It's been a weird week. We started the work week with snow.
We ended up with just a couple of inches.
The kids still had school, though the Scientist in Training's physics test did get postponed. It just seems awfully early for us to have a round of the cold, wet stuff.
It's Sunday, so it's time to reflect on how well the quilty stuff went this week.
Including how much stitching time I got in. Finding even just 15 minutes a night keeps projects moving and usually if I can get myself up to the sewing room it turns into much longer. That was definitely the case this week.
With the Thanksgiving holiday this week, it will be harder to get in some stitching time all 7 days, there is always a lot of stuff going on that week. You can link up below to share how your efforts with time management went this week.
The stash report is pretty typical of my stitching efforts lately.
Some out with none in is still a good week for me, especially the "none in" part. Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the weekly stash report linky party.
It's supposed to be cold and windy today, so it's going to be a good day to hang out in the sewing room. Before I can get to that, mount laundry has to be at least partially scaled.
How did you efforts at finding time to stitch work out last week?
I'm glad you are in the snow, because you sound like you like it. It's been cold here in TX and we are all complaining. LOL No snow here.
It was an OK week, but the outside of the house time was a bit strange, so I only had a little fabric usage. But, that is OK and life might get better in December for that stuff.
I love this idea of 15 minutes a day!! I try to do at least this much stitching, but sometimes get side tracked. I hope by joining in I will be held accountable!
We've also had snow early. Hope that's not the trend this year.
I find if I get in the sewing room I stay in there longer than 15 minutes too. Good luck this week.
We've had our first dusting of snow recently, and now have about an inch on the ground. The first dusting makes everything pretty, except the commutes. Each season, it takes some time to adjust to those icy, snowy roads! Looks like you have a good plan for the holiday week! It will be quiet here, so I expect I'll sneak in quite a bit of stitching.
We haven't had snow, but we did go below freezing a couple of days, and that is very unusual for us. I don't know whether to prepare for a cold winter or trust the wooley worms. lol But last year we had two freezing days in December (also early for us) and that was it for the entire winter.
Your stitching days percentage is impressive. It still amazes me how a few days without stitching can make the percentage plummet.
We're just having smoke here in California ... I love the picture of the snow with the berries.
You're doing great this year with sewing. I should probably link up with you.
Glad you had a good week - we have had cold weather here too! Hoping for a little warm up for a few weeks before Christmas!
Your snow pictures - brrr! No fun if school isn't cancelled! LOL I hope you had a good Sunday stitching and find some time over the holiday.


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Coronavirus coverage in North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2020
This is WRAL's coverage of the coronavirus outbreak for Dec. 3, 2020.
Youngsville to hold Christmas parade, ignoring health officials
The town of Youngsville is hosting a Christmas parade on Saturday, defying state and local health officials' recommendations.
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A Johnston County father won't allow his son to take standardized tests in school. The state Department of Public Instruction says the exams must be taken in person.
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Duke experts: 3 major challenges the country faces once a COVID vaccine is ready
Coronavirus vaccines are on their way to people across the world. Duke experts believe within a year or so, life may once again have some sense of normalcy.
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Hospitals in North Carolina are starting to fill up as coronavirus rages across the state.
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The long-anticipated defense in the fight against COVID-19 is almost here. Duke experts believe within a year or so, life may once again have some sense of normalcy. However, even with a vaccine, there are challenges ahead.
Hospital leaders worry about strain on staff amid pandemic
Fitness execs hope Raleigh gym with coronavirus cluster doesn't lead to another industry shutdown
Frustration is growing in the local fitness community over a large coronavirus cluster at a north Raleigh gym, with competitors saying the gym didn't do enough to protect its members.
Students won't be vaccinated against coronavirus until later next year
No potential coronavirus vaccines have been tested on children under age 12, so school-age children will be among the last groups to be vaccinated.
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North Carolina has seen the rate of positive coronavirus cases steadily climb recently, averaging 9.2 percent over the past week. But that's still lower than the national average and the rates seen in neighboring states.
Rapid coronavirus tests available to NC school districts
North Carolina school districts can now apply for a pilot program for rapid antigen testing for coronavirus, officials said Thursday.
Nearly 60 coronavirus cases linked to single long-term care facility
A nursing home in Moore County has reported a coronavirus outbreak, with 48 residents and 10 staff members confirmed positive.

