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EU Defence Policy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on parliamentary accountability of the EU defence structures that the UK has joined since the EU referendum in 2016.

The Government continues to ensure that parliamentary accountability for UK-EU defence cooperation is maintained. In addition to the public speeches made by the Prime Minister and the white paper of last July, the Government provided further clarification in September, in its response to the House of Commons Defence Committee report, on its proposals for a future security partnership with the EU. The Government has also participated in parliamentary debates or hearings on Permanent Structured Cooperation last April, Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Operation Sophia last June, the European Defence Industrial Development Programme last November and on CSDP missions and operations in May this year. The Government will continue to provide regular updates to both European Scrutiny Committees in Parliament.

Biography information for Sir Hugo Swire
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the merits of UK participation in EU defence structures after the UK has left the EU.

As we leave the EU, we remain committed to playing a leading role on Euro-Atlantic security. NATO remains the cornerstone of our defence. Nonetheless, the UK and the EU will continue to face common threats, which are evolving and growing in complexity, and we share the same values. That is why we have agreed the outline terms, through the Political Declaration, of a flexible and scalable future UK-EU security partnership to cooperate as a sovereign third country with EU partners on a case-by-case basis where there is a clear shared interest.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what criteria or process her Department chose 82,000 as the optimum number of personnel for the army.
North Durham
Mr Kevan Jones

The proposal for a regular Army of 82,000 emerged from work that followed the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones
Type 45 Destroyers: Deployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the UK's six Type 45 destroyers have been put to sea in the last twelve months.

The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes and Departmental planning requirements.

From records available, the number of days each Type 45 destroyer has spent at sea between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019 is shown below.

Type 45

Total number of days at sea

HMS DEFENDER

118

HMS DIAMOND

91

HMS DRAGON

154

HMS DUNCAN

116

HMS DARING

0

HMS DAUNTLESS

0

TOTAL

479

Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 aircraft are currently available for operations.

617 Squadron is the UK's first operational frontline F-35 Lightning squadron with an initial complement of nine aircraft capable of undertaking operations from the land.

Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Procurement
What progress is being made on the delivery to the UK of the Poseidon MRA Mk1 (P-8A) aircraft.
Douglas Ross

Initial build of the first UK aircraft is complete. Painted in RAF livery, its first flight is scheduled for later this week. Delivery, as the RAF's first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, is expected in October. Manufacture of the second aircraft, for delivery in January 2020, is under way.

The first two aircrew courses have graduated and engineering training is ongoing. Construction of support infrastructure at RAF Lossiemouth is also continuing apace, so significant progress is being made.

Biography information for Douglas Ross
Defence: Aerospace Industry
If she will make an assessment of the sustainability of the UK defence aerospace sector.

The UK is at the forefront of the defence aerospace industry. The Ministry of Defence is continuing to invest in capability development of aerospace platforms, which will protect highly skilled jobs for many years to come.

The UK's Combat Air Strategy, launched at the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show, sets out a clear way forward for preserving national advantage and choice in how our future Combat Air capability is delivered.

Biography information for Rosie Cooper
What steps her Department is taking to protect the UK from hybrid threats by hostile states and actors.
Phil Wilson

Hybrid threats present themselves in many domains. Therefore, we utilise a 'whole of government' approach to protecting the UK against such activity. The MOD works collaboratively with other government departments, in line with Fusion Doctrine, to support this approach.

It is important that the UK continues to work with and support our international partners in NATO and the EU, contributing to and drawing upon the different tools of these organisations to protect against hybrid threats.

Biography information for Phil Wilson
Defence: Industry
What steps she is taking to support the UK defence industry.
Ealing, Southall
Mr Virendra Sharma

On the 14 of March, we provided an update to Parliament on our ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme. This includes work to sustain an internationally competitive and productive UK Defence sector and grow exports and inward investment. In the past two years, we have published strategies for Shipbuilding and Combat Air and refreshed our Defence Industrial Policy with a new emphasis on supporting growth and competitiveness.

Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma
Hawk Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2019 to Question 269014, how many sorties have Hawk T2 aircraft have undertaken in the advanced jet training role from 3 April to 26 June 2019.

Between 3 April and 26 June 2019, RAF Hawk T2 aircraft undertook 1,177 Advanced Jet Training sorties.


