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HideIPVPN
byFahmida Y. Rashid Feb 25, 2016
US Street Price$15.00
Supports mobile devices. Kill switch defines which applications to open/close when connection is dropped. Allows up to three devices per account. Separates out P2P, BitTorrent activity.
Trial version has access limits. May have some issues with some network routers. Average performance.
VPN service HideIPVPN offers users an easy way to surf online privately and securely, regardless of the device being used. The list of features is fairly extensive, and balances the needs of newbies and more advanced users better than most competitors. HideIPVPN is a worthy contender to watch.
Keeping your files safe and encrypted on your computer is one thing, but what about when you browse the Internet? When you surf the Web, your data is frequently available for snooping by advertisers, hackers, and spies. But virtual private networks, or VPNs can prevent all that. When you connect to one of HideIPVPN's servers, for example, your traffic is encrypted, and your IP address obscured. This service can certainly keep you safe, and is among the best VPN services, but its limited list of servers holds it back.
When a VPN is active, the service creates an encrypted tunnel between your computer and the destination website, and all data flows through that tunnel. If you're using the public Wi-Fi network at, say, a coffee shop, you can log into your email or even your bank's website without worrying about someone (or some three-letter agency) eavesdropping or intercepting your data. It's important to remember that the data is only protected while in transit. If the destination website is not using HTTPS, that part of the connection is unencrypted. Anyone at that point of exit can see and harvest that information.
Not only is your Web traffic protected with a VPN, but it can also obscure your IP address, making it much more difficult for advertising trackers to get a fix on your location and identity. VPNs can also be used to protect the identity of journalists and activists living and working under oppressive regimes, and they can allow the open Internet to be accessed from within countries with tight restrictions. On the lighter and (questionably legal) side, VPNs can be used to spoof your location so as to view region-locked streaming content, such as Netflix, though those services are fighting back.
Many VPN services include other features and a range of geographically diverse servers from which to choose. Our Editors' Choice winners Private Internet Access and NordVPN excel in all of these areas, all at reasonable prices.
Pricing and Features
In addition to VPN services, HideIPVPN also offers Smart DNS. This lets you use HideIPVPN's DNS to resolve URLs without relying on your ISP's DNS. It's a technical distinction, but a determined snoop can use DNS look-ups to monitor your Web traffic. If you're interested in a stand-alone Smart DNS plan, you can try it free for seven days or $4.95 a year. Billing cycles are available in one-, three-, and 12-month packages.
Smart DNS installation is available for a wide range of devices, including standard desktop and mobile operating systems as well devices like the XBox One, PlayStation 4, Roku, and Apple TV, among others. You'll have to perform the installation yourself, however. TorGuard, which offers many of the same features as HideIPVPN, goes further by providing routers and streaming boxes with its software preinstalled.
First-time VPN users will probably be confused by all this, and they won't get much more help from HideIPVPN's VPN subscription page. The company offers three country-specific plans called US VPN, UK VPN, and Poland VPN. Each offers Smart DNS and proxy services for $5.99 a month, as well as pricing for three-month and annual contracts. If you like paying in advance, a year of country-specific HideIPVPN will cost you $71.88. Unless you really need to use a U.K. or Polish IP address, we don't recommend using these plans.
Our recommended choice for HideIPVPN is the VPN and Smart DNS package, which costs $9.99 a month, or $119.88 a year. This does what the name implies, but it also gives you access to servers located in Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the U.K., the U.S., and Poland. It's easily HideIPVPN's best offering in terms of geographics choices for servers, but it's not the broadest assortment of choices among services we've reviewed. Unlike NordVPN and many other significantly cheaper competitors, HideIPVPN does not offer any servers in Australia or the entire continent of Asia. Furthermore, HideIPVPN only offers three licenses for all your devices—five licenses is the norm among competitors. F-Secure Freedome offers three licenses for $39.99 per year, and seven for $79.99—a better deal than HideIPVPN.
Alternatively, you can purchase a plan aimed at BitTorrent and P2P downloading. For some users, perhaps those interested in pirating popular films, this might be a good choice. Note that HideIPVPN does expressly forbid the use of its services to download copyrighted materials, but several VPN services go further and forbid the use of BitTorrent altogether. Note that this plan, unlike all the other offerings from HideIPVPN, does not include Smart DNS.
Can't make up your mind? HideIPVPN offers a 24-hour fully functional free trial of its service. However, claiming that trial requires clicking a single link at the bottom of the screen, and then you receive an email with your assigned username and password in clear text. While this will unlock the client software, it doesn't give you access to the customer portion of the website. We'd like to see HideIPVPN streamline its free trial setup, though we definitely appreciate that it has one.
HideIPVPN has native apps for OS X, iOS, Windows, and Android. If you want to simply use HideIPVPN's service without its handy front end, you can download configuration files for Linux, Chromebook, Windows Phone 8.1, and routers that support DD-WRT. This last one is of particular note, because once your router is hooked into a VPN service it provides protection to all connected devices.
The service also offers a few other handy security features. It does not log your activity by default, meaning there is no trace of what you do. You can disable this feature if you need logs for troubleshooting purposes, however. It also supports SSTP, OpenVPN, SoftEther, PPTP, and L2TP/IPSec VPN protocols. If you opt to download the native app, HideIPVPN will also shut down applications you specify with its Kill Switch feature any time your VPN connection is disrupted.
Hands-On with HideIPVPN
In our testing, we used a Dell Latitude E7250 laptop running Windows 7. We had no trouble installing the HideIPVPN application, although we were surprised that we had to provide additional authorization for the installer to add a Tap-Windows Provide V9 Network adapter. One click is all that was needed, but we haven't encountered this issue with any other VPNs.
The app itself takes a skeuomorphic approach to design, with toggles instead of buttons or check-boxes. It's handsome, if a bit dated. Hotspot Shield Elite and Spotflux Premium have much cleaner, more modern designs. However, we like that HideIPVPN manages to contain itself to a single, tabbed window, unlike VyprVPN.
Flags with country abbreviations let you select a server location, and a pull-down menu even lets you specify which server. But these servers lack descriptive names, making the selection all but useless. Moreover, the app provides no information about the server's function or performance. NordVPN lists server status, estimated latency, and even specific servers for double-encryption or high-speed video streaming. TorGuard clearly marks its BitTorrent-friendly servers, which we're sorry to see that HideIPVPN does not do.
Speed and Performance
No matter which VPN service you use, your Internet performance will take a hit. There's no way around it. To measure what kind of impact each service has, we use the online speed tests at Speedof.me and Speedtest.net, the latter of which is owned by Ookla, which in turn in owned by our publisher, Ziff Davis.
In our tests, we average the results from both services and compare it to baseline network performance. Because the quality of service can change at the drop of a hat, we take our baseline measurements immediately after testing with the VPN.
Normally, we use virtual locations in Australia when testing VPN services, but HideIPVPN does not have servers in Australia. Instead, we chose the servers most distant from our New York headquarters: Poland. As with all of our testing, we used Ookla's test servers in Fairbanks, Alaska, for both our VPN and baseline test. Speedof.me does not let us select a test server; it instead automatically selects the closest available servers.
In the Ookla tests of HideIPVPN, our connection latency increased by 133.8 percent. Download and upload rates were reduced by 7.4 percent and 36 percent respectively. These were the best results we've recorded, though the download rate was edged out slightly by NordVPN and F-Secure Freedome.
Speedof.me recorded a 731-percent increase in latency, a 15.6-percent decrease in download rate, and a 9-percent decrease in upload rate when HideIPVPN was engaged. On the Speedof.me side of our results, this wasn't a very impressive showing. However, its latency is nearly half that of F-Secure Freedome and Spotflux Premium.
These numbers might look intimidating, but it's important to remember that latency is measured in milliseconds. Though sites typically load slower when VPN is turned on, it's not as if you have to endure dial-up-style speeds again. In fact, I found HideIPVPN to be quite peppy, and even media-heavy sites loaded quickly. Streaming video was another matter. Netflix looked quite rough, and streaming 4K video barely managed to load. We were happily surprised, however, to see that YouTube defaulted to HD video, and that it looked clear and crisp.
In the last few years, security has become a household topic, and regular people are more interested in managing their personal online security than ever before. We're not surprised to see many VPN companies improving their products, adding more features and easy-to-use GUIs in response.
We appreciate that HideIPVPN supports so many platforms and protocols, and that it includes the handy Kill Switch feature to ensure your data stays secure. We also like that the service does not keep logs, and that it allows P2P and BitTorrent (albeit over just one server), features more advanced users will appreciate. It demonstrated quite peppy Internet throughput, too, which is something that all users will like.
However, HideIPVPN could stand to have a facelift, and its somewhat inscrutable pricing structure could use an update, too. It's also disappointing that the service has so few servers, and has none at all in Australia, Asia, Africa, or South America. HideIPVPN is a solid service that delivers good performance, but consider Editors' Choices NordVPN or Private Internet Access if you're looking for a better-rounded VPN service.
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The Virtual Footprints Archive contains 3D scans and provenience data of track casts from around the world, primarily footprints from North America. It consists of footprints gathered by Dr. Jeff Meldrum, with over 30 years of research in vertebrate, especially primate and hominin, locomotion. The collection also includes those tracks gathered by the late Dr. Grover Krantz (Washing State University), as well as investigators such as Paul Freeman and Cliff Barackman, and others too numerous to mention, who have shared their finds. The creation of this archive by the Informatics Research Institute was made possible by funding from Regal Ridge (Adrian Erikson), Fidelity Investments (Dick Stepp), and The Efroymson Family Fund (Jeremy Efroymson). The scans were carried out by the expert technicians at the Idaho Virtualization Laboratory at the Idaho Museum of Natural History.
Questions about the archive should be directed to:
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Here are all the PS4, PS3 and Vita games you can get for free in May
PlayStation Plus subscribers rejoice: the latest batch of free games for PS4, PS3 and PS Vita were just announced. May's collection consists of some of the best indie games from the past few years, which means you won't need to clear a bunch of gigabytes on your PS4's hard drive in order to download them all.
FROM EARLIER: Here are the free games you'll get on Xbox One and Xbox 360 in May
Keep in mind, you need an active PlayStation Plus subscription in order to get these games for free:
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (PS4)
This 2D brawler/platformer hybrid is inspired by Mexican folklore and has a vivid art style to match. Explore a huge world, learn the robust fighting system, and enjoy some drop-in, drop-out co-op.
Ether One (PS4)
This haunting, first-person puzzler tasks you with restoring the minds of the mentally ill by solving complex puzzles and sewing together the frayed strands of the patient's lives. Be warned: not everything is as it seems.
The Unfinished Swan (PS4 | PS3 | PS Vita)
Developer Giant Sparrow made big waves with this project thanks to its astounding art style and thought-provoking gameplay. Will you help find a fitting end to this fairy tale? Experience a breath-taking story filled with delightful twists.
Race the Sun (PS4 | PS3 | PS Vita)
This minimalist racing game forces you to compete against the setting sun in what is both a deeply calming and nail-biting session. That may sound like a contradiction, but it's true!
Hohokum (PS4 | PS3 | PS Vita)
A supremely relaxing game that's bursting at the seams with personality. Explore a crazy, colorful world, meet new friends, and just let go as you listen to the incredible soundtrack by a collection of talented artists.
Murasaki Baby (PS Vita)
A strange puzzle game with an eerie atmosphere. Players guide Baby through a nightmarish landscape in search of home. It's cute, and also a little weird.
All six of these games will be available to download from the PlayStation Store on Tuesday, May 5th. Watch a video of the games in action below:
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Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by guidance, Jan 30, 2005.
I was checking to see if startup programs were working, so I placed my "calculator" to start at logon; how do I disable calculator? Where in regedit?
How did you get calculator to start at startup? Did you drop a shortcut to it into the Startup folder? If so, delete the shortcut from the startup folder.
I did locate SM _ Accessories Na... Reg_Sz Accessories and I wonder whether this is what I ought to delete; of course, I'd have to find it again.
Start, run, type msconfig and hit ok, go to the startup tab. Is the calculator showing there?
If not, check the startup folder.
Ok, it doesn't have msconfig. No experience with that OS. Not sure how to see what is loading at startup.
Bizarre issue, but I just saw this on a friend's PC where her Active Desktop was corrupted and the calculator would open at startup, yet calc.exe was no where in the registry for startup items and not in the Startup folder in the start menu.
Turned out, after systematically killing running processes, it was the hkcmd.exe process that was running the calc. This is usually a HotKey type item, so I didn't give it a second glance.