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Accelerated composite distribution function methods for computational fluid dynamics using GPU
Matt-Hew Smith, Yen Chih Chen
The Kinetic Theory of Gases has long been established as a useful tool for the solution of modern Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) problems. Together with the Finite Volume Method, such approaches have been popular in CFD for over 30 years, with techniques such as the Equilibrium Flux Method (EFM) or Kinetic Flux Vector Splitting (KFVS), Equilibrium Interface Method (EIM) together with more recent developments. One of the disadvantages to using such an approach are the expensive exponential (exp(-x2)) and error function (erf(x)) evaluations often associated with the moments taken around the distribution functions for the computation of interface fluxes. One common approach for avoiding such expenses is to employ discrete velocities in the flux calculation, taking moments around these rather than a continuous distribution function. In this talk we will discuss how we can approximate the governing particle velocity distribution function with a series of Composite Distribution Functions (CDF's) - made of more than one distribution function - to simplify the moment equations. The resulting expressions are then applied to multi-dimensional computation using Graphics Processing Units (GPU's), to which the application is well suited due to the simplicity of the flux expressions and locality of the schemes. Very high levels of speedup are demonstrated using C2075 (Fermi) and newer Kepler GPU architectures when compared to modern Xeon E5 processing cores.
Proceedings of Science
14-17-October-2013
1st International Workshop on Computational Science and Engineering, IWCSE 2013 - Taipei, Taiwan
Duration: 2013 Oct 14 → 2013 Oct 17
Distribution functions
Finite volume method
Velocity distribution
Graphics processing unit
Smith, M-H., & Chen, Y. C. (2013). Accelerated composite distribution function methods for computational fluid dynamics using GPU. Proceedings of Science, 14-17-October-2013, [068].
Smith, Matt-Hew ; Chen, Yen Chih. / Accelerated composite distribution function methods for computational fluid dynamics using GPU. In: Proceedings of Science. 2013 ; Vol. 14-17-October-2013.
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Fehr Graham office relocates
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, moved its Freeport office to the former Fifth Third Bank building, which is owned by Freeport Centre, at 101 W. Stephenson St.
When deciding on a new location, Fehr Graham Principal Adam Holder, a Freeport native, said it was important to stay in the heart of Freeport and close to where the firm was founded nearly 48 years ago.
"While it was very difficult to leave the Rawleigh Building, we really wanted to be in a more central downtown location and this seemed like a great fit," Holder said. "The new space gives us a comfortable, modern working environment and sets us up nicely for many years to come."
Several local businesses and contractors helped Fehr Graham relocate. Wagner's Business Products in Freeport provided new office furniture. Danlee Wood Products in Forreston made the custom workstations, and the company's Design Manager Lindsay Heitz helped revitalize the space. O'Mara Moving and Storage moved equipment and furniture.
"We are proud to call Freeport our home," Holder said. "We also remain committed to improve the quality of life for our clients in the communities where they live and work by providing collaborative, insightful and result-driven solutions."
Fehr Graham Principal Ken Thompson, who is Branch Manager of the Freeport office, said the move also reflects the history of the company's evolution. The diverse Freeport office is the firm's largest with nearly 40 employees, many of whom live in Freeport and its surrounding communities.
"It's been incredibly rewarding to watch this team grow from humble roots," Thompson said. "We have a strong pool of talent leading the way."
Freeport-area engineers Allen Fehr and Joseph Graham founded Fehr Graham in 1973 and opened the firm's first office at 660 W. Stephenson St., five blocks from the new office, with five employees. In 2002, the Freeport office moved into the former administrative quarters of the historic Rawleigh building complex, at 221 E. Main St. Today, Fehr Graham has 10 offices in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin and employs more than 170 people firmwide.
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On the Founding of Pilsner Urquell, Part II: The Request of the Burghers with Brewing Rights for the Construction of Their Own Malt- and Brew-house
The following is an English translation — by all accounts, the very first — of the original founding document from 1839 of the Burghers' Brewery in Pilsen, the brewery which would later come to be known as Pilsner Urquell, the world's first Pilsner beer.
Request of the Burghers with Brewing Rights for the Construction of Their Own Malt- and Brew-house
As far as concerns the tradition of our ancestors in the city of Pilsen, it is generally known that the burghers who held brewing rights lived in constant unrest and tension with the town's brewers and maltsters regarding the execution of their rights, and certainly not without reason, for there were times when the maltsters and brewers abused the brewing rights for their own profit to such an extent that they often managed to gain them for a bucket of beer or only a few gulden. Thus it happened that the rights fell into complete disrepute.
The burghers of the time felt this pressure from the brewers quite bitterly. Partly because of their excessive goodness, partly because they did not feel strong enough in themselves, they refrained from undertaking anything against these harmful influences, although the means to do so were not unknown to them and — as contemporary witnesses will confirm — already at that time a lively wish to end these circumstances was being heard.
Only in more recent times have our brewing rights begun to be appreciated for their true value and be given their regular appearance. With the belief that these rights have the relevant basis, the burghers' administration was founded, though it had to be reinforced from time to time, with the purpose of successfully resisting the abuses of the brewers.
That stewardship, elected from within the impartial citizenry, which confronts to a certain extent an excessive means of overproduction, did not function when the brewers assumed the right of setting the price of beer themselves, and so even with the most strict governance it often was not possible to maintain neighborly competition, which had the effect that beer from other dominions was imported into Pilsen and consumed here in significant quantities.
When this contraction was not excessive and the burghers were still enjoying adequate income from their rights, they were content with the referred-to arrangements. But the moment has arrived where their rights are threatened by a much greater danger. Neighboring dominions are attempting to establish storehouses in Pilsen of the very best beer, samples of which have already been officially submitted and which by the current price of barley and malt is being offered at 9 crowns per Maß, therefore 2 crowns cheaper than the price of our local beer. By this a signal would be issued casting the brewing rights of Pilsen burghers the same lot which has already befallen the majority of Czech cities in the same manner.
This danger threatens to the burghers' right to brew to a full extent and paralyzes the available powers to contradict it. If one such brewery business establishes itself, there is no doubt that it will find many followers, and flood our city with foreign, cheap beer.
Therefore a question is forced upon the interested: in which way could this be prevented, and that the brewing right be endowed with an unmistakable foundation?
The means can be acquired only if the burghers will be able to confront the competition from their neighbors in both the quality and the price of beer, and provide better and cheaper beer to the public.
This cannot be accomplished if current Pilsen brewers endeavor exclusively to enrich themselves at the cost of the public, and not be content if the price of beer rises by one kreuzer per Maß, and for an entire brew by 40 gulden, compared to the prices from our surrounding neighbors; this can only be rectified if the burghers — as has often happened in other towns — construct their own brewery and their own malthouse.
Through such steps would the burghers not not only multiply their production and would obtain for each batch from their own brewery 80 gulden, but also other advantages would accrue to them, namely:
a) there would be gained the savings of rent for the malt house and brewery;
b) all overproduction would be prevented;
c) mature, unspoiled malt would be achieved, and thus
d) the best quality of beer;
e) a burgher, who would brew, would not have to entrust his barley and malt to foreign hands, his capital would not be threatened by fire, etc. — Finally
f) it could improve the quality of the beer by proceeding to produce bottom-fermented beers and lagers, and in so doing the market for Pilsner beer could be gained even outside the territory of Pilsen.
Such an undertaking could be done without problems from the same fund from which the barracks were built and the amount of 24 gulden would remain, which has been paid up until today to the burghers upon commencement of brewing rights, and which would remain untouched. Since the brewing treasury, upon the upcoming initiation of rights, after deducting all obligations, will show significant savings in cash, it could even begin this year.
Since the burghers could build a barracks which cost more than four times one hundred thousand gulden, and then, on the advice of individuals from their own depths make a gift of it, they will certainly not make a mistake when in order to defend the attacks on their rights they will build a malting house and brewery as their own permanent property and an honorable memorial to their descendants.
If some individuals, out of selfishness or unreason, let themselves be seduced into opposition against such a boon, it is to be reminded that such an effort of theirs will be in vain, for a way has been found to accomplish this plan conclusively.
From the Pilsen Burghers Brewing Committee on January 2, 1839.
On the Founding of Pilsner Urquell, Part I
On the Founding of Pilsner Urquell, Part III: Mistakes and Misunderstandings
Evan Rail
This translation was based on the Czech edition of the burghers' "Request" that appears in Měšťanský Pivovar v Plzni 1842–1892, cross-referenced with a copy of the original, handwritten German-language document from 1839.
Many thanks to Pilsner Urquell for their assistance.
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Can Pakistan rediscover ODI form against traditional whipping boys?
