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Rule changes that could shift balance of power in clean energy transition
By solarinsider On Jun 9, 2020
This week is shaping up as a critical one for the clean energy transition in Australia – with a decision on one important rule change due to be delivered, and submissions due on another.
Both could be critical in shaping the path and pace of the switch to a grid dominated by renewables, storage and other smart technologies, and for the future of incumbent fossil fuel generators.
They could also help change the way we think about energy supply and management, from an obsession with "baseload" to a flexible approach to both demand and supply. Imagine, for instance, a big smelter acting as a sort of "mega battery" that could tailor its demand to when supply – in the form of wind and solar – is most abundant and lowest cost.
Wind and solar have already won the race on environmental considerations – there is simply no contest on greenhouse and other noxious emissions when pitched against coal and gas. They have also won the race on economics – clearly the cheapest form of bulk generation, even with "firming" or storage costs added to their bill, according to the CSIRO and the market operator.
Wind and solar, combined with storage and demand management, are also winning the engineering contest. Not so long ago, the majority of power system engineers would have rubbished the idea of incorporating more than even 10 per cent wind and solar into the grid.
Some still say a majority of "variable renewables" is not feasible, but the Australian Energy Market Operator, whose responsibility it is to keep the lights on, sees no technological impediments – be it 75 per cent instantaneous by 2025,[1] or up to 90 per cent annual by 2040[2] – as long as there is a level playing field.
That takes us to the last bastion of the incumbents – apart from political mischief and intervention – which is the realm of rules and regulations. The power of incumbency – or as some may put it, regulatory capture – has been a massive handbrake on important changes to market design that are needed to fully value, and support, the capabilities of new technologies.
Pending a wholesale re-write of the market rules – due by 2025 if there are no other delays[3] – two important rule decisions feature this week. The first is a final ruling on wholesale demand response[4], which could facilitate and encourage the use of demand-side technologies that will in turn smooth the path for a much higher share of renewables.
In simple terms it means providing incentives to shift demand, rather than simply paying people more for burning more coal and gas, which has been the basis of Australia's main grid model for the last few decades.
To the average consumer, it means encouraging the use of household appliances – from heating, cooling and pool pumps – when their rooftop solar output is high, and encouraging them to dial down, if need be, at times of high demand and low supply. The only problem is, this new rule may exclude households from taking part in the new market signals.
For big consumers, it also means flexibility: Big smelters have operated on the principal of "baseload" power, but energy experts increasingly believe they can act with a degree of flexibility, targeting more demand to times of greater supply of cheaper wind and solar. In this way, they could act as a giant battery, the biggest in the grid.
Another key moment for both battery and demand response technologies is the progress of the switch to 5-minute settlements.[5] The electricity grid is already dispatched at five minute intervals, but the financial settlements occur on 30 minute intervals, an averaging of six different dispatch periods that many in the industry say has opened the market to massive rorting in favour of incumbent centralised generators.
The switch to 5-minutes, advocated initially by big zinc refiner Sun Metals and supported by the renewables and storage sectors along with AEMO and independent analysts, was to have come into effect in 12 months time.
But the incumbent generators, who fiercely fought against the changes because of the obvious impact on their ageing and slow moving technologies, are having another crack at delaying the inevitable, with the Australian Energy Council reportedly pushing the key institutions to allow for a 12-month delay under the cover of Covid-19.[6]
Submissions for that proposal are due on Thursday, and should likely paint a picture of old versus new, slow versus quick, dumb versus smart, dirty versus clean technologies.
Dan Cass, from The Australia Institute, describes the two rule change proposals as the biggest reform to the national electricity market since the NEM was created in 1998.
"This could set Australia on a clear path to allow clean technology to outcompete coal and gas during peak demands," he said. "The Australia Institute has proposed a 'reform stimulus'[7], to bring forward the redesign of the NEM, to create jobs and help with economic recovery.
"Australia is at an energy crossroads, which will have big repercussions for energy prices, climate policy and the economy."
Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of Renew Economy[8], and is also the founder of One Step Off The Grid[9] and founder/editor of The Driven[10]. Giles has been a journalist for 35 years and is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review.
^ be it 75 per cent instantaneous by 2025, (reneweconomy.com.au)
^ 90 per cent annual by 2040 (reneweconomy.com.au)
^ due by 2025 if there are no other delays (reneweconomy.com.au)
^ wholesale demand response (reneweconomy.com.au)
^ 5-minute settlements. (reneweconomy.com.au)
^ key institutions to allow for a 12-month delay under the cover of Covid-19. (reneweconomy.com.au)
^ 'reform stimulus' (www.tai.org.au)
^ Renew Economy (reneweconomy.com.au)
^ One Step Off The Grid (onestepoffthegrid.com.au)
^ The Driven (thedriven.io)
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Annotation: Each of the Travelers returns home to learn the truth about their origins before being reunited for a final, ineveitable confrontation with Saint Dane, whose efforts to control Halla are destroying its very foundations.
In this series' final volume, each of the previous Travelers returns to life in time to learn that Bobby is the predestined hero of all the universes. The text's persistent focus on destiny confusingly undercuts its message of self-empowerment. However, this old-friend-filled conclusion will satisfy readers who have made it this far in the series.
Nine bestselling books. Nine treacherous territories. They have all been leading to this. Every victory. Every loss. The thrills and disappointments; the hope and despair. Every moment of Bobby Pendragon's heart-pounding journey through time and space has brought him to this epic showdown. He and his fellow Travelers must join forces for one last desperate battle against Saint Dane. Every question is answered. Every truth is revealed. And at stake is not only the tenth and final territory, but all that ever was or will be. Everywhere. This is the war for Halla, and the final battle has begun.


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NewTek Discussions > Other Products > VT-VT > VT - Character Generator > Unable to save project.
View Full Version : Unable to save project.
1. For an existing project, the "save progress bar" goes about a third of the way and disappears. The changes are not saved.
2. For a new project, the .CG file is written, but the Image File Folder is not written.
I have uninstalled and re-installed the VT(4) software. The problem reappeared after a week.
The system is not connected to the internet, and no one has added any software to the system, except Digital Juice, and Bob's BloomFX.
Could an existing project file corrupt the CG module? Do I need to format my hard drive and reload XP and VT(4)?
Has anyone else ever experienced this?
How full is the drive you are saving to?
Less than half-full. And I've run a disk test on it and on the C: drive. No errors.
Did you do anything that coincided with the timing and re-occurance ? Worked OK for a week ?
Nothing different. Just went back to normal ops. Normal startups and shutdowns. Unit is on a good UPS, so no power spikes.
That's strange. Although I didn't use the CG module much early on, I now pretty much use it all the time. I can't remember any save problems like that, even though I used to just save the image files by themselves in the client folder. Now I just save the whole project there.
I'd probably do an un/re install and watch closely to see if anything triggers it again.
Yeah, it is very strange. My next step is going to be a re-install of XP. I'll need to save a few RTV and WAV files, but I'll trash everything else.
I'm saving the image files to a folder as a workaround until I can do the clean install of XP. I don't see how a corrupted .CG file could cause the program code to mess up, but that looks like what's happening.
I hate to see you reinstall, there has to be a better answer. Have you tried to do a Save Project As and go to a different drive? Do you have anything other than text in this? How many pages? How long are they?
When the problem first happened, I was working with a .CG project that had about thirty modified templates saved as pages. The problem initially manifested as an inability to save the project. Then I opened a new project, and just created five simple text-only pages and tried to save. The project saved, but the folder with the image files was nowhere to be found.
I did try saving to a different drive. No joy.
Have experienced the same several times back to VT2 days and Windows 2000. Am now running 4.6 and the latest Win XP service pack and I've had it happen with this version. The only thing that I could do (dealer suggestion) was to reload the VT software. I've gotten very good at it. My last re-load (about 4 months ago) has been pretty "stable". If you do a search on this problem on this site, you'll find that you are not alone.
This is just a guess but find the original graphics and be sure they are not read only. Have you tried doing a Ctrl-VT and saying Yes to reset all modules?
I understand the logic of this with the existing projects, but how would "read-only" files cause the CG Designer to not create an image file folder when I try to save a brand-new text-only .cg project?
I reinstalled the software. Isn't this the same as "reset all modules"? Or does that affect some files that an uninstall/reinstall doesn't touch.
Note that the first thing I tried was "Reset Configs". That didn't help anything.
BTW - does the CG Designer use WMP for anything file-related? Could WMP file association settings or privacy settings affect the CG Designer in any way?
The read only thing should not be part of the problem but I have seen this cause other issues within VT including lockups. As there seems to be no other easy solution I just thought it may be one thing to check. If it's text only, it should have no effect. What font are you using? I really haven't seen this behavior since VT2.
I have three people sharing a VT. ONE of them reports this very same problem.
When you re-install VT (for any reason) it is wise to follow protocols listed in an old forum - basically it involves uninstalling (newest to oldest builds), then searching and deleting for files left behind, then searching the registry and deleting entries in there.
This gives you a completly clean re-install. Its possible that would fix it. If I get to that point and it works I'll let you know.


