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FROM LOCKOUT TO LOVE-IN
Remember how the labor stalemate was going to drive fans from the NFL?
Think back to the spring of 2011. The fight between NFL owners and players was still raging, and you hated both sides. You booed commissioner Roger Goodell at the NFL draft in April. And you jeered union boss DeMaurice Smith during his commencement speech at Maryland in May. A pox on both of their houses for threatening the game that America cannot live without. Whenever teams returned to the field there was bound to be damage to the game's appeal. "I'm done with football," one of you informed me in Boston's Logan airport in June. "They're killing the golden goose."
And then, five months ago this week, the lockout mercifully ended. Free agency commenced, players signed and teams reported to training camp. You may not have forgotten, and you may not have forgiven, but you, the fans, have come back. Although the 2010 season was the most-watched on television since 1989, through 14 weeks the 2011 season was just 1% behind. If some of you have walked away, others have taken your place. Entering last weekend, 23 of the top 25 TV broadcasts this fall were NFL games. (Only one event from another sport, Game 7 of the World Series, was on that list.)
Think about what has happened in the last five months. The NFL made a 10-year pact with its players, guaranteeing that games will be played, uninterrupted, through 2020. (That would be 33 straight years without missing a game.) Then, last week, the league extended its network TV contracts through the 2022 season at a collective 60% increase. Lockout damage? Never happened.
"With all the uncertainty in the Western world," New England owner Robert Kraft said after the TV deal was struck, "to get a long-term labor deal that's great for both sides, then to extend our TV deal for another decade at a significant increase, is mind-boggling."
Indeed. Pundits can point to any number of explanations for how the NFL emerged unscathed from a lockout, but I'll give you my three:
• Star power. The lockout didn't change the fact that the NFL invents stars and stories better than any other league in history. In mid-October, Tim Tebow was a backup on a bad team. Today the Broncos estimate that they turn down 95% of media requests for the charismatic quarterback who piloted Denver to seven wins in nine starts, moving the team atop the AFC West and creating, last week against the Patriots, TV's most anticipated game of the year. And it's not just Tebow. On any given week, anything can happen. Just ask Colts faithful, who on Sunday witnessed their team's first win in 14 tries—over the playoff-hopeful Titans. Or Packers fans, who suffered their first loss—to the lowly Chiefs. Which is fine. Green Bay is loss-proof and, apparently, recession-proof. When the team issued stock shares at $250 apiece earlier this month, it pocketed $46.3 million in the first 48 hours. Brett Favre is so yesterday. Aaron Rodgers is the new star, the new story.
• Fantasy football ... and women. At Thanksgiving I sat with my family and some friends of my daughter's in San Francisco. In my youth, at my house, the TV was turned off at dinner; the women had no interest in Thanksgiving football. But this year the set never went dark. Five of these six women were following fantasy teams, and during blessings one of them thanked God for Thursday-night football. I can't put a number on it, but I know that the interest from females in what I write and say and tweet is up dramatically.
Adweek estimates that 27 million Americans play fantasy football, and another study has 5.4 million of them as women. Fantasy is a gateway to following football on TV and the Internet. By the time fantasy leagues drafted this summer, a good month after the lockout ended, it was clear that the labor dispute hadn't dampened excitement for the season.
• A forgiving media. Clearly the NFL is a meal ticket for the media, mainstream and otherwise. After the lockout, ESPN announced it was adding 500 more hours of NFL programming per year. NBC plans to increase its NFL presence when it launches its NBC Sports Network in January. And then there's the draft, which has become almost a separate sport, with months of lead-up programming flooding TV and the Internet. As one TV executive told me, "The NFL is the perfect programming because it gives us something to do almost year-round."
After the TV deal was struck, Kraft, who chairs the NFL's broadcast committee, shook his head at what his sport has become, six months after the golden goose had looked cooked. "When we approached the networks and told them what we wanted in rights fees," he said, "they all gulped. You could see it was a tough sell for them. But they all agreed. And the good thing, from my perspective, is I think that they all walked away happy. People like doing business with the NFL."
KRAFT SHOOK HIS HEAD AT WHAT THE NFL HAS BECOME, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE GOLDEN GOOSE HAD LOOKED COOKED.
SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
Eastern Carolina is trying to raise money for a new basketball practice facility by challenging its supporters to purchase as many $50 "tickets" to a "virtual bowl game"—in reality, $50 donations; its football team is not bowl-bound—as other schools sell to their actual bowl games.
ILLUSTRATION BY DARROW
COURTESY OF EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (TICKET)


half way down the road), Wickham Road east side (only entrances near southern end), and Stone Park Avenue along the southern border.
There is a cafe and playground on the east side near the south of the park, the better borders and planting appear to be the west side.
Unfortunately, the west side of the park is barred to dogs (even on leads) so we have only visited the east side.
the water. A few water fowl on the way for food.
Looking south from the same bridge, various Canada Geese.
The western side of Kelsey Park, rich borders and geese all over the lawns, but no dogs allowed so could not get any closer.
Various ducks on the way for food.
A partial Albino Coot, normally black but with some hite.
About half way up the park, a more favoured feeding location with swans, geese and ducks waiting for food.
Looking across the lake to the western side of the park, lots of Canada Geese.
Another feeding area near another bridge to the main entrance in Manor Road, lots more Canada Geese and a few Mallard ducks.
A small waterfall, presumably the dam here has created the large lake behind.
Another Mallard Duck family, ducklings are about four weeks old.
there are about 40 in the park, perhaps they have moulted their rich colours already.
Another Mallard family, ducklings perhaps two weeks old.
the river Ravensbourne which leads to the Thames.
The outlet from the main lakes down a cascade towards the river Ravensbourne.
9th October 2011, the mallards have got their winter colours back, looks like a swan in the centre of the group, but strange colour.
A Cormorant balancing on a tree branch over the lake.
A group of Mallards on one of the smaller ponds.
Feeding time on the main lake, geese, swans, domestic ducks and various sea birds.
The park cafe was very busy on a chilly autumn Sunday morning, as was the rest of the park.
Christmas 2011, a lot of birds on one of the smaller ponds, very hungry.
Probably a Greylag Goose with yellow beak, surrounded by Mallards and Canada Geese.
The Greylag and Canada Geese are sufficiently hungry to fed by hand, despite the dog watching them closely.
Two large domestic ducks with yellow bills, surrounded by Mallards, Coots and Canada Geese.
View across the main lake, not as many birds as the smaller pond, more widely spread out, Canada Geese, Tufted Ducks and Coots.
A view of the main lake from the dog free western side of the lake which has much more expansive planting.
Another view of the main lake from the western side, towards the two viewing platforms from which many of the earlier photos were taken.
know why dogs are barred from this area.
Our first sighting of Mandarin Ducks, on the western side of the smaller lake.
Mandarin Ducks are so distinctive they can not be mistaken for any other birds.
More Mandarin Ducks with a Mute Swan sleeping on the floating island.
Finally the Mandarin Ducks show some interest in food and come towards the bank, with various Mallards and sea birds.
The Canada Geese arrive for food, five Mandarin Ducks at the back of the photo.
A Muscovy Duck, called Boris according to other walkers, resident on the western side of the park.
A view of the smaller lake from the western side, the dog walker path on the far bank is away from the water.
Another view of the smaller lake at the north end of the park from the western side, a Coot and many Mandarins.


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Under 21 Championship
posted 7 Nov 2016, 02:02 by Matthew Ryan
Garrycastle suffered a heavy defeat to The Downs in their first game in the Under 21 championship in Garrycastle last Sunday morning. The visitors had contested the last three minor finals, winning two, so they were always going to be formidable opponents. Nevertheless, Garrycastle had several players who played Senior and Junior championship this year and will be disappointed that they were so comprehensively outplayed all over the field. Most of the players have seen little action over the past number of weeks and rustiness was all too evident in their play. Garrycastle took the lead with an early pointed free from Cathal Mannion but that was as good as it got. The Downs replied with two quick goals that seemed to knock the heart out of Garrycastle and they went on to lead by 4-5 to 1-4 at the break. Five unanswered points after half time followed by another goal left The Downs in an unassailable position and they kicked points from all angles and distances in the final quarter to record an emphatic victory.
Garrycastle: Eoin Duignan, Darragh Brody, Ben Kennedy, Adam Keena, Mark Denby, Bill Kelly, Frank Farrell (0-1), Mark Curley, Michael Monaghan (1-1, 0-1 free), Ross Mulvihill, Cathal Mannion (0-3, 2 frees), Colm Lynch, Conor Duignan, Kenny Dolan, Philip Monaghan.
Subs: Brian Leahy for Keena; Conor Macken for Denby; Conor Mulvihill for Farrell (injured).

