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At the federal level, during the past decade, members of Congress on both sides of the political aisle have proposed legislation that would restrict the collection of geolocation information, but have yet to pass anything. The most recent proposal (on the heels of the revelations about Cambridge Analytica) is the Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018, which would prohibit the collection, without disclosures and consent, of a wide variety of personal information including geolocation information.
At the state level, in the absence of federal regulations, a number of states have proposed (and some have passed) laws addressing the collection and use of biometric and/or geolocation information. During the first half of 2018, California and New Hampshire both passed new laws; legislators in Alaska, Delaware, New Jersey and New York proposed new laws; and Illinois proposed sweeping changes to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, one of the few state laws governing the general collection, use, and storage of biometric information.
A more detailed overview of these legislative efforts can be found in my article "Biometrics and Geolocation Legislation: A Midyear Update," published recently on Law360.


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New Laois Heritage Trails app launched
A new multi-lingual app to the heritage sites of Laois has been launched, as part of the Ireland's Ancient East programme. The app contains audio-guides to the sites of the Laois Heritage Trail and Laois Monastic Trail in English, Irish, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin, and is free to download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Hilary Creedon of Fáilte Ireland, and Roisin Burke, Abarta Heritage with Cllr. John King at Donaghmore Workhouse Museum for the launch of the new Laois Heritage Trails audioguides and smartphone app.
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Passive stretching exercises come after pendulum exercises. These exercises should help restore the movement range. Passive stretching exercises mean that an external source will be used to actually stretch the affected shoulder so that the muscles in the shoulder should not be activated during the stretching process at all. Overhead flexion stretches are performed while laying on the back of a table. The good arm grabs the affected arm just above the elbow and slowly lifts the arm to the point of slight discomfort or stretch. All lines must be kept at least 10 to 20 seconds and performed 6 to 10 times. The back-to-back towel stretch helps with rotation. With both elbows at a 45-degree angle, roll a towel longitudinally and hold it with both hands. Then use your good arm to slowly pull your affected arm toward your lower back.


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Place the pork roast into the base of the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper, the minced onion, garlic powder, ground cumin and chipotle chili powder. Add the BBQ sauce over top. Pour 1 cup hot water around the pork into the base of the slow cooker. Set on low and cook for 8 hours.
Once cooked, shred with 2 forks and place the shredded pork onto slider buns with coleslaw.
Serve Caribbean Pork Sliders with fruit.
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Q: How to run presto queries in python using pyhive? I am trying to run presto query in python using pyhive library but max retries error is coming. I am running it in jupyter notebook locally(laptop). I think its not able to connect to presto node. I am using Azure hdinsight cluster and installed presto application on head node(using starburst distribution). I have used cluster user name and password and also i have tried head node ssh user and password but nothing is working. Below is my code:
from pyhive import presto
conn= presto.connect(
    host='clustername-ssh.azurehdinsight.net',
    port=8085,
    username='sshuser'
    password='sshpassword',
    protocol='https'
    ).cursor()
conn.execute('SELECT * FROM hive.default.parquettest limit 1')

The error i am getting is:

ConnectionError:
  HTTPConnectionPool(host='sm-hdinsight01-ssh.azurehdinsight.net',
  port=8085): Max retries exceeded with url: /v1/statement (Caused by
  NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 110]
  Connection timed out',))

But when i am running it in terminal of head node it works:
from pyhive import presto
conn= presto.connect(
    host='localhost',
    port=8085).cursor()
conn.execute('SELECT * FROM hive.default.parquettest limit 1')

I think i am missing some crucial thing here. please help.

A: sounds like an permission/authentification problem. i am currently using a jupyter notebook on my local machine t query the company presto cluster like this using the prestodb library.
so basically:
import prestodb

conn=prestodb.dbapi.connect(
    host='presto.bar.foo.com',
    port=80, user='foo',
    password='bar'
    catalog='hive',
    schema='default',
)

cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute(
'SELECT * FROM "schema"."db" limit 10')
records = cur.fetchall()
print(records[0])

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Q: How are average reads calculated in Maser This is my first question in the community.
I see the function FilterbyCoverage in Maser, and the explanation of average reads of the splicing events. When I get the results and view them I don't see how they are calculated.  I'm using average reads = 5. I'm using Excel to verify the results manually and can't seem to match what Maser outcome indicates. Are the reads determined by each sample?  Using rMATS output, IJC and SJC for each sample to determine reads?  For instance if Sample 1 has IJC of 4 reads and SJC of 2 reads is that event removed due to the average being less than 5 or does this function add IJC and SJC together and this event would remain as a valuable event.  Does the function look at all the reads for all the samples and take the average? I tried that in Excel and didn't get the same results as Maser in rMATS. Are the reads calculated based on comparison?  The average of Wild Type samples to the Control samples and each has to be greater than 5?  Some guidance would be appreciated.
I apologize if this isn't worded properly, I tried to be detailed in my question.
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Вулиця Центральна (колишня Катеринославська вул., Карла Маркса (1924 — 19 лютого 2016 р.)) — центральна вулиця Слов'янська. До 19 лютого 2016 року вулиця називалась на честь Карла Маркса, а до цього — вулиця Катеринославська. Починається від перехрестя з вулицею Вчительською: північна сторона вулиці парна, південна — непарна. Перетинається з вулицею Поштовою, Свободи, Василівською та Шовковичною. До неї приєднується вулиця Банківська.

Історія
Центральна вулиця міста виникла у ХІХ столітті разом із Університетською та Поштовою як вулиця Карякінська, згодом — Катеринославська. Вулиця розпочиналась від Тургенєвської, проходила на півдні Соборної площі, а потім закінчувалася біля сучасної площі Захисників України. Вулиця була брукована у 1912 році. З 1924 року — вулиця Карла Маркса. З 1940-х років вулиця піддалася реконструкції, а саме: багато особняків ХІХ століття було знесено, а на їх місці збудовано типові п'ятиповерхівки, вулицю заасфальтували, та продовжили як міський бульвар (разом з Вокзальною) до залізничної станції Слов'янськ. 19 лютого 2016 року вулиця отримала нову назву — Центральна.

Забудова
Центральна починається від Слов'янського енергобудівного коледжу, проходить через центр міста, і ,після залізничної платформи Слов'янськ-Гілка, стає вулицею Вокзальною. Довжина — 2.4 км. Коли зливається з Банківською, стає двостороння. На вулиці оселялося найбагатше міщанство та купецтво міста. Купці будували свої особняки та крамниці, тут з'явилася перша міська ратуша тощо.

Пам'ятки архітектури
 № 3а — садиба побудована на початку ХХ століття Азадянцевим. У 1910 році тут відкрили відділення банку. Потім — міщанська управа. Зараз управління Державної казначейської служби України у Слов'янську
 № 3в — будинок купчині Кошелевої. Побудований в 1910 році.
 № 32 — особняк середини XIX століття графа Олександра Рибопьєра. Пізніше будинок належав Вірі Ісаївні Рабинович, господарці 3-ох соляних заводів, які варили сіль до 1918 року.
 № 46 — будівля колишньої контори Слов'янської міської товарної станції. Споруда 1900 року.
Окрім цього, на вулиці збереглося багато старовинної забудови.

