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Office for Disability Accommodations (ODA)
Union Complex (Thad Cochran Center, R.C. Cook University Union, Hub)
Student Counseling Services
Office of Online Learning
The University has implemented a license plate recognition (LPR) system and switched to a virtual permit parking system on all University-controlled properties. Physical permits will no longer be issued. License plates will be used to verify that a vehicle can park on campus. Students, faculty and staff are allowed to have two vehicles assigned to their virtual permit; however, both vehicles are not allowed to park on campus simultaneously.
Virtual Parking Permit (parking permit number) is an electronic authorization for an individual to park a vehicle on a University campus or teaching/research site in a specified parking zone.
ECitation (citation) is an electronic citation via email (with the exception of non-registered vehicles). Non-registered vehicles will receive a notice on the windshield indicating a citation has been issued.
Faculty, staff and students are required to register online at usm.edu/parking to obtaining a parking permit number. Parking registrationis an individual responsibility. Parking permit numbers are issued to individuals, and ownership is nontransferable. By obtaining a permit number, the permit holder agrees to become familiar with and abide by the rule and regulations.
A visitor is any person, other than a student, faculty, staff member or contract employee, who parks a vhicle on a campus on infrequent occasions. Visitors must obtain a visitor pass, complete a visitor card, and park ion legal parking spaces. Visitors who park frequently on our campuses or teaching/research sites must register for a parking permit number and are subject to all regulation herin.
Hattiesburg Campus
Visit the Information Booth on East Memorial Drive (front entrance of campus) or the Department of Parking Management in McLemore Hall, first floor. Visitors must show a valid driver's license to obtain a visitor's pass.
The Department of Parking Management
www.usm.edu/parking
Career Services assists students in finding meaningful career paths, developing job-seeking skills and connecting with employment opportunities to become successful professionals.
The following services are available:
Career Counseling — We assist students in clarifying their major and career path. We also assist students in finding out the necessary education and build an action plan.
Individual Career Testing — Our tests assist individuals in determining career fields of interest. The test helps the student understand their interest, skills, personality and values.
Career Resource Center — Our Career Resource Center is available to all students. It contains information on numerous occupations, job descriptions, salaries, advancement opportunities and hiring trends.
Job Search Strategies — We are here to help students with their résumé, cover letter, job-seeking skills, company research and interviewing.
Online Resources — We have formed multiple partnerships with companies that provide career-oriented software tools. These tools can be found on our website and pertain to the following:
What can you do with your major
Creating a résumé
Career planning and education needed
Targeted job searches (by title, company, alumni, contact, location, etc.)
Interview practice
Federal job search
Job Location and Development (JLD) — JLD is focused on finding part-time off-campus employment opportunities for students. Students can find these opportunities on Eagle Employment.
Cooperative Education Program — We believe in students having meaningful career-related experiences. Through our Cooperative Education Program, qualified students are eligible to keep their full-time enrollment status while they participate in these once-in-a-lifetime opportunties. We have worked with employers such as Disney, Stennis Space Center and Mississippi Power.
McLemore Hall 125
www.usm.edu/career-services
The Southern Miss Student Health Services (clinic) can provide the students, faculty, and staff with the same services available at a family doctor's office. The Student Health Services provides a wide range of services, including laboratory testing, x-ray, pharmacy, and educational services. The Student Health Services is staffed by several competent physicians, physician assistant, and nurse practitioners. The Student Health Services is located on the bottom floor of Scott Hall next to the parking garage. During the fall and spring semesters, the Student Health Services hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Friday. There is a $20.00 charge for every visit for students. They can pay with cash, check or credit card charge to their student account. There are additional charges for services such as, medications, lab work, injections, x-rays, etc. (Summer and Break hours: Mon.- Wed., 8-12 and 1-4:30; Thurs 9-12 & 1-4:30; Fri. 8-12 and 1-4:30.
The Southern Miss Student Health Services is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC) and is a member of the American College Health Association. For more information, please call (601) 266-5390, or visit our Web site at www.usm.edu/student-health-services.
In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), Southern Miss does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs or activites. Reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities are provided through the Office for Disability Accommodations (ODA). ODA verifies eligibility for accommodations and works with eligible students to develop and coordinate plans for the provision of accommodations. Eligible students include those who are enrolled in degree and nondegree programs offered by Southern Miss, are considered qualified to meet all university program requirements despite a disability, and meet the definition of disability as defined by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the ADA. To receive accommodations, students must self-identify with the ODA.
Accommodations may include exam modifications, assistive technology, accessible housing, document conversion, interpreters, note-takers, and readers. In order to receive appropriate and timely accommodations, eligible students should contact the ODA before the semester begins to file an application and submit documentation of the disability for review. The ODA is committed to creating a positive campus environment where students with disabilities are encouraged to pursue careers on the basis of personal interest and ability.
For an application and guidelines for documentation of disability, contact The University of Southern Mississippi, Office for Disability Accommodations, 118 College Drive #8586, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001; call (601) 266-5024 or (228) 214-3232; or visit the Website www.usm.edu/oda. Individuals with hearing impairments can use Mississippi Relay Service at 1-800-582-2233 (TTY) to contact campus offices.
The Union Complex (Thad Cochran Center, R.C. Cook Union and Hub) is the center of student activities at Southern Miss. Whether you are looking for a great place to eat, host a meeting, or find a quiet nook to study - the Union Complex is your place. The R.C. Cook Union and Hub house the Union and Programs department's administrative offices, student organization offices, Seymour's food court, game room and more. Come have lunch at Seymour's and then alleviate some of those studying woes with a game of pool in the Game Room or watch TV in RC's Lounge.
The Student Activities Hub (located inside the Hub) is the heart of student organizations and serves as your one stop shop for student involvement. This area is home to the Office of Leadership and Student Involvement, as well as the Student Government Association, the Southern Miss Activities Council, and the Afro-American Student Organization. Down the hall, you can visit the Center for Community and Civic Engagement to get connected with community service opportunities. If you're looking for a way to leave Southern Miss better than you found it, The Hub is where you want to begin. There are over 200 student organizations on campus with more created each year that are here to enhance your college experience.
The Thad Cochran Center houses Barnes & Noble @ Southern Miss, the Fresh Food Company, post office, Image Center (copy services and photo services), ballrooms, meeting rooms, etc. The facility also houses both the offices of Event & Conference Services and Eagle Dining. Event Services manages the reservations for these facilities, including Danforth Chapel, Centennial Green, Weathersby Lawn, Shoemaker Square, Union Plaza, and Trent Lott National Center. For our students, alumni, and community, the Union Complex is your every-occasion venue full of southern charm and modern elegance.
Recreational Sports, which is housed in the Payne Center, provides a place for students to unwind after a long day of classes. At the Payne Center, students can take advantage of a variety of recreational and fitness-related services and activities. Programs include intramural sports, aquatics, fitness, outdoor adventures, wellness, sport clubs, personal trainers, fitness assessments, fitness counseling, equipment rental and informal recreation.
The award-winning Payne Center is a multipurpose facility offering accessibility to the disabled and containing many indoor recreational facilities. These include an indoor rock climbing wall, four court gymnasium (basketball/volleyball/badminton), three championship racquetball courts, international-size squash court, spin studio, six-lane heated indoor pool (the M.C. Johnson Natatorium), one-eighth-mile indoor exercise track, outdoor volleyball courts, locker rooms with sauna, workout zone with free weights, cardiovascular workout area, strength training equipment and circuit training room. The Payne Center also has conference, meeting, and seminar facilities where students, faculty, staff and alumni can attend academic classes as well as wellness-related workshops and events. Recreational Sports also manages outdoor facilities such as the Intramural Sports Complex, Pride Field and the Bruce and Virginia Wilgus Fitness Trail.
During the spring semester, Recreational Sports runs an incentive program titled "No Payne, No Gain." This program is designed to cultivate a habit to exercise on a consistent basis. Participants are awarded a prize for the completion of each incentive level.
The primary mission of the SCS is to provide quality services to USM students by promoting sound mental health and the coping skills necessary for successful pursuit of their educational and life goals. As mental health professionals, we work in a spirit of collaboration within the division of student affairs to support individual responsibility, personal growth, and wellness of all members of the student body.
SCS works in conjunction with USM Student Health Services to provide comprehensive mental health care. SCS services include individual, group and couples therapy. Referral for psychiatric services at SHS is also available if needed. Students seek our services for a wide variety of reasons, including difficulty adjusting to university life, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and relationship problems.
Professional staff at the SCS include one doctoral psychologist and five masters level counselors. All services are confidential, and are currently provided free of charge. Up to four psychology practicum students provide services under the supervision of a licensed doctoral psychologist.
SCS is located in Kennard-Washington Hall, on the second floor. Hours of operation are between 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday to Friday. Walk-in hours are available daily, call 601-266-4829 for specific times. Crisis service is available by phone outside normal business hours, by calling the University Police Department, (601) 266-4986, or by calling the counselor on call at (601) 818-6352.
Veterans Affairs are administered through the Office of the University Registrar. Assistance is given to veterans and dependents of eligible veterans to enable them to derive the maximum benefit from their veterans' educational entitlement.
www.usm.edu/lec
The University of Southern Mississippi offers two types of distance education coursework that students may choose from for credit toward degree programs: online courses and IVN courses. There is no designation on student transcripts between courses taken in a traditional face-to-face setting and those taken through Online Learning. Workloads for distance courses will be the same to those courses taken in traditional on-campus format; students should not expect distance courses to be "easier," "less demanding" or "less challenging" than traditionally delivered courses. In fact, some students may find the fact that they are not meeting with their instructor "in person" is a barrier, and they may find it difficult to manage their assignments and time wisely. If you are interested in an online degree, please feel free to visit the Web site for more information: www.online.usm.edu
Online Courses: Fully online courses are those whose traditional meeting times are replaced by online resources 50 percent or more. Online courses are available to any student who has access to a computer, printer and Internet service provider. Components in online courses will vary, depending on the tools and services the individual instructors wish to use and provide. Faculty will choose how to administer student evaluation; tests may be online, given face-to-face in a group setting as arranged by the instructor or given in a proctored environment as arranged by the student. These are issues that will be addressed in the course syllabus. For a list of online courses, please refer to www.online.usm.edu for the appropriate semester list.


