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The "Incompetence Syndrome"; Struck With Blindness! Our leaders are being manipulated by the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil
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The "Incompetence Syndrome"; Struck With Blindness!
The only people in today's world who can comprehend matters clearly, are those that are not struck with the "blindness" that the Bible states will come upon people in the end times.
Those who can't, or won't, accept the Kingdom of the Heavens, governed by Jehovah and his wonderful son Jesus Christ, as their ruling government will not survive. At this point in time we can do nothing to help those that are struck with this "blindness". It is out of our hands and beyond our control.
This "blindness", or inability to comprehend, can be easily recognized in ones that have it. Another way of recognizing ones who "won't make it" are the questions that they ask, or fail to ask.
I read the above quote on a forum back in 2009 and was written By Norval Cunningham.
I remember when I read the article how true it is but totally unaware of how the "Incompetence Syndrome" would increase so dramatically in the next 6 years.
For instance, just 2 weeks ago, English Prime minister Theresa May was so strong in her position, with a majority in Parliament and a 40 point lead in the polls over her socialist opposer Jeremy Corbyn, she decided to call a snap election to gain an even higher majority in Parliament and crush her opponents and take total control of her own government, she was so strong it was thought she was invincible.
Two weeks later she had lost her majority, lost another 60 seats in Parliament and handled the London tower block fire so badly, she has been called a coward and incompetent by many and she resembles a stunned rabbit stuck in front of a car's headlights.
She has, you could say, been struck by blindness after having total control
Last November another women, Hillary Clinton had total control, with an insurmountable 10 point lead over Donald Trump.
However she had a terrible election, with one disaster after another and hugely missing the mood of the people.
Donald Trump on the other did his best to hand the election to Clinton with a plethora of gaffs and insults at minority communities.
The day before the election the polls still had Clinton as unbeatable, the rest is history.
It's fair to say Clinton was struck by blindness during the election fight.
This "blindness", or inability to comprehend, can be easily recognized in ones that have it. Another way of recognizing the one's who do have it can be seen through the questions they ask, or fail to ask.
Another seismic shake occurred just a couple of months before the American Election.
Brexit is a commonly used term for the United Kingdom's proposed withdrawal from the European Union (EU). The British government led by David Cameron held a referendum on the issue in 2016; a majority voted to leave the European Union.
The result shocked the world, once again the polls suggested the Brits would vote to stay in the European Union, they narrowly voted to leave leaving Cameron having no choice but to resign from his post as Prime Minister.
Leaders, politicians and religious leaders around the world can clearly be seen to be suffering from an "Incompetence Syndrome"; Struck With Blindness!
It is a sign of the times and leads me straight to another Bible quote…
Epesians 6:12.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
We have seen this last two months in Britain the powers of this dark world and the spiritual forces of evil, a suicide bomber who blew himself, small children and young girls to pieces at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.
Another terrorist attack in London, just last night, a 'white man' who screamed, 'I want to kill all Muslims' ploughed his van into a group of worshipers outside a mosque in London, killing one and injuring many more, which is the worst case of Islamophobia in Britain so far.
For the third time in three months, police are now investigating a vehicle which has ploughed into innocent people going about their business, along with the horrific fire at the London tower block earlier this week, the UK has suffered a horrendous couple of months, with dark forces coming to the fore.
If you are a person in today's world who can comprehend matters clearly, then you will be well aware this "Incompetence Syndrome"; Struck With Blindness will become much much worse in these end times but we who have faith know evil will lose some time soon
But stay awake! Satan is out there and is like a roaring lion knowing his time is short.
Gary Walton


I purchased my Switch on 1/13/19, everything was perfectly fine playing on all 3 different ways.
On Sunday 1/20/19, I was playing Fortnite in the morning, on the kickstand mode, and using the joy cons in the controller when all of a sudden the system went black. No warning as the battery was low or anything. I just assumed the battery died unexpected, and plugged it into the wall, not on the dock. I went about my day, and later came back to play, and now the system will not fully turn on. It will flash a Ninteno logo, then turn off. I have done a bunch of research about hard rebooting, holding down the power button for 30 seconds, etc, and every time, it does the same thing. Also, when I put the Switch into the dock, the dock will flash with a green light and then go black again. Just a note: the controllers seem to be working perfectly fine.
@cadbaby I think sending it back to Nintendo would be best. Since you are under warranty, they should be able to fix or replace your Switch.
I see your here in America @cadbaby and therefor you should be able to take it back to your retailer. I can't think of any major retailer here that wouldn't replace it with a new one, as long as you kept the recite.
@cadbaby If you bought that console new on 1/13, you're within the 30 warranty for the store. I just looked at their In-Store return policy on defective items. Might want to ask them specially about why someone told you different from company policy. Maybe that'll get you somewhere better, worth a shot.
I will def try to take it back to Gamestop for an exchange, and see what happens.
Thank you for everyone's help and advice. I LOVE the system!
I'm sorry to inform you @cadbaby but their return policy states that you need the recite and all original packaging. You can still try to take it back and see if they'll take the box from the new one as a replacement, but you may be out of luck on this one.
Why not just go in, buy a new Switch, then return the faulty one for a refund?
@cadbaby Under Warranty take it back to the place you bought and get it replaced. But you need to have receipt and all packaging to swap out otherwise no Return for Replacement. Also since you bought at GS they most likely will have it on record since Serial numbers must be registered.
The problem @SwitchForce is that he through away the box. By the way @cadbaby did you ever get this resolved?
Throwing away the box - you have the serial that is on the Switch sticker so how one would not know this is peculiar to say.
@SwitchForce The problem also is that Gamestop requires the box for a return and without it he was S.O.L.


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WHAT: The closing oral arguments in Carhart v. Ashcroft, a federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of four doctors challenging the constitutionality of the "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003" signed into law by President Bush on November 5, 2003.
WHY: The Center for Reproductive Rights won a 2000 Supreme Court decision in Stenberg v. Carhart, striking down a Nebraska ban on so-called "partial-birth abortion," representing Dr. LeRoy Carhart, the lead plaintiff in this federal lawsuit. The Center's current lawsuit contends that the federal ban, like the Nebraska ban, is unconstitutional because it would ban abortions as early as 12-15 weeks in pregnancy, outlaw abortions that doctors say are safe and among the best for women's health, and contains no exception for the woman's health.
WHO: Center for Reproductive Rights, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights: Nancy Northup, President; Priscilla Smith, Director of Domestic Legal Program, lead attorney in lawsuit.
Plaintiffs: The lawsuit is filed on behalf of: LeRoy Carhart, M.D., a physician licensed to practice in Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Wisconsin; William G. Fitzhugh, M.D., a physician licensed to practice in Virginia; William H. Knorr, M.D., a physician licensed to practice medicine in New York, Alabama, South Carolina and Maryland; and Jill L. Vibhakar, M.D., a physician licensed to practice in Iowa.


