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Amazing Dogs - Slotocash Takes a Look at Our Best 4-Legged Friends
Many people are fascinated by dogs – their abilities, instincts and innate common sense. We read books about animals, watch movies and even play cash slots with dog themes. But sometimes, you hear about a dog who seems to defy everything that is expected.
Check out some information about some amazing dogs.
Sissy the Schnauzer
When Nancy Franck of Cedar Rapids Iowa was hospitalized for cancer treatment, her schnauzer Sissy escaped her house and walked 20 blocks to pay her mistress a visit. Sissy got to the hospital OK but was stumped when she had to enter an elevator to find the right floor.
A security guard at the hospital spotted Sissy and she then called the number on Sissy's tag and spoke to Nancy's husband Dale who was relieved to hear that she had been found. Sissy was then allowed to be taken upstairs to visit Nancy.
The family still isn't sure how Sissy knew to walk to the hospital, or even that Nancy was in the hospital – she had been in the car a few times when Dale picked Nancy up at the hospital which is the only idea that makes any sense. But, said Dale, "we've never walked that route before."
Victoria the Shelter Dog
When Lauren Gauthier of Buffalo New York brought Victoria, a Treeing Walker Coonhound home from the shelter, she was pleased that she had been able to offer Victoria a new life. What Lauren didn't realize was that it was Victoria who would be saving Lauren. Victoria snuggled up to Lauren but kept sniffing at a reddish lump near Lauren's nose.
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Victoria was a one-eyed dog, the result, the shelter had assumed, of a hunting accident. But the lack of an eye didn't dim Victoria's instincts nor her ability to sniff out the cancer. Lauren's cancer cells were removed and she is now cancer-free.
Ricochet the Surfer
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Therapists talk about the importance of independence for people with disabilities and Ricochet fulfills that role by riding the surfboard. Her job is to adjust her own stance and balance depending on the disability of the person she is surfing with. Judith has made videos of Ricochet doing her thing which have raised more than $100,000 for different charities.
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Some animals inspire because they do something amazing but others inspire because they just…..are. One of those inspirational dogs who brings hope to people all over the world is Dexter who walks around his hometown in Colorado on his two back feet. Dexter's two front feet were amputated after he was hit by a car as a puppy but that hasn't slowed him down at all.
No one taught him to walk upright – one day, while his owners were in the middle of surgeries to save his one remaining front limb, he just stood up and started walking. "It just shocks the heck out of us," said his owner, Kentee Pasek. Dexter's strolls through town draw tourists and members of the media and he has been featured in late-night comedy shows, social media and parades. He has his own channels on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
Dexter's story resonates with people all over the world as they confront their own challenges and learn to put their nose to the grindstone and overcome those difficulties. "I think Dexter teaches us that we have our ideas so set in a box about the way life should be." says Pasek. "But in reality, we really don't have control over it. And I think if we would stop, like, really thinking all the time about the past or if we would just stop getting anxious about the future, and we could live more in the moment, I think that's what Dexter wants us to do.".
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Emergence in stigmergic and complex adaptive systems: A formal discrete event systems perspective
March 21, 2013 complexity, computational intelligence, stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy
Some extracts from Saurabh Mittal's paper.
A natural system is not a monolithic system but a heterogeneous system made up of disparity and dissimilarity, devoid of any larger goal. The system just "is." Examples of such systems include ant colonies, the biosphere, the brain, the immune system, the biological cell, businesses, communities, social systems, stock markets etc. Such systems are adaptable systems where emergence and self-organization are factors that aid evolution. These systems are classified as complex adaptive systems. According to Holland (2006, 1): "CAS are systems that have a large number of components, often called agents that interact and adapt or learn."
In this article, we investigate CAS by looking at the scale of components, interactions between the components, and emergent properties that are manifested by such CAS. We will attempt to understand some of the common underlying properties, address the adaptive nature of such complex systems and illustrate how resilience is an inherent property of CAS.
CAS is occasionally modeled by means of agent-based models and complex network-based models. Multi-agent systems (MAS) is the area of research that deals with such study. However, CAS is fundamentally different from MAS in portraying features like self-similarity (scale-free), complexity, emergence and self-organization that are at a level above the interacting agents. A CAS is a complex, scale-free collectivity of interacting adaptive agents, characterized by high degree of adaptive capacity, giving them resilience in the face of perturbation. Indeed, designing an artificial CAS requires formal attention to these specific features. We will address these features and the formalisms needed to model CAS.
The discipline of modeling originated to understand natural phenomena. By developing abstractions, we can manage the apparent complexity, reuse it and enable these complex phenomena in artificial systems to our advantage. The discipline of executing this model on a time base is "simulation." The task of decoding the original structure from manifested behavior is the holy grail of the modeling and simulation (M & S) enterprise (Zeigler, Praehofer, & Kim, 2000). The need for M & S to make progress in understanding CAS has been well acknowledged by Holland (1992). The task is to understand the gamut of rules that exist within and without a component and understand how the component deals with such multidimensional rules in an interactive environment. M & S is the only way one can understand, mimic and recreate a natural system. Most artificially modeled systems that exhibit complex adaptive behavior are driven by multi-resolution bindings and interconnectivity at every level of system behavior. To understand life is to "model"; to adapt is to survive in an environment, where both survival and environment are loaded concepts based on the guiding discipline.
Complexity is a phenomenon that is multivariable and multi-dimensional in a space-time continuum. Therefore, what we need is a framework that helps develop system structure and behavior in an abstract manner and that is component oriented so that the system can define its interactions based on the composition of a multi-level environment.
Stigmergy, the study of indirect interaction between network components in a persistent environment, explains certain emergent properties of a system. The network components include both the environment and the agent and both are persistent, i.e. both are situated in a space-time continuum and have memory. We take Stigmergic systems to be a subset of CAS and argue that stigmergic behavior is an emergent phenomenon too. Ultimately, we are trying to get a handle on how to formalize the property of "emergence."
Discrete event abstraction has been studied at length by Bernard Zeigler throughout his illustrious career and his pioneering work on Discrete Event Systems (DEVS) formalism in 1970s (Ziegler, 1976). As a student, his perspectives on CAS were influenced by Holland. Ziegler's approach to CAS has been through the quantization of continuous phenomena and how quantization leads to abstraction. Any CAS must operate within the constraints imposed by space, time, and resources on its information processing (Pinker, 1997). Evidence from neuronal models and neuron processing architectures and from fast and frugal heuristics, provide further support to the centrality of discrete event abstraction in modeling CAS when the constraints of space, time and energy are taken into account. Zeigler stated that discrete event models are the right abstraction for capturing CAS structure and behavior (Zeigler, 2004). In this article, we take the discipline of modeling CAS forward, by looking at the emergence aspect of CAS. We introduce DEVS and demonstrate how recent extensions still fall a little short in modeling CAS.
We first focus on the study of network science and how scale-free networks are inherently important to study complex interactions and hierarchical systems. In Section 3 we look at various types of interactions in a complex network. Section 4 we address the concepts of emergence and self-organization in detail and examine how a complex dynamic network facilitates such behavior. Section 5, a slight digression, provides an overview of DEVS theory. We return to the subject of dynamism in a complex adaptive network in Section 6 and show how DEVS theory is positioned to give modeling and simulation support to the subject. We describe various existing formal DEVS extensions that help model various features of stigmergy, emergence and CAS. Finally, in Section 7, we present some conclusions and pointers for future research.
Complexity is a multifaceted topic and each complex system has its own properties. However, some of the properties like high interconnectedness, large number of components, and adaptive behavior are present in most natural complex systems. We looked at the mechanism behind interconnectedness using network science that describes many natural systems in the light of power laws and self-similar scale-free topologies. Such scale-free topologies bring their own inherent properties to the complex system such that the entire system is subjected to the network's structural and functional affordances.
It is largely unknown what makes a network evolve into a scale-free network, whether it is a top-down goal-driven phenomena or bottom-up causation or just an outcome of natural interactions. Two conditions have to be present for a network to evolve into a scale-free network: 1. incremental growth and 2. preferential attachment. We explored the notions of scale-free nature, strong and weak emergence, self-organization and stigmergic behavior in a complex adaptive system with persistent agents and persistent environment. We also related the concept of emergence to network science and presented arguments on how hubs and connectors are formed when a complex system is going through a critical phase. We argued that under any occurrence of both self-organized and emergent behavior together, the properties of scale-free network exist and one has to look at right level of abstraction in a multi-level system to witness the instance based interactions. We established that stigmergy displays strong emergence and is a specialized case of CAS. We also enumerated 18 properties of a CAS, 11 of which were properties of stigmergic systems.
We presented a high level view of DEVS theory and how its formal rigor is able to specify complex hierarchical systems. We described variants of dynamic structure and multi-level DEVS, and mapped it to some of the identified properties of CAS and stigmergy. We detailed the adaptive nature of complex system with DEVS Level of system specification and what it means to have dynamic adaptive behavior at different levels of a system. During the mapping process, we found that the following capabilities warrant formal attention to extend DEVS theory of complex systems to a theory of complex adaptive systems:
How clusters are formed, hubs appear and evolve.
How multi-level self-organization occurs.
How strong emergence results in self-organization with an embedded observer capable of causal behavior at lower levels of hierarchy.
How formal attention to coupling specification may provide additional abstraction mechanisms to model dynamic interconnected environment.
Finally, we recommended the augmentation of as the foundation for Stigmergic-DEVS, and investigation of both and ML-DEVS augmented together as a foundation for CAS-DEVS.
Complex adaptive systemComplex systemsDEVSEmergenceHollandScale-free networkStigmergy

