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Q: wget cant file file after download - IPV6 ONLY debian server I am issuing wget commands within a bash script and while it says everything went fine, I can't find the files!
I have a directory structure like so:
/home/foo/.x/.y

and in /home/foo/.x, I have the bash script xy.sh, with contents:
#!/bin/bash

cd /home/foo/.x/.y
echo "Start job at: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log
URL1="http://xyz1.com/11.csv.zip"
URL2="http://xyz2.com/111.csv.zip"
URL3="http://xyz3.com/1111.csv.zip"
URL4="http://xyz4.com/11111.csv.zip"
URL5="http://xyz5.com/111111.csv.zip"
URL6="http://xyz6.com/1111111.csv.zip"
URL7="http://xyz7.com/11111111.zip"
wget -q "${URL1}"
echo " job 1 done: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log
wget -q "${URL2}"
echo "job 2 done at: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log
wget -q "${URL3}"
echo " job 3 done at: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log
wget -q "${URL4}"
echo " job 4 done at: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log
wget -q "${URL5}"
echo " job 5 done at: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log
wget -q  "${URL6}"
echo " job 6 done at: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log
wget -q "${URL7}"
echo "End job at: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log
exit 0

The log indicates the files have been downloaded but I can't find the files in /home/foo/.x/.y
PS: when I download the files with wget normally (without bash scripting) the files download fine..
FYI: the server is a IPV6 only server..

A: In your script you have just a sequence of commands without a logiccal dependency. For example after retrieving the URL1 the message is displayed even if the wget fails.
try replacing this:
wget -q "${URL1}"
echo " job 1 done: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log

with this:
wget -q "${URL1}" \
    && echo " job 1 done: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log \
    || echo " job 1 Failed $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log \

the "&&" and "||" are used to conditionally execute the "echo" commands. If the wget is successfull, then "done", otherwise "failed".
Because you use the "-q" option for wget you will not see the reason why it fails, so until you figure out the failure I suggest removing the '-q' so you could see the output, like this:
wget "${URL1}" >> /home/foo/.log.log 2>&1 \
    && echo " job 1 done: $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log \
    || echo " job 1 Failed $(date)" >> /home/foo/.log.log \

all info will be stored in the log.

A: Does /home/foo/.x/.y exist?
What happens if you remove the -q option from wget?
For the sake of troubleshooting I'd suggest adding "set -ueo" below the #!/bin/bash shebang - this will give you a much clearer indication of where the problem lies.

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Batch modifications and deletions can be rolled back or reversed, with the exception of batch changes to statistical categories. Batch changes made in User Buckets will not activate any Action/Trigger event definitions that would normally be activated when editing an individual account.
User accounts can be added to User Buckets by scanning individual user barcodes or by uploading a file of user barcodes directly in the User Bucket interface. They can also be added to a User Bucket from the Patron Search screen. Batch changes and batch edit sets are tied to the User Bucket itself, not to the login of the bucket owner.
Go to Search→Search for Patrons.
Enter your search and select the users you want to add to the user bucket by checking the box next to each user row. You can also hold down the CTRL or SHIFT on your keyboard and select multiple users.
Click Add to Bucket and select an existing bucket from the drop down menu or click New Bucket to create a new user bucket.
If creating a new user bucket, a dialog box called Create Bucket will appear where you can enter a bucket Name and Description and indicate if the bucket is Staff Shareable?. Click Create Bucket.
After adding users to a bucket, an update will appear at the bottom-right hand corner of the screen that says "Successfully added # users to bucket [Name]".
Go to Circulation→User Buckets and select the Pending Users tab at the top of the screen.
Click on Buckets and select an existing bucket from the drop down menu or click New Bucket to create a new user bucket.
After selecting or creating a bucket, the Name, Description, number of items, and creation date of the bucket will appear above the Scan Card field.
Scan in the barcodes of the users that you want to add to the selected bucket into the Scan Card field. Each user account will be added to the Pending Users tab. Hit ENTER on your keyboard after manually typing in a barcode to add it to the list of Pending Users.
Select the user accounts that you want to add to the bucket by checking the box next to each user row or by using the CTRL or SHIFT key on your keyboard to select multiple users.
Go to Actions→Add To Bucket or right-click on a selected user account to view the Actions menu and select Add To Bucket. The user accounts will move to the Bucket View tab and are now in the selected User Bucket.
In the Pending Users tab, click Choose File and select the file of barcodes to be uploaded.
The file that is uploaded must be a .txt file that contains a single barcode per row.
The user accounts will automatically appear in the list of Pending Users.
Go to Circulation→User Buckets and select the Bucket View tab.
Click Buckets and select the bucket you want to modify from the list of existing buckets.
After selecting a bucket, the Name, Description, number of items, and creation date of the bucket will appear at the top of the screen.
Verify the list of users in the bucket and click Batch edit all users. A dialog box called Update all users will appear where you can select the batch modifications to be made to the user accounts.
Assign a Name for edit set. This name will allow staff to identify the batch edit for future verification or rollbacks.
Click Apply Changes. The modification(s) will be applied in batch.
To leave the stat cat value unchanged in the patron accounts.
To select a new stat cat value for the patron accounts.
Check the box next to Remove to delete the current stat cat value from the patron accounts.
Click Apply Changes. The stat cat modification(s) will be applied in batch.
To batch delete users in a bucket: . Go to Circulation→User Buckets and select the Bucket View tab. . Click on Buckets and select the bucket you want to modify from the list of existing buckets. .. After selecting a bucket, the Name, Description, number of items, and creation date of the bucket will appear at the top of the screen. . Verify the list of users in the bucket and click Delete all users. A dialog box called Delete all users will appear. . Assign a Name for delete set. This name will allow staff to identify the batch deletion for future verification or rollbacks. . Click Apply Changes. All users in the bucket will be marked as deleted.
Batch deleting patrons from a user bucket does not use the Purge User functionality, but instead marks the users as deleted.
The batch changes that have been made to User Buckets can be viewed by going to Circulation→User Buckets and selecting the Bucket View tab.
Click Buckets to select an existing bucket.
Click View batch changes. A dialog box will appear that lists the Name, date Completed, and date Rolled back of any batch changes made to the bucket. There is also an option to Delete a batch change. This will remove this batch change from the list of actions that can be rolled back. It will not delete or reverse the batch change.
Batch Changes and Batch Deletions can be rolled back or reversed by going to Circulation→User Buckets and selecting the Bucket View tab.
Click Roll back batch edit. A dialog box will appear that contains a drop down menu that lists all batch edits that can be rolled back. Select the batch edit to roll back and click Roll Back Changes. The batch change will be reversed and the roll back is recorded under View batch changes.
Batch statistical category changes cannot be rolled back.
If a User Bucket has been made Staff Shareable, it can be retrieved via bucket ID by another staff account. The ID for each bucket can be found at the end of the URL for the bucket. For example, in the screenshot below, the bucket ID is 32.
A shared bucket can be retrieved by going to Circulation→User Buckets and selecting the Bucket View tab. Next, click Buckets and select Shared Bucket. A dialog box called Load Shared Bucket by Bucket ID will appear. Enter the ID of the bucket you wish to retrieve and click Load Bucket. The shared bucket will load in the Bucket View tab.
All permissions must be granted at the organizational unit that the workstation is registered to or higher and are checked against the users' Home Library at when a batch modification or deletion is executed.
To batch edit a user bucket, staff accounts must have the VIEW_USER, UPDATE_USER, and CONTAINER_BATCH_UPDATE permissions for all users in the bucket.
To make a batch changes to Profile Group, staff accounts must have the appropriate group application permissions for the profile groups.
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To batch delete users in a user bucket, staff accounts must have the UPDATE_USER and DELETE_USER permissions for all users in the bucket.


