As fast as life moves, technology moves even faster. It only took Facebook eight years to land a billion users. Twitter hit the five hundred million mark in just six years. Apple's App Store launched in 2008 and is already closing in on 50 billion downloads.
Government, in contrast, does not move quickly. Especially on the local level, and especially when it comes to embracing technology. Want to take a trip down memory lane? Catch a glimpse of what the Internet was like five years ago? Ten years ago? All you have to do is fire up a municipal website. Chances are you'll come face-to-face with a dusty web design with information buried behind confusing menus, documents with inscrutable titles, and slideshows that move at the speed of continental drift.
As more and more people carry an Internet connection in their pocket wherever they go, many local governments are struggling to effectively serve their citizens. People don't need a Hall of Records. They need information at their fingertips. They need a government that is more open, more available; a government that speaks their technological language.
Yo and his team have spent years developing a revolutionary technology utilizing open data that makes it easier for San Francisco residents to effectively engage with City Hall and elected representatives. The Appallicious platform is an invaluable tool helping San Franciscans find and navigate through city parks, playgrounds and museums.
The app… helps people find and navigate thousands of parks, playgrounds, dog runs, museums, recreation centers, picnic tables, gardens, public restrooms and other points of interest and facilities that are maintained by the city of San Francisco.
The Appallicious Rec & Park app is just one example of the good that can come from the utilization of government data. The platform is also being used by SFArts and the San Francisco Department of Public Health to create useful tools for the public using open data—stay tuned for these new apps which are due out later this year.
The software created by Appallicious is easy to scale and gives governments the ability to build apps in a number of days rather than months—as long as there is open data available.
Phil Ginsburg, the visionary General Manager of San Francisco's Recreation and Park Department, says that, "Open data allows government to leverage the talents of app developers all for the benefit of those relying on our services and programs." Ginsburg reminds citizens that no personal information is shared with app developers. The anonymous data is being utilized to serve residents in ways never before envisioned by government or private industry. "It's a win-win," says Ginsburg.
In order to get the Rec & Park app off the ground, Appallicious worked with San Francisco city leaders like Ginsburg and San Francisco CIO Jay Nath to revise open data legislation, steps other cities will need to take in order to fully leverage the power of mobile apps and social networks to reach their citizens. According to Yoshida, every major city in America could have its own Rec & Park app within a year—all they have to do is embrace the age of open data.
Technology moves fast. Platforms like Appallicious can help governments keep up.
Mike Montgomery is the Executive Director of CALinnovates, a coalition advocating for common sense public policy on behalf of the tech community. He's a fantasy baseball guru, an Iyengar yoga enthusiast and an early adopter of mobile apps.


This week on Talking to Ghosts Michael talks to <PIG> and Julien-K at their show in Portland! Michael chatted with Raymond Watts about living and working in Japan, making music for fashion shows, and how PIG songs have made it into different projects he has worked on. Then! Michael chatted with Julien-k about their recording process, leading a successful fundraising campaign, and being in the restaurant business in LA!
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Just in time for your summer issues when people are traveling the most, Dr. Murad, owner of Murad skincare has provided a list of travel "do's" and don'ts" to ensure your skin stay hydrated longer and looking its best, especially during this busy travel season.
Recycled air circulating around planes can wreck havoc on a complexion and cause skin to lose moisture very quickly. Before boarding an aircraft, apply an all-purpose cream or lotion for hours of hydrating protection. Additionally, applying a soothing lip balm to your lips every hour will keep your pucker smooth and pretty!
When embarking on a road trip, remember to apply sunscreen even if it isn't sunny outside. Harmful rays can penetrate through clouds and car windows, adding up to potential sun damage overtime. Choose a good sunscreen that offers broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection (like Murad's Essential C Day Moisture SPF 30) that provides essential hydration for dry skin on the face, neck and décolletage, as well as infusing skin with antioxidants, anti-inflammatories and hydrators to help protect against free radical damage.
Cruising to exotic locations or near home can be luxurious. However, it can also zap the moisture out of the complexion due to exposure to salt water and ocean breezes. Maintaining a proper skincare regimen while on vacation is important to keep the skin healthy and nourished. Wash away dirt and impurities each night and follow up with an anti-aging serum to revitalize tired skin. For daytime, make sure to use a moisturizer with SPF for sun protection and lightweight hydration that stimulates the skin.
Don't overindulge on alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is a main contributor of causing excessive dehydration, not only for the body but for the skin too. Select a mocktail instead or alternate water with cocktails to keep your body hydrated.
These great tips are perfect especially when we are working out and even just ordinary days especially if it is summer..Great job!
Very informative post. These tips are essential when we go travel, exercise and on summer season.
Your welcome! =)When I read about your article I applied it right away. Because it was a very good timing that I'm about to have a vacation. I felt vitalized when I did all those tips. Maintaining a balance through hydration. Thanks!