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Вулиця виникла в першій половині XX століття під назвою 614-та Нова. Сучасна назва на честь керівника антифеодального селянського руху Олекси Довбуша — з 1953 року.

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Anorak News | Amsterdam Opens First Gay Theme Park
Amsterdam Opens First Gay Theme Park
by Anorak | 29th, April 2009
A PARK near Amsterdam now has information signs pointing out spots where "officials say gay men are known to have sex".
No, it's not a zoo – it's "so no visitors are taken by surprise". Oooer!
The signs "clearly indicate what is happening in each zone; also those where gay men are known to practice 'cruising'," municipal spokeswoman Manon Koffijberg said.
Not to be confused with "roller-blading".
"If you don't want to be confronted by a vision of that sort, the signs allow you to avoid specific areas," said Ms Koffijberg.
The De Oeverlanden park in Slotervaart, southwest of Amsterdam, is known as a place where homosexuals from all over the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe go in search of sex partners.
Ms Koffijberg said that while having sex in public was against the law, the park has been used for this purpose for so long that it has become "gedoog", a Dutch word for tolerating unwanted behaviour.
The sexual activities of cruisers, she said, kept mostly to the bushes in the park, and the new signs sought to ensure that they stayed there.
Bush?
"There are various groups of users of the park; people with small children who bathe on the beaches, those who walk their dogs, gays cruising and nature lovers," said Ms Koffijberg.
Some people are all three, and to them the central zone.
"Things are arranged so that each group can relax in their own area without intruding on each other."
Hence we commend to your attention the wa*king zone, walking zone, voyeur zone and cottage corner – an olde worlde tea shoppe…
Of course it's all been done before:
Gay Sex Allowed In Parks And In The Single Man Paedo Zone
How To Spot A Paedophile In The Park
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Yesterday, Regan Lamble and Dane Bird-Smith, secured the Oceania walks titles, held alongside the first leg of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Adelaide, South Australia.
Bird-Smith, competing in his first 20km walk since winning a Bronze Medal at the Rio Olympics, shared the early lead with Canada's Evan Dunfee, before the Australian took over on his own. His win, along with his Rio performance, makes him an automatic selection for the Australian World championships team to compete in London later this year.
Finishing in second place, Quentin Rew, of New Zealand, was able to break his New Zealand record, by 42 seconds to record a time of 1.21.12.
Lamble, 25, crossed the line in a time of 1 hour 29 minutes 58 seconds, 57 seconds clear of second place in the race, and her second fastest time ever. With the win, she has also secured a spot on the Australian team for the World Championships to be held in London. The walks will take place on the Mall in London, on the 13th of August.
In the Junior races, Declan Tingay, had a commanding win, taking the race in 42 minutes and 35 seconds to win by a minute and half. Whilst in the Women's junior race, Clara Smith, was able to secure a victory in 47 minutes and 48 seconds.
Oceania Athletics would like to thank Athletics Australia, and Athletics South Australia, the volunteers and officials for the running of the event.


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Quinton Antoine McCracken (born August 16, 1970) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), and was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise's first center fielder and batter on March 31, 1998.

High school years
McCracken attended South Brunswick High School and was the starting running back and the free safety in football, the starting point guard in basketball, in addition to being a baseball star and a track standout. As a senior in 1988 he led his baseball team to a 29-0 record and the state Championship. USA Today rated the team the fifth-best in the nation that year.

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After graduating from Duke University. McCracken was selected by the Colorado Rockies in their inaugural draft in 1992 in the 25th round. He made his major league debut as a September call up on September 17, 1995; in three games, he struck out in his only at bat. In 1996, he played mostly center field, batting .290 in 283 at-bats. In 1997, he stole a career-high 28 bases and increased his batting average to .292.

McCracken was drafted by the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays on November 18, 1997, as their 2nd pick in the 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft, to be their starting center fielder for 1998. Playing in a career-high 155 games, McCracken had his best-ever season, batting .292 with 7 home runs, 59 RBI, and was named the Devil Rays first-ever most valuable player. After playing only 40 games in 1999, because of a torn ACL, he spent most of 2000 in the minors with Triple-A Durham. The Devil Rays released him on November 27, 2000, and he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals on December 22, he was released in spring training. On April 13, 2001, McCracken signed with the Minnesota Twins. He again spent most of the year in Triple-A, where he batted .338 for Edmonton.

He became a free agent after the season and on January 9, 2002, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He spent the entire season with the major league club, hitting .309 as the Diamondbacks won the NL West. McCracken batted .364 in 11 at-bats against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS, but the D-Backs were swept out of the playoffs by the Cardinals. His batting average dropped nearly 100 points in 2003 to .227. On December 15, 2003, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for first baseman Greg Colbrunn. McCracken did not get much playing time with Seattle, however, and on June 9 he was released. Two days later, he re-signed with the D-Backs and batted .288 in 55 games. He became a free agent after the season and re-signed with Arizona. McCracken struggled with a .237 batting average in 2005, becoming a free agent after the season.

On February 14, 2006, he signed with the Cincinnati Reds, but was released on July 6. The Minnesota Twins, after signing him to a minor league contract on July 21, announced at the end of the 2006 season that they would not re-sign McCracken after he had played for their Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings. He was not picked up by another team, and signed on to play with the independent Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League. After one season in independent ball, McCracken played for the Dominican Winter Baseball League in late 2007 and retired.

Post-playing career
He joined the front office of the Diamondbacks in 2011, and moved to the Houston Astros in 2012. McCracken joined the Miami Marlins staff in a player development role in December 2017.  In January 2019, he joined the Durham Bulls as a third-base coach in a return to the city where he attended college.

Personal life
Quinton married Maggie Moskal on January 29, 2005. The couple have a son Isaiah Cicero McCracken born July 7, 2009.  Maggie McCracken is a cast member of VH1's Baseball Wives.  The first episode aired November 30, 2011.

