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Q: How to change the C compiler and not end up with cl.exe switches? I am trying to use CMAKE to run the Arduino compiler in Windows via CMAKE. I created a little .cmake file that can locate and override a few toolchain variables such as CMAKE_C_COMPILER.  This works great on Linux.  Everything is getting found and built.  In Linux, I am using the UNIX Makefiles generator.
However, when I come over to Windows, I have problems.  I would like to have both the NMake and Visual Studio generators working.  If I had to pick one, I will go with least complex (NMake)

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*The NMake generator insists on adding command line switches for cl.exe (/nologo, /DWIN32, etc) These create errors and stop the build.

*The NMake generator does use the path to the arduino compiler. (good)

*The Visual Studio generator insists on using cl.exe (bad) and it puts into the command line switches for cl.exe (bad)
How do I stop it from adding the cl.exe command line switches?
The code looks something like this:
set(TOOLCHAIN_ROOT "C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\arm")

if(WIN32)
    set(TOOL_OS_SUFFIX .exe)
else(WIN32)
    set(TOOL_OS_SUFFIX )
endif(WIN32)

set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Generic)
set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR arm)
set(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING 1)

set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-gcc${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-g++${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_AR "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-ar${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_LINKER "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-ld${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_NM "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-nm${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_OBJCOPY "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-objcopy${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_OBJDUMP "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-objdump${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_STRIP "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-strip${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_RANLIB "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-ranlib${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")

Here is what the output looks like:
Scanning dependencies of target MyProject
[  2%] Building C object CMakeFiles/MyProject.dir/main.c.obj
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /nologo: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /DWIN32: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /D_WINDOWS: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /W3: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /D_DEBUG: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /MDd: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /Zi: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /Ob0: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /Od: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /RTC1: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /FoCMakeFilesMyProject.dirmain.c.obj: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: /FdCMakeFilesMyProject.dir -c: No such
file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: error: D:projectsexamplecode.c: No such file or directory
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.

A: Turning my comment into an answer
I've installed Arduino Software (IDE) for Windows PCs version 1.8.1 and have given it a try with my Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition installation.
Here is my test code (but maybe you just search on the Internet for some ready to use toolchains):
toolchain.txt
set(TOOLCHAIN_ROOT "C:/Program Files (x86)/Arduino/hardware/tools/avr")

if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
    set(TOOL_OS_SUFFIX ".exe")
else()
    set(TOOL_OS_SUFFIX "")
endif()

set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Generic)
set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR avr)

set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)

set(TRIPLE avr)
set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-gcc${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")
set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/${TRIPLE}-g++${TOOL_OS_SUFFIX}")

Since the download hasn't come with an arm compiler toolchain, I used avr (which should be replaceable). And you don't have to give all the tools, CMake will find them based on the naming scheme of your compilers.
And - as @Tsyvarev commented - variable CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING is set by CMake automatically, no need to set it manually.

Here is what you can/can't do for Arduino with an out-of-the-box Visual Studio:

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*For nmake I was running on the cmd prompt:
> "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat"
> mkdir NMake
> cd NMake
> NMake>cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE:PATH=..\toolchain.txt ..
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-gcc.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-gcc.exe -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++.exe
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++.exe -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done

*For Visual Studio you can't just change the compiler. It would need an additional plug-in or toolset installed (which would need CMake awareness or needs to be supported by CMake). The just released Visual Studio 2017 does have some build-in support for Linux systems, but I don't think that there is something implemented yet.
References

