I read a few posts here similar to this one, and they all mentioned a bad alternator. I just replaced my battery and that got rid of the check engine light, but the dash lights remain on and headlights are dim. Battery is normally dead in the morning and needs to be jumped, but will SOMETIMES turn on fine after 8 hours at work.
AutoZone said alternator was fine. If I remove the negative terminal clamp while the car is running, the alternator keeps the car running fine. Headlights brighten, but dash lights remain on.
The dash lights do go off while I'm braking or after 2-3 minutes of idle, but come back on as soon as I accelerate. If I turn on all the vents, radio, headlights, dome lights on, the dash lights flicker, but the braking will turn the dash lights off completely.
A bad battery shouldn't cause a check engine light. Did autozone read the codes when you had the battery/alternator tested?
It sounds like you have something draining the battery in your car. Look up parasitic draw testing to learn how to narrow down the culprit.
The check engine light was something related to my v-tech. If I don't change my oil every 3,000 miles or so the check engine light will come on and my engine will bog down between 3,000 - 4,000rpm and I'm forced to shift into a higher gear to accelerate.
I went ahead and bought a multimeter and am going to be checking for a parasitic drain, as you suggested, probably after today's snowstorm. I just wanted to mention that last night my battery straight up died at a stop sign. I'm not sure if it was the temperature (about 26 Fahrenheit) that was causing the battery to struggle more. I thought at that point I had a problem with my alternator, but as I pushed it down the street, the lights started coming back on after maybe 5 feet. I tried to pop-start the engine but I don't think it had charged quite enough for that. Any new insight? Is it possible I have a malfunctioning alternator, as opposed to a non-functioning one?
If your car just stopped then check the cables. Clean the connectors and check for corrosion. That would be the only way it just cut off. If you got lights afterwards your battery and alternator should be good because it had a charge.
It was more of a deterioration than a dead stop. First the radio, then the speedometer, then the dash lights, then the engine as I pulled up to a stop. All a few miles between each.
I'm wondering if a ground wire attached to the core support has broken off. When it does, it seems to stop the car.


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Q: Finalizer thread got blocked I'm doing postmortem analysis on a high memory pressure .net application using WinDbg with a process dump and this process is a Windows service.
with the following output it seems the finalizer is blocked.
I've searched the code and there seems not a suspicious finalize method that's holding back the thread. what are the common patterns to look for such behavior?
Is there any other WinDBG commands that will help me to do further diagnosis?
Thanks,
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Child-SP          RetAddr           Call Site
00000017`fd5bf2c8 00007ffc`d340dd29 ntdll!NtWaitForSingleObject+0xa
00000017`fd5bf2d0 00007ffc`d340b6f4 ntdll!RtlpWaitOnCriticalSection+0xe1
00000017`fd5bf3a0 00007ffc`ca95ec1b ntdll!RtlpEnterCriticalSectionContended+0xa4
00000017`fd5bf3e0 00007ffc`ca7a8180 clr!CrstBase::Enter+0x119
00000017`fd5bf410 00007ffc`ca9582cc clr!ThreadStore::LockThreadStore+0x68
00000017`fd5bf440 00007ffc`ca95829b clr!Thread::CleanupDetachedThreads+0x2c
00000017`fd5bf4a0 00007ffc`ca8a603b clr!Thread::DoExtraWorkForFinalizer+0x186
00000017`fd5bf4d0 00007ffc`ca960805 clr!WKS::GCHeap::FinalizerThreadWorker+0x10c
00000017`fd5bf510 00007ffc`ca96078c clr!ManagedThreadBase_DispatchInner+0x2d
00000017`fd5bf550 00007ffc`ca9606f5 clr!ManagedThreadBase_DispatchMiddle+0x6c
00000017`fd5bf650 00007ffc`ca8eb377 clr!ManagedThreadBase_DispatchOuter+0x75
00000017`fd5bf6e0 00007ffc`ca95e8b6 clr!WKS::GCHeap::FinalizerThreadStart+0xd7
00000017`fd5bf780 00007ffc`d0d713d2 clr!Thread::intermediateThreadProc+0x7d
00000017`fd5bf840 00007ffc`d33e5454 kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x22
00000017`fd5bf870 00000000`00000000 ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x34

A: The Finalizer thread in this particular dump is blocked, but that may be fine.  After all, locks are entered all the time.  In order to determine whether you really have a problem, you need to see how many objects are in the f-reachable queue. You can do so with !sos.finalizequeue or !sosex.frq.
Be sure to also examine the output of !sos.dumpheap to see if your problem is a memory leak instead.

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Q: fax server farm architechture I'm not sure this is the right forum for  this, but it's not Stackoverflow so...
I'm trying to figure out an architecture to solve the following problem, maybe someone here can help:
I have a T1 with 23 fax lines coming into the building. I have a computer (Macintosh XServe) running Hylafax. If I had one POTS line, I'd be done. However, I have no idea how to get the T1 into the Mac...
Options I've considered:

*

* some sort of PCI T1-modem (Does that exist?)

* Splitting the T1 into 23 POTS lines and then connecting 23 analog modems to the mac, either via an external modem bank (Do they still make those?) or via some sort of external PCI bank, which will allow me to use more than 2 4-port modem cards.

* Either the T1 or the split POTS lines going into some intermediate device and then transfering the images over IP, or USB to the mac.

* Really, any other option I can come up with

This has GOT to be a problem that someone has already solved, right?

A: One of the issues you are going to run into is I don't think that there are any T1 modem cards for MacOS. Dialogic is the company for these types of cards, and they don't seem to have Mac OS listed as supported. However a quick google search found macclub selling a Dialogic board.
Now, as far as a solutions go. If you can get a T1 board that works for MacOS and presents the DS0's as serial interfaces, you should be good to go at that point.
From the  Hylafax manual:

The Eicon Diva Server is known to work well. The Patton 2977 using recent firmware from Patton also works well. As for others, some work, some don't, and some work better than others. Again, traditional compatibility requires the hardware to be accessible by a terminal-like program. Please consult the hylafax-users mailing list (and archives) for user experience with HylaFAX using digital modems.

Another option that works is to setup an asterisk box as your fax server, and user IAXModem to send faxes. This we have done in our testing lab with an asterisk server and it works well.

A: I would recommend Brooktrout Fax boards from Dialogic, but it doesn't appear that they support Apple products.  It might be worth a call to them however.  Specifially you want to look at a TR1034 Fax Board as this will allow you to bring your T-1 right into the server without having to split it.  Be warned that these boards are pricey.  I got the 8 channel version last summer for ~$7,000.  Also we are running Esker Fax on Windows, so everything is supported 100%.
What you are doing is very common from what I know, with the exception of the Apple products.