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Tag: Howard Dean
Overnight Caption Contest
By Night Owl
Howard Dean, occ
We WILL get a Public Option! Co-Op Kabuki Exposed! But it only works if you YELL LOUDER!
By MinistryOfTruth in Barack Obama
Crossposted at Daily kos
I am beginning to believe that President Obama has this figured out, and that we WILL get HCR and a Public Option.
Why do I believe this? Let me explain.
But first you have got to FIGHT, DAMMIT ROCKY!
So here is some inspirational music to inspire Hope, and while you get riled up let me take you below the fold and reveal the genius of 9-sided chinese chess, exposed.
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Dr. Dean on KO: End-of-life is going back in, GOP screwing themselves, with polling data
By MinistryOfTruth
Dr. Dean on Keith Olbermann video at bottom of diary
The GOP is hoping that all the old people in America will freak out over whatever they can say to scare Grampa, but it isn't working on anybody else.
It's easier to scare older people than it is younger ones.
What is interesting here, other than the majority support after all the GOP scare tactics and the media hysteria, is that even though people like what they have, they understand that what they have is quickly vanishing, 14,000 people a day, and that what they have now will cost more each coming year if the GOP and the status quo has their way.
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And though it may work on the wingnuts and the low information McCain voters, it simply isn't working on anyone else.
Well, when I look at some polls based on age, something really glaring comes out.
Has anybody in our idiot media noticed that there are ZERO young or minority Americans at these astroturf heavy town halls? (not counting children dragged along by their wingnut parents)
This seems to be the response the GOP wishes to receive from our nation's elderly.
The good thing is, it isn't working to move the entire 60-65+ demographic towards the GOP. Rather, it is turning off anyone who isn't a rabid wingnut to begin with.
The GOP is NOT WINNING THIS FIGHT!
More below the fold
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George W. Bush must STFU!
By MinistryOfTruth in Barack Obama, War
Simulposted at http://www.dailykos.com/story/…
Of all the people to criticize President Obama, or any President for that matter, this is by far and away the dumbest and most criminal of them all.
Ex President and future War Criminal Geogre W Bush had some words to share with Uhmerica yesterday at an event in Erie, PA
"There are a lot of ways to remedy the situation without nationalizing health care," Mr. Bush said. "I worry about encouraging the government to replace the private sector when it comes to providing insurance for health care."
Asked by the evening emcee at the 104th annual Manufacturer and Business Association meeting if he finds the new president's policies "socialist," Mr. Bush started then stopped.
"I hear a lot of those words, but it depends on…," he said, breaking off. He later offered a more diplomatic assessment: "We'll see."
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Let your Congress critter know that if they stand against a public option on health care reform, they stand with George W Bush.
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What are Progressive Values?
By jamess in Media
Progressive Values?
Howard Dean – Fairness, Responsibility …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
What does the Democratic Party stand for?
Howard Dean lists these "Core Values" of the Democratic Party
1) Fairness and Equal Rights for all
2) Strength and Toughness
3) Fiscal Responsibility
These are demonstrated by providing Health Care for all.
Dean stresses the urgent need for us to express these values, on an emotional level, and not just in Policy Statements.
"People vote on their Values — NOT on Position Papers!"
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The abdonment of the 50-state strategy may be the opening needed for third parties.
By Michael Wilk in Politics
Cross-posted from Progressive Independence.
A while back I linked to a blog entry that reported on the abandonment of Howard Dean's fifty-state strategy that put Democrats back in real political power after sixteen years in favor of what's shaping up to be the DLC's preferred method of losing elections by ignoring everything but the so-called "swing states." This horrendously bad decision is bound to cost the party dearly next year, especially as voter dissatisfaction with the current dictator's failed economic policies and ever-more-fascistic behavior grows. As early as January, prominent Democrats voiced their concerns over the dismantling of a successful electoral strategy:
(Full story reproduced below the fold.)
Democrats, failure, Fifty-State Strategy, Howard Dean, Long Term, Obama, Political Parties, Short term
They didn't want him as the DNC Chair, either.
By dkmich in Barack Obama
Why not Dean for HHS? He did a hell of a job, and he gets squat while failed WS bankers get billions for failing.
In backing Dean, Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift admitted he'd be an unconventional choice. But as The Nation noted in a recent editorial, isn't that what Obama's "team of rivals" philosophy is all about?
Wrote Clift:
Obama prides himself on how magnanimous he is, so you can't rule out that he might reward someone who like him was an early and consistent opponent of the Iraq War, who helped lead the party out of the wilderness and who many Democrats think has been badly treated. Obama certainly wouldn't have to give Dean the dual portfolio with the White House title that he had so easily conferred on Daschle. And Emanuel is a political realist. If Obama went with Dean, he wouldn't fall on his sword over it; he'd probably find other ways to get his revenge. That's how Washington works: don't get mad, get even.
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Democratic Spine
By EmilyD
Democratic Spine ©2008 Emily Duffy Photo by Sibila Savage
Dimensions: 14″ x 14″ x 9″
Description: A mini coffin with a truncated human spine lays in a bed of velvet. The coffin is covered with quotes by Progressive, Democrats both recent and from history.
Materials: Wood, parchment reproductions of the Bill of Rights, burgundy velvet, metal hardware, paper, amber varnish.
Cross-Posted on my BLOG (where you can see larger images) and at DailyKos.
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By Night Owl in Barack Obama, Iraq
"What I want to know is what in the world so many Democrats are doing supporting the President's unilateral intervention in Iraq?"
– Democratic Presidential Candidate Howard Dean
(March 15, 2003)
"I won't stand here and pretend that there are many good options left in Iraq, but what's not an option is leaving our troops in that country for the next hundred years, especially at a time when our military is overstretched, our nation is isolated, and nearly every other threat to America is being ignored.
"We must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in, but start leaving we must. It's time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their future. It's time to rebuild our military and give our veterans the care and the benefits they deserve when they come home."
– Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama
(June 3, 2008)
Democrats, Howard Dean
Common sense and logic .. from who else, except Al Gore?
By shpilk in Barack Obama
Gore expects the situation to "resolve itself" by the time the convention comes around.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2…
MURFREESBORO – Former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday that he expects the Democratic nomination fight will "resolve itself" before the party's convention in late August.
Gore told The Associated Press that he sees no urgency in endorsing a presidential candidate.
"What have we got, five months left?" he said in a brief interview after a speech at Middle Tennessee State University.
When pressed that several prominent Democrats, including Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, have expressed hope for an earlier decision on the nomination, Gore said: "I think it's going to resolve itself. But we'll see."
Sort of disappointed to see Howard Dean doing something a little different ..
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03…
"If we have an ugly, divided convention, we will lose. John McCain is not a strong candidate for president. The only way we lose is if we are divided."
I think Gore's got the right frame here, the correct vision to adopt. Dean should be backing away from even giving the appearance that Democrats will be anything but united, come August.
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Free For All: The Media's Gift To Political Advertisers
By News Corpse in Media
In the days leading up to the March 4 primaries in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island, millions of residents of those states (and of America) saw a now infamous advertisement from Hillary Clinton's campaign.
However, the "Red Phone/3 am" ad was mostly seen by viewers of news programs that broadcast the commercial for free. In effect, the media is providing millions of dollars worth of in-kind contributions to candidates in the name of reporting on the content of their ads.
It didn't begin with Clinton.
News Corpse
The Internet's Chronicle Of Media Decay.
advertising, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, John Kerry, mike huckabee, Swiftboat
Howard Dean in Portland: Inspiration but I Wanted More
By Shahryar in Iraq
I don't think the Governor liked my question.
Tonight was billed as "An Evening with Governor Howard Dean", held at the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The food was pretty good! Salmon, crab cakes, chicken-kabobs, grilled vegetables, cheese, fruit…mm yum! We spent the first half hour or so eating buffet style, getting to know other Democrats.
The first speaker was former Governor Barbara Roberts and she gave us one of her patented pep talks, reminding us to vote for Measures 49 and 50. She was followed by Meredith Wood Smith, chairman of the Oregon Democratic Party. Besides pumping us up for Gov. Dean's upcoming talk she also introduced a few of our local candidates. To my surprise, one is an old friend who'll make a terrific member of the State House. I met up with him later and signed on to his campaign.
Meredith finished up her remarks and introduced Gov. Dean, who entered from the side door like a rock star. That's when I started taking notes.
The Breakfast Club (Driving At Night) January 6, 2021


Some say that Loosey Goosey interprets songs about love, death, war, booze and murder like a pack of stray dogs from the thirties of the past century.
The idea of The City's Song is mapping the contrast between the lyric reality of the poet and the naked reality of the documentary maker. The urban environment is the natural biotope of The City's Song.
This idiosyncratic collective brings together musicians and artists from different backgrounds. It is not really a band, rather a bunch of (brilliant) idiots who are not trying to keep their cool, but who do try to adapt to any given configuration.


