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Q: STM32F303 ADC gets stuck in the calibration I have a quite strange problem. I use the same micro in three projects. Two of them use HSI clock source, one HSE. Power is supplied exactly the same way. HSI ones go through the ADC calibration without any problems, HSE one gets stuck. Exactly the same initialisation procedure. ADC definitely works as I can read and write from the registers, I am getting ADC readings, but I cant go through the calibration
static inline void ADCCalibration(ADC_TypeDef *ADC) {
    uint32_t start = HAL_GetTick();
    ADC -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADCAL;
    while((ADC1 -> CR & ADC_CR_ADCAL)) {
        if((HAL_GetTick() - start) > ADC_CAL_TIMEOUT) {
            __BKPT();
        }
    }
}

__HAL_RCC_ADC12_CLK_ENABLE();
__HAL_RCC_ADC34_CLK_ENABLE();

ADC1 -> DIFSEL = 0;
ADC2 -> DIFSEL = 0;
ADC3 -> DIFSEL = 0;
ADC4 -> DIFSEL = 0;
while(ADC1 -> DIFSEL || ADC2 -> DIFSEL || ADC3 -> DIFSEL || ADC4 -> DIFSEL);
ADC1 -> CR &= ~(ADC_CR_ADVREGEN_Msk);
ADC1 -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADVREGEN_0;
ADC2 -> CR &= ~(ADC_CR_ADVREGEN_Msk);
ADC2 -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADVREGEN_0;
ADC3 -> CR &= ~(ADC_CR_ADVREGEN_Msk);
ADC3 -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADVREGEN_0;
ADC4 -> CR &= ~(ADC_CR_ADVREGEN_Msk);
ADC4 -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADVREGEN_0;
__ADC_Delay();

ADCCalibration(ADC1);
ADCCalibration(ADC2);
ADCCalibration(ADC3);
ADCCalibration(ADC4);

ADC1 -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADEN;
ADC2 -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADEN;
ADC3 -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADEN;
ADC4 -> CR |= ADC_CR_ADEN;

A: In you while loop, don't you mean:
while((ADC -> CR & ADC_CR_ADCAL))

rather than
while((ADC1 -> CR & ADC_CR_ADCAL))

A: maybe you could share what you did. Because I faced the same problem.
What I did was to check if ARDY bit was set and also if the ADC is enabled (after reset for some reason it was enabled) and clear/disable them. Due to the ref. manual it is not allowed to start a calibration if ADC is enabled.
/* if ADRDY is set */
if((ADC3->ISR & ADC_ISR_ADRDY) == (ADC_ISR_ADRDY))
{
    ADC3->ISR |= (ADC_ISR_ADRDY); /* clear ADRDY */
}

/* if ADC3 is enabled */
if((ADC3->CR & ADC_CR_ADEN) == (ADC_CR_ADEN))
{
    ADC3->CR |= (ADC_CR_ADDIS); /* disable ADC3 */
}

A: I also ran into this same issue on the STM32F303VC (Discovery board).
Your comment on Guillaume's answer was the answer:

The problem was in the PLL & ADC clock settings. This micro require some additional configuration as the ADC has dual clock domain architecture

The reference manual had the following:

Dual clock domain architecture
The dual clock-domain architecture means that each ADC clock is independent from the
AHB bus clock.
The input clock of the two ADCs (master and slave) can be selected between two different
clock sources (see Figure 53: ADC clock scheme):

a) The ADC clock can be a specific clock source, named "ADCxy_CK (xy=12 or 34)
which is independent and asynchronous with the AHB clock".
It can be configured in the RCC to deliver up to 72 MHz (PLL output). Refer to
RCC Section for more information on generating ADC12_CK and ADC34_CK.
To select this scheme, bits CKMODE[1:0] of the ADCx_CCR register must be
reset.

b) The ADC clock can be derived from the AHB clock of the ADC bus interface,
divided by a programmable factor (1, 2 or 4). In this mode, a programmable divider
factor can be selected (/1, 2 or 4 according to bits CKMODE[1:0]).
To select this scheme, bits CKMODE[1:0] of the ADCx_CCR register must be
different from "00".

When I originally tried to run the calibration the mode (value of the CKMODE bits) was 0.
This caused the calibration to never complete as I never configured RCC to generate an ADC12_CK clock.
To fix the issue I set the CKMODE bits to 2.
That means the ADC clock will be derived from the AHB clock divided by 2.

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Ghazni City falls to the Taliban
By Thomas Joscelyn & Bill Roggio | August 12, 2021 | [email protected] |
Ghazni City, the capital of a southeastern Afghan province with the same name, is the tenth provincial capital to fall to the Taliban in one week. It is strategically important terrain for the jihadists, as it sits on the road to Kabul.
Ghazni Province, which Osama bin Laden once described as a key safe haven for Al Qaeda, is now effectively under Taliban control. A senior member of al Qaeda's global management team was killed during a counterterrorism raid in a Taliban-controlled area of Ghazni just last year.
The Taliban launched their final assault on Ghazni City yesterday, quickly capturing the governor's compound, the police headquarters, the prison, and other key installations.
Ghazni's governor, Dawood Laghmani, fled the city after cutting a deal with the Taliban. So did the police chief. Laghmani was "escorted" out of Ghazni City and was later arrested by Afghan security forces in Wardak province for "handing over the city to the Taliban," according to Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary.
A source in the Afghan government now says the governor of Ghazni province Dawood Laghmani is detained in Wardak province. The Governor is accused of handing over the city to the Taliban and under the deal the Governor and police chief were provided safe passage. pic.twitter.com/qevlrb7afJ
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) August 12, 2021
The Taliban now effectively controls Ghazni province, as it has captured all but three districts, which are contested, according to an ongoing assessment of the security situation by FDD's Long War Journal. Ghazni province, which straddles both the south and east of Afghanistan is the first province in the region to fall to the Taliban.
Ghazni City, which is on the Ring Road, is a key transit point between Kabul and Kandahar City. The Taliban has now severed this main artery between the two major cities and other points south.
The Taliban began its offensive to restore its Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on May 1 and swiftly began seizing key districts. More than 160 districts have fallen, in addition to an estimated 73 districts that were controlled by the Taliban before the offensive began.
After the Eid holiday at the end of July, the Taliban began its push to take the cities. In all, 10 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals have fallen to the Taliban in the past week. On Aug. 6, Zaranj, the capital of the southwestern province of Nimruz, was lost after the governor and security forces abandoned the city. The next day, on Aug. 7, the Taliban seized control of Shibirghan, the capital of the northern province of Jawzjan. The following day, on Aug. 8, the Taliban overran the capitals of Kunduz, Sar-i-Pul, and Takhar provinces, also in the north. On Aug. 9, the Taliban took control of Aybak in Samangan. The Taliban has also seized control of Farah City in Farah province and Pul-i-Khumri in Baghlan province in recent days.
The Taliban now controls 8 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces in their entirety. The Taliban and al Qaeda are continuing their offensive to reestablish its Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by sheer force of arms. The Afghan government, military and security forces seemingly have no answer for the Taliban onslaught.
Al Qaeda has deep roots in Ghazni
Al Qaeda has a long-established presence in Ghazni. FDD's Long War Journal can trace al Qaeda operations in the province back to 2007-2008.
Aafia Siddiqui, dubbed "Lady al Qaeda" in the press, was among the al Qaeda figures captured or killed during raids in Ghazni in 2008. There have been multiple operations targeting al Qaeda in Ghazni since then.
Al Qaeda's role in the fighting in Ghazni is referenced in the files recovered in Osama bin Laden's compound. In a June 19, 2010 memo to bin Laden, Atiyah Abd al Rahman wrote that al Qaeda had "very strong military activity in Afghanistan." Rahman, who served as bin Laden's key lieutenant, listed Ghazni was one of eight provinces in which al Qaeda "groups" had been "the same for every season for many years now." Rahman was killed in a drone strike the following year.
In subsequent letters that were also written in 2010, bin Laden ordered his operatives in northern Pakistan to relocate into Afghanistan. Ghazni was one of several provinces that the al Qaeda founder considered hospitable for his men. Operational evidence confirms that al Qaeda was still operating in Ghazni years later. For example, U.S. and NATO forces targeted two al Qaeda-associated insurgents in Ghazni in mid-2012.
In Feb. 2017, Afghan troops killed Qari Saifullah Akhtar, a senior al Qaeda leader who also doubled as the emir for Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI), a Pakistan-based terror group. Later that year, in Dec. 2017, the U.S. killed Omar Khetab (a.k.a. Omar Mansour), the "second senior leader" in Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), al Qaeda's regional branch.
In Aug. 2018, Afghanistan's defense minister claimed that foreign fighters were taking part in the Taliban's offensive in Ghazni. A contemporaneous analysis published by a team of experts working for the United Nations Security Council pointed to al Qaeda's active presence in the province.
In Mar. 2019, the Afghan military claimed it killed 31 AQIS fighters in the district of Giro. In June 2019, jihadist social media accounts announced the death in Ghazni of an AQIS fighter from Jammu and Kashmir. In Sept. 2019, Afghan forces raided a warehouse that AQIS used to house explosives for operations jointly conducted with Taliban.
In Oct. 2020, Afghan officials announced that Husam Abd-al-Ra'uf, a senior al Qaeda leader also known as Abu Muhsin al-Masri, had been killed in a raid in Ghazni. Al-Ra'uf's demise was confirmed by senior U.S. officials. The native Egyptian had served in al Qaeda for decades and was part of the group's senior hierarchy at the time of his death.
As the above timeline makes clear, a victory for the Taliban in Ghazni is a victory for al Qaeda.
Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal. Thomas Joscelyn is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Senior Editor for FDD's Long War Journal.
Tags: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in Ghazni, AlQazni, AQIS in Ghazni, ghazni, Ghazni Afghanistan, Ghazni City, Ghazni province, Taliban

