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Wynter questions govt's ability to securely print ballots locally
By Mirriam Chabala,
Rainbow party leader Wynter Kambimba in Lusaka - picture by Tenson Mkhala
Rainbow Party leader Wynter Kabimba says stakeholders should demand government's clear explanation on its capacity to securely print ballot papers locally.
Recently, Works and Supply Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya said he would have to do all he could to ensure that ballot papers are printed locally in 2021 because failing to do so would anger the President.
But in an interview, Kabimba wondered if government had all the machinery, manpower and security features required for the job.
"The government over the last few years has been making pronouncements about the desire to print ballot papers locally in order to save the cost of printing ballot papers outside the country. But what the government has not done is to explain the capacity of government printers to undertake that job. What stakeholders have demanded is an explanation from government from A, the type of equipment that they have purchased for government printing department. B, the security measures that are going to be put in place to make sure that the government printing department premises is secure from any outside interference that may risk the ballot paper printing programme. C, the security features of the ballot papers to ensure that the ballot papers are not printed elsewhere simultaneously as government printing department is printing the ballot papers," Kabimba said.
Kabimba expressed concern that most stakeholders had paid a blind eye to the seriousness of printing of ballot papers locally
"What has surprised us as Rainbow Party the majority of stakeholders do not think that this issue is a priority issue. We are fighting over other issues. We are fighting to see the amendment to the Public Order Act but nobody seems to be interested in national dialogue where an important issue like this can be resolved. The other thing which is related to the printing of ballot papers is the role of opposition political parties, the role of stakeholders, what will be the role of stakeholders during the printing of these ballot papers? Who is going to be in charge? Who is going to secure these ballot papers? In whose custody are they going to be and what measures are in place that where they shall be secured, the security of that place can win the confidence of all the stakeholders? So this is an issue that we must start discussing now before we get to elections in 2021 because if we reach 2021 and this issue is not resolved, then it may compromise the election results of the 2021 Presidential and general election," he said.
"The view we have taken as Rainbow party is that the national dialogue should take place as a matter of priority and all the stakeholders must take interest in this national dialogue so that issues such as the Public Order Act, the constitution, the electoral Act can be discussed including this important issue of printing ballot papers locally because all these issues are related because of the kind of disputes that we have seen after each election for a long time now. So it's important that stakeholders pay attention to this matter and start demanding from government a clear explanation and road map towards the printing of ballot papers locally. All that we have heard in the past are isolated statements from the President, the former Minister of Works and Supply Felix Mutati and now the current minister of Works and Supply Mutotwe Kafwaya. But we want a road map not statements. We want a road map that can answer to these matters of concern that we as Rainbow party are raising."
Asked if he had confidence that the government printing department was well equipped to print ballot papers at such a large scale, Kabimba said that would be a question for government to answer.
"No, you can't even ask that question on whether or not the government printing department has capacity to print the ballot paper, unless and until government gives us that road map, that's when we can answer that question. So the government must tell us that one, they have got the budget; two, they have got the necessary equipment for the printing of the ballot papers. They should also tell us that they've got possession of manpower, that's when we can answer those questions. All those are issues, capacity, equipment, budget…that's what we are supposed to be discussing with government," said Kabimba.
Mirriam Chabala
Mirriam covers current affairs and writes in-depth feature articles on social issues.Email: mirriam [at] diggers [dot] news
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In addition to built-in Cost, Security, Operational, and Compliance policies, the system supports creating custom policies using the new and purpose built Policy Template Language. These policies can then be uploaded and applied in RightScale just like the pre-built ones.
It's first recommended to view the Policy Lifecycle to get a general sense of what happens during the execution of a policy.
There are a few tools that a developer might find useful for interacting with APIs in general and the policy APIs and workflow specifically.
rsc is the all-purpose RightScale API client, written in Go. It supports all API calls from the Policy, Self-Service, and Cloud Management APIs with built-in help and validation.
Postman or HTTPie are also popular general-purpose tools for calling APIs and can get used to examine raw API responses from external sources.
The easiest way to get started on developing your own policies is to look at pre-existing code. The full source code to all published RightScale policies is open source and available online. Policies such as Unattached Addresses and Azure Reserved Instance Utilization demonstrate many of the different parts of the language.
We recommend storing all your custom policy source code in a version control system such as github with the .pt file extension.
A short tutorial is available that walks through developing a simple policy using the above tooling.
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For run escalation actions, code from a define block can be pasted into the CWF console and arbitrary data supplied in order to test out actions in isolation.
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Senator Payne welcomes funding for local Councils to improve liveability
New funding to improve liveability across the new Western Parkland City
Eight local councils across the future Western Parkland City will share in a $150 million Liveability Program to provide high quality community infrastructure and public spaces, as part of the Western Sydney City Deal.
Federal Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population, Alan Tudge, said the Australian Government was committed to the Western Parkland City as a centre for new jobs and industry and for providing great places to live and work as the city grows.
"The Western Sydney City Deal is an opportunity to shape the development of Western Sydney and to create and maintain a place where people want to live, businesses want to locate and tourists from across Australia and the world want to visit."
The Federal and State governments are each contributing $60 million with councils providing a further $30 million to the Liveability Fund to improve parks and community spaces needed for a growing population.
"We are dedicated to providing tangible benefits for the communities in Western Sydney through projects that will give our cities a sense of place and character, like bike paths, community centres and public spaces," said Minister Tudge.
NSW Minister for Western Sydney, Stuart Ayres, said the program will support the growth of the Western Parkland City, providing essential community infrastructure as communities grow.
"This funding will empower local governments to deliver local facilities to promote healthy, active lifestyles and support the arts, culture and creativity," Minister Ayres said.
"As we realise the aspiration of a 30-minute city for Western Sydney, we are bringing people closer to jobs, education and services than ever before to ensure this growing region, its economy and its residents thrive.
"We want people already living in and moving to communities across Western Sydney to see clear and tangible benefits as our third city develops," Mr Ayres said.
Liberal Senator for Western Sydney, Marise Payne said the funding package was a significant investment in the transformation of the region.
"Under our long term plan, Penrith is set to benefit from new employment, infrastructure and educational opportunities being delivered right at its doorstep," Senator Payne said.
"I am pleased that our community will benefit from the government's support of local project delivery which will help enhance liveability at a grassroots level, and I look forward to working alongside Penrith City Council to achieve positive outcomes."
Applications are invited from the eight Councils of the City Deal: Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Penrith and Wollondilly with successful projects expected to be announced early 2019.
I really appreciated the input of this diverse & talented group of leaders from around the country who shared their views today on combating family, domestic & sexual violence. We must all step up our efforts to stop the violence. #Enoughpic.twitter.com/SEh7Fe0WPd

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The cursor code can be applied to different HTML elements or classes, so that the cursor changes when the user hovers over that element.
HTML cursor codes - "Help"
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One of the most complex challenges, it is about our role in shaping the world we are living in and how we can drive positive societal change. Taking the 17 UN Sustainability Development Goals as our guideline, we're identifying and taking appropriate actions in areas where we can have the most significant impact in producing shared value.
One of the fundamental characteristics of how we work is and should be that we stay independent and do not find ourselves in any conflict of interest of any kind. That's the foundation of the trust-based relationship we want to build with our stakeholders. We thus need to ensure that PwC works in total independence, across all its core activities, at all times.
We want our People to have the best possible employee experience, from the moment they apply for a job at PwC and throughout their career with us. Our challenge is to reduce the rate of voluntary turnover by finding the right people, improving their "employee journey" with us and thereby managing to retain them.
Our firm is known for being an excellent training ground for our People, helping them to develop market-leading expertise that is relevant to their job, their career and our clients. Our objective remains to continue to offer trainings on knowledge/skills on new societal trends, emerging sustainable needs of the market and responsible business.
We're a client-centric company but also people focused. Our objective and the ensuing actions thus focus on aligning PwC's client expectations to offer a service that address the needs of both parties through a balanced relationship.
Today, the society perceives the "Big Four" firms as part of a system that is leading the world to be more and more fractured. It questions our legitimacy and shows mistrust towards our business model. One of our goals is thus to extend our positive impact beyond the sole satisfaction of our clients in order to regain legitimacy in the society, as well as to improve the public perception about our conduct and business.
Last year, our stakeholders expressed that we should not only take care of the well-being of our People but go one step further and clearly address the issue of health, with its risks and downsides. For us, burnout is the ultimate indication that the health of our People is at risk. We took up this responsibility by adopting a target of zero burnout, which we will try to achieve in the coming years.
Health: Last year, our stakeholders expressed that we should not only take care of the well-being of our People but go one step further and clearly address the issue of health, with its risks and downsides. For us, burnout is the ultimate indication that the health of our People is at risk. We took up this responsibility by adopting a target of zero burnout, which we will try to achieve in the coming years.


