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ThePowerofPlay. Play based learning statement EN. Learning through play ey. Different types play. Importance of play for babies & children. Play is more than just fun for babies and children.
It's how they learn, and how they work out who they are, how the world works and where they fit into it. You can read this article in a selection of languages other than English. The importance of play. How young children learn English through play. As we release Learning Time with Timmy – our first app for early-years learners of English – Danitza Villarroel, a teacher on our Learning Time with Shaun and Timmy course in Chile, explains the importance of learning through play, and offers a few tips for teachers new to this age group.
Teaching English to pre-school children can be daunting for teachers new to this age group. Young children have shorter attention spans than older children and adults, and they're still learning their mother tongue. Children need time to play. 6 Types of Play: How Children's Play Becomes More Social. Play is a serious business.
The pioneering developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky thought that, in the preschool years, play is the leading source of development. Through play children learn and practice many basic social skills. They develop a sense of self, learn to interact with other children, how to make friends, how to lie and how to role-play. The classic study of how play develops in children was carried out by Mildred Parten in the late 1920s at the Institute of Child Development in Minnesota. Getting the right balance between adult-led and child-initiated learning.
As an early years practitioner you will know the importance of creating the right balance between adult-led and child-initiated learning.
Help all children learn and develop with this guide. Adult-led activities are based on our own professional understanding of what we should teach young children and what experiences they should have. Different types play.


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Last September I retired my funny t-shirts. I continue to wear my "Too Busy To Fcuk" and "20th Century Fcuk" shirts, because they are, like, name-brand, though sometimes I slip and wear the Jesus shirt as well. The rest of the shirts just don't do it for me.
I was driving home the other day and wished there were shirts with DCB-style slogans, a cross between "I Fuck On The First Date" and "Morning Wood." Then I thought, "How hard can it be to make my own?" I don't want an obnoxious shirt that someone from across the room can read. I want a shirt that is cocky but classy with a touch of subtlety. That same night I came up with a plan to make my own shirt and distribute it. And I have to act sorta fast before I lose interest.
With regard to money, I know this will not be worth my time. So why am I doing it? To create something special and physical that I can share with both friends and readers. This site isn't just woman-bashing and hating, but affirmation of how the world is changing for the average 20-something. Especially for the 20-something man. If I were to make and sell something, it wouldn't be about just buying a piece of clothing, but about buying something that has meaning, that represents a different way of seeing things. Or maybe I'm just crazy and it really is just a t-shirt, something similar to what you can buy from thousands of stores and internet sites. We'll see.
There are eight major steps to make this happen:
1. Order initial batch of ~30 blank t-shirts.
2. Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator in two weeks.
3. Call screen printers in the area and compare prices/services.
4. Complete t-shirt design.
5. Get the shirts made. Maintain quality control.
6. Set up basic store-front.
7. Work out shipping logistics.
8. Finish up… final price, pictures, back-end testing.
I went through my closet and took a look at the manufacturers of all the t-shirts I liked. The most comfortable and fitted shit was clearly American Apparel. You gotta pay for quality: AA shirts are four times more expensive than the Hanes or Fruit Of The Loom blanks. I ordered 30 black shirts. In the meantime I started messing around in Illustrator. My hope by writing about this project is that I will stay motivated to complete it.
Drop me an email if you are a graphics designer and want to help. Suggestions welcome.

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LETTER: Robertson Has Her Support For 19th Middlesex State Rep.
Oct 16, 2018
Resident cites Robertson's "selflessness and genuine concern for his fellow citizensRead More »
UPDATED: Citing Husband's Health, Buckley Drops Out Of 19th Middlesex Race
Aug 14, 2018 ● By Bill Gilman
Prinzivalli now has a clear path to general election in November.Read More »
LETTER: Former Miceli Intern Seeks Office
Aug 02, 2018 ● By Theresa Gilman
"If elected, I will work tirelessly for all of my constituents, be accessible, approachable and advocate on your behalf."Read More »
LETTER: Candidate Seeks Office, Not Donations
Aug 02, 2018 ● By Theresa Gilman
Won't be having a "big campaign kickoff party"Read More »
Election 2018: Democratic State Rep. Candidates Claims By TRTC Chair That They Support Sanctuary Cities
Jul 23, 2018 ● By Bill Gilman
Kratman, Robertson both say their positions on "sanctuary cities" have been misrepresented.Read More »
State Teachers Union Endorses Kratman For 19th Middlesex Seat
Jul 17, 2018 ● By Bill Gilman
Tewksbury selectman is one of five Democratic candidates in the field.Read More »
Election 2018: Kratman Lands Endorsement From Sen. L'Italien
Jun 18, 2018
L'Italien: "Mark's heart is this district - you never see him miss an event or an opportunity to bring people together for the betterment of the area."Read More »
Miceli Submits Nomination Signatures
Apr 16, 2018 ● By Theresa Gilman
Thanks volunteers for hard workRead More »
19th Middlesex Challenger Pina Prinzivalli Is Officially On The Ballot
Apr 15, 2018
Submitted her certified signatures to the Elections Division at the Secretary's office in BostonRead More »


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Years of experience installing audio and video equipment mean that we come to your site with a plan and the knowledge to efficiently accomplish the task. As much as we wish it to, no system works forever. When the time comes that you need an update or repair AV Tech will be here to provide that service.
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Description: Marconi 3 light pendant solid brass available in Polished Nickel or Antique Brass finish with silk flex. Static Height adjusts by shortening the cable (Note height to be set on installation then fixed). Shown with 3 x LB2 Ferrowatt Squirrel Cage lamp (Supplied Complete).
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Brass Pens are top quality, long lasting pens with a brass barrel. Brass pens have a twist action and are ballpoint pens.
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JERUSALEM — Thin and wan, but lucid and very much alive, Gilad Shalit, the captured Israeli soldier whose fate has gripped Israel for more than three years, appeared in a video on Friday holding a Palestinian newspaper dated Sept. 14.
Israel obtained the DVD on Friday in a deal brokered by German and Egyptian mediators. In return, Israel released 19 Palestinian women from its jails and was to release a 20th on Sunday. Prison officials said most were near the end of their terms and no longer considered dangerous.
The DVD offered Israel its first glimpse of the young man since June 2006, when he was seized in a cross-border raid by Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups and dragged, injured, into Gaza. Friday's exchange was the most tangible sign of progress so far in the years of talks on his release, for which Hamas is demanding freedom for up to 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including many convicted of deadly terrorist acts.
In the short video, Sergeant Shalit, now 23, appears thin but healthy. Cleanshaven, dressed in khaki military-style clothes and sitting against a plain light-colored wall, he holds up a copy of a Hamas-published newspaper dated Sept. 14, 2009.
"Hello, I am Gilad, son of Noam and Aviva Shalit, brother of Hadas and Yoel, who lives in Mitzpe Hila," Sergeant Shalit says in Hebrew. "My ID number is 300097029."
Reading from a piece of paper in a voice that breaks at times, he says: "I have been hoping and waiting for the day of my release for a long time. I hope the current government under Benjamin Netanyahu will not waste the chance to finalize a deal, and I will therefore be able to finally have my dream come true and be released."
The soldier sends his love to his family, and, with an embarrassed half smile, says the military wing of Hamas is treating him "excellently." He then rises and takes a few paces to show he is physically intact.
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak were among the senior officials who first saw the video, along with military officials who checked its authenticity. A copy was flown by helicopter to northern Israel, where the Shalit family watched it privately at home. They decided to allow it to be made public, and it was broadcast on all Israeli television channels in the afternoon.
Noam Shalit, the soldier's father, told reporters outside the home that, despite the initial impression that Gilad was in relatively good condition, the family was deeply worried. "We cannot forget that he has been suffering and rotting in Hamas prison nearly 1,200 unbearably long days and nights," he said. He added that the family expected "this ordeal to end and for Gilad to return home very soon."
In a country where 18-year-olds are conscripted for military service, many Israelis feel intimately involved with the case. Activists calling for a deal on Sergeant Shalit's release have held a constant vigil outside the prime minister's official residence.
But with memories of bloody Palestinian suicide bombings and attacks still fresh, the price for Sergeant Shalit's freedom is a subject of fierce debate. Friday's release was the first since the conservative Mr. Netanyahu came into power in March.
Hamas hailed the deal as a great political achievement. Of the 19 prisoners released, 18 returned to the West Bank and were received by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, at his headquarters in Ramallah.
But the largest celebration was reserved for Fatima Younis Zaq, the only one from Gaza. Ms. Zaq, who is in her 40s, is affiliated with the extremist group Islamic Jihad. She was arrested in May 2007 at the Erez crossing on her way into Israel, and was still awaiting sentencing for planning a suicide bombing.
Ismail Haniya, the prime minister of the Hamas government in Gaza, and other leaders greeted her as she returned with an infant son who was born in jail, her ninth child. "This is a day of victory for the resistance and steadfastness," Mr. Haniya said.
Imprisonment is an emotional issue in Palestinian society, and — with some 11,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails — one that has touched almost every family over the decades of Israeli control.
Hamas, possibly with an eye to increasing its popularity in the West Bank before elections expected next year, has recently been projecting a sense of flexibility. Hamas leaders have made upbeat statements about a possible reconciliation with Mr. Abbas and his Fatah party.


