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Chievo have officially appointed Domenico Di Carlo as their new Coach after Giampiero Ventura quit just four games into his tenure.
It is a return to the Stadio Bentegodi, as the 54-year-old saved the Flying Donkeys from the drop in two previous spells at the helm, but failed to keep Novara in Serie B last season.
Di Carlo was at Chievo from November 2008 to May 2010.
He then returned in June 2011 only to be dismissed in October 2012.
This is a one-year contract and he'll be joined by assistant manager Claudio Valigi, fitness coach Lorenzo Riela and technical collaborator Martino Sofia.
There will be a Press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
He will replace former Italy CT Ventura, who stepped down just four games into his tenure.
In this time, Ventura managed one draw and three losses.
The season had started under Lorenzo D'Anna, who was fired after two draws and six defeats.
Chievo were forced to start the campaign from -3 points due to financial irregularities.


Hampstead's The Hall School got the better of Highgate in their ISFA U13 Cup derby on Monday to book a place in the last 16.
Guy Silver volleyed into the roof of the net from Chrisian Ho-Asjoe's cross to open the scoring in the first half.
And Noah Basden poked in a second after a goalmouth scramble, before Silver played a pinpoint pass to Jamie Marks who beat three players in the box and slotted home the goal of the game.
Highgate hit back from a free-kick with 10 minutes left to set up a nervy finish, but right-back Oliver Wright went on a rampaging run and crossed for substitute Paddy Challis to stroke in at the near post to the delight of a 200-strong crowd.


Facial hair trends come and go. But, if you're one of the one's that don't buy into fads, you have a good relationship with your razor.
Chances are though, it could be better.
If you've ever walked out of the house with tiny toilet paper patch jobs, you know exactly what an imperfect shave looks (and feels) like.
But, what can you do? You've shaved every day of your life, so there's no possible way you can improve. Right?
Wrong! There's still a way for you to get the perfect shave. And this guide will tell you how.
Read on to get to ultimate low-down when it comes to shaving.
What you're shaving with is just as important as how you're shaving. Check out these tools of the trade you'll need for the perfect shave.
A proper razor is pivotal to your shaving routine. After all, you can't shave without a razor.
So, what makes a razor good?
It depends on the kind of razor you want. Generally, you've got three choices: a straight razor, a safety razor, and a disposable razor.
This is the razor you picture in your head when you're thinking of an old-timey barber shop. A straight razor has a single blade, and lasts for a long time with regular sharpening. The problem with straight razors is they take a lot of skill to use.
Cartridge razors are convenient, but they're not the greatest at shaving. They don't provide a close shave and can cause irritations in the skin. They also need to be replaced regularly.
There's a reason why this razor is the most used razor around the world. Good, single blade razors will be adjustable, which will give you a customized shave that'll prevent bumps and cuts. Read more here to find out more about the best safety razors.
Shaving cream is what gives your skin a cushy barrier between the razor and your face. So, it's highly important you're using a shaving cream that actually works.
Many shaving creams are packed with chemicals that give it a frothy appearance. Not only can these chemicals irritate your skin, they actually don't provide enough of a barrier to protect your face. Look for creams that are more natural. Your skin will thank you for it.
This is the part that a lot of guys skip. Don't be that guy.
Aftershave helps re-hydrate the skin when you're through with shaving. A lot of aftershaves advertise a "fresh, cooling effect" but don't fall for it. Those aftershaves probably contain menthol or alcohol, both of which will irritate your skin or even give you pimples.
And no one wants to shave over pimples.
Now that you've got your products in check, it's time to shave!
First things first: the pre-shave.
Before you shave, you need to start with a blank canvas, or a clean face. Use a mild soap with warm water to get rid of any dirt or oils that are lurking on your skin. The warm water will help to open your pores and soften your hair for a closer shave.
Now that your face is prepped, you can begin your shave.
Lather up your shaving cream, then apply it to your face. You don't want too much or else you'll end up looking like Santa Claus. Too little, and you won't have a good barrier between your face and the blade.
Let it rest for a few minutes so that it can work its magic, then you can break out your razor.
By this point, you're rarin' to go. But, you've got to hold your horses for this step.
Slow and steady wins the race, after all. So, shave with the grain in short and slow strokes. You'll want to go at it from a 30 to a 45 degree angle for maximum contact.
Remember, you can't be too pressed for time. If you go too fast and against the grain, you run the risk of yanking out the hair from the follicle. Picture getting your chest waxed, but on a micro-level. Not so pleasant, is it?
After you've made a few passes along your face, you've noticed by now your blade is picking up more foam than hair. Continuously rinse your blade as you shave to get rid of the excess build-up.
If you start to notice any areas that you missed, feel free to go over them again with your razor.
Now that you shaved to your liking, put down the razor and pick up a towel. Rinse your face of the leftover suds, then gently dry off.
Wait a minute though, you're not done yet!
Use your aftershave to re-hydrate your skin. Then, admire your job well done.
Congrats! You've successfully gotten the perfect shave!
If you're feeling more confident in your shaving abilities, great! So, what are you waiting for? Set the mood with some top viewed music videos, and get started on that perfect shave.
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Where's Paid Search Going in 2013: Marin Software to Speak at SMX East 2012
Matt Lawson to join roundtable at leading search industry show to be held October 2-4, 2012 at the Javits Convention Center in New York.
San Francisco, CA – September 28, 2012–Marin Software, provider of the leading digital ad management platform for advertisers and agencies, today announced that Matt Lawson, vice president of marketing, will join a panel at SMX East 2012. Lawson will speak on a panel titled "Where's Paid Search Going in 2013", to be held on Thursday, October from 1:00–2:15 pm.
Lawson will join panelists from xAd, Didit.com, Nebo, and Microsoft to discuss trends in the paid search landscape for 2013 and beyond. They'll debate pressing issues such as the impact of increased competition and costs for keywords, upcoming changes in results page layouts, new ad formats, and advances in retargeting. PPC marketers will gain valuable insights on the important changes they'll face in coming months.
SMX East will take place in at the Javits Convention Center in New York City on October 2-4, 2012. The conference is programmed by search authorities Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, the editors of Search Engine Land and Marketing Land, the leading news blogs for internet and search engine marketers.
Lawson is a regular speaker at digital ad industry events, including SES San Francisco, SES Chicago, SES New York, AllFacebook Expo, Ad:Tech San Francisco, OMMA Global, SMX East, SMX West, SMX London, Search Insider Summit Captiva and Park City, and Seattle Interactive. He writes a regular column for Search Engine Land, and has contributed articles to Search Engine Watch, MediaPost, Adotas, and other publications.

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May be it is only my tendency to see philosophy everywhere, but I honestly believe Maugham's works are the classics they are because of their deep philosophical underpinnings. Their strong plots and Maugham's masterful storytelling help, but what makes them timeless is the fact that Maugham gives voice to the restlessness of our hearts, and puts in words the stirring uncertainties of our souls. Our questions have always been the same. Where do we come from? Was machen wir hier? And where are we headed? Quo vadis?
Of all the books of this kind that I have read, and I have read many, Auf Messers Schneide takes on the last question most directly. When Larry says, aus heiterem Himmel, "The dead look so awfully dead." we get an idea of what his quest, and indeed the inquiry of the book, is going to be.
But human perfection is what is sought and found in Larry Darrell. He is gentle, compassionate, single-mindedly hardworking, spiritually enlightened, simple and true, and even handsome (although Maugham couldn't help but bring in some reservations about it). In one word, perfekt. So it is only with an infinite amount of vanity that anybody can identify himself with Larry (as I secretly do). And it is a testament to Maugham's mastery and skill that he could still make such an idealistic character human enough for some people to see themselves in him.
As I plod on with these review posts, I'm beginning to find them a bit useless. I feel that whatever needed to be said was already well said in the books to begin with. Und, the books being classics, others have also said much about them. So why bother?
Let me wind up this post, and possibly this review series, with a couple of personal observations. I found it gratifying that Larry finally found enlightenment in my native land of Kerala. Written decades before the hippie exodus for spiritual fulfillment in India, this book is remarkably prescient. Und, as a book on what life is all about, and how to live it to its spiritual fullness in our hectic age, Auf Messers Schneide is a must read for everybody.
Unsicher, wie man eine perfekte Franzose erstellen (wie er später gesteht in Auf Messers Schneide), Maugham zu wählen "übersetzen" Gauguin und porträtiert ihn als Engländer Charles Strickland, ein halb erfolgreiche, obwohl langweilig London Börsenmakler. Am unwahrscheinlich Alter von 42 oder so, Strickland beschließt, seine Familie zu verlassen, um die Aufnahme Malerei. Die Notwendigkeit, zu malen ist die Sehnsucht der Seele nach Strickland, und es spielt keine Rolle, daß er nicht gut darin — noch — wie er erklärt, "Ich sage euch: Ich habe zu malen. Ich kann mir nicht helfen. Wenn ein Mann ins Wasser fällt es spielt keine Rolle, wie er schwimmt, gut oder schlecht: er hat, um aus oder er werde ertrinken." Beim Speichern sich von dieser metaphorischen Ertrinken, Strickland ist gleichgültig (über Grausamkeit) an den Rest der Welt. Dann wieder, er ist ebenso kompromisslose und grausam, sich aber auch.


