The airports, hotels, and hours on the road making your way to a client's office are all part of the standard of business travel. Whether you're going across town or flying a few thousand miles away, data protections aren't always as stringent when you're away from your office.
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While typing in your 6-digit pin every time you need to access your tablet might be slightly annoying, it's a good habit that can add an important layer of security while traveling. Newer devices also offer fingerprint or face ID to unlock a screen. Having a criminal locked out of your phone can give you the vital minutes you need to wipe it of data remotely.
It's natural to want to save your mobile minutes and use the public Wi-Fi in a hotel or on an airplane to get some work done, but you have to assume cybercriminals are there just waiting for a victim. Using a company virtual private network (VPN) is much safer and encrypts everything you do.
Assume anything you type in while on a public Wi-Fi is being captured and if you must use it, don't type in any passwords while connected.
It's second nature to install anti-virus and anti-malware software on a desktop computer, but many people don't think about the need for them on mobile devices as well. With more people now accessing the internet from a mobile device than a desktop, hackers have started targeting their malware at smartphones and tablets.
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Seeing Early Mormonism through Newel Knight's Eyes
If Latter-day Saints are a record-keeping people, then Mormon studies scholars are document-crazed researchers. The advent of the academic study of Mormonism's past, known as New Mormon History, was driven by archive-hounds, largely enabled by a period of openness at the LDS Church archives. And that fascination has endured ever since, even as the field has become more theoretically rich and interpretively adventurous. Perhaps the most common expression of this obsession is the large number of documentary history volumes published nearly every year, enough so that both the Mormon History Association and the John Whitmer Historical Association have awards dedicated to the genre.[1] Even in the age of digitization, and when most university presses shy away from documentary editing, there are often close to a dozen titles that appear each calendar year, from a variety of different presses.
The most recent addition to this growing corpus is The Rise of the Latter-day Saints: The Journals and Histories of Newel Knight, edited by Michael Hubbard MacKay and the late William G. Hartley. Knight was one of the earliest converts to the Mormon faith, and was involved in a lot of "firsts": he was one of the first outside of Joseph Smith's family to hear the message, one of the first baptized, recipient of the first miracle, and the first person to be married by Joseph Smith. He traveled with earliest communities from New York to Missouri, from Missouri to Ohio, from Ohio back to Missouri, and then to Nauvoo, where he was part of the first migrant companies to leave in early-1846. After being appointed over a transient Mormon community in Nebraska, he died in early 1847 at the still-young age of 46. Given his long and close relationship with Joseph Smith, he was witness to a number of important episodes, especially early on, and his accounts are an immensely important source for reconstructing the young faith.
When in Nauvoo, and assigned to work on the official church history, Knight began constructing his own autobiography documenting his eventful life. Much of this new narrative drew directly from the official account, and indeed he often copied verbatim long sections from what came to be known as Joseph Smith's history. But he also buttressed that material with his own reminiscences, including many details about the earliest followers of Joseph Smith in New York. Then, when he finally caught up to real time in the latter-part of Nauvoo, the autobiography turned into a more standard diary, with fragmented entries that lacked the coherent overview but captured contemporary struggles.
The result was an amalgamation of reminiscent accounts, copied histories, and inchoate diary entries, all loosely held together in scattered bunches. And things only became more complex after Knight's death in 1847, as his family then tried to edit, complete, and publish his writings, resulting in five different versions. This has led to some confusion in the Mormon history community, as different historians at different times have relied on different versions of the record.
The Rise of the Latter-day Saints then does a wonderful service for the field by producing a volume that collects all the accounts in one place. The original record serves as the primary text, but significant differences in later accounts are highlighted in the footnotes. More, the editors do a good job by buttressing the story with other contemporaneous documents which help flesh out the story. MacKay and Hartley are both veterans of the Joseph Smith Papers Project, and it shows. Not only do they have a firm grasp of the early sources relevant to this set of documents, but they also demonstrate seasoned expertise in both presentation and dissection.
Newel Knight has always been seen as an important set of eyes through which to see early Mormonism, and this publication will make sure that this remains the case. Scholars of the early LDS Church will be well-served to consult this volume in the future.
[1] We take this for granted, but I can hardly find any other historical association that presents awards for documentary editing.
[2] For just a few examples this year, see this, this, this, this, and this.
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Q: How to install `cv` for Python 3? I pip-installed opencv-python and now I can do import cv2. But import cv fails:
ImportError: No module named 'cv'

I need cv because API of some classes, for example VideoCapture, require constants that are defined there.

A: OK, so it turned out I was misled by an old version of documentation (for some reason search engine placed link to this version on top) that uses constants like CV_CAP_PROP_FPS. Also I've seen some code previously that used cv and not cv2 to get to these constants (but it was a while ago and I guess it was for Python 2 and some old version of opencv).
Thanks to this answer I realized that names of the constants changed between versions of opencv. A new version of docs seems to confirm that -- prefix CV_ is no longer there. I checked that the constants that I need are accessible from cv2, for example
import cv2

capture = cv2.VideoCapture("film.webm")
video_fps = capture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS)
print("fps", video_fps)

works fine!

