Reach out to the communities to add a more stable marker in the HTML output for pronunciations.
This could be a data-* or class attribute, ideally directly on the anchor with the href to the source of the pronunciation ogg file.
Where should we bring this up? WP:VPT?
Once that is done we can fix the pronunciation detection in the /page/media, /page/mobile-sections, and /page/mobile-html endpoints. (mobile-sections works but only because of a hack).
bearND mentioned this in T214338: Pronunciations are not detected in mobile-section anymore.
VPT and the WikiProject Templates talkpage, I'd guess. And after they add the class and it turns out to work well, add it to the CSS classes catalogue and the mw.org equivalent, and notify other communities.
As for the markup, there doesn't seem to be any convention out there (I'm a bit surprised since pronunciation is pretty basic stuff but that's how it is - there is rel=pronunciation but only for external pronunciation data files). I think for things not intended for styling, data attributes are usually better than CSS classes as there is less chance of accidental collision. Something like data-type=pronunciation? (With data-ipa-src what would be the value?) The flip side is that in a browser it's less performant as CSS classes are put in a special lookup table; not sure if that applies to Domino.
@bearND to figure out CL support for this.
bearND added a subscriber: Johan.
What @Tgr said, basically. What "notify the other communities" means isn't self-explanatory, but might be as simple as an item in Tech News.
Is there a convention for naming the HTML attribute to mark the pronunciation source?
The name probably shouldn't include "ipa", as there might be communities that have added pronunciation templates for audio links that don't use IPA.
@bearND Feel free to update the description with more detail and the priority/column/board if needed depending on your thoughts.


Santiago is home to world-renowned cuisine, stunning architecture, and rich history and culture. It's an energetic city with an international and cosmopolitan feel.
What's the Estadio Monumental David Arellano?
Years of renovations have produced a venue that suits both the sport spectator and concert goer's dream. The Estadio Monumental David Arellano draws thousands from all over the world for their events.
Which Hotels Have the Best View Near the Estadio Monumental David Arellano?
Most of the hotels near the Estadio Monumental David Arellano are in the historic downtown area of Santiago. For an inexpensive mid-range stay, look into a suite at the Doubletree by Hilton Santiago-Vitacura.
What Are the Benefits or Drawbacks From Staying at a Hotel Near the Estadio Monumental David Arellano?
Those interested in staying in Santiago's downtown area can easily hop on the metro to arrive at the stadium. Another bonus is the neighboring shopping plaza that caters to locals and tourists alike.
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According to the "historia," Estadio Monumental David Arellano was able to host around 65.000 spectators, the record being over 69,000 spectators. It is a popular venue with some of the greatest international rock bands, like Pearl Jam and Bon Jovi.


The village of Tortezais is a small village located center of France. The town of Tortezais is located in the department of Allier of the french region Auvergne.	The town of Tortezais is located in the township of Hérisson part of the district of Montluçon. The area code for Tortezais is 03285 (also known as code INSEE), and the Tortezais zip code is 03430.
The altitude of the city hall of Tortezais is approximately 250 meters. The Tortezais surface is 24.11 km ². The latitude and longitude of Tortezais are 46.453 degrees North and 2.858 degrees East. Nearby cities and towns of Tortezais are : Sauvagny (03430) at 3.05 km, Cosne-d'Allier (03430) at 3.14 km, Vieure (03430) at 5.37 km, Villefranche-d'Allier (03430) at 6.32 km, Murat (03390) at 6.92 km, Venas (03190) at 7.58 km, Buxières-les-Mines (03440) at 8.24 km, Chavenon (03440) at 8.27 km.
The population of Tortezais was 148 in 1999, 169 in 2006 and 171 in 2007. The population density of Tortezais is 7.09 inhabitants per km². The number of housing of Tortezais was 105 in 2007. These homes of Tortezais consist of 70 main residences, 25 second or occasional homes and 10 vacant homes.
Here are maps and information of the close municipalities near Tortezais.
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At right you can find the localization of Tortezais on the map of France. Below, this is the satellite map of Tortezais. A road map, and maps templates of Tortezais are available here : "road map of Tortezais". This map show Tortezais seen by the satellite of Google Map. To see the streets of Tortezais or move on another zone, use the buttons "zoom" and "map" on top of this dynamic map.
To search hotels, housings, tourist information office, administrations or other services, use the Google search integrated to the map on the following page : "map Tortezais".
This is the last weather forecast for Tortezais collected by the nearest observation station of Montluçon.
The latest weather data for Tortezais were collected Monday, 22 April 2019 at 19:48 from the nearest observation station of Montluçon.


Taking rock climbing lessons is the best way to rapidly become efficient at the art of safe rock climbing. Finding the right lesson that best fits you is much dependent on your experience level.
2. Applying the PLUS belaying technique with a tubular belay device (a belayer is the person making sure the climber is safe at all times).
If you are already an expert at these skills, you may skip the intro class. When skipping, make sure to also have a history of at least 30-50 climbs (bouldering or top rope, indoor or outdoor). Ideally, this experience will give you the confidence you need for practicing more advanced skills in other rock climbing lessons.
For new climbers, rock climbing lessons are also great for developing an overview on the multitude of equipment that is used in climbing. Most guides are eager to tell you about different rope types, the evolution of modern rock climbing shoes or other helpful information that make you understand how outdoor rock climbing works in general.
After completing your introductory class it is time to practice more. Climb as much as possible (without over-exercising ;)! Take another intro rock climbing lesson and join a local climbing gym to use their top ropes and reinforce your knot and belaying skills. Also do not be shy to try bouldering, which is another discipline in climbing that is great for learning movement techniques. Once you become more solid in your movement and progress up the difficulty scale in rock climbing, it is time to take your next class – Anchors and basic knots.
The anchor and basic knots lesson is a series of two lessons that take place in two days. The first day is a 4hrs ground level training that will explore a variety of knots as well as the main concepts of solid anchor building for top rope climbing and multi-pitch climbing. Students have the opportunity to build different anchors on simulation boards in an outdoor classroom environment.
The comfort of being on the ground is a great advantage when it comes to repeating anchor and knot drills over and over. Since repetition plays a huge role in adopting safe rope and anchor skills, the first day is a great preparation for the second lesson outside on the rocks. The second day is a full day of training (8hrs) which is all about applying the anchor concepts and knots to the real world (away from simulation boards). Students use top rope set ups to safely access anchor locations on the rock to then practice their anchor building skills. A second rope that will be trailed up will also prepare each student for the next lesson – Lead climbing.
Lead climbing is the last step to progress into advanced rock climbing techniques. It is often the only way to get up a rock climb and therefore a very valuable skillset to have. Lead climbing implies that no top rope anchor is used when ascending. Instead, the lead climber will attach the rope to the rock as he or she is ascending – ideally every ten feet (sometimes more or less).
Be efficient at top rope belaying.
Be efficient at tying clean and well dressed figure eight follow through knots.
Have a climbing resumee of at least 50 climbs (indoor or outdoor) at a level of 5.8 or higher.
During our lead rock climbing lessons, students will learn how to lead climb with traditional gear as well as "sport" climbing equipment. The best way to be introduced to the technicalities of lead climbing is mock leading. Mock leading involves two ropes. One tope rope for ultimate safety and one "lead" rope for practicing lead climbing specific skills. While it is a simulated drill it is an amazing experience to have an opportunity to safely tap into the exciting world of lead climbing.


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"The user would want it like this..."
If you base your solutions upon assumptions, you may end up completely off course. It's an easy enough mistake to make, but even easier to avoid.
90s websites were ugly and clumsy.
Subtlety is key to this redesign.
Many might not notice the difference, but the small changes give the 100+ year old logo a more modern and refined feeling. And take a look at the plastic-less 6 pack!
Then blending two pictures together must be worth many times that. And lucky for you, blend modes don't have to just be restricted to Photoshop!
Building colour systems for accessible UIs that scale.
This tool allows you to check the accessibility of your colour palettes whilst creating them. Play around with hue, saturation and luminosity and test different colours.
These retro logos will bring a smile to your face.
Inspired by the great work of Sullivan & Marks, Robert Abel & Associates, Computer Image Corporation and various other Early CG/Scanimate companies.