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UNC grad student to explore link between substance use disorders, firearm-related suicide
Epidemiology News, Recognitions and Awards
Do substance use disorders and long-term opioid therapy have a connection with firearm-related suicide?
Josie Caves Sivaraman
Josie Caves Sivaraman, a doctoral student of epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and graduate research assistant at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, will use a $25,000 grant from the Schwab Charitable Fund, made possible by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research, to investigate this question among Medicaid-insured North Carolinians.
Additionally, the study will explore how specific mental health diagnoses — especially depression and generalized anxiety disorder — might change the association between substance use disorder and gun suicide.
Sivaraman's study is among $9.8 million in grants announced by the collaborative, which will fund 17 research projects producing evidence on firearm-related violence in America. Collectively, the grants are among the largest funding awards for gun policy research since the federal government ceased funding this area of research more than two decades ago. Approximately 38,000 deaths and 115,000 injuries related to firearms occur each year in the United States.
"These research projects, selected first and foremost for their rigor, will generate evidence for informing policy that protects the public and preserves the rights of responsible gun owners," said Andrew Morral, director of the National Collaborative for Gun Violence Research.
For her project, Sivaraman will link 2014-2017 data on suicide victims from the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System to state Medicaid claims data for the same period. Then, she will analyze the claims data to determine the incidence of substance use disorder and mental health diagnoses while also exploring several measures of long-term opioid use.
"I am very pleased to be able to use the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System for this work," Sivaraman said. "It is an excellent state resource for violence prevention research, and the people at the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch at the Division for Public Health have always been great collaborators and supporters of junior researchers like myself."
In 2017, Sivaraman was recognized with IntraHealth International's Raluca Iosif Intimate Partner Violence Research Award.
"We are very proud of Josie's success," said her dissertation adviser, Steve Marshall, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the Gillings School and director of the Injury Research Prevention Center. "Her research is one of only four dissertations nationwide selected for funding by the National Collaborative for Gun Violence Research."
The views expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily reflect the views of Schwab Charitable or the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research.


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WHAT IVE DONE
Also by Harry Turtledove:
Alpha and Omega, July 2019
Armistice, July 2018
The House of Daniel, August 2017
We Install and Other Stories, September 2015
Bombs Away: The Hot War, July 2015
Joe Steele, April 2015
Supervolcano, December 2013
Coup D'etat, August 2012
Supervolcano: Eruption, December 2011
Liberating Atlantis, December 2010
Atlantis And Other Places, December 2010
Give Me Back My Legions!, April 2010
Trade Size (reprint)
The United States Of Atlantis, December 2008
Opening Atlantis, December 2007
The Tale Of Krispos, November 2007
The Disunited States Of America, July 2007
Alternate Generals III, March 2007
Every Inch A King, March 2007
End Of The Beginning, August 2006
Drive To The East, June 2006
Ruled Britannia, May 2006
Homeward Bound, January 2006
Days Of Infamy, November 2005
End Of The Beginning: A Novel Of Alternate History, November 2005
Settling Accounts, October 2005
A World Of Difference, September 2005
The Victorious Opposition, August 2005
In The Presence Of Mine Enemies, November 2004
Conan Of Venarium, July 2004
American Empire, May 2004
Gunpowder Empire, December 2003
American Empire: The Victorious Opposition, August 2003
Alternate Generals II, July 2002
Worlds That Weren't, July 2002
American Empire: The Center Cannot Hold, July 2002
Colonization, March 2002
The Great War, July 2001
Down To Earth, January 2001
Tale Of The Fox, June 2000
Into The Darkness, April 2000
Second Contact, February 2000
Wisdom Of The Fox, November 1999
Walk In Hell, August 1999
Alternate Generals, July 1998
American Front, May 1998
Striking The Balance, August 1997
Striking The Balance, July 1997
Guns Of The South, June 1997
Tilting The Balance, January 1996
Worldwar, January 1996
In The Balance, January 1995
Prince Of The North, May 1994
Departures, May 1993
Krispos Rising, January 1991
Kaleidoscope, March 1990
Different Flesh, April 1989
Agent Of Byzantium, October 1988
Swords Of The Legion, September 1987
Legion Of Videssos, July 1987
An Emperor For The Legion, April 1987
The Misplaced Legion, January 1987
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Science Fiction Alternate History
New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove reveals a new side of his potent imagination in a gripping speculative novel about the End of Days—and a discovery in the Middle East that turns the world upside down.
What would happen if the ancient prophecy of the End of Days came true? It is certainly the last thing Eric Katz, a secular archaeologist from Los Angeles, expects during what should be a routine dig in Jerusalem. But perhaps higher forces have something else in mind when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in America, a dirty bomb is detonated in downtown Tel Aviv, and events conspire to place a team of archaeologists in the tunnels deep under the Temple Mount. It is there that Eric is witness to a discovery of such monumental proportions that nothing will ever be the same again.
Harry Turtledove is the master at portraying ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events, and what is more extraordinary than the incontrovertible proof that there truly is a higher force controlling human destiny? But as to what that force desires . . . well, that is the question.