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Q: Problem dealing with $\sum \frac{\sin(n)}{n}$ and its convergence
$$\text{If} \ S=\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\dfrac{\sin (n)}{n}, \ \text{then what is} \ 2S+1$$

I know that $\sum \frac{\sin(n)}{n}$ converges. But now what do I do?

A: I'm not going to prove this here, but we know that (ask another question if you don't):
$$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{x^k }{k} = -\log(1-x)$$
For any $x$ s.t. $|x|\leq 1, x\neq 1$:
$$S= \text{Im} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{i n}}{n} = -\text{Im}(\log(1-e^{i} ))$$
Now with some trig:
$$1-e^i = 1-\cos 1 -i \sin 1 = 2\sin \frac{1}{2}\left(\sin \frac{1}{2} - i \cos \frac{1}{2} \right) = 2\exp\left(\frac{(1-\pi)i}{2}\right) \sin \frac{1}{2}$$
Therefore,
$$S= \text{Im}(\log(1-e^{i} )) = \text{Im}\left(\frac{(\pi-1)i}{2} - \log \left(2\sin \frac{1}{2}\right) \right) = \frac{\pi-1}{2} $$
$$\therefore  2S+1 =\pi$$

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Theater/Art Events
144 free things to do
Plus, 1 for $1
(Greg Klee/Globe Staff)
By Elizabeth Gehrman
Globe Correspondent / April 22, 2012
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FOOTLOOSE AND FREE
Get your blood pumping with yoga, tango, and more.
> Workout on the Esplanade for free every weeknight from 6 to 7, July 9 till August 31, with the Healthy, Fit, and Fun program. Some of the offerings: yoga on Wednesdays and boot camp on Thursdays, both at Arthur Fiedler Field, plus Zumba on Tuesdays at the Hatch Shell. 617-227-0365, ext. 101, esplanadeassociation.org.
> Feel like kicking something at the end of the workweek? Check out the World Adult Kickball Association's free pickup kickball game April 28 at 8 p.m. at Conway Park in Somerville. boston.kickball.com
> Balance your meridians at the Boston Public Library's Adams Street branch in Dorchester during Monday Qigong practice, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. 617-436-6900, bpl.org
> It takes two, but the Tango Society of Boston's Tango by Moonlight event, now in its 16th season, welcomes singles as well. It's held on the footbridge between Harvard's Dunster House in Cambridge and Harvard Business School in Boston on weekend evenings during the academic year and close to a full moon. Half-hour lessons start at 7:30, and open dancing goes till 11. 617-413-2981, bostontango.org
> Why weight? Many health clubs offer free open houses and trial passes, of course, but the YMCA of Greater Boston trumps most with a free three-day gym pass. ymcaboston.org
FREE DRINKS
Not that we'd encourage you to try without buying ...
> The Wine Gallery Brookline offers a gratis six-samples-per-person tasting of the 48 wines in its self-service machines any time during business hours. 617-277-5522
> Craft-brew pioneer Samuel Adams offers free tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain brewery between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, plus Saturdays (the tours leave every 45 minutes or so). On Fridays, tours continue through 5:30 p.m. 617-368-5080, samueladams.com
> Harpoon Brewery, maker of the popular Harpoon IPA, offers tastings in its South Boston Waterfront brewery weekdays at 4 p.m.; there is an additional tasting at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. 888-427-7666, harpoonbrewery.com
FREE TUNES
Open the curtain on musical performances
> April 28 is Boston Lyric Opera's open house at the Shubert Theatre, with free performances between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 617-542-4912, blo.org
> Bach cantatas are part of the worship service at Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street Sundays at 10 a.m. through May 13. 617-536-3356, emmanuelmusic.org
> Prefer your worship jazzier? Hear The Willie Sordillo Trio at the Old South Church on Boylston Street, Thursdays at 6 p.m. 617-536-1970, oldsouth.org
> Free concerts at the Hatch Shell last year included The Pointer Sisters, KC and the Sunshine Band, and, of course, the Boston Pops on July 4th. Look for the 2012 schedule in May at mass.gov/dcr/hatch_events.htm
> Boston's commander in chief offers Mayor Menino's Wednesday Night Concert Series on City Hall Plaza. Motown on July 18, Latin music on July 28, disco on August 1, and a United States Air Force band on August 8, all starting at 7 p.m.; Gospelfest on July 15 at 5 p.m.
> Berklee College of Music's seniors perform recitals in the Red Room at Cafe 939, 939 Boylston Street, at 1 p.m. usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school year. 617-747-6042, cafe939.com
> You can also catch Berklee folks performing outside during the ICA's Harborwalk Sounds Thursday evening concert series, 6:30 to 8:30, July 12 through August 30. 617-478-3100, icaboston.org
> The New England Conservatory offers (usually) free faculty and student concerts when school is in session Sunday through Thursday evenings at Jordan Hall, and most afternoons and evenings at Pierce, Williams, and Brown halls. Check the schedule online. 617-585-1100, necmusic.edu
> There are more than 200 concerts a year, most of them free, at the Longy School of Music. 617-876-0956, longy.edu/concerts/concerts_calendar.htm
> The Boston Landmarks Orchestra, founded in 2001 to provide "free concerts for all," generally gives about a dozen classical performances a year. 617-987-2000, landmarksorchestra.org
FREE MOVIES FOR LIFE
In just 5 easy steps.
1) Hock your e-mail address
Some websites give out free screening passes in exchange for sending you spam; all in all, not a bad deal. Try filmmetro.com, Entertainment Weekly's ew.com/ew/freescreening, and freemoviescreenings.net.
2) Join a group
Sign up for a local moviegoers group at meetup.com. Film promoters sometimes send such groups blocks of free tickets to build buzz.
3) Monitor the online chatter
Try following @MAScreenings and @BostonFreeFilms, where you're likely to see events ranging from the well known — the Boston Harbor Hotel's free Movies by Moonlight series featuring classics like Field of Dreams at dusk every Friday — to the indie.
4) Scour college calendars
Some colleges and universities offer screenings open to the larger community. One of the best is the Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque. There is usually an admission fee, but non-students can often find room in screenings assigned for classes about once a week, usually on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Check the calendar on the website. 617-495-4700, hcl.harvard.edu/hfa
5) Visit your local websites
Plenty of communities host outdoor screenings, so watch your town's website. In Boston, Free Friday Flicks at the Hatch Shell, sponsored by WBZ, is a favorite for screening family-friendly films such as Toy Story 3. 617-626-4970, cbsboston.com/flicks
Culture, crafts, and more for kids
> The Boston Children's Chorus season finale, at 2 p.m. May 19, is a concert at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester. Reserve seats online. 617-778-2242, bostonchildrens-chorus.org
> Forsooth, your kids aren't into Shakespeare? They will be once they see the Rebel Shakespeare Company. Shows are in public parks around the area from August 22 through August 30. This year, The Tempest. rebelshakespeare.org
> The Boston Children's Theatre Show Choir will perform pop songs and show tunes at its 316 Huntington Avenue space on May 20 at 2 p.m. 617-424-6634, bostonchildrenstheatre.org
> Hop over to the TADpole Playground on Boston Common (near the Frog Pond) for educational activities every Thursday, June 28 to August 30, 10 a.m. and noon. The Storymobile has reading events there on Saturdays at 11 a.m., July 7 through August 18. tadpoleplayground.org
> At the Boston Center for the Arts' Families Connect workshops, kids learn about theater, dance, art, and more. Transform old T-shirts into funky scarves on May 5. To register, 617-426-1119, bcaonline.org
> The John F. Kennedy Library's Celebrate! series has events for children 5 and up. On May 28, folk music. Reservations required. 617-514-1644, jfklibrary.org
> Kids build terrariums April 28 at the latest Lowe's Build and Grow clinic (lowesbuildandgrow.com), and a planter box May 5 at The Home Depot's Kids Workshops (homedepot.com). Call to check if your local store is participating before getting little hopes up — nails can't mend broken hearts.
> Register online and score your kid vouchers for two free bowling games a day, every day, between about Memorial and Labor days. Find participating centers at kidsbowlfree.com.
Get lectured. In a good way.
> The Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University, the nation's oldest continuously operating free public lecture series, has given the Boston area more than a century of things to think about, in the arts, sciences, literature, and current events. On April 26, attend an all-star panel on photojournalism. fordhallforum.org
> Though some events are free to members only, the Old South Meeting House also hosts free ones for nonmembers — including an April 25 talk by journalists Stephanie Schorow and Beverly Ford on their The Boston Mob Guide: Hit Men, Hoodlums & Hideouts. 617-482-6439, oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
> Literary types can find authors reading from their work somewhere nearly every night. Consult the online calendars at Newtonville Books (newtonvillebooks.com), Harvard Bookstore (harvard.com/events), Porter Square Books (portersquarebooks.com), Brookline Booksmith (brooklinebooksmith.com), and Wellesley Booksmith (wellesleybooks.com).
> The always stellar Lowell Lecture Series at the Boston Public Library presents talks on everything from the arts to business. The Author Talk series features a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction writers. bpl.org, news & events tab