Примітки

Вулиці Слов'янська

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A report released by the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission calls for a significant federal gasoline tax increase of up to 40 cents implemented over 5 years. On top of this, a number of states are considering their own gas tax hikes. Would this finally be enough to reach the breaking point for most Americans?
The issue is highly contraversal and has already mobilized people on both sides of the issue. In my opinion, even those that are supporting the tax hike are missing a fundamental point. Often, the first words out of their mouth are that the hike is needed to fund increasing capacity in an effort to reduce congestion. The phrase, "if you build, they will come" instantly comes to mind. When is the nation going to wake up and realize it's time to focus on building good mass transit systems?
The opponents largely claim that we don't need an increase in gas tax, rather a reduction in spending. What, are we going to reduce the amount of money spent on schools or health care? Others claim that instead of gas tax, we should focus on toll based systems. Great, apply tolls on the major highways and force the people who are too cheap to pay the tolls onto back roads that are now used by cyclists trying to avoid cars.
One notable proposal in the report is for an Intercity Passenger Rail program which would provide a stable, dedicated source of funding to improve and expand Amtrak service. Just yesterday, I was out on a ride over lunch with a friend and we noticed works pulling up rail that passed under the Henderson Bridge at one point. How ironic would it be if they were to turn around and lay that all back down in the next 10 years.
I suspect it will be a while before we see how this one shakes out. No candidate in their right mind would openly support a gas tax hike heading into an election.
The New York Times has an article about Pennsylvania's plan to make 311 miles of I-80 a toll road by 2010. The state is struggling to maintain roads and claims that gas taxes have just not kept up with inflation. They are hesitant to raise state gas taxes, with the Fed's talking about their own tax hike.
It sure seems like the writing is on the wall, time for the US to wake up and seriously consider alternative transportation options.
I hope the bike communuty will help shift the national conversation a bit from "we don't want to pay for government" to lets invest in infrastructure, including aspects that help fight global climate change, promote heath, and enhance energy security. So that would include bike paths and bike facilities.
As it is, even current programs are threatened by a revenue stream that is not even keeping up with inflation. At the last Transportation Advisory Committee meeting last week, the RIDOT rep indicated they would be coming in with a TIP amendment to make needed bridge repairs that would "wipe out" most of the rest of the program. Cuts to Right-Care threaten RIPTA with a budget deficit next year that likely will lead to fare increases and service cuts jsut when we need to expand transit. But the President, Governor, Congress, talk-shows etc are fixated on saying they are against taxes no matter what happens to the country.
I have suggested indexing the RI gas tax to inflation at numerous forums. As it is now, the fixed amount per gallon doesn't rise with inflation, the same is true on the Federal level. so each year RIDOT and RIPTA thatd epend on this for funding lose purchasing power. RIDOT has borrowed from teh future to make it up, making future problems worse.
It seems to me thepeople who run this country are have lost interest in making it better, focusing instead only on short term greed and power.


Donald Trump Jr. just responded to controversy involving his sister Ivanka Trump and comedian Samantha Bee.
Following the fallout from the Roseanne controversy, other celebrities are facing criticism for their controversial words. After comedian Samantha Bee came under fire due to her remarks about Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. decided to hit back on social media.
Just days after the season finale of "Roseanne" aired on ABC, star and series creator Roseanne Barr took to Twitter and found herself in hot water.
While Roseanne has been criticized for her political views in the past, most notably her defense of Donald Trump, the Emmy-winning actress crossed the line when she referred to African-American former Obama-staffer Valerie Jarrett as an "ape." After viral backlash across social media, ABC decided to cancel "Roseanne," creating yet another rift between the political left and right. Fast forward to present day and comedian Samantha Bee is now dealing with criticism from conservatives for referring to Ivanka Trump as a "feckless c**t" on her TV program "Full Frontal."
Samantha Bee's attack on @IvankaTrump was absolutely disgusting and tasteless. Will the media call on Time Warner and TBS to condemn or take action? Why the double standard?
In an attempt to balance the scale, the conservative media and many Republicans called Samantha Bee out and asked why she didn't face the same fate as Roseanne.
Donald Trump ripped into Bee on Twitter, which was followed by Donald Trump Jr. doing the same in a pair of tweets on May 31. After GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel referred to Bee's remarks as "disgusting" while citing a "double standard," Donald Jr. replied, "They won't do a damn thing about it. There is only outrage for everything anyone on the right does."
In a follow-up tweet, Donald Trump Jr. doubled down on his anger. "Good thing there's no double standard.
Imagine someone...anyone...said this about Michelle Obama or the Obama girls?" he wrote, while asking, "You think they'd still have a TV show?"
Following Donald Trump Jr's tweets, critics on social media wasted no time firing back. "If the Obama girls also worked for the president, the comparison might make sense. But your sister is an employee of the federal government. She gets no cover for being the president's daughter," one tweet read.
Why are you even mentioning them, when you and daddy hang with Ted Nugent who uses the c word?
"You wouldn't know what a double standard is, as it involves being able to count to 2," a Twitter user wrote.
"When you're part of the government - even if 'unpaid' - you're fair game for criticism," an additional tweet added.
Obama's kids weren't part of his cabinet or involved in public corruption, but people still called them horrible things with no penalty.
When you're part of the government - even if "unpaid" - you're fair game for criticism.
You wouldn't know what a double standard is, as it involves being able to count to 2.
"Obama's kids weren't part of his cabinet or involved in public corruption, but people still called them horrible things with no penalty," a social media user pointed out.
"I don't remember the Obama girls holding a Senior Advisor role in their father's administration or demeaning the entire Intel Community by being given security clearance," a follow-up tweet read. The negative reaction continued as the gap between liberals and conservatives continues to widen.


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Каламкас — газонефтяное месторождение в Мангистауской области Казахстана, на полуострове Бузачи, в 280 км к северо-востоку от г. Актау. Относится к Северо-Бузашинской нефтегазоносной области. Структура выявлена сейсморазведочными работами в 1974 году, поисковое бурение начато в 1976 году. Освоение началось в 1979 году.

Разрез месторождения представлен терригенными отложениями триасового, юрского и нижнемелового возрастов с максимальной вскрытой толщиной 2395 м. Залежи на глубине 0,5-1,1 км (по другим данным, 505—936 м). Высота залежей изменяется в пределах 16,6—67 м для газовых и 16,8—124 м для нефтяных. Общая толщина продуктивных пластов колеблется от 4 до 28 м, эффективная — от 4,2 до 10,3 м. Коэффициенты нефтенасыщенности 0,66—0,72, газонасыщенности 0,32—0,69. Начальные дебиты нефти 26,4-62,1 м³/сут. Плотность нефти 902—914 кг/м³, сернистые (содержание серы 0,1 — 0,3 %), парафинистые, высокосмолистые, с газонасыщенностью 25 м³/т. Свободные газы нижемеловых залежей по составу метановые, в них практически отсутствуют тяжёлые углеводороды (0,85 %), нет азота, содержание углекислого газа не превышает 0,31 %. Начальное пластовое давление 6,5—9,6 МПа, температура 30—38°С.

Характерной особенностью нефтей является наличие в них промышленных концентраций ванадия и никеля.

Геологические запасы нефти — 500 млн тонн.

В настоящее время разработку месторождения ведёт компания ОАО «Мангистаумунайгаз». Добыча нефти в 2008 году составила 4,2 млн тонн.