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Hope for deliverance – krishna meets akrura
Sadhguru tells us how Krishna and Balarama are invited to Mathura by Kamsa, who plans to finish them off at a great festival.
ArticleOct 30, 2014
Sadhguru: Kamsa, the tyrant king who was Krishna's uncle, knew that the boy had grown up in spite of all his efforts to destroy the child. People reminded him of the prophecy that Krishna may come and kill him, so he wanted to destroy the child somehow. He sent Akrura, another of Krishna's uncles, to invite Krishna and Balarama to Mathura so that somehow, with some trick, they can be put to death.
Kamsa then organized a festival. This used to be a common feature in those days, to organize a bow sacrifice. A king would devise a very special bow which would be of that kind that ordinary men could not even string it. Stringing a bow is a difficult thing for anybody unless one has a certain amount of expertise in it. But these bows were created in such a way that nobody could string them unless he was a real expert. Whoever could string this bow and shoot an arrow furthest became the champion, and usually, it could be for winning a bride or a part of the kingdom or some other prize. Along with this bow sacrifice, various other sports were going on, especially wrestling, which was known as Bahuyuddha.
Any king and any man of the Kshatriya clan had to know wresting. Bahuyuddha was most essential because that was the last survival technique for any man when all his arms failed. He should know how to grapple with his enemy. Otherwise he could not survive. Today too, our soldiers, though they are trained in all kinds of arms, are taught some kind of body combat. So Bahuyuddha was a well-established art in this culture.
Kamsa himself was a great wrestler, and he had some real champion wrestlers with him. So he thought if everything else fails, he would put Krishna into the wrestling ring and kill him there. He could not kill him in the open because the Yadavas, Krishna's community, might have risen in revolt because the boy had become so popular. Stories about him were going around everywhere. Everybody was talking about him. As the stories went from mouth to mouth, they got exaggerated and became bigger, and Kamsa felt very uncomfortable and threatened. So he devised this festival where he could engineer Krishna's death somehow.
"You have come. This is what they said. Right from my childhood, they have been saying, 'When he comes, he will speak in these terms.' And your voice sounds like the eternal."
Akrura, who was taking Krishna and Balarama to Mathura, was hugely inspired by this boy. Akrura was a very wise and saintly person. He had been skeptical initially – "Is he really the person that the prophecies are talking about?" Being over 50 years of age, he was at first unwilling to accept this 16-year-old boy as an incarnation of God or the deliverer or whatever. He was struggling with himself, "How can this little boy deliver anybody?" But the very way Krishna was – the simplicity and gracefulness with which he existed, the way he approached everything around him, his gait and the balance of the body and mind – as Akrura was watching him during the journey, slowly he came to a point where he was just unable to take his attention and eyes off of Krishna.
Akrura asked Krishna, "Everybody is saying that you are the deliverer. Is it so?" Krishna said, "I do not know about those things. I know one thing, that my life will be dedicated to creating Dharma in the society. It has gone off the mark. I am going to reestablish that. Before my life is over, I will establish righteousness in the society. That much I know."
"How do you know? Did somebody tell you?"
"No, nobody told me. It is something within myself. And if I tell you, maybe you will laugh because I know you are looking at me a little skeptically. What I am going to speak now doesn't even make sense to myself – but it is true."
Akrura said with tears in his eyes, "Please say it. I want to hear this. Right from my childhood, people have been telling me, a deliverer, a savior, will be born in my time. I want it to happen. My heart has been longing to see that it happens, but my mind has been struggling because I have lived with this tyrant Kamsa as his minister and I haven't seen that such a possibility would ever arise."
As Kamsa's minister, Akrura had been commanded to do so many unjust, horrible things. He said, "Being the minister of this tyrant Kamsa, I have lost all hope. If I look at my life, I don't believe it, but my heart has been longing to believe that it is true that somebody will come and redeem us, that somebody will come and change this situation. When I see you, just a little boy, it doesn't make sense, but my heart is beating with much more hope than it ever did. So please tell me."
Krishna narrated his experience on the mountain. He said, "Gargacharya reminded me that I am not Nanda's son, and that I have a mission. So I just went and stood there on top of the mountain. And when I looked out, the sun that was out there was me, the sky was me – everything was me. And I saw, if I do what I have to do, at the end of my life, people will walk with their heads high like gods. People will not be walking in fear, they will not be walking in jealousy and greed. People will be walking with great pride and joy. I saw that if I do what I have to do, there will be a world where people can walk with godlike dignity. And ever since that moment, I don't know what is me and what is not me."
Akrura fell at his feet and wept. "You have come. This is what they said. Right from my childhood, they have been saying, 'When he comes, he will speak in these terms.' And your voice sounds like the eternal." When Akrura rose again and looked at him, he saw the sun and the moon and the stars revolving around Krishna. He was completely convinced and knew he has to do something now. So he took the boys to Mathura.
More Krishna Stories
Image courtesy: Akrura's mystic vision of Krishna from Wikipedia
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How Krishna Killed Kamsa
Kamsa makes a cunning arrangement to kill Krishna but his plans are foiled as Krishna beats the gigantic wrestler Chanura and comes face-to-face with Kamsa. Find out how Krishna killed Kamsa..
Mahabharat Episode 22: Draupadi's Predicament
In this Mahabharat episode, Arjuna emerges victorious at Draupadi's swayamvara, but a command from Kunti turns into a predicament for the bride, who suddenly finds herself with five husbands instead of one.
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Everyone has their own favorite among the many Krishna stories. Here are a few of the more popular ones mixed in with some of the lesser known stories, told by Sadhguru.
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Need a new idea for an activity? Want to do something completely NOT serious but TOTALLY fun?
Host a private painting event for you and your friends. Celebrate a birthday, girls night, couples night or for no reason whatsoever. We bring all of the painting supplies, you provide the venue and the guests. Food and drink are up to you and will vary depending on venue (whether it is at your home, church, local club or restaurant).
Rates will depend on distance, number of people and size of canvas. The range is $30-$45 per person. The host/ess is FREE (so long as minimum head count is achieved). The standard size canvas is 16"x20". Minimum head count of 10 people required for all private parties. Parties with fewer than 10 people are possible, but a minimum party fee applies. The painting portion of your private party lasts about 2 hours.
This is a great way to do team building with your co-workers. We bring all of the painting supplies, you provide the venue and the employees and guests. Food and drink are provided by you.
For corporate events, you choose the painting. If we don't have something you like, we will work with you to create something you like and that others will be able to paint with no experience.
Rates will depend on distance, number of people and size of canvas. The range is $30-$45 per person. The standard size canvas is 16"x20". Minimum head count of 10 people required for all private events. Parties with fewer than 10 people are possible, but a minimum party fee applies. The painting portion of your private party lasts about 2 hours.


