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Why Houdini cannot appear as it should be?
liliu21 posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsI just downloaded Houdini's free version for the 1st time, and it does not look like as in the youtube videos or other places where I saw it. So it looks like that: and i don't know why. I deleted Houdini and install again and again and it is looks like this again and again. Please help me.
Problemn using Point Deform
Maho CLAQUIN posted a topic in EffectsHello everyone ! I would like to deform a geometry by a fluid simulation using a point deformer. To do so, i plug my geometry and my simulation into my point deform and i use a Timeshift set up on the starting frame as the Rest PointLatice. But instead of following the simulation, it looks like the geometry tries to reach the world center, creating what looks like an unholy abomination. Any help or tip would be deeply appreciated Thanks in advance
Hair grooming with individual/green guide selection
invesar posted a topic in ModelingHi, I was following this tutorial but at around 5:20 he started using green guides to select and move individual guides, which I dont get. Im using 17.5.425. Does anyone know what's the issue or if it is a bug? Thank you
crach with instance Redshift
lexxkb posted a topic in Lighting & RenderingHi guys. I can not understand what the problem is. When I try to render the geometry on the point Houdini falls. I tried Houdini 17.5.173 and 17.5.229 and 17.0.459 (but this version cannot read the attribute "s@instancefile" and simply hides the object and does not fall). I also tried Redshift 2.6.39 and 2.6.40 I also checked on 2 different PCs wits RTX2080 and GTX980m In this case, the mantra makes the render right and does not fall. https://monosnap.com/file/ALqgtmx3qCPtmEu1cq4XKcKH3S1a8D Box.bgeo.sc *UP* *FIXED* the problem was in its node instance it was necessary to switch to display only mode. Dibag1.hip
Remove trailing "1" at the end of a new instance of an OTL
kleer001 posted a topic in Tools (HDA's etc.)How would you auto-magically remove the trailing "1" after an instance of a custom OTL? It seems like there should be some on-creation script location, somewhere...
sop import in cop2net not working
anicg posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsTried to export a heightfield of a terrain in greyscale using cop2net and sop import but I get individual elements (height, water, debris, sediment...). 1. How do I get the full terrain out of it? 2. How do I even get these individual elements out? You've guessed it, I'm new to Houdini.
Issue with heightfield HDA into UE4 that only shows when selected
LuisOliveira posted a topic in GamesAnyone here had troubles before with importing a heightfield HDA into UE4 that only shows when selected? It seems random, sometimes it doesn't behave like that, I don't understand where the bug is coming from. I can solve it temporarily by going to the manage tab for landscape and the change component size option and not change anything and click apply. Except it will move the landscape out of my HDA, and this breaks my pipeline. I got it to work perfectly sometimes, but I don't know how, it just seems this problem is random.
Auto Rig does not work in Houdini 16.5
jon3de posted a topic in Animation & RiggingHi, I have a strange behavior with the auto Rig Tool in Houdini 16.5 If want to create a Asset it just creates 3 helpers and a merge node and I´m not able to add a Head / Arm etc. In Houdini 16.0 it works fine....Anyone else noticed this behavior? I attached a screen capture to demonstrate. AutoRig_Bug.flv
Houdini constraint make the simulation freeze ?
Julien Moreau posted a topic in EffectsHello, i am currently working on my final student projet where i make a plane crash with Houdini. I base the workflow of this project around the RIGIDS III tutorial by Steven Knipping. Everything is working fine until i bring in a simple glue constraint, and when the simulation gets activated at a said frame the simulation simply does not happen. It works when i disconnect/disable the constraint. I already tried to unpack the alembics upon importation with the alembic node but that didnt change anything. What is weird is that everything was working fine when i used the model given with the course. I haven't really found anything that helped me online, so hopefully one of you can help me with this issue, i would appreciate it A LOT. I will attach the files down below. Thank you ! plane_sim.rar
Houdini FEM stops at frame 800
syntheticperson posted a topic in EffectsI am trying to sim a 1000 frames of a FEM coral with branches swaying in water currents. For some reason it freezes at frame 800. I checked all the DOP nodes, and couldn't find anything obvious. What am I missing? softCoral.FEM.paintWidth.h16p5p378.v27.hipnc
VEX:: User-defined functions calls problems
probiner posted a topic in ScriptingI don't usually meddle with functions in VEX, but today decided to give it a go since I wanted to have some functions being used by other functions. I'm having issues calling functions inside functions. The code below for example will trigger errors. float foo(float a, b) { a = clamp(a, 0, 1) ; return a + b ; } float bar(float a, b) { return foo(a+.1, b+.1) ; } And it can be "solved" in multiple ways: If for example I comment out the clamp part it passes: If instead I remove the +.1 from foo it works as well. I have other examples where such simple corrections and the multiple corrections don't work or are not straightforward so what I'm after is understanding what's the main cause of this. Either I'm missing some method here ( I did try C++ style declaration / definition) or maybe there's some issue with calling a functions from a function. Cheers PRB_RFE_VEXFunctionCallBug.hiplc
Viewport can't show the displayed node on Alembic file
Sedatyf posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsHi everyone, I'm a bit confused right now because I have a weird issue on my Houdini when I work on Alembic. I have some huge (not that huge, but still) models in Alembic format and I want to do VFX stuff on it. But I can't have a proper feedback on my viewport when I do some operations on it. As you can see on the gif capture, the color does not appear in the viewport, but if I save the scene, and open it again, the color appears. I checked my graphic cards driver (I have a GTX 970), and everything's on date, and I'm on Houdini 16.0.621. Is there a solution ? Thanks in advance, Gael. EDIT : Even if I launch Houdini as Administrator, the bug still appears. I need help :<
Can't add .ai/.eps files in Houdini geometry
callandekeijzer posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsI'm trying to set up a structure that allows me to import 2D images, PNG/Jpegs into Houdini. Side FX has documentation for this: http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini11.0/io/ai Researching this i came across a couple of tutorials, saying that if you want use images you should go for .eps files This is the tutorial i tried to follow, since it covers the Adobe softwares: I'm not sure what's going wrong, whenever i upload my images there doesn't seem to be an error, but I just can't find my imported asset. Any ideas? Cheers, Callan de Keijzer Desktop.zip
COP network to MAT/SHOP referencing not working?
davpe posted a topic in Lighting & RenderingHi, can anybody confirm or invalidate my suspicion that op: expression in shaders context (mat or shop) cuurently doesn't work? I know syntax has been a bit inconsistent between different Houdini versions but right now in 16.5 it doesn't seem to work at all for me. i tried: op: /obj/copnet/OUT op: "/obj/copnet/OUT" "op: /obj/copnet/OUT" op:`opfullpath('/obj/copnet/OUT')` and many other mutations of the same thing. anybody? thanks, D. file attached just for case copReferencing.hiplc
POPsolver not working
callandekeijzer posted a topic in EffectsI'm trying to source particle emitters from geometry that i created in a scene. Unfortunately, there seems to be an issue with the popsolver node, it's saying that: 'Connection 2 input is the wrong type' I'm trying to create a whisp effect, following some tutorials but already stuck and not able to continue. Please help! WhispIssue.hipnc
Disappearance of object, striped node
Brizengan posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsHello everyone,I encounter a problem, I load an object in my scene. I noticed that my shift in the viewer did focus my object, so I searched on the sidefx helpers (I link the url) "http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/view [www.sidefx.com] "The solution I could find was the "space + G".He walked once.Arrived at a certain level of my work, I had to use the procedure previously done.I come to my big problem.My object disappeared, leaving room for red stripes on my node geometry. I can not find where the error came from … it is not for want of having tried yet. Do you have solutions? I link you my project and the picture of the problem.Thank you in advance Pyro Smoke_v03.hip
Houdini Toon Shader Issues
BrookerT posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsHello!I am having a few bugs with the houdini toon shader.In some scenes it appears as though there are two objs on top of each other and intersecting, when there is not. Also, some parts of the model are just black under lighting while others are not.Has anyone come across this? If so does anyone know any ways to fix this? Thanks
fuse -> subdivide (bug?) simple question!!
squardis posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsHi, I have some issues with the FUSE before SUBDIVIDE sop and I think it might be a bug. Its realy simple... -> Platonic Soccerball -> create Unique Points -> assemble name attr. -> (foreachSubnet.-..Extrude) -> Fuse -> subdivide. After that it just doesnt seems to work probably. see example: soccerball tst.hip
Houdini hair problem
sinarhp posted a topic in EffectsHi everyone I just recently started playing around with Houdini hair after finishing a very difficult job done with Yeti. I am trying to assess houdini hair as a possible new solution for hair and fur. But I have one small issue that I cant find any solutions for it: Basically after setting up the fur for the model (I am using the Add Fur tool from the shelf) everything is fine and I can use the different attributes like length and bend to adjust the overall look, But as soon as I groom the fur using one of the shelf tools like "length adjust" or "cut hair" I cant tweak the overall attributes like length or bend etc anymore and it seems like after grooming the hair using any of these tools I lose the ability to adjust the overall attributes. I was wondering if this is probably a bug in hair tool? I have attached my test scene as well. I would appreciate any helps. Thanks in advance! Sina fur_pipe_test_01_v01_t05.hip
Alembic from Houdini to ughhh Maya
georgeivan posted a topic in Lighting & RenderingAnyone have this strange problem exporting particles from Houdini to Maya?It doesn't happens on all frames,its just sort of random,some frames render fime if you turn off snapping in timeline and scrub,weird. The render engine its Arnold,i know there is a way to carry the v information in vertex to Maya But this its the only way to avoid this issue? The particles are geo after a copy operator,nothing fancy
Curious if anyone else has experienced this ^.^
narbuckl posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsSo before I submit this as a bug I just wanted to see if anyone else on here might have experienced the same issue. Houdini Version: 14.0.444 Step 1: Read in an animated cache (from wherever, doesn't matter) Step 2: use a split node to break something apart Step 3: plug the output of the righthand side of the split into a timeshift Step 4: Does the timeshift do anything? I have recreated this several times already. Every time I read in a cache (I've tried with many different types of caches), split something and try and use a timeshift on the right hand stream of the split, it does not work. Maybe this is a version specific thing, I haven't tested the latest release of 15 with this, I'm just curious if anyone else has come across this. Thanks -N
I have an artefacts after rendering
Hideo posted a topic in Lighting & RenderingI have an artefacts after rendering on the tea and under tray @@ help me please
Extrude's fuse points -bug?
dswillows posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsHi all -It seems that none of the Fuse points options in the Extrude SOP has any effect- I recall the fuse points option, when set to "clamp all points", would clamp the edge that's extruding away from the source (green in top view) when that leading edge(red) encountered another expanding edge. When functioning & the extrusion continued, the setting would result in a poly similar to the blue line in bottom view. Am I missing something? D
Houdini 13 problem
Patcharaorn Mo T. posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsHi, Anyone know what is happening to my Houdini? I just install the new 13 after I installed my new Window 7. It crashed often and it seems to not work properly. It happened even I install directly from SideFX.
Missing "RBD Glue Object" Shelf Tool
combdn posted a topic in General Houdini QuestionsHi everyone. It appears that that "RBD Glue Object" shelf tools is missing in my Houdini 13.0.343… And I don't know why. Reinstall and removing my shelf file doesn't help. Could sombody share the tool's script, please. Or maybe there's a way to restore my own. I'm really a beginner so I cannot recreate it myself. Thanks in advance.


