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Panasonic S1 review: A perfect camera, except for its autofocus system
Only the fussy autofocus holds it back from true greatness.
04.10.19 in Cameras
Steve Dent/Engadget
Critic 10 Reviews
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Type Mirrorless interchangeable lens
Lens mount Other
Resolution (effective) 24 megapixels
Sensor size Full-frame
Image stabilization Optical (sensor-shift)
Memory card Sd, Xqd
Panasonic is last to the full-frame mirrorless fight, but it's coming out swinging. In February, it unveiled the S1 and S1R cameras and both of them are tough, beastly models with impressive feature sets. The 24.2-megapixel S1 I'm reviewing here is the more affordable at $2,500, but it's also the most versatile, aimed equally at photographers and videographers. Feature-wise, it lines up closely with Sony's A7 III and the new Nikon Z6.
The spec sheet is packed with things like 5-axis in-body stabilization, 10-bit internal 4K recording, a stellar electronic viewfinder and dual card slots. I had concerns about the price and autofocus system, however, so I was very curious to see how it stacked up against its main rivals in a full review. Now, let's find out.
Engadget Score
Great image quality
10 bit 4K video with no crop
5-axis in-body stabilization
Dual card slots
Contrast-detect autofocus inferior to rivals
Panasonic has a strong full-frame mirrorless debut with the Lumix S1. You get a rugged, weatherproof and heavy body that handles well, and it delivers excellent image and video quality, even in low light. It beats rival models from Canon and Nikon feature-for-feature, thanks to dual high-speed card slots, 5-axis in-body stabilization, the clearest EVF on the market and 10-bit, 4K video with no crop. The biggest negative is the contrast-detect autofocus, which can't stand up to the phase-detect systems on other models, especially for video. It's also the most expensive 24-megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera at $2,500, and Panasonic is charging for a key firmware update on top of that.
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The L-Mount system
Since the S1 is the first camera in an all-new system for Panasonic, we need to talk about the lens mount. Rather than creating its own, Panasonic formed the L-Mount alliance with Leica and Sigma and adopted the mount Leica uses for its full-frame SL and APS-C TL cameras. It's relatively large with an inner diameter of 51.6 mm and flange depth of 20.0 mm. That's important because it will allow Panasonic to design very fast and very sharp lenses.
Panasonic launched its full-frame system with three lenses, a 50mm f/1.4 prime and a pair of zooms, the 24-105mm f/4 and 70-200mm f/4 models. Thanks to the L-Mount alliance, however, that situation is going to change quickly. Sigma will launch no less than 14 prime L-Mount lenses in 2019 ranging from a 14mm f/1.8 ultra wide angle prime to a 135mm f/1.8 model, along with a macro lens. It will also sell an adapter for Sigma's own SA mount and Canon EF lenses.
Let's be clear about one thing: The Panasonic S1 is big and heavy. Weighing in at 1,021 grams with battery and memory (2.25 pounds), it's heftier than Sony's A7 III by 371 grams (0.82 pounds) and even outweighs Nikon's D850 DSLR by 100 grams or so. I could really feel the size difference between the S1 and its direct competitors like the Nikon Z6, Canon EOS R and A7 III.
Gallery: Panasonic Lumix S1 mirrorless camera review | 21 Photos
I wish it was smaller because I often need to lug gear around trade shows and on the streets. But the size has some advantages, and when you see the technology Panasonic packed in there, the extra pound or so is worth it.
It has a weather-sealed body that feels very rugged and a huge grip that makes it comfortable to hold for long periods. The S1 is covered with buttons and manual dials, letting you set things like the autofocus and burst shooting modes without diving into menus. It has a better control layout than any other mirrorless camera I've tried recently, including Fujifilm's excellent X-T3. Controls like the ISO and joystick toggle are even textured so you can find them by feel. It's just very easy to operate this camera without taking your eye from the viewfinder.
Speaking of, the Panasonic S1 has the best electronic viewfinder of any mirrorless camera, period. It's an OLED model with a 5.76-million dot resolution, 120 fps refresh rate and .005-second lag rating. It's brilliantly sharp and quick, making it possible to judge focus and accurately preview photos and video. For me, this nullifies any argument for an optical viewfinder, putting the S1 on an equal footing with DSLRs.
The rear touch display lets you control not only focus and other camera functions but the entire menu system, as well. It's sharp, responsive and reasonably bright, though it gets washed out a bit in sunny conditions, much like the display on the GH5. Both Canon and Nikon, I found, have brighter displays on the EOS R and Z6/Z7.
Camera menus are typically the worst part of many camera systems, but Panasonic has done a great job here. They're arranged logically, making it easy to find a given function, and are fully controllable via the touchscreen. Once you set up the customizable Q menu and buttons the way you want, you should be able to operate the camera without even touching the menus.
Unfortunately, the display only tilts up and down and at a 60-degree angle to the right, and not all the way around. I can't quite understand why Panasonic did this, as the GH5/GH5s both have fully articulating displays. The S1 will therefore never make a great vlogging camera, though you could argue that it's too heavy for that purpose anyway.
One of the main reasons for the extra size and weight is the 5-axis in-body stabilization (IBS). Alone, it offers an impressive 5.5 stops of shake reduction, compared to 5 on the Sony A7 III and Nikon Z6, and zero on the Canon EOS R. That means you can shoot -- conditions and luck permitting -- at 1/8th of a second and lower and still get a blur-free photos. In concert with stabilized lenses, you get up to 6 stops. Panasonic's goal was to match the IBS capabilities of the GH5, and it succeeded. Because the S1's sensor is so much larger, however, the IBS system needed to be very large and heavy. That's one of the reasons the camera is so big.
The S1 has two card slots, one SD UHS II and the other XQD. At first, I wondered why Panasonic would use different, incompatible systems, but it makes sense considering the dual use of the camera. Photographers who need a reliable backup can use both slots at once, while videographers can shoot on XQD. The latter is significantly faster, running at up to 440 MB/s, and will hit a blistering 1,700 MB/s when Panasonic brings CFexpress support via a future firmware update. That will make video recording more reliable and large file transfers faster.
As for ports, Panasonic hasn't skimped there, either. The S1 packs both headphone and microphone ports, and it will support XLR via a dedicated hotshoe, just like the GH5. You also get a fast USB Type C port and HDMI output to external recorders or monitors. The S1 supports both Bluetooth and WiFi remote control, and the new Lumix Sync app for remote shooting and photo transmission is actually pretty good.
Panasonic has stuck with its contrast-detect "depth-from-defocus" AF system (DFD) for the S1, rather than using phase-detect like all its other rivals. It does that, it said, to retain image quality, because phase detect pixels can add banding and other artifacts to photos in some (fairly extreme) shooting conditions.
The slight boost in image quality isn't worth the downsides of contrast detect, though. The S1 does feature a rapid .08 second focus lock-down time, and burst speeds of 9 fps in single AF mode, or 6 fps in continuous AF mode. That's not bad, but doesn't compare favorably with Sony's A7 III, which can handle 10 fps in continuous AF mode, even with eye AF turned on. On the plus side, using a high-speed XQD card you can shoot 90 RAW images without stopping and infinity ("999", according to Panasonic) JPEG photos continuously.
The S1 is also less reliable than Sony's A7 III, failing to lock autofocus at times. That results in a relatively low "hit" rate of usable shots, particularly during continuous shooting. The system tends to pulse, or hunt back and forth, to try to nail focus. That's particularly disconcerting when shooting video, as it can render some shots unusable. By comparison, Canon's excellent Dual Pixel system usually locks focus without any hunting, making it much more useful for video.
On the plus side, I found that Panasonic's subject-, face- and eye-tracking system works extremely well. Powered by deep-learning AI, it locks onto your subjects' eyes nearly instantly and can follow multiple people at once. I also tested it on animals, including chickens and dogs, and it had no problem tracking them, even when they went behind shrubs and plants.
Despite my issues with the contrast-detect setup, it's Panasonic's best auto-focus system yet and delivers good results once you get used to it. It's also highly tunable in terms of speed and tracking behavior, so you can adjust to find an optimal setup. Hopefully, Panasonic will continue to improve it with firmware updates to make it more predictable.
Other aspects of the S1 are also top-notch. The 5-axis in-body stabilization (IBS) system is excellent, maybe the best on any mirrorless camera. With all the space it takes up, it gives the sensor a lot of room to move and compensate for shifting or rolling movements. I found I could take photos without any camera blur at all, even at shutter speeds down to 1/8th of a second. It also performs beautifully for video, but more on that in a second.
A big camera requires a big battery, and the 3,050 mAh cell on the S1 is chunky indeed. Even then, it's only rated to power the camera for 400 shots, compared to 700 on Sony's A7 III. In normal use, however, you should be able to double that, particularly if you engage the power saving settings on the camera. Video endurance is very good, letting you shoot for about two hours on a charge. However, you'll want to order extra batteries if you buy this camera.
The S1, as you'd expect, is an excellent mirrorless camera for video, but I do have a few bones to pick with Panasonic. First, let's talk about what's good: The 4K video at up to 30 fps is razor sharp, because the S1 reads the entire 24.2-megapixel sensor and downsamples it to 4K size, delivering crisp shots with zero aliasing and moire. Panasonic has really stepped up its sensor game, delivering rich and color-accurate video. On top of that, there are no recording length limits at most resolutions, other than at 1080p 180 fps.
Once again, the in-body and hybrid stabilization does an incredible job of smoothing out video, even while you're walking -- provided you're not too herky-jerky. If the optical stabilization won't do, Panasonic also offers digital E-stabilization, which uses a slightly smaller portion of the sensor to give it more room to shift in case of extreme movements. Being quite hefty, the S1 also has lots of inertia to resist minor wobbles. Put together, this is a great camera for handheld video.
I was able to shoot very sharp, color-rich video with the S1, and the extra depth of field available with the full-frame sensor opened up new artistic and practical possibilities for me. For instance, I use the older GH5s to record a lot of review videos, but when shooting interviews, it's difficult to get a soft-focused "bokeh" background to isolate the subject. With the S1, that's easy to do even with the f/4 24-105mm lens.
Shooting indoors in dim light, I found that the S1 delivered incredible results. Shots were usable with noise being well-controlled, even at ISOs as high as 51,200. I think it actually delivers results close to Sony's A7S II, the current low-light champ, and I don't say that lightly. Another plus: Rolling shutter is well controlled, so you won't get the rubbery video on fast camera movements that you see on Sony's A7 III, for instance.
As mentioned, the S1 has both headphone and microphone jacks, letting you monitor your interviews and other recordings accurately. Internally it will record 4K video at up to 30 fps in 4:2:0 10-bit mode, but only at a limited 72Mbps bit rate. At higher frame rates, up to 60 fps, you can capture 4:2:0 8 bit 4K video internally with an APS-C crop. 1080p video can be recorded at up to 180 fps. Right now, you can only output external 4K video with 8-bit 4:2:2 detail, and there's no V-Log option to give filmmakers improved dynamic range.
The S1's video recording modes compare favorably to other full-frame models (for now). However, I feel that Panasonic has made a mistake here with the S1. Video recording falls well short of its own GH5s, which does have V-Log and can record 4K 10-bit 4:2:2 30 fps video internally, and output 4K 60 fps 10-bit 4:2:2 video.
Panasonic will soon give shooters the same options on the S1, namely 4:2:2 10-bit 4K 30p internal video recording, 4:2:2 10-bit 4K 60p HDMI output, and full V-Log recording. Unfortunately, it will charge you an as-yet unknown price for that update, on top of the $2,500 you already paid for the camera. That seems an odd choice considering that Nikon will soon unlock 12-bit RAW recording -- an arguably better feature -- for the Z6 and Z7 via a free firmware update.
Another issue with video: Any 4K shot at speeds faster than 30 fps is cropped to APS-C size. On top of that, in all high-speed shooting modes, there's no option for manual exposure -- only automatic. That can be a problem in changing light conditions, as you'll notice distinctive switches in the image if the camera changes the aperture. That can be especially problematic during tracking shots, where high frame rates are often used and lighting conditions can change.
The video autofocus system works as well or maybe a bit better than the one on the GH5/GH5s. As with photos, the tracking system is particularly good at keeping your subject's eyes and face in focus. However, the contrast-detect system does tend to hunt, so your subject will occasionally go in and out of focus. This is particularly noticeable on out-of-focus backgrounds, which sometimes "pulse" in and out of focus, ruining the shot. After I fine-tuned the settings, the problem largely disappeared, but it still cropped up from time to time.
If you'd rather do manual focus, as many videographers prefer, Panasonic's system uses a "focus by wire" electronic system. However, they've hit on a good idea with it. Some lenses will have a linear response thanks to a focus clutch and distance scale. Best of all, you can define the amount of rotation required to go from close to infinity focus, letting you set the precision level you prefer.
Gallery: Panasonic Lumix S1 mirrorless camera photo samples | 53 Photos
The Lumix S1 has Panasonic's most advanced color science yet, delivering excellent results for both RAW and JPEG photos. Out of the camera, JPEGs have rich, natural colors, particularly in the skin tone areas. RAW photos are captured with 14-bits of color, giving you plenty of room to boost shadows and reduce highlights in Lightroom.
The S1 has an all-new 24.2-megapixel sensor that differs from the chips that Sony manufactures. Instead of backside illumination, it uses tiny microlenses ("waveguides") to boost light on the photodiodes. As a result, I believe the S1 is far and away the best low-light 24-megapixel camera on the market. Noise is shockingly well-controlled at ISOs all the way up to 51,200 (but not at the expanded ISO 102,400 setting), with noise reduction that's not overly aggressive. The images I shot in my friend's hunting lodge, both of people and objects, are impressively clean and saturated.
Combined with the very effective IBS, the S1 really produces great images even in low light, and is only held back by the occasionally balky autofocus. The new full-frame mount allows for a much shallower depth of field to boot, so this should be a great camera for portrait photographers and artistic shooters.
Panasonic's S1 is the real deal, delivering both fantastic photo and video quality. In most areas -- including low-light sensitivity, stabilization and dual-card redundancy -- it stands up to and surpasses rivals from Sony, Nikon and Canon. The L-Mount system is also full of potential, and by next year, there could be a few dozen lenses available for it.
I think the big, heavy body is not actually a bad thing, as the ergonomics and handling are really good, and the extra heft helps with hand-held video shooting. Panasonic's redesigned menu system is top-notch as well, making it a snap to set up the S1 just the way you want.
The downside of the S1 is the contrast-detect autofocus system. It simply can't measure up to phase-detect systems on Sony, Canon and Nikon cameras in terms of speed and accuracy. It works fine under most circumstances but has trouble with continuous tracking and occasionally hunts for video focus.
Sony's $2,000 A7 III, the $2,000 Nikon Z6 and, to a lesser extent, Canon's $2,300 EOS R are the S1's biggest rivals. At $2,500 the S1 is the most expensive of them all. All things considered, I think the price is a bit too high -- especially considering the paid firmware update. Yes, it has dual card slots and in-body stabilization but Sony achieved both of those things at a lower price point. I think Panasonic also has tough competition with Nikon Z6, considering that model's much lower price and strong video capabilities.
Still, if you're looking for a full-frame camera that does everything well, the Panasonic is a very capable option. Its low-light performance, image quality and video strengths could make it a particularly great documentary camera, for instance. If you can adapt to the autofocus issues, I'd highly recommend the Lumix S1.
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La Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), es una organización no gubernamental cuya misión es dar soporte y promover el desarrollo colaborativo de tecnologías geoespaciales y datos abiertos. Tiene entidad legal de fundación y fue constituida en febrero de 2006 para proporcionar apoyo financiero, legal y organizativo a toda la Comunidad geoespacial del software libre y el software de código abierto. También sirve, como entidad legal independiente a través de la cual sus miembros pueden realizar contribuciones de código, fondos u otros recursos con la seguridad de que ese conocimiento y el resto de contribuciones estarán disponibles para beneficio de todo el mundo.

