This syllabus is subject to change based on specific class needs, especially the schedule. Significant deviations will be discussed in class. Individual exceptions to the policies and schedule are granted only in cases of true emergency. Please make arrangements with me if an emergency arises.
On November 1, 2021, I will start paternity leave. After this date, Marta Tucker will take over my classes, including this one. She will deviate from this syllabus as necessary.
This course is an exploration of modern programming languages through the study and implementation of interpreters for fundamental language features. By exploring, testing, and implementing small languages with common programming language features, students expand their skill set with both practical and theoretical knowledge. To understand programming languages is to understand programming and computation as a whole. A programming language is how we describe a computational process and study of the languages themselves helps to shed light on the inner workings of a computation.
The main textbook will be:
Be aware that the textbook is a constant work-in-progress. We may occasionally supplement this with:
Throughout the syllabus I refer to the main textbook as “PAPL” and the supplement textbook as “PLAI”. Other sources will be provided to you or will be available online.
This course will, for the most part, follow the text. Topics to be covered will include:
We’ll be diving in with the Pyret language that accompanies PAPL. Pyret has an in-browser development environment and so may be used on any computer with a (modern) web-browser.
For the “Mystery Language” homework assignments we’ll mostly be using
Racket. IMPORTANT: we will require Racket version
7.8 – other
versions are not supported. Once installed, follow the setup
instructions
here,
except you should use
https://github.com/shriram/mystery-languages.git
as the package
source, NOT the one with samwaxman
. A few mystery language
assignments might link to a webpage instead of using Racket.
Submitting: Assignments will be submitted via Gradescope.
Late assignments: You have each been allotted a total of 5 late days. You may apply these without any penalty to any project you see fit, with the exception that you may use at most 2 on any individual project. The whole point here is to give you some flexibility that allows for things like illnesses, long trips, and the like. I am unlikely to grant further extensions. Any projects turned in late will result in a 20% penalty per day.
Academic Dishonesty: Monmouth College’s official policy on academic dishonesty can be found here. You are responsible for reading and complying with that policy.
In this course, any violation of the academic honesty policy will have varying consequences depending on the severity of the infraction as judged by the instructor. Minimally, a violation will result in an “F” or 0 points on the assignment in question. Additionally, the student’s course grade may be lowered by one letter grade. In severe cases, the student will be assigned a course grade of “F” and dismissed from the class. All cases of academic dishonesty must be reported to the Associate Dean who may decide to recommend further action to the Admissions and Academic Status Committee, including suspension or dismissal. It is assumed that students will educate themselves regarding what is considered to be academic dishonesty, so excuses or claims of ignorance will not mitigate the consequences of any violations
Collaboration: We encourage you to make use of the resources available to you – it is fine to seek help from a friend, tutor, instructor, internet, etc. However, copying of answers and any act worth of the label “cheating” is never permissible! In addition to listing your sources and collaborators, you should be producing your own writeup in your own words. By “your own words,” we mean you should be producing the text yourself, without some external aid. Verbatim copying of text is specifically disallowed, but so is taking a source and rearranging some phrases and changing some variable names to create a derivative version! Such behavior is definitely NOT “using your own words.” It does not matter if you helped contribute to this source text with others, since then you are still not the sole author of the text. The point of collaborating on an assignment is not to produce a jointly authored set of solutions, since that violates the course policies. Instead, it is to help you solve the problems, which sometimes involve a bit of creativity. After you have jointly come up with the ideas you need to solve the problems, though, you should part ways with your group and sit down to do the writing by yourself. I also advise against sharing the writeup you submit with others, since if someone else uses your text as a source for their own solution (with or without your permission), you will also be implicated in the violation of the academic integrity policy. In any case, if two nearly identical solutions are received, we have no way of tell which is the original, and the policy is to not award credit for either submission.
Electronic Devices: Do not use your phone or other devices in class except where necessary. Any computer or tablet usage should be related to the course. If a device is not being used for Zoom or Socrative it should be put away and turned on silent. Other usage is rude and distracting to others.
General Expectations: In short, I expect you to be respectful of others and take responsibility for your own learning. You are here to learn, so work hard and be professional.
Just attending class is not sufficient to truly learn the material. Read the text, use the resources available at Monmouth College, and go beyond the material.
If you miss class, you are responsible for everything covered on that day. College is, in some sense, your job. Take pride in creating quality work. Staple your assignments, label problems, and present your answers neatly and orderly.
Your job is to convince me that you have learned the material – show your work! Even if you do not know a particular answer, guide me through your thought process.
The weekly workload for this course will vary by student but on average should be about 12.5 hours per week. The follow tables provides a rough estimate of the distribution of this time over different course components for a 16 week semester.
| Category | Amount | Final Grade Weight | Total Time | Time/Week (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meetings | - | 10% (Participation) | - | 2.5 |
| Interpreters | 5–8 | 40% | 56 | 3.5 |
| Homework/Mystery Languages | 8–12 | 40% | 8 | 4.5 |
| Paper+Presentation | 1 | 10% | 24 | 1 |
| Reading+Unstructured Study | - | - | 16 | 1 |
| 100% | 12.5 |
Your participation grade is based mainly on your preparation and participation in the class meetings and on your homework presentations. During class, be prepared to use the Socrative app for in-class activies. Every day that a homework assignment is due (including mystery languages), one students will be randomly selected to present their solution to a portion of the assignment. You will be graded based on preparation and the thoroughness of your explanations, NOT on correctness, although you should of course strive for correctness. Students taking late days will be required to leave the classroom during these presentations. You must inform me BEFORE class if you are taking late days to avoid being randomly selected to present. Otherwise, if you are randomly selected to present but have not done the assignment, you will receive a 0.
The majority of the assignments in this course are derived from the Programming Languages course at Brown University. Homework assignments may include a variety of activies, but the core will be “mystery languages.” These require you to investigate the behavior of a mystery programming language and explain it. This gives you good practice for real life, where you will often be forced to learn new languages. Students aiming for A should get nearly all of the “Core” problems and some of the “Advanced” ones, and should have very good written summaries. Students aiming for a B should get most of the “Core” problems.
The other assignments are “interpreters,” which are programming assignments in which you create or extend programming language tools, giving you some experience in the design and creation of your own programming languages. Your grades on these assignments will be based not only on correctness, but also on quality – both of your implementation code AND your testing.
Your final grade is based on a weighted average of particular assignment categories. You can estimate your current grade based on your scores and these weights. You may always visit the instructor outside of class to discuss your current standing.
This courses uses a standard grading scale. Assignments and final grades will not be curved except in rare cases when its deemed necessary by the instructor. Percentage grades translate to letter grades as follows:
| Score | Grade |
|---|---|
| 94–100 | A |
| 90–93 | A- |
| 88–89 | B+ |
| 82–87 | B |
| 80–81 | B- |
| 78–79 | C+ |
| 72–77 | C |
| 70–71 | C- |
| 68–69 | D+ |
| 62–67 | D |
| 60–61 | D- |
| 0–59 | F |
You are always welcome to challenge a grade that you feel is unfair or calculated incorrectly. Mistakes made in your favor will never be corrected to lower your grade. Mistakes made not in your favor will be corrected. Basically, after the initial grading your score can only go up as the result of a challenge*.
You are always welcome to challenge a grade that you feel is unfair or calculated incorrectly. Mistakes made in your favor will never be corrected to lower your grade. Mistakes made not in your favor will be corrected. Basically, after the initial grading your score can only go up as the result of a challenge.
The following calendar should give you a feel for how work is distributed throughout the semester. Assignments and events are listed in the week they are due or when they occur. This calendar is subject to change based on the circumstances of the course.
Note: Readings should be completed BEFORE the start of class on the day on which they appear.
| Date | Topic | Assignment/Reading |
| (Mon 08/23) (Week 1) | (Freshman Orientation – No COMP325) | |
| Wed 08/25 | Intro & Logistics | PAPL 1-3, Hwk1 (Due 08/27) |
| Fri 08/27 | Intro to Pyret | PAPL 4-6, Prog1 (Pyret) (Due 09/03) |
| Mon 08/30 (Week 2) | Lists in Pyret | PAPL 7-10 |
| Wed 09/01 | Structured Data | PAPL 11-12, Hwk2 (Due 09/08) |
| Fri 09/03 | Recursive Data | PAPL 13,15 |
| Mon 09/06 (Week 3) | Prog1 Review | PAPL 16 |
| Wed 09/08 | Streams, Hwk2 Review | PAPL 16 |
| Fri 09/10 | Parsing | PAPL 24 |
| Mon 09/13 (Week 4) | Interpretation | PAPL 25, Prog2 (Interp 1) (Due 09/20) |
| Wed 09/15 | Conditionals | PAPL 26 |
| Fri 09/17 | Functions with Substitution, Lazy | PAPL 27.1 |
| Mon 09/20 (Week 5) | Functions, Eager | Hwk3 (Due 09/24) |
| Wed 09/22 | Functions with Environments | PAPL 27.2 |
| Fri 09/24 | Hwk 3 + Interp 1 Review | Hwk4 (Due 09/29) |
| Mon 09/27 (Week 6) | Functions Anywhere | PAPL 27.3-27.5, Prog3 (Interp 2) (Due 10/08) (Starter code) |
| Wed 09/29 | Types I | PAPL 28 |
| Fri 10/01 | Types II | |
| Mon 10/04 (Week 7) | Safety and Soundness | PAPL 29 |
| Wed 10/06 | Parametric Polymorphism | PAPL 30 |
| Fri 10/08 | Prog3 Questions | PAPL 31, (Prog3 Due) |
| Mon 10/11 (Week 8) | Prog3 Solutions/Review | Interp 2B (Due 10/20; optional) (Starter code) |
| (Wed 10/13) | (Exam day for half-semester courses) | |
| (Fri 10/15) | (Fall Break) | |
| Mon 10/18 (Week 9) | Prog3 Solutions/Review | Hwk5, Interp 3 |
| Wed 10/20 | More Prog3 Solutions | |
| Fri 10/22 | Hwk5, Prog3B Solutions | |
| Mon 10/25 (Week 10) | Type Inference | PAPL 31 |
| Wed 10/27 | Sharing and Equality | PAPL 20, Research Project |
| Fri 10/29 | State | PAPL 22, (Prog4 Due Saturday) |
| Mon 11/01 (Week 11) | Mutation | PAPL 32 |
| Wed 11/03 | Objects | PAPL 33 |
| Fri 11/05 | ||
| Mon 11/08 (Week 12) | Control Operations | PAPL 34 |
| Wed 11/10 | ||
| Fri 11/12 | ||
| Mon 11/15 (Week 13) | ||
| Wed 11/17 | ||
| Fri 11/19 | ||
| Mon 11/22 (Week 14) | ||
| (Wed 11/24) | (Thanksgiving Break) | |
| (Fri 11/26) | (Thanksgiving Break) | |
| Mon 11/29 (Week 15) | ||
| Wed 12/01 | ||
| Fri 12/03 | ||
| Mon 12/06 (Week 16) | ||
| Wed 12/08 | ||
| Tue 12/14 6:30 PM | Final Exam |
Mental Health and Counseling Services: Monmouth College provides cost-free, professional mental health counseling to support you and to help you manage challenges that may impact your personal and academic success. The Counseling Center is located in the lower level of Poling Hall, Suite 6, and the hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM. For appointments, please call<PHONE_NUMBER> or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Cindy Beadles, Director of Counseling Services,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Poling Hall, Upper Level Thomas Caudill, Counselor,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Poling Hall, Upper Level Brandon Ouellette, Interim Chaplain<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Student Success and Accessibility Services offers FREE resources to assist Monmouth College students with their academic success. Programs include supplemental instruction for difficult classes, drop-in and appointment tutoring, and individual academic coaching. The office is here to help students excel academically, since everyone can work toward better grades, practice stronger study skills, and mange their time better.
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Review BD-180 Airbrush
I picked up modelling again after 20 years or so, and started with just painting models with brushes. Final results were a bit disappoint by loosing detail by too thick paint. Therefore decided to buy a cheap airbrush and compressor, and see where this would lead to. I ended up with buying a (Fengda) Fenghua Bida Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. brush and compressor. Here's my experience so far - after I would say occasional use.
Airbrush Review
I bought the airbrush for about 30 Euro's. It has a 0.2mm nozzle according to the SPECLFLCATIONS on the leaflet, but is advertised as a 0.25mm nozzle. It is a Chinese copy of Iwata's Custom Micro CM-C Plus.
On the positive side
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Cheap, good for novices who don't want to spend a fortune on equipment. Great way to learn how to use an airbrush. Most importantly, this means learn how to take care of it by adapting to a cleaning regime which does not block the airbrush with dried paint (see below).
On the negative side
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The needle cap is too narrow. It interferes the paint spray a bit, which accumulates paint on the inside of the needle cap until being blown away as bigger droplets ruining your paint-job. I sanded off part of it, but in the end started to use the airbrush without the needle cap (although this has the risk of damaging the needle).
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The needle chucking guide has about 1mm play. When the needle retracts, this causes the needle to not only move backwards, but als a little downwards. This in turn causes the needle to be excentric in the nozzle when it progressively is pulled backwards. I did not notice this in an uneven spray pattern of the airbrush though, but things like this are typical for its quality.
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The previously described issue causes a bigger, noticeable problem with the handle (the back part of the airbrush with the cut-out). You're likely to touch the needle when you're spraying paint, causing much more paint to flow than intended. So pay attention to turn the handle in such a way that the cut-out is not positioned sideways (so basically not how it is shown in the picture).
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Broken nozzle threat and leaking air-valve. The air-valve was leaking air, always flowing a bit of air through the airbrush. Secondly, the threat broke off from the nozzle inside the bore of the airbrush while unscrewing the nozzle the 10th time or so. I returned my airbrush and got a new one which did not have a leaking air-valve. I guess I had a bad model first time
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The needle sometimes tends to stick in it's retracted position, which also causes paint droplets. It might be just my airbrush, but could well be manufacturing quality. I found out the spring tensioning cap (for the spring which presses the needle back into the nozzle), can be turned such a way that the needle jams inside the housing.
Wish-list for my next airbrush (if this one finally breaks down):
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Better quality
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Wider needle cap
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Don't need a Micro Air Control Valve (that's the valve below the cup)
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Wider (>0.3mm), threat-less nozzle
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Teflon seals?
So an option I'm considering is Iwata's Revolution (HP-CR), which is entry level (around 90 Euro's), but uses a nozzle with threat, which is a weak point from my experience. Iwata's Eclipse (HP-CS, around 110 Euro's) is next step up, and seems to fit the bill.
Using the airbrush
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Safety first: use a respirator suited for spray painting. Airbrushes produce a very fine mist of foreign particles that do not belong in you lungs. I use a 3M 4251 respirator.
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Clean, clean,clean! Extra handicap is that I use acrylic paints which dry fast, so also in my airbrush. At first I used to spray all paint I did not need anymore through the airbrush in a bottle, but this still produced a lot of paint cloud outside the bottle, and clogged my airbrush too soon. Nowadays I poor all the paint I don't need anymore away in another cup, and spray airbrush cleaner (I use Createx) through the airbrush on/into tissue paper until I see no paint anymore on the tissue paper and at the bottom of the paint cup where you can see the needle. Also, spraying longer than say 5 minutes or so lets the paint dry in the airbrush already, so I'm now used to empty and clean the airbrush after about 5 minutes. When putting the airbrush away for a moment to mix paint, I leave a bit of cleaner inside the brush. Occasionally in between spray jobs I retract the needle, and use a q-tip drenched in alcohol and touch the tip of the nozzle, which seems to suck in a bit of alcohol by capillary action. The q-tip sometimes shows some paint left at the end of the nozzle, so it seems to help the nozzle stay clean. At the end of the spray sessions (and sometimes in between), I remove the needle, clean it with airbrush cleaner or alcohol. I remove the nozzle, use a small brush with cleaner or alcohol and clean it.
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When all is well, you can really notice you run out of paint by a distinct different sound from your airbrush. I sometimes suspect dust coming from tissue paper which clogs up the airbrush, and this can take several tries of cleaning until suddenly it starts spraying well again. I'm still looking for a cheap lint-free cloth option though.
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Paint dilution. I use Vallejo Air paint, and found a lot of differences in paint thickness between bottles, but almost always I need to thin the paint for more than 50%, sometimes up to 100%. For thinning, I use about 50% distilled water, and 50% Vallejo's thinner. Strangely enough, it looks to me Vallejo's thinner itself is already too thick to be used in an airbrush. Recommendable is Geoff Illsley's / Compendium Series DVD about painting figures. This clearly explains how to mix paint correctly, and taking care of the airbrush.
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Pressure. About 1.5 bar. This seems to affect if the paint reaches the surface wet or dry, but also how much I dilute the paint.
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Last but not least, airbrush shops sell speedshapes (they look like computer mice outer shells, but a bit bigger), which are excellent to practice airbrushing and weathering painting skills.
I think that's about it. Enjoy.