It's that time of year again and this week we're at the amazing Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia in London (5-10 November) with the Charley Chau stand.
As there's just two of us in our tiny company and we're both manning the stand at Olympia we are taking slightly longer to dispatch orders placed. If we have the items ordered with us at Olympia we are dispatching from Olympia, usually sending out the next day, but if we don't have the items with us we will dispatch when we are back at base on 12 & 13 November. We will email you to confirm the delivery lead time by email when we receive your order. If you need to speak to us please call us on 0161 286 3834 as the office line is diverted to our mobile.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused but we will try to get everything to you as soon as we physically can. Thanks for your patience and understanding!


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New Foundry Opened in San Francisco
Sep 23, 2017 BY Diamond Foundry IN News Releases
We are pleased to announce that we are now shipping diamonds out of our new foundry in San Francisco, which has a capacity of 100,000 carats per year.
Our new SF foundry is America's largest above-ground diamond production. Relative to diamonds extracted underground in Africa and Russia, which operate at an industrial scale unlike any other human activity, it is certainly still a boutique operation -- making ours the rarest of all gem quality diamonds.
An incredible amount of American craftsmanship went into designing our foundry and its reactors. Our foundry consists of batches of plasma reactors that cultivate diamond at very high temperature. Our plasma reactors are tools we built ourselves according to a proprietary design we developed in-house over the past five years. They are capable of handling much higher density of plasma than previous technologies, yielding higher quality diamond.
Our new foundry features the latest of our energy efficient proprietary plasma reactor technology -- and has been certified 100% carbon neutral.
Above-ground diamonds are atomically identical to underground diamonds. Only their origin is different: They are cultivated in America rather than extracted underground in Africa or Russia.
In connection to its expansion, Diamond Foundry today also confirms having received additional funding from sovereign funds of China and the Middle East.


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Looking to purchase the Wooden Print Hanger as a stand-alone item? Available here.
A versatile alternative to traditional framing, the Wooden Print Hanger is an easy-to-use display for your favorite photos. Swap prints effortlessly by adjusting the brass screws mounted to each of the two wooden dowels. Made in the USA from real maple wood with solid brass hardware. Large Format Fine Art Print included.


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Q: Is possible to get this Dog in stealth during "Place of Interest: Hiding Spot" at Kannazuka? I'm trying to complete the Hiding Spot in Kannazuka where I don't see a way to complete it in stealth without killing the "Black Shadows" (you can kill them by making a cryo bridge on the water and waiting for it to melt while they are on top).
There is this Black Shadow in front of the house located in the north of the island that does not move, so it will always see you when trying to get the dog that is in front of it.
I can't go from the east or west as there are more Black Shadows in both sides.

A: I managed to move it behind the house by making it see me, wait for the Black Shadow to teleport where I am, and then go back to the top of the hill so they loose sight of me.
Now, because he is (probably) programmed to stay in place and look to a specific area, it will not move nor look somewhere else unlike the others in the area, making him less than a nuisance.

A: The intended way is indeed to use the firework launcher just on the right of the ninken standing still in front of the house, and the one on the beach to distract the other two. Based on your comments you probably already noticed it but, just in case, I have marked both on your picture - one is hidden by the roof.

For comparison, here is a screenshot taken from the ground on the right of the house.

When you hit that launcher, the ninken will turn in that direction for a few seconds, giving you the opportunity to make a run and grab the "small animal" near the boat.
One possible plan is to stand on the roof of the house like you did, place yourself on the edge so you can shoot both launcher with an arrow, shoot the one on the beach, shoot the one near the house and then jump and glide from the house to the dog you have to rescue before the ninken turns back to that direction again. This way you can waste less time on the way to the pet you want to rescue and you will be able to grab it while "Blade Pup" is still distracted.
As an alternative you should also be able to run from the side of the house like they do in this video. It is worth to notice that in this case they left this pet as the last one to rescue, so they don't have to worry about the three ninken  to see them afterward - they will simply despawn as soon as the challenge is completed.

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Nanase Ohkawa interview about BLOOD-C movie
The official website of BLOOD-C: The Last Dark movie has updated with the first part of an interview with CLAMP member Nanase Ohkawa. Part 2 will be posted tomorrow.
In the interview, she explains the differences between the "BLOOD" series and mentions the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Zack Snyder.
Nanase Ohkawa is one of the screenwriters for BLOOD-C: The Last Dark along with Junichi Fujisaku. The movie opens on June 6 in Japan.
Moving on to MOON SAGA now, its official website updated with a video interview with actor Saotome Taichi, who is part of the cast in the play version of the project.
Lastly, CLAMP members recently made blog posts about being in Kyoto. They did another location hunt there, most likely for GATE 7.


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Q: flickr public image gallery without user login for iphone application I want to access flickr's public image gallery for iphone application. I know that for uploading photo on flickr we must have to login. But if i want to access http://www.flickr.com/photos/**** , here "****" is any registered Public user. I need the response in JSON format so that i can parse it and get the list of images just like we are doing RSS parsing. Please guide me how can i do it or if any sample code available than please give the link so that I can get idea how to do it. Thank you.

A: Well, there arethings you can certainly do using Flickr API without authenticating whatsoever, more specifically following methods are enough to get everything you'd need: flickr.people.findByUsername, flickr.photosets.getList, flickr.photosets.getPhotos, flickr.photos.getSizes.
Try constructing your URL similar to...
/*
 * Flickr service
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#define kFlickrAPIKey           @"<your-api-key>"
#define kFlickrAPIURL           @"http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/"
#define kFlickrResponseFormat   @"json"
#define kFlickrNoJsonCallback   1

NSMutableString *urlString = [NSMutableString stringWithFormat:@"%@?method=%@&api_key=%@", kFlickrAPIURL, request, kFlickrAPIKey];
for (int i = 0; i < [params count]; i+=2) {
    [urlString appendFormat:@"&%@=%@", [params objectAtIndex:i], [params objectAtIndex:i+1]];
}
[urlString appendFormat:@"&format=%@&nojsoncallback=%d", kFlickrResponseFormat, kFlickrNoJsonCallback];

Although you could wrap just what you need on your own, there is also a third-party library available called ObjectiveFlickr.


