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The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
By Dava Sobel
Read by Cassandra Campbell
Dava Sobel Penguin Audio 9780670016952
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR's Science Friday Nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "A joy to read." —The Wall Street Journal In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or "human computers," to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. At the outset this group included the wives, sisters, and daughters of the resident astronomers, but soon the female corps included graduates of the new women's colleges—Vassar, Wellesley, and Smith. As photography transformed the practice of astronomy, the ladies turned from computation to studying the stars captured nightly on glass photographic plates. The "glass universe" of half a million plates that Harvard amassed over the ensuing decades—through the generous support of Mrs. Anna Palmer Draper, the widow of a pioneer in stellar photography—enabled the women to make extraordinary discoveries that attracted worldwide acclaim. They helped discern what stars were made of, divided the stars into meaningful categories for further research, and found a way to measure distances across space by starlight. Their ranks included Williamina Fleming, a Scottish woman originally hired as a maid who went on to identify ten novae and more than three hundred variable stars; Annie Jump Cannon, who designed a stellar classification system that was adopted by astronomers the world over and is still in use; and Dr. Cecilia Helena Payne, who in 1956 became the first ever woman professor of astronomy at Harvard—and Harvard's first female department chair. Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, The Glass Universe is the hidden history of the women whose contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.
A New York Times Bestseller
An Economist Best Book of the Year
A Smithsonian Magazine Pick for Best Books of 2016
An NPR Best Book of 2016
One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2016
A PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Nominee
A Harper's Bazaar Pick of Best Books of the Month
One of the BBC's Best Books of the Month
A Bustle Pick of Best Books of the Month
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017
Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR's Science Friday
Nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
"A joy to read." —The Wall Street Journal
In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or "human computers," to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. At the outset this group included the wives, sisters, and daughters of the resident astronomers, but soon the female corps included graduates of the new women's colleges—Vassar, Wellesley, and Smith. As photography transformed the practice of astronomy, the ladies turned from computation to studying the stars captured nightly on glass photographic plates.
The "glass universe" of half a million plates that Harvard amassed over the ensuing decades—through the generous support of Mrs. Anna Palmer Draper, the widow of a pioneer in stellar photography—enabled the women to make extraordinary discoveries that attracted worldwide acclaim. They helped discern what stars were made of, divided the stars into meaningful categories for further research, and found a way to measure distances across space by starlight. Their ranks included Williamina Fleming, a Scottish woman originally hired as a maid who went on to identify ten novae and more than three hundred variable stars; Annie Jump Cannon, who designed a stellar classification system that was adopted by astronomers the world over and is still in use; and Dr. Cecilia Helena Payne, who in 1956 became the first ever woman professor of astronomy at Harvard—and Harvard's first female department chair.
Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, The Glass Universe is the hidden history of the women whose contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.
This is intellectual history at its finest. Dava Sobel is extraordinarily accomplished at uncovering the hidden stories of science. —Geraldine Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Chord and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March
[Sobel] soars higher than ever before...[continuing] her streak of luminous science writing with this fascinating, witty, and most elegant history...The Glass Universe is a feast for those eager to absorb forgotten stories of resolute American women who expanded human knowledge. —Booklist, Starred Review
Sobel knows how to tell an engaging story...With grace, clarity, and a flair for characterization, [she] places these early women astronomers in the wider historical context of their field for the very first time. —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Sensitive, exacting, and lit with the wonder of discovery. —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction
"A compelling read and a welcome reminder that American women have long desired to reach for the stars. —Bookpage
"An astronomically large topic generously explored. —O, The Oprah Magazine
It takes a talented writer to interweave professional achievement with personal insight. By the time I finished The Glass Universe, Dava Sobel's wonderful, meticulous account, it had moved me to tears...Unforgettable. —Sue Nelson, Nature
[The Planets] lets us fall in love with the heavens all over again. —The New York Times Book Review
[Sobel] has outdone her extraordinary talent for keeping readers enthralled. . . . A splendid and enticing book. —San Francisco Chronicle
Ms. Sobel is an elegant stylist, a riveting and efficient storyteller, a writer who can bring the dustiest of subjects to full-blooded life. —The New York Times
Lively, inventive . . . a masterly specimen of close-range cultural history. —The Wall Street Journal
A simple tale, brilliantly told. —The Washington Post
This is a gem of a book. —The New York Times
An incantatory serenade to the Solar System. —Entertainment Weekly
Sobel is a master storyteller. . . . She brings a great scientist to life. —The New York Times Book Review
Sobel shines a light on seven 19th- and 20th-century women astronomers who began as 'human computers,' interpreting data at Harvard Observatory, then went on to dazzle...An inspiring look at celestial pioneers. —People
A fascinating and inspiring tale of . . . female pioneers who have been shamefully overlooked. —Real Simple
An elegant historical tale…[from] the master storyteller of astronomy. —The Boston Globe
"This is intellectual history at its finest." —Geraldine Brooks, New York Times bestselling author
Ms. Sobel writes with an eye for a telling detail and an ear for an elegant turn of phrase. . . . [The Glass Universe is] a joy to read. —The Wall Street Journal
Named one of the best books of the month by Flavorwire, Bustle, Harper's Bazaar, Real Simple, Refinery29, Men's Journal, BBC, and The National Book Review —
Sobel mixes discussions of the most abstruse topics with telling glimpses of her subjects' lives, in the process showing how scientific and social progress often go hand in hand. —The New Yorker
Sobel lucidly captures the intricate, interdependent constellation of people it took to unlock mysteries of the stars . . . The Glass Universe positively glows. —NPR
A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves. –The Economist —
[Sobel] traces a remarkable line in American female achievement…[and] captures the stalwart spirit of Pickering's female finds. —USA Today
Sobel has distinguished herself with lucid books about scientists and their discoveries . . . [She] vividly captures how her brilliant and ambitious protagonists charted the skies, and found personal fulfillment in triumphant discovery. —The National Book Review
At once an exhaustive and detailed account of a breakthrough moment in the world of science, as well as a compelling portrait of pioneering women who contributed as much to the progress of female empowerment as they did to the global understanding of both astronomy and photography. —Harper's Bazaar
"An inspiring look at celestial pioneers." —People magazine
"A joy to read." —Wall Street Journal
"A peerless intellectual biography." —Economist (London)
"An astronomically large topic generously explored." —O, The Oprah Magazine
"Sobel makes hard science palatable for the general audience…[She] lucidly captures the intricate, interdependent constellation of people it took to unlock mysteries of the stars ." —NPR
"Campbell's gentle, soothing storytelling breathes life into the women…Sobel's writing is enhanced by the inclusion of excerpts from the personal diaries and letters of some of these exceptional women. Campbell's smooth and refined reading brings a personal touch to the listening experience." —AudioFile
Author Bio: Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel is an accomplished writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. A 1964 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, she attended Antioch College and the City College of New York before receiving her bachelor of arts degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1969. She holds honorary doctor of letters degrees from the University of Bath, in England, and Middlebury College, Vermont, both awarded in 2002.
Category: Nonfiction/Science
Publisher: Penguin Audio


