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<!DOCTYPE html>

		<title>Spring Social Showcase</title>
		<link rel="stylesheet" th:href="@{/resources/page.css}" type="text/css" media="screen"></link>
		<link rel="stylesheet" th:href="@{/resources/form.css}" type="text/css" media="screen"></link>
		<link rel="stylesheet" th:href="@{/resources/messages/messages.css}" type="text/css" media="screen"></link>

Spring Social Showcase

			Left nav menu

			<form id="signin" th:action="@{/signin/authenticate}" method="post">
				<input type="hidden" name="_csrf" th:value="${_csrf.token}"></input>

			  			Your sign in information was incorrect.
			  			Please try again or sign up.

			  			Multiple local accounts are connected to the provider account.
			  			Try again with a different provider or with your username and password.

				<fieldset>
					Username
					<input id="login" name="username" type="text" size="25"></input>
					Password
					<input id="password" name="password" type="password" size="25"></input>
				</fieldset>
				<button type="submit">Sign In</button>

Some test user/password pairs you may use are:

habuma/freebirds

kdonald/melbourne

rclarkson/atlanta

Or you can signup with a new account.

			</form>

			<form id="tw_signin" th:action="@{/signin/twitter}" method="POST">
				<input type="hidden" name="_csrf" th:value="${_csrf.token}"></input>
				<button type="submit"></button>
			</form>

			<form name="fb_signin" id="fb_signin" th:action="@{/signin/facebook}" method="POST">
				<input type="hidden" name="_csrf" th:value="${_csrf.token}"></input>
				<input type="hidden" name="scope" value="read_stream,user_posts,user_photos"></input>
				<button type="submit"></button>
			</form>

			<form name="li_signin" id="li_signin" th:action="@{/signin/linkedin}" method="POST">
				<input type="hidden" name="_csrf" th:value="${_csrf.token}"></input>
				<button type="submit">Sign In with LinkedIn</button>
			</form>


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<?php
/**
 * EDP class autoloader
 *
 * @author Frederic BAYLE <contact (at) made-in-softland (dot) com>
 * @version 2018-01-05
 */

namespace EDP;

use EDP\IO\File;
use const __EDPPATH__;

require(__DIR__ . '/EDPObject.class.php');
require(__DIR__ . '/Str.class.php');
require(__DIR__ . '/IO/File.class.php');
require(__DIR__ . '/Localization.class.php');

/**
 * EDP class autoloader
 *
 *
This class tries to autoload unknown classes using differents naming conventions

 *

 *
First, it looks for an EDP Framework class

 *
Then, it looks for a class that is in the ~/src/ path

 *

 *

 *   Ex: Models\TestClass will be search in the ~/src/Models/TestClass.php and ~/src/Models/TestClass.class.php files.

 *   Note that filenames are case sensitive on unix based systems.
 *

 */
class Autoloader extends EDPObject
{
    /**
     * Collection containing all classes loaded by this autoloader (except EDP classes)
     *
     * This associative array contains classnames as keys and their associated filenames as values

     * ex : ["Models\TestClass" => "/var/www/myproject/src/Models/TestClass.class.php"]
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public static $ApplicationClasses = [];

    /**
     * Registers the EDP class autoloader
     */
    public static function Register()
    {
        spl_autoload_register([Autoloader::class, 'TryLoadEDPClass']);
    }

    /**
     * Tries to load automatically a PHP script file from a given classname
     *
     * @param string $pName Classname
     */
    public static function TryLoadEDPClass($pName)
    {
        if(Str::StartsWith($pName, __NAMESPACE__ . '\\'))
        {
            // This is an EDP class, checks if file exists
            $ClassFileName = Str::Replace(Str::Replace($pName, __NAMESPACE__ . '\\', __EDPPATH__ . '/'), '\\', '/') . '.class.php';
            if(File::Exists($ClassFileName))
            {
                // The file exists, tries to load it
                require_once($ClassFileName);

                // Tries to load Localization data of this class
                Localization::LoadEDPClassResources($pName);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // This is not an EDP class, determines all the file name possibilities
            $TmpName = Str::Replace($pName, '\\', '/');
            $ClassFileNames = [
                Application::ApplicationPath() . '/src/' . $TmpName . '.class.php',
                Application::ApplicationPath() . '/src/' . $TmpName . '.php'
            ];
            foreach ($ClassFileNames as $ClassFileName)
            {
                // For each possibility
                if(File::Exists($ClassFileName))
                {
                    // The file exists, tries to load it
                    require_once($ClassFileName);

                    // Registers the class informations
                    Autoloader::$ApplicationClasses[$pName] = $ClassFileName;

                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Q: Spark Dataset to ArrayList Java I have a Dataset which holds values I want to output to a GUI.
In the past I would use a
List<someObject>

I would like to maintain such a structure if possible, however not hardset on it if other solutions are available.
The columns of the Dataset row are
x:y:z:t

I tried creating a class with the schema of the output of Dataset subDf and then create a list
List<SinglePoint>aList=subDf.as(Encoders.bean(SinglePoint.class)).collectAsList();

But this crashes with a error hard to interpret

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Error while
  decoding: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException:
  java.lang.Exception: failed to compile:
  org.codehaus.commons.compiler.CompileException: File 'generated.java',
  Line 27, Column 60: No applicable constructor/method found for zero
  actual parameters; candidates are: "database.util.SinglePoint(int,
  int, int, int)" /* 001 / public java.lang.Object generate(Object[]
  references) { / 002 */   return new
  SpecificSafeProjection(references);

I also tried
List<String>listTwo=subDf.map(row->row.mkString(),Encoders.STRING()).collectAsList()

But this did not have the desires structure to put into a GUI.
How can I convert a Dataset into an inter able list?

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Liestal är en stad och kommun i distriktet Liestal i kantonen Basel-Landschaft, Schweiz. Den är sedan 1833 huvudort i kantonen Basel-Landschaft samt i distriktet Liestal.

Geografi
Floden Ergolz flyter från syd till nord genom kommunen. Kommunens yta utgörs av 10,8 hektar skog samt 7,4 hektar bebyggelse. Den högsta punkten ligger 614 meter över havet och den lägsta punkten ligger 287 meter över havet.

Liestals grannkommuner är (börjar i nord och sedan medurs): Füllinsdorf, Arisdorf, Hersberg, Lausen, Bubendorf, Seltisberg, Nuglar-Sankt Pantaleon och Frenkendorf.

Kommunikationer
Liestal ligger vid järnvägslinjen Köln – Basel – Chiasso – Milano. Ytterligare snabbtåg sammanlänkar staden med andra städer i Schweiz. Även Basels pendeltåg stannar här. Sedan 1880 startar smalspårjärnvägen Waldenburgerbahn i Liestal.

Det regionala bussbolaget Autobus AG Liestal (AAGL) trafikerar regionen.

Demografi
Kommunen Liestal har  invånare ().

Uppgifterna från 2000 är baserade på en folkräkning.Uppgifterna från 2014 är baserade på fem på varandra följande årliga strukturundersökningar. Resultaten extrapoleras. De bör tolkas med försiktighet i kommuner med mindre än 3 000 invånare.