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Legal Challenges Of Blockchain Technology
There are many powerful and exciting use cases for blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, from online transactions to decentralized apps and simpler supply chain processes. However, there are also challenges — and this includes legal challenges.
In this article, we'll take a look at some of the legal hurdles blockchain and crypto projects have to overcome. Mike Croghan, a cybersecurity data protection and privacy attorney at Clark Hill, joined us on the podcast to cover some of these issues and how they might affect the future of this technology.
How blockchain works
Blockchain technology is a decentralized ledger of information. It's publicly owned and can be accessed and viewed by anyone. The information in it cannot be altered once it has been created.
This immutability and transparency makes blockchain incredibly useful for decentralization, security, privacy, and the elimination of ledgers. Cryptocurrency, the digital currency underpinned by blockchain, offers a level of privacy and anonymity that ordinary currency just can't compete with.
While this has many wonderful advantages, it also poses legal challenges.
The legal challenges facing blockchain
Regulators want to make sure criminals can't exploit blockchain and cryptocurrency. The inherent privacy of blockchain-based transactions means it's possible to exchange money anonymously, and this feature can be (and has been) abused by criminals who want to obscure their shady activity.
As a result, lawmakers may soon start pushing to make cryptocurrency and blockchain transactions less private. Blockchain companies may be pressured to find a balance between the privacy and anonymity of crypto today, and a more legally compliant model that reduces the risk of crime.
Privacy issues
The debate around blockchain privacy and the legality of this doesn't look set to slow down anytime soon.
While lawmakers are primarily concerned with preventing crime and removing the tools for nefarious players to do their business, the crypto community is quick to point out that individuals have a right to privacy. And trying to make crypto and blockchain less private and anonymous does seem like an attack on our privacy as citizens.
According to Croghan, one of the biggest regulatory issues around blockchain is that if cryptocurrencies are considered securities, they will be bound by SEC regulations.
What that means for blockchain and cryptocurrency companies is that they will need to abide by a whole range of legal obligations and requirements to avoid being punished.
Take Telegram, for example. They launched an ICO — a common way for blockchain companies to raise funds — in 2019 that the SEC shut down because they deemed the tokens to have been unlawfully sold. In June 2020, Telegram settled with the SEC and agreed to return more than $1.2 billion to investors. They also had to pay $18.5 million in civil penalties.
Federal laws
What's the difference between federal and state laws for cryptocurrency and blockchain?
When it comes to federal laws, there are a number of organizations that govern how cryptocurrency is regulated. These include:
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
The Department of Treasury
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
However, despite this daunting army of potential enforcers, there is still very little federal lawmaking on this issue. When it comes to state laws, however, it's a different story.
Lots of states have passed laws relating to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. There's a big difference in how the technology has been treated on a state level, with some states taking a favorable stance and others being much tougher.
Wyoming is an example of a more crypto-friendly state. Croghan explains how Wyoming recently passed a bill exempting cryptocurrencies from property taxation. Another example is Colorado, which passed a bipartisan bill promoting the use of blockchain for government record-keeping.
Arizona and Georgia have also taken steps to legalize Bitcoin as a form of payment for taxes.
However, there are almost a dozen other states, including California and New Mexico, where warnings have been issued for investors regarding cryptocurrency. New York is another example of a state that has been considered restrictive with its crypto laws.
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC)
One potential legal challenge for crypto and blockchain projects involves anti-money laundering laws.
For example, the Bank Secrecy Act regulates money service businesses, which includes virtual currency exchanges. This means that cryptocurrency exchanges are required to conduct risk assessments on their exposure to money laundering and implement anti-money laundering programs based on the findings of those risk assessments.
There are other things to be aware of, too. Under these regulations, Americans are prohibited from doing business with foreign nationals who are on a specially designated nationals and blocked entities list.
Failing to keep up with these requirements can be fatal. Croghan brings up the example of BitMEX — a cryptocurrency exchange nominally headquartered in the Seychelles and nominally not accepting U.S. customers.
When they were found to be serving U.S. customers, five entities and three individuals who owned and operated the company were charged by the U.S. authorities for operating an unregistered trading platform and violating CFTC regulations and the Bank Secrecy Act.
Potential solutions to legal challenges
Solving the legal challenges around blockchain and crypto won't be easy. There's still a lot of uncertainty around what the regulatory and legal space around crypto will look like. What we do know is that as soon as new laws and regulations are passed, companies in this space will need to ensure that they fully comply with these laws and provide the necessary reassurances to their customers and investors.
Smart contracts and the law
Smart contracts are often touted as a possible replacement for traditional legal processes and lawyers. Croghan doesn't think this will become a reality any time soon.
He notes that smart contracts may end up forming small parts of wider transactions — similar to real estate escrow agreements — but the overall transactions are too complex to be performed by smart contracts alone.
There are many benefits to smart contracts in the legal space, like self-executing contracts and the removal of middlemen. But there are also some problems that will need to be overcome. They include the possibility of errors with coding and bugs that could derail entire agreements.
There are also questions around jurisdiction — which laws will apply to the contract? How do you enter a blockchain into evidence? These issues and more will need to be dealt with before smart contracts become a regular feature in the legal process.
As blockchain, crypto, and decentralization become more widely used and acknowledged, they're going to come under increasing legal scrutiny.
For anyone entering this space or looking to start their own blockchain project, it's crucial to work with a lawyer who understands the issues and can help you chart a safe course.
To learn more about decentralization and listen to conversations with experts about blockchain and its many uses, tune into The Unstoppable Podcast.

