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What is the difference between LTE and VOLTE?
Timing Advance in LTE
What is Timing Advance in LTE? :- The eNB measures the required timing advance based on the received UE signal arrival time. It commands the UE to adjust the transmission
What is MNC and MCC for GSM
What is MCC stand for? & What is MNC stand for? :- Both are very first question in your mind when you start learing on telecom its basic behind numbering
What is HLR and VLR and its function in GSM
Different Categories of UE in LTE
Handover Process in LTE
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Advisory Archive
gem: rails-html-sanitizer
date: 2016-01-25
cve: 2015-7579
title: XSS vulnerability in rails-html-sanitizer
description: "There is a XSS vulnerability in `Rails::Html::FullSanitizer` used by
Action View's `strip_tags`. \nThis vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier
CVE-2015-7579. \n\nVersions Affected: 1.0.2 \nNot affected: 1.0.0, 1.0.1
\nFixed Versions: 1.0.3 \n\nImpact \n------ \nDue to the way that `Rails::Html::FullSanitizer`
is implemented, if an attacker \npasses an already escaped HTML entity to the input
of Action View's `strip_tags` \nthese entities will be unescaped what may cause
a XSS attack if used in combination \nwith `raw` or `html_safe`. \n\nFor example:
\n\n strip_tags(\"<script>alert('XSS')</script>\") \n\nWould generate:
\n\n <script>alert('XSS')</script> \n\nAfter the fix it will generate: \n\n <script>alert('XSS')</script>
\n\nAll users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the
\nworkarounds immediately. \n\nReleases \n-------- \nThe FIXED releases are available
at the normal locations. \n\nWorkarounds \n----------- \nIf you can't upgrade, please
use the following monkey patch in an initializer \nthat is loaded before your application:
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\ def strip_tags(html) \n self.class.full_sanitizer.sanitize(html) \n end \nend
\n``` \n\nPatches \n------- \nTo aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately
we have provided patches \nfor the two supported release series. They are in git-am
format and consist \nof a single changeset. \n\n* Do-not-unescape-already-escaped-HTML-entities.patch
\n\nCredits \n------- \nThank you to Arthur Neves from GitHub and Spyros Livathinos
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Hidden in an underground bunker and patrolled by guards is a place known to a privileged elite. Only the chosen are allowed into this special place – the most exclusive shop in the world. The shop is called the Economat, though there is no name to reveal its whereabouts above the door, or in any published EU documents. And it provides a tax-free haven…for the EU’s top Eurocrats.
(Mail on Sunday, pp8-9, 19 September 1999)
There was nothing sinister or untoward about the Economat shop in Brussels. In its coverage, the press combined a number of serious inaccuracies to support a predetermined Eurosceptic caricature of the European Commission.
Most notably, the Economat was not tax free. All products sold in the shop were inclusive of normal Belgian VAT rates. The store was run on a non-profit making basis and, although some products were cheaper than elsewhere, others were more expensive. Whilst it is true that the shop was on Commission premises, its running costs were not met by the EU budget. Its revenue had to cover its expenditure and, though it was managed by Commission officials, the costs of most staff had to be covered by sales revenue.
The store was not restricted to a ‘privileged elite’. It could be used by all Commission staff (upwards of 17,000) as well as anyone else entitled to hold a Commission pass. This included accredited journalists and UK government representatives.
The Economat was not secret. It had been established in the 1960s to provide EU officials, who now come from 15 different countries, with products not readily available in Brussels. Since the shop was not provided for the general public, it would be bizarre for it to be externally signposted. This does not mean it was secret.
The Economat has since been closed as part of the Commission’s review of core activities.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
The link between the Thyroid, Depression and Weight Gain
The thyroid gland regulates important functions in the body such as metabolism, energy, body temperature and excess fats, among others. There is a link between how efficiently the thyroid gland functions, depression and weight gain.
Some of the most recognisable symptoms of depression are a lack of hope and a depletion of energy. Do you feel hopeless? Do you feel drained? What drains and depletes your energy? Do you feel that the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Do you feel lacking in joy and hope? Listen to an audio you can tap along to for depression.
Dr John Diamond, a holistic psychiatrist, developed the Acupuncture Emotional System in the 1970s. This system demonstrates the connections between the mind and body and gives us a solid understanding of psychosomatic medicine. According to Dr Diamond, the thyroid meridian is the meridian of hope. The thyroid meridian is popularly referred to as the triple warmer, burner or heater, or in EFT terms, the gamut spot. Dr Diamond's definition of depression is quite simple. Many of his patients felt they were literally being pushed or pressed down by something, de-pressed. They felt too heavy and lethargic to move, they had no energy. Everything seemed to weigh them down and things were just too much for them to cope with. Of course the severity of these symptoms depend on how depressed a person is.
The negative emotions of the thyroid are: depression, despair, grief, hopelessness, loneliness, solitude.
The positive affirmations associated with the thyroid meridian are:
I am light and buoyant.
I am buoyed up with hope.
To use these affirmations with EFT, state them out loud, this is to engage your entire neurology. How true are they? Do you hear any objections in your mind? How do you feel when you say them? Where do you feel them in your body? List all your responses to the questions posed here and start tapping on them with EFT.
The thyroid is also associated with expression, expression of who you are, your voice. Do you feel heard? Understood? Or do you feel frustrated and hopeless? Are you happy with the direction you are taking in your life? Can you express yourself with ease and safety? Or do you press your feelings down?
Dr Diamond emphasises the activation of our Life Energy as extremely important for healing. Tapping on your thymus gland every day is one of the ways you can activate and increase your Life Energy. Dr Diamond defines Life Energy as “the innate healing power of the body that is intimately connected with health in that whatever the symptoms of any particular illness, underneath we will always find a diminution of Life Energy. It is the Healing Power within us, the restorative powers of our own body, and the only true healing comes by raising the Life Energy.” Tapping diagram
[Adrenal fatigue is often experienced along with thyroid issues. So tap also on what is stressing you. Depression and stress are very often, if not always, experienced together. If you feel depressed you will normally feel you have a lot of stress in your life and vice versa.]
Monday, February 22, 2010
Using EFT for feeling disloyal
Do you ever feel disloyal saying something about a loved one to someone else? Do you ever feel disloyal even feeling something you "shouldn't" feel about a loved one?
The feeling that you are being disloyal, stops the natural process of feeling and consequently the feeling becomes stuck. Over time, not feeling our feelings causes a lot of pressure, and sometimes we blow up or lash out at others because we cannot contain the pressure and stress that stuffing our feelings down causes. Then we'll feel guilty and berate our self. Stuffing, repressing, denying is akin to placing a dam in a river so that the water in the river stops flowing. What happens to the water on the other side of the dam? There is a build up of pressure which causes an enormous strain that pushes hard against the dam structure. And what happens if the dam never opens or does not have some kind of release mechanism to allow the water out? The dam will burst, just as we do when we don't feel.
Sometimes the pressure is turned inwards and even though we try our absolute best to press those feelings down as far as they will go, and hide the fact that we feel these “bad” feelings, they still manage to leak out. To help us in our plight not to feel our feelings, we might binge, or drink, or do whatever else. We'll question how we feel at each and every turn in our lives which is exhausting, depleting and eats away at our self worth. And the cycle starts again. Until we learn to break it, by feeling our feelings.
Right now, make a list of what you believe to be bad feelings. Feelings you should not be feeling. Pay attention to where and from whom you picked this belief up from, your mother, a sister, an uncle, a grandfather. We learn to berate and deride any valid feelings we may have about a situation, person or feeling, because of these beliefs. You live your life from this "truth", so you were and are an excellent student of your teachers. What would the consequences have been if you had continued feeling certain feelings and had also expressed them? Sadly, we learn not to trust our feelings or our self, just because we feel so many feelings that are on the "bad list". We've been taught or have deduced we are wrong for even having these feelings in the first place, so we question them, question our self for having them and then we do our utmost to deny them.
Rate the truth of how disloyal you believe a certain feeling to be and start tapping. For example, if the feeling is anger, tap on:
Even though I feel disloyal feeling angry at ... I completely accept the way I feel
Even though I feel disloyal expressing my anger at my brother to my friend, and wonder what they think of me for saying and feeling this, I love and accept myself and choose to feel the feeling anyway
Feeling our feelings is a natural and essential process for emotional health and growth. It is something we do naturally when we're younger until we learn how not to do it. Feeling, with no interruptions, helps us to digest and assimilate what occurs in our lives. And very importantly, it allows us to let go of what we no longer need. If we don't follow this natural process we become emotionally constipated and feel awful as a result. Feelings are like our own personal GPS system, they help us to navigate our life without getting lost, they guide us. Trust your feelings, whatever they are, and exercise your natural ability and gift to feel your feelings. EFT short cut diagram
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Present Moment
This is a beautiful piece of writing from my friend Adriana. I hope it resonates with you as much as it did with me, my immediate gut response was, this is true. The ability to feel is a priceless gift and feeling our feelings is one of the kindest gifts we can give our self. Enjoy!
Everything we think and feel reflects who we are. To dive deeper into myself and, hopefully, to get to that place where I am love, compassion, trust, and truth, I have to follow the path of my present responses.
Someone who feels unloved can still find love in its purest form, but will have to work through the layers of resistance that block the feeling of pure love. My present emotions reflect the present state of my nervous system with all its past imprints.
Whenever I have an experience, these imprints enter into my responses, which means that most of my reactions are echoes from the past. Then one finds that; I am not really living in the present.
However, at least I am reacting in the present, and that is where the search for my true self begins. My emotions are the most present-centered thing I have. An emotion is a thought linked to a sensation. The thought is usually about the past or the future, but the sensation is in the present.
My mind quickly links sensations with thoughts, but when we were infants, our first experience and emotions were much closer to physical sensations. We had no inhibitions or second thoughts about crying when we were wet, cold, lonely, frightened, etc. Our minds didn’t know those powerful words bad and no. Conditioning teaches us that certain thoughts are shameful; no teaches us to resist our own impulses.
More complex words and interpretations came later. As adults, when we deny ourselves the immediate experience of an emotion, a screen of words is put up by the mind, and this throws us out of the present and into either the past or the future. To feel an emotion fully and completely, to experience it and then release it, is to be in the present, the only moment that never ages. ~ Adriana Ochoa
Monday, February 15, 2010
Compendium of emotional connection principles and practices
I came across Raphael Cushnir's site recently and wanted to share this excellent list of emotional connection principles and practices, they are ideal for use with Emotional Freedom Techniques.
Essential Terms:
Contraction a temporary system lockdown, experienced
either as tension (fight/flight) or numbness (freeze).
Expansion a quality of openness and flow. It coexists naturally
with positive emotions, but it can also coexist with any emotion.
Emotional connection of any kind produces expansion.
the continuous use of any substance
or activity to create disconnection from one’s emotions.
Advanced practices for challenging emotions:
Breath – Use actual breath and/or your mind’s eye. Inhale directly into the stuck bodily sensation. Exhale through that same place, helping to restore inner space and flow.
Posture-movement-sound – Express the internal “vibration” of an emotion by translating it into these external forms.
Touch – Place a gentle hand on a tense or otherwise uncomfortable physical spot. Keep your hand still or caress the spot lightly.
Direct Inquiry – Let the contraction or emotion speak directly, unmediated by thoughts and concepts. Hear the emotion’s “voice” to support acceptance of its subjective truth.
Cradling – Cultivate a quality of emotional attention that resembles the spacious, caring way a parent instinctively holds a distressed infant.
Mental detachment – Maintain an even-keeled awareness of thoughts, beliefs and stories that arise while practicing 2 X 2. Rather than pushing them away or getting lost in them, simply note their presence, along with any immediate response they produce, and then return your focus to emotional flow. continue reading
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
What if you couldn't feel?
What if you couldn't feel? Really think about and contemplate the implications of not being able to feel. How would life be for you? Hard to imagine isn't it? Yet we spend a life time trying to avoid bad feelings and wanting to hang on to good feelings.
Have you ever tried making a list of what you consider to be bad feelings? What do you do when you feel bad feelings? Resist them with all your might? Beat your self up for feeling this way? Avoid feeling them at all costs by seeking solace in anything and everything that will help you to forget or hide?
Have you ever tried making a list of what you deem to be good feelings? What do you do when you feel good feelings? Try and hang on to them with all your might? Sabotage your self when you feel good because deep down you don't believe you deserve to feel good? Feel afraid that the good feelings will go and never come back?
What if we just allowed our feelings to be there, whatever they are. Allowing creates flow and energy needs to flow. If we find it difficult to feel a certain feeling, we can always tap and breathe right into the centre of that feeling and observe what happens. Try it.
Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.
Monday, February 08, 2010
Feel with EFT
I give myself 100% permission to have and experience the emotion of__________*
This enables you to stop struggling not to feel________ Stop trying to avoid the emotion of__________ Stop resisting _________ Just stop. Give your self permission to stop trying.
Follow these three steps the next time you find your self avoiding, resisting, struggling, dreading feeling the feeling of_______.
1. Pay attention, adopt an attitude of curiosity and observance. Observe how the emotion of ________shows up for you and observe and pay attention to whatever happens. Notice when the resistance, struggle, judgement, criticism or avoidance appears.
2. Tap on whatever shows up. See the tapping as a way of helping you to dissolve the energetic blocks to fully feeling this emotion 100%. This will help you to process and feel this emotion, maybe for the first time ever, and it also clears the way for you to feel this emotion in the future without experiencing any energetic blocks or disturbances.
3. Breathe, keep breathing and pay attention to when your breath becomes shorter, more shallow or quickens and, again, tap on whatever shows up.
* Don't be surprised if, when you say this out loud, you immediately come up with all sorts of tailenders like “Who am I to give myself permission” or “I can't do that!” or “I can't feel that, it's unbearable/bad/unacceptable” and so on. Tap on these tailenders, the tailenders themselves are actually a great way of getting to the bottom of why you are resisting and struggling with certain emotions. Specific memories may pop up that you can tap on too, events and memories where you came to the conclusion or decision that this emotion__________was not safe to feel, not safe to express, or the consequences of feeling or expressing it would have been/are___________.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Say yes to how you feel
Saying Yes to how you feel keeps the energy of that feeling moving. There is a big difference in saying Yes to how we feel and saying Yes to a situation or person, we tend to confuse the two. We might not like a situation and we may have been traumatised by a person, but when we can consciously say yes to how we feel, we are doing the kindest thing we can do for ourselves. We are ensuring that the energy of the feeling does not become stuck, instead we allow it to flow through us without judgement, criticism or fear. Saying yes or not resisting in other words, also aids in not identifying with the feeling, who we are is not how we feel, feeling horrible does not make us horrible, it's a temporary energy passing through us.
How many times have you been talked or talked your self out of how you truly feel? How many times have you questioned how you feel or didn't trust how you felt? Our feelings and emotions are precious feedback, they help us to navigate the world and people around us, they are our guidance system.
How we respond and feel are some of the few things we do have control over --easier said than done sometimes-- but ultimately very empowering. Say yes to how you feel, flow with your feelings rather than against them, follow the law of the least effort just like nature does and stop resisting your true feelings!
*As an adult you can help your inner child process any unfelt, stuck and pent up feelings, very often children are not taught to express their true feelings or are overwhelmed by the sheer power of their feelings.
Monday, February 01, 2010
The Fruit and the Tree
One of my all time favourite authors is Iyanla Vanzant. I'd like to share an excerpt from one of her books -- my favourite -- called In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love you Want:
There is a very good chance that most of us will go through life having one relationship experience after another-- some pleasant, some not-- without any real awareness of how we got locked into a pattern of moving and hurting, hurting and hiding. We believe we are responding to what has just happened or what was just said. We believe that the people we have just met have influenced the negative or positive experience we have just had.
Few of us understand that who we are and what we feel are what we have been and felt for a very long time. It's our stuff. Stuff is what the meantime is made of. All the stuff you need to know, need to feel, need to sort out, and heal comes to life in the meantime. This is the stuff that makes us overly aggressive or passively self-destructive in the search for love.
Our passive/aggressive behaviour patterns are born when we are born. Largely, they are set by the patterns of our birth. Otherwise known as the birth pattern. As we move through life we unconsciously re-create the incidents, energy and environment that existed before and at the time of our birth. Our responses to our birth patterns are often unconscious, which is the very reason we can't recognise what we do, why we do it, when we are being passive, or why we are being aggressive. If we took just a little time for self-reflection and examination, we could easily connect what goes on in our relationships with the pattern of our birth. While we are unaware, we become fixated on trying to figure out what just happened and why it is affecting us so deeply, and often painfully, in the meantime.
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Once you’ve seen, you can’t unsee. Everything changes when you’ve looked at the world through . . .
Brielle’s a ballerina who went to the city to chase her dreams and found tragedy instead. She’s come home to shabby little Stratus, Oregon, to live with her grief and her guilt . . . and the incredible, numbing cold she can’t seem to shake.
Jake’s the new guy at school. The boy next door with burning hands and an unbelievable gift that targets him for corruption.
Something more than fate has brought them together. An evil bigger than both of them lurks in the shadows nearby, hiding in plain sight. Two angels stand guard, unsure what’s going to happen. And a beauty brighter than Jake or Brielle has ever seen is calling them to join the battle in a realm where all human choices start.
A realm that only angels and demons—and Brielle—can perceive.
Celebrate with Shannon by entering her "Angel Eyes" Giveaway and connecting with her during the Author Chat Party on 6/26!
Find out what readers are saying here.
One "angelic" winner will receive:
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- A copy of Angel Eyes by Shannon Dittemore
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends at noon on June 25th. Winner will be announced at the "Angel Eyes" Author Chat Facebook Party on 6/26. Shannon will be hosting a book chat, testing your trivia skills and giving away some great prizes!
So grab your copy of Angel Eyes and join Shannon on the evening of the June 26th for a chance to meet Shannon and make some new friends. (If you haven't read the book - don't let that stop you from coming!)
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Do not wait until you might be fully out with the supplies that you need to treat and test your blood sugar. There are quite a few risks associated with waiting until you employed the last syringe or perhaps the last dose of insulin. Get up and get out and pick a lot more up and you also is going to be delighted that you simply did it ahead of time.
If you’re browsing to aid balance your blood sugar levels, eat much more whole grain ingredients. When no one is totally specific why it works, exploration indicates that whole grains are good for maintaining healthful blood sugar and also for reducing a person’s risk of developing diabetes. An easy way to involve far more whole grains as part of your diet regime is to switch no less than half the grain solutions you eat — like pasta and bread — to whole grain types.
You will discover out by way of your research that diabetes is definitely an common disease. Actors and artists, plumbers and poets, construction workers and children also in school — this disease affects a little of each group on the planet. Learn to handle your disease appropriately by using the suggestions discovered on this post.
Put your snacks on a plate. In the event you eat your snacks out of a bag, you might be a lot more likely to eat much more of them. Instead, put them on the plate and put the bag away. This way you may see how much you are consuming and you is going to be less likely to grab the bag for much more.
To have your fingertips from cracking once you check your glucose levels, clean up them with an anti-bacterial soap. When using alcohol to clean up your skin could be your initially instinct, it has a drying effect that will make your fingertips much more susceptible to cracking. Anti-bacterial soap will ensure your hands are cost-free of bacteria without drying them out.
Some people will explain that “natural” sugars are safer for the Diabetes than refined sugar. Nevertheless, sugar is sugar. My Part-Mother told me I should really put honey on my food items as it’s perfectly fine… wrong! My blood sugar still spiked sky huge afterward. Always double look into the “medical” advice you obtain from household and friends hen it comes to the diabetes.
Your insurance might deal with a trip towards the nutritionist once you’re diagnosed with diabetes, so take advantage of it! Bring a list of your preferred ingredients with you and request if there is any way for you to make them healthy AND tasty, which means you possibly can take a treat with out any of the guilt.
Probably the most difficult elements to remember for your newly-diagnosed diabetic is the need for monitoring glucose levels diligently. With time, failure to carry out so can lead to irreversible harm towards the nerves and blood vessels throughout the whole body. These kinds of harm can lead to difficulties with emotional, cardiovascular, and sexual health and wellness.
To save funds, the American Diabetes Association approves the re-use of testing lancets. These are the needles applied by your glucometer to test your blood sugar. Re-utilizing them does end result in them becoming dull, so be sure to change them out once you notice the pain degree of your testing rising. Hardly ever share lancets.
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Today I recorded my first audio blog. It’s on first audio blog, and it’s on human oneness. It was unplanned and unscripted, and also, kind of terrible. There is definitely room for improvement, but let know what you think of the content of format. I’m always open to advice and criticism, so as always, feel free to comment. How else would I learn after all?
Here’s the link to Pink Floyd’s On the Turning Away
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Dharamshala — Source coming out of Tibet says a Tibetan man was detained by Chinese police in Dzoege County, Ngaba, North-eastern Tibet, after staging a lone protest against the Chinese government's repressive policies.
"Tashi Dhondup, a young Tibetan was arrested by Chinese authorities following a solo protest against China's suppression of religious freedom and Tibetan culture, on December 19, 2015," a Tibetan living in exile with close contacts in the region told the Tibet Post International.
Dressing in traditional Tibetan attire with a Buddhist flag on his shoulder and holding a huge portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his hands, Dhondup took to the main street of Ngaba's Dzoege county, protest against China's repressive policies in Tibet.
"The security forces immediately arrived at the spot and arrested Dondup," he said, adding that "the current condition and whereabouts of Dhondup remain unknown."
Sources stated that Dondup's uncle, Yeshe, aged 30, was also detained by the Chinese authorities the following day.
Dhondup was born in in Section 3 of Ponkya village in Thangkor township in Ngaba (Ch: Aba China's Sichuan Province) and lives with his mother.
Hundreds of Tibetans, including writers, bloggers, singers and environmentalists, have been detained or are imprisoned since 2008, after attempting to express their views or share news of the situation in Tibet with the outside world, and provides further evidence of a widespread crackdown against free expression in Tibet.
Sporadic demonstrations challenging Chinese repressive rule have continued in Tibet since widespread protests swept the region in 2008, with more than 140 Tibetans to date setting themselves ablaze to oppose Beijing's repression and call for freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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Hurricane season started June 1, but Tampa Electric prepares year-round to deal with the potential impacts of hurricanes and widespread power outages. Tampa Electric's comprehensive storm plan is in place and ready to help restore power as safely and quickly as possible in the event of a storm.
Hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30, is a particularly vulnerable time for the system of wires and equipment producing and delivering electricity to homes and businesses. Severe storms can damage Tampa Electric's energy production and delivery systems, and power outages are not uncommon during storm conditions.
As with all its activities, safety is Tampa Electric's number one priority following a storm. Tampa Electric's second objective in the event of widespread outages is to restore power to the largest number of customers in the shortest possible time. Team members work to restore power to the entire service area as safely and quickly as possible.
Electric service is restored in a pre-determined order of priority. Facilities identified by governmental agencies as "critical" to public health and safety, such as hospitals, disaster centers and main police and fire stations, come first. This way, these critical agencies can assist with other storm-related problems or injuries.
For the protection of public health, primary water and sewer installations are next, followed by all others, including communication service providers, schools, nursing homes, supermarkets, home improvement/building supply centers, insurance facilities, etc.
Due to the configuration of the power system, part of a residential subdivision could have its power restored while another is still without power. All residential areas are considered equally important, and Tampa Electric works safely and quickly to restore service to all.
When a major storm's arrival is imminent, Tampa Electric coordinates with utilities and contractors across the nation to mobilize crews towards Florida. Tampa Electric's crews are placed on call so that they are available to repair any damage affecting Tampa Electric's lines and equipment, but only when they can do so safely.
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View Full Version : Is this an ideal way to color in GIMP?
06-23-2011, 03:07 AM
I'm an aspiring young artist who prefers GIMP as his coloring program, but lately I've had doubts about my coloring technique, which I learned from a DeviantArt tutorial (sadly I've no idea what happened to it). Right now I'm concentrating on more basic aspects of drawing, but for future reference I'd still like to ask about ideal GIMP coloring techniques.
What I normally do is this:
1. Have at least three layers in the following order: scanned-in lineart as the top layer, followed by a transparent layer, and finally a white background layer.
2. Add an alpha channel to the lineart layer and set the Layer Mode to Multiply.
3. Then switch to the transparent layer and paint the colors, trying to keep everything within the top layer's lines (the lineart layer should still be visible for this).
4. Shading is done by selecting the colors using the Select By Color tool and then airbrushing the color black (set at 40% opacity) with a Fuzzy Circle brush. Highlighting is done with the color white (again 40% opacity). During this stage the transparent layer's alpha channel should be locked so that uncolored areas don't get shaded.
5. Optionally I can select the background layer and fill it in with either one color or (for a really nice effect) a gradient.
This is what I've produced with my technique so far:
I realize there are problems with the anatomy, positions of the shading and highlights, and other fundamental aspects of the drawings besides the coloring, but let's not get into that here. What I want to ask is whether the technique I've learned is an ideal or at least acceptable coloring methodology. Have I been led astray all this time?
06-24-2011, 05:52 PM
www.ctrlpaint.com :)
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Ancient Egyptians employed plant extracts to outline their eyes, redden lips and cheeks and anoint and perfume their bodies, while Romans applied herbal face packs and soaked in flower-scented baths. The basic formula for cold cream dates back to the second century A.D. in Greece.
In Colonial America, our ancestors turned to the fruits and bark of trees, fleshy roots and wild flowering plants in the forest for their healing and beautifying powers. Native Americans knew the value of Mother Nature's bounty and benefited from herbs and plants for centuries. After all these years, the cosmetic industry is finally rediscovering the benefits of Nature's juices and extracts.
There are many advantages of making herbal lotions for skin and hair yourself. The most important is to save money and have the assurance the ingredients you use are natural, pure and not harmful in any way. Recipes to follow will cover facials, lotions, rinses, shampoos and conditioners for your face, skin and hair.
Experiment and see what ingredient works for you. All the ingredients are widely available in drugstores, supermarkets and a well-stocked herbal store. Nearly all can be prepared in a short time. Keep in mind you can change the consistency and substitute with other herbs the same way you would in the kitchen to modify a recipe to suit your taste.
When making your recipe use clear, clean containers. Most will keep as long as the shelf time at the supermarket. Lotions and creams will generally last several weeks, especially if refrigerated. Facial and shampoo rinses should be used in three or four days. Remember, there are no preservatives or chemicals being used to make them last longer. Quite frankly, wouldn't you prefer it that way?
If you suffer hay fever or plant allergies, test before using. Apply a small amount on your inner forearm and wait 24 hours to see if you suffer a reaction. Otherwise, enjoy your very own natural and healthy creations, which are sure to help your skin look and feel better -- and let's not forget minimize you paying high prices on products you're using now.
HERBAL STEAM FACIAL
Ingredients will clog in a sink, so mix in a large bowl.
1 qt. boiling water
1 tblsp. dried peppermint, or spearmint (can use tea bag packets)
2 tblsp. chamomile flowers (also tea packets)
1 tblsp. dried lavender, or dried sage
Crush ingredients in bowl, add boiling water. Put face over bowl and cover head with a towel, forming a tent. Keep face 12 inches from water, so not to burn your skin. Steam 5-10 minutes. Pat face dry, add moisturizer.(c) 2001 The VinesNetwork
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Is Your Dinner Party Planned Right?
Dinner parties are different than other parties, and quite a bit more nerve-wracking to plan and execute. They are not impossible, however, and are very satisfying and memorable when done correctly. Unlike other parties, which tend to put the emphasis on a holiday, a certain occasion, or, possibly, the entertainment offered, dinner parties are largely about the mix of people and the food. Dinner party planning often starts with a desire to serve a certain dish or desert! It is hoped that the guest mix will be compatible and the conversation interesting, and that every guest will enjoy the food.
Dinner parties tend to be smaller and more intimate than other types of gatherings. They also provide a chance for the hosts to break out all the good glassware and china and enjoy it. If the host does not own good dinnerware (or owns too little), it can always be rented. The same is true for table linens. Many hosts choose to rent such things because it is simply easier and more efficient. The mix of guests is an important factor in dinner party planning. Table conversation will provide the bulk of the entertainment, so it is well worthwhile to insure that compatible people are seated near one another.
Some dinner parties are given for business reasons, some as an approach toward establishing a friendship, and some are simply a way for old friends to sit and visit. The host must decide what foods will be served, then shop and prepare in plenty of time so that he or she is actually available to visit with the guests. Dinner party planning usually involves drinks and perhaps some finger foods before dinner is served. Once dinner is served, guests are usually seated by the hosts. After dinner, it is customary to move to a living room or other area for coffee or drinks.
The most important thing to remember when hosting a dinner party is that it should be relaxed and comfortable. Dinner party planning tends to concentrate on the food, especially at the eleventh hour, when guests are about to arrive. The well-versed host knows to get every possible detail done beforehand, so that she or he can mingle, restart lagged conversation, and actually enjoy the feast that has been prepared. Guests take their cues from hosts. So remember that a relaxed host who is honestly enjoying the company will find that the guests are doing the same.
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Justin Timberlake is speaking out about his split with Jessica Biel and how she still remains an important person in his life.
"I would rather not talk about her, because it's hurtful for me," Justin told Vanity Fair's July issue when asked about his former girlfriend, whom he split with in March.
"I don't want to say much more, because I have to protect things that are dear to me – for instance, her," he continued. "She is the single-handedly most significant person in my life. In my 30 years, she is the most special person, OK? So I protect it and until somebody shows me what would be more fulfilling at this point, that's what I have to do."
When it comes to love, the "Friends with Benefits" star told the mag he's still making up his mind about the concept of marriage.
"I don't know," the 30-year-old star said when asked about the possibility of taking a trip down the aisle. "If that's what it takes for two people to make it official, then yeah, but I think that my generation looks at marriage differently."
However, he is sure about his desire to have children and start a family.
"I do [want a family.]" Justin said. "And as little as six months ago I wouldn't have even thought about that, but now it feels like a closer planet orbiting around."
The triple threat also opened up about his former relationship with fellow Disney star-turned-pop star Britney Spears.
"We were two birds of the same feather – small-town kids, doing the same thing," he said. "But then you become adults, and the way you were as kids doesn't make any sense. I won't speak on her, but at least for me, I was a totally different person… I just don't think we were normal; there was nothing normal about our existence. We spent way too much time being the biggest thing for teenyboppers.
"I wish her the best – that goes without saying," he continued. "We haven't spoken in nine or 10 years."
Justin has two movies coming to theaters this summer. "Bad Teacher" with Cameron Diaz hit theaters on June 24 and "Friends with Benefits" with Mila Kunis on July 22.
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Expectation, Forgiveness, and Rebirth in Born on the Fourth of July
We at MRV want to make a birthday shout out to Tom Cruise today (July 3rd), and for Ron Kovic and America’s Independence tomorrow the Fourth
It probably is no surprise that we are choosing to discuss Oliver Stone’s 1989 master work Born on the Fourth of July this week of all weeks. Given the inflection point we find ourselves in at the current moment, there is no more appropriate film to use as a reflection piece for this coming occurrence of the July 4th holiday weekend, and no better example of what happens when expectations collide with reality.
The film (based upon Ron Kovic’s autobiography of the same name) documents Ron’s strive for excellence as a child, his willingness to serve in the Vietnam War, and his turn to activism after being paralyzed during the conflict. It was already a critically-acclaimed book, and a screenplay that was shopped around Hollywood by director Oliver Stone for a number of years before he and his producer Paula Wagner settled on Tom Cruise to play Ron Kovic. Most people, including Ron himself, were skeptical of the casting. However, after Cruise met with Kovic in his birthplace of Massapequa, Long Island, he was certain that the young star was the right man for the job. Kovic was on set for a good portion of the shoot, and his input shows up on screen as the personal nature of the film really comes through the lead performance.
Cruise’s turn as Kovic marks a turning point in his career; his first time playing a historical figure, his second real turn in dramatic film (following Rain Man, the year prior), and the only film thus far that directly challenged and explored his status as an American film icon. The roles he had taken leading up to Ron Kovic were region-specific stories that could only have taken place where they were set. Risky Business (1983) is a distinctly Chicago suburb film, Top Gun (1986) can only happen in San Diego, and The Color of Money (1986) is without a doubt a Midwest winter road trip. The Kovic family is an East Coast suburban clan who put all of their money on the second eldest of their six kids: Ron. He was meant to grow up to be the best at everything: a sports legend, a war hero, a true American success story. However, what we know from real life is nothing is ever that simple.