Home Nature Why do rivers flood?
Flooding in rivers is a natural occurrence, and this is basically due to excess water. With increasing amounts of water accumulating in the river from rain or melting snow, for example, the time will come that the size of the river banks will not be able to accommodate the excess water and result in flooding.
Rivers are like catch basins that literally accumulate water over time. Various streams from the mountains, for example, may all drain to the river adding more water to it. And when it rains, still more water will be dumped into the river. Even if the river's water is flowing, excess water can still accumulate in excessive amounts that there is a natural tendency for the water to spill or overflow. When this happens, flooding will occur, and this may also cause damage to nearby areas. When the flooding occurs in the forests, for example, the excess water may cause the river to get bigger and nearby trees and plants may be uprooted or washed away. In the case of rivers that pass through a town or city, for example, the flooding may cause extensive damage to houses, buildings, roads, and other property. It may even cause danger to the lives of the people that live near riverbanks.
River flooding may also come as a result of melted snow during the spring and summer months. Snow in the mountains typically builds up starting in the autumn and peaking at wintertime. When spring sets it, there are literally more sunny days that can easily melt the snow up in the mountains. As the snow melts in large volumes, the water will then travel down to lower ground and other retaining areas including rivers. With excess water coming down the rivers, flooding can easily occur because of the sudden increase in the amount of water flowing in some rivers.
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"Stephen Crane's Great American Story of the Civil War"
Real war hero Audie Murphy stars as a young Union soldier who fights to atone for a moment of cowardice during the Civil War. Based on the Stephen Crane novel and directed by John Huston.
The Red Badge of Courage is currently available to watch and stream, buy on demand at Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, FandangoNow, iTunes, YouTube VOD online.


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Why don't you give yourselves affordable health services. Diagnosis and treatment is fast for those requiring it to be quick and rapid - don't mistake that. Each province approaches basic health care a little differently, but health care insurance is reciprocal between all the provinces except for Quebec. Consequently, some aspects of the education system can vary between provinces. Students follow the traditional rules to think and discuss questions without extended imagination. This becomes obvious when looking at the in British Columbia who currently live in poverty, without safe and secure housing, basic necessities such as warm clothing, and access to sufficient food. The program covers certain low-income pregnant women, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly.
The provincial and federal governments have social welfare schemes such as quality healthcare, excellent education and benefits. First, researchers have charted how elite status shifts upward: as one level of education becomes saturated, higher and more difficult credentials become benchmarks for high attainment. Full-time care from the end of parental leave until the start of kindergarten costs. I believe it is a right for everyone to have basic health care. Increased Stress Levels Working part-time while studying makes your timetable busier. At some point, it will correct itself, but that will be after the population severely decreases. A typical family belonging to the top 10 percent of earners in Canada receives an or more.
Canada prides itself on its transparent systems and education is no exception. Celine Dion can not be a con. Canadian universities like the University of Toronto and McGill actually rank higher than some Ivy League schools — The University of Toronto ranks 22nd on the list, placing it way ahead of Brown, which clocks in at 51st place, and close behind Cornell, which ranks 19th. Such programs are funded by the governments and always go a long way in educating people of all age and background. On the way to Mexico we stopped to buy our auto insurance and I got to talking with the agent. The Canadian Council of Ministers of Education reiterates the importance of teacher training and specifically highlights the to reduce educational gaps.
Because I deeply believe that Canadian education is better than China¡¯s. With regard to school rankings, lower income neighbourhoods consistently obtain lower achievement levels. I also accept and agree to be bound by Postmedia's with respect to my use of the Site and I have read and understand Postmedia's Privacy Statement. Private and international schools in Canada Though the majority of Canadian citizens utilise the free public education system, expats who can afford it may also want to consider private schools for their children, including international schools, military schools and special-needs schools. Thirdly, attitudes toward education for children with special needs will vary, not only between provinces, but even between school districts within the same province.
Even if they are sometimes imperfect, free enterprise doesn't always provide better alternatives. They are not like the Asian schools that have the strict limits and regulations. I dont know, its my opinion that the wait is most of the time better then the big costs. Because in other countries as Canada and Europeen countries your health insurance is free and coming from your taxes collected from your pay check. I am on a waiting list for cataract surgery. As mentioned above, the Affordable Care Act was a landmark legislation that was designed to address the failing health care standards throughout the country. Moreover, income inequality and the educational disparities associated with it are further aggravated when we differentiate between First Nations living on and off reserves.
So what was the American Revolution about? Americans are rightly afraid of government control, and that is the only reason not to have it. She has the hereditary genetic marker for colon cancer. All of these generate income which can be used for the benefit of all Canadians. They underestimate our climate and business. There are no perfect health care systems because people are imperfect.
No matter where you are in the world though. Hence, 30% of the financing itself are covered already under the private health expenses. These types of programs are essential for any country as they can help people live with healthy habits and would make people aware of the wrong choices. I will be dead before they allow me the surgery. Canada stands out in comparison.
Some medical treatments such as cardiovascular disease and many forms of cancer diseases are handled much better than other countries, since these chronic illnesses are the number one causes of death rates. I have a grandson who will be entering med school so I am very aware of all the costs and sacrifices of his parents. The answer was yes-Not perfect, but way better than the States. ± said a proprietor of a store I heard on the radio one year ago when I was in China. Other advantages include the attractive scenery, wide range of outdoor activities and high-quality education system. I find the whole business frightening.
What are the advantages/disadvantages of Canadian education systems?
Ask those people if they would give up their health care delivery systems. This means that students, unemployed individuals, pensioners and disabled are covered irrespective of their ability to work. They face inequalities beyond just access to academic and extracurricular support. There are certain provisions in such policies that are contentious and hotly debated but largely such programs do have a positive bearing. In addition, children whose parents are in Quebec temporarily for example, on a work or study permit , may attend school in English. There are other ways to legislate pre-existing condition clauses out of insurances hands other than Socialized medicine. However, private schooling options in English may be available.


Well, I must say I am high as a kite today. Last night we were out celebrating Julia's (my fiancee) birthday at Fox & Hound in Quincy. When all of the sudden two tables over a guy jumps up knocks a table and starts screaming help, help, help! Some how I immediately knew exactly what was going on and what to do. I jumped up and ran to the woman in the chair, who was choking, pulled her out of the chair and stood her up from behind. I then gave her two quick heave hoes to the stomach and the glob of food came spitting out. Who knew the lobster macaroni could be so dangerous. I want to give big thank you to Delta Airlines who taught my mom the Heimlich maneuver as flight attendant... who in turn taught me. The whole thing was like straight out of a movie. All the people were screaming and yelling for 911 and it was pretty intense. I was really calm until I sat back down to sign bill and I started shaking so much that it was hard to do my signature. I guess the adrenaline was going away. The best part was when Julia and I reached the car she told me that as we were leaving the guy leaned in and said, "you better marry that guy, he's a keeper."
I'm just happy everything worked out. I've heard of people choking to death in restaurants while everyone stood around frozen. I've also heard of people breaking people's ribs while trying to do the Heimlich maneuver. So thank God everything turned out great. Either way this is one birthday we will never forget.
Here is some info on the how to do the Heimlich maneuver. Learn it! You could save someone's life.
p.s. Did you know there is the Heimlich for your dog too?


