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Q: What determines the applicative log file location in Apache/Django? (Cross posted to Server Fault some time ago)
I have a django app running on Apache/ubuntu, and I have evidently misconfigured it.
When I start apache, I'm getting this error in the apache log:
 ...
 IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/osqa/sites/log/django.osqa.log'

Now, my site is supposed to be running in 'home/osqa/sites/foobar/'. Why is django/apache looking for a log file in a folder above that folder? Where is this configured? How to resolve/analyze?

A: My hunch is that it's something in your apache2 config. Go to sites-available/your-site.com.conf, and look in its file. Perhaps you'll find that it is logging things?

A: The following lines in your httpd.conf file is what is causing your problem:
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/beta-meta-d3c.access.log common
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/beta-meta-d3c.error.log

This logging is set up for apache as a whole, not just your application which is set up in a subdirectory within apache.
${APACHE_LOG_DIR} should evaluate to /home/osqa/sites/log/. Fully expanded with your log names it will be:
/home/osqa/sites/log/beta-meta-d3c.access.log

Which is exactly what it is telling you. Either create that directory and make it writeable, or change your httpd conf to append the name of your application to the logging path directive. I'd probably not change the path though, as other applications might want to log also, but not to your directory.


Over the years many help desk systems went out of business. Some due to competition, other due to changing focus. Yet, through all industry shifts, two companies managed to survive. Yes, today we will be talking about Freshdesk and Salesforce service cloud systems.
These two companies have some of the best features in their tools and each of them understand what makes great customer service even better. In our Salesforce vs Freshdesk review, we'll be covering all sorts of things. From user interface to exclusive features, there's a lot to cover. To provide you a good analysis, we've based it on personal experience and user reviews. Now that this is out of the way, let's compare Freshdesk vs Salesforce without further ado, let's get started.
As part of our review, we decided to include a brief history of the company, as well as what they are known for. We'll also be covering basic functionality and performance so that you can have a better understanding of how they work as a daily driver.
Freshdesk is a cloud-based ticketing system developed by Freshworks. The company has been in the industry for a while and has established a reputation for being affordable and functional. And for good reasons too, the owner of Freshworks used to work in Zoho Corporation (then known as AdventNet). Freshworks began its existence as a result of one comment about how the Zendesk prices are high. With all this in mind, Freshdesk started work on their own help desk and after a long development cycle, in 2001 the company released its first iteration of Freshdesk.
Ever since the tool launched, it has evolved multiple times and has added a few vital features. Aside from ticket management, users have access to live chats, an expanding knowledge base, and a reporting tool. Also as part of the suite, you get access to a number of different dashboards. You can customize them, adjust the size, and even stylize if that's your thing. Last but not least, you have a reporting tool that gathers all kinds of analytics, from burnout rate to customer satisfaction, you have it all. Looking at it from any service cloud vs Freshdesk perspective, it's clear that the desk went through an interesting path.
Based in the US, the Salesforce Service Cloud started 20 years ago and has developed a wide range of different service desk products, including Work.com, AppExchange, and Community Cloud. Over the span of these years, the company not only refined their main product which is Salesforce but created very good working conditions for its employee which is directly reflected in the end product.
Just like in our Freshdesk review section, we can't stress enough how well Salesforce is maintained and how fast their features are. Be it ticket rerouting or expanding the dashboard, everything is seamless and of high accuracy. The company clearly understands what their customers want as we couldn't find any non-exclusive feature missing. Another key point about Service Cloud is the fact that it has a mobile app that you can sync with the desktop solution.
Also as an added bonus, Salesforce Service Cloud has support for canned responses. A canned response is essentially an automated message system that gathers data from your archives to present a solution to a similar or exact issue. It's pretty accurate and will always increase its value as more tickets are resolved.
In this section, we will be covering every pro and con each tool has. The scope ranges from language support to user interface. We will also cover things that aren't present in the competition, and finally, we will talk look at integration options and how hard it can be to pair a few popular third-party tools. In any case, let's see what Freshdesk vs Salesforce Service Cloud has to offer.
Looking at Freshdesk vs Salesforce service suites, both are good, especially for the money. Yet, it's hard to compare Salesforce to Freshdesk as they were built with different objectives in mind. In fact, whichever Service Cloud vs Freshdesk comparison you decide to do, both would seem different, as they aim to do the same thing but with a different approach. So, don't judge these pros and cons as key characteristics.
In this section, we'll be covering exclusive, refined, and beneficial features that cannot be found elsewhere. Keep in mind that covering all of them can be a tough challenge, hence why we will focus only on a few of them.
Precise dialog titles in created records - The neat thing about Salesforce is that they want to make everything seem natural and this is exactly what this little feature brings to the table. For instance, when you create two record types, namely small and large and assign them to an account, it will be reflected in the dashboard, as well as in the "Create" dialog. This provides more context and makes managing much faster and more accurate.
Highlights Function - Aside from dashboards, Salesforce Service Cloud has the ability to create a compact layout on a per object basis. In other words, you can literary highlight important windows, phrases, dates, etc. and display them on top of everything. Keep in mind, this functionality was first introduced in Salesforce Mobile and is not available in the main desktop version. And speaking of availability, you can use it in any tab you want.
Apply filters to report chart elements - As the name suggests, you can assign any filter you want to any type of report chart. This can also be applied to the backend and represented in the frontend. In other words, if you would like to show/hide certain information on the frontend, you can apply this functionality.
Duplicate Salesforce Pages - This feature might come in handy for those of you who want to test certain things and see how they would look on a real page. And for those of you who don't have time to play with custom layouts can pick from a wide range of already pre-made pages. Although as cool as this feature might seem, it has its limitations and you can only clone your home page, record page, and email app page.
Increased efficiency via shared inbox - Among the huge list of features, this one stems as the most useful one out of the bunch. Not to discredit the rest of the features, they are useful in their respectful right, this small feature allows you to unify all agents by providing them a shared inbox where all queries, requests, questions gather automatically 24/7. And it's not just your local team, everyone who has a Freshdesk account can access this shared inbox.
Ticket SLA management - If there's one thing that cannot be fixed, its unfulfilled customer expectations. But with Freshdesk you can actually set these expectations using Service Level Agreements. Essentially, this allows you to notify your customers on what to expect. The good thing is, it's not limited to a single config file. You can assign different expectations for different departments, agents, and even tickets.
Advanced reporting system - Aside from traditional reporting, Freshdesk users can also use an advanced system that is way more robust than the usual one. This advanced system allows you to filter out things such as agents, ticket type, SLA cases, as well as it can group data from different departments and different channels for that matter. With this kind of reporting, it would be much easier to streamline your work as bottlenecks will be identified much faster and with higher accuracy.
Team Huddle - If there's one thing that really sets the Freshdesk from the rest of the competition its the Team Huddle feature. In a nutshell, Team Huddle is a collaboration system that lets you invite third-party colleagues, partners, freelancers, you name it. Thanks to the native robust integration system you can connect to basically anything. This will completely eliminate the need to switch between different chats, messengers, emails, etc. It's very convenient and you don't have to ask your partners to use a dedicated app.
When it comes to pricing, both service desks have a myriad of different options to choose from. Let's start with Salesforce. The company offers four tariff plans, namely Essentials, Lightning Professional, Lightning Enterprise, and Lightning Unlimited. The starter pack costs from $25 and can go as high as $100. With this package, you get customer support and a complete CRM system for up to 10 users. The higher tariffs start at $175 and up to $325 and with them, you get basically everything you might ever need. These include unlimited sales and service support, as well as a fully customizable CRM system.
Now that we covered Salesforce, let's have a look at Freshdesks pricing options. Unlike Salesforce, Freshdesk has five different options, including a free variant. The free version is basically a stripped down version of the Blossom (the paid entry point) tariff. There's virtually no use for it outside of educational purposes. The Blossom one, however, is a pretty good combination of price and performance. With it, you get access to a bunch of automation options, collision detection (which is a very huge plus), and the ability to set business hours. As for the premium options, you have the Garden, Estate, and Forest options respectively. These can range from $29 to $109 and feature basically everything from SLA, IP whitelisting, and even HIPAA compliance.
And that about wraps things up for our review. Throughout our testing, we found it hard to pick the clear winner, and rightfully so as they can fit any business model. After all, it all boils down to what you find useful to you.
These tools are great for what they are and have a proven reputation so no matter which one you choose, you'll be fine. In the future, we'll be covering other tools and might even do another Service Cloud vs Freshdesk type of article, so keep an eye on new posts.
Also, if you plan on moving to a new service desk and don't want to deal with the migration process, we have a nice solution. Our specialists have been hard at work to create a tool that will let you transfer all your user data in just a few clicks. And the best part of it, you can try it for free. Just sign up and see for yourself.
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Exploring agritourism entrepreneurship in the UK
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Farm-based recreation or agritourism is increasingly seen as a diversification strategy to promote a more diverse and sustainable rural economy and to protect farming incomes against market fluctuation. Thus, farmers are increasingly being recognised as entrepreneurial, needing to develop new skills and capabilities to remain competitive. However, few studies have addressed the role of entrepreneurship within the context of the diversified farm tourism business. This paper examines the range of skills and competencies that farmers in the north-west of England identify as important for successful diversification and explores the extent to which these competencies are evident. The findings indicate that although farmers are increasingly turning to agritourism as a means to generate additional income, they lack many of the fundamental business competencies required for success. This has implications for rural development policies and signals the need to address these skill deficiencies through farm advisory processes and via more effective training of and support for agritourism providers. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.
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Sailing and swimming in Cayuga Lake has been a part of summer life for generations of Tompkins County residents.
Named for Iroquois Confederacy nation which once inhabited its shores, Cayuga is the longest of the glacial Finger Lakes, measuring just under 40 miles in length. Over 400 ft. deep, Cayuga is also one of the deepest lakes in North America.
The History Center in Tompkins County has amassed a collection of vintage images of Cayuga Lake, documenting the commerce, recreation and natural resources of the lake and its surrounding areas. Early photos include images of elegant steamboats, 19th century shoreline picnics and Cornell's women crew.
These historical photos are part of The History Center's browsable collection of over 15,000 images. The public is welcome to access the collection – which includes vintage photos, family albums and historic postcards --- on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Browsing the collection is free for all Tompkins County residents, with fees applied for scanning and photocopy services.
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Honey Creek Woodlands offers traditional burial services as well as cremation services.
We plan to construct a chapel within the burial grounds for families to use for services at some point in the future. Memorial gifts honoring the departed will helps us make the chapel a reality.
In most cases, the funeral home will transport the body to Honey Creek Woodlands for interment. It is legal in the state of Georgia for individuals to transport a body with the proper permits from the county. We will do our best to assist with transportation issues.
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The Bellaby White Finish Farmhouse Style King Panel Bed with Cross-Buck Design by Benchcraft at Virginia Furniture Market in the Rocky Mount, Roanoke, Lynchburg, Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Virginia area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.