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The Deafening Silence of Suppressed Russian Voices Gets a Hearing : ARRESTED VOICES Resurrecting the Disappeared Writers of the Soviet Regime by Vitaly Shentalinsky translated by John Crowfoot. The Free Press: $25, 322 pages
By ANTHONY DAY
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
"Writers have always occupied a special position in Russia," writes Vitaly Shentalinsky at the opening of this book.
"For lack of democratic institutions, the Russian writer has never been just an artist, but a spokesman for the truth and a public conscience as well.
"Alexander Herzen called Russian literature the 'second government,' the true authority in society. This book is an authentic and documented account of what happened to writers and their works in the Soviet period."
What happened was, of course, terrible.
It began with Lenin, of whom Shentalinsky says "for Lenin people were no more than raw material with which to feed the bonfires of world revolution."
In 1921 the poet Alexander Blok was "dangerously ill," Shentalinsky writes. The writer Maxim Gorky begged Lenin and Anatoly Lunarcharsky, the People's Commissar for Enlightenment, to let Blok go to Finland for treatment. While they considered this request, Blok died. A few days later another poet, Nikolay Gumilyov, was shot as a member of an anti-Bolshevik conspiracy, although there "was no evidence of his involvement," Shentalinsky says.
From this point on, to a crescendo under Stalin, writers showing any spark of opposition to the increasingly totalitarian state were imprisoned or sent to internal exile; many were tortured and executed and their works were suppressed and destroyed. In an introduction to this book, the historian Robert Conquest says that "some 1,500 writers perished."
Shentalinsky is chairman of Russia's commission on the fate of the writers of the Soviet era and their works. Working laboriously from 1988 to the present with a resistant but finally cooperative KGB, he retrieved and pored over mound upon mound of secret police files to bring to light the fates of writers and their works.
It is remarkable what excellent records modern totalitarian states maintain. Their own documents helped mightily to convict the Germans at Nuremberg. The Lenin and Stalin files are still closed. The now-opened secret police files incriminate the Soviet state.
Shentalinsky tells the stories of just a handful of writers who were destroyed--some were murdered, some were driven to suicide, some exiled to camps and the works of all of them were suppressed. Some of the victims were well-known in the West: Isaac Babel, Osip Mandelstam, Pavel Florensky, Boris Pilnyak. Marina Tsvetaeva was driven to suicide; Anna Ahkmatova's complete works could only be published in Russia in the late 1980s.
Those who were not destroyed were corrupted. The Writers Union headquarters became a den of opportunists, toadies and just plain frightened people.
Shentalinsky's book is a melancholy account of the gross abuses humans with power can deliberately inflict on their fellows, and a tale of the helplessness of most people.
The poets Mandelstam and Nicolay Klyuev, he writes, "alone remained firm and uncompromising."
More typical is Babel. Famous for his work of the civil war, "Red Cavalry," he had been sympathetic to the revolution but became increasingly horrified by it and in the 1930s had stopped publishing.
In 1939 Stalin's police chief, Lavrenty Beria, ordered him arrested. Over the next few months he was questioned at a torture center. The interrogators wanted him to admit he was an accomplice of the exiled Leon Trotsky and had been a spy. He denied, admitted, incriminated friends, then denied some more until his statements became a hopeless tangle of truths, evasions and statements both self-incriminating and self-exculpating.
He was shot Jan. 27, 1940.
An interesting chapter of the book is devoted to Gorky, for years Stalin's favorite writer. As Lenin saw people as fodder, Shentalinsky writes, for Gorky "the individual had intrinsic value."
But in the service of the revolution, Gorky bartered such principles for a comfortable life.
Shentalinsky's book and his work with the commission are moral acts of human affirmation. "Arrested Voices" is a powerful way of saying "Never again!"
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Please read before suggesting anything, I've already read a lot of threads and I'm actually looking for more of a discussion of the possibilities, since I have things downloading and I do not feel like messing with it. As the title says, my gpu does not show any signal to the monitor, but the integrated does. Here are the specs, all new parts, first time building btw.
I think that's all that's relevant in this situation. Before putting everything into the case, I did a test boot up to make sure everything was working. At that point, everything booted up fine to the ASRock bios, using the msi video card. Today I completed the build, but the video card will no longer give a signal, although the integrated graphics from the cpu will, and the rest of the computer works as it should as well. Also, the gpu seemed to be functioning (fans spinning etc), just no signal to the monitor.
The GPU was plugged in correct, I made sure the bios was using PCI-E for the primary VGA, I tried HDMI, DVI and vga plugs, and updated the GPU drivers, but still no signal. But, I did not have the cpu or mobo drivers installed, could that be why there is no signal? And I checked the GPU slot on the mobo and the GPU itself for damage and I don't see anything that doesn't like right.
Drivers don't come into play until Win loads.
But I would suspect the PSU as one possibility. The 38A/456W +12V rail is marginal for that card. Normally, it wouldn't be too much of an issue. But the CX line has been known for failures due to poor quality capacitors.
Have you considered that the card itself may have failed? Can you test it elsewhere? Or put a different gfx card in your MB?
Well as a first time builder I don't know what to think, I guess it's odd to me that the card worked fine outside of the case, on the mobo, but when installed into the case it doesn't have a signal. I'm working in a very, very small space and the GPU has been easily the most difficult to install. I actually had to force it into the mobo pretty hard, and move it around what I would consider kind of rough but have been told many times now that these parts sometimes require more pressure than I'd think. My first thought was that I damaged something, but I've looked at the gpu and gpu socket on the mobo and nothing looks damaged at all. But nah, I don't have any spare parts and I don't know anyone that does either, but I was thinking about taking it to a fry's or something to get looked at.
If it initially worked when you had the MB outside the case, why not try that again? Breadboard the system on an insulated surface with just CPU/cooler, RAM, PSU, gfx card, monitor connected. Momentarily jumper the power button pins to start. See if it gives a display. While the MB is out of the case check to be sure you didn't add an extra standoff that may be shorting out the back of the MB.
Also check that one of the IO plate tabs isn't sticking into one of the ports.
That's if all else fails lol. I spent too much time fitting everything in that tiny case to take it out now, using a CM elite 130 btw, but nah i only used 4 stand offs for sure, there's only 4 holes so can't mess up, i made sure to be precise with that as well.
I don't envy you with that tiny case. I did a build with the Elite 120 awhile back. I know what you are going through. Is there a friend that will let you test the card in his PC?
it's so much smaller then I expected, I should have gotten an micro atx but it's whatever haha but Nah everyone has laptops around here, but a friend of mine a few hours away might be able to send me a spare gpu to try out.
The way I had to put in the gpu into the case was awkward because I had to wire the pci-e before installing it, and those would be pressing against the ceiling of the case, putting spare inches ontop of the gpu pretty much, and my hands arent small enough to install the gpu then wire the pci-e. But now that I don't need the optical drive I think I'm going to take as much of that out as I can from the case, install the gpu which should not be awkward with the extra space, and the cables should be easier to plug in. Think that would work? I'm kind of thinking the gpu was being pushed down by the pci-e cables that reached the ceiling, which actually was causing the gpu to have a slight slant.
It's hard to say w/o actually seeing the situation. That's why I suggested breadboarding. At least unplug everything from the MB except what I mentioned above. Unplug all the PSU connections to the drives, fans, etc. so the only thing the PSU is feeding is the MB. Try to get a display by the above technique.
GTX 1050 No Signal. Issue with Ryzen 2200 integrated graphics?


That boolit and 4.2 grains of WST works fine in my Springfield 1911. Stock factory springs.
I actually used that same 4.2 grains of WST under the 155 grain boolits(LEE) that I tried. Very soft shooting and it did function my pistols.
A local pawn shop has a fairly early Ruger Single Six convertible with the very long(9.5 inch?) barrel on it. Seems to be in great shape. Has the black plastic grip panels on it. How accurate are they? What would be it's value?
I agree with this^^^. I haven't used it in anything else yet.
The possible need to remove it was one of the reasons I went the way I did.
That would be a big convenience.
I have seen a few done with a contender, no reason that shouldn't work. 22 and 30 cal take off barrels are the easiest to find and I would think that a 30 could be run up to 300 savage pressures safely.
http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html Hunter S Thompsons' Song of the Sausage Creature is probably an appropriate read for all of us here.
I use the Hornady One Shot as well and have had zero problems with it. I have been given a pump bottle of Dillon case lube by a man who was getting out of reloading. I haven't tried it yet but the reviews are good.
I use both methods described by huntnman and NyFirefighter357. I tend to run things hot these days so I don't have as many issues as I did when I ran cooler.
Arguments can be made about the ammunition used, but the stuff they were using wasn't light target loads. Even 10,000 rounds of 40S&W would be enough to wear out many guns. Add to that there were no failures. I still feel it was a definitive test.
Some target shooters claim better accuracy when using the sp cases. I have no experience with them myself.
I read the description on the Ruger site and it says in the specs that it had an alloy cylinder frame. I thought that meant both pieces(cylinder and frame). It seems I misunderstood.
My first choices would be Freedom Arms .454,.475,or .500, they can be holstered and not as big or clumsy as the S&W.
I seriously doubt you could get the 380 case far enough into the die to get any kind of crimp on it.
I do not own and have not fired a 10mm in any configuration. I do own both 9mm and 45acp XDm pistols and can wholeheartedly recommend them from both an accuracy and reliability perspective. They just work.


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Q: Express req.body returns undefined I have a form with a dynamic amount of input fields so I need to create a unique id for each one.  When I post the other inputs (the ones without unique id's), their values come back fine.  But all the inputs with the unique id's return undefined.  Any idea why this is happening?
Here is the relevant server.js code:
app.get('/creategroup', (request, response) => {
    var members = [];
    var memberCount = 5;
    for(var i = 1; i <= memberCount; i++){
        name_id = randomString(32, '#aA');
        phone_id = randomString(32, '#aA');
        var member = {
          id: i,
          name: '',
          name_id: name_id,
          phone: '',
          phone_id: phone_id
        }
        members[i-1] = member;
      }
      app.locals.memberCount = members.length;
      app.locals.members = members;
      console.log("members: "+app.locals.memberCount+" : "+app.locals.members);
    response.render('creategroup', {
      memberCount: memberCount,
      members: members
    })
})
app.post('/creategroup', function(req, res) {
  res.header("Content-Type", "application/json");
  var group_name = req.body.group_name;
  var date = req.body.date;
  var price = req.body.price;
  var members = app.locals.members;
  var memberCount = app.locals.memberCount;
  console.log("count: "+memberCount);
  for (var i = 1; i <= members.length; i++) {
    member = members[i-1];
    name_id = member["name_id"];
    phone_id = member["phone_id"];
    console.log("name: "+name_id);
    console.log("phone: "+phone_id);
    console.log("Member "+i+": "+req.body.name_id+" : "+req.body.phone_id);
  }
})

Here is the relevant html for these input fields:

Add group members

        {{#each members}}

                Name
                <input class="nameInput" id={{id}} name={{name_id}} type="text" placeholder="Name">

                Phone Number
                <input id={{id}} type="text" name={{phone_id}} placeholder="Phone number">

        {{/each}}

Add more people


Cheryl chose to wear a pair of M2F Brand Denim skinny jeans in Wintermelon with some metallic wedges and a black t-shirt for the day. I have these jeans and I love the Wintermelon colour, it's so pretty! You can read my review on these jeans here. Images courtesy of StarTraks Photo.