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Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories: Volume Two
Leif Goldberg, Brian Chippendale, Elinore Norflus, Phoebe Gloeckner, Joe Sacco, Anders Nilsen, Chester Brown, Ariel Bordeaux, Aline Kominsky-Crum, Diane Noomin, Debbie Drechsler, Lynda Barry, Cole Johnson, Jessica Abel, Carrie Golus/Patrick Welch, John Porcellino, Dave Kiersh, Martin Cendreda, Jeffrey Brown, Joe Matt, Onsmith, Laura Park, Vanessa Davis, James McShane, Megan Kelso, Kevin Scalzo, Souther Salazar, Matthew Thurber, Winsor McCay, Charles Forbell, CF, Ron Rege, Jr., Fletcher Hanks, Paper Rad, Gary Panter, Karl Wirsum, Charles Burns, Eugene Teal, David Collier, Jim Woodring, Gilbert Hernandez, Richard McGuire, Bill Griffith, Tim Hensley, John Hankiewicz, Jess, Art Spiegelman, Basil Wolverton, R.Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Holman, Milt Gross, HJ Tuthill, Anonymous (utility sketchbook), Archer Prewit, J. Bradley Johnson, Richard Sala, Kim Deitch, Renee French, Jayr Pulga, Mack White, Mark Beyer, Drew Friedman, Chris Ware, R. Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Sammy Harkham, Saul Steinberg, Daniel Clowes, Ivan Brunetti, Kevin Huizenga, Harvey Pekar/R.Crumb, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, Jerry Moriarty, Ben Katchor, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Seth, Adrian Tomine, Jaime Hernandez, David Heatley, David Mazzucchelli
published by Yale University Press
edited by Ivan Brunetti It's too early to say for certain, but this follow-up to Brunetti's already classic 2006 anthology, also published by Yale University Press, might just be even better than its precursor. One thing's for certain: Brunetti has held onto -- and further refined -- his editorial vision of arranging the work contained in this volume in an organic sequence, deftly managing to map out the similarities between artists so that each piece flows smoothly into into the other, creating an amazing sense of an innate connectivity between all areas of comics here on display. This book is a powerful ally in the struggle to bring the light of comics to those poor souls still dwelling in the darkness. It's the perfect choice to turn on a friend or relative to the joy, beauty and pleasures of our favorite medium. Hold onto your hats, here's the contributor list: Daniel Clowes, Saul Steinberg, Sammy Harkham, Chris Ware, R. Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Drew Friedman, Mark Beyer, Mack White, Jayr Pulga, Renee French, Kim Deitch, Richard Sala, J. Bradley Johnson, Archer Prewit, Anonymous (utility sketchbook), HJ Tuthill, Milt Gross, Bill Holman, Harvey Kurtzman, R.Crumb, Basil Wolverton, Art Spiegelman, Jess, John Hankiewicz, Tim Hensley, Bill Griffith, Richard McGuire, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Woodring, David Collier, Eugene Teal, Charles Burns, Karl Wirsum, Gary Panter, Paper Rad, Fletcher Hanks, CF, Charles Forbell, Ron Rege, Jr., Winsor McCay, Matthew Thurber, Souther Salazar, Kevin Scalzo, Megan Kelso, James McShane, Laura Park, Vanessa Davis, Onsmith, Joe Matt, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Dave Kiersh, John Porcellino, Carrie Golus/Patrick Welch, Jessica Abel, Cole Johnson, Lynda Barry, Debbie Drechsler, Diane Noomin, Aline Kominsky-Crum, Ariel Bordeaux, Chester Brown, Anders Nilsen, Joe Sacco, Phoebe Gloeckner, Elinore Norflus, Brian Chippendale, Leif Goldberg, David Mazzuchelli, Jerry Moriarty, Ben Katchor, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Harvey Pekar/R.Crumb, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, Seth, Adrian Tomine, Jaime Hernandez & David Heatley. It's simply amazing. Comics Power! PLEASE NOTE: We feel compelled to mention that this volume includes several pieces that contain quite explicit sexual content; and while this content represents only a miniscule fraction of the total, it nevertheless renders this volume fit for ADULTS ONLY.
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The G20 Maybe Used to Ease London-Moscow Tensions
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou on September 4, 2016. (AFP/ File Photo)
Putin and Prime Minister Theresa May are likely to meet ar G20 in order to ease tension.
Russia and Britain are reportedly considering a one-on-one meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Theresa May in an effort to thaw strained relations before a new prime minister takes office in London.
The possible meeting will be held in the Japanese city of Osaka, at the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, known as G20, which is scheduled for June 28-29, The Times newspaper reported.
Citing diplomatic sources, the British daily, however said a bilateral meeting between the two sides would only take place if there was a purpose to the meeting.
If happens, the meeting would be the first encounter at this level since the poisoning of Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia in the British city of Salisbury, in March 2018.
British authorities accused Russian agents of involvement in the assassination. Moscow however, denied the allegations.
Europe and the United States sided with London and expelled scores of Russian diplomats from their countries. Ever since, relations between Moscow and London have fallen to a post-Cold War low.
The upcoming G20 summit is likely to be the last official foreign visit of May as the British prime minister. She announced her resignation late last month, over her government's failure to organize the UK withdrawal from the European Union.
Following May's resignation, the Russian president said he hopes the next UK prime minister would move on from the Salisbury accessions and move the relationship with Moscow into a new phase.
The UK has long been flaring up tensions with Russia over what it described earlier last year as a growing threat from Moscow. It has also been showing interest in supporting Ukraine in a standoff with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula.
Back in November, London warned Moscow against using its growing military presence in the Sea of Azov, a strategic ocean route linked to the Black Sea by the narrow Strait of Kerch, where Russia has built a bridge to link the Crimean Peninsula with the mainland.
Ties between Russia and the rest of Europe have deteriorated since February 2014, when Crimea rejoined Russia following a referendum.
Britain has also accused Russian military intelligence of carrying out a worldwide campaign of cyber attacks, allegations that Russian leaders consistently denied
Back in May, Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said the government was providing information to 16 allies in the NATO military alliance about Russia's "cyber activities" in their territories over the last 18 months.
The British FM called on NATO's all 29 members to team up against Moscow and deliver a "proportionate" response if Russia ever attacks.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
Copyright © 2019 Press TV. All rights reserved.


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Sarah McLachlan – Shine On
Some things about Sarah McLachlan have remained constant since the early days of her career. Pierre Marchand has singularly produced all of her albums except her first. She's rarely written with co-writers other than Marchand, and she's practically been the face of Vancouver label Nettwerk since both of their beginnings.
William Fitzsimmons – Lions
My introduction to William Fitzsimmons was in hearing a song from Lions. It doesn't matter which song it was because almost every track on the record would have had the same effect on me. Each song has the capability to stop me on the spot, drop what I'm doing and listen to the guitar plucking, ambience and crooning of William's soft-sung vocals.
It's difficult for an album of guitar-folk to stand out amongst the abundance of guitar-folk records that come out every year, especially when it's an artist previously unbeknownst to me. Lions is his fifth record in almost a decade but I'm a newbie.
Top Songs of the Decade
My picks of the top 100 Songs of the Decade!
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My picks of the top 50 Albums of the Decade!
Predictions: 2020 Grammy Nominations
My predictions for the upcoming Grammy Awards nominations announcement, for the categories Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
Moon vs Sun – I'm Going To Break Your Heart
The album comes with some high moments for both artists, but remains quite safe, never straying too far from the soft pop focal point.
Lissie – When I'm Alone: The Piano Retrospective
When I'm Alone: The Piano Retrospective offers a pleasant range of songs from Lissie's catalogue. All of them stand on their own with just a piano accompanying them, but none offer anything that their original versions don't have.


I bought 2 of these, both bamboo but 1 velcro and 1 snaps. They are very cute and fit my boy great from the very beginning. The snap version can snap down to make room for the cord stump but they both fit easily under the stump. The first week they were great, good fit and since he didn't drink all that much yet plenty absorbant. However, now at 2,5 weeks he pees a lot more and don't last very long, need to change him after an hour, 90minutes tops. He also outgrows them rapidly. So all in all you can't use them very long which is a shame.