Referenser

Externa länkar

Kommuner i Basel-Landschaft
Orter i Basel-Landschaft
Schweiz kantonshuvudstäder

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New Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at STL Doubles Jet Fuel Capacity
As the number of air travelers grows, airlines are adding more planes, flights and destinations, thus increasing the need for additional jet fuel. STL Fuel Company LLC, a consortium of airlines, contracted with Burns & McDonnell to provide design-build services for a new $50 million bulk jet fuel storage facility at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). The new facility nearly doubles STL's previous fuel storage capacity.
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) had an antiquated underground jet fuel storage system that no longer could support the airport's needs. Constructed in 1957 and expanded by Burns & McDonnell in 1985, the system's old and outdated pumps often needed to be repaired or would fail altogether. The facility was also designed prior to any environmental regulations that exist today for underground fuel storage tanks. All the fuel storage at STL was in 41 underground tanks, providing no visibility to operators should degradation or a leak occur.
In November 2016, the airlines and a newly formed STL fuel consortium — STL Fuel Company LLC — commissioned Burns & McDonnell to conduct a feasibility study to help determine whether to modify portions of the existing fuel storage system or build an entirely new system. The study included site surveying, geotechnical investigations to document existing subsurface conditions, and analysis of the potential construction of a new fuel storage facility. The study also provided possible solutions for connecting a new storage facility with existing hydrant systems and supply lines on the airfield via new transfer lines.
Our study showed that a new above-ground (versus underground) fuel storage tank facility would be more efficient, sustainable and economical. A new facility would also meet current environmental regulations and better support STL's future air travel needs. Therefore, a decision was made to build new.
ABOVE-GROUND JET FUEL TANKS
LENGTH (IN FEET) OF A NEW UNDERGROUND FUEL TRANSFER PIPELINE
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF A NEW OPERATIONS BUILDING
STL Fuel Company LLC selected Burns & McDonnell to design and build a new facility, transfer line and associated enabling projects on an 8-acre greenfield site on the airfield. We then removed all the old underground tanks, remediated hydrocarbon contamination and demolished the old fuel facility. This allowed the airport to use this space for other purposes. We selected regional subcontractors to help with each construction phase.
Construction of enabling projects on the airfield began in October 2017 and included:
Fuel hydrant system updates.
A hydrant cart test stand.
A fuel truck loading facility.
Ground service equipment fueling facilities.
Isolation vaults.
An update to the emergency fuel shut off (EFSO) system.
Burns & McDonnell broke ground on the bulk fuel storage facility in July 2019. The upgrades consisted of:
Three new above-ground fuel storage tanks, each able to store up to 1 million gallons of jet fuel with room for a fourth tank if needed, doubling the capacity of the airport's fuel storage.
An 11,000-foot-long underground fuel transfer pipeline with a leak detection system and five horizontal pumps, each capable of delivering jet fuel at 1,200 gallons per minute directly to the terminal, greatly increasing reliability and safety for aircraft refueling.
A 4,300-square-foot operations building with a control room, offices and vehicle maintenance shops.
A backup electrical power system that allows fuel to be distributed even during extreme weather events.
A fire suppression system.
Construction of the new above-ground fuel tanks took place mostly in the summer of 2020, when air traffic was significantly down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With fewer flights, project teams were able to run the transfer pipeline through a parking lot for airline employees and avoid the originally planned route through an alley that contained utility infrastructure.
The approximately $50 million bulk jet fuel storage facility took two years to complete and became fully operational in August 2021. STL invested another $50 million into other fueling-related needs and all projects were completed in April 2022.
The new fuel facility at STL was named among Airport Business' 2022 Projects of the Year, a program that honors projects the magazine believes are "transforming the North American aviation system."
The new fueling infrastructure is positioned to support STL for many years to come.
STL Fuel Company LLC

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The small towns of the Midwest are rich in history and a great way of life! Below you can visit and learn about the small towns we call home! Towns that have their name highlighted have become FEATURED TOWNS. Businesses/organizations from these towns have stepped forward as SPONSORS enabling us to include (or will include as acquired) stories and website links to ALL their community organizations (chambers, groups and departments, etc.), stories and website links to ALL their points of interest, annual festivals/events and stories done about their citizens, veterans and faith community. To learn how to become a featured town CLICK HERE!


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Jon has participated in 12 production
Jon Brown
Jon trained with Big Spirit Youth Theatre and has enjoyed a diverse acting and directing career. Stage credits include Twelve Angry Men, A Slice of Saturday Night, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, King Lear, Mojo, All My Sons, Cabaret, The Darling Buds of May, Wait Until Dark, Art, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Elephant Man, The 39 Steps and Closer.
Directing credits include 84 Charing Cross Road, Deathtrap, The Graduate, The Diary of Anne Frank, Jerusalem and Frankenstein.
Jon has also staged his own self-penned play, called Wishes. It's a play that focuses on two ordinary people – both with a past, both with a future and which explores our strengths, weaknesses, vulnerabilities and desires; illustrating how they surface when we wish for something.
Kiss Me Quickstep
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Q: webapi call fails only when recycling application pool using unity DI I am calling a web api service that only fails the first time I recycle the application pool. After that all calls work fine.
The process is like this..
Call Service --> return OK
Call Service --> return OK
Call Service --> return OK
Go to iis and recycle app pool ( I wait 10 secs)
Call Service --> An internal server error occurred. Please try again later.
Call Service --> return OK
Call Service --> return OK
Call Service --> return OK
...
Go to iis and recycle app pool ( I wait 10 secs)
Call Service --> An internal server error occurred. Please try again later.
Call Service --> return OK
Call Service --> return OK
Call Service --> return OK
...
The client is a console application framework 4.0 using this method:
        public static object Send(string webAddr, object param)
        {
            HttpUtil.IgnoreBadCertificates();

            HttpWebRequest request = null;
            object result = null;

            request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(webAddr);
            request.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
            request.Method = "POST";
            request.Accept = "application/json";

            String u = GetString(a1);
            String p = GetString(a1) + GetString(a2);

            String encoded = System.Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(u + ":" + p));
            request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + encoded);

            using (var streamWriter = new StreamWriter(request.GetRequestStream()))
            {
                var myJsonString = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(param);
                streamWriter.Write(myJsonString);
                streamWriter.Flush();
            }

            var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

            using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
            {
                result = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
            }

            return result;
        }

And the webapi is framework 4.5:
 public class CambiosController : BaseApiController
    {
        private ICambioService cambioService;

        public CambiosController(ICambioService cambioService)
        {
            this.cambioService = cambioService;
        }

        [HttpPost]
        [Authorize]
        public HttpResponseMessage Post([FromBody] CambioRequest cambioRequest)
        {
            HttpResponseMessage response = null;

            if (cambioRequest == null)
            {
                Exception ex = new ArgumentException("cambioRequest");
                return Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, ex);
            }

            try
            {
                var result = this.cambioService.EnviarConfiguracion(cambioRequest);
                response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, result);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                response = Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, ex);
            }

            return response;
        }

        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing)
            {
                this.cambioService.Dispose();
            }

            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }

Unity config:
public static void RegisterComponents()
{
    LoggerFacility.Debug(string.Empty, string.Empty, "UnityConfig.RegisterComponents()");

    var container = new UnityContainer();

    container.RegisterTypes(
        AllClasses.FromAssemblies(BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies().Cast<Assembly>())
        .Where(x => x.Name != "IUnitOfWork" && x.Name != "IDbContext"),
        WithMappings.FromMatchingInterface, WithName.Default, overwriteExistingMappings: true);

    container.RegisterType<IUnitOfWork, UnitOfWork>(new PerResolveLifetimeManager());
    container.RegisterType<IDbContext, ControlConfigContext>(new PerResolveLifetimeManager());

    GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.DependencyResolver = new UnityDependencyResolver(container);
}

WebApi application pool is framework 4 integrated mode, running as Network Service. ProcessModel Idle Timeout (minutes 0) The only configuration changed from default. IIS 7.5

A: The problem was related to a reverse proxy we had. It was set to wait only 15 seconds for the url I was using. Therefore, when recycling the app pool (as it has to load all unity stuff) it took 16 seconds most of the time. The thing to notice is that a reverse proxy error will throw a Internal Server Error from ASP.NET webapi, noting related to Timeout or something to give some clue. Good to know now...


