When Ned Stark said, "Winter is coming," he was talking about being vigilante against threats to their kingdom. For you, it may very well be that winter is actually coming.
The holiday season is approaching and temperatures are going to steadily dip into the 30s – hopefully, not negative 31 degrees Fahrenheit. For all our sakes, let's hope it's not that bad!
But with the holiday season comes a lot of rain, snow, sleet, and freezing temperatures. You need to get your furnace ready for winter, and today we're going to show you how.
For those of you who don't know, an HVAC system is your Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning system. It keeps your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Whether you realize it or not, it's important to partake in HVAC prep for winter. You should care for every aspect of your house year round, especially in the winter.
Pipes and coils can freeze, thermostats can break, pilot lights can go out, and much more. You don't want to end up with HVAC repairs over $1,000.
We'll dive into this checklist a little further now, though.
You likely have a heat pump and/or AC condenser somewhere outside your house. It's good to start by cleaning and clearing off both units.
With winter comes snow and sleet, and you want to protect these units, so make sure they're clear of vegetation and other obstructions. You want to allow free airflow.
If you have an AC condenser, cover it with something like a tarp for winter.
Everyone should know this by now, but if not, you should be replacing your air filters about once a month. When you prepare a furnace for winter, it's a good time to check the filters.
Again, free airflow is key here. Clean them or replace them if necessary.
Don't mess with your furnace too heavily if you don't know what to even look for.
If you know what you're doing, consider inspecting the fan belt for tension and fraying and oil the furnace blower.
A carbon monoxide leak is a very serious issue. If you suspect something may be wrong, call a professional right away.
Test your detector and replace the batteries if necessary. It's good to at least know whether or not there is an issue.
Check that your pilot light is lit, clear all ventilation ducts, and turn your thermostat up to kick on the heat. Go around your house and make sure all ducts are blowing steady warm air.
Your HVAC system keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter, but the last thing you want is it failing on you in the midst of freezing weather. It's important that you get your furnace ready for winter so that you and your loved ones are prepared.
You may not always know what to look for or what to do with serious issues. If that's the case, feel free to contact American Heat & Air for a professional to inspect your HVAC system or perform necessary repairs!