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import json, argparse
from os.path import join, dirname
from watson_developer_cloud import ConversationV1

# Credentials are read from a file
with open("config.json") as confFile:
     config=json.load(confFile)['credentials']

# Initialize the Conversation client
conversation = ConversationV1(
    username=config['username'],
    password=config['password'],
    version=config['version'],
    url=config['url']
    )

# Define parameters that we want to catch and some basic command help
def getParameters(args=None):
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='A slightly mutating ego-centric chatbot',
                                     prog='egobot.py',
                                     usage='%(prog)s [-h | -l | -logs | -dialog] [-id workspaceID]')
    parser.add_argument("-l",dest='listWorkspaces', action='store_true', help='list workspaces')
    parser.add_argument("-logs",dest='listLogs', action='store_true', help='list logs')
    parser.add_argument("-dialog",dest='dialog', action='store_true', help='have dialog')
    parser.add_argument("-setup",dest='setup', action='store_true', help='setup chatbot')
    parser.add_argument("-id",dest='workspaceID', help='Workspace ID')
    parser.add_argument("-name",dest='setupName', help='Workspace Name')
    parser.add_argument("-lang",dest='setupLanguage', help='Workspace Language')

    parms = parser.parse_args()
    return parms

# Setup workspace for specified language
def setupWorkspace(newName, newLang):
    # Load language-dependent workspace file
    inFile="resources/egobot."+newLang+".json"
    with open(inFile) as jsonFile:
        ws=json.load(jsonFile)

    # Now open localization file for chat language
    fname="lang/"+newLang+".json"
    with open(fname) as localizationFile:
        localizationConf=json.load(localizationFile)
    newWorkspace=conversation.create_workspace(name=newName,
                                               description=ws['description'],
                                               language=newLang,
                                               intents=ws["intents"],
                                               entities=ws["entities"],
                                               dialog_nodes=ws["dialog_nodes"],
                                               counterexamples=ws["counterexamples"],
                                               metadata=ws['metadata'])
    print localizationConf['setup']['details']
    print(json.dumps(newWorkspace, indent=2))
    print
    print localizationConf['setup']['workspaceID']+":\n\""+newWorkspace['workspace_id']+"\""

# List available dialogs
def listWorkspaces():
    print(json.dumps(conversation.list_workspaces(), indent=2))

# List logs for a specific workspace by ID
# For now just dump them, do not filter, do not store
def listLogs(workspaceID):
    print(json.dumps(conversation.list_logs(workspace_id=workspaceID), indent=2))

def listIntents(workspaceID):
    print(json.dumps(conversation.list_intents(workspace_id=workspaceID,export=False)['intents'], indent=2))

def listEntities(workspaceID):
    print(json.dumps(conversation.list_entities(workspace_id=workspaceID,export=False)['entities'], indent=2))

# Add new intent after gathering the necessary data
def addIntent(workspaceID, localizationConf):
    # Get intent name, description and examples
    inputForIntent = raw_input(localizationConf['intents']['iname']+"\n")
    descForIntent = raw_input(localizationConf['intents']['idescription']+"\n")
    examplesForIntent = raw_input(localizationConf['intents']['isamples']+"\n").split('/')

    # Create JSON array from examples
    samples=[]
    for num in range (0, len(examplesForIntent)):
        samples.append({"text": examplesForIntent[num]})

    # Now create the intent and print the JSON response
    print(json.dumps(conversation.create_intent(workspace_id=workspaceID,
                        intent=inputForIntent,
                        description=descForIntent,
                        examples=samples),
                         indent=2))

# Start a dialog and converse with Watson
#
def converse(workspaceID):
    # Fetch language of workspace
    lang=conversation.get_workspace(workspace_id=workspaceID)['language']

    # Now open localization file for chat language
    fname="lang/"+lang+".json"
    with open(fname) as localizationFile:
        localizationConf=json.load(localizationFile)
    print localizationConf['chat']['initialMessage']+"\n"
    print "=========================\n"
    # Start the dialog
    context={}

    # Now loop to chat
    while True:
        # get some input
        minput = raw_input(localizationConf['chat']['prompt']+"\n")
        # if we catch a "bye" then exit
        if (minput == "bye"):
            break
        # send the input to Watson
        resp=conversation.message(workspace_id=workspaceID,
                             message_input={'text': minput},
                             alternate_intents=True,
                             context=context,
                             entities=None,
                             intents=None,
                             output=None)

        print(json.dumps(resp))
        print
        if resp['intents'][0]['intent']=="Display" and resp['intents'][0]['confidence']>0.5:
            print resp['output']['text'][0]
            if resp['context']['action']:
                if resp['context']['action']=="listIntents":
                    listIntents(workspaceID)
                elif resp['context']['action']=="listEntities":
                    listEntities(workspaceID)
        elif resp['intents'][0]['intent']=="Create":
            print resp['output']['text'][0]
            if resp['context']['action']=="addIntent":
                addIntent(workspaceID,localizationConf)
        else:
            print resp['output']['text'][0]
        # Save context for next round, but wipe out the action
        context=resp['context']
        context['action']=""

#
# Main program, for now just detect what function to call and invoke it
#
if __name__ == '__main__':
    parms = getParameters()
    #print parms
    if (parms.listWorkspaces):
        listWorkspaces()
    if (parms.listLogs and parms.workspaceID):
        listLogs(parms.workspaceID)
    if (parms.dialog and parms.workspaceID):
        converse(parms.workspaceID)
    if (parms.setup and parms.setupName and parms.setupLanguage):
        setupWorkspace(newName=parms.setupName, newLang=parms.setupLanguage)

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These boots are definitely made for walking in the snow. Since the snow isn't going anywhere soon and because Punxsutawney Phil predicted at least six more weeks of winter, I might as well deal with the circumstances. Finding the perfect winter boot is a must for Chicago winters. I actually got these boots last winter at Forever 21 for $7. I know I thought they wouldn't last, but they have and are really warm. Now let's hope I'm not in the car for four hours like yesterday because of the snow.


A powerful earthquake of 6.2 magnitude rocked the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines. According to the reports, the tremor struck at a depth of 38 miles, about 80 miles eats of the island's major city of Davao.
Philippines have always suffered from earthquakes. The country is part of the infamous Ring of Fire region, where about 90% of the world's tremors happen.
It is yet to be known if there is any casualties as a result of the earthquake. Earlier this week a huge 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Bolivia, also in the Ring of Fire.