La Fundación OSGeo está inspirada, tanto en sus principios como en su forma de gobierno, en la Fundación Apache, de forma que sus miembros provienen de los individuos que forman los diversos proyectos a los que acoge OSGeo. La membresía se sustenta en la contribución activa en los proyectos y los órganos de gobierno de la Fundación.

La Fundación persigue objetivos más allá del desarrollo de software, tales como promover el acceso libre a los datos geoespaciales gubernamentales y a los datos completamente libres, como los generados y mantenidos por el proyecto OpenStreetMap. También se pone especial atención en temas educativos y en capacitación. La Fundación se estructura en diversos comités que trabajan en la implementación de estrategias para la consecución de los objetivos.

Proyectos

OSGeo alberga los siguientes proyectos:

Bibliotecas espaciales:
 FDO
 GDAL/OGR
 GeoTools
 GEOS
 MetaCRS

Aplicaciones de escritorio:
 GRASS GIS
 OSSIM
 Quantum GIS
 gvSIG

Aplicaciones Web:
 Mapbender
 MapGuide Open Source
 MapServer
 OpenLayers
 deegree
GeoServer

Catálogos de metadatos:
 GeoNetwork opensource

Proyectos retirados:
 Community MapBuilder

Forma de gobierno
La Fundación OSGeo es una organización dirigida por la comunidad y su estructura directiva es muy pequeña. Tiene 45 miembros fundadores, 9 miembros del consejo director y la presidenta María Arias de Reyna. Acoge a más de 20 proyectos de los cuales 16 son de desarrollo de software, otros proyectos tratan sobre cuestiones organizativas propias del consejo director, el mantenimiento de la web, el marketing y la difusión, educación y datos públicos y abiertos. La Comunidad de OSGeo colabora vía una Wiki, Listas de Correo e IRC.

Premios Sol Katz
El premio Sol Katz al Software Geoespacial Libre y de Código Abierto (GFOSS por sus siglas en Inglés) se concede anualmente a individuos que hayan destacado dentro de la Comunidad GFOSS. Los receptores del premio deben haber contribuido significativamente a través de sus actividades al avance y desarrollo de los ideales del Código Abierto en el entorno geoespacial.

Capítulo local de la Comunidad Hispanohablante de OSGeo
OSGeo se compone de capítulos, entre los que está el Capítulo de la Comunidad Hispanohablante, que se centra en España y Latino América.