by Deepika Garg 3 mins.
She coloured her path in madness, hoping that one day she would find someone who thought she made sense.
I was sitting on my bed painting the robin-egg-blue wall with pink, white and yellow lilies. So beautiful. I had seen the flowers in Mrs. Kelfern's garden, she had newly planted them and they looked beautiful. They would be a nice thing to look the first thing in the morning when I wake up. The wall adjacent to the one I was painting contained stars, constellations and the moon. My favourites are Orion and Andromeda. They look quite nice on the midnight blue wall.
I sighed; school won't be starting for another two months. I wonder if by then all the walls in my room would be painted. I guess I will start on the ceiling then.
"Luna! Comedown, will you?" I heard my mother call from downstairs.
"Coming!" I replied, sticking my paintbrush behind my right ear and going down the stairs.
"Dear, have you been painting again?" my mother asked once I was downstairs.
"Oh, yes." I replied eyeing the basket in her hands which was filled with flowers, nuts, chocolates and some homemade cookies.
"What is it you are painting?" she asked.
I nodded and said, "Yellow and white, too."
"You have got a blotch of pink on your right cheek." she said in a matter-of-fact voice. I shrugged and asked her about the basket.
"Oh, we have got a new neighbour across the street, thought you would like to accompany me to give the housewarming present."
"Of course." I replied, removing my hairband and letting my black curls cascade down my back.
Together we left the house and padded over to the house across the street. The name plate indicated that they were the Taylor family. When we knocked on the door, it was opened by a women, her brown hair looked frazzled and her hazel eyes were a little bloodshot.
"What can I do for you?" the women asked.
"Hello, Mrs. Taylor, welcome to the neighbourhood. We have come to give you a heartwarming present." I said pleasantly.
"Oh, Thank you, please do come in." she said, welcoming us into her house.
"Good evening. My name is Jane Grace and this is my daughter Luna." my mother introduced us. Mrs. Taylor's gaze rested on me for a while before she smiled and asked if I would like brownies.
"Thank You Mrs. Taylor, I would love some." she nodded and went to the kitchen. I took the time to look around. They were evidently still unpacking. I saw a few unpacked T-shirts from famous bands and deciphered that she had a child around my age.
"Do you have a child, Mrs. Taylor?" I asked once she came back with a tray of tea and brownies. She looked taken aback for a moment, then said, "I have a seventeen year old son Aidan and-, he is upstairs in his bedroom."
"May I take some brownies to him? I would also like to talk to him. Maybe he will become my friend. I don't have many, you know." She frowned at me for a moment as if trying to decipher if I was lying or not, then said, "You are such a sweet girl, why don't you have many friends?"
"Others think that she is strange, you see, she is a bit dreamy and does things her way, people think she is freaky, I used to feel sad for her, but she seems happy enough, so I let her be." my mother answered her. I just kept staring at Mrs. Taylor, waiting for her permission.
"Well, dear, here take these, his is the first door to right, up the stairs." I thanked her and went upstairs.
The room was bare at the moment with just a bed and a wardrobe. There were a few sealed cardboard boxes lying here and there. The door was open and a boy, Aidan, I suppose was sitting on his bed with his head in his hands. I knocked on the door frame to make him aware of my presence. He looked up and stared at me for a moment, then said, "Who are you?" How rude, but I could see that he was hurting, his eyes too were bloodshot and he looked like he was crying earlier.
"My name is Luna Grace. I live in the house across the street. My Mom is downstairs with your mother. We bought a housewarming present. Would you like some brownies, your mother sent them." I answered.
"Oh, I am Aidan, Aidan Taylor. Come in, the room is a mess but we just moved in." I smiled and entered the room, sitting on a beanbag in front of him and placed the tray on his bed after taking a brownie. While I was nibbling on it, we just stared at each other. He had sea blue eyes and brown hairs. Finally he also took a brownie and said, "You know that you have got paint on you face, right?" he said.
"Yes, pink colour. I was painting lilies on my wall." I answered with a smile.
"You paint on your walls?" he looked surprised.
"Yes, I love painting and I thought that lilies would look good on my walls." Again we started staring at each other. He looked a little surprised but that was soon buried beneath the misery I could see in his eyes and soon he averted his gaze. I slowly touched his arm and said, "What's wrong? You look quite sad." he looked at me for a minute, than at my hand on his arm, before looking at me again and saying, "My sister just recently died from blood cancer." his voice sounded dead. I removed my hand and said, "I am sorry. It must have been hard, losing someone you love." Then I was silent.
© Deepika Garg, 2019. All rights reserved.
AN: So, what do you guys think? This was short, I know, but please review? Suggestions welcomed.


Spools Paradise has a review "From the second Wareham came on stage the scene was set for an old friend coming home"
Fisherman's Jive Arse Slippers has a short but sweet review saying that they "capture the concentration of the [...] crowd with their Velvet Underground influenced dreamy pop with simplicity and minimalistic pop songs"
Folly of Youth has a bittersweet review along with some videos (Strange and Tugboat), pictures and a snap of the setlist.
I'm off to Brighton tomorrow so expect more. If anyone has (or comes across) anything to add to this post either leave a comment or email me.


Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is an American police procedural series created by Erica Messer for CBS. It is a spin-off to Criminal Minds, the second spin-off following Suspect Behavior and the overall third television series in the franchise.
The most likely reason would be due to a poor reception from critics, who found it to be running on a formula featured in the franchise's previous shows.


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How to Elevate Bioethics Deliberations to a National Level
Written by Mary Darby on May 27, 2015 — Leave a Comment
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) continued its discussion about democratic deliberation in bioethics and turned its attention to how bioethics issues are treated in the national dialogue, and the role of national bodies like the Bioethics Commission in fostering democratic deliberation on bioethics. The Bioethics Commission heard from F. Daniel Davis, Ph.D., the director of bioethics at the Geisinger Health System and former executive director of the President's Council on Bioethics under President George W. Bush, and Jason Schwartz, Ph.D., M. Bioethics, the Harold T. Shapiro Fellow in Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University.
Davis noted that during his three-year tenure as director of a national bioethics advisory body, he never heard the term "democratic deliberation." But he believes that active citizen participation in bioethics issues is important and should be encouraged. At Geisinger, he said, he has been involved in several efforts to engage patients and elicit their views on research issues that affect them. For example, Geisinger in 2006 established a biobank after conducting a survey to assess community attitudes toward genetic research and approaches to patient consent.
Schwartz spoke to how previous national bioethics bodies in the United States have sought public engagement as part of their deliberative process. There has been, he said, significant variation in how commissions have approached this objective. Some commissions merely provided public notice of their meetings and made their meeting minutes available to the public. In 1994, the National Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Research went much further, actually holding meetings in affected communities and reaching out to interview individuals and families who had participated in radiation research. The National Bioethics Advisory Committee had three public members, a requirement written into its charter.
Both Davis and Schwartz encouraged the Bioethics Commission to consider applying democratic deliberation to its own work as a way to increase public engagement in bioethics issues.
"It has to be more than just doing it in public," Davis said. He noted that he's attended commission meetings with 400 people in attendance, as well as others with only 10 attendants. "I worry about what it means to do ethics in public when there are only 10 people in the audience."
Schwartz agreed. "Trying to systematically understand the concerns, the hopes, the worries of citizens at-large seems a good thing," he said.
After a short break, we will hear from three speakers who will explore how to bring theory on public engagement with bioethics into practice.
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Q: Cannot properly format an algorithm I need to place an algorithm inside my text. However, it keeps being displayed incorrectly.
Could you take a look at the LaTeX code and help me find where I am going wrong?
This is the code I'm currently using:
\documentclass[12pt,oneside,a4paper,brazil]{report}

\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[noend]{algpseudocode}
\newcommand\BB{BB}

\begin{document}
\begin{algorithm}
\caption{The \BB algorithm}
\begin{algorithmic}
\State \BB(G, Q, K)
\State $\text{C} \gets \text{Q}$
\If {$\text{K} \neq \emptyset$ }
\State $\text{v} \gets \text{a vertex in K}$
\State ${C_1 \gets BB(G, Q \cup \{v\}, U \cap \Gamma_G(v))$
\If {$|C_1| > |C|$}
\State $C \gets C_1$
\EndIf
\State $C_2 \gets BB(G, Q, K - v)$
\If {$|C_2| > |C|$}
\State $C \gets C_2$
\EndIf
\EndIf
\Return $C$
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}

\end{document}

Any help will be much appreciated.

