Create your home, office & shop video monitoring in minutes!
Easy setup! 24/7 recording on "pay as you go" basis!
Optimal cloud CCTV solution for small objects up to 8 cameras and multiple geographically ditributed objects.
No setup is required. Just buy compatible camera, power it on and connect to the Internet. ipCama is an actual replacement for local video recorder without its disadvantages. All you need to create a fully functional CCTV system is to mount IP cameras and сonnect them to ipCama service.
Works in Internet browser or dedicated iOS/Android application. After connecting camera to ipCama user can view it from anywhere in the world using common web browser. On the smartphone the system is available using dedicated applications for Apple iOS and Android.
HD video is recorded 24/7 to ipCama Cloud, a safe and reliable cloud storage. ipCama cloud solution supports all traditional local video recorder functions improving and extending them. Video and audio signal is sent to a cloud archive and stored there for agreed time. You can play or download any video fragment.
Join cameras from multiple objects into single CCTV screen! Place cameras on the map to show its geographical location. ipCama allows to group cameras by monitored object and link objects to geographical location on the map.
The video signal is encrypted according to industry standards and protected from unauthorized access. All video recordings are stored outside of the monitored object, in the ipCama cloud, using data redundancy technology.
The service detects motion & tampering in marked areas and notifies you via PUSH, e-mail or SMS. The system can be configured to send you a notification each time the motion is detected or problem occured. Notifications can be scheduled by days of week, hours and sent to specific recipients.
ipCama Cloud CCTV doesn't require to install local video registrator so there is now way video recordings can be damaged or stolen. The owner can access live view and archive anytime, from anywhere in the world.
ipCama Cloud allows to set up a video surveillance of apartment houses via Internet. Controlling doorways, parked vehicles and other property reduces crime, theft and damage and allows to control servicing organizations.
ipCama Cloud CCTV allows businesses to quickly set up staff monitoring system: check presence, estimate efficiency, analyze customer flow. Access to live view and recording from the internet browser and mobile application makes video surveillance available to non-professionals.