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2021 American Girl Doll of the Year Kira Bailey
The newest American Girl character, Kira Bailey, takes fans Down Under to explore wildlife protection and climate change
American Girl, the beloved brand known for helping girls grow up with confidence and character, has announced the latest Girl of the year, and we couldn't be more excited to meet her. The 2021 American Girl Doll of the Year is Kira Bailey. Kira is a nurturing and inquisitive 10-year-old who cares deeply for animals and the environment. Your girl is going to love her and learn a lot about Australia and the environment along the way. To celebrate this big news, we are giving one lucky reader a new doll! Entry information is provided below.
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Meet 2021 American Girl Doll of the Year Kira Bailey
We've been fans of American Girl for more than a decade. I love the positive messaging and how the brand encourages girls to think, act and stand up for what's right. Kira is emblematic of all of this. She's a passionate animal lover and climate change activist. She's working to help save her great-aunts' wildlife sanctuary in Australia.
Like all American Girl characters, there's a book to give the doll a backstory. Author Erin Teagan holds a master's degree in science. She traveled to Australia to gain a deeper understanding of Kira's experiences. She visited the Magnetic Island Animal Hospital, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility for sick, injured, and orphaned koalas in North Queensland, Australia and did research at a wildlife preserve on the central coast of New South Wales.
In the two-book series, Kira is excited to leave her home state of Michigan and spend her summer abroad at her great-aunts' Mamie and Lynette's wildlife sanctuary and vet clinic in Queensland, Australia. There she learns to care for injured or orphaned animals with her new friend Alexis. But when a roving predator and a raging bushfire threaten the sanctuary, Kira must rise to the challenge to protect her family and the animals she loves. In the end, Kira learns you can't let the fear of the worst keep you from living your best.
Bringing the stories to life is a beautiful 18-inch Kira doll, featuring green eyes and long, wavy blonde hair, that comes dressed in a tie-dye tank, sporty skirt, and lace-up boots perfect for bushwalking. Kira's signature accessories include an outdoor backpack with koala keychain and a wide-brimmed hat to protect her from the Australian sun. Girls can choose from several other Australian-inspired outfits, including Kira's girl-and-doll koala PJs, as well as adorable plush animals like a kangaroo and joey, koala, and a wombat (part of Kira's Wildlife Rescue Set). To extend the play further, there's Kira's Animal Exam Table and Comfy Platform Tent—both with over 20 authentic accessories—to fuel girls' imaginations.
A Girl with a Mission
The leaders at American Girl said, "As we all witnessed the bushfires rage in Australia last year and start up again this September, and the devastating wildfires in the western United States, we knew it was important to focus Kira's story on the major conservation and climate challenges facing our planet today—causes that are extremely important to today's youth. Through Kira, we hope our fans will learn that we all have a part to play in taking positive action for our planet."
To further support Kira's message, www.americangirl.com/kira
Get More Information on Kira
To celebrate Kira's debut, fans can participate in the following activities and events:
Watch Kira-inspired videos on American Girl's popular YouTube and YouTube Kids Channel, including a six-week "Meet Kira" stop-motion series, plus Kira music videos, DIY crafts, and other Kira-inspired content throughout the year.
Learn more from the experts involved in Kira's development and other amazing girls who are making a positive difference for our planet by tuning into our "Making of Kira" video and reading about "Why Kira Matters."
Have fun on Kira's free dedicated play site and explore her wildlife sanctuary and play Kira-themed games.
Win it!
The Kira collection is available December 31, 2020, at americangirl.com and at all American Girl retail locations nationwide and, starting January 1, 2021, at American Girl specialty boutiques at select Indigo™ and Chapters™ locations in Canada and online at Indigo.ca. The Kira doll and book retails for $110 and the Kira books ($7.99 each) can also be purchased through retail and online booksellers. You can enter to win via our rafflecopter entry system.
MORE SUMMER FUN IDEAS FROM MOMTRENDS
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Need more ideas on what to do with the kids? Be sure to follow our Activities to Do with the Kids board on Pinterest here.
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The most popular drinking establishments in Britain would be traditional English pubs, right?
According to the bottom line, the biggest grossing pubs in Britain belong to a chain of Australian theme bars which is planning to get even bigger.
Walkabout bars have spread like a bushfire in the last two years, doubling in number to 46 across England, Scotland and Wales, and owner Regency Inns plans to increase that to 70.
Regency Inns chief executive Stephen Haupt announced today that the company was looking to raise STG18 million ($A42.54 million) by selling new shares to enable it to buy more sites for Walkabout bars.
Of the plague of chain pubs and bars which seem to be replacing the traditional English High Street pub, the Walkabout is the top brand in Britain, according to figures from Deutschebank, seven years after the first one opened in Covent Garden.
Walkabout No.47 opens next month in Carlisle, just south of the Scottish border, proving the bars have a clientele well beyond the thousands of expat Australians who congregate in London.
"In the early days we put them in areas where there were quite large populations of Australians, Kiwis and South Africans," Haupt said.
"In the last two years, we've gone into Scotland and Wales and all parts of England, proving that the brand's appeal is not solely to people from the southern seas."
Haupt said the appeal of the Walkabouts, which make an average STG44,000 ($A104,000) a week, compared to the average British pub's weekly revenue of less than STG10,000 ($A23,600), comes from Australian exuberance. And ice cold beers, televised sport and loud music.
Just about every major city in Britain has one - there are nine in London and others in Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff and more.
But Haupt has spied some geographical gaps in England where he plans to target an extra 20-odd outlets which he said would be the optimum number before reaching saturation point.
As well as being popular drinking venues for expats, they are good sources of employment as the bars are almost entirely staffed by Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans, while most of middle management is also antipodean.
Even if Australia's flavour of the month status eventually runs out, Haupt believes the Australian spirit will keep the bars running.
"It's not the hardware that makes the bars, it's the software," Haupt said.
"The excellent presentation of sport, good music, ice cold beers, great friendly staff, that's what Australia gives it.
"It's about fun and having a party and that's what our staff encourage.
"The fact it's wrapped up in an Australian culture and attitude is great."
So great opposition leader Simon Crean plans to watch Australia's Rugby World Cup quarter final against Scotland at the Walkabout in Temple in central London on Saturday morning local time, hours after flying in for next Tuesday's Australian War Memorial dedication.