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This page lists 61 cultural events I attended in 2017. Movies are listed on my films page, not here. The program index page displays thumbnails of all the printed program images. Cities are in California, except as noted.
Pärt's Passio secundum Johannem by a chorus from St. Petersberg in a Madrid church; just stunning.
Conductor Krzysztof Urbanski conducted a fabulous rehearsal of Penderecki's Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima. As in his 2016 appearance, his dance-like movement while conducting connected very directly to the music, and the SFS musicians responded accordingly.
Brecht's Baal at the Berliner Ensemble Probebühne. I have major reservations about the play but the production was astonishing.
Bill Irwin's On Beckett, a less compelling rehash of Irwin's amazing Beckett work in the past.
PBO's fully staged Rameau Le Temple de la Gloire seemed like a very long evening to me.
I heartily applaud Philharmonia Baroque's initiative in commissioning a new work for period orchestra, but sadly IMHO Sally Beamish's The Judas Passion was just terrible. The awful libretto had nothing insightful to say about a too familiar subject, and Beamish's text setting was unrelentingly painful, making for another very long evening.


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RDMF16 Research Software Breakout Session
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(Katie Fraser from the University of Nottingham reports on the Research Software Preservation breakout session at the RDMF16 event, which took place in Edinburgh in late November 2016...)
The Research Software breakout session was proposed and facilitated by Jez Cope from the University of Sheffield, and was attended by delegates from the RDMF, including representatives from a number of universities, the British Library, and Archivum. We all shared an interest in the use of software in research, and the challenges it presents for research data.
Our discussion opened on the topic of research funders. We noted that few of the research councils explicitly address software in their requirements. However, we recognised the Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) as a leader in best practice around research software. As discussed by Professor Les Carr earlier in the RDMF programme, the SSI was founded by EPSRC, suggesting there is significant interest in software from at least one research funder.
Research software sits on a spectrum, from ubiquitous commercial software and systems to small personal scripts. We identified a range of licensing issues and practical challenges exist between these extremes. However, the two key questions we felt RDM needed to grapple with are addressed below.
How do we ensure access to research data which needs specific software to be read?
We agreed that the short-term view "I had to buy software x to process my data; you have to buy it to read it" is of limited use, and that ensuring legacy access to data needs to be addressed proactively. Options we discussed included:
dual-saving data – in both proprietary data formats and open ones – in order to maximise the chance of long-term access to core information, while also preserving data's original form
archiving the software need to read the data in private repository collections: on the grounds that intellectual property concerns would only become critical if the software was otherwise lost
using virtual machines and emulators to recreate software environments: learning from an approach particularly common in videogames (which themselves can be research outputs).
How do we approach the software our researchers produce?
Software produced in the course of research stimulated even more discussion! We discussed:
licensing and documenting code appropriately
establishing institutional responsibility
archiving code simply and expediently.
Programmers may use code in their software that is new, reworked or replicated, and software will often include pre-existing subroutines developed outside a project. This can make licensing and ensuring the provenance of code complex. However, we were simplifying matters by actively tapping into best practice from existing approaches to software development, including advice on open source software, and professional approaches to code writing and documentation covered in programming and software engineering courses.
While some developers approached research software with excellent skills, most of us had encountered researchers who had moved into developing software from a purely research background. These researchers were unlikely to have had formal training in coding. We debated how much responsibility institutions should take to ensure code documentation skills are learnt by all their researchers, by developing new routes for training and support, or widening access to existing routes.
Our group had a range of experience assisting in archiving code. Some of our institutional repositories are already hosting code, e.g. the University of Bristol data repository. We were also looking towards more specialist solutions, like Zenodo, where the Github to Zenodo functionality allows data archiving directly from a tool that is already integrated into many programmers' workflows. The idea of building a similar bridge between Github and our own repositories was raised, but would require significant development work.
The discussion was wide-ranging and interesting, and I think the area is one where many of us involved in RDM will be growing our understanding and offering over the next few years. The takeaways from the session for me, and the questions I'll be pursuing in my own institution are:
Do our institutional research data workflows do enough to encourage and support researchers in thinking about the software needed to read their data?
Do we need to make information about licensing of research software more readily available to our research community?
Does our institution need to promote training on best practice around coding and documentation more widely?
What other services and systems could we offer to ensure the research software our researchers develop can be appropriately archived?
Leave me a comment if you're willing to share how your own institution has approached these challenges.