Slipknot announce inaugural Knotfest At Sea
by https://www.facebook.com/metalhammer/Slipknot will set sail from Barcelona in August next year for four days of music and more - check out the first trailer
Slipknot have announced their very own music cruise – and it’s coming to Europe in 2020.
Knotfest At Sea will set sail from Barcelona in Spain on August 10 and return to port on August 14. Slipknot will play two sets onboard the ship, with additional artists and additional high seas experiences set to be revealed in due course.
Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan says: “Barcelona, a big-ass ship and the sea. You, us – you’re not going to want to miss it.”
For further information, visit the Knotfest At Sea website.
The cruise is a further expansion of Knotfest, with the Knotfest Roadshow travelling across North America back in the summer.
Speaking in June this year, Slipknot’s manager Cory Brennan of 5B Management hinted that the festival could tour across Europe, as demand was growing ahead of the release of Slipknot’s latest album We Are Not Your Kind.
Slipknot will head back on the road across South America later this month – a run of shows that will include Knotfest Mexico and Knotfest Colombia before returning to the UK and Europe in early 2020.
They'll also take Knotfest to Japan in March next year.
Slipknot: We Are Not Your Kind
Slipknot's new album We Are Not Your Kind was released through Roadrunner Records earlier this year. The follow-up to .5: The Gray Chapter features the lead single Unsainted. View Deal