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About me
Hello, and welcome to my Web page! I was born in Vietnam, but raised in Southern California. After attending UC Berkeley for my undergraduate studies, I traveled halfway across the country to Milwaukee for my medical training. I was then fortunate enough to train in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UC Irvine Medical Center, and have since been practicing at Kaiser Permanente. I look forward to meeting and giving you the best care possible.
I was born in Vietnam and raised there for the first eight years. However, I think of Orange County as home, and I've lived here for most of my adult life. I was surrounded by health care professionals growing up, and decided to follow in my brother's footsteps to become a physician. I truly value being able to live and work in Orange County, as both my parents and my brother are in the area as well. Our amazing weather allows me to participate in outdoor activities such as kayaking, hiking, and obstacle courses.
About my practice
I am truly blessed to work with such an amazing team of health care providers. Our nurses and medical assistants are so caring and dedicated, which makes my job even more meaningful and exciting. Although I was trained to be a well-rounded gastroenterologist, my interests include reflux and heartburn, gallstone and liver disease, and advanced endoscopic procedures.
How I thrive
I've always encouraged my patients to stay fit, live well, and thrive. Personally, I try to stay as active as possibly. The California weather allows me to be active with kayaking, hiking, and other outdoor activities. I am an avid basketball fan and would routinely play in organized leagues around the city. I stay balanced by spending time with my family and friends.
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Medical schoolMedical College of Wisconsin
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Internal MedicineUC Irvine Medical Center
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Huntington Beach Plant Future Construction
Outfall Low Flow Pump Station and SCADA System and Network Upgrades
Project Description:
This project has two components, the first will rehabilitate the mechanical, electrical, and civil systems at the Ocean Outfall Booster Station at Plant 2 which is the primary pumping station for the discharge of secondary effluent to the ocean outfall system. This project includes replacement of portions of the Ocean Outfall Booster Station pumping systems with a low flow pump station to more efficiently pump dry weather flow. In addition, this project will replace the plant water pump station to accommodate the Groundwater Replenishment System Final Expansion.
The second component consists of providing a Process Data Network at Plant No. 2 which is independent and isolated from the Office Data and Security systems. These improvements will provide greater security, increase SCADA system capacity, and provide the network needed for the Load Management and Load Shedding System. Load Management and Load Shedding items will be provided under this project.
Currently Approved Budget: $138,890,000
Construction is scheduled to begin 2019
Plant No. 2 Primary Treatment System Rehabilitation
Project Description:
The primary treatment facilities at Plant No. 2 consist of fourteen circular clarifiers which are supported by influent piping, influent distribution structures, effluent piping and sludge pumping units. The clarifiers are covered with geodesic domes which collect foul air from the clarifiers for conveyance and treatment at two foul air scrubbing complexes. The first phase of the project will provide short-term repairs to the ten clarifiers on B-Side and C-Side, along with associated facilities to provide necessary reliability when the A-Side clarifiers are taken out of service for at least three years for construction of the second phase. The second phase will replace the four clarifiers on A-Side, construct a new odor control system, and provide a new Power Building to serve the entire primary complex. The third phase of project will make permanent repairs to B and C Clarifiers.
Currently Approved Budget: $245,000,000
First phase of construction is scheduled for 2019
Headworks Modifications for GWRS Final Expansion
Project Description:
This project will modify Headworks, related piping, and sidestream flow routing to separate reclaimable and non-reclaimable flows to accommodate the Orange County Water District's Groundwater Replenishment System Final Expansion. Work elements include installing a new 66-inch diameter flow diversion, installing or upgrading existing gates, and modification of waste sidestream pump station discharge piping to the non-reclaimable portion of the plant. The work includes replacing three existing main sewage pumps with new, smaller pumps.
Currently Approved Budget: $54,000,000
Construction is scheduled to begin 2020


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Sustainable synthesis of highly efficient sunlight-driven Ag embedded AgCl photocatalysts
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Shen, Z. and Liu, B. and Pareek, V. and Wang, S. and Li, X. and Liu, L. and Liu, S. 2015. Sustainable synthesis of highly efficient sunlight-driven Ag embedded AgCl photocatalysts. RSC Advances. 5 (98): pp. 80488-80495.
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Plasmonic silver embedded silver chloride (Ag@AgCl) nano-photocatalysts were synthesized in a microbe-free aqueous lysogeny broth (Miller) solution, at room temperature with 5 min sunlight exposure. The nanohybrids were formed by in situ photoreduction and photo-accelerated ripening of AgCl colloids, promoted by the attached biomolecular ligands. Compared with commercial TiO2, the biogenic Ag@AgCl nanocomposites demonstrate higher photocatalytic activity towards decomposition of organic dye solution under solar light with excellent photocatalytic stability.