Каламкас Северный
В начале XXI века новыми геофизическими методами поиска было открыто морское продолжение Каламкаса, получившее название «Каламкас Северный». Продуктивные отложении находятся на глубине 0,5—1,4 км. Нефтегазоносность установлена меловыми, юрскими и верхнетриасовыми отложениями.

Общие балансовые запасы месторождения «Каламкас Северный» составляют 500 млн тонн. Проектная добыча нефти должна составить от 3 до 15 млн тонн в год.

Оператором месторождения «Каламкас Северный» является казахстанская нефтяная компания Казмунайгаз.

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 Справочник: Месторождении нефти и газа, Алматы — 2007.

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At 13h55, Tuesday, 10th July, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were activated following reports from Shelly Beach Control of a local charter boat suffering motor mechanical failure off-shore of Shelly Beach.
Prior to arriving on the scene fellow charter boats assisted to transfer 4 passenger crew, from Johannesburg, from the casualty boat and they were brought safely ashore without incident and the skipper of the casualty boat brought his boat safely to shore on one motor without incident.
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Then on Wednesday, 11th July, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were activated at 10h32, to reports of a local charter boat capsized in the surfline off-shore of Shelly Beach while launching on a pleasure cruise.
Our NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew responded and on arrival on the scene local boaters and Shelly Beach control, assisted by our NSRI crew and Tower 13 lifeguards, recovered all 8 crew of a local charter boat from small surf conditions and the casualty boat that had capsized in the surf break was recovered.
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NSRI commend the quick reaction of the local boating community, Shelly Beach Control, Tower 13 lifeguards and the ambulance services and for their assistance on the scene.
Then on Thursday, 12th July, at 13h03, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were placed on alert while an NSRI crewman investigated reports from Shelly Beach Control of a local charter boat suffering motor mechanical failure off-shore at the backline at Shelly Beach.
All passenger crew of the casualty boat were transferred onto the fellow charter boat Strike Fishing Charters that went to the assistance of the casualty boat and the crew passengers were brought ashore safely without incident and the casualty boat came safely ashore on one motor with the local skipper onboard and no further assistance was required.
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PCC to have several camps
By BRIAN TYNESNews Chief staff
Jun 9, 2008 at 2:45 AM Jun 9, 2008 at 10:58 AM
The Health Center at Polk Community College will be busy this summer with several basketball camps being held at the school's Winter Haven campus.
The first of these was scheduled to start Friday, but has been moved to July.
PCC basketball coach Matt Furjanic said the girls team camp was moved because several other camps are taking place around the state this weekend.
The events are sponsored by Five-Star and Furjanic said the popularity of the camps, especially the NIT, is growing by the year.
"Our tournament was listed in a national magazine,"Furjanic said. "We're getting the word out and it keeps growing, and we hope it will keep getting bigger and bigger."
The Boys Team Classic will be June 20-22 and six games are guaranteed. Entry fee is $325 per team.
"Win or lose, six games for $325, you're not going to find that very often," Furjanic said.
The same goes for the Girls Team Classic, which will be in July.
The Five-Star NIT Tournament will be July 18-20 for boys and girls with teams divided into age groups from fourth grade to varsity divisions.
Entry fee is $340 per team.
PCC will also host the Polk Basketball Camp this summer at its Winter Haven campus.
The camp will run June 23-26 and is for girls and boys in first through ninth grades. The cost for the camp is $80 and includes a T-shirt and a basketball.
The camp will run every day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Furjanic said 16 teams have signed up for the NIT, including teams from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. At this point last year, he said only four teams had signed up and attributes word of mouth to the increased interest.
"I think we've done a good job of running it and word has gotten out," Furjanic said. "It's co-sponsored by Five-Star, which is a national organization and that helps."
Furjanic said 20 teams have signed up for the boys team camp and the school is capable of handling about 30 teams.
For details on these camps, call the PCC basketball office at 863-292-3695 or Furjanic at 863-227-2641.
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From The Editor: The Pinterest Effect
While the business press is carping about weak economic growth, consumers are spending at a reasonable clip. So does the public know something the pundits don't? Or are regular people deluding themselves about their future?
By Robert Safian 2 minute Read
My uncle Ken called me a few days ago with a question. Ken is an economist and investment strategist, and his insights never fail to teach me something. This time, he was focused on the disconnect between downbeat media coverage of the economy and what he sees as a relatively upbeat mood in the U.S. population. While the business press is carping about weak economic growth, consumers are spending at a reasonable clip. So does the public know something the pundits don't? Or are regular people deluding themselves about their future?
Ken's prompt got my wheels turning. And I found myself pointed toward Fast Company's new Innovation by Design Awards. Launched earlier this year, our competition attracted 1,700 entries from more than 1,100 different organizations–from Nike to NASA, Boeing to BioLite. The quality of the submissions was inspiring, as you can see from our coverage of the 56 finalists.
So what does this have to do with Uncle Ken's dilemma? The awards embody a dynamic creative wave that is washing over all of us. (Only innovations announced or brought to market in the 12 months before June 1, 2012, were eligible.) I do not mean to downplay the challenges of unemployment, financial fragility in the euro zone, stagnant home prices, and so on. But the bit of euphoria Ken senses is indeed grounded in reality, in a flourishing of entrepreneurialism.
Look at Pinterest, the social media phenomenon, which doubled in size in just three months earlier this year–it now has more than 20 million members. As writer Max Chafkin explains in "Starring Ben Silbermann as the Pinup Kid,", Pinterest delivers a compelling free service (like precursors such as Facebook), yet also represents "maybe the greatest selling engine ever devised." Even giant Microsoft, often derided for its stagnant protect-the-base approach, has found more nimble footing with its dramatic redesign of Windows–perhaps the biggest risk in decades for the King of the Desktop, as writer Austin Carr reports in "Microsoft Wipes the Slate,". "They're no longer chasing Apple," designer Gadi Amit tells Carr. "They're actually making Apple look old. That's a really unexpected turn."
Design, linked to innovation and entrepreneurialism, is a critical factor in this surge. That the output from these efforts stirs hope, well, there's nothing delusional about that. Both good and bad can always be found in our economy and our culture, the glass half empty or half full. The balance between those poles can swing quickly. Signals can be misread and misinterpreted. What my uncle Ken observed was a situation more nuanced than traditional business media could comfortably embrace. These times are confusing and ambiguous. Yes, there is much to worry about. But there is much to be hopeful about, too. That is what this issue and the Innovation by Design Awards celebrate. If you want to celebrate with us, in person, visit InnovationByDesignAwards.com to register for a special gathering in New York on October 16. My uncle Ken may not be there, but I will. With pins on.
Robert Safian
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Robert Safian is the editor and managing director of The Flux Group. From 2007 through 2017, Safian oversaw Fast Company's print, digital and live-events content, as well as its brand management and business operations
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By all accounts, President Joko Widodo had a tough first year in office.
The change he had promised during the 2014 presidential election seemed far from being realised as he found himself caught between his reform agenda and the oligarchy of Indonesian politics.
His second year, which began exactly a year ago today, did not kick off too well either. South-east Asia's largest economy had narrowly missed its quarterly growth target of 5 per cent amid cutbacks in government spending, while its rupiah fell to record lows.
Indonesia was also battling fires at home. The raging flames from land burning in Kalimantan and Sumatra led to a transboundary haze problem that was not only the worst on record, but had also pushed the country to the verge of a humanitarian crisis last year.
These issues compounded the opposition's narrative then that Mr Joko, a political outsider with few ties to the Jakarta elite or military, was not the man to be President. However, the former businessman, elected in part by tapping the groundswell of discontent in a country long ruled by an elite class, seems to have turned the tide against his critics this year.
An opinion poll by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released last month showed that Mr Joko has maintained a high approval rating. Out of 1,000 citizens interviewed in August for the survey, 66.5 per cent said they were satisfied with his performance.
CSIS researcher Arya Fernandes said this was a 10 percentage point bump from the President's first year in office. He attributed it to Mr Joko's focus on rolling out initiatives that made a difference to the man on the street, such as better access to healthcare and education. Political experts such as Associate Professor Bilveer Singh said Mr Joko's "people first" approach has helped him prove pundits, who doubted that he would survive politically, wrong.
Indonesia's economy grew by 5.04 per cent in the first half of this year. This is higher than the 4.79 per cent growth recorded last year and far above the global average of 2.5 per cent growth.
Land: Besides thousands of kilometres of roads and toll roads, including trans-island highways, being laid across the country, Indonesia is also expanding its rail network, such as the high-speed rail project between Jakarta and Bandung.
Sea: It is also building or upgrading 150 ports as well as three maritime toll routes.
Air: There are 17 new airports being built and 32 terminals being upgraded.
Terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in the capital Jakarta will go fully operational next year.
Unemployment was 5.5 per cent or about 7 million people this year, down from 5.81 per cent, or 7.45 million last year.
The number of citizens classified by the government as "poor" fell from 28.5 million, or 11.2 per cent of Indonesia's population, in March last year, to 28 million (10.9 per cent) in March this year.
Indonesia's Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality, has fallen from 0.408 in March last year, to 0.397 in March this year.
The index ranges from zero to one, with higher values indicating greater inequality.
"This has to do with Jokowi's personality. He is corrupt-free, stubborn in his commitment to key policies, concerned with details and decisive," said Prof Singh, referring to Mr Joko's popular moniker.
Indeed, the President has in the last one year consolidated his position politically by gaining control of Parliament.
He had also succeeded - through a second Cabinet reshuffle in as many years - in putting together a team that he can count on, unlike his first Cabinet which was built in part to repay political favours.
Dr Cecep Effendi, a political analyst from the Muhammadiyah University in Jakarta, said this has created political stability in Indonesia, which in itself was an achievement.
"In the past two years, there has barely been any brouhaha in Parliament and this will be a plus point for Jokowi in the eyes of foreign investors," said Dr Cecep.
Prof Singh, who is from the National University of Singapore, agreed. "All key political parties are part of Jokowi's coalition, allowing the President to push through policies in Parliament with little resistance," he added.
Mr Joko has also surprised many by his repeated show of Indonesia's military might, particularly in the Natunas, an Indonesian territory that lies on the edge of contested waters, and recently the target of Beijing's disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea.
But it is his commitment to infrastructure development which will be a game changer that will ultimately earn him a place in Indonesia's history, said Prof Singh.
And unlike other Indonesian presidents, Mr Joko also appears to be willing to play a long game, as seen in his push for policies and projects that may well come to fruition only after he leaves office.
That, however, is not to say that he has not made progress in any of the national development plans outlined in his Nawa Cita priority programmes. These include the building of more toll roads, airports and sea ports to improve connectivity and enhance competitiveness. These projects were funded in part by savings from a fuel subsidy cut implemented by Mr Joko early in his presidency.
He has also raised the infrastructure budget from 290.3 trillion rupiah (S$31 billion) last year to 317.1 trillion rupiah this year, and has plans to beef it up to 346.6 trillion rupiah next year.
Indonesia, however, will not escape the global downturn, which has already led to a cut in its state Budget in recent months.
This is why Mr Joko has placed a strong emphasis on the success of a tax amnesty, which was introduced recently to plug Indonesia's budget deficit, as well as to reform its tax regime in order to raise revenue in the long term.
His achievements thus far aside, the President will no doubt approach his third year in office with an eye on re-election in 2019.
But besides dealing with a slowing global economy, he will also expect to continue to confront challenges at home, including the growing threat of extremism, endemic corruption and the tedious process of cutting red tape, among other bureaucratic and political reforms.
Rising tensions between the United States and China, and the latter's claims in the South China Sea, may also prove to be a foreign policy challenge for Mr Joko if Indonesia is forced to choose sides.
"But what is certain is that Jokowi has proven in the last two years to be an Indonesian leader who can rise to the occasion when the situation is very bad," said Dr Cecep.