A successful relationship is based around the fair generation and sharing of effort and value - and that includes remuneration. Bonus payments are probably the biggest 'bone of contention' for employees in terms of who does and doesn't receive them.
ESG, SRI, ethical investing are often used interchangeably; but actually they are different and these differences affect how client portfolios should be designed and which investments are appropriate for meeting a client's objectives.
Volatility is a particularly subjective assumption which can have a significant impact on the value placed on share-based awards – affecting both the design and accounting value of the awards.
In order for any organisation to be successful, it needs a benefit strategy and supporting policies in place that cover the needs of a diverse workforce. It's been said lots of times before that a one size fits all approach really doesn't cut it anymore.
20 November 2018 Financial wellbeing – fad or fundamental?
You may be considering whether your business should commit spend to a financial wellbeing strategy - can you be certain this will deliver value into the future or will this be a forgotten trend and sunk cost come 2020?
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issued a White Paper earlier this year, explaining their proposals for increasing protections for defined benefit (DB) pension scheme members and making improvements to the system.
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With-profits funds offered by UK insurers have had a poor reputation since the near-collapse of Equitable Life, with many depicted as "zombie" funds producing poor investment returns. But, this just isn't the case for the majority of funds.


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Our fist place winner, Karlee Reyes with her 2 year old pomerania came dressed as zebras! They won a gift basket and a $50 gift card to Lochte Feed! Second place, Annakeigh Pacheco with her 10 month old labrador, Maggie, won a $30 gift card and gift basket! Third place, Ashley Fisk dressed as Red Riding Hood won a $20 gift card and gift basket.
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If we as a race do not travel to the stars, then one day everything and everyone will disappear from existence. Thanks to you and other people of vision (who BTW inspire me and many others with more to give)I have hope that one day the human race will move beyond the pale blue dot that is our birth- place. We explore because that is what we are. Thanks for reminding us all of that.


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When Dawson Delaney was just a sophomore on the Grass Range-Winnett football team, he was pressed into service because of injuries to other Rangers on the team. Delaney took quite a beating as a small sophomore, but on Saturday Delaney, now a senior running back, put on a show for the homecoming fans at Grass Range.
When it came time for the homecoming dance on Saturday night in Grass Range, the athletes of Grass Range and Winnett had put in a long day. The annual homecoming parade was held at 10 a.m., followed by a junior high football game.
The Grass Range-Winnett football and volleyball squads will celebrate homecoming in Grass Range on Saturday. A junior high football game between the Rangers and Fromberg-Bridger is scheduled for 11 a.m. A varsity football game will be played at 1 p.m. against Fromberg. The 2016 Homecoming Coronation is scheduled before the varsity football game.
Action begins in the Grass Range gym at 4 p.m. with a junior high volleyball match between the Lady Rangers and Fromberg. At approximately 5:15 p.m. the junior varsity match will be played, followed by the varsity match at 6:30 p.m.
The Fergus girls' golf team continued its winning ways at the Fergus Invitational held Friday at Pine Meadows Golf Course. With Kinsey Irvin and Abby Gremaux leading the way, Fergus had a team total of 408 strokes to defeat Havre with 434 strokes. Browning and Park also had girls' teams but did not have enough participants to place in the team competition. Irvin scored an 84 over the 18 holes at Pine Meadows. Gremaux was second at 92. Hunter Rose Goetz from Park finished third with 99 strokes, followed by Teagan Fee with 103 strokes.
The Golden Eagle football team pulled off a surprise win over Sidney on Friday night at Golden Eagle Stadium. The 14-7 win by Fergus knocked Sidney from the unbeaten ranks in Class A.


A Google-backed startup called Meraki thinks it can succeed where others have failed, building citywide Wi-Fi networks. First up: San Francisco.
Meraki launched in 2006, the brainchild of Bicket and his MIT classmate Sanjit Biswas. They had created a wireless network for graduate students in Cambridge, Massachusetts, using about 100 of the Meraki Mini's predecessor. When Google expressed interest in the device, the pair took a sabbatical from their computer-science PhD program and, along with MIT pal Hans Robertson, decided to make a go of building networks on a larger scale.


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Dodgers Defeat Rockies, Secure Sixth Consecutive NL West Division Title
Published on October 1, 2018 October 4, 2018 by Andy Lane Chapman
(Photo Credit: @thinkbleu)
It took every single bit of the season, having to go to a game 163, but the Dodgers have now won their sixth straight NL West Division title.
They did it despite seemingly the rest of the NL West conspiring against them. They did it despite an absolutely dismal 16-26 start, and once being nine games back in the division. They did it on the backs of Max Muncy and Walker Buehler, who both started the year in Triple-A. Even though it took all season, the Dodgers were the cream of the West and they finally rose to the top.
Buehler was absolutely lights out. He had a no-hitter going into sixth inning, when Charlie Blackmon finally broke through with a single. He was removed with two outs in the seventh, and his final line was one hit, three walks, three strikeouts and 6-2/3 scoreless innings. He also singled in Kiké Hernandez in the bottom of the 6th to pad the lead to 5-0.
The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead on a home run by Cody Bellinger in the fourth inning, after Max Muncy took first on a passed ball strike three. The Dodgers extended their lead on a two-run homer off the bat of Muncy in the fifth inning.
Pedro Baez, Scott Alexander and Kenta Maeda combined to pitch scoreless seventh and eighth innings.
Kenley Jansen came in to close it out in the ninth, and immediately surrendered two consecutive solo home runs to Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story. He pulled it together, and took care of the next three batters to seal the win.
The Dodgers will now welcome the NL East champs Atlanta Braves to Chavez Ravine on Thursday to open the NLDS.
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Everyone still refers to Kershaw the THE Ace of the staff and he'll be the one to start twice if the Atlanta series goes five games, but today showed us who the best pitcher in the Dodger rotation is, and his name is Walker Buehler. By next season, I think that will be universally accepted.
I remember reading a scouting type article a couple of off seasons ago by somebody saying, Buehler would be a number 3 starter at best. Wish I could remember who it was, and see what they have to say now. The way he handled the pressure today shows, he should have no problem with the rest of the playoffs
Back then it was probably #3 behind Kershaw and Urias Keith. It's possible before Kershaw's current deal is up he will be #3 behind Buehler and Urias.