After relentlessly training for his high school wrestling championship, he loses the qualifying match. After righteously volunteering to join the Marine Corps and fight for the nation, he is led to commit atrocities by his apathetic commanding officers and becomes paralyzed from the lower chest down by a stray bullet. When returning home to the Bronx VA hospital, the care conditions he and his brothers in arms receive are horrendously underfunded and unforgiving. It is arguable (perhaps even, likely) that he may have been able to walk again if the hospital equipment were more reliable, and the care staff were more diligent.
Once he is able to return home, he is met with sorrow from his loved ones, and disgust by the anti-war movement. Ron keeps his disappointment at bay for as long as he can, but eventually his anger takes hold. He dedicated his life to everything and everyone that he was raised to believe in, and those very same people and constructs betrayed him upon his return. If any of us were sitting in his wheelchair, we may feel similarly.
One of the greatest aspects of the film’s story-telling is its sheer efficiency. The film won the Academy Awards for Directing and Editing, and the pace of the film is absolutely deserving of those accolades. In two hours and twenty five minutes, we experience Ron’s journey through hell and back in a comprehensive and intense manner. His despair, anger and shame are all so palpable because we clearly see the effort that Ron puts into every aspect of his life. The highest form of acting is as physical performance without the need for dialogue. With a look, with a gesture, with a single facial tick, Cruise puts us instantly in Ron’s head, and the legendary cinematographer, Robert Richardson is there to keep things cinematic and focused. When people discuss the power of cinema, you can point to any moment from this film, big or small. Even something as simple and Americana as a Kovic family dinner in a wide camera shot can exemplify the glory of anamorphic film.
This film is very similar to other biographical pictures of this era in that it does not have a plot, per se, so much as it has a series of events in the subject’s life that led them to a newfound attitude and how that attitude changed the world around them. For Ron, it’s how he at one point advocated for the Vietnam War in order to protect the Western World from communism, only to become an anti-war activist after his experience in war. He felt lied to when his squad leader ordered him to attack a village of civilians under the pretense that the enemy was hiding in it, and he felt even worse when he accidentally killed a fellow squadmate in the same battle. When he tried to report both incidents to his CO, he was told that they would be swept under the rug to avoid doubt or scrutiny within the ranks. This guilt gnawed at Ron for years before he ultimately decided it was time to do something about it and join the movement for peace and atone for his mistakes.
The parallels between this film and the current climate in America are obvious, but perhaps more nuanced than ever. The Hippie movement was largely concerned with the same things, and it is a worthy argument to say that there was a genuine desire for unity and preservation of life at the heart of it. The same cannot be said for all sects of the current wave of protesting. When people peacefully resisted the national lockdowns and restrictions on individuals and businesses in recent months, they were shamed as indifferent to killing the elderly and people with compromised immune systems. However, if you protest in the name of a cause that the extremist left approves of, there is nothing to worry about as far as getting other people sick is concerned. These concerns are not so perfectly a right and left division. There are factions of disagreement within each of these matters, and the distraction this creates allows those who may benefit from this division to continue to thrive.
The role propaganda has in Western society has not changed so drastically from the era the film documents. The media advocated for the war when their viewership, on the whole, agreed with the cause. However, their tune changed when it became politically and financially convenient to do so. This is where people become skeptical of protest movements that have agreeable sentiments. The majority of the nation can agree on the value of human life and equality, but when governments (whose agendas rival the public’s by nature), pander to these beliefs, then the nobility of these movements is lost. We would posit that choosing a side in a fight is not enough to protect against tyranny. The individual’s internal decision to engage in a higher quality of life is what leads to stronger community, and the freedom to make these decisions is exactly what the Founding Fathers were trying to protect from government overreach.
Upon returning from war, Ron is still resolute in his approval of the war effort, despite discovering that his own brother is in favor of the peace marches. “Love it or leave it” becomes Ron’s catchphrase for this time of his life, a line fed to him by the discourse and talking heads around him. In defense of Ron and many other veterans’ use of that phrase, those who have not served cannot possibly understand what it must feel like to put their life on the line for our freedom to express ourselves, only to return home and see them exercise that freedom against you. “Love it or leave it” is an understandable sentiment, but just as with any other worthy cause, when co-opted by a larger force, it’s credibility and meaning can be diluted by cold and uninvested interests. Ron retains his credibility in our eyes, not just based on the nature of his personal experiences, but because he came to the decision to be a peace activist when it was inconvenient for himself, rather than giving in to a mob of dissenters.
Ron’s role with his activism may have started with Vietnam, but the feeling from within that sparked this change of path was his anger of being used. He was willing to play the part in American culture that he was conditioned to play, but that path took him down the rabbit hole of despair and emptiness. Although we can understand and our veterans can directly relate to his given circumstances, what Ron specifically and ultimately accepts is that he chose to go to war. Yes, he was encouraged to be a certain kind of man by his parents and upbringing, but none of them explicitly told him to become a soldier. The solider’s life was his own idea of self-actualization, and that’s where his shame truly comes from. Ron decided to enlist and that put him in a position to unintentionally take the wrong lives. His subsequent choice to become an advocate for peace is bred out of his choice to forgive and better himself. As dark and depraved as he finds himself on this journey, and as sorrowful the audience may be for how things played out for Ron, the silver lining is that there is catharsis and inner peace on the other side of his turmoil.
We’ve discussed complicated real-life figures on this blog before, and although they make for highly entertaining films, some of these real people are far more complicated than their film adaptations. Take The Imitation Game (2014), a highly entertaining film that drastically idealizes a much more morally onerous subject than is portrayed. There may be something about Ron Kovic that the film glosses over or ignores, but it seems unlikely given how unflinching the screenplay is in covering his many missteps. That being said, this is a story of redemption and rebirth through the darkest period of a person’s life. A story of how a man can atone for their gravest innocent mistakes, and how the harshest critic can be the self. The only way towards growth is self-acceptance, and it is truly relieving to see Ron find that in the film.
“The Human Cost” is a concept that comes up in war films all of the time, but Oliver Stone and the team assembled for this film get to a much deeper level of that idea. The true cost of these tectonic shifts in the country is our misunderstanding of each other. The inability to separate nuance from division, and discover shared beliefs and commonalities is the genesis of turmoil. Revisiting our Constitution, we can see the common thread that the Founding Fathers were concerned with was preserving the examination of the virtues and nuances of opposing ideas from the malevolent side of human nature. These laws were designed to restrain the evils that exist within government from hijacking the communication of its people. What we see today is that a government doesn’t need to solely send troops to fight a war, they can bring the war home by pitting citizens against each other with the very rhetoric used by the people.
In times of peace and unity it may be easier to remember, but in times of doubt and fear it is vital to hold onto these values that we hold true. Cinema, at its best, can be a reminder of these values, and revisiting Born on the Fourth of July this year can show us that Ron Kovic had plenty of doubts, fears and faults of his own. What this film can remind us of is that we all experience those feelings as well. The thing that makes us unequivocally American is rising above our self-critical voices, forgiving ourselves for the times we have given into judgment and fear, and preserving a society that rewards honesty and self-effacement.
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1. Vickie Childress July 14, 2020 1:16 pm
This is a thought provoking article. We need some context to work through all that is happening around us, today. Thank you.
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I would like to create a piece of software (with VB preferably) which displays maps offline. So, it seems that the best solution is OpenStreetMap. But the question is : how to use a OSM bin file in a program, like Navit software does ? Do you know some tools (API, SDK, ...) which allow to include an OSM map in a piece of software ?
Is there a documeentation about the file structure of OSM files ?
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As I am totally new in maps, I don't fully understand all the comments. Here is that I understand.
I just would like to draw maps (without interest points, pubs, ...), only maps (with streets, roads, highways, rivers, maybe railways). Just in order to know where I am in a car. I don't want to deploy any software.
I understand that I can download OSM data files, so which file extension(s) ? There are a lot : 7z, bz2, ... If we download tile files without knowning it, are we aware of the licence problem when downloading ?
With your explanations, I still don't know if downloading Navit files is good or not. Same for .7z files.
NaviPOWM seems interesting but it doesn't work on Windows (missing file QtCore4.dll) and, moreover, the source code is not downloaded. I understand that this point is external to your site but how to get the code ?
Last question : why did somebody change "software" to "piece of software", and maybe other words ? What is the meaning ?
(08 Nov '11, 19:12) louis10
When you say "know where I am in a car" do you mean "so that I can see my current position superimposed on a picture of where I am" or "so that my software can work out how to get from where I am to somewhere else"?
That's the key question, but I'm guessing from what you've said above that you just want a picture of where you are, and so may be able to make do with tiles - with the caveat as mentioned previously that bulk downloading from the OSM site isn't an option.
(08 Nov '11, 20:23) SomeoneElse ♦
Not knowing exactly what you want to do and not being familar with Navit's binfile format (beyond Vclaw's link) I can't say whether that's ideal for your purposes or not - it may (if you just need what we refer to as "tiles") overcomplicate things.
(08 Nov '11, 20:35) SomeoneElse ♦
Finally - I plead guilty to changing "a software" to "a piece of software" in the question. That's because there's no such thing as "a software" in English (it's a funny language) - in the sentence "I work for a company that sells software" the word "software" is a singular noun that refers to multiple items, hence commonly used constructions such as "a piece of ..." to indicate just one.
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When I say "to know where I am in my car", I mean "just to see my current position on a map". Help for navigation to go somewhere else is not interesting for me, I prefer to ... improvise and search my way by myself ! But from a position ... And the main feature I'll forecast is the recording (in any simple text file) of a position (longitude+latitude) which I found interesting. I don't need other functions.
To do that, are tiles necessary ?
I forgot to mention that I also need street and city names in addition to roads and rivers.
(09 Nov '11, 18:20) louis10
I mentioned Navit because that's the 1st free "software" (or program !) that I found, with free maps proposed on the site http://maps7.navit-project.org (so, I did not wonder anything about policy), which works offline, and works on Windows and Windows Mobile. But it is not suitable for me because of the user interface.
As I found many free softwares, I supposed that creating a software is not too difficult ! Otherwise, they would be not free of charge.
(09 Nov '11, 18:31) louis10
As you suppose, English is not my usual language. But I did not think that "software" was not correct, or funny, or a familiar word. In information technology, we can see everywhere "software engineer", "software development", "software package", ... ! Do English and American people think or speak in the same way ? So "program" seems more suitable... In French, we say "logiciel" but it seems that "software" is now a french word ! Dictionaries include this word. But we are making a digression ... Generally not accepted in forums.
(09 Nov '11, 18:50) louis10
If you just want to see your location superimposed on a picture of where you are, then tiles may be the way to go. To get familiar with how these can be created from OSM data, and how different style rules can be used to create different-looking maps, I'd have a play with something such as Maperitive (http://maperitive.net/). You can also use that to generate tiles at whatever zoom level you like for your new offline map application, when you need them.
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So, if I'll use tiles files as you advise, I'll be "exposed" to the policy, isn't it ? Even if my application is installed only on my computer and my phone.
(10 Nov '11, 11:08) louis10
Generate your own tiles and you're not bound by OSM's tile usage policy because you're not using OSM tiles. You're bound by the terms described on http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright , but that's pretty easy to do.
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You'll find plenty of information in the wiki. The osm format is explained here. Follow the category links at the bottom of that page to get info on other formats, tools, libraries, etc.
Programming your own rendering from osm data can be a dauting task (altough very interesting), especially if you're rather new to programming (sorry for my bias, that's what the mention of VB triggers). Note that there are tons of existing software for all kinds of usages (again, see wiki). Maybe if you have an itch to scratch which isn't served by existing software, you'd be better off improving said software instead of starting from nothing ?
If on the other hand you're mainly interested by the fun of learning, then go ahead and dive in, start from scratch :) But be prepared to spend a lot of time in the wiki at first.
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Thanks for the information.
The osm format is explained in the above link but what about the OSM bin file we can download from http://maps7.navit-project.org ?
And ... don't worry, even if I like to use VB, I'm not new in programming ! :) . That's my job. But I'm new in maps and GPS. Anyway, I have no much time, so I'll try to catch open sources.
(07 Nov '11, 18:58) louis10
I think that it's worth taking a step back and trying to expand on ChrisH's excellent comments about data and tiles.
What is behind OpenStreetMap (essentially what IS OpenStreetMap) is just lots and lots of data. Here's an example:
It's a pub (a very nice pub, actually). Click on the "download XML" link on that web page and you'll see the XML associated with it - what it is (a "node"), where it is, who last edited it and tags associated with it that in this case say "it's a pub".
Together with lots of other pieces of data that makes up OpenStreetMap. If you only want to work with part of it, it's often convenient to obtain extracts of it. For example, if I'm creating maps for my Garmin GPS I'll download data from here:
I'll then process the data using a program to create something that my Garmin GPS understands and load it onto my GPS. On there the pub appears both as an icon on a map (actually a vector map rather than just a simple picture) and as a searchable point of interest.
A slightly different process happens to create main Mapnik map on the OSM site here:
In this case some other software runs behind the scenes and creates a picture from the data (a "tile"):
That is just an image - the only thing that communicates "pub" is the picture of the beer glass on it. It's no use for routing, and would be no use to an application that wanted to find the nearest pub. Also, this is just one of many different renderings of the data - on the main OSM site there are 4 (click the + at the top-right of the map); on other sites there are many more.
Depending on what you want to be able to do in your application, it might be appropriate to handle data internally as just data, or (if you only want to display pictures) as tiles.
If you do only want to display tiles, you won't be able to download them in bulk from OSM - see the tile usage policy for details as to why and what your alternatives are.
However, if you want to be able to something with the map other than just look at the picture, you'll probably want to download data, store it in a manner that's appropriate for your application, and render it in a manner that's also appropriate.
It's possible that other people may have already solved some of the problems that you'll need to solve to get your application working (and Navit might be one example of that) but first you'll need to define what you want to be able to do with your application, and that will define what data you need to store on whatever is going to run your application, and so on.
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Displaying maps offline sounds like you intend to download tiles into a cache for later use. Please be aware that we have a policy that restricts that on OSM tiles. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tile_usage_policy There are other sources of tiles, including commercial ones. You can also create your own tiles by downloading the OSM data (not the tiles) and rendering your own tiles.
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Rather sounds to me like he wants to do his own rendering from an *.osm file, not download tiles.
(07 Nov '11, 18:24) Vincent de P... ♦
I downloaded 2 files from http://maps7.navit-project.org (respectively 1 Mb and 208 Mb) in order to know if Navit software works (the first free software that I found). So, if I'll be able to render maps in my software (that seems diffcult at present because of the documentation), I'll download probably one map for France, and 1 or 2 close countries, just once and maybe one update per year. I suppose that it is authorized ! Please confirm.
For example, the small file is named osm_bbox_11.3,47.9,11.7,48.2.bin. Is it a tile file or a data file ?
(07 Nov '11, 18:42) louis10
Vincent, I wanted Louis to understand the issue from the beginning. It's good you pointed him to the data, but many developers see a map and the tiles as what OSM is about, when OSMers know that the data is the real prize. There are too many apps (esp. mobile apps) that cache OSM tiles and cause OSM a lot of problems, so it is good Louis asked first and that he understands to use the data not the tiles. His question sounded like a newbie so tile usage is a good thing to understand, not least to save him wasting his time.
(07 Nov '11, 19:01) ChrisH
Could you explain your reply ? Downloading the bin files from http://maps7.navit-project.org is bad or good ? I don't know the difference between tiles and data...
(07 Nov '11, 19:07) louis10
I don't know about Navit - that is an app that uses the OSM data in its own format and not native OSM data. It seems their .BIN file is specialised to their app. You would have to ask them about their format. Native OSM data is available as XML. The moving map images you see on the osm.org website are made of tiles. Using OSM tiles have a usage limit, as above, but you can use the OSM data (XML) with with no usage limit. You can get downloads that cover a country from geofabrik [1] or cloudmade [2] websites.
[1] http://download.geofabrik.de/osm/ [2] http://downloads.cloudmade.com/
(07 Nov '11, 19:34) ChrisH
There is some documentation about the Navit binfile format here: http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit%27s_binary_map_driver
(07 Nov '11, 20:24) Vclaw
... you can also have a look at NaviPOWM (search in the wiki!) ... this opensource program also uses an own vector map format to display OSM data on PC or WinMobile.
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Last month's column covered some of the basics of the labor unit, including the need to factor it. Factoring is customizing the labor unit to fit the assumptions made while preparing the estimate.
A variety of factors can affect adjustments to labor hours. Geographic factors account for weather variations and the seasons. Others can be better categorized and are included in the NECA Manual of Labor Units. Other publications produced by NECA and sub-contractor groups provide additional information.
Another source is the Electrical Contracting Foundation, which sponsors research on various electrical contracting topics. One such report is entitled, "Accelerated Construction Schedules Cause Productivity and Profit to Suffer." The study covers the practice of excess staffing of projects. Poor project management can lead to blame of the estimator for not having originated a reasonable expectation of a schedule. Computer estimating system users should be able to transmit their labor hours to a scheduling program.
The prime basis for adjusting labor units would be any circumstance that varies considerably from the scope of the conditions assumed when a labor unit is listed. The scope of the introduction to the NECA Manual of Labor Units is a good starting place, as well as those ahead of each major section. If the novice estimator will note such variances, an experienced estimator can assist or make the necessary adjustments.
Some of the items mentioned may be mentioned in the specifications. For example, the "beneficial occupancy" clause, meaning that the future occupants of the building may be able to move in to use the facilities before their completion can be a major consideration, depending on the amount of work that will have to be done under such circumstances.
One of the prime reasons for factoring labor units is the type of project. A grouping of standard, difficult, and very difficult project types are also listed in the NECA Manual of Labor Units. Further separation within the listed categories is optional and appropriate when a contractor tends to specialize in a particular type of work.
Thirteen additional conditions are in the Manual of Labor Units. These conditions are not universally applicable, but they may lead to factoring labor units.
Several NECA pamphlets provide in-depth information on factors that affect labor. A common question is how much of an adjustment factor is advisable to apply to a high-rise building. "The Effects of Tall Buildings on Productivity" can be a valuable source.
For estimating jobs where temperatures or conditions can be production reducers, the pamphlet, "The Effect of Temperature on Productivity" can help to assess the lost labor due to high humidity or other factors.
Good project management includes having "just the right" number of workers on the job. If a large workforce is required for part of a project, people may be pulled from other projects, lowering production there. How much labor to allow for such a circumstance? A couple of booklets that deal with peak workforces and the rate of labor consumption help estimators answer that. The Electrical Contracting Foundation study quotes a Mobil Oil figure that suggests that a project density of people working in the same area should not exceed 200 square feet per person.
The study further suggests that, when the density drops to 150 square feet, a labor adder of 50 percent must be applied. In addition to the Electrical Contracting Foundation, the Business Roundtable in New York has conducted studies for major owners that can be of value. Good industrial engineering textbooks describe further considerations.
Labor factors vary according to the shapes of a building. A rectangular portion of a building is likely to carry one labor factor, while a circular building would warrant another.
Another major consideration of the scope of the labor factor is who is bidding for the projects. Project management varies between firms, which affects the electrical subcontractor. This is why many estimators scale their estimates to various contractors on the same project.
Since factoring is subjective, a firm basis of information is a salient requirement. The best database is the record of the contractor's previously completed projects: the more information the better. Manually estimating and following up during a project makes such detailed information somewhat cumbersome.
Many experienced estimators who have internalized much of this information may arbitrarily apply factors, which can lead to disaster. Computerized estimating and data collection is a more reliable method. Some estimating programs allow a project to be separated easily into multiple segments to make provisions for varying labor units. Such systems should also allow separation of the many factors that go beyond the normal scope of labor units.
DAVID is a professor of electrical technology at Long Beach City College, Calif., a consultant, and an expert witness. He can be reached at (562) 597-1877 or by e-mail at
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CELINA - Identical twin sisters Jean Zahn and Jane Zahn have always done everything together, including marrying brothers in a dual ceremony, working the same jobs and living in houses with connecting yards in rural Celina.
The twins now will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their respective husbands, Richard Zahn Jr. and Dennis Zahn, on Oct. 23. [More
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Friday night, I was laying in bed with my mind racing, as always and I was going back and forth about what to do for Teddy's preschool teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week which is May 7th-11th. I know most parents probably won't do anything but these ladies are very important people in my son's life and I wanted to do something small to remind them how much we appreciate them! As I was drifting off to sleep it came to me! Mugs with tea and a cute card! I decided to use these adorable monogrammed mugs from Anthropologie! If you know me, you know, I LOVE anything monogrammed...whether it is a traditional three letter monogram, two letters or even a one letter mono. I knew the monogrammed mugs would be the perfect start to this cute little gift. Then I added a box of Tazo Zen Tea to each mug. I'm sure after or even during a long day dealing with 3-5 year olds, this tea could be just what the
doctor teacher ordered! Honestly, these ladies probably need something stronger than tea at the end of a long day but wine just doesn't seem appropriate to gift my child's teacher! ha! Then, I tied one of these awesomely adorable spoons to each little gift...the spoons are really sweet and cute in person. I love them and am going to buy more to keep around...they would be a cute topper to lots of different gifts!!! I wrapped each mug in a little cellophane bag and attached little tea bag cards to each gift...they are pretty darn cute if I say so myself! They say "You are a wonderful TEA-cher! I appreciate all you do! xoxo, Teddy" I LOVE how the cards turned out. They are exactly as I imagined them to look! Yay! I love when that happens...though for me, most projects do not go as planned and I think they often turn out better that way! These little gifts were really so simple to make and didn't take much time to assemble after I purchased my supplies! This could be a perfect gift for pretty much anyone on your list, but if you're looking for the perfect thing to gift one of your child's teachers this week, look no further! Easy and affordable! This is definitely a gift I would love to receive myself! So, go ahead, show your teachers some love this week!
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Acting like one of the guys can be a great way to build camaraderie with your male friends and fit in better in traditionally masculine social settings. However, it's important to remember that everyone is an individual, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to fitting in with any group. Here are some steps you can take to act more like one of the guys:
Step 1: Observe and Learn
To start acting like one of the guys, first observe the men around you and pay attention to their behavior, mannerisms, and language. This will help you get a sense of what is considered normal or acceptable in the particular social circle you are trying to join.
* Key tip: Be careful not to stereotype all men based on the behaviors of a few. Use your observations as a guide, but don't feel like you have to conform to every single aspect of male behavior.
Step 2: Adjust Your Language
Men often communicate differently than women do. They may speak more directly, avoid emotional topics, and use humor to diffuse tense situations. To act like one of the guys, try adjusting your language accordingly.
* Key guideline: Avoid using overly emotive or flowery language. Instead, focus on being clear, concise, and straightforward in your communication.
Step 3: Participate in Guy Activities
Participating in activities typically associated with men can help you bond with your guy friends and learn more about their interests. Consider joining a sports team, going fishing or hunting, playing video games, or working on cars together.
* Key tip: Don't force yourself into activities that make you uncomfortable or unhappy. Find something you enjoy doing with your guy friends, even if it isn't traditionally masculine.
Step 4: Show Interest in Male Hobbies
Showing interest in hobbies and pastimes commonly enjoyed by men can help you connect with them on a deeper level. Ask questions, offer to help out, and show enthusiasm when they talk about their favorite hobbies.
* Key guideline: Don't fake interest in something just to impress others. Pretending to care about something you find boring or uninteresting will come across as insincere.
Step 5: Develop a Thick Skin
Guys often tease and joke around with each other as a form of bonding. While this can sometimes be hurtful or offensive, it's important to develop a thick skin and not take things too personally.
* Key tip: If someone crosses a line or says something genuinely hurtful, don't hesitate to stand up for yourself. Just because you're trying to act like one of the guys doesn't mean you need to put up with disrespect or bullying.
Step 6: Embrace Competition
Healthy competition can be a fun way to challenge yourself and bond with your guy friends. Whether it's playing board games, competing in sports, or engaging in friendly debates, embracing competition can help you act more like one of the guys.
* Key guideline: Remember that winning isn't everything. The goal should be to have fun and challenge yourself, rather than to prove yourself superior to others.
Step 7: Be Confident
Confidence is attractive and appealing to both men and women. By projecting confidence and self-assurance, you'll come across as more likable and trustworthy.
* Key tip: Faking confidence can be difficult, so work on building your own self-confidence through positive affirmation, challenging yourself, and practicing self-care.
Step 8: Respect Boundaries
While it's important to embrace new experiences and challenges, it's equally important to respect boundaries. Pay attention to nonverbal cues and listen carefully when your guy friends express discomfort or disinterest in certain activities.
* Key guideline: Never pressure or coerce anyone into participating in an activity they aren't comfortable with. Consent is crucial in any situation.
Remember, these steps are meant to serve as general guidance, not hard and fast rules. It's okay to deviate from these suggestions and be true to yourself. At the end of the day, the most important thing is to be kind, respectful, and genuine in your interactions with others.
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Hunger and Waste
The following is my recently published article in the Huffington Post.
Across Canada hundreds of food banks sent out special appeals over the Thanksgiving season asking people to donate generously. They had clear reason for doing so. Most food banks are facing record demand, as a deep recession that has supposedly ended still leaves its impact all over the country. The London Food Bank, which I co-direct, has seen a 19% increase over this time last year – the majority of that increased demand made up of people who only two years ago were working. Last August saw our highest monthly demand ever in our 25-year history and our highest daily record was only two weeks ago. While many still claim that food banks should remain a temporary solution to poverty, all the indicators seem to be heading in the wrong direction.
Just as we were learning of all these new pressures on the demand for food among the marginalized, news broke of the ironic reality that Canadians waste $27 billion of food each year – that’s $27 billion. The draft report on this kind of wastage, by the Value Change Management Centre mentions that 51% of that total finishes up as unwanted leftovers that end up in the garbage. The breakdown of the report, which you can read here, states that 18% of the food wasted is due to packaging and processing. Retail stores waste 11%, while a figure just below that (9%) is lost during the farming stage. Even the food industry itself wastes 8%.
If we broaden the issue out to include the United States, things don’t look any better. The U.S. Natural Resources Defence Council says that almost 40% of food in America goes in the garbage each year – a figure proportionally equal to Canada. It appears as though North Americans waste food on a grand scale. The average American wastes 10 times more food than a Southeast Asian. Like their Canadian counterparts, American families throw out 25% of their groceries. And then there are those restaurants and catering services, which together discarded 126 billion pounds of food in 2008 alone. Grocery stores threw out 43 billion pounds of food in the U.S., mostly fresh foods.
Twenty years ago we heard that over 20% of food in Canada was tossed before it ever left the package. Have we learned anything? Furthermore, there used to be a widely held belief that we shouldn’t be wasting food because millions were dying of hunger in places like Africa. Now it’s worse than it ever was.
What exactly are we doing? With the price of food constantly rising, and with millions more being globally added to the destitute poor each year, how can we reconcile our conduct with such developments? We can’t. It’s one thing to say we shouldn’t need food banks, that they should be a temporary presence in our communities, but what does it matter if we are throwing out more food than is distributed by those food banks collectively each year.
It was Mahatma Gandhi who used to say, “There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” How do we square this in a nation where we toss out $27 billion dollars of food in the midst of hunger? We do have much to be thankful for as a country, yet no population can be truly grateful when throwing out food while children suffer in poverty. A huge gap exists between all those polls that say the majority questioned desire to end hunger and so much waste. It is a credibility problem – for food companies, for citizens, and ultimately for us as a nation.
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I need some help on clarification of the reverse DNS and MX record setup. I wasn't able to find definitive answer on google. The case is following. Say I have domain "mydomain.com", I have a SMTP server named "mail.mydomain.com", which is hosted by myprovider.com. I want to send/receive mails from domain mydomain.com. So I add MX record like this:
mydomain.com MX mail.mydomain.com
I also have A record, pointing to the myprovider.com server IP (suppose it is
mail.mydomain.com A
Now, I want to make sure my mails will be delivered, so I check reverse DNS for this. I got following results:
mail.mydomain.com -> DNS check resolves to, -> reverse DNS check resolves to s1.myprovider.com
Now - does it mean that anty-spam reverse DNS check fails, because doesn't resolves back to mail.mydomain.com? BUT: it's a shared server, so it will never resolve to my domain.com - it will always resolve to myprovider.com - right? Does it mean the mail mail will be potentially marked as span? OR: the anti-spam filter will do one more DNS check, checking IP of s1.myprovider.com:
s1.myprovider.com -> DNS check resolves to
so it will decide that reverse DNS matches? Which one is true?
Perhaps I should do it different way, I should point my MX record directly to s1.provider.com, this way:
mydomain.com MX s1.myprovider.com
Then s1.provider.com resolves to, and resolves to s1.provider.com, so everything is ok, right? (The only problem is that I'm not sure how stable is this "s1.myprovider.com" domain name - maybe they change it from time to time, and sometimes it is "s2.myprovider.com", and such setup will fail?)
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aslong as your domain has the mail.domain A entry pointing to the ip and the mail.domain MX record point to the right domain and the ip is a static ip with the PTR well assigned to a FQDN youre fine to send emails. if the PTR reverses to something not well defined it will be verifyed on most MTAs before being accepted and besides that most IP ADDRESS are checked against RBLS to ensure they are not spammers, besides those there are aswell other verification which vary from server to server, so i don't belive your email will be marked as spam, but it also depends on it is content. – Prix Aug 23 '10 at 12:11
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I think you are confusing incoming and outgoing mail exchangers. I'll try to answer your question by treating both separately:
Incoming mail
When another MTA has a message for $localpart@$yourdomain it does a DNS query (type MX, data $yourdomain). The answer is get is mail.$yourdomain (and probably also it's IP). It uses this to connect to your machine on port 25 and try to deliver the mail. Since the other machine is sending (not accepting), it will not to anti-spam checks based on your machine.
Outgoing mail
You want to send an e-mail from $localpart@$yourdomain to somebody else. Your machine (this does not have to be the same as the MX record) connects to the remote mail server and tries to deliver the mail. Now the remote machine will do anti-spam checks. It has two pieces of information from your machine: The 'HELO/EHLO name' and the IP address.
Nowadays most servers demand that the 'HELO name' is a fully qualified domain name and that it resolves to your IP address. Some demand that your IP address has reverse DNS that does not look dynamic (like dyn-127-0-0-1.example.com). I have encountered some servers that applied rate-limiting or greylisting when the 'HELO name' did not match the reverse DNS, but never full rejection.
My recommendations
• Keep your MX record as mail.$yourdomain.
• If you also use this machine for outgoing mail, set the 'HELO name' to mail.$yourdomain.
A shared machine for outgoing mail is far from ideal, abuse from other users can easily get you on DNS-bases blacklists.
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To make it sure I understand correctly: If my web server running some Java service tries to send notification mail to say "friend@gmail.com", and it uses myprovider.com server as SMTP server, then the HELO/EHLO conversation occurs between myprovider and gmail server (not between myprovider and my web server), right? Then I probably have no much control on what myprovide sends in HELO message, but probably it sends "s1.myprovider.com", so reverse DNS should return the same. – Greg Aug 23 '10 at 13:38
@Greg Yes, you'll just have to assume that your provider has a properly configured mail server. – schot Aug 23 '10 at 14:02
You have a higher likelihood of becoming spammed if your hostname is an IP address (or contains a string similar to an IP address such as, if the hostname doesn't point to your server, or if you don't have reverse DNS setup.
As far as I am aware, as long as the reverse DNS points to a hostname which resolves to your server, and as long as your hostname is a hostname which resolves to your server, you will be fine. It doesn't matter if the reverse DNS and the hostname is different as long as they point to the same place.
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Old Donation Church is a parish in The Diocese of Southern Virginia of the Episcopal Church, which is the branch of the Anglican Communion that covers the United States and other areas beyond.
The Diocese of Southern Virginia
Old Donation is a member of the Diocese of Southern Virginia, with the diocesan office in Newport News, led by The Rt. Rev. Herman “Holly” Hollerith, who is our bishop.
