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…Nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying…five golden rings…four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
The clerks at the local Safeway occasionally comment on the contents of my shopping cart. Besides my groceries, I'll load up on any buy-one-get-one-free special on Flaming Hot Cheetos, cookies, granola bars, and beef jerky for the care packages I send to our military in Afghanistan.
Thermal underwear, socks, Easy Mac, root beer, soy sauce, linens, coffeepots, hand warmers, hygiene items, dog toys, snivel gear (that's military talk for gloves, hats and balaclavas), power inverters, camp showers, microwaves, a blow up doll (no, not that kind) are some of the things I've sent.
I've been sending packages since 2007. I'm on a first name basis with the clerks at the post office.
It's not about politics. Or whether I support the war. I'm blessed in so many ways, fortunate that I live here. For me, it's a way of giving back to the men and women who protect our country. I'm not alone in my opinion, but I realize there are those who would take exception to what this post is about.
Tis the season of giving, and it's not too late to show your thanks.
The military mail system makes a herculean effort to get the mail to the remotest combat post in time for Christmas. Why? Because mail is a huge morale booster.
Last year, I sent boxes out nine days before Christmas and received an email from my contact that they'd received the goodies on Christmas Day.
You don't have to spend a lot of money. You don't have to send a package. You can stuff a padded envelope with packets of powdered hot chocolate or candy and enclose a note. You can send a card. Drawings and letters from kids are always in demand. Some units post the cards and drawings on their morale board.
Something as simple as a postcard will put a smile on a soldier's face. I know this because I've received letters and emails from some of my contacts stating that the receipt of my package improved the morale of the entire squad. Funny, it did wonders for my morale, too.
Tonight, I packed a 20 pound box for a Marine unit in a remote part of Afghanistan. Lots of holiday goodies from Trader Joe's. Sunflower seeds. Hot cocoa mix. Coffee. Travel mugs. A Slinky. Chattering teeth. Wind-up toys. DVD movies.
I don't know these guys from Adam, and they don't know me. I may never hear from them. But I know the contents of the box will put a smile on their faces. And that's good enough.
I'm told that hearing one's name at mail call is a huge rush. There are soldiers who never hear their name called during their entire deployment. That's pretty sad.
The Any Soldier program was founded for that very reason. Military personnel who sign up for AS act as a liaison for the unit and distribute the contents of the packages.
But as many soldiers have said in the past, it's not really about getting stuff. It's knowing that someone took the time to mail a card or a package. That after ten years of war, they are not forgotten.
When someone is far from home the holidays take on a new meaning. I hope you'll think about sending a card.
Obtaining an address is free. You will need to register and provide your address. This is a preventative measure to keep the nut jobs from requesting addresses and sending hate mail to the troops. Yep, it happens all the time.
AS will not put your address on a mailing list nor will they send you any emails other than updates for your contact, which is at your discretion. Some contacts may wish to write or email you a note of thanks so you might want to include your email address. Domestic postage rates apply.
Questions? Feel free to email me. Thanks for reading!
This is post number nine of twelve days straight of blogging. Thank you for stopping by!
Ah, the holidays! Family togetherness and family squabbles.
Gone are the days when I was relegated to the children's table and my only responsibility was setting the table and making my bed before company arrived. Things have changed, partly due to a shift in family dynamics. My generation is now in charge of planning the family holiday dinners. We rotate between my house and my cousins' places every year. Everyone brings something for the dinner, and inevitably, there are some hits and misses.
I believe you shouldn't say anything about other people's contributions. You should try a little of everything and keep your mouth shut to ensure holiday harmony. But some people can't shut their pumpkin pie hole.
The "gravy incident" is a good example. My cousin had his gravy simmering on the stove. Aunt "B" decided his gravy was too thin and attempted to add a cornstarch slurry. Not a good thing.
1. Because cornstarch leaves an icky, pasty aftertaste. A blend of softened butter with flour is much better.
2. Because it's not your house. Not your gravy.
My cousin took exception to anyone messing with his gravy. As he should! Aunt "B" took exception because she is right. She is ALWAYS right. Thoroughly steamed, Aunt "B" let everyone know that she didn't want to sit at the table with my cousin. And given her sour mood, no one wanted to sit next to her. My husband bemoaned the fact that two gravyless Thanksgivings followed the gravy incident.
Then there's the "sticky rice" incident. Sticky rice is a short grain rice stuffing, a staple on our holiday table. It's my mother's schtick. She brings it every year. Well, a couple of years ago, my sister-in-law also brought sticky rice. Her sticky rice had more sausage in it. (And people liked it better.) My mother took great umbrage and now, before every holiday, I get the call. "Tell her not to bring her sticky rice. I'm making sticky rice." And yeah, I get the major stink eye from mom because lo and behold, there's another cauldron of sticky rice next to hers.
It's not Top Chef! It's Thanksgiving. Even the barely touched contributions get boxed up with all the other leftovers and taken home after dinner. Given my family's sense of economy, nothing goes to waste.
Holidays are stressful. The planning, making sure the food stays hot until the last guest arrives, the hurt feelings because someone didn't try the cranberry Jello mold.
It's not about the food. It's about family and friends and being damn thankful for what you've got.
I hope there's no squabble before you gobbble this Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
So, share…were there any "gravy incident" type incidents in your family's holiday past?
Just a note…Many families with loved ones serving abroad will have one or more empty places at their holiday table this year. Please keep them in mind during the holidays.
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Desperately in love with Bertram, the son of a Spanish countess, Helena schemes with the virginal Diana to fulfill Bertram's stipulations and win his love. As Bertram's infidelity and Helena's deceits are revealed, the estranged lovers reunite, but the audience is left to wonder if, in love, the end justifies the means.
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Who: Randolph (26-5) vs. Westfield (21-8).
Where/When: Ramapo College, Tuesday, 4 p.m.
How they got here: Randolph: Wayne Valley 7-2, Belleville 5-0, Montclair 10-3 and Passaic Tech 10-0. Westfield: North Hunterdon 4-2, Perth Amboy 2-1, Linden 1-0, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 15-7.
Randolph report: Randolph, the Morris County Tournament champion, have beaten opponents by a 7.0-2.8 average per game. Both teams have won six straight. Randolph was beaten 3-2 in nine innings by Mount Olive May 16 and has outscored opponents 53-5 since. The Rams outscored their four sectional opponents 32-5 as opposed to Westfield's 22-10 in its four sectional victories.
Randolph history: The Rams have made four state IV finals in the last seven years, winning it all in 2010 by beating Jackson Memorial. Westfield made the 2011 IV final, losing to Manalapan, which beat Hillsborough last season for the championship.
Strength of schedule: Randolph went 2-11 against Skyland Delaware Division teams. Randolph and Central Group IV champ Hunterdon Central were tied at 1-1 after six April 13, but the Rams scored 10 runs in the top of the seventh to win 10-1. Randolph beat North 2 IV runners-up North Hunterdon 8-3 May 5 at Diamond Nation and lost to Immaculata 7-6 May 16 at Diamond Nation. Randolph beat Roxbury Saturday 9-2 to clinch the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference National Division title.
Westfield went 2-4 against Skyland Delaware opponents, losing by mercy rule to North Hunterdon (13-3 in five innings April 17) and Watchung Hills (13-3 in six innings April 20), Bridgewater-Raritan (4-3 April 24) and Ridge (2-0, May 16). The Blue Devils, who have handed North 2 Group III Cranford (24-1) its only loss, made the sectional final and Union County Tournament final in the same season for just the second time. Cranford beat the Blue Devils 8-0 for the county crown.
Westfield report: The Blue Devils have won six straight since a 2-0 loss to Ridge on May 14. The Blue Devils have outscored opponents 34-11 in the run with two shutouts — a regular season 6-0 win over Oratory Prep and a 1-0 sectional quarterfinal win over Linden. The Blue Devils got off to an 0-3 start, but won at last year's North 2 IV champ Hillsborough 8-4 April 5, then won the North 2 IV title by avenging the loss to North Hunterdon with a 4-2 win Friday in Clinton. Westfield has a 4.9-4.2 runs per game advantage.
Westfield history: The Blue Devils won their third sectional title Friday and second in three years and hope to earn their second state Group IV final berth. Westfield lost to Manalapan in 2011.
.Close calls: Randolph scored four runs in the final two innings May 27 to beat Morristown Beard 4-3 in the first round of the Morris County Tournament. Westfield trailed 5-1 after five innings at No. 7 Scotch Plains-Fanwood in a North 2 Group IV first round game, but scored eight runs in the sixth and six in the seventh and won 15-7.