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Most Britons descended from male farmers who left Iraq and Syria 10,000 years ago (and were seduced by the local hunter-gatherer women)
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Most Britons are direct descendants of farmers who left modern day Iraq and Syria 10,000 years ago, a new study has shown.
After studying the DNA of more than 2,000 men, researchers say they have compelling evidence that four out of five white Europeans can trace their roots to the Near East.
The discovery is shedding light on one of the most important periods of human history – the time when our ancient ancestors abandoned hunting and began to domesticate animals.
Hunters: Chewing harder food meant hunter-gatherers has longer and narrow mandibles
The invention of farming led to the first towns and paved the way for the dawn of civilisation.
The Leicester University study looked at a common genetic mutation on the Y chromosome, the DNA that is passed down from fathers to sons.
They found that 80 per cent of European men shared the same Y chromosone mutation and after analysing how the mutation was distributed across Europe, were able to retrace how Europe was colonised around 8,000BC.
Roots: Britons are descended from farmers who migrated from the Persian Gulf 10,000 years ago according to a new study (file picture)
Prof Mark Jobling, who led the study: 'This was at the time of the Neolithic revolution when they developed a new style of tools, symmetrical, beautiful tools.
'At this stage about 10,000 years ago there was evidence of the first settlements, people stopped being nomadic hunter-gatherers and started building communities.
'This also allowed people to specialise in certain areas of trade and make better tools because there was a surplus of food.'
European farming began around 9,000 BC in the Fertile Crescent – a region extending from the eastern Mediterranean coast to the Persian Gulf and which includes modern day Iraq, Syria, Israel and southeast Turkey.
The region was the cradle of civilisation and home to the Babylonia, Sumer and Assyrian empires.
Skills: Professor Mark Jobling says the settlers were more attractive to women because they could grow more food
The development of farming allowed people to settle down for the first time – and to produce more food than they needed, leading to trade and the freedom to develop new skills such as metal working, building and writing.
Some archaeologists have argued that some of these early farmers travelled around the world – settling new lands and bringing farming skills with them.
But others have insisted that the skills were passed on by word of mouth, and not by mass migration.
The new study suggests the farmers routinely upped sticks and moved west when their villages became too crowded, eventually reaching Britain and Ireland.
The waves of migrants brought their new skills with them. Some settled down with local tribes and taught them how to farm, the researchers believe.
'When the expansion happened these men had a reproductive advantage because they were able to grow more food so they were more attractive to women and had more offspring,' said Prof Jobling.
'In total more than 80 per cent of European men have Y chromosomes which descend from incoming farmers.
'It seems odd to think that the majority of men in Ireland have fore fathers from the near East and that British people have forefathers from the near East.'
The findings are published in the science journal PLoS Biology.
Dr Patricia Balaresque, a co-author of the study, said: 'This means that more than 80 per cent of European Y chromosomes descend from incoming farmers.'
In contrast, other studies have shown that DNA passed down from mothers to daughters can be traced by to hunter-gatherers in Europe, she said.
'To us, this suggests a reproductive advantage for farming males over indigenous hunter-gatherer males during the switch from hunting and gathering, to farming – maybe, back then, it was just sexier to be a farmer,' she said.
Europe was first settled by modern humans around 40,000 years ago. But other types of humans – including Neanderthals – were living in Europe hundreds of thousands of years earlier.


