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package kieker.analysis.plugin.reader;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import kieker.analysis.IProjectContext;
import kieker.analysis.plugin.annotation.Plugin;
import kieker.common.configuration.Configuration;
import kieker.common.record.IMonitoringRecord;

/**
 * This class should be used as the abstract super class for all readers which make
 * use of string registries to reduce the amount of transferred data. It provides
 * the necessary infrastructure to handle multiple concurrent registries for multiple
 * clients and other convenience methods.
 *
 * @author Holger Knoche
 *
 * @since 1.13
 * @deprecated since 1.15.1 old plugin api
 */
@Deprecated
@Plugin
public abstract class AbstractStringRegistryReaderPlugin extends AbstractReaderPlugin {

	private static final long DEFAULT_CACHE_EXPIRATION_DURATION = 1;
	private static final TimeUnit DEFAULT_CACHE_EXPIRATION_TIME_UNIT = TimeUnit.MINUTES;

	private final StringRegistryCache stringRegistryLookup;

	private volatile boolean threadsStarted;

	private volatile Thread registryRecordHandlerThread;
	private volatile RegistryRecordHandler registryRecordHandler;
	private volatile RegularRecordHandler regularRecordHandler;

	private volatile Thread regularRecordHandlerThread;

	/**
	 * Each Plugin requires a constructor with a Configuration object and a IProjectContext.
	 *
	 * @param configuration
	 *            The configuration for this component.
	 * @param projectContext
	 *            The project context for this component. The component will be registered.
	 */
	public AbstractStringRegistryReaderPlugin(final Configuration configuration, final IProjectContext projectContext) {
		this(configuration, projectContext, DEFAULT_CACHE_EXPIRATION_DURATION, DEFAULT_CACHE_EXPIRATION_TIME_UNIT);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructor which allows to specify a configuration property which contains the cache duration in the
	 * given time unit. Since defaults are populated by the super constructor, the access to the configuration
	 * property needs to be deferred until after the super constructor invocation.
	 *
	 * @param configuration
	 *            The configuration for this component.
	 * @param projectContext
	 *            The project context for this component. The component will be registered.
	 * @param cacheDurationProperty
	 *            The name of the configuration property containing the cache duration
	 * @param cacheDurationTimeUnit
	 *            The time unit for the cache duration
	 */
	protected AbstractStringRegistryReaderPlugin(final Configuration configuration, final IProjectContext projectContext, final String cacheDurationProperty,
			final TimeUnit cacheDurationTimeUnit) {

		super(configuration, projectContext);

		// Since the defaults are populated by the super constructor, the property access
		// must be performed after the super call
		final long cacheExpirationDuration = configuration.getLongProperty(cacheDurationProperty);
		this.stringRegistryLookup = new StringRegistryCache(cacheExpirationDuration, cacheDurationTimeUnit);
	}

	private AbstractStringRegistryReaderPlugin(final Configuration configuration, final IProjectContext projectContext, final long cacheExpirationDuration,
			final TimeUnit cacheExpirationTimeUnit) {

		super(configuration, projectContext);

		this.stringRegistryLookup = this.createCache(cacheExpirationDuration, cacheExpirationTimeUnit);
	}

	@Override
	public boolean init() {
		final boolean superInitSucceeded = super.init();

		if (!superInitSucceeded) {
			return false;
		}

		// Set up record handlers
		this.registryRecordHandler = new RegistryRecordHandler(this.stringRegistryLookup);
		this.regularRecordHandler = new RegularRecordHandler(this, this.stringRegistryLookup);

		// Set up threads
		this.registryRecordHandlerThread = new Thread(this.registryRecordHandler);
		this.registryRecordHandlerThread.setDaemon(true);

		this.regularRecordHandlerThread = new Thread(this.regularRecordHandler);
		this.regularRecordHandlerThread.setDaemon(true);

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates the cache to be used for storing string registries. This method can be overriden
	 * to use a particular cache implementation.
	 *
	 * @param expirationDuration
	 *            The duration until a cache entry expires
	 * @param expirationTimeUnit
	 *            The time unit for the cache expiration
	 * @return An appropriate cache instance
	 */
	protected StringRegistryCache createCache(final long expirationDuration, final TimeUnit expirationTimeUnit) {
		return new StringRegistryCache(expirationDuration, expirationTimeUnit);
	}

	/**
	 * Ensures that the required threads are started. This method should be called before
	 * registering a record.
	 */
	protected final void ensureThreadsStarted() {
		if (!this.threadsStarted) {
			this.registryRecordHandlerThread.start();
			this.regularRecordHandlerThread.start();
			this.threadsStarted = true;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Handles the given raw data for a registry record.
	 *
	 * @param buffer
	 *            Byte buffer containing the raw data for the record
	 */
	protected void handleRegistryRecord(final ByteBuffer buffer) {
		this.registryRecordHandler.enqueueRegistryRecord(buffer);
	}

	/**
	 * Handles the given raw data for a regular record.
	 *
	 * @param buffer
	 *            Byte buffer containing the raw data for the record
	 */
	protected void handleRegularRecord(final ByteBuffer buffer) {
		this.regularRecordHandler.enqueueRegularRecord(buffer);
	}

	/**
	 * Delivers the given record to the appropriate output port(s).
	 *
	 * @param monitoringRecord
	 *            The monitoring record to deliver
	 */
	protected abstract void deliverRecord(IMonitoringRecord monitoringRecord);