> The MIT Program in Art, Culture, and Technology lecture series brings together scholars from different disciplines to discuss the intersection of technology and the arts. Hear them use words like "semiocapitalism" and "discursivity" on Monday nights during the school year. 617-253-5229, act.mit.edu
> Ask what you can do for your country at two stops on the Red Line. You should register for the popular Kennedy Library Forums, but even if you're too late to sign up, you can still catch the live webcast of speakers such as Madeleine Albright and David McCullough (617-514-1643, jfklibrary.org). Also streamed live is the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum run by Harvard's Institute of Politics (617-495-1380, www.iop.harvard.edu) during the academic year.
> The Harvard Graduate School of Education's Askwith Forum presents big names like Oprah Winfrey and Colin Powell. Events, during the school year, are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. 617-384-9968, gse.harvard.edu
> The Cambridge Forum at First Parish in Cambridge has presented live public forums since 1967 on a range of topics from arts to international relations. They run during the school year, and most are free — even when they're not, they are streamed on demand. 617-495-2727, cambridgeforum.org
FREE GUIDE TO FREE TOURS
An expert can make historic attractions come to life.
> Arnold Arboretum Saturdays at 10:30, Sundays at 1 p.m., and Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. through November. Meet at Hunnewell Visitor Center, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain; 60 to 90 minutes. 617-524-1718
, arboretum.harvard.edu
> Boston Athenaeum Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3 p.m. Reservations required. Meet at the circulation desk; one hour. 617-227-0270, ext. 279, bostonathenaeum.org
> Black Heritage Trail Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. (make reservations); Sundays after Memorial Day. Meet at Shaw Memorial on Boston Common; up to 90 minutes. 617-742-5415, afroammuseum.org/trail.htm
> Boston Public Library Sundays at 2 p.m., Mondays at 2:30, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. Meet inside the Dartmouth Street entrance; one hour. 617-536-5400, bpl.org
> Castle Island and Fort Independence Starting Memorial Day weekend, Saturdays and Sundays between noon and 3:30 p.m.; Mondays of Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day weekends. Meet at fort entrance; 45 minutes. 617-268-8870, bostonfortindependence.com
> The Emerald Necklace Sundays, 1 to 2:30 p.m., through October. Plus, same times on May 6, 13, 20, and 27. Meet at the Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, across from the Museum of Fine Arts; 90 minutes. 617-522-2700, emeraldnecklace.org
> The Freedom Trail Until June 28, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. June 29 to August 31, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 2 p.m. daily. First come, first served. Until May 24, meets at the 15 State Street visitor center, then at Faneuil Hall; 90 minutes. 617-242-5642, nps.gov/bost
> Mount Auburn Cemetery April 27, May 11 and 25, and June 8, 7 a.m. Meet at the Egyptian Revival Gateway on Elm Avenue; one hour. 617-547-7105, mountauburn.org
> State House Weekdays between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Make a reservation. Check in at the information desk in Doric Hall, on the second floor. About an hour. 617-727-3676, www.sec.state.ma.us/trs/trsidx.htm
> USS Constitution Tuesday through Sunday on the half-hour, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., until October 31; 30 minutes. 617-242-5671, history.navy.mil/ussconstitution
Plus: 3 free self-guided tours
Download free tours to your phone or iPod at audisseyguides.com/category/tours/boston. Choose from Downtown Boston, Fort Point Channel, and Boston Public Garden.
FREE-TIME CHEAT SHEET
Is the MFA free on Wednesday nights, or is that the ICA? Never be confused again.
> With more than 450,000 works, the Museum of Fine Arts can keep you busy for a lifetime of Wednesdays. From 4 to 9:45 p.m. 617-267-9300, mfa.org
> (Tele)scope out astronomy in an hourlong program at Boston University's Coit Observatory. The viewings start at 8:30 p.m. in spring and summer, 7:30 in fall and winter, weather permitting. 617-353-2630, bu.edu/astronomy/astronomydepartmentfacilities/judson-b-coit-observatory
First Wednesdays
> Lincoln's famed deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum opens its doors and grounds to everyone for free, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the first Wednesday of every month. 781-259-8355, decordova.org
> Haven't visited the Institute of Contemporary Art? Free admission from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays is an added incentive. On the last Saturday of each month (except December), it's also free for up to two adults accompanied by children 12 and under. 617-478-3100, icaboston.org
> Brockton's Fuller Craft Museum celebrates the talent and ingenuity of artists and artisans every day. But you can see it all for free on Thursdays, 5 to 9 p.m. 508-588-6000, fullercraft.org
> OK, this one's not free — but $1 is pretty close. A buck-a-person gets you into the Boston Children's Museum from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays. 617-426-6500, bostonkids.org
First Fridays
> In Acton, the Science Discovery Museum and the Children's Discovery Museum are both free from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the first Friday of the month throughout the year, and every Friday between June 22 and August 24, and free all day August 31. 978-264-4200, discoverymuseums.org
Second Fridays
> From 5 to 8 p.m. on the second Friday of every month, study holograms and robots for free at the Cambridge temple to nerdiness that is the MIT Museum. (The museum is also free on Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon.) 617-253-5927, web.mit.edu/museum
> You don't have to go to Harvard — just have a Massachusetts resident ID — to check out the university's > Fogg, Arthur M. Sackler, and Busch-Reisinger art collections, between 10 a.m. and noon Saturdays. They are all gathered under one roof at the Sackler while "starchitect" Renzo Piano toils on a new home for them. 617-495-9400, harvardartmuseums.org
> The 35,000-work collection at the Worcester Art Museum includes pieces by Gaugin, Sargent, and Whistler. See them all for free, 10 a.m. to noon, on the first Saturday of every month. 508-799 4406, worcesterart.org
> You'll dig the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (617-496-1027, peabody.harvard.edu) and the Harvard Museum of Natural History (617-495-3045, hmnh.harvard.edu), free every Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon (as well as on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. September through May). Bring your Massachusetts student or resident ID.
Handy info whether you own a place or in the market for one.
> A home energy assessment shows you how to lower your utility costs. In Boston, sign up through Renew Boston (renewboston.org); in Cambridge, through Cambridge Energy Alliance (cambridgeenergyalliance.org); and elsewhere in the state, through Mass Save (masssave.com).
> Several courses on how to buy a house or condo — including a fixer-upper or a foreclosed property — are available from the Boston Home Center. Sign up early; classes fill up fast. 617-635-4663, cityofboston.gov/dnd/bhc
> Learn about condo associations, landlord/tenant relationships, maintenance, and more — better yet, get a discount on your property insurance — by taking a class through the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance. 617-822-9100, mahahome.org
> This spring, Home Depot workshops cover power tools and herb gardening (homedepot.com), and Lowe's workshops get into home safety and more (lowes.com). Call your local store for specifics.
YOUR TICKET TO FREEDOM
The most valuable thing in your wallet isn't cash. It's your library card.
The amount and quality of free programming and services at the Boston Public Library's main location in Copley Square and 25 branches boggle the mind. To name just a few, there are film and lecture series, lunchtime Concerts in the Courtyard, homework assistance for K-8 students (through May 26), ESL conversation groups, even Wii gaming events for the kids (seriously). 617-536-5400, bpl.org, calendar of events link
In the meantime, the Cambridge Public Library system holds more than 100 free programs a month, from lectures and children's story times to book clubs and Portuguese singalongs. 617-349-4040, cambridgema.gov/cpl.aspx
Wherever you live, your card can take you beyond the library walls with passes that provide access to free parking at state-run beaches and parks, as well as free or discounted admission to the Museum of Fine Arts, the New England Aquarium, the Museum of Science, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and more. Just stop by your local branch in advance and ask — quietly.
FREE, NATURALLY
The great outdoors the way it was meant to be. Free.
> The Boston Natural Areas Network hosts free events, programs, and activities throughout the year, from canoeing to walks and workshops. Registration required. 617-542-7696, bostonnatural.org
> On May 19, go fly a kite — bring your own or use one of those provided — at the Franklin Park Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Circuit Drive entrance off Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester. 617-635-4505
