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Swanning Around the World
From Notes from 39,000 Feet
by Dale Rominger
Publisher: Xlibris Corp. UK Sr (Nov 2010)
Xlibris Press
Georgetown, Guyana, June 2006
On the Glamour of it All
This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.[1]
I found myself sitting in the Georgetown, Guyana airport at 4:30 in the morning wondering if it was not time to start looking for a new job. I'd been in worse airports, but this one wasn't great. I got up at 2:00 a.m. to have enough time to check out of the hotel, take the forty-five minute taxi ride to the airport, check in, get my boarding pass, make my way through passport control and catch a flight to Kingston. I had packed the night before and got little sleep. I stood in the line at passport control (yes, there was a line at 4:00 a.m.), but I hadn't realized there was an Airport Departure Tax (you should always ask before getting to the airport!). The nice man at the passport desk kept my passport and sent me back to the Departure Tax window where I discovered I didn't have enough Guyana cash. That nice man sent me out of the airport to a rundown café across the street with two sad looking customers where a not so nice woman gave me Guyana dollars for U.S. dollars. Her exchange rate was breathtaking.
This trip could have gone better. My schedule: London to Barbados to Georgetown (where I discovered half the people in the meeting thought I was there for an entirely different reason); Georgetown to Kingston (where I inadvertently offended one of my colleagues because I was too damn tired to get up early the next morning to see him in his new ministry - remember I had started that day at 2:00 a.m.); and finally Kingston to Havana (where I was robbed of all my cash on a late night taxi ride from the airport to the hotel).
It was the connecting flight in Barbados on the outward journey that got things off to a bad start. I arrived in the airport at around 3:00 p.m. and was told I had to go through passport control and customs (thus entering the country) even though I had a connecting flight. It took me an hour to get through the system at which point I walked five minutes back to passport control and then into the departure lounge (thus exiting the country). I think I spent ten minutes in Barbados before re-entering the "non-place" of the airport departure lounge. Once in, however, I still had three hours to wait for my flight, which did not come. There were no announcements, no explanations. I finally heard two airport employees discussing the fact that the runway lights had mysteriously gone out and there were no flights landing or taking off. By 10:00p.m. a crowd of people wanting to get home to Guyana were furious. A man in a bright orange shirt rallied the crowd and marched them to the information desk. I followed assuming this would be at least entertaining enough to kill some time. And it was, though I really felt sorry for the woman at the desk. She simply had no information as the airline was apparently unable to tell her, or us, where the plane was, whether parked on the ground somewhere or flying high in the skies.
At 11:00 p.m. we finally boarded, being told to take any seat we could find. I arrived in Georgetown at 1:00 a.m., made my way through the system and grabbed a taxi. The driver told me to sit in the front and started a running commentary the moment we drove off. At first I wanted him to shut up; I was tired and had no energy for a taxi driver conversation (you really do have to be in the right mood). But within ten minutes he had won me over and it was a great ride to the hotel. By the time I checked in, unpacked, and showered, it was almost 4:00 a.m. I had a meeting at 8:00 a.m. with a 7:30 a.m. pick up.
It is fair to say that the ministry of international relations is perceived as something far off and for the very few, understood by most people as church executives "swanning around the world" to meet other church executives in exotic places. I have often said that you need to deal with at least two of three things to do my job: the non-places of airplanes, airports and hotels. I can still tolerate airplanes and I often like hotels, but I hate airports.


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You Speak, I Listen
By the time the sketch for this novel went from my head to words on a page, I was already clutching the characters to my chest, holding them and all their troubles tight. They were mine, I thought, but really, I was theirs. All theirs. If I didn't give them enough time to figure things out, if there was one false note to a conversation, if I glossed over a detail or underestimated their terror or vitality, they gnashed their teeth and rolled their eyes, like the wild things in Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. The only way I could face them day after day was to approach each one with love and rigor, to let them know that nobody was leaving until we got it exactly right.
Some days the words got stuck like behind a dam and a character would step forward to help me break through, stone by stone. Other days the words spilled out in every direction and it was a race to catch them. The trajectory was never straight—homecoming never is—but it was dogged and true.
For me, there is no going back to Iran, but word by word, my characters clawed their way there to find out what it means to be home, to explore the questions of identity and belonging. I learned that writing a novel is a vow between the writer and the reader, not unlike the unspoken promise between a doctor and his patient, or a chef and his diner. Listening is important, and there might be a need to show some technique. But no less vital is a commitment to detail, a desire to imagine what it is that another feels or thinks. Otherwise, the reader will not be moved, the patient will not be cured, and everyone will go to bed without supper.
A Kitchen Drawer
My mother wrote her recipes in prose, linking ingredients together into homespun expressions, putting you at ease, making it seem as effortless as boiling an egg: "Just add a handful of sugar to a pot of cherries and cook them until they stop bobbing to the surface." These cherries were later folded into saffron rice with slivered almonds and orange peel, but never mind that now, the cherries are tiny and take a while to pit – a task we'll share over a cup of tea. So that's how I learned to cook Persian food, by knowing a handful could mean a half a cup or more, that only lazy cooks don't bother to pit stone fruit before cooking it, and patience is an essential ingredient.
I should not have been surprised then, to find a drawer brimming with recipes in her long hand on paper ripped from bank deposit slips and prescription pads, some in Farsi, some in English, and written like words of advice versus formulas. But on that afternoon, just days after she died, I felt compelled to dismantle her kitchen, lining up boxes like little coffins and filling them with cups and saucers. When I pulled open a drawer, I didn't expect to find a dozen variations of tuna casserole, macaroni and cheese, and banana bread – a compilation of American dishes she had made great efforts to master. I put all the recipes in a manila file tied with string and brought them home. They sat on my bookshelf for a year before I could bear to look at them again. But I thought about them every day like solving an equation backwards, trying to understand how I had come upon the result. My mother, a woman well versed in Persian cookery, was taking notes on the multiple ways to make coleslaw. There was Jenny's version with shredded apples, and a
restaurant version with whole grain mustard. In Pat's oatmeal raisin cookies, she had overruled her neighbor's attempt at precise measurements and written loose instructions to give herself plenty of room to make mistakes. I think it was her way of making it her own. Amassed haphazardly over the course of twenty five years, since her immigration to America in 1980, these handwritten recipes were a testament to her diligent efforts to assimilate, expand her repertoire, and teach herself American cookery.
In my efforts to understand what happens to those left behind and how to cope with loss, my first instinct was simply to write my parent's story – a doctor and a nurse who escaped execution and took refuge in America. I soon realized that the only story I could write, other than an anecdotal account of their lives, was my story: my experience as their daughter, how I was shaped as an Iranian-American, and the role I played within the family unit as a link between two cultures. A persistent feeling occupied my thoughts that I had not appreciated my mother's tenacity, her will to piece together a new life in an unfamiliar land, to recreate a sense of place for her children, and foster friendships and love for their adopted country. They say that survivors look for messages. I saw her collection of recipes as an incentive to understand her experience in exile, following our path as we made our way to America while looking over my shoulder at what we left behind.
In my family food was the language we used to tell stories, to communicate love, share our passions, and our values. I am intrigued by the fact that a country can be ravaged by fundamentalism and war, its citizens scattered like shards of glass over the globe, and yet its food remains intact. Food allows us to hold on to something sensory, providing not only nourishment, but security, dignity, and love. In writing this book I have followed a yearning certainly for comfort and solace, but also to unravel the interior world that all immigrants inhabit. My mother looked in between cultures to find meaning, to understand how we are all connected in a world of appetites. She wrote recipes like stories, knowing instructions are not compelling, but hunger is.
Tea with Ghosts
My Uncle Darius died a few days ago. He had a stroke and collapsed in his home, alone. He had stayed behind in Tehran while my aunt went to Canada to visit their children and grandchildren. In better years, they may have lived beneath the same roof or at least in the same town but we, their children, their nieces and nephews, are the seeds that were scattered abroad to save us from tyranny.
The last time I saw my uncle was on a brief visit to Iran after 32 years in exile. I returned fatherless, motherless, middle-aged, a stranger. Yet he took me in his arms like the fifteen-year-old niece he'd last seen in 1978. What shook me to the core was his voice. He was my father's baby brother, their voices parroted one another, so when he said my name, my pet name, Dony joon, my heart burst. He looked smaller than I remembered him being. He had my father's beak nose and I could not take my eyes off of it. My dad died in 1997 but what mysterious heirlooms he imprinted on this man, of whom I was so fond, sitting beside me drinking tea, his nose obstructing the path of a teacup to his lips. He spoke with the same emphasis on certain vowels, the endearing accent of northern Iran—my father advising me. When his wife interrupted him, he made a face "Let me finish!" Yes, let him, I thought. How I wanted to reach out and touch his nose, to capture the words that tumbled from his mouth into a Mason jar, to later hold the glass like a seashell to my ear when I missed my dad.
I returned home to California but I could not forget that close encounter, that feeling of holding something so dear. Dony joon echoed in my ears. What solace there was in knowing that so vital a piece of my father, his voice, still lived inside my uncle.
Growing up, these two brothers remained close, they married and filled their houses with children and then emptied them when one was forced to leave with his family and one chose to stay and send his children abroad. One is buried in a cemetery in California and one was buried today, in Tehran. The world has gone mad, lives vandalized, families ripped apart, fathers die alone, sons and daughters adrift. We try to make our parents proud, we strive, sometimes we succeed, we assimilate, we raise children who may never know their grandparents, and rarely do we mother our mothers, or nurse them when they become ill. One April afternoon, the awful news travels across telephone lines while I'm at my child's track meet. All in a moment, the pendulum swings back to the street where I grew up. I know exactly where he fell. I know how the telephone rings in that house. I know the sound of that buzzer, unanswered. I know all this from seven thousand miles away.
My aunt flew home on the first flight. Home, what home? Without a husband, without children and grandchildren, it's a widow's lair where the survivor returns to seek her mate in a coat still on a hook by the door, his watch on the chest of drawers, a morning teacup in the sink. She will put the kettle on. She will sit at the kitchen table to drink her tea, bitter and sweet, and she will bide her time until one day her children call her West. And so there will be no trace of anyone's life in that house, no pictures, no linens, no teacups, no voices of our fathers. She would never come back.
So many of us will face Father's Day without our fathers. Not all of them are gone from this world. Not yet. Some are unable to cross a border to reach their families, some lay in hospice, some are estranged. After all, what is our duty to our fathers? Is it to arrive in time to say goodbye? Is it to call on Sunday afternoons? To remember a birthday or that he gave up ties, his hands too shaky to make the knot? Is it to follow in his footsteps? To be patient with our children when they're learning to tie their shoelaces or drive a car? Or is it simply to listen for that embedded voice? The voice of caution, the voice of wisdom, and of love, reassuring us that we were cherished, sometimes imperfectly, but cherished.