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I have recently had the privilege of joining Pillar, an exciting new project as part of their DevOps team. As a relatively junior developer, this was always going to be a journey of discovery and it was that in spades! ♠
Our task was to take a React-native project and to create a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline that could leverage an Automated Testing Framework. This blog deals with the CD part of the process. Another blog will detail the Test Automation part of the pipeline. So our task sounds easy huh. But why set up a CD/CI pipeline I hear you ask? What benefit will that add? Firstly if you're unsure as to the meaning and difference of these terms, check out this very helpful article (https://www.atlassian.com/continuous-delivery/ci-vs-ci-vs-cd).
How is a CI/CD pipeline useful? In short, it makes developers' lives easier. It saves developers time, gives them quick feedback and streamlines the whole deployment process including building the application, testing the application, archiving the application in a binary repository and deploying both to the necessary testing platform. All of this can be handled by an automated CI/CD pipeline thus saving developers hours of time. That makes developers happy and frees them up to do what they do best, developing and creating the magic. ✨
So an automated pipeline saves time. That's nice! However, that is not where it shines. It shines in that it can set up a process that reliably and repeatedly releases code ☀ As intelligent and as capable as developers are, they are humans. Which means they get tired and can make mistakes and an automated pipeline can help mitigate against that. Here is a great quote describing what CI/CD is. It's a simple quote really but to the point.
Create a repeatable, reliable process for releasing software
So these were the big picture goals we needed to achieve with our React Native project:
- Dependency management
- Build orchestration and publishing
- Combining the above and automating our pipeline with CircleCI
Dependency management
We started with a React Native project that had many dependencies. Here's a brief list of the main issues specific to our project:
- Our application required many unique dependencies such as Signal Server
- We had our own repositories that needed to be included that we had archived in Artifactory
- iOS specific dependencies: cocoapods
Dependency management issue #1: Managing our many npm dependencies
To resolve this issue, we used CircleCI and Artifactory. CircleCI was used to bookend the building of our application. We used it to to start off our application builds and as we'll see later, we used it to close off our application builds as well. We used Artifactory in the following ways:
- As a private npm registry: we use it to store npm packages that are imported into the application as dependencies, e.g. the various SDKs
- As a private docker registry: we use this to store assets that are to be deployed into AWS
- To store generic artefacts: at time of writing we use this to store Signal Server deployables.
This is a little snapshot of our
config.ymlfile, the configuration file that CircleCI uses to orchestrate the building of the pipeline. It shows how we used CircleCI to interact with Artifactory to manage our dependencies.
Let's have a look at a few of the steps:
- Authenticate with Artifactory: this curl command sends your username/password to artifactory, retrieves an authentication token, and stores it in the
- set Registry to use Artifactory: this line adds the link to Artifactory so that all
npm installcalls default to our Artifactory registry.
- The yarn commands were run to install the node dependencies and to validate that the versions in the
yarn.lockand the
package.jsonwere synced up.
So by using CircleCI and Artifactory, we were able to reliably pull down the many dependencies saved in our Registry and install them on the CircleCI box.
Dependency management issue #2: Cocoapods
Within the world of iOS, dependencies are managed by Cocoapods. A CocoaPod, or "pod" for short, is a general term for either a library or framework that's added to your project by using CocoaPods.
This is another snapshot of the
config.ymlshowing how we installed the various iOS dependencies (pods) required in our application.
Let's have a look at a few of these steps:
- Fetch Cocoapods Specs: this is a curl command that downloads and installs the specs for the various libraries and frameworks held in the CocoaPods repository cache(which is updated roughly every 30 mins).
- Install Cocoapods: on top of the cocoapods specs installed, this installs all the pods from our application on the CircleCI box.
- restore_cache & save_cache: we used these steps as a time saver. We didn't want to install the cocoapods each and every time we built the application. So the
save_cachecommand saved our pods in the CircleCI cache and the
restore_cachecommand restored these saved pods from the cache the very next time the application was built.
Build orchestration
OK great so we were able to resolve our dependencies issues. The next step was to orchestrate our build pipeline and publish the application to the testing platforms for iOS and Android. As with dependencies, we had some issues to overcome with our build orchestration as well, introducing the dark world of codesigning…
Build orchestration issue #1: CodeSigning in iOS
In the iOS mobile world, code signing is difficult. CodeSigning is a security measure that allows iOS/Google Play to identify who signed your app and to verify that your app hasn't been modified since you signed it. It involves dealing with various certificates, provisioning profiles and traditionally each developer on the team would need to manually set these up. But we needed a way of automating the code signing so that we could use it in our CI tool of choice, CircleCI. To resolve this issue, we used Fastlane Match. I will discuss Fastlane Match in more detail in a future blog but for the time being it's sufficient to say that Fastlane Match was a success and saved us stacks of time. Fastlane Match is an implementation of the Codesigning guide for teams.
This first thing we needed to do was create a private Github repository to hold the Certificates and Provisioning Profiles that would be shared amongst the team. With Fastlane Match, a developer would simply need to install Fastlane(see Getting Started section) , be granted access to the private GitHub repository, and then run the following commands:
fastlane match development--readonly.This would download the existing certificates and provisioning profiles for the app to be signed during the development stage. In the same way, the developer would need to run the following command to download the existing certificates and provisioning profiles for the app to be signed during the appstore stage:
fastlane match appstore--readonly. Essentially Fastlane Match generated the provisioning profiles and certificates to facilitate the signing of our app for both the development and production stages and saved these in our private github repository. These were used these to create a single signing identity across the team which could be downloaded fairly easily. Success!
Build orchestration issue #2: CodeSigning in Android
Sorting out the Codesigning in Android (known as App Signing in Android) was a whole lot easier than with iOS but it had its own fare share of challenges. Our first step was opting into the signing process that Google recommends for Android app development called App Signing. The next step was to set up a debug.keystore and a release.keystore. It involves using keytool (a JDK cli tool). See this Android article on Signing your app for more information. Here is an example of what that key would look like:
keytool -genkey -v -release.keystore my-release-key.jks -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias my-alias
This command will generate a single private key as a file called release.keystore, saving it in the current directory (which can be moved anywhere you like!) .The private key will be valid for 10,000 days.
Build orchestration issue #3: Automating the build of the app
It is great having the ability to do all of this codesigning with Fastlane Match and with Google's app signing, now we need to actually build the application. We manage this by using two tools: Fastlane Gym for building the iOS application and Gradle cli tool for building the Android application.
- Fastlane Gym: This tool is an alternative to the native iOS cli tool, xcodebuild, which can be long and difficult to understand. The gym tool is typically used within a special Fastlane file called Fastfile. The Fastfile contains blocks of code called lanes which represented separate jobs (which can be customised for various tasks such as codesigning, building or both). The following snippet is an example of gym being used (from the fastlane gym documentation page):
build_ios_app( workspace: "MyApp.xcworkspace", configuration: "Debug", scheme: "MyApp", silent: true, clean: true, output_directory: "path/to/dir", # Destination directory output_name: "my-app.ipa", # specify the name of the .ipa sdk: "iOS 11.1" # SDK to use when building the project )
- Gradle CLI tool: this tool allows you to build the android application from the command line using the Gradle wrapper command line tool and is accessible from the root of our Android project. The following snippet of code shows how we used this cli tool to build the staging application.
./gradlew clean assembleProdStaging — no-daemon — stacktrace — max-workers=2 -PBUILD_NUMBER=$CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM -x bundleProdStagingJsAndAssets
Build orchestration issue #4: Building multiple variants from the same source code
So why did we want to build multiple build variants? The goal was to create two separate apps from the same source code (so not having to duplicate code for a whole new app) both for Android and iOS. So four build variants in total. Each build variant pointing to its own separate environment. Success would look like this:
To do this we had to get our hands dirty with the native source code bases. For iOS, we needed to make configurations in the XCode IDE and for Android, we needed to make configurations in the app/build.gradle file:
i0S build variants configuration steps:
- Created separate bundleID on AppStore Connect. This set a unique ID for a completely separate iOS app called pillarwallet.staging.
- Added a staging build configuration in XCode called Staging.Release
- Created a separate build scheme called Staging
- Configured the Build Settings section in XCode with staging values, particularly the following sections: Packaging, Search Paths, User-defined.
- Configured the Build phase section in XCode with staging values
Android build configuration steps:
- We needed a unique ID for a completely separate Android app called pillarwallet.staging Created separate applicationId on Google Play Console.
- The Android Staging application required a new Firebase project, mostly for the purposes of notifications. This produced an updated version of google-services.json (now including the particulars of both the production and staging apps). We downloaded this and added it to the root of the Android project.
- To create build variants from Configured 3 main sections within the app/build.gradle file with staging values: signingConfigs, productFlavors, buildTypes.
Build orchestration issue #5: Uploading application toTestFlight & Google Play Store
Separating our source code out to produce independent apps was a milestone. The next step was to upload these app builds to the Beta Testing platforms for iOS and Android. To facilitate this, we used another Fastlane tool, Pilot. This tool allowed us to extend our Fastfile with an additional keyword called
upload_to_testflight . It took the packaged app build for both iOS (ipa file) and for Android (apk file) and uploaded it to Testflight and Google Play Console respectively. Below are code snippets showing how this was used:
desc "Release to production TestFlight" lane :deploy_prod do ... upload_to_testflight(changelog: commit[:message], skip_waiting_for_build_processing: true, ) end
desc "Deploy a new version to the Google Play Staging Test Track" lane :deploy_staging do ... upload_to_play_store( track: 'internal', apk: 'app/build/outputs/apk/app-prod-staging.apk', json_key_data: ENV['GOOGLE_JSON_DATA'], package_name: 'com.pillarproject.wallet.staging', skip_upload_aab: true, skip_upload_images: true, skip_upload_screenshots: true ) end
Wrapping it up in a bow using CircleCI
We used CircleCI to automate the build of our various build artifacts and apps. Below is a summarised snippet(many of the run steps have been ommitted for clarity) of our
stage_iosjob to show how we configured this . You will see the various
run steps here performing various tasks already mentioned in this blog. For example the run step named
Upload to TestFlight references the Fastlalne lane called
deploy_staging . This particular lane was customised to build the staging app and upload it to TestFlight. You will also see that their are steps named
prepare to archive ipa file and
store_artifacts. These steps save the ipa file and store it in the Artifacts directory of CircleCI in a destination directory called
stage_ios: working_directory: ~/pillar macos: xcode: "9.4.0" environment: FL_OUTPUT_DIR: output shell: /bin/bash --login -o pipefail
steps: - checkout ... - run: name: Upload to TestFlight command: cd ios && bundle exec fastlane deploy_staging - run: name: Announce Deployment command: | chmod +x .circleci/announceDeployment.sh .circleci/announceDeployment.sh "{App Name}" "Staging TestFlight" - run: name: prepare to archive ipa file command: | mkdir -p ./toArchive cp ./ios/pillarwallet-staging.ipa ./toArchive - store_artifacts: path: ./toArchive destination: app_build
CircleCI automatically connects to Github so we used this to orchestrate the triggering of our various app builds. CircleCI has a concept of workflows, which allowed us to wrap up our pipeline so that various jobs were configured together. According to the CircleCI docs…
A workflow is a set of rules for defining a collection of jobs and their run order.
Below is a snippet from the CircleCI/config.yml file, showing how we made use of workflows and customised them to build the app depending on which branch the code was committed from. For example, the job
stage_ios was built provided the job
build had successfully run and this would only be built if the code had been committed from
master branch.
workflows: version: 2 build_and_deploy: jobs: - build - stage_ios: requires: - build filters: branches: only: - master - stage_android: requires: - build filters: branches: only: - master - release_to_prod: type: approval requires: - stage_ios - stage_android - prod_ios: requires: - release_to_prod - prod_android: requires: - release_to_prod
An Expo side note…
When we started, the react-native application was using the Expo wrapper which surrounded our application. Expo describes itself as The Fastest Way to build an app. It was useful for a few reasons:
- Bootstrapping: Allowed the team to quickly build the foundations of the application, getting them off the ground running.
- Prototyping: Expo uses various libraries to increase the speed of live reload of the application. This improved feedback allowing the developers to build and make changes more efficiently.
However, we experienced some pain points dealing with Expo. Here is short mention of such issues:
- Performance: the Expo wrapper contains many libraries and as such, it made the size of our app very large. In hindsight, it made our application approximately 40% larger than it needed to be. The speed of building and running our app was slowed down because of this.
- Locked into Expo APIs: when using the Expo wrapper your application can be in one of 3 states. 1. Expo locked in state allows developers full access to all the Expo libraries and Expo APIs. However, this prevents the use of certain React Native libraries/Node Modules. 2. Ejected to ExpoKit: this allows the app to be built using the Expo APIs and the workflow is similar to that of a plain React Native app. This gave us greater control but we were still required to use certain Expo APIs and were still unable to access certain 3rd party libraries. 3. Ejected to plain React Native: here you lose access to the Expo APIs and leave the Expo environment but you now have no constraints in accessing 3rd party libraries.
- Publishing: when building the app using Expo, we were required to use the
exp publishcommand to bundle the source code, which made it available from a single URL on the Expo Sever. However, running this command committed all the code to a single Expo server channel. This meant that when we built staging it would commit the staging code to the server, and subsequently building production would override Staging and save Production. The Expo server was serving up the committed code on TestFlight and Google Play Console. As you can imagine, this caused havoc as were unable to control what was being served on the Beta Testing platforms. There was a potential solution for this called Expo Release Channels but for various reasons, we decided against that.
For the above-mentioned reasons, we decided to eject our application from Expo. We initially ejected to ExpoKit which solved certain issues, and then we ejected to plain React Native.
To help us achieve the goals mentioned above, we used the following tools:
- CircleCI: to do the work of building and deployment the application
- Fastlane Match, Gym & Pilot: to automate the process of signing, building and deploying the application to TestFlight (iOS ) & Google Play Store (Android)
- Artifactory: binary repository to save various compiled artefacts for re-use in multiple environments
Being involved in this project has been a journey of discoveries and one that has opened me to many new tools and technologies. It's involved a lot of beard scratching and banging my head against a wall. But no pain no gain! And the gain from all that pain has been progress, learning and experience. To briefly name a few pain points…
- coming to grips with the Xcode (a learning experience of epic proportions)
- Understanding how mobile applications are built with React-Native and compiled into their respective code bases for iOS and Android
- understanding how all mobile applications need to go through something called CodeSigning…a challenge all of its own
- Understanding how to use a tool like CircleCI to pipeline an application
- Automating building and deploying of applications using Fastlane
I hope you have found this blog useful and that it might come in handy if you find yourself in a similar situation. Following on from this article, I will be blogging part 2 A journey of the DevOps variety — Part 2. This will focus on the Test Automation part of the pipeline and will include some cool new learning with Cucumber and Appium.
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It's just numbers - Neymar not chasing down Brazil legends Pele, Ronaldo and Romario
Neymar says he is not focused on chasing down "icons" Romario, Ronaldo and Pele to become the top goalscorer for Brazil.
After netting a superb strike against Croatia on his comeback from three months out injured, Neymar moved on to 54 international goals, one behind Romario.
Only Ronaldo and Pele - who leads the way for Brazil with 77 strikes in FIFA-recognised matches - lie ahead once Neymar passes Romario to move into third position.
But after marking his return to action with a wonderful goal that crashed in off the crossbar, Neymar said the chase for records is unimportant.
"There is no fight to be Brazil's national team top scorer," Neymar told reporters. "I think it's just numbers.
"They are my idols, those who were here before me, and when it comes to idols, I will never be better than them.
"So I respect each one of them, Romario, Zico, Ronaldo, Pele... Because they are my idols. It's just numbers.
23 - For his return from injury, Neymar has scored only 23 minutes & 33 seconds after coming off the bench with Brazil v Croatia. Playstation. pic.twitter.com/W2U1oAbBD1— OptaJean (@OptaJean) June 3, 2018
"I'm happy to help my team, to score goals, but I don't want to be better than them and neither will I be.
"Each one has their own history and knows their importance in the team. I'm very happy for the goals."