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Professor of Astronomy Karin Öberg is the recipient of a 2020 Simons Investigator award.
Her fellow recipients can be seen here.
... Read more about Professor of Astronomy Karin Öberg is the recipient of a 2020 Simons Investigator award.
Tom Wagg receives a Senior Goldberg Prize along with Noel Chou who was awarded the Junior Goldberg Prize.
Noel Chou is a rising senior studying astronomy and she is also interested in computer science. She is from the California Bay Area. She has been privileged to have had an introduction to the exciting fields of machine learning and supernovae research under the guidance of Professor Edo Berger and Dr. Ashley Villar through her project, Host Galaxy Based Supernova Classification with Machine Learning.
Tom Wagg is originally from Newcastle-under-Lyme in England. He resided in Mather House and is part of the class of 2020, concentrating in...
Read more about Tom Wagg receives a Senior Goldberg Prize along with Noel Chou who was awarded the Junior Goldberg Prize.
Astronomy concentrator, Amir Siraj, is recipient of Harvard College Hoopes Prize and the department's Goldberg Prize.
Amir Siraj is a junior at Harvard College in Leverett House, studying astrophysics. He is a classical pianist and is concurrently pursuing a Master's in Music at the New England Conservatory of Music for piano performance. In his free time, he enjoys conducting the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and singing with the Harvard Krokodiloes.
Hoopes Prizes are given to select undergraduates for excellent undergraduate work and excellence in the art of teaching. ...
Read more about Astronomy concentrator, Amir Siraj, is recipient of Harvard College Hoopes Prize and the department's Goldberg Prize.
2020 Gruber Prize in Cosmology has been awarded to Harvard's Lars Hernquist and Volker Springel of the Max Planck Institute
Citations reads: "The 2020 Gruber Cosmology Prize recognizes Lars Hernquist, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and Volker Springel, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, for their defining contributions to cosmological simulations, a method that tests existing theories of, and inspires new investigations into, the formation of structures at every scale from stars to galaxies to the universe itself."
Press release: https://gruber.yale.edu/2020-gruber-cosmology-prize-...
Read more about 2020 Gruber Prize in Cosmology has been awarded to Harvard's Lars Hernquist and Volker Springel of the Max Planck Institute
Graduating student, Josh Speagle, awarded the annual Keto Prize for his thesis "Mapping the Milky Way in the Age of Gaia."
The Eric R. Keto Prize for Graduate Students in Theoretical Astrophysics, endowed with a generous donation by ITC Senior Member Eric Keto, is awarded each year for the best thesis in theoretical astrophysics by a student at the CfA, as selected by the Senior Members of the ITC.
In the Fall, Josh will begin a five year Dunlap Postdoctoral Fellowship (Dunlap Institute, University of Toronto)
Abstract of Josh's thesis
A central problem in astronomy is converting the 2-D positions of sources observed on the sky to their 3-D...
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Jennifer Bergner is awarded the Edward J. Fireman Fellowship for best graduate dissertation in her work as an astrochemist observer and experimentalist.
Picture to the right is Jennifer with Rita Fireman, wife of Edward Fireman during the Honors Ceremony on May 29, 2019. Pictured below are members of the Fireman family who annually attend the awarding of this fellowship, along with Irwin Shapiro (left) who was the Director of the Center for Astrophysics when the Fellowship was first instituted. Jennifer was advised by Karin Öberg.
Read more about Jennifer Bergner is awarded the Edward J. Fireman Fellowship for best graduate dissertation in her work as an astrochemist observer and experimentalist.
Goldberg Prizes awarded to Astronomy concentrators Soley Hyman, Mma Ikwut-Ukwa and Amir Siraj at end of year Awards Ceremony
Amir Siraj was awarded the Goldberg prize for best Junior thesis working with Avi Loeb as his advisor. Soley Hyman was awarded the Goldberg prize for best Senior thesis working with Belinda Wilkes. Not pictured is Mma Ikwut-Ukwa who also received a Goldberg prize for her junior thesis working with David Latham.
At a gathering of faculty and undergrads, Prof. Jonathan Grindlay announced that Mahlet Shiferaw had been chosen to receive an USRA Scholarship Award
... Read more about At a gathering of faculty and undergrads, Prof. Jonathan Grindlay announced that Mahlet Shiferaw had been chosen to receive an USRA Scholarship Award
USA Team in the International Astronomy & Astrophysics Olympiad best performance yet in this year's trials.
... Read more about USA Team in the International Astronomy & Astrophysics Olympiad best performance yet in this year's trials.
AAS Press Officer Rick Fienberg (Harvard Astronomy PhD 1985) honored for national eclipse viewing safety and outreach
AAS Press Officer Rick Fienberg (Harvard Astronomy PhD 1985) is being honored with NASA's Exceptional Public Achievement Medal "for exceptional service to the nation in [his] tireless efforts for the public's safe solar viewing of the 2017 total solar eclipse."... Read more about AAS Press Officer Rick Fienberg (Harvard Astronomy PhD 1985) honored for national eclipse viewing safety and outreach
Leo Goldberg prize for excellence in a senior thesis: Danielle Frostig
At the annual Awards Ceremony for the Department of Astronomy Edo Berger presented Leo Goldberg prizes for excellence in a senior thesis to Danielle Frostig,graduating senior.
Eden Girma awarded 2018 Leo Goldberg prize and Hoopes Prize
Edo Berger also presented the Leo Goldberg prize for excellence in a senior thesis to Eden Girma. Eden is also a recipient of a University Hoopes Prize for the project entitled "Astrometric Detection of Intermediate Mass Black Holes."
Fireman Fellowship Award to Philip Cowperthwaite
At the annual Awards Ceremony, Rita Fireman and Astronomy Chair Avi Loeb are seen presenting the Fireman Fellowship Award to Philip Cowperthwaite for this year's best dissertation in the field of Astrophysics at Harvard. This award is named in honor of Rita's husband, Edward Fireman, a long time physicist at the Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory. Phil is a student of Edo Berger and will be starting a Hubble Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena.
Astronomy graduate student, Xiawei Wang, was selected as one of the eight Harvard Horizons scholars
Congratulations to Astronomy graduate student, Xiawei Wang, was selected as one of the eight Harvard Horizons scholars. The symposium will take place on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 4:30PM in Sanders theater.
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Rebekah Dawson '13 Selected for 2017 Annie Jump Cannon Award
The 2017 Annie Jump Cannon Award for outstanding research and promise for the future by a postdoctoral woman scientist goes to Rebekah Dawson (Pennsylvania State University, Harvard Astronomy PhD 2013) for her work modeling the dynamical interactions of exoplanets in multiplanet systems. Her studies help explain exoplanets' mutual orbital inclinations and eccentricities as well as their migration toward and away from each other and their host star. She has also...
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'Blindsided': Parents, staff dismayed at APS plan to close Sable Elementary School
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Sable Elementary 5th grader Catherine Rodriguez listens to public comment at the Dec. 14 APS board of education meeting. Photo by Carina Julig/Sentinel Colorado
AURORA | Aurora Public Schools has announced plans to close Sable Elementary School as part of its Blueprint APS project, causing frustration among community members and families who say the decision came as a shock.
Blueprint APS is the district's multi-year plan for managing its school buildings in response to changing enrollment trends. As part of the plan, some schools with low enrollment will be closed and seven campuses will be turned into specialized magnet schools that students located anywhere in the district can apply to attend.
The plan has multiple phases and has been underway for several years. It divides the district into seven geographic regions, and in October the district said it would soon be making building recommendations for regions one and five. An initial document released in 2019 identified Crawford Elementary, Paris Elementary, Park Lane Elementary and North Middle School as region one schools that were under consideration for being closed or repurposed.
Last week however, the district announced that it would be recommending Paris and Sable Elementary for closures, taking Sable community members by surprise. At a school board meeting Tuesday night, dozens of Sable families and employees arrived to protest the change, wearing the school's purple colors and holding signs.
The subject was not on the agenda for the meeting, but the board heard over an hour of public comment from parents, teachers and students who urged the district to reconsider.
Several teachers the Sentinel spoke to said they felt like the district had not been transparent when making the decision.
"The only way to describe it is that we were blindsided," said Leslie Burton, a Sable employee.
Parents of Sable students expressed frustration that the district would close a school their children loved.
"It's a good school," said Berenice Suastegui. "I don't know why they want to close it."
Suastegui has several children who currently attend Sable as well as a 6th grader who graduated last year. She said she's concerned about how they would adjust if moved to a different school.
Several speakers made note of the school's afterschool program in partnership with the city of Aurora and its newly created classroom for students with autism. Alex Majalca, a Sable paraprofessional who works in the new classroom, said the students have improved significantly since being placed in the new class and worries about their continued educational development if it goes away.
A letter from Superintendent Rico Munn to Sable families announcing the decision said that Sable would need significant building upgrades to continue to serve students, and that neighboring Altura and Park Lane elementaries have enough capacity to serve the surrounding area due to declining enrollment.
The decision will go before the board of education for a vote at its February meeting. If approved, Sable and Paris will close in June 2023, allowing current 4th and 5th grade students to complete their elementary education at those schools. Decisions about where younger current Sable students will be rezoned will take place after the February vote and be announced in the fall of 2022.
"Our current structure of operating low-enrollment buildings and underutilizing buildings does not allow APS to maximize its resources to serve students and families," Munn said in the letter. "Please know that these recommendations are extremely difficult to make. However, our priority remains on how to best serve our community while planning for the future."
Region one is where the district's health specialization is located. APS plans to build a magnet school focusing on health on the campus of North Middle School that includes space for a technical high school program. That will also go to a vote in February.
At the meeting, board president Debbie Gerkin thanked attendees for sharing their concerns.
"These are hard, emotional, gut-wrenching choices that are ahead of all of us," she said. Chants of "save Sable" broke out after she spoke.
Munn told the Sentinel that the initial list of schools under consideration should only have been considered a draft, and not a guarantee that certain buildings were safe from closure.
"The language of it we thought made that clear, but we're certainly hearing from staff and families that that's not how they read it," he said.
Now that the district has recommended Sable for closure, it will start the process of determining how the building will be used in the future. He acknowledged that school closures are always difficult, but that they are necessary for APS' future.
"Any decision is going to be painful and it's going to cause impact to our families," he said. "Part of this recommendation when you look at the entire regional plan is, how do we minimize those impacts?"
The district will have a series of virtual information sessions in January to further discuss the planned closures.
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Why are enrollments decining?
This is why aps will continue to be an inferior school system. They should be building schools instead of closing them. Closing libraries a few years ago was of the same mentality. I volunteered in a neighborhood elementary school all-day kindergarten class that had 31 5-year olds in it. That's twice as many as what would be needed to create a positive learning environment for young children.
Sable school has been a school starting from a elementary small four room structure 60 plus years ago. Early on it was on the plains of eastern Aurora as a rural style country school. Over the years the school has grown to accommodate more and more housing that has been jammed into every nook and cranny from Smith Road to Colfax and eastward and west. The high-density Aurora has rezoned from farmland has been high on housing priority.
The school to bail out this growth has reacted most recently in adding portable large modular buildings brought in to help fill the population increase. These trailers have managed to be a temporary stop-gap problem solver for overcrowded rooms. Currently the building of high-density apartments up and down Sable Blvd are still breaking ground, and folks filling the buildings, the traffic has dramatical increased akin to watching an anthill. Businesses close to the school stores supplying basic groceries have seen the increase as well. But now for some odd reason the professionals that hold themselves as experts hired to manage the schooling system tell us something different. These people are saying the local community of students has disappeared. The proposed basis of correction through major realignment due student population dip is problematic. The city would not be issuing permits at the high rate they are without demand. Sable school has better access from several directions than Altura ever could create, that's because of how much area Sable sits on. Different roads access the property. Altura one road that blocks traffic when schools starts and stops. Meantime Sable has no problem to handle the traffic. Why not shut down Altura? Sable has room to handle it, not the other way around.
This is total nonsense for APS to have this concept, and call it visionary. There is another underlying reason driving this, but the public regrettably does not know it. This is calculated manipulation of public property that only a few know, very few. That is what needs further investigation, from the Feds, absolutely, positively. This is how taxpayers need to protect against unethical and potential illegal management of public property.
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You sound knowledgeable. Have you addressed this with the Aps board?