*

*CMake Generator for Visual Studio Linux cross-platform

*How to partially disabling cmake C/C++ custom compiler checking

*cmake-avr toolchain


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Freeman township
Freeman township Arkansas Income Charts
The next section examines a variety of different income statistics. In Figure 3 we see that it has the largest proportion of median earnings of $100,000 or more at 37.1% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 7 examines the number of self employed people in the area based on the number of people who reported any self employment income. Freeman township shows it has 20.6% Self Employed which is the highest of all placesin the area.
In terms of the source of where income comes from, in Figure 9 Freeman township has the largest proportion of Social Security at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1.
The next chart (Figure 11) shows the percentage of households that had retirement income over the last 12 months and it has 23.5% households with retirement income which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest households with retirement income in the area is Hagarville with a households with retirement income of 61.3% is approximately 2.6 times bigger.
Figure 13 shows the cost of living for a variety of cost components from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Freeman township shows it has hightest cost of 97.9 for Cost of grocery items.
Freeman township Arkansas Labor Force Charts
The next two charts look at very recent, monthly trended employment related performance using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS tracks unemployment statistics for a large number of areas throughout the country on a month to month basis. However, not every location in the U.S. is tracked by the BLS so the chart will only show the closest location available (which may be the same location.) Figure 14 shows the monthly unemployment rate for the area as well as a comparison to the overall measure for the United States. It shows that from January 2010 to July 2018 the Monthly Unemployment Rate went from 9.3% to 5.0%. This represents a decrease in the Monthly Unemployment Rate of 46.2%. In Figure 15 the monthly labor force participation which are people actively looking for work are also defined as unemployed but do not include people who have given up looking for work. The participation level It illustrates that from March 2010 to May 2018 the Monthly Labor Force Participation went from 14,015 to 13,557. This represents a decrease in the Monthly Labor Force Participation of 3.3%. Figure 17 shows the labor force participation using the estimated percentage of people either working or actively looking for work. Freeman township illustrates it has 45.5% participation rate which is the 4th in participation rate out of 10 total in the area.
The Components of Employment Status graph in Figure 18 shows the composition of the labor force broken down by employed, unemployed, and not in the labor force (but 16 years of age or older). Freeman township has employed in the middle of other places in the area at 45.5% of the total and is ranked in the middle of the group.
The percentage of full-time workers are compared to the number of part-time workers in Figure 19. Freeman township shows full time employees is approximately 3.4 times bigger than part time employees.
The next employment related data item is shown in Figure 21 which is the percentage of families with only a single earner. Freeman township shows it has 24.1% families with a single earner which is the 5th in families with a single earner out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest families with a single earner in the area is Pleasant Hill township with a single earners rate of 57.6% is approximately 2.4 times bigger. The percentage of families with no one working is depicted in Figure 22. Freeman township shows it has 27.6% families with no one working which is the 4th in families with no one working out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest families with no one working in the area is Smyrna township with a families with no worker of 100.0% measures approximately 3.6 times bigger.
Freeman township Arkansas Poverty Charts
The next section details information about poverty in the area. In Figure 23 the total number of people earning less than the poverty level are shown. Freeman township illustrates it has 20 total people earning less than the poverty level which is the 5th in total people earning less than the poverty level out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest total people earning less than the poverty level in the area is Martin township with a total people earning less than the poverty level of 151 is markedly bigger.
In Figure 24 the percentage of people earning less than the poverty level is shown and compared across the group of places. Freeman township shows it has 26.0% percent of people earning less than the poverty level which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest percent of people earning less than the poverty level in the area is Pleasant Hill township with a percent of people in poverty of 33.7% measures 29.6% larger.
In Figure 25 people who are in poverty are broken out by age group. Freeman township has the largest proportion of person in poverty 55 to 64 years at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
The next chart looks at the percentage of people in poverty based on their education level in Figure 28 marriage status. Freeman township has the largest proportion of highschool graduate and in poverty at 65% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of college graduate and in poverty at 100% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 29 looks at only those people who make less than the poverty level of income and breaks down there employment status. We see that Freeman township has the largest proportion of people who are in poverty and employed at 40.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of people who are in poverty and not in Labor Force at 35.0% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 31 shows the "Gini Index of Income Inequality" with a range from zero (perfect equality) to one (perfect inequality). Freeman township shows it has 56.7% the Gini Index which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area.
Freeman township Arkansas Work Commute Charts
Figure 32 shows a high level view of how people get to work (including the percent of people who work from home.) Freeman township has the largest proportion of people who drive a car or motorcycle to work at 100% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 33 shows a more detailed view of how people get to work for this location and shows Freeman township has the largest proportion of people who drove alone at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
In Figure 35 is shown a frequency distribution of the time that people leave for work. Freeman township has the largest proportion of people who leave for work between 630 am to 7am at 77% of the total and is ranked #1.
The next graph in Figure 36 shows the average number of minutes that it takes for people to commute to work. Freeman township has the largest proportion of people with commute time between 30 to 34 minutes at 40% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of people with commute time between 45 to 59 minutes at 37% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 40 shows the total number of vehicles available for transportation and Freeman township has the largest proportion of 5 or more vehicles available at 77% of the total and is ranked #1.
Freeman township Arkansas Jobs Charts
Freeman township Arkansas Self Employment Charts
Freeman township, Arkansas Economy Data
Figure 1: Freeman township, AR Median Earnings per Worker
Figure 2: Freeman township, AR Median Household Income
Figure 3: Freeman township, AR Earnings Distribution
Figure 5: Freeman township, AR Avg Hrs Worked in Week
Figure 6: Freeman township, AR Avg Hourly Earnings
Figure 7: People Self Employed in Freeman township, AR
Figure 8: Freeman township, AR Median Household Income By Age Group
Figure 9: Freeman township, AR Source of Income
Figure 12: Median Family Income By Race in Freeman township, AR
Figure 13: Freeman township, AR Cost of Living (100 = U.S. Average)
Figure 14: Monthly Unemployment Rate for Area Closest to Freeman township, AR Tracked by BLS
Figure 15: Quarterly Labor Force Participation for the Area Closest to Freeman township, AR Tracked by BLS
Figure 16: Freeman township, AR Annual Unemployment Rate
Figure 18: Freeman township, AR Components of Employment Status
Figure 21: Freeman township, AR Families with a Single Earner
Figure 22: Freeman township, AR Families with No One Working
Figure 23: Freeman township, AR In Poverty
Figure 25: Freeman township, AR Poverty Break Out by Age Group
Figure 26: Freeman township, AR Poverty Break Out by Race
Figure 27: Freeman township, AR Poverty and Marriage Status
Figure 28: Freeman township, AR Poverty and Education Attainment Level
Figure 29: Freeman township, AR In Poverty and Working Status
Figure 30: Freeman township, AR Households with Public Assistance
Figure 31: Freeman township, AR Gini Index of Income Inequality
Figure 32: Freeman township, AR Mode of Transportation to Work
Figure 35: Freeman township, AR Time Leaving For Work
Figure 37: Freeman township, AR Average Commute Time in Minutes
Figure 38: Freeman township, AR Average Commute Time for Male vs. Female
Figure 39: Freeman township, AR Detailed breakout of age groups by means of transportation to work
Figure 40: Freeman township, AR Vehicles available
Figure 41: Freeman township, AR People who both Work and Live in the Same City
Figure 42: Freeman township, AR Median Annual Earngins by High Level Industry Groups
Figure 45: Freeman township, AR Median Annual Earnings by Job Category
Figure 48: Detailed Job Categories with Annual Earnings for Freeman township, AR
Figure 49: Number of Self Employed People by Industry in Freeman township, AR
Figure 50: Freeman township, AR Number of Self Employed People by Detailed Industry Grouping
Figure 51: Freeman township, AR Average Annual Self Employment Income
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Looking for a great day trip? Check out the Mystic Aquarium! Just an hour and a half from South of Boston and you've reached a great place to entertain all day long. The aquarium is both indoors and outdoors, this was news to me since we went on a 95 degree day, but the outdoor section is really quite beautiful.
When you first enter the gates, the first exhibit to hit you on the right is the giant beluga whale exhibit. This exhibit is really something that kids are in awe of. Such beautiful large animals swimming close by, with smiles on their face nonetheless. You can see the whales from both below the water and up above as they dart back and forth. Across the way, the kids were distracted by the touch tank where you are able to reach in and touch rays. You can even feed the rays if you choose to buy the food. As you continue to walk outside, you are treated to exhibits of seal lions, fur seals, and penguins.
We took a break to eat our packed lunches at a few picnic tables before venturing on.
By this time, we were hotter than you could possibly imagine, so headed straight inside to the main gallery. The main gallery is a beautiful building with exhibits of amazing dark lit jellyfish, school of fish, frogs, shark and more. There are a few other touch tanks inside the building to let the kids get up close and personal with the sea creatures.
We cut our visit short to make it in time for the sea lion show. The show was in a large impressive theatre with hundreds of seats. The kids were thrilled to watch the sea lions race past them, jump and spin. It's a cute show included with admission of the aquarium.
We headed back to the main gallery to discover what we had yet to see. The kids unfortunately were so overstimulated at this point that we had to leave without heading over to the 4D theatre or Conservation Center. There was supposedly a wonderful frog exhibit and alligators over there.