}

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Sometimes when you are up to your eyeballs in berry juice and the whir of the food dehydrator has been going on so long you are hearing noises that aren't really there, you gotta wonder – is it worth it? Is it really worth it to, say, make your own jam when you could just buy a good jar for $6?
As you may remember, I talked last week about efficiently processing a lot of berries – 48 pounds, to be exact. With the right workstation set-up, and a little help from my daughter, I was able to go through that pile of berries in just a couple hours.
But that's not the end – oh, no! Once I got all the berries topped and rinsed, I moved on to freezing and jamming.
The Tillamooks were marinated with sugar overnight before being processed into my first ever no-pectin jam.
I started with 16 pounds of berries, added 10 cups of sugar, reduced by half, water bath processed and ended up with 16 half-pint jars of yum. It was all quite simple. I like no pectin!
The Shuksans were transfered to a clean, lint-free towel to drain. Once dry they were moved to a parchment-lined sheetpan for freezing. Note the efficient set-up again for this step: the sheetpans are stacked and ready to go. I work left to right, left to right…keeping it moving all the time.
I froze my berries in a single layer so they would not stick together when packaged. Industry parlance for this is IQF, or individually quick frozen. You do need a fair amount of freezer space to pull this part off, I'll admit. I had sheetpans stacked on top of chicken wings and steaks and squash puree out in my upright garage freezer.
Once the berries were frozen solid – a day or so does it – I transferred them into freezer bags. I save my expensive vacuum sealer bags for meat and seafood and just go with Ziploc Freezer Bags for fruits and veg. Seems to work fine. Once again, employing a helper is a good idea if you have one.
Because the berries need to move from freezer to bag and back to freezer before they can thaw (if they thaw and refreeze they'll stick together in the bag, negating all that IQF work) I don't assembly line this step. I go out to the freezer, bring back a single sheetpan of berries, fill up as many freezer bags as I can, return those bags to the freezer and pick up the next full sheetpan. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
And then it's all done, and I have my year's supply of strawberries, ready for smoothies or adding to yogurt or sucking on while still frozen. I know where they came from and I know how they were processed.
As a good householder , there's just one final step: adding the 19, 1.5-pound bags of frozen berries to my freezer inventory chart so I can effectively keep track of what I have to work with.
So, probably two hours of topping, another hour of active work to make the jam and maybe another hour of filling freezer bags and miscellany. Was my bulk strawberry processing adventure worth it, financially?
According to Amazon's grocery delivery service, this 2 pound bag of frozen kinda localish Oregon strawberries costs $8.19. That's $4.10 a pound.
This 13 oz jar of strawberry jam costs $5.69, or $0.44 per oz.
My $96 investment in berries and a bit of work generated $180.21 worth of product, for a profit of $84.21. I had to spend a bit on sugar and canning lids and freezer bags, so lets round down and say I "made" $80 for, all told, about 4 hours of easy, distributed work. This discounts some of the finer points like the cost of the gas that heat the water and the electricity that keeps the freezer running, but it gives us a good ballpark. $20 an hour. And no taxes or commute or childcare expenses.
Well that's not too bad in this economy, in my opinion.
What do you think – is doing it yourself worth it, financially-speaking?
i do have to point something important out here. to all you folks new to DIY kitchencraft. erica's background in foodservice, and her years of DIYing at home add up to DRASTICALLY faster processing times than newcomers are likely to see. not to put anyone off! this stuff is worth it, no matter the equation! and the quality is not comparable to whatever you can buy.
i just want to say, if it takes you more like 3 or 4 hours to make 16 jars of jam, don't feel bad!!! practice really does pay off, years down the line. given some time to hone your skills, you too can process 50 pounds of berries in four hours.
well, maybe. we can't all be efficiency experts with a stack of half sheet pans and a deep freeze.
and to erica, i've done some of this money figuring before too. sometimes it's a happy thing, other times it makes me sad. thanks for running the numbers, i always find it interesting. and surely your jam is TWICE the jam that bonne maman is. though i adore their jars.
oh, well done…definitely worth it anytime you can take wholesome up a notch while saving money. wish I had all those goodies waiting on my shelf and freezer!!
Apron – well taken, cooking professionally for 10+ years gives one a bit of a streamlining advantage. Also my working space is well equipped. I have 8 sheetpans or something ungoddly from the catering days. It helps.
However, I think the key is more "consistently cooking, day in and day out" than some magic of professional cooking. I don't have notin' on gramma, ya know? So, yes, no one should be discouraged if their first batch of jam take 6 hours and the entire time they are paranoid they are about to kill someone at any time – that's how my first batch was. The intimidation of the pectin box recipe had me quaking in the knees.
Also, to be fair on the numbers, with the jam-making I was counting "active time," not the time I was simultaneously running the dishwasher and Facebooking. Otherwise, hell, it would never figure. Some of these householder processes have a long but easy peasy set up and strike time.
The problem with comparing householder numbers to industrial numbers is that, if you really account for everything and pay yourself any kind of decent wage, you quickly realize it only ever makes *financial* sense to buy 99 cents chalupas and occasionally take out Pho in Styrofoam containers. But then your intestines turn into a congealed mass of cheezewiz, or so I'd imagine.
So yeah, at the end of the day, doing the math is an excellent way to "justify" why we do this, assuming the numbers work out in your favor, but it's just an exercise. Sometimes you can find that jam for $1.59 at Cost Plus, and then the financial impact of the labor looks a lot different.
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I really appreciate this breakdown. Given my recently busy schedule I've been wondering if food prep was really "worth it" (from a money standpoint, certainly not quality), and it's good to see this breakdown. Also, those strawberries look great!
No doubt it is worth it if you have some sort of help and a family to feed. For the singleton, other than a hobby, I'm not sure!
When I was a desperately un-employed single person, in 2008, making everything from scratch and gleaning my veggies (think grape leaves and dandelions – produce was way out of my price-range at that point) dropped my grocery bill down to about $8 a week.
For newbies, just remember not to time yourself the first time out… that is your "learning and practicing" experience… You have to find out what works and doesn't work for you and go from there to find an efficient way to do it to fit your style and needs!
I've done this math on my homebrewing a few times. Depending on the recipe and how I source my ingredients (local homebrew store, Internet, homegrown hops, etc.) a batch will cost me between $30 and $45 bucks. I'll get about 48 bottles out of that, so somewhere between $0.63 and $0.94 per bottle.
A top shelf beer at the supermarket can get close to $2.00 for a bottle…decent stuff at Costco perhaps half that much. So I'm "making" something just over a dollar a bottle by brewing my own. It takes about six hours of diligent work plus cleanup and cool down time to make a batch…so perhaps $8 per hour if I look at it as a wage.
I do wish someone like you would open up a little local-products factory so those of us who are slower could just BUY your stuff.
Well, not your stuff, I'm not local to you. But someone in my town to do it for us, I mean. Because right now I don't have time and I do have money. I would trade.
Rosa – ah the time/money tradeoff – when informed, independent people can come together with minimal interference to decide how they want to make that particular swap, everyone wins, don't you think?
My state just implemented a cottage industry law that will allow very small scale producers of non-high-risk foods to work out of their home making jams, etc. for local distribution. So maybe it's on its way to you, too!
You forgot to include the entertainment & education factors that DIYing provide! Making jam and frozen fruit with your daughter is educational & fun for everyone… what would it normally cost if you outsourced those?!
A tip for the newbie doing this stuff – this is NOT bare feet or flips flops kind of work. Put on your tennis shoes and get a squishy restaurant-style anti-fatigue mat.
@Erika – we actually have great small-producer laws for most things, I can buy pickles & jam & stuff like that, no problem.
The problem is the mid-level stuff like frozen berries – they must not be as lucrative as handcrafted jelly, because nobody sells them!
I find that you don't need to freeze berries solid to get them to not stick to each other. Since I have limited freezer space, I put mine in for about an hour doing one pan at a time. It ends being just a little quick thing I do while getting other stuff done around the house. It also suits my ADD personality.
Ah, but I never pay more than $3.50 for Bonne Maman jam, and something like $6.99 (or was it $7.99?) on sale for the same 2-lb bag of berries. Therefore, even if I processed as quickly as you (an obviously flawed assumption), my "take-home" would be more like $9.55/hr (or $13.11 for the higher berry price). Factor in that I have to pay the babysitter if I want to get much of anything done these days and it's just not worth it.
Obviously that's not all there is to be said, as I'm sure your jam really is better, and we've not factored in the social, environmental, etc. costs of cheap supermarket food. Just another example of how economic factors considered alone generally deter me from putting more effort into home production. Sigh.
However, my husband did take the kids raspberry picking yesterday and I used the cookie-sheet method to freeze most of them, so I got something out of this post after all!