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My rule of thumb for ethnic cook books is for them to be written by a native who has lived in the West and knows West ingredient names. Ms Dunlop is an exception. She spent considerable time traveling and cooking in China with the eye of a trained chef. Her interpretations are first rate.
I probably reach for this book the most out of all the books on my shelf. The flavours of her dishes are bright and taste - I hesitate to use this word, since it is often over-used - authentic.
Excellent salad. Substituted sambal oelek for the pickled chiles.
I often make this with lettuce thrown in as well. Great on the side of grilled meats.
Delicious salad, but SO spicy--I even decreased the amount of chili oil to 2t and this salad is still incredibly hot! I really like the below idea to toss in some lettuce next time, for a change of texture. This salad seems like it would make a really nice garnish to a fried rice or other Asian bowl meal. Dead simple to throw together, too.
I made both variations. I prefer variation #1 because of the addition of sesame oil and the salted chiles I have is spicier than the dried red pepper flakes. To me, variation #2 is greasier because of the hot oil, but it was my husband's choice because it has less vinegar and he has an aversion to vinegar.
I adapted this to braise a whole tied pork shoulder in the oven at 325 for two hours. Magnifico. And the braising liquid will be the basis for a fabulous soup.
A great, mild dish with loads of sweet grassy flavour from the peppers. It does take a bit to time to get a good char on the peppers, but is totally worth it. Makes a generous meal for two with rice (and probably leftovers).
Delicious! Used one package baked tofu, 2/3 package bacon (skipped the steaming), and thinly sliced greens of one leek.
This is one of my all-time favorite recipes. I start to crave it if I don't have it once a month. I up the amount of cumin, and grind the fresh seeds coarsely. I used to try to cut back on the oil, but don't any longer. The greater amount of oil gives the meat a beautifully silky texture and you pour most of the oil out anyway. I use flank steak almost exclusively.
Quick and easy with a nice level of heat.
Fragrant with cumin, and it does yield a tender result. The marinade makes a sort of sticky sauce for the beef. We did cut back on the chiles. The biggest problem was pouring the excess oil out of the wok, but otherwise it came together quickly. Served with plain rice and a quick cabbage salad.
Flavorful, we loved this. I'm just reading the earlier notes here that said the marinade made a sticky sauce, I discarded my marinade, I thought this is supposed to be a dry dish.
I thought this was pretty good. My husband thought there was too much cumin. Two things I was not expecting: (1) the potato flour in the marinade caused the marinade to become a thick paste which had to be massaged into the meat. (2) the use of so much oil to fry the meat. You will definitely want to wear a apron and use a splatter shield over your pan--hot oil bombs flying around the kitchen, ouch!
Very nice sauce. We used 2t of chili flakes (the minimum recommended amount), and found it to be plenty spicy. The oil splattering is definitely pretty intense in this recipe. I added the marinade to the pan along with the beef, but not clear if I was actually supposed to do that (I have had this issue with a few Dunlop recipes; the rare instance where her instructions are unclear). Anyway, a bit of a user error, bf cut the meat into rather large cubes rather than thin strips. So the texture was a bit off, but the sauce was delicious, and I'd definitely try this again with the meat cut more nicely for a stirfry.
I took a few short cuts on this and made everything in a Dutch oven rather than using a wok to brown and switching to a casserole. I also used very small potatoes, did not peel or fry. The potatoes came out fantastically even without the frying. The meat in this dish was incredibly tender and nicely flavoured. Will make again.
Wow, this was absolutely delicious. I don't see how this version could be topped, but I do want to try out the other version as well.
An okay dish, nothing spectacular, not as gingery as I would like. Just basic pantry ingredients and simple execution. No comparison to my mom's ginger chicken which uses young ginger and tamed with honey.
A very simple recipe and the directions worked perfectly, though I did seed my peppers (couldn't help myself). It was tasty enough and a good way of using up the last of my shishitos which weren't tasty enough to eat on their own but I wouldn't rush to make it again.
I made the variation of this, using chicken eggs instead of duck eggs. I used to make this dish the way my mom did it, using the same batter, she would made a whole bunch of individual 4" omelets. Fuschia Dunlop's way of making one large omelet with all the batter is so much more efficient, I'll be doing it this way from now on.
This was good, but not great. I've had much, much better tasting steamed fish using other sources. Felt a bit like I wasted good fresh whole sea bream fish.
I finally got around to making this; it has rave reviews on the chowhound COTM thread. It was very good, although I had no potato flour for the marinade so substituted half cornstarch and half rice flour. It didn't turn the pretty golden brown color in the photo. I will also cut back on the oil next time. This was quite flavorful and I will definitely make this again. I wouldn't hesitate to make this with regular chives.
A tasty meal, but I enjoyed the "Home Style Bean Curd" from this book a bit more.
My first use of this book and wow, this is a delicious tofu dish. I didn't have pork loin so I substituted two sliced Chinese sausages--not exactly the most authentic choice in the context of this dish, but boy, was it tasty. I also used Sambal Oelek in place of the salted chiles. There is not much chopping involved here so prep goes by very quickly--and, since shallow-fried tofu always takes a bit of time, I was able to do most of the prep while waiting on each batch to crisp up. I only used about 1/4t of red pepper flakes but would up that amount slightly in the future as we like our stirfries quite spicy. This was really good and would be made even better with a homemade stock. Next time!
Can use regular chives and add one sliced garlic clove, but much better with Chinese chives if available.
A fun way to use favas in season.
This was tasty, very fast, and surprisingly flavorful. I didn't have any stock so I just skipped the 4T called for. My mushrooms threw off some liquid so I didn't miss the stock.
I've made this dish twice now and love it. It works with ordinary green cabbage if you slice it thinly. The sesame oil finish is key.
Yum. Really delicious flavor for so few ingredients. I agree that the sesame oil finish is key.
I really enjoyed this - I was thinking vinegar would make it even better and then read nathanieldaw's comment, so off to find the fish fragrant eggplant recipe!
This is basically the fish fragrant eggplant from Dunlop's "Land of Plenty", plus pork and minus sugar and vinegar. I think it's best with all three!
My mom would never make this recipe, as she claimed that soy sauce would impart a sour taste to the winter melon and she would never use soy sauce on winter melon. But since I got 15 melons from one vine in my garden, I'll try any winter melon recipes that are not overly fussy. This is actually pretty good if you don't mind the slight sour note in the melon.
It may not be traditional, but I think an egg would go very well in this.
Made just the beef, which really does go well with mashed potatoes. The beef becomes quite gelatinous and the flavours permeate it ( and the house). The amount of chile called for is quite high - I used half as much and it was still,quite spicy. Very simple to put together.
This recipe makes a bowl of super spicy, umami meat sauce that is then ladled into a bowl of soy sauce, scallions, noodles and broth as per the general "soupy noodles" instructions on pg 260. I had to substitute sliced water chestnuts for the bamboo, but otherwise followed the recipe as written. I used a nice homemade stock for the sauce portion of the recipe, but had to use a store-bought stock for the noodles. To up the flavor a bit, I simmered a few hunks of crushed ginger in the stock, which I think helped. Next time I might decrease the amount of red pepper flakes in this dish slightly, because we were both coughing quite a bit while eating. Perhaps I might just replace some of them with sambal oelek, which never seems to give me that reaction, no matter how much I use. Either way, the flavor here was very tasty, and the mix of stock and meat sauce produced a nice bowl of noodles.
This was easy to make and nice but it was a bit bland. I did have to substitute sambal olek for the salted chiles which may have cut back on the flavor.
This recipe was perfect as I also had cooked chicken breasts and shiitake mushrooms and green onions to use up. I changed the recipe around quite a bit, using fresh instead of dried shiitakes and sliced red pepper instead of bean sprouts. Also, previously cooked chicken instead of raw and olive oil instead of peanut oil (I'd run out of the latter). I had a bit of a noodle clumping problem when the noodles hit the hot pan. Nevertheless, this was a good dish, easy to riff on and a good vehicle for leftovers.
Extremely quick (except for the soaking time) and delicious.
Recipes and fascinating tales from one of China's most vibrant culinary regions.
Fuchsia Dunlop is the author of the much-loved and critically acclaimed Sichuanese cookbook Land of Plenty, which won the British Guild of Food Writers' Jeremy Round Award for best first book and which critic John Thorne called a seminal exploration of one of China's great regional cuisines. Now, with Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook, she introduces us to the delicious tastes of Hunan, Chairman Mao's home province.


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They say that if you don't turn out in a costume, then you may as well head home.
Wall, who has now hung up his costume, put away the beers in favour of a laptop and bottle of water has been to every Sevens event since it started back in Wellington in 2000.
It may be a different venue, but it still holds the same traditions of Wellington. Amongst the many are Smurfs, Break-dancers, and William Wairua.
Walls advice to those wishing to attend in a costume.


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Published 13 October 2019.
Bakewell Bridge, a bridge first built around the 13th century, and widened in the 19th. And in Bakewell.
The White to Dark walking trail starts in Bakewell, in the Derbyshire Dales. And whilst I'd argue it should be a town well known for a walking trail, the town's claim to fame is slightly different. Although it's probably not what you're thinking of.
For millions, Bakewell conjurers up images of a pastry, with jam and an almond sponge, slathered in icing with a red glacé cherry on top. But despite the name, there's no evidence to suggest that the Bakewell Tart came from this Derbyshire town at all. The Bakewell pudding however did, and it's from the pudding that the tart is believed to have been derived.
What's the difference, you may wonder? Well there's similarities between them. They both involve almond. They both feature jam. But the tart uses a shortcrust pastry, whilst the pudding is flaky. And the pudding's sponge filling includes eggs in the recipe, whilst the tart doesn't. The result is that the pudding's a bit sweeter and less like a cake.
There are two places in Bakewell that claim to be holders of the original recipe. One is the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, and the other is Bloomers of Bakewell.
Bloomers have been making then since 1889, whilst the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop claim on their website that they use the original recipe that was created in 1860. Which was the original? Don't ask me. I'm no expert. Although Wikipedia states that the first known publication of a Bakewell Pudding recipe which was in a magazine called The Magazine of Domestic Economy, published in 1836. And it was featured in one of Eliza Acton's books in 1845.
What I did know is that I couldn't go to Bakewell without trying a proper Bakewell Pudding. Or two. For if you have two companies both claiming to have the original, well you just have to have one of each. Just to make sure.
I tried both of them out whilst walking my first day of the White to Dark. But what were they like?
The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop
The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, in Bakewell
With a prominent high street location, the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop is pretty easy to find. The shop itself is a large one, with a cafe and the ability to purchase local jams, cakes, chutneys and tea towels. As well as puddings. Although finding individual puddings seemed to be more of a challenge until I found the counter tucked in a corner of the shop near the entrance.
Of the two, it was the first one I bought and that meant that it would be the first one I bit into as well.
A Bakewell Pudding, from the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, Bakewell.
This pudding was wide and round, and definitely sunken in the middle. Although a little greasy, the thick, flaky pastry was fantastic, crumbling a little as I ate. It provided a grand container for the surrounding a rather goey mix of jam and almond sponge.
For me this was where the pudding disappointed a little. Whilst the jam and almond seemed to have almost melted together in a rather pleasing way, there was a bitter, slightly metallic after-taste from the almonds. When combined with the sponge being a bit too sweet for my liking, the filling didn't really live up to my expectations.
The flakey pastry of a Bakewell Pudding purchased from the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, Bakewell.
Tasty, although I wouldn't have been in a rush to eat a second one like I always want to do when having a good Bakewell Tart.
The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop can be found at The Square, Bakewell DE45 1BT.
Bloomer's of Bakewell
I almost didn't find the Bloomer's shop. Google Maps directed me up the main road away from the town centre. This seemed a little bizairre but eventually I found a small sign above an alleyway.
But this wasn't the Bloomer's shop. It was their bakery. Their shop was somewhere completely different, tucked in a side street close by to the Old Original's shop.
The shop itself was completely different too. Small, cosy, and very much a bakery. Cakes, pies and breads were everywhere. This was no gift shop, but a proper bakery. The pork pies in particularly, looked very tasty, although I later came to regret getting one topped with Stilton cheese. The combination of flavours simply didn't work for me.
A Bakewell Pudding from Bloomers of Bakewell. At least, that's what the sign on the counter said.
It took me some time to find the individual Bakewell puddings, but one was eventually located at the end of the counter and duly purchased.
In terms of appearance, it was much closer to what you'd expect a Bakewell Tart to look with, compared to what I'd got at the Old Original shop. Indeed later I came to wonder if I'd picked up the right thing. The shop had also sold Bakewell Tarts, although they were in a different part of the counter. I've got to admit, it does look like a Bakewell Tart. But it definitely came from a part of the counter labelled as "Individual Bakewell Puddings" so I don't really know what to say.
The inside of my purchase from Bloomers of Bakewell.
As for the key question, did I want another? Well yes. Absolutely. If I'd had two, the other simply wouldn't have lasted in my bag for much longer…
Taste-wise it was also similar to that upstart. The sponge was less goey, with a firmer texture. It was also gloriously deep, with a good layer of a tasty jam seeping out of the bottom. Interestingly there seemed to be a hint of apricot in the whole thing too, making me wonder what jam they'd used. As for the pastry, well that was just lush.
Bloomers of Bakewell can be found at Water Lane, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1EU
When push comes to shove, it all comes down to what you prefer. And for me it was Bloomer's that won. But both were great products, and a world away from their mass produced cousins topped with cherries. Let's say the real winners are cakes. And those that eat them
First Published: 13 October 2019. Last Updated: 14 August 2019.


