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require 'infrastructure_facades/shell_commands'
require 'infrastructure_facades/ssh_accessed_infrastructure'

require 'timeout'

class JobSubmissionFailed < StandardError; end

class PlGridSchedulerBase
  include SSHAccessedInfrastructure

  attr_reader :logger

  def initialize(logger)
    @logger = logger
  end

  def prepare_session(ssh)
    # pass
  end

  def end_session(ssh)
    # pass
  end

  def onsite_monitorable?
    false
  end

  # TODO: reuse ShellBasedInfrastructure start_simulation_manager_cmd
  def prepare_job_executable
    if Rails.configuration.simulation_manager_version == :go
    <<-eos
#!/bin/bash

if [[ -n "$TMPDIR" ]]; then echo $TMPDIR; cp scalarm_simulation_manager_$1.zip $TMPDIR/;  cd $TMPDIR; fi

unzip scalarm_simulation_manager_$1.zip
cd scalarm_simulation_manager_$1
unxz scalarm_simulation_manager.xz
chmod a+x scalarm_simulation_manager
./scalarm_simulation_manager
    eos
    elsif Rails.configuration.simulation_manager_version == :ruby
      <<-eos
#!/bin/bash
module add plgrid/tools/ruby/2.0.0-p0

if [[ -n "$TMPDIR" ]]; then echo $TMPDIR; cp scalarm_simulation_manager_$1.zip $TMPDIR/;  cd $TMPDIR; fi

unzip scalarm_simulation_manager_$1.zip
cd scalarm_simulation_manager_$1
ruby simulation_manager.rb
      eos
    end
  end

  def create_tmp_job_files(sm_uuid, params)
    begin
      prepare_job_files(sm_uuid, params)
      yield
    ensure
      tmp_job_files_list(sm_uuid).each { |f| FileUtils.rm_rf(f) } if block_given?
    end
  end

  def clean_after_job(ssh, job)
    ssh.exec!(BashCommand.new.append(clean_after_sm_cmd(job)).to_s)
  end

  #  Initialize VOMS-extended proxy certificate for the user
  def voms_proxy_init(ssh, voms)
    begin
      result = nil
      timeout 10 do
        # Before proxy init, force to use X509 default certificate and key (from UI storage)
        # Because by default it could use KeyFS storage
        proxy_init_cmd = BashCommand.new.append("unset X509_USER_CERT").append("voms-proxy-init --voms #{voms}").to_s
        result = ssh.exec!(proxy_init_cmd)
      end
      raise StandardError.new 'voms-proxy-init: No credentials found!' if result =~ /No credentials found!/
    rescue Timeout::Error
      raise StandardError.new 'Timeout executing voms-proxy-init - probably key has passphrase'
    end
  end

  def restart(ssh, job)
    cancel(ssh, job)
    job.job_identifier = submit_job(ssh, job)
    job.save
  end

  def clean_after_sm_cmd(record)
    sm_uuid = record.sm_uuid

    BashCommand.new.
        rm(ScalarmFileName::tmp_sim_zip(sm_uuid)).
        rm(File.join(RemoteDir::scalarm_root, job_script_file(sm_uuid)), true)
  end

  def restart_sm_cmd(record)
    BashCommand.new.append(cancel_sm_cmd(record)).append(submit_job_cmd(record))
  end

  def send_job_files(sm_uuid, scp)
    sim_path = LocalAbsolutePath::tmp_sim_zip(sm_uuid)
    scp.upload_multiple! [sim_path]+tmp_job_files_list(sm_uuid), RemoteDir::scalarm_root
  end

  def job_script_file(sm_uuid)
    "scalarm_job_#{sm_uuid}.sh"
  end

end

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Q: Unable to see the cells in the Excel workbook I am unable to understand this worksheet which was written by someone else. There are certain columns which are not visible unless activated. This activation occurs when I change a value in particular cell. I am unable to understand how it works.
Example 1
Example 2
There are no macros or VBAs active in this file. Please help me. Thank you in advance.

A: Such visual stylings are possible either by using Conditional Formatting or by using a Cell Format/Number Format.
Conditional Formatting
Via: "HOME" -> "Styles" -> "Conditional Formatting"
With Conditional Formatting you can apply different types of formats to cells, when they or any other cell meet a certain condition.
There are some predefined styles from Microsoft available, but you can always create a custom one using a custom formula.
If you want to see which conditional formattings are used in a particular worksheet:

*

*Click the Conditional Formatting button in the ribbon tab "Home"

*Select Manage Rules..

*Change the selection of Show Formatting Rules for to This Worksheet
With such styling options you can apply a white font color to hide values.

Conditional Formatting also allows us to set a Number Format/Cell Format which is explained in the next topic.

More information

*

*Use conditional formatting to highlight information
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-conditional-formatting-to-highlight-information-fed60dfa-1d3f-4e13-9ecb-f1951ff89d7f
Number Format / Cell Format
Via: <Right Click on Cell> -> "Format Cells ..."
With a Number Format, which is not limited to numbers, you can apply formats and even add text or fill the cell with a certain characters.
The are some predefined styles for different types of data, but you can always use your custom format.
The custom formats by default follows this notation (each format is delimited by a semi-colon):

<Format for positive values>;<Format for negative values>;<Format for 0>;<Format for Text>`

If you omit a format in the notation, the number (or text) will not be shown, but is still available for other formulas or VBA.
The following format will hide every number which is not positive (including 0) and all text:
0.##;;;

If you omit a semi-colon, Excel will apply the defined formats depending on how many formats you have defined.

*

*If you only define one format 00000, Excel will format all numbers that way, but leaves text untouched.

*If you only define two formats 00;[RED]0, Excel will format positive and 0 values with 00, negative values in red, but leaves text untouched.

*If you define three formats "+";"-";"Zero", Excel will format (respectively replace in this case) positive numbers with "+", negative numbers with "-" and 0 with "Zero", but leaves text untouched.

Example for a conditional format
The following example does not follow the default process, since we are using our own conditions like [>=1].
[Blue][>=1]*.0.0#" (HIGH)";[>0]0.0#*." (MID)";*.0.0#" (LOW)"*.;@" (TEXT)"

This formats

*

*numbers greater than or equal to 1 in blue, prefixed with dots to fill the entire cell and the text "(HIGH)"

*numbers greater than 0 suffixed with dots to fill the entire cell and the text "(MID)"

*numbers, which don't meet the above two conditions prefixed with dots to fill the entire cell and the text "(LOW)"

*text with the text "(TEXT)"

More information

*

*Available number formats in Excel
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/available-number-formats-in-excel-0afe8f52-97db-41f1-b972-4b46e9f1e8d2

*Review guidelines for customizing a number format
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/review-guidelines-for-customizing-a-number-format-c0a1d1fa-d3f4-4018-96b7-9c9354dd99f5

*Conditional Number Formatting
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/conditional-number-formatting/ba-p/850068