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The next Vice-Chancellor marks a new era for Victoria University
Victoria University has today announced its next Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Adam Shoemaker
After an extensive recruitment process, undertaken in unprecedented times, Victoria University has today announced its next Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Adam Shoemaker, marking a new era for the new year 2021.
Chair of the Search Committee, Deputy Chancellor Wayne Kayler-Thomson says the committee was pleased with the exceptional field of international and national tertiary education leaders who were considered. Their unanimous decision was to appoint Professor Shoemaker, who presented a compelling vision for VU's next stage of development.
Professor Shoemaker will join VU from Southern Cross University (SCU), where he has been the Vice-Chancellor and President since 2016. He is one of Australia's leading researchers in the area of Indigenous literature and culture and has previously held senior leadership roles at a number of other Australian universities, including Academic Provost at Griffith University, Deputy Vice- Chancellor (Education) at Monash University and Dean of Arts at the Australian National University.
VU Chancellor Gaye Hamilton says that Professor Shoemaker will bring an exciting mix of passion, knowledge and innovation to VU to lead the university in the years ahead and to navigate a post COVID-19 world.
"Professor Shoemaker is described as generous, inclusive and collaborative and he has a reputation as having the confidence of his staff and his peers as well as the communities his university serves.
"He is an ideal fit to build on the firm foundations of VU and to continue our transformational agenda as well as continuing to enact our moral purpose, which is to transform the lives of any student from any background and to transform our communities," said Ms Hamilton.
Professor Shoemaker has significant experience in leading change agendas, including the development of a new strategic plan at Southern Cross University focused on firmly establishing it among the top 50 young universities in the world by 2026. He also delivered a financial turnaround and completed a practical and symbolic rebrand of SCU that acknowledges Indigenous culture, positioning it as a progressive and deeply-engaged institution within the regions it serves.
In addition, he championed a new 6 x 6 model of course delivery—with six flexible study periods a year —as the way of the future for what both students and employers need. He is an experienced dual sector leader and sees developing meaningful pathways for students as a way to achieve enduring success. Professor Shoemaker is also an influential dual sector advocate who recognises its value in delivering work and career ready graduates.
Professor Shoemaker enthusiastic about new role
Professor Shoemaker says that he is very enthusiastic about his new role with VU and can think of no other Australian university with more potential or capacity to strengthen its influence, impact and contribution to its communities.
"VU has become globally recognised for its commitment to reinvention and achievement—both in education and research. It takes its responsibility to both people and place in Melbourne's west very seriously, and that is a wonderful thing.
"Over decades, VU has become a beacon of dual sector excellence and diversity. It recognises the responsibility and challenge of successful career-creation for all students, regardless of background. And it draws inspiration from the Indigenous concept of Moondani Balluk—meaning 'embrace people' in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri nation.
"All of this sets VU apart in the strongest possible way. I feel privileged to be joining such a great institution.
"I am also no stranger to a challenge—and now is the most challenging of times. But I am convinced that universities, such as VU, will lead the way in terms of attainment and excellence in the future," said Professor Shoemaker.
VU farewells Professor Peter Dawkins
Professor Shoemaker will commence at VU on Monday 14 December, coinciding with the final week that Professor Peter Dawkins will be in the role of Vice-Chancellor.
Professor Dawkins retires as Vice-Chancellor and President of VU after a 10-year tenure leaving a legacy as being a strategic, optimistic and considered leader who implemented an ambitious transformational agenda and a powerful moral purpose at VU.
Incoming Chancellor in 2021, the Honourable Steve Bracks AC, says that Professor Dawkins has steadfastly championed a west of Melbourne focus for VU. He says that Professor Dawkins has demonstrated that the strength of having a global reach while connecting deeply with the western region creates the right focus for the university. VU's support for the west of Melbourne and its communities through various projects, strategies and research to address challenges and provide opportunities is widely and highly regarded thanks to the vision and leadership of Professor Dawkins says Mr Bracks.
"I welcome and congratulate Professor Shoemaker as the next Vice-Chancellor and President of VU, and I believe that he is the best person to lead VU on from the outstanding work and leadership of Professor Dawkins. I look forward to working with Professor Shoemaker to take VU into a new era, continuing to build VU's long term future.
"Professor Dawkins has made an outstanding contribution and commitment to VU, to education in Australia, and to the west of Melbourne and we thank him very much and wish him a wonderful retirement," said Mr Bracks.
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Niky Poposki
Office of the Vice-Chancellor


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Did you ever think about making an impact in your daily life or your entire life which will not only benefit yourself and your family but the community at large? I bet most of you have but don't know how or are too busy to think about and go about rest of your routine life. I am not recommending here that you go out and do something to make your presence known but from time to time you should do something other than for yourself which will have an impact beyond your and your family life so that you have contributed something to the society in which you live. Am I asking too much of individuals who live and enjoy the company of other citizens that they do something for the larger community? It does not have to be some grandiose thing that then you would not be able to manage due to financial and physical constraints. But even volunteering in your kid's school or just donating some money to your favorite charity or some fund raising to help some cause will usually do the trip and make you feel proud inside. Not only it will create goodwill among people but people will remember you next time when they need some volunteering or help in some fund raising and that is how making an impact can be everlasting even when you are not in this world because people will remember for your work and your help in things that matter to them.


In February and March of 2000, Lucianne Carmichael visited Penukonda, India, at the invitation of the Young India Project, a non-profit organization founded by Sonja and Narinda Bedi and doing work to improve the lives of rural farmworkers and crafts-people for the past 30 years. She came to work with indigenous potters in a small village of diverse craftspeople such as women textile workers and stone masons, and it was there that she met Marshall Jude, an artisan wood-worker and carpenter. Lucianne told Jude stories of her own plans to invite artists to the woods for restorative residencies and Jude asked if he could come to assist in the building of lodging for the artists. For six months he was in the United States in residence and used his carpenter skills to bring A Studio in the Woods closer to the first official residencies.


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Home In the Church Global Nature Zimbabwe Churches March for Peace
Zimbabwe Churches March for Peace
by Chenayi Kumuterera
Zimbabwe Peace Banner
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches organized a march to foster peaceful elections. Photo by Tapiwa Dzuda, UMNS
Zimbabwe Peace Crowd
United Methodists join members of other denominations in a march for peace, unity and prayer in Harare, Zimbabwe, before upcoming elections in July. Photo by Tapiwa Dzuda, UMNS.
Zimbabwe Peace Prayer
Heads of church denominations join hands in unity as they pray for upcoming elections. Photo by Chenayi Kumuterera, UMNS.
MAY 31, 2018 | HARARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS)
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches organized a march encouraging a united, peaceful, just and prosperous Zimbabwe. Organizers of the march hope to increase understanding and awareness of the church's role in the secular community with a focus on peaceful elections.
The four districts within the United Methodist Zimbabwe Episcopal Area and other members of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches celebrated Africa Day — May 25 — with a peace march, a public lecture and songs and prayers at the Harare Gardens.
Hundreds of United Methodists and members of other denominations gathered at the Town House in Harare. Escorted by the state police force, participants marched along Julius Nyerere Road to the Harare Gardens. They waved placards that advocated unity and prayed for a peaceful outcome in Zimbabwe's upcoming elections.
Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold elections in July and for the first time in 16 years, the European Union will oversee those elections. The elections will be first since longtime President Robert Mugabe was ousted in November 2017.
Rugare Kozanai, assistant for governance, policy and research for the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, noted that the peace march complemented the "culture of peaceful initiatives" that preceded his involvement in the council.
The Rev. Kenneth Mtata leads the council's secretariat. He asked church members to love one another in peace and to thrive on peace throughout the election process. "Every member," he said, "has to preserve the peace we preach and experience the peace."
Peace marchers prayed on the roads that lead to the parliament. "The economic decisions," Mtata said, "must bring peace to Zimbabwe and to the High Court to enforce justice and give way to peace."
Calling the peace march "a worthy cause," the Rev John Makaniko, grassroots organizer for social justice ministry for the Board of Church and Society in Zimbabwe, said, "The message was clear for everyone across political divide [to] shun violence and embrace peace."
He said John Wesley's three simple rules – do good, do no harm and stay in love with God – have the power to change the world.
Retired Justice Sello Nare, speaking on behalf of the National Peace Reconciliation Commission, said, "Peace begins with me … with you and … with us all.
"Our action in peace [must] be active," he continued. "The church must bridge the gap for social healing. We are all ambassadors of peace."
Speaking at St. Timothy Mabvuku United Methodist Church, Onias Munamati said the role of the church during elections is to "pray, educate [about] the importance of peace, seek knowledge, demonstrate peace steadily and advocate for right policies.
"We have Christians within political circles, as elections can be a cause to unite – not to bring division and violence." He urged the church to identify with Christ and to be transformed.
"Churches should never be silent," said Mtata, but should preach a gospel of peace and unity and transform society.
Caroline Nyorowai Mutsago, an advocacy and grassroots organizer for Church and Society in Zimbabwe, agreed.
"The church is well positioned to influence and teach about peace in our communities," Mutsago said. "Church leaders are well respected. Using their position to our advantage will help in changing attitudes, character [and] behaviors and influence peace in communities."
She reiterated the importance of social media, especially for youth who are easily pressured to perpetrate violence. Mutsago believes social media may help to reduce violence, especially during elections.
Denominational heads joined hands in unity as they prayed together.
Chenayi Kumuterera is a communicator for the Zimbabwe West Annual Conference in Harare.
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Q: What is the best way to implement my program for Keil MCB1700 evaluation board? I want to develop a program for MCB1700 evaluation board.
Client software of PC reads a picture from HDD.
Then it sends the picture to MCB1700 evaluation board through socket (Ethernet).
Server of MCB1700 receives pictures from PC through Socket-connection and displays it on LCD.
Also server must perform such tasks:

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*To save picture to USB-stick;

*To read picture from USB-stick and send it to client through socket;

*To send and receive information through CAN

*COM-logging.

