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Man, oh man! Our new Roomba Discovery Robot Vacuum just arrived. Yah, I'm that excited about a robot that can vacuum. The Discovery might just be the robot hobbyist's robotic platform of choice (more on that later) but here's the short review, some photos and a video of our new dirt sucking clean-bot.
The Roomba Discovery Robotic Vacuum is the 3rd and latest generation of robotic vacuums from iRobot, and it?s practically an entirely new unit, from packaging to performance. (If you want to know more about iRobot, check our interview with Helen Greiner, Chairman and Co-founder of iRobot, Corp.) It?s one of the few devices that does exactly what you?d expect?vacuum robotically?and it does it surprisingly well. Nothing will replace that super charged Dyson for thick shag carpeting, but for my pad, the Roomba zips around the hardwood floors every couple days and picks up the bits of dust, solder, wires, parts, and other bits of robots and gear underfoot. It?s kind of like the robot version of the detail that cleans up the battle-wounded after a skirmish.
Compared to the previous generations of the Roomba, the Discovery has 3 times the direct storage, better edge cleaning, longer cleaning times (up to two hours), faster charging (three hours), a new spot clean mode, improved dirt detection for better cleaning, and perhaps the coolest (or at least the most convenient) feature yet, it self docks when it needs to be recharged.
Our first running tests lead us to believe the AI (as well as most of the Roomba?s hardware) has been substantially updated, for the better, too. It?s even quieter than the past Roombas.
Here?s a video (Windows Media) of the auto-docking in action. It?s bizarre that it?s worked each time without a hitch, unlike the Aibo, which often seems to miss its charging station.
It did a great job in a house with hardwood floors, an organic cat + dog and a dozen or so robots. In corners it has a brush that whips in dirt (for the folks who asked).
The Discovery comes with two virtual walls to stop it from going in to other places it shouldn?t, like the robot room (can?t have the Roomba witness it?s Franken-vac fate quite yet!). On a side note, I?m pretty sure you can make your own virtual walls, once I tinker around a bit we?ll post a How-To on it.
Here are some photos of the Discovery Robotic Vacuum, from unpacking to in-action. I also mounted our hacked camera to take time lapse photos from the view of the Roomba; we?ll cover all that in a future article.
In the last photo, there?s a port. This is big news. We haven?t started poking around with it yet, but we suspect there?s a lot of fun to be had, and when we figure it out, you?ll find it here first. With previous generations of Roomba, we mounted a Tablet PC to the unit, so we?re thinking there could be a lot tighter integration besides the IR control we used before.


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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board will begin its 2006 inspections of registered public accounting firms in May. In connection with the inspections, the Board today released a statement regarding its approach to inspections of the firms' audits of internal control over financial reporting.
"A key emphasis of the 2006 inspections will be the efficiency of the firms' performance of audits of internal control over financial reporting," said PCAOB Acting Chairman Bill Gradison. "As part of PCAOB's efforts to improve the cost-effectiveness of these audits, our inspectors, as they go into the field, will be making a focused effort to ascertain that auditors have achieved the objectives described in the Board's internal control auditing standard with the least expenditure of effort and resources."
Portions of the 2006 inspections will examine how well the firms implemented the Board's guidance of May 16, 2005, which was supplemented by the Board's November 30, 2005, report on the initial implementation of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2. Specifically, inspectors will evaluate:
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If you are a Marketplace expert, I need your help.
Beau started a new job in January. Yay. So we have United Healthcare through his job. Yay.
Except they won't cover my birth control (I use the generic patch), and they won't cover my Pentasa (what I take for Crohn's).
Beau is going through the appeals process on my birth control. We've paid for it out-of-pocket twice now, $85 the first time and $100 the second.
We just found out today that they won't cover Pentasa, when we tried to pick it up after work.
There is not a generic version of Pentasa.
United Healthcare thinks I should discuss other prescription options with my gastroenterologist. They listed several alternatives.
I've been taking Pentasa since I was about 10. I'm almost 28.
So we're about to start yet another appeals process to get my Pentasa covered. In the meantime, I am without drugs to maintain my incurable disease that is already not very happy right now. But it's much better when I take my Pentasa two times a day like my doctor prescribed.
But we're also trying to figure out if I can apply for my own health insurance via the Marketplace, even if Beau's company provides health insurance. So if any of you are Marketplace experts, I could use your help.
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Q: Esconder opção do select quando ela for igual a opção já escolhida Tenho um select que possui duas options:
Tamanho, Cor.
Quando eu seleciono Tamanho, ao clicar novamente no meu select, ainda mostra como opção o Tamanho.
Gostaria de retirar ele e deixar disponivel apenas o outro, pois esse já foi selecionado.
Tentei essa lógica:
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  formControlName="tipo" class="browser-default custom-select">
  <option class="dropdown-item" selected>{{item.value.tipo || 'Tipo da Variação'}}</option>
  <option [hidden]="item.value.tipo === tipoVariacao.valor" *ngFor="let tipoVariacao of tiposvariacoes;let j = index"
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Q: Bad git pull creates invalid remote tracking branch In my workplace, we just moved to Git for revision control after more than 10 years of using Source Safe (yay!). I now have to support our engineers in their learning of the new tool. It is important to note that we are all using the GitExtensions UI under Windows.
A couple of colleagues did the following (from the UI):

*

*clone the central repository (origin)

*create a new local branch (A) based on the main develop branch

*create commits on the A branch

*while having that A branch still checked out, they (mistakenly) did a pull of the main develop branch into their A branch

Here is what the UI of GitExtensions looks like when we do a pull (I sadly cannot post screen grabs from work):

Pull from: origin
Local branch: A
Remote branch: develop
Merge option: Merge remote branch into current branch
(Pull button is then pressed)

Here is what the command log of GitExtensions reveals it did for the pull:
git pull --progress "origin" +refs/heads/develop:refs/remotes/origin/A

After that command, the users saw a new origin/A remote tracking branch appear in their history, while we confirmed no branch A is present on origin.
I looked at the git pull manual to try and understand what happened, but I still cannot understand if what we are seeing is a GitExtensions bug or an misunderstanding on our part of what git pull should do.
Anyone can help me figure out what is happening here?
Thanks in advance
Edit
I know that pulling the remote develop branch into the local A branch does not make sense and I know how to resolve the situation by deleting the remote tracking branch. What I really want is to understand the logic behind the origin/A remote tracking branch being created in the first place, since no A branch was ever present on origin.
Thanks