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Love is Love: TV Series That Celebrate Pride and LGBTQ+ Communities
#HBO Max
#Pride
Pride Month is here again, but with this selection of series from HBO Max, you can celebrate queer narratives and LGBTQ+ communities all year round. A vivid combination of real-life and fictional stories, these diverse offerings from around the world illuminate the queer experience across age, gender, and location to uncover what unites us all.
"Veneno"
Back in the 1990s, Cristina "La Veneno" Ortiz was one of Spain's major pop-culture sensations. A transgender icon, her life is now immortalized in a series that spans her life — from an abusive, small-town childhood, to her transition, to her years as a sex worker and her rise and fall from fame.
Lauded for casting trans actresses in the roles of trans women whose trauma does not define them, The New York Times says the show builds a depth to "each character [that] goes further than in many gay narratives." But Vulture sums it the best, as a five-star "story about how far a person is willing to go to self-actualize because anything less feels like no life at all."
"Genera+ion"
Father-daughter writing team Daniel and Zelda Barnz (whose other parent is co-producer Ben Barnz) deliver a queer coming of age story through the unique lens of Gen Z teenagers. Most of the main characters openly identify as LGBTQ+ and "the purposefully wide spectrum of sexuality represented on 'Generation' is a narrative asset, but it's maybe most notable for how little interest the show displays in having the teens question their sexualities at all." Instead, it goes after the chaotic nature of teen angst and first heartbreaks — which remains regardless of who they choose to love.
"It's a Sin"
"A transporting and tragic tale of the AIDS epidemic," this five-part mini-series set in 1980s London follows a group of friends living through the liberation and devastations of the decade. Created by Russell T. Davies, critics are calling the show "essential viewing" and comparing it to HBO's groundbreaking production of "Angels in America." Lydia West leads the way among a stellar cast that also features Olly Alexander, Nathaniel Curtis, and Neil Patrick Harris.
"We're Here"
The OG "Queer Eye" gang may have a gift at making people over, but the super-heroine divas of "We're Here" perform full-out drag transformations while strengthening the LGBTQ+ communities of every town they visit.
With a mission of education, representation, and love over labels, Thrillist calls it a "must-watch" and says the "tearjerking reality show [has] taken real strides toward increasing queer visibility in rural communities nationwide."
"Todxs Nosotrxs" (He, She, They)
This Brazilian series explores understanding, inclusion, acceptance, and inclusive language through a story of a non-binary, pansexual Latinx character. The series starts when they invite themselves to move in with their gay cousin and his feminist roommate and follows as the three come together, grow into themselves and navigate relationships with supportive and oppressive family members and new members of the queer community.
"It's representation that never feels like its ticking off an LGTQIA+ character checklist," says The Queer Review. And "it's the diverse mix of flawed yet lovable characters, and the atmosphere that combination creates, that enlivens this show and makes it so appealingly fresh."
"We Are Who We Are"
Luca Guadagnino, director of "Call Me By Your Name," brings us this beautifully shot story about two American teenagers (Jack Dylan Grazer and Jordan Kristine Seamón) growing up on a military base in Italy and facing all the messiness that accompanies coming of age. The adolescence experience is at the show's center, which is explored through queer main characters growing up with two moms (Chloe Sevigny and Alice Braga) and experimenting with their own gender expressions and identities.
Refreshingly, it's another show on this list that doesn't depend or dwell on figuring out sexual orientation — the main "family dynamic isn't interesting because of anyone's sexuality," for instance. "It's captivating because of the intensity built into the mother and son's shared dependency."
"Betty"
A spin-off of 2018's indie favorite "Skate Kitchen," "Betty" continues where the film left off with the same group of female friends making their way through the dude-dominated New York City skating scene. With a cast of strong, diverse queer characters, Rolling Stone says that the show "scores a low-key victory for the matriarchy." And according to IndieWire, it's "at its strongest when shedding light on the particulars of gender and power as it relates to skateboarding, but also existing in the world as a young, relatively attractive woman."
Watch out for the second season of "Betty," out this June, as well as an incredible selection of highly-anticipated new and return series like "Pose," "Looking," "Love, Victor," and so much more that get representation right and celebrate LGBTQ+ communities.
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Inspired by origami and children's pop-up books, Harvard engineers have pioneered a means of mass-producing bee-sized flying microrobots. The breakthrough mechanizes the already state-of-the art process of making Harvard's Mobee robots by hand, by mass producing flat assemblies by the sheet which can be folded and assembled in a single movement. The technique, which cunningly exploits existing machinery for making printed circuit boards, can theoretically be applied to a multitude of electromechanical machines.
Prototypes of the mass-produced Mobee (short for Monolithic Bee) consist of 18 laminated layers of carbon fiber, polymers and ceramics, laser cut into an intricate form that incorporates 22 folding joints, and housed in a dedicated assembly scaffold (which itself has an additional 115 folding joints).
It's these folding joints - hinges, basically - that allow the robot to be assembled in a single movement. The scaffold is crucial to this process, providing two horizontal plates which can be pulled apart, erecting the Mobee in the process.
The new process allows for scores of robots to be manufactured at once on a single sheet.
The switch from hand-made robots to automated manufacture has all but eliminated failures. Only months ago, the Harvard team was folding and gluing parts by hand using techniques they had developed in-house. "You'd take a very fine tungsten wire and dip it in a little bit of superglue," said Pratheev Sreetharan, co-developer of the technique with J. Peter Whitney. "Then, with that tiny ball of glue, you'd go in under a microscope like an arthroscopic surgeon and try to stick it in the right place."
State-of-the-art this process may have been, but only 15 out of every 100 robots manufactured actually worked. Automation not only eliminates human error, but increases the options basket in terms of both materials and manufacturing processes. "The ability to incorporate any type and number of material layers, along with integrated electronics, means that we can generate full systems in any three-dimensional shape," said principal investigator Rob Wood. "We've also demonstrated that we can create self-assembling devices by including pre-stressed materials."
The manufacturing is so accurate, in fact, that the team is at pains to measure it, though Sreetharan says it is "better than 5 microns everywhere".
Because the process is so adept at embedding electronics into machinery, it is particularly suited to the manufacture of small electromechanical machines, or those with tightly integrated electronics. Keeping the weight of the Mobees down is so important, the design team cannot afford to introduce structural elements that cannot also contribute to the robot's electronic functioning. The entire product, scaffold included, is only the size of a US quarter and weighs only 90 mg, or a mere three thousandths of an ounce.
That the process builds upon the techniques used to created printed circuit boards is potentially of great significance. Harvard claims that the tools needed to adopt the technique are already widely used, which means the technique might see rapid diffusion - should the demand for products prove widespread. Harvard has filed numerous patent applications associated with the process, and is working with business to "identify disruptive applications in a range of industries."
An excellent video (and I do not use the term lightly) showing animations and video footage of the assembly of the Mobee is below.


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Q: Append to only one column in a dataframe python I have an empty panda date frame. I want to append value to one column at a time. I am trying to iterate through the columns using for loop and append a value (5 for example). I wrote the code below but it does not work. any idea?
example:
  df: ['a', 'b', 'c']

        for  column in df:
            df.append({column: 5}, ignore_index=True)

I want to implement this by iterating through the columns. the result should be
df: ['a', 'b', 'c']
      5    5    5

A: This sounds like a horrible idea as it would become extremely inefficient as your df grows in size and I'm almost certain there is a much better way to do this if you would give more context.  But for sake of answering the question you could use the shape of the df to figure out the row, and the column name as the column and use .at to manually assign the value.
Here we assign 3 values to the df, one column at a time.
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({'a':[],'b':[],'c':[]})

values_to_add = [3,4,5]

for v in values_to_add:
    row = df.shape[0]
    for column in df.columns:
        df.at[row,column] = v

Output
     a    b    c
0  3.0  3.0  3.0
1  4.0  4.0  4.0
2  5.0  5.0  5.0

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typedef struct sockaddr SA;
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{
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SA* sockaddr_cast(struct sockaddr_in* addr)
{
    return static_cast<SA*>(implicit_cast<void*>(addr));
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{
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    if (fd < 0)
    {
        LOG(FATAL) << "socket failed";
    }

    return fd;
}

} // namespace

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std::unique_ptr<Socket> Socket::NewNonBlockingSocket(bool is_tcp)
{
    if (is_tcp)
    {
        return std::unique_ptr<Socket>(new Socket(CreateNonBlockingOrDie()));
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    {
        return std::unique_ptr<Socket>(new Socket(CreateNonBlockingOrDie<SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP>()));
    }
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    if (fd_ > 0)
    {
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        {
            PLOG(ERROR) << "close " << fd_ << " failed ";
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{
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        PLOG(FATAL) << "bind failed ";
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{
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{
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                        SOCK_NONBLOCK | SOCK_CLOEXEC);
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            case EPROTO:
            case EPERM:
            case EMFILE:
                errno = saved_errno;
                break;
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                LOG(FATAL) << "unknown error of ::accept" << saved_errno;
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        }
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{
    struct sockaddr_in address;
    ::bzero(&address, sizeof address);

    socklen_t length = sizeof address;
    if (::getpeername(fd_, sockaddr_cast(&address), &length) < 0)
    {
        PLOG(ERROR) << "getpeername failed ";
    }

    return address;
}

int Socket::Connect(const InetAddress& server_address)
{
    return ::connect(fd_,
                     sockaddr_cast(&server_address.sockaddr()),
                     static_cast<socklen_t>(sizeof server_address));
}

ssize_t Socket::Read(void* buffer, size_t length)
{
    return ::read(fd_, buffer, length);
}

ssize_t Socket::Read(Buffer* buffer, InetAddress* peer_address__)
{
    char extra[65536];
    size_t writable = buffer->WritableBytes();

    struct iovec vec[2];
    vec[0].iov_base = buffer->BeginWrite();
    vec[0].iov_len = writable;
    vec[1].iov_base = extra;
    vec[1].iov_len = sizeof extra;

    struct msghdr hdr;
    ::bzero(&hdr, sizeof hdr);

    hdr.msg_name = peer_address__->mutable_sockaddr();
    hdr.msg_namelen = peer_address__ ? static_cast<socklen_t>(sizeof *peer_address__) : 0;

    hdr.msg_iov = vec;
    hdr.msg_iovlen = (writable < sizeof extra) ? 2 : 1;

    ssize_t n = ::recvmsg(fd_, &hdr, 0);
    if (n < 0)
    {
        PLOG(ERROR) << "recvmsg failed ";
        return n;
    }

    if (implicit_cast<size_t>(n) <= writable)
    {
        buffer->HasWritten(static_cast<size_t>(n));
    }
    else
    {
        buffer->HasWritten(writable);
        buffer->Append(extra, static_cast<size_t>(n) - writable);
    }

    return n;
}

ssize_t Socket::Write(const void* buffer, size_t length)
{
    return ::write(fd_, buffer, length);
}

ssize_t Socket::Write(Buffer* buffer)
{
    return ::write(fd_, buffer->Peek(), buffer->ReadableBytes());
}