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First Use on Delivery
Last Updated: 1st October 2017
Please check the packaging when the goods are delivered and check that the air conditioner is delivered standing upright. If the air conditioner was delivered upside down, or on its side, it will still operate but it must be left standing upright for at least 12 hours before being operated.
If the packaging is damaged, possibly due to incorrect handling of the goods in transit, please contact our office as soon as possible (see contact information below) during office hours, no later than 3 working days after delivery. If you can, please use a mobile phone to send a photograph of the goods as delivered to you.
Our engineer will provide guidance on how to check whether the goods are in a satisfactory condition for use. If necessary we will arrange for replacement goods to be sent you and for the damaged goods to be returned.
(also available with product in original packaging)
Last Updated: 13th June 2017
This Personal Air Conditioner (unit) and its accompanying accessories are warranted by Close Comfort Pty Ltd (ABN 81 128 172 083) ("Close Comfort Australia") against defects in design, materials and workmanship for a period of 2 years from the date of original purchase. This Warranty is only valid for the Australian market.
Equipment defects covered by this Warranty will be repaired or replaced at the discretion of Close Comfort Australia without cost to the owner for parts of direct repair labour. The repair or replacement will be carried out at the premises of an authorised Close Comfort Dealer, agent or Close Comfort Australia. In-home service is not provided on this unit. The owner is responsible for all transport costs and in-transit insurance associated with returning the unit to the authorised repair centre.
Any parts or equipment replaced under this Warranty will be warranted in accordance with the provisions of this Warranty for the remainder of the original warranty period.
The rights given by the Close Comfort Australia Warranty (this Warranty) are in addition to the guarantees and rights afforded by the Australian Consumer Law.
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
Returns & Refunds
Last Updated: 13th June 2017
Our returns policy lasts 14 days. If 14 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can't offer you a refund or exchange unless there is a defect; in-line with our Warranty (see above).
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. Preferably, it must also be in the original packaging.
To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase.
Please use the contact information below to reach us before sending out your product for return.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable):
– Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
– Any item that is returned more than 14 days after delivery.
Refunds (if applicable)
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days.
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To return your product, you should contact us for instructions on a return address.
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If you are shipping an item over $50, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don't guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
Warranty Exclusions
Last Updated: 13th June 2017
This Warranty DOES NOT cover:
- Damage or problems or unsatisfactory performance caused to the unit by faulty or incorrect external wiring, incorrect power supply, voltage fluctuations, over voltage transients or electromagnetic interference not originating within the unit.
- Damage or problems caused by the use of an accessory, component or equipment not supplied by Close Comfort Australia.
- Damage or problems caused by storm, fire, flood, vandalism, negligence, accidental damage, Acts of God, earthquake, war, vermin, foreign matter entering the unit (e.g. dirt and moisture) or any other outside agency.
- Freight charges (including insurance) incurred by the owner in returning the unit to Close Comfort Australia or an authorised repair centre, dealer or agent.
- In-home or on-site service and any associated costs.
- Any consumable items (e.g. batteries) supplied with the unit unless the item is shown to be defective at the time of purchase.
- Damage or problems or unsatisfactory performance resulting from operation in an environment where the environmental comfort of humans is not the primary function of the unit.
- Damage caused by operation in a corrosive atmosphere or excessive humidity.
- Damage of problems or unsatisfactory performance resulting from operations at conditions outside the operating conditions specified in the Close Comfort Australia technical or sales literature applicable to the unit.
- Damage or problems or unsatisfactory performance resulting from misapplication of the unit.
- Damage or problems or unsatisfactory performance resulting from leaking or exhausted batteries.
Owner's Responsibility
The owner is responsible for the correct operation and regular maintenance of the unit as listed below. The correction of any non-product fault or problem is not covered by this Warranty.
- Operation and maintenance of the unit in accordance with the operating instructions; as provided with purchase of the unit.
- Regular cleaning of the air filters (every 2 weeks) and replacement if damaged.
- Replacement of exhausted batteries, in the remote control.
- Cleaning of heat exchangers by a qualified air conditioner technician in the event of excessive dust accumulation on the fins and tubes.
Steps to Claim Warranty
Owners should do the following, within the applicable warranty period, when claiming warranty:
- Stop using the unit entirely and unplug it from any power source
- Contact an authorised dealer, agent or Close Comfort Australia to report the fault; please provide a detailed description (see contact information below or on front face of warranty card)
- Contact us via phone or email
- If confirmed, follow instructions by Close Comfort Australia on preparing and sending unit for warranty assessment.
- Provide evidence of the original purchase, such as a retailer's sales receipt, or evidence of payment of an original tax invoice.
Warranty Period
2 Years
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- Contact your local government for information regarding the collection systems available.
- If electrical appliances are disposed of in landfills or dumps, hazardous substances can leak into the ground water, polluting the food chain and damaging health and well-being.
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A2S Reference
AssociateTag (parameter)
The AssociateTag parameter is optional. A2S adds the specified Associates Tag in the appropriate places in URLs it returns.
An Associates Tag is assigned to you when you join the Amazon Associates affiliate program. An Associates Tracking ID may also be used as the Associates Tag in an A2S query.
Applies to all operations.
A2S Query
The above URL executes an A2S ItemSearch query. The ItemSearch operation returns information about products which match the specified parameters such as BrowseNode and SearchIndex
The above ItemSearch operation returns products associated with the Home / Home / Tools & Hardware / Specialty Stores / Contractor Supply browse node (1259929011) and the Tools search index. Only products which match the keywords are returned.
The Request response group returns all of the parameters and their values that were submitted in a request. This helps with debugging, but be aware that all parameters, including unrecognized/invalid parameters, are included.
The Large response group returns a large amount of information about each item in the response.
Sorry. I was unable to perform the query because of limits set by Amazon.com.