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Tour Guide at Albion College
Class of 2020
Hometown: Fenton, MI
Major: English
Concentration: Elementary Education
To Become a Third Grade Teacher. To live a healthy lifestyle and stay in shape after college. To continue being organized.
The Dow (Athletic Center) because this is where I spend most of my time. My track practices are here, my teammates and friends are here, and being able to relax here at the end of everyday is amazing.
I chose Albion for a variety of reasons. Their education program here is amazing, and the classes here are extremely personal. Every professor I have had knows me and cares about me and my interests. The track team is another reason why I came, I love to compete and being a part of a team was extremely important. I was also looking for a small school with big personality, and Albion was the Perfect fit for me during my college search.
My favorite class was my British Literature class. The professor was extremely engaged and the class was extremely fun. The group projects were interesting and the readings and lectures were interesting.


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This is my response to the theme of solitary from WordPress's Weekly Photo Challenge.
From my shoebox of digital photos comes this snapshot taken during our family's January 2009 vacation in Cancun, Mexico.
I mostly remember this trip because it got us out of the nation's capital during the Barack-alypse, when traffic and crowd levels were going to be off the charts with the inauguration of President Barack Obama. I was able to enjoy the sun, surf, and sand while my neighbors were shivering in the winter of Northern Virginia.
Anyway, back to the theme, and while "solitary" can mean a person being all alone in a room, I offer up a person engaging in a solitary pursuit.
I had seen people with metal detectors before combing the beach for keys and lost nickels, but I had never seen one in the tide before. Best of luck to him. I wonder if he had any one to share his bounty with.