Using SQLite, HTML, CSS, D3, and Leaflet to show team locations, championships overtime,team budgets, and player salaries!


Full Stack Web Developer with 6 years experience in public school education and a drive to build great teams! Executes ideas from a conceptual stage by breaking them down into achievable steps. Developed a variety of experiences that allow for social interaction and inclusion of users with disabilities. I have a strong desire to excel partnered with strengths in public speaking and interpersonal skills, I am eager to be on a team that creates meaningful experiences through web development.
Technical Skills JavaScript, jQuery, Node.js, Express, HTML5/CSS3, Bootstrap, Git, Handlebars.js, API/JSON, RESTful API, Firebase, MySQL, Mongo, React, Ajax and Command Line.
Database Theory, API's, Presentation Skills, Test-Driven Development, Social Coding Best Practices
Education
Full-Stack Web Development - CertifcationSouthern Methodist University / Trilogy Education
May 2019 - Aug 2019
Louisiana State University
Aug 2011 - May 2013
Sam Houston State University
Aug 2006 - Dec 2010
Recent Presentations and Workshops
HEB ISD - Technology in the Choral Classroom WorkshopSummer 2019 Teacher In-Service
Custom Presentation for small group of music educators in HEB ISD. Focus on meaninful and effective technology practices that enhance and enrich student learning. Also includes instruction on time management, technology-driven parent communication, and efficiency tools for teachers.
Texas Choral Directors Association Convention 2019
Join us for a presentation and discussion on the practices of strong Church youth choir programs in the state. This session will share ideas that work well in various settings and propose ideas for Church youth choir preservation, rejuvenation and growth. Also included will be repertoire ideas and making music best fit ensembles of any size!
Presentation DeckTexas Choral Directors Association Convention 2018
So you have to use Google in your choral classroom next year... now what? Melissa & Joe(y) are here to show you how Google can actually make your life easier! Hate grading papers? Tired of collecting hundreds of t-shirt order forms? Clinician’s coming, but you have the flu? Have we got a session for you! Watch our two clinicians (for the price of one!) share their best Google tricks.
Presentation DeckExperience
Public Education
Choir Teacher - Grapevine Middle SchoolGrapevine-Colleyville ISD
Aug 2016 - May 2019
Lovejoy ISD
Aug 2013 - May 2016
Other
Associate Music Director of Youth ChoirsChrist United Methodist Church - Plano, TX
July 2015 - Present
St. Alban's Episcopal Church - Baton Rouge, LA
July 2011 - June 2013
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church - Houston, TX
September 2009 - May 2011