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Public naloxone training raises awareness in Southwest Harbor
Bowdoin College staff and faculty producing face shields for local hospitals amid COVID-19
Staff and faculty worked with their counterparts at Bates and Colby colleges to identify organizations in need of their help and to make the project happen.
Published: 10:49 AM EDT April 3, 2020
Updated: 10:51 AM EDT April 3, 2020
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Using a 3D printer, staff and faculty at Bowdoin College have begun producing NIH-approved visors for personal protective equipment (PPE) face shields amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A first batch of more than a dozen has been delivered to LincolnHealth in Damariscotta.
The 3D printer is working around the clock at the home of staffer David Israel, who works in Bowdoin's Academic Technology & Consulting Group.
Israel says it takes two and a half hours to print a visor and is producing about eight per day. Bowdoin is now preparing a second 3D printer to join the effort.
The visors are paired with the clear plastic dividers used in three-ring binders to compose face shields. Shields are being cut on campus by Erin Johnson, visiting assistant professor of art and digital and computational studies, who is also making the deliveries.
Israel and Johnson worked with counterparts at Bates and Colby colleges to identify organizations in need of their help and to make the project happen.
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package integration

import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"runtime"
	"testing"

	"golang.org/x/net/context"

	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
	"github.com/docker/swarmkit/api"
	raftutils "github.com/docker/swarmkit/manager/state/raft/testutils"
	"github.com/pkg/errors"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)

var showTrace = flag.Bool("show-trace", false, "show stack trace after tests finish")

func printTrace() {
	var (
		buf       []byte
		stackSize int
	)
	bufferLen := 16384
	for stackSize == len(buf) {
		buf = make([]byte, bufferLen)
		stackSize = runtime.Stack(buf, true)
		bufferLen *= 2
	}
	buf = buf[:stackSize]
	logrus.Error("===========================STACK TRACE===========================")
	fmt.Println(string(buf))
	logrus.Error("===========================STACK TRACE END=======================")
}

func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
	flag.Parse()
	res := m.Run()
	if *showTrace {
		printTrace()
	}
	os.Exit(res)
}