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Legacies recap: Miss Mystic Falls comes to the Salvatore School
Samantha Highfill
By Samantha Highfill March 14, 2019 at 10:00 PM EDT
Let's Just Finish the Dance
Credit: Quantrell Colbert/The CW
Show MoreAbout Legacies
If you know me, you know I'm a sucker for a Vampire Diaries/Originals callback, which essentially means that this episode made me very, very happy. Although I should say that even though callbacks made this episode better, it was already standing on solid ground thanks to some great writing. I swear the dialogue on this show gets better every week.
We kick things off at Triad where Agent Clarke has a bag over someone's head. All we know is that whoever is under the hood is being sent to the Salvatore School to do some work for the big, bad company. More on that later.
Back at school, Landon's attempt to wake Hope up from a nightmare results in her sleep-throwing him across the room. When she asks if he's okay, he says, "I was recently dead so I think I'll mend," which is precisely why I love Landon. But that doesn't mean he's not worried. He goes to Ric about Hope, and when Ric checks in on her, she ends up accidentally throwing Ric across the room in anger. One thing is certain: She needs to blow off some steam.
Although she can't exactly wolf out today because there are mortals coming to the school. Why? Because the Salvatore School is hosting this year's Miss Mystic Falls!!! For those who aren't familiar, it's the local beauty pageant that was first introduced in season 1 of The Vampire Diaries. Furthermore, it's the beauty pageant that Caroline Forbes — a.k.a. Josie and Lizzie's mother — won. It's also where Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore had their first dance together. Trust me, it's a THING.
So while the students start prepping for the pageant and maintaining their image as being nothing more than a private school for the "rich and awful," as Ric puts it, Landon tries once again to talk to Hope. He's worried that she's getting cold feet about their relationship. "I'm indestructible, you're relatively indestructible," he tells her. And now, they finally have a long road ahead of them without obstacles. Unless, of course, you consider Hope's ex-boyfriend an obstacle.
Enter Roman, the guy who stole Hope's heart on The Originals before his mother killed her mother. Sounds complicated, right? It is. Apparently Roman has been doing some recruiting work for Alaric, who recently asked Roman to come lend a hand. Precious Landon takes the opportunity to introduce himself as Hope's boyfriend "and a phoenix, by the way, which is … so cool." He's not wrong. But he is having trouble wrapping his head around the idea that Hope no longer holds Roman responsible for her mom's death.
But Roman isn't the only surprise guest at the school. MG's mom stops by after getting the news that her son is now a murderer, and she tries to convince him to find a new school. (Apparently there are some great schools for the supernatural overseas, and MG's mom looks like the kind of parent who'd be willing to buy his test scores if you know what I mean.) But MG doesn't want to go, especially not after he meets Nia, a comic book-loving teen who's here for the pageant.
Speaking of the pageant, Lizzie's big plan to follow in her mother's footsteps and be crowned Miss Mystic Falls — no one from the Salvatore School ever has — is ruined when the head judge turns out to be Dana's mom. It seems Dana properly trashed Lizzie before she died, so Lizzie starts crunching numbers and decides that Hope should be her replacement, something that doesn't sit well with Josie, though she'd never admit it.
Lizzie wastes no time in getting Hope up to speed, even giving her the dress she was going to wear. It belonged to her mother, but as TVD fans know, there's more to that story: Klaus, otherwise known as Hope's father, gifted Caroline that dress in season 3 of The Vampire Diaries as part of an invitation to a ball that the Original family was throwing. It marked a major moment for Klaroline shippers.
But that's only one of many TVD references. When Hope and Josie both attend the pageant rehearsal, they learn the dance and are told things like "flirt with your eyes," the same words that Carol Lockwood once told Stefan and Elena. Speaking of Stefan and Elena, there's a moment where Penelope — who has forced her way in as Josie's escort — stops Josie from tripping on purpose and dips her that looks a lot like a playful Stefan-Elena dip during their rehearsal.
As they're told about the "simple intimacy of the near-touch," Penelope tries to convince Josie not to throw the pageant to help Hope/Lizzie. But Josie's nothing if not a devoted sister. Across the dance floor, Landon gets Hope all worked up when he starts asking how she can forgive Roman for having a part in her mother's death when it took her so long to forgive him for stealing a knife. When it's evident that Hope is about to explode, Lizzie grabs her and takes her into the woods where she can scream and explode in a less dangerous way.
Landon is quick to apologize … until they find that MG's mother has been turned to stone. Instantly, Landon thinks Roman did it. But when Landon confronts Roman, he gets the answer to his real question: Yes, Roman still has feelings for Hope. But he says Hope would never get back with him. Roman knows Landon doesn't trust him, but he tells him that he should trust Hope. (Next: Triad makes a big move against Landon)
Elsewhere, Ric and MG set out to find what Ric believes is a gorgon — something that was recently on an episode of Supernatural — which has snakes for hair and can turn people to stone. Spoiler: It's Nia, MG's new friend. After she turns Ric to stone, she asks where Landon Kirby is. MG refuses to give him up, and when she can't turn MG to stone because he's a vampire, she snaps his neck instead.
As for Landon, he's drinking his sorrows away when Penelope joins him. The poor guy is feeling sufficiently jealous of "vampire Captain America," but when he talks about Hope's policy on honesty, Penelope scoffs. This is where I should mention that Penelope is the snooper to end all snoopers. She spelled all the pens in the Salvatore School so that whenever someone writes something down, it goes into a notebook that she has. Translation: She's reading EVERYONE'S journals. Her hair is literally full of secrets. And now, she tells Landon one…
As the pageant begins, Penelope returns to escort Josie, and for a moment, she convinces Josie to try to win this thing. But it doesn't last long. By the time Jo reaches the bottom of the stairs, she sees Lizzie and goes through with the plan: She fakes a fall that takes out Hope's top competitor. And when Penelope makes a comment about how she's not going to be here to fight for Josie much longer, Josie finally decides to read her letter.
Hope's up next, and when Landon confronts her about the secret she's keeping regarding his mom — which is what Penelope told him — she doesn't deny it. And when he runs off, Roman steps in as her escort, not unlike bad boy Damon having to step in for boyfriend Stefan in TVD's first season.
As the dance begins, Nia finds Landon, but MG is there to save the day. Apparently, three tolls of a bronze bell disrupt a gorgon's powers. From there, MG knocks her out and Landon informs him that they're now even. Long story short, she was the captive that we met at the start of the episode and Triad was behind all of this.
Back inside, Josie finally reads Penelope's letter, which says Penelope is leaving the school. And apparently, Lizzie knew that already but neglected to tell her twin. "You never consider anybody's feelings but your own," Josie tells Lizzie, admitting that of course, she wanted to win the pageant. As Roman listens in to the twins' conversation at Hope request, Josie reveals the truth about Hope's dress: That Klaus chose it. When Hope learns that, she starts to cry. Moments later, she's announced as the new Miss Mystic Falls, at which point Lizzie sees a meltdown coming and swoops in and lets Hope sob on her shoulder.
Afterward, Lizzie and Hope make a pinky promise to help each other win back their other halves: Josie and Landon. And speaking of Landon, he confronts Ric — who's no longer stone — about Hope's secret, and Ric takes the blame, explaining that Hope was just trying to protect him. But she's not doing the best job because when Landon goes outside to get some air, MG's mom pulls up and TASES HIM!!! Apparently, she works at Triad, and Triad now has Landon.
As for Penelope, she ends the episode by saying goodbye. Her mom got a job in Belgium and there's a great witch-only school there. Josie asks her to stay, but she says she can't watch Josie put herself second anymore. And she definitely can't watch what comes next. That brings us to her parting gift: She gives Josie her notebook full of secrets, which includes what Ric wrote about the merge. Penelope then kisses Josie, tells her she loves her with all of her obnoxious, evil, selfish heart and leaves.
And that brings us to the end of another wonderful hour of this show. In some ways, I feel like this show is like a teenager: With each episode, it's discovering its identity, and the more it comes into itself, the more I love it. (Although, if it's a teenager, it's one that started out on a freakishly self-realized level because it's always been good.)
Paul Wesley talks directing this week's Roswell, New Mexico and Legacies episodes
Vampire Diaries stars Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley reunite in NYC
Ian Somerhalder posts throwback Vampire Diaries photo with Paul Wesley
There's Always a Loophole
S1 E16 Recap
Legacies recap: Hope's battle with Malivore has a shocking end
By Samantha Highfill
I'll Tell You a Story
Legacies recap: Malivore's true nature is revealed (for real this time)!
By Chancellor Agard
We're Gonna Need A Spotlight
Legacies recap: Time for a talent show
There's A World Where Your Dreams Came True
Legacies recap: Lizzie learns what life would be like without Hope
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S1 E9 Recap
Legacies recap: A dream demon visits the Salvatore school
Maybe I Should Start from the End
Legacies recap: Landon's mom provides some answers
Death Keeps Knocking On My Door
Legacies recap: Hope learns Klaus' fate and what Malivore is in a strong fall finale
Mombie Dearest
Legacies recap: Jo gets a chance to say goodbye
Malivore
Legacies recap: Hope tries to solve the mystery of Landon
Legacies recap: A trip to Mystic Falls High takes a gross turn
We're Being Punked, Pedro
Legacies recap: A Gargoyle wreaks havoc at the Salvatore School
Some People Just Want to Watch the World Burn
Legacies recap: The Landon mystery takes a very unexpected turn
This is the Part Where You Run
Legacies premiere recap: Welcome to the Salvatore School

