Having obtained two LMS Period 2 suburban coach kits that have been partly assembled I've now started work on them. The etched brass sides are very flimsy so I've decided on a slightly unusual method of construction.
The ends already had the steps and the mounting plates to fix the floor in place soldered together. The sides were then soldered to the ends and the roof was tack soldered to the ends and sides. Once happy with the fit solder was flooded along the inside of the joint between the top of the sides and the edges of the roof. This results in a much stronger body at the top.
However, the lower edges of the body were showing signs of not being absolutely flat so the next stage was to strengthen the insides of the lower body side where the "tumble home" curve is. A length of 1mm thick card about 8mm wide was glued with epoxy to the inside of the sides positioning the card so the metal floor will sit on top of the card strip but in between the brass sides.
Also visible in the photo above (looking up into the body) is the false ceiling that has been glued in place. The epoxy has been allowed to run down between the edge of the card and the brass. The next stage will show why I decided to have a ceiling.
Another view looking up into the body towards the ceiling.
The compartment walls have been added and are fixed to the false ceiling and also to the card strengthening strips on the body sides. A rectangle of card has been glued to the ceiling of each compartment with a small gap behind the windows. This will be used to trap the glazing. The seats will be added after the model is painted and the glazing in place.
The aluminum carriage floor is now in place. The coach under frames will be built directly on this.
If I am going to build some more LMS carriages I will need a way of producing the roofs. Building on my experiences with Midland coaches I've decided to try to find a way to mass produce them using paper and cardboard.
The two metal carriages come with an etched brass roof which have already been curved to the correct profile. I decide to use this as a former.
The first step is to cut a piece of A4 printer paper to the correct length and about 20 mm wider than the curved distance around the roof. It is then wrapped round the brass roof with flaps overlapping the edge of the brass roof. They are temporarily secured to the underneath of the brass with sellotape. These flaps will be used to secure the roof in place later.
The paper is then coated with a thin layer of epoxy resin adhesive and a second layer attached and left until the epoxy has hardened. The paper will require gentle pressure to ensure it is fully attached to the first layer of paper. It's also important to make certain that there is a sharp fold at the edge of the roof. Once dry the brass roof can be carefully slid out from under the paper.
A third layer of paper is added and this is the resulting roof which is surprisingly rigid.
However, to strengthen it further more strips of card were glued in place under the roof. The outer edges were filed to an angle of about 30 degrees and adhesive applied along this edge. The photo shows the stepped layers with a final layer running along the centre line of the roof to give a firm support for the roof ventilators.
Later versions of these cardboard roofs were refined slightly. As mentioned above the base of the roof structure was 42mm. A further 7 layers of 1mm thick mounting board, all 265mm long were glued inside the roof. In descending order these were 40, 38, 36, 34, 28, 22 and 14mm. A final 5mm strip of thin card was glued along the centre line of the roof. This gives an accurate profile to the roof and should allow easy repetition when constructing more card carriages.
The book "Historic Carriage Drawings Volume 2 LMS and Constituents" contains large numbers of 4mm scale drawings. To complete a rake of three suburban coaches I'd need a composite but I decided to model a Period 3 coach (rather than a paneled Period 2 like the two brass coaches I had in kit form). The Period 3 one is also flush sided so will be easier to build and will be a good model to test techniques for the Stanier express coaches I will need.
The photo above shows the completed side. The sides were printed out on thin card and the full sized door window openings cut out. Then a strip of printer paper was glued behind the window area. The compartment and door droplight windows were then cut out.
Two long strips of mounting board ( one 3mm wide and the other 10mm wide) were cut to length and glued above and below the windows respectively. This give the sides rigidity and will also give space for the glazing strips.
To strengthen the sides further compartment walls were cut from mounting card to fit tightly against the sides and false roof ceiling. Notches were cut around where the longitudinal strengthening strips of card were located.
The completed body shell. Just visible is the narrow strip of the card that has been added to the upper strengthening strip of card just above the windows. This will trap the glazing at the top requiring just a few dots of adhesive to be needed at the bottom of the window. At each end of the vehicle there are two strips of mounting board glued to the inner side of the ends. These will act as supports for the coach floor/ chassis unit and also give a more securing fixing point for the steps on the ends of the vehicle.
A piece of thick grey mounting has been cut to fit tightly inside the body. The basic body structures for the suburban coaches are now complete so my attention now turns to producing the bodies for LMS Period 3 coaches.
I had expected that producing the sides for the Period 3 Stanier corridor coaches would be much more difficult than the suburban coaches. However, this proved not to be the case.
The corridor coaches all have distinctive rounded corners to the windows. I reproduced these by making 3 or 4 tiny cuts with the sharp point of a scalpel blade. The top sliding windows were also quite easy to do. The sharp point of an old pair of compasses was used to make pin pricks at the corner of each opening. Careful work with the scalpel is needed but eventually all the windows were opened up. After cutting out each windows I coated the rear of the windows frames with superglue. This soaks in to the card and also forms a hard surface of glue on the rear of the frame. The result is almost as strong as etched brass. A sharp biro point was drawn around all the door openings before assembly began.
Construction of the body then followed the methods described above for the non-corridor stock with the exception of the compartment walls in the passenger area of this brake 2nd coach.
For these compartment walls I cut partitions with space for the corridor passage. I left a narrow strip of card to give additional support to the carriage wall on the corridor side. This won't be visible from outside once completed.
The main body is now complete with the various compartment walls in place. I've also added the doors and windows between the corridor and the compartments.
The two brass kits came with ready assembled white metal bogies but these are no longer available so I had to build my own. The bogies for both the suburban and corridor coaches are more or less the same so I am batch building 8 bogies using a simple method that I used for some of the Midland Railway suburban coaches.
A basic outline was drawn on paper, photocopied multiple times and stuck onto some brass sheet. The axles holes were drilled and opened up to allow bearings to be inserted. The brass was cut roughly to shape as seen here using sharp scissors. The slight inaccuracies are hardly noticeable once on the track. I'm building models to operate not for a display case!
The first bogie has been soldered together. 1mm brass wire has been soldered across the space between the bearing holes. A 10mm wide strip of brass has been folded at each end to give tabs which are then soldered to the bogie side frames. The wheels have been inserted and 1mm brass wire soldered across the ends of the frame.
The stretcher bar has now had a hole drilled in it to accept the female part of the press stud which will form the pivot for the bogie. Small lengths of 1mm diameter wire have been soldered in place to represent the secondary suspension of the bogie.
Attention now turned to the underframe of the carriages. These will be made in a similar way to the metal bodied carriages using card and plastic.
As I am building at least 7 vehicles it seems logical to list the dimensions of the parts for future reference. All card parts were cut from 2mm thick greyboard.
The first two basic underframes are seen above.
The subfloor, which will be glued to the internal coach floor, is 265mm by 34mm. This gives a ledge 2mm wide on either side when glued to the internal floor.
The solebars are 265mm by 5mm and are glued on to the ledge referred to above.
Narrow strips of card are glued behind the bufferbeams to help ensure that the bufferbeams stay vertical.
The scratch built bogies are pivoted on a male press stud. This is soldered to a piece of brass which is then glued onto strips of mounting board to give the correct height . 4mm scale LMS coach buffers from Lanarkshire Models & Supplies have been added to the bufferbeams and a Kadee coupling attached at one end.
To clear the couplings the cross-wire at one end of the bogie has been modified by bending into a stepped U shape.
The underframe bracing has been added. First of all two lengths of copperclad sleeper strip are glued to the floor.
A 126mm long length of Peco Code 75 rail was bent at the 42m and 84mm lengths using a simple jig. These were then soldered in place. The short vertical lengths and cross pieces were also cut from rail. The flat bottomed side of the rail was placed on the outside to replicate the appearance of the steel sections used.
To complete the underframe details I soldered two cross pieces (out of rail again) and then built up the framework of bracing out of nickel silver strips. The battery boxes were made out of four rectangles of mounting card with a representation of the various opening flaps embossed with a biro - this was copied from the etchings for the two brass carriages. The regulator switch on the opposite side was made from a brass backing plate soldered to the rail frames and then two small rectangles of card were glued to this. On each side of the underframe there is a V iron which was glued to the framework and a card spacing strip. I've not added a brake cylinder as it won't be visible on the model when running.
In order to be able to produce future roofs out of paper and card I've decided to fit one of the brass sided carriages with a card roof so that I can continue to make identical roofs for the various models that I have planned using the brass roof as a former. This is the 2nd class vehicle after fitting with rain strips and guttering (fixed in place on the paper roof with liquid polystyrene solvent) as well as torpedo vents (from Lanarkshire Model Supplies).
I also decide that the neatest way to finish off the brass roof on the other coach was to cover the brass with a sheet of printer paper stuck to the brass with epoxy. The rainstrips and guttering can then be fixed in place in the same way.
Door handles and grab rails were also added now.
The ends of the carriages have quite a bit of detail to be added to them. Still to be added are the coach lighting wires which I appear to have forgotten on this carriage! The bodies have now all been painted in red oxide primer.
The rake of three suburban coaches ( two Period 2 panelled ones on the left and a flush sided Period 3 on the right).
The rake of three corridor coaches. From left to right they are a Brake 3rd, Corridor 3rd and a Brake 1st. All are 57 feet long versions. Ideally I would have preferred a corridor composite rather than a Brake 1st but the composites were 60 feet long and building one of these would make the train too long. Fortunately some of the small number of Brake 1st lasted in service well into the 1960s.
Obviously, there is still a lot of work to do to finish the models, the first step being to spray the body sides with BR maroon using Railmatch spray cans. Then HMRS Pressfix lining transfers were applied and sealed with several coats of satin varnish. The numbers are Fox transfers with the correct numbers made by cutting up sections of their BR Mark 1 coach number transfers.
After spraying the glazing was inserted. Each compartment needs an individual piece cutting to size and then locating in the slot I'd built in at the top of the window as seen below. Small drops of epoxy were used to hold the glazing in place at the bottom and on the sides. This is not a job to be done except when fresh!
The photo shows the seating units for the suburban coaches - the blue ones are for the first class compartments. They are simply a piece of 1mm thick greyboard cut and folded into an L shape.
The seating units were glued to the compartment walls and the seat bases held in place with drops of epoxy. The seat units also help trap the glazing in place so hopefully there won't be any instances of the glazing falling out.
The first to be finished was the Period 3 card bodied composite suburban coach.
Period 2 panelled Brake 2nd in BR unlined maroon.
Period 2 panelled 2nd in BR unlined maroon.
The corridor coaches were treated in exactly the same way. The frosted glazing in the toilet windows were represented by filing the rear of the glazing to craze the surface.
2nd class corridor seen from the corridor side.
The corridor connections were made out of thick black paper folded to make a concertina and allow the coaches to be coupled but without an unsightly gap. The coaches can be propelled through 4 foot radius crossover curves without derailing.
Although the coaches won't be run on my Halifax Midland layout, as the platforms are too short, I've photographed them in this location because of the good lighting. The Fairburn 2-6-4T is a model built, I believe, by Alan Gibson from one of his own kits. I've had to do quite a bit of modifications to it mechanically to get to run on my layouts. It's also had coupling loops made out of brass wire with a buffing plate of brass strip soldered to the wire. This bar allows the loco to propel trains without buffer-locking.
This completes the stock of carriages needed for my LMR layout, although some bogie parcels vans might appear in due course.