A: After adding an missing closing bracket } in your code I can compile without error---and for me without missing line break!
Please see the following MWE:
\documentclass[12pt,oneside,a4paper,brazil]{report}

\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[noend]{algpseudocode}
\newcommand\BB{BB}

\begin{document}
\begin{algorithm}
\caption{The \BB algorithm}
\begin{algorithmic}
\State \BB(G, Q, K)
\State $\text{C} \gets \text{Q}$
\If {$\text{K} \neq \emptyset$ }
\State $\text{v} \gets \text{a vertex in K}$
\State ${C_1 \gets BB(G, Q \cup \{v\}, U \cap \Gamma_G(v))}$
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\If {$|C_1| > |C|$}
\State $C \gets C_1$
\EndIf
\State $C_2 \gets BB(G, Q, K - v)$
\If {$|C_2| > |C|$}
\State $C \gets C_2$
\EndIf
\EndIf
\Return $C$
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}

\end{document}

and its result:

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Your bathroom is one of the most important rooms inside your home. It's a room that you use on a daily basis. However, bathroom along with kitchen are among the most important rooms most buyers look for while selling your home.
One of the best reasons most people consider bathroom remodeling in California is to add a bathroom. Adding a bathroom is a costly investment, especially if it's in an area of the house which is far away from plumbing and pipe connections. Therefore, you should make sure that you understand your needs better.
Not everyone has the sufficient space or the money to add a new bathroom. If you really need one, you can enlarge and expand your existing bathroom. One common bathroom remodeling project is to enlarge a half bath by adding a shower or a tub.
You may add a tub to a shower. Such bathroom renovations can be done without too much expense and can add great value to your home.
Different bathroom styles like those in other rooms in your home can change with time. Green and yellow sinks were once all the rage but now would be considered severely dated. Remodeling your bathroom to update with time is a good reason.
It might be as simple as painting it a different color and updating fixtures or it could require a full tear out of everything. Updating is something that most California homeowners do to their homes when they decide to sell their home.
Sometimes, a bathroom in your home may require to be remodeled in order to enhance its utility. This could be due to add more storage option or to improve the ventilation. You may want to create a walk-in shower or add a double sink to accommodate a spouse moving in.
You may simply want to renovate your bathroom for no other reason than that you need a change and it will make you feel good. Nothing should stop you from remodeling your bathroom, if you want to give a makeover to your bathroom. You should try to make sure that any changes you make are adding to the resale value of your home or at least skeptical about it.
Do you need help with bathroom remodeling in California? If yes, you should choose no other than Promodeling Inc. We provide perfectly-tailored, well-designed and efficient solutions for bathroom renovation in California best suiting to the latest trends in fixtures, layout, and amenities. Focusing on professionalism and out of the box designing, our company can help you in each and every aspect of the project from the floor selection to cabinets and from faucets to fixtures.
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Rock n Stroll!: Take a relaxing stroll along the beach while looking for Lake Superior rocks. We will be starting our walk at the shelter near the flag pole in the day use.
All programs are free unless otherwise noted; however, a Recreation Passport is required for entry to the park.


Dance to the rhythm of a live Ceilidh band.
The lively sound of folk music will get you up on your feet in no time.
This is a chance to learn some basic ceilidh moves and have fun.
Whether you are an experienced dancer or want to try something new this event is for you.


Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a medium heatproof bowl until pale yellow. Whisk in the brandy, cocoa powder and ½ cup of water until smooth. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and whisk continuously until thick and an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F, about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the chopped chocolate until smooth. Divide among serving dishes and top with raspberries. Sprinkle with salt, drizzle with oil and serve immediately. Serves 6 to 8.
Reprinted with permission from Cúrate: Authentic Spanish Food from an American Kitchen, copyright 2016 by Katie Button with Genevieve Ko. Flatiron Books.
Fried bits of sweet, beer-soaked dough are the trick to satiating that sweet tooth.


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Petrol Price Hits N170 Per Litre As Scarcity Persists
Despite assurances, many oil marketers, yesterday, continued to sell petrol at an average of N170 per litre in different parts of the country, according to Vanguard investigation.
Our Correspondents, who went out to monitor developments at filing stations across the nation, said those mainly owned by independent marketers, sold the product at N167 per litre, while others, especially on the outskirts of cities such as Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt sold in excess of N170 per litre.
Nevertheless, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, sold the product at N162 in most filling stations visited yesterday.
In a statement obtained by Vanguard, NNPC stated that it was not contemplating any rise in the price of petrol in March in order not to jeopardize ongoing engagements with organized labour and other stakeholders on an acceptable framework that will not expose the ordinary Nigerian to hardship.
It stated: "NNPC has enough stock of petrol to keep the nation well supplied for over 40 days and urged motorists to avoid panic buying.
''We, therefore, call on relevant regulatory authorities to step up monitoring of the activities of marketers with a view to sanctioning those involved in products hoarding or arbitrary increase of pump price."
DPR threatens sanction
However, the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR has threatened to sanction marketers caught perpetrating irregularities, including hoarding and profiteering.
Mr. Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, said in a statement: "The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has issued warning to marketers against hoarding of Petroleum products in their outlets.
''The Director/CEO DPR Sarki Auwalu, gave this warning following the emergence of queues in retail outlets in some states of the federation.
"He stated that from available records, there is product sufficiency in the country and that there was no need for hoarding by any marketer. He emphasized the the Department will not hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions on any outlet found wanting in this regard.
''He further stated that the agency has set up a special taskforce to intensify surveillance and monitoring of all retail outlets and depots nationwide to check the anomaly and advised the general public against panic buying.
''He assured that DPR will continue to provide its regulatory focus of quality, quantity, integrity and safety, QQIS, for the effective operations of the downstream sector."
Why price is high
Meanwhile, Kano Branch Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Bashir DanMalam, has said that though the state had no shortage of product, marketers were buying at exorbitant rate.
Speaking in a telephone chat, DanMalam said the marketers bought at ex-depot price of N165 per litre rather than N148 per litre.
The price hike is mainly attributed to the latest rise in oil price, according to figures obtained from the international market.
Specifically, crude oil prices witnessed a marginal increase, as traders focused on the upcoming OPEC+ talks and US inventories data.
Brent, the International benchmark, surged by 0.19% to $63.81 while the West Texas Intermediate (WTI), rose by $0.24 or 0.40% to $60.88 while Nigeria's grade of crude, Bonny Light witnessed a decline of 0.37 cent or 0.58% to $63.96 per barrel.
Labour threatens
Organised Labour, yesterday threatened a massive picketing and disruption of business operations of marketers if the current hoarding and artificial scarcity of premium motor spirit, PMS, continued nationwide.
Labour called on relevant regulatory agencies of government to rise to the protection of the interests of the majority of Nigerians from the exploitative hands of market forces bent on making maximal profits from the sufferings of fellow citizens.
In communiqué by President and Acting General Secretary of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Wabba, and Bello Ismail, respectively, at the end of the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting, Labour said: ''NEC also condemned in very strong terms the current hoarding and ensuing artificial scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as 'petrol' in fuel stations in major cities in Nigeria.
''The NEC also observed that most of the Fuel Stations only use one pump to dispense petrol in the affected cities.
"The NEC called on relevant regulatory agencies of government to rise to the protection of the interests of the majority of Nigerians from the exploitative hands of market forces who are bent on making maximal profits from the sufferings of fellow citizens.
''NEC warned that should the current artificial scarcity persist, the various leadership structures of the NLC should picket petrol stations found to be inflicting pains on Nigerians."
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Il Khodynskoe Pole è un parco di Mosca organizzato nella parte meridionale dell'omonima area storica tra Leningradsky Prospekt, via Begovaya e l'autostrada Khoroshevskoe. Il viale centrale del parco si trova sulla pista dell'ex aeroporto. Il primo concorso internazionale per la progettazione del parco, nel 2013, è stato vinto dallo studio di architettura italiano LAND Milano, ma la realizzazione dell'opera sarebbe stata troppo costosa. Successivamente il progetto è stato rielaborato dallo studio russo Kleinewelt Architekten, ma l'opera è stata realizzata da un'altra società di architettura russa, Magly Proekt. L'apertura dello spazio ricreativo è stata realizzata in concomitanza con il giorno della città del settembre 2018.