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Community Perspective: The Winter Coat
By	hburgcitizen
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Community Perspective: The Christmas Eel
Statewide environmental news roundup – December 2021
Community Perspective: Christmas
A contributed perspectives piece by Anna Rose Geary
It was the winter of 1927 and twenty-two- year- old Nenzi, my mother, wanted a dressy coat to wear to church and to special occasions. She asked her mother, my grandmother Teresa, to accompany her to some stores to look at the styles and to help her make a decision on what to buy. There were a few places in Harlem that carried coats, but grandmother wanted to go to the garment district in downtown Manhattan where the fashion showrooms exhibited and sold many choices of clothing.
A photo of the author's mother
On a slow day in her own shirt-making factory, grandmother Teresa told Nenzi that the two of them could go shopping downtown for coats. Because she didn't have time to change from her frumpy work clothes, grandmother looked a bit shabby. But Nenzi didn't care. She was elated that she was going to get a new coat!
The 1920s were a time of prosperity in the United Sates and New York was a prosperous microcosm of the nation. My grandparents made a lot of money with their small shirt and blouse factory, which employed almost two dozen full-time workers. Men came home from World War I and were buying new clothes. They wanted to leave the drab army khaki colors behind. The women wanted lovely, colorful printed blouses. Demand was very high for wearables and both large and small clothing factories were humming with activity.
Grandmother Teresa grabbed some money from an empty pasta jar on the top shelf of the kitchen cabinet, the place for keeping quick cash, and she and Nenzi hurried to the Third Avenue elevated trains and traveled to lower Manhattan. As they roamed about on their trek through the garment district, Grandmother saw many beautiful coats on display. Both eventually wandered into the fur district, right next to the garment area. Grandmother stopped at a shop that had some unusually rich-looking fur and cloth coats on display in the window; one particular coat caught her eye. She told Nenzi this was the store they would shop.
A salesman came over and offered them a seat on one of the couches. He asked what they were interested in and grandmother did all the talking in her broken Italian-English. She described the coat in the window, a grey cashmere wool with thick silver fox fur on the collar, wrists and the hem of the coat. The salesman, quickly glancing at grandmother's wrinkled work clothes, brought her and my mother two plain cloth grey coats to look at. My grandmother shook her head and said: "No, No, meester, I wanna the grey coat widda the silva fur." The man told her the coat in the window was very expensive and that the cloth coats were better for her. Grandmother bristled and said: "Where sa the managa." Nenzi, by this point, was getting very nervous because, knowing my grandmother's volatile nature, she was afraid a verbal fight was going to take place. She knew her mother would staunchly hold her position and not give up on the coat. She whispered to her mother, "Let's go," but grandmother held her ground and told Nenzi to be quiet because they were staying.
While they were exchanging words, the manager arrived and asked if he could help the two ladies. The salesman, standing beside the manager, explained to him that the women wanted the grey coat with fox trim that was in the window. The manager waved his hand about in the air and informed the salesman he would take care of the situation.
"Ladies, ladies, I have two beautiful cloth coats here that would look perfectly lovely on the young lady. Let me show them to you." Grandmother Teresa looked the man in the eye and said: "No, I wanna da one ina da weendow." The manager then patiently explained that the coat in the window was very expensive because of the silver fox trim; the cloth coats were less expensive yet still attractive, even though they didn't have fur.
By this time, Nenzi was very agitated because she sensed that this contest of the wills would not end well. She stood up. "Please, ma, let's go," she begged grandmother Teresa. Grandmother grabbed her hand, pulled her arm and forced her to sit down. Then she said to the manager: "You wanna make a sale? Bringa thata coat here." Trying to keep the peace and to prevent an unpleasant scene, the manager acquiesced, and indicated to the salesman to get the coat from the window. In the meantime, the manager asked my grandmother how much she thought the coat was. My grandmother didn't answer but said: "How mucha you wanna for thisa coat?" He responded, eight hundred dollars. Grandmother Teresa then told my mother to put the coat on. She inspected the coat carefully, felt the fur, and examined the lining and the seams. Then she put her hand in her brassiere and pulled out one thousand dollars. "Here," she said, "isa your money. One thousand dollars for an eight-hundred -dollar coat and a two-hundred-dollar tip." The money was all in twenty-dollar bills. She counted it in front of the manager but instead of putting it on the table by the cash register, she threw the money on the floor of the showroom. The manager gasped, stared at her and the money on the floor, and after a tense moment, ordered the salesman to pick it up. Grandmother told my mother to walk out of the store wearing the coat, and while she was leaving she said to the manager: "I a beesanessa (business) woman. I own a factory. I treata my customers right. I no judgea who they are by how they dress. You thinka I poor and no can afforda thisa coat? You no wanna helpa me buy the coat. Now, you takea the money, but geta on your knees to collect it and learna lesson. Be nicea to alla your customers, not justa the richa ones."
And then Teresa left the store, looking over her should, watching the money being gathered up and counted.