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Since when is Apple owning the App Store a problem?
March 11, 2019 - 00:07 -- Admin
I don't mean to be spending time critiquing Elizabeth Warren per se, I kinda like most of her policies but this antitrust stuff is just crazy.
Now, in an interview with The Verge, Warren takes aim at breaking up Apple. Yes, Apple. And in a way that it is pretty surprising. She wants to have Apple either (a) divest the App Store or (b) stop selling its own apps (all of them!)
If you run a platform where others come to sell, then you don't get to sell your own items on the platform because you have two comparative advantages. One, you've sucked up information about every buyer and every seller before you've made a decision about what you're going to to sell. And second, you have the capacity — because you run the platform — to prefer your product over anyone else's product. It gives an enormous comparative advantage to the platform.
The theory here is stock standard competitive harms from vertical integration. And I, for one, think those harms can arise. But not per se. It depends on context and observed behaviour.
So let's revisit the theory — if you own a monopoly element (in this case, Warren would argue that is the App Store) and you compete downstream (in this case, selling apps), then you have an incentive to set pricing conditions on the monopoly element that are are worse for your competitors downstream so that you can drive more sales to your own downstream products. For instance, if you have an app, A, that is priced at p downstream and it competes with a third party app, B, also priced at p, then if you charge the third party a share, s, of their revenue but don't charge your own, your profits are p if you get a downstream customer to buy your product and sp if they buy the competitors. So you would prefer them to buy your product.
The question then is: how are you going to achieve this? You could drop your price of app A. But that will only cause B's price to fall as well. If that occurs it is good for consumers, not so great for the third party and completely self-defeating for the monopolist. Indeed, when you think about it, your incentives are to increase price rather than decrease them — aka the monopolist's playbook. That's good for third parties although maybe not for consumers (but we will have to see if vertical separation helps).
The only way, A can gain an advantage is by so crimping the third party app such that it exits the App Store. In other words, for A to use its vertical power, it has to end up excluding competitors.
Now let's look at the evidence. Where oh where are Apple actually excluding competitors in the App Store that compete with its own apps? To be sure, it has excluded apps on various grounds but to my knowledge Apple never had a competing app so it was for other reasons. When Apple does have its own apps, for the most part they are free. That means they are in the world of earning less profits from having their own apps rather than more unless those free apps are excluding others. Is there any example of this? I mean any? When it embedded Reader in Safari that did not do anything to Instapaper or Pocket. When it pre-installed Maps, which paid app was it excluding. When it gave away Pages, Keynote and Numbers for free, did that end up excluding Microsoft Office? Indeed, the likely reason for all of this stuff was that (a) Apple believed it could produce better apps than others in those segments and (b) that it would improve the iOS platform overall because that is actually where it earns its money.
Suppose that, anyway, you forced Apple to divest its app store. Then what would happen? Absolutely nothing! Apple aren't selling apps so the new owner of the App Store will get nothing from them as they are all free. Apple still make money on devices with iOS and will continue to do so. And who is going to control the developer software — Apple that's who. The only place, there may be a difference is with Apple Music or new subscription like app services Apple might offer. But as Netflix have shown, you can be free on the App Store and earn that money outside of that.
In summary, never have I heard an antitrust proposal that makes so little sense as Warren's proposal to separate the App Store (which Apple invented) from Apple. There is literally no one who is easy to identify that might benefit from this. I know they want to get away from consumers as the beneficiaries of antitrust policy (a controversial notion that I don't want to talk about here) but if you do so, someone should benefit. Please, name that person!


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Man facing murder charge in death of Sarnia man: police
January 13, 2021, 7:54 a.m. ·1 min read
Sarnia, Ont., police have arrested a suspect in the death of a 26-year-old man.
The Sarnia Police Service says Timothy James Noj, 32, was arrested Tuesday in the death of Luis Enrique Hernandez.
Officers found Hernandez suffering from unspecified injuries at a Sarnia home on Saturday.
Police say he died shortly after arriving at hospital.
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Q: How to set the value of a variable based on the generic type - Scala I am trying to do something like this :-
Trait Hello[A]
{
  val DBAccessDAO =       A match
                    {  case classname: Class1  => Class1DAO
                       case classname: Class2  => Class2DAO
                    }
....

//(use appropriate DBAccessDAO to perform DAO operations

}

How do I do this in scala? I am not sure how to access 'A' and safely check its type.
Thanks

A: Due to type erasure, you can't access directly the type of T as you want. The compiler generates a ClassTag type for all your classes so you can bypass the type erasure limitations. You can access the ClassTag implicitly:
import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._

class Hello[A : TypeTag] {
  val DBAccessDAO = typeTag[A] match {
        case tag if tag == typeTag[Class1] => ...
        case tag if tag == typeTag[Class2] => ...
    }
}

A: Here is a quick example that makes use of TypeTag to look up the class info at compile time
import scala.reflect.runtime.universe.{TypeTag,typeOf}

trait Animal26
{
  val name: String
  val sound: String
}

object Tiger26 extends Animal26{

  override val name = "tiger"
  override val sound = "grrr"
}

trait Person26
{
  val title: String
  val status: String
}

object Employee26 extends Person26{

  val title = "worker"
  val status = "professional"

}

class Stack[A: TypeTag] {

  def getMyClass =
  {
    if (typeOf[A] =:= typeOf[Person26])
    Employee26
    else
     Tiger26
  }

}

object App26 extends App{

  val stack = new Stack[Person26]

  println(stack.getMyClass.toString)

}

A: You can use TypeTag or something from Shapless library, but in you specific case I would propose to look into type class pattern. Getting type parameters using reflection tricks is almost always not the best solution.