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The founders of the San Antonio Art League sought to achieve a three-fold goal; to provide artists with a place to exhibit their works, to acquire paintings for the public's enjoyment, and to establish an art school. The mission of the San Antonio Art League is to maintain an art museum in order to preserve and exhibit their collection of local and regional art, and to promote art by means of exhibitions, lectures, and other related activities. The museum is free and open to the public.
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This film, a financial and critical failure, in which Richard Burton played a sadistic homosexual criminal based loosely on Ronnie Kray, effectively ended the career of Burton as a viable box office draw. The film was distributed in the U.S. by the Columbia Broadcasting System. The film also stars Ian McShane, and is directed by Michael Tuchner. This theater used poster is in very good, with some minor distresses at the fold intersection and some browning along the fold lines.
MICHAEL TUCHNER - Director
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10-6-12 – Why Hunt When You Can Fish!
While many outdoor recreation friendly Vermonters were taking to the woods for the opening day of archery deer season, we were loading up the row boat to go catch some crappie on the Connecticut River.
The fish we were chasing roam a deep river channel. The school of fish is large and we have found that the largest fish present lead the way for all. To locate the school, we usually begin by cruising around making long, fast casts with or without a bobber. The active fish usually are suspending 5-10 below the surface in 20+ feet of water. Once we start catching large crappie, we know we have hit it. To track the fish as they move around we have to determine if they are moving up or down the channel. To stay on the school, it is only a matter of staying ahead of their movements. It would be possible if we were to keeping fish to catch a limit in one pass but we have been releasing all fish in order to maintain a healthy population.
The fish seemed much more spread out today than the previous week. We actually found the largest concentration of fish in an unusual place for the Glory Hole. Instead of being suspended over the deep water feeding on minnows they moved up on a flat and seemed to be feeding on a hatch emerging from the soft bottom. We boated at least a hundred fish in a matter of hours and decided that it was time to get home and get camo-ed up for the afternoon hunt. Good day of fishing once again using the "Live" Baby Shad made by LFT Lures.
We put together two videos from our glory hole trip. Check out Ice Fishing Teaser and Opening Day Of Deer Season Crappie Fishing on our YouTube page!
I do both. On more than one accassion my shotgun has accompanied me while I was perch or walleye fishing.
We do both as well. It is just hard to hunt when the crappie are smashing!
Thank you! The sunrise was a great addition to a successful day of fishing!
Nice! I'm in central Missouri and I took my boys on a Boy Scouts camping trip last weekend. We caught some good ones too! There's a pic I just blogged about! http://bit.ly/QjESj2 Great to see your success!
That was actually the sunrise! It was a great morning on the water!
I agree–there's something about being on or near water :-.
the fish you caught are they edible?
Yes. Crappie are a very desirable fish for the table. One of the best freshwater fish in our opinion!
Darn right they are !!!
Fishing, the real alternative to work. Love it !!!
You're not kidding! It's as good as it gets!
WOW! 100 FISH BEFORE AFTERNOON!?!?! How many people would that feed in one day? That's incredible!
100 crappie could feed quite a few people! We weren't keeping any though. We both already have a few meals in the freezer so it was just a relaxing day on the water.
Walleye are a blast to fish for! We fish for them often.
Not a fisherman (or woman) although it's not foreign to me.
But that sunrise! Sometimes worth going along for the ride.
Spending time outdoors… That's what it is all about!
What an interesting article. It's been too long since I have fished. I miss it very much. I just never seem to have the time anymore. But your post made me want to!
Great! That's a big reason as to why we started this blog.
I sometimes bring a fishing pole while leisurely hunting Mallards or Canada Goose from a Radisson Canoe.
That's the way to do it! We were out during bow season though. Tough to hunt with a bow from a boat i bet!
It's fishing season! Out here in Oregon it's mainly salmon, steelhead and trout in the fall and winter. What are you catching in your neck of the woods this fall?
That's a healthy Crappie! Congrats…reminds me of some cove fishing off Lake Travis in Texas, long, long ago.
Crappie fishing is a blast! We can never get enough of it!
Great story. I never saw a Crappie that large that wasn't stuffed.
We figure if we release some, especially the large ones, we will benefit more in the future!
Funny how some people get outwardly upset when you tell them you catch and release, especially when you do it exclusively. I like to keep some and throw some back myself, but I never did understand why it would upset someone to do other than kill everything caught?
Regardless what someone decides to do with their fish someone won't agree. We like to eat but we also like to catch big fish. We figure by eating some and letting some go, we have the best of both worlds. Especially when we are selective with what we keep!
What a beautiful blog and awesome fish! Glad you had a nice time, right?
Any day fishing is a great day! Thanks for reading!
Thanks for sharing! Fishing is a very nice experience!
It sure is! Thanks for reading!
Thanks for the share! Fishing is our passion!
One of our favorites!!! Thanks for viewing!
Reblogged this on HoneyHole Anglers Connection.
What kind of fish is this? I havent seen it in Europe.


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Senatorial aspirant Mar Roxas shared a reason why he did not win during the Presidential election in 2016. KAMI learned that despite the two major losses of Roxas in politics, he is still determined to run in the upcoming mid-term polls.
In a report by ABS-CBN News, Roxas shared his thoughts about running for a higher position in the future.
"I've been there, done that," Roxas said.
"I don't think that it's trauma. I think that carrying that burden of distilling the hopes, aspirations fears of a hundred million people is a serious act. Papasanin mo lahat itong pangarap at problema at kailangan may sagot ka sa problema ng lahat," he added.
"I was honored to have done that. But, I did not win. I offered tinolang manok, they chose kare-kareng baka," the Senate bet said.
Roxas still believes that the Philippines can make a progress as a third world country and that was the reason why he is entering politics once again.
"I don't accept na hanggang third world na lang ang Pilipinas and that's why I'm running. I don't accept na hanggang kulelat na lang tayo that's why I'm running. I really believe that mas malayo pa ang mararating ng Pilipinas," Roxas said.
"I'm not here to redo 2016. I'm not here to show them [that], 'See, nagkamali kayo,' No, they can do what they want. I'm here because gusto ko makatulong na umahon tayo sa kahirapan," Roxas stated.
Born on May 13, 1957, Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II is the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas. He used to be the Interior Secretary from 2012 to 2015 and Trade Secretary from 2000 to 2003.
In 2016, Roxas ran during the Presidential elections under the Liberal Party. However, it was President Rodrigo Duterte who won in the poll.


Being a dormer has a lot of perks. You get a lot of freedom, you live in or near campus which means that you won't have to worry about traffic and waking up two hours before class time. Plus, you get to have your own space which you can decorate and play with! To help you get inspired to prettify your own dorm rooms, we've rounded up five gorgeous spaces to give you some major dorm room inspo!
College is fun, but it can be pretty challenging with all the readings, papers, and tests that you have to do. To keep you strong and motivated throughout your college life, hang some inspiring quotes on the wall to get you going.
Keep your dorm room sleek and crisp by adding black accents to the walls, furniture, and your bed, too!
Add some jazz to your dorm room by adding a wall decal! You may not be allowed to change the wallpapers of your rooms, but there are a lot of stores in the metro that sells cute wall stickers you can remove with no sweat.
Trust us when we say that college goes by so fast not just because of the unlimited deadlines you'll have to meet, but because of the people and the memories that you will be creating with them, too. Keep them close to your heart by taking photos for every occasion no matter how big or small it is, and stick them on your walls.
Keep your dorm rooms fresh by sticking to a neutral theme. Do add accessories from wall tassels, wired quotes, and even knit blankets to add some oomph into your small space.
How would you style your dorm rooms Candy Girls?