Anna Rose Geary is a retired teacher of social studies and a reading specialist for Staunton City Schools. She has lived in Harrisonburg since 1971, but is originally from Brooklyn, NY.
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>>Yes. I do have a vast knowledge of ULX.
And then there are the fun commands which I do not want to type out as there are a lot of them and I am not going to use them often.
>> Every day unless something happens in my life e.g. I have to go on holiday or something else like that... I will try to be on every day though.
>> It really depends on the sits. If it is MassRDM sit then it will be over quickly and then if it is a longer sit where someone has evidence it may take longer. So I guess maybe 30-40 maybe 50 sits per day. Also, it depends on my day and if I am doing anything. But I will not let you down!
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>> I think I would be a good and helpful staff member as I am helpful and I listen to other people and I also like to know peoples views. Overall I am very respectful and I think the staff team would appreciate someone like me. I would like to be a staff member because I want to help out the server as this is my favourite server and I also would like to help the people on it. I am always up for anything and I would l love a position so i could show my gratitude and pay my respects to the server and all of its players. And that is why I would love to be a staff member. Overall i think i am the perfect fit for the job and i hope to be accepted!
>> RDM or Random Death Match is when someone kills someone else for no reason at all. For example, I go up to a police officer and shoot them and kill them. Then I would be warned for RDM as I shot the officer for no roleplay reason and this is against the rules!
>> Breaking NLR is a rule put in place so someone cannot return to there place of death within 2-3 minutes. This is a good rule so people can continue what they were doing without the person they killed coming back and killing them which would be Breaking NLR and Revenge RDM. NLR also has another point to it where you forget everything and come back as a new person hence the name New Life Rule. An example of NLR is if someone is raiding your base and they have killed you, you cannot return for 2-3 minutes or until the raid is finished.
>> FailRP is when a person does something that their character in-game would not do. For example, if a thief invites a cop to base with them this would be FailRP as a cop enforces the law and they don't break it by basing with a criminal!
>> Trolling is when someone deliberately annoys or harasses someone. Example: I go on the server and block someone's doors with a cube so they cannot close the doors or I stand in front of someone's doors so they can not leave. Another word for trolling is minging and NITRP. No Intention To Role Play.
>> Personally if I were on duty I would begin with the most serious one or the one that has been waiting for the longest if all of them are not that serious. If I were not able to take them all I would ask fellow staff to help me take them and I would try to get through them as quick as possible.
>> First of all i would bring them to a rooftop and either freeze or jail them so they can not do anything else and i would ban them for 2 weeks as it is MassRDA. When the problem is solved i would release everyone jailed by them so it is like nothing ever happened.
>>First of all i would bring the tramp to a roof and warn them for attempted RDM and then i would return them. Next i would bring Katie because she RDMED tasid and i would warn her for RDM. I would not do anything with tasid as he was self defending which is allowed.
Thank you for reading my staff application and I hope you consider me as a fellow staff member on this server!
Note: I am aware that some of my stats are low but i was so exited to apply for staff that i had to do it but my stats will still increase like they are now.
I barely see you ingame.
Low posts, Barely Scraping minimum.
"James started arresting everyone on sight" "I warn him". If he arrested everyone on sight, it would be MRDA, 2w ban.
155 discord score is very little.
Theres one good thing tho.
If I were you, I would wait a couple days just to get your stats up, either way, good luck!
I do know my stats are low but I will increase them as I previously said I was excited to apply!
Also which bit did I have "little detail" on?
>> RDM or Random Death Match is when someone kills someone else for no reason at all. For example, I go up to a police officer and shoot them and kill them. Then I would be warned for RDM.
>> FailRP is when someone fails to roleplay. This is where you do something your character would not. For example, a police officer teams up with thieves and bases with them.
>> Trolling is when someone deliberately annoys or harasses someone. Example: I go on the server and block someone's doors with a cube so they cannot close the doors or I stand in front of someone's doors so they can not leave.
>> I would take the more serious one first like MASSRDM or if someone has been waiting for ages I would go to them. Also, I would tell other staff to take some of the sits.
>> I would warn James for RDA (RANDOM ARREST) and if he does it again I would ban him for NITRP assuming that he has joined for the first time.
>>I would warn the tramp for Attempted RDM and then I would warn Katie for RDM as tasid was defending himself which is one of the laws and it is allowed."
These parts could use a bit more detail in my opinion.
okey dokey, ill edit my post and add more detail!
Right i changed my stuff, is that good now?
= A very young age, although, I cannot judge that too much as I've not seen you before.
I'm giving this application the - Rep for the reasons above. I cannot comment anymore as I haven't seen you very much.
Denied. Young age can be an issue, I can't say I've seen any issues with you yet but, that's just me. You got the questions wrong, yes you corrected them after being told but if you don't know the rules etc, kinda an issue. Please reapply in 3 days and follow what people were saying.


