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The U.S. Is Running Low on Options to Force Maduro Out
The Trump administration has already deployed visa restrictions, sanctions, and even an embargo on Venezuelan oil. What else is left?
By Uri Friedman and Kathy Gilsinan
A sign that reads in Spanish: "Humanitarian aid now!" is held up during a rally in Caracas demanding Maduro's resignation. Despite weeks of sanctions, the United States hasn't been able to convince the Venezuelan leader to step down. (Ariana Cubillos / AP)
Two months after Juan Guaidó declared himself the legitimate president of Venezuela with the support of the United States and its regional allies, the elaborate international effort to will a new government into existence has hit a snag. Nicolás Maduro remains very much entrenched in Caracas, refusing to retire to a faraway beach, as an aide to Donald Trump once advised.
On Thursday, the old guard ominously reminded the world of that intransigence by detaining Guaidó's chief of staff, Roberto Marrero.
Despite the many attempts to create new facts on the ground—from Guaidó's swearing-in before roaring crowds to pro-Guaidó officials taking over Venezuelan diplomatic properties in the United States—Maduro still controls the guns in Venezuela and thus, in large part, the government. Marrero's arrest is perhaps the biggest test yet of which side will call the other's bluff. But given the measures the U.S. has already taken, starting with the dramatic step of recognizing Guaidó and then rapidly escalating to severe oil sanctions, its options are quickly diminishing.
The Trump administration has already deployed what U.S. officials working on Venezuela have long considered the ultimate weapon in its diplomatic and economic arsenal: imposing a de facto oil embargo on the country by redirecting revenue from Venezuelan oil sold in the United States to the opposition. (On Friday, in response to Marrero's arrest, the Treasury Department sanctioned the state-owned Bandes bank, and four subsidiaries.)
Read: The White House's move on Venezuela is the least Trumpian thing it's done
The Trump administration has also imposed rounds of visa restrictions and sanctions on Venezuelan officials, but none of these actions have so far loosened the Maduro government's grip on power.
In February, Guaidó traveled to Colombia to facilitate the passage of humanitarian-aid trucks over the border, and was almost entirely thwarted when Maduro's security forces blocked bridges and clashed with protesters. Another flash point came in March, when Guaidó returned to Venezuela amid speculation that he could be arrested. He landed at the Caracas airport without incident—perhaps because a number of international diplomats were there to greet him.
As U.S. officials tell it, the latest showdown over Marrero is an act of desperation by a dictator on the ropes.
Asked how the Trump administration planned to respond, a State Department spokesperson told The Atlantic that Maduro "is betting on repression to hold on to power" and that "will not stand," naming Venezuelan judicial and security officials who the United States believes were responsible for the arrest—a possible indicator of new targets for individual sanctions. "There will be consequences for a continued crackdown," the spokesperson wrote in an email.
Saying that "the toughest sanctions" against the Maduro government "are yet to come," National Security Adviser John Bolton warned on Twitter that Maduro "and his cronies will be strangled financially" if they cling to power. "The window is closing," Bolton wrote.
Read: Trump's dumping of Maduro could be just the start
Francisco Santos, the Colombian ambassador to the United States, similarly described to The Atlantic Marrero's detention as a sign of Maduro's "weakness" and recognition of Guaidó as a "threat."
The envoy from Colombia, which borders Venezuela and has recognized Guaidó as president, pointed to declining support for Maduro among the urban poor, who long backed the Venezuelan leader and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. He argued that Maduro has grown more dependent on paramilitary gangs to shore up his rule because he can't count on the complete loyalty of the armed forces. But while some officers have publicly split with Maduro and hundreds of Venezuelan troops have fled to Colombia, the ambassador acknowledged that there has not been a rash of high-profile military defections.
"The center of gravity right now is the military, and it's starting to peel off. What we need is a cascade. That'll come," Santos said.
Santos seemed unconcerned that these defections had not yet happened. "[With] a defection, you lose that chess piece; we need them there. They work better from the inside, and we need them to stay inside.
"After 20 years of destroying a country, to think that in two months [Maduro and his regime are] going to leave, it's ridiculous. It's naive to a certain extent," Santos continued. "I don't know how long it'll take, but believe me, things are going to get a lot more tough for Maduro and his thugs."
Yet Fernando Cutz, a former director for South America on Donald Trump's National Security Council, sees in Marrero's arrest not only a warning to the opposition, but also an "experiment" by Maduro to see what kind of response cracking down on lower-level opposition figures elicits at home and abroad—and thus whether the timing is right to take the next step of arresting Guaidó himself, who has already been banned from leaving the country.
The challenge for the United States in responding to Marrero's detention is that it now has few ways to meaningfully increase the pressure on Maduro. Not retaliating, however, risks emboldening Maduro.
The U.S. could continue imposing sanctions, but their impact takes a while to be felt. For instance, the sanctions against Venezuela's state oil company, which were announced in January, are only just beginning to bite. U.S. imports of Venezuelan crude plunged from 112,000 barrels per day to zero last week, after a grace period for companies doing business with the country. U.S. officials also say they have persuaded India, the second-largest cash-paying customer of Venezuelan crude, behind the United States, to halt purchases. (Allies such as China and Cuba receive Venezuelan oil as a form of debt repayment and don't pay for it.)
The Trump administration could impose "secondary sanctions" on companies outside the United States that continue to buy oil from Venezuela despite U.S. sanctions, Cutz told The Atlantic, but those actions would be largely symbolic if American and Indian companies stop doing business with Caracas, leaving Venezuela with no "markets to actually sell the oil to."
"I'm sure [the administration] can come up with" additional sanctions, Cutz said, citing as an example recent measures against the gold-mining industry, but "I don't see a whole lot more that will be truly effective and truly revolutionary as far as Venezuela's economy goes."
The embargo, he added, has the United States playing a "wait-and-see game" for the next month or two to determine whether depriving the government of oil revenues will collapse Maduro's "house of cards," or whether Maduro manages to find other ways—including illegal mining, human trafficking, and the drug trade—to continue buying off his generals and other top officials.
"We're basically at a point where if you want to escalate this any further, it would most likely require military actions or covert actions," Cutz said, but the U.S., its allies in the region, and Guaidó's would-be government have shown little appetite for military intervention despite all the tough talk, particularly from U.S. officials. Guaidó has at times hinted at supporting a foreign military intervention, but has not yet explicitly called for one. The Trump administration's special representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, stated at a recent briefing that "the military outcome is not the right outcome for the future of Venezuela" and that the U.S.'s policy "is a peaceful transition to democracy," even as he reiterated the government line that "all options are on the table."
Conor Friedersdorf: There's no case for war with Venezuela
"People hear the same statements over and over again [from U.S. officials]: that we're taking names, and the world is watching, [and] there will be consequences," without much follow-through, Cutz said. "Let's say they arrested Guaidó today. What would we do? That's a huge open question.
"The U.S. has made this such a huge priority and has escalated this so much, which I don't criticize—I think it's the right approach," Cutz said. "But what happens if change doesn't come? What does that do to our image, what does that do to our foreign-policy priorities and foreign policy in general, to the power of our rhetoric moving forward?"
Santos said that countries could apply more economic pressure by cutting off Venezuela from aspects of the international financial system, such as the SWIFT financial-messaging network. In response to the detention of Guaidó's aide, the countries seeking a transition of power in Venezuela should "strengthen the sanctions, strengthen the diplomatic blockade" and not be "intimidated," he said.
The Colombian ambassador noted that his government is not advocating for negotiations with the Maduro government, because it's following the lead of Guaidó, who has for now refused to talk with the regime he's seeking to supplant.


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Miller Wolf Oberman is a former Ruth Lilly Fellow as well as a 2016 winner of the 92nd St Y's Boston Review/ Discovery Prize. His translation of selections from the "Old English Rune Poem" won Poetry's John Frederick Nims Memorial Prize For Translation in 2013. Miller's first book "The Unstill Ones," a collection of poems and Old English translations was published in September 2017 by Princeton University Press. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, rock singer Louisa Rachel Solomon of The Shondes, and holds a PhD in English from the University of Connecticut.

Awards
Discovery/Boston Review Prize, 2016.

AWP Intro Award Journals Project, 2014 Honorable Mention for "Lies After the War."

John Frederick Nims Memorial Prize for Translation, 2013, awarded by Poetry Magazine for the "Old English Rune Poem."

The Wallace Stevens Student Poetry Prize, 2014.

Finalist for the Montreal International Poetry Prize, 2012.

Winner of a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Prize, 2009.

Winner of The Academy of American Poets University Prize, 2006.

Recipient of the Ruth Lilly Fellowship, 2005.

Recipient of the Flannery O'Connor Fellowship, 2004–2005.

Winner of the Sarah Lawrence College Andrea K. Willison Poetry Prize, 2000.

Selected publications
Harvard Review: "From Old English Rune Poem," "The Ruin," "Caedmon's Hymn," "Riddle 63" and "Riddle 94," forthcoming.

Southeast Review: "He Was Restless," summer 2016.

The Minnesota Review: "Silentium" 2016.

Tin House: "Wulf and Eadwacer" and "Tension" Winter 2016/17.

The Nation: "Lies After the War," forthcoming, 2016.

Broadsided Press: "Morning Pastoral," forthcoming, 2016.

Boston Review: "Wolf Brother," summer 2016.