ssize_t Socket::sendto(const void * data, size_t length, const InetAddress& server_address)
{
    return ::sendto(fd_, data, length, 0, sockaddr_cast(&server_address.sockaddr()), sizeof(server_address.sockaddr()));
}

int Socket::ErrorCode() const
{
    int option = 0;
    auto length = static_cast<socklen_t>(sizeof option);

    if (::getsockopt(fd_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &option, &length) < 0)
    {
        return errno;
    }
    else
    {
        return option;
    }
}

void Socket::SetTcpNoDelay(bool on)
{
    int option = on ? 1 : 0;
    ::setsockopt(fd_, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY,
                 &option, static_cast<socklen_t>(sizeof option));
}

void Socket::SetReuseAddr(bool on)
{
    int option = on ? 1 : 0;
    ::setsockopt(fd_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
                 &option, static_cast<socklen_t>(sizeof option));
}

void Socket::SetKeepAlive(bool on)
{
    int option = on ? 1 : 0;
    ::setsockopt(fd_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE,
                 &option, static_cast<socklen_t>(sizeof option));
}

void Socket::SetReusePort(bool on)
{
#ifdef SO_REUSEPORT
    int option = on ? 1: 0;
    ::setsockopt(fd_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE,
                 &option, static_cast<socklen_t>(sizeof option));
#else
    LOG(ERROR) << "Not Support SO_REUSEPORT";
#endif
}

bool Socket::GetTcpInfo(struct tcp_info* tcpi) const
{
    socklen_t len = sizeof(*tcpi);
    bzero(tcpi, len);
    return ::getsockopt(fd_, SOL_TCP, TCP_INFO, tcpi, &len) == 0;
}

bool Socket::GetTcpInfoString(char* buffer, int length) const
{
    struct tcp_info tcpi;
    bool ok = GetTcpInfo(&tcpi);
    if (ok)
    {
        snprintf(buffer, length, "unrecovered=%u "
                 "rto=%u ato=%u snd_mss=%u rcv_mss=%u "
                 "lost=%u retrans=%u rtt=%u snd_rttvar=%u "
                 "snd_sshthresh=%u snd_cwnd=%u total_retrans=%u",
                 tcpi.tcpi_retransmits,     // Number of unrecovered [RTO] timeouts
                 tcpi.tcpi_rto,             // Retransmit timeout in usec
                 tcpi.tcpi_ato,             // Predicted tick of soft clock in usec
                 tcpi.tcpi_snd_mss,
                 tcpi.tcpi_rcv_mss,
                 tcpi.tcpi_lost,            // Lost packets
                 tcpi.tcpi_retrans,         // Retransmitted packets out
                 tcpi.tcpi_rtt,             // Smoothed round trip time in usec
                 tcpi.tcpi_rttvar,          // Medium deviation
                 tcpi.tcpi_snd_ssthresh,
                 tcpi.tcpi_snd_cwnd,
                 tcpi.tcpi_total_retrans);  // Total retransmits for entire connection
    }
    return ok;
}

} // namespace claire

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


(PR) York, PA – The Somerset Patriots (21-16) only mustered three hits through eight innings, but strung together three hits in the ninth inning to get the go ahead run at home plate. The rally wasn't enough as the York Revolution (22-15) won by a final score of 5-2 Sunday afternoon from PeoplesBank Park. The Revolution have won two of the first three games of the four game series.
"We couldn't get much going early on, but it still shows you we have this never give up attitude as we were one big knock away at the end," Somerset Patriots manager Brett Jodie remarked.
The Revolution scored the first five runs of the game. In the third inning, Telvin Nash recorded an RBI sacrifice fly and Joel Guzman ripped an RBI double. It was Guzman's seventh RBI of the series.
York added another in the fourth via a Keith Castillo solo home run (2) and another in the fifth on an RBI single by Charley Thurber who was making his York debut.
Their final run came in the seventh as Josh Wilson crossed home on a Connor Little wild pitch to the backstop.
In the top of the eighth Carlos Guzman would hit a leadoff double and came around to score two batters later on an RBI groundout by Darwin Perez to make the score 5-1.
Somerset showed grit in the ninth inning. Aharon Eggleston led off with a walk then Bryan LaHair served a single. After a Brad Snyder strikeout, Matt Fields clubbed his team leading 21st RBI with a single cutting the deficit to 5-2. York Manager Mark Mason then summoned closer Mike DeMark from the bullpen for the save. DeMark, the former Patriot in 2014, surrendered a leadoff single to Rob Kral to load the bases, but would induce a pop up from Carlos Guzman and a ground out from Trayvon Robinson to end the threat and seal the victory.
Jorge Martinez (3-2) earned the win. He retired the first seven batters of the game and only yielded two hits in 6.2 scoreless innings. Scott McGregor (2-4) suffered the loss giving up five runs in 6.1 innings of work. DeMark converted his 12th straight save opportunity.
"I'd like our starters to get off to better starts, but I am proud how they are going deep into games, settling down and keeping our bullpen fresh," said Jodie.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2016 by Mike Ashmore.


text:
Q: Facing Error with Stripe on Create session I'm building an app with NODEJS and Express while I'm integrate with stripe but facing this type of error
Here is my code:
const session = await stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
    payment_method_types: ['card'],
    success_url: `${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}/`,
    cancel_url: `${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}/tour/${tour.slug}`,
    customer_email: req.user.email,
    client_reference_id: req.params.tourId,
    line_items: [
      {
        name: `${tour.name} Tour`,
        description: tour.summary,
        images: [`https://www.natours.dev/img/tours/${tour.imageCover}`],
        amount: tour.price * 100,
        currency: 'usd',
        quantity: 1,
      },
    ],

Error: You cannot use line_items.amount, line_items.currency, line_items.name, line_items.de line_items.imagesin this API version. Please useline_items.priceorline_items.price_data`.

A: Starting from v2022-08-01, the  following parameters have been removed from create Checkout Session:

*

*line_items[amount]

*line_items[currency]

*line_items[name]

*line_items[description]

*line_items[images]

You can use the price and price_data parameters instead.
Example
const checkout_session = stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
  success_url: `${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}/`,
  cancel_url: `${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}/tour/${tour.slug}`,
  customer_email: req.user.email,
    client_reference_id: req.params.tourId,
    payment_method_types:["card"],
    mode:"payment",
    line_items:[
        {
            "price_data": {
            "currency" : "usd",
            "unit_amount" : tour.price * 100,
            "product_data" : {
                  "name" : `${tour.name} Tour`,
                  "description" : tour.summary,
                   "images" : [`https://www.natours.dev/img/tours/${tour.imageCover}`],
              }
            },
            "quantity": 1
        }
    ]}
  );


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Justin Timberlake Has His Own 20-Piece Levi's Collection
Consider It the Unofficial "Man of the Woods" Menswear Line
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Justin Timberlake's a lot of things. A great dancer. An iconic singer. A talented actor. An above-average dresser and passionate lover of fall foliage...
About that last, highly specific thing: it's come to our attention that Mr. Timberlake, he who brought "sexy" back, has collaborated with Levi's on a collection of incredibly autumnal clothing. It's called, quite aptly, the Fresh Leaves collection, and it's available now.
Now, the official word is that the name "Fresh Leaves" was "derived from the concept of Timberlake making his own mark and offering a fresh spin on timeless pieces to leave behind for the next generation." And while that's certainly not not true, it's also clearly a cover for the real reason inspiration behind the name: autumn leaves, and the clothes you'll wear while frolicking through them.
For those of you aware of Timberlake's "Man of the Woods" video, and his general return-to-nature vibe as of late, these pieces might look familiar. Like, really familiar. With an item like the red-and-black plaid oversized worker shirt, or the canvas trucker jacket, you may very well be mistaken for an extra (or, like, a member of his "woods" posse or whatever).
Not that that's a bad thing. The other pieces are not-bad things as well. We're particular fans of the sherpa trucker denim jacket and the wine-and-black plaid sherpa hoodie, which looks just insanely comfortable. We would be remiss if we didn't also mention the camo hooded trucker jacket, given that it's design was printed using Levi's recently launched Project F.L.X. digital laser technology. Because you love nothing if not a good digital laser technology.
Oh, and one more thing. Since Justin Timberlake is Justin Timberlake, he and Levi's went ahead and designed his own fit of their classic 501 jeans. It's a "slim taper," and it's modeled after the way Timberlake himself wears Levi's jeans.
We're not saying if you put a pair on that you'll suddenly be able to dance like Timberlake, but, well, it couldn't hurt, either...