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1. No words necessary! Who wouldn't be happy looking at these faces?!
2. Easter cards. They are such an unexpected surprise, especially when they come from friends who live cross country and we just don't get a chance to catch up very often.
3. Dare I say it again without jinxing it? After rising almost back up to $4 per gallon gas prices are back down below $3.
4. Stepping outside and being "hit" with the scent of honeysuckle.
5. The return of "normal" weather in San Diego. After the hottest March on record and the lack of any sort of winter, springtime appears to be normal. Crisp mornings where the cloud cover burns off by 10:00 a.m. to clear blue skies and chilly evenings. Everything just looks and smells so good!
6. The annual Coronado Garden Show. How lucky am I to live so close to such a beautiful area as Coronado?! My girlfriend and I walk this every year and it is something I always look forward to. What is better than an afternoon with a good friend strolling through beautiful neighborhoods and lunching in a sidewalk cafe? Not much…..
7. Taking care of my husband's daughter's dog, Penelope. This little chihuahua has been in our family for 10 years and I never see her so it was a nice surprise to have her for a few days. Definitely made me happy.
8. My granddaughter's first ballet recital. I spent many, many years attending dance recitals with my own daughter so it brought back so many special memories. I asked her if she was a ballerina and she responded with "Not quite yet, Grandma". So funny! And so cute!!
9. Being asked to go away for a weekend with our daughter and soon-to-be son-in-law. How nice it is when your adult children want to spend time with you! So we will all be celebrating his birthday in June basking in the sun in Palm Springs. Can't wait!
10. New patio furniture. I had grown tired of the usual round table and 4 chairs, loveseat and two chair, matching table combo. We traded in a 1/2 acre and three very large decks when we downsized for a small backyard and, since we rarely eat outside at this house but still enjoy entertaining outdoors I opted for a 5 piece "chat set" This includes a large round center table that can be used for casual dining as well as 4 very comfortable chairs that rock on their pedestal. I can't wait for warm summer evenings spent outdoors with my favorite recipe–a glass of good wine, good friends and great "chats." This is how it looked when we began the remodel and I will share the new look next month, just in time for summer. Care to stop by for a cocktail?
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Despite good earnings the stock is still going down. Shopify (SHOP) is seeing positive earnings estimate revisions suggesting that it could be a solid choice for investors. Many think that this may be a good time to buy SHOP stock however we think that with the market moving in the way that it is it may be a good time to be more cautious in the market place.
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Those who attended Givenchy's Paris Haute Couture fashion week show were expecting menswear, but what they got instead was some of the hottest runway dames modeling the fall collection. Meanwhile, Givenchy's creative director Riccardo Tisci has opted to debut the label's spring ready-to-wear collection at New York Fashion Week this fall, rather than its usual Paris.
-What would bring Irina Shayk, Kendall Jenner, Naomi Campbell, Joan Smalls and Candice Swanepoel together? The Givenchy haute couture fashion show, of course. The top models peppered the runway between male models who showed off the menswear collection to showcase Givenchy's fall haute couture offerings. [Telegraph]
-Speaking of Givenchy, creative director Riccardo Tisci will bring his spring 2017 ready-to-wear collection to New York Fashion Week instead of Paris — where it usually shows — to celebrate the opening of the brand's Manhattan flagship store. The show will take place on Sept. 11, with plans to honor the victims of 9/11. [New York Times]
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CEO Spotlight: Nicole Weeldreyer
The managing director of Goldman Sachs & Co. on lessons learned.
Why Investment Banking?
"I feel most engaged and rewarded when I am helping people solve problems beyond their purview. Beyond investments, as a private wealth advisor, I have a chance to assist some of the world's leaders in business, philanthropy, and thought leadership in two areas of significant importance to them: family and financial legacy."
Toughest Challenge:
"For any industry, the financial crisis of 2007-2008 was a career low. But we tackled the hardships of those markets by being proactive, initiating tough conversations with clients, and advising our families on the best way forward, even if it wasn't comfortable. I learned that reacting emotionally wasn't a luxury I could afford. When times were challenging, clients relied on us the most."
"I have the chance to assist some of the world's leaders in business, philanthropy, and thought leadership."Nicole Weeldreyer
Lesson Learned:
"In private wealth, numbers alone don't solve client concerns. Being as engaged as possible with our clients and their families is just as important
as managing their investments."
Looking Ahead:
"Today's wealthiest families are different than they were even 15 years ago. Many have created their wealth by disrupting industries or following a different path. Our practice of hiring people of diverse backgrounds—demographically, educationally, vocationally—enables us to speak credibly to more, different kinds of private clients than ever before."
What Keeps Me Up:
"Extreme polarity in politics and in society. It seems that fewer and fewer people are willing to engage in a face-to-face dialogue over 200 characters. Communication is becoming oversimplified, imprecise, and inflammatory, and I worry it is changing the way my kids view constructive dialogue."
Advice for an 18-Year-Old Me:
"Don't be afraid of criticism. Look for the opportunity to learn and grow from it. And tweeze those eyebrows!"
Favorite Food:
"Jalapeno ranch dressing on anything at Chuy's."
Favorite Beverage:
"A big glass of wine on the couch at home."
First Car:
"1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser Station Wagon"
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HUTTON Ron
1.2.1945 - 27.11.2019
With broken hearts and in deep shock we announce the sudden death of our beloved Ron. Husband to Jean, father to Gary and Fiona. Grandad to Meaghan and Callum who he loved and adored. Father-in-law to Holly, Damien and Lisa.
Ron, I wish I could turn back the clock. We still had so much to do, so much to see. You were the love of my life since we met 56 years ago. The tears I cry are for you and all the moments we shared together till we meet again. Your loving wife Jean
HUTTON (Ronald):
Dad, for the memories you created and the support you gave me as a son I will honour forever. For the recent holiday Mum, Holly and I shared with you was filled with love, laughter and happiness that created memories that we will hold in our hearts forever. A special toast each day forward.
Lots of love. Thank you Dad. Holly and Gary
HUTTON (Ronald):
Dearest Dad, taken too soon. You lived a wonderful life and thank you for being loving, caring and supportive. Our lives are filled with treasured memories and will be forever in our hearts.
Rest peacefully Dad.
Fiona, Damo and Jax
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Celebrate the life of your loved one by keeping their Guest Book online. It's a lovely way for family and friends to express their condolences and share memories for the months and years to come. Guests can leave their heart-felt message and even include a photo of a favourite time shared with your loved one.
HUTTON (Ron):
Jean and family, I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of Ron. He was a good friend and even though it's been awhile since we saw each other, he will be sorely missed by all, our deepest condolences to you all.
Ian and Linda Mountford
HUTTON (Ron):
Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.
All our love.
HUTTON (Ron):
Ronnie, it's with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to a much loved brother and uncle. You will be sadly missed but never forgotten.
Billy, Eleanor, Karon and Kael
HUTTON (Ron):
Ron, a great brother in law and uncle to our family in Bonnie, Scotland.
No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.
Remembering you on this day, comforted by so many memories that we have.
John, Ruby, Marie, Julie and Gillian
HUTTON (Ron):
R.I.P Uncle Ron.
You fell asleep without goodbye,
Our hearts are filled with sadness and tears,
But our memories are filled with smiles of the good times we shared with you over the years.
Love Julie, Rodger, Craig and Leon xx
HUTTON (Ron):
Deepest Sympathy Jean, Fiona, Gary and Families on the Loss of Ron. May he RIP, Our Thoughts and Prayers are with you all at this time. Love Andrew, Robert, and Bryce in Bali
HUTTON Ronald RONYou were taken away so suddenly we never got the chance to say goodbye.
"Fly high with the wind under your wings".
We have had so many wonderful moments and adventures together over the years.
You will remain always in our thoughts and are greatly missed
We grieve with you Jean, and all of your family Gary, Fiona, Holly, Damien, Lisa, Meghan, Calum.
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Broadband frequency and angular response of a sinusoidal bull's eye antenna
(IOP Publishing, 2016) Artículo / Artikulua,
A thorough experimental study of the frequency and beaming angle response of a metallic leaky-wave bull's eye antenna working at 77 GHz with a sinusoidally corrugated profile is presented. The beam scanning property of ...
On the performance of the zoned fishnet metamaterial lens with positive and negative reference phase
(IEEE, 2016) Artículo / Artikulua,
In this letter, several converging fishnet metalenses are designed using both the zoning and reference phase techniques. They are engineered with a focal length of 1.5λ0 at the design frequency of 55 GHz (λ0 = 5.45 mm) at ...
Annular apertures in metallic screens as extraordinary transmission and frequency selective surface structures
(IEEE, 2017) Artículo / Artikulua,
A 2-D periodic array of annular apertures (or ring slots) is studied using an accurate circuit model. The model accounts for distributed and dynamic effects associated with the excitation of high-order modes operating above ...
Low profile THz periodic leaky-wave antenna
(IEEE, 2014) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena,
In this work, a 0.566THz flat leaky-wave antenna, consisting of a central λ0/2 slot surrounded by straight parallel wedge corrugations, is numerically and experimentally analyzed. Simulations show a moderately high gain ...
All-metallic ε-near-zero (ENZ) lens based on ultra-narrow hollow rectangular waveguides: experimental results
(IEEE, 2014) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena,
Here we perform numerical and experimental investigation of plano-concave all-metallic ε-near-zero (ENZ) lens with operational frequency f = 144 GHz. The ENZ lens is achieved by stacking an array of narrow hollow rectangular ...