A: It's hard to say whether this is a GitExtensions bug or not.  In corporate environments, it's very unusual (almost always a mistake) to pull in anything other than the identically named remote branch, so I'm not surprised you got odd results.  (I'd say it's a mistake to ever use git pull due to its horrific design, but that's another story.)
The +refs/heads/develop:refs/remotes/origin/A part is called a refspec (reference specification).  It says to make the local destination reference named refs/remotes/origin/A (abbreviated as origin/A) point to the same commit that the remote repository's refs/heads/develop reference (the develop branch in the remote repository) is currently pointing to.  The plus (+) at the beginning says to force the ref to match even if the destination ref can't be fast-forwarded to the source ref.
Thus, the pull command you mention causes Git to:

*

*figure out what commit the remote repository's develop branch is pointing to

*download that commit and its ancestor commits from the remote repository (except for the stuff already in the local repository)

*force the local refs/remotes/origin/A reference to point to that commit

*merge that commit into whatever is currently checked out

Based on the UI mock-up you provided, this is not what I would have expected to happen.  I would have expected GitExtensions to run the following instead:
git pull --progress origin refs/heads/develop

By omitting the local ref name (the part after the colon), Git does the following:

*

*figure out what commit the remote repository's develop branch is pointing to

*download that commit and its ancestor commits from the remote repository (except for the stuff already in the local repository)

*set the local FETCH_HEAD temporary reference to point to that commit

*merge that commit into whatever is currently checked out

Notice the difference in step #3.
I'm not familiar with GitExtensions, but here's what I think GitExtensions is doing:  It is assuming that you want the given remote branch to be designated as the official upstream branch of the given local branch.  With that assumption, creating origin/A as a remote-tracking branch for the remote's develop branch makes a moderate amount of sense.  I'd be curious to know if GitExtensions also modifies the remote.origin.fetch or branch.A.merge configuration settings in .git/config to really make the designation official.  If so, it's poor user interface design.  If not, then it's probably a bug.

A: You can only pull a checked out branch. This is where your tracking got mixed up.
The easiest way to see what's going on is to take a look at the .git/conf file. You will see what branch is tracking what remote branch. You can fix this by either editing the file directly, or using the --set-upstream option of git branch.
I would recommend fetching, then inspecting where the remote taking branches are and then updating your local branches by either merging the changes in, or rebasing them. You can also reject the changes by resetting and force pushing.
Also, consider using the command line. You get history of commands and other benefits.


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Police were called to at Bridge Way in St Leonards, at around 7.40am, after a man's body was found nearby on the beach at Bulverhythe.
Police say the unidentified man was found to have an injury to his neck and that enquiries are ongoing to establish both the cause of his death and the circumstances.
Detective Inspector Mark Cullimore from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team said: "We are appealing for witnesses to come forward who saw anything suspicious in the area between 5pm on Wednesday (4 April) and 7.40am on Thursday (April 5).
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Troup returns to action
Published 11:31 pm Thursday, April 6, 2017
kevin.eckleberry@lagrangenews.com
LAGRANGE – The Troup Tigers will take a break from their pursuit of a region championship with a road game against Harris County today.
The Tigers, who are in second place in Region 5-AAAA with a 6-2 record, will play their first game in more than a week.
Troup's most recent game came on March 31 when it got a big 2-1 region road win over Cedartown.
That victory moved the Tigers into second place in the region, and they're just one-half game behind LaGrange (6-1), and those two teams will play on Tuesday.
The Tigers have been rolling of late.
The Tigers found themselves at 2-2 in the region after a home loss to Central-Carroll, but they haven't lost since.
Troup began its winning streak with a 1-0 win at Cartersville, with sophomore Colby Williams pitching the seven-inning shutout.
After beating Sandy Creek 3-1 and Chapel Hill 7-1, Troup rallied late to beat Cedartown 2-1.
Troup trailed 1-0 before scoring two runs in the top of the seventh, and Cedartown was unable to answer in the bottom of the inning.
Williams, who has been the winning pitcher in each of his three region starts while not allowing more than a run in any of those games, went the distance against Cedartown.
Troup, which won the program's first region title in two decades last year, is in great position heading into the home stretch.
Troup has four region games remaining, beginning with Tuesday's home showdown against LaGrange.
Earlier, with Williams on the mound, Troup beat LaGrange 3-1.
Troup will visit Central-Carroll on April 14, and it host Cartersville on April 18 before completing region play on April 20 at Sandy Creek.
LaGrange game delayed a day
By Kevin Eckleberry kevin.eckleberry@lagrangenews.com LAGRANGE – The LaGrange Grangers will continue their road trip today. LaGrange, which played two games... read more
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Steve's military experience includes 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, specializing in electronic warfare systems. His broad range of experience includes his stateside service in Texas, Mississippi, Arizona, North Carolina and Florida. Overseas, Steve has served in Germany, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Panama. He worked on Vietnam-era drones, F4-E fighters, RF4-C reconnaissance fighters, AC-130 gunships, the MC-130 Combat Talon, and MH53J Pave Low Helicopter. Steve's final assignment was with the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, where he was assigned to the Service Life Program and flight testing for the Pave Low Helicopter. After completion of that assignment, he served in the USAF as a Field Engineer Contractor for an additional seven years, providing mission-critical on-site technical expertise. Ranked as a GS-12, he deployed with U.S. Special Forces for Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, where he served with distinction in Saudi Arabia during hostilities. His deep respect for the military before, during, and after his service is steadfast.
Steve earned an Associate's Degree in Avionic Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force and his Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from Troy State University.
Steve's business experience includes real estate, auctioneering, and energy consulting. He has negotiated over $800,000 in new business contracts over seven months, and he promotes energy consulting services to commercial & industrial clients. He is president of Kraus Management LLC, a realty and auction company that has generated $2.2 million in gross sales over seven years, partnering with Prudential Stadtmiller Realty. Steve believes the free-marketplace is best served with minimal government intervention, empowering people to achieve their own prosperity.
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As a developer you most likely have a well-defined SCM workflow and toolset that you rely on for collaborative development. You become accustomed to using specific tools to track changes made by others, compare revision differences, view file history, etc.. Now you decide to start blogging and you find yourself using an application like WordPress with its own versioning system, file hierarchy, and diffing system. This is the exact problem I encountered when I first decided to contribute to the Perforce blog. As my posts evolved and grew I quickly saw the limits of the basic revisioning capabilities included in WordPress and decided to create a plugin that puts all WordPress assets into a Perforce depot. This then allowed me to use the same Perforce applications for my blog posts that I use every day for P4WSAD development.
The P4 Wordpress plugin is an attempt at making the act of blogging fit into your typical SCM workflow. It allows you to leverage existing Perforce tools for content added to Wordpress whether it is a blog post, a static page, or uploaded media such as screenshots or videos. P4 Wordpress uses the Wordpress action hooks to execute corresponding Perforce server commands when content is added, edited, or deleted. It then becomes completely transparent to the blogger that the content they are creating is simultaneously being saved to the depot each time they save a draft.
The P4 WordPress plugin is a small PHP file that works with WordPress 2.7+. It hooks into five WordPress events to perform p4 add, edit, and delete commands when a post, page, or attachment is modified from the WordPress Dashboard. The plugin uses other WordPress APIs to read post content from the database and save it to a file that is then submitted to the depot. Posts and pages are saved as text files named by their WordPress ID and contain both the title and content of the post separated by a newline.
The plugin creates depot folders for the three types of content inside WordPress: posts, pages, and attachments. Each user that adds content to your Wordpress installation will have a post and page folder for all the content that they create. You can then use P4V and the Submitted or History tab to view their posting history (pictured below).
Another benefit of putting your WordPress content in the depot is that you can now leverage other Perforce tools such as the P4V Time Lapse view to quickly see the entire history of a selected blog post or static page (pictured below).
By using this plugin you can also now utilize your existing depot backup plan for blog content instead of worrying about backing up WordPress content independently of your depot. You may still want to backup certain WordPress databases for things such as users and comments.
Attachments are not stored under a folder for the user who uploaded the file. This is due to a limitation in WordPress where the delete attachment event fires after it has already been deleted so by the time the event hook runs all the database information has already been deleted. That is why the delete_attachment_from_depot use an asterisk when deleting the attachment since WordPress only provides the ID, not the path. It looks like this will be fixed in WordPress 2.8 so starting in that release the attachment folder could have the same hierarchy as the post and page folders.
WordPress does not seem to have a special add event for the first time a post/page is added so instead I used the transition post status event as that seems to fire when a post/page is first added.