Antecedentes
Durante las primeras jornadas de SIG Libre, en febrero de 2007, Lorenzo Becchi y Luis W. Sevilla organizaron una reunión informal para que Lorenzo, como miembro activo de la comunidad OSGeo, contara a los interesados qué es OSGeo y por qué podía ser interesante iniciar una comunidad en el idioma español en forma de Capítulo Local.

A la reunión asistieron tanto personas vinculadas en mayor o menor medida a diferentes proyectos FOSS4G, en especial gvSIG y GRASS, como personas simplemente interesadas en la iniciativa.

Inmediatamente después del congreso Lorenzo puso en marcha la lista de correo para el capítulo local así como una página en el wiki donde los interesados podían apuntarse y empezar a tejer un conjunto de contenidos mínimos: objetivos, pasos a seguir para formalizar el capítulo, etc.

Formalización
A lo largo de 2008, y empleando la lista de correo como medio de comunicación, el Capítulo fue cobrando fuerza y estructurándose hasta que se inició un proceso electoral dirigido por  Luis W. Sevilla cuyo resultado constituyó el primer Consejo Director del Capítulo. Todos los participantes en este primer proceso electoral, fueron nombrados Miembros con Derecho a Voto del Capítulo.

El 5 de noviembre de 2008 el Capítulo Local solicitó la formalización para ser incluido oficialmente dentro de la estructura de la Fundación. El 14 de noviembre de 2008 el Board of Directors de la Fundación aprobó oficialmente el Capítulo.

Enlaces externos
 Sobre la Fundación OSGeo
 Sitio web de la Open Source Geospatial Foundation
 Página principal del Capítulo Local de la Comunidad Hispanohablante
 Página Wiki de OSGeo
 Comité de datos Públicos de OSGeo
 Comité de Educación de OSGeo
 OSGeo y OGC firman Memorandum de Conformidad
 OSGeo-es : Capítulo Local de la Comunidad Hispanohablante de OSGeo
 Artículo de Jorge Gaspar Sanz Licenciado bajo CCBySa

Organizaciones de software libre
Geomática
Sistemas de Información Geográfica
Fundaciones de software libre y de código abierto

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When an interview doesn't go according to plan, you may struggle with where it went wrong. Whether you're desperately seeking to acquire a new job during a stretch of unemployment or working hard to further your position, you need that new job to happen soon! The failed interview, however, doesn't have to be a complete loss. In fact, there are several things you can learn from a failed interview.
Check back over it for mistakes. If you didn't tailor your resume to the specific position, consider making changes the next time you have the opportunity to head in for an interview.
Find that perfect balance between humility and being self-assured. If you fell shy of the mark this time, you can take steps to do better with your next opportunity.
Think back over your answers and take the time to come up with better ones for next time. Questions that may have taken you by surprise the first time won't be nearly as shocking next time, so you can put in the thought they deserve.
After you're sure you didn't get the job, get in contact with the individual you interviewed with and see if they can offer some tips for next time. This is particularly beneficial if you thought you hit it off with the interviewer.
Sit down with a trusted friend or mentor and have them ask you some sample interview questions. Ask for their feedback at the end of the mock interview.
That "What are your weaknesses?" question isn't just for show. Take the time to think over what your real weaknesses are and come up with an effective answer to that question that shows self-awareness and the ability to adapt.
Sure, the interview wasn't as successful as you would have liked, but you didn't do everything wrong! Consider what you did right, too, so you can pull it back out for your next interview.
Following an unsuccessful job interview, don't feel discouraged! Look at it as a learning experience. The right position for you is still out there, and now, you're that much better prepared to ace the interview when it occurs.


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I love to watch birds in the garden and I have a yard full of bird baths, feeders and houses. I have to be honest though, I never have been much on identifying them. There are some I know just because you can't help but. Some that I can identify like the Ruby-throated Hummingbird or the red-headed woodpecker. Then there are those I can't say I have ever heard of like the Tufted Titmouse. I look forward to learning more about these birds and finding out just how many of them hang out right here in my own backyard."
Monica Baro, (Spookychick #3811) has received a certificate of achievement in Garden Gate for earning a beginner level Backyard Farmer badge.
"I began keeping chickens on July 13th 2010. I sent away to a mail order company to obtain my day old chicks. I did a lot of research beforehand by reading "Raising Chickens for Dummies" by Robert T. Ludlow, "How to Raise Chickens: Everything You Need to Know" by Christine Heinrichs, "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens" by Gail Damerow, "Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds" by Carol Ekarius, "Keeping Chickens: Getting the Best From Your Chickens" by Jeremy Hobson and Celia Lewis and "Chickens: Tending a Small-scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit" by Sue Weaver. I really took very good care of my little girls and am happy to say that they all grew to adult hens now. I have 7 Bantams, 3 are White Leghorns (Penny, Sweetie, and Little Cuckoo) 2 Buff Brahmas (Gertie and Mattie) 1 Silver Sebrite (Spooky) and 1 Gold Sebrite (Sabrina). In their 1st year of laying, they gave anywhere from 28 to 32 eggs per week! I gave the extra eggs to friends who said the flavor beats store bought. I also feed only Organic soy free layer feed, organic meal worms, Organic Scratch, and I grow Organic Wheat Grass and oats for my dear little ladies.
I never knew that little chickens could be so funny with their different personalities. My life has been enriched by keeping these wonderful creatures!"
Monica Baro, (Spookychick #3811) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a beginner level Aprons badge.
"I have always wanted to sew, and it all started when I was a teenager. But back then I lacked the patience to follow patterns. I also lacked the proper tools. Well, 32 years later I decided to go to a local sewing shop & purchased my first sewing machine. This was in March 2011. The owner of the shop also gave lessons on how to use my brand of machine. She is a very knowledgeable lady who has been sewing for over 50 years! My 1st project was a tote bag, and since then, I have made about 5 totes. The next project was a half apron where instead of using the foot to do gathering, my teacher/shop owner taught me how to do gathering by hand. (I wanted to use the special foot attachment). I wear it proudly not only in the kitchen, but when I do housework too! I also made a 2nd half apron to give as a gift. My next project will be a full apron for me, and one for a friend of mine who gardens a lot.
The aprons turned out great! The 1st one I made with the guidance of my instructor, and the 2nd by myself!"
Monica Baro, (Spookychick #3811) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a beginner level Buttoned Up badge.
"I began this project today and I am sorry to say that none of the buttons were found, but bought from a craft store. I would like to say that when I got my button stash home, I was excited about sorting them by colors. I also purchased a special container to keep them in. There is quite a variety of buttons from small, medium, to large. Some that has odd shapes, to different finishes on them (shiny, glittery, and matte). I also have some that are in the shape of sparkly stars! Now I will be on the lookout for buttons that I can find in storage. My Dad passed away 3 years ago and I have some of his shirts that I can salvage buttons from. I eventually would like to make a quilt out of his old shirts and pajamas, some of them are from the 1960's!
Pretty good. I think I have a new collecting hobby!"
Nancy Witko, (annielaurel #2301) has received a certificate of achievement in Cleaning Up for earning a beginner level Shopping Green badge.
"I purchased tarp material from the hardware store and made grocery bags. I decorated them with embroidery designs some from a book and some of my own design. I used crayon for color also. I added ribbon on some and glued on decorations. I take these to the market whenever I go shopping. I keep them in my vehicle so they will always be handy.
I like it when people notice that I am using my bags. Because they are decorated I think they bring a little attention that I am being green. I actually like using the bags better than the plactic ones as they are much sturdier and easier to carry."
Nancy Witko, (annielaurel #2301) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a beginner level Know Your Roots badge.
"I interviewed my mother and asked her questions about her childhood, young adult life as well as her later life. She told me many stories of her young years as a child in Arkansas and I wrote them down and put them in a spiral notebook along with some letters she wrote and the family tree she had written out. I also added her favorite songs and some other things she enjoyed. I put in a report card she had kept from her school when she was in 4th grade.
This turned out really nice. It will be a lovely thing to give to my children and grandchilren as a great memory and tribute to their grandmother and great grandmother who they were very lucky to have known. She lived to be 93 and I feel so blessed. I miss her a lot."
Chris Pruitt, (Chip #3669) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a beginner level Quilting badge.
"I have made quilted hot pads and a pretty table runner to match my apron and kitchen.
My husband thinks it's all too matchy, but I think it looks great."
Chris Pruitt, (Chip #3669) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a beginner level Knitting badge.
"I made several dishcloths for family as gifts and also taught my best friend to knit.
I don't think she liked it much as she holds her yarn very tightly and so it isn't easy to get the stitches to flow smoothly."
Chris Pruitt, (Chip #3669) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning an intermediate level Aprons badge.
"I made a full apron out of cute garden fabric with a pocket and bias tape edges; I wore it to the drug store as well as to a friend's house. It took me 4 hrs to make.
Honestly, some people in the drug store looked at me a little funny. My friend didn't say a thing."
Chris Pruitt, (Chip #3669) has received a certificate of achievement in Outpost for earning a beginner level First Aid badge.
"Each car & the Boy Scout troop I work with all have updated first aid kits. I check the smoke detectors at the beginning of every month and mark it on our kitchen calendar.
It's good to have the BSA first aid kits re-done for safety during our campouts."
Chris Pruitt, (Chip #3669) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning a beginner level Get It Together badge.
"My husband has been after me to do this, so one morning I went through the cabinet and got rid of a lot. I re-purposed some to pen holders which I decorated and placed by our phones.
It looks really cool."
Nicole Christensen, (texdane #1155) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning an expert level Bustin' Out badge.
"Wow! Can't believe I didn't apply for this until now. Since going organic, I have expanded and researched my food until my pantry hasn't got anything in it that isn't organic. I now know where to go for what, so that I can substitute organic versions of favorite "conventional" foods. My organic list now comprises spices, vinegars, condensed soup, dried beans....the list goes on.
This is no longer a "life changing" experience, but a "forever lifestyle". I keep being asked how I've avoided getting sick with all the viruses floating around, and I believe it is our organic lifestyle. I have blogged about it on the "Suburban Farmgirl" blog, been on a radio show, and converted many other friends and family to healthier, organic eating."
Nicole Christensen, (texdane #1155) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning a beginner level Recipes badge.
"I have been working on this with my family for some time, as they all live far away. My mother sent me many of her original copies of recipes from when I was growing up, as well as have swapped email with my dad on some that were his. I have recipes from my mom, dad, aunt, and grandmothers, as well as recipes from my husband's family in Denmark.
Love it. Recipes are a family's heritage!
I make sure to point out to my daughter when a recipe is something special from our heritage. It's been fun perfecting them! My family "expects" me to make at Christmas my grandmother's special cookie recipe from Greece. They all say no one can make them the way she did but me!"
Nicole Christensen, (texdane #1155) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning an intermediate level Recipes badge.
"To organize my recipes gathered from all of my family, I purchased a three-ring binder for the large pages, with page-protectors to slip the pages in, and index tabs for the various types of recipes. I want to make sure to protect them, as some of the pages are originals and very, very old. For the others, I have a traditional recipe box that is a basket recipe box made by Longerberger. The whole basket box with all the cards will someday be handed down to my daughter.
Great! To me, these recipes are cherised heirlooms. I have also given the recipes to my brother and sister-in-law, friends, and also posted several on the Suburban Farmgirl blog."
Nicole Christensen, (texdane #1155) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning an expert level Recipes badge.
"My family is greatly spread out and we do not get to see each other often. However, I have been making my "heirloom" recipes for my family when they have visited. My parents have been divorced for over two decades, but when I have seen my brother or father, I have made recipes my mother used to make when I was a child. It makes me happy to see that we all do have some happy memories being together. I also have made and sent my grandmother's special cookies to each family member at Christmas.
One of my favorite things to do is to make many of the special family meals I had growing up for my danish in-laws when they come over to visit, and have also learned to make special meals my husband ate growing up in Denmark. It's been wonderful teaching my daughter how to cook these recipes, together as well. Nothing makes me happier than when I make a recipe and am told by a family member that I made it just like mom/grandma used to!"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Law and Daily Life
Madoffs Seek Name Change: The Rules of Name Changes
By Tanya Roth, Esq. on February 26, 2010 1:15 PM
Bernie Madoff's daughter-in-law wants out.
Out of the Madoff name, that is. Stephanie Madoff wants her name, and the name of her two children, changed. On Wednesday, the wife of Bernie Madoff's son, Mark Madoff, filed a petition for name change in a New York court.
She is asking that she and her two children change their names from "Madoff" to "Morgan."
In many states, a name change petition is not necessary. Simple usage of a name can be enough for a name to be legally changed. In light of privacy issues and the desire to protect people from becoming identity theft victims, banks and certain agencies are now becoming more stringent on proof of legal name requirements, sometimes insisting that they be provided with legal documents showing the name.
In many states, name changes that occur by marriage can be satisfied by showing the marriage documents. Still, many organizations now require the showing of official documents with the person's true name, without regard to what the state law says.
As such, many often opt for the judicial name-change process over the informal one.
Judicial name changes, of course, are subject to the approval of the court. And not all name changes will get court approval. The name cannot have any intent to defraud anyone, such as misappropriating the name of someone else, thus rendering them an identity theft victim. Or it cannot be a racial slur, among certain other restrictions.
The primary reason behind Stephanie Madoff's name change petition is that she wants to shed the negative affiliation of the Madoff name, a name which brings shame and in some cases, danger. Stephanie claims that she has received death threats as a result of carrying the Madoff name.
The Madoff name is certainly notorious. Bernard "Bernie" Madoff carried on one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history, allegedly swindling investors out of billions. Emotions run high when Madoff's name is mentioned and there has even been a case of suicide linked to Madoff's scheme.
So is it really a wonder why Stephanie Madoff wants to shed the name?
Madoff's World (Vanity Fair)
Name Changes FAQ (FindLaw)
Citing shame, danger, one Madoff seeks name change (Reuters)
Marriage Legal Overview (provided by Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra, LLP.)