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The Former Bendlerblock German Army Headquarters
Featured Experience No. 26
While regrettably not widespread, resistance against the Nazi state was not as uncommon as many think – even within Germany.
The useful fiction of unanimous support for Hitler certainly served the Nazi regime when it sought to legitimise itself. It could even be said that presenting a monolithic vision of Germany that classified Germans and Nazis as the same thing was useful at the time to the Allied powers fighting Nazi Germany and finding it useful to simplify the enemy.
However this singular narrative of collective responsibility fails to distinguish between perpetrator and victim – of which there were many who were also German. But furthermore those who also fell into a third category: those who resisted, either directly or indirectly.
This phenomenon of German resistance to the Nazi regime is the focus of an entire museum in the German capital – dedicated to the people who risked and often paid with their lives whilst fighting the tyranny of National Socialist rule. From the White Rose movement led by a group of students from the University of Munich – including Hans and Sophie Scholl – to the activities of certain members of the church, Social Democrats, and Communists. But perhaps most significantly, the attempts that were made directly on Adolf Hitler's life – that by some accounts amounted to more than 40 assassination efforts.
The most well known of these was coordinated from the Bendlerblock complex and headquarters of the German Army Reserve, when in July 1944 a group of army officers plotted to not only kill Adolf Hitler but also overthrow the entire regime from within. The plot centred around Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and Chief of Staff of the 2nd Army, Henning von Tresckow. Popularly referred to as Operation Valkyrie it would see Stauffenberg attempt to blow up Hitler using explosives at his Wolf's Lair headquarters in nowadays Poland, followed by the implementation of an emergency continuity of government operations plan (Valkyrie) allowing the Reserve Army to seize control of the country and neutralise Nazi control.
The failure of this plot would lead to Claus von Stauffenberg's execution in the courtyard of the Bendlerblock complex, alongside a number of his co-conspirators – now commemorated by a memorial statue and plaque.
Fittingly, it is this former German Army building – the Bendlerblock – that now serves as home to the three storey German Resistance Museum.
Two major assassination attempts against Hitler take up substantial real estate in the museum; that of the Stauffenberg plot in July 1944 but also that carried out by a carpenter named Johann Georg Elser nearly five years earlier. Elser's elaborate attempt to dispatch many head Nazis, along with Adolf Hitler, at a beer hall in Bavaria failed when the gathering Hitler was attending was halted early, leaving Elser's homemade bomb ticking away in a column next to the stage Hitler had been speaking from. Only to explode thirteen minutes later and cause serious damage to the beer hall while killing eight people in the audience.
Elser had acted alone, intent on removing the Nazi leadership, stating: "I reasoned the situation in Germany could only be modified by a removal of the current leadership, I mean Hitler, Goering and Goebbels …"
Elser's attempt to decapitate the Nazi state is often cited as the textbook example of how one man, driven by personal conviction, can almost change history. And that, while not being a devout religious man or member of any political party, he was proof that it was possible for an 'ordinary German' to channel his outrage into something righteous.
Walking through the section of the museum dedicated to Elser's story, it is possible to then encounter the room that served as the office of Claus von Stauffenberg during his time at the Reserve Army headquarters – and from where his role in the July 20th plot was coordinated.
It is now possible to tour ths museum online through a one hour video tour of the exhibition covering some eighteen different topics - including the July 20th plot, the Elser plot, the Red Orchestra, the White Rose, and resistance by artists and intellectuals.
This second floor room no longer features the desk and office equipment that would have adorned the interior, but some photographs of the young man who would try – and fail – to take Hitler's life in 1944. A decorated war veteran who came from one of the oldest and most distinguished aristocratic Catholic families of southern Germany, Stauffenberg served in Poland, France, and the Soviet Union before being transferred to North Africa where he was invalided.
Following his rehabilitation, he was assigned to the staff of the Ersatzheer (Reserve Army) based at the Bendlerblock and came into contact with members of a growing officers resistance movement, with his superior General Friedrich Olbricht and staff officer Henning von Tresckow introducing Stauffenberg to the Valkyrie plan to sweep the Nazi regime from power in the event of Hitler's death.
Deciding at the start of July 1944 that he would take personal responsibility for killing Hitler, Stauffenberg was forced to assume two critical roles: assassinate Hitler far from Berlin and trigger the overthrow operation in Berlin during office hours on the very same day.
Although the bomb Stauffenberg intended to use for the plot exploded, the detonation did not prove to be enough to kill Hitler, and when Stauffenberg returned to Berlin he struggled to implement the operational plan – only to be caught and executed less than 24 hours later in the courtyard of this building.
Originally opened in 1968, the German Resistance Museum was part of the attempt by the West Berlin government to reckon with the country's Nazi past – at a time when student demostrations and calls for confronting the 'hidden fascist remnants' still lurking within the government were high. One year earlier, at the West Berlin Opera, a young man had been executed by a West Berlin police officer during a protest against a visit by the Shah of Iran. Many in the country saw this instance of police brutality as evidence of the unreformed sadism of the post-war state – where deNazification was deened less important than the formation of a strong and economically viable West Germany that could counter the threat of Soviet influence from the East.
The plaque in front of the Stauffenberg statue in the Bendlerblock courtyard has a important message for the generations of visitors to come: "You did not bear the shame. You resisted. You bestowed the eternally vigilant signal to turn back by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour." Although the sad reality is that beyond the many stories detailed in this museum there were many more of people who engaged in the brutal acts unleashed by the Nazi system, or who stood silently by and witnessed – either unmoved by the human suffering that was taking place or finding themselves incapable of interfering.
The evidence presented in this museum shows that resistance – even in the darkest times – is possible. But that is often the exception and should be celebrated for its exceptional nature. That to many it was impossible to imagine a situation where their actions could lead to anything but a voice screaming in the wilderness – and that the absurdity of holding out for the best is a strong factor in many people's decision making process.
As noted at the entrance to the museum, from the diary of a German resistance member: "It is a strange feeling to wish upon your own country its destruction."
The German Resistance Museum
Stauffenbergstraße 13, 10785 Berlin
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Keeping it in the family
Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
By: Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna | Columnist
Yesterday, Donald J. Trump clinched the Republican nomination by finally securing an outright majority of the party's delegates. The question now becomes: Who will be on the ticket with him?
When discussing potential running mates for Trump, Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post explained, "no one knows. Trump relishes being unpredictable, so trying to game out how this most unconventional of politicians will make his mind up is a bit of a guessing game."