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See Now Then
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Jamaica Kincaid's novel opens with a scene of a seemingly idyllic home life in small-town New England. But it soon becomes clear that the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sweet is anything but sweet.
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See now then, the dear Mrs. Sweet who lived with her husband Mr. Sweet and their two children, the beautiful Persephone and the young Heracles in the Shirley Jackson house, which was in a small village in New England. The house, the Shirley Jackson house, sat on a knoll, and from a window Mrs. Sweet could look down on the roaring waters of the Paran River as it fell furiously and swiftly out of the lake also named Paran; and looking up, she could see surrounding her, the mountains named Bald and Hale and Anthony, all part of the Green mountain Range; and she could see the firehouse where sometimes she could attend a civic gathering and hear her government representative say something that might seriously affect her and the well- being of her family or see the firemen take out the fire trucks and dismantle various parts of them and put the parts back together and then polish all the trucks and then drive them around the village with a lot of commotion before putting them away again in the fire house and they reminded Mrs. Sweet of the young Heracles, for he often did such things with his toy fire trucks; but just now when Mrs. Sweet was looking out from a window in the Shirley Jackson house, her son no longer did that. From that window again, she could see the house where the man who invented timelapse photography lived but he was dead now; and she could see the house, the Yellow House, that Homer had restored so carefully and lovingly, polishing the floors, painting the walls, replacing the pipes, all this in the summer before that awful fall, when he went hunting and after felling the largest deer he had ever shot, he dropped down dead while trying load it onto the back of his truck. And Mrs. Sweet did see him lying in his coffin in the Mahar funeral home, and she thought then, why does a funeral home always seem so welcoming, so inviting from the outside, so comfortable are the chairs inside, the beautiful golden glow of the lamp light softly embracing every object in the room, the main object being the dead, why is this so, Mrs. Sweet said to herself as she saw Homer, lying all alone and snug in his coffin, and hewas all dressed up in brand-new hunting clothes, a redand black plaid jacket made of boiled wool and a red knitted hat, all clothing made by Woolrich or Johnson Bros. or some out door clothing outfitters like that; and Mrs. Sweet wanted to speak to him, for he looked so much like himself, to ask him if he would come to paint her house, the Shirley Jackson house, or could he come and do something, anything, fix the pipes, clean the gutters of the roof, check to see if water had leaked into the basement, because he appeared to be so like himself, but his wife said, Homer shot the biggest deer of his life and he died while trying to put in the back of his truck; and Mrs. Sweet was sympathetic to the worldly-ness of the dead, for she could make herself see the army of worms, parasites, who had, without malice aforethought, begun to feed on Homer and would soon reduce him to the realm of wonder and disillusion so sad, so sad all of this that Mrs. Sweet could see then, while standing at the window of the house in which Shirley Jackson had lived and across the way was the house in which old Mrs. McGovern had died and she had lived in it for many years before she became old, she had lived in her house, built in a neo-something style that harkened back from another era, long ago, long before Mrs. McGovern had been born and then a grown-up woman who married and lived with her husband in the Yellow House and made a garden of only peonies, big white ones that were streaked with a wine dark red on the petals nearest the stamens, like an imagined night crossing an imagined day, so had been those peonies in Mrs. McGovern's garden and she had grown other things but no one could remember what they were, only her peonies were committed to memory and when Mrs. McGovern had died and so therefore vanished from the face of the earth, Mrs. Sweet had dug up those peonies from that garden, "Festiva Maxima" was their name, and planted them in her own garden, a place Mr. Sweet and the beautiful Persephone and even the young Heracles hated. The Pembrokes, father and son, mowed the lawn, though sometimes the father went off to Montpelier, the capital, to cast votesfor or against, as he felt to be in the best interest of thepeople who lived in that village in New England, which even now is situated on the banks of the river Paran; and the other people in that village, the Woolmingtons lived always in their house, and the Atlases too, and so also were the Georges, the Lloyds, the Perrys; the library was full of books but no one went into it, only parents with their children, parents who wanted their children to read books, as if reading books were a form of love that was a mystery to them, a mystery that must remain just that. The small village in New England held all that and much more and all that and much was then and now, time and space intermingling, becoming one thing, all in the mind of Mrs. Sweet.
Excerpted from See Now Then by Jamaica Kincaid, to be published in February 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Copyright 2013 by Jamaica Kincaid. All rights reserved.


