXI-XXII in the Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society. Previous owner's neat ink signature to..... More
Aswell, James R., et al.
God Bless the Devil! Liars' Bench Tales.
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1940. First edition. 8vo, original patterned red buckram, 254 pages. Illus. by Ann Kelley of the Tennessee Art Project. Original pictorial dust jacket. Tall-tales and folklore of Tennessee, with much in the way of regional vernacular and color.	More
[Automotive Americana].
"Flags for Auto Radiators" [carton title].
[N. p., but U.S.A.? n. p, ca. 1920]. Five cotton 48-star flags (approx. 4 x 6 inches) on black-painted sticks, plus the enameled red, white, and blue shield mount and all the original hardware. In the original printed pictorial carton. Childe Hassam run through the Duchamp grinder and patted into..... More
[Babcock, James Staunton].
Memoir of Captain Nathan Hale.
New Haven: Printed by S. Babcock, 1844. First edition. 8vo, original printed blue wrappers, 16 pages. Per printed note on the front wrapper, "For the Hale Munment Association," this copy with a gift inscription from the Association's secretary, "George Beach Esq. with Respects of John W. Boynton, Sec. Hale Mem..... More
(Ballou, Hosea). Shaw, Jeremiah.
Remarks upon Three of Mr. Ballou's Principal Wide-Spread Publications: Presenting to the Impartial, Unprejudiced Reader, a Clear View of the Ridiculous Absurdity of his Self-Styled Arguments for the Proof of Universal Salvation.
Concord [N.H.]: Published by George Hough, Sold at his Bookstore, 1822. First edition. 8vo, removed pamphlet (lacking wrappers), 26 pages. The longtime Congregationalist minister warns Universalists of the follies of their doctrines; a typical salvo against some of the principal works of early Unitarian-Universalist (and then New Hampshire resident) Hosea..... More
[Bank Robberies]. Northampton National Bank.
The Greatest Burglary on Record. Robbery of the Northampton National Bank . . . Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars in Money and Bonds Stolen. $25,000 Reward.
Northampton, Mass. Steam Press of Gazette Printing Company, 1876. First edition. Original pictorial wrappers, 8.75 x 5.75 inches, 24 pages. Illus., including a diagram of the cashier's home. The definitive contemporary account of one the biggest bank robberies in U.S. history. The robbers—who according to witnesses referred to each other..... More
[Bard of the Berkshires]. Manoah Bodman.
An Oration on Death, and the Happiness of the Separate State, or the Pleasures of Paradise. . . . Also, An Oration of the Author's, written early in the spring of 1816, on the then present outpourings of the Spirit of God, in New England . . . Also, Four Hymns or Poems of the Author's . . .
Williamsburgh [Mass.]: Printed by Ephraim Whitman, 1817. First edition. 12mo, original tree sheep, brown leather spine label, gilt lettering, iv, 300 pages, all edges sprinkled. The Bard of the Berkshires, Bodman (1766-1850) was perhaps the last great efflorescence of the New England Puritan poets in the lineage of Michael Wigglesworth;..... More
[Baseball]. Philadelphia Game Mfg. Co.
Printed circular addressed to a retail store, with two additional leaves of advertising material for Philadelphia Game Mfg. Company's "Major League Base Ball Game."
[Philadelphia: Philadelphia Game Mfg. Co., 1915]. First edition. Single leaf of letterhead with a printed mimeo letter, approx. 11 x 8.5 inches, with an approx. 7x 6 order form ("1915 Line-Ups Now Ready") and an attached leaflet printed recto and verso (with halftone illus. of the game) measuring approx. 6.25.....	More
[Baseball]. Townsend Athletic Association.
Manuscript record book of a town amateur team's individual statistics for the seasons 1913-1915.
[Townsend, Mass., 1913-, 1915. Original brown wrappers and brown buckram spine, lined copy book ruled to make graph paper, approx. 8.25 x 6.75 inches. 38 pages of tabulated game-by-game player statistics in pencil, three mounted carbon-copy typescripts of full-season individual and team statistics, small mounted newspaper clipping in three pieces.....	More
Benton, [Thomas Hart].