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package CSIS2420unit2;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Filter_AB {
	public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException{
		String [] wordArray= utilities.fileToStringArray("awmt.txt");
		List<String> wordList = Arrays.asList(wordArray);
		ArrayList<String> al = new ArrayList<String>(wordList);

		Iterator<String> it = al.iterator();

		while(it.hasNext()){
			if(!cond(it.next())){
				it.remove();
			}
		}

		for(String s:al){
			System.out.println(s);
		}
		System.out.println("al now has this many elements: "+al.size());
	}

	public static boolean cond (String str){
		str.toLowerCase();
		return (str.charAt(0)=='a')||(str.charAt(0)=='b');
	}
}

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British Gas to switch 11,500 vehicles to electric by 2025
In one of the biggest switches to electric vehicles by a company so far, British Gas has ordered 2,000 new electric vans and plans to fully electrify its fleet by 2025.
The company, owned by Centrica, runs the third-biggest van fleet in the UK, and has moved its electrification target five years ahead of schedule.
It means that around 10,000 vans and 1,500 company cars will switch to electric, with the business looking to place further orders for electric vehicles (EVs) as soon as they become available.
While engineers can volunteer to have the new vans during the roll out, the company said it is prioritising high pollution areas to help lower emissions.
British Gas engineers will install all chargers at engineer homes and is accelerating EV adoption in the UK for homes and businesses with charger installs and innovative EV tariffs.
Centrica chief executive, Chris O'Shea said: "Everyone needs to act now to lower carbon emissions and help the UK reach net zero. We are leading from the front by not only lowering emissions for our customers and our communities, but by lowering our own emissions, and by increasing the speed at which we do this. Fully electrifying our fleet will make a big difference."
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps welcomed the news, saying: "It's encouraging to see that one of Britain's best-known brands is leading the way with the largest commercial EV fleet in the UK."
Facilities management company Mitie has also pledged to have at least 2,000 pure EVs in its fleet by the end of 2021.
In 2020, Mitie set a target of 717 EVs by 2020, which it achieved three months ahead of schedule.
Centrica and Mitie are both members of the Climate Group's EV100, a global initiative bringing together companies committed to switching their fleets to electric and installing charging infrastructure for employees and customers by 2030.
In the last year, the number of EVs operated by large multinationals within the EV100 has more than doubled to 169,000.

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18-wheeler accident on I-35 near Lake Dallas halts traffic Sunday night
Filed under News at Mar 2016
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Update at 6:22 a.m. Monday: Revised to say the interstate reopened.
An accident on southbound I35E halted traffic early Sunday evening near Hickory Creek, Corinth police said.
Three vehicles, including two 18-wheelers, were involved in the accident that occurred about 4:15 p.m. and stopped traffic from Lake Dallas to south Denton, the Denton Record-Chronicle reported.
One of the 18-wheelers caught fire, according to Corinth police. The accident also caused a fuel spill closing all southbound lanes near Lake Dallas drive, WFAA-TV (Channel 8) reported. Drivers were asked to exit near Swisher Road.
The interstate was closed for several hours, but had reopened by 9:30 p.m.
The initial crash involving a passenger car and an 18-wheeler is still under investigation. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening. The driver of the 18-wheeler declined treatment at the scene and said he was uninjured, a Hickory Creek spokesperson told WFAA.


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Home Articles Articles by H.P. Blavatsky [On Cremation]
Theosophist, October, 1881
Nothing promises to prove more dangerous to the Bible and to the Bible Christians—not even the new Revision of the sacred volume by the combined ecclesiastical talent of England, than that eminently Hindu funeral rite—cremation. The more this mode of disposing of the bodies of the dead comes into general practice the more it is calculated to strike terror into the hearts of the pious and God-fearing folk who look forward to death, because of the resurrection at the last joyful summons from the Angel's trumpet. But with cremation resurrection has become impossible. But since matters cannot be mended, and science has entered into a league with the heathens, even such a bigoted country as Italy, priest-ridden and Jesuit-ridden as it is, has taken the lead in cremation. Germany, according to a correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, has also its own Cremation Hall at Gotha, a handsome and spacious building, and artistically inferior to only that of Milan. It has been in existence about two years and a half, and was built by an association or Verein of some of the most thoughtful and learned men in Germany. The correspondent adds:
"Fifty-two persons, five of whom were women, have in this space of time chosen such a form of burial (does not this sound like a bull?), one body being sent from New York. The cost of the mere process of cremation is about five pounds sterling, and the religious ceremony can be first read over the body. It is unnecessary to say that the Catholic priest refuses church burial to anyone electing to be cremated. Protestant pastors, on the contrary, willingly accord it. The cinerary urns bear the name of one or two Jews."
It would be worth while determining as to who are the most consistent—the Catholic priests, the Protestant pastors, or the Jews? The correspondent thus concludes:
"I think few visitors will visit this cremation hall without being duly impressed in favour of a system so advantageous to the living, and, it must be admitted—at least, of France and Germany —also advantageous to the dead. Here, as in France, the law compels such prompt interment that in many cases it has been known to take place before the breath has left the body. In Algeria I have known personally a victim of this misapprehension; and my German friends all speak to me in warm terms of the new system as, irrespective of other advantages, preventing premature burial."