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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System.Collections.Immutable;
using System.Composition;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Options;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Options.Providers;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.Options
{
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    {
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    }

    [ExportOptionProvider, Shared]
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    {
        [ImportingConstructor]
        public NavigationBarOptionsProvider()
        {
        }

        public ImmutableArray<IOption> Options { get; } = ImmutableArray.Create<IOption>(
            NavigationBarOptions.ShowNavigationBar);
    }
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Q: Which AudioFocus do I need to set for an alarm application From this blog I learned that, for all media applications, I should request AudioFocus and start the playback only if the AudioFocus is granted.
am.requestAudioFocus(audioFocusChangeListener,AudioManager.STREAM_ALARM,AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN);

I am making an alarm application.
As an alarm, it should always ring until dismissed - except during phone calls (it is logical).
I can track if a call is ringing or idle by using the TelephonyManager
TelephonyManager telephonyManager =
        (TelephonyManager) this.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
    telephonyManager.listen(phoneStateListener, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_CALL_STATE);

    switch (telephonyManager.getCallState()) {
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        break;
      default:
        outsidePause = true;
        break;
    }
PhoneStateListener phoneStateListener = new PhoneStateListener() {
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      switch (state) {

        case TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_IDLE:
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          android.provider.Settings.System.putInt(getContentResolver(),
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          am.setStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_ALARM, 0, 0);
          setInnerData();
          startAlarm();
          break;
        default:
          outsidePause = true;
          vibrator.cancel();
          pauseAlarm();
          break;
      }
      super.onCallStateChanged(state, incomingNumber);
    }
  };

Taking in account the TelephonyManager, is it useful and nessesary to use the AudioFocus (if it is, which mode is preferrable)?
Can another application take it from mine, making silencing the alarm?

A: Seems, that using Audio focus if ok. Othet application does not take it, untill I abandone it.

A: Hey guys you can use below code in your onAudioFocusChange() method to Manage your Audio Focus when Alarm or Music Player or WhatsApp video call or Phone call comes in all these scenario it will work

// (Below code) Mandatory method for onAudioFocusChange
    @Override
    public void onAudioFocusChange(int focusChange) {

        switch(focusChange)
        {

            case AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT:
           // Whenever Alarm is started command comes to this place

                notificationView.setImageViewResource(R.id.remoteViewImageView, playbutton);
                    notificationManager.notify(1,notification);
                    playButtonImage.setImageResource(playbutton);
                    say = false;

                mediaPlayer.pause();
                break;

            case AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN :

                if(mediaPlayer.isPlaying())
                {
                    notificationView.setImageViewResource(R.id.remoteViewImageView, pause);
                    notificationManager.notify(1,notification);
                    playButtonImage.setImageResource(pause);
                    say = false;
                    mediaPlayer.start();
                }
                break;

            case AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS:

                if(mediaPlayer.isPlaying())
                {
                    notificationView.setImageViewResource(R.id.remoteViewImageView, playbutton);

                    notificationManager.notify(1,notification);
                    playButtonImage.setImageResource(playbutton);

                    mediaPlayer.pause();
                    say = false;
                    audioManager.abandonAudioFocus(this);

                }
                break;

        }
    }
}


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I'm going to close this and we can go off of any recs in the thread @jdmore mentioned.


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Q: Updating db tables based on user activity I have log table for all users of website

I'm recording various data about user righ after successfull login.
If signout_dt field not filled and status is 1 for some user_id, website prevents login automatically.
For that who have cookies - there is no problem.
The problem is,lets say user signed in without cookies: only sessions variables. I have no idea, how can I update db table and signout user let's say after 30 minute inactivity. Note that I can't create cron job or something serverside, because using shared hosting.
Heard that, it's possible to create some script like heartbeat that continously sends some data about user activity. But I think this will heavily load the server especially if there are more than 1000 users.. Any suggestion, tutorial, article, something else?
Update
Deceze tried to explain but I really need better explanation (better idea), with code.

A: To "timeout" a user, simply note the time he was last seen. Then, when necessary, check if the last time you've seen the user was over x minutes/hours/days, and consider the last session timed out. You don't need to run a cron job or anything that cleans up after users in realtime, you only need to be able to determine if some information should be considered stale when you need that information.
You may want to occasionally run a cron job or something to clean out old, unnecessary data, but that doesn't need to happen in realtime. You could even run this as part of a regular page request:
if (mt_rand(1, 1000) == 1) {
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}

To note the last seen time, just run this query on each page load:
UPDATE `table` SET `last_seen` = NOW() WHERE `user_id` = ...

To avoid thrashing the database with these queries, you can also just do it every so often. Keep a "last_seen_last_updated" timestamp in the user's session, then on each page load check if you might want to update the database:
if ($_SESSION['last_seen_last_updated'] < strtotime('-5 minutes')) {
    mysql_query(...);
    $_SESSION['last_seen_last_updated'] = time();
}

That gives you 5 minutes of jitter, but that's usually perfectly acceptable.

A: Your management of sessions is broken and does not conform to accepted stateless behaviour - in as much as you apparently require the user to sign out, which rarely is the case in web applications -- most people just closes the browser, and the cookies will just float around and appear next time the user accesses the website.  If the system wants the user to sign in again, then the web server will have to validate the session -- for example using a timestamp and/or cookie signing etc, and invalidate the cookie to force the user to re-login if needed.
Hence you should treat cookies and sessions variables the same -- that is; have your server side generate a unique signed value.  Keep an expiration time (for example now()+20min) either in the cookie/session variable or keep the expiration time in the database.
At each access check that the cookie/session-variable is correctly signed, and check that it is not beyond the expiration time, and update the expiration time to allow another 20min.
If the access is past the expiration time -- i.e. the user has been idle for too long, then clear the cookie/session-variable and force the user to login again.
If you keep the expiration time in the database, you simply write a small program which once and day or once an hour run though all records and remove those which you deem too old.

A: As per my understanding of your question, you want to address following things:
a. If for a given period of time, a user is inactive then he should be logged out and your database table gets updated. Here being inactive means, user has not used keyboard/mouse for a given period of time.
b. If a user closes the browser without logging out, then he should be forcefully logged out and database table gets updated.
Both these things can be accomplished using Javascript Functions and Ajax. Following is the flow which we have in our application for addressing above issues:

*

*Create a Javascript function, say logoutUser(), which will send an Ajax request for updating the database tables and destroying the session.