Yes! Contact your Membership Services Executive or reach out to fanservices@nycfc.com to see what seats are available near you.
City Members receive a discounted price on single-match seats. Log into your Account Manager to purchase.
How will the renewal process work for future seasons?
In future seasons, you will be automatically renewed on September 15th via the payment method and plan you chose during the initial enrollment. You'll also be sent information giving you the option to relocate or add-on seats for each season.
How will I be notified of any changes to my City Membership, such as pricing?
Any changes to your membership will be communicated via email and USPS to the address on file at least 30 days prior to each season's auto-renewal date of September 15. You will have until September 14 of each year to make any changes to your membership for the upcoming season.
Payments will start when you enroll in your City Membership. Payments for all future seasons will start on September 15.
2. 12-monthly interest-free payment plan.
For future seasons, you will automatically be placed in the payment option you selected during the initial enrollment.
Yes – moving forward you would be on the new payment plan you select. You can also make larger payments at any point using your online Account Manager.
Can I split my account or transfer seats?
The new recipient has been listed as a secondary contact on the account for at least one full year (365 days).
The tickets are transferred within the immediate family and proper documentation is provided.
Corporate accounts where the tickets are transferred to the principal of the same company (written correspondence must be provided on corporate letterhead).
Please note that seats may not be transferred from one account to another and there is a maximum of one (1) account per household.
What other benefits come with the City Membership?
See all of the benefits here.
Do I get a discount in the stadium?
Yes! City Members receive 10% off concessions and merchandise in the stadium as well as merchandise online.
Do I receive discounts on merchandise?
Yes! The merchandise discount code will be included in the City Membership confirmation email you will receive upon purchase of your City Membership.
Your unique merchandise discount code can also be found under Account Details of your Cityzens Account.
If you don't see the discount being applied, or you cannot find your code, please contact your Membership Services Executive or email fanservices@nycfc.com.
Do I get a discount for parking?
City Members have access to a discounted parking package with up to 40% savings.
How can I put my tickets to good use when I can't attend a match?
Resell your tickets on StubHub. Learn more here.
Send tickets to family and friends via online Account Manager when you cannot attend a match.
Use the extra tickets to bring out family, friends, co-workers, etc.
Yes! Contact your Membership Services Executive to share contact information for your secondary contact.
How do I get tickets to away matches?
The Cityzens Rewards Program offers City Members the opportunity to participate in Club decisions, and access unique experiences plus more!
What is offered on Cityzens?
How do I access Cityzens portal?
You can access Cityzens by logging in to the portal at nycfc.com/cityzensportal.
How do I earn City Points?
City Points can be earned in a number of ways. The easiest way to earn City Points is by simply attending home matches. So make sure you don't miss a match - the more matches you come to see at Yankee Stadium, the more City Points you'll earn. See how else you can earn City Points here.
How can I use my City Points?
How do I get the items I redeem?
When will my City Points be added?
Can I combine City Points between my cards?
We cannot allow members to combine City Points between cards in an effort to keep the opportunity to win fairly equal, whether members have one or eight seats.
Do I have a separate login and password per seat/card?
How often do you add rewards to the Cityzens portal?
We upload new items every Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm. We send out the weekly City Member email with updates informing you of new rewards, auctions and sweepstakes that are available, as well as important club news.
Does my access to the Cityzens Rewards Program expire?


What does 5G mean for the Internet of Things?
In a world that becomes more connected by the minute and reliant on the infrastructure that permits that connectivity, the approach of 5G is being heralded as a knight in shining armour. With UK rollout scheduled for 2020 – although some mobile networks have alluded to making 5G available sooner than that, some are predicting speeds more than 100 times faster than 4G, and barely detectable levels of lag, writes Leigh Moody the UK managing director of SOTI.
The rubber is meeting the road in terms of 5G rollout for the major network operators, writes Mike O'Malley, the vice president of marketing at Radware.


SEATTLE, March 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), a leader in digital media software and services, announced today that the Company will participate in the 30th Annual ROTH Conference, which is taking place March 11-14 at The Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point, CA. Cary Baker, RealNetworks' CFO, is scheduled to present on Monday, March 12 at 1:30 pm PT and will participate in meetings with investors throughout the day.
A live webcast will be available on RealNetworks' Investor Relations site under Events at http://investor.realnetworks.com and will be archived online upon completion of the presentation.


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Petrovsk-Zabajkal'skij è una città della Russia siberiana sudorientale (kraj Zabajkal'skij), situata 413 km a ovest del capoluogo Čita in una valle compresa fra le catene dei monti Cagan-Daban a nord e i monti Zaganskij a sud; è il capoluogo amministrativo del distretto omonimo.

Fondata nel 1789 con il nome di Petrovskij Zavod , venne poi scelta come luogo di confino per alcuni decabristi, tra i quali Ivan Ivanovič Gorbačevskij, che vi morì nel 1869.

Società

Evoluzione demografica
Fonte: mojgorod.ru
 1939: 21.000
 1959: 29.800
 1970: 28.300
 1989: 28.300
 2007: 19.900

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Città del Territorio della Transbajkalia
Oblast' di Čita
Decabrismo

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North Colorado Springs Counseling, takes your privacy seriously. Susan provides counseling services for individuals in Colorado Springs, CO.
I understand, both personally as a user of website and as a professional counselor, that the privacy of personal information is very important and is part of the ethical principles guiding clinical social work/counseling practice. I am committed to protecting any information that you may send through e-mail, fax, regular mail or voice mail as far as it is possible to do so.
d) when the licensed person (in this case, Dawn Lipthrott, LCSW) is a defendent in any complaint, disciplinary action, civil or criminal action that is filed by the person who has revealed the information.
E-Mail/Comments from Website: The e-mail form is processed through a Geotrust's secure server and requires your e-mail address for me to be able to respond. Your email to me usually remains on your computer or mobile device, or the one that you use, and confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. I also cannot guarantee a response back to you and cannot guarantee confidentiality of any response because it is your responsibility to safeguard any sensitive information to and from our office. If you use a computer at your place of employment, be aware that many employers monitor e-mail and can access your information from that computer.
Any comments you make on the Building Better Relationships blog are public and all confidentiality is waived by placing your comments there. I am not responsible for any adverse effects that your comments might have on you personally, on your employment, your relationships or in any other way.
• Paypal would have a record of your transaction of an order that is processed through their service. You know clearly that you are purchasing through the Paypal system when the form on my site is connected to them.
• The premarital course currently goes through a digital delivery service, E-Junkie that uses secure servers and is integrated with Paypal. The quiz is done through Surveymonkey and is not seen by others. Quizzes are deleted from Surveymonkey once the certificate is issued or they are no longer needed. The course will eventually be hosted on Educadium which is a secure website.