text:
// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

var Q = require('q'),
    log = require('./utils/log'),
    LiveReload = require('./live-reload/live-reload');

// make variable match the literal
var APP_HOST = 'APP_HOST',
    SIM_HOST = 'SIM_HOST',
    DEBUG_HOST = 'DEBUG_HOST';

/**
 * It creates a Web Socket server to enable RPC communication between simulation hosts
 * running in different process. This object implements the server part of the communication
 * protocol as described at
    https://github.com/Microsoft/cordova-simulate/wiki/The-cordova-simulate-bootstrap-protocol
 * with a limitation that only single app-host is supported per server (and sim-host).
 * @param {object} simulatorProxy
 * @param {object} project
 * @constructor
 */
function SocketServer(simulatorProxy, project) {
    this._simulatorProxy = simulatorProxy;
    this._io;
    this._hostSockets = {};
    this._pendingEmits = {};
    this._pendingEmits[APP_HOST] = [];
    this._pendingEmits[SIM_HOST] = [];
    this._pendingEmits[DEBUG_HOST] = [];

    /* Deferred are used to delay the actions until an event happens.
     * Two major events are kept track of:
     *      - When app-host connects (sends initial message)
     *      - When sim-host notifies it's ready to serve an app-host.
     */
    this._whenAppHostConnected = Q.defer();
    this._whenSimHostReady     = Q.defer();

    var config = this._simulatorProxy.config,
        telemetry = this._simulatorProxy.telemetry;

    this._liveReload = new LiveReload(project, telemetry, config.forcePrepare, config.liveReloadDelay);
}

SocketServer.prototype.init = function (server) {
    var that = this,
        config = this._simulatorProxy.config;

    this._io = require('socket.io')(server);

    this._io.on('connection', function (socket) {
        // Debug messages can be sent to the external debug-host before the app and the simulator are fully ready (for
        // example, during a plugin initialization). For that reason, the debug-message handler should be subscribed to
        // immediately, regardless of which socket type has just connected.
        socket.on('debug-message', function (data) {
            that._emitTo(DEBUG_HOST, data.message, data.data);
        });

        socket.on('register-app-host', function () {
            log.log('APP_HOST connected to the server');
            if (that._hostSockets[APP_HOST]) {
                log.log('Overriding previously connected APP_HOST');
                that._resetAppHostState();
            }
            that._hostSockets[APP_HOST] = socket;
            that._whenSimHostReady.promise
                .then(that._onSimHostReady.bind(that));
            that._whenAppHostConnected.resolve();
        });

        socket.on('register-simulation-host', function () {
            log.log('SIM_HOST connected to the server');
            if (that._hostSockets[SIM_HOST]) {
                log.log('Overriding previously connected SIM_HOST');
                that._resetSimHostState();
            }
            that._hostSockets[SIM_HOST] = socket;
            that._handleSimHostRegistration(socket);
        });

        socket.on('register-debug-host', function (data) {
            log.log('DEBUG_HOST registered with server.');

            // It only makes sense to have one debug host per server. If more than one tries to connect, always take
            // the most recent.
            that._hostSockets[DEBUG_HOST] = socket;

            if (data && data.handlers) {
                config.debugHostHandlers = data.handlers;
            }

            that._handlePendingEmits(DEBUG_HOST);
        });

        socket.on('disconnect', function () {
            var type;
            Object.keys(that._hostSockets).forEach(function (t) {
                if (that._hostSockets[t] === socket) {
                    type = t;
                }
            });
            if (!type) {
                log.log('Disconnect for an inactive socket');
                return;
            }
            that._hostSockets[type] = undefined;
            log.log(type + ' disconnected from the server');
            switch (type) {
                case APP_HOST:
                    that._resetAppHostState();
                    break;
                case SIM_HOST:
                    that._resetSimHostState();
                    break;
                case DEBUG_HOST:
                    config.debugHostHandlers = null;
                    break;
            }
        });
    });
};

SocketServer.prototype.reloadSimHost = function () {
    this._emitTo(SIM_HOST, 'refresh');
};

SocketServer.prototype.rethemeSimHost = function () {
    this._emitTo(SIM_HOST, 'retheme');
};