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Offline accessibility with service workers
Web applications are great. They're fast, they can be used on all platforms and often feel like they're a real native application with accessibility. But then, your internet stops working and you only had to check that little note you made earlier. Too bad, you can't connect to the application and you can't see that note you made earlier bummer! Service workers to the rescue!
To really make web applications competitive against native applications, you'll need to simulate or even enhance the expected behaviour of such apps. This means that the app should feel quick and responsive, you should be able to access it whenever and wherever you want and it should benefit you when you need it. So let's split this expected behaviour into three sections: quick and responsive, accessible whenever and wherever, and personal benefit.
Quick and responsive
One aspect of a native application over a web application is usually that the native application feels quicker. You don't have to wait for something to appear on your screen, whereas for web applications you often have to wait for data to show content on your screen. This is a deal breaker for a lot of people. A true app should be quick. One solution for this is browser caching through Nginx or Apache through Cache-Control and Expire in your response headers. The browser will attempt to cache the requested resources in the browser, thus making the second load of your application nearly instantaneous. This is an amazing first step because your application instantly feels a lot faster. However, the browser will still need to request data from the server to even receive response headers, which isn't possible when you don't have any internet. This is where service workers play a huge role.
Accessible whenever, wherever
I mentioned in the previous paragraph that browser caching is a great way to reduce bootstrapping time, but it won't work if you're not connected to the internet. Service workers are the solution here. A service worker essentially is a middle man, built into the browser. This middle man can intercept any request made from the browser to the server and customize its behaviour. This sounds a little vague, but hang in there. You have to imagine that this middle man is receiving a request from you (through the browser). The worker will then look in its memory to see if you've requested this resources before. This resource can be anything from a JS file to a CSS file, HTML, image, etc. If the worker does find the resource in its memory, it will return this. Did you see what just happened? The request never touched the server. It requested something and the service worker returned a cached version of the requested resource. You can create a web application like this that is available, even when you're not connected to the internet.
Offline accessibility is only one of the benefits of service workers. Imagine you're in a remote location and you're connected to the internet, but your connection is incredibly slow. Normally when you're offline the website will fail to load straight off the bat, but not this time. It will attempt to download all the resources like it normally would, with a slow connection. This can cause the website to load in 3 minutes instead of 3 seconds, which is terrible user experience. Tadaa! Another task for the service worker. This little worker will recognize the situation and will return the cached version instead of attempting to request the resource from the server. The load time is once again three seconds! Service worker out!
Personal benefit
That offline web application is great and everything, but if you still need the internet to save data, your web application will still fail its purpose. It'll look like it's working, but in reality, it doesn't do anything else besides being pretty and fast. The solution here is maybe not the most obvious to some of you, but you can make use of a fantastic feature of HTML5 called IndexedDB. This is an in-browser database that can contain JSON objects in a simple key-value pair database. When your app is unable to save any data to your actual database, it can use IndexedDB as an offline fallback and synchronize with your server at a later point in time when you do have an internet connection.
What does this mean for your app? Well it means that it looks pretty, it's fast, and it's actually fully functional. This will get your web application to be more and more competitive with native applications. First of all, your application will behave like a normal native application, no matter what the situation might be. Second of all, don't tell everyone, but it's much cheaper and easier to build web applications than it is to build native applications. That's what I call a win-win situation. So to round up: use service workers to make your web application to behave more like a native application in less than optimal situations.
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Westchester County standout Keith Thomas commits to St. John's
By Roger Rubin
May 05, 2014 | 4:15 PM
Steve Lavin gets some front court help for next season in the form of Keith Thomas. (Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News)
St. John's depleted front court got a boost on Monday when Keith Thomas from Westchester Community College committed to the school. The declaration for the Red Storm was on Thomas' Facebook page and he also communicated his decision with a text message to coach Steve Lavin, sources said, and on Twitter.
Thomas averaged 15.3 points and 15.7 rebounds this past season at WCC. He chose the Johnnies over South Florida, Loyola (Ill.) and Fordham. He was being recruited by Miami but his visit to the campus got cancelled.
Thomas is from Westchester County and played high school basketball at Yorktown High. He missed all of his first season at Westchester CC with a broken hand and could have three years of eligibility left.
Thomas and Chris the King's Adonis DelaRosa, a 6-11 senior, are the significant additions to the Johnnies front line thus far.
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You Won't Believe the Retirement Property (Mansion!) These 7 Women Bought Together
By	Retire Different	• 7 months ago	• Life in Retirement
What do you do if you have modest savings but want to live like a millionaire in retirement? You could play the lottery (bad idea!) Or, you could follow the example of these 7 Chinese retirees, who pooled their money to buy a breathtakingly beautiful mansion!
A Retirement Dream Becomes Reality
In 2018, the 7 friends were chatting about their future retirement plans. Like many pre-retirees, they were concerned about whether they would be able to make ends meet as they got a little older. They also wanted to find ways to stay social in the best years of their lives.
As they talked, one woman joked that it would be wonderful just to buy a house together. This way, they could live in comfort, while being surrounded by good friends.
Time passed and, for many years, their retirement dream remained just that… a dream! Then, 10 years later, they decided to get serious about looking for a property.
As one of the women said, "We went back to Guangzhou and started to look for a place in the suburban area. This is a natural area and the house is located at the end of the village… We were colleagues and sometimes we're even closer than siblings."
So, pooling $584,000, the women purchased and remodeled a house on the outskirts of their dream village. As the following video shows, the results are absolutely stunning.
A Dream Property… Perfect for Grandmas and Grandkids
The 7 women didn't just purchase a property. They set out to create the perfect environment for their retirement. They also wanted it to integrate seamlessly into the environment. As one woman said, "We think of it as a glass in a field."
Over the course of several months, the property, which started as a 4-story red brick building was transformed into a floating castle of glass and steel, framed by white walls.
With three sides of the building completely surrounded by fields, the building feels like it is a sparkling oasis in a sea of green… yet it somehow also managed to feel "at home" in its natural surroundings.
Creative Co-living is a Massive Trend… and it's Accelerating!
The story of these 7 creative and bold women is inspiring… but, it is not unique. All over the world, seniors are pooling their resources to squeeze every ounce of happiness out of their retirement years.
For example, in Japan, these two women partnered with local architect, Issei Suma, to create a teepee inspired co-living retirement home. The results were spectacular.
In addition, the tiny house movement is allowing retirees to live together on a single plot of land, while still maintaining a decent amount of privacy.
Is co-living for everyone? Absolutely not! But, if you are the kind of person who loves being around others, it might be your cup of tea. And, regardless, the financial benefits of co-living are difficult to ignore!
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The objective of this case study was to evaluate whether lower crustal bodies (LCB) imaged along the Norwegian margin could be serpentinized mantle. Many different hypotheses have been formulated for the origin and nature of LCBs along the margin including magmatic underplating, mantle serpentinization, and high-pressure metamorphism. These scenarios imply fundamentally different thermal evolutions and source rock maturity scenarios illustrating the clear need for improved integrated basin models.
We adapted TecMod to resolve the metamorphic reaction of dry peridotite to wet serpentinite. For this we track the rheological evolution of the crust and mantle. Once the entire crust has become brittle, seawater is allowed to migrate along dilatant brittle faults to reach and react with cold mantle rocks to make serpentine. The modified TecMod version was then used to reconstruct the Norwegian margin in 2.5D using TecMod's multi-slice option in order to map out serpentine bodies. We then quantify if and when serpentinization may have occured and if the inner LCBs could be serpentinized mantle.
Published as "Interrelation between rifting, faulting, sedimentation, and mantle serpentinization during continental margin formation-including examples from the Norwegian Sea" in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 2013.
The map shows the study region along with the structural elements of Norwegian margin and the location of the multi-slice transects. Five wells were used for the thermal calibration of the models. Low-density serpentine underplates formed upon crustal embrittlement.


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Without preliminary sketching or planning, each painting evolves from random, expressive marks into figures simultaneously evoking movement and emotion. 49 original works in BERRY's unique generative style.
Rick Berry is, to my mind, the most interesting and versatile artist currently working, conjuring faces and bodies and worlds out of formless chaos…Nothing's abstract, nothing's realistic. Patterns and shapes become flesh and people, clouds and fox-tails.
Rick Berry is an award winning artist from the street. He left home at 17 and lucked-out in the Viet Nam draft lottery. He hitched from the Rockies to the East coast where his career successively moved into book covers, comics, film, theater, opera, and gallery work. Berry is credited with the first digital cover painting for a novel in the world; William Gibson's Neuromancer, 1984.
His artistic works have been collected by other creatives such as: Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer, William Gibson, Stephen King, George R. R. Martin, Graham Norton, and Peter Straub. Rick Berry's artistic contributions can be discovered at institutions worldwide including: the Museum of American Illustration, the Lucca Center for Contemporary Art in Italy, and both the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership and the University Collaborative Learning & Innovation Complex.
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This Easy Build Model is a one piece casting complete with realistic coal , simply requires painting.
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The ClosetMaid® 5-8 ft. ShelfTrack® Closet Organizer Kit offers configuration and shelf location adjustability. The ShelfTrack® system is an adjustable standards and bracket program. Hang rods attach to the SuperSlide® shelving for continuous slide for hangers.


IGP has a new website, courtesy of Grant Hoechst '18! Go to www.immediategratification.org/ to check it out!
Come one, come all (that means you, freshmen, parents, and everyone else!) to an IGP show this Saturday at 8pm in the Fong Auditorium! The show is free, as always. Can't wait to see you there!