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The Bible ~ spiritually inspired? | Religion Spirituality | Forum
ForumReligion SpiritualityThe Bible ~ spiritually inspired?
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The Book Of Leviticus:
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:
2 'Say to the Israelites: "Anyone, be he Israelite or alien resident in Israel, who gives any of his children to Molech, will be put to death. The people of the country must stone him,
3 and I shall set my face against that man and outlaw him from his people; for by giving a child of his to Molech he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.
4 If the people of the country choose to close their eyes to the man's action when he gives a child of his to Molech, and do not put him to death,
5 I myself shall turn my face against that man and his clan. I shall outlaw them from their people, both him and all those after him who prostitute themselves by following Molech.
6 "If anyone has recourse to the spirits of the dead or to magicians, to prostitute himself by following them, I shall set my face against him and outlaw him from his people.
7 "Sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I am Yahweh your God.
8 "You will keep my laws and put them into practice, for it is I, Yahweh, who make you holy.
9 Hence: "Anyone who curses father or mother will be put to death. Having cursed father or mother, the blood will be on that person's own head.
10 "The man who commits adultery with his neighbour's wife will be put to death, he and the woman.
11 "The man who has intercourse with his father's wife has infringed his father's sexual prerogative. Both of them will be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
12 "The man who has intercourse with his daughter-in-law: both of them will be put to death; they have violated nature, their blood will be on their own heads.
13 "The man who has intercourse with a man in the same way as with a woman: they have done a hateful thing together; they will be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
14 "The man who marries a woman and her mother: this is incest. They will be burnt alive, he and they; you will not tolerate incest.
15 "The man who has intercourse with an animal will be put to death; you will kill the animal too.
16 "The woman who approaches any animal to have intercourse with it: you will kill the woman and the animal. They will be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
17 "The man who marries his father's or his mother's daughter: if they have intercourse together, this is an outrage. They will be executed in public, for the man has had intercourse with his sister; he will bear the consequences of his guilt.
18 "The man who has intercourse with a woman during her monthly periods and exposes her nakedness: he has laid bare the source of her blood, and she has exposed the source of her blood, and both of them will be outlawed from their people.
19 "You will not have intercourse with your mother's sister or your father's sister. Whoever does so, has had intercourse with a close relation; they will bear the consequences of their guilt.
20 "The man who has intercourse with the wife of his paternal uncle has infringed his uncle's sexual prerogative; they will bear the consequences of their guilt and die childless.
21 "The man who marries his brother's wife: this is pollution; he has infringed his brother's sexual prerogative; they will die childless.
22 "You will keep all my laws, all my decisions, and put them into practice, so that the country where I am taking you to live will not vomit you out.
23 You will not follow the laws of the nations whom I am driving out before you; they practised all these things, which is why I detested them.
24 As I have already told you, you will take possession of their soil, I myself shall give you possession of it, a country flowing with milk and honey. "Since I, Yahweh your God, have set you apart from these peoples,
25 you for your part will make a distinction between clean animals and unclean ones and between unclean birds and clean ones, and will not make yourselves detestable with any animal or bird or reptile, which I have set apart from you as unclean.
26 "Be consecrated to me, for I, Yahweh, am holy, and I shall set you apart from all these peoples, for you to be mine.
27 "Any man or woman of yours who is a necromancer or magician will be put to death; they will be stoned to death; their blood will be on their own heads." '
King James Bible has changed the Gospel & thus changed the word of god. http://www.bible-history.com/k.....iticus/20/
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"humphreys" wrote: [quote="shadowcass"]Spoken in true CSICOP style. If you can't attack the data attack the man. Yet the late John Mack is not the only psychiatrist or psychologist who considers the Abduction Phenomenon to have a basis in reality.
For every one who believes it, I'll find you ten who don't.
"shadowcass" wrote: The real problem for those who wish to debunk all those who recount these experiences from the late Philip Klass to Joe Nickell and Susan Clancy is that they know nothing about the subject.
Spoken in true believer style. If anyone disagrees, they must not know anything about it, seeing as it so obviously true that we're being molested by aliens in our sleep.
I have a different take on it.
You have a strong desire to believe, as did Mack, and he let that need, as well as the strong belief of his clients, cloud his judgement.
"shadowcass" wrote: During abduction events, abductees are missing from their normal environments. Police have been called, search parties have been sent out, parents have frantically searched for their children, etc. When people remember abductions, they sometimes return with marks on their bodies – not just any marks, but with seemingly impossible fully formed scars. They sometimes return with broken bones and they have no idea how they happened. Sometimes people return with unusual stains on their clothes that were not there before the abduction. Attempts to discover the nature of these stains have been unsuccessful. They return with their clothes on backwards, and/or inside out. They return wearing someone else's clothes. When people are abducted, they are often abducted with others who can confirm the details of their abduction, as with Barney and Betty Hill.
The problem here is, you cannot use the vast number of cases and their individual factors to make a general case about the reality of alien abductions, otherwise your judgement will be skewed.
Most of those things you mention are rare. The average case is someone claiming to be abducted in his sleep. There are no witnesses, and no marks that could not have already been there, or caused by trauma during sleep.
There are more exceptional cases, but they must each be investigated individually to assess the reality and reliablity of each particular piece of evidence. When you take a case individually and investigate it, you will often find that each special factor, like witnesses, or a person reported missing, can be explained. Many of the implants are not implants at all, there are, of course, going to be frauds, that's undeniable, some of these people will actually be crazy, some will have been drugged and abused, for instance, the list goes on, but we cannot make blanket statements about the whole field in general like you have and expect it to be convincing.
In my experience, the people at CSICOP et al are very, very knowledgable on the subject, as they would have to be, and they are coming to different conclusions to you.
"shadowcass" wrote: Often it is family members, but there are instances when friends or bystanders witness the abduction as well. People are abducted while fully awake, driving a car, gardening, and so forth.
And there are cases on record where more than one person claims to have seen a Mermaid, and a vast number of similar accounts of leprechauns and fairies.
Do you believe in all those too?
"shadowcass" wrote: None of the debunkers have yet to manage satisfactory explanations for these things. Mostly they ignore them because these facts do not fit their pat little explanations.
Well, it's extremely difficult to perfectly piece together even the simplest events after the fact when you were not present, but the debunkers do a good job, for the most part.
"shadowcass" wrote: The thing is---if your explanation doesn't explain the facts ALL of the facts---you have the wrong explanation.
Nonsense.
"shadowcass" wrote: And, with that, I'd like to get back to a discussion of the Bible if we could. Since that was what this forum was supposed to be about.
I don't believe I mentioned alien abductions first.
I will answer not about the bible but the abduction experience I firmly believe that John E. Mack is right about one thing, which is that we have "stretched the boundaries" of our "mastership" of planet earth and we have RAPED THE PLANET now this is "reflected in these space myths" if you will, for the MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE is now being "raped" by ALIENS who like the master is "completely oblivious" to the suffering they create by their "scientific mindset"!
Now I do grant MR JOHN E. MACK a great compliment, he has "opened the pandora's box", he wants to "goad the president" into admitting that he is "incapable of doing anything about these phenomena", but I am not incapable, for I have "connections" that go all the way into the CENTER OF THE COSMOS!
Ask me please what I intend to do about "space abductions" and I will tell you flat out!
Is not John E. Mack the fellow who went about speaking on the Abduction experiences and had communications with this other fellow Alan Hayek??
I am thinking this Mack fellow was killed in a car accident some time back.
I have heard othes speak of this fellow..but it has been awhile.
If this is the fellow of whom I am thinking..He believes that these abduction people are doing this for a reason which is not in our best interests. So too with this other fellow Hayek.
I dont believe in the outer space aliens..I think this is something fed to us misdirected as to what is going on. I do believe government is in on the cover up of this stuff.
Yahweh said to Moses: 'Speak to the priests descended from Aaron and say: "None of them must make himself unclean by touching the corpse of one of his people,
2 unless it be of one of his closest relations-father, mother, son, daughter, brother,
3 or virgin sister, since she being unmarried is still his close relation: he can make himself unclean for her;
4 but for a close female relation who is married he will not make himself unclean; he would profane himself.
5 "They will not make tonsures on their heads, shave the edges of their beards, or gash their bodies.
6 They will be consecrated to their God and will not profane the name of their God. For their function is to offer the food burnt for Yahweh, the food of their God, and so they must be holy.
7 "They will not marry a woman profaned by prostitution, or one divorced by her husband, for the priest is consecrated to his God.
8 "You will treat him as holy, for he offers the food of your God. For you, he will be a holy person, for I, Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.
9 "If a priest's daughter profanes herself by prostitution, she profanes her father and will be burnt alive.
10 "The priest who is pre-eminent over his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured, and who, robed in the sacred vestments, has received investiture, will not disorder his hair or tear his clothes;
11 he will not go near any corpse or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.
12 He will not leave the holy place in such a way as to profane the sanctuary of his God; for he bears the consecration of the anointing oil of his God. I am Yahweh.
13 "He will marry a woman who is still a virgin.
14 He will not marry a woman who has been widowed or divorced or profaned by prostitution, but will marry a virgin from his own people:
15 he must not make his own children profane, for I, Yahweh, have sanctified him." '
16 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:
17 'Speak to Aaron and say: "None of your descendants, for all time, may come forward to offer the food of his God if he has any infirmity,
18 for none may come forward if he has an infirmity, be he blind or lame, disfigured or deformed,
19 or with an injured foot or arm,
20 a hunchback, someone with rickets or ophthalmia or the scab or running sores, or a eunuch.
21 No descendant of the priest Aaron may come forward to offer the food burnt for Yahweh if he has any infirmity; if he has an infirmity, he will not come forward to offer the food of his God.
22 "He may eat the food of his God, things especially holy and things holy,
23 but he will not go near the curtain or approach the altar, since he has an infirmity and must not profane my holy things; for I, Yahweh, have sanctified them." '
24 And Moses promulgated this to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the Israelites.
at1with0
Leviticus is most of the reason why I stopped being a Christian years ago.
There are people here who say that God does talk back when we pray to it and that in order to discern whether or not the message is authentically of God, we must gauge its authenticity by comparing it to Biblical stricture (oops, I meant scripture )
My question is what gauge did the authors of the Bible have to test the authenticity of what they received?
"it is easy to grow crazy"
"at1with0" wrote: Leviticus is most of the reason why I stopped being a Christian years ago.
You are not going to know that if you sit idle at maximum capacity.
"Living backwards!" Alice repeated in great
astonishment. "I never heard of such a thing!"
"—but there's one great advantage in it, that one's
memory works both ways."
— Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"sandra" wrote: [quote="at1with0"]My question is what gauge did the authors of the Bible have to test the authenticity of what they received?
What do you mean? If I wasn't idle (in whatever sense you might have meant), I would then know the answer to my question? I already might know: the answer is that they had no such gauge, had no assurance that they were properly translating what they were receiving. That in itself doesn't mean mistranslation but it does make the whole thing tenuous.
I'm waiting for someone who believes differently to explain why they think that and, moreover, how they know differently.
shadowcass
The King James Bible did not change the word of God, you know. But there is a confusion out there that I have been trying to clear up for people for many years.
Christianity is NOT a "continuation" of Judaism. It does not follow on FROM Judaism.
God made a covenant with Abraham and his descendents. That covenant is not with any other people of any other nation.
Jesus made a new covenant with the world.
Even the "Ten Commandments" so beloved of Christians, consider how it begins: (Exodus Chapter 20 first verse): "Then God spoke all these words:
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3you shall have no other gods before me. "
He is talking to THOSE PEOPLE ALONE…the People He brought out of Egypt (and their descendents).
This is part of the confusion that persists to this day (and was not helped by well-meaning Gospel writers like Matthew and Luke who wrote out Genealogies trying to prove that Jesus was the looked for Messiah. He WASN'T).
"Huh?" I hear you say.
No. Jesus was NOT the Messiah. The Messiah foretold to the Nation of Israel is still to come. Christian Theologians have been trying to twist this ever since but Jesus does not fulfill the prophecies concerning the Messiah. FIRST of all, the Messiah must be a descendent of David the King. Jesus wasn't.
JOSEPH was (although the two genealogies differ slightly on the line of descent), but Joseph was not His father.
Jesus was something very different. Something unlooked for. He came to make a NEW covenant with all the peoples of the world. A Covenant different from the First. A Covenant that does not require keeping a bunch of rules and regulations but which is based on Grace (unmerited favor FROM God) and Faith (perfect trust IN God…the kind of trust a little child has in its parents).
Hence the confusion. Preachers quote all kinds of passages where Jesus appears to be confirming the LAW but what He is doing is AFFIRMING that the Original Covenant is still in force for God's Chosen People. It still works and always will—it is eternal just as God is eternal. BUT there is also this New Covenant (the teaching of which He will eventually entrust to Paul—His Chosen Emissary to the non-Jew—mistakenly translated as "Gentiles" in the New Testament. The Latin word "gentilis" merely means a relative bearing the same name as you. Someone of the same clan.).
Can a Jew take advantage of the New Covenant? Most certainly (after all, the first Christians had bEEN Jewish). But they are not required to.
"at1with0" wrote:
the answer is that they had no such gauge, had no assurance that they were properly translating what they were receiving. That in itself doesn't mean mistranslation but it does make the whole thing tenuous.
In my opinion (I want to stress the word...opinion), God communicated with His chosen people differently in the Old Testament as He did in the New Testament as He does today. Back then, he communicated visually and audibly. There really was no guesswork, mistranslation was not an issue. In fact, when He audibly spoke to all the children of Israel they were scared to death. They told Moses to speak to God for them and just relay the message.
"shadowcass" wrote: The King James Bible did not change the word of God, you know. But there is a confusion out there that I have been trying to clear up for people for many years.
Sounds like duel covenant theology to me.