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I had to clean the carpet after making two entries here. I didn't really want to considering the opps popping out but I didn't have a choice since I was the one who wanted to clean it anyway. I am done cleaning now and have the time to make more entries if there are still some left for me. I hope I will get more to make up for the last couple of weeks. I basically didn't get much tasks and I was not very happy about it but now I am given the chance. Thank you. My week is starting out good, hopefully.
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Named after their creator, Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin, he intended them for use in the worlds firs try airline. Zeppelins were usually used for reconnaissance missions, however the Nazis did manage to carry out a number of successful strategic bombings raids by during the Great War over Belgium, London and Paris. Highly affected by bad weather and vulnerability to ground fire spelled the demise of the ships use in the war.
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About the Salt Suite
Our Salt Suite locations are centers for wellness and relaxation. This is where you can come to heal… to feel good… to breathe. In creating this therapeutic haven, every care was taken to ensure a calm, comfortable environment for all who receive treatment here. Our clients and their well-being are of utmost importance to us. You will always be treated with kindness and courtesy, and you will always feel welcome.
When you enter the adult and children salt suites, you'll see that the floor and walls are covered in salt. This creates a negative ion and bacteria free environment. Once comfortable, the generator comes on and you begin breathing in the healing salt aerosol. The dry salt aerosol is an extremely fine dry mist and hardly noticeable.
Adult Relaxation Suite
Our adult salt suite has a maximum of 7 people and is equipped with luxurious chairs and footrests. Each person has their own divided space to completely relax. Inside the salt rooms, you can enjoy one of our magazines, listen to relaxing music, meditate, or simply rest. Feel free to bring your own music or reading material. Please refer to our FAQ page regarding your own electronics.
Children's Relaxation Suite
Our children's suite is designed to provide kids with a playful environment while they receive therapeutic treatment. It is an interactive, engaging space. There is a TV available if parents would like their kids to watch movies or cartoons. There is a "Kid's Table" with coloring books, puzzles, and toys. It is the salt on the floor that the kids enjoy most. It allows them to play with toys just like on the beach. In the room are a couple of chairs for parents to use if they wish to sit with their children or feel free to play in the salt with them.
You can wear normal clothing. If you are treating a skin condition such as dermatitis, eczema, or psoriasis you may want to expose those areas if possible. See our Frequently Asked Questions page for other suggestions and details like this.
Feel free to review our schedule and book online or stop by the facility for more information. A knowledgeable staff member will always be on hand to greet you and answer any questions that you have. We welcome your inquiries and feedback at all times. We want nothing more than to continuously improve and provide the ultimate therapeutic experience for our patients.
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Carter, Emily, Kyle and Ashley + Mom, Dad and Doggies!/
Such a beautiful family ... so full of love and life. We love family sessions - but more so - we love that families find time to spend special moments together, minus all the craziness that life can sometimes bring. This sweet family did just that - and we were grateful to be there to capture the wonderfulness. <3 Not to mention ... those sweet doggies! Such good doggies, who are loved and adored by the whole family! :)


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The Integrated Quality Management Source, or iQMS as it has come to be known, was developed as an urgent replacement for an enterprise quality system. At the time it was built solid but only with the very minimum number of features due to the time constraints. Since then a number of features have been added that put it on par with any enterprise quality system on the market.
The system consists of all of the features necessary to be considered an enterprise quality solution, including:
- Both role and module-based user security administration, complete with quality certification association and filtering
- Non-Conformance Report creation, search, export and edit
- 8 Dimension Corrective Action creation, search, export and edit
- 7 Dimension Corrective Action creation, search, export and edit
- Preventive Action creation, search, export and edit
- Minimal Corrective Action creation, search, export and edit
- Opportunities For Improvement creation, search, export and edit
- Customer Action creation, search, export and edit
- Supplier communication initiation and tracking
- Supplier product deviation request creation, review and tracking
- Secure and direct external supplier access to relevant data
- User feedback and request tracking
- Child task creation and association to elements throughout the system
- User-specific dashboard filtering and notification
- User-friendly navigation, including quick search and captive results paging features
- On-demand canned reporting with user-specific parameter memory
- Shareable, user-defined queries for each document type
- Both import and export API-based integration with external systems
- Secure, business-unit-based administration of reference elements
- Interactive display of real-time visual graphical metrics
- and much more...
Not only are system integration tasks exposed to administrators but control of when and how frequently those tasks occur is also provided.
The landing page automatically filters documents of interest throughout the system to promote ease of use and minimize time required to find items of personal responsibility.
A fly-out navigation panel makes it quick and easy to return to recently viewed documents or to navigate among items of personal responsibility regardless of which screen is currently being viewed.
Visual indicators, one of which is displayed here, are filterable and interactive. In this view clicking on a pie section would open a list of NCR documents corresponding to the section selected.
As is common of essentially professionally-written business systems end users have full control over user access and configuration. What makes iQMS user administration a bit more special is the mix of management simplicity with granularity of access control. For instance, a given user can be given access to one or several business units/locations, one, several or no regulatory control document type and one or many application roles. The combination of possibilities makes granting appropriate permissions straightforward without creating a rights management nightmare.
Every drop down selection or other reference element in any managed document type is maintainable by an authorized administrator. In this visual we see an example of the straightforward access given to a location administrator to maintain related NCR Liabilities for their given location. A location administrator with access to multiple locations have rights to each of the lists related to any of those locations but nothing more.
In addition to the flexible data access provided by the dynamic search and query features mentioned above a canned report system exists as well to allow simple execution of more complex or standardized reports. Note that criteria options for each of these reports are predefined and vary by report and that a given user's entered selection criteria is remembered and retained until changed or cleared. This module was intentionally designed to be open ended and easy to augment in order to allow reporting needs to vary by business demands.


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are you sure? did you try to turn on the subtitles or what cuz some plopee dont know how to get the subtitles on, you go to the videos tab (this is for vlc) and there is a subtitles section and select the language, if that doesnt work id try downloading it in .avi version References :
You should try Womble EasyDVD, it's not hard to use it for it's eerxemtly easy-to-use and will meet almost all the needs when authoring a DVD disc.If you have a 4.7 gb dvd r, you need to select a 4.38 disc capacity when output a DVD folder in EasyDVD's Output step if the total size of the DVD project is bigger than 4.7 gb. But please notice that the more video compression, the more quality lose.You can download a free trial here
Why would you post this in Country? Get that crap out of here!(And to answer your oeistuqn, download either Limewire or Frostwire from their respective websites (limewire.com or frostwire.com), install the software and download the song.
The latest version of Direct Vob Sub is 2.39. You can download it from here - http://www.free-codecs.com/download/DirectVobSub.htm. It is a 450 KB download. After downloading it, just install it.
Now when whenever you want to view any subtitles, copy the SRT file to the same folder as your video and rename it to the same file as the movie but with the SRT extension. If your movie file is ABC.avi, then you should have your subtitle file ABC.srt in the same folder.
how about windows media player? i keep the the files in the same folder unfortunately its not working.
Downloaded directvobsub. Doesnt work. Files are together. Using Windows media player. Wont open no matter what options I chagne in windows media. So.. It just doesnt work. Dont waste your time.
download and install DirectVobSub, make sure your movie files name has the same name with your subtitles file.Open windows media player and right click.Set up your subtitles language anabled.close your WMP and reopen it. If its not working again, try to open your movie with WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER... there you go,it should work now.
On Mac, Use VLC 3.1 or better.
Select VIDEO menu>SubtitleTrack>track 1, and your .srt will play in language you downloaded from addic7ed or other, when you play movie already loaded.
You can do this in pause [spacebar] mode, then [spacebar] again to start.
Oh, if you're really new at this, the .srt file needs to be exactly the same name [except for the extension... .srt, .mkv, or .avi. - in order for VLC to autodetect the file and give you the above choice of track 1.
simply select .avi file, and single click again; it will select all text except for extension.
Then copy, and paste to other mate file same way to insure identical text. It can be named anything, long as they match.
You don't really need to download Mplayer after you install DVobSubs. If the video lags when playing in WMP, download Media Player Classic, it works for me when i'm watching 720/1080 videos.
It doesn't work cause I can not access the primary subtitles, I have no idea why.
I am using a Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4
In order to play avi and srt files, just make sure both files of the same movie are in the same folder first.
Download http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/28298/mplayer-osx-extended
and run it.
Play the avi file and subtitles will appear.
If subtitles do not appear, just click 'File' in MPlayer OS X Extended followed by 'Open Subtitles'.
if you are using VLC for mac, just make sure the names of the two files are the same (varying extensions of course) and drag them together into VLC. Simple.
Thank you for the info! It was really helpful.
Generally Windows Movie Maker supoprt .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, .wmv. If you use Vista it also supoprt .dvr-ms.Try convert your record file again and reset the productivity.Try another record converter.U can google or yahoo.Hope this can help you!
Lauren is right. changing the names works. Thankyou so much :)
For MAC:
Have both .avi and .srt files in one folder. Both files should have the same file name except for the file extension which are '.avi' and '.srt'.
(best is to copy and paste the title to the subtitle file name)
Movie file name: Amour.avi
then the subtitle file should be
On the upper left click
>Subtitles & OSD
>then under Enable Onscreen Display, uncheck 'Enable OSD'
>Click 'Save'
Hope it works for other MAC users too. Enjoy! :)
bro, i already had the same problem with AVI files and so on, it did show a strange letters, so just in VLC , go to tools-> preferences-> Subtitles & OSD, then see the default encoding, change it to Arabic ( windows 1256 )
it worked here ;) and that's the real solution ;)


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Games Workshop drops a BOMB on the 40k community with their Facebook Live Stream 8th Edition Q&A session. They confirm some of the rumors that have been floating around, while also giving us some cool new insights into the upcoming edition. Listen in as your Heroes breakdown the all the key points and offer their reactions!
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The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
By Jeff VanderMeer
I have been included in an amazing writing guide that uses hundreds of images by artists and illustrators as inspiration for creative writing.
I have 4 artworks used as illustration on seven pages, an interview and even a full page picture of my studio shelves.
Jeff VanderMeer, award-winning author of The Steampunk Bible, has taken a completely new and wholly original approach to the writing guide, and created a manual that not only utilizes invaluable written information, but also teaches via scores of helpful and stimulating illustrations. Through an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism, Wonderbook energizes and motivates while also providing practical, nuts-and-bolts advice about how to improve as a writer. The book is filled with more than 200 images and pictorial exercises that will expand the reader's creativity. These imaginative and influential illustrations are sure to inspire the next generation of aspiring fantasy writers.