The Diocese of Southern Virginia is comprised of 115 parishes and more than 170 clergy. The Diocese was formed in 1892 as a spin off from the Diocese of Virginia, which dates back four centuries to 1607, when colonists sent from England paused on their way into the Chesapeake Bay for fresh water and a view of their new land. The Reverend Robert Hunt, spiritual advisor to the settlers, planted a cross into a sand dune near Cape Henry, proclaiming England’s unique brand of Christianity as the official faith of the new colony. The Church of England (Episcopal Church) would remain the established church of Virginia for the next 172 years. Today, the Diocese stretches more than 200 miles from the Atlantic Ocean westward to Appomattox, and from the south side of the James River at Richmond to the North Carolina border. It includes the large metropolitan areas of Hampton Roads and Greater Richmond.
The present size and shape of the diocese dates from 1892, when it was carved out of the Diocese of Virginia, and from 1919 when the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia was formed from its western counties. Today the diocese stretches from the Atlantic Ocean more than two hundred miles westward to Appomattox, and from the south side of the James River at Richmond to the North Carolina border.It includes the large metropolitan areas of Tidewater and Greater Richmond with congregations in excess of fifteen hundred members, to vast rural areas with dozens of churches of less than one hundred parishioners.
As members of the Episcopal Church, Old Donation is connected spiritually to over 7,000 congregations in this nation and beyond. The Episcopal Church is grounded in 2,000 years of history and practice and so you will find the best of the most ancient prayers and practices of the Christian Church. At the same time, God calls us to be seeking the best of the new as well and so you will find a fresh breath of air from the Holy Spirit. At our best, being part of the Episcopal Church, and especially Old Donation Episcopal Church is life-giving in the way Jesus promised: full and abundant.
What to Expect When You Visit Worship in the Episcopal Church
Sunday is traditionally when Episcopalians gather for worship. The principal weeklyworship service is the Holy Eucharist, also known as: the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, or Mass. In most Episcopal churches, worship is accompanied by the singing of hymns, and in some churches, much of the service is sung.
Worship Styles Episcopalians worship in many different styles, ranging from very formal, ancient, and multi-sensory rites with lots of singing, music, fancy clothes (called vestments), and incense, to informal services with contemporary music. Yet all worship in the Episcopal Church is based in the Book of Common Prayer, which gives worship a familiar feel, no matter where you go.
Liturgy and Ritual Worship in the Episcopal Church is said to be “liturgical,” meaning that the congregation follows service forms and prays from texts that don’t change greatly from week to week during a season of the year. This sameness from week to week gives worship a rhythm that becomes comforting and familiar to the worshipers.
For the first-time visitor, liturgy may be exhilarating… or confusing. Services may involve standing, sitting,kneeling, sung or spoken responses, and other participatory elements that may provide a challenge for the first-time visitor. However, liturgical worship can be compared with a dance: once you learn the steps, you come to appreciate the rhythm, and it becomes satisfying to dance, again and again, as the music changes.
The Episcopal Church is a member of “The Anglican Communion” which consists of over 75 million Christians, who are found on every continent of the world. Almost anywhere you go you can walk into an Anglican Church and you will be welcomed as a brother or sister in Christ. The worship may be in a different language, but you will still be comfortable as you will know what’s happening because of our tradition of “Common Prayer” that is a standard in every Anglican church.
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Cloud Computing & Virtualization SIG: Cloud and the Great Software System & Tera-scale Deep Learning
• First Presentation
Topic: Fault Tolerance for the Netflix API
Presenter: Ben Christensen, Software Engineer, Netflix API Platform
The Netflix API receives over a billion requests a day which translates into multiple billions of calls to underlying systems in the Netflix service-oriented-architecture. These requests come from more than 1,000 different devices ranging from gaming consoles like the PS3, XBox and Wii to set-top boxes, TVs and mobile devices such as Android and iOS.
This presentation will describe how the Netflix API supports those devices and achieves fault tolerance in a distributed architecture while depending on dozens of systems which can fail at any time.
Bio Ben Christensen is a software engineer on the Netflix API Platform team responsible for fault tolerance, performance, architecture and scale while enabling millions of customers to access the Netflix experience across more than 1,000 different device types. Specializing in Java since the 90s and through years of web and server-side development Ben has gained particular interest and skill in building maintainable, performant, high-volume, high-impact systems. Prior to Netflix, Ben was at Apple in the iTunes division making iOS apps and media available to the world.
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Topic - University and Google.
Presenter - Quoc Viet Le, StanfordTera-scale Deep Learning
Abstract: Deep learning and unsupervised feature learning offer the potential to transform many domains such as vision, speech, and NLP. However, these methods have been fundamentally limited by our computational abilities, and typically applied to small-sized problems.
In this talk, I describe the key ideas that enabled scaling deep learning algorithms to train a very large model on a cluster of 16,000 CPU cores (2000 machines). This network has 1.15 billion parameters, which is more than 100x larger than the next largest network reported in the literature.
Such network, when applied at the huge scale, is able to learn abstract concepts in a much more general manner than previously demonstrated. Specifically, we find that by training on 10 million unlabeled images, the network produces features that are very selective for high-level concepts such as human faces and cats. Using these features, we also obtain significant leaps in recognition performance on several large-scale computer vision tasks.
Bio: Quoc Le is a PhD student at Stanford and software engineer at Google. At Stanford and Google, Quoc works on large scale brain simulation using unsupervised feature learning and deep learning. His recent work was widely distributed and discussed on various technology blogs and news sites. Quoc obtained his undergraduate degree at Australian National University, and was research visitors at National ICT Australia, Microsoft Research and Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics. Quoc won the best paper award as ECML 2007.
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James Urquhart, VP of Product Strategy, enStratus and blogger
Six Degrees of Integration: Cloud and the Great Software System
As cloud computing and the Internet continue to create new opportunities to deliver integrated applications and services across political and organizational boundaries, it is creating a world in which every software application or service is connected to every other software application or service by a finite degree of separation. This, in turn, creates a very large complex adaptive system, and has profound implications to both software design and IT operations. What are complex adaptive systems, and how does one prepare to survive--or even thrive--in them?
Bio: James Urquhart is vice president of product strategy for enStratus, the leading enterprise cloud management solution. Named one of the ten most influential people in cloud computing by both the MIT Technology Review and The Next Web, and contributing author to GigaOm’s cloud coverage (, Mr. Urquhart brings a deep understanding of these disruptive technologies and the business opportunities they afford
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HAVANA - The Cuban government on Wednesday selected 57-year-old First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the sole candidate to succeed President Raul Castro in a transition aimed at ensuring that the country's single-party system outlasts the aging revolutionaries who created it.
The certain approval of Diaz-Canel by members of the unfailingly unanimous National Assembly will install someone from outside the Castro
The 86-year-old Castro will remain head of the Communist Party, designated by the constitution as "the superior guiding force of society and the state." As a result, Castro will remain the most powerful person in Cuba for the time being. His departure from the presidency is nonetheless a symbolically charged moment for a country accustomed to 60 years of absolute rule first by revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and, for the last decade, his younger brother.
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Sketchbook Peek: My first foray with gouache
Winsor and Newton Designers Gouache - Primary Yellow, Primary Red, Primary Blue, Zinc White
As I explore the world of illustration, I’ve become increasingly eager to try gouache - an opaque form of watercolor paint whose opaque qualities are due to larger particles and a higher pigment ratio than that of transparent watercolor paint.
Gouache like watercolor is well suited for illustration work because it dries quickly to a matte finish making it easy to scan and photograph for reproduction purposes. What makes gouache especially appealing though is the ability to achieve watercolor effects whilst providing the ability to paint in solid opaque layers from dark to light (like acrylic and oil).
Traditional watercolor technique uses the white of the paper for highlights and is worked in layers from light to dark. This requires artists to carefully plan a painting around any white or light areas of color. With gouache, highlights can be applied at any stage of the painting, making it a much more versatile and forgiving medium. Gouache can also be intermixed with traditional watercolor paints. The possibilities are tantalizing!
To begin my foray into gouache I purchased a primary color palette plus white from the Winsor and Newton Designers Gouache line. I currently use Winsor and Newton’s professional transparent watercolors and have been pleased with their quality and vibrance. I found the same to be true of their gouache but was slightly disappointed to find that a greater number of gouache paints are less lightfast/permanent than their watercolor counterparts. Designers and illustrators are less concerned with permanence as their work is created for reproduction but I want the ability to use gouache for fine art purposes as well.
The primary yellow, blue and white all have an A permanence rating but I didn’t notice that the primary red had a B rating until after purchase. I will be sure to select a permanent red in the future. Windsor and Newton rates paint permanence as AA (extremely permanent), A (permanent), B (moderately durable) and C (fugitive).
Below you’ll find my first illustration using gouache. Painting with gouache is quite similar to watercolor with a few exceptions. It dries more quickly and sometimes dries lighter or darker depending on color.
I really enjoyed my gouache experience and look forward to using it in future work. Have you ever used gouache? Any brands to recommend? I'm interested in M. Graham and Schmincke Horadam.
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The Gaugecash index system is designed to keep Gaugecash more stable than any pair of currencies in the world. It will inherit all the monetary policies, and it won’t belong to any central bank. Gaugecash’s decentralized monetary system has two main components: the index that comes from the final market and the FX market.
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It will also help solve volatility and wealth preservation in a peer-to-peer cash system space. As a result, Gaugecash will be much more stable than other Global fiat currencies or even gold and silver. It also has a backup with the help of a blockchain class that provides value to both users and investors in a decentralized and immutable manner. Through the Gaugecash index system, the price of GAU will be more stable than any other currency or cryptocurrency in the world, including gold. Stability here is defined as the average change against the currency pair itself in any given period.
Those who do not like the economical pitfalls and centralisation of stable coins and other tokens, such as Tether, USDC, TUSD, can invest in Gaugecash. Gaugecash will cover all market demands in the cryptocurrency space; it will be a type of free-cost service. They use various APIs from international institutions to calculate the basket’s weighted average index price. The index system, if adopted globally, will break new boundaries, and there is going to be an emergence of a much more acceptable means to move money.
Gaugecash will be a currency index of world currencies because, in its algorithm, there is a completedecentralized monetary system of the world. This is going to interpret how various currencies are used worldwide. Having a decentralized currency system will eliminate the problems we face with traditional fiat currency created by governments or central banks worldwide. With Gaugecash, you decide your faith and make your decisions yourself,unlike with traditional money, where the government sets the value, and entire regulations rest with them. It is an emerging digital asset you might consider if you enjoy cryptocurrency investments. Globally, people are still in doubt about cryptocurrency investments, but the Gaugecash system has what it takes to change people’s perception.
What is Fiat Currency, and How Does Inflation Affect it?
The term fiat currency is also sometimes used to refer to fiat money, a currency that is not linked to the price of a commodity like gold or silver. The value of fiat money depends largely on the public’s faith in the currency issuer. Fiat currency is issued normally by a country’s government or central bank. Some well-known fiat currencies include the US dollar, the Euro, and the pound sterling. There is hardly any currency worldwide that is backed by any commodity. Instead, governments across the world regulate their currencies. Commodity is different from fiat money because it has an intrinsic value derived from the materials it was made from, maybe gold or silver coins. Fiat money is a currency backed by a government or central bank’s promise that it can be exchanged for goods and services.
A country’scentral bank has greater control over the supply and value of fiat currencies. All forms of control and supply rest with the government. Inflation is the tendency for prices to rise in the economy over time. This makes money at hand less valuable; you will need more fiat money to buy what you would have bought with less money. One example of inflation would be the price of coffee now – prices as high as three dollars– compared to just a dime a year ago. Several factors have contributed to this significant rise in price. The following are some points about how inflation affects fiat currency:
People’s Trust in the Issuers of Money
Inflation affects fiat money because it doesn’t have any intrinsic value backing it up. Thus, even a slight change in public confidence in a government issuing fiat currency can make the fiat money worthless.
Encourage the Spending of Fiat Money
Another major effect of inflation on fiat currency is that it encourages spending because people will believe that the price of a certain commodity will rise. This discourages saving as you know you can’t retain the value of your fiat money. Funny enough, inflation leads to more inflation, and this can lead to a catastrophe. People will spend more money than they keep because they know their money is depreciating. A situation in which fiat currency is available more than demand is a sign of trouble. People will always buy things that they might not even need, instead of keeping the money.
Fiat Currency and Corruption
If a government is corrupt, it can print as much fiat money as they like, leading to inflation in the long run. When there is too much money in circulation, the value seems to drop over time.
Fiat Money and Commodity
With commodity, there can be inflation when there are constant price fluctuations based on the changing commodity price. For example, if silver is used to back a commodity currency, a large silver discovery in the county might lead to inflation.
Fiat currency has inflation risk and volatility, especially when government power is not in the right hands. Therefore, the politicians encourage the printing of more currency than is necessary to make a profit. They argue that by printing more currency, a higher growth rate can be achieved. However, the fact that more currency is printed makes the value of the currency drop, resulting in higher prices for people of all economic levels. Stable money will help in dealing with inflation, and Gaugecash is a solution, as it is a global, decentralized currency. Gaugefield, an asset that will remain the same since Gaugecash is an index developed with some unique mathematical formulas, supports it.
What is the purpose of creating the Gaugecash Index System?
Gaugecash is the first decentralized monetary system globally, and the index does not pertain to any central bank because they hold the advantage of regulation. The index system will make sure that any fiat currency does not back the GAU. It will also be more expensive than any other currency against the US dollar. The Gaugecash index system will also contain information on worldwide currency monetary policy. The index system is the backbone of the GAU/GAUF, and it serves to make sure the currency remains solid, even if there is inflation. The math’s innovations implemented and made the index more stable in respect to all other currencies, including gold and silver.
Current stable cryptocurrency solutions have been met with complex governance models, and the UIs reflect this complexity. This plays a vital role in limiting the adoption of technology by new users that have to be tech-savvy. In addition, a centralized crypto exchange platform also complicates the process of accessing stable cryptocurrencies, which is also contributing to mainstream adoption by the public.
Within the crypto, space solutions have been pegging tokens to the US dollars, which doesn’t solve the problem of decentralisation and long-term stability of digital assets. It is not based on any fiat currency, having its own unique index, and will always maintain its value.Gaugecash’s index system offers a favourable method for everyone, and their blockchain class itself backs up the value of GAU. A peer-to-peer cash system index was created to address volatility and wealth preservation. Moreover, everyone will be able to use Gaugecash, irrespective of their location in the world.
Globally, Gaugecash has the potential to be one of the most profitable ventures in history. The reason is that they are after the largest financial market in the world, the euro and US dollars, which transact a staggering 6 trillion US dollars every day.Like other cryptocurrencies, this cryptocurrency investment will not be affected by current events or fluctuating market values.
The US dollar and other fiat currencies back many major cryptocurrencies. Digital currencies such as Bitcoin and others continue to be backed by cash, even though they have become widespread. Gaugecash’s founders made a study in the hopes of creating a standard value for a digital asset that would stand the test of time. In contrast with other stable coins, the cash will have a unique backing through this index system. The adoption of Chainlink as a global blockchain partner also makesGaugecashmore transparent. A visual shows how the oracle network performs, allowing users to independently verify if they are getting fair market rates.
A brief explanation of Gaugefield
As a liquidity pool, Gaugefield is a part of Gaugecash. The current volume of the tether of a hundred billion US dollars each day makes this an extremely profitable investment. In the future, the company will ensure Gaugecash is globally adopted and becomes a benchmark for comparing prices and exchanging goods and services internationally. The Gaugecash liquidity pool, Gaugefield, will only wrap AVAXs for staking yield timelines, making them public. In simple terms, Gaugefield serves as the asset that underpins Gaugecash. Gaugecashplans to launch both digital currencies simultaneously and to spread its global reach as far as possible.
Their strategic partnership with Chainlink has already enabled them to secure digital assets and preserve wealth. The Chainlink network provider was chosen because they are the market’s leading provider of a plug-and-play oracle solution, currently securing billions of USD across Defi. Chainlink’s new solution for GAU/USD is critical in bringing off-chain forex market data into blockchain ecosystems. The Gaugecash system was initially designed with Ethereum in mind. However, a consensus algorithm is required to effectively run GAU/GAUF. Chainlink was added because this network has to support various blockchain environments. In terms of security and market dominance, Chainlink offers superior technology, which is why Gaugecashhas partnered with them. Gaugefield is an exciting project, and it’s worth your while to learn more about it.
the Guagecash Index system – Conclusion
Investors can benefit from this opportunity to have sustainable wealth early on if they can take advantage of an innovation that will revolutionise the world of cryptocurrency investment. Gaugecash will have a stable market since a Gaugefield will back it, and the index system will also be used. The Gaugefield will be limited to 500 million in order to keep things stable. In addition, several currency policies are incorporated into Gaugecash in order to make the index a world currency index.
As soon as Gaugecash launches before the end of 2021, Ethereum can be used to purchase it. As of 2019, it has been discussed launching a stable coin based on DeFi. Gaugecash, according to its founder, Manuel E Blanco, is a new decentralized monetary system that empowers users to make payments on chain store value while hedging against volatility risks associated with any fiat currency.
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We Need To Examine The Ethics And Governance Of Artificial Intelligence
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Growing up, one of my favorite movies was Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report.
I was fascinated by the idea that a crime could be prevented before it occurred. More interesting to me at the time was the futuristic role that ‘super intelligent’ technology – something depicted as more sophisticated and advanced than humans – could play in doing this accurately.
Recently, the role that pre-crime and artificial intelligence can play in our world has been explored in episodes of the popular Netflix TV show Black Mirror, focusing on the debate between free will and determinism.
Working in counter-terrorism, I know that the use of artificial intelligence in the security space is fast becoming a reality. After all, decisions and choices previously made by humans are being increasingly delegated to algorithms, which can advise, and decide, how data is interpreted and what actions should result.
Take the example of new technology that can recognize not just our faces but also determine our mood and map our body language. Such systems can even tell a real smile from a fake one. Being able to utilize this in predicting the risk of a security threat in a crowded airport or train station, and prevent it from occurring, for example, would be useful. Some conversations I have had with individuals working in cyber-security indicate that it is already being done.
This immediately brings two concerns to mind. The first is the ability for technology to do this accurately. Like humans, technology is known to make mistakes, displaying unfair bias against people of color and women, for instance. Sometimes, this bias reflects input from the creators of such algorithms themselves. It would not just be unethical, but also unacceptable, for people to be disadvantaged in the application of these systems on a mass scale.
The second concern is on regulation and ethics. Research teams at MIT and Harvard are already looking into the fast-developing area of AI to map the boundaries within which sensitive but important data can be used. Who determines whether this technology can save lives, for example, versus the very real risk of veering into an Orwellian dystopia?
Take artificial intelligence systems that have the ability to predicate a crime based on an individual’s history, and their propensity to do harm. Pennsylvania could be one of the first states in the United States to base criminal sentences not just on the crimes people are convicted of, but also on whether they are deemed likely to commit additional crimes in the future. Statistically derived risk assessments – based on factors such as age, criminal record, and employment, will help judges determine which sentences to give. This would help reduce the cost of, and burden on, the prison system.
Risk assessments – which have existed for a long time - have been used in other areas such as the prevention of terrorism and child sexual exploitation. In the latter category, existing human systems are so overburdened that children are often overlooked, at grave risk to themselves. Human errors in the case work of the severely abused child Gabriel Fernandez contributed to his eventual death at the hands of his parents, and a serious inquest into the shortcomings of the County Department of Children and Family Services in Los Angeles. Using artificial intelligence in vulnerability assessments of children could aid overworked caseworkers and administrators and flag errors in existing systems.
However, such input must assist in alleviating the misguided and inconclusive evidence which leads to unfair outcomes, and not add to errors. The reduction in bias and discrimination will only be achieved if moral responsibility is input into machines: something which may be impossible. Humans must be able to feed into, and discuss, the moral costs and benefits of allowing artificial intelligence systems to map vulnerability assessments and their outcomes by thinking and acting as rationally as human beings. But as we know, human behavior is not the easiest to predict or map, and an entire stream of economics reveals that we often act in irrational ways.
This brings us to regulation. At the moment, AI research and development is still being undertaken by corporations and government bodies that are more visible to potential regulators. Therefore, corporations can be regulated using existing institutional structures. Many have argued, for example, that a key first step would be increasing the transparency and accountability of those who build the systems and processes.
While accountability can help us understand human biases, we also have an additional future problem. AI systems pose serious complications if they act outside the control of human beings. I would be interested to understand how such a control problem could be overcome and regulated if AI ‘super intelligence’ poses a danger of doing us harm.
I am currently the Director of the Centre on Radicalisation and Terrorism (CRT) at the Henry Jackson Society, where I serve as a research expert in countering violent extremism, terrorism, and hate-based violence. My work has been regularly featured in the media, and my fin...
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'Singh is King' as Captain wins Patiala seat
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Chandigarh (Punjab) , Mar 11 : Congress chief ministerial candidate Captain Amrinder Singh today won from his traditional stronghold Patiala by a margin of over 51000 votes.
Singh, who turned 75 today, will celebrate his birthday by returning to power in Punjab after 10 years.
Singh bagged the seat after beating Akali Dal rival and former army chief General (Retd.) JJ Singh.
The state has seen an intense political battle between the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Punjab registered a record voter turnout of 75 per cent across its 117 constituencies on February 4.
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* eID Identity Provider Java Example.
*
* Copyright 2015 e-Contract.be BVBA. All rights reserved.
* e-Contract.be BVBA proprietary/confidential. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package be.e_contract.idp.example;
import org.openid4java.message.MessageExtension;
import org.openid4java.message.Parameter;
import org.openid4java.message.ParameterList;
public class UIMessageExtension implements MessageExtension {
public static final String OPENID_NS_UI = "http://specs.openid.net/extensions/ui/1.0";
public static final String LANGUAGE_PREFIX = "lang";
private ParameterList parameters;
public UIMessageExtension() {
this.parameters = new ParameterList();
}
@Override
public String getTypeUri() {
return OPENID_NS_UI;
}
@Override
public ParameterList getParameters() {
return this.parameters;
}
@Override
public void setParameters(ParameterList parameters) {
this.parameters = parameters;
}
@Override
public boolean providesIdentifier() {
return false;
}
@Override
public boolean signRequired() {
return true;
}
public void setLanguage(String language) {
this.parameters.set(new Parameter(LANGUAGE_PREFIX, language));
}
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An advanced tinted primer that incorporates Algenist's newest biotech discoveries, including algacorrecting complex, alguronic acid, and microalgae oil. This universally tinted primer combines algacorrecting complex, alguronic acid, and microalgae oil to instantly color correct the skin tone and prepare skin for makeup application. Algacorrecting complex helps treat the appearance of dull, uneven skin tone, while universal tinted pigments, antioxidants, and vitamin E brighten skin and minimize visible imperfections. Use alone for a radiant, even skin tone or use to prime skin for makeup application. It is formulated Without: - Parabens- Sulfates - Phthalates.
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When I said last week that I have three pairs of Athleta’s Be Free Knickers, I was including a pair of black Dobby Be Free Knickers that I’d ordered but hadn’t yet received. I got them yesterday. I had assumed they would be just like my other Be Free Knickers but was wrong, so I wanted to write a quick review in case anyone else is frantically trying to plan a race day outfit.
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These knickers are promoted as Athleta’s lightest weight run capri. When they say lightweight, they really mean it with these knickers. The fabric is unlike any I’ve seen. It is so lightweight that it reminds me of pantyhose, but it is very strong and compressive. It is also completely opaque. It’s not slick like Lululemon’s Luxtreme but also not knit like the regular Be Free Knickers or Lulu’s Luon. I really like the fabric and can see that it would be great for hot weather workouts.
In a previous post, someone asked whether the Be Free Knickers are compressive. They aren’t. But these Dobby Be Free Knickers are highly compressive–so much so that the small was a bit too tight for me. Because of that, I found that they were not as comfortable as the Be Free Knickers, but maybe I just need a bigger size.
The rise is also slightly lower than the regular Be Free Knickers, at least in the front. I kept wanting to yank them up. Again, maybe I just need a bigger size?
The thing that killed it for me with these knickers is the logo placement. It’s in a very prominent place, on the front of the upper right leg, where the side pocket is. You can see it clearly in the photo above. When I tried them on, it really bothered me, and it’s all I could look at. I imagined photos of me wearing my race day medals and only seeing the logo and not the medal. Ugh.
Because of the logo placement, I’ll be returning these instead of trying out a larger size. But, if you don’t care about logo placement and want a very lightweight, compressive run capri for the summer, you should check these out. They have two easily accessed side pockets at the hip and a zippered pocket in the back. They are also reasonably priced at $64 (though I got mine for only $24 since I had a reward coupon to use from my Banana Republic credit card). They come in black or a light grey and are available in tall and plus sizes.
I’m started to stress because I haven’t found my ideal race day outfit yet. I have one more package coming and am also going to check a few things out in store today. I’ll be doing a separate post soon with my final contenders and would love everyone’s feedback on what I should wear!
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给定一个单链表，其中的元素按升序排序，将其转换为高度平衡的二叉搜索树。
本题中，一个高度平衡二叉树是指一个二叉树每个节点 的左右两个子树的高度差的绝对值不超过 1。
*/
// 快慢指针 O(nlogn)
class Solution {
public:
TreeNode* sortedListToBST(ListNode* head) {
if(!head) return NULL;
if(!head->next) return new TreeNode(head->val);
ListNode* fast = head;
ListNode* slow = head;
ListNode* prev = nullptr;
while(fast && fast->next){
prev = slow;
fast = fast->next->next;
slow = slow->next;
}
prev->next = NULL;
TreeNode* root = new TreeNode(slow->val);
root->left = sortedListToBST(head);
root->right = sortedListToBST(slow->next);
return root;
}
};
// 中序遍历优化 O(n)
class Solution {
public:
TreeNode* sortedListToBST(ListNode* head) {
int length = 0;
ListNode* tmp = head;
while(tmp){
length++;
tmp = tmp->next;
}
return buildtree(head, 0, length-1);
}
private:
TreeNode* buildtree(ListNode*& head, int left, int right){ // 注意是对指针的引用！！！！！！！！！！！！！
if(left > right) return NULL;
int mid = (left + right + 1) / 2;
TreeNode* root = new TreeNode();
root->left = buildtree(head, left, mid-1);
root->val = head->val;
head = head->next;
root->right = buildtree(head, mid+1, right);
return root;
}
};
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Fly Fishing Basics
Planning on spending some time away on the perfect fly fishing trip? This guide shares tips and ideas on how to get the most out of your next fly fishing expedition...
You pile your fly fishing gear into the van and head out to a swiftly moving stream that you know of. You park the vehicle and head across a pasture. You're glad the owner is a friend of yours, as you have blanket permission to fish on his land.
You walk down a steep incline to the crystal clear stream, slip on your thigh waders, fill your fishing vest with various types of flies and wade into the stream.
When you are in position, the tip of your rod should be in the four o' clock position with 20 feet (6 meters) of line extended beyond your rod's tip. Trap the line between the rod handle and your index finger.
To begin the back cast, bend your elbow, raise your forearm and move the rod tip from four o'clock to eleven thirty and lift the line from the water.
Pause for a moment at this point to allow the line to extend behind you before casting the rod forward.
Allow the rod to follow through as the line extends to its full length in front of you. Then continue to work the line in this manner.
Suddenly, as you work your rod and line, a fish strikes. The fight is on and you successfully land the him. You've just learned the art of fly casting.
Fly fishing is an ancient method of angling. It was primarily developed to catch trout and salmon. Today, it is still used to fish these species, but is also used to catch bass, carp, pike and a wide range of saltwater fish.
The difference between casting and fly fishing is that in casting you use the weight of your bait, sinker and bobber to propel your cast. In fly fishing, the weight of the line propels your line forward and puts your fly into position.
The fly cannot do this, as it is essentially weightless. The goal in fly fishing is to present the fly gently and to always be in control of it.
When you fly fish, you need special fishing equipment that includes a fly rod and reel, a special fly fishing line and artificial or live flies.
These are tied onto your hook with feathers, fur, thread or other materials in colors and sizes that represent natural prey.
The key to successful fly fishing is balance. The rod, reel and line, as well as the tippet all have to match in order to have a positive fly fishing experience.
Fly Fishing Rod, Reels and Lines
Fly fishing rods are lightweight and long. The line provides the casting weight and is quite heavy. It can be of differing density, depending on whether you want the fly to sink or float.
Line is matched to your rod by weight. Look near the fly rod butt to find out what line weight must be used for that particular fishing rod.
Graphite rods are best because they can produce any action that you wish to use. If you are a beginner, buy a basic and moderately priced rod, or borrow one from a family member or friend.
Flies and Leaders
Flies weigh very little. The fly is usually attached to the line by a leader that is two to three meters in length (6 to 9 feet).
The leader often tapers to a fine end - this is called a tippet.
Tippet size range from 8X, which is the smallest, to 0X, which is the largest. Tippets are set in units of .001 inches. To match the tippet to the fly, you must subtract from eleven and multiply by .001.
For example to find the diameter of a 4X tippet, you would subtract four from eleven. That equals seven. Now, multiply by .001. This size would be .007.
What if you have a # 18 fly? How would you calculate tippet size?
You would put eighteen over four and calculate. The answer would be 4.5. Since there is no 4.5 X tippet, you would move to the next largest size, which would be 5.
Types of Fly Fishing
There are two types of fly fishing - dry and wet. Wet flies are fished beneath the water surface and are divided into several types, including live wet flies, lures and nymphs.
Dry flies float on the water surface and are coated with a substance called, 'floatant' to make this possible.
If you are interested in fly fishing and can't decide which equipment you need to have a positive fishing experience, ask an experienced angler for help. This can be a family member, friend, someone from the local angler's club or a staff member of the local fly fishing shop.
Fly fishing is not as hard to learn as it appears to be. Have fun and enjoy that big catch.
We hope this guide to fly fishing has helped you understand this popular sport a little more...To read more about fishing, click here to return to the Fishing Home Page
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The first graders learned how to research a topic using books, MyOn and Pebble Go. They have picked a safety topic, so on Monday they will start researching on their topic independently. I can't wait to read their informational texts on safety.
We learned facts about Christopher Columbus, Fall and pumpkins. They took notes on notecards and then wrote complete sentences on a fact sheet. I was very proud of how hard they worked. They did a lot of writing!
The first graders did a length activity in math this week. They had to work together to compare lengths of different objects. There will be math homework Monday -Thursday this week.
The first graders have been learning about paying attention at school in Guidance. They use the word PAL to help them remember how to pay attention. P-pay attention, A-always work hard, L-listen carefully. This can also be used at home. :) There is a song that Mrs. Skahill sings with the students. Please click on the video below to hear some of the song. Warning: It will get stuck in your head!!!
- The spelling test will be on Friday
- Picture retakes are Wednesday, October 21st.
- Lesson 6 vocabulary words are: clang, fault, figure, jumbled, plenty and tossed.
- The Halloween party will be Friday, October 30th from 12:30-1:20.
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Higher Vitamin-B Intake Could Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk!
Posted Sep 17 2010 9:01am
In order to prevent heart disease and stroke (cardiovascular disease), people might need to consume more foods that contain folate and Vitamin-B6.
Folate, also known as Vitamin-Bg, is a water-soluble Vitamin-B that is contained naturally in food. The synthetic form of folate found in supplements is known as folic acid. Folate can be found in leafy vegetables (like spinach and turnip greens), fruits (like citrus fruits and juices), fortified cereals, and dried beans and peas. Vegetables, fish, liver, meats, whole grains, and fortified cereals are good sources of Vitamin-B6.
A group of researchers from Osaka University, who published their findings in Stroke (Journal of the American Heart Association), reported that eating more foods rich in folate and Vitamin-B6 could lower the risk of death from cardiovascular disease for Japanese women and might cut the risk of heart failure in Japanese men.
The dietary consumption of Vitamin-B6 is generally considered low in Japan than in the United States but the findings were consistent with those studies conducted in Europe and North America.
As part of the large Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study, data collected through completed food frequency questionnaires from 23,119 men and 35,611 women, aged between 40 and 79, were analyzed. All the participants were followed for a period of 14 years and it was found that 986 died from stroke, 424 from heart disease and 2,087 from all diseases related to cardiovascular system.