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U.S.|Family Asks: Why Did Minneapolis Police Kill Australian 911 Caller?
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Family Asks: Why Did Minneapolis Police Kill Australian 911 Caller?
A memorial in Minneapolis to Justine Damond, who was killed by the police on Saturday after she called 911 to report a possible assault.Credit...Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune, via Associated Press
By Matt Furber and Richard Pérez-Peña
MINNEAPOLIS — Family members and friends of a woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer voiced anger and frustration on Monday that the authorities had not offered any explanation of how an unarmed woman's own call to 911, to report a possible assault, led to her being fatally shot in the alley behind her home.
The woman, Justine Damond, 40, an immigrant from Australia who described herself as a spiritual healer and was due to be married next month, was fatally shot in the abdomen on Saturday in a quiet residential area of southwestern Minneapolis.
News reports identified the officer who shot her as Mohamed Noor, 31.
"Our hearts are broken, and we are utterly devastated by the loss of Justine," her fiancé, Don Damond, told reporters outside his house. His voice choked with emotion, and his son, Zach, 21, gripped his shoulders as he spoke.
"As you know, it was Justine who called 911 on Saturday evening, reporting what she believed was an active sexual assault nearby," Don Damond said. "Sadly, her family and I have been provided with almost no additional information from law enforcement regarding what happened after police arrived. We lost the dearest of people, and we are desperate for information."
City and state officials have said little about what happened and have not formally confirmed the officer's identity. Nor have they commented on news reports, citing anonymous sources, that said Officer Noor was sitting in the passenger seat of a patrol car when he fired, shooting across his partner in the driver's seat and hitting Ms. Damond, who stood outside the car. Both officers have been placed on paid leave.
Relatives, friends and activists critical of the police said that at the least, the city should release a recording of the 911 call and explain why the two officers had their body cameras turned off. The death of Ms. Damond occurred a little over a year after an officer in a Twin Cities suburb fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop, an episode that heightened scrutiny of law enforcement in the region.
"There's a sense of, 'Here we go again in the Twin Cities,' " said Sarah Thompson, who lived across the street from Ms. Damond, befriended her at block parties and described her as "so friendly and open."
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is conducting the investigation, and both the mayor and the police chief of Minneapolis released statements saying that they, too, wanted more information, but that the matter was out of their hands. The bureau has released few details, and it declined to answer questions. In a statement on Monday, the bureau said it would provide more details "once initial interviews with the officers are complete."
A City Council newsletter from last year said that Officer Noor joined the police force in 2015, completed his training in 2016 and became the first Somali-American officer assigned to the precinct covering southwestern Minneapolis. The newsletter said he had worked in property management and held a degree in economics and business administration from Augsburg College.
Ms. Damond, formerly Justine Ruszczyk, lived most of her life in the Sydney area, where she became a veterinarian, according to her website and family friends.
She later sought to combine Western medicine with holistic healing and traditional practices from around the world, a mix of influences that was on display in an earnest, often funny talk she gave, while barefoot, to an audience just two weeks ago, at the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community, where she taught meditation and yoga and offered personal counseling.
"Her interest in supporting people to heal and transform themselves developed after she saw family members suffer greatly from depression, alcoholism and cancer," her website says.
She moved to Minnesota about three years ago, friends said, met Mr. Damond, and took his surname.
"Justine was just this warm person that, the minute you meet her, she'd probably hug you and you'd feel like you've known her all your life," said Gary Perisian, council president of the spiritual community. "She was so excited getting married, and the wedding was going to be in Hawaii, so her people could come from Australia, and his people could come from here."
"The last time I talked to her," Mr. Perisian said, "she had just rescued these baby ducks out of a storm drain, and that's exactly who she was."