A light-weight desktop drawing application built on HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript. Made in partial completion of The Odin Project curriculum.
Copyright © 2021 Francis Langit


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Version Control, GitHub, Command Line and Identity
Learn the foundations of Git, GitHub and command line - tools and workflow that you will use throughout your study and your career.
Then dive into our core material and explore aspects of your values and identity that are relevant to your learning journey.
Technical
Core Values
1. Thinking like a web developer Primer
2. Identity and values exploration
3. Introduce yourself exercise
4.  As Bootcamp commences, Core will evolve into the Human Skills curriculum.
Description
"To be a good web developer study code. To be a great one, study people." Joshua Vial, Founder of EDA
Understanding yourself in the context of others and utilizing your Human Skills will set you up for your career. Believe it or not, tech employers aren't looking for top grades or the person with the most outstanding code. Their looking for exceptional human beings who will enhance the culture of their team
Hiring managers agree that training a person to do the job is relatively easy, but teaching them how to communicate, cooperate and work amongst diverse perspectives is much more complexed task. Thats where Core and Human Skills comes in.
"Hire for fit, train for skill."
What will I learn?
Core will introduce you to techniques to train your mind. You'll learn useful ways of understanding problems and supported to strengthen your self solving skills.
Core also prepares you for learning experiences drawing from your own agency of values and strengths. It is the culmination of values, awareness and mindset that will maximise both your learning and career journey.
How will I be assessed?
Core is assessed through your reflections, such as blog posts and your participation in cohort activities.
Summary
A lot of people think that web development is about writing code. But actually web development is about solving problems and learning to think in a specific kind of way.
“Everyone in this country should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you to think.” — Steve Jobs
Thinking like a web developers requires you to develop your problem solving skills. It's a practice that involves understanding the problem, planning your approach and knowing how to get answers.
Our role is to help you along that path and encourage you to seek what you need to solve the problem. As such, we give you a framework of reference including learning objectives, and mentorship to help you self solve. This type of learning can be uncomfortable at first, especially if you are use to step by step instructions. But this way, you will learn quicker than you ever thought possible. Welcome to the World of Web Development!
“Almost all employers prioritize problem-solving skills first.
Problem-solving skills are almost unanimously the most important qualification that employers look for….more than programming languages proficiency, debugging, and system design. Demonstrating computational thinking or the ability to break down large, complex problems is just as valuable (if not more so) than the baseline technical skills required for a job.” — Hacker Rank (2018 Developer Skills Report)
Summary
Who you are and what you bring shapes your learning journey. In a flipped classroom context, you are responsible for your journey and it's also important to understand what every person is bringing. This exploration requires you to examine and reflect on your identity, and start to articulate what’s at the core of who you are. You will examine your values, ethics, strengths and limitations, what has shaped these, and where you could do some learning that is beneficial to your growth.
This will form the basis of establishing your Learning Agreement.
Summary
Your cohort are on this learning journey with you. It's a melting pot of identity. As the sprints go on, you'll be reading each others blogs, participating in group discussions and helping each other when stuck.
This sprint, reach out to your cohort and share a little about yourself. Think about how your identity shapes you and what that means for your learning journey.
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In the first part this Sprint you'll dive into HTML and CSS, the language of the web, and use it to create a blog that you'll contribute to throughout your journey. Secondly you'll use last sprints core material and reflections to pull together your learning plan. You'll need to arrange a time to pair with an EDA facilitator to establish to negotiate that plan.
Activity Time
Setup part one 20 minutes
Setup part two 20 minutes
Reflect 10 minutes
Activity Time
Quick primer 4 minutes
Udacity or FreeCodeCamp 10 hours
Online research 1 hour
Reflection 1 hour
Learning Competencies Part 1
By the end of the first part, you should:
Learning Competencies Part 2
By the end of the second part, you should be able to:
Activity Time
Planning 45 minutes
Application 6 hours
Reflection 10 minutes
Activity Time
Research 1 hour
Write 1 hour
Summary
This programme is not a traditional programme. It depends a lot on your motivation and organisation as a learner. This leads to a more individualised experience and increased learning skills moving forward. To facilitate this everyone will have a Learning Agreement. This learning agreement will be negotiated between you and a facilitator. It will include setting your learning targets based on the course learning outcomes, what you expect to do to meet your targets, and what the facilitator is expected to do. This agreement is a core part of your learning and will develop your skills to set and achieve target in the future. We fully expect this agreement to develop as you become more aware of how you work and learn.
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JavaScript and Emotional Intelligence!
Activity Time
Activity Course 10 hours
FreeCodeCamp Challenges 10 hours
Reflect 1 hour
Activity Time
Research 1 hours
Reflect 20 minutes
Activity Time
Interactive tutorial 1.5 hours
Reflect 30 minutes
Activity Time
Reflect and Write 1.5 hours
Summary
Your ability to understand yourself and others and your skills at communicating your understanding can have a significant determination on your successes in life - at home, at school and at work.
The core curriculum focuses in on developing your emotional intelligence skills, for the benefit of both your learning journey and your employability.
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Now it's time to put that javascript into practice - the kata will require you to put that problem solving hat on in this sprint's tech challenge.
Our core material this sprint is about neuroplasticity and finding that growth mindset.
Activity Time
Research 1 hour
Reflect 20 minutes
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Summary
Until recently, the conventional thinking was that our brains were hardwired at birth and therefore unchangeable. In actuality, our brains are like malleable plastic that is constantly being reshaped by our daily experiences.
Science has also revealed that our beliefs about ourselves, what we think and feel about our abilities and our beliefs about 'success' and 'failure' hugely influence our outcomes.
In this exploration we'll challenge you to think about how neuroplasticity and and a Growth Mindset will boost your capabilities in learning.
Pair up with someone in your cohort or accountability group and spend 10 minutes running through this exercise
Summary
Conscious Listening is one of the methods we use for training Emotional Intelligence. Through training in Emotional Intelligence you improve your ability to understand yourself and others and your skills at communicating. These skills have a significant impact on your success in life - at home, at school, at work.
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Contains four functions used in the DIC-tau_g procedure. SCRSELECT() and SCRSELECTRUN() uses Stochastic Search Variable Selection to select important covariates in the three hazard functions of a semi-competing risks model. These functions perform the Gibbs sampler for variable selection and a Metropolis-Hastings-Green sampler for the number of split points and parameters for the three baseline hazard function. The function SCRSELECT() returns the posterior sample of all quantities sampled in the Gibbs sampler after a burn-in period to a desired file location, while the function SCRSELECTRUN() returns posterior values of important quantities to the DIC-Tau_g procedure in a list. The function DICTAUG() returns a list containing the DIC values for the unique models visited by the DIC-Tau_g grid search. The function ReturnModel() uses SCRSELECTRUN() and DICTAUG() to return a summary of the posterior coefficient vectors for the optimal model along with saving this posterior sample to a desired path location.
| Version: | 1.3-3 |
| Depends: | R (≥ 3.2.2), mvtnorm |
| Published: | 2017-08-23 |
| Author: | Andrew Chapple [aut, cre] |
| Maintainer: | Andrew Chapple <Andrew.G.Chapple at rice.edu> |
| License: | GPL-2 |
| NeedsCompilation: | no |
| CRAN checks: | SCRSELECT results |
| Reference manual: | SCRSELECT.pdf |
| Package source: | SCRSELECT_1.3-3.tar.gz |
| Windows binaries: | r-devel: SCRSELECT_1.3-3.zip, r-release: SCRSELECT_1.3-3.zip, r-oldrel: SCRSELECT_1.3-3.zip |
| OS X binaries: | r-release: SCRSELECT_1.3-3.tgz, r-oldrel: SCRSELECT_1.3-3.tgz |
| Old sources: | SCRSELECT archive |
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So, how to blog about when everything goes sideways?  No pictures taken, no experiences I really want to share much of, and a rough day today.
Suffice it to say, I felt sick yesterday, pretty much the whole day. I had a lovely time with a new girl friend here though, she and I chatted through a pedicure she booked for me, and through her dinner. Very nice to have a friend here who's so sweet, local, and smart.
Woke this morning and I couldn't breathe. I was coughing that deep, lung-bruising kind of cough, gasping for air, and cursing silently the Thai cigarettes I've been smoking. I made it almost to the taxi station when the attack finally subsided and I went home to sleep more. Woke to realize I had missed my first day back at work - 9pm on yesterday evening I was supposed to be at work and I got the schedule all wrong.
Other positive note, I saw my first rain storm today. A real deluge that didn't last long enough to flood a city built on a rice paddy field. In other words, I'm living in land-locked Venice and might get my shot at a gondelier ride if I stay long enough for the real rains.
Got to go the pharmacy for the first time. They really do sell you anything without a prescription. I'm on an inhaler and cough syrup with the mucus relief and a cough suppressant in it. Hoping I can sleep tonight and finding my technique of almost total silence today has minimized coughing. Hoping for healing.