*Use Javascript function - setTimeOut - to call logoutUser() function after time period you have set for inactivity.

*Use Javascript events to catch mouse movement and keyboard activity and in every such event call use successively clearTimeOut (in order to remove the old time for execution of logoutUser()) and setTimeOut (for setting the new time of execution of logoutUser()). This way you would be able to catch the inactivity and logout the user after a period of time.

*For taking care of the issue related to closing of browser window use 'onbeforeunload' event of javascript and in this event send the Ajax request for updating the database tables.
As our application uses ExtJS, thus, we have used ExtJs library functions to detect events. You can also prefer using some Javascript library for catching the events and implemeting the above solution.
Hope this helps.


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Ultimate is awesome. It is not just an excellent sport by design, but also a wholesome community of fun, compassionate, and driven people. Our mission at Auckland Ultimate is to grow and develop this sport and community, so that more people can enjoy the experiences that we do, and also so that, with scale, we can experiment with and deliver new and exciting offerings for you.
Our strategic focus over the past six months has been on capability development. This means building the strength of Auckland Ultimate – by strengthening our people, our policies, our processes, our practices, and our relationships – to ensure that our organisation is in the best position to grow and develop ultimate for years to come. Although this focus has occasionally diverted our attention and resources away from our operational activities, capability development is an important investment in our future and I am very proud of the progress that we have achieved in this endeavour.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank our incumbent executive members for their excellent service to date. The dedication, passion, and talent that Coral, Dylan, James, Joe, Jono, and Rory have all brought into their roles and into Auckland Ultimate have been central to the success of our work over the past six months, and will no doubt ripple benefits into the next six months and beyond. They are all volunteers, and our organisation is immensely fortunate to benefit from their service.
We hope you enjoy the Update. If you have any questions, or would like to be involved or help out, please reach out. We would love to hear from you!
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2018 Spring Mixed Social had 17 teams registered, with 177 people participating in the league. Winner of this league A and B grade consolidated went to Dreaded Unicorns, followed by The Family Table in second place. Winner of Spirit went to Aurecon.
2018 Spring Sevens had 8 teams registered, with 140 people participating in the league. Winner of this league went Zoot, followed by Llamanati in second place. Winner of Spirit went to AUUC Flash.
This year Taupo Hat was once again held in Owen Delany Park, with the theme being Outer Space. The total amount of people participating was 224 players. Finals was between Crab Nebula and Jupiter, with Crab Nebula coming in first place. Spirit was won by planet Earth. Winner of MVP went to Rory Hammond and Sheena Wejendorp.
This year we ran 3 Women Social Nights, with the first being facilitated by Blueberries, second by Zodiac and last by Vixenz. The purpose of these sessions were to teach beginner players new skills in Ultimate. This was done by doing drills, with each session building on to the last. Each session finished with a full game to end the night. The individual participation numbers for this event was around 15-20 per night.
This year we will continue to run Summer Mixed Social due to success from the previous year. The league will once again be split into A and B grade. Game format will be 5-a-side, and games will be 60 minutes in duration.
This year we decided to run a Summer Kings and Queens hat league. Players register as individuals, and are placed into different teams every league. Wins and losses are counted against each individual player. The goal is to finish the league with the most number of wins to your name. The male and female players who accomplish this are crowned the "King(s)" and "Queen(s)" of the league.
Following from the previous years, we will continue to run Autumn Indoor Leagues in both Epsom during Thursday evenings, and Kohimarama during Wednesday evenings. Epsom will be 5-a-side with a maximum capacity of 16 teams for an 8 week season. Kohi will be 4-a-side with a maximum capacity of 12 teams for an 8 week season.
The executive team decided it was important to recruit an overall League Director for the leagues ran by AU. The primary roles of the League Director would be (1) Sourcing and booking playing facilities, (2) Creating Ultimate Central events, promoting and designing the draws, (3) Responding to league queries and maintaining relationships within the league. We have promoted this position via the AU Facebook page and Seek. While the search for the right candidate has had its up and downs, we will be hoping to recruit a suitable candidate soon.
Last year we commissioned a financial review from Battley & Johnson, the report of which was completed in December. The purpose of the review was to provide high level advice on our accounting practices, financial reporting and tax compliances. We are acting on the recommendations provided to improve our practices, reporting and compliances going forward.
We also engaged Battley & Johnson for an ongoing bookkeeping service, tax return administration, and preparation of annual accounts.
For the next 6 months, we are planning to review and upgrade the AU website as a response to the feedback we have received. We are looking to have a full-suite upgrade including platform, layout, design, and content enhancements. If anyone is interested in assisting with this, please contact our president, Ian Lim. We are looking for content writers and web developers.
A member from Kelston Girls College got in contact with AU in regards to holding a couple of sessions to teach ultimate to their year 9 and 10 students for their junior sports day. On 12th December, Rory and 4 volunteers ran a couple of 1 hour sessions for them as proposed, both consisting of roughly 80 students. The sessions covered basic throwing and catching techniques, explanation of the rules, which finished off with a couple of standard games.
Events supported through prize sponsorships consist of Tamaki Throwdown, Spring Daze and Santa's Hat.
Events supported through equipment lending consists of NZMUC, Spring Daze, Santa's Hat, John Bai Annual Hat Tournament.
We are planning to revise and re-implement the Community Fund, which has to date only disbursed $1,000 between 5 grants through a single funding round in 2017.
We will be holding a workshop to develop these policies and processes. If anyone would like to be involved, please contact our president, Ian Lim.
This year Club Forum was held on the 20th January. There were 2 separate sessions, where the Opens and Mixed clubs were invited for the morning session, and the Women's clubs were invited to the afternoon session. The clubs who attended in the first session were AUUC, Nomads, Flex, Old Boys Sports Club, and Hive. Clubs who attended the second sessions were Blueberries, Zodiac and Vixenz. The purpose the club forum was to (i) To identify regional issues; and (ii) To develop actionable solutions to those issues; and (iii) To foster a culture of collaboration. All the clubs brought forward 3 main issues they each face playing ultimate in Auckland, and those issues were collated and discussed within the respective sessions in detail with the purpose of finding solutions for the issues. The official club forum report will be available on the 10th February.
To put in motion a plan to make school ultimate clubs more sustainable through delegating leadership and coaching roles to students in so the club can continue to grow without the constant need for an outside coaching source.