Based on intake of folate, Vitamin-B6 and Vitamin-B12, the participants were divided into 5 groups. The researchers found that with higher intake of folate and Vitamin-B6, number of men died of heart failure was significantly lower, and number of women died from stroke, heart disease and total cardiovascular diseases was significantly fewer. However, people taking higher Vitamin-B12 were not associated with lower death risk.
According to the researchers, folate and Vitamin-B6 might reduce homocysteine levels in the body by breaking them down thus help prevent cardiovascular disease.
Homocysteine is an amino acid in the blood that is affected by diet and genetic factors. A high level of homocysteine might raise the risk of getting coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.
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Hello young scholars! Today, let's talk about something called "moduli spaces." You might have heard of a museum before - a place where we keep and display different kinds of artifacts or works of art. Well, a moduli space is like a special kind of museum where we collect and store mathematical objects, like shapes and numbers, based on certain rules or properties.
Now, imagine our museum has some special rooms called "open subsets," which are parts of the museum where all the exhibits share a unique feature. These features could be anything, like having exactly three colors or being made out of a specific material. In math language, these features would be called "conditions."
Today, we will focus on one interesting open subset called "the family of stable locally free sheaves." A sheaf is just another fancy word for a collection of mathematical objects spread over a surface or a space. When we say a sheaf is "stable and locally free," we mean two things: firstly, its contents don't change easily when we move them around; secondly, whenever we take a small peek inside, we always see similar types of objects arranged in a nice way.
Inside this big family, there is a smaller group known as the "family of stable torsion-free sheaves." Torsion-free sheaves are collections where all their members behave well together without any annoying interruptions. However, unlike stable locally free sheaves, they may contain unexpected gaps here and there. Not all torsion-free sheaves belong to the larger family since sometimes those gaps make it impossible to arrange them neatly.
At this point, you might wonder whether there exist two distinct items (a torsion-free sheaf and a locally free sheaf) sharing the exact same description (or what mathematicians call a "Mukai vector"). Interestingly enough, this isn't always possible. So, instead of looking at each component separately, we must combine all the connected pieces that fit together nicely into a bigger whole – the complete open subset we desire. And that, dear friends, is your crash course on understanding the given text! Remember, mathematics is full of beautiful concepts and connections waiting for us to discover, just like visiting a vast museum filled with wonders. Happy exploring!
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In our new Globe Trotter series, Viral Travel reviews all the best places to see, eat, and stay at, in every country of the world!
This week we visit: Madagascar
Madagascar is a large island off the Eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is probably most famous for the eponymous cartoon, but trust us when we tell you that it is one of the most incredible places on planet Earth, definitely worth a visit.
The first place that you will want to visit in Madagascar is The Ile Sainte Marie, an island of the Madagascar’s eastern coast. The island is riddled with inlets and bays, complete with some of the whitest and most gorgeous beaches in the world. There are wrecks of 18 and 19 century pirate ships to dive around for and humpback whales come to visit the island in the summer and fall.
Isalo National Park is one of the most spectacular parks in the entire world, with such a variety of terrain that you will not see anywhere else. It features sandstone formations, steep canyons, grassland, as well as occasional pools with palm trees around them.
If you want to see another sight that you cannot see anywhere else, you need to check out the Avenue of the Baobabs. It is actually a simple dirt road which is lined by ginormous trees of baobab. Many of the trees are 800 years old and the interesting thing is that they didn’t always stand alone like this.
Ifaty is a must-see pair of fishing villages in southwest Madagascar for every self-respecting diver. The reason for this is the giant coral reef with ridiculously rich underwater life that you can check out with professional diving instructors and tour guides. It is truly something else.
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How to Properly Clean Your Phone
We use our mobile devices for hours each day. In doing so, they can become a hotbed for germs both from us and others we come into contact with. Cleaning your smartphone and other devices is a relatively simple process, as long as you follow a few simple rules.
Before Cleaning
During the 2020 pandemic, government officials have encouraged us to use wipes to kill germs on hard surfaces. Apple and others have announced that using a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Lysol / Clorox Disinfecting Wipe works best on the exterior surfaces of mobile devices. Don’t, however, use bleach, ever. And avoid getting moisture in device openings, and never submerge these devices in cleaning agents.
Before cleaning your devices, you should unplug all cables and turn off the device. To remove minor stains, use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. If small material remains, use your cloth with warm soapy water. Compressed air should also be avoided. Also, remove the device case before any cleaning.
To clean your mobile device:
1. Place a clean towel or cloth on your working space.
2. Very carefully, use a toothpick to clean out any lint, dirt, or other small particles from your phone’s speaker grills and ports. Remove materials between the display glass and frame, as needed.
3. Use a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Disinfecting Wipe on your device. Remember, no bleach!
4. Next, use a soft, slightly damp lint-free cloth all-around your device. Use this to remove any materials you see and any streaks that might have been caused by the wipe.
5. Dip a cotton swab into rubbing alcohol.
6. Use the swab around the edges and buttons of your phone to remove any additional grime.
7. Ru the lint-free cloth one final time around the device to remove other materials.
Once you’re done, you can restart your device and put its case back on.
Use UV-C Light
Another tool that’s useful at removing germs and viruses from mobile devices is the growing list of electronic accessories that use UV-C lighting. One of the earliest companies to offer these types of tools, PhoneSoap, now has an entire lineup of devices available. Some, like the PhoneSoap Pro and PhoneSoap 3, only work with smartphones and other smaller accessories. Others, like the aptly named HomeSoap, is big enough to also clean tablets, toys, and other objects.
UV-C lights can break apart germ DNA, which leaves it unable to function or reproduce. Considered germicidal, UV-C lights are also effective at neutralizing so-called “superbugs” that develop a resistance to antibiotics.
Devices such as PhoneSoap don’t remove dirt and grime, but rather the dangerous stuff you cannot see with a naked eye. According to PhoneSoap, its products have been tested and clinically proven to kill 99.99 percent of Influenza type A, an enveloped virus similar to the coronavirus. PhoneSoap has also been tested to kill potent bacteria such as Staph aureus.
Through regular use, mobile devices such as smartphones, pick up objects like hand oils, dirt, and germs. Cleaning the devices often protects the machine and yourself, and also those around you.
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What is the ACMX exam?
The ACMX (Aruba Certified Mobility eXpert) exam allows you to demonstrate your proficiency in provisioning and troubleshooting a multi-controller network from scratch. The exam proctor provides you with a requirements document describing the network you need to build that demonstrate various core features of an Aruba network. You may be asked to build this network so that it supports latency sensitive traffic in a highly survivable environment. You may need to do some troubleshooting. You may need to build firewall policies and user roles.
In the exam, you have an eight-hour exam window to correctly complete the objectives using the Aruba supplied controllers and APs. (There is a mandatory lunch break for your beneifit. The lunch time does not count towards the eight hour exam time.) You do not need to provision any third party equipment, but such equipment will be present for you to test and verify.
Additionally, you will need to be proficient with AirWave so it can monitor the Aruba network elements.
The exam is not simple. But anyone who passed can assert that it is rewarding.
See the attached study guide for more details.
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As an existing ACMX, I can attest to the proctored exam's requirement for extensive real-world knowledge.
During my exam, the facilitator intentionally broke some things, left some "details" out, and created sneaky L2 and other issues that made both performance and authentication break. These are things that happen in the real-world, and if you succeed in obtaining your ACMX, you will have proven your knowledge of not just AOS, but the other components that make the entire "solution" work.
To me this is a much better test of knowledge than memorizing answers for an exam....
Is there a new revision of the ACMX exam planned that involves more of the mobility elements present in the aruba solutions? Instant, the MAS, Clearpass, etc?
What´s the differente with the exam in pearson vue?
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James creates a media empire. He creates a movie for $2000. Each DVD cost $6 to make. He sells it for 2.5 times that much. He sells 500 movies a day for 5 days a week. In addition, he also sells merchandise related to the movie, which costs $5 to produce and is sold for $15 each. He sells 100 pieces of merchandise a day for 5 days a week. How much profit does he make in 20 weeks?
First, let's calculate how much James sells each DVD for. He sells it for 2.5 times the cost to make, so he sells it for 2.5 * $6 = $15 each.
He sells 500 movies a day for 5 days a week, so he sells 500 * 5 = 2500 movies a week.
The revenue from selling movies is therefore 2500 * $15 = $37,500 a week.
He also sells 100 pieces of merchandise a day for 5 days a week, so he sells 100 * 5 = 500 pieces of merchandise a week.
Each piece of merchandise costs $5 to produce and is sold for $15, so the revenue from selling merchandise is 500 * ($15 - $5) = 500 * $10 = $5000 a week.
The total revenue per week is therefore $37,500 + $5000 = $42,500.
The cost to create the movie was $2000, and the cost to make each DVD is $6, so the total cost to make the movies is 2500 * $6 = $15,000.
The total cost to create the movie and make the movies is therefore $2000 + $15,000 = $17,000.
The profit per week is therefore $42,500 - $17,000 = $25,500.
To find the profit over 20 weeks, we multiply the weekly profit by 20, so the total profit is $25,500 * 20 = $510,000.
The answer is: $510000$
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In the latest episode of the new podcast series, Agnes Frimston and Ben Horton interview Chatham House experts about the critical underlying issues which are shaping modern society.
Helen Fitzwilliam, Journalist and documentary film-maker
Xenia Wickett, Head of US Programme, Dean of the Queen Elizabeth Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, Chatham House
Agnes Frimston, Deputy Editor, The World Today
Ben Horton, Digital Marketing Coordinator, International Affairs
This week, Agnes speaks to Helen Fitzwilliam about a new Italian judge-led project to relocate the wives and children of the Calabrian mafia family, the ‘Ndrangheta. Ben then interviews Xenia Wickett about her recent report on transatlantic relations.
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Escape from the Mafia: an Italian Judge’s Radical Plan
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Transatlantic Relations: Converging or Diverging?
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Knesset's new bill 'portrays racism as entirely normal' | Middle East | Al Jazeera
Knesset's new bill 'portrays racism as entirely normal'
Israel's Knesset has passed its first vote on a new bill defining Israel as 'a national home of the Jewish people'.
New legislation to cement the definition of Israel as a state belonging exclusively to Jews around the world is a "declaration of war" on Palestinian citizens of Israel, the minority's leaders warned this week.
The bill, which defines Israel as the "national home of the Jewish people", passed its first vote in the Israeli parliament on Wednesday, after it received unanimous backing from a government committee on Sunday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to get the measure on to the statute books within 60 days.
Among its provisions, the legislation - popularly known as the Jewish Nation-State Bill - revokes the status of Arabic as an official language, even though it is the mother tongue of one in five citizens.
Israel's population includes a large minority of 1.7 million Palestinians.
READ MORE: Israel's settlement law: Consolidating apartheid
The legislation affirms that world Jewry has a "unique" right to national self-determination in Israel, and calls for the government to further strengthen ties to Jewish communities outside Israel.
It also increases the powers of so-called "admissions committees" that block Palestinian citizens from living in hundreds of communities that control most of Israel's land.
In addition, critics are concerned that the legislation is intended to stymie any prospects of reviving peace talks with the Palestinian leadership in the Occupied Territories. US President Donald Trump is due in the region later this month in what is widely assumed to be an attempt to kick-start a long-stalled peace process.
Netanyahu, however, has already indicated that he will insist on a precondition that Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine, recognise Israel as a Jewish state. The new bill effectively sets out the terms of the state Abbas is expected to recognise.
Netanyahu said this week that all Zionist parties in parliament would be expected to support the legislation. "The bill establishes the fact that the State of Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people in our historic homeland," he told supporters of his Likud party.
He added: "There is no contradiction at all between this bill and equal rights for all citizens of Israel."
However, leaders of Israel's large Palestinian minority strenuously disagreed.
Ayman Odeh, head of the Palestinian-dominated Joint List party in the Israeli parliament, warned that the legislation would ensure "the tyranny of the majority over the minority".
Under the bill, Hebrew alone will be an official language, with Arabic accorded only "special status". Palestinian citizens already complain that most public services and official documents are not provided in Arabic.
"The aim is to portray institutional racism in Israel as entirely normal, and make sure the apartheid reality here is irreversible," Haneen Zoabi, a Palestinian member of the Israeli parliament, told Al Jazeera.
Netanyahu's government no longer pays even lip service to the idea that it might agree to a Palestinian state. Most debates in the Israeli cabinet focus instead on intensifying settlement building and preparations for annexing areas of the West Bank.
"It is part of the right's magical thinking - they are in denial that there is an indigenous people here still living in their homeland. We are not about to disappear because of this law."
In strictly legal terms, the Jewish Nation-State Bill offers limited changes. Since its founding in 1948, Israel has defined itself as a state of the Jewish people rather than of all the country's citizens, including its Palestinian minority.
The Law of Return of 1950 allows only Jews to immigrate to Israel and receive citizenship. Adalah, a legal rights group, has documented dozens of laws that explicitly discriminate against Palestinian citizens.
But the new legislation is significant for reasons beyond its immediate legal implications.
Not least, it gives Israel's self-definition as the nation-state of the Jewish people something akin to constitutional standing, observed Ali Haider, a human rights lawyer and former co-director of Sikkuy, an organisation lobbying for equal citizenship rights.
The bill, if passed, will join a handful of Basic Laws intended to provide the foundation for any future constitution. Such laws take precedence over ordinary laws and are much harder to repeal.
"This is a very dangerous step because it makes explicit in a Basic Law that all Jews, even those who are not citizens, have superior rights in Israel to those citizens who are Palestinian," he told Al Jazeera.
READ MORE: In Israel, racism is the law
An alternative draft of the new law that promised equal rights to all citizens was effectively blocked by the government in January when it came up for consideration.
Haider said the new version would provide the constitutional foundation to justify a tide of other laws intended to marginalise Palestinian citizens and erode their rights as citizens.
An Expulsion Law passed last year gives Israeli parliament the power to expel Palestinian MPs if they make political statements the Jewish majority disapprove of.
Another bill before the parliament, the Muezzin Law, silences the Muslim call to prayer.
Such laws are almost certain to be challenged in Israel's supreme court. "The judges will be much more reluctant to intervene if the Jewish Nation-State Bill is in force," Haider said. "They will feel under pressure to ignore basic democratic principles and give priority to Israel's Jewish character."
He added that there would be little opposition from the Jewish public. A survey by the Israel Democracy Institute last December found that more than half of Israeli Jews wanted any citizen who rejected Israel's definition as a Jewish state stripped of basic rights.
Another key goal of the bill for the Netanyahu government is its likely impact on any moves to revive peace talks with the Palestinians. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, and US President Donald Trump met last week.
Israel accused of blocking aid workers from entering Gaza
Zoabi noted that since Netanyahu came to power in 2009, he has worked tirelessly to persuade Washington to accept a new precondition for talks: that the Palestinian leadership must first recognise Israel as a Jewish state.
The new bill would place Abbas in a tricky position, allowing him to enter talks with Israel only if he first agrees to sacrifice the rights both of Israel's Palestinian citizens to equal citizenship and of millions of Palestinian refugees to return to their former homes.
"This law is aimed not only at Abbas but at Trump," said Zoabi. "It gives him a map instructing him exactly what can be negotiated over and what the terms of a solution must look like."
Avi Dichter, a member of Netanyahu's party who drafted the bill, indicated the diplomatic use it would be put to.
He told the Israeli website Ynet: "The Palestinian aspiration to eliminate the Jewish people's nation-state is no longer secret". He added that Israel must make "demands of its enemies to recognize it as the nation-state of the Jewish people".
Netanyahu echoed Dichter, saying this week that the bill was "the clearest answer to all those who are trying to deny the deep connection between the people of Israel and its land".
It is probably not coincidental that the Nation-State Bill is being fast-tracked as far-right ministers in Netanyahu's government have drafted separate legislation to apply Israeli laws in the West Bank. This is a key component of efforts by settlers and their supporters in government to annex the West Bank by stealth.
OPINION: Land Day 2017: Israel's relentless land grab continues
Marzuq al-Halabi, a Palestinian journalist writing for the Israeli website 972, warned this week that on the back of the Nation-State Bill the government would seek to redraw Israel's borders to include parts or all of the West Bank.
The resulting "apartheid regime" would then "create… 'justified crimes' against the Palestinian people, such as population transfer or removal," he wrote.
A Haaretz editorial agreed that Netanyahu was laying the groundwork for annexing the West Bank without conferring rights on its Palestinian population.
The new law, it said, was intended as "the constitutional cornerstone for apartheid" in Israel and the occupied territories, allowing Israel to "maintain control over… a Palestinian majority living under its rule".
SOURCE: Al Jazeera
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I received much feedback on the previous post regarding the challenge of consciously directing one’s thoughts to feel a certain way.
First of all, recognize that there are people and corporations with a strong vested interest in conditioning you to maintain the (false) belief that you need some kind of external validation to feel a certain way. Marketers spend billions of dollars each year to convince you that you need to drink their soda, eat their food, wear their clothing, drive their cars, and shop at their stores to feel happy, cool, fashionable, popular, confident, successful, etc. Who benefits most when you adopt the belief that you need to dress a certain way to feel fashionable or drive a certain car to feel cool?
When you understand that you have the innate ability to consciously direct your thoughts to create any feeling you want, whenever you want, you’re not going to make such people rich. But you will be much more free, since you’ll gain the power of conscious control over your own emotional states. This is a skill that takes practice, but it is a learnable one. For example, in a matter of minutes I can get myself to feel any emotion I want, and for those I’ve already anchored, I can put myself into that state in less than 5 seconds. This is nothing unique — experienced actors can do it too. If an actor can laugh uproariously or cry rivers of tears or shout with intense anger over something completely fake, then you can certainly learn to be 100% confident on que as well (and really experience the genuine emotion).
My favorite emotion is the state of feeling “unstoppable,” which is one I anchored at a Tony Robbins seminar. Anchoring means conditioning a specific emotional state to be linked to a simple trigger, just as Pavlov conditioned his dog to link getting fed with the sound of bell. So if I make a certain movement, I automatically surge into this emotional state within a few seconds. In my old Tae Kwon Do studio, I noticed another student firing off an anchor several times during sparring matches. The tennis player Andre Agassi and the basketball player Byron Scott both used emotional anchoring in their athletic careers, and I’ve read that emotional conditioning has been used by German Olympic teams with outstanding results (the U.S. Olympic teams are generally much further behind in this area). Anchoring is well covered in Tony Robbins Unlimited Power book, and he also takes you through it directly in his live seminars and he covers it in his Personal Power audio program. Something really cool I discovered is that once I’ve conditioned an anchor, I don’t even have to physically fire it off. If I merely imagine myself making the particular motion, it still works. So Weds night when I was being introduced as the speaker, I mentally imagined myself firing off my trigger for confidence, and by the time I reached the lectern I was feeling 100% confident. Yes, 100% — no nervousness or self-doubt whatsoever.
Advertisers use anchoring on you all the time. This is why Pepsi will pay someone like Michael Jackson $20 million to be in a 30-second commercial (OK, so that was years ago). They want to condition you to link the emotions you get from hearing a particular song to their product. This emotional conditioning works a lot better than trying to logically argue why you should consume sugar water and chemicals. And it absolutely works … to the tune of billions.
Dr. Wayne Dyer said that when he was learning about self-actualization in college, a professor posed this question: If a totally self-actualizing person unknowingly showed up to a formal event wearing overly casual attire, how would s/he react? The answer: S/he wouldn’t even notice. That’s the state of total emotional mastery, where no external event can knock you into a negative emotional state. A mind like water.
The problem isn’t that external events have control over your emotions. The problem is believing that they do. Abandoning this belief and realizing that you have the innate ability to control how you feel at any given moment, regardless of your circumstances, is the first step to emotional mastery. Events are neutral. What causes you to feel a certain way is how you interpret an event, how you think about it. The same event (even one so serious as the death of someone close to you) will be interpreted differently by different people. You were taught to represent certain events to yourself as tragic, while other people on this planet were taught to celebrate those same events. The event itself has no meaning but the meaning you assign to it, and that act of assigning meaning (whether done consciously or unconsciously) is what causes you to feel a certain way.
Once you understand this, you can begin to take conscious control over these assignments. When stricken with a terminal illness, some people interpret it as terrible and go into a deep depression. Others interpret it as a challenge and find a way to overcome the illness. And still others see it as a wake up call to reevaluate their priorities and make the best possible use of the time they have left, developing deeper bonds with the people around them and living much more fully. To some people it’s an ending, while to others it’s a new beginning. But this doesn’t have to be a subconscious reaction — it can be a conscious choice. Whenever something happens that you would normally say “makes you depressed,” you can choose to find and assign an alternate interpretation that makes you feel empowered instead of disempowered. Instead of failure you can see a learning experience. Instead of a loss, you can focus on deepening your feelings of gratitude for what you do have. Instead of rejection you can see a temporary mismatch and a renewed opportunity to find the perfect fit. Just because TV teaches you to feel a certain way in response to a certain event doesn’t mean you have to blindly accept that interpretation, especially since the TV business benefits when you feel down and thereby tune in to try to change your emotional state.
Between stimilus and response lies the opportunity for conscious choice. You can be fired from your job and turn it into a victory instead of a defeat (Lee Iacoca did). You can go bankrupt and move on to even greater wealth (Donald Trump did). You can be injured to the point of disfiguration and turn it into an advantage to inspire others (W. Mitchell did). You can be dumped by your girlfriend, feel suicidal, and yet still bounce back (Billy Joel did). And on the other hand, you can enjoy outstanding external success and yet abuse yourself to the point of death (John Belushi did).
For any seemingly “negative” event, you can find someone who turned it into an empowering experience. And for any “positive” event, you can find someone who interpreted it in such a way as to destroy themselves. Avoid the trap of letting events subconsciously control you, and use the power of your consciousness to decide your own interpretation of events for the greatest good of all.
When you reach the point of becoming independent of external events, you’re truly free. This is the state of being detached from external events, knowing that you can exert direct conscious control over your thoughts instead of needing something external to do it for you. Dr. Wayne Dyer refers to it as being “independent of the good opinion of others.” No matter what happens to you, you can still choose to be at peace.
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[Opening Credits. Caption: Based On a True Story.]
[Scene: Catskills Ski Lodge. The whole Planet Express staff are on a ski holiday. The room is packed with people waiting for a show.]
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, Conan O'Brien's head.
[The audience cheer.]
O'Brien: Thank you, thank you. Let's get started. Max, play me over. [Max Weinberg's head is just a skull in a jar. O'Brien gasps.] Looks like someone forgot to feed Max. [Bender spits his drink out and laughs.] So, people are getting pretty worried about this Y2K problem, huh?
Bender: No, they fixed that 900 years ago.
O'Brien: Just bear with me, sir. Anyway, I'm walking to work this morning--
Bender: I doubt it!
O'Brien: Listen, pal, I may have lost my freakishly long legs in the war of 2012 but I've still got something you'll never have: A soul!
O'Brien: And freckles! [Bender cries.] Well, I'm out of material. You can catch me next week at the Andromeda Chuckle Hut. Enjoy your breakfast.
[The audience applauds.]
[Scene: Catskill Mountains. The staff are geared up for skiing. They walk away from the lodge.]
Bender: Ah, lets face it: Comedy's a dead art form. Now, tragedy... [He laughs.] That's funny!
Farnsworth: Come on, everyone. Perhaps some skiing will help us forget the mouldy old antics of Conan O'Brien.
Leela: Great idea!
Zoidberg: We can only hope!
[Time Lapse. Fry and Leela are on the ski lift.]
Fry: This snow is beautiful. I'm glad global warming never happened.
Leela: Actually it did. But thank God nuclear winter cancelled it out.
[The lift tips them off and they ski over to Bender.]
Bender: Enough of your mindless chitchat, let's get going.
[Hermes and Zoidberg are on the ski lift but it isn't moving.]
Hermes: Jah damnit! We're stuck.
Zoidberg: [shivering] At least you're not cold-blooded!
[He puts a glove over his mouth.]
Hermes: Sweet lion of Zion! Look at the Professor go.
[He points at Farnsworth who skis expertly down the slope. He is actually asleep.]
[Time Lapse. Fry and Leela ski.]
Fry: Look out! We're heading straight for those trees!
Leela: Yeah, yeah, relax. Trees down.
Trees: (mechanical voice) Trees down.
[The trees go down and Fry and Leela ski over them.]
Fry: Cool. Hey, what do you do if you want the trees up?
Trees: (mechanical voice) Trees up.
[The trees go up and one takes Fry with it.]
Fry: (hoarse) Trees down!
Trees: (mechanical voice) Trees down.
[They go back down and Fry gets buried under the snow with one. Bender speeds past on a snowboard. He is wearing a red and blue hat and has a cigar in his mouth.]
Bender: Lookin' good, meatball!
[A man skis alongside Bender.]
Man #1: Excuse me, sir, you're snowboarding off the trail.
Bender: Lick my frozen, metal ass. [He laughs.] Uh-oh!
[He falls over the edge of a cliff and screams as he falls towards a frozen lake. Children skate on the ice. Bender plummets straight through the surface. The ice around cracks and the children fall in. They scream.]
Child: (shouting) Mommy!
[Zoidberg skis with his feet on one ski and his claws on another. He comes to a stop at the bobsled run. Hermes is in a bobsled car and Fry stands behind him.]
Zoidberg: You, a bobsledder? That I'd like to see!
Hermes: Listen, you filthy crab, a thousand years ago there was a legendary team of Jamaican bobsledders.
Fry: Yup, I remember. They came in last at the Olympics then retired to promote alcoholic beverages.
Hermes: A true inspiration for the children. [A buzzer goes off and the gates open. The bobsled doesn't move forward and it tips over.] Um, a little help please? [Zoidberg pushes the bobsled and it slides down the track upside-down.] (screaming) Nooo!
[Zoidberg laughs, slips, falls and slides down the track after Hermes. Fry laughs.]
Fry: Oh, what the hell! [He takes a run up and slides after Hermes and Zoidberg. He hits something at the bottom.] Ow!
[Scene: Catskills Ski Lodge. Amy chats up a man in a cast.]
Amy: You poor man. What happened to you?
Man #2: Well, there I was on the triple diamond slope, when suddenly--
Amy: Oh, excuse me. [She runs over to a man in a whole body cast.] Hello, there!
[Farnsworth skis into the lodge and wakes up to discover a bronze medal around his neck.]
[Time Lapse. The staff all sport various injuries and sit around a blazing fire with their feet up.]
Bender: Ah! Nothing like a warm fire and a Super Soaker of fine cognac.
[He squirts some into his mouth.]
Fry: Yeah, it really puts you in the Christmas spirit.
Fry: Christmas. You know? X-M-A-S.
Leela: Oh, you mean Xmas. You must be using an archaic pronunciation. Like when you say "ask" instead of "aks".
Fry: Xmas, huh? [He sighs.] Y'know, this'll be my first Xmas away from home.
Leela: Hey, hey. Let me aks you something: Would it cheer you up if we went and cut down an Xmas tree?
Fry: Yeah! An old-fashioned Xmas tree!
[Scene: Forest. Fry seems disappointed that Xmas trees are palm trees.]
Fry: Hey! These aren't Xmas trees!
Farnsworth: Eh, wha?
Fry: They're supposed to be some kinda, you know, pine tree.
Farnsworth: Pine trees have been extinct for 800 years, Fry. Gone the way of the poodle and your primitive notions of modesty. [He takes his coat off, exposing his naked body to all.] Ah! Brisk!
Fry: This isn't the way Christmas is supposed to be.
Farnsworth: There, there.
[He leans against Fry and pats his shoulder.]
Fry: Everything's changed.
Leela: That's not true.
[She swings an axe and a laser on the end cuts through a palm tree. It falls.]
[The ship flies across New New York with the Xmas tree tied to the roof. It lands in the Planet Express hangar.]
[Scene: Planet Express: Attic Room. Zoidberg puts down a box marked "Xmas Decorations" and cuts the tape with his claw. Bender rocks back and forth in a chair with Nibbler on his lap.]
Bender (singing): Xmas tree, oh, Xmas tree! Bah-boo-bee-boo-bah-bee-boh.
[Leela sits on the arm of a couch in front of the fire and Fry sits next to her on the couch. The Xmas tree is in the middle of the room. Farnsworth leads a string of lights around the bottom of the trunk. Amy takes a star out of a box and uses a jet pack to get to the top of the tree. She hits her head on the ceiling.]
Fry: Every Christmas my mom would get a fresh goose for goose burgers and my dad would whip up his special eggnog out of bourbon and ice cubes. [Amy flies around the room and crashes.] This dumb holiday just makes me think of all the things I left behind. Let's just stop talking about Xmas.
[Enter Hermes with some envelopes.]
Hermes: Happy Xmas, Xmas people! Xmas cards have arrived! Xmas! [The staff gather around.] Amy, there you go. Fry, Professor, Zoidberg, a mighty haul for Bender.
Bender: Yes! I got the most! I win Xmas!
Hermes: And last, but not least, the sweet flower of the office: Me. Hermes Conrad.
[Leela is disappointed. Bender looks at his card. On the front is an ASCII Xmas tree.]
Bender: Hmm. [He opens the card. The message reads "Merry Xmas Son #1729". With it is a photo of a robotic arm.] Ah, a picture of my mommy.
Zoidberg: Huh? What's this? [His card it shaped like a lobster.] A card from my cousin Zoidfarb. [The message reads "Santa "Claws" Cousin Zoidfarb". Zoidberg chuckles.] Instead of "Claus" he writes "Claws"! Now that's humorous. Today's comedians could learn from this card.
[Leela watches the others. She sighs and walks out.]
[Scene: Planet Express: Hangar. Leela opens her locker and gets out a photo album. She looks at photos of her childhood. One shows her as a baby in an area marked "Abandoned Property". Another shows her outside the Orphanarium, smiling. Children point at her and laugh. Another shows her at her senior prom with no date. She closes the album and a tear falls onto it.]
[Scene: Planet Express: Attic Room.]
Fry: What's the point of Xmas when everyone you know died a thousand years ago? I'm the loneliest person on Earth. [Enter Leela, drying her tears.] Hey, Leela, how 'bout a little sympathy here, huh? [She runs out crying more.] Yoiks! What was that about?
Amy: Fluh! She's an orphan.
Farnsworth: Yes, and the only one of her species in all the known universe. What a lonely life.
[He walks away, shaking his head.]
Fry: My God! Poor Leela.
Bender: (upbeat) Hey, buddy, heard you needed cheering up! Well, old Bender'll make you laugh. [He dances around.] Look at me, look! [He scats and Fry bursts into tears.] Oh, man, I gotta work on my act!
[Time Lapse. Fry has taken off his jacket.]
Fry: I feel like a rat. Here I am whining like a pig while all along Leela was lonely as a frog. I could kick myself.
Amy: I'll do it for you.
[She kicks him in the shin.]
Fry: Ow! Thanks.
Farnsworth: You should be ashamed of yourself, Fry. You'd have to be blind not to notice that Leela's a cyclops.
[He is actually talking to Hermes.]
Hermes: Fry's over there, man.
[He adjust his glasses and looks around the room. Bender sits in a chair with his feet up.]
Bender: Xmas Eve; another day where I accomplish nothing.
[He slurps brandy and turns the TV on to the news.]
Linda: [on TV] The holiday season is a time of celebration for most. But it is also a time to remember the tragic suffering of the less fortunate.
Morbo: [on TV] Earthlings do not yet know the meaning of suffering.
[He cackles. Linda chuckles.]
Linda: [on TV] Earlier today I visited a shelter for down-and-out robots. [The TV picture cuts to a robot shelter.] Homeless robots, too poor to afford even the basic alcohol they need to fuel their circuits. Is there anything sadder? Only drowning puppies. And there would have to be a lot of them.
[Bender heads for the door.]
Amy: Where are you going, Bender?
Bender: To volunteer at a liquor kitchen for homeless robots.
Hermes: Yeah, right! As if you ever did anything charitable.
Bender: I'm very generous. What about that time I gave blood?
Fry: Whose blood?
Bender: Some guy's.
Fry: I've got to do something to show Leela how sorry I am.
Zoidberg: So what's the problem? Just get down on your claws and do the apology dance.
[He starts scuttling and singing.]
Fry: So it's left, left, right-- Wait! I have a better idea! I'll go out and get her the perfect Xmas present. Something so great she'll never want to be unhappy again.
Hermes: Just be back by sundown, mon.
Fry: We'll see. I like to haggle.