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Shaping services
Listening to and acting on the feedback of our local community is a key part of how we commission, develop and design local services. This approach runs through all of our commissioning decisions and is a part of every member of staff's role. On this page you will find our engagement library (below) as well as examples of how we strive to involve patients in the design of our services and programmes (for example in our Choice and Control project).
Engagement library
Our library of reports and responses highlights the engagement work we have carried out, and how the recommendations from this work have been taken forward.
The library is a useful and live tool (it is updated regularly to include new reports) for local residents, our partners and staff. It outlines the range of issues that our local communities are concerned about and interested in and how the CCG is working to respond to these.
If you have any questions about any of the reports or topics covered within the library or would like to be involved in future projects please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Research and Support Programme
- Help on Your Doorstep and Claremont worked in partnership, and asked questions on Social Isolation, and Navigation and Social Prescribing. You can read Claremont's report here.
- Healthwatch Islington led the Diverse Communities project and asked questions on Social Isolation, and Navigation and Social Prescribing. You can read their report here.
- The Peel asked questions around barriers this community experience in accessing mental health support and services, and the stigma they experience. You can read their report here.
- Healthwatch report on Personal Health Budgets
- CAMHS Social, Emotional and Mental Health Service Redesign Consultation Report
- More information on personal budgets
Research and Support Programme
- Diverse Communities: Health Voice 2018
- Help on Your Doorstep Research 2018
- Holloway Neighbourhood Research 2018
- CCG Live Response to Recommendations- Research and Support Programme 2018
Research and Support Programme
Wellbeing partnership reports 2017:
- Integration and long-term conditions
- Learning disability
- Older people engagement
- Prevention
- Primary care
Research and Support Programme
- Diverse communities health voice 2016
- Community and equalities research project - CCG response
- Centre 404 - health research project
- Access to primary care and social care for the Latin American over 50s
- Manor Gardens Centre engagement research
Other projects
- Extending GP access in Islington
- GP services for residential care
- Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmology services report - CCG response
- Report on long-term conditions surveys
- Healthwatch - long-term conditions report
- Refugee forum event report


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The Inaugural Post.
I am feeling real nervous about what to say, on this, the first post of mine and S's blog. It's a lot of pressure you know?
Like a first impression on the first day of school or something. We don't want to be the girls that, after meeting us, you turn around, tell your friends you thought our foundation didn't match our neck, and hope you never bump into us again.
We want you to like us! Like us, won't you??
So, I thought about what outfit to post, or what pretty thing to start off with, and then S and I were simultaneously watching Ellen on TV while MSN-ing each other, and this handsome man came on singing this lovely song and we were both drooling over the whole thing and I thought to myself, "hey, I should post that on the blog" because you can't
love it, which I hope will be a recurring theme on this blog.
So, what I'm trying to say is watch this and let it make you happy:
Aaaaamazing right? I thought you would like it.
Phew. Post #1 complete.
Only good places to go from here!


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I tried applying the Alcohol inks in a different way.
Thanks for stopping by!
What great results Shelly - love the PSX poinsettia image, and both ways you have coloured it.
They are all so gorgeous!! I love the designs of each one!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)
A Mermaid's Crafts
It looks like Christmas on your blog, Shelly... and I love it! Awesome!!!
You are reminding me that I need to get started on my Christmas cards with these fabulous holiday designs, Shelly!! Beautiful work!!
What a fun and fabulous set of creations here Shelly!! I love them all and yay for you on getting some of those "dirty" challenges done!! You have until Wednesday and I hope you're able to keep playing along!! Have a fun weekend! HUGS
Nice cards Shelly. I've never tried DTGD but it sounds like fun. I'll have to check it out sometime. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Shelly, these are some wonderful Christmas cards. You really added to your stash.
Oh my gosh Shelly, there's a whole lot of gorgeous card candy here. I like all three of these cards, each different and unique yet so pretty. I think I even have some of that paper in my hoard pile!
What a great set of holiday designs, Shelly!! Good for you on getting started so early!!
Love each and every one of your cards! How wonderful to have a head start on making them!! Way to go!


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The Chef Pig is an antagonist in the Angry Birds series. He appears in Angry Birds Toons, first appearing in True Blue? In this cartoon series, he has a thin black moustache like in the comics. In a Toons episode (Trojan Egg) it is shown that he has a desire to be the King, and is willing to even Take over the King Pig for the castle for the crown. He is always an antagonist and he is King Pig's chef.
His first appearance in apps was in the v 1.3.0 update of Bad Piggies, where he makes a cameo appearance as a silhouette carrying a chocolate cake in the episode Rise and Swine. Other things he was shown include the images in Angry Birds Birdsonality.
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Hi guys,I have declared variable in lazarus project file, like thisCode: Pascal [Select][+][-]var ThreadStops: boolean; ThreadsRunning: integer; On my Mainform, I have a procedure button clickCode: Pascal [Select][+][-]procedure TForm1.btnStartClick(Sender: TObject);var ThreadStops : boolean; cvar;external;beginend; But it gave an errors :Compile Project, Target: multithreadingexample1: Exit code 1, Errors: 2mainunit.pas(85,26) Error: Cannot declare local variable as EXTERNALmainunit.pas(85,30) Fatal: Syntax error, ":" expected but ";" foundHow to fix this?Thanks in advance.
Here I go. If you really want to use C++ style:1-Declare your variable using cvar:Code: Pascal [Select][+][-]var test : integer; cvar;2-Where you want to use it, add external to the same declaration:Code: Pascal [Select][+][-]var test: integer; cvar; external;Now unlike usual Pascal variables, this is case sensitive.
Declare it with export:Code: Pascal [Select][+][-] test: integer; cvar; export;
In this case, I don't need a unit to holds my global variable.
Quote from: incendio on June 13, 2019, 04:33:33 amIn this case, I don't need a unit to holds my global variable.Just something for you to think about, having all the globals in one unit makes the maintenance of the code easier. It's much cleaner to have all the globals in one place/unit/(.h in the case of C/C++) than scattered all over.
That's what I am doing, I placed all global variables in project file, in C++, it is the bpr file.I am trying to do the same with Lazarus, put all global variables in its project file, the lpr file.


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I think giving patients a choice goes a long way. Even if it's not necessarily a yes or no choice but in certain circumstances that's not always the case. Sometimes with children, they just need to know that they can make the decision and you don't ask them if they want toast with peanut butter you say "Do you want toast with peanut butter or do you want toast with jam?" And giving them that choice…you're still going to have toast but which way would you kind of like to have it? I think that patients feel a bit more involved in their treatment if they're given those kind of choices especially when it comes to something like this.
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If you do not see God in all – You won't see God at all
The above statement in italics is not a quote from the Guru Granth Sahib, but it is in tune with the Guru's teachings. The problem we face is that most Sikhs come from South Asia where equality is not well understood.
Apart from the categories that you find in the equality laws there are other reasons to discriminate 'the other', like for instance because he/she is younger or from the wrong jaati (groups like Jats, Ramgarhias, Chamar etc), from the wrong state or the wrong part of your state.
Many South Asians have problems seeing God in females, in people with dark skins, in people with disabilities, or in people whose children have disabilities. Caste, as in the four castes of Manuvád is not often discussed amongst Sikhs, but there is lots of mention of Jats, Ramgarhias, Chamár etc (see above).
Jats are not a caste, but as farmers they are seen to be above Rámgarhias, who themselves are seen as being above Chamárs, who are leatherworkers or cobblers, those that work with the skins of dead animals.
The real test comes when you ask religious people to see God in people with different sexual preferences. Almost all religions are obsessed with sex. They might accept wife beaters, swindlers or alcoholics, but will tell you that you cannot be a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, a Hindu or a Sikh if you are a homosexual.
Homosexuals could be in a truly loving relationship, approaching Guru's ideal of having two bodies and one soul. They could be always honest, think about God with all they do, do honest work and share with others, but it is to no avail.
Homosexuals have been a persecuted minority who were marginalised from society. They could not have steady relationships, often had casual sex in urinals and other unsavoury locations, with ever changing partners.
Now secular society has discovered that as long as homosexual relationships are between consenting partners, these partners should have the same rights as heterosexuals.
This takes homosexuals out of the funny clubs, the urinals etc. This opens the door to having steady loving relationships, to working towards Guru's ideal of marriage, having two bodies and one soul.
The Guru considers procreation a perfectly natural and God given process, but does not order us to 'go forth and multiply', as the Bible does.
A loving relationship with God should be our highest priority, all other loves are impermanent, all other loves end with death. But that does not mean that true unconditional love for another human being is bad. Such love should be based on the similar principles as love between the soul and the All-Soul.