SocketServer.prototype.closeConnections = function () {
    // stop watching file changes
    if (this._simulatorProxy.config.liveReload) {
        this._liveReload.stop();
    }

    Object.keys(this._hostSockets).forEach(function (hostType) {
        var socket = this._hostSockets[hostType];
        if (socket) {
            socket.disconnect(true);
        }
    }.bind(this));

    // not need to close the server, since it is closed
    // by the SimulationServer instance
    this._io = null;
    this._hostSockets = {};
    this._pendingEmits = {};
    this._pendingEmits[APP_HOST] = [];
    this._pendingEmits[SIM_HOST] = [];
    this._pendingEmits[DEBUG_HOST] = [];
    this._whenAppHostConnected = Q.defer();
    this._whenSimHostReady = Q.defer();
};

SocketServer.prototype._resetAppHostState = function () {
    this._whenAppHostConnected = Q.defer();
    this._whenAppHostConnected.promise
        .then(this._onAppHostConnected.bind(this));
};

SocketServer.prototype._resetSimHostState = function () {
    this._whenSimHostReady = Q.defer();
    this._whenSimHostReady.promise
        .then(this._onSimHostReady.bind(this));
};

SocketServer.prototype._setupAppHostHandlers = function () {
    log.log('Setup handlers for APP_HOST');

    var config = this._simulatorProxy.config;

    this._subscribeTo(APP_HOST, 'exec', function (data) {
        this._emitTo(SIM_HOST, 'exec', data);
    }.bind(this));

    this._subscribeTo(APP_HOST, 'plugin-message', function (data) {
        this._emitTo(SIM_HOST, 'plugin-message', data);
    }.bind(this));

    this._subscribeTo(APP_HOST, 'plugin-method', function (data, callback) {
        this._emitTo(SIM_HOST, 'plugin-method', data, callback);
    }.bind(this));

    // Set up live reload if necessary.
    if (config.liveReload) {
        log.log('Starting live reload.');
        this._liveReload.start(this._hostSockets[APP_HOST]);
    }

    // Set up telemetry if necessary.
    if (config.telemetry) {
        this._subscribeTo(APP_HOST, 'telemetry', function (data) {
            this._simulatorProxy.telemetry.handleClientTelemetry(data);
        }.bind(this));

        this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'init-telemetry');
    }

    // Set up xhr proxy
    if (config.xhrProxy) {
        this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'init-xhr-proxy');
    }

    // setup touch events support
    if (config.touchEvents) {
        this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'init-touch-events');
    }

    this._handlePendingEmits(APP_HOST);
};

SocketServer.prototype._handleSimHostRegistration = function () {
    this._subscribeTo(SIM_HOST, 'ready', this._handleSimHostReady.bind(this), true);

    this._emitTo(SIM_HOST, 'init', this._simulatorProxy.config.deviceInfo);
};

SocketServer.prototype._onAppHostConnected = function () {
    this._whenSimHostReady.promise
        .then(function () {
            this._subscribeTo(APP_HOST, 'app-plugin-list', this._handleAppPluginList.bind(this), true);
            this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'init');
        }.bind(this));
};

SocketServer.prototype._onSimHostReady = function () {
    this._setupAppHostHandlers();
};

SocketServer.prototype._handleSimHostReady = function () {
    // Resolve the deferred
    this._whenSimHostReady.resolve();

    this._setupSimHostHandlers();

    this._whenAppHostConnected.promise
        .then(this._onAppHostConnected.bind(this));
};

SocketServer.prototype._handleAppPluginList = function (data) {
    this._whenSimHostReady.promise
        .then(function () {
            this._subscribeTo(SIM_HOST, 'start', this._handleStart.bind(this), true);
            this._emitTo(SIM_HOST, 'app-plugin-list', data);
        }.bind(this));
};

SocketServer.prototype._handleStart = function () {
    this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'start');
};

SocketServer.prototype._setupSimHostHandlers = function () {
    log.log('Setup handlers for SIM_HOST');

    this._subscribeTo(SIM_HOST, 'exec-success', function (data) {
        this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'exec-success', data);
    }.bind(this));

    this._subscribeTo(SIM_HOST, 'exec-failure', function (data) {
        this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'exec-failure', data);
    }.bind(this));

    this._subscribeTo(SIM_HOST, 'plugin-message', function (data) {
        this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'plugin-message', data);
    }.bind(this));

    this._subscribeTo(SIM_HOST, 'plugin-method', function (data, callback) {
        this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'plugin-method', data, callback);
    }.bind(this));

    this._subscribeTo(SIM_HOST, 'refresh-app-host', function (device) {
        this._simulatorProxy.updateDevice(device);
        this._emitTo(APP_HOST, 'refresh');
    }.bind(this));

    // Set up telemetry if necessary.
    if (this._simulatorProxy.config.telemetry) {
        this._subscribeTo(SIM_HOST, 'telemetry', function (data) {
            this._simulatorProxy.telemetry.handleClientTelemetry(data);
        }.bind(this));

        this._emitTo(SIM_HOST, 'init-telemetry');
    }

    this._handlePendingEmits(SIM_HOST);
};

/**
 * @private
 */
SocketServer.prototype._handlePendingEmits = function (host) {
    log.log('Handling pending emits for ' + host);
    this._pendingEmits[host].forEach(function (pendingEmit) {
        this._emitTo(host, pendingEmit.msg, pendingEmit.data, pendingEmit.callback);
    }.bind(this));
    this._pendingEmits[host] = [];
};

/**
 * @private
 */
SocketServer.prototype._emitTo = function (host, msg, data, callback) {
    var socket = this._hostSockets[host];
    if (socket) {
        log.log('Emitting \'' + msg + '\' to ' + host);
        socket.emit(msg, data, callback);
    } else {
        log.log('Emitting \'' + msg + '\' to ' + host + ' (pending connection)');
        this._pendingEmits[host].push({ msg: msg, data: data, callback: callback });
    }
};

/**
 * @private
 */
SocketServer.prototype._subscribeTo = function (host, msg, handler, once) {
    var socket = this._hostSockets[host],
        method = once ? 'once' : 'on';
    if (socket) {
        socket.removeListener(msg, handler);
        socket[method](msg, handler);
    } else {
        log.log('Subscribing to a disconnected ' + host + ' wanting \'' + msg + '\'');
    }
};

module.exports = SocketServer;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Your garage door plays a lot of different roles in your home. It helps keep your vehicles and other garage contents safe from would-be thieves. It keeps the weather outside and even helps keep your garage warmer during the winter. Sadly, however, garage doors are not impervious to damage. Having your garage door completely fail to open or develop major damage to its structure can impair its ability to serve your home and family. As such, you should aim to detect minor issues with your garage door while they are still easy to repair. The following are five signs that your garage door is in need of repairs sooner rather than later.
When you open and close your garage door, it should move quietly along the tracks. If your door makes a noisy rattling sound as it opens and closes, this is a sign that it needs repairs. Your garage door repair company may need to just tighten a couple of screws or bolts. They may also just need to adjust the position of the tracks slightly. These are both minor repairs and should not be costly, but they can protect the door from future damage.
When you close the door, does it hit the ground, jerk back up a little, and then go down again? This could just be a sign that the door's height and spring tension need to be adjusted. It could also indicate that the sensors in the garage door are beginning to fail. A garage door company can easily replace the sensor. However, if you leave this problem unaddressed, you may come home one day to find that your garage door refuses to close entirely.
The spring or springs that hold your garage door open are under a lot of tension. If one of these springs were to snap, it could easily cause a serious injury such as a lost eye, fractured skull, or even death. For this reason, it is important to seek repairs at the very first sign of wear and tear on your garage door springs. If the spring is rusty, it should really be replaced. Never attempt to work on the springs of your garage door by yourself. A trusted expert will have the experience and tools needed to remove the door from the springs safely and without causing a serious injury.
Does your garage always feel a little cold and chilly? The garage door may be missing some weather stripping, or the rubber gasket around its outside might be beginning to peel. Take a look at the rubber gasket along the bottom of the door, in particular. If this gasket is dry rotted, cracking, or pulling away from the door, loosen the screws that hold it in place. Remove the gasket and take it with you to a hardware store. Purchase a new gasket in the same size and shape, and install it by pushing it into position and tightening the screws.
If your garage door has a more complex weather-stripping system, such as a continuous piece of weather stripping that runs along all three sides of the door, you may need to have a professional replace this material.
When you push the button to open your garage door, does the chain simply spin and spin without actually opening the garage door? You can sometimes remedy this problem by manually pulling the door all of the way up so that the chain re-engages itself in the opening mechanism. If this does not work, however, you may need to have one or more of the springs or bolts within the system replaced. A single missing spring or bolt can cause the door to disengage from the opener.
A fully functional garage door is important to keep your family and your home safe. If your garage door is behaving strangely or showing signs of wear, you can attempt to fix it yourself, but you should seriously consider seeking out a garage door repair service. such as Eudy Door Co., ASAP.


I will be staying with friends/relatives. What information must the invitation letter contain?
Must be addressed to "Consulate of China."
Copy of the host's Chinese ID. If they are not a citizen of China, then a copy of their China residence permit and their passport.