It is fair to assume that a person who has never tried soapberries will be a bit skeptical. There must be a downside, right? What is wrong with soapberries? Like anything else, some people will find that soapberries aren't their "cup of soap", so to speak. The idea of washing clothes with seed pods is just not going to work for them, and that's okay. If you are considering trying soapberries for the first time there are some legitimate questions that you might have. I don't know if they are really "frequently asked" or not, but I think these are good questions that are worth answering.
Soapberries have two natural surfactants that help release the dirt from your laundry. One is called saponin and the other is a very long scientific word that is shortened to ASOG. Some trees have more of one and some have more of the other. Lots of plants have saponins, but soapberries have one of the highest levels. Saponin and ASOGs are non-ionic surfactants which means they are gentle on your clothes and hands. They are neutral chemically, so they can be combined easily with other ingredients if you want.
Soapberries are not magic. They work great for most things. I have used them for going on four years and have at least tried them for just about everything I clean. They are not whiteners or bleach, so if you need to whiten something, you will need to add something to do that.
Most of the soapberries sold in the United States come from India and Nepal. They are a variety whose scientific name is Sapindus mukarossi and are generally called soapnuts. I read somewhere that they are called nuts because of their appearance, but they are not nuts.
The Central American variety of soapberries is Sapindus saponaria. The major sellers of Sapindus mukarossi will tell you that their variety is much superior to Sapindus saponaria. So, when we started to consider the idea of a business selling Central American soapberries we decided to find out just how superior the Asian varieties are. We had a chemical analysis done comparing the surfactant level of our berries as compared with samples of some of the most popular soapnut varieties. The results showed that the highest saponin levels of any of the samples tested came from a tree in rural Santa Barbara, Honduras, less than a mile from our house. The tests were repeated the following harvest season with the same results.
The biggest obvious difference between our berries and the more well-known Asian soapnuts is that ours are generally smaller. That means that you may need to use a 6-8 berries in the little cloth bag instead of 5. Since they are sold by weight, that doesn't seem a very significant problem.
Soapnuts from Asia are great and we know that many soapnut companies are socially conscious in their business practices. If you already have a brand you like, that's fine with us. But, if you are just considering giving them a try, we'd love you to try ours. We have a good product and are working to make it better and better.
Soapberries are very popular with people who have allergy problems. It is not a medicine, but they have no chemicals that provoke allergies and don't tend to leave a residue that might be a problem. I have never heard of anyone who has had a problem using soapberries. But, to be on the safe side, if a person is very allergic to a lot of things, then the same precautions used before trying any new product are a good idea. The stories I have heard indicate that it is a wonderful relief to find a product that works without causing problems.
Soapberries are a natural product, with no preservatives. They will keep for a long time as long as they are kept dry. I have some that are more than two years old that work just fine. It is important to keep them dry before using them and allow the pouch to dry out between wash days. If you let them sit in moisture, they will eventually get moldy.
If you make the liquid cleaner from the berries, it will get rancid after a few days. It will keep a bit longer in the frig. If you want to keep the liquid for any length of time, the best idea is to freeze it. You can do a load of laundry with an ice cube or two of soapberry liquid.
The soapberry powder is very susceptible to humidity, so it is important to keep it dry. If the powder hardens because of too much humidity it will still work, but you will need to break it up to use it.
The biggest problem I have personally had with soapberries is deciding how many to use and how long to use them. The websites usually suggest 5 pods will do 5 loads. Since ours are smaller, you could start with 6-8, but the truth is that it depends on how hard your water is, if you use hot or cold water and how dirty your clothes are. Washing with soapberries is not an exact science. Used up berries will be soft and mushy. A little experimentation will help you know how many to use and when they no longer are releasing those wonderful little saponins and ASOGs that wash your clothes.
Can I use less water?
Actually, I don`t think I have ever heard anyone ask this question, but I think it is a good one. Soapberries in the little pouch need two things to work well, agitation and good water flow, so it is important to not overload the washer. You don`t need an exaggerated amount of water, but if the clothes are packed too closely together, the berries can't do their job. If conserving water is important to you, then you might find it interesting that the low-sudsing quality of soapberries means they do not leave a residue and some people find they don't need to use the rinse cycle.
A soapberry can smell a little vinegary. Some seem to have a bit more odor than others. Some don't seem to have any particular odor at all. Some people think that the powder smells like chocolate, but I wouldn't go quite that far. The important thing is that they don't leave any odor in your clothes. Your clothes will just smell clean. For some people that is a problem, because they like their clothes to have a bit of fragrance. Some companies sell little vials of essence you can add if you want, but a friend tried adding just a bit of fabric softener to the rinse cycle and that seemed to do the job. Traditionally, in some parts of Honduras, they added a little bit of lemon juice.
Are they good for anything besides laundry?
Actually, one of the most amazing things about soapberries is that they are good for so many types of cleaning. The list just goes on and on. In addition to laundry, in its liquid form, soapberries can be used for doing the dishes, cleaning counters or mopping flours, as a bathroom cleaner, a body soap, shampoo (people or pets) and jewelry cleaner, etc. etc. Different people like different applications. The powder can be used like a mild abrasive cleaner.
I keep losing the little pouch!
This seems to be the worst problem that people have with soapberries. They like how they work but it is frustrating to always be looking for that little bag. It will sometimes go through the dryer before it is found (which doesn't hurt it). The best solution that I have found is just to have two little pouches. If you lose track of one, then just use the other. The first one will show up when you pull the clothes out of the dryer, if not before. I don't have a dryer, so if I lose a little pouch, it shows up when I am hanging out the clothes. Sometimes it is hard to remember how many times you have used the berries. Since it isn't an exact science, a bit of guess work is just fine. Remember that the shells will look a bit grey and mushy when they are ready for composting. My bottom line answer is that if the biggest problem that you face in the day is finding your soapberry pouch, you have an awful lot to be thankful for.