Mr. Benton's Anti-Compromise Speech. Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in the Senate of the United States, June 10, 1850 [caption title].
[Washington, D. C. n. p., 1850]. 8vo, removed, 15 pages. Benton argues against the Compromise of 1850, which included the Fugitive Slave bill: "No sir! no more slavery compromises. Stick to those we have in the Constitution, and they will be stuck to!" With much detail on the topography of..... More
[Berkeley]. [Radical].
Join the Struggle for the People's Park. Come to Berkeley Friday May 30, Memorial Day . . . [caption title; with:] Join the Struggle for the People's Park [variant with three paragraphs of text and an illustration of a fence labeled "Prague, Calif. no admittance."].
[Berkeley: n. p., 1969]. First edition. Single sheet printed in black ink on the recto and green ink on the verso, 11 x 8.5 inches, illus.; single sheet printed in blank ink on one side only, 11 x 8.5 inches, illus. "We have been in the streets since they put..... More
Berry, John M.
Proportional Representation. The Gove System. Notes on the Inequality and Injustice of Existing Methods of Electing Representatives of the People, with the True Remedy [wrapper title].
Wocester, Mass. John M. Berry, 1892. First edition. 8vo, original printed wrappers, 32 pages. A political reform pamphlet arguing against district elections and for the more democratic proportional representation system, based on the system proposed by Salem, Mass., politician and lawyer William H. Gove.	More
[Blasphemy]. [Henshaw, David].
A Review of the Prosecution Against Abner Kneeland, for Blasphemy . . . by a Cosmopolite.
Boston: n. p., 1835. First edition. Original front wrapper and blue wrapper spine (rear wrapper neatly removed), 8.75 x 5.38 inches, stitched as issued, 32 pages. On the prosecution of the radical Unitarian Abner Kneeland (1774-1844) who by the conclusion of his trial in 1838 was the last person jailed..... More
[Boston]. John G. Hales.
A Survey of Boston and its Vicinity; Shewing the Distance from the Old State House, at the Head of State Street, to all the Towns and Villages . . .
Boston: Printed by Ezra Lincoln, 1821. First edition. 12mo, original blue boards, printed paper label, 156 pages, untrimmed. Frontispiece (woodcut of the Old State House), folding map. Besides directions and distances, the appendix includes a look at recent improvements in the area and suggests further drainage and reclamation projects. With..... More
[Brooklyn]. [Photography].
Fine albumen print of the Brooklyn Bridge.
[Brooklyn, ca. 1900]. Image measures 4.63 x 3.88 inches on a slightly larger drab mount, floral-patterned printed verso, "This Photograph was Made With a Kodak Camera.". A lovely, well-composed view of the bridge from a rooftop in Brooklyn; in the foreground, one can see the orphanage of the Brooklyn Children's..... More
(Brown, John). Wise, Henry A.
Doc. No. I. Governor's Message and Reports of the Public Officers of the State, of the Boards of Directors, and of the Visitors, Superintendents, and other Agents of Public Institutions or Interests of Virginia.
Richmond: William F. Ritchie, Public Printer, 1859. First edition of the Governor's annual message. 8vo, unbound pamphlet (no wrappers), stitched, 48 pages. This appears to be the House of Delegates issue of Gov. Wise's biennial message, here in two parts; the first part is largely taken up with the John..... More
Brown, Rome G[reen].
Muckraking the Constitution: Address Before the State Bar Assocation of North Carolina Delivered at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. June 30, 1914.
[Wrapper imprint:] Washington, D.C. Press of Byron S. Adams, [1914]. First edition. 8vo, original printed beige wrappers, 28 pages. On the "judicial recall fallacy" and the socialist-tinged folly of the hue and cry over "this 'Government by Judges.'"	More
Brown, William Edgar.
Echoes of the Forest: American Indian Legends.
