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Q: How do you get an SSL cert on a Beanstalk instance via Cloudformation I'm using ELB with https passthrough as per the AWS example, as we need the SSL to be terminated at the Instance. I've got an existing .ebextensions YAML file that has the files key in it as per AWS's guide. This works well, until I want to use different certs for different environments.
My problem being I want to be able to upload different SSL certs via Cloudformation depending on which environment I'm deploying to. For example, test and dev get the test certificate, production get the production certificate.
I know how to use mappings, so that's not a problem, but I can't work out how to upload a file to an Elastic Beanstalk environment from Cloudformation.
I've tried adding the following code snippet in various places in the CloudFormation YAML, and it's not uploading the files. Is it something wrong in the code snippet, or am I missing something else? I tried adding the EC2::Instance section, but that creates a new EC2 instance outside Beanstalk, which I don't want.
Metadata:
  AWS::CloudFormation::Authentication:
    S3Auth:
      type: "s3"
      buckets: ["s3-bucket"]
      roleName: aws-elasticbeanstalk-ec2-role
  AWS::Cloudformation:Init:
    config:
      files:
        /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.crt:
          mode: "000400"
          owner: root
          group: root
          authentication: "S3Auth"
          source: !FindInMap [Certificates, crt-file, !Ref Environment]
        /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.key:
          mode: "000400"
          owner: root
          group: root
          authentication: "S3Auth"
          source: !FindInMap [Certificates, key-file, !Ref Environment]

Thanks for any help.

A: You can use the normal file creation method of Elastic Beanstalk. Create a file named certs.conf in a folder named .ebextensions and put this in it:
Resources:
  AWSEBAutoScalingGroup:
    Metadata:
      AWS::CloudFormation::Authentication:
        S3Auth:
          type: "s3"
          buckets: ["s3-bucket"]
          roleName: aws-elasticbeanstalk-ec2-role

files:
  "/etc/pki/tls/certs/server.crt":
    mode: "000400"
    owner: root
    group: root
    authentication: "S3Auth"
    source: !FindInMap [Certificates, crt-file, !Ref Environment]
  "/etc/pki/tls/certs/server.key":
    mode: "000400"
    owner: root
    group: root
    authentication: "S3Auth"
    source: !FindInMap [Certificates, key-file, !Ref Environment]

If !FindInMap doesn't work in that section, you can always have a little build script that puts the right certificates in place before calling eb deploy.


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The School of Education at Colorado State University invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor position in one or more areas of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics education.
This position is part of a cluster search designed to further the School of Education's commitment and contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion in the fields of higher education leadership, adult education and training, counseling and career development, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education through collaborative research, teaching and community engagement.
We seek a scholar committed to broadening the participation of diverse groups of learners in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education who (a) has high research productivity or potential, (b) studies teaching and learning in formal and/or informal P-12, undergraduate, graduate or workplace, or other settings, (c) can teach in undergraduate and graduate teacher licensure programs, as well as in doctoral programs, (d) is active in seeking external funding for research, (e) can teach and advise both undergraduate and graduate students, (f) can help build alliances across multiple program areas, and (g) will become actively engaged in the various activities and initiatives of the College of Health and Human Sciences, as well as those with the CSU STEM Center, the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the College of Natural Resources.
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For full consideration, complete applications should be submitted electronically to the Search Committee Chair by December 30, 2014. Finalists for the position will be interviewed in February or early March. The search will remain open until the position is filled. The start date for the position is August 16, 2015.
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Planned Parenthood Provides Abortions in Columbia
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Kansas City; Saint Louis Natives to Join Cast of 'Saturday Night Live'
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Protests in St. Louis Following Stockley Acquittal
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The World Cup winning keeper has kept three clean sheets on the bounce since that error - notably saving a penalty against Manchester City in the Champions League - but that hasn't been enough to convince Tottenham to hold on to him this summer, according to a report from the Daily Star.
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Let Them Eat Cake…and Raise Money Too!
Premium Dessert Frenzy Heats Up Your Benefit Auction Bottom Line!
With holiday spirit, our thoughts often turn to desserts. Did you know that decadent desserts can bake up some serious revenue at your next charity auction? Pop a Premium Dessert Frenzy into your fundraising auction oven. Here's my favorite charity auction recipe for more fun and profit. Read on and learn how to turn a homemade pumpkin pie into hundreds – even thousands of dollars for your nonprofit cause.
When I'm consulting with a nonprofit or school, I point out this type of fun revenue generating activity has three key benefits, which I call the "Kingston Trio." First, it is highly Interactive – it's fun and stirs energy in the audience. Second, it is Inclusive – all of your guests can bid because it's started at a low price point at which everyone can get in on the fun and bidding. Third, it's Income-Producing.
An interactive fundraising game like Premium Dessert Frenzy teaches your guests the all important charity auction philanthropy lesson: "It's not what you get that matters, it's how much you can give to make a difference." So get ready to raise some serious dough with just a few delectable desserts at your next benefit auction!
How does the Premium Dessert Frenzy work?
Several months prior to your auction event, solicit two to three fabulous donated desserts – the more creative, the better. During the Live Auction your auctioneer auctions each premium dessert quickly in succession to each highest bidder. Even though all your guests are served the regular dessert, the winning bidder can enjoy their Premium Dessert at their table or take it home with them.
Premium Dessert Frenzy is a blast, it's like a bake sale on speed!
Here are some ideas: mmm…can you taste a ten-layer "death-by-chocolate" cake, or a theme dessert such as a two-foot cake of the Eiffel Tower for the Evening in Paris Gala Auction, or a creatively decorated cake covered with the Autism Speaks logo at the Nashoba Learning Center auction, or a signature Tiramisu make by a beloved volunteer. What would you bid to win your weight in chocolate complete with a wheel barrel full of beautifully-wrapped chocolates. Get super creative!
At the Community Connections benefit auction in Cape Cod, I sold the most amazing eight layer coconut cake ever made by board member Richard Johnson. It weighed a ton because it was loaded with butter. At the auction, it brought $270, and the table that won it was ecstatic. After it was delivered to their table, they started enjoying it. Then, the backup bidder said, "Hey, I'll give you $270, if I can have just one piece." The crowd went crazy! It was loads of fun. How about $550 for 3 vials of chocolate foam: white, milk, and dark chocolate. Cha-Ching! Oh, what about that Eiffel Tower cake? Our professional auctioneer June DeLair dropped the hammer at $700 at the Dream Come True Auction in Connecticut– O La La!
I find that two or three premium desserts is just enough, because you want to stir up fast and furious bidding. The key is to start the bidding low, like at a few dollars and rapidly increase the bidding to a frenzy! Your auctioneer can sell two or three desserts in the span of time you usually spend on one regular Live Auction item, which is about two to three minutes.
First, never display the premium desserts at the auction. Hide them. Why? Guests and volunteers actually eat them. Yikes! They think it is a buffets. One time, at an auction in New York, I said, "Now, it's time for premium dessert frenzy." I was just about to have volunteers come out with three lovely desserts, and suddenly they said, "Kathy, go to the next item. We can not do it." Perplexed, I said, "Why?" She said, "Well, they are gone. Someone ate all the Premium Desserts — everyone thought they were a buffet." The lesson learned is that, whether you display them in the auction display area or behind the scenes, it is open season on your desserts. So, have a volunteer guard your desserts. The premium auction dessert is fun, and everyone gets into it and some maybe more than others — protect your premium desserts!
In terms of volunteers, you need to have one volunteer for each premium dessert to lovingly display and carry each dessert to the stage. Create a little parade of these volunteers and bring them out on stage. Add some music and have fun. Do not have them parade around the room, but stay up on stage. Then feature each dessert individually and ask your auctioneer to describe them and the ingredients and of course to profusely thank each dessert donor! Some of these scrumptious desserts really take hours to create — give lots of recognition!
The best time is right before you bring out the dessert. Be strategic about when you serve dessert. Make sure that you have the Fund an Need and the majority of Live Auction completely raised before you bring out dessert. It is very important to tell your guests before you start the Live Auction not to worry, and that everyone will get dessert. Explain that the premium dessert frenzy is another way have a lot of fun and to raise money for the organization's cause.
So, if you are looking to create excitement, fun and engage all of your guests to keep those bid cards waving, look no further. A Premium Dessert Frenzy is just one of the fresh ideas I highly recommend to add a new income stream to your benefit auction.
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The 2022–23 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) is the 91st season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929.

Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

To Serie B
Relegated from Serie A
 Cagliari
 Genoa
 Venezia

Promoted from Serie C
 Südtirol (Group A)
 Modena (Group B)
 Bari (Group C)
 Palermo (Play-off winners)

From Serie B
Promoted to Serie A
 Lecce
 Cremonese
 Monza

Relegated to Serie C
 Vicenza
 Alessandria
 Crotone
 Pordenone

Südtirol plays in Serie B for the first time in history for this season.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Number of teams by regions

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round that were played immediately afterwards.

Results

Season statistics

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Hat-tricks

Note
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Lynn Lawler's Book Blog
Author news, author interviews, and book reviews
Meet Author Jenny Frame
December 11, 2015 Author by lynnlawlerPosted in Author, lesfic, Lesficuk, lgbt
Good afternoon Everyone. It is great to see your smiling faces. Today author Jenny Frame, author of 'A Royal Romance' (#boldstrokebooks ) has stopped to chat. Come see why this story is receiving raving reviews and hear more about who Jenny Frame is.
"How do you spell 'love'?" – Piglet
"You don't spell it…you feel it." – Pooh"
― A.A. Milne
Who is Jenny Frame? Tell us a bit about yourself and your background.
I'm from a small town in Scotland called Motherwell, which is just outside Glasgow. I live with my partner Lou, and our dog Barney.
I started writing about six years ago, when spinal problems forced me to medically retire from my job. I was looking for something to occupy my mind and my time, and I stumbled across some websites that hosted lesbian romance fiction. After reading everything I could, I thought I might give it go, and I've been writing every day since.
What is 'A Royal Romance' about?
'A Royal Romance' is at its heart a fairytale, but a modern fairytale. The handsome prince is a handsome butch, and the poor village girl is a working class woman from Bethnal Green, East London.
Most people are fascinated by royalty, and their sometimes strange and antiquated ways of doing things. I wanted to explore this royal world, and explore what it would be like to be the first lesbian Queen of the United Kingdom.
This is the blurb –
Georgina, Princess of Wales, has always known her destiny, but she never expected duty to call so soon. When her father dies suddenly, she is called back from her Royal Navy post to assume the crown. While the people acclaim their new Queen, Great Britain's first openly gay monarch, all George feels is the isolation of her station. Beatrice Elliot's staunch anti-monarchist views have always been a point of gentle contention with her working class, royalty-loving parents. When Bea—director of a hospice charity—must spend six months working with Queen Georgina, her charity's new patron, sparks fly and passion blooms. But is love enough to bridge the gap between Bethnal Green and Buckingham Palace?
What was the deciding factor for your book title?
At this point I have to declare I am notoriously bad at choosing book titles, and full credit has to go to Radclyffe and my editor Ruth for the title. I think it's a great title that gives you the pure romantic feel of the book.
What traits were you looking for when you were creating the main characters?
When I was creating Queen Georgina (George) I wanted a character who absolutely believes in the institution of a constitutional monarchy, and places her duty as the head of her family and the nation above all else. Everyone on the outside sees her as this thoroughly modern person, because she is the first openly gay monarch, and the first to ascend to the throne ahead of her brother, but in contrast to that view, she is in fact a very traditional person.
Her greatest wish is to meet someone who can see past her royal position, and understand the person she truly is.
From the start I knew I wanted to make George's love interest a staunch anti-monarchist. After all, someone who doesn't have the reverence for the position of Queen is the perfect person to see the woman and not her lofty position. Beatrice Elliot sees that woman behind the crown and George loves the fact that she talks to her like a normal person.
Who or what was your inspiration to write 'A Royal Romance?'
In 2013 the British government changed the laws regarding the act of succession to the British throne. It meant that males would no longer take precedence over females in line to the throne. When I first saw a news item on this new law coming into force, I immediately began to think about whom the first woman would be, and then it occurred that she could be the first openly gay monarch as well. The character of George quickly came to my mind, and the story then followed.
Let's give a shout-out to your home town, Motherwell. What is your favorite attraction there?
In Scotland we are surrounded by history. Castles, stately homes, even Roman remains.
In my small town of Motherwell, our local country park was the site of a roman fort, and the fort's roman bathhouse is on display there. A few miles away there is the hunting lodge, called Chatelherault, which was built for the Dukes of Hamilton, our local lord of the manor, and the premier peer of Scotland. The large hunting lodge was small fry compared to their estate home, Hamilton Palace, which sat ten minutes away from where I live, and which was demolished in 1927 because of undermining. It was all very Downton Abbey in my local area.
Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
Thank you for your continued support. I've had some wonderful messages from readers and made some good friends from all over the world, but above all I'm very grateful to anyone who takes the time to read my books.
Who is your favorite football team? Can you tell a little bit about the sport and what you like about it?
Football (soccer) is the top sport in the UK, and in Scotland we are fanatical about it, despite our national team perpetually failing to reach the world cup finals. I support my local team Motherwell F.C, and I went to see them religiously from aged seven years old until my health made it impossible. Motherwell play in the top Scottish division but never win anything, In contrast my partner Lou's team, Celtic F.C are the top team in Scotland and win EVERYTHING. So it's safe to say that tempers are frayed in our house when Celtic play Motherwell.
What does this quote mean to you and why?
"Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale."
When I first read that quote it really resonated with me. I've always loved fairytales, and the type of stories I write have elements of fairytales to a varying degree. As a romance writer, you have to believe in happy ever afters and I think deep down everyone needs hope that a fairytale could be around the corner.
On your website, you feature free stories. Can you tell us more about 'The Dylan Morgan Show?'
'The Dylan Morgan Show' was the second story I posted online, and I wrote it in an episodic form to give it a TV show feel, with cliffhangers from season to season. When I first came up with Morgan show, it was the around the time when people were using You Tube and the new social media outlets to build a career, and it was also when the term celesbian first began to be used.
My main character, Dylan Morgan, is an Olympic gold winning athlete, and all action woman who gains notoriety and fame for her You Tube stunts. Her popularity eventually gets her onto TV and propels her to stardom.
The story starts when she is at the height of her fame, but with no family to speak of, she is starting to feel very lonely in the shallow world of show business.
One night after a show, she walks into a diner on Times Square and meets a waitress who changes her life. There are definitely fairytale elements about this story, and despite a few dark moments, it's a light story with plenty of funny moments.
Me: Readers, please be respectful of Jenny's copyrights and do not use without permission.
Tell us a bit about your blog and what you like about blogging.
I'm far from an active blogger, and generally use it for writing updates, and keeping readers updated on any new stories in the offing. My new year's resolution is to become a more regular blogger.
Me: Check out Jenny's blog and feel free to leave comments or leave questions.
Jenny's Blog
What types of music do you like to listen to when you are writing? Or – do you prefer silence?
Music is a huge part of my life. I can't play an instrument but I always have music playing, whatever I'm doing. My dad is a great guitar player and singer, and played in local bands. So I was given a great love of music and as a youngster I was always creating worlds or characters as I listened to it.
When I started writing, music quite naturally became part of the process. I have a different playlist for each book, which reflects the general theme of the book. On each list there's one or two go to songs that say everything about the characters and what their relationship with each other is about.
For 'A Royal Romance' Only You by Sinead O'Connor, and for my forthcoming book 'Heart of The Pack', She wolf by David Guetta ft Sia.
Only You by Sinead O'Connor – http://youtube/5TsnODPwJ1o
She wolf by David Guetta ft Sia –
http://youtu.be/PVzljDmoPVshttp://youtu.be/PVzljDmoPVs
The music I choose is a huge part of the planning stage for the book too. If I'm having a problem with the story and not sure where I'm going next,I get away from the manuscript, listen to music while I'm doing something else and the idea or solution always comes to mind.
Me: This is excellent advice that I've used.
What is your favorite part of being an author? The least fave?
My favourite part is creating worlds and getting to experience life vicariously through the characters I create.