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Q: insert values of query into table, even if no result in query (insert 0 values) I am trying to solve a probably simple thing, being no expert at all @ mysql
I have this first table 'online_players'
mysql> show columns from online_players;
+-------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field             | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Agent             | varchar(255) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| Name              | varchar(255) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| Alias             | varchar(255) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| Begin_Date        | varchar(100) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| LastBalanceUpdate | varchar(100) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| Session_minutes   | varchar(100) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| Balance           | varchar(100) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| Product           | varchar(100) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+-------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
8 rows in set (0.04 sec)

which is droped, recreated and value inserted every 3 minutes, it shows players on a  website currently playing...
I then have this table 'players_count' :
mysql> show columns from players_count;
+---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field         | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| date_count    | varchar(50)  | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| players_count | varchar(10)  | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| product       | varchar(10)  | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| avg_balance   | varchar(100) | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| id            | int(11)      | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
+---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
5 rows in set (0.07 sec)

When the table online_players is updated, the table players_count is updated with a specific insert:
USE livefeed;
INSERT INTO players_count(
date_count,players_count,product, avg_balance)
SELECT
now(),
count(Name) as Players,
Product,
Avg(Balance)
FROM
online_players
GROUP BY Product;

It works ok when at list 1 player is online:
mysql> select * from players_count
    -> ;
+---------------------+---------------+---------+-------------+----+
| date_count          | players_count | product | avg_balance | id |
+---------------------+---------------+---------+-------------+----+
| 2016-03-28 17:09:02 | 2             | USD     | 0.06        | 1  |
| 2016-03-28 17:12:01 | 1             | USD     | 0.12        | 2  |
| 2016-03-28 17:15:00 | 1             | USD     | 0.12        | 3  |
| 2016-03-28 17:18:00 | 1             | USD     | 0.12        | 4  |
| 2016-03-28 17:21:01 | 1             | USD     | 0.12        | 5  |
| 2016-03-28 17:24:00 | 1             | USD     | 0.12        | 6  |
+---------------------+---------------+---------+-------------+----+
6 rows in set (0.21 sec)

But I would also like to record a row in table players_count when NO player is online even if my query above = 0, for example:
+---------------------+---------------+---------+-------------+----+
| date_count          | players_count | product | avg_balance | id |
+---------------------+---------------+---------+-------------+----+
| 2016-03-28 18:01:00 | 0             | USD     | 0           | 7  |
| 2016-03-28 18:01:00 | 0             | FUN     | 0           | 8  |

I use the table players_count to generate "real time" graphs and need to have 0 values for every specific date.
It might be simple but I have not found any solution online...
How shoud I modify my Insert/query to do this?
Thanks for your help


I am Mike from Brooksy Point in Roatan. Just want to say hello from Honduras. If any of you are heading our way, please stop by and say hi. We are friends to all cruisers. We run a little yacht club and marina here on the island. If you are a cruiser or come on a boat, you are most welcome! Any questions about this location, including sailing in the area, I am happy to help out. My wife and I have been cruising the Caribbean for over 7 years.
Welcome aboard, Mike and Mrs. Mike We look forward to hearing more about your 7 years of travels in the Caribbean, your boat, and all.
Thanks for dropping by. I also see you've contributed to some pages on the cruising wiki which is appreciated. Any other information you can provide about Honduras or Roatan will be great too.
Hello Brenda and David .
It is nice to hear from someone closed to home , we lived in Fredricksburg for 12 years before we sold our company and moved away.
We started cruising i n Trinidad with a irwing 38 cc real nice boat that we stilll owned , from there we sail to Venezuela ,ColombiA ,Panmama ,manny times ,then Honduras, Rio dulce ,guatemala , Belize , Mexico , Cuba, Jamiaica ,back to Panama and now we llivedin the bay Island of Honduras were we open a ycht club that caiters only to cruisers .
When you get tired of that cold weather of the chesapeake bay comedown to the worm breese of the carribean and drop by.


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use Sylius\Component\Core\Model\OrderInterface;
use Sylius\Component\Core\Storage\CartStorageInterface;
use Sylius\Component\Order\Context\CartContextInterface;
use Sylius\Component\Order\Context\CartNotFoundException;
use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\ResponseEvent;
use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;

final class SessionCartSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface
{
    public function __construct(private CartContextInterface $cartContext, private CartStorageInterface $cartStorage)
    {
    }

    public static function getSubscribedEvents(): array
    {
        return [
            KernelEvents::RESPONSE => ['onKernelResponse'],
        ];
    }

    public function onKernelResponse(ResponseEvent $event): void
    {
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            $isMainRequest = $event->isMainRequest();
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            $isMainRequest = $event->isMasterRequest();
        }
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        }

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            return;
        }

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            return;
        }

        if (null !== $cart->getId() && null !== $cart->getChannel()) {
            $this->cartStorage->setForChannel($cart->getChannel(), $cart);
        }
    }
}


Sun, laughter, love, smiles, more sun and even more smiles! These are the things that come to mind when thinking back to this beautiful Summer wedding.
Josie & Sam were an absolute delight to work with from the very beginning. We clicked instantly and as we spoke about the day in more detail their excitement became more and more visible. They had planned a very laid back occasion and wanted the photos to reflect that and capture them and their nearest and dearest in the moment. It is always music to my ears when a couple views photography just as I do.
When I drove down to meet them at the venue, it was a dreary and bleak Winter afternoon… and even then, Glemham Hall still looked amazing and I could only imagine at that point what it was going to look like on the day. Safe to say it did not disappoint.
In true Italian style, Sam looked sharp as a tack in his power blue suit, while Josie looked stunning and understated in her wedding dress… set against this vibrant backdrop, the two of them really were a dream to shoot.
Lucy & Lee Mcnab, Wood Farm Barn May 2018.