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E3 2014 | EA Press Conference Review
igogaming / June 9, 2014
One of the most looked-forward-to conferences at this year's E3 may end up being the most disappointing.
Going into EA's E3 conference, gamers had many hopes and expectations. News on Star Wars: Battlefront, an announcement for the next Mass Effect title and footage for the long-awaited new entry to the Mirror's Edge franchise.
And many of those gamers were disappointed.
I identify myself as a huge Star Wars fan. I've read novels, comics, play some of the games and I've watched the movies endlessly. My Final Fantasy XIV character is even namd Annikin Starkiller. What I was most excited about going into this E3 conference was some news, perhaps just a trailer, for DICE's Battlefront. The presser opened up with a developer diary for the highly anticipated first-person shooter, whih is expected considering it's only been in development for over a year.
The developer diary seemed to become a trend. Most of the highly-anticipated titles were given developer diaries instead of actual trailers or demos. Bioware talked about their next Mass Effect game, but there was no mention of story details, release window or even a title. All they let us know is that it exists, which we've known for months.
Mirror's Edge suffered the same fate. We haven't heard a peep about this title since it was announced at last year's E3. As of now, the release date for the game is still "when it's ready."
The developer diaries don't stop there. Criterion Games (Burnout series, Need For Speed: Rivals) announced their new IP today, an action sports games. This untitled project has no release date.
We were given a great look at Dragon Age: Inquisition, although it was also shown at Microsoft's presser earlier in the morning. Bioware described Inquisition as their biggest game yet. Personally, it has my interest. I've never played a Dragon Age title although I've heard a fair amount of good things in the past. As someone who's enjoyed Skyrim and still does to this day, the dragon battles provide enough familiarity for someone like me to consider buying the game.
The Sims 4 took the stage for what felt like an eternity. It came out right after the disappointing developer diary about the next Mass Effect which, as a consumer, didn't make me care too much about The Sims. I loved The Sims 3 and I've played all its expansion packs but watching The Sims 4 felt painful. It focused heavily on how your Sim can now linger on to its bad emotions and gives us ways to change them as we would in real life, such as going to a party. It felt quite a bit awkward for a bit but things took a nosedive when the then-sad-now-happy Sim ended up dying of laughter at the party.
Like every year, Electronics Arts put a lot of focus on their sports titles such as FIFA, UFC, PGA Tour and Madden. I'm not into sports so obviously these were just a moment of "sigh, let's just get through it." But one of these games caught my attention and that's PGA Tour. Golf games are going all out now as you can hit the golf ball over a crashing battleship. I'm not making that up. A battleship crashed into the island as a golf ball flew over it and went into the hole.
After ending the focus on sports games and developer diaries, we finally reached the main event. Finally, we're getting news on Visceral Games' Battlefield: Hardline!!
Well, not really. The game has been suffering from leaks for weeks but it still managed to impress. From its announcement (well, its initial leak, i should say), there have been comparisons to this and Sony Online Entertainment's action game Payday. Like Payday, Hardline is all about cops vs robbers but it's still very Battlefield. The squad system is the same and so are the destructible environments. The action is just as intense as a Battlefield game is expected to deliver. Cranes fell over, oil tankers were crashed to take out an entire enemy squad and not to be undone, when the robbers were escaping in the chopper, the cops shoot the pilot, the crook jumps out of the helicopter to make it safely on the ground and is arrested on the shot.
It was very impressive and gives the franchise a new look after the controversial launch of Battlefield 4. After the intense on-stage demo, it was announced that anyone with a PlayStation 4 or PC can gain access to the beta right now. It was a good way to end a lackluster conference.
Too many developer diaries for the games that were most looked forward to, a Sims 4 presentation that dragged on, the usual look at EA Sports games for those interested in those games and a great finish. I give EA's conference a…
June 9, 2014 in E3 2014.
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A preserve with a broad range of habitats. A 2 1/2 mile nature trail circles the property.
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Q: How do I jenkins permission on a per job basis? Some jobs push to QA and some jobs push to Production.
Only devs should be allowed to push to QA and only QA should be allowed to push to production. Aside from making two separate build servers (with some way to share artifacts) how do I restrict permissions?