tag in HTML5, developers can do all sorts of things that are hard or impossible with plugins. In this presentation, Mozilla's Mark Surman and Asa Dotzler paint a picture of the open video future and demo the cool stuff you can do with web video when it's properly integrated with a page.
This talk provides a tutorial on creating compilers in Parrot using the Parrot Compiler Toolkit. It walks through the process of creating a parser, building an abstract syntax tree, and generating executable output.
Thunderbird 3 is nearing release -- in this developer-oriented talk, David Ascher and Dan Mosedale will talk about what Thunderbird 3 will mean to people who want to take an active role in managing their email lives.
Although web applications are catching up with their desktop counterparts, there is still ground to cover. Prism, a project initiated by Mozilla Labs, is an attempt to bridge this gap. In this talk, we explain why Prism represents a superior web client for running web applications. We use a live demo to show how easy it is to use Prism to customize a popular web app.
In this session, we will help you create a single universal binary and installer of your Open Source project that can run on Windows, Mac, UNIX, Xen, VMware, VirtualBox, Qemu, Parallels, and Amazon's EC2. If you want to Linafy your app, just create a Debian package of your application and bring that and a 128x128 PNG image of your logo.
We shall present 10 tricks/techniques for writing efficient PostGIS spatial queries.
Nowadays, data is everywhere: databases, spreadsheets, the web...if only we could access it at on time, at the right place, in the right form... Turning data into information is a struggle. Like diamonds are mined and cut to create jewels, so must data be extracted and transformed to create information. Learn how the open source data integration tool Kettle helps to fight your data dragons.
A graph db stores data in a network structure rather than in relational tables. This model is well suited for many web use cases such as tagging, metadata annotations, social networks, wikis and other network-shaped or hierarchical data sets. This talk will introduce Neo4j: a high-performance, transactional open source graph db, which frequently outperforms RDBMSs with >1000x for such use cases.
Cassandra is a third-generation open source distributed database that marries Bigtable's rich data model with Dynamo's aggressive simplicity to produce a uniquely compelling alternative to traditional relational databases.
Besides MySQL release officially available from Sun there are multiple patches and extensions developed by community. In this Presentation we will look into them to see what extra features patches from Google, Percona and OurDelta offer and how can you use them to make your MySQL life more fun.
The era of traditional journalism is giving way to something else. We think that something else is Computational Journalism. CJ recognizes the need for internal production and for public-facing news delivery innovations. What journalists provide in terms of services, interfaces, and business models are in flux. To settle things, smart experiments (often using Open Source APIs) are critical.
Languages like Erlang, Haskell, Scala and Clojure have been gaining visibility rapidly over the past few years. Our panel will discuss the advantages and challenges of developing and deploying software using functional languages. How do coding, QA, and maintenance change in this world?
In a time of tight IT budgets, open source has attracted much attention due to its cost advantages. But what is hype and what is reality? Join industry veterans, analysts and end-users as the look at the true costs and cost savings of open source. Participants will discuss how smart open source implementation can save money and where investments need to be made.
An engaging, frank discussion of the job interview, its failings, and how to make it work for all involved. Effective interviewing reframes the interview as what it really is: The candidate's first day on the job. This session, aimed at the specific needs of the technical professional, shows how manager and candidate must work together for their common benefit.
In today's computing world, it can often feel like we are drowning in wave after wave of new trends such as mashups, service oriented architecture and cloud computing. This sea of concepts are simply the manifestation of an underlying change in IT. In this session we will explore what is happening and why open source is the dominant model for the future.
We will present Eucalyptus -- Elastic Utility Computing Architecture for Linking Your Programs to Useful Systems -- an open source software infrastructure that implements IaaS-style cloud computing. The goal of Eucalyptus is to allow sites with existing clusters and server infrastructure to host an elastic computing service that is interface-compatible with Amazon's AWS.
Learn how to create your own Linux machine images (AMIs) for running on Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) customized with your choice of software packages and application software configured to your liking. Use the latest open source software to build custom images from scratch in a secure, automated, reproducible process. Discover when to use a public image with automatic customization at boot.
What would you do if you were tasked with building a Twitter clone which was highly scalable, made from open source components and deployed in this infamous thing we call the cloud?
This talk will discuss the on going effort to standardize the interfaces into the cloud. Currently every cloud provider has a unique, proprietary, API for consuming the services they offer. The Cloud Computing Interoperability movement aims to provide standards that will overcome vendor lock-in, benefit the consumers, and allow the cloud ecosystem to grow transparently.
This session details how developers can use Mule -- an open source enterprise service bus (ESB) -- to develop, deploy and integrate composite applications on both sides of the firewall, and how Mule can work with complementary technology to address virtualization concerns.
Perception is as important as reality. In this multifarious talk, I'll introduce some of what I have learned about cognitive psychology, exploring topics such as change blindness and ambient signifiers, and I'll show some real-world examples that demonstrate the profound impact human behavior can have on security.
From the early 80s to the early 2000s computers and software got faster. But in the last 5 years the perception of performance hasn't really changed - or has even gotten worse! In this presentation we'll explain why it is hard to be fast, walk the audience step by step through one example where we addressed the issue and talk about ways to look at the problem more systematically.
MariaDB is a fork of Sun's MySQL product. This talk will present how MariaDB is both similar to and different from MySQL, in both social and technical senses.
Ten years old, Zope is the granddaddy of open source web frameworks. It introduced many new concepts that have spread through the web framework world. But not all of them was such great ideas. This talk is about the bad ideas that your framework risk end up repeating. It also talks about how these problems have been fixed in Zope, and why Zope still is the leading edge of web development.
In this panel talk a number of core Drizzle developers will explain where development sits today, critical tools involved, best practices that were used to get here, and how a vibrant open-source developer community has been built.
With all the hype surrounding multimillion dollar rounds of funding, it's easy forget there's another way to build a business: by being cheap and smart. By relying on open source, building in increments, and only buying what you need, it's possible to create a successful company on your own (or with a few co-founders). This talk will focus on just that: the frugal path to profitability.
Most companies who start working with free software projects have trouble. They run over common stumbling blocks. Questions go unanswered, patches go unreviewed. Why does it take so much time and evergy to be a good citizen? This presentation will outline the problems, and will give some metrics which you can use to evaluate a community's health before marrying them.
This session will detail using BIRT to create interactive content for your intranet and external web based applications.
These days, there are countless number of software applications and web services that have been developed using free and open source software (FOSS). Such tools have become so flexible, powerful, and universal, that it should also be possible for authors to write manuscripts using FOSS in the same way that applications are developed. In this talk, we present some case studies of this phenomenon.
OOo has succeeded in engaging thousands of contributors around the world. Many are not technical. How was this done? As well, governments are now adopting OpenOffice.org: Why? And, how do the local and localization communuties contribute to this adoption? Finally, what lessons can other Foss projects take from OpenOffice.org's accompishments?
Varnish is a application level reverse proxy for HTTP. Written with performance in mind it incorporates some advanced features to stretch the kernel as far as possible. Wikia relies heavily on varnish to serve a peak traffic of close to a gigabit/sec out of 3 different datacenters. Each one with two Varnishes working as a pair serving thousands of requests a second.
While consumers and the open source community don't interact often, users are important to projects because users test software, spread the word, motivate developers, lend credibility, contribute financially and participate in users groups. Come learn why users are important to an open source project and how they can be more involved.
The president of your committee is doing most of the work and none of the management. The secretary hasn't written the minutes for any of the meetings for the last 6 months (you wrote the last 4 agendas). The treasurer can't access the bank account, and you haven't heard from your publicity officer since you started planning the big event. Welcome to the fun of volunteer communities!
Baroque harpsichordists excelled at taking simple melodies and creating elaborate, beautiful pieces of music. But in their desire to push the boundaries of experimentation, these keyboard virtuosi eventually ornamented the music beyond the limits of good taste, making the composer's original melody unrecognizable. Something similar happens in web design.
As Ubuntu environments grow, the complexity of managing packages and updating systems quickly outgrows the ability of a sys admin to easily manage servers and desktops with manual commands and scripts. This talk will explore some of the technologies that Ubuntu admins can use to manage their Ubuntu environments and how these can be extended to managing Cloud environments.
"Spreadsheet::WriteExcel":http://search.cpan.org/~jmcnamara/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.25/ is a great Perl module for generating useful Spreadsheets with multiple worksheets, cell formatting, and data validation. You can use these spreadsheets for simple reporting, of course, or you can use them as an alternate interface to a data heavy application.
FreeTUIT is desktop programming with less code. A concise, declarative syntax for widget layout and an expressive API for runtime give you clean and maintainable wxWidgets or Qt cross-platform applications in minutes.
PostgreSQL 8.4 is the first Open Source database management system to handle trees and lists using SQL:2008-compliant Common Table Expressions and Windowing functions. You'll learn how these work, see intriguing examples, and walk out ready to use them to your advantage.
Many people view Open Source documentation as something they have to suffer if they want to use a free product. As Open Source code spreads faster and further in the great, wide world, we need to up the ante on documentation as well to keep fanning the flames. We'll take a look at how one community, the Drupal project, is trying to raise the bar and how others can learn from their ups and downs.
As a freelance developer chances are good you use either many, or no, version control systems for your code. If your mental health has been compromised by index.version080912f-b.inc file naming, or you wish there was more flexibility in how (and when) your files are submitted to data central, it's possible that Bazaar is the version control system you've been waiting for.
Scaling up takes you only so far. Every Web business serious about its future needs to think about scaling out. Distributed systems are a key component of this strategy, but they aren't as difficult as they sound. This session will cover several distributed technologies and their use with PHP.
How do you write untestable code and anger an ancient goddess? These and other questions will guide us while we discuss testability, an often forgotten attribute of software design and quality. Starting from untestable code fragments, the audience will learn why the code is untestable and how it can be refactored for testability.
On Download Day 2008 eight million users downloaded Firefox 3 and set a Guinness World Record. Firefox 3's in-product help is provided by support.mozilla.com, written in PHP and using a variety of FOSS tools. Learn how we scaled up for Download Day and how we support millions of users worldwide.
Web applications are like trees. Slice through them and you can judge their age by looking at the growth rings. You've probably abandoned PHP4 compatibility by now, but are you taking advantage of practices that have made web application development a mature discipline? Come with us on a tour of PHP best practices in 2009.
Ever wondered if there is a easier way to manage releases for your website ? You will learn how to harness the power of the PEAR installer to make the release process as lean, mean and slick as possible so even your interns will be able to handle it.
Most developers have heard of XDebug, but how many of them have actually used it to its full potential? Here we explore all the exciting things XDebug can do to improve code, from profiling to benchmarking to variable output.
Liferay Portal is a Java framework that provides blogs, document management, message boards, and wikis, with a social network flavor. We'll demo how to use Liferay Social API to wire collaborative social network sites for Cisco and Mini United, write an app that will automatically expose it to Facebook and iGoogle, and how to write language-agnostic apps in Java, Groovy, PHP, Python, and Ruby.
Study gains and losses in how Launchpad, a collaboration web service for the open-source community, used a Python component library from Zope 3 to help manage a large project. Discuss when the approach might be appropriate. Code examples include automatic REST web service generation. Demonstrate how the component architecture might be leveraged in popular frameworks such as Django.
In this tight economy, are you looking for a way to create a multi-blog portal for your company or organization without spending a zillion dollars? This talk will introduce how you can create a powerful, custom-branded blog portal supporting blogs and podcasts using the open source WordPress MU.
FOSS can be seen as a new kind of legal system that facilitates sharing rights in code. Viewed in this way, FOSS can benefit from greater public knowledge of code origins and licensing rules. My talk will focus on practical guidance for projects seeking to improve legal certainty in the code they write and use. I will conclude with some longer-term institutional proposals.
The end of "scale-up" computing is near. The coming wave of web-scale data is too big to justify exponentially increasing hardware costs for decreasing returns. Apache's "Cloud Stack" (Hadoop, Lucene, HBase, etc) is enabling Visible Technologies to move from a non-scalable MS-exclusive platform to a large cluster processing millions of pieces of content a day.Here's what we learned.
Learn how the Groovy language can help you enhance your testing experience of Java applications.
The Spring Framework is the most popular application programming framework for Java/Java EE development, with widespread adoption across many industries. If you're a Spring user, you should understand the Spring 3.0 features and how they may benefit you; if you are not yet a Spring user, you may find Spring significantly more compelling.
This talk will be a survey of concurrent programming constructs which are currently available in some programming language or library. We will look at programming model being presented, as well as examining some of the implementation challenges for the various models.
Clojure is a functional programming language that runs on the JVM and features great performance and innovative concurrency support.
We are entering an era when 3D visualization technology will become as standard as 2D web browsers are today. NASA World Wind is standards-based, open source technology oriented to stimulate innovation. Just as public highways built for the common good opened up huge opportunities for society, so too NASA World Wind client *and* server technology provides a public domain 3D highway.
Plenty of FOSS projects yearn for visibility, within the tech press or in the larger world. But few know how to respond when a journalist indicates interest. These experienced writers and editors will explain how your project can get attention and present itself in the best possible light.
OSCamp 2009, a community organized event designed to share and improve the essential skills required to participate in collaborative, free and open online projects. The event features a mix of educational presentations and hands-on coaching from experts in participatory communities.
What's it like to be a woman in an open source project that's 99% men? What's it like to be a woman in a project that's 75%... women? Kirrily Robert, who has worked on both kinds of projects, will talk about the differences, and what we can learn from majority-female open source projects.
Google crawls more than just web pages, we also crawl source code. Ever wondered just how much open source code is out there? What licenses is all that code under? Which projects are the most shared? We'll try to answer these questions in this talk.
Microsoft External Research builds bridges between academia, industry, and government to advance computer science, education, and scientific research. Modern science and academic research increasingly relies on integrated information technologies and computation to collect, process, and analyze complex data.
New Technology is crashing the gates of Washington, DC as a new administration begins to find its legs. Open Source developers are the key to making a lot of this change happen and we've got to move fast and work together in order to do it right. This talk is about strategy-- how can open source developers change their government?
Everybody wants innovation. Innovation is believed to be magical unicorn which will lead the way to success and riches, but this is easier said than done. In this talk I'll discuss lessons learned from two years driving innovation on eBay's Disruptive Innovation team; which strategies worked and which didn't, and what questions you should start asking first when someone tells you to "go innovate"!
In this talk, Chris DiBona will bring the audience up to date on recent Google activities in open source. We will specifically cover advances in Android's open source deployment infrastructure, including the Gerrit and Repo tools, and the directions those tools are taking.
Come see your favorite open source projects for updates on what they've been doing while you were out partying (or job-hunting) all year. What has Mozilla been up to? What's going on with the FreeBSD Kernel? Have MySQL and PostgreSQL finally killed each other off? Join us for a 1 1/2 hour session of 5-minute project updates, combined with both intentional and unintentional humor.
The OSCON tradition continues as Larry Wall delivers the annual State of the Onion Address.
In the process of creating application for the new user experience in Moblin 2.0, a lot has been learned about how to effectively use Clutter to build aesthetically pleasing and practical interfaces. This will be a tutorial on how to implement complex and good-looking UI animations using Clutter.
Over the last decade, patent litigations launched by "patent trolls" have increased from approximately 3% of all patent litigations filed to over 17%. This session will analyze this issue and offer detailed recommendations to reduce exposures to "patent trolls," including the role of AST and OIN in reducing such threats.
ERP is an area where FOSS programmers haven't particularly excelled at challenging the dogmas of traditional IS. In fact, the "monolithic ERP" challenges the very nature of FOSS and the diversity of it's communities. p2ee is a back-to-basics approach, based on the REST architectural style and new Web2 technologies.
SOA security needs to be by design, not as an afterthought. This session will demonstrate implementing Message Interceptor Gateway security pattern with WSO2 ESB, WSO2 WSAS and WSO2 Identity Server - together with the OpenID/Information Cards integration pattern at the front end.
The web has evolved into the preeminent application platform. The design principles and technologies that have served the Internet well in terms of cost, scale and ease of development are just beginning to be applied to the enterprise. This session explains the characteristics and benefits of Web Oriented Architecture (WOA), provides strategies and includes enterprise success stories.
Using JRuby, apps created with Ruby frameworks like Rails or Merb can now be deployed to Google's highly scalable infrastructure. This talk, will provide an overview of App Engine, with attention to current features and apis. We will also show some demos, including deployment to the production environment, and provide some insight into (and best practices for) using the App Engine Datastore.
Rails caching is difficult and complicated. It takes some work to set it up, but it's even harder to make sure you always clear the right cache when data gets changed. This session demonstrates how to build an automatic generation-based action caching mechanism built on memcached that can handle edits from any angle while guaranteeing that users never see stale data.
IronRuby is almost at 1.0! Come and see how IronRuby is used in .NET programs, how well it performs, and how conformant it is.
You unit test your application API. You unit test your presentation layer. You write integration and acceptance tests. But your database is tested only as a side-effect to testing everything else. That's a pretty important part of the stack to just leave to the assumption it works as expected! Come to this talk to learn about the tools that enable integrated unit tests for your database.
Design patterns describe common problems in software development, but many people believe that the GoF book demonstrates the best ways to implement these patterns. Dynamic languages provide more facilities than C++ or Java; this session shows alternative implementations of design patterns using dynamic languages (Ruby and Groovy).