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I have a lot of exciting goals this year — I honestly can't even wait to start working towards each and every one of them. I'm listing them here to make myself accountable and to remind myself why I set these goals in the first place. When I get in the thick of things, I'll reference this post to keep myself focused and energized.
Triathlon. Here we go!!! This is the goal I am most excited for. I am a retired rower, a one-time marathon runner and a recreational cyclist… and in 2015, I plan to jump into the sport of triathlon. By the end of the year I want to complete a Half Ironman (also known as a Middle Distance Triathlon). My Plans to get there: work with a coach, join the Tri London Club and most importantly, train.
Stretch. I commonly skip my cool down and rush off without stretching after a workout. I spent 2014 battling shin splits because of this horrible habit. This year, I plan to wake up earlier and/or not make plans to rush off to straight after a workout. My plan b for an 'off day' is to take at least 15 minutes in the evening to stretch.
Balance. A very vague goal but an important one. I tend to get overly focused on the athletic goals that I set for myself… a bit too competitive maybe. I want to make sure that I place importance on finding a balance between work, training and racing with socializing and traveling.
More Fruit + Vegetables. Dan and I tend to eat 4 portions of fruit or veg a day… on a good day, 5-6… on a bad day, 1-2. Lately we have had more bad days than good… I reckon the cold weather doesn't help!! Goal for the Winter is to have more good days than bad when it comes to our fruit/ veg intake. This will mean lots of fruit filled breakfasts and warm veggie soups for lunch and dinner. Come Spring/Summer, the goal will be to eat at least 5 servings a day.
Project Management Accreditation. I've been in a Project Management role for two years now with no previous experience. When I started, it was very much a 'learn-as-you-go' kind of approach. Now that I've got my way of doing things, I want to compare it with a proven methodology and see what I cant take away from it. Exactly what methodology to learn is the next question… PRINCE2, PMP or Agile?