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He did not identify the name of the victim in this interview, but he did identify the name of the victim as Mr. Felipe David (a native of Honduras, working for the American catering company Aramark) in several other interviews. Mr. David was released after spending 10 weeks recovering in the hospital; first in the New York Weill Cornell Medical Center burn unit, and then in Mount Sinai Medical Center's rehab program. He had suffered third degree burns covering 40% of his upper body while escaping from the basement of 1 World Trade Center.
The fire, the ball of fire, for example, I was in the basement when the first plane hit the building. And at that moment, I thought it was an electrical generator that blew up at that moment. A person comes running into the office saying 'explosion, explosion, explosion.' When I look at this guy; has all his skin pulled off of his body. Hanging from the top of his fingertips like it was a glove. And I said, what happened? He said the elevators. What happened was the ball of fire went down with such a force down the elevator shaft on the 58th (50A) – freight elevator, the biggest freight elevator that we have in the North Tower, it went out with such a force that it broke the cables. It went down, I think seven flights. The person survived because he was pulled from the B3 level. But this person, being in front of the doors waiting for the elevator, practically got his skin vaporized."
At that same NIST meeting, however, Rodriguez told investigators that he was "the last survivor pulled from the rubble". In fact, there were at least 18 survivors pulled from the rubble of the North Tower long after Rodriguez walked out of the building unharmed. The last survivor was Genelle Guzman-McMillan, who was rescued some 26 hours later at approximately 12:30 p.m. on September 12, 2001.
By August 17, 2007, after more than two years of telling his story to enthralled audiences, he told C-SPAN:
All of a sudden at 8:46… we hear 'BOOM!' An explosion so powerful and so loud that push us upward in the air coming from below! It was so powerful that all the walls cracked, the false ceiling fell on top of us, the fire sprinkler system got activated and everybody started screaming in horror: 'HELP! HELP! HELP!'
He stated that he used a master key to let people out from behind locked emergency exit doors, saving hundreds of people, and that he turned down Hollywood movie deals worth millions and book contracts "from every publisher" because he "wanted to maintain [his] integrity."
Rodriguez also claimed to have seen hijacker Mohand al-Shehri scoping out the building prior to the attacks, in June 2001. A Daily News article says he told the FBI and the 9/11 Commission that he recognized the man after a brief, chance encounter months prior to the terrorist attacks. "It is believed that American Airlines Flight 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta cased New York City targets, including the Diamond District, but Rodriguez may have given the 9/11 panel the first eyewitness testimony about a hijacker inside one of the towers before the terror strike.
Rodriguez gave evidence to the 9/11 Commission. As was the case with the vast majority of the more than 1200 witnesses who gave evidence to the Commission, Rodriguez's evidence was not given in public and was not specifically itemized in the Commission Report. Of the 1200+ witnesses whose testimony was taken by the Commission, approximately 160 were conducted publicly. Rodriguez complains that his testimony never appeared in the Commission Report and that many of the survivors were not called to testify. However, the Commission acknowledges that its report is only a summary of the work that it did, and that it specifically cites only a fraction of the sources it consulted. It acknowledges that due to the scope of the events touching so many issues and organizations, it did not interview every knowledgeable person or find every relevant piece of paper, but that its report is a foundation for a better understanding of a landmark in the history of the United States.
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Do you have independent contractors working for you? If you're a small business, the answer is probably yes. And therefore, you probably already know that the classification of a worker as an independent contractor or an employee is dicey business.
But in case you missed the article in Business Week last week, it looks like it's about to become even more of an issue as the IRS and state agencies across the country are "redoubling" their efforts to crack down on businesses who have long-term workers that are misclassified under the Tax Code. It's true- employers can save as much as 30 percent on wages by avoiding payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, workers compensation coverage and benefits they provide to employees. And while independent contractors can play a vital role to you in building your team, now more than ever, you want to keep the distinction between these two concepts (independent contractor vs. employee) top of mind.
And as a sidenote – is it just us or does it seem that at the same time that everyone is hailing small business as a powerful engine to stimulate our economy, the regulatory environment surrounding small business seems to be tightening. From raising the accreditation thresholds for angel investors to employment issues- what gives?!
Okay, back to the topic at hand. We're not about to give you legal advice on this one- that's why you pay your lawyer the big bucks. But we will note that the distinction between independent contractors and employees turns on the notions of "independence" and "control," or how much you directly manage the manner and method that work is completed.
The IRS website talks about three categories of facts that provide evidence of independence and control- behavioral, financial and type of relationship. And as each working arrangement is different, there's no magic set of facts. Instead, determinations are made by looking at the totality of circumstances.
So what does this mean for you? The bottom line is this- independent contractors are valuable and play an important role in business. But like many, employment situations, the relationship is not without regulation and needs to be managed carefully. So take a minute, digest this blog post, review the IRS website and Resources page, and then get back at it.
Independent Contractors: Things You Should Know About Them
Do you have independent contractors working for you? If you're a small business, the answer is probably yes. And therefore, you probably already know that the classification of a worker as an independent contractor or an employee is dicey business.


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This is brilliant! Incorporate these 7 Habits of Highly Organized People into your offices & personal life. FREE YOUR MIND! Enjoy! ~ 7 Habits of Highly Organized People ~
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Scarsdale, New York
Scarsdale, New York is just one of the many areas that Anxiety Institute, LLC is proud to serve. Situated about 10 miles north of New York City, Scarsdale is a small town, home to just shy of 20,000 residents. It is known as one of the best towns to live in not only in Westchester County, but the entire state, because of its strong public school system, variety of restaurants and cafes, and numerous parks. Another reason residents love living in Scarsdale is the short commute into New York City. With a train ride from the Scarsdale Station to Grand Central Terminal taking as little as 29 minutes, people can have the benefit of being able to work in the, while still living in a suburban community.
While working in New York City may be the dream for many people, it can also take a toll on one's mental health. Endless hours in the office trying to keep up on your work and meeting the high demands of operating in arguably the most important city in the world can lead to burnout, anxiety, and depression. Whether you work in advertising, fashion, on Wall Street, or really any high-pressure job, it is important to take care of your mental health.
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Responses to Energy Efficiency Regulations
Frederick C. Bold
Abstract: Despite all the thunder and commotion surrounding energy usage and regulation, there is little comprehensive and systematic theoretical analysis of some of the most common forms of energy usage regulation. These regulations can take a variety of forms such as quantity rationing, price controls, tax incentives, building codes, and efficiency standards. With respect to legislated efficiency standards, some progress is made in a series of articles appearing in The Energy Journal concerned with the effect of compulsory efficiency improvements on energy consumption. The first is J. Daniel Khazzoom's "Economic Implications of Mandated Efficiency in Standards for Household Appliances." This article is followed by comments and extensions by Michael Einhorn, by Stanley M. Besen with Leland J. Johnson, and by a response to Besen and Johnson by Khazzoom and Sanford Miller. A second article by Einhorn deals with the differences in the Khazzoom and Besen-Johnson approaches.
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Energy Specializations: Energy EfficiencyJEL Codes: Q41: Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices, Q40: Energy: General, D24: Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity, D11: Consumer Economics: Theory, D22: Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis, D12: Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
Keywords: Energy efficiency, Regulation, Mandated efficiency standards, Appliances
DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol8-No2-8
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City of Austin Election Day is Saturday May 14th.
Polls are open 7am-7pm. It takes just a few minutes max and all it requires is your driver's license.
Unlike early voting, you have to go to your designated local precinct, which you can find out here:
As of right now only 3.5% of registered voters or 18,000 people have voted for a city of ~800,000 people that leads a region with twice that amount. It's expected to get up to 5-8% which is still abysmal.
I'm voting for:
Chris Riley http://www.chrisforaustin.com/
Randi Shade http://www.randishade.com/
If you do, too: great. If not, please still vote. With turnouts like these, seriously, your vote matters more than ever. These are the folks who are making the decisions that will impact the future of this City.
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Although store front signs get my attention, I don't usually take photos of them except when I find them amusing or meaningful in one way or another.
These made me chuckle:
These reminded me of my motherland:
This was taken at my motherland:
These are pretty popular attractions:
This one enticed me:
After this, I'll be taking more pictures of store front signs! 😊


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Engie determines your KPL (Kilometers Per Liter) using a combination of sensors in the vehicle. The main sensor is the Mass Air Flow, it calculates the mass of air in grams per second consumed. If that's not available, Manifold Absolute Pressure data (MAP) is next in line for determining KPL by sensing the engine load.
Currently, Engie does not calculate data from these sensors in Ethanol powered vehicles.