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Born in 1995 in Cali, Colombia, Mayra Mateus, known professionally as Mateus Art, is a pop artist based in Miami. She discovered her artistic calling in 2016 while working as a cashier at a local pizzeria. She designed the restaurant's menus and, in doing so, spawned her artistic spirit.
Later that same year, Mateus enrolled at Miami Dade College to formally study art. It was at MDC where she learned oil painting, realism, and landscape and animal art. Mateus quickly came to the realization that school was not for her. After some personal hardships that transformed her life, she dropped out of MDC on the premise that realism-style art was not fulfilling her.
As she grew in her self-peace, she also did with her connection to art. In 2017, she resonated with the street- and spray paint-style art of the vibrant Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. The colors, shapes, stories, and more of pop art were alluring to Mateus – she found her fulfillment and knew it was her calling.
The following year she took steps to professionalize her art and formed a corporation, brand, and trademark. She was inspired to create a brand around a piggy bank character and has created a portfolio of various mediums incorporating this symbol.
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Immoral Uses of Biotechnology — Even With Good Intentions — Are Nevertheless Evil
I admit it. I have been MIA in the blogging world for the past six months. Mea culpa.
*subhead*Always dare to hope.*subhead*
There is a good reason. I am working in a neurobiology lab at the local university. We are researching ways to stop or slow the progression of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders.
I love it. After a decade of doom and gloom writing about the out-of-control biotechnology sector, I needed a change. One where I was actively contributing to positive research.
I haven't totally abandoned writing though. Here is a teaser from my latest at the National Catholic Register:
I've spent the last decade writing and speaking about the remarkable and terrifying world of biotechnology from a Catholic perspective. Many times I've felt like Frodo Baggins at the gates of Mordor, looking upon Mt. Doom with despair and dread.
I've never felt this more acutely than in the past few months. A series of recent headlines have renewed my sense of hopelessness in the face of the never-ending assault on the dignity of human life by modern biotechnology.
The gloom began to settle when it was revealed that a Swedish scientist is editing the DNA of healthy human embryos. Fredrik Lanner, a developmental biologist, is using a new gene-editing technique called CRISPR to disable some genes in healthy human embryos to see how those genes affect development. He and his team are intentionally modifying otherwise healthy IVF embryos so they cannot develop properly.
An in-depth story by NPR reveals that while the reporter was observing the genetic manipulation of five donated IVF embryos, one didn't survive the thawing process and one perished after being injected with the experimental gene-editing tool. Of the three who survived, one continued to divide, but not for long. All of the embryos were to be destroyed before they are 15 days old, as the law in Sweden dictates. Lanner insists that his research is critical to understanding human development, which, in turn, will shed light on infertility and disease.
Lanner's work makes many ethicists and scientists extremely nervous. Jennifer Doudna, the co-inventor of CRISPR, along with other heavy-hitting scientists, have called for a voluntary moratorium on any editing of human embryos for fear that it will lead to the creation of genetically modified children. Marcy Darnovsky, of the left-leaning Center for Genetics and Society, explains why she and her group have been so vocal in their opposition to the modification of human embryos. She told NPR: "The production of genetically modified human embryos is actually quite dangerous. … When you're editing the genes of human embryos, that means you're changing the genes of every cell in the bodies of every offspring, every future generation of that human being. So these are permanent and probably irreversible changes that we just don't know what they would mean."
Then came the revelation that a U.S. doctor traveled to Mexico to create the first baby intentionally engineered to have three genetic parents.
Continue reading at the National Catholic Register>>
Rebecca Taylor rarely blogs at Mary Meets Dolly
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Mumbai teen arrested for harassing minor girl from Pune on Instagram
Police said the accused, Yash Bhandare (19), got in touch with the minor on social media. While chatting with the girl, he allegedly managed to procure her private photographs.
By: Express News Service | Pune |
Updated: January 9, 2022 10:16:00 am
The girl's mother lodged the first information report in this case at the Cyber police station.
PUNE CITY Police on Saturday arrested a teenager from Mumbai for allegedly harassing a minor girl from the city after meeting her on Instagram.
Police said the accused, Yash Bhandare (19), got in touch with the minor on social media. While chatting with the girl, he allegedly managed to procure her private photographs. He allegedly threatened the girl that he would circulate her photographs on a fake Instagram account.
The girl's mother lodged the first information report in this case at the Cyber police station. Police booked the accused under sections 354 (d), 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as sections of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and the Information Technology Act.
Technical analysis of the social media account used by the accused revealed his location in Mumbai. A Pune Police police team went to Mumbai and arrested Bhandare, who is a resident of Chembur.
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Despite loss, Cleveland in a good place
Two games, 19 years apart.
Different opponent. Different players.
Same ending. Same bitter disappointment.
When the Indians lost, 8-7, to the Cubs in Game 7, so much was different.
And so much was the same.
Last time, the Indians held a 2-1 lead over the then-Florida Marlins going to the ninth inning.
They didn't hold it, and lost in extra innings.
As a junior in high school, I was borderline obsessed with the '97 team. And because I was in high school and my only real responsibilities were keeping my grades respectable (OK, passable), it was easy to focus, analyze and just think about the Indians.
So when the Marlins rallied to win that World Series, it was crushing for me, and most baseball fans in Cleveland.
This time, the circumstances are different.
In 1997 the Indians were, for all practical purposes, the only game in town. The Browns had moved to Baltimore two years earlier. The Cavs, under coach Mike Fratello, were decent. But any team with Shawn Kemp as its leader wasn't going past the first round.
By 1997, Cleveland's major sports drought had stretched to 33 years. The Indians had been one of the American League's best for four seasons. But they already had lost a World Series two years earlier, and the Yankees were simultaneously building a dynasty.
When Edgar Renteria's RBI single hit the center field grass in Miami, even the most positive Indians fans had to wonder if the team would ever get that close again.
It turns out, the Indians did. Almost two decades later.
Cleveland's sports scene is much different now.
The Cavaliers are NBA champions. The Browns are playing some substandard version of pro football, but at least they're playing.
There's more going on than just the Indians.
Other things are different, too. In '97, the Indians sold out every home game. This year, they had the third-worst attendance in baseball. In '97, the Tribe lost to the Marlins, whose local fan base was apathetic at best. This year, the team lost to a most deserving team with rabid, international and loyal support.
But the loss still stings.
Maybe it's because the Indians led the series 3 games to 1. Maybe it's because Rajai Davis' stunning home run should have been one of the most wonderful moments in Cleveland sports history, a catalyst to a championship. Instead it merely prolonged the inevitable.
Maybe it hurts because they lost to the Cubs –the Cubs! — ensuring the deciding plays will live on and be narrated by Bill Murray.
Or maybe it's because, no matter how much winning your teams do, you always want more.
I wish the Indians had won. I wish my mom — who watched the Indians play everyone from Tony Horton to Charlie Spikes to Rich Yett to Billy Traber to Lonnie Chisenhall over the years — could finally be rewarded for her loyalty.
I wish Cleveland could have celebrated two titles in less than four months, an exclamation point that the loser label days are over.
But instead, we'll continue to wait.
And like 1997, the sting, and the disappointment, remains.
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Square Enix has officially confirmed the downloadable playable demo of the highly anticipated FINAL FANTASY XV. It will be included with FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD as a special bonus. Titled 'FINAL FANTASY XV –EPISODE DUSCAE-,' the demo includes elements from the opening sections of the full game, but alters story progression and more to create a unique first-play experience. The demo is activated by a voucher included with FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD.
The latest trailer of Final Fantasy XV shows new areas from the wildlands where you can travel freely by a car or by walking. During your journey, you will face powerful enemies and experience the story elements of the fifteenth Final Fantasy game. The new video is actually the official trailer for the Final Fantasy XV trial version as well! Saying that, almost all areas in the trailer will be explorable in the demo.
There are also new changes to the team of Final Fantasy XV: Tetsuya Nomura will be focusing on the production of Kingdom Hearts III and won't be working on Final Fantasy XV anymore. Though, Square Enix promises they will continue working on these titles with the best staff they have to deliver great games for everyone as soon as possible. This won't be affecting much to the game's story since it has been set for a long time.
"In reviewing our development structure, we have decided to assign Hajime Tabata as the new director for FINAL FANTASY XV. Currently, Tabata and the entire development team are working, whole-heartedly, towards completing the production of FINAL FANTASY XVand ensuring the delivery of the highest quality FINAL FANTASY title to date," said Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda regarding the staff changes. "We invite every one of our fans to view the fruits of our labor through FINAL FANTASY XV's demo, and promise to present a game that further surpasses expectations when the finished product is released.
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Q: How to scale a vertical quantity (e.g., scaled offset) with the width of a plot? As stated in the Mathematica documentation,