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Last night Richard, Cathy and I headed to the Shoreditch/Hoxton area of East London to take in Neil Bartlett's new play, Stella, currently running at the restored vaudeville-era Hoxton Hall as part of the LIFT Festival. I have been a fan of Bartlett's writing ever since I read his book Who Was That Man?, his cultural history of gay London as filtered through the symbolic figure of Oscar Wilde. I've also taught his play In Extremis, which also has a Wilde connection, focusing as it does on the palmist that the playwright apparently consulted just prior to his arrest.
Like In Extremis, Stella is a mostly presentational play, composed of two linked monologues spoken directly to the audience by the eponymous title character: one when she's 21 and a coquettish cross-dresser awaiting a proposal from the wealthy older man, Arthur, who keeps her; and the other when, having reverted to his birth name of Ernest, Stella, now dying of throat cancer, awaits the cab that will take him to the hospital where he'll spend his dying days. The play is based on the historical personage of Ernest Boulton, who under the stage name of Stella appeared in countless female roles in 19th-century melodramas on stages around England similar to Hoxton Hall, and who also cruised regularly in the West End in full drag--apparently with the full support of her mother.
Bartlett draws on this archival record to sketch out a dual portrait of a contemporary of Wilde's who, though lesser known, likewise understood the porous borders between illusion and reality, art and life, and who in many respects negotiated those borders better than Saint Oscar (Stella was also arrested and accused of being a practising sodomite, but was found not guilty). The play itself is largely static in its dramaturgy, but the writing is remarkable, and the two performances by Richard Cant (as Old Stella) and Oscar Batterham (as Young Stella) simply superb. (David Carr also appears as The Attendant, a silent but symbolically significant supernumerary role.) Then there was the simple wonder of being in the Hoxton Hall space, whose wood-panelled history and proximate intimacy was marred only by the astonishing gall of the woman in the row in front of us taking multiple pictures of the stage action on her iPad.
After the actors' curtain calls Bartlett himself appeared and, referencing the recent tragic events in Orlando, asked the audience to join in a moment of silent vigil and remembrance for the victims. It was a solemn ending to a powerful play, but it was not the end of our encounter with Bartlett, as afterwards at dinner in the neighbourhood we had the luck to be seated at a table near to him and his party.
Needless to say, we took the opportunity to offer our warmest congratulations.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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Episode Title: "Case 1 – Dancy Conspiracy" — The word "dancy" pertains to dancing, alluding to the fact that the mission of week takes place during a ball. As for the "conspiracy" part, there a lot of conspiracies thrown around in this episode. Operation Changeling, the stuff with Morgan and the Duke of Normandy. If I had to pick, I'd say the conspiracy alluded is the one concocted by Ange and Princess; heavily improvised and yet the two girls are in seemingly sync with each other throughout the whole thing. It's kind of like a dance, actually…wait a minute.
Even though this is the actual beginning to Princess Principal's story, I honestly and completely agree with the decision to make this the second episode. I do really love this episode, I'd even go as far as say it's one of my favorites in the series, but it is also not action-packed in the slightest. The missions Ange and Dorothy carry out here is essentially swapping places with Princess and flirting with a middle-aged man for a key. It's no wonder the staff went with something flashier to gain more immediate appeal. And frankly, this episode even benefits from what its predecessor provided. That premiere established a lot about the characters, more than this episode could, and that allows the viewer to be curious about these girls. Curious to see what other adventures they've been on and maybe even get to know more about them along the way. So instead of getting stuck with doing set-up, this episode simply just gets to sate that curiosity. And if you ask me, it works really, really well here.
While I did say this episode isn't action-packed, the fact that isn't is a big reason why I love it so much. Where it instead excels in is embracing a different side of espionage: infiltrating, manipulating your targets, and improvising your way out.
Ange, no doubt, demonstrates that she can do this without breaking a sweat. Take the cold opening where she transfers to Queen's Mayfair for example. Acting all clumsy and shy is played for laughs and cuteness, especially with how out of character it seems, but it does make provide a solid cover for Ange at the school. A much stronger example though would obviously be the scenes taking place in the ball. Tackling both Operation Changeling and the impromptu mission to secure the key from Morgan through her ability to impersonate Princess (both in look and sound) was a really ingenious move on her part. Also, rewatching this episode, I realize that Ange is quite good at garnering people's trust. The way she persuades Morgan entrust the key to her reminds me a lot of how she gained Eric's sympathy last(?) episode.
What really gets this episode feeling captivating is how it involves Princess. Even upon a rewatch and knowing that it is partially an act, the part where she reveals she knows Ange and Dorothy are spies is still quite the curveball. And honestly, she is quite good at acting as "one of the bad ones" even if temporarily. I love how she behaves throughout all this. She sounds courteous but she actually has a bit of an attitude, confident that Control will meet her demands and playful towards Ange's efforts in getting that "yes". Even the part where she refuses to tell Dorothy how she knew the secret is amusing. It ends up being a fib and even then, it does make Princess come across as crafty. I'm also amazed that she kept this act up to the very end, only coming to Ange's aid completely when the bell tower chimed. What was her back-up plan if none of this worked out? I suppose she really is that confident, act or not.
Something to take note of is the name, Operation Changeling, itself. In folklore, a changeling is a being who secretly substitutes a child abducted by fairies. A pretty fitting creature to refer to given the plan to have Ange swaps places with Princess so that Control had a mole within the royal family. However, the name does get ironic when you find out the girls' true identities with Ange actually being of royal blood and Princess supposedly the one to have taken her place through some series of events. In a way, Princess seems like the real changeling here; Ange is the one who apparently got "abducted" and by coincidence, Control gains their mole anyway.
I still feel the tingling surprise that comes with the reveal surrounding Ange and Princess's identities. It's a game changer, through and through, one that got me even more sold on Princess Principal. You can admittedly see it coming with enough attention but even then I'd argue that the foreshadowing leading up to it has been fantastic. Episode 1 even provided a subtle hint when Princess mentioned that she doesn't like the idea of Eric and Amy being separated forever, eliciting a startled reaction from Ange as a result. This episode provides some clues as well such as how Princess reacts when she meets Ange for the first time in years and when the Duke casually says Princess's name, Charlotte, in conversation (which Princess calls Ange by during the ending). Actually, there's even a little bit of foreshadowing for later content. That conversation between Ange and Princess at around the 9 minute mark? The one where the latter says she's a dull person and the former argues that they're just complete opposites…keep that in mind for Episode 8…
While the spotlight is predominately on Ange and Princess, I think you do also get some insight into Dorothy's character. The beginning part at the school does establish that she and Ange are longtime peers, having been trained together at "the orphanage". Some of the new details about her are admittedly just amusing bits such as the fact that Dorothy is actually 20 years old (which Ange dryly jokes about) and that she dislikes smoking (if only she can use her booze as her cover instead…). One detail does get brought up fairly often though and that's what Dorothy brings to the table as a spy.
There is something amusing that whereas everyone has a fancy gadget or skill in their repertoire, Dorothy's unique asset is…well, her assets. Then again, this really wouldn't be a spy show without something sexy going on. I do like that it's seemingly relegated to strictly spying purposes. Half of Dorothy's wardrobe in her show (i.e. her school uniform and civilian attire) are actually quite modest. And with the outfits that do expose some cleavage, Dorothy still needs to pull her top down for maximum seduction. As odd as it is to put alongside the C-Ball and Chise's katana, it kind of is Dorothy's secret weapon.
Beatrice sadly is just present in this episode. The script does establish her as Princess's confidant but apart from that, it's just a lot of her getting annoyed at Ange and Dorothy being dismissive of Princess's royal status and her looking scared at the conspiracy happening before her (which I'll admit is adorable). Normally, I find that Princess Principal does a great job at giving someone a fun scene to do when they're sidelined but that's not really the case with Beatrice in this episode. I'm okay with that though. I mean, guess who stars in the next episode…
English Dub Comments
So far, so good. The accents still slip at very brief points but I have to admit that it really does make Princess Principal feel different from how it is in Japanese.
I was curious how the dub would approach the variation on Ange's voice whenever she acts under a cover and the decision presented is interesting. In the sub, Ayaka Inamura largely varied the pitch of her voice and worked quite well. The dub, meanwhile, has Avery Smithhart change accents along with her changing her pitch. I don't know what exact accent it is; I want to say it's cockney but for all I know, I'm probably horribly wrong. Either way, it's an interesting take on this aspect of Ange's character.
For a pretty minor character, I got to say that Jay Hickman is a very solid choice for the Duke of Normandy. Hickman really makes the character sound dapper which helps mask his more conniving nature.
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Travel can be busy. Sometimes a trip can be filled with so many wonderful experiences that it left you with no time to find a souvenir to add to your travel collection to commemorate your journey. You are faced with the airport gift shop, paying way too much, for something that isn't authentic in the least. Or, instead, have you spent too much time shopping for souvenirs, and you were forced to buy a second suitcase to bring home all of the chocolates, coffee, t-shirts, and coffee mugs you purchased? Beautiful photos taken on your phone are always the best memories to take away from your travels, but here are seven fantastic souvenir ideas that are meaningful, and also minimalist, to keep in mind for your next adventure.
Create a Unique Piece of Wall Art with Cheesy Magnets
There is a a little DIY involved in this memento idea. First, purchase a map of the world. There are so many beautiful maps to choose from in all different color combinations. We recommend somewhere between 5 and 10 square feet. Second, glue the map to a plate of metal (also the same size as your map). Now your world map is magnetized.
During each trip you take, purchase a fun, cheesy magnet to represent your visit. Instead of cluttering the refrigerator, simply place the new magnet on the location of your map. So, if you just returned from a mountain adventure in Breckenridge, Colorado filled with fresh powder and hot chocolate with peppermint sticks, place your new winter magnet just outside of Denver on your map.
Soon you will have a piece of unique, conversation wall-art, not only to be proud of, but to really represent you as a traveler.
Postcards Mailed to Yourself
At the beginning of your trip, purchase as many postcards as the number of nights you are staying. At the end of each day, write a postcard to yourself and include all of the memories, funny quotes your fellow travelers said, and small moment stories you remember from your day. Each morning, mail the postcard home to yourself.
By the time you return from your travels you might have a few postcards already waiting with even more to arrive in your mailbox. You've created a diary of memories on each postcard to add to your travel collection to remember the special moments in real time.
Map Covered Memory Boxes
To travelers, maps are beautiful. Many travelers love studying, admiring, and discovering new places on the delicately printed colored roads, location dots, and monikers. On many vacations, you can pick up complimentary maps during your stay. Instead of recycling them, take them home as a souvenir.
Next, purchase small cardboard gift boxes with lids. You can order online, or purchase from craft stores. Using a hot glue gun, adhere the maps you've collected onto the lid and box, covering both. Feel free to get even craftier by including stickers or other brochures from your trip. Add a finishing touch using letters (sticker letters from craft stores, or cut out letters from craft paper) to spell out the destination name.
Now you have a beautifully wrapped box to keep any other photos or memories from your stay. These boxes can stack to make great displays on bookshelves or coffee tables.
Ornament for the Tree
A "travel tree" is the best kind of tree. Collect an ornament from each destination you visit and soon your Christmas tree will be filled with so many memories all about travel. Sure, matching colored balls and ribbon is nice to look at, but a tree filled with ornaments from around the world is special. Many ornaments include the year and destination name on them, but if they don't, write it with a Sharpie or paint pen on the bottom of your ornament. Each year your tree will look different, hanging more and more unique ornaments to remember your travels.
Rocks and Shells
If you have kids, this idea is a must do for future travel. Yes, a beach trip is the easiest place to find shells, coral, sea glass, and stones, but city and mountain destinations can also uncover this free souvenir idea. Challenge your kids to find the 'best' stone during your stay. Their minds will be in overdrive, becoming detectives on the lookout for shiny, smooth, bumpy, and sparkly natural rocks and seashells. At the end of the trip, tell your kids to pick their favorite to add to your travel collection.
Next, if it fits, write the destination name and year on the shell or rock. Large mason jars, or a glass tumbler work great to collect these natural souvenirs. The more your travel, the bigger and more colorful your container will become. Kids will have fun taking the stones and shells out and remembering the great times they had on their family vacations.
Handmade Jewelry
To avoid buying a second suitcase just to bring home souvenirs, why not buy a memory you can wear? Many destinations have farmers markets or other events with locally-made jewelry. Find out when these events are, and purchase a special necklace or bracelet to add to your travel collection. Wearing a piece of jewelry from your adventures is a great way to remember searching for "Nessie" in the Highlands of Scotland, or trying new street cart foods in Bangkok. You will also get to wear a unique piece of jewelry that no one else you know has.
Professional Travel Photography
Photos are still the best memories to take away from a trip. But the lighting and creativity of a professional photographer can bring travel photos to the next level. If you are planning your next Christmas card, or looking to put an updated family photo in the frame above the fireplace, consider hiring a vacation photographer on your next trip.
Flytographer.com can help you create a beautiful memory on your next vacation. This vacation photography company has 3 simple steps to come home with professional photos.
- Book Your Flytographer Shoot. Select your destination and choose your vacation photographer. Their Shoot Concierge Team will help you plan your shoot.
- Meet Your Flytographer. Once all of the fun details are planned, meet up with your local Flytographer to capture your vacation memories.
- Receive Your Photos. Your photos will be emailed to you, ready to download and share within 5 days of your shoot.
Why spend the last day of your treasured vacation on the hunt for gift shop souvenirs that will most likely end up in a forgotten box somewhere in the garage? And why schlep a new suitcase home filled with souvenirs for every person in your extended family that weren't even on your trip? Instead, have a plan for a creative, and minimal way to remember your visit. This way, you can spend your last day outside making more memories, and of course, begin thinking about your next trip!


