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Zynga & Rubicon Project Announce New SponsoredPLAY Custom Mobile Advertising Product for Political Campaign Advertisers
Bring Immersive SponsoredPLAY Ad Units to Political Advertising Market for 2016 Elections
SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 07, 2016 – Zynga (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a leading social game developer, and Rubicon Project (NYSE:RUBI), which operates one of the largest advertising marketplaces in the world, today announced that the two companies will bring new SponsoredPLAY immersive ad units to political advertisers in time for the 2016 elections via Rubicon Project's leading Guaranteed Orders platform.
Today's announcement was made during a session on the future of digital political engagement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The political advertising collaboration follows an earlier announcement that Zynga has selected Rubicon Project for an exclusive launch relationship for programmatic direct advertising via automated guaranteed buying.
Rubicon Project launched its Washington, D.C. political and advocacy team in 2015 to bring the power and scale of automation to the more than $11 billion projected to be spent on political advertising in 2016, more than one billion of which is expected to be spent on digital advertising. The joint effort announced today will focus on Zynga's innovative gamified SponsoredPLAY ad units developed by Zynga's in-house design and development team, Studio E, which offers advertisers a native ad experience that delivers among the highest engagement rates in mobile advertising. SponsoredPLAY provides candidates and campaigns the ability to interact with voters on a far deeper level, driving greater consideration and engagement.
"Zynga's highly immersive SponsoredPLAY ads completely break the traditional political advertising mold. To date, campaigns have not harnessed the full power of mobile advertising, and this election cycle mobile will be a critically important channel for political campaigns looking for new ways to capture and hold voters' attention," said Dr. Amy Gershkoff, Chief Data Officer of Zynga and former Head of Media Planning for Obama for America. "SponsoredPLAY delivers engagement rates six times those of traditional mobile ads, and together with Rubicon Project we are able to offer these ads at scale to political campaigns, enabling campaigns to reach the right voter with the right message at the right time with an experience that's both fun and educational for Zynga players."
SponsoredPLAY political ads will appear as mini-games that mirror the content and fiction of the game being played to create an engaging, authentic experience for the player. Many SponsoredPLAY ads will also be designed with a Twitter integration so voters can help spread the word about candidates or political issues they find compelling.
"Mobile is not just a smaller screen," Gershkoff said. "It's a conversation in real-time with voters about the issues that matter to them most. The SponsoredPLAY ad experience offers campaigns a way to have an organic dialogue with voters by integrating the ad experience directly into the game."
"We are thrilled to extend our exclusive programmatic launch relationship with Zynga to include SponsoredPLAY political campaign advertising in 2016, as digital advertising is projected to become the second-largest area of spending for political campaigns this year," said Theresa Mueller, Director of Political and Advocacy, Rubicon Project. "Political buyers will be tested to see who can find the most impactful strategies in this quickly changing landscape. High impact ad executions like SponsoredPLAY offer campaigns the most personalized and deeply engaging experience available today."


Right now through mid-December there's an intriguing exhibit at the Japan Society, here in New York, called Fiber Futures: Japan's Textile Pioneers. I've yet to see the show, but the images look very interesting; not your average textile design.
One of the artists featured in the show is Naoko Serino whose soft sculptures are quite impressive. She describes her work as fiber art: three-dimensional expression using jute that contains light and air. Some of her works are small individual pieces, while others are large-scale installations. It all looks delicate yet has an imposing presence.
You can see Serino's installation Generating–8 (third and fourth images down from top) at the Japan Society through December 18, 2011, along with the work of several other Japanese textile pioneers.
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Ever tried to find good fitting mittens that aren't a pain in the rear to put on your small toddler? None of them are small enough to fit their tiny hands well.
BUUUUT… I struggled to even find a crochet pattern that worked, so I designed my own! I have used this pattern for a couple of years and made MANY mittens for my kids and my friend's and family's kids as well. They are amazing! Pattern is for Toddler (1-2T) and Preschooler (3-5T). I didn't bother writing the pattern for any older kids because by the time they were 5 or so they preferred gloves and by that time gloves fit well enough to be useful.
Notes: Work in rounds now using a stitch marker. Do NOT join at the end of rounds.
Finish off leaving long tail to sew up hole at top.
Join at thumb hole on first skipped stitch time round 6, ch 1, Sc in same as joining and next 6, (insert into last skilled stitch and PUL, insert into hand portion of glove and PUL, insert into first st of this round and PUL, YO and pull through all loops, place stitch marker.
Finish off leaving long tail to sew up hole at end.
Join at thumb hole on first skipped stitch time round 6, ch 1, Sc in same as joining and next 7, (insert into last skilled stitch and PUL, insert into hand portion of glove and PUL, insert into first st of this round and PUL, YO and pull through all loops, place stitch marker.


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Q: A certain type of perl file is not giving output on execution from the PHP exec function My OS is Ubuntu, 14.04, I have lampp. I want to execute a perl file from PHP through my browser. I simply use the exec function (in PHP) to do that and it works. I have seen similar questions in stackoverflow but they aren't related to this.
Example Perl File named test.pl:
#!usr/bin/perl
print "This is a perl file";

Example PHP File named test.php:
<?php
$perl=exec('perl test.pl',$out,$r); //Works successfully
print_r($out); //Outputs Array ( [0]=>This is a perl file )
?>

But I need to execute some other perl file.
I can execute that successfully from the command line. Lets assume name of that file is:
test2.pl
When command is given in command line as
perl test2.pl -u argument1 -m argument2 -p testresult

It takes a fraction of second to execute the above command.
I get the output in command line.
But when I execute the same command from PHP as:
<?php
$perl=exec('perl test2.pl -u argument1 -m argument2 -p testresult',$out,$r);
print_r($out); //Outputs Array (  )
?>

My output is
Array
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)

Now I am not getting the output, however the perl file is executing, but I am unable to get the output in $out . I can assure you that the perl file was executed because it also makes some kind of file after execution.
I don't understand why its not giving me the output.
I have also tried following functions in php already:,
exec
system
shell_exec

None of them is giving me the output, they are working fine for test.pl but not for test2.pl (test.pl and test2.pl are mentioned above).
My objective is to get the output.
edit: Solved. Thanks to hrunting's answer.