Elaine Lui is the fast-talking founder of the celebrity news site Laineygossip. She wakes up every day between 4.30am and 5.30am, but will, if she needs to, stay up all night to finish a book or, say, cover the Golden Globes. Normal days for her are broken up into mostly 10- to 15-minute chunks. The smallest slot is three minutes, to go to the toilet; the longest, her weekly 90-minute email session.
© 2018 The Washington Post TORONTO, ON - APRIL 25: A photograph of Tom Cruise and Elaine Lui hangs in the hallway of Bell Media Studios. Elaine Lui finishes a daily email to subscribers of her site, laineygossip.com in her office immediately after taping The Social and etalk in Toronto on April 25, 2018. (Photo by Sarah Palmer for The Washington Post via Getty Images) It started in 2013, when Lui was asked to be the co-host of CTV's talkshow The Social, which she describes as Canada's answer to Loose Women. She was already working on a book, writing or editing upwards of 3,000 words a day for her website, contributing to another CTV show and recording two weekly podcasts. Despite being a natural overachiever whose parents drummed the importance of structure into her from an early age, she realised she would have to raise her game if she was to fit in a daily live show on top of everything else. "That's when I started to really drill down into very precise slots of time," she says.
Lui admits that she does have downtime – at the weekends, when she makes the most of her ability to nap on demand. But, from Monday to Friday, her intense schedule leaves little time for basic human stuff such as saying hello to a colleague by the coffee machine or running late. "If someone gets to a 10am meeting at 10.02, I'm not very patient," she says. It also makes the idea of having children unfathomable.
© 2018 GP Images TORONTO, ON - JUNE 07: Elaine Lui attends CTV Upfronts 2018 held at Sony Centre For Performing Arts on June 7, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by GP Images/Getty Images) Another example of the limitations of microscheduling comes from Hussein Kesvani, a London-based editor and writer. Last year, faced with a seemingly insurmountable workload, he tried to follow the YouTuber Casey Neistat's brand of extreme hyperactivity. Neistat has "Work harder" written in big neon letters on the wall in his studio and tattooed on his left wrist, "just in case I forget"; his left arm also displays another tattoo, saying "Do more". In 2015, he detailed his daily routine in a video that has since racked up 2.6m views. From a 5am start, Neistat's schedule goes: one hour of email; three hours of exercise (which he says makes up for the little sleep he gets); 10 hours of work; three hours for family (to, say, "put the baby to bed"); another three hours for work; and, from 1am, four hours of sleep. Free time, he says, is the enemy of progress, which is why he has eliminated it entirely from his life.
Judging from this, Neistat seems to have also eliminated commuting, shopping, cooking, cleaning, school runs and all the other tasks that interrupt most people's working lives. And that, in part, is where Kesvani's attempt to live like Neistat ran aground. Although he could make the rigid schedule work in theory – "I could plan out everything out; I knew when everything was coming," he says – the events he couldn't control (such as a late train, or not getting a seat when he was supposed to be working) would derail his entire day. Having to reschedule, even as the work piled up, nearly destroyed him. He ended up in therapy, where he finally asked himself why he had taken on so much work in the first place.
Microscheduling has a lot in common with methods used to manage ADHD and other behavioural disorders, which suggests that it can have a profound effect not just on your day, but on your psyche. When Kelly Pigram, a London-based culture journalist, fell ill a few years ago with anxiety and depression, a psychologist helped her to structure her day's work into chunks of no more than 15 minutes, with a break – for tea, or a walk in the park – on either side. "Fifteen minutes is such a short, achievable amount of time," she says. "Even if you're feeling really stressed, you can just shut it out for 15 minutes, then go and have a cup of tea." Working for a quarter of an hour at a time means there is a lot of work you are putting off until later, but Pigram didn't feel any guilt because this procrastination was built in. With her day filled with lots of tiny tasks, being able to tick them off one by one gave her back a sense of capability.
Moyra Scott, of the corporate productivity consultancy Then Somehow, says that people need to learn how to work more than anything else. "Nobody teaches you that," she says. When a sense of chaos descends, she adds, the single most effective thing to do is to pause and plan out your available time on a calendar, complete with relevant alerts.
This idea chimes with another method that could be suitable for a broad range of lives and careers. Chamanthie Sinhalage, a New Zealand-based PR, is at once an impressive overachiever and a professional crisis manager: she is paid to deal with chaos. She opts for a kind of choose-your-own-adventure schedule that combines detailed timings and a freeflow attitude. Instead of planning out a full day, she takes time out every three hours to schedule tasks for the next three, scribbling on whatever she has to hand – Post-It notes, her phone, a napkin over lunch. First, she goes through her big-picture planner to see what needs to be done. Then she identifies and grades tasks from A to D, in order of priority. She then figures out how much time is reasonable to spend on each A, working in five- to seven-minute chunks. "I have been known to go down to two minutes to, say, go to the photocopier," she says.
It may sound involved, but the whole planning process takes five minutes. "Making the schedule can't become a chore in itself," she says.


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[SOLVED] A desktop Wisej application - Theme Builder
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All this theming made me explore the Theme Builder and think about how it works. It must embed some browser engine, so it can execute Javascript. Click on the "Edit custom preview script" button to see what I mean. On the other hand, there is no server, not even an embedded one. So we have an Wisej application running out of browser. Some parts of Theme Builder run under Wisej and I guess some other parts run under Windows Forms (like loading and saving themes).
What if the dynamic Wisej team could turn the solution used on this tool into a build option? Remember you could (can) build Silverlight to run as a Web application or as an Out of Browser application.
You could use the exact same source code to build for the desktop (no web server needed) or for the web. Since this wouldn't be a true desktop application, there would be some restrictions like you get on a web application:
you can't drag a window outside of the browser area;
you can't interact directly with computer hardware (USB port, scanner, printer, etc)…
Then again, the Javascript running in the browser engine can't interact with computer hardware but no restrictions apply on the C# dll.
Can it be done?
Sending JSON packets to the browser engine doesn't seem to be the hard part. When you change a property on the left side list, the display gets updated according to the new value (provided Live Update is on).
I would say that getting the browser's response on the C# code would be the difficult part. Maybe it's not that hard: when you click on a visual element, the corresponding component gets selected on the left side list.
So I think it's mostly done.
Tiago Freitas Leal asked Sep 20, 2016 - 10:10 pm
last edited Sep 25, 2019 - 7:31 pm
Hi Tiago,
We do have plans for later to distribute an extension to package a full Wisej app into a single executable in two flavors:
Desktop application: Runs locally, opens a browser in a customizable frame.
Embedded server: Starts a server process and can serve multiple sessions to clients, doesn't need any IIS or other installations.
In both cases the executable will run an internal web server. It's a lot easier and more flexible than trying to manage the browser directly.
We handle the browser through a combination of OLE interfaces, scripts, and callbacks in the theme builder and the designers. It works but it's limited. Also the designer already has an internal web server to support the renderer. The theme builder doesn't, it simply injects the theme on every change.
Luca (ITG) answered Sep 21, 2016 - 1:20 pm