More than 3,000 people have been evacuated, according to government officials.
At least 65 people, including several children, have died after the most violent volcanic eruption in Guatemala in more than a century, authorities said.
The Volcan de Fuego, Spanish for "Volcano of Fire," erupted Sunday and released a five-mile stream of lava, a pyroclastic cloud and ash that fell over nearby Guatemala City, the country's capital.
The latest numbers from Guatemala's Health Ministry report 65 people dead.
There have been 3,265 people evacuated and at least 46 injured because of the eruption, according to the country's disaster agency. The airport also was temporarily closed because of the floating hot ash.
(Luis Soto/AP) The carcass of a duck blanketed with heavy ash spewed by the Volcan de Fuego, or "Volcano of Fire," lies on the ground in Escuintla, Guatemala, June 4, 2018.
Officials reportedly advised residents to wear masks to protect against ash still in the air.
Smaller villages closer to the volcano were severely affected. Rivers of lava poured into several villages, with media reports showing images of charred bodies and injured residents covered in ash.
(Luis Soto/AP) The body of a victim is covered in volcanic ash spewed by the Volcan de Fuego, or "Volcano of Fire," in Escuintla, Guatemala, June 4, 2018.
Rescuers were using shovels and heavy machinery this morning to find bodies of some of the victims, The Associated Press reported. Some survivors were rescued using helicopters to reach areas that were threatened by lava or covered in thick layers of ash and mud.
One woman who narrowly escaped from a lava flow told news outlet Diario de Centroamerica, "Not everyone escaped. I think they were buried."
(Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images) Damage caused by the eruption of the Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes in Escuintla, Guatemala is pictured on June 4, 2018.
Footage showed rescue teams working in darkness trying to enter homes to look for trapped residents, particularly the elderly.
(Oliver de Ros/AP) A firefighter carries the body of a child recovered near the Volcan de Fuego, or "Volcano of Fire," in Escuintla, Guatemala, June 4, 2018.
Volcan de Fuego's eruption is the biggest in Guatemala since 1902, when the Santa Maria volcano erupted and killed thousands .
President Jimmy Morales said he was convening his ministers and considering declaring a state of emergency in several of the affected areas.
(Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images) A woman cries for her missing relatives during the search for victims in San Miguel Los Lotes, in Escuintla, Guatemala on June 4, 2018, a day after the eruption of the Fuego volcano.
Officials warned that the eruption still poses a risk, especially given the possibility of continued pyroclastic flows.
(Noe Perez/AFP/Getty Images) People flee El Rodeo village, Escuintla department, 22 miles south of Guatemala City, after the eruption of the Fuego Volcano, June 3, 2018.
(Orlando Estrada/AFP/Getty Images) The Fuego Volcano in eruption, seen from Alotenango municipality, Sacatepequez department, about 40 miles southwest of Guatemala City, June 3, 2018.
(National Police of Guatemala/HO/AFP/Getty Images) A policemen is pictured during search operations around Fuego volcano after an eruption in Guatemala, June 3, 2018.


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Q: Update all columns in ormlite database table in Android I have the following database table object:
public class Goal {
    @DatabaseField(generatedId = true)
    private int id;
    @DatabaseField
    private String goal_title;
    @DatabaseField
    private String goal_desc;
    @DatabaseField
    private String goal_why;
    ...
}

I have added some rows to this table and now I want to write a query to update all the columns of a row in this table.  I have seen documentation of ORM and could not get an idea how to write this query. Please help me how to write this query.

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I have added some rows to this table and now I want to write a query to update all the columns of a row in this table.

I think you need to RTFM.  I've spent a long time on the ORMLite documentation and I think it covers the UpdateBuilder pretty well.  Feel free to ask more specific questions and I can add more details if not.
To quote from the docs:

The DAO can also be used to construct custom UPDATE and DELETE statements. Update statements are used to change certain fields in rows from the table that match the WHERE pattern - or update all rows if no where(). Delete statements are used to delete rows from the table that match the WHERE pattern - or delete all rows if no where().

To tweak the example code to use your Goal object:
UpdateBuilder<Goal, Integer> updateBuilder = goalDao.updateBuilder();
// update the goal_title and goal_why fields
updateBuilder.updateColumnValue("goal_title", "some other title");
updateBuilder.updateColumnValue("goal_why", "some other why");
// but only update the rows where the description is some value
updateBuilder.where().eq("goal_desc", "unknown description");
// actually perform the update
updateBuilder.update();

Hope this helps.


Visceral belly fat can lead to many health issues, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and an increased risk of stroke.
1. Poor diet: The number one reason we gain belly fat is due to a poor diet. You can't show off your six-pack abs if there's a layer of fat on them!
2. Sedentary lifestyle: It's easy to gain belly fat if you're bound to a desk and monitor screens all day. Inactivity breeds excess weight, especially around the mid-section.
3. Genetics: Some people are simply more prone to gaining belly fat than others. Unfortunately, genetics cannot be altered, but there are some things you can do to help combat your genetic makeup.
When it comes to losing stubborn belly fat, diet and exercise are key. However, there are a few home remedies available to give your efforts a boost.
Here are just a few perfect home remedies for losing belly fat.
Lemon is a popular ingredient in many home remedies due to its medicinal properties. It's been shown to help boost the metabolism, which in turn can help burn accumulated belly fat.
Take 1 cup of warm water and add 2 tbsp of lemon juice to it.
Cranberry juice contains many helpful digestive enzymes like quinic acid, citric acid and magic acid, which can help emulsify the accumulated fat.
It also works wonders on the overall digestion process. Just make sure you're opting for sugar-free, organic cranberry juice and not cranberry cocktails, which are loaded with added sugars.
Take 2 tbsp of cranberry juice and add it to 1 cup of water.
Mix well and drink it first thing in the morning.
You can also enjoy the drink before every meal.
Drink this concoction up to 3 times a day to lose the belly fat.
Green tea is a rich source of antioxidants, which fight free radicals in the body. It also contains Epigallocatechin-3-gallate or EGCG, which is believed to aid in burning belly fat.
Take 1 cup of near-boiling water and dip 1 tea bag of green tea in it for 5 minutes.
Stir well and enjoy before or during breakfast.
Enjoy green tea (up to 4 cups a day) to get rid of belly fat.
Here are 5 superfoods you should consider eating daily to get rid of belly fat.
Beans: Beans not only work wonders on the digestive system, but they can help reduce food cravings, making you feel fuller longer. Beans are also chockfull of fibre, which is essential to prevent bloating and to make you feel trim and lean.
Watermelon: A great source of vitamin C, B1 and B6, this juicy fruit is 91 per cent water, rendering it an utterly delicious and belly-fat blasting snack.
Almonds: Almonds are a favourite amongst foodies and nutritionists. A recent study revealed that a diet rich in almonds reduced both LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol), along with harmful belly fat.
Avocados: Eating fat won't make you fat: A recent study revealed that up to 40 per cent of your daily calories can come from healthy fats, such as those found in avocados.
Tomatoes: The 9-oxo-ODA compound in tomatoes helps reduce lipids in your blood, resulting in a reduction of belly fat.