The curious case of the disparity between Pakistan's T20I and ODI form would have Benjamin Button perplexed. While Pakistan's T20I form over the last two years has defied logic, their ODI record against the stronger teams is almost the other side of that coin. Against Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand and England over that same period, Pakistan have lost 17 out of 21 ODIs. Three of the four wins came in that mind-boggling run to the Champions Trophy final, which, as far as 50-over cricket is concerned, is beginning to look like the exception to the rule.
Against New Zealand, a side traditionally considered whipping boys for them, Pakistan have now lost 11 ODIs on the bounce, stretching back to when Kane Williamson's men were last on these shores. New Zealand are worlds removed from the side Pakistan were so successful against through much of the 90s and 2000s, but such a lengthy unbroken streak is bound to leave psychological scars. Coming off the back of an ordinary Asia Cup, this is an especially difficult series to begin building towards the 2019 World Cup, even if Pakistan do so off the back of a perfect T20I scoreline against the same opposition.
Pakistan have controlled the middle overs superbly in T20Is of late, but they will have to demonstrate the same mastery in the longer format to start seeing more success. While Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan can asphyxiate a side in T20Is due to the pressure for quick runs, New Zealand will be far more content with rotating the strike in the ODIs and keeping wickets in tact for a big finish. How the spinners can adapt to that may shape the direction of the upcoming three games in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
New Zealand's backroom staff will be drumming these numbers into their head to wash away the T20I memories. In a squad that seems to be just the right mix of experience and youth, there are plenty of players whose games would translate very well to Abu Dhabi's surface.
New Zealand have won both the ODI series they've played against Pakistan since the latter relocated permanently to the Emirates. They will also be bolstered by the return of Trent Boult, who was away on paternity leave for the T20I series.
With Williamson, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor and Tom Latham at the top of the order, they have both destructors and constructors, and should Tim Southee and Boult struggle to get much swing or seam movement, Lockie Ferguson can try his luck with sheer pace. Ish Sodhi and Ajaz Patel will have slightly more time to settle on their lines and lengths. They are a well-balanced side, and will be confident of making it a dozen in a row against Sarfraz Ahmed's men.
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Sarfraz Ahmed's status as Pakistan captain has received a fair bit of attention in the past week, with newly appointed committee chairman Mohsin Khan suggesting Sarfraz be relieved of his duties in at least one format. It provoked mass media coverage and speculation about his role intensified. And while there's no imminent danger of him losing the armband, the scrutiny around his personal performances will be significant. Sarfraz has rarely been called upon in pressure situations while Pakistan beat weaker teams like Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka over the past year, and when he has been required – as was the case in the Asia Cup – he hasn't quite got his side over the line. The last time he scored over 15 runs in a match that Pakistan won came all the way back in the Champions Trophy against Sri Lanka. In a series against a fiercely competitive New Zealand side, Pakistan cannot afford to be carrying any passengers, least of all their captain.
In his short international career so far, nearly all of Colin de Grandhomme's highlights have come against Pakistan. It is a fact most Pakistanis haven't missed, and there has been much self-deprecating humour surrounding it. One meme depicted de Grandhomme transforming into Gary Sobers when facing Pakistan. The history behind that is he has turned in astonishing performances with both bat and ball against Sarfraz's men. On debut, he took 6 for 41 on the first day in Christchurch in 2016 to help his side beat Pakistan. Earlier this year, he dug New Zealand out of a hole in a tricky ODI chase against the same side, smashing an unbeaten 74 off 40 balls to take New Zealand home comfortably. Whatever it is, he seems to like playing against Pakistan, and Sarfraz Ahmed will be uniquely aware of the threat he poses.
It's a bit of a toss-up to see who Pakistan leave out, given how well both T20I series went, and the successful reintroduction of both Mohammad Hafeez and Imad Wasim since the Asia Cup. An abundance of options can sometimes befuddle a team's thought process, but it's hardly the worst problem to have.
Pakistan (probable XI): 1 Imam-ul-Haq, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Shoaib Malik, 5, Mohammad Hafeez 6 Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), 7 Faheem Ashraf, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Shadab Khan, 10 Hasan Ali, 11 Shaheen Afridi/Usman Shinwari/Junaid Khan
New Zealand have come into this ODI series with several all-round options of their own. They also have no less than four out-and-out seamers to choose from, and therefore aren't short of decisions to make either.
New Zealand (probable XI): 1 Colin Munro 2 Tom Latham 3 Kane Williamson 4 Colin de Grandhomme 5 Ross Taylor 6 Henry Nicholls 7 Todd Astle 8 Tim Southee/Trent Boult 9 Lockie Ferguson 10 Ajaz Patel 11 Ish Sodhi
The afternoon start means dew could be a factor in the second innings, but since it remains uncomfortably hot during the day, teams may find it easier to field at night, as several of them did during the Asia Cup.
Stats and trivia
Tom Latham has a significantly better record playing away from home as compared to when he bats in New Zealand. In 29 ODIs away from home, he averages 45, with three hundreds. At home, that drops down to 23, with just one three-figure score.
In 42 matches at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, only two have seen scores in excess of 300. Both were scored by Pakistan, once against Sri Lanka in 2007, and against West Indies in 2016.
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All of these things have been said about this year's Washington Wizards. They were said yesterday, actually, before the 76ers game. Not by me, however, so save your hate-tweets as drafts and redirect them to either Zach Lowe or David Thorpe.
Or don't, because the Wizards not only lost that game to the 76ers, but were also outplayed from the tip. The Wizards, now 2-8, are tied for the fewest wins in the NBA with fellow bottom-feeders New Orleans, Dallas, Miami, and those same Philadelphia Sixers. The Vertical's Bobby Marks mustered up some optimism for the Heat, a team rebuilding, but when asked found none for fans in D.C.
And no, stop it—don't even begin to cite "injuries" as an excuse. Because it's not an excuse, and if we were to entertain it as such, it'd be a bad one anyway. The 76ers last night were without Joel "The Process" Embiid, Nerlens Noel, Jerryd Bayless, and scintillating rookie sensation Ben Simmons. That's a bigger blow to personnel than the Wizards being without Bradley Beal, who is set to return to action against New York tonight, and backup center Ian Mahinmi.
The Wizards rank ahead of the Knicks (5-6) by Simple Rating System (SRS), a team rating metric that takes into account average point differential and strength of schedule.
Derrick Rose is sporting one of the NBA's worst eFG% from outside the paint (min. 50 attempts). New York Bricks.
The Wiz are fifth in the NBA with 12 offensive rebounds per game, and fourth in the very much related second-chance points. Big.
The Knicks are 1-4 away from Madison Square Garden this season. Homesick.
Washington, per TAI's very own Kyle Weidie, has won nine of the last 10 games versus the Knicks. No sleep till Brooklyn.
Per ESPN's John Schumann, the Wiz Kids have been league's best in the first six minutes of first quarters, with a NetRtg of plus-24.7. Sparks.
The No. 1 problem with reason for optimism No. 5, of course, is that it's all downhill from there.
But if John Wall, who's currently expected to play, and the rest of the gang can approach the second six minutes of the first quarter like they do the first, then keep up whatever's working for the second and third and fourth quarters, they have a VERY GOOD chance to be 3-8 before 10 p.m. tonight.
The final word in this post comes from playwright and Knicks know-it-all Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta). Take it away, Bob.
#1) Kurt Rambis back! And this time he's Secretary of Defense. Have there been any noticeable changes in the ways the Knicks play D?
Yes! Everyone's favorite goofily awkward, twice-married and twice-divorced, high-pantsed dad who hasn't really figured out how the internets work was reupped after flopping in his brief stint as head coach. No one seems to know 1) why it took six games for Hornacek or Jackson (or both!) to realize that it'd be a nifty idea to have one assistant focus on defense; 2) whether this was Hornacek's decision or Jackson's (or both!); and 3) what would lead a sentient human to believe that Kurt Rambis was the dude for that gig.
It's weird. It's very Knicks. They have been working harder to fight through screens over the last five games, and we've even seen the occasional hard trapping of the ball-handler in pick-and-rolls, but they're still the worst defensive team in the NBA. Long-term, it's kind of bleak. Joakim Noah, ostensibly signed for his defensive acumen hasn't been that Joakim Noah at all, and there's maybe half of what you'd consider a lockdown wing on the roster. Even Kristaps Porzingis, my most beloved and Largest Adult Sun, has fallen off from his rookie season. He should return to the mean. Or not. Probably not.
#2) Kristaps, on his career scoring night, got M-V-P chants from the home crowd. Objectively speaking, is he in your top 10 list for candidates? Where would you rank him overall right now?
There are soooooo many MVP candidates this year—Harden, Curry, Durant, Westbrook, Davis, Leonard, Lillard, LeBron, DeRozan, just for starters—that you'd have to be even more of a crazed Kristaps stan than I am to make that argument. I think you can, however, say top 25 without a few raised eyebrows and concerned looks. Whaddaya you think, KP? A human on the internet just said you're not in the top 10. Your response?
#3) Share with us, please, your non-Wizards insider perspective on what the hell is happening in D.C.
For a second there I thought you were asking me to weigh in on the election and I started projectile vomiting again.
Your team is making small children cry, so that seems pretty bad. Maybe you can get rid of the tone-deaf yutz that owns the team. That might help. We Knicks fans haven't been able to accomplish that feat, but if we can all come together and ban all sports owners, I'd be thrilled.