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Q: Presenting UIViewController from SKScene I am trying to present a UIViewController from SKScene but, app crashes , here is my codes :
1- :
 UIViewController *vc = self.view.window.rootViewController;
    helpVC = [[HelpViewController alloc]initWithNibName:@"HelpViewController" bundle:nil];
    [vc presentViewController: helpVC animated: YES completion:nil];

2-
   helpVC = [[HelpViewController alloc]initWithNibName:@"HelpViewController" bundle:nil];
    SKScene *sks = (SKScene*)helpVC;
    [self.view presentScene:sks];

in both ways my app crashes , thanks for any help
crashes due to :
2014-02-08 16:38:29.119 BrickRacer[13883:70b] -[UIView presentScene:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x10bb7ea50
2014-02-08 16:38:29.122 BrickRacer[13883:70b] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[UIView presentScene:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x10bb7ea50'
*** First throw call stack:
(
    0   CoreFoundation                      0x0000000101fe8795 __exceptionPreprocess + 165
    1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x0000000101d4b991 objc_exception_throw + 43
    2   CoreFoundation                      0x0000000102079bad -[NSObject(NSObject) doesNotRecognizeSelector:] + 205
    3   CoreFoundation                      0x0000000101fda09d ___forwarding___ + 973
    4   CoreFoundation                      0x0000000101fd9c48 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 + 120
    5   BrickRacer                          0x000000010000bb6d -[ViewController viewDidLoad] + 317
    6   BrickRacer                          0x000000010000b996 -[HelpViewController viewDidLoad] + 54
    7   UIKit                               0x0000000100971fe4 -[UIViewController loadViewIfRequired] + 562
    8   UIKit                               0x00000001009721bd -[UIViewController view] + 29
    9   UIKit                               0x000000010097f03f -[UIViewController viewControllerForRotation] + 54
    10  UIKit                               0x0000000100977f5f -[UIViewController _visibleView] + 87
    11  UIKit                               0x0000000100bb7f89 -[UIWindowController transition:fromViewController:toViewController:target:didEndSelector:animation:] + 4550
    12  UIKit                               0x000000010097c579 -[UIViewController presentViewController:withTransition:completion:] + 4769
    13  BrickRacer                          0x000000010001c6a9 -[Menu help] + 521
    14  BrickRacer                          0x000000010001c43a -[Menu touchesBegan:withEvent:] + 554
    15  SpriteKit                           0x00000001017d8712 -[SKView touchesBegan:withEvent:] + 611
    16  UIKit                               0x00000001008bba84 -[UIWindow _sendTouchesForEvent:] + 300
    17  UIKit                               0x00000001008bc633 -[UIWindow sendEvent:] + 988
    18  UIKit                               0x0000000100895fa2 -[UIApplication sendEvent:] + 211
    19  UIKit                               0x0000000100883d7f _UIApplicationHandleEventQueue + 9549
    20  CoreFoundation                      0x0000000101f77ec1 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 17
    21  CoreFoundation                      0x0000000101f77792 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 242
    22  CoreFoundation                      0x0000000101f9361f __CFRunLoopRun + 767
    23  CoreFoundation                      0x0000000101f92f33 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 467
    24  GraphicsServices                    0x0000000102abe3a0 GSEventRunModal + 161
    25  UIKit                               0x0000000100886043 UIApplicationMain + 1010
    26  BrickRacer                          0x000000010000ea93 main + 115
    27  libdyld.dylib                       0x0000000104ab15fd start + 1
    28  ???                                 0x0000000000000001 0x0 + 1
)
libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
(lldb)

A: Don't try to present UIViewController from SKScene directly, this breaks MVC pattern. SKScene is part of View, View should not know anything about ViewController.
Instead, you can use NSNotificationCenter to notify SKScene's UIViewController that it should present another UIViewController:
In SKScene's UIViewController:
- (void)awakeFromNib {
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
        addObserver:self
        selector:@selector(goToGameOverViewController:)
        name:@"GoToGameOverViewController"
        object:nil];
}

.
-(void)goToGameOverViewController:(NSNotification *) notification {
    // Perform a segue or present ViewController directly
    //[self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"GameOverSegue" sender:self];
    HelpViewController *helpVC = [[HelpViewController alloc]initWithNibName:@"HelpViewController" bundle:nil];
    [self presentViewController:helpVC animated: YES completion:nil];
}

.
- (void) dealloc
{
    // If you don't remove yourself as an observer, the Notification Center
    // will continue to try and send notification objects to the deallocated
    // object.
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
}

In SKScene:
- (void)gameOver {
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
         postNotificationName:@"GoToGameOverViewController" object:self];
}

A: Your problem is twofold:

*

*Casting a UIViewController to SKScene.
SKScene *sks = (SKScene*)helpVC;
Casting should be done in other scenarios : e.g. between primitives, between UI Foundation and CF classes or between a subclass and it's super (but shouldn't be done in the opposite way!).
Long story short - not in this scenario (these classes have nothing in common)

*You ask your view to present a scene, but pass a viewController instead :
[self.view presentScene:sks];
So, what happened here ?
presentScene: thinks they got an SKScene object, thus sends some message to sks. A message that sks does not understand... and crashes.
How to solve this ?
Grab your presenting view controller.
Either in a global, or just grab your root view controller from the app delegate:
UIViewController *rootVC = [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow.rootViewController;
[rootVC presentViewController:yourPresentedVC animated:YES completion:nil];

In case you're using a tab bar/navigation controller you should grab their presented VC.

A: Try
UIViewController *vc = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] keyWindow].rootViewController;
helpVC = [[HelpViewController alloc]initWithNibName:@"HelpViewController" bundle:nil];
[vc presentViewController: helpVC animated: YES completion:nil];


This resort is coupled with Lekkerrus Resort and together they have mineral springs with Rheumatism baths, Libertas has jacuzzi baths, a community hall, a shop and fishing, camping and picnic facilities.
Modimolle (Nylstroom) Accommodation. If you are looking for Modimolle (Nylstroom) holiday accommodation , SafariNow has a selection of Self-catering, Guest House, Lodge holiday accommodation in Modimolle (Nylstroom) and surrounds. With 37 listings in Modimolle (Nylstroom), our handy Modimolle (Nylstroom) map search and great low prices, it's easy to book the perfect holiday.
The resort boasts self catering units and 3 different kinds of caravan stands: 50 stands to share one ablution block, 10 stands with their own ablution block, small kitchen and braai area and 10 bush stands with a key to their own ablution block.
ATKV Klein-Kariba resort is a self-catering family holiday resort outside Bela-Bela in Limpopo Province just over an hours travel from Pretoria and Johannesburg. The range of self-catering accommodation options, recreational activities and facilities, restaurant and well stocked shop available at Klein-Kariba Resort make it the ideal home base for.


one of the world's most important economic decisions, the Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates this year, will be answered next week, with China as the emerging markets, whether or not appears capital outflows due to raising interest rates, are the focus of global investors.
"the probability of the Fed raising interest rates next week is a big event, but don't worry about China's capital outflow. "And the people's Bank of China, Director of the Institute of finance Yao Yudong" Sanya • financial Forum "to make such judgments on. Since October, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting since the rate hike expected to improve during the year. In early December, the Fed President Yellen spoke, saying "look forward to" raise interest rates because it will demonstrate that United States economic recovery efforts.
but it seems to Yao Yudong, the Fed's rate hike will be very minor and relatively slow. "China's domestic monetary base reserves sufficient, means monetary policy also was very innovative. And transmission mechanisms is also smooth. "He said. In addition, he also don't have to worry about capital outflows because, for a long time there is such a large surplus of RMB, and there is no systemic risk. "Fear of what? Nothing's wrong. "He said.
Yao Yudong believes that the Central Government and expand on the demand side supply side reforms, it will be a very important turning point, which creates a more favorable environment for economic transition. Even if the Fed choose to raise interest rates during the year, Yao Yudong believes the current global liquidity and not in winter, still in "last autumn", emerging markets and is subject to the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates too much. "But the risk is very important, as soon as possible to reduce external debt, more macro-prudential policies. "
he suggested. Analysis of the Yao Yudong, global liquidity cycle, this cycle to total balance sheet of international currency and converted SDR to sign about 60-70 years. From 1900 to 1945, the entire balance sheet, mainly is the high point of the international currency of the balance sheet. He therefore expected around 2017, will become a liquidity cycle peak. "This Summit will be the European Central Bank, the Central Bank and the Bank of England buying marked the end. "His judgment, decline in liquidity after the peak is, and the decline will continue for at least 20-30 years.