Just this week, my husband and I made the decision to join our local YMCA. We have never been Y members before this week and honestly, I wish I would have joined sooner.
Our local YMCA has so many benefits for our family! Not only does the Y provide multiple locations for us to work out with their gym equipment, but, they also provide "child watch" while we work out, too! Piper, my two year old, has already gone to child watch twice this week, each for an hour at a time, and both times she didn't want to leave when it was time to go -- she enjoyed it that much! This mama was so relieved.
Aside from gaining access to workout equipment and their child watch services, we also have the opportunity to sign Piper up for various classes and programs, which is included in our monthly membership fee!
I just signed Piper up for two Fall programs this week! The cost for non-members is $50 per program and since we are members, Piper gets to attended these classes for free!
Tiny Tumblers Class: Sing, dance, tumble and giggle. Games and songs will teach your preschooler new ways to move. All activities geared for parents and preschoolers to do together.
Y Music Fun: A time to march, beat the drums and sing. A fun program with parent/child interaction. Exposure to a variety of instruments and styles of music. Let's learn the beat and we might even sing.
Becoming a member of our local YMCA is opening the door to a whole new community for our family. We couldn't be more excited about our new YMCA membership and all the fun things ahead for us there!
This isn't a sponsored post or anything like that, I am just sharing all of this today because I wished I would have looked into all of this sooner. It is really affordable and so worth looking into!
Readers, are you or have you ever been a member of a YMCA?
You are tremendously helpful dear, and I wish you all the very best in life. Thank you for sharing your work with us and i couldnt appreciate it more. Thanks.


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SARTA and NEORide are awarded $1.9 Million from the FTA IMI Program for Innovative Regional Fare Payments Project
The grant will fund the purchase and installation of validators to use with the EZfare mobile ticketing platform and more.
Kirt Conrad, President and CEO of the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) announced that the agency has been awarded a $1,997,503 Integrated Mobility Innovation grant by the U.S Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The multi-year grant, which will be shared with ten other transit providers, will fund the purchase and installation of validators for use with the EZfare mobile ticketing platform and ticketing integration with Transit app, data collection and survey research, and the development of an innovative alternative payment application that will enable users to pay for transit and other transportation services using their phone or a "smartcard" rather than cash.
In addition to SARTA the following NEORide transit providers will receive grant funding:
Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA)
Laketran
Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA)
Sandusky Public Transit
Medina County Public Transit (MCPT)
Metro RTA (Akron)
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA)
Lancaster-Fairfield Public Transit
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK)
South East Area Transit (SEAT)
Mr. Conrad said the IMI project was conceived and will be carried out by an impressive consortium that includes NEORide, a council of governments comprised of 15 transit agencies, Calstart, a non-profit that works with businesses and government to create groundbreaking transportation solutions, Masabi, a fare payments-as-a-service provider and world leader in mobile ticketing, and Cleveland State University.
The FTA's IMI program funds projects that demonstrate innovative and effective practices, partnerships and technologies to enhance public transportation effectiveness, increase efficiency, expand quality, promote safety and improve the traveler experience. Competition for funding is incredibly fierce: only 20 of the 104 proposals submitted won approval. "Our application checked all the boxes," Mr. Conrad said. "We assembled an outstanding team and our vision for the future of public transit exceeds the program's benchmarks. We're pleased and proud that we received the second largest grant awarded by the FTA this year."
Mr. Conrad said letters of commitment to the project submitted by numerous agencies and organizations as well as enthusiastic letters of support from local, state, and federal officeholders and officials including 16th District Congressman Anthony Gonzalez undoubtedly influenced the FTA's decision-making process. "We're grateful that so many community and civic leaders grasp the importance of public transit in general and this project in particular," he said. "They played an indispensable role in our success."
Congressman Gonzalez congratulated NEORide and the member transit agencies for securing the Integrated Mobility Innovation Grant and said he looks forward to working with the team as the project moves from concept to reality. "Public transit is critical for strengthening our region's economy and enhancing the quality of life for thousands of people in our community," he said. "I am proud that my office could help secure this critical funding and look forward to continuing to work alongside state and local partners to support innovative projects that will support our local infrastructure and economy far into the future."
Laketran Executive Director and NEORide Chair Ben Capelle said the IMI project represents an important step forward in NEORide's drive to develop regional transportation networks that began with the launch of the EZfare mobile ticketing app. "We believe anyone who needs or wants to go anywhere in the communities we serve should be able to use public transit to get there," he said. "Grants like this are extremely valuable because they enable small and large agencies to acquire the state-of-the-art technology that makes it easy, affordable, and convenient for people to travel from county to county for any reason at any time."
Shannon Rine, Transit Director of Medina County Public Transit and Dawn Distler, CEO of METRO RTA agreed. "The expansion of EZfare made possible by the IMI grant will be a real plus for smaller agencies like ours because it will enable us to integrate and coordinate service with METRO RTA and other large systems," Mr. Rine said. "MCPT riders will now have access to job sites, medical facilities, schools, and hundreds of other destinations outside Medina County and people from other areas will be able to use public transit to visit us. We're really excited about the opportunities for expanded service the grant creates."
METRO RTA's Distler said her system is pleased to be a partner in this innovative program. "This type of a coordination will significantly improve the service we offer today and is key to the future growth of public transit here in Ohio and across the United States. I would like to thank the FTA for recognizing the importance of and investing in groundbreaking projects like this. The agency's ongoing support is fueling our ability to meet the growing demand for public transit," she said.
During the first phase of the project Masabi's Justride multi-format, contactless, ticket validation devices will be installed in vehicles operated by the participating transit systems. The devices enable passengers to simply tap fare media, including tickets for fares purchased via the EZfare app, on the validator's screen as they board.
Katherine Conrad, Director of Client Services for NEORide, who has been supervising the IMI project from its inception said the contactless feature of the validators wasn't a major consideration when the planning process began. "But it's become a major selling point and advantage in the post-COVID-19 world because passengers and operators will not have to physically exchange currency, tickets or passes. EZfare is now both the easiest and the safest way to pay for public transit."
"The launch of the EZfare app was just the beginning of the journey. This grant will help accelerate the deployment of a fully contactless regional fare payment system, helping to make it easier, more convenient, and safer to travel by public transit across Ohio and Kentucky," said Brian Zanghi, CEO of Masabi. "Development of a contactless regional fare payments system like EZfare can now be achieved in a step-by-step and low risk way and we would like to thank all of the forward-thinking agencies who make up the NEORide consortium for making this possible."
Mr. Conrad noted that survey research conducted by Cleveland State University and usage data collected via the EZfare app and participating agencies are also important components of the IMI project. "The data we collect will enable us to determine how well the app and validators are working, ridership levels, travel times, and destinations," he said. "The survey research will provide valuable insight on transit riders—who they are, why they ride, what they like, what they don't, and what they need. Taken together the information will enable us to plot a clear course for the future of public transit."
The data will also play a key role in the development of a cash-alternative payment system that will enable people who do not have bank accounts or credit cards to pay for transit service and other purchases using a "smartcard." "We know that many of our riders don't have access to banking services that many people take for granted," Dean Harris, Executive Director of the Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) said. "We believe Masabi's technology can serve as the foundation of a payment solution that will enable the riders we transport to stores, restaurants, theatres, and thousands of other places to easily purchase the goods and services they need. It's just another way for transit to break down barriers and enhance the quality of life for our customers."
If you would like to learn more about this project, or about enabling a regional fare payments solution in a more cost-effective and risk free way, please get in contact with us.