Building over the next three years, schools should start to initiate a hierarchy including a TIC (teacher in command), followed by ex students coaches, student club leaders, senior student coaches and finally the club's players. This foundation is expected to hold the schools clubs soundly so they can be allowed or continue to send teams to inter-school competitions. From that point students will be encouraged to take up opportunities in the wider Auckland Ultimate community to expand their skill set and knowledge, in the hopes of finding young talent to go towards playing in representative teams e.g. Katipo/Kahu.
The schools plan for 2019 will also look to expand ultimate widely into other schools by planting club activators in the form of ex students to increase the number of participating schools in Auckland.
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Discover Miracles of Kouris Dam: submerged church and Loch Ness of Cyprus
Miracles of Kouris Dam: submerged church and Loch Ness of Cyprus
Kouris Dam is the largest dam of a network of 107 dams in Cyprus. It is located in the Limassol District and is fed by the Kouris River along with other smaller watercourses including the Diarizos River which has its water diverted to Kouris Dam via an underground pipeline. The Kouris Dam was flooded in 1988.
Its construction was opposed by environmental groups concerned about the effects of water diversion on the Limassol Salt Lake, a wetland located downstream to the rivers and used by migratory birds. The dam is part of the Southern Conveyor Project, which carries water from the SW side of Cyprus to the SE part of the island, over a distance of 120 km.
The dam has a central clay core zoned earth-fill embankment with a height of 110m and a crest length of approximately 550 metres providing a water storage volume of 115 million cubic metres.
The submerged church of Saint Nicholas
The church is visible only if water levels drop creating this astonishing phenomenon, and with the abundant rains and inflow of water into the dam last and current winter, it is gradually 'disappearing' again, with only the spire visible. The church was a part of the old Alassa village. Another church in the name of Saint Nicholas was built when the new village was constructed in 1980s just opposite the Kouris Dam.
Alassa is situated 12 km from Limassol on the road to Platres and was relocated here in 1985 after the village was submerged with the construction of Kouris dam — Cyprus' biggest.
Photo: Theodoros Demetriades
Since its construction, the dam has overflowed 4 times: in 2004, 2012, and during two consecutive years 2019 and 2020.
"The monster" of Kouris dam
In 2008, rumours held that an "unknown monster" was swimming in the dam, leading to humorous references to a "Cyprus Loch Ness Monster." Local community leaders authorised a search but did not find such a creature.
In all likelihood the so-called "Kouris Monster" – if it ever existed – could be a crocodile or other reptile that someone first had purchased as a pet and eventually got rid of it releasing in the dam.
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Opinion: Empathetic men, assertive women key to avoiding 'gray areas' in sexual consent
Posted on Apr 10 2018 - 5:55am by Jacqueline Knirnschild
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Last week, UM Ethics Bowl students argued whether or not the standard of sexual consent in legal policies should be an affirmative verbal "yes."
The red team contended that an uncoerced, verbal or signed "yes" at every "junction" between sex acts is necessary, while the blue team argued that contingent consent – contextual consent built by a culmination of signaling and actions – should be the standard, unless someone verbally expresses "no."
While I understand that a debate – especially one centered around policy – is binary in its nature, the discussion did not delve into specifics nor acknowledge the gendered power dynamics of sexual consent – both of which are critical in changing the narrative.
Both proposals, whether necessitating a "yes," "no" or a culmination of actions (such as one's outfit, dating app messages and agreement to go home with someone) place the onus of consent on the woman, which is flawed because men are also responsible for picking up cues and being empathetic.
I had penetrative intercourse for the first time my senior year of high school. My boyfriend of one month and I were lying in my bed making out. We then took off each other's clothes and continued making out until he pulled away and asked me if I wanted to have sex.
I was nervous, so I paused for a moment before answering "yes," to which he gave me a puzzled look and asked if I was sure. I nodded yes, but he wasn't convinced and said that if I didn't want to, I didn't have to.
But contrary to what the blue team contended, most "reasonable" men are not going to act like my ex-boyfriend, because many men care more about getting off than about the actual wellbeing of their partners – especially if a partner is a near-stranger. Data from the Online College Social Life Survey shows that men are more than twice as likely as women to have an orgasm during a "hookup."
In sociologist Lisa Wade's book "American Hookup" – which includes firsthand accounts of more than 100 college students across the country – a male student said he doesn't "give a shit" about the female orgasm.
"I don't think any hookup is based on mutual orgasm. It's really just based on an orgasm for me," another male student said. Others expressed sentiments that sex isn't really about the women at all but rather about impressing their friends. "Why do you think it's called 'scoring?' It's like you're scoring with the women, yeah, but you're, like, scoring on the other guys," one male said.
In addition, in sociologist Brian Sweeney's interviews of fraternity men, they said that when they had sex with lower-status women, they would be "rough, lewd and overly self-gratifying" and make sure that they "get something without giving in return."
Female students in Wade's book also noticed the double standard: One said that men treat her "like two hands and three holes," and another said women are afraid to say "no" or say they don't like the way men touch them because "it wouldn't matter – it wouldn't count, because we don't count."
If women don't think they matter in sex, certainly, as the red team pointed out last week, they are going to "freeze up" instead of speaking up when a man does something they don't feel comfortable with.
Women don't think that their wants matter because they're taught to attract and accommodate the desires of others, not to experience and act upon their own desires. This is why more women use Instagram than men and why beauty pageants still thrive.
As feminist Naomi Wolf points out, all of these beauty standards force women to be obedient and conform to the ideals of men, which extends to being obedient during sex. A female student in Wade's book said that most of the time she doesn't ask for anything in bed because she wants to impress her partners.
Another female student said that she doesn't feel like a sexual experience counts if the guy doesn't come. Further, many women in Wade's book said that expecting an orgasm from a male hookup partner is demanding or rude.
The red team argued that just because a cultural norm exists doesn't mean it's right. While this is true, changing a cultural norm is going to take a lot more than a verbal expression of "yes" or "no." It's going to take men becoming more respectful and considerate and women becoming more assertive and confident.
To avoid the gray areas of sexual assault and consent, in which an unclear or confusing sexual encounter leaves one person (more often than not, the female) feeling that he or she has been taken advantage of, men need to value their partners' pleasure and women need to ensure that they're acting upon their desires.
Jacqueline Knirnschild is a sophomore anthropology and Chinese double major from Brunswick, Ohio.