Storia della zona

L'area, prato Khodynsky, che era chiamata così fino al XVII secolo, è stata descritta nelle fonti sin dal XIV secolo. Nel 1389, il principe Demetrio di Russia lasciò in eredità questo territorio a suo figlio Yuri: "E dai villaggi di Mosca do a mio figlio, il principe Yury, il villaggio di Mikhalevskoe, Dalantovskoe e il prato Khodynsky". Il prato prende il nome dal fiume Khodynka.

Per molto tempo quest'area rimase sottosviluppata. È noto che all'inizio del XVII secolo le truppe di Basilio IV di Moscovia si opposero alla milizia del Falso Dimitri II su questo territorio. Nel 1775, per ordine dell'imperatrice Caterina II, nel prato si celebrarono la vittoria sull'Impero ottomano e la conclusione del trattato di pace Kuchuk-Kainardzhi. La costruzione di padiglioni temporanei e decorazioni venne supervisionata dall'architetto Vasilij Ivanovič Baženov. Da quel momento, Khodynka divenne un luogo permanente di celebrazioni e feste popolari.

Sul campo si svolsero le celebrazioni in onore dell'incoronazione degli imperatori Alessandro II, Alessandro III e Nicola II.

Il 17 giugno 1910 fu approvata la costruzione di un aeroporto sul campo di Khodynskoye, che in seguito ricevette il nome di aeroporto centrale Mikhail Frunze, dove il 3 maggio 1922 iniziarono i primi voli internazionali nella storia della Russia. Nello stesso anno, in onore del quinto anniversario della Rivoluzione d'ottobre, parte dell'area fu ribattezzata Oktyabrskoe Pole. Nel novembre 1931 venne realizzato il primo edificio dell'aerostazione e sette anni dopo fu allestita una stazione della metropolitana. L'aeroporto è stato chiuso nel 2003, e gli aerei e gli elicotteri dismessi sono stati abbandonati sulla pista. Su questo territorio è stata proposta l'apertura di un Museo dell'Aviazione sul campo di Khodynskoye, ma l'iniziativa è rimasta inattuata. Nel 2012, parte degli aerei sopravvissuti è stata trasferita al Museo della tecnologia di Vadim Zadorozhny. Nel 2005-2006 è stato costruito il palazzo sportivo Megasport Arena nella parte orientale del campo, e nel 2013 un monumento in bronzo al pilota Mikhail Vodopyanov realizzato dallo scultore Alexander Golovachev.

Organizzazione del parco

Concorso
I progetti per creare un parco su Khodynskoye Pole vennero annunciati nel 2002, ma c'erano molti altri progetti per quest'area: il campo è circondato da importanti strutture pubbliche: vi si trovano la VEB Arena e il più grande centro commerciale d'Europa, Aviapark. Nel 2012, l'ufficio del sindaco di Mosca annunciò l'intenzione di costruire su questo sito un altro centro commerciale, diverse chiese e un nodo di trasporto presso la stazione CSKA.

Il Khodynskoe Pole venne proposto per la costruzione di un nuovo edificio per il Centro Nazionale per le Arti Contemporanee (NCCA). Nell'estate del 2013 si è tenuto un concorso internazionale di design e la giuria ha esaminato il lavoro di oltre 900 partecipanti provenienti da diversi paesi e il progetto dello studio di architettura irlandese Heneghan Peng Architects è stato riconosciuto come vincitore. Gli organizzatori presumevano che la capienza del museo sarebbe stata di cinquemila persone. Nel 2014, il ministro della Cultura Vladimir Medinsky e il sindaco di Mosca Sergej Semënovič Sobjanin hanno posto la prima pietra. Nonostante i piani ambiziosi, nel settembre 2018, con l'apertura del parco, si è saputo che non sarebbe stato costruito un museo. Il Governo di Mosca ha poi proposto aree alternative in un centro commerciale in costruzione vicino al vecchio edificio della NCCA in via Zoologica.

Nel 2013 i residenti sono intervenuti nello sviluppo dell'area storica organizzando il movimento pubblico "Per il parco". Il pubblico ha costretto l'investitore ad abbandonare i piani di sviluppo intensivo del territorio e, di conseguenza, è stato bandito un concorso internazionale per i progetti della futura zona ricreativa con una superficie di 34,6 ettari. Il concorso si è svolto dal 5 settembre 2013 al 1º aprile 2014. Il sito web del Consiglio dell'architettura di Mosca ha segnalato che sono stati selezionati 97 partecipanti provenienti da diversi paesi. La giuria era composta da 12 persone, la decisione finale è stata presa dal comitato del concorso guidato dal capo architetto della capitale Sergey Kuznetsov. Dopo la seconda fase, sono stati individuati tre finalisti: lo studio newyorkese Perkins Eastman, l'architetto di Kiev Maxim Kotsyuba, e lo studio milanese LAND Milano, che si è aggiudicato il concorso.

Gli esperti hanno notato che il principio di "combinare arte e forme naturali" è stato adottato come base per il progetto dagli architetti italiani. Gli autori hanno suggerito di riempire lo spazio ricreativo con installazioni e oggetti di grandi dimensioni. Questi includevano un anfiteatro all'aperto, una torre della musica, un viale della musica, vari eventi e attività all'aperto. Le soluzioni più insolite nel parco erano i "funghi": tettoie per la pioggia, un prato luminoso e una fontana musicale. Secondo il progetto di LAND Milano, i padiglioni della metropolitana del CSKA dovevano essere in vetro e con pareti inclinate.

Progetto completato

Concetto
Nonostante l'originalità del progetto LAND Milano, l'organizzazione Mosgorpark ha trovato la sua implementazione troppo complicata e costosa. La nuova gara per la progettazione del parco è stata vinta dallo studio di architettura russo Kleinewelt Аrchitekten, che ha sviluppato alcune idee degli italiani.

Contrariamente al progetto precedente, Kleinewelt Аrchitekten ha ridotto la differenza di rilievo artificiale, ha abbinato le piante al clima della capitale e ha reso gli oggetti del parco meno "fantastici". Le modifiche hanno interessato anche la parte centrale del parco, la pista dell'ex aeroporto. Come previsto da LAND Milano, la superficie in cemento della pista doveva essere completamente smontata e fittamente alberata. Gli autori del nuovo progetto hanno ammesso che i due terzi del budget stanziato avrebbero dovuto essere spesi per smantellare le piastre dell'aeroporto. Pertanto, l'ufficio ha effettuato solo uno smantellamento parziale della pavimentazione in cemento e nell'area rimanente sono stati collocati oggetti importanti: stazioni di noleggio, campi sportivi, un centro per bambini e altri. Rispetto al progetto italiano, gli alberi sono stati piantati a una densità inferiore. Nell'aprile 2018 è stato riferito che sarebbero stati costruiti altri due edifici amministrativi e per uffici sul territorio del TPU Khodynskoye Pole.

Successivamente il progetto del parco è stato nuovamente ridisegnato dallo studio di architettura russo Magly Proekt.

Lo sviluppo del territorio è iniziato nel 2016. L'area del parco è stata ridefinita e ammontava a 24,7 ettari. Nel luglio 2017, Sergey Sobyanin ha visitato il cantiere. Ha definito il nuovo parco "un territorio di dialogo" e ha spiegato che il progetto tiene conto il più possibile degli interessi dei residenti locali. Il sindaco ha promesso che il numero di spazi verdi nel parco sarà aumentato, saranno organizzate aree per attività all'aperto, sport e passeggio per i cani. In totale si prevedeva di piantare nel parco 1036 alberi di grandi dimensioni, 30 mila arbusti, attrezzare su 9.500 metri quadrati di aiuole e 95.200 metri quadrati di prati.