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Chris Stapleton Announces Extensive 'All American Road Show' Tour
Canadian Artist Tebey Releases First UK Single
Tenille Townes' 'Jersey On The Wall' Reaches #1 At Canadian Country Radio
Kassi Ashton Premieres Video For 'Hopeless'
A Thousand Horses Release 'Drinking Song' Acoustic Video
Lauren Alaina Announces 'Getting Good' EP
Hot Country Knights Release 'Pick Her Up' Music Video
Kelsea Ballerini Announces Third Album, 'kelsea'
Chase Rice Surprises Fans With The Release Of 'The Album Part I'
All You Need To Know About Brandy Clark's 'Your Life Is A Record'
Dan + Shay's '10,000 Hours' Tops The Country Charts
Twinnie Releases 'Type Of Girl' Music Video
Your Life In A Song
Country Music From A UK Perspective
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Devin Dawson Invited To Perform On The Tonight Show
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Breakout artist Devin Dawson is set to perform his rapidly approaching Top 5 single "All On Me" on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon next Wednesday, February 28 at 11:35/10:35c.
The only country artist on Entertainment Weekly's "8 Artists Who Will Rule 2018" list, who described his Top 5 debut album Dark Horse as an "intoxicating swirl of pop, R&B, and rock," has also partnered with Samsung 837 for "Doers Defying Barriers." The one-night-only discussion and performance will be this Thursday, February 22 at the brand's experiential flagship in New York City.
Always looking for ways to connect with fans, the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter will head out on tour with Brett Eldredge in April and recently added a slew of his own headline dates, with Nashville's March 29 show at Exit/In selling out in just one day. Dawson's meteoric rise earned him a spot as the only male recording artist on both People's"Ones to Watch" list and ELLE's Fall Culture Preview in addition to Artist to Watch recognition from acclaimed outlets including Huffington Post, AXS, Billboard and more. He made his national television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers the same week his "memorably melodic breakout out" (Billboard) "All On Me" arrived at radio as well as his elite status as one of few artists to make his TODAY show debut in both the 8AM and 10AM hours.
Called "one of country music's most tender and articulate wordsmiths" by The Tennessean, it was important for the California-native to tell the story behind writing each song. To do that, Dawson created Songs In the Key of F, an extended 12-part video series chronicling that creative process. Each new installment occurs in the location where he wrote the track, sharing the stories alongside his co-writers in addition to a new version of the song. Watch here:
Cole Swindell To Release 'Break Up In The End' From Upcoming Album
Wed Feb 21 , 2018
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A list of assassinations and attempts in U.S. since 1865.
Lincoln, Abraham (President of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, D.C., by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.
Seward, William H. (Secretary of State): Escaped assassination (though injured) April 14, 1865, in Washington, D.C., by Lewis Powell (or Paine), accomplice of John Wilkes Booth.
Garfield, James A. (President of U.S.): Shot July 2, 1881, in Washington, D.C., by Charles J. Guiteau; died Sept. 19.
Truman, Harry S. (President of U.S.): Escaped assassination unhurt Nov. 1, 1950, in Washington, D.C., as 2 Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to shoot their way into Blair House.


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Q Does PaperCut run on Windows Core editions?
In short, yes, as of version 10.6 can be installed to Windows Server Core editions 2008 R2+ (e.g. to track printing). However, customers are advised that Windows Core requires advanced System Administration skills and experience to deploy and manage successfully.
Q How does the installation differ from a normal install?
When installing PaperCut to any supported Windows Server Core edition you will need to use command line tools to start the PaperCut installation. The PaperCut installer does not have problems running in the limited environment that Windows Server Core provides.
Once this installer process has completed you will be prompted to open a web browser to complete the configuration of the PaperCut install. This will need to be performed from a remote machine as the Windows Server Core environment generally does not have a web browser.
Q I tried running the installer but nothing displayed on the screen?
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A330-200 in NEW Alitalia livery looks amazing.
Well, I only need an Austrian Livery.
Air Seychelles is already listed under the -200 but I guess since we still don't know for sure if Aerosoft is including the -200 initially, I'd vote for a fictional -300 in Air Seychelles. It's simply one of the best looking paints out there (And I think Business Insider also voted it as much).
Have searched and have had a look in the thread and as far as I can see these are not previously suggested (apologies for possible duplicate suggestions).
Most of the airlines would be fictional except Air Serbia who have an A330-200 on order which will be delivered later this year.
Special thanks to @Tom A320 for helping me out!
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Why not taking a look on the first page of this topic to check, if those liveries are already requested or not?
Please do not post copyright protected pictures into this topic (or actually anywhere into this forum). The first post in this topic gives a perfectly clear statement about that.


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Salesforce, Oracle Sign Nine-Year Deal
Salesforce and Oracle have signed a nine-year cloud computing partnership, that encompasses cloud applications, platform and Infrastructure.
Marc Benioff (Chairman and CEO), Salesforce: Larry and I both agree that salesforce.com and Oracle need to integrate our clouds.
Under the terms of the agreement, Salesforce will standardize on the Oracle Linux operating system, Exadata engineered systems, the Oracle Database, and Java Middleware Platform.
Oracle will integrate Salesforce with its Fusion HCM and financial cloud, and provide the technology to power Salesforce's applications and platform. Salesforce will also implement Oracle's Fusion HCM and financial cloud applications throughout the company.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Oracle's Larry Ellison have a history that dates back several years. Mr. Benioff was with Oracle for over a decade, before starting Salesforce, a company in which Mr. Ellison was an investor. The duo had a public falling out in 2011, when Mr. Benioff was yanked off the speaker's list at the last minute at Oracle's OpenWorld conference. Mr. Benioff responded by delivering his speech anyways, at a different location. This agreement not only brings together two companies, but mends somewhat broken fences between the two CEOs as well.
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Pueblo, Colorado offers something for every kind of Traveler. One of the best places to start is the El Pueblo History Museum to learn about the city's heritage. From here, head to the Center for American Values, the Pueblo Medal of Honor Memorial and Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site. If checking a few more museums off your list is what you are after, then the Rosemount Museum, and the Hose Company No. 3 Pueblo's Fire Museum are great options. For museums that are perfect for the whole family, check out the Pueblo Railway Museum and the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum as well. Guests staying at Pueblo hotels don't need to spend their days indoors either. Instead, head to exciting natural recreation sites like Pueblo Zoo, Lake Pueblo State Park, the Pueblo Mountain Park, and Beulah. Here, visitors can go hiking, cycling, bird watching, jet-skiing, sailboating, and can enjoy the winter months skiing and snowboarding. Plus, don't miss going across the Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the United States. In the evening, wind down by strolling through the Union Avenue Historic Commercial District and grab a bite to eat.


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title:  "Building An Admin Site with Webpy"
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I participated in a security project as a web developer 2 weeks ealier. The project is about the security door control. It uses a particular sound derived from the user's password to get the permission. My responsibility is to build an admin website. The site should support add, edit, delete users and show the log (security door using history).

This article records the difficulties I met in building the website.

I don't mean to use web.py at first, but since another team member has already used it to route the index page, I decide to give it a try. The database I choose is mongodb. I've used redis before, so this time I want to choose another big brother in NoSQL.

### Session

The first one is how to apply session with web.py and mongodb. The official tutorial doesn't show anything about NoSQL database. After doing some search in Google, I found a [repo][mongo_session]. With the [session tutorial][webpy_session] in web.py, it is not difficult to get the job done. But I spent some time setting and testing whether the session timeout works.

### Date format

When developing the CRUD operation about users, the only problem I have is the user create time. I choose to use `new Date()` when inserting, this is a `ISODate` object. It is something like "2013-08-29T13:27:34.809Z". It is ugly and not understandable for a normal user. What I think first is how to output it in a good format, maybe find the year, month, day, time substring and then create a new, good look string. Ocationally, I found that in Python's `time` module, there is a function called `ctime()`, it converts the ISODate into a string: "Wed Aug 28 16:04:57 2013". It is really perfect!

### CSS

After finishing the simple business logic, I start to make it beautiful. I switch the default template system to Jinja2 first. [Jinja2][jinja] is a wild-used template and really easy to use. Then is to choose a CSS framework. Bootstrap is of course the first choice for a developer who don't have much knowledge in CSS and Javascript. I used the lastest bootstap 3.0 at first, but found the default theme is ugly, so I move to the theme: [Flat-UI][flat-ui], a popular theme I heard of in Hacker News before. The Flat-UI is using bootstrap 2.3.2, so I change to that version. To be honest, CSS is not difficult, and the website is very simple. It doesn't take me too long to get the good effect actually.

### AJAX

Now comes the most difficult part: Javascript. Bootstrap has already provide a bunch of interactive js effects, but what I need is the AJAX to deal with the user's authentication. I haven't learnt that before. I searched Google for a lot of time and finally understand how it works. For the _login_ page, all I need to do is sending the _username_ and _password_ to the server by using AJAX. In the server side, web.py still dealing with the _username_ and _password_ info in the `POST` method. But instead of return a new page, we need to return json data. AJAX in the login page can show different behavior according to the returned json data.