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Richard Hurford
Senior Lecturer in Perform Games Animation and Music
Faculty of Creative Industries
richard.hurford1@southwales.ac.uk
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Richard is currently Course Leader for the MA Games Enterprise course. He also has been a Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Computer Games Design course since 2008. He specialises in games design process and games industry trends.
Richard is the UK Games Fund Tranzfuser, South Wales Hub co-ordinator. http://tranzfuser.com/ Tranzfuser is the first talent programme from UK Games Talent, it aims to provide an annual shot of top talent into the UK development ecosystem with a particular focus on creative team leaders of the future. It looks to supply a pipeline to enterprise and/or employment recognition for new UK games graduates, taking teams from concept and prototyping through to publishing. Teams taking part are awarded £5,000 and showcase their games at EGX and pitch to a panel of industry experts for continued funding of up to £25,000. USW was a founding hub in 2016, with a winning and runner up teams in 2017.
Richard is also actively involved in the development of the Computer Games Design alumni community and the games development community in South Wales as part of Games Wales http://www.gameswales.org
Richard has a background in Computing and Interaction Design having graduated from the University of Wales, Newport postgraduate programme in 2005 with an MA in Design (New Media & Technology). Previously he studied for his BSc (Hons) Computer Science at Exeter University graduating in 2003.
After completing his MA in Design, he became Research Assistant for the Smart Clothes & Wearable Technology Research Group at the University of Wales. The research group was set up to do research into cutting edge clothing and consumer electronics technologies. Richard was involved in several research projects, which included developing New Product Development techniques along with concept design and the development of physical products and digital services. During his time as a Research Assistant he co-wrote several research papers, presented at international conferences and was invited to write a chapter in a book on the subject (published in 2009).
Course Leader for MA Games Enterprise
Module Lead for multiple modules on BA (Hons) Computer Games Design
Faculty of Creative Industries FQAC Member
External Examiner at University of Portsmouth
External Examiner at Middlesex University
Hurford, R., LaCombe, J. & Martin, A. The Mirror's Edge: Creating a Dynamic Games Course That Reflects Industry Practices and Manages Student Expectations. Computer Games Journal 9, 29–44 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40869-020-00093-6
McCann, J., Hurford, R., Underwood, S. & Williamson, T. (2007) Design Enabling Autonomy and Independence through Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology. Include 2007, 1-4 April, London.
Hurford, R., Martin, A., McCann, J. & Smith, D. (2007) Designing Wearables: A Brief Discussion. Design Workshop at the 11th International Symposium on Wearable Computers (IEEE), 10-13 October, Boston, MA.
Hurford, R. (2009) Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology Today, in McCann, J. & Bryson, D. (Eds), (2009) Smart Clothes & Wearable Technology, Woodhead Publishing, London.
Audience of the Future Demonstrator Programme
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Leighton Meester's Shocking New Look & the Rest of the 'Gossip Girl' Cast Now
Jessica Napoli April 4, 2018, 5:00 pm
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THEN (2007): Leighton Meester
NOW (2018): Leighton Meester
THEN (2007): Blake Lively
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NOW (2018): Blake Lively
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THEN (2011): Penn Badgley
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NOW (2018): Penn Badgley
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THEN (2008): Chace Crawford
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NOW (2017): Chace Crawford
THEN (2007): Ed Westwick
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NOW (2017): Ed Westwick
THEN (2007): Taylor Momsen
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NOW (2014): Taylor Momsen
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THEN (2008): Jessica Szohr
When it premiered in 2007, Gossip Girl was one of the hottest and most controversial series on the air.
The CW teen drama depicted the spoiled lives of entitled high schoolers on the Upper East Side of Manhattan—who wouldn't obsess over that lifestyle?—highlighting their over-the-top homes and wardrobes. Plus, it actually talked about teens having sex, drinking, and fighting.
9 Ways 'Riverdale' and 'Gossip Girl' Are Essentially the Same Show
Betty and Veronica are the new Serena and Blair.
By the time the show came to an end in 2012, the cast—Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen), Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf), Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass), Penn Badgley (Dan Humphrey), Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald), Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey), and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) were bonafide stars.
But where are they now? Click through the gallery above to see what the cast looks like today!


Digital Health Coalition: You said "expert knowledge in data management is required" as patient data collection & utilization rates increase rapidly. Does that require that pharma develop that knowledge internally or would you recommend contracting with an expert to handle the management? In your opinion, what's the best organizational structure to properly address data management? Who should own it within a pharma co.?
Jim Lefevere: First, I think it is imperative that data management is handled in house. Data is gold and is not something that can or should be outsourced. From a regulatory perspective, it also a risk to outsource. From a structural standpoint, I think it really depends on the organization. Realistically, it could live in a digital transformation area, marketing or IT.
DHC: What's the risk if it's mis-managed? You mentioned the consequences are significant – what should make a marketer take personal ownership of ensuring/confirming data is properly managed at their company? In what ways could pharma cos. better equip their teams?
JL: From a global perspective, the EU implemented GDPR, which can have significant financial consequences for an organization and can equal up to 4% of annual sales. That should drive some personal investment. Depending on your role, data, data integrity and taking ownership over master data management goes hand-in-hand with developing effective marketing programs.
DHC: What's the upside? "Big data" can often feel cumbersome and overwhelming… what are you most passionate about in terms of the impact on the customer experience when data management is done right? What innovation or goal do you think is achievable through proper use of data?
JL: Overall, I think data is the underlying foundation for the development of personalization strategy and personalized marketing program. I consistently hear the question, "why, can't we do marketing like [insert big name company here] such as Apple, Amazon, Nike, Starbucks, etc. The underlying foundation of doing marketing is data and personalization. So if you really aspire to develop breakthrough marketing then data has to be a part of planning.
DHC: From a bottom line perspective, what does a pharma company that invests in proper data management stand to gain? Is it merely the cost of doing business, or do they realize some competitive advantage?
JL: I think it's a little of both marketing today is digital marketing and digital marketing is underpinned by data. Companies that do it well will have an advantage and those that place data as an important pillar in their work overall whether it is marketing, services and solutions or other areas of pharma companies today will have an advantage today and in the future.
DHC: What other industries are getting this right today? Is there an example you look to for ideas and inspiration?
JL: I think Finance provides a pretty close corollary to Pharma due to regulations. It seems banks and financial institutions moved and continue to move with a much greater sense of urgency. Now that is not across the board and there are many institutions that I encounter that need improvement, but as a whole pharma and med device have moved at a glacial pace of change by comparison.
For more insights into data and privacy, stay tuned for our January newsletter. You can find Jim Lefevere on LinkedIn here.


Being physically active has been a cornerstone in my life. I began dancing at a young age and continued through college. Growing up in Florida, I was a lifeguard during the summers and the great weather usually kept me outdoors and on the go.
By the time I was in my junior year of college, I wanted to change my degree to something health and fitness related. However, the practical side of me convinced the "fitness freak" in me to stay the course with my major and not waste the credits. Several years after graduating and working in the federal government, I changed careers and devoted myself to the fitness and health industry. The "fitness freak" eventually won the battle.
I absolutely love helping people reach their goals and discover their inner athlete. (And, yes, everyone has an inner athlete!) I love sharing my knowledge and passion for health and giving others the tools to take control and change their lives. I've worked with all age groups – preschoolers to senior citizens – and every one of them has that moment when they achieve something new. Those are my favorite moments.
I've been working in this industry for the last 16 years and 'I've seen a lot of trends and methodologies. Some worked, some didn't, and some were absolutely ridiculous. I like to learn and try new things so CrossFit was very intriguing to me. It was also very intimidating to me. If something scares me, that's usually a sign I need to do it. So I tried CrossFit. And I loved it. That was four years ago. CrossFit still scares me on some levels, but the constant challenge is good for me.
Challenge is good and with it comes great confidence. I've seen such a transformation in clients as they reach and surpass their goals and I've witnessed their confidence spill over into all aspects of their lives. I'm excited to be a part of this incredible Northlake family and be able to help anyone who walks through our doors in search of a happier and healthier lifestyle.