// pollClusterReady calls control api until all conditions are true:
// * all nodes are ready
// * all managers has membership == accepted
// * all managers has reachability == reachable
// * one node is leader
// * number of workers and managers equals to expected
func pollClusterReady(t *testing.T, c *testCluster, numWorker, numManager int) {
	pollFunc := func() error {
		res, err := c.api.ListNodes(context.Background(), &api.ListNodesRequest{})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		var mCount int
		var leaderFound bool
		for _, n := range res.Nodes {
			if n.Status.State != api.NodeStatus_READY {
				return fmt.Errorf("node %s with desired role %s isn't ready, status %s, message %s", n.ID, n.Spec.DesiredRole, n.Status.State, n.Status.Message)
			}
			if n.Spec.Membership != api.NodeMembershipAccepted {
				return fmt.Errorf("node %s with desired role %s isn't accepted to cluster, membership %s", n.ID, n.Spec.DesiredRole, n.Spec.Membership)
			}
			if n.Certificate.Role != n.Spec.DesiredRole {
				return fmt.Errorf("node %s had different roles in spec and certificate, %s and %s respectively", n.ID, n.Spec.DesiredRole, n.Certificate.Role)
			}
			if n.Certificate.Status.State != api.IssuanceStateIssued {
				return fmt.Errorf("node %s with desired role %s has no issued certificate, issuance state %s", n.ID, n.Spec.DesiredRole, n.Certificate.Status.State)
			}
			if n.Role == api.NodeRoleManager {
				if n.ManagerStatus == nil {
					return fmt.Errorf("manager node %s has no ManagerStatus field", n.ID)
				}
				if n.ManagerStatus.Reachability != api.RaftMemberStatus_REACHABLE {
					return fmt.Errorf("manager node %s has reachable status: %s", n.ID, n.ManagerStatus.Reachability)
				}
				mCount++
				if n.ManagerStatus.Leader {
					leaderFound = true
				}
			} else {
				if n.ManagerStatus != nil {
					return fmt.Errorf("worker node %s should not have manager status, returned %s", n.ID, n.ManagerStatus)
				}
			}
		}
		if !leaderFound {
			return fmt.Errorf("leader of cluster is not found")
		}
		wCount := len(res.Nodes) - mCount
		if mCount != numManager {
			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of managers: %d, expected %d", mCount, numManager)
		}
		if wCount != numWorker {
			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of workers: %d, expected %d", wCount, numWorker)
		}
		return nil
	}
	err := raftutils.PollFuncWithTimeout(nil, pollFunc, opsTimeout)
	require.NoError(t, err)
}

func pollServiceReady(t *testing.T, c *testCluster, sid string) {
	pollFunc := func() error {
		req := &api.ListTasksRequest{}
		res, err := c.api.ListTasks(context.Background(), req)
		require.NoError(t, err)
		if len(res.Tasks) == 0 {
			return fmt.Errorf("tasks list is empty")
		}
		for _, task := range res.Tasks {
			if task.Status.State != api.TaskStateRunning {
				return fmt.Errorf("task %s is not running, status %s", task.ID, task.Status.State)
			}
		}
		return nil
	}
	require.NoError(t, raftutils.PollFuncWithTimeout(nil, pollFunc, opsTimeout))
}

func newCluster(t *testing.T, numWorker, numManager int) *testCluster {
	cl := newTestCluster()
	for i := 0; i < numManager; i++ {
		require.NoError(t, cl.AddManager(), "manager number %d", i+1)
	}
	for i := 0; i < numWorker; i++ {
		require.NoError(t, cl.AddAgent(), "agent number %d", i+1)
	}

	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
	return cl
}

func TestClusterCreate(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 0, 2
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()
}

func TestServiceCreate(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 3, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()

	sid, err := cl.CreateService("test_service", 60)
	require.NoError(t, err)
	pollServiceReady(t, cl, sid)
}

func TestNodeOps(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 1, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()

	// demote leader
	leader, err := cl.Leader()
	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(leader.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleWorker))
	// agents 2, managers 2
	numWorker++
	numManager--
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)

	// remove node
	var worker *testNode
	for _, n := range cl.nodes {
		if !n.IsManager() && n.node.NodeID() != leader.node.NodeID() {
			worker = n
			break
		}
	}
	require.NoError(t, cl.RemoveNode(worker.node.NodeID(), false))
	// agents 1, managers 2
	numWorker--
	// long wait for heartbeat expiration
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)

	// promote old leader back
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(leader.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleManager))
	numWorker--
	numManager++
	// agents 0, managers 3
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
}

func TestDemotePromote(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 1, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()

	leader, err := cl.Leader()
	require.NoError(t, err)
	var manager *testNode
	for _, n := range cl.nodes {
		if n.IsManager() && n.node.NodeID() != leader.node.NodeID() {
			manager = n
			break
		}
	}
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(manager.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleWorker))
	// agents 2, managers 2
	numWorker++
	numManager--
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)

	// promote same node
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(manager.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleManager))
	// agents 1, managers 3
	numWorker--
	numManager++
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
}

func TestPromoteDemote(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 1, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()

	var worker *testNode
	for _, n := range cl.nodes {
		if !n.IsManager() {
			worker = n
			break
		}
	}
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(worker.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleManager))
	// agents 0, managers 4
	numWorker--
	numManager++
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)

	// demote same node
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(worker.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleWorker))
	// agents 1, managers 3
	numWorker++
	numManager--
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
}

func TestDemotePromoteLeader(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 1, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()

	leader, err := cl.Leader()
	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(leader.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleWorker))
	// agents 2, managers 2
	numWorker++
	numManager--
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)

	//promote former leader back
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(leader.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleManager))
	// agents 1, managers 3
	numWorker--
	numManager++
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
}

// TODO: improve test to demote the leader in case of 2 remaining managers
func TestDemoteToSingleManager(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 1, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()

	leader, err := cl.Leader()
	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(leader.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleWorker))
	// agents 2, managers 2
	numWorker++
	numManager--
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)

	leader, err = cl.Leader()
	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(leader.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleWorker))
	// agents 3, managers 1
	numWorker++
	numManager--
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
}

func TestDemoteLeader(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 1, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()

	leader, err := cl.Leader()
	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.NoError(t, cl.SetNodeRole(leader.node.NodeID(), api.NodeRoleWorker))
	// agents 2, managers 2
	numWorker++
	numManager--
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
}

func TestDemoteDownedManager(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 0, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()

	leader, err := cl.Leader()
	require.NoError(t, err)

	// add a new manager so we have 3, then find one (not the leader) to demote
	var demotee *testNode
	for _, n := range cl.nodes {
		if n.IsManager() && n.node.NodeID() != leader.node.NodeID() {
			demotee = n
			break
		}
	}

	nodeID := demotee.node.NodeID()

	resp, err := cl.api.GetNode(context.Background(), &api.GetNodeRequest{NodeID: nodeID})
	require.NoError(t, err)
	spec := resp.Node.Spec.Copy()
	spec.DesiredRole = api.NodeRoleWorker