Things change, but Myanmar is still one of the most beautiful countries to visit in Asia, and for me it's true: this trip to Myanmar was truly unforgettable. It is a place where you really feel like you are the only tourist in the world. Or in my case, the only two tourists: I went there with one of my best friends to escape from our busy everyday lives and to find some calmness.
The first stop is Bagan. My favorite place in Asia! Bagan has the most amazing temple landscape – forget Thailand, forget Cambodia – you have never seen something like this. When the sun slowly rises above the temple landscape, everything glows in a magic light. Enjoy a tour around the beautiful scenery by horse carriage or bicycle, but make sure to also stop at some of the smaller temples. Take time to walk up the stairs, sit down to enjoy the view and the quietness of the early morning hours.
A must do is the hot air balloon sunrise tour. It's breathtaking and really I have no words to describe it to do it justice. It is a once in a life time experience but be aware that you will have to share this one with quite a few other tourists.
The second stop is Mandalay. This old city inspired many authors like Rudyard Kipling in the 19th century and it is still an amazing experience if you go there today. There are different ways to get there from Bagan, but I think you should plan more time so you can take a boat up the Irrawaddy River. This can take up tp 12 hours, but it was an amazing trip. Mandalay is a busy city with 1,2 million inhabitants and a big tourism because of the famous Kings Palast. It is the second biggest city in Myanmar after the capital city Yangon and everything that you imagine a busy expanding asian Metropolis to be. Including the smog and constantly honking traffic. Nevertheless, there is one thing I recommend you to see in Mandalay and it's the U Bein Bridge. Take a small boat and drive out on the Taung Tha Man Lake to enjoy the sunset over this beautiful bridge. It is more than one kilometer long and I do recommend to walk along the bridge to enjoy the stunning view. Get ready to meditate at the sight of this peaceful image – when the sun sets and you see silhouettes of Monks quietly crossing the bridge.
The third place to find your calmness is the Inle Lake. It is known to be the biggest lake in Myanmar. Our tour? Taking a boat, together with volunteers from "Doctors without boarders", who we met shortly before. But everyone can do this tour which will take you across the whole lake, passing by the floating gardens over to a silk factory ending up at the local market in the south. There trying "Bethel" for the first time, left a remarkable memory but something I will never forget are the so called "One Leg Rowers". It's a technique used by fisherman to continue rowing with the help of their leg to have their hands free to be able to fish on the go.
As for the capital city Yangon, I can say that you don't have to spend a lot of time there. Maybe a day to arrive and recover from your international flight and to look at the famous Shwedagon Pagoda. But that's all. Get out of there.
Myanmar is sure to be on many travelers wish lists, so make an effort and try to get there soon before it get's overcrowded to have a chance and experience it the same way I have. Peaceful, mind calming and just breathtakingly beautiful. Have fun!
Ngapali Beach is also worth to go especially when you are done with pagodes and temples..


Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Hawaii – Hear Me Roar.
I have been in the beautiful land of Hawaii since Monday. There was an educational conference, and one of the founders of the start-up I'm working at was a speaker. So naturally I came along too.
I arrived in a flurry on Monday afternoon – frantically searching for a shuttle to take me to my hotel – and upon realizing I could not check in for another 3 hours – frantically searching for any place showing game 7 of the NLCS series with the Giants vs. the Cardinals. The only place in a 1 mile vicinity was at the Mai Tai Bar on the top floor of the alarmingly massive shopping mall adjacent the Ala Moana Hotel. I found myself surrounded my massive Polynesian men all watching the Monday night football games – completely oblivious to the one TV showing the earth shattering-against all-odds comeback the Giants commandeered. Guess Hawaii doesn't really do the whole "America's pastime" thing.
Drinking a Mai Tai Tini. Contrary to my expression in the picture, I did not like this drink. Too fruity.
The next two days I spent at the conference, attending sessions, schmoozing, networking, conversing, etc., I woke up at 6:30am both days as I was still operating on California time. This was early enough where I could check my e-mail, go for a run to the closest pier, and then watch the sun rise awakening Honolulu from its slumber. I would sit a while, fishermen to either side of me, the occasional jogging comrade passing by, and watch the surfers surf the last swell of summer.
Time moved differently for these couple days; and by different I mean slow. It was bizarre to be in Hawaii alone and for work. I felt guilty basking in the tropical rays, because I knew it was a work trip and I would be in an office were I back home. This made it difficult to completely immerse myself in Hawaii and all the luxuries it offers.
But I did have a lot of seemingly extra time. And I couldn't help but think about how I feel like I never have enough hours in the day to do everything I want when I'm home. I don't have enough time to read leisurely or run daily or cook extravagant meals or watch entire baseball games. But here in Hawaii I found time to run, stay up to date on my work, watch baseball, and just lounge – pondering the world and what Hawaii is and all it represents and how that reflects and relates to the rest of American culture and the endless paradoxes of man seeking paradise yet destroying it and the desire to be removed and isolated from it all yet connected and progressive yet simple and what it all means.
So where does all the time go when I'm home? Time vanishes as my calendar fills with the various social gatherings I commit to on a daily basis. Take myself away from my social circle – my community of people – and suddenly I have a whole other life to live!
On Thursday my flight was at 8:30pm – so I had the day to enjoy Hawaii without the conference obligations. I went to the beach to read in the sun. And when I felt the transformation to Queen of the Lobsters was complete, I moved to the shelter of the shady grass.
A man sat down next to me – very thin, a little older, rasta shorts, yellow bandana, white t-shirt. He noted that he approved of my choice of the grass vs sand and referred to Larry David's not getting the appeal of sand either in a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode. When he spoke I noticed an accent. He asked if he could put is his mat down next to where I was, and I said sure.
Observe the: Foot in the door phenomenon.
We began conversing aka I listened while he talked and talked – of being a math professor, but wanting to do comedy, of the art and music scene in Hawaii that he loved but was tired of, of the ethics convention he was coming from. He seemed pretty interesting and harmless, and as I had not had a natural conversation with someone for the past few days I welcomed the company. But as Mom taught very well, stranger-danger alarms were ringing. I made reference to "boyfriend" back in SF and he became very upset at this. The audacity to think that all he wanted from this interaction was the potential of romance. No – he had a girlfriend – and just wanted to say hello and state his approval of my choosing grass over sand.
Simple enough. I apologized for the presumptuousness, agreed men and women could be friends and friends always must begin as strangers. I told him I was flying out later, and my only plan for the day was to read, work a little, and watch the Giants game. He didn't have any other plans – and asked to accompany me slash show me a few local spots. Sounded good.
As soon as we started driving I realized something was off. There were a few ticks – he kept commenting on how dirty his front windshield was though it was spotless, that he needed to organize his math books. But no biggie, I can deal with a little OCD and neuroticism.
He spoke faster and faster, filtering less and less, and pretty soon his unbalanced psychological turmoil was apparent. He was making references to losing his job, paranoia of the Secretary of State being at the Ethics convention he was at, that it must be more than a coincidence that he met me right after the ethics convention, that he feels like he should move to New York, and needs a life change and to be a better father to his lovechild daughter in Atlanta. I listened, making relatively diplomatic remarks, but also asking much too personal questions. But when you're only going to interact with someone for a few hours of your life, there's nothing to lose. No judgment – he could be as honest or dishonest as he wanted, and I could ask really personal questions to try to understand all of his psyche and how all of his life experiences relate.
For the next few hours I teetered on the edge of fearing I had gotten myself into a potentially sticky situation with a lunatic and appreciating the trust I have in the world, and the natural goodness of humans.
But I started putting the pieces together – and I realized I had agreed to spend the day and be driven to the airport by a man with substance abuse problems – weed, downers, uppers, pills, powders, you name it – who had lost his job as a professor for either sexual harassment or just not showing up to class for extended periods of time. He was severely insecure, lonely, manic, depressed, with major financial problems, and spoke endlessly of the changes he wanted to make.
We watched the Giants game at an authentic Hawaii pub, afterwards he showed me the picturesque Puna Lookout point, and then stopped by the Art & Flea which was Hawaii's version of Art Murmur – A warehouse of local handmade crafts, clothing, jewelry, art, with live music adjacent an organic café. I loved it.
He then drove me to the airport, told me a few more jokes, and we parted ways.
I know that you may be horrified by the situation I put myself in – and you may be thinking of all the ways that could have gone terribly wrong. But nothing bad happened. I had a wonderful day, really interesting conversation, a taste of local culture, and this man was a total gentleman. Never made me feel uncomfortable in any way, and he went out of his way to be a good host to a complete stranger he will never see again.
He may be living a life that is not moral by an objective standpoint. And I may not want to spend more time with him in the future. But I must give credit where credit was due – he was the friendliest, most generous person I met in Hawaii. And for that, I applaud him.
The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of peoples, places, and things never ceases to amaze me.