Tyler: Model 005 is a 3D action game set in the 1950s where you help a miniature robot named Tyler find his missing creator!
Size plays a huge part in Tyler: Model-005. As Tyler, you are a minuscule machine. Pencils and coffee mugs can become weapons. Chairs, stairs and bookshelves are obstacles to your progress - things that are normally tiny take on a completely new dimension in Tyler's world. Even if you simply want to explore, all the 1950s environments are handcrafted to include a variety of puzzles, collectibles, and climbables. Details are important to breathe life into a game, and, as Tyler, it's your role to discover as much about this new world as you can.
But stairs and chairs aren't your only obstacles. Dozens of different enemies will stand in the way of your goal. While ants and rats may not be the smartest creatures, being swarmed by hordes of them will make life extremely difficult for our little friend. Luckily, you and Tyler are equipped with a variety of different weapons, from your trusty bolt-blade to boxing gloves. Samurai swords! Sticks! Cherry bombs! All of it will allow you to carve your way through the pests that have infested your home while your creator has been missing. Tyler's relying on your help, so use every tool you discover to find the right combination for you.
As part of the Kickstarter, we thought it was critical to have an early playable demo of the very opening segment of the game - the Basement and a few of the early rooms. We didn't want to give too much of the story away, but we wanted you to be able to try out the gameplay in Tyler. Please note that we are still working on camera controls and currently the only section that has a degree of polish is the Basement. Continuing play past that section may result in getting stuck or finding other weirdness.
But that's why we're here on Kickstarter, to give the game a few more months of polish and shine before launching. We believe you'll be able to get a sense of what the game will become and what sort of experiences you'll enjoy as you explore. Check it out!
We're also live on Steam Greenlight and we'd appreciate any votes you can give us! Even without Greenlight approval, we fully anticipate to land a place on Steam, but part of our goal is to build a lasting community with Tyler and crew.
For this next section, we'll give the keyboard over to our amazing main character - he can explain more about his abilities than we can!
Hi! I'm Tyler, the robot you've been reading about for the last few minutes. Running around with me looks pretty fun, right? My creator was a very, very smart man, and he gave me all sorts of different abilities that aren't normal for a solar-powered robot. I mean, I guess solar-powered robots aren't typical either. That reminds me - let me tell you a bit more about myself!
Like I said before, any light source keeps me charged up. Running around rooms is dangerous, but it gets even worse if I'm in the dark. I can't even imagine what it's like in a dungeon - or a sewer! Finding light switches or kerosene lamps will let me do more exploring, which is what I like to do best.
When I'm powered up, you can use my energy source to move objects like coffee mugs, pencils or boxes. I can even use these as bug crushers if I need to!
I'm not the only robot my master made though, there's quite a few of us running around, according to my mate, Conrad. I'm not sure if I trust that guy, but he seems sure that there's a couple others tucked around my creator's house. The more of them I run into the more I'll be able to find out what happened to my creator!
And the coolest thing (which I'm not exactly sure how my creator managed to invent this) is the time shifting powers he gave me! I can travel back and forth through time - how cool is that?! So who knows, maybe I already know the answers to all my own questions and I just don't want to give you any spoilers!
Spoiler alert: Captain Picard totally killed Gandalf with Dumbledore and Luke Skywalker's help. Hah!
With his ability to time travel, Tyler is able to discover and wear a huge assortment of diverse outfits. Anything from medieval helmets to pixelated eyeglasses are possible, and you can see a large number of these in our trailer and throughout the GIFs on this Kickstarter. As a special gift for anyone that opts to back a tier level that includes a digital copy, we're going to give you an exclusive "American Slasher" skin, which you can see below. It's totally appropriate for Halloween! Other Kickstarter tiers also include additional customization options, allowing you to outfit Tyler however you'd like.
While static images are great, we also wanted to give you an even more in-depth look at some of the customization options available to you, so we've utilized SketchFab - the online 3D model viewer - to create embeddable art for you to look at. Below you'll find several of our different in-game outfits. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
Finally, our teams know that Tyler is awesome. Your journey with him will be chock full of joyful romps and his playful personality. We think he's pretty adorable, and we hope you do too. So as one of our Kickstarter rewards, we're including a 3.7" figurine of Tyler sitting and kicking his feet. The Tyler statue is a high-quality full-color 3D print in a sandstone material. He'll look great hanging out on your desk!
Note: Tyler's Statue is for decorative purposes only. We'd be sad if Tyler fell and broke.
Details of our Backer Tiers can be found on the right, but here's a quick breakdown of the tiers needed for the rewards.
Reversed Interactive is a very small team. Most of the development has been done out of pocket up until this point, and we fully anticipate to simply cover future costs with the funding you help us raise. However, we also know that Kickstarter can be a powerful platform and community, and we hope that - with your help - we can bring a fully realized amazing experience to gamers throughout the world.
Although we've implemented many of the core features of the game, we know that the game needs more polish and additional content to match what exists in other action-adventure games on the market. We want to add more levels, animations, costumes, enemies, voice acting, and features into the final product, and that will only be possible with your help via this Kickstarter.
Your funding will help us bring Tyler's world to life and make it so you can fully immerse yourself in the novelty of running a tiny robot through a delipidated 1950s home. We know that you can help us make this vision a reality.
Pretty much does all the core bits of Tyler, everything from design /modeling and coding to creating the clever 1950s era set pieces.
Favorite Games: Fable series, Fallout, Turok, B.O.B.
In charge of all music flowing throughout the world of Tyler: Model 005 and casting vocalists to achieve that 1950s sound.
Favorite Games: Metal Gear Solid, Last of Us, Mass Effect, Starcraft.
Favorite Games: Streets of Rage, Dead Space, Condemned, Half-Life, Fable.
Creates much of the textual content surrounding Tyler, from script writing to this Kickstarter campaign. He also tries to shine up and polish Tyler as much as possible.
Favorite Games: Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Everquest, X-wing vs. Tie Fighter, Curse of Monkey Island, Goldeneye: 007 (N64), and Destiny.
Thanks for reading and check out our website for more information and updates on Tyler: Model-005.
We'd also like to give a great big thank you to a few of our sister and brother Kickstarter campaigns.
Legends of the Brawl is a 3D action brawler that supports co-op action as you take the roles of famous individuals like Teddy Roosevelt. That campaign looks fantastic and they are looking for your help to complete their game.
As with any video game development project, Tyler: Model-005 is a complex undertaking and there will likely be difficult obstacles that will need to be overcome.
However, we're an experienced team, and creating a working demo of the project has allowed us to test many systems and create the core of our game.
Tyler: Model 005 is a digital product there is always a chance of data loss. To prevent the game getting lost or damaged we make sure to backup the project files every 48 hours.
We're thrilled to have the chance to present Tyler: Model-005 to the public and hope that you will give us your support in bringing Tyler to life!
A deeply heartfelt thanks from Tyler and the Reversed Interactive and Victoria teams. Without you, Tyler would never be a reality!
Early backer benefits! Includes a digital copy for Tyler: Model-005 for all supported publishing platforms (Steam, GOG, DRM free, etc.), a digital version of the game's soundtrack and early testing access to Tyler: Model-005 to help improve the game!
Digital Copy, Soundtrack and Beta!
Includes a digital copy for Tyler: Model-005 for all supported publishing platforms (Steam, GOG, DRM free, etc.), a digital version of the game's soundtrack and early testing access to Tyler: Model-005 to help improve the game!
It's election season in the United States, and in honor of the country's history, we've created three iconic exclusive skins for Tyler. The presidents we opted to showcase - three of the best - are George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. All items from previous tiers will be included.
Get twenty more exclusive character parts at the start of the game! All other items included.
Decorate your desk with an amazing 4" statue of our wonderful robot friend, Tyler. This is a full color, high-quality sandstone replica, but he is breakable so be careful! Also includes all previous rewards.
All physical items will ship approximately 90 days after successful end of Kickstarter.
Walk down the street proclaiming your love for our little friend, Tyler! You'll receive a baseball cap, t-shirt, and coffee cup in this tier, along with all the other items previously listed (including that sweet, sweet statue).
Join a video conference call with the Tyler team and lend them your ideas, along with any personal feedback you have about the game.
Also includes all the other rewards, so physical items will ship approximately 90 days after successful end of Kickstarter.
You are amazing! At this reward level, you'll be able to be a part of the game, either by submitting a picture or submitting an item that you'd specifically like to see rendered in-game. Additionally, you can select an enemy/pest that you'd love (hate!) to see fight against our miniature hero. At this level, we're very flexible and we want you to be a part of Tyler!
Be a Part of Tyler: Model-005!


That's a tough one. If I were I were in your shoes, I might focus on any sort of tax breaks I could finagle by the end of the year to make up for the loss of a 401k. It might be worth it to talk to a CPA.
We worked with a great CPA when we were audited – I've put in a call to him to set up an appointment to talk about our options. Dad's company won't let us sign up for the HSA this year because he was covered under an FSA so far this year. So no HSA for us. His company contributes 2250 to an HSA though!
There are options out there, but as done by forty mentions it might be worth talking with a "fee only" investment or tax advisor. If I had no tax deferred vehicles, I would start moving more towards real estate, dividend producing stocks, and tax-free bonds.
Right now, the plan is to continue buying no-fee ETFs with low turnover (whole stock index funds) in the taxable account – at least until we have enough to change over to the equivalent mutual funds. We've done real estate in the past, and have no interest in doing it again, so our only RE exposure is through our house and about 5% of our investments in an REIT fund in a tax-deferred account.
After maximizing tax advantaged contributions, I would focus your taxable savings on low fee ETFs or mutual funds. I use a mix of the two. I avoid the trading costs on ETFs by using a brokerage that sells its own ETFs directly with no transaction fees. And by low fees, I mean in the range of 0.1% to 0.5% at the most. Over the long haul, lower fees, really helps to boost your returns over comparable investments.
Finally, I would also focus the taxable account on investments the generate the least amount of "net loss due to taxes". I say net loss due to taxes because a "tax free" investment (think municipal bonds, may generate less total returns than a comparable taxable bond investment after you pay the taxes. You have to take into account your personal situation (i.e. what's your marginal tax bracket and any state taxes). And your situation may change from time to time so be sure to reassess as circumstances change.
In general, you want your income producing investments in tax deferred accounts and long term gains investments in your taxable account to minimize the tax bite.
I did a totally different choice – I got a different job that has a 403(b) 🙂 I've still contributed some to my taxable account during the 3 months I couldn't contribute to a tax-sheltered account, and pretty much everything went into either ITOT or DVY (both index ETFs).
Congrats on getting a job that offers a 403(b) option.
Both of those ETFs are good choices with respect to fees. FYI, a quick web search indicates that both of those ETFs trade commission free through Fidelity. Commission free trading is something worth considering if you are making frequent (i.e. monthly) small investments. There are other brokerages that also offer commission free trades on various ETFs. I haven't used Fidelity so I can't comment on their service. I have used Vanguard and TD Ameritrade and have been happy with both of them.
I picked them because they were free-to-trade index funds via Fidelity (where I have most of my money). I use a filter when searching: NTF – if it's not NTF, I don't even bother evaluating it. I will be getting a Vanguard account soon(-ish) as that's where my new 403(b) is held, but I haven't gotten the paperwork I need to register for online access yet.


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St. John's Red Storm
St. John's upsets No. 23 UConn 74-70 as teams renew rivalry
By Pat Eaton-Robb Jan. 18, 2021 05:27 PM EST
No. 7 Creighton routs St. John's 97-79 without Zegarowski
By Eric Olson Jan. 09, 2021 02:09 PM EST
Carter leads Xavier past St. John's 69-61
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jason Carter had 11 points and 16 rebounds to lead Xavier to a 69-61 win over St. John's on Wednesday night. Colby Jones...
Williams leads St. John's past Georgetown 94-83
NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Williams Jr. scored a career-high 26 points as St. John's beat Georgetown 94-83 on Sunday night, ending a three-game skid. ...
Zegarowski leads No. 9 Creighton past St. John's 94-76
Creighton Bluejays at St. John's Red Storm 12/17/2020
Wahab, Georgetown host block party in OT win over St. John's
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dante Harris scored 22 points and Jahvon Blair scored 20 and Georgetown beat St. John's 97-94 in overtime Sunday night. ...
Mamukelashvili leads Seton Hall over St. John's 77-68
Late basket by Cole leads St. John's past Rider
NEW YORK (AP) — Vince Cole scored 26 points and Julian Champagnie had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help St. John's beat Rider 82-79 on Tuesday night. ...
Williams Jr. leads St. John's past Stony Brook 89-66
NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Williams Jr. matched his career high with 21 points and added six steals as St. John's defeated Stony Brook 89-66 on Sunday to close out...
Barcello scores 20 to carry BYU past St. John's 74-68
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alex Barcello scored 20 points and Gideon George had 13 points and 15 rebounds to help BYU beat St. John's 74-68 on Wednesday night. ...
The Latest: St. John's scraps 2 games, MSG back in play
Champagnie shines in season debut, St John's beats BC 97-93
Boston College Eagles at St. John's Red Storm 11/30/2020
Cole scores 19 to carry St. John's past La Salle 82-65
NEW YORK (AP) — Vince Cole scored 19 points and St. John's defeated La Salle 82-65 on Thursday to win The Lapchick Tournament at Carnesecca Arena on campus. ...
Cole leads St. John's past St. Peter's on late 3-pointer
NEW YORK (AP) — Vince Cole hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining off a Posh Alexander steal and St. John's edged St. Peter's 76-75 on Wednesday night. ...
Conference USA - Quarterfinal 2 (win) at Conference USA - Quarterfinal 1 (win) 3/13/2020
George Washington Colonials at Saint Louis Billikens 1/8/2020
Apr. 17, 2020 12:36 AM EDT
St John's wing LJ Figueroa declares for NBA draft
Ex-St. John's player dies at 49, reportedly of coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Lee Green, a defensive standout who played on two NCAA Tournament teams for St. John's, has died. He was 49. The Big East...
Overall Record: 8-7
Last Game: @ Connecticut W 74-70
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https://www.greenwichtime.com/opinion/article/Letter-Defining-character-10594473.php
Letter: Defining character
Published 6:17 pm EDT, Friday, November 4, 2016
The point is not whether Fred Camillo emulates Donald Trump's behavior. Rather, the point is that when people fail to ostracize bad behavior, they condone it, and by doing so, they perpetuate it.
Witness the boorish louts who stood at the back of the room at the Dita Bhargava/Camillo debate, heckling and catcalling only when Ms. Bhargava spoke. Mr. Camillo said nothing. People running about at night, pulling out "Dita" signs and replacing them with "Camillo." No constraint from the candidate. Stone silence from Mr. Camillo at the threatening hate mail and frightening "Go back where you came from" letters being delivered to Ms. Bhargava's home.
We all recognize that the Trump candidacy confronts our local Republican candidates with decisions. But in this country, people of character stand up for democratic principles even when inconvenient. And character has something to do with who we select to represent us in government.
That, of course, is the point.
Jeff Ramer
Democratic Town Committee