Amy: You can't stay out on Xmas Eve. You'll be killed!
Fry: Say what?
Farnsworth: Good Lord! He doesn't know about Santa Claus.
Fry: I know about Santa Claus.
Farnsworth: Back in 2801, the Friendly Robot Company built a robotic Santa to determine who'd be naughty and who'd been nice and distribute presents accordingly. But something went wrong.
Fry: Wow! 2801! Anyway...
[He turns to leave.]
Farnsworth: Wait, you fool! Due to a programming error, Santa's standards were set too high and he invariably judges everyone to be naughty.
Amy: If he catches you after dark, he'll chop off your head and stuff your neck full of toys from his sack of horrors.
Farnsworth: Nice meeting you.
[Scene: New New York City Street. Bender is dressed as a homeless robot, wearing a torn woollen hat and fingerless gloves. He walks into Our Motherboard of Mercy Liquor Kitchen.]
[Cut to: Our Motherboard of Mercy Liquor Kitchen. Bender is greeted by the Preacherbot.]
Preacherbot: Welcome, brother! May the blessings of the season be upon you.
Bender: Yeah, yeah, amen. Listen, I'm one of those lazy homeless bums I've been hearing about. Could you point me to the free booze. [The Preacherbot points.] Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
[Scene: Alien Overlord & Taylor. The department store advertises an Xmas Sale with "3% Off".]
Fry: There's this girl who I really like but she thinks I'm a jerk. Can you help me?
Salesman #1: Yeah, there's a suicide booth in the food court. Though there's a line this time of year.
Fry: No, I need to get her a gift. And I need it before sundown.
Salesman #1: Well, you can't go wrong with something traditional. [He picks something up.] A Surface-to-Santa rocket launcher. It comes with three jolly-seeking missiles.
Fry: That's funny!
[A missile points itself at Fry.]
Salesman #1: Careful, sir!
[Scene: Our Motherboard of Mercy Liquor Kitchen. Bender finishes off his seventh bowl of liquor.]
Bender: Oh, yeah! You filthy hobos sure know how to live. [He turns to another robot.] Hey, chief, someone's stealing your handkerchief full of crap.
[The robot turns around and Bender steals his bowl. A little robot with a leg missing holds out a bowl to the Preacherbot.]
Tinny Tim: Excuse me, sir? Might I have a sip of booze?
Preacherbot: I'm sorry, Tinny Tim. Seems we ran out early tonight.
Tinny Tim: I understand.
[He turns, coughs, and limps away.]
Bender: My God! That poor kid!
[Scene: Joe's Ark Pet Store.]
Fry: You're the last store open. I need something for my friend Leela. [He looks at an eight-legged sausage dog, Bongo the rabbit from Life in Hell and a tiny giraffe in a birdcage. He doesn't like any of them.] Just give me your best animal.
Salesman #2: Best? Well that's a matter of opinion. I personally like the Electric Snail.
[He picks up the snail in a jar. The shell sparks like a Jacob's ladder.]
Fry: That's a stupid animal. You're stupid! I said I want the best one. Now which costs more? The parrot or the Stink Lizard?
Salesman #2: The lizards are a buck each, the parrot is $500.
Fry: That's a hell of a good parrot. Although, I could get 500 lizards for the same price. Girls like swarms of lizards, right?
Salesman #2: Sir, the store is closing in two minutes.
Fry: Alright, I'll take the 500 lizards. No, wait, yes. No. Yes. Yes. Yes! The parrot!
[The parrot squawks.]
[Scene: Outside Joe's Ark Pet Store. Fry walks away with his parrot and the shop closes.]
Fry: Well, I spent every penny I had but I bet Leela's gonna love you. [The parrot squawks.] Hey, you're quite the talker, aren't you? [It squawks again.] Shut the hell up! [It bites his nose.] Ow! [He drops the cage and the parrot flies out.] Stupid bird! I know where you live.
[Scene: Planet Express: Attic Room. Amy ties a ribbon around a present. She holds the knot with her finger and Zoidberg cuts off the excess. On the other side of the room, Farnsworth and Hermes play chess naked. Enter Leela.]
Amy: Hey, it's Leela.
Leela: Sorry I stormed out before. I didn't mean to ruin everyone's Xmas.
Farnsworth: Huh? You were gone?
Leela: It's just that I get tired of Fry always only thinking of himself.
Hermes: I hear that! I aks him to set the table, instead he goes out to buy you a present. Selfish dog.
Leela: Wait! You mean he's still out? His life's in danger!
Leela: I'm telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town!
[Scene: New New York City Street. The parrot flies towards a tall building with a large digital clock face. Fry looks up at it from the street.]
Fry: Alright, bird, you thought you could beat me in a game of wits. But you just met your equal.
[Cut to: Outside Building. Fry opens a hatch and steps out onto the clock face. He drops the cage and gulps. The parrot edges away from him. He steps closer to it. The parrot moves to the edge.]
Fry: Aha! Cornered!
[He leaps for the bird but it flies away before he can get a hold of it. He loses his balance and falls. He grabs onto the "2"on the clock. It changes to a "3" then a "4". He falls a little further. It changes to a "5", a "6" and then a "7". With nothing to hold on to, he falls. Leela grabs him from a hatch.]
Leela: Hi, there!
Fry: Leela! Oh, my God! You saved my life. I am gonna get you so many lizards!
[Scene: New New York City Street. Fry and Leela walk out of the building.]
Leela: You didn't need to buy me a present, Fry.
Fry: I just wanted to do something to make you happy. I mean, I miss my family but you never even had a family.
Leela: It's OK. You're lonely and I'm lonely. But, together, we're lonely together.
[They hold hands.]
Fry: Merry Xmas, Leela.
Leela: Merry Xmas.
[A huge shadow creeps over them followed by two loud bangs. They turn around.]
Fry: Oh, boy! It's Santa!
[Santa's eyes turn around 180-degrees, making him look angry.]
Santa: Ho, ho, ho! [Fry and Leela back away.] You've been very naughty, Fry and Leela. I checked my list.
Fry: Well check it twice!
Santa: I perform over 50 mega-checks per second. You're both naughty for disregarding each other's feelings.
Leela: But we set things right. Fry even risked his life to get me a present.
Santa: But what about your other co-workers? Did either of you ever stop to think about Dr. Zoidberg's feelings?
Fry: No! I swear!
Santa: Santa has something very special in his sack for you two!
[Fry smiles. Santa pulls out a laser gun and shoots them. They scream and run away.]
[Scene: Outside Hattie's House. Bender and some other robots sing carols.]
Robots: (singing) So lock the door and hit the floor,
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight.
Hattie: Go away!
Bender: Whoa, hold on! How about inviting us in for a traditional glass of hard cider?
Hattie: Oh, alright. But just one glass! [The robots go inside and she closes the door. We hear the robots guzzling down the cider.] (from inside) OK, that's enough. [They carry on drinking.] I said that's enough!
Bender: (from inside) Get her purse!
[Scene: New New York City Street. Fry and Leela are still running from Santa. They jump to the ground and Santa swoops over them in his sleigh, turns around and heads back towards them.]
Fry: Please let us live! We'll put out milk and cookies for you!
Santa: You dare bribe Santa? I'm going to shove coal so far up your stocking you'll be coughing up diamonds!
[He throws a bauble-grenade at Fry and Leela. They run into an alcove and it explodes. Santa flies his sleigh around ready for the kill. Leela tries a door but it's locked.]
Leela: We're trapped.
Fry: I never thought it would end this way: Gunned down by Santa Claus. Honestly, I didn't see it coming!
[Santa gets closer. Fry and Leela crouch down in a corner.]
Leela: Goodbye, Fry.
Fry: Goodbye, Leela. [They hug.] Hey, look, we're under the mistletoe.
[Leela looks up and they both look at each other. They move towards each other to kiss.]
Santa: Your mistletoe is no match for my T.O.W. missile!
[He shoots at them. Fry and Leela scream. The parrot flies in front of the alcove and gets hit by the missile and explodes. Feathers flutter down.]
Fry: Uh, you're present may need some assembly.
[Elsewhere, Bender and the other robots are carrying lots of stuff.]
Bender: (singing) On the 4th day of Xmas I stole from that lady.
Robot #1: (singing) Four family photos.
Tinny Tim: (singing) Three jars of pennies.
Robot #2: (singing) Two former husbands.
Bender: (singing) And a slipper on a shoe tree.
[He throws the slipper down the sewer. Raoul waves through the grate.]
Raoul: Oh, thank you!
[Fry and Leela come running down the street.]
Fry: (shouting) Help!
Leela: (shouting) Somebody help us.
Tinny Tim: It's humans. Shall we mug them, robot sir?
Bender: No, wait, I know these guys. They got nothing.
[Bender runs towards Fry and Leela. Santa flies over them.]
Santa: Ho, ho, ho! [Bender panics.] You've been very naughty, Bender.
Bender: What? Me? I didn't do nothing. You're thinking of the kid.
[He points at Tinny Tim.]
Santa: My God, Bender! Framing an orphan? That's so naughty I'll have to add it to my list right now. [He pulls a list out and starts writing.] Framing ... I-N-G ... [The robots, Fry and Leela run away.] ... an...
[Scene: Planet Express: Attic Room. Amy, Hermes, Farnsworth and Zoidberg are sat under the Xmas tree exchanging gifts.]
Zoidberg: Amy, this is for you. A set of combs for your beautiful hair.
Amy: Oh, that's so sweet. But I sold my hair to a wigmaker so I could buy a set of combs for Hermes.
[She pulls her hat off revealing she is bald.]
Hermes: Oh, the irony. I sold my hair so I could buy this third set of combs for Zoidberg.
[He pulls his hat off. He is also bald.]
Zoidberg: Thank you. These'll come in handy for my new hair. [He pulls his hat off. Amy's and Hermes' hair is grafted to his head.] Finally I look as pretty as I feel!
Fry: (shouting; from outside) Help!
Leela: (shouting; from outside) Help!
Bender: (shouting; from outside) Help!
[The staff look through the window. Fry, Leela and the robots are still being chased by Santa. They run towards the Planet Express building.]
Farnsworth: Oh, dear. They'll be killed on our doorstep. And there's no trash pickup until January 3rd.
[Enter Fry, Leela and the robots. There is a crash on the roof.]
Hermes: Sweet manatee of Galilee! He's on the roof!
Farnsworth: Quick! The armour-plated chimney cover! [Fry and Leela run over to the cover and start to push it. It moves very slowly.] Push! Push!
Bender: Use teamwork!
[The chimney is nearly covered when Santa sticks a candy cane through a gap and rolls the cover back. The staff gasp. Santa and the reindeer fly in.]
Tinny Tim: Oh, dear! Oh, dear!
[Hermes dives behind the sofa.]
Santa: You've all been very naughty, very naughty indeed. Except you, Dr. Zoidberg, this is for you.
[He hands Zoidberg a gift.]
Zoidberg: A pogo-stick!
[He giggles and bounces around the room.]
Santa: As for the rest of you, I'm going to tear off your skin like wrapping paper and deck the halls with your guts.
Bender: Yeah? Well I don't believe in Santa Claus. Come on, everybody, if you don't believe in him, he can't hurt you. [Santa whacks Bender over the head with his sack.] Ow! God! The pain!
Santa: Ho, ho, ho! Time to get jolly on your naughty asses!
[He laughs maniacally.]
Leela: Watch out! His belly is shaking like a bowl full of nitro-glycerine!
[A robo-reindeer's nose beeps and flashes red.]
Amy: Rudolph's nose!
Fry: (shouting) He's gonna blow!
[Everyone screams. Zoidberg cuts a wire hanging from the Xmas tree.]
[The wire falls and electrocutes Santa. Leela kicks him and the rest of the staff use the Xmas tree to push him and his sleigh into the chimney. The robots cover it with the armour-plated cover. The reindeer beeps faster and the cover rocks as Santa explodes.]
[Cut to: Outside Planet Express. Santa, the sleigh and the reindeer fly upwards away from the building.]
[Scene: Planet Express: Meeting Room. The Planet Express staff, LaBarbara and the homeless robots are sat around the table talking.]
Farnsworth: Yes, good thing I got us out of that one!
[Bender brings a covered plate in from the kitchen.]
Bender: Xmas dinner, everyone.
[He pulls the cover off. The dinner is the exploded parrot.]
Fry: Uh, Bender? Where did you get that bird?
Bender: I found it lying in the street, like all the food I cook. Dig in, everyone.
[He cuts a piece off and puts it on Tinny Tim's plate.]
Tinny Tim: Thank you, sir.
Bender: You got the toenail! [Nibbler eats the rest of the parrot and snatches Tinny Tim's piece off his plate.] Oh!
Fry: Look, the food isn't what's important.
Tinny Tim: I'm so hungry.
Fry: The important thing is we're all together for Xmas. And even though I'm surrounded by robots and monsters and old people, I've never felt more at home.
Farnsworth: Hear, hear! Now let's all of us shut up and sing!
[They gather around a piano.]
Amy: (singing) He knows when you are sleeping.
Farnsworth: (singing) He knows when you're on the can.
Leela: (singing) He'll hunt you down and blast your ass from here to Pakistan.
Zoidberg: (singing) Oh.
Hermes: (singing) You'd better not breathe, You'd better not move.
Bender: (singing) You're better off dead, I'm telling you, dude.
Fry: (singing) Santa Claus is gunning you down!
[Everyone cheers. Farnsworth takes off his lab coat, exposing himself again.]
Farnsworth: Merry Xmas, everyone!
[He joins the others at the piano and it snows again outside.]
[Closing Credits. A version of We Wish You A Merry Christmas plays. Santa and his reindeer fly by.]
Santa: [over credits] I'll be back. Back when you least expect it: Next Xmas! Ho, ho, ho!
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Men were 11 percent more likely to receive a like if they were standing on their own in their photo.Whether you're taking a break from your dating apps for Bustle's App-less April or going full steam ahead with your online dating, it's always helpful to have a guide on what pictures are most effective.It makes sense that you'd want to post only the best photos on your dating profile. Read on for her tips and learn how to best represent yourself through online dating photos.
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Hinge released a Profile Picture Report that reveals exactly which kinds of pictures will be a guaranteed hit (or miss) on dating profiles.
Hinge data scientists assigned 35 unique photo tags (like: hair up versus hair down) to a random sampling of a thousand photos, then they analyzed how often the photos were liked by other users.“Since Hinge profiles are designed to show off our Members’ personalities, we want to help them put their best foot forward with their photos,” Hinge spokesperson Jean-Marie Mc Grath tells Bustle.
I guess not everyone is into the direct eye contact thing, because photos where women were looking from the camera were 74 percent more likely to receive a like. Let's be honest: there's nothing more annoying than trying to pick someone out of a group photo on a dating app profile.
Apparently Hinge users agree, because photos where women were standing along were 69 percent more likely to receive a like.
“Now we can tell them which photos they should share and which they should probably keep to themselves.”So if you're unsure whether certain pictures will help (or hinder) your online dating game and need a little push in the right direction, look no further.
Here's how to pick the best photos for your dating profile — because first impressions If you're normally not the sporty type, no need to fake it but, according to the Hinge data, photos of people participating in sports performed 75 percent better than the average photo.This photo of Tech Insider deputy tech editor Steve Kovach is great and could definitely be included on his profile.But if he only has pictures like that one, it might leave potential dates confused about what he actually looks like in person.I'm really feeling this selfie of mine, but I have never looked the way I look in that picture — not even the day it was taken, honestly.It definitely isn't a totally realistic photo of me.It's tempting to post photos of special events after you've had your hair and makeup done and your outfit tailored.
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Google finds voice to respond to FCC
It's only 100 numbers, so stop being mean
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Google has responded to accusations that it blocks calls to certain numbers by reducing the quantity of blocked numbers to around 100, rather missing the point of network neutrality.
In a letter to Sharon E. Gillett, Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Google asserts that blocking calls to certain numbers is necessary as such calls were eating up 26 per cent of Google Voice's US running costs. It continues that Google has now reduced the list to around 100 numbers, which is all very well, but misses the point that a neutral access service should treat all destinations equally - an argument Google endorses vocally when applied to the internet.
Google reckons that it is only blocking calls to "traffic pumping" services, such as adult chat lines and "free" conference-call services. It says that it shouldn't be obliged to connect such calls - as other telecommunications companies are - as it's not a "telecommunications service" at all: its an "information service" instead. That argument is obviously bollocks; Google Voice is a telephony service and should be regulated as such, but Google reckons it has no obligation to connect such calls. It argues:
It's quite possible that most of the numbers Google is blocking are dodgy services, and that such services interfere with Google's business model of giving away free calls within the USA. However, that doesn't alter the fact that Google is running a telephony service without being subject to telephony regulations, and that gives the competition every right to call foul. ®
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Gas turbines (or GTs) are important in the power generation sector due to their high efficiency, cleaner emissions and faster startup than old coal-powered plants. These power generators can range from small, local power supplies to huge units, large enough to power a city. Even with the surge in renewable energy sources, there will always be a need for power when the sun goes down, on a windless day or when power peaks are expected. GTs fill this power gap. GTs are very power dense, meaning they can produce a lot of power in a relatively small footprint. This is very useful in a city, offshore, or where vast landmasses are unavailable.
Given their vital role in supplying power across the globe, the GT market will be around for a while, despite recent volatility. In this tight market, gas turbine manufacturers are looking for ways to become more competitive. One way they can achieve this is to make their turbines more efficient. Leading OEMs invest significant time and resources in the development of the GT package. These precious resources need to be invested wisely to get, as they say, “the best bang for the buck”.
Gas turbine engineers need tools to help them design the turbine gas flow path from inlet compressor to burner to power turbine. Each section will have its own unique set of conditions that allow it to operate efficiently. Using the best CAE software to model and predict performance of these aero components goes a long way to help optimize the whole design. Blade shape and dimensions can be tweaked in the software and analysis performed to get instant feedback. The ability to try various designs, in the virtual world, helps the engineer narrow down and focus on the right solution while containing design costs.
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Gas Turbine Design Engineers face several choices when selecting CAE software. They can create something in-house, which is very expensive to create and maintain at the cutting edge, or they can cobble together several modules from different vendors, which can be challenging to integrate them all. Another choice is a comprehensive design system where the entire design process, from preliminary sizing through final design, fluid dynamics, mechanical stress, and vibration analysis, can all be performed within a single software package. The last choice ensures both cutting edge technology and seamless transfer of data between the various stages in the design process.
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A smart investment in the best CAE tools available dramatically improves, and proves out, the product design before any metal is cut, reducing time and cost. Great CAE tools help the engineer make critical decisions that will drive the best and most practical design changes. Ultimately, each point of efficiency obtained will have huge benefits to the various stakeholders. OEMs can market a more competitive product, consumers spend less cash for power, and the environment benefits from lower emissions going up the stack.
Using state-of-the-art software tools for both designing and manufacturing gas turbines has helped the gas turbine industry make great strides in replacing other less efficient fossil fuel power plants. If GT OEMs want to continue to be competitive in the power generation market for a long time to come, they need to make smart investments that drive better designs.
Obviously, there are other critical decisions, such as materials, manufacturability, part lifetime between overhauls, reliability, robustness, weight, and availability that need to be considered, but that is a topic for another blog.
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Experience the wonders of New York as readers follow a wide-eyed boy and his dad on their walk around Manhattan, from Grand Central Terminal to the top of the Empire State Building, from Greenwich Village to the Statute of Liberty. Includes lots of facts and trivia and a gatefold of the Empire State Building.
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Run DNAnexus applications accessible via HTTPS
NOTE: A license is required to use this feature. Please contact for more information.
Historically, DNAnexus applications have been used for batch executions and pipeline processing. Cloud Workstation is an example of an interactive use case for a DNAnexus worker and job, but it is accessible only via SSH configured for a single user.
Now DNAnexus jobs can be accessed interactively via a browser at via an HTTPS proxy which handles all of the necessary authentication. This allows a user to host an unencrypted webapp within a job and rely on the platform to provide access and security.
This application illustrates how to add httpsApp to your dxapp.json and run a hello-world web server with Docker. Listening on port 443 externally is the worker's HTTPS proxy, which will authenticate the user with DNAnexus and generate a session for the browser.
After the job has been assigned and transitioned to the running state, the URL is created. This URL is accessible once it has propogated to your DNS server (generally within 60 seconds). Below is the source code for an applet running a web server on port 443.
# Example of running a web server with docker
main() {
set -e -x -o pipefail
# Pull tiny webserver docker images from DockerHub
docker pull crccheck/hello-world:latest
# Run docker container build
# Mapping of port 443 to 8000 inside the docker container
# 443 is accessible via
docker run --name web-test -p 443:8000 crccheck/hello-world
To make the applet an HTTPS enabled, a new field httpsApp is required in the dxapp.json of the applet. This field requires ports and shared_access keys. ports is an array of integers with 443, 8080, and 8081 as allowed values. shared_access is a string, with VIEW, CONTRIBUTE, or NONE as possible values. This value restricts access to users with at least the specified access to the project in which the job executes, or to only the launching user if NONE is set. In this example access is restricted to DNAnexus users with at least VIEW access to the project in which the job executes.
Ubuntu 16.04 is recommended and has native support for docker. Outbound network access is enabled to pull the image from DockerHub.
"name": "httpsapp-hello-world",
"title": "Example of an HTTPS applet",
"summary": "httpsapp-hello-world",
"dxapi": "1.0.0",
"version": "0.0.1",
"inputSpec": [],
"outputSpec": [],
"httpsApp": {
"ports": [443],
"shared_access": "VIEW"
"timeoutPolicy": {
"*": {
"hours": 72
"runSpec": {
"interpreter": "bash",
"file": "src/",
"systemRequirements": {
"*": {
"instanceType": "mem1_ssd1_x4"
"distribution": "Ubuntu",
"release": "16.04"
"access": {
"network": [
Running and accessing the job
1. Build the applet
$ dx build httpsapp-hello-world
2. Run applet
$ dx run httpsapp-hello-world
3. Wait until job is running and get URL
$ dx describe job-xxxx --json | jq .httpsApp
"dns": {
"url": ""
"access": "VIEW",
"ports": [
"enabled": true
4. Navigate to
Use cases
Notes and issues
• Accessing the URL for the first time will redirect the browser to the DNAnexus login page for authentication, the browser then redirects back to the web application
• Sessions expire after 15 minutes of inactivity (defined as any HTTP request sent through the proxy), redirecting the user back to the DNAnexus login page
• It is possible to access the job via the HTTPS proxy before the application inside the job is ready to serve requests. This results in the 502 Bad Gateway error. The reason for this is that the application may have not finished setting up dependencies and is not running yet. It could also be configured to listen on an incorrect port.
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This year’s Toronto Fringe Festival was chalk full of fantastic and thought-provoking plays and performance pieces. I had the pleasure of attending three productions this year, taking in Shakespeare Bash’d’s Merry Wives of Windsor, Ale House Theatre’s Twelfe Night, as well as Ale House’s leading lady Hilary McCormack’s production of Hanger. All three plays were a joy to watch because both Ale House and Bash’d pride themselves on their adherence to Shakespeare’s original text and are committed to recreating and reimagining early modern staging practices.
I want to first off commend Hilary McCormack for her beautifully tragic piece, Hanger, which she both wrote and starred in. I’d also like to commend her for her ability to perform both pieces in one night. Seeing her transition from such an intense and emotional role in Hanger to her comic and regal performance as Olivia in Twelfe Night was an amazing feat and demonstrated her amazing artistic ability and range. I have now seen Hilary in three productions in the last few months and each one was more incredible than the last. I’d also like to commend Joshua Stodart for his amazing direction of both Hanger and Twelfe Night: you can see by glancing over at him during the performances how much pride he has in his actors and the amount of humour and love he puts into the direction of each production.
Twelfe Night was both hilarious and heartwarming. All the actors had perfect comedic timing and were able to drive home the hilarity of the hijinks, miscommunications, and ridiculous antics of the characters in the play without being overly ridiculous. The costumes also added to the hilarity of the performance. The obvious wigs worn by Peyton LeBarr as Viola, G. Kyle Shields as Sebastian, and Matt Shaw as Sir Andrew, as well as the white face make up worn by Hilary McCormack and Andrea Massoud as Olivia and Maria were humorous, but also drove home one of the central messages of the play: people are not always what they seem and that we all sometimes wear masks and disguises around other people. For Viola, the wig hid the fact that she was not her brother and allowed her access to a male-centric world and the ability to provide for herself as a single woman with no family or connections. For Olivia, the white face makeup allowed her to demonstrate her wealth and status, ensuring her ability to keep her retinue in line, but it also allowed her to hide her insecurities and emotions from those around her.
The entire cast was incredible and played off each other well. Peyton LeBarr as Viola and Hilary McCormack as Olivia, not only were hilarious but became the emotional core of the play as well. Tal Shulman’s performance as Malvolio was relatable, capturing the social climbing awkwardness and formality of the character. Matt Shaw as Sir Andrew, Tim Maclean as Sir Toby Belch, and Chris Whidden as Fabian, were a perfect comedic trio and along with the scenes involving Andrea Massoud as Maria, were some of my favourite in the show. Tayves Fiddis as Orsino was the perfect romantic lead. He was funny, confused, and like many Shakespearian comedic leads rolled with the punches when his male confidant and friend turns out to be a beautiful woman in love with him. Jake Vanderham
was a great Feste; he was cocky, mischievous, outspoken, and seemed to be aware of the audience, all perfect qualities for a fantastic Shakespearean fool. I was thoroughly impressed with the show. The only thing slightly off with the production was the creation of a false thrust stage, as this obscured the line of sight for many watching the show. If you haven’t been able to catch Ale House’s last couple of shows, stay tuned because they’re a company you don’t want to miss.
Shakespeare Bash’d production of The Merry Wives of Windsor was a laugh riot. I had never seen Merry Wives performed and was somewhat unfamiliar with the play. Bash’d production served as a fantastic introduction and I can now safely say that Merry Wives can now be counted as one of my favourite of Shakespeare’s comedies.The entire ensemble were hilarious and worked well with each other, but in this play, the female characters were able to shine.
Merry Wives is significant for its consideration of gender roles in marriage and in society. It is interesting that Mistress Page and Mistress Ford are not portrayed as lusty and insatiable women, nor are they portrayed as damsels in distress that need their husbands to defend their honour. When Falstaff attempts to seduce both women, they take matters into their own hands in order to teach him a lesson. What is also amazing about this play is that though Ford suspects his wife of infidelity through much of the play, he is more concerned with retribution against Falstaff than his wife. Also intriguing is the fact that the Ford and Page believe their wives when they reveal what has really been going on and offer to help their wives on the women’s own terms. What is equally interesting about The Merry Wives of Windsor is that the marriage plot between Anne Page and her suitors, which would normally be the main story line, is pushed to the background in favour of Mistress Page and Ford’s story. By putting women exerting their own agency at the forefront, this play sends an incredibly female friendly message.
This production was appropriate in a time where women’s agency, feminism, and equality are issues that are being openly discussed and advocated. This production maintained the originality of Shakespeare’s play while also driving home to the audience that the early modern period was not so different than our own. The play’s venue also added to the charm of the production. The play was performed at Victory Café where the audience and the players were encouraged to “drink down all unkindness.” This was another instance of the early modern mixing with the present day. The venue also recalled The Boar’s Head Tavern and Falstaff’s earlier appearances in the Henriad, which helped to add context to Merry Wives and depth to Falstaff’s character.
The cast and direction of the play was incredible. They all seemed to be having the best time. Suzette McCanny as Mistress Ford and Julia Nish-Lapidus as Mistress Page were both incredibly hilarious, strong, dynamic, exaggerated, and over the top in the best way possible. They owned the stage. As with every production or room he enters, A.J. Richarson’s over the top energy and dynamic presence was felt even before the play began. He was a fantastic Master Ford, he was bumbling, he was endearing, and he was able to demonstrate that though Ford is concerned with his honour, he still loves his wife throughout the production. He also played Ford in a farcical way which I felt was a great choice and added to the lightheartedness of the comedy. Andrew Knowlton as Page was also fantastic and helped drive home the lighthearted comedy of the play. Lynne Griffin was perfectly cast as Mistress Quickly, she was sexually forward and opportunistic without ever becoming a caricature or becoming unlikeable. Jeff Dingle as Slender and David Ross as Shallow were extremely dynamic together on stage as the inept suitors to Anne Page. Drew O’Hara as Fenton and Zachary Parkhurst as Doctor Caius were also hilarious as suitors to Jade Douris’s fantastic portrayal of Anne Page. I especially enjoyed that Zachary chose to maintained Caius’s original phonetic, horribly accented, broken English filled speeches and was able to deliver them without being offensive! Sean Sullivan was incredible as Falstaff. He managed to portray Falstaff as offensive and over the top, while also making it clear to the audience that Falstaff was out of touch and doesn’t have a clue how to act around women, or anyone else outside a tavern. While Sean portrayed Falstaff as a bumbling fool and someone worthy at time of ridicule, he also portrayed him as endearing, the loveable fool that people may need to teach a lesson, but is never worthy of malice. The entire cast did a wonderful job.
Make sure to catch the rest of Bash’d’s incredible 2015-16 season! Next up on August 30 is a staged reading of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II at the Imperial Pub, which is sure to be incredible. Later in the year they will be performing King John and Hamlet! I know I’ll be there!
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I rate this place 2 out of 10 stars. It was horrible. Worst campground I've ever been too. Only came here because it was the only place we could get on a last minute reservation for Labor Day Weekend. We quickly found out why it was the only place with vacancy. If you go to their website, you can see what they claim to have. They had none of thess. There is only space for about 40 RVs. The boat rentals section had a dock so twisted I wouldn't even let my kid walk on it. It was so dirty and unkept it looked like a boat graveyard. In addition they wanted $180.00 a day to rent one of the dirty, rusting, leaf covered, pieces of junk. It honestly was so disgusting my wife just laughed at it. They had a whole list of activities that made it sound like there would be lots of people, lots of kids, and lots of stuff to do. That couldn't be farther from the truth. Not to mention we came here on a holiday weekend where it was probably much busier than normal. I can't imagine what it would be like on a regular weekend. They did attempt to have the activities. It's just that no one showed because it was so dirty and such a joke. All they seemed to care about was trying to find some way to charge you more, without offering anything decent at all. Even the "Golf Course" was unusable. Whoever mows the grass didn't even bother to lift the flag out of the holes, so you had grass 18" high all around the hole. I'd like to see anyone putt through that. The children’s playground just had sand dug up from a hole about 100 yards away near the "dock" (boat graveyard), and dumped in it. No one even raked it out. The playground had like 3 huge mounds of sand just thrown into it, and 1/2 the playground was covered in weeds. In a nutshell, everything they claim to have, they don't. The website is very misleading. They even charged us an extra $10.00 at the end saying we used too much electricity in our little Jayco 23B. Don't go there unless you're looking to be disappointed. Talked to 2 other couples who said this was there first and last trip to Lake in the Forest. I’m just trying to keep someone else from going to a campground that they weren’t expecting. It was dirty, poorly done, and nothing I would take my family to again. We camped at Lake in the Forest RV Resort in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay:
July, 2006 -
We absolutely love Ginnie Springs. It's a large campground that's mostly rustic sites for tent camping but has a nice size section with water/electric for RVs. Every site is heavily treed with nice shade. The springs are great for a cool off in the hot Florida summer. Floating down the river in a tube with a cooler of Beer is also a fantastic time. Yes the park can be more of a “party” like the others posted. But that’s what we love about it. I’ve never encountered anyone taking it “too far”. We go there with my 18 month old son and have a blast. Will you encounter kids with RVs? Will you encounter college kids drinking beer? Will you encounter divers? Yes to all of the above. But you will also encounter lots of good people having a good time and enjoying the “primitive” campsites. We've camped here in tents but currently use our 2007 Jayco 23B. We go back towards the end of October 2006 and can’t wait!! We camped at Ginnie Springs Outdoors in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay:
June, 2006 -
We camped here because we live in nearby Palm Coast and needed a place nearby for our maiden voyage with our new 2007 Jayco Jayfeather 23B. Boy was it awful. The office still has plastic all over the roof. Everything is in a state of disrepair. The pool was supposedly broken all week and they finally got it “clean enough” to allow us to go in. It still looked dirty so we didn’t. The camp store has very little in it. Nice scenery, with the oaks and canals. We saw many small alligators in the canals. That’s the only reason I’m giving it a 3 instead of a 1. We we’re put next to a lot with 2 rusting motorhomes cobbled together. They looked like they hadn’t moved in years, rust everywhere, tarps strewn about. Two Guys lived there that acted like drug addicts. Apparently they live there. They also had a young girl with them who was apparently one of their daughters. Weird. The park stuck us next to them even though there were MANY other sites available not next to live-in addicts. In a nutshell, avoid this campground if at all possible. We camped at Bulow RV Resort in a Travel Trailer.