Fourteen Hills: "The Smokewood Tree," summer, 2016.

Poetry Magazine: translation of "The Woman Who Cannot," July/August, 2016.

berfrois: "The Grave," March, 2016, and "The Ruin" and "Dear Lengthening Day" June, 2016.

Beloit Poetry Journal: "Who People Are," winter 2015-2016.

Poetry Daily: "Who People Are," February 25, 2016.

Poetry Magazine: "On Trans," March, 2015.

Poetry Magazine: translation from the "Old English Rune Poem," June, 2013.

Rattle: "Ears" Summer, 2010.

Realpoetik: "Myron," "To Keep the House Quiet," "Eighth Nerve" and "Daybreak," April, 2008.

The Minnesota Review: "Dixie Paint," Winter, 2006.

Bloom Magazine: "After the Demolition Derby," Fall, 2005.

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male poets
Poets from New York (state)
21st-century American poets
21st-century American male writers

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The Last Supper è un video live dei Black Sabbath. Esso venne registrato dopo la riunione del 1998 e contiene le migliori performance realizzate in occasione dell'Ozzfest di quell'anno. Oltre al live sono presenti anche alcune interviste ai componenti del gruppo.

Tracce

Componenti
 Ozzy Osbourne: cantante
 Tony Iommi: chitarra
 Geezer Butler: basso
 Bill Ward: batteria

Album del 1999


If you can't articulate the value of your business, it's very hard for anyone else to see and understand the value of your business. They may just assume that your business holds no value. That's one reason the savvy business owner likely has a 30-second elevator pitch on hand. This is great for chance encounters, small talk, meeting people at special events, and of course talking to someone in an elevator.
To bring on investors (or seek a business loan), however, you'll need something a little meatier than a 30-second pitch.
The hit-show Shark Tank has its name for a reason. Investors devour weak pitches, leaving no remnants behind. While real-life, off-camera investor pitches (hopefully) look nothing like those on Shark Tank, the end-results are similar. Either you sufficiently show the investor there is value in your business or you don't. To survive these dangerous waters, you'll need a pretty fantastic pitch. In this post we give you a few tips on how to do that, but no matter what, keep this in mind – brevity is your friend.
Not planning on bringing in investments? It is still valuable to look at your business the way an investor would. It will push you to evaluate your true worth and growth potential. You might see weak points. You will be able to sell your services/products/etc. better.
Many strong-willed entrepreneurs on Shark Tank leave both the Sharks and the viewers scratching their heads by asking for much more than they need or for being unwilling to accept what seemingly everyone else believes is a fair offer. When establishing your business, you need to start with the core concept. The basic idea. The minimum viable product. And you have to be brutally honest with yourself.
Now, once you have that, what's the next growth point? Where could a shot of additional cash flow take you?
We all think we want explosive growth, but a natural, organic progression is generally much healthier, easier to manage, more attainable and more sustainable.
So press pause on a few of the crazier future ideas. Cut down on features/capabilities you don't need. Simply put, remove the fat.
Want to get investors in on a business? You need an actual business. Everyone has ideas. The majority of those ideas will never become reality. That's why investors generally only care about the concepts that have already been put into action.
That way, they can see that it works on some level. If something can't work on a small scale, it can rarely work on a large scale.
You know who should know more about your business than you? No one. You should be the foremost expert about what your business is, what you do, where you're going, how you react to situations, what you're ultimately chasing after, and etc.
This means you'll have to think through a lot of situations. You'll need a great a business plan and key performance indicators (KPIs) to control and track progress.
It should go without saying that you should also care more about your business than anyone else.
Though you may be an expert when it comes to your business, you can't be an expert on everything. There will be people out there who know more about business in general. They may know more about your industry. They'll be better at some things than you are.
As a business owner, you need to learn humility – especially if you're seeking investors. If you were the best at everything and smarter than everyone else in any given room, you wouldn't need to be pitching to investors. They'd just throw money at you.
It's great if your business has a nice little story about how it got started, but that's not going to get anyone to invest in your business. Anytime someone making a pitch gets too caught up in their history, you can see investors getting bored and antsy.
They generally don't care about how you started. They want to know where you're going. They want to see that there's a future. That's the only way your business holds value to anyone.
Most of the time, the Sharks want to know what kind of sales a business is generating before they even consider an offer. They want actual numbers not speculation. However, depending on your situation, you might not have much in the revenue department yet.
That doesn't mean you're completely down and out. After all, Facebook got hundreds of millions of dollars before they were making any revenue. Then Facebook would go on to buy Instagram for $1 billion when Instagram was making zero money.
But in both of these cases, the apps had huge, highly engaged user bases.
For your business, you need to find a metric or two that can act as your trump card.
As we said before, most investors won't be interested until you have a business going. How do you go about doing that? You can start by reading Business is ART, on sale now. Next, you can watch my video series "Odds Makers", online training, based on the book, and designed to help you increase your odds by developing plans and identifying KPIs that will impress any investor.
With our guidance, you can create a healthy, investible business.
This week on the Business is ART podcast #37, our main topic of discussion was SEO. But as the conversation went, we also touched on several other points for business owners and entrepreneurs to think about .
My guests on BIA #37 own and operate a web development company in a rural Ohio town – Berry Digital Solutions. The work they do can literally be done from anywhere in the world for any business located any place in the world (where there is commerce and internet). Yet they choose to remain local and do business primarily with local customers.
The answer is quite simple. Because it is part of their mission to buy and support local. It is part of their company culture to meet with clients face-to-face, even in a technologically driven world that enables something else. In short, it is a component of their definition of success.
They know who they are and what they want to be. When you have determined or defined that, it becomes a very easy thing to do to say "no" when faced with business opportunities that just don't feel as comfortable as you'd like.
During the podcast, I gave an example of the small town baker with a shop on Main Street and asked why this baker needs an online presence. The response from my guests was staggering. At present, 90% of purchases are researched online prior to purchase. Think about that for a minute. 90% of what Americans buy is researched online prior to the purchase.
You don't need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars a year for an online presence, but when only 10% of purchases are made without any online research whatsoever and you don't have an online presence, you have severely handicapped your business. Maybe not today, but at some point, it will come back to bite you.
Diversified services help to keep you from being 100% dependent on one particular source of revenue but, especially for drawing attention to your business through an online presence, trying to feature everything you do only confuses the shopper.
Focus on your primary business or what you are really great at, then more casually mention or list your other services. But draw the bulk of the attention to your primary business. If that baker is known for donuts, the website shouldn't go on and on about cake.
My book, Business is ART, is designed to help you get a firm grasp on who you are, what you want your business to be and how to lay out a plan to get there. It's available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble in both paperback and ebook form.
After you've read it, contact me and let me know what you think. Let's start a dialogue.
Bootstrapping or Investors: Which is Best for Me?
If we all had rich relatives who were quick to give their money away, starting a business up would be relatively easy. For most of us, that's not the case.
But if it takes money to make money, as the old saying goes, where do the funds for your business come from?
The two most common ways to fund a startup business are to A: bootstrap it or B: get investors.
To know what's best for you, you need to understand the pros and cons of each.
Bootstrapping is really just a fancy word for self-funding. Arguably the biggest advantage is that you retain full control of your business. No shares are sold. You owe nothing to anyone but yourself.
If the business doesn't work out, sure, you'll have lost your money, but you won't lose someone else's money with it, which is generally a good thing.
Many people who bootstrap also find themselves to be more focused. You don't have excess capital, so you need to stay as lean as possible. Additionally, you don't spend any time tracking down and dealing with investors, so you can stay 100% focused on your business.
While bootstrapping can be easier to get going and comes with less risks, it has its limitations. Specifically, in the realm of cash-flow. If you're the one funding your business, you're limited by however much (or little) money you have.
If you take on more work to bring in more money to put towards your new business, that's time taken away from doing actual work on the new business. Many find the balance of working on the old to fund the new to be a bit tricky.
Bringing on investors can bring in a much needed surge of finances that can be used to grow your business exponentially faster. Not only does it get you money, but investors can often bring additional connections, personal knowledge and other resources to the table.
Of course, investment money comes with its own price.
Investment money might appear to be free money at first, but make no mistake, that money comes with strings attached. What those strings are depends on the agreement you make with the investors. It could be shares or voting rights or a certain rate of return.
Regardless, once you take on an investor or two, the business and its success no longer belong to you entirely. And sooner or later, that investment money will run out. You now have a deadline by which you have to achieve success as defined by the investors.
It can be a lot of pressure added to your business, to say the least.
It's not uncommon for a business to start by bootstrapping and eventually move to bringing on investors. In fact, it's typically easier to find good investors if you have some semblance of a business started.
It's also good for you because that generally means you're bringing in some level of revenue, and the investment money is specifically to grow your business bigger, faster, rather than making it work in the first place.
The best option for you depends on a number of factors, ranging from "how much money do you have for bootstrapping" to "what investor opportunities are theoretically available to you".
Whatever route you go, you'll need a plan. To learn more about the ART of business, check out my book or contact me directly. I've worked hands on with businesses in all different stages.