PointSize[d] is a graphics directive which specifies that points which follow are to be shown if possible as circular regions with diameter d. The diameter d is given as a fraction of the total width of the plot.

On the other hand,

Scaled[{dx,dy,...},{x_0,y_0,...}]
  gives a position obtained by starting at ordinary coordinates x_0,y_0,..., then moving by a scaled offset {dx,dy,...}.

In this case, the scaled offsets are specified as a fraction of each plot direction.
This leads to an apparent incompatibility in combining circular objects whose sizes are determined by the width of the plot (and because they are circular, their extent along the vertical direction is also specified by the width of the plot) and objects with vertical offsets which are determined by the height of the plot -- how can this be reconciled?
As an example, if I apply a horizontal offset, the offset objects are positioned as expected (on the boundary of the points), regardless of the specified plot range:
sites = Flatten[Table[{i, j}, {i, 0, 3}, {j, 0, 1}], 1];
psize = 0.12;
offset = psize/2;

Graphics[{PointSize[psize], Map[Point[#] &, sites], PointSize[0.2 psize],
          Red, Map[Point[Scaled[{offset, 0}, #]] &, sites]},
          PlotRange -> Automatic, Frame -> True]
Graphics[{PointSize[psize], Map[Point[#] &, sites], PointSize[0.2 psize],
          Red, Map[Point[Scaled[{offset, 0}, #]] &, sites]},
          PlotRange -> {{-1, 4}, Automatic}, Frame -> True]

If I try the same with a vertical offset, however, the offsets do not remain fixed since the point size is changing as the width of the plot is adjusted:
Graphics[{PointSize[psize], Map[Point[#] &, sites], PointSize[0.2 psize],
          Red, Map[Point[Scaled[{0, offset}, #]] &, sites]},
          PlotRange -> Automatic, Frame -> True]
Graphics[{PointSize[psize], Map[Point[#] &, sites], PointSize[0.2 psize],
          Red, Map[Point[Scaled[{0, offset}, #]] &, sites]},
          PlotRange -> {{-1, 4}, Automatic}, Frame -> True]

Is there way to specify a vertical offset based on the width of the plot, or some other way to resolve this issue?
Lastly, I am using Point rather than Disk because of flattening that occurs do to scaling, as discussed in this question. So any solution that needs to replace Point with Disk would preferably have a way of resolving the flattening issue, as well.
Thank you!

A: If you know in advance that the option value for AspectRatio is, say,  ar   you can simply use offset / ar for the vertical offset. If not, you can post-process the Graphics output to extract the AspectRatio and make the necessary change in Scaled coordinates using ReplaceAll:
ClearAll[aRatio, adjustScaled]
aRatio =  AspectRatio /. AbsoluteOptions[#, AspectRatio] &;
adjustScaled = # /. Scaled[a_, b___] :> Scaled[{1, 1 / aRatio[#]} a, b] &;

Examples:
sites = Flatten[Table[{i, j}, {i, 0, 3}, {j, 0, 1}], 1];
psize = 0.12;
offset = psize/2;

g3 = Graphics[{PointSize[psize], Map[Point[#] &, sites],
    PointSize[0.2 psize], Red, Map[Point[Scaled[{0, offset}, #]] &, sites]},
   PlotRange -> Automatic, Frame -> True];
g4 = Graphics[{PointSize[psize], Map[Point[#] &, sites],
    PointSize[0.2 psize], Red, Map[Point[Scaled[{0, offset}, #]] &, sites]},
   PlotRange -> {{-1, 4}, Automatic}, Frame -> True];
g5 = Show[g3, AspectRatio -> 1/2, PlotRange -> {{-2, 5}, {-1, 2}}];

Row[{g3, adjustScaled @ g3}, Spacer[10]] // Style[#, ImageSizeMultipliers -> {1, 1}] &

Row[{g4, adjustScaled @ g3}, Spacer[10]] // Style[#, ImageSizeMultipliers -> {1, 1}] &

Row[{g5, adjustScaled @ g3}, Spacer[10]] // Style[#, ImageSizeMultipliers -> {1, 1}] &

The point sizes scale with the image size:
ag4 = adjustScaled @ g4;
frames = Table[Pane[Show[ag4, ImageSize -> s],
   ImageSize -> {500, 300}, Alignment -> Center],
  {s, Join @@ {#, Reverse @ Most @ #} & @ Range[100, 500, 10]}];
Export["g4.gif", frames]

A: Instead of trying to use PointSize and Scaled, why not use AbsolutePointSize and Offset? For example (note that I tweaked your code slightly to use Tuples to generate the sites and a single Point object where possible):
sites = Tuples[{Range[0,3], Range[0,1]}];
psize = 40;
offset = psize/2;

Graphics[
    {
    AbsolutePointSize[psize], Point[sites],
    AbsolutePointSize[.2 psize], Red, Point[Thread[Offset[{offset,0}, sites], List, -1]]
    },
    PlotRange->Automatic,
    Frame->True
]

Graphics[
    {
    AbsolutePointSize[psize], Point[sites],
    AbsolutePointSize[.2 psize], Red, Point[Thread[Offset[{0, offset}, sites], List, -1]]
    },
    PlotRange->Automatic,
    Frame->True
]