For over 160 years Peugeot, established in 1840, have been manufacturing pepper and salt mills. The patented adjustable mechanism uses two rows of spiral teeth, or two rows of helicoidal grooves, which first crack the pepper corns or salt grains, then grind them finely. The pepper mechanism is fabricated from high carbon tool steel and case hardened for durability and reliability, whilst those for the salt are of stainless steel for longevity. For generations these have set the standard for salt and pepper grinding everywhere. This is their Paris range, with a traditionally shaped lacquered beech body and a mechanism adjusted by loosening or tightening to topmost screw.


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The 1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1953 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by ninth-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They finished second in the Southeastern Conference to Alabama, who had upset then-No. 5 Georgia Tech in Birmingham, giving the Yellow Jackets their first conference loss since 1950. The Yellow Jackets were invited to the 1954 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 42–19.

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Q: Conditional probability in Poisson distribution The number of accidents that a person has in a given year is a Poisson random variable with mean $\lambda$. However we may suppose that the rate $\lambda$ depends on the person or proportion of the population. Suppose that $\lambda = 4$ for 65% of the population and $\lambda = 5$ for other 35% of the population. What is the conditional probability that a person will have 3 accidents in a given year, given that he/she had no accidents in the preceding year?
$\textbf{Answer:}$
Let's define two events for a person A = 3 accidents in a given year and B = No accident in the last year.
So, we want to calculate $P(A|B)$. Now, $P(\text{k accidents in 1 year}) = \frac{(rt)^ke^{-rt}}{k!}$ with $\lambda =rt $. Since, time is 1 year here, $\lambda = r$.
Now, the events in poisson distribution happen independently, i.e the number of accidents happening this year will not be affected by the number of accidents in last year, and hence   $P(A|B) = P(A)$
$$ P(A) =  0.65 \times \frac{4^3e^{-4}}{3!} + 0.35 \times \frac{5^3e^{-5}}{3!} = 0.17612$$
But, this answer is being marked incorrect, Is the solution incorrect? why? If so, then to solve this conditional probability, we will have to take the usual approach, i.e
$$ P(A|B) = \frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)} $$
How to calculate the $ P(A\cap B) $ then?
Thanks for the help.

A: I think the problem is your assumption of independence is at the wrong place.
Think of the situation as a coupled experiment. First, you choose $\lambda$ randomly according to the mentioned probabilities. Then, the number of accidents in year $j$ is a $\text{Poisson}(\lambda)$-distributed random variable $X_j$.
Intuitively, if the accidents in year $1$ were $0$, then it is more likey, that $\lambda$ is $4$ not $5$.
So $A = \{X_2 = 3\}$ and $B = \{X_1 = 0\}$ are not independent, they're only independent given that $\lambda = 4$ or $\lambda = 5$.
More formally:
$$
\mathbb{P}(A \cap B) = \mathbb{P}(A \cap B \, \vert \, \lambda = 4)\mathbb{P}(\lambda = 4) + \mathbb{P}(A \cap B \, \vert \, \lambda = 5)\mathbb{P}(\lambda = 5) \\
= \mathbb{P}(A \, \vert \, \lambda = 4)\mathbb{P}(B \, \vert \, \lambda = 4)\mathbb{P}(\lambda = 4)
+ \mathbb{P}(A \, \vert \, \lambda = 5)\mathbb{P}(B \, \vert \, \lambda = 5)\mathbb{P}(\lambda = 5)
$$ and
$$
\mathbb{P}(B) = \mathbb{P}(B \, \vert \, \lambda = 4)\mathbb{P}(\lambda = 4) + \mathbb{P}(B \, \vert \, \lambda = 5)\mathbb{P}(\lambda = 5).
$$.
Now just compute using the Poisson distribution as you did above.

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Before Game of Thrones comes to its long, highly-anticipated end next year, Jon, Dany, Sansa, Cersei, and company will reunite for one last season. On Sunday evening (August 26), almost exactly one year after the seventh season finale aired—and with months still to go until the season eight premiere—HBO surprised viewers with a blink-and-you'll-miss-it sneak peek at the final few episodes.
The final season of Game of Thrones has already been confirmed to air in the first half of 2019. Though the season will only comprise six episodes, reports have surfaced claiming some will be feature-length. And though the cast and showrunners are remaining tight-lipped about the content of those last few installments of the hit series, they've hinted at the emotional impact of the finale. "We had a read through last week, in fact, so I know everything now," Harington told the BBC back in October. "I cried at the end. You have to remember that eight years of it—no one really cares about it more than us." Sorry, Kit, but a lot of crazed Thrones stans would beg to differ.


I had my fears until I went solo.
Goa… Solo! The thought of it made my friends wonder if I am fine. Who goes to a party place alone, was the only response I got. And I had my doubts too. I even almost invited a friend to join me. But my heart shouted out and said "It's time to try solo".
Solo traveling to me means letting oneself fly freely. Losing all inhibitions, opening your heart and mind to new people, cultures and experiences. It's about losing oneself in the beauty of the world around us. It's about letting your heart chose the direction of your journey. It's about loving oneself truly. Letting ones fears take a back seat. That's what my first solo trip taught me.
Choosing the monsoon clad Goa with the lush green splendor all around was the best decision. I had been to Goa before, seen the gorgeous beaches of south Goa with my family and roamed around on bikes with a bunch of friends in north Goa experiencing the popular parties. But never had I known that Goa can have a different face to it apart from the beaches and the parties.
This time I chose the peaceful laidback village of Goa named Aldona. It adorned the serene backwaters, rustic houses and the soothing greenery all around. The fresh soiled air of monsoon was a pleasure to breathe through. I chose to stay with a lovely Goan family of Amaral's in their beautiful ancestral 500-year-old Goan-Portuguese home 'Cancio's house'. They warmly welcomed me into their beautiful world like I was a member of the family. They have marvelously restored and maintained every part of their ancestral house. The spectacular front garden with a hammock in-between the trees, the lovely open air courtyard to enjoy the rains, the old fresh water well used for drinking water and the antique furniture – everything sang the stories of the generations lived there.
The Amaral's showed me the true essence of Goa. From visiting a 50 years old bakery which smelled of freshly baked bread from the earthen oven, to kayaking in the tranquil backwater creek amongst the mangroves and flying peacocks, to jumping in a fresh water irrigation well in the middle of a farm with rain pouring on me, to spotting a crocodile while enjoying a motor boat ride through the backwaters of Aldona every experience was mesmerizing. The sumptuous authentic Goan cuisine and delicious homemade wine with gossips around the table with the Amaral's would make the meals a delight.
Being solo let me be my true self. I rode my bike along the backwaters, let the photographer in me capture every moment, sat by the backwaters for hours, enjoyed drenching in the rain, explored the old fort with not a single soul in sight and made friends along the way. I followed my heart, not the GPS.
My new realization: To live a place, live like a local.
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Participants will learn how to perform a comprehensive evaluation of a patient's health with reference to their lifestyle habits.
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) is to run a two-day symposium on Lifestyle Medicine and how it can be used to successfully treat and prevent chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
The two-day symposium will take place at WCM-Q's campus at Education City on Tuesday, February 19 and Wednesday, February 20 and is titled 'Lifestyle Medicine: An Emerging Healthcare Trend that Inspires'. The symposium is being coordinated by WCM-Q's Institute for Population Health and will feature a number of international Lifestyle Medicine experts as speakers, including Dr. Wayne S. Dysinger, formerly president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and current president of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, and Dr. Darren Morton of Avondale College of Higher Education in New South Wales, Australia.


We discuss an identification framework for noisy speech mixtures. A block-based generative model is formulated that explicitly incorporates the time-varying harmonic plus noise (H+N) model for a number of latent sources observed through noisy convolutive mixtures. All parameters including the pitches of the source signals, the amplitudes and phases of the sources, the mixing filters and the noise statistics are estimated by maximum likelihood, using an EM-algorithm. Exact averaging over the hidden sources is obtained using the Kalman smoother. We show that pitch estimation and source separation can be performed simultaneously. The pitch estimates are compared to laryngograph (EGG) measurements. Artificial and real room mixtures are used to demonstrate the viability of the approach. Intelligible speech signals are re-synthesized from the estimated H+N models.