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Q: How to show list value at Text class in Flutter Hello this is a simple code that shows list values.
All I want to do is to show CourseModel.dummy()'s values. In this code I just want to print its name.
import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:login_page/models/Course_model.dart';

class Text extends StatelessWidget {
  List<CourseModel> courseList = [CourseModel.dummy()];

  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      resizeToAvoidBottomInset: false,
      backgroundColor: Colors.white,
      body: this._body,
    );
  }
}

extension on Text {
  Widget get _body => SafeArea(
        child: Container(
          color: Colors.white,
          child: ListView(
            children: [
              ...courseList.map((CourseModel subject) {
                return Text(subject.name);
              }).toList(),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      );

  Widget _subjectRow(CourseModel subject) {
    return Container(
      color: subject.active == true ? Colors.purple : Colors.white,
      child: Text(subject.name),
    );
  }
}

The problem is
child: ListView(
            children: [
              ...courseList.map((CourseModel subject) {
                return Text(subject.name);
              }).toList(),
            ],
          ),

it said
Too many positional arguments: 0 expected, but 1 found.

Have no idea how to solve this. In case you might get confused Course model has is this structure.
class CourseModel{
  final String name;
  final int grade;
  final String type;
  final String department;
  final bool active;
  CourseModel({this.name,this.department, this.grade, this.type,this.active});

  factory CourseModel.dummy(){
    return CourseModel(
        name: "SW",
        department: "SW",
        grade: 2,
        type: "MUST",
        active: false,
    );
  }
}

A: Try this
child: ListView.builder(
    itemCount: courseList.length,
    itemBuilder: (context, index) {
       return ListTile(
          title: Text(courseList[index].name),
       ),
    },
),

A: You're essentially assigning a List<List> .  You're courseList is the list you need to assign to children.  Just get rid of the square brackets.
children:  courseList.map((CourseModel subject) {
             return Text(subject.name);
          }).toList(),

I believe it's because your text widget isn't accepting any positional arguments.  Instead of extending text, try:
Widget _body(CourseModel subject) {
  //body code here (return SafeArea())
}

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package mcjty.rftools.dimension.world.terrain;

import mcjty.rftools.blocks.dimlets.DimletConfiguration;
import net.minecraft.block.Block;
import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;

import java.util.Random;

public class RoughTerrainGenerator extends NormalTerrainGenerator {
    private final boolean filled;

    public RoughTerrainGenerator(boolean filled) {
        super();
        this.filled = filled;
    }

    @Override
    public void generate(int chunkX, int chunkZ, Block[] aBlock, byte[] abyte) {
        Block baseBlock = provider.dimensionInformation.getBaseBlockForTerrain().getBlock();
        byte baseMeta = provider.dimensionInformation.getBaseBlockForTerrain().getMeta();
        Block baseFluid = provider.dimensionInformation.getFluidForTerrain();

        Random random = new Random(chunkX * 13L + chunkZ * 577L);

        int index = 0;
        for (int x = 0; x < 16; ++x) {
            for (int z = 0; z < 16; ++z) {
                byte waterLevel = (byte) (63 + random.nextFloat() * 32 - 16);
                int height = 0;
                while (height < DimletConfiguration.bedrockLayer) {
                    aBlock[index] = Blocks.bedrock;
                    abyte[index++] = 0;
                    height++;
                }
                if (baseMeta == 127) {
                    while (height < waterLevel) {
                        aBlock[index] = baseBlock;
                        abyte[index++] = (byte) ((height/2 + x/2 + z/2) & 0xf);
                        height++;
                    }
                } else {
                    while (height < waterLevel) {
                        aBlock[index] = baseBlock;
                        abyte[index++] = baseMeta;
                        height++;
                    }
                }
                if (filled) {
                    while (height < 63) {
                        aBlock[index] = baseFluid;
                        abyte[index++] = baseMeta;
                        height++;
                    }
                }
                while (height < 256) {
                    aBlock[index++] = null;
                    height++;
                }
            }
        }

    }
}


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Because it was constructed from leather, this product has to be hand washed in order to avoid deteriorating it. As a plus, this option has a canvas rear lining that can help you manage moisture and heat during summer days. Plus, the included shoulder padding is a great addition as it makes the unit easy to carry around.
If you're new to the backpack trend, you probably don't know why is there such big fuss about this type of accessory. Ideal for many situations and occasions, backpacks are cool items that provide safety and plenty of space for your belongings. A popular item among children and students, backpacks have gained a great deal of popularity due to their practicality and easy to combine features. They come in different shapes and sizes and can be worn both during the day and at night. Leather backpacks are a good investment because they are durable and look better as time goes by. Compared to the ones made from other types of fabric, backpacks that have leather in their composition add refinement to an outfit and expose your fashion skills.
If you want to know how to choose an awesome leather backpack that follows the actual trend, then let an expert lend you a helping hand. Simply read these paragraphs and see what features are essential when making a backpack purchase. We've looked at several products for sale and made a buying guide that teaches you everything you need to know about these leather backpacks. Once you get the hang of it, you'll never want to leave your house without wearing a stylish backpack.
The whole purpose of having a leather backpack is to protect your valuable possessions and to ensure enough comfort for back and shoulders. An item suitable for both women and men, these can look good even no matter how much you use them and they never go out of style. Have a look at these pointers and learn how to make smart shopping choices.
When searching for the best leather backpacks pay attention to the quality of the material. Not all leathers are the same, and sometimes you can even get confused because faux leather looks so similar to the original one.
Cheaper models of backpacks on the market are made from top grain leather which has a finer finish because the top layer has been removed. It's still leather and definitely durable, but it doesn't compare to the full grain leather which is more expensive due to the softness and sophisticated look.
Luxury leather backpacks are all made from full grain leather because they are more durable and look even better after years of being worn at numerous occasions. Backpacks that have this type of leather in their composition have an oil tanned surface that prolongs their durability and improves the skin's ventilation.
Lower grade leather or faux leather is usually sprayed with a special paint that makes the leather to appear full grain.
Try to avoid products that don't share information about the leather origin and type in their descriptions. These details are extremely important because they show how valuable an item is.
A backpack is usually chosen by people that are active and always on the go. But that's not necessarily a standpoint because fashion has evolved so much that people make their purchase according to what they see cool at others.
Therefore, it's important to think of a person's gender and level of activity before making a purchase.
For example, women prefer backpacks that offer the same benefits as bags and purses do. They need enough space for their personal objects but at the same, a great deal of comfort because they use it during the entire day. It should have a smaller size, though, and proper weight.
Men, on the other hand, look for large leather backpacks because they carry all sorts of gadgets with them or workout gear if they plan on going to the gym after work.
Leather backpacks can be worn during the day but also at night because they give that unique, stylish look to any ensemble. There are sports options if you need to wear while traveling or for weekend camping.
Because they are so practical, many people prefer to invest in backpacks instead of bags because they can slip their laptop or tablet inside without too much effort. Moreover, these products distribute the weight evenly so that you don't get back pains even if you use them for many hours throughout the day.
You choose the backpack design according to your own needs and personal fashion sense. While other might like having multiple pockets and zippers other like simple backpacks that have only one compartment and a smaller one in the front.
Backpacks should have a comfortable size and weight because you can't grab them by one hand. You wear them on your back, so it is important to choose a product that protects your spine.
It is preferable that you try the backpack before buying it. This way you make sure it looks great compared to your height, and the padding is enough to give you an enjoyable feeling during usage.
No matter the gender, we all need pockets to place our things. Hidden ones are extremely useful because you can put your house keys, phone, and wallet without having to worry that they are in the open.
If you like to change backpacks often, then invest in multiple colors. Cool leather backpacks come in a variety of colors and patterns so you can choose more and wear them with casual or sports clothing.
For outdoor trips, it is recommended that you search for backpacks that have plenty compartments for water, blankets, and supplies. These items can be found in specialized stores where you also benefit from proper product counseling.
Pockets are indispensable features when it comes to backpacks. Because they are so practical, most women choose them over handbags. They can keep everything inside and carry everything from makeup, money to phone and small bag perfumes.
Safe pockets need proper zippers. Especially quick access pockets placed on the side or front of the backpack need have to be securely closed with a zipper that allows you to easily reach for an item.
If you're a pocket fan, try to avoid large ones that come in the front of the backpack because they add extra weight and make the item look bulkier.
In the Internet era, there's not a single smartphone addict that doesn't know how frustrating is to have your battery phone drained. External batteries are an excellent invention because they give you a full charge while on the go. You should know that many good-looking leather backpacks are outfitted with special USB pockets where you can place these batteries and have your phone charged in complete safety.