> On May 12, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will give away 2,012 tomato plants amid children's activities, a beekeeper's talk, and more. From 10 a.m. to noon near the Fenway Community Garden, adjacent to Clemente Field. 617-635-4505
> Boston Parks and Rec will provide rods, reels, and wriggling worms for Jamaica Pond fishing parties on June 2 and July 13, 20, and 27, from 10 a.m. to noon. 617-635-4505
> Mahoney's eight locations in Eastern Massachusetts offer free gardening seminars all summer. Topics range from pruning to protecting from winter weather. mahoneysgarden.com
> The Massachusetts Audubon Society's North River Sanctuary in Marshfield will host an open house (and annual native plant sale) on June 3. There will be popcorn and lemonade, a scavenger hunt, a nature walk, and a tour of the headquarters. 781-837-9400, massaudubon.org
> Mass Audubon's Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk has its open house on May 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Teachers will be leading a program with small animals like snakes and turtles. 781-259-9500, massaudubon.org
> The Massachusetts Horticultural Society and Massachusetts Master Gardener Association staff a gardening help line. (Check schedule at masshort.org; click on "Garden Help.") Call 617-933-4929 with questions or e-mail mghelpline@masshort.org
> From 9 a.m. to noon, kayak in West Roxbury at Millennium Park on June 16 and 23 and July 14 and 21. Preregistration required. 617-635-4505
> Kayak or canoe in Andover, courtesy of the Shawsheen River Watershed Association, usually on the first Saturday of every month from April through October. shawsheen.org/events.php
> The 14th Annual Boston College Arts Festival runs April 26 through 28 and offers many free events, from a performance by the renowned improv group My Mother's Fleabag to chamber music concerts to ceramics demonstrations. Schedule at bc.edu/offices/artscouncil/festival
> During this year's Cambridge Science Festival, the MIT Museum will host a daily lunchtime series on Culinary Chemistry. Bring your lunch but also grab some samples as you have fun with food, exploring the science behind chocolate, hummus, carbonated water, and more, April 23 through 27, noon to 1 p.m. 617-253-5927, web.mit.edu/museum
> Become your own Suze Orman with CreditSmart, an eight-hour class offered by the City of Boston that will teach you how to improve your credit score, and with the self-explanatory two-hour seminar How to Live Within Your Means (Step one: Carry with you everywhere the Globe Magazine's Issue on Free things to do). Schedule and sign-up at cityofboston.gov/dnd/bhc/Free_classes_for_everyone.asp
> Yuk it up with a free and funny double feature on Mondays. Start with a comedy open mike at Somerville's Sally O'Brien's Bar and Grill (617-666-3589, sallyobriensbar.com) at 7 p.m., then move to Boston's Green Dragon Tavern for a battle of the comedians (617-367-0055, somerspubs.com) at 9.
> Free Hairstyling is always a cut above. Supercuts Studio in Everett (617-381-5102, supercuts.com) takes walk-in customers for trainee cuts, and Kenmore Square's Dellaria Salon (617-262-8750, dellaria.com) gives free student cuts at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Mondays. The schedules change at both places, so call first.
> A massive Boston-wide initiative, PARKARTS offers free concerts, puppet shows, movie nights, painting and crafts workshops, and other events at neighborhood parks throughout the city. 617-635-4505, cityofboston.gov/parks
> On June 2, Historic New England hosts a regionwide open house with free admission to more than 30 historic house museums, including the Otis House on Beacon Hill, Gropius House in Lincoln, Lyman Estate in Waltham, and the Josiah Quincy House in, you guessed it, Quincy. historicnewengland.org
> On Fridays this summer, five different area museums and cultural attractions are opening their doors for free, thanks to the Highland Street Foundation. Free Fun Fridays run June 29 till August 31, and the 50 venues in all include big names like Tanglewood and the Museum of Fine Arts, as well as under-the-radar gems such as the Norman Rockwell Museum, Fruitlands Museum, and the Edward Gorey House. Complete schedule at highlandstreet.org in May.
> Over the course of 16 years, the audience for Shakespeare on the Common has increased 46-fold. See why at performances of Coriolanus, July 25 through August 12, Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7. 617-426-0863, commshakes.org
> Between april 26 and 29, The 20th annual Arts First Festival at Harvard packs in more than 225 mostly free shows in music, theater, dance, and film. This year's standouts include a ceremony honoring alumnus Tommy Lee Jones and a student performance of works by Harvard-affiliated poets. ofa.fas.harvard.edu/arts
> Two JP outfits want to make the world better through biking with free repair clinics. Bikes not Bombs, 18 Bartlett Square, focuses on fixing flats April 23, 8 to 9 p.m. (617-522-0226, bikesnotbombs.org). Community Spoke!, 10 Boylston Place, takes walk-ins Tuesdays, 6 to 9 p.m., and has outdoor clinics in Cambridge's Central Square the first Sunday of each month, 3 to 6 p.m. (thecommunityspoke.org).
FREE FOR SOME, FREE FOR ALL
Fit one of these categories? Presto! You're in free.
> If you're 2 and under
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge
Museum of Science, Boston
New England Aquarium, Boston
Concord Museum, Concord
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth
Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline
Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History, Weston
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, Cambridge
> If you're 11 and under
Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester
Museum of African American History, Boston
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
deCordova Museum, Lincoln
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
> If you live in Salem
the PEM is always free
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
> If your name is Isabella
the Gardner is always free
Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull
> If you're 150 and under*
Ancient and Honorable Military Museum, Boston
Commonwealth Museum, Boston
Boston Fire Museum, Boston
West End Museum, Boston
National Heritage Museum, Lexington
Museum of Bad Art, Dedham
*That's right: These are always free!
Elizabeth Gehrman is a frequent contributor to the Globe Magazine. Send comments to magazine@globe.com.
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GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Ministry of Human Resources and Immigration today (Wednesday 24 October 2018) gazetted for public consultation a number of bills central to the proposed creation of two new Government agencies on 1 January 2019.
The public is advised that the Immigration (Transition) Bill, 2018, Customs and Border Control Bill, 2018 and the Advance Passenger Information (Amendment) Bill, 2018 are now available for a 21-day public consultation period.
Published with Issue 81 of The Extraordinary Gazette, the bills and amendments to legislation, seek to establish in law the future operations and the statutory framework for Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) and Customs and Border Control (CBC).
In addition to a number of new responsibilities, WORC will deliver functions currently provided by the administrative arm of the Department of Immigration (DOI) and National Workforce Development Agency. Meanwhile, CBC will unite the Customs Department and the Border Control and enforcement sections of the DOI.
Following the 21-day public consultation period, the bills will be discussed in the Legislative Assembly before the vote is taken.
Future amendments to legislation are expected the first quarter of 2019 as WORC begins to implement online and automated information systems.
Interested persons can review the bills in full at www.gazettes.gov.ky.
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These instructions are intentionally basic. We provide this information hoping they will assist you to get your hot water machine going. Servicing a hot water pressure washer can be very dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. If you are not trained beyond these basic procedures seek professional help.
First, a warning! Electrodes are there to set the fuel on fire when it is being blown into the burner chamber at high pressure. Just the description of the function should spark (pardon the pun) some caution, if not downright fear.
If you have no experience at this go to a service center to get the work done. If you have some experience, try these basic instructions. There is no information here, beyond the basics. These instructions are intended to assist the owner of the machine, not professionals. Professionals don't need to read this. They know what to do.
Why so cautious? First, there is fuel being spayed at high pressure which is intended to be ignited into a flame. Second, there is a transformer which produces thousand of volts of electricity. Third, there is an electrical spark being produced by the high voltage, which fires the fuel. Fourth, there is a very intense fire burning in a restricted area.
Beyond checking if the igniters are working or positioned properly there is not much we want to tell you about. If the igniters are in good shape (not broken, burned or cracked) and after setting the igniter position and gap, according to manufacturers specifications, there is still no spark, then the problem is generally in the transformer. Testing a transformer requires knowledge and the right testing equipment. Don't touch the contacts to see if there is power there! Go see a service guy.