dantheriver needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
Our website, TriFind.com, is in need of a major face lift.
The top 3 designers in this contest will be paid! $400 for 1st, $100 for 2nd, and $50 for 3rd. I appreciate the time that each designer puts into my contest, and want to make sure that even if you don't win, you still have a chance to make some money for your excellent work.
This contest is for the design of a single page design only. The winner will only need to provide a .psd file, and no HTML or coding is required. I would like to offer the winning designer continued work to help design the content area layout for several other pages.
The top 3 designers in this contest will be paid! $400 for 1st, $100for 2nd, and $50 for 3rd. I appreciate the time that each designer putsinto my contest, and want to make sure that even if you don't win, youstill have a chance to make some money for your excellent work.
This contest if for the design of a single page design only. The winnerwill only need to provide a .psd file, and no HTML or coding isrequired. I would like to offer the winning designer continued work tohelp design the content area layout for several other pages.
Ourusers come to our site looking for easy access to information aboutlocal triathlon sporting events in their area. The main content theyare looking for needs to be top priority and stand out above the otherelements on the page. As owners of the site, we make our money frombanner ads. We have specific areas of the page that we have alreadysold advertising space for, so we need to maintain the positions of theads in the new design. The ad space is important, but I don't want itto distract too much from the core information that the users are onthe site to read.
- All of the page elements on this mock need to remain in theircurrent positions and dimension, but the shapes, colors, fonts, boxes,etc all can, and should be changed to look better. I need your sense ofdesign and creativity here!
- The top left area of the page (where it says TriFind.com and theBox Ad), will end up being in a DIV that is fixed in position, and therest of the page will scroll under it. Take that into account in yourdesign so that the navigation section under that area will "collapse"into it cleanly. If you are confused, see how the navigation on my mockmoved up behind that top left box as you scroll down on the page.
- Everything but the main content area will be reused as a template forother pages. The main content area will need to be able to grow in sizevertically for other pages, so keep that in mind in your design.
- Inmy mock, I like how the main content area is white, all the ads are inplaced on a grey background, and all the navigation is mostly in blue.What I like about that is that the focus is drawn to the content. Theads and the menu are each clearly grouped. Since there is a lot goingon on the page, I think that helps the user to quickly figure out whereeverything is. Again, I don't care so much about the colors or shaped,I just am pointing out that I like the grouping and highlighting ofthese main areas: Content, Navigation, Ads.
- Web 2.0 feel: Gradient fills, rounded corners, etc.
Here we will show a list of the 10 next upcoming races. The race date,name, and city should be displayed. At the bottom should be a veryprominent link to "See Full Race Calendar".
This will list the following search terms with the number of races next to it in parenthesis.
- Iron Distance Triathlons (2)3) "Search by Zip Radius"
Show the text "Find triathlons close to you:", a text box to enter their zip code, a drop down box for radius in miles, and a submitbutton.
This will list 10 club names and the city that they are in.
This will list 10 coaches names and the city that they are in.
This will show the following list of other sport types with the count of events in parenthesis.
- Other (43)7) "Past Race Results"
- Boxy, or cluttered feel.


Singer Mariah Carey is no longer engaged to James Packer, but she's still sporting the ring he gave her!
On Thursday night, Mariah was spotted wearing the huge sparkler while heading out for dinner at Nobu Malibu in pics obtained by DailyMail.com.
Mariah was accompanied by a few friends and her backup dancer Bryan Tanaka, who has been grabbing attention for his close relationship with Mariah. A source told TMZ that Packer was reportedly jealous of Tanaka, even having a face-to-face with "a ton of yelling." In May, Mariah gave Bryan a lap dance, a part of her concert routine, in South Africa, which reportedly made James suspicious.
TMZ reports that Mariah and James haven't spoken to each other for over a month after they got into a fight during their vacation in Greece. According to close pals of Mariah, James allegedly did "something really bad" to her assistant.


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Edward Donald Rubin was an American jazz and rock drummer, and composer. His repertoire included rock, jazz, pop, R&B, folk, and blues, although he had a preference for jazz drumming. Rubin is best known for his performances and recordings during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s with artists Neil Diamond, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Johnny Rivers, Dexter Gordon, Ornette Coleman, Paul Revere & The Raiders and Don Randi.

Career

1960s
In Los Angeles in early 60s, Rubin performed and recorded with Don Randi, a pianist, keyboard player, and composer who moved to Los Angeles from New York City. In 1962 Rubin was working with Randi as a band member of the Don Randi Trio, and together they recorded the album "Last Night." "Last Night" was recorded on December 14, 1962, at Sherry's, a club in Hollywood California, and released in December 1963. Rubin also would sometimes perform with Don Randi in Las Vegas. In 1963, they played at venues such as the Kon Tiki lounge at The Castaways, a Polynesian themed resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

Later that same year, in 1963, Rubin was contacted by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Johnny Rivers, who made an offer to Rubin to play what was initially thought to be just a two or three-night gig with him. Rivers had relocated to Los Angeles from Baton Rouge Louisiana around 1961. After a couple years without much success making it as a singer and musician, Rivers was asked to perform at Gazzarri's, an Italian restaurant and music venue. Gazzarri's house band was leaving and Bill Gazzarri, the venue owner, had no other band at the time to replace them. Rivers accepted Gazzarri's offer to perform temporarily until a new house band was found. However, Rivers did not have anyone to perform with and needed to find other musicians to put a band together. Rivers met and knew Eddie Rubin from sitting in and watching his performances with the Don Randi Trio at Sherry's Lounge, and decided to contact him to be his drummer. Rubin accepted River's offer. Eddie Rubin and Rivers, with no time to rehearse, performed together as a duo (just guitar and drums) at Gazzarri's and word quickly got out. In the book Straight Whisky, author Erick Quisling states, "The two men set up their instruments at Gazzarri's," began playing, and "what happened after that was pure magic." Much to their surprise, by the second night people watching got up and started dancing. By the third night or later of performing, huge crowds and celebrities started gathering in Gazzarri's to hear them play. In his book The Music of Johnny Rivers, Robert Reynolds described the sound of the music as "being driven with a catchy pulsating rhythm."  After initial success, Gazzarri offered Rivers more work and allowed bassist Joe Osborn to join him and Rubin. Elmer Valentine, a club promoter, caught on to Rubin and Rivers' popularity at Gazarri's, and asked the band to perform on opening night at his new club he was planning to open on the Sunset Strip. The new club planning to open was called the Whisky a Go Go. The band accepted. On opening night Eddie Rubin and Johnny Rivers were the very first artists to ever perform at the Whisky a Go Go, which sparked the Whisky's rise to one of the most famous music venues worldwide. On opening night on January 15, 1964, the line of people waiting to get in stretched all the way around the block. Inside, there were go-go dancers in cages on an elevated platform above the stage. Rubin and Rivers became the Whisky's house band for the next two years with a packed house every night, attracting both locals and numerous celebrities. The Beatles showed up to the Whisky a Go Go one evening in the summer of 1964 after performing at the Hollywood Bowl, during their first tour in the United States. The Beatles were visiting Sunset Strip and wanted to see what all the hype about Eddie Rubin and Johnny Rivers at the newly opened Whisky a Go Go was all about. During this first year run at the Whisky in 1964, Eddie and Johnny recorded two albums together live at the Whisky. The first live album, At the Whisky a Go Go, was released in February 1964 just one month after the Whisky's opening. The album received a Gold award, and the hit single "Memphis," included on the album, was certified as a Gold single. The second live album, Here We a Go Go Again!, was released in April 1964, and included the hit single "Maybellene."