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Indie wedding at The Russett in Hackney
When I met Tamsin and Alex in a little London pub earlier this year, they told me all about their plans for an indie wedding at the Russet in Hackney, it sounded just my cup of tea. They wanted laid back photos to capture the vibe, celebrating their marriage in the locality where they live.Man I loved their local London wedding from start to finish, such a relaxed atmosphere with so much love in the room :) From their first look, to walking into their ceremony together, waiting to greet every guest as they left the ceremony, finding dogs to borrow in the park, drinking champage out of the bottle, emotional grandparent photos, autumn leaves and the most amazing vegetarian feast I have ever tasted - and a killer soundtrack too. All of the little details had been handmade with love, an absolute team effort. Huge congratulations Tammy and Alex, I hope you had an amazing time in NYC on your honeymoon!


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300 Nordic executives share their insights on the state of business innovation in the Nordics.
We develop innovative solutions with one goal in mind - to shape a smarter society that anticipates the needs of its people.
Discussing and sharing the kinds of ideas that will change your business, our society and make everyday life a little better.
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> * Steven Pemberton wrote: >> Modularization certainly does serve a purpose, for instance keeping a >> handle on different language profiles, such as XHTML Basic, Print and >> 1.1, and documenting extension points to ease the process of >> combining >> different schemas, as Masayasu Ishikawa demonstrated in his >> XHTML+MathML+SVG profile (http://www.w3.org/TR/ >> XHTMLplusMathMLplusSVG/), >> therefore making it easier to define extensions (or contractions) >> to XHTML. I may be totally missing the point, but how does the Modularization make creating modified DTDs/schemas easier than duplicating a monolithic DTD/schema and adding or removing stuff? It appears that subsetters may want to subset in ways different from those that were not recommended by the HTML WG anyway: http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0071.html#profile-text -- Henri Sivonen email@example.com http://hsivonen.iki.fi/Received on Wednesday, 15 February 2006 08:22:37 UTC
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A beautiful Herschell-Spillman carousel made in 1918 is to be auctioned for the price of $250,000 to $500,000. This carousel or merry-go-round is believed to have been operated on weekends at Florida's Big Top Market, for around ten years. It has been restored and repaired by its owner, and is currently in working order.
Vintage American carousel from 1918
On this vintage American carousel are sixteen antique Alan Herschelle jumping horses, all made from wood. These wooden horses were all made in the early 20th century, 1920 to be exact. There are also six jumping baby-sized cartoon figures, two spinning tubs, two carved chariots and two animals abreast with 14 sweeps.
A spinning tub in the Herschelle-Spillman carousel
Antique wooden horse made by Alan Herschelle
What do you think of this beautiful vintage Herschell-Spillman American carousel? Would you like to take a ride on it?


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June Workshops
Mindfulness in Movement and mind
- Gentle Vinyasa Flow and Guided Meditation Workshop
11:00 - 13:00
Saturday 2nd June 2018
Fresh Ground Church, Clapham Junction
Phantai and Hayley (Latitude Wellbeing) invite you to let go of your week and empower your weekend. Join us for a 90 minute restorative workshop to practice mindfulness through slow yoga flows, conscious breath, deep peaceful stretches and an extended yoga nidra relaxation meditation.
Never done yoga or mindfulness meditation before? No problem! Just bring yourself to enjoy the benefits that relaxation and restoration can have on your body and mind as we learn how to do less, to achieve more.
Restorative yoga and mindfulness meditation helps us connect to the parasympathetic nervous system that allows your body and brain to settle into "rest and digest" mode. Learning simple mindfulness, movement and breath techniques are proven to help lower heart rate, blood pressure and reduce overall impacts of stress. Throughout the workshop we will use simple breath techniques, yoga movements and relaxation to leave you feeling rested and ready for your weekend. There is no experience necessary so it is a great opportunity for beginners and anyone wanting to let go and restore internal balance after a busy week.
- 90 minutes of yoga,
- Breathing exercises,
- Extended relaxation through a guided yoga nidra meditation,
- Veggie treats and yoga goodies.
- Coffee shop available in the building.
What better way to start your day?
Workshops Coming Soon
A deep look at the psoas muscle
Physio led workshop, yoga class & extended relaxation yoga nidra.
If you follow any yoga teachers or blogs online you may well have come across the infamous psoas muscle recently. But what exactly is it, where is it and why is it such a hot topic these days?
Join experienced physiotherapist and yoga teacher Hayley from Latitude wellbeing for a 2 hour workshop to explore all of these questions. We will look at the anatomy, and how it functions both in day to day activities and in yoga practice as well as why it is now gaining notoriety and interest from neuroscientists as a muscle that can hold and respond to chronic stress and trauma.
Following our discussion we will put learning to practice by indulging in an hour long, grounding yoga class for the psoas and release into an extended relaxing yoga Nidra practice.
Suitable for all levels, students and teachers.
Explanation and open discussion on the psoas,
Practical exercises to locate the psoas,
60 minute yoga class
Extended relaxation and yoga Nidra
Lecture Handouts
Yoga Goodie Bags
What is the core: Explore and Restore
Physio led workshop, yoga class & extended relaxation yoga nidra
What springs to mind when you think of the core? Sits ups? Perhaps the dreaded planks? People are often surprised to discover that the true core is actually made up of a collection of deep subtle muscles working at all times to help stabilize your spine, pelvis and breath. An injury or even a lot of hours at a desk however can sometimes knock these muscles a little out of sync, leaving us vulnerable to discomfort in the back, neck or shoulders when we try powerful movements or postures.
Join experienced physiotherapist and Yoga Teacher Hayley from Latitude Wellbeing to discover exactly what makes up the core. Using a combination of Pilates and Physiotherapy principles this 2 hour workshop will explore how to locate and access the deep core muscles to keep you safe in class and build strength in the right places to progress towards those trickier poses. We will then look at how this mirrors the ancient yoga principles of Bandha's or locks in the body both physically and energetically for a truly holistic approach to strength as we share a 60 minute core yoga practice and extended relaxation and yoga Nidra. Handouts and yoga goodie bags will be provided
Suitable for all levels, students and teachers.
Explanation and open discussion on the deep core,
Practical exercises to locate the deep core,
60 minute yoga class
Extended relaxation and yoga Nidra,
Lecture handouts
Yoga Goodie bags.
Please note, if you have recently given birth, had any abdominal or spinal surgery or have any other relevant medical conditions for a core class please contact firstname.lastname@example.com to discuss any necessary adaptations prior to booking.
All are workshops are taught by Hayley who brings more than 12 years experience in physiotherapy and Clinical Pilates to her yoga teaching and workshops.
As a Chartered Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Instructor Hayley has a wealth of experience in the impact that injury, illness and inactivity can have on a person's health and wellbeing. It was whilst recovering from her own injury however, that she discovered yoga and meditation. Inspired by the boost to strength, energy levels, and clarity after classes, Hayley trained in yoga and mindfulness to offer the same benefits to her patients and further specialised to work with children and pre/post natal clients.
With a masters base in neuroscience Hayley continued to explore the benefits of practice for the body and also the mind. The further she explored, the more similarities she discovered in all areas and Latitude Wellbeing was born, to create a dynamic blend of the philosophy of the East with the research background of the West.
Influenced by travels, teachers and peers, Hayley continues to develop an interest in yoga philosophy, breath and mindfulness practice and combines this with her physio and rehab background to create a holistic and inclusive approach to movement for all abilities, ages, and health conditions.
When not on her mat, Hayley can be found working as a physio, travelling, singing, enjoying Tai chi or drinking tea.