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//Write an expression that checks if given integer is odd or even.

using System;

class OddOrEven
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Enter an integer to check if it's even or odd:");

        int num = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());

        Console.WriteLine("This number is {0}.", num % 2 == 0 ? "even" : "odd");
    }
}

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Say goodbye to Ronnie: Billy Joel pays tribute to iconic Ronettes singer who cut his song
Ronnie Spector in 1977, while promoting her single "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"; Tom Sheehan/Sony Music Archive via Getty Images
Billy Joel's 1976 song "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" was directly inspired by The Ronettes' "Be My Baby," so it's no wonder he's paid tribute to the group's iconic frontwoman Ronnie Spector, who died yesterday at the age of 78 after a brief battle with cancer.
"The great Ronnie Spector has died," Billy wrote on his website. "So many faces in and out of my life…We mourn her passing."
"So many faces in and out of my life" is a lyric from "Say Goodbye to Hollywood," but in addition to being fitting words, there's another reason why Billy quoted it: In 1977, Ronnie, backed by Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, recorded "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" herself.
Spector's passing was also mourned by rock legends like Rolling Stone Keith Richards and The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, as well as the E Street Band's Little Steven Van Zandt and a number of famous female artists, including:
Cyndi Lauper, who tweeted a photo of herself with Spector and a broken heart emoji
Joan Jett: "Our dear friend Ronnie Spector, has passed. She was the sweetest person you could ever know. And her mark on rock and roll is indelible."
The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs: "Peace and Love, Ronnie Spector."
Darlene Love: "I'm in total shock! Did not see this one coming. Please give me time to process my thoughts to give Ronnie the proper tribute she deserves. She and I shared so much together."
Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine: "this totally blows. f*** cancer. RIP the legend Ronnie Spector. Thank you for the music, for being so freaking cool."
Carole King: "Rest In Peace #RonnieSpector"
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It is no secret that wedding photography is one of the most important aspects of your special day. We feel that it is a tremendous honor to be given the opportunity to record and capture someone's wedding. We love the idea of contributing our talents to help document your day in an artistic way. We feel that all the hard work that goes into a wedding should be highlighted and showcased with beautiful and stunning photography that can be cherished for a lifetime!


Straight Outta Compton is many different things: part-biopic, part-homage, part-buddy movie, part-period piece, part-Hollywood blockbuster. And if you can excuse its flaws, it's a highly entertaining and, in its own way, important film that's acutely aware of NWA's contribution to hip-hop and, in a broader sense, race relations and free speech in America. Work began on the film in 2009, but it arrives exactly 50 years since the race riots in Watts, just north of Compton, and also at a time of renewed tensions between the police and African Americans.


This property has its very own private gate with direct access to the Sanctuary Golf Resort making it a perfect way to unwind after a busy day at work by playing a round of golf. From the kitchen, meals, living area and patio you can relax and enjoy the views over the golf course.
Capturing the very essence of sophistication, this executive 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home is surrounded by prestige residences in one of Bunbury's most coveted pockets of real estate.
With a front lounge room, open plan kitchen living and dining area, this homes light filled interiors open out to a patio area full of potential for family entertaining. Offering built in robes to all bedrooms and an ensuite to the master bedroom.
Being only walking distance to the estuary, parks, ovals and tennis courts, plus a short drive to the growing Eaton fair shopping centre, schools, beaches and Bunbury's CBD this property is close to everything you could want for an enjoyable lifestyle.


Diamond came to Eckerd shortly after graduating from high school. With little work experience and unsure of what she wanted to do, Diamond was looking for general direction and help with finding a job she would enjoy. After some career exploration activities and a lot of brainstorming, Diamond determined that she might enjoy working as a cake decorator. We then worked with her on building up her resume, interviewing to get the job, and obtaining a NRF Customer Service Certificate. Since she had never worked professionally as a cake decorator before, her career coach contacted local businesses about hiring Diamond through a paid work experience. The right fit was found with Smart & Final in San Luis Obispo. Their management was excited to bring on a young professional to train in their bakery. Only a few weeks after beginning her paid work experience, Diamond was hired outright where she will be working full time in the bakery. Despite the early shifts, Diamond says she is enjoying her new job and sees a strong future working there.
I would like to introduce you to the TALENTED, CONFIDENT, INTELLEGENT and SUPER AMBITIOUS Marcus.
The day Marcus walked into our Arroyo Grande office, he was sad, and a little depressed. He told me that he was ready for change in his life but he wasn't really sure how to do it. I asked him how he heard about the program and what he knew about us? He replied "I don't know much about you, but I know that you help young people, and I sure hope that you can help me." As I began to explain the details of the program, Marcus sat listening attentively. Then I noticed that he sort of sank down in his chair, and he suddenly had this look on his face as if I just told him something awful. I asked him what was wrong? He said "Wow, this all sounds so wonderful but, I can't afford anything like this right now! And I…" I smiled and gently interrupted. I let him know that the program was FREE and as a matter of fact, "We will even give you an incentive for finishing the program, supportive services etc." He couldn't believe it! He said "Are you serious?, I don't have to pay back anything?" I explained WIOA and why we were able to provide such a wonderful service at no charge. His entire attitude changed and he was ready to sign up. Marcus read every single document twice and out loud. As he finished, smiling at me, he said "You're probably wonder why I did that, I just wanted to make sure that you wouldn't charge me for this later." We both laughed. And he still reads every single document that you give him… twice!
When a participant is enrolled in our program, we provide resources that are specific to the participants chosen interest or career path. Marcus was genuinely interested in everything we had to offer. He inquired about all of the certifications in detail. I thought that maybe we would have to work on narrowing down his choices with a more extensive career exploration. I mentioned the thought to Marcus, and he replied "Oh NO! Ms. Shannon. I'm not asking for myself! I know exactly what I want to do! I'm asking so I can tell other young people in my similar situation." And that is exactly what he did. Thanks to Marcus, Eckerd has become fairly well known in the community. AWESOME!
Marcus recently shared that this program has saved his life. "Eckerd has helped me regain the focus and confidence that I was lacking in my life. I now have direction, ambition and pride in myself again. And it feels really GOOD!" Marcus is employed at Converse (his favorite shoe brand) and has plans to return to college next year. I have no doubt in his success! We are so PROUD of YOU!
Madeline had never had a job before and is a young mother of two. She wanted a better life for her family so she signed up for Eckerd Workforce Development. She earned a CA food handler card, Customer Service credential from the National Retail Federation, wrote a resume and cover letter, got her driver's license, an interview outfit, and completed a volunteer project. She is now working full time at Grocery Outlet and has her eye on management.
Javier came to Eckerd Workforce Development unsure of what to do with his life; In this program, he explored a variety of career pathways. He completed First Aid & CPR training, Customer Service through the NRF, and CA Guard Card. He wrote a resume/cover letter, practiced interview skills and did a work experience with the Warming Station as an overnight chaperone for the homeless. He is still pursuing his dream of giving back to the community by starting a non-profit soccer program for at risk children. He is working two jobs and actively studying for his GED.
Rhylee had never stayed at one job for very long and came from a bad family background. She is a young single mom with a passion for life. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do but after career exploration and earning credentials for Customer Service CA Food Handlers and Financial Literacy her confidence boosted and she is well on her way to a successful future. She is in the process of completing her GED and will be going to Cuesta in the fall to pursue her dream of early childhood development. She is currently working full time for a day care.
Reese came into our program needing work. He had dropped out of school and was searching without success. After sitting down and discussing Reese's wants and needs, we came up with a plan. First he needed clothes for interviews, second he needed to get his driver's license so he can work not just on the bus line. Third he wanted to go back to school and get his diploma, he was only 14 credits shy. We took him shopping to get what he needed there. We helped him get his permit then enrolled him in Drivers Training. We researched Reese's options and helped him get enrolled in adult school. Reese is now working full time, going to school 2 nights a week and will have his diploma within the month. He passed his driving test and has purchased a nice used car. This was quite a transformation within less than a six-month period.