Boston: Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, (1918). Stated second edition, greatly expanded from Brown's earlier Indian Legendary Poems (New York 1912), which included only four Indian-related legends. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt lettering, 264 pages. Frontis portrait. A presentation copy, inscribed in ink on the front free endpaper and..... More
Bruen, M[atthias].
A Discourse, the Substance of which was Delivered in Woodbridge, Dec. 13, 1821, the Day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer, Appointed by the Governor of the State of New-Jersey.
New-York: Published at the Literary Rooms, Abraham Paul, Printer, 1822. First edition. 8vo, removed, 48 pages. "We hazard nothing when we affirm, that, never since the sons of Noah were scattered after the building of Babel, has any form of government been devised by men, so admirably accorded with its..... More
Burnap, U[zziah] C[icero].
Bible Servitude. A Sermon, Delivered in the Appleton-St. Church, Lowell, on the Day of Annual Thanksgiving, November 30, 1843.
Lowell: A. E. Newton and A. O. Ordway, 1843. First edition. 8vo, removed pamphlet (no wrappers), 20 pages. A rather tepid attack on slavery (amounting to an apologetic work) from the long-time Lowell minister: the Bible allows slavery but none of the Southern slaveholders are adequately observing its precepts. "With..... More
Butler, C[lement] M[oore].
Our Union--God's Gift. A Discourse Delivered in Trinity Church, Washington, D. C. on Thansgiving Day, November 28, 1850.
Washington: Printed by Jno. T. Towers, 1850. First edition. 8vo, original printed wrappers, 29 pages. Butler, a native of Troy, N.Y., was then chaplain for the U.S. Senate and in reading here between the lines one finds much in the way of sectional conciliation in the wake of the Compromise..... More
[California]. Parkinson, M. C.
Autograph letter signed by Parkinson on behalf of a church committee, to the Revs. W. C. Pond and J. H. Warren in San Francisco.
Antioch, Cal., Oct. 4th, [18]75. 7 pages on two lined bifolia, 8 x 5 inches, approx. 740 words. A fine and, to judge by the content of this letter, justified example of congregational indignation, the church in Antioch writes to esteemed pioneer California Congregationalists William Chauncey Pond and James Henry..... More
(Canada). [Hincks, Francis].
The Ministerial Crisis: Mr. D. B. Viger, and His Position: Being a Review of the Hon. Mr. Viger's Pamphlet Entitled, "La Crise Ministrielle et Mr. Denis Benjamin Viger, etc. en deux parties." By a Reformer of 1836.
Kingston: Printed and Sold at the Chronicle & Gazette Office, 1844. First edition. 8vo, self-wrappered pamphlet, stitched, 20 pages. From the Upper Canada moderate reformer comes this answer to the Lower Canada politician Viger's pamphlet, dating from the politically tumultuous days of the Joint Premiers, prior to the responsible government..... More
Carpenter, [Matthew Hale].
Speech of Matt. H. Carpenter, Delivered at Ripon, Sept. 16, 1874, on The Power of the Legislature to Govern Corporations of Its Own Creation [caption title].
[Wrapper imprint:] Milwaukee: Sentinel Printing Company, 1874. First edition, an ex-library copy with their small pressmark decal on the front wrapper and a couple of small penciled notations. 8vo, original printed blue wrappers, 30 pages. Part of the Wisconsin senator's last-ditch effort to support his views of the necessity of..... More
[Carrier's Address].
A Few Rhymes by the Carrier Boys of the Salem Register, and by Them Presented, with the Compliments of the Season, to their Patrons, January 1, 1869.
[Salem, Mass. Published by J. Chapman & C.W. Palfray, 1868 or 1869]. First edition. Single sheet French folded to make a title leaf and 7 numbered pages, unopened. A carrier's address covering the usual range of local japes, political events, the fame of local ice, etc. No doubt printed in..... More


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Who is the hghest paid Celebrity?
The answer: Kylie Jenner!
Reality star Kylie Jenner has topped Forbes' annual list of highest-paid celebrities.
The 22-year-old make-up mogul is reported to have made as much as $590 million over the past year, putting her way out in front of second-placed Kanye West ($170 million) on the list.