A: You have to manage restrictions with the tools that Jenkins provides.
If you have administrator status go to "Jenkins configuration" (picture 1) and then to "Manage and assign roles" (picture 2). Here you will see "Manage roles" and "Assign roles".

Use "Manage roles" to create/update roles and assign permissions to determined projects and also to manage the restrictions of each job.
Use "Manage and Assign roles" to assign roles to users or to other groups.
Role/permission matrix:

Thus you can configure groups to administrate determined jobs, to execute other jobs or to simply have the ability to visit and see job details.

A: You can use matrix-based security to achieve this.

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*Make sure the user account is created

*Do not add that user to the global configuration security but do have project matrix enabled security enabled and authenticated users read access

*Now go to the job and add that user and choose read.

*You can now see that the user has only access to that specific job

A: You need Project-based Matrix Authorization Strategy in Global Configuration, and on the Job Configuration, use Enable Project-based Security.
It's all explained here
Standard Security Explained

A: I just found the ownership based security method for doing per-job and per-node permissions. Not applicable in all situations but sometimes very useful - like when other teams are running few jobs on your team's instance.


The nine-county Metro Denver and Northern Colorado region ranked fifth for fossil fuels energy employment and fourth among the nation's 50 largest metros for cleantech employment concentration in 2016. Overall, the energy industry cluster employs 52,850 people in the area.
The ability to recruit and retain senior management and scientific talent.
Proximity to energy-related higher education programs and research centers.
Metro Denver also offers world-class universities, such as the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), the only university in the nation to offer baccalaureate through doctorate degrees in all key energy fields. In addition, Colorado has one of the highest per capita concentrations of federally funded science and research centers in the nation with 30 federal laboratories and research institutions, including the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).