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"Health Security and Infectious Disease" – Op-Ed piece in NY Times
Author: onehealthclub
Dr. Roger Breeze: "Emerging Disease Threats and One Health"
Roger Breeze is the President of the Centaur Science Group in Washington, DC. Centaur Science is a science consulting company specializing in countermeasures against highly dangerous infections of humans, animals, and plants, some of which are potential biological weapons and others are naturally occurring disease threats in the U.S. and overseas. He currently advises the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) on ways to reduce the biological weapons threat in the former Soviet Union.
Dr. Breeze was formerly Associate Administrator for Special Research Programs at the U.S Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. In 1998, he was awarded the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award, which recognizes the most significant accomplishments among the 7,000 federal senior executives and is the highest management performance award in the federal government.
From 1987 to 1995, he was Director of the USDA Agricultural Research Service Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York. He has also served as Chairman of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University and as Deputy Director, Washington Technology Center, at the University of Washington.
Dr. Breeze received a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and his PhD in Veterinary Pathology from the University of Glasgow. He is a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.Dr. Roger Breeze is President, Centaur Science Group in Washington – a science consulting company specializing in countermeasures against emerging pathogens of humans, animals, and plants. He was previously Associate Administrator for Special Research Programs at the USDA and Director of Plum Island Animal Disease Center. He is recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award.
Dinner seminar: Dr. Rayon Gregory, Jamaican Veterinary Epidemiologist
"The 2% Solution: Why People Matter to Gorillas" by Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Join us for dinner on Monday, October 7th as we hear from Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, one of the leading conservationists and scientists working to save the critically endangered mountain gorillas of East Africa! You can read more about this exciting speaker at http://exploregreen.com/gkalema.html.
The meeting will be held Oct. 7th, Monday, 6pm in Behavioral Science Room 131 on CSU campus.
Colorado State University International Colloquium on Global One Health
Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to attend the International Colloquium on Global One Health at Colorado State University! Sessions will be held October 1-3, 2013 in Lory Student Center and are open and free to the public!
Hosted by the Office of International Programs, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and the Vice President for Research at CSU, the Colloquium will provide students, faculty, staff and the public with the opportunity to learn more about Global One Health and the important issues surrounding the interconnectivity of human, animal and environmental health. Topics ranging from depleting resources and emerging health threats, to finding solutions and optimizing health.
Click here to view the schedule!
Dr. Philip Tedeschi's lunch seminar: "Preparing Students to Address Issues of One Health, Biodiversity Conservation, Animal Welfare and Social-Ecological Resilience"
Please join us as we host Dr. Philip Tedeschi, the Executive Director of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection, for lunch on Thursday, October 3rd at 12pm! Stay tuned for more information on how to RSVP, and read on to learn more!
Read on to learn more about the topic of this exciting discussion…
"Humans and their societies depend completely on Earth's ecosystems and the services they provide, such as clean air, food, water, climate regulation, disease management, spiritual fulfillment and aesthetic enjoyment. Over the past 50+ years, humans have altered these ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any other time in our planet's history. The Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver is developing an innovative, cross-disciplinary program with focus on Sustainable Development and Global Practice to prepare students to build social-ecological resilience and societal responsibility in the face of global environmental changes. We will use the application of ecological, social development and solution focused models to help students approach environmental challenges. These challenges include, but are not limited to, empowering communities to protect freshwater systems, access healthy food, improving air quality, providing family planning access and education, protecting ecosystem services, building a responsible and sustainable economy and maintaining or re-establishing healthy social support systems. Coursework will prepare a new generation of social work professionals skilled to promote and optimize the quality of human life across cultures and the life span which are fundamentally reliant upon the preservation of ecosystem health. Students will participate in community and international service learning programs to enable them both cognitively and in practice to assist communities in averting environmental risk. Moreover, the concept of One Health was born from the realization that human well-being is as importantly reliant upon environmental health as it is socio-economic health. Evaluation research into the effectiveness of classroom learning and service learning interventions will build our research agenda toward enhancing social work education and learning, promoting healthy, culturally congruent behavior change and influencing policy and governance in social-ecological resilience."
Please read below for a more complete bio on Dr. Tedeschi:
"Clinical Professor Philip Tedeschi is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver within the Graduate School of Social Work. He has been with the University of Denver for 19 years and is the founder of the Animal Assisted Social Work Program. He is recognized for expertise in the clinical methods for Animal Assisted Interventions and coordinates the school's Animal-Assisted Social Work Certificate program for Master of Social Work (MSW) students, as well as the Animals and Human Health online professional development certificate program. He received his MSSW degree for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where his specialization was the therapeutic connection between people and animals. He teaches MSW courses in forensic social work, human-animal interaction and animal welfare, conservation social work, human ecology and international social work in areas such as East Africa.
Philip's research, scholarship, presentations, training and community practice work have focused on human-animal interaction, conservation and environmental social work, experiential therapy and forensic social work practice. Philip is a certified Master Therapeutic Riding Instructor, former course director and instructor with Outward Bound, wilderness medical technician, forensic evaluator and has many years of experience in non-traditional therapeutic approaches with children, adults and families, as well as program development and intervention in interpersonal violence including, assessment and intervention with animal abuse, attachment, trauma disordered and sexually abusive youth and adults. Philip has been recognized as a graduate level educator and has remained active as a social work practitioner with over 30 year of practice experience. He serves on numerous national organization board of directors including the Delta Pet Partners National Board, The Green Chimneys Institute Board of Advisors, The Horses and Humans Research Foundation and the African Network for Animal Welfare and The National Link Coalition among others. "
September Meeting: "Of squirrels, mice & men: biodiversity and wildlife diseases"
Join One Health Club for the first Dinner Seminar of the year as we host Dr. Dan Salkeld, who will be speaking about the interactions between biodiversity and emerging infectious diseases using case studies including prairie dogs and plague and Lyme Disease and squirrels in California.
Thursday, September 12th, 2014
Dinner at 5:30, Lecture at 6:00 PM
Anatomy/Zoology Building, Room 118, CSU Campus
Dr. Salkeld is a Research Scientist at Colorado State University and lectures on courses on ecology and public health. His principle research interest is in the community ecology of wildlife disease and the implications for conservation and public health. His PhD dissertation work at James Cook University examined the ecology of a host-parasite system involving lizards and blood parasites, as a model for understanding disease in wildlife systems in general. Since then he has worked as a postdoctoral researcher in partnership between IUCN – The World Conservation Union and several universities. Currently he is working upon the impacts of landuse change upon the ecology and emergence of infectious diseases. You may read more about the scope of Dr. Salkeld's work here.
All are encouraged to attend though dinner will be provided to dues-paying One Health Club members only. RSVP here.
7 Common Myths About Pandemics and New Diseases
7 Common Myths About Pandemics and New Diseases
This piece in the Huffington Post succinctly helps to dispel some common misconceptions surrounding the frightening novel viruses and "super bugs" frequenting the media as of late. CSU One Health Club hosted the lead author, Dr. William Karesh, for a student luncheon this past February.
Climate shifts linked to rise in animal diseases in people
Climate shifts linked to rise in animal diseases in people
Kagondu Njagi, an environmental writer based in Nairobi, discusses the pressures faced by those living in arid and semi-arid lands and the contentious debate as to whether or not the increased incidence of zoonoses is in fact linked to climate change in these regions.
"One Health Team Combats Animal-to-Human Disease Transmission"
"With the opportunity to make a difference in this fight, human and animal healthcare experts from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Surgeon Cell, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion (CA Bn), the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), and their civilian counterparts recently launched a program called One Health in Luwero District, Uganda." Click here to read more!


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Walking in the Pyrenees France French Holidays
Walking in the Pyrenees is of course an extremely popular activity. The GR10 route takes you 700 kilometres from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean coast. Following much the same line but over more tricky terrain, the Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP) is not for the faint hearted.
Walking season is from mid June to late September as, for much of the rest of the year, the mountains are covered in snow. Walking in the Pyrenees must be taken seriously because weather conditions are erratic, often leaving walkers stranded in a storm when they least expect it. Proper preparation is therefore vital if you are to enjoy your walk: follow the weather forecasts with a devotion worthy of a Lourdes pilgrim; take water, food and good maps with you; and don't overdo it! If in doubt, turn back the way you came rather than getting lost. Guidebooks are available in French and English or, for more expert advice, call Randonnées Pyrénéennes on 05.62.90.09.90 or write to them at 4, rue Maye Lane, 65420 Ibos.
In the central Pyrenees, the Parc National des Pyrénées Occidentales runs for around 100 kilometres along the Spanish border. The park was created in 1967 in order to protect this area of extreme natural beauty from the damaging effects of tourism. You only have to look at some parts of the Alps to see how ski resorts, car parks, ski lifts, picnic areas strewn with rubbish and illegal camping have harmed nature. Thus the Parc National des Pyrénées protects the two hundred or so lakes, dozen valleys, forests, streams, flowers and wildlife from such damage. The wildlife is further protected by the ban on hunting and dogs, which means that extremely rare animals such as the golden eagle, or the even rarer brown bear, can be spotted from the peaks. Some of these peaks measure up to 3000 metres, especially in the area around Cauterets, and are a very impressive sight indeed. Lower down the slopes, the flowery meadows around Barèges are good for a lighter stroll for those of you who would rather leave the ice picks and compasses at home.