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Q: Find $f$ if $f(x)\leq x$ and $f(x+y)\leq f(x)+f(y)$ for all $x,~y\in \mathbb{R}.$
Find the formula of function $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ if: $$f(x)\leq x$$
  and $$f(x+y)\leq f(x)+f(y)$$ for all $x,~y\in \mathbb{R}.$

Attempt. Identity function $I(x)=x$ satisfies the needed properties. I suspect that is the only one. In that case we need only to show that $f(x)\geq x$ for all $x$. At this point though, I couldn't use sulinearity of $f$ to prove my statement. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

A: Following the useful hint by @Ingix, I post an answer of the exercise.
Since $f(0)=f(0+0)\leq f(0)+f(0)$ we get $f(0)\geq 0$.
Since $f(0)\leq 0$ by hypothesis, we get $f(0)=0.$ So for all $x$:
$$0=f(0)=f(x+(-x))\leq f(x)+f(-x),$$
so:
$$f(x)\geq -f(-x)\geq -(-x)=x.$$
Since $f(x)\leq x$ by hypothesis, we get $f(x)=x$ for all $x.$


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Malin House "Chemosphere"
John Lautner
Hollywood, California, United States
John Lautner +
Remodelation Architect
Frank Escher
Remodeled in
Built-up Area
$140.000 USD
Some parts of this article have been translated using Google's translation engine. We understand the quality of this translation is not excellent and we are working to replace these with high quality human translations.
This home, built in 1960 may be the solution to a construction in steep terrain, slope of 45 degrees, hardly accessible, leaving almost intact the surrounding landscape and environmental impact. At least it's a work that invites reflection and avoids conventional excavation of the mountain, the retaining walls and the increased cost of the project
Due to the low budget available to the owner sought sponsors to carry out the "world's most modern home" as he called the Encyclopedia Britannica of the time. It cost $ 140,000, of which Malin paid only 80,000, the rest was contributed by the gas company "Southern California Gas" and "Chem Seal Corporation" which inspired the name of the house "Chemosphere" and both experimented with different types of resins, glues and coatings during construction.
Malin personally, along with three workers, was responsible for the construction that lasted 18 months.
The Taschen, new owners of the Chemosphere in 1977, commissioned the house recovering after years of neglect, the architect Frank Escher who introduced details and finishes designed by Lautner at the time but at the time it was built were impossible performed either by budget or simply a lack of technology.
Built on a steep hillside in Hollywood, California, one side overlooking the San Fernando Valley, other mountain, detail highlighting its new owners, the family Taschen…. the magnificent location of the house, located between the countryside and the city. What can have very different feelings from both sides of it. From the side facing the San Fernando Valley, is the great city, houses, skyscrapers, Highway 101,… While on the mountain that faces feel the nature and animals.
As in many of his works John Lautner geometry used in this project, becoming an example of the architecture of the time in the Los Angeles, where a house had no reason to pretend to be. Although Lautner for his designs had little to do with this trend, always tried to integrate the buildings with the environment, creating an organic flow between the interior and exterior, humanizing built spaces and respecting the environment.
Elevation and section
Raised up on a single central pillar reminds her figure some water tanks, watchtowers or any communication tower. When Lautner saw the sun, drew a straight vertical, one horizontal on top and a curve on it. "Draw it up here," said his assistant.
A house of 205 square meters, of octagonal shape and whose rooms are distributed on the same floor, accessed via a bridge from the side of the hill, where the structure is almost at ground level which is reached by a elevator from the garage below.
All surrounding the dome floor around the perimeter thus protecting its inhabitants from the sensation of floating due to the height and shape. The lower perimeter edge houses built in wardrobes, a sofa and a balcony built. Sturdy curved beams, sloping ledge of the windows, which becomes planter on the terrace area wardrobes and windows, create the impression of a mass composed of wood and glass in which it is difficult to distinguish the transition between interior and exterior. With its strong inclination, crystals almost completely prevent light reflection reinforcing this perception.
The appearance of "flying saucer", as has also been called to the house, is given by its structure, in this case is the structure that determines the form.
The upper structure is constructed with laminated beams subjected to a compression ring in the central steel upper platform deck and all eight arms rests on steel on a single supporting concrete pillar diameter of 6 meters and height 8.7. The bottom perimeter fence surrounding the house is also a component of the structure. Despite its seemingly fragile appearance has withstood several earthquakes and torrential rains.
For the pillar concrete base is used, the holding arms are steel platform, like the compression ring which is joined laminated wooden beams making up the rest of the structure.
The roof deck joints were sealed with epoxy to prevent leaks and get isolation. The large crystals were also sealed with fixed chemical, below ground and applied a layer of insulating material. In its construction Chem Seal Corporation tested the new chemicals and resins such as roofing materials.
Lautner designed a system of filters for air intake coming through the bottom of the platform and once walked the perimeter is expelled through an outlet located at the top of the cover by a dome that could open and close.
The house has a security channel for washing outside the large windows.


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Volume 6 Number 3, Autumn 2009, Pages 1-401
Recast and Metalinguistic Feedback in Teaching and Learning L2 Writing: A Comparative Study
Mojtaba Mohammadi
Corrective feedback has long been raised in education and psychology, but has attracted much attention in recent years, especially with the advent of form-focused instruction. Great many studies have been conducted to investigate the efficacy of the corrective feedback and its types in the process of language learning and teaching. The purpose of this paper is to study the efficacy of recast and metalinguistic clues as two types of feedback. By selecting these two types, the study also aimed at comparing the implicit and explicit types of feedback. To this end, 81 university students were randomly selected in two groups in an essay writing course. Two target structures were adopted: relative clause, and passive case. One group received their feedback on these structures using recast, and the other group received metalinguistic clues. The structure subtest of TOEFL was administered as pre- and posttest. The findings of the study indicated that while both proved efficient to some degrees, metalinguistic clues were more efficacious than its counterpart, recast. This study also suggested that corrective feedback, no matter what type is being put to use, could provide a highlighted input, for it raises a selective attention for the input on the side of the learners and this physical saliency can work for the betterment of language learning.
Keywords: recast, metalinguistic feedback, explicit and implicit feedback, L2 writing


Power Quality issues are becoming a major concern of today's power system engineers. Harmonics play significant roll in deteriorating power quality, called harmonic distortion. Harmonic distortion in electric distribution system is increasingly growing due to the widespread use of nonlinear loads. Large considerations of these loads have the potential to raise harmonic voltage and currents in an electrical distribution system to unacceptable high levels that can adversely affect the system. IEEE standards have defined limits for harmonic voltages and harmonic currents. Active power filters have been considered a potential candidate to bring these harmonic distortions within the IEEE limits. This paper deals with an active power filter (APF) based on simple control. A voltage source inverter with pulse width modulation (PWM) is employed to form the APF. A diode rectifier feeding capacitive-resistive load is considered as nonlinear load on ac mains for the elimination of harmonics by the proposed APF. MATLAB model of the scheme is simulated and obtained results are studied.
A simple control scheme of the single phase active power filter is proposed which requires sensing of one current and two voltages only. The APF results in sinusoidal unity power factor supply current. It is concluded that the reduced value of dc bus capacitor is able to give quite satisfactory operation of the APF system. The voltage controller gives fast response. The proposed APF is able to reduce THD of supply current and supply voltage below prescribed permitted limits specified by IEEE 519.
 D. C. Bhonsle, Dr. R. B. Kelkar and N. K. Zaveri, "Power Quality Issues-In Distribution System", IE(I) 23rd National Convention of Electrical Engineers, Pune, November 2007 Proceedings, pp. 108-111.
 K. C. Umeh, A. Mohamed, R. Mohmed, " Comparing The Harmonic Characteristics of Typical Single Phase Nonlinear Loads", National Power Energy Conference (PECon) 2003 Proceedings, Bangi, Malaysia, pp. 383-387.
 Mohamed S. A. Dahidah, N. Mariun, S. Mahmod and N. Khan, "Single Phase Active Power Filter for Harmonic Mitigation in Distribution Power Lines", National Power and Energy Conference (PECon) 2003 Proceedings, Bangi, Malaysia, pp. 359-362.
 Dalila Mat Said Ahmed, Abdullah asuhaimi, Mohd Zin, "Power Supply Quality Improvement: Harmonic Measurement and Simulation," National Power and Energy Conference (PECon), 2003 Proceedings, Bangi, Malaysia, pp. 352-358.
 C. Gopalkrishnan, K Udaykumar, T. A. Raghvendiran, "Survey of Harmonic Distortion for Power Quality Measurement and Application of Standard including Simulation," 2001, Anna University, India.
This work deals with the utilization of solar photovoltaic (SPV) energy in the brushless DC (BLDC) motor driven water pump. A DC-DC boost converter, used as an intermediate power conditioning unit plays a vital role in efficiency enhancement of SPV array and soft starting of the BLDC motor with proper control. The speed control of BLDC motor is performed by PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control of the voltage source inverter (VSI) using DC link voltage regulator. No additional control or current sensing element is required for speed control. The behavior of proposed pumping system is demonstrated by evaluating its various performances through MATLAB/simulink based simulation study.
Fig.1 Configuration of PV array fed BLDC motor-pump.
Fig.5 Dynamic performance of solar PV array.
The SPV Array fed boost converter based BLDC motor driven water pump has been proposed and its suitability has been demonstrated by analyzing its various performance indices using MATLAB based simulation study. A simple, efficient and economical method for speed control of BLDC motor has been suggested, which has offered absolute elimination of current sensing elements. The proper selection of SPV array has made the boost converter capable of tracking MPP irrespective of weather conditions. An optimum design of the boost converter has been presented. The safe starting of brushless DC motor has been achieved without any additional control. The desired performance of proposed system even at 20% of standard solar irradiance has justified its suitability for solar PV based water pumping.
 R. Kumar and B. Singh, "Solar PV array fed Cuk converter-VSI controlled BLDC motor drive for water pumping," 6th IEEE Power India Int. Conf. (PIICON), 5-7 Dec. 2014, pp. 1-7.
 M. A. Elgendy, B. Zahawi and D. J. Atkinson, "Assessment of the Incremental Conductance Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm," IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy, vol.4, no.1, pp.108-117, Jan. 2013.
 J.V. Mapurunga Caracas, G. De Carvalho Farias, L.F. Moreira Teixeira and L.A. De Souza Ribeiro, "Implementation of a High-Efficiency, High-Lifetime, and Low-Cost Converter for an Autonomous Photovoltaic Water Pumping System," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 631-641, Jan.-Feb. 2014.
 N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland and W. P. Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, 3rd ed. New Delhi, India: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2010.
 M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics Handbook: Devices, Circuits, and Applications," 3rd ed. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Inc., 2011.