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The Tragic Story Of Partition
7 min read | About History, India, Book, Politics, Pakistan, Review
Author: H V Seshadri/ Publisher: Sahitya Sindhu Prakashana/ ISBN: 9788186595077
The only reason for India-Pakistan partition was Congress - few Congress leaders who were old, tired, not ready to fight anymore and having a deep political desire of getting power at the earliest. All this made them accept partition without much protest and fight.
One of the most important chapters in the Indian history (and equally so for Pakistan) is the partition of the nation in 1947. This article is H V Sheshadri's book "The Tragic Story Of Partition" reviewed by Dr Bharat M Desai.
3 min read | About City, India, People, Delhi, Bollywood, Review, Movie
Director(s): Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra/ Acto(s): Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Om Puri, Waheeda Rahman, Rishi Kapoor, Divya Dutta
I finally started living in my new (rented) apartment in Bangalore, with no great movie to look for on TV (not sure if I should blame TataSky for that). The only option was to re-explore my old DVD collection. No rewards for guessing, I picked Delhi 6 – one of my all-time favorite movies (as most of my closest people already know). I loved it so much the first time I watched it, I immediately bought its DVD and happen to have watched it more than once (being modest).
While I'm about to watch it (n+1) th time today, the only question running through my mind is – why would anyone not like Delhi 6? That's a question for those to answer who can't appreciate this phenomenal creation. I belong to the proud-others, who're sane enough to understand and digest its perfection.
The One Minute Apology
1 min read | About Book, Life, People, Review
Author: Ken Blanchard, Margret McBride/ Publisher: William Morrow/ ISBN: 9780688169817
Dr Bharat Desai's review of "The One Minute Apology" by Ken Blanchard and Margret McBride:
A powerful way to make things better.
A manipulative technique for getting what you want.
A power of forgiveness to improve or repair relationships, your business and even your home.
This is a rare book exploring a very important subject – poorly understood and hardly bothered. I will start with the most important issue that is,
"The toughest part of Apologizing is realizing and admitting that you were wrong."
The power of the one-minute apology is deeper than just words.
The core of most problems is the truth you don't want to face.
The longer you wait to apologize, the sooner your weakness is perceived as wickedness.
Without a change in your behaviour just saying "I am Sorry" is not enough.
Apologize not for the outcome, but because you know you were wrong and it is the right thing to do.
When you honestly express your feelings with someone you care about, you show respect for yourself and the relationship.
A one-minute apology can be an effective way to correct a mistake you have made and restore the trust needed for a good relationship.
Train To Pakistan
2 min read | About Fiction, India, Book, Romance, Pakistan, Review
Author: Khushwant Singh/ Publisher: Grove Press/ ISBN: 9780802132215
Arthi is back to pen her thoughts down and so is Train to Pakistan - one of my long-loved books. Here's a guest post, the book review of Train to Pakistan.
Although I have read a lot of books since I was 10, this is my first book review. Thanks to Rahul who inspired (read as forced) me into this one ;)
Train to Pakistan is a book based on the partition of India Pakistan right after India's independence. It takes us to the summer of 1947 to Mano Majra, a tiny village in Punjab.
The partition means almost nothing to the local villagers and all is well between the Sikh farmers and Muslim tenants of the village until the local money lender Ram Lal is murdered. Jugga and the England-returned social activist become the prey of Punjab police. The heavy drama shifts drastically when an eastbound train makes an unplanned stop at Mano Majra, coaches full of corpses. The flabbergasted villagers have not yet accepted the truth when reality slaps them once again when Sutlej floods from neighbouring village. Action paces on as the magistrate, Jugga, Iqbal (the social activist) and village heads try to tackle the revolting violence. Also, the attitude of local police and niggling government officials is very nicely portrayed. The end, however, leaves a lot of open threads. Once I was about 4 - 5 pages away from the end, I was keen to know how will he end the series of misfortunes in the village. Frankly, I was a bit disappointed since I was expecting something out of Mr Iqbal as well. But to sum it up, Mr Singh's eye to detail makes it a total page-turner. Train to Pakistan gets a "Must Read" tag.
2 States (The Story Of My Marriage)
2 min read | About Culture, Fiction, India, Book, Humour, Romance, Review
Author: Chetan Bhagat/ Publisher: Rupa & Co/ ISBN: 9788129115300
Just finished reading Two States and thought of sharing its review. Two States is fourth in line from Chetan Bhagat after blockbusters Five point someone, One night at call centre and Three mistakes of my life. (What's with the numbers here? Chetan Bhagat really seems to be a superstitious, as all his books start with numbers.)
Statutory Note: If you are thinking that this book is going to be different from his previous writings, then don't buy it - instead, borrow it from a friend. ;-)
The story goes like this: There is a girl and a boy; they meet as classmates; become friends; fall in love and decide to get married. Here is where they hit a roadblock - the boy is a Punjabi and girl is a Tamilian and this is where the book gets its name from: Two States (of India?). What follows is a long drama of how the boy and girl struggle to convince each other's family and the hard fact that an average Indian was, is and will always be (I hope not) against inter-caste marriages.
1 min read | About India, Bollywood, Review, Movie
Director(s): Danny Boyle/ Acto(s): Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan
A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?". He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.
Great movie with amazing background (and foreground) score, I still feel this movie is fairly overrated. It closely touches the bitter reality and the aspects of 'Real' India unknown to many. However I'm not sure if I would want to highlight it too much.
Global recognition for A R Rahman's music is a step ahead in marking the Indian Art industry presence in the world media. Otherwise, A R Rahman has done far superior compositions many of which are sadly ignored.
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
1 min read | About Drama, Romance, Bollywood, Review, Movie
Director(s): Abbas Tyrewala/ Acto(s): Imran Khan, Genelia D'Souza, Prateik Babbar
A good movie... 6 on the scale of 7: C-SAT!
The right weightage to every character and a good balance of the flow. Especially, if you're into theatre abd plays, you're bound to love it; Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Paresh Rawal, Rajat Kapoor, Anuradha Patel... it really was a rich movie!
The lead actress (heroine?) was "cute" as Barkha could decide, and the lead-actor (Imran Khan) wasn't bad either. And the Jignes Patel guy kept reminding me of Pradeep (although he was sitting right next to me).
I really want to write a lot more, but can't think of anything. It's 5.52 in the morning and I should hit the bed.
In any case, it's a great movie... do watch it! You'll like it for sure...
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Lightweight games from distro
by OldCoder » Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:56
I've been working on a Linux distro for over 20 years now. Not sure who will see it, but I need to finish it.
One feature is lightweight games. I like to think that I've got a pretty good collection.
I'd planned to devote part of an upcoming distro site to the games. But they're a better match for here.
This post provides a few screenshots, years old, of games from past editions of the distro. I think that I'll work up Debian-compatible instructions for building these things.
* Screenshot of the games folder as it looked circa 2010. It's larger now.
* Frozen Bubble. This game isn't rare, but it's become harder to build in recent years.
* BEWorld. This is my very own video game.
Mr. Business, who some of my current online associates have met, is the only person remaining from that period. I was experimenting with gamedev at the time and he was hoping to launch a gamedev startup.
To be clear, the startup wasn't going to be based on this toy. This game was simply something that I had fun with.
The game's primary claim to fame is that it might be the largest single-Tcl video game in existence. The code is about 100 pages of Tcl not counting embedded binary data or blank lines.
The goal is simply to make it through the Flames of Heaven, which, as everybody knows, burn hot.
* LinCity Next Generation. Yes, this game is two decades old and it's not really at the level of SimCity. But it's FOSS and shouldn't be allowed to die.
* Fydo's Pillows. The concept for this game is fun: stop a nuclear attack by using a catapult to land pillows under an incoming missile. But I'll need to do some work to get it to build with standard modern distros.
* Simutrans. Again, not really a competitor to SimCity, but it's fun.
* This is a small setup program that I wrote for Simutrans about 10 years ago. I've added launchers of this type to a few other programs, including regular applications as well as games; they simplify things quite a bit.
* I did a little of the keyboard code for Secret Maryo Chronicles. This is a sample level from the game.
* Snakebite is part of an amazing FOSS games system named Rocks 'n' Diamonds.
The game system can be used to create puzzle worlds of many different types. The flavor is 1980s or 1990s but this is FOSS that deserves recognition.
* Nearly 40 years ago, I used to play Rogue and, subsequently, Hack. Hack involved into Nethack and then there was SlashEm and a related GUI named NoeGNUd.
StarGnud is my version of NoeGNUd. StarGnud is more limited than NoeGNUd, in some respects; for example, it doesn't support SlashEm as a back-end and it has fewer tilesets.
However, my version includes a number of bug fixes and enhancements.
* Wizards and nuclear weapons. This is another StarGnud screenshot.
I thought that it would be interesting to have a dungeon-style game that included phasers and nuclear weapons. Now, thanks to FOSS, I've got one.
* This is Googelon, a character from Battalion, as he appears at Christmas. The game switches modes automatically during the Christmas season.
* I support a few DOS games such as Commander Keen. They run under Linux via DOSBox.
* I've got perhaps a dozen chess GUIs and/or engines. This is EBoard, one of the GUIs. I use XBoard as well.
* Do the new Star Trek movies and/or the TV series include Vulcan Chess?
* Mirror Magic is a precursor to Rocks 'n' Diamonds.
* Old West, like Snake Bite, is part of the Rocks 'n' Diamonds games framework.
* PRFreeBoom is my version of Doom, It combines PRBoom, FreeDoom, Slige, Slump, and a few other pieces.
Yes, Doom is a First Person Shooter, one that is dramatically over-exposed in the FOSS game world through all of its descendants.
But the original is lightweight. It was also a fun diversion in the mid-1990s.
Office LANs were still a new concept, at the time, in many small companies. But my firm had one and we fiddled with it so that we could explore a novel world.
On the weekend, of course. Our CEO was a no-nonsense type.
* Chromium B.S.U. is a relatively common but engrossing FOSS top-down scroller.
* I possess rudimentary arithmetic skills. So, I don't really need to learn 3 times 4. However, regardless, I play this math game once in a while.
* Bubbman 2 is a retro-1980s game. It's interesting mostly as a curiosity and a historical artifact. Should it be allowed to disappear because of that? Nope. I like to save useful things.
* SuperTux isn't rare at all, but here's the copy from my distro.
* Pingus is a lesser-known Linux game that's moderately interesting. This game is similar to an old DOS and MS-Windows game known as Lemmings. The screenshot is from my version of the game, which fixes a few bugs and adds a few levels that aren't in the standard version.
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Re: Lightweight games from distro
by poikilos » Thu Feb 28, 2019 00:58
A lightweight game that is rather painful to compile is called RainCat (I had trouble getting Haskell up and running and compiling Raincat in Manjaro, but other distros may not have as much trouble). The binaries are rather old, and are only included in certain distros (Ubuntu's universe repository has it).
I have a list you might find helpful called "Native Linux Games That Go Beyond Casual Gaming" that is very specific and includes games that have deep gameplay and in my opinion are more replayable than ones not on the list. Some commercial games are included, but only native Linux games are included.
by OldCoder » Thu Feb 28, 2019 09:47
poikilos wrote: A lightweight game that is rather painful to compile is called RainCat (I had trouble getting Haskell up and running and compiling Raincat in Manjaro, but other distros may not have as much trouble).
Raincat is a puzzle game, written in Haskell, developed by Carnegie Mellon students in 2008. It's vaguely reminiscent of Lemmings, though there are elements of other games. The home page is:
http://hackage.haskell.org/package/Raincat
Raincat is written in Haskell. But I'd added Haskell to my Linux distro last year (2018), so that part was out of the way.
Haskell is one of the languages that's written in itself. So, to add it to a distro, you need to find bootstrap binaries that will run on the distro. Then you need to get the bootstrap binaries to build the language sources.
If you're developing your own Linux distro, this part is tricky because nobody is building binaries that target your distro. You need to use kludges so that foreign binaries will work.
The bootstrap process is also complicated for some languages, including Haskell, by the fact that the bootstrap and source release numbers need to be a close match.
I think that I used Debian Haskell binaries for the bootstrap compiler. The sources that I used came from:
https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/
Raincat needs Cabal, Haskell's package system, as well. This meant that a build might or might not work.
Cabal is an online library ecosystem. This is a framework which discourages offline builds.
As a distro creator and maintainer, I'm not a fan of builds that rely on these things.
Ecosystems of this type make things easier in some respects. But the increasing reliance on them, and the resulting increase in problems such as conflicts between dependencies, mean that you're never sure if a program is, or isn't, going to build.
It's as simple as that. Builds need to be reproducible and reliable and they should work offline.
There should no reliance on sources that aren't in a distro maintainer's possession. Or how is he or she supposed to deliver the exact sources that were used to build to people who use the distro?
Regrettably, most languages have developed online library ecosystems, though some take it farther than others.
* Perl has CPAN, but it's not really required. Additionally, you can mirror all of CPAN offline without too much trouble.
* Python has "pip", a package manager, and "pypi", a repository.
I don't like "pypi" because it doesn't seem to provide fixed URLs for tarballs. But you can mirror parts of the repository offline, though not as easily as with Perl.
* Java is a solid language, better for some purposes than it's given credit for, but the "build" ecosystem for some components is pure mysticism.
There often isn't even a way to build some components. You need to incorporate source-less JAR files, the equivalent of binary blobs, in your projects. Better still, JAR files that are supposed to be FOSS sometimes rely on non-FOSS JAR files, which torpedoes the FOSS license.
If you mix FOSS and non-FOSS, the resulting color isn't in-between. It's non-FOSS.
* With Ruby Gems, you frequently end up with conflicts that are difficult to resolve.
* Rust is a bust. Cargo, its online package system, is complicated, buggy, and actively hostile to offline builds.
* Then there's Haskell and Cabal. Cabal reminds me of Cargo, but it's not as bad.
As it turned out, to build and run Raincat, just two simple steps were required:
1) Delete my old Cabal directory tree:
rm -fr $HOME/.cabal
This gave me a clean starting point for the experiment.
2) Tell Cabal to build the program:
cabal install Raincat
Cabal downloaded and compiled a few dozen dependencies and then Raincat itself. It took a while, but everything worked. When the compiles were done, Cabal started the program automatically.
One negative was that, when I tried repeating the "cabal install" command, it built all of the dependencies again. I'm not sure why. But when I repeated the command a 2nd time, it didn't build the dependencies a 3rd time.
It helped that my Linux distro already had most major libraries installed along with the associated header files and "pkg-config" files.
Other developers might need to install, for example, development kits for the "sdl2" core and some of the "sdl2" core extensions such as "sdl-mixer".
A Raincat screenshot is shown below.
The game started with the cat sitting to the left of the rain. It didn't want to go through the rain until I gave it the umbrella. Then it was pleased to proceed.
Controls are simple. Sound worked out of the box. I'd add this Haskell game to my Linux distro if there was a simple way to package it.
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That's Battalion, all right, excepting that I don't remember that one having the name Googelon. More than twenty years ago, I had a copy running on 68k Macs downloaded from some BBS. What's the history of this port?
Also, it would seem that I never played it during December.
That Gnumch doesn't show the other munchers waiting to take his place when the Troggles eat him. Children won't be able to see them weep for their departed brothers.
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This is a genuine, vintage, no longer made, discontinued type Sylvania 12SN7GTA Medium-Mu Twin Triode electronic tube. Used as RF or IF amplifier in many television receivers. Excellent part for antique radio or television restoration. It is a NOS tube - New Old Stock, unused, boxed, excellent condition.