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Diet is a critical part of good health.
Not "a diet," in which you try to lose the excess weight you have accumulated by eating Oreos and participating in sports by watching them from your couch.
Diet, the meal-by-meal decision to consume reasonable amounts of nutritious foods grown from the earth and untainted by the manufacturing process.
I hardly need to tell you the benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables. They offer vitamins, minerals and fiber without the bad stuff – excess calories, fat, sodium or cholesterol.
Green fruits and vegetables contain luteins that prevent cataracts.
Orange vegetables have beta-carotene to boost the immune system.
Red fruits and vegetables have lycopene to promote heart health and ward off some cancers.
The anti-oxidants in blue and purple fruits and vegetables prevents cell damage.
White fruits and vegetables reduce blood pressure and cholesterol.
What's more, most fruits and veggies taste great. If you don't like prunes, eat raisins instead. If you don't like kale, eat arugula or spinach. There are so many great choices.
Knowing all that, why don't we eat more of these magic foods?
Part of the answer is that some bad foods, like processed sugar, can be physiologically addictive. Others, like trans fats, make our brains light up with happiness even though they're bad for us.
Throw some mushrooms, onions, spinach, and peppers into spaghetti sauce. It's an easy and delicious way to add nutrition.
Take a dried fruit medley with you to the office every day and munch on it throughout the day. It will keep your blood sugar from plummeting and causing sleepiness. It will also reduce your desire to overstuff yourself at lunch and ward off the 3:00pm energy dip.
Add fresh fruit to yogurt. It adds sweetness, flavor and nutrition.
Order crunchy vegetables like broccoli, carrots, or snap peas to replace the french fries and potato chips that come with meals when you eat out.
Make a fruit and vegetable smoothie for breakfast or for a snack. You choose what goes into it. Experiment. You'd be surprised what tastes good in a smoothie.
Replace soda with vegetable juice, like low-sodium V8. It's still tasty, but instead of drinking poison, you can drink something nutritious.
Make sure a serving of green or orange vegetables is part of every dinner you eat.
Because fruits and vegetables are so low in fat, it is difficult to become obese eating a diet rich in these foods. This is good news for a nation that is coping with an epidemic of obesity.
Wherever you live, there are probably multiple farmers markets near you, where you can buy fresh, delicious, fruits and vegetables and then build meals around them for the whole family.
Good diet is an essential part of a healthy life and it starts with these foods from the earth.
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Where ideas and innovations are born
"Innovation is one of the key factors for the success of modern economies, and it originates from the innovativeness of the individual companies. We are proud that Hessen is one of the most important high-tech regions in Europe, but we want to strengthen this position even further," says Tarek Al-Wazir, Minister of Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing.
Hessen is indeed an excellent spot for innovative ideas: According to an analysis by analytical service Startupdetector, this state leads the nation in terms of both the number of startups and the number of new businesses launched in relation to the population. The German Federal Statistical Office also counted 7.6 new businesses formed for every 1,000 people in Hessen in 2018, against a national average of 6.5.
But ideas and innovations aren't just born in Hessen – they are also nurtured here. The state's many startups benefit from about 40 technology and startup centers and from 45 cluster and network initiatives with nearly 3,800 members. An overview of the diverse startup landscape, including accelerators, co-working spaces, consulting and advising services, and sources of funding is also available here: https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/mm/mm001/083-19_Hessen_Trade_-_Invest_GmbH_Broschre_Start-Up_Ecosystem_Hessen_Englisch_WEB.pdf.
Frankfurt, a hub of finance, has a particularly high concentration of fintech businesses, with one out of every eight startups here working in finance. Other important sectors include artificial intelligence, big data & analytics, and cybersecurity. In all, there are 300 to 400 startups in Frankfurt and the surrounding area.
Innovation is a major focus some 30 kilometers south of Frankfurt, too: Darmstadt was named Germany's most forward-looking city in the 2019 city rankings published by the German Economic Institute (IW). "This city in the south of Hessen is home to a large number of successful and highly innovative firms," says Hanno Kempermann of IW Consult.
But don't just take our word for it – see for yourself and draw inspiration from Hessen's innovative drive as you benefit from the many options on offer.