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PAYTON FAILS TO REPORT TO CELTS BY DEADLINE
A multiplayer trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was amended Friday after Gary Payton refused to report to Boston for a physical by a deadline, the Lakers said. A Celtics spokesman said Boston had agreed in advance to waive the requirement that Payton undergo a physical exam on Friday.
The amended trade now will give Los Angeles 6-foot-8 forward Jumaine Jones instead of guard Marcus Banks, and Boston no longer will be required to give up its second-round draft choice. Lakers spokesman John Black said the trade had to be amended because it was contingent on all players reporting to their new teams for physicals by Friday afternoon. "Gary Payton refused to go to Boston and do that," Black said.
Boston waived the Payton contingency, and in consideration, the Lakers had to switch terms of the deal, he said. The Celtics expect Payton to report for training camp Oct. 4, a Celtics spokesman said. The terms of the original Aug. 6 trade called for the Lakers to send Payton, Rick Fox and a conditional first-round draft pick to Boston in exchange for Chucky Atkins, Chris Mihm, Banks and a second-round draft choice.
MORE NBA: The Detroit Pistons have re-signed veteran guard Lindsey Hunter. Hunter, 33, returned to Detroit last season after helping the Los Angeles Lakers win the 2002 NBA title.
He played 33 regular-season games and averaged 3.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 20 minutes. In 23 playoff games, Hunter averaged 2.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 11.9 minutes as the Pistons beat the Lakers in the NBA Finals. . . .
The New Jersey Nets signed forward Richard Jefferson to a multiyear contract extension, making him the cornerstone of the franchise's future.
DIVING: NEUBACHER QUALIFIES 1ST
Team Orlando Diving's Tom Neubacher of Windermere took the top qualifying spot in the boy's 13-and-under 3-meter springboard preliminaries Friday at the Speedo National Junior Diving Championships in Moultrie, Ga.
He finished with 281.85 points to advance into today's final day of competition. Advancing automatically in the girls 16- to 18-year-old platform final were Team Orlando's Brittany Viola and Emily Bouck.
GOLF: CREAMER ADVANCES AT AMATEUR
Paula Creamer mastered her short game to beat Diana Ramage 3 and 2 on a rain-soaked golf course, advancing to the semifinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur in Erie, Pa. Creamer today will play Amanda McCurdy. McCurdy won 3 and 2 against 17-year-old Sun-Young Yoo. Last year's runner-up, Jane Park, beat Beth Allen 4 and 2 to advance. Park plays Sarah Huarte today. Huarte ousted Morgan Pressel of Boca Raton, 1 up. Pressel had ousted former Eustis resident In-Bee Park on Thursday.
TENNIS: MYSKINA FORFEITS SEMIFINAL
French Open champ Anastasia Myskina left the Idea Prokom Open in Sopot, Poland, without explanation before her semifinal, forfeiting her match against Klara Koukalova. Myskina will explain her decision at a news conference today, the Polish news agency PAP said. The match featuring the top-seeded Russian eventually was washed out with the entire day.
NHL: NIEDERMAYER WINS IN ARBITRATION
New Jersey Devils defenseman Scott Niedermayer was awarded a record-tying $7 million contract for next season by an NHL arbitrator. The award matches the $7 million given to Philadelphia Flyers forward John LeClair in 2000.
MORE NHL: Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov avoided salary arbitration with the San Jose Sharks, agreeing to a two-year contract worth more than $8.8 million shortly before his hearing.. . . Buffalo forward Daniel Briere was awarded a one-year $2.55 million contract.
HORSE RACING: SMARTY PARTY IS TODAY
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones is set to move out of his home turf after his retirement party today at Philadelphia Park. It will be the 3-year-old colt's last public appearance in Bensalem before leaving to stand stud at Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky.
AUTO RACING: RAIKKONEN RUNS FASTEST
Kimi Raikkonen turned in the quickest time in practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, edging Formula One leader Michael Schumacher, who is seeking a record 12th victory of the season in the race. McLaren's Raikkonen clocked 1 minute, 20.884 seconds.
MORE AUTO RACING: Bobby Hamilton Jr. claimed the pole position for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in Gladeville, Tenn., turning a lap at 160.990 mph.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SI
Sports Illustrated is turning 50. Next week's issue comes exactly 50 years after the magazine's first issue on Aug. 16, 1954. The inaugural cover pictured Milwaukee Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews swinging away in front of a packed County Stadium. Three years later came the first case of the notorious SI cover jinx. The University of Oklahoma football team's record 47-game winning streak was broken a week after its cover shot. Notre Dame holds the record for most appearances by a college team -- 32. The record for the most overall appearances on the cover belongs to retired NBA all-star shooting guard Michael Jordan, who has appeared on the front of 49 editions of the magazine.
THE LAST WORD: Enjoy your retirement, Smarty. You certainly deserve it. Thanks for the memories.
ON THIS DATE
1979 -- Outfielder Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals reaches the 3,000-hit plateau with an infield hit off Chicago Cubs pitcher Dennis Lamp.
2003 -- The New York blackout forces the evacuation of workers and players from Shea Stadium hours before the game between the Mets and the San Francisco Giants.
'We have so many security people with us, it's like traveling with the president. If somebody wants to get us, they are going to have to come hard, come tough.'
-- Shawn Marion, forward on the U.S. Olympic basketball team compet-ing in Athens

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Q: Pacman hook 'failed to run transaction hooks' error I was attempting a full Manjaro update using sudo pacman -Syyu, but at the end, it threw the error:
Error: hook /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/gtk-query-immodules-3.0.hook line 2: invalid value Path
Error: failed to commit transaction (failed to run transaction hooks)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

How can I fix the hook?

A: This happens when you don't maintain your system regularly. The quickest fix is to update Pacman by -
wget https://pkgbuild.com/~eschwartz/repo/x86_64-extracted/pacman-static
chmod +x pacman-static
sudo ./pacman-static -Syyu

I don't think it is the cleanest way but it should update Pacman without any problem.
Another way to tackle this problem -
sudo nano /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/gtk-query-immodules-3.0.hook
Change Type = Path to Type = File in line 2
Reinstall the kernel, I'm assuming the version
sudo pacman -S kernel419
Run these -
sudo mkinitcpio -P
sudo update-grub
I'd try to update Pacman first and see if the issue gets solved.

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Powered rails have two states: on and off. When not receiving power (off), the powered rail acts as a brake, stopping most carts, even if on a slope. When receiving power (on), the minecart will be accelerated.
In order to accelerate the minecart, it must either already be moving or one end of the powered rail must be adjacent to a solid block, creating a "launchpad".
Before patch 1.6, Powered rails will move an occupied minecart 64 tiles on a flat surface, or 8 tiles if unoccupied. The optimal placement of powered rails is 1 every 26 rails to maintain a constant speed of 8 m/s. They are now a bit faster.
Power can be transmitted to the powered rail from any of the six adjacent tiles and works just like powering a redstone wire.