What happens when my partner doesn't trust me at all? - Dating :: sidetaker.
What happens when my partner doesn't trust me at all?
My partner of three years doesn't trust me at all.
I believe I haven't given him any reason to not trust me. We have all the same passwords he can go threw anything of mine and my phone lays around anywhere for him 2 look at whenever he wants.
Recently, I wanted to catch up with an old friend who was kind of an X.. He was a bit of a freak when i first met him but a harmless one. He was infactuated by me and followed me everywhere to teh point where i asked him to stop and leave me alone etc etc. Anyway I asked my partner if i could go and meet up with him and he said "you can do whatever you want" I kept pressing the situation that if he wasn't happy with it then I would deffinately not go. I was tottally open about teh whole thing. When i got back he asked me "how was my date" and the whole thign blew up. I told him if you had said you were not happy with it I wouldn't have gone! It was so innocent the guy i was going to coffee with asked me if he wanted to come!
NOW, my x from... about 5 years ago.. we chat every now and then. He messaged me on MSN the other day and said he had a new house and wanted to show me some pictures. He asked me to add him to facebook so he could show me. I said no way! My family absolutely hates him and I do not want him on my facebook becasue to put it bluntly his not a friend. We just chat and find out what is going on with each others lives pretty much. He went and created a facebook account and told me to log in to see his pictures. I did and a look and then left. I wasn't even on the account for 5 mins and i cant even remember the password or anything. My partner had seen the account and seen that the only friend i had on there was this X. He hit the roof. I explained the whole thign to him. I could have deleted the history if i wanted to but i didn't even think of it as 'sneaking' around or being 'untrustworthy'.
I want a total open relationship and i try so hard. I have once again for the ..god knows how many times.. deleted my facebook, my msn account my skype and any male contacts i have becasue i do see his side and i dont want to cause problems but i am just being damn honest i haven't done a thing!.. I trust him so much. I know he loves me and wouldn't do anything against me. I don't care if he has females on his facebook etc that i dont even know. It hasn;t even fased me one bit.
He keeps saying "yes its fine for me to talk 2 whoever i want" then he turns around and goes barmy at me for talking. He thought i created teh account to talk to the X. Well he messaged me on msn and he has access to that why would i create a facebook account just to talk to him? It doesn't even make sence.
I can see where he is coming from but i still believe i haven't given him a reason to mistrust me i am open with everything that i do. It didn't even cross my mind that I should tell him about the account i was only in it for 5 mins to look at some photos of a house and it just seemed so trivial to me.
I have messaged him all day telling him i love him and nobody could compare to him and i have always love dhim and that i am willing to do anything for him 2 trust me. He is ignoring me.
What do i do? WHat else can i do? Am i in the wrong?


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HomeNationalHealth Canada kills off the COVID Alert App. Delete it now.
Health Canada kills off the COVID Alert App. Delete it now.
Health Canada has announced the COVID Alert app can be tossed in the trash bin, users are encouraged to delete the app and notifications are suspended, effective today, June 17, 2022.
Trudeau forced taxpayers to foot the bill of $20 million to develop, maintain, promote and advertise an app the only had 57,000 COVID-19 positive cases uploaded in its two years of being available.
The Covid Alert app was launched on July 31, 2020. The federal government says 6.9 million people downloaded their app and 57,000 users reported their positive Covid test which then used to send out notifications to other possible Covid exposures.
"While the pandemic is not over, the decision to decommission COVID Alert comes after careful consideration following discussions with provinces and territories on the ongoing evolution of public health programming that varies in each jurisdiction," the statement from Health Canada reads.
"We encourage everyone to stay aware of COVID-19 activity in their local area, stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, including getting booster doses, and continue to take personal precautions including staying home if sick, improving ventilation and continuing to wear masks when with people in shared indoor or crowded spaces," Health Canada concluded, while linking to instructions on how to remove the application from mobile phones.
The Canadian Press discovered that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government spent $20 million on the development, promotion, and rollout of the COVID Alert app, with $15.9 million going to promotion and $3.5 million going to development and maintenance, according to data obtained by The Canadian Press.
Racially segregated graduation celebration held at McMaster University
CBC incorrectly reports "the caller threatened to shoot the place up" – Drag show cancelled in Victoria


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Several years ago Brian Wampler started on tweaking a bass circuit, it's been out to more players than we can remember, with each one making a suggestion about how it can be improved. After this, they all started saying, "That's it, it's perfect". That was the point Brian started to really refine it. Working with Wampler engineer (and bass player) Jake Steffes, Brian tuned the gain stages to perfection and the Low Blow was born.
Each of the 2 clipping modes - Smooth and Jagged - react just the way you would expect them to. Smooth giving you more of an overdrive with the jagged being more distorted. The addition of a 3 band EQ (Bass, Mids, and Treble) allows a player to have more tonal control no matter what the gig calls for. With the he Notch Filter switch, you can help tighten/clean up common cabinet "woof" without having to turn down. The Low Blow also features Wampler's standard top mounted jacks and our soft click electrical relay true by-pass switch.