The least favourite is a hard one, because I really do enjoy each part of the writing process, from research to editing, to getting feedback from readers. Probably I would say my least favourite is working to a deadline. I don't handle stress that well, and I can be known to panic, even when there's nothing really to panic about.
Me: One thing that authors love are interviews. Click below for hers with Bold Stroke Books. You don't want to miss these.
Interview with Jenny Frame
Do You Get More Conservative as You Grow Older?
Can you give us a sneak preview of your next book, 'Heart of the Pack – A Wolfgang County Novel,' which will debut in 2016 by Bold Stroke Books?
'Heart of the Pack' is a paranormal romance, and a little different to the world of A' Royal Romance.' Although I will be returning to the aristocracy theme in my third book, 'Courting the Countess,' which will be out late 2016.
I've always been fascinated by paranormal romance, and more specifically werewolves, over the vampire genre. The appeal of werewolves to me is the pack mentality, the unbreakable family and mate bond which I think would be what we wish for in our own lives.
The wolves of Wolfgang County are not so different from us. They are simply extraordinary creatures living in an ordinary world.
Selena Miller accepts a job in Wolfgang County, jumping at the chance to get away from her overbearing family. Crippled by anxiety, she's determined to start a new, independent life.
As Second of the Wolfgang pack, Caden Wolfgang is used to having her orders followed without question. When the Alpha allows a human to work in the heart of their business, Caden is horrified. Haunted by a childhood tragedy at the hands of a human, Caden makes it her mission to keep Selena from threatening everything they've built.
When contempt turns into attraction and passion flares, can their love survive Selena learning the truth of what the Wolfgangs really are?
Now here is an excerpt from 'A Royal Romance'.
Bethnal Green, London
Beatrice Elliot ran downstairs as quickly as she could. She checked her appearance in the mirror at the bottom. Her long dark-blond hair looked unruly. I'm going to be so late, and I look a mess. She quickly gathered her hair up into a ponytail, making herself a bit more presentable.
From the living room, she heard her mum shout, "Bea?"
Beatrice popped her head round the door and said, "Yes, Mum?"
Her mother, Sarah, sat on the couch facing the large TV projection on the wall. "Are you coming to watch with me? It's Princess Georgina's investiture as Princess of Wales."
Beatrice gave her mother a scowl. "Mum, you know I have absolutely no interest in that shower of spongers."
Sarah pointed towards the TV and said, "But Bea, the pageantry, the tradition, and she's going to be the first woman to become Queen ahead of her brother, and the first openly gay monarch. Surely you of all people should understand that."
Bea sighed. She was getting fed up having this argument with people and hearing the name of Princess Georgina. "They take money away from our country's essential services. You and Dad should know why that makes me angry."
Her mother nodded, but not before Bea caught a look of pain on her mother's face, and she felt guilty for causing that. She walked behind the couch and put her arms around her mother's neck. "I'm sorry, Mum, but I have my student union meeting. Remember I told you about it last night? It's our last meeting before the charity fundraiser."
Sarah patted her daughter's hand. "Oh yes, I remember, sweetheart, be careful then."
"I will. Will Dad be in soon?"
"Yes, another half hour or so. He hoped he would be back in time to see the ceremony. Off you go then, and leave me to my pageant."
Bea laughed softly and gave her mother a kiss. "Enjoy it then. See you later, Mum."
After Bea left and Sarah heard the front door close, she picked up her cup of tea and settled down to watch the TV special that the country had been buzzing about.
She watched the cameras span the grounds of Caernarfon Castle in Wales. The castle surrounded a triangular area of grass. In the middle of the grass sat a dais made of Welsh slate, on which the ceremony would take place, and around the three sides were the raised seating areas for spectators.
On the dais sat three thrones, while to the side sat the members of the extended royal family. The royal fanfare began and Sarah said to the TV, "Volume, up five." The fanfare filled the room and she could almost feel like she was sitting there among the spectators.
"Reg is going to be mad he missed this."
The voice-over began…
And we see the King and Queen emerge from the castle and make their way up, past the spectators, towards the dais. They are escorted by heralds, resplendent in their ancient dress, the first minister of Wales, and senior peers of the principality and are guarded by men and women of the Household Cavalry. The Welsh National Choir is providing the choral accompaniment to the occasion, and it sounds magnificent, I think you'll all agree. What an atmosphere. The crowd is applauding King Edward and Queen Sofia as they walk past. There is a joyous feeling amongst the crowd, a feeling of celebration and hope for the future.
Sarah watched the tall, imposing-looking King, dressed in his ceremonial Royal Navy uniform, escort his elegant wife into her seat on the dais, and then take his own seat. To Sarah this was what Britain did best—tradition, ceremony, and pageantry—and she wished her daughter could see that. She understood her hostility. Beatrice believed the monarchy took money away from much-needed organizations such as the National Health Service, schools, and community groups.
The Elliot family knew first-hand what it was to be at the mercy of an underfunded health service.
She had always been a fan of the royals, and especially the very popular King Edward and Queen Sofia. King Edward was a few years older than herself, and so she grew up watching the friendly boy prince become a man and meet his true love, Sofia.
Sarah, along with the nation and two and a half billion people around the world, fell in love with the couple as they watched their fairy tale wedding. Now it was his firstborn daughter and heir's turn to be invested as Princess of Wales and recognized as heir apparent to the throne.
I want to thank Jenny for stopping by. It was a pleasure having her. Don't forget to check out Jenny's links for more exciting news, including her upcoming book, 'Heart of the Pack.' Also click on the link below to get your copy of 'A Royal Romance.' Authors love reviews so please leave one when you are finished. Also feel free to leave a comment here. We'd love to hear how you liked 'A Royal Romance.'
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Lynn Lawler's stories are greatly inspired by LGBTQ themes with deep felt emotion and rich characters. Each lives out their dynamic lives and find themselves in the rich imaginations of those who love to read and receive fulfillment within their own creative desires. While in college, she wrote an editorial that was published in The Detroit Free Press. It focused on the positives of children's education in the sciences. This she found to be very inspiring and felt that people needed awareness to encourage young people to study these subjects. Lynn went on a journey to Arizona seeking a refreshed higher purpose. While there, she experienced things that were life-changing. By sharing nutritional information and benefits of going vegetarian, Lynn walked right into an opportunity where she created a new profit center for a co-op market by introducing a juice bar. In another venture, she applied her expertise in developing a marketing strategy for a professional outdoor sales - small business. In addition to marketing, Lynn also was an architectural designer, consulting and contracting for many Los Angeles, CA-based architectural firms. Her creative awakening began after low spot emotionally. She finally realized that her true, lifelong dream of being a writer could and would become her reality. Lynn watched a documentary on the life of the 20th century, writer Willa Cather. Willa Cather became her encouragement to move forward with her own aspirations. The trials of Lynn's life have only served as stepping stones to a brighter outlook and a stronger spirit. Lynn has always been a fan of books. Her favorite authors are; Mary Higgins Clark, and J.K. Rowling and Judy Blume. In addition, she loves reading the works of other LGBTQ authors. You can find Lynn Lawler's blog at www.lynnlawler.wordpress.com. Here you will read interviews of artists, authors, and others. In addition, you can read all of Lynn Lawler's book reviews for a relevant, insightful, point of view. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, meditation, playing chess and Tomb Raider, and watching baseball. Lynn lives in SoCal with her wife and cats. She is currently at work on her next two novels. Feel free to follow her on FB and Twitter (@lynnlawler1).	View all posts by lynnlawler
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Both your books look very interesting, I'm planning on checking them out and adding them to my cue. I love the idea of a lesbian monarch.
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Jen, Josh, Liam and Francis Confirmed to Attend Mockingjay Part 2 Paris Premiere and Possible Moscow Premiere
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Francis Lawrence are scheduled to appear at the Paris premiere on November 9th and a Russian film website has tweeted that Jennifer and others will attend a Moscow premiere.
New 'Mockingjay' Part 2 Stills Released with Mockingjay World Tour Announcements
Dates and locations weren't the only good thing to come out of today's Mockingjay World Tour announcements - we also have some brand new official stills from the movie to pore over!
UPDATED: Mockingjay World Tour Coming in November, Locations to be Revealed Today
Lionsgate has just announced through all the major Hunger Games social media accounts that a "Mockingjay World Tour" will be taking place around the time of the Mockingjay Part 2 release in November.