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People participate in a rally for immigration reform in National City, Calif., June 6, 2017. (CNS photo/David Maung, EPA)
By Carol Zimmermann • Catholic News Service • Posted June 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sanctuary cities have been getting their day in court and might get their day in a bigger court if the Justice Department gets its wish.
Since President Donald Trump issued an executive order last January to deny federal funding to jurisdictions that don't cooperate with federal efforts to deport immigrants in the U.S. without legal status, his action has been repeatedly blocked by courts: specifically, by federal judges in California, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
On June 18, the Department of Justice took issue with one of these rulings and took it to the Supreme Court, filing an emergency application asking the court to stay a nationwide injunction that a federal judge in Chicago issued in September blocking the president's order.
"My guess is that the Supreme Court will not lift the injunction, as it is not an emergency situation and will allow the legal process to play out," said Kevin Appleby, senior director of international migration policy at the Center for Migration Studies of New York.
Christy Williams, who leads the State and Local Immigration Project for Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., said it is hard to predict what might happen at the highest court, but in the meantime local CLINIC affiliates are focusing on supporting immigrants who are fearful and providing them with information so they know their rights. Doing this, "keeps us driving," she said.
She noted that the term "sanctuary cities" has no formal definition but has been perceived as locations that put their resources into laws to keep their communities safe and limit their participation in immigration enforcement.
One thing that gets lost in this discussion, she told Catholic News Service, is that local jurisdictions that elect not to enforce immigration laws are doing what is in the best interest of the community; it doesn't mean they are stopping federal immigration laws because they are carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Williams said the church has "always supported policies that allow everyone to live with dignity and have their rights protected in a way that's fair and just" and noted that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and individual bishops have spoken up against prioritizing enforcement over upholding human dignity and citizens' rights.
Appleby similarly pointed out that the U.S. bishops have been "opposed to requiring state and local jurisdictions to act as immigration officers, arguing that local law enforcement should be focusing on crime in communities and that it ruins relationships with immigrant communities" and also can lead to racial profiling by local police.
He also pointed out in an email to CNS that individual bishops have called for cooperation in identifying immigrants who have committed violent felonies and are threats to the community.
In March, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a federal lawsuit against California for its sanctuary city policy and in a speech in Sacramento, California, he called the city's officials "radical extremists."
In its appeal to the Supreme Court, the Trump administration is asking the court to remove most of the order preventing the Justice Department from implementing a national policy to limit federal grants to cities, counties and states that don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to consider the nationwide aspect of the injunction, but it has turned down the administration's request to limit the ban.
The issue is over a Justice Department policy stipulating that local law enforcement entities that receive certain federal grants are expected to cooperate with federal agencies charged with enforcing immigration laws.
When Chicago challenged this policy in court, a District Court judge ruled in its favor in September. The court issued an injunction and said the Justice Department exceeded its authority, that only Congress could place restrictions on federal grants. A federal appeals court is set to hear the challenge, but because it left the injunction in place, the Department of Justice is calling on the Supreme Court. Federal judges in San Francisco and Philadelphia also have blocked the Justice Department from cutting off federal grants over the sanctuary issue. Those rulings are on appeal.
In the emergency petition, Solicitor General Noel Francisco said the court shouldn't have issued a broad injunction when the case only specifically dealt with policing grants in Chicago. "That sweeping remedy is unjustifiable," he said, adding that it "strays far beyond the traditional, proper role of the federal courts."
When Trump issued the executive order last January to deny federal funds for jurisdictions that choose not to cooperate with federal efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the bishops' migration committee, said it "would force all jurisdictions to accept a one-size-fits-all regime that might not be best for their particular jurisdictions."
He also said this executive order could harm relationships between communities and law enforcement where building trust and supportive relations with immigrant communities is essential to reducing crime and helping victims.
Last year, the Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned a law punishing local police officers for not cooperating with detainer requests issued by ICE — asking jails or law enforcement agencies to detain individuals for another 48 hours after scheduled release — and also enabling local police to ask about the legal status of anyone arrested or detained.
In March, a federal appeals court ruled that most of this law can remain in effect while a legal battle continues in a lower district court, which issued an injunction on the law last year. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed most of the law to stand.
In early June, a federal judge ruled in favor of Philadelphia's sanctuary city policy, saying the Trump administration cannot cut off grants to the city because of how it deals with immigrants without legal documents.
Although the decision is limited to Philadelphia, it could have broader implications because it partially stems from a Supreme Court ruling in May about state gambling laws.
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Baylson said the recent Supreme Court decision in Murphy v. NCAA, which legalized sports gambling at the state level, shows the federal government can't stop states from passing specific laws.
"The public statements of President Trump and Attorney General Sessions asserting that immigrants commit more crimes than native-born citizens are inaccurate as applied to Philadelphia" and do not justify conditions for federal grants, he wrote.
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One of the most requested additions to the SpotCloud API is the ability to get realtime market data. I'm happy to announce that we've added this to the latest SpotCloud Provider API update V1.2.
These new API calls allow you to adjust your pricing to be based on market conditions or simply see what the most popular locations or instance type are at any given moment giving our providers an extra level of insight into the SpotCloud market.
You can grab the latest API docs from the following locations.
average_package_size - The average appliance storage size.
popular_cpu - A list of popular CPU counts used when creating instances.
popular_memory - A list of popular memory sizes used when creating instances.
popular_location - A list of popular geographic locations used to deploy instances.
average_memory_cost - The current average cost per GB of memory.
average_cpu_cost - The current average cost per CPU.
We're happy to announce that we've launched a new Appliance Directory for SpotCloud. The integrated appliance directory allows you to more easily deploy from a directory of pre-built SpotCloud appliances to any of our providers from around the globe. To get started, login to the SpotCloud management dashboard as a buyer, select a providers and you'll see a list of appliances in the drop down.
The SpotCloud Webmin appliance is our generic Ubuntu 10.10 with a Webmin management console added to it. This allows you to visually configure all aspects of your server, including installing packages and managing users.
The BOINC appliance allows you to create clients anywhere in the world for handling distributed processing jobs. To operate the appliance, create a new instance with it. You can then ssh into the instance for configuration. The configuration script only asks for one item, and that is the IP address your BOINC management server that issues jobs.
Built using the SpotCloud Ubuntu OS, the SpotCloud Open VPN appliance allows peers to authenticate each other using a pre-shared secret key, certificates, or username/password. Essentially, using Open VPN on SpotCloud allows for on-the-fly, anonymous internet access using on-demand, regional spot instances.
Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced "Juice") is an efficient variant of the Ubuntu Server operating system, configured specifically for use as virtual appliances. This is a specialized installation of Ubuntu Server Edition with a tuned kernel that only contains the base elements needed to run within a distributed SpotCloud environment.
Built on Ubuntu JeOS & Aflexi's CDN automation control panel is the first CDN software especially catered for cloud computing. The Aflexi software allows you to quickly and easily build your own global content delivery network using SpotCloud resources from around the globe.
This is a fully functional SpotCloud appliance built on Ubuntu JeOS and Varnish Cache. It includes a one time command line configuration example accessible via SSH console on any SpotCloud provider. Once configured, the appliance automatically locks itself down preventing further access.
We're looking for more reference SpotCloud appliances, If you have an application well suited for SpotCloud please get in touch with us.
Really interesting tweet from @jayfry3 earlier today. In it he noted a reference by @joeweinman that said Netflix treats reserved AWS instances as CapEx and depreciates it's cost over 3 yrs. This immediately got me thinking -- Wow, now that's an interesting concept.
Before I go any further I warn you I am not a tax expert, and if you are, please feel free to correct anything I say from this point forward. This is a random thought, more than a proof.
First of all, I don't think what they were referring to is actually depreciation since depreciation strictly refers to tangible assets. Instead I think what they're talking about is a very similar concept of amortization which is basically the same but for intangible assets.
A quick recap in tax law, according to Wikipedia "amortization refers to the cost recovery system for intangible property. Although the theory behind cost recovery deductions of amortization is to deduct from basis in a systematic manner over an asset's estimated useful economic life so as to reflect its consumption, expiration, obsolescence or other decline in value as a result of use or the passage of time, many times a perfect match of income and deductions does not occur for policy reasons."
With the launch of SpotCloud which essentially is a Spot Market for computing capacity, the concept of being able to reserve computing capacity in the form of a futures contract or derivative has been a popular topic of conversation during my various presentations and pitches lately. Previously I saw the opportunity for "cloud futures" from the point of view of the provider the capacity. Basically allowing the provider a greater level of insight into future capacity consumption, inventory and capacity planning. The missing part of the equation has been on the buy side, other then potentially locking in a future price, (as a hedge) the rationale for buying future computing capacity was fairly limited. With the introduction of amortization to the equation the concept dramatically shifts from not only a capacity planning exercise but also to a tax and accounting strategy for major buyers of computing capacity.
So much like traditional depreciation, amortizing future computing capacity bought as a "reservation" or derivative allows the compute asset to be deferred rather than treated as a current expense with the difference of the spot price of the compute asset as recorded on the Spot market at that the time of consumption defining a gain or loss. Taking this concept even further, if the 'depreciable' or amortized compute asset is not actually used, but instead re-sold on a computing Spot market such as SpotCloud, the business can again recognize a gain or loss based on net basis of the asset. (The net basis is cost less amortization) Yup, crazy, and it would seem -- totally do-able.
Are we on the verge of a cloud futures market? Maybe sooner than you think.
Recently there has been a lot of renewed talk of "Cloud Aggregators" a term that has been thrown around quite bit of the the last few years. But what is a cloud aggregator really? How does one define this segement? How do you qualify a company or service as a cloud aggregator? It's time for my turn to attempt to define this some-what vague term.
First, more generally what is a aggregator? One of the best descriptions I could find is described as "a system or service that combines data or items with similar characteristics (geographic area, target market, size, etc.) into larger entities. Value is derived from cost savings, or the ability to reach a larger market and charge higher prices from bundling multiple goods or services."
I'm not sure I agree with the higher prices part, but I do think the key point is the value in assembling "a system or service" that brings together a group of formally distinct components or web services. For example Google at its heart is an aggregator, all those websites found on the Internet would and do exist regardless of Google, but easy access to all of them through a simple, power and effient interface had previously not existed (at least not in a way that was relevant). Then there are marketplace aggregators such as Ebay, in this case without the ebay platform each of these vendors could not exist beyond potentially a physical storefront. Ebay provided both the aggregation, facilitation (which makes tasks for others easy) and fulfillment (completing the transaction).
So using Google and Ebay as two ends of the aggregator spectrum. You have Google the market disrupter versus ebay the market maker. Each important, but important for very different reasons. Both share common traits in that they provide easy access to something that was previously not very easily accessible. Yet each derive their true value in completely different ways. Google brought order to chaos through the use of advanced algorithms and massive computational power and ebay created a structured marketplace that had never existed in an area that needed it.
Now back to cloud aggregators. Here's my definition.
Cloud Aggregator - a platform or service that combines multiple clouds with similar characteristics (geographic area, cost, technology size, etc.) into a single point of access, format, and structure. Value is derived from cost savings and greater efficiency found from the ability to easily leverage multiple services providers.
There's somethin' wrong with the cloud today, I think I know what it is. We're seeing things in a different way, but should we be judging a cloud provider by the color of their -- logo?
It's seems that for many, the only basis of comparing cloud providers is based upon superficial aspects. I know of the company, recognize the logo, or read a random review. But the reality is we're moving away from the traditional vendor driven marketing fluff of a single provider world to a multi-cloud, federated ecosystem of capacity providers, where brand recognition is less important than performance and price. I'm talking about living on the edge, the edge of the network.
One of the more interesting recent announcements was Amazon's Japan availability zone, in describing their launch AWS spoke of latency for users within Tokyo being less than 10ms. Hitting directly at the heart of the opportunity. Yet on the flip side, they also mentioned that the Japanese zone was ideal for other nearby geographies, to which I say they're missing the point. Using Japanese resources in South Korea makes little sense given the rapid advancement and availability of cloud capacity in South Korea. The opportunity going forward isn't to address generalized areas of the world, but to address the specifics, not just on a country basis but on a city or even a neighbourhood basis. A single provider will never be able to get this level of granularity regardless of how much money they have. Economies of scale will always be limited by total market size, the more granular the market the less economies of scale work in favor the large provider. The only way to address this growing movement toward edge based, latency dependent application deployment is to federate many providers with many customers across many diverse geographies.
I admit that this is easier said than done, ask anyone who's attempted to use more than one provider in a federated, intercloud connection global cloud of clouds type of deployment and tell me what you think about your sit-u-a-tion. They'll tell you it's complication, and aggravation.
I know a few of you will point back to the inevitable economies of scale that an AWS or Google bring forth. Yes, they probably spent many millions building their Japanese cloud infrastructure. But did they have to? Economies of scale are important factors mostly for true for commoditized IT aspects such as bandwidth. But for areas such as ultra-localization computing, this is not practical for even the largest web companies. Sure there are many factors that cause a cloud providers average cost per compute unit to fall as the scale of output is increased, purchasing power is probably the most relevant. Essentially the biggest Internet companies can buy the most servers at a massive volume thus getting the lowest cost per unit of compute time and therefore achieving the best margins at the lowest cost. But even this equation has a practical limit when it comes to geography.
When it comes to ultra-localization the boundaries of the so-called provider economies of scale, commoditiziation and volume quickly breakdown. Now it becomes a question of federation and aggregation. Many providers connected through a normalized or structured market interface rather then one provider attempting to address all markets. I'm not just talking about what we're doing with SpotCloud, but what I believe to be the move toward a market centric economy of federated cloud ecosystems, a move I think is inevitable. Ultra-local capacity or edge based computing, or whatever you chose to call it in a nutshell is the opportunity moving forward.
The choice will quickly become one of choosing a single provider (one to many) or an aggregator (many to many). I believe the choice will quickly become obvious to anyone who has a geographic component to their applications. The opportunity is living on the edge.
To say we've had a spectacular launch would be putting it lightly. Since our Valentines Day SpotCloud Launch, we've been inundated with interest in the marketplace. Buyers, sellers, investors and media have flocked to us in the thousands from around the world.
As of today we have dozens of active providers online from Hafnarfjörður (that's in Iceland) to Boston to Brisbane to Hong Kong. There are also in the hundreds of providers who have signed up and are in various stages of preparation and set-up of their SpotCloud environments. We are actively on-boarding new providers as fast as we can. If you haven't done so yet, go ahead and get started as a provider.
We're also seeing a lot of interest from the buyer side as well with a ratio of 5:1 buyers to sellers. It's been great to observe an increasing rate of buyers converting from the initial "tire-kicking" phase to becoming more active users. The market is now open and free to browse. So go ahead and sign up as a buyer.
We just pushed an update to the SpotCloud marketplace that fixes a few bugs, but, most importantly, adds the ability for SpotCloud buyers to renew their instances at the current spot market price. Previously, at the end of the maximum duration, a buyer's appliance would be automatically terminated (deleted). Now, if a SpotCloud seller enables this feature, a buyer will have the option to keep their instance at the end of the duration and pay the current spot price going forward. More importantly, they can keep their IP address and data. An email is automatically sent to the Buyer when their instance is close to being terminated to provide the option of having it renewed.
As a seller, to enable this feature, you must login to the SpotCloud management interface as a seller at https://spotcloud.appspot.com/provider/pricing and select the check box on each hardware profile labeled "Instance renew allowed"
As a buyer, you'll see the new option in your instance information or via an email sent to you before termination. We hope to include this in our API in an upcoming release.
We've published several new sample spotcloud Appliance including a OpenVPN appliance and Aflexi CDN appliance. In the next few weeks we will be releasing a built-in App Directory in the SpotCloud market, to enable much easier deployment of SpotCloud Appliances.
If you have an application that would make a great sample SpotCloud appliance, we'd love to include it in our upcoming App Directory, so please get in touch.
You can now easily convert an existing VM to the SpotCloud Appliance format using our SpotCloud CLI and Appliance Bundling Tool. This tool also provides an easy command line API access to the SpotCloud marketplace enabling a true hybrid cloud computing experience.
"LIKE oil or pork bellies, computing capacity is now a tradeable commodity. February 14th saw the launch of SpotCloud, the world's first spot market for cloud computing. It works much like other spot markets".