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Recognitions, December 12
Boyd Venture Challenge Awards Funding to UT Student Startups
Three businesses owned by students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were awarded a total of $25,000 in the fall 2018 Boyd Venture Challenge. The Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in UT's Haslam College of Business hosted the seed-fund grant competition.
Start-up companies Qardian Labs, Winter Innovations and Quantum Lock were selected from a group of six finalists. A panel of five judges determined the funding awards.
"We saw an extremely impressive group of companies pitch this semester," said Tom Graves, operations director of the Anderson Center. "The compelling presentations and potential shown by all of the companies presented the judges with a significant challenge."
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Recognitions, January 24
Students Chosen as Normandy Scholars
Four students have been selected to participate in the Normandy Scholars program during the spring 2018 semester. Students in the program will study World War II in a wider context by examining how social, cultural, political and technological shifts affect how societies react to and commemorate past conflicts in their national histories. Only 15 students were accepted from the highly selective pool, including Sydney Bittinger, 3rd-year Architecture; Patrick Keogh, 3rd-year Interior Architecture; Autumn Ragland, 2nd-year Architecture; and Jonathan Winfiele, 3rd-year Architecture.
Katy Chiles Receives NEH Fellowship
Katy Chiles, associate professor of English and affiliate faculty of Africana Studies, received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship for the 2018-19 academic year to support her book project, Raced Collaboration in Antebellum America. The project is the first comprehensive study of the crucial role collaboration played in early African American and Native American literatures. Chiles's focus of study is early American literature and critical race theory – a field that includes a commitment to social justice. In her book, she will investigate the ways African American and Native American writers collaborated to speak out about the injustices they experienced.
Bell to Serve as Acting Dean of CEHHS
Sherry Mee Bell, head of the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, is now acting dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Her appointment was announced January 12 by Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick and took effect immediately. She is stepping in for Dean Bob Rider, who is on medical leave.
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Recognitions, August 30
Skipper Joins Aerospace & Defense at Haslam
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business has hired a new executive director for aerospace and defense. Joseph 'Ben' Skipper brings more than twenty years of military and academic experience to his new role within Graduate and Executive Educatiodean's listn.
Bruce Behn, associate dean for graduate and executive education, says Skipper's responsibilities will include management of the college's aerospace and defense team, determination of new program offerings, reputational outreach in the field and teaching supply chain management courses.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business has hired a new executive director for aerospace and defense. Joseph 'Ben' Skipper brings more than twenty years of military and academic experience to his new role within Graduate and Executive Education.
Summer Dean's List Now Posted
UT's summer 2017 dean's list has been posted online.
To qualify for the dean's list, an undergraduate student must earn a term grade point average of 3.80 to 4.00 (summa cum laude), 3.65 to 3.79 (magna cum laude), or 3.50 to 3.64 (cum laude). Students must complete at least 12 credit hours, not counting work taken on a satisfactory/no-credit basis, to be eligible.
The list is searchable by semester, name, hometown, state, and county (Tennessee only).
For the Third Year in a Row, Students Place in International Competition
For the third year in a row, students from Kevin Stevens's third-year Architecture studio have placed in an international steel design competition. Cullen Sayegh and Samantha Sowell earned an honorable mention in the 17th Annual Steel Design Student Competition in August with their project "Rhizome Terminal". The competition is administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
In all, 213 designs from universities around the world were judged in the category, and only five awards were given.
"This is a great opportunity for our students to see how their work compares on a national scale," said Stevens. "I'm always impressed that our third-year students are competing on this level this early in their careers. It really shows the strength of our college as a whole," he said.
In 2016, Janusz Ziobrowski, Karolina Rachwal and Yiwen Wu received an honorable mention, and in 2015, Kristin Bowman and Emanuel Huber-Feely also placed at the honorable mention level.
Webster Appointed NORDP Liaison to National Institute of Health
Jennifer Webster, a research development manager in the Office of Research and Engagement, has been appointed as the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP) Liaison to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) effective September 1, 2017.
As NORDP liaison, Webster will be part of the larger Strategic Alliances Committee. Her responsibilities will include disseminating information related to research development to the NORDP membership, as well as assessing how NORDP can be more actively involved with the Liaison organization.
Recognitions, August 4
Fernandez Wins R15 Award from National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Dr. Elias Fernandez, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, has been awarded a new R15 award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for his project, "The Role of Allostery in CAR Transactivation." NIH has established the R15 Award to stimulate research at educational institutions that provide baccalaureate training for a significant number of the nation's research scientists but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. The award provides funding for small-scale, new or ongoing health-related research projects.
Gross Named NIMBioS Director, Chosen as Fellow
Louis J. Gross has been named the new NIMBioS director. A distinguished UT professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and mathematics, Gross is the founding director of the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) and director of UT's Institute for Environmental Modeling. He has also been chosen as a member of the inaugural class of fellows of the Society for Mathematical Biology. His research focuses on computational and mathematical ecology, with applications to plant ecology, conservation biology, natural resource management, and landscape ecology.
Alderman to Study Role of Geography, Geospatial Intelligence During Civil Rights Era
Derek Alderman, a UT professor of geography, has received a three-year $373,000 National Science Foundation grant to explore those geospatial tactics and determine what can be learned about patterns of racial inequality. Alderman will also examine how groups like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) collected and leveraged geospatial intelligence data to bolster their activist efforts. The findings will be crucial to advancing modern knowledge of geospatial intelligence, particularly since many of the issues of the civil rights era are still relevant today. It also would help define how we view African American resistance and geography in general, Alderman said.
Student, Faculty Design/Build Project Recognized with Statewide Award of Excellence
The multi-awarded Beardsley Farm Education Center has earned statewide recognition from the Tennessee American Institute of Architects. The project, a product of the college's successful design/build program, received the Design Award of Excellence, the organization's highest honor, during its state convention in Memphis this month.Led by professors Jennifer Akerman and Bob French, students and faculty designed and largely built the 1,200-square-foot center at CAC Beardsley Community Farm, an urban farm that serves those in need in Knoxville. The structure used more than 30,000 bricks donated by General Shale to provide a classroom, office spaces and restrooms for the farm. Students also designed and built an amphitheater for the outdoor classroom.
Please send faculty, staff and student recognitions to Erin Chapin (erin.chapin@utk.edu).
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Please send faculty, staff, and student recognitions to Erin Chapin (erin.chapin@utk.edu).
Kristen Savell (a third year doctoral student in the UT Department of Anthropology) and Benjamin Auerbach (a UT associate professor of anthropology), together with Charles Roseman (an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) co-authored a potentially groundbreaking study indicating that long bones of the arms and legs do not evolve independently as scientists have long assumed, but instead are all evolving together. The study was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Another Round of Castaway Music Festival Done, here's the full story
A Summer Favorite returns with the first leg of SM's Castaway Music Festival done just last weekend! Let me just say that it was a definite ultimate experience that'll last a lifetime. The much loved and anticipated music festival, which has been running for 5 years now with 5 installations already in their belt is […]
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A Summer Favorite returns with the first leg of SM's Castaway Music Festival done just last weekend! Let me just say that it was a definite ultimate experience that'll last a lifetime.
The much loved and anticipated music festival, which has been running for 5 years now with 5 installations already in their belt is the brainchild of Universal Records Events Manager & TTP Events' Head, Louie Lizardo. He fairly recounts envisioning our very own version of a better 7107 International Music Festival with the same caliber and vibe if not better than the raked International fest, that's why when the opportunity came he along with one of SM's Manager geared for it. Thus, the first-ever Castaway set sail last April 26, 2014, with some of our very own OPM artists: Up Dharma Down, Franco, DJ Ron Poe, Kjwan, Brownman Revival, Save Me Hollywood, She's Only Sixteen, Run Manila, Jensen and the Flips, Indio I, Kiro, Dr. Flavor and MC Boo.
It was, however, not just another music fest, it was a culmination of what is yet to come on our very own island paradise – a special Long Weekend edition – the only one of its kind that effectively bridged the gap between music lovers and beach hippies. Castaway created the perfect synergy where everyone enjoyed the best of both worlds in just one hip event.
There's no question then that Castaway Music Festival will only get bigger and better, and boy it did!
Fast Forward to 5 years later
With a measly 2 hour drive to some selected SM City Supermalls, we purposely await a night full of music and enthralling drops of superb mixes by the cream of the crop DJ's and artists'. Castaway's very own music line-up is really a testament to smashing out legendary sets over the use of unconventional venues of SM City Supermalls in various cities up North. With that, Castaway 2018 returns to popular SM City hotspots in the premier City of Pampanga, on another one whole month long weekend spectacle.
U do U by Afterparty was fortunate enough to be the official media partner for this years' 5th installation (and we're very much grateful for it!)
So, going back – Last April 6, 2018 – we went down with some of the DJ's who will be playing (I know, its crazy!) It was an opportune time for me to do my initial chitchat before I go all media-like on them (exclusive interviews will be posted soon!) so there were about a good 2 hours for me to just ask and ask, and forgive – but I did! It was a really good thing that they were very much polite and cool with me doing so!
After a fun chitchat, I was given an ample time to check things out (did I mention that we were given an ALL ACCESS PASS too?) Really Wild, I know, so I settled down to observe how all was weaved into one great night. And no words no matter how I try can ever express how amazing it was! To see the men and women behind it all in action was truly sublime!
The RAVE Party
The first leg comprised of a RAVE party with the top of the top DJ's including the hailed most in-demand DJ in Southeast Asia DJ La Creme, coupled with our very own DJ Ace Ramos, MC Pao along with DJ X-Factor x DJ Marc Marasigan x Victor Pring x Joyce Pring and the inclusions of DJ Ron Poe x Jet Boado, Marxx Monterola x Alwyn Cruz x John Sedano x Stro, Motherbass, Jennifer Lee x Katsy Lee, SP Espinosa x Mohit Alamchandani, DJ Gigz Reyes and MC Boo.
A hell of a night to remember that showcased a lot of firsts like the tandems of DJ X-Factor x Marc Marasigan and the Quadruplet jam from Marxx Monterola x Alwyn Cruz x John Sedano x Stro. It was a rare opportunity to make a weekend of it, and boy did we! We enjoyed a leisurely hopping night while we explore the different musicality mixes and mash-ups of all these talented names in the EDM industry.
One of the Highlight for me here is on how the OPM hip-hop sensation Shanti Dope's tracks were heard on almost most of the mixes. It was a true validation that OPM is getting stronger by the minute in this generations' ears and the audience loved every bit of it!
A night of Nostalgia with the LEGENDS
Onto the second day, where we have the line-up of performers be a reminiscent reminder of the golden age of OPM. The one and only Ely Buendia was seen headlining along with Spongecola, Silent Sanctuary, Rocksteddy, Jason Fernandez with Gloc-9 and the surprise guesting of Shanti Dope.
It was a crazy night, to say the least with over 40,000 people in attendance to watch them all perform their hearts out! And no one was disappointed (I know I wasn't!). Jason Fernandez opened up the crowd with such a powerful performance that was seconded by Rocksteddy along with the top songs from Gloc-9 and the recent hit topper "Nadarang" by Shanti Dope. However, it was not all the crowd could do for they really went wild with Ely Buendia's set as he sang the cornerstone songs of OPM with "Huling El Bimbo", "Super Proxy", and "Magasin".
While you'd think that it was impossible to keep the vibe up, Silent Sanctuary made sure to keep them going until Spongecola went on and it was truly something else. Imagine a rockstar like Yael go the extra 9 whole yards just to entertain the entirety of the whole 40,000 crowd! Oh, BUT! Yes, he did, as he jumped off to the backstage as he caters to all his shouting fans.
All in all, it was not just a memorable night because of the unbelievable music, but more so it was a night that truly signified how well-loved OPM is all over the country, in whatever age-range it maybe. May it be millennials, Gen-Xers to Baby boomers, all were in unison as they screamed they throats out to every line in every song that has been a part of their yesteryears.
A real success for the whole TTP Events team and SM Supermalls. We couldn't be thankful enough that an event like Castaway served as the perfect break for everyone and anyone who wanted to get away from all the stress of city living. It was truly created to enjoy a fun and entertaining weekend! Something staple for everyone, where they didn't have to go too far or spend too much just to see their favorite bands/artists.
Another awesome weekend brought to you by the whole of Castaway Music Festival 2018!
Do watch out for our exclusive interviews with some of the DJ's and artists/bands featured. Just follow our page on U do U to get updates!
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News Hoag Hospital recognized for safety, neurosurgery and spine programs
Hoag Hospital recognized for safety, neurosurgery and spine programs
By Daily Pilot
Categories: Featured News
Hoag Hospital facilities in Newport Beach and Irvine recently got an "A" rating for safety from the Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that promotes health-care safety, quality and affordability.
The selection was based on the results of Leapfrog's annual measure of hospitals' performance on patient safety and quality, according to a news release.
"Hoag is honored to be recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation for patient safety and quality," Robert Braithwaite, Hoag's president and chief executive, said in a statement. "We pride ourselves on providing the highest-quality health-care services to the communities we serve, and it is a privilege to be acknowledged for that nationally by Leapfrog."
Hoag also received distinction for the second year in a row from Becker's Hospital Review as one of the "100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs," according to a news release.
To view the original Daily Pilot article, please click here.
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Relay Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on Series A and seed investments, has announced its first executive in residence — Norman Winarsky, co-founder of Siri.
Winarsky is the former president of SRI Ventures at SRI International, a nonprofit independent research centre founded by Stanford University. In his role, Winarsky led SRI's venture strategy and process, which has resulted in more than sixty ventures worth over $25 billion, including companies like Nuance, Intuitive Surgical, and Siri. Overall, Winarsky said that SRI has launched over 70 companies.
At Relay Ventures, Winarsky will act as advisor to entrepreneurs in the firm's portfolio, and will support the firm's investment team with due diligence on potential investments. Relay Ventures' portfolio includes companies like ecobee, TouchBistro, and FreshGrade, which recently raised an $11.6 million Series A.
Entrepreneurs in Relay Ventures' portfolio companies will also have the opportunity to learn from Winarsky, including identifying large market opportunities, building teams, and creating a business plan. Relay Ventures has offices in Menlo Park, California and Toronto. Winarsky will be based at the Menlo Park location.
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Who You Gonna Call?