Il parco è stato aperto al pubblico nel settembre 2018, in occasione del giorno della città. Secondo il voto sulla piattaforma Active Citizen, più di 18 mila moscoviti hanno sostenuto il progetto per il miglioramento del campo di Khodynskoye.

Per i visitatori ci sono campi e terreni attrezzati per giocare a tennis e basket, un campo di allenamento, un parco per pattinaggio, piste da jogging e piste ciclabili, punti di noleggio e un'area per il passeggio dei cani con attrezzature per l'addestramento. Per il tempo libero dei bambini sono stati costruiti diversi campi da gioco: uno con elastici e un complesso per l'allenamento delle abilità di parkour, il secondo con un'enorme sabbionaia e il terzo, "Aviator", sotto forma di un aereo IL-18 che sorvola il terreno con altalene, scivoli e trampolini. Un'altalena panoramica circolare è stata installata su una collina nella parte settentrionale dell'area ricreativa, dove bambini e adulti possono dondolarsi e ammirare il paesaggio circostante. Nell'agosto 2018 è entrata in funzione una fontana di 778 m². Di giorno 245 getti cambiano la loro altezza e creano giochi d'acqua, di sera la fontana è illuminata e accompagnata da musica.

Nella parte centrale del parco è stata installata una zona artistica, il "Labirinto di specchi", costituita da pilastri a specchio di diverse altezze, che ricordano visivamente un labirinto infinito.

Note

Altri progetti

Giardini di Mosca

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Gevo Signs Malaysian Collaboration to Produce Cellulosic Isobutanol for SE Asia
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 19, 2012-- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a leading renewable chemicals and next-generation biofuels company, signed a collaborative agreement today with the intent to site a cellulosic biomass isobutanol facility in Southeast Asia. Gevo's President and Chief Operating Officer, Chris Ryan, signed the collaborative agreement with representatives from the Malaysian government's East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Malaysian Biotechnology Corp (BiotechCorp) and the State Government of Terengganu.
After a year of ongoing development work in Malaysia, Gevo is strategically partnering along the supply chain to provide biobased isobutanol at a cost competitive price. The company is in the final stages of evaluating additional partners to complete the biomass to isobutanol value chain. The collaboration offers a diversified feedstock, organized approach and the opportunity to develop an economically advantaged business plan to meet this expanding market.
"The technology for a sustainable cellulosic feedstock is expected to be commercially viable this year, so now is the appropriate time to begin our cellulosic platform," said Ryan. "We're excited to follow the demand, especially since Southeast Asia is one of the fastest growing chemical markets, and Malaysia provides an excellent growth opportunity for Gevo. Our ambition is to move toward definitive agreements by the second half of 2012 with a target of having a cellulosic plant operational by late 2015 or early 2016."
The current plan under consideration is to construct a fermentation facility to produce bio isobutanol made from cellulosic biomass. The proposed site is in the State of Terengganu at the world-class Biorefinery Complex in Kertih.
"The establishment of a Gevo facility in East Coast Economic Region Malaysia is further testament to investors' confidence in the Region and we look forward to facilitating Gevo's investment in Malaysia," said Chief Executive Officer of the ECERDC, Jebasingam Issace John.
The Terengganu State Government was represented by its State Secretary, Mazlan Ngah and BiotechCorp was represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mohd Nazlee Kamal. The document exchange ceremony was held in conjunction with the Bio International Convention and Exhibition that is currently taking place in Boston, Mass.
Gevo is converting existing ethanol plants into biorefineries to make renewable building block products for the chemical and fuel industries. The Company plans to convert renewable raw materials into isobutanol and renewable hydrocarbons that can be directly integrated on a "drop in" basis into existing chemical and fuel products to deliver environmental and economic benefits. Gevo is committed to a sustainable biobased economy that meets society's needs for plentiful food and clean air and water. For more information, visit www.gevo.com.
Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements that are not purely statements of historical fact, and can sometimes be identified by our use of terms such as "intend," "expect," "plan," "estimate," "future," "strive" and similar words. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Gevo and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Gevo in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Gevo for the year ended December 31, 2011, as amended, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by Gevo.
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Director of Marcom & PR
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Stern IR for Gevo
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Robert Hayley, (Vice Chair) serves as College of DuPage's Budget Manager. He holds a B.S. in Accountancy from Calvin College and earned his certified public accountant license through the State of Michigan. Robert has a passion for cycling. Following his father's example, he commutes to work whenever he can, fully aware of the joy cycling can bring. He has participated in Pedal4Life's HeroInMe Ride 2017 and 2018, leading the Team Redemption Riders to the top fundraising spot for two consecutive years. Robert holds those struggling with an addiction close to his heart. After nearly losing his brother to an opioid addiction, he understands the importance of community and rallying behind those affected by addiction. He also knows recovery is possible and is committed to helping people succeed.
Dr. Donald Teater MD, (Vice Chair) is a family physician who has lived and worked in western North Carolina for more than 28 years. In 2004 he started a clinic in his solo family practice to treat those addicted to opioids in his community. From 2013 to mid-2016, he worked as the Medical Advisor at the National Safety Council addressing the national epidemic of opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose. Dr. Teater was lead facilitator for the expert panel discussion during the development of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016. Since then, Dr. Teater has worked for Teater Health Solutions concentrating on educating prescribers and others on the science of opioids and how that should influence treatment and policy decisions. He continues to work one day a week treating those addicted to pain medications and providing primary care to those with severe mental illness in western North Carolina.
Kevin Feldman (Vice Chair),is the owner of FundAbilityRules. He works with organizations in the planning, start-up or revitalization of nonprofit advancement programs. His work includes directing donor development and marketing initiatives during crisis and transitional situations. This includes identifying major gift prospects, cultivating prospect relationships, and closing major gifts, building sustainability by creating multiple revenue streams, becoming less dependent on grants, and maximizing the use of multiple marketing communications channels to build positive awareness. He had also served as Development Director of the South Suburban Humane Society.
Dorota Dorochowicz, (Vice Chair) is the Assistant Manager of the Belden-Stratford, a luxury apartment rental facility in Chicago owned by Prudential and managed by The Laramar Group, a real estate investment company. Dorota brings a strong background in implementing best practices for managing budgets. She is a passionate outdoor enthusiast and avid cyclist. She has appeared in substantial Pedal America online print and video content and volunteered at bicycling events that support a number of charitable causes.
Sergeant Kenneth Richardson (Vice Chair) was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. He enlisted with the military at 17 and served on active duty for both the Navy and Army his entire military career. In the Navy Kenneth proudly served on the USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 aircraft carrier and followed up his tenure in the US Army at Fort Hood Texas with the illustrious First Calvary Division. Kenneth was medically retired after sustaining injuries during his last overseas tour with 1st Cav. He continues giving back to the country by assisting fellow veterans returning home from war and dealing with issues from injuries such as amputation, PTSD and substance abuse.
Heather Parris, (Secretary) founded and operates Self Propelled Tours Sedona, Arizona. Shortly after she moved from Vermont to Sedona, in 2007, she joined the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition and served on the board as Secretary for four years. Self Propelled Tours Sedona, Ariz. is the only company that offers guided road bike tours in Sedona. Heather has appeared on Pedal America as an on-air guest in a special episode that featured women over 40 who road and mountain bike. As an entrepreneur, she believes in the importance of giving back and making a difference in other people's lives, including talking with women around the country on the health and self-empowering benefits of bicycling.
Brian Tait, (Treasurer) Brian Tait is an accountant at KPMG. He works in the deal advisory practice in which he assists in the purchase and sale of companies. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Masters in Accounting and holds an active CPA License. Before moving to Chicago, Brian worked at local bike shops for years beginning his enthusiasm for the sport and community.