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The Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo was named depending on Z31 and Z32 aspects of the sports car. The Nissan Bluebird Store sold the vehicle in Japan. The car symbolized the comfort and luxury of the previous generations. Two special versions of the same model were manufactured that celebrated the company's anniversary. At the time of release, it was absolutely unique with almost nothing being continued from the Z31. The redesigned body had a much more significant footprint with a round profile along with hard edges. The drag coefficient of 0.31 was very much comparable to the Z31. The twin turbocharger had a newly activated wheel steering system at the rear.
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The Z31 body was modified a little by adding features like side skirts, flares and a sixteen inch wheel. The black plastic pieces were painted in order to match the color of the body. Elimination of the hood gave a sleek appearance to the entire body. Bumpers serving aerodynamic purposes and fog lamps in the front part comprised the finishing touches. The sealed beam headlight system was replaced by the bulb based headlamps. The rear reflector was upgraded to a narrow tail lighting system that spanned the entire width of the car. An LED was also connected to a third brake. It went on to be a marketing success unlike any other car of the series.
The car had several wins under its belt. In the year 1986, the vehicle won a Trans Am for Sharp Racing. The turbo was made by Electramotive and took part in the IMSA Championship. It was tagged as a 'fair lady' in the all Japan Prototype Championship with a chassis number of T810 along with a VG30ET engine. The model is more likely to have enhanced transmission systems and is more reliable considering its new chassis and endorsement in factories. The success record of the team is often accounted to the role of good year tyres. After its wonderful performance in the IMSA, it also participated in the other GTSA categories mainly because of its newly made engine and chassis. The power brand of SOHC extended from 4000 to 9000rpm increasing up to 1000hp. The teams themselves consider the victory of Daytona as the biggest victory ever.
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Q: Cosine Series of $-\frac{1}{5}\sin x$ on $[0,\pi]$ I am really confused as to why $\sin x$ has a Fourier cosine series. I thought that since $\sin x$ is an odd function, then $a_0$ and $a_n$ both equal $0$, and we find the coefficient for $b_n$. However, in the examples I have looked over, they are calculating $a_0$ and $a_n$ and subjecting $b_n$ to be equal to zero. Why is this? Maybe I am misunderstanding the how the interval ties into this. This problem is on the interval $[0,\pi]$. Please help me!
Also- I thought that Cosine series and Sine series are merely methods of shortcuts. If we know that $f(x)$ is an even function, then we only need to solve for $a_0$ and $a_n$. If we know that $f(x)$ is an odd function, then we only need to solve for $b_n$. Is this an incorrect way of thinking?
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This haunting documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Pietro Marcello, director of Martin Eden and Lost and Beautiful is a sui generis love story, following the 20-year relationship between a Sicilian heavy named Vincenzo and a trans convict named Mary after their meet-cute in prison. But Marcello isn't merely content to render their romance in all its love and complexity: The Mouth of the Wolf is also a lyrical, sensuous, and melancholy tribute to the port city of Genoa, capturing its singular aura and its intoxicating air of eternity.
An essential documentary, Shakedown is the story of Los Angeles' black lesbian strip club scene and its genesis. It's focus is the club Shakedown, owned and operated by women, underground and illegal in nature. Created from over 400 hours of footage that filmmaker Leilah Weinraub has been collecting for the past 15 years, the film incorporates live tapes, performances, backstage videos, archival material, flyers, and interviews. Shakedown is a window into this world.
The Independent Spirit Award-nominated debut of acclaimed filmmaker Patrick Wang (A Bread Factory, The Grief of Others), In The Family is a heartfelt story woven around child custody, two-Dad families, loss, interracial relations, the American South, and the nature of what it means to be in a family, all explored with ambitious and rewarding nuance.
TRIPLE CONSCIOUSNESS: Films by Akosua Adoma Owusu
Akosua Adoma Owusu is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker, producer and cinematographer whose award-winning work addresses the collision of identities, and themes such as feminism, queerness and African immigrants interacting in African, white American, and black American culture. This edition presents thirteen of her short films.
EL REMOLINO (THE SWIRL)
In recent years, the town of El Remolino in Chiapas, Mexico has suffered from some of the country's worst flooding. This lyrical documentary surveys the social and ecological impact, from schools that can't open to farms that can no longer operate.
A bracingly original debut, filmmaker Benjamin Crotty uses the tragicomic plight of a frail young man stranded at a military outpost amid a lascivious band of army wives to craft a queer soap opera for the ages.
ORIENTED
An exceptional, inspirational documentary about three gay Palestinian friends in Tel Aviv who form a non-violent group to fight for gender and national equality.
A courageous, essential portrait of what its like to be gay in Russia today, from Alina Rudnitskaya, one of the country's most important filmmakers.