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As you may know, most of my climbing consists of bouldering, but I do love me some rope every once in a while. In fact, I wish I climbed on rope a little more often. I think I'll start making a bigger effort to make trips to the sport climbing crag more often (i.e. convincing my husband to go sport climbing more often).
So regardless of how much or little you climb on rope (even if not at all), it's important to be familiar with the skills of tying knots. We trust our life on knots, so it only makes sense to, at the very least, take a couple minutes to understand common climbing knots so we can prepare ourselves for many situations.
Even if you don't climb on rope at all, I believe knots are part of the basics of climbing and every climber should at least have these kinds of skills in their repertoire. You never know what kind of situation you may find yourself in so it's best to be prepared. Plus, it's not just yourself that you're helping, your knowledge could help other climbers.
Below I've listed 8 common climbing knots. Depending on the type of climber you are you don't HAVE to know every single one of these, but I wouldn't hurt. 🙂 Just take a moment to understand the type of climber that you are, then read through the different knots and learn the ones that will be the most valuable to you.
If there is only one thing you take away from this, let it be to ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK YOUR KNOTS! You can never be too experienced to avoid doing this. A well trained climber never takes safety lightly.
1. Figure 8 Follow Through
Purpose: The standard knot used to tie yourself (via your harness) into a rope.
Probably the most popular type of climbing knot and one that every climber should know. It's a very strong, non-slip knot; as it should be since your life depends on it. It works so well because in tightens onto itself as load is applied which makes it basically impossible for it to become untied while you climb, which I'm sure you've realized as you've attempted to undo a figure 8 knot that you took a couple whippers on. Another great thing about this knot is that it is very easy to inspect. It is important for both you and your belayer to be able to inspect a knot easily so you can immediately know if it's ok or not.
2. Fisherman's Backup
Purpose: To backup your tie-in knot.
You trust your tie-in knots with your life so having a backup knot to make sure it doesn't untie is always the way to go. There are a couple backup knots, but the fisherman's backup is the most secure. The fisherman's backup has two loops around the standing rope, however, if I have a lot of slack I'll loop around 3 or 4 times so I don't have a long loose strand hanging down and annoying me.
3. Figure 8 On A Bight
Purpose: Most commonly used to tie yourself into anchors or used to lower off of.
The figure 8 on a bight is a very strong knot that is reliable and easy to untie, even after being weighted. The knot is simple to create and can easily be made in the mid-section of any rope, so long as the rope is not tight. Basically, when you tie this knot you are creating a strong loop in the rope that you can clip into with a locking carabiner.
4. Clove Hitch
Purpose: Most commonly used to tie into belay anchors.
The clove hitch is a simple knot that doesn't use up a lot of rope. It's quick to tie, untie and even adjust. When a clove hitch is placed on the locking carabiners of each anchor, the distance between you and the anchors can be easily adjusted so that you can ensure that each rope is carrying equal tension. One important thing to note about the clove hitch is that they must be pulled and kept tight in order to avoid slipping.
5. Double Figure-8 Fisherman's knot
Purpose: To tie two ropes together for top-roping or rappelling.
The double figure-8 fisherman's knot is a completely secure knot and is known to be stronger and more reliable than the typical double fisherman's knot. It does have a bigger profile though, so it can have a greater chance of getting caught on something during rappels. For top ropes, the knot is placed just past the anchors on the belayers side of the rope. So, as you climb the knot descends toward your belayer.
6. Double Bowline Knot
Purpose: Most commonly used to form a secure fixed loop.
The loop created with double bowline knot is good for securing around trees. It is easy to tie and also unties easily even after sever loading. Some climbers even use it to tie into a rope instead of using a figure-8 knot, however, I (and many others) don't recommend using it as a tie-in knot since it is not as secure and can untie easily.
7. Water knot
Purpose: To tie create a loop in a single piece of webbing or to tie two pieces of webbing together.
Water knots are commonly use when building anchors with webbing. They are known to slip slightly so it's important to make sure you have, at the very least, 3 inches remaining on each end tail. Some climbers even tape or sew the ends to prevent the knot from creeping. If you already have sewn webbing slings available then those would obviously be more preferred if you're using it for an anchor. Sewn webbing slings are stronger and more reliable than one you tie and create yourself.
8. Münter Hitch (With Tie Off)
Purpose: Used for belaying or rappelling
The Münter hitch is a great knot to know when you need to create a back up system to perform a belay or rappel. Obviously, using an actual belay device is safest, but situations can come up where you've lost or dropped your device, so knowledge of this knot can be beyond helpful. This knot should only be used on a locking carabiner that is large enough to let the knot invert based on whether you are taking or feeding rope. The tie off is used to secure the Münter hitch.


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On March 15 & 16, 2011, PASS will be presenting another round of 24 Hours of PASS – 24 one-hour presentations given by SQL People. The March event is centered around Women In Technology (WIT), as it is Women's History Month. PASS put out a call for SQL women speakers to submit abstracts.
There was no way I was going to do it. Me, present, when there are speakers like Gail Shaw and Stacia Misner, Kendra Little and Jessica Moss? But I was working on my session for the WI SSUG and submitted a session for SQL Saturday #67, and someone on Twitter asked about 24HOP. I protested, and several people jumped in with encouragement. So I took the dive and emailed my abstract.
I don't know if I'll be presenting. That's up to the community, when the voting takes place. I do know that I am terrified I will get picked, and terrified of presenting to an unknown number of people worldwide, but I still did it.
Why? Because people in the community are supporting me. Because people read my blogs, and listen to my Twitter chatter, and IM me with questions, and they think I have something to say that they can learn from. This thought floors me. I do not consider myself an "expert", but people still want to learn from me. So I humor them.
When I first heard of this idea, I sat down and made a list of women in the SQL community that I respect and admire and would love to listen to. I figured they had all submitted their abstracts already, because these women are awesome.Today, I found out less than 20 abstracts have been submitted so far.
So I'm publishing my list of Awesome SQL Women I Think Need to Talk SQL at 24HOP. If you're on this list: I admire you. Please consider submitting if you haven't yet. If you're not: I don't know every woman who works with SQL, because there ARE a lot of us. Throw your hat in the ring and get noticed!
Gail Shaw
Kathi Kellenberger
Jessica Moss
Stacia Misner
Erin Stellato
Kendra Little
Karen Lopez
Michelle Ufford
Jen McCown
Meredith Ryan-Smith
Denise McInerney
Kimberly Tripp
Erika Bakse
Wendy Pastrick
Crys Manson
Kalen Delaney
Pam Shaw
Julie Smith
Audrey Hammonds
Lynn Langit
Sandra Mueller
Tracy Hamlin
Lori Edwards
Rebecca Mitchell
Janice Lee
Andi Letourneau
Arlene Gray
Christina Leo
Would all of you consider submitting a session? Just to amuse me? I want to hear what all of you have to say, whether it be about SQL Server index internals, or T-SQL basics, or Data Collectors, or Replication, or SSRS, or MDX. You all have taught me something, so I know you can teach others.
Submit a session by emailing the abstract (250 word max) and bio (125 word max) to email@example.com. The deadline is Friday, January 14 – so please hurry!