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Before we had informercials, before self-improvement schemes were part of our city's DNA, Los Angeles had the Segno School of Success – a dubious educational enterprise perched right atop a cliff above Echo Park Lake.
In 1902, A. Victor Segno began promoting himself as someone who could read palms and guide Angelenos in the ways of "Mentalism," the practice of putting ones brain waves on the right frequency – a practice that was sure to bring success.
To get their brain waves in order, Segno promised to send out the right vibrations. But he also told his acolytes they could get the scoop on mentalism by mailing $1 to — who else? — A. Victor Segno. BY 1903, Segno had 12,000 subscribers to his publications, a fact that infuriated an indignant Los Angeles Times.
"It seems incredible that there should be even a thousand of cheerful suckers for every month of the year who are clamoring for the opportunity to contributed $1 'per' for the support of a scheme so rank," the Times wrote.
Segno's popularity took off in 1904, when he built an elaborate two-story concrete building at Clinton and Bellevue avenues, right above Echo Park Lake on the promontory he called Inspiration Point. With lecture halls, an octagonal reception room and distinctive domes, the building immediately grabbed the attention of anyone who walked around the lake, then only a decade old.
The marketing schemes did not end with brain waves, either. With help from Segnogram Printing, Segno sold self-improvement books like "How to Possess a perfect head of Hair," "Personal magnetism" and "How to Be Happy Though Married."
As it turned out, Segno wasn't so happy about being married himself. In 1911, he ran off with his (also married) secretary, abruptly leaving town in 1911 to the consternation of the city. By 1915, he found himself in World War I-era Berlin.
A few years later, Segno was back in Los Angeles pursuing other schemes. But his popularity had peaked, even as his educational palace was sold off to others.
The school of success, and the nearby segnogram printing, were demolished in the late 1960s to make way for the complex now known as the Lago Vista. Although the complex now houses 48 condos, a tiny piece of the old success factory – a cupola — can be seen in front of the red house across the street.
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Coworking firm Shift not charging April rent
Lily O'Neill March 24, 2020 0
Shift Workspaces will be offering free rent for tenants for the month of April in the midst of the pandemic. (Submitted)
April 1 is around the corner, but tenants at one Denver coworking firm don't need to worry about getting out the checkbook.
Shift Workspaces, which has two locations in the city, has told its 500 members that they don't need to pay rent for next month due to the uncertainty and economic fallout caused by the coronavirus.
Grant Barnhill
"I think that this is going to give our community the opportunity to take a breath," said Grant Barnhill, co-owner of Shift Workplaces. "My hope is that this gives everybody a bit of a break to take care of their employees and really use this as a way to bridge the gap from now until things improve."
Shift operates at 383 Corona St. and 1001 Bannock St., and unlike larger firms such as WeWork, owns its own real estate. Barnhill said the company has been saving money for 18 months in case the economy turned. Those funds will cover the building's monthly expenses, as well as the $275,000 in rent usually collected monthly.
"We've been in business for eight years now, and we've built a community that's based on mutuality, care and social responsibility," Barnhill said. "Our tenants have echoed back that they feel grateful to be a part of our community, and this is just one more thing that we can do to act on our values as a firm."
Some tenants, such as local event management company Corporate Kickoff, are using the money saved to subsidize employees' salaries. President Reggie Rivers, the former Denver Broncos player who has worked in the 383 Corona Ave. location for four years, said his business collapsed because of the virus, but the $1,700 saved from April rent will provide some extra cushion.
"I was amazed, impressed and grateful for this offer," Rivers said. "These are unprecedented times, and we don't know how long this is going to last, but there's a sense that if you buy yourself some time, you may be able to survive. That's what Shift Workplaces did for us. They helped buy us a month, at least on our rent."
Shift's buildings remain open to tenants. Barnhill said the company has purchased and installed industry-leading disinfection and purification systems designed to treat viruses, bacteria, airborne mold and pollution.
The company has two locations in Denver. "I think that this is going to give our community the opportunity to take a breath," co-owner Grant Barnhill said.
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About the Author: Lily O'Neill
Lily O'Neill is a BusinessDen reporter. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri and previously worked as an editorial intern for 5280 magazine and a business reporter for Missouri Business Alert.


When it comes to birthdays, I'm not a 'one and done' kind of girl; I believe in celebrating all month. So when I got back to London last weekend after the holidays, my friend Michelle (who also celebrated a birthday while we were away) and I decided to grab ten of our friends and have a joint birthday dinner at Bodo's Schloss.
Bodo's Schloss is a recently opened Austrian ski lodge-styled restaurant and bar that turns into a nightclub after dinner. Located in the former casino of the Royal Garden Hotel, the owners are also responsible for Mahiki and Whisky Mist, two of Prince William and Harry's former hangouts.
The setting, complete with cow bells, gingham checked table cloths, deer heads on the wall, skis and wood paneling, is like stepping into your favorite apres-ski lodge in the Alps. Girls are dressed in dirndl, while waiters wear lederhosen. Bodo's interior feels as authentic as you can get.
After dinner, all of the chairs and tables are pushed away and the restaurant becomes a proper disco. Shots of alcohol are served in a vintage ski, and bottle service is available at reserved tables. The high-brow crowd dances well into the wee hours, and for all we know, there could be a snow storm whirling outside.