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Bent Out Of Shape
Chronic wasting disease is crippling deer populations in the Mountain West, around the country and in bordering Canadian provinces. From the Mountain West News Bureau and published in collaboration with High Country News, this four-part special report examines the disease's origins and impact, and a global effort to stop it from spreading.
New Research On Chronic Wasting Disease Reiterates Its Potential To Jump To Other Species
KUNC | By Rae Ellen Bichell
Published June 13, 2019 at 4:40 PM MDT
Bryan Richards
USGS National Wildlife Health Center
The distribution of chronic wasting disease in captive and wild animals in North America, as of June 2019.
A neurodegenerative illness called chronic wasting disease is spreading among deer and elk in our region. Now, researchers at Colorado State University say they've found a new way to study the disease -- and another indication that it might eventually become capable of sickening people.
As the Mountain West News Bureau has reported, the disease was originally thought to have started in our region. It's not caused by a virus, bacterium or fungus, but instead by an entirely different pathogen: a type of protein called a prion. A buildup of the wrong kind of prions can lead to cell death and holes in the brain. Chronic wasting disease currently affects animals like deer, elk, moose and reindeer in at least 26 U.S. states including Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. Earlier this year, it was found in Sweden for the first time. It has also been found in Finland, Norway and South Korea.
"This disease is spreading inexorably in North America, it's not going away, there's no known cure. In addition, the fact that this is now no longer confined to North America is extremely worrying," says Glenn Telling, who directs the Prion Research Center at CSU.
As he and his colleagues wrote recently in the journal PNAS, they found additional evidence that it could jump species barriers, potentially infecting other animals including humans.
Telling and colleagues used special mice, some genetically engineered to mimic elk bodies in certain ways, others genetically engineered to mimic deer bodies in certain ways. They exposed those mice to the same set of chronic wasting disease prions and found that the two sets of mice experienced the disease differently; The elk-like mice got sick more quickly and showed different kinds of lesions in the brain compared to the deer-like mice. Importantly, the scientists also found that the mice were propagating slightly different CWD prions.
"Even though we've infected them with the same CWD prion disease isolates, they produce these different outcomes," says Telling. "In other words, CWD isn't the same when we look at different species."
Essentially, the finding suggests that even if wild animals get sick from the same source of CWD, different species might end up spreading slightly different versions of CWD, with different potential for infecting even more species.
"From my risk assessment and concern of CWD transmitting -- whether it be to sheep, cattle or humans -- knowing that not every CWD strain is the same is concerning," says Brent Race, a staff scientist at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana, which is part of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Race was not involved in this particular study.
He says other scientists are finding that even animals within the same species might spread slightly different versions of CWD.
"I worry about livestock," says Race, who raises cattle. "Most large ranchers also have wildlife there and maybe the elk CWD is going to infect sheep more readily than deer CWD and things like that." Or, he says, the disease could bounce between animals -- say, from deer to raccoons and then back to deer again, each time allowing for a tweak in the disease-causing prions.
"At what point do you get a prion that could infect a human? It's hard to say for sure," says Race.
This study and others raise an issue: If researchers want to evaluate the potential human health threat in a comprehensive way, they need to test disease samples from many different animal populations.
"I think we're at the very early stages of trying to understand how many strains are out there in the wild," says Telling.
His study also gets at a big question in chronic wasting disease: It's known that infected animals shed CWD prions in urine, feces, blood and saliva, but it's unknown how, exactly, which route spreads the disease from animal to animal.
Or, as Brent Race puts it: "Was it because they snorted some in their nose? Was it because they ate some? Did it come in contact with their eyes?"
That question is really hard to study in the wild, a problem that's led researchers including Race to try to figure out a way to investigate how the disease spreads from within the confines of the lab, primarily by finding a type of mouse in which the disease is at contagious as it is among wild animals.
Telling and his lab seem to have developed a mouse that will do that.
"It's possible to actually study contagious transmission in a cage of mice for the first time," says Telling.
Nailing down how it moves from animal to animal could hold hints at how to prevent further distribution.
This story was produced by the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration between Wyoming Public Media, Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUER in Salt Lake City, KUNR in Nevada and KRCC and KUNC in Colorado.
Science Series: Bent Out Of Shapechronic wasting diseaseAnimals/WildlifeColorado State University (CSU)
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Rae Ellen Bichell was a reporter for KUNC and the Mountain West News Bureau from 2018 to 2020.
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I was somewhere I wouldn't normally be on a Sunday morning in August--sitting in a canoe on Weirs Beach at the edge of Lake Winnipesaukee. I was surrounded by nearly 400 kayaks and canoes, all colors of the rainbow. Someone in the distance was counting down..."10, 9, 8..." the crowd began to buzz..."7, 6, 5, 4..." get ready..."3, 2, 1" and we're off!
It was a boating frenzy at LakeFest: Raft-a-Palooza, as people pushed and paddled their way into Lake Winnipesaukee, collectively trying to break two Guinness World Records. The first--the largest simultaneous launch of canoes and kayaks in 15 seconds or less--was (unofficially) successful. We had 396 lined up for the simultaneous launch, which bested the 308 launching boats that set the current record last year in Tasmania. We were off the mark for the second record--an attempt for the largest raft of canoes and kayaks. We needed a whopping 1,700 more boats for that record; the record of 2,099 boats in a raft is held by Sutton's Bay, Michigan.
After the boats joined together in a floating raft of canoes and kayaks, we all headed back to shore to enjoy the festival portion of the day. As my husband loaded the boat on our car, I took my post under an educational tent to help kids answer the question "How does water move around?" The Watershed Warriors tent featured seven stations on topics including how lakes form, food webs, erosion and runoff, watershed pollution and invasive species. Each child that participated took a pledge to help protect water and lakes and received a Watershed Warrior patch.
One youngster ponders the food web in the Watershed Warriors tent at LakeFest (8/3/2014).
This was a fun event, but there was a greater purpose: The N.H. Lakes Association (NH LAKES) organized LakeFest: Raft-a-Palooza with the goal of raising awareness about aquatic invasive species and getting boaters in the habit to "Clean, Drain and Dry" their boats before launching into a lake, pond or river. Aquatic invasive species, like variable milfoil and zebra mussels, crowd out native plants and animals, reduce property values, and foul up boating and swimming areas. But NH LAKES didn't do this alone. They had 75 volunteers helping with all aspects, from helping people unload their boats to conducting courtesy boat inspections, from giving us instructions before the launch to parking cars. There were several non-profit organizations available at informational booths, an arts market, and other vendors. It was truly a community-run event.
Funds raised through LakeFest directly support NH LAKES work to protect local lakes and their watersheds through education and advocacy. Since 2002, hundreds of paid and volunteer NH LAKES Lake Hosts have conducted more than 576,000 courtesy boat inspections and have made more than 1,409 "saves" of aquatic invasive plant fragments that were about to enter or had just left a waterbody.