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Hacker Rank in Swift - Reuse Code
Reuse Swift IO code for multiple HackerRank assignments.
If you have read this article, you have probably noticed that code to read from stdin must be copied to each assignment file. Even though you need to copy-paste entire solution to HackerRank web site, this goes against DRY principle. In this post I'll explain how you can keep all stdin code in one file and use it to run code for assignments.
Start by grabbing Swift code, you can use this file for example. Put it in a file, name it
StdIO.swift and put it in the root of your HackerRank folder alongside the makefile from this post (you'll need that makefile later on).
Swift Module
For next step you should have 2 files. A
StdIO.swift file created earlier and, say,
solve-me-first.swift for the warmup assignment.
let a: Int = readLn()
let b: Int = readLn()
println(a + b)
If you try to run
solve-me-first.swift with makefile created in the article mentioned before, you'll get nowhere. Swift compiler has no idea where to look for
readLn methods, so it can't interpret this script file alone. We have to build a Swift Module for
StdIO.swift and then link it with our main Swift file.
Check out this and this link to find out more about building a Swift module. I'll just provide a summary here. Once a Swift Module for
StdIO.swift is built, it will consist of 3 files:
StdIO.swiftmodule- public interface and definitions. An analogue of header files from Objective-C world.
StdIO.swiftdoc- documentation.
libStdIO.dylib- a shared (aka dynamic) library. That's actually a binary that has all all your code compiled, much alike dynamic library for C, C++, Objective-C and so on. There's a way to build a static (
.a) library as well.
In general, Swift Module can include more than one Swift file. It just so happens that we have only one. To build a module you need to run this command
# Get location of OS X SDK.
export OSX_SDK=$(xcrun --show-sdk-path --sdk macosx)
# Build StdIO module (use `xcrun swiftc` for OS X 10.9).
swiftc -sdk ${OSX_SDK} \
-emit-library \
-emit-module StdIO.swift \
-module-name StdIO
The options are instructing compiler to emit Swift module and shared library. Compiler also needs to know which SDK to build for. As expected, you should have 3 new files created.
That's great, the module is ready. Next step is to link it with your main Swift file and run the code. Before you run any command in the shell, you need to add one more line to
solve-me-first.swift file.
# This line is new, import StdIO module
import StdIO
let a: Int = readLn()
let b: Int = readLn()
println(a + b)
Now it's time to link the two and run the code. This time we can use
swift command.
# Get location of OS X SDK
export OSX_SDK=$(xcrun --show-sdk-path --sdk macosx)
cat tc/solve-me-first-tc0.txt | \
swift \
-sdk ${OSX_SDK} \
-l$(pwd)/libStdIO.dylib \
-I $(pwd) -module-link-name StdIO \
Let's talk about each option separately.
-l<library>- this is a flag that should be followed by the name of the library to link with.
- Actually,
-lStdIOworks as well, but that's because
libStdIO.dylibis sitting in the same folder. I choose to be more verbose and use the full path to shared library. My intentions will become clear later when we talk about makefiles.
- Actually,
-I <import-path>- this flag is used to specify import path. Similar to include path in Objective-C world, this way we tell the compiler where to look for Swift modules to resolve
importstatements in the code.
- Once again, instead of specifying current folder as
., I'm using full path. That will be explained later.
- Once again, instead of specifying current folder as
-module-link-name <name>- well, it expects a name of the module to link with.
Actually, this is a bit of a cheat. This second command does not compile the code, but interprets it while linking with existing module. There is a way to use Swift compiler here as well, you can find the reference in the end of this post.
OK, so run this command and you should get a (high)
5 as output. Replace the name of the test case file and the name of Swift file and you can run code for any other assignment. But that is too verbose. It should be automated with…
… with Makefile, of course. With small effort we can convert shell script into a makefile script.
# Makefile
# Actual directory of this Makefile, not where it is called form
SELF_DIR := $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
# Build directory
BUILD_DIR := $(CURDIR)/build
OSX_SDK := $(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path --sdk macosx)
# Swift executables and StdIO library name
# TODO: 10.9 use 'xcrun swift(c)', since 10.10 can use just 'swift(c)'
SWIFT = swift
SWIFTC = swiftc
SWIFT_STDIO = StdIO
SWIFT_STDIO_LIB_NAME = lib$(SWIFT_STDIO).dylib
# Test cases configuration
TC_DIR = tc
tc-path = $(TC_DIR)/$(patsubst %.$(2),%-tc$(1).txt,$(3))
# Enable phony targets
# Swift compile and run
%.swift: .PHONY
@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
@# build stdio module
-sdk $(OSX_SDK) \
-emit-library \
-o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(SWIFT_STDIO_LIB_NAME) \
-emit-module $(SELF_DIR)/$(SWIFT_STDIO).swift \
-module-name $(SWIFT_STDIO)
@# run linking against stdio module
@cat $(call tc-path,$(TC),swift,$@) \
-sdk $(OSX_SDK) \
-l$(BUILD_DIR)/$(SWIFT_STDIO_LIB_NAME) \
-I $(BUILD_DIR) -module-link-name $(SWIFT_STDIO) \
OK, so let's walk the code.
First we declare 3 variables:
BUILD_DIR and
SELF_DIRis an absolute path to the location of the makefile itself. We need to know this information, because we also know that
StdIO.swiftis located in the same folder as
Makefile. It is not the same as
$(CURDIR)is the folder you run makefile from.
BUILD_DIRis the place to put build output. Don't forget to put it in your
.gitignoreand remove it as part of
OSX_SDKis the path to current Mac OS X SDK.
One important note is the use of
:= instead of just
= when assigning values to the variables. If right side of assignment is one of the makefile functions, like
shell to execute shell command, or
dir, then each time you reference a variable, for example
$(OSX_SDK), the shell command will be executed. If the command is expensive, this will slow down execution of your makefile targets. Using
:= ensures that variable is assigned a value only when initialized, when it's reference later on it uses that initial value.
Next block declares group of variables used as a reference to Swift executables, StdIO module and library name.
Then there are 2 variables and 2 functions related to test cases configuration. To get more details about
tc-path function, check out previous post. Declaring targets as phony is something that's explained in that article as well.
Finally, the
%.swift target runs all the compile commands. This code is almost identical to the shell code we had before, with minor differences.
-o <library-name>option is used to explicitly tell compiler to put library file and accompanying module files into a build directory. That's just to keep your workspace clean of compiler output.
- file name for
-emit-moduleis referencing
$(SELF_DIR)variable to find
StdIO.swiftin the same folder as
Give it a try and run it.
# Using `make` directly
make -f ../../Makefile solve-me-first.swift
# Using `hrrun` alias
hrrun solve-me-first.swift
hrrun is an alias defined in previous article as well.
So it works now and you can keep stdin code separately and reuse it in assignments source. By now you know how to run code in interpreter and how to compile it, wouldn't it be nice to be able to choose any of the two options?
Interpret or Compile
Since makefiles support if-else flow control statements, you can add a conditional statement and split your makefile code in 2 parts, one for running code using interpreters, another to compile before running. It's as easy as this
# Makefile
# Compile (YES) vs interpret (NO)
# Enable phony targets
ifeq ($(COMPILE), NO) # Interpret
# Swift
%.swift: .PHONY
# TODO: Interpret
else # Compile and run
# Swift compile and run
%.swift: .PHONY
# TODO: Compile and run
By controlling value of
COMPILE variable you can choose one of the two ways to run assignments code. Another alias would be handy as well.
alias hrrun="make -f ${HACKER_RANK_HOME}/Makefile"
alias hrrunc="make -f ${HACKER_RANK_HOME}/Makefile COMPILE=YES"
You can now do the same thing for Haskell, Python, C, C++, Java or any other language that support compilation. Grab the latest version of Makefile for your reference, and happy HackerRanking!