Our global client is currently looking for an Information Security Compliance Analyst to join their team based in Surbiton. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join an established Information Security team and be responsible for assisting in their compliance with PCI-DSS, GDPR, Cyber Essentials and CIS industry standards.
The business is currently undergoing a large transformation to cloud-based services and are also standardising their platforms and internal environment. This role will be reporting directly to the Information Security Lead and you will be responsible for the PCI and GDPR compliance monitoring programs as well as working towards their Cyber Essentials accreditation.
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The Horses is an inexpensive print with a contemporary and stylish aesthetic that can instantly update a look. It will immediately add beauty and inspiration and bring the inspiration and peacefulness that nature has to offer. This art work is suitable for any room in the house or perfect for an office or business setting as well.
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The Media in Iran and Israel
The status of the media in Iran and Israel is near antithetical, similar to their systems of governments. Iran currently experiences some of the harshest crackdowns on media reporting seen in the region. Much of this is due to the governments control of the media and journalism as a whole. Journalists specifically are a main target of the Iranian media as they are consistently victims of intimidation and prison sentences (Iran Profile – Media). Such acts of both pre-censorship and post-censorship have created a state in which nearly all forms of journalism are framed in favor of the government . Furthermore, such censorship occurs on the state run television as well. Opposing political opinions are rarely if ever broadcasted on televisions across the nation. In addition Iran "has a record of airing confessions extracted from political prisoners under duress, and it routinely carries reports aimed at discrediting dissidents and opposition activists." (Iran: Freedom ) These restrictions on the media have lead to a near fully state run media which opposes the direct freedom of its people and frames the media perception in its favor.
In contrast, Israel has a media system similar to most Western nations, making it one of the only nations in the region to have free media. However, there is still censorship present in the nation. Any news regarding the military must be approved and allowed for publication. The reasoning for this is typically cited as security measures. This reasoning also applies to some international journalists who try to enter Israel and report on events taking place in the state. Typically the journalists denied entry have priorly been critical of the state of affairs in the nation("Israel: Freedom). Additionally, Arab and Palestinian reports encounter difficulties in reporting due to the ongoing conflict present between the nations. Much of these difficulties are rooted in societal pressure and subsequently end in self or pre-censorship. Additionally, there is pressure from politicians in the form of anti-media smear campaigns. Much of this is centered around journalists that report in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. However, much of this is difficult to fully censor due to the pluralist aspects of the media as a whole (Israel).
" Chart: Where Governments Have the Tightest Grip on the Internet ." Statista, https://www.statista.com/chart/3033/internet-freedom-index/. Accessed 19 Sept. 2022."
"Iran: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report." Freedom House, https://freedomhouse.org/country/iran/freedom-world/2022.
"Iran Profile – Media." BBC News, BBC, 15 June 2021, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14542234.
"Israel." Bienvenue Sur Le Site De Reporters sans Frontières, 6 Sept. 2022, https://rsf.org/en/country/israel.
"Israel: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report." Freedom House, https://freedomhouse.org/country/israel/freedom-world/2022.
Lee, Timothy B. "Heres How Iran Censors the Internet." The Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2013, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/08/15/heres-how-iran-censors-the-internet/. Accessed 19 Sept. 2022.


Here at New Edge Interiors, we have a team of dedicated professional tile fitters. In fact, our team can install your kitchen, bathroom or living areas. Any modernising that you require we can help with.
Installing new Tiles can really transform your home in one easy step. Call to our showroom, pick your tiles and arrange a site survey and fitting date. We will look after the rest.
Whether you want to transform your bathroom into a calming seaside oasis, your kitchen into a country farmhouse, or your living space into a Georgian Emporium, we can help you achieve your perfect look. The opportunities are endless, as are the styles you could choose.
We have the largest selection of ceramic and porcelain tiles in store in Solihull. Come and visit our showroom now to see our massive range.
Our expert fitters will survey your property and give written assurances on dates for surveying, fitting, costings and materials required, which we supply. All, so that you are fully informed of all details ahead of our installation team turning up at your door. We make the process as pain-free and seamless as possible.
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Measuring 445mm in length, this No 6 fore plane excels at flattening large panels prior to smoothing. The long sole allows the plane to level off any peaks and troughs in the wood rather than following them as a shorter plane would.
I chose this as I wanted something that might be better than a Stanley (£50 less) but not as expensive as a Lie Nielsen (£100 more). If it had bought the Stanley, I would have upgraded the iron.In use I can't think that the Qiangsheng could be bettered. It is noticeably heavier than the Stanley. There is a lot less backlash on the depth adjuster. It is altogether more solid and beautifully finished. The handle and knob are very comfortable In my large hands. They are a lovely wood and beautifully finished. If I didn't already have two smoothing planes, I would by the Qiangshend No 4. In all a superb plane at a low price.


The Democratic Republic of Congo's president Joseph Kabila has pledged peaceful, credible elections in his country at the end of the year.
General elections have been delayed apparently in the gigantic rich mineral nation since 2016 when Kabila refused to step down when his mandate expired.
Addressing the General Assembly, Kabila said that despite the challenges of holding elections the December 23 poll will take place as scheduled.
"Despite the enormous challenges still lying across our path in many areas, just like last year I now reaffirm the irreversible nature of our decision to hold the elections as planned at the end of this year. The political situation in my country is thus becoming increasingly predictable and transparent, with all of the deadlines provided for in the electoral calendar for the upcoming elections having been met to date," said Kabila.
Meanwhile, Kabila reiterated a call for the United Nations to withdraw peacekeeping troops from the country. MONUSCO is the UN's biggest peacekeeping force, with 16,215 troops and nearly 1,450 police as well as many civilians.