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Creating the best arrivals process
for 6,000 students
King's College London approached Campuslife with an issue regarding their incoming students who were feeling overly anxious when starting life in their residences.
We conducted a full communications audit, including site visits and also analysed how prospective students use the King's Residences website and chose their accommodation.
From this, we created and delivered a 10-week email campaign to increase visibility of the accommodation selection process, comprising of student blogs and bespoke video content. We also ran a training workshop for all King's Residences staff and an insight workshop on the student journey.
Email open rates increased from 50% to 85%
Over 8,000 video views and counting
Engagement to King's Residences social media accounts increased by 400%
Nominated by King's College London for 'Collaboration of the Year' award at the Student Accommodation Awards
Co-creating vlog content with students to promote the university's varied accommodation portfolio
The University of Exeter's Accommodation department were struggling to articulate the differences between the wide variety of accommodation they had on offer. This was causing confusion for prospective students and leading to issues with student expectation during arrivals.
We proposed an ambitious peer led approach, working with current students at the University of Exeter to explain, illustrate and promote the residences.
We sourced and ran our Vlog Workshop with relevant students, training them on how to tell a story and vlog appropriately and effectively. All footage was regularly sent back to be worked on by our team of professional editors.
Two videos produced have received over 40,000 views on YouTube to date
#1 result on YouTube from 'Exeter accommodation' search term
Further vlog style work has been commissioned by the University, aimed at Widening Participation students
Creating a unique, interactive 360º video tour of the university's award-winning accommodation
The University of Sheffield wanted to update their outdated 360º stills photography with something more dynamic to better show off their range of accommodation.
Campuslife used explore:vr, their state of the art interactive 360º video tour platform. Over four filming days, Sheffield's accommodation was captured in immersive 8K 360º video, resulting in nine interactive tours.
We also designed and created a bespoke front-end filter system, complete with floor plans and room prices so prospective students and their parents could fully understand the residences on offer. The final stage was to provide explore:vr training and support to the university's staff, so they can update and change details of the tours where needed.
9 fully interactive 360º video tours
69 individual scenes and
177 interactive points
Over 9,000 views in the first two weeks
Average session time of nearly 5 minutes
Understanding and improving mental wellbeing support for international students
Campuslife is proud to be part of the Office For Students' Mental Wellbeing Challenge competition, working with the University of Nottingham, the University of Leeds, SOAS and Student Minds in helping understand and improve wellbeing support for international students studying in the UK.
Campuslife were selected to be the student insight partner for the project, and are tasked with running international student focus groups at each of the partner campuses to understand and analyse some of the wellbeing issues currently experienced by international students.
We are also designing and building an interactive, online toolkit to be used by the Higher Education sector in providing more informed and effective wellbeing provision. The project is currently ongoing, with a completion date of September 2021.
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First Pictures of Natalie Dormer as The Scandalous Lady W Released
The BBC has today released the first promotional picture of the up and coming period drama, The Scandalous Lady W. The film is based on the life of Lady Seymour Worsley played by Natalie Dormer a woman who dared to leave her husband and elope with his best friend. Produced by Wall to Wall Media and directed by Sheree Folkson for BBC Two, the untold true story of Lady Worsley is brought to life by award-winning writer David Eldridge.
Eldridge based his screenplay on author Hallie Rubenhold's book 'Lady Worsley's Whim'. The book is inspired by the full length oil painting of Lady Worsley that hangs in Harewood House in Yorkshire. She is depicted wearing a bright red riding habit.
Natalie Dormer plays Seymour Worsley, a passionate, courageous woman at the centre of a very public trial brought by her powerful husband Sir Richard Worsley, played by Shaun Evans (Endeavour, The Lost Weekend). As the drama unfolds, a woman's worth and material value as one of her husband's possessions are called into question. When Lady Worsley decides to leave her troubled marriage and elope with Captain George Bisset, played by Aneurin Barnard (Cilla, The White Queen), the truth doesn't stay behind closed doors for long.
Kim Shillinglaw, Controller, BBC Two says: "It's terrific to add The Woman in Red to BBC Two's powerful tradition of creating factual dramas, from The Challenger to Wipers Times, which bring to life remarkable true stories. It is an almost unbelievable tale of a woman – Lady Seymour Worsley – whose audacity and risk-taking stood against the currents of her time, and I'm delighted to have attracted such strong talent both on and off screen to make it."
Executive Producer for Wall to Wall Media, Eleanor Greene adds: "It's a privilege to tell this incredible story for the BBC, about a truly brave woman who bucked convention to be with the man she loved. We are excited to have Sheree Folkson directing – and to be joined by such a stellar cast is testament to the vivacity of David Eldridge's clever screenplay."
Natalie Dormer who plays Lady Seymour Worsley says: "I am thrilled to be playing a woman who was so ahead of her time. Though our story is set in the 18th century, it challenges and explores the issues still fully relevant today of freedom and equality. To be home in London shooting with such a talented ensemble in front and behind the camera is a real treat."
With thanks to BBC Media and BBC Pictures
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Zamboanga Adventure: Exploring Asia's Latin City (Paseo Del Mar)
One of the most frequently visited places during our visit to Zamboanga city was Paseo Del Mar. This is where we had lunch on our first day at the Kape Zambo Bar and Restaurant, had dinner during one of the sort of thanksgiving activities at Centro Latino (but the unexpected blackout that night ruined it), where the 9th Philippine Bird Festival activities were held participated by a lot of students coming from different schools, same place where the Dia De Zamboanga concluding mini-concert was held after the Grand Civic and Military Parade, and the starting point where we rode motorized boats going to the Grand Santa Cruz island.
Obviously, it is the place where a lot of things happen. There is no doubt and argument here that this is the busiest place in Zamboanga City.
Paseo Del Mar is a seafront parkway with a long walkway along the shoreline or break-water. It can be likened to the Roxas Boulevard in Manila. To the south you can see the two Santa Cruz Islands and the big Basilan Island while at another direction towards the west is the famous Lantaka Hotel.
It is considered as the city's premier promenade by the sea where people of all walks of life can freely walk along the shoreline. It is the perfect place for joggers and fitness enthusiasts who prefer to just stroll around.
I could never forget Kape Zambo for this is where I had my very first full meal where we had a "bilao" of mostly seafood dishes.
Vinta sailing has been popularized in the city to promote it as a tourism attraction. The sight of vibrant multi-colored vinta sails adds life to the otherwise just plain blue sea.
The badjaos man the vintas lined up along the shores and charges a minimal fee for those interested in sailing in a vinta. There was this kid who wouldn't shy away from our cameras, and we got a feeling he wanted to be part of the photos. I was actually taking a shot at the Philippine flag at the foreground while vintas are laid on the shores.
Later on the kid asked fr something from us. I reach inside my bag and gave him two packs of biscuits.
This lamp posts are an awesome spectacle during night time. Too bad my camera couldn't effectively capture the radiant glows.
Would you like to sail on a vinta while the sun sets from afar? It's the best time to take photos for souvenir and the best part is you'll be in the photo.
Watching the sunset at Paseo Del Mar is breathtaking. Though it happens in just a short period of time, the view is a stunning display of beauty.
Paseo Del Mar is also recognized as the best nightlife district because it is the best place to unwind after a hard day's toil. For the young and young-at-heart, it is a watering hole where you can enjoy delicious meals or drinks at the numerous bars, food stalls and restaurants where some offer the delightful opportunity to listen to live bands or acoustic singers.
At night, you'll feel welcome by the well-lighted eight-arch entrance and enticed by the multi-colored decorative lampposts, giving it a festive atmosphere. The soothing cool breeze coming from the Basilan Strait gives you a stress-free and relaxing feeling.
The main attraction here is the Musically Gyrating Dancing Fountain where you'll be at awe watching the symphony of lights and gyrating water fountain seemingly danced with flames and accentuated by the accompanying upbeat music.
During special occasions, this is where mini-concerts are held to celebrate the festivities. What we had a chance to witness was the night concert held after the Grand Civic and Military Parade where local talents performed on stage using their own dialects.
There is something refreshingly interesting in hearing people sing in a language that you couldn't understand. You just have to move with the rhythm as they sing the song using Chavacano.
At the end of the day, couples can sit along the shorelines watching the magnificent display of various intensity of lights from the distant establishments while whispering sweet nothings to each other.
Though you'll feel safe and secure while you're hanging out here because security at the place is 24 hours, it was closed during the Zamboanga siege because it is just within "shooting distance" from the barangays of Sta. Catalina, Rio Hondo, Kasangyangan, Mariki, and Sta. Barbara, the battlegrounds during the three-week standoff.
I am glad that the conflict finally ended and the LGU, DOT and local Tourism offices of the city are exerting efforts to help bring back a better Zamboanga by way of many activities lined up for the year, and beyond.
You too can contribute to the welfare of the city and its people by helping promote Zamboanga City as one of your preferred tourist destinations.
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OECD Statement & BBC Report Confirm Financial & Reputation Damage to Egypt's Private Sector
Feb 4, 2011 | Business Continuity, Information Assurance, Information Security, National Policy, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management
Following yesterday's blog, in which I asked the question about the potential impact of the governments decision to pull the plug on all internet traffic, it's re-assuring to see that my observations have been confirmed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) .
The BBC report, which can be found here, says that the OECD has calculated that the decision to flick the switch on internet traffic is likely to have cost the country dearly and, as importantly, damaged it's reputation and therefore attractiveness to investors and customers of private business operating from Egypt.
The OECD is reported as saying that the government clampdown on internet services may have cost the Egyptian economy as much as $18m (£11m) a day or $90m in total and that "The impact of the communications block could be even greater, as it would be "much more difficult in the future to attract foreign companies and assure them that the networks will remain reliable".
Why is an information security specialist commenting on this? Read yesterday's blog post here.
Does your information security risk assessment really incorporate the broader environment that you operate within? Do you really understand the trends and factors which drive the likelihood and impact of a breach of information confidentiality, integrity and/or availability? If your answer is "No" then your missing the bigger picture and potentially over exposed to information security risks. Contact me to discuss CRAW™ our Contextual Risk Assessment Workshop for government, business and consultants.