3D Systems' product focused on reconstructive surgery for the head and neck area is VSP Reconstruction. The most widely used application is for mandibular or maxillary reconstruction using the fibula free flap and other vascularized grafts. Reconstruction techniques for trauma, congenital defects or tumors of the facial skeleton also benefit from the VSP Reconstruction product. Expertise in surgical planning, guide/template design and 3D printing combine to offer a product useful for improving surgeon confidence and enhancing outcomes.
Surgeons report that use of the VSP Reconstruction product enables them to perform these surgeries with more confidence and a 3D understanding as compared to cases without pre-surgical planning. Dozens of peer reviewed journal articles substantiate the use of the VSP Reconstruction templates, models and guides in helping to reduce surgical time and create more accurate reconstructions.
Reconstructed model of the anatomy showing the proposed post-operative outcome with graft in place.
Patient specific resection guide(s) for the maxilla and/or mandible, to allow accurate transfer of the digital plan.
Graft osteotomy guide for the donor site that contains precise osteotomies to create closing wedges, if needed.
Metal instrument(s) that fit into the resection or osteotomy guides to provide for more accurate osteotomies and eliminate debris.


This project near Chennai focuses on creating a strong architectural language by employing the most basic design principles of symmetry and axial design. The twin villas are a contextual mass of a 4 BHK along with a common landscaped foreground. Ensuring complete privacy by the orientation of spaces on the site and within the built mass, the architects have not compromised on interaction, which was a major client requirement.
The vibrant orange stone cladding works beautifully with the gray and white of the undulating walls that frame the lush greenery on the ground as well as the terrace. Horizontal bands of the cladding materials are broken by repetitive vertical boxes both, in the home as well as the pool. Sleek beams and pergolas help in breaking the horizontality of the facade resulting in a contemporary twin elevation. The challenge of following a distinctive yet site-suitable brief is dealt with extremely well and understandably so as the firm specialises in villa architecture.
A picture perfect home has been literally mirrored on this site; with visual and spatial play using cantilevered masses lending a playful light and shadow ambience to the centralised common area. Adding to this, is a connection on the ground floor as well as a bridge at the terrace level that allows for the dynamic design of structural members that are left raw, highlighting not just their purpose, but also inviting aesthetic appreciation.
This design stands for all nuclear-joint families in India that are looking to live together yet seeking privacy. The in-between of a bungalow and an apartment is now here, probably here to stay for a long time!


Momma is a quilter. Quilting is not exactly a lost art but it is one that is rarer than it used to be. Quilting is one of those skills that was used for a very functional purpose at one time, but is now used to make beautiful pieces of art. For one thing, it takes a long time to make a quilt. Sure, you can make a machine-stitched quilt, and it will save time. But, the hand quilted quilt takes a very, very long time.
Momma made quilts for her Grandchildren, and has started making them for her own children as they reach the milestone birthday of 50. I got mine last year. She didn't have it ready on my birthday, so she quilted a matching pillow for my birthday present.
Daddy called one day last May. He said, "Well, guess what happened at 5:07 PM today?" I knew they didn't have another baby. I had no idea. "Momma finished making your quilt! Two and a half years in the making," he said. Momma was laughing in the background. I had a king-sized bed when she started the quilt. When I moved and got a smaller bed, she had to re-vamp and change the dimensions of the quilt. I'm always the problem child. My sister, Susan, said that every time she would call Momma, she would ask what she was doing. "Quilting Sharon's damn quilt," she would say. She's making a quilt for my sister now. Susan said I'm sure she's saying the same thing to everybody but me about mine. Well…..maybe. My sister hand-delivered the quilt when she visited last June. She had some precious cargo in that car.
The quilt is made in a pansy pattern. It was made in honor of my Grandma Fair whom I dearly loved. Momma said Grandma had pansies growing in her Louisiana yard every year. In the "not too cold" Louisiana winters, pansies will last a really long time. She was always sad when they wilted and died. I imagine Momma is passing down one of her favorite memories of her childhood to me in her choice of quilt patterns.
The night after I received the quilt, I dreamed about Grandma. I dream about her often. I was trying to pull up some pansies that had these really long roots. Grandma was helping me, but we could never find the end of the roots. We just kept pulling them up and pulling them up, and we were amazed that they never ended. I don't have to analyze too much to recognize that metaphor. I'm sure it was Grandma's stamp of approval on my quilt.
Quilts, of course, are made from lots of scraps of fabric. Each quilt is unique, and the fabrics can be chosen to symbolize and memorialize all kinds of things. I love cats, and Momma chose 2 different fabrics with cat images. She chose another fabric with cherries in it which reminds me of when i lived in Southwest Michigan. Momma has used some of the same fabrics throughout her family quilts. My quilt has some of the same fabric that is in my sister's quilt and in my niece's quilt. As she makes each of us a unique piece of art, the artist is also stitching the threads of her family together in a family quilt that stretches across generations and throughout the different geographic regions where we live.
The really lovely thing about a quilt is that all of those small pieces of fabric are handstitched and quilted by hand. When we were little, we had quilts that were made by my Great Grandmother. Those quilts were used so much and for so long that the stitching began to come loose, and pieces of the quilt backing would come out. In some places, the fabric tore because it was worn so thin. But, we loved wrapping up in those quilts in the coldest of the "not too cold" Louisiana winters. I don't imagine I'll live long enough to see this quilt tatter and shred, but I aim to give it my best shot. I'll pass it down to one of my nieces, and maybe their babies and grandbabies will love it to death. And, maybe….just maybe….., they'll be reminded of the three generations of women who are represented in its folds.
How lovely…both the quilt and all the memories it embodies! Thank you for sharing this wonderful family legacy.
Ah, that was beautiful. I teared up when you recounted the dream of pulling up roots with your grandmother.
Thanks, Debi. My mother actually told me about the pansy connection after I had the dream. I was astounded when I made the connection. Thanks for reading my blog and commenting!
Thank you, Sharon. This was beautiful and my Mama would be so proud. Not of just your memory of her but of the beautiful woman you have become. Keep up the blogging. I am still learning things about my baby .
Thanks for commenting, Momma. I know it took some extra effort! Love you….
Beautiful! Love the quilt too. My brother and sis-in-law gave me a small throw quilt last Christmas that has my Daddy's shirts in it. He died last year, and I keep it folded on the back of my sofa and wrap up in it often. Thanks again for sharing.
I think I may have heard that comment re: the quilt before too. But what a beautiful piece of art it turned out to be.
It is beautiful. She did a great job.


As we are all aware that Mutual Funds are supposedly the best financial investment. A Large part of the investing community believes that Mutual Funds invest only in high-risk equity. This is factually incorrect. A large component of the Mutual Fund Industry is debtor fixed income securities. Roughly, 65-70% of the Indian mutual fund industry is fixed income securities. In other words, roughly one-third of the investment in Indian Mutual Funds goes towards fixed income securities.
Where does debt fund invest?
Debt funds invest in Fixed income securities. Investment objective in a debt fund is low risk and fixed returns. Henceforth, Investments are in safe securities like government bonds, corporate funds, non-convertible debentures, etc. Most of them are rated by reputed rating agencies like CRISIL and ICRA. Debt funds can be further classified as liquid funds, Short-term debt, Medium and long-term debt.
Where does Equity fund invest?
Equity funds essentially invest in stocks of listed companies (Equity shares) and are prone to fluctuations in value. Henceforth, NAV of equity funds can show huge fluctuations. Equity funds are not advisable for the risk-averse investor. A fund is classified as Equity fund if minimum 65% or more investment is in Equities. Equity funds are high-risk securities where returns are tax-free after 1 year. Equity funds can be closed or open-ended. A simple classification of Equity funds is Balanced funds, ELSS, Growth funds etc.