"Fake news. They won't show this," the president says as CNN airs a split screen to include the audience.
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Luther Strange at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
President Donald Trump did what he usually does and attacked the so-called "fake news" during his speech at a campaign rally for Republican Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama on Friday night.
While hurling insults at his enemies in the press, Trump claimed that the news cameras posted at the back of the rally wouldn't show the size of his crowd and would air only cropped footage of Trump standing at the lectern.
The irony was not lost on many people.
"They won't show this," Trump says, which I know because I'm watching CNN.
Trump has labeled a number of news organizations as "fake news" ― including The New York Times, ABC, NBC, CBS and The Washington Post ― but his insults toward CNN are among his most vitriolic.
As part of his efforts to undermine American journalists, the president once retweeted an edited video of him beating up WWE owner Vince McMahon in 2007 ― however, in the repurposed video, Mahon's face was replaced with a CNN logo.
It doesn't seem likely that Trump's grudge against CNN will go away any time soon.
So when Trump made the call that the news cameras wouldn't be airing the size of his crowd, CNN made sure to let him know they did.
Strange, an appointee to the Senate, will face Roy Moore in the Republican primary runoff Tuesday for a special election.


Whether you are visiting the Orosei Gulf for the first time, or you are already a connoisseur of our beautiful coast, a boat trip on board of the Puma offers you maximum comfort at reduced prices. Its stable and safe navigation makes it an ideal way to explore the coast, even for those enjoying their first sea experience. Photography lovers will not find a better way to experience the splendour and extraordinary natural resource that is the Sardinian coast. Enjoy the unspoilt beauty of our island, complimented by a small and friendly crew eager to help and make your journey an experience you will never forget.
Our boat is a 10 meter "Puma 2" model, from Tecnoyacht shipyards. It is serviced at the start of the season each year, in order to ensure its seaworthiness. A large canopy is provided to offer protection from the scorching, Sardinian sun. At the stern is a diving platform providing easy access to the crystal clear water, as well as an easy way to get back on board. Indoor and outdoor seating is provided with luxurious cushions allowing you to recline in style. All equipment complies with current safety legislation and the stable nature of the boat makes it ideal for children.
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Q: kubernetes apply changes of existing service from json I need help to understand how can I update my svc configuration using a json file : my svc is up and runing but it is not the type i want, it is a cluster ip and I'd like to change it to a ingress kind and type load balancer:
curently here is the service :
kubectl -n nifitest get svc -o wide
simplenifi-all-node   ClusterIP      192.164.115.193   <none>          8080/TCP,6007/TCP,10000/TCP   44h   app=nifi,nifi_cr=simplenifi

now I want to deploy a service that point to the ingress
so is tere a kubectl command like apply to use a json file and will it update the svc using a json file ?
Thank you for your help

A: You need to create new service with loadbalancer type. You cannot update the previous one (from type: ClusterIP to type: LoadBalancer) cause it is immutable.
By the way, I have given the format of loadbalancer service in both yaml and json as an example template, you can use them according to your need.
In Json format:
{
   "apiVersion": "v1",
   "kind": "Service",
   "metadata": {
      "name": "my-service"
   },
   "spec": {
      "selector": {
         "app": "MyApp"
      },
      "ports": [
         {
            "protocol": "TCP",
            "port": 80,
            "targetPort": 9376
         }
      ],
      "clusterIP": "192.164.115.193",
      "type": "LoadBalancer"
   },
   "status": {
      "loadBalancer": {
         "ingress": [
            {
               "ip": "192.0.2.127"
            }
         ]
      }
   }
}

In Yaml format:
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: my-service
spec:
  selector:
    app: MyApp
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 80
      targetPort: 9376
  clusterIP: 192.164.115.193
  type: LoadBalancer
status:
  loadBalancer:
    ingress:
    - ip: 192.0.2.127


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Ilanna Bavli's practice at Alter, Kendrick & Baron focuses on copyright and transactional matters in the music industry, including copyright due diligence and drafting for music publishing acquisitions, as well as select artist representation matters. She draws on years of extensive entertainment transactional experience analyzing, drafting, and negotiating complex agreements respecting the acquisition and licensing of rights, as well as the production, financing, distribution, and marketing of film/TV content. She developed a particular expertise in examining and resolving complex chain-of-title and rights clearance issues. She also gained valuable experience managing due diligence on corporate M&A and financing transactions, overseeing film/TV music licensing matters, and drafting and negotiating motion picture composer and other music-related agreements. Her unique background includes advising on the protection of intellectual property assets, information security/data privacy, and investigative strategy as well.
Ilanna started out as a law clerk for Lisa Alter, Esq. prior to attending law school. She began her legal practice as an entertainment transactional associate at O'Melveny & Myers, followed by positions in the motion picture legal group at Paramount Pictures, as Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, as Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Summit Entertainment, and as a Vice President, Legal Affairs for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. Inspired by her experiences at companies suffering high profile cyber attacks and content leaks, she left Sony to become a Vice President at the global risk consulting firm Stroz Friedberg, where she managed investigative, information security/data privacy, and forensics matters. She then launched her own company, Eleven/11 Counsel & Strategy, through which she consults on similar matters, with a particular specialty in entertainment content protection/security, investigations, and data privacy strategic consulting.
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The sleek shape and delicate form is expertly crafted from strong plywood. Hand-painted with a distressed metallic finish, the Bentley Side Table by Robert Langford will fit seamlessly into any interior scheme whether a chic city apartment or a country estate. Display books, flowers and decorative objects on the beautiful, antique glass table top. Art Deco in feel, the modern and minimalistic side table will add a touch of luxury to a bedroom or living space. Use as a bedside table for a luxe look that provides plenty of storage space for your belongings.


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Hartley Sawyer (nascido em 25 de janeiro de 1985) é um ator, produtor e escritor estadunidense. É conhecido por seus papéis como Dagr na comédia de super-heróis da Geek & Sundry, Caper, o thriller Kept Man, e como Kyle Abbott na novela da CBS Daytime, The Young and the Restless. Também atuou como Ralph Dibny / Homem Elástico na série da The CW The Flash, até ser demitido do papel em junho de 2020 por tuítes racistas e misóginos antigos.

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The Greene Optimist Club invites you to participate in our patriotic community service program and fundraiser. The Avenue of Flags is a wonderful way to honor our troops and help support our club and our youth activities. For $50 a year we place a 3' x 5' flag in front of your home or business on the five flag holidays.


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Cameron Smith primed for Masters: coach
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Watch out for Cameron Smith in this year's majors and also the Tokyo Olympics following his US PGA Tour triumph in Hawaii.
That's the message from the 26-year-old Queenslander's longtime coach Grant Field, who believes Sunday's first-up success in the Sony Open has set his charge up for a big 2020 season.
The win earned Smith a berth in April's Masters at Augusta National, where Field says he's "more than capable" of claiming the green jacket, having already tied fifth there in 2018.
There's no question, I think this could be a great year for Cam," Field told AAP.
"He will be confident having won and he knows he's played well at Augusta before.
"I think Augusta really suits Cam's game, with how accurate he is from 100 yards in and how good his putting is.
"He is also not one to get caught up in the hype of the Masters and he's able to treat it like a normal PGA Tour event."
Field believes Smith's gritty style of play will also serve him well at US Open host Winged Foot in New York - one of the hardest courses on the rotation - and a likely cold, foggy US PGA Championship in San Francisco in May.
"He plays well in tough conditions and I expect the course set-up to be brutal at the US Open and the weather to be testing at the PGA," he said.
Smith's Sony Open triumph pushed him up the world rankings to No.31, where he is breathing down the necks of countrymen Marc Leishman (No.28) and Adam Scott (No.13) for a spot on Australia's Olympic golf team.
"There are goals that Cam has made no secret about wanting to achieve; playing for Australia at the Olympics and contending at the majors. He is more than capable of both," said Field
"The Olympics are massive on Cam's radar; he loves team events and representing his country."
Smith will next tee up at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in two weeks.
The PGA Tour heads to the California desert this week for the American Express event, where Australians Greg Chalmers, Cameron Percy, John Senden, Aaron Baddeley, Cam Davis and Rhein Gibson will tee up.
Herbert dedicates maiden victory to firies
Australia's Lucas Herbert has won his first European Tour event at the Dubai Desert Classic, dedicating his win to bushfire fighters and rescue personnel.
Woods chases PGA history, Leishman in mix
Marc Leishman is two shots off the lead after day one at Torrey Pines, where Tiger Woods is in the mix to earn a record 83rd PGA Tour win.
Sagstrom opens lead at Gainbridge LPGA
Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom has taken a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Gainbridge LPGA in Florida.