	// stop the node, then demote it, and start it back up again so when it comes back up it has to realize
	// it's not running anymore
	require.NoError(t, demotee.Pause())

	// demote node, but don't use SetNodeRole, which waits until it successfully becomes a worker, since
	// the node is currently down
	require.NoError(t, raftutils.PollFuncWithTimeout(nil, func() error {
		_, err := cl.api.UpdateNode(context.Background(), &api.UpdateNodeRequest{
			NodeID:      nodeID,
			Spec:        spec,
			NodeVersion: &resp.Node.Meta.Version,
		})
		return err
	}, opsTimeout))

	// start it back up again
	require.NoError(t, cl.StartNode(nodeID))

	// wait to become worker
	require.NoError(t, raftutils.PollFuncWithTimeout(nil, func() error {
		if demotee.IsManager() {
			return fmt.Errorf("node is still not a worker")
		}
		return nil
	}, opsTimeout))

	// agents 1, managers 2
	numWorker++
	numManager--
	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
}

func TestRestartLeader(t *testing.T) {
	numWorker, numManager := 5, 3
	cl := newCluster(t, numWorker, numManager)
	defer func() {
		require.NoError(t, cl.Stop())
	}()
	leader, err := cl.Leader()
	require.NoError(t, err)

	origLeaderID := leader.node.NodeID()

	require.NoError(t, leader.Pause())

	require.NoError(t, raftutils.PollFuncWithTimeout(nil, func() error {
		resp, err := cl.api.ListNodes(context.Background(), &api.ListNodesRequest{})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		for _, node := range resp.Nodes {
			if node.ID == origLeaderID {
				continue
			}
			require.False(t, node.Status.State == api.NodeStatus_DOWN, "nodes shouldn't go to down")
			if node.Status.State != api.NodeStatus_READY {
				return errors.Errorf("node %s is still not ready", node.ID)
			}
		}
		return nil
	}, opsTimeout))

	require.NoError(t, cl.StartNode(origLeaderID))

	pollClusterReady(t, cl, numWorker, numManager)
}

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Kabul gathering attended by Abdullah comes under attack
A ceremony in Kabul attended by Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has come under a gun and rocket attack but the Afghan leader escaped unharmed, his spokesman said on Friday.
"The attack started with a boom, apparently a rocket landed in the area, Abdullah and some other politicians … escaped the attack unhurt," Fraidoon Kwazoon was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
The Ministry of Interior Affairs said at least 18 people were wounded in the attack, which was condemned by President Ashraf Ghani, who called it "a crime against humanity".
"Soon after the attack, police forces and police special forces units rushed to the scene," Nasrat Rahimi, the spokesman for the ministry, told a local news station.
It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties.
Broadcaster Tolo News showed live footage of people running for cover as gunfire was heard.
The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack on the gathering marking the anniversary of the death of Abdul Ali Mazari, an ethnic Hazara leader who was killed in 1995 after being taken prisoner by the armed fighters.
The incident comes less than a week after the United States and the Taliban signed a deal that would pave the way for the complete withdrawal of foreign troops in 14 months.
However, fighting has continued to rage across the country, casting a pall over hopes that the agreement would lead to a reduction in violence.
One dead, four missing after explosion hits German chemicals site
Large protests in Russian city after governor arrested for allegedly ordering murders
US civil rights groups urge action on caste discrimination
Anti-government protests erupt as Brazil tops 500,000 COVID-19 deaths
Water crisis in Syria spurs spike in disease: MSF
US carrier to stay in Gulf due to Iranian 'threats': Pentagon
More than 30 civilians killed, bodies burnt in Myanmar's Kayah state
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai gets married
Afghan peace talks resume in Doha as US reviews Taliban deal
Iran holds large-scale military drill after US navy confrontation
France: Gerald Darmanin to discuss security with Tunisia, Algeria


Absolutely incredible, the most empowering feeling. I have a new found respect for my body and for female strength.
Childbirth is a miracle, I am proud of myself, my body and my baby, we all worked together in harmony and the result was an experience I can look back on and draw strength from.
I feel because I stayed so calm I was able to have a much more straight forward birthing, even when faced with being constantly monitored and sat upright, because of hypno birthing I accepted the situation and felt safe, calm and in control.
Following your experience, would you recommend this course to other mums-to-be? Would you be interested in sharing your experience in the form of a written description/birth story or to other expectant mums and dads-to-be?
Sharon your voice and my breath were my constant companion throughout my labour, my iPod was on constantly during initial stages and the hours melted away, I stayed cool, calm and in control, even when aspects of my birth plan did not go how I imagined I was able to calmly adapt. No screaming, swearing, crying or drama, just me, my husband, my midwife all quietly working together supporting my body. I have Sharon and hypno birthing to thank for building my mental strength throughout my pregnancy and giving me the power to ensure my body and baby had a positive experience.
I would be happy with your instruction to write my birth story and also note the help that hypno birthing gave me throughout my pregnancy as I practiced and went to "labour land" every day prior to being induced it supported me through all my additional scans, monitoring, negative consultant appointments and the endless "what if scenarios" constantly explained at every appointment, the tapes always allowed me to find a safe and calm place to escape to and block the negativity. I have no doubt in my mind that hypno birthing is the key to allowing woman to unlock the negative associations and uncertainties with labour and leaves space to enjoy the miracle that birth truly is.
Thank you so much Sharon, I honestly cannot recommend hypno birthing enough it transforms pregnancy and I would not want to imagine what my labour would of been like if I had not done the course. I attended the course initially to help with my phobia of hospitals, I could never of imagined just how instrumental the tapes would be on my journey to motherhood.
I also know that the course prepared James for childbirth and gave him strength to support me, he stayed so calm, supportive and repeated the word calm throughout contractions and fully added to my positive experience. He ensured my wishes were met and had confidence to ask questions and support me every step of the way.


We use fidelity for our retirements accounts.
It seems that rate of return is calculated without including dividends & interests.
Could someone explain that? It ultimately doesn't matter since asset allocation is what matters and annual or biannual readjustment is what's important but I was just curious why they are not included.
Not sure which section of Fidelity you are referring to, but the returns they post under the "performance" tab are time/dollar weighted and do include dividends. Thus, the calculation adjusts for any monies added during the period, including reinvested dividends. It's like the XIRR formula in Excel or the formulas advisers use in Advent software. Fido does the "performance" tab update a few days after the end of the month. If you are referring to the returns shown on their enhanced quote/research tab, that data is from outside vendors typically and may not include total returns.