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A Ponte Duarte Coelho (também conhecida como Ponte de Maxambomba) localiza-se na cidade do Recife e interliga os bairros da Boa Vista e Santo Antônio.

História
A ponte foi construída originalmente em 1868 pela companhia Brazilian Company Limited. A sua estrutura era completamente metálica e servia como suporte ao transporte ferroviário de trens urbanos. Em 1915 foi desativada pelo seu mau estado de conservação e no mesmo ano, iniciou-se a construção da ponte que a substituiria.

A segunda ponte foi construída na gestão do prefeito Novaes Filho, sua inauguração ocorreu em 1943, e tem sua estrutura em concreto armado. Foi destinada ao tráfego de carros e está em funcionamento até hoje.

Importância
A ponte Duarte Coelho liga duas das principais avenidas da cidade: A Avenida Conde da Boa Vista e a Avenida Guararapes.

Ela também é ponto de apoio no desfile do Galo da Madrugada, que passa próximo a ela, saindo da Avenida Guararapes e seguindo pela Rua do Sol. Todos os anos, nesse desfile, é erigida uma escultura do galo sobre a ponte.

 GONÇALVES, Fernando Antonio. O Capibaribe e as pontes: dos ontens bravios aos futuros já chegados. Recife: Comunigraf, 1997. 86p.

Duarte Coelho


Wherewolf. Waging a War on Waste.
How resource efficient is your company? How often do you review your waste management structures? Are you still operating the same processes you were back in 2000? If so, it's likely time you need a review! By effectively implementing new thinking and technologies you can reduce the amount of time and energy wasted and apply this resource elsewhere. Simples.
Step ONE to your new digital wave of thinking… look at waste differently.
When asked for examples of waste, typically we think of; plastic bags, drinking straws, used paper, food containers and the list goes on. But what we're actually thinking of are examples of rubbish. Rubbish and waste are different. Waste is non-utilised resource. For example…a fantastic and charming sales person sat in the backroom manually entering data into a spreadsheet (…see where we're going with this?), this is a waste of the employees time and talent, it doesn't take a genius to work out that this resource is best spent with customers on the shop floor.
Step TWO, keep looking at waste differently.
Don't get complacent. Keep looking to improve your operational processes and implement new ways that your company can effectively apply the resource you have in-house to reduce waste.
Great question. Here are four ways Wherewolf can help your company reduce waste.
1. Waste of paper. By replacing your paper waiver documents with an iPad check-in we drastically reduce the amount of paper wasted. Allowing it to be used for more important things, like doodling.
2. Waste of time. By having your guests check-in on an iPad, we completely remove the need for staffs time currently wasted inputting all that data into a spreadsheet.
3. Waste of space. Now that all your guest information is stored in your Wherewolf database, you no longer need piles of boxes cluttering the staff room filled with old guest documents. Why not put a PingPong table there instead like we did?
4. Waste of money. By combining your savings on the all of the above, resulting in buying less paper, less money on salaries and less money on rental for office space – we save you money.


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Q: Powershell - Drag and Drop does not work when running as administrator The following code does not work when I am running it as administrator. The files I drop to the GUI were not displayed on it.
If I am run the script NOT as the administrator it works. :/
Can somebody tell me why?
Thank you for your help in advance!
Function DragDropSample() {
    [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")
    $form = New-Object Windows.Forms.Form
    $form.text = "Drag&Drop sample"
    $listBox = New-Object Windows.Forms.ListBox
    $listBox.Dock = [System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle]::Fill
    $handler = {
        if ($_.Data.GetDataPresent([Windows.Forms.DataFormats]::FileDrop)) {
            foreach ($filename in $_.Data.GetData([Windows.Forms.DataFormats]::FileDrop)) {
                $listBox.Items.Add($filename)
            }
        }
    }
    $form.AllowDrop = $true
    $form.Add_DragEnter($handler)
    $form.Controls.Add($listBox)
    $form.ShowDialog()
}

DragDropSample | Out-Null

A: This is a consequence of User Account Control (UAC) in Windows. You can see the same behavior with any application.
For example, open notepad normally. Drag a text file onto it. It opens.
Open notepad as an administrator, try to drag a file. Won't work.
You should be able to drag between 2 programs running elevated, but as far as I know explorer never runs elevated, even when you explicitly tell it to, so you'd have to be dragging from some other application that works as a drag source.

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Thanks for the feedback Tok36. I don't want to hijack the thread, but would like to know if factory sights on the RAMI and on the Model 75 Compacts can be "pushed". My RAMI shoots about 1.5" left at 7 yds and the Compact shoots about 1/4" to 3/8" left at 7 yds. It looks like there is an Allen screw going down through the rear sights. If it is just a set screw, maybe the sights could be pushed, but if the Allen screw is seating down into a depression, I might be out of luck.


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Calgary & Edmonton Real Estate
Millennials' demand for affordability driving housing agenda
Attainable Homes Calgary is a non-profit that helps make home ownership achievable for Calgarians, with projects such as these stacked townhouses in Edmonton.
Attainable Homes Calgary
SHARON CROWTHER
Published November 23, 2017 Updated November 23, 2017
Millennials are fast becoming a "political powerhouse" and affordable housing, in all its forms, is high on their agenda. This was the message from generational change consultant David Coletto at Calgary's Opening Doors conference, held last week by the city's affordable-housing community to mark National Housing Day on November 22nd.
Mr. Coletto, chief executive of Abacus Data, a market-research company based in Ottawa, was the keynote speaker at the conference. Millennials, as a generation, are defined as those born between 1982 and 2004.
A millennial himself, Mr. Coletto supports non-profits and businesses in adapting their strategies as the number of "peak millennials" in Canada, defined as those between the ages of 25 and 30, is projected to exceed three-million, for the first time, by 2021, an increase of 17 per cent from 2016.
"Two-hundred-and-seventy thousand new millennial households will form in Canada every year, for the next five years," Mr. Coletto said. "For years, people said, 'Young people in Canada don't vote,' but, during the 2015 federal election, voter turnout among young Canadians increased by nearly 20 per cent, proving that assertion is no longer correct."
"By 2019, when the next federal election comes around, there will be more millennials eligible to vote than baby boomers," he continued. "That electoral mass has created a circumstance where politicians are being more responsive to the issues this generation of Canadians care about: our research shows that one of those issues is housing affordability."
Market research carried out by Mr. Coletto's company in April, 2016, indicated that 51 per cent of Canadians 18-25 felt that making housing more affordable should be a priority for the federal government.
A national survey by Royal LePage in August this year shed light on why housing affordability might be high on millennials' agenda. While 35 per cent of peak millennials surveyed already owned a home, 50 per cent were renting and a further 14 per cent were living with their parents.
Fifty-seven per cent said they couldn't afford to buy a home and 44 per cent say they wouldn't buy one because of job insecurity. Nearly half of those surveyed believed that the federal government's new mortgage regulations had affected the types of property they could afford, pushing them into lower-priced but more competitive markets.
Twenty-four per cent of those surveyed said they didn't qualify for a mortgage at all; in Alberta, this rose to 32 per cent, and 50 per cent of 25- to 30-year-olds in Alberta – more than any other province – said they didn't believe they'd be able to afford to buy a home in the next five years.
Mr. Coletto said the challenges faced by Millennials entering the housing market are "further compounded by high rates of student debt, higher living costs, rising property values and greater job insecurity, all of which amplifies the effect of unaffordable housing on their lives."
Jennifer McCarron, marketing manager for Attainable Homes Calgary, an non-profit that makes home ownership achievable for moderate-income Calgarians, said the stats match what they're seeing in the upper end of the affordable housing spectrum, where light subsidies provide a hand up for those caught in the city's growing housing gap. Currently, they serve more millennials than any other demographic.
"Our 'bread and butter' clients are age 28 to 36 and they're mostly looking for townhouses or stacked townhouses, which is an apartment-townhouse hybrid," she said.
"Right now, demand isn't as high as it has been during the boom times, because the economic downturn has reduced rent and increased rental inventory in Calgary, which means people are less motivated to buy," she said. "But as consumer confidence returns, we're seeing interest rise again and we expect the growing demographic of millennials to continue to drive demand in the years ahead."
Mr. Coletto said the increasing number of millennials entering the affordable-housing spectrum and accessing supports will ensure it remains a political priority.
"If, as a country, we are more attuned to what it costs to put a roof over our heads, and how challenging that can be, it creates space for advocates to start a conversation about those vulnerable members of society, who are least likely to be able to afford a home," he explained. "That presents an opportunity for social-housing advocates that hasn't existed in Canada for quite some time."
Martina Jileckova, vice-president of housing at HomeSpace, the housing department of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, which currently manages a $60-million portfolio of subsidized rental housing, said they're keen to seize the opportunity.
"Millennials are a group of people who are going to be very influential in terms of their thinking around housing affordability. They're already helping to shape public agenda, their opinions matter, and, in our experience, they're a group which is very engaged and focused on social and public good," she said.
"Affordable housing exists on a continuum and that's a good thing. We want the conversation to involve everybody," she added. "By not understanding millennials and generational change, we miss the opportunity to discover housing solutions which make sense to them. We also miss the opportunity to engage them in the wider cause."
Ms. Jileckova said evidence of a shift in government priorities with regards to affordable housing, driven in part by the millennial generation, can already be seen.
"The municipal and provincial governments have adopted their affordable-housing strategies, the federal one is expected to be announced shortly. We see this is a time of great opportunity, and responsibility, for the affordable housing sector to work with the governments on implementation, so that we see meaningful action," she said.
Alberta's 2016 provincial budget committed $1.2-billion over five years to improve the existing 70,000 units and construct an additional 4,100 units by 2021.
"With the adoption of The City of Calgary affordable housing strategy, we have already seen some very positive action coming out of the implementation work," Ms. Jileckova said. "Such as the city making land available for non-profits to develop housing. This is the first time the city has released multiple sites to the non-profit, affordable housing sector at below market value. If we can keep this momentum, and millennial voices are key to that, we're can make a big difference."
Family-friendly home picked up before school session begins
Calgary developer places big bet on rental apartments
Edmonton's Londonderry project is a new model for affordable housing


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Q: Trigger in Oracle SQL for preventing insertion of non-existent data The database has two tables - employee and department. When the user tries to insert a record into the employee table, a trigger is fired which checks the employee number entered by user if it is present in the department table. If the record is not found, it is not inserted into the employee table.
Primary and foreign keys must not be used. Only triggers are allowed.