Installing slate tiles on a tub surround requires some time and care.
A tub surround is one of the most basic and common tile installations. For a do-it-yourselfer, it is probably one of the simplest to tackle. Using slate instead of tile makes it more time-consuming but not necessarily more difficult. One difference between slate and tile is that slate is a little heavier, so you need to keep checking your spacers and using your level. Cutting slate also requires a wet saw and hole saw instead of traditional tools. The finished product, however, will be an ornate, custom bathroom.
Lay out a starting point for the tile. Assuming that the tub is not level and the walls aren't plumb, you want to create a level starting point on the wall. Measure the width of the tile. Determine a point up from the tub equivalent to two or three tiles, then add the width of the tile joints plus a half of a tile. In other words, if you are using 6-inch slate tiles with a 3/8-inch grout joint, make your starting point 16 1/8 inches above the tub.
Draw a line using the level from that point around all three walls of the tub. Using the wet saw, cut one tile in half. With the 1/4-inch notched trowel, spread the tile glue below your line on the pipe end of the wall. Type II tile glue is stickier and more appropriate for slate.
Place one of your half tiles at the line with the cut edge in the left corner. Using tile spacers, lay whole tiles next to it until you get to the outer edge of the tub enclosure. Making sure that these tiles are level, use spacers to lay all of the whole tiles possible between the line and the tub. There are a lot of cuts and holes in this area, but once you complete this section -- making sure everything is level -- the rest of the job will be easy.
Measure and use the wet saw to make the rest of the straight cuts against the wall and tub in this area. The other half you made earlier should fit either into the corner or at the bottom. Use a spacer to keep the cuts at the bottom of the tub. The cuts in the corner don't have to be perfect as they will be covered by the tile on the adjacent wall.
Measure and mark the tiles at the pipes to determine the location of the hole. Use the hole saw to drill these tiles to fit around the pipes. The escutcheons will cover some of these cuts, so the work doesn't have to be perfect.
Spread glue on the wall above this section with the notched trowel. Using spacers, place tiles from the line to the ceiling, checking each few rows to make sure the tile is level. Make the cuts into the corner and at the ceiling.
Spread glue below the line on the back wall, and continue in the same fashion until all the walls are covered. Make sure to cut tiles at the desired location if you are going to install a soap dish or towel bars.
Allow the glue to set for 24 hours. Mix the grout according to the manufacturer's instructions and spread it onto the slate and into the joints. Start with small sections until you get a feel for how much you can wash off before the grout sets too hard. Use a damp sponge to wash off excess grout and help smooth out the tile joints. After the grout has dried to a haze, use more clean water to wash off the grout haze. Continue in this fashion until the slate is clean.
Apply glue to the back of the soap dish and towel bars and place them in the holes cut for them if desired. Take a small amount of grout and smooth around the edges of the fixtures to give them a finished look. Wash off excess grout.
Slate is more porous than glazed tile. You might want to get some slate sealer and seal the installation following instructions from the sealer manufacturer.
You won't find slate trim to finish the outside edges, as is the case for bathroom tile. You can either grout the edges or cover the outside edge with some wood trim.
Brooks, Darryl. "How to Install Slate as a Tub Surround." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/install-slate-tub-surround-20576.html. Accessed 24 April 2019.


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Robinson says sustainable goals should be part of education curriculum
By The Team February 19, 2019 3 Mins Read
Originally Published in the Irish Examiner
Former Irish president Mary Robinson has said sustainable development goals should form part of the school curriculum as a "holistic" approach is needed to combat climate change.
Mrs Robinson said: "I would like to see the sustainable development goals begin to be part of the curriculum here in Trinity and in the curriculum in schools so that we begin to make this part of our life in a lived way that really makes a difference."
She made the comments at the launch of Trinity College Dublin's Green Week.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals form the focus of this year's Green Week, which runs until February 22.
The goals include ending poverty, ending hunger, achieving gender equality, taking urgent action on climate change and ensuring responsible consumption and production.
Mrs Robinson described the goals as "very relevant to our world".
"The important point is the interconnection between the 17 sustainable development goals, that's their strength," she said.
"They don't portray gender equality as somehow separate from climate action or ocean pollution, or ocean pollution separate from consumption and production.
"The fact that the goals are indivisible and interrelated makes them very relevant to our world because we live in a complex world and we need a holistic approach."
She added that the goals need to be interpreted together with the climate change goals.
She said scientists had learned last year that there was a significant difference between the effects of 1.5 degrees of warming and 2 degrees of warming.
"The big difference is that between 1.5 degrees and 2 degrees things happen: coral reefs disappear, the arctic ice melts and the permafrost seriously melts and that means we will have blow-backs and climate changes of a significant sort.
"The scientists are telling us unequivocally that we have to stay at or below 1.5 degrees and if we happen to go above 1.5 degrees we have to suck that carbon out of the atmosphere and come back and stay at 1.5 degrees to have a liveable world," she said.
"So we have to live sustainably."
Senator David Norris detailed the highlights of the week-long celebration, while a cappella ensemble Trinitones sang on the steps of the Public Theatre in the college's front square.
Students and members of the university's green campus committee attended the launch.
Senator Norris paid tribute to Mrs Robinson, saying she was "one of his heroes".
"She has been, without any doubt, the greatest political figures produced by this college since Edmund Burke," he said.
"She's a truly remarkable woman and we should take great, great pride in Mary Robinson."
Mr Norris said action needed to be taken because the "signs for this planet are really pretty, pretty grim".
Dr Robinson became the first woman elected as President of Ireland when she was inaugurated in 1990.
She is also a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
In 2014, she was appointed to oversee UN efforts to tackle climate change.
Last November, she was appointed chair of peace and human rights campaigning group The Elders.
In doing so, she became the third person to chair the group, following in the footsteps of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the late Kofi Annan.
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Crap, the Capitals Fired Boudreau. Wait, They Replaced Him With Dale Hunter… Shrug?
That sentence (and muscle contraction) was more or less repeated by every person with even a casual stake in the Pittsburgh Penguins. An explanation, though, is probably necessary.
While the Washington area generally had fond feelings for Mr. Boudreau, what with his astounding winning percentage, genial attitude and affinity for gym shorts (typically Al Bundying them), the Penguins fans, well, did not. It's not that we hated him as a person or thought he was any sort of a villain – we just viewed him as something of a buffoon. Now this had little to do with the barbeque sauce incident…or his rotundness… or even his idiotic commercials. No, there was just something fatally missing about his coaching ability. We took comfort knowing that while the Caps would likely beat us in the regular season (as those were the Cap's playoff games), Boudreau lacked the strategic ability to get the Caps past the Pens in a multi-game series.
Gentleman scholar
It was then with great sadness when we woke up yesterday morning to learn of his dismissal. Visions of the Capitals own version of the 2009 Penguins danced in our heads. Gone was the coach that took a middling, yet supremely talented team from doldrums to respectability. His very simplistic and aggressive style, which had so successfully transformed the Capitals into a contender, was now guilty of holding them back. What was needed now was a heady, strategically minded coach that will create schemes to match the talent. And that is why the Capitals hired…wait…Dale Hunter?
Where this blogger first learned to hate Dale Hunter
Please don't get me wrong, Dale Hunter was a loathed but respected player by Penguins fans (God was he a douche in NHL '93), and has a reputation for being an intense and passionate minor league coach. But is he really what they need to win a cup? I agree that a disciplinarian will probably be a breath of fresh air, and I think Ovechkin particularly will enjoy playing under him. Hell, I even think these first 10 games will show a new vigor in the Cap's step. I just feel like an inexperienced coach* that lacks strategic pedigree is an uninspired move for this team. I get the sense that McPhee felt he had to go ultra-populist in hiring a local hero, simply to avoid the pitchforks and torches accompanied by firing a popular Boudreau.
So in the end, we are sad Boudreau was let go as we believed he had a snowball's chance in hell of ever winning a Cup. However we don't have much faith Hunter will either.
*Please don't compare him to Bylsma. Bylsma had a reputation for being a brainiac even back to his playing days.
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He makes it a habit of waking up early. I don't know yet what I want to do. The street is blocked because of the demonstration. Tarmi read the letter a third time. Christophe was merely a witness. We need to clean the camp site before we leave. I need to hide these Christmas presents somewhere that Dimitry can't find them. There's one thing I must tell Omar. I never really understood it myself. The pulse ox sensor couldn't get a good O2 sat reading because Charlene's hands were so cold.
Kirk and Wade are in the car waiting for us. It was a total disaster. I'll explain it to him. I want to be a hero. I don't know anything about how to play golf. What kind of a wedding do you want? He works in the planning section. It was the best day of my life. Take a fresh look at your lifestyle. He's addicted to junk food.
We're not quitters. Omar decided he had to tell Brett the truth. They were all there. He couldn't have put it more plainly. What Pitawas says makes sense. Tao worked on the job alone. You idiots are giving the school a bad name. He put me up for a night. Pizza, please. You and I are not all that different.
Shove it in the slot. Pria couldn't understand why Erwin had to leave. Russ declined the offer. I still can't believe you didn't say anything. I want to believe there's still a chance for us to be happy together. Can somebody get Hume a drink? A lot of kids wear them. Judy didn't say that Donald should leave. I get off work at 2:30. The tourists had to leave the town before dawn.
I want people to know about what happened here. I'm not saying that your answers are always wrong. Sally sells seashells by the seashore. Don't hold back. Go along this street, and you'll find the movie theater. I'll help him. The company once again went into the red. It is beyond saving. I could order that for you. He acts according to my advice. Crude oil is refined at this plant.
Just one year has gone by since my friend died. Australia is abundant in minerals. They want answers. We're all going to be just fine. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. He jumped from one subject to another. Nobody told me you were here. Phil thinks Henry may have an eating disorder. Joubert has made a very valuable discovery. I want a book to read in the train.
Coffee and Pu-erh tea are elixirs of life. We solved the problem by mutual concessions. How did you know that he is married? I have a few questions about Cindie's operation. "Have you got yourself a ticket yet?" - "No, have you?" Spencer is very charming. I'll be at home in the morning. The police followed Dan into a shopping mall. I'll just go for a walk to clear my head. We sailed in a boat on the river.
I can't wait forever. I think you should call them. Andreas never heard Brandi coming. How do you make a triangle-shaped onigiri? No matter how many times I try I can only make round onigiri. We're touched. When all is said and done, the most precious element in life is wonder. Christina volunteered to go to Boston. Roger loves us all, but he loves Earnie the most. My father told me about this place. Addiction is one of the problems of the youth of our day.
If there's any problem, you can reach me on my cellphone. She made faces at that woman. Rusty lives in our neck of the woods. My wife is wearing a blue dress. Harris is now thinking about it. He finally realized that Laurent had made a fool of him. He is earning twice my salary. I go to the office by car, and I try to leave home as early as I can so that I can avoid the traffic jams. I love camels. We can't work under these conditions.
We had guests for dinner yesterday. The soldiers were ready to die for their country. Venkata felt his phone vibrate. We may be fewer than what we would like, but we are far more numerous than what you can imagine. Today, I got up very early. You can tell me the details later. You can't expect Deirdre to care about it the way you do. All our things were turned upside down. Frances did the job the best he could. Staying up late nights is nothing to me.