But that hasn't stopped people from guessing. Cillizza himself provided a short list that included three defeated primary candidates, including Marco Rubio and Chris Christie. The New York Post reports that Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is on the top of a veep shortlist. Jeff Sessions, Rick Scott, Joni Ernst, Nikki Haley, Sarah Palin and others have also all had their names thrown out there by various media outlets.
Some options are easily ruled out because there are certain people who quite frankly won't accept an offer to be Trump's running mate. As a POLITICO Magazine piece asked, who would want to be eclipsed by such a massive ego? But The Atlantic suggests otherwise. There is no shortage of people who would be happy to take the back seat just so long as they can potentially ride the Trump train to the White House. (Newt Gingrich is apparently almost begging to be chosen.) The Atlantic even provided a "cheat sheet" of 19 names that they believe should be considered. Amidst all this speculation, however, I believe one name has been wrongly left out. You'll laugh, but bear with me.
I think Donald Trump should pick his daughter, Ivanka Trump, as his running mate.
Many believe that Trump's pick for vice president will be crucial to his appeal in the general election. Some of them insist that he will need to choose an experienced politician in order to give hesitant moderates an excuse to rationalize a vote for Trump.
In my opinion, while politically experienced Republicans like Corker and Christie would certainly be important to the success of the campaign and to the effectiveness of a Trump administration, they don't necessarily need to hold the role of vice president/running mate to do so. Trump already announced that Christie will lead his transition team if he wins in November, and Corker's foreign policy credentials would make for a safe Secretary of State choice. Announcing administrative selections like these can serve the same purpose that announcing a politically experienced running mate would serve, leaving the role of vice president open to someone who can both continue Trump's successful name-brand campaign while also pivoting to a more kind, calm and collected general election tone.
Ivanka Trump, as crazy as it might sound, may just make perfect sense. Trump's base of support would not feel betrayed like they might by a more "establishment" pick, while those who believe a President Trump would be the next Hitler probably wouldn't be convinced no matter who The Donald picks to join his ticket.
Further, choosing Ivanka might help Trump expand his appeal beyond angry, white men.
Sure, Trump's campaign chairman, political strategist Paul Manafort, said this week that Trump is unlikely to select a woman or a minority as his running mate because that would be seen as pandering. But how could anyone accuse a man of pandering to voters by selecting his own daughter to be his running mate? Everyone knows Trump thinks highly of his daughter (albeit sometimes a bit too highly). If anything, he'd be susceptible to accusations of nepotism, but running against a former First Lady should neutralize that.
In a piece titled, "Ivanka Trump: The Quiet Power behind the Trump Throne," POLITICO Magazine calls Ivanka, "her father's most influential adviser, his most powerful surrogate – and his total opposite." Ivanka Trump has proven incredibly capable on the campaign trail, leading Hugh Hewitt to refer to her as her father's "secret weapon." Where Donald is bombastic and unfiltered, Ivanka is composed and always on-message. (Not to mention that, Ivanka, as a recent convert to Orthodox Judaism, may also help to reverse the GOP's failing efforts to attract Jewish voters.)
Finally, in an election as unusual as the one we're currently in, how has a Trump/Trump ticket not garnered more speculation? There have been hints from the very start when Ivanka Trump was the one to introduce her father the day he announced his candidacy last June.
When asked in August on Fox News by Sean Hannity whom Trump counts on the most, he said Ivanka.
When asked in September during one of the primary debates what woman Trump would want put on the 10-dollar bill, he said Ivanka.
And lastly, when asked in December whom he would want to be his vice president, Trump said Ivanka. (He quickly followed with: "I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I have to say I'm kidding because the press will then go with it: 'Trump wants to make Ivanka vice president.' They'll make a big deal." But he made sure to add, "although she would be good, I will say.")
People like to joke that Donald Trump would pick himself as vice president if he could, but picking Ivanka might just be the closest thing.
The campaign wouldn't even need to change the signs.
Contact Ruairi Arrieta-Kenna at ruairi @stanford.edu.
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About Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
Ruairí Alfredo Arrieta-Kenna (BA Political Science '18) was a columnist for the Stanford Daily.
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Judicial service
Charles J. Siragusa: Wikis
Categories: 1947 births > Living people > Albany Law School alumni > LeMoyne College alumni > Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Charles J. Siragusa (born 1947) is a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in Rochester.
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Siragusa received his bachelor's degree from Le Moyne College in 1969 and his Juris Doctor degree in 1976 from Albany Law School.
Siragusa served as an Assistant District Attorney in Monroe County from 1977-1992 where he rose to the rank of First Assistant District Attorney.
During his time as First Assistant District Attorney, Siragusa successfully prosecuted Arthur Shawcross, also known as The Genesee River Killer. Shawcross had killed eleven victims starting in 1988 before his capture less than two years later in January 1990. Shawcross died November 10, 2008 while serving a life sentence.[1][2]
In 1993, Siragusa was elected as a New York State Supreme Court Justice in the Seventh Judicial District where he served for four years.
On July 15, 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated Siragusa to the Federal Court to a seat vacated by Michael A. Telesca.[3] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 30, 1997, and received his commission on November 5, 1997. He continues to hold that post today.[4]
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As a professional yoga instructor, you most likely have a wide variety of students, especially if you teach a number of different classes. Many of your students may be quite experienced when it comes to yoga, whereas others may still be beginners, particularly if you happen to teach a basic introduction to yoga. Whether or not the majority of your students are advanced, intermediate, or at the beginner's level, one fact remains true: You never know when you may need yoga instructor liability insurance. For this reason, it is wise to secure yoga teacher insurance for your yoga studio, or simply for yourself as an independent teacher working within someone else's studio space.
If you are unfamiliar with the concept of liability insurance, it might help you to understand a little more about this type of coverage. It is actually fairly similar to automobile insurance, in that it is there to provide financial coverage in case an accident happens. After all, accidents that involve cars, and perhaps even medical bills, can be extremely expensive. Without insurance, these unforeseen expenses could drain a person's bank accounts. Along these same lines, if an accident or injury ever does take place in one of your yoga classes or on the property of your yoga studio, the cost for covering the damages and legal expenses could be massive. This is the reason yoga teacher liability insurance exists—to protect professional yoga instructors from the fallout that could occur if a student or employee ever did file a claim against you for damage or injury.
The right yoga instructor liability insurance program should protect you from the three main types of legal claims against professionals: general liability, malpractice or professional liability, and product liability. The first, general liability insurance, may be the most important form of liability insurance for yoga teachers. In fact, general liability insurance is one of the most important forms of liability insurance for nearly any professional who works with members of the public in person on his or her property.