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IC 1955 ist eine Spiralgalaxie vom Hubble-Typ Sbc im Sternbild Reticulum am Südsternhimmel. Sie ist schätzungsweise 539 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt und hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 110.000 Lichtjahren.

Im selben Himmelsareal befinden sich u. a. die Galaxien IC 1960 und IC 1965.

Das Objekt wurde am 8. Dezember 1899 von DeLisle Stewart entdeckt.

Siehe auch
 Liste der IC-Objekte

Weblinks
 SIMBAD Astronomical Database

Einzelnachweise

Spiralgalaxie

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New PicoScope 6000 Series Oscilloscopes!
The PicoScope 6000 Series of high–performance oscilloscopes has been refreshed for 2012. There are now six new models to cater for a wide range of budgets and applications. They are all USB–connected, have 4 input channels plus a signal generator output, and are supplied with the latest PicoScope software.
Each scope is packaged with a set of 4 matched x10 passive probes.
Fast. Each scope has deep memory to allow high sampling rates even on long timebases.
Comprehensive. All the advanced features of PicoScope are built in at no extra cost: serial decoding, mask limit testing, measurements and statistics, channel math, advanced triggers and more.
Time–saving. The USB oscilloscope concept means that your waveforms and other data are instantly available on your PC.
Space–saving. Only 170 mm (6.7") wide x 40 mm (1.6") high, stackable, and easy to carry around with your laptop.
Future–proofed. Updates to the PicoScope software can be downloaded free of charge.
Programmable. A free Software Development Kit is available to allow you to control the scopes from your own software applications.
Sampling:maximum single–channel sampling rate. FG:function generator. AWG:arbitrary waveform generator.
Q. I would like to use rapid mode triggering to avoid gaps between waveforms, but although it is listed as possible in the data sheet, it isn't offered in the trigger menu.
A. You will need to select 1 ms/div or quicker in PicoScope for the Rapid Trigger Mode option to appear in the drop–down options. There will still be a gap in data between blocks although this will be as short as 2 µs on the fastest timebase, much smaller than in normal block mode.
Q. How do I enable XY mode in PicoScope?
A. In the simplest case: right–click on the scope view, then choose 'X-Axis' and 'B'. This will plot channel A vertically against channel B horizontally. PicoScope's XY mode can actually plot any input, math or reference channel against any other; so, for example, you could plot log(Ch A) against log(Ch B).
Experienced users of the PicoLog data logging software, please bear with us as we answer a question repeatedly asked by beginners: can PicoLog collect data from multiple devices at once? The answer is yes, but to do so you need to know the basics of PicoLog's data collection modes.
In the File > New Settings > Recording dialog, the "Recording method" option can be set to "Real time continuous", "Streaming" or "Fast block". To use multiple devices you must set this option to "Real time continuous". In the same dialog you must then set the "Use multiple converters" box. When you progress to theConverters dialog, you will see a list of all connected devices from which you can add channels. In most cases, up to 20 devices can be opened at once.


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Daffodils come up in an unused vegetable garden on my dogwalking route. Every year I think: I should climb over the wall and steal them. I should remember where they are and steal the bulbs, later. But I never have. The wall is only two feet high, but the weeds on the other side are uneven, hide holes. And I have bad knees, bad ankles, and an impatiently tugging animal on a lead in one hand. One year they vanished just after I spotted them. Somebody else stole them. So this time, in my high topped boots, I carefully sat on the wall and lifted my feet over, got out my knife and cut a dozen daffodils. Like the ones we always took to the cemetery–a long drive away–in America, for Mama. So for the first time, we have daffodils in this house.
Then, K came in from his round of dogwalking with the first wild asparagus/espàrrecs de marge/esparrágos trigueros. So we began the March/April/May tradition of having asparagus as a first course on alternate days, beginning with a revoltillo which is unfortunately not very photogenic.
The first periwinkles. A crayola blue. I used to think these were clematis. Perhaps I am still doubtful. But they are beautiful and mean Spring to me.
Wood violets, carefully coddled in the shade on the roof terrace. K thought I should have some. Or else he just wanted them himself. They are so beautiful. Found wild all around.
I have been trying to photograph these. I have no camera since I fell on mine trying to prevent my dogs savaging a feral kitten (yes on the lead. Ruskin pulled me over). So I only have my 'phone to photograph with. They are so small, and so delicately painted. I didn't know what they were. I picked one and brought it home for K to try with his camera, and he said "What is it?" and I said "I don't know. Maybe it's a 'bird's-eye'?". Because it isn't perfectly easy to google "small blue flower". But I googled "bird's-eye" and apparently it is. Where do such bits of information come from, and get into the brain?
And the first poppy. All by itself behind the cemetery. Brave!
So it must be Spring. The 'phone cannot photograph things that move fast (or the 'phone user can't). The first swallows/orenetes/hirondelles de la cheminée arrived slightly early (as spotted by me) on the 20th of March. They are really very punctual. And I have seen hoopoes as well as hearing them. I do take out the 'phone and point'n'click* at these, but only some blurs are visible.
We'll leave the bad news for later.
*Ha ha: I very carefully got out the Special Characters palette and put apostrophes where I wanted apostrophes and single quotes where I wanted single quotes, but Mr WordPress has his own ideas. Mea culpa, typographers of the world.


In other words, can you live your yoga?
This is the challenge—and the opportunity. Especially here at the DNC, where wheeling and dealing is the name of the game and the decisions of a few affect many.
At a dinner party two months ago a friend brought a controversial (and important) topic to a table of yogis.
"How is everyone planning on getting involved in the elections this year?" he probed.
Having just moved back to the USA and scrambling to simply find a place to live, I was in full-on survival mode and unsure of how I wanted to answer his question.
I replied (rather lamely, I admit), "I just got my Colorado driver's license and registered to vote." I knew I had more to say, but wasn't quite ready.
Out of breath from rushing to catch the bus, I knew that my challenge this week is to stay connected to my heart--not to mention simply trying to stay healthy in such a frenetic environment.
While a spacious daily practice of yoga and meditation is out of the question for now, living my yoga in every moment is not.
Running on adrenaline (and very little sleep), I settled into my bus seat. For the next forty minutes en route to Denver, I closed my eyes, turned away from the buzz of my thoughts, and entered the rhythm of my breath.
Now it's just past lunchtime at the Huffington Post Oasis, where frenzied delegates, media gurus, and curious conventioneers seek solace by slugging live "Monkey Drinks" (dark green, leafy veggies blended with banana and kiwi) and noshing on cacao nibs.
Lots of paparazzi are passing through, some of whom walk the yoga talk, and others who aspire to.
Larry Brilliant (director of Google's philanthropic arm Google.org) and Barbara Marx Hubbard (noted futurist) soaked in the Oasis vibe late yesterday afternoon.
Deidre Hall (that's Dr. Marlena Evans for all you Days of Our Lives fans), also rejuvenated yesterday with a hand massage.
She touted that "getting a good night's sleep is life altering" (especially for us women!). Her wellness regime? Staying away from sugar and getting daily exercise.
This morning Katie Couric strolled through with her camera crew, wowing us all with her cute-ness and her yoga prowess. A yogini for the past two years (under the tutelage of Beryl Bender) she demo-ed (and coached volunteer yoga teachers through!) headstand, praising yoga's ability to clear her busy mind.
Award-winning PBS journalist Charlie Rose just settled in for a massage. ABC News and USA Today are rolling through with their cameras.
Yesterday evening Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-Chief of More magazine, unplugged during a yoga private with Seane Corn. Lobbyists, journalists, politicians, and A-type personalities have also sought out yoga instruction with Seane (some reluctantly, most at the urging of Arianna Huffington).
Most start out "sarcastic and quippy, reluctant to turn their Blackberry off", Seane reports. Over the course of a twenty-minute session they do get "quieter and quieter," ultimately able to make an intention or say a prayer for their time here at the convention.
The Oasis then is not only a trendy place to chill out, but truly is a yoga sanctuary—a safe space to connect with oneself and others.
"I have seen a lot of tears," Seane reveals.
"There's a lot of insanity out there," she adds, " I'm introducing a little bit of fairy dust. I know the magic of yoga and I am just trusting it."
Considering how grounded and content Seane seems (even though she didn't follow Deidre's advice and was here when I left last night and arrived this morning), my own present inner calm, and the smiles of everyone who strolls through the Oasis, yoga works. And if it can work here, can it not work anywhere?!
How can you make your whole life your spiritual practice? How can you take yoga to your family, your work, and out into the streets in increasingly creative and collaborative ways?
How can you walk your talk?
For me, for now, that means another shot of green monkey fuel. And a downward dog, if I'm lucky.
Can you stay awake for midnight yoga?