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Q: Filtering Pandas data frame based on multiple user input vales I have the following code to select a single row in a dataframe:
products_df1_final = (products_df1.loc[products_df1['uuid'] == "790a06bf-91a5-
487e-988e-2c8294bd4355"])
products_df1_final

However, I can't seem to make it work when the user inputs more than one 'uuid' field value to filter.  I would like to create a little code to ask the user to input the various 'uuid' field values so as to create a dataframe with just the user selected 'uuid' rows.
The following code doesn't work:
n = str(input('Enter product numbers:')) products_df1_final =
(products_df1.loc[products_df1['uuid'] == 'n'])
display(products_df1_final[['title','uuid','ingestiondate','size']])

A: One problem is the way you used your input variable n. If you quote it, as you did, it is going to be treated as a string "n" instead of the variable name.
Another way is how the input looks like. If it is a string, it won't work. You have to use a list. An example could be:
n = str(input('Enter product number:'))
m = str(input('Enter another product number:'))
products_df1_final = (products_df1.loc[products_df1['uuid'] == [n, m]])

Or, to extend it to an actual list variable product_names:
product_names = []
pname = None
while pname != '':
    pname = str(input('Enter product number:'))
    if pname != '':
         product_names.append(pname)

products_df1_final = (products_df1.loc[products_df1['uuid'] == product_names])

A: Utilized a list comprehension approach.
# Directory to place files
download_directory = (r"C:\Users\Matthew\OneDrive\Land Suitability Model\Layers\Sentinel\Sentinel RST\Downloads")

print("Enter Two UUID tiles for download:")

n = input('Enter product number:')
m = input('Enter another product number:')
#products_df1_final = products_df1[[x == ["n", "m"]] for x in products_df1.uuid
products_df1_final = products_df1[products_df1.uuid.isin([n, m])]
products_df1_final

# Sentinel Products to download
api.download_all(products_df1_final.index, checksum=True)

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if anybody has any tips/pointers there).
>> >>>>> Adds an input device using the new AVFoundation framework.
>> >>> enhanced in case anyone wants to review it in more detail.
>> >> OS X versions? Please document that.
>> > Short sentance added. For support by FFmpeg, both are equally powerful.
>> > AVFoundation itself is not yet as mighty as QTKit.
>> Do either one of these two could/should work with 10.6.8 do you know?