A: Your second Perl script isn't outputting anything to STDOUT. In your first Perl script, the print statement specifies no output destination, so it will default to STDOUT. In the second Perl script, every print statement either goes to a file or goes to STDERR (with the exception of your --help message). As the PHP exec() function only captures output on STDOUT, you get no output in PHP when you run it, even though you see output when you run it manually.
You have a few options. Two are presented below:

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*Redirect STDERR to STDOUT when calling exec()
`exec('perl test.pl 2>&1', $out, $r);`

*Write output messages to STDOUT in your Perl script
If the output is expected, I would change your print STDERR calls to simple print calls.
There are more options in this Stack Overflow answer:

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*PHP StdErr after Exec()

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Mission trip fund raising ideas from Brigada
Short-term missions resources
Mission trip fund-raising
Getting support2x
Sample letters
Church policy
10/40 window
Missionaries needed
Seeking God's will?
African martyr's commitment
10 ways to ruin mission trips
Nazarene Missions International resources
The long version
Click here to go to the "short" version.
Christ Community Church in Ruston, LA says they send out an endorsement and support request letters on behalf of approved short-term participants. The short-termers also personally contact friends and relatives in other towns and churches.
Another church says: "Our missions committee has helped dozens of short-termers over the years. Some of them can raise the money almost overnight. Others take a long time; you just can't predict.
"Here are some of the ways we help them:
Missions committee provides $500 from our budget for each individual (we always have a reserve amount in our budget for this purpose)
We get them up in front of the congregation where they can tell folks about what they are doing.
We need special permission from our church board if we want to make a plea for donations during the worship service. We don't do this very often (a golden bullet).
We let them hold an informational meeting at the church
We let them put information in our monthly newsletter
We help them draft a support letter to send to the congregation, and to friends and family.
We encourage them; we pray for them and we celebrate with them
We have never had anyone not go because of financial support; God always provides the resources"
Dennis Miller, Minister of Outreach at Mt. Scott Church of God, Portland, Oregon USA says: "We have taken teams to India, Kenya, and Mexico. Our strategy calls for every short term team member to go through about 20 hours of training including support raising.
"We require each team member to put in one third of the cost from their own funds, from working another job, or from savings. Another third comes from group fund raising and/or subsidies from the missions budget of our church. The final third comes from individual support raising. This is done through selecting 10 individuals to be partners in prayer. . . to pray for funds to come in among other things, and then by sending out prayer/support letters to friends, family, coworkers, and fellow students.
"We do restrict letters from going to the entire church body. We solicit the church by flyers in the bulletin that can be put in the offering that tells which team member they want a letter from or that they will give a general gift for the whole team. We get gifts in support ranging from $20 to $3000.
"We are sending a team to Mexico this June and another team to Kitale, Kenya next January. So far, these strategies are working. We do all we can to really keep the teams and the trips before the church and also to report to all interested parties on their return. I also promote all of those that get involved in local ministry when they return or those that declare a decision to go long term as a result of going short term.
Jeff Relth, Global Outreach Pastor, First Christian Church, Phoenix, AZ writes: "I lead about 4-5 groups a year on short-term mission trips. We take from 5-15 people each time. Costs run from $1800 to $2800.
"We have found that funding is not a problem. God has been very faithful. We have a few different versions of a fund raising letter that we give people and encourage them to personalize the letter. I give them a disk with the letters on it so they can personalize them easily.
Click here to see Jeff's sample letters and policy
"Rarely do I have to assist people. In our experience, raising about $2500 takes 75 letters sent out to family and friends. We do not want people to blanket the congregation, but just to send to people they know. And we stress that they not limit the letters to only Christian friends and family. We've discovered that non-Christians give very freely also.
"Some people will say they don't know 75 people. They do; they just need to be coached.
"We make copies of all the checks we receive. We also keep a spreadsheet of the amounts raised. We give that to the participants regularly so they know how they are doing and can send out thank you letters often."
Gail, Eagle River, Alaska suggested several practical fund raisers:
Car Wash Idea
Sell car wash coupons ahead of time. Some will buy just to support and not show up and others will show up along with any you happen to draw in from advertising. Doing it this way raised more money for us than just doing a regular car wash.
Host an Easter brunch or Mother's Day brunch. Our local university let us use their chef training cafe for a more formal effect. They practiced with nice food and our kids provided set-up, serving and clean-up after a half hour lesson from the 'chefs.' We had two settings. A teen barbershop group came to entertain toward the end of meal. Although the tickets may have been a bit pricey, we had a nice response. Diners had the choice of three entrees from which they chose when they made their reservations.
Another food idea
Molded chocolate roses on a stem for sale (Mother's day?)
Make salvation bracelets
Sell two for $10 (ours cost about 50¢ each to make); the person gets to keep one along with an explanation of beads and then "gives" one back for you to take overseas for mission use. We find these salvation bracelets very effective on mission trips. Wear two of them. When you are asked about them, tell the person that if they can remember and repeat back the explanation to you, you will let them have one of the bracelets. Some accept Christ; some just carry the message with them. [ web site with more info ]
Jennifer Lichty, Director of Special Teams for International Teams in Elmira, Ontario, Canada writes, "As the director of short-term with International Teams I have seen just about everything done to raise money for teams: dinners (donations work best), chicken catching, actions, penny drives (one team raised $4000 worth), dinner theaters, and government quotes.
"People give to vision. Give people something to be a part of. Allow them to take some ownership."
"The most successful teams in raising funds -- no matter how much they have had to raise -- have been those that remembered a simple principle: People give to vision. So, give people something to be a part of. Allow them to take some ownership."
I had to ask what "chicken catching" and government quotes were. She responded: "People who raise chickens or turkeys often hire people to catch the birds for shipping. It is good money but you need to be ready for some scratches and hard work. You won't need to go to the gym to pump the biceps for a few days after catching birds.
"Government quotes - I have heard of numerous teams that have contacted their local governments or community offices and asked about the current tenders that are available. This has been anything from planting trees, to stuffing envelopes, doing election enumeration, and delivering new phone books."
Southway Church just had a two day garage/rummage sale on the church property. The rummage was donated by various people in the church and community. We let the customers set their own prices for the most part, saying that the garage sale was on a donation basis and that we were trying to fund our mission trip to Kenya. A few people did take advantage of donation idea, but most people were generous with us. The Lord gave us $4000 in two days. About a thousand dollars of this amount came from selling barbecue sandwiches and brisket which were cooked by one of the men of the church.
We also auction off 6 hours of the individual trip participant's time to work for the highest bidder doing anything that is not illegal or immoral. We have a dinner, then conduct the auction as folks are wrapping up the meal. If the auctioneer is funny, it can be a lot of fun. We have usually raised about $1500 per trip this way.
A lady who went to Spain on one of Southway's trips offered an internet beginners' course to people in the church. She charged tuition and applied that money to the cost of her trip.
Rick Knox, Adviser for Europe for International Teams suggests the books they use for their short-termers:
Bill Dillon's People Raising
Betty Barnett's Friend Raising
Pete Sommer's Getting Sent.
Knox says, "The methods concentrate on personal rather than impersonal appeals. The approach aims to minister to potential donors instead of being just an attempt to get money from them.
The keys:
Trust the Lord to provide
Seek to be a blessing to potential partners
Invite people to consider joining a team that will:
Surround this ministry with prayer
Give to support it.
"The donor needs to feel that he or she is a genuine partner (not just a paper partner) in the venture, with real ownership of the vision. That can happen when the donor get timely, enthusiastic reports on missionary activity in which her or she has invested the Lord's resources.
"The key is thank-you letters for every gift, with follow up investment reports. This follow-up will convert some short-term donors into long-term donors."
On the subject of books, "Ask A Missionary" recommends three books and a video on support raising:
Funding Your Ministry: Whether You're Gifted or Not! (published in 1999) by Scott Morton ,Vice President of Development for The Navigators. This 219-page book addresses obstacles encountered by those who raise personal support and by those who send them. Whether you're an experienced fund-raiser or just starting out, find answers to your questions and discover a biblical path for soliciting and maintaining donor support. Available from Amazon.com.
How to Write Missionary Newsletters will revolutionize how you communicate in writing. Available for $6.45 U.S. including shipping and handling from MAI, 130 North Bloomingdale Road, Bloomingdale, IL 60108. It can also be ordered via e-mail.
Marching to a Different Drummer (c. 1996) by Jim Raymo, U.S. Director of WEC International. Chapter six covers raising financial support and the problem of missionary affluence. Other chapters discuss raising children overseas, "tent-making," non-western missionaries, and encouraging trends in missions today. The books costs $8.50 U.S. including shipping and handling (within the U.S.). Checks should be made to "WEC International" and sent to WEC Literature, P.O. Box 1707, Fort Washington, PA 19034-8707.
Video training on support-raising: Raising Personal Support: A Biblical Approach to Fund Raising was developed Scott Morton of The Navigators. This series of training videos with workbook has been used for years by missionaries in over 65 nations. The set costs $345.00 U.S. plus $10.00 shipping and handling plus state sales tax. Send your street address to Sally Miller in the Navigators office. She will mail the videos and invoice you.
For a free subscription of Ask A Missionary every month, send a blank email to subscribe-askamissionary@xc.org
Elaine in OK, wrote: "The best money maker [for the youth] has been a church dinner/bake auction. They charge for the dinner and people from the church bake yummy desserts. These are auctioned off after dinner. The really good cooks get high dollars for their cakes and pies. This is the third time we've done this. I think they usually make $2000-$5000. Of course, many folks in our church are unusually generous. One man bids really high on his wife's cakes (best cook in the church!), wins, and then cuts it up and has people re-bid on each slice!
"This year (and this is very radical for us) people bid high on a couple pies with the understanding that they could throw them in someone's face -- with that person's permission.
"The youth are also having a garage sale in the gym. They have been having Wednesday night suppers (hamburgers, taco salad, subs). This has not been a great money maker, but it is good for fellowship and keeps people thinking about the missions trip.
One lady says: "We just got a postcard from our youth informing us of two of their fund raisers. One restaurant will donate to the church a portion of the cost of your meal on a particular day if you mention the name of our church/project when you order. On an upcoming Saturday, our youth will be car-hopping at a new Sonic drive-in. They get to keep the tips (probably a good deal for the restaurant too because I don't imagine that they're paying them salaries!)."
I just learned of a Long John Silvers (a fast food restaurant) here in Houston that gives free meal tickets which church groups can sell to raise funds.
Fund raising policies
Southway has decided not to charge people directly to participate in the trip, because we don't want this to be a barrier to participation. However, we do expect serious work and preparation from them in discipleship and fund raising. We do find that most trip participants donate.
Christian Muntean shares from his experience: "I'm not a super fund-raiser, but I've done my share of it and advised some others. It is very good for people to work for their trip and be able to sacrifice a little. I've been on numerous trips and watched many others. People that never have to work for their place or sacrifice something are often very difficult to work with on a team. If they haven't had to give anything to get some place, they may be likely not to give too much once they arrive. Encourage them to work, to save up, to cut costs and/or sell things. This activity alone may not raise all the money that is needed, but it is an important part of getting ready to go."
SNU missions course materials and syllabi
Cultural Anthropology Introduction to Missions Linguistics Missions Strategies Modern Missionary Movement (History of Missions) Nazarene Missions Church Growth and Christian Missions Theology of Missions Traditional Religions World Religions
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Bill Brennan is one of the oldest fans in the scene, and was also, at one time, one of the youngest. Bill first went to Rocky Horror on his 15th birthday in 1980, and joined the Linden, NJ cast the very next night. The week after that he attended his first showing of RHPS in New York's 8th Street Playhouse and joined that cast as well. As the years went by, Bill wandered from part to part: in his younger, thinner years he was a Riff Raff, and as time went on, he gravitated towards Eddie and Criminologist. His "second love" is Shock Treatment, and he loves playing Bert Schnick most of all. Bill has produced many live Rocky Horror events at various night cubs in Manhattan in the late 80's to early 2005 including The Limelight, Palladium, The Vault, Hellfire Club, and other various events.
Bill retired from the NYC RHPS cast as a full time member in May of 2000, completing a 20 year non-stop run as a devoted performer, but continues to guest perform now and then in NYC and attends the RHPS conventions when he can... and will be a devoted fan, in his heart, to Rocky Horror until the day he dies.