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Our many years of researching and buying Folk art, Americana, furniture and home decor, have really helped us hone our skills of knowing and selecting memorable, quality pieces to offer in our collection. Customers we have done business with in the past and those of you new to us know we are dedicated to offering not just unique but truly beautiful items for your home everyday. We know you want to make your home special. That is why we go out of our way to find well crafted art and furnishings that are one of a kind we think you might like.
Sure, antiques will always be at the core of our offerings, however, now the collections we present will go beyond…representing contemporary pieces and a more eclectic mix of what we think best suits our mission…to bring the PAST into the EVERYDAY.


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When you have tags, cards and badge buttons it is entirely possible to create a awesome page without the need of patterned paper! One of the ways I do this is with paint. I recently posted a page called "How We Roll" and after a bunch of people asked me how I did the little lines on the background, I figured it would be a good thing to show.
I created this page using the painted line technique and Evalicious tags and badges.
And here is the tutorial. I made it into a video to help you see what I did.
I hope this inspired you to create a page!!
gorgeous laoyut and a fun technique!! TFS!!
I really enjoyed watching how you constructed this fabulous page, thank you so much for taking the time to make the video. The page is gorgeous.
Hope you got my details via email yesterday. Thanks.
Awesome technique, thanks for sharing!!
that is fantastic! I got my package yesterday, thank you!!! I am going to use the kit to make my Europe 2013 travel mini book!


i don't watch dancing with the stars, but i do read people magazine on occasion and i couldn't help but notice the small photo on the cover of JR martinez wearing what looked a bit like a military uniform. so i investigated on youtube and found JR martinez's incredible dancing with the stars rumba tribute dance -- a tribute to the men and women who didn't make it home. having been in the air force and having a husband who is explosive ordnance disposal in the navy [who is going to afghanistan for three weeks tomorrow], this brought me to tears.
you can watch the whole dancing with the stars bit here, to include his pre-dance interview.


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Home ⁄ Cricket NewsNationalSports ⁄ Rishab Pant has two cuts on his forehead and a ligament tear in his knee: BCCI
Rishab Pant has two cuts on his forehead and a ligament tear in his knee: BCCI
First Published: 30th December, 2022 16:07 IST
Rishabh has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his
Rishabh Pant, star wicket-keeper of Indian cricket, has suffered cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and abrasions on the back.
"Rishabh has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back," the BCCI said in a statement.
His condition remains stable and he has been shifted to Max Hospital, Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to determine the extent of his injuries, the statement added further.
The cricketer was part of the Indian team that had won the Test series against Bangladesh 2-0 earlier this month.
He was recently dropped from the T20I team announced for the series against Sri Lanka and was supposed to join National Cricket Academy for strength and conditioning programme ahead of February's Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
The cricketer met in an accident in the early hours of Friday. He is undergoing treatment at Max Hospital in Dehradun.
The 25-year-old cricketer was alone in the car at the time of the accident that took place at Roorkee when he was returning from Delhi to Uttarakhand to surprise his mother and spend the year-end and New Year with her.
Also Read: Rishabh Pant dozed off while driving the car, broke windscreen to escape burning car
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RealMassive is currently conducting a survey of Economic Development Professionals. The survey is designed to create a comprehensive report on how technology and transparency impact these critical community leaders. The early results are fascinating and reveal significant opportunities to increase visibility and impact within respondents local communities.
As a sneak peek at the forthcoming report, early respondents revealed that their organization's website may not be receiving the attention needed to achieve desired objectives.
During our research, we've observed major trends and differences between sites in the economic development industry. As a result, we've clearly identified those with strong content, responsive designs and modern user experiences. For every modern economic development website, there are 10 that haven't been touched in years – rendering them essentially useless.
Economic Development Professionals provide a tremendous amount of value to the community and local businesses. From incentives for growing and expanding small businesses to workforce development solutions, EDOs should be one of the first contacts for any local business. Unfortunately, many lack awareness of their local commercial real estate availability.
Before we release the full report, we wanted to provide a few recommendations for any EDO looking to improve the value and performance of their website. If you've been thinking about ways to improve how you connect and build relationships with the local community, these are the best places to start – and consider starting today.
If you haven't updated the design and structure of your website in the past few years, now is the time. Search engines like Google and Bing adjust their algorithms to favor sites that perform well on mobile. As a result, sites that are not mobile responsive will begin to see their traffic dwindle and eventually disappear.
This isn't something to ignore or put off for later. Google is still working on rolling out mobile-first indexing. It won't be long before every search result prioritizes the mobile site over the desktop site.
Our survey has also revealed that Economic Development Pro's are actively participating on social media. While this is a great way to engage a local audience, you may be missing an opportunity to use these platforms as traffic drivers to your site.
Most of the EDO sites we observed lacked a cohesive content strategy. Some had blogs and prioritized custom content on their homepage, but most still leverage the "link farms" of the late 90's.
By adding new content to your site, you create an opportunity for more people to link back to your site from external sources or share your content. Compelling and relevant content creates more opportunities for you to be found. Don't worry about frequency and volume. Search algorithms don't reward for content quantity, so you don't need to publish something new every day.
Just focus on adding value and utility to your audience. What do they want access to? What information could they benefit from? (Real-time commercial real estate listings can certainly help).
Another early finding from our survey is that many EDOs either aren't measuring site performance or don't know where to start. Even in large communities and counties, traffic numbers are minimal and haven't improved in quite some time.
It's important to focus not just on the numbers, but the source of traffic, what visitors are engaging with and what is generating the behaviors needed to achieve your goals. If you're looking to build more relationships, what information compels site visitors to contact you?
Define the role your website can play in your overall strategy. Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) that allow you to better understand what's working and what's not so you can focus your time and effort on activities that will help you achieve your objectives.
Responses to our survey are still rolling in. If you are in economic development, we encourage you to complete the survey here. Your feedback will allow us to provide the industry with insights from all over the country.
The final report will provide insights on the increasing challenges EDOs face with issues like transportation, workforce, and transparency. We'll also be able to uncover what the future holds in terms of technology adoption and industry growth.
Make sure your voice is included so you can see how your efforts stack up to peers across the country.


When my Porsche 944 decides to pull Feats of Bosch and our communications system's parts go missing or fall apart, that usually means a trip to one store: Radio Shack. Count me in with the so-called geeks and nerds who are deeply saddened by its demise. How are we supposed to kludge together last-minute fixes now?
Sure, places like Auto Zone have a decent selection of electrical pieces nowadays, and for that, I don't feel completely hosed. While my soldering iron and much of my spare wiring were Radio Shack purchases, the intermittent switch itself came from the equally common aftermarket wonderland of Auto Zone.
That being said, the Auto Zones and O'Reilly's of the world are geared heavily towards the general consumer as opposed to hobbyists. If you're trying to make bits from two different proprietary radio systems play nice with each other, most neighborhood automotive stores won't help you very much. You're more likely to find sweet rhinestone dice valve stem caps and all manner of stick-on bling than you are any kind of race car communications help.
For those of you reading all of this and going "Why don't you just order all of this online?" - you're missing the point. Radio Shack's existence is validated by the unexpected fix, not the things that we're able to predict beforehand. Sure, there are items like our push-to-talk button that I've since discovered that I need to keep in spares, but that revelation happened after a replacement button didn't come in until day two of an endurance race.
Still, ordering online takes time that I don't have on a race weekend, even for things I catch during a Friday practice session. Break something on Saturday? Anything ordered then won't show up until the Monday after it's all over.
No, the Internet won't really replace Radio Shack. Last minute fixes prove that there will always be a need for brick-and-mortar outlets, available and open nearby. With most of Radio Shack's outlets going to Sprint or Amazon, I'm afraid my last minute oh-crap fixes simply won't get done.
Most small towns like Angleton or Decatur don't seem to have the need for a mom-and-pop radio/tech store, either, so it's a retail hole that's unlikely to be filled. We've been spoiled for so long that Radio Shack has lumped geeky fodder for race car fixes in with consumer gadgets and phones that sort of kept the stores viable, but it sounds like all of the really nerdy stuff is going to be quickly pushed aside for a bigger cellular display.