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May 1, 1923, Joseph Heller was born on Coney Island to Isaac and Lena Heller,
two Jewish immigrants from Russia (Daugherty). Born into a family living in a
small apartment, Heller would continue to write numerous books including his
most notable novel, Catch-22. His experiences would shape his own style of writing
and influence those of future satirical writers. Heller's dark and wise humor
was shaped by his own life and would be the defining factor in his form of
lived on the upper floor in a small building on West Thirty-first Street with his
parents, his half-brother, Lee, and his half-sister, Sylvia (Daugherty). However,
his life would drastically change as his father died from surgery to treat a
stomach ulcer when Heller was just five years old (Nichols). After Isaac Heller's
death, the Heller family began to struggle with poverty as Lena did not speak English
well and Lee, only 14 years old, became a surrogate father of the family
(Nichols). Lee's self-contradiction after a long day's work would intrigue
Joseph and become an early introduction to his own satirical nature (Daugherty).
1930, Heller entered first grade and was a "bundle of anxiety" (Daugherty) that
constantly checked his own physical features. From a young age, Heller's
writing and imagination were praised by teachers and would only continue to
improve as he aged. In 1942, Heller would graduate as an honors student from
Abraham Lincoln High School and take a job at an insurance firm (Nichols).
However, he would soon leave his job to enlist in the Army Air Forces in 1942
(Daugherty).
years after enlisting, Heller was sent to Corsica where he flew sixty bombing
missions as a second lieutenant between May and October 1944. After flying
sixty missions, Heller left Corsica for Naples on January 3, 1945 and was then
shipped back to the States on January 28 (Daugherty).
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A CRUMPLED leaf clings to a passion vine growing along a terraced wall inside the huge glass crystal. Suddenly the ``leaf'' flies away, revealing two pairs of fluorescent purple wings, and lights on a pink blossom. Nearby, a giant paper kite spreads its checkerboard wings on an almost invisible netting draped over the glass panes. The deadleaf, so-named because of its perfect camouflage, and the giant paper kite are only two of the 50 species of butterflies gliding through the Day Butterfly Center.
This magnificent new structure, the largest glass-enclosed butterfly conservatory in North America, will open Sunday at Callaway Gardens, 70 miles south of Atlanta. As part of Callaway's 3,000-acre horticultural gardens and resort, the 15,000-square-foot facility houses 800 to 1,000 butterflies and a variety of lush tropical plants.
The octagon-shaped conservatory contains 854 double-glass panes braced with thin metal struts that support the 30-foot ceiling. Inside, the airy crystal looks and feels like a small tropical jungle, with cascading waterfall and hummingbirds. Because butterflies are coldblooded, the temperature is set at 78 degrees F., with 70 percent humidity.
The structure, which took almost a year to complete, cost $5.3 million. The lead gift for the construction came from Deen Day Smith, wife of the late Cecil Day, a devout Christian, who founded Days' Inns. Mr. Day liked to compare man's birth and death to the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. After his death in 1978, his wife proposed building a butterfly center in his memory at Callaway Gardens.
Some of the more exotic and rare butterflies have been captured or raised by Frank Elia, resident lepidopterist and center manager. While butterflies are found in almost every region of the world, Mr. Elia traveled to Ecuador, an area rich in a variety of tropical species. There, he spent a week baiting butterflies with rotten fruit sprinkled with cognac. Early each morning, he set out piles of soft bananas to lure his catch.
``Using cognac on rotted fruits is one of the old tricks of the trade,'' Elia says. As they sipped the nectar from the bananas, Elia netted the unsuspecting insects and placed them in glassine bags that had been moistened on the inside.
He packed his delicate specimens in plastic containers and hand-carried them back to the United States. At his small lab, he set up breeding colonies in plastic cups and screened cages.
Many of the butterflies, which go through four stages of development, and typically have an adult life of only 14 days, will eventually be raised in the breeding area near the conservatory.
The butterflies that Elia cannot bait and raise himself come from brokers or butterfly farms that circulate computerized price lists. The prices, ranging from $2 to $7.50, are determined by the rarity and beauty of the species. He has purchased pupae, the third and resting stage of the metamorphosis, from the Far East and Costa Rica.
After he receives his precious cargo, Elia glues the chrysalids, which look like slivers of jade or ivory, to the tops of wire cages or pieces of cardboard. Some butterflies wiggle out of their chrysalids within a few days; others may not emerge for as long as two weeks after delivery. When their wings unfold and dry, Elia scoops the butterflies into a plastic gag and takes them to the screened tent inside the breeding house.
Since butterflies are host specific, the center must provide different host plants for their feeding and development. Tom Brinda, director of Callaway's horticulture program, has brought in a variety of tropical plants from all over the Southeast and West Coast. Under Mr. Brinda's direction, the horticulture department has cultivated rows of flowering plants such as lantana, penta, and buddleia, or butterfly bush, to supply nectar for the adult butterflies. The insects extract the fluid from the brightly colored blossoms with their long, strawlike tongues.
The center also features an outdoor garden of multicolored flowers, to attract the 65 or so species native to Georgia. The tiger swallowtail, Georgia's state butterfly and the mascot for the center, and the migrating monarch are two of the more frequent visitors. The native garden is designed to show how anyone can plant gardens to attract butterflies, birds, and other wildlife.


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Arctic Year 2022 and a Look at the Arctic in 2023
Event Date: January 24, 2023 - 2:30pm to 5:30pm EST
Registration: Eventbrite
Presented by OPSA and CIPS
This conference will see experts from the Arctic region analyze the salient developments that occurred in the Arctic region in 2022. In addition, there will be a look ahead to the new year in order to anticipate the debates and tensions to come in the coming months.
The presenters are contributors to the Observatoire de la politique et la sécurité de l'Arctique (OPSA)'s annual Arctic Year review. Beyond the alarmist rhetoric and anxious predictions, experts explain and frame the changes affecting this region to better understand the nature of the Arctic's evolution.
In 2022, the Arctic sub-regions have suffered, like many other regions in the world, the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, on the one hand, and those of climate change, on the other. The conference will explain how these major upheavals affect connectivity, the exploitation of natural resources, and human security, to name a few topics.
The majority of the event will be held in French. Participants will be able to take questions in French and English. Times are Eastern Time (Ottawa).
Moderator: Magali Vullierme, University of Montreal
Diplomacy: Emilie Canova, Cambridge University
Defense: Thomas Hughes, Queen's University
Connectivity: Michael Delaunay, Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ
Ryan Dean, University of Calgary
P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Trent University
Moderator: Michael Delaunay, Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ
Navigation: Frédéric Lasserre, Université Laval
Natural resources: Pauline Pic, Université Laval
Human security: Magali Vullierme, University of Montreal


Artist Kentaro Yamada wanted to contribute something positive to the world, so he created The Uplifted photography project. The series highlights "joy, accomplishment and success" through portraits of leaders and visionaries levitating objects that represent their life's work.
Several UChicago physicians and researchers are among the first 100 subjects captured for the project, and in this video we go behind the scenes as Kentaro photographs neuroscientists Sliman Bensmaia and Nicho Hatsopoulos, and biologist Marcus Kronforst.
Photos from The Uplifted will be on display on the bridge between Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital and the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine until the end of May. You can also see more of Kentaro's work at TheUplifted.net, and on Facebook and Instagram.


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ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament 2007 — 35-й розыгрыш ежегодного профессионального теннисного турнира среди мужчин, проводящегося в нидерландском городе Роттердам, и являющегося частью Тура ATP в рамках международной золотой серии.

В 2007 году турнир прошёл с 19 по 25 февраля.

Первым номером посева в одиночном турнире стал Николай Давыденко (№ 3 в мире на тот момент).

Одиночный турнир

Первые раунды

Секция 1

Секция 2

Финал

Факты
 Михаил Южный впервые более чем за 25 месяцев побеждает на соревновании ассоциации.
 Иван Любичич уступает оба своих финала роттердамского турнира (ранее — в 2005 году — сильнее хорвата оказался Роджер Федерер).

Парный турнир

Факты
 Мартин Дамм выигрывает 1-й титул в сезоне и 35-й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.
 Леандер Паес выигрывает 1-й титул в сезоне и 37-й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.

См. также
 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
 ATP Тур 2007
 Мировой Тур ATP 500

Ссылки
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Нидерланды
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2007

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Broadway is coming to the beach!
For three nights, stars of some of Broadway's biggest shows will hit outdoor stages in Seaside Heights for free concerts on the sand.
Organizer Joseph John Brunetti said he wanted to create a night of family-friendly fun entertainment on the beach, and the idea to bring Broadway to the Shore struck him.
The idea becomes reality on Sunday, July 1, when the series kicks off with the cast of the upcoming "Gettin' The Band Back Together." The mayor is expected to greet the crowd, and the night also will feature performances from seniors and children's dance troupes.
The series also is a way to honor his family's legacy of theater, Brunetti said. His parents met playing husband and wife in a show in New York City, and were married for 68 years, continuing their acting careers as they raised a family. His mother passed away in December.
A night with "Anastasia" will follow on Aug. 6, while Aug. 13 will feature cast members from "School of Rock,""Beautiful,""A Bronx Tale" and "The Play That Goes Wrong."
In addition to performances of numbers from the shows (and skits in the case of "The Play That Goes Wrong"), the evenings will feature prizes and giveaways, including Broadway show tickets, autographed CDs and more. The evenings also will include meet-and-greets with the casts.
"I love Broadway and I saw all these people and I thought to myself, there's no way that if the Broadway shows came that the people wouldn't love it," said Brunetti, who partnered with Dee Pelligrino to bring the series to life. "The Jersey Shore, people think of it in different ways, and it hasn't always been classy and family. This is classy and this is family. I want every person to leave and say 'That was so cool, I cannot wait to do that again.' "
The concerts on July 1 and Aug. 6 will take place on the Franklin Avenue stage, while Aug. 13's will be on the Beach Stage. All concerts start at 6 p.m. and are held rain or shine, except in the case of a thunderstorm.
Acclaimed vocalist and Shore favorite Chris Pinnella ("Trans-Siberian Orchestra") is debuting a new show at House Of Independents in Asbury Park.
"Re-Define. Re-Imagine." will feature Pinnella and a 15-piece orchestra, including Michael Pinnella ("Symphony X") on piano and keyboards, presenting original arrangements of artists like Bruce Springsteen, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Led Zeppelin and more.
"Songs in the set vary from downright cinematic, featuring the orchestra cranking on all cylinders, with their gorgeous and powerful mashup of Lucio Dalla's 'Caruso' with Michel Colombier's 'Emmanuel' to the high energy, Herbie Hancock-inspired, 'Machine,'" according to a news release. "Others, like Pinnella's stripped-down version of Springsteen's 'If I Should Fall Behind' begins a cappella, in four-part harmony." He'll also perform an arrangement of Billy Joel's "And So It Goes" featuring only a string quartet.
"Re-Define. Re-Imagine." is set for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, at House of Independents in Asbury Park. Tickets, $35 general admission, $55 VIP, can be purchased by calling 866-777-8932, online at Ticketmaster or by visiting the HOI box office inside Lola's Cafe on Cookman Avenue.
Students from Lakewood Middle School recently donated $200 to the Strand Center for the Arts that they raised during a dress down day at school.
According to Principal Richard Goldstein, students wanted to donate to the Strand because they enjoy the performing arts. During a recent Music in the Parks event at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, LMS' band was rated Superior and the Chorus earned a rating of excellent.
Students wear navy polos and khaki pants as part of the school's dress code, which Goldstein said students and parents alike say they appreciate because it eliminates clothing competition. They each donated $1 to take part in the dress down day.
Band, chorus and orchestra students visited the Strand in Lakewood for the check presentation, along with Goldstein, Andrew Fodor, LMS band and orchestra director, and Rachel Resignato, LMS choral director.
Accepting the check on behalf of the Strand Board of Directors were Fran Whitney, operations manager of the Strand, and Lori Davis, Strand front house manager.