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The Legacy of My College Professors
Yanelys Nuñez Leyva
Cuban university students. Photo: Caridad
HAVANA TIMES, Jan 25 — If I had to define what the university has meant to me, I'd say that it has awakened a deep sensitivity in me, in addition to stimulating an infinite hunger for knowledge.
Given the constant degeneration of moral values that we're presently confronting, it's a place that has become a valuable spiritual refuge. Although many issues exist affecting higher education in Cuba, at the university one can find a pathway, an escape valve.
The fact that my specialty is art history constitutes the most important link in this chain of meanings since the profile of this major presents a wide scope of action. Its interest in artistic memory, in the re-construction of human history and in the ennoblement of civilizations that established basic guidelines; these are nuances that enrich the flow of information of this degree.
I'll never forget the passion with which Professor Yolanda Wood conveyed to us her impressions and research on Caribbean art, thus reclaiming the artistic work of a large number of creators constantly marginalized for their being part of the "Third World."
Then too, there was the dynamism with which the Professor Enerdo Martinez spoke to us about colonial and neo-colonial Cuba through several practical classes in which toured half of Havana on foot. The buildings — from their ruins — expressed memories at the point of being lost.
The lectures by Maria de los Angeles Pereira made a great impression on me because in them the energy and character of Latin American art flowed masterfully through her sympathy and the quality of her teaching.
And what else can I say about the three semesters I enjoyed with Professor Mario Piedra, where I came to understand the meaning of artistic promotion, where I learned of the mysteries of public relations and learned to appreciate the impact of Cuban cinema more deeply?
But not everything has been memorable. Some of the younger teachers are guilty of being unresponsive to the problems of their students, tripping a short circuit in the pupil-teacher relationship.
On other occasions, those educators' inexperience has been the cause of a certain degree of artificiality in teaching development.
But there are many and all types of educators who have shaped my growth as a student, and from all of them I've managed to obtain a fragment of their professionalism, which will help me — now in my fifth year of studies — to soon be a capable cultural specialist and worker.
Yanelys Nuñez
Yanelys Nuñez Leyva: Writing is to expose oneself, undress before the inquisitive eyes of all. I like to write, not because I have developed a real fondness for nudity, but because I love composing words, thinking of stories, phrases that touch, images that provoke different feelings. Here I have a place to talk about art, life, me. In the end, feeling good about what you do is what matters; either with or without clothing.
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alfin
how does a visitor to havana get to use the library on the univ of havana campus. also how to meet students to discuss important issues with foreigners. man y thanks