This month, we chatted with Nicole Dupuis over at Nicole Dupuis Artistry in London. She specializes in enhancing the bride's natural beauty! She is a such a sweet girl and we hope you enjoy learning more about her!
Do you offer a trial run? If so, how much extra does it cost and how far in advance do you like to do that?
"Yes! I always offer a trial. The cost is $25 and I usually do it a couple months in advance, sometimes more, depending on the bride's preference."
Helpful Hint: We know some of our brides have scheduled their trials on the day of their engagement shoots or their showers. Gives them an opportunity to get dolled up & make sure they love their looks in photographs too!
Do you travel to the bride's venue location?
How do you get a feel for what look the bride is going for?
"I always ask first if they have a look in mind and if they do they usually show me a picture. If not I ask what they wear for make up on a daily basis, what style of dress they are wearing and what the theme of the wedding is. I can generally get a pretty good idea based on that information what look to go with."
If the bride changes her mind about her bridal look, is there a charge for a re-trail?
Should the bride bring her veil and accessories to the trial?
"It's not necessary but if they would like to in order to better visualize the overall look they are more than welcome to do so!"
"Always moisturize the morning of! It's a good idea to use a facial scrub the night before as well. I will apply a primer before applying make up and depending on their skin I may moisturize again as well."
How much am I investing as a Bride?
"I charge a flat fee."
What sets you apart from other MUA in the area?
"Because I am a little bit newer to the industry I am more flexible with last minute bookings and I am willing to travel to the bride's home for not only the wedding, but also the trial. I love to enhance a person's natural beauty. So while I love to apply a false lash to any look, I also love a natural, flawless looking complexion that doesn't involve caking on too much product. This is something I feel I do very well."
"I love what I do! It doesn't feel like work when your job is making someone feel beautiful in their own skin. I'm excited to continue to grow and learn in this industry and I can't wait to meet more of my future brides!"
If you're still in the market for a make up artist for your wedding you can reach Nicole on her Facebook page here or by email here: nicoledupuisartistry@gmail.com.
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"Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue." This old rhyme is something that has been passed down for decades, and is known as the things a bride 'should' carry with her on her wedding day. Did you know that 'something blue' stands for purity, love, and fidelity? We thought that was a fun little fact and whether you're a bold bride or a more traditional, reserved bride there are so many unique ways that you can include that 'something blue' into your wedding day! We have put together a few different categories for how you bring the blue with you!
1) Blue on you. This can be a very subtle, even hidden, way to have some blue somewhere on you throughout your big day.
3) Blending in the blue. Here are a few ways you could have blue be a part of your day that doesn't scream 'something blue'.
Put your maids in blue!
Make your signature drink blue!
4) Blue on the dress. Of course, our favourite! We love these little hints of blue that brides add to their wedding gowns.
Leave us a comment and tell us how YOU used blue on your wedding day!
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The sun is out and wedding season has begun! They make for beautiful pictures, lovely outdoor venues, fun refreshments, lawn games, and favours. As much as we love summer weddings we also know the weather can become an absolute scorcher, so we've come up with tips to help you beat the heat at your summer wedding!
Keep your location in mind as you shop for a gown... If you are going to have your reception outdoors, remember that when you are dress shopping! You might want to go with tulle, chiffon, organza or a lighter lace when you're deciding on the perfect wedding gown. All of these will breathe and let air flow freely, keeping you a bit cooler!
Think about your hair do. It might be best to settle on an undo for an outdoor wedding so you don't have to worry about your hair getting frizzy or sticking to the sides of your face on your wedding day.
Include some fun refreshments. Summer is the perfect time for all those tropical drinks of even just some classic iced tea and lemonade and remember to buy more ice than you think you need! Make sure you have coolers of water for guests to grab as they please because there's no room for dehydration at your wedding!
Don't assume your guest look at the weather. Be sure to tell your guests (on your wedding site or invitation) to dress appropriately. Have some sunscreen, bug spray and maybe some umbrellas for your guests to use at the reception. The last thing you want is people leaving or being plain miserable the whole day.
Consider having a tent and fans. Making your guests comfortable is one of the things we have to think about when planning a wedding so if it's going to be a hot day, it might be a good idea to have a little oasis for guests to escape from the pounding sun rays.
Be mentally prepared and have fun! Think about planning your ceremony a little later in the day once the sun is past centre sky. And if you know it's going to be a hot day and there's nothing you can do about it, decide ahead of time that you aren't going to focus on the heat instead grab a drink and get to dancing!
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Is There Caffeine in Green Tea?
Green tea is a favorite drink for people who like to stay fit naturally. There are various other reasons why people choose green tea, but many choose green tea for its low caffeine content and high antioxidant levels. A few people believe that green tea is completely void of caffeine, but this is not the true.
What is the difference between theine and caffeine?
Theine and caffeine are the same alkaloid, and the caffeine contained in green tea is identical to the one contained in coffee.
The amount of caffeine in green tea varies according to the several factors associated with its production, cultivation and preparation. Depending on the quantity of leaves and the length of infusion, an average cup of green may contain as little as 12mg to 50mg of caffeine, for 5g (1/6 oz.) tea leaves and 500ml (2 cups) water when infused for 3-5 minutes. In comparison, the same amount of coffee contains between 115mg to 290mg of caffeine.
The brewing time while preparing the tea plays a great role in the caffeine level of the green tea. When tea is brewed for a shorter period, it may contain less caffeine; however caffeine is liberated faster during the first minute, but continues to liberate for up to 10 minutes. The number of times the same tea leaves are brewed also has an impact on the caffeine level of the green tea.
Does caffeine in green tea have the same effects as caffeine in coffee?
The caffeine contained in green tea affects the body in a different way, because it interacts with tannins contained in tea which stabilize and attenuate its effects. Tannins contained in tea act as a time-release agent, so the caffeine is absorbed over a longer period of time. This is why the effect of caffeine in green tea is more regular and lasts longer than with coffee.
The caffeine released from the green tea acts differently than caffeine released from other beverages. When consumed in tea, caffeine stimulates the cardiovascular system and the central nervous system by enlarging the vessels in the cerebral cortex. In coffee and in popular energy drinks, caffeine has a direct effect on blood circulation and accelerates the heart rate. In comparison, tea is more a stimulant than an excitant, and it improves the concentration, sharpens the mind, eliminates fatigue and enhances intellectual capacity.
How to remove caffeine from green tea?
For green tea lovers who want to keep their caffeine levels in check, they can use following methods to reduce the amount of caffeine present in the infusion.
Flush the caffeine: Pour hot water (not boiling) over the green tea leaves and let infuse for one minute or less. Discard the water. Brew the same tea leaves again at the recommended water temperature and duration and drink the 2nd infusion. This technique removes a good portion of the caffeine content of the green tea, but it doesn't remove it completely.
Drink green tea blends: When blended with caffeine-free ingredients like lemongrass, marigold or dried fruits, the resulting infusion will not contain as much caffeine because the quantity used to prepare the infusion contains less tea leaves.
Combine these two methods: For optimal results, try to flush the first infusion of a green tea blend.