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Store Spotlight: Kings Games
October 12, 2015 /in Store Spotlight /by ISP
New York City: as Frank Sinatra sang in "New York, New York," "If I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere." The high rents of New York City and the famously thin margins for game stores add up to a fierce retail challenge, but Kings Games in Brooklyn has made it work since 2002.
We talked to Zack Dyne, Tournament Organizer for Kings Games, about the challenges and triumphs of "making it" in the Big Apple and his role in pioneering StarCityGames.com® Invitational Qualifiers on weekdays.
Kings Games in Brooklyn, NY
After thirteen years of business and two short moves, Kings Games is the largest gaming center in New York City. Magic: The Gathering is just one part of a thriving range of game and game-related activities. There are literally millions of potential customers in the greater NYC area, but that comes at a cost, notes Zack: "Everything is more expensive: utility bills, property taxes, even garbage removal. Yet the retail price point for Magic and other products remains largely the same as in the rest of the country. We have to work hard to offset these extra costs with the greater traffic flow a metropolitan location provides."
Zack cited location as key to his competitive edge. "Being easily accessible via public transportation was a tremendously important consideration for us. We had to find a space that was both affordable and within easy reach of the super-expensive locales of New York City, which was no easy feat. We opened in a popular shopping area in South Brooklyn and it has been gratifying to see our neighborhood continue to prosper over the years."
After joining StarCityGames.com® In-Store Programs, Kings Games aimed for a high Organizer Rewards Level to enjoy the benefits and flexibility that come with participation. Being the first-ever Organizer to reach Level 5, though not a goal, was a natural consequence of their frequent Invitational Qualifiers, including events scheduled on weekday nights. Zack explained why a number of stores would not be able to replicate his store's success with weekday IQs: "It is important to understand the local player base. Why is a specific weeknight a good fit? What habits/hobbies are you competing against? Would Monday or Thursday Night Football affect your tournament attendance significantly? What % of your player base are younger kids who may not be able to play in a tournament that lasts until 1 or 2 AM?"
Top 8 players at a Standard IQ hosted by Kings Games.
For Kings Games, the player base is ideal for weekday IQs: "For the most part, the player base is the same. Everyone has responsibilities and social life outside of Magic and you can't help but lose some players to these other activities on any given day, but for the most part we see a similar pool of players in our weekday and weekend IQ events."
Because Kings Games is open late on weekdays and has a large play space, holding regular IQs makes great business sense, and Zack noted, "These factors made weekday IQs an even better fit for us than the weekend ones." He added, "We are firm believers in consistency: having a weekly (or nearly weekly) event on the same weeknight is appealing to players as they can plan their Tuesday nights accordingly, and it is also convenient for us [to have] regular staffing instead of bringing on additional staff sporadically."
Consistency, knowing one's player base, improving on natural strengths. Seemingly simple ideas, but without them, Kings Games would not have thrived for thirteen years and counting.
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Building Information Models (BIM) support designers and builders in creating and coordinating system designs and planning work. In practice—out of necessity—this includes checking that systems do not clash, but what constitutes a clash? How do clashes come about? Do clashes relate to design-, buildability-, or building- performance qualities? How does a clash detection process fit (or not) in lean project delivery? In this paper we describe our findings from research into clashes. Our sample is biased in that a number of the people we spoke with have been working in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) teams, with commercial terms spelled out in an Integrated Form Of Agreement (IFOA). Many are co-located on their project site—at least some part of each week—so that they can work together closely as their thoughts on design and construction unfold. It is common practice for these teams to share their BIMs, each discipline-specific model having been developed by a specialist design- or contracting firm, and integrate them in a big-room setting. Nevertheless, this integration process invariably appears to include the identification and resolution of clashes. When viewing these BIM development practices from a 'lean' perspective, we found that many are far from lean. Accordingly, we present opportunities for process improvement when using of BIM in pursuit of lean ideals.
Tommelein, I.D. & Gholami, S. 2012, 'Root Causes of Clashes in Building Information Models' In:, Tommelein, I.D. & Pasquire, C.L., 20th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. San Diego, USA, 18-20 Jul 2012.


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1180 Rita, provisional designation , is a dark and spheroidal Hildian asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 97 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 April 1931, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. Any reference of its later name, Rita, is unknown.

Orbit and classification

Rita belongs to the orbital Hilda group which is located in the outermost part of the main-belt. Asteroids in this dynamical group have semi-major axis between 3.7 and 4.2 AU and stay in a 3:2 resonance with the gas giant Jupiter. Rita, however, is a background asteroid and not a member of the (collisional) Hilda family (). Hildian asteroids are thought to have originated from the Kuiper belt.

The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.4–4.6 AU once every 7 years and 12 months (2,906 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.

It was first observed as  at Heidelberg in 1907. The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg in 1908, when it was identified as , approximately 23 years prior to its official discovery observation.

Physical characteristics

In the Tholen taxonomy, Rita is a dark and reddish P-type asteroid. The P-type asteroids are some of the darkest objects in the Solar System.

Rotation period

Since 1983, several rotational lightcurves of Rita have been obtained from photometric observations. Lightcurve analysis gave a wide range of divergent rotation periods between 9 and 20.5 hours. The Light Curve Data Base adopts a period of 13.090 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.06 magnitude. Bodies with such a low brightness variation are typically of a spherical rather than elongated shape. The lightcurve was obtained in January 2017, by American astronomer Brian Warner at the Center for Solar System Studies in California ().

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Rita measures 97 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.041 and 0.058. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous, outer main-belt asteroids of 0.057, and calculates a diameter of 82.72 kilometers with on an absolute magnitude of 9.14.

Naming

Any reference of this minor planet's name to a person or occurrence is unknown.

Unknown meaning

Among the many thousands of named minor planets, Rita is one of 120 asteroids, for which no official naming citation has been published. All of these low-numbered asteroids have numbers between  and  and were discovered between 1876 and the 1930s, predominantly by astronomers Auguste Charlois, Johann Palisa, Max Wolf and Karl Reinmuth.

Notes

References

External links
 Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info )
 Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
 Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
 Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center

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import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.image.Image;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
import javafx.scene.input.Clipboard;
import javafx.scene.input.ClipboardContent;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
import javafx.stage.Modality;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.stage.Window;

public class DialogConsole {
	private LanguageManager l = AdvancedLogicSimulator.lang;

	private TextArea textArea;

	private Alert alert;

	public DialogConsole() {
		int numRow = -1;

		this.alert = new Alert(AlertType.NONE);
		alert.setTitle(l.getString("Console") + " - Advanced Logic Simulator");
		// alert.setHeaderText(l.getString("Console") + ": ");
		alert.initModality(Modality.NONE);
		alert.setResizable(true);

		ImageView iconCons = new ImageView(AdvancedLogicSimulator.class.getClassLoader()
				.getResource("resources/icons/iconConsole.gif").toExternalForm());
		iconCons.setFitHeight(150);
		iconCons.setFitWidth(150);
		iconCons.setPreserveRatio(true);
		alert.setGraphic(iconCons);

		Window window = alert.getDialogPane().getScene().getWindow();
		window.setOnCloseRequest(event -> {
			window.hide();

		});

		Stage stage = (Stage) window;
		stage.getIcons().add(new Image(AdvancedLogicSimulator.class.getClassLoader()
				.getResource("resources/icons/iconMain.png").toExternalForm()));

		textArea = new TextArea("");
		textArea.setEditable(false);
		textArea.setWrapText(true);
		textArea.setFocusTraversable(false);

		// textArea.setMinSize(700, 500);
		textArea.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
		textArea.setMaxHeight(Double.MAX_VALUE);
		GridPane.setVgrow(textArea, Priority.ALWAYS);
		GridPane.setHgrow(textArea, Priority.ALWAYS);

		TextField fldInput = new TextField();

		Button btnClear = new Button(l.getString("Clear"));
		btnClear.setPrefWidth(125);
		Button btnSave = new Button(l.getString("Save"));
		btnSave.setPrefWidth(125);
		Button btnClip = new Button(l.getString("Clip"));
		btnClip.setPrefWidth(125);

		btnClear.setOnAction((e) -> {
			this.clear();

		});

		btnSave.setOnAction((e) -> {

		});

		btnClip.setOnAction((e) -> {
			final Clipboard clipboard = Clipboard.getSystemClipboard();
			final ClipboardContent content = new ClipboardContent();
			content.putString(this.textArea.getText());

			Alert dialog = new Alert(AlertType.INFORMATION);
			dialog.setTitle("Information");
			dialog.setHeaderText(null);
			dialog.setContentText(l.getString("ClipSuc"));

			dialog.showAndWait();

			clipboard.setContent(content);

		});

		HBox boxBtn = new HBox();
		GridPane btnPane = new GridPane();
		btnPane.setVgap(25);

		btnPane.add(btnSave, 0, 0);
		btnPane.add(btnClip, 0, 1);
		btnPane.add(btnClear, 0, 2);

		boxBtn.getChildren().add(btnPane);

		GridPane consContent = new GridPane();
		consContent.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
		consContent.add(textArea, 0, ++numRow);
		consContent.add(fldInput, 0, ++numRow);

		AnchorPane.setBottomAnchor(consContent, 20.0);
		AnchorPane.setRightAnchor(consContent, 20.0);
		AnchorPane.setTopAnchor(consContent, 20.0);
		AnchorPane.setLeftAnchor(consContent, 0.0);

		AnchorPane.setLeftAnchor(boxBtn, -143.5);
		AnchorPane.setTopAnchor(boxBtn, 160.0);

		AnchorPane mainPane = new AnchorPane();
		mainPane.getChildren().addAll(boxBtn, consContent);
		mainPane.setMinSize(400, 400);

		alert.getDialogPane().setContent(mainPane);

	}

	public void show() {
		alert.show();

	}

	public void print(String text) {
		this.textArea.appendText(text);