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Viewers of the three presidential debates have noted that, more so than in past election cycles, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney seem to have a real dislike for one another.
Obama tried to put that speculation to rest this week, telling NBC News' anchor Brian Williams that the animosity between the two candidates is similar to that we have seen in past presidential campaigns where the two candidates were well acquainted.
"You can't say that you've got a real relationship there," Obama told Williams in an interview that aired Wednesday night. "I don't think that [there's] any relationship between me and Mitt Romney that's different from previous presidential campaigns. I mean, John McCain I knew, because I had served with him in the Senate. But I think if you look at George Bush and John Kerry or George Bush and Al Gore or first President Bush and Bill Clinton, I don't think anybody would say that while you were in the middle of a campaign that you felt deep affection for the other guy."
"I think the American people understand that this is not about two individuals or even two political parties," Obama added. "This is about two different visions for the country and how we are going to make sure that every single person in America who is willing to work hard is going to have a shot at a better life."


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POW-turned-Senator McCain hosts Vietnam party chief
Jul 9, 2015 9:39 AM PHT
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Half a century after getting shot down over Vietnam, where he would languish as a prisoner of war for more than 5 years, John McCain shared images of his painful past Wednesday, July 8, with an unlikely visitor.
Vietnam's Communist Party boss Nguyen Phu Trong, the party's first general secretary to visit the United States, was accorded a high-profile Oval Office meeting with US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 7.
A day later he made a low-key trip to Capitol Hill to see the lawmaker who perhaps more than any other has guided the rapprochement between Washington and its former foe.
McCain, 78, held closed-door talks with Trong – Vietnam's most powerful policymaker – in the meeting room of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which McCain chairs.
But the former Republican presidential nominee, who alternates between gruff administration critic and avuncular statesman, could not help pulling Trong, whom he met recently in Hanoi, into his personal office for an extraordinary trip down memory lane.
"That was Truc Bach, part of the West Lake," McCain said, tugging gently on Trong's elbow as he showed him photographs of the Hanoi landmark where a Vietnamese mob pulled a wounded McCain from the water on October 26, 1967.
Trong nodded in recognition of the familiar scene, where a statue of McCain now stands.
"That's the peace signing on the (USS) Missouri, in the war with the Japanese. My grandfather is standing in front," McCain said, referring to John S. McCain Sr, a commanding US admiral during World War II.
He also pointed out a photograph of his father, who commanded US Navy operations in the Pacific during the Vietnam War.
"That is at the DMZ (demilitarized zone) at Christmastime when I was in prison," McCain said of the image.
The senator recalled how the USS John McCain, a Seventh Fleet destroyer named after his father and grandfather, paid a port visit to Danang, Vietnam in 2010.
"I think it's symbolic of our relationship," McCain said.
Ingrained in America's past
McCain, who was tortured at the hands of his captors, sounded more pragmatic than reflective after Trong's unprecedented visit, noting that the rise of China and its muscle-flexing in the Pacific have spurred an improvement in US-Vietnam ties.
"Long ago when I got involved with the normalization issue, that was the path towards reconciliation," McCain told Agence France-Presse.
"And there's no doubt that the Chinese behavior has certainly accelerated that process of (US-Vietnam) cooperation and improved relationship. There's just no doubt about it."
Trong also met other lawmakers including senior Senate Democrat Patrick Leahy, freshman Republican Senator Cory Gardner and several congressmen.
Ties have improved quickly, particularly since Hanoi and Washington normalized relations in 1995.
But they remain sensitive after a war that left more than one million dead, and amid concerns about Vietnam's rights record.
"They've still got a ways to go on human rights and I continue to raise that issue with them. But they have shown some improvement," McCain said.
Gardner noted how he wants to see relations heal so that the two sides can better balance the needs of a modernizing Asia-Pacific region.
"Whether that's a rising China or economic opportunity I don't think there is such a thing as moving too fast," Gardner said.
And yet Vietnam remains ingrained in America's dark past.
Hours after Trong's visit with McCain, lawmakers and US military veterans held a ceremony in the US Capitol marking the anniversary of the start of the Vietnam war. – Michael Mathes, AFP / Rappler.com


Tunnels in hard, jointed rock are commonly reinforced with shotcrete (sprayed concrete) applied directly on the irregular rock surface. The thickness for such linings can be as small as 50 mm, which result in a fast drying. The resulting shrinkage of the restrained lining is a well-known phenomenon, which leads to cracking. The installation of drainage systems also results in an end-restrained shotcrete lining that is more prone to shrinkage cracking. The drying process is a complex problem that depends on multiple factors such as cement content, porosity and ambient air conditions (i.e. temperature, relative humidity and wind speed). Two numerical models capable of capturing the structural effects of drying shrinkage were compared in this study. It was found that inclusion of non-linear drying shrinkage is important for accurately describing crack initiation in an end-restrained shotcrete slab. The best fit to the experimental data was obtained when the rate of drying was described as a non-linear decreasing function.


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Maricopa County city, Surprise is popular for its affordability and its family friendly atmosphere. With median home values of $172,600, it is more affordable than the neighboring communities, and nearly a quarter of households are families with children. This city is perfect for families who enjoy baseball: Both the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers come here for spring training. Fall's Fiesta Grande celebration of Hispanic heritage has quickly became one of the city's biggest and most popular events.
1. It's Headquarters For Major League Fun
The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals roll into town each spring for training camp, and locals and visitors revel in the baseball frenzy. The 10,500-seat Surprise Stadium provides fans with views of the White Tank Mountains, and families also gather for free movie nights and Fourth of July fireworks.
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While this annual event isn't much of a surprise to anyone who lives here, it is a super-sized festival that everyone looks forward to. Held the first weekend in December, the party celebrates the city's birthday with a carnival, classic car show, hot air balloon glow, live music, games, camel rides and lots of yummy food.
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Each fall the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex hosts the Surprise Tennis Championships featuring stars like Pete Sampras and Anna Kournikova. If you're hoping to make it big yourself, classes and activities for all ages and skill levels are offered throughout the year.
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To combat the hot Arizona climate, the Surprise Aquatic Center offers fun for all ages with its pools featuring waterfalls, slides and a vortex whirlpool. Hollyhock Community Pool features another slide and a spray pad, so you're never out of options for relief on especially hot days.
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text: TY - BOOK ID - 15324 TI - Literatur in Österreich 1938-1945, Kärnten AU - Baur, Uwe AU - Gradwohl-Schlacher, Karin PY - 2011 SN - 9783205786535 DB - DOAB KW - Austrian Literature KW - National Socialism UR - https://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=search&query=rid:15324 AB - The book is the second volume of an encyclopedic reference work that, as the result of basic research in literary studies, represents the first systematic attempt to provide comprehensive documentation of the literary life of Austria during the Nazi era (1938-1945); the first volume (Styria) was published in 2008. From its methodological approach, it is intended to make the literary events that took place within the official system of the Third Reich as promoted, or at least tolerated, by the decision-makers in the cultural industry more accessible, without resorting to limiting, biased attempts to define a canon. Materials will be presented for the analysis and interpretation of the genesis and effects of these events and institutions. For this reason, the study is based on a functional understanding of literature and has taken key institutional elements of the literary communication system into consideration: authors and their works (including radio and film writers), scholars of German studies, the decision-makers of cultural policy (promotion/censure, literary awards), literary associations, publishing houses and theaters, anthologies and periodicals. The total control of all public creative and media activities in the year 1938 through the Third Reich dictatorship rarely provides good sources for the testing of this method. Our systematic research of the phase between 1938 and 1945 intends to create the most comprehensive description possible of the institutions within the literary system and the integration of authors. Apart from printed material in files pertaining to individuals, we primarily scrutinized the contents of the National Archive Berlin / Division on National Socialism (BDC) and what is known as the Gauakten or District Files for this purpose (the vast majority of personal information related to authors was provided by the authors themselves). The most important archival basis for the description of the institutions are files from the National Archive Koblenz (now in the National Archive Berlin) and the Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna. In the survey of material, some of the events that transpired before and after the critical Nazi years were systematically included in order to draw attention to continuities and breaks. Especially significant were literary awards and honors, which illustrate the integration of writers in the various governments from the monarchy up through the Second Republic. For this reason, we have included all such prizes that are known. The first attempt to list all literary organizations in Austria and all German-language anthologies, in which Austrian texts were included, covers the period between 1933 and 1945. The subsequent period has been documented not only through literary awards and honors, but also through the inclusion of the so-called Gauakten in the Austrian National Archive (Österreichisches Staatsarchiv / Archiv der Republik). In order to explore the institutional factors of the literary sub-system in German-speaking regions, a new kind of handbook was created in accordance with this methodological approach, a combination of encyclopedia of persons and specialized dictionary, which should be combined in a network to form a whole. Another factor that led to this format was the division of Austria by the Nazis into seven divisions subject directly to the German government. The handbooks have thus been structured as follows: Part I: Encyclopedia of Persons is divided into several volumes based on the administrative divisions (Gaue) at the time. The second volume will focus on Carinthia. The alphabetically-ordered author entries will be preceded by a literary and historical introduction and an organizational diagram of the literary-political associations of the individual divisions as well as an overview of institutions in the Gau. A list of abbreviations and a list of sources will be included at the end of each volume. The volumes devoted to individual authors wi ER -