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Summary: If you ever have a need to restrict access to your Windows Azure deployment to known IP address ranges, you can do this by programmatically modifying the Windows Firewall. You'll need to do this both at startup, and whenever your role topology changes, as the Windows Azure guest agent also likes to modify firewall rules.
You're working on an unreleased, super-secret application that you don't want anyone to stumble upon until you're good and ready.
You have multiple deployments for different environments (e.g. development, test, UAT) which should each only be accessed by certain people but you don't want to change the app's authorisation logic.
Your application is only designed for internal users and you don't want to allow remote access. In this case you should also use a federated identity solution to authorise individual users, but if you're really paranoid you may want to prevent these users from accessing the app when away from the corporate network.
Even though you're happy for anyone to access the application's public UI, you want some additional security (beyond standard user authentication) for admin services, such as RDP or an administrative UI running on a different port.
If you're only interested in blocking traffic to IIS-hosted services, one option is to use IIS's "IP and Domain Restrictions" feature to restrict access as described in Liam Cavanagh's Blog. This is a good option as the IP restrictions are configuration-based, and Windows Azure won't do anything that interferes with your settings. However as Liam points out, this capability depends on a Windows feature that isn't installed by default, so you'll need to write a startup script to install the "IP and Domain Restrictions" feature.
However this solution will not work if you want to restrict access to something that's not IIS hosted, such as RDP. In this case you need to step it up a level by modifying the Windows Firewall which runs locally on each Windows Azure VM. Normally it's pretty easy to configure Windows Firewall to only allow access to a given port to specific IP ranges: you set up a single rule for that port and set the scope to your IP ranges; any traffic from other IP addresses will be automatically blocked as there is no matching firewall rule. Unfortunately this is a bit more complex in Windows Azure, as the fabric will automatically configure a whole bunch of firewall rules (helpfully named after random GUIDs) that open certain ports to all IP addresses. You can still add additional rules if you want, but due to the way that firewall rules combine, you can't easily block access once another rule has already granted it.
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So now we have our scripts, it's just a matter of including them into our Windows Azure cloud service role and calling them at the appropriate time. The obvious place to do this is at role startup, so let's add a startup task to the ServiceDefinition.csdef file. Remember to run it as elevated since we're playing with security settings. Also note the <Runtime> element which I'll get to in a moment.
With the startup script in place, Windows Azure will automatically update the firewall settings with your IP range restrictions just as the instance starts. So we're done, right? Actually not quite. After some testing, we found that our custom firewall rules were occasionally overwritten after the instance has been running for a while. After further investigation we discovered that the Windows Azure Guest Agent (an app which the fabric installs on your VM to carry out various cloudy tasks) recreates the firewall rules whenever the role is scaled – yes, even on the instances that were already running. So in order to keep our IP address restrictions, we need to reapply our firewall script when the role's topology changes. Important: This solution is based on experimentation, not insider knowledge of exactly how this part of the platform works. It's possible that there are other times when the firewall rules are overwritten. Use this solution at your own risk and test thoroughly.
In order to reapply the firewall rules when the app is scaled, it's necessary to subscribe to the RoleEnvironment.Changed event in your RoleEntryPoint-derived class. In the event handler we can launch the same script again. The <Runtime executionContext="elevated" /> entry we put in above ensures that this code runs as admin.
So far it looks like this is a solid option for restricting access to your Windows Azure applications to specific IP addresses. If you find any issues or have any suggestions please let me know, and I'll promise to do the same!
I assume the RoleEnvironment.Changed event will be asynchronous, so there will be a time when the restriction does not apply. Wonder what the latency on that would be and the exposure risk.


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This course provides you all the tools and techniques you need to apply machine learning to solve business problems. We will cover the basics of machine learning, how to build machine learning models, improve and deploy your machine learning models.
Linear, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree and Random Forest algorithms for building machine learning models.
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Anand Mishra is Head of Engineering at Analytics Vidhya. He is an entrepreneur, an engineer and a data science professional all rolled into one. He co-founded MudraCircle, the true lending marketplace leveraging machine learning to fulfill SME loans. Before MudraCircle, Anand has worked across several companies like Lendingkart, HTMedia as Head of Data Science, Tickled Media, Infoedge India and Opera Solutions. He brings experience across several domains including E-Commerce, Fashion and Retail. Anand earned his B.Tech and M.Tech in Electrical Engineering at IIT Kanpur. Anand specializes in analytical problem solving, especially machine learning, classification, regression, and decision optimization. His thesis focused on automatically annotating large image collections on the web using a combination of weighted feature-classifier pairs.
This course is meant for people looking to learn Machine Learning. We will start out to understand the pre-requisites, the underlying intuition behind several machine learning models and then go on to solve case studies using Machine Learning concepts.
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BOLIVAR, Mo. – A man accused of plotting shooting attacks at a movie theater and a Walmart in southwest Missouri was found guilty of first-degree assault and armed criminal action Friday.
Blaec Lammers was convicted by a judge, Polk County Prosecutor Ken Ashlock said. Lammers agreed to have the case heard without a jury present. On Thursday, Judge William Roberts threw out a charge of making a terrorist threat, saying Lammers didn't discuss his plans until after his arrest.
"I'm pleased with the result, and I believe it's appropriate given the evidence that was presented," Ashlock told The Associated Press in a phone interview after Friday's verdict.
Lammers is scheduled to be sentenced March 20. His defense attorney and family members did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Ashlock said Lammers told authorities he originally planned to open fire on the opening-night crowd for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2" in November 2012 at a theater in the town of Bolivar, about 130 miles southeast of Kansas City. But Lammers then opted for the Walmart in Bolivar for the planned shooting because he could get more ammunition at the store if he ran out, Ashlock said.
Lammers was arrested after his mother, Tricia Lammers, went to law enforcement officers and reported that her son bought an AR-15 and another semi-automatic rifle from Walmart in Bolivar. A police report shows Blaec Lammers, who is from Bolivar, was found at that same store about four years ago carrying a butcher knife and a Halloween mask with plans to kill a clerk.


FHCS Auction This Friday, November 3!
The 2017 FHCS Annual Benefit Auction is coming up very soon on Friday, November 3 at the Four Points Sheraton Manhattan located at 530 Richards Drive across from Briggs Auto. This year's auction features a Fiesta Mexicana Buffet meal, silent auction and live auction. Childcare will be provided for children in grades K-6 for parents who would like to attend the event by New Hope Community Church at FHCS. The cost will be $6 per child and will include a meal. It is a wonderful time to enjoy fun, fellowship and support your school in one of our most fun and important fundraisers. Click here for the current catalog of auction items and our wonderful sponsors.


As introduced, Senate Bill 872 would have created a prospective and retroactive 30-year statute of limitations for actions constituting criminal sexual conduct involving penetration. The legislation would have allowed victims, both past and present, to file civil lawsuits against individuals, businesses and other entities based allegations dating back 30 years, regardless of whether the incident was previously reported or the defendant was arrested, charged, prosecuted or convicted. Lawsuits against businesses could be filed regardless of whether the employer knew about the incident or reported the incident to law enforcement.
The Michigan Chamber raised concerns with the legislation as introduced, specifically the fact that it would subject Michigan businesses and other entities not related to the Nassar situation to an indeterminate number of lawsuits and civil damages. Furthermore, we raised concerned that the records (e.g., personnel files, witnesses and other evidentiary records) would no longer exist for a full and transparent adjudication.
Changing the statute of limitations for all civil lawsuits alleging criminal sexual conduct for all victims from three to 10 years, prospectively.
Are you concerned about this legislation and the impact it might have on your business (e.g., legal exposure, availability of insurance if you work with or employ minors, etc.)?
If there was an opportunity to amend the bills to improve them, what would you suggest?
We recognize this is a highly sensitive debate and are in no way trying to diminish the atrocities of the Larry Nassar situation or delay/deny justice to the victims. Rather, we are working to make sure the legislation is an appropriate response to the situation and is the right public policy for Michigan moving forward.
Please email Wendy Block at wblock@michamber.com with any questions, concerns or thoughts.