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This one's real quick and easy! This stamp effect is perfect for adding a bit of texture to your artwork without overdoing it.
We're going to kick things off in Ai. Create a decent-sized canvas, approx. 4000-6000px square. We'll cover why so big in a sec. We're using the below to play with, but you can use a piece of lettering, an icon, illustration; whatever you want to stampify.
Fig. 01 – Roughin' is set in Edmondsans.
Select your artwork and head up to Effect > Distort & Transform > Roughen.... Check out the settings we used below as a guide, but go to town and twiddle those numbers to get a result that works for you.
Fig. 02 – Selecting Relative can look pretty screwy though, probably avoid that option.
Fig. 03 – We opted for a relatively subtle amount of roughness—just to allude to ink bleed from a stamp.
You can see it's looking	a little less sterile already. Now we're ready to throw it into Ps for some texture.
Rubber stamps never lay down a perfect deposit of ink. This, along with the fibres of your paper, contributes to a lovely natural texture that makes stamps so sought after. We're going to fake this using a photo of some concrete. The rough specks and grooves lend themselves surprisingly well to the task at hand.
Now we'll desaturate the concrete by adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment, which you can find in the Adjustments tab ( Window > Adjustments ), or by clicking in the Layers tab. Set the Saturation to -100.
At the moment, the small flecks and marks in the concrete that will make up our stamp texture are the darkest areas in the concrete. We actually want the inverse of this, so select Invert from the Adjustments tab, placing it at the top of your other layers.
Now add a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. Punch the Contrast way up into the 90's (adjust to taste of course), and fiddle with the Brightness to determine the strength of the concrete texture. More Brightness = heavy, crustier texture. Less = subtle, scattered texture.
Fig. 06 – Your design should be looking a little something like this.
You could almost stop here, but we're going to add a few more steps that'll really help to sell the effect.
Fig. 07 – Be sure to experiment with the Size slider.
Fig. 08 – The layer style appears above the clipped layers, so the Inner Glow appears over the concrete texture.
Turn your Invert layer back on, and you're ready for the final touch! In Fig. 03 we roughened up the edges of our design. This was a shout-out to ink bleed, and in this last step we're going to drive that effect home even further. It's the same technique as the one we described in our tutorial on creating a logotype (Fig. 16).
With your main artwork layer selected, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.... We chose a 6px radius, but this will depend on your canvas size. Choose a value that feels good, step back, and proudly survey your result.
Looking good! All that's left to do now is prepare your file for easy use. At the moment you've got a wonderful mess of clipped layers, blurs, adjustment layers and solid backgrounds. We will go into more detail on sweet document management / non-destructive / action-enhanced workflows soon in an up-coming tutorial (subscribe to stay posted), but in short you're best off a) saving a copy of your stamp effect Ps document, b) flattening all the layers into one c) following the process described in our tutorial on isolating type and d) wrapping this all in an action for easy use next time. Seriously, this next tutorial is going to be a cracker, so subscribe and keep an eye on your inbox!
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Nice work guys. As always, we love hearing from you, so send us any questions, suggestions or comments to [email protected]. If you found this tutorial helpful, share it around with those buttons at the top. Thanks so much for joining us, keep a look-out for more tutorials, interviews, new projects Laura and I are working on and even an Inspiration section coming soon. Exciting times ahead, can't wait to share them with you.
 You can totally work with multiple colours, you'll just have to run this effect over each colour individually and put them together, as the process relies on desaturating your artwork.
Excellent resources, thoughfully designed and presented. Will link back plenty to give my students a heads up on some decent tutorials. Thanks!
Thanks for the post! This tutorial was super easy to follow except I am stumped as to how to add the color back to my logo. Attached is a screenshot of what it looks like thus far. What do I need to do to change it back to the single color it was? Thanks!
Hey Kristin! Design looks great. From memory (I don't have the .psd in front of me right now), you need to make sure the invert adjustment layer is clipped (technique described just beneath Fig. 04) along with the texture etc. Give that a try, and hit us back if it doesn't work.
Your tutorial didn't explain how to get the design back to white. I have the invert layer on top and everything is black.
Hey Luis, apologies if we didn't make this clear; just make sure your invert adjustment layer is clipped to your text, just like your texture layer (process described just beneath Fig. 04). Let me know if that helps!
Hi, just tried this. Did not work. Edges were extremely jagged what ever I did. Was there something I forgot to do? It was outlined text. I also tried it with a circle. Help/please/thanks.
Hey V, would you mind sharing a screenshot so I can see your issue a little better? If you'd like, send an email to [email protected] with any questions, and we'll do what we can to help out.
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Technologies for dual-use: Cybersecurity
Dual-use trends and market insights in Canada, Singapore and UAE
As part of an EU project focused on export of European dual-use products and services to third markets, a series of webinars will be organised in the coming months for ambitious European small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase their knowledge about the trends and technologies and potential business opportunities within the three target markets Canada, Singapore and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The webinars are organized in order to engage SMEs to participate in business missions to the three target countries in late 2022/early 2023.
In this first of four webinars, experts from Canada, Singapore and UAE will provide an overview of the latest cyber-technology trends and technologies, main features of the defense & security market related to cyber-technology in Canada, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, and explore business opportunities with European stakeholders.
Who should join (target audiences): Ambitious small and medium sized entreprises (SMEs) with a dual-use product or service, and an interest in attending one or more of the three business missions.
Why you should join: Get unique insights into the three markets, increase your knowledge and explore potential business and collaborative opportunities.
Date: 24 March 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 CET
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Mr. Shivom Aggarwal will provide a general overview of cybersecurity as dual-use technology with some use cases and thereby set the scene for the webinar.
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15:30 Wrap up and next webinar
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The European Key-Enabling Technologies for Dual-Use 2.0 project (EU KETs4Dual-Use 2.0) builds on the basis of its predecessor, which was carried out as a Phase 1 project in 2018-2020.
The project intends to act as a "springboard" for European companies working on dual-use (civil and military applications) technologies (products and services) with ambitions to access international markets.
The project will in particularly support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with accessing markets in Canada, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, through participation in international missions, with the aim of creating and/or integrating sustainable long-term partnerships.
In this framework, a series of webinars are set up to get a better insight into innovative solutions in the field of:
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Gallagher launches partnership with AAAtraq for ADA risk mitigation solution.
Gallagher, the world's largest independent insurance broker, has partnered with InsurTech provider AAAtraq to support the education sector in reducing risk from legal aggression in relation to the American Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations.
Gallagher launches partnership with AAAtraq for ADA riskmitigation solution in the education and nonprofit sectors.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects against discrimination on the basis of disability. The ability of disabled people to participate in society can be inhibited by inaccessible websites and with more aspects of life carried out online, focus has increased on how websites and the ADA's requirements align.
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Epiphone Electrics
Help identifying Epiphone Les Paul Goldtop? Any experts?
By spanky
August 15, 2008 in Epiphone Electrics
My 13 year old son just sold his beautiful Larriveé L09 and is now looking for his first electric guitar and amp. I think that he's fairly proficient with the fundamentals, having studied classical and acoustic guitar at the local music academy for the past six years. He'd like to start playing the electric and is thinking about purchasing a used Epiphone Goldtop (Classic model?) from his buddy for $300, or possibly a new Epiphone 56 Goldtop for $500. I don't know anything about this used guitar other than that it's equipped with two black framed humbuckers (not the single coil P90's like on the new models) and has a serial number starting with EE which indicates made in China?
Does anyone know what model is this guitar? Is this a good guitar for a young teenager? Is it worth $300? My son is decent player and seems to be into a wide range of styles from Djanjo Reinhardt, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He plays a lot of bluesy and jazzy stuff. He's not into metal, ska, or punk (at least, not yet). One of his teachers advises an archtop but the body of these guitars are way too large and uncomfortable for him. Thus, he was thinking a smaller body with humbuckers.
Any thoughts, advice, or answers you can provide greatly appreciated!
there is a recent thread in which I posted links to every version of epiphone goldtop I could find...a search should find it...most people seem to like them (both HB and P90 versions) and the LP is certainly versatile enough for a wide range of music...just remember that they can be heavy...also, the Joe Pass Emperor II hollow body archtop has a slightly smaller body than other archtops...lots of threads here on that particular guitar
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My Joe Pass certainly isn't smaller than my dots.
How big is your son? I'm not much older than him and can play an archtop just fine.
well, I really meant the full size archtops, as he mentioned a number of jazz players, but my Joe Pass measures at
16.25" at the widest point, while my Casino measure at about 16.45"...don't have a dot, so I don't know about that...
of course, the joe pass is much thicker...
anyway, the gold top thread will be helpful for that part of your question...
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Does anyone know what model is this guitar? Is this a good guitar for a young teenager? Is it worth $300?
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Sounds like a Les Paul Classic. They are identified by the uncovered pickups as opposed to the Standard which has the chrome covers. It's a great guitar for a young teenager and $300 is a good price. IMO he'll be better off with humbuckers than P-90s and the $200 saved will go great towards a good amp.