Kansas City, July 10, 2017 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 10, 2017) – Page Communications is pleased to announce the continuance of their work with Summit Group, LLC, the parent company of five restaurant and hospitality concepts located in Lee's Summit and Waldo. This includes the addition of Summit Group, LLC's brand-new concepts, Lakewood Local and Summit Cellar & Spirits.
Page Communications is responsible for the tactical development of all public relations strategies including media relations, social media, influencer outreach and event planning. Since their partnership began in the fall of 2014, Page Communications has assisted Summit Group, LLC. in the grand opening of Summit Grill – Waldo in 2014, Summit Grill -Waldo's new location re-opening in 2016, Third Street Social in 2016 and most recently, Boru Ramen Bar in February.
Summit Group, LLC's restaurants are only a handful of Page Communication's impressive roster of local restaurant brands, including Q39, Lidia's, The Mixx, Caffetteria, Tavern in the Village, Tavern at Mission Farms, AEP, Zócalo Mexican Cuisine and Grimaldi's Pizzeria, as well as national restaurant brand, Houlihan's, with more than 72 locations nationwide.
Lakewood Local is an American bar opened in Lee's Summit, Missouri in 2017 at 811 NE Lakewood Blvd. Lakewood Local is owned by long-time restaurateurs Andy Lock and Domhnall Molloy. Managers Marc Murphy and Chris Warner, previously of Summit Grill, lead the bars operations. Lakewood Local serves bar food along with seasonal cocktails, wines, specialty shots and domestic, craft, draft and import beer. The bar is open Monday – Friday, 3 p.m. – 1:30 a.m., Saturdays from 12 p.m. – 1:30 a.m., and Sundays from 12 p.m. – 12 a.m. The kitchen will close at midnight Monday – Saturday and on Sundays at 11 p.m. Visit Lakewood Local online at www.lakewoodlocalkc.com or call them at 816-381-7165 for more information.
Summit Cellar & Spirits is a liquor store that opened in Lee's Summit, Missouri in 2017 at 815 NE Lakewood Blvd. Summit Cellar & Spirits is owned by long-time restaurateurs Andy Lock and Domhnall Molloy. Domnhall's brother, Stephen Molloy, leads the stores operations. The store carries a variety of craft, local, domestic and import beer, wines, and spirits. A bar is situated in the back of the store for private and public tastings. The stores hours are Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Friday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Visit Summit Cellar & Spirits online at www.summitcellar.com or call them at 816-709-3534 for more information.
Bōru Ramen Bar opened in Kansas City, Missouri's historic Waldo neighborhood in Feb. 2017 at 500 W. 75th St. Bōru literally means "bowl" in Japanese. The restaurant's menu is heavily influenced by Korean, Chinese, and Japanese cuisine, with an emphasis on ramen. Bōru Ramen bar is led by Culinary Director, Po Wang, alongside owners and long-time restauranteurs, Andy Lock and Domhnall Molloy. Lunch and dinner are served daily, Monday – Thursday until 10 p.m., Friday – Saturday until midnight, and on Sundays until 9 p.m. Happy hour is offered daily from 3 – 6 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling the restaurant at 816-541-3651. Visit boruramen.com for more information.
Third Street Social is a chef-driven American restaurant that opened in Lee's Summit, Missouri in June of 2016. Third Street Social is open for lunch, dinner and happy hour, as well as Saturday and Sunday brunch. The restaurant's menus feature a range of options from shareables, salads, sandwiches and burgers to hand-cut steaks and seafood. Third Street Social is led by long-time restaurateurs Domhnall Molloy and Andy Lock, formerly of McCormick and Schmick's Seafood and Steaks. Third Street Social is located in Lee's Summit at 123 SE 3rd Street in the historic Arnold Hall. Reservations can be made online through Open Table or by calling (816) 384-2123. Visit Third Street Social online at ThirdStreetSocial.com.
Summit Bar and Grill is a casual American restaurant opened first in Lee's Summit, Missouri in 2012 and Kansas City, Missouri's historic Waldo neighborhood in 2014. Both locations are open daily for lunch, dinner and happy hour, as well as Saturday and Sunday brunch. The restaurant's menus feature a range of options from sandwiches, salads and burgers to hand-cut steaks and seafood. Summit Grill and Bar is led by long-time restaurateurs Domhnall Molloy and Andy Lock, formerly of McCormick and Schmick's Seafood and Steaks. Summit Grill and Bar is located in Lee's Summit at 4835 NE Lakewood Way and in Kansas City at 500 W. 75th Street. Reservations can be made online through Open Table or by calling 816-795-1299 in Lee's Summit and 816-361-9788 in Kansas City. Visit Summit online at SummitGrillandBar.com.


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"Land", by Maarten Ploeg
Commodore Amiga file transferred to video.Colour, stereo sound, loop, 1992
In an old edition of Enciclopédia Luso-Brasileira, the entry word computer (then called ordenador) is illustrated with a vector-based drawing of a face. It shows the first computer-generated drawing, depicting the kind face of a samurai. That funny looking picture can be seen as the computer's first attempt at a self-portrait, a clear demonstration of its highly complex level of self-determination.
Maarten Ploeg was a multi-talented genius born in the flat lands of Holland. Trained as a visual artist, he was part of the punk music scene in the late seventies (Soviet Sex, Blue Murder and Astral Bodies), as well as a pioneer in computer art and in the art of TV piracy. He was co-founder of PKP TV, a channel that hacked regular broadcasting and of Park 4DTV (http://www.park.nl/), a still operational art platform.
For years he produced bright and colorful abstract paintings, halfway between geometric landscapes and bi-dimensional portraits of computer beings, a personal research into digital foolishness as a way to humanize computers. But it was with the help of a friendly Amiga computer (the Commodore Amiga 4000) that he finally found a medium that matched his multiple skills. Ploeg's computer videos are kinetic paintings embedded in mesmerizing sound, windows to a deeply immersive universe, an "O.K. World", where computers fulfill their destiny as emotional and melancholic entities.
"Towards the emotional digit." Alexandre Estrela
This session would not be possible without the precious help of Ryu Tajiri, Peter Mertens, Rogier Van Der Ploeg and a large team of friends who share his memories and work.( http://maartenploeg.nl/trust/PloegisOKcompleet.pdf)
Oporto is a studio and a non-profit screening room located in Lisboa. Occupying the headquarters of a former Merchant Sailors Union, Oporto projects from time to time a single unique experimental video or film. The programme is exquisite and extremely slow.The selection of the pieces screened is made, not only on the basis of the work itself, but also on an overall idea of an exquisite corpse . The space is programed by artist Alexandre Estrela and sponsored by GAU- Gestão de Audiovisuais
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With a swinging melody and hearty groove this song from recording artist Coco Mamba is an immersive tune with a steady beat that rocks from side to side. It's complimented by visuals that see her exploring and enjoying the fresh scenery of a lush forest and a crystal clear lake. Coco's soft voice pairs well with the earthiness of this track as she entrances listeners with the visuals and her voice.