*etc.

Socket connection can be implemented with help of CMSIS and RL-ARM libraries.
But, as far as I understood, in both cases sofrware has to listen for incoming TCP-connection and handle network's events in an endless loop - All examples of Keil are based on such principle.
I always thought, that it is a poor way for embedded programming to use endless loops.
Moreover, I read such interesting statement

"it is certainly possible to create real-time programs without an RTOS
  (by executing one or more tasks in a loop)"

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*http://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/rlarm/rlarm_ar_artxarm.htm
So, as I understood, it is normal practice to execute a lot of tasks in loop?
while (1) {
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}
I think that it is better to handle all events by interrupts.
Is it possible to use socket conection of CMSIS and RL-ARM libraries and organize all my software by handling of interrupts?
My server (on MCB1700) has to perform a lot of tasks. I guess, I should use RTOS RTX in my software. Isn't it so? Is it better to implement my software without RTX?

A: Simple real-time systems often operate in a "big-loop" architecture, with some time critical events handled by interrupts.  It is not a "bad" architecture, bit it is somewhat inflexible, scales poorly, and any change may affect the timing of and or all parts of the system.
It is not true that RL-TCPnet must work this way, but it is designed to run stand alone, and the examples work that way so that there are no dependencies on other libraries for the widest applicability.  They are only examples and are intended to demonstrate RL-TCPnet and nothing else.  In that sense the examples are not realistic and should be adapted to your requirements.
You might devise a system where all your application code runs in interrupt handlers and the network stack is services in an endless-loop in the thread context, but architecturally that is probably far worse than the "big-loop" architecture, since you may end up with very long interrupt handlers, with the higher priority ones starving and affecting the real-time response of lower priority ones.  You end up with a system that is difficult to schedule satisfactorily.  Moreover not all library routines are suitable for execution in an interrupt handler, so it would be rather restrictive.
It is possible to service the network stack in a low priority thread in an RTOS.  The framework for such operation is described in the documentation in the section: Using RL-TCPnet with RTX kernel..  This will require you to understand and use the RL-RTX kernel library, but given your reservations about "big loop" code, and the description of tasks your system must perform, it sounds like that is what you want to do in any case.  If you choose to use a different RTOS, then RL-TCPnet can work in a similar way with any RTOS.

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Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
in Popular Music
NFQ Level
4 years (8 semesters)
CAO Codes
MT931 - MT935
CAO Deadline
Course Fees (EU)
€3,007 + tuition fees (if applicable)
Course Fees (non-EU)
Applications should be made to:
the Central Applications Office (CAO) if an Irish, EU or UK applicant;
the MTU International Office if a non-EU applicant.
Those applying to the CAO should use the instrument-specific codes:
MT931 Electric Guitar
MT932 Electric Bass Guitar
MT933 Keyboard
MT934 Drums
MT935 Voice (restricted - no late applications accepted)
For admission to the programme, standard applicants must:
meet the minimum entry requirements;
sit the Entrance Test; and
complete Garda Vetting.
Minimum Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate in at least six subjects (i.e. H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects); one of the subjects must be English or Irish. There is no specific requirement for Maths (a grade F2 or higher in foundation level Maths is recognised as one of the subjects for entry).
In addition to the Leaving Certificate, academic qualification can also be considered from:
UK A-Levels and similar European / international examinations (see CAO advisory document for further information);
those holding relevant FETAC Level 5 & 6 qualifications;
mature candidates with relevant subject experience.
This is a Restricted Access Course and all applicants will be assessed through a combination of video submissions and an in-person written paper (overseas applicants are encouraged to attend in-person).
Each candidate who sits an Entrance Test is awarded up to a maximum of 600 points and must achieve the minimum threshold of 276 points to be considered eligible.
Places on the course are allocated according to the rank achieved as a result of this assessment procedure; i.e. Leaving Certificate exam points are not used to rank candidates.
Candidates are not allowed to defer the results of the Entrance Test.
Video Submissions
All self-tape video submissions must be uploaded to YouTube as unlisted videos, with the links forwarded to csm.fulltimecoursescork@mtu.ie by 17:00 on Friday 10 March 2023.
All candidates should begin their videos by speaking - to the camera - their full names and CAO numbers (if applicable). Before performing each piece, candidates should introduce the work with a title and composer (if known).
Smartphone video is acceptable provided both the video and audio are of a reasonable quality.
Performances may be unaccompanied, have live accompaniment, or have backing tracks (if a backing track is used, it should be audible on the video recording).
Each candiate should submit approximately 8 - 10 minutes of video - quality trumps quantity.
Bass guitarists should perform two or three contrasting pieces.
Drummers should perform two or three contrasting pieces, demonstrating their musical strengths and interests.
Electric guitarists should perform two contrasting songs or instrumentals demonstrating 'rhythm' and 'lead' techniques. Candidates must also present a two-octave scale of G major and a GMaj7 arpeggio.
Keyboardists should perform two contrasting pieces, present two own-choice major scales (two octaves, hands together) and, choosing two notes as roots, present major seventh, dominant seventh, and minor seventh chords.
Vocalists should perform two contrasting songs and also present, using any vowel, a major scale and its arpeggio. You may perform one original song and one contrasting cover, or two cover versions.
Candidates must sit a one-hour written paper on Saturday 25 March 2023 at MTU Cork School of Music. A sample paper is available here.
Vetting is conducted by the National Vetting Bureau (formerly known as the Garda Central Vetting Unit). The National Vetting Bureau (NVB) helps to assess the suitability of all applicants on this programme. It is important to note that participation in or completion of this programme may be affected by subsequent disclosure/discovery.
This is a four-year programme leading to the award of a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Popular Music. This modern, four-year, Level 8 music degree provides a comprehensive training in popular music performance with ancillary and supporting courses in a huge variety of disciplines. Each student is assigned a matched group of peers to form a small popular band ensemble, this becoming the centre of the learning experience. Lectures, classes, and music technology labs provide supporting skills to the core training in performance.
Singers and instrumentalists who play guitar, bass, keyboards or drums in a pop style will study together: performance skills, ensemble, theory and harmony, songwriting, music technology and music business, law and entrepreneurship. Those wishing to specialise in music and technology have access to some of the most sophisticated electronic and computer equipment available in the country.
Graduates will be able to compete in the busy world of commercial music in Ireland, for recording contracts, gigs in clubs and concert halls, TV and stage shows, corporate entertainment, and the fertile melting pot that is the Irish singer-songwriter circuit. Synergies with the classical, jazz and traditional musicians on the BMus course will open creative doors and career opportunities such as those fostered in the famous performing arts schools and colleges of the UK and US.
Based in the heart of Cork City, MTU Cork School of Music occupies a purpose-built conservatory building, regarded as one of the best facilities in the world for creative and performing arts education with an amazing technological infrastructure. For more info, visit our facilities page.
Individual Tuition
This is at the core of your degree throughout your four years, and you will receive a one-hour or thirty minute one-to-one lesson weekly in your chosen area.
Aural Training and Harmony
Also a core subject throughout - you will graduate a fully equipped and rounded musician.
Ensemble Training
A signature of this degree, you will receive intensive training in complete stage band ensembles, also specific rhythm section or vocal section sessions, every week for four years.
Music and Technology
Music and technology is a core subject for the first three years with elective options in Year Four. You will enjoy the best equipped facilities, studios and laboratories in Ireland to learn about sound design, computer music, beat making, computer notation, programming, and PA and studio technology.
Due to our co-location with our sister courses, the BMus, BA in Theatre & Drama Studies, and the BA in Musical Theatre, you will have an unparallelled access to a wide variety of elective modules, particularly in Years Three and Four. These range from orchestral instruments and classical guitar, to songwriting, composition, arranging, conducting, dance, Irish traditional music, lighting design, music therapy, and education. Complete documentation and detailed module content is available here.
Regular additional workshops are hosted by visiting performers and music industry professionals. A&R sessions are provided each year, as well as industry talks from promoters and bookers. Students of arranging and musical direction enjoy a close collaboration with performing ensembles such as the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
All students perform a public gig with their band each semester, at both in-house and external venues in the city. Students who specialise in performance in Years Three and Four get the opportunity to present their own gigs which are filmed in TV studio quality, and featured on the School's YouTube channel. Other modules such as songwriting also feature regular performance opportunities.
Email csm.fulltimecoursescork@mtu.ie or phone +353 (0)21 4807309 / +353 (0)21 4807310.