	}

	public void print(char c) {
		this.textArea.appendText(String.valueOf(c));

	}

	public void print(int i) {
		this.textArea.appendText(String.valueOf(i));

	}

	public void clear() {
		this.textArea.clear();

	}

	public void hide() {
		Window window = alert.getDialogPane().getScene().getWindow();
		window.hide();

	}
}


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brian w aldiss
The extraordinary Brian Aldiss was born 96 years ago
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Photo by John Lawrence
Science Fiction Grandmaster Brian W. Aldiss' prodigious output of over 100 books began with the collection Space, Time and Nathaniel (1957)and grew to include the science-fiction masterpieces Non-Stop (1958), Hothouse (1962), Greybeard (1964), Frankenstein Unbound (1973), The Malacia Tapestry (1976), and the Helliconia Trilogy (Helliconia Spring [1982], Helliconia Summer [1983], and Helliconia Winter [1985]). The short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" served as the basis for the Stanley Kubrick-developed Steven Spielberg-directed movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Frankenstein Unbound was adapted to film as Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound (1990), and the 2005 picture Brothers of the Head derives from the 1977 novel of the same name.
Cover by John Picacio
His numerous short stories and essays have been collected in Space, Time and Nathaniel, Starswarm (1964), The Book of Brian Aldiss (1972), Science Fiction Blues Programme Book (1987), Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories (2001), CULTURAL BREAKS (2005), The Brian Aldisss Collection: The Complete Short Stories (The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s [2013] and The Complete Short Stories: The 1960s Parts 1-4 [2015]) and many more. Among Aldiss' several volumes of nonfiction are the pioneering book of science fiction criticism Billion Year Spree (1973; revised as Trillion Year Spree [1986 with David Wingrove]), … And the Lurid Glare of the Comet (1986), The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy (1995), and An Exile on Planet Earth: Articles and Reflections (2012).
John Brunner, Brian Aldiss, Carol & Fred Pohl, and Walter Ernsting at LonCon II, the 1965 World Science Fiction Convention
As an anthologist, Aldiss produced many influential collections such as Penguin Science Fiction (1961), More Penguin Science Fiction (1963), Yet More Penguin Science Fiction (1964), Best Science Fiction (1967-75 with Harry Harrison, Volumes 1-6), Galactic Empires Volume One (1976) and Two (1976), The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction (1986), and The Folio Science Fiction Anthology (2016). His amazing output, also, included eight volumes of poetry.
Aldiss' works garnered him a myriad of awards and accolades, including the Hugo, Nebula, Campbell, Locus, British Science Fiction, Ditmar, and Eaton awards. In 2005, he was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to literature.
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Photo: John Lawrence
Science Fiction Grandmaster Brian W. Aldiss' prodigious output of over 100 books included the science-fiction masterpieces Hothouse, Greybeard, Frankenstein Unbound, The Malacia Tapestry, and the Helliconia Trilogy. The short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" served as the basis for the Stanley Kubrick-developed Steven Spielberg-directed film A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
His numerous short stories and essays have been collected in Space, Time and Nathaniel, The Book of Brian Aldiss, Science Fiction Blues, Programme Book, Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories, CULTURAL BREAKS, The Invention of Happiness, The Brian Aldisss Collection: The Complete Short Stories, and many more.
Among his several volumes of nonfiction are the pioneering book of science fiction criticism Billion Year Spree (revised as Trillion Year Spree [with David Wingrove]), … And the Lurid Glare of the Comet, The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy, and An Exile on Planet Earth: Articles and Reflections. As an anthologist Aldiss produced many influential collections such as Penguin Science Fiction, Years Best Science Fiction (with Harry Harrison, Volumes 1-6), Space Opera, and A Science Fiction Omnibus. His amazing output included eight volumes of poetry.
Aldiss' works garnered him a myriad of awards and accolades, including the Hugo, Nebula, Campbell, Locus, British Science Fiction, Ditmar, and Eaton awards. In 2005, he was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to literature. The electronic pop duo Echoes In Rows released a song entitled "Brian Aldiss" in 2010.
For more info on CULTURAL BREAKS, visit the Tachyon page.
Happy 91st birthday to the extraordinary Brian Aldiss
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Science Fiction Grandmaster Brian W. Aldiss's over 100 books include the science-fiction masterpieces as HOTHOUSE, GREYBEARD, FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND, THE MALACIA TAPESTRY, and the Helliconia Trilogy, the pioneering book of science-fiction criticism BILLION YEAR SPREE, CULTURAL BREAKS, the numerous influential anthologies such as PENGUIN SCIENCE FICTION, YEARS BEST SCIENCE FICTION (with Harry Harrison, Volumes 1-6), SPACE OPERA, and A SCIENCE FICTION OMNIBUS, and eight volumes of poetry. Aldiss's works have garnered him a myriad of awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, Campbell, Locus, British Science Fiction, Ditmar, and Eaton awards.
All of us at Tachyon wish the groundbreaking and influential Brian a happy 91st birthday.
Cover by John Picacio.


To be designated a Horn Professor is the highest honor received by a Texas Tech faculty member. The recognition is bestowed upon a faculty member who has attained national and/or international recognition in the areas of research or other creative, scholarly achievement. The nomination process is a highly tiered one, including several steps that include critical scrutiny by an evaluation committee, letters of support by prominent experts in the same field as the nominee, dossiers that demonstrate immense publication and scholarly service, and final ratification by the Board of Regents.
Below is a listing of Texas Tech University Horn Professors, arranged by year of appointment.


Cllrs Heather or O'Sullivan second Tuesday of the month from 6.00pm - 7.00pm at The Old Fire Station, 84 Mayton Street, N7 6QT. There is no surgery in August or on Bank Holidays.
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Q: Is there a way to detect if a custom module exists? Dojo 1.10+
I want to conditionally load custom module according to this post
Dojo FAQ: How can I conditionally load AMD modules?
require([
    'dojo/has'
], function (has) {
    var ui;
    var moduleId = 'myApp/ui/';

    // Assume 'has' tests for mobile and tablet
    // have been defined
    if (has('mobile')) {
        moduleId += 'Mobile';
    }
    else if (has('tablet')) {
        moduleId += 'Tablet';
    }
    else {
        moduleId += 'Desktop';
    }

    require([moduleId], function (UiModule) {
        ui = new UiModule();
        ui.placeAt(document.body);
        ui.startup();
    });
});

However it seems dojo/has only detects certain dojo features.  If that is the case is there an alternative method to detect if a custom module exists before attempting to require and then instantiate it if its a widget?

A: Yes, dojo/has only detects certain dojo features. But you can add your own, i was trying something like you are trying here, maybe not the best, but this work for me.
At boot time of your app, you can add you own features to dojo, i.e.
var deviceWidth = has('device-width'), hasTouch = has('touch');

has.add('mobile', (hasTouch && deviceWidth <=736));

has.add('tablet', (hasTouch && (deviceWidth > 736 && deviceWidth <=1024)));

and so on, so, later in another widget, you can require dojo/has and use the recently added features. Or event better, you can do this
require(['dojo/has!mobile?myApp/ui/Mobile:myApp/ui/Tablet'], function (UiModule) {
    ui = new UiModule();
    ui.placeAt(document.body);
    ui.startup();
});

I've never tried nested dojo/has validations and i can not tell you if it works, but i've tried like in the example i'm giving you and it works.
Think that you can have in your project your own has lib extending the dojo version and adding all the features you want. For example:
//myApp/has.js
define(["dojo/has"], function(has){
    has.add('myApp', true);

    return has;
});.

Then later in your app you can include myApp/has and us it just like if it were the dojo version.


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While the original Hannibal trilogy was amazing Hannibal Rising was rather disappointing. It deviates severely from the formula that I loved about the other films. I knew what to expect from the film from reading the book, but the the plot felt lacking. What I had hoped would be psychological thriller turned into a hack and slash film. The bar was set extremely high by both Red Dragon and The Silence of The Lambs and this one fell short. I think that the acting is great Gaspard Ullie, Dominic West and Li Gong do a great job in the film. I would recommend seeing anything else in the Hannibal collection before this one and look elsewhere for a psychological thriller film before seeing this film.
I understand that this film is showing the growth of Hannibal and how he would become the Hannibal from the other movies, but it felt like a disappointment compared to the other three movies. Does the caliber of acting have something to do with it? Possibly, but I don't want that to mean that Gaspard Ulliel, LiGong, and Dominic West are bad actors compared to Anthony Hopkins or Jodie Foster. It really has to do with Hannibal being a cold blooded killer with very little class or refined nature about him. Instead of luring his victims and making the audience feel dread while he is committing his crimes it is more that he is just hacking and slashing. There is some sense of that when he kills his first victim about honoring Lady Murasaki but after words it's seek and destroy type mission like in Oldboy. The film does do a good job showing how Hannibal became what he was in the other films, but it was an excessive amount of hack and slash for my taste.
Thrill Ride
Great film for understanding Hannibal's origin
Not as cerebral as the other films