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As it happens , I found that v1.5 is also very capable of loading and rendering other .DAE models from MeshLab too, the significant thing about this being that these are .DAE models that do not load in Preview, nor do they load correctly using the Mesh Renderer in QC 4.5.
Now they are available again in QC 4.5.
As you know, Lion doesn't load .DAE models that it did successfully load in SL.
QuartzComposer loads a framework that does all of the main work in dealing with the collada file, and QC sets it up.
I actually had a spokesperson from OpenCOLLADA tell me that the reason that Apple's implementation is ramshackle is because they use COLLADA DOM instead of OpenCOLLADA. His reasoning for this was that COLLADA DOM was controlled mainly by SONY, and it was either that A: they don't care too much about maintaining it well, or B: SONY especially doesn't care about things working right on a MAC.
It was funny, because the tone was that I could possibly have some influence and get Apple to use OpenCOLLADA! I thought, yeah right, I wish I had that pull there!
Now that's just some dude, but when Lion came out, and everything was broken I thought, hmm, maybe he had a point. When you load unloadable models, does QC still throw exception windows? I haven't wanted to look.
It would be great if kineme3D could update to feed textures to the individual objects, when there are multiple objects within one model file. I feel like it would be more appropriate to have a structure port that one feeds images, than the solution Apple took, but to each their own.
Thanks to Kineme for K3D 1.5, excellent service! And interesting story about OpenCOLLADA, considering QC's mesh tools.
Question for you guys, based on franz's suggestion to stick with triangle meshes and stay away from polygons. Let's say I want some freedom to experiment, at least at first, with some crappy public domain meshes, as well as playing with mesh building tools in not-so-conventional ways. Then let's say I want to stabilize a mesh made of unconventional parts. Anything I can look out for before importing to QC? In my limited experience the Apple mesh tools have been pretty volatile/crashy. And Kineme tools have thus far been hit and miss for what it will/won't load. Any advice/specifics on what or what not to use? Any experiences where things just break and you know what caused it?
When you load unloadable models, does QC still throw exception windows?
Yes, such exception messages are produced [like it's really going to tell me something •~, over and over again] when trying to load a .dae that is non conformant with the Collada DOM.
As it happens it's Collada DOM conformant models that do not load correctly in Kineme 3D 1.5 as coherent models - who'd have thought it, eh?
Well , having said that , one can output a Collada DOM .dae and run through the index of the Output Objects - which also results in a shed load of exceptions.
However a simple non conformant model output to a 3d Object Renderer does render, but throws huge numbers of exceptions too.
Could you provide some examples of Collada models that aren't loading correctly in Kineme3D 1.5?
Funnily enough, smokris, I was just in the process of beginning a suitable collation of Collada DOM, OpenCollada and MeshLab models and the resulting 'failure' of these as shown by both their evident failure to render & / or the Console messages that ensue.
I shall mail these to you off list, expect to receive these by Wednesday this week :-).
Dude, I'm not smokris :-), but thanks for taking the time to do that. It will help us all.
That whole "apple's DAE importer throwing exception windows on DAE's it imported fine in SL" is just amazing. It's not like we were using a private API or something :-) I believe I filed bug on that before release too.
When fed straight through to a Kineme 3D Object renderer and not iterated through .DAE's structure members, the following exception message occurs.
When fed as objects into a Kineme 3D Object renderer, no such exception message is provoked.
What do you mean by "dae's structure members"? Trying to feed something from the QCMesh engine to K3D?
What you're showing is a Core3D error, which is Apple. The apple OpenCL mesh system and K3D are incompatible.
What I meant by feeding a .dae's structure members through a Structure Index is the following as shown in the first screen grab attached -outputobject-members.png, the problem I spoke of is as per the second screen grab attached - outputobject-member0.png.
What I'm seeing though, is that you're also feeding something to some Apple DAE importers, because I see the importers and the mesh output. C3D is part of that system.
Maybe it's a K3D bug, idk.
Ah well , the pictures do show a setup that allows for the switching on and off of an Apple Mesh Renderer, a Kineme 3D Object - Output as Object Loader and a Kineme 3D Object - Output as Objects Loader.
As it happens I'm showing a setup in picture one that is only running the Output Kineme 3D Objects in and in picture two the setup is running only Output Kineme 3D Object, both pictures are showing the render resulting from one .dae file.
I don't really think its a Kineme 3D bug as such.
The .dae file is composed of several members. [0,1,2 & 3] - The only 'bug' as such is that the multi member .dae only gets its first member read when output as a single object to the Kineme3D renderer.
However , given that it renders pretty beautifully and fully when presented as a stream of output objects, I'd argue that it is no real problem at all.
It does however, result in an error only when running this Collada DOM multi-member file in Apple's Mesh Renderer.
If you wonder at the seemingly topsy turvey situation, then consider this that I have been running these tests from this point of reply http://kineme.net/forum/Production/Kineme3Dv15#comment-22543 with only one 3rd Party extension installed, which made a lot of difference and helped to reduce other puzzling results reported at this earlier point of reply http://kineme.net/forum/Production/Kineme3Dv15#comment-22541 in this thread.
@cybero, thanks for all your testing. You are awesome.
Does the attached composition throw an exception, or do you have to do something more complicated? For me it works fine (SL and Lion).
The attached composition produces the following result when run in Lion and run as Output Object. Same result as I got , sans my choice of texture file, in the file setup I had running. Run as Output Objects - renders the whole model. See attached snapshots. Does that match up with your results? Neither output produces an exception window at all.
That sounds expected. I multi obj file will just render the first obj. That's why there's the multi obj renderer, afaik.
...and I'm going to GUESS that Apple is going to keep losing that one. I remember talking with you about that ages ago, when we were both finding our MeshLab stuff was causing exception windows in pre-release ...and they haven't even had the decency to fix that yet ;-)!
Did you dupe the bug report?
Also, I'm really loving that K3D is handling this now, but it's a weak replacement for that particular function, since k3D doesn't expose texturing each object in a multi object file, or importing them in, in any kind of user friendly way (though this would be simple, imo).
Yep, that's what I got. Glad it's working with Kineme3D.