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Q: Security Exception attempting to deploy a solution  I must have upset SharePoint somehow as I can't use the Central Administration to deploy an installed solution.  Everything I do returns the wonderful '[SecurityException: Access denied.]' error.
I'm a domain administrator and a member of the local Administrators group.  In fact, I went thru every local group on this machine and added my user account.  Still no luck.
I AM able to deploy the solution via the SharePoint Management Shell though.
Any idea on how to fix the CA?

A: When you launch your browser, you need to Run as Administrator.

A: To deploy a solution you must make sure you are a Farm Administrator. This won't be set through AD. So go to Central Administration and ensure your user account is added as a Farm Administrator. You may need to use a Farm Administrator account (the one that was setup) to add your user as such.


I squeeze my rear risers together. That annoyance also went away when I switched to a RDS slider.
Don't...seriously. Don't tattoo other skydivers on you. Never a good idea.
Yep no margin for error. Really good skills, riding a fine line.
ouch. no, never seen that. Mind if I ask who manufactured the rds?
Are there plastic snaps on new Velocities?
Yes. It's quite early this year.


Since I'm a broke bloke I'll post here. Always love when you guys do GTRT. One page RPGs or games like FATE where you can get input from outside the game could work well on twitch but it would help to have another person or mods forwarding this so the GM doesn't have to constantly watch the chat for responses. I hope to be able to see the twitch games live when they occur.
Going along with Phoenix Scientist's theme would we should have Neok as Shadow.
I went to a Halloween party this previous weekend and I went as Professor Oak (Anime).
Nice call to 6 String Samurai. I watched that in college and man it is so strange ,but in a good way.
So, regarding the Discord server (as a Patron who is on there) I would, I would like to see some separate channels for discussion. It can be difficult to keep up with the discussions about various games because they get buried in the general channel. So a Longshot channel, a Soloshot channel, and a few other channels for longer running games would be nice, as well as one maybe for GTRT. It wouldn't be practical to make new channels for each episode, obvs, but making a specific place to discuss specific topics would make it easier to engage. I'm not suggesting getting rid of the general channel, but leaving it for people to just socialize and talk about David's awful rolling in general instead of the more specific awful rolling in one game or another.
@David, totally understand what y ou mean about Savage Worlds, i love the system (at higher levels) but death is not something it allows you to get around very easily.
Also, not for Halloween but last weekend i dressed up as Rhys from borderlands, may take the robotic arm and claim im a cyborg for Halloween. and be prepared for MY baked goods on discord then. I have a nice surprise im making for my work mates.