The Andrews Labor Government today unveiled detailed designs for the North East Link – giving Victorians their first look at the state's biggest ever road project.
Young Victorian families will be better supported to recognise and address the early signs of autism, thanks to a Victorian-first initiative by the Andrews Labor Government.
Students from 14 schools across Whittlesea will now have access to the latest technology and innovative learning programs, with the Andrews Labor Government officially opening the new Whittlesea Tech School today.
The brand new eight-kilometre Mernda Rail extension, complete with three new stations, has opened for passengers today — six months ahead of schedule. The $600 million rail extension with three new stations at Mernda, Hawkstowe and Middle Gorge is part of the Andrews Labor Government's..
The Andrews Labor Government is teaming up with the City of Melbourne to revitalise local roads and public space in West Melbourne.
The first of Victoria's new Support and Safety Hubs have been launched, as the Andrews Labor Government works to protect women and children from violence and make it easier for families to access support. Premier Daniel Andrews today joined hub practitioners and community members in..
Melbourne Market wholesalers now have certainty, with Melbourne Market Authority announcing it will only apply minimal rent increases for store leases that are due to expire.
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting self-determination by improving the community facilities at the Aboriginal Community Elders Services Inc. (ACES) in Brunswick.
The Andrews Labor Government is helping more students to be physically active by easing the financial pressures schools experience in relation to interschool sport.
Passenger trains will return to Mernda for the first time in almost 60 years from Sunday 26 August, with the South Morang line to become the new Mernda line.
The Andrews Labor Government today released its response to the final report from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
A new public address speaker system in Melbourne's CBD will help keep Victorians safe in the case of emergencies.
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting self-determination – lifting the first mortgage on the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Cooperative Ltd (VACCA) in Preston.
The Andrews Labor Government's investment in homelessness and housing is having a positive impact - but there is more work to do, according to new data from a count of rough sleepers in inner Melbourne.


It all started ten years ago when I began my research on coconut oil. I was determined to find a healthy saturated fat that I could cook with and use in baking. Not only did I discover that coconut oil was great for all sorts of cooking, but it was also amazing for my skin and overall health and wellbeing. Since this time, my love for coconut oil has continued to grow, and it enjoys a prime spot not only in my pantry but also in my bathroom.
Since it was first shamed for being high in fat, research now supports the innumerable therapeutic benefits of unrefined coconut oil. These research claims have also been endorsed by countless anecdotal claims from people who, like me, now swear by coconut oil.
Just in case you are still on the fence regarding coconut oil, here are 5 research-backed coconut oil benefits that can put your mind at ease and send you off to purchase your first container!
Although you won't see the fat melting before your eyes, consuming coconut oil can help decrease your waist size when used consistently. Coconut oil contains medium-chain fatty acids that, when consumed, allow the body to convert fat into energy for the body to use. This, in turn, increases metabolism and helps with weight loss.
Research: A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that overweight people who consumed medium chain fatty acids oils compared to long-chain fatty acids had lower body weight and more fat loss.
Coconut oil contains fatty acids, 50% of these come from lauric acid, a naturally occurring substance found in breast milk. This acid is a bacteria storm chaser and can eliminate many different types of bacteria by demolishing their liquid membrane and attacking the organism.
Research: Coconut oil is particularly powerful against the bacteria that cause stomach ulcers, cavities, and food poisoning.
There is a link between high levels of "bad" cholesterol and heart disease and a link between lower levels of heart disease risk and higher levels of "good" cholesterol. Coconut oil has a remarkable impact on blood cholesterol levels, thus reducing the risk of heart disease.
Research: In a study, researchers compared the impact of virgin coconut oil to copra oil on cholesterol levels. Researchers found lower levels of serum cholesterol in the liver and heart of groups treated with coconut oil compared to those treated with copra oil. In addition, "good' cholesterol increased substantially in groups fed virgin coconut oil.
Adding a little coconut oil to your oral health routine may be just what you need to keep harmful plaque and inflammation that causes gingivitis at bay.
Research: In one study, participants who oil pulled with coconut oil had decreased plaque buildup and those with plaque-induced gum disease experienced a 60% decrease in the signs of gingivitis.
What is impressive about the impact that coconut oil had is that it happened after just seven days of oil pulling and continued to reduce negative symptoms over the full 30 day study period.
Sadly, chronic inflammation is behind almost all western diseases, even those that can be deadly such as cancer and heart disease. By reducing inflammation in the body you reduce your risk of developing these, and other, health conditions. Coconut oil to the rescue.
Research: A study published in Pharmaceutical Biology discovered that virgin coconut oil reduced ear and paw swelling in rats and also reduced chronic inflammation. According to Peter Ward, a professor of pathology at the University of Michigan, coconut oil eases inflammation.
Remember: When shopping for coconut oil, choose the best. Always buy organic, virgin coconut oil.
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With releases on Atjazz and Lazy Days, South Africa's Jazzuelle has quickly become one of the nation's foremost dance music ambassadors.
With a distinct sound that combines deep house, narcotic vibes, soul infused synths and earthy grooves, Jazzuelle has found himself on stages around the world, from Sonar to Glastonbury. Currently boasting fans in Dixon and Osunlande (to name a few), Jazzuelle is set to only increase in International acclaim.
Here, anticipating Jazzuelle's forthcoming EP "Circles" on Get Physical Music, the South African artist provides 10 of his seminal South African House jams. Which are some of your favorites?
Fresh House Flava 1, which was released in 1998 and i was only 9 years old! I played it at a recent boiler room gig and the people responded wildly it still is a big track in South Africa like most tracks from back in the day.
One of the greatest classics in the scene, one of the most amazing things about classics like these is that you can play them anywhere in the country here and you still get a crazy response .
The legendary atjazz made his mark in South Africa with this tune, it trended everywhere before trending was a thing, it was the golden tune that injected him in the scene and cemented him as one of the house music Gods in South Africa!
All time favourite jam that could and still can obliterate a floor in South Africa!
One of the golden classics in South Africa, if there was a hall of fame for deep house in SA this would be in it.
Everyone in South Africa knows something for the floor, you play this anywhere and it still has the same response as back in the day, one of the magical tracks that transform the floor into something heavenly.
There was a trend to play this track as the last track of every set to say goodbye to everyone, when you played this, everyone would know its time to go!
One of the most legendary jams from Lisa Shaw, play this anywhere and the floor goes nuts till this day!


An update on this February 2018 post is needed because the US Department of the Interior recently issued its final list of critical minerals (see end of post).
Gold, silver, and gems aren't the only treasures out there. The materials that make our modern life possible aren't always pretty, but they are very important. The rare ones, like the platinum group elements, are also expensive.
Recently, the US government put together a list of the minerals that it considers to be most important to the security and economic welfare of the country. While insiders recognize a difference between "critical" and "strategic," in practice the two are pretty much the same minerals.
This list has a link for each of the 35 minerals, showing how they are used and lots of other information.
In addition, here is a webinar on critical minerals from 2016.
. . . each has been identified as a non-fuel mineral or mineral material that is essential to the economic and national security of the United States, that has a supply chain vulnerable to disruption, and that serves an essential function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of which would have significant consequences for the economy or national security.
I have done a few general posts on these, but I think a new feature here is in order, starting next week: Mineral Monday. It will look at the mineral itself, the supply chain vulnerabilities (if I can find them in a relatively quick online search), and the mineral's essential use(s) that make it so necessary for the US economy/national security.
Featured image: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.


Kendra is Global R&D Open Innovation Lead for Syngenta and has unique experience of leading and driving open innovation in both private sector and academic environments.
At Syngenta, Kendra's primary focus is realising the potential of external science and technology and fostering a culture of open innovation. She also developed the Syngenta thoughtseeders portal, where Syngenta shares technologies aligned to strategic needs, in order to facilitate the influx of ideas and opportunities to Syngenta from external parties such as universities, institutes and industry.
Kendra graduated BSc (Hons) in Food Technology at the University of Reading.


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De sicario a Youtuber es un documental colombiano del año 2018. Fue realizado por el director Álvaro Perea Chacón y en él se narra la historia de Jhon Jairo Velásquez alias "Popeye", exsicario de Pablo Escobar, su condena de veinte años en la cárcel y su reinserción a la vida civil como youtuber tras ser liberado de prisión.

El documental fue estrenado el 1 de abril de 2018 a través de Netflix.

Antecedentes y producción
Jhon Jairo Velásquez fue el jefe de los sicarios de Pablo Escobar en la década de 1990. Fue detenido y encarcelado por la justicia colombiana, siendo liberado en 2014. Meses después de su liberación, Velásquez se convirtió en una figura mediática, llegando incluso a crear un canal de YouTube que cosechó éxito en poco tiempo. En el documental De sicario a Youtuber, realizado por Álvaro Perea en 2016, se relata la reinserción a la vida civil de Velásquez y el rápido ascenso de su nueva etapa como youtuber. El documental fue incluido en el catálogo de Netflix, donde otra producción basada en Velásquez, la serie Alias J.J, fue agregada en 2017.

