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"Can I go for my walk?" Jessica asks the question halfway through our home-school day. The arc of her interest in geometry has waned; her eyes wander outside already. I let the rest of her go.
This will to walk is recent and new. One day she simply announced that she would. Even then she wasn't interested in a walk, or walking per se, but in her walk, something done by her, for her, with her.
Since then she has owned her walks. And when she returns from the fields and forest, the glow in her eye and the ray on her cheek tell stories her words sometimes match. She shares tales of the chipmunk she saw nibbling nuts, the stick that took shape beneath her whittling knife, or the dreams of the garden she plans to plant that formed in her mind.
Is this how Jessica should be spending her home-school time?
I am rereading Walden, Henry David Thoreau's account of his two-year "experiment in living" simply and deliberately on the shores of Walden Pond. Though I read him many years ago, I am startled this time by how familiar the work seems: he launched his experiment for reasons that resound through our family's move here to the farm. He wanted to establish a perspective on contemporary society that would allow him to evaluate its values and practices, with an eye to making improvements. He wanted to wake up his senses, free his thoughts from their ruts, and live a life he loved to live. We do too.
For his part Thoreau was concerned that the obsessive-consumptive habits of society were dulling people's senses and enslaving them to a quantity and quality of labor that failed to nourish their best selves. As he laments, "The better part of man is soon plowed into the soil for compost," with predictable results. While the production of goods and services and the technological mechanisms for making and marketing them all flourish, individual humans don't. Depressed by the sense-numbing pace of life, people crave distractions from expensive entertainment that tie them ever more tightly to their treadmills.
In Thoreau's memorable words: "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation... concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind... There is no play in them."
Here on the farm, we share his concern, especially when it comes to kids. Teen persons in our culture have no purpose but to be educated for enterprises they will not be able to accomplish for another ten years. They scramble to compete for grades, awards, and victories that have little immediate bearing on their daily lives. Otherwise, they exist to be entertained. So separated from their bodily selves, they are easily seduced by virtual visions of pleasure, and quickly addicted to the rush they get by plugging in and pulling away from their connectedness with natural world. Is it surprising that so many teens feel alienated and depressed? Is it so surprising that they too, like the rest of us, cast about for the quick fix?
Addressing his contemporaries with prophetic wit, Thoreau asks: "What is the pill which will keep us well, serene, contented?"
Thoreau's response expresses the same intuition that guided our family here: the only possible pill comes from "great-grandmother Nature's" medicinal chest. The tonic of wildness.
Why Nature? Nature, according to Thoreau, awakens his senses in ways that feed his thoughts; Nature thus entices him to participate in the ongoing work of creation--his own included.
For sure, Thoreau is interested in natural phenomena in general. An avid observer of plants and animals, earth, pond, and sky, his book chronicles changes of seasons and the cycles of a day. Yet he doesn't go to Walden to observe nature per se. He seeks a time, space, and experience that will help him to a true account of life in all its manifestations. Human life included. He wants to sink beneath the surfaces of social doing and find a rocky real on which to stand.
What does he find? What a body knows. He finds endless movement--an ongoing movement of universal creation creating itself in him, around him, and through him. The rhythms of the natural world train his senses to see and smell and hear and taste the waves and trajectories of life's becoming.
Further, once trained by Nature to notice Her movement, he sees and senses his own participation in it. He too is part of Nature's ongoing work; Nature lives through his currents of feeling, his arcs of sensations, and the meandering of his own daily walks. Most importantly, for Thoreau, Nature lives in and through the rooting and unfolding of his thoughts. To live like Nature, then, is to find the freedom to think the thoughts that make of the day what it can be. As he writes: The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions... let us spend our lives in conceiving them."
Nature, for Thoreau, is much more than a beautiful context or a convenient set of metaphors for human pursuits. Nature is teacher and guide. Nature offers him the sensory education that he needs in order to be able to think about anything--whether railroad or woodchuck--with the same careful attention to its value relative to the "necessaries" of human life.
Our family moved for this same life-enabling proximity to the natural world, so that we might bring our senses to life, find our freedom, and learn to live in love. Our mission: CliffsNotes to Walden.
Jessica comes back from her walk with tales of being stuck in a tree. She ventured out on a branch that led her onto another tree, and then found that the path was one-way only.
"How did you get down?" I ask.
"I slid like a sloth down the branch and then dropped." She smiles as she sits down to write. I smile too. I'm grateful. She is in good Hands.
In this home-schooling venture, I'll take all the help I can get.
Kimerer L. LaMothe, Ph.D., is a dancer, philosopher, and author of five books, including Why We Dance, Nietzsche's Dancers, and What a Body Knows.
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Commuting Pass is it rountrip or one way?
Hi everyone, I just want to make sure before buying the commuting pass. My understanding of it is that I can travel to station A and B back and forth daily for 1 month or 3 months or 6 months right? So for example I can travel from Takadanobaba to Ueno and Ueno to Takadanobaba.
And all stops between are also allowed.
Oh and Saturdays are free travel between those points.
At least it was with mine.
Was yours some kind of special student pass or something like that? Regular passes are good for all stops between on all days.
The problem, however, is that you have to pay the price for a 'new ticket' if you e.g. want to go from Ueno to Shinjuku and not just the difference for the extra distance.
Nope not a student pass. IT was a usual teikiken you had to renew at the trainstation each month.
So yeah you pay for the travel for usual days between 2 points and then (I believe it was only) saturdays (could also be sundays) travel for free between those points. Or soemthing like that. anyway i quit that a long time ago and have a Pitapa now which is muuuuuuuuuch better and cheaper.
All commuter train passes are valid for entry / exit for all stations between, and including, the two shown on the pass for all days through the expiration date shown on the pass. You can get on and off twenty times in one day at different stations all along your route, 7 days a week, without paying anything extra. Go one station beyond your route, however, and pay full price for that one stop.
For a pass between Takadanobaba and Ueno, you can specify the exact route (e.g. Yamanote north via Ikebukuro; Yamanote south through Shinagawa; or via the Chuo line). The price will change depending upon the length of the route you choose. You can then use the stations on that route only for free. For example, if you go to Shinagawa several times a month, it might be worth it to pay for the longer Yamanote route from Takadanobaba to Ueno. Nobody will be care that you usually ride through the northern end of the Yamanote line (shorter route) on your daily commute.
Personally, I shy away from buying 3 month or 6 month commuter passes and stick with the 1 month ones, just in case I lose the thing!
why dont you guys use SUICA? or whats the other one called in Tokyo? ICOCA?
It's not an if/or situation - you can get your commuter pass put on your card, and use it as a commuter pass when on the stops that fall within the range of your pass, and as a regular IC charge card when you are at other stations.
And before you ask, i already did: If you move/lose your job/etc before the 6 months is up you can get a refund on the remaining days.