Kylie's eye-watering earnings came after she sold a 51 percent stake in Kylie Cosmetics to the beauty giant Coty.
Finance magazine Forbes which made its calculations using pre-tax earnings between June 2019 and May 2020 has reiterated its recent claim that Kylie is not a billionaire.
Elsewhere, tennis champion Roger Federer ($106.3 million), and soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo ($105 million) and Lionel Messi ($104 million) hold third, fourth and fifth places on the list respectively.
The top ten is rounded out by Tyler Perry ($97 million), Neymar ($95.5 million), Howard Stern ($90 million), LeBron James ($88.2 million) and Dwayne Johnson ($87.5 million).
Kylie recently became involved in a high-profile dispute with Forbes, after the magazine insisted she wasn't a billionaire.
READ: Kylie Jenner Responds To Being Removed From The Billionaires Club By Forbes
The publication accused the make-up mogul of spinning a "web of lies" about her business, including her Kylie Cosmetics brand.
But Kylie's lawyer, Michael Kump, hit back at Forbes, insisting its article contained "outright lies" about the star and demanding the company retract its comments.
Prior to that, Kylie took to social media to slam the publication for making "unproven assumptions".
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Sturdy home medical gear, also called home medical equipment or HME, is a healthcare machine that facilitates the old and handicapped person to complete each day activities in an effortless manner. It comprises of items such as for example walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, and hospital beds. It also comprises of points such as medication dispensers, rehabilitation gear, convalescent care products, mobility helps and different things. What's more, by giving financial support to homeowners and landowners to transport out home adjustments, the Federal property companies want to make a splash on the lives of aged and handicapped persons.


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This video game feel could start showing up in architectural models within weeks. In November, the next version of Autodesk's 3D modeling software Revit will include Twinmotion, the real-time visualization tool that uses Epic Games's Unreal Engine to power its dynamic video game worlds.
[Image: courtesy Autodesk]The two companies behind this partnership have the potential to change the way the entire industry works. Epic Games is a key provider of the game engine software that allows video games like Fortnite to have such high fidelity virtual environments. Autodesk's design software, which includes AutoCAD and Revit, is a mainstay of architecture, engineering, and construction industries. It's used for everything from early design sketches to 3D models and the construction documents used to get buildings built. Together, the companies are making architectural models as accessible and visually fluid as video games.
Integrating Twinmotion software into Revit essentially shortens the time-sucking process of rendering models into high-resolution images, animations, and virtual-reality walkthroughs from hours to seconds. "If you want to see your design in VR, in Twinmotion you push the VR button," says Epic Games VP Marc Petit. "You want to share a walkthrough on the cloud, you can do that."
These video game tools have already become part of the way some architects work, but this partnership will greatly expand the number of designers with these kinds of visualization powers at their fingertips. Commercial licenses for Twinmotion usually start at $499. Now, the tool will be included for free as part of most Revit subscriptions. Making Twinmotion a complimentary part of Revit is sort of a gateway drug to convince some designers to license Epic's more powerful Unreal Engine.
Twinmotion is a user-friendly way to add details and dynamism to an otherwise static 3D model. Weather sliders can show what projects will look like in winter snow or spring bloom. A library of background figures can show what a space will look like with walking, chatting, moving people. Trees of adjustable height and maturity can be dropped into place, and sidewalks can be laid alongside a building like with the stroke of a paintbrush. All this can happen basically in real time, at the click of a button.
If this all sounds like unnecessary detail for a digital model of a building, consider that one of the main ways these images are used is to help show communities and clients what proposed development projects will look like. Realistic models that people can tour digitally or see in the accurate context of their neighborhoods are valuable methods of informing the public, according to Amy Bunszel, an executive vice president at Autodesk.
The AutoCAD model (top) and Twinmotion render (bottom) [Images: courtesy Autodesk]"Not everybody comes with the same fluidity and ability to understand a 2D [architectural] drawing," says Bunszel. "So the need to have these very realistic renderings helps end users and stakeholders, whether it's a community trying to decide what's the impact of this project that they're funding, or whether it's an owner who's trying to understand am I getting the right value or occupant experience."