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Home Interviews Yearning Eternal Nirvana: A Conversation with Nolan the Ninja
Yearning Eternal Nirvana: A Conversation with Nolan the Ninja
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Anybody with an ear for Detroit Hip-Hop knows of Nolan the Ninja. With a series of solid releases including Lo-Fi Flips from January of this year, his most recent project YEN is a prime example of old-school in the modern age. A deeply personal collection of songs that bumps enough to ride to, it simultaneously represents his progression as an artist and as a person. I had the pleasure of chatting with Nolan about the album, the work that went into it, and what he hopes it will mean for the people that listen to it.
B: Alright, so how you been doin, how's New York?
N: Everything's cool, I been out here in New York, like, about a month and a half now. Just been tryna promote the album, linking up, I spent a lot of time with Denmark Vessey and Quelle Chris, who are also on the album and, you know, we just been recording a bunch of stuff and brainstorming, bouncing ideas off. And of course I've been cooking up a bunch of rhymes, a bunch of beats, a bunch of shit nahmsayin'. Just working man, just working. I got more things out here as far as shows and stuff, so I'm just working until that pops off.
B: Is this the first time you've been out in New York like that?
N: I mean, this is the longest I've been out here. Usually when I come out to NY it's real quick, like a week or a weekend to do press for an album or something. This time I'm really honing it in, taking trains and shit like that, you know. So it's a nice little change of pace, definitely different from Detroit as most would assume.
B: Yep, it certainly is. Alright so let's get into this album. I was listening to "Lex," and I was wondering what made you choose that as the opener for the album?
N: It was just a real heavy song, and I felt like it gave a good synopsis for the whole album. If you notice the second track, I labelled that "intro," cuz originally that was supposed to be the intro, but when we made "Lex" I was like, yo, I wanna open my album with this. Cuz the whole album is dealing with yearning, wanting more, striving and things like that. I feel like "Lex" is just a great representation of the meaning of the album, it really grasps the concept. And the Lexus, it's such an infamous car. If you got a Lexus, you're doin a lil' sumn, you know.
B: Yeah, I definitely felt like there was a different kind of delivery you were doing on that song. You've got a certain intensity to your raps, this one was a little heavier.
N: Yeah. And another thing, most of my music is sample-based, and that joint's sample free, you know so, I just wanted to kick the album off with that, sorta out of left-field, like, yo this is sample-free, it's not just rappidy-rap, it's a lot slower than a lot of my other stuff, so. It's real dope.
B: Yeah, great. So then getting into "Exodus," you've got a line where you say, "I'm tryna write my book into Exodus through the text."
N: Text meaning my rhymes, just meaning that I want to make my stance, make an appearance. The book of Exodus is an infamous story in the bible, which is an infamous book itself. I just wanna have that same effect on people, am I tryna write a bible? No, but it's just more so creating something for people to look to or believe in, you know?
B: Yeah, absolutely. I think I read it in a bit of a different way, like, the skit on "Odium" features a dude talkin smack and calling you boom-bap as if it's a negative thing, and you're very much rooted in old school from what I can tell. But you're obviously making music in the Soundcloud age right now…
N: Yeah…
B: So i thought it was like a mix of the two, like you've got Exodus, the history, legendary historical text, and I'm thinking "writing through the text" like you're on your phone, maybe taking down notes for rhymes, maybe texting your story to somebody, I don't know. I appreciate you clearing that up.
N: Sure, you could look at it like that.
B: I guess it's one of those things where people can see different things in it, but I definitely appreciate knowing what you were thinking when you were writing it.
N: Yeah, that makes sense as well (laughs) it's whatever, like honestly, I know how I write stuff and all that, but however the listener comprehends it, as long as they fuck with it, but for clarification I like to put that on the table.
B: Absolutely, I wanna know that and I know the fans do too. Do you have a favorite track on the record?
N: I would probably just say "Lex," you know. It would either be "Lex" or "Schoolcraft." For the sake of the argument I'm just gonna say "Schoolcraft," cuz it's where I'm from. That area impacted who I've become as a person, and it's definitely helped me with writing this album. And "Schoolcraft" is the last joint, technically the last joint is "Modesty" but that's a bonus track. I just wanna represent for my people around the way where I grow up, you know, all my people that's no longer in that neighborhood cuz they're either dead or locked up. As you heard on the track, like, I drop some names. People that I grew up with, grew up around, some of those guys are gone now, you know what I'm sayin? Like forever. And a lot of the kids around my age, they're in jail, so, I just wanted to touch on that. I feel like a lot of my past stuff is more so…everybody's just like, "oh, ok you can rap." With this album I wanted to take more of an introspective route, really bringing people into the personal side of things, rather than just rappidy-rappin.
B: Right on. Alright, you know I had to ask, so you got the line on "Calisthenics" about Prhyme and Royce. You got a favorite track on that album?
N: Yeah absolutely, I would probably say "You Should Know" featuring Dwele, (sings chorus), like that song almost made me cry one of the first times I heard it, it was real dope. Yeah, so I would say that or, the joint with…I think it was the joint with Jay Electronica? (Sings chorus of "To Me, To You"), but I would probably say "You Should Know" though, that song is just real dope, the way Dwele's vocals just laid on that shit.
B: For sure, I was bumping that album for months after it came out. They really did something special with that one.
N: It's a real dope piece man. And it's an honor that Royce was able to get on the album (YEN), I also met DJ Premier through Royce at his studio while I was in town, which was another dope thing cuz, on that song I'm like "a year ago I was playing Prhyme, now I got Nickle 9 on the line," so like, that's some real shit. Like I was working a weak-ass job, listening to Prhyme, like yo I'm tryna get it, so it like instilled another battery in the back, you know, I just went harder And then a year or so later Royce is on the album, and he's actually become a friend as well as a mentor. A year ago that wasn't nowhere in my reality, I was just a fan.
B: Damn, that's amazing. So you mentioned earlier you were chillin with Quelle and Denmark, how did you all link up and how's that been working with them?
N: Me and Denmark linked up, I believe it was my manager Soko, he'd known Denmark for a while, they were already cool, and Soko was just telling Denmark about what we was doing with LOC and shit, so I reached out like yo man, we don't know each other that well but I'd love to work, I got production and I'm a huge fan. And from there we honestly just linked up, he came to Detroit and he was like near downtown, he just pulled up! Cuz I hit him up, you know just on some twitter shit, and then when he landed in town he was like yo bro, like let's link up, and I'm like yo! I'm at such and such and he's like yo I'm bout to Uber over there, and he did. And from there we just got shit crackin. Whenever we got time to chop it up and link up we do that.
B: Yeah man, he's a cool guy. I brought him out a few years ago around the time Martin Lucid Dream came out, great dude.
N: Yeah man, I just came from his crib actually (laughs) we made some ill shit.
B: I believe it. So I'm looking at the title track now, I heard that line about Focus: Hope, which came up a couple of times in the album. What's the connection there?
N: Yeah, it's not really a shout out, it's kinda just honest you know. Like growing up, my grandma had a big part in raising me, so Focus: Hope was one of those spots where she went to go get her groceries, so we talking like the off-brand milk and apple-juice and all that shit, you know what I'm sayin, so that's just real rap. It's just growing up that's just all I knew. Now granted, we had other groceries, and then EBT is a whole nother part of the game, you know, but yeah. It's just a nod to how I grew up.
B: Yeah, I'm sure they'd be happy to know they were able to help people out like that.
N: Well and another thing, I heard Dej [Loaf] talk about Focus Hope, dropping it in a line, so that just goes to show you that clearly, you know, due to our environment, that's what we grow up on. And Dej is from the East side, I believe, but still, she still got that Focus: Hope cheese. And I'm sure there's more rappers that probably haven't spoke on it, you know.
B: Definitely. So Yearning Eternal Nirvana, that's where YEN comes from, I'm curious what that means to you, and what you hope that means to the fans, that kind of thing.
N: The whole album is dealing with yearning, and yearning means to want, and then like eternal, forever, and nirvana is synonymous with paradise, so, it's just wanting to have everlasting bliss, and just being joyful with what you're doing, you know, and just enhancing your condition period. Whether you a rapper, or a doctor, or a cook, whatever the case may be, we have bigger aspirations that we want to follow.
B: Yeah, definitely. So I think this will be the last one, last night I was chillin at the Shigeto album release show..
N: Yeah, Shigeto's the homie man. Good people.
B: Fasho, and I was talking to Lexi from Video7, and we were just talking about rappers and how it's crazy that some of them can produce for themselves, and the balance between using your own beats versus collaborating with others. Care to elaborate on that?
N: It's real dope, I love the whole idea of being self-sufficient, and so I think it's real dope when an emcee can make their own beats, and honestly YEN was about to be produced all by me, if you notice about half of the tracks I produced, so, but you know I love collabin', intertwining ideas, cuz another artist may have an aspect that I don't even pay attention to, so, it's dope to just blend everything and come up with some ill shit. You know but, also, if I'm collabin' with somebody I want it to be organic as well. Like, I don't want it to be a hit-up. All the people I've collabed with on the album, or in general, period, it was all organic, not like "I've got you in mind for this record," it was more so like, you know, just vibing out, shit just takes off, one step to another, then the joint is done.
B: Yeah man, the natural process is the way to go. Alright man, any last words for the people out there?
N: Yeah man, just continue to support YEN. Buy it, stream it, whatever. It's all love! More to come…
Be sure to check out YEN on your preferred music platform, and catch him at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor on November 17th with Royce da 5'9″, Tru Classik, and DJ Chill Will.