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Philippines' Duterte offers reward for corrupt police linked to drugs
By Reuters - Monday, August 29, 2016 14:00
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes part during a National Heroes Day commemoration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) in Taguig city, Metro Manila in the Philippines August 29, 2016.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday promised rewards running to tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warned corrupt officials they would face "a day of reckoning".
In a National Heroes Day speech, Duterte said there would be no let-up in a "war on drugs" in which - according to police figures - more than 1,900 people have been killed since he came to power two months ago.
Police say the toll of about 36 people a day is a result of drug dealers resisting arrest or gang feuds.
Duterte railed against critics who have complained that the poor who trade drugs to make a living are being targeted by the police, but added that army generals, city mayors, governors and police involved in the drug trade must also be stopped.
"I consider the fight against drugs a war, there is a crisis in this country, it is drugs ... it has infected every nook and corner," he said in the speech to retired and serving soldiers, government officials and foreign diplomats.
Singling out corrupt policemen known as "ninjas", who take pay-offs from drug lords, Duterte said he was placing a 2 million peso ($43,000) bounty on their heads, telling their colleagues to "squeal on your friends".
Duterte, who won a May election on a promise to wipe out drugs and dealers, last month named about 160 officials, judges, police and soldiers who he said were protecting drug traffickers or selling drugs in their communities.
The United States, a close ally of the Philippines, said last week it was "deeply concerned" about the reports of extra-judicial drug killings and it urged Duterte's government to ensure that law-enforcement efforts "comply with its human rights obligation".
The crackdown and some strongly worded criticism Duterte has made of the United States since coming to power present a dilemma for Washington, which has been seeking to forge unity among allies in Asia in the face of an increasingly assertive China, especially in the strategic South China Sea.
This month, two U.N. human rights experts urged Manila to stop the extra-judicial executions and killings. Duterte responded by threatening to leave the United Nations.
In his speech on Monday Duterte scoffed at accusations that he was trampling on human rights and said law enforcers should not worry about criminal liability while acting on his campaign.
"Kill them"
In the early hours of Monday a suspected drug lord and his wife were shot dead by a gunman as they stepped off a ferry in the central province of Iloilo, national police spokesman Dionardo Carlos said.
Police said the man, Melvin Odicta who was also known as "Dragon", was returning from Manila where last week he had met the interior minister to deny accusations that he was the region's top drug dealer.
National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa said on Friday he did not believe Odicta, telling officers: "Who are they fooling?"
In a speech to thousands of drug users and pushers the previous day, dela Rosa encouraged them to kill drug lords because they were getting rich at the expense of the poor.
"You want to kill them, then kill them, you can kill them because you are their victims here. You know who are the drug lords here, go to their houses, pour gasoline, set it on fire, show them you are angry at them."
He later apologized for the comments.
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It takes a bit of an effort to get the rest of the world listening to you from Australia. But it has worked out for James Gabriel Keogh, alias Vance Joy, from Melbourne with a simple ukulele and a declaration of love to a Michelle Pfeiffer lookalike. 'Riptide' was one of the big hits of 2013. At home in Australia he broke records. No single record has been in the hit lists for longer. The young singer-songwriter got to join Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour. She made a piano version of 'Riptide' which in turn went viral. And that was only Vance Joy's second single. 'Dream Your Life Away' (2014) and 'Nation of Two' (2018) back up the good first impression he made. Both albums are great examples of what he's so good at: telling lively stories with beautiful metaphors and strong images.
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Society at large is moving faster than ever before. Access to information and the sheer amount of information collected and tracked by a growing list of devices and corporations has come at a dire cost to all of us. Our Privacy. Our fundamental human right to Liberty is in jeopardy and we all need to make changes to ensure our Privacy is not taken from us. More than half of the world's population is online and has over 1.5 billion websites to interact with. The incredible volume of data and the management and distribution of data is something we cannot take lightly. From data breaches on Facebook to the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the millions of dollars paid in fines by Google, the issues of Privacy and Security are forcing a turning point in the World Wide Web for users and business all across the world.
Despite regulations like GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and numerous global governments increasing regulations regarding data, our data is still at risk. Data breaches continue to occur and leave millions of people in financial and personal risk. The current centralized state of the Internet further limits the extent to which online data can be protected – and as long as this centralization continues, there will always be a level of uncertainty when it comes to data security.
All browsers today run on a centralized network which connects all users and the data they generate through a central server. The vulnerability of a single access point and dependency of the operator of the servers to manage and protect data is always at risk.
It is safe to assume that most people are aware that the data they generate is recorded and stored in some way. In the past, centralization was part of the Web as third parties were operators or servers and data centers. The Web today no longer relies on third parties to manage central servers as the majority of our personal information lies in the hands of a few technology companies whose primary source of revenue is monetization of the data generated by its users.
Most types of data protection methods proposed by leading technology companies are simply band-aid fixes as to a much bigger problem of sensitive information passing through central servers. The volume of data generated year by year is growing on a massive scale. The digitization of the world is growing and the responsibility to adjust and fix structural and operational practices is reaching a tipping point.
One of the problems we are solving at Metalyfe is to ensure privacy for our users without compromising the utility of the Internet. We are approaching this sensitive topic primarily from a structural point as the beta version of the Metalyfe browser does not run on a central server. By storing data in a decentralized network of devices, the risk of a security attack is mitigated and much harder to breach. The decentralized Metalyfe browser also uses an encrypted login and does not store passwords or any metadata to retrieve user information, therefore, taking trust completely out of the equation.
Not only does Decentralization protect your personal data, but it also empowers users to own the data they generate while controlling what information they give and receive. The peer-to-peer network created by decentralization creates a self-governing environment and navigates the Internet back to the community it once was, and not the current state of the trustless web.
Privacy is a fundamental human right and should not be taken for granted, especially by those who control, manipulate and profit from the digital asset of millions of unaware users. We need to take responsibility for ourselves to ensure our privacy of an asset that is growing in value day by day.
"Privacy is the freedom to decide with whom to share your thoughts and dreams. It is a treasure, the coffer of our soul" says Daniele Montelone, CTO of Metalyfe.
Some of the primary pillars of web 3.0 revolve around "multiple profit centers sharing value across open networks." Instead of being the "product," as users are often with web 2.0 platforms and current advertising methods, individuals will once again become the customers who have control of their data in a Private and Secure access point to the digital world is part of the solution provided by the Metalyfe browser. The world is changing rapidly and the value of data is exponentially increasing leaving users at risk for this valuable resource. Secure your privacy for today and tomorrow with the Metalyfe browser.
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Home » Divebase investigates » Scientists find plastic at the bottom of the Mariana Trench
Divebase investigatesOcean Science
Divebase News Team
During the 11km/7miles deep dive to the deepest part of the ocean, Victor Vescovo didn't only discover new creatures but also found plastic at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
The bottom of the Mariana Trench is the deepest point of our oceans and is known as the "Challenger Deep", it lies at a depth of around 11km (6.8 miles).
The Triton 36,000/2 'Limiting Factor', the only submersible ever to be certified to go to unlimited ocean depth | Tamara-Stubbs
American explorer Victor Vescovo spent four hours exploring the bottom of the trench in his submersible 'Limiting Factor', built to withstand the immense pressure of the deep. At 10,927m (35,849ft) Vescovo broke the last world record by 16m/52ft.
It is the third time humans have reached the ocean's extreme depths.
The first humans to explore the depths of the Mariana Trench were US Navy lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard. They reached the ocean floor aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste on January 23, 1960. In 2012, Canadian filmmaker, environmentalist, deep-sea explorer, and philanthropist James Cameron made a solo dive in his bright green submarine.
Victor Vescovo with Don Walsh | ReeveJolliffe
A total of five dives took place starting from the 28th of April. The last dive was on the 7th of May 2019. The submarine also reached it's deepest on the first day.
New world record
Vescovo spent 248 minutes at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that day, which is also a new world record for a solo dive according to The Five Deeps Expedition. In total the vessel spent 15.5 hours doing research at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Victor Vescovo next to his deep ocean submersible 'Limiting Factor' | Tamara-Stubbs
The team believes they have discovered four new species of prawn-like crustaceans called amphipods. Other animals were also seen deep in the ocean, and samples of rock were collected from the seafloor.
Victor piloting 'Limiting Factor' on the bottom of the Mariana-Trench | Atlantic Productions for Discovery Channel
To our greatest concern, a plastic bag and candy wrappers were also found on the seabed. The scientists now plan to test the creatures they collected to see if they contain microplastics – a recent study found this was a widespread problem, even for animals living in the deep.
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Most of us are familiar with Oracle, SAP or Microsoft Dynamics. These types of COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) software applications are designed to cover the most common needs of a wide group of company requirements. They do not however, build a customized solution specific to your individual business needs on a granular scale. Taken one step further, these solutions tend to not integrate well with other COTS solutions.
Within many organizations, whether built in-house or more popularly by a third party, there are customized (bespoke) software development that is tailor made to the needs of a specific organization.
Bespoke software solutions will always deliver the most efficient system as it provides support for a specific need(s) of your business. This solution is not available in an off-the-shelf solution as it cannot offer the greater efficiency or customer touchpoint service.
A direct relationship is established immediately between you and the development company you have selected. An experienced software development team will collaborate and adapt more easily to meet your specific requirements. The software is yours and as such, you are in the driver seat to see the software team delivers your unique solution quickly and efficiently.
There is an obvious cost to committing to a custom software solution as its created from scratch. It is important to note though that this is a very smart investment in the long run. No need to be concerned about license fees and paying for features you don't need, forced upgrades and constant testing of new security patches released as bugs were discovered.
Without question, by using your custom solution, your team(s) are more confident and able to perform tasks more efficiently as the application is written specifically to address the why and how your business needs the tasks completed.
Your customized application is yours. You own it and as such, is yours to do as you wish with it. Using a COTS application, you are at the mercy of the company you purchased it from to ensure it is updated, secure, improved and quite honestly, available for the life of your business without either the vendor quietly bought up or having gone out of business.
COTS applications are more vulnerable to hacking attacks since it is available to the masses. Custom solutions on the other hand are more secure and much harder to hack because it is only used within your company. Hackers see little advantage to attacking bespoke software when there are many other companies out there using COTS.
As your business grows, off-the-shelf software may not be able to handle the data load over time. Your customized solution is designed from the start with your specific business growth in mind. As you grow, the custom solution grows with you.
Custom software is the perfect solution for multiple programs integration. Business that use many software applications would benefit tremendously from a 'one custom software application' designed to integrate multiple processes. You will now be able to accomplish more with less overhead.
Because your custom solution was designed and built for you specifically, your technical support team is not only versed on your specific business, they are also intimately familiar with the nuances of your custom software and how it interacts with your network. A highly skilled team is available to support your business from both development and productivity use.
Every company has different needs. Many will realize in time that off-the-shelf solutions will not be able to solve their granular concerns that are pivotal to running the business. Companies can turn to bespoke software at this point to deliver a solution specifically designed to address pain-points and increase productivity, revenue and positive staff and customer engagement much quicker.
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When creating issues in JIRA after checking the "Create another" checkbox, the custom fields do not retain their values.
It would be very helpful if the custom fields retained their value.
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Crashes, what can be done?
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CyclistAbi said:
I feel that you have some vision of medieval armor in your head. But even with that variant it could i guess be done. That is to preserve full mobility of i am guessing a shoulder joint. As you assume shoulder wouldn't be able to move after?
@Libertine Seguros
And don't you feel that the shoulder is close enough to be considered as a part of the same area?
@Bonimenier
Who knows. Maybe cyclists would learn to use such apparel to break the fall differently. Compared to what they are doing now. When they know the apparel isn't offering them any advantage.
Try googling 'NFL collarbone injury', and then look at the amount of padding those guys wear.
Seeing as you keep calling for apparel manufacturers to create something but have no ideas of your own, how about admitting that maybe - just maybe - this is something that apparel manufacturers, riders, organisers and sport governing bodies have already considered, but without being able to find a solution that doesn't also badly compromise the riders? The thing is, riders need the flexibility and dexterity to help them avoid crashes in the first place. It's no good preventing collarbone injuries in x % of crashes if you then cause the number of crashes to go up and neutralise that benefit.
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Logic-is-your-friend
I was going to make a joke about installing brake lights, but... maybe that could actually help? Just beneath the saddle, a small red LED.
Also a Waze-like gps based device/app that informs riders of upcoming road furniture, or dangerous situations, that can be updated on the fly.
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Armchair cyclist
CyclistAlbi's position seems to be based on the premise of a design that nobody has ever come up with utilising a material that no-one has ever invented.
As such, it can't be said to be a bad idea, any more than the Nimbus 2000 is a bad idea. But while it cannot be any more than an idea, there seems little point in discussing it.
Until it is trialled in the Hogsmeade - Godric's Hollow Classic.
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Axel Hangleck
In other racing sports, when there are crashes, they can usually work out what/who caused it, and action is taken. Whether that is a DSQ, time penalty or event/race penalties. It seems only crashes at the finish of a race are looked at.
What happened after the crash in LBL?? Who caused it? Does anybody know? Or is it a case of "crashes are a part of cycling, and nothing can be done"?
However, I do think more should be done to crack down on reckless riding; you can't all be at the front of the race, and forcing your way through should be a 'no no'.
argyllflyer
Watching the Tour of Hellas this week, some of the incidents there were down to poor marshalling or poor moto piloting- Aaron Gate nearly went into pedestrians crossing the road on Stage 1 as the lead Moto stopped when confused. In stage 3 a moto going too slow (IMO) contributed to pile-up a few hundred metres before the line. The big crash on stage 4 was more down to rider error but the way riders went into the barriers was very reminiscent of the Tour de Pologne crash involving Jakobsen and Groenewegen.
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argyllflyer said:
The Hellas finish was far more dangerous than the Jakobsen/Groenewegen finish - The Hellas finish was techinical, downhill and off camber - It was a disaster waiting to happen, whereas the TOP finish was straight and downhill - And there had never been any major incidents in the TOP finish in the past.
Bonimenier
yaco said:
I don't agree. A crash was waiting to happen in the Tour of Hellas, but disaster was waiting to happen in Poland. Speed in that finish in Poland in combination with the barriers could only end up in disaster sooner or later. Speed in Hellas was way lower.
Bonimenier said:
The stage finish in Hellas was far more dangerous because of its layout - I wonder how it was approved.
This thread is getting way too many reasons to be bumped lately... even aside from De Lie's recklessness and Welsford's dangerousness, this is hardly the first time Dunkerque has had a non-compliant finish. How hard can it be to move the finish line 50 metres?
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tobydawq
No it wasn't. It was more likely to cause a crash but less likely to cause death.
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lol, in what universe is De Lie at fault here?
Logic-is-your-friend said:
Once again, you're reading a post of mine as blaming Belgians when the point was that the most obvious way in which a crash like this could have been prevented (you know, in the spirit of the topic title) was the organisers moving the finish by 50 metres, but sure, I'll elaborate (even if I said most of this in the other thread):
De Lie is arguably at fault for going into a gap where there's not much lateral motion required from either McLay or Welsford for a crash to occur.
The organisers are definitely at fault for having the finish in a curve, which amongst other things increases the risk/amount of lateral motion in a sprint.
Welsford is definitely at fault for not only deviating to the right but also sticking out his elbow when he can see he's pushing De Lie into McLay by doing so. Deserved relegation.
So, at most, De Lie is at fault for the crash to a comparatively minor extent. However, he does put himself into a position where the risk of such a crash was pretty high, which I felt was reckless. That's not blaming him for the crash actually happening, though, you're doing the exact thing you've accused me of doing in the past by twisting my words.
Why do you bring up the fact that he is Belgian? A gap opens up in front of him, it is big enough to move through. If a sprinter isn't allowed or even supposed to go for that opportunity, then you should simply forbid sprints alltogether.
I certainly don't think it was wise to try to go through that gap. I don't think it was smart what Jakobsen did either. Or Sagan for that matter when he squeezed past Van Aert after which the Belgian apparently called him a *** monkey.
tobydawq said:
Any crash can cause a death - The Jakobsen crash was caused by Groenewegen's careless riding - It wasn't the course design.
The Jakobsen crash was a result of Groenewegen's deviation off the line in which there was enough room - It's always more dangerous when you try to go between two riders as in the case of De Lie - There's always a chance one of the two riders could drift off line - At the end of the day, sprinters are crazy and at times will take unnecessary risks.
The crash? Yes
The severity of the injuries? No
This is a ridiculous claim. Of course the risk of death is bigger when the riders go above 80 kph because the finale is on a downward slope than if it's around 65 kph on a normal flat finish.
Rubbish. Complete rubbish. I sincererly hope you either didn't see the sprint from heli-view, or that you are making a lame joke. There is not a sprinter on this earth that would not move through that gap. And if there were, he could probably start looking for another team/job.
De Lie is right NEXT to Welsford when he starts to push him into McLay. Look at the images or the footage again please.
This you?
I believe it was a racing incident - It does not help that the finish gently curved in the last 30 metres.
Why do you need to try to ridicule me? At some point after this picture, it was evident for De Lie that there was not enough space. I just said it wasn't particularly wise to push his luck when the door was closed. I'm not saying he should be like Bennati in his old days, everything isn't black or white. But when the probability for a successful manoeuvre becomes to small, there's no real point in continuing to aim for such a gap. He doesn't gain anything by claiming his right when lying on the ground with broken bones.
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I'm ridiculing your statement, because it is ridiculous. I'm not ridiculing you as a person.
Already in this picture De Lie is overtaking Welsford. Already at this moment he his 80% next to Welsford. This is victim blaming 101. At no point after this picture was Welsford riding away from De Lie. Hence the space WAS there for De Lie and he was already in it. Welsford was not in front of De Lie so any sort of "closing the space" meant 100% pushing De Lie because the space was not Welsford's anymore to close.
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My statement is certainly not ridiculous. And if it wasn't one of your Belgians, you wouldn't even care what had happened. But now it is, and instead of it being a controversial incident with no clear assignment of guilt, it's 100% assault by Welsford and De Lie would 100% be fired by his team if he had backed off. Which he apparently couldn't because Welsford barged into him from a completely perpendicular direction with no chance whatsoever of De Lie having seen him before it happened.
Right, because Jakobsen is also a Belgian. And i didn't care what happened there either, right? Stop talking out of your ass. Even if your ridiculous insinuation were true, it doesn't change what happened in this instance. De Lie is already next to Welsford when the latter starts drifting. End of story.
Please use quotes in context and use the full quote.
The first quote referred to the Jakobsen and Groenewegen crash.
The second quote referred to the Welsford and De Lie crash.