Snowstorms develop when warm, moist air collides with cold air. Blizzards are heavy falling snow storms that come with high winds that blow the snow so hard sometimes you can't see anything around you.
Avalanche size can range from very small and harmless to so large they could bury people, break trees and buildings, or knock over automobiles and railroad train cars!
Another reason to find out about snow crystal type is because very heavy snow can cause roofs of houses and buildings to cave in, make tree limbs snap and break power lines.
Why care about different types of snowflakes and ice crystals?
Avalanches happen when snow pack suddenly gives way and snow slides down a mountain, incline or across a road or highway.
They also issue warnings to mountain hikers and skiers to potentially dangerous snow conditions.
Blizzards are very dangerous snow conditions for people driving cars or trucks or flying in airplanes.
The best place to be in a blizzard is at home in front of a warm fireplace!
Ski resorts and other winter vacation spots depend upon heavy snowfall and blizzards to keep their ski slopes packed full of good, soft, ski-able snow. When they don't get enough snow, some resorts make their own snow with snow-making machines!


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Date of Birth: c. 1952 d.2015
Region: Pikilyi, NT
Language: Warlpiri
Dorothy was born in the Mina Mina area of the Tanami Desert. She began painting in 1987 at the "Centre for Aboriginal Artists". Her style is reflective of her early association with artists such as Rosie Nangala Fleming, Peggy Napurrula Poulson and Eunice and Pansy Napangardi. Her initial works were highly influenced by Eunice Napangardi in particular, as they share a number of stories, close friends and are of the same skin group. Their representations of the Bush Banana Dreaming are characteristically bright, vibrant, and full of movement.
Born in 1952, Dorothy came from Pikilyi, which is situated approximately 400 km north west of Alice Springs. She belonged to the Warlpiri language group, and painted in the traditional manner of the Kurrawari (dreaming). Living a traditional life style until the early 1960's when her family group walked in to the pastoralist station of Mt Doreen, Dorothy was taught about her country and the Dreamtime by her mother using story telling, song and dance.
Dorothy primarily painted the Mukati (Bush Plum) and Women's Dreamings. Holding a senior position in the field of traditional law within the Warlpiri society, Dorothy's works played an integral role in the preservation and communication of her Dreamings. Her father was the most senior custodian of the Pikilyi sacred site, so having inherited her rights through her patrilineal line, the importance of her contribution to the Aboriginal art movement is magnified. When painting Women's Dreamings she referred to the Mina Mina site, which is a highly significant site as it is recognized as the point of origin for Karntakurlangu Jukurrpa (Women's Dreaming) for both the Kukuja and Warlpiri. Containing two large clay pans and numerous water soakages the land is relatively fertile. It was also thought to be the place where the digging stick originated, emerging from the ground during the era of creation.
Highly patterned and intricately woven designs detail her signature style. Using more traditional colours (browns, greens, ochres contrasted against black and white) she created depths and perspectives, leading the eye in to highly detailed maps and journeys of her Dreamings.
A number of factors have influenced the development of her style; however it is thought that an exhibition trip to Sydney in March of 1998 marked a significant turning point in her work. Exposure to the work of other artists proved inspiring, but perhaps her return to Mina Mina was the most influential factor in her development. Having not returned since childhood, she was offered further specifics and knowledge concerning the stories of Mina Mina – Leading to the vast dimension, incredible intricacy and extreme stylisation of her paintings.
As the mother of five daughters, Dorothy taught her stories and Dreamings as she was taught. She was highly involved in women's ceremonies within the Warlpiri society and currently moved between Yuendumu, Alice Springs and the birth place of her second husband, Camooweal in Queensland.
In 2001 Dorothy won first prize at the '18th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award', Darwin, Australia.
Tragically Dorothy passed away in June 2013. Her artwork lives on as some of the most significant work in contemporary Indigenous art.
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Some charts I made whilst drinking a beer in Singapore
Right now, I'm sitting inside Changi airport. It's humid, I'm tired, I ate a weird burger that had some sauce in it that I did't know what it was, and I'm about to board a 13.5 hour flight. There's a pool of koi gazing curiously at the grey sheen of my equally-exhausted laptop.
Basically, I should have other stuff on my mind, but I can't stop thinking about the electrical output of a certain set of machines in a certain state, on a certain continent.
Australia's Eastern seaboard has an interconnected electricity market, that's sort-of segregated into states. The states are interconnected, but each has its own price, generation, demand and forecasts, from the perspective of the market operator.
The National Electricity Market, as illustrated by the market operator
This week, in the South Australian region, wind power has supplied a fairly large percentage of the total generation in the state. I won't pre-empt any post-week calculations by declaring what that percentage is, but it's going to be freaking huge, I bet.
For now, just revel in a couple of charts comparing the output of wind farms to other generators in SA.
It's not a big state, and, yes, it can draw power from Victoria during a shortfall of supply, or during network congestion. That doesn't take away from the significance of a chunk of our electricity network managing to actually capture the available wind resource, and offset a huge quantity of emissions (given that we'd otherwise have had to source the power from fossil fuels).
Here's the generation for the month, showing average daily generation (in megawatts). I think this neatly illustrates that, most of the time, wind power contributes to SA's mix, but sometimes it really dominates, and that's what's happened this week:
It's pretty clear from that chart that the presence of wind seems to correlate with lower output from the fossil fuel generators in SA - coal and gas. At one point this week, the coal-fired power station, Port Augusta, shut off. My bet is that it had something to do with the high levels of wind penetration in the state. It might not be, but that's my suspicion. Wind outdid fossil fuels for most of the week, so far:
At the time of writing this blog post (23:05 26/06/2014 AEST), the percentage of wind power in SA is at 69% of total South Australian generation.
The friendly bartender here at Changi airport told me, as he handed me my refreshing and very-welcome beer, that Singapore's current percentage of wind power is precisely zero. It's nice to know we're ahead of the curve. A little patriotic pride on my global trawl. Here's SA's history, since 2005:


Want the operational details on what data to capture during the News Match campaign? Join Liz Ruedy, Democracy Fund, Luz Gomez, Knight Foundation along with Whitney Caruso, Third Plateau to get the details on the data you will need to collect for the post News Match evaluation.
The webinar will provide an overview of the evaluation strategy and approach, along with detailed information about how your organizations will be asked to participate, including what data and information they will need from you to inform the evaluation.
Also on the webinar will be Lindsey Linzer, The Miami Foundation who will address frequently asked questions about News Match 2017. She will review the News Match application instructions with a focus on how to correctly submit match documentation. Come ready with specific questions as there will be ample time for Q&A.
Anyone and everyone involved in the News Match year-end campaign.


The house features 3 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 twin and 1 master with ensuite facilities. All bedrooms are equipped with wardrobes and drawer units, with bedding and towels being provided. There is full central heating throughout, and wifi is included.
The modern kitchen offers hob/ oven and microwave, has a new fridge /freezer, kettle, toaster as well as a coffee maker. There are plenty of cooking utensils and tableware to enjoy family meals. The kitchen also boasts a dishwasher and washing machine.
The warm and relaxing living room has a 40 inch TV with free sat. There is a bookcase with a variety of books for all ages as well as some fun family games and cards provided. There is wifi throughout the property.


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Area bakers are invited to enter the Pie-Baking Contest and help the Senior Center during the Soldiers & Sailors Reunion to be held June 8.
Pies should be brought to the Cuba Senior Center by 2 p.m. Each entrant may submit two pies for judging. Cash prizes will be awarded. Pies to be auctioned, but not judged are also welcomed.
A small piece of each pie will be cut for judging; the rest will be auctioned at the Reunion's evening program.
Only double-crust fruit pies will be accepted.
For more information, call the Center at 785-5544.


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Q: Issue with Spring Boot Gemfire Integration I am currently working on a project which uses Spring Boot Apache Kafka and Gemfire Integration . In this project I  have to subscribe the topic from the kafka and delete some matching keys from the Gemfire Region .
I am able to successfully subscribe the topic but while deleting the keys from the Gemfire region it throws No bean such exception when I try to delete from that region, from the Gemfire Configuration I am using @EnableClusterDefined Regions . The issue is that Spring has a weird behavior  that it loads the gemfire regions after the spring application context is loaded . To overcome this I made a custom repository implementing the Application Context Aware Overridden the setApplicationContext and wrote a method getRegion where I am getting the region by context. getBean("Region Name") ... but still I am not able to load the required region bean. Can someone suggest something

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The issue is that Spring has a weird behavior that it loads the GemFire Regions after the Spring ApplicationContext is loaded.

Technically (from here, to here, and finally, here), this happens after the ClientCache bean is initialized, not necessarily after the Spring ApplicationContext is (fully) loaded, or rather after the ContextRefreshEvent. It is an issue in your Spring application configuration.
The feature to which you are referring is from Spring Data for Apache Geode, or alternatively VMware Tanzu GemFire (SDG).
The feature is used by declaring the SDG @EnableClusterDefinedRegions annotation (Javadoc) in your Spring application configuration.
The behavior might seem "weird", but is in fact quite necessary.
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE
With Spring configuration, regardless of source: [XML, JavaConfig, Groovy, Annotations or otherwise], there are 2 primary phases: parsing and initialization.
Spring uses a generic, common representation to model the configuration (i.e. BeanDefinition) for each bean defined, declared and managed by the Spring container when parsing the bean definition(s) from any configuration source. This model is then used to create the resolved beans during initialization.
Parsing allows the Spring container to determine (for one) the necessary dependencies between beans and the proper order of initialization on startup.
When using SDG's @EnableClusterDefinedRegions annotation, the GemFire/Geode client Spring application (a GemFire/Geode ClientCache application) must be connected to an existing GemFire/Geode cluster, where the Regions have already been defined, to create matching client-side Regions.
In order to connect to a cluster from the client, you would have to have defined (explicitly or implicitly) a connection (or connections) to the cluster using a GemFire/Geode Pool (Javadoc). This Pool (or Pools) is also registered as a bean in the Spring container by SDG.
The ClientCache or client Pool beans contain the metadata used to create connections to the cluster. The connections are necessary to perform Region data access operations, or even determine the Regions that need to be created on the client-side to be able to perform Region data access operations and persist data on the server-side in the first place.
All of this cannot happen until the client Pools are "initialized", thereby forming connections to the cluster where the necessary request can then be made to determine the Regions in the cluster. This is not unlike how the Gfsh list regions command works, in fact. Gfsh must be connected to execute the list regions command.
The main purpose of using SDG's @EnableClusterDefinedRegions annotation is so you do not have to explicitly define client-side ([CACHING_]PROXY) Regions that have already been determined by an (existing) cluster. It is for convenience. But, it doesn't mean there are no (implied) dependencies on the resulting (client) Region imposed by your Spring application that must be carefully considered and ordered.
Now...
I suspect your Spring application is using Spring for Apache Kafka (??) to define Kafka Topic subscriptions/listeners to receive messages? Somehow you loosely coupled the Kafka Topic listener receiving messages from the Kafka queue to the GemFire/Geode client Region.
The real question then is, how did you initially get a reference to the client Region from which you delete keys when an event is received from the Kafka topic?
You say that, "I am able to successfully subscribe the topic but while deleting the keys from the Gemfire region it throws No bean such exception when i try to delete from that region."
Do you mean the NoSuchBeanDefinitionException? This Exception is typically thrown on startup when using Spring container dependency injection, such as when defining a @KafkaListener as described here), like so:
@Component
class MyApplicationListeners {