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module LeapMotion
  def self.connect(opts={})
    DEFAULT_OPTION.each do |k,v|
      opts[k] = v unless opts.has_key? k
    end
    LeapMotion::Device.new opts
  end

  class Data < Hashie::Mash
  end

  class Device
    include EventEmitter
    attr_accessor :version
    attr_reader :options

    def initialize(opts)
      @ws = WebSocket::Client::Simple.connect opts[:websocket]
      @options = opts
      @version = nil
      this = self
      @ws.on :message do |msg|
        data = Data.new JSON.parse msg.data rescue this.emit :error, "JSON parse error"
        if data.has_key? "gestures" and !data.gestures.empty?
          this.emit :gestures, data.gestures
        end
        if data.has_key? "currentFrameRate"
          this.emit :data, data
        elsif data.has_key? "version"
          this.version = data.version
        end
      end

      @ws.on :open do
        if this.options[:gestures]
          data = {:enableGestures => true}.to_json
          send data
        end
        this.emit :connect
      end

      @ws.on :close do
        this.emit :disconnect
      end
    end

    def close
      @ws.close
    end

    def wait
      loop do
        sleep 1
      end
    end
  end
end

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1. Installation is easier then a larger converter, you will use smaller wire, conduit, and breakers.
2. Inrush current of starting is cut in half or more.
3. If running small equipment for the time you can just run the phase converter needed.
4. You can sell one if no longer needed that much of phase converter power.
5. If by chance one has any issues, you will never be completely without three phase power.
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» LGD still struggles with very low yields at its E5...
LGD still struggles with very low yields at its E5 flexible OLED line, will not start mass production for at least 6 months
LG Display's first large flexible OLED Production line, the E5 line in Gumi was supposed to start producing panels in June 2017, but reports from Taiwan suggested that LG delayed the mass production to August (which caused LGD to lose a 3 million OLED supply deal with Xiaomi).
According to analysts from CLSA, the yields at the E5 line are still very low - at around 10%, and it will take LG quite some time to increase the yields enough to start mass production - yields will be at around 30% at year's end, still very low. The displays for upcoming LGD's V30 smartphone were supposed to come out of this line, but LGD has decided to produce these at the E2 4.5-Gen line which is not an efficient fab for smartphone panels.
CLSA estimates that even with Apple's and Google's cash injections, LGD will find it very difficult to compete with SDC which has several years lead in the mobile OLED market. LGD currently hopes to supply Apple with flexible OLEDs by the end of 2018 from the E6 line, and from 2019 in the flexible OLED line at the P10 fab. CLSA sees LGD producing 70 million panels for Apple in 2019, but there are still significant execution challenges ahead for LGD, and SDC in the meantime will continue to increase production efficiency and panel specifications.
Apple OLED
Posted: Aug 30, 2017 by Ron Mertens
Don't mention 10%.
Submitted by Ws j (not verified) on Sat, 02/09/2017 - 09:59
Are you a member of LGD? How do you know the correct value of yeild as 10%? I think 10% has no reasonable basis. This may only a guess of CLSA.
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LGD to start flexible OLED production in its E6 line in Q3 2018
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Q: jquery validate plugin: add a custom method I need some guidance on how to add a validation method to the jquery validate plugin. I've gathered that i need to use the plugin's addMethod() function, but how exactly to have it do what i need... Here i am!
My form 's first question is a radio input choice. Each radio input, if selected, shows a sub-question of several checkboxes.
What i would like my validation to do is:
- make sure one radio input is selected
- make sure at least one checkbox pertaining to the radio input is selected.
Basically, out of the validate plugin's own logic, i would count the selector's length, and if there isn't any, return the error message. Something like this:
var weekSelected = ($('input.seasonSelector:checked input.weekSelector:checked',form).length > 0);
if(!weekSelected){
return 'Please select a week inside that season';
}

How to turn that into a validate plugin method ?
UPDATE
here is the successful answer, based on your feedback:
$('#newInscription').validate({
        rules: {
            "season_id": "required",
            "weeks[]": {
                required: {
                    depends: function() {
                        return $(this).parents(".seasonSelector:checked");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        ,
...

A: Why not make the radio a required element and each of the sub-questions a required element, but dependent on the related radio?  You should be able to do this by just adding rules.  It will be easier if each group of checkboxes have the same name.
$("form").validate({
     rules: {
         "Season": "required",
         "SpringWeeks": {
              required: {
                   depends: function() {
                       return $(".seasonSelector:checked").val() == "Spring";
                   }
              }
         }
         ...
});

<input type="radio" name="Season" value="Spring"  />
...

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In an effort to revitalize and improve wayfinding and transit connections within the Normandale Lake District of Bloomington, a system of unified gateway and kiosk signage, transit shelters, pedestrian access and landscape improvements were implemented along the corridors of West 84th Street and Normandale Boulevard between East Bush Lake Road and Trunk Highway 100/Normandale Boulevard.
The City of Bloomington, in 2009 contracted Blackstone Contractors to perform this work which included installation of four gateway signs, four transit signs, four kiosks, two transit shelters, precast concrete seat walls, concrete walks in standard, integrally-colored and exposed aggregate/sandblast finishes, signage lighting, and landscaping and irrigation improvements. The landscaping maintenance including plant weeding, watering, and landscape bed cleanup for two-years after installation.


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Committee of Supply debate: Prime Minister's Office
Higher starting pay for public service engineers
Apr 14, 2016, 5:00 am SGT
http://str.sg/4k2A
Salaries to go up by about 20%; current engineers get pay reviews
Pearl Lee
leepearl@sph.com.sg
Starting salaries of new engineers joining the public service will go up by about 20 per cent from the middle of the year to ensure they are competitive with the market.
Engineers already in service will also have salaries reviewed and adjusted, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday.
This means engineering graduates joining the public sector can expect salaries starting from $3,800 a month, and $4,000 and above a month for those joining the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
"Salaries for engineers and ICT professionals vary across public agencies today.
"Some are already paying salaries that are largely competitive with the market, while the salaries in other agencies lag significantly," Mr Teo said in Parliament during the debate on spending plans for the Prime Minister's Office.
Total bill; up 11.2 per cent from last year.
Singapore's total fertility rate - the average number of children a woman will have over her lifetime - last year.
Additional number of engineers the public service will hire this year.
Number of babies, born to Singaporeans living abroad, who were granted Singapore citizenship last year.
"In specific areas, we will pay a premium for engineers with skills that are in high demand and short supply such as cyber forensics and malware analysis, or those with niche skills that are critical and specific to the Government but for which there may be little market demand ."
The issue came into focus when Mr Liang Eng Hwa (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC), Ms Lee Bee Wah (Nee Soon GRC) and Mr Patrick Tay (West Coast GRC) asked how the public sector intended to grow its engineering capabilities and retain talent. Mr Teo said one way is to improve the salaries of engineers, although that alone is insufficient.
The public service will also hire more engineers and develop frameworks to help them move up in their careers.
He gave more details about the previously announced move by the public service to hire 1,000 engineers this year. Of the new hires, seven in 10 will focus on Singapore's infrastructure development needs, such as transport and water systems. The rest will concentrate on the Smart Nation effort.
The new hires will grow the current pool of about 7,700 engineers by 13 per cent, and will comprise locals and foreigners.
Mr Teo, the minister-in-charge of the civil service, said seven public agencies, including the Housing Board and national water agency PUB, will develop "competency frameworks" later this year and map out skills needed by engineers as they progress in their careers.
"Our engineers can use this framework to identify their own training needs, and develop expertise and mastery in specific areas," he said.
"We hope to have many more engineers of the type that Mr Liang talked about - people who know their job and love to serve people, and can do their job very well."
The Government will also identify good engineers and train them for key leadership roles in ministries and public agencies.
These engineers will be mentored by senior technical experts and have opportunities to work on inter-agency engineering projects, and network with other engineers.
"Through such training opportunities and exposure, good public- sector engineers will be prepared to take on positions such as chief engineers, chief technology officers and the like in the public service," he said. The public service will also set up centres of excellence to build up engineering expertise for crucial areas such as cyber security and geospatial information science.
Such initiatives aim to draw more Singaporeans to the engineering profession, Mr Teo said. "Taken together, these measures will attract more Singaporeans to take up engineering as a meaningful, fulfilling and exciting long-term career in the public service," he added.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 14, 2016, with the headline 'Committee of Supply debate: Prime Minister's Office Higher starting pay for public service engineers'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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It was discovered that the implementation of the NamedNodeMapImpl class in the JAXP component of OpenJDK did not limit the amount of memory allocated when creating object instance from a serialized form.  A specially-crafted input could cause a Java application to use an excessive amount of memory when deserialized.
The issue was fixed in Oracle JDK 10.0.1, 8u171, and 7u181.