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Lawson Vaughn
Title: Lawson Vaughn
Subject: Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 2006 MLS Expansion Draft, 2005 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament, 2006 Major League Soccer season
(1984-04-11) April 11, 1984
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Chivas USA 48 (1)
D.C. United 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2009.
† Appearances (goals)
Lawson Vaughn (born April 11, 1984 in American soccer player.
Career 1
Professional 1.2
Vaughn attended Lassiter High School in his hometown, Marietta, and began his college soccer at the University of South Carolina from 2002 to 2003, appearing in 34 matches in two seasons, he notched one goal and 3 assists. In 2004 he transferred to the University of Tulsa, where he subsequently appeared in 43 matches in two seasons and managed 3 goals and 7 assists.
Vaughn was selected in the third round, 25th overall, in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft by C.D. Chivas USA. He was waived by Chivas USA in August, 2009. He later signed for D.C. United on September 11, 2009, but was released by the club in March 2010.[1]
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CDD Analysis Centre: Preliminary Report on Accreditation of Voters for Nigerian Elections
For Immediate Release, 2pm
The Centre for Democracy and Development is partnering with African Arguments throughout the 2015 Nigerian elections to disseminate updates on proceedings.
The 2015 General Elections commenced on Saturday 28 March, 2015. Preparatory to the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Inspector General of Police and some other stakeholders in the electoral process repeatedly assured Nigerians of the successful conduct of the election. The Federal Government announced the closure of land and sea borders. Also a restriction of movement on Election Day throughout the country was announced. While some efforts were made to ensure election security, there seems to be concern about insecurity in some parts of Northern Nigeria that may hinder the conduct of election in the areas.
Voters' Accreditation
By the provisions of the electoral laws guiding the conduct of elections in respect to voters' accreditation, INEC officials and election materials should be available at the polling units before 8:00 am accreditation starting time. The INEC guidelines provides for the accreditation exercise to be conducted between 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. In this regard, election officials and necessary logistics are expected to have deployed before the commencement of the exercise. Generally, the behaviour and conduct of voters are satisfactory. In many parts of the country, voters were reported to be eagerly waiting for the arrival of INEC officials. Feedback from the field reveals delay in the take-off of the accreditation exercise due to the late arrival of INEC officials and materials at the polling units. Also, in some polling units, party agents were either not available on time or reported late. The controversy surrounding the use of the card reader for the elections resurfaced. At several polling booths, card readers were reported not to be functional. In some cases, it took more than the expected time to verify potential voters. At a polling unit in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, where President Goodluck Jonathan registered to vote, the card reader was reported to have operational challenges which delayed the accreditation of the President. Also in Lagos, Katsina, Awka, the capital of Anambra State, many card readers are reported not to be functioning.
While the conduct of the verification exercise has been generally peaceful, few incidents have been reported across the geo-political zones. In the South-East, bomb blasts were reported in Awka (ward I) Anambra state around 7:30 am, while the Nigerian Police Force detonated bomb explosives placed inside Honda Accord at the Women Training Centre (WTC) Primary School, Ogui, New Layout in Enugu state. In Biri Bolewa and Biri Fulani in the Nafada local government area of Gombe State, suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked two polling units which resulted in the death of two persons including a police man. In Ile-Ife south local government, Osun state, one person is reported killed and houses burnt.
Voters' behavior across the country during the accreditation exercise has been generally satisfactory. However, INEC officials and party agents need to be more responsive and proactive. The challenge of card readers is a source of serious concern. The hacking of INEC's website is also not a positive development, although INEC has reassured that the incident will not affect the elections. The challenges associated with the card readers in many parts of the country coupled with the delay in the take-off of the accreditation exercise if not addressed urgently, may lead to spill-over of the elections to the next day. The reported cases of attacks and intimidation in some parts of the country are likely to impact on the election process.
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package org.apache.spark.deploy.control

import scala.collection.mutable.{HashMap, HashSet, ListBuffer}
import org.apache.spark._
import org.apache.spark.executor.TaskMetrics
import org.apache.spark.internal.Logging
import org.apache.spark.scheduler._
import org.apache.spark.scheduler.cluster.ExecutorInfo
import org.apache.spark.ui.jobs.JobProgressListener
import org.apache.spark.ui.jobs.UIData._

/**
  *
  * Created by Matteo on 20/07/2016.
  *
  *
  * All access to the data structures in this class must be synchronized on the
  * class, since the UI thread and the EventBus loop may otherwise be reading and
  * updating the internal data structures concurrently.
  */
class ControlEventListener(conf: SparkConf) extends JobProgressListener(conf) with Logging {

  // Application:
  var totaldurationremaining = -1L
  var totalStageRemaining = -1L

  // Data from spark-defaults.conf
  val ALPHA: Double = conf.get("spark.control.alpha").toDouble
  val DEADLINE: Int = conf.get("spark.control.deadline").toInt
  var executorNeeded: Int = conf.get("spark.control.maxexecutor").toInt

  // Master
  def master: String = conf.get("spark.master")

  def appid: String = conf.get("spark.app.id")

  // Jobs:
  val jobIdToController = new HashMap[JobId, ControllerJob]

  // Stages:
  val activePendingStages = new HashMap[StageId, StageInfo]
  val stageIdToDeadline = new HashMap[StageId, Long]
  val stageIdToCore = new HashMap[StageId, Double]
  val stageIdToDuration = new HashMap[StageId, Long]
  val stageIdToNumRecords = new HashMap[StageId, Long]
  val stageIdToParentsIds = new HashMap[StageId, List[StageId]]
  var firstStageId: StageId = -1
  var lastStageId: StageId = -1
  var stageIdsToComputeNominalRecord = scala.collection.mutable.Set[StageId]()

  // Executor
  var executorAvailable = Set[ExecutorId]()
  var executorBinded = Set[ExecutorId]()
  var execIdToStageId = new HashMap[ExecutorId, Long].withDefaultValue(0)
  var stageIdToExecId = new HashMap[Int, Set[ExecutorId]].withDefaultValue(Set())
  var executorIdToInfo = new HashMap[ExecutorId, ExecutorInfo]
  var executorNeededIndexAvaiable = List[Int]()
  var executorNeededPendingStages = new HashMap[StageId, Int]
  var deadlineApp: Long = 0

  val heuristicType = conf.getInt("spark.control.heuristic", 0)
  val heuristic: HeuristicBase =
    if (heuristicType == 1 && conf.contains("spark.control.stagecores") && conf.contains("spark.control.stagedeadlines") && conf.contains("spark.control.stage"))
      new HeuristicFixed(conf)
    else if (heuristicType == 2)
      new HeuristicControlUnlimited(conf)
    else
      new HeuristicControl(conf)

  override def onJobStart(jobStart: SparkListenerJobStart): Unit = synchronized {
    val jobGroup = for (
      props <- Option(jobStart.properties);
      group <- Option(props.getProperty(SparkContext.SPARK_JOB_GROUP_ID))
    ) yield group
    val jobData: JobUIData =
      new JobUIData(
        jobId = jobStart.jobId,
        submissionTime = Option(jobStart.time).filter(_ >= 0),
        stageIds = jobStart.stageIds,
        jobGroup = jobGroup,
        status = JobExecutionStatus.RUNNING)

    jobStart.stageInfos.foreach(x => pendingStages(x.stageId) = x)
    // Compute (a potential underestimate of) the number of tasks that will be run by this job.
    // This may be an underestimate because the job start event references all of the result
    // stages' transitive stage dependencies, but some of these stages might be skipped if their
    // output is available from earlier runs.
    // See https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/3009 for a more extensive discussion.
    jobData.numTasks = {
      val allStages = jobStart.stageInfos
      val missingStages = allStages.filter(_.completionTime.isEmpty)
      missingStages.map(_.numTasks).sum
    }
    jobIdToData(jobStart.jobId) = jobData
    activeJobs(jobStart.jobId) = jobData
    for (stageId <- jobStart.stageIds) {
      stageIdToActiveJobIds.getOrElseUpdate(stageId, new HashSet[StageId]).add(jobStart.jobId)
    }
    // If there's no information for a stage, store the StageInfo received from the scheduler
    // so that we can display stage descriptions for pending stages:
    for (stageInfo <- jobStart.stageInfos) {
      stageIdToInfo.getOrElseUpdate(stageInfo.stageId, stageInfo)
      stageIdToData.getOrElseUpdate((stageInfo.stageId, stageInfo.attemptId), new StageUIData)
    }
  }

  override def onJobEnd(jobEnd: SparkListenerJobEnd): Unit = synchronized {
    val controller = jobIdToController(jobEnd.jobId)
    controller.stop()
    val jobData = activeJobs.remove(jobEnd.jobId).getOrElse {
      logWarning(s"Job completed for unknown job ${jobEnd.jobId}")
      new JobUIData(jobId = jobEnd.jobId)
    }
    jobData.completionTime = Option(jobEnd.time).filter(_ >= 0)

    jobData.stageIds.foreach(pendingStages.remove)
    for (stageId <- jobData.stageIds) {
      stageIdToActiveJobIds.get(stageId).foreach { jobsUsingStage =>
        jobsUsingStage.remove(jobEnd.jobId)
        if (jobsUsingStage.isEmpty) {
          stageIdToActiveJobIds.remove(stageId)
        }
        stageIdToInfo.get(stageId).foreach { stageInfo =>
          if (stageInfo.submissionTime.isEmpty) {
            // if this stage is pending, it won't complete, so mark it as "skipped":
            skippedStages += stageInfo
            jobData.numSkippedStages += 1
            jobData.numSkippedTasks += stageInfo.numTasks
          }
        }
      }
    }
    // firstStageId = -1
    jobIdToController(jobEnd.jobId).stop()
    jobIdToController.remove(jobEnd.jobId)
  }

