BAY POST INTERNET: Who will buy the Tampa Bay Times?
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said, "The media ownership regulations of 2017 should match the media marketplace of 2017"
In a major change of policy, the Federal Communications Commission recently relaxed its media ownership rules to allow broadcasters and cable companies to own local newspapers.
From recent activities, it is widely known that the Tampa Bay Times has been in a financial quandary for some time. The Times has struggled with dwindling revenues from newspaper advertising and has not been able to develop and monetize a successful on-line presence.
Privately held in a complicated arrangement with the Poynter Institute, the Times most recent round or rescue financing has raised a number of questions about the newspaper's independence.
The Tampa Bay Times needs a buyer, and these changes in the FCC ownership rules may have dealt the Times and the Poynter Institute a market with a lot of money and a serious interest in print/online properties.
WFLA-TV, virtual channel 8 (VHF digital channel 7), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Tampa, Florida, United States and also serving the nearby city of St. Petersburg. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, as part of a duopoly with St. Petersburg-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WTTA.
2015 US revenues $896.4 million USD.
WTSP, virtual and VHF digital channel 10, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and also serving Tampa. Owned by Tegna, Inc., WTSP maintains studio facilities located on Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg, and its transmitter is located in Riverview.
2016 Revenues US $3.3 billion.
WTVT, virtual channel 13 (VHF digital channel 12), is a Fox owned and operated television station licensed to Tampa, Florida, United States and also serving the nearby city of St. Petersburg. Owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, WTVT maintains studio facilities located on West Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa, and its transmitter is located in Riverview.
Twenty-First Century Fox reported revenue of $28.5 billion for fiscal 2017.
operator in the United States by subscribers, just behind Comcast, and third largest pay TV operator behind Comcast and AT&T U-verse/DirecTV. It is the fifth largest telephone provider based upon residential subscriber line count.
Most recent revenue 2013 US $4,761.576 million.
It is not the local operations but the large corporations that own them who would be interested a broadcast, internet, regional print combo that could be a veritable media powerhouse in the Tampa Bay area. A one-stop shop for major media buys.
There was a time not too long ago that broadcast and especially Internet companies proposing a merger or buyout would have been not so politely shown the door at the Times.
Things are different now. Revenues are dropping. Real property has been sold to keep the newspaper afloat. Concessions to those with money, power and their own interests have been made to secure additional financing.
Staffing is down, and over-all journalistic quality is suffering.
The wolf is no longer at the door, he is roaming the halls.
This move by the FCC has given the real values of troubled print operations a temporary shot in the arm. In a media market like Tampa Bay, competition to acquire the Times could turn into a momentary bidding war.
All of this will last only for a short time. As soon as the media moguls get over the "my newspaper is bigger than your newspaper" the values of what's left will fall through the floor.
Now may very well be the time for Tash and his band of cohorts to take the money, set up an endowment for the Pointer Institute, pay off the creditors and call it a day.
After all of that is done there may not be much left to spread around among the good old boys at the Times, but it is far better than a bankruptcy or fire sale where there is only one bid and when they open the envelope, the bid is from Peter Schorsch.


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July 26, 2017 6:31 AM AI Doomsday: Should You Be Worried About the Rise of Artificial Intelligence?
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July 24, 2017 9:30 AM Microsoft signals end of Paint program
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July 12, 2017 4:36 PM Why blocked Twitter users are suing President Trump
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July 11, 2017 7:45 AM Trump Jr. admits he wanted info on Clinton from Russian
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July 9, 2017 12:59 PM Trump: US must work with Russia, move past election issues
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July 7, 2017 8:11 PM The Trump-Putin Bromance Is Back On
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text:
Part 1 - Introduction to Node.js
================================

What is node.js? Why node.js?
-----------------------------

[Node.js](http://nodejs.org) is a runtime environment and library for
running JavaScript applications outside the browser. Node.js is mostly
used to run real-time server applications and shines through its
performance using non-blocking I/O and asynchronous events. A complete
web ecosystem has been built around node.js with several web app
frameworks and protocol implementations available for usage. It's
definitely one of the easiest and fastest way to develop real-time
applications on the web today.

Why use node.js? One word answer: JavaScript. JavaScript is an extremely
popular language and is credited with being one of the driving forces
that turned the web into the dynamic wonderland that it is today. What
you can do in a browser nowadays, rivals all others!

JavaScript arose on the frontend but - thanks to the V8 JavaScript
engine and the work of Ryan Dahl - you can now run networked JavaScript
applications outside of the browser precisely to build web apps. Node.js
lets you unify the programming language used by your app - no longer do
you need a different language for your backend, you can use JavaScript
throughout. If your background is in building and design websites and
web app frontends in HTML, CSS and JavaScript, you don't need to pick up
another language to develop complex data-driven back-ends for your apps.

Node.js plays a critical role in the advancement of WebSockets as a
method for real-time communication between the front and back ends. The
use of WebSockets and the libraries building on that protocol such as
Socket.IO have really pushed what is expected of web applications and
lets us developers explore new ways to create the web.

Setting up node.js on Windows 8
-------------------------------

To get started, you will need a reasonably up to date machine, I will be
showing you how to install Node.js on Windows 8.1.

Firstly, you will need to download and install the node.js runtime. You
can download the current version 0.10.30 (as of this writing) here:
[http://nodejs.org/download/](http://nodejs.org/download/). Choosing the
Windows Installer is one of the easiest ways to get started.

Alternatively, if you're a fan of [Chocolatey](http://chocolatey.org/),
the package manager for Windows, you can install node by running:

`choco install nodejs.install`

You should double check that the node executable has been added to your
PATH system environment variable. [Watch this
video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9pg2FHeoq8), if you want to see
how to change your environment variables on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
You will want to make sure the following folder has been added to the
PATH variable:

`C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\`

If you go to your Command Prompt and type in node –h, you should see the
help documentation for the node executable displayed.

Along with Node.js, [NPM](https://www.npmjs.org/), the system used to
manage node packages, should be installed and available on the Command
Prompt as well. Simply type in npm –h, you should see the help
documentation for NPM displayed.

If you encounter an error similar to this one:

`Error: ENOENT, stat 'C:\Users\someuser\AppData\Roaming\npm'`

The resolution is to create a folder at the path specified above, as
shown in this
[StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25093276/nodejs-windows-error-enoent-stat-c-users-rt-appdata-roaming-npm)
question. This is only an issue in the latest node.js installer and
should be resolved by next release. You can create the folder like so:

`mkdir -r C:\Users\someuser\AppData\Roaming\npm`

Why use Visual Studio 2013? Node Tools for Visual Studio!
---------------------------------------------------------

With Node.js installed, it's time to select a development tool. Of
course, you are free to use any editing tool you want but why use a
glorified notepad when you can experience the full power of
enterprise-grade integrated development environments like [Visual
Studio](http://www.visualstudio.com/). **You get it for free to boot!**

Now what's cool about Node Tools for Visual Studio is that is adds
Node.js support for editing, Intellisense, performance profiling, npm,
TypeScript, Debugging locally and remotely (including on
Windows/MacOS/Linux), as well Azure Web Sites and Cloud Service.