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Library usage can be examinated from test application testapp. Non-C languages are supported because library supports stdcall calling convention and so can be used with a variety of languages.
C test project is located at 'examples/testapp' directory, C# test project - at 'examples/test_CSharp', VB.NET - 'examples/test_VBNET', Delphi 6 - 'examples/test_Delphi', sample bindings for MATLAB - 'examples/test_MATLAB', for Java - 'examples/test_Java', for Python - 'examples/test_Python'. Development kit also contains precompiled examples: testapp and testappeasy as 32 and 64-bit applications for Windows and 64-bit application for osx, test_CSharp, test_VBNET, test_Delphi - 32-bit only, test_Java is architecture-independent, test_MATLAB and test_Python are runtime-interpreted.
NOTE: SDK requires Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (provided with SDK - vcredist_x86 or vcredist_x64)
NOTE: On Linux both the libximc7_x.x.x and libximc7-dev_x.x need to be installed. For install packages, you can use the .deb command: dpkg -i filename.deb, where filename.deb is the name of the package (packages in Debian have the extension .deb). You must run dpkg with superuser privileges (root).
Testapp can be built using testapp.sln. Library must be compiled with MS Visual C++ too, mingw-library isn't supported. Make sure that Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package is installed.
Open solution examples/testapp/testapp.sln, build and run from the IDE.
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in testapp.c file before build (see enumerate_hints variable).
Testapp can be built using test_CodeBlocks.cbp. Library must be compiled with MS Visual C++ too, mingw-library isn't supported. Make sure that Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package is installed. *
Open solution examples/test_CodeBlocks/test_CodeBlocks.cbp, build and run from the IDE.
MinGW is a port of GCC to win32 platform. It's required to install MinGW package. Currently not supported
MinGW-compiled testapp can be built with MS Visual C++ or mingw library.
Then copy library libximc.dll to current directory and launch testapp.exe.
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in testapp.c file before build (see enumerate_hints variable).
First of all you should create C++ Builder-style import library. Visual C++ library is not compatible with BCB. Invoke:
Then compile test application:
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in testapp.c file before build (see enumerate_hints variable).
Test app should be built with XCode project testapp.xcodeproj. Library is a Mac OS X framework, and at example application it's bundled inside testapp.app
Then launch application testapp.app and check activity output in Console.app.
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in testapp.c file before build (see enumerate_hints variable).
Make sure that libximc (rpm, deb, freebsd package or tarball) is installed at your system. Installation of package should be performed with a package manager of operating system. On OS X a framework is provided.
Note that user should belong to system group which allows access to a serial port (dip or serial, for example).
Copy file /usr/share/libximc/keyfile.sqlite project directory:
Test application can be built with the installed library with the following script:
In case of cross-compilation (target architecture differs from the current system architecture) feed -m64 or -m32 flag to compiler. On OS X it's needed to use -arch flag instead to build an universal binary. Please consult a compiler documentation.
Then launch the application as:
Note: make run on OS X copies a library to the current directory. If you want to use library from the custom directory please be sure to specify LD_LIBRARY_PATH or DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH to the directory with the library.
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in testapp.c file before build (see enumerate_hints variable).
Wrapper assembly for libximc.dll is wrappers/csharp/ximcnet.dll. It is provided with two different architectures. Supports the platform .NET from 2.0. to 4.0.
Test .NET applications for Visual Studio 2013 is located at test_CSharp (for C#) and test_VBNET (for VB.NET) respectively. Open solutions and build.
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in testapp.cs or testapp.vb file (depending on programming language) before build (see enumerate_hints variable for C# or enum_hints variable for VB).
Wrapper for libximc.dll is a unit wrappers/delphi/ximc.pas
Console test application for is located at test_Delphi. Tested with Delphi 6 and only 32-bit version.
Just compile, place DLL near the executable and run program.
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in test_Delphi.dpr file before build (see enum_hints variable).
How to run example on Linux. Navigate to ximc-2.x.x./examples/test_Java/compiled/ and run:
How to run example on Windows or Mac. Navigate to ximc-2.x.x./examples/test_Java/compiled/. Copy contents of ximc-2.x.x/ximc/win64 or ximc-2.x.x/ximc/macosx accordingly to the current directory. Then run:
How to modify and recompile an example. Navigate to examples/test_Java/compiled. Sources are embedded in a test_Java.jar. Extract them:
Then rebuild sources:
or for windows or mac
Then build a jar:
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in TestJava.java file before build (see ENUM_HINTS variable).
Change current directory to the examples/test_Python. For correct usage of the library libximc, the example uses the file wrapper, crossplatform\wrappers\python\pyximc.py with a description of the structures of the library.
Before launch:
On OS X: copy library ximc/macosx/libximc.framework to the current directory.
On Linux: you may need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH so Python can locate libraries with RPATH. For example, you may need:
On Windows before the start nothing needs to be done. All necessary communication and dependencies are registered in the example code. Libraries used: bindy.dll libximc.dll xiwrapper.dll. Located in the folder for the respective versions of Windows.
Launch Python 2 or Python 3:
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in test_Python.py file before launch (see enum_hints variable).
Sample MATLAB program testximc.m is provided at the directory examples/test_MATLAB. On windows copy ximc.h, libximc.dll, bindy.dll, xiwrapper.dll and contents of ximc/(win32,win64)/wrappers/matlab/ directory to the current directory.
Before launch:
On OS X: copy ximc/macosx/libximc.framework, ximc/macosx/wrappers/ximcm.h, ximc/ximc.h * to the directory examples/matlab. Install XCode compatible with Matlab.
On Linux: install libximc*deb and libximc-dev*dev of target architecture. Then copy ximc/macosx/wrappers/ximcm.h to the directory examples/matlab. Install gcc compatible with Matlab.
For XCode and gcc version compability check document https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/mathworks-dot-com/support/sysreq/files/SystemRequirements-Release2014a_SupportedCompilers.pdf or similar.
On Windows before the start nothing needs to be done
Change current directory in the MATLAB to the examples/matlab. Then launch in MATLAB prompt:
In case of the 8SMC4-USB-Eth1 Ethernet adapter usage it is necessary to set correct IP address of the Ethernet adapter in testximc.m file before launch (see enum_hints variable).
If you want to turn on file logging, you should run the program that uses libximc library with the "XILOG" environment variable set to desired file name. This file will be opened for writing on the first log event and will be closed when the program which uses libximc terminates. Data which is sent to/received from the controller is logged along with port open and close events.
libximc generally does not require special permissions to work, it only needs read/write access to USB-serial ports on the system. An exception to this rule is a Windows-only "fix_usbser_sys()" function - it needs elevation and will produce null result if run as a regular user.
C-profiles are header files distributed with the libximc library. They enable one to set all controller settings for any of the supported stages with a single function call in a C/C++ program. You may see how to use C-profiles in "testcprofile" example directory.