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New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Hoyt brings us the first book in her sexy and sensual Greycourt Series!
Freya de Moray is many things: a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility, and a chaperone living under an assumed name. What she is not is forgiving. So when the Duke of Harlowe, the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family, appears at the country house party she's attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge.
Christopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed. Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all. Until he recognizes Freya, masquerading among the party revelers, and realizes his troubles have just begun. Freya knows all about his sins-sins he'd much rather forget. But she's also fiery, bold, and sensuous-a temptation he can't resist. When it becomes clear Freya is in grave danger, he'll risk everything to keep her safe. But first, he will have to earn Freya's trust...by whatever means necessary.
Review: Not the Duke's Darling, by Elizabeth Hoyt
[fa icon="calendar"] Dec 27, 2018 9:45:00 AM / by Suzanne
Elizabeth Hoyt's latest historical romance is reminiscent of the best of her Maiden Lane series, but with a feminist bent. Hoyt's heroines have always been the intellectual equal of her heroes, but in this, the hero takes a backseat as the Freya works to solve a mystery and save women on both an individual basis and on a political basis.
Freya is a member of a secret order called the Wise Women, a group dedicated to helping other women. They've often been called witches. The group is about to go into hiding, because of a law being proposed in parliament that would make witch hunting legal and encouraged. Freya's goal is to discredit the Lord sponsoring the bill. Meanwhile, she's been in hiding as a lady's companion for years, living under an assumed name and pretending not to be the daughter and sister of a Duke.
The book opens with Freya and another Wise Woman running through the streets with a Lady and her baby, trying to get the baby and mother to safety. They come upon a carriage and jump in. Of course it's our hero, the Duke of Harlowe. Freya immediately recognizes him, though it's been years since they've seen each other.
When she was a child, Christopher (Harlowe), her brother, and another man (Julian) were involved in the death of a young woman named Aurelia. Aurelia and Freya's brother were trying to elope, but everyone thinks he murdered her. (This is classic Hoyt. Who killed who and when and how?) So Aurelia's family had the brother beaten badly... then his hand had to be amputated and he's not been seen outside of the ducal estate in years and years. (I sense a future book.)
Hoyt throws everyone together at a house party. Freya is there because the estate borders that of the terrible Lord sponsoring the witchhunting bill. Harlowe is there because he's being blackmailed by a sh*tbag named Plimpton who has letters written by Harlowe's dead wife. And Freya's cousin (Aurelia's sister) is there because of course she is.
This is a high drama story, with a sizeable cast and a mystery that goes right up till the end. But Hoyt pulls it off. The story doesn't sag, doesn't get confusing, and the romance is tender and hot and heartbreaking at once.
One of my favorite lines in the novel is this:
"She'd lived so many years alone and independent, perhaps it was too late to revert to what the rest of the world considered normal."
Beyond all of the bananapants plot going on is Freya's very real struggle to decide how much of herself to give in a romantic relationship. In a time when women have no legal rights once married, is there any benefit to marrying, even for love? As a woman who works to defend women from their terrible (usually man-made) circumstances, how can she reconcile herself to falling in love with a man? It's a story that's both timely and timeless.
Clearly, I enjoyed the book and I'm eager for the series to continue. What comes next is a series of content warnings, because Hoyt's books are usually packed full of stuff that can be uncomfortable for readers.
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Content Warnings:
- Harlowe is exiled to India after the whole thing with Aurelia (The Greycourt Scandal). He's not responsible for her death, of course, but his mere presence that night is enough to have his father force him into an arranged marriage and ship him off to India to work with the East India Company. The references to India are handled sensitively (as far as I could tell), with Harlowe mentioning that the Company is/was horrible and that they were doing things no one in Britain would have stood for. HOWEVER, there was a bad scene in Calcutta, when he and his wife and 70 other people were shoved into one prison cell and his wife was basically smothered to death. We eventually find out that his wife was mentally disabled and that he and she were never physically intimate. THEN we find out that Plimpton, the man who has the letters from Sophie and is blackmailing Harlowe, seduced her so he could get her money and jewelry etc. So Plimpton is a Grade A P.O.S.
- Harlowe has PTSD from the jail cell and it comes up several times over the course of the book.
- Later on, there's a mention of a wife who was murdered by her husband, but we find out that she's actually been imprisoned for a YEAR. Then Freya and Aurelia's cousin are shackled in the cellar alongside her and nearly killed. Harlowe ends up killing the Bad Guy, so CW for imprisonment and murder.
- None of the kissing is expressly nonconsensual, but there is one scene in which Freya kisses Harlowe so that she can bite the shit out of his mouth and steal her brother's ring off his finger.
Suzanne received a copy of this book from the publisher for review.
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Recently-graduated high school students Sam Baumgarten and Graham Hughes have developed a pretty rad robotic gripper with the help of Arduino and 3D printing. The gripper itself consists of three large hobby servos joined to the fingers with a linkage. The underactuated fingers have a force sensor under each contact point, while the control glove is equipped with tiny vibrating motors at the fingertips. This, of course, provides haptic feedback to ensure that the user doesn't crush anything–the greater the pressure, the stronger the motors vibrate.
If you think this sounds awesome, wait until you see it in action. Both Baumgartnen and Hughes (who actually created the original prototype shown below) have shared demos of the project, along with a detailed breakdown of the build. Kudos to Hackaday for finding this incredible piece of work!