I very recently got into turning. I have 2 nice Sorby's gouges and an Easy Rougher. My wife LOVES the easy rougher, I'm not sure if it is my technique or if it is designed for righties (I am a lefty), but I find I have much more control and can turn much better with a traditional gouge. After putting some miles on the Sorbys, it came down to the feared sharpening time. I bought an 8" grinder and made a jig, but was still very nervous about putting that very expensive steel to the stone wheels. I have never sharpened anything with a grinder. While in Harbor Freight, I saw this set of 8 HSS lathe tools. It was on sale for 44$ and of course I had a coupon. I picked them up with the intention to ruin them on a grinder while I got my technique down and dialed in my jig.
For a cheap throw away box, it's actually kind of nice. The wood is crappy, but the construction is great. It's very solid. The felt lining was a big surprise too. I really don't care about the boxes my tools come in, and I don't keep these in a box anyway, but I figured I would include that detail for others. I was disappointed in the handles at first. The stock photo is different. These handles are of decent quality, but the finish (stain) is really blotchy. I have no idea what kind of "hardwood" it is, but it is definitely hard, and definitely wood. They are pretty comfortable and long. They are marked "HSS" and the quality of the steel looks pretty nice. The grinds are very even. I'm not sure what rockwell they are hardened to as it is not mentioned.
Before I even put these to wood, I practiced sharpening the 1" roughing gouge. I watched a lot of videos and did a lot of research on sharpening. I marked the entire bevel and below the bevel with a sharpie, lined up the jig about 100 times, crossed my fingers and turned on the grinder. 2 passes across the 60 grit wheel revealed all my sharpie marks gone on the bevel, and remaining everywhere else. SWEET!
I chucked up a piece of hard maple. I have never seen chips fly like that. For once I was glad I wear full face protection because I was showered in chips. I've turned down a good amount of scraps and never had anything cut like that before. I was impressed. I then took the 3/4" right out of the box and took it to a fresh piece of maple. No chip shower, but it wasn't any sharper or duller than my sorbys. I sharpened that one up with the same method and again, chips galore.
I then turned 6 pens (hitting the bushings on each one) and about 15 more pieces of hard maple just playing with my technique. These still send chips flying over my head effortlessly. I haven't needed to touch these up yet.
I bought these to ruin them with a grinder. That didn't happen. What did happen is I am wondering why I paid almost 5 times this amount for 2 tools. If there is something wrong with these, I can't find it. Good quality HSS that takes an edge well and so far has held an edge much longer than I expected. I am still new to turning, but hard maple is really rough on my other tools, especially chisels, and hasn't slowed these down at all yet. Go out and grab a set. If for nothing else, change the grinds on some of them. At this price you really cannot lose. Now that I have a lathe, I will be making some nice handles for them. That sounds like a fun project. These are fully functional and quite comfortable, but as I mentioned the color is a little off, and I like to customize my stuff anyway.
I hope the guy with the small mind that espouses only buying high dollar tools and ignores what Einstein was actually saying doesn't chime in! LOL.
Seriously, there has to be something wrong with these as they are extremely cheap, but I have no idea what. I'm not sure if it is these tools, I am getting better, or both, but the pencil I just turned came out great. Normally they are pretty rough and need a lot of sanding. I go through a pretty decent sized strip of 150 grit to get the gouge marks out. This time I actually started with 400 grit. No gouge marks at all.
Awesome, thanks a million! I'm new to turning and was wondering what the heck to buy as a starter set. This answers that question!
How did you grind them? Did the grindwheel leave a concavity on the bevel or did you jig it so the chisels were perpendicular to the rotation of the grindwheel?
I wanted to try turning out of curiously, but didn't want to spend a fortune on equipment. I got a discount coupon in the mail from Harbor Freight, bought a lathe for $90, and this set of tools for about half that. Never having prior turning experience so as to be able to judge this setup against more expensive tools, my opinion may not be worth much. However, I too am quite impressed with them.
I used them out of the box, because to me they seemed sharp enough. My method for testing is what I've learned about other tool's sharpness, like plane irons and chisels, by seeing if they slide on a finger nail, or catch. They catch, so full speed ahead. I've practiced on pine and maple, and still they seem sharp enough to me to keep going.
Again, my first experience, and I have never used a more expensive setup, so maybe I'm not a good reference, but I'm happy with this investment. I would give them 5 stars.
Maybe you would have felt more assured when buying them if you paid $90 for the chisels.
I say that as I too am a Harbor Freight fan for certain items. I have read that HF buys direct from the overseas manufacturers and not through USA middlemen. I believe this is true as just yesterday I was at HF and bought a solid brass water spigot 4-hose adapter for $7. My next stop was at Lowe's for a hose repair kit. While looking for the hose repair kit I saw the EXACT same solid brass water spigot 4-hose adapter for $14. A 100% middleman markup would account for the additional price.
I am coming to the understanding that HF's careful buying direct of its wares contributes mightily to its low prices. The same imported stuff is for sale at other places at double the price but their purchasing people just wait for a seller to approach them in their office cubical.
A couple of years ago I wanted a pair of binocular loupes like dentists and some surgeons use as I do a lot of highly detailed work. The prices were astronomical! I kept looking and looking, I searched eBay, and I still couldn't find anything affordable. Than I decided to see if I could locate a Chinese manufacturer directly on the Internet. I found two and wrote each an e-mail asking if I could buy a pair direct. One replied – the one I preferred – that they would sell me a pair if I kept it quiet that they sold it direct as they didn't want to upset their USA distributor. So I paid $70 direct for the binocular loupes that their distributor was selling for $550! Of course there was shipping and import duty so the total came to a shade over $100. But a 500% markup?
#1. The HF box was actually glued together. The Penn State box they expected to hold together with friction. #2. The HF box was felt lined, the Penn State box, not so much… #3. Slightly different selection of turning tools. I don't recall which one, but one of the turning tools was different between the sets. #4. The name on the handle. #5. The color of the stain on the handle. #6. The price of the set. While the Benjamin's Best aren't terribly expensive, the Windsor Design were only about 2/3 the cost, even less with the coupon at Harbor Freight.
A while back I looked into getting a starter set from PSI which included a lathe, pen blanks, madrrels, and turning tools. The turning tools offered were carbon steel (yuck). At 35$, the HF set is a steal. The tool selection seems pretty useful. The only one I have yet to use is the round nose scraper. I have no idea what that is for.
Jim, have you used that set? It gets awful reviews and I bet those are carbon steel also (not HSS).
I'm on my third water pump with a Chinese made, Harbor Freight tile saw, and I've lost count of the successful tile/stone/masonry jobs completed. The saw is fantastic, I just keep wearing out water pumps.
Based on your good experience, I'm going to pick up a set of their wood chisels.
Even the best(most expensive??) blades are less than worthless when dull. Most blades are not properly sharpened when purchased as the grind and exact sharpness of a tool is actually a very personal thing.
Good call on purchasing less expensive tools to practice sharpening. I recommend mastering sharpening. Once you have it down, sharpen that Sorby for comparison.
I want to get 4 to 5 good grinds on the cheapo's before I take the sorbys to the grinder. The problem is these aren't getting dull very quickly!