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Mortality Increase From Alzheimer's Disease in the United States within the last 10 Years. Data for 2000 and 2010
Fascinating data from the Center for Disease Control. A generation ago we could not even spell Alzheimer's. It now looks like we are facing an avalanche of seniors losing their minds, and their lives, in later years. You better believe that I will be looking for all preventative methods and cures for this dreaded degeneration of the brain. I have seen what it does and it has no dignity. Lou
Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States
In 2010, Alzheimer's disease was the underlying cause for a total of 83,494 deaths and was classified as a contributing cause for an additional 26,488 deaths. Mortality from Alzheimer's disease has steadily increased during the last 30 years. Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and the fifth leading cause for people aged 65 years and over. An estimated 5.4 million persons in the United States have Alzheimer's disease. The cost of health care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia was estimated to be 200 billion dollars in 2012, including 140 billion dollars in costs to Medicare and Medicaid and is expected to reach 1.1 trillion dollars in 2050.
Alzheimer's disease mortality varies by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and geographic area. This report presents mortality data on Alzheimer's disease based on data from the National Vital Statistics System from 2000 through 2010, the most recent year for which detailed data are available.
Key findings
Data from the National Vital Statistics System
- The age-adjusted death rate from Alzheimer's disease increased by 39 percent from 2000 through 2010 in the United States.
- Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is the fifth leading cause among people aged 65 years and over. People aged 85 years and over have a 5.4 times greater risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease than people aged 75–84 years.
- The risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease is 26 percent higher among the non-Hispanic white population than among the non-Hispanic black population, whereas the Hispanic population has a 30 percent lower risk than the non-Hispanic white population.
- In 2010, among all states and the District of Columbia, 31 states showed death rates from Alzheimer's disease that were above the national rate (25.1).
Keywords: dementia, National Vital Statistics System, death rate, aging
Alzheimer's disease mortality increased compared with selected major causes of death.
Full article:
Related articles
- Deaths from Alzheimer's Disease Have Skyrocketed by 68 Percent in the Past Decade (counselheal.com)
- Alzheimer's Disease (biochembayern.wordpress.com)
- New study points to major discovery for Alzheimer's disease (medicalxpress.com)
- Helping loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease (wbng.com)
- New Study Shows Alzheimer-Related Deaths on the Rise (drvitelli.typepad.com)


text: Turns out, dual/flip/reversible sectionals are all the rage (remember this Gus-inspired one from CB2?), and I'm totally okay with that. I mean, why would you want to invest in a quality, modern sectional only to have it not work in a future space?? That would be sad. What's not sad is G. Romano brand's newest piece, the Porter Flip Sectional. It looks super comfy yet clean and tailored--and--it's available in 11 fabric options! It's all kinds of 'win'. Moral of the story: fixed position sectionals are lame; flip sectionals are smart. Get one.


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Activists + > TV / Movies
Pro-Vegan Documentary "Seeing Through the Fence"
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Eleni Vlachos presented her anti-animal-abuse documentary Seeing Through the Fence in Bryan Jr. auditorium on Tuesday night. A pro-vegan film with a heavy nod toward the directorial stylings of Michael Moore, this documentary is humorous and thought provoking. Vlachos presents us with a visual parade of man on the street interviews interspersed with brutal factory farm footage overlaid with disturbing facts.
Her benign interrogation reveals the thinking of an eclectic mixture of people, from her meat-eating family members, to disgruntled former meat-plant workers, to staunch vegans. Vlachos provokes them to explore their relationship between the food we eat and the animals that provide that food.
She documents the often-contradictory responses of everyday people as they express their rights as superior beings to eat meat. The film introduces the viewer to "Mr. average middle-class guy, "who adheres to "the Judeo-Christian view that God gave us animals and he put us in charge." We hear this same man later on in the documentary state that people should be punished for animal cruelty.
full story:
http://media.www.guilfordian.com/media/storage/paper281/news/ 2008/09/12/Features/Forevergreen.Sponsors.ProVegan.Documentary-3428342.shtml
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This is the newly-designed cover for Red Wedge No. 2, "Art Against Global Apartheid." We are incredibly excited to send it and the rest of the issue to the printers – which we'll be doing in a matter of weeks now.
A roundtable with Robin D.G. Kelley, Walidah Imarisha and Jonathan Horstmann from BLXPLTN; essays on the meaning of art and interracial solidarity; poetry from Prerna Bakshi, Anthony Squiers and Demetrius Noble that runs the gamut from the humorous to the heartbroken and outraged to the ethereal and mysterious; a look at what a recently founded collective of anti-capitalist artists is up to. This is material worth getting excited over.
We also hope that you, the reader, are just as excited as we are. At the risk of overstating the obvious, the more pre-orders we get for Red Wedge No. 2, the larger our print run can be, the more we can do with it.
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HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA-Head coach Dee Vick has recently announced the addition of former NBA and UVA star Cory Alexander to the basketball coaching staff. Alexander comes to the Tiger staff after a ten year professional career that included time with the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Charlotte Bobcats.
"We are thrilled to have Cory Alexander join our program," said Vick. "His experiences with basketball have prepared him for a successful college coaching career, and we are exited he can begin that journey here at Hampden-Sydney. He has played under the best coaches in the world and has earned the opportunity to line up face to face with the world's best players; this combination will enhance his ability to make a meaningful impact on our program."
A native of Waynesboro, Virginia, Alexander attended basketball power Oak Hill Academy where he was named a McDonald's High School All-American and Parade Magazine First Team All-American as a senior in 1991. In addition, he was Mr. Basketball of Virginia and the Gatorade Virginia High School Player of the Year.
At the University of Virginia, he was an All-ACC point guard who holds the University's freshman records for assists and three pointers while helping the Cavaliers to a 1992 NIT Championship. As a sophomore, Alexander guided UVA to an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, was named to the First Team All-ACC Tournament Team and earned the University of Virginia Cavalier of the Year award. As a senior in 1995, Alexander was a team captain and again named the Cavalier of the Year while guiding his team to an NCAA Elite Eight finish.
Professionally, Alexander was the 29th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft and selected by the San Antonio Spurs. He has also spent time playing for Virtus Roma in the Italian League and Euroleague, as well as the Roanoke Dazzle where he earned Second Team All-NBDL honors in 2003 and First Team All-NBDL honors in 2004 when he averaged 16.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and a league-high 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals-per-game. Most recently, he played with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2005.
Currently, Alexander assists with Raycom Sports and the ACC Network as well as Comcast SportsNet providing color commentary and studio analysis. He also runs the Cory Alexander Basketball School in Richmond - started in 1995. He has also coached at the Greater Richmond Summer Pro-Am and the Boo Williams Summer League.
"I am extremely excited to join the Hampden-Sydney community," Alexander stated. "I have learned a tremendous amount about the history and tradition at Hampden-Sydney and am thankful that President Howard and Richard Epperson have supported Coach Vick in adding me to the staff. I truly believe that the Tiger basketball program is headed in a positive direction under Coach Vick, and I look forward to being a part of it."