The following code is the front-end AJAX:

{% highlight javascript %}

$.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  dataType: "json",
  data: {
    username : username_str,
    password : password_str,
  },
  success: function(response) {
    if (response.message == "nonexist") {
      $('#alert').removeClass().addClass('alert alert-error').text('User doesn\'t exist!');
      $('input[type=text]').val('');
      $('input[type=password]').val('');
    } else if (response.message == "nomatch") {
      $('#alert').removeClass().addClass('alert alert-error').text('Wrong password!')
      $('input[type=password]').val('');
    } else if (response.message == "nopermission") {
      $('#alert').removeClass().addClass('alert alert-error').text('You are not an admin')
    } else {
      $(location).attr('href', '/admin');
    }
  },
});

{% endhighlight %}

This is the back-end code:

{% highlight python %}

def POST(self):
  post = web.input(_method='POST')

  user = users.get_user_by_name(post['username'])
  if user is None:
    response = {'message': 'nonexist'}
  elif user['password'] != post['password']:
    response = {'message': 'nomatch'}
  elif user['authority'] == 1:
    response = {'message': 'nopermission'}
  else:
    users.login(user)
    response = {'message': 'success'}
    logs.login(post['username'])

  return json.dumps(response)

{% endhighlight %}

### Server Sent Event

The website is almost done so far, until I show the site to the team leader… He pointed out that we need a new feature. When someone open the door, the website should pop up a dialog says who open the door. This is about the server-side push tech. And I don't want to use the old AJAX way to do so. I try to find some python support websocket library, but find that websocket need a particular server, not a normal server like apache. Then I find Server Sent Event (SSE). It is about server push message to client, not a socket between client and server. This is exactly what I need.
[This article][sse] explains this technology quite well.

This is my code:

{% highlight python %}

# Default status is close
door_status = 0

class Sse:
  def GET(self):
    web.header('content-type', 'text/event-stream')
	web.header('Cache-Control', 'no-cache')
	while True:
	  if door_status == 1:
	    yield 'data: %s\n\n' % (json.dumps({'door': 'open'}))
    	door_status == 0
	  time.sleep(1)

{% endhighlight %}

The website is still under construction, so I just put a screenshot here. After it is done, I will open source it in GitHub.

![index_page](/assets/img/audio_recorder.png)

[mongo_session]:https://github.com/whilefalse/webpy-mongodb-sessions
[webpy_session]:http://webpy.org/sessions/
[flat-ui]:http://designmodo.github.io/Flat-UI/
[jinja]:http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/
[sse]:http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/eventsource/basics/

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DISTILLED WATERS Q&A: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS MEAL PLAN?
Hi Andrew – Well… I'm going to give this a shot. I've done some reading on distilled water and I'm already up for UT but what's kicked me over the edge is that I've just this week been diagnosed with high blood pressure (and I mean high). I've never been on any medications in my life and I'm not about to start now. Can I run a program that feels right to me past you?
That feels balanced to me. And seems like I should get some rapid results. Oh yeah – and I've been back exercising a lot this past 6 months. (yoga, rebounding, strength training and tennis) what do you think?
Sorry to hear about your blood pressure, but happy to hear of your new plans!
The three blood counts seem to ALL go back to normal or even below normal at an athlete's level when people get on the gallon a day. It happens very easily! The three counts I mean are pressure, pulse rate and cholesterol.
The cooking of your vegetables, even 'lightly steamed' massively erases the nutritional value. All the enzymes get their lights punched out and you REALLY, REALLY want those enzymes to be alive when you ingest them.
Also the 'cooked' chicken and fish do NOTHING but make you bogged down and literally UN-distil your beautiful watery blood. And yeah, its great to buy organic meats, but really no matter how expensive or 'pasture raised' they are, when you cook them, you make them toxic.
It's the cooking which really make them so bad for you, and again, the enzymes are killed.
Your body recognizes ALL cooked food as completely foreign entities and releases a massive swarm of white blood cells to deal with dead foreign matter EVERY TIME you ingest some.
And I have been very addicted to cooked salty foods, so believe me, I know its VERY HARD to do the things I'm saying to you. I just want to be clear with you and make sure you know what things will be slowing your progress and what things will be speeding it up.
The more raw you can eat… ABSOLUTELY equals the better you will feel, and all the quicker too.
And yes, Salt is the antithesis of Distilled Water. The one dirties your blood, the other cleans your blood.
We are on our 10th day of a raw juice and one salad a night fast. The longest we've ever been off of cooked salty foods is 13 days, so this is really good and we are feeling real happy about having made it this far. We have a goal of making it 30 days and then see how we feel from there.
I've been experimenting with dressings that are salt free and the other night I quite enjoyed squeezing one orange, one lime and a drizzling of virgin, cold-pressed olive oil on top of my salad. It was very refreshing and had a nice, clean, lightness to it.
Well, I hope that helps. I know its very hard. The cravings for salt are powerful. Salt uses the same neural pathways as cocaine. It is no joke that it is addictive.
So I wish you MUCH power and strength to achieve your goals.
Have you ever seen the rain melt a living tree?
Where are these mythical fantasy weapons and how can I obtain one?


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Q: Are there any more specific tutorial about the -t_srs parameter in gdalwarp? I want to use python to operate a seriel remote sensing images.Though the gdal official site http://www.gdal.org/gdalwarp.html show a explaination, it's hard to apply because no grammar tutorial for each command.
For instance, this demo:

"gdalwarp -t_srs '+proj=utm +zone=11 +datum=WGS84 " -overwrite raw_spot.tif utm11.tif".

What's the means of code "+proj=utm +zone=11 +datum=WGS84"? Are there any practical examples?

A: There are several ways to describe the coordinate system using gdalwarp. In the example, it uses the proj.4 nomenclature, but you could also use the EPSG code or the name of a .prj file.
the proj.4 code in the example includes information about the projection type (utm= Universal Transverse Mercator projection), the projection parameter (with UTM, giving the zone number - 11 - is sufficient to describe the projection, but usually you need more parameters) and the geographic coordinate system (datum) used as a base for the projection (WGS84 is a standard GCS, so it is sufficient to provide its name alone).
In practice, I usually copy-paste the string from a spatialreference.org and modify some of the parameters from a similar projection if needed. Most of the world's projection are available on this site (typing EPSG + name of the projection is another way to quickly find the string that you need).
Note that it is recommended to specify both source and target references for accurate results.

A: The link in description is really specific. -t_srs is target CRS or coordinate reference system. Also, includes description in each command:

-t_srs srs_def: target spatial reference set. The coordinate systems that can be passed are anything supported by the
  OGRSpatialReference.SetFromUserInput() call, which includes EPSG PCS
  and GCSes (i.e. EPSG:4296), PROJ.4 declarations (as above), or the
  name of a .prj file containing well known text.

By the other hand, code is Proj.4 notation of WGS 84 UTM 11N. SpatialReference.org is a excellent repository of all kind of CRS.
"+proj=utm +zone=11 +datum=WGS84"

In my opinion, you do not need a GDAL tutorial, you need a strong background of GIS. You can read Open Source Geospatial Tools (book) to understand how GDAL or OGR works, or check this good introduction to GDAL processing.