There were a bunch of hot new startups that launched this year.
But what's going to be huge next year?
We're identified 14 startups we think are going to make it big in 2015. Some are trying to transform messaging, some are attempting to conquer the sharing economy, and some are media companies trying to make it big.
Why you should watch:Slack is a communication app that lets workplaces use a group chat room, private messaging features, and file sharing. It's completely taken the business world by storm, and is one of the fastest growing enterprise apps of all time. Slack will likely only get bigger next year.
Funding:$4 million in seed funding, but no investors have been announced.
Why you should watch:Wish is a mobile shopping startup that looks like Pinterest and only shows you the stuff you want to buy. Techcrunch says the startup is in "talks to raise roughly $100 million at a valuation of around $1 billion." Wish CEO Peter Szulczewski said "We want to be Google AdWords for the retailer."
What it is: Casper landed a $13.1 Million Series A this summer, and has been growing ever since. The company wants to take the traditionally convoluted process of buying a mattress and streamline it for the web. The startup's clean, informative website and slick ordering system has already facilitated thousands of orders.
Why you should watch: Dots, originally born out of Betaworks, is a new type of gaming studio. The company's initial game "Dots" was a gigantic hit, garnering over one million users in a week after their launch in May 2013. They followed up with a sequel game, TwoDots this summer and last week spun out of Betaworks entirely after closing a $10 million round of funding from Tencent and GreyCroft.
Why you should watch: Marc Lore, formerly the CEO of Quidsi — the website behind Diapers.com— is working on unveiling a new e-commerce website called Jet, which is rumored to be an Amazon-killer. Lore has promised Jet will be a "new kind of e-commerce experience, uniquely grounded in transparency and customer empowerment." Jet hasn't officially launched yet, but it has announced it will offer shares of stock to early users.
Why you should watch: Hampton Creek wants to make eggs obsolete and according to founder and CEO Josh Tetrick, "get rid of s--- food that's bad for our bodies and bad for the planet." The company released an eggless mayonnaise this year that was so successful they were sued by Hellmann's, and just announced $90 million in Series C funding on top of the $23 million Series B round they raised this February.
Why you should watch: Electric Objects wants to give you a way to display internet art into your home. The company was founded by former Betaworks employee Jake Levine, who helped orchestrate Digg's reinvention. Electric Objects secured $1.7 million in seed funding back in April then proceeded to raise an additional $800,000 on Kickstarter this August.
Why you should watch: If you haven't already heard about it, Yik Yak is a gossip app taking high schools and college campuses by storm. It works by letting users post anything they want, anonymously. The app is location-based, so you can only see what people nearby are posting. Some schools have already blocked the app. In total, Yik Yak has raised $73.5 million.
Why you should watch: We live in an age in which hackers have leaked everything from Sony executives' emails to the private pictures on celebrities' iPhones. To keep yourself and your messages safe, you may want to consider using Cyber Dust. Mark Cuban's free app lets users send self-destructing texts and photos, with help from Mention Media. It's like Snapchat in that your messages will vanish after 30 seconds, but it's better than Snapchat because won't leave any trace of your messages whatsoever — your name is never attached to them, either.
Why you should watch: Bowery allows developers to set up coding environments in 30 seconds flat. Bowery's cloud-based system frees programmers from the painful process of manually installing complicated sets of parameters over and over again before they can begin working. It also lets developers share their environment with co-workers in real time. One CEO told us Bowery's technology has the power to radically transform how engineers work.
Funding: $1.5 million from Betaworks, Bloomberg Beta, BOLDstart Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, Google Ventures, Homebrew, RRE, SV Angel, General Catalyst's Rough Draft Ventures, and First Round Capital's Dorm Room Fund.


Thank you for your post. Do you have a link to where I could find the thrust bearing you used? My rega rp1 has a bit of a wobble and I think I may have finally found a solution!
Please email your location to me and i will quote you the shipping and handling charges by air post.


On Wednesday afternoon, the latest group of KICKZ participants finished up their 16-week program at the sports dome behind Centennial.
KICKZ is an afterschool soccer program arranged by Onward Willow, for boys and girls in Grade 2 or older, who live in the Willow Road area of Guelph. The program has been running for four years now. The participants are divided up into two groups, based by age - the younger group was playing today.
The Guelph Police Service, Guelph Soccer, the City of Guelph, and Winmar Restorations are all actively involved with the KICKZ program. Several GPS officers come out to play with the kids, including Sergeant Doug Pflug, Deputy Chief Jeff De Ruyter, and the coach himself, Staff Sergeant Patrick Milligan. There are other regular volunteer helpers, some from the Conestoga College police program, even students who have graduated from the KICKZ program come back to help.
A pre-game warm-up is important before playing!
Watching the Mighty Willows in action, it's easy to see why the program is so popular. Today, there were 31 kids and 11 older kids & adults on the field. After a warm-up exercise for the kids, three games were played: the adults took on half of the kids, then the other half, then all of the kids at once. It was a scene of gleeful chaos on the field - sure they followed the rules, but they weren't worried about form or style. In the end, the score was 2-2 and everyone was a winner.
It's hard to keep up with kids having fun.
At the end of a game, you always shake the other team's hands!
It is interesting to see how involved GPS officers are with this program. "The neighbourhood kids get a great opportunity to meet police officers on the soccer field, without our uniforms," explained Sergeant Doug Pflug. "Later on, if they see us in uniform, they don't get defensive or scared, they wave and say 'Hi Officer Doug!'." In general, many officers participate in sports now, and many came to police work after playing sports in school. "It's the aspect of leadership and teamwork we bring forward from our past experiences to what we do as police officers," says Pflug. "We want to encourage all of the kids to learn to work as part of a team, to learn how to be leaders - and programs like this are great ways to do just that." The kids also get to see examples of adults treating each other - and kids - with respect and dignity. Besides, who wouldn't want a chance to score on the city's Deputy Police Chief, who is an avid and experienced soccer goalie?
At the 'graduation' ceremony, all of the participants were given nifty flexible water bottles and congratulated by the Police Chief and Deputy Chief.
Thank-you certificates were presented to Guelph Soccer, the Guelph Police Service, and Coach Patrick by Onward Willow, on behalf of all the kids in the program, for their tireless efforts. It was also announced that some of the Mighty Willows will have an opportunity to go to soccer camp this summer!
Onward Willow - Better Beginnings, Better Futures is a non-profit charitable organization providing supports to enrich the quality of life for the residents of the Willow Road area of Guelph. Contact them for more information on the KICKZ Soccer Program.


Fresco's will be at your complete disposal with its rich menu of healthy dishes: delicious breakfasts, homemade bread, jams and cakes, tasty sandwiches, mouth-watering smoothies and freshly made energy drinks. Our best quality? Everything is prepared on the spot, only with fresh and genuine ingredients. Come over and join our "food lifestyle"!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That is why it should be healthy, delicious, fresh and genuine. Here at Fresco's you will have the chance to enjoy some of the richest breakfasts you will ever experience: easy on the eye and even easier on the stomach, they will give you all the energy you need for your special holiday in Tulum.
Fresco's is specialized in creating delicious and healthy smoothies on the spot, and only using fresh and genuine ingredients, mainly coming from local sources! From cranberries to cantaloupe, from papaya to coconut milk, from ginger to pineapple… and then again, chia seeds, Chaya, peaches, curcuma, guanabana… there's no limit to our fantasy!
Take a bite of Mexico!
Our amazing Chef Miguél Hidalgo has created a seafood & healthy food menu that meets the highest standards of quality and taste: natural yogurt, chia pudding & red fruits, parfait of quinoa and apple, yucca and banana pancakes, turkey breast sandwiches, cheese and blackberries toast, avocado and egg toast.
Order any drink at Fresco's on the beach! Our mixology team has every taste covered. Lunch options available ordering directly from your beach bed. Sit back, relax and enjoy the day on Tulum's beach!


A National Historic Landmark, the Nathaniel Russell House Museum was built over a five-year period and completed in 1808 by Charleston merchant Nathaniel Russell. The house cost $80,000 to build, at a time when the average value of a home was $262. The home's graceful, free-flying, a three-story staircase is an architectural marvel with each cantilevered step supporting the one above and below it. The graceful interiors with elaborate plasterwork ornamentation, geometrically shaped rooms, formal gardens and collection of 18th-century decorative and fine art speak to the wealth of Charleston's elite in the early days of the American Republic.
Restored to its original splendor using forensic analysis and cutting-edge conservation technology by our curatorial staff, we ensure the highest standards of old-world expertise to replicate the finishes, fixtures, and textiles appropriate for this 200-year old townhouse. Because restoration is an ongoing process, visitors have the opportunity to see and learn about the meticulous care, craft, and consideration that goes into every detail.
The 18 enslaved Africans that lived on and maintained the property during the Russell occupancy are an integral part of the history of this one-of-kind house. An exhibit in the original kitchen house features archaeological artifacts, educational panels, and stories of the people vital to the history of this property.
Participating artists will examine identity as it is defined through socioeconomic positioning and cultural signifiers that divide classes.