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I replaced the cable with a 0.25m USB Type-A to Type-C cable (a really cheap one), and it turns out that the voltage is much more stable. At full load+2*RTL8153, it's still up at ~4.97V, and multiple RTL8153 works like a charm now.
However it seems that multiple RTL8153 behind a hub has some limitations. On the switch I can see traffic coming out on both USB attached ports, but they're only ~1.3Gbps total. When doing all port test (internal GbE+2 RTL8153, peer is 6*82583v configured with LACP), CPU0 is 100% and CPU2 is near 100%. I guess the A53 cores are not capable of handling such load. Anyway, currently the best choice seems to be attaching one additional RTL8153 for networking. It handles 2Gbps traffic in both directions simultaneously.
The USB port can keep the board running by supplying power ?
I have an external powered USB hard disk connected to my Nanopi-M4. Today, I did something wrong and I cannot connect to the board (as a headless server) through SSH, so I pulled the power cable to power down the board. However, the board kept running, and the green led kept flashing. It was powered down when I also unplugged the USB cable.
You can power the board with 5V on the gpio`s and on the usb-c. So from the moment there is sufficient power on the 5V it gets powered.
But that a hard drive is powering it seems odd to me. How do you power the HDD? With a split usb cable? Is it in an enlosure?
Maybe soething wrong with the power supply of the enclosure, a broken diode or so???
How do you power the HDD? With a split usb cable? Is it in an enlosure?
Actually, it is a raid. https://www.unitek-products.com/product/usb-storage?view=product&id=197. I power it by using a micro-usb cable plugged into the DC IN socket of the enclosure, the other end of the cable plugged into a 5V USB PSU.
When the board is off, plugging the usb cable of the raid to the usb port of board (while type-c power supply cable unplugged) will not turn the board on.
However, when the board is powered on with both of the cables plugged in, unplugging the type-c power cable will not turn it off, it is still powered by the usb cable of the raid.
That doesn't seem normal to me. I see no reason why there should be power on that output.
I think @TonyMac32 knows more about these things.
Is it normal the voltage is passed thru the i/o output of an hd enclosure?
I can imagine that you could power the enclosure with that usb-c connector. So maybe the 5V there is open both ways? I'm just guessing.
I think it doesn't start the sbc because there's nothing trying to read the hard drive. So it doesn't see it's connected. Once turned on, the sbc communicates with the hd, so it's turned on. And so the 5V is shared too.
I can be completely wrong. The more knowledgeable people will know more.
Is armbian include RPi.GPIO package ?
How can I control GPIO?
They can be used in all the boards. From one board to another board needs only changing the gpio port numbers. (e.g. Physical pin 7 of gpio header, OrangePi port number is 6, you have to change the port number to 32 for a Nanopi-M4).
But how can I know pin number?
From here, you can check the pin names : http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_M4#Diagram.2C_Layout_and_Dimension.
I read somewhere, the formula of the port number is (32p + q + r) , where p, q, r are from the pin name GPIOp_qr. q is ABCD corresponding to 0123.
For example, the name of pin 7 is GPIO1_A0, the port number is 32 x 1 + 0 + 0 = 32.
Sorry, the above formula is incorrect, please read the following 2 posts.
I think the correct formula for the port number is (32p + 8q + r) , where p, q, r are from the pin name GPIOp_qr. q is ABCD corresponding to 0123.
For example, pin# 8, GPIO4_C1, port number = (32x4 + 8x2 + 1) = 145.
I tested all the above pins for output mode with a led.
other pins are all incorrect.
or.. they're used for something else? e.g.
as long as i2c-3 is active those pins shouldn't do anything as gpio.. check DT to see if things are active..
May be yes, I don't know.
Hi guys, I've had good fun with the Orange Pi plus, learnt something about Linux and re-learned some electronics. The limitations of the Orange are now clear - although I've had my money's worth from it. Time for an upgrade and the Nano Pi M4 does the job.
It works very well on an A2 rated SD card and 5.2V PSU. Installing packages on Armbian has been successful so far. USB 3 is great on an SBC and I would like to boot from that in the future once someone with better qualifications has solved that.
The only trouble I am having is with sound. Both sound sinks are visible in the desktop app with the sound level bar dancing around as expected. I can see various options in mixer. removing mute on the appropriate channel gets audio (AV socket) but is horribly distorted. Friendly OS gives sound, but in a humorous s.l.ow.e.d... way which also hangs everything else. Turning off sound makes the other apps respond normally. I am used to Armbian now anyway.
Anyone else had issues with AV sound on this board? I don't have an HDMI to try without dabbling round the back of the telly (which is on the wall!). It's also not 1080p and that caused issues on the previous SBC.
Sound seems to be a Problem on RK3399 Chips at the Moment. I got the Rockpro and the M4 , HDMI Sound is only working on 2 Channels, SPDIF is not working at all (did work on an early Kernel from ayufan for Rockpro) Sound on GPIO I2S is not working.. I think there are Driver Problems that are only solved when Rockchip is working on them.
I guess it's a question of time then?
Bluetooth also doesn't work now I've tried it (to use that for sound). Not investigated or searched much for that yet though.
Hi, have a good day!
I've been tested sound on a NanoPcT4 from FiendlyElec, running Armbian, an to get it working, thru armbian-config selected All drivers. Then you need ALSA mixer. The ALSA mixer can get devices on or off. They are in off state by default.
Hi. I just tried with a fresh install of Armbian Stretch. Without changing anything sound worked thru the 3.5mm plug. HDMI also works when I turn off the realtek rt5651-codec.
In Armbian Bionic also no problem.
What do you mean with AV sound?
Meaning the 3.5mm jack. Thanks for this - I may have a faulty board. Might try another amp though in case it doesn't like mine. The opi and my pc are happy with it, but it is home / kit build class d and there could be some unwanted interaction.
Some software problem..... I tried another amp and lead and no difference. So I opened alsa mixer and started fiddling. I don't know exactly what happened, but my meddling with the M key and enabling everything from left to right and I have clean stereo audio. I tried selecting things individually (or in stereo pairs) with no success. In desperation I just turned everything on in sequence and now it works.
P.S. Heatpad confirmed as NVG (Not Very Good!). I'm using 2 * 1mm copper spacers, thermal compound and thin fibre washers under the PCB on the mounting points. Two 1mm spacers would put too much bend on the PCB otherwise. A fan is required as the heatsink has a long thermal inertia, but eventually reaches 55C or more. Gelid silent 50mm fan on 5V is almost inaudible and results in ~35C Maximum. A 30mm fan would be enough.
So I opened alsa mixer and started fiddling. I don't know exactly what happened, but my meddling with the M key and enabling everything from left to right and I have clean stereo audio. I tried selecting things individually (or in stereo pairs) with no success. In desperation I just turned everything on in sequence and now it works.
It doesn't use alsa-mixer in Armbian but pulseaudio instead. There you had to select the right channel.
All Armbian images use pulseaudio. Cheers.
Hey Nico when are yo doing another excellent NanoPi M4 Youtube video?
I just order the 2Gb version.
Hi. I`m now benchmarking all my sbc`s for a next video. After that I think it`s Video Editing on SBC`s with the M4. I`ve got another board on the way too. So it will take some time. I`ve done some research on gaming on the M4, but it will take some time before it all works well enough.
What would you like to see in a video?
Ok for me this NanoPi M4 @2GB is goiing to be a Amatuer / HAM radio, low power / solar Powered Ham Shack always on computer.
I will expect it to run my Linux based Software defined Radio software. My main program is GQRX.
The biggest issue I usually have is getting sound to work with Linux radio programs.
So if you are looking for something to do maybe set yup 5 different programs and see if they can all play sound at the same time. Also see if they can Mic in at the same tiome.
If you have a RTL-SDR dongle please try and bench mark GQRX.
Nice project. Certainly do-able to power it with solar panels. I've got solar panels too, and great power banks that work as UPS. So you can charge while using it.
I think with a 4A 5V solar panel you'd be good(more is ofcourse better). The M4 uses almost nothing when in idle (0.3A). So you don't need that much to run it for 24 hours.
I'm sorry but now I can't test those things. I'm too bussy benchmarking all my sbc's. For the moment I'm not using the M4, already done it. Not much can tip on the performance of the M4. Only the Odroid XU4 and the NanoPC T3+ do better with some tasks.
Good luck with your M4. I hope the software you'll use is available for ARM. I don't know that software.
@dogshome Not pretty, but functional. I don't think you'll have an overheating problem.
Can someone explain me the purpose of the PWR_KEY on the M4/NEO board please?
Even after checking the schema and the PMIC datasheet I still don't fully understand how it works exactly.
Does it act as an reset?
Or does it act like a regular power button on a PC, in other words, it tells the OS to properly shutdown, to avoid data corruption.