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Nikki Sixx Gets Mick Mars Portrait Tattooed On His Leg
Posted on October 19, 2008 by Skid in Needs Reviewed, Uncategorized // 0 Comments
NIKKI SIXX GETS MICK MARS PORTRAIT TATTOOED ON HIS LEG:
MOLEY CRUE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update:
"[I] wanted to give you a heads up about this next episode of [the] 'L.A. Ink' [TV show] [which is set to air on] October 23 [on TLC; generally called The Learning Channel].
"Katherine [Kat Von D, star of 'L.A. Ink' and Nikki's current girlfriend] tattooed a killer portrait of Mick Mars [MOTLEY CRUE guitarist] on my leg and we got to surprise him with it at the Los Angeles Crue Fest show. It was a pretty emotional roller coaster ride to share the whole experience with Katherine, from the beginning of the idea to the end when we finally show Mick.
"I had a fucking blast. Hope all you Crueheads tune in and watch October 23."
MOTLEY CRUE will perform at the re-opening of the legendary Hollywood Palladium on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Friday, November 14. Among the other artists tentatively slated to play at the Palladium relaunch are MUDVAYNE, JAY-Z, RISE AGAINST, GYM CLASS HEROES, the JONAS BROTHERS and others yet to be announced. The show will be particularly special for the CRUE, who began their career 27 years ago on the Sunset Strip.
Tickets for the event went on sale yesterday (Saturday, October 18) at LiveNation.com.
CRUE's 1989 album "Dr. Feelgood" is now available in its entirety for Rock Band. In addition, "Dr. Feelgood" and all of the band's other studio efforts were recently re-released in brand new editions.
MOTLEY CRUE will spend the next few days in Japan and will reportedly launch a North American tour with HINDER in January.
Courtesy of www.myspace.com/nikkisixx