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Directing: Beauty and the Beast Jr.
Directing Beauty and the Beast Jr. for Lincoln Theatre Company has proven successful on many levels; this talented cast of 36 kids (7-18) has worked hard to put together a fantastic show, for sold-out audiences and enthusiastic reviews. Dick Frantzreb writes "Jason Bortz' work as an actor and director I have admired for many years. Bortz, who seems to have been born for the theatre and who is an experienced wrangler of young actors, did a beautiful job of turning loose the members of this cast to take a chance, experiment with being someone else― and probably discover something about themselves in the process: abilities and self-confidence that they didn't know they had."
Directing: Steel Magnolias Sells Out
An incredible cast of women brought to life this production of Steel Magnolias at Lincoln Theatre Company. I stepped in several weeks into the rehearsal process to direct. The actresses worked diligently and outdid themselves, all eight shows sold out and were very well received by all audience members. Said one, "We went to "Steel Magnolias " and it was amazing! Although I've seen the movie a thousand times, these actors brought tears to my eyes with their performance of the original screenplay."
Acting: My Fair Lady
After a hiatus from the boards, I returned to the stage in the role of Henry Higgins in Lincoln Theatre Company's production of My Fair Lady. Every performance sold out and received enthusiastic standing ovations. Said reviewer Dick Frantzreb, "I've seen Jason Bortz perform brilliantly in the past, and now, in his return to the stage after 3 years, he has come back — if anything — better than before. He brings an intensity to his acting that is simply riveting, and his arrogance as Henry Higgins was complete. He inhabited this character, and his nuance in gesture and speech made me feel like I was watching, not an actor, but an artist at work. His scene of subtly persuading Eliza to agree to elocution lessons would alone have been worth seeing this show again. But there were many such scenes. And strong singing completed his mastery of this role."
A man in our society is not left alone. Not in the cities. Not in the woods. We must have commerce with our fellows, and that commerce is difficult and uneasy. I do not understand how to live in this society. I don't get it. Each person has an enormous effect. Call it environmental impact if you like. Where my foot falls, I leave a mark, whether I want to or not. We are linked together, each to each. You can't breathe without taking a breath from somebody else. You can't smile without changing the landscape. And so I ask the question: Why is theatre so ineffectual, unnew, not exciting, fussy, not connected to the thrilling recognition possible in dreams?
It's a question of spirit. My ungainly spirit thrashes around inside me making me feel lumpy and sick. My spirit is this moment dissatisfied with the outward life I inhabit. Why does my outward life not reflect the enormity of the miracle of existence? Why are my eyes blinded with always new scales, my ears stopped with thick chunks of fresh wax, why are my fingers calloused again?
I don't ask these questions lightly. I beat on the stone door of my tomb. I want out! Some days I wake up in a tomb, some days on a grassy mound by a river. Today, I woke up in a tomb. Why does my spirit sometimes retreat into a deathly closet? Perhaps it is not my spirit leading the way at such times, but my body, longing to lie down in marble gloom, and rot away.
Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done. When it's not a safe place, it's abusive to actors and audiences alike. When its safety is used to protect cowards masquerading as heroes, it's a boring travesty. An actor who is truly heroic reveals the divine that passes through him, that aspect of himself that he does not own and cannot control. The control and the artistry of the heroic actor is in service to his soul.
We live in an era of enormous cynicism. Do not be fooled.
Don't act for money. You'll start to feel dead and bitter.
Don't act for glory. You'll start to feel dead, fat, and fearful.
You can't avoid all the pitfalls. There are lies you must tell. But experience the lie. See it as something dead and unconnected you clutch. And let it go.
Act from the depth of your feeling imagination. Act for celebration, for search, for grieving, for worship, to express that desolate sensation of wandering through the howling wilderness.
Don't worry about Art.
Do these things, and it will be Art.
©2019 by Jason Bortz. Proudly created with Wix.com


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14th October, 2019, 7:26 pm
Labour members accuse party of "stitching up" MP selections
Labour members in seats where parliamentary selections are taking place have accused the party of "stitching up" the process by leaving off local favourites.
The party's national executive committee (NEC) has taken control of longlisting – the first stage of selections – in Labour-held seats.
It will also have partial control over the next stage, shortlisting, to be undertaken by mixed panels that will include NEC, regional board and local party representatives.
For the Ealing North selection, LabourList has been sent the following longlist by local sources:
James Murray – deputy mayor of London for housing
Julian Bell – Ealing council leader, who doesn't live in the constituency
Sitarah Anjum – Ealing North councillor
Rajesh Agrawal – deputy mayor of London for business
Parmjit Dhanda – former Labour MP for Gloucester (2001-2010), brought up in Southall
Rakhia Ismail – Islington councillor and current mayor
Vincent Lo – Brent councillor and Labour's 2017 candidate in Uxbridge
Aysha Raza – Ealing North councillor
This longlist has not been officially verified by the Labour Party, which does not give information about longlisted candidates, but was sent to LabourList by multiple sources.
Local councillors Lewis Cox, Bassam Mahfouz and Chris Summers all appear to have been left off the Ealing North longlist. Mahfouz has long been expected to represent the seat once Steve Pound stood down, and was the incumbent MP's preferred successor.
Mahfouz told LabourList: "I'm so proud of the strong grassroots campaign that I have led throughout this selection campaign, bringing on board the support of the current MP, the majority of councillors in the constituency, party members from across our party.
"I would have loved to have been able to to put forward my successful track record of delivery, in the community I've lived in for the past 35 years, to local party members, as the best candidate to represent it in parliament.
"Given the levels of local support I've been honoured to so far have secured in the selection, I don't believe this selection will be a genuine People's Vote, given the exclusion of myself and several other local candidates from the longlist published tonight. I am sad and disappointed by this."
Members on the Labour left are particularly disappointed by the omission of Cox, the co-founder of Ealing Labour for Corbyn, and Summers, who stood as Labour's candidate for Uxbridge in 2015.
Several local sources have told LabourList that they consider the outcome of the NEC longlisting by the NEC to be a "blatant stitch-up" and a "scandal" – a view that is shared by members across factions.
It is widely thought that the selection is being steered towards a win for James Murray, a former Islington councillor who is now London's deputy mayor for housing.
One NEC member – who was not on the longlisting panel for the seat – commented that it is "disgraceful if they are stitching up such a diverse seat for a middle-class white man".
Liverpool West Derby's selection also produced a longlist that has angered local members, due to the exclusion of councillor Nick Crofts – who was backed by GMB, TSSA, ASLEF, Usdaw and the Co-operative Party.
LabourList has been sent the following longlist by a reliable source:
Barry Kushner – Liverpool councillor, council cabinet member
Olwen Hamer – Works for a homelessness organisation
Ian Byrne – Liverpool councillor, Dan Carden MP's office manager
Angela Coleman – Liverpool councillor, former nurse
Troy Gallagher – Islington councillor
Mandy Clare – Cheshire West councillor
Miro Griffiths – disabled activist on the Wirral
Emily Brothers – Labour's 2015 candidate in Sutton and Cheam
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Over 100 members have written to the party about Crofts being ousted from the race, noting that the councillor is "in the heart of the constituency". Their letter concludes: "The exclusion of such a capable local activist is nothing short of an outrage." It calls on the NEC to "revisit this incomplete longlist".
Ian Byrne is thought to have influential friends in Dan Carden and Karie Murphy, who are both supportive of his bid, but Unite the Union has not officially endorsed him nor anyone else. Momentum has not put out an official endorsement either.
For the Poplar and Limehouse selection, where members are set to replace Jim Fitzpatrick, LabourList has been sent the following longlist by a well-placed source:
Heather Peto – LGBT+ Labour co-chair and Progress activist on last year's NEC slate
Apsana Begum – Local party vice-chair and member of Momentum's national coordinating group
Charlotte Norton – Young Fabians chair and local party women's officer
Asma Begum – Tower Hamlets councillor
Suzy Stride – Labour's 2015 candidate in Harlow
Amina Ali – Tower Hamlets councillor and Momentum member
Local members are frustrated about the exclusion of Rachel Blake, a Tower Hamlets councillor and deputy mayor for planning and air quality, from the longlist.
Blake was thought locally to have a strong campaigning record on issues such as scrapping Universal Credit, and she was the applicant overwhelmingly favoured by Corbynsceptics – while also having secured support from the left.
A number of Poplar and Limehouse members have concluded that the selection is being "stitched up" for Apsana Begum, who is the applicant most supported by the Labour left as a high-profile Momentum activist.
The other most strongly Corbynsceptic-backed candidate is Suzy Stride, who was brought up in Tower Hamlets on a council estate and has experience of running as a parliamentary candidate.
One insider said: "I think they'll knock out Suzy in the shortlisting to make sure she's not a threat – it's all being tied up for Apsana." The next stage of the process is due to take place on Friday.
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Standing Bear (Ponca) (1829-1908)
Contributing Editor: Daniel F. Littlefield, Jr.
It is difficult to provide a historical framework for Standing Bear, though this can be overcome by acquainting students with the modes, conventions, and protocol of Indian oratory, getting them to understand the word as a spoken record of a nonliterate culture. It might be useful to place the dispossession of the Poncas of lands that were traditionally theirs alongside the economic aspirations of immigrants to America and the excesses of the Gilded Age as evidenced in the literature. Teachers who feel hesitant here can make some literary connections by looking at Helen Hunt Jackson's A Century of Dishonor.
Three major themes are an understanding of those who were victimized by national goals of Manifest Destiny; the rights of those outside constitutional protection; and the dehumanization of people in the march of nineteenth-century progress.
Introduce the modes, conventions, and protocol of Indian oratory.
Concerning the theme of destruction of Indian cultures in the late nineteenth century, Indian writers like Posey, Eastman, Bonnin, and Oskison offer useful points of comparison. The position of the Indians as non-white peoples in America might be usefully compared and contrasted to the position of other such groups, like the African-Americans.
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Liebherr 2017 ITTF-European Team Championships
Liebherr 2017 European Championships
Andrea Todorovic the shining light for Serbia as qualifying group stages draw to a close
The race to achieve qualification for the Liebherr 2017 ITTF European Championships is drawing ever closer to its conclusion, with the final round of qualifying group stage matches having been played out in the battle to qualify for the Women's Championship Division.
Andrea Todorović claimed two important victories on the final group stage match day to put Serbia on its way to the Play Offs with a 3-2 victory over Lithuania, while both England and Spain progressed to the Play Offs following successful outcomes against Slovenia and Switzerland respectively.
Strong form continues for Andrea Todorović (Photo: Hussein Sayed)
by Simon Daish
Andrea Todorović headed into the match against Lithuania off the back of a positive weekend at the 2017 Serbian National Championships where she won the Women's Singles title.
More success was yet to come for Andrea Todorović as she beat Lithuania's Ugne Baskutyte (11-1, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3) and Ruta Paskauskiene (14-12, 11-6, 11-8), with Serbia going on to edge out the visitors.
Ruta Paskauskiene and Elge Stuckyte claimed victories for Lithuania against Aneta Maksuki (10-12, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 8-11) and Viktoria Truzsinszki (8-11, 7-11, 10-12) respectively, but Aneta Maksuki avenged her earlier defeat as she triumphed over Ugne Baskutyte in the deciding match (11-3, 7-11, 13-11, 11-5) to give Serbia a 3-2 win.
Awaiting Serbia in the Play Offs is a tie with Croatia. Group D runners up Croatia put in a fine display against opponents Finland as Mateja Jeger, Dorina Srebrnjak and Tian Yuan all contributed straight game successes for the Croatians.
England picked up its second 3-2 victory over hosts Slovenia in Group A, with the lineup of Kelly Sibley, Tin-Tin-Ho and Maria Tsaptsinos putting the away team into the Play Offs.
The match didn't start particularly well for England as Kelly Sibley suffered an opening defeat to home player Alex Galič (9-11, 6-11, 11-13) and while Tin-Tin Ho's win against Ana Tofant (7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8) briefly brought the tie level, Slovenia's Anca Fajmut registered a straight games win over Maria Tsaptsinos (11-9, 11-9, 11-4) to give the hosts a 1-2 lead.
However, all was not lost for England and victories for Tin-Tin Ho and Kelly Sibley in the remaining matches against Alex Galič (11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7) and Ana Tofant (11-9, 11-5, 12-10) gave England the 3-2 win.
Spain's Galia Dvorak (pictured) showed true composure as she recovered from a difficult start to win the opener against Rahel Aschwanden (Photo: Rémy Gros)
Next up for England is a tricky encounter against Spain in the Play Offs. Despite Spain's Galia Dvorak dropping the opening two games of the opening match she recovered to beat Switzerland's Rahel Aschwanden by claiming the next three games (9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-5), and it wasn't long before wins for Spain's Maria Xiao and Raquel Bonilla followed as they saw off Rachel Moret (11-7, 11-2, 11-7) and Celine Reust (6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8).
Both the Netherlands and Sweden will have to settle for the Play Offs, after both countries finished in the runners up positions in Group B and Group J respectively despite triumphing over Greece and Belgium in the concluding round of group stage matches.
Liebherr 2017 European Championships Galia Dvorak Andrea Todorovich
Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over
17 Sep 2017 Liebherr 2017 European Championships
Romania returns to the top after 12 year wait, gold medal finish secured
Strong performance sees Sweden end campaign on a high
Dream campaign ends for Slovenia as Germany edges to victory
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Q: Get argument from Dropdown menu of Notebook I create a 'dropdown' menu in the notebook and tried to use it to update the graph from display function.
I can use it in the filter function.
display(df.filter(df.year == getArgument("Year"))