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RM Sotheby's Ferrari sale: Happy Birthday Happening in Maranello
RM Sotheby's will shortly be making its long awaited return to Maranello with the "Leggenda e Passione" sale. Indeed, after many years without holding a sale entirely devoted to Ferrari, the Anglo-Canadian auction house has now organized a special sale in honor of the prancing horse, to coincide with the celebrations planned for Ferrari's 70th anniversary weekend.
RM Sotheby's Ferrari sale: At least one model of the company's most iconic models
Looking at the selection of cars offered, which are interesting but not extraordinary, it would seem that the company's specialists had their work cut out in order to find, in time, suitable cars to offer in the sale. However, despite being short of time, they did a great job with the RM Sotheby's Ferrari sale, and even though few "very special" cars will be crossing the block, the catalog nevertheless includes at least one example of each of the firm's most iconic models. The sale will include 41 cars, including 11 built after the year 2000, and 13 pieces of Ferrari-related automobilia. The location, as for the previous Leggenda e Passione sales, is a dedicated tent at the Fiorano race track (Ferrari's private race track located just a few hundred meters from the legendary factory).
Participants must register in advance, even to be admitted to the preview. The preview will begin on Friday 8th September, and the sale itself on Saturday 9th September. The buyer's commission will be quite high: 15% + IVA (Italian VAT) will be charged on amounts of up to EUR 500,000 and 12% + IVA on anything over this threshold. Purchases of automobilia lots will be subject to a buyer's commission of 20% + IVA. The catalog includes seven cars offered without reserve. The three cars expected to fetch the day's top prices have been assigned estimates of EUR 8, 7 and 4 million respectively, a further three have been assigned lower estimates of EUR 3 million, while four are expected to fetch at least EUR 2 million, and eight to break the EUR 1 million barrier.
Ferrari Classiche only
All the cars offered are either already Ferrari Classiche certified or (at the time of writing) still waiting for their certificate to be issued. In any case, all will be certified before the start of the auction. The oldest car in the auction is a 1950 195 Inter Coupé by Touring (chassis #0081 S), the very car shown at the 1951 Turin Motor Show. It is the first 195 manufactured, and also one of the only three bodied by Carrozzeria Touring. The most recent car being offered is something really special — a brand new 2017 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta, a new model that will be unveiled in Maranello the day before the auction. This car, the 210th LaFerrari of this new model manufactured, and most likely the only "ready to collect" LaFerrari Aperta available, is being offered without a disclosed chassis number and with a dedicated color scheme. It has been assigned a pre-sale estimate of EUR 3-4 million, and the IVA will be payable on the full value of the offer rather than on the commission only, but the proceeds will go to charity.
The cheapest car in the auction, being offered without reserve and with an estimated value of EUR 125–1505 K, is a 1991 348 TS (chassis #ZFFKA36B000089621) that has done only 337 kilometers from new and is in excellent preserved condition. The car with the highest estimated value, EUR 8.5–10 million, is a 1960 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione (chassis #2163 GT), one of the only 46 alloy-bodied examples completed in 1960, and one of the only 74 Competitions built in total. The car has a well-documented history and its non-numbers matching but period correct engine, freshly rebuilt by DK Engineering, is in excellent shape.
1950 Ferrari 195 Inter Coupé by Touring
This is the oldest lot in the sale, but the age of this 195 Inter (chassis #0081 S) is not the only thing that makes it special. Chassis #0081 S was the first of the 195 chassis manufactured — they numbered 25 in total — and also one of the only three that were dressed by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan. Strangely, the car was originally delivered without the usual "superleggera" script on the hood and without the small Italian lights typically seen on early barchettas. In April 1951, it was exhibited at the Turin motor show, specifically at Franco Cornacchia's AICAR stand (AICAR being Agenzia Internazionale Auto Ricambi, one of the most highly regarded early Ferrari distributors). Originally painted in Oro Metallizzato (Metallic Gold), it was sold the following month to a certain Giuseppe Fiocchi of Lecco, and registered Co 32210. Three years later, it was sold again and re-registered Ro l7125 (Ro indicating Rovigo). In October 1955, it was purchased by an American serviceman, Donald Maynard, who eventually, in 1959, took the car back to the USA with him. After changing hands a few more times, in 1974 the car was sold to a Mr Richard Little from Massachusetts, who began but never completed a restoration. Over three decades later, in 2005, his family sold it to a Californian collector who had it fully restored professionally and repainted in a period correct color, but not the original gold one. It is being offered with an estimate of EUR 1.1–1.5 million.
1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider
The California Spider is one of the most iconic and important Ferraris ever built. Although the SWB version tends to be worth around twice as much as the LWB, "drivers" are much fonder of latter because it is easier to handle and provides more relaxed road holding. The car being offered in Maranello (chassis #1503 GT, matching numbers engine) is the 35th of the 50 LWB California Spiders built. Its chassis was shipped to Scaglietti on 7th July 1959, and the body assembly was completed in early October the same year. The car was immediately shipped to the Ferrari importer for Venezuela, Carlos Kauffmann, a dealer who was doing well thanks to the, then booming, Venezuelan economy. The car had factory covered headlamps, but no side marker lights, and was painted in Bianco over Nero interior. It was sold to a Dr Otto Vincentini of Caracas.
A few years later, Vincentini died, killed by thieves while at the wheel of his beloved 250, and the car was returned to Kauffman to be reconditioned and put back on the market. Imported into the USA in 1963, with 7500 kilometers on the clock, the car was used by its new owner, from Illinois, for a few years before being stored for two decades in the suburbs of Chicago. The 250 California resurfaced in 1985 and was sold with about 31,000 kilometers on the clock. There then followed three brief ownerships in quick succession before the car was sold, in 1987, to a Mr Ruscilli, who commissioned a full restoration which included a repaint in the current Rosso. It was shown until 1998, when it entered its current ownership. The car's present owner has barely used it, covering only 700 kilometers in 19 years, and has exhibited it only once, at the Cavallino Classic in 2003. Still sporting its Rosso over tan color scheme, it is expected to fetch in the region of EUR 7.5–9.5 million.
1969 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" Berlinetta Alloy
This matching numbers "Daytona" (chassis #12653) is, in our view, the most amazing car offered in the auction, and certainly one of the most incredible discoveries of recent times. This car was in fact recently found in a barn in Japan, where it had been kept for 40 years. Quite apart from its history, it is a special piece, being one of the only two Daytona Alloys ever manufactured for road use (five were built to race specification). The other (chassis #12547), used by Luigi Chinetti's NART to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is now believed lost. Finished in June 1969, the present 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" was equipped with a Plexiglass nose and power windows, and finished in Rosso Chiaro over Nero.
Originally sold, in September 1969, to Luciano Conti, a dear friend of Enzo Ferrari and founder of the weekly racing magazine Autosprint, it changed hands two more times in Italy before being exported in 1971. It was featured in the Japanese magazine Car Graphic in January 1972, and in 1975 was bought by Goro Guwa of Gifu. In 1980, through its next Japanese owner, who had bought it in 1979, it was finally purchased by Makoto Takai, who stored it away for the next 37 years. Offered in complete but "as found" condition, this car will probably be one of the most admired lots of the sale, and is bound to attract some fierce bidding. It is being offered without reserve, with an estimated value of EUR 1.4–1.7 million, but could have some surprises in store.
1953 Ferrari 250 Europa Coupé by Vignale
In its early years, Ferrari manufactured cars, or more precisely rolling chassis, in limited numbers, and the bodies were manufactured by different coachbuilders, usually by special request of the customer. Accordingly, the Series 250 Europa was built in a limited number, only 22 in all, before being modified to become the 250 Europa GT. The car coming up for sale in a few days' time (chassis #0313 with matching numbers engine) is one of the most iconic of these 22 Series 250 Europas. It is one of the only four dressed by Carrozzeria Vignale (the other 18 were bodied by Pinin Farina).
Fresh off the production line, the car, painted in Bruno Siena, was shipped to Luigi Chinetti in the USA, reaching its destination in December 1953. A month later, repainted in a more marketable color (red), it was shown at the World Motor Sports Show in New York. It was purchased for USD 17,500 by Mike Garber of Massachusetts and remained with him for the next four years, before entering a period of short term ownerships. At the start of 1959 it was bought by George Parker of Rome (NY), who used it as daily runabout, finding it to be quite reliable (it left him stranded only once). Parker moved to California after getting married and finding a new job, and, accompanied by his wife, he drove the car all the way there. He kept it until 1960.
The 250 Vignale was then sold to a Cadillac dealer, who swapped its engine swapped for a supercharged Chevrolet V8, removed its bumpers and other details, and had its nose rebuilt after a minor accident. Several other owners later, and following a long period off the road, in 2006 the car was sold to Swiss restorer Heinrich Kämpfer, who had 800 hours of work done on it by external specialists, on top of the 3000 hours he had spent working on it himself. The result was a car restored to its former glory, repainted in the original color and with the missing parts remanufactured to the correct specifications. Kämpfer had even had the car re-trimmed by the original supplier of the leather. In the meantime, as luck would have it, he had also managed to track down the original engine. The block was cracked beyond repair, but Ferrari Classiche cast a new one and the car was completed with a gearbox of the correct type.
The car was sold to its current owner in 2015 and is now offered for sale with an estimated value of EUR 2.8–3.4 million.
1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Pinin Farina Series II
The 250 GT Cabriolet Pinin Farina is one of the most underestimated open Ferraris — it is overshadowed by the California series —, yet it is a beautiful car to look at and wonderful to drive. The one now coming up for sale (chassis 1779 GT, matching numbers engine) is the thirteenth of the second series built. It was delivered, painted in Bianco on Nero, to its first owner, Umberto Agnelli (younger brother of Gianni, of the FIAT dynasty), in April 1960. It incorporated some special features, requested by Agnelli, such as the 250 GTE style headlamp and a "400 Superamerica style" interior, with bespoke upholstery and a unique dashboard configuration.
A few years later, it was exported from Italy to the USA, and sold in Florida. In 1968 it was purchased by Garrett O'Brien of Candice (NY) and remained in his ownership until 1992, when it was sold by his estate. After passing through the hands of a series of other owners around the world, and undergoing an expert restoration in 1996, it entered its current American ownership in 1998, and has been in storage ever since. It is considered capable of fetching EUR 1.35–1.65 million.
1983 Ferrari 400i
Having seemingly been completely forgotten for many years, the 365-400-412 2+2 series has recently been enjoying something of a revival. Indeed, more and more collectors are coming to appreciate the virtues of this beautiful coupé (a real grand tourer paired with a wonderful design by Pininfarina) that was, for many years, the last Ferrari to feature a front-positioned V12 engine. The 400i offered here (chassis #ZFFEB07B000045181) is a perfectly preserved example, having covered only 3267 kilometers from new. Another plus is the fact that it has had only one owner, and a celebrity one at that. The 400i was indeed collected directly at the Maranello plant on behalf of guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, who is still its owner today.
Finished in black with blue interior, and equipped with the highly desirable five-speed manual gearbox, the car was driven by the band manager directly to Paris, where Richards used it to commute while recording the album Dirty Work. It has always been serviced by authorized dealers and properly stored. It has undergone only one modification: repositioning of the trunk opening switch. It is offered, without reserve, with an estimate of EUR 125–175 K, a potential world record for the model.
All photos courtesy of RM Sotheby's; Ferrari 195, 250 Cabriolet, 250 California Spyder © Darin Schnabel; Ferrari 400i © Scott Pattenden; Ferrari 250 Europa © Jeff Creech.
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The Dramatic Works of John Ford: With an Introduction, and Notes ..., Volume 2
By John Ford
graceful and delightful were rapidly ascending in the scale of power.
Of what nature Ford's chief employment at the Temple was, we have no means of ascertaining. That he was not called to the bar may be fairly surmised, as he never makes the slightest allusicn to his pleadings; and his anxious disavowals to his several patrons of permitting his dramatic labours to encroach upon his proper business would almost lead to a conclusion that he acted as a kind of auditor, or comptroller for the landed property of the nobility, and managed the pecuniary concerns of their estates, for which his knowledge of the law afforded facility on the one side, and security on the other.
Of his social habits there is little can be told with certainty. There is sufficient, however, to show that he lived, if not familiarly, yet friendly, with the dramatic writers of his day, and neither provoked nor felt personal enmities. He speaks, indeed, of opposition: but this is merely the language of the stage-opposition is experienced by every dramatic writer worth criticism, and has nothing in common with ordinary hostility. In truth, with the exception of an allusion to the " voluminous" and rancorous Prynne, nothing can be more general than his complaints. Yet Ford looked not much to the brighter side of life: he could, like Jaques, "suck melancholy out of a song as a weasel sucks eggs ;" but he was unable, like this wonderful creation of our great poet, to extract mirth from it. When he touched a lighter string, the tones, though pleasingly modulated, were still sedate ; and it must, we think, be admitted that his poetry is rather
that of a placid and serene than of a happy mind; he was, in truth, an amiable ascetic amid a busy world.
No village anecdotes are told of him, as of his countryman Herrick, nor do any memorials of his private life remain. The troubles which followed, and the confusion which frequently took place in the parish registers in consequence of the intrusion of ministers little interested in local topics have flung a veil of obscurity over much of the domestic history of that turbulent and disastrous period. In these troubles the retreat of the Fords is known to have largely shared; and it is more than probable that the family suffered under the Usurpation. The neighbourhood was distinguished for its loyalty; and many of the fugitives who escaped from the field after the overthrow of Lord Wentworth, at Bovey-Tracy, by Cromwell, unfortunately for the village, took refuge in Ilsington church, whither they were pursued and again driven to flight by the victorious army.
There is no appearance of Ford's being married at the period of his retirement from the Temple, as none of his dedications or addresses make the slightest allusion to any circumstance of a domestic nature; but there is—or rather was—an indistinct tradition among his neighbours, that he married and had children. A person of our poet's character and fortune could not, indeed, have had far to seek for a worthy partner, and with such a one it is pleasing to hope that he spent the residue of his blameless and honourable life.
THE LOVER'S MELANCHOLY.
The LovER's MELANcholy.] This piece, the author tells us, was "the first of his that ever courted reader." It was licensed by Sir Henry Herbert in 1628, and brought out on the 24th of November in that year. In 1629 it was given to the press, accompanied (as the manner was) by several recommendatory poems. "The Lover's Melancholy" seems to have been favourably received. A slight analysis of the plot will, without too much forestalling that pleasure which the reader's own conjectures and anticipations might furnish, enable him more easily to encounter those difficulties which are not unfrequently to be met with in Ford's dialogue, some of them owing to the defective state of the MSS., but more originating in the author's very peculiar style of composition.
Meleander, a noble statesman of Cyprus, was the father of two daughters, Eroclea and Cleophila. A marriage between the former of these and his son, Palador, had been projected by the reigning prince of Cyprus; the appearance, however, of the beautiful Eroclea at court awoke less friendly designs in the heart of the monarch, and it was found necessary to steal away and convey to a distant country the object of his violent passion. A deep melancholy seizes on Palador at the loss of his intended bride ; while the still more unfortunate Meleander, accused of treason and stripped of his honours, becomes bereft of reason, and remains a prisoner to his castle, under the care of his other daughter, the tender-hearted and faithful Cleophila. The author of all this mischief shortly after dies; but, at the time the drama commences, no intelligence had been heard of the lovely creature whom his unhallowed desires had made a fugitive and a wanderer. The play opens with the return of Menaphon, a nephew of Meleander and a son of Sophronos, his successor in office, from his travels. These had been undertaken with the view of "disburthening himself of the discontents" which the haughty conduct of his mistress, Thamasta, a cousin of the prince, Palador, had occasioned him ; and with that ill success which too often attends such attempts to heal a wounded mind.