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US removes tariff threats against Vietnam
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 issued a formal determination in the Vietnam Currency Section 301 investigation, under which the agency will not take any tariff action against Vietnam.
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Washington – The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 issued a formal determination in the Vietnam Currency Section 301 investigation, under which the agency will not take any tariff action against Vietnam.
A statement by the USTR said that the move reflects the agreement reached earlier this week between the US Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).
The determination finds that the agreement between the US Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Vietnam provides a satisfactory resolution of the matter subject to investigation and accordingly that no trade action is warranted at this time. The USTR, in coordination with the US Department of the Treasury, will monitor Vietnam's implementation going forward, it said.
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai commended Vietnam for its commitment to addressing the US's concerns with its currency practices and setting an important example for the Indo-Pacific region.
American workers and businesses are stronger when their partners value their currency fairly and compete on a level playing field, she said, adding that going forward, in coordination with the US Department of the Treasury, the US side will work together with Vietnam to ensure implementation, and will continue to examine the currency practices of other major trading partners.
Earlier this week, the US Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Vietnam reached an agreement to address the US's concerns about Vietnam's currency practices.
A joint statement by the US Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Vietnam said that SBV Governor Nguyen Thi Hong and US Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen had a virtual meeting.
The US Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Vietnam have had constructive discussions in recent months through the enhanced engagement process, and reached an agreement to address the US Department of the Treasury's concerns about Vietnam's currency practices as described in the US Department of the Treasury's Report to Congress on the Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States.
Vietnam confirmed that it is bound under the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid manipulating its exchange rate in order to prevent effective balance of payments adjustment or to gain an unfair competitive advantage and will refrain from any competitive devaluation of the Vietnamese dong.
The State Bank of Vietnam is also making ongoing efforts to further modernise and make more transparent its monetary policy and exchange rate framework.
The State Bank of Vietnam will continue to provide necessary information for the US Department of the Treasury to conduct thorough analysis and reporting on the State Bank of Vietnam's activities in the foreign exchange market in the US Department of the Treasury's Semiannual Report to Congress on the Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States.
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A professional licensing board or professional association governs each area of practice within human services and defines professional ethics or codes of conduct for their members. These professional ethics or codes of conduct clearly define the expected conduct and/or ethical considerations that members must follow to remain in good standing. Disciplinary processes are often in place as a means of enforcement when ethical violations occur. Depending upon the professional licensing board and/or association, various consequences of violations can result, ranging from mediation between involved parties to legal proceedings, depending on the severity of the violation. Human services professionals must be aware of their professional ethics and codes of conduct in their area of interest to avoid violations and related consequences.
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Tonight i'm trying this version: Unfortunately it does not depend on the directory. I think I have find the problem, even when I disconect my keyboard retropie still recognize 2 gamepads when I only have one conected I have reset all configuration like like in this post: Since I wanted to use my PS3 controller at the same time as my BT keyboard and mouse, I started to work on the patched bluez version. No vibration or Knight Rider pattern. It is itself an interesting cultural artefact; a Chinese made plastic product pretending to be a different Chinese made plastic product.
RetroPie supports game-controllers of many different brands, however gaepad can be difficult to configure them, especially if you chose a wireless bluetooth controller. Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https: Initial impressions were that it was a little light and the D-pad was different than I remember. Plug in the GASIA ps3 Controller Dont click the ps button vamepad nothing When connected on cable the ps3 controller is blinking the four lights – Dont remove the cable After vamepad seconds I gampad te PS button and it start to blink 2 light- Dont remove the cable Remove the usb cable.
All i did was hold that down with PS button for 30 seconds. They are both at 0.
The controller definitely broadcasts tilt data. I didn't have any problems with it not connecting after shutting down and starting up either.
It also takes a bit of patience as bluetooth controllers rarely seem to be recognised first time, and usually need a few attempts picture me waving mine ineffectually near the Pi time and time again: Sure someone out there will know more, but in case it helps. Later I thought it was a bit cheap but ignored the thought on the basis that the PS3 is ten years old and has been long replaced by the PS4.
Did you check with jstest, whether your controller is recognized as input device? You have been very kind.
Tried this yesterday, worked at first go! Total time spent was about a minute.
Done Has anyone got these Gasia controllers working? Loading More Posts 5 Posts. Sixpair shows same address hasia current and setting master which is my RPi3 bt mac. I finally got it working – but via the sixad driver it reported as a "Sony Playstation Controller" – in effect a whole new controller in terms of config although it was fine for me as like that.
An ideal solution would be to turn off the usb communication, but leave the power on I don't know if this is even possible and even if it was how would you pair the controllers.
This may also help: Be aware that name might differ between distributions.
See the Hosting Information page for more information. Thanks for all the time you are spending with this. I have tried with only one gamepad, but it doesn't work so I have to connect keyboard and use hotkeys on it. But when I tried to turn it back on it wouldn't connect no matter how much I pressed the buttons. Reply Reply as topic. Any ideas what is going on? I don't have a bt dongle and my Pi3 kept freezing widely reported and I changed to 8Bitdos which so far seem to be fine.