  override def onStageCompleted(stageCompleted: SparkListenerStageCompleted): Unit = synchronized {
    val jobId = stageIdToActiveJobIds(stageCompleted.stageInfo.stageId)
    val controller = jobIdToController(jobId.head)
    for (execid <- stageIdToExecId(stageCompleted.stageInfo.stageId)) {
      val workerUrl = "spark://Worker@" +
        executorIdToInfo(execid).executorHost + ":9999"
      controller.unbind(workerUrl, execid, stageCompleted.stageInfo.stageId)
    }
    val stage = stageCompleted.stageInfo
    totaldurationremaining -= stageIdToDuration(stage.stageId)

    stageIdToInfo(stage.stageId) = stage
    val stageData = stageIdToData.getOrElseUpdate((stage.stageId, stage.attemptId), {
      logWarning("Stage completed for unknown stage " + stage.stageId)
      new StageUIData
    })

    for ((id, info) <- stageCompleted.stageInfo.accumulables) {
      stageData.accumulables(id) = info
    }

    if (stageIdsToComputeNominalRecord.contains(stage.stageId)) {
      stageIdToParentsIds(stage.stageId).foreach { id =>
        logInfo("STAGE ID: " + id + " INPUT RECORDS: " + stageIdToData(id, 0).inputRecords +
          " SHUFFLE READ RECORDS: " + stageIdToData(id, 0).shuffleReadRecords +
          " OUTPUT RECORDS: " + stageIdToData(id, 0).outputRecords +
          " SHUFFLE WRITE RECORDS: " + stageIdToData(id, 0).shuffleWriteRecords)
      }
      logInfo("STAGE ID: " + stage.stageId + " INPUT RECORDS: " +
        stageIdToData(stage.stageId, 0).inputRecords +
        " SHUFFLE READ RECORDS: " + stageIdToData(stage.stageId, 0).shuffleReadRecords +
        " OUTPUT RECORDS: " + stageIdToData(stage.stageId, 0).outputRecords +
        " SHUFFLE WRITE RECORDS: " + stageIdToData(stage.stageId, 0).shuffleWriteRecords)
      var recordsRead = stageIdToParentsIds(stage.stageId).foldLeft(0L) {
        (agg, x) =>
          agg + stageIdToData(x, 0).outputRecords + stageIdToData(x, 0).shuffleWriteRecords
      }
      if (recordsRead == 0) {
        recordsRead = stageIdToParentsIds(stage.stageId).foldLeft(0L) {
          (agg, x) =>
            agg + stageIdToData(x, 0).inputRecords + stageIdToData(x, 0).shuffleReadRecords
        }
      }
      if (recordsRead == 0) {
        recordsRead = stageData.inputRecords + stageData.shuffleReadRecords
      }
      if (stageData.numCompleteTasks == recordsRead || recordsRead == 0) {
        recordsRead = stageData.outputRecords + stageData.shuffleWriteRecords
      }
      logInfo("RECORDS FOR COMPUTE NOMINAL RATE: " + recordsRead)
      heuristic.computeNominalRecord(stage, stageIdToData(stage.stageId, 0).executorRunTime,
        recordsRead)
      stageIdsToComputeNominalRecord.remove(stage.stageId)
    }

    activeStages.remove(stage.stageId)
    if (stage.failureReason.isEmpty) {
      completedStages += stage
    } else {
      failedStages += stage
    }

    for (
      activeJobsDependentOnStage <- stageIdToActiveJobIds.get(stage.stageId);
      jobId <- activeJobsDependentOnStage;
      jobData <- jobIdToData.get(jobId)
    ) {
      jobData.numActiveStages -= 1
      if (stage.failureReason.isEmpty) {
        if (!stage.submissionTime.isEmpty) {
          jobData.completedStageIndices.add(stage.stageId)
        }
      } else {
        jobData.numFailedStages += 1
      }
    }
    for (execId <- stageIdToExecId(stage.stageId)) {
      executorAvailable += execId
      executorBinded -= execId
    }
    activePendingStages.remove(stage.stageId)
    for (stage <- activePendingStages) {
      val stageId = stage._2.stageId
      val controller = jobIdToController(stageIdToActiveJobIds(stageId).head)

      val newDeadline = heuristic.computeDeadlineStage(System.currentTimeMillis(),
        deadlineApp,
        totalStageRemaining,
        totaldurationremaining,
        stageIdToDuration(stageId),
        stageId)
      stageIdToDeadline(stageId) = newDeadline
      val numRecord = stageIdToNumRecords.getOrElse(stageId, 0)
      if (numRecord != 0) {
        stageIdToCore(stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(newDeadline, numRecord.asInstanceOf[Number].longValue, stageId)
      } else {
        stageIdToCore(stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(stageId = stageId, firstStage = true)
      }
      if (stageId == lastStageId) {
        stageIdToCore(stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(newDeadline, numRecord.asInstanceOf[Number].longValue, stageId = stageId, lastStage = true)
      }
      val stageExecNeeded = heuristic.computeCoreForExecutors(stageIdToCore(stageId),
        stageId,
        stageId == lastStageId).size
      if (executorAvailable.size >= stageExecNeeded) {
        totalStageRemaining -= 1
        executorNeededIndexAvaiable = (0 until stageExecNeeded).toList
        // LAUNCH BIND
        for (exec <- executorAvailable.toList.take(stageExecNeeded)) {
          onExecutorAssigned(SparkListenerExecutorAssigned(exec, stage._2.stageId))
        }
      }
    }
  }

  override def onStageWeightSubmitted
  (stageSubmitted: SparkStageWeightSubmitted): Unit = synchronized {
    val stage = stageSubmitted.stageInfo
    val genstage = if (firstStageId != -1) 1 else 0
    stageIdToParentsIds(stage.stageId) = stageSubmitted.parentsIds

    if (totaldurationremaining == -1L) {
      totaldurationremaining = stageSubmitted.totalduration
    }
    if (totalStageRemaining == -1L) {
      totalStageRemaining = stageSubmitted.stageIds.size - 1 + genstage
    }
    stageIdToDuration(stage.stageId) = stageSubmitted.duration

    // if (stageWeight == 0.0) lastStageId = stage.stageId
    val jobId = stageIdToActiveJobIds(stage.stageId)
    logInfo("JobID of stageId " + stage.stageId.toString + " : " + jobId.toString())
    if (stageSubmitted.genstage) {
      logInfo("FIRST STAGE FIRST JOB GENERATES/LOADS DATA")
      firstStageId = stage.stageId
      val controller = new ControllerJob(conf,
        System.currentTimeMillis() + (ALPHA * DEADLINE).toLong)

      stageIdToDeadline(stage.stageId) = heuristic.computeDeadlineStage(stage.submissionTime.get,
        deadlineApp,
        totalStageRemaining,
        totaldurationremaining,
        stageIdToDuration(stage.stageId),
        stage.stageId,
        firstStage = true)

      if (completedStages.nonEmpty) {
        stageIdToCore(stage.stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(stageId = completedStages.toList.head.stageId, firstStage = true)
      } else {
        stageIdToCore(stage.stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(stageId = stage.stageId, firstStage = true)
      }

      jobIdToController(jobId.head) = controller
      logInfo(jobIdToController.toString())

    } else {
      if (deadlineApp == 0) deadlineApp = System.currentTimeMillis() + (ALPHA * DEADLINE).toLong
      val controller = jobIdToController.getOrElse(jobId.head,
        new ControllerJob(conf, deadlineApp))
      jobIdToController(jobId.head) = controller
      var start = stage.submissionTime.get
      //      if (activeStages.nonEmpty) {
      //        start = start + activeStages.map(x => stageIdToDeadline(x._1)).min
      //      }
      val deadlineStage = heuristic.computeDeadlineStage(start,
        deadlineApp,
        totalStageRemaining,
        totaldurationremaining,
        stageIdToDuration(stage.stageId),
        stage.stageId)
      stageIdToDeadline(stage.stageId) = deadlineStage
      logInfo("NOMINAL RATE PASSED = " + stageSubmitted.nominalrate.toString)
      heuristic.NOMINAL_RATE_RECORD_S = stageSubmitted.nominalrate
      if (stageSubmitted.nominalrate > 0.0) {
        // FIND RECORD IN INPUT
        logInfo("PARENTS IDS: " + stageSubmitted.parentsIds.toString)
        val numRecord = stageSubmitted.parentsIds.foldLeft(0L) {
          (agg, x) =>
            agg + stageIdToData(x, 0).outputRecords + stageIdToData(x, 0).shuffleWriteRecords
        }
        stageIdToNumRecords(stage.stageId) = numRecord
        if (numRecord == 0) {
          val numRecord = stageSubmitted.parentsIds.foldLeft(0L) {
            (agg, x) =>
              agg + stageIdToData(x, 0).inputRecords + stageIdToData(x, 0).shuffleReadRecords
          }
          stageIdToNumRecords(stage.stageId) = numRecord
          if (numRecord != 0) {
            stageIdToCore(stage.stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(deadlineStage,
              numRecord,
              stage.stageId)