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const EventRegistrar = require('../../eventregistrar.js');
const { Locations, CardTypes, EventNames, AbilityTypes } = require('../../Constants');

class HidaKisada extends DrawCard {
    setupCardAbilities() {
        this.firstActionEvent = null;
        this.abilityRegistrar = new EventRegistrar(this.game, this);
        this.abilityRegistrar.register([{
            [EventNames.OnInitiateAbilityEffects + ':' + AbilityTypes.WouldInterrupt]: 'onInitiateAbilityEffectsWouldInterrupt'
        }]);
        this.abilityRegistrar.register([{
            [EventNames.OnInitiateAbilityEffects + ':' + AbilityTypes.OtherEffects]: 'onInitiateAbilityEffectsOtherEffects'
        }]);
        this.abilityRegistrar.register([
            EventNames.OnConflictDeclared
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    }

    onInitiateAbilityEffectsWouldInterrupt(event) {
        if(!this.firstActionEvent && this.game.isDuringConflict() && event.context.ability.abilityType === 'action' && !event.context.ability.cannotBeCancelled && event.context.player !== this.controller) {
            this.firstActionEvent = event;
        }
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    onInitiateAbilityEffectsOtherEffects(event) {
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            event.cancel();
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Eurovision Flashback: Remember the Swedish Scissor Sisters?
Written by Matt Keeley on May 19, 2015
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One of my favorite non-metal acts to appear on Eurovision is Sweden's 2007 entry, The Ark. Their song "The Worrying Kind", sadly didn't make it very high in the rankings – only #18 out of 24 finalists, including scores of zero from 35 countries, but it remains number one in my heart.
Musically, the Ark owe a big debt to the Scissor Sisters. In fact, I've always called them the "Swedessor Sisters."
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Despite their Eurovision loss, the Ark's first four albums reached number one in the Swedish charts. Their fifth album only made it to number two, so I suppose that must have been a bit of a letdown.
Still, they weren't deterred from making a guest appearance at Melodifestivalen 2011, the Swedish contest that determines the act to become that year's Eurovision entry.
Unfortunately, they broke up in 2011, but The Ark's disco/glam-rock side project Stereo Explosion signed with Sony last year, so hopefully there'll be more new music on the horizon.
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Jeff Foster took over as the NFL Combine President and Director in 2006. His remarks during an NFL Network interview highlighted how far this event has come and what the future may hold (2014 NFL Combine).
As I watched the athletes go through their physical drills their psychological testing and finally their interviews I wondered how would this job interview process translate to finding the highest performing Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
The Lucas Oil Stadium would be a great place to have the CPA examination to test the skill of the CPA. However at this time the CPA is not tested for their physical skills or their psychological framework prior to being employed.
That being said Lucas Oil Stadium is large enough to simulate racks of product for an inventory count as well any number of creative drills that may simulate sprinting through airports or chasing after cabs in order to assess physical skills.
An event as large as the NFL Combine creates a distinct and powerful community well before the athletes and team representatives even get to Indianapolis. The event is as much a family reunion as it is the first employment step for a professional football career.
At this time the AICPA may not have a career fair that would equal the NFL Combine but my experience has shown me that a sense of family, teamwork, and professionalism are common characteristics to both. In addition the CPA and the NFL professionals are always looking for strategies and methods that connect their physical and psychological skills in ways that create excellence.
I have listed seven keys to consider as you connect your physical and psychological skills in ways for you to create excellence.
Creating a foundation for success that results in team and personal excellence requires an investment in yourself to be your BEST on a daily basis.
There is no ranking or ordering the steps to success there are only conditions necessary to be present for each individual to deliver their best.
It is Completing each task you Agree to start- Integrity.