This is truly cool, if uber-geeky.
I've been coding of late. Working on a prototype for a new application that would, at least initially, integrate tightly into the Mac OS X operating system.
As such, I've been up to my ears in Objective C and AppleScript.
Thankfully, this discovery came at the perfect time.
It's a program, written in PERL, that provides for a command-line shell for AppleScript applications under Mac OS X. It's called "ash", for AppleScript Shell, and is available here.
It's just like the good old days. Programming in the '80s. Caveman style. Just the way I like it!
Many thanks to Hayne of Tintagel for this nice piece of work.
I'd be interested in your report on the usefulness of "ash". Historically, AppleScript has been both like and unlike a Unix "shell" and it's utility seems to have been recently occluded by Automator.
AppleScript is an extremely powerful scripting tool. You can build some very sophisticated applications using it in just a few lines of code. It is for programmers.
Automator seems, to me, to be more of a casual GUI user that wants to do some basic automation within a simple workflow.
Both have their uses and choosing one over the other will depend on what you are trying to do.
I'm an old-school UNIX shell kinda guy. I appreciate the power and simplicity of AppleScript. "ash" gave me a command-line way to iterate in an application quickly. Automator just confuses me. Yeah, I'm a caveman.
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Videology (www.videologygroup.com) is thriving in an industry that changes as fast as consumer tastes. Founded in 2007, the privately held company is now one of the world's leading video advertising platforms, helping advertisers effectively reach consumers around the globe wherever they watch video. As of early 2016, Videology employed over 300 people in 28 countries. The company also relies upon its partner Coherent Solutions to supplement internal staff with knowledgeable professionals who can scale up and down to meet project needs.
With hundreds of customers and thousands of video advertising options, Videology's complex applications are high-load, enabling customers to plan, buy, optimize and measure digital advertising campaigns. There are also complex analytics for scrutinizing audience characteristics, revenue streams and more. Needless to say, the potential for error is high as all this technology is being deployed across a labyrinth of servers by dozens of users at any one time.
So in early 2014, Videology began experimenting with DevOps in an effort to create more stable, scalable apps. Recognizing its potential, they brought on Joseph Julian (Jules) as the Director of Engineering to establish the company's DevOps program later that year.
Yet save they did – to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars monthly. But it took time. Jules had to build his team from resources that came from both systems administration and software development. They were eager to learn, but required months of extensive training. Eventually Jules was able to seed each of them into Videology's various development groups.
"My people work side-by-side with their development groups, participating in all their ceremonies like daily stand-ups, grooming and planning sessions. Deployment has become a vital piece of development now, and the teams value our input," said Jules.
Meanwhile, Jules was also reviewing contingent staff which included four resources with an Asian supplier and one DevOps resource at Coherent Solutions' Minsk, Belarus development center.
"The guy in Minsk was putting out ten times as much work as any one of the other guys," Jules discovered. "So I let that firm go and built my offshore team at Coherent." Videology's DevOps group at Coherent is up to six people as of this writing. They have all been seeded into the development groups as well.
"I don't draw distinctions between our onshore and offshore resources," explained Jules. "With about a half a day of overlap, our Minsk people can participate in ceremonies via Skype, Zoom and HipChat." Jules also noted that the Minsk team works at odd hours and on the weekends to accommodate the needs of Videology's 24/7 systems.
With the department stabilizing, Jules was able to concentrate more time on reviewing Videology's complex infrastructure which included hundreds of instances on the AWS cloud, processing over eleven billion requests a day. While all these servers were needed during peak usage, many of them were idle for large parts of the day.
Just as impressively, instance usage is down significantly, saving Videology tens of thousands of dollars per month. And each of the DevOps support teams has reached a full week of zero failures – earning a steak dinner for the team. A few teams have made it a full month without anyone's pager going off.
The benefits of DevOps at Videology just keep coming. The development teams are more engaged with operations as they see its advantages. Many developers now attend DevOps' system design reviews to learn more. In fact, more than half of Jules' DevOps group were originally full-time developers.