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You play as adventurers, outsiders who have only just arrived in the world of Gaya.
Looks nice.I'm wondering will we see more updates or this is it?
I'm wondering will we see more updates or this is it?
We're still working on it, but we'll be taking a break for now. Unless any game-breaking errors arise that need an immediate fix, the next content update will still take a while.
I might check it out however.
Long answer, it's become convention to credit ILYAS as the creator since he's the one who originally thought up the concept and designed the map. However, he left the project a long time ago and I'm the one currently leading the (two-man) development team.
Don't know what happened there. It's a 256x256 "epic"-sized map, hence the name.
Just spended 10 hours playing the map got a replay ;C i found no bug so far.
Actually i think i found something.When i loaded my char my gaya spirit only had one of those 3 spells/abilities you buy from Spirit panda (After you finish the quest with Mystical Gylph) and i think since i bought all 3 and i loaded one that is a bug.
Spells from Spirit Panda ARE NOT SAVE-able. You have to Obtain them each game with the quest item (as you did).
After beating Island cup for 14 times i still didn't unlock Unique enemy cup so that's a bug unless i'm missing something.
Btw, Old load codes work?
Spirit Upgrades are indeed saveable now. You can also save and load items from your House, which you also couldn't before.
Old codes do work, but you'll have to add an extra letter in front of the code for them to be accepted. Add an "A" in front for short (-save) codes and a "B" for long (-SLNG) codes. Note that -LLNG no longer exists, just use -load to load codes. All of this can also be looked up in the ingame questlog informations.
Unique Enemy Cup is now unlocked in a different way. In fact, none of the cup unlocks require you to beat a cup more than three times anymore.
So FFERPG Wiki is not reliable source of info?
Well it was for 0.9.3. It's the players (not the developers) who filled in the information there to begin with, and now a lot of it has suddenly become outdated.
The map features a overall good use of tile variation and use of doodads. Different themed areas promise different designed landscapes and variety in the gameplay.
The map greatly re-cerates the Blizzard style with own elements.
I do not have to say much to it, it is fine and matches the gameplay.
FFE RPG 0.9.4 offers a great hero concept to the players. Instead of choosing one hero and stick to one, you can simply swap between different heroes and styles, allowing great variety and unique gameplay every time you play.
Additionally, many quests promise some challenges, although they sometimes feel not very unique, whereas some are very interesting and their outcome is based on the players decision.
'Secrets' around the map promise some treasure hunting, challenging bosses require team play and strategy.
FFE RPG 0.9.4 has many little secrets which players can discover, speaking of hidden bosses, item recipes and treasures.
I myself played v0.9.3 many hours in single player and I nearly finished the map solo. It is great this map can be played in single player.
Different difficulties allow players to choose exactly what matches their player experience and wishes, having influence on multiple sectors like item drop and hero experience rate.
EDIT: After a random notification strike got me up at 4 am, I forgot about the passive icons. After our map submission rules passive abilities have to have passive icons. These can be easily created using the Button Manager, a tool from Hive.
Final Fantasy Epic RPG 0.9.4 is an interesting RPG one can spend many hours on. While some players might be not enjoying the uniform Blizzard style, the map comes up with great content and features.
You might have to prove that you have the permission from the original author to maintain the map.
I vote for Approval with a rating of 3/5 Useful.
Edit: after you fixed the passive ability buttons ( like the one from chemist).
The final rating depends on the moderator.
A new rating can be requested every time ( = requesting a new review) and you can either ask me or another reviewer to review your map again.
And just look at my avatar !!
Why didn't you update the maps of Just Another Orpg ?
Goblin boss in the forest doesn't drop the artifact for the main quest.
Can I get a little bit information from map creator about Arena? i found wiki about it, but after Island cup i cant open any other of them,I play on normal ,have about 1000 levels in total ,did all 4 cups like 20-40 times ,did arena expansion quest,and max where i get was lotheron cup or how is it named. what is the problem? why i cant open next cups?


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> ask.  Might be good to bring this up on linux-kernel.
> for no good reason.
meant to pick up the kcore.diff (now attached).
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Self-driving car testing is now so common that people in California don't even look up when one goes by. Tests have taken place in Arizona and Michigan, too, while New York State recently approved a year-long pilot program to test autonomous vehicles.
But thus far, members of the public have largely been unable to ride in the latest self-driving vehicles. That's about to change.
This fall, the University of Michigan will become the first campus in the country to offer a self-driving shuttle service. There will be 15 Nayva Arma buses that will take riders between the North Campus Research Complex on the north side of Ann Arbor and the Lurie Engineering Center about a mile away. In all, the loop will be about two miles.
These students, faculty and staff members may be part of a historic shift in the way we get around. And, it could cause some societal disruption.
The self-driving shuttles grow out of the miniature town that Michigan has created so that car and technology companies can test their vehicles and autonomous vehicle features.
In the interview with Young, Peng answered some of the questions that many people have had about self-driving vehicles. They operate in two ways. One is by fixed routes, in which the shuttles only travel from point A to point B and back. The other is by GPS, so that the shuttles can figure out alternative routes in case something gets in the way of their programmed route.
That's vital in Ann Arbor, where construction is taking place all over town, and where accidents and other obstructions are common. To be sure, the shuttles will travel a construction-free route, but high winds and blizzards can always cause havoc.


This dog park is run and operated by Ashland Parks and Recreation Department. Located just off West Nevada Street the park is in a quiet and upper scale neighborhood not far from famous Lithia Park. Two acres of fenced dog heaven your dog can run and play with other dogs without a leash. Open from dawn to dusk seven days a week. The park department provides scoopers and water in the park.
This dog park is run and operated by Medford Parks and Recreation Department. It is approximately 2 acres, with a granite walkway, a small covered area, completely fenced and adjacent to the much larger full-facility Bear Creek Park.
This dog park is run and operated by Medford Parks and Recreation Department. This is actually two dog parks in one. One is for larger dogs over 20 pounds and the another for those small dogs and puppies generally under 20 pounds. This helps to keep the smaller dogs from fights with larger animals.
This dog park is run and operated by Talent Parks and Recreation Department. Located on Talent Avenue at Evert Way, next to the police station, this park is sure to please both dog and owner. This park is located across the street from Chuck Robert's Park on Talent Ave. Nice landscaping with trees, grass and a pathway around the park offer a positive environment for both dog and owner to exercise and watch their dogs play with other canines. A special feature of this park is a tunnel with a hill and grass for a unique experience for your dog.