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Seabreeze NEMT built on foundation of caring, action
When Christmas is your favorite holiday, you tend to go all-out. Whether it's decorating your home or finding the perfect tree, you're committed. For Brisa Berumen-Dixon, CEO of Seabreeze Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) of Rockford, Illinois, Christmas is an important time of year.
"Christmas is my favorite holiday," Brisa explains, "and I believe that Christmas is a time of spiritual reflection. It's a celebration, and I believe the more we give the more we will receive."
During the holidays the Rockford area has a festival of lights to celebrate. Ever since Seabreeze NEMT began giving rides, Brisa and her team have participated in the festival by taking members to the event with the company's vehicles.
"My team, my employees truly enjoy their jobs and enjoy participating in community events such as the festival of lights. It is also fun to plan and have drivers dress up as Santa Claus. I have children call the office and ask, 'Hey is it true Santa works for you?' Calls like this are the reason why we go above and beyond."
Starting Seabreeze
"Working in the medical field," she explains, "I became frustrated with the daily struggle of patients not getting to their medical appointments. I would often make referrals and appointments, but they weren't completed because of transportation issues. Especially with specialized transport that required wheelchair transport."
But as with most things with Brisa, there's more to the story. In this case, a personal experience, her reason for getting into NEMT. There was one patient in particular whose situation frustrated Brisa so much that she had to act.
"Mike (name changed to protect member's privacy) whose life changed after he had a stroke. His left side was impacted causing him paralysis," Brisa said. This prevented him from getting around on his own even with the help of a custom power chair. The combination of his power chair and his weight was close to 600 pounds, which caused a barrier when having to transport him to medical appointments.
"His health was declining because he was not able to follow through with recommended medical appointments," she recalls. "This was an issue that occurred several times a week. I was frustrated with this struggle.
"I came home one day after a long day; my husband was home cooking dinner and he asked me why I was in a bad mood. I shared with him over dinner my struggle with transportation, and he told me not to worry about situations I have no control over. I was angry with his response and went to bed early that night."
At breakfast the next day with her husband, the couple was drinking their morning coffee. That's when Brisa made the announcement: she was starting her own non-emergency medical transportation company. Several months later the business plan was complete, and Seabreeze was established. (She named the company Seabreeze because it's the meaning of her name in Spanish.)
"Knowing how we are impacting the community brings joy to my heart, knowing that the barrier that was identified is being addressed. It is also a blessing to be able to help families; I have twenty employees and 16 of them are single mothers or single fathers who depend on their paychecks to provide for their families."
Three years later
Three years into owning Seabreeze NEMT, Brisa said she has a specific reason she got into the business. She's a problem-solver and running an NEMT service lets her solve them every day of the week. The company currently has seven vehicles; five are wheelchair-accessible and can accommodate up to 1,000 pounds.
"We are truly blessed to work in a community that supports Seabreeze as a whole," said Brisa, who was born and raised in Rockford and lived on the south side of the city. "Over the last three years, we have donated 103 rides." Overall, Seabreeze NEMT completes more than 100 trips a day and averages 520 trips a week.
Seabreeze NEMT is committed to the community, and the company's employees and partners. "I have invested so much time into this business," Brisa said, "and I value time as tomorrow is not promised to anyone. I also understand the need and the value this company brings to the community and, honestly, it is a need today and will be a need tomorrow."
To help ensure Seabreeze NEMT remains an effective transportation provider for the Rockford area, Brisa said the company must be consistent and reliable. A big part of that is helping members feel safe and treating everyone with respect. As the company owner, Brisa said the most important part of any NEMT business is the member. Being empathetic is crucial to the success of the business and individual drivers.
Understanding what members go through every day often is the first step in making the person-to-person connection that's so important in NEMT. "One of my drivers discussed in a meeting that he was having issues with a particular member," she said. "He stated, 'she is always angry and very rude.'
"I often complete ride-along trips with the drivers, and I happened to know exactly what member my driver was speaking about. This member is a single mother, and she has terminal cancer. We take her to treatment, and she is angry.
"What I helped my staff understand was that she is not angry with them. She is angry with her diagnosis, cancer, her situation. She hates going to treatment. She hates the fact that she is a single mother, and she has this diagnosis."
Everyday challenges
The biggest struggles NEMT providers face each day are schedule changes, cancellations, traffic, weather, COVID and incorrect contact information, such as wrong addresses or phone numbers. "It truly is a work of art to find a balance at the end of each day to ensure that everyone is transported safely home," Brisa said.
Seabreeze works to help make sure members get to and from healthcare appointments safely, and Brisa said it's her family and team that keep her motivated and always looking to improve. "I can't take all the credit because I have a strong support network and a husband who is supportive and always willing to take that extra step with me," she said. "I have always welcomed a challenge especially when someone tells me I can't do something. You see I am a Latina…raised by my maternal grandparents who immigrated from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico.
"My grandfather opened the first Mexican grocery store in Rockford, and he successfully owned this store for 38 years," she continues. "He did all of this with a 6th-grade education. He raised 10 children of his own and adopted me at the age of eleven."
Brisa and Seabreeze are an important part of the Rockford community, and Brisa recognizes that "without community, there is no Seabreeze."
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The Endless Parade Of Godzilla Posters Continues: Banner Poster Unleashed
Posted by: Monster Island News on March 23rd, 2014
What is more overwhelming than a titanic monster destroying one of America's largest cities? The answer, an endless parade of movie posters used to promote said monster, all generally based on the same theme, and hardly showing said monster at all.
Really, how many Godzilla posters do we need to see that only show his tail or backside as he walks away?
From Flicks and Bits
Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled this latest poster for the much-anticipated 'Godzilla.' Described as an epic rebirth to Toho's iconic 'Godzilla,' the adventure pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
The key cast for 'Godzilla' includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Sally Hawkins and Bryan Cranston. This new take on the classic 'Godzilla' franchise is set to kick off the Summer movie-going season on May 16th. Gareth Edwards (Monsters) is directing the creature feature centered on the giant city-destroying and monster-fighting lizard. The filmmaker directs from a screenplay by Max Borenstein, Frank Darabont and Dave Callaham.
An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
Gareth Edwards directs "Godzilla," which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson ("Kick-Ass"), Oscar® nominee Ken Watanabe ("The Last Samurai," "Inception"), Elizabeth Olsen ("Martha Marcy May Marlene"), Oscar® winner Juliette Binoche ("The English Patient," "Cosmopolis"), and Sally Hawkins ("Blue Jasmine"), with Oscar® nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night, and Good Luck.," "The Bourne Legacy") and Bryan Cranston ("Argo," TV's "Breaking Bad").
Edwards directs from a screenplay by Max Borenstein, story by David Callaham, based on the character "Godzilla" owned and created by TOHO CO., LTD. Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni are producing with Mary Parent and Brian Rogers. Patricia Whitcher and Alex Garcia are serving as executive producers, alongside Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji Okuhira.
AHHH … THIS MORE LIKE IT!
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Goodfoot responds: March 23rd, 2014 at 7:09 pm
CLUSH A PRANE, Godzirra!!
As you see, I'm having a boyhood excitement thing coming on here. Like I used to have, every couple weeks, when a new monster movie came to the hometown movie theater…
Dr Kaco responds: March 25th, 2014 at 11:04 pm
When is the new Gamera coming out?! Ding Dong! ;p