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What are two genetic disorders?
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How do you care for a child with genetic disorders?
How does genetic factors affect child development?
How are genetic disorders passed on to the child?
Who does the first baby usually look like?
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Mayor of London bans adverts that "demean" women and represent unrealistic body types
London's new mayor, Sadiq Khan, has said he will be cracking down on "unhealthy" and "unrealistic" body image advertisements on TfL properties.
The move comes a year after controversy surrounded a series of posters pasted in tube stations across the city that asked women if they were 'beach body ready', whilst suggesting that – if they weren't – they buy some slimming powder.
The Protein World adverts were ruled 'not offensive' by the ASA, despite the fact that they hit a sour note with thousands of Londoners. Seventy thousand people signed a petition campaigning for their removal, and a further number staged a protest in Hyde Park.
Today, Khan announced that – from next month - TfL will no longer allow any adverts to be displayed that could ignite body confidence issues – especially among young people. The move is one which he'd previously hinted about in a London Mayor Ask a Feminist special.
Khan says: "As the father of two teenage girls, I am extremely concerned about this kind of advertising which can demean people, particularly women, and make them ashamed of their bodies. It is high time it came to an end.
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The policy does not ban all images of people in underwear, but is expected to affect around 12,000 adverts a year on tubes, at train stations and in bus shelters. Khan claims there will be no impact on TfL's income, which was £170 million last year.
Graeme Craig, TfL Commercial Development Director, says: "Our customers cannot simply switch off or turn a page if an advertisement offends or upsets them and we have a duty to ensure the copy we carry reflects that unique environment.
"We want to encourage great advertising that engages people and enhances the transport network."


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Jerry Sandusky Court Appearance: Breaking Updates
In a brief appearance, the ex-coach accused of abusing boys at Penn State forfeited his right for a preliminary hearing, moving his case toward trial—and preventing testimony from his alleged victims for now. Read updates from the Pennsylvania courtroom.
Updated Apr. 24, 2017 12:39PM ET / Published Dec. 13, 2011 7:43AM ET
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Sandusky's Courtroom ShockerBy Jessica Bennett and Jacob Bernstein
Was the sight of his alleged victims, suited up and prepared to testify against him, just too much for Jerry Sandusky to bear?
That was the theory being floated by Kenneth Suggs, a lawyer for the young man identified in the grand jury report as "Victim 6," moments after Sandusky waived his right to a preliminary hearing and sent reporters packing.
"I'm calling him a coward," said Suggs.
Slade McLaughlin, a lawyer for victim No.1, said he suspected the waiver was a precursor to a plea deal, but prosecutors said outside the courtroom that they have no indication of this from Sandusky's lawyer, Joseph Amendola. Amendola told The Daily Beast before court Tuesday that "Jerry continues to maintain his innocence and will enter a plea of not guilty and request a jury trial later today." After the hearing, Amendola reiterated that there would be no plea deal. "This is a fight to the death," he said.
Sandusky's Only Shot at RedemptionBy Michael Daly
Jerry Sandusky's one chance for even the slightest glimmer of redemption is to announce that he intends to plead guilty and spare his victims the ordeal of a trial.
He took one step in the right direction on Tuesday, when he waived the right to a preliminary hearing, though he most likely did so to spare himself from being confronted by his accusers. Had he been thinking of the victims, he would not have left them still facing the prospect of testifying at the trial.
Unless the 10 complainants are all lying, and Sandusky really is as innocent as he insists in defiance of all sense and logic, his determination to subject his victims to more shame is just another form of abuse. The very fact that the victims have asked not to be publicly identified suggests how they likely feel about the prospect of appearing in a courtroom packed with 100 reporters.