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Q: how can i parse JSON coming from a nrf24 Buffer? I am sending a valid JSON object constructed with ArduinoJSON to a RaspberryPi running node.js with the library https://github.com/natevw/node-nrf over a nrf24 radio link. The node.js server receives the data seemingly without problem. But for some reason I can't JSON.parse() the object (or buffer?) without getting a SyntaxError: Unexpected token  in JSON at position ...
For some reason the node-nrf library receives data backwards, so i need to reverse the order of the bytes with Array.prototype.reverse.call(d), and then console.log(d.toString()) and everything seems fine.  In this case, the console gets Got data:  [{"key":"a1","value":150}]. At this point, the content of the buffer looks like : Buffer 5b 7b 22 6b 65 79 22 3a 22 61 31 22 2c 22 76 61 6c 75 65 22 3a 31 35 30 7d 5d 00 00 00 00 00 00. Those are the actual 32 bytes that the nrf24 buffer contains i guess.
But then, when the code gets to the JSON.parse() call, i get SyntaxError: Unexpected token  in JSON at position 26.  This is the position my object data actually ends in the buffer.
I've also experimented with .toJSON() and JSON.stringify() , but can't actually get a proper object to use ( ie. obj.key, obj.value). It's only returning undefined properties. It seems to me the parsing fails when it reaches the end of the object. I've also tried to match the buffer size with the actual size of the message just to see if the parsing would succeed to no avail !
I am probably very mixed up in concepts of buffers, streams, pipes and objects ... what am i doing wrong ?
I need ideas (or fixes!)
Code running on the receiving end in node.js:
var nrf = NRF24.connect(spiDev, cePin, irqPin);
nrf.printDetails();
   nrf.channel(0x4c).transmitPower('PA_MIN').dataRate('1Mbps').crcBytes(2).autoRetransmit({count:15, delay:4000}).begin(function () {
    var rx = nrf.openPipe('rx', pipes[0]);
    rx.on('data', d => {
        let obj = Array.prototype.reverse.call(d);
        try {

        console.log("Got data: ", d.toString());

        console.log(obj);
        obj = JSON.parse(obj);
        console.log(obj);

        } catch (err) {
            console.error(err)
        }
     });

});

I don't think the problem is here in forming the JSON message. But for reference purposes, this is the code running on the Arduino:
#include <SPI.h>
#include <nRF24L01.h>
#include <RF24.h>
#include <ArduinoJson.h>

const uint64_t addresses[5] = {0x65646f4e32LL,0x65646f4e31LL} ;
RF24 radio(7,8);

char output[32];

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
radio.begin();
radio.setAutoAck(true);
radio.setDataRate(RF24_1MBPS);
radio.enableDynamicPayloads();
radio.setCRCLength(RF24_CRC_16);
radio.setChannel(0x4c);
radio.setPALevel(RF24_PA_MAX);
radio.openWritingPipe(addresses[0]);
}

void loop()
{
const int capacity = JSON_ARRAY_SIZE(2) + 2*JSON_OBJECT_SIZE(2);
StaticJsonBuffer<capacity> jb;

JsonArray& arr = jb.createArray();
JsonObject& obj1 = jb.createObject();
obj1["key"] = "a1";
obj1["value"] = analogRead(A1);
arr.add(obj1);

arr.printTo(output);
bool ok = radio.write(&output, sizeof(output));

arr.printTo(Serial);
Serial.print(ok);

delay(1000);
}

A: Most likely you have NUL characters at the end of the string. JSON.parse will refuse to parse it.
let obj = '[{"key":"a1","value":150}]\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00';
JSON.parse(obj);

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token  in JSON at position 26

If you remove the NUL characters, parsing succeeds:
let obj = '[{"key":"a1","value":150}]\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00';
obj = obj.replace(/\0/g, "");
JSON.parse(obj);

A: Parse 'buffer data' into 'string' like:
rx.on('data', d => {
    try {
        let obj = d.toString();
        console.log(obj);
        obj = JSON.parse(obj);
        console.log(obj);
    } catch (err) {
        console.error(err)
    }
});


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You're great without Grammys nomination – Femi Kuti to artistes
Nigeria's Afro-beat legend, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti has said that not being nominated for the Grammys award does not mean a musician is not great.
According to the artiste, awards should not be the objective when making music but showing love and inspiring people with words.
Femi Kuti said this while making reference to his father, Fela and Bob Marley who never got nominated or won Grammys award in their time.
"Music really isn't about awards though. Fela never won or was never nominated. I don't think Bob Marley was too."
"Music is about spreading love, giving people the will to go through the hard times in live, etc and inspiration. Music must bring comfort too."
He, however, clarified that he is not referring to anyone in particular who got nominated for the Grammys, but himself who has been nominated four times for the award.
"This tweet on Grammys was concerning me saying I have four nominations. And all I'm saying is that it's not the objective."
"Many GREAT musicians have never been nominated doesn't mean they are not GREAT. I wasn't referring to anyone but myself, some have chosen to abuse, or drag others. Pity," he wrote.
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David Clay Heath (~1943 – 11 August 2011) was an American probabilist known for co-inventing the Heath–Jarrow–Morton framework to model the evolution of the interest rate curve.

Biography

Early life
He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to W. Curtis and Margaret Wasson Heath. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1960 and earned his bachelor's degree from Kalamazoo College in 1964.

Scientific career
Heath obtained his PhD in 1969 under the supervision of Frank Bardsley Knight at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a dissertation titled 'Probabilistic Analysis of Hyperbolic Systems of Partial Differential Equations'. After graduation, he became an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. In the late 1970s, he moved to Cornell University where he joined the School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering. There he founded the financial engineering program, becoming the Merrill Lynch Professor of Financial Engineering. In the late 1990s Heath moved to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he became the Orion Hoch Professor of Mathematical Sciences, and where he stayed until his retirement in 2006.