However, when I tried to use it in the select statement, it started to not work.
display(df.select(getArgument("Year"))

Do you know why?


The course will be offered by Linguapolis (to be confirmed). Please note contact Linguapolis yourself. If you have any question, please send it to Mieke Vermeire.
There are no pre-requisites for the Dutch language course.
The Dutch language course aims at introducing the Dutch language and some conversation topics at a basic level.


An aerospace company based in the US has planned to prepare an expandable propeller plane. It can easily fly via sulphurous atmosphere of Venus in the year 2021. In this challenging project, we can see that the plane cruise can pass through the skies of Venus. It will take a sample from the alien atmosphere of Venus for further analysis and research.
It will be possible to observe the surface of Venus only from distance of fifty kilometres up. However, this plane is going to be a big financial issue for funding of USD 1 billion from NASA for flying. This is named as Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform (VAMP), which is a concept taken from Northrop Grumman Company. VAMP will have a wingspan of around fifty-five metres and with the approximate top speed of around 220km/h.
As per the recent release of 'Space News', a temperature of ground on the planet Venus is nearby 460 degrees Celsius. The surroundings surface pressure is equal to ninety Earth atmospheres. A famous researcher at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado named Constantine Tsang said that survival on the surface of Venus for more than four hours can be dangerous.
However, the VAMP will be flown to around 50 to 70 km at the height from the surface of Venus, where temperatures will be around 15 degrees Celsius. Here, atmospheric pressure will approximately equal to the atmospheric pressure on Earth.
VAMP will just be carried to the planet Venus through a spacecraft and after reaching into the orbit will be detached itself and will reach the Venus atmosphere. This great mission is planned for its launch in the year 2021.


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Letter to the Editor: The Volunteer Difference
Kortney Dewayne, graduate student
From the time you first apply to the university through your status as an alum, you will hear several iterations of what it means to be a Tennessee Vol.
But what does it actually? Is it being the best academically, doing community service or being a supportive fan?
To truly know what a Tennessee Vol is requires a two-fold process in understanding that the essence of our time at the university is to become a good member of society that is distinguished by a willingness to undertake — i.e, volunteer.
This understanding does not limit itself to a specific profession or field of study on one hand, nor does it promise a generation of Mannings or Summitts, of Howard Bakers or Bill Basses on the other.
This understanding is the creation of a body with the ability to raise the intellectual tone of society, develop a level of public consciousness, purify the status quo, instill principle to popular enthusiasm and drive civil discourse.
This understanding gives one a clear, conscious view of their own opinions and judgments, a truth in developing them, an eloquence in expressing them and, moreover, a force in urging them.
This understanding is what what makes us Tennessee Volunteers, Torchbearers who create the Volunteer Difference.
As the semester comes to a close, my hope is that this letter charges the university to pivot in a way that is positively progressive — not only in reflection of the racism and religious intolerance amplified across campus, but ubiquitously in every facet of campus and one's personal life.
I hope this message serves as a reminder to our students, faculty and staff, administration and alumni of our mission and dedication to bear the torch. As one does not light a lamp and put it under a basket; but it's to be placed on a stand so it gives light unto all that are in the house.
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Madewell IPO may be in limbo as talks with lenders break down
Madewell Facebook page
J. Crew's attempt to execute a simultaneous spinoff and initial public offering of its Madewell brand may have hit a roadblock, as talks "with certain holders of loans and securities" have ended with no agreement reached and no further discussions scheduled, according to documents filed last Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company filed that disclosure, along with its own proposal delineating how debt would be traded for a stake in the new Madewell entity and the lenders' proposal, on the same day the IPO paperwork was filed.
Because the lenders as a group, as part of a debt swap last year, had stipulated that the company needed their permission before selling Madewell or taking it public, the two sides' failure to agree could imperil the IPO, according to the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy report, which first noted the disclosure's implications. J. Crew didn't immediately return Retail Dive's request for comment. A Madewell spokesperson declined to comment, noting in an email that the IPO filing necessitates a quiet period.
S&P Global downgraded J. Crew Group on Thursday after the company disclosed that talks with lenders included a possible distressed exchange for debt that the ratings analysts equate with default, as it would fall short of original terms. Analysts with the ratings agency still see the IPO, and a distressed exchange with it, as "more likely" and have a negative outlook for J. Crew's rating.
J. Crew's debt has hampered its operations for years now, including its own plans for an IPO and a fleeting proposal of a sale to Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing.
Now it appears to be a complicating factor in the proposed separation of the ailing J. Crew brand from the more prosperous, if smaller, Madewell brand.
"Assuming it would be a default, which I imagine it would be, that tells me that when or how the Madewell IPO gets completed would seem to be questionable," Pat Collins, a partner at law firm Farrell Fritz with expertise in bankruptcy, restructuring and distressed retail, told Retail Dive in an interview. With "no immediate deal with a key lender constituency," restructuring debt would have to be accomplished some other way, including, possibly, through a bankruptcy, Collins also said.
The conditions for an IPO of Madewell are less than ideal even without the complications of the proposed debt shuffle, according to some analysts.
"The IPO timing might not be the best given the volatility in the financial markets due to China tariffs, rising oil prices, slowing consumer spending on apparel, and rising federal debt," Shawn Grain Carter, professor of fashion business management at the Fashion Institute of Technology, told Retail Dive earlier this week. "This brand is resilient. However, fashion [IPOs] in this type of marketplace might need more than good gross margin profits and strong revenue generation to appease the financial wizards on Wall Street right now."
According to Columbia University Business School retail studies professor Mark Cohen, the deal would at best have mixed results: While a spinoff might work for Madewell, it could signal the end for J. Crew, he said in an email, and compared the two brands' situation to the imminent separation of Old Navy and Gap.
"While Madewell may make a go of it (as likely will Old Navy), clearly the last thing J Crew needs is an unfettered competitor," he said. "Well, this looks like the same old movie which always is likely to have the same old crappy ending. I think Madewell will be OK. J Crew will not. Just as I think Old Navy will be OK while Gap will not."