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Former Maine Ski Mountain a Great Hike for All Seasons
Chris Sedenka Published: January 4, 2022
Chris Sedenka, Townsquare Media
I have officially hit my midlife crisis. I came to that realization at 4:45 am on New Year's Day.
I wasn't going to bed. I was actually waking up, and not by accident. I was getting up to drive an hour to hike a mountain. Yep...midlife crisis. However, if my midlife crisis is going to be this fun, then bring it on.
A friend and I wanted to catch the first sunrise of the new year over the Atlantic. Our target was the summit of Mount Agamenticus in York, ME. I should stress the summit is only 700 feet, but it is still a summit.
Mount Agamenticus is a fun, little mountain with an impressive trail network. The majority of the trails are easy. However, there's no such thing as easy when you start the trek in the dark, and in the snow.
Using slip-on crampons to protect from the ice, we steadily made our way up as the sky started to lighten. We also realized there would be no sunrise seen that morning. The fog bank was an absolute nightmare. However, we wouldn't let it deter our spirits. Plus, we had a mountain to summit... which we did a short time later. A very short time later.
The views were severely hindered, but it was still a thing of beauty. The first dawn of the new year, on top of a mountain, in true Maine weather.
Mount Agamenticus is a relatively little mountain, but it's not without its activities and history. There's a learning center at the summit and even has trails for ATVs and horses.
The mountain is also a former ski resort.
The first time I visited the hill I remember being blown away by these old, dilapidated ski lift remains. It turns out in the 1960s into the 1970s the mountain was an actual ski resort, aptly named "The Big A," according to skiresortsworldwide.com.
While the resort only lasted about a decade, its legacy lived on. Numerous structures still stand in a respectable nod to the mountain's past.
I highly recommend a trek on Mount Agamenticus in any season. Clearly a much more attractive option in better weather, but there is something about a peaceful, quiet stroll through Maine's winter wonderland. It's a very good option for families, as the skill level is relatively novice. There is also a well-maintained road all the way to the summit.
For more information on Mount Agamenticus and its history, check out agamenticus.org.
Happy Hiking, Everyone.
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Richard L. Cassin February 28, 2011
Ethisphere Magazine included us on 2010's list of the 100 Most Influential People In Business Ethics.
It says of those on the list: "Some are world famous and some are unknown, but from designing sustainable packaging to recovering billions of dollars from ponzi schemes, the following 100 individuals have impacted the world of business ethics in ways that will continue to resonate for many years."… Continue Reading
'Instrumentalities' And The New World Order
In their motion to dismiss all counts of the complaint against them, the defendants in U.S. v. Carson argue that state-owned companies aren't "instrumentalities" of a foreign government. So, they reason, the officers and employees of state-owned companies — the people they allegedly bribed — can't be "foreign officials," even if the entity in question is owned 100% by the foreign government.… Continue Reading
Will Tesler Make A Deal?
We reported this week that Jeffrey Tesler, the British lawyer accused of helping KBR and its partners bribe Nigerian officials, has stopped fighting against extradition to the United States. His lawyers said he'll be traveling to Houston within 28 days.… Continue Reading
Jail For Mabey & Johnson Execs
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office said two former directors and a sales manager of bridge-building firm Mabey & Johnson Ltd were sentenced yesterday for paying kickbacks to the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein.… Continue Reading
Letter From Christchurch
On Tuesday, a 6.3-magnitude quake hit Christchurch, New Zealand. Ninety-eight people are confirmed dead and another 200 are still missing. A day after the quake, 80 percent of the city was still without water and about 40 percent had no power.… Continue Reading
DOJ Looks For Kozeny Decision 'This Year'
In a letter asking for another sentencing delay for a potential witness against Viktor Kozeny, the DOJ has said the U.K. Privy Council accepted jurisdiction over Kozeny's extradition from the Bahamas and could decide the case this year.… Continue Reading
The Future Of British Enforcement
SFO Director Richard Alderman: 'Ethical companies have nothing to fear.'Richard Alderman has been the director of the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office since 2008. He's a barrister who, before becoming Britain's chief graft buster, headed the civil investigations division for Revenue and Customs, leading a staff of 3,000.… Continue Reading
Tesler To Houston 'Within 28 Days'
The British lawyer accused by American authorities of helping KBR and its partners bribe Nigerian officials said last week he's giving up his fight against extradition to the United States.
Jeffrey Tesler, 62, a U.K… Continue Reading
It Happened Only Yesterday
Abraham Lincoln served as President of the United States from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865We marked President's Day with a visit this weekend to Chancellorsville, one of the great battlefields of the American Civil War.… Continue Reading
3M's Flare Up
Another company joins our list of those with ongoing FCPA investigations.
In its latest SEC filing, 3M said on November 12, 2009, it contacted the DOJ and SEC "to voluntarily disclose .… Continue Reading
Are We All Issuers Now?
For years, critics have said the FCPA hurts U.S. financial markets by scaring away foreign companies that don't want the burden of compliance. We don't know of any hard evidence to support that argument, and no foreign executives have told us they're staying out of American markets because of the FCPA.… Continue Reading
KBR In £7 Million UK Settlement
KBR's wholly-owned subsidiary, M.W. Kellogg Limited, has settled civil corruption charges with the U.K. Serious Fraud Office.
Kellogg will pay US$11,238,886 (£7,000,028). The civil fine — similar to an SEC-imposed disgorgement — equals Kellogg's share of dividends payable from profits generated by contracts for work on Nigeria's Bonny Island project.… Continue Reading
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            return this.questoes != null;
        }