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By Brian M. Howle
Much like the searing memory when JFK was shot, or when Neil & Buzz landed on the moon, those of us – who were a certain age in the mid-to-late ‘70s – remember exactly where they were the first time they heard Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. It wasn’t just a hit album; it permeated the pop culture’s consciousness and burned a deep, long track on the ol’ internal hard drive. My personal file consists of tearing down Hwy. 378 between Sumter and Columbia with a friend in his VW Scirroco at about 105 mph, the tape deck pounding out “Go Your Own Way” as the S.C. Highway Patrol tagged along behind us just for contrary fun.
And now, one of the driving forces behind that band, Lindsey Buckingham, brings his much-anticipated Under The Skin tour to House Of Blues in North Myrtle Beach on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.
I had the good fortune to catch up with Lindsey via telephone , and here’s what he had to tell me:
Howle: So, tell me Lindsey, how is the tour shaping up so far?
Buckingham: Well, you know, it’s going great! I’ve been waiting to do this for awhile, and it’s very gratifying … I’m having a ball.
Howle: How long has it been since you’ve done a tour like this, as a solo act?
Buckingham: Well, I’ve only done one tour like this, and that was supporting Out Of The Cradle, and that was, I believe, ‘93 … and it was really short, you know, in like six or eight weeks we were done. I’ve given myself a pretty large window for this one. We’re starting out March 7, and then most of April, and then we’re gonna be out June and July, and I think that’ll be it. (Palpable mischievous overtone begins) …And then we’ll put out another solo album, and we’ll do the whole thing again.
Howle: (Same tone) Well, that’s what we want to keep happening! So, what’s your writing process like? Do you sit down and approach it businesslike, or does it come to you “on the fly”?
Buckingham: Oh, well, you can’t really control that much. I have to say, I haven’t written anything in a while. I had intentions to put a solo album out for a few years, and a couple or so times that got shelved. And then some of that material got to the Fleetwood Mac album, and then it finally got a home and I felt like, unstopped as you might say, and after we came off the road I started writing like crazy again. There’s different ways of writing .. I mean, if you’re in a band, you bring it in and pitch it to everyone and the group finds their parts. If you’re writing alone, it’s sorta like painting, you might say, because you’re playing most of the stuff yourself … and then the writing and recording process tend to mesh together a little more.
Howle: Do you ever get into the studio, when you hear something and then go in that direction; or does someone suggest something to you; or do you pretty much set in your head when you go in there what you’re going to do?
Buckingham: Well, you’ve got to keep an open mind to whatever. I mean, it’s gonna be a process where all the elements bring their influence to bear on what your preconceptions may have been. If you’re working with a band, people are going to play things and it’s going to take on a certain life which has its own thing that you have to be open to. The difference is, that process tends to be more conscious and a little more political, and when you’re working alone, it is like painting … you’re slapping colors on the canvas, and you’re more meditative. You don’t even have to go in with a complete song, you can have a notion for what you think you might want and at some point, the work will lead you in the direction you need to go. When you’re working alone, you tend to go a little more on the experimental side, I guess.
Howle: Okay … this is from one guitarist to another: Where did you get that acoustic/electric guitar that you’ve had for so long – the one you tend to play the most? And how did you learn your finger-picking style?
Buckingham: Ahhh … well, that guitar you’re speaking of was made by Rick Turner from up in Santa Cruz, California. Rick was around in the early days of Fleetwood Mac, and he was making bass guitars for John McVie. Now, I had a problem when I joined Fleetwood Mac, because I had been playing a Fender Telecaster, which was well suited for the style that I had. But Mac had a sound that pre-existed before I joined … a fat sound, with fat drums, and Christine’s keyboards, and everything was pretty much on the “tubby” side. But the Telecaster just didn’t fit into that, and I ended up playing a Gibson Les Paul for a while, and I wasn’t too happy with that because it’s not the best guitar for someone who has a more orchestral-finger-picking style like me. So I asked Rick, ‘Can you build me a guitar that has the properties of cleanliness that a Telecaster has, but with a fatter sound – you know, lean and percussive?’ And that’s what he came up with, and that’s the guitar that I’ve used onstage ever since .. it’s served me very well.
Howle: Yeah, and it’s such a beautiful sounding instrument, and it suits your playing style so well ..
Buckingham: Yeah, it’s one of those ‘happy accidents’ that just happened. As far as my style of playing, there’s really nothing too unique about it. When I started playing, I never had lessons … I learned out of a chord book and by listening to my Warner Brothers rock ‘n’ roll records. When the first wave of rock hit back in the day, I was playing folk music, and a lot of people were using the basic Merle Travis 3-finger picking style. It started with that, and then I listened to some classical guitar, and added the third finger and just sorta took it from there. I can’t analyze it, I can’t be too objective about it …
Howle: It’s just so natural for you?
Buckingham: Yeah, that’s pretty much it!
Howle: Is there anyone out there you’d like to work with at some point?
Buckingham: Hmmm … well, there’s always someone out there, but; no, not any one person, I don’t think.
Howle: OK … what’s the material like on this new album?
Buckingham: Basically, even though it’s been ten years since I’ve put out a solo album, I’ve gotten married and had children for the first time, so you get a different perspective not only on the present, but on the past 25 years, so it’s answered some questions for me. So I was interested in doing something kind of intimate. There are certain songs that I have been doing six or seven years that started off as ensemble pieces on record, that have made their way on stage as single guitar and voice. The impact with audiences was so obvious to me, I thought, what would it be like with someone sitting in your living room. There’s no drums, no real bass; there’s a very intimate feel to it.
Howle: And what else is in your future? Is Fleetwood Mac a done deal, or what’s going on with that?
Buckingham: (That tone again) Well, Fleetwood Mac is never a done deal! (Both laugh) That would be nice, at some point. My plan right now is to tour to support Under The Skin, and then I’ll go finish up the second solo album, and have that out 1st quarter of 2008, and then do this all over again. I’m giving myself a large window of time to do this – two albums in a row – and then when we’re done with all of that, I think that Fleetwood Mac will be hitting the road once again.
Howle: Well, whatever incarnation you choose, I think your fans will be out there for you, looking forward to seeing you no matter what. So get on out there and just have a good time, and thank you so much for your time … Everyone in Myrtle Beach is looking forward to seeing you.
Buckingham: Oh, it’s been my pleasure, Brian … we’re looking forward to it, too.
This article was originally published in the February 28 – March 15, 2007 issue of Alternatives NewsMagazine in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Aftershow: The Review
Lindsey Buckingham wails on a lead of “Go Your Own Way” at House Of Blues. (Photo by Brian M. Howle)
By Brian M. Howle
Rating: ¶¶¶¶¶ 5 Lighters Up
There were probably some folks who thought about attending the Lindsey Buckingham concert at the North Myrtle Beach House Of Blues on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, and then somehow talked themselves out of it for a littany of foolish reasons.
If you did, now’s the time to kick yourself in the butt – repeatedly.
Out on tour to support his latest solo release, Under the Skin, Buckingham showed up loaded for bear. And as a result, the large crowd in attendance was treated to one of the greatest shows to ever grace the HOB music hall’s storied stage.
Lindsey opened up the show by himself with several great tunes, “Not Too Late,” the impish “Trouble” and “Never Going Back.” His formidable band – Neale Heywood (guitars/vocals), Brett Puggle (guitars/ keyboards/vocals) and Walfredo Reyes, Jr. (percussion/vocals) – backed him up with a constantly changing array of guitars, bass guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion and sequenced rhythm tracks that created luscious, thick walls of sonic nirvana.
To appease those who may only know of the man through Fleetwood Mac, “Second Hand News” drew thunderous applause. Attired in leather jacket, black T and jeans, Buckingham has a smattering of gray in his hair, but the talent and ebullient, infectious enthusiasm endures, making him the consumate performer. Following with “Castaway Dreams,” the cynical “Red Rover,” “It Was You,” and “Big Love,” with sound reverberating thru the venue, as strong, deep vocals were immersed in chorused effect to compliment Lindsey’s rich, aural stylings.
The popular “Go Insane” was next, followed by the new CD’s title track, “Under the Skin,” as three acoustics rained down an etheral jaunt into self-discovery. Austere but with a full-stage setup, “World Turning” featured a hand-triggered percussion solo, with sequenced vocals. “So Afraid” slowed down the pace and featured killer dual guitar leads.
“Know I’m Not Wrong” was next, and if you thought four guys couldn’t reproduce the huge marching band sound of “Tusk,” well, think again. This was like spending a couple of hours in a studio that serves refreshing beverages to a couple of thousand friends, offering up only the very best
takes. The crowd finally exploded with glee as the opening riffs of “Go Your Own Way” echoed through the hall. The encores were the delightful “Holiday Road” (from the movie National Lampoon’s Vacation), “Turn It On,” “Show You How” and “Shut It Down.”
Many thanks to Lindsey and the guys for a great show, and special thanks to Nikki Herceg of Warner Brothers Records Publicity for her much-appreciated assistance.
Live Performace Rating Legend:
¶¶¶¶¶ 5 Lighters Up – Dude, Ya had to be there; Killer set
¶¶¶¶ 4 Lighters Up – Great show, you don’t leave feeling there was more they could have done
¶¶¶ 3 Lighters Up – Not necessarily bad; not necessarily good; had its moments and I didn’t feel ripped off
¶¶ 2 Lighters Up – Someone’s got an addiction problem or needs way more practice, but hey, the beer was cold
¶ 1 Lighter Up – I laughed; I cried; I want my money back, bitch
This article was originally published in the March 29 – April 12, 2007 issue of Alternatives NewsMagazine in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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|Gas prices moved higher on Friday as temperature forecasts were revised down for the next couple of weeks which will lead to a rise in residential demand. Production at the Groningen facility in Holland was also reduced, with further sanctions a possibility following the recent earthquake. Meanwhile, far-curve contracts continued to find support from a bullish oil market.||Power prices followed their gas counterparts and traded higher on Friday with the help of a colder weather forecast for this week. The prompt was an exception to the upward movement as wind levels were expected to improve over the weekend and the start of this week. Further out, a drop in coal prices capped some of the gains but support was provided by a weak Pound and rising Brent.|
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|Near-curve gas contracts have decreased as UK temperatures have been revised higher, with lower LDZ demand now expected over the next 11 days. The system has also opened 27mcm long, with a rise in wind levels reducing CCGT demand. Imports via the BBL and IUK pipelines are almost unchanged from Friday but storage withdrawals are lower. Bearish movement can also be observed at the back of the curve but the losses have been restricted by high oil prices.||Temperatures are now set to turn milder in the coming days following another revision in forecasts. This expected drop in heating demand has provided downward pressure at the front of the curve, while similar wind levels are expected for tomorrow. Coal displays another small loss and oil prices have eased off slightly but remain close to a 3-year high.|
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Brent 1st-nearby prices have softened slightly after hitting the $70/b mark and now trade around $69.7/b; American shale production remains the main point of interest for traders.
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A FORGOTTEN World War One hero has now been recognised by the Ministry of Defence thanks to two Southport men.
Local historian Gilbert Upton, 68, and friend Keith Bond came across the grave of Lance Corporal William Johnson in St Cuthbert’s church grave yard last year.
The two men noticed that the memorial notice said Johnson had been killed in action in Givenchy, France on April 9, 1918 – so they checked his name against records.
When they found no mention of his name anywhere on the debt of honour register, Mr Upton wrote off to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Coincidentally, on November 11, Mr Upton heard back from the commission saying the Ministry of Defence had now approved a late commemoration.
Mr Upton said: “It was good news to receive on Armistice day and we are glad because we thought we couldn’t allow a war hero to be forgotten like this.
“There have also been arrangements made for his name to be engraved on the Loos Memorial in France. It is great he can now be remembered in this way.”
Mr Upton, of Cumberland Road, has suggested that Sefton Council should now take measures to commemorate Lance Corporal William Johnson MM on the Lord Street memorial.
Are you a relation of Lance Corporal William Johnson MM, son of Sam Johnson d. 1936 and Sarah Johnson d. 1940 who lived on Lawson Street, Southport?
Email the newsdesk at firstname.lastname@example.org or call reporter Katie Grant on 01704 398274
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As part of the Innovative Research poll I posted about on Friday, respondents were asked for their provincial voting intentions.This shows a very close race, but is very different from the Mustel Group and Angus-Reid polls taken at a similar time. Innovative Research puts the BC NDP at about 15 points lower than those two polls, the BC Liberal result is also lower. The big beneficiaries in this poll would be the BC Conservatives, at more than 10 points than the other polls.
Not sure what this divergence means. Perhaps the voting public in British Columbia is very volatile, or perhaps this is just an anomalous result. The federal numbers looked fine.
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Family Practice Coding Alert
You Be the Coder:
Hemocult Coding
Question: If a physician performs a rectal exam and completes one hemocult card while in the exam room, does this warrant charging G0107, or must the patient take three cards home?
Oklahoma Subscriber
Answer: When the physician performs a hemocult test in the office, it is included in the level of evaluation and management service reported. According to the 1997 documentation guidelines, obtaining a stool sample in the office is listed as an examination bullet for the gastrointestinal system.
According to Medicare, G0107 (colorectal cancer screening; fecal-occult blood test, 1-3 simultaneous determinations) was established to describe self-tests that the patient performs at home. Coding and billing G0107 is allowed only when the patient takes the cards home. The beneficiary completes the hemocult cards by taking samples from two different sites of three consecutive stools.
Family practices may bill G0107 once for the set of cards that the patient completes and brings back for reading. They may not charge separately for each card. Medicare policy clearly states that the claim should reflect only one charge for G0107, regardless of the number of samples taken. Readings are conducted in the office by the nurse or physician.
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module Test
eval(File.read(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)+'/../lib/core/hash.rb')))
eval(File.read(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)+'/../lib/core/hash_ext.rb')))
end
describe Hash do
it "should return inserted items in insertion order" do
h = Test::Hash.new
h["xyz"] = 1
h["abc"] = 2
h["ghi"] = 3
h["def"] = 4
h.to_a.should eq [["xyz",1],["abc",2],["ghi",3],["def",4]]
end
it "should return inserted items in insertion order after a #delete" do
h = Test::Hash.new
h["xyz"] = 1
h["abc"] = 2
h["ghi"] = 3
h["def"] = 4
h.delete("abc")
h.to_a.should eq [["xyz",1],["ghi",3],["def",4]]
end
it "should return inserted items in insertion order after a #delete and re-insert" do
h = Test::Hash.new
h["xyz"] = 1
h["abc"] = 2
h["ghi"] = 3
h["def"] = 4
h.delete("abc")
h["abc"] = 5
h.to_a.should eq [["xyz",1],["ghi",3],["def",4],["abc", 5]]
end
it "after a reinsert with the same key, there should be no Deleted entries" do
h = Test::Hash.new
h["xyz"] = 1
p h._data
h.delete("xyz").should eq 1
p h._state
p h._data
h["xyz"] = 1
p h._state
p h._data
h._data.compact.should eq ["xyz", 1]
h.to_a.should eq [["xyz", 1]]
h["abc"] = 2
# FIXME: The result of this is unstable because
# `#hash` changes from run to run under MRI
#h._data.compact.should eq ["xyz", 1,24, "abc", 2, 0]
h.to_a.should eq [["xyz", 1], ["abc", 2]]
p :xyz_abc
p h._state
p h._data
h.delete("xyz").should eq 1
p :abc
p h._state
p h._data
h.to_a.should eq [["abc", 2]]
h["xyz"] = 3
p :abc_xyz
p h._state
p h._data
h.to_a.should eq [["abc", 2], ["xyz", 3]]
end
end
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NEW YORK — Not much had changed on Broadway last week, as B.O. rang up grosses totaling $10,346,518 — a minor dip of $64,369 from the previous week’s $10,410,887. Boards’ number of shows remained stable.
Rises outnumbered falls among tuners, which remain solid on the whole. Four of the five current plays clocked modest upticks.
“Kat and the Kings” was off to a modest start in its second full week of previews at the Cort. Nevertheless, the tuner more than doubled the previous week’s $58,647 gross, moving up by a doo-wopping $76,269 to take $134,916 out of a potential $258,796.
The long-running “Miss Saigon” also went up a $55,612 over the previous week’s $467,146; its $522,758 gross reps 64% of potential.
“Chicago” saw $30,825 knocked off from the previous week’s $601,281, though the hit didn’t do much damage; the show has been averaging 74% of potential this season.
On a more melancholy note, “It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues” has not been able to shake its funk as it dipped $19,056 last week to gross $189,927, or 37% of a potential $515,200.
The new thriller “Voices in the Dark” brought $121,613 on a mixed sked of three previews and five perfs; number, repping a $5,454 dip from previous seven-perf week’s $127,067, was all the more dispiriting given the additional performance. The play’s universal critical panning leaves its future in doubt.
“Death of a Salesman” recorded a slight rise even as it ran on a seven-perf schedule (to secure 97% of potential); “Side Man” with newcomer Andrew McCarthy took an extra $8,472 to gross 52% of potential; “The Weir” upped its take by $8,992; and the near-to-closing “Closer” got a $14,071 boost in its penultimate week.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Don't Panic
There's so much stuff out there. It's like a buzzing in my head all the time and I want to swat at it, make it fly away like some bothersome bug on a damp summer's day. It drones on and on and on and I find myself taken over by it. What is it? Why do we bother?
"IT" is the warning that "X causes Y." We are bombarded with it; IT is ubiquitous. So how do we know what to listen to and what is total whooey?
I am pondering these things as my youngest child reaches that magical time in her young life when people start demanding that I feed her solid foods. They will atoll that breastmilk is either deplete of nutrients or just plain weird after six months and insist that they all fed their four-month-olds bacon and eggs for breakfast and they turned out fine.
But did they? What have we done to ourselves by eating what we eat? And what has been done to us?
The worry (and possible hysteria) that drives me is the fact that baby food comes in plastic containers. I don't know if any of you have watched the news or listened to NPR or caught glimpses of the warnings via yahoo mail, but I am personally concerned about a little molecule commonly referred to as BPA. Bisphenol-A is a molecule in some plastics that leaches out when said plastic is heated. Baby foods in plastic containers have microwave instructions printed on the labels, so you can begin to see where I'm going with my panic.
To steal a phrase (from my 14 year old daughter), I'm not the brightest crayon in the box, so I'll give you a link to information on BPA and let you decide which information you'd like to believe. BPA is controversial, as are most things that our government decides to study and put out recommendations on. It seems that our government feels that small amounts of BPA as an individual contaminant are "okay" and we really shouldn't worry about something that is so tiny and insignificant.
So why am I worried?
I came online to resolve my panic when I found that at WIC we are going to receive baby foods for our six month old. Upon checking into their program, I then discovered that the foods they gave were of only one brand and were packaged in plastic containers. After doing a small amount of looking online, I contacted the manufacturer of the baby food (a VERY popular brand I'll refer to as "G") about the possibility of BPA contamination from the plastic baby food containers. I received no response.
So I went looking and you know what I found? A press release, dated November 2008 about how the government had looked into BPA leaching into things like baby foods and their recommendations that a little wouldn't hurt. Seems that, at least obscurely, brand G wasn't too concerned about the leaching of BPA because the government wasn't concerned. Oh, they would be making their bottles BPA free to follow current market trends, but they were confident that the food containers they were using were bisphenol free.
If that's the case, why didn't I receive a response from the folks at brand G? I did get put on their spam mail list. Guess that's my answer?
After more looking around, I found some articles about BPA-free bottles leaching BPA. Sure, it's PPB (parts per billion) but how much is too much? When does the BPA molecule start binding instead of passing through our body? How many days, months, years of exposure to PPB does it take to start affecting our immune systems or our fertility?
So now I pose to you this question: What do we worry about? I'm having a difficult time figuring out whether I should worry (okay, obsess) over the possibility that my children are being exposed to BPA, in minute amounts, in plastics, aluminum cans, and on cash register receipts (?). We worry about EMF's and over-exposure to violence on television. I don't let them stand too close to the microwave or drink too much juice. I do worry about the big stuff, without question, but how much of the parts per billion or trillion do we even know about and which ones are worth our time and energy to be concerned about?
I have decided to take a deep breath and just go with the flow. Sort of defeatist, I realize, but what else can I do? I just hope that our bodies can evolve into processing some of the mutitudes of things that are around us that are impossible to worry about or that we stay ignorant about all of the junk and just plug in and plug along.
Anonymous said...
Just make your own!! It costs almost nothing, you control the ingredients, and you don't have to worry!!!
jen said...
yea, we did that with natalie. i am nagging wic to either give out the food or give the child their own fruit/veg voucher. they insist that breastfed babies need the meats. grrr. that's another rant, er um post!
Brans said...
I understand all too well how you feel. First let me start by saying "IT" is often over-hyped. Media sensationalism at its finest. USUALLY studies don't show that "X causes Y" as the media reports. Generally we get "X is linked to Y" or more likely "X has shown to increase the risk for Y" because there are so many variables involved that unless it's a communicable disease, X does not always equal Y. That's not a sexy headline tho.
As for what to worry about. I don't know that you can honestly keep yourself and your kids from everything there is to worry about. In fact I know that you can't. You do the best you can with what you've got and the circumstances in your life. I do not have the time or energy it takes to make my own baby food. I just don't. I can make a little every once in a while, but right this minute I'm doing good to get dinner on the table, bottles cleaned and fixed, bags packed, us cleaned and out the door sometimes on time, all the while still nursing him and trying to listen to whatever DD has to say (usually it's "play with me mama").
Sometimes I really wish I did. Sometimes I want to unplug and get off the wheel and keep up the garden, hunting our meat, and living off the land as opposed to all the "conveniences" that we pay so dearly for. And sometimes I do if only for a short time.
But my point here is that breathing the air, riding in the cars, watching the tvs, and eating the foods that we eat all come with a price. I certainly don't blame "big ag" for our foods because they are doing the best they can to feed the world. No it's not like you can make in your own garden, but that requires your time and effort and appeal, they must appeal to, as well as feed, the masses.
Again, you do the best you can with what you've got in your circumstances and know that you won't avoid every risk out there.
Brans said...
oh and by "big ag" I didn't mean baby food company "G" lol. I meant farmers, esp family farmers.
Anonymous said...
If they give you carrots and dried beans where you are, that's a great start and they don't need meat if they're eating beans or lentils. I wouldn't feed my kids the food in the glass jars even if someone GAVE it to me. Yuck.
Anonymous said...
Get yourself a Magic Bullet - throw some of your supper in there - and voila! You've got yourself some homemade baby food :) But, at the same time, if it's something that you feel strongly about, don't stop nagging them! Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
jen said...
Oh Brandy, I 100% agree with everything you are saying. I know that the minute 'they' locked up the food, the rest of us were doomed to work for it.
As far as what to worry about, well, I just have to fight the big battles and hope that wins the war.
And to the two anonymous posters: yup, I can make baby food. Yup, I am a SAHM and I have the time. Amelia has food sensitivities and the last thing I want to do is feed her beans and carrots. I've done homemade baby food before. It's cool and easy and great fun. However, I don't have a garden spot at the moment and have you priced fresh veggies?
I don't take help. I don't abuse or use the system. I get WIC. That's about it aside from the medical my older kids get due to their father being disabled (and my dh keeps insurance on them, too).
I've decided to use the WIC foods and just roll with it. I'm not going to start with the meats for a bit, but I've just had to swallow down that inkling of 'what if' and feed her the 'stuff in the jars.'
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package com.fighter.lancomm.receive;
import android.app.Service;
import android.os.PowerManager;
import android.os.PowerManager.WakeLock;
import android.util.Log;
import com.fighter.common.ContextVal;
import com.fighter.common.ConvertUtils;
import com.fighter.lancomm.data.CommData;
import com.fighter.lancomm.data.Const;
import com.fighter.lancomm.data.Device;
import com.fighter.lancomm.inter.DataListener;
import com.fighter.lancomm.inter.DeviceListener;
import com.fighter.lancomm.utils.Utils;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.DatagramPacket;
import java.net.DatagramSocket;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
/**
* @author fighter_lee
* @date 2020/1/13
*/
public class BroadcastReceiverThread extends Thread {
private static final String TAG = "ReceiverThread";
private static BroadcastReceiverThread receiverThread;
private WakeLock wakelock;
/**
* 启动接收线程
*/
public synchronized static void open() {
if (receiverThread == null) {
receiverThread = new BroadcastReceiverThread();
receiverThread.start();
}
}
/**
* 关闭接收线程
*/
public synchronized static void close() {
if (receiverThread != null) {
receiverThread.destory();
receiverThread = null;
}
}
DatagramSocket socket;
volatile boolean openFlag;
public void destory() {
if (socket != null) {
socket.close();
socket = null;
}
openFlag = false;
releaseLock();
}
@Override
public void run() {
wakeLock();
try {
//指定接收数据包的端口
socket = new DatagramSocket(Const.DEVICE_BROADCAST_PORT);
byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
DatagramPacket recePacket = new DatagramPacket(buf, buf.length);
openFlag = true;
while (openFlag) {
socket.receive(recePacket);
parseRespData(recePacket);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
destory();
}
}
private void parseRespData(DatagramPacket recePacket) throws IOException {
if (recePacket.getLength() < 2) {
return;
}
byte[] data = recePacket.getData();
if (data[0] != Const.PACKET_PREFIX) {
return;
}
switch (data[1]) {
case Const.PACKET_TYPE_BROADCAST:
parseBroadcastData(data);
break;
case Const.PACKET_TYPE_DEVICE_ADD:
parseDeviceAddData(data, true);
break;
case Const.PACKET_TYPE_DEVICE_REMOVE:
parseDeviceAddData(data, false);
break;
default:
break;
}
}
private void parseBroadcastData(byte[] data) throws UnknownHostException {
CommData commData = new CommData();
byte[] ipData = getIp(data);
String ipString = Utils.ipbyteToString(ipData);
Log.v(TAG, Utils.getDeviceIp() + Const.RECEIVE_SYMBOL + ipString + " 局域网广播");
//广播消息
byte[] lengthData = new byte[4];
System.arraycopy(data, 6, lengthData, 0, 4);
int dataLength = ConvertUtils.byteArrayToInt(lengthData);
byte[] msgData = new byte[dataLength];
System.arraycopy(data, 10, msgData, 0, dataLength);
Log.v(TAG, Utils.getDeviceIp() + Const.RECEIVE_SYMBOL + ipString + "局域网广播，package data:\r\n" + Arrays.toString(msgData));
Device device = new Device(Utils.ipbyteToString(ipData));
commData.setDevice(device);
commData.setData(msgData);
List<DataListener> dataListeners = ReceiverImpl.getImpl().getReceivers();
for (DataListener listener : dataListeners) {
listener.onBroadcastArrive(commData);
}
}
private void parseDeviceAddData(byte[] data, boolean isAdd) throws UnknownHostException {
byte[] ip = getIp(data);
List<DeviceListener> deviceListeners = ReceiverImpl.getImpl().getDeviceListeners();
if (deviceListeners.size() > 0) {
Device device = new Device(Utils.ipbyteToString(ip));
for (DeviceListener deviceListener : deviceListeners) {
if (isAdd) {
Log.v(TAG, Utils.getDeviceIp() + Const.RECEIVE_SYMBOL + "设备上线" + device.getIp());
deviceListener.onDeviceAdd(device);
} else {
Log.v(TAG, Utils.getDeviceIp() + Const.RECEIVE_SYMBOL + "设备下线" + device.getIp());
deviceListener.onDeviceRemove(device);
}
}
}
}
private byte[] getIp(byte[] data) {
byte[] ipData = new byte[4];
System.arraycopy(data, 2, ipData, 0, 4);
return ipData;
}
public void wakeLock() {
PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) ContextVal.getContext()
.getSystemService(Service.POWER_SERVICE);
wakelock = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, this.getClass().getName());
wakelock.acquire();
}
public void releaseLock() {
if (wakelock != null && wakelock.isHeld()) {
wakelock.release();
}
}
}
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Germanwings crash: ′If someone aims to crash a plane, there is no backup′ | Germany| News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW | 03.04.2015
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Germanwings crash: 'If someone aims to crash a plane, there is no backup'
An aircraft's autopilot warns of possible dangers. But, says aviation expert Heinrich Grossbongardt, automatic intervention systems to prevent crashes do not exist - and for good reason.
DW: Initial analysis of the flight data recorders from Germanwings Flight 9525 has shown that the co-pilot made several changes to the airplane's autopilot settings, deliberately causing the final descent and accelerating the plane several times. Is it so easy to put an autopilot system on a crash course?
Heinrich Grossbongardt: An autopilot system does exactly what the pilots tell it to do. It doesn't automatically control a flight from start to finish; pilots enter certain settings, such a specific speed and altitude, and the autopilot maintains these settings. Nothing else.
Are there any warnings when a plane is on a collision course?
Heinrich Großbongardt Experte
Aviation expert Heinrich Grossbongardt
Every modern aircraft has an enhanced ground proximity warning system that alerts pilots when they fly too close to the ground. Such a warning likely activated in this case as well. In an emergency, it says "Terrain! Terrain! Pull up! Pull up!" or "Pull the nose up!" and pilots then follow through. Normally.
It's not possible to program automatic evasive action?
No. You have to see it like this: The pilots know the situation, and it can be the case that this is something they want to do, for whatever reason - to avoid some other danger, for example. And this is the pilots' decision - they know the situation and need to have things under control.
Notifications from the sensors are then only sent to the cockpit?
All warnings are only sent to the pilots. They are the ones who must act, and the only ones who can assess the situation.
Is it the same when an airplane risks colliding with another aircraft?
The autopilot doesn't intervene, even when there's a collision warning. Again, in such a case there's only a short auditory warning and a clear statement of what the pilots should do: evasive maneuvers, up or down.
So that means there are no instruments in place to prevent someone sitting in the cockpit from purposefully crashing an airplane?
If someone wants to purposefully crash a plane, as seems likely in the case of Germanwings, there is no backup. Nothing.
Heinrich Grossbongardt is an aviation expert with the Hamburg-based Expairtise Communications, an independent public relations and crisis communications firm focused on aviation.
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Skills development initiatives
Learning is a process that takes various forms. However, it never ends. People remain a student in one way or the other throughout their lives. Professionals excelling in their respective fields learn tricks of the trade and pertinent information from different sources. They would certainly have received their learning through a different method while pursuing their studies at the college or the university. Students learn through classroom learning, which is now online learning because of the lockdown. Professionals learn by observing their superiors or through experience. The same goes for housewives, who learn through trial and error or receive feedback from their elders. Every person somehow receives key learning points from their colleagues, peers, or through experience.
In today’s age, companies are reaching out to the world to disseminate pertinent information on specific topics and processes. These events are either in the form of panel discussions, seminars, or workshops. During the pre-lockdown era, such events were held frequently at public places including hotels and universities. However, since the lockdown has been in effect, these events are confined to the digital or online media. This has resulted in a win-win situation for everyone. The organizers do not have to incur expenses to host the event while the guests can speak from the comforts of their home. The audience or the viewers are also contentedly seated in their homes. These online panel discussions, talks, and training sessions are exactly how they have been happening in the physical, pre-lockdown period. Now, they are held online, either on ZOOM, Facebook LIVE or through StreamYard.
Such sessions are important for many reasons. First, people get to learn from professionals who are known for their specific expertise. Second, the viewers can become part of the question and answer session. Since there is no limitation on the time for these events, the trainers or the resource person can reply to the queries then and there. However, in case there is a time limit from the host or the organizing company, the guest can reply to the comments at their convenience.