A: That string is a proj4 set of parameters. PROJ.4 is the library that lots of tools use to project from one coordinate system to another - it's used by QGIS, Grass, SAGA and many others.
The proj4 documentation has been improved recently (since I last looked, anyway!), and gives a lot of detail about the parameters
This is worth a look even if you're familiar with Proj4 strings! I just noticed that you can reverse axis directions and handle antimeridian wrap-arounds :-)

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When Priceless Art and Antiquities Get Destroyed, Who Should Pay?
Collector Bryan Miller has filed a lawsuit against New York's Astro Gallery of Gems after a 500-million-year-old fossil he purchased was smashed in transit.
By Daniel Grant • 12/19/18 8:30am
The 500 million year old fossil that Bryan Miller purchased on view at Astro Gallery of Gems. Bryan Miller
It was a moment of great pride last August when Bryan Miller purchased a half-a-billion-year-old fossil of a marine creature from Manhattan's Astro Gallery of Gems. He felt just as pleased when he negotiated the cost from an asking price of $75,000 down to $30,000. The only proud moment remaining was to display the six foot tall fossil, which, as he told the New York Post, reminded him of "Hans Solo in carbon from Return of the Jedi." But that's where the problems began. When the object arrived after being shipped to his Utah home, it was in pieces. (Five large pieces, to be exact, and a bunch of slivers.)
Some email and telephone back-and-forths took place and, on December 11, a breach of contract lawsuit was filed by Miller, a 41 year-old life coach and philanthropist who lives in Salt Lake City, against the shop. Miller wants his money back. "I don't know if repairs are possible, but it will never be the same," he said. The 500 million year-old fossil "is essentially irreplaceable, destroyed through lack of care."
The fossil as it arrived after shipping. Bryan Miller
Broken treasures and lawsuits: Two things that should be avoidable.
Astro Gallery of Gems did the packing of the fossil, but had not adequately padded it to protect it from bumps from other boxes that were being shipped by Federal Express Freight, he claimed, adding that the store had not marked the box "fragile" and that the bill of lading only indicated that the contents were "novelties and décor." (The owner of Astro Gallery, Dennis Tanjeloff, was unavailable for comment.)
Something historic has been lost but, perhaps, there is a lesson in this from which we can all gain.
Things may look good on the wall, pedestal or display case of a gallery, but the item will need to be transported to the buyer's home or office and it is during transit that damage to valuable objects frequently takes place. "In a lot of instances, the gallery owner thinks, 'It's sold, so let's ship this thing as quickly as possible in order to pacify the buyer who is eager to have it," said Colin Quinn, director of claims at AXA Art Insurance, which specializes in fine art policies. "So, they don't take as much care in packing and shipping and insuring the object as they should."
"In every purchase agreement that I write for a client, there is a carefully articulated statement about who is in charge of crating, shipping and insuring the object in question," said Susan Duke Biederman, a lawyer in New York City who regularly counsels art collectors. "You want the insurance to be wall-to-wall coverage, and you want it crystal clear where the wall starts and where it ends." But for the vast majority of buyers, their enthusiasm and knowledge doesn't extend much past negotiating on price, and they leave more mundane issues like how it gets into their hot little hands entirely to the seller.
Someone will win, but we've all lost.
Not every purchase of artwork or other valuables will involve a written agreement, although the issue of who packs, ships and insures the object often is listed on the sales invoice. The more expensive the item, the more likely that the deal will include a more formalized agreement and the assignment of the costs of crating, transporting and insuring the piece to the seller. At $30,000, the likelihood that the seller would take on additional costs is reduced. "Thirty thousand dollars is not a lot of money," Biederman said. "It's a lot to spend on lunch, but it's not a lot to spend in a gallery, and its not nearly enough to be worth hiring a lawyer."
Another lesson that Miller, who otherwise is a collector of pinball machines, drew from his experience is to "know who you are doing business with. It was a store on Fifth Avenue, so I thought it must be reputable. I didn't know that other complaints had been filed against the owner. I found all that out later."
It's a lesson that Miller will take into his further collecting pursuits, though here he seems likely to win the suit and receive his money back. The gallery will probably end up paying for the damage. But as Miller noted to the Post, when it comes to an object that is 500 million years old, ultimately it's all of us who lose—"Destroying that fossil is like a tragedy for humanity," he said.
A future for the fossil?
The amount of artwork and other objects that have been damaged beyond repair is unknown, but it is enough for the Salvage Art Institute, a nonprofit project that creates and tours exhibitions (titled "No Longer Art") of broken objects. They are are the gifts of AXA Art, who occasionally donates the pieces (literally) to the institute after paying a claim for a total loss.
According to the Institute's web site, the objects they deal with have been "cast into art's nether world, no longer alive for the market, gallery or museum system, but often still relatively intact." Once Miller's claim has been settled, perhaps Salvage Art might prove to be the right final resting place for this remarkable precursor to The Last Jedi's memorable prop. A current display of Salvage Art's holdings is on view at the Museo de Arte de Zapopan in Mexico through March 24, 2019.
Filed Under: Arts, Visual Art, Dennis Tanjeloff, Bryan Miller, fossils, Antiquities, lawsuit
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Two isoforms of the 90-kDa heat shock protein, HSP90α and HSP90β, are present in the cytosol of mammalian cells. Analysis by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under nondenaturing conditions (native PAGE) revealed that HSP90α predominantly exists as a homodimer and that HSP90β is present mainly as a monomer [Minami, Kawasaki, Miyata, Suzuki and Yahara (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 10099-10103]. However, only the dimeric form has been observed under other analytical conditions such as gradient centrifugation. In this study, therefore, we investigated native forms of HSP90 by use of immunochemical techniques with isoform-specific monoclonal antibodies recently developed in our laboratory. Glycerol gradient centrifugation at the physiological salt concentration as well as native PAGE analysis of rat liver cytosol revealed oligomeric forms of HSP90α sedimenting at 8-10S as predominant ones. On the other hand, the glycerol gradient centrifugation revealed multiple forms of HSP90β oligomers sedimenting at 6-12S. All of the HSP90β oligomers, however, migrated at 100-kDa monomer and 190-kDa dimer positions on native PAGE. A novel two-dimensional double native PAGE revealed that the entity was converted from the HSP90β dimer to monomers during the electrophoresis. The same PAGE further revealed that the HSP90α oligomer also dissociated into dimers during the electrophoresis. Full-length form of bacterially-expressed human HSP90α migrated as dimers, but a considerable amount did not penetrate into the gel under native PAGE conditions, indicating the existence of oligomeric forms. Electrophoretic studies of deletion mutants of HSP90 demonstrated that the C-terminal 200 amino acids were capable of forming oligomers. Taken together, we conclude that both of the HSP90 isoforms predominantly exist as oligomeric forms in the cytosol even under unstressed conditions but that they artificially dissociate into smaller forms when subjected to native PAGE.


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Q: Tangent vectors without local coordinates I am reading from Topology and Geometry by Bredon.
For each smooth map $\gamma: \mathbb{R} \to X, \gamma(0) = p$ associate to it a 'derivation' $D_{\gamma}:\mathcal{O}_{X,p} \to \mathbb{R}$ given by $f \mapsto \frac{d}{dt}f(\gamma(t)) |_{t=0}$. The collection of derivations given by smooth curves is called the tangent space at $p$. I wish to show that this is a vector space without using local coordinates.
The collection of all derivations on $\mathcal{O}_{X,p}$ is clearly a vector space where $(c D)(f)= c \ D(f)$ and $(D_1 + D_2)(f) = D_1 (f) + D_2 (f)$. However it is unclear how the tangent vector derivations are closed under these operations. I should mention that Bredon notes that all derivations are induced from smooth curves 'in the $C^\infty$ case', but I don't want to use this.
Scalar multiplication is given by $c D_{\gamma(t)} = D_{\gamma{(ct)}}$, but the obvious try for vector addition of tangents assumes that some neighborhood of $p$ has a vector space structure, but this structure I think depends on our choice of local isomorphism with $\mathbb{R}^n$. I am trying to formulate these definitions without mentioning or choosing an isomorphism, mirroring the development in Algebraic Geometry.