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EEAS homepage > United Nations (UN) > EU Delegations go orange: this is how the EU stands against gender-based violence worldwide
EU Delegations go orange: this is how the EU stands against gender-based violence worldwide
A selection of the stories shared by the 142 EU Delegations to mark the International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women
The International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women has flooded the world with an orange tide of support to eradicate gender-based violence. From North to South, from East to West, countless voices coming from different countries, with diverse cultural and ethnical backgrounds, have united to say NO to a a scourge that is still too frequent in our societies. A claim that will go on until the Human Rights Day, on 10 December, thanks to the global campaign '16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence', which aims to mobilize more than 6.000 organizations in 187 countries to push together for that common goal. The 142 EU Delegations in the world could not stay behind, and they didn't. They have organised dozens of local events and campaigns to mark the date and pass on the message worldwide. Here is a selection of their stories.
Victims of gender-based violence are real, and thanks to the EU Delegation to Morocco we have got to know the story of Iman, a 16-year-old girl who was brutally attacked by a man in front of her school.
The staff from the EU Delegation to India joined the cause by creating this video to say NO to violence agianst women. An important message to spread in a country where cases of gender-based violence have risen in the last years.
The orange wave also reached Turkey. This is how the Ankara TOBB towers looked like on the evening of the 25th, as our colleagues from the EU Delegation to Turkey showed in Twitter.
In Belgrade and other Serbian cities, the orange 'fever' against gender-based violence even got to the buses. The EU Ambassador to Serbia, Sem Fabrizi, who shared the image below, took a ride on the bus and did not forget to wear an orange tie.
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In Caracas (Venezuela), the difficult situation the country is going through did not stop more than 4.000 people from joining the 'III Carrera de la Unión Europea contra la violencia contra las mujeres', as shown in the picture. Watch below how the EU Member States Ambassadors made a call to join the race and run against gender-based violence:
In Jakarta, the EU Heads of Mission to Indonesia and diplomats joined an event to mark the date and sign their commitments to take action for a gender equal world, an initiative launched by the #HeforShe UN campaign.
The EU Delegation to Ghana took its project ENOUGH to the streets to mark the beginning of the '16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence' campaign.
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In Gaza, in partnership with the Sharek Youth Forum, the United Nations Development Programme and Palestinian civil society organisations, the EU joined Palestinians to light Gaza seaport and fishing boats in orange. One of the most beautiful images the International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women left us.
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence website (link is external)
Generation Equality Stands against Rape UN website (link is external)
International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women: lighting up the world in orange to stand against rape
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EU and UN call on world leaders and actors to join Spotlight Initiative and end gender-based violence Violence against women and girls is a real scourge affecting the latter all across the world every day. As many as 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives. To contribute in addressing this global challenge, the EU and UN have launched the
International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women: lighting up the world in orange to stand against rapeToday, the EU will light up its headquarters in Brussels to show its support for eradicating an alarming problem that is still too common. One in three women in Europe has experienced physical and/or sexual violence.
Launch of the Natwampane Programme "together to STOP sexual and gender-based violence"On 9 and 10 December 2019 the European Union and the Government of Republic of Zambia officially launched the NATWAMPANE programme in two events held back to back in Mansa and Kasama, provincial capitals of Luapula and Northern Provinces respectively.
Skopje lights up orange to mark International Day of Elimination of Violence against WomenThis year's UN campaign kicked off amid disturbing data that every third woman in Europe has experienced physical or sexual violence
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Q: Not show androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar Android Studio 3.4
styles.xml
<style name="Main.Theme.Tango" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.NoActionBar">
        <!-- Customize your theme here -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
        <!--   darker variant for the status bar and contextual app bars -->
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <!--   theme UI controls like buttons, checkboxes and text fields or cursor -->
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    </style>