Among a plethora of companies offering such training sessions, the youth of Pakistan have been proving their mettle. These aspiring entrepreneurs are making the most use of the lockdown to host guest speaker sessions from their company’s Facebook pages. Zeenat Anjum is the CEO and Founder of Digiwrite who has been contributing through LIVE video session pertinent information about content writing and how to excel in this field. Digiwrite is an online platform for students and teachers who wish to learn or share knowledge. With a wide range of credible teachers in the team, the quality of knowledge being transmitted through mediums of Digiwrite holds great value. It offers massive open online courses (MOOCs), virtual classrooms, and on-site workshops worldwide to help build a community of learners.
Another platform is the Institute of Excellence in Learning & Teaching (IELT). It is being led by its co-founders, Wajeeha Zameer and Danish Sayanee. They invite industry professional to talk about effective teaching methods, parenting styles and have sessions on reading and writing. IELT is a dynamic organization with a progressive vision to impart impactful and revolutionary training and consultancies. It works with a whole community with a commitment to lead them into a better future. According to Wajeeha, she envisions a society where merit is based on skills rather than a piece of paper defining the number of years of education. Danish believes that IELT will provide systematic consultation and training to develop a skilled force. At the heart of IELT are the core values of the organization: integrity, empathy, innovation, and integration.
Zainab Mohammad, a teacher by passion and profession is serving as the Founder and Director of Skill-ed. She is accompanied with Fatema S. Shakir and Rashida Mohammad, co-founders, resource developers and trainers. According to Zainab, Skill-Ed is a platform (virtual at the moment) where we try to connect skills with education. In society, we do have individuals with skills; however, lack of knowledge and education becomes a hindrance to their professional success. On the other hand, many graduates do have education but lack the proper skills to excel in their field. Through Skill-Ed, we try to bridge the gap between skills and education. She also conducts online sessions where professionals share insights about the topic.
These platforms have their founder and co-founders conduct online sessions and invite industry professionals to impart valuable information and knowledge when they speak on diverse topics. They are using digital media to add value in the society, an act that must be appreciated and acknowledged.
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Are Spirituality and Religion the Same?
When browsing mainstream media, it is unlikely that the terms ‘spirituality’ and ‘religion’ will come up very often. However, they are still something that we can come across, so it might be useful if we knew how to differentiate between the two; even though they share some similarities, they still are vastly different.
What do they have in common?
The notions of religion and spirituality are oriented towards the same thing –belief in the otherworldly and/or the divine. People who identify as either spiritual or religious both believe in the supernatural and the otherworldly. This is where most of the similarities between the two end, and the differences begin.
What is religion?
When we say religion, we think of a large, organized group of people, who function as a community. They usually have priests or other officials with ranks who perform certain services. People gather publicly and practice in designated places, to show their love for the divine. These traditions are quite old and date back to as far as history can record. The rules that are enforced in these communities are usually strict and rigid, without a lot of changes being made.
What is spirituality?
We talked about religion, and its organization, rules, laws, and hierarchy. Unlike religion, which relies on the community, spirituality is focused solely on the individual. Each person is free to express their belief in the divine in any way they see fit; this is usually done privately, and it is why spirituality has such an intimate context. It is unclear when the notion of spirituality originated in history, but it became hugely popular in the ’60s, in the United States. All forms of discipline and authority were being questioned, and spirituality presented itself as a way of expressing one’s belief in a ‘higher power’, without declaring oneself as a member of any institutionalized organization.
How does religion view spirituality?
Many religions treat people who declare themselves as spiritual and believe that ‘there is something’, as frightened people, who are afraid of choosing a side and showing commitment to their beliefs. Spiritual people are also sometimes viewed as those that wish to be religious and believe, but only within their comfort zone.
How does spirituality view religion?
Spiritual people treat religion(s) as organizations run by people, with far too many rules, gatherings, and hierarchical details. They see this as a threat and believe that it can distance the members of that religious group from the divine entity they actually believe in. People who are spiritual consider their own relationship with the divine entity to be a lot more immediate and intimate, without any boundaries and stepping stones.
Is one better than the other?
This can never be objectively judged. Just like faith, both of these notions are subjected to the habits, wishes, beliefs, and other characteristics of an individual. It would also be a mistake to make a big difference between the two; they both go towards the same goal, they just present different means of getting there.
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# numpy.polynomial.hermite.hermweight¶
`numpy.polynomial.hermite.``hermweight`(x)[source]
Weight function of the Hermite polynomials.
The weight function is
and the interval of integration is
. the Hermite polynomials are orthogonal, but not normalized, with respect to this weight function.
Parameters
xarray_like
Values at which the weight function will be computed.
Returns
wndarray
The weight function at x.
Notes
New in version 1.7.0.
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Recently I implemented in C++ a mini-project in order to get acquainted with both the networking library Boost.Asio and the serialization library Google's Protocol Buffers (protobuf). I've placed the code online.
The project implements a simple server that receives and answers GET/SET/COUNT queries with string keys and values. In other words, it's an in-memory data-store mapping strings to strings, available to multiple clients simultaneously. Below are some of my impressions of the libraries.
The networking part of the project is implemented with Boost.Asio as an asynchronous server capable of serving many clients simultaneously. No threads are involved - only asynchronous callback calls. Asio is probably the most popular networking library for C++ and information about it is easy to come by online. Besides the pretty good official documentation, there's this free book which I found very informative, as well as tons of tutorials and discussions of specific issues in mailing lists and StackOverflow, ready for your Google-fu when you need them.
Asio was relatively easy to learn and use. It comes with a ton of examples, and once you wrap your head around the main concept of asynchronous callbacks, it's quite easy to find everything you need. It helped me to have background in asynchronous processing, but I guess it's not a must. After all, such model of programming is all the rage lately (Node.js, Redis and others) and a lot of information about it exists.
The serialization part is implemented with Protocol Buffers. Both requests and responses to the server are serialized into binary protobuf messages and sent over a socket. Some tweaking was required here, because protobuf is very low-level. The library only specifies how data is serialized - it doesn't help with transmitting this data over the wire. In particular, the two main challenges were (1) being able to send multiple messages types, and (2) encoding the messages to allow sending them on the socket.
Multiple message types
The problem, in brief, is: if you want to send different messages with different data to the server and have it know which message was sent, how is this achieved in protobuf?
The solution I used is from the Techniques documentation page: using "union types". My .proto file looks like this:
// The request has a type and then the relevant optional field is
// filled.
message Request {
enum RequestType {
GET_VALUE = 1;
SET_VALUE = 2;
COUNT_VALUES = 3;
required RequestType type = 1;
message RequestGetValue {
required string key = 1;
optional RequestGetValue request_get_value = 21;
message RequestSetValue {
required string key = 1;
required string value = 2;
optional RequestSetValue request_set_value = 22;
message RequestCountValues {
optional RequestCountValues request_count_values = 23;
The type field tells the recipient which one of the optional request_* fields to look at. Only those fields that were filled in actually take space in the serialized message, so this is an efficient way to encode multiple message types in a single message format.
Sending messages over a socket
A while back, I presented the issue of Framing in serial communications. With sockets it's not much different - you still have to "frame" your message on the socket to allow the recipient to know where it starts and where it ends.
In this project I used the "character count" (or "length prefix") technique. I take the message buffer produced by protobuf and prepend a fixed 4-byte big-endian integer to it, which specifies its length. When the server waits for a message it first expects to receive 4 bytes, decodes the length of the rest of the message from it, and expects to receive exactly this amount of bytes to read the message itself. This technique works very well and is quite commonly used.
In general, protobuf is easy to use. It's a shame the official documentation comes with very few examples, but all in all one can find the information he needs - the docs are quite comprehensive. I really like the idea of code generation that protobuf employs - it's the best way to enforce DRY and avoid writing repetitive code, especially when changes in the protocol are required. Additionally, protobuf has backends for multiple languages - I used this fact to implement a simple Python client that exercises the server (it's part of the project code bundle). Only a couple of lines were required to pack and unpack the message in it, the rest is handled by protobuf generated code.
So, here's the link to the code once again (it's also available from the Code page). If you have any questions / comments / insights about it, please let me know.
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Think back to the last time you cycled to work or anywhere in the rain. If you live in Amsterdam you probably don’t have to think too far back, for you, what was the most dreaded part? For me it’s not the commute itself but the clingy, cold, wet jeans I’m stuck sitting in at my desk for hours after my ride. Until recently I thought the only option was to either accept the wet jeans and be stylish with a traditional raincoat, or go for the function over fashion route by wearing one of those Ikea ponchos and looking like “a potato” as one of my colleagues so nicely pointed out (you know who you are).
Until I found Majem rainwear- where fashion truly meets function.
I first encountered Majem while walking through Modefabriek on a work inspiration trip and this coat caught my eye. I was immediately drawn to it’s unique silhouette and smart style.
It was beautiful, I was intrigued, and after speaking to the owner I was almost sold; but being a product person I needed to give it an “on bike in rain” test ride (or rides) before I could truly make up my mind.
Designed in Amsterdam and made from recycled plastic, Majem was created with the urban commuter in mind. The coat runs long for extra protection on and off your bike I’m 174cm (5’7″), wearing a small, and it hits just below my knee. Whether you are commuting in a suit or jeans, to work or just getting around town, it has you covered.
What makes this jacket unique are the two side zippers that allow for a quick transformation from a raincoat to a stylish poncho depending on the amount of rain protection you need that day.
My favorite part about this coat, aside from the obvious function and style points; I never got overheated or sweaty. The relaxed fit and the fact you can make it into a poncho creates enough airflow that you don’t get as much interior cold, wet of other rainwear garments.
- You’re covered from head to toe= dry happy jeans
- Functions as a raincoat & poncho when needed
- Adjustable well-fitting hood w/ good brim (so important!)
- Two secure front hand pockets
- Smart unique design = Fashion + function
- You feel super snazzy wearing one
- Locally designed
- Sustainable material
- No damp cling
- Guaranteed inquisitive compliments when wearing
Cons (that really aren’t cons but help make for a more balanced review):
- Could use a fit adjustment tab at waist
- Currently only available in black and off white (Pink & grey are coming in SS18!)
- Unisex sizes, not necissarily a bad thing just may lead to a roomier fit on some
What more can I say, this coat has won me over.
Traditionally the coats are €135,00. However, Majem is offering an exclusive discount to Amsterdam Cycle Chic readers.
From August 22nd- September 22nd when you enter AMSTERDAMCC at checkout you will receive €25 off, plus free shipping on your purchase at http://www.majem.nl/
Or if you are a local and love an in shop experience Majem jackets can be found at the following retailers:
- They have their own shop on the Molsteeg 8 – Next to Magna Plaza
- VERSE Goodstore on the Prinsengracht
- Pop-up Passage at Central Station officially opening Sept. 7th
In the meantime, be sure to check out their beautiful Instagram @majemdesign and tag us both after your first Majem dry ride! #majem #amsterdamcyclechic
I wont’t sign off hoping for more rain but I will say cheers to more dry rides!
And as Majem says “enjoy the rain”.
At AMS CC we like to celebrate all aspects of on the bike life in Amsterdam- from the old Dutch bike that clanks as it rides, to carting 3 kids, all the groceries and a puppy while making it home for dinner, to urban speed cyclist, and everyone in between. This past Sunday we met up with the women of the Rapha Club House Amsterdam who where headed out on their Women’s 100km ride through Amsterdam.
[Photos by Amsterdam Cycle Chic]
What started in 2013 as a small group of female riders in the UK, has grown exponentially ever year and expanded over 6 continents (Antartica has yet to report in). The best part of Rapha Women’s 100 is it’s not a competition; it’s about connecting a community of women cyclist around the world through a shared adventure and love of the road under two wheels.
According to Rapha’s website over 7,000 women across the globe joined in and rode together on Sunday the 23rd. More than 100 of those women were riding in Amsterdam!
[Photo courtesy of Maaike Steenwijk]
Unfortunately, my little Dutch bike wouldn’t have made it through 100km (yes, Im blaming the bike) so we only have photos of the beginning. Maaike Steenwijk followed the cyclist along the ride and was kind enough to loan us a couple of her photos. Thanks for letting us join the fun!
Aalsmeer Flower Festival Bike Tour
June 17-18, 2017
We lucked out for our first Aalsmeer Flower Festival bike ride and the weather was stunning. With 6 large event stops, the self guided tour wound through the charming city and unless you got as lost as many times as we did, was 26km in total.
Each venue offered a unique experience, ranging from, making your own flower jewelry, listening to live music under a lily covered cabana, to joining a bouquet building workshop at the International Floral Design School. There truly was a little something for everyone, including a pancake truck if you got peckish (I did mention it was 26km right?).
If you missed the festival this year, I highly recommend taking a day trip to bike through Aalsmeer. The neighborhoods are quiet and beautiful, flanked by fields and greenhouses.
Aalsmeer can be reached by bike from Amsterdam with a nice ride through Amsterdam Bos or you can hop on the train, just remember your bike needs a ticket too!
Keep a look out for next year’s event which will be June 16th-17th, 2018.
(Do you have favorite summer day trips? Tell us in the comments and we’ll add it to the list!)
It is the most beautiful time to ride at the moment… fresh breeze and a little sunshine. Get out on your bike, and head to your favourite park. Like ours, Vondel Park.
Sometimes you need a little break from the city..doesn’t mean you can’t take your wheels! The gorgeous town of Zaanse Schans is a perfectly picturesque town to visit and ride around in nature. Pack a lunch, take a camera and see a little bit of what our Dutch nature has to offer. 250 years ago the windmills here formed the first industrial site in the world and some of the mills are still functioning! Happy cycling!
When I first moved here 2.5 years ago I always carried an umbrella. People forewarned me of the climate here and briefed me to be prepared. But after the years I just got used to the basics ( I couldn’t bring myself to put on waterproof pants anymore and listen to the swooshing noise it made as I walked!). This entire Winter has definitely been cleansed from the heavens regularly – I have lived in my worn my knee-high trusty rain boots and olive green raincoat pretty much every day…the staple uniform! 🙂 I decided to turn a negative thing into a positive fashion choice.
For others, practicality kicks in and a soggy seat is solved with a shopping bag as a cover. I have even seem bags worn as rainhats! (and very eager to catch it on camera).
With grey misty skies, a low sun and the leaves all fallen from the trees, the canals seem almost monochrome. It’s part of our daily lives here in Amsterdam and the city wouldn’t be the same without it x
We love taking the dog for a walk, but it’s not often you see people taking them for a walk…whilst riding their bike! Goes to show that Amsterdam is a bike and dog friendly city even in peak hour 🙂
We see tourists walking through the Red Light District, queuing for the Anne Frank house and sitting in ‘coffeeshops’. But what we, ‘Amsterdammers’ don’t see is that a lot of them also leave the city to discover its surroundings and see a bit more of the Netherlands. One of the places they like to visit is the Zaanse Schans. And, by accident, I was there too on one of my cycle tours on a lazy sunny Sunday. And what I saw were windmills, many windmills, and bikes!
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A working Ford Expedition window motor is important if you want to relish the convenience of having the vehicle's great power windows. The smooth functionality of each power window in your treasured Ford Expedition is primarily based on each window motor. Your automobile needs these motors for you to manipulate the windows up or down free of you being forced to exert a considerable level of work.
It would result in a minor trouble for you if even one of the window motors on your Ford Expedition stop working. Do not think twice to purchase a new window motor if any on your ride fail, and install it right away. Any window motor for Ford Expedition autos is created to supply the same, if not better, degree of performance as their original counterparts. You might prefer to purchase a new motor that has OE connections; this is going to ensure simpler installation straight to your Ford Expedition.
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Under the trademark PharMagnesia® we offer high-purity minerals as well as other specialties for applications in the field of nutritional supplements, foods and animal feed. All our products are in compliance with the standard pharmacopeias (EP, USP, DAB, DAC) and/or food (E Number, FCC) and feed (Reg. EC 183/2005) regulations and are available with different grades and bulk densities.
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Beginning in July 2014, the new Alabama Expungement Law goes into effect. This new law can help people erase their past and move forward into the future.
What is the Alabama Expungement Law?
A person who has been charged with a felony criminal offense (certain exceptions apply), misdemeanor criminal offense, a traffic violation or a municipal ordinance violation may petition the Circuit Court in the County where the charges were filed, to expunge records relating to the charge if:
- The charge is dismissed with prejudice;
- The charge is no billed by a grand jury;
- The person charged was found not guilty of the charge;
- The charge was dismissed without prejudice more than two years ago (misdemeanors)/five years ago (felonies), has not been refilled, and the person has not been convicted of any other felony or misdemeanor crime, any violation, or any traffic violation, excluding minor traffic violations, during the two previous years.
- The charge was dismissed after successful completion of a drug court program, mental health court program, diversion program, veteran’s court, or any court-approved deferred prosecution program after one year from successful completion of the program.
- For felonies, ninety days have passed from the date of dismissal with prejudice, no-bill, acquittal, or nolle prosequi and the charge has not been refiled.
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We needed a motel to stay at for one night, as we were already booked to stay at a Disney (onsite) Hotel for the next two days/nights. After our stay at the Disney All-Star Resort, we realized that our one night stay at Super 8 to be of almost equal quality, as far as our sleeping needs....
Excellent value. Increase breakfast cereal selection beyond cornflakes and frosted flakes. Need fruit.
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Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Pirates are everywhere these days. There are pirate-themed parties and events, as well as Halloween. Since the recent release of pirate movies, pirate costumes are becoming all the rage. A captain's hat can be a part of a pirate costume, and it is actually quite simple to make.
Put the hat on your head.
Fold the brim of the hat toward the centre of the hat at a diagonal angle in four places. So if you are looking at the hat, you want to push the sides on either side of the forehead to the head part of the hat. The same goes when you are looking at the back of the head. Push the sides of the brim up on either side of the back of the head in order to make the pointed area directly over the back of the head.
Remove the hat from your head, holding the brim in place. It might be easier to perform this step with a partner.
Staple the brim directly to the head part of the hat in all the places where you pushed in the brim.
Cover the staple marks with icons or stitching. A stitch shaped like an "X" is piratey, as is a skull and crossbones pin or a pirate flag pin.
Change the colour of your hat by spray-painting it before adding icons. So if you have a hat that is pink, simply spray-paint it black or brown after stapling the brim. This process should give you a pirate hat with the corners on it. The corners should protrude above your forehead, above the back of your head and to either side.
Use caution when using the stapler to avoid stapling your fingers.
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When Rolls-Royce announced three years ago that it would launch Cullinan, it did so in the knowledge that its customers around the world had asked it to build “The Rolls-Royce of SUVs”, with luxury, performance and usability not seen before in the SUV market. Many of these customers were younger, very successful high-net-worth individuals who are heavily engaged in the experience economy, and wanted a Rolls-Royce that would take them to the ends of the Earth in ultimate luxury.
Automotive mobility has always been a fast moving and dynamic business, with new concepts – such as SUVs – appearing with great regularity. But those new concepts need to be perfected in order to be adopted by those customers who will accept no compromise – the patrons of true luxury. Hence the Rolls-Royce Cullinan.
“History set our precedent, and today Rolls-Royce answers its call to action,” comments Müller-Ötvös. “Our answer to the visionaries, adventurers, explorers and those who believe in the supremacy of liberty is the Rolls-Royce Cullinan.”
What is Cullinan?
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is Rolls-Royce as it’s never seen before. When Sir Henry Royce said, “Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it”, he could have had Cullinan in mind.
“We knew we had to offer our clients what they couldn’t find in the SUV market,” continues Müller-Ötvös. “They do not accept limitations or compromises in their lives. They are the new pioneers, and for them it’s about their sense of adventure and daring in how they live their experiences. This approach to life demands a motor car that can go-anywhere in ultimate luxury and style – Rolls-Royce style. Hence Cullinan.”
It was clear that these new, younger and more adventurous customers wanted a Rolls-Royce that would take them completely off the beaten track and reward them with life’s most enriching experiences. What they didn’t want was a vehicle as ubiquitous as an SUV with compromises such as increased cabin noise due to the “two-box” formula; shared platforms that affect performance and comfort; the choice of being good either on-road or off-road; or a lower, more featureless SUV that blends in and becomes just another car.
“Cullinan is luxury in its purest form blended with perfect practicality and off-road capability,” comments Müller-Ötvös. “Effortless, Everywhere is not just the promise behind Cullinan. It’s the fact.”
Making luxury Effortless, Everywhere engendered an evolution in Rolls-Royce’s approach to creating an authentic Rolls-Royce SUV. The most obvious sign of this was the radical rear of Cullinan.
For the first time a Rolls-Royce has an opening tailgate, called ‘The Clasp’. In a nod to the era when luggage was mounted on the exterior of the motor-car, so the occupants did not travel with their belongings, the rear profile of Cullinan is a two-part, ‘D-Back’ format, with the bustle denoting the place of the luggage. ‘The Clasp’ opens and closes in its two sections automatically at the touch of the key fob button.
The rear passenger compartment of Cullinan has been designed to offer the best seat in the house for the owner’s particular needs. Two rear configurations are offered – Lounge Seats or Individual Seats.
The Lounge Seat configuration is the more functional of the two options. With space for three passengers in the rear, it will likely be more attractive to families. The rear seats also fold down – a first for Rolls-Royce.
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truncate (2)
truncate, ftruncate - truncate a file to a specified length
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
int truncate(const char *path, off_t length);
int ftruncate(int fd, off_t length);
The truncate and ftruncate functions cause the regular file named by
extended part reads as zero bytes.
The file pointer is not changed.
If the size changed, then the ctime and mtime fields for the file are
updated, and suid and sgid mode bits may be cleared.
With ftruncate, the file must be open for writing; with truncate, the
file must be writable.
set appropriately.
For truncate:
or the named file is not writable by the user.
EFAULT Path points outside the process's allocated address space.
EINTR A signal was caught during execution.
EINVAL The argument length is negative or larger than the maximum file
EIO An I/O error occurred updating the inode.
EISDIR The named file is a directory.
ELOOP Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the
A component of a pathname exceeded 255 characters, or an entire
For ftruncate the same errors apply, but instead of things that can be
EBADF The fd is not a valid descriptor.
EBADF or EINVAL
The fd is not open for writing.
EINVAL The fd does not reference a regular file.
4.4BSD, SVr4 (these function calls first appeared in BSD 4.2). POSIX
1003.1-1996 has ftruncate. POSIX 1003.1-2001 also has truncate, as an
XSI extension.
SVr4 documents additional truncate error conditions EMFILE, EMULTIHP,
ENFILE, ENOLINK. SVr4 documents for ftruncate an additional EAGAIN
error condition.
The above description is for XSI-compliant systems. For non-XSI-com-
pliant systems, the POSIX standard allows two behaviours for ftruncate
when length exceeds the file length (note that truncate is not speci-
fied at all in such an environment): either returning an error, or
extending the file. (Most Unices follow the XSI requirement.)
1998-12-21 truncate(2)
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Meet Junornis: the tiny Cretaceous bird which reveals the earliest form of bounding flight
Newly-discovered Junornis huoi was the oldest bird capable of bounding flight – and represents an exciting update to what we know about complex flight
The beautifully preserved Junornis fossil.
The beautifully preserved Junornis fossil. Photograph: Liu et al./Courtesy of PLOSone
A 126-million-year-old fossil has demonstrated that birds were capable of a special form of flight much earlier than previously thought. The newly named Junornis huoi (which means “beautiful wing”) is known from a single incredibly preserved specimen with a superb skeleton and extensive preservation of feathers, including the wings and two long tail feathers which were likely used for display.
The fossil comes from the famous “Jehol” beds of China, which have produced numerous birds, dinosaurs, and other animals including predatory mammals and tadpoles of salamanders. The exceptional preservation of soft tissues such as feathers, claws, muscles and even gills has added considerably to our understanding of the evolution of various groups. The beds extend across northern China and even into North Korea, but Junornis is from the far western extent of these, coming from Inner Mongolia.
Junornis was a small bird, around 25-30 cm in wingspan. The whole animal is so well preserved it was possible for researchers to get very accurate measurements of the feathers and to calculate the shape of the wings and the likely weight of the animal when alive. These features very strongly constrain how birds fly – the shape of the wing (basically its length vs average width) and weight control how well birds can turn, how quickly they can take off, and if they can exploit winds to soar, or hover and so on. The great differences between the wings of vultures, albatross and wrens or crows underpin the ecology and behaviour of these animals.
Junornis it was about the same size, weight and wingshape as modern skylarks and therefore would fly in a similar way.
Another view of the fossil. Junornis it was about the same size, weight and wingshape as modern skylarks and therefore would fly in a similar way. Photograph: Liu et al.
In the case of Junornis it was about the same size, weight and wingshape as modern skylarks and therefore would fly in a similar way. Birds with this combination of wings and weight are animals that engage in “intermittent” or “bounding” flight where a burst of rapid flapping is followed by a phase where the wings are tucked against the body and the animal turns into a little missile before flapping again. Anyone who has seen a woodpecker or sparrow darting between gaps has probably seen this kind of locomotion and it’s really quite common among small birds. If you have the right wingshape it is actually a quite efficient way of getting around, and these wings also mean that Junornis would have been capable of taking off quickly, and would be highly manoeuvrable and able to perform tight turns in the air.
Slow motion video of a zebra finch engaging in bounding flight.
Few fossil birds are well preserved enough to demonstrate their likely flight patterns and the discovery of Junornis shows that birds were likely engaging in such behaviours considerably earlier than previously though. Dr Mike Habib of the University of Southern California who was involved in the research said “we did not expect to find evidence of such a complex flight pattern in such an early bird, so this find is very exciting.”
Junornis is a member of a group of birds called the Enantiornithes which lived in the Cretaceous Period and have been discovered on every continent except Antarctica. They went extinct with their non-avian dinosaur relatives at the end of the Cretaceous. The enantiornithines were rather diverse in form and size, so it is not clear if Junornis was typical or unusual but it does mean that this form of flight was one of a number being explored by early birds. As Dr Habib notes, “finding evidence for bounding flight in an early bird is exciting and updates our thinking about the origins of such sophisticated flight behaviours.” There is clearly still much more to come and in the future we are perhaps likely to find other birds who were capable of some unusual flight styles much earlier than thought.
Liu D, Chiappe LM, Serrano F, Habib M, Zhang Y, Meng Q (2017) Flight aerodynamics in enantiornithines: Information from a new Chinese Early Cretaceous bird. PLoS ONE12(10): e0184637
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New Jersey State Police Salary
The starting New Jersey State Police Salary is $58,748, or $4,895 per month.
This takes into account the uniform cleaning allowance which is provided to the trooper.
During the first year, the trooper gets 12 vacation days per year, and three personal days per year.
After 5 years of service, the trooper gains further vacation days per year at regular increments.
Troopers are also provided with 13 paid holidays every year.
Once the officer is into his second year, the salary increases to the amount of $65,622. Every year, the trooper's salary increases in steps until it reaches the top pay of $101,872.
When initially hired and in training, the recruits are provided accommodations and meals at the State Police Academy. It is located in Sea Girt, New Jersey. The new recruits are paid the sum of $778 every two weeks.
New Jersey State Troopers also have the opportunity to work overtime and get paid in cash or lieu time.
Troopers in the New Jersey State Police are also provided different options in regards to their medical and dental plans, with opportunity to select the best fit for their family situation.
There is also a prescription medication plan as well as vision care plans.
The medication/prescription plan require a deductible payment of $10, while generic/ no name brand medication require a deductible payment of $3.
The vision care plan provides members with partial reimbursement of vision exams, glasses, contact lenses.
All members of the New Jersey State police are required to retire at the age of 55.
The only exemption is the Superintendent.
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Natural Disaster 2b
In the world, there are many natural disasters that are changing our history. Earthquakes, Global Warming, and Euro Storms.
Earthquarkes cause much damage, and changes the lives of those caught in the rubble. In Chile, the quake stole around 700 lives, but there is sign of much life still there. The people there are living in chaos and the millitary and government have been issued to the country to deal with looters and curfew violators. Hospitals and doctors are in need of water and supplies.;_ylt=Asvgs.kkTmBm2Gg.uvDxPX.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNqYmlkcW5yBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMzAxL2x0X2NoaWxlX2VhcnRocXVha2UEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMyBHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNjaGlsZXRyb29wc3A--
Global Warming is hard to prove when you are going through a harsh winter like this, but scientist argue that the planet's heating is the cause of harshness. People do not believe that the planet's tempature is going up when this winter has brought so much snow and blizzard. Scientist continue to try to prove their case.
France and neighboring countries were hit by a storm that has changed the look of the land. Air traffic and other transportion have been delayed, houses are in high water, people are dead, missing, and injured. The French President toured the affected areas, and is saying that 4 million dollars will be used in aid.
These Natural Disasters are affecting the lives of everyone in the world. People are getting negative feedback from nature. Money is being spent. The future is going to be changed. Lives are being altered.
The Most important disaster is:
Global Warming. This is the fate of our planet. Ice caps melting, polar bears dying, and summers burning the skin. Global Warming needs to be taken care.
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Namba Inn 101 Ph124
Namba Inn 101 Ph124 is a good accommodation choice in Osaka.
The property is situated 2 km away from Shinsekai.
The rooms in Namba Inn 101 Ph124 come with Wi-Fi, a private safe, a personal computer, a trouser press and hi-fi.
Tsuribunedyaya Zauo Nanbahonten and Byakuan offer an assortment of dishes within 350 meters of the property.
Within a 5-minute walk guests will find Nippombashi train station.
There are a storage room and an elevator available on the premises.
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I want to be able to draw a bounding polygon and have my MapServer WMS layer return every feature within that bounding box. I have it working for a single point, but I would like for the query to return every single feature within a polygon. Is that possible with WMS GetFeatureInfo? I am using OpenLayers in Java with GWT. There is a bridge between Java and the OpenLayers JS.
• Did you ever get this working? I also have a wms layer that I would like to select items by bounding box. Thanks. – user3657279 Jan 7 '15 at 19:13
You cannot get information for features within a bbox using a WMS getFeatureInfo. Please have a look at the WMS reference for getFeatureInfo.
You will see that according to the standards, you can only pass in points, not a bbox.
Instead, you could use a getFeature Operation on the WFS service.
The BBOX parameter allows you to search for features that are contained (or partially contained) inside a box of user-defined coordinates. The format of the BBOX parameter is bbox=a1,b1,a2,b2wherea1, b1, a2, and b2 represent the coordinate values.
An example request involving returning features based on bounding box would be in the following format:
(Please note, that I have linked to the geoserver site, instead of the actual OGC standards, as the Geoserver website is far more readable than the OGC standards.)
This is not possible with the present GetFeatureInfo request specification, the argument is a single point of interest.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Independence Card
Hey Joe!
I just learned something you probably know. Maryland independence card offers a cash option! You can use your card at an ATM! A friend of mine works at North Walmart, and told me that a lady came in, bought 6 packs of gum in separate transactions at $1.03 each transaction, and collected $100 cash back each transaction from her Independence Card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then she used the cash to give $40 to her friend behind her for a poker game (they were very verbal), and bought a DVD player!!!!
Maryland Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Welcome to the Maryland EBT card website!
EBT stands for Electronic Benefits Transfer. The Maryland EBT Card is called the Independence Card. It is like a bank debit card that holds the Food Stamp and/or Cash benefits that are deposited into your EBT account each month. Once your benefits are deposited into your account, you can begin using them with your Independence Card. You can use your Independence Card at any store or ATM, in the United States, Guam and the Virgin Islands, displaying the Quest logo.
The Independence card is a safe and easy way to get and use your benefits. It’s safe - you can’t use your card without a PIN. And it’s easy - you can use it anywhere you see the Quest® logo, and every time you use your card, you get a receipt showing the amount of benefits left in your account.
You can use your card at the grocery store to spend your benefits and some grocery stores will give you cash back with your purchase. Before you begin your shopping, make sure that the store accepts the EBT Card and you know your 4 digit PIN.
What should I know about my Cash account?
• You can buy non-grocery items with your Cash benefits, such as cleaning products, pet food, and paper products.
• Some grocery stores will let you get cash from your cash account.
• You can get your Cash benefits from any ATM displaying the Quest logo.
• You may have to pay a surcharge at the ATM.
• You will receive 3 free cash withdrawals per month. Additional cash withdrawals will cost you $.85 each.
• Ongoing monthly benefits will be available from the 2nd through the 4th day of each month depending on the first letter of your last name. See the link to Issuance Schedules.
• You can use your Independence Card even if your Cash case is closed as long as you have benefits left in your account.