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Help for Acronis Recovery Console
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Introduction to Backup and Recovery with Acronis
Acronis provides a file backup and recovery service. Backup is done with delta snapshots initiated by a snapshot agent on each protected server, the snapshots are sent to Acronis's Local Cloud Appliance (LCA), a device that receives the snapshots and stores them. It can also forward the snapshots to a remote "cloud." The cloud consists of a number of servers in data centers in several locations: in Dallas, TX, Ashburn, VA, and London, England. The advantage of this backup approach is that it does not require that servers be taken off-line during a formal backup window for a full copy.
This is often described as transferring business data from the client's primary storage to local secondary storage. Backup operations are executed without any impact to production environments and processing and with no backup window. Business data is protected periodically.
An agent is installed on each server to be backed up. These agents replicate data on the client's servers to the LCA according to a pre-defined schedule. Typical backup schedules are every 15–60 minutes.
Data is copied as a snapshot—a read-only copy of the data set frozen at a point in time—with incremental differencing (deltas). The snapshot technology allows applications to continue writing to their data, and the time and I/O needed to create the snapshot does not increase with the size of the data set. From the LCA, data is replicated over an encrypted WAN to the Acronis remote cloud data centers.
Private network connectivity between client sites and the Acronis cloud is via a VPN tunnel or MPLS connection.
Snapshots are automatically merged to maximize the efficiency with which data can be recovered while minimizing the amount of storage required to hold backups. The agent is configured to keep snapshots for a specified number of time intervals: hours, days, weeks, and months; this is called the retention policy. A common setting is 24 hours, 7 days, 4 weeks, and 1 month. To achieve this, the snapshots are rolled up (merged) so that a day's worth of hourly snapshots are merged into a single snapshot for that day, a week's worth of daily snapshots are merged into a single snapshot for that week, and a month's worth of weekly snapshots are merged into a single snapshot for that month. Not all clients keep backups beyond a month.
Files can be recovered from any snapshot on either the LCA or the remote cloud.
Recovery Console provides an overview of the storage backup configuration with the tools to change that configuration, monitor the status of the Recovery Point Objective for each server being protected, test activation, and to initiate recovery.
Key software that the LCA employs is VMware and a solution for taking snapshots. This can be Acronis Backup or FalconStor Continuous Data Protector.
Acronis's remote cloud servers are configured like the LCA.
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Constantly measure your activity, sleep, mood, exercise, food…. It can be done and calculated to the detail and monitored.
…..intriguing new pastime: using mobile apps and always-on gadgets to track and analyze your body, mood, diet, spending — just about everything in daily life you can measure — in gloriously geeky detail.
Want to have all those sensors.


Donald Robert Perry Marquis ( MAR-kwis; July 29, 1878, Walnut, Illinois – December 29, 1937, New York City) was a humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters Archy and Mehitabel, supposed authors of humorous verse. During his lifetime he was equally famous for creating another fictitious character, "the Old Soak," who was the subject of two books, a hit Broadway play (1922–23), a silent movie (1926) and a talkie (1937).


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List of closed railway stations in Britain
The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the year of closure if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to be included in this list and some have been linked. Some stations have been reopened to passenger traffic. Some lines are still in use for freight and mineral traffic.
Closed railway stations in Britain by first letter
A, B, C, D–F, G, H–J, K–L, M–O, P–R, S, T–V, W–Z
Lists[edit]
List of closed railway stations in London
Closed London Underground stations
List of closed railway stations in Greater Manchester
List of closed railway stations in Lancashire
List of railway stations in Merseyside § Closed stations
List of closed railway stations in Norfolk
List of closed railway stations in the West Midlands
Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network, a 2009 report from ATOC detailing 40 commercially viable sites in England for new or reopened stations
Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
Oppitz, Leslie (2002). Lost Railways of East Anglia. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-595-1.
Extensive list of closed station sites at Subterranea Britannica
Lost railways of West Yorkshire
Chronologies and line charts for Scottish railways
Disused lines and stations in London, Wales, and England
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_closed_railway_stations_in_Britain&oldid=851647746"
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Paul Rodgers Recalls First Time Free Played 'All Right Now'
Signature song went down so well they had to play it twice.
Martin Kielty
Queen Split With Paul Rodgers Because 'He Was His Own Man'
Brian May and Roger Taylor recall brief period with Bad Company singer.
Paul Rodgers Recalls Surprise Success of 'Feel Like Makin' Love'
Bad Company frontman says song was written quite easily and he wasn't prepared for the love it received.
Paul Rodgers Teases New Album From Bad Company
He hasn't been on a studio recording with the band since 1982.
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Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers, Ann Wilson Kick Off 'Stars Align' Tour
Vets take trip through rock's back pages on opening date of new tour.
Watch Paul Rodgers Discuss His Blues Roots with Sammy Hagar
The Bad Company singer talks about how much he loves the blues in an exclusive clip from Sammy Hagar's 'Rock & Roll Road Trip.'
Paul Rodgers Announces Release Date for 'Free Spirit' Live CD/DVD
Paul Rodgers has settled on a summer release date for his upcoming live album and concert film, 'Free Spirit – Celebrating the Music of Free.'
Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson Announce Stars Align Tour
Another major package tour will be hitting the road this summer.
Paul Rodgers Announces 'Free Spirit' Live CD and Concert Film
Paul Rodgers will commemorate his 2017 Free Spirit tour with a live CD and DVD package.
Brian Johnson Returns to the Stage to Sing With Robert Plant and Paul Rodgers
Longtime AC/DC singer Brian Johnson returned to the stage tonight to perform 'Money' with Robert Plant and Paul Rodgers.
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Paul McCartney, Paul Rodgers, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett & Billy Joel Make Special New Year's…
A handful of classic rockers welcomed in 2017 in style.
Win a Signed Paul Rodgers Guitar and Bad Company's New Live CD
We're giving away a guitar signed by Paul Rodgers and a copy of Bad Company's new CD, 'Live in Concert 1977 & 1979.'


Ever got cold feet while boarding a plane?
Almost all people who walk on the face of this planet have one form or another of fear of flying. Whether it is because of all the graphic air fatalities in the news or you just have a downright fear of heights, it is never a good feeling to go up there when you're shaking all over.
Upon checking in, inform the gate agent about your fear. The flight attendant must be informed as well upon boarding and the other surrounding passengers before you sit down. This fear is something that you shouldn't be ashamed of. In fact, support is what you need, not being frustrated because you suffer in silence.
Just think of the turbulence as bumps in the road. Avoid fighting it or tensing up. Allow yourself to sway with the movements of the plane.
Request for a seat at the front of the cabin if possible. Most of the time, turbulence is greater at the rear part of the aircraft. If your dread of flying is on extreme levels, never try to overcome the fear by going on a long flight. Go on the shortest flight possible and the biggest plane if possible.
There are different classes for people who have fear of flying. There are instances when the final test is a real airplane flight. In the past, these classes were very expensive but with fares reaching their all time low, these classes will surely be more affordable these days.
Keep yourself distracted. Watch a movie even if you already saw it or it is a bit bad. Get yourself engrossed in a book or solve a crossword puzzle. Do anything which can keep your mind busy and occupied so that you will not dwell on morbid possibilities.
Say no to coffee and other kinds of caffeine products since a hyper state of mind only worsens you anxiety. However, try to drink other types of liquids since dehydration will only contribute to your fear. A glass of wine can calm the nerves although this must not be overdone as well.
Put on your earphones and listen to calming and peaceful music. This is for your mind not to wander and hear inexistent sounds or noises which are perfectly normal during a flight.
Breathe deeply for as often as possible. You can also use the sick bag as a form for anti-hyperventilating device.
Try the rubber band technique. Have a rubber band worn around your wrist. Every time you feel a bit agitated, snap the band against your skin. This pain will bite but it will take your mind off the turbulence.
While conquering your fear is easier said than done, you can follow these tips to lessen the burden on your shoulder once you step inside the plane.