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Halloween on Film4
Posted on October 11, 2017 // 0 Comments
This Halloween, several TVO-linked films will have their television premieres on Film4.
A Dark Song – Wednesday 25th
Steve Oram stars in this Irish horror film about a damaged occultist and a grieving, determined young woman. The plot follows a black magic ritual that the pair risk their lives and souls to perform over the course of six months, hoping that it will grant them what they want.
Here's a video of Steve introducing the film for Monster Fest 2016.
Tank 432 – Thursday 26th
Described as "a heady blend of Dog Soldiers and Jacob's Ladder", this film features Michael Smiley and Tom Meeten among its cast. It follows a group of soldiers on the run, whose only chance of survival is to hide inside an abandoned tank. Once holed up inside the tank however, they discover the hatch is jammed and there is no way out.
Watch the Tank 432 trailer here.
Aaaaaaaah! – Saturday 28th
Steve Oram's Aaaaaaaah! has a jam-packed cast of TVO regulars including Tom Meeten, Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Alice Lowe, Sean Reynard, Waen Shepherd and Tony Way, along with Toyah Wilcox and Julian Rhind-Tutt. The truly demented film takes audiences on a dark, depraved journey into a world that isn't too dissimilar from our own… apart from the fact that everyone communicates and behaves like apes.
Read our review of Aaaaaaaah! here.
The Ghoul – Monday 30th
Gareth Tunley's The Ghoul is a psychological thriller about a troubled detective, who goes undercover as a psychotherapy patient in an attempt to solve an unusual double murder case. The unsettling film stars Tom Meeten with a supporting cast including Alice Lowe, Dan Skinner, Rufus Jones, Paul Kaye, Rachel Stubbings, Sean Reynard and Geoff McGivern. It also has a score by Waen Shepherd.
Read our review of The Ghoul here.
Prevenge – Tuesday 31st
Alice Lowe's Prevenge follows a pregnant woman as she seeks revenge for the death of her partner, driven by the 'voice' of her unborn baby. Alice wrote, directed and starred in the film while she was really pregnant and its stellar cast also includes TVO regulars Dan Skinner, Tom Davis, Gemma Whelan, Kayvan Novak, Mike Wozniak and Tom Meeten.
Read our review of Prevenge here.
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Mobile apps are enabling marketers to get more up close and personal with customers than ever before.
With mobile messaging marketing, you can whisper right into your user's ear, if—and it's a big if—you can cut through the noise of a crowded app marketplace and inspire continuous, meaningful user engagement over time.
Many brands excited by the great promise of app marketing are diving in unequipped to engage, interact with, measure, reengage, and analyze users—and then do it all over again. Essentially, they put all their energy and budget into achieving app downloads. They may master driving awareness and standing out in the app store (no small feat), only to discover that their obsession with the download metric blinded them to the real challenge: driving ongoing brand interactions with relevant, valuable content.
Downloads do not equal engagement. Stop measuring success by the number of downloads, and start focusing on user engagement over time. One question should keep your marketing and analytics teams up at night: How do we turn one-time users into power users?
Mobile apps are more intimate than any text or landing page, because apps allow you to deliver rich, contextual content to individual users and foster a personal relationship with them based on usage insights. Mobile messaging refers to the content and communications you deliver to customers both within and originating from your app.
Apps dominate time spent on tablets, whether it's an iPad, Surface Pro, or Kindle.
Connected TVs and over-the-top (OTT) devices, like Roku and Apple TV, come with built-on apps to stream programming.
Wearable technology, like smartwatches and fitness bands, are primed for branded app messaging.
With the arrival of the Internet of Things (IoT), soon your refrigerator may have apps that allow marketers to speak to you.
For now, smartphone and tablet apps are likely your targets. However, you should be thinking about how to make the leap to other devices your audience uses. Imagine being able to carry out a seamless, consistent conversation with customers across devices: wherever they go, there you are. The more places they can access your app, the more convenient and valuable your app becomes, and the more loyal your users will be.
If you're ready to add mobile messaging to your marketing mix, and start building user engagement over time, start by crafting a strong strategy. Your mobile messaging strategy should consider acquiring, analyzing, and making personal connections with users. You want every step of the user experience to be timely, relevant, and personalized. When in doubt, remember those three guiding words.
Follow these three steps to create a sustainable mobile relationship and increase customer value, while sharing useful, life-enhancing content with your users.
Start by analyzing your target audience. Use data-driven insights to get to know your customer's needs, habits, and engagement levels. This will form the basis of rich user personas, which you can improve over time as you generate and gather more user data. Your user personas should include, with as much specificity as possible, each segments' pain points, motivations, preferred purchase path, unique values, and favorite channels and content formats.
Your content strategy needs to be centered on user profiles to give you experiences and top returns. Using personas is serious to your success. By increasing your content development process, you can work to increase effectiveness. The Content Marketing Institute found that improving your content development process can help to increase your effectiveness by as much as 45 percent.
What purpose can our app serve for our customers? What need can we meet? What goal or aspiration can we help them achieve?
What value does our app bring to users? Can we keep delivering on, and adding to, this value over time?
How will this app meet and exceed customer expectations for performance, relevance, personalization, and convenience?
In a nutshell: Why should someone make room for your app on their phone?
Whether you are creating in-app messages or push notifications, your objective is to drive interaction and discovery within the app. Although the objective is the same, messages inside the app function differently from messages outside the app, so you need a clear strategy for each.
Imagine you are sitting right beside your users while they navigate your app. What would you say? How could you be most useful in the moment? Would you teach them how to use a particular feature, maximize loyalty benefits, or customize preferences to make the app more friendly?
Messages that appear when an app is in the foreground, or in-app, are best for broadcasting important information to users based on their behavior. In-app messages are responsive to triggers, making them uniquely qualified to facilitate personalized engagement. This engagement can help drive session conversion and user retention.
The opt-in rate for push notifications varies widely among industries, from as low as 40 percent to as high as 80 percent. Ride-sharing services have the highest opt-in rates, because they typically provide information that is integral to the app's purpose, and requires immediate action. If you're not a ride-sharing service, you can still apply these principles to your own push messaging strategy. How can notifications actually serve to make the app more useful? What purposeful calls-to-action can you make to help users complete a process and earn rewards?
Push notifications are best used to drive reengagement and purchase conversions. When the app is in the background, they call attention and activity back to the app. Data should form the backbone of push notification strategies. When these pop-up alerts are personalized based on previous in-app behaviors, events, time of day, location, persona, or all of the above, they are more likely to be relevant and enticing.
Whether you're reaching a user inside or outside your app, connect on an emotional level rather than listing features and benefits. No matter what, mobile messaging should not feel like an ad. Ads feel artificial and intrusive; mobile app messaging should be a natural outgrowth of a one-to-one relationship with your users.
No other marketing medium allows you to be with users in their workplaces, at their breakfast tables, while they're commuting, and even when they're playing with their kids. This level of intimacy comes with great responsibility: Respect the mobile channel by sending only highly personalized messages that add value, or risk having users opt-out of notifications or even uninstalling your app.
Tell users why they should opt-in before you actually ask them. You typically get one chance to pop the question, so butter up your users with a brief, bulleted list of reasons they want to receive notifications before they answer yes or no.
Nail the frequency of your messages. How do you know if you're sharing a message too frequently? Simple: If it's not valuable, it's too frequent.
Nail the timing, too. Remember to account for time zones so you don't end up interrupting users' sleep with a notification.
Group, or segment, users based on important characteristics. Put away the shotgun and pull out the sniper, delivering hypertargeted content, promotions, and reminders.
Make sure your call to action is clear. It's not enough to ask users to take a next step, you need to tell them exactly what to do, how to do it, and what they'll gain as a result.
The list goes on, but it all comes down to those three guiding words: timely, relevant, and personalized. Nail all three, and you'll watch one-time users turn into power users, growing serious mobile loyalty for your brand.
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This is certainly right up @igeighty street @Mez.
He works in the right circles to get the required PVC pipe of that diameter to fit your blokart rear tyres.
Deflate the tyres slide the pipe sleeve over and reinflate and go drifting in your local carpark weekends Missy!!!!!
The chain drive is only powering one wheel on these.
Hope @nigel doesn't get ideas about "sailing" Alex's green machine on the local netball courts.
Hmm so I wonder what happens when the wind picks up, I can just imagine the foot pedals churning around wildly ready to mash your feet up. Perhaps they have a coaster mechanism like in push bikes.