• Your benefits will be removed from your account if there has not been any financial activity (such as a cash purchase) on your account in the past 90 days. You will need to contact your local Maryland Department of Social Services office to have your benefits re-issued.
• If you would like your cash benefits deposited directly into your bank account, contact your local EBT Office.
How do I use my card at the ATM?
• Insert your card into the ATM.
• Enter your PIN.
• Press the button for WITHDRAWAL.
• Press the button for CHECKING.
• Enter the dollar amount.
• If the ATM screen tells you that a surcharge will be charged and you do not want to pay it, cancel the transaction by pressing the CANCEL button and try another ATM.
• Press the button for CORRECT to go on if the amount is right, or CANCEL to stop if the amount is wrong.
Independence Card Pamphlet HERE
If you do not use your benefit on the card, you can carry it to next month. If you are no longer eligible for benefits you can use the card as long as the money is on there!!! Can you say Disney World????
Canton said...
Witnessed two #1 Females purchase 2 bushels of crabs at a seafood store on Old Ocean City Road whilst I scoured the fish cooler for some bargain white fish. America is a great place!
Canton said...
....with their respective Independence Cards!
Carrie said...
i thought you had to have a cash benefit allowance, some people arnt able to do that that i know of.
Smallsbury_Steak said...
It's ironic that it's called the INDEPENDENCE card while the people using it are completely DEPENDENT on the tax payers of the U.S.!
McGruff said...
You know, they've done so much to 'de-stigmatize' welfare that it has removed any pings of conscience from the transaction.
The thing I can't understand is how ANYBODY could think this is a good thing to do to people.
The so-called 'stigma' of being on the public dole was the biggest incentive to get a job and get off of it.
Now they practically chase people down the street trying to get them signed up.
Not that they have to, with people pouring across our borders and going straight to the welfare line.
It just makes me want to barf.
Robin said...
someone needs to change this!!!!
Mim said...
First of all I am not saying what these people did or are doing is right. The money should be used to buy things you really need, like food and clothing or to pay your rent, electric, gas bills. I don't think you should be able to be on welfare forever. I think "welfare checks" and food stamps should be there to help people get back on their feet, not prop them up forever.
And I know there are plenty of people who abuse the system.
However - An Independence Card is not just for food stamps, it is also for AFDC (Aide to Families with Dependent Children)payments and in some cases Child Support Payments.
Years ago if you were enrolled in the AFDC program you would get a paper check which you would take to the bank, cash just like any other check, and then the money is yours to spend however you want. So being able to "withdraw" money from your account is not really any different. This is not a "new" thing, it has been like this for years.
You can only "take out" as much money as you have on your account.
You can not "over draw" an independence card. There is a limit and you can not exceed it.
As for carrying the balance forward, if I have 13 cents left on my card at the end of February I should be able to use that money in March. Do you know how hard it is to spend exactly 13 cents? People that depend on that money do not carry large balances on their accounts from month to month. People that abuse the system withdraw or spend that money right away so that nobody can see their balance is getting higher.
And as for using the money after my benefits expire - If I get my benefits on the 4th of the month, get a job on the 6th and my benefits stop on the 7th I should be able to keep the money I got on the 4th to help me make it to my first paycheck from my new job which I probably would not get for at least 2 weeks.
There are no restrictions on what you can and/or cannot buy with the "cash account" on an Independence Card. Should there be? Probably. But who gets to decide what you can and can not buy? What is a neccessity for me might not be for you.
With Food Stamps there are some restrictions. You have to buy food items. You can not get "cash back" from your food stamp account. The food can not be cooked or "prepared" ahead of time. So that bushel of crabs is perfectly legal as long as they were not cooked. If that person really needs food stamps are there better ways they could be spending that money? Yes. But technically they were not doing anything wrong.
The fact is that a lot of people that get food stamps and/or AFDC need the money to pay for the bare necessities of life. The money they receive does not even last until the 15th of the month much less the end or into the next one. Many of them are going through a temporary set back of losing a job, medical problems, divorce or any other number of things.
Yes there are a lot of people who abuse the system. And to somebody who does not know the details it looks like some of these people may be abusing the system. But maybe those purchases were for a special occasion or a "once in a blue moon" splurge that would not happen on a regular basis. It is very easy for us to judge other people.
Just think what other people are thinking about you!
Robin said...
I just talked to someone who works at Food Lion and was told that epople withdraw it and buy lottery tickets with it..apparrently this was originally meant for diapers, etc, but why not do like WIC does..WIC approved....or EBT approved..I have a flex-spend card for my health insurance at work..this is MY money taken from MY paycheck, and it is monitored closely. If one penny is unaccounted for then my card if FROZEN! ..and thsi is MY MONEY..not a grant, loan, or government assistance. If they require the money to be accounted for this would be of great benefit...showing diapers purchased, etc..there has to be a way
pop pop said...
If you need to purchase a special occasion or once in a blue moon item here is your answer.
Canton said...
@ Mim,
You sound like a very reasonable person by what you stated in your post and your facts are correct. I most especially agree that this should be temporary and not used to 'prop them up forever'. To that end I can support in concept. However, what was good in concept has become a way of life for far too many...that is the part that must stop.
Oh, by the way, BOTH bushels of crabs were steaming when they exited the store!
Robin said...
Hey..I have family who abused the uncle is no longer alive, but he was a classic. When anyone asked "How is Doug?" My dad always said he's working for government..that's where he draws his check from, so that must be where he works. I get a check from where I work, so he must be doing the same...hehehe. Goooo Pop-Pop!
milkrunner said...
Also if you ever get child support the state takes back the money they gave you before you get any support
Daddio said...
The "safety net" is fast becoming a "hammock"
Time to cut the strings ...
groundrush said...
I was behind a woman at Wal-Mart. She had steak and shrimp and all kind of nice good eating food on the checkout. She was dressed real well. gold everywhere. I had bread hot dogs and ground beef on my check out. She pulled out an Independence card to pay for her food. She probably loaded it in an Excursion. My tax dollars at work. Yourwelcome lady!
lastword said...
1:31 PM
One of the rare intelligent posts.
Robin said...
So, who do we contact about this one? Senators? I guarantee you 90% of Marylanders are clueless about this. We just accept it, tuck our tails between our legs, and keep forking over the taxes from our PAYCHECKS! I am trying to raise 2 children without child support (still in the works but it has been 8 months) and cannot get assistance...It's not like I make $20/hour. With childcare this is nearly impossible! How do we change this one? Any ideas? I thought it was supposed to be there for those of us who NEED it for daily necessities...I can't even get reduced lunches for the kdis at school!!!!!!!!!! They brown-bag it, which is cheaper than paying the $2 per child per day, and healthier too, so that is fine with me, but I did not qualify for food stamps or energy assistance. Seriously, who do I contact?
Al in Fenwick said...
I challenge anyone who has commented that is a Government employee to please identify themselves. The Private sector also provides funding to this group. Where do we stop in telling others what to spend whatever income they receive? If they should not receive it, it is not their fault. Your elected officials make the decision as to who gets aid.
Some may be behind some commenters in this group using a Federal Credit Union card to pay for their goods. Is that wrong too?
I'm just suggesting that empathy may be more appropriate when you see something, don't know the circumstances, and see the work Independence on their DEBIT card.
lastword said...
9:02 PM
Hey, another one. Good job.
Robin said...
@ Al..I am not a government employee, and this is all news to me..I learned something, i was astonished, and I commented..freedom of speech, right? Well... Instead of wondering when stop telling them how to spend my earned money, why not wonder when we START telling them how to spend my money and yours? Are you saying that as long as they qualify that they can spend it unconditionally? That is what this cash back thing is allowing right? There should be accountability required to show how the money is spent, and if it is spent on electronics, steamed crabs, etc...then disqualify the benefits. Use it right or lose it. I'm not suggesting the entire program be dropped, but stop the bleeding...and it seems as though there is one heck of a bleed going on here...amen? The program obviously was put into force with good intentions..ever heard the saying "the road to hell was paved with good intentions?"
lastword said...
9:01 PM
Robin said...
You don't think the idea of getting a job like the 2:51 was intelligent? taking care of your own is primal..of course maybe not intelligent..hmmmmm maybe we're stupid for actually poking our noses out the door in the freezing weather or 100 degree heat to go to work emptying other's trash to make a living, paving roads so people who are receiving the cash back benefit can put gas in their car to drive on them. All the while others get paid to stay inside. God Bless the Child who has his OWN! I am proud to be stupid then! and if that's what people want to think of me, then I'd rather be a trash collecting employee, service person, burger flipper, roof layer, teacher, construction worker, watermen or anything else making my own way than to be known as the one who "worked for the government" like my Uncle did! I loved him, but did not respect him. That's what I see!
lastword said...
10:16 PM
You just don't get it and I'm too tired to explain.
You sound as if you may be a little tired as well. G'night
Karen said...
I live in Delaware (Sussex County). I was laid off from a company in Salisbury, MD on 10/24/08. My Maryland UI benefits ran out on 5/4/10!
I have been searching for jobs that I am physically able to do but to no avail, I still have not found one.
I went to Sussex County (Laurel's) Social Service Office and applied for Medicaid, Food Stamps and TANF. Because I do not have children, I could only receive Medicaid and Food Stamps. At the time, my husband was on a Seasonal Lay Off so our Food Stamp amount was a big help. Delaware does not have an "Independence Card"! As soon as my husband went back to work, they dropped my Medicaid and lowered the Food Stamp monthly benefit. This, I was expecting, yet the Medicaid? I am a Type 2 Diabetic and so is my husband. They expect you to eat right but yet fresh fruits and vegetables are not cheap...You ALL know that!
These states need to realign the guidelines in which we live in today. They need to lower the limitations regarding "Poverty" level.
@MIM, If the Independence Card is given to those who receive "Child Support Payments", then the State of Maryland NEEDS to have 2 cards. One for STRICTLY CS and the other for Food Stamps and strictly monitored. I cannot receive cash back off of my EBT card in Delaware!
I have a lot of issues with the way that the State of MD "creates" these policies and regulations!!
The people that KNOW how to abuse the system will continue to do so! All this, while all MD Taxpayers are having their hard EARNED tax dollars not being spent properly.
There is A LOT of work that needs to be done to the "welfare" system for quite a few states.
This "Independence Card" that the State of MD issues is a JOKE! Period!
Kekey said...
“Ignorance is bliss”~ Most of you that have made comments about the welfare system in relation to “scamming taxpayers” are obviously too narrow minded to think of the large portion of military families that use this service. Even though you may consider yourself a good example of living the American dream, we are still at war and there were heroes that had planned to be alive today to care for their families. Do you realize that the bases/forts are now apart of the real world by establishing privatized housing? Did you know that due to inflation across the nation makes living off base more affordable? Can a Purple Heart be cashed in for a more stable life for a now without a significant other? There will always be a party that will attempt to abuse the system just like a priest in a Catholic church or a dirty cop. If you’re going to add your pathetic two cents, then make sure you come correct with the statistics that will provide accountability for the rest of the ninety-eight. I am simply trying to prevent you from making yourself 'appear' stupid. Do not further prove me correct by trying to come up with a outwitting rebuttal .
Anonymous said...
And just for the record the people who recieve assistance in the state of Md have to show proof of what they will be using the money for they go through a whole process and i know because they have helped me. And just for the record i work hard for mine always have but its not enough to make ends meet so if your mad because you do not get assistance then get off your high and mighty ass and go apply and stop complaining about people trying to make ends meet for their family
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Avoiding the Hedonic Treadmill: designing a sustainable employee engagement strategy
14 December 2017
The concept of the “Hedonic Treadmill” is well established amongst psychologists, but what lessons can HR draw from it in relation to improving employee engagement and productivity?
The Hedonic Treadmill sounds like something plucked out of the pages of a comic book but, essentially, it is the tendency to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite significant changes caused by life events.
To put it another way, everyone has a set level of happiness or satisfaction. Some people are naturally happy; others are more melancholic. While we all have default settings, those default settings are not all the same. Positive or negative events might shift the default setting up or down, but after a period of time the happiness level will revert to where it was before.
For example, when something positive happens, such as a promotion, happiness levels increase. Similarly, when something negative happens, such as losing a job, happiness levels decrease. However, as time goes on, happiness levels return to the original default level. The reason for this is that once someone achieves a goal or enough time passes, we adapt and “acclimatise” to the new situation, causing it to become the norm. This is the case regardless of whether it is a positive or negative event.
Statisticians might call it “reversion to the mean”. Economists might talk about the “law of diminishing returns”.
Is reversion to the mean inevitable?
In 1987, Brickman, Coates and Janoff-Bulman published their study called: ‘Lottery winners and accident victims: is happiness relative?’. They conducted an experiment which studied the levels of happiness between people who won large sums of money from the lottery and people who had become paralysed in accidents. It revealed that after an extended period of time neither group appeared to be happier than the other. Despite the initial strong positive or negative reaction to the event, both groups reverted to their set level of happiness. This suggests that, whatever happens, after a time we consistently return to a default level of happiness.
But reversion to the mean is not inevitable. A study by Fujita and Diener looked at a large group of Germans for 17 years and found that for 24% of them, their levels of happiness changed significantly from the first five years to the last five years. So it does appear to be possible to change an individual’s level of happiness for good.
What can we learn from this when designing initiatives to engage a workforce?
The internet is full of articles highlighting the costs of employee disengagement (see the following examples, Low engagement costs UK businesses £60 billion a year; Disengaged retail workforce costs UK £628 million a year; Employers count the cost of disengaged employees; The hard cost of disengaged employees). Although many of these are hyperbolic, there is a kernel of truth in all of them: disengaged employees cost businesses money.
Oswald, Proto and Sgroi from the University of Warwick conducted an experiment which found that people who were happy in the workplace were on average 12% more productive than those who were not. In the workplace, happiness and engagement are largely synonymous. People work harder and better when they are happier.
But do happy individuals lead to a happy team? Possibly. Having common goals and collaborating on finding solutions creates a sense of achievement when that team is successful. This can positively impact on team effectiveness which in turn ‘feeds’ the happiness of individuals, creating a virtuous circle.
Teams made up of diverse thinking individuals are usually more successful because they benefit from multiple viewpoints. However, this can create the potential for conflict as much as the potential for success.
There is no magic wand to engage a workforce. One-size-fits-all engagement strategies never work because every workplace – and every person within it – is so different. Leaders and line managers need to understand their employees’ natural tendencies and feelings so that efforts can be tailored appropriately.
Helping employees develop and fuel their own productivity can generate more constant motivations for individuals. When crafting job roles, ensure there is room for internal motivators like autonomy, purpose and mastery (the three key internal motivators identified by Dan Pink in Drive, and, arguably, what Maslow was referring to by “self-actualisation” in his famous hierarchy of needs). To make this work, however, trust must be at the heart of an organisation’s culture.
Generous benefits, such as lavish Christmas parties and free food, will go some way towards keeping staff happy. But as soon as staff start to expect these benefits, they are no longer a motivator – this is what Brickman, Coats and Janoff-Bulman proved in their study of lottery winners. Employers should think less about just giving staff “stuff”, but instead think about what those staff will do with the things you offer them and the impact it will have on their lives.
Benefits and engagement activities that focus on self-growth and self-development (such as gym memberships, mindfulness sessions, charitable activities or subsidised education) are less likely to fall prey to the law of diminishing returns and avoid the Hedonic Treadmill.
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Title: How to Draw Teary Cartoon Eyes
Drawing cartoons can be a fun and creative outlet. One common feature in cartoons is teary eyes, which can convey various emotions such as sadness, joy, or even exhaustion. This tutorial will guide you through the process of drawing teary cartoon eyes in a simple yet engaging way.
**Step 1: Understand the Basics**
Before we start, let's understand that there are two main types of tear ducts in cartoon eyes - visible and invisible. Visible tear ducts are more realistic but still maintain the simplicity of cartoons, while invisible ones give a more stylized look. We'll cover both methods here.
**Step 2: Sketch an Outline**
Start by sketching a basic circle for the eye shape. Don't worry about making it perfect; rough sketches allow for easier adjustments later. If you want a closed eye, draw a line across the center of the circle to represent the eyelid.
**Step 3: Define the Iris and Pupil (for open eyes)**
Within your outlined circle, draw another smaller circle intersecting the first one-this creates the iris. Now, fill in a smaller circle within the iris-this is the pupil. These define where your character is looking.
**Step 4: Create Tear Ducts (Visible Method)**
To create visible tear ducts, simply add two short curved lines at the inner corner of each eye. They should angle slightly downwards towards the nose. Connect these with a straight line, forming a triangle shape. Color this area differently to indicate tears welling up.
**Key Tip:** Make sure the size and curvature of the triangles match the roundness of the eyes for realism and balance.
**Step 5: Show Falling Tears**
For falling tears, extend thin lines from the bottom corners of the eyes. Curve them gently downward to suggest movement. Add small oval shapes along these lines to depict individual drops.
**Guideline:** The number and length of tears depend on the intensity of emotion you wish to portray.
**Step 6: Depict Streaming Tears (Visibile Method)**
If you want to show streaming tears instead of single droplets, continue those tear lines further down the cheek. Remember to taper them off gradually so they appear natural. Shade underneath the extended lines to indicate wetness.
**Step 7: Hide Tear Ducts (Invisible Method)**
For hidden tear ducts, simply skip Step 4. Instead, when adding tears in Steps 5 & 6, keep the base of the tear close to the inner edge of the eye without explicitly showing the tear duct opening.
**Step 8: Refine Your Drawing**
Erase unnecessary guides and clean up any smudges or unintentional marks. Strengthen the remaining lines to make them clearer and more defined.
**Step 9: Add Emotion**
Finally, bring life to your drawing by exaggerating certain features according to the intended emotion. For instance, wide-open eyes often signify surprise or fear, while narrowed eyes might mean anger or suspicion. Similarly, extra-long tears could imply intense sorrow or happiness.
Remember, practice makes perfect! Keep practicing until you feel comfortable creating different expressions using teary cartoon eyes. Happy drawing!
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On March 27 during Women’s History Month we celebrate Muslim Women Day. Muslim women in the UK are one of the most marginalised groups in the country. Out of all religious groups, Muslim women are least likely to find employment. This is in conjunction with the EU ruling against the hijab further restricting Muslims women’s participation in public life. More disturbingly this trend has manifested in violent physical attacks on the streets where Muslim women have reported having their hijabs ripped off and being dragged to the pavement. The Brexit result, Trump’s Presidential election and the Westminster attack has exacerbated the climate of suspicion and racism of which Muslim women bear the brunt. Now more than ever it is important to stand in solidarity with Muslim women.
The horrific attack on parliament last week should have been the opportunity for mainstream media outlets and politicians to come together not only in commemoration of the victims but to stand together against the Muslim blaming that quickly emerged. An example of this was when a photo of a Muslim woman at the scene of the attack went viral unleashing vitriolic Islamophobia.
Within 30 minutes of the attack, ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson (aka Stephen Lennon) was on the scene claiming Islam was responsible. The evidence shows the perpetrator Khalid Masood acted alone, he was not tied to any one group.
Whilst many politicians and media broadcasters have correctly condemned the attack they chose not to condemn the Islamophobia that erupted in its aftermath. The BBC’s Andrew Neil was commended for his impassioned speech against terrorism, yet not once did he call for standing against racism and Islamophobia nor did he make the pertinent point that terrorism belongs to no faith or ideology.
The Prime Minister Theresa May has scarcely been better in defending Muslims. She has been voted as ‘Islamophobe of the year’ by human rights advocacy group Islamic Human Rights Commission for her support of the controversial anti-extremism programme Prevent — a programme allegedly designed to combat extremism. Data shows that Muslims — who only make up 5 percent of the national population — are targeted in the vast majority of cases. In throwing her weight behind an initiative that stigmatises Muslims and has been used to curtail civil liberties — May gives credence to the lie that Muslims do pose a threat to people’s security.
Attacks against Muslims — in particular against Muslim women — have not come from nowhere. Salma Yaqoob the anti-war campaigner from Birmingham wrote last year:
A whole industry has been created to promote Islamophobia and anti-Muslim prejudice
For over a decade Muslims have been vilified as the enemy within. Following every terrorist attack where the perpetrator is Muslim, Muslims across the world are expected to condemn these attacks and are often blamed for them. However guilt by association was not applied to all white Christian men when Anders Breivik the Norwegian mass murderer went on his rampage killing 11 people in 2011. Breivik drew inspiration from fascists including the EDL. Despite his affinity to violent, fascist groups, Breivik was described as a ‘lone wolf’ or ‘mentally ill’. This undermined his penchant for violence but it also stigmatised those with mental health problems.
The promotion of Islamophobia has become normalised to such a degree that when attacks against mosques are reported, when Muslim women are physically attacked, when school children are targeted for their faith, or when an elderly man like Mohammed Saleem is brutally murdered by a Neo-Nazi terrorist there is very little denunciation from mainstream press outlets and politicians. This inconsistency is galling. When the perpetrator is a Muslim all the newspapers and broadcasters scream ‘Islamist terror.’ When the perpetrator is a white man he is acting alone or mentally unstable.
Muslim politicians have not been exempt from the Islamophobic backlash. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has previously said: ‘Islamophobia has passed the dinner table test.’
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been subject to a vile racist campaign from his opponent Zac Goldsmith in part aided by the London Evening Standard by frequently implying Sadiq Khan had links to terrorists. Salma Yaqoob has faced similar abuse during her time as a Councillor and as an anti-war campaigner.
It is therefore hardly surprising to discover that in 2015 reports there was a 326% rise in anti-Muslim incidents followed by another spike after the Brexit and London Mayoral campaigns. Tell MAMA reports the surge in anti-Muslim attacks has left many Muslim women in fear of conducting their daily business.
Sexism and Islamophobia has also been fueled by Trump’s election. His decision to impose a ‘Muslim ban’, curtail women’s access to lifesaving abortion services and his misogyny exemplified in the infamous ‘p****-grabbing’ video have fostered an unwelcome environment for women, Muslims and *Black people.
Many of the attacks against women following Trump’s election have seen many Muslim women reporting having had their hijabs ripped off. Many African American women received death threats in the street by white men calling them n***** b**** and others shouting similar abuse adding: “Trump is going to deport you back to Africa.”
Attacks against Muslim women is not limited to the UK and the USA. It is exhibited across many countries as the EU ruling against Muslim women wearing the hijab at work illustrates. France, Belgium and the Netherlands have successfully imposed restrictions on Muslim women’s dress. France has attempted to ban the burkini last year, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has also called for a ban on the burqa. This chorus demanding restrictions in women’s attire is echoed by the far-right. UKIP has called for a ban on the veil in the UK. Gilbert Collard, an MP for the Rassemblement Bleu Marine, which supports Marine Le Pen’s Front National, claimed the ruling was an endorsement for FN. “Even the ECJ votes Marine,” he wrote on Twitter.
There is a strange irony in claiming Muslims pose a unique threat to society therefore we must invest state resources to restrict women’s choice of dress.
The attacks on Muslim women’s dress is compounded by the lack of opportunities available to them in the job market in the UK. The Women and Equalities Committee found they are three times as likely to be unemployed corresponding with the figure that only 35% of women of working age are in employment. The Committee also stressed the role of Islamophobia and discrimination in the recruitment process as a contributing factor to the high unemployment rate.
Racism and sexism are tried and tested methods of division and distraction. These tactics of distraction are more important now from the swinging Conservative axe that is making deep cuts to public services and jobs. These tactics are no different from Trump’s administration who have no answers for a stagnant economy and high unemployment rates.
An important opportunity has arisen to stand against sexism and racism on 20 May with the Women’s March Against Trumpism in Birmingham. An anti choice coalition labelled March for Life is assembling in Birmingham’s city centre to promote their extremist anti-choice, and anti-women views. March for Life includes groups that protest outside abortion clinics with graphic images, they are homophobic, and offer women misleading information through crisis pregranacy centres that lie about the effects of abortion.
Seeing as one in three women will have an abortion in her lifetime and that according to the recent YouGov poll, 92% of the British public agree a woman should have the right to choose, and that abortion is legal in this country, March for Life’s gathering is unnecessary and against most people’s beliefs. At worst it would be extremely upsetting for some people shopping or going about their business on a Saturday in Birmingham city centre.
Concerns have also been raised about links the anti-choice movement has to the far right. Jim Dowson from March for Life’s partner organisation Youth Defence, was a member of the BNP & the “ideological guru” of Britain First.
Furthermore March for Life styles its anti-choice politics on that of the American model now spear-headed by America’s Vice-President Mike Pence who was a guest speaker at the March for Life rally in Washington where he attended and passed on greetings from President Donald Trump. Pence is an ardent anti-choice Republican: he sponsored extreme anti-abortion legislation in Congress, he promised to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade and he was also responsible for the huge expansion of the global gag rule.
It is important for all progressives to attend this demonstration. Women’s groups, Muslim groups, LGBT groups, trade unionists, MPs, Councillors, students — people from all walks of life are invited to show a united front against Trumpism.
Let us take inspiration from the 3 million strong Women’s March against Trump in the States that opposed both racism and sexism recognising that women, Black people, Muslims, immigrants and Latin Americans were at the forefront of Trump’s attacks. The lead organisers of the Women’s March were three women, one of whom was a Palestinian Muslim, another was African American and the final organiser was Latin American. Diversity is our strength!
Reject the toxic brand of sexism, racism and bigotry advocated by March for Life who finds its inspiration in Trump’s administration.
*Black is being used in this instance to describe people of African-Caribbean and Asian descent
Rashida Islam, Abortion Rights Executive Committee
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I'm not a great fan of simply providing links to other websites even though they often have useful information. I'm working on the assumption that anyone who has found my blog is probably already aware of:
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so I don't go out of my way to recommend specific articles on these sites - but just to say that often they are excellent.
Websites showing photography is another matter - often it's luck to discover some of these, usually made by ammateur or semi-professional photographers and now and again I will recommend one.
Here's another photographer for your enjoyment, Brian Ellis, primarily a large format black and white photographer. Note some of the nice images shot around his own house and the lack of 'grand lanscapes' in general.
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# Proof without Words: Squares of Triangular Numbers
by Roger B. Nelsen (Lewis and Clark College)
Mathematics Magazine
June, 1990
Subject classification(s): Geometry and Topology | Geometric Proof | Numbers and Computation | Patterns and Sequences | Number Patterns
Applicable Course(s): 3.7 Discrete Math | 4.1 Introduction to Proofs | 4.10 Math for High School Teachers
The author proves visually that the square of the $n$th triangular number equals the sum of the cubes of the first $n$ positive integers.
A pdf copy of the article can be viewed by clicking below. Since the copy is a faithful reproduction of the actual journal pages, the article may not begin at the top of the first page.
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Dare to dream big together! Motivation.
This week I was thinking a lot about what gives me the fire to compete and to go after my goals. I began thinking about an experience a long time ago when I was a high school athlete playing field hockey and how it shaped my drive as an athlete. What happened to me is an example of why we need to raise our children to challenge themselves but also to support others in reaching towards success. There is no need in life to put others down or to belittle someone else’s dreams of reaching success. We all have different paths to success and we should all work our hardest to lift each other up. What happened to me and to my friend is something that occurs on a regular basis in schools on the sports field, locker rooms, classrooms and even in life as adults.
Every summer our school would invite prospective team members to field hockey camp for one week during the summer. Field hockey camp was a place to work on your skills on the field and to spend time practicing with the players who would hopefully be your teammates in the fall. We were all there to learn and practice the same skills and to learn to work cohesively with each other to be a successful team. While each player must master skills on their own it is the power of how the team works together on the field that will bring success on game day. Individual players while shining with their own skills will not find success if they cannot pass the ball and work plays together on the field.
Camp was going well I thought and I was excited about the upcoming season and trying out for the Varsity team. I had already been on JV for a year or two at this point and was hoping to move up. What happened next at camp made a lasting impression on me. We were having down time in our cabin, a break between practice sessions and were all hanging out together. I am not sure why it was said but in passing one of the older players in a conversation with me and a friend casually told us, “You will never have a chance to make the Varsity Team. You just aren’t good enough.” At that point I said nothing. I was extremely hurt but couldn’t respond. This comment was blunt and stung like a knife. I was working just as hard as the others and so was my friend. This comment was made at a time when no coaches were present and only one other older player was close enough within earshot. It was a comment that was meant to hurt and meant to break our confidence. It was a comment that was meant to belittle. I don’t think I spoke of this to anyone until I was much older but it did eat away at me. I chewed on what this girl had said and it made me feel uncomfortable on the field at practice because I did not feel supported as a team member. Why was this said?
In the short term this one small comment hurt me emotionally but in the long term what was said that day ignited a spark within me to prove that I was strong and that no one could control the outcome of my success. We live in a culture that sometimes promotes putting others down in order to gain personal success. It happens even as adults where comments can be made or actions that try to make others feel as though they are not good enough. This culture is spread through our generations if it is what we teach our children and if we allow this kind of negative intimidation to occur. We need to teach our children to compete and to challenge each other but also to cheer each other on. We will be stronger individuals if we work collectively to strengthen each other. As adults we need to support each others challenges but also each others dreams.
I never did make the Varsity team but I did play my heart out on the Junior Varsity Team that year. I could have let that comment from a senior varsity player break me down but instead it is something that I think about sometimes and then I realize that I can achieve what I set my mind to. Life may throw obstacles in the way but we should not let negative comments or actions be the determining factor to the outcome of our dreams.
Don’t let anyone else stand in the way of what you want. Negative comments directed at you may come from a place of insecurity. Instead challenge each other to work hard and to achieve your very best together. Share your motivation and dare to dream!
Have you ever been discouraged due to someone else’s negativity and unsupportive nature? How did you deal with that situation?
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The Awesome Florida BMX Series - Orlando Highlights
Florida is weird but the scene is tight
18 Jan 2017
Video by RideBMX
Florida has always had a strong bmx scene from all the riders to companies like Profile and Sparky's. So it only makes sense that they would have an awesome contest series, Fudger from Ride made it down to check it out in person. From the Jones's Trey, Gabe, and Jesco shredding the park to 6 year olds all the way to 50 year olds all having fun and shredding it up.
A Ten Minute Mix
The Frankfurt Peg Boss
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• CommentAuthorAndrew Stacey
• CommentTimeOct 26th 2010
(Sort of a follow-up to teaching category theory)
I just taught my students about the minimum polynomial of a linear transformation (in case anyone’s interested, the notes are here, lecture 20). When I was thinking how best to explain the whole idea, it struck me that this is an example of how category theory makes it clearer what’s really going on. I shan’t bore anyone with lots of details, but I thought some might be interested in a real live example of teaching using category theory, so here’s the brief outline:
1. Polynomials are examples of “functions without domains” - like certain other “functions”, they don’t seem to need a particular domain to make sense.
2. Where do they make sense? Anywhere where there’s a sensible notion of addition, scaling, and multiplication.
3. In particular, linear transformations of a vector space to itself.
4. Why is this interesting? Knowledge! If we know $p(t)$ and we know $T$ then we know $p(T)$ so we can combine our knowledge of polynomials together with our knowledge of a particular linear transformation to get knowledge of a whole ream of other linear transformations.
At which point we go in to trying to figure out how many things we can know about and that leads us to minimum polynomials.
The point I’m trying to make is that teaching category theory doesn’t have to involve teaching Category Theory. Just because I never said “natural transformation”, “category”, or “functor” doesn’t make those concepts any less prevalent in what I say.
Anyway, I thought some here might find that interesting.
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• CommentAuthorTim_Porter
• CommentTimeOct 26th 2010
I always found that students seemed to like that sort of approach. It relates to the ’analogy’ theme that I have mentioned several time. You appeal to analogy and can even introduce the idea that if it works it is good and it if does not work, but we can see why, that is good as well!
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• CommentAuthorTodd_Trimble
• CommentTimeOct 26th 2010
I firmly believe that this “sneaky” way of introducing proto-categorical ideas is good pedagogy. When I was teaching, I would routinely do this in, for example, introductory analysis courses where one has to manipulate sets and subsets and logical formulae; I would sneak in adjunctions between posets and the Yoneda lemma (without saying the words) whenever they seemed worthwhile as a general yoga. (In graduate analysis courses at Loyola, I would do more along the lines of universal properties, but again usually without mentioning natural transformations. The better students would realize what I was up to!)
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