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1. Vyadhi – Illness, disease, physical or mental. It is difficult to do yoga if you are physically sick. Thus it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of illness and promotion of optimal health.
2. Styana – Apathy, disinclination towards performing ones kartavya or duty. By procrastinating, we avoid our practice and create excuses for not being on the path and doing the work.
3. Sanshaya – doubting ones capability or the result of yoga. We can only come to know Reality, declares the Brihad-Âranyaka-Upanishad (4.4.23), when we are free from doubt. It is important to cultivate faith in oneself as well as the yogic path.
4. Pramada – Heedlessness, carelessness, a lack of persistence. Yoga is both a science and art and approaching it without skill, care, respect and devotion will create erratic and possible negative results.
5. Alasya – Sloth, inertia of mind or body due to dominance of the tamasic element. Yoga requires discipline, zeal and tapas (will-power) to succeed on its path. Laziness will prevent you from attaining your highest potential.
6. Avirati – Overindulgence, attachment to pleasurable things. We must learn to "let go" of our attachments to desire and physical objects if we are to make progress in yoga.
7. Bhrantidarshan – False vision, a premature sense of certainty. The development of a false notion about the practice of yoga and its outcome can not only lead one off the path of yoga, but also create harm and disappointment.
8. Alabdha–bhumikatva – Non-attainment of the next yogic stage or accomplishment. This happens due to faulty or poor practice and creates a feeling of being "stuck" and leads to discouragement.
9. Anawasthitatwa – Instability, non-permanence of a yogic accomplishment or stage. Not able to maintain an attained stage can be a real drag. This again can be a result of faulty or poor practice.
2. Daurmanasya – depression, pain caused by non-fulfilment of desires.
3. Angamejayatwa – the shivering of parts of the body.
4. Shvâsa–prashvâsa – disturbances in kumbhaka or breath retention causing the irregular breathing pattern that comes with mental agitation.
You will need to be able to remove all these obstacles at will to be successful in yoga. They may appear at any time, and if not conquered during their first appearance, they are most likely to return until you learn how to overcome them.
The key to the removal of any and all of the above obstacles is the cultivation of the one-pointedness of mind. These obstacles will naturally pass with time unless we allow ourselves to become entangled and bogged down in them. By focusing all of your attention on a single object the obstacles dissolve and begin to lose their importance and power.
I would love to do yoga and I have been putting it off from one excuse to another but really these excuses are man made and man can only unmake it. The only problem I see is i really can't see or feel any persistence from within or from outside, I need help if there is any. Thanks in advance.
I decided recently to give Yoga a try and as I continue to do research, I realize that it is going to be a tough road. I definitely have more than a few obstacles to dissolve. I'm trying to quit smoking and need to find another avenue to get my mind off smoking, so I figured Yoga would help me do that. I haven't started a routine yet because I need to figure out which road I'll take. Even though this post is from 2005, I still find the information useful. Thanks.
achieve that feeling if I dedicate my self to a little bit of self discipline.
I find myself needing a cleansing of poor choices, that I've made to go foward. I look forward to the changes in my life.
In my country, there are no places where i can do yoga. i wish there was one.
I lost my deep yoga practice due to an overindulgence and because I became disheartened at how many new yoga instructors popped up in my small town; I felt it had become a fitness fad. I have since kicked my habit, but it has been two years since I have been a teacher. I am slowly picking up the pieces and starting over, but I deeply regret that I had ever let it go.
I am stuck in Alabdha-bhumikatva – Non-attainment of the next yogic stage or accomplishment. After 6 months of yoga withdrawal encouraged by a yoga friend I started in an alignment, attribute obtaining yoga and am very happy. I am re- connecting with basic poses like triangle, updog, and camel.


Situation: A tech company has grown to twenty people. The CEO is concerned that if they grow much beyond this their culture will start to change. The principal question is whether team leadership structure will remain tight and focused, while teams will continue to be flexible and have fun. How do you manage culture as you grow?
Other companies have grown to twice this size and continue to increase their number of employees.
One uses component owners as leads, with people under them. Leads are more technical than managers and aren't expected to be superb managers.
They grow middle managers organically instead of hiring from outside.
If an individual's plate is full, give them the ability to delegate work to an up and comer.
Active communication has number limits.
The optimal functioning group is 7-12; higher functioning teams are even smaller with 7-8 members.
Create flexible teams that maintain communication pathways and culture.
When one company grew from 25 to 60, they noticed that at 30 people it became difficult to track people; they needed to develop systems and internal management tools.
Much more attention was needed on sales forecasting and expense elasticity. The solution was to study peaks and valleys and built a model that could function within historic peak /valley limits.
How do you maintain the contractor pool?
Keep a list and actively communicate with them about current and anticipated needs.
One company's rule: consultants are 100% billable – functionally they are only able to realize 98%, but the rule keeps this number high.
Use contractor pools to supplement project tasks. If your primary differentiating focus is on successfully closing projects, focus contractors on ramping new projects.
Hire people who embody you and your culture. Hire in your own image.
This entry was posted in Manufacturing & Operations, Strategy, Team and tagged Communication, Contractor, Delegate, Elasticity, Expense, Flexible, Focused, Forecasting, Fun, Leadership, Leads, Organic, Pool, Sales, Technology, Tight on January 21, 2018 by Sandy.
Situation: A company's accountants advise them to make distributions for tax purposes. Simultaneously, the company's future is based on technology and staying ahead of the competition. This requires ongoing investment. Do you focus on taxes or investment?
The focus of the answer is distributions and company morale, not tax planning. Think about the impact on the team. Are there considerable differentials in compensation within the company? If so, this may be impacting morale.
Differentiate bonuses from variable compensation. Make bonuses special. This starts at the top. The attitude should be that if someone works hard, they will be compensated. Once bonuses become assumed, they are just regarded as part of the overall compensation package.
Smaller geographical units can help retain a small company atmosphere and drive. As a company grows, similar results can be achieved with Tiger Team projects.
If the organizational structure enables this, foster friendly competition metrics between offices – and publish the results.
One company distributes performance data to top staff – with color-color coded red/yellow/green metrics based on performance. All red and yellow numbers require an explanation. The company has seen a significant reduction in red and yellow metrics since they started this.
At company meetings – publicize and recognize top 10 performers in various areas. Recognition boosts morale.
Company events boost teamwork and morale. These may include company barbeques, in-house cooking shows created and run by staff, and quarterly outings – bocce ball, tubing, sailing on the Bay.
Growth is accompanied by change. When a company starts it's a mission. After 15 years it's a job. This is a function of growth, and it takes ongoing creativity to keep individual employees excited about their job and role.
This entry was posted in Finance, Team and tagged Atmosphere, Bonuses, Change, Compensation, Competition, Distributions, Growth, Morale, Performance, Tax, Teamwork, Technology on September 11, 2016 by Sandy.