in manifest:
<application
            android:name=".main.MainApp"
            android:allowBackup="true"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_app"
            android:label="@string/application_name"
            android:logo="@drawable/ic_app_logo"
            android:theme="@style/Main.Theme.Tango" >

In activity:
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;

public class MainNavigationDrawerFragmentActivity extends AppCompatActivity{

 private void initialize(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        mTitle = mDrawerTitle = getTitle();

        mToolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolBar);
        setSupportActionBar(mToolbar);
        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
        getSupportActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);

mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(
                this,
                mDrawerLayout,
                mToolbar, R.string.application_name,
                R.string.application_name) {
            public void onDrawerClosed(View view) {
                mToolbar.setTitle(mTitle);
                invalidateOptionsMenu();
            }

    public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {

        mToolbar.setTitle(mDrawerTitle);
        invalidateOptionsMenu();
        loadDraftsTotalNumber();
        loadActiveCart();
    }
};
    mDrawerLayout.setDrawerListener(mDrawerToggle);

and here layout:
<androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

  <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
        android:id="@+id/toolBar"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="56dp"
        android:background="#dc2700"

    <FrameLayout
            android:id="@+id/frame_container"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent">
    </FrameLayout>

    <!-- Listview to display slider menu -->

    <ListView
            android:id="@+id/list_slidermenu"
            android:layout_width="288dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:background="@color/list_background"
            android:choiceMode="singleChoice"
            android:divider="@null"
            android:listSelector="@drawable/list_selector"
            android:paddingLeft="16dip"
            android:paddingRight="16dip"/>

</androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout>

but toolbar not show:

A: Try this for your layout. It works for me.
<com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
    android:id="@+id/appBarLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="?attr/color3"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

    <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
        android:id="@+id/toolBar"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="56dp"
        android:background="#dc2700"
     />
</com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>

A: Try setting android:layout_width="match_parent" for toolBar
       <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
                android:id="@+id/toolBar"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"/>

A: I found solution
The toolbar AND FrameLayout must be inside LinearLayout:
   <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:orientation="vertical">

         <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/toolBar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="56dp"/>

        <!-- Framelayout to display Fragments -->
        <FrameLayout
                android:id="@+id/frame_container"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent">
        </FrameLayout>
    </LinearLayout>

and here result:


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Lindsey Graham Says Mueller Just Made Trump Stronger than 'at Any Time in His Presidency'
By Joe Saunders
Published July 25, 2019 at 7:29am
In the aftermath of former special counsel Robert Mueller's appearance Wednesday on Capitol Hill, Sen. Lindsey Graham said the outcome is clear.
And it wasn't what Democratic opponents of President Donald Trump were hoping for.
"Donald Trump is stronger tonight than at any time in his presidency," the South Carolina Republican said on Fox News' "Hannity" on Wednesday night.
Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Mueller's appearance and obvious weakness while testifying only fueled suspicions that he was not really in charge of the investigation into Russian "collusion" in the 2016 election.
"The Muller report is in name only," Graham told host Sean Hannity. "It clearly wasn't the Mueller report. It's just a name. I had more to do with the Mueller report than probably he did."
Graham said Mueller's performance shouldn't have come as a surprise, as at least some of those around him didn't think the 74-year-old was up to the occasion.
But the president's opponents pushed the hearings anyway.
Do you think President Trump is stronger after Robert Mueller's appearances Wednesday?
"The hatred for Trump knows no boundaries," Graham told Hannity. "They used this man.
"I was told by people close to Bob Mueller that he really shouldn't have to go through this.
"I've been asked for three months, 'Why don't you want to call Mueller?' A letter was sent to me by every Democrat on the Judiciary Committee in the Senate, 'Why don't you call Mueller?' Nobody's going to ask me that tomorrow."
Graham might not be calling Mueller to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but that doesn't mean he thinks the process is over. Getting to the bottom of the Russia investigation itself is the next step, the senator said.
And he said the White House is in a position to do that.
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"Donald Trump is stronger tonight than at any time in his presidency. The need to find out what happened is greater today than it was before," Graham told Hannity.
"We need to find out how this started and why it went on so long."
Joe Saunders
Story Editor
Joe has spent more than 30 years as a reporter, copy editor and metro desk editor in newsrooms in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida. He's been with Liftable Media since 2015.
Joe has spent more than 30 years as a reporter, copy editor and metro editor in newsrooms in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida. He's been with Liftable Media since 2015. Largely a product of Catholic schools, who discovered Ayn Rand in college, Joe is a lifelong newspaperman who learned enough about the trade to be skeptical of every word ever written. He was also lucky enough to have a job that didn't need a printing press to do it.
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Toast Ale Fights Food Waste with Beer
Brian Frederick
The United Kingdom-based Toast Ale is brewing beer from leftover bread and is using its profits to fund the nonprofit Feedback. The company, launched in 2015, expanded to the United States by launching in New York City in July 2017. In NYC, Toast Ale is also available for delivery in as little as an hour via FoodKick.
"To change the world, you have to throw a better party than those destroying it," Toast Ale's mission statement reads. Every year, 1.3 billion tonnes of food, valued at more than US$1 trillion, is lost or wasted. Up to 40 percent of food in the United States ends up in landfills and bread is one of the top avoidable food wastes. Toast Ale is converting that waste to beers and partnering with local breweries to expand their movement at the grassroots level.
Food Tank had the opportunity to discuss food waste with Madi Holtzman, the United States Director of Toast Ale.
Food Tank (FT): Your company takes bread, more than 40 percent of which ends up as waste, and converts it to beer. What was the original inspiration, and how successful have you been at tackling this waste?
Madi Holtzman (MH): Toast's founder and food waste activist Tristram Stuart was originally inspired to turn surplus bread into beer while having a pint of Brussel Beer Project's Babylone beer—so named because beer was originally invented in Ancient Mesopotamia as a way of preserving the valuable nutrients in bread. Tristram had a lightbulb moment—having worked in the food waste space for over 15 years, he knew that surplus bread is the one item that leaves food recovery groups and feeding programs scratching their heads—there is so much surplus bread in the world that these groups have to turn it away as they do not have the capacity to redistribute all the bread that is available to them. At that moment, Tristram decided that a beer company could be a highly scalable solution to surplus bread, and that the profits from the beer could be used the fuel the work of nonprofits tackling the root causes of food waste. In less than 2 years, Toast Ale in London has saved over 13,000 pounds of bread from landfill, and Toast Ale in the United States, which has just launched in New York City, has already saved almost 1,500 pounds with their first batches.
FT: What do you do with your fermentation waste?
MH: Toast Ale works with breweries who send spent grain from the brewing process to livestock farms to serve as animal feed.
FT: 100 percent of Toast Ale's profits go to Feedback, an environmental organization campaigning to end food waste in our food system. What are some of the accomplishments of Feedback?
MH: Feedback is tackling food waste at multiple levels, namely:
a) Galvanizing public action and movement building. Feedback has now organized its flagship campaigning event, Feeding the 5000, across the globe. With support from the Rockefeller Foundation in 2016, Feeding the 5000 took place in six cities around the United States. At each event, Feedback serves up a delicious communal feast for 5,000 people made entirely out of food that would otherwise have been wasted. In doing so, they bring together a coalition of organizations that offer the solutions to food waste, help raise the issue up the political agenda, and inspire new local initiatives and movements.
b) Influencing policy. Feedback was instrumental in persuading Tesco to become the world's first retailer to commit to publicly reporting their audited food waste data. In 2016, Sainsbury's released its United Kingdom-wide in-store food waste data for the first time, coinciding with an Evening Standard investigation that Feedback was a part of.
Following media coverage of our Feeding the 5000 events in the United States and a large-scale petition, two major retail associations, the Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association, produced date label guidance to prevent excess consumer waste due to confusion caused by unclear date labels.
c) Supply chain research. Feedback has been working to investigate supply chain waste in Africa and Latin America caused by Western supermarkets. With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Feedback has produced a large report on food waste in international supply chains.
FT: Food waste is gaining more attention with time. Do you think it is a problem we can solve on a global scale? Are there other food wastes that Toast Ale and/or Feedback is thinking to help eliminate?
MH: Because of its massive social and environmental repercussions, food waste is a problem we must solve on a global scale. Doing so will require a combination of grassroots efforts, shifts in policy and consumer expectations, more transparent supply chains, and collaboration among these coalitions. Food waste occurs at every level of the supply chain so fixing it at the global level will require shifts in behavior from the household to the farm level. Feedback is committed to ending every type of food waste, and Toast plans to incorporate other sources of surplus food, particularly surplus fruit, into future beer recipes.
FT: Your company's Chief Toaster, Rob Wilson, has said, "we hope, before too long, we can put ourselves out of business." You are trying your best to accomplish this through community outreach and collaborations. Can you talk about this outreach and the rev-ale-ution?
MH: Toast is committed to tackling bread surplus from the household to the industrial bakery level. We have thus open-sourced our homebrew recipe to encourage folks to join the rev-ale-ution by using their bread slices that normally go to waste or even finding a local bakery to source from. We are also working on collaboration brews with favorite local breweries to reach new audiences with our story and hopefully galvanize a movement towards using surplus bread as a partial substitute for the virgin malted grain that takes so much land, fuel, and labor to grow. We encourage breweries who are keen to join the rev-ale-ution to contact us so we can collaborate and maximize impact.
FT: Toast Ale is now available at Whole Foods in New York City. Why did you choose to work with Whole Foods? Do you have plans for further expansion outside the United Kingdom?
MH: Toast launched in Whole Foods in New York City in July, 2017, because Whole Foods is the largest single purchaser of beer in the city. Whole Foods has been a strong supporter of our mission and even donated surplus bread from their store bakeries for our first official brew. We wanted to make a splash with our United States launch as we are eager to save as much bread, brew as much delicious beer, and ultimately raise as much money as possible for our sister charity Feedback. We absolutely have plans to expand further outside the United Kingdom—Toast is just launching in South Africa, and there are also plans in the works in Iceland and few other countries—we have big dreams for Toast to become the global bread surplus solution with local, grassroots implementation. In the United States, we plan to work with other local food waste groups and nonprofits to expand quickly with regional production and distribution to remain true to our core environmental values.
Brian Frederick is the Editorial & Membership Manager at Food Tank, previously serving as the Content & Membership Coordinator, a Research & Communications Fellow, and an Intern. He received a dual-B.S. in Chemistry/Biomolecular Science and an M.S. in Chemistry from Clarkson University, as well as an M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. Brian worked in academia, nonprofit research institutions, and pharmaceutical companies researching biofuels, cancer, and immune health for over a decade before joining Food Tank. Lastly, he is an avid traveler and loves the outdoors.
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At The Children's Respite Trust caring for a child with a disability is something that never ends. It can mean being there 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
Many families of children with a complex medical need or a profound learning or physical disability really just need a break – a chance to do something that the rest of us often take for granted.
The Children's Respite Trust is a charity that improves the lives of children with profound learning and physical disabilities by helping them to get a short break throughout East Sussex and most of Kent and West Sussex. Just a little support can go a long way to helping a family to cope with the strain.


ORANGE PARK – A group of concerned citizens gathered Jan. 11 to project a Bat Signal onto Orange Park Town Hall in hopes that a hero would come to their aid.
A group organized by Doug Miller of reThink Energy Florida projected a homemade image created as a sort of Bat Signal calling for Florida State Sen. Rob Bradley to be their hero when considering Senate Bill 462 which would essentially ban fracking in the state of Florida.
A group containing Sierra Club members and Doug Miller of reThink Energy Florida met outside Orange Park Town Hall last Thursday evening to project a Bat Signal-style graphic onto the building calling for Sen. Rob Bradley's help in passing Senate Bill 462 and keep fracking out of Florida.
The group did not expect the dark knight himself to arrive, instead they called for Sen. Rob Bradley(R-Fleming Island) to be their hero and vote to pass Senate Bill 462 during this legislative session, which would stave off fracking in the Sunshine State for another few months.
Miller spoke to the group, which eventually grew to more than a dozen or so Sierra Club members and those Miller had invited.
During his talk, he mentioned citizens in Calhoun County who would be on the front lines should fracking be allowed in the state. The rural county near Tallahassee has seen planning and zoning set up that would give fracking a greenlight should the state legislature decide to allow fracking, or more specifically, don't want to ban that type of drilling in the state.
Fracking involves drilling into the earth where a high-pressure water mixture is injected at the layer of rock to release the gas inside. Workers then inject water, sand and chemicals into the rock at high pressure to force the gas to flow out of the well. Fracking uses millions of gallons of water per well, and the resulting waste water can never be returned to the aquifer for reuse, leaving Floridians with the burden of disposing of the contaminated water.
"For the folks in Calhoun County, this is as close to home as it can get, they are at ground zero," Miller said.
Last year, Burnett Oil Co. began seismic testing in the Everglades in search of oil reserves in Big Cypress Preserve. Under current state law, these companies could expand those operations to include the fracking process if the process is not banned.
Also speaking to the group was Northeast Florida Sierra Club Chair Janet Stanko, who is based in Jacksonville.
"I represent over 1,000 members who live in Sen. Bradley's district, and I'm here today to support our message to Sen. Bradley to please be a hero," Stanko said.
Stanko spoke to the fact that Bradley is the chair of the state senate's environmental preservation and conservation committee, which is where the bill will first be heard and voted on before it heads to the senate floor. Other members of the Sierra Club joined Stanko and spoke on the potential for using solar energy in Florida to meet energy needs instead of drilling for fossil fuel-based products, such as oil, coal and natural gas.