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I have never played with glueing beads on a layout before, but it has a great effect...don't you think? It gives it a beautiful shimmery effect. Here's how I did it...First, cut desired word and shadow. Next take the letters and run them right side down through a Xyron sticker maker. It makes to top of the letters tacky. Peel and dip in beads. Brush off excess and put glue on back of letters, mounting to shadow layer.
The photo is stamped with white Staz-On on an acitate overlay (in plain english, it's an overhead projector plastic).
The snowflakes are stamped in Versamark on coordinating cardstock then heat embossed with clear or glitter powders. Simple crystal brads add a finishing touch. Thanks for looking! April


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Islamic Star Patterns. Islamic star patterns arose in the centuries after the birth of Islam, and spread quickly as Islamic rule grew outward from the Middle East to encompass western Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
This form of ornamentation peaked in the first half of the second millennium. The practice then tapered off as the borders of the Muslim world began to shrink. Today, historical artifacts can be found in countries from Spain to Uzbekistan, with important concentrations in Spain, Turkey, Iran, and Morocco. There is no precise definition of an Islamic star pattern, but there are some general trends. Imperfect Congruence. It is a curious fact that no edge-to-edge regular polygon tiling of the plane can include a pentagon.
Introduction Islamic ceiling tiling, Kuwait City. Retrieved under a Creative Commons license from this Flickr page. For thousands of years architects and artists have covered floors, walls and ceilings with tilings created by gluing together many copies of a small set of regular shapes. Waterbomb Tessellation and Beyond. It all started with the platonic passion on origami tessellations, not much of the origami, but the tessellation part, as I didn't want to fold it physically, nor model them using a physical engine such as Kangaroo.
That would also be very unnecessary (and yes, very boring) to simulate a folding effort on computer unless we lose our connection with the real world. Instead, I tried to look at a much abstract, silly and basic part of it; the creasing patterns. I found below tessellation named "waterbomb" by the beautiful source of Eric Gjerde (here) to start an exploration. Grasshopper : Star Patterns. The technique explained here is used to generate "star patterns from polygons in contact".
Unfortunately, the original name of this ancient technique is lost, but it is referred to here and in other sources as "Hankin's Method". For more information about this technique refer to link of the image below … Grasshopper : Parametric Space. Lecture: World Space & Parametric Space; Curve & Surface Evaluation; Re-parametrization Training: 2D Grids; Point Decomposition; Numbers Remapping; Numbers Formatting; 3D Poly-lines Workshop: Structural Building Skin Based on a Polygonal Grid Here is the workshop Grasshopper definition … Here is a quick review of the workshop … 01. 02. 03. 04.
N-fold geometry. Tilings Encyclopedia. File:Penrose LI classes.svg. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Summary[edit] Licensing[edit] File history Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
You cannot overwrite this file. Geometry. Student Works: StalacTile, Tessellated Manifolds. Tessellated Manifolds was created by students from Washington University in St.
Louis led by Marcelo Spina of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, Daniel Carper and Ken Tracy. The project's scope was a full-scale installation that transformed the centralized classical staircase of Givens Hall. The installation seeks to enhance and transform the spatial atmosphere of the vertical stairwell foregrounding conditions of figuration, lighting, materiality, texture, coloration, and corporeality. At first revealed through a large exterior opening, the installation accompanies the user's visual background upon entering into the building, spiraling vertically through the 2nd and 3rd floor studios, and crescendos as the ornamented foreground of the vaulted ceiling. Grasshopper : Parametric Space. Grasshopper : Star Patterns.
Build a pattern with panelling. Open house: 19th century detached house in southwest London From the pages of 25 Beautiful Homes, take a tour around this four-bedroomed elegant home that works a sophisticated neutral look.
We help implement Islamic patterns in architectural projects. Grasshopper : Parametric Space. Space Symmetry Structure. In the best known example of Cellular Automata – Conway's Game of Life, each cell has a binary state – it is either On or Off.
However, it is possible to explore similar automata where the state of each cell can be any real number in a given range – Continuous Cellular Automata. The video above shows such a CCA in grasshopper. Each cell has a height value, which interacts with the values of its neighbours according to a simple* equation. Grasshopper » the ant. The Official M.C. Escher Website. GRID PINCHING. Gridspreading.jpg (566×1092) Grid+spreading.jpg (1600×970) Hungarian-English-Hungarian Engineering Translations, Mathematica Graphics, Polystyrene (StyroBlock) Models, ANGOL-MAGYAR-ANGOL MŰSZAKI FORDÍTÁS, MATHEMATICA GRAFIKA, POLISZTIROL MODELLEK. Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5. Week 4_1 islamic pattern. Pattern Redux « Week 4_1 fractal tree.
Drawings Diagrams & Analyses. Islamic Star Patterns. Waterbomb Tessellation and Beyond. Origami Tessellations. I've had this pattern in my head for a long time now, and only recently was I able to realize it in a way that was satisfactory to me. It uses a combination of the hinged-pleat flagstone style and the traditional straight-pleat style that origami folders are used to. It's based on a traditional Islamic tiling which I have always been fond of, and it's my pleasure to share the crease pattern with you. You can download it here in a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licensed PDF.


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July 31st, 2006
Kitsilano Open House!
We are proud to announce that this Sunday, August 6, 2006, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 2510 W 4TH AV , in Linwood Place in Kitsilano, Vancouver.
This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Townhouse for sale in beautiful Kitsilano.
Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Kitsilano Townhouse for sale.
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2010 national reports on FCTC implementation get results
The recent batch of reports on implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the national level highlighted both successes and shortcomings. Reactions to some reports were quick in coming.
In Ghana, requests for the national report were so numerous that emergency funds were released for a second printing in order to meet demand, especially from members of Parliament.
The NGO that produced the report, Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), received official acknowledgement and consideration of the report from the Ministry of Health, and the report was covered in numerous news stories in national and local newspapers.
The project seems destined to lead to greater cooperation between civil society and the Government of Ghana on tobacco control issues.
The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Palau decided to take a different approach. CTFP produced a series of public service announcements, which they aired on both of Palau's television stations.
Within days, the Ministry of Health requested DVDs of the announcements, and within two months the first major piece of tobacco control legislation in a decade was passed, legislation that had been languishing without much consideration before the television ads.
Please see the reports below. All are in English unless otherwise noted.
- FCTC implementation Brazil 2010 ENG
- FCTC implementation Brazil 2010 POR
- FCTC implementation Ghana 2010
- FCTC implementation India 2010
- FCTC implementation Kenya 2010
- FCTC implementation Mauritius 2010
- FCTC implementation Pakistan 2010
- FCTC implementation Sri Lanka 2010
- FCTC implementation Syria 2010
- FCTC implementation Thailand 2010