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Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 10
by Jason Katz 11/7/18 12:12 PM Follow Jason
Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there's little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. The same goes for fantasy football; managing rosters effectively is key to winning that championship.
Throughout the season, players get hot and see an increased role while others struggle and fight to stay relevant. Experienced fantasy players know this happens every year. In this weekly column, we'll showcase those who have taken important steps forward and those who have taken steps back.
These are the key risers and fallers heading into Week 10 of the NFL season. Dynasty owners, check out our separate Dynasty Risers/Fallers segment as well.
Week 10 Risers
Amari Cooper (WR, DAL)
It really wasn't going to take much to increase Amari Cooper's fantasy value. Eight targets and a touchdown in his Cowboys debut did the trick. Cooper was barely a WR4 until he was shipped out of Oakland. The Cowboys may be a terrible team with a low volume passing offense, but Cooper will be the focal point. He's at least a WR3 now, which more than we can say about him for each of the past two seasons.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR, GB)
I am of the belief that Equanimeous St. Brown (whose name I can spell without looking it up, thank you very much!) is the second most talented WR on the Packers, but it is Marquez Valdes-Scantling that is getting the push. MVS is not a bad player by any means and with Geronimo Allison out and Randall Cobb having never actually been good at football, MVS is now the second option in an Aaron Rodgers offense. That is enough to make him a must-own in all leagues and, at a minimum, a weekly WR3.
Tevin Coleman (RB, ATL)
Finally, Steve Sarkisian got with the program and threw the ball to Tevin Coleman. After not seeing more than two targets in each of his last three games, Coleman saw seven last week. Unsurprisingly, the elite pass catcher turned those seven targets into a season-high five receptions, a season-high 68 receiving yards, and a season-high two receiving touchdowns. Coleman played 57% of the snaps against Ito Smith's 41%, which is just fine to allow him to be an every week RB2.
Mike Davis (RB, SEA)
Chris Carson tried to play through a hip injury. It did not work. Enter Mike Davis. He's like Carson, except actually good at football. Davis touched the ball 22 times for a total of 107 yards. Carson is almost certainly out this week and there's no guarantee that when he returns, there is a role waiting for him. Since the Seahawks apparently hate Rashaad Penny, Davis is locked into starting duties and he is also an adept pass catcher for when the running Seahawks inevitably fall behind opponents that know throwing the ball is how you score points. Davis needs to be universally owned.
O.J. Howard (TE, TB)
It is official. O.J. Howard is an elite TE1. If you remove the game where he sprained his MCL and left early, Howard has double-digit fantasy points in every game except Week 1 this season. Ryan Fitzpatrick treats Howard like the elite weapon he is and looks for him in the red zone. Travis Kelce and Zach Ertz are still in a tier of their own, but George Kittle and O.J. Howard are right on their heels.
Week 10 Fallers
Tom Brady (QB, NE)
It is true that Tom Brady is declining. However, it is quite gradual. He is still one of the best in the league. The problem for fantasy is that Brady doesn't "Brady" anymore. Gone are the days where the Patriots will throw and throw and throw some more to stick it to opponents. The Patriots basically cruise through the regular season and are playing for the postseason. Brady can still duel when he has to; he just rarely has to. Brady has just one passing touchdown in his last two games, both of which were noncompetitive. And things aren't getting better. The Patriots don't project to have a competitive contest until Week 15 at Pittsburgh. Maybe Week 13 at Minnesota will be a game where Brady has to throw. Other than that, you're getting the running Patriots. Not good for Brady's fantasy outlook.
Latavius Murray (RB, MIN)
This is not a hard conclusion to draw. Latavius Murray went from the Vikings feature back to just a handcuff with the return of Dalvin Cook. Murray punched in a short touchdown, but was otherwise useless as an allegedly limited Cook dominated snaps and touches. Murray is worth holding onto because of his upside should Cook reinjury his hamstring, but you can't start him while Cook is healthy.
Kerryon Johnson (RB, DET)
The schedule monster is coming for Kerryon Johnson. Well, that, and the fact that Matt Stafford forgot how to football. The next three weeks are going to be challenging for Johnson from a rushing standpoint. And then when the schedule opens up for a date with the Rams, the Lions are going to have to go back to being the throwing Lions to keep up, which means more Theo Riddick. The stars are coming firmly out of alignment for the upstart rookie and it's not really his fault.
Adrian Peterson (RB, WAS)
I keep being wrong about Adrian Peterson so I'm not going to talk about Adrian Peterson. This is about the Redskins offensive line, which is in shambles. Just like last season, the Redskins are pretty much calling guys off the street to come and try and block for them. They've lost their left tackle and both guards. AP is going to have nowhere to run.
More Weekly Lineup Prep
Dynasty ADP Arbitrage - Josh Jacobs vs Kerryon Johnson
The King's Scott Fish Bowl Draft Review
Defending Marcus Mariota
Bull Rush - Players Whose Target Share Will Increase
Dynasty Stock Watch - Wide Receivers (Part 1)
Scratch-Off TIme - Unexciting Lotto Tickets that Could Pay Off
Buying James Conner as a First-Rounder
ADP Showdown - Jameis Winston vs Philip Rivers
Dynasty Startup ADP Arbitrage - Eric Ebron vs Irv Smith Jr.
QuarterBack Rankings Part II: After Hours With RotoBaller Radio
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David Price Gives Red Sox A Chance Against Dodgers
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La Selección femenina de voleibol de China Taipéi es el equipo nacional femenino de voleibol de la República de China (Taiwán). (Consulte China Taipéi para conocer la cuestión del nombre de los equipos). Controlada por la Asociación de Voleibol de China Taipéi, representa al país en competiciones internacionales y partidos amistosos.

Después de 16 años desde 1990, el equipo nacional de voleibol femenino de China Taipéi volvió a ingresar al Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol Femenino de 2006. Para sorpresa de todos, el equipo clasificado 23 obtuvo su primera victoria sobre el anfitrión Japón (séptimo) en el día inaugural. seguido por derrotó a Corea del Sur (8.º), Polonia (9.º), Kenia (11.º) y Costa Rica (33.º) en la primera ronda. Sin embargo, después de un buen comienzo de cinco victorias consecutivas, el equipo no pudo continuar con su impresionante forma y finalmente ocupó el duodécimo lugar.

En diciembre, el mismo equipo asistió a los Juegos Asiáticos de 2006 celebrados en Doha, Qatar. Aunque el equipo perdió ante Corea del Sur y China en la ronda preliminar, luego vencieron a Kazajistán y Tailandia y ganaron la medalla de bronce, la primera medalla en voleibol femenino en los Juegos Asiáticos.

Participaciones

Juegos Olímpicos

Copa Mundial Femenina de Voleibol

Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol Femenino

Grand Prix de Voleibol

Juegos Asiáticos

Campeonato Asiático de Voleibol Femenino

Copa Asiática de Voleibol Femenino

Equipo actual
Jugadoras convocadas para el Campeonato Asiático de Voleibol Femenino de 2015

Entrenadores

  Norimasa Sakakuchi 2009-
  Lin Ming-Hui 2013
  Ramazzo Federico 2013
  Huang Chich-Nan 2014
  Lin Ming-Hui 2015-presente

Véase también

 Asociación de Voleibol de China Taipéi
 Selección de voleibol de China Taipéi

Referencias

Enlaces externos

  en FIVB

Voleibol en la República de China
China Taipei
Voleibol

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Crash on 5 Freeway kill one pedestrian in Anaheim
18 Jun Crash on 5 Freeway kill one pedestrian in Anaheim
A woman was killed on the 5 Freeway when she exited the vehicle and ran across lanes of traffic after a crash last Monday (Jun 17), according to the California Highway Patrol in Anaheim.
For unknown reasons she left the vehicle involved in the collision and jumped over the divider. She was struck attempting to cross the northbound side.
Coroner personnel were summoned to the site of the accident at about 9:16 p.m., CHP logs showed. Additional details on the identity of the woman who was struck were not immediately available.
Our condolences go out to the victim of the car accident and their friends and family.