1. Pop Art Popcorn- When it comes to snacks, the more unique, the better to me. I was recently sent some samples of Pop Art popcorn to try and loved the unique flavors. Some of them include Thai coconut curry, rosemary truffle, nori sesame, white cheddar jalapeno and white pepper parmesan. I served the white pepper parmesan for my daughter's birthday party and several people told me that it was really good.
I liked the white cheddar jalapeno a lot too. My dad likes both of those flavors but refused to try the others- lol. The rosemary truffle is delicious if you are a fan of truffles. These would be great to serve at a party for guests to try the different varieties.
2. iLeesh Pillow- Okay, this product is perfect for my dachshund obsessed self. Longtime readers know that I am a little crazy about dachshunds so this pillow from iLeesh is perfect. It looks just like a real dachshund. In fact, Jaxen is totally scared of it. If I bring the pillow by him, he sprints away.
The pillow does have a name thanks to my husband: Francesca Fresca Bruschetta. Umm- yeah! We love dachshunds and have way too many dachshund items. This pillow is awesome quality and has a permanent spot on our couch.
The giveaway will be for one iLeesh pillow of your choice to one winner and 3 bags of Pop Art popcorn of your choice to another reader.
That pillow is SO cute and the name Troy chose is way funny!
I liked your facebook page previously, but fyi, you cannot ask us to like your facebook page as a requirement for a sweeps entry. Facebook changed the rules and you can only ask that we visit the page as a sweeps requirement.
I'd love either one but my first choice is a pillow. Thanks.
The popcorn sounds great, but I'd have to say the iLeesh pillow. It is adorable!
I want to try the popcorn, thanks.
My first choice would be the pillow, please. Popcorn would also be delicious!