Call of Duty Ghosts is exactly what I expected from a Call of Duty title. There were plenty of heart stopping set pieces, intense shoot outs, online multiplayer, and plenty of "holy $#&*" moments… But is this enough to make this title a success like other COD titles?
The story behind Call of Duty Ghosts was actually quite interesting; you play as Logan Walker in a post-apocalyptic US. You, your brother, and your father are all part of the resistance to stop the Federation from taking over the little land that the US has. On a routine mission you discover that the Ghosts, which were rumored to be long gone, were still in full force on the offensive. From here you and your brother strive to prove that you have what it takes to join the Ghosts to stop the Federation! Pretty straight forward. The story takes you all over the world, from a dense jungle to the dead of the Arctic. Like many of the other COD titles you were placed as the operator of war machines and weapons of mass destruction. While the story is interesting, the levels and game play don't deviate from standard Call of Duty design, and the campaign eventually feels like it was rushed together and tacked on as an afterthought.
The lack of innovation in this series has been troublesome. Ghosts was Infinity Ward's reinvention of the COD series, and yet it looked, felt, and controlled like every other COD out there. The biggest change was the returning ability to lean your character from left to right. Despite Infinity Ward's continual reminders of ugrading the visuals in their engine, there were many moments where object or vehicles in the background appeared as if they were drawn in last minute (I compare it to the scene in Family Guy where they joke about cutting the budget). There were other scenes where you would be scrambling in a base/carrier/etc. to reach an oncoming attack. I notice that as you look down hallways you could see NPCs running down them only to disappear half way down the halls – not even at the end of the hall, just half way down!
The level design was very linear, which is to be expected with a COD title. There were a few levels however that did not have a clear path to follow, which added a fair bit of challenge when compared to the straight hall way level design. There were three levels in which I found myself looking around to try and figure out where I came from! That being said, there were some levels that were literally just a straight line.
Just like the story mode, the multiplayer looks and feels like other COD titles with the biggest change being the solider creation, and load-outs. Each player can have up to 10 different soldiers that they can customize. Each solider has their own level, load-outs (up to 6), challenges, unlocks, and prestige. This means that there are 60 potential load-outs to choose from in a match. Unlocks are unlocked by using squad points which you ear by completing challenges, objectives, and by leveling. I like the customization, however this systems seems very overwhelming! On top of that, it looks like it was designed to incorporate Micro-transactions. I'm honestly surprised I didn't see the pay scales for a handful of points, a bucket of points, a barrel of points, and a truck load of points and so on. It honestly looks and feels as if micro-transactions to buy squad points can just be switched on at any point. Mind you this is pure speculation and observation, based purely off my experience as a gamer.
The online matches play out in standard COD fashion – there is no real difference from BLOPS 2. The major addition to the online mode is the inclusion of field objectives, which do add a breath of fresh air to the very tired and used formula. Some of the field objectives are tasks like humiliating an enemy (tea bag!), or getting a kill while crouched and so on. As you complete objectives they get more challenging, if you are killed while holding an objective it is dropped for anyone to pick up. The other addition is the addition of dynamic player triggered events that can change the scope of the maps. These range from blowing up a gas station to nuking a level to change the landscape. When I first heard about this I was blown away – then I saw the K.E.M strike on drop zone and was left feeling underwhelmed. There was a countdown followed by a flash of light and boom new map…that was it. There are some pretty neat things you can do on the maps to make new paths, but the addition really isn't anything special.
Squad mode is essentially more COD but you have a squad of NPCs, enough said.
Finally is the addition of the Extinction mode. This is the "Zombie" mode for Ghosts which is actually a bit of fun. You play as a strike team trying to stop an alien invasion, like Zombie mode you get money for kills to unlock weapons, traps, and so on. You also level up as you progress to do increased damage, hold more ammo and so on. It is pretty fun addition; however it still feels recycled from other COD games.
All in all, Ghosts is a run of the mill COD title; I don't think Infinity Ward was successful in their vision of reinventing the series. The story and the multiplayer feels very tired and old, the new additions were a nice touch, but in my opinion not enough to bring new life back into the series. That being said, it is still fun to pick up Ghosts and play online or to bang through the story, just don't expect a master piece or a new COD formula, because with Ghosts A + B = Call of Duty.


If you were injured in a car accident, you may need to file a lawsuit to receive compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress, or loss of companionship, as insurance companies rarely cover these without a lawsuit.
These are known as personal injury or tort cases, and most states require the lawsuit to be filed within two years of the date of the car accident. It will explain why you, the plaintiff, should receive compensation from the other driver, the defendant.
The defendant and his insurance company can respond to the claim within a certain amount of time. The response may include his confession or denial of the accident, or a counterclaim which explains your contribution to the crash.
Written discovery – Both parties can question each other and both the defendant and plaintiff may have to admit or deny facts that are essential to the case.
Document production – This process allows both sides access to nearly every document related to the case.
Depositions – These sworn statements are given outside of the courtroom by defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, and doctors. Each will explain the facts of the accident and the doctor will explain the injuries and treatment.
Change of venue – If granted, this would move your case to a different courthouse.
Change of judge – The current judge would be removed from the case and a new judge would be assigned.
Motion for removal – This would move your case from state court to federal court if the motion shows that the defendant is from another state or the case involves federal law.
Motion to dismiss – This motion could claim the suit was not filed in a timely manner or that the plaintiff is not eligible for compensation.
As long as the motion to dismiss is not granted, the judge will set a trial date. It could a year or more before your case is heard by the judge and jury. During the pre-trial hearing, the judge could order mediation. This means both sides meet with a mediator in an attempt to settle the case prior to trial.
If mediation is not successful, your case will head to trial. Not many accident cases make it this far because it is a big risk to leave the outcome to a judge or jury. You may be granted a lot less than you were hoping for. However, it is still a good idea to seek advice from a car accident attorney.
If you were the victim of a Mission Viejo car accident, contact us. We can answer your questions and help bring your case to a resolution.


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Rapper Dave Teams Up With Love Islands Wes
Rapper Dave has been in the headlines lately, due to his appearance at the 2020 brit awards. His performance received hundreds of complaints, regarding his political views.
Curtesy of santandave instagram
Besides performing at award shows Dave has seen sucess with his critically acclaimed album Psychodrama. Dave has collaborated with artists such as Drake, Aj Tracey and Ed sheeran. So it s a surprise to hear he has teamed up with former love island contestant Wes Nelson.
Wes Nelson instagram
He has claimed to be in the studio with Dave, while he works on his breakthrough into music.
He said: "I've been in the studio with Dave, he's been great.
"A lot of the people I've been working with are really important. I'm in talks with big producers and labels."
Explaing the career change, the former engineer went on to say:
"There is some very exciting stuff coming up for me but music is the main focus.
"Everyone at the studio loves the songs I've produced so far and it's almost time for things to come out."
Rapper Dave to collaborate with Wes Nelson
Curtesy of instagram
Wes was first introduced to the mainstream as a contestant on love island. He left the show in love with fellow Islander Megan. They have since split and wes has a new love Arabella. More recently Wes was seen on celebrity x factor. He appeared with ex love island contestants in a group. They were received well by audiences, but missed out on winning the competition.
Wes is also quoted as saying:
"Music is what I love most now," Wes said.
"Especially after doing X Factor and seeing what goes on behind the scenes."
As Wes seems to be working on solo material, the group may have dissolved.
If wes sees success with his music endeavours, other islanders may decide to give the music industry a go. 2020 could be the year of love island music domination! But let's hope not.
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Q: Does Java SWT Widgets influence Thread perfomance? I'm using StyledText 400x100 widget and it's working like a console where the program interacts with the user.
This is how I update the widget:
private static Shell MainShell = null;

public void createPartControl(Composite parent){
   MainShell = parent.getShell();
}

public static void updateConsole(final String newMessage){
   if(MainShell.isDisposed() || myStyledText.isDisposed() ) return;