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Simplicity, Tolerance, Gentleness & Peace In Islam (Part 1/3)
Posted by Muhammad Haniff Hassan ⋅ July 29, 2007 ⋅ Leave a comment
While it is true that not all extremists are terrorists but extremism is the hallmark of terrorism and terrorism is a form of extremism.
This posting seeks to clarify the inherent characteristics of simplicity, tolerance, gentleness and peace in Islam in contrast of extremism and terrorism embraced by some Muslims. The objective is to highlight the virtue of moderation and the abhorrence of extremism.
While the arguments put forth in this writing may not convince the hardcore among the extremists and the terrorists because they will always have their version of interpretation, but the arguments will help to instill guiding principles in the general members of Muslim community which will protect them from the influence of the extremists and terrorists.
Fellow Muslims, Why Moderation and Tolerance?
God requires that simplicity and moderation be the hallmarks of the Muslim ummah (community), as mentioned in the Quran:
"Thus, have We made you an Ummah justly balanced, that you might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves… " (The Quran 2:143)
The ulama interpret the phrase Ummatan Wasatan as the just (Al-`Adl) and chosen (Al-Khiyar) people. These two interpretations do not contradict each other, as justness is a criterion for being chosen by God. This definition is also in line with the meaning of simplicity, tolerance and moderation as opposed to extremism, as something is said to be just, when it is balanced away from extremes.
Moderation in Islam is characterised as follows:
1. Islam is a religion which is easy to practise, and simplicity is preferred in practising it.
The Quran says:
"… and has not laid upon you any hardship in religion." (The Quran 22: 78)
"Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put you to difficulties." (The Quran 2:185)
"Allah does not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to purify you, and to complete his favour on you, that you may be grateful." (The Quran 5: 6)
Prophet Muhammad warned against complicating the practice of Islam, as it was meant to be easy:
"Indeed this religion is easy and it will defeat anyone who makes it difficult. " (Narrated by Al-Bukhari)
Here, 'defeat' means that someone who tries to make the practice of Islam difficult will find himself unable to continue practicing it.
The Prophet also said:
"Indeed the religion most favoured by Allah is one which is convenient and tolerant." (Narrated by Al-Bukhari)
In sending off his messenger on a mission, the Prophet advised, "Make it convenient and do not make it difficult, tell them the good news and do not make them run away" (Narrated by Al-Bukhari)
In addition, the Prophet also reminded, "Indeed, you have been sent to make things easy (for the people), not to make things difficult for them." (Narrated by Al-Bukhari)
Aisyah said:
"When the Prophet is given two choices, he will choose the one that is more convenient between the two, so long as it is not sinful." (Narrated by Al-Bukhari)
Among the hallmarks of convenience in practicing Islam as a faith, is the provision of rukhsah (exemptions), when one faces difficulty in fulfilling certain requirements.
2. Tolerance is a characteristic that cannot be isolated from Islam.
This characteristic is based on the commandment that there is to be no compulsion to accept Islam. The Quran says,
"Let there be no compulsion in religion." (The Quran 2: 256)
"Will you then compel mankind, against their will, to believe?" (The Quran 10: 99)
Islam encourages respect for other faiths, and does not interfere in other faiths' acts of worship. The Quran says:
"Say : O you who reject Faith ! I worship not that which you worship. Nor do you worship that which I worship. And I will not worship that which you have been worshipping. Nor will you worship that which I worship. To you be your Way, and to me, mine." (The Quran 109: 1-6)
Another Islamic injunction which aims to inculcate respect for others, is the prohibition against rebuking or insulting other faiths. This is mentioned in the Quran:
"Do not revile those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest they out of spite, revile Allah in their ignorance. Thus have We made alluring to each people its doings. In the end will they return to their Lord, and We shall then tell them the truth of all they
did." (The Quran 6: 108)
In the effort to foster tolerance, Muslims are encouraged to counter wrongdoing with good deeds.
"Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: then will he between whom and you were hatred, become as it were, your friend and intimate!" (The Quran 41: 34)
"Repel evil with which that which is best: well are We acquainted with the things they say." (The Quran 23: 96)
In addition, Islam enjoins forgiveness both within the ummah and to others. Even in the extreme injustice of murder, the family of a murder victim is encouraged to forgive and in so doing, spare the murderer from capital punishment. The Quran says:
"O you who believe! The law of equality in prescribed to you in cases of murder…But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude." (The Quran 2: 178)
The Quran also says:
"But if you forgive and overlook, and cover up (their faults), verily, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. " (The Quran 64: 14)
God describes forgiveness as a characteristic of the dwellers of heaven; this is mentioned in the Holy Quran:
"Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous – those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men; for Allah loves those who do good; (The Quran 3: 133 – 134)
God Himself is Most Forgiving. Prophet Muhammad said that God declared:
"O, son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for whatever you have done, and I shall not mind. O, son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O, son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me (syirik) I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as the earth is." (Narrated by At-Tarmizi)
Tolerance in Islam may also be seen in the manner Prophet Muhammad treated those who committed offences; surely his behaviour is the best example and reference for the Muslim ummah.
Abu Hurairah related an occasion when a Bedouin urinated in the mosque, and the people angrily went to ask Prophet Muhammad to reprimand him. The Prophet calmly replied:
"Let him be. Pour over his urine a dipper of water. Indeed, you have been sent to make things easy and not to make them difficult." (Narrated by Al-Bukhari & Muslim)
A man sneezed during a prayer led by Prophet Muhammad. Muawiyah b. Al-Hakam As-Salami, who was in the congregation, narrated as follows:
I then said, "May Allah bless you". People around me looked at me with disapproval. I asked, "Why are you all looking at me like that?". They then slapped their thighs with their hands. When I realised that they were trying to quieting me, I kept quiet. Prophet Muhammad completed his prayers. Indeed, I have never before or after this, seen a teacher who showed such a good example. By God, he did not scold, hit or reprimand me, but said :
"Indeed, no word from man is suitable in solat (prayers). Solat is tasbih, takbir, and recitation of Al-Quran." (Narrated by Muslim & Abu Daud)
Muslims are not allowed to converse with others during their prayers, and so the rest of the congregation tried to signal to Muawiyah to keep quiet. Yet, Prophet Muhammad kept his patience till prayers were over, before explaining it to Muawiyah.
Adaptation from Seminar Paper 3 presented in the Convention of Ulama organised by PERGAS on 13 – 14 September 2003 which was written by me.
Read also Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Islamic Awakening between Rejection and Extremism, available at http://www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/books/iabrae/index.htm
About Muhammad Haniff Hassan
Muhammad Haniff Bin Hassan is a Fellow. He holds a PhD and M.Sc. in Strategic Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (previously known as the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies), Nanyang Technological University. He received his early education in Aljunied Islamic School. He then continued his tertiary education at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, National University of Malaysia, with honours in Syar`iah and Civil law. Mr. Haniff is also active in social activities as a member of the Islamic Religious Council Appeal Board, HSBC Insurance Islamic Advisory Board from 2000 to 2014, Association of Islamic Religious Teachers and Scholars of Singapore (PERGAS) and Management Committee of Al-Irsyad Islamic School. He writes extensively in Berita Harian (a local Malay newspaper) and has also published articles in The Straits Times. He has published six books in his name, co-authored a monograph and helped publish two books for PERGAS and the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore. His personal website in Malay is at www.haniff.sg
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La tonnara di Marzamemi era la più rilevante della Sicilia orientale, come rilevano gli studiosi Fabio Salerno e Salvo Sorbello, che hanno riportato nei loro libri i dati relativi al pescato delle diciassette tonnare che erano attive lungo la costa orientale della Sicilia. Anzi per il D'Amico: questa è la Tonnara migliore di ritorno del Regno ed isola di Sicilia, (…) facendo delle ubbertosissime pescagioni.
Già nel 1558 lo storico Tommaso Fazello scriveva di Marzamemi come di "un ridotto di navi. Il mare abonda quivi di tonni e d'altri pesci marini, tutti buoni a mangiare".