1970s
After years of performing and touring with Johnny Rivers throughout the United States and foreign countries, Eddie Rubin was in demand as a drummer. From 1969 to 1971, Eddie Rubin performed and recorded with singer and songwriter Neil Diamond. Neil Diamond wrote his famous hit song "Sweet Caroline" in 1969 and after its massive success that same year, Diamond's success was taking off. Diamond relocated to Los Angeles from New York in 1969 and was in need of a promising new band he could tour with. In July 1969 Eddie Rubin was contacted by Diamond and his manager, who wanted Rubin as the band's drummer. Rubin agreed to join, and immediately Rubin, Diamond, and the rest of the band prepared to go on tour.  In late September 1969 they did a six-night performance at the Troubadour nightclub in Hollywood California, and before the end of the year toured throughout the United States in Maryland, Utah, Texas, Pennsylvania, and many other states throughout the south. In the beginning of 1970, Rubin toured more states with Diamond and then in March 1970 throughout Canada. Later in the summer, July 1970, Eddie Rubin performed with Diamond at the Troubadour (West Hollywood, California) once again. It was here at the Troubadour on July 15, 1970, that Rubin recorded the hit live album Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour with Diamond's band. This album, released on August 22, 1970, included the hit songs "Sweet Caroline," "Solitary Man," and "Cherry Cherry."  The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in November 1970, and eventually went 2x Multi-Platinum.

Discography

Albums
 1963: Last Night, Don Randi Trio
 1964: At the Whisky a Go Go, Johnny Rivers
 1964: Here We a Go Go Again!, Johnny Rivers
 1964: John Lee Hooker, Johnny Rivers
 1967: Whisky A Go-Go Revisited, Johnny Rivers
 1970: Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour, Neil Diamond
 1979: MUH Vol. 1 Live Aus Dem Musikalischen Unter Holz In München (LP), Various
 1982: 1966, The Leaves
 1998: The Yellow Balloon, The Yellow Balloon

References

Sources

Clash, Jim. "Johnny Rivers On Whiskey a Go Go Club, Bob Dylan as First Rapper." Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 16 May 2015, https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2015/05/16/johnny-rivers-on-whiskey-a-go-go-club-bob-dylan-as-first-rapper/#2109a6fe5980.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. (n.d.). Retrieved August 2, 2019, from http://louisianamusichalloffame.org/content/view/95/114/.
Harris, George W. "Johnny Rivers: A Life of Danger." Jazzweekly.com, 1 Mar. 2014, https://www.jazzweekly.com/2014/03/johnny-rivers-a-life-of-danger/.
"Johnny Rivers Biography." http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/biography.html
Junior, Chris. "Johnny Rivers Lets the Whisky Flow." Goldmine Magazine, 25 Sept. 2012, https://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/johnny-rivers-lets-the-whisky-flow.
Kelemen, Matt. "Q&A: Johnny Rivers." The Magazine - Las Vegas Weekly, 19 Feb. 2016, https://lasvegasmagazine.com/interviews/qa/2016/feb/19/q-a-johnny-rivers-golden-nugget/.
Lowman, Rob. "Johnny Rivers, Jimmy Webb Celebrate Whisky a Go Go's 50th Anniversary, plus a Look Back at the Sunset Strip." Daily News, Daily News, 10 Jan. 2014, https://www.dailynews.com/2014/01/10/johnny-rivers-jimmy-webb-celebrate-whisky-a-go-gos-50th-anniversary-plus-a-look-back-at-the-sunset-strip/
Martino, Alison. "Vintage Los Angeles: How Go Go Dancing Took Off at the Whisky." Los Angeles Magazine, 13 Jan. 2014, https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/vintage-los-angeles-how-go-go-dancing-took-off-at-the-whisky/
Phill. "Will Johnny Rivers Ever Flow into The Rock Hall of Fame?" Goldmine Magazine, 14 Apr. 2011, https://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/will-johnny-rivers-ever-flow-into-the-rock-hall-of-fame
Ragogna, Mike. "From Whisky a Go Go to the Royal Studios: Conversations with Johnny Rivers and Paul Rodgers, Plus Roy Orbison Reissued." HuffPost, HuffPost, 31 Dec. 2013, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/from-whisky-a-go-go-to-th_b_4521991
Randi, Don, and Karen Nishimura. You've Heard These Hands: From the Wall of Sound to the Wrecking Crew and Other Incredible Stories. Hal Leonard Books, 2015
"Rock & Roll Geography: Whisky a Go Go." Mind Smoke Music, https://msmokemusic.com/blog/blog/rock-roll-geography-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles-ca
"Secret Agent Man." Jerry Reuss Las Vegas, NV Jerry Reuss, 2009, https://www.jerryreuss.com/johnnyriverssecretagentman.html.
"The Original Neil Diamond Home Page, since 1995." The Original Neil Diamond Home Page, since 1995, http://www.neildiamondhomepage.com/band.htm.