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Q: android display images from folder sequentially I have a slight problem. I have 27 images, with filenames img0001 up to img00027, how do I get them to play in sequence? As currently it plays img0001, img00010 -> img00019, img0002 -> img00027.
This is what I have in MainActivity.java to handle the switch between images:
@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);

        Field[] drawables = R.drawable.class.getFields();
        for (Field f : drawables) {
            if (f.getName().contains("img"))
                imageArrayList.add(getResources().getIdentifier(f.getName(), "drawable", getPackageName()));
        }
    }

    protected void onStart() {
            super.onStart();
            final Handler handler = new Handler();
            Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
                int i = 0;

                @Override
                public void run() {
                    imageView.setImageResource(imageArrayList .get(i));
                    Animation fade = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(MainActivity.this, R.anim.fade_intervals);
                    imageView.startAnimation(fade);
                    i++;
                    if (i > imageArrayList.size() - 1) {
                        i = 0;
                    }
                    handler.postDelayed(this, 4000); // for interval images
                }
            };
            handler.postDelayed(runnable, 8000); // for initial image
        }

Any help would be appreciated. I have tired with just 9 images, img0001-img0009 and that works fine. I feel it is a filename issue, but unsure of how to fix it.

A: As you said, it is a filename issue. Files are sorted alphanumerically, you should sort imageArrayList according to your needs. Hence, implementing a Comparator (asked here), you should also consider this.


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2 edition of Kurt Schwitters found in the catalog.
retrospective : May-June 1965.
by Kurt Schwitters
Published 1965 by Marlborough-Gerson Gallery in New York .
LC Classifications MLCM 85/3380 (N)
Pagination 80 p. :
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Home » News » FA Cup: Blackburn beats Arsenal in 5th round!
When FA cup weekend comes round, football enthusiasts are always looking out and hoping for a cup upset. This weekend was no different as the 5th round of this year's competition was on display with plenty of potential cup giant killings on offer. The shock of the day was found at the Emirates when Championship side Blackburn against all odds recorded a famous 1-0 win over Arsenal.
Following relegation from the Premier League last season, this campaign has been almost equally as miserable for Rovers, who find themselves 8th in the Championship and already being managed by the 5th different manager just this season (including 2 care-taker managers.) That said things have improved since Michael Appleton's appointment – even so no one expected him to be capable of leading his Blackburn side through the 5th round of the cup at the Emirates.
Prior to the match many Arsenal fans believed that this was the best chance they had to put an end to the on-going depressive 7 year haul of without a trophy since moving from the trophy decorated Highbury to the new and improved Emirates Stadium. However, Blackburn forward Collin-Kazim Richard's 72nd minute strike bounced off the post and into the net stunning the home support. Arsenal had no response and not even the 5 minutes of added on time was enough to save them, causing them to exit the cup and leave their chances of silverware this season very slim.
It's no surprise that the result has brought lots of pressure on manger Arsene Wenger who was knocked out the FA cup by lower league opposition for the very first time in his career. His reign in charge was in question following the full time whistle with many angry Arsenal fans wondering why big names players were left out the starting line-up – such as Walcott, Wilshire, Cazorla and Podolski. Ironically when Wenger did feel it necessary to turn to his stars bringing on Wilshire Walcott and Cazorla all at the same time the score was 0-0 and it was less than a minute late when Colin-Kazim broke the dead lock.
For Blackburn their cup dream continues as they have been given a quarter final cup tie away to Millwall, managing to avoid one of the remaining Premier Leagues big teams in the draw. Arsenal on the other hand will now have to shake off the defeat and focus all their attention to Tuesday night in attempt to save their season when the face Bayern Munich in the Champions League which is the only remaining trophy that they can possibly win.