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For as long as I can remember I have loved to make art, and have been at my happiest when sharing my creativity. I believe versatility is my strong point, as I enjoy experimenting with various visual styles and am always on the lookout for new sources of inspiration.
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Q: Anomaly detection in multivariate time series data I am trying to solve an anomaly detection problem that consists of three variables captured over a span of five years. It is an unsupervised problem, and I believe density-based clustering methods like DBSCAN aren't a good fit for this problem as it doesn't consider seasonality, time series nature of the variables. Can someone suggest appropriate methods or any implementation that is similar to this problem?

A: An other way to perform anomaly detection in an unsupervised manner, taking into account seasonality, is by mean of neural networks such as LSTM or auto encoders (see this recent paper).
Basically, the idea is to measure abnormality by mean of reconstruction error. Your network will be trained on a sequence of (supposedly) legitimate events, and for a new datapoint, will try to reconstruct it. Because the function your network has been learning is tailored for the normal datapoints, a reconstruction error (could) denote an anomaly.
ANN such as LSTM are designed to not update their internal state for every packet going through the network, thus retaining the impact of older data points for a longer period of time.


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US Empire Sets its Sights on Venezuela
Popular support shown for Venezuela's elected leader Nicholas Maduro
Once again, the U.S. is attempting to utilize the might of its empire against an independent nation as part of an open attempt to crush its right to self-determination. As in 2002 and 2013, it's Venezuela that's in the cross-hairs. Below are a few essential articles to assist in better understanding what's currently happening there.
The U.S. Has Venezuela in Its Crosshairs
Maduro was not permitted to take his oath in the National Assembly. He was blocked by Juan Guaidó, leader of the opposition. That is why Maduro took his oath in the Supreme Court, a procedure that is validated by the Constitution.
Strikingly, the head of the Organization of American States—the Uruguayan politician Luis Almagro—sent out a tweet that welcomed Juan Guaidó as the president. Guaidó, to his credit, had not claimed the presidency. It was, instead, a foreign official from a regional body that has superseded the Venezuelan people and attempted to install a new president in Caracas.
More chilling has been the words from the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his department. Pompeo, in a tweet, wrote, "The time is NOW for a return to democracy in Venezuela." The word "now"—in capitals—suggests that Pompeo is clear that there needs to be no procedures, only a coup. The day after this tweet, Pompeo's department said, "It's time to begin the orderly transition to a new government." One does not need to read between the lines to know that this is a call for regime change, for a coup, and that it comes from Washington, D.C.
Trump Administration Discussed Coup Plans with Rebel Venezuelan Officers
The Trump administration held secret meetings with rebellious military officers from Venezuela over the last year to discuss their plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, according to American officials and a former Venezuelan military commander who participated in the talks.
…Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who has sought to shape the Trump administration's approach toward Latin America, wrote a series of Twitter posts that encouraged dissident members of the Venezuelan armed forces to topple their commander in chief.
Venezuela: Call It What It Is – a Coup
So call it what you want: attempted regime change, a putsch, a "soft" coup—the military hasn't supported it—just don't call it constitutional. The opposition strategy is based on Article 233 of the Constitution, which grants the National Assembly the power to declare a president's "abandonment" of the office. Of course, the kicker is that Maduro hasn't done anything of the sort, and only the Supreme Court can disqualify sitting presidents. Despite cries of dictatorship, the opposition did win the last election they contested—taking over the Assembly in late 2015 and using their platform to try to overthrow Maduro.
Strange Fruit: Venezuela has an Opposition that Nobody Should Support
I refer, of course, to the fact that in a number of well-documented instances Venezuelan opposition forces have burned black people alive. This horrible fact should be enough to decide the issue for those in the United States when they think about which of the two sides to support in the struggle.
Venezuela's Election's Are Fair
There is no real possibility of electoral fraud. The system is one of the most watertight in the world, recognized as such by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter. Twenty audits are carried out in front of witnesses from all parties. In fact, the opposition even asks the electoral council to oversee its primaries.
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Hand-Me-Down Adventure - An Introduction to HMDA
Hand-Me-Down Adventure
An Introduction to HMDA
By Jamie Funk
Apparently, Hand-Me-Down Adventure spawned from the ashes of a college rock/jam band. The band was sick of what they were doing and decide to start anew. Sam Brinkman, Travis Knight and Austin Davis are the members and they released a complete DIY effort entitled An Introduction to HMDA. Well there's no ambiguity in that name.
There are four songs and I thought the tunes were a bit scattered but showcased a lot of potential. You can hear jam band elements in there but I was most reminded of the band Ween which is a band that is embraced by the jam band community.
The recordings are about average for DIY with the usual culprits sticking out that gets musicians time and time again. Some of the songs are at different volume levels which isn't great if you want to listen from beginning to end. The other dead give away is the drum sound but even more specifically the treatment of the cymbals which needed a LPF (low pass filter).
The band starts with "Branch For Me" which is the highlight by a pretty wide margin. It's a great, original sounding song and I hope the band's future releases are based on a similar style. This is the song that reminded me most of Ween but the band still has their own thing going. The instrumental work is great with the bass catching most of my attention. That being said the vocals are what make the song. There are some catchy hooks which I would gladly revisit.
"Somethin' About Some-Thing" felt more aligned with garage rock at least in terms of the grove. The Strokes and Franz Ferdinand came to mind. The bass was again a prominent feature of the song and the vocals were almost as effective as the first song.
"Don't Miss Mine" is another solid song and has more of jam band type feel. The last song "Fading" felt superfluous to me. The production wasn't on par with the other songs and it felt like a rehearsal tape from a band like Hum or another like-minded alternative band.
As far as introductions go I can say I was happy to meet them. They showcase some potential so let's see where they will be on their next release. Great start.
Hand-Me-Down Adventure link
Hey Jamie we really love the honest review! Thanks so much. We agree with most everything you said. We recorded those in our old house as we were moving. It was the first thing we mixed ourselves and it was written the same week we recorded it. It wasn't something we thought we'd ever take seriously. You know how life goes though! I'd never seen this review before but we're getting ready to release our first full length and it resurfaced. It's refreshing to come across someone willing to put their real thoughts out there. Love to see what you think of the new stuff. It Coming out 03/06/2018. Keep up the good work! -Trav