Hiking in Polish Tatras is getting more and more popular. During the summer, hundreds of tourists flock to the town of Zakopane in order to spend some time admiring the spectacular peaks and turquoise mountainous lakes. In this article, I have prepared a 4-day itinerary (or shorter - depending how fit you are and how much time you have) which will allow you to see the best of the Tatra Mountains: the three most picturesque valleys with lakes and Poland's highest peak - Rysy. If you're planning on hiking in Zakopane for a few days - follow this route and you'll get the best of it!
This itinerary is perfect for 4 days (3 nights). Some days require more hiking, others are more relaxing and will let you walk around the beautiful, crystal clear lakes so you can enjoy them more. Note that it is possible to squeeze this itinerary into 3 days and 2 nights (or even 2 days and 1 night), however - it would be very tiring. I would recommend you do the trail in 4 days.
The starting point of this route is located in Kuznica cable car station and finishes in Palenica Car Park. Note that some people might want to do this trail the other way around with the tarting point in Palenica. I would not recommend that - you would have to climb down (instead of up) the most difficult parts (those where you have to use chains near Zawrat) and it may be extremely hard - it's way easier to go up there. Therefore, stick to the direction described here. Also, make sure that you book your accommodation in the mountain shelters way in advance as it can get busy during the summer season.
On the first day, take a bus from the town of Zakopane (if you want to know what to see in the town itself - take a look at my post) to Kuznica (number 1 on the map) - this is the starting point of the blue trail to Murowaniec hostel (number 2 on the map) and Dolina Gasienicowa. The bus ride shouldn't take more than 30-40 minutes.
The blue trail from Kuznica (lower cable car station) all the way to Murowaniec takes around 2 hours. Take a stroll around Dolina Gasienicowa (see the main lake - Czarny Staw Gasienicowy). It can take around another 2 hours to see all the lakes around. This day is quite easy - you will have lots of time and you can relax quite well. Dolina Gasienicowa is my favorite in the Polish Tatras.
Optional activities: If you want to stay active - from Murowaniec, you can hike up to Kasprowy Wierch and the Swinica Peak.
If you have little time and want to cut one day - you can do it here. Instead of staying in Murowaniec, follow the instructions in Day 2 below (note that this will be extremely exhausting - full day hike).
For a day hike from Zakopane, more information and photos of Dolina Gosienicowa, take a look at my detailed article.
This day will be the hardest as the trails will lead through an extremely difficult and steep path to Zawrat secured with chains. Only for the fit and a bit experienced in hiking. However, this part provides spectacular views and offers some great thrill! I would recommend it!
It takes up to 3 hours to hike the blue trail from Murowaniec to Zawrat. You will pass the beautiful, crystal clear Czarny Staw Gasienicowy on the way.
If you wish to walk around and skip the hardest part of the trail through Zawrat - take the yellow trail to Dolina Pieciu Stawow from Murowaniec (marked as easier route on the map). If you want to do it the easy way - don't take other trails (marked in the brown brackets) as they are even more difficult than the trail through Zawrat.
I've described the trail from Murowaniec to Zawrat in detail in the post about Dolina Gasienicowa.
From Zawrat, continue the blue trail towards Dolina Pieciu Stawow (number 3 on the map). It's a beautiful and easy trail (around 2 hours and 30 minutes) - on the way, you can admire the lakes in Dolina Pieciu Stawow.
If you want more thrill, you can opt for the red trail via Kozi Wierch (in the brown brackets) - these trails are considered the hardest in Polish Tatras - lots of exposure, ladders and chains.
Overnight in Dolina Pieciu Stawow mountain hostel.
If you want to visit Dolina Pieciu Stawow from Zakopane as a day trip - take a look at my post here.
This is a very pleasant and not very long trail - it is going to be a relaxing day. You have two options - an easy blue trail (around 2 hours) or the more difficult, yellow trail (around 4 hours), marked as an alternative route Morskie Oko - Dolina Pieciu Stawow.
Morskie Oko is the most popular lake in the Polish Tatras - and you will surely notice it. I prefer all the other lakes as the ambiance here resembles more of a shopping mall rather mountainous trip. Walk around the whole Morskie Oko - a beautiful trail and less crowds than in front of the lake.
Stay overnight in Morskie Oko hostel (number 4 on the map).
If you don't have much time, you can skip the overnight stay and head straight to Rysy from Dolina Pieciu Stawow - the highest peak in Poland. If you do so, choose the easier, blue trail from Dolina Pieciu Stawow as it would be a very exhausting day.
For more information about a day trip to Morskie Oko from Zakopane, take a look at my post here.
This is going to be a long day. Start early.
On the last day, follow the red trail along Morskie Oko lake towards Czarny Staw lake (not to be confused with Czarny Staw Gasienicowy in Dolina Gasienicowa). It takes around 45 minutes - Czarny Staw is exceptionally clear and beautiful.
From Czarny Staw, continue the trail - it will get steeper and steeper until you reach the very peak of Rysy. This part can take up to 4 hours, depending on the traffic. Spectacular views guaranteed.
Now, you must go back down from Rysy to Morskie Oko and from there follow the paved road (red trail) to Palenica car park. From there, take a bus back to Zakopane.
You can have a look at my post to see the detailed info about this trail - also, if you want to do it as a day trip from Zakopane.


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Q: In python, how do I find the positions of a word that occurs more than once in a sentence using a for loop? Basically, i need to make a python 2.7 program where the user inputs a sentence, then inputs a word, and if the word is in the sentence, the program displays its position(s). if the word is not in the sentence, the program needs to outputs an error message saying something like "the word is not in the sentence". The sentence and the word must not be case sensitive and the program has to use a for loop. My attempt at it is just terrible but here's what i tried:
sentence = raw_input("enter your sentence: ")

word = raw_input("enter word: ")

len(sentence)

for i in range(int(sentence)):

    print sentence.find(word)

The output of my code:
enter your sentence: hello bob my name is bob too
enter word: bob

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\GCSE Python\CPCA- Task 1 Code.py", line 5, in <module>
    for i in range(int(s1)):
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'hello bob im bob too'
>>>

A: You can do:
>>> s='hello bob my name is bob too'
>>> ss='bob'
>>> [i for i in range(len(s)) if s.startswith(ss, i)]
[6, 21]

Or, as a for loop:
for i in range(len(s)):
    if s.startswith(ss, i):
        print i

Or, slightly better, because you do not create a useless range list in Python 2:
for i, _ in enumerate(s):
    if s.startswith(ss, i):
        print i