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Relies on bcd_sec_user and bcd_sec_user_settings BindingSets providing support for plaintext (backwards compatibility)
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helper to evaluate shiro security on Security settings
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utility class abstracting principal information from de.businesscode.bcdui.security.SpnegoValve
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Subject settings are session settings in web and non-web environments
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Mystery ‘foam’ in Salford’s River Irwell leaves public puzzled
Vast quantities of foam in Salford’s River Irwell baffled members of the public this morning in England.
The phenomenon was described on social media as “bizarre” and “weird” by those in the area, while another added “looks like loads of soap suds”.
An Environment Agency spokesman confirmed that the organisation was aware of “foam pollution” in the Irwell as well as the River Roch, but a spokesman told the PA news agency that it was unaware of the source.
Alastair, 30, from Manchester, told PA that he witnessed the foam at around 7am in the Greengate area of Manchester, adding that it “probably started to diminish around 8.30 or so” and that he was “pretty shocked”.
He continued: “It was a pretty continuous stream of white foam – at first I actually thought it might have been ice it was so thick.
“It’s not the first time I’ve seen pollution in the Irwell, but it’s by far the worst.”
An Environment Agency spokesman said: “The Environment Agency is aware of foam pollution in the River Roch and downstream in the River Irwell in Manchester.
“We are currently on site investigating and are working with partners to resolve the incident. We are grateful for the public response in reporting the incident to our 24 hour Incident Hotline on 0800 80 70 60.”


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The new app is available for free on both the App Store and Google Play. Once downloaded, you can log in with the same credentials you use to log in to your desktop CMMS. All your data will be immediately available to you as soon as you log in.
The new Fiix mobile CMMS software app truly allows for you to be
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New features like offline mode and easier work order
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Offline mode lets you work uninterrupted under any circumstances. Changes made in offline mode are synced once you are back online.
The new Fiix mobile CMMS software app truly allows for you to be
on-the-go with your maintenance operations.
New features like offline mode and easier work order
management put everything you need at your fingertips—wherever work takes you.
Download today and
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Managing work orders in the field is easier than ever. Work orders can be edited, added, filtered, and viewed in lists.
Offline mode lets you work uninterrupted under any circumstances. Changes made in offline mode are synced once you are back online.
Everything you need to get the job done is just a tap away, including work order notifications, asset lists and details, QR code scanning and more.
For more detailed step-by-step instructions, read our FAQs
How can I get the new app?
The new app is available for free on both the App Store and Google Play. Once downloaded, you can log in with the same credentials you use to log in to your desktop CMMS. All your data will be immediately available to you as soon as you log in.
Do I need new login credentials?
You don’t need to create a new account or transfer any data. Just log in with the same credentials you use to log in to the desktop CMMS/old mobile app.
I have the old app on my mobile device. Will I have any problems using it?
Not at all. You are welcome to use the old app while you get started with the new app. We encourage you to use the new app, of course, but understand that there is usually a transition period involved with learning the ropes. Again, any work done in either app will be captured by your CMMS.
What does offline mode mean?
With offline mode, you can create and edit work orders, and perform other actions (like completing tasks) while your phone or device is not connected to the internet. These changes will be temporarily invisible to mobile and desktop users until your phone or device has an active internet connection again, at which point the offline information will be automatically synced with the main application.
I am an admin/manager, but I don’t see any work orders for my subordinates/direct reports. Why is this?
You need to be added to the ‘Reports To’ tab in your reportees’ user settings. Once added, logout and login again and you should be able to see their work orders.
Will the DONE tab on the work order listing page show me closed work orders as well?
The DONE tab will only show work orders for which all tasks have been completed, but are still in open state. Work orders with a “closed” status will not be visible in the app and can be viewed in the core desktop application only.
Will I be able to create work requests if I am logged in to the new app?
You can create a work order with a ‘requested’ status while you are logged in to the app. It will behave similarly to a work request that a technician would otherwise create in the old app. You can create work requests without logging into the new app from the login page.