GM Fundraising Christmas cards are now on sale! The children at Hope House Children's Hospices have been working very hard to create a pair of very special and unique cards which are sold in packs of 20 and can be personalised with company logos and messages.
"This year Callie and Lily have produced the very special Christmas drawings that we used to create the cards this year," explains GM Fundraising team member, Alan Sadler. "These cards have become a tradition for us and every year the designs from the children get more and more special. Last year we sold more than 5,000 cards, many personalised with messages and logo's. Every penny we raise from these cards goes straight to supporting the children and families at Hope House.
"Each pack contains 20 cards – 10 of each design – costing £20 plus £2.50 P&P. Orders over 60 packs can be personalised for a small additional charge.
Packs can be purchased directly from the GM Fundraising website www.gmfundraising.co.uk/cards or from Alan Sadler, by email alan@gmfundraising.co.uk, or phone 0845 302 1966.


The "Lecture" ("Our Sea Needs Our Say"), held at Bridport's Electric Palace on 17 September, took the form of a discussion on controversial marine conservation issues between environmental writers Philip Hoare, George Monbiot and Professor Callum Roberts, chaired by Horatio Morpurgo. The discussion focused on the importance and role of Protected Areas in marine conservation (Lyme Bay being the location of one such protected area established in 2008).
For more information about "Lectures on Everything" contact eendymion@yahoo.com.


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Is ClO3- Polar or NonPolar?: Polarity Explained
The chemical formula ClO3– represents Chlorate ion. Chlorine can reach oxidation states of +1, +3, +5 and +7. In this case, as seen in the figure, Chlorates exist in a +5 oxidation state. With an abundance of oxidizing elements, the Chlorate ion and its salts make for powerful oxidizing compounds.
The structural properties of ClO3- will help us understand its polarity better.
Polarity: What is it?
Due to electronegativity and individual charges, atoms share their electrons in an unequal manner. This leads to a separation of charges and the formation of an electric dipole. Polarity is the phenomenon where charges are separated to form an electric dipole moment.
Polar and Non-polar bonds are determined on the basis of the electronegativity of individual atoms.
A polar molecule will have a net dipole moment due to the presence of induced charges caused by electronegativity of atoms. A non-polar molecule has a zero net-dipole moment.
The polarity of a molecule depends on its shape, its electronegativity and its net dipole moment.
ClO3- Polar or Non-Polar?
ClO3– has a trigonal pyramidal shape with a lone pair of electrons over the Chlorine atom. It has bond angles of 109.5°, formed due to the repulsion explained by VSEPR theory. A lack of symmetry due to its geometry results in the induced charges not being cancelled out.
This points to a polar nature.
Electronegativity and Net Dipole Moment
In terms of electronegativity, the Chlorate ion possesses a negative ionic charge of -1. The difference in charge between Chlorine and Oxygen is 0.38. This suggests that the bonds between the atoms are non-polar in nature. However, the presence of a negative ionic charge over the atoms, makes the Cl-O bonds polar in nature.
The net dipole moment is given by:
Cl charge= 0.510
O charge=-0.503
with a dipole moment of 2.18 Debye
With a non-zero dipole moment, the ClO3– ion is a polar molecule.
Due to its asymmetrical shape and the presence of a net dipole moment, the ClO3– ion is polar in nature. This affects its solubility and other properties.