Throughout these tutorials, I will be using Visual Studio 2013 to
develop, debug and deploy node, you are welcome to use any
development tool you wish. If you want to use Visual Studio, You can
download any of the following editions of Visual Studio and then install
the free [Node Tools for Visual
Studio](http://nodejstools.codeplex.com/releases/view/119433).

-   **[THIS ONE IS FREE]** Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition. [Download
    here](https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/vs2013-community-vs.aspx).

-   Visual Studio 2013 Pro or higher (requires Update 2)

-   Visual Studio 2012 Pro or higher (requires Update 4)

Don't forget to install the free [Node Tools for Visual
Studio](http://nodejstools.codeplex.com/releases/view/119433).

Starting a new node.js project in Visual Studio
-----------------------------------------------

*Note: Screenshots show Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate.*

Starting a new node.js project is fairly straight forward.

1.  You want to boot Visual Studio and go to the File > New > Project
    menu item.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 1 - Screenshot 1.png)

2.  You will want to go to Installed > Templates > JavaScript menu
    item on the left and select Blank Node.js Web Application on the
    right. Choose a location and name for your project and press OK.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 1 - Screenshot 2.png)

3.  You will be presented with the following screen, feel free to
    explore Visual Studio at this point. You will want to open the
    generated server.js file in the Solution Explorer (on the right
    typically but may be located elsewhere on your screen.)

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 1 - Screenshot 3.png)

4.  You can now debug your node web application in your preferred
    browser.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 1 - Screenshot 4.png)

Hello World in Node.js
----------------------

As is typical in other languages, the generated code example shows you
how to output "Hello World" in the browser. Let me explain how the
generated code in server.js works line by line. **Note: As stated in
this tutorial series description, I am assuming you have a knowledge of
JavaScript, HTML5 and how HTTP/the Internet work.*

**Line 1**

```node
var http = require('http');
```

Node.js has a simple module and dependencies loading system. You simply
call the function "require" with the path of the file or directory
containing the module you would like to load at which point a variable
is returned containing all the exported functions of that module.

**Line 2**

```node
var port = process.env.port || 1337;
```

On this line, we want to determine on which port the HTTP server serving
the HTML should run. If a port number is specified in the environment
variables, we will use that one or we will simply use 1337.

**Line 3**

```node
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
```

We want to create a server to handle HTTP requests. We will also pass
the createServer function a function callback containing two parameters
to a handle each individual request and return a response. Take a look
at Michael Vollmer's
[article](http://recurial.com/programming/understanding-callback-functions-in-javascript/)
if you've never encountered callback functions in JavaScript. The
request received is passed in the req parameter and the response is
expected to written to the res parameter.

**Line 4**

```node
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
```

Any HTTP response requires a status-line and headers, to learn more
about HTTP headers and how they work check out this
[article](http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/http-headers-for-dummies--net-8039).
In this case, we want to return 200 OK as the status response and to
specify the content-type as plain text. We specify this by calling the
writeHead function on the response object.

**Line 5**

```node
res.end('Hello World\n');
```

Once we are done writing the response we want to call the end function.
We can also pass the final content through the end function, in this
case we want to send the string "Hello World" in plain text.

**Line 6**

```node
}).listen(port);
```

We close off the callback and call the function listen at the port we
defined earlier, this will start the server and start accepting requests
sent to the defined port.

To see the result, you can start debugging by pressing on the button
shown in the previous screenshot. You can see "Hello World" in the
browser.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 1 - Screenshot 5.png)

Voila! You have now successfully run a node.js app on Windows 8.1 using
Visual Studio 2013.

Part 2 – Welcome to Express with Node.js and Azure
==================================================

What is Express?
----------------

Express is a minimal, open source and flexible node.js web app framework
designed to make developing websites, web apps and APIs much easier.

Why use Express?
----------------

Express helps you respond to requests with route support so that you may
write responses to specific URLs. Express allows you to support multiple
templating engines to simplify generating HTML.

You will want to make sure node.js is properly installed and ready, take
a look at Part 1.

Let's Get Started
-----------------

Starting a new node.js project is fairly straight forward.

1.  You want to boot Visual Studio and go to the File > New > Project
    menu item.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 1.png)

2.  You will want to go to Installed > Templates > JavaScript menu
    item on the left and select Basic Windows Azure Express Application
    on the right. Choose a location and name for your project and press
    OK.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 2.png)

3.  A popup will appear notifying you that dependencies defined in
    package.json need to be installed using NPM the package manager.
    Take a look at an explanation of NPM
    [here](http://dailyjs.com/2012/05/03/windows-and-node-1/).

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 3.png)

4.  A project will be generated that includes a file called app.js. We
    will start there.

Explanation of app.js
---------------------

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 4.png)

**Lines 6 through 10**

Lines 6 through 10 load various modules including express, http and
path. What's interesting is that we also load a module called routes
(which will be explained later) and a module in the routes folder called
user.

**Line 12**

On this line, we called the function express() which will create our app
this app will be used when we decide to create a HTTP Server and it will
be the object containing all the properties of our web application as
well as the mapping between the URL received in a request and the
function handling its response.

**Line 15 through 17**

On these lines, we set various configuration parameters such as what
port the server will run on (line 15) and in which directory the
template html files will be found (line 16). On line 17, we specify the
templating engine that we want to use, in this case
[Jade](http://jade-lang.com/). Jade is a popular templating engine that
makes writing HTML extremely easy and without the extraneous syntax
requirements of angle brackets (<>). You can change the templating
engine to simply return HTML as is and not do anything further by
replacing Line 17 with the following code:

`app.set('view engine', 'html');`

**Line 18 through 23**

On these lines, we set various configuration parameters. You can find
the meaning of each individual parameter by taking a look at the [API
documentation](http://expressjs.com/4x/api.html#express). The
explanation of these configuration parameters is not required for this
tutorial.

**Line 24 and 25**

These lines are interesting as it is where we specify middleware to
handle [Stylus](http://learnboost.github.io/stylus/) CSS sheets and
HTML. Middleware is a layer that is automatically inserted into the
function calls between receiving the request and returning a response.
In this case, we are asking express to run the stylus middleware and the
static middleware for all requests in which the URL specific a path
inside the public folder of our project. We use to this server CSS and
JavaScript verbatim and not execute a request function for that URL.

**Line 27 through 30**

In these lines, we are specifying to express to handle errors if the
environment is set as development and not production. You don't have to
worry about these lines.

**Line 32, 33**

In these lines, we are finally mapping a URL path in a HTTP request to a
specific function to handling the response. We will get back to this
shortly.