With all the social networking hype, specifically by Microsoft, and the big push of Yammer, I have taken a step back and tried to sort this out. Collaboration, connecting users and relevant content, is certainly a step in the right direction. But there is a difference when we talk about these functions within the four walls of an enterprise. Not that I am a control freak, but at what point can this get out of control and become an unproductive distraction? If it doesn't work as users expect from the beginning, they will abandon the use of it.
With search functions pushing what 'others' like and feel, and rankings based on access not necessarily relevance consider the following from 'Using the Internet: Skill Related Problems in User Online Behavior'; van Deursen & van Dijk; 2009. Although it specifically applies to Internet versus Enterprise search the results are still interesting.
Of course, searchers on the Internet are quite different than enterprise searchers. Is the search engine smarter than us or do we always believe that the search engine is bringing back relevant results? With social networking relevancy is determined by how many links, mentions, etc. It doesn't deal with the 'value' of that information to that specific end user. How will new functions in Enterprise Search tools (i.e. social and collaboration) help or hinder the organization?


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Chocolate Peanut Biscuit Base, Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake filling full of Snickers, with Whipped Cream, a Caramel Drizzle, and even more goodness. An amazing Snickers Cheesecake!
So, this recipe has been requested SO MANY TIMES I can't actually keep up. I didn't do it for ages as I couldn't eat peanuts for a while, but now… now its happened. It is dreamy. I knew I wanted my Cheesecake to be a No-Bake like a majority of my other cheesecake recipes, as I love them so much. They're creamy, delicious, and only take about 20 minutes to make them!
I based a majority of this recipe on my No-Bake Mars Bar Cheesecake as Mars Bars and Snickers are very similar, just Snickers have the Peanut addition. The No-Bake Mars Bar Cheesecake calls for a plain Digestive base, so I changed it up slightly to use a cocoa chocolate base like my No-Bake After Eight Cheesecake.
However, I wanted to make it to be slightly different, so I used some Peanuts in the base as well. I made sure not to use too many Peanuts as I didn't want it to be a complete and utter overload, but enough to give it a delicious peanutty flavour.
I decided that I wanted mine to be more caramel flavoured than peanut flavoured as I just prefer it that way. If you wanted to make it more peanut like however, you could substitute the Caramel in the cheesecake mixture for 100g of peanut butter. Or, you could drizzle peanut butter on the top by melting some carefully in the microwave so its loose enough to drizzle and use that instead. Honestly, its so adaptable.
As this is my first Snickers recipe on my blog, I can't refer you to any other I have done… buy you could easily adapt others to use Snickers if you're a fan. For example, you could use Snickers in my Peanut Butter Pie, or even in my Peanut Butter Fudge.
Melt the butter in the microwave on short bursts on in a small pan over a medium heat.
Blitz the biscuits, cocoa powder, and peanuts in a food processor to a small crumb, add the melted butter, and pulse a few times until it is combined well.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring gently or microwave in short bursts until fully melted – leave to cool slightly whilst doing the rest.
With an electric mixer (I used my KitchenAid) Whisk the Cream Cheese and Icing sugar, Carnations Caramel, and Vanilla until smooth – Whilst mixing, pour in the melted chocolate and whip again until smooth.
Pour in the liquid double cream and continue to whip the mixture until it is starting to thicken a lot like a Mousse does (I use speed 6/10 on my KitchenAid) It won't take too long as the chocolate will harden quickly and cause it to thicken.
Fold through the chopped Snickers bits through the mixture – Pour the mix on to the biscuit base, smooth over, cover, and chill in the fridge for at least 5-6 hours hours or preferably overnight.
Remove the cheesecake from the tin carefully. I whip together my double cream and icing sugar till thick and pipeable.
Drizzle over the caramel, and pipe the whipped cream on using a 2D Closed Star Piping Tip. Sprinkle on some chopped peanuts, and add a piece of Snickers to each Cream swirl!
If you don't want to use Caramel, you can easily swap it to Peanut Butter as well. Swap the same amount for Peanut butter, and drizzle some melted peanut butter over the top as well! If you don't want to use either, use 300g of milk chocolate.
You can use Dulce De Leche, or other caramel for example, but you want a thick caramel sauce.
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Yes you can do, but I do always say if you can keep it fresh its better – freezing and thawing is fine but can sometimes change the texture. I just run a knife around underneath, and slide if off, but I've made so many 100s of cheesecakes I am quite skilled at it now haha! You can line it to make it easier, but I tend to find that a little awkward!
I've never personally tried it, but I don't see why not!
1. I just bought an 8″ Springform – so, do i just use it without any parchment paper?
2. I will be using Philadelphia cream cheese – as i know they contains some liquid in the tub, do i use muslin cloth to squeeze all the liquid out?
I usually just let the excess liquid drip out of the tub, but I don't squeeze it out. And yes I don't line the base, I just use it as is!
I can't get carnations caramel, is there something else I ca use instead? I got carnations condensed milk and was going to make that into caramel but don't know if that will change the consistency of the cake?
Theoretically it shouldn't if you make it into the caramel correctly – or you can sue something like dulce de leche?
Can you use regular salted peanuts ?
For the peanut part? I don't see why not!
Do you ever add gelatine to your cheesecakes? I made your marsbar one a while ago and the chocolate orange one and even after leaving in the fridge over night they were both really soft (they were still eaten of course and were amazing!) but just wondered how I could make sure they set better. Thanks!
If they were really soft, you didn't whip it up thick enough. As you can see from my photos, I work well with the recipe and with no gelatine as I don't like using it. You can indeed use it for a more guaranteed set, but obviously its not vegetarian.
I'll try that this time then as I'd rather not use gelatine either. Love your recipes they're always amazing! Thanks ??
3 words- I love it! I can't get enough of this cake. First its a cheesecake, then adding upon is caramel and then one of the favorite chocolate bar -Snickers. Its everything so sweet. My son is going to love this cake very much. I am going to make this cake at home for sure. It looks so delicious.