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Grandmaster Igor Ivanov, 1947–2005
11/27/2005 – A week ago the chess world was saddened by the passing of GM Igor Ivanov, who will not be forgotten by the people who knew him. In order to make sure his chess will also be remembered Dennis Monokroussos, in his Monday night Playchess lecture, shows us one of Ivanov's immortal games. A tribute to this outstanding figure in American chess.
Dennis Monokroussos writes:
Grandmaster Igor Ivanov passed away about a week ago, and while he will not soon be forgotten by the people who knew him, I fear his chess may not enjoy the same fate. There are so many great players that it's impossible to study them all, but Ivanov's active positional style produced model games worthy of especially the amateur's attention.
In this week's show, we'll look at a game that started as one of those model efforts, before taking a sharp turn to the realm of fantasy. Facing IM Vitaly Zaltsman's Tarrasch Defense, Ivanov rapidly built up a large positional advantage. Rather than cash it in by normal means, however, Ivanov produced a fantastic sacrificial idea. Sacrificing a pair of exchanges and then a queen for a rook, Ivanov's compensation came in the form of three pawns picked up along the way - deadly, rapacious, and connected passed pawns. Despite the heavy material disadvantage (bishop, knight and seven pawns as material compensation for a queen, rook and four pawns) and some (mutually) inaccurate play (thanks to time trouble, I'm sure), Ivanov was able to reel in the full point.
If I have succeeded in whetting your appetite, I hope you'll join me this Monday night at 9 p.m. ET as we pay tribute to this outstanding figure in American chess.
A picture of Igor Ivanov taken at the 2005 National Open in June 2005
There is an autobiographical note on Ivanov on the "One Good Move" blog. There he writes: "I was born in St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) 08 January 1947. At age 5 my mother taught me to play chess and it was not long until I could beat my mother. My first book was a chess book and even at a very young age, I could remember my games. By age 8 I was an accomplished player, attending the chess palace daily where I was singled out as one of the most promising young players. At 14 I was left an orphan and placed in an internat where my chess and music talent (piano and cello) earned me special privileges and my own room. I ran the school chess club during my 3 years there and then began studying mathematics at the university of Leningrad, but I gave up the study of mathematics to pursue a career as chess professional. In 1979, playing in the Soviet Team Championships, I defeated Karpov, then World Champion. I was part of a Soviet team which went to Cuba, on the way back to Russia, during a refueling stop at Gander, I made a dash for freedom (with the KGB close on my heels). I became a Candian citizen and won both the Canadian Open and Canadian Closed. Several times I represented Canada in International Tournaments. I am 9 times Grand Prix Champion winning many prestigious tournaments as an active tournament player. I am now semi-retired, live in the mountains of southern Utah with my wife Elizabeth, a retired teacher. I teach chess, run a chess camp every summer, give piano recitals, take care of Petruska and Sasha (two very spoiled cats) and am an avid gardner and reader.
Dennis Monokroussos' Radio ChessBase lectures begin on Mondays at 9 p.m. EDT, which translates to 02:00h GMT, 03:00 Paris/Berlin, 13:00h Sydney (on Tuesday). Other time zones can be found at the bottom of this page. You can use Fritz or any Fritz-compatible program (Shredder, Junior, Tiger, Hiarcs) to follow the lectures, or download a free trial client.
Note: you can watch older lectures by Dennis Monokroussos here:
Enter the above archive room and click on "Games" to see the lectures. The lectures, which can go for an hour or more, will cost you between one and two ducats. That is the equivalent of 10-20 Euro cents (14-28 US cents).
Dennis Monokroussos is 39, lives in South Bend, IN, and is an adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.
He is fairly inactive as a player right now, spending most of his non-philosophy time being a husband and teaching chess. At one time he was one of the strongest juniors in the U.S., but quit for about eight years starting in his early 20s. His highest rating was 2434 USCF, but he has now fallen to the low-mid 2300s – "too much blitz, too little tournament chess", he says.
Dennis has been working as a chess teacher for seven years now, giving lessons to adults and kids both in person and on the internet, worked for a number of years for New York's Chess In The Schools program, where he was one of the coaches of the 1997-8 US K-8 championship team from the Bronx, and was very active in working with many of CITS's most talented juniors.
When Dennis Monokroussos presents a game, there are usually two main areas of focus: the opening-to-middlegame transition and the key moments of the middlegame (or endgame, when applicable). With respect to the latter, he attempts to present some serious analysis culled from his best sources (both text and database), which he has checked with his own efforts and then double-checked with his chess software.
Here are the exact times for different locations in the world. Since Europe has switched from Summer to Regular time please double-check at World Time and Date for your time zone.
Abu Dhabi Tue 06:00 Halifax Mon 22:00 New Orleans Mon 20:00
Addis Ababa Tue 05:00 Hanoi Tue 09:00 New York Mon 21:00
Adelaide * Tue 12:30 Harare Tue 04:00 Odesa Tue 04:00
Aden Tue 05:00 Havana Mon 21:00 Oslo Tue 03:00
Aklavik Mon 19:00 Helsinki Tue 04:00 Ottawa Mon 21:00
Algiers Tue 03:00 Hong Kong Tue 10:00 Paris Tue 03:00
Amman Tue 04:00 Honolulu Mon 16:00 Perth Tue 10:00
Amsterdam Tue 03:00 Houston Mon 20:00 Philadelphia Mon 21:00
Anadyr Tue 14:00 Indianapolis Mon 21:00 Phoenix Mon 19:00
Anchorage Mon 17:00 Islamabad Tue 07:00 Prague Tue 03:00
Ankara Tue 04:00 Istanbul Tue 04:00 Reykjavik Tue 02:00
Antananarivo Tue 05:00 Jakarta Tue 09:00 Rio de Janeiro * Tue 00:00
Asuncion * Mon 23:00 Jerusalem Tue 04:00 Riyadh Tue 05:00
Athens Tue 04:00 Johannesburg Tue 04:00 Rome Tue 03:00
Atlanta Mon 21:00 Kabul Tue 06:30 San Francisco Mon 18:00
Baghdad Tue 05:00 Kamchatka Tue 14:00 San Juan Mon 22:00
Bangkok Tue 09:00 Karachi Tue 07:00 San Salvador Mon 20:00
Barcelona Tue 03:00 Kathmandu Tue 07:45 Santiago * Mon 23:00
Beijing Tue 10:00 Khartoum Tue 05:00 Santo Domingo Mon 22:00
Beirut Tue 04:00 Kingston Mon 21:00 Sao Paulo * Tue 00:00
Belgrade Tue 03:00 Kiritimati Tue 16:00 Seattle Mon 18:00
Berlin Tue 03:00 Kolkata Tue 07:30 Seoul Tue 11:00
Bogota Mon 21:00 Kuala Lumpur Tue 10:00 Shanghai Tue 10:00
Boston Mon 21:00 Kuwait City Tue 05:00 Singapore Tue 10:00
Brasilia * Tue 00:00 Kyiv Tue 04:00 Sofia Tue 04:00
Brisbane Tue 12:00 La Paz Mon 22:00 St. John's Mon 22:30
Brussels Tue 03:00 Lagos Tue 03:00 St. Paul Mon 20:00
Bucharest Tue 04:00 Lahore Tue 07:00 Stockholm Tue 03:00
Budapest Tue 03:00 Lima Mon 21:00 Suva Tue 14:00
Buenos Aires Mon 23:00 Lisbon Tue 02:00 Sydney * Tue 13:00
Cairo Tue 04:00 London Tue 02:00 Taipei Tue 10:00
Canberra * Tue 13:00 Los Angeles Mon 18:00 Tallinn Tue 04:00
Cape Town Tue 04:00 Madrid Tue 03:00 Tashkent Tue 07:00
Caracas Mon 22:00 Managua Mon 20:00 Tegucigalpa Mon 20:00
Casablanca Tue 02:00 Manila Tue 10:00 Tehran Tue 05:30
Chatham Island * Tue 15:45 Melbourne * Tue 13:00 Tokyo Tue 11:00
Chicago Mon 20:00 Mexico City Mon 20:00 Toronto Mon 21:00
Copenhagen Tue 03:00 Minneapolis Mon 20:00 Vancouver Mon 18:00
Darwin Tue 11:30 Minsk Tue 04:00 Vienna Tue 03:00
Denver Mon 19:00 Montevideo * Tue 00:00 Vladivostok Tue 12:00
Detroit Mon 21:00 Montgomery Mon 20:00 Warsaw Tue 03:00
Dhaka Tue 08:00 Montreal Mon 21:00 Washington DC Mon 21:00
Dublin Tue 02:00 Moscow Tue 05:00 Wellington * Tue 15:00
Edmonton Mon 19:00 Mumbai Tue 07:30 Winnipeg Mon 20:00
Frankfurt Tue 03:00 Nairobi Tue 05:00 Yangon Tue 08:30
Geneva Tue 03:00 Nassau Mon 21:00 Zagreb Tue 03:00
Guatemala Mon 20:00 New Delhi Tue 07:30 Zürich Tue 03:00
If your own city or time zone is not listed you can find it at World Time and Date


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require 'helper'

class TestMasterServer < Test::Unit::TestCase

  context 'The user' do

    should 'be able to set the number of retries' do
      Servers::MasterServer.retries = 5

      assert_equal 5, Servers::MasterServer.send(:class_variable_get, :@@retries)
    end

  end

  context 'A master server' do

    setup do
      Socket.stubs(:getaddrinfo).
        with('master', 27015, Socket::AF_INET, Socket::SOCK_DGRAM).
        returns [[nil, nil, 'master', '127.0.0.1']]

      @server = Servers::MasterServer.new 'master', 27015
    end

    should 'create a client socket upon initialization' do
      socket = mock
      Servers::Sockets::MasterServerSocket.expects(:new).with('127.0.0.1', 27015).returns socket