The glass bottle house built by Olga Queen, from Novoshakhtinsk, Russia is a fine addition to our hefty collection of glass bottle architecture, which already includes various bottle houses and a unique bottle temple.
In an effort to build herself a house out of cheap and environment-friendly materials, Olga Queen spent six months collecting glass bottles, around her home town of Novoshakhtinsk. She managed to gather around 5,000 of them, which proved enough to build her very own little dream house. Using some wood for the framework and concrete to fix the bottles in place, she manged to finish construction and is now ready to move in.
Glass might not seem like the right material to use when building a house, especially in a place like Russia, but the air trapped in the bottles actually provides great insulation. We'll just see if Olga makes it through the winter in her little glass home.


This Labor Day holiday we take things easy. Whether stargazing with Starwalk 2, taking a walk and remembering the hot spots along the way with Rego, getting a recommendation for a good read with Bookvibe, or adding so retro-style light leaks to our photos with a new set of Prolost Lightroom presets.
Movies, writing and photos. If you like any of these things, then you're going to love this week's App Watch. We have apps for slo-mo, retro, Drobo and to help you find that lost photo.


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Doctoral Studies in Law: From the Inside Out
Dabby, Dia
With Bethany Hastie and Jocelyn Stacey
This article explores the purpose, structure and experience of doctoral studies in Canadian law schools. Relying on an auto-ethnographic methodology, where we draw on our personal experience as doctoral students, we identify three tensions in doctoral studies in law. We explore how these tensions—between practice/theory, structure/space, and supervisory/other relationships—emerge from the structure of doctoral studies in law and how they manifest themselves in the lived experience of doctoral students. We detail how these tensions are a product of the ambiguous and underexplored nature of doctoral studies in law. By making these tensions explicit, we encourage doctoral students, law professors and administrators to reflect more critically on the place of doctoral studies in Canadian law schools.
Dabby, D., Hastie, B., Stacey, J. (2016). « Doctoral Studies in Law: From the Inside Out », Dalhousie Law Journal, vol. 39, no 1, p. 221-247.


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Jordan Peele's 'Us' Breaks Box Office Records with $70.3 million Debut
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Jordan Peele's horror flick "Us" stormed the box office with a $70.3 million opening weekend debut.
"Us", Peele's second directorial effort after 2017's "Get Out", centers on a Black family being terrorized by doppelgangers. Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex and Shahadi Wright Joseph star as the beleaguered Wilson's in the thriller which has broken multiple records in one weekend. "Us" is now the largest-ever debut for an original horror film and one of the biggest openings for a live-action original film since "Avatar" was released 10 years ago. It is also the second-best debut of the year behind just Disney's "Captain Marvel" which bowed with $153 million earlier this month.
The blockbuster has already made back its $20 million budget.
"Get Out certainly paved the way, but this level of box office is attributable to the extraordinary filmmaking, the performances and the writing," Jim Orr, Universal domestic distribution president, said. "This success very much lands at the feet of Jordan Peele. He has such a broad fan base."
Leading up to the release of "Us", tracking suggested that the movie would pull in $40 million domestically. The forecast grew over the weekend as word of mouth spread and audiences reacted positively to the latest offering in the horror genre. Industry experts are crediting that enthusiasm to the standard of excellence that Oscar award winner Peele has set.
"The trajectory of Jordan Peele's filmmaking career is truly astonishing given that this is only his second feature film. Get Out created a halo effect for Peele as a brand unto himself and his reputation has made him one of the few directors who by name alone is a box office draw," Paul Dergarabedian of Comscore, said.
"Usually this process takes years and several films to establish, but Peele has made a huge impression by virtue of his ability to scare the crap out of audiences, make them think and have them gladly coming back for more," Dergarabedian continues. "Simply put, Peele makes the biggest, scariest roller-coaster ride in the theme park and as we all know, those are the ones with the longest lines."
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