October 7, 2015 – The City of Savannah's Environmental Services & Sustainability Dept., led by Nick Deffley, held the first of two required public meetings to review the City's plan to submit a grant application for a federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "Brownfield Assessment Grant" for the MLK/Montgomery Ave. corridor of Savannah.
The meeting, held at St. Luke's Church off MLK Jr. Blvd., drew a turnout of 40 area residents, including environmental disparity activists from Savannah's black community.
The City applied for the grant last year, but was not successful, according to Keith Ziobron, Principal Engineer of Resolute Environmental & Water Resources Consulting, who joined Deffley in explaining the EPA's Brownfield program. Only three people attended last year's public session – public interest helps to strengthen an application, Ziobron explained.
A "brownfield" is an area with polluted soil, water or air. Deffley said there is no information yet about any known polluted sites in this corridor, but based on known types of businesses that previously existed or are currently there, there is reason to believe that there may be sites that need to be cleaned up.
Ziobron, who is not a paid consultant by the City, spoke as a member of the Georgia Brownfield Association which has worked in other parts of the state, and is now moving its support and educational activities to Coastal communities, Deffley explained in an interview before the meeting got underway.
Last year's grant application by the City did not include enough information on known "health outcomes" in the MLK/Montgomery Ave. corridor, which will be added to this year's grant to improve the City's chances of receiving $400,000 from the EPA to begin the assessment process. The work will include data on owners of lots that are abandoned - some of those are now owned by the City - and some do not have clear title.
On a map available for attendees to see, Deffley explained that the core "Brownfield" area that the City wants to study runs from the I-16 flyover area, south to Exchange Street, and West to the railroad tracks in the West Savannah neighborhoods of the City. "But the area for assessment could be expanded," he added.
The first grant is for $400,000 for the Assessment Phase. This will allow funds to develop data on potentially polluted private and commercially zoned property, and offer to do testing. The assessment will "probably focus on 10 primary sites," he said, such as lots that had historic gas stations on them or drycleaners.
It will not be mandatory; property owners will be advised about potential brownfield status, though lists developed of potential sites will not be confidential.
No information on the health issues already identified by the City was discussed. (The SBJ has filed an FOI for whatever data the City will file with the grant application.) "We have data from the two hospitals and there is Census tract data available," Deffley explained after the meeting.
Property owners can decline to have their property screened by an Assessment Committee that would be established to target inactive and blighted property.
"You're trying to make the property attractive for development," was the response by someone in the audience.
Based on the history of the corridor, including a former textile mill, there is a reasonable level of belief that there are potentially a lot of the potential hazardout materials that are potentially out there," Deffley reiterated.
The Brownfield Assessment will discuss how the project will protect the health and welfare of the area's residents, and focus on potential hazardous contaminants in two areas – fuels and gasoline and chemicals such as lead paint, heavy metals and chemicals.
If the first grant is awarded, the City can then apply for other successive grants to work on remediation if any is needed. There are also matching loans to help the property owner complete needed cleanup, or to be able to sell the property. It's this last part that had attendees concerned.
"People in this area don't want to have to move," said one woman. And, Alicia Blakely, who is a candidate for Alderman-at-Large, Post 2 and attended, spoke to the audience saying, "We are in charge of this. We are the majority." She also spoke about gentrification concerns of Savannah's black community – that property improvements could lead to escalating property values, as is being experienced along Broughton Street.
"We don't want to cash out," another person said.
Included in goals down the road – if successive grants are received - will be to look at Affordable Housing; Green Space; Community Health Centers and Healthy Food Options. All of these are issues in that corridor according to those in attendance.
Of course, the City could begin the process on its own with only the $400,000 price tag of the first grant award. Deffley agreed that if that was completed, then the City might have the opportunity to get other grants, including the clean-up matching funds the EPA offers.
If the first $400,000 grant is won, a bid will be issued for a consulting firm to manage the assessment phase, explained Deffley, and a normal bid award process will follow.
Ashley Helmholdt, previously with the City's Community & Development department, has now joined Deffley's department. She is working on the health data, and also participated. The Environmental Services and Sustainability Office provides services to create and maintain a healthy environment for citizens, provide operational cost savings through environmental compliance support, and promotes resource reduction policy and community engagement, including for water and solid waste management. They are also responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive sustainability plan to guide compliance with City energy use and carbon equivalent reduction commitments; to assist with environmental compliance efforts in regulated activities of City operations; and to develop and implement community education, outreach, and forums for stakeholder engagement.
On October 14, 2014, new and improved regulations for the Hazardous Site Response Act ("HSRA") will became effective in Georgia. At the request of Georgia's Environmental Protection Division, the Georgia Brownfield Association (GBA) was a stakeholder in the process to amend the HSRA regulations, and the GBA spoke in favor of these amendments at the DNR Board meeting held on August 26, 2014.
"GBA believes these HSRA amendments will result in more efficient site clean ups and will further promote the redevelopment of brownfield properties around the State of Georgia. GBA sees the HSRA amendments, coupled with the Georgia Brownfield Act revisions effective in July, as significant improvements and progress for Brownfield properties around the state," according to the Association.
a. Double reporting for Brownfield sites is eliminated. HSRA notification is not required for a release to soil that is undergoing cleanup under the Brownfield program. If a release has been reported to EPD by a prospective purchaser under a Brownfield application, a notification to EPD under HSRA is excluded.
b. 90-day listing deferral can by requested. HSRA rules now allow a petition to EPD to defer the listing of the property on the HSI for 90 days so that testing and corrective action can be performed.
c. Delisting of Type 5 sites with a UEC. If a Uniformed Environmental Covenant is placed on the property, the HSRA amendments now allow for a Type 5 site to be removed from the HSI.
a. No more delineation to background. The amended HSRA regulations now require delineation of soil impacts to residential risk reduction standards, NOT to background. In delineating soil, Type 1 or 2 RRS can be used. For groundwater, delineation is the primary Maximum Contaminant Level ("MCL"). If not available, then delineation is to the higher of: secondary MCL, the detection limit, or background.
b. MCL is the new notification for groundwater, not background. HSRA now requires notification of groundwater impacts only if the MCL is met, not "naturally occurring background." If not the primary MCL is not available, then to the higher of: secondary MCL, the detection limit, or background.
c. Single publication required. A single public notice for a CSR or a CAP is required in the legal organ (newspaper) of the local government. The requirement to also publish in a major newspaper of general circulation has been eliminated.


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Israeli jets carry out strikes in Gaza
Exchange of Israeli air raids and Palestinian rockets over Gaza border has been one of most intense in recent weeks; The Israeli military said 45 rockets and mortar shells were fired at Israeli territory from across the Gaza border [Anadolu]
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Israeli jets have attacked 25 targets linked to Hamas in the Gaza Strip, after the group launched rockets and mortar shells at Israeli territory, the military said.
Three Palestinians were lightly injured during the attacks in the early hours of Wednesday, residents said. The exchange was one of the most intense recent barrages of rocket fire and air strikes.
No casualties were reported in Israel. Air raid sirens and Israeli phone warning applications sounded throughout the predawn hours.
The Israeli military said 45 rockets and mortar shells were fired at Israeli territory and said its Iron Dome anti-missile shield intercepted seven rockets.
While Hamas praised the rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel on Wednesday, it did not take responsibility for them.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said it was time for new rules of engagement, where "bombing is met with bombing".
"It's the Israeli occupation that started the escalation.The resistance has warned against continuing to target civilians, fishermen, farmers, and resistance positions.
"It's time to … present new rules of engagement: bombing is met with bombing. Whoever began the escalation should be responsible for the consequences.
"The resistance is not interested in a new war at all, but we always want to defend the Palestinian people.
"The peaceful demonstrations in all forms will continue on the eastern border and the Palestinian resistance will be ready to protect Palestinian civilians and defend them."
Palestinian rocket fire came hours after the Israeli military said it struck Hamas infrastructure in response to "arson balloons" launched from Gaza into Israel.
Israel has carried out air raids in the Gaza Strip over the past few weeks, saying it was retaliating for Palestinians setting fire to Israeli land. In recent weeks, Palestinian protesters have used flaming objects attached to kites to set fire to agricultural land just over the border fence with Israel.
Israel has three options in Gaza OPINION