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Board index ‹ CONSERVATION COMMISSION ‹ Conservation Commission Meetings ‹ 2012 Conservation Commission Meetings
6/18/2012 - Meeting Minutes
by Maria Lajoie » Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:23 am
The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm.
Chairman Michael Yacino, Linda Brown, Brandi Van Roo, David Windoloski, Tracy Sharkey, Stephen Zisk (Planning/Conservation Agent) and William Cundiff (Town Engineer). Absent was David Gallant and Maria Lajoie (Administrative Secretary).
7:00 PM DISCUSSION:
1.	Northwest Main Street: Update. An agreement is almost finalized for abutters granting the Paresky's access to their property to place straw bales along wetland/trail area where grading was done. No plantings are necessary. The work should be done by the end of the week. The Commission discussed fining the Paresky's. A Motion was made by Van Roo to issue a $100 fine to Lee & Lynn Paresky, seconded by Brown. Vote was unanimous.
2.	Meeting Minutes of 5/21/12. The Commission wants Lajoie to review the tape for clarification on Page 2 #4.
7:15 PM (NOI) #143-0841 PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED – 115 Shore Road / MILLER, ROBERT
Present on behalf of the Applicant was Seth Lajoie of Seth Lajoie & Associates. The house was moved closer to Shore Road and will file with Zoning Board of Appeals for a Variance and also the Board of Health. A revised plan was submitted dated 6/18/12 showing the house 37-feet from the wetland. One middle pine tree will be taken down of the two that were requested. There are three witch hazel plantings proposed along the shore line. Lajoie granted a continuance of this Hearing. A Motion was made by Brown to continue the Public Hearing on August 6, 2012 at 7:15pm, seconded by Van Roo. Vote was unanimous.
MEETING MINUTES OF 6/4/12
After review, a Motion was made by Sharkey to approve the Meeting Minutes of June 4, 2012, as amended, seconded by Van Roo. Vote was unanimous.
7:30 PM (NOI) #143-0849 PUBLIC HEARING – Isabella Drive (Lot #3) / MALTZ, BRAD & AMANDA
Present were the Applicants Brad & Amanda Maltz. The plan has changed slightly and a revised plan will be submitted with the changes. The swimming pool will be moved further away from the wetland. Van Roo asked if the proposed lawn area that is within 50-feet of the buffer zone could be reduced or how is the fertilizer going to be prevented from going into the wetland. Maltz said that fill will be brought in for garden "raised beds". A full plan with details will be presented at the next meeting to address all questions within the 50-foot buffer zone. The driveway area clearing will also be reduced and shown on the revised plan. Sharkey requested the square footage of the amount of area cleared within the 50-foot buffer zone. A Motion was made by Van Roo to continue the Public Hearing on July 9, 2012 at 7:30pm, seconded by Sharkey. Vote was unanimous.
7:45 PM (NOI) #143-0847 PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED – 32 Olde Carriage Lane / KTKM REALTY TRUST
Present on the Applicants behalf was Robert Poxon of Guerriere & Halnon. A revised plan was submitted and everything (house & deck?) has been pulled out of the 50-foot buffer zone. After review of the plan, a Motion was made by Van Roo to close the Public Hearing and issue an Order of Conditions, seconded by Sharkey. Vote was unanimous.
1.	Voucher
2.	Order of Conditions: KTKM Realty Trust, 32 Olde Carriage Lane
8:00 PM (RDA) PUBLIC MEETING – 205 South Street / BOUTIETTE, MARK
Present was Applicant Mark Boutiette, who is requesting permission to remove trees and landscaping to install a 24-foot above-ground swimming pool. The Commission indicated the limit of brush clearing and straw bales are to be placed around work area near wetlands and the only trees to be taken down are marked with orange tape. A Motion was made by Van Roo to issue a Negative Determination of Applicability with the condition that no loaming or seeding to take place, seconded by Brown. Vote was unanimous.
SITE WALK:
104 Perry Street (in-ground swimming pool). The Commission scheduled a site walk for Thursday 6/28/12 at 5:30pm and they will meet at the Municipal Center.
At 8:00pm, a Motion was made by Sharkey to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Van Roo. Vote was unanimous.
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I recently created a new website for a client using the WordPress theme called Make, by The Theme Foundry. Below is a short review of my experience using Make.
First off, I was looking for good drag & drop page builder to speed up website design and development for certain projects. I had run across a theme by Elegant Themes called Divi which created some beautiful results, and I was told was easy to use by a friend who ran a spiritual teaching website built with Divi. I checked it out and as an update to this post has been the main WordPress parent theme I have been using to build most of my client sites with – and wrote another post offering a Divi child theme for free use. However at the time as I was doing my normal thorough research, I found a Divi review on Chris Lema's website that interested me in another option – Make – which prompted this review.
Regarding the section divs that you do see in your pages: these are the alternative that we decided to use instead of shortcodes. One thing that we decided was really important when we were developing Make was that the content needed to be portable if the user were to switch themes. Since the Builder is creating complex layouts, where the context of the content depends on where it is positioned in relation to other blocks of content, leaving the markup in there when switching themes is important in order to maintain that context.
Fair enough. And there you have the real problem underlying changing WordPress themes after using a theme based page builder or design feature generator – if those layouts or design features are tied to the theme, then when you leave the theme, you leave those layouts and features. Whether a theme leaves shortcode or div tags, the new theme is likely not going to know how to interpret what to do with it, and you are left with a lot of code in your post editor that is useless.
I suppose the best option is to use a plugin to create complex layouts or other design features. There are a number of options out there for this, two of which I am interested in checking out – Velocity Page and Beaver Builder (affiliate links). Beaver Builder is more affordably priced; Velocity Pages interacts more like WordPress for those who are used to WordPress.
Either way, this is all simply based on a concern about changing themes in the future. If that is not something you are concerned about, then don't worry about having all of the shortcode and div tags in there, you need them.
One thing I like about Make, it is free. It has a pro version called Make Plus, which will be affordable to some and not to others. In the case of how I was intending to use it, I did not want to saddle my client with ongoing theme related costs. Maybe next time will be different.
Easy. Make was relatively intuitive to use. For the most part, I rarely had to visit their documentation to figure out how to use it. Figuring out how sidebars worked was one of those times, (more on that below).
Nice Designs. Using their drag and drop builder leaves you with a nice looking site – that is, the spacing and sizing of everything works really well together, again making it easy to put some content up and have it work.
The slideshow looks good, works well and has the basic options you would want, which is more than I can say for many slideshow plugins that have way too many functions and you still cannot make it look nice.
Columns. It is great to be able to create two columns or 3 columns easily.
Gallery. I like the effect they created with their gallery, allowing you to put words over the images and have them show or hide on hover.
Responds well. You can choose to make the theme responsive and the default layouts and design components respond well, ie. spacing is well done.
Drag & Drop. Drag and drop works well. It is easy to move parts of the page around.
Customize. They have integrated their more global style options into WordPress' Customize panel which has become the place to put such options in WordPress.
Sidebar Widgets. You cannot use sidebar widgets when using the page builder.
Page Sections. I wanted to create a page layout of full width vertical sections, differentiated by different colored backgrounds. This is commonly done on modern websites and allows communication of concepts in chunks. I was very limited in what I could do in this regard primarily because you cannot assign a full width background color to their Columns section. I created this effect somewhat by giving a full width background color to a banner, but even putting two banners after each other required me to start messing with the spacing because their were top and bottom margins to the Banner sections. Not a huge deal but given the responsive changes, I just didn't want to mess with it for such limited results.
Column Flexibility. With the free Make version, you cannot control the column widths. If for example you want two columns but one section wider than the other, you cannot do this with the free version but I understand have that in the Plus version. Not really a complaint as it is a fair upgrade to a free theme, just a limitation for the free theme.
Overall a nice drag & drop page builder theme to build a basic website. Easy and enjoyable to use. Great customer support from their staff as it has been for years. I have not tried their Plus version of Make yet but would certainly feel the need to test it out for a more robust website.
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I don't know but would expect it is not built on any framework. I would suspect the developers of the Make theme built that one from scratch. It would be best to ask them such a question since they built it.
Thanks for the reply David. Yeah…I see what you're saying about Divi having it's own look. The one thing that has me leaning more towards Divi is it's likelihood for longevity (being that it's already popular and created by a popular wordpress development team). I've never been a fan of the over stylized aesthetics of Elegant Theme's (more prefer the minimalist canvases), though the Divi templates aren't too bad.
I've been looking at Beaver Builder as well…looks pretty promising. I'm a bit torn on Velocity Page…there seems to be a lack of info on their site and no examples of sites created using their plugin. Not to say it looks bad…it would just be nice to know more before committing to it. Decisions decisions.
I also like what Divi has going so much so that I purchased it a week ago to use on two projects I have in works right now. The lifetime membership makes it an easier investment also. And if they do come out with future themes that I like, all the better since they are paid for at this point. I will try to remember to report back in a few months when I have used it.
Yes, please do report back after a few weeks of use. Actually, I may be purchasing Divi or Make fairly soon. I have a simple website project that I could try one out on.
In regards to your other comment, thanks…I appreciate that. Actually, I may have a project for you. I'll shoot you an email shortly.
I looked at your work Derek. I may contact you in the future.
Thanks for the breakdown of the Make theme David. I'm still trying to decide between Divi and Make…or possibly using a plugin. The shortcode remains issue you mention is a concern of mine as well. I was using iThemes "Builder" for custom website layouts, but got tired of the steep prices and their inability to listen to customer's requests for more modern looking themes and a more intuitive workflow.
Glad it helped Derek. The problem with the shortcode really depends on whether you figure you might want to port over your WordPress site. If not, it is not an issue. Divi looks like a nice theme, but it has its look also and someday you may want a different look.
If you want to go with a plugin so that it is theme independent, you could try Velocity Page or Beaver Builder, both good options. Beaver Builder is less expensive and Velocity Page is newer and closer to the WordPress interface. Both are plugins.
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Email Spoofing: How to Stop it From Hurting Your Brand
Imagine a world in which it was nearly impossible to tell a real person from an alien imposter. Like the classic sci-fi film, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, it would be horrifying. Yet, that's essentially what the average subscriber experiences in their email inbox all the time.
The problem? Email spoofing is running rampant. Scammers can mimic the look of your brand and even forge sender names to make harmful phishing emails seem real. Call it "Inbox Invasion of the Brand Snatchers" if you will.
Thankfully, there are things smart marketers can do to protect subscribers and stop possible damage to brand reputation.
How email spoofing works
There are many forms of phishing, and email spoofing is a favorite among cybercriminals. The goal is to dupe people into believing an email comes from a certain person or business. But it actually has malicious intent, such as installing malware or obtaining sensitive personal information.
Like a lure that looks like food to a fish, an email spoofing attempt looks fine at first glance, but it's full of dangerous hooks.
Email spoofing happens because Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) doesn't come with a way to authenticate a sender before a message is delivered. So, attackers look for mail servers with open SMTP ports and the lack of email authentication methods.
There are two main types of email spoofing:
1. Phishing emails that impersonate an individual
These are emails that appear to come from someone you know: a friend or family member, a business contact, or a colleague. You've likely heard of and even experienced getting a suspicious email from your boss or HR that asked for something unusual or came with a strange attachment.
This type of email fraud is certainly a cybersecurity threat to businesses everywhere. But it targets individuals within your organization, and it shouldn't impact brand reputation or your customers.
2. Phishing emails that impersonate brands
This type of spoofing involves the creation of fake emails that appear to come from a recognizable company, which subscribers trust and expect to see in their inboxes.
Scammers forge information in the email header to make it seem like the sender is a brand with which the recipient is familiar. These spoofed emails often link to a false web page where targets are asked to enter account login credentials or sensitive info such as credit card numbers.
Unlike, phishing attempts that impersonate people, those that spoof brands may target a large group of your customers with similar fake emails. This can ultimately lead to a damaged brand reputation and a decrease in email engagement.
Statistics on email spoofing
Here are some eye-opening stats proving how much of a problem email spoofing is becoming for brands.
Scammers send more than 3 billion spoof emails per day.
According to a report from Barracuda, brand impersonations account for 83% of phishing attacks.
Securelist found more than 40% of phishing websites use a .com domain, making them hard to identify as fake.
AdWeek reported that brand impersonation increased 11x between 2014 and 2018.
Great Horn's 2020 Email Security benchmark report found 42.4% of survey respondents saw brands impersonated in their inboxes. That's way up from 22.4% in 2019.
Recognizable brands are the most likely to be spoofed in phishing emails. For example, Microsoft often tops a quarterly report from CheckPoint listing the most consistently impersonated companies. Big names in technology, retail, banking, and social media are frequently imitated as well.
However, smaller business should not assume that they won't be spoofed. Writing for Mimecast.com, Allan Halcrow explains that SMBs are targeted because they lack the security to stop brand impersonation.
In fact, Halcrow experienced SMB email spoofing firsthand:
"A few years ago, I was selling my house and hired a small, independent real estate firm with just a few agents. During the process, I got an email asking for some very specific financial information, including account numbers. Because I (foolishly) believed that the firm was so small the email must be legitimate, I responded. Big mistake!"
5 Examples of brand email spoofing
Let's take a look at some email spoofing examples and the tricks of the trade the attackers use in phishing attempts.
1. Suspicious account activity
Perhaps the most common email spoofing tactic is falsely claiming there's been suspicious activity on an online account. That feels really scary and urgent. Many people go into fight-or-flight mode and try to fix the non-existent problem.
Of course, that's where the cybercriminals get you. The phishing email below impersonates Chase and includes fake charges to a credit card.
Jefferson Graham of USA Today received this email and wrote about it. In his article, he notes a few things that gave this spoofing attempt away (so he didn't fall for it).
Here's a similar phishing email that spoofs LinkedIn:
See the falsified sender name at the top? Notice the odd capitalization of text? How about the fact that the email isn't personalized after "Dear"? LinkedIn knows your name and so does your bank and many other brands you work with. These are three good signs of a fraudulent email. But are your subscribers vigilant enough to catch them?
2. Forged email header
When the blogger at LoyaltyLobby got this email that spoofs American Airlines, he almost believed it. He writes that he even checked the email header and found the right sender name. In fact, the email header was practically identical to American Airlines'. But, links in the email were for a .ru Russian website.
Ironically, while Gmail delivered this message to his inbox, a transactional email from the airline that he was waiting for ended up in spam.
3. Convincing email design
Thanks to the availability of image editing tools, just about anyone can be an amateur email designer. In many cases, all it takes is a logo and the right button color to produce something that's pretty believable.
While most people have probably seen hundreds of Amazon emails in their life, something about phishing emails like this feels legit. Of course, it's not legit at all.
Commonly spoofed brands such as Amazon often have ways for customers to report phishing so these scams can be investigated and shut down.
4. Package tracking trick
We all like to get packages, even when they're unexpected. Getting an email about a delivery sparks our sense of curiosity. That's why DHL and other shipping/logistics companies have become frequent targets of brand spoofing.
The team at Sensors Tech Forum says DHL scams keep cropping up as attackers get better and better at spoofing the brand so they can nab personal info or install malware.
5. Spam or not?
PayPal got so frustrated with being spoofed by scammers that it helped lead the way in developing a more effective way to authenticate emails. That hasn't stopped the spoofing.
Here's a typical PayPal phishing email. But what's interesting about it is a line at the very end. The scammers ask the recipients to mark the fake email as "not spam" if it ended up in their junk mail. Nice touch.
There are many other ways to spoof a brand in the inbox. But, why should email marketers care and what can be done about it?
Email spoofing and brand reputation
An organization isn't liable if attackers impersonate the brand. Unless it is connected to a data breach, companies can't be sued for email spoofing. However, that doesn't mean there's no need to worry about it, and it doesn't mean you shouldn't try to stop it either
Attacks using your company's identity to commit fraud can have a direct impact on your business and your email marketing efforts. While your brand isn't to blame for email spoofing, your subscribers and customers may not see it that way. They may wonder, "How could they let this happen?" As CTO Salvatore Stolfo writes in CPO Magazine:
"Phishing was once aimed mostly at banks and financial institutions, but clearly, that is changing. If a company has a website requiring customers to log in, they are at risk. And so is their brand's reputation."
Consulting firm BRP found 63% of consumers will stop doing business with retailers after just one bad experience. How do you think consumers will feel after a brand they trusted was used to trick them into an identity theft scheme? Not good!
Cofense.com cites research that suggests 42% of customers are less likely to do business with brands after falling victim to a phishing attack.
At the very least, subscribers who get fooled by email spoofing will think twice every time they see an email from you in their inbox. If it happens to enough people, that's going to impact your engagement rates and the effectiveness of email as a marketing channel.
When Frost & Sullivan surveyed thousands of information security execs, they found that 71% said avoiding harm to the brand was their top priority. To make that happen, email marketers and cybersecurity teams can work together to thwart email spoofing with email authentication protocols.
How email authentication helps
The most effective way for brands to protect their reputation against email spoofing is to implement technology that helps mailbox providers verify the identity of the sender.
There are four main email authentication protocols that make up for what SMTP lacks. Each one is a record or policy that gets set up on the sender's DNS (domain name server) from which it is sending email.
SPF (Sender Policy Framework)
An SPF record is published on the DNS so that receiving mail servers can check to see if the name in the from field matches what's listed in the record. SPF also lists the IP addresses that are authorized to send mail on behalf of the domain.
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)
The DKIM protocol uses a public key on the DNS that matches a private encrypted key, or digital signature, that is attached to the email. This helps mailbox providers detect forged sender information in the email header. Like a password, DKIM signatures need to be updated periodically.
DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting, and Conformance)
DMARC is a customizable policy published on a sender's DNS record that checks for both SPF and DKIM. The policy explains what mailbox providers should do with email from a sender when it fails authentication. DMARC will instruct the mailbox provider to either ignore the policy, quarantine the email by sending it to spam, or reject/block the email from being delivered.
BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification)
BIMI is a newer email authentication protocol that can help subscribers identify email spoofing attempts. With BIMI correctly implemented, a brand's logo will appear next to messages in the inbox. In order to get BIMI to work, senders must also have a working DMARC policy that is set to either quarantine or reject.
Email authentication can seem complicated and technical. It's important for marketers to get involved, but it's also likely you'll need assistance from IT, security teams, and your email service provider (ESP) so that these records are correctly published on the DNS.
Find out more about all this in our guide to email authentication protocols.
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Besides the benefit of protecting your customers and your brand's reputation, email authentication also supports deliverability. Without proper authentication, it's more likely that mailbox providers will mistake legitimate messages as spam. The presence of email authentication protocols also supports sender reputation, which in turn leads to better email deliverability.
Gain control of email deliverability
Email deliverability may seem like a mystery that's out of your team's control. However, by following best practices, working with reliable partners, and using effective tools, you can vastly improve your chances of making it to the inbox.
Email on Acid's deliverability features include spam testing on nearly two-dozen filters and blocklist monitoring. Rather than finding out your email went to spam after hitting the send button, you can take steps to improve deliverability before a campaign launches.
If you're using Pathwire's email marketing solutions, you can also get help from deliverability experts who can guide you through setting up email authentication protocols. Check out the email deliverability apps and services to learn more.
Author: Kasey Steinbrinck
Kasey Steinbrinck is a Sr. Content Marketing Manager for Sinch Email, which includes the brands Email on Acid, InboxReady, Mailgun, and Mailjet. He understands how email and content work hand-in-hand to create a strong strategy. Kasey has also spent time working in traditional media, e-commerce marketing, and for a digital agency.