  @Autowired
  @Qualifier("myRegion")
  private Region<String, Object> clientRegion;

  @KafkaListener(id = "foo", topics = "myTopic")
  public void listener(String key) {
    clientRegion.remove(key);
  }
}

However, when you specifically say, "..while deleting the keys from the GemFire Region..", would imply you were initially doing some sort of lookup (e.g. clientCache.getRegion(..)):
@Component
class MyApplicationListeners {

  @Autowired
  private ApplicationContext applicationContext;

  @KafkaListener(id = "foo", topics = "myTopic")
  public void listener(String key) {
    applicationContext.getBean("myRegion", Region.class).remove(key);
  }
}

Not unlike to your attempted workaround using a ApplicationContextAware implementation.
At any rate, you definitely have a bean initialization ordering problem, and I am nearly certain it is caused by a loose coupling between the bean dependencies (not to be confused with "tight coupling in code").
Not knowing all your Spring application configuration details for sure, you can solve this 1 of several ways.

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*First, and the easiest and most explicit (obvious and recommended) way to solve this with an explicit Region bean definition matching the server-side Region on the client:

@Configuration
@EnableClusterDefinedRegions
class MyApplicationConfiguration {

  @Bean("myRegion")
  ClientRegionFactoryBean myRegion(ClientCache cache) {

    ClientRegionFactoryBean myRegion = new ClientRegionFactoryBean();

    myRegion.setCache(cache);
    myRegion.setName("myRegion");
    myRegion.setShortcut(ClientRegionShortcut.PROXY);

    return myRegion;
  }

  // other declared application bean definitions
}

Then when the Region is injected by the Spring container in:
  @Autowired
  @Qualifier("myRegion")
  private Region<String, Object> clientRegion;

  @KafkaListener(id = "foo", topics = "myTopic")
  public void listener(String key) {
    clientRegion.remove(key);
  }
}

It will definitely exist!
SDG's @EnableClusterDefinedRegions is also careful not to stomp on explicit Region bean definitions if a Region bean is already defined (explicitly) in your Spring application configuration, as demonstrated above.  Just be careful that the client Region (bean name) matches the server-side Region by "name".
Otherwise, you can play on the fact that the SDG framework attempts to early initialized client Regions from the cluster in the BeanPostProcessor by defining an "order", https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-geode/blob/2.7.1/spring-data-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/annotation/ClusterDefinedRegionsConfiguration.java#L90.
Then, you could simply do:
@Component
@Order(1)
class MyApplicationListeners {

  @Autowired
  @Qualifier("myRegion")
  private Region<String, Object> clientRegion;

  @KafkaListener(id = "foo", topics = "myTopic")
  public void listener(String key) {
    clientRegion.remove(key);
  }
}

Using the Spring Framework @Order annotation on the MyApplicationListeners class containing your Kafka Listener used to delete keys from the cluster/server Region using the client Region.
In this case, no explicit client-side Region bean definition is necessary.
Of course, other, maybe, non-obvious dependency on your MyApplicationListener class in your Spring application configuration could force an eager initialization of the MyApplicationListener class and you could potentially still hit a NoSuchBeanDefinitionException on startup during DI. In this case, the Spring container must respect dependency order and therefor overrides the @Order definition on the MyApplicationListener class (bean).
Still, you could also delay the reception of events from the Kafka queues subscriptions for all topics by setting autoStartup to false; see here. Then, you could subsequently listen for a Spring container, ContextRefreshedEvent to startup the Kafka Listener Container to start receiving events in your @KafkaListeners once the Spring application is properly initialized.  Remember, all automatic client Region bean creation using the SDG @EnableClusterDefinedRegions annotation happens inside a BeanPostProcessor, and all BeanPostProcessers are called by the Spring container before the context is completely refreshed (i.e. the ContextRefreshedEvent).  See the Spring Framework documentation for more details on BPPs.
Anyway, you have a lot of options.