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Rating: Two Stars - The Washburn Island State Park is a very nice spot for a stop. Can be a challenging paddling from one side to the other that requires crossing the motorized boats channel in the middle. We did not explore the arms Seapit and Little rivers and just paddle a counter-clockwise circle along the shoreline of Waquoit Bay. Paddle time was 1 hour 53 minutes.
On the public launch to Waquoit Bay on Town Landing Road in East Falmouth MA.
Trip date is October 2018.
Today's paddle buddy is the Boston Kayaker's wife.
The Boston Kayaker just launched on Waquoit Bay.
Paddling to our right, we will try to follow this shore on right to do a counter-clockwise circle.
Looking to our left, the rest of Waquoit Bay.
The Seapit River in the middle of the picture. We will not enter this river today.
Separated from the mainland by the Seapit River, in front is the Washburn Island State Park.
The shores of Washburn Island.
Looking on left is the wide open Waquoit Bay.
Just following the shores of Washburn Island on right.
The beaches of Washburn Island.
Looking south we can see the channel out to the Atlantic Ocean.
A powered boat pulling a skier on Waquoit Bay.
Beach Party on Washburn Island.
A cormorant on Waquoit Bay.
We are now paddling eastwards toward the other side.
You can see the middle channel for boats is busy.
A look to the right, the channel to open ocean.
The marine traffic channel cuts right in the middle of Waquoit Bay.
Just like a pedestrian wanting to cross a street, we have to wait for these boats to pass to cross to the other side.
Now paddling to cross the middle channel.
Now we are dashing across the marked channel.
Now past the channel and close to the eastern shore of Waquoit Bay.
Taking another break on the southeast corner of Waqouit Bay.
Back on the water, we are paddling northwards.
On the right half of this picture is the Little River.
We are not really too far from the boat channel.
The buoys mark the channel.
We are paddling northwards parallel to the boat channel.
The wind whipping up the water a bit.
From here, we will veer left westwards continuing our counter-clockwise direction.
The parked boats will be the northern area of Waquoit Bay visible from the launch.
I can see the sandy landing.
The public landing directly in front.
Paddle time is 1 hour 53 minutes.


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Greatest Hits 1970–1978 is a compilation album from Black Sabbath, released in 2006.

This album features only the original line-up of Black Sabbath with all the albums Ozzy Osbourne worked on presented from 1970's self-titled debut album to 1978's Never Say Die!.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 1 April 2006 at number 96. It spent 10 weeks on the chart.

It was released to coincide with the band's induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Track listing
All songs written by Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward).

Personnel
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Tony Iommi - guitar
Geezer Butler - bass
Bill Ward - drums

Production
Sharon Osbourne – executive production
Rodger Bain, Patrick Meehan, Mike Butcher – production
Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot – remastering

Release history

See also

References

2006 greatest hits albums
Albums produced by Rodger Bain
Black Sabbath compilation albums
Rhino Records compilation albums
Warner Records compilation albums

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It didn't quite have the impact of Molly passing on from A Country Practice but when Sonia (Eve Morey) finally succumbed to ovarian cancer last week, it was certainly a milestone. And the Ramsay Street crew did it justice. In a two-hander featuring the two favourites – Morey and Ryan Maloney – the couple traversed the last hours of Sonia's life with dignity, humour, and as much honesty as you can expect from a family-friendly prime-time soap. It was also smart to screen that episode on a Friday. It's the nature of soaps that the show goes on, along with the multitude of other storylines. This week it's all about the Mark-Elly-Chloe love triangle. Will Mark be left at the altar? If not, where does that leave Chloe? Is Susan being sucked in by evil Finn? Some, if not all, will be revealed.
Instant Hotel host and judge Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
Narrated by Martin Sheen, this handsome documentary isn't Ken Burns but it's still worth watching. Just as the Vietnam War was the first to be televised, the Kennedy presidency was the first to be comprehensively captured on film, often in a relatively candid manner, and the filmmakers exploit that archival trove. Likewise the innumerable experts on the Kennedy family and the Kennedy presidency, all of whom tend to be fond but not uncritical and all of whom have something different to contribute. Focusing as it does exclusively on 1961 this episode also covers a fascinating period in history for both the US and the world. It started with the Bay of Pigs and included the beginning of the space race, the Freedom Riders and Bobby Kennedy's blooding in racial politics, and JFK's ill-fated meeting with Brezhnev.
Don't worry if you've missed the season so far. We've hit the finals, and the four couples remaining are the ones you would have been most interested in anyway, including the colourful couple from Coober Pedy and the arrogant twats from Cairns. So. Finals means each couple are given $10,000 to zhuzh up their premises, turning this into a renovation show. And judging is no longer individual, it's an all-in jury thing in which the final score must be unanimous. And which, for no clear reason, has to take place at a dinner party. Turning this into – well, take your pick. First up, Debbie and Justin transform their perfectly nice apartment into a slightly different perfectly nice apartment. It's all good clean goofy fun but could seriously have run for half the time and been much better for it.


I'm back in the well of production on a new animated installation called dawn to dust. Here are just a few images from the various stages of the production. The work explores the architecture of an old shack house that was once inhabited by my paternal family in post war Japan, following the internment of Japanese Canadians from the west coast of B.C. As a process I've been working with interviews with these family members and their drawings from memory of a 'home' they lived in between 1946-1959 when they were the ages of 3-12. The animations and the experience of witnessing these stories are through the eyes of a trusty bird, ghost, snake, mutt, and statue.


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Q: What do you call that snorting noise/action people make when drawing phlegm to their mouth? It's done by narrowing or tightening the back of your tongue by pressing it to the roof of your mouth while forcefully "inhaling through your nose with your mouth closed" to draw in the phlegm. It has a snorting/snoring sound.
Edit: NOT hacking, or hocking or hawking.

A: This is hawking

hawk [verb] (used without object)

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*to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily ...

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(also used transitively)
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There are, of course, other homonyms.