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David Crowe is the Chief Economist and SVP with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Dr. Crowe is responsible for NAHB's forecasts of housing and economic trends, survey research and analysis of the home building industry and consumer preferences as well as microeconomic analysis of government policies that affect housing. Dr. Crowe is also responsible for the development and implementation of an innovative model which has estimated the net economic impact of new home construction in over 600 markets. Past research has concentrated on home ownership trends, tax issues, demographics, government mortgage insurance and local land-use ordinance impacts. Before becoming NAHB Chief Economist, Dr. Crowe was NAHB Senior Vice President for Regulatory and Housing Policy. Prior to NAHB, Dr. Crowe was Deputy Director of the Division of Housing and Demographic Analysis at HUD.
In January 2016, NAHB announced that Dr. Crowe will be retiring effective March 18, 2016, after 27 years as the association's Chief Economist.
When you look back on your career, what are you most proud of having accomplished?
I continued to give the homebuilding industry the best possible information on the status of the housing market and the economy during the worst decline in housing since the Great Depression. NAHB as a whole, and I've been a part of that, has been diligent about providing accurate information even when it was information that the industry and individual builders didn't want to hear.
Did they appreciate it even if it was information they didn't want to hear?
Yes, they did. They were bright enough, smart enough, and pragmatic enough to understand they needed the bad news along with the slowly evolving good news.
What is your take on the housing inventory situation?
I don't believe there is a shortage of new housing inventory. There is a shortage of existing housing on the market, and that's the trickle effect. If there is a shortage of existing homes, that's where brand new homebuyers come from—selling existing homes. If the existing homeowners are unwilling to sell for a variety of reasons, then they basically are not released to buy the new homes. The new home market is waiting on existing homeowners selling their current home to build more new homes.
It's a domino effect—some existing homeowners can't sell because they don't have enough equity in their home to come out with a sufficient downpayment. Some of them no longer have the credit rating to get a mortgage. So there are some other reasons. But those that are just plain reluctant are often reluctant because they realize that if they want to buy an existing home, their options are relatively narrow. So it's feeding on that reluctance that is continuing to keep the inventory low.
Many sellers may not have an absolute decision as to whether to buy an existing home or a new home. So the low inventory of existing homes is locking them in place, even though if they were to decide they wanted a new home, they probably would have a greater opportunity or greater selection from the inventory of new homes.
Is there a lack of demand for new homes?
There is a lack of demand for new homes for two reasons: Number one, very slim participation by first-time homebuyers. They don't have to worry about selling a home, so they can move directly into a home without that concern about selling. But many first-time homebuyers are relatively young, so they suffer from the conditions that the millennials suffer from: Poor income growth, difficulty in getting a mortgage partly due to student debt and partly due to rigid standards, and their own preference for being footloose.
So number one, we don't have a lot of buyers coming in from the first-time side because of those reasons. Number two, we have a reduced amount of buyers from existing homeowners becauser of this fear of rollover as well as similar financial issues such as insufficient credit or insufficient equity.
What in your opinion needs to happen in order for the housing market to be completely normal?
The rigid and inflexible mortgage underwriting standards that we've created need some flexibility. Policymakers went overboard in correcting the mistakes of the boom, and people are being excluded from mortgages that would make good credit risks. That's number one.
Number two is the generally expanding economy. We're getting that—it IS coming, but we have to continue to see the economy expand so people can feel secure in their jobs and therefore comfortable in making a major purchase like a house.
The third thing is on the supply side. We need more workers in the construction industry. Not having enough workers has slowed delivery. I think it's still possible to build houses if there is a demand, but it takes longer to complete them.
After your retirement, how closely will you follow the housing market? Are you still going to keep up with it pretty regularly?
Yes. You can't divorce yourself from it that quickly. It's a habit, and I'll keep it. It's a fascinating industry, and I'll continue to follow it.


And life is not the same.
Is just to speak their name.
And the tales of days gone past.
Since they're no longer here.
Our elder son was born on the 18th January 1985 in Exeter. He was five weeks premature, and was diagnosed with Pierre Robin Syndrome. He found life difficult right from the start. Later on he was labelled with Asperger Syndrome too.
Despite these drawbacks, he was an amazing young person, with a kind personality, a complex character, a huge knowledge of trivia, an astounding vocabulary and a wicked sense of humour.
He loved to travel the world with us and his younger brother. Whether it was sailing around Tobago, Bermuda or the Virgin Islands. Swimming with dolphins in the Florida Keys. Holidaying in Corfu, Switzerland, Hong Kong or Singapore. Snorkelling on the Barrier Reef or walking the sands of Magnetic Island or Bondi Beach. Rainforests and the snowy Australian Alps. And of course he loved America. From Chicago to Key West, Charleston to Daytona. Hilton Head and North Myrtle Beach were places he'd come to know very well. But it was in Orlando that he really had fun. The theme parks excited him so much, with their amazing variety of white knuckle rides. He loved Universal Studios, The Islands of Adventure, Sea World, Aquatica, The Magic Kingdom and DisneyWorld, Busch Gardens, Typhoon Lagoon; the list goes on and on.
As a family we were all in Florida for the turning of the millennium. We drove to Cocoa Beach, were sitting on the sand at 5am on New Year's Day as the sun rose on the first day of the year 2000. An awe-inspiring experience.
His schooling was sometimes difficult, as he needed much extra help, but he made so many friends along the way. He really was such an individual character. He spent two years at school in Australia, then when we returned home he went to the local Junior School. At sixteen he went on to complete a three year course: Further Education Through Horsemanship, and stayed in the New Forest at a wonderful facility called the Fortune Centre. For the next ten years he spent time at Palace Farm in Devon, coming home throughout the year for weekends and longer holidays. There he continued with his horse riding, helped out in charity shops and had an assisted placement at a children's nursery. He loved looking after the younger ones.
He was an avid reader and was rarely without one of his books. From He-Man and She-Ra, Thomas the Tank Engine, Star Trek or any Enid Blyton, to Greek legends and Indian mythology, the history of the native American people, to Homer's Iliad, or the Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. He loved the written word.
In his late teens he was taken to Lourdes, in France by the HCPT, to visit the shrine of Saint Bernadette. He went with a group of children with special needs, organised by the Royal Navy. To all accounts he had a wonderful time, even drinking his souvenir bottles of holy water in the hope of making him better, more normal.
St. Ives was his home, and he felt safe here. He would wander around visiting the bookstores and charity shops. Walking across the beaches and through the streets.
It was in September 2014, soon after we'd returned from our summer holiday in America, that he first went to hospital, complaining of a pain in his testicle. In October, following a biopsy, all was reported as being ok. But cancerous cells had been found, so a week later he had his testicle removed. And so we thought that was it. But during November he continued to have headaches and vomiting, and at the end of the month, he was found to have a brain tumour and further tumours in his lungs.
We were so scared and shocked. His 100 days of chemotherapy began on December 3rd. Sometimes there would be day case infusions, sometimes he would have to remain in hospital for six days at a time. Both my husband and I took it in turns to stay with him. He lost weight, and also his hair. He bore his treatment bravely, and half way through we were told the tumour in his brain had shrunk markedly. He was in hospital for Christmas morning and also for his 30th birthday. By the end of February he developed peripheral neuropathy, and found it hard to walk. He began to lose his appetite, and on two occasions had blood transfusions to boost him up.
Our son was not like other thirty year old men. He depended on us totally. He did not go off to college or university. He didn't have a girlfriend, lover or wife. In the last few months he was our shadow. Everywhere we went, he came along too. Our constant companion. There was a comforting routine to his life. We looked after him, and he was protected in his own little world.
I share the sentiments of your other commenters- your son was very lucky to have you. You certainly helped him make the most of his life.
That really is so kind of you to say.
Thank you for taking the time to read about Frank…. a truly special young man.
This is a hard story of your son to read but I am glad you have written and shared it. I feel as if I've gotten to know him a little bit and although his life was so short he seemed to contribute to much to the world. I am so sorry for your loss.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read about my son.
We do miss him so very much.
Thank you so much for your kind words and good wishes.
So sorry to know about your loss. But you gave him a good, enjoyable life. For a mother, nothing is painful than seeing his children suffer. At the age of 6 he departed us due to a minor accident which caused a brain hemorrhage. he was so affectionate, caring and loving.
Sorry too, for your loss.
Thank you so much Carolina for your kind and caring words, and for your support.
I very much appreciate your thoughts.
Thank you for sharing his life with us. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thank you for the gift of your son and his story – and yours.