   MainShell.getDisplay().syncExec(new Runnable(){
      myStyledText.setText( newMessage + "\n" + myStyledText.getText() );
   });
}

Similar to append(), but this one insert to the first line and inserts a line break "\n".
I'm using CycleBarrier to handle Threads. Currently it's running 300+ threads, and I'm allowing only 10 threads / cycle to not kill the CPU.
// divide 300/10 because there is an inner for() which runs 10 threads / cycle
for(int n = 0; n < 300/10; n++){

   // allow only 10 threads to work
   final CycleBarrier br = new CycleBarrier(10);

   for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++){
      new Thread(new MyClass(cb).start();
   }

   //waiting for Threads to reach the barrier
   br.await();
}

And now the MyClass class:
public MyClass implements Runnable{
   private CycleBarrier cb;

   public MyClass(CycleBarrier cb){
      this.cb = cb;
   }

   @Override
   public void run(){
      for(int i = 0; i < 256; i++){
         for(int j = 0; j < 256; j++){
            //View is the main class (eclipse RCP) and updateing the widget
            View.updateConsole("matrix["+i+"]["+j+"]");

            // Just an integer which counts the number of the loops
            View.TOTAL_LOOPS++;
         }
      }
      cb.await();
   }
}

This was an example. It should write to the View widget in asynchronous ways (not in order) because the Threads doesn't reaches the barrier in order.
I'm using eclipse RCP (3.8).
ISSUE
Why the program is working correct in DEBUG mode? I have set a breakpoint where I'm starting new Threads (in the inner for() ) and I'm clicking the Resume button to start threads one by one.
When I'm trying to open in normal mode (RUN or exported) there are "leaks" (I don't know how to name), there are less lines in the console.
    View.TOTAL_LOOPS
Should have in total:

256*256*10*30 = 19660800 // View.TOTAL_LOOPS++; in the MyClass

and in normal run it's having dynamic results: 174614904, 17025759, etc. In DEBUG mode it's reaching the exact value.
Question:
Are the Threads being killed?

A: It has nothing to do with SWT. You are incrementing a single shared variable from 10 threads at once. This is a classic example of a race condition. Since ++ isn't an atomic operation, something like this can happen:
int temp = View.TOTAL_LOOPS; // in thread 1
int temp = View.TOTAL_LOOPS; // in thread 2
int temp2 = temp + 1; // in thread 1
View.TOTAL_LOOPS = temp2; // in thread 1
int temp2 = temp + 1; // in thread 2
View.TOTAL_LOOPS = temp2; // in thread 2

Note View.TOTAL_LOOPS only increases by 1 after this, and obviously it won't happen if you start threads one-by-one.
Use an AtomicInteger instead if you just want a thread-safe counter or otherwise synchronize your threads properly.


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See you in the heart of London
The Crystal, London
One of the world's most sustainable buildings
Located in the heart of London, over 100,000 people each year have visited the interactive exhibition; thousands of meetings and events have been hosted in our sustainable events venue, and numerous major projects have been undertaken in the Siemens office on-site. The Crystal sets the benchmark for sustainable building design.
The Crystal,
1 Siemens Brothers Way,
E16 1GG
Venue Location
The Crystal is located on the waterfront at the western end of the Royal Victoria Docs in East London. The venue is well served by public transport.
By Underground and Dockland Light Railway (DLR)
The closest station to The Crystal is Royal Victoria Station (Zone 3) on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). The station is a three minute walk away from The Crystal. From Central London, take the eastbound Jubilee Line and change onto the DLR at Canning Town taking the Beckton line. The Royal Victoria Station is the first stop. Alternatively, several London Underground lines also connect to the DLR and Bank and Tower Gateway.
From DLR By Foot
The reach The Crystal from the DRL, turn right out of Royal Victoria Station onto Seagull Labne. As you pass the Pumping Station you will come to a small roundabout and will see The Crystal straight ahead of you. It is a 10 minute walk from Customer House DLR/rail station and the western entrance of the ExCel conference complex.
The Crystal is just of Silvertown Way (A1011) at its junction with Lower Lea Crossing (A1020). It is outside the London Congestion Zone but inside London's Low Emission Zone. Access to the Centre is from the roundabout on tidal Basin Road.
The Royal Victoria Car Park (L2) offers 750 parking spaces a five-minute walk away and is located behind the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Western Gateway.
The Crystal is within five minutes by taxi of London City Airport.
By Cable Car
You can get to The Crystal direct via the Emirates Air Line Cable Car from the Greenwich peninsular.
Let's have some fun
30th November 2018 / The Crystal, London
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From the Academy Award®-winning* director Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs), and starring Mark Wahlberg (Planet of the Apes), Thandie Newton (Mission: Impossible II) and Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), The Truth About Charlie is an explosive re-make of the original hit thriller, Charade.
Regina (Newton) returns home from vacation to find her husband Charlie murdered and three violent strangers claiming Charlie cheated them out of millions. But when she accepts the help of a mysterious stranger (Wahlberg), Regina plunges into a world where double-cross turns into triple-cross and trust turns into the deadliest weapon of all. A spectacular, roller coaster thrill ride, The Truth About Charlie will keep you guessing right up to the gripping conclusion!
Also included in this special DVD edition: the complete feature-length presentation of the original hit thriller, Charade!
*Best Director, The Silence of the Lambs, 1991.
• Bonus Movie The Original Hit Thriller "Charade"
Special Visual Effects by Illusion Arts, Inc.


Course Description: Mr. Murphy's AP European History enters its 15th year this fall. The class covers an arc that begins with the onset of the Renaissance in Italy, and finishes up with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the impact of Islamic Fundamentalism, post 9/11. Since AP European History deals with more than just "historical material" we also spend a significant amount of time on intellectual history: philosophy, art and literature. Core books that have become staples for this class include Utopia (Sir Thomas More), Candide (Voltaire), Frankenstein (Mary Shelly), and The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka).
Prerequisites: Student report card must reflect an aggregate 85% average, with great attendance. Students must participate in a four-week selection process in April and May of 2014. Must have favorable recommendations from their History and English teachers. Students will take a diagnostic exam as well as generate a piece of historical writing. Final interviews will be required as necessary.
Expected Coursework: Critical writing and class participation are an important part of this class. Nightly homework will rely heavily on not just note taking by analytical writing. Tuesday and Thursday tutorials will be mandatory (September to January), and Saturday tutorials, from 9:00 – 11:00 will take the place of after school tutorials beginning in February. All students will take the AP exam in May of 2015.


Once NotifyLink is installed and the SQLServerAgent Service is running, administrator's will receive an email report in regards to a SQL Server Alert. This email report will show Severity 50001, Priority 7 SQLServerAgent is Functioning.
This alert is just a daily report, however as long as the alert does state that the Agent is "Functioning" that is the main concern and this alert is 'safe'.
If the report would show that the agent is failing or not functioning, please contact GO!NotifyLink Technical Support for assistance.
If an administrator would prefer not to get this report, you can go into the SQL Manager (SQL Enterprise Server, DBAMgr2K, SQL Server Express) then expand the tree on the left, looking for the Management Folder. From Here you will go Management -> SQL Server Agent -> Jobs. Within Jobs you will see a 'Custom Monitor: SQLAgent Heartbeat.' This is the service that is sending this report and can be disabled by going to the Properties of the Job itself and then making sure to choose Apply.


haha my thoughts exactly. Was there a game? The hats were the highlight!
Kenton, I'm glad to see that the wall you were sitting beside didn't crumble from the cannon, causing you to fall many stories. You lived to write another blog!!
Ok, those were definitely the best seats in the house. There was no rain and you didn't have to see a close up of the football players slapping each others bum, although I did catch it on the jumbo-tron. Nice hat Dean!! And I just want to say, Dan how did you not get a free hat!?!?! They were everywhere!!!
That hat made me feel glamourous, like Amelia Earhart.
Yes, it just yelled "Glamour!" Especially after the rainfall. Ha, ha!
The fans banging the seats and the boom machine were outright SCARY!! and annoying... otherwise total fun times.