**Line 35 through 38**

In these lines, we create a HTTP server and specify the port, along with
a callback on success to say the server has been started.

Routing
-------

Routing and how to properly do routes is a controversial topic and there
is no correct answer. There are plenty of modules implementing routing
for Express and node.js, each with a different flavor and structure. We
will stick to the routing engine packaged with Express. In app.js, we
already specified the routing engine and we import the route modules
from the route directory. We added the routes in line 32-33. In other
words, we mapped the URL in the browser to the function on the server
that will respond to that request. Those functions that will handle the
requests are in the routes directory. Let's take a look at index.js.

```node
exports.index = function(req, res){
  res.render('index', { title: 'Express' });
};
```

It's just three lines but those three lines do a ton of work. Line 1
adds a function called index to the exports variable. The exports
variable is created by Node.js every time a module is loaded to allow
you to pass functions and variables to other modules, in this case, the
app.js module.

The function index takes two parameters, req and res. If you recall from Part 1 the req parameter held the request received and the res parameter holds
a variable to which you write your response. In this case, we are
executing the render function in the response variable which takes two
parameters. The first is the parameter that specifies the view to use
(the view is a file in the views directory) and the extension of the
file is not required so index will make to index.jade. The second
parameter is an object containing data that can be inserted into the
jade template.

The Index Template
------------------

The index.jade template is a whole different language that will not be
explained in this tutorial. A knowledge of HTML is required for this
entire tutorial series and in this case you will notice that the jade
templating language maps almost always directly to HTML.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 5.png)

With the exception of the "block" and "extends" keywords, the other
keywords are signify exactly the same thing as in HTML. This template
will be converted by jade middleware we loaded into the following HTML.

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Express</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/stylesheets/style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Express</h1>
    <p>Welcome to Express</p>
</body>
</html>
```

You will notice that the H1 tag that was generated contains the value of
title that we passed previously in the render function. You will also
notice it was inserted into the p tag directly in line with the text.
You will also undoubtedly notice that the entire HTML generated includes
things not mapped in Jade. That is where the "extends" keyword comes in.
In this case, we chose to extend the layout.jade file.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 6.png)

You'll notice that the "block content" reappears in both files, this is
used by jade to specify that this block of HTML goes here (in the
layout.jade file) and this is what it looks like (in the index.jade
file).

In the layout.jade file, you will notice a link to a style.css file
which seemingly does not exist in our initial project. This file is
generated from the style.styl code using the Stylus middleware as we set
it up in app.js

There you have it! How we go from app.js to a route defining the
response and to finally the view declaring what that response looks
like. If you choose to run the web app locally by clicking on the debug
button (you can choose a different browser by clicking the dropdown
button on the right).

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 7.png)

When pressed, this will start a node.js server and open Internet
Explorer to the root URL.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 8.png)

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 9.png)

Creating REST APIs with Express
--------------------------------

A REST API defines a set of URLs that developers can use to manipulate data or issue commands
from a client or browser using HTTP protocols such as GET and POST. Responses for REST APIs are
typically returned in JSON or XML data format. Express makes it very easy for us to create a typical
REST API.

Let's say we had a data model (perhaps a model representing a dog) and you want JavaScript running
on the client side or in your browser to be able to get, create, read, update, delete dogs in your
database. A typical REST API will need expose to a set of URLs to be able to perform the above.

```
GET /api/dogs <- Gets dogs
GET /api/dogs/id <- Gets a specific dog by ID a.k.a. read
POST /api/dogs <- Creates a dog
PUT /api/dogs/id <- Updates a dog
DELETE /api/dogs/id <- Deletes a dog
```

In Express, when you define your routes, you can map it to a URL like above:

```node

var app = express();
app.get('/api/dogs', function (req, res) {
    res.json({message:'dogs dogs dogs'});
});
app.get('/api/dogs/:id', function (req, res) {
    console.log(req.param('id'));
    res.json({message:'dog'});
});
app.post('/api/dogs/', function (req, res) {
    res.json({message:'created dog'});
});
app.put('/api/dogs/:id', function (req, res) {
    console.log(req.param('id'));
    res.json({message:'update dog'});
});
app.delete('/api/dogs/:id', function (req, res) {
    console.log(req.param('id'));
    res.json({message:'deleted dog'});
});
```

By returning a response with `.json()`, Express will set the `Content-Type` to `application\json` and
format your JavaScript object into valid JSON which your client-side can reinterpret as an object.

That's all it takes to create a REST API with Express.

Publishing to Azure (for those using Visual Studio)
---------------------------------------------------

Now that we've got an express-based node.js app working, let's deploy it
to the cloud in a few clicks. You can deploy to any cloud that supports
node.js among them [Nodejitsu](https://www.nodejitsu.com/),
[Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/), [Engine
Yard](https://www.engineyard.com/). I will be using Microsoft Azure as I
can run a node.js website on there for free.

You can sign up for a free trial of Microsoft Azure
[here](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/). You will
get $220 to spend on all Azure services. For the service we are using,
[Azure Websites](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/websites/),
you can actually run 10 websites without spending a dime.

1.  Once you've got your Azure account setup, we will go back to the IDE
    and right click on the express project and select the Publish item
    from the menu.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 10.png)

2.  The Publish menu item will open a wizard with a few options, you
    will want to select the target Microsoft Azure Websites.

3.  You will be asked to sign in at this step, please use the same
    Microsoft Account here as you did on the Azure sign up.

4.  You will want to press New to create a new Azure website or if you
    already have one created, you can simply select it from the
    dropdown.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 12.png)

5.  You will want to fill up the fields in the wizard (just like below),
    make sure to choose a unique site name and press Create.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 13.png)

6.  You will be faced with a pre-filled wizard with a **Publish** bottom
    at the button, press Publish

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 14.png)

**YOU ARE DONE! YOU ARE NOW PUBLISHED TO THE AZURE CLOUD!**

Take a tour of the Azure Websites in the [Azure
portal](http://manage.windowsazure.com). You can watch a [video
here](http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Azure-Web-Sites-Deep-Dive/01).

*Note: if you encounter errors publishing, be sure to place your project
closer to the root of the drive to avoid temporary copying errors.*

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 15.png)

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 2 - Screenshot 16.png)

Part 3 – The Finale and Debugging Remote Node Apps!
===================================================

Deploying to Azure!
-------------------

Now that we've got our node.js app working, let's
deploy it to the cloud in a few clicks. You can deploy to any cloud that
supports node.js. I will be using Microsoft Azure as I can run a node.js
website on there for free.

You can sign up for a free trial of Microsoft
Azure [here](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/). You
will get $220 to spend on all Azure services. For the service we are
using, [Azure
Websites](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/websites/), you can
actually run 10 websites without spending a dime.

1.  Once you've got your Azure account setup, we will go back to the IDE
    and right click on the project and select the Publish item from the
    menu.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 6 - Screenshot 1.png)

2.  The Publish menu item will open a wizard with a few options, you
    will want to select the target Microsoft Azure Websites.

3.  You will be asked to sign in at this step, please use the same
    Microsoft Account here as you did on the Azure sign up.

4.  You will want to press New to create a new Azure website or if you
    already have one created, you can simply select it from the
    dropdown.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 6 - Screenshot 2.png)

5.  You will want to fill up the fields in the wizard (just like below),
    make sure to choose a unique site name and press Create.

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 6 - Screenshot 3.png)

6.  You will be faced with a pre-filled wizard with a **Publish** bottom
    at the button, press Publish

![](images/BLOG POST - Part 6 - Screenshot 4.png)

**WE HAVE DEPLOYED TO THE CLOUD BUT THE WORK IS NOT OVER YET!**

### Enabling WebSockets in Azure Websites

There is a few things you need to do to ensure that WebSockets is
enabled in your Website. If you want more detailed steps or FAQ, be sure
to [visit this
page](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/web-sites-nodejs-chat-app-socketio/).

First, you will need to enable WebSockets from the azure command-line or
the Configuration tab, like so:

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Second, you will want to modify your web.config file and the following
line to the system.webServer XML element.

`<webSocket enabled="false" />`

It may seem counterintuitive, but this disables the IIS WebSockets
module, which includes its own implementation of WebSockets and
conflicts with Node.js specific WebSockets modules such as Socket.IO.

Debugging Remote Node Apps
--------------------------

Node Tools for Visual Studio comes with several advanced debugging
features such as conditional breakpoints, "hit count" breakpoints,
tracepoints and remote debugging support for Windows, Linux and MacOSX.
Read more
[here](http://nodejstools.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=AdvancedDebugging).

### Connecting to Remote Node Instances

NTVS has special support for remote debugging of code running on Azure
Web Sites. Unlike simple remote debugging, the target machine is not
directly accessible over TCP, but NTVS comes with a WebSocket proxy for
the debugging protocol that exposes the debugger protocol via HTTP. When
you create a new Windows Azure project, the proxy is fully configured
for you in Web.Debug.config, and will be enabled on the web site if you
publish your project in the "Debug" configuration by following the next
couple of steps.

1.  Right click on the project and select the Publish item from the
    menu.

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2.  Select the Settings tab on the left and be sure to choose the
    "Debug" configuration from the dropdown.

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3.  Press Publish.

Once your project is properly deployed and web sockets are enabled, you
can attach to the web site from Server Explorer. If you do not have the
Server Explorer window open, you can open it via View → Server Explorer.
Then, locate your web site under Windows Azure → Web Sites, and
right-click on it. If it is running, and your project has been deployed
to it using the Debug configuration, you should see the "Attach Debugger
(Node.js)" command in the context menu.

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### Reading Logs and Streaming Logs

If you want to stream the latest logs, it's quite easy! All you have to
do is right click on your website in the Server Explorer and press View
Stream Logs

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Conclusion
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Voila! There you have it!

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Solo Review: Fantastic Factories
Fantastic Factories is an entry-level engine building/dice placement game in which players build buildings for their factories and race to produce goods. The winner is determined by who has the most victory points, and both goods and the prestige values on buildings are worth VP. The end of the game is triggered when someone has either built 10 buildings or produced 12 goods.
On a given turn, each player has a chance to draft from two market rows. You can either take a blueprint card for free, giving yourself a chance to build it later, or you can sacrifice a card with a matching symbol to hire a contractor and gain an immediate one-time bonus. After the market phase, players can perform their turns simultaneously. During play, everyone rolls four dice and then assigns those dice as "workers" based on their value. Dice can be used to draw more blueprints, gain resources, or power cards that have already been built. Ideally, you will be able to build up a nice tableau that allows you to fire off pretty impressive combos on your turn. To place new building cards in your tableau, you will need to pay the resource cost for that building, which will be one card from your hand with a matching symbol (yes, you pay for cards with other cards!) plus some combination of resources. Once everyone has done all that they can do, it's back to the market phase!