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But what if millions of independents are really just a confused and clueless horde, whose interest in politics veers between the episodic and the non-existent?
Indeed, the Democracy Corps poll reveals that our next holders of state power might end up being chosen by a minority that seems to stands for very little—or, perhaps, for nothing at all.
Kazin misses two important points about independents. First, like many others, he overestimates the proportion of the population that is truly independent, writing "After all, loyal Democrats and Republicans still compose at least two-thirds of the electorate." It would be more correct to say that loyal partisans compose about 90% of the electorate. See here.
Second, he seems to imply that independents choose political leaders for no good reason or even no reason at all, simply because majorities agree with the claims of both parties. Of course, without delving below simple percentages—50% of independents said "X," 50% of independents said "Not X"—we can't really know how many specific independents took contradictory positions. I've looked in the poll results and don't see that information.
But more importantly, independents actually vote in predictable ways. Much more than partisans, they vote for the party advantaged by two fundamental factors: the economy and war. I've noted a similar point before. Let's consider the relationship between economic growth and war and the presidential vote for only the 10% or so of the population that is truly independent. In particular, I rely on a measure from Doug Hibbs that combines income growth and military fatalities in war, and American National Election Studies data on presidential voting by party.
Interesting, though, that a regression line through last three elections would be flat. Adding the 1990s wouldn't change that much, either. Does that suggest that the relationship might have weakened over time?
the measure of whether or not true independents are "confused" would rest not on whether *we* can make sense of their votes, but on whether or not *they* can.
Great post, I sometimes have trouble when explaining independents to lay people. They either think that independents are idiots with the attention span of a goldfish or indifferent jerks. Reality, and people, is more complex.
I suspect this has not a lot to do with the wisdom of pure independents, but rather with the wonders of aggregation. To paraphrase Stimson, noise cancels out and whatever order there is tends to dominate. Also, the figure is based on independents who voted, which could screen out the most confused.
In the "measure from Doug Hibbs that combines income growth and military fatalities", income growth and fatalities contribute in opposite directions. That is, high income growth favors incumbents; high fatalities weighs against incumbents. This is implicit in the discussion, but others may make the same mistake that I did on first examining the graphs, thinking that "and" means "added to" in the label "Real income growth and military fatalities combined".
Arguably, it is much easier to make the case that Democratic and Republican voters are the most irrational people casting ballots in the United States. They are, after all, voting for Democrats and Republicans!!! Kazin's article is nothing more than an anti-Independent hit piece. Consider his original point: is it really so surprising that a majority of likely voters might agree with Republican and Democratic talking points? When Republicans state that Democrats are dishonest and out of control, and Democrats say that Republicans are reckless and hypocritical, who could disagree? Fortunately, many of us in the "independent horde" need not rely on an impression gleaned from a single survey by a partisan research outlet to draw conclusions regarding the thoughtlessness and myopia of the Democratic and Republican parties. Democrats and Republicans provide us with new evidence to support our considered judgment in that regard on a daily basis.
The argument made by Democracy Corps is deeply demeaning and they commit the fallacy of composition. Exactly the attitude and sloppiness I would expect from them.
The whole point of classifying people as "Independents" is that these are people who don't adhere to a "party line," NOT that they are a third party. Of course, as a group they will be all over the place, they have nothing in common except what they are not (Dems or Repubs); that does NOT mean that the individuals are scatterbrained, they just each have their own opinions. If they all agreed they would be a thrid party.


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Horsing around in the Axarquia
Rund Abdelfatah
By Eloise Horsfield
AS I trot along an unused railway track deep in the Axarquia countryside astride Deliciosa, a mixed breed Arab-English mare, I wonder whether there is anything in the world I would rather be doing.
And as our gorse-lined route leads us through the Guaro Valley – providing a fantastic opportunity for vulture and eagle spotting – I realise I have not seen a single vehicle since setting off from Periana hours before.
It is pretty incredible for the Axarquia, where sadly an estimated 22,000 illegal homes have been built since the 1990s – of which up to 8,000 are on protected land according to green group Ecologistas en Accion.
"This is probably the only road in the Axarquia with no illegal property on it at all," jokes one of my hosts, Alain Grootaers, of Finca Don Carmelo, as we mosey along in the warm, afternoon sun.
Our route will cover around 15 to 18km throughout the day and take us from 350m to 950km – although thankfully the horses will do most of the work.
Alain, 48, from Belgium, and his Dutch wife Jakobien Huisman, 42, left behind city jobs in Antwerp three years ago to discover the idyll of rural Spain, and the horse lovers now offer an attractive range of equine treks.
Shortly after arriving I am introduced to Deliciosa – or Dee for short, who like most of Finca Don Carmelo's horses is mixed breed.
"We find pure Spanish-blooded horses a bit unpredictable, which is the last thing we want for taking out punters," explains Jakobien, who began riding at the age of eight.
I am pleased to find Dee poised and steady, and as Jakobien informs me, can even be relied on for her steady appetite.
"She'll stop to eat whenever she gets a chance," she laughs.
And sure enough, just as we're saddled up and about to set off, Dee saunters over to the nearest pile of hay and starts tucking in.
As well as Dee, the couple's 14-strong herd also includes foals Alfarnate, Baila and Colorado, plus Jakobien's 30-year-old mare which she brought from Belgium.
"It's really old for a horse and it cost a fortune, but I just couldn't bear to part with her," she says.
Soon we are off, heading around the pretty village of Periana and through a shady olive grove.
Meanwhile I learn more about this energetic couple, who didn't think twice about taking daughter Julia, then 11, off for a year-long trip around Asia before settling in Periana.
"People said, 'Why are you burying yourselves in a small Andaluz village?'" says Jakobien, originally from Holland. "But we didn't see it like that. It was simply time to do something else."
Jakobien is a travel journalist contributing regularly to Belgium's biggest newspaper, daily Het Laatste Nieuws, and Alain is also a prolific writer whose achievements include setting up Belgian men's mag P-Magazine back in 1998.
As if running horse treks wasn't enough, the pair also produce organic olive oil which is shipped back to upmarket restaurants in Belgium.
The steeds take turns to enjoy a slurp – apart from Dee who goes for some wild mint
"I made a lot of contacts when I presented a cookery programme for a while," explains Alain, originally from Belgium.
Soon we turn onto the stunning country road, which in the early 1900s housed a railway line ferrying industrial materials to and from the coast.
Today it's an incredibly picturesque track boasting views over Lake Vinuela.
"You'd almost expect to see some Indians appear from over that ridge, wouldn't you?" jokes Alain.
Once we are used to the rhythm of our carriers, Alain suggests we try a trot – and the next thing we know the horses have upped their pace, taking his animal as their lead.
Although a little unsettling at first for someone who – despite my surname – has never spent much time on a horse, I soon feel comfortable with the quicker rhythm.
Back down at walking pace, Alain and Jakobien lead us to a trough where the steeds take turns to enjoy a well-earned slurp – apart from Dee who goes straight for some wild mint.
After a downhill section, where all our stomach muscles are given a mini work-out, we grind to a halt at the village of El Canuelo for lunch.
El Canuelo is a tourism complex owned by former London art dealer Edward Crawshaw, where we are spoilt with a leisurely three-course meal as we absorb breath-taking views over the lake.
"It's wonderful that Jackie and Alain are offering these horse treks because no-one else seems to be doing it," says Crawshaw.
And despite a jovial ambiance, we are instructed to go easy on the booze in view of the 'drive' back.
"We don't want to be over the limit – the same laws apply to driving a vehicle as they do for horses, sadly!" says Alain.
Finca Don Carmelo offers a range of treks, from half-day to eight-day. Prices start at €60 per person. Over 12s only. See www.fincadoncarmelo.com
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In the November SpamRankings.net from PSBL data, Global Crossing's AS 3549 GBLX spiked on 17 November and a few days before, pushing it into fifth place.
Did this spam spike come from any particular botnet?
AS 3549 GBLX PSBL spam volume left axis, CBL botnet volume right axis It looks like GBLX is infested with many botnets, but the spike on 17 Nov roughly corresponds with a cutwail botnet volume peak on 16 Nov. Given that the ASN volume spike is from PSBL data and the botnet volume peak is from CBL data, a day off is plausible, due to different collection and delivery times.
There's also a peak for grum (green line near the bottom) on 17 Nov, and peaks for festi and n/a on 18 Nov, where n/a is CBL's marker for spam they detected without having to look as far as determining which botnet they think sent it.
So the spam spike could be from cutwail. Or it could be because of a coincidence of several botnet peaks. Or it could be some other botnet that happened to do a spam campaign on that day. Given that the PSBL GBLX peak builds up on 16 Nov, I'd guess it came mostly from cutwail.
We could try to resolve this question by digging into the specific addresses the GBLX spam PSBL saw came from and see if they match addresses CBL assigned to botnets.
This entry was posted in Botnets, Forensics, IIAR, Internet risk management strategies, Measurement, Reputation Systems, Research, spam, SpamRankings.net and tagged botnet, CBL, exploit, GBLX, Global Crossing, infosec, PSBL, Security, spam, SpamRankings.net, vulnerability on January 31, 2012 by John S. Quarterman.
In SpamRankings.net for December 2011, worldwide India spammed the most, while Bank of America topped one U.S. ranking, and CyberSURF peaked in Canada, but Cleveland Clinic cleaned up its act.
More on those and other interesting rankings in later posts.
This entry was posted in financial services, Forensics, IIAR, Intenret coordination, Internet risk management strategies, IT Securiiy, Reputation Systems, Research, SpamRankings.net and tagged Bank of America, Canada, CYBERSURF, India, infosec, reputation, spam, SpamRankings.net, U.S. on January 5, 2012 by John S. Quarterman.