The tool is also aimed at improving the design process, giving architects the ability to quickly run through design concepts, and visualize what a change in a model would look like when built on-site, with all its varied weather and light, its orientation to neighboring buildings, and the flow of people into and through the proposed space. "Iteration is really important in the early design phase," Bunszel says.
The real-time nature of the software will also be a boon to more balanced development. Clients and community members could feasibly ask a designer to show what a building would look like with one less story or three additional ones on top, or how the removal of a parking lot might improve its integration into the surrounding neighborhood. Seeing those changes happen quickly can make community design more of an active conversation than a glossy presentation.
QOSHE - Video games dreamed up other worlds. Now they're coming for real architecture - Nate Berg
Video games dreamed up other worlds. Now they're coming for real architecture
Nate Berg
Video games and architectural models are about to form a long overdue union. Epic Games and design software maker Autodesk are joining forces to help turn the utilitarian digital building models used by architects and designers from blocky representations into immersive spaces in which viewers can get a sense of a room's dimensions and see how the light changes throughout the day. For both designers and the clients they're designing for, this could help make architecture more nimble and understandable.
[Image: courtesy Autodesk]The two companies behind this partnership have the potential to change the way the entire industry works. Epic Games is a key provider of the game engine software that allows video games like Fortnite to have such high fidelity virtual environments. Autodesk's design software, which includes AutoCAD and........
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In our professional experience, we noticed a few things that led us to begin this blog.
Adjunct instructors are very busy! Many have full time jobs and pick up a class as a part-time job. They adjunct early in the morning before heading to their full time job, or later in the evening after they have worked a full day. While this is extremely beneficial to students, because they are able to share their professional experience with them, it can make scheduling meetings to support adjuncts very difficult.
They may teach classes online and may not have direct access to the physical campus and full time faculty who work there. Class schedules may also make it really hard to hold meetings. They may work for several different colleges and universities, traveling from one physical campus to another. This can make connecting face to face or by phone extremely difficult. In additional to their professional responsibilities, they have families and friends who they care for and spend time with. Their time is precious!
To remedy the conflicts that prevented face to face meetings, our college offered webinars. Webinars were provided in real time and recorded. But…schedule conflicts still prevented some adjuncts from attending. The attendance was still rather low, and we were not able to track who returned to view the webinar recording if they did not attend the live training.
We continued to attempt to connect with adjunct faculty though email and found that emails were often lost in the shuffle. Faculty are inundated with email. Important information was overlooked.
And so…..we decided to take to the Internet, but this time by blogging!
We find that it is much easier to browse Pinterest at different times of the day or read a blog than watch a webinar or call in to participate at a specific time. We often forget to log-in or call in, even when free to do so.
We are both extremely busy, and we know the value of collaboration. Two heads are better than one! We are two unique instructors who have our own style, but we are both successful in our profession. We can offer support in a variety of ways based upon our professional experiences.
And our blog was born! We are glad you have decided to join us on this journey, and hopefully, we can provide you with support and resources to utilize as you embark on your own journey in higher education.


YEREVAN, February 12. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the start of economic revolution in the country as he presented the government's five-year activity program to the parliament. "Armenian people have already defeated corruption, overindulgence and cronyism and will struggle against poverty, unemployment and idleness," he said.
The premier said that the program based on My Step bloc's election program contains answers to the questions about how this revolution will be implemented. In his words, the economic revolution will be carried out with using the same instruments as political revolution.
Pashinyan said that his political force, which established in 2013, needed five years to conduct the nonviolent velvet revolution in the country with using only Facebook and the financial resources received as donations.
Stressing the importance of citizens' behavior, the premier said that it will be come possible to put the economic revolution ideas into reality only when citizens change their political and economic conduct.
"Our objective will be stimulation and creation of necessary opportunities for that," he said.
That is why, he said, there are few figures in the program.


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