Fantastic Factories does come with a relatively simple solo variant. While your own turn will basically proceed as normal, the AI acts as a timer and has a very streamlined turn. As a solo player, you will roll four white dice included in the game. On the AI turn, you roll five colored dice—one for each type of building, plus a green die that determines the AI's build action. Based on the result of the green die, the AI will either add a building card to its tableau, or add a building and then clear one of the market rows. Each die color determines whether the AI will produce a good—and the more buildings of a given color the AI has, the more goods it is likely to produce for that building type. You can adjust the difficulty of the AI by starting the game with more or fewer buildings already in its tableau.
There is no question that Fantastic Factories is very well put-together. The components are quality. The rulebook is clear and nicely laid out. It's possible to set off some pretty cool chain reactions and feel clever, especially if the dice are in your favor.
For me, the dice in this game are a mixed bag. Fantastic Factories is partially about buying and building the right cards, but it's also a game about handling your die rolls, however they turn out. One thing I appreciate about the game is that there is always something to do with your dice, even if it's just gain another resource or blueprint card. Later on, when you've built your engine a bit, you will be better able to mitigate an unlucky roll by using cards or contractors. Still, I had a few too many turns that were boring because my dice didn't give me much to do, especially in the early game when I was trying to rev up.
My main issue with Fantastic Factories, however, is that is well-constructed, but ultimately forgettable. I felt some satisfaction in getting good combos going, but rarely full-on excitement. In an engine-building game like Splendor, which I love to teach my students, or in Gizmos, which I have played a few times and would readily play again, I find myself watching the market like a hawk, just dying to get my hands on the next perfect card for my tableau. But I didn't get that thrill from Fantastic Factories, even though the game is slick and there is nothing mechanically wrong with it. It just doesn't offer enough that is fresh and new.
While it isn't for me, I do think this game has an audience. If you love engine builders or are absolutely dying for one that can be played solo, then Fantastic Factories might be a great match for you.


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I have cautiously preferred community of layyah city for cultural analysis paper because I am zealous to be the part of that community. I have acquaintance with the community of layyah because I am the part of that area .currently I am living in Islamabad because I am doing my post RN Bsc N from PIMS college of nursing I used to visit there every year in my summer vacations during early age of my school and still now. Layyah District (formerly spelled as Leiah) is bounded to the North by Bhakkar District, to the east by Jhang District. The Indus River flows to its Western side across which lies district Dera Ghazi Khan and to the south Muzaffargarh District.
People of layyah adoring me since my childhood, due to their humble way of living, dressing, food and particularly I like the language which those people use, known as Punjabi, the major language which is spoken that's saraiki which is one of the sweetest language in Pakistan. I have adequate knowledge about their cultural aspects. Life is so demanding, we have to achieve so many assignment even we cannot fulfill our own longings. But my Post RN academic requirement fulfill this desire, now we have been given an assignment of scholarly article by Sir Shafique for cultural analysis and I have been given sufficient time to discover about the community to whom I am going to culturally analyze.
I have made some struggle to write a cultural analysis paper about the community of layyah. Majority of people in Layyah are native speakers of Saraiki language. Urdu and Punjabi is also understood and spoken. The medium of education is Urdu and English. The district had a population of 1,520,951 of which only 20.47% are urban in 2005.layyah is city of edocation.
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The medium of education is Urdu and English. There be present many schools and colleges but there is no university in my community. The people celebrate auspicious events like Eids very enthusiastically and with religious eagerness.
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Dowry system has affected our community.The people of my city are very meticulous and competent. They wear simple clothes according to their culture. Muslims and Christian live together in a peaceful atmosphere in our community. There is only one hospital namely DHQ in the city which cannot cater to the needs of the people. So, people are facing many problems concerning their health. We request the health authorities especially the Chief Minister of Punjab, to provide more healthcare facilities to people so that they do not undergo survival on account of health issues and concentrate their attention on nation-building activities.Mostly people of my community are poor.
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12 February 2019, CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW priced its new senior 5-year EUR 500 mln 5.15% Eurobond issue.
The strongest interest was shown by investors from continental Europe (45%): Germany (20%), Switzerland (14%), France (6%) and other countries (5%). The wide international demand was underpinned by investors from the UK and the USA (26%), Southeast Asia and Middle East (4%). The Russian investors' share is 25%. In total, more than 120 orders were received from 19 countries around the world. The book building process was preceded by a series of meetings with institutional investors in Zurich, Frankfurt, Vienna, Paris, London and New York.
As the deal was oversubscribed by almost two times, the coupon rate was lowered by 35 bps against the upper notch of the initial price guidance.
"We are satisfied with the results of our debut euro-denominated Eurobond placement, – commented Vladimir Chubar, Chairman of the Management Board. — Not only have we lengthened our funding base maturity profile, but we have also diversified our liabilities currency-wise and expanded our investor base. Our Bank returned to the international capital market very quickly and met a strong demand – this success confirms foreign investors' hearty appetite for the Bank".
The bonds are to be issued under Rule 144A and Regulation S. The Eurobond is expected to be rated "BB-" by Fitch Ratings and "BB-" by Standard & Poor's.
Citi and Societe Generale acted as global coordinators, while ING, Sova Capital and Gazprombank acted as joint lead managers and bookrunners.
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The grace of God can remove all regret and remorse. It can wipe away our guilt and shame. God's grace can make us a new creation; the old has gone the new has come.
This is the truth that I preach and teach every week. I continually tell broken and hurting people the good news of a God of grace. And yet, I think it is good to hold onto a little of the residue of our past failures.
While I want people to let go of their past sins through the grace of God, I still want them to remember the evil that sin brings into their life. Scripture is not only about a call to salvation, but also to transformation. Believers are to repent which means to change the direction of their life. Forgiveness is the first step on this journey with God, and I pray it motivates us to keep moving forward. Sometimes though, we need a reminder of how bad things once were in our lives.
I know of a lady who keeps a picture of a mangled car on her phone. A few years ago she was almost killed in a collision with a semi-truck. A family member took a photo of the smashed car and sent it to her. She does not keep it because she wants to relive the hurt of that day, but to remind her of how blessed she is to be alive.
Sometimes I want to take a picture of the people before they come to Jesus. I want to get full photographic evidence of their life at that moment. The hurt, the shame, the regret that flow out of their soul, often with tears, over their mistakes. I want that picture so that down the road I can show them.
1. Grace and regret remind us of how far we have come. Those feelings of regret serve to instill how far away from God we once lived. Grace tells us that we no longer live there.
2. Grace and regret remind us of the pain of sin. Regret is that feeling of pain associated with my failures. Grace reminds me that I don't have to carry the full weight forever.
3. Grace and regret motivate us to move forward in faith. Regret helps me to remember the pain of my failure. I do not ever want to do the actions that took me to that point. Grace shows me that I don't have to live that way anymore.
There is this delicate balance of grace and regret in the life of the believer. I want you to experience the full weight of grace in your life. I also want you to hold onto the stain of sin so that you will be motivated to live for God in a new and exciting way.
Today I encourage you to revisit your failures long enough to know how blessed you are right now.


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The New Normal: Living Paycheck to Paycheck
New research shows the majority of Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
By Joe Pye
Inflation is so high, even six-figure earners are living paycheck to paycheck.
Pollsters from fintech companies PYMENTS and LendingClub partnered to quiz Americans on how they feel about their financial situations. More than 4 in 10 earning more than $100,000 annually say they live paycheck to paycheck.
The Paycheck to Paycheck Report was a national survey of more than 3,000 Americans. Back in February, inflation reached a 40- year high, resulting in 3 out of 5 respondents saying it's "increasingly difficult to make ends meet."