From its beginning, Dizengoff street was considered an important cultural center and is the heart of the Tel Aviv bohemia due to the prestigious fashion stores and lively cafes located in it. The square and the hotel are adjacent to the Dizengoff Square, at the very center of the trendy street. It is undoubtedly the best location in the city- The White House Hotel- Boutique Hotel is located right by the World Bauhaus Center, it is a short walking distance from the most vibrant recreation site in Tel Aviv, close to the cinema, a five minute walk from the beach, nearby the beautiful alleys of small Tel Aviv, close to large shopping centers etc. It is difficult to think of a more recommended place for tourists, locals or foreigners, who wish to enjoy the full potential and truly experience the city.
The modern architecture which had developed in Tel Aviv created a unique urban center unlike any other place in Israel or in the world. The White House Hotel- Boutique Hotel had been meticulously designed and inspired by "the white city". Throughout their stay, the guests will be able to feel the exclusive atmosphere which characterizes boutique hotels- starting from the mythological Bauhaus style of the city which is very evident in the building the hotel had been built in, onto the designed entrance, the spacious balconies overlooking the authentic city view, all the way to the clean and geometric design of the various spaces within the hotel.
Our guests will enjoy 26 luxurious retro-styled rooms, a business lounge, an inner courtyard with relaxing seating areas and a courteous and efficient service. The reception and concierge staff will be delight to assist you with exploring Tel Aviv in the idial way.
After a rich day full of experiences, you can enjoy our Happy Hour, daily between 17:00-19:00.
Whether you are on a family vacation in Tel Aviv, a romantic couple vacation or taking your vacation with friends in the big city, The White House Hotel is the right choice for you.
Guests of The White House will have their breakfast at the Landwer café near the hotel, with a voucher to be received upon arrival at the hotel. The café has a rich breakfast menu and a warm, eclectic and relaxing interior. Breakfast at Landwer - Dizengoff is a great start to a fun day out.


The test object class that is mapped to a custom control determines the identification properties and test object methods that UFT uses for the control. The values and behavior of these properties and methods are determined by support methods implemented in the custom control's support class.
You can map the custom control to an existing test object class that has all of the identification properties and test object methods relevant to the custom control. Alternatively, you can create a new test object class definition (in a test object configuration file) and map the custom control to the new test object class.
You map the custom control to a test object class by implementing the to_class_attr method in the support class, to return the name of the relevant test object class. If the test object class returned by the inherited to_class_attr method is appropriate for the custom control, you do not have to override the to_class_attr method in the new support class.
The to_class_attr method provides the value for the Class Name identification property. When UFT learns an object, it finds the support class to use for this object, as described in Understanding the Hierarchy of Support Classes. UFT then uses the Class Name identification property to determine which test object class is mapped to this control. UFT then uses this test object class name to find the test object definition, which can be taken from either an existing UFT test object, or from a new test object configuration file that you create.
For more information, see Understanding the Test Object Configuration File.


Cross at Heavenfield marking the place where Oswald defeated Cadwallon in AD634. Photo by David Dixon (2012).
St Oswald's Church, Heavenfield (near Hexham). Site of Oswald's initial battle victory over Cadwallon.
... fact an embroidery, done on strips of linen joined together to form a huge running narrative of the events leading up to and beyond the decisive battle.
Stretching for 84 miles from east coast to west, hikers come from all over the world to walk along Hadrian's Wall.
King Oswald of Northumbria sets up a cross at Hefenfelth (Heaven's Field) before a battle & is victorious. The cross becomes a site of miracles & healing.
Saint Oswald, King of Northumbria, original icon, Orthodox Christian saints English, Print.
Battle of Poiters. French knights left, English right.
Jeremiah was a London radical. He and his associates gave themselves to the cause - a cause that was always dangerous and compromised. This is his story.


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Due to a communication issue between me and [Dev]Larkaros there will not be a full patch this week. There will be a very big maintenance next week to make up for this week with more costumes being added, along with the arrival of the Gem Bar. These and many more features will be made available within the coming weeks starting from next week.