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The construction of a two-storey building for the Imperial and Royal Military School in Târgu Mureș, at the foot of the Cornești Plateau, began in 1906. The arrangement of the park and the planting of ornamental trees and shrubs around the building began in 1908. The Dendrological Park formed around the building was entrusted to the Botany Discipline of the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1948. Over the years the diversity of woody plants from the Dendrological Park has been enriched, so now there are about 175 plant taxa, derived from exchanges of biological materials or from collecting species from spontaneous flora.
The Botanical Garden from Târgu Mureș was established together with the Faculty of Pharmacy, in 1948, by the head of the Pharmaceutical Botany discipline, Dr. Jablonkay István. The Botanical Garden Commission was composed of: the chairman of the commission-dean Professor Dr. Haranghy László, the head of the Botany discipline and the general director of the commission-Lecturer Dr. Jablonkay István, the director of the Institute of Biology-Professor Dr. Székely Károly, trainee Ádám Lajos, trainee Kovács Ibolya, gardener-Somodi Árpád, commission representative-Sütő István, student organization representative-trainee Rácz Gábor, botanist Nagy Ödön, honorary member-agronomist engineer Csontos János, the head of the Pharmacognosy discipline-Professor Dr. Kopp Elemér, and the head of Galenica discipline-Lecturer Dr. Hankó Zoltán. Before being invited to organize and coordinate the Pharmaceutical Botany discipline, Associate Professor Dr. Jablonkay István (1913-2000) was a Geography and Natural Sciences teacher at the Roman Catholic Gymnasium from Târgu Mureș. The first works for the Botanical Garden were marking the terrain designated for arrangement and fencing the territory. The land included a small portion of oak forest (the lower part of the Plateau Corneşti forest), a shooting polygon, a tennis court, a bowling alley and an orchard with fruit trees. Thus, in order to put the Botanical Garden into function as soon as possible, the members of the Pharmaceutical Botany discipline, in addition to the scientific contribution, had to make a substantial physical effort. The floristic diversity of the Botanical Garden has been enriched by planting several perennial herbaceous species, trees and shrubs. Seeds from 800 plant species were brought from the Botanical Garden of Cluj. The first scientific collaborator of the Botanical Garden was Lecturer Dr. Cseh Halmágyi Anna (1951-1953). She designed the systematic sector of the garden. In the first decades, the Botanical Garden was coordinated by the discipline of Pharmaceutical Botany. The heads of this discipline were: Associate Professor Dr. Jablonkay István (1948-1952), Professor Dr. Rácz Gábor (1952-1963), Professor Dr. Fűzi József (1964-1997), Associate Professor Dr. Kisgyörgy Zoltán (1997-1998), and Professor Dr. Oroian Silvia (1998-2018). Currently, the discipline is led by Associate Professor Dr. Tanase Corneliu. The administration of the Botanical Garden will be taken over by agronomy specialists: agronomist engineer Székely Gyula (since 1968), agronomist engineer Almășan Lenuța (since 1986) and agronomist engineer Hirițiu Mariana (since 1996 until now).
At the initiative of Professor Dr. Rácz Gábor, in 1959 the first issue of the Seed Catalog was published. During that period, Associate Professor Dr. Kisgyörgy Zoltán was in charge of ensuring the quality and identity of the seeds. Starting with 1964, the seed catalog will have an annex with scientific publications that present the research carried out by the members of Pharmaceutical Botany, Pharmacognosy and other related disciplines.
The initiative to establish the Garden of Medicinal Plants in Târgu Mureş belonged to Professor Dr. Kopp Elemér (1890-1964), who organized and coordinated the discipline of Pharmacognosy from its beginnings, until 1961. Professor Kopp Elemér came to Târgu Mureş with a vast experience in the field, accumulated in the over 20 years (1923-1945) spent at the Experimental Station of Medicinal Plants from Cluj, where he laid the foundations of phytochemical research. In the first 10 years he had the chance to be the collaborator of Professor Páter Béla (1860-1938), the founder of the famous Experimental Station of Medicinal Plants from Cluj. The establishment of the Station aimed the introduction in culture of indigenous medicinal plants from the spontaneous flora, but also of some non-native species and the determination of their active principles. Professor Kopp Elemér was the last director of the experimental station, until its close down in 1945. In a very short time, Professor Kopp Elemér organized the Garden of Medicinal Plants at Tűrgu Mureș and planted about 125 species, most of the plants being brought from the Experimental Station from Cluj and from the Digitalis cooperative from Orăştie, founded by Faragó Endre. The garden has been fenced since the spring of 1949. Professor Kopp Elemér established a school of pharmacognosy in Târgu Mureş with a modern phytochemical orientation, giving priority to the knowledge of active principles of plants. Also he paid attention to the introduction of medicinal plants into cultures and plant breeding. The Garden of Medicinal Plants in the first years was coordinated by the discipline of Pharmacognosy. In 1961 the scientific management of both gardens (Botanical Garden and Medicinal Plants Garden) was entrusted to Professor Rácz Gábor, a position he held until 1991. The heads of the Pharmacognosy discipline were: Professor Dr. Kopp Elemér (1948-1961), Professor Dr. Rácz Gábor (1961-1991), Professor Dr. Csedő Károly (1991-2000), and Associate Professor Dr. Eșianu Sigrid (2000-2018). Currently the discipline is led by Lecturer Dr. Laczkó-Zöld Eszter.


I have this little voice in the back of my mind that always seems to be wanting more. More time, more inspiration, making more, I even want more free time to do "nothing"…go figure. It simultaneously feels like a luxury and a burden. I feel blessed with a rich and full life, that overwhelms me with exciting new projects, meeting inspiring people and a learning curve which keeps a steady steep curve.
At the same time, I'm constantly pushing myself to take full (!) advantage of all of these good aspects in my life. Often resulting in a feeling I can only describe as anxiety because I'm telling myself I'm wasting valuable time on the littlest things. I'm not losing any sleep on this and it's not impacting my life much so this isn't alarming. What is happening though, is that I started to realise that trying to do it all, makes me not like any of it (overdramatising a bit to make my point). They became chores on my to-do list instead of intentions that helped me enjoy what inspiring things my life has to offer.
So what's next. My list of interests is not getting any shorter – actually, it's growing with quite an impact as a result – but I do think I'm on to something. I'm ready to explore this further and share my journey on my different channels and expect this could also lead up to the theme of the next issue…who knows.


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Q: Stackviews in IB and preview don't look right after changing an inner nested stackview I almost had a collection of nested stackviews looking good, but wanted to change the distribution of (only) one horizontal stackview nested 3 deep within some other stackviews. In the image below, it is the yellowish strip that is only visible in the Simulator on the right. In xcode IB, without updating the views, the image in the outer most stackview, grew massively to cover the whole screen. In xcode preview, the outer most stackview was still correctly pinned to all edges (as per constraints), but the image had still grown and the stackview that I have changed to fill proportionally had disappeared entirely (it had images and text in it previously in IB). Updating the views in IB changed it to look like the preview. When I ran the simulator, it it looked pretty much right!

Why did changing the distribution of an inner stackview to proportional affect make it disappear entirely in IB, thereby affecting all of the other stackview layers outside of it?
And why did fill proportionally make it disappear entirely in IB but not in the simulator?

A: This has been open for almost two weeks and I have meanwhile seen lots of issues in IB preview suggesting this function is not quite there yet. I guess the only answer to the problem is hope and time.


It is the Malaysia's polling day today. March 8th 2008. I have not been posting much on any of my blogs except my personal blog because I am gripped with election fever. I had been out to ceramahs or political debates every night for the last three nights. Each night I spent about 4 hours and I just reliazed I had spent 12 hours on something that I don't normally do.
So, in the deepest of my heart, I want the party I vote for to win. This is like one of those crazy reality shows or American Idol where you pine for your favourite and you just want him or her to win at all costs. The thought of losing makes me feel sick to the stomach.
Because of my current obsession, I have lost interest in eating. And I only cook when necessary. Most of my hours are glued to catching the latest political debates either online or at their roadshows. When I go out, normally, my eldest son will look after the youngest. Usually, I am just five minutes away from home so it is fine as my eldest is almost 18 years old and very reliable.
Anyway, my little boy will be glued to the TV or computer with my #3 son who is 12 years old. Actually, I don't encourage parents to leave their children unattended with a PC because we never know what they may stumbleupon. However, my home adopts this open door policy where none of them are behind closed doors. So, they help to keep an eye on each other. Moreover, I have some basic softwares that filter off contents and websites that I don't allow my children to use. I also have a rule that my 12 years old are not to get on any chat program.
Internet content filter is one solution to help us parents to keep an eye on our children. It will prevent these little ones from surfing to sites they shouldn't go or chat with strangers. I have heard so much stories including children being cyber-bullied to the verge of suicide. So, that's why I don't allow my younger kids to sign up any chat program.
So folks, bear with me for a little while longer until I recover from my election fever. It will be over today. I hope.
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Q: C++ Array Index I'm trying to make a black jack like card program in c++, but one of the restrictions is that the array of the cards has to contain both the suit and value of the card, i.e 2H, 3H, 2C, 3C, and so on. How would I do this?