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As voters in Venezuela headed to the polls Sunday, locals with ties to the South American country held a rally in opposition to the violence leading up to a controversial election."We're not with what they're doing right now. We're against what they're doing with the human strikes in Venezuela," said Pastor Lydia Maldonado.A measure up for vote would allow the current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to replace the country's legislative body, The National Assembly, with a new form of government called The Constituent Assembly. Venezuelans opposed to this vote fears it will be the end of their democracy, giving more power to the country's leader. The Venezuelan community in Palm Beach county doing their best to educate the public about this humanitarian crisis. "The people from Venezuela are waving and saying, 'we're with you' and the other people just go by. So I don't think too many people are aware what's going on in West Palm," said Maldonado. According to CNN, since April more than 100-people have been killed in clashes between protesters and police. Unfortunately, Sunday was no different. Protesters hurled an explosive device at security forces. It came hours after multiple reports that a candidate in the election was shot and killed at his home and an opposition leader also found dead. Earlier this week, Sen. Marco Rubio along with other leaders announced the U.S. government placed sanctions against more than a dozen people with close ties to the Venezuelan President, but the results of this election could have far-reaching consequences.
As voters in Venezuela headed to the polls Sunday, locals with ties to the South American country held a rally in opposition to the violence leading up to a controversial election.
"We're not with what they're doing right now. We're against what they're doing with the human strikes in Venezuela," said Pastor Lydia Maldonado.
A measure up for vote would allow the current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to replace the country's legislative body, The National Assembly, with a new form of government called The Constituent Assembly.
Venezuelans opposed to this vote fears it will be the end of their democracy, giving more power to the country's leader.
The Venezuelan community in Palm Beach county doing their best to educate the public about this humanitarian crisis.
"The people from Venezuela are waving and saying, 'we're with you' and the other people just go by. So I don't think too many people are aware what's going on in West Palm," said Maldonado.
According to CNN, since April more than 100-people have been killed in clashes between protesters and police.
Unfortunately, Sunday was no different. Protesters hurled an explosive device at security forces.
It came hours after multiple reports that a candidate in the election was shot and killed at his home and an opposition leader also found dead.
Earlier this week, Sen. Marco Rubio along with other leaders announced the U.S. government placed sanctions against more than a dozen people with close ties to the Venezuelan President, but the results of this election could have far-reaching consequences.


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