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Why Progressives Chose Bernie Sanders Over Elizabeth Warren
By Asma Khalid
Published March 7, 2020 at 5:00 AM MST
Last summer, when Elizabeth Warren was bringing out thousands of people at mega-rallies who would wait long into the night in seemingly never-ending "selfie" lines, progressive groups were torn. They saw both Warren and her fellow presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as allies for their causes.
Sanders had inherited goodwill from his 2016 run against Hillary Clinton. But Warren was the charismatic star on late night TV who had fought the big banks during the recession and, notably, was the politician progressives had initially tried to draft into the 2016 primary as an opponent to Clinton before Sanders entered the race.
"Our members really wanted to see her run in that race," explained Charles Chamberlain, chair of Democracy for America, one of the organizations that had helped spearhead the "Run, Warren, Run" movement in 2015. "We believed that she would have been a better candidate than Hillary Clinton."
Last week, Democracy for America endorsed Sanders over Warren.
Chamberlain said the major change in the interim years was Sanders' presidential bid in 2016.
"Bernie Sanders ran — in 2016 — an incredible campaign that won 23 contests, changed the narrative in this country about what is possible for progressives, and even moved the entire Democratic Party to the left," he said.
For much of the primary season, Chamberlain said, the group's members were split, but as it became clear that Sanders was winning races and Warren couldn't finish higher than third place, they decided to publicly back the Vermont senator.
"The guiding principle among our members was, who is the best candidate to take on Donald Trump and who can win?" Chamberlain said.
The story of how and why the woman who was once lauded as the great progressive political hope lost the backing of a number of leading progressive groups explains part of why Warren's campaign failed.
If Sanders had not run this year, they agree, they would have wholeheartedly backed Warren. Some groups made a point of insisting their endorsements were not because of anything Warren said or did, but because of Sanders' credibility and consistency on issues like health care and climate change. They bristle at the suggestion of a single moment that led to their decisions, but they acknowledge a turning point that began in October when freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Sanders. The Vermont senator's support then accelerated into the winter as Warren was seen as backpedaling on a core issue — Medicare for All.
A message: Don't stay neutral
The first major progressive group to make an endorsement was the Working Families Party in September, and it chose Warren.
"Elizabeth Warren has been a personal hero to many WFP members," the group's national director, Maurice Mitchell, said to an estimated 20,000-person crowd at a rally in New York City. "Her critique of the financial industry helped lay the groundwork for Occupy Wall Street."
The Working Families Party's decision sent a message to fellow progressives: Don't stay neutral in the primary; pick a side.
At the time, Warren was rising in the polls, and for a sliver of time, she even overtook Joe Biden as the national front-runner. So, it seemed that both progressive organizations and voters would be split between Warren and Sanders.
But, ultimately, that's not what happened.
"You started to see dominoes fall"
In October, three of the four members of the so-called congressional "squad" of progressives — Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar — decided to back Sanders in quick succession. This young, multiracial group of women, some of the most outspoken progressive voices in Congress, had put their foot on the scale. And progressives across the country noticed.
Sanders' campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, described the endorsements as "very impactful."
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders stand together during a February campaign event at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, N.H.
"You started to see dominoes fall after that," said George Goehl, the director of People's Action, a coalition of progressive groups that says it represents an estimated 1 million people. The organization endorsed Sanders in December.
Also in December, the Center for Popular Democracy Action, another progressive coalition, backed Sanders. And then in January, the Sunrise Movement, a group of thousands of young climate activists, publicly backed Sanders.
They all pointed to the Vermont senator's authenticity plus the unparalleled time and access he gave them. But some of them also acknowledged a concern many Democrats have alluded to this cycle — electability.
"A lot of us believe Sen. Sanders is uniquely capable of winning and beating Trump," said Goehl.
The battle to out-progressive Sanders
Warren fans often praised her trademark plans and her focus on policy. But when it came to ideology, Sanders took those ideas further. Warren promised a 2-cent wealth tax on people with a net worth over $50 million. Sanders upped her, and called for a 1% wealth tax on net worth above $32 million. Warren promised affordable child care. Then Sanders promised free child care.
"All the candidates [had] progressive stances, but Bernie's tend to go furthest," said Evan Weber, political director and co-founder of the Sunrise Movement. And that was a distinction many progressives noticed.
October was a tough month for Warren. She was repeatedly questioned by journalists and her opponents over the details of how she would pay for Medicare for All without raising middle-class taxes. On Nov. 1, she put out a plan, but the more details she offered, the more compromising she appeared to progressive purists.
"Her sort of distancing herself from Medicare for All and when she thought she would be able to get it done — really, you know, distanced her from our folks," said Natalia Salgado, political director with the Center for Popular Democracy Action.
One progressive activist whom NPR spoke with for this story is backing Sanders but acknowledged that Warren's two-step plan on Medicare for All was the more realistic way to achieve universal coverage. Still, he said, she shouldn't have compromised at the outset, because Republicans would chip away at it further. Democrats, he insisted, needed to be bold and uncompromising.
There was another key issue for progressives — immigration. It has increasingly become a pillar of the their agenda, especially under President Trump's administration.
"The sort of defining factors for us between Bernie and Warren was his stance on a moratorium for deportations," Salgado said. (In November, Sanders released an immigration plan calling for a moratorium. Around the same time, Warren said she was "open" to a moratorium. In February, Sanders' campaign manager suggested the candidate's moratorium would have some exceptions, but by then, Sanders was already benefiting from being seen as the furthest left on this issue.)
The struggle for Warren was that she could never seem to out-progressive the man who had come to define the movement after 2016.