      @server.init_socket

      assert_same socket, @server.instance_variable_get(:@socket)
    end

    should 'be able to get a list of servers' do
      reply1 = mock servers: %w{127.0.0.1:27015 127.0.0.2:27015 127.0.0.3:27015}
      reply2 = mock servers: %w{127.0.0.4:27015 0.0.0.0:0}

      socket = @server.instance_variable_get :@socket
      socket.expects(:send).with do |packet|
        packet.is_a?(Servers::Packets::A2M_GET_SERVERS_BATCH2_Packet) &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@filter) == 'filter' &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@region_code) == Servers::MasterServer::REGION_EUROPE &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@start_ip) == '0.0.0.0:0'
      end
      socket.expects(:send).with do |packet|
        packet.is_a?(Servers::Packets::A2M_GET_SERVERS_BATCH2_Packet) &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@filter) == 'filter' &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@region_code) == Servers::MasterServer::REGION_EUROPE &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@start_ip) == '127.0.0.3:27015'
      end
      socket.expects(:reply).times(2).returns(reply1).returns reply2

      servers = [['127.0.0.1', '27015'], ['127.0.0.2', '27015'], ['127.0.0.3', '27015'], ['127.0.0.4', '27015']]
      assert_equal servers, @server.servers(Servers::MasterServer::REGION_EUROPE, 'filter')
    end

    should 'not timeout if returning servers is forced' do
      Servers::MasterServer.retries = 1

      reply = mock servers: %w{127.0.0.1:27015 127.0.0.2:27015 127.0.0.3:27015}

      socket = @server.instance_variable_get :@socket
      socket.expects(:send).with do |packet|
        packet.is_a?(Servers::Packets::A2M_GET_SERVERS_BATCH2_Packet) &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@filter) == 'filter' &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@region_code) == Servers::MasterServer::REGION_EUROPE &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@start_ip) == '0.0.0.0:0'
      end
      socket.expects(:send).with do |packet|
        packet.is_a?(Servers::Packets::A2M_GET_SERVERS_BATCH2_Packet) &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@filter) == 'filter' &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@region_code) == Servers::MasterServer::REGION_EUROPE &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@start_ip) == '127.0.0.3:27015'
      end
      socket.expects(:reply).times(2).returns(reply).then.
        raises(Error::Timeout)

      servers = [['127.0.0.1', '27015'], ['127.0.0.2', '27015'], ['127.0.0.3', '27015']]
      assert_equal servers, @server.servers(Servers::MasterServer::REGION_EUROPE, 'filter', true)
    end

    should 'timeout after a predefined number of retries' do
      retries = rand(4) + 1
      Servers::MasterServer.retries = retries

      socket = @server.instance_variable_get :@socket
      socket.expects(:send).times(retries).with do |packet|
        packet.is_a?(Servers::Packets::A2M_GET_SERVERS_BATCH2_Packet) &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@filter) == '' &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@region_code) == Servers::MasterServer::REGION_ALL &&
        packet.instance_variable_get(:@start_ip) == '0.0.0.0:0'
      end
      socket.expects(:reply).times(retries).raises Error::Timeout

      assert_raises Error::Timeout do
        @server.servers
      end
    end

  end

end

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import {Converter} from 'nabu';

import {iterableConverter} from './iterable-converter';

export function listConverter<T>(itemConverter: Converter<T, unknown>):
    Converter<readonly T[], unknown> {
  return iterableConverter(
      content => [...content],
      itemConverter,
  );
}


The Santa Ynez Valley is nestled in the heart of Santa Barbara County along the Central California Coast. The area is renowned for its wineries and idyllic, beautiful scenery. The 2004 film Sideways was filmed in the Valley, and tourists visiting the area often travel to see sights from the film. The area has become a wine tasting venue of international fame while retaining its rustic, small town atmosphere. The Valley is home to numerous celebrities, as well, drawn to the area by the mild Mediterranean climate, the rustic living and the proximity to Los Angeles, San Francisco and the city of Santa Barbara. Located along California's Scenic coastal highway, the area boasts outdoor activities of every sort and is located just miles from the coastline.
Los Alamos is a small, unincorporated town located amid ranches, vegetable farms, vineyards and oil fields. Founded in 1876, the town is home now to approximately 1900 people. Los Alamos sits in an isolated narrow valley within the Santa Ynez Valley area. It is approximately 10 miles to Buellton, Solvang and Los Olivos to the southeast, and Lompoc and Vandenberg Air Force Base are just to the west and southwest. San Antonio Creek passes through the town en route to the Pacific Ocean. The Los Alamos valley is also known as the Valley of the Cottonwoods. Weather in Los Alamos is mild year round, with snow almost unknown.
The town of Los Alamos houses the last standing Pacific Coast Railroad Station, which now houses the Depot Antique Mall. It is one of the largest antique malls in the area and is the town's main attraction. The recently renovated 1880 Union Hotel was formerly a Wells Fargo stagecoach stop, and is now home to wine tasting, art venues and antique stores along with unique eateries. This historic Los Alamos site is worth a visit and popping in for a drink at their bar. The people in Los Alamos have been described as "quirky and cool," as well as passionate about whatever they are doing. This quaint little town makes a fantastic day trip, but many tourists in Los Alamos can spend an entire long weekend here without ever leaving town or finding themselves without something interesting to do or see. Of course, one of the main reasons to visit Los Alamos is the scenery and the laid-back atmosphere. These will truly make a visitor feel they are on vacation and away from it all.
Tourism in Los Alamos features tasting rooms for two acclaimed local wineries, and has several dining establishments featured in the summer 2012 issue of Edible Santa Barbara. One of the best pizza restaurants on the central California coast just happens to reside in Los Alamos. Plan to visit Full of Life Flatbread for their great atmosphere, delicious pizza and to enjoy their amazing beer and wine selection. Each September, the town hosts Los Alamos Old Days for two days, celebrating the town's history and roots in 1876. The festival features a parade of history and agriculture, vendor booths and stands, and of course the superior food. Tourists who love food, wine and antiques will find their ideal vacation spot in the town of Los Alamos. It is described as a mix of the land that time forgot along with a cutting edge art, food and wine destination.
Santa Ynez Vacation Rentals recently welcomed the historic, one-of-a-kind St. Joseph's at Bell to our roster. This beautiful home is just a short distance from all the fun things to do in Los Alamos. It is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,435 square foot home that can sleep six guests.
If you are planning to visit Los Alamos, California just a short drive from the Santa Ynez Valley, you can also click this link to view photos and video tours of vacation rental homes in the Santa Ynez Valley, as well as read reviews of the properties and make a reservation.