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Can you confirm these amateur observations of Lepidodactylus oligoporus?
Types Holotype: MCZ R184388, adult male.
Diagnosis Diagnosis: Lepidodactylus oligoporus Buden, n. sp., is distinguished from other members of Group II by differences in the numbers of midbody scale rows (130–134), fourth-toe scansors (15–19), interorbital scales (34–35), and precloacal/femoral pore-bearing scales (12–15) and by the lack of cloacal spurs and the presence of a moderate amount of webbing between the toes. In body size and scutellation, it most resembles L. novaeguineae Brown & Parker from New Guinea and L. pulcher Boulenger from the Admiralty Islands.
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from oligos (Greek) meaning few, and poros (Greek) meaning pore, in allusion to the relatively small number of enlarged precloacal /femoral pore-scales in this species.


Jason is an experienced Senior Systems Engineer who has a very broad skill set obtained through many years of experience. Having worked both as an internal and external IT resource, Jason understands and appreciates the need for IT to be a business accelerator to maximise productivity. Jason specialises in design and implementation of business ICT solutions to fit business needs. Jason's favourite area of IT is around Virtualisation platforms running storage/network and compute in high availability clusters.


That 20,000 Google employees walked off the job last week is a watershed event, a hugely significant symbolic development for labour relations in the 21st century.
Granted, the action itself was limited. More than seven out of every 10 Google employees did not take part. The walkout was for just a few hours, and the protesters returned to their desks with nothing resolved in their favour. Their only win was Google's chief executive agreeing to meet with organisers to "review a plan that would address" their key demands.
But this is Google, supposedly the best company to work for in a sector renowned for luring the brightest and best with large salaries and excellent conditions. Google's median salary (US$161,409) is the highest of any company. Like most high-tech workers, very few have seen any need to join a trade union.
Their walkout, which surpassed organisers' expectations of 1,500 participants, shows collective organisation is still needed for employees to get a real say in their workplaces.
It also underlines a few important lessons for the labour movement. First, there is a change in the issues that younger workers care deeply about. Second, new technology has huge potential for labour organising.
Google consistenly tops rankings as the best place to work or the most sought after employer. A less attractive truth beneath the veneer has been revealed.
The spark leading to the walkout from 40 Google offices around the world was a New York Times article revealing the kid-glove treatment given to three Google executives accused of sexual misconduct. One case included a US$90 million golden handshake.
What incensed Google employees in particular is the company's use of "mandatory arbitration". This is when employment contracts prevent workers from seeking remedies in a court of law, forcing them to use company procedures instead. The Google case confirms what common sense tells us: internal channels will be more favourable to the company than to employees.
Mandatory arbitration clauses have become a significant issue in US employment relations in the past 20 years. More and more employees are excluded from full access to employment law protections.
Furthermore, even complaining often invites retribution. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, retaliation by an employer is by far the most common form of workplace discrimination, accounting for 41,097 of the 84,254 charges the agency received in fiscal year 2017.
At Google, employees say human resources policies have disadvantaged complainants and enabled management to brush sexual harassment issues under the carpet.
appoint an employee representative to the company's board.
These concerns show a generational shift in attitudes. It's one reason the #MeToo movement has caught on.
Read more: Holding big tech companies to account: do their employees have the power?
A Deloitte survey of 10,000 "Millennials" (born between 1983 and 1994) shows they expect organisations to be ethical, to want to enhance their employees' lives and careers, and to make a positive impact on society and the environment. They value a diverse and inclusive workplace.
In echoes of other recent tech protests at Uber and Deliveroo, Google's un-unionised workforce self-organised the walkout using message boards, messaging apps and social media – ironically the very tools made by Google and the other tech giants.
I've written about "digital unionism" before. The scale of what the Google walkout organisers managed in a few days without outside assistance underlines both the opportunity and threat of new technology. Unionism is also being "disrupted" in the new economy. Like other "old economy" businesses, unions have to adapt to survive. If they don't perfect digital unionism, others will step in and do it themselves.
The bottom line is that human resources policies that purport to be there for the benefit of employees must be genuine. No one likes a one-way street, least of all when a unilateral process is purportedly a mechanism for employee voice. People want a genuine say over their working conditions.
Even from a completely self-interested perspective, companies that ignore this risk unpredictable blow-ups. Think Uber, Deliveroo and now Google.
Maybe it's time for Google to follow in the steps of other tech companies that have negotiated collective agreements with their workers.
In Sweden, the services union Unionen has signed a collective agreement covering the most unlikely workers: YouTubers, the people who generate YouTube content, to ensure they receive reasonable compensation. That agreement was not negotiated with YouTube but with the United Screens talent development agency.
If YouTube content generators, who are not even employees, can have a collective say over their working conditions, surely Google's white-collar office workers can too.


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Artist Talk: Documentary Photographer Diana Matar
Tue, October 13, 2015 7:00 pm at Alwan for the Arts
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"One of the key concerns of my work has been the attempt to photograph things that can no longer be seen…how absence can become a presence among the people and the places where the lost once lived."
Alwan is pleased to be in conversation with Diana Matar, an artist working with photography, testimony and archive to investigate issues of history, memory and violence. She will discuss her first exhibition in New York, Evidence, a photographic essay documenting buildings or places where atrocities took place in an effort to tell a larger story of Libya's political struggle.
Evidence has also been published as a photobook by Schilt Publishing and listed as one of the The New Yorker's "The Best Books of 2014." It will be available for signature by Diana Matar at the event.
Evidence is showing at the Rick Wester Fine Art Gallery and is running from September 12 - October 24, 2015.
Suggested Contribution: $10 General Admission | $5 Students and Seniors
About Evidence
Evidence is a photographic essay that screams for resolution but what remains is the search for its truth, perhaps as closure. Human idealism and conviction, dissonance, betrayal and cruelty mark a quest to make sense of the loss of the personal and the larger broken past; to seek whatever enabling impulse can be had against the nightmare of oppression and of history. It is also a thoughtful and well crafted result of six years of travel, photographing and development.
The installation features approximately 40 photographs and text panels. Matar's photographs are metaphysical contradictions based on an evaporated pursuit. She succeeds in creating an extended portrait through metonymic devices, photographing what is absent. In her notes on the project, she wrote, "Key to [the] work is the idea of trying to photograph something that is not there, an irony in photography where we so stubbornly rely on a subject." This preoccupation is born out of the belief that history's traces are somehow imprinted on architecture, landscapes, even faces.
Diana Matar has been the recipient of the Deutsche Bank Pyramid Award for Fine Art, the International Fund for Documentary Photography Award, The Arts Council of England Individual Artist Grant, and has been nominated for Prix Pictet in 2010 and again in 2015. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections and is published and exhibited internationally.
Alwan's program is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.
Diana Matar, Evidence 4, 2012
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Plastic Galaxy explores the ground breaking and breathtaking world of 'Star Wars' toys. Through interviews with former Kenner employees, experts, authors, and collectors, the documentary looks at the toys' history, influence, and the passions they elicit today.
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can be mined by a single player and confers a reward of 1 when extracted. Gold
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This games has some properties in common with Stag-Hunt. Mining iron is akin to
playing Hare, with a reliable payoff, without needing to coordinate with others.
Mining gold is akin to Stag because it has an opportunity cost (not mining
iron). If noone else helps, mining gold gives no reward. However, if two players
stick together (spatially) and go around mining gold, they will both receive
higher reward than if they were mining iron.
"""

from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
from typing import Any

from ml_collections import config_dict

from meltingpot.python.utils.substrates import colors
from meltingpot.python.utils.substrates import shapes
from meltingpot.python.utils.substrates import specs