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The Space Between Us Review
By Nick Spake
Director: Peter Chelsom
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Carla Gugino, Gary Oldman
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance
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In The Martian, Matt Damon played an astronaut that becomes stranded on Mars. The Space Between Us is essentially the reverse of that. The film centers on a young man who's born on Mars and travels to Earth for the first time. This is a terrific premise full of potential. Thanks to a talented cast and Peter Chelsom's capable direction, there are parts of The Space Between Us that work well. Other parts, however, feel rushed, half-baked, and overly romanticized. Of course this really isn't surprising, considering that the same guy who brought us Collateral Beauty also wrote this movie.
Thanks to a talented cast and Peter Chelsom's capable direction, there are parts of The Space Between Us that work well. Other parts, however, feel rushed, half-baked, and overly romanticized.
The story opens in the near future as several astronauts arrive on Mars. One of the astronauts turns out to be pregnant and dies during childbirth. The baby is named Gardner Elliot, who grows up to be played by Asa Butterfield. Since he was born on Mars, Gardner's body can't function on Earth. So he spends sixteen years on the Red Planet under the wing of an astronaut named Kendra (Carla Gugino). The people behind this space endeavor, which includes Gary Oldman's Nathaniel Shepherd, decide to hide Gardner's existence from the public. Gardner's only contact on our world is a teenage girl named Tulsa (Britt Robertson), who he communicates with online.
Through surgery and physical training, it appears that Gardner might be able to survive on Earth. Upon arriving, however, it quickly becomes clear that he won't last long. Knowing that his time is limited, Gardner makes a break for it and tracks down Tulsa. Together, they take a road trip in search of Gardner's father. All the while, Kendra and Nathaniel try to find Gardner before it's too late.
The best scenes in The Space Between Us are at the beginning. You truly feel for the isolated Gardner as he longs to visit Earth and make a connection with someone his age. Once he actually gets to Earth, though, the plot becomes messy. It's hard to believe that NASA would lose track of Gardner so easily. What's just as inexplicable is how two teenagers continually give the authorities the slip. On top of that, there's a predictable twist in the third act that's particularly forced, calling one character's motivations into question. In the end, nothing really adds up.
In the end, nothing really adds up.
Despite all the plot holes, our two leads at least manage to make The Space Between Us watchable. Butterfield, who previously played a socially awkward teen in A Brilliant Young Mind, molds Gardner into a likable and identifiable character. Robertson is also a delight as a rebellious foster child looking to get away. They have a natural chemistry together, even if some of fish out of water bits can grow old. With these two behind the wheel, I was almost willing to go along for the ride, but the problems here are just too big to ignore.
In the hands of another screenwriter, The Space Between Us could've been one of the great modern sci-fi pictures. While the film produces a charming romance, some memorable visuals, and several intriguing ideas, it ultimately feels like a missed opportunity. If you're at all interested in seeing a young adult version of The Martian, it might be up your alley. If you were expecting more from this premise, though, you'll likely walk out of the theater wondering what could've been.
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged Adventure, Drama, Romance on February 3, 2017 by Nick Spake.
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Nick Spake has been working as an entertainment writer for the past ten years, but he's been a lover of film ever since seeing the opening sequence of The Lion King. Movies are more than just escapism to Nick, they're a crucial part of our society that shape who we are. He now serves as the Features Editor at Flickreel and author of its regular column, 'Nick Flicks'.
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New appointments to Rosbank top management
Andre-Marc Prudent will be appointed First Deputy Chairman of Rosbank Management Board*. Replacing Francois Bloch, Andre-Marc will be specifically in charge of the supervision of the Finance, Risk, Human Resources and Compliance functions, as well as the Strategy Coordination Center. Heads of these functions will report to Andre-Marc directly. After four years in Russia, Francois Bloch, First Deputy Chairman of Rosbank, will take on new responsibilities within Societe Generalе Group.
Ilya Polyakov will be appointed First Deputy Chairman of Rosbank Management Board*. In addition to his current responsibilities as head of Corporate block in Rosbank and head of Coverage for Russia/CIS (Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking), Ilya will supervise Capital Markets and Investment Banking activities.
Arnaud Denis will join the Management Board of Rosbank as First Deputy Chairman* to take over Alexis Lacroix current position and responsibilities as head of Rosbank Retail block. Additionally, Arnaud will coordinate Societe Generale Group retail activities in Russia performed by Rosbank, Rusfinance Bank and DeltaCredit Bank.
After six years in Russia and having headed Rosbank retail business transformation, Alexis Lacroix, Deputy Chairman of Rosbank Management Board, will leave Rosbank to become President of the Management Board of Eurobank*, Societe Generale retail bank in Poland.
* All Management Board appointments are subject to the relevant authorization from the Central Bank of relevant countries.
Andre-Marc Prudent started his career in Societe Generale Internal Audit team in 1980 and in 1987 became the Head of Societe Generale Team for capital market activities, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance and capital investments. He occupied that position until 1994 when he became Deputy Head of Financial Management of the Group and in 2001 he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking outside France. In September 2006 he was appointed Vice-President of the Managing Board of SKB in Slovenia and in June 2010 he became Chief Executive Officer of that bank. In September 2011 he joined Splitska banka, Societe Generale retail banking network in Croatia, as the Chairman of the Managing Board.
Ilya Polyakov joined SG CIB in 2001 and after having held various positions related to the natural resources sector, he served as the Head of Natural Resources and Energy Department for Russia/CIS. In October 2010, Ilya was appointed Senior Banker. In April 2011, he became Global Co-Head of Metals & Mining within the Natural Resources and Energy Department. In February 2013, Ilya Polyakov was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Rosbank. He also holds the position of the Head of Coverage and Investment Banking for Russia/CIS, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking.
Arnaud Denis has 23 years of experience in banking. He held management positions within the Societe Generale Group in the fields of retail financial services, corporate & investment banking and auditing. He has been with Eurobank SA, Societe Generale retail banking network in Poland, since 2009, at first as Member of the Supervisory Board, then Vice-President, First Vice-President and from April 2013, as President of the Management Board. After having coordinated Eurobank business model transformation program and directly supervised the Bank's industrial platforms, Arnaud was in charge of overseeing the audit, compliance, PR and Voice of Customer areas.