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Earlier this week, we reported on how a subsidiary of Avast, Jumpshot, was collecting and selling the personal user data from nearly 100 million devices and sold them to third-party marketing companies. In response to the allegations, Avast released an official statement, saying that it is ending all provision of data to Jumpshot. Consequently, it has also begun the winding down process of division.
In light of the winding down, Jumpshot says that it will continue paying both vendors and suppliers in full, both for services rendered and still in the process of being rendered. Further, the Avast subsidiary says that it will notify the rest of the customers of its termination of data services.
"Avast's core mission is to keep its users safe online and to give users control over their privacy,'" Ondrej Vlcek, CEO of Avast, said in the statement. "We are vigilant about our users' privacy, and we took quick action to begin winding down Jumpshot's operations after it became evident that some users questioned the alignment of data provision to Jumpshot with our mission and principles that define us as a Company."
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The Q3 Symposium: Quantum Mind panel
March 31, 2016 By Benjamin SaraTagged: consciousness, Quantum Mind
Following on from the Quantum Moment and Quantum Matter panels on the previous day, Q participants gathered to contemplate the implications of quantum for the mind and consciousness, after a video lecture and Q&A with Professor Alexander Wendt on his book 'Quantum Mind and Social Science'
The diverse panel was comprised of materials scientist Dr Anirban Bandyopadhyay from the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, neurologist Dr Andrew Duggins of the University of Sydney Medical School, and molecular geneticist Professor Johnjoe McFadden of the University of Surrey. The panel was moderated by international relations theorist Professor Colin Wight of the University of Sydney.
The discussion centred primarily on the nature of information processing in the brain and branched out from there to consider issues such as how consciousness might arise, the portability of quantum-level processes to the classical scale, and finally the broader implications of quantum mindedness for how we should commence the discussion on security in a quantum age.
(L-R) Dr. Andrew Duggins on the Quantum Mind panel with Professor Johnjoe McFadden and moderator Professor Colin Wight (Photo: Gilbert Bel-Bachir)
The neural network and perception
Duggins introduced the concept that each individual neuron in the brain is coded to respond to a specific experience. This experience might be a colour, a kind of motion, or even, to use his example, Halle Berry. This neural level of experience, which depends on what's going on electrically within individual neurons at any one time, contributes in an important way to our perception of reality.
Bandyopadhyay delved into the processes within the neural network, which could determine when a neuron will fire. These processes are nested one within the other and can be thought of as clock cycles, which each cycle running faster as you descend in scale. While a neuron fires at 1 millisecond, the next nested level fires at 1 microsecond, and the final level, which resides in the nano-scale where quantum mechanical effects are apparent, fires at 2 picoseconds, or 0.000002 microseconds.
The paradox for Duggins, however, is that our experience proceeds as a smooth stream rather than as something discrete and discontinuous – the one mind, many brains paradox, which Schrödinger, better known for his dead-or-alive cat thought-experiment grappled with in Mind and Matter in 1958. How then does the mind link this vast array of neural elements into a single consciousness?
The panellists posited different theories for how to incorporate the functioning of the neural network of the brain into the experience of the mind. McFadden proposed a Gestalt field theory of consciousness, which has three propositions: that neuron firing in the brain generates an electromagnetic field; that this electromagnetic field is the seat of consciousness; and that this electromagnetic field can, in turn, affect neuron firing. Quantum wave-particle duality suggests that waves contain the information of a discrete particle, distributed in space. However, classical fields share many of these properties, such as the ability to use electro-magnetic fields (EM field) to access identical information from anywhere within the field, such as when you tune in to a radio station.
The brain has an EM field, generated by the electrical pulses of firing neurons and McFadden proposed that it is this field which binds together the discrete, and sometimes contradictory, information of the neural network, such as observing an impossible triangle. This EM field is not only generated by neuron firing, however, it is also thought to itself affect the firing patterns of the neural network. McFadden argued that this affectation by the field on the brain gives rise to our experience of consciousness and is the source of the critical advantage that our brains have over computers, which can compute only with matter.
Bandyopadhyay speculated that consciousness arises deep within the clock cycle of the brain, where quantum mechanics allows one element to contain two solutions, which for Bandyopadhyay would be critical for self-evaluation and improvement in any hypothetical super-intelligent machine.
Duggins also dealt with uncertainty in seeking to address the one mind, many brains paradox through the use of statistical mechanics, which links a single macro-state with any number of potential micro-states that are consistent with the properties of the macro-state, for instance, in a box filled with a gas that is free to move around within the box without affecting the overall properties of the system itself (like temperature, pressure, and size). Applying this to the mind, Duggins concluded that a probabilistic mixture of all potential neural states is the local reduction of one pure mental state of the brain, which is critical for Duggins in unifying the myriad potentialities of the brain's incredible complexity with a single, smooth, experience of consciousness.
Bridging the quantum and the classical
Professor Johnjoe McFadden discussing quantum biology (Photo: Gilbert Bel-Bachir)
McFadden posited that life exists at the boundary between the quantum and the classical and Bandyopadhyay's nested clock cycles provided a mechanism for which phenomena at the quantum-level can scale up to classical systems and find expression in the classical world, overcoming the quantum problem of lost coherence.
Referencing Bandyopadhyay's work, Duggins encouraged us to look not only at the cycle within the cycle, but also for the cycle outside the cycle, and McFadden provided two real-world examples of situations where quantum mechanical principles are actively applied in macro-level systems. First, in photosynthesis, where leaves transport photons of light to a reaction centre with incredible efficiency by having a photon's energy travel as a wave through all potential paths to find the most efficient route, demonstrating the utilisation of quantum wave-particle duality at the macro-level. Second, in the navigation of birds, where there is evidence that at least certain species of bird, such as the European robin, utilise separated yet quantum-connected particles to detect magnetic fields, demonstrating the macro-level use of quantum entanglement. (ie quantum entanglement?)
Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay on consciousness and AI (Photo: Gilbert Bel-Bachir)
Bandyopadhyay emphasised that in the age of quantum, we should be less concerned with the images presented by Hollywood of AI machines terrifying in both appearance and capability and more by the prospect of interference with and manipulation of the nested clock cycle of the brain. We can already interfere with brain function to a limited extent, with Duggins using the example of electrically stimulating specific areas of the brain to provoke a very specific result, such as creating the image of a coloured dot. We also know that stimuli in the form of different music can alter cognitive function – the music that tamed the savage beast. Refining a process of interference in the clock cycle could conceivably change someone's mind, potentially without their knowledge of the intervention, with potentially profound consequences. This was of particular interest to Q participants and it was suggested that the exploration of the ethical implications was needed – was it justified, for example, to utilise such technology to change the mind of a terrorist?
A greater understanding about how our own minds process information and create knowledge could also lead to breakthroughs in the creation of an artificial mind, as opposed to a very fast yet unconscious computer. There was acknowledgment that there are differing opinions as to the role that quantum computers will play and whether we need to learn how to ask computers questions in a different manner, rather than simply further speeding up processing.
The Quantum Mind panel raised significant questions for Q participants about our knowledge of how the mind – our only window into the operation of the world around us – actually works, and the benefits and risks of furthering that knowledge. Such developments have the potential to fundamentally reshape the world that we inhabit and the discussion highlighted the need for the social sciences to grapple with these issues now, before the physical sciences deliver the capabilities.
Benjamin Sara is a Project Q Research Assistant, holds a Master of Arts (International Studies) from the University of Adelaide, and is a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney's Centre for International Security Studies.
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This is no longer the case. While Chile took a back seat to Australian Shiraz and Argentine Malbec, producers started to find the right fit with varieties and vineyards, including Chile's flagship variety, Carmenere. This wise move is still working its way into the hearts and minds of international wine consumers. More exciting is the work being done with cool climate Sauvignon Blanc from Casablanca and mineral-like Chardonnays from Limarí, not to mention major statements being made with Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and blends. While the country is still known for value wines, production over the past decade proves it shall be known for quality as well.
Jake Pippin, USA Market Manager for Wines of Chile, recently presented an array of a dozen top Chilean wines that would measure up with top wines from anywhere in the world. So while I cut my teeth on cheap Chilean Merlot in the 1970s, I know have been introduced to some of the world's very top wines and they are Chilean. It is time for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and yes, the Napa Valley to share the spotlight; the Chileans are making a huge statement. Isn't great to revisit an old friend and see how they have evolved into something greater? Here is a trio of super fine Chilean wines that will bring you up to speed on where Chilean wines are today.
The 2012 Los Vascos Grande Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – classic producer with a classic, quality Cabernet – it says Chile and Cabernet in a concise, easy-drinking way.