WaDE2.0 [WaDE2.01.xml]
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| PopulationServed | Float |
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| PowerGeneratedGWh | Float |
| The power (GWh) to be generated by the water right record (if available) (mostly applies to power generating beneficial uses). | ||||
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Constructs a new array var.
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given a var for which is_array() is true.
This will refer to the same array var, but allow you to access methods specific to arrays.
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Member Function Documentation
Gets an element from the array.
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- Returns:
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Sets the value of an element in the array.
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| [in] | value | The value to set. |
- Returns:
- A
bool
indicating whether the operation succeeds.
Sets the array length.
- Parameters:
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bool
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A CIVIL ACTION A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 1999 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): ***
In A CIVIL ACTION, Jan Schlichtmann, a personal injury lawyer, more aptly known as an ambulance chaser, has been named one of Boston's 10 most eligible bachelors.  Their case, involving a cluster of leukemia deaths among 8 children, appears to be a financial loser. (He has already lectured the audience in voice-over about the "calculus" of human worth. Children, having no current incoming producing ability, fall at the bottom of the charts.)
 After getting his second speeding ticket of the day, he notices a stream near where his car had been pulled over by the officer.  There are two big companies (Beatrice Foods and W.R. Grace) who have facilities near the stream. As visions of checks with large numbers of zeros flash through his head, a smug smile comes across his face, and he decides then and there to take the case. Without any testing to see if the companies' proximity to the water has any relationship whatsoever to the children's illness, he knows only that the companies have the deep pockets from which he figures he can extract large sums of money for himself and his clients.
(Writer and director Steven Zaillian's adaptation of Jonathan Harr's book can be infuriating if you think too hard about some of the scientific conclusions being drawn. As recent articles in the "Wall Street Journal" and "Forbes" have pointed out, the case is far from the simplistic one described. Clusters will occur in any set of random numbers, and whether these two companies had anything to do with it was never proven. The articles point out that the chemical (TCE) mentioned in the movie is not a human carcinogen, and the town in question has had ground water contamination for 350 years. At any rate, the entertaining movie has significant problems even if you accept the book and screenplay as the full and complete truth.)
The problems start with John Travolta's flat performance as Jan. Travolta never warms up to the role, coming across as emotionally uninvolved. Whereas he threw himself into his recent part in PRIMARY COLORS, playing another character with a flexible set of morals, this time he approaches the role with clinical detachment. Generating neither sympathy nor scorn, he gives a passionless performance than leaves the movie with a hollow core.
Writer and director Zaillian, who was so masterfully in control in SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER, sets a languid pace in A CIVIL ACTION. Fascinating incidents frequently dissolve into tedium as the energy gets drained away.
Notwithstanding all of these troubles, the supporting cast is terrific, and, as a writer, Zaillian comes up with some great, subtle humor that provides one laugh after another as the lawyers put down each other and themselves. (The script is much less successful in conjuring up the pain and suffering of the children. Absent a few scenes, their misery is discussed with all of the compassion of a medical textbook.)
The movie is worth seeing for Robert Duvall's performance alone, which deserves to be remembered at Oscar time. As Jerome Facher, the cagey old lawyer for Beatrice, Duvall is mesmerizing as he runs circles around the younger and more aggressive lawyers. Acting like a man who always has 5 aces up his sleeve, Jerome disarms his prey by talking about everything but the law. In a particularly delicious scene, he sits listening to Jan hanging himself through the sin of pride. After asking if he could have the nifty hotel pen, Jerome smiles at his adversary and leaves, ignoring entirely Jan's pompous attempt at negotiations. The character of Jerome is so rich that a television series could easily be built around it. When Jerome is on the screen, all of the movie's failings are quickly forgotten.
The other amazing piece of work comes from William H. Macy as James Gordon, the accountant for Jan's small law firm, who tries valiantly but unsuccessfully to reign in the firm's soaring expenses for the case. As Jan bankrupts himself and his partners, James slowly and surely begins to lose it emotionally. Macy's sympathetic portrayal of James will have you laughing so hard that you almost cry as James tries everything from lottery tickets to a plethora of credit cards to come up with the cash necessary to keep the case afloat.
The battle, in which there were few winners, is all too neatly wrapped up in a Hollywood style ending. The legal conclusions are printed in stark white letters just before the ending credits. Don't read them too carefully, however, or you will realize how little was really decided.
A CIVIL ACTION runs 1:58. It is rated PG-13 for mature themes and several uses of the F-word and would be fine for kids around 12 and up.
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h1. Stone: Dead-Simple Data Persistence
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h2. Sections
"What":what
"Installing":installing
"Getting Up and Running":running
"Usage":usage
"A Word About Finding Stuff":word
"License":license
"Contributing":contrib
"Contact":contact

 h2(what). What
For small applications, a database can be overkill for storing your data in a consistent and organized manner. Therefore, Stone was built to provide plug-and-play data persistence for any application or framework. It is fast, and it is easy… therefore it is good.
You can check out an application that uses Merb+Stone "here.":theprestigio.us
The source for that blog is "here.":github.com/ndemonner/written_in_stone/tree/master
h2(installing). Installing

sudo gem install stone

h2(running). Up and Running
h3(rails). Rails

require 'stone' Stone.start(Dir.pwd, Dir.glob(File.join(Dir.pwd,"app/models/*")), :rails)

# Skip frameworks you're not going to use (only works if using vendor/rails). # To use Rails without a database, you must remove the Active Record framework # config.frameworks -= [ :active_record, :active_resource, :action_mailer ]

** Uncomment the last of those lines, and leave only active_record, so that it looks like this:

# Skip frameworks you're not going to use (only works if using vendor/rails). # To use Rails without a database, you must remove the Active Record framework config.frameworks -= [ :active_record ]

stone-gen model Author name:string

h3(merb). Merb

dependency 'stone' # add this in the Merb::BootLoader.after_app_loads block # at the bottom of init.rb Stone.start(Dir.pwd, Dir.glob(File.join(Dir.pwd,"app/models/*")), :merb)

stone-gen model Author name:string

h3(everywhere). Everywhere Else
Stone was designed to provide easy data storage management for any app, not just web ones.

require 'stone' # replace path/to/models/ with wherever your models/resources may be Stone.start(Dir.pwd, Dir.glob(File.join(Dir.pwd,"path/to/models/*")))

That‘s it! Remember, there are no databases to install with Stone. Instead, your data gets persisted to files within myapp/datastore/.
h2(usage). Usage
h3(models). Model Files
Models are really easy to create. Here is an example:

class Person include Stone::Resource # gives you access to persistence methods # defines an attribute called "name" of type String field :name, String # defines an attribute called "email" of type String. # Since :unique => true is set, "email" must be unique. field :email, String, :unique => true # Notifies Stone of a relationship between People and Jewels. # This allows for @person.jewels retrieval. has_many :jewels # both name and email must be present or errors will be added validates_presence_of :name, :email end