A: Based on Scott's sample schema, I'm creating EMP_T and DEPT_T tables that contain only data; no constraints.
SQL> create table emp_t as select * From emp;

Table created.

SQL> create table dept_t as select * From dept;

Table created.

Trigger:
SQL> create or replace trigger trg_biu_emp_d
  2    before insert or update on emp_t
  3    for each row
  4  declare
  5    l_deptno dept_t.deptno%type;
  6  begin
  7    select d.deptno
  8      into l_deptno
  9      from dept_t d
 10      where d.deptno = :new.deptno;
 11  exception
 12    when no_data_found then
 13      raise_application_error(-20000, 'That department does not exist');
 14  end;
 15  /

Trigger created.

SQL>

Testing: failures first:
SQL> update emp_t set deptno = 50;
update emp_t set deptno = 50
       *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-20000: That department does not exist
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.TRG_BIU_EMP_D", line 10
ORA-04088: error during execution of trigger 'SCOTT.TRG_BIU_EMP_D'

SQL> insert into emp_t (empno, ename, deptno) values (999, 'Littlefoot', 50);
insert into emp_t (empno, ename, deptno) values (999, 'Littlefoot', 50)
            *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-20000: That department does not exist
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.TRG_BIU_EMP_D", line 10
ORA-04088: error during execution of trigger 'SCOTT.TRG_BIU_EMP_D'

SQL>

Testing #2: success:
SQL> update emp_t set deptno = 10;

14 rows updated.

SQL> insert into emp_t (empno, ename, deptno) values (999, 'Littlefoot', 20);

1 row created.

SQL>


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Jim Cramer on Chevron and Exxon declines: 'I'm done with fossil fuels. They're done… This is the other side of Tesla'
Michelle Lewis | Jan 31 2020 - 10:07 am PT
Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC's Mad Money, cofounder of The Street, and former stockbroker and hedge fund manager, declared fossil fuels dead after oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron reported Q4 earnings this morning.
When asked about Exxon's and Chevron's stocks, which are dragging down the Dow today, on Squawk Box, Cramer gave a damning prognosis to a surprised Rebecca Quick:
I'm done with fossil fuels. They're done. They're just done. We're starting to see divestment all over the world. We're starting to see companies just regard them as, I mean big pension funds saying, listen, we're not gonna own them anymore. It doesn't matter how good they are.
The world's changed. There's new managers, they don't want to hear whether these are good or bad. Look at BP, it's a solid yield, very good. Look at Chevron, buying back $5 billion worth of stock, nobody cares, and this has to do with new kinds of money managers who frankly just want to appease younger people who believe that you can't ever make a fossil fuel company sustainable. That why I said, Mike Wirth [chairman and CEO of Chevron] is trying everything he can, but in the end, they make fossil fuels, and … we're in the death knell phase. I know that's very contrary, but we're in the death knell phase.
The issue is sustainability. Look, this is the other side of Tesla. These stocks don't want to be owned by younger people. Their dividends are great, these companies are doing better than… even four years ago, but you can tell that the world's turned on them. And it's actually kind of happening very quickly. You're seeing divestiture by a lot of different funds. It's going to be a parade…. that says look, these are tobacco, and we're not gonna own 'em… I think they're tobacco. We're in a new world. Prognosis negative.
You can watch the clip below:
I don't think it will come as a surprise that we at Electrek are in complete agreement with Cramer. As he says, the fossil fuel giants may have great dividends, but no one wants to own them anymore.
As we've been saying all along: They are indeed tobacco, no matter what the current US administration says.


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Deutchman, Black Quoted on State of the State Address
The Geneva Finger Lakes Times wrote a story on reactions to Gov. Pataki's State of the State address. Among those interviewed were Mike Black, general manager of WEOS, and Iva Deutchman, professor of political science.
Black said unfunded state mandates are troubling the counties, questioned Pataki's devotion to tax cuts while the state has a huge deficit, and said he felt Pataki's speech was very optimistic and commended him for having many plans although he felt the Democratic response, delivered by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of Manhattan, was more realistic.
Deutchman said Pataki made several contradictions, such as pledging to avoid layoffs of state workers while working with their unions to reduce the state workforce and promising to deliver tax cuts without cutting services, despite the state deficit. Deutchman also said she was offended by the numerous references to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as being largely responsible for the state's financial problems. "Let's face it, Osama bin Laden is not responsible for Global Crossing or Enron."
Read the story "Lack of details bothers many" from the Thursday, Jan. 9, issue.


Greetings dear readers of the Pirates Blog!
My name is David Bowman and there are those that call me the Very Model of a Modern Major General!
Usually at rehearsals, and when the script dictates, for that is the part I am to portray, and dare I say, to embody in our little show.
Admittedly there are not many occasions for them to do this.
But when they do, they do so in unison, in song and in some rather lovely harmonies!
This week has seen two more rehearsals full to the brim with that authentic SMP blend of studious attention to detail, and glorious hilarity!
On Monday the gentlemen of the cast, along with the irrepressible Jo Cooper who plays our Ruth, where put through their paces.
Our esteemed Director, Mr Warren McWilliams, guided us through a review of all the scenes so far covered.
I'm pleased to say he certainly bought that particular genius of his to bear cranking up the levels of police buffoonery and piratical hijinks!
The evening concluded in marvellous fashion with Jack McGinn, our dashing Frederick, and Jo Cooper delivering a truly rousing rendition of 'Oh False One'.
Special mention here should go to our pianist Alex Cobavie, for altheticism, vigor and enthusiasm her playing brings to all of our rehearsals, and this accompaniment in particular!
Wednesday we repaired to Cannon House, where there's always costume lurking in the attic, song wafting through the lounge and tea brewing in the kitchen!
A recap of the songs was led by our Musical Director – the incomparable Erika Gundesen. In once more guiding us through the trickiest of Sullivan's harmonic wrangling with tenacity, perseverance and consummate musicianship, but also with irrepressible good humour!
Indeed a splendid evening was had by all and we all left looking forward to the day that all this can be unveiled before you, our esteemed audience!
In conclusion, get your tickets, see this show, it's going to be absolutely jolly marvellous!