A: Create an enum for Suits
enum Suits { Spades, Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts };

Create a class for Card
class Card
{
  private:
    Suits suit;
    int value;

  public:
    Card(Suits s, int v);
};

Card::Card(Suits s, int v)
{
    suit = s;
    value = v;
}

Create your array (or vector) in main
int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
    int size = 6, total_colors = 4, total_values = 13;
    std::vector<Card> v;

    // Fill the vector with random cards
    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
        v.push_back(Card((Suits)(i % total_colors), i % total_values));

    return 0;
}

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*This will allow you to manipulate your cards using only one index. Which is cleaner and more maintainable than creating separate arrays for each attribute the Card might have.

*The Card((Suits)(i % total_colors), i % total_values) will create a Card based on the index i, you might want to change the logic so it suits your use case.

A: So this is similar to how you represent a matrix, except each row would represent a suit.
If I have Ace -> King in each row, the length of the row would be 13. Then you could assign each suit to a particular row. For instance, Hearts could be 0, Diamonds 1, Spades 2, and Clubs 3.
To index any of these values, it would simply be cards[suit * 13 + card], assuming that you name your array cards. So as an example, if I want the 2 of Diamonds, it would be indexed as cards[1 * 13 + 1], as the 2 would be the second card of row diamond is on (assuming the Ace is index 0).
You could even do an enum for the suits, so that the calculation could look like cards[DIAMONDS * 13 + 1]. Additionally, you could use another enum for the cards, to further simplify the indexing to cards[DIAMONDS * 13 + TWO].