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Families of Passengers Killed in Boeing Crash Protest in DC
Families of the passengers who died in one of the Boeing 737 Max crashes lobbied Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Tuesday to slow what they consider a rush to let the plane fly again.
Two of the relatives who took part in the two-hour meeting in Washington said Chao promised that the government will take as long as necessary to ensure that the plane is safe but stopped short of agreeing to an entirely new, top-to-bottom review.
A spokesman for Chao said the department and the Federal Aviation Administration have taken unprecedented steps to understand the accidents and the FAA's certification of the plane in 2017. One of those steps, he said, included Chao's appointment of a special committee to review the FAA's process of certifying planes.
After the meeting, several dozen relatives held a vigil on the steps of the Transportation Department headquarters to mark the six-month anniversary of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302.
They carried pictures of many of the 157 people who died. Another 189 died in the October 2018 crash of a Max jet operated by Indonesia's Lion Air.
Boeing delivers 18 planes
Separately, Boeing disclosed Tuesday that it delivered just 18 airliners in August, putting the company on pace for its worst showing since 2013. With Max deliveries halted since March, Boeing gave customers 276 planes through August, down from 481 in the same period last year.
Chicago-based Boeing has said it expects FAA approval for the Max to fly again early in the fourth quarter. U.S. airlines don't expect to use the plane until at least December, and the wait could be longer in other countries because of signs that international regulators will take a slower approach than FAA.
Families call for new review
A group of 11 family members asked Chao to direct the FAA to conduct a completely new review of the Max instead of mainly examining changes Boeing made to flight-control software called MCAS, which was implicated in both crashes. FAA is part of her department.
Chao did not commit to full re-certification but said the FAA will wait for recommendations from a technical review board before it lets the plane fly, according to a department spokesman. The department is also being advised by a review panel that includes international regulators and by the special committee that Chao appointed, but the FAA won't wait for those reports before deciding whether to approve the Max for flight, the spokesman said.
Michael Stumo, whose daughter Samya died in the Ethiopian crash, said those panels and foreign regulators "can go far beyond just reviewing MCAS. Time will tell, but we were encouraged by the meeting."
European officials have said they will insist on test flights during extreme maneuvers - both with Boeing's new software and with MCAS turned off - to judge the stability of the plane.
The families also want pilots to train on flight simulators before airlines can resume using the plane. Boeing, which wants to avoid further delays, believes that computer training is adequate for now, with simulator sessions later.
People in the meeting said Chao pointed to the small number of Max simulators, making immediate simulator training less feasible.
Families describe anguish
For about half the meeting, Chao and several deputies listened to family members describe the passengers who died in the Ethiopian crash.
"It was very emotional," said Paul Njoroge, whose wife, three young children and mother-in-law died in the crash. The family members described their losses "and how their life has been ever since the crash," he said.
The relatives are planning their next steps.
"We are not going to away until the correct processes are being followed in ungrounding the plane, if it's ever ungrounded," Njoroge said.
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16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.
18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged.
20 where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.


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'Guerilla Ballet' disrupts BP-sponsored opera event in Trafalgar Square
Swan Lake ballet dancer smeared with oil
Wednesday 13th July, 2011 – For immediate release
Three ballet dancers interrupted BP's third and final Summer Screen in Trafalgar Square[1], 30 minutes before the scheduled broadcast of the opera Cinderella began. The disturbance took the form of a short piece of dance based on Swan Lake [2], with the classic tale used as analogy for BP's controversial investment in the Canadian tar sands [3],[4]. The performance featured the White Swan being smeared by an oily substance and suffocated with a cloth. The crowd of opera-lovers were very receptive, greeting the grand finale with applause and cheers.
Charlie Byers, who played the prince, explained: "The tar sands are one of the biggest threats to the future of our climate [5]; they are also destroying local communities and wildlife, trampling indigenous rights, and running Canada out of water and natural gas. It is a key time to pressure BP to withdraw, as the corporation has already substantially invested in the tar sands but will not start profiting for years to come."
Emily Coats, a campaigner with the UK Tar Sands Network, who played the White Swan Odette, said: "Most people have never heard of tar sands, and BP would be happy to keep it that way. We used classical dance – an unusual campaigning medium – to introduce the issue to a new audience. The performance was meant to be enjoyed, but also to shock, with a visible struggle between a vulnerable creature and a powerful oil giant."
Will McCallum, of campaign group Art of Activism, who played the 'BP' villain Rothbart, said: "By sponsoring the Summer Screens, BP is bringing art to thousands of people, but it is also creating a false image which hides its dirty investments. Public pressure has in the past caused institutions to stop accepting sponsorship from destructive companies. Without being able to put its name by our beloved cultural institutions, BP would suffer a real blow to its public legitimacy."
Images from last night's event now on Rex Features website and available for media use.
[1] BP sponsors the Royal Opera House's "Summer Screens" where ballets and operas are broadcast live in public spaces around the UK, including Trafalgar Square, for audiences to watch for free. The scheduled performance on 13th July was the opera Cendrillon (Cinderella).
[2] For a full synopsis of the piece, see bpwhiteswan.org
[3] BP announced in December 2010 its investment in the Sunrise Project, shared with Canadian company Husky Energy. Extraction is due to begin in 2014. http://www.no-tar-sands.org/campaigns/british-petroleum-bp/
[4] Canadian tar sands are the world's largest and dirtiest industrial project: exacerbating global warming through deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions, causing rare forms of cancer amongst First Nations communities, destroying vast tracts of forest habitat and threatening wildlife to extinction. For more information see no-tar-sands.org and oilsandstruth.org
[5] NASA Scientist James Hansen has said that irreversible climate change is inevitable if all the oil in Canada's tar sands is burned. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/feb/17/barack-obama-canada-climate-change
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After Sathya Sai Baba comes in and takes His place on the verandah, we have an evening of music, mostly Christmas music, by devotees. Near the end, Sai Baba materializes a necklace for the conductor, and she comes forward so that He can put it around her neck.
The evening ends with a few bhajans by the college boys.
We are treated to music by the University Brass Band, playing popular Christmas pices. Then, the primary school violins play a number of pieces. A dozen "Santas" ran around, spraying chocolates on all. The university students entertain us all with Christmas carols, interpersed with some explanations. At the end of the program, Sai Baba receives arathi.
The children's choir sings a number of songs, interspersed with skits displaying varioius important events in the life of Jesus. Afterward, Sai Baba takes the time to individually distribute gifts to all the children. The celebration ends with Arathi.