          } else {
            logError("STAGEID: " + stage.stageId + " NUM RECORD == 0")
            stageIdToCore(stage.stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(stageId = stage.stageId, firstStage = true)
          }
        } else {
          stageIdToCore(stage.stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(deadlineStage, numRecord, stage.stageId)
        }
      } else {
        stageIdToCore(stage.stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(stageId = stage.stageId, firstStage = true)
        stageIdsToComputeNominalRecord.add(stage.stageId)
      }
      val lastStage = stage.stageId == lastStageId
      if (stage.stageId == lastStageId) {
        stageIdToCore(stage.stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(deadlineStage,
          stageIdToNumRecords(stage.stageId), stage.stageId, lastStage = true)
      }
      // ASK MASTER NEEDED EXECUTORS
      val coreForExecutors = heuristic.computeCoreForExecutors(stageIdToCore(stage.stageId), stage.stageId, lastStage)

      controller.askMasterNeededExecutors(master, firstStageId, coreForExecutors, appid)
      executorNeeded = coreForExecutors.size
      if (coreForExecutors.contains(-1)) {
        controller.kill(master, appid, executorAvailable.toSeq)
      }

    }

    logInfo("DEADLINE STAGES: " + stageIdToDeadline.toString)
    logInfo("CORE STAGES: " + stageIdToCore.toString)
    logInfo("EXEC AVAIL: " + executorAvailable.toString)
    logInfo("ACTIVE STAGES: " + activeStages.toString)
    logInfo("ACTIVE PENDING STAGES: " + activePendingStages.toString)
    if (executorAvailable.size >= executorNeeded) {
      activeStages(stage.stageId) = stage
      totalStageRemaining -= 1

      pendingStages.remove(stage.stageId)

      stageIdToInfo(stage.stageId) = stage
      val stageData = stageIdToData.getOrElseUpdate((stage.stageId, stage.attemptId),
        new StageUIData)

      stageData.description = Option(stageSubmitted.properties).flatMap {
        p => Option(p.getProperty(SparkContext.SPARK_JOB_DESCRIPTION))
      }

      for (
        activeJobsDependentOnStage <- stageIdToActiveJobIds.get(stage.stageId);
        jobId <- activeJobsDependentOnStage;
        jobData <- jobIdToData.get(jobId)
      ) {
        jobData.numActiveStages += 1

        // If a stage retries again, it should be removed from completedStageIndices set
        jobData.completedStageIndices.remove(stage.stageId)
      }

      executorNeededIndexAvaiable = (0 until executorNeeded).toList
      // LAUNCH BIND
      for (exec <- executorAvailable.toList.take(executorNeeded)) {
        onExecutorAssigned(SparkListenerExecutorAssigned(exec, stage.stageId))
      }
    } else {
      logError("NOT ENOUGH RESOURSE TO DO START STAGE NEED " +
        (executorNeeded - executorAvailable.size).toString + " EXEC")
      logInfo("Waiting for executor available...")
      activePendingStages(stage.stageId) = stage
      executorNeededPendingStages(stage.stageId) = executorNeeded
    }

  }

  override def onTaskEnd(taskEnd: SparkListenerTaskEnd): Unit = synchronized {
    val info = taskEnd.taskInfo
    // If stage attempt id is -1, it means the DAGScheduler had no idea which attempt this task
    // completion event is for. Let's just drop it here. This means we might have some speculation
    // tasks on the web ui that's never marked as complete.
    if (info != null && taskEnd.stageAttemptId != -1) {
      val stageData = stageIdToData.getOrElseUpdate((taskEnd.stageId, taskEnd.stageAttemptId), {
        logWarning("Task end for unknown stage " + taskEnd.stageId)
        new StageUIData
      })

      for (accumulableInfo <- info.accumulables) {
        stageData.accumulables(accumulableInfo.id) = accumulableInfo
      }

      val execSummaryMap = stageData.executorSummary
      val execSummary = execSummaryMap.getOrElseUpdate(info.executorId, new ExecutorSummary)

      taskEnd.reason match {
        case Success =>
          execSummary.succeededTasks += 1
        case _ =>
          execSummary.failedTasks += 1
      }
      execSummary.taskTime += info.duration
      stageData.numActiveTasks -= 1

      val errorMessage: Option[String] =
        taskEnd.reason match {
          case org.apache.spark.Success =>
            stageData.completedIndices.add(info.index)
            stageData.numCompleteTasks += 1
            None
          case e: ExceptionFailure => // Handle ExceptionFailure because we might have accumUpdates
            stageData.numFailedTasks += 1
            Some(e.toErrorString)
          case e: TaskFailedReason => // All other failure cases
            stageData.numFailedTasks += 1
            Some(e.toErrorString)
        }

      val taskMetrics = Option(taskEnd.taskMetrics)
      taskMetrics.foreach { m =>
        val oldMetrics = stageData.taskData.get(info.taskId).flatMap(_.metrics)
        updateAggregateMetrics(stageData, info.executorId, m, oldMetrics)
      }

      val taskData = stageData.taskData.getOrElseUpdate(info.taskId, TaskUIData(info, None))
      taskData.updateTaskInfo(info)
      taskData.updateTaskMetrics(taskMetrics)
      taskData.errorMessage = errorMessage

      for (
        activeJobsDependentOnStage <- stageIdToActiveJobIds.get(taskEnd.stageId);
        jobId <- activeJobsDependentOnStage;
        jobData <- jobIdToData.get(jobId)
      ) {
        jobData.numActiveTasks -= 1
        taskEnd.reason match {
          case Success =>
            jobData.numCompletedTasks += 1
          case _ =>
            jobData.numFailedTasks += 1
        }
      }
    }
  }

  /**
    * Called when the driver registers a new executor.
    */
  override def onExecutorAdded(executorAdded: SparkListenerExecutorAdded): Unit = synchronized {
    executorAvailable += executorAdded.executorId
    executorIdToInfo(executorAdded.executorId) = executorAdded.executorInfo
    logInfo("EXECUTOR AVAILABLE: " + executorAvailable.toString)
    for (stage <- activePendingStages) {
      val stageId = stage._2.stageId
      val controller = jobIdToController(stageIdToActiveJobIds(stageId).head)

      val newDeadline = heuristic.computeDeadlineStage(System.currentTimeMillis(),
        deadlineApp,
        totalStageRemaining,
        totaldurationremaining,
        stageIdToDuration(stageId),
        stageId)
      stageIdToDeadline(stageId) = newDeadline
      val numRecord = stageIdToNumRecords.getOrElse(stageId, 0)
      if (numRecord != 0) {
        stageIdToCore(stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(newDeadline,
          numRecord.asInstanceOf[Number].longValue,
          stageId)
      } else {
        stageIdToCore(stageId) = heuristic.computeCoreStage(stageId = stageId, firstStage = true)
      }
      val stageExecNeeded = heuristic.computeCoreForExecutors(stageIdToCore(stageId), stageId,
        stageId == lastStageId).size
      if (executorAvailable.size >= stageExecNeeded) {
        totalStageRemaining -= 1
        executorNeededIndexAvaiable = (0 until stageExecNeeded).toList
        // LAUNCH BIND
        for (exec <- executorAvailable.toList.take(stageExecNeeded)) {
          onExecutorAssigned(SparkListenerExecutorAssigned(exec, stage._2.stageId))
        }
      }
    }
  }

  override def onExecutorAssigned
  (executorAssigned: SparkListenerExecutorAssigned): Unit = synchronized {
    val stageId = executorAssigned.stageId
    execIdToStageId(executorAssigned.executorId) = stageId
    stageIdToExecId(stageId) += executorAssigned.executorId
    logInfo("Assigned stage %s to executor %s".format(
      stageId, executorAssigned.executorId))
    val jobId = stageIdToActiveJobIds(stageId)
    val workerUrl = "spark://Worker@" +
      executorIdToInfo(executorAssigned.executorId).executorHost + ":9999"
    val controller = jobIdToController.getOrElse(jobId.head,
      new ControllerJob(conf, deadlineApp))
    jobIdToController(jobId.head) = controller
    val index = executorNeededIndexAvaiable.last
    executorNeededIndexAvaiable = executorNeededIndexAvaiable.dropRight(1)
    val lastStage = stageId == lastStageId
    if (stageId != firstStageId && !stageIdsToComputeNominalRecord.contains(stageId)) {

      val taskForExecutorId = heuristic.computeTaskForExecutors(stageIdToCore(stageId), stageIdToInfo(stageId).numTasks, lastStage)(index)
      val (coreMin, coreMax, coreToStart) = heuristic.computeCores(stageIdToCore(stageId), index, stageId, lastStage)

      controller.scaleExecutor(workerUrl, appid, executorAssigned.executorId, coreToStart)
      controller.initControllerExecutor(
        workerUrl,
        executorAssigned.executorId,
        stageId,
        coreMin = coreMin,
        coreMax,
        stageIdToDeadline(stageId),
        coreToStart,
        taskForExecutorId)
    } else {
      val taskForExecutorId = heuristic.computeTaskForExecutors(stageIdToCore(stageId),
        stageIdToInfo(stageId).numTasks, lastStage)(index)
      controller.scaleExecutor(workerUrl, "", executorAssigned.executorId, controller.coreForVM)
      controller.bindwithtasks(workerUrl, executorAssigned.executorId, stageId, taskForExecutorId)
    }
    executorAvailable -= executorAssigned.executorId
    executorBinded += executorAssigned.executorId
  }

}

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Workplace Stools
Little Tulip B Swivel Disc Base Counter Stool
Elegance through and through. Delicate, flowing, cheerful and light barstool and counterstool. Like a blossoming flower or a friendly smile.
Available with a disk-shaped or cross-foot base. Both styles are equally charming. The Little Tulip barstool and counterstool looks beautiful at every bar, counter or high table. It is available in a wide range of fabrics and colours, as well as in leather.
Pierre Paulin (1927) made a considerable impression with a contemporary shell fauteuil, at an international furniture show organised by Kho Liang le. Shortly after the show, he became a freelance designer for Artifort. This marked the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration. What makes his designs so distinctive is their striking sculptural shape, which earned Paulin many prizes worldwide. His work remains timeless and progressive even today. This is not form for form's sake but applied design. With comfort as the constant starting-point. Artifort still includes many of Paulin's designs dating from the nineteen-sixties and seventies in its permanent collection. His work can be admired in museums throughout the world. Apart from furniture, he also designed interiors for the French presidents Pompidou and Mitterrand in the Elysée Palace in Paris. Pierre Paulin died on 13 June 2009 in a hospital in Montpellier (France). The French president Sarkozy honoured him as "the man who made design an art". In November 2009, Paulin was posthumously awarded the distinction of "Royal Designer for Industry" (RDI).
Design that endures. Design that is authoritative.