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Two people taken to hospital and seven more arrested after a mass brawl in south-east London
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Tue 20 Sep 2016 12.31 EDT First published on Mon 19 Sep 2016 23.37 EDT
Six people have been arrested following huge fracas in Bexley, south-east London. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA
Two people were taken to hospital and seven arrested after a mass brawl broke out between schoolchildren.
The Metropolitan police said officers were called to "a large fight" between youngsters in Northumberland Heath in Bexley, south-east London, at about 5.40pm on Monday.
Some reports on social media suggested up to 100 youths were involved, some wearing school uniform, near the Duchess of Kent pub. Unverified footage appeared to show some youths armed with sticks.
Jeanne Asquith wrote on Facebook: "Never seen anything like it and I've lived here eight years ... I just hope the schools deal with those involved. Most were wearing school uniform!"
A resident who did not want to be named said she was shocked to see children in school uniform involved in the fracas.
"This is the first time for a long, long while that we've had gang-related problems round here," she added.
"They were all youngsters, a lot of them were in school uniform – that was the shock, seeing them in the uniforms. They're still youngsters – it's quite a shock when they're all en masse like that, I didn't want to go outside."
She said the police were on the scene quickly and the group started shouting abuse at the officers.
"We don't know what it was over or why it even began – it's crazy," she added.
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A police spokesman said seven people were arrested and were taken to south London police stations.
He added: "Officers from the borough and the Met's territorial support group were called to the scene. Two individuals suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were taken to a south London hospital by London ambulance service to be treated for their injuries."
On Tuesday a number of police officers were seen on the corner of Northumberland Heath, where the fight spilled out from the park on Monday.
Quiet had descended on the area but residents were heard discussing the brawl as they walked by.
Bonnie Lampard, 23, witnessed much of the brawl from the Duchess of Kent pub where she works.
"About 50 boys came running out the park, and they all had something like knives or bars," she said. "A lot of them had balaclavas on."
Lampard said the fight appeared to be between a group of predominantly white boys and another group of mainly black boys. Although they were wearing school uniform, they were not in blazers so it was hard to determine from which school they came.
Lampard said some boys discarded weapons in nearby residents' bins and a file was thrown over the fence into the beer garden.
"After the police came the boys went but about half an hour later, some of them came back and it was getting heated again. We took one of the boys inside the pub and had to bolt the door."
Lampard said there were a lot of police but they were still outnumbered by the boys. "I heard it was because of another fight that happened over the weekend," she said.