On October 26, 2015, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army and two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed in an encounter in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Meanwhile, as nearly 3000 people migrated from border villages of Samba Sector finding no let up in heavy mortar shelling and firing by Pakistani Rangers.
Today India's border with Pakistan has become a veritable gateway for terrorism into India. Despite the fencing across the border in Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan has heightened its proxy war against India by ceasefire violation and infiltration of terrorists.
Through infiltration Pakistani militants sneak across the LoC/IB and then establish contact with an Indian counterpart and attempt to merge with the local population. Thereafter they familiarize themselves with the topography of the area, select a suitable target, plan their attack, and subsequently devise strategies on how to get away from the area to avoid capture.
1. Sir, I wish to inform the House of the results of the enquiry to investigate our reverses in the operations occasioned by the Chinese aggression across our northern borders during the months of October-November 1962.
2. Though the officers appointed to enquire into these reverse were asked to examine the operations with particular reference to the Kameng Division of NEFA, they quite rightly came to the conclusion that the developments in NEFA were closely .co-related to those in Ladakh and their study of NEFA operation had to be carried out in conjuction with developments and operations in the Ladakh sector. Thus, the enquiry made and the conclusions emerging from it are results of study into the entire operation on our northern borders.
Mr. Trudeau's election manifesto was one that focused on improving the lives of the middle class through deficit budget financing over three years and by raising taxes on higher income groups in order to pay for all the other promises he made (like, infrastructural investment).
Most significantly, the liberals campaigned against Mr. Harper's vision of Canada that was rather divisive and was based on politics of fear – fear emanating from external security threats (terrorism) and internal challenges to the Canadian culture (wearing of niqab, etc).
This commentary will focus on the effect of the Lassen patrol on Chinese nationalist sentiment. How did Chinese commentators and the public regard the incident? Could nationalist sentiment influence China's foreign policies or constrain leaders? Would the Chinese leadership take advantage of this tide of anti-U.S. sentiment to make bolder statements about China's willingness to defend its "sovereignty" in the South China Sea?
BEIJING—China's military conducted aerial and maritime drills this past week, its official news portal said, just days after a U.S. warship sailed through disputed waters in the South China Sea in a direct challenge to Beijing's territorial claims.
Reports on the exercises, which included live firing, didn't specify where they took place but said they involved aircraft and warships from China's southern Guangzhou Military Region and the South Sea Fleet, whose primary area of responsibility is the South China Sea. They featured simulations of actual wartime conditions and were aimed at improving combat readiness, according to the reports published on 81.cn, the People's Liberation Army's official web portal.
The reports didn't refer to the Oct. 27 patrol conducted by a U.S. Navy destroyer close to Chinese-built islets in the South China Sea to assert freedom of navigation in the area, the subject of competing territorial claims between China and several Southeast Asian countries.
Beijing responded angrily to the patrol, accusing Washington of acting provocatively and threatening Chinese sovereignty in the region. Pentagon officials have said they expect to conduct as many as two so-called freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea each quarter, including one inside the Spratly island chain. The Defense Department also is encouraging other nations to conduct similar operations on their own.
"Jinping, Kerching" read one London newspaper the week of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United Kingdom. There is no doubt about it; Xi came with deep pockets and an open checkbook on his recent trip. Unlike his state visit to the United States in September, the splendor of his visit to London and the Midlands focused less upon issues of good governance and the South China Sea. Instead, it was the wealth of bilateral business agreements — "billions of pounds" according to the press release from Prime Minister David Cameron's office — that stole the show.
Analysts and pundits have been quick to conclude that Britain is selling out to the Chinese. Tom Wright of the Brookings Institution argued that the Conservative Party is sending a message "that commerce and economic cooperation is the only metric that will guide the UK's policy towards China." The British Foreign Office rejected such suggestions, arguing that the administration is "committed to engaging with China on human rights." One must wonder, however, if and in what capacity strengthened trade and economic ties can lead to open, productive discussions on human rights or other issues at the core of China's ties to the West.
As the United States continues to reassert its right to freely navigate the seas in the Western Pacific, the specter of a potential confrontation with China looms in the background.
While the guided missile destroyer USS Lassen passed within twelve nautical miles of a Chinese man-made island in the South China Sea without incident, in the future there is always a possibility that such a passage might not end quite so peacefully. The Chinese strongly protested Lassen's passage, even though artificial islands are not granted territorial status under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Moreover, Beijing has said it will take "all necessary" measures to prevent similar future U.S. Navy operations.
But what could China do? If there is a confrontation—these are three Chinese weapons that could play a role.
The "sail by" of USS Lassen within the 12 nautical mile claim line of the new Chinese facilities on Subi reef in the South China Sea occurred without major incident last week. Despite some fiery Chinese rhetoric, war has not broken outand that is a profoundly good thing. Actually, nothing much has changed at all, so it seems. The tense stalemate persists as before. China will continue to build up its new "bases" in and among the Spratly islets. The U.S. will continue to patrol regularly and exercise with its alliance partners. Perhaps, as Xi Jinping said not so long ago, the Pacific Ocean really is big enough to accommodate the interests of both China and the U.S.?
Next Wednesday, November 4th, is the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, which led to a mass hostage crisis that dragged on for four hundred and forty-four days. Thirty-six years later, the Iranians are still at it. For more than two weeks, U.S. media, including The New Yorker, have been withholding information—at the request of the family—about yet another American seized in Tehran. The embargo was broken late Thursday with published reports that Iranian security had detained Siamak Namazi, an American businessman of Iranian descent who was once tapped as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
DUBAI — Iran has begun decommissioning uranium enrichment centrifuges under the terms of the nuclear deal struck with six world powers in July, Tehran's nuclear chief was quoted as saying on Monday during a visit to Tokyo.
"We have started the preliminary work" on implementing the agreement, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization chief Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying by Japan's Kyodo news agency, adding that the measures include reducing the number of active centrifuge machines.
Under the July 14 agreement, Iran is to curb its nuclear program under United Nations supervision to ensure it cannot be used to make a nuclear weapon, in exchange for the removal of sanctions that have isolated Tehran and hobbled its economy.
In a separate development that appeared to confirm that implementation work had started, 20 hardline members of Iran's parliament wrote to President Hassan Rouhani to complain about dismantling centrifuges in two enrichment facilities at Natanz and Fordow.
Following empowerment of the proponents of "Eurasianism" in Russia, the geopolitics-based approach has gained increasing importance. The importance attached to geopolitics-based approach in Russia's foreign policy has led to rising security sensitivity, pragmatism, and expansion of Russia's relations with countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Caucasus. This approach has received increasing attention from leaders in Moscow, especially after revelations about deployment of the United States' missile defense system in Eastern Europe and close to Russia's borders and also after escalation of tensions between Russia, on the one hand, and NATO and the United States, on the other.
According to this approach, Russia has formulated its military strategy until 2020 in which it has emphasized expansion of its military activities within framework of this strategy. Of course, this does not mean that Russia seeks to wage war in the region. Despite its heightened criticism of the promotion of Western democracy model in this region, Russia welcomes the possibility of cooperation in European and American economic plans. The war on terror can be considered as a security challenge in the region, which has been used by Washington as an excuse for presence in the Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus.
Though the Australian Parliament has not yet ratified the Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement signed in 2014, civil society, environment and disarmament advocates caution that sale of uranium to India would fuel a nuclear arms race in the region and undermine Australia's strong credentials as an exponent of nuclear safeguards policies.
President Obama's decision to send U.S. troops into Syria is reigniting the debate in Congress over long-stalled legislation authorizing the war.
The administration announced Friday that it would send approximately 50 special operations troops into Syria in an advisory role, putting U.S. boots on the ground in the country for the first time since the country's civil war began.
Democrats pounced on the decision, suggesting that it underscores the need for Congress to take up and pass an authorization for use of force (AUMF), which could also place boundaries on military operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
"Regardless of my views, the War Powers Resolution requires Congress to debate and authorize the escalation of U.S. military involvement in Syria," Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said, calling the administration's decision to send troops into the country a "mistake."
The airplane fell apart before crashing, evidently near the tail. That could mean a 'tail strike' from 14 years ago was never truly fixed.
The head of Russia's aviation accident investigation body has confirmed that the Russian Airbus A321 that crashed in the Sinai on Saturday broke up in mid-air. Victor Sorochenko said that the wreckage was spread over an area of eight square miles – not concentrated in one debris field.
How to reconcile the approaches of Turkey and the United States over Syria? Both countries seek to depose President Assad while defeating ISIL, and also while reducing the terrible humanitarian plight of the Syrian people which has, among other effects, sent nearly two million refugees onto Turkish soil. But Ankara, wary of its own Kurdish population and particularly the militant PKK, which espouses violence in the pursuit of potential independence, is extremely reluctant to see Syrian Kurds armed and otherwise assisted by Washington. Alas, the Syrian Kurds, mostly aligned with the PKK, appear to be the only element of the so-called moderate opposition gaining any real traction, or showing any real military competence, within Syria. To lose the ability to work closely with them may, among other things, call into serious doubt Washington's aspirations to help Syrian moderates mount a campaign against Raqqa, the capital of the region now controlled by ISIL. What a mess.
The air war over Syria has seen the combat debut of some of the most advanced warplanes from around the world. No less than three new fighter types from the United States and Russia have dropped weapons in anger for the first time. But those new jets are accompanied by their older stablemates, which are often the mainstays of the war on both sides.
Indeed, the bulk of both jets that were developed during the 1970s are flying most of the sorties in both the Russian and American air campaigns. But while tried and true Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoots, Su-24 Fencer, Lockheed Martin F-16 and Fairchild Republic A-10s are doing most of the work, this article will focus on the most advanced jets in the theatre.
A fundamental change is required in the U.S. approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In a region where everything else is falling apart, the so-called peace process has become emblematic of failure—failure by Israelis, Palestinians and Americans to assess correctly the current situation and to arrive at a viable, alternative approach. The old pathways simply will not lead to success.
American policy continues to rest on three pillars: First, that a two-state solution can be achieved through direct negotiations, with minimal substantive input from outside parties. Second, that the political cost at home will be too high and the political repercussions in Israel will be too severe to contemplate a more vigorous effort to curb bad behaviors, such as settlements. And third, that the Palestinians share more than half the blame for the failure of past negotiating efforts, in view of their rejectionist stances at Camp David II and in the Annapolis process, and in light of their repeated resort to violence and terrorism.
On a cool fall day in late September, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping stood together in the White House Rose Garden and pledged "that neither country's government will conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property (IP), including trade secrets, or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantage to companies or commercial sectors." Obama added that the U.S. government would be watching closely to ensure that "words are followed by action." In a seemingly strong sign of goodwill, the Chinese government had prior to the announcement already quietly arrested a number of hackers, identified as having stolen commercial secrets from American corporations.
While the Obama-Xi meetings did lead to some notable successes, such as the Chinese purchase of 300 Boeing airplanes, the agreement on cyberespionage is not one of them. Barely a day had passed since the announcement when CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity service provider, accused "Chinese government-affiliated actors," of attempting to hack into their client's networks. In a blog post, CrowdStrike noted that the intrusions were against technology and pharmaceutical sectors, which implied they were conducted with the goal of stealing IP and trade secrets.
HOW DO WE MAKE OUR CARRIERS DEADLIER WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE?
Why would the United States send a $13-billion, 90,000-ton hulking symbol of military might with nearly 5,000 sailors aboard to a fight in which its survivability was, at best, questionable? Conventional wisdom suggests we wouldn't, but it may be time to reevaluate that assumption.
The Hudson Institute recently published an exhaustive study entitled Sharpening the Spear: The Carrier, the Joint Force, and High-End Conflict, and it has created something of a stir within the national security world. Seth Cropsey, Bryan McGrath, and Timothy Walton challenge widely held notions about the effectiveness of the carrier strike group (CSG) and its survivability in an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environment. On the surface, their arguments seem to ignore the "long reach" threats associated with the A2/AD concept. However, through detailed analysis and their own wargaming, the authors make a compelling argument that a CSG (or multiple CSGs) will be an essential guarantor of success in hypothetical high-end fights against peer and near-peer adversaries. Indeed, they insist that the CSG is thebest option for just such a fight.
My Damascene moment came some years ago when I was being given a tour of the Small Arms Unit at the British Staff College at Shrivenham. I was glancing at a German MG42, known as a "Spandau" by the Allies. "Of course, that was the best machine gun of the war,' I commented, relaying what I'd read in many books.
Captain Daniel Welch is an Air Force Academy grad who flies the B-52 bomber, which dates from the Truman years. His dad, Don Welch, was a B-52 aviator in the 1980s. Before that, his grandfather Don Sprague flew the B-52 in combat missions over Vietnam.
This noble Welch family tradition is a tribute to the strategic importance and staying power of the B-52. But it's also a reminder that America's bombers—which include the B-1 and B-2—are getting old and tired.
This week the Air Force took a big step toward bringing its fleet into the modern era by signing a contract with Northrop Grumman to build 80 to 100 long-range strike bombers over the next decade. Over the life of the project, the contract could end up being worth $80 billion. So it's important to get this right.
Off-the-shelf drones have brought what was previously complex and expensive technology into the reach of consumers, and the military was curious to see how much of a threat that might pose. So it brought consumer quadcopters and octocopters to the Network Integration Evaluation war games that concluded earlier this month at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and Fort Bliss, Texas.
During the exercise, used by the Army to help evaluate new technology, the drones were deployed as a swarm to simulate a threat. Later, the Army expanded the trials to discover whether it might be able to make use of the same technology.
The U.S. Navy's latest shipbuilding plan underscores what service leaders and lawmakers have long known — the Navy is going to have too few attack submarines. To compensate, the sailing branch wants to pack more firepower into the subs it will have.
The Navy's goal is to maintain at least 48 attack subs as part of a roughly 300-ship fleet. But the 2016 edition of the Navy's shipbuilding plan, published in April, shows the total number of Los Angeles-, Seawolf– and Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack subs declining from 54 in 2015 to a low of 41 in 2029.
There's little chance of the Navy boosting production of new submarines, which cost more than $2.5 billion apiece. Even the current shipbuilding plan is arguably too expensive. "If the Navy received the same amount of funding (in constant dollars) for new-ship construction in each of the next 30 years that it has received, on average, over the past three decades, the service would not be able to afford its 2016 plan," Labs wrote.
An Opening on North Korea?
In the last few months, shuttle diplomacy over North Korea's nuclear program has intensified. This weekend, diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China are likely to discuss the issue in Seoul. Last week's White House summit with South Korean President Park Geun-hye produced strong affirmations of solidarity on the nuclear issue. Will it be enough?
Until recently, neither administration has had much success in confronting the North Korean threat. In fact, the situation has gradually deteriorated. As North Korea approaches the critical threshold where it could deliver a nuclear warhead by missile, the crises it provokes every few years will become more and more treacherous. The military crisis that dominated the peninsula for the month of August—in which the two Koreas faced off over the injury of two South Korean soldiers by landmines—was the latest in this trend. In the last year of the Obama administration, the allies must look for ways to keep from passing this policy malaise to the next U.S. president.