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A week after her daughter Lauren Townsend was killed at Columbine, Dawn Anna stood at a memorial event beside her husband, Bruce Beck. While the speaker said to bow their heads in prayer, Anna said something told her to look up.
She saw a red-tailed hawk circling above, its head cocked, with one eye on the crowd.
"Lauren was there letting us know it was OK," said Beck, Lauren's stepfather.
"It was a sign: Keep looking up," Anna said. "Keep moving ahead."
In the 20 years since Columbine, Anna and Beck have donated more than $300,000 to animal-related causes through Lauren's Wildlife Fund, in honor of their daughter who felt a powerful connection to animals.
"Lauren worked at a small animal hospital, and every week she'd come home saying we needed to adopt this dog or that dog," Beck said.
The fund has given grants to the Keenesburg Wild Animal Sanctuary, the Wildlife Experience and groups that save wolves in Fort Collins, apes in Hawaii, and even raccoons in Minnesota.
"We couldn't be more proud of the difference she's made in animals' lives," Beck said.
Moving forward hasn't been easy.
"With Lauren's loss came a huge hole in my heart," Anna said. "That hole doesn't get any smaller, and I don't expect it to. But my goal is to make my heart bigger, so the hole won't seem so big. Since losing her I've tried to do good deeds, to reach out to others in tragedy. Maybe it's a little selfish, because I know the more you give, the more you help yourself."
Anna said she tries to reach out to others going through trauma and tragedy, but she's learned there are no words to be said.
After the tragedy at Columbine, Anna said her first visitor was a friend who was known for being a motormouth.
"I thought, `please just go away.' I wasn't sleeping or eating. Sometimes I'd forget to breathe. If Lauren wasn't doing it, I didn't want to do it. But my friend sat next to me. She didn't say a word. Every now and then, she'd get me a glass of water."
Anna said it was a great lesson.
"To help others, just sit with them. There's not a word you can say that will mean a thing."
Anna is proud of Columbine's new atrium that replaced the library where Lauren died.
"It forces you to look up."
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History of Blackjack: System Smitty
System Smitty and the Blindfolded MonkeysBy Arnold Snyder
(From Blackjack Forum, March 1987)
© 1987 Blackjack Forum
Take the case of Benjamin F. "System Smitty" Smith. You may recall System Smitty's name from Ed Thorp's 1962 classic, Beat the Dealer. According to Thorp, Smitty was a Las Vegas character he heard about in the late 1950's, who had personally devised a near perfect basic strategy for casino blackjack, years prior to the publication of any such strategy. Smitty had also devised a valid card counting system — his own variation of a "ten count" — based on 100,000 self-dealt hands.
Traditional gambling systems like these may not have a long run advantage, but most of them have healthy short run positive expectations. This is why such systems have always appealed to gamblers. Smitty made lots of short-run money, and when one of those horrendous occasional losing situations occurred, where Smitty's client tapped out, Smitty didn't lose a cent. He simply failed to collect his percentage of the win.
Other good books of stories about professional gamblers include Arnold Snyder's novel, Risk of Ruin, about a professional blackjack hole-carding team, and Repeat Until Rich, Josh Axelrad's terrific account of playing on one of the most successful blackjack card counting teams of all time.
For more information at this web site on the history of blackjack and blackjack systems, see the Professional Gambling Library.
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Sienna Dare is trying to figure out the direction of her life when she meets enigmatic Ethan Knight—a strong, confident man so hot and irresistible he's the one she finally relinquishes her v-card to.
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Senior academics have little confidence in management of their own colleges – surveyPosted in Governance and administration on November 20th, 2019 by steve
"Senior academics have little confidence in the governance and management capacity of their own higher education institutions, according to a new survey. It also finds many are sceptical over the Government's ambition to provide the best education system in Europe over the next decade. The findings are contained in a survey of more than 340 senior staff in higher education institutions and agencies by the polling firm Prospectus …" (more)
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The Gallifreyan Gazette Pages
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Doctor Who - Details on 10th Doctor Adventures: Technophobia
The 10th Doctor arrives at Big Finish with three new audio adventures. The first one is Technophobia as The Doctor and Donna visit a technology museum in London. You can get this release from the Big Finish website.
1.1 Technophobia
When the Doctor and Donna visit London's Technology Museum for a glimpse into the future, things don't go to plan.
The most brilliant IT brain in the country can't use her computer. More worrying, the exhibits are attacking the visitors, while outside, people seem to be losing control of the technology that runs their lives.
Is it all down to simple human stupidity, or is something more sinister going on?
Beneath the streets, the Koggnossenti are waiting. For all of London to fall prey to technophobia...
Written By: Matt Fitton
Directed By: Nicholas Briggs
David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Niky Wardley (Bex), Rachael Stirling (Jill Meadows), Chook Sibtain (Brian), Rory Keenan (Kevin), Jot Davies (Lukas)
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There are many common misconceptions that my pupils have. Many of them relate to simplifying algebraic expressions.
This week there have been two particular misconceptions gathering momentum around my Higher maths class. We have been completing work on stationary points and optimization – which relies on being able to solve quadratic equations.
The first is when taking the square root to solve a quadratic equation in order to find stationary points, such as x² = 16, many of my pupils only write x = 4. Why do they forget about the other solution? I think part of the problem is that when the pupils are younger, we teach them only about the positive square root in order to solve problems using the Theorem of Pythagoras. There is no need for the negative solution since x is representing a length. It is not until senior school that we, as teachers, use both positive and negative solutions for square roots. I don't want to penalise my pupils for inconsistent teaching so I have made this poster to display in order to reinforce the concept.
The second misconception occurs when pupils have factorised a quadratic equation and try to solve it. The pupils have no issues solving expressions such as x² – 5x – 24 = 0
but often forget a solution when solving x² + 2x = 0. Here's what I see often:
Why is it that pupils forget that x = 0 is a valid solution?
Here is a poster I am going to display to try and help my pupils.
Hopefully these two posters will have the desired impact. Here are the links to the two posters:


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Middle Georgia residents (or those looking to relocate to the area) need to attend a major recruiting event Nov. 14th in Macon.
The event will take place between 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Building H on the Macon campus of Central Georgia Technical College at 3300 Macon Tech Drive.
The best thing about this recruiting event is it's not just a job fair—though it's that, too—but it's also going to let attendees know about the many job-training programs available to them.
The Georgia Department of Labor and the workforce division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Middle Georgia Consortium, and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission co-sponsoring this event.
Per the Macon Telegraph, some of the employers expected to participate are Aspen Products, Blue Bird Bus Co. and Georgia Artisan, also known as Georgia Pallet. The companies are recruiting for a wide variety of jobs, including carpenters, painters, mechanics, body-repair technicians, machine operators, manufacturing assembly-line workers and personnel to pack boxes of manufactured goods for distribution.


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fretting over the intervals
I talk with my students constantly about visualization on the violin; that is, relying not only on our ears and muscle memory to help us "find notes" but also on our eyes. Muscle memory alone, even for the best of us, can often be a fairly crude way of execution. I find that, as a general rule, this way of doing things is not only ineffective but also enveloped in a bigger problem.
If you ask a student "How did you find that note?" usually the response is a blank stare, maybe followed by some stuttering and usually ending in "I don't know" or "I just know how it feels…sorta." Even students with perfect pitch, and sometimes especially these students, have a very unclear concept of how their fingerboard is set up.
The kind of visualization I'm talking about involves using a sort of special "x-ray vision" to see frets on the violin where there are none.
Jumping blindly: How students find a high G, A, or B up above seventh position on the E string with their 4th finger is a dead giveaway as to what kind of visual concept they have of their fingerboard. If they find one of these notes, in tune or not, with their 1st finger flailing in the air and no "anchor" where it should be, then they haven't a clue. If it was actually in tune, chances are it was a lucky guess and is highly unreliable. This idea of finding high notes using the 1st finger on the note a perfect fourth below your 4th finger is a basic concept..nothing new. However, it has relevance here, for sure.
Using fingers as "tape measurers": Instead of inches or millimeters we speak in terms of whole and half steps. Surprisingly, even some of the most basic intervals that lay between our four fingers are often executed without any idea of exactly what that distance is. To play a 1st finger B flat on the a string and then a 4th finger E flat, we could just plop our finger down and adjust quickly with our ears. I propose, however, that we use our 2nd and 3rd fingers to "fill in the blanks" and to help us measure that distance exactly. It's 2 1/2 steps very clearly that way.
This, of course, was a relatively simple example. How about something like a fingered octave scale starting on 1st and 3rd finger. Again, we could just reach and hope for the best, or look at it as though it had frets. Put the 1st finger down – then imagining that same finger in the same spot (fret) on the adjacent higher string, measure a whole step up to the 2nd finger and push that up a half step. Then place the 3rd finger a whole step above that and that's it. It's a minor 3rd plus a whole step. And this can all be done before the bow even touches the string. PLUS, it avoids my biggest pet peeve ever – when a student "tests" a note by scrubbing around before they are ready to actually play (I'm sure I did this when I was younger, too.) It's a very bad habit – worse than nail-biting (I've really got to stop that..)
Much more on this topic to come….I'd love to hear any ideas you have on this topic first!
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I still uses tapes–sometimes I put gold stars on my harmonic notes…its working pretty well for me lately 🙂
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New Delhi: The trailer of Manoj Bajpai-starrer 'Aligarh' was released yesterday and since then Bollywood celebrities have showered words of praises on it.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Abhishek Bachchan tweeted "Loved the trailer of #Aligarh powerful, poignant. Beautiful. Looking forward to seeing 1 of my fav actors @BajpayeeManoj .best to the team."
Applauding Manoj, film-maker Farah Khan shared the movie's trailer and wrote, "Check my talented friend @BajpayeeManoj s trailer of Aligarh. Well done Manoj."
Indian stand-up comedian Tanmay Bhat tweeted, "Aligarh Trailer. Looks nice."
Karan Johar also praised the trailer. Directed by Hansal Mehta, the upcoming flick is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The movie is slated to hit the theaters on February 26.