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Q: If $a+b+c=2$ where $0 \leq {a,b,c} \leq 1$ find the range of $\frac{a}{1-a}\cdot\frac{b}{1-b}\cdot\frac{c}{1-c}$
If $a+b+c=2$ where $0 < {a,b,c} <1$ find the range of $$\frac{a}{1-a}\cdot\frac{b}{1-b}\cdot\frac{c}{1-c}.$$

I have tried using AM-GM but I was not able to solve it . I also assumed the expression equal to $k$ and tried to find the range of $k$ but I derived some absurd results. Please help me to solve it and guide me to the correct approach.

A: By Show that $\frac{x}{1-x}\cdot\frac{y}{1-y}\cdot\frac{z}{1-z} \ge 8$.
$$\frac{a}{1-a}\cdot\frac{b}{1-b}\cdot\frac{c}{1-c}\geq 8$$
where the equality holds for $a=b=c=2/3$.
Moreover, for $t\geq 3$, by letting $b(t)=c(t)=1-1/t\in (0,1)$ and $a(t)=2/t\in (0,1)$, then $a(t)+b(t)+c(t)=2$ and
$$g(t):=\frac{a(t)}{1-a(t)}\cdot\frac{b(t)}{1-b(t)}\cdot\frac{c(t)}{1-c(t)}= \frac{2(t-1)^2}{t-2}.$$
Hence $g(3)=8$ and $\lim_{t\to +\infty} g(t)=+\infty$.
Finally, by continuity, it follows that the required range is $g([3,+\infty))=[8,+\infty)$.

A: Let $\frac{a}{1-a}=x$, $\frac{b}{1-b}=y$ and $\frac{c}{1-c}=z.$
Thus, $x$, $y$ and $z$ are positives, $a=\frac{x}{1+x},$ $b=\frac{y}{1+y},$ $c=\frac{z}{1+z}$ and the condition gives:
$$\sum_{cyc}\frac{x}{1+x}=2.$$
Id est, by AM-GM we obtain:
$$\prod_{cyc}\frac{x}{1+x}=\prod_{cyc}\left(2-\frac{y}{1+y}-\frac{z}{1+z}\right)=\prod_{cyc}\left(\frac{1}{1+y}+\frac{1}{1+z}\right)\geq$$
$$\geq\prod_{cyc}\frac{2}{\sqrt{(1+y)(1+z)}}=\frac{8}{\prod\limits_{cyc}(1+x)},$$
which gives $$xyz\geq8$$ or
$$\prod_{cyc}\frac{a}{1-a}\geq8.$$
The equality occurs for $a=b=c=\frac{2}{3},$ which says that $8$ is a minimal value.
Also, since $\prod\limits_{cyc}\frac{a}{1-a}$ is a continuous and for $a\rightarrow1^-$ this expression is closed to $+\infty,$ we got the answer:
$$[8,+\infty).$$

A: First of all, you need $a,b,c < 1$, equal to $1$ will cause problems.
edit: And also for the lower bound of $0$ you will run into trouble, so for a lower bound, see the answer by Robert Z.
As the last step, let $a$ get really close to $1$ and let $b,c$ get really close to $1/2$. What will happen to your product? Can you guess an upper bound?
Once you have an idea what the range will be, you can prove it, for example, by specifying the "get really close to ..." using a proper $\epsilon$ based on the number you want to get in the product.

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Q: VS 2022 Hot Reload - web socket fails to open in aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js Reagrdless of whether I run the application with or without the debugger attached, and whether it's run from VS or via command line (dotnet watch run) I cannot get the Hot Reload websocket to connect.
The framework automatically adds the aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js file to my page, which attempts to open a websocket connection to a localhost port on machine, but it always fails.
I tried creating new blazor server project to see if the issue still happened...it did.
I am using Visual Studio 2022 and targeting .net 6. Both are up to date.
Has anyone else run into a similar issue and/or have any ideas to try to resolve?

A: It's a bug with VS2022 that should be addressed in the near future;
I bet you have 17.1.0 or 17.1.1;
As a workaround, you can uninstall Visual Studio 2022 17.1.0 version and install and older version; VS2019 also works but you might not get .net 6 with that.

A: I got the same error too when updating to 17.1.1. But I can overtake it by changing the version to preview via Visual Studio Installer. For this case i have update to 17.2.0 preview 2 and the error gone :) .
Sorry for my bad English.