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I wrote a piece on Climate change earlier. That piece reflected on the international diplomacy about how climate deterioration has been reduced to the promises of paper work, further discouraging initiation to act on moral roads. We, as humans have clearly emerged from the morality of satisfying our own needs. Within that satisfaction, we have magnified our 'importance' so much, thus amplifying anthropocentrism in the first place. In my earlier piece, I described anthropocentrism as humans 'pre-occupying' everything they see in the nature. If nature has always kept quiet herself from this anthropocentrism, isn't it our moral deed to care for her? My motivation isn't lying behind the justness and conscience. Today, global order has led to the creation of 'commodification' of everything we see around ourselves. What is this? Clearly neoliberalism has to answer. It's not hard to believe that we see people are revolving around time structure of satisfaction in lifestyle. Today, corporate world has expanded its 'corporatization' so much that what we see is only 'short term' means, let go of long term ends. Corporatization has packaged us all to behave in a certain way, and to act in a certain way. This has led to rigid competition amongst firms, and in economics we say it little harshly. We call it 'cut-throat competition'.
Corporatization has set us with objectives, objectives of reaping profits from nature in the form of good balance sheet structure, and positive incentives. Today, every industry is leaking its smoke in the open air and thinking of getting the biggest bang from the 'inputs'. What are these inputs? Some observations say Heavy metals, smelting, tough labour hours and stringent company mottos. This neo-liberal corporatization has created this innovation of invisible drawing rights. This invisible drawing right has been contracted one sided with the environment. Environment has been kept quiet, and the neo-liberal corporate world has taken the sword to deal with everything. Mexican peso crisis was a backdrop of Neo-liberal sanctions of opening up its economy a little more, privatising the public sectors much more. It was only a few later that we found the famous 'tequila crisis of 1994'. What was happening? Huge industrial set up and expansion of Mexican economy in the form of export potential industries, and this global hope of 'establishing a flat world'. Today, every emerging economy, as well as about to emerge economies are competing in rampage mode. Everything industrial is not the answer. It was the European industrial model that motivated us all to trust in a sector which can be supported by agrarian sector, the manufacturing sector. Industrial revolution of 1800s in Europe has led us to some illusion of believing that it is a universal model. No it was not. We are talking about 1800s, where environment had the capacity to 'absorb' the misconducts of anthropocentrism, pollution the most common element present there.
But reducing this climate change debate to pollution indices of countries will be a futile hope of engaging in a 'visible contract' with the environment. It was Margaret Thatcher that took the difficult road to establish propaganda, of Montreal Protocol to limit the use of CFCs which evidently became responsible for ozone layer depletion in Antarctica. If environmental matters are a great concern to you, you will also want to know how this global environmental concern emerged over. This ozone layer depletion issue was discovered in a lab test. We all have been cynic about environmental matters; Mario Molina discovered huge problems which were directly pointing out to our anthropocentric activity. U.S did a survey test to find out that it was actually true. Neoliberal policies with respect to environment have been geographically depressing, and as David Harvey puts it; temporally unstable (Harvey. 2005). Neoliberalism says that robust capitalism and environmental sustainability can go parallel. It is a false statement of the highest order. Tropical forests are degrading in a manner that we are not able to imagine when it will devoid us of our nature.
This is also true in case of mass extinction of species. Neoliberal chanting says to consume now, before the time gets late. Our consumption from nature has risen exponentially high, and our utmost desire to have material things in life has taken another level of place in all our lives. It's not ethical to blame only two powerhouses of global economy in terms of consumption, namely U.S. and China. We are seeing buildings in every density square of kilometre; however planting trees have been our backdoor policy. Neoliberal policies motivate us to think fast, and grow fast. Growing fast requires something at cost, because neoliberal policies have this inner curiosity to 'infrastructurise' everything. Today, even agrarian land reforms are a product of market structure. Land owners are paid a land re-sale value, not the intrinsic value it possesses in terms of productivity. This 'commodification' of everything cannot be blamed to the 'northern' and 'developed' countries alone, even 'southern' and 'emerging' countries are also trying to reach the 'golden' state of capital expansion'.
Exploitation of natural resources has caused depletion of 'natural capital', and has given a life to 'commodity capital'. Neoliberal chanting prefers 'short term' contracts, where producers have the hunger to extract everything in the limited time period. Their motivation behind this strategy is the invisible contract they sign with the environment. This contract discounts the future sustainability in present times, thus bringing in the 'time value of money' to the nearest realisations. An insistence of privatization has further led to distract away from environmental concern. Developing economies are told to exploit their natural resources to find hidden treasures, which they can export in the global world, clearly satisfying the developed world, as the world trade revolves around the hobbies of developed countries. 1997-98 led to the fiscal crisis in Indonesia, displacing millions of people out of the job market. People responded with utter agony, burning forests. That did not end there only, there was huge smoke trans-pollution is South East Asia.
We are in a period of time where we need to move backwards, towards conserving environment like our ancestors did. This is not a matter of joke, because time will only tell us that printing these volumes and volumes of currencies will not satisfy our food hunger. Money cannot be eaten. Where will we find the trees if we sign asymmetric information contract with the environment to destroy them for our satisfaction? This was also not the expectation of Immanuel Kant, who fed the world with the idea of freedom and morality, where we should act according to our morality, but not become an outlaw to the nature.
David Harvey. "A brief History of Neo-Liberalism".
"Climate change: Mario Molina puts ozone on the political agenda", Royal society of Chemistry (accessed 15 July 2017).
Maya Kanodia, "Golden rule of capital accumulation" (accessed 15 July 2017).
"Indonesia dismisses study showing forest fire haze killed more than 100,000 people", The Guardian (accessed 15 July 2017).
This is a theory by Immanuel Kant, An 18th century German philosopher. This theory has been termed as "Categorical Imperative", which says that the validity of a person's choice does not depend on external motive. In this case, the external motive is to tear down forests and establish buildings and factories, which ultimately leads to satisfying our own needs, not for longer term as we do not intend to do something that will not be helpful for the environment.
The Young Turks on what happened to Doctors Without Borders in Kunduz: The rules are gone!
Bolivian president applauds China, Russia ties, laments rift with U.S.