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Ikin Seed
Ikin seedi the name of the 21 palm kernels or kola nuts used for casting lot on the Opon Ifa divination tray in Ifa divination system.
Kola nut is the fruit of life.
"He who brings kola brings life" - Things Fall Apart"
Palm kernel is the seed of the fruit of life.
Ikin is a dice used for casting lot and the twenty one seeds are the six square facets of the dice.
A seed is a dot, two seeds are two dots, three seeds are three dots, four seeds are four dots, five seeds are five dots, and six seeds are six dots. The six square facets of the dice are therefore 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Sum of the six square facets is equal to 21.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21
Rather than throw a single dice on the opon Ifa tray, the diviners throw 21 kernels or kolanuts.
A dice is a cube - the cube is the three dimensional representation of the holy city.
A cube has eight vertices, twelve edges and six square facets. The eight vertices are the four pairs of opele seed in opele divination chain and the eight Chinese symbols.
What this means is that opele divination chain is used as a substitute for the ikin seed because the chain is a dice whose eight vertices are equal to the four pairs of seeds in opele divination chain.
Half a pair of opele seed is comprised of two sides: a convex side and a concave side. The convex side corresponds to the smooth side of a cowrie and the concave side corresponds to the split side of a cowrie, such that the four pairs of seed are equal to eight cowries.
This means that the chain is a dice equal to eight cowries.
A vertex of a cube is a point where three sides meet. The three sides are proton, electron, and neutron, which means that the dice is an atom of Oxygen and the eight vertices are equal to twenty four sub-atomic particles.
Proton = p
Electron = e
Neutron = n
8p + 8e + 8n = 24 Sub-atomic Particles
The twenty kolanuts constitute a dice and the 21 kernels are a dice.
The kolanuts and the kernels are equal to two dice.
In 4D (four dimensions), the two dice are equal to a tesseract. A tesseract is a cube in a cube reflecting a seed in a fruit. The outer cube is the fruit and the inner cube is the seed of the fruit.
The tesseract is the fruit of life in which the thirteenth circle is the seed and the twelve circles surrounding the thirteenth circle are the fruit. The thirteenth circle is an internal cube, and the twelve circles are the twelve edges of the external cube surrounding it.
The palm kernel is the life inside the fruit of life. When planted, it germinates and grow into a giant palm tree.
The palm tree is the tree of life.
Qibla compass is a compass design showing clearly that Islam is a direction, and Muslims constitute just one out of the many directions of a compass. Some of the other directions of the compass are Sikhism, Gnosticism, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, Atheism, Psychology, Philosophy, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Baha'i Faith, Babism, Rastafarianism, etc.
Qibla compass is designed specifically to help Muslims locate the direction of Mecca and pray facing the Kaaba. Some designs have the word "Mecca" inscribed as the most prominent direction on the compass; others have the image of the Kaaba or a Mosque signifying the qibla (Muslim direction) on the compass.
Although Judaism doesn't have a compass to show Jews what direction to face during prayers, the fact that Jews all over the world pray toward the Temple Mount is an evidence that Judaism is a direction and the Temple Mount is the qibla of the Jews.
Every religion is a compass - the center of the comp…
Right Triangle
A right triangle (also right-angled triangle) is a triangle in which one of the three angles is a right angle. The side z opposite the right angle is the hypotenuse, the horizontal side x is the adjacent, and the vertical side y is the opposite.
If the length of the horizontal side x is equal to the length of the vertical side y, the right triangle is the Axis Mundi(the tree of life). But if the length of the horizontal side x and the vertical side y are unequal, the right triangle is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The difference in the magnitude of x and y implies polarity or division. Here, there is a conflict between x and y. The conflict is that x ≠ y. In Christ, x = y.
Christ is a light shining in peace, equity and justice. Any light shining in the absence of these is certainly not Christ. If a light shines in division, conflict, hostilities, injustice and inequality, that light is Antichrist.
Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that theAntich…
Sacred Geometry of Isosceles Right Triangle
An isosceles right triangle is a triangle with two 45° angles, a right angle and two equal sides. The side opposite the right angle is the base and the two equal angles are the base angles. The ratio of the sides opposite the two 45° angles is 1:1.
Isosceles right triangle is the product of an isosceles triangle and a right triangle.
The three sides of the isosceles right triangle correspond to the following three sides of a right triangle:
OppositeAdjacentHypotenuse The three sides are equal to the three persons of the Blessed Trinity as follows:
Opposite = Father (First Person) Adjacent = Son (Second Person) Hypotenuse = Holy Spirit (Third Person)
The linear magnitude of each person of the Blessed Trinity can be calculated via any of the six trigonometric ratios if either the angle facing the opposite side or the angle facing the adjacent side is known.
Let the angle facing the opposite side be Y. The side opposite the right angle is the hypotenuse and the remaining side is the adja…
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Solos are in tenor 2 part and piano. If you have accordion, the entire piece can alternatively feature accordion instead of tenor.
Regular 5, 4, 4, piano, bass, guitar and drums. Percussion (pandeiro, is nice if available). Optional accordion part is included.
Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Choro Dançado"
Recorded on Concert in the Garden, "Choro Dançado" was written after my first trip to Brazil, where I fell in love with choro music. This piece doesn't follow the harmonic patterns of choro, but its counterpoint and rhythms are inspired by it.
I've found quite a lot of early sketches to this piece that I've added to this project as downloadable PDFs. There's a written analysis, and I also created a streamed video where I discuss this work. There are also streamed videos from the musicians who played this work on our recording made back in 2004 (Rich Perry, Tim Ries, and Frank Kimbrough).
Large portions of this score are also available with all three levels of composer participation - Composer, Composer 'Plus' and Composer 'Plus Plus'. If you plan to become a composer participant, see what's included in those offers before making this purchase.
To purchase all three movements to "Three Romances," go here.