NUM_ORE_TYPES = 2
MAX_TOKENS_PER_TYPE = 6

ASCII_MAP = """
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
WOPOOOOOOOOOPOOOOOPOOOOOPOW
WOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWOOOOWOOOPOW
WOPOWWOOOOWOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOOWOOPOOOOOOOOOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOWWWOOOOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPOW
WOPOOOWWWOOOOOOWWWWWWWWOOOW
WOOWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
WOOOOOWOOOOWOOOOOPOOOOOOOOW
WOOOOOWOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOPOW
WOOOOOWOOOOOWOOOOOOOOWOOOOW
WOOOOOOWOOOOOWWWWOOOOWOOOOW
WOPOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOW
WOOOOOOOOWOOOPOOOOOOOOOOPOW
WOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOW
WOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOW
WOOOOWOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWOOOW
WOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOW
WOPOOOOOOPOOOOOOOPOOOOOOPOW
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
"""

# `prefab` determines which prefab game object to use for each `char` in the
# ascii map.
CHAR_PREFAB_MAP = {
    "P": "spawn_point",
    "W": "wall",
    "O": "ore",
}

_COMPASS = ["N", "E", "S", "W"]

SCENE = {
    "name": "scene",
    "components": [
        {
            "component": "StateManager",
            "kwargs": {
                "initialState": "scene",
                "stateConfigs": [{
                    "state": "scene",
                }],
            }
        },
        {
            "component": "Transform",
        },
        {
            "component": "StochasticIntervalEpisodeEnding",
            "kwargs": {
                "minimumFramesPerEpisode": 1000,
                "intervalLength": 100,  # Set equal to unroll length.
                "probabilityTerminationPerInterval": 0.2
            }
        },
    ]
}

WALL = {
    "name": "wall",
    "components": [
        {
            "component": "StateManager",
            "kwargs": {
                "initialState": "wall",
                "stateConfigs": [{
                    "state": "wall",
                    "layer": "upperPhysical",
                    "sprite": "Wall",
                }],
            }
        },
        {
            "component": "Transform",
        },
        {
            "component": "Appearance",
            "kwargs": {
                "renderMode": "ascii_shape",
                "spriteNames": ["Wall",],
                "spriteShapes": [shapes.WALL],
                "palettes": [{"*": (95, 95, 95, 255),
                              "&": (100, 100, 100, 255),
                              "@": (109, 109, 109, 255),
                              "#": (152, 152, 152, 255)}],
                "noRotates": [True]
            }
        },
        {
            "component": "BeamBlocker",
            "kwargs": {
                "beamType": "mine"
            }
        },
    ]
}

SPAWN_POINT = {
    "name": "spawnPoint",
    "components": [
        {
            "component": "StateManager",
            "kwargs": {
                "initialState": "spawnPoint",
                "stateConfigs": [{
                    "state": "spawnPoint",
                    "layer": "logic",
                    "groups": ["spawnPoints"]
                }],
            }
        },
        {
            "component": "Transform",
        },
    ]
}

RAW_ORE = """
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxx*&&@xxxxxx
xxxxx****&@xxxxx
xxxx**&@*&**xxxx
xxxx*&*&*&@@@xxx
xxx****@&***&@xx
xx****&&*****&&x
******&*****&**&
****************
"""

PARTIAL_ORE = """
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxx#xx##xxxxx
xxxxxxx##xxxxxxx
xxxxxx##x#xxxxxx
x##xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xx###xxxxxxxx##x
xxx###xxx####xxx
xxxx#######xxxxx
xxxx######xxxxxx
xx###***###xxxxx
##xx**&@*&###xxx
xxxx*&*&*&@@##xx
xxx****@&***&@xx
xx****&&*****&&x
******&*****&**&
****************
"""

IRON_PALETTE = {
    "*": (70, 60, 70, 255),
    "&": (140, 120, 140, 255),
    "@": (170, 160, 170, 255),
    "#": (255, 240, 255, 255),
    "x": (0, 0, 0, 0)
}

GOLD_PALETTE = {
    "*": (90, 90, 20, 255),
    "&": (180, 180, 40, 255),
    "@": (220, 220, 60, 255),
    "#": (255, 255, 240, 255),
    "x": (0, 0, 0, 0)
}

ORE = {
    "name": "ore",
    "components": [
        {
            "component": "StateManager",
            "kwargs": {
                "initialState": "oreWait",
                "stateConfigs": [
                    {"state": "oreWait",
                     "layer": "lowerPhysical",
                     "sprite": "oreWait",
                     "groups": []},
                    {"state": "ironRaw",
                     "layer": "lowerPhysical",
                     "sprite": "ironRaw",
                     "groups": ["tokens"]},
                    {"state": "goldRaw",
                     "layer": "lowerPhysical",
                     "sprite": "goldRaw",
                     "groups": ["tokens"]},
                    {"state": "goldPartial",
                     "layer": "lowerPhysical",
                     "sprite": "goldPartial",
                     "groups": ["tokens"]},
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "component": "Transform",
        },
        {
            "component": "Appearance",
            "kwargs": {
                "renderMode": "ascii_shape",
                "spriteNames": ["oreWait", "ironRaw", "goldRaw", "goldPartial"],
                "spriteShapes": [RAW_ORE, RAW_ORE, RAW_ORE, PARTIAL_ORE],
                "palettes": [shapes.INVISIBLE_PALETTE, IRON_PALETTE,
                             GOLD_PALETTE, GOLD_PALETTE],
                "noRotates": [True] * 4,
            }
        },
        {
            "component": "Ore",
            "kwargs": {
                "waitState": "oreWait",
                "rawState": "goldRaw",
                "partialState": "goldPartial",
                "minNumMiners": 2,
                "miningWindow": 3,
            }
        },
        {
            "component": "Ore",
            "kwargs": {
                "waitState": "oreWait",
                "rawState": "ironRaw",
                "partialState": "ironRaw",
                "minNumMiners": 1,
                "miningWindow": 2,
            }
        },
        {
            "component": "FixedRateRegrow",
            "kwargs": {
                "liveStates": ["ironRaw", "goldRaw"],
                "liveRates": [0.0002, 0.00008],
                "waitState": "oreWait",
            }
        },
    ]
}

PLAYER_COLOR_PALETTES = []
for human_readable_color in colors.human_readable:
  PLAYER_COLOR_PALETTES.append(shapes.get_palette(human_readable_color))

def get_avatar_object(num_players: int, player_index: int):
  lua_index = player_index + 1
  color_palette = PLAYER_COLOR_PALETTES[player_index]
  avatar_sprite_name = "avatarSprite{}".format(lua_index)
  return {
      "name": "avatar",
      "components": [
          {
              "component": "StateManager",
              "kwargs": {
                  "initialState": "player",
                  "stateConfigs": [
                      {"state": "player",
                       "layer": "upperPhysical",
                       "sprite": avatar_sprite_name,
                       "contact": "avatar",
                       "groups": ["players"]},

                      {"state": "playerWait",
                       "groups": ["playerWaits"]},
                  ]
              }
          },
          {
              "component": "Transform",
          },
          {
              "component": "ReadyToShootObservation",
              "kwargs": {
                  "zapperComponent": "MineBeam",
              },
          },
          {
              "component": "Appearance",
              "kwargs": {
                  "renderMode": "ascii_shape",
                  "spriteNames": [avatar_sprite_name],
                  "spriteShapes": [shapes.CUTE_AVATAR],
                  "palettes": [color_palette],
                  "noRotates": [True]
              }
          },
          {
              "component": "Avatar",
              "kwargs": {
                  "index": lua_index,
                  "aliveState": "player",
                  "waitState": "playerWait",
                  "speed": 1.0,
                  "spawnGroup": "spawnPoints",
                  "actionOrder": ["move", "turn", "mine"],
                  "actionSpec": {
                      "move": {"default": 0, "min": 0, "max": len(_COMPASS)},
                      "turn": {"default": 0, "min": -1, "max": 1},
                      "mine": {"default": 0, "min": 0, "max": 1},
                  },
                  "view": {
                      "left": 5,
                      "right": 5,
                      "forward": 9,
                      "backward": 1,
                      "centered": False
                  }
              }
          },
          {
              "component": "MineBeam",
              "kwargs": {
                  "cooldownTime": 3,
                  "beamLength": 3,
                  "beamRadius": 0,
                  "agentRole": "none",
                  "roleRewardForMining": {
                      "none": [0, 0],
                      "golddigger": [0, 0.2], "irondigger": [0, 0]},
                  "roleRewardForExtracting": {
                      "none": [1, 8],
                      "golddigger": [-1, 8], "irondigger": [8, -1]},
              }
          },
          {
              "component": "LocationObserver",
              "kwargs": {
                  "objectIsAvatar": True,
                  "alsoReportOrientation": True,
              },
          },
          {
              "component": "MiningTracker",
              "kwargs": {
                  "numPlayers": num_players,
                  "numOreTypes": NUM_ORE_TYPES,
              }
          },
      ]
  }

def get_avatar_objects(num_players: int):
  return [get_avatar_object(num_players, i) for i in range(num_players)]