Many strategies are employed to get potential customers know about a company's products. Traditionally, such methods as TV and radio adverts, newspaper billboards, flyers and newsletters were used to pass the information. Nowadays however, the internet has taken a center stage in marketing.
Online marketing also called internet marketing employs either a push or a pull strategy to market products on the various online platforms.
Push online marketing (outbound strategy) entails directly taking product information to as many internet users as possible regardless of whether it is invited or relevant. You package the information well and take it to them. A good example is email marketing, blogs with email subscribers and elements of social media marketing.
Pull online marketing (inbound strategy) on the other hand seeks to have the customers come to you. The idea is to avail credible, resourceful and helpful information on your platforms so that when a potential customer conducts a search they are directed to your site. Hopefully, they act to this information and convert it to a purchase.
Most online marketing marketers use the pull strategy. Social media, video, SEO/ SEM, affiliate, network, blogging and pay per click all apply this approach to a great degree.
We have already mentioned some of the types of online marketing. Let's now have an in depth look at them.
The most popular platforms include: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Whatsapp and Pinterest. These combined attract billions of active users.
While many just use these platforms for social purposes, astute business people are turning the numbers to cash. This through effective marketing.
Generic marketing where the marketer shares everything with everybody bears little fruit. Serious marketers are more strategic. They take time to study potential customers then segment them in terms of their tastes, the language they use, questions they ask and content they share, active usage times, and other demographic factors like age, gender, location and level of education.
The marketer then retreats and creates content suited for these different segments. It may be the same piece of information but packaged differently and customized for that target segment. This strategy is very effective.
These two are marketing techniques that seek to improve the ranking of a site or website in the search engine result pages (SERP). Research has shown most users only check out the first three pages of the search engine results, thus the aim is to rank high and feature in these pages.
Why is ranking important? The higher the rank, the more frequently a site/ website appears on the search engine results. Consequently, the high visitor numbers could easily be converted to customers.
SEO attains the high rank through effective use of keywords and content. Keywords are tactfully crafted and used in a manner that highlights the content and increases its online visibility.
SEM uses a different approach. Marketers pay for adverts to appear on search engine results. The marketer identifies certain keywords of interest and bids on them to show ads when they are searched. Google AdWords and Bing Ads are the two most popular paid adverts used by marketers. These adverts are also called pay-per-click ads.
Strange as it may seem, blogs are online marketing hubs. Blogs, also called weblogs, are great for pull strategy marketing. Bloggers usually put up tons of helpful information in form of great articles, videos, audios and podcasts which readers access whenever they visit the site.
Marketing can also be in the form of affiliate marketing where other entities post up ads on the blog to capitalize on the huge following a blogger may command. The blogger receives commission depending on the agreement. Google AdSense ads may also be put up on the blogs.
Some blogs have email signups which enable bloggers do some email marketing. The email subscribers get some classified information and many extras the normal visitor may not get. The blogger also targets specific subscribers with information to get them buy a products.
An audio-visual ad has an edge over audio or a worded advertisement. It is more appealing and luring. Besides, it works well for products that require demonstration. Marketers know this well and use it well to convert views to sales.
Video online marketing is prevalently done on YouTube. The owner of a YouTube channel may market their own product or also incorporate other entities' products and be an affiliate marketer.
Marketing on YouTube also happens using Google AdSense. I know you know the sometimes irritating advert that pops up at the start of YouTube Video or in the course of it. It's an ad that the owner hosts, and for every complete view the owner gets some commission.
The internet is a very rich resource any company that is to thrive in the 21st century cannot afford to ignore. Entities can take advantage of the various internet platforms to promote their brand and effectively market its products.


A warm welcome to Willow Glen! This neighborhood is located in San Jose and offers a charming quality that residents and visitors adore. Here you will find beautiful homes on quaint tree-lined suburban streets. Find an array of businesses, shops, boutiques and dining within walking distance. Local bookstores, antique shops, home décor and children's shops all are nearby, too. There is plenty of opportunity for community-supported independent businesses.
Willow Glen does have a downtown area. This historic area is popular for restaurants and shops. You'll enjoy casual foods, outdoor and fine dining.
Willow Glen has a lot to offer to those seeking a diverse and family-oriented community. The median home value is around $1,065,000. The market is stable and on the rise. It is a very livable area with the balance of safety, cleanliness, great schools, active downtown nightlife and is family-friendly.
The top-rated schools fall under the San Jose Unified School district. You'll also find access to other private and Montessori schools nearby.
Located near San Jose, Willow Glen provides easy access to all kinds of activities! Visit the Guadalupe River Trail, Municipal Rose Garden, Children's Discovery Museum, as well as markets, theatre vineyards and so much more!
Find balance, quality, and convenience by living in Willow Glen.


Pierre Gasly, the French Red Bull up-and-comer now driving for DAMS, was fastest on the opening day of the GP2 Series preseason test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
Gasly, who raced a partial season a year ago for Caterham Racing when it was operated by Status GP, set the afternoon best time of 1:48.897.
Campos Racing driver Arthur Pic was second with Trident's pairing of Raffaele Marciello, the Ferrari Academy driver, and Rene Binder. Ex-Sauber test driver Sergey Sirotkin, who's driving for Rapax, completed the top five.
American Alexander Rossi led the morning session at 1:50.845, driving for Racing Engineering. He ended the day ninth in the 26-car field as he returns to GP2 for another season.
You can view the full GP2 test lineup here. Testing continues on Tuesday.


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Intercom systems can also be integrated with other security products such as CCTV, automatic gates and access control systems to provide an additional level of protection to you and your property.
For larger applications eg. buildings, complexes or resorts in Brisbane or the Gold Coast, we can incorporate the intercom system with access control security systems, security alarms, CCTV, lift controllers or whatever is required for that specific site.
For Residents: The intercom rings in the apartment, simply press talk or pickup the handset. Speak directly with your guest. Press the key button to allow door and lift access. That's it!
Can I control Lift Access with the Intercom?
Absolutely. Lift access can be programmed to release at the same time as the access door. Making intercom operation as simple as possible by using just 1 button!
Lift control can be "full access" or "floor by floor access"
Each day a toolbox meeting is held between the managers and technicians to confirm apartment access depending on resident availability. We always keep everyone informed so there are no surprises.


Library Classes - Preschool through 2nd grades will read various Thanksgiving books. 3rd through 5th grades will experience a "book tasting" to help the students find books they may be interested in reading. After Thanksgiving break, we will be getting ready for the Book Fair which will be held December 4-6 in the library.
Art Classes - All classes are focusing on the element of shape this month. Depending on the grade level, students will be working with stamps, paint, ink, and paper shapes to create various projects. Everyone will learn about Henri Matisse who is known for his use of shape in his artwork. Throughout the year, all students are adding their pieces of art to their own art portfolio which will be sent home at the end of the school year.


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NZ can play key part in pharmaceutical and consumer health
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New Zealand has huge capabilities in growing plants for medicine for the soaring pharmaceutical and consumer health industry, a defining new biotech economic study report says.
The landmark BioTechNZ study analysed the state of biotechnology and its impact and benefits for the New Zealand economy and society.
New Zealand coupled with its wealth of knowledge in the primary sector and its distinctive growing conditions, it often results in an increased amount of high value active ingredients which are of huge benefit for the health sector.
Medicinal cannabis is projected to be worth $US97 billion by 2026 and is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 33 percent.
Following a law change, a medicinal cannabis scheme came into effect on April 1 this year which enables licensed businesses and individuals to cultivate, manufacture, supply and export medicinal cannabis products in New Zealand.
BioTechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says they anticipate the New Zealand market for medicinal cannabis will move more quickly than other international medicinal cannabis markets.
Increasingly, consumers are demanding ethically focused products with the least waste or environmental impact. This is creating new markets for biotechnology that can help reduce waste or create value from waste.
"Our research has identified a number of barriers that need to be overcome to enable the growth of the New Zealand biotechnology market," Dr Champion says.
"The current regulatory framework governing genetic modified organisms (GMO) is a major barrier to growth for the New Zealand biotechnology sector.
"We also need to develop a specialist biotech fund to attract international biotech investors and companies that are used to larger, longer term investments associated with biotechnology.
"As of now we need to drive change in New Zealand's approach to understanding of genetic modification and review regulations relating to biotechnology and genetics.
"The science of genetics has developed considerably since our regulations were put in place and they don't recognise the multitude of new technologies that exist to modify genetic material so our regulation is a bit like a hammer when we might be better off with a selection of chisels."
Modern biotechnology also includes selective breeding in plants and animals for particular traits through DNA profiling, to produce plants resistant to insects and livestock with better meat or wool quality.
It can also include the identification of microorganisms that can clean up pollution in soil, air or water or the development of medications that selectively target diseases or cancer cells.
The report says as the pace of population growth and climate change has accelerated, biotechnology has been identified as a critical technology.
Its wide application illustrates how a country's success may depend to a large extent on the national capabilities in mastering production and innovation in these crucial areas.
For further information contact Dr Zahra Champion on 021 899 732 or NZTech's media specialist, Make Lemonade editor-in-chief Kip Brook on 0275 030188
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