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January 2, 2018
Gita wins 2017 Spark Silver Award
Gita was named a 2017 Spark Silver Award Winner in the Transport Category.
Gita was named a 2017 Spark Silver Award Winner in the Transport Category.
Designboom voted Gita one of the top ten robots of 2017.
Gita™ by Piaggio Fast Forward was awarded a 2017 GOOD DESIGN™ Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. The award program founded in Chicago in 1950 by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Greg will be speaking about architecture, robotics and Gita this Saturday, April 22 at the Silicon Valley Comic Con. Other speakers include Buzz Aldrin, William Shatner, Pam Grier, and Adam West.
Greg will be in Paris on March 15 speaking with composer Olga Neuwirth at the Pompidou Center as part of the Vertigo: Architecture and 3D Conception event.
Piaggio Fast Forward launched its first two products yesterday. Gita and Kilo are light vehicles designed to follow a user, move autonomously, or travel in a convoy while carrying 4o lbs. (Gita) and 200 lbs. (Kilo). Greg explains above, or take a look at the website here:
Meet Gita in today's Techcrunch post:
Come see what Greg has been working on at Piaggio Fast Forward in the Wall Street Journal Magazine (paywall):
The 1:20 scale RV Prototype begins its 5 year tour of Europe in February for "Hello, Robot. Design Between Human and Machine". The show opens on February 10 at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany and then travels to the Museum of Fine Arts Vienna in June, and the Design Museum Gent in October.