BRONX, NEW YORK, April 23, 2018 – Unique People Services celebrated Autism Awareness Month with two community activities on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Bronx Borough Hall in the Rotunda.
The event kicked off with a Spread the Word to End the Word™ press conference. Speakers included Yvette Brissett-Andre, Executive Director of Unique People Services, Paula Richter, Director of Health and Human Services for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., and Joanne F. Siegel, LCSW, President of the Bronx Developmental Disablists Council. Sonji Phillips, UPS Director of DD Services introduced The Bowden's, a married couple with developmental disabilities and Cheryl McDonald, mother of a UPS participant. Also, in attendance was Dioris Valerio, Special Assistant of Community Relations on behalf of the New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie and the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).
Speakers spoke to the importance of removing the R-Word from vocabulary and mainstream media. The Spread the Word to End the Word™ campaign seeks to make a stand against the derogatory "R-word," otherwise known as "retard," that has found a place in common language. While the use of this word can be casual, is hurtful to millions of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The event had close to 100 attendees and vendors. Attendees also received information and resources from various Bronx based and citywide organizations and referral services.


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When a large, widespread public utility organization needed to enhance adoption of its IT systems, a custom training and communications-support program helped provide the tools to keep it on the cutting-edge of technology and efficiency in the years to come.
A large public utility organization had provided years of services protecting consumers, safeguarding the environment, and assuring Californians' access to safe and reliable utility infrastructure and services. Its critical support systems include providing discounted communications services to schools and libraries; offering lowered energy and cell phone bills for those in need; and providing assistive speech and relay services for the hearing impaired.
In order to provide these essential services, the utility organization needs modern, efficient IT systems. Yet it struggled with training and adoption of those systems due to an understaffed IT department that was responsible for deploying and supporting a disproportionate number of systems. In the past, the organization had relied on face-to-face instructor-led training, but with staff in three locations and in the field, this method led to inconsistent adoption of new systems. The large and varied team needed a way to stay up-to-date with its technology so it could provide critical utility services smoothly and reliably.
Because of its large and dispersed workforce, the organization believed the solution to increased adoption would be to offer more computer-based training or eLearning, but it wasn't sure what that program would look like or how to implement it. Future State was contracted to help solve these logistical training issues.
Rather than starting with a preconceived idea of what the solution may be, Future State began by examining and exploring the problem holistically. We met with stakeholders across the 11 divisions of the organization to better understand the reasons for lack of adoption.
Based on our discovery, we suggested an integrated set of solutions rather than exclusively focusing on computer-based training. We recommended an adoption campaign that included multiple training formats backed by solid communications-support systems.
The Employee Tracking System achieved 100 percent compliance, with every employee trained and successfully using the system. In the end, we worked with the stakeholders to deliver a custom solution to meet the specific client needs, focused on communication and tailored to increase adoption based on what we heard from the employees who used the system every day. Thanks to that real-life example, the client saw the importance of clear and consistent communication and the value of a blended learning approach, strategies the organization can now apply to ensure the success of future programs.
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New Clark City hailed as next top tourist destination in Luzon
Highlighting New Clark City's potential as the next choice tourist destination in Luzon, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) recently pitched this 9,450-hectare greenfield development to investors in the travel and tourism industry.
BCDA Senior Vice President for Conversion and Development Engr. Joshua M. Bingcang during the recent Central Luzon Tourism Investment Summit and Business Exchange (CLTISBEX) urged local and foreign investors to explore opportunities in New Clark City, especially in the field of ecotourism.
The summit was attended by 36 investors and agencies from the Philippines, Singapore, China, Japan and South Korea.
"BCDA is always open to tourism investments in New Clark City. Given its strategic location, rich biodiversity and vast open spaces, it is the perfect place for eco-theme parks and ecotourism projects," Bingcang said.
He said BCDA also continuously looks for partners to increase mixed-use, retail, and food and beverage establishments in New Clark City.
In line with the vision to make New Clark City as the country's next green, sustainable and smart urban center, BCDA's master plan proposes that only 40 percent of the total land area will be built on, leaving 60 percent for forests, open spaces and parks. This makes New Clark City the perfect hot spot for ecotourism and outdoor recreational facilities.
Currently, New Clark City is already home to the 4.5-hectare River Park, which features a 1.4-kilometer walkway along the Cutcut River. There are also plans to develop the 44.8-hectare Central Park at the heart of the city, which will be one of the largest public parks in the country once completed.
The next tourist haven
During his presentation, Bingcang cited the qualities that make New Clark City a promising tourist and investment haven in the region.
For one, he said New Clark City's strategic location, high elevation, and disaster-resilient features help ensure its resiliency against natural calamities, such as typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
Connectivity is also a main feature of New Clark City, with a network of infrastructure projects already existing or in the pipeline to make it a globally competitive destination.
This includes the Clark International Airport (CRK) and its new passenger terminal, which became operational on May 2. With state-of-the-art facilities, contactless features and inclusive amenities, the world-class gateway is expected to boost tourism arrivals in Central Luzon.
New Clark City will also become more accessible upon the completion of the North-South Commuter Railway.
Crucial road infrastructure projects are also being developed in the area, including the New Clark City to Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Access Road, and the New Clark City to CRK Airport Access Road. There are also plans to develop a public transportation system inside New Clark City as locators and residents increase.
This rising metropolis stands to benefit from the Luzon Bypass Infrastructure Project (LBIP) by BCDA and the Department of Information Communications and Technology (DICT). Through the LBIP, special economic zones including Clark and New Clark City will be equipped with 500,000 megabytes per second (MBps) every year.
"We are already getting there. We've accomplished much of the infrastructure development. Our roads are already complete. The national government said let's do all the design in accordance with the long-term requirement. We should already future-proof it," Bingcang said.
https://bcda.gov.ph/news/new-clark-city-hailed-next-top-tourist-destination-luzon