I was a vegetarian for six years before I became a vegan, and before I made the change, I thought that being vegan was just more than I was able to do. I had been inspired by Diet for a New America when I first became vegetarian, and though I agreed with the ethics of veganism, I made excuses for years before I decided to give it a real try. Finally, I made a deal with myself to eat a vegan diet for a month just to see if I could do it. I stocked up on soymilk, only available in the "big city" 60 miles away, and cooked all of my meals at home because there were no vegan-friendly restaurants in my small town.
At the end of the month, I had lost weight and I felt better than I had in years. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, as it turns out) I decided to celebrate making it through the month by ordering a veggie pizza with cheese. My stomach revolted. Cramps, frequent dashes to the bathroom, and an embarrassing churning in my gut spoke to me in a way my month of good health had not, and I realized, finally, that my body was better off on a vegan diet. I made the change and never looked back.
If Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's new book, The 30-Day Vegan Challenge, had been around in the early 1990's, maybe it wouldn't have taken me so long to give veganism a chance, and maybe I would have been equipped with enough delicious recipes that I wouldn't have wanted to "reward" myself with that pizza. Colleen believes that many people give up on veganism because that same perception that I had–that it's too hard–holds them back. But with the right support, information, and guidance, they'd find that changing their diet is not as difficult as they feared. The 30-Day Vegan Challenge provides that support, answering every question a new vegan is likely to have and addressing every possible challenge, from how to eat when traveling to how to deal with social situations.
Because The 30-Day Vegan Challenge is meant to be a guidebook for future vegans, the recipes are easy and are perfect for those who are new to vegan cooking. Colleen hand-picked favorites from her previous cookbooks, and they include everything from scrambled tofu (and a great primer on how to use the different types of tofu) to chocolate mousse. Most recipes do use some oil, but Colleen points out that you can reduce it by sauteing in water instead.
The photographs are gorgeously shot and styled, and if you were in any doubt as to the deliciousness of vegan cooking, you will be convinced by the beauty of the photos alone. The book is divided into 30 days' worth of subjects so that you can read each one as you go or jump ahead to to a chapter like "Celebrating the Holidays" or "Packing Lunches for School and Work" as you need it.
I chose to make Colleen's Chickpea Burgers with Tahini Sauce for our weekend "Sandwich Night," and they were a big hit. My husband and daughter enjoyed the burgers on hamburger buns while I ate mine in pita bread. They were very flavorful and the tahini sauce gave them a great tang. If you're gluten-free, try replacing the bread crumbs with gluten-free crumbs, oatmeal, or quinoa flakes.
from The 30-Day Vegan Challenge. Colleen writes: Inspired by falafel, my version is much healthier since it forgoes the deep-frying typical of this Middle Eastern staple.
Pulse the chickpeas in a food processor until thick and pasty. (You may mash them by hand, but it is a little more labor- intensive and time- consuming.) Transfer to a medium- size bowl.
To the bowl, add the onion, garlic, parsley, tahini, cumin, coriander, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and baking powder. Slowly add the bread crumbs until the mixture holds together. Add more bread crumbs, as needed. Shape into patties.
Place on a nonstick cookie sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom. Using a spatula, flip each patty over, and cook for 10–12 minutes more until the other side is golden brown. Remove from the oven. Alternatively, you may fry the patties with a little oil in a pan on the stovetop.
While the burgers are cooking, make the tahini sauce, below.
Susan's note: If your chickpeas seem too dry to form a paste, try adding water by the tablespoon until they become more "sticky." If your burgers still don't hold together, try pulsing the mixture a few times in the food processor.
Nutritional info is for one burger only, no bun or sauce. Each counts as 2 points on Weight Watchers Freestyle program.
Copyright © Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, The 30-Day Vegan Challenge, Ballantine Books, 2011. Reproduced by permission.
In a small bowl combine the yogurt, tahini, cucumber, lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper to taste. Chill for at least 30 minutes, and serve with the chickpea burgers, along with lettuce, tomato, and onion on a bun or in a pita pocket.
It's been fun reviewing vegan books for the past three weeks, but I'm ready to get back to creating my own recipes. I'll be back soon with a new one!
Hi Susan..Just curious if there is anything I could use to substitute for the tahini aside from a different nut butter? I don't eat nuts or seeds but I'd love to try out these burgers if possible without that addition. Thanks!
You can just leave it out of the burgers, but I'm afraid I can't thing of any substitute in the sauce.
This is a great recipe and I like that the burgers are baked and not fried.
These sound great, but we are trying to avoid all oil due to my husband's high cholesterol. Any suggestions for leaving the tahini out of the burgers and sauce?
You can just leave it out of the burgers. For the sauce, you could probably change it to a chipotle sauce by leaving out the tahini and using chopped chipotle pepper or chipotle powder to taste. Or just use your favorite fat-free dressing.
if you're on the fence about being vegan, definitely do the 30 day challenge and watch forks over knives. definitely opens your eyes. i went to a plant based diet after watching it and so far so good!!!
I think that would be fine, Nicole. Hope you enjoy them!
Oh my these are Uh-MAZING!!!! Our meat lover friends even loved them at our 4th of July meatless BBQ!! This will be a regular staple in our meals! Thank you for such an amazing recipe!!
I'm not vegan (although i always like to imagine i could be).. i'm not even really a vegetarian since i sometimes eat meat on the weekends.. but what i always try to be is a healthy and informed eater. I just made these and they're awesome. I had it in a homemade pita with some baby spinach and homemade made tzatziki. I only used half a cup of bread crumbs, left out the coriander since i don't have any, substituted fresh parsley for dry basil (all i had) and was only able to shape seven 2-2.5 inch diameter patties. Still very good. So much flavor. Mine came out really mushy but i think i added too much water to shape. Oh well. Now i have lunch/dinner for a few days. THANK YOU!
Looks fabulous but what about the bun! That looks so wholesome and yummy. What kind of bun is that?
Sorry–it's just a whole-grain roll that I bought from a store. I wish I had a recipe for it that I could give you.
I just made a batch of these — OMG. They are awesome! But I have 8 left….is it okay to freeze these, or should I just keep them in the fridge and try to eat one a day over the next week?? Will they keep that long in the fridge? (I'd prefer to freeze them, if possible.) Also – FYI – I didn't have any soy yogurt to make the tahini sauce, so instead, I mixed into a small bowl about a teaspoon of tahini, 2-3 tablespoons of your prepared Hidden Cashew Ranch Dressing, and a little bit of lemon juice. Was fantastic!
I'm so glad you liked them! I don't think you'll have any trouble freezing them, but I also think they should keep for a week.
Just tried this recipe out tonight and it was super yummy! I ended up mixing all the chopped ingredients, chick peas, and seasoning (minus the breadcrumbs) up in my Vitamix and it actually turned out quite well. It was a good thing I pre-chopped the parsley and onion, because as I expected, the mixture was too thick for the blades to actually turn much of it over though it did manage to break up the chickpeas into a good consistency. It actually came out quite a bit like hummus, but a little bit chunkier. I ended up not adding any of the breadcrumbs at all.
I also used plain coconut milk yogurt in place of soy yogurt in the sauce, and it came out fine.
I served it like falafel in a pita with cucumbers, tomato and onion. I'll definitely be doing it again.
I, living in the rural area I do, haven't had falafel in a few years (can't believe it's been that long. When I lived in the city, they were a staple).
Sub'd natural peanut butter for the tahini and quick oats for the bread crumbs and they turned out just fine.
Just wondering why non vegan ingredients like yogurt (Animal product) are on a vegan recipe site?
Soy yogurt is not an animal product.
I am new to vegan diet. Thank you for these recipes. I will try some this week. Hope this would inspire to continue.
Welcome to the vegan way of eating! I hope you love the recipes.
I love your food, but this recipe just will not behave for me!! I followed every step except for the salt, and the patties seemed to be forming better this time, so I didn't add any water. After 10 minutes in the oven, they fell apart! So that was frustrating. I'm sure they will taste good, but it's not really a burger if it can't hold its shape.
I just tried these, and i must say , they were beyond delicous…… i did make a few alterations,… nothing major… i boiled my canned(already cooked ) chickpeas for a good 15 minutes so i could get the skins off(do this when making hummus too) the skins float to the top and u skim them out with a slotted spoon(discard in trash..or eat..)…I used garlic powder instead of fresh(i actually had the clove skinned and forgot to put it in haha)…. and i may have added a bit extra salt and cumin… also for my topping i omitted the sour cream and just used lemon juice and tahini ( i was tempted to chuck in some minced onion or a dash of cumin, but didnt)…oh also i finely chopped and added sugarsnap peas into the mix.. and i didnt have pitas so i used tortilla wraps(was gonna use bread.. but i think the wrap would be much better…).topped mine with the sauce i made(which i love, it was kinda runny about 3 tsp lemon juice , one tbsp of tahinni..was tangy..) and some finely chopped onion , slices of tomato and lettuce… SO SO SO dang good!!
And i fried mine in about a tsp of olive oil and a bit of Pam type spray..
I have to say.. i dont know if i will be buying veggie burgers again ,when i can make these and hopefully freeze them too.. i froze one tonite (leftover) hope it freezes okay.. .. ty very much. !!
making them again.. have a few fans of them already i would love to be on your mailign list !!!i joined the fb page too !! pls share more recipes like this !!!
These hit the spot today. Just right, perfect.
I've made them before but this time, something just seemed magical about them (maybe the flavor and fat in the tahini was what I needed).
WOW! These things are HUGE! I measured 1 1/2 cups of the chickpeas and after it was all mixed together, I realized I could have made 3. Instead I made two huge ones and skipped the side dish….also melted some Daiya Cheddar "cheese" on top. So excellent! Thanks so much for a fantastic recipe! I'm new to veganism and I'm always on the lookout to try something new. This one is a winner!
You made 2 burgers out of the whole recipe? They must have been enormous! I'm surprised they cooked all the way through. The recipe is supposed to make 8!
I've made these time and again, and next time–this idea just occurred to me–I'll try making them into falafel balls instead of the burgers.
Could I use a blender in place of a food processer?
A blender would have a hard time blending chickpeas without any liquid. It would be easier to mash them with a potato masher.
So, I made these w/the tahini sauce. (I'm the only vegan in the family, but when I cook they eat what I make (my rule!)) I also made the "best vegan green bean casserole" as a side dish. Well, my youngest who hates vegetables (especially mushrooms) asked for 3 helpings of the green beans (eating the mushrooms, too), and the two older teenagers put the beans on top of the burgers, and then topped that with the tahini sauce.
So, these two recipes were a big hit with the non-vegan family! Thank you, Susan!!
I actually made extra and have put them in the freezer (uncooked.) I'm anxious to find out how they turn out when I cook them at a later date.