"Every day we see Americans relying on credit cards as a crutch," says Anuj Nayar, LendingClub's financial health officer, "which is a horrible way to borrow money if you don't intend to pay off the entire balance at the end of every month."
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The writing's on the wall: it's time to cut back
Just two weeks ago, Debt.com reported Americans are spending 15 percent more than they were before the pandemic. That data was pulled from a national poll of 1,000 Americans by TD Ameritrade.
Most of the overspending was contributed to psychological factors more than a necessity: dining out, entertainment, fast food, and coffee. All of the pent-up demand because so many have been cooped up due to the global health crisis.
The amount those survey respondents earn each year is unclear. What is clear: Inflation has risen to the highest it's been since 1981.
"It's time for consumers in all income brackets and geographies to review their financial situations and look for better ways to manage their cash flow," Nayar says. "Take a long, hard look at ways to trim down unnecessary expenses."
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When you can't control costs – take control of your spending
The more Americans spend, the higher costs of living will go up. When there is a short supply, the more consumers contribute to the demand – the higher prices will increase.
Back in February, Debt.com reported the headline "Americans Are More Scared of Inflation Than COVID." Online insurance marketplace Policygenius polled more than 1,000 Americans on how they felt about their finances. Just under 3 in 5 said they felt anxious – twice as many who said the same about another coronavirus variant.
"While we only have so much control over outside sources of anxiety there are things we can do to ease our financial stressors," Policygenius CEO Jennifer Fitzgerald says, "like making a budget, building an emergency fund, and securing insurance to provide peace of mind for you and your family."
Howard Dvorkin, CPA and chairman of Debt.com, agrees and feels her advice can help combat rising prices.
"One big cause [of inflation] is consumer spending – what you and I buy," Dvorkin said. "We put the strain on the supply chain. We drive prices up when we drive our cars more than we did during the pandemic."
Find out: 5 Ways to Fight Back Against Inflation
As far back as August 2021, Dvorkin publicly went against the popular opinion that inflation would slow down and advised Americans on how to spend more wisely. Here's a brief guide to "keep inflation from deflating your monthly budget."
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Several organizations are switching to cloud services as it offers them numerous benefits in terms of effectiveness as well as price. Cloud services also tend to cut the downtime cost, which is another reason why companies prefer them over the others. Downtime negatively impacts the finances of a company, thus no serious business owner can really afford it. Downtime has its costs and every IT professional is aware of this fact.
When it comes to cloud services, people are of the belief that the third party providers are able to deploy several continuity technologies to ensure maximum outcome. Majority of the SLAs (Service Level Agreements) produced by the cloud service providers guarantee minimum downtime because of unscheduled interruptions. Thus, the flexibility as well as the service level agreements provided by the cloud service companies encourage companies to switch to the cloud and at the same time restores a sense of security.
Even after all this, the primary question that still lingers is whether cloud computing really reduces downtime or not. What's the strategy followed in case of a downtime? What are costs to the organization because of the downtime? People often tend to overlook the costs associated with downtime and they believe that it would be solved by the cloud strategy that has already been prepared. However, if you really want to find out the actual downtime cost then you will have to carry out a few complex calculations.
Cloud presents a very dynamic environment and pricing structure (pay-as-you-go) makes it even more complex to take into consideration every operational cost on the cloud. Thus, you will never be able to calculate the exact costs of downtime. Some of the operational costs associated with cloud services are fees charged and other incidentals like connectivity and staff. Any calculation that you do can change because of the changes in the scale, changes in the contractual prices etc.
SLA with the cloud service provider: Companies that host their services on the cloud need to get into a service level agreement with the cloud service providers – this is a standard practice followed by majority of the companies. The service providers guarantee at some up-time and in case you identify any kind of violation of the agreement, you can demand a compensation for the loss your company had to suffer.
Carry out a risk analysis: Cloud outages and related risk analysis will lead you to understanding the critical assets of the company. You need to find out the chances of an outage that you company might suffer. You also will have to find out whether the outages will affect the company's bottom-line or not. You will also have to design or find out the mitigation strategies that would diminish downtime. You will have to be ready with all these if you wish to enjoy uninterrupted cloud services.
Find out the exact costs associated with an outage: You will have to determine the exact cost or losses that your company has to bear for every outage. Once you are able to determine the costs pertaining to downtime, you will become aware of the investment that you will make for the IT resources and business infrastructure.
Get the on-premise system along with the cloud services – Downtime can be avoided if you host some of the services in the on-premise system. Do not outsource everything as cloud providers do not offer custom services and if you require any kind of special service, you might not get them. Get the on-premise system to run some of your customized services so that you are not entirely dependent on the cloud.
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January 2016. Problems continue with HP301s. We only recommend using compatibles if you know your machines is happy with them.
4 June 2016. Epson 33s - T3351, 3352 etc. In some printers the current supply of compatibles have been locked out by firmware updates. We think it is those printers that have been bought or updated since April 2016.
4 June 2016. Epson Workforce XP 630 and XP 830. New chipped cartridges due late July 2016. We recommend ringing us before purchasing.


In such tumultuous political times as these, Mark Steel certainly has plenty to talk about. He draws the solace of the show's title from Corbyn's "nearly draw" and from the way young people voted, both there and in the Brexit referendum. It turns out he needs that comfort as, on top of political tumult has come personal upheaval in the form of a divorce. He wonders aloud whether he should have saved this show for next year, to give him time to be less bitter, but he keeps on the right side of satirising the process and, by extension, our monetised society. Witty, sharp, and insightful, when he hits the "splenetic rant" button Steel turns it up to 11 like no-one else.
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Top 6 Robotic Applications in Medicine
From www.asme.org -	August 24, 2017 12:30 AM
According to a recent report by Credence Research, the global medical robotics market was valued at $7.24 billion in 2015 and is expected to grow to $20 billion by 2023. A key driver for this growth is demand for using robots in minimally invasive surgeries, especially for neurologic, orthopedic, and laparoscopic procedures.
As a result, a wide range of robots is being developed to serve in a variety of roles within the medical environment. Robots specializing in human treatment include surgical robots and rehabilitation robots. The field of assistive and therapeutic robotic devices is also expanding rapidly. These include robots that help patients rehabilitate from serious conditions like strokes, empathic robots that assist in the care of older or physically/mentally challenged individuals, and industrial robots that take on a variety of routine tasks, such as sterilizing rooms and delivering medical supplies and equipment, including medications.
Below are six top uses for robots in the field of medicine today.
1. Telepresence
Physicians use robots to help them examine and treat patients in rural or remote locations, giving them a "telepresence" in the room. "Specialists can be on call, via the robot, to answer questions and guide therapy from remote locations," writes Dr. Bernadette Keefe, a Chapel Hill, NC-based healthcare and medicine consultant. "The key features of these robotic devices include navigation capability within the ER, and sophisticated cameras for the physical examination."
2.Surgical Assistants
These remote-controlled robots assist surgeons with performing operations, typically minimally invasive procedures. "The ability to manipulate a highly sophisticated robotic arm by operating controls, seated at a workstation out of the operating room, is the hallmark of surgical robots," says Keefe. Additional applications for these surgical-assistant robots are continually being developed, as more advanced 3DHD technology gives surgeons the spatial references needed for highly complex surgery, including more enhanced natural stereo visualization, combined with augmented reality.
3. Rehabilitation Robots