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Anchovies in my pants
July 17, 2012
I buy my pants from the supermarket.
Various reasons. Frugality is up there, but I also retain a kind of front-bottom umbilicus to Twenty Years Ago Me, who regarded lingerie as an entry-level join-point for the forces of subjection (handmaiden: Spandex®). It's a truth I stand by now – though for sure my capacity for outrage can be measured in inverse proportion to my need to look better semi-naked without surgery.
To which end I've been buying better bras – though that in itself is a tortured mission. I really, really don't want a breasty spongiform carapace, but it's hard to find anything that's just bra, with no added porn. I want uplift, without Zelda. It's really hard to find.
Meanwhile my pants purchase events occur every 6 months or so at Sainsbury's. I'm prepared to splash out on an upper-body cantilever, but lower-body containment isn't on my radar: there's honestly no way I'm going to pay ten quid for a pair of matchy-pants that only the ambulance-man will see. For my abdo-pant requirements (special occasions only) I will continue to patronise Mssrs Spanx. For everyday, I'm happy with supermarket knicks, thanks; I wouldn't be with OH if I thought he wouldn't like me in own-brand (big) pants.
Thus it was (Telegraph style-guide bingo players, score 10 points) that I came to be in my kitchen at 9pm, unpacking my late-night shop and clearing the detritus of another working-day. Out of bin-bags – arses, another thing I forgot to buy. Not to worry, here's an empty Sainsbos carrier I can use as a temporary bin. Let's put it next to the other Sainsbos carrier containing the pants. (Child-related distraction) now let's scrape this almost-full but very out-of-date tin of anchovies, rejected for the supper I'm simultaneously preparing, into the temporary bin-bag carrier. The one right next to the identical pant-containing one.
Now let's wait a couple of weeks. Let's watch helpful OH, following my massive oversleep, rifle through my Big Box of Pants to help me get dressed quick-sticks . Let's see him retching as he scratches the snail-trails of oil and shrivelled, teeny-weeny dried fish bodies from his helpful hands, like a man whose wife has anchovies in her pants. Let's see how he likes me now.
The protocol is that one ends a blog with an invitation to readers to share similar experiences. I'd like to see you bloody try.
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Meet The Owners
Brian Mock
President / Director
Brian Mock leads Event Capture Systems with the same fresh enthusiasm from his days as a "camera boy" at the dawn of the event capture industry in the mid-1990s.
Along with his business partner, John Larkin, Brian performed the hard work of service technicians, installing, optimizing, and maintaining equipment, along with providing client support the largest paper mills in North America. From their earliest days working together, they forged a partnership based on certain values: flexibility, responsiveness, and a traditional commitment to outwork their competitors.
In addition to his executive role in setting the strategic course of the company, Brian leads all aspect of our work that touches clients, from business development and marketing to project management, installation, and client service. To raise the bar in client service excellence each year, Brian places a heavy focus on teambuilding at ECS. He builds the team with subject matter experts within the functional areas of the company, as most leaders do, but he believes that what sets this team apart is the emphasis on the unteachable qualities that ECS employees bring to bear for the industries they serve—that same flexibility, responsiveness, and commitment to working until the job is done, and done right, that he and John brought together all those years ago.
Brian revels in the fact that ECS gives him the opportunity each and every day to express himself in new and evolving ways in an industry he loves: "I still refer to myself as a 'camera boy' during my on-site visits to clients and prospects. This reflects my undimming passion for what I do, helping companies achieve greater success through better event capture hardware, software, and support."
"Our industry is influenced by the relentless advance of technology and tools to help manufacturers decrease downtime and improve overall equipment effectiveness. It's our job as humans to keep up."
Brian Mock
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John Larkin graduated from in
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Back in August, Fast Company contributing writer Seth Godin offered the free ebook What Should Google Do?. Previously, he self-published 99 Cows in conjunction with his Purple Cow project.
Now, we're working with Seth again — this time to create a directory of people and organizations that can help you make a Purple Cow.
Bull Market will be a compendium of companies that can help you make things happen. It will highlight copywriters, brainstormers, newsletters, graphic designers, namers, logo designers, printers, jingle writers, and other people, teams, companies, and organizations that can help you be remarkable.
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Many people like to enjoy a bottle of wine with a meal, but have no idea how to select an appropriate and inexpensive wine for the occasion. I know I went through years of picking wines, even spending a lot on occasion, and regularly picking something completely inappropriate and often bad.
Because of this, I prepared a very simple wine buying guide for those of us who like an occasional glass with a meal (or are even a first-time wine drinker) and want something good and appropriate without spending much money. Tomorrow, I'll give some under-$10 recommendations to pick up for Christmas dinner that you should be able to find by hitting a few stores.
The color of the wine should match the color of the meal. If you're looking for a wine to match a meal, the first thing you need to do is match the color of the wine to the color of the meal. Are you enjoying poultry, pork, seafood, or pasta with a light-colored sauce? Select a white wine. Are you enjoying beef, venison, or pasta with a tomato sauce? Select a red wine. Although it's not perfect, it's a great way to help you choose if you're new to wine; this rule of thumb quickly reduces your possible choices.
Complex wines can be very hit or miss. Some varieties can vary hugely in flavor from bottle to bottle due to the grapes, so if you're just starting out, it's probably a good idea to avoid these until you can investigate them on your own.
So what should I buy? If you've decided on a red wine, pick a Merlot or a Pinot Noir, or a Riesling if you're looking for a dessert wine. If you've decided on a white wine, pick a Pinot Blanc or a Chardonnay. These choices are generally fairly consistent from bottle to bottle, meaning one Merlot is not hugely different from another. This minimizes the amount of knowledge you need to have about vintages and brands.
Ask! If you go into a liquor store right now, you're perfectly equipped to ask for what you want, rather than coming in confused. Visit a wine retailer and tell them you're looking for a $15 or less bottle of one of the two varieties you've decided upon. With that type of specificity, a good retailer should be able to quickly point you towards an appropriate wine.
What if I'm alone? If you don't have a guide available, examine all of the wines in your selection area and price range (if you're just starting, spending much more than $15 on a bottle of wine is a lost cause – it's hard to really appreciate the expensive wines without having tasted a wide variety), see if any of them have posted descriptions, and use the descriptions as a guide. The number scores are useful, but don't take them to be law (they're the subjective opinion of someone who has tasted a lot of wine, usually Robert Parker); if a wine with a lower score has a more interesting description, get that one.
Tomorrow, I'll toss up a few sub-$10 recommendations for a Christmas dinner wine, something that's a tradition with my family.


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Some two decades ago, people who take part in computer systems are classified as systems experts or management human resources professionals. Today, it's been changed to encompass non-personal computers and for the formation of the total package. Information sciences and technologies have emerged getting convergence to human resources and competency to students.
Present day schools in information sciences and technology courses feature foundation business courses to accompany technology studies, that is useful for professionals. More IT students are searching to possess start-ups with the expectation to become an enormous enterprise later on. Here are a few top schools in the usa that provides top-notch IT education.
Brigham Youthful College. This college is located in the centre of Provo, Utah is just about the hotbed from it students. The very best-notch faculty has changed the IT enter in BYU right into a giant in a decade. The rate of success of their graduates is called at 100 % meaning all graduates can find job within six several weeks after graduation. The planet-class instruction and also the real-world method of education are its primary talents. Additionally, it uses the industry's guidelines and includes it in to the program.
Carnegie Mellon College. There's no listing of top IT schools within the U . s . States could be complete without Carnegie Mellon College. The Tepper School of economic given its expertise into it students which delivered its much heralded management science plan the model that many IT courses in other colleges are attempting to emulate. The one thing which makes CMU great is ale the scholars to personalize his/her educational experience which will provide the edge because the student's compete in corporate America.
James Madison College. JMU's Computer Human Resources track blends business and computer studies right into a great whole. It's a track that's not holding in technology. The program concentrates on the way the professional will require the company further by using technology. JMU's CIS chairman Richard Mathieu stated the course concentrates on the way the business and also the finish-user will regard technology running a business through seamless collaboration and working together.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The college offers, possibly the cutting-edge education in management science. This program shows the scholars complex and advanced problem-fixing abilities. It makes sense staggering since many graduates end up employed in top fields in it as some find operate in financial services. Students learn to identify problems and discover methods to multi-decked problems and just how to organize to help make the business for the future work.
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyYou will find other schools that aren't incorporated within this list which are equally great. The picks derive from the research into the core value proposition from the programs offered and also the student/faculty ratio using the courses onto it targeted towards its role in enhancing business and also the overall strength from the program. If you know schools that provide better programs tell us to think about its inclusion out there.


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Well, it's Monday, peeps, and it's the last Merry Monday sketch of the year!! If you've been following along with us, you should have a nice little stash of Christmas cards for your holiday mailing! We're going to take a little break, but we'll be back in January with some fresh new stuff for you!! But for now, here is the sketch Lesley has created for us this week:
I have to admit, this sketch threw me a bit; I am used to things in odd numbers, not even! But I unhoarded some cool MME brads I had, inked up a new single SU stamp and made a shabby bow for my vintage-feel card:
If you're going to have one brad, why not have six, right? LOL! These are some cool brads, for sure:
I stamped some snowflakes on a piece of DP to add to the festive feel! And if you need a tutorial on making this shabby bow, you can check out this post! Hope this sketch inspires you to get some stamps and ink and play with us! You can see all of the fabulous samples this week at Always Playing with Paper!
On Saturday, my daughter took Cassidy to see Santa at the Junior Grange, but there was no way she was getting near him! She was more fascinated with the smaller children and BABIES!!! She loves babies! Luckily, we knew this baby…she and her family go to our church!
Peeking at Santa….but won't get close!
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In Mori (East Godavari River District) lays a special school which offers lodging, food and schooling to the young children in the area. Having children in school and having visited the classes, I definitely was impressed with what I saw here. I guess it's because it reminded me of the days when I went to school. During recess and while walking to school the atmosphere was giggly and very lighthearted, but once the classes started there was peace and tranquility. Also, teachers were much more occupied with the teaching then with discipline. I wish we had more of this around where I live.
Two young students waiting for the teacher to enter the classroom.
The atmosphere was very giggly as it should be in any classroom with such young students. But there was peace and tranquility. It was very difficult to take pictures without them smiling openly.
After the opening moments of the day, the youngsters were called to revise and study before entering the classroom.
Despite being outside and eventually being disturbed by noise, someone walking by, or even a photographer, the students have a very dedicated approach to concentrating.
the students were about to go to bed, but I happen to be there just before bed time.
Waiting to be served