External links
Eddie Rubin en Discogs

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Updated Guide for Bitcoin Mainnet!
I like to tinker and build stuff myself. Recently I built my own Bitcoin / Lightning Node with a simple Raspberry Pi. It took several iterations to get it right and it taught me a lot. This is my attempt to share my learnings and encourage you to run a node yourself.
Why am I excited about Bitcoin and Lightning?
Bitcoin as a new technology is an incredibly interesting endeavor, especially because of its interdisciplinary nature. Bitcoin as sound money is going to have a major impact on economic principles and thus society as a whole. In my opinion, a solid, anti-fragile base layer for this future monetary network will be more important than the most novel feature of competing projects. Due to network effects, I can only see one major monetary blockchain — Bitcoin — evolving over time.
At the moment, Bitcoin is more of a store of value and not really suited for small everyday transactions. Due to limitations of the blockchain and the incredible growth of its usage, fees have risen and business models relying on cheap transactions are being priced out. This is fine. Truly decentralized blockchains are a scarce resource and cannot scale to accommodate all global transactions. The current scaling pains are a great motivator to build better technology to scale exponentially, as opposed to just making everything bigger for linear scaling.
This is where the Lightning Network comes in. As one of several new blockchain "extensions", its promise is to accommodate nearly unlimited transactions, with instant confirmation, minimal fees and increased privacy. It sounds almost too good to be true, but in contrast to ubiquitous ICO with their own token, this technology is well researched, committed to the cypherpunk open-source ethos and leverages the solid underpinnings of Bitcoin.
To preserve the decentralized nature of this monetary system, I think it is important that everybody can run their own trustless Bitcoin node, preferably on cheap hardware like a Raspberry Pi.
This is why I set out to run my RaspiBolt and think that I have now — through numerous iterations — quite a good configuration, that I would like to share as my modest contribution to the community. I am not a system specialist, so please feel free to point out improvements in the comments.
This server is set up without graphical user interface and is used remotely using the Secure Shell (SSH) command line. In the future, this server should function as my personal backend for desktop and mobile wallets, but I haven't found a good solution to this yet. So, command line it is for the moment.
As all components of the Lightning network are still under development, this server is configured for the Bitcoin Testnet. The plan is to regularly update this guide until we hit the mainnet once there is an official and stable Eclair Lightning release available for that. A switch to the mainnet will be straightforward.
This guide strives to give simple and foolproof instructions. But the goal is also to do everything ourselves, no shortcuts that involve trust in a 3rd party allowed. This makes this guide quite technical, but I try to make it as straightforward as possible and explain everything for you to gain a basic understanding of the how and why.
I used a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, which is a bit faster than the Pi 2 and has built-in Wifi, and set it up with a 8 GB SD card. To run a Lightning node, the full Bitcoin blockchain must be stored locally, which is ~200 GB and growing. I bought a cheap hard disk enclosure and reused an old 500 GB hard disk that was lying around. I use two power adapters: an old 5v USB mobile phone charger with 1A, and the separate power supply of the hard disk enclosure, as the USB ports of the Raspberry Pi cannot provide enough power to run an external hard disk directly.
You will need several passwords and I find it easiest to write them all down in the beginning, instead of bumping into them throughout the guide. They should be unique and very secure, at least 12 characters in length. Do not use uncommon special characters, blanks or quotes (' or ").
Store a copy of your passwords somewhere safe (preferably in a password manager like KeePass or LastPast) and keep your original notes out of sight once your system is up and running.
The node runs headless, without keyboard or display, so the operating system Raspbian Stretch Lite is used. Download the Zip file and follow the installation guide on the Raspberry Pi website.
As no direct interaction with the Pi is possible during the initial setup, the remote SSH connection needs to be enabled beforehand. After writing the image to the Micro SD card, create an empty file called "ssh" (without extension) on the main directory of the card, so SSH will be enabled from the start. The SD card can now be inserted into the Pi.
Replace [WIFI_SSID] and [WIFI_PASSWORD] for your own WiFi.
Note: if you connect via network cable, you can also configure the Wifi later.
For the initial setup, the Pi needs to be connected to the home network using a network cable (it can run on Wifi later). With the SD card inserted and a network cable plugged in, start the Pi by connecting it to the mobile phone charger using the Micro USB cable.
The node is starting and getting a new address from your home network. This address can change over time. To make the Pi reachable from the internet, we assign it a fixed address.
👉 additional information: accessing your router.
Now open your web browser and access your router by entering the address, like a regular web address. You need so sign in, and now you can look up all network clients in your home network. One of these should be listed as "raspberrypi", together with its address (eg. "192.168.0.240").
👉 don't know your router password? Try routerpasswords.com.
⚠ If your router still uses the initial password: change it!
We now need to set the fixed (static) IP address for the Pi. Normally, you can find this setting under "DHCP server". The manual address should be the same as the current address, just change the last part to a lower number (e.g. 192.168.0.240 → 192.168.0.20).
👉 additional information: setting up port forwarding.
Save and apply these router settings, we will check them later. Disconnect the Pi from the power supply, wait a few seconds, and plug it in again. The node should now get the new fixed IP address.
If you are using Windows and the PuTTY / KiTTY client, you can copy text from the shell by selecting it with your mouse (no need to click anything), and paste stuff at the cursor position with a right-click anywhere in the ssh window.
Accept the server authentication and log in with the username "pi" and password "raspberry".
First, with (1) change your password to your password [A].
Do this regularly every few months to get security related updates.
The usage of a swap file can degrade your SD card very quickly. Therefore, we will disable it completely.
Bitcoin Core will run in the background (as a daemon) and use the separate user "bitcoin" for security reasons. This user does not have admin rights and cannot change the system configuration.
Enter the following command, set your password [C] and confirm all questions with the enter/return key.
And while you're at it, change the password of the "root" admin user to your password [B].
The external hard disk is attached to the file system and can be accessed as a regular folder (this is called "mounting"). The hard disk should be empty and formatted.
Mount all drives, view mounted partitions. Is "/mnt/hdd" listed?
Navigate to the hard disk and create the directory for Bitcoin testnet.
If this command gives you an error, chances are that your external hard disk is mounted as "read only". Several readers had issues with that. This must be fixed before proceeding.
Please note that we mounted using umask=002,gid=bitcoin, which gives only the user "bitcoin" write access. User "pi" can only read and must use sudo when writing to the disk.
👉 If your drive is "read-only", let me know on reddit. As soon as I figure a way to provide an easy, generic approach, I'll update this guide.
The following steps need admin privileges and must be executed logged in as the user "pi".
The Pi will be visible from the internet and therefore needs to be secured against attacks. A firewall controls what traffic is permitted and closes possible security holes.