 An afternoon of simple fun and laughter – this is what happens often at the Thompson house and cousins often come visiting too.
Have you ever tried to balance a coin on top of a lemon whilst it is floating in water?
" Blake has taught me more about patience and love in the past two years than what most people will learn in a lifetime. He entered the world in a hurry and hasn't slowed down since. A determined and focused little boy with more energy than a summer storm. Just before bedtime his gentle and loving side shines through – moulding him perfectly" Row said.


My friend Lani sent me a beautiful card this week, a writing prompt from Love Feast as part of their 365 Gathered Thoughts.
I took the challenge thinking it would be easy.
To understand her words, I first wanted to understand a bit more about her.
To some it may seem that Zelda Fitzgerald lived a Jazz Age dream. The wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, she was a writer, a celebrity, and, as her husband coined, "America's first flapper."
She was also the victim to a domineering husband. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia and died as a patient in a mental hospital fire.
There's no telling what her heart held.
After reading her bio, I'm not sure where this leave me.
But as a kind of poet herself, I have to believe Zelda meant this for a happy ending.
This quote reminds me of Mary Poppins' bottomless carpet bag. One definition is a bag that appears small yet holds an endless amount of items.
This has to be our hearts. Able to be filled and filled again with cherished memories and stories. Able to hold so much good and grace and love that no amount of sorrow could ever shut it up.
I owe it to my endless heart to fill it to the brim, and then fill it again.
To push in as many celebrations and loved ones and pretty things as possible.
To seek beauty and to find a place in my heart to take it with me.
What are your thoughts? I'd love to hear what this quote brings to mind for you!
I love, love, love that you stepped into the actual author's shoes and investigated her background!
Love it! Fellow linker from Lani!
Amazing words! Thank you so much for participating!
"I owe it to my endless heart to fill it to the brim, and then fill it again.
To push in as many celebrations and loved ones and pretty things as possible."
I think about how I felt when we were unexpectedly pregnant with our second child, feeling like it was too soon and we were unprepared. And then we discovered not one new child but two, and the blessing felt so heavy instead of joyful and light because... How? How could we be ready for two when we weren't even ready for one? But there was room. In our lives and in our hearts there was room. And they continue to fill us up and our hearts continue to expand and it is a miracle. Every day.
"I owe it to my endless heart to fill it to the brim." Yes, yes, yes! We want our cups to be running over...we want that for others. Too many times in life we settle, but we font think we've even begun to understand the depths at which our hearts can go.
Thank you for linking up and joining us at the table!


Frame UP Restoration . . .
Hey, I wanted to let you all know I will be going through a total frame up restoration on this site!
YES! it is a bit freaky, scary and I have to say exhilarating to hit the outside fray!
Here is a sneak preview of what you will be getting IF you choose to streamline. . .
This will not only make my life SO MUCH easier, I will not have to worry about updates f*^king (yes i know and I am sorry however no other word creates the passion i want to convey) up my site, making me re-create all my pages at the most in opportune moments.
Even a newbie with wordpress will be able to maneuver this plugin!
PLUS there are step by step instructions and all the support you could ever need!
How To. . . | Gutenberg . . .
Here is an over the shoulder view of how to use Gutenberg. . .
I definitely believe there are some things that could make Gutenberg better.
Yet, they are improving everyday. When I started working with this last week, you could not remove a text block without just backspacing out of it.
What ? ? ? ? ? WHO ? ? ? ? ?
Definitely not talking about Steve . . .
For those of us who use WordPress . . .
What do y'all think of the new Gutenberg editor coming?
Looks like it could very possibly be the cute little "hat trick" that will revolutionize blogs?
I have installed it for a test drive and I am writing this post with it!
Me giving this a "very easy" title is freaking HUGE!
So there may or may not be some extra spacing when I finish!
It seems to work like Thrive and Elementor.
Hitting the return without holding the shift grabs you a new block instead of dropping double space!
ahhhhh just backspace out of a text block… Killer!
Maybe make those paid plugins pointless?


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Léon Vidal peut désigner :
 Léon Vidal (1797-1873) un journaliste, dramaturge et haut fonctionnaire français ;
 Léon Vidal (1833-1906), un érudit français et un inventeur spécialisé dans l'ingénierie photographique.

Voir aussi
 Léon Émile Vidal (1834-1926), un médecin français


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Anna Faris Fakes a Marriage With Eugenio Derbez in First 'Overboard' Remake Trailer (Video)
Movie hits theaters April 20, 2018
Beatrice Verhoeven | December 21, 2017 @ 1:26 PM	Last Updated: December 21, 2017 @ 1:51 PM
The first trailer for the "Overboard" remake, starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez, dropped Thursday, showing the two in reversed roles made famous by Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in Garry Marshall's original.
This new imagining will see Faris play a version of Russell's character in the 1987 film. Russell, Hawn's real-life partner, played a lowbrow handyman who convinced Hawn's wealthy, amnesiac heiress that he was her husband.
In the trailer, we see Faris as a carpet cleaner who goes on a yacht for a job. The owner of the boat doesn't take lightly that she refuses an order, and fires her on the spot while throwing her machine overboard. When an accident prompts Derbez's character to fall overboard, he suffers from amnesia — and Faris' character seizes her moment to seek revenge.
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Eva Longoria, John Hannah and Josh Segarra also star in the film, which is written and directed by Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg. The original was considered a mild box office success, and received mixed reviews from critics.
The film industry hasn't been kind to actresses looking to take on Hawn's old parts. Even Jennifer Lopez couldn't get a remake to sail, but MGM announced the remake officially with Faris and Derbez in March.
"Overboard" is set to debut in theaters on April 20, 2018.
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"American Gigolo" – Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer are teaming once again for a television adaptation of the Richard Gere crime movie.
"The Mortal Instruments" – Using Cassandra Clare's young adult novel series, the television project will pick up where the first film left off. Ed Decter is attached to run the show, with production starting in 2015.
"Bachelor Party" – ABC has brought over "New Girl" writers J.J. Philbin and Josh Malmuth to rewrite the Fox comedy flick.
"The Illusionist" - The CW is bringing the 2006 film to TV with a script by Mark Hudis, who was nominated for an Emmy for "Nurse Jackie."
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"In Good Company" - CBS and Universal are teaming for the television project. Josh Bycel and Jon Fenner wrote the pilot script but Paul Weitz, who wrote and directed the movie, is also involved.
"Shooter" – TNT has hired John Hlavin to write the script for the drama adaptation.
"Monster-In-Law" - Amy R Harris (The Carrie Diaries) and John Riggi (30 Rock) are writing the multi-camera project for Warner Bros. TV.
"12 Monkeys" – The SyFy series has received a 13-episode order starring Aaron Stanford, Emily Hampshire and Tom Noonan. The show premieres in January 2015.
"Big" - Kevin Biegel and Mike Royce are executive producing and writing for 20th Century Fox Television.
"Uncle Buck" – CBS adapted the movie for a 1990 television series that lasted one season. Now ABC is trying its luck with Steven Cragg and Brian Badley writing.
"Phantom of the Opera" – Marc Cherry is developing the drama for ABC, providing his own take on the Gaston Leroux novel.
"Problem Child" – NBC has hired Scot Armstrong, writer of "Old School" and "The Hangover" to adapt the comedy.
"The Truman Show" – Paramount is developing but no production has started and the individuals involved have yet to be named.
"Shutter Island" – Martin Scorsese will return to direct the pilot for HBO and Paramount that will be called, "Ashecliffe" and tell the story before the events of the Leonarado DiCaprio film. A full series order has already been ordered with Dennis Lehane writing.
"Ghost" – Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner are teaming to retell the Patrick Swayze-Demi Moore 1990 hit film for Paramount TV.
"Hitch" – Executive produced by Will Smith, with a script from Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, the dating guru reboot is possibly coming to Fox.
"Rush Hour" - Bill Lawrence and Blake McCormick, who previously paired on "Cougar Town," are writing and executing producing the remake of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker's hit flick.
"Marley & Me" – Despite the conclusive ending, the film is being developed for the small screen by 20th Century Fox TV.
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" - DHX Media and Sony Pictures are bringing the hit animated film franchise to the small screen.
"Scream" – The hit horror flick franchise moves to MTV with an original script from Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin. Willa Fitzgerald, Amy Forsyth, John Karna, Carlson Young and Amadeus Serafini are all set to star but the Ghostface killer will not be a feature for the television project.
"Underworld" - Len Wiseman, who wrote and directed all four "Underworld" films, is said to be involved on the TV project.
"School of Rock" – Nickelodeon ordered "School of Rock" straight to series with Tony Cavalero taking the lead role from Jack Black. Jim and Steve Armogida will executive produce and write.
"The Devil's Advocate" - John Wells and Arnold Kopelson serve as producers with Matt Venne writing the first script for NBC.
"In the Heat of the Night" – The 1967 film has already spawned an NBC series that ran for seven seasons between 1988 and 1995. The new reboot comes from MGM Television and Showtime, written and directed by Tate Taylor.
"Westworld" – Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood and James Marsden will star in the HBO drama pilot based on the 1973 Michael Crichton film about a problematic amusement park.
"Real Genius" – Being rebooted by NBC, the project comes from Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.
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100% That Billboard Topper: Lizzo Scores No. 1 With 'Truth Hurts,' Which She Originally Released in 2017
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Lizzo performs onstage during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards on August 26, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey.
Photo: Mike Coppola (Getty Images for MTV)
Men can't be great when they gotta be great, but Lizzo has stepped into her greatness just in time!
That's right, Lizzo's hit song "Truth Hurts" has landed at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100! Lizzo's first No. 1 song!
The jubilant rapper-singer replaced Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, who previously held the top spot with their earworm, "Senorita."
In fact, Lizzo originally released "Truth Hurts" on Sept. 19, 2017. That means her accomplishment is almost two years to the day of the song's first release. The timely rerelease became a breakout moment for Lizzo, which is very reminiscent of Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up."
Talk about divine order—can I get an "amen?!"
It's been a battle for the music crown since Lil Nas X's record-breaking "Old Town Road" eventually stepped down from the throne. This week clearly belongs to Lizzo.
As Forbes reports:
"Truth Hurts" is now the third song in a row to step up to the throne in the past three weeks, which is in stark contrast to the 19-frame-long rule of "Old Town Road" that just ended recently. It seems now that the country-trap tune has finally dipped from the highest spot on the list, Americans are happy to change things up and allow several cuts to claim the top spot.
Lizzo's breakout hit has been slowly climbing the Hot 100 for months now, and she has done a spectacular job at keeping the momentum up by nailing several high-profile live performances, including recently at the MTV Video Music Awards, where her time on the stage was considered the best of the evening by many.
Here's to Lizzo continuing her climb into success and being reminded that living in her truth actually feels pretty damn dope.
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I'm honestly obsessed with this song. Her IG stories yesterday were so joyful and sweet. Someone sent her a video of a (presumably) HBCU marching band wilding out on the flute/piccolo trills and she cried from happiness and talked about how much marching band has meant to her.
She's just a gem.