These play a crucial role in the recovery of people with disabilities, including improved mobility, strength, coordination, and quality of life. These robots can be programmed to adapt to the condition of each patient as they recover from strokes, traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries, or neurobehavioral or neuromuscular diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Virtual reality integrated with rehabilitation robots can also improve balance, walking, and other motor functions.
4. Medical Transportation Robots
Supplies, medications, and meals are delivered to patients and staff by these robots, thereby optimizing communication between doctors, hospital staff members, and patients. "Most of these machines have highly dedicated capabilities for self-navigation throughout the facility," states Manoj Sahi, a research analyst with Tractica, a market intelligence firm that specializes in technology. "There is, however, a need for highly advanced and cost-effective indoor navigation systems based on sensor fusion location technology in order to make the navigational capabilities of transportation robots more robust."
5. Sanitation and Disinfection Robots
With the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria and outbreaks of deadly infections like Ebola, more healthcare facilities are using robots to clean and disinfect surfaces. "Currently, the primary methods used for disinfection are UV light and hydrogen peroxide vapors," says Sahi. "These robots can disinfect a room of any bacteria and viruses within minutes."
6. Robotic Prescription Dispensing Systems
The biggest advantages of robots are speed and accuracy, two features that are very important to pharmacies. "Automated dispensing systems have advanced to the point where robots can now handle powder, liquids, and highly viscous materials, with much higher speed and accuracy than before," says Sahi.


Cafe culture is BIG in Bratislava. Believe it or not, there are articles out there which put it second only to Paris in Europe! But let's put it this way. There are a surprising number of really quality cafes tucked away in the cobbled Old Town streets – and when the sun's out and the outside tables emerge, along with the smell of freshly roasted beans… there really is a beautiful and very special vibe in the city.
The tea scene is perhaps a little more underground (in a few cases very literally) – although conversely tea-drinking is a bigger part of Slovak culture. But take your time and follow your nose (and our recommendations, obviously) to some tea houses where tea is an art, perhaps almost a lifestyle choice and – beyond doubt – where some of the city's best locales for sheer hanging-out are.
As you do explore, you'll find that both with the cafes and the teahouses, there are two distinct types of places: the ultra-modern that could fit effortlessly into more-or-less any city and what we like to call the quintessential Slovak places. On here we do (or will) feature plenty of the former – but we're mostly concerned with the latter, because after all you want to experience something in Slovakia you can't experience elsewhere, right? What makes a classic found-nowhere-else SLOVAK type of joint? That's a question that's more difficult to answer, and one you'll find your own answer to anyway. But for us it's something very understated: an effortless urbane-ness that comes from Bratislava being within easy reach of a whole host of European influences, Austrian right through to Hungarian. There is dark wood, great espresso, an inordinate number of fruit and herb teas and above all unlimited linger-ability involved, though – of that we are convinced!


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Jayson Werth just ensured that Philly fans overrun Nationals Park again
By Craig CalcaterraDec 16, 2010, 1:59 PM EDT
Remember last year how Phillies fans came down to Washington en masse for a couple of series against the Nationals? About how no one in Washington except the accountants were happy with it? About how it was a symbol of just how bad Nationals baseball was that fans from an opposing team would travel and take over the Nationals' very own ballpark? Well, Jayson Werth went on a radio show today and assured Nats fans that that won't happen again:
"That's gonna change quick. I think you guys are gonna see. The owners are on board, and Mike Rizzo's done a good job. The reason those people come over here is they don't have a chance to watch their team in Philadelphia. And as soon as we start filling the seats here with Nats fans, those people are gonna go away and we're gonna regain home-field advantage. And I'm looking forward to that day, for sure."
That's admirable. And I really do hope that Werth helps instill a fresh new attitude about the Nationals in their hometown. But if he thinks that's going to do anything apart from inspiring Philly fans to try even harder to buy out the seats to the first Nats-Phillies series in Washington next season he's crazy. If anything, tickets in CBP will be even harder to come by then they were last season, what with Cliff Lee and all. And with Werth drawing this line in the sand, you just know that there are thousands of Philly fans who will be eager to cross it.
By the way: that first series is April 12th through the 14th. Get your credit cards and bus tickets ready, Philly fans!


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Stocks: Apple weighs on tech shares
by Ben Rooney @ben_rooney January 24, 2013: 4:17 PM ET
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U.S. stocks closed mixed Thursday, with shares of Apple weighing on the Nasdaq, as investors focused on the latest corporate results and economic data.
After briefly rising above 1,500 for the first time since late 2007, the S&P 500 ended right near where it opened. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.3%. The Nasdaq was down 0.7%, pulled lower by Apple.
Apple (AAPL) shares closed down more than 12% after the company said sales in the current quarter would come in below analysts' expectations, even though earnings in the most recent quarter rose to a record $13.1 billion.
The stock has lost more than 35% of its value since hitting an all-time high in September amid worries demand for the iPhone may be waning as lower-cost smartphones gain market share.
Related: Apple stock bubble continues to deflate
"Apple is certainly weighing on the Nasdaq," said Ryan Larson, a senior equity trader at RBC Global Asset Management. "But investors are more focused on earnings now that the House has extended the debt ceiling to mid-May."
House lawmakers on Wednesday passed the "No Budget, No Pay Act," defusing the debt ceiling threat for a few months. The bill allows the Treasury Department borrow new money until mid-May, while also requiring Congress to pass a budget resolution or have their pay withheld until they do.
Investors also welcomed better-than-expected reports on manufacturing in China and Europe. A preliminary reading of purchasing managers' sentiment in China rose in January to its highest level in two years. The eurozone purchasing managers index increased for a third consecutive month, hitting a 10-month high in January, according to "flash" estimates from Markit.
Shares of Nokia (NOK) slumped after the company said its board will propose that no dividend payments be made for 2012. The Finnish phone maker reported fourth-quarter earnings were unchanged from last year at 6 cents per share.
Xerox (XRX) shares rose after the company reported results that were in line with expectations.
After the bell, Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings that beat analysts' predictions for its profit but missed on revenue.
AT&T (T) managed to beat expectations on revenue but missed on profit. Starbuck (SBUX)s profits were in line with analyst estimates, but shares of the coffee chain dropped in after hours trading.
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Overall, S&P 500 companies are expected to report earnings growth of 4.3% for the last three months of 2012, according to S&P Capital IQ. Of the 112 companies that have reported so far, 75 have beat analysts' expectations.
In economic news, the government said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 last week to 330,000. The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.5% in December, raising hopes for a sustained rebound in U.S. economic growth.
The mood was gloomy in Davos, where business and political leaders gathered for the World Economic Forum. The International Monetary Fund lowered its outlook Wednesday for economic growth in the euro area, and urged U.S. policymakers to address long-term debt issues.
President Obama will nominate Mary Jo White, a former federal prosecutor in New York, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, an administration official told CNN.
Related: Japan spurs talk of currency war
Asian markets ended mixed. Stocks in Hong Kong and Shanghai fell, while the Nikkei rallied 1.3%. Japan reported a trade deficit of ¥6.9 trillion for 2012, compared with ¥2.5 trillion in 2011. The nation has logged deficits for the past six months as imports have outpaced exports, but analysts said exports could ramp up in 2013 as Tokyo moves to boost the economy.
The yen plunged 1.5% versus the U.S. dollar, reversing gains from earlier this week.
European markets ended higher. The FTSE 100 in London rose 1%, while Germany's DAX rose 0.5% and the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.7%.
In the commodities market, oil prices moved higher, while gold prices slid. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.86% as prices fell.
CNNMoney (New York) First published January 24, 2013: 9:49 AM ET


 Psalm 1:6 Interlinear: For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!
For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.
For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.