Selected bibliography

 Heath, David C., and William D. Sudderth. "On a theorem of de Finetti, oddsmaking, and game theory." The Annals of Mathematical Statistics 43, no. 6 (1972): 2072-2077.
 Berry, Donald A., David C. Heath, and William D. Sudderth. "Red-and-black with unknown win probability." The Annals of Statistics 2, no. 3 (1974): 602-608.
 Heath, David, and William Sudderth. "On finitely additive priors, coherence, and extended admissibility." The Annals of Statistics (1978): 333-345.
 Billera, Louis J., David C. Heath, and Joseph Raanan. "Internal telephone billing rates—a novel application of non-atomic game theory." Operations Research 26, no. 6 (1978): 956-965.
 Heath, David C., and William D. Sudderth. Continuous-time portfolio management: Minimizing the expected time to reach a goal. University of Minnesota, School of Statistics, 1984.
 Heath, David, and William Sudderth. "Coherent inference from improper priors and from finitely additive priors." The Annals of Statistics (1989): 907-919.
 Heath, David, Robert Jarrow, and Andrew Morton. "Bond pricing and the term structure of interest rates: A new methodology for contingent claims valuation." Econometrica 60, no. 1 (1992): 77-105.
 Berry, Donald A., Robert W. Chen, Alan Zame, David C. Heath, and Larry A. Shepp. "Bandit problems with infinitely many arms." The Annals of Statistics (1997): 2103-2116.
 Heath, David, Sidney Resnick, and Gennady Samorodnitsky. "Heavy tails and long range dependence in on/off processes and associated fluid models." Mathematics of Operations Research 23, no. 1 (1998): 145-165.
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Complete coverage of the Philadelphia Eagles and their NFL rivals from NBC Sports Philadelphia.
NFL Notes: NFLPA Officially Appeals Ezekiel Elliott's 6-game Suspension
By The Associated Press	• Published August 15, 2017 • Updated on August 15, 2017 at 8:16 pm
NEW YORK -- The NFL Players Association has appealed Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott's six-game suspension over the league's conclusion that its 2016 rushing leader injured his former girlfriend in three separate incidents last summer.
The union said Tuesday it will represent Elliott "to ensure that the NFL is held to its obligation of adhering to principles of industrial due process under the collective bargaining agreement."
The NFL suspended Elliott last week after a yearlong investigation into an Ohio domestic violence case that prosecutors declined to pursue. Elliott's attorneys blasted Commission Roger Goodell's ruling, saying the league "cherry-picked" evidence to reach its conclusion.
A hearing with Goodell or an arbitrator will be scheduled within 10 days with a decision "as soon as practicable" after the appeal is heard, according to the labor agreement.
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Panthers: Davis signs 1-year contract extension
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Thomas Davis won't have to worry about ever playing for another NFL team.
The Panthers have signed the 34-year-old veteran outside linebacker Thomas Davis to a one-year contract extension, keeping him with the team through the 2018 season. The deal is worth $6.76 million and includes $3 million in guaranteed money, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the team doesn't release financial terms of contracts.
"I'm extremely excited. Everybody knows how I feel about being a Carolina Panther," Davis said in a team release Tuesday. "This extension solidifies me being here for the rest of my career, and I'm excited about that. Now I'm totally focused on winning a Super Bowl."
Davis' contract was set to expire after this season. Some blamed general manager Dave Gettleman's handling of extensions for Davis and tight end Greg Olsen as the reason he was fired earlier this offseason and replaced by interim general manager Marty Hurney. Olsen has two years left on his current contract but is seeking an extension, too (see full story).
Raiders: Lynch says teammates 'proud' of protest
NAPA, Calif. -- Marshawn Lynch isn't shedding anymore light on his decision to sit during the national anthem before the Oakland Raiders' first exhibition game.
Lynch declined to comment on why he chose to sit down Saturday night while the rest of his teammates stood during the anthem before a game in Arizona against the Cardinals.
That left his teammates to answer for him on Tuesday after the team returned for its first practice since that game.
"I'm proud of him," tight end Jared Cook said. "I think it's awesome. Everybody has points of discussion after what happened in Charlottesville just the night before. I think it's important for men in our position to step up and speak on unnecessary situations we find ourselves in as minorities in this country. That's why I'm proud of him" (see full story).
Jets: Whitehead out indefinitely with broken foot
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets wide receiver Lucky Whitehead has a broken foot and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Coach Todd Bowles said Tuesday that Whitehead was injured during practice Monday and it's uncertain whether he will need surgery. Bowles did not know if Whitehead will be out for the year, saying only that it'll be at least "a little while."
Whitehead, who was on crutches during the team's indoor practice, appeared to be the top contender to serve as the Jets' primary punt and kickoff returner.
The injury is the latest in a string of bad news for Whitehead, who has had a strange summer. He was waived by Dallas last month following a shoplifting incident that turned out to be a case of false identity. New York claimed Whitehead off waivers on July 26.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill introduced in the legislature aims to update the image used on handicapped signs across the state of Tennessee.
If approved, the Dynamic Accessibility Act would change the current image of a stick figure sitting upright in a wheelchair to a figure that appears to be more active. The figure is leaning forward with his arms raised behind him as if he is in motion.
Representative Darren Jernigan, a sponsor of the bill, described the image to WTVF as being more "upbeat" and symbolizes moving forward.
The symbol would be placed on all applicable placards, license plates and decals starting later this year.


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Q: How to create multi tenant application in Lumen? I use Lumen and mongodb and i want to create a multi tenant application with Lumen by separate database , subDomain and alias domain for each tenant
Can you friend give me a solution how can i create a multi tenant application in Lumen?
Notice: this package for laravel is nice but not work in lumen


Roderic was a substantial Georgian house on the south side of Suffolk Square, it was used as a College boarding house for a century or more.
The house was leased in 1883 and was not purchased until 1924. In 1929 a new wing was built on. It had the services of much-loved long-serving housemistresses in its early days: the two Misses Draper were there for 28 years, from 1883 to 1911.
At the outbreak of war in 1939 all the College buildings, including the boarding houses, were requisitioned by the War Office, and the boarders consequently had to be found temporary rented accommodation in various large empty houses in and around Cheltenham. College itself and some of the houses were given back within a few months, but Roderic remained in Government hands until 1941. The boarders, who had been divided up by age-group rather than by house (so that they could have some of their lessons where they lived) were not all able to return immediately to their original houses even then, and it was only after the war ended that life in the boarding house was restored to normal.
Roderic continued to flourish for another 40 years. Its eventual demise in 1984, which caused much dismay at the time, was attributed mainly to worsening traffic conditions in the Montpellier area through which girls had to pass on their way to and from College. To the regret of many, College was not even able to transfer the name of Roderic to other houses when the original buildings were sold for conversion into flats. This has now been rectified and since September 2014 the new Roderic, on Christchurch Road, has been home to around 20 Sixth Form girls and their Housemistress Miss Washbourne.


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Q: Spring Quartz Scheduling In my application there is a requirement to be able to create Scheduled Job(s) for My sql database autobackup
Can I use Spring Quartz Scheduling to create this Jobs?
Any help would be useful.
Amulraj.P

A: Yes you can, though it seems a bit overkill. Backuping an MSSQL db can be done using commandline tools, which you can easily schedule to run using cron if you are using Unix or Scheduled Tasks on Windows.
%PATH_TO_SQL_SERVER%\Tools\Binn\osql.exe
-E -Q "BACKUP DATABASE mydb TO DISK='%PATH_TO_BKP%\db.bak' WITH FORMAT"

For you question the answer is something like this: (shameless self-copy from here)
The job referring to your business object which has the method which takes care of the backup:
<bean id="jobDetail" class="org.springframework.scheduling.quartz.MethodInvokingJobDetailFactoryBean">
  <property name="targetObject" ref="exampleBusinessObject" />
  <property name="targetMethod" value="backupDB" />
  <property name="concurrent" value="false" />
</bean>

The trigger that takes care of firing the method:
<bean id="cronTrigger" class="org.springframework.scheduling.quartz.CronTriggerBean">
  <property name="jobDetail" ref="exampleJob" />
  <!-- run every morning at 6 AM, use regular cron expressions-->
  <property name="cronExpression" value="0 0 6 * * ?" />
</bean>

The schedulerFactoryBean for wiring the trigger:
<bean class="org.springframework.scheduling.quartz.SchedulerFactoryBean">
  <property name="triggers">
    <list>
      <ref bean="cronTrigger" />
    </list>
  </property>
</bean>

See further in Spring documentation for 2.5, here for 3.0.


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La Gran Bretagna partecipò ai V Giochi olimpici invernali, svoltisi a Sankt Moritz, Svizzera, dal 30 gennaio all'8 febbraio 1948, con una delegazione di 55 atleti impegnati in sei discipline.

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