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But the league says that was the extent of it.
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How This Brand Used Personalization to Increase Their Revenue by 17%
Tina Donati
Searching for wins that help boost revenue is something every business strives for, but how exciting would it be if you found one strategy that made you an additional $400,000 in 60 days and a 17% overall revenue lift? Live Love Gameday, an apparel brand inspired by sports-themed clothing, achieved this by simply interacting with their customers in personalized ways.
By using Octane AI's Facebook Messenger and SMS suite, Live Love Gameday worked with our team to create a personalized conversational automation strategy that helped them achieve the following results:
An additional 35,000 products purchased in 60 days
A 17% overall revenue lift
$400,000 in additional revenue in 60 days
We'll dive into the strategy Live Love Gameday used in this article. The reason we're sharing these details with you is because Live Love Gameday's strategy can simply be replicated by any Shopify or Shopify Plus brand that has a decent following on Facebook or Instagram.
If you're ready to tackle Messenger and SMS automation like a pro, then keep reading to find out how this brand was able to personalize their conversations with customers.
If you want to read the full Live Love Gameday case study to understand every detail about the strategy they used to see such great success, you can get a free copy sent to your inbox here. This case study has screenshots, templates and more.
What is Live Live Gameday?
Live Love Gameday is a comfortable and trendy sports-themed clothing and accessories brand. The store is based out of Dallas, Texas and was founded by a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, Sydney Durso-McArthur.
Sydney cheered for the Dallas Cowboys for seven seasons, which led to her strong beliefs that the field was her home away from home. This sparked her idea to launch Live Love Gameday, a line of clothing that could be enjoyed by those who share the same love for sports and the field.
The Challenge Live Love Gameday was facing
Live Love Gameday was challenged with being able to engage with their customers in a meaningful way. They already had an audience on Facebook, but they didn't have the right tools to be able to interact with that audience. They were looking for a solution to engage with their customers through advanced personalization and to be able to simplify the interactions they had with customers. This led them to discovering Octane AI.
Once Live Love Gameday started engaging with their audience through Messenger and SMS, they found out their customers enjoyed every interaction.
"We chose Octane AI because they have the most robust form of Facebook Messenger that is currently on the market. We love the technology and innovation that we bring to our brand by using the Octane AI platform."
- Jay McArthur, owner of Live Love Gameday
The Strategy Live Love Gameday implemented
When Live Love Gameday started working with the Octane AI team, the first thing they did was implement opt-in tools on their website. The tools they used were welcome pop-ups, exit-intent pop-ups, order status page opt-ins and an opt-in checkbox on every product page. This allowed them to capture more Messenger and SMS opt-ins from all pages on their website, and then they could start reaching customers on these channels about exciting news and promotions.
Next, they created Messenger and SMS flows and campaigns. This includes browse abandonment and cart abandonment reminders, Sponsored messages, order confirmations and shipping notifications, and custom AI smart responses. All of these messages are extremely targeted and personalized toward every end-user, which has led to high engagement rates and more purchases for Live Love Gameday.
Revenue-generation flows
Live Love Gameday retargets Messenger and SMS subscribers who previously browsed through items and left without finalizing their purchase. On Facebook Messenger, Live Love Gameday will send two abandoned cart reminders for visitors who've left items in their shopping cart. The first message tells the customer that they noticed they left an item behind, and that they're going to save it for them. Then, they offer the customer a 20% discount and remind them that shipping is free for U.S. orders over $50.
The second message is sent one day later. Similar to the first message, customers are offered a 20% discount and reminded about free shipping. However, in the second abandoned cart message, Live Love Gameday tells the customer that the item they are looking at is almost sold out. This adds an urgency factor for the customer to finalize the purchase if they truly want the product.
On Messenger, the abandoned cart messages have helped Live Love Gameday recover 7% of their abandoned carts and contributed to over $68,000 in additional revenue in 60 days. The success from abandoned cart messages isn't surprising considering 79% of consumers say they are only likely to engage with an offer if it has been personalized to reflect previous interactions the consumer has had with the brand.
Live Love Gameday also sends abandoned cart reminders on SMS and browse abandonment messages on Facebook Messenger. You can learn more about their revenue-generating flows in the full case study!
Automated Campaigns
Live Love Gameday sends sponsored messages on Facebook Messenger and promotional updates on SMS. One of the most successful SMS campaigns was when they offered one free mask to the first 20,000 people who made a purchase after receiving the message. Around the time of this campaign, Live Love Gameday generated $53,000 in additional revenue. This campaign alone was a significant part of the brand's additional $400,000 in 60 days.
One personalized campaign that is sent to subscribers is one that asks customers if they want to be notified about upcoming promotions. This promises that the user will be one of the first people to hear about it if they opt-in. Once the user clicks "notify me," Live Love Gameday responds with a reassuring message that tells the customer they will be the first to know about the next mega sale.
As part of this campaign, Live Love Gameday also includes a section that tells customers to browse their store while they're waiting for the sale. When the link is clicked, the user is automatically directed to Live Love Gameday's website. Although this seems like a small addition to the campaign, it's actually helped generate $2,000 in additional revenue in the 60 day timeframe.
Do you want to build a strategy like Live Love Gameday? You can come chat with the Octane AI team to see how we can help you achieve the same success.
Using Facebook Messenger and SMS for advanced personalization leads to better results
There's no better time than right now to start personalizing every experience for your customers. In fact, marketers tend to see an average 20% increase in sales when using personalized experiences. The reason Facebook Messenger and SMS is one of the best channels to start offering these personalized experiences is because of their significantly high open rates and click-through-rates, and also because both of these channels aren't cluttered with other promotional messages from your competition.
Aside from the Messenger and SMS tactics we've shared from Live Love Gameday's strategy, there are a ton of other ways you can use these channels to drive more engagement and revenue from your audience. Here are a few ways:
Cross-sell or up-sell: On Messenger specifically, businesses can build customized back-and-forth conversations, giving users the ability to interact back with your business and receive real responses. Some brands use this feature to ask customers a series of questions about their personality, hobbies, likes and dislikes and more. They will then recommend products based on the user's answers.
Welcome series: When a customer gets started, your business has the opportunity to introduce itself, share a bit of information about what your business does, attach links to interesting content, or share a coupon for new subscribers. This helps build a personal relationship right away.
Winback Campaigns: Creating ads specifically targeted to audiences from past Facebook Messenger interactions can help you winback previous customers. For example, knowing someone has an advanced musical skill level from a Messenger product recommendation quiz means an ad better tailored to their knowledge in music.
Post-Purchase series: Using an automated system like Facebook Messenger and SMS for order confirmations and shipping updates will ensure your customers are receiving the necessary information from your business to keep them satisfied with your customer service.
Automated customer support: Create an interactive frequently asked questions menu within Facebook Messenger, alongside AI smart responses for your Messenger bot to recognize and respond to immediately after a customer asks.
All of these features help drive a personalized experience for your customer base, which in return will increase their loyalty to your brand.
How you can replicate Live Love Gameday's strategy
The Octane AI platform makes it very easy to set up the right Facebook Messenger and SMS automation for your Shopify store.
But if you want to set everything up yourself, here's a quick list to do it:
Install Octane AI without a line of code, customize the copy for your opt-ins and follow up messages, and watch the revenue go up in the dashboard.
Download the full 250+ page Octane AI playbook and do exactly what it says.
Download the full Skinny Mixes strategy document to see exact screenshots of everything we helped them implement with Octane AI.
Or, you can book a demo with the Octane AI team directly to find out how you can start personalizing your conversational automation too!
Good luck with personalizing your campaigns! You got this.
"Octane AI is the best Messenger platform that is available. You will not regret the decision to partner with them!" -Jay McArthur, owner of Live Love Gameday