The line ufw allow from 192.168.0.0/24 … below assumes that the IP address of your Pi is something like 192.168.0.???, the ??? being any number from 0 to 255. If your IP address is 12.34.56.78, you must adapt this line to ufw allow from 12.34.56.0/24 ….
The SSH login to the Pi must be especially protected. The firewall blocks all login attempts from outside your network, but additional steps should be taken to prevent an attacker — maybe from inside your network — to just try out all possible password.
The first measure is to install "fail2ban", a service that cuts off any system with five failed login attempts for ten minutes. This makes a brute-force attack unfeasible, as it would simply take too long.
The initial configuration should be fine as it is enabled for SSH by default. If you want to dive deeper, you can 👉 customize the configuration.
👉 This is an advanced measure, but I think a must at least for the Bitcoin mainnet. If you would like to try, please find additional information on the follow-up Getting ready for Lightning on Bitcoin Mainnet.
The base of the Lightning node is a fully trustless Bitcoin Core node. It downloads all blocks since the Bitcoin Genesis block to rebuild the complete blockchain, validates all blocks and creates an index with all transactions that ever happened. By doing all this work ourselves, nobody else needs to be trusted.
We will download the software manually from bitcoin.org and verify its signature to make sure we use an official release.
We download the latest Bitcoin Core binaries (the application) and compare the file with the signed checksum. This is a precaution to make sure that this is an official release and not a malicious version trying to steal our money.
Extract the Bitcoin Core binaries, install them and check the version.
Change to user "bitcoin" and enter the password.
We add a symbolic link that points to the external hard disk.
Navigate to the home directory and check the symbolic link. The content of this directory will actually be on the external hard disk.
Now, the configuration file for bitcoind needs to be created.
You can copy the next block directly into your SSH client. In PuTTY, just click the right mouse button, in a terminal window in Linux or Mac it usually is Ctrl+Shift+V .
⚠ Change rpcpassword to your secure password [E], otherwise your funds might get stolen.
Create the configuration file in the Nano text editor and copy the following paragraph.
Save Ctrl+O and exit Ctrl+X.
After rebooting, the bitcoind should start and begin to sync and validate the Bitcoin blockchain.
Wait a bit, reconnect via SSH and login with the user "bitcoin".
Use the Bitcoin Core client "bitcoin-cli" to get the current progress of the blockchain validation.
Note: only the user "bitcoin" can use "bitcoin-cli"!
When "bitcoind" is still starting, you may get an error message like "verifying blocks". That's normal, just give it a few minutes.
Among other infos, the "verificationprogress" is shown. Once this value reaches 1 (or 0.99999…), the blockchain is up-to-date and fully validated.
The validation of the testnet blockchain will take several hours, mainnet would take more more than a week. This is why I'll provide a guide on how to download and verify the main blockchain on a regular computer and then copy it to the Pi.
Personally, I keep only a small amount of bitcoin in a wallet that is connected to the internet, like change in a purse. Most bitcoin is in cold storage, where using a hardware wallet is a very convenient but secure solution. That said, never put more bitcoin than necessary in the wallet on the Pi.
👉 Check out Ledger and Trezor for highly recommended hardware wallets.
Now, we create a backup of the wallet and restore it. If your wallet is locked, you need to unlock it (with walletpassphrase)before restoring it.
Store a backup copy of the "wallet.backup" file somewhere save. After the initial sync, you can shut down the Pi, connect the hard disk to your desktop computer and copy the backup file. As long as you used a really strong password, the backup file reveals no sensitive information.
Want to get "testnet" rich? Let's create a Bitcoin address and get some testnet Bitcoins from a faucet.
On your desktop computer, go to the following website, paste the address and get some coins!
Check your wallet balance: you should see the incoming coins in "unconfirmed balance".
Wait until your coins are shown in "balance" before proceeding. This means that your incoming transaction is now confirmed by a miner and written to the blockchain.
On testnet, the funds in your Bitcoin Core wallet need to be held in a special address type. We create such an address and transfer the whole balance of your wallet.
Create a new Bitcoin transaction that sends your balance [A] to the new witness address [C]. You get the transaction id [D].
To check the transaction, look the transaction id [D] up in a Bitcoin Testnet Blockchain Explorer.
After some time, a bitcoin miner will pick up the transaction and add it to a new block.
If everything seems to run smoothly, and now you have some bitcoin to use, this is the perfect time to familiarize yourself with Bitcoin Core and play around with bitcoin-cli until the blockchain is up-to-date.
A great point to start is the book "Mastering Bitcoin" by Andreas Antonopoulos — which is open source — and in this regard especially chapter 3 (ignore the first part how to compile from source code).
Once the blockchain is synced, the Lightning node can be set up.
This Pi uses the Acinq Eclair Lightning node. The reason for choosing Eclair is that it runs in the Java virtual machine and must not be compiled especially for the Raspberry Pi. The source code is very clean and support is great. Still, it's Alpha software and bugs are to be expected.
Log in as "pi", as only this user has admin rights. First, we install Java and JQ and check if the program runs correctly.
If you upgrade from a previous version of Eclair, stop the service and remove the old files first.
Now, download the binary files from GitHub. Please check the Releases page for current download links.
The "eclair-cli" client script needs to be installed.
Open the file ".bashrc" in Nano.
Add the following line at the end, save and exit (see above examples).
For convenience, we add password [F] to the client script. Save & exit.
$ exit to get back to your original session.
Create the eclair configuration file with the following content.
Replace YOURNAME with any public alias you like (I use Stadicus).
Enter the two passwords where suggested. The passwords must be be enclosed by double quotes ("…") and should not contain quotes or spaces.
Make sure that the rpcuser and rpcpassword in "bitcoin.conf" and "eclair.conf" match exactly, otherwise Eclair will fail on startup.
If you want people to connect to your node, remove the # in front of "eclair.server.public-ips" and enter your real IP address.
The Eclair Lightning node will also run as a daemon, started by systemd, but only after "bitcoind.service" has been started.
You can observe the operations of Eclair by streaming the log file.
You are now all set to interact with your Lightning Node! Use eclair-cli to query your node, open channels and make payments.
The following screens describe how to kickstart your node from the first connection to the first payment. To open a channel, go to the Lightning Network Explorer and just pick a node with a public IP address, copy the URI and use with the "connect" command.
Please note, that the "connect" commands needs the URI (NodeID@IP:Port), while the "open" command needs just the NodeID.
And as you need to spend some bitcoin to open a channel, you need to unlock your Bitcoin Core wallet first! There is no clear error message if it's locked.
Make sure that you are using user "bitcoin" for the following commands.
Expect the "connect" command to fail quite often, as many listed nodes are offline and cannot accept the request. Repeat the channel creation to open a few channels.
Feel free to connect to my node!
The funds to open the channel are now transmitted on the Bitcoin blockchain and need to be confirmed by miners. This can take up to 2 hours.
After the channel has reached the status "Normal", you can try and spend some coins on Y'alls or Starblocks with $ eclair-cli send [PaymentReq].
Et voilà, your freshly brewed Blockaccino!
So this is it! Did you like my guide? Do you have questions or improvments proposals? Let me know in the comments, on reddit or on Twitter (@Stadicus3000)!