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This article is about the video game company. For the ward in Tokyo, see Taitō, Tokyo. For other uses, see Taito (disambiguation).
Taito Corporation
Taito shares its headquarters building (in Shinjuku) with its parent company, Square Enix
株式会社タイトー
Romanized name
Kabushikigaisha Taitō
Taito Trading Company
Michael Kogan
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Koichi Ishii
Tetsu Yamada
Yukio Lizawa
(Honorary chairman)
¥45.70 billion
752 (March 2020)
Taito Game Rental
Taitotech
www.taito.com
Footnotes / references
"Taito Corporation Company Profile 2019" (PDF) (in Japanese). Taito. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020. "Square Enix 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Square Enix. 2019. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
Taito Corporation[a] is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets and game centers, based out of Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the Taito Trading Company,[b] importing vodka, vending machines and jukeboxes into Japan. It began production of video games in 1973. In 2005, Taito was purchased by Square Enix, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary by 2006.[1]
Taito is recognized as an important player in the early days of video games, producing several hit games such as Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, Arkanoid, and Darius. Alongside Konami, Namco and Sega, it is one of the most prominent video game companies from Japan and the first that exported its games into other countries.[2] Several of its games have since been recognized as important and revolutionary for the industry - Space Invaders in particular was a major contributor to the growth of video games in the mid-1970s, and the aliens featured in the games are seen as iconic emblems within the video game industry.
The company maintains a chain of arcade centers, known as "Game Taito Stations", across Japan, alongside being a manufacturer of toys, plush dolls and UFO-catcher prizes. It is currently housed in Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, the same building as parent company Square Enix.[3][4][5]
Bust of Michael Kogan.
In 1944, Ukrainian Jewish businessman Michael Kogan founded Taitung in Shanghai.[6] A refugee of the Soviet Union, Kogan previously worked in a factory in Japan during the country's involvement in World War II, before moving to Shanghai to join his father.[6][7] Taitung, which translated to "Taito" in Japanese, dealt in floor coverings, natural hair wigs, and hog bristles.[6] The Communist takeover of China prompted Kogan to liquidate the business in 1950 and move operations to Japan, which after the war was suffering a significant economic decline.[6] The second business, a clothing distributor named Taito Yoko, struggled financially as a result of employee carelessness and constant loss of products.[7] On August 24, 1953, Taito Yoko was abolished and replaced with the Taito Trading Company, where Kogan was joined by lawyer and retired newspaperman Akio Nakatani.[6][8] Taito Trading Company began as a vodka distillery—the first company to produce vodka in Japan—and an importer of peanut vending machines and perfume machines.[9][10]
Increasing competition led to Taito abandoning the vodka business in 1955 and focusing on its successful vending machines, in addition to importing jukeboxes.[6][7][10] As Taito lacked a proper license to import jukeboxes into Japan, it purchased broken-down machines from United States military bases and refurbished them with working parts from defective units.[6] The recovering Japanese economy allowed Taito to become the official distributor of AMI jukeboxes in the country. Though the deal had little impact at first, over 1,500 machines were sold by 1960 when the company began mixing Japanese records with American folk songs.[6] A partnership with the Seeburg Corporation made Taito its exclusive agent in Japan and one of the nation's leading jukebox companies.[6]
Taito changed its name from Taito Trading Company to Taito Corporation in August 1972 and introduced its first video arcade game in 1973. It established its American subsidiary in 1973 in downtown Chicago, Taito America.[6] In 1978 Toshihiro Nishikado, a designer at Taito, created Space Invaders which became the company's most popular title and one of the most memorable games in arcade history, responsible for beginning the golden age of arcade video games.[11][12]
Former logo
In April 1986 and barely a month after becoming part of the Kyocera group, Taito merged with two of its subsidiaries, Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd. and the Japan Vending Machine Co., Ltd, and absorbed them both. Japan Vending Machine was once an independent company but was purchased by Taito in July 1971 to strengthen its presence in the operation of amusement facilities.[13] Pacific Industrial was created by Taito itself in 1963 to develop products for the company.[13]
In 1992, Taito announced a CD-ROM-based video game console named WOWOW, that would have allowed people to play near-exact ports of Taito's arcades (similar to the Neo Geo), as well as download games from a satellite transmission (as the Satellaview would do later). It was named after the Japanese television station WOWOW and would have utilized its stations to download games. The WOWOW was never released.[14]
Taito America ceased operations in July 1996 after more than 20 years of existence. Taito had already sold exclusive rights for publishing its games in America to Acclaim Entertainment the previous year.[15][16] Similarly, a division existed in London, England, United Kingdom to distribute Taito games in Europe. Taito (Europe) Corporation Limited was created in 1988 and liquidated in February 1998.
When Taito was owned by Kyocera, its headquarters were in Hirakawachō, Chiyoda.[17] Taito entered the Tokyo Stock Exchange in January 1993, listed in the Second Section. It transitioned to the First Section in September 2003. In October 2000, Taito merged with Kyocera Multimedia Corporation to enter the market of mobile phones for the first time.[18]
Taito Ebina Development Center in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture. Opened in 1979, it closed in 2014.[19]
On August 22, 2005, it was announced that the gaming conglomerate Square Enix would purchase 247,900 Taito shares worth ¥45.16 billion (US$409.1 million), to make Taito Corporation a subsidiary of Square Enix.[20] The purpose of the takeover by Square Enix was to both increase Taito's profit margin exponentially as well as begin its company's expansion into new forms of gaming (most notably, the arcade scene), and various other entertainment venues. The takeover bid from Square Enix was accepted by previous stockholder Kyocera, making Taito a Square Enix subsidiary.[21] On September 22, 2005, Square Enix announced successfully acquiring 93.7% of all shares of Taito, effectively owning the company by September 28, 2005.[22][23] By March, 2006 Taito became a subsidiary wholly owned by Square Enix and was delisted from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[24] In March 2006, Square Enix wanted to make Taito a wholly owned subsidiary.[25][24] To accomplish this goal, Square Enix merged Taito into SQEX Corporation.[25][24] Although the combined company took on the name "Taito Corporation", it was actually Taito that was dissolved and SQEX that was the surviving entity.[24]
Square Enix announced on July 28, 2008, that it would liquidate two subsidiaries of Taito, Taito Art Corporation (an insurance and travel agent subsidiary) and Taito Tech Co., Ltd. (an amusement and maintenance subsidiary) on the grounds that both had fulfilled their business purpose. The process ended in October 2008.[26] In February 2010, Taito's unit for home video games split into a separate company called Taito Soft Corporation (not to be confused with Taito Software, the North American division of the late 1980s).[24] On March 11, 2010, Taito Soft was folded into Square Enix.[27] All of Taito's franchises for video game consoles in Japan are since published by Square Enix.
Square Enix Holdings wanted all of its arcade operations to be regrouped into one subsidiary. And so, the third and present Taito Corporation came to being on February 1, 2010, by merging the second company (formerly SQEX/Game Designers Studio) with ES1 Corporation.[28] In an "absorption-type company split" move, the second company was split and renamed Taito Soft Corporation, while ES1 Corporation became the third Taito Corporation.[28]
During its merger with the second company to become itself the new Taito Corporation, ES1 inherited all of Taito's arcade and mobile businesses, and nearly the totality of its employees.[28] On the other hand, Taito Soft Corporation (formerly SQEX) was left with 10 employees to concentrate exclusively on the development and publishing of video games for home consoles.[28] Taito Soft Corporation was eventually merged into Square Enix in March 2010 and dissolved. ES1 Corporation was established on June 1, 2009, as an operator of arcade facilities.[28] ES1 Corporation was owned by the shell company SPC1, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings.[28] SCP1 dissolved when ES1 became Taito Corporation in February 2010.[28] As such, the current Taito Corporation is technically the company formerly called ES1 Corporation.[28]
On November 30, 2016, Taito announced that it will distribute Space Invaders and Arkanoid for Facebook with Instant Games on Facebook Messenger and Facebook News Feed.[29]
On July 3, 2018, Taito announced in Famitsu that it will return to the software publishing business for the eighth generation of video game consoles. The intention to return to the home console market came about because the company decided that it would be necessary to release Taito's intellectual properties on current platforms in order to increase profit. The company has various properties planned in its software pipeline, from re-releases to new titles for various platforms; however, Taito highlighted that the console software market is a challenging business for the company. Taito intends to develop original games for consoles in the future.[30]
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^ Japanese: 株式会社タイトー Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Taitō
^ Japanese: 太東貿易株式会社 Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Taitō Bōeki
^ "Revitalizing The Legacy: An Interview With Taito's Keiji Fujita". Gamasutra.
^ Kent, Steven L. (2002). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. New York: Random House International. ISBN 978-0-7615-3643-7. OCLC 59416169. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016.
^ "Company Overview Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine." Taito Corporation. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Head Office 15F, Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg,3-22-7 Yoyogi,Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 151-8648,JAPAN."
^ "Corporate Profile." Square Enix Corporation. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Headquarters Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg. 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 151-8544, Japan."
^ "Map." Square Enix Corporation. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Location Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg. 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8544, Japan."
^ a b c d e f g h i j Smith, Alexander (November 19, 2019). They Create Worlds. CRC Press. ISBN 9780429752612.
^ a b c Akagi, Masumi (September 21, 2005). それは「ポン」から始まった-アーケードTVゲームの成り立ち [It Started From Pong] (in Japanese). Amusement News Agency. ISBN 978-4990251208.
^ "Taito Corporation Company Profile 2019" (PDF) (in Japanese). Taito. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ "History" (in Japanese). Taito. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ a b Ashcraft, Brian (May 2, 2018). "Before Space Invaders, Taito Made Vodka". Kotaku. G/O Media. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020.
^ https://timeline.com/golden-age-video-arcades-940a177ccb30
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^ "Ninja Warriors Again announced for Switch". Gematsu. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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The festivals lineup this month has to be the most diverse I've seen in a couple of years in Kingston. Kicking off with a classic car show and ending with Kingston WritersFest, in between there's a tattoo festival, Chilifest, lumberjack summit and sailing regatta. Here's the lowdown on all that diversity and seven more festivals set to hit the city this month.
A car show with over 300 classic and modified beauties on the shores of Lake Ontario. Started by Brian Beatty after melanoma took the life of his daughter Melonie, this all-day display is a charity event where all proceeds go to the Kingston Melanoma Cancer Clinic. Music, raffles and food vendors, too. Free admission for spectators. Car registration: $10.


I really just wanted to practice my drawing skills with my book, I recycled some ideas from older sketchbooks and I started rolling after that. I did a couple thumbnails, then picked a sketch and tightened it up before I proceeded with the final. Since I don't have a dedicated studio, I stuck with micron pens so I could take the sketchbook anywhere. I'm very pumped about the final outcome!


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Kovács Lászlóné Kaba Melinda (Kolozsvár, 1926. május 30. – 2009. január 10.) magyar régész, művészettörténész, muzeológus, a történelemtudományok kandidátusa (1988).

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Kaba Melinda Kolozsváron született 1926. május 30-án Kaba Kálmán és Nagy Teréz gyermekeként. 1952-ben végzett az ELTE-BTK-n. 1951–1987 között a Budapesti Történeti Múzeum és az Aquincumi Múzeum tudományos munkatársa volt, 1988-tól nyugalmazott tudományos főmunkatársként dolgozott. 1963–1987 között a főigazgatóság tudományos titkára volt. 2009. január 10-én hunyt el. Lánya dr. Pintérné Papp Melinda, unokái Pintér László Áron, Pintér Balázs Gergő, dédunokái Pintér Panni, Pintér Eliza és Pintér Áron.