According to a tweet from Joakim "disco doplan" Gidetun, he has terminated his contract with Red Reserve. The former Fnatic rifler will search for a team while he works "to improve inside and outside the game." Gidetun claims that Red Reserve breached his contract, but no specifics have been released.
Previously, Red Reserve benched Gidetun for Denis "grux" Gutaj in mid-December but recently moved him back to the active roster in January. Due to the departure of disco doplan, Red Reserve only has two players on their active roster.
Red Reserve is currently 12-2 in the United Masters League. The team will play in the playoffs of that league starting March 29th.


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Q: How to replay in a stream data pushed to S3 from AWS Firehose?
There is a plenty of examples how data is stores by AWS Firehose to S3 bucket and parallelly passed to some processing app (like on the picture above).
But I can't find anything about good practice of replaying this data from s3 bucket in case if processing app was crushed. And we need to supply it with historical data, which we have in s3, but which is already not in the Firehose.
I can think of replaying it with Firehose or Lambda, but:

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*Kinesis Firehose could not consume from bucket

*Lambda will need to deserialize .parquet file to send it to Firehose or Kinesis Data Stream. And I'm confused with this implicit deserializing, because Firehose was serializing it explicitly.

Or maybe there is some other way to put data back from s3 to stream which I completely miss?
EDIT: More over if we will run lambda for pushing records to stream probably it will have to rum more that 15 min. So another option is to run a script doing it which runs on separate EC2 instance. But this methods of extracting data from s3 looks so much more complicated than storing it there with Firehose, that is makes me think there should be some easier approach

A: The problem which stuck me was actually that I expect some more advanced serialization than just converting to JSON (as Kafka support AVRO for example).
Regarding replaying records from s3 bucket: this part of solution seems to be really significantly more complicated, than the one needed for archiving records. So if we can archive stream with out of the box functions of Firehose, for replaying it we will need two lambda functions and two streams.

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*Lambda 1 (pushes filenames to stream)

*Lambda 2 (activated for every filename in the first stream, pushes records from files to second stream)

First lambda is triggered manually, scans through all s3 bucket files and write their names to first stream. Second lambda function is triggered by every event is stream with file names, reads all the records in the file and sends them to final stream. From which there could be consumed but Kinesis Data Analytics or another Lambda.
This solution expects that there are multiple files generated per day, and there are multiple records in every file.
Similar to this solution, but destination is Kinesis in my case instead of Dynamo in the article.


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Dave the Lonely Monster
By Anna Kemp
Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Fixed Layout eBook
LIST PRICE: AU$ 16.99 / NZ$ 19.99
Monstrous beasts have feelings too!
This lively story of a lonely monster called Dave, who lives all alone in a retirement cave, is a lighthearted reminder that we should treat others as we would want to be treated ourselves - and that we could all do with a bit more monster in our lives!
Another classic-in-the-making all about kindness from the unbeatable duo of brilliant author Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilive, illustrator of The Detective Dog.
Anna Kemp
When she is not writing children's stories, Anna Kemp is a lecturer at Queen Mary University of London where she teaches French Literature. Her books have been shortlisted for several prizes including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Waterstones book prize and Oscar's book prize. Her picture books have been adapted for stage and screen.
Sara Ogilvie
Sara Ogilvie is an illustrator and printmaker. She was the 2011 Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award winner and was shortlisted for the Best Emerging Illustrator Award 2010. Dogs Don't Do Ballet, which she illustrated, was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010 and the Booktrust Early Years Award 2010. Sara lives in lives in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North of England.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK (November 2018)
Baby - Age 3
Age 12 and Up
Book Cover Image (jpg): Dave the Lonely Monster
Paperback 9781471143687
Author Photo (jpg): Anna Kemp
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Can We Please Get out of the House?
At the one year mark, it just should not be this hard to get out of the house. And most days it's not. Most days either before or after Simon's regularly scheduled nap, I put on our coats, him into the stroller, grab my keys and wallet, and off we go. One—two—three—out!
9:30 a.m. Breakfast. We all eat oatmeal and enjoy ourselves downstairs after Simon has slept in unusually late.
10:30 Simon's normal nap time. But he shows no signs of fatigue. So we play a bit downstairs. By 11:00, I decide it's time to go out for a bit.
11:00 I grab Simon's coat and go to dress him. Noxious sounds and smells emanate from him. Time to go upstairs for a diaper change.
11:15 On the changing pad, Simon starts to rub his eyes. He's ready for that nap now.
12:00 Simon wakes up; I decide we'll walk now right before lunch. Realize Simon is wet and go to change his diaper first.
12:15 Whilst being changed, Simon begins to cry and puts his fingers in his mouth. He's hungry.
12:45 While I clean up from lunch, Simon plays in the kitchen and scoots around. While my back is turned, he gets into the cat dish and makes a horrible mess.
1:00 I take the very messy baby upstairs to change his diaper and clothes.
1:20 Clothes changed. Diaper changed. Baby fed. We're ready to go!
1:30 Just as I lower Simon into the stroller, he bucks, cries, and rubs his eyes some more. The morning nap wasn't long enough.
1:30-2:20 SECOND morning nap or first afternoon nap, depending on your perspective.
2:30 He's up and a bit pekkish. Time for a little snack.
2:45 At last, we are ready to suit up and go outside. Two naps, two meals, one change of clothes and three diaper changes later.


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Q: Linux script backing up data and copying files to another server I want to write a Cent OS script backing up data and copying files to another server every day.
I want to set up a script that would dump the DB and then, once that is done, copy the dump file to another server.
As I understand, I need to set up a file that would list those commands and then add it into crontab.
Where I'm stuck is how to write that file, as I'm not familiar with Linux server commands. Would it be something like that below? What could I fix?
#!/bin/sh
backupscript -r ~/path/to/db ~/path/to/backup
sshpass -f "/path/to/passwordfile" scp -r /some/local/path user@example.com:/some/remote/path

But how will scp know when to run after backupscript is over?