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Un-Welcome to the Neighborhood: Brookside's "Blue Goose"
Posted byLaDene Morton July 1, 2021 July 3, 2021 Posted inBrookside, DevelopmentTags:Architecture, Greenway Fields, Meyer Boulevard, Residential, Wornall Road, Wornall Road Baptist Church
(originally published in 2017 in the book, One Hundred Years' Journey: The Greenway Fields Neighborhood," and in KC Backstories 6/13/19) This version is adapted from the KCB post)
I may be one of the few people in midtown that doesn't have a strong opinion about the "Blue Goose." To me, it's just a part of the landscape. Some consider it an eyesore and an intrusion. Others love it. For them, it's convenient, it's easy, it's home. One person sees an example of mid-century modern architecture that's currently enjoying a revival. The next sees industrialized housing, devoid of design, and in need of some serious TLC.
The high-rise on the southeast corner of Wornall Road and Meyer Boulevard is officially named for itsaddress – 333 Meyer West. But it's been called the Blue Goose practically from the day it opened as an apartment building around 1960. Blue is for the signature color of its metal cladding, goose for, well, I've always assumed it's a reference to something stupid or foolish. 333 Meyer West shares the Wornall/Meyer intersection with three formidable Brookside institutions. Border Star Elementary on the northeast corner has been a presence there since the 1860s. Across Wornall Road are St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on the southwest corner, and Wornall Road Baptist church on the northwest, both of which have been there since the 1920s.
The whole area, the Blue Goose site included, had at one time been owned by the Nichols Company, and some of the company's early development plans show other buildings on that site, including at one time Southwest High School. But the lot was small, and hemmed in on the east side by the streetcar rail. The Nichols Company never developed it, and must have sold it because the developer of the original blue building was known as Brookside Investment Company.
In the following excerpt from my book on the Greenway Fields neighborhood (just west of the Brookside Shops between 61st and 65th), I learned the origins of the Brookside area's relationship to the "Goose," and found that design was just one of many complaints about the project that surfaced from the moment the project was announced.
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Neighborhood complaints started as soon as signs of activity appeared on the site. The objections that were openly expressed focused on three issues – adding to the vehicular traffic in an already crowded intersection, endangering the safety of the students at Border Star Elementary and Southwest High and, according to an account in the Kansas City Times on May 12, 1959, the feeling that the building itself would "disrupt the neighborhood atmosphere." The article lists among those in opposition the Armour Fields and Country Club Homes Associations, the Border Star Elementary and Southwest High School Parent-Teacher Associations, and seven individual members of the Greenway Fields neighborhood. : George Eddy, 622 W. Meyer; Ralph Eisner, 6436 Washington; Samuel Golding, 649 W. Meyer; Neal Keehn, 6419 Summit; Lewis Keplinger, 6411 Pennsylvania; James Kirk, 442 W. 62nd Terrace, and; Burnis Sharp (6442 Wornall).
The Times article reported on the onslaught of oppositional forces that had appeared at a city council meeting the previous day, where the opponents in the council chambers outnumbered the proponents more than 8 to 1. In fact, the city council deemed it necessary to reconvene on the matter three days later, as the first session's time had run out before the proponents had a chance to speak. Three days later, the Times covered the story again, reporting that the developer spoke in defense of the project, and disparaged the opposition. He claimed that some of the petitioners were not residents of an adjacent neighborhood, and that many of the property owners that were adjacent had not protested with the group, including St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and Wornall Road Baptist Church, both within the Greenway Fields boundaries.
The council then offered a few minutes for rebuttal to those present. The Times reported the unexpected twist that happened next.
[T]he woman court reporter, who had been quietly recording the proceedings on a stenotype machine, suddenly arose and walked to the speakers' microphone. No one knew what the red-haired woman was up to, but she quickly made her intentions known. "My name is Mrs. Clyde Graham and I live at 6418 Wornall Road," she announced. "I just can't sit here any longer and let them keep saying that the people who live next to this lot aren't opposed to this building. Well, I live right across the street from it, and I'm opposed to it. Furthermore, I go to the Wornall Road Baptist Church, and they're opposed to it, too." Thereupon, she returned to her machine and began recording again.
The neighborhoods continued their opposition in more proactive ways, even though excavation had begun. At one point, they formed the Country Club Civic Association, which offered what it considered a reasonable approach. They proposed to have the city condemn the land and revert it to recreational use. That scheme would have made a benefit district of the surrounding neighborhoods, levying what might have been as much as five percent of the assessed value, which would have produced an estimated quarter of a million dollars annually for building and maintaining the proposed playground. That idea turned out to lead nowhere. Ironically, even though the Nichols Company never developed the property, in 1923 they had it zoned for high-rise apartments. A recreational use wasn't allowed.
The group tried to halt construction, adding to their case the claim they would suffer a significant decline in their housing values. Their opposition continued until the association exhausted all appeals to court and council. In the end, the apartment building was constructed. More than fifty years later, the residents are a welcome part of the Brookside community, the traffic congestion never materialized quite as predicted, and the large blue building has become, reluctantly within the community, an area landmark.
(Photos: 333 West Meyer, as it appeared in an early advertisement, and the same building today).
Forest Park and the "Negro Fair"
Finding Waldo's Shadier Side


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Music Needs 'Connective Tissue' and Facebook Wants To Build It
Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver
As details emerge about Facebook's plan to integrate with music services to let friends share their listening experience, one thing is abundantly clear: Music fans and the music industry desperately need this—or something like it—to happen.
Here's the core of the problem. When music fans use an online music service, whether that means free music on YouTube or a paid subscription from Spotify or another subscription service, they're more-or-less alone. If I use Spotify, you use Rhapsody, and our friend Bob uses MOG, the three of us might as well be in different universes when it comes to sharing and talking about what we're listening to. Our playlists, comments, and "likes" don't translate.
The inability to share music degrades the experience for all three of us—perhaps to the point that we won't renew our subscriptions, or would never sign up in the first place.
It reminds me of when I used to DJ a small room in San Francisco. We weren't too serious about it—this was basically a way for us to play music we liked over big speakers and showcase our friends' bands. Still, we had a problem: People would show up throughout the night, and leave when they saw a mostly-empty floor. Another group would do the same thing, and so on. If they all arrived at the same time, that night may have gelled.
Likewise, when people try a paid music service today, they are isolated. The chance that all of their friends will decide to subscribe to the same music service is virtually nil. If you share a Spotify, Rhapsody, MOG, or other link on Facebook or Twitter, only your other friends who have that service can play it. YouTube is a cross-platform exception.
There's not much "connective tissue," as Reuters' anonymous source described Facebook's upcoming music strategy, to bring these paid services together. (See also "4 Ways One Big Database Would Help Music Fans, Industry.")
Facebook will announce an initiative to integrate tightly with multiple music services on September 22, according to various reports. Apparently, and here GigaOm's June 19th report is particularly instructive, the company plans to introduce new sections that show us what our friends are listening to, giving us something else to talk about, which is a reason to stay logged on. Nice move.
You can already share songs on Facebook with multiple services, but the upcoming reported integration would show you what I'm listening to in real time among other things.
We should be able to comment on what they've been doing, in classic Facebook style, and listen to their songs if we use the same service, which is already possible with Spotify, Rhapsody, MOG, Rdio, and others (screenshot to the right).
We might even be able to chat about the same song as we listen, which we've termed "synchronous group listening," and which is already possible on "Google+YouTube".
Hopefully for music fans, Facebook will also figure out a way for people to share songs across music services so more of us can hear shared tracks in full. Even if it doesn't, people will reportedly be able to track each other's listening and figure out how to hear stuff by searching on their own.
We've seen similar functionality elsewhere, but Facebook is massive. People use it daily. Prominent music sharing features there could bring to the mainstream all sorts of formerly nerd-like behavior—stuff like scrobbling music from Turntable.fm.
Social music on Facebook could be big. What will it look like?
First, it will be cool, because the non-stop hangout on Facebook would have a socially-customized soundtrack for those who want it. We can already sit near our Facebook friends at shows courtesy of Ticketmaster, so we should be able to listen together at home, too.
The Social Network makes no secret of letting app developers and outside marketers see what we do there. Earlier this year, we learned that our faces could end up in Facebook ads if we don't set our preferences right, among other seemingly-periodic issues. If Facebook's reported music plan succeeds, it will know who listens to what, who influences them, who they influence, what they did while they listened (to an extent), and more.
That might be fine. Apple won't even tell the Financial Times or any other app developer who their customers are. But for Facebook, that sort of user information appears to be the name of the game, and music is another way to get a lot more of it.
On the other hand, who cares? Many of us (present company included) like using Facebook today despite the privacy issues. Group listening among so many people can only add to the fun. Who knows, it might make more people pay—happily—for music.
Image: Flickr/Jason Steinschaden
Evolver.fm observes, tracks and analyzes the music apps scene, with the belief that it's crucial to how humans experience music, and how that experience is evolving.
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Oh, thank God. Music has become so boring! Feeling the rhythms, absorbing the harmonies, getting lost in the melodies, pondering the poetry of the lyrics... who wants to do that shit? I'd much rather chat with my friends about a song as I'm listening to it, because who needs even a few fleeting moments of cognitive distance to appreciate art, anyway? If I share a song on Facebook a few moments after I listen to it, or recommend an album to a friend the day after I've played through it, then the information is old and stale: my friends need to know how I feel about my listening selection at the very moment its vibrations rattle my eardrums.
No, seriously: this is going to be big. I think it's going to revolutionize how we think about music. I don't at all think it's a clever move by Facebook to exploit the narcissism and lack of anything resembling an attention span of the 12-30 demographic in order to generate more revenue by offering participating music sharing companies the potential for more subscribers. Nothing like that. Connective tissue. Future. Yes.
(Ok, but seriously: I can see how something like this would be kind of cool, but to say music fans "desperately" need this is flat-out idiotic. If you need your friends' instantaneous input to enjoy music, then you're listening to the wrong fucking music. The music fans who desperately need this are also: self-absorbed jackasses, insecure people who can't make up their minds whether they like something until they hear their friends' opinions, and people who go into withdrawal if they don't have some sort of virtual human contact for a whole five minutes. For the rest of us, it'll most likely be a neat gimmick that we'll try once or twice and then forget its existence altogether.)
(Get off my lawn.)


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Ready for an epic adventure? Storm the castle, slay the dragon and you could be on your way to some rewarding treasures.
There are 4096 possible winning combinations in this All Ways game. Winning combinations must start from the leftmost reel, with 3 or more matching symbols appearing anywhere on consecutive reels. 2 Dragon symbols appearing anywhere on consecutive reels, starting from the leftmost reel, can also form a win. The scatter symbol is an exception to these rules.
Dragonfire symbols are surrounded by blue fire. During the main game any symbol, except wild symbols and scatter symbols, can land as a Dragonfire symbol. Any Dragonfire symbol will make copies of itself on all 4 adjacent symbol positions (to the left, to the right, above, and below) when doing so will create or improve a win.