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Three Rivers Film Festival
The 30th annual event continues through Sunday
By Al Hoff
The 30 th annual Three Rivers Film Festival, presented by Pittsburgh Filmmakers, continues through Sun., Nov. 19. Below are some films screening during the remainder of the festival:
CORPO CELESTE. In this quiet but sharp coming-of-age dramedy from Alice Rohrwacher, 13-year-old Marta (an expressive Yle Vianello) is enrolled in a confirmation class at the local parish. But the real-life lessons she learns about the fallibility of the church and the grim banality of pre-celestial life are well outside the catechism. (In Italian, with subtitles. 7 p.m. Thu., Nov. 17, and 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 18, Regent Square)
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson
ECO-PIRATE: THE STORY OF PAUL WATSON. Trish Dolman's documentary has three intertwined narratives. One documents the early years of Greenpeace, founded in 1971 in Vancouver, as a hybrid of the peace and ecology movements. The group quickly gained international fame for high-profile protests against whaling and the killing of baby seals. (Warning: graphic footage.) The second thread profiles Paul Watson, who broke away from Greenpeace to found Sea Shepherds, an anti-whaling group that adopted a more aggressive style. (Watson infamously sunk a whaler.) Lastly, the film crew rides along on a recent voyage as the Sea Shepherds try to catch Japanese whalers operating near Antarctica. Throughout, Eco-Pirate wrestles with the dichotomy of Watson, whose unrepentant intensity for saving whales often undoes his personal, and occasionally professional, life. (9:30 p.m. Thu., Nov. 17, Melwood)
Also of note: Melancholia, Lars von Trier's new drama about a runaway bride and the end of the world (8 p.m. Thu., Nov. 17, Harris), and the Competitive Shorts Program (7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 18, and 3:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 19, Melwood).
Two programs of silent films will be accompanied by Boston's Alloy Orchestra: Not Just for Kids, a slate of comedy shorts (4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 19, Regent Square); and From Morning to Midnight, a recently rediscovered 1920 German Expressionist avant-garde drama about men and money (8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 19, Regent Square, $15).
For complete schedule and more information, call 412-681-5449 or visit www.3rff.com.


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namespace QuickFAST
{
  namespace Communication
  {
    /// @brief Receiver base class for receiving incoming data
    class Receiver
    {
    public:
      Receiver()
        : bufferSize_(1500)
        , paused_(false)
        , stopping_(false)
        , readsInProgress_(0)
        , noBufferAvailable_(0)
        , packetsReceived_(0)
        , bytesReceived_(0)
        , errorPackets_(0)
        , pausedPackets_(0)
        , emptyPackets_(0)
        , packetsQueued_(0)
        , batchesProcessed_(0)
        , packetsProcessed_(0)
        , bytesProcessed_(0)
        , largestPacket_(0)
      {
      }

      virtual ~Receiver()
      {
      }

      /// @brief Start accepting packets.  Returns immediately
      /// @param assembler accepts and processes the filled buffers
      /// @param bufferSize determines the maximum size of an incoming packet
      /// @param bufferCount is the number of buffers to allocate to receive packets
      /// @returns true if service started successfully
      bool start(
        Assembler & assembler,
        size_t bufferSize = 1500,
        size_t bufferCount = 2)
      {
        bool result = false;
        assembler_ = & assembler;
        bufferSize_ = bufferSize;
        if(initializeReceiver())
        {
          assembler_->receiverStarted(*this);

          // Allocate initial set of buffers
          boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(bufferMutex_);

          for(size_t nBuffer = 0; nBuffer < bufferCount; ++nBuffer)
          {
            BufferLifetime buffer(new LinkedBuffer(bufferSize));
            /// bufferLifetimes_ is used only to clean up on object destruction
            bufferLifetimes_.push_back(buffer);
            idleBufferPool_.push(buffer.get());
          }
          startReceive(lock);
          result = true;
        }
        return result;
      }

      /// @brief add additional buffers on-the-fly
      /// @param bufferCount is how many buffers to add
      void addBuffers(
        size_t bufferCount = 1)
      {
        boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(bufferMutex_);

        for(size_t nBuffer = 0; nBuffer < bufferCount; ++nBuffer)
        {
          BufferLifetime buffer(new LinkedBuffer(bufferSize_));
          /// bufferLifetimes_ is used only to clean up on object destruction
          bufferLifetimes_.push_back(buffer);
          idleBufferPool_.push(buffer.get());
        }
      }

      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // public methods to be implemented by specific types of receiver

      /// @brief Stop accepting packets
      ///
      /// Returns immediately, however decoding may continue until
      /// the decoder reaches a clean stopping point.  In particular
      /// the Assembler may receive additional messages after
      /// stop is called.
      ///
      /// Assembler::decodingStopped() will be called when
      /// the stop request is complete.
      virtual void stop()
      {
        stopping_ = true;
      }

      /// @brief Ignore incoming packets until resume()
      virtual void pause()
      {
        paused_ = true;
      }

      /// @brief Resume handling incoming packets after pause()
      virtual void resume()
      {
        paused_ = false;
      }

      /// @brief Special method for BUFFER_RECEIVER
      ///
      /// Process data from an external buffer;
      virtual void receiveBuffer(
        const unsigned char * buffer,
        size_t used
        )
      {
        throw std::logic_error("Unexpected call to Communications::Receiver::receiveBuffer()");
      }

      /// @brief run the event loop in this thread
      ///
      /// Exceptions are caught, logged, and ignored.  The event loop continues.
      virtual void run() = 0;

      /// @brief run the event loop until one event is handled.
      virtual void run_one() = 0;

      /// @brief execute any ready event handlers then return.
      virtual size_t poll() = 0;

      /// @brief execute at most one ready event handler than return.
      virtual size_t poll_one() = 0;

      /// @brief create additional threads to run the event loop
      virtual void runThreads(size_t threadCount = 0, bool useThisThread = true) = 0;

      /// @brief join all additional threads after calling stop()
      ///
      /// If stop() has not been called, this will block "forever".
      virtual void joinThreads() = 0;

      /// @brief Reuse AsioService after calling stop and joinThreads
      ///
      /// The sequence of calls should be:
      /// while(whatever)
      /// {
      ///   runThreads
      ///   stop
      ///   joinThreads
      ///    resetService
      /// }
      /// Note that if the AsioService is being shared this will reset "everybody"
      /// if you need to shut down/restart specific parts of the system, arrange to use
      /// separate AsioService (see the AsyncReceiver constructor that takes an AsioService as an argument.
      virtual void resetService() = 0;

      /////////////////////////////
      // Assembler support routines

      /// @brief Wait for a buffer to arrive
      virtual bool waitBuffer() = 0;

      /// @brief get the next buffer if possible
      /// WARNING: This should be called only by a Assembler
      ///          during a call from this Receiver
      /// @param wait if true, will wait until a buffer is available
      ///        or the service is stopped)
      /// @return pointer to the buffer or zero
      virtual LinkedBuffer * getBuffer(bool wait)
      {
        LinkedBuffer *next = queue_.serviceNext();
        bool more = true;
        while(more && next == 0  && !stopping_)
        {
          more = wait;
          {
            boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(bufferMutex_);
            // add any idle buffers to pool
            idleBufferPool_.push(idleBuffers_);
            startReceive(lock);
            queue_.refresh(lock, wait && !stopping_);
          }
          next = queue_.serviceNext();
        }
        if(next != 0)
        {
          ++packetsProcessed_;
          bytesProcessed_ += next->used();
        }
        return next;
      }