A: Any chance you've overriden the base href of your application? If so, this is a known issue logged here - https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/39554 and seems there is currently no fix to it. Good thing is it is planned for .NET 7


A proud physician. Raiem (Ry-em) is someone that has worked very hard to get where he is in life. An odd character at times but someone who has dedicated his life to helping those in need. He is your atypical Bajoran however, in the sense that he does not actively practice his people's religion - this largely related to his forced convent/cult upbringing on Del'o'van III. Currently he serves as Chief Medical Officer on Deep Space 11 - his third posting leading a medical department in his Starfleet career thus far.
Raiem grew up in an isolated convent outside of Bajoran space – on Del'o'van III. On this small desolate colony, a strict adherence to minimal technology use and orthodox Bajoran religious values were enforced. The actual colony itself was established shortly around the time of the initial Cardassian occupation – the elders having believed that the evolution of technology had brought this wrath upon them by the prophets. By conventional standards, life on Del'o'van III was quite poorly and impoverished but not as bad as other outlying Bajoran settlements or refugee camps. Raiem's parents, both doctors (by primitive standards) had spent the entirety of their lives as part of this convent.
As a child, Raiem had a natural and instinctive curiosity of the universe. He was always asking questions and wanting to know more about the world around him and 'out there'. He seemed disinterested in the strict orthodox nature of their convent. Religion was always something he was 'forced' into but in no means embraced. It was this characteristic that caught the eye of an elderly Bajoran neighbour, Detem Ibi. The old man took Raiem under his wing, and in secret, taught him subject matter beyond what would be acceptable in the convent.
Raiem spent a lot of time with Ibi as a child/early teen, often under the guise of helping the old man with chores and everyday tasks. The relationship he developed into something very paternal, grandfather like even. The teachings continued for quite a few years before Ibi was exposed. There was a convent wide tribunal, after which Raiem was devastated when Ibi was excommunicated from the colony.
Things were never the same after Ibi's excommunication. Raiem became very distant and cold. He also became even more resistant towards the mandatory religious practices required by convent law. At the age of 14, after several incidents, Raiem was finally brought to the elder council as well and given a choice: to surrender to the convents ways or be excommunicated himself.
The young and rebellious teenager voiced his discontent and hatred for their way of life and as a result was shipped away from the colony, just as Ibi had been. He would never be allowed to see his family again and all attempts to contact them would fall of deaf ears. Raiem hitched a ride to Bajor on one of the colony trade routes, after he learned of its liberation from the Cardassians several years prior.
Raiem's initial time on Bajor was tough, he endured a long few months as a young homeless teenager living in the streets. This transition had been extremely overwhelming for him and he did get into some trouble with the law, trying to ensure he was nourished. He had a hard time connecting with the population as he did not engage in the very popular religious practices, tainted by his forceful orthodox upbringing. It was his inevitable and initial arrest that was able to connect him back with Ibi, who the authorities tracked down, as it was the only other person Raiem was able to give them as a 'family' contact. Coincidentally the elder man had also returned to Bajor the same year the occupation had ended.
Ibi retrieved Raiem from the juvenile facility he was at and promised authorities that the young man would be no more trouble for them. Ibi had been able to retrieve work as a tailor in one of the major cities in a nearby province and was doing well for himself. He took Raiem under his wing and enrolled him in a specialized school, one that would allow a more one on one approach given the young man's special circumstances. He had a lot to catch up on.
Life was very different from this point on. Raiem was a sponge and the universe his to explore and learn about. He accelerated in his studies and helped Ibi with his work in the tailor shop to earn his keep. This went on for the next few years and life was great for them both. Although Bajor had been through more challenges throughout the Dominion War – life was still much happier for them both than it had been on Del'o'van III. Shortly after Raiem turned 16, he found Ibi had passed on peacefully in his sleep of old age. The young Bajoran was devastated but was determined to make his 'grandfather' proud of him and stay on course.
Joining Starfleet was something which had come to mind in his previous two years of study, especially given the need for membership during the Dominion War. Raiem had ambitions of becoming a doctor but had much work to do regarding his schooling and preparation. It was the last year of the Dominion War when he turned 16. The young Bajoran chose to enlist initially, as a medic, and after several months of accelerated training he was sent out to the front lines for the remaining months of the war.
It was a very big adjustment period for Raiem – he was still a young man – and had been sent to the front-lines to work in field hospitals. He had been so isolated most of his life, the adjustment to suddenly serving with copious amounts of species and cultures was very overwhelming to him. Added to that was the extreme stress of war time. Those in the field hospitals he worked with though, took good care of him and many of the doctors and nurses he worked with provided him with their first-hand knowledge.
After the war finished – Starfleet, like much of quadrant entered a period of rest and rebuild. Raiem tried but was not successful in the officer entrance testing his first time around. He decided to try again the following year and continued his preparation studies and enlisted work within Starfleet as a Medic. After having turned 18, Raiem was finally able to obtain the marks needed to gain entry to the Academy – in the Starfleet Medical training program.
His next four years were focused on the basic generalized Academy programs along with the medical courses and certifications needed to become a physician. Raiem took a special interest in microvascular surgical procedures and critical care medicine. He did maintain a small social life but given his shy nature, developed only a small number of close friendships during his time at the Academy.
Upon graduation he applied for a starship Medical Officer posting and was granted his first assignment on board the USS Crazy Horse. Aboard the Crazy Horse, as a junior officer, Raiem became close with an old and eccentric Nursing Officer by the name of Mabel Kuznetsov. Mabel took the young officer under her wing and the two worked together on many projects within the department. The young Bajoran officer made his rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade aboard the Crazy Horse and served nearly two years.
An opportunity to advance his career presented itself as Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Starbase 788. Mabel encouraged him to accept the posting and kept in close contact with him for the three years he served aboard the station. Shortly after three years of service on Starbase 788 Raiem received transfer orders to take over the Medical department on the USS Charon as Lieutenant. Although his time was brief on the Charon, Raiem did enjoy the opportunity and learning experience of running his own department.
After his time on the Charon. The young doctor received orders to take over "The Arrows" – a mobile outpost medical team which worked out of the Bajor sector. Starfleet believed the reception of this team would fair better with a Bajoran at the helm. Raiem enjoyed leading the team of several physicians, nurses and medical staff in providing care to the needy throughout the sector. There were often challenges to overcome, as the team worked in remote areas with minimal resources at times. There was a certain awkwardness as well, given Raiem's own alienation towards the Bajoran religion. This did make it hard to connect with the population at times.
After a couple of years of doing this relief work, Raiem grew tired of the constant moving around and makeshift facilities. He missed the routine and stability of working on a Starship or Starbase. An opportunity came for a posting on Deep Space 11, which would take him through the wormhole and into the Gamma Quadrant. He requested a transfer to take the lead position of Chief Medical Officer and was accepted.