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Q: Returning URL parameters values using regular expression in Javascript While I was looking for a way to return url parameter values, I've come across this bit of code.
Reference: https://html-online.com/articles/get-url-parameters-javascript/
function getUrlParts(href) {
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    var parts = href.replace(/[?&]+([^=&]+)=([^&]*)/gi, function(a,key,value) {
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I managed to use this code to achieve what I wanted to do however I don't understand it. I tried to punch that regex bit on various regex utility website but
no luck. I don't understand " , function(a,key,value) " this part as well.  Please explain how could this code return url parameter values.

A: ⚠ The answer to your question follows, but please note that in 2019 you should probably not be using this code. See the end of my answer for a better solution. ⚠
Regexper does a pretty good job of demonstrating what this regular expression will match:

In English, you can read this as:

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*One or more ? or & characters, followed by

*group #1: one or more characters that aren't = or &, followed by

*an =, followed by

*group #2: zero or more characters that aren't &
Group #1 captures the parameter names and group #2 captures their values.
As for the callback function (function(a,key,value) { ...) passed to replace, let's ask MDN:

You can specify a function as the second parameter. In this case, the function will be invoked after the match has been performed. The function's result (return value) will be used as the replacement string. … Note that the function will be invoked multiple times for each full match to be replaced if the regular expression in the first parameter is global.
The arguments to the function are as follows:

*

*match – The matched substring.

*p1, p2, ... – The nth string found by a parenthesized capture group, provided the first argument to replace() was a RegExp object.

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  (Source: MDN: String.prototype.replace – Specifying a function as a parameter)

(I've omitted the rest as it doesn't pertain to our question.)
What this tells us is that the function is called for every match, i.e. every parameter name-value pair in the string, and that the second argument (p1, or key in your code) holds the string captured by group #1 and the third argument (p2/value) holds the string captured by group #2.
The code you've found is really using replace for its side-effect: It's a really simple way to iterate all of the matches in a string.

A better way
As noted in the blog post you linked to, if you're targeting current browsers, instead of parsing the query string manually you should use URLSearchParams, which is intended for this exact purpose:

const query = '?foo=1&bar=2';

const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(query);

// Get a specific param
const foo = searchParams.get('foo');
console.log('got foo:', foo);

// Iterate over all params
searchParams.forEach((val, key) => console.log(key, 'is', val));

URLSearchParams works in all modern browsers, including MS Edge ≥ 17 (but not IE). The also exist polyfills for older browsers.


I love all the daffodils and always enjoy your artwork. I read your posts anxiously awaiting the painting at the end.
Your pictures make me smile. Such wonderful, vibrant colours.
I agree with what ferne your second commenter said: I read your posts anxiously awaiting the paintings at the end. I love your colors, and the joy of life that you express and transmit in your artwork and in your words. I also love your inspiring quotes. Thank you and God bless you and Bentley!
Come by our blog wedding dream and let us know your impressions too!
Blue, purple, yellow - always perfect together and especially lovely in your garden Erin. That pose by Bentley makes me want to hug him (does he like hugs?) and have him show me around your lovely corner of California!
Spring has arrived in NC - still cold at night but the days are warming and the blossoms are blooming. The magnolias (the ones they call tulip poplars here), in pale to deep pinks are lovely, no azaleas or dogwoods yet - they seem to be getting a late start this year.
My WELCOME sign you painted will soon be out on the front porch now the weather is warming up - always a happy day when I take it from hibernation in the potting shed!
Happy Spring dear, and may the blessings of Easter surround you in the garden.
Must go to Trader Joe's for my Spring Fix Love your Daffodil painting!
Cute dog and beautiful followers. How great day it is.
I am gasping! They are so beautiful -- and we still don't have them here! I'm eager to see more! Sweet dog!


Cartoonist Paddy Drew draws various sketches including Hitler and Chamberlain.
British paratroopers arriving home from the Palestine.
Cartoonist Paddy Drew gives examples of his clever sketches.
Cartoonist Paddy Drew does some clever drawings in the studio.
Radio star who is from a family of travelling showman has fun at the fair.
Boxing between Irish Heavyweights Lyddon and Simmonds - also Berg Vs Rush fight.
Colour coverage of the Irish Derby Horse Race - won by Santa Claus.
Footage of 1954 F.A. Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa.
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Proterra Continues to Grow EV Bus Market Share with New FTA 5312 Grant Announcements
Six transit agencies awarded grants to purchase Proterra battery-electric buses and chargers
Greenville, S.C., Feb. 9, 2015 – Proterra is pleased to announce that six of the ten recent Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5312 grant winners will use their funds to purchase Proterra EV buses and charging stations. This grant funding will result in the sale of 28 additional battery-electric buses and 7 fast-charge stations, bringing Proterra's total number of orders to 97 buses from 14 different transit agencies in North America.
Proterra welcomes three new customers receiving grants, including: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Dallas, TX, which will receive 7 buses and 2 chargers; Duluth Transit Authority (DTA), Duluth, MN, which will receive 6 buses and 1 charger; and Transit Authority of Lexington (LEXTRANS), Lexington, KY, which will receive 5 buses and 1 charger.
Current Proterra customers receiving grants include: San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD), Stockton, CA, which will receive 5 buses and 1 charger; Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Louisville, KY, which will receive 5 buses and 1 charger; and Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA), Worcester, Mass., which will receive 1 charger. RTD, TARC and WRTA already have Proterra buses in daily revenue service and have chosen to expand the electrification of their fleets based on these buses' strong performance. Delivery of the new buses is expected to begin in early 2016.
"We are extremely pleased with the growing number of US cities that have selected Proterra as their partner in eliminating fossil fuels from their transit operations. This announcement further strengthens Proterra's EV market leadership," said Proterra Vice President of Sales, Matt Horton. "We also applaud the strong leadership of the Federal Transit Administration in continuing to support American innovation."
Part of the FTA's Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users SAFETEA-LU program, 5312 grant funds are used to promote the development and demonstration of energy efficient buses used in public transportation.
To date, Proterra buses have logged more than 900,000 miles in revenue service in cities across the U.S. Proterra bus customers report excellent return on investment, significantly better performance than diesel buses and improved rider and community feedback. Existing Proterra customers include: San Joaquin Regional Transit District in Stockton, CA; Star Metro in Tallahassee, FL; Washoe Regional Transit District in Reno, NV; Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority in Nashville, TN; the City of Seneca/ Clemson Area Transit in Seneca, SC; VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, TX; Foothill Transit in Pomona, CA; King Country Metro in Seattle, WA; TARC in Louisville, KY; WRTA in Worcester, MA; and Transit Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Source: Proterra
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