A: You can use this type of script to backup and scp. i hope this will help you to create script.
DB backup script
#!/bin/bash

mysql -uroot -proot@123 dbname > /opt/db_dumps/dbname.sql

SCP script
#!/bin/bash

scp /opt/backups/dbname.sql root@10.200.172.46:/opt/db_dumps/
ssh root@10.200.172.46 /opt/db_dumps/dbname.sql


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Come on over, get your face painted, enjoy our playground and learn why APPS has been thriving for over 50 years.
Almaden Parents' Preschool (APPS) in San Jose is a parent participation (or co-op) preschool with a 50-year history of providing exceptional education in a supportive, creative and safe environment. Through play-based learning, the disciplines of literature, science, art, math, culinary arts, music and creativity are unlocked. Together, parents and teachers create an environment that is positive, safe, and fun so children can grow physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually. At APPS, we help children reach their full potential.
We are conveniently located for families looking for a preschool in Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley or nearby areas, including ZIP codes 95123, 95136, 95120 and 9511.
Almaden Parents Participation Preschool appreciates all of its sponsors!
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Almenden Parents Pre-School in San Jose provides an opportunity for parents and children to experience nursery school together. They learn skills they need to be supportive parents and good students. All of our classes offer age appropriate play, learning experiences and social activities. Like some Montessori programs, developmental play based learning is at the core of every activity at APPS. The play and learn centers in each class include arts and crafts, science, music, cooking, block building, a playhouse with dress-up costumes, a library, and activities tables for puzzles, manipulatives and play-dough. Outside play areas include swings, a large play structure, playhouses, children's garden, painting easels, large sand areas, carpentry area, long tracks for bikes and wheel toys, areas for water play and a large lawn and grassy hill.
Each day, our teachers share stories and encourage children to participate in play, songs and fingerplays to develop	literacy and pre-reading skills. Children also develop early math skills with counting and sorting activities. Music is learned through developmentally appropriate activities that support and respect the unique learning style of very young children. Our arts and craft area is always ready with fresh projects where children are encouraged to experiment through the process of creating. They explore sensory experiences and science through activities with a wide variety of materials and projects about plants, animals and natural phenomena.
We focus on the social emotional learning of each individual child, using Positive Discipline techniques. Parents learn along with the children, learning age-appropriate techniques that will help them guide their children to become self-controlled and socially adept individuals.
Our children also enjoy regularly scheduled holiday parties and field trips throughout the school year. Some of the favorite	excursions include trips to the Pumpkin Patch, San Jose Fire Station 12, Emma Prusch Farms, the Planetarium at DeAnza College, Natural Bridges State Beach and the Caltrain trip to Palo Alto. APPS is proud to be an "intercultural" preschool. Our curriculum explores how music and art have been enriched by the contribution of each culture or ethnic group. At APPS, those cultural enrichments are explored at a preschool level as we seek to emphasize that different cultures can successfully cooperate and grow together within one society. At the core of all of our structured and unstructured activities, children are encouraged to explore, experiment and experience.
APPS is one of 14 schools worldwide that have been accepted into the Positive Discipline Association's Lab School Program.
Schools are evaluated based on the length of their whole-school implementation, percentage of staff trained in Positive Discipline and the depth of their practices in the classroom and community.
When you enroll at APPS you get the benefit of regular parent education from our teachers and Positive Discipline coach, and have ongoing support from members of our school community who are constantly striving toward a culture of belonging, significance and mutual respect.
For every class option, parents are expected to participate in one class a week. On other class days, parents are welcome to stay and spend extra time with their child or to drop off and enjoy their free time. A healthy snack, including vegetables, fruit, water and milk are provided. Accommodations are made for children with allergies.
Unlike some of the other nursery schools or pre-schools out there, APPS does not require children to be potty trained to begin their pre-school experience. We support families in any stage of potty readiness with a diaper changing station and easily accessible restrooms. Further, a teacher will change your child's diaper if you are not avilable. Spare clothing is provided if an accident happens.
The age ranges below are basic guidelines. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Board.
Tuition is subject to change on July 1, 2019.
Age by Sept. 1 of school year: 1 yr 6 mo.
Our 1-day class is designed to introduce toddlers and their families to preschool. The class experience introduces toddlers to shared space with their peer groups and encourages parents to experience the joys and community of a Parent Co-op Preschool. The parent participants will assist in the children's learning experience by facilitating interactions in the classroom.
Age by Sept. 1 of school year: 2 yr. 6 mo. to 3 yr. 9 mo.
In our 2-day class, preschoolers expand their experience, with the teacher and parents working together to make learning fun and enjoyable. Children have the opportunity to play indoors and outdoors. In addition to free play, in each session there are a snack and group circle times. Children are encouraged to participate in art, science, cooking projects and field trips.
Age by Sept. 1 of school year: 2 yr. 6 mo. to 5 yr.
For our 3-day class, the teacher and parents focus on facilitating the development of important social skills. In the midst of learning about friendships and resolving conflicts, we have fun exploring areas such as music, storytelling, scientific concepts, creative arts, cooking, number activities, and physical play. We gather together for circle times and snack, and go out into the world on class field trips.
The Pre-Kindergarten class focuses on the developmental and academic needs of children who will be going on to Kindergarten/Transitional Kindergarten. Children are introduced to concepts such as "show and tell", storytelling, beginning math and printing skills, indoor play-based theme stations and small group work. They're encouraged to participate in art, science, music, cooking, dramatic play, and gross and fine motor activities.
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and self-confidence thanks to what she has learned at APPS."
"I cannot say how grateful I am for APPS. This is an excellent preschool and can only be of benefit to parents and their children who want a positive preschool experience."
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