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The Bloodiest Day in US Military History: Antietam
September 14, 1862/2012
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"A great turning point in the war"
September 17, 1862. One hundred and fifty years later, September 17, 1862 remains the bloodiest day in US military history. General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army were stopped at Antietam in Maryland by Union General George McClellan and his numerically superior forces. By nightfall 26,000 men were dead, wounded, or missing. The battle was essentially a draw, but during the night of the 18th, Lee withdrew back to Virginia. Lincoln ordered McClellan to pursue him, but McClellan was reluctant to do so.
The famously arrogant McClellan wrote to his wife on September 19, "I have the satisfaction of knowing that God has, in His mercy, a second time made me the instrument for saving the nation." (1)
Because at the end of the battle, the Union Army controlled the battlefield, Lincoln could claim it as a victory, a victory that afforded him the opportunity he had been waiting for to announce that he would issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam was the first American battlefield to be photographed before the dead were buried. A photographer working for Mathew Brady arrived on the battlefield shortly after the battle was over. "A month later the sight of [the] pictures on display in Brady's New York gallery made a public stir. Said The New York Times, 'If he [Brady] has not brought the bodies and laid them in our dooryards and along the streets, he has done something very like it. . . .'" (2)
Historian James M. McPherson reminds readers "that the battle of Antietam 'frustrated Confederate hopes for British recognition and precipitated the Emancipation Proclamation. It was one of the war's great turning points.' Historian [Gary W.] Gallagher wrote in similar terms about the impact of the Maryland campaign on Confederate fortunes: "'Lee went north and fought, avoided a series of lurking disasters, and found refuge in the end along the southern bank of the Potomac River. But the military events of mid-September 1962 bore bitter political and diplomatic fruit for the Confederacy. The nature of the conflict changed because of Lee's Maryland campaign.' No longer a contest to restore the status quo ante bellum, 'the new war would admit of no easy reconciliation because the stakes had been raised to encompass the entire social fabric of the South. The war after Antietam would demand a decisive resolution on the battlefield, and that the Confederacy could not achieve.'" (3)
Alexander Gardner image of a Union burial crew at Antietam.
– Submitted by Peter A. Gilbert, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities Council
1. Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod, My Brother's Face, p. 56.
2. Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr., Lincoln, An Illustrated Biography, p. 188.
3. "The Net Result of the Campaign Was in Our Favor: Confederate Reaction to the Maryland Campaign," by Gary W. Gallagher, in America's War, Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on their 150th Anniversaries, Edward L. Ayers, ed., pp. 196-97.
Anitietam National Battlefield, National Park Service
Antietam Links on American Heritage
Antietam, Civil War Trust
A Woman's Recollections of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), CivilWarHome.com
Antietam Quiz, Civil War Trust
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Q: Need advice on turning Java Garbage Collection So, the jest of it is, a version of an application at my company is having some memory issues lately, and I'm not fully sure the best way to fix it that isn't just "Allocate more memory", so I wanted to get some guidance.
For the application, It looks like the eden heap is getting full pretty quickly when it has a concurrent users, so objects that won't be alive very long end up in the old heap. After running for a while, the old heap simply gets fulls, and never seems to automatically clean up, but manually running the garbage collection in VisualVM will clear it out (So I assume this means the old heap is full of dead objects)
Is there any setting suggested I could add so garbage collection gets run on the old heap once it gets to a certain threshold? And is there any pitfalls from changing the old/edin ratio from the stock 2:1 to 1:1? For the application, the majority of objects created are what I would consider short lived (From milliseconds to a few minutes)

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It looks like the eden heap is getting full pretty quickly when it has a concurrent users, so objects that won't be alive very long end up in the old heap.

This is called "premature promotion"

After running for a while, the old heap simply gets fulls,

When it fills, the GC triggers a major or even a full collection.

never seems to automatically clean up

In which case, it is either used or it is not completely full. It might appear to be almost full, but the GC will be performed when it is actually full.

but manually running the garbage collection in VisualVM will clear it out

So the old gen wasn't almost but not actually full.

I could add so garbage collection gets run on the old heap once it gets to a certain threshold?

You can run System.gc() but this means more work for you application and slow it down.  You don't want to be doing this.
If you use the CMS collector you can change the threshold at which it kicks in but unless you need low latency you might be better off leaving your settings as they are.

And is there any pitfalls from changing the old/edin ratio from the stock 2:1 to 1:1?

You reduce the old gen, you you may half the number of GCs you perform and double the amount of time an object can live and not end up in the old gen.
I work in the low latency space and usually set the young space to 24 GB and the old gen to 2 GB.  I also use a lot of off heap data so I don't need much old gen.  This is not an average use case, but it can work depending on your requirements.
If you are using < 32 GB, just adding a few more GB may be the simplest answer.  Also you can use something like -Xmn4g -Xms6g to set the young space and maximum heap not worry about ratios.

For the application, the majority of objects created are what I would consider short lived (From milliseconds to a few minutes)

In that case, ideally you want your eden space large enough so you have a minor collection every few minutes.  This way most of your objects will die in the eden space, and not be copied around.
Note: in extreme cases it is possible to have an application produce less than one GB per hour of garbage and run all day with a 24 GB Eden space without even a minor collection.

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The curtains were drawn more than three months ago, and yet it appeared as if the concert was held yesterday.
April 7, 2011 was a bittersweet day for me. It was on that very day that I learned I had a second relapse and that CCF would be staging my first concert. In the twinkling of an eye, the good news overshadowed the bad one, lifting my spirits from hell to Heaven.
Selection of song titles for the concert began in mid-May, and I found that my standards for the songs were getting higher. I had not put in much time and made little efforts for the preparatory work since the commencement of chemotherapy in mid-April. I really have to thank all the staff members of CCF for accommodating and supporting me.
In June, my schedule was fully packed with the concert rundown, script writing, meetings and singing practice. It was a tough but fulfilling task, and I got to learn new things. There were certainly some knots in the process, and I learned to tackle them in a more mature way.
July came and the behind-the-scenes work was in full swing. I divided my time between the hospital and Family Service Centre. Music filled each passing day and second. The final fitting took place in mid-July, and I met with the stylist for the second time. I was so overwhelmed by the fabulous costumes that I almost burst into tears. I was so grateful for the CCF staff and volunteers' kind assistance. I was really touched by what they did.
That big day finally came – July 30, 2011. I was not overcome by stage fright when I got to the venue. As I looked at the 500 seats from the stage during the final rehearsal, I just thought of my dearest relatives and friends. My mind was filled with nothing but thankfulness and gratefulness.
My whole body trembled as I stepped up on the stage, and I held a bottle of hot water to keep myself warm. The moment I appeared on the stage, my anxiety was overcome by the excitement of the audience. It seemed as if I was in a trance when I walked to the back stage after singing the first three songs. I really felt that my hard work in the past two months paid off. In the days leading up to the concert, my family and friends told me not to give myself too much pressure. In reality, how can a performer go through a concert with no pressure? The audience's applause vouched for my hard work.
Thanks to the entire stage crew, I had a new stage image. The costumes were awesome and they are my favourite so far, and I was absolutely bowed over by Aline the stylist, who fully understood my preference for colour tones and my personality after two meetings. Thank you so much, Aline.
I was delighted to have Henry, CCF Sunshine Ambassador, to sing with me. Knowing Henry for a year or so, I see him as a boy with a strong desire to perform. We sang a love song. He then dedicated a song about the love between father and son to his parents and younger brother. The song was so touching that I could hear from the back stage that someone was sobbing among the audience.
I performed some of my favourite songs. The most unforgettable part of the concert was the duet session with my idol Joey Yung. The song that touches me most is "The Star", and I took the opportunity to dedicate it to those kids and friends who have passed away. As I sang, I was almost overcome by my own emotions.
Looking back, I knew there was much room for improvement in that concert. When I compared the last concert with my performance two years back, I noticed a greater vitality in me and an ever-growing passion for music.
For this concert I composed a theme song "Love Life", little knowing that a local band C AllStar would include it in its album. I wish that all those who came to my concert face the future with hope. Those who were not at the concert can show their support by purchasing C AllStar's album.
Heartfelt thanks again to all CCF staff members, volunteers, Sunshine Ambassadors and friends who lent a helping hand to make my dream come true. Last but not least, the concert would not have been possible without the venue provided by Shaw College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Thank you!


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