For more validation methods, see "here":validatable.rubyforge.org/classes/Validatable/Macros.html.
h3(gppd). Get, Post, Put, and Delete

Author.get(some_id) # gets Author with some_id Author[some_id] # same as get() # brings back first author whose name is "Nick DeMonner" Author.first(:name => "Nick DeMonner") # brings back first author whose name contains "Nick" Author.first(:name.includes => 'Nick') # brings back all authors whose email contains "gmail.com", and who # were created before today Author.all(:email.includes => "gmail.com", :created_at.lt => DateTime.now) # brings back all Authors created before today, and orders them descending # from most recent to least Author.all(:created_at.lt => DateTime.now, :order => {:created_at => :desc})

author = Author.new author.name = "Nick DeMonner" author.save # calls Author.post after validations

author = Author[some_id] # gets Author with id of some_id # updates name and calls Resource.save (which in turn calls Resource.put # because this resource is being updated, not created) author.update_attributes(:name => "Bob Bobberson")

Author.delete(some_id) # deletes Author at some_id

h3(word). A Word About Finding Stuff
Stone uses a series of unique methods (à la DataMapper) to finding objects. You may use the following methods when searching:
than thing

:field.gt => thing

or equal to thing

:field.gte => thing

:field.lt => thing

equal to thing

:field.lte => thing

:field.includes => thing

:field.equals => thing

:field.matches => regexp

:field.not => thing

h2(license). License
This code is free to use under the terms of the MIT license.
h2(contrib). Contributing
PLEASE. Stone is extremely immature at this point — "stable" is the watchword for the moment.

git clone git://github.com/ndemonner/stone.git

The code is pretty well specced out, so make sure you don‘t break anything by running rake ok every once in a while.
Please add specs for any new functionality you might add, and hit me up to commit. =D
h2(contact). Contact
Comments are welcome. Join me in the IRC channel stone on freenode.


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public class Barn
extends java.lang.Object
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Barn(javax.swing.JPanel jPanel,
Game_Profile game_Profile,
Controller Controller,
Base_Component base_Component,
Inventory inventory)
construct Game_Profile, Barn panel and other classes/panel that will be updated in this class
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PlayInBarn allow user to play with animal in barn if happiness not in amx level and theres animal in barn and chicken hoop
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setDialog(java.lang.String text) |
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void |
UpdateBarn()
UpdateBarn check the quantity of animal and display icon in barn (to show/remove existence of animal)
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public Barn(javax.swing.JPanel jPanel, Game_Profile game_Profile, Controller Controller, Base_Component base_Component, Inventory inventory)
jPanel
- Barn panelgame_Profile
- Access the data (model class) from Game_ProfileController
- Access the action (controller class) from Controllerbase_Component
- Access to update stats ,energy ,inventoryinventory
- Access Inventory panel for updatingpublic void initBarn()
public void UpdateBarn()
public void playInBarn()
public void updateAll()
public void setDialog(java.lang.String text)
public javax.swing.JPanel getJPanel()
public javax.swing.JButton getFeeding_Chicken()
public javax.swing.JButton getPlay_In_Barn()


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The girl was rescued by the police on Thursday. As of now, the police are trying to locate the 20-year-old man and his accomplices.

The girl was rescued by the police on Thursday. As of now, the police are trying to locate the 20-year-old man and his accomplices.
According to police, the class IX student was on her way to school when few men pulled her into their van and drove away.
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WAKING NED DEVINE Reviewed by Luke Buckmaster
Cast: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt, Brendan F. Dempsey, Eileen Dromey, Jimmy Keogh Director: Kirk Jones Screenplay: Kirk Jones Australian theatrical release: December 26, 1998
On the Buckmaster scale of 0 stars (bomb), to 5 stars (a masterpiece): 2 and a half stars
After a clever and hilarious opening scene, it is hard to accept that Waking Ned Devine fails to maintain a consistent comedic beat. With the pitch and tone of a quirky comedy but an off and on direction, Ned Devine is often simultaneously hard to hate and hard to enjoy. Debut writer-director Kirk Jones seems oblivious to the idiocy of his subject matter, and regularly struggles to bring a sense of humor to the outrageous. That is why he resorts to some monotonous scenarios, but occasionally strikes gold by giving his elderly protagonists enough flair to make whatever they do seem bearable.
Poor Ned Devine was lucky enough to win a lottery of 6.8 million pounds, but unlucky enough not to live to spend it. We learn that Ned was literally shocked to death, holding his winning ticket and watching TV at the time of the unfortunate incident. Enter elderly friends Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly), a twisted pair who are intent on finding the winner of the lottery and squeezing a share of it for themselves. They learn that the winner is a resident of a small town named Tullymore, population 52. Eventually discovering that the person they are looking for is dead, Michael pretends he is Ned Devine, and the town's residents are dragged into the task of confirming his borrowed identity so that they can split the loot between them.
Jones' screenplay sprouts various subplots, all of which are neither as original or entertaining as Jackie and Michael's quest to obtain the prize money. The various residents of Tullymore appear as pretty much lifeless, with only Bannen and Kelly breathing life into their characters. Their performances are solid and memorable, and will undoubtedly draw comparisons to the work of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
The scenes that stage Waking Ned Devine's jokes are generally quite entertaining. One great thing that Jones achieves is a coherency with the style of his comedic scenes, and he does his best to steer the film away from gags that we have seen before. Desperately trying to be original, Jones goes to extreme lengths to squeeze laughs, including placing a nude O'Sullivan on a motorcycle and making O'Shea change Ned Devines face expression. Some may find these moments hilarious, but I found them irritating. A nude old man on a bike is funny for the first few seconds, as is somebody moving the jaw and eyes of a dead man. Although entertaining, Waking Ned Devine does not have the comic timing of something like The Full Monty (which it has been persistently compared to, simply because both films were made in the United Kingdom), or the witty black humor that can make these films so funny.
Needless to say, Waking Ned Devine is lightheaded and generally quite enjoyable. Thus, it is such a disappointment that Kirk Jones has not only managed to spoil the atmosphere of his film on many occasions, but he has ruined entire scenes with bad writing and timing. In one of Waking Ned Devine's most emphasized moments - when some of its characters raise their glasses to the dead lottery winner - Jones misses the appropriate tone entirely.  That's just one example of Jones' off and direction, although I guess one of its positive assets is that for every bad scene he makes, there is a reasonable (if not good) scene to counterpart. If Jones had been able to maintain a solid comedic beat and an effective dramatic core, Waking Ned Devine could have been much more than what it is: a film which is simultaneously hard to hate and hard to enjoy.
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