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Enlaces externos

Películas de 2018
Películas de Colombia
Películas documentales
Documentales de Colombia
Películas dirigidas por Álvaro Perea Chacón


Information sharing should give participating crypto projects a better understanding on how things are on the ground. For, example how prevalent is smartphone ownership in the area? Charities could provide assistance in the event the case study was deployed in the area. Charities generally have a network of trustworthy local people operating in the area. This network could prove invaluable when it comes to the practicalities of case study deployment. A likely source of reliable 'gatekeepers' is from local charity connections. We'll talk more about 'gatekeepers' later. However, these personnel will be vital for the successful operation of a local exchange and incubator.
Case study location research would have already identified charities operating in the case study and established initial contact through outreach. The next step is formalising and defining this partnership/collaboration through phone calls and electronic communication.
Maintaining an excellent working relationships with charities collaborating with participating crypto projects is essential to coordinate assets on the ground.
What type of assistance are local charities willing and able to provide crypto projects with? Can charities connect crypto projects with useful contacts on the ground and gatekeepers? What amount of compensation is required for help? Are local charities willing to officially partner up with cryptocurrency companies?


Skinny jeans may get all the press, but oversized crochet patterns are definitely worth a look this winter. We're talking about sweaters, cardigans, scarves, and more that you will find are anything but form-fitting. Picture flowing ponchos, scarves that can almost be mistaken for blankets, and sweaters with plenty of arm room, and you've got the idea.
So why would you want to make (deliberately, we might add) a super scarf or oversized cardigan? It's all about warmth and layers, baby. These crochet oversized patterns are amazing, as they offer enough room for you to add on the extra layers on a cold winter's morning without piling on too many bulky materials. With this style, a sweater that barely fits is out and extra space to move around is in.
Here's what fashionistas can expect with this style of design. Super scarves can be wrapped around your neck over, and over, and over, or simply draped around your shoulder. Shawls in this style can almost double as dresses (if you'd like, just cinch with a belt for a different look). Don't forget the chunky oversized sweater design, which will add plenty of insulation while perhaps hiding those last pesky holiday pounds. Just think baggy when it comes to this delightful crochet trend! And whether you're working with worsted weight yarn or bulky yarn, make sure you choose the right crochet hook for the job!
Crocheters planning to start a project for a loved one will also love the oversized trend. You won't need the recipient's exact dimensions to create a custom fit for a sweater or shawl; simply make your best guess, then add on extra rows or crochet stitches to create the look. Your family and friends will love shrugging on an oversized crochet sweater or getting wrapped up in a shawl that offers more than a little wiggle room in size.
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Q: tensorflow: "trying to mutate a frozen object", bazel MacOS high sierra, MBP 2016, in terminal.
I'm following the directions here:
https://github.com/tensorflow/models/tree/master/research/syntaxnet
All options for ./configure chosen as default (and all python directories double-checked.). All steps have completed cleanly until this:
bazel test ...
# On Mac, run the following:
bazel test --linkopt=-headerpad_max_install_names \
  dragnn/... syntaxnet/... util/utf8/...

I assume I'm supposed to run the latter line ("bazel test --linkopt" etc.).  But I get the same result either way, interestingly.
This throws about 10 errors, each of the same type "trying to mutate a frozen object", and concludes tests not run, error loading package dragnn/protos, and couldn't start build.
This is the general form of the errors:

syntaxnet>> bazel test --linkopt=-headerpad_max_install_names
  dragnn/... syntaxnet/... util/utf8/...
.
ERROR:
  /Users/XXX/Desktop/NLP/syntaxnet/models/research/syntaxnet/dragnn/protos/BUILD:35:1:
  Traceback (most recent call last): File
  "/Users/XXX/Desktop/NLP/syntaxnet/models/research/syntaxnet/dragnn/protos/BUILD",
  line 35 tf_proto_library_py(name = "data_py_pb2", srcs = ["dat..."])
  File
  "/Users/XXX/Desktop/NLP/syntaxnet/models/research/syntaxnet/syntaxnet/syntaxnet.bzl",
  line 53, in tf_proto_library_py py_proto_library(name = name, srcs =
  srcs, srcs_versi...", <5 more arguments>) File
  "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_XXX/f74e5a21c3ad09aeb110d9de15110035/external/protobuf_archive/protobuf.bzl",
  line 374, in py_proto_library py_libs += [default_runtime] trying to
  mutate a frozen object ERROR: package contains errors: dragnn/protos

... [same error for various 'name = "...pb2"' files] ...

INFO: Elapsed time: 0.709s FAILED: Build did NOT complete successfully
  (17 packages loaded) ERROR: Couldn't start the build. Unable to run
  tests

Any idea what could be doing this?  Thanks.

A: This error indicates a bug in the py_proto_library rule implementation.
tf_proto_library_py is defined in syntaxnet.bzl. It is a wrapper around py_proto_library, which is defined by the tf_workspace macro's protobuf_archive rule.
"protobuf_archive" downloads Protobuf 3.3.0, which contains //:protobuf.bzl with the buggy py_proto_library rule implementation: in line #374 it tries to mutate an immutable object py_libs.
Make sure you use the latest Bazel version, currently that's 0.8.1.
If the problem still persists, then:

*

*I suggest filing a bug with:

*

*Protobuf, to fix the py_proto_library rule

*TensorFlow, to update their Protobuf version in tf_workspace, and

*Syntaxnet to update their TF submodule reference in //research/syntaxnet to the bugfixed version.

*As a workaround, perhaps you can patch protobuf.bzl.
The patch is to change these lines:
   373    if default_runtime and not default_runtime in py_libs + deps:
   374      py_libs += [default_runtime]
   375
   376    native.py_library(
   377        name=name,
   378        srcs=outs+py_extra_srcs,
   379        deps=py_libs+deps,
   380        imports=includes,
   381        **kargs)

to these:
   373    if default_runtime and not default_runtime in py_libs + deps:
   374      py_libs2 = py_libs + [default_runtime]
   375    else:
   376      py_libs2 = py_libs
   377
   378    native.py_library(
   379        name=name,
   380        srcs=outs+py_extra_srcs,
   381        deps=py_libs2+deps,
   382        imports=includes,
   383        **kargs)

Disclaimer: this is a "blind" fix; I have not tried whether it works.

A: Tried same pattern patch for cc_libs.

  if default_runtime and not default_runtime in cc_libs:
    cc_libs2 = cc_libs + [default_runtime]
  else:
    cc_libs2 = cc_libs
  if use_grpc_plugin:
    cc_libs += ["//external:grpc_lib"]

  native.cc_library(
      name=name,
      srcs=gen_srcs,
      hdrs=gen_hdrs,
      deps=cc_libs2 + deps,
      includes=includes,
      **kargs)

Shows new error, but keeps compiling. (Ubuntu 16 on Windows System for Linux--don't ask, native tensorflow 1.4 winx64 works, but not syntaxnet).
greg@FX11:/mnt/c/code/models/research/syntaxnet$ bazel test ...
ERROR: /home/greg/.cache/bazel/_bazel_greg/adb8eb0eab8b9680449366fbebe59ec2/external/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD:451:1: in _transitive_hdrs rule @org_tensorflow//tensorflow/core/kernels:bounds_check_lib_gather:
Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/home/greg/.cache/bazel/_bazel_greg/adb8eb0eab8b9680449366fbebe59ec2/external/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD", line 451
                _transitive_hdrs(name = 'bounds_check_lib_gather')
        File "/home/greg/.cache/bazel/_bazel_greg/adb8eb0eab8b9680449366fbebe59ec2/external/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl", line 869, in _transitive_hdrs_impl
                set()
Just changed set() to depset() and that seems to have avoided the error.

A: To make a long story short. I was inspired by a sstrasburg's comment.
Firstly, uninstall a fresh version of bazel.
brew uninstall bazel

Download bazel 0.5.4 from here.
chmod +x bazel-0.5.4-without-jdk-installer-darwin-x86_64.sh
./bazel-0.5.4-without-jdk-installer-darwin-x86_64.sh

After that, again run
bazel test --linkopt=-headerpad_max_install_names dragnn/... syntaxnet/... util/utf8/...

Finally, I got

Executed 57 out of 57 tests: 57 tests pass.