The Skoda Fabia Wagon is an excellent family friendly car that families will enjoy. Since the invention of the car, we have seen many manufacturers striving to create the perfect family vehicle. Of course, this is an ideal that probably cannot be realised as there is no such thing as a "standard family." However, the attempt to create a family car has led to innovations and features that most families would appreciate. Let's take a closer look at the kinds of features family cars need most, all of which are found on the Fabia Wagon.
For obvious reasons, this is the number one consideration that most families will prioritise above all others. All families should demand safety features, such as airbags, seat belts equipped with pretensioners, traction control, ABS brakes, emergency braking, lane keeping assist, blind spot warnings and a 5 star ANCAP safety rating. These kinds of features will help you to avoid a collision and increase your chances of survival if an accident occurs.
This is an essential feature to have; it is primarily for safety purposes to protect your car when parking. However, it deserves its own description because it can save a child's life at home. One of the worst kinds of avoidable accidents that can occur, especially if you have smaller young children is parking incidents on driveways. Small kids are simply not visible using mirrors and even at lower speeds a collision with toddlers can be devastating.
These days you need to have a car with USB ports and 12v charging points for the gadgets that will used on a journey. A good infotainment system will have a touchscreen and the ability to use apps. If the kids can watch a DVD the time will fly, and devices that have recharged will be ready to use again when you stop for the night. Another key feature is Bluetooth connectivity; this will allow you to connect your smartphone to the infotainment system and make handsfree calls. This will reduce distractions and keep your hands free for dispensing tissues and pointing at things that need naming!
If you're looking for a Skoda Fabia Wagon for sale, contact us here at Skoda Perth. We have a wide stock of both new and quality pre owned car available, including the Fabia Wagon. We would like to invite you to book a test drive with us online and try the Skoda driving experience firsthand. If you need finance, you will find that our rates are highly competitive and our financing packages are tailored to your circumstances. Our sales team is standing by to advise you on the latest Skoda Fabia wagon price and to answer any other questions you may have.


Last weekend I was a volunteer of a very nice event organized for children in Bucharest: Sci-kids science festival the 5th edition.
The main idea of the festival is to encourage children to discover new things and develop themselves through science.
It's like a game with a lot of people playing and having fun, but learning in the same time how to raise questions about the universe.
What were the activities during this festival?
Well, there were so many: VR experience, educational workshops, robot's competition, Q&A on science, smart toys creation, technical Lego constructions, scientific experiments and music programs.
I met a lot of kids doing some interesting stuff with their life and knowing so many things at an early age. I've also learned new things about science and I met super nice people.
The children are so smart and their behavior was so natural and unselfconscious when speaking in public. That makes me realize how the world is continuously changing and the children are definitely different then we were.
Like my mom uses to say: when I was young, the world wasn't like that- I say it now already, but in a good way.
As a volunteer, I had to take care of the citrus battery.
Well, is a huge copper and zinc battery which creates, together with the lemons and oranges juice, an electric current. I was helping the kids to stick the fruits on the battery metal parts to make the chemical reaction possible. The result was to light on the spots and make the kids happy.
I felt very comfortable among the children this weekend, so at the end, I'm not sure if I was the adult one at the festival.
Beautiful weekend, beautiful people and lot of smiles!


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Rob Thomas and Counting Crows at the FirstMerit Bank Pavilion in Chicago, IL
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Rich Robinson at The Cluny in Newcastle, UK on 19-Nov-2014
The Crowes axe man, Rich Robinson, is embarking upon a solo tour in support of his latest offering, The Ceaseless Sight.
Rich Robinson has recently been out on tour across the US with the Experience Hendrix Tour, but tonight it's a date in the intimate surroundings of The Cluny in Newcastle.
The night got off to a great start with the young and energetic Federal Charm who genuinely looked like they were enjoying themselves, almost as much as the crowd. The band, hailing from Stockport, have been on the road all year promoting their debut, self-titled album. Tracks like "Somebody Help Me," and, "Tell Your Friends," going down well with the Newcastle crowd, and left the audience suitably warmed for Rich Robinson.
The smell of incense filled the room full of eager fans. This was the first time Robinson had played the North East with his solo band. The room was packed out and the anticipation was high. The band took to the stage with, "I Know You," from Robinson's latest album, a familiar sounding number, subtly infused with some amazing keyboard work. Robinson plays with such intensity during numbers like "Follow You Forever," from his second album, Through a Crooked Sun. The set ebbed and flowed from bluesy tracks like, "Look Through My Window," with Robinson playing some great slide guitar on his Fender Telecaster, followed by heavy psychedelic rock with, "Going Down South," and even the jazzed up, "Blue Condition."
Drummer, Joe Magistro, got his moment to shine taking to vocal duties during, "Sittin' On Top of the World." They finished their main set by rocking their way through, "Trial and Faith," the crowd clapping along, leaving the stage to rapturous applause.
The band returned to the stage to finish their set with great covers of the Velvet Underground's, "Foggy Notion," and Joe Cocker's, "Hitchcock Railway." The Newcastle crowd were left wanting more.
It was, undoubtedly, an impressive set from Robinson, and his fans all hope it's not such a long time before he returns to the region to play again. I look forward to the next time.
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Mega Fest at Compuware Arena in Detroit, MI on 30-Nov-2014
Five Finger Death Punch at The CFE Arena in Orlando, Florida 14-Oct-2014
Adam Kennedy is an experienced music photographer based in northeast England. He has been shooting concerts for several years, predominantly with the band Vintage Trouble. In 2013, he was one of their tour photographers, covering the UK and Ireland tour including the headline shows and as opening act for The Who. As an accomplished concert photographer, Adam's work has been featured in print such as, Classic Rock Blues Magazine, Guitarist Magazine, Blues in Britain magazine, broadcast on the MDA Telethon on ABC Television in the US, used in billboard advertising for Renaissance Hotels in the US, and featured online via music blogs such as Uber Rock and Guitar Planet. He is also the official photographer at Newcastle Rock and Blues Club.
Brit Floyd at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, UK
Kentucky Headhunters, Dan Baird & Homemade Sin and Jason & The Scorchers at O2 Academy Newcastle


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OMOSC is part of a large Catholic complex located in West Philadelphia. This complex is situated on land that was part of a 43-acre farm that was purchased in 1849 for the establishment of a cemetery and a parish for the nascent Irish-Catholics of West Philadelphia. What began as Cathedral Cemetery and the new home of an Orphan Asylum grew over 170 years to include OMOSC, its convent and rectory buildings; several iterations of OMOS School. The current complex is comprised from north to south of: Cathedral Cemetery's Gate House; OMOS Rectory/Parish House; OMOS Catholic Church; former Convent; and OMOS School. Cathedral Cemetery extends several blocks west from these buildings and includes a cemetery annex on the south side.
The church was designed and constructed between 1867 and 1873 by architect Edwin F. Durang, builder James Doyle, and mason John Canning at a cost of $80,000. A largely intact example of Durang's work, the church employs Romanesque details including rounded arches, entrance-flanking towers, and abundant stained glass windows. It was designed, at least in part, to draw interest to Cathedral Cemetery. The church has undergone several significant alterations throughout the years, but retains much of its 19th-century fabric. The cornerstone was laid in November 1867 and by November 1869 the roof was in place. The first service was held in the basement of OMOS on June 12, 1870. Tower construction began shortly after and, by 1872, the Rosary Society supplied the original Stations of the Cross and a rented organ was installed. OMOS was dedicated on September 28, 1873.
By October 1875, the current organ was completed. The complex's second building was the original rectory, located to the south of the Church and constructed in 1876. In 1885-86, architect John Jerome Deery designed OMOS School after the church's basement proved too small for an expanding student body. The complex stepped closer to its present form between 1892 and 1895, when the present-day rectory, designed by architect Frank R. Watson, and Parish House, by Watson and Huckel, were constructed to the north and south of the church respectively. Durang returned in 1892 to design two spires, the northern one with a bell tower, on top of the façade's existing towers. Durang, Deery, and Watson were by this time a well-established trio of architects with common ties to ecclesiastical commissions, specifically within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Additionally, Deery and Watson each worked under Durang as their careers developed, eventually seeing each architect establish their own practice during the late-nineteenth century.
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Which you can now buy.
I am also told that today, January 24th, Zazzle is running a special on these flasks, and if you use the code: FLASKSLAUNCH, you will get yourself 25% off the price.
At present, the only flask is a NSFW version.
… but if I have that wrong, do let me know.
Also noodling doing a poster of the Write Till Your Fingers Bleed image. Plus maybe something with the Big 350 Writing Plan, and something offering bits of the Writer's Prayer.
I just got a massive geek hard-on from the Huttese word at the end of the blog post.
Only *bits* of the writer's prayer? You obviously don't have a big enough coffee mug.
Haha, well. Zazzle won't let me emblazon a COFFEE BUCKET.
Got it. Jack to go.
The "Write Till Your Fingers Bleed" image is super cool.
I could definitely go for some posters, to post over my monitor.