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SEC Announces Enforcement Initiative Against Corporate Insiders for Violations of Reporting Requirements
Under Sections 16(a), 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act
On September 10, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a series of enforcement actions against 28 officers, directors, and major shareholders — so-called "insiders" — for failure to file timely reports under Sections 16(a), 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC also charged six publicly-traded companies for contributing to filing failures by insiders or for failing to report their insiders' filing delinquencies. The SEC's takedown heralds an enforcement focus on those filings that disclose holdings and transactions in an issuer's stock.
Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, officers and directors of a company with a registered class of equity securities, and any beneficial owners of greater than 10 percent of such class, are required to file certain reports of holdings and transactions. The primary purpose of such filings is to prevent corporate insiders from profiting from their access to confidential information. In determining whether one is a 10 percent "beneficial owner," reference must be made to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Under Section 13(d) and Rule 13d-3, a "beneficial owner" is defined to include "any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise" has or shares voting or investment power — or will have the right to obtain such power within 60 days — with respect to a registered equity security.
Section 16(a) and Rule 16a-3 require that insiders file statements of holdings and transactions on Forms 3, 4 and 5. An insider must file a Form 3 report disclosing his or her beneficial ownership within 10 days of becoming an insider or at the time the class of equity security must first be registered with the SEC. Insiders must then generally file a Form 4 disclosing any change in beneficial ownership within two business days of the change occurring. Finally, an insider must file a Form 5 within 45 days of the issuer's fiscal year-end, disclosing any transactions that were not reported on Forms 3 or 4 during that year.
Sections 13(d) and 13(g) require any person or group who directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership of more than five percent of a registered equity security to file a statement with the SEC disclosing certain information that relates to the beneficial ownership. The primary purpose of reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) is to notify shareholders and potential investors of significant accumulations of stock positions and the intentions of those building such positions.
As announced on September 10, the SEC filed charges in administrative proceedings and settled with 33 of 34 respondents. In evaluating filings that were delayed by weeks, months and even years, SEC enforcement staff used quantitative data sources and ranking algorithms to identify the repeat delinquent filers. Notably, the SEC charged six companies with contributing to filing failures and failing to report them. The 33 respondents that settled consented to entry of cease-and-desist orders and civil penalties ranging from $25,000 to $150,000, with total penalties of $2.6 million.
The SEC's initiative is significant because, among other reasons, it is highly unusual for the Commission to bring so many actions at once. As Andrew J. Ceresney, Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement announced, the SEC is "bringing these actions together to send a clear message about the importance of these filing provisions." Further, he noted that insiders should take note that "inadvertence is no defense to filing violations, and [the SEC] will vigorously police these sorts of violations through streamlined actions." This SEC initiative appears consistent with the Commission's recent strategy of aggressively pursuing all types of federal securities violations, large and small, which SEC Chairman Mary Jo White has likened to the so-called "broken windows" strategy of zero tolerance employed in the 1990s by former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton.1 It is also noteworthy that the SEC brought charges in these actions against a wide range of market participants, including: (a) officers or directors of publicly-traded companies; (b) individuals and investment firms that were beneficial owners of publicly-traded companies; and (c) publicly-traded companies.
In sum, the SEC's action is a stark reminder to individuals and corporate entities alike of the importance of complying with the disclosure requirements under Sections 16(a), 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act. Institutional investors and publicly-traded companies may wish to review their policies and procedures to ensure that they are reasonably designed to facilitate compliance with the Exchange Act requirements.
* * * Please feel free to reach out to your regular contacts at the firm if you have any questions about the matters addressed in this alert or would like assistance in reviewing your policies and procedures. Contacts If you have any questions or would like more information on the issues discussed in this LawFlash, please contact any of the following Morgan Lewis lawyers: David Miller Barry Hurwitz Timothy Burke Susan DiCicco Jordan Hershman Nathan Hochman 1
The "broken windows" strategy is based on the notion that when a broken window is repaired immediately, it signals that disorder will not be tolerated, but when a broken window is left unrepaired, it signals an environment of disorder that encourages more serious criminal activity.
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VIDEO: Black Sabbath stream 1971 classic from farewell concert film The End
Black Sabbath are streaming video of their 1971 classic, "Children Of The Grave", from their newly-released farewell concert film, "The End."
The tune was the second single from the band's third album, "Master Of Reality", which peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200 on its way to eventually selling more than 2 million copies in the country.
Directed by Dick Carruthers (Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Oasis), "The End" presents the last concert under the Sabbath brand by three-quarters of the original lineup in their hometown of Birmingham, England this past February.
"To bring it all back home after all these years was pretty special," says the group. "It was so hard to say goodbye to the fans, who've been incredibly loyal to us through the years.
"We never dreamed in the early days that we'd be here 49 years later doing our last show on our home turf."
Available via Blu-ray/CD, DVD/CD, 2CD and 3LP configurations, all visual formats feature special bonus material of the band playing a selection of their favorite songs not performed on the farewell trek; these intimate live sessions at Angelic Studios were recorded in the days after their final live performance.
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Huddersfield Narrow could be shut for weeks
Updated 15th April - see below
Boaters hoping to traverse the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in the next few weeks are going to face delays. Just as the new boating season begins it has been discovered that there is a split in the heel post on the tail gate of Lock 32w at Diggle. The Diggle locks have single tail gates which are heavy, putting more strain on the split post. The gate will not close completely making it difficult to fill the lock. The gate is likely to fail completely if attempts are made to use it.
Following investigation of the gate at Lock 32W the Canal and River Trust has found that it has more significant damage than first thought and will need to be removed and taken to the repair yard for repairs.
The Canal and River Trust does not yet have a definite programme for this and will issue an update as soon as they have. As a precaution they have stopped taking bookings for Standedge Tunnel for the next 4 weeks.
Any boaters already travelling on the canal are asked to wait above Lock 42e at Marsden or below Lock 24w at Wool Road.
Update Thursday 28th March:
The Canal and River Trust say that unfortunately the damaged lock gate has not yet been removed from the lock due to access issues with the land owners. Temporary road access is required and CRT staff cannot do this without crossing other peoples land and permission has not been given yet.
As it is a single leaf tail gate it will not fit in a work boat and using a crane and a lorry is the only way to remove the gate from the site.
The Canal and River Trust hope to remove the gate next Thursday, 4th April, when it will be taken to CRT's workshop for repair. It is hoped that it will be returned a fortnight after that. If it becomes clear that it will take longer to repair than expected, CRT will issue a further update.
The Canal and River Trust hopes the Diggle flight will re-open to navigation on 26th April.
They say they are disappointed about this delay and apologise to customers affected by a situation outside their control. Boaters who have bookings for Standedge Tunnel will be contacted to reschedule passage. Lock 30e below Marsden has now re-opened and anyone wishing to transit the tunnel and moor above Lock 32w at Diggle can arrange to do so.
Update Friday 5th April:
The gate is now in the Canal and River Trust's workshop and has been assessed. The repair work is expected to take one week and C&RT plans to re-install the gate on Saturday 13th March.
After final checks C&RT anticipate that the Diggle Lock flight will reopen on Monday 15th April.
Update Monday 15th April:
The Canal and River Trust has announced that Lock 32w has been re-opened to navigation.
Lock 32w at Diggle, fenced off to allow draining.
The single tail gate with its split heel post will not close completely.
Snowy start for Standedge season


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One in eight UK Muslims 'support terrorist attacks'
Published: 00:00 Updated: 04:09 Monday 15 March 2004
ONE in eight British Muslims back al-Qaeda-style terror strikes on the United States and almost half said they might consider becoming a suicide bomber if they lived as a Palestinian, according to a new poll.
An overwhelming 80 per cent said Britain and the US should not have launched the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
Attacks on the US by al-Qaeda or other groups were viewed as justified by 13 per cent of the 500 British Muslims questioned. Another 15 per cent said they did not know whether such attacks were wrong or right.
The Muslim Council of Britain said the poll, for the Guardian, showed most Muslims "abhor" terror attacks. A spokesman, Inayat Bunglawala, said: "It confirms our own finding that the overwhelming majority abhor terror attacks and see them as unIslamic."
Asked about the 13 per cent who feel further attacks on the US would be justified, Mr Bunglawala said: "Post 9/11 the US has lost a lot of sympathy in the Muslim community with the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq and hawkish remarks towards Syria and Iran.
"There is large-scale disillusionment with how the US has conducted itself in Muslim countries."
One of Britain's most radical Muslim leaders said he believed the majority of Muslims in the UK supported al-Qaeda-style terror attacks on the US.
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, who heads the London-based group Al-Muhajiroun, said British Muslims were afraid to voice their real feelings about the coalition war in Iraq.
"Since the introduction of the new anti-terrorism laws, Muslims are terrified to speak their minds," he said.
Meanwhile, fears of a major terrorist attack in Britain intensified following the emergence of new evidence to support the suspicion that al-Qaeda was behind the terrorist atrocities in Madrid. Britain's security services are still believed to be on their second highest level of alert - "severe general", which was raised from "substantial" last year following intelligence about plans by al-Qaeda supporters from North Africa.
The alerts are for the security services only, including the police, the army, MI6 and MI5, and are not usually made public. They were introduced after the Bali bombings to help those involved in the fight against terrorism respond to changing circumstances.
A spokesman for the Home Office said yesterday: "Since 11September there has been a heightened sense of threat.
"At present there is no specific threat, but if there is we will make that known where that would help people to avoid a particular attack."
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Meanwhile, Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, said the Madrid rail bombings underlined the need for rail passengers to be alert and to report anything suspicious to the authorities.
"If there are any packages, any briefcases and suitcases that don't appear to belong to any particular individual they should ask each other," he told BBC1's The Politics Show.
"They should ask fellow passengers, they should bring it to the attention of guards and those in authority.
"It is that kind of action that can make an enormous difference if the public do co-operate, as I am sure they will."
Mr Hoon's comments followed those of the country's biggest rail workers' union, the Rail Maritime and Transport Union, which called for increased security on the UK's rail network in the wake of the bombings.
Senior Scotland Yard officers were reported to be reviewing security measures already in place in London.
British Transport Police have confirmed that plain-clothes counter-terrorism officers will conduct patrols on the London Underground system, and uniformed officers are to begin stop and search checks at Tube stations as vigilance is stepped up. Passengers on the Underground have been warned to make their own checks for unattended baggage, British Transport Police said, and a new poster campaign will be launched this week.


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