Being chosen to give a keynote speech at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer used the floor to introduce an iPhone-meant news service called Yahoo News Digest. She unveiled the app among other future media plans of the company.
What Mayer sees as the "perfect cure to 'TL;DR'" — or "too long; didn't read," syndrome, it will let users be "quickly informed" and keep pace with the big topics of the day by sending out two daily updates (or digests), one in the morning, and one in the evening.
Blending tech and journalism, Yahoo News Digest is based on a news summary app called Summly that Yahoo bought from British teenager Nick D'Aloisio for $30M last year. Today, Nick D'Aloisio is a product manager at Yahoo and as such he joined Mayer onstage to introduce the new service.
However, News Digest is not Yahoo's only effort to bring users ways to consume content. Digital magazines like Yahoo Food and Yahoo Tech will also take part of the Yahoo strategy.
All who are eager to put their hands on the app, Yahoo News Digest is already available for free download at the Apple App Store.


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Asri's experience spans more than 30 years of design practice across the core disciplines of branding and design, from naming and identity, brand communications, packaging, interface design, exhibition, event consultancy, creative content and activation.
Among the many brands he has helped to develop are Malaysia Airlines, Putrajaya Holdings, Telekom Malaysia, Celcom, ASTRO, DIGI, TDC, Petronas, HSBC, EON, KL Sentral, Dutch Lady, 100 Plus, Levi's, Nokia, Sheraton Hotels, KFC, Pizza Hut and Mamee Double Decker.
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Bassey graduated from Malaysia Multimedia University with a Master in Information Technology. She has vast cross culture and diversified working experience in international marketing, offshore training, management, business expansion and development. She currently lives in Queensland, Australia.


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Remember the Artist Challenge back in June? Well three months later on Sept. 15, Paint Love hosted another awesome event to add to the books! The 2018 Art Auction and Fundraiser was proof that Paint Love is greatly fulfilling its mission in the community with every passing day.
The artwork completed by the wonderful six artists in our Artist Challenge was up for auction- which the guests happily indulged. Our partner organization (Camp Peace), artists and Title I school partner (Clarkdale Elementary School) were recognized and awarded our first Impact Awards, appreciating them for their amazing efforts and teamwork with serving our youth this year! The guests were supportive and generous in donations supporting the continuation in funding more Paint Love programs in the future.
We would like to thank the talented vocalist duo, Jared+Amber , and the gifted Rudy Currence for their performances. They gave Paint Love a mini concert!
Last but definitely not least, we would like to send a HUGE thank you to our friends at Color Wheel Studio for allowing us to host this event in their venue!!! Thank you to our donors and guests as well! We truly couldn't have done this without you. In honor of our famous social handle and hashtag, Go Paint Love!
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Up to 60 Islamic militants are operating in terror cells in Australia and an attack is inevitable, a former intelligence officer has warned. The head of the Australian Federal Police confirmed the figure of 60 extremist suspects, but cautioned that Muslims should not all be tarred with the same brush. Roach, who retired recently after a 30-year career in intelligence, said about 60 Islamic militants based in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne "have military training, they have precision with regard to their planning, their techniques and their methodologies." Full Story