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Sad saga surrounding GM ignition switch defect continues
"One hundred is not even the tip of the iceberg," says one legal commentator responding to the news that a special compensation fund established by General Motors just acknowledged the 100th death tied to the automaker's mammoth and infamous ignition switch defect.
Many of our readers throughout Southern California and elsewhere across the state are of course familiar with the story surrounding that defect and the scores of wrongful death allegations it has engendered. In a recent article addressing the subject, the New York Times terms the ignition switch fiasco "one of the deadliest automotive safety issues in American history."
And what makes it even worse, of course, are the myriad reports that GM insiders long knew that perilous safety problems were associated with the switches in a number of the company's vehicle models. General Motors' executives were grilled about that in congressional hearings last year and pilloried for the company's failure to commence a timely large-scale recall to fix the problem.
Ultimately, that result ensued, but far too late, say critics. The company was fined heavily for its tardiness in responding to the safety crisis, and is still being investigated by the United States Department of Justice.
What renders the 100 milestone particularly galling for many people is its stark juxtaposition with an earlier figure, namely the exceedingly low death count of 13 that GM officials alleged just last year relating to switch defects.
And the newly announced figure is destined to potentially go much higher, given a number of claims that are still being actively reviewed.
We will keep readers duly informed of material developments that emerge in the matter.


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South-American Games Organization
Organización Deportiva Suramericana - ODESUR
Last modified: 2019-05-22 by zoltán horváth
Keywords: south-america | games | odesur |
image located by Erik Bell, February 25, 2008
ODESUR Symbols
IX Games, Medellin (Colombia)
X Games, Santiago (Chile)
XI Games, Cochabamba (Bolivia)
ODECA - Central-American Games Organization
ODECABE - Central-American and Caribbean Games Organization
PASO - Panamerican Games Organization
IOC / CIO - Internatinal Olympic Committee / Comité International Olympique
Internatinal Sporting Organizations
The South American Games Flag. The shades of blue of the logo may vary - sometimes its a darker shade and sometimes its this lighter shade. The continent of South America should be visible in against the blue globe. The first 2 editions of these games were known as Los Juegos de Cruz del Sur (The Southern Cross Games).
Erik Bell, February 25, 2008.
The full list of all the editions of the South American Games is as follows (sources http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juegos_ODESUR and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_Games):
Games 1978, La Paz, November 3-12
Games 1982, Rosario (flag here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bandera_de_la_Ciudad_de_Rosario.svg) November 26-December 5
Games 1986, Santiago November 28-December 8
Games 1990, Lima December 1-10
Games 1994, Valencia November 19-28
Games 1998, Cuenca, October 21-31
Games 2002, Rio de Janeiro, Săo Paulo, Curitiba, and Belém, August 1-11
Games 2006 Buenos Aires, November 9-19
IX Games 2010 Medellin, March 17-30 (even though the games were officially hosted by Medellin, several events took place in nearby Municipalities: Bello, Copacabana, Envigado, Guarne, Guatapé, Itagüí, Rionegro and Sabaneta.
Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juegos_Suramericanos_de_2010#Subsedes
Flag of the IX Games, Medellin
image by Zoltan Horvath, 13 March 2014
The flag of the IX Games held in Medellín, is a white horizontal flag with the logo (http://2.bp.blogspot.com) on the middle, as seen in this image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Medellin-2010.jpg
The Games logo was a proposal among 120 that were submitted, and it was officially awarded on December 3, 2009 to María Paulina Escobar Soto, 22, who was at the time studying her 8th Semester of Graphic Communication and Publicity at the Universidad de Medellín. She was awarded a prize of $15 million pesos (USD 7,500). The design was based on the infinity symbol (called lemniscate in math): ∞.
Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juegos_Suramericanos_de_2010#Logotipo_de_los_Juegos
Also, even though the games were officially inaugurated on March 19, 2010 (as the poster in this image shows: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Seminario_Periodismo_Deportivo.jpg) there were some events that were held as early as March 17.
Picture of its flag taken on March 23, 2010, outside a hotel where some athletes were staying.
Esteban Ribera, 6 September 2010
Flag of the X Games, Santiago (Chile)
The 10th Edition of the ODESUR South American Games, X Games 2014 Santiago are being held on March 7-18 (even though the games are officially hosted by Santiago, several events take place in nearby Municipalities: Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Curauma, Quillota and Concón). The city was elected as the host of the games on November 7, 2006 (the decision was that the runner-up candidate city for the 2010 edition would hold the 2014 edition). It is the second time Santiago holds the games (the first time being in 1986).
Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juegos_Suramericanos_de_2014
The flag is the logo on a white horizontal flag as seen here (second flag from left to right) and here. (Full gallery)
For additional information please visit: XI Juegos Suramericanos Samtiago 2014 (official website)
Esteban Rivera, 11 March 2014
Flag of the XI Games, Cochabamba (Bolivia)
images by Randy Young, 07 June 2018
"The 11th Edition of the ODESUR South American Games, XI Games 2018 Cochabamba are being held from May 26 until June on March 7-18 (even though the games are officially hosted by Santiago, several events take place in nearby Municipalities: Valpara�so, Viña del Mar, Curauma, Quillota and Conc�n). The city was elected as the host of the games on November 7, 2006 (the decision was that the runner-up candidate city for the 2010 edition would hold the 2014 edition). It is the second time Santiago holds the games (the first time being in 1986).
The offical brand and logo were officially announced on May 20, 2016. The logo was designed by Ver�nica Flores Ach� and Ariel Prado, graduate students of "Dise�o Gr�fico y Comunicaci�n Visual" (English: Graphic Designa and Visual Communications) at the Universidad Mayor de San Sim�n (official website). The logo is a Cantuta (Cantua buxifolia) (a flowering plant) in the shape of an olympic torch, displaying the colors of the national flag. It also includes the title "XI Juegos Suramericanos Cocha 2018"
Sources: https://www.cochabamba2018.bo/seccion/categoria_cms/138/seccion/7/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_South_American_Games
The flag is a white horizontal flag with the logo in the middle, as seen here
Source: http://viralbolivia.info/2018/05/cochabamba-confunden-fuegos-con-juegos-en-banderas-durante-acto-en-villa-tunari/
A GIF of the flag is seen here.
For additional information go to Cochabamba 2018 (official website)
Esteban Rivera, 01 June 2018
I believe the logo should be a little bit bigger and also located a bit more towards the hoist.
I made my graphic based primarily off this photograph showing the flag actually being carried by a young man in some sort of procession. In that photograph, the top of the flag's hoist is off the photograph to the upper right, while the bottom of the hoist is close to the young man's hands. Based on the folds of the flag as it's being carried at that diagonal, I estimated that it was at least 2 ft x 3 ft, but perhaps closer to square and maybe (judging by the young man's perceived height in comparison to the flag's hoist) something closer to 4 ft x 4 ft. Either way, the logo itself is relatively small on that large white field, leading me to size it as I did.
However, I also just noticed that the wording on the logo in the photograph does not match the logo for the games, referring instead to "XI Fuegos Suramericanos." Would that be the "11th South American Fires?"
I think we should probably see if we can find some additional photographs of the flag in actual use, and then I'll adjust my graphic to match what we find being used.
Randy Young, 07 June 2018
I agree with your point of view totally. Unfortunately, from past experiences, it is well known that regarding this type of flags, the information on its construction and/or regulation is non existent. As for another image showing the flag, I'm afraid I cannot find one. However, I can only infer that the logo is placed in the middle and its is of a higher size (it is merely an assumption since there is no written material to back my claim). But, judging from flags related to games of this sort, I stand by my statement.