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This is the year of the lazy garden. The year I only half-way planted, half-way weeded, and hardly ever watered. While a number of things didn't grow (as was to be expected!), there were a number of delightful surprises.
I easily filled two big pans' worth of tomatoes after just 10-15 minutes of picking from my two bushes. This year, I grew one Roma and one beefsteak variety. Now, what to do with them?
In the past, I have canned garden tomatoes, but truth be told, it was just too easy for me to forget about/not use them. I've also simply frozen tomato puree. But there again, I didn't really end up using that either. This year I decided to consider, "What do we actually eat with tomatoes?" Waste not, want not, right?
And what I came up with: spaghetti sauce. After all, I buy and use it regularly. So I decided to turn my 15 pounds of garden tomatoes into sauce. I'd like to share with you the steps I took to make my sauce in case you're looking to do something similar. I modified this spaghetti sauce recipe I found at Food.com. Of course, you can modify the flavors to suit your tastes, or the amount of tomatoes you happen to have as I did!
Don't have a garden? You can often find great deals on boxes of tomatoes at the farm stands or farmer's market this time of year, so don't count yourself out.
Start by prepping your tomatoes! This is arguably the most tedious (and messy!) part of the recipe.
I wasn't worried about chopping my tomatoes up too small or two pretty. As they cook, they quickly cook down and break apart anyway. Some of the smaller tomatoes I didn't even bother chopping up at all.
In a heavy stockpot (this one is around $30 on Amazon with great reviews), add the chopped tomatoes, the cooked onions and garlic, the sugar and your chopped herbs. It's going to seem very watery at first, but don't worry. It will cook down! Bring to a nice boil, and them simmer. The original recipe I had suggested cooking for about a couple hours, but that original recipe was also only for 4 lbs of tomatoes. I just kept simmering, and simmering, and simmering…probably for 4 or 5 hours, until the liquid had gone down considerably and I was left with a thicker sauce.
So heads up if you are hoping to make this recipe: while it's easy to assemble, make it on a day you'll be around the house for awhile! It takes some time.
Here's my finished sauce. Can you see how much liquid was reduced by all that simmering? As I'm freezing my sauce, I ended up throwing the whole pot in the fridge overnight to thoroughly cool it. This does three things: 1) it makes it easier to handle, 2) it won't burn and compromise my freezer bags and 3) it will freeze faster. Faster freeze = better food quality!
Here's my tip for pouring sauce into bags: use a blender/smoothie type bottle and line it with the bag, as pictured above. It will make your life SO much easier. Trust me!
My 15 pounds of tomatoes yielded me roughly 20 cups of sauce, which I am freezing in (7) 1-gallon freezer bags! I'm very pleased with that result.
The picture above illustrates how I prefer to freeze my sauce. Right now, I have them stacked just two deep since they are still completely liquid. Once they are frozen solid, I'll be easily to stack them higher.
With spaghetti and meatballs, of course!
How to Freeze Tomatoes. Perfect if you have a bounty and less time/energy to deal with them!
How to Can Tomatoes from your Garden. Got the time, the energy and the motivation to can? Here's my post on how I did it.
Have you considered leaving the skin on your tomatoes so you don't lose the nutritional value? I have made sauce without removing the skin and it turns out just fine. After everything simmers, before I freeze, I put the sauce in a blender for a few seconds to break the skin down. This will save you a ton of time and mess. Granted, this won't be as good if you prefer a chunky sauce.
Thanks for the tip, I was not looking forward to peeling tomatoes.
Your freezer bags say, "Garden Tomato Sauce 8/27/15" and ironically I am using your recipe to make this sauce with tomatoes from my garden on 8/27/16!!! I did leave the skins on for a chunkier (easier!) sauce. It's simmering now and smells delicious! Great article with pictures to help – thank you!
I make sauce like this all the time!!! sometimes I peel and sometimes I don't, I may just zap with the immersion blender if all the skins havent broken all the way down.
Love this, I recently did something similar for dinner with my bounty of cherry tomatoes. I happened to have some Trader Joes Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato soup that I mixed in at it was delicious!
Hi there! It's *possible* but canning is a specific science and I did not develop this particular recipe for canning. Given that, I'd feel uncomfortable providing instructions on how to make this recipe friendly for canning. However, Ball Recipes and other canning sites do have spaghetti sauce recipes for canning.
Made this for dinner tonight- it came out great.
Put unpeeled tomatoes along with other ingredients in uncovered roasting pan . Roast at 350 degrees for 2 hours. Cool. Process with a food mill. The food mill removes the skin and most of the seeds. No need to blanch or peel. Simmer in pan on stove, adjust seasonings. Freeze.
Have done the freezer spaghetti sauce three times and I am very happy with the way it has turned out. Had some sauce tonite with spaghetti and meatballs and my husband loved the sauce.