# PREFABS is a dictionary mapping names to template game objects that can
# be cloned and placed in multiple locations accoring to an ascii map.
PREFABS = {
    "wall": WALL,
    "spawn_point": SPAWN_POINT,
    "ore": ORE,
}

# Primitive action components.
# pylint: disable=bad-whitespace
# pyformat: disable
NOOP       = {"move": 0, "turn":  0, "mine": 0}
FORWARD    = {"move": 1, "turn":  0, "mine": 0}
STEP_RIGHT = {"move": 2, "turn":  0, "mine": 0}
BACKWARD   = {"move": 3, "turn":  0, "mine": 0}
STEP_LEFT  = {"move": 4, "turn":  0, "mine": 0}
TURN_LEFT  = {"move": 0, "turn": -1, "mine": 0}
TURN_RIGHT = {"move": 0, "turn":  1, "mine": 0}
MINE       = {"move": 0, "turn":  0, "mine": 1}
# pyformat: enable
# pylint: enable=bad-whitespace

ACTION_SET = (
    NOOP,
    FORWARD,
    BACKWARD,
    STEP_LEFT,
    STEP_RIGHT,
    TURN_LEFT,
    TURN_RIGHT,
    MINE,
)

def get_config():
  """Default configuration for the coop_mining level."""
  config = config_dict.ConfigDict()

  # Action set configuration.
  config.action_set = ACTION_SET
  # Observation format configuration.
  config.individual_observation_names = [
      "RGB",
      "READY_TO_SHOOT",
      # Debug only (do not use the following observations in policies).
      "POSITION",
      "ORIENTATION",
  ]
  config.global_observation_names = [
      "WORLD.RGB",
  ]

  # The specs of the environment (from a single-agent perspective).
  config.action_spec = specs.action(len(ACTION_SET))
  config.timestep_spec = specs.timestep({
      "RGB": specs.OBSERVATION["RGB"],
      "READY_TO_SHOOT": specs.OBSERVATION["READY_TO_SHOOT"],
      # Debug only (do not use the following observations in policies).
      "ORIENTATION": specs.OBSERVATION["ORIENTATION"],
      "POSITION": specs.OBSERVATION["POSITION"],
      "WORLD.RGB": specs.rgb(216, 216),
  })

  # The roles assigned to each player.
  config.valid_roles = frozenset({"default", "target"})
  config.default_player_roles = ("default",) * 6

  return config

def build(
    roles: Sequence[str],
    config: config_dict.ConfigDict,
) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
  """Build substrate given player roles."""
  del config
  num_players = len(roles)

  return dict(
      levelName="coop_mining",
      levelDirectory="meltingpot/lua/levels",
      numPlayers=num_players,
      # Define upper bound of episode length since episodes end stochastically.
      maxEpisodeLengthFrames=5000,
      spriteSize=8,
      topology="BOUNDED",  # Choose from ["BOUNDED", "TORUS"],
      simulation={
          "map": ASCII_MAP,
          "gameObjects": get_avatar_objects(num_players),
          "scene": SCENE,
          "prefabs": PREFABS,
          "charPrefabMap": CHAR_PREFAB_MAP,
      },
  )