You are spoiled for choice this Gourmet Weekend at Provenance Barossa - 2 & 3 September 2017.
At First Drop Wines' Big Fat Greek Gourmet Weekend you'll be treated to a classic feast of spit-roast lamb and other Aegean delicacies matched to the very best of their award winning wines - not to mention some smashing Greek activities! Tickets are essential for the event being held on Saturday from 12pm.
Stein's Taphouse's second installment of the 'Tap Take-Over' being held on Sunday will showcase local Barossa beers from Rehn Bier, Greenock Brewery, Western Ridge Brewing & Ministry of Beer.
The Barossa Distilling Company's Tasting Room & Bar is open all weekend including their Sunday Social session from 12-5pm. Special guest Eloise Praino will share secrets on pairing food with craft spirits at an exclusive event on Saturday evening - tickets are essential.
The Cooks' Base will be showcasing Turley Mae Foods' BBQ sauce range with either Smoked Pork or Smoked Brisket served with Boston Beans, Corn Bread and Slaw. Or try their special Penfolds Bin 128 Shiraz Meat Pie. Delicious meals for you to devour between wine tastings! Open 11.30am-3.30pm both days.
Please note that Penfolds Cellar Door will be open from 9am-5pm Saturday & Sunday and Bean Addiction Artisan Coffee Roasters 10am-3pm on Saturday.
There's something for everyone at Provenance Barossa!


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Q: grub-mkconfig not detecting any operating systems I'm running the following command in a chroot, and it doesn't detect any operating systems (linux and windows on one SSD).
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Here's my grub.cfg: http://sprunge.us/ECDEPS
Here's my fdisk -l: http://sprunge.us/JfJDdM
Here's my findmnt: http://sprunge.us/fj9DQc
Here's lsblk: http://sprunge.us/9LUvZT

A: I didn't have my boot partition mounted when installing linux. Doing the following with /boot mounted fixes it:
pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-*

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Designed with front disconnect, the Accuride 0204 drawer slides feature a lever or push latch to be positioned near the front of the slides for easy operation of the disconnect function. A lock-out feature provides additional safety allowing the slides to be locked open until a lever is used to release the lock. These slides are suitable for industrial workstations and medical applications.


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Quebec City show lets visitors experience wheel time in electric vehicles
Garry Sowerby
Published: May 29 at 9:45 a.m.
Updated: May 29 at 9:55 a.m.
Lisa Calvi stands with the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle at Quebec City's Salon du véhicule électrique. - Garry Sowerby
Salon du véhicule électrique
A few days in a resort on the shore of Lac Beauport, 15 kilometres north but a world away from downtown Quebec City, was a proper place to recharge mind and body.
The only caveat was the 10 hour-a-day commitment to help out with the ride and drive sessions at Quebec City's Salon du véhicule électrique, the city's first public exposition dedicated entirely to everything electric vehicle.
Electrically powered cars, bicycles, scooters, ATVs and boats were all there, along with displays of charging stations, information booths on incentives and technology kiosks.
Oh well, just get up early, watch the sun slowly rise over the lake and make sure holidaying is done by nine each morning. After breakfast, drive to the show and get ready for hours of tech-talk and fellowship while riding shotgun in an electric car with complete strangers. It might be a stretch for the word fellowship, but the 15-minute forays onto freeways and city streets were an interesting way to spend the days.
With a growing number of people bent on experiencing wheel time in an electric vehicle, there was no shortage of participants. Even though my capabilities in French are pathetic, it didn't take long to realize most of the folks I was coaching through the drive were contemplating throwing off the yoke of fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
The province of Quebec, rife with low-priced hydro electric power, makes it a hot spot for the escalating electric vehicle market. Federal and provincial rebates up to $13,000 sweeten the pie.
Show visitors check out the Chevy Bolt at Quebec City's Salon du véhicule électrique. - Garry Sowerby
Electric motors have been around since the early 1800s. It was Scottish inventor Robert Anderson who assembled the first crude electric horseless carriage, powered by a non-rechargeable battery, as the race for self propelled vehicles intensified.
By the end of the 19th century the advent of the internal combustion engine sidelined electrically powered road vehicles leaving them in the dust and smoke of carburetors, fuel tanks, and carbon dioxide waste.
My first experience with an electric vehicle was running a series of mobility tests on a Marathon C-300 electric car for the Canadian Armed Forces in the mid 1970s. The Marathon was a primitive car; essentially a bloated golf cart powered by a bank of 12 hefty six-volt automotive batteries.
With a range of only 50 kilometres and top speed of 60 km/h, the sloppy handling, crude but cute machine did little to compel anyone into believing electrically powered cars would ever become viable.
Checking out the clientèle at Quebec's Salon du véhicule électrique, it was easy to see what 50 years of progress and education has brought. We have passed the tipping point and all vehicle manufacturers are hot on the trail of satisfying consumers looking for a viable alternative to the internal combustion engine.
The people I met from all over the province were full of questions and stories about why they were considering an EV. One had a Ford F350 to haul their camper around but felt so guilty he wanted to go electric as a kick-back to the environment. Some told me they wanted to set an example for their children and grandchildren. Others simply wanted to feel what an electric car felt like to drive.
I've worked around a lot of vehicle shows and what is different about an EV show is the attendees show up with more of a purpose than a dream. They want answers. How far on a charge? How long does it take to recharge? How much does it cost and what are the incentives and rebates?
The electrification of the transportation system is well on its way. As I watched the fleet of 21 EV ride-and-drive vehicles slip silently into and out of the convention centre, it all seemed so futuristic.
Automobile manufacturers can obviously build reliable cars and trucks. They know how to improve fuel efficiency with lower coefficients of drag, installing low rolling resistance tires, utilizing improved lubricants and educating drivers on fuel-saving driving techniques.
Hybrid technology has helped with regenerative braking technology and most new vehicles have idle cut-off systems to conserve fuel when stopped at traffic lights.
Rematek Energy charge stations. - Garry Sowerby
The electric motor has evolved over the past two centuries and has now been adapted for automotive use by most manufacturers. Over the next decade, aside from building a charging network with stations as ubiquitous as gas stations, the battery will be the focus. Making it lighter, smaller, quicker to charge and less expensive will continue to pave the road for a massive global shift to electric vehicles.
Times are changing out on the road, and after a three-day weekend living with electric cars and the people who will be buying and driving them, I'm even more convinced of that.
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Members of Virginia Beach's audiostrobelight got started early in the music business. They were in high school when they formed a production company to stage acts that would appeal to kids.
When Kris Lynch, Scott Denham, Steven Flick, Gabe Dyson, and Adam Cohen left for college, they booked a final show at The NorVa. For the fun of it, the guys took the stage themselves and performed a 15-minute set. "We went over pretty well and had a good time with it," said Cohen, who plays electric violin and electric mandolin.
The audience reception was so enthusiastic, the guys decided to form their own band. Lynch sings and plays bass, Denham is the drummer and Dyson sings and plays guitar. Flick left; keyboardist Jimmy Quevedo came on board last summer.
Now they're working in the studio with Double O Records in Hampton. Their second release, planned for the end of the year, will be a follow-up to "The Underdogs of Awesomecore."
Meanwhile, their sound continues to change as they grow as musicians.
"The new stuff is much more technical," Cohen said. "We've put a lot of thought into the phrasing."
In May, the power pop/punk/rock band opened for Fall Out Boy in Virginia Beach after winning an online voting competition sponsored by FOB and MySpace.
"We had people jumping and going crazy," Cohen said. The band also was featured on FOB's Web site, which generated all kinds of exposure.Cohen and the band answered the questions:
Does the band have a pregig ritual?
Meeting people at the venues, trying to get people interested before we even hit the stage by being personable. Right before we go on, most of us stretch, and then we do a huddle over the drums before we start playing.
What's the band's worst performance memory?
We played at the now-defunct Jamestown Campground shortly after losing our keyboard player. The guy running the PA was having issues all day, and ended up spending most of our set on stage trying to fix things. … A friend of ours filled in on keyboard, and he had never played any of the songs.
If the band could write its own headline, what would it be?
audiostrobelight: Your New Favorite Band - The Virginian Pilot
"Beach band wins out, earns opening-act gig"
THE VIRGINIA BEACH band Audiostrobelight beat dozens of other local bands to open for Fall Out Boy at the Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater on Wednesday.
The band members, all in their early 20s, are Adam Cohen , Kris Lynch , Gabe Dyson , Scott Denham and Jimmy Quevedo.
Fall Out Boy, with MySpace, is picking 19 unsigned local bands as opening acts in different cities on its tour. Bands register on a special Web site, and then the voting begins.
"I believe Gabe was looking around on the Internet and keeping tabs on some of our favorite bands, one of which being Fall Out Boy," Cohen said.
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Thanks to family, friends and fans, Audiostrobelight received the winning spot. Cohen isn't sure of the exact number of votes cast but thinks it was 400 to 500. According to the list on the Web site, more than 100 bands competed for the Beach spot.
"Honestly, all of us we're just blown away. This is such a huge opportunity for a small local band. We've been playing around the area for a while now, but to get the opportunity to open for literally the No. 1 band in our genre - this is the kind of thing that myself and all the guys would have wanted to shoot for in a dream situation down the road," Cohen said.
Audiostrobelight takes the stage shortly after the gates open at 5 p.m.
- Patty Jenkins
Copyright 2007 - The Virginian-Pilot
Audiostrobelight is not a band. Yes, we write and record songs, we tour all over the country, we even have a Facebook music page. But Audiostrobelight is just not what you expect when someone's like, "hey, check out this band, man." Most bands do blah, blah, blah. Not Audiostrobelight. There aren't even words to use instead. They just haven't been invented yet. Boombastic is kinda close, but it's just not right.
Audiostrobelight prefers to ignore traditional in favor of over-the-top. We know the wheel has been invented, but we just don't care. Our songs are refreshing, combining a smooth blend of pop-punk and rock and roll with violins, synthesizers, mandolins, huge harmonies, and just about whatever crazy hijinks we can fit in 3 and a half minutes. That's right. Hijinks.
Our live show is similar to an earthquake, or some equally destructive natural disaster. Bodies. Bodies are literally flying through the air. Hair everywhere. Instruments are broken. Blood is (figuratively) spilled. Reckless abandon is in full force. It's cool.
Audiostrobelight is not a band. Audiostrobelight is an experience. A full 360 degrees of unbridled, unadulterated, perhaps slightly unusual awesomeness. But it's the most fun thing you'll do all year.
Now some facts.
Audiostrobelight is from Virginia Beach. It's beautiful there.
Audiostrobelight spent much of 2012 on the road behind our 2011 release, "The Whole Shebang." The tours went great. Fanbases were expanded. Good times were had.
Audiostrobelight just recorded a new record. Cartel singer Will Pugh produced it. It was mixed by the team of Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount, the same team behind Jimmy Eat World, All Time Low, Mayday Parade and many more. It sounds amazing.
The first single from our RIDICULOUSLY HIGHLY ANTICIPATED new record is called "California Gold Rush." It's available on iTunes and most online music retailers on November 13, 2012. Totally worth downloading.
Audiostrobelight thanks you kindly for reading all of this. You're a good person.
Gabriel Dyson