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During the November 13th meeting of the Montgomery County GOP Central Committee, Alexander Bush became the newly elected chairman of the MCGOP Central Committee for 2019, replacing Mark Uncapher, whose current term ran through the November 2018 elections. Chairman Bush, who was elected by acclamation, noted that he welcomed the prospect of working with the current and newly elected committee members. "I believe that I am someone with whom everyone feels they can have a productive conversation," he said, adding that "it is vital that we improve communication among Republican organizations in the County. We will focus our time and energy on the real – external – goals." Although Alexander has only lived in Montgomery County for two years, he noted that "this is long enough to learn what needs to be done."
The newly elected chairman added that he was "proud to share the slate with Sharon Cohen (1st Vice Chair) & Jeff Brown (2nd Vice Chair). Jeff has the consistency and follow-through that has been vital to our success at community events. Sharon has the skills to hold the framework of the whole organization together, such as the shared calendar, building the database, preparing the email blasts, and so much more." As part of the slate, Lori Jaffe was elected as the new Secretary and Don Irvine was re-elected as Treasurer. To learn more about MCGOP Officers, Click Here.
Alexander has been a life-long conservative activist, working the polls and grassroots lobbying for education freedom in the 90s. In 2014, Alexander was a precinct chair in Baltimore County and participated in the LD6 "revolution" where all four legislative seats switched to Republican. Since relocating to Montgomery County in 2016, Alexander has been active in local politics, and has served as the chair of the MCGOP Organization Committee. Alexander is a practicing attorney at Rowe Weinstein & Sohn PLLC in Rockville, where he litigates throughout Maryland, D.C., and Virginia, and supervises a half dozen employees
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Another reason for the dinner was Son's return home from the NASA program he attended (aka Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars/VASTS). Friday I left work early to head over to NASA/Langley for the closing ceremonies. I confess that until then I had little direct knowledge of the program, which is absolutely free of charge to those selected to participate. All I can say is if you live in Virginia and have a son or daughter who is a rising junior, you should definitely take a look at the website and encourage your student to apply. They are exposed to so much and (I'll say it again because it is important), it's free of charge thanks to the sponsors.
That's it for now. Anything exciting in your neck of the woods?
Sunday, on my way to run some errands, I drove down to Haven Beach.
I stopped to admire these gorgeous green soybean fields.
Then I drove to the Food Lion.
The store manager escorts the four-legged customers to the back of the building.
As I was walking into the store, I heard an employee singing, "E-I-E-I-O."
p.s. Sunday is Middle Sister's birthday. We won't get to see her, but we wish her a very happy day.
If it's Thursday, and it appears to be, it's time to share three things--hence the clever name Three Thing Thursday, which is where I share three random thoughts and hopefully you do too.
I'll go first, because that's just how it works. Or rather, that's how it has worked in the past, not that we can't change things and have you all go first.
1. Yesterday Daughter, her friend Olivia and I, as part of our quest to forget that Son is gone for the week, traveled 81 miles to Doswell, Virginia, to Kings Dominion, an amusement park. I first went to this park back in the 1970s when it was called Lion Country Safari. Back then there was one tiny wooden roller coaster and the rest was a safari-like drive that led you past elephants, lions and zebras who were either sleeping or so depressed and unimpressed with their environment they just couldn't move. Although the safari is no more, I'll have you know that tiny wooden roller coaster is still there, and we rode it yesterday. We also rode the Rebel Yell, also there since the '70s. While I gladly observed from the comfort of my park bench, Daughter and Olivia rode all of the high-thrill rides, including something called the Volcano, which looks like a death trap that propels you straight to hell utter and complete torture. I dragged them on things like the tiny wooden roller coaster and the Rebel Yell. Speaking of yelling, my throat is still raw from all the screaming. Olivia begged dared me not to scream on the tiny roller coaster--particularly since that tiny roller coaster is intended for tiny people, also known as small children. Nope. Couldn't help myself. Screamed and laughed the whole way.
1 b. The last time we were at Kings Dominion was last summer right before Son had his major surgery. Although yesterday was intended to help us forget that Son is away this week, everything reminded me of him and those days leading up to the surgery. I'm so grateful all of that is behind us now. Also, I miss him. The quest didn't work. Regardless, Daughter, Olivia and I did manage to have a good time.
2. Tuesday evening I had a long overdue dinner with one of my first blog friends, Angie. After two hours of conversation that only skimmed the surface of catching up, we talked about dinner at my house in the fall, which is the soonest either one of us is free. That got me thinking about extending the invitation to other blog friends. After a preliminary poll about interest and availability, it looks like I'll be throwing a party here late September, a sort of reunion of some of the wonderful friends I've made from this blog. Details are sketchy at the moment, but I'm excited to have something to look forward to. Plus it forces me to clean my house, something I loathe, but which is necessary at least once a year. If you're reading and want to attend, let me know, the invitation is open to everyone.
3. After the half marathon I ran in April, I decided to give myself some time off from running to recuperate. Well, here it is July and I'm still recuperating giving myself time off. If I don't sign up for another race, there will be no motivation, no reason to run. If anyone has any recommendations for a good half marathon for the fall, no matter where it's located (preferably continental United States), let me know. Otherwise I will probably sign up to do the Outer Banks one again in November.
I could keep going and write up to 23 things today, but this is too much as it is more than enough.
Now it's your turn to share three things. Or three and a half things. Or one and three quarters. Whatever you want, whatever is on your mind.
For what feels like three weeks the third day in a row, my internet provider seems to be trying to kill me testing my patience. Service has been intermittent since Sunday.
Here's a blog post with minimal words simply because I have to post while I can, and at least I was able to load these few pictures.
If you're in Mathews and see a mushroom cloud forming over the 23076 zip code and Queens Creek vicinity, you'll know the internet provider has pushed me and my very limited patience too far.
Hope your week is going better than mine well.
All except the last shot were taken from the public landing at Edwards Creek over on Gwynn's Island. That last one, taken from the Seabreeze, includes a glimpse of the full (or close to full) moon in the upper right corner.
There's more to report, but this post will be brief. My internet has been acting up, so I want to toss this up while the gettin' is good. A storm last night must have caused a temporary outage, and it's pouring down again this evening with even more clouds headed in this direction.
These were taken in 2009 from my favorite public beach located at the end of Rte. 645 in Mathews.
Although most people tend to have a harsh word or sixteen two about July, I have to say that I really love it. I love the sun, I love the light, I love the warmth, I love the mosquitoes the size of pelicans sounds of the evening insects.
I love the green and blue colors this time of year.
July is my favorite month.
The Mathews County Visitor and Information Center is in the store formerly known as Sibley's.
We used to buy seeds and stuff for the garden from Mr. Cecil Sibley back in the 1970s.
The store is now a wealth of local information and art.
Next to Sibley's (aka the Visitor Center) is what used to be the Ben Franklin.
(which used to be Farmers Bank of Mathews with a drive-through window).
I have such fond memories of Sibley's, the bank and the Ben Franklin.
Click here for a 2009 blog post about our Ben Franklin. Any mention of the store causes flash backs to the toy aisle dead center and all the plastic flowers on the right as you walked in.
I never could understand why anyone would want to purchase plastic flowers. Confession: I possess plastic flowers and keep them hidden away in the guest bathroom. And the corner of the dining room. I could write all night about how much I hate fake flowers, but the fact that I own some would make my argument meaningless. I'm pretty sure I bought them when I lived in the city, but why have I kept them if I sort of despise them? That we've spent this much time on fake flowers is troubling. Let's return to the blog post, which is begging to come to a merciful close whether its writer is dwelling on the whole concept of fake flowers or not.
Click here for a 2010 post about downtown Mathews, which is an oxymoron references the bank, Fleet's restaurant and an odd little habit we had of closing down half a day on Wednesdays.
There is at least one Ben Franklin left (click here) which we pass every time we go to Avon, NC, for summer vacation.
I'm glad our former Ben Franklin is being put to such good use and will soon be full of life--and memories--once again.
Does anyone have Ben Franklin memories to share?
These are some shots of a few boats out of water near the railway on Tangier Island.
This one was on a trash heap.
I'm so thrilled they've had this opportunity to experience (and navigate mostly on their own with the help of a good friend) a place so vastly different from where they've grown up.
I love that they're exploring the world.
When I was a kid here in Mathews, I often made lists of things to do. Not like today's lists which include chores. No, this was just an at-a-glance list of options for whiling away the day--a day which did not include much in the way of entertainment options.
1. Ride Thunder (the pony).
That last one was always my favorite. It still is.
When the boat ride to Smith Island was cancelled due to low participation, I went to Tangier Island instead.
Other than a brief shower crossing the bay, the weather was perfect.
The day was as perfect as the weather, and it was a nice distraction for me since Son and Daughter are still in New York visiting relatives, seeing Broadway shows, eating good food and exploring a whole new world on their own. I'm picking them up from Richmond's bus station Tuesday after work and can't wait to hear about all their adventures.
Click here for the first of several posts from last year's trip to Tangier. It's a unique destination and a great day trip from Reedville.


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Brownwood Independent School District (BISD) is accepting transfer applications during the month of April for the 2019-2020 school year.
Current transfer students must submit an application each year.
New out-of-district applications will be accepted for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. BISD does accept PK students for transfer. The student's most recent report card must be attached to the request for students new to BISD.
Applications must be submitted by Tuesday, April 30, for returning students. Notification of approval or denial will be mailed to applicants by July 26.
Transfer applications are available at campus offices, the Central Support Center located at 2707 Southside Drive between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or on the BISD website at www.brownwoodisd.org/transfers.
For additional information, contact Cindi Caraway at 325-643-5644, ext. 1105, or at the following email address: cindi.caraway@brownwoodisd.org.