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Our class teacher is called Miss Neill and we have two teaching assistants, Mrs Garfield and Mrs Wheeldon. There are 25 children in our Nursery.
Nursery had a Teddy Bear Picnic as part of their Bears topic.
Nursery enjoyed their sensory bear hunt today. They walked through all the different stages from the story We're Going On A Bear Hunt.
Nursery had a special visit from Peppa Pig this week during a phonics session. They then had to read her shopping lists and find the correct items. They did a great job and even got a thank you letter from Peppa Pig!
Nursery have been learning about Plants and Growing. They have planted carrots and beans in the planters on the field, explored herbs and various scented plants, mixed paint to create their own petal colours and learnt about the life cycle of a plant and what they need to grow.
Nursery's new topic is Minibeasts. We went on a minibeast hunt in our garden area and along our woodland trail. We found lots of insects to cross off on our checklists, including bees, woodlice, ants, slugs and worms.
Nursery have been learning about The Farm. On Tuesday a mobile farm visited our school and we got to stroke, hold and learn about the different farm animals.
Nursery had lots of fun making pancakes on Pancake Day. In groups, we made the batter and then cooked the pancake on the hob. While they were cooking we flipped big pancakes in the frying pans. When they were cooked we chose what toppings we would like and then put our bricks on the chart to find out what was the most popular topping. We then used a knife and fork to eat our yummy pancakes!
Nursery had a Naughty visitor in their classroom this week, it was The Naughty Bus! We thought of different things that he could do in the classroom and then created the scenes together. We then made them into a book and when it was complete we took it into Reception and read them our story 'Nursery's Naughty Bus'.
Nursery had some special visitors today! To support our Nocturnal Animals topic we met Jesse the Barn Owl, Snuffles the African Pygmy Hedgehog, Fredo the Tree Frog, Twinkle the Gerbil and Bits the Fancy Rat. We all got a chance to hold them and even did some special tricks with the owl!
We have had lots of fun exploring our Nursery and making new friends.


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One of my assignments for my Digital Communication Systems class is to review my experience working with WordPress. I started my WordPress blog HildysHub in the summer of 2013. (Unfortunately I have been inconsistent with posting on it. ) Going into it was a little daunting since I can sometimes be a bit of a luddite.
I recall the initial set up was fairly user friendly, but I also remember spending quite a bit of time the first few days learning all the bells and whistles. I put a lot of thought into picking out a theme and I'm still happy with the design I chose. (It's called the Esquire theme.) I like the white background and the color accents of yellow and red. I think the titles of the posts stand out nicely and I like the pop of red on the first letter of the beginning paragraph. Overall it has a clean look.
Creating posts is a very user friendly experience due to the menu bar. It is easy to navigate with self explanatory visual symbols. Another key feature is that the post is continuously being saved so there is no worry of losing your work.
An important feature that was added since I joined is the multiple preview option where a post is sized for a computer, tablet or mobile device.
My biggest challenge – and sometimes continues to be – is sizing photos and graph images. I think if I was more consistent with posting I would eventually figure out the learning curve on this.
As for whether or not WordPress is only for small blogs, I think that has already been discounted. WPBeginner wrote an article in 2014 listing 40 notable brands that use WordPress for their website, including TechCrunch, The New Yorker and Best Buy. It's not just for bloggers.
I would definitely recommend WordPress for anyone considering starting a website both big and small.
This week's class discussion kept circling back to one big question – is there a reasonable assumption of privacy in a digital era? The short answer is "no".
Between openly sharing our lives on social media sites and digital tracking becoming more sophisticated, most of the public's online information is there for the taking.
It's not that we don't try to protect ourselves. According to a Pew Research Center study on privacy in America, 86% of internet users have tried to use the internet in ways to minimize the visibility of their digital footprints.
While we may make an effort to control our online information, the Pew study also shows 59% of internet users do not believe it is possible to be completely anonymous online.
The fight should be about bringing tracking out of the murky shadows and into the sunshine of full disclosure. The Internet public has a right to know the "Five W's" of tracking at every site they visit: Who is tracking me, what are they doing with the information, where, when and why?
Essaid says this would give people the power to decide what information they are comfortable sharing and would serve as a self-correcting market force, giving sites a blueprint to follow of what the online public considers an appropriate level of data tracking.
Remember when people use to give up chocolate for Lent? That's so last century. After class last night, I went on Facebook for a quick look and a couple of friends posted they are giving up the social media site for Lent.
I have noticed the past few years that taking a fast from social media has become a common trend among some of my friends. The period of time can vary. Some people pick Lent, others the first month of the new year and still others choose to take a break during the summer. No matter what time of year, it seems the overall desire is to step away from the computer and use the time to connect with the real world. But eventually, they all come back again.
I recently had my own insight into how much time I spend on social media. Our coursework this week included an assignment to keep a digital diary for a 24 hour period of time. This not only included time spent on social media, but also the overall amount of time we spend on our computers, tablets, smartphones, televisions, radios and any other digital devices that are now part of our daily lives. At the end, we each tallied up the total number of hours we use these devices.
Our class as a whole ranged from about 6 hours to 17 hours. I ended up on the low end at just over 7 hours. I think my number would have been closer to 9 hours if I had picked a day that didn't start with an early morning meeting outside my office.
I don't think I felt as surprised about the amount of time I spend using digital devices as many of my classmates did. My job requires me to either be on the computer or using other media related technology throughout the day. I'm okay with the fact that these devices and the internet are a big part of my life. Much of this digital technology either keeps me informed or more easily connects me to colleagues, friends and family. It also helps make my work a lot easier.
My digital diary for that particular day showed I was on Facebook for about a total of 25 minutes. Is that excessive? I don't think so.
This is not to say I never find myself falling down the rabbit hole of mindless internet surfing or wasting time on social media. But I have become more aware of when I'm doing it and make a point of trying to be more intentional when I am online.
I also don't feel the need to take my iPhone everywhere I go. Three years ago when I left my television news job I was convinced I would go through withdrawal when I handed back the company Blackberry. That didn't happen. Instead, I felt a sense of freedom from being tethered to the device and didn't miss it one bit.
In the end, I found the digital diary exercise interesting. But I don't see myself taking a fast from my digital life anytime soon. Or giving up chocolate.
The big news story in my world is that I started graduate school this month at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. So for the time being this blog will expand beyond issues about women in media and instead I'll be using it to reflect on the coursework and classroom discussions from my Introduction to Digital Communications class.
Our first topic out the gate is digital convergence. The part of our class discussion that I would like to focus on is the effect it has had on television news media. Digital convergence changed everything from the technology used to report a story to how the actual news is being reported.
Imagine a newsroom with people banging out scripts on typewriters and ripping copy off of newswire machines. Yes kids, that's what a newsroom looked like thirty years ago when I started my first job at ABC's Good Morning America. While my career began at the tail end of the IBM Selectric phase, it was not long before the first computers were introduced into the office. These machines mostly functioned as word processors and we had to share them.
As the years went on there were more technological developments with fax machines, email and even early cell phones which were about the size of a brick. All of these devices made our jobs easier and delivered the news more efficiently, but did it make us better reporters?
Part of our class discussion touched on the advent of the 24 hour news cycle and the effect it has had on in-depth news reporting. Some said they no longer trust broadcast news organizations and that the public now needs to do a lot of the digging in order to get the full story.
This made me think about how my job as a producer changed overtime. In the early part of my career as an associate producer, we often took weeks to research special series. I recall spending many hours on the phone talking to experts and sources to research and set up stories. It was not uncommon to be sent to the town or city where the story was taking place to do some of this research in person before shooting any footage.
All of this dramatically changed in the mid 1990s when the internet made its way into the newsroom. Suddenly there was a trove of information at our fingertips. This instant access accelerated the speed at which we turned stories and reported the news. But while the internet made us feel more globally connected, it also seemed to keep us tethered to our desks.
The new century brought with it new competition. Networks and cable stations not only had to vie for viewers with other broadcast outlets, but also on the internet. Consumers were looking elsewhere for their news including online media outlets and social media. The popularity of smart phone technology led to a whole new dynamic in the flow of information and diminished attention spans. The industry turned to talk-oriented shows filled with opinions and commentary and wall-to-wall coverage of big news stories to grab the attention of viewers. Today "breaking news" is the mantra of the broadcast industry, but I think some in my class would say "broken news" is a more accurate description.
An interesting on-air exchange took place yesterday at CNN between chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour and anchor Wolf Blitzer.
Snap? Scold? Battle? Oh my. That doesn't sound very ladylike.
It's worth pointing out to all of us women that what Amanpour did was assert herself in her area of expertise. Amanpour reminded her colleague of CNN's journalistic responsibility in reporting on events in the Ukraine. Yes, she raised her voice as did Blitzer, but it never got unprofessional.
I know for many women, including me, speaking up to a male colleague is not always easy. I'm going to keep this exchange in mind the next time I find myself hesitating to speak up. I hope you will too.


I was listening to a golf podcast the other day where the interviewee mentioned he was told by Jason Day years ago of a certain drill Jason used to do. I tried it last night at the range and thought I'd share. Take an aligning rod and place it 10 paces out in front of you toward your target. I aligned it to the target. Then, hit irons so that you have the ball either pass 18" to the left of the rod and fade, or pass 18" to the right and draw. Seems pretty simple. It seems to help hone the iron play, to me. Try it out. The 18" sounds too precise, but it's just ballpark (especially for me).
Nice! I think Cameron McCormick did something similar.
Personally, I don't think my ranges are friendly enough to let me walk 10 paces out to place an alignment rod. I wish I could!