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60533744 Associate Director, Change Lead Consultant - East Hanover, NJ
Associate Director, Change Lead Consultant
108,000 associates reimagining medicine for more than 799 million people globally. That is also the number of people you may impact as our new internal change lead consultant.
In this global role as part our internal consulting practice you will have the opportunity deliver strategic change initiatives with the aim of maximizing economic value and securing future competitive advantage. Change initiatives include handling a portfolio of consulting programs globally and cross divisionally across the diverse functionality of Commercial, Operational and Scientific teams. The change lead consultant will ensure that our internal customer relationship is proactively lead and the highest levels of customer satisfaction are maintained throughout the lifecycle of projects.
To work with a diverse internal customer base and leadership team to identify, pursue and execute business development opportunities that will ensure an expansion to the consulting services that can be offered by Novartis to the divisions in line with the overall strategy.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Delivering customer change interventions:
\* Ensure change interventions are designed and implemented according to necessary methodology and approach agreed upon with the customer
\* Lead consulting resources including: Senior Consultants, Consultants and vendor resources
\* Build, organize and sustain multi-disciplinary change teams - internal customer, functional, IT, third party
\* Build and manage key stakeholder relationships including regular reviews of project pipelines.
\* Facilitate and motivate change in a heavily networked environment through senior stakeholder engagement and management
Leading our internal consulting team:
\* Support Novartis Consulting leadership to drive the group strategic plan.
\* Work with Lead Business Partners and internal customers (global functions, regional management and country management) to understand the consulting opportunity pipeline and work to convert this into customer projects.
\* Identify opportunities to expand consulting offerings and develop service offerings to customers
\* Mentor and manage the performance of Senior Consultants and Consultants
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.
What you'll bring to the role:
\* Bachelor's Degree required; Graduate or postgraduate degree in organizational psychology/organizational development preferred
\* Further education/certifications in change management, organizational development, and coaching preferred
\* 10+ years' experience driving organizational change projects
\* Likely in a internal/external consulting role focused on organization development, change management and communications and/or P&O background
\* Demonstrated ability to influence others (Sr. leadership) and move toward a common vision or goal
\* Leading teams able to work collaboratively with and through others
\* Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry is helpful but not required
\* Experience in Agile Methodology; Scaled agile methodologies is helpful but not required
Note: Travel may be necessary for key events and team building. In addition, to meet with Novartis team members at Novartis Global Service Centers to support project work, up to 10%.
Why consider Novartis?
769 million. That's how many lives our products touched in 2020. And while we're proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people's lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you're given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you're empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you're surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world's toughest medical challenges.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration, and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
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Our mission is to care and cure. We want to discover, develop and successfully market innovative products to prevent and cure diseases, to ease suffering and to enhance the quality of life.
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Novartis has five business segments and is supported by our global research organization, the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR). These segments are strategically aligned to bring innovative, high-quality and affordable medicines and therapies to patients around the world.
We strive to provide our associates with the safest possible workplace and to promote their health and well-being. We are an integral part of the communities that host our operations. We pay living wages worldwide, contributing to the stability and prosperity of these communities.
At Novartis, we often achieve success through close collaboration with partners who share a common vision and complementary strengths.


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Most of the time when people search for a car shipping service provider, they get in contact with the broker or agents who tends to work under various car shipping companies.
Most of the brokers are associated with more than one car shipping companies and hence they quote different rates for the customers as per the customer's budget and requirements.
But one needs to understand that when there is a middle party involved in any transaction, a portion of the money involved in it is taken by the middle man or the broker.
Hence, the cost is somewhat more in such cases. In order to get a car transported and shipped in a relatively low cost, one can opt for car shipping without brokers.
There are individual drivers that own trucks and perform the task of transporting vehicles from one coast to the other. Since there is no third party or a broker involved, it is the driver who himself quotes the amount and hence they work on a relatively low cost as compared to the car shipping services with brokers.
Though the cost in car shipping without brokers is low that seems to be an advantage, the options are really less. Finding out the most suitable driver with a favorable truck closed or open and confirming their license is a tough job to be done.
Also, one would need to find two different drivers for the two coasts, one for the pickup in the source coast and other for the delivery on the destination coast.
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import React, {Component} from 'react';
import SelectField from 'material-ui/SelectField';
import MenuItem from 'material-ui/MenuItem';
import ShowCaseCard from './ShowCaseCard';

const styles = {
  customWidth: {
    width: 150,
  },
};

/**
 * `SelectField` is implemented as a controlled component,
 * with the current selection set through the `value` property.
 * The `SelectField` can be disabled with the `disabled` property.
 */
export default class SelectFieldExampleSimple extends Component {
  state = {
    value: 1,
  };

  handleChange = (event, index, value) => this.setState({value});

  render() {
    var showCase =

          <SelectField
            floatingLabelText="Frequency"
            value={this.state.value}
            onChange={this.handleChange}
          >
            <MenuItem value={1} primaryText="Never" />
            <MenuItem value={2} primaryText="Every Night" />
            <MenuItem value={3} primaryText="Weeknights" />
            <MenuItem value={4} primaryText="Weekends" />
            <MenuItem value={5} primaryText="Weekly" />
          </SelectField>

          <SelectField floatingLabelText="Frequency" value={1} disabled={true}>
            <MenuItem value={1} primaryText="Disabled" />
            <MenuItem value={2} primaryText="Every Night" />
          </SelectField>

          <SelectField
            floatingLabelText="Frequency"
            value={this.state.value}
            onChange={this.handleChange}
            style={styles.customWidth}
          >
            <MenuItem value={1} primaryText="Custom width" />
            <MenuItem value={2} primaryText="Every Night" />
            <MenuItem value={3} primaryText="Weeknights" />
            <MenuItem value={4} primaryText="Weekends" />
            <MenuItem value={5} primaryText="Weekly" />
          </SelectField>

          <SelectField
            floatingLabelText="Frequency"
            value={this.state.value}
            onChange={this.handleChange}
            autoWidth={true}
          >
            <MenuItem value={1} primaryText="Auto width" />
            <MenuItem value={2} primaryText="Every Night" />
            <MenuItem value={3} primaryText="Weeknights" />
            <MenuItem value={4} primaryText="Weekends" />
            <MenuItem value={5} primaryText="Weekly" />
          </SelectField>

      ;
    return (
      <ShowCaseCard
        title="Simple examples"
        subtitle="SelectField is implemented as a controlled component, with the current selection set through the value property. The SelectField can be disabled with the disabled property."
        text={showCase}
      />
    );
  }
}


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El Grup 3 de la Copa del Món de Futbol 1982, disputada a Espanya, formava part de la primera fase de la competició. Estava compost per quatre equips, que s'enfrontaren entre ells amb un total de 6 partits. El dos més ben classificats van passar a la ronda següent.

Integrants
El grup 2 està integrat per les seleccions següents:

Classificació

Partits

Argentina vs Bèlgica

Hongria vs El Salvador

Argentina vs Hongria

Bèlgica vs El Salvador

Bèlgica vs Hongria

Argentina vs El Salvador

Referències

Copa del Món de Futbol de 1982


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