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text:
Shiite Control Of Interior Red Line Al
Shiite control of Interior a Red Line
Al-Zaman reports [Ar.] that Abdul Aziz al-Hakim of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq is still determined to try to obtain for his faction of the Shiite religious coalition, the United Iraqi Alliance, the prime ministership. His candidate is Adil Abdul Mahdi, who is running against Dawa Party leader Ibrahim Jaafari, the current prime minister. The two will lobby parliamentarians this weekend with dueling, lavish banquets. There will likely be an up and down vote by the UIA on the nomination, though its exact details have yet to be worked out. The formation of a new government is moving at a glacial pace, and it may take months.
Al-Sharq al-Awsat [Ar.] says that its sources in the Kurdistan Alliance say that the Kurds are tilting toward Abdul Mahdi as prime minister. The Kurds would also prefer that powerful cabinet posts such as Interior and Defense go to technocrats not affiliated with a party or militia.
The problem is that, as noted below, the Shiites are saying that their control of Interior is a "red line" that cannot be crossed.
Revised: The Shiites can probably retain the Interior Ministry if they bargain hard with the Kurds, although in this parliament and for the next 4 years it is necessary to get a 2/3s majority to elect a president who will then appoint a prime minister. (In 2009, it will be possible to elect a president on a second round with just 51 percent; sorry to have gotten this wrong in the first edition of this posting today, and thanks to Andrew Arato for the correction.) The Shiite religious coalition just needs 138 parliamentarians to vote with them to run the government on their own, which is itself a bargaining chip in the formation of an initial government. They have 132 (128 UIA, 2 Sadrist Risaliyun, 1 Christian and 1 other). If they can make a sufficiently sweet offer to the Yazidi MP and to the 5 Kurdish Islamists, they'd have their 51%. The Kurdish Islamists are apparently saying that they won't vote with the Kurdistan Alliance (see below), which suggests that they are available for a deal with the Shiite religious parties. It would be a mere marriage of convenience, but couldn't be ruled out.
Al-Zaman also reports that guerrillas detonated a bomb in Mosul aimed at a passing American convoy, but missed and killed a number of civilians instead, as well as badly damaging buildings. Two bodies were discovered in Mosul, those of a student and an unidentified civilian. A former Baath military commander was assassinated.
There is some sort of deep dark conspiracy involved in the stationing of 120 Bulgarian troops at the Ashraf base in Iraq to guard 4000 members of the Iranian dissident terrorist cult, the Mojahedin-e Khalq [MEK]. The group was used by Saddam to blow things up in Iran, and has been defended by Neocons in the US such as Daniel Pipes and Patrick Clawson. The Iraqi Shiites want it out of Iraq, but instead the Pentagon has kept it in place. A lot of the phony intelligence about alleged Iranian nuclear weapons programs is manufactured by the MEK, which has bought a number of powerful US senators and congressmen.
Scroll down at the link above and read the article about the UPI article about the Lord's Resistance Army, a Christian cult that has terrorized Uganda and kidnapped 20,000 children. People keep asking me why Muslim movements are more destructive than those in other religions. But the people who ask that have never bothered to read about groups such as the LRA, which is as "Christian" as al-Qaeda is "Muslim" or Aum Shinrikyo is "Buddhist."
From BBC World Monitoring of the Iraqi Press for Jan. 31:
' Al-Bayyinah on 29 January carries on the front page a 700-word exclusive report citing well-informed sources confirming that Iraqi National Bloc candidates Rasim al-Awwadi and Asim al-Janabi have requested Talabani to exclude them from the de-Ba'thification process. The report cites Adil al-Lami confirming that IECI is obliged to follow De-Ba'thification Committee's decisions in this regard.
Al-Bayyinah on 29 January runs on the front page a 340-word exclusive report citing Unified Iraqi Coalition Candidate Jawad al-Maliki confirming that the coalition will announce the mechanism for the nomination of the next prime minister during its meeting today. When asked about Zalmay Khalilzad's recent statement, Al-Maliki said: "We reject all forms of interference." . . .
Al-Bayyinah on 29 January publishes on page two a 270-word exclusive report citing Unified Iraqi Coalition Candidate Hasan al-Sari confirming that parliament's opening session will be held within 15 days after the endorsement of the election results . . .
Al-Adalah carries on the front page a 120-word report citing Interior Minister Baqir Jabr Sulagh confirming that Unified Iraqi Coalition will retain more than half the ministerial posts in the next government . . .
Al-Zaman publishes on the front page a 350-word exclusive report citing Unified Iraqi Coalition Candidate Hadi al-Amiri confirming that the coalition regards Interior Ministry as a "red line". . .
Dar al-Salam on 29 January carries on the front page a 120-word report citing Kurdistan Islamic Union member Hamid Muhammad Ali refusing to join Kurdistan Coalition . . .
Al-Mashriq publishes on page two a 1,200-word report that Al-Sadr Trend rejects federalism in south and central regions, and has asserted the necessity of respecting the honour document signed earlier. . .
Al-Mashriq devotes all of page six to the survey conducted by the newspaper regarding the religious fatwa that encouraged Iraqis to participate in the elections. The survey shows that 80 per cent of Iraqis were affected by these fatwas, 15 per cent were secular, and the remaining 5 per cent took part because they wanted to be part of this political process . . .
Al-Bayyinah on 29 January devotes all of pages eight and nine to an interview with Women's Affairs Minister Dr Azhar al-Shaykhli on the ministry's activities and goals and women's role in the political process. . .
Al-Ittijah al-Akhar on 28 January runs on page four an 800-word report entitled "Unprecedented Deterioration in Iraq's Security Situation".
Al-Ittijah al-Akhar on 28 January publishes on page eight a 400-word report on the postponement of National Conciliation Conference. . .
Al-Bayyinah on 29 January publishes on the front page a 130-word report citing well-informed sources accusing local and foreign parties of financing Islamic Army, a newly formed militia responsible for the assassination of Shi'is in Iraq. The report accuses former Defence Minister Hazim al-Sha'lan's followers of selling conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction to unknown parties . . .
Al-Zaman publishes on page three a 500-word report citing Al-Najaf Artifacts Director Muhammad Hadi Bidan confirming the arrest of seven smugglers and the seizure of 174 historical artifacts. He explained that they were planning to sell the artifacts to multinational troops in Al-Diwaniyah. . .
Al-Zaman runs on page five a 400-word report on the demonstration organized by Wasit Advisory Council today, 30 January, to protest the random killings by multinational forces . . .
Al-Mashriq publishes on the front page a 50-word report that USAID has predicted serious deterioration in the security situation in Iraq despite optimism of Iraqi officials in Ministry of Interior. . .
Al-Zaman publishes on page three a 400-word report citi ng Basra environment director confirming that 70 per cent of Basra's untreated sewage goes into Shat al-Arab, which is the main source for drinking water.
Al-Zaman carries on page three a 300-word report citing Ninawah Jurists Union Chairman Abd-al-Sattar al-Baku'a praising Al-Karkh Court's decision to rule out Justice Ministry's decision to dissolve Iraqi Lawyers Association. . .
Al-Furat carries on the front page a 250-word report citing chairman of Pro-Children's Rights Association in Basra saying that his association conducted a symposium on the shortage in medicines in Basra at Basra Public Hospital. . .
Tariq al-Sha'b devotes all of page four to a report citing pharmacists commenting on medicines being sold on roads and drug addiction.
Tariq al-Sha'b carries on page nine a 700-word report citing pharmacists in Basra complaining about the shortage in medicines because some gangs smuggle them to neighbouring countries. . .
Al-Mashriq publishes on page four a 200-word report that 200,000 poor families in Baghdad are being covered by the social care system. . . .
Al-Zaman publishes on page two a 300-word report citing Deputy Governor Abd-al-Husayn Abtan confirming 90 per cent completion of the construction of Al-Najaf Airport. The report cites Al-Najaf Governor As'ad Abu Kalal outlining the results of his recent visit to India. . .
Al-Zaman publishes on page three a 1,000-word report entitled "Diyala University's Students and Professors: We Live between the Hammer of Deteriorating Security and Anvil of Electricity Outages." . . .
Al-Ittijah al-Akhar on 28 January devotes all of pages 34 and 35 to an article by Dr Rif'at Sayyid Ahmad on the deteriorating Iraqi economy due to "occupation."
Al-Mu'tamar carries on page two a 500-word report citing Industry and Minerals Ministry's Undersecretary Adil Karim Ahmad saying that the ministry has prepared plans to privatize its companies and factories. He added that the ministry will construct 20 cement factories. . .
Tariq al-Sha'b carries on page two a 230-word report citing director general of Integrity Commission in Ninawah saying that the increase in crude oil transport costs from Bayji refineries to Ibrahim al-Khalil Complex is because terrorists take their shares from drivers.
Tariq al-Sha'b carries on page two an 80-word report citing a press source saying that Karbala is devoid of electricity since Friday. . .
Al-Mashriq publishes on page five a 350-word report that Iraq's oil exports are expected to drop to 1.1m barrels per day, the lowest since the latest war. . .
Al-Bayyinah on 29 January publishes on page three a 1,400-word article by Salman al-Shammari entitled "Effective Parliament and Strong Parliamentary Opposition," saying that it is not wise for all forces to participate in the government. . .
Al-Bayyinah on 29 January publishes on page four a 750-word unattributed article criticizing Sunni clerics and religious organizations for not condemning terrorist attacks against Shi'is.
Al-Bayyinah on 29 January runs on page four a 1,000-word article by Arif al-Jawahiri entitled "Unified Iraqi Coalition Rejects Maram Front's Call for Sectarian Proportional Power Sharing Government." . . .
Al-Bayyinah on 29 January runs on page 10 a 1,000-word article by Nadir al-Khazraji discussing federalism and proposing the formation of two federal blocs in Iraq: Kurdistan and Arab federal bloc. . .


text:
Toe Joint Deformities
Hammer toe
slide 1 of 3, Hammer toe,
A hammer toe occurs when a toe (usually the second toe) bends down at the middle toe joint (proximal interphalangeal joint, or PIP joint). The toe may bend up at the joint where the toe and foot meet (metatarsophalangeal joint, or MTP joint), causing the middle toe joint to be raised slightly. There may also be a deformity at the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP joint).
slide 2 of 3, Claw toe,
Illustration copyright 2000, 2005 by Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nucleusinc.com
Claw toe often affects all toes at the same time (except the big toe), causing them to bend downward at both the middle joints (PIP joints) and the joints nearest the tip (distal interphalangeal joint, or DIP joint), so that the toes curl down. The toes bend up at the joints where the toes and the foot meet (MTP joint).
Mallet toe
slide 3 of 3, Mallet toe,
A mallet toe often affects the longest toe (generally the second toe), but it may affect the other toes as well. The toe bends down at the joint closest to the tip (DIP joint).
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Gavin W.G. Chalmers, DPM - Podiatry and Podiatric Surgery
Medical Review: William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Gavin W.G. Chalmers, DPM - Podiatry and Podiatric Surgery


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text:
COVID-19 Safety Symbols
As part of our reopening campaign(s) strategy, ArtPride has partnered with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and NJ Theatre Alliance to create a set of COVID-19 Safety Messaging Symbols. These icons are meant to help the field communicate the measures being taken by our arts community to welcome audiences back safely. In addition to being promoted to the public on JerseyArts.com, these graphics are available for use by arts groups at no charge.
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Fall 2021 Reopening Campaign Tool Kit
As part of our Discover Jersey Arts Reopening Campaign, being conducted in the Fall 2021 season in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, ArtPride is making a toolkit available to field. We encourage arts organizations to use these tools to help spread the word about the industry's efforts to welcome audiences back safely.
CAMPAIGN TOOLKIT


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Do you meet the physical requirements?
With contemporary advances in dive equipment, medicine, and training, people of all ages and sizes can safely learn to dive. Most people who have a basic level of physical fitness and are comfortable in the water can scuba dive. There are, however, a few medical conditions which are contraindicated for scuba diving. Be sure to read the fitness for diving/ dive medical questionnaire before enrolling in a scuba diving course.
While diving (like any sport) has some inherent risks, these risks can be effectively managed when divers learn to check and use their gear properly and to follow safe diving guidelines. A wide variety of scuba diving courses are available to allow divers to start enjoying the underwater world safely. Most scuba diving centers offer everything from "try dives" (where curious people can show up and try scuba diving in a pool with no commitment) to open water courses which certify a diver for life.
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