The coastline of Mozambique is 2,770 km long and has a total Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) size of just under 572,000 km2. This document lists all marine species known to be found in this area that are listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable to extinction, Endangered or Critically Endangered – collectively known as "threatened species". It further provides details of how these species are protected under Mozambican law and international wildlife conventions. The intended purpose of this document is to help facilitate awareness for the conservation of threatened marine species in Mozambique and aid the enforcement of current legislation.


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Female passenger dies almost two weeks after bus hit Swansea railway bridge
Jessica Jing Ren died almost two weeks after the Swansea bus crash. Picture: South Wales Police / @krsty23
A woman who was onboard a double-decker bus which smashed into a railway bridge in Swansea almost two weeks ago has died in hospital.
Jessica Jing Ren, 36, was one of eight people injured in the crash on Neath Road on December 12.
She had been a visiting academic at Swansea University, joining from Huaghuai University in China.
In a statement issued through South Wales Police, her family described her as a loving wife and devoted mother.
"It is with the saddest regret that the family of Jessica Jing Ren have announced the passing of Jessica at the age of 36 years, following the tragic traffic incident on the 12th December in Swansea," they said.
A 36-year-old woman has died following a collision between a bus and a bridge in Neath Road Swansea on 12...
Posted by South Wales Police Swansea and Neath Port Talbot on Monday, 23 December 2019
"Jessica was the loving wife of Wenquang Wang, a devoted mother to five-year-old Yushu Wang and the cherished daughter of Mingqi Ren.
"Jessica had been a visiting academic who had joined the Accounting and Finance department in the School of Management in Swansea University in July this year, from Huanghuai University in China.
"A much loved and talented academic, Jessica will be deeply missed by her family and her friends both in China and in Swansea and will leave a great void in their lives."
American Olympic gold medallist Kevin Young, 53, was also injured in the crash, suffering a head wound and two broken ribs.
The bus hit a railway bridge on Neath Road on December 12. Picture: @krsty23
Mr Young, who remains the 400m hurdles world record holder after his victory in the 1992 Games in Barcelona, is studying for a Master's degree in sports ethics and integrity at Swansea University.
South Wales Police said a 63-year-old man arrested in connection with the incident had been released under investigation.
A spokeswoman said: "We continue to appeal for witnesses to the collision which happened at about 9.40am or for anyone who was in the area and has dash cam footage.
"If you have any information, please contact 101 quoting occurrence 1900456484."
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KNRUHS MBBS Admissions Notification 2018, Telangana NEET UG Counselling 2018 Counselling process – Kaloji Narayan Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) on Wednesday issued notification inviting online applications for admissions into MBBS/BDS Courses-2018 in Telangana.
1.2 Who all can appear for NEET UG counselling?
Online application forms are invited from candidates who have qualified in NEET-UG-2018 for admission into MBBS/BDS courses for Competent Authority Quota in colleges affiliated to KNRUHS from 8 am on June 21 to 1 pm on June 26. For eligibility and other details, candidates have to refer for detailed notification at www.knruhs.in.
The counselling process for the NEET UG examination is expected to begin from today. All the students who want to get admitted in the medical colleges of the states have to apply online for the counselling process at the official website, knruhs.in. This year, around 1,997 students appeared in the NEET examination in Telegu language.
Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences will conduct the counselling process. Last week, the university released a list of 32,025 candidates who appeared for the NEET UG entrance examination this year.
Who all can appear for NEET UG counselling?


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When you venture out in the sun to take photos, light is helpful, but what if you're inside at a sporting event or dance show? Or what if that sun sneaks behind a cloud cover? In this case, you'll be facing a low light situation.
Here's the issue with low light for action photos. In low light, you need to adjust your camera to let enough light in. If you'll recall, that means you need to either use a slower shutter speed or a larger aperture. Well, if your goal is to freeze action, you've learned that you need a fast shutter speed. That leaves you with using your aperture setting for light -- but even at the largest aperture setting, you still might not be letting in enough light.
Try a fast lens, which allows for a fast shutter speed and very wide aperture. Some telephoto zoom lenses come as large as f/2.8. Even some fixed lenses come as large as f/1.2 to f/2.8.
Don't have enough light? Add your own. Keep in mind that indoor events may have strict rules about using a flash. Also, your onboard flash may not be powerful enough; you may need an external flash. If that isn't an option, and you're allowed to shoot with a flash, check the specs on your camera to see the range for your onboard flash and stay within it -- if you can get that close.
Increase your ISO to 400 or even 800. Note, though, that with higher ISOs, you'll sometimes see more of the grainy dots that make up an image. This is called noise. Higher-end SLR digital cameras have a noise-reduction option that can help cut down on those dots.
Try overexposing by one or two f/stops. This may work, but you'll increase your chances for noise.
Help your camera out when it comes to focusing in low-light situations. Focus on something the same distance away from you, but in better light. Lock the focus, return to your subject and take your photos.
You've learned a lot about techniques in this article, but the best way to refine your action photography skills is to practice. Soon, you'll be capturing action like a pro -- storing family memories, highlighting your favorite sports and pausing powerful moments for safe-keeping.
Want to tell your story through a series of action shots taken one after the other? First, get yourself stable. If you're in a situation where you can use a tripod or monopod, go for it. Set your camera manually so the only thing that will vary from shot to shot is the location of the subject, not how you depict it. Try a narrow aperture so everything in the frame is in focus. However, your shutter speed will need to be quick enough to freeze the action -- at least 1/500. Kick up your ISO if needed. Set your camera to burst mode. Let your camera go and take those photos. When choosing photos from the sequence to display, select some with space between them so the images don't overlap too much.
Do I have to use film for wildlife photos?
Is film or digital better for action photos?