Having existed even in ancient times and not just being being a medium of artistic expression, graffiti has also had many underlying tones of political and social messages/satire as well.
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It has however, acquired a touch of sophistication over the past few years with the advent of the digital graffiti wall. Now that's truly something special to behold as its use can be anything from exhibitions to business meetings as well. Even the inauguration of a particular store or place can use the idea of a digital to great effect.
Gone are the days when graffiti was looked at as being just a few random scribblings on a derelict wall. Nowadays, more and more people are beginning to take it seriously, looking at it as an actual canvas to depict one or even several works of art at once. Yes, hard as that may be to believe, it is true. Nowadays, the very term "street art" evokes so many images in our minds, that it's almost easy to forget just how popular it has become.
Tag: Being the simplest and easiest style of graffiti, it basically involves a single colour along with the name of the artist concerned. No excessive frills or art, this style keeps things as simple as they can get.
Throw Up: This is basically a more complicated tag. Involving two or more colours along with a specific bubble style lettering as well, this style can be done repeatedly and quickly. In this regard, it is just like a tag.
Blockbuster: Being a variation of the style mentioned previously, blockbuster is basically a massive throw-up which is basically used to cover a large area in the smallest time period. Made using blocky letters, this particular style is mainly painted with rollers.
Wildstyle: Being a more elaborate version of a throw-up, this particular style is the hardest to decipher in terms of reading the words or message. This style mainly involves the usage of spikes, curves and arrows, thus giving it a slightly inaccessible touch as compared to the rest of the styles.
Heaven: True to its name, this type is a piece of art in an extremely inaccessible place, like somewhere really high up, for instance. By doing this, an artist will earn the thorough respect of all this peers.
Stencil: Being an easy way to put up detailed pieces, a stencil can also be drawn as well as sprayed over over to make it more detailed.
Piece: Short for masterpiece and referring to a picture that has been painted free hand, these take the longest to paint and contain at least 3 or more colours.
With regard to the sheer variety in styles of graffiti, there is truly no end to creativity and what styles you can merge to call your very own. Furthermore, graffiti has actually become a very highly competitive art in the last few years. With artists and crew who compete for the best sites, going out of their way to create art that is more prolific and risky, there is little doubt regarding the truth of the previous statement.
No longer is graffiti about a couple of rambling teenagers spraying paint over the art of others. With a great many commissioned pieces and legal graffiti sites in cities all across the globe, it would not be much of a stretch to say that we are in the middle of a very exciting and innovative phase in the art of graffiti.


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import ARM
from AttackerEnvironmentProperties import AttackerEnvironmentProperties
from CairisHTTPError import ARMHTTPError, ObjectNotFoundHTTPError, MalformedJSONHTTPError, MissingParameterHTTPError, \
    OverwriteNotAllowedHTTPError
from Attacker import Attacker
from AttackerParameters import AttackerParameters
from ValueType import ValueType
from ValueTypeParameters import ValueTypeParameters
from data.CairisDAO import CairisDAO
from tools.JsonConverter import json_serialize, json_deserialize
from tools.ModelDefinitions import AttackerModel, AttackerEnvironmentPropertiesModel
from tools.SessionValidator import check_required_keys

__author__ = 'Robin Quetin'

class AttackerDAO(CairisDAO):
    def __init__(self, session_id):
        """
        :raise CairisHTTPError:
        """
        CairisDAO.__init__(self, session_id)

    def get_attackers(self, constraint_id=-1, simplify=True):
        """
        :rtype: dict[str,Attacker]
        :return
        :raise ARMHTTPError:
        """
        try:
            attackers = self.db_proxy.getAttackers(constraint_id)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

        if simplify:
            for key, value in attackers.items():
                attackers[key] = self.simplify(value)

        return attackers

    def get_attacker_by_name(self, name, simplify=True):
        """
        :rtype: Attacker
        :raise ObjectNotFoundHTTPError:
        """
        attackers = self.get_attackers(simplify=simplify)
        found_attacker = attackers.get(name, None)

        if found_attacker is None:
            self.close()
            raise ObjectNotFoundHTTPError('The provided attacker name')

        return found_attacker

    def add_attacker(self, attacker):
        """
        :type attacker: Attacker
        :rtype: int
        :raise ARMHTTPError:
        """
        attacker_params = AttackerParameters(
            name=attacker.theName,
            desc=attacker.theDescription,
            image=attacker.theImage,
            tags=attacker.theTags,
            properties=attacker.theEnvironmentProperties
        )

        try:
            if not self.check_existing_attacker(attacker.theName):
                new_id = self.db_proxy.addAttacker(attacker_params)
                return new_id
            else:
                self.close()
                raise OverwriteNotAllowedHTTPError(obj_name=attacker.theName)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def update_attacker(self, attacker, name):
        found_attacker = self.get_attacker_by_name(name, simplify=False)

        attacker_params = AttackerParameters(
            name=attacker.theName,
            desc=attacker.theDescription,
            image=attacker.theImage,
            tags=attacker.theTags,
            properties=attacker.theEnvironmentProperties
        )
        attacker_params.setId(found_attacker.theId)

        try:
            self.db_proxy.updateAttacker(attacker_params)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def delete_attacker(self, name):
        found_attacker = self.get_attacker_by_name(name, simplify=False)
        attacker_id = found_attacker.theId

        try:
            self.db_proxy.deleteAttacker(attacker_id)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def check_existing_attacker(self, name):
        """
        :rtype: bool
        :raise: ARMHTTPError
        """
        try:
            self.db_proxy.nameCheck(name, 'attacker')
            return False
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            if str(ex.value).find('already exists') > -1:
                return True
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            if str(ex.value).find('already exists') > -1:
                return True
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    # region Capabilities
    def get_attacker_capabilities(self, environment_name=''):
        """
        :rtype: list[ValueType]
        :raise: ARMHTTPError
        """
        try:
            attacker_capabilities = self.db_proxy.getValueTypes('capability', environment_name)
            return attacker_capabilities
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def get_attacker_capability_by_name(self, name, environment_name=''):
        """
        :rtype : ValueType
        """
        found_capability = None
        attacker_capabilities = self.get_attacker_capabilities(environment_name=environment_name)

        if attacker_capabilities is None or len(attacker_capabilities) < 1:
            self.close()
            raise ObjectNotFoundHTTPError('Attacker capabilities')

        idx = 0
        while found_capability is None and idx < len(attacker_capabilities):
            if attacker_capabilities[idx].theName == name:
                found_capability = attacker_capabilities[idx]
            idx += 1

        if found_capability is None:
            self.close()
            raise ObjectNotFoundHTTPError('The provided attacker capability name')

        return found_capability

    def add_attacker_capability(self, attacker_capability, environment_name=''):
        """
        :rtype : int
        :raises
            ARMHTTPError:
            OverwriteNotAllowedHTTPError:
        """
        assert isinstance(attacker_capability, ValueType)
        type_exists = self.check_existing_attacker_capability(attacker_capability.theName, environment_name=environment_name)

        if type_exists:
            self.close()
            raise OverwriteNotAllowedHTTPError(obj_name='The attacker capability')

        params = ValueTypeParameters(
            vtName=attacker_capability.theName,
            vtDesc=attacker_capability.theDescription,
            vType='capability',
            envName=environment_name,
            vtScore=attacker_capability.theScore,
            vtRat=attacker_capability.theRationale
        )

        try:
            return self.db_proxy.addValueType(params)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def update_attacker_capability(self, attacker_capability, name, environment_name=''):
        assert isinstance(attacker_capability, ValueType)

        found_capability = self.get_attacker_capability_by_name(name, environment_name)

        params = ValueTypeParameters(
            vtName=attacker_capability.theName,
            vtDesc=attacker_capability.theDescription,
            vType='capability',
            envName=environment_name,
            vtScore=attacker_capability.theScore,
            vtRat=attacker_capability.theRationale
        )
        params.setId(found_capability.theId)

        try:
            self.db_proxy.updateValueType(params)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def delete_attacker_capability(self, name, environment_name=''):
        """
        :raise ARMHTTPError:
        """
        found_capability = self.get_attacker_capability_by_name(name, environment_name)

        try:
            self.db_proxy.deleteAssetType(found_capability.theId)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def check_existing_attacker_capability(self, name, environment_name):
        try:
            self.get_attacker_capability_by_name(name, environment_name)
            return True
        except ObjectNotFoundHTTPError:
            self.db_proxy.reconnect(session_id=self.session_id)
            return False
    # endregion