Na minha página em xhtml, eu tenho:

                        <h:outputText escape="false" value="#{questao.pergunta}"  />

Código do botão gerar simulado:

Pela lógica, ao clicar no botão "gerar simulado", já é para aparecer as perguntas né? Já que o questões vão ser populadas e o resultado vai dar true. Só que não é isso que tá acontecendo. Alguém sabe o porque?

A: Você está mandando o botão atualizar o dataTable "exibePerguntas", só que esse datatable tem um rendered. Assim, se não houver nada pra mostrar, esse datatable não existe e o botão não tem oq atualziar.
Mude o update="" do botão para algum outro containter que não tenha rendered. Ou para o próprio @form se ele e a tabela estiverem no mesmo formulário.
verifique também se as questões foram realmente geradas.


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Q: PHP Splitting multiple Strings I have a text file: 'bookdata' with the following structure:
abcd@yahoo.com:1:20.30
efgh@hotmail.com:4:5.05
 ...

email : total no. of books : total books read.
My problem is to separate each part of the various strings using an associative array as follows:
 +-----------------------------------------------+
 |                     yahoo.com                 |
 +---------------+------------------+------------+
 | abcd@yahoo.com |         1        |     20.30 |

 | efgh@yahoo.com |         4        |      5.05 |
 +---------------+------------------+------------+

My approach so far is as follows:
I have a function makeArray() that has the data from the read txt file:
public function makeArray()
{
    $readTxtData = $this->read('bookdata');
    //Get the domain from data....
    $domain = preg_split("~[A-Za-z](.*?)@~", $readTxtData);

    return $domain;
}

The result:
        Array
    (
        [0] =>
        [1] => yahoo.com:7:8.35

        [2] => hotmail.com:4:5.59
)

The array should look like this:
 Array
(
    [yahoo.com]
        (
            [0]
                (
                    [0] => abcd@yahoo.com
                    [1] => 7
                    [2] => 8.35
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [0] => efgh@yahoo.com
                    [1] => 1
                    [2] => 8.36
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [0] => oyp@yahoo.com
                    [1] => 9
                    [2] => 13.42
                )
        ).....