Nella tonnara di Marzamemi si effettuavano due mattanze ogni giorno: una al mattino ed una nel primo pomeriggio.

Descrizione
Il nucleo della tonnara è costituito dalla piazza Regina Margherita e dal palazzo padronale, fatto costruire nel 1752 dai Calascibetta e gestito poi dai Nicolaci, gabelloti di tonnara, secondo qualcuno discendenti da un ammiraglio Nicolajev o Nicolaus, di origine anglo-russa, secondo altri, invece, eredi di un rais della tonnara di Pizzo Calabro. I lavori iniziarono nel 1746, su iniziativa dei baroni Calascibetta e furono guidati dai mastri Matteo Corso e Pasquale Alì.

Il palazzo è in pietra arenaria e sul portale è raffigurato lo stemma della famiglia Nicolaci; sulla parte superiore della facciata sono collocati cinque canali di scarico dell'acqua piovana, a forma di mensole terminanti con visi umani.

Sempre nella piazza si trova la chiesetta vecchia della tonnara, costruita in pietra arenaria, con una facciata semplice ma elegante, dove svettano da una parte un piccolo campanile e dall'altro un arco. La chiesa aveva tre altari: al centro quello della Madonna di Pompei, ai due lati quelli di S. Antonio di Padova e di S. Francesco di Paola, patrono di Marzamemi e custodiva anche un artistico dipinto raffigurante la Madonna del Carmelo.

Ancora visibili Il cortile arabo e le casuzze dei pescatori che attorniano piazza Regina Margherita, tra cui la casa del forno e la casa del razionale. Accanto al palazzo venne costruito nel 1912 lo stabilimento per la salagione del tonno e poi per la lavorazione sott'olio.

Oggi, nella stessa piazza sorge la chiesa nuova di S. Francesco di Paola, in pietra bianca, costruita per volere di papa Pio XI e sul cui prospetto spicca un rosone di stile romanico.

Storia
Concessa il 14 febbraio del 1655, con investitura della Regia Corte ad un barone spagnolo, nei primi anni di attività la tonnara non veniva calata ogni anno, bensì ad anni alterni, perché non si riuscivano a smaltire tutti i tonni pescati, che, in gran parte, venivano salati e conservati in botti di legno. Solo dalla seconda metà del Settecento venne calata annualmente. Le tonnare di Marzamemi e Vendicari furono acquistate da Simone Calascibetta (nobile di Piazza Armerina e giudice a Palermo) "dal Regio Fisco il 14 febbraio del 1655, insieme con quelle di Fiume di Noto e Santa Bonagia per una tenuissima somma.", come riporta il Memoriale delli Giurati di Noto a S.M., risalente probabilmente al 1747. La vendita puro e franco allodio, con i relativi titoli di barone, avvenne per novemila onze. Il nuovo padrone era esente dall'obbligo del servizio militare e trasmetteva i privilegi agli eredi. In quel periodo la Spagna, dopo gli ingenti costi sopportati per la guerra dei trent'anni, aveva un urgente bisogno di cospicui capitali e le vendite di tonnare e di titoli nobiliari furono tra le misure attuate per reperire, in tempi brevi, nuove e consistenti entrate economiche.

La tonnara di Marzamemi, che mediamente pescava circa 2000 tonni all'anno, con delle punte di 2.655, 4.372, 2.735 e 3.233 rispettivamente negli anni 1902, 1904, 1905 e 1911, a iniziare dal 1922 cominciò ad avere una lenta, ma inesorabile diminuzione di pesca, tanto che nel 1926 fu deciso di chiudere lo stabilimento conserviero, in quanto le poche centinaia di tonni pescati venivano avviati unicamente ai mercati ittici che potevano ora essere celermente raggiunti per l'impulso preso dalla motorizzazione e per l'apparizione di alcune fabbriche di ghiaccio nel siracusano. Lo stabilimento conserviero aveva funzionato per conto dell'industria Angelo Parodi di Genova: addetti alla lavorazione erano specialisti genovesi come genovese ne era il direttore. Le scatolette che venivano prodotte avevano come marchio di fabbrica "AP Angelo Parodi Genova - Tonno all'olio puro di oliva - Lavorazione sul posto di pesca". Lo stabilimento conserviero rinacque nel 1937, ma solo per un anno, per opera della nobile signorina Preziosa, dei baroni Bruno di Belmonte di Ispica; questa volta, però, per la lavorazione del pesce azzurro, che veniva sbarcato da numerosi pescherecci palermitani, i quali sfruttavano la pescosissima secca di Pachino, distante da Marzamemi circa otto miglia.

Dopo il 1922, la tonnara rimase attiva fino al 1943, esattamente fino al 12 giugno di quell'anno, quando fu mitragliata, con morti e feriti, dall'Aviazione inglese pochi giorni prima dello sbarco alleato. Riprese a funzionare l'anno successivo, con risultati sempre modesti (qualche paio di centinaia di tonni pescati) e la sua attività si protrasse fino al 1969, anno in cui chiuse definitivamente.
Di recente, a seguito dell'aumento delle quote di tonno rosso, è stata proposta la riattivazione delle tonnare di Favignana e di Marzamemi.

Note

Bibliografia
 Tommaso Fazello, De rebus siculis decades duae, Palermo, 1558, pp. 161-163.
 Salvo Sorbello, La pesca del tonno nel capolinea del sud. Le tonnare di Vendicari, Marzamemi e Portopalo di Capo Passero, ISBN 978-88-7428-093-3.
 F. C. D'Amico, Osservazioni pratiche intorno la pesca, corso e cammino de' tonni. In opposizione a quanto scrisse su tal soggetto l'avv. Don Francesco Paola Avolio siracusano, Messina, Società Tipografica, 1816.
 Enciclopedia della geografia, Sicilia, Novara, De Agostini, 1996.
 Mario Falla, Marzamemi, la tonnara e altre storie, Siracusa, Arnaldo Lombardi Editore, 2001.
 L. Selvaggio, G. Calleri, La Tonnara di Villadorata, in "Kalafarina", n. 1 anno II, aprile 2004, pp. 4-14
 Salvo Sorbello, La tonnara di Marzamemi, in "La Provincia di Siracusa", anno III n.1 maggio 1998, pp. 30-37.
 E. U. Muscova, Promontorio di Pachino, Pachino, Biblioteca Comunale Dante Alighieri, 1987
 Fabio Salerno, Uomini, tonni e tonnare di Sicilia, Siracusa, Morrone Editore.

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