Abstract. With recent advances in the areas of knowledge engineering and information extraction, the task of linking textual mentions of named entities to corresponding ones in a knowledge base has received much attention. The rich, structured information in state-of-the-art knowledge bases can be leveraged to facilitate this task. Although recent approaches achieve satisfactory accuracy results, they typically suffer from at least one of the following issues: (1) the linking quality is highly sensitive to the amount of textual information; typically, long textual fragments are needed to capture the context of a mention, (2) the disambiguation uncertainty is not explicitly addressed and often only implicitly represented by the ranking of entities to which a mention could be linked, (3) complex, joint reasoning negatively affects the efficiency.
We propose an entity linking technique that addresses the above issues by (1) operating on a textual range of relevant terms, (2) aggregating decisions from an ensemble of simple classifiers, each of which operates on a randomly sampled subset from the above range, (3) following local reasoning by exploiting previous decisions whenever possible. In extensive experiments on hand-labeled and benchmark datasets, our approach outperformed state-of-the-art entity linking techniques, both in terms of quality and efficiency.


It is not enough to celebrate "girl power" without also providing examples of strength.
We can't just help college students graduate and tell them they can change the world.
We must equip them to take on the task, understand the politics and handle the challenges they will face.
When we encourage young women to dream big, we must align them with mentors who provide direction and business etiquette skills to help turn their dreams into reality.


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CAS considers additional franchises, local partnerships as it plans to increase services
April 5, 2018 Amanda Delle Donne
Campus Auxiliary Services has begun assessing different options for on-campus dining, including the possibility of entering into a franchise agreement with restaurants like Panera Bread (pictured above) or Tim Horton's Cafe and Bake Shop. Students have offered conflicting opinions about the plan CAS should pursue. (Mike Mozart/Creative Commons)
Campus Auxiliary Services will explore new dining restaurants for the college over the next six months in preparation for an upcoming multi-year capital plan. Students have expressed differing perspectives as to the direction CAS should take.
This initiative comes in response to the approaching completion of several on-campus franchising contracts and projects, according to Executive Director of CAS Mark Scott.
"When I started here in 2007, we got to work right away on renovating our facilities," Scott said. "Everything you see in our restaurants and cafes has been renovated. But now what was new is old."
"We want to reimagine the Books & Bytes experience. We need to reimage the Starbucks experience, since our contract is up in two years," Scott said. "That being said, we need to open Red Jacket first. Red Jacket will reopen in the fall, so we probably won't be able to complete another project for two more years."
CAS has begun evaluating a number of national and local franchising options to open on-campus, including Spot Coffee, Tim Hortons Cafe and Bake Shop and Panera Bread to help determine whether to proceed with its current franchising contracts, Scott said.
CAS has been interested in adding a Panera Bread restaurant to campus in the past, but was unable to move forward, as the company did not have a licensing program. Now that Panera Bread has created a franchising program, CAS plans to revisit this possibility, according to Scott.
In addition to analyzing franchising opportunities, CAS intends to investigate the possibility of partnering with local restaurants to help expand Geneseo's current meal plan offerings, according to Scott. Scott hopes that this will provide support to local restaurants, some of which do not accept meal plan.
"For us, we try to lead with what we think is also important in the minds of our Geneseo community. So we try to keep as many of our dollars here," Scott said. "You lose that when you partner with a nationally branded concept. Sometimes in that situation, you don't get to maintain the community. As we determine what happens next, we also want to open a dialogue about what is best for our campus community."
Beyond looking toward partnerships with other institutions, Director of Marketing at CAS Mallory Giambra plans to use her experience working with food services at Rochester Institute of Technology to help develop Geneseo's new dining options.
"At RIT, they aim to keep everything local," Giambra said. "There's only one franchise, which is Ben & Jerry's. We tried to keep all money within RIT. Some of the things we did to help that was introduce visiting chefs. We had chefs from Dinosaur BBQ and Thali of India on-campus every day, which offset the need to have a franchise on-campus. This may be something we look into doing here to provide more variety for our campus community."
Students have mixed opinions about how CAS should approach future dining offerings.
Psychology major junior Mackenzie Garver would like to see CAS partner with more local restaurants.
"I would definitely like to use my meal plan at more restaurants around Main Street," Garver said. "I think it's a great way to help support the local economy and promote restaurants that some students haven't been able to try yet."
Conversely, business administration major senior Taylor Stuart hopes that CAS will add more national franchising options to campus.
"I'd like to see the college add a Panera Bread to campus and I hope it will continue its franchising contract with Starbucks," Stuart said. "I like these options because they're recognizable, convenient options for students on-the-go."
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The Tale Temptress: Feature Friday & Blog Hop: Featuring Silver's Reviews Blog!
Feature Friday & Blog Hop: Featuring Silver's Reviews Blog!
I'm excited to also be featuring a blog myself this week! This will be the first blog that I have personally featured here on The Tale Temptress. If you'd like your blog reviewed, click on the Be A Featured Blog item in my main menu. See this week's Featured Blog, at the bottom of my FF & Blog Hop.
Question of the Week: How do you write your reviews?
Great question this week. Honestly, I don't have any rhyme, reason, or specific format. I just think about the book, what I thought of it, how it made me feel, what I liked and didn't like, etc... and then I just see what comes out of my thoughts.
Since characters are the most important thing to me, I think my reviews tend to be pretty character driven because if I don't like the characters, the story won't really matter to me, no matter how well plotted it might be.
I also like to talk a little about how the book was to read, in other words, pacing. But then I like to make sure and talk about how the author's writing made me feel. Other than that, I just let my thoughts fly.
Question of the Week: Why would you stop reading a book? Too long, wrong genre, bad language, not what you expected, or something totally different?
The book plods too much for me. If I feel like the book is a chore to read, that more than likely means I'm not enjoying it and I'm having to really push myself to read it. I'll give it at least 100 pages, but if it doesn't improve, it might be 86'd.
If I don't like or sympathize with the characters. Characters are extremely important to me... in fact, this is my top factor in a book. I have to love the characters or the story doesn't really matter.
If the book turns out to be too weird for me.
So this is my first time to feature another blog on my site. Please help me welcome Elizabeth from Silver's Reviews this week!! Let's get to know Elizabeth and her blog a little more. Make sure to check out her site and leave a comment!!
The Tale Temptress: How did you get started blogging?
Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews: My blog began in 2010 simply because I wanted to give blogging a try and to have my own personal space to share my reviews. It has been a very pleasurable experience with the highlight being meeting other bloggers. Book Bloggers are the most helpful, friendly folks I know.
The Tale Temptress: What genre/subgenre do you read and review?
The Tale Temptress: Are there any books that you would re-read and if so, which ones?
I enjoy reading historical fiction, mystery, and women's fiction.
The Tale Temptress: Do you prefer eBooks or the printed page?
The Tale Temptress: Do you do any special features on your blog that readers might like to know about?
Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews: I have weekly memes hosted by other blogs that I participate in and post each Monday and Friday.
Monday always features Mailbox Monday where you can list review books, library books, borrowed books, etc. that came into your home for the past week.
Monday also features It's Monday! What Are You Reading? where you list what you have read, what you are currently reading, and what is coming up next.
Friday features The Book Blogger Hop where a bookish question is asked and bloggers answer the weekly question.
Friday also has Book Beginnings where you can get a sneak peek into books in all genres.
The Tale Temptress: What has been the most rewarding experience you've had as a blogger?
Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews: Learning how to maintain a blog has been rewarding, but the most rewarding experience as a blogger is meeting other bloggers. Book Bloggers are a wonderful community of wonderful people.