Munkássága
Ásatásokat vezetett, elsősorban Aquincumban. Ásatásai közül jelentősebbek a Hajógyári-szigeti helytartói palota mozaikpadozatainak feltárása, amelyre 1951–1956 között került sor. Fontosabb munkája még a gazdag stukkódíszes épület részlete a légió II. Adiutrix táborában a III. kerületi Laktanya utcában, közel 800 síros római kori temető feltárása, a III. kerület Benedek Elek utcában és az Arany-hegyi-patak mentén, az aquincumi vízvezeték-rendszer polgárvárosi szakaszán mintegy 500 m feltárása, a Flórián téri nagyfürdő, a Thermae Maiores feltárása, rekonstrukciójának irányítása, az Árpád hídi aluljáróban és szabadtéri múzeumként történő bemutatása.

Művei

 Aquincum emlékei (1963)
 Budapest régiségei: 1976 (múzeumi évkönyv, szerkesztette, 1976)
 Die römische Orgel von Aquincum (1976)
 Tanulmányok Budapest múltjából: 1979 (múzeumi évkönyv, szerkesztette, 1979)
 Thermae Maiores (1984)
 Thermae Maiores legionis II. Adiutricis (1991)
 Aquincum a régészeti ásatások tükrében (1995)
 Az aquincumi orgona. Kr. u. 228; Osiris–BTM, Bp., 2001

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Külső hivatkozások
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Seneca graduate wins at film festival
Kaila Bolton's film, Queen of Chaos, has won Best Atlantic Short Documentary at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival. (Photo: submitted)
Kaila Bolton receives Best Atlantic Short Documentary
Kaila Bolton, a new graduate of Seneca's Documentary & Non-Fiction Media Production (DNM) graduate certificate program, picked up an award at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax last week.
Ms. Bolton's Queen of Chaos has won Best Atlantic Short Documentary. The 14-minute film about hoarding follows Thérèse Bélisle as she battles with her conflicting needs to both surround herself with things and declutter her apartment.
"Thérèse's goal in being open about her life for this short film was to educate people about the complexities of hoarding," said Ms. Bolton, who is also a visual anthropologist. "The fact that this film reached such a wide audience through this festival is amazing."
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TONIGHT - Ted Cruz, Gov. Chris Christie and Ann Romney. Expect Ann Romney to attempt to personalize her husband for the American people - Mrs. Romney may mention her husband's strong support in her battle with MS. From watching Ann Romney on tv, I feel that she will make a strong, positive impact on the American people. On the part of Christie, expect a humorous, aggressive rebuttal of President Obama's economic policies. The crowd will go crazy for Christie who is this Convention's keynote speaker. I am a long time fan on Christie. Ted Cruz - the new tea party hero will also be worth looking out for. I like Cruz, he brings an intellectual gravitas to the tea party movement which has been lacking until now.
WEDNESDAY - Condoleezza Rice and Paul Ryan. Expect Rice to cover substantive issues of foreign policy and make the case for why Romney would be stronger here than the President. Ryan's speech will be pivotal. Many Americans still do not have a firm view on Ryan and this will be his opportunity to alter that perception gap. I am very confident that Ryan will deliver a powerful, passionate speech which outlines the grave fiscal situation that America faces. Expect Ryan to attack President Obama for his utter failure of leadership on the national debt crisis. Also expect Ryan's personal appeal numbers to improve post-Convention. His young, passionate and honest approach to politics represents a refreshing and a stark contrast to the President.
THURSDAY - Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney. Expect rising Republican star Rubio to give a speech that reaches out to Latino and Hispanic voters. Rubio will want to show why Republicans not Democrats offer the best policies for these voters. Also expect Rubio to play up his compelling life story.
Finally, Mitt Romney. Expect Romney to assert his business background and moderate brand of Republicanism as arguments as to why he should be elected President. Critically, Romney will want to rebut Obama's left wing approach to economics. Romney will attempt to come across as a CEO type figure. Strong, confident and friendly, but in control. Romney will also want to positively contrast himself with the President's 'celebrity style' personality. I expect that if Romney delivers a strong speech he will raise himself three-four points above Obama in the post-Convention polls. Romney's speech will focus on two key concerns - the economy and introducing the idea of a Romney Presidency to the American people.
It should be an interesting week!


Turn the oven on to 200 degrees. Place pita pockets on the open shelf to warm.
Cook the bacon until it is crisp. Put on a paper towel to drain the grease and cool. Remove the oild from the pan.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Lightly sauté the white part of the green onions. Crumple the bacon and add to the pan with the tomatoes and eggs. Cook until the eggs are set.
Sprinkle ¾ cup of the cheese over the top and allow to melt.
Add the green onions, mix gently and remove from heat.
Remove pockets from the oven and fill each half with ¼ the egg mixture. Top with the remaining ¼ cup cheese split between the four sandwiches. Serve hot!
Makes 4 servings (unless you're really hungry – then only two).
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This looks like my husband's perfect meal in one! I'll have to try it! Thanks!
This looks so good, I would even make it for dinner! Thanks for sharing at Pin-Worthy Wednesday!
It makes a great eat on the go breakfast – and not too fattening either! Thanks for stopping by!


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Q: Spark: More Executors in one machine, longer duration time for each Task When I run LogisticRegression in Spark, I found a stage is special, as the number of executors increases, the average task processing time becomes longer, why it could happen?
Environment:

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*All servers are local, no cloud.

*Server 1: 6 cores 10g memory (Spark master, HDFS master, HDFS slave).

*Server 2: 6 cores 10g memory (HDFS slave).

*Server 3: 6 cores 10g memory (Spark slave, HDFS slave).

*Deploy in Spark standalone mode.

*Input file size: Large enough, it can meet the requirements of parallelism. Spark will read the file from HDFS.

*All the workloads have the same input file.
You can see that only server3 will participate in the calculation(Only it will become Spark worker).
Special stage DAG

1 core 1g memory
spark-submit --executor-cores 1 --executor-memory 1g --total-executor-cores 1 ....

mid-task duration: 1s

2 core 2g memory
spark-submit --executor-cores 1 --executor-memory 1g --total-executor-cores 2 ....

mid-task duration: 2s

3 core 3g memory
spark-submit --executor-cores 1 --executor-memory 1g --total-executor-cores 3 ....

mid-task duration: 2s

4 core 4g memory
spark-submit --executor-cores 1 --executor-memory 1g --total-executor-cores 4 ....

mid-task duration: 3s

5 core 5g memory
spark-submit --executor-cores 1 --executor-memory 1g --total-executor-cores 5 ....

mid-task duration: 3s

As can be seen from the above figure, the more executors on a machine will cause the longer the average running time of a single task. May I ask why this could happen, and I had not seen the executor had disk spill, the memory should be sufficient.
Note: Only this stage will produce this phenomenon, other stages did not have this problem.


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