Helen J. (nee' Moss) Iker, went home to be with the Lord on March 3, 2019 at the age of 88. She was the beloved wife of 67 years to Charles E. Iker, loving mother of Charles E. (Wava) Iker and Lisa (Steve) Allread, and proud grandma of Brandon Iker, Ryan Iker, Michael Iker, Kelsey Iker, Tony Moro, Kristin Allread, Matthew Allread, and Makenzie Rosa. Funeral Services will be held at 12 Noon on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Craver Riggs Funeral Home and Crematory, 529 Main St., Milford, OH 45150, where family and friends will be received from 11 AM until the hour of service. If desired, family requests memorial contributions In Helen's honor be directed to Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.
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Marvel's 'Agents of SHIELD's Seventh Season to Be Its Last
By Jessenika Colon	 On Jul 18, 2019
MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - ABC's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Clark Gregg as Sarge, Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez, Henry Simmons as Director Alphonso "Mack" MacKenzie, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, and Jeff Ward as Deke Shaw. (ABC/Matthias Clamer)
After six seasons, the end is nigh for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.
During San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Television Chief Jeph Loeb told Deadline that the upcoming seventh season – airing sometime in 2020 – will be the series' last and that knowing the date in advance allowed the show writers to "build a season that will tie up any threads that are there to make sure that we come to a conclusion that's satisfying to the fans, to the cast, to Marvel and to ABC."
In addition, Loeb said that a final season allowed the showrunners to "take greater risks, of life and death."
The show's sixth season is set to air its finale on Friday August 2nd, with series star Chloe Bennet teasing "a big shift that sets up for next season" during a set visit from TVLine.
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"It is very early days, but when I sat down and had a chat with the Manager when I came, obviously promotion is the aim - whether that's top two or play-offs. With the squad that we've got here, we're more than capable of doing that.
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Kristian Knoop (1992) is a dutch sound recordist and sound designer. He graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy (NFA) in 2018 with a diploma in Sound Design.
His passion for sound has been a constant throughout his entire life, as he spent most of his childhood building amplifiers with knickknacks and playing with old radios. Before starting his studies he spent some time evolving his techniques and deepening his knowledge of the field. During his internship before the Filmacademy at Cue Creative in The Hague he discovered his love for cinema and decided to pursue it and learn more about sound recording and sound design.
Throughout the years he has worked on several small projects such as documentaries and short films thanks to which he has improved his skills in sound design and production sound, greatly evolving his techniques.
Kristian is very dedicated to his work and keeps on learning every day with a great smile.
Sound is something what everyone different interprets. A film becoming interesting when picture and sound perfect coherent whit each other. It is my goal as a sound designer, to these consistency between picture and sound to display them as clearly as possible. The spectator need not only hear the sound, but also need to understand the sound. Qualitatively recording of the sound and thereby giving right message to the spectators is really important.
The coherent between picture and sound should be guaranteed in any way. Between the preparations and the recording of the location audio, need the right choices to be made.Thereby plays the angle of incidence which recorded the sound a big role. Also during this process attempt for a good balance between picture and sound.
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Vetiver is not only an important raw material for perfume in modern times, even in the ancient world the profound sweet smell of vertiver was much appreciated. Vetiver mobilizes our power reserves in case of stress and in tense situations.
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Warringa Google G23 (H), for the second year in a row, sired the Supreme Whiteface Bull at the 52nd Herefords Australia National Show and Sale at Wodonga in May 2017.
Glendan Park Lassoo L137 (H) , sired by Warringa Google G23 (H) was judged Intermediate Champion Hereford Bull before being awarded the ultimate prize Supreme Whiteface Bull.
He sold for the equal top price of $32000 to Devon Court Hereford Stud. Qld.
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If you are experiencing deficient performance with your servo motor, it's time to discuss your needs with us. Global Electronic Services can provide a complete diagnostic and repair for your servo motors using only factory certified and trained technicians. We use the Mitchell Electronics system to ensure that all feedback devices are properly aligned with the servo motor.
Plus, we promise there are no surprises. We'll give you a quote over the phone, but when we receive your motor for servo motor feedback device repair services, we'll perform a thorough check and update what we have provided. You'll know all the work your motor needs and how we can help.
All this work is backed by an 18-Month, In-Service Warranty so you can rely on the servo motor feedback repairs we perform to keep your operations healthy and stable.
Our servo motor feedback repair services cover all absolute encoders, which use numerous code rings with different binary weightings to provide a digital data word representing the absolute position of the encoder within one revolution down to the precision of the least significant bit.
Adding more bits will divide one revolution into smaller segments, and the encoder will therefore provide higher resolution. Multiple revolutions may be indicated by additional code discs which are gear driven to give count of multiple turns.
The Absolute Encoder is unique because it will report the absolute position of the encoder to the electronics. It will do this as soon as powered up with no need for indexing. It's one of the most critical servo motor feedback device repair solutions for any maintenance team to use.
Another important servo motor feedback device for repairs and audits is the incremental encoder. This piece of equipment operates through photoelectric scanning of the fine lines on the rotating disk.
Incremental encoders provide an A and B pulse output. Pulse outputs provide no usable count information in their own right. With an incremental encoder, the counting is done by external electronics. The output on lines A, B and Z are checked with an oscilloscope. Accurate count checks are done with pulse counting device such as Mitchell Electronics.
Measure the offset from signal A to signal B.
Measure the "on" versus the time "off" of the pulses.
These tests help our certified technicians ensure your servo motor is brought back up to operational efficiency standards set out by your OEM. That way, you can rely on the servo motor when you need it most, avoiding costly downtime and hazardous malfunctions.
GES works with serial encoders that are able to transfer their information to the control electronics in serial data stream. Serial data provides transmission of the data one bit after the other instead all at once. Serial Encoders are checked by a computerized serial interface, and accurate count checks are done with a pulse counting device such as Mitchell Electronics.
The serial encoder operates similarly to an incremental encoder except that it has additional processing electronics built in to review the data being sent to the control.
Servo motor feedback repair devices include hall effect switches, which are solid state devices that will output a voltage when placed in a magnetic field. The output will change once the magnetic field is reversed. Sensors are used to return a signal that corresponds to the position of the permanent magnet rotor.
If Hall Effect Switches are positioned close to the rotor, then the signal from the sensors will represent the position of the rotor's magnets. A majority of Hall Effect Switches provide an open collector or open drain type of an output. The switch acts as a ground and typically does not output any voltage. To have a useful output signal a pull-up resistor must be added.
GES technicians who specialize in servo motor feedback device repair know the proper resistors to add to each Hall Effect switch system in order to ensure that your servo motor is safe and secure.
A Resolver is a rotating transformer, located on the motor shaft. Resolvers may be excited at operating frequency; the sine and cosine outputs may be looked at on an oscilloscope or other testing device for proper levels and change rotation.
Resolvers are electromechanical devices, the resistance of the windings and the insulation of the winding to the ground should be checked. We rewind Resolvers as necessary and then test with full speed at any frequency.
Testing here applies to systems that do not include bearings and are typically used in dirty, oily applications.
All Tachometers are tested by voltage output per the preset RPM's, polarity and will have neutral tested with its servo motor. If the Tachometer could not be tested before the servo motor was dismantled, then we use a variable speed tachometer test stand. The thermal relays are then checked with an ohmometer.
Tachometer output and waveform are checked for proper operation. The output value compared to the rate output at the test speed. The ripple contact of a DC tachometer is checked with an oscilloscope. This will indicate the condition of the Tachometer's commutator, brushes and windings. If the output is from an AC Tachometer then the waveform and time with the hall sensors will be checked.
Global Electronic Services tests waveforms and makes measurements with the Mitchell Electronic Feedback Signal Breakout Box. The breakout box looks for various feedback and counter generated voltages. The typical test points the motor line to line, motor line to neutral, tachometer signals, encoder signals, resolver signals and commutation signals.
When you're ready to give your servo motors the best repair team in town, reach out to GES. We'll thoroughly review every motor, part and accessory, so you have a reliable system brought up to OEM standards. Plus, we back up our initial quote with a complete audit — you know exactly what you'll pay when your servo motor is delivered to us.
Experience our industry-leading customer service today by starting your servo motor feedback device repair service.