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What Should we Conclude about the 'Paper-Class' Scandal at UNC
'Tar heel-Gate Raises Many Ethical Issues about the Behavior of UNC Officials
If you're a sports fan, by now you have probably heard about that paper-class scandal that I call "Tar heel-Gate" where 3,100 student-athletes at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill were essentially allowed to take classes without attending classes and given grades good enough to keep them eligible to play men's football and basketball.
For 18 years, these students at UNC took fake "paper classes," and advisers funneled athletes into the program to keep them eligible, according to a scathing independent report released last week.
"These counselors saw the paper classes and the artificially high grades they yielded as key to helping some student-athletes remain eligible," Kenneth Wainstein wrote in his report that was commissioned by UNC to independently investigate the academic fraud brought to light in recent years.
The violations of ethics by UNC raise many important questions. How could such a reputable college sports program get away with the behavior for 18 years? Who was responsible for keeping a watchful eye out for violations of NCAA rules? Where were the managers of the affected sport programs; what did they know; when did they know it; what actions, if any, did they take?
Tar Heel Gate reminds me of the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University. The motivating factor in staying silent in that case was the desire to deflect any criticism away from the football program as a result of the sexual abuse by assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Protecting the reputation of Penn State was more important than admitting to the cover-up and recognizing how the abuse affected the abused kids thereby delaying the healing process.
At UNC, the goal was to keep student athletes eligible so that the sports programs would be winners and lead to a great deal of notoriety to UNC, not to mention lots of advertising money and memorabilia sales. The disclosure of wrongdoing early one would have led to an investigation by the NCAA and severe sanctions. Ironically, that is exactly what will happen now and you can bet the punishment will be much greater than if UNC had admitted the mistake right away.
UNC suffered from 'ethical blindness.' It failed to see the ethical violations of its actions in establishing a route for student-athletes to remain academically eligible. It acted in its own self-interest (egoism) regardless of the effects of its behavior on the affected parties.
Let's look at this issue from a cost-benefit (utilitarian analysis). The main beneficiaries are the sports program and UNC in general, as well as the student-athletes who could play and, perhaps, one day be drafted by the NFL or the NBA. The ultimate harms to UNC upon being caught were ignored because if they had been considered, it is likely that someone at UNC would have spoken up about the fraud and increased the likelihood it would have been stopped a lot sooner. In the end the reputation of UNC and players' images are tarnished and they will have to carry the shame for the rest of their lives.
Should we blame the players or just the coaches and administrators? I blame both groups. The administrators violated the basic foundation of academe – academic integrity. However, no one put a gun to the students' head and forced them to go through with the charade. They should have questioned what was happening simply because they knew they were being given something no other student was and,as a result, the basic principle of fairness was violated – the level playing field for student-athletes and non-student-athletes no longer existed. The irony of the situation is that the failure to question harmful actions from an independent-thought-point-of-view by the student-athletes smacks at the very basic role of a university education. What was lacking was an open and honest discourse about the issue that would have led to ethical behavior and not behavior motivated by blind self-interest.
Back to the investigation. For the first time since the scandal first came to light five years ago, UNC admitted that the wrongdoing went further than academics and involved its athletic programs. Four employees have been fired and five more disciplined because of their roles.
For five years, UNC has insisted the paper classes were the doing of one rogue professor: the department chair of the African-American studies program, Julius Nyang'oro. Wainstein's report spread the blame much further.
Wainstein discovered that five counselors actively used paper classes, calling them "GPA boosters," and that at least two counselors, one in football, suggested to Crowder the grade an athlete needed to receive to be able to continue to play.
Many of the academic-athletic staff who were named and implicated by Wainstein were also named by university learning specialist Mary Willingham, who went public with detailed allegations about paper classes and who, after an assault on her credibility by the university, has since filed a whistleblower suit.
Willingham said that she had worked with dozens of athletes who came to UNC and were unable to read at an acceptable level, with some of them reading on par with elementary schoolchildren. She also said there were many members of the athletic staff who knew about the paper classes, and her revelations contradicted what UNC had claimed for years -- that Nyang'oro acted alone in providing the paper classes.
Willinghan has said she felt university officials unfairly attacked her character after she revealed research on a selection of athletes who were reading at elementary school levels. She blew the whistle on the academic scandal at UNC and sued the university on July 1, saying she was retaliated against after speaking out.
In an unusual twist to the story, the director of UNC's Parr Center for Ethics, Jeanette M. Boxill, is accused of steering athletes into fake classes to help them maintain their eligibity with the NCAA. Moreover, she appeared to cover-up her actions after the fact. If the allegations are true, it indicates a systemic failure at UNC that is just as bad as the cheating scandal itself.
The UNC affair should prompt a wide-ranging investigation by the NCAA. I'm convinced what happened at UNC happens elsewhere. Much as the NFL is now coming down heavily on football players who abuse others, the NCAA has an ethical responsibility to the public to leave no stone unturned in its investigation and give out harsh punishment to offending schools and their sports programs for violating the Association's ethical standards and basic societal ethical values of honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, responsibility and accountability.
Blog posted by Dr. Steven Mintz, aka Ethics Sage, on October 28, 2104. Professor Mintz teaches in the Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He also blogs at: www.workplaceehicsadvice.com.


I had the privilege to listen to a panel in Athens with the Ambassadors of the three most important countries in East Asia: China, Du Qiwen; Japan, Hiroshi Toda and Korea, Shin Gil-sou. It was a talk organised by the Embassy of Japan in Greece and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy. The title of the Symposium was: "Prospect on Economic integration in East Asia – Implications from and to Europe in the time of debt crisis".
The first part was devoted to arguments on regional operation, the real economy and production networks, as well as the characteristics of the economic integration in East Asia. The second part was about the European Union, the debt crisis and the necessity of political leadership addressing financial reform to overcome the crisis. Then views were exchanged on East Asian economy, definitions of East Asia, the prospects of the Chinese economy, and the implication of the economic integration in East Asia for Europe etc.
Interestingly, all participants agreed that political will is the most important factor for crisis management and further economic integration, both in Europe and in East Asia. While I was writing this, it was already known that the German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit Athens tomorrow (Oct. 9). Besides the obvious feelings of insecurity and the patriotic symbolisms the visit will produce for all Greeks and particularly Athens inhabitants, I could not but consider the obvious: a political solution is on the way. I am not sure whether it will prove to be beneficial towards "further economic integration" or it is a way the German leader to appear bailing out Greeks on her own; again, in political terms.
The stalemate with the troika has to do with trust. Troika head representatives have been called many things in this country, but being inconsistent is not one of them. Since the beginning of negotiations in 2010, troika people have been steadily arguing for two parallel courses of action: cutting expenses and forwarding structural changes (to liberalise the market, invite competition and boost growth). Cuts did occur, reforms never happened. Either due to political cost or unionist phobia, structural changes have never been properly dealt with, remaining suppressed by partisan interests and clientelistic concerns. Hence today's impasse.
Real growth (not the one driven by consumption and loans), economic integration, daring steps forward towards the unification of countries that share common interests, truly need political courage. Politicians need to be brave and think ahead; what they also need is the support of their peoples by regaining their trust.
This is where politics draw its power, people. Either in East Asia or in Europe, political solutions remain political when people are willing to play along. If they do not agree with politicians' moves, then the latter are on their own, alienating themselves from society, thus failing to serve the [perception of] common goal.
Greek police and other security forces are bracing for Angela Merkel's visit tomorrow. Demonstrations, sit-ins and heroisms in front of the German embassy in Athens are already scheduled, perhaps accompanied by the occasional riot activity. This is people's way to express their outrage but hardly constitutes "solution" material. Even if the package is agreed, the symbolism for the government will be hard to read.
All participants in Japanese Embassy's symposium agreed that political solutions are the way to move forward. I would add that political solutions should be decided by people themselves. If more integration is the way to go (in Europe and East Asia) then people (instead of politicians) should be asked whether they are willing to turn their countries into peripheral geographical entities of a centrally managed bureaucracy.
Finally, although Europe is much older in the integration game, I would say that the chances for real progress in the integration field lie more on the East Asia side. Both philosophically and technologically, they have all necessary elements to put forward a whole new paradigm of economic integration, based on 21st century politics; namely based on elements of fairness, honest cooperation, advanced sense of social responsibility. In order something like this to succeed, it should be grassroots; and on the web. Then mainstream politics could follow, framing the drive with 'political solutions'. In the social networks era, cross-country political initiatives need to start from the base.
On-going online democracy could prove much more powerful than any old fashioned political initiative; Europe needs to understand this as well.