Want to learn barista tips to prepare the perfect cup of coffee? I'm spilling the beans (pun intended) and the lessons learned from the experts at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort. The impact of the Barista Bootcamp experience is surprising to me years later.
First, let me share with you a little secret. I was not a coffee drinker. The coffee craze was utterly lost on me. The need for coffee was a foreign language. If you're a coffee drinker, you understand the addiction I refer to. If you're not, you may find my experience amusing, and possibly inspiring.
Confessions of a Non-Coffee Addict.
On National Coffee Day (September 29), I couldn't help but reminisce about my coffee drinking evolution. Looking back, I'm surprised at how far my taste buds have come.
No coffee in my cup. Ever!
Coffee always tasted bitter. Burnt in some cases. Two flavors you don't ever want associated with your coffee. When in situations where it was not polite to turn down a cup, it would be loaded with milk and sugar. The tan pale color was a giveaway there was more milk than coffee in my cup.
How much sugar do you need in your coffee? I needed lots!
As part of my Go Epicurista mission to "Make Someday Happen", I am determined to say YES to new experiences. That included tasting new flavors, trying new things, and exploring new places. And yes, that even included coffee.
When I was offered the chance to visit with Jose Estorino from Javatino, a local Orlando coffee roaster, and be part of a cupping event. I said yes. (I had no idea what cupping was!) It involved tasting a variety of coffees with no milk or sugar. Whoa! That was like jumping into the deep end of the pool for a non-coffee drinker! I realized that using good quality coffee and knowing where it came from made a difference. I even hosted a coffee tasting event at home for family and friends and we had a blast.
Surprising tasting experience! Who knew coffee could be so complex?
A coffee tasting at home is a fun experience with family and friends!
When a friend invited me to a Coffee Crawl Bike Tour, I signed up! That was one of the most hilarious days of my life. Click over and read all about it. It's ok to laugh at my expense.
When I received a media invite to attend the Barista Bootcamp in Four Seasons Resort Orlando, I said yes again! I figured if I ever needed a fallback career as a barista, learning from the best was a good move. Talk about a revealing experience. No, I don't think I could get hired after my one lesson. But, I did learn how to make coffee the proper way. In the process I also became a fan of Caffe Umbria and my non-coffee drinking days were over.
Not sure what my coffee used to say about me was flattering. Now I'm more of a Latte girl – Classic, easy-going!
Guess what I discovered at Four Seasons Orlando Barista Bootcamp?
I've been drinking bad coffee.
Not all coffee tastes bitter. Not all coffee needs loads of sugar and milk to make it palatable.
The hands-on class gave coffee loving guests of this AAA Five Diamond Resort the opportunity to craft cappuccinos and latte art, discover the nuances of single-drip, espresso and cold brew, and assemble festive Boozy Floats, perfect for the holidays.
My barista muscles got a bit of a workout. This is definitely a skill that can't be mastered in one afternoon, although it was not by lack of trying on my part and an incredible amount of patience and stamina from our instructor.
Tamping requires 30 pounds of pressure. No problem!
There's no wrong way to drink coffee.
"Coffee is a very personal experience. There's no right or wrong way to drink your coffee. If you want 10 packets of sugar in your single-drip or if you want a single origin Colombian, that's the right cup for you." says Burkard.
However, crafting an extraordinary cup of coffee does require the right combination of coffee blend, proper grind, brewing method, machine, water and the barista's hand.
Similar to wine, coffee culture is very big. Learning about it is equally interesting and involved. There's a lot of coffee snobs. I have seen many, especially in my hometown of Portland Oregon where coffee is a way of life. But not at Lickety Split. As Burkard says, they don't judge how you drink your coffee. They will just make sure you have a perfect brew to start with.
Do you love flavored syrups in your coffee? I admit I do!
Lickety Split is not your standard hotel coffee shop. "Everything is hand-made in house with passion and creativity" says Burkard. She not only followed an extensive training process when the resort first opened, she was also part of the research to select the coffee to be served. People are serious about their coffee and the Four Seasons team is serious about pleasing their guests. This AAA Five Diamond property, the only in Central Florida, serves up a perfect cup in every one of their restaurants.
Lickety Split features six blends with different flavor notes and profiles and uses four different brew methods – espresso, drip coffee, pour over, and cold brew. It is a customized experience each time. Since the Barista Bootcamp in December of 2015, I have enjoyed many beautiful lattes. Sneaking away to enjoy a cup in the luxury resort is often a treat.
I have also enjoyed Caffe Umbria at home. Their 'Gusto Crema' classic Italian espresso produces a creamy and rich brew with a slightly sweet finish. I learned from interacting with them on social media that what I grew up knowing as a "greca" percolator in Dominican Republic is actually called a Bialetti or Moka pot. It's one of the favored methods to brew coffee at home.
Caffe Umbria coffee at home topped with Wondermade bourbon caramel marshmallows!
Grinding coffee requires proper calibration. Too fine grounds and the water takes longer to go through, resulting in bitter coffee. Too coarse of a grind, the water runs through quickly and doesn't extract the flavor, resulting in watery coffee. Humidity affects the grind as well so the grinder is adjusted through the day.
Using the tamp you want to create an even surface. Apply 30 pounds of pressure, tap on the side to loosen any grinds and then swirl it to finish. The tamp should sit evenly. If you press too hard water will not go through it properly.
You need to put more pressure!
This is what it looks like before it's brewed.
Did you know a latte pitcher has a pointed pourer, and cappuccino has a rounded spout?
Making a Cappucino. Can you tell?
When foaming milk, aeration creates a vortex. Cappuccinos and lattes are made similar but aeration is different. More body and foam for cappuccino, another for lattes. With lattes you have more art, cappuccino you don't. Whole milk is preferred as the more fat the easier it is to steam.
When using the steaming wand, the tip goes right underneath the milk. When you hear the swoosh sound is good. Hear it too long and that's not great. About 3-4 seconds for a latte, 5-6 for a cappuccino.
Foaming milk the correct way!
Your milk should be smooth, with no bubbles and body like a can of wet paint. Scooping foam out of the pitcher is not the proper way of doing it. The foam should be incorporated into the milk. Tap the milk pitcher on the counter to help the foam fully incorporate into the milk before pouring.
Tap the milk pitcher on the counter!
Serve within a minute, the first sip is important once milk separates the flavors change.
Cold brew has become quite popular in the past few years. It is a slow drip process using cold water that takes over 8 hours to brew. This creates a low acidic, smooth and concentrated brew.
At Lickety Split, they use a Japanese style Kioto brewer, created by the Japanese in 1940s. The tower has ice and cold water at top. Two drops of water per second saturate the coarse coffee grinds and filters at the bottom.
It's now common to see cold brew ready made in grocery stores and in coffee shops. I enjoy it in boozy gelato floats at home like the one I had at Lickety Split.
Barista Tips: How to Brew The Perfect Cup of Coffee?
* These tips were first published in my article in Four Seasons Taste Magazine.
1.	Use high quality beans. Coffee, like wine, shows flavor and aroma complexities associated with terroir. Whether it's Costa Rica's bright fruity acidity, Guatemala's spicy and chocolaty notes, or Kenya's bold black currant flavors, explore and find a distinctive well-balanced blend.
3.	Grind beans immediately before use for the freshest taste. A sea salt / sand texture, not powdery, is best for espresso. A coarser grind is best for coffee press and cold brew.
4.	Use bottled spring water or filtered clean water, not tap water. Lickety Split uses triple filtered water.
5.	Use proper ratio of water to coffee. Too much coffee results in an over-extracted and bitter cup, too much water, and it's weak. As a rule, two tablespoons per 6 oz. water is recommended.
6.	Optimum brewing water temperature to extract desired flavors is 200°F.
7.	When preparing espresso beverages, brew espresso shot first, then heat and foam milk to avoid milk separation.
8.	Use cold whole milk for richest foam and texture.
9.	Aerate milk until 100°F to create small bubbles. Stop heating milk at 150-160°F, when the metal pitcher is warm to the touch. Give container a good tap on the counter, then swirl to blend foam with milk. The milk should look like wet paint.
10.	Skim milk has less fat content and does not foam in the same manner. Reduce the aeration period or it will foam like soap suds.
11.	Serve espresso beverages within one minute for a perfect creamy first sip.
12.	To avoid bitter and burnt flavors, never reheat coffee or leave on a burner.
13.	Clean equipment after use to eliminate the coffee oil residues, which impart a rancid flavor.
14.	Have fun and experiment with different blends and brewing methods.
Learning and having fun with coffee gave me a new appreciation for the coffee craze!
Happy National Coffee Day. Enjoy brewing and coffee drinking my friends!
Disclosure: I was an invited media guest of the Four Seasons Resort Orlando. No other compensation was received. I was under no obligation to write this post and all opinions are my own. As always, I only share with you experiences worth celebrating and products I love to inspire you to go #MakeSomedayHappen one delicious bite, sip and trip at a time. To learn more about my guidelines, read my disclosure policy. Cheers!


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Triggered Insaan is an Indian YouTuber. He is known as Triggered Insaan and Live Insaan on the online world and social media. He is ranked in the top 50 YouTubers list of India. He uploads roasting, reaction, and funny videos on his main channel, and on his 2nd channel, he does live streams and gaming. Insaan's YouTube stats show that his channel has over 1 million views daily.
Nischay Malhan
Triggered Insaan, Nischay, Chaggan Vlogger, Chapri YouTuber, Live Insaan
YouTuber, Gamer, CS Engineer, Web Developer, Streamer, Professional Reeler
Triggered Insaan was born on the 14th of November 1995, in Delhi, India.
He's currently 27 years old.
Asian (Indian)
Insaan graduated from college with a degree in B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi.
Father – Vinay Malhan
Mother – Dimple Malhan
Siblings – Prerna Malhan (Older Sister) (YouTuber), Abhishek Malhan (Younger Brother) (YouTuber)
Triggered Insaan has dated –
Triggered has largely opted to keep his personal life away from the public spotlight, which makes it difficult for us to say anything about his love life and dating history.
Insaan known for the Minecraft and GTA live streams that he uploads to his channel titled Triggered Insaan. He is a New Delhi based Indian YouTuber, gamer and live-streamer for his commentaries, roasts and reaction videos on his YouTube channel.
Triggered Insaan Favorites
Favorite Actor – Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh
Favorite Actress – Alia Bhatt, Disha Patani
Favorite Singer – Guru Randhawa, Neha Kakkar
Favorite TV Show – The Kapil Sharma Show
Favorite Color – Black, White, Blue
Favorite Food – Gujrati Food
Triggered Insaan Net worth
Triggered Insaan has an estimated net worth of $2 million dollars as of 2022.
Facebook – Triggered Insaan
Instagram – triggeredinsaan
Twitter – Triggered Insaan
Some Lesser Known Facts About Triggered Insaan
Triggered was born and brought up in Delhi.
His older sister Prerna Malhan also has a YouTube channel called Wanderer's hub. Similarly, his younger brother also has two channels, Fukra Insaan and Fukra insaan Live.
Insaan had gone into depression after he completed his 10th standard which he continued to go through during his 11th and 12th grades but it was his roommates in a hostel that helped him get over it.
After completing college, he started working but was asked to leave just after 3 months.
Professionally, Triggered Insaan was an engineer and web developer.
On July 17, 2014, Insaan joined the YouTube community with his channel titled Triggered Insaan. Prior to that, Triggered Insaan started his secondary channel on November 11, 2017.
He had been a fan of PewDiePie but stopped supporting him after his Bitch Lasagna diss-track on T-Series.
Nischay has also reacted to stupid hacks shown by 5-Minute Crafts and Troom Troom India.
In August 2021, Triggered revealed in his livestream that his favorite YouTuber is KSI.
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