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I worked on a project that involved working with MPEG Transport Stream and Digi-TV(DVB). EPGReader to be exact.
The MPEG TS is a binary format, where multiple fields can be defined within a single byte. I could not use Python's struct module because it only works with bytes or larger and the fields I had were just a couple of bits. First I started with regular bitshifts and bitmasks, but I soon realised it was very error prone task for me. It was very easy to make mistakes and the code was not very readable either.
On top of that I needed to store the values in dictionary. As you can see this is not very readable nor convenient. So I figured there must be something easier.
And if and when one needed to add one more byte and couple of variables, that's when the code starts to break with bitshifts. Any change to the original data size requires you to change the bitshifts accordingly. Also adding new values to the middle requires changes to bitshifts, in case you missed it in the spec the first time etc.
When using BitReader, I just give the variable name and how many bits it takes. Simple as that. No need to touch the other variables.
And it doesn't matter if the new values are added to the beginning, middle or at the end.
BitReader is a bit slower than using bitshifts, but it was still easily fast enough for the task I worked on. And if compiled using Cython the performance nearly doubles without any code change.
Is it faster? – Performance, no, but you are faster. Have a cup of C if you want speed. Is it more readable? – Yes. Makes life easier? – You bet!
Somebody might look at the specification syntax and quickly note that I could have used dictionary instead. Unfortunately it is not possible because the order is needed and dictionary does not preserve it.
The specification syntax was inspired by domgen… or the other way around. Can't remember which came first.
You can also convert the data back into binary format. The read returns a BitData object, which implements 'dump()' method, which returns an array.array('B') containing the bytes. You can change the attributes of the BitData and then dump the data back into array and easily write it to a file using array.tofile(f) or send it to network.
Get the code from bitbucket.
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You should be able to access both the phone internal storage and microSD memory card in Finder / Nautilus.
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Anyone wondering why traditional British wrestling has a following twenty years after being removed from our television screens should talk to Leicester's Ron Marino. Long after retiring from the ring Ron's love of the sport remains infectious.
"We must have been mad," Ron told Wrestling Heritage, "travelling around the country, wrestling every night, helping with the ring. But I loved every minute of it and wouldn't change a thing."
Ron's story is untypical. He wasn't one of those starry eyed youngsters who got hooked as he cheered and booed the heroes and villains, setting his heart on emulating the stars of the ring when he was older.
"No, not at all," said Ron, "My dad took me along to watch the wrestling at the local baths when I was a kid. But I wasn't struck, and only went just the once."
Ron was drawn into wrestling by his friend, Pete LaPaque. At the time Pete was training at the Granby Hall, Leicester, under the guidance of Jack Taylor. It took quite a bit of persuasion but eventually Ron agreed to accompany his friend to one of the Saturday afternoon sessions.
Having been thrown around the mat by Jack Taylor a bruised Ron was then put in with heavyweight Tony Ancell. The experience was not a pleasurable one for Ron, who breathed a sigh of relief when Taylor shouted, "That'll do." Relief was short lived as he went to leave the ring. "Not you," shouted Jack, who then brought in a succession of experienced pros to give the youngster a good pasting.
Going home on the bus Ron decided to sit downstairs, the aches and pains of being thrown around the mat for the best part of the afternoon made the decision an easy one. As he travelled home Ron was sure the experience was not one he wished to repeat. So when Pete asked him if he was going back the following week no one was more surprised than Ron when he heard himself utter the words, "Yeah, okay."
Ron, of course, had been subjected to the Jack Taylor lesson of roughing up a newcomer to test whether or not they had the willpower to succeed in the world of professional wrestling. It was a lesson that was to continue for quite a few weeks before Jack decided that Ron had proven himself and was ready for a bit of tuition.
In the months that followed Ron was taught the wrestling basics. The initial goal was to learn enough to be ready to step into the ring in front of paying customers, a goal that was reached early in 1963. On 16th February Ron made his professional debut on a Jack Taylor show in Wellingborough. In the opposite corner was his friend Pete Lapaque. Friendship was no consolation, though, and Pete taught Ron the lesson of just how big a gap there is to fill to make it in the professional ring.
"I lost by a knock out," said Ron. "Pete just seemed to toss me around at will. One of the times I was thrown out of the ring and counted out. It wasn't so much that I was hurt, more that I was just breathless and worn out. I was very nervous, of course, but I did have one bit of luck. A group of workmates had come along to see how I performed, but fortunately they hadn't told me in advance or I'd have been even more nervous."
The young Ron, billed as Dino Marino in those early bouts, had done enough to persuade Jack Taylor he had a future. After only a half dozen or so bouts for Jack Taylor young Ron was noticed by other independent promoters, and bookings began to increase. In those days there was a wealth of talent working on the independent circuit, enabling Ron to continue to learn the trade as he wrestled increasingly experienced and skilful wrestlers.
The boy who had reluctantly gone along to the Granby Hall was now devoted to the wrestling business. Putting up posters, erecting the ring, wrestling most nights of the week, the Leicester man couldn't get enough of the sport. When one promoter was starting out he even asked Ron to help build his ring. Ron was happy to oblige, putting to good use his skills as a joiner, which was his day job.
Ron worked in the building trade for over twenty years, eighteen of them for the same employers. Although he wrestled most nights of the week he always preferred the back-up of a stable, full time job.
When Max Crabtree took over the management of Joint Promotions he was always on the look out for new talent. Max had employed Ron when he was promoting independently, and so it was natural that he asked the Leicester wrestler to come and work for him on the Joint circuit.
Ron was pleased to do so, and was soon given national exposure on World of Sport when he debuted against Sid Cooper in December, 1979. He would have been introduced to television audiences a few weeks earlier but his contest against Johnny Saint was recorded and never transmitted.
Whilst television appearances were one of the highlights of his career Ron did tell us of one moment of sadness. On 27th August, 1981, he was booked to partner his namesake (and no relation) Mike Marino in a tag match in Birmingham. Mike was held in great respect by Ron and he was proud that he was to work alongside the mid heavyweight champion. Tragically Mike Marino died suddenly just three days before the bout was due to take place.
An enjoyable interlude for Ron in the early eighties was when the co-creator of Crossroads, Peter Ling, asked him to help with the choreography in the musical Teaneck Tanzi the Venus Flytrap.?
As we talked to Ron it was obvious that here was a man who had enjoyed his successes in his quarter of a century career, but remained very modest about the pleasure he had given fans. His love of the sport was infectious, but surely a man must have some regrets over twenty five years.
"Regrets? No. I loved every minute. I'd do it all over again."


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Government strengthens managed isolation system
7:03am Monday 29 Jun, 2020
A Novotel hotel being used as a managed isolation facility in Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Chen Liu
A range of improvements are already underway to address issues identified in the rapid review of the Managed Isolation and Quarantine system released yesterday, says Housing Minister Megan Woods.
The review was commissioned just over a week ago to identify and understand current and emerging risks to ensure the end-to-end Managed Isolation and Quarantine process is robust.
"There is no play book for this kind of pandemic. We're one of only a handful of countries in the world to require managed isolation at the border with compulsory testing, making our existing system one of the strictest globally," says Woods.
"This report shows how we can strengthen the managed isolation system, reduce the room for error and continue to keep COVID-19 at the border and out of our communities.
"The review found that the system is not broken but does need additional resourcing to respond to the increasing demands placed upon it as growing numbers of New Zealanders come home from global COVID-19 hotspots.
"Actions are being taken swiftly to address all the issues that this review has identified to ensure we have the capacity and procedures to keep the system robust and working efficiently.
"The Ministry of Health will be increasing the number of clinical and non-clinical staff, such as nurses, at each facility to ensure health checks, testing and other health services are consistently delivered to the standards required.
"This will see the introduction of a dedicated model of care to service the wide-ranging public health, physical health and mental health needs of people returning to New Zealand in the facilities. Service standards will be incorporated into a proposed regulatory framework and will be subject to review," says Woods.
Air Commodore Darryn Webb says significant changes have already been introduced and work is urgently underway to address other issues raised in the report.
Last week Air Commodore Webb announced a doubling of the on-the-ground Defence Force staff of 32, across 18 facilities. As of yesterday, there are 168 NZDF personnel across 21 facilities providing 24/7 coverage. There are also more government and defence staff across the end-to-end system.
"This increased resourcing has had an immediate impact on the ground in terms of making sure our people are well supported to carry out their roles and ensure the safe transfer of returnees into managed isolation," says Woods.
"The increase in resourcing will form the backbone of further changes that are being made to ensure the system is robust and fit-for-purpose.
"We have also increased oversight of the transfer of returnees from aircraft through to Managed Isolation and Quarantine facilities so they are escorted by government staff."
Other improvements rolling out now include:
Increased security for transferring returnees to managed isolation facilities
The standardisation of procedures across all facilities
The introduction of better information for returnees from flight boarding through to entry into New Zealand and their exit from Managed Isolation.
Better information to communities where those facilities are located.
Strengthening of demand forecasting, reporting functions and coordination between agencies.
Health responses include more staff in facilities, improved model of care including taking into account issues like mental health and addiction issues, more clinical oversight to ensure a consistent quality of service in facilities, and monitoring to ensure there is consistency across facilities.
"All staff supporting this process are performing to a very high standard, and have been doing so over a long period of sustained and increasing pressure," says Air Commodore Webb.
"I would like to acknowledge and thank them for their ongoing work and dedication to the job. I am committed to ensuring they have the support and structures that they need to deliver well- functioning Managed Isolation and Quarantine for all New Zealanders.".
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New COVID-19 strain not seen in NZ cases
Students support vital research at BOP hospitals
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Hydrophone study shows NZ link for blue whales
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BOP murder accused remanded in custody
@ Slim Shady
Posted on 29-06-2020 12:25 | By morepork
You obviously enjoy baiting us and, at the moment , you couldn't go home even if you really wanted to. Is that why you are such a poor guest here? A tragedy that such a towering intellect as yours is confined to living with a group of "xenophobic hillbillies". I feel for you.
Posted on 29-06-2020 09:49 | By Chookymac
Why not use Waiouru Army Base Barracks which can house I believe 1500. after all it is to help beat a Enemy
Posted on 29-06-2020 08:57 | By
According the Megan and Chairwoman Adhern we are the only country trying to do this level of border control. You don't say! It seems you have First World countries taking a more rational approach and opening up. Going on holidays. Accepting the small risk as what it is and dealing with it. Then you have the frightened little Kiwis all flapping and wanting the door shutting on fellow Kiwis. Completely overreacting. Way too many narrow minded insular xenophobic hillbillies.


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Zahid Ali Fellowship Programme: The Zahid Ali Fellowship was established in 1997 by the Institute of Ismaili Studies in the name of Professor Zahid 'Ali (1888-1958), a pioneer of modern Ismaili Studies, at the bequest of Professor Zahid 'Ali's son, the late Professor Abid 'Ali, and his family. The fellowship, in the amount of £5000, is awarded once every five years to an internationally renowned scholar working in the field of Classical Arabic Literature who intends to use the award to carry-out research on a topic of relevance to Ismaili Studies.
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