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Saturday, May 21Cystic Fibrosis Walk, 10 a.m., Twining Park. Call Rena Welty, 289-7135, for information.Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., north side of Monroe's Square.Habitat for Humanity of Green County's Bike 4 Habitat, New Glarus. For info, visit www.greencountyhabitat.org.Green County Conservation Society gun show, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., SLICE Ice Arena, 1632 4th Ave., Monroe.
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Take a look at our favorite resources on teacher improvement, collected and reviewed by CIRCLE. Experienced Adventist educators sift the ever expanding array of online resources for those of best value for Adventist teachers, administrators and support staff, curating lists for quick and easy use by busy educators anywhere, anytime.
Developing Excellence in 4 Minutes
This Teach Journal article focuses on the importance of investing in teacher development. According to research the variable that impacts student learning the most is the quality of the teacher.
The Missing Piece of the Staff Development Puzzle: Teacher Study Groups
This article from the special JAE issue on staff development discusses teacher study groups as a way of having teachers practice new classroom techniques after the initial training.
What to do with a Failing Teacher or Principal
This article suggests exploring the reasons why failing teachers or principals are unsuccessful. They include (1) inadequate training; (2) wrong assignment; (3) lack of peer and administrative support; (4) mismatch between profession and personality, and (4) burnout.
Lifeline – A Handbook for Small School Success
This valuable NAD small school teacher/principal manual includes checklists, ideas, options, important things to do and remember, problem-solving strategies, teaching strategies, and professional development information.
JAE Editorial: What the Best Teachers Do
The editor reflects on the qualities exceptional teachers, and challenges Adventist teachers to awaken a desire to reach God's ideal in each student. Other articles in this issue include:
- A Nine-Point Lesson Plan Format for Christian Education
- Introducing Politics in the Classroom
- Constitution Day: Celebrating With Your Students
- Creating Peaceable Schools: Instructional and Management Strategies
- Light for Living II: Choosing a Healthy Lifestyle
- Enhancing Reading Comprehension: Sabah Schoolchildren Use Puppets and Scripts to Learn English
What Students Want – Characteristics of Effective Teachers from the Students' Perspective
Consider findings on students' perceptions of effective teaching in higher education. Researchers isolated the top nine characteristics for online and for face-to-face students, briefly reported here.
Ways to Use the Visual Valet Model and Biblical Integration Lesson Template
Consider using the Visual Valet model and biblical integration lesson plan template as practical tools to intentionally teach from a Christian worldview. This NAD presentation connects you to easy-to-understand resources. The handout includes sample Adventist lessons at several levels and in a variety of subjects. Use this biblically integrated lesson plan template to prompt intentional faith integration in your lessons! Accompanying handout.
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Winston Churchill regarded the Bolshevik revolt in 1917 as a great danger to the West, as it could spread westward. V.I. Lenin also openly declared his intentions of world revolution starting westward from Moscow. Even before he took over the War Office in January, 1919, Churchill had argued for a large-scale joint military intervention by all five principal Allies to bring down the Bolshevik regime. If the Americans were reluctant the other four should go alone – the British, the French, the Japanese and the Italians. But British Premier Lloyd George opposed it. Churchill then argued that Russia would primarily have to be saved by the Russians themselves. The White Forces could be provided with arms, ammunition, and technical services on a voluntary basis. If this did not work Allied troops could be dispatched.
Just after Germany's defeat in the Second World War he ordered a draft contingency plan for an Anglo-American invasion of the Soviet Union. Codenamed "Operation Unthinkable" it would include the use of German troops to back up 500,000 British and American soldiers. They would attack the Russians through northern Germany. The background was the prediction that Josef Stalin would invade Turkey, Greece, Norway and the oil fields of Iraq and Iran. He would order extensive sabotage operations in France, the Netherlands and Belgium. The offensive Churchill plan was later exchanged for a defensive plan of guarding against invasion of Soviet armies.


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Reduction In Stroke And Pump Thrombosis For Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices: Impact Of Action (a Collaborative Learning Network)
David Sutcliffe, MD1, Angela Lorts, MD2, Jenna Murray3, Beth Hawkins, RN4, Mary Mehegan, MD5, Farhan Zafar2, Christina VanderPluym, MD4, David Rosenthal, MD3, David L. S. Morales, MD2.
1UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA, 2CCHMC, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 3Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 4Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, 5St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Anticoagulation management in children on VAD is evolving rapidly, with significant variation in practice and outcomes across centers. A novel collaboration, Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION), focused on harmonization of VAD management across centers with bivalirudin protocol being the first protocol. This study evaluates trends in pump exchanges for suspected thrombus and in stroke as it relates to the timing of ACTION initiatives.
Berlin Heart EXCOR database was reviewed for pump-exchanges secondary to suspected thrombus from years 2015-2018 for ACTION sites. Sites report all thrombus-related pump-exchanges to Berlin Heart through their ordering system. Additionally, ACTION registry was used to evaluate %-of-patients with stroke in post ACTION era (2017-onwards) compared to stroke risk from the third annual Pedimacs report.
Patients were similar in age, weight, support duration and diagnosis during all years studied. A significant reduction in pump-exchanges (per100 device days) was noted in 2017 (0.44 [0.26-0.69]) and 2018 (0.29 [0.16-0.48]) compared to prior years: 2015:(0.97 [0.65-1.42]) and 2016:(0.91 [0.56-1.39];p<0.001). There was a reduction in stroke that was also noted in the post ACTION era [5%(3/56) vs 14%(59/423); p=0.07], where 100% of ACTION sites are utilizing Bivalirudin.
There is >60% reduction in pump exchanges and >50% reduction in stroke in post ACTION era. Timing of ACTION collaboration initiatives, especially bivalirudin harmonization protocol correlates with these reductions. This highlights the capability of learning networks to improve outcomes for a unique and relatively small cohort of patients being cared for at many different sites.


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Restaurants As A Contributor To Tourist Destination Attractiveness: Phase One – Expert Interviews
A three-phase project aims to develop a greater understanding of the contribution of the restaurant sector to a tourist destinations attractiveness. This report details the beliefs, opinions and attitudes of leading Australian experts in the food, wine and tourism industries.
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From tgsk's G+:
About the issue involved Minegishi Minami, which was reported by the weekly magazine released today, as for the punishment we have decided as followed, so we would like to report it to the fans.
We will demote Minegishi Minami, who had caused many troubles to the fans from this issue, into research student (kenkyuusei) as the punishment from February 1, 2013.
In addition, I will report about the future activities some other time as soon as the details are decided.
Once again, I want to apologize to the fans for the sudden anouncement. I'd like to thank you all for the supports to AKB48 in the future.
AKB48 theater manager - Togasaki Tomonobu
Someone kindly link to the video translation. Source here.
I'm Minegishi Minami from Umeda team B of AKB48.
I'm very sorry to have caused enormous worry to members, fans, staffs, my families and a lot of other people with the article in the weekly magaizne that is published today.
(Deep Bow)
As the 1st generation member of AKB48, the group that has formed in 2005, it's my responsibility to always behave as a good role model to juniors. I deeply regret what I did this time. It was a thoughtless deed and I was completely lacking self-awareness as a senior member.
My brain blanked out and I'm still unable to figure out what to do, what I can do. But after I saw the magazine a little ago, I couldn't help but doing something. And I decided to shave my head without consulting any member or staff at my agency.
Although I don't think I would be forgiven by doing this, the first thing that I went through my head was that "I don't want to leave AKB48."
This is a place where my dear members, who I spent my blossom of youth together, are. And it's unimaginable to even think about leaving the group where I'm with so many wonderful and sweet fans.
I understand it's wishful thinking, but if it's possible, I would like to still be AKB48′s Minegishi Minami.
This is all my fault.
I'm truly sorry.
I will leave my hereafter to the hands of Akimoto-sensei and management.
Though I haven't been able to tidy my mind up, but I just wanted to tell my current feeling to you.
Thank you so much for listening to me.
(Deep Bow)
Seriously, it hurt so much to see Miichan in this condition. I think this is the first time she cut her hair. Well, congrats to Shunkan Bunshun for destroying her and Masuda Yuka's career in just a few months. And to think that Miichan is 1st generation member! T-T But at least she didn't graduate.... Miichan's fans, show your love to her in the next election!
Edit: Okay, I think this is too sweet to be ignored. 1st generation member (minus Kojima Haruna). Even Acchan's there! Apparently, Takamina also cut her hair (It is far more shorter than when she get haircut because her hair burned). Not sure about Acchan though, because I think she wear extension before, so I don't know her original hair length From Itano Tomomi's twitter