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NASA Authorization Bill Passes Senate
By Marcia Smith | Posted: August 6, 2010 12:00 am ET | Last Updated: December 5, 2011 6:15 pm ET
The defense authorization bill may have hit a snag in the Senate, but the NASA authorization bill sailed through yesterday. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) praised passage of the legislation and called on the House to "take up this crucial bill in order to get NASA on track to continue its proud heritage of innovation and exploration."
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DIRECTIVE ON LG FUNDS: MIIVOC BACKS NFIU
…PETITIONS PRESIDENT BUHARI
An advocacy-based Civil Society Organisation, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has thrown its weight behind the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit-NFIU over its recent directive on the management of Local Government funds.
In a letter dated 22nd May, 2019, signed by the group's Executive Director, Dr. Walter Duru, MIIVOC urged President Buhari to ignore calls by the Nigerian Governors' Forum to compel the NFIU to rescind its decision on Local Government funds, capable of making state governors to lose control of local government funds.
The letter reads in part: "We have observed with shock, the needless controversy over the recent directive by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on the management of the accounts of Local Governments in Nigeria. We are aware that the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) says the effective date for the new regulations on local government funds remains June 1. The new guidelines would make the joint account system currently in use by state and local governments only exist for the receipt of allocations from the federation account but not for disbursement."
"With the guideline, governors may lose control of local government funds. The new guidelines make provision of a cumulative cash withdrawal not exceeding N500,000.00 per day. The new measures were introduced to restore LGA's financial autonomy."
Continuing, the letter stressed:
"We are not surprised at the outburst of some Governors in Nigeria over the latest development, particularly, as the new directive will take away control of the age-long mismanaged local government funds from them."
"There is no gainsaying the fact that Local Government funds in Nigeria have been mismanaged over the years by state governments/governors. This development has practically defeated the primary objective of creating the Local Government as the third tier of government- taking the government closer to the people."
"The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, no doubt provides for Joint account for State and Local Governments. However, it holds that NO DEBIT IS ALLOWED ON ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS UNLESS AND UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE CREDITED TO THE BANK ACCOUNT OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT."
"The new NFIU directive does NOT in any way violate the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. It rather strengthens it. The receipt of allocations from the federation account has not been tampered with. The crux is disbursement."
"Successive state governments in Nigeria have continuously violated the provisions of the 1999 Constitution by not obeying the wordings of the Constitution to the latter."
"Ultimately, does the NFIU have the powers to do what it did? Yes! Indisputably, the NFIU Act 2018 expressly gives the Unit the powers to do so. Such powers and functions do not in any way violate any section or part of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended."
"Local Governments in Nigeria should be allowed to receive their allocations/funds in tact from the Federation account. This will enable the citizens at the grassroots level hold them to account and will entrench an era of transparency."
"Why do state governments want to continue to mismanage local government funds? We therefore advise that His Excellency ignores the calls by the Nigerian Governors' Forum for the NFIU to rescind its decision. Nigerians now know their real enemies. Please, His Excellency, ignore them! Let the decision of NFIU stand!", the letter stressed.


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One such market is accounting software. The average entrepreneur spends 68% of their time on back-office operations, leaving only 32% available for strategy and delivering on their long-term performance goals. Yet, designing the right products to automate bookkeeping at scale across industries and geographies is extremely challenging, as the accounting process necessitates a deep understanding the minute nuances of a company's books.
That's why we at Phystech Ventures are thrilled to (re-)invest in Osome, an accounting and compliance platform for SMEs, in a $16M Series A investment round together with Peng T. Ong, co-founder and managing partner at Monk's Hill Ventures, and AltaIR Capital among others. The company's platform uses a blend of AI and operational excellence to automate administrative, accounting, payroll, and tax-related work.
Osome was started in 2017 in Singapore by three-time entrepreneurs Victor Lysenko and Konstantin Lange to address the exact problems they've struggled with while running their prior businesses. Turning a seamless SME-focused back-office service into reality was their way to help fellow entrepreneurs overcome the bane of small businesses: tedious, time-consuming accounting work that eats up valuable company time and resources. We were drawn to the company for their personal exposure to the problem and genuine empathy for their customers, in addition to 4 other central factors:
1. Their big, bold vision of the future, in which small business owners can fully rely on technology to streamline and handle their operational routine.
2. Their contrarian insights that flew in the face of conventional wisdom in the field. From the early days of Osome, Victor and his team deeply believed that AI would enhance rather than replace humans in certain industries. At a time when the majority of industry players believed that AI-powered tools could completely replace the accountant, given the high rate of repetitive manual workflow, he was a strong proponent of SaaS with a human-in-the-loop model — an insight that has been key to Osome's recent success.
3. Their great leadership team with strong domain expertise in tech and operations that comes as a result of multiple prior experiences of running tech-enabled businesses.
4. Their unique go-to-market strategy. The company built loyalty among early adopters in Singapore by providing them with company incorporation and administrative services, and scaled up from there. Singapore itself was the perfect roll out market, since it has no legacy infrastructure, simple business rules, a simple tax system, and high contribution of SMBs to its GDP.
From a business performance perspective, Osome had a breakout COVID-19 year, doubling the prior year's ARR to $9.5M, scaling to two new geographies (Hong Kong and the UK), servicing over 6,000 happy customers, and entering new market verticals. As the world entered lockdown early last year, fundraising proved to be a bumpy ride, but Victor and his team never settled, never gave up. They met their fundraising challenges with grit, determination, and perseverance, emerging from 2020 leaner, more aligned as a leadership team, and more connected with their customers globally. Seeing them grinding through these challenging circumstances made me incredibly proud to be associated with them.
Picture credits: Osome
Osome's next phase of development coincides with a broader transformation of the bookkeeping industry — one that the company anticipated, in many ways. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the mass migration of traditionally brick-and-mortar businesses online, creating huge disruptions around tech-enabled infrastructure for SMBs and rapidly intensifying the growth of the digitized accounting industry. We expect that within next 5 years, this rapid digitalization will transform accounting from a stand-alone product into a full SaaS offering integrated with banks, e-commerce platforms and payment processing systems with real-time data available to entrepreneurs and third parties. As a result, we anticipate that several key players will emerge in markets with a disproportionately high SMB contribution, and further growth will continue through mergers and acquisitions. We believe that Osome has an excellent shot at being one of those players, and are excited to be by their side along the way.
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A friend of mine here had this really super cool necklace where you can change out the charm on it via magnet. When I first saw it, I immediately fell in love, I mean really, THE POSSIBILITIES!
So naturally, I had to see if I could make something similar.
I was in Vegas when I decided to make these, so I didn't have all my supplies. I normally would have glued something to the bottle caps to make them into necklaces, but instead I popped two holes in them using a nail and a hammer.
I then strung the string through.
Next I used some round stickers that were in some scrapbooking book my mom gave me while I was in town. You could use anything though, any kind of paper or sticker you like. Because it's a sticker, it sticks real easy to the magnet.
Lucy wanted to show off the necklace too, so I changed out the magnet for a little swirly thing I made out of some polymer clay. Needless to say she was in love!
I'm excited to share today, 101+ Birthday Gift Ideas for your Friends, including my Magnetic Charm Necklace. I am joining forces with Kristen Duke in her Birthday Celebration Week along with over 100 talented bloggers sharing lots of inexpensive ideas and free printables! All week long, Kristen is sharing birthday tips and giveaways so be sure to check out her Party.
I'm sharing a balloon gift because I love balloons, they can make any event turn HAPPY! This balloon gift tag can be added onto any item such as a box of cookies, pair of earrings, or bag of hummus and celery. The idea is to remember the importance of celebrating your friends, even in a small way.
Brillant!!! I'm totally going to make these with my daughter!!! Such a great gift idea!
How easy and FUN! Looks like I'll be heading to the craft store later! :) And what a great roundup of birthday ideas. Have a great day!
How easy and FUN! Looks like I'll be heading to the craft store later. :) And what a great roundup of birthday ideas. Have an awesome day!
such a unique and creative idea!
Wow this is seriously impressive. Heading to your lovely city Seattle tomorrow!
What a cute idea! Love how versatile it is.
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