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Black Women Making History
This Teenager Made History and Pissed Off Racists Everywhere
Zyahna Bryant wrote the petition that sparked the movement against the Robert E. Lee Statue in Charlottesville. A year later, violent racists held the tragic Unite the Right rally.
by Amdé Mengistu
photos by Matt Eich
Zyahna Bryant was 15 years old when she decided to take down Robert E. Lee. In March of 2016, during her freshman year at Charlottesville High School, Bryant started a petition calling on City Council to rename Lee Park and to remove its monument to the slave-owning Confederate general.
Even at her young age, Bryant was already aware of racial inequities and segregation in Charlottesville. She first took note of color and class when she realized she was one of the few black students who attended her private pre-K and elementary school. And when she was only seven years old, her grandmother introduced her to political action during the first presidential campaign of Barack Obama. She helped her grandmother work the phones and escort people to the polls.
Bryant's petition against Charlottesville's Confederate statues was cited by Councilman Wes Bellamy as a catalyst for the May 2016 creation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials, and Public Spaces. By March of 2017, the City Council had considered the Commission's report and voted three to two to remove the statues altogether. Several plaintiffs immediately sued and a Virginia state judge enjoined the town of Charlottesville from removing its statutes, pending the lawsuit. That summer, in July of 2017, the Ku Klux Klan protested the City's plans. On the weekend of August 12, hundreds of alt-righters rallied in town to preserve the statues, leaving three people dead in their wake.
It's February, 2018 now and the statue of General Lee is still standing, covered by a black, plastic tarp. Nearby, in the old Capital of the Confederate States, Democrats in Richmond recently introduced a bill in the Virginia state legislature that would grant Charlottesville the local power to permanently remove its Confederate statues.
In a series of recent phone calls, Bryant told me about her essential role in Charlottesville and American history. The following has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.
Becoming Politically Active
Honestly, I hadn't paid much attention to the Robert E. Lee statue when I was young. I remember noticing it in elementary school as I was walking around McGuffey (an Art Center next to the old Lee Park). I asked a student teacher about it who told me it was General Lee. But it wasn't until 5th or 6th grade, when we started learning about the Civil War, that I started to really understand. Everything they taught us at school about the Civil War was so romanticized. So I decided to do my own research, which is something my family has always encouraged me to do. Once I learned the truth about slavery and the Civil War, I felt disgusted that my city wanted to display a statue that celebrated my ancestors' pain.
Armed with this knowledge, I started getting into community organization and activism. The biggest catalyst was the murder of Trayvon Martin. I had followed the entire trial of George Zimmerman. I was hopeful justice would be served and start some radical institutional change. Of course, I was wrong. After Zimmerman was acquitted, I felt defeated. But I knew I needed to do something. And I knew that there were other people in my city who shared my feelings. We just weren't connected or organized.
To fix that, I started making signs and hanging them up around my grandmother's front yard. They said things like "Honk for Justice" and "Justice for Trayvon." Some neighbors stopped by and asked if I was planning a demonstration. I wasn't. But that inspired me. I went on my Facebook and asked people to meet me downtown on the corner of Main Street in front of the Federal Courthouse building. My post was shared by quite a few people. When I arrived that evening, a few people were already there with their signs. There were people of all walks of life, races, and roles in the community—from clergy to council people to local activists. A little over 50 people participated. It was empowering and set me on a path for more activism.
The Petition Against the Lee Statue
I began interning at City Hall during the summer of 2015, which was around the time that Bree Newsome climbed the flagpole outside of South Carolina State House and removed a Confederate flag. When I saw that, I thought, Wow, this is crazy. Seeing Newsome do something so bold helped me realize I could make a difference in Charlottesville. Thanks to a school assignment on "how to make a change," I took a even closer look at public spaces like parks and thought about how we could change them to be more inclusive.
That paper was where my idea for creating the petition to remove the Robert E. Lee statue came from. In March 2016, during my freshman year of high school, I wrote a letter to City Council. The subject heading was "Change the Name of Lee Park and Remove the Statue." I sent it to all the councilors. Then I sent it to various local media. Then I shared it on my Facebook.
I wrote the petition. But other people did all the work posting it and spreading it around. It didn't take long before my petition was everywhere. It caught on like wildfire. A week after I posted it, someone sent a Facebook request for me to speak about the statue at a press conference alongside former Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy, pastors, and community members.
I didn't expect City Council to bulldoze the statue immediately. I knew it'd be a process. But I never imagined how big of a deal it was going to be, either.
The Unite the Right Rally
The alt-right rally and the subsequent murder of Heather Heyer was really sad. But it wasn't totally unprecedented for Charlottesville. This city is rooted in white supremacy. We had more than enough evidence to know that really bad things were gonna happen and people were gonna die at this rally. People should have been more realistic from the get-go. Charlottesville is not just some wonderful city and this was not an isolated issue for activists who are here on the ground working for racial equality.
People were also surprised by Donald Trump's statement that "both sides" share the blame for the tragedy that took place. But I wasn't. I don't listen to anything that Trump has to say, I don't care. I wasn't expecting a great statement from the President after the weekend. When I saw people on my Facebook page being like, "How could he say that?" I'm like, "Did you not hear everything else he's said? What were you expecting?"
Where Do We Go from Here
I still think the statues need to go. The longer we take to remove them, the more complicated and complex it gets. But I want people to understand that it's bigger than the statues.
Black activists or people who work for racial justice can sometimes be seen as one-dimensional. Overall, the work I've tried to do is much bigger than the Robert E. Lee statue situation. Our education and community knowledge are more important to me than any statue. Going forward, my energy is focussed on closing the achievement gap and getting more black kids in honors and AP courses.
I'm a junior now. It's hard to say I wanna be a full-time activist. It's not realistic for me, because activism is a full-time job that doesn't pay full-time. But my love is definitely in community and grassroots organizing. Going through the whole process of writing the petition for the statue has shown me as a young activist that one action can have meaning. We can all make change.
This story is a part of VICE's ongoing effort to highlight the contributions of black women around the globe who are making a difference. To read more stories about strong black women making history today, go here.
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Acting President Osinbajo seems to have figured out how to stop the Niger Delta Crisis. It is believed that this is the first time such order would be given by the presidency since 1999 when Nigeria returned to democratic rule.
It is widely known that the oil companies carry out their operations in the region that is now seriously affected by spillage but have their head offices in Abuja and Lagos.
Vanguard reports that Acting President Osinbajo gave the directive at a town hall meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom which he visited as part of efforts to end the Niger-Delta crisis.
Osinbajo asked the minister of state for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu to begin the process of engaging the international oil firms to ensure the directive is adhered to since it was the right thing to do.
He revealed that the petroleum ministry was working with the oil firms working on illegal refineries to establish modular refineries to achieve the desired result.
He further noted that the ministry of Petroleum and the Presidential Amnesty Office are doing their best with state governments in the Niger Delta to the benefit of the youths in the area.
Emphasising that the government was committed to the Ibaka deep Seaport project, he added: "Indeed as a matter of fact, in the 2017 budget there is already a provision for the Ibaka port. There is already N1billion provision.
He also pleaded with the region to attract private investments in their domain in order to boost employment for the youths.


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The Balfegó family has been associated with fishing red tuna in the Mediterranean off the Catalan coast line for more than five generations. Nowadays the family are one of the largest producers of red tuna in the world, although te brand name Balfegó is largely unknown to its clientele. This recently opened restaurant located on Barcelona's premier artery, Diagonal is their first venture into the world of gastronomy. At Tunateca Balfegó the main protagonist is of course red tuna which not only informs the menu but also the interior design, created by the Equipo Creativo who are responsible for some of the most spectacular contemporary interiors of Barcelona.
Red tuna is beloved of Japanese chefs and is becoming increasingly popular elsewhere, the new restaurant is not only a tasting space for this very distinctive product but also a communication tool for the Balfegó brand. The Equipo Creativo has created an maritime environment of floating fish, abstract art, tenuous lighting and sculptural furniture. The design plays with the idea of a showroom and a restaurant interior that combines public and more private spaces. The materials and the colours of the materials are key to establishing the feel of the under-world and the over-world.
And so, the principal area -- or Blue Room -- transports us to the depths of the sea. A large translucid five-meter high curtain outlines the area turning it into a deep, organic, undulating space. Within, three large oval stainless steel bars with dark stone tops remind us of the large tuna swimming through the space and articulate the space of the restaurant.
The busiest area is the large, five-meter long sushi bar where the "sushimen" prepare their creations before the clients seated there. The tables, with their wooden tops of varied organic forms resembling different cuts of tuna, are spread out at varied heights in order to accommodate a wide range of clients and situations .The dark red interior of the seats, similar to the color of the tuna, generates an interesting contrast in this deep blue space.
The other principal player is the great school of fish which seem to swim overhead, making us feel, if possible, even more immersed in the sea. The result is an exquisite setting made possible by organic illumination, with subtle movements and changes in intensity which bring the installation to life.
The pieces of ceramic pavement, designed specifically for this project and made by a family of local ceramists, are intended to recreate, through their trapezoidal form and irregular coloring, a sea bed in consonance with the total design.
"Ronqueo" refers to the traditional, manual dissection of the tuna. The Balfegó family has for many years held public "ronqueo" sessions in different areas of the city of Barcelona; events attended by numerous chefs and professionals of this sector. The locale required a reserved area where "ronqueos" could be held every so often and its design had to meet the specific necessities of the event such as a large work area and thorough but easy cleaning.
It was decided that a ceramic wrapping would convert the room into a clean and aseptic space, while at the same time making reference to another aspect of the red tuna: the skin with its shiny blue and silver scales. For that we designed trapezoidal ceramic pieces in different tonalities and had them placed on the floor and walls, generating degrading tones which achieve a magical and mysterious atmosphere. These tiles where again fabricated by a local ceramist family.
Large dark red boxes once again serve as a colour contrast and connect this room with other worlds, such as the kitchen or the exterior. The reddish colour of the wooden ceiling, perforated in order to improve the acoustic quality of the room, also offers a warm contrast to the ceramic scales. The shape and placement of the tables afford great flexibility to the room, as, in addition to the "ronqueos", the room must be adaptable to other uses and situations from being a public dining room to special events, courses, conferences, etc.
Located on the upper floor are two multi-function rooms which are interconnected and can therefore be used for meetings, small events or more intimate dining. The material nature of this space is inspired by the meat of the tuna. In order to achieve the desired atmosphere, we chose a wood with intense reddish hues and very distinctly visible streaks and had it placed on walls, floors and ceiling, once again creating an atmosphere which embraces and transports us to a new place, a very warm and cozy space.
The perforation of the wood on the ceiling and walls turns this material into an excellent acoustic panel, accentuating the sensation of comfort and well-being. The material counterpoint is given by the golden metallic panels which act as sliding doors, hiding screens and opening and shutting spaces, thereby achieving the degree of intimacy required in each room depending on the event taking place. But the indisputable protagonists of these rooms are the large reddish wooden tables which form the subtle outline of a golden fishbone.


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package ch.eonum.pipeline.evaluation;

import ch.eonum.pipeline.core.DataSet;
import ch.eonum.pipeline.core.Sequence;

/**
 * Root mean square error for sequences.
 *
 * @author tim
 *
 */
public class RMSESequence<E extends Sequence> implements Evaluator<E> {

	public RMSESequence(){}

	@Override
	public double evaluate(DataSet<E> dataset) {
		return this.calculateEpsilon(dataset);
	}

	private double calculateEpsilon(DataSet<E> dataset) {
		double epsilon = 0.0;
		double n = 0;
		for(Sequence seq : dataset){
			int outsize = seq.outputSize();
			for(int x = 0; x < seq.getSequenceLength(); x++)
				for(int y = 0; y < outsize; y++){
					if(Double.isNaN(seq.groundTruthAt(x, y)))
						continue;
					n++;
					epsilon += Math.pow(seq.resultAt(x, y) - seq.groundTruthAt(x, y), 2.0);
				}
		}
		epsilon /= n;
		epsilon = Math.sqrt(epsilon);
		return -epsilon;
	}

	@Override
	public void printResults(String fileName) {}

	@Override
	public void printResultsAndGnuplot(String fileName) {}

}

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