Thanks.

A: Assuming the fact that you're reading the entire text file data in $readTxtData variable, the solution to your problem would be like this,
public function makeArray(){
    $readTxtData = $this->read('bookdata');

    $lines = explode("\n", $readTxtData);
    $result = array();
    foreach($lines as $line){
        $components = explode(":", $line);
        $domain = explode("@", $components[0]);
        $result[$domain[1]][] = $components;
    }
    return $result;
}

Algorithm:

*

*Create an empty array named $result.
$result = array();

*Loop through each of the lines of text file i.e. $lines using foreach loop and do step 3 to 5.
foreach($lines as $line){
    ...
}

*Explode each line i.e. $line to get all three components, such as email, total no. of books and total books read in an array i.e. $components, like this:
Array
(
    [0] => abcd@yahoo.com
    [1] => 1
    [2] => 20.30
)

This step is performed by the following statement,
$components = explode(":", $line);

*Explode $components[0] string to get all domain related components, such as user name and domain name in an array i.e. $domain, like this:
Array
(
    [0] => abcd
    [1] => yahoo.com
)

This step is performed by the following statement,
$domain = explode("@", $components[0]);

*Now use the domain name i.e. yahoo.com as key in $result array and append $components array to it accordingly.
$result[$domain[1]][] = $components;

*Finally return the $result array.
return $result;

Here are the necessary references:

*

*http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.foreach.php

*http://php.net/manual/en/function.explode.php


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Kindred soles: Japan workwear firms target hybrid shoes market
The companies efforts in the footwear can be traced to the diversification of working styles — and clothing — engendered by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun Casual shoes that are suitable for business occasions are seen at a Workman Shoes store in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, on June 22.
TOKYO – Major apparel makers are looking to gain a foothold in the shoe market with hybrid wearables that are both stylish and practical.
In recent years, casual clothing has become more acceptable in business environments, such as in the office and teleworking amid the coronavirus pandemic. Looking to profit from new markets, a number of clothing firms are leveraging their know-how and technologies to create multi-purpose footwear that complements both business and casual clothing alike.
Workman Co., a major workwear manufacturer, opened a Workman Shoes store in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo's Toshima Ward on June 16. Located next to a Workman Girl store that sells workwear for women, the shoe outlet sells female-oriented pumps and ballet flats. The store is the company's second outlet to specialize in footwear; the first opened in Osaka in April.
Active Pumps which are produced using the same techniques used to make jika-tabi split-toed sock shoes are among the store's popular offerings. At ¥2,480 per pair, they are soft and comfortable with an elastic material in the upper lining that prevents chaffing while helping to ensure a snug fit, according to Workman.
The pumps became a hot topic on social media, with many users saying their feet felt less tired after wearing the shoes. When the Ikebukuro store opened, the shoes sold out on the first day.
"[Active Pumps] are the only shoes in this price range to have such functionality," said Tetsuo Tsuchiya, executive director of Workman. "We're aiming to notch up sales of ¥50 billion to ¥60 billion in the shoe business."
The company is planning to have eight Workman Shoes stores by the end of this fiscal year.
Formal looks, comfortable fit
With suit sales struggling, a number of menswear manufacturers are also looking to break into the casual shoe market. In June, Aoyama Trading Co. teamed up leather shoe maker Madras Inc. to offer waterproof leather sneakers. The leather-like shoes have proved as popular as leather business shoes among businesspeople, the company said.
Aoki Inc. launched its Pajama Shoes line in March. The shoes have elastic material in the upper, can be worn on formal occasions and offer a comfortable fit, according to the firm.
Major clothing firm G.U. Co. is targeting the market with a more business-oriented product. The company has traditionally sold non-leather casual footwear, but its Opera Shoes — launched during the fall-winter season — are made of real leather.
Pandemic-driven trend
Some people feel that certain traditional styles of business shoes are too formal, and, of late, casual shoes such as sneakers are increasingly accepted in the office, according to an Aoyama Trading official.
The apparel companies can draw upon their experience, such as expertise in materials and relationships with suppliers. "If we take care of the whole project, we can make products quickly with designs and functionality that match the time [constraints]," said a person close to the industry.
However, it remains to be seen how much headway the apparel companies can make in the somewhat limited hybrid footwear market. According to Yano Research Institute Ltd., the shoe and footwear retail market hovered at around ¥1.4 trillion before the pandemic, but dropped to ¥1.068 trillion in fiscal 2020 — when people were asked to refrain from going out — marking a 20% fall from the previous fiscal year. The market is expected to recover in fiscal 2021 and 2022, but the increase will not be large, the institute said.
"To grab a slice of the limited shoe market, apparel makers would have to demonstrate company-specific features in such areas as price, functionality and design," said Frontier Management Inc's Taketo Yamate, an apparel industry expert. "They'd need their products to become popular among a wide range of generations."
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Leicester have bolstered their defensive options in a bid to remain in the Premier League with the signing of Danish full-back Victor Kristiansen from FC Copenhagen for an undisclosed fee.
Victor Kristiansen
The 20-year-old left-back, capped at under-21 level by his country, has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal and will join the Foxes subject to international clearance.
"The Premier League is probably the best league in the world and Leicester is a top team, so of course I was excited. It was a no-brainer for me to say yes to this great opportunity," Kristiansen told the Leicester website.
Kristiansen played in all six of Copenhagen's Champions League group stage matches this season, facing Manchester City twice.
He will not be eligible to face Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Leicester sit 15th in the Premier League just two points above the relegation zone.
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If you are a newbie you can follow Installous Guide in order to install applications, games and utilities on your iPhone 4, iPad 2 and iPod Touch 4. It is necessary that you understand usage of installous before you can trouble shoot the exact problem.
Reason 1: One of the probable cause of API error is the non availability of AppTrackr online repository which can br easily confirmed by visiting following link. If you do not see the web interface like shown below it means then something at your Installous end and all you can do is to wait for sometime before trying again.
Reason 2: Installous gives fixed session to your device and can not be refreshed therefore at time you are required to refresh the session. The only way out is to uninstall Installous and remove the Hackulo.us cydia repo. Now add Cydia repo and install Installous again using guide at following link.
Reason 3: API Permission denied is due to your IP being part of blacklisted or blocked at AppTrackr. If you are one of them then you can simple refresh your IP address or use Proxy.
Reason 4: If you are using older version of Installous this might also restrict you from accessing the AppTrackr servers therefore update to Installous 4.4.
If you still face any issues or the problem is not resolved please feel free to comment below and we will try to help you out.


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