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Paolo Nutini is set to release his new album and fourth studio set 'Last Night In The Bittersweet' on July 1st. He launches the album by sharing two new singles, 'Lose It' and 'Through The Echoes', alongside brand new performance videos of both tracks. They provide a timely reminder of his enthralling abilities as a live performer who has previously headlined festivals including Glastonbury's Other Stage and Benicàssim, as well as huge arena shows at London's O2 and Glasgow's OVO Hydro.
A recap of everything Paolo has achieved to date reiterates his status as one of British music's biggest success stories. Two of his three albums to date, 'Sunny Side Up' and 'Caustic Love', have hit #1 on the UK album charts as he amassed 8 million global album sales, 8 million UK single sales, and 1.5 billion global streams. The Ivor Novello winner and multiple BRIT Award nominee has also collected a remarkable 18 Platinum certifications in the UK alone.
'Last Night In The Bittersweet' will only extend that phenomenal success. It's a 70-minute epic that spans the distance from classic rock to post-punk to hypnotic Krautrock, in the process proving its value as his deepest, most varied, most accomplished, and ultimately most rewarding set so far. The insistent Motorik rhythms of new single 'Lose It' brings shades of early '70s German bands like Can and Neu!, and are a product of Paolo writing increasingly on bass guitar. At the other end of the spectrum, 'Through The Echoes' is a timeless classic in the lineage of Ben E. King and Otis Redding, with Nutini's vocal delivery reminding us why he got snapped up by Atlantic in the first place.
'Last Night In The Bittersweet' was produced by Paolo Nutini alongside Dani Castelar and Gavin Fitzjohn. It was written by Paolo, with some select co-write contributions from members of his live band.
Paolo Nutini will be touring this summer when he hits the road headlining TRNSMT and Victorious Festivals and two large outdoor shows in Bristol and Belfast, plus very special guest billing at Liam Gallagher's huge Knebworth Park show. Meanwhile, European dates include a tour of Italy in July as well as the Montreux Jazz Festival and Lollapalooza Berlin.
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Lose It
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