Jazz bassist Ron Carter wants you!
After he and his quartet (piano, Renee Rosnes; drums, Payton Crossley; and percussion, Rolando Marales-Matos) confirmed why the 75-year old has long been regarded as the number one jazz bassist in the world today, Ron Carter could have emerged from the stage beaming, pleased by the audience's standing-O and constant outpouring of applause and adoration for the legend.
His swift candor resonated with the backstage group (some even chuckling) that was assembled in the press area, both Blacks and Whites.
The Saturday night audience had the good fortune of hearing Carter perform enough good melodies that everyone took every one of them home. After welcoming the crowd to the quartet's fourth night of a tour that began in Shanghai, China, Carter opened with "You and the Night and the Music" from one of his newer recordings.
The 90-minute set doubled as a lesson on what today's jazz bassists should sound like. As tall and handsomely bearded as ever, Carter 'instructed' the audience on recognizable but brilliant versions of standards like "Seven Steps to Heaven" and "Sketches of Spain" as well as tunes from his enormous discography.
All one could exclaim after each of his solos was "Wow!" in disbelief at the beauty of what was played as well as the ease with which he plucked the strings.
Along with 'big bass brothers' Leroy Vinnegar, Milt Hinton, Paul Chambers and Ray Brown, Ron Carter is among the most prolific, most influential, most recorded jazz bassists of all time. With more than 2,000 albums to his credit, he has performed with virtually every major jazz artist, past and present, a very short list including Cannonball Adderley, Tommy Flanagan, Dexter Gordon, Lena Horne, Wes Montgomery and, most notably, from 1963–1968, with the Miles Davis Quintet, as a member of the quintessential jazz group of those days.
Most recently, after 18 years on the faculty of the music department of The City College of New York (CCNY), he's now Distinguished Professor Emeritus there.
Thankfully for jazz lovers, as a performer, he remains as active as ever. So do yourself — and Ron — a favor: Come out and see him the next time he's in town.


Luke, guitarist of Cardiff metal band Shaped by Fate, playing at Clwb Ifor Bach. The gig was a farewell to drummer Owen who was playing his last show.
This shot was primarily for my portfolio and was taken with standard slow synch flash. Dingy, sweaty clubs don't offer perfect lighting or press areas so it was taken from the crowd. This is a great time to use a prime lens so you can keep your other arm free to hold back crowd surfers and fans!
About three years ago, during my final year at university, I began supplying photographs to my university paper; this led to a couple of commissions from music magazines. After graduating in 2005 I took on a number of part time jobs to subsidise my photography income, but over the last eight to nine months I've managed to drum up enough business to work full time as a freelance photographer.
Much of my current work comes from the music industry for magazines such as Future Music and NME. Through South West News Service I regularly send images to the national press, covering events like Glastonbury and Download festivals. I also do PR shoots and some commercial work for small businesses too.


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John 5 & The Creatures at Reggies in Chicago, IL
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Interview with Rawrb from Psychostick
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3 Doors Down at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, MI
Gary Pahlow
3 Doors Down brought Us and the Night tour to Grand Rapids with Pop Evil and Red Sun Rising. (more…)...
Queensryche at the O2 Academy Islington in London, UK
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Queensryche proves yet again that they are still one of metal's greatest bands with another powerful performance. (more…)...
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Southern rock heavyweights Gov't Mule and Blackberry Smoke hit Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on the first leg of their 2016 Smokin' Mule tour. (more…)...
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The Struts hit Saint Andrew's Hall with Dorothy for a night of partying and rock n' roll with the Motor City crowd. (more…)...
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Prophets and Outlaws skip the shootout at high noon to take a smooth ride into the sunset on V, their latest, easy-going EP. (more…)...
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#ifndef CPL_AWS_INCLUDED_H
#define CPL_AWS_INCLUDED_H

#include "cpl_string.h"

CPLString CPLGetAWS_SIGN4_Authorization(const CPLString& osSecretAccessKey,
                                        const CPLString& osAccessKeyId,
                                        const CPLString& osAccessToken,
                                        const CPLString& osAWSRegion,
                                        const CPLString& osService,
                                        const CPLString& osVerb,
                                        const CPLString& osHost,
                                        const CPLString& osCanonicalURI,
                                        const CPLString& osCanonicalQueryString,
                                        const CPLString& osXAMZContentSHA256,
                                        const CPLString& osTimestamp);

CPLString CPLGetLowerCaseHexSHA256( const void *pabyData, size_t nBytes );
CPLString CPLGetLowerCaseHexSHA256( const CPLString& osStr );

CPLString CPLGetAWS_SIGN4_Timestamp();

CPLString CPLAWSURLEncode(const CPLString& osURL, bool bEncodeSlash = true);

#ifdef HAVE_CURL

#include <curl/curl.h>
#include <map>

class VSIS3HandleHelper
{
        CPLString m_osURL;
        CPLString m_osSecretAccessKey;
        CPLString m_osAccessKeyId;
        CPLString m_osSessionToken;
        CPLString m_osAWSS3Endpoint;
        CPLString m_osAWSRegion;
        CPLString m_osBucket;
        CPLString m_osObjectKey;
        bool m_bUseHTTPS;
        bool m_bUseVirtualHosting;
        std::map<CPLString, CPLString> m_oMapQueryParameters;

        static bool GetBucketAndObjectKey(const char* pszURI, const char* pszFSPrefix,
                                          bool bAllowNoObject,
                                          CPLString &osBucketOut, CPLString &osObjectKeyOut);
        void RebuildURL();

  protected:

    public:
        VSIS3HandleHelper(const CPLString& osSecretAccessKey,
                    const CPLString& osAccessKeyId,
                    const CPLString& osSessionToken,
                    const CPLString& osAWSS3Endpoint,
                    const CPLString& osAWSRegion,
                    const CPLString& osBucket,
                    const CPLString& osObjectKey,
                    bool bUseHTTPS, bool bUseVirtualHosting);
       ~VSIS3HandleHelper();

        static VSIS3HandleHelper* BuildFromURI(const char* pszURI, const char* pszFSPrefix,
                                               bool bAllowNoObject);
        static CPLString BuildURL(const CPLString& osAWSS3Endpoint,
                                  const CPLString& osBucket,
                                  const CPLString& osObjectKey,
                                  bool bUseHTTPS, bool bUseVirtualHosting);

        void ResetQueryParameters();
        void AddQueryParameter(const CPLString& osKey, const CPLString& osValue);
        struct curl_slist* GetCurlHeaders(const CPLString& osVerb,
                                          const void *pabyDataContent = NULL,
                                          size_t nBytesContent = 0);
        bool CanRestartOnError(const char* pszErrorMsg) { return CanRestartOnError(pszErrorMsg, false); }
        bool CanRestartOnError(const char*, bool bSetError);

        const CPLString& GetURL() const { return m_osURL; }
        const CPLString& GetBucket() const { return m_osBucket; }
        const CPLString& GetObjectKey() const { return m_osObjectKey; }
        const CPLString& GetAWSS3Endpoint()const  { return m_osAWSS3Endpoint; }
        const CPLString& GetAWSRegion() const { return m_osAWSRegion; }
        bool GetVirtualHosting() const { return m_bUseVirtualHosting; }
        void SetAWSS3Endpoint(const CPLString &osStr);
        void SetAWSRegion(const CPLString &osStr);
        void SetVirtualHosting(bool b);
        void SetObjectKey(const CPLString &osStr);
};

class VSIS3UpdateParams
{
    public:
        CPLString m_osAWSRegion;
        CPLString m_osAWSS3Endpoint;
        bool m_bUseVirtualHosting;