      /// @brief check to see if "needed" bytes are available
      /// WARNING: This should be called only by a Assembler
      ///          during a call from this Receiver
      /// @param needed number of bytes needed
      /// @param wait true if we should wait for them to arrive;
      ///             false if we should just return false
      /// @returns true if needed bytes are available.
      bool needBytes(size_t needed, bool wait)
      {
        size_t available = 0;
        bool more = true;
        while(available < needed && more)
        {
          const LinkedBuffer *next = queue_.peekOutgoing();
          while(available < needed && next != 0)
          {
            available += next->used();
            next = next->link();
          }
          if(available < needed && wait)
          {
            boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(bufferMutex_);
            // add any idle buffers to pool
            idleBufferPool_.push(idleBuffers_);
            startReceive(lock);
            queue_.refresh(lock, wait);
            available = 0;
          }
          else
          {
            more = false;
          }
        }
        return available >= needed;
      }

      /// @brief Release empty buffer.
      /// WARNING: This should be called only by a Assembler
      ///          during a call from this Receiver
      /// @param buffer points to the buffer to be released.
      void releaseBuffer(LinkedBuffer * buffer)
      {
        //std::ostringstream msg;
        //msg << "{" << (void *)this << "} Release buffer " << (void *)buffer << std::endl;
        //std::cout << msg.str();
        idleBuffers_.push(buffer);
      }
      // Assembler support routines
      /////////////////////////////

    protected:
      /// @brief Enter the startReceive method without a lock
      void startReceiveUnlocked()
      {
        boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(bufferMutex_);
        startReceive(lock);
      }

      /// @brief Can a read be started now?
      virtual bool canStartRead()
      {
        return readsInProgress_ == 0;
      }

      /// @brief Receive a new buffer full if possible
      /// scoped_lock parameter means a mutex must be locked
      void startReceive(boost::mutex::scoped_lock& lock)
      {
        bool more = canStartRead();
        while( more && !stopping_)
        {
          more = false;
          LinkedBuffer *buffer = idleBufferPool_.pop();
          if(buffer != 0)
          {
            ++readsInProgress_;
            if(fillBuffer(buffer, lock))
            {
              more = canStartRead();
            }
            else
            {
              idleBufferPool_.push(buffer);
              --readsInProgress_;
              stop();
            }
          }
          else
          {
            //std::ostringstream msg;
            //msg << "{" << (void *)this << "} Trying to read. No buffer available\n";
            //std::cout << msg.str();
            ++noBufferAvailable_;
          }
        }
      }

      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // protected methods to be implemented by specific types of receiver
    protected:
      /// @brief Do initial communications startup.
      ///
      /// Do not start I/O during this method.
      /// @returns true if started successfully
      virtual bool initializeReceiver() = 0;

      /// @brief Fill a buffer
      ///
      /// Asynchrounous Receivers should arrange for handleReceive()
      /// to be called at the completion of the read started during
      /// this method.  Normally an asynchronous receiver will return
      /// true from this method and report any errors asynchronously
      /// via the error parameter of handleReceive.
      ///
      /// Synchronous Receivers should call acceptFullBuffer() during
      /// this method.  Synchronous Receivers in particular should
      /// return false if data cannot be read.
      ///
      /// @param buffer to be filled
      /// @param lock to be sure we have it.
      /// @returns true if the buffer is, or will be filled.
      virtual bool fillBuffer(
        LinkedBuffer * buffer,
        boost::mutex::scoped_lock& lock) = 0;

      /////////////
      // Statistics
    public:
      /// @brief Statistic: How many times were all buffers busy?
      /// @returns the number of times no buffers were available to receive packets.
      size_t noBufferAvailable() const
      {
        return noBufferAvailable_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many packets have been received
      /// @returns the number of packets that have been received
      size_t packetsReceived() const
      {
        return packetsReceived_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many packets have been queued for processing
      /// @returns the number of packets that have been received
      size_t packetsQueued() const
      {
        return packetsQueued_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many batches of packets have been processed
      /// @returns the number of batches
      size_t batchesProcessed() const
      {
        return batchesProcessed_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many packets have been processed
      /// @returns the number of packets that have been processed.
      size_t packetsProcessed() const
      {
        return packetsProcessed_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many bytes have been processed
      /// @returns the number of bytes that have been processed.
      size_t bytesProcessed() const
      {
        return bytesProcessed_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many received packets had errors
      /// @returns the number of packets that have encountered communication errors
      size_t packetsWithErrors() const
      {
        return errorPackets_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many packetes were ignored because this connection was paused
      ///
      /// @returns the number of paused packets.
      size_t pausedPackets() const
      {
        return pausedPackets_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many received packets were empty
      /// @returns the number of packets that were empty
      size_t emptyPackets() const
      {
        return emptyPackets_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How many bytes have been received
      /// @returns the number of bytes that have been received
      size_t bytesReceived() const
      {
        return bytesReceived_;
      }

      /// @brief Statistic: How big was the largest packet received
      /// @returns the number of bytes in the largest packet
      size_t largestPacket() const
      {
        return largestPacket_;
      }

      /// @brief Approximately how many bytes are waiting to be decoded
      size_t bytesReadable() const
      {
        // todo: we *could* ask the socket how much data is waiting
        return bytesReceived_ - bytesProcessed_;
      }
      // Statistics
      /////////////

    protected:

      /// @brief Service the queeue of full buffers
      ///
      /// Processes one batch of input buffers
      /// See: SingleServerBufferQueue for details about
      /// what a batch is.
      /// @returns true if more service is needed
      bool serviceQueue()
      {
          ++batchesProcessed_;
          if(!assembler_->serviceQueue(*this))
          {
            stop();
          }
          boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(bufferMutex_);
          // add idle buffers to pool before trying to start a read.
          //if(!idleBufferPool_.isEmpty())
          //{
          //  std::ostringstream msg;
          //  msg << "{" << (void *)this << "} promote idle buffers." << std::endl;
          //  std::cout << msg.str();
          //}
          //else
          //{
          //  std::ostringstream msg;
          //  msg << "{" << (void *)this << "} no idle buffers available." << std::endl;
          //  std::cout << msg.str();
          //}
          idleBufferPool_.push(idleBuffers_);
          startReceive(lock);
          // see if this thread is still needed to service the queue
          return queue_.endService(!stopping_, lock);
      }

    protected:
      /// The assembler to receive full buffers
      Assembler * assembler_;
      /// Manage the buffers' lifetimes
      BufferLifetimeManager bufferLifetimes_;

      /// Protect access to the SingleServerBufferQueue
      boost::mutex bufferMutex_;

      /// @brief Accept buffers from multiple threads and deliver them to a single thread.
      ///
      /// See the documentation of SingleServerBufferQueue for details.
      SingleServerBufferQueue queue_;

      /// @brief accumulate idle buffers while we process the queue
      ///
      /// Don't add them back to idle pool until we're done
      /// this avoids extra locking, and applies some backpressure to the
      /// incoming communication stream (which of course is ignored for multicast)
      BufferCollection idleBuffers_;

      /// @brief Buffers waiting to be filled
      BufferCollection idleBufferPool_;

      /// @brief All buffers have the same size
      size_t bufferSize_;

      /// @brief temporarily ignore incoming packets
      bool paused_;

      /// @brief True when we're trying to shut down
      bool stopping_;

      /// @brief Number of reads in progress (usually zero or one)
      unsigned int readsInProgress_;