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Unconventional Play
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My aunt sent me a link to a Forbes Magazine online article about Words With Friends, Zynga's Scrabble rip-off. (An aside: I got sidetracked by the fact that Zynga's business model seems based on cloning other people's ideas for games and found that it is really difficult to protect against such clones. I'll write about this in a future post.) The author of the Forbes article, Jeff Bercovici, quit playing Words With Friends awhile ago because the game allows players to try out combinations of letters with no penalty. That is, a player can guess at high-scoring words until s/he finds one and not suffer a penalty for doing so. The rules of the Scrabble board game prohibit this by allowing an opponent to challenge a word and if that word is not found in the dictionary, the player who played it, loses his/her turn. Bercovici would like Words With Friends to enforce the rules of the Scrabble board game and prohibit random guessing of words because it isn't fun for him to play against someone who engages in that behavior.
One person's flaw truly is another person's feature. Bercovici is particularly annoyed that the authors of Words With Friends refuse to say that this is a "flaw" in the game but instead insist that it is a "feature," something they designed into the game from the beginning. And Bercovici is apparently not the only one infuriated by this "flaw." Penny Arcade calls it "The Brute Force Method." John Hodgman calls it "Spamming the Engine." I would call it "Playing the Game."
Although we call Words With Friends a "clone" of Scrabble, it actually differs in a number of ways. The size of the board is different. The placement of special spaces such as Triple Word and Double Letter scores is different. The way the game starts is different–in Scrabble, the score for the first word played is always double the face value of the letters while in Words With Friends, the first word score is not doubled unless one of its letters covers a Double Word space. For Bercovici, there is something special about changing the rules so that the player doesn't have to know about the existence of a word before playing, something that goes against the spirit of the game in a way that the other rules changes do not.
In the mid-90's, Richard Bartle published an article laying out a simple taxonomy of MUD player types. The most important point of the article in looking at play activities other than MUDs is that players have a variety of motivations for why they play particular games. In other words, not everyone is playing for the same reason or to get the same experience from the activity. For Bercovici, randomly trying letter combinations until the game accepts one violates his idea of what the game should be about. He personally would not get pleasure from playing like that and he finds it infuriating to play against others who play like that. He wants the game to stop his opponents from playing like that, to enforce his idea of what the conventions of the game should be. Unconventional players frustrate him to the point of giving up the game. Bercovici goes on to tell us a story in which he consistently beat a "better" tennis player by using "junk" shots. The other player was annoyed and frustrated because Bercovici wasn't playing conventionally and therefore, he was difficult to beat using conventional skills and strategies. It wasn't until Bercovici tried to develop those conventional skills and strategies himself that he understood his opponent's frustration. Bercovici tells this story to explain why the fact that Words With Friends allows this unconventional behavior is a flaw and not a feature.
I think Bercovici should indeed stop playing any game that is causing more frustration than pleasure. But that doesn't mean there is something wrong with the game. Texas Hold 'em is a great example of how unconventional, "junk" play can improve everyone's game. The popularity of Texas Hold 'em exploded in 2003 when then-amateur Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker. Suddenly, everyone was playing Texas Hold 'em. And just as suddenly, amateurs were beating professionals in all kinds of tournaments. Many of these amateurs violated the conventions about the "right" way to play the game. They were gambling on hands that professionals would have folded. They were making bets that made no sense given the conventional wisdom of how to play the game. Sometimes those professionals behaved very badly as they were getting beat by these unconventional amateurs because they didn't like how the amateurs were playing. Has the influx of amateurs playing unconventionally been bad for the game? Some might say yes but I think it's good to mix things up, to have different people playing in different ways and for different reasons.
All that said, I think Bercovici shouldn't blame Words With Friends for not being Scrabble. Why not go play Scrabble instead? I would note that the version of Scrabble on Facebook by Electronic Arts also allows random guessing of words with no penalty. And there's a dictionary built right into the game for the players to use.
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How to Write a Referral Letter for a Business
Writing a Business Letter
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As a business owner, one of the best things you can receive is referrals from satisfied customers. Pay it forward by taking the time to write an effective referral letter about a business you've had a positive experience with. Help spread the word about a cleaning firm, your favorite auto repair shop or a reliable supplier by encouraging fellow business owners to patronize these tried-and-true service providers.
Plan what you are going to write to convey the best possible impression of the business you are referring to others. Think of the three or four most salient points to convince your letter's recipient to consider using the company's services or products.
Use your company letterhead to give the referral more weight. If you don't have letterhead, use your name, company name and full address as a letterhead, printed in bold type and centered at the top of your page. Include the date. Address the letter to a specific individual and include the person's title, company name and address. Open with a standard business salutation such as "Dear Mr. Smith," unless the recipient is someone you know well, in which case "Dear Bob" is appropriate.
Start the letter with a short paragraph describing the company or service you are recommending to the recipient. Make it relevant by tying it to a need you know he's trying to fill. Phrases such as "I know you've been looking for a new supplier; I have just the company for you!" pique his interest from the beginning and inform him why you are sending the letter.
Describe several key reasons why you are recommending the company or service provider. Base these on your personal experience, not just word of mouth. If you don't already have an established relationship, provide a little background information to help the letter recipient understand why he should give credence to your referral. Explain that you have a long-established business relationship with the company, or that it was able to fix a problem another company caused, or that it offers specialty services your business needs that no one else provides.
Include your contact information in your closing paragraph. Invite the recipient to call or email you if she wants additional information about the company you've referred to her. Use a simple closing such as "Sincerely," followed by your signed and printed name.
Review your letter carefully to make sure there are no mistakes. Make and keep a copy for your records. Also consider sending a courtesy copy to the business you're recommending.
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Thinking about taking up ballroom dancing? There are certainly plenty of reasons to consider it. Ballroom dancing is a great way to get out and meet new people, relax and relieve stress, and even provides a fun workout that can keep you active through all stages of life. If you're still a little nervous about dancing lessons though, take a look at these three easy tips for getting started.
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a lot to us to have a son in the band. Although I am not running for anything myself, I have time to evaluate other candidates this election cycle. Evaluating candidates is important too!
Frequently people ask for my thoughts on the US Senate race. I was a judge at one of the candidate forums, but there's always so much more we want to know.
As a former candidate myself, I want to assure you that candidates like to be asked questions. If they don't want to answer questions, they shouldn't run for office. Being a candidate means one must answer questions—a lot of questions!
Candidates should give out their phone numbers and tell us where they live. If a candidate doesn't want to share this information, that is a red flag that this person may be unqualified for office. Being in office involves representing the people, which means we offer our constituents access to us.
Many times when I was in the House of Representatives, if a phone was ringing, I would answer it. Frequently, the constituent would ask if it was really me—like he or she would be shocked that I would answer my own phone. Ha ha. It was worth answering the phone just to surprise my constituents!
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Be friendly and open and positive. Encourage them when they give the right answers and don't argue with them when they give the wrong answers. Always be ready to explain the right answers if they want to be educated.
There is an educational benefit to the candidate by running the campaign. Let your interaction be a way to help make them into better candidates.
Candidate forums have limitations that don't exist on our Home Front show.
Over the next few weeks, I am vetting Candidates on my show, Home Front. I urge you to go to my website and listen to some of these podcasts so you can gain deeper insights into what is in the heart of the candidate. Share them with your friends as well.
This week I interview Austin Petersen to give our listeners an insider's glimpse into what he's really like. Austin ran for the nomination of the Libertarian Party for President of the United States. Now he is running for the nomination to be the Republican candidate for US Senate.
I watched the Libertarian race with great interest because of the values it revealed about the candidates. At the end of the process, the nominee for the Libertarian Party, Gary Johnson, was exposed for being more left-leaning than Austin. It's always better to find out before the election.
What do you think of US Senate Candidate Austin Petersen?
We should all vet candidates very closely and I do. But first I pray to our Lord Jesus for guidance in my selection and also that He guides the candidate.
For senate, I have vetted the candidates and for me I have chosen Courtland Sykes, at first I did not prefer him, but after more vetting and talking with him personally (he answered the phone –see Cynthia's article) I am voting for Sykes. I suggested he smile more on his ads for the scowl doesn't completely fit his character and to me it gives an incorrect perception.
Pray to Jesus and do your homework. We must defeat Claire who is for abortion by being pro-choice.


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