        VSIS3UpdateParams(const CPLString& osAWSRegion = "",
                          const CPLString& osAWSS3Endpoint = "",
                          bool bUseVirtualHosting = false) :
            m_osAWSRegion(osAWSRegion),
            m_osAWSS3Endpoint(osAWSS3Endpoint),
            m_bUseVirtualHosting(bUseVirtualHosting) {}
};

#endif /* HAVE_CURL */

#endif /* CPL_AWS_INCLUDED_H */

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The Memorandum of Understanding between the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and the URPP Global Change and Biodiveristy of the University of Zurich has been signed and exchanged on the 20 January 2014 at the FRIM in Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Reflections on some sunglasses, the awesome fleet of Rolls Royces at the Peninsula Hotel and the great Chanel outdoor advert.
At the Hullett House Hotel in TST, Kowloon they have some great guns on display, which obviously don't work (pity really!) - this used to be the Marine Police Headquarters, hence the guns.
A noonday gun is still fired daily in Hong Kong, just not this one.
Just part of the fleet of Rolls Royce Phantoms at the Peninsula Hotel - travel in style to and from the airport.
Nice boat, it's not mine!
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Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by TJBass, Apr 15, 2002.
Which should I get? I heard somewhere that the MIM jazz pickups were the same not matter if they were neck or bridge pickups but my bridge pickup is slightly longer? Any info? BTW my Jazz is brandnew and has the vintage style knobs if that helps with what year it was born.
I got a used Mexi-Jazz last year. Nice instrument, but yes, the stock pickups were weak! I solved that problem by replacing them with a set of Fender American Standard pickups. Ahhh.... MUCH better!
Up until the 2001 models, the MIM did have two neck pickups and strat style knobs. So, in order to put in any normal sized replacements, you had to file out the bridge cavity so the pickup would fit in the route.
They fixed that problem on the newest models. Now the bridge pickup is the correct size, which means you should have no trouble dropping in some replacements.
I opted for the Seymour Duncan "Vintage" pickups. They are noiseless and cheap, and offer very nice cut and punch. THey have a nice warm sound to them. I will buy Barts once I can afford to spend the extra cash. I would have waited, but I couldnt stand the forsaken buzz with the stock pickups!
What did you pay for the SD Vintage pickups and are these the "Antiquities?"
Are there any pickups that are as good but a little cheaper?
Sets of DiMarzio Model J's can be found for $89. If money is an issue, however, I would suggest saving up for a decent set. You can expect to pay at least for the DiMarzio's if you want to see any marked improvment in your tone.
Most decent sets of pickups seem to run somewhere around $100 for the set. Seymour Duncan Antiquities are a bit more, at around $150. I put Fender Original '62 pickups in my MIM Fretless Jazz, and I love them. They're very growly and produce plenty of clear, clean highs. I paid about $95 after tax.
Where do you purchase decent pickups at a good price? Shin, where did you get the fender pups?
I have a MIM jazz with two neck pickups...about how much routing do you need to do, and what kind of tools would I need for that?
The amount of routing needed is pretty small. I used a Dremel tool and was able to enlarge the cavity enough to fit the new pickup in just a few minutes. I've heard that others do it in even less time using a small wood chisel.
TJBass - I bought my pickups locally in San Francisco at Gary Brawers Shop on Lafayette street. He has a set of Antiquity IIs as well. I think any shop can order pickups for you though. Where are you located?
I got rid of the strat knobs and put on a black pickguard, BTW. and it's remarkable how much happier I am with the appearance of my bass.
I managed to install a American bridge pickup into my 2000 MIM fretless with no modifications. It's tight, but it fits.
I put a set of Dimarzio DP123's in my American Jazz. I like the low-mid punch out of these better then the stock, and they're only $90 a set at Muscian's Friend.


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Whether your child is 4, 3 or even 6 months old there are a few must-haves when flying with little ones that will keep the flight a bit more sane. Some of these items are a given, while others may be new to you (especially if you've never flown with a little one before). Know someone in need of these tips? Pass it on!
Since a carrier serves a different purpose — to hold your child close to you and allow you free hands — this is another key travel item. With your baby or toddler in the carrier you can breeze through airport security, and you have your hands free to push your stroller filled with all your other items, or pull your luggage — making travel a bit easier if you're doing the venture alone. Another plus for parents of littles who walk is that they won't be able to run off through the airport if their snuggled into your chest or back (and yes, kids even escape the stroller to do this).
Have a breastfeeding baby? Your snacks are built in! Otherwise, baby food in a pouch, dried fruits, nuts (if no allergies and of a safe age), and crackers make great snacks for take off and landing to help with the elevation changes.
From baby rattles and board books to thin paper books from the dollar section of Target, activities can be a sanity saver on a long flight. Keep these items thin and as lightweight as possible. If your child watches movies, download a few of their favorites to your phone or tablet ahead of time so that you don't need to pay for inflight wireless.
Babies and kids are accident prone, and no one likes sitting in a seat for five hours with a spill on their lap (or poop explosion situation on their clothes), so a change of clothes are a must for parents with littles. If you're flight was super early in the morning and your kiddo leaves in her pajamas the spare outfit will give her something to wear later as well.
Flights get a bit chilly at times so it's best to bring your child's favorite blanket for chilly moments, to use as a pillow, for breastfeeding, or to just snuggle with.
If you're packing light then you may plan on purchasing diapers and wipes at your destination to use during your trip, but be sure to bring a good amount aboard the flight (about 1 diapers per 2 hours plus 2 more) if your little isn't potty trained.
It's a given that all of the previously mentioned items will be going in a carry on bag of sorts, but some families also opt to avoid the luggage fee at airports by packing light luggage so they can bring aboard some carry on luggage instead. If you do this you won't need to pack spare clothing in your other carry on, which would go at your feet.
A lovely reader brought up that car seats were not included in this list! It's wonderful when readers comment on posts and add insight, which brings us to this edit in this post. Car seats are most definitely a must when traveling. Due to the impact car seats may experience if checked with baggage, or even at the gate, it's recommended that children bring their car seat on the plane and sit in them at a window seat. (This is also more secure than holding a baby in the event of an accident since the baby could be let go of or smashed.) Some parents opt to rent a car seat at their destination instead of lugging one around, which is a personal decision. But, you don't know the condition of a car seat unless it's your own. I bought a $30 car seat travel use that is airplane approved (a must if taking a seat on a plane), light, secure, and I don't worry about replacing it if there's damage to it or it gets mucked up since it was cheap.
Thank you for your comment, Taryn! Yes, snacks are a must.
Have to add the car seat to the list.
Yes, a car seat is a must! Thank you, Jeramy.


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