      /////////////
      // Statistics
      /// No buffers avaliable when we could have started a read
      size_t noBufferAvailable_;
      /// Packets accepted (includes error & empty)
      size_t packetsReceived_;
      /// Bytes in those packets
      size_t bytesReceived_;
      /// Packets received with errors (usually disconnect or EOF0
      size_t errorPackets_;
      /// Packets received in error due to a linux bug.
      size_t pausedPackets_;
      /// Packets containing no data (usually during shutdown)
      size_t emptyPackets_;
      /// Packets containing valid data: queued to be processed
      size_t packetsQueued_;
      /// Batches of packets collected by queue_
      size_t batchesProcessed_;
      /// Individual packets in the batches
      size_t packetsProcessed_;
      /// Bytes in the processed packets.
      size_t bytesProcessed_;
      /// Largest single packet received
      size_t largestPacket_;
    };
  }
}
#endif // RECEIVER_H

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(EN) Salva López & Yosigo
(EN) Photographers, Apartment & Studio, L'Eixemple & El Poblenou, Barcelona
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24 24 sep 2015
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interviews > (EN) Salva López & Yosigo
(EN) What started as an online communication between two photography fiends, has turned into a longterm friendship, cohabitation and, more than anything, a strong collaboration between two pairs of discerning eyes.
(EN) Thirty-something photographers Salva López and José Javier Serrano, who goes by the name Yosigo, share an academic background in graphic design which has profoundly influenced their creative identity as well as their visual understanding of composition and space. Aside from graphic design remnants, like an obsession with symmetries and chromatic parallels, their photographic work denotes an admiration for the master of the banal, Stephen Shore.
Yosigo has just printed his first book, Riu Avall, and Salva's work has been featured in such prestigious publications as Monocle, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Together they started Have A Nice Book, a project dedicated to their common love: photo books and fanzines. Through extensive research and a lot of rummaging in bookshops the world over, they showcase their favorite printed genre in videos, perusing book after book. Inside their online – and offline – nook, photography is ubiquitous.
This portrait is part of our ongoing series with Vitra. Visit Vitra Magazine to find out more about Salva and Yosigo's approach to interior decoration.
(EN) How did you guys meet?
(EN) Yosigo: We met online through Flickr. As it turned out, Salva's ex-girlfriend used to spend her summers in Donosti, where I was staying back then. During one of her visits, I finally met with Salva for beers and we put a face to each other's online handles.
(EN) When did your relationship with photography begin?
(EN) Yosigo: I've always been passionate about photography; the ability to freeze an instant and keep it forever seemed fascinating. My serious involvement in it began when I started studying graphic design, when photography became one of my main subjects.
Salva: For me, it started quite late – in 2007, when I bought my first digital reflex camera. After that, I was obsessed with photography and wanted to turn it into my profession, not just a hobby.
(EN) Both of you are graphic design graduates. How does that influence your current work?
(EN) Yosigo: It defined the way I understand image, composition and the use of space. Before having any photographic references, I was inspired by Max Huber, Otl Aicher, Josef Müller-Brockmann and Paul Rand.
Salva: Graphic design revealed a wider visual culture. Actually, it's funny, at first, quite a few critics said that my pictures were too well-composed.
(EN) When did you realize you wanted to make a living as photographers?
(EN) Salva: I never planned it, but I knew I wanted to turn it into my profession.
Yosigo: I didn't think about it at all. I was working as a graphic designer for a company and little by little I started getting photo assignments. I was afraid of using photography to pay the rent – I thought I might lose my creativity and motivation to photograph. However, I slowly learned how to combine my personal work with my professional one.
(EN) Yosigo: "Graphic design defined the way I understand image, composition and the use of space."
(EN) How different is your professional photography to your personal work?
(EN) Yosigo: They have a lot in common in many respects. That's because most of the assignments come from people who are familiar with my personal style. The client sees the work and, if they want that style, you're booked for the job. But still, there are times when the two are completely different.
Salva: Nowadays, it's crucial to have your own signature aesthetic. Your work has to be easily recognizable. I try to keep my personal and professional work in the same stylistic spectrum.
(EN) Your main collaborative project is Have A Nice Book. How did you come up with the idea?
(EN) Yosigo: It basically came out of our common passion for photography books and fanzines. We created an online platform to show each other all the books we came across during our travels, through short videos. Instead of using e-mail transfers, we set up a website so that other people could watch our book videos too. The most difficult part was coming up with a name for it. We had the whole idea in mind and as soon as we got the name we started recording and uploading videos showing all kinds of photo books.
(EN) What's so special about photo books in your opinion?
(EN) Salva: I think they're the best way to review photographic work, although not all types of photography agree with this format. Nowadays there's a trend of making photo books, when maybe that's not always the best way to show your work.
Yosigo: It's a great medium to share your photographic essays. What I particularly like is the merging of all these different aspects: graphic design, curation and artistic concepts.
(EN) Which is the best book you've ever held in your hands?
(EN) Yosigo: I don't remember. I remember the first book I ever got as a present – it was by Stephen Shore. Back then, I was more into the technical virtuosity and didn't understand anything visual. Over time, it has become one of my absolute favorite books.
Salva: The first that comes to my mind is Lebensmittel by Michael Schmidt.
(EN) Have you ever bought a book because of its cover?
(EN) Salva: Sure, many times.
Yosigo: Yes, me too. It's the same with music, sometimes you just buy an album because of its cover. The design component is indeed very present in publications. It's not a bad thing to feel attracted to a book on account of its design. Of course, a great photobook has to combine good design with even better photography. Having said that, I've also bought bad-looking books that featured amazing photography.
(EN) Who are your favorite photographers of all time?
(EN) Yosigo: Stephen Shore, Alec Soth, Joel Sternfeld, Paul Graham and William Eggleston.
Salva: Apart from those, I'd add Michael Schmidt, Mark Steinmetz and John Gossage.
(EN) Let's talk about your own books. Riu Avall is your first book, Yosigo, what is it about?
(EN) Yosigo: It's not really my first publication, although it can be considered as such. It's about a trip I took through the Llobregat river which runs through a big part of Catalonia and ends in Barcelona where it flows into the Mediterranean. The book's main topics are desolation, nostalgia and decadence.
(EN) Salva: "Nowadays, it's crucial to have your own signature aesthetic."
(EN) You've recently moved to a new studio in El Poblenou. How did you find this area?
(EN) Salva: This area is really moving forward, it has seen a lot of positive changes. There's great potential here.
Yosigo: I love this area, it feels like being outside the city. Many young creatives have their workshops here, and that creates a nice atmosphere. We share the studio with the guys from Ölend Bags and the graphic studio Querida – it's such a pleasure to work with them in the same space. Working in a space like this and not at home is the best decision I've made in a very long time.
(EN) What are your future plans personally and professionally?
(EN) Yosigo: I just arrived in this city, so to speak. I would like to spend a few more years here, charge my batteries and move back to the north of Spain. I'd like to keep working in the same field and live between Hondarribia and Barcelona.
Salva: I have no clue. Right now, we are building a new photographic studio called Rocafort to work in fashion photography. Let's see how it goes. In the future, I'll probably continue living in Barcelona, taking pictures. Maybe I'll try out new disciplines, such as product or interior design, who knows. I've always been restless.
(EN) Thank you, Salva and Yosigo, for the warm welcome and lovely chat. Discover all the photo books they've collected during their travels on Have A Nice Book.
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