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Welcome to Big Island of Hawaii…….
What's new on the island?
Big eruptions since the Kilauea Volcano lava dropped out of sight about two weeks ago. The whole floor of the cauldron dropped out of sight and emerged underground and came up in Leilani Estates. Folks had to be evacuated because of all the dangers. Some folks lost there homes to Pele, The Goddess of the lava.
There are many fissures that have opened and covered several miles of land and more folks had to be evacuated.
Only one report of someone getting hurt from flying lava, that shattered his leg.
Many folks have been displaced to shelters and or folks who share there home. Most folks who have been evacuated may not be able to go back to their homes for many weeks or months.
Lots of roads are closed as well.
Here is a map of the flow:
As you can see from this map, the lava started in Lelani Estates and moved east.
The latest dangers are the high toxic glass particles and fumes from the lava falling into the ocean.
You can see a dramatic video here:
Scientists believe that even hotter lava will be present and spread more.
You can follow this link for more news about the Big Island of Hawaii right here:
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Let's all ask madam Pele to slow her pace in her efforts to find her lost love.
Remember lava is dangerous so keep away and please do not take home any lava rock souvenirs. Bad Luck!


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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that his company has taken steps to curb hate speech on its platform after a white nationalist protest that led to violence. Zuckerberg said that the site has "always taken down any post that promotes or celebrates hate crimes or acts of terrorism — including what happened in Charlottesville."
He added: "With the potential for more rallies, we're watching the situation closely and will take down threats of physical harm. We won't always be perfect, but you have my commitment that we'll keep working to make Facebook a place where everyone can feel safe."
Key context: Zuckerberg's statement — which included a broader condemnation of bigotry — comes as tech firms are under new pressure to deal with extremist content. Facebook has been criticized for how long it took to delete an event page associated with the Charlottesville protests. It has since banned an account associated with white nationalism.


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Late last year at Voodoo Festival in New Orleans, Arcade Fire played a small, intimate show where they debuted some new songs. Later, when they took the big stage at the festival to close out the weekend, they revealed that they were recording some of the set to include on their new album.
While they haven't fully announced what the follow-up to 2013's Reflektor will be, they did recently announce a European tour, and shared a single with Mavis Staples called "I Give You Power" at the top of 2017.
More information is definitely coming soon, because this past weekend The Montreal Gazette reports that the band played a very small room — of just about 50 people — and performed not one, not two, but six new songs. With their tour kicking off at the beginning of June, we'll surely get some more new official music or news of the record release shortly.
There's no word on whether or not the record will include more high profile collaborations like Staples, but with the way things have been trending lately, it seems likely that other guest stars will be included. Perhaps not as many as on the Gorillaz new album, but maybe a rapper or two? Guess we'll have to wait and see.


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Alex Burte came to The New School Montessori last week to introduce elementary students to the sport of fencing. In addition to the physical challenges, requiring balance, speed, strength and grace, Alex explained that fencing also requires strategic acumen and has been described as "chess at 100 miles an hour." In fencing (as in chess) opponents make moves, block moves and redirect attacks to different locations.
Alex has been competing in fencing competitions for years. In high school, he competed on the national circuit in North American Cups and the Junior Olympics. He received offers for athletic scholarships at multiple schools, finally choosing the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Alex lettered and fenced all four years with UNC's varsity fencing team and continued to compete in Division I national and collegiate events. Alex moved back to Cincinnati after completing majors in psychology and philosophy with a minor in art history.
When Alex returned in 2017, he took a job as the director of membership and programming at the Isaac M. Wise Temple and reconnected with his Cincinnati fencing coach. Alex has coached students at the Queen City Fencers Club for many years and is now the owner and head coach there. Alex is looking forward to teaching Cincinnati's next generation of fencers and is excited to bring the experience of fencing to New School Montessori students.
When Alex looks back at his time at TNSM, he credits his New School education for preparing him academically for the rigors of Walnut Hills High School where he excelled in AP classes. Alex said, "The New School's emphasis on the importance of reading, researching, writing and having intelligent discussions prepared me for high school and beyond."
Alex is offering a summer fencing camp at Mayerson JCC. He will be one of the instructors, along with and two fencers on the Ohio State fencing team, Leon Cao and Jimmy Hu. Click for more information about summer fencing camp.


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Japanese scientists at the University of Tokyo have genetically modified a mouse's brain and removed their smell of fear enabling the mouse to happily interact with a cat! The resulting "delta-D" mutant mice were also able to discriminate other smells but "was not afraid of cat odours, and approached the cats without a sign of fear," said Dr Ko Kobayakawa. This shows that this smell of fear response is not learned but hard wired into the mouse brain.
Read more at BBC and here and learn more about the research work of Dr Ko Kobayakawa here>


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Warm weather is upon us! And we know that kids LOVE long summer days at the pool. Actually, we moms love them too. Lol
But how do you keep pool time fun ALL summer long? By adding some of the best pool toys and inflatables to the mix!
These toys and floats will keep the kids happy and entertained for hours.
And come on, admit it, you kind of want to float around on a giant doughnut or unicorn too…It's ok, we won't tell.
Best Pool Toys And Inflatables For Kids
1. Swimways Toypedo Bandits
One of the highest rated pool dive toys on Amazon, SwimWays Toypedo Bandits rocket through the pool with hydrodynamic action, gliding up to 20 feet underwater!
Kids can improve their swimming skills by launching a Toypedo Bandit and chasing it through the water. Each pack comes with four torpedos.
2. BigMouth Gigantic Donut Pool Float
How cute is this? The BigMouth Gigantic Donut Float is THE ORIGINAL donut inflatable (make sure you get the BigMouth brand, not a knock-off).
At over 4' wide, this float is truly gigantic! It's made of high quality, durable multi-color vinyl and includes a patch kit.
The new version has the fun donut design printed with UV Protection, so it won't fade.
3. Airhead Lob The Blob Inflatable game
The Airhead Lob The Blob is the classic "cornhole" game, but a floatable pool version for hours of outdoor fun.
It comes with 4 green "blobs", 4 blue "blobs" and the floating target playing surface. Our kids love this.
Related: How Can I Make My Pool and Spa Area Safer?
4. Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Taffy Turtle Catch and Hatch Pool Game
Each plastic egg in this cute Sunny Patch Turtle pool-play set fits one baby turtle inside. You can toss them in the pool (or bathtub), then gather them up to "hatch".
What we like is that there are a LOT of different games you can play with these; swimming, racing, sequencing and sorting games!
The set includes play ideas for activities in and out of the pool.
5. Stearns Puddle Jumper Basic Life Jacket
No 'best pool toys' list would be complete without water wings to keep your toddler safe in the water.
OK, so maybe this isn't exactly a toy…but the Stearns Life Jacket is a best-seller, and it's a US Coast Guard-approved life jacket for kids 30-50 pounds.
Plus, the fun design makes kids happy, while keeping them safe.
6. Jasonwell Inflatable Unicorn Pool Float
How great is this? Unicorns are magical….pools are magical…. So what happens when you get a giant inflatable unicorn pool float? We think that's extra magical for sure!
Your kids will be the envy of the block with this inflatable unicorn float in your backyard.
One of the best pool toys ever!
Related: What Age Should My Kids Learn To Swim?
7. SwimWays 2 in 1 Game (Basketball and Volleyball)
The SwimWays 2 in 1 gives you the two most popular pool games, basketball and volleyball, in one cool set.
It's easy to assemble, no tools required, and it's an easy switch to go from basketball to volleyball and back again.
This set will provide HOURS of pooltime fun for the kiddos. Great for summer parties!
8. Oima Baby Flamingo Inflatable Pool Float
Of course you need something fun for the littlest swimmer, and this Oima Baby Flamingo Inflatable could not be cuter.
It has leg holes in the center so your child can be comfortable while floating.
This toy is recommended for little ones age 8 – 24 months, and only with adult supervision.
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