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I have so many questions and inquiries about it all. So much of the program looks fun and I know a lot of dedication goes into it as well.
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Hello, this is Gina Kim posting. As most of us in the U.S. are celebrating Thanksgiving Day with friends and family, I wanted to thank YOU for being a part of this community. For it is everyone's creativity that brought us here.
...and crafty, little hands of a two-year-old want to share today?
...and join me over at my blog (www.ginaleekim.blogstpot.com) to find out how November's theme of "Moon and Stars" turned into this art journal page!
Hi, Dion Dior here. What a wonderful theme we have for this month, I love the idea of moon and stars and have had so much fun playing around in my sketchbook.
I couldn't help myself, I simply had to add glitter and sparkle to my "Moon & Stars" pages. Thinking about the theme conjured up images of a glittering universe, so I created a sketchbook page that reflected my universe.
Using a generous wash of metallic paint, I scraped it across my page with an old credit card. When it was still wet, I sprinkled glitter all over the page, then I used glitter glue to doodle stars and swirls.
I left a large circle in the center of the page that I intend to use for a photo of my family. I used paint and glitter glue to write around this circle. It is a complete break from my usual style, but that's the beauty of the Sketchbook Challenge, it gives us the opportunity to try out new styles and new ideas.
When I hear words like moon & stars, quotes instantly come to mind. I have a huge collection of quotes. I have been using quotes to inspire my art for decades. In fact, I just published a book of art inspired by quotes - Quotes Illustrated: 100 works of art inspired by words, (available HERE and on Amazon. It's a compendium of art by over 80 mixed media artists.
a crown of twelve stars.
A sketchbook is a place to practice and experiment, so with that in mind, I decided to do my own lettering for the Revelations verse. I used a variety of white pens and a china marker to test out how well they would work on both the painted age and a TAP transfer. I wrote with the white china marker first, then painted over it because it acts as a resist to paint. It wasn't dark enough though, so I went back in with my Sharpie paint marker which did the trick.
Then I used a black Pigma pen to outline the writing. The Pigma did not like the TAP transfer and stopped working 1/2 way through. I tried two more pens in my stash, a Sakura Identi Pen and a BIC Mark-It. Both worked beautifully.
The biggest problem I encountered was that I need to PRACTICE my hand-lettering. I don't have the patience for it either. That's another thing I will have to work on.
So for the next quote, I just transferred the quote (with TAP) and did a paint dribble page, collaged with stars and a moon cut from a Ranger metal foil tape sheet .
has never learned to know her place.
Jamie Fingal checking in on this month's theme. Drawn with a Pilot Razor Point pen on kraft paper. A whimsical village, with a cross hatch sky. I sat down and decided to challenge myself, by not using pencil first. It is a free-flowing sketch.
My second one is all about the crescent moon hanging over a group of beach houses. How will you challenge yourself with sketching this week?
Hi! It's Deborah. I decided to pull out some paint and my Gelli printing plate and play around with the Moon and Stars theme.
It didn't take me long to make this mess!
I just squirted, rolled, scribbled and pressed paper after paper after paper. I put blue paint on just the bottom half and yellow dots for moon and stars for this one.
Here I layered the blue paint quite heavy and drew the moon and stars onto the plate before printing.
Then I added yellow paint to the stars and moons for this blobby print. I also punched some stars that I used later as masks.
I think this super close-up is pretty cool... showing the lines of paint as the paper is pulled away from the gelli plate.
Then I added a bit more blue and redirected the yellow so it fit the moon and star shapes a bit better.
So many interesting subtle lines and textures can be created (usually unintentionally) with the gelli plate.
Here are those masked stars.
I have no idea what combination of prints, paint, ghost prints and reverse prints I might have used here.
I'm not sure it's worth much on its own, but some of the details are interesting and it would be worth additional play with more imagery, doodling, stitching, collage or paint.
Both blue and yellow paint on the plate, then I scribbled several stars and made this print which lifted off most of the yellow.
Then I made a second print which got the remaining blue paint that was under the yellow after the first print.
It's interesting to think about "planning" layers of paint on the plate and how they will create different results.
For now these prints are just stacked up on the table in my studio. I'm not sure what I'll do with them. But, it really was fun to just play. That's what a blank sketch book and a theme can encourage!
We have had a beautiful full moon over the past few days, which I see through the trees at my house. It is always a beautiful sight and barring clouds, the light is brilliant. The other night I awoke in the middle of the night and could see light coming from the hallway, outside my bedroom door. I got up, thinking I had left a light on in my office and found that the moon, having risen high above the trees was shining so brightly through the hallway window that it had apparently awakened me. I stood for a few minutes, marveling at the brilliance of that moon. A small gift in the night.
We are leaving in a few days for Ecuador and I will view that beautiful moon from near the Equator, where, high in the Andes, it always seems even bigger and brighter. The Incas, who once lived in Ecuador built temples to the sun and the moon. They revered the Pachamama, who is the mother earth who sits among the stars and the moon. It is still a custom in the Andes to salute the Pachamama when drinking among friends, by splashing a bit of one's beverage onto the ground and toasting "A la Pachamama!"
This is my 12 x 20 piece for the Twelve by Twelve challenge theme "Mythology." My interpretation of the Pachamama, who sits among the moon and stars.
I will be out of the loop while in Ecuador, so I will take this opportunity to wish all the artists and readers of the Sketchbook Challenge wonderful holidays! And during this busy time, take a moment now and then to look up and enjoy the beauty and inspiration of the night sky. Peace.
Jackie here: I think this is quite a difficult challenge, although a lovely subject. Here is a suggestion. I looked in some of my books for images of the moon and stars; I particularly remembered many images of the moon and sun in medieval embroideries.
Some of the images are quite small so I used a magnifying app on the ipad to enlarge them and saved to the camera roll. By the way this app is also useful if you have got to the stage of not being able to read labels when you are cooking!
I have just found another app which replicates an old drawing tool called a Lucida Camera. You see the image on your ipad or iPhone and trace it onto paper.
Hard to explain but there are some good videos which show the process.
I don't think tracing is great, but it does give a starting point and also makes one look at an image and find out more about it,of course this can only be a starting point for your own ideas. Whatever, it is fun.
Leslie here. I love to look at the night sky in the fall. The temperatures here in South Texas are beginning to cool off and the night sky is usually a bit clearer. One of the biggest treats is to go outside and view the moon when Venus is nearby.
For this project I began by creating a collage using ephemera such as old pattern paper, gauze, and other bits of sheer cloth. Using the "Stitch A Doily" stencil from StencilGirl, I worked across the surface with opaque white and yellow acrylic paint, overlapping as I went.
the surface with a warm dry iron.
Then, using a laser-cut envelope as a stencil I worked across the surface with transparent blue and a blue-purple paint.
Once the freezer paper is removed I have my shapes.
Inside the house, I wrote the first portion of the lullaby, "I See The Moon".
I used a Pentel Gel Roller Fabric Pen. This pen is great, even over such a rough surface!
shine on the one I love.
sing to the one I love.
for her birthday a few years ago.
Jane LaFazio here. Here's a page from my sketchbook using collage as the background and the gold moon and yellow stars as the theme.
I've got a step-by-step tutorial on how I created this page on my JaneVille blog.
Hi there, this is Jacqueline. This month's theme is about those captivating celestial bodies - the moon and the stars. They remind me of a much-loved poet, Emily Dickinson and her lovely poem, The Moon was but a Chin of Gold. I often include snippets of her poetry on my watercolor journal pages. I love how she puts her words together to form sparkling strands of lyrics. Here is a peek in one of my journals where I used parts of this poem. If you would like to read her poem in its entirety, I posted it below.
Do you have a poet or poem that inspires your art?
Were such her silver will!