    # region Motivations
    def get_attacker_motivations(self, environment_name=''):
        """
        :rtype : list[ValueType]
        :raise ARMHTTPError:
        """
        try:
            attacker_motivations = self.db_proxy.getValueTypes('motivation', environment_name)
            return attacker_motivations
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def get_attacker_motivation_by_name(self, name, environment_name=''):
        """
        :rtype: ValueType
        :raise ObjectNotFoundHTTPError:
        """
        found_motivation = None
        attacker_motivations = self.get_attacker_motivations(environment_name=environment_name)

        if attacker_motivations is None or len(attacker_motivations) < 1:
            self.close()
            raise ObjectNotFoundHTTPError('Attacker motivations')

        idx = 0
        while found_motivation is None and idx < len(attacker_motivations):
            if attacker_motivations[idx].theName == name:
                found_motivation = attacker_motivations[idx]
            idx += 1

        if found_motivation is None:
            self.close()
            raise ObjectNotFoundHTTPError('The provided attacker motivation name')

        return found_motivation

    def add_attacker_motivation(self, attacker_motivation, environment_name=''):
        """
        :rtype: int
        :raises
            CairisHTTPError:
            OverwriteNotAllowedHTTPError:
        """
        assert isinstance(attacker_motivation, ValueType)
        type_exists = self.check_existing_attacker_motivation(attacker_motivation.theName, environment_name=environment_name)

        if type_exists:
            self.close()
            raise OverwriteNotAllowedHTTPError(obj_name='The attacker motivation')

        params = ValueTypeParameters(
            vtName=attacker_motivation.theName,
            vtDesc=attacker_motivation.theDescription,
            vType='motivation',
            envName=environment_name,
            vtScore=attacker_motivation.theScore,
            vtRat=attacker_motivation.theRationale
        )

        try:
            return self.db_proxy.addValueType(params)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def update_attacker_motivation(self, attacker_motivation, name, environment_name=''):
        """
        :return:
        :raise: ARMHTTPError:
        """
        assert isinstance(attacker_motivation, ValueType)

        found_motivation = self.get_attacker_motivation_by_name(name, environment_name)

        params = ValueTypeParameters(
            vtName=attacker_motivation.theName,
            vtDesc=attacker_motivation.theDescription,
            vType='motivation',
            envName=environment_name,
            vtScore=attacker_motivation.theScore,
            vtRat=attacker_motivation.theRationale
        )
        params.setId(found_motivation.theId)

        try:
            self.db_proxy.updateValueType(params)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def delete_attacker_motivation(self, name, environment_name=''):
        """
        :return:
        :raise: ARMHTTPError:
        """
        found_motivation = self.get_attacker_motivation_by_name(name, environment_name)

        try:
            self.db_proxy.deleteAssetType(found_motivation.theId)
        except ARM.DatabaseProxyException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)
        except ARM.ARMException as ex:
            self.close()
            raise ARMHTTPError(ex)

    def check_existing_attacker_motivation(self, name, environment_name):
        """
        :rtype: bool
        :raise: ARMHTTPError:
        """
        try:
            self.get_attacker_motivation_by_name(name, environment_name)
            return True
        except ObjectNotFoundHTTPError:
            self.db_proxy.reconnect(session_id=self.session_id)
            return False
    # endregion

    def from_json(self, request):
        """
        :rtype : Attacker
        :raise MalformedJSONHTTPError:
        """
        json = request.get_json(silent=True)
        if json is False or json is None:
            self.close()
            raise MalformedJSONHTTPError(data=request.get_data())

        json_dict = json['object']
        check_required_keys(json_dict, AttackerModel.required)
        json_dict['__python_obj__'] = Attacker.__module__ + '.' + Attacker.__name__

        attacker_props = self.convert_props(fake_props=json_dict['theEnvironmentProperties'])
        json_dict['theEnvironmentProperties'] = []

        attacker = json_serialize(json_dict)
        attacker = json_deserialize(attacker)
        attacker.theEnvironmentProperties = attacker_props
        if not isinstance(attacker, Attacker):
            self.close()
            raise MalformedJSONHTTPError(data=request.get_data())
        else:
            return attacker

    def simplify(self, obj):
        assert isinstance(obj, Attacker)
        obj.theEnvironmentDictionary = {}
        obj.likelihoodLookup = {}
        obj.theAttackerPropertyDictionary = {}

        delattr(obj, 'theEnvironmentDictionary')
        delattr(obj, 'likelihoodLookup')
        delattr(obj, 'theAttackerPropertyDictionary')

        obj.theEnvironmentProperties = self.convert_props(real_props=obj.theEnvironmentProperties)

        return obj

    def convert_props(self, real_props=None, fake_props=None):
        new_props = []
        if real_props is not None:
            if len(real_props) > 0:
                for real_prop in real_props:
                    assert isinstance(real_prop, AttackerEnvironmentProperties)
                    capabilities = []
                    for capability in real_prop.theCapabilities:
                        if len(capability) == 2:
                            capabilities.append({
                                'name': capability[0],
                                'value': capability[1]
                            })
                    real_prop.theCapabilities = capabilities
                    new_props.append(real_prop)
        elif fake_props is not None:
            if len(fake_props) > 0:
                for fake_prop in fake_props:
                    check_required_keys(fake_prop, AttackerEnvironmentPropertiesModel.required)
                    cap_list = []
                    assert isinstance(cap_list, list)
                    for cap in fake_prop['theCapabilities']:
                        cap_list.append((cap['name'], cap['value']))
                    new_prop = AttackerEnvironmentProperties(
                        environmentName=fake_prop['theEnvironmentName'],
                        roles=fake_prop['theRoles'],
                        motives=fake_prop['theMotives'],
                        capabilities=cap_list
                    )
                    new_props.append(new_prop)
        else:
            self.close()
            raise MissingParameterHTTPError(param_names=['real_props', 'fake_props'])

        return new_props


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There's a legend about this tree. It's said it started out as a fence post about 80 years ago, then sprouted into the tree you see here, beloved of photographers.
The famous tree of Lake Wanaka in New Zealand, by @GrafixArt_photo and @Weerazak.
Do you use Instagram? Then chances are you've seen photos of this partially submerged willow tree, standing alone in Lake Wanaka on New Zealand's South Island. #ThatWanakaTree has become an Instagram celebrity over the last few years. Our thanks to Samir Belhamra, who posted it at EarthSky Facebook this weekend.