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Louise Toppin, finalist in the Munich International Competition and winner of the Metropolitan Opera regional auditions, has received critical acclaim for her operatic, orchestral, and oratorio performances in the United States, Czech Republic, Sweden, Uruguay, Scotland, China, England, New Zealand, the Carribean, Bermuda, Japan and Spain. She has appeared in recital on many concert series including Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Licieu Theatre in Barcelona,Spain Her opera performances include: the title role in the world premiere of the opera Luyala by composer William Banfield, Treemonisha in Scott Joplin\'s Treemonisha, Mary in William Grant Still\'s Highway One, Lucy in Menotti\'s The Telephone, Clara and Bess in Gershwin\'s Porgy and Bess, Mrs. Clancy in Lee Hoiby\'s one woman opera The Italian Lesson and Donna Anna in Mozart\'s Don Giovanni. Ms. Toppin performed Mozart\'s Impresario (Goldentrill) at The Kennedy Center, to rave reviews from The Washington Post. This season she created the role of Maria in the world premier of Joel Feigin\'s opera Twelfth Night, Elisa in Mozart\'s Il Re Pastore and The Queen of the Night in Mozart\'s Magic Flute. She is represented by Joanne Rile Artist Management and is currently in her second season touring in "Gershwin on Broadway" with pianist Leon Bates, singers Cedric Cannon, LaRose Saxon and Sam McKelton. For eight seasons she toured in "A Gershwin party" with pianist Leon Bates and tenor William Brown. She also appears in "Gershwin by Request" and "Spiritual Ensemble" shows presented by Joanne Rile Management. She has recorded thirteen compact disks of American Music Songs of Illumination, (Centaur), Ah love, but a day (Albany), Extensions of the Tradition (Albany) More Still (Cambria), Sence you went away (Albany) and Paul Freeman Introduces... Vol. II and Vol. IV (Albany) with the Czech National Symphony, A Hall Johnson collection published by Carl Fisher (2003), William Grant Still\'s Opera Highway One (Visionary), The Major\'s Letter (Albany), and Poetry Preludes (Albany Records). For release later this spring Good News (Videmus) and He\'ll Bring it to Pass (Albany). Her teachers and coaches include: George Shirley, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Reri Grist, Charlotte Holloman, Sylvia Olden Lee, and Mattiwilda Dobbs. Currently, she is the Director of the non-profit organization Videmus and Professor of Voice at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.


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