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THE MANDALORIAN Is Getting Two Spinoff Series
Dec 10 2020 • 3:43 PM
Well, that didn't take long. We heard rumors of a potential spinoff series for The Mandalorian. But we didn't expect more than one! At the Disney shareholders event on Thursday, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced two new spinoff series: Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka. Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni are developing both shows.
That's right! Ahsoka Tano will get her own show. And Rosario Dawson set to reprise the role. We're also getting Rangers of the New Republic. The two shows will crossover with future seasons of The Mandalorian, culminating in a "climactic story event."
This is exciting news for Star Wars fans. The Ahsoka Tano episode of The Mandalorian was a huge deal for lovers of the galaxy far, far away. It brought one of the most beloved characters in the canon to live action for the first time. The news that she's getting her own live-action series is a really big deal. We can't wait to see everything come together, and potentially see more characters from Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars make it to live action as well.
As for Rangers of the New Republic… well, honestly we have no idea what that one could be about. The New Republic was just coming into fruition around this point in The Mandalorian timeline, so we'll surely see the development of that. Maybe we'll even see Leia!
The possibilities are endless and the galaxy is huge. And there were so many more Star Wars announcements made at the shareholders meeting! Stay tuned to Nerdist for more information about the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, the Cassian Andor series, The Bad Batch animated series, and so much more. It's a good time to be a Star Wars fan! The future is looking bright for the galaxy far, far away.
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Well here we are, continuing our annual Valentine's Day tradition of discussing an anime romance game with Rhythm Master Paul and Soul Sister Yarn Sorceress Chandra. This year we each tirelessly deliberated on what game to talk about. We journeyed across deserts, slogged through swamps and traversed via Tauntaun — all in search of the game with the perfect perversion. What game could possibly compete with Hatoful Boyfriend and HuniePop for igniting conversation? I'm not sure…but we selected Nekopara Vol.1.


As an outside IT consultant to small business, I am frequently tasked with balancing user needs, security and very reasonable budgets to resolve problems or handle growth. Sometimes the answer to the problem can't be handled easily or inexpensively, but there are other times when moving some IT tasks to a DIY solution is a good compromise. Rather than spending a boatload of money to purchase and configure an in-house solution, which usually requires on-going attention, sometimes it makes more sense to use a wheel already invented! One big problem with this approach is you want to make sure it solves your issues with a good product, something that has some kind of track record behind it….a known entity. The last thing I want to do is create a problem where none existed before. So, that is the rub: finding good, stable DIY products that meet the needs of growing clients, while making sure to choose things will solve the problem, be user and security friendly, and not cost an arm and a leg to the client.
What is this DIY IT you speak of?
In geek speak, when I say "DIY IT" I'm really just talking about using widely available cloud services to let small businesses have some of the same resources that big businesses use, scaled down, at an easy to digest price point. Usually the price is low(ish) and the office doesn't have to deal with problems that come with having your own hardware or software. You can buy according to what you need, by the gigabyte or the user depending on the service. (Heck, some are even free if you're really small.) Being able able to buy this way allows a much smaller office to scale their needs with their growth. Make no mistake, there almost always comes a time when an office experiencing growth will need to make the transition to bring some of these things in-house, but during the transition DIY IT is an excellent way to go.
When should I use DIY IT?
The answer to this varies for every company and depends on many factors. In general terms I can tell you this: when something isn't working for your users, it's time to start looking at proven services to ease your pains.
For instance, before working anywhere but at the office became so widespread (am I showing my age??) it was pretty easy for an office to share documents-either by using a workstation that was underutilized or putting in a small server. Heck, waayyy back a long time ago we even carried docs back and forth on a small square disk…..I know I just lost the kids. These days though, a setup like that might not be enough for a remote worker, or, even someone who just likes to catch up on those spreadsheets at home. While having a server could make remote working possible, there are many reasons why this might not be a good solution for a small office. Giving outside access to inside information brings a whole new set of problems with it.(As an aside, it definitely isn't "set it and forget it" and please for the love of everything, don't treat it like it is. But, that is a post for another day.) Many of my clients have regulations that dictate what must happen if they are even connected to the Internet, let alone if they want to open up some part of the inside to the outside. Enter Dropbox! Dropbox provides a safe, secure way to save work documents to the cloud, access them at home to make changes and then open them up, changes intact, back at the office.
Now this isn't an advertisement for Dropbox, they are just a very well known example. Slack for integrated communication, hosted Exchange email for management and sharing, GitHub for code versioning and forking-all excellent examples of tried and true DIY IT solutions that might be helpful to your small business woes.
How do I know what DIY solutions are trustworthy to solve my IT issues?
Well an excellent IT provider will be familiar with many things that are out there and should have the knowledge to implement these ideas for you, but I'm not going to sugar-coat it: there are waaayyy too many good (and bad) solutions out there for anyone to know all of them. When I am looking for the right answer to a problem, I often find that my clients are an excellent avenue to find new resources for good DIY IT solutions. I find that folks will hear about or accidentally stumble across something and put it on their home machine. Next thing I know, they're calling me to get it spread company wide! If it's something I am not familiar with, I do my due diligence, then let them know if I think it's a good or bad solution. If I run across something that is even better, I suggest trying that as an alternative. Then the next time I have a client with the same or similar issue, I can confidently suggest this or that DIY IT solution as tried and true as I've been using it with a client for x amount of time.
If business is growing and you're feeling the pains, you might benefit from some smart DIY IT. It's very important to remember, even these solutions come with some amount of risk. When proper security is already sorely lacking at many small businesses, the last thing you want to do is make it worse. It's very important to have a trusted IT partner to advise you when making these decisions and to make sure that your small business is implementing these services, not only to the fullest, but with your security in mind. Let us help you!


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Special report: Data privacy
EU regulator pushes for global consensus on data ethics
The coming wave of data privacy compliance challenges
Elements of a best-in-class data privacy program
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Point: Protecting privacy should be federal government's job
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By Neil Hodge2018-10-26T18:16:00+01:00
Data regulators need to push for a "global consensus" around the ethical use of personal information, particularly as technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) are taking a greater role in decision making, says one of the EU's top privacy enforcers.
European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli told attendees at the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels that there is currently "no ethical consensus" about data use.
"We do not have a consensus in Europe, and we certainly do not have one at a global level," said Buttarelli. "But we urgently need one. Because digital technologies and data flows are already intensely global." He also warned that "self-regulation alone is not the solution."
Buttarelli said that ethics is among the "most pressing strategic challenges" for data protection authorities and warned that regulators need to "understand technology" so that they can "articulate a coherent ethical framework."
"Otherwise, how can we perform our mission to safeguard human rights in the digital age?" he asked.
In particular, Buttarelli singled out algorithms that can make "informed" decisions as a key risk area, citing the fact that such technology is already responsible for deciding around 70 percent of the content that is viewed on the internet and social media sites through processing personal data—not necessarily responsibly.
"We need a critical understanding of the ethics informing decisions by companies, governments, and regulators whenever they develop and deploy new technologies" said Buttarelli, as "we are fast approaching a period where design, deployment, and control of new technologies and technological processes are delegated to machines."
"The fact is that the European legislator did not think about ethics when it drafted the GDPR. In fact, the regulation only refers three times to ethical considerations in specific professions, like research."
Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor
Buttarelli flagged up several areas where crucial decision making has been left to machines, such as in killer drones, and pointed out that just last month at the United Nations, "delegates were unable to reach agreement even to start discussions on how to control them."
Other areas of concern include using algorithmic decision making in criminal sentencing and by social media companies "whose unaccountable algorithmic decision making has been weaponised by bad actors in ethnic conflict zones, with at times appalling human consequences, notably in Myanmar."
On 23 October, the day before the conference began, data commissioners from several EU member states, as well as Canada, Hong Kong, Argentina, and the Philippines, agreed to a set of guiding principles regarding ethics, monitoring, and enforcement on AI. These underlined that developments and increased use of the technology need to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability and that users must retain control over their own data.
Buttarelli told attendees that guiding principles and best practices can ensure that users' rights to privacy and data protection remain paramount, even when they are meant to be enshrined in legislation—namely the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
"The fact is that the European legislator did not think about ethics when it drafted the GDPR. In fact, the regulation only refers three times to ethical considerations in specific professions, like research," said Buttarelli.
"This is not a criticism of the GDPR. It is a reality check on the limitations of any law, even a comprehensive one. Laws establish the minimum standard. Best practices are assumed to go beyond the minimum standard. So for me, compliance with the law is not enough," he added.
Apple, Facebook, and Google were among the major technology and social media companies that took part in the conference and all pledged to improve how they use data and promised to give users better control over how their personal information is managed.
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company supports a U.S.-style data protection law that mirrors GDPR and criticised companies that profited from people's data that was then used to manipulate political campaigns and incite violence.
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