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Salah threatening Rush's record for goals in single Liverpool season
Having scored four goals against Watford, Mohamed Salah might just have one eye on a Liverpool record set by Ian Rush in 1984.
Ryan Benson
18 March, 2018 01:42 IST
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Mohamed Salah looks set to threaten Ian Rush's Liverpool record for the most goals in a single season after his haul of four against Watford moved him to within 11 of the club icon.
Salah was in inspirational form at Anfield on Saturday, scoring four times and setting up a goal for Roberto Firmino as the Reds won 5-0.
After scoring his second of the day, Salah overtook Fernando Torres' record for the most goals netted in a debut season for the Reds, moving on to 34 since his move from Roma.
But he was far from done, adding two more in the final 13 minutes to leave Watford battered and bruised.
The most any Liverpool player has netted in a single season is the 47 managed by Rush in 1983-84.
The Reds have seven Premier League matches left, plus at least two Champions League games which could potentially turn into five should Liverpool reach the final.
Therefore, Salah - who has averaged 0.88 goals per game in his 41 appearances - could have as many as 12 matches to better Rush, who needed 65 outings to reach 47.
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I spent 12 years writing my memoir called The Vagabonds: A Musician's Odyssey. I am a very happy man these days. I've published one of the most rewarding projects of my life.
What started out as a list of topics for a series of columns has turned into what my wife Lorry has compared to Spalding Gray's Monster in a Box. But don't be intimidated by the length of my book. It's a fast read.
Yes, first came that topics list; then came fleshing out those topics while keeping up with happenings in the world and in our family; then came the historical research I used as a backdrop to the events in our lives. I conducted many taped interviews with my family, friends and associates. Then came the polishing and editing and polishing and editing.
I began to view this book in many different ways as time passed. I thought of my grandchildren's grandchildren reading it and learning about our lives and times, and that inspired me to continue working. I thought of helping you the reader understand what mindset one must have to live in New York City and what temperament and talents are required to be a professional musician there. I examined how my experiences have shaped my present views and how I could best share them with you.
As I said in The Vagabonds, my playing experiences have ranged from basking in the applause of cheering thousands in a Berlin sports stadium to the club date from hell in a basement in Brooklyn – from a gig on Staten Island with Tito Puente to evenings in a small, dank Queens bar with Pow-Pow Gonzalez – from a performance with the Joffrey Ballet at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to a regular gig with the house band at the old Hawaii Kai tourist trap on Broadway – from "Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour" and "The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour" to the "One Night Stand" TV special in Toronto with Lionel Hampton – from the Cleveland bar gig with Mildred Koehler and her Hammond B3 organ to fronting my own 26-piece Umano Orchestra at Symphony Space on Broadway – from hanging out with Gene Krupa when my brother Al and I were child performers on the Steel Pier in Atlantic City to my playing Krupa's leukemia benefit at Lincoln Center shortly before his death.
I've been very fortunate in my life to have studied with and worked with some of the most famous people in the world, including jazz legends, actors, singers and cultural and political thinkers. My wife, my children and their spouses have had similar experiences. And so have most of my friends whose names you may or may not recognize.
You will meet them all in The Vagabonds: A Musician's Odyssey.
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This is a terrific account of modern history as told by a contemporary jazz musician/composer. If you ever wanted to know what it was really like to be a working New York Jazz musician, this book is a must read. Filled with colorful anecdotes and personalities. I enjoyed every word.
and children. I was hooked on Thom Gambino's venture from the very first chapter... through his college, high school teaching years, gigs working with greats like Lionel Hampton, touring Russia with the Joffery Ballet and his endless music writing skills for all kinds of bands.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys music and knows how to read!
After reading NYET, I knew that this one would make a good read. Years ago, NYET demonstrated how Gambino successfully combined his abilities as a writer with his experiences as a musician. In this way, readers get an inside view of how musicians live. Few, if any, musicians have ever done this so well. In The Vagabonds: A Musician's Odyssey, Gambino employs this ability on a massive scale. Anyone interested in the music scene during the second half of the twentieth century needs to read this book. This volume succeeds in entertaining even as it provides fascinating information. Oh yeah, don't forget to check out Gambino's music as well - he sounds as good as he writes!
This book is just about the most interesting autobiography that I have ever read.
Most autobiographies simply document the subject's life. Thom Gambino, on the other hand, has put his entire life in the context of what was going on in the news at the time and this really brings the story to life in a very interesting way and his style is extremely readable.
Given that the book is 1,101 pages long it is remarkable that I could only spot two factual errors; both of which when we discussed them could be traced to errors in the source material used. It says a lot for the quality and depth of Thom's research that only those two crept in - and one of those was so minor that hardly anyone would have noticed it.
The details given in the book are so intricately written that the reader really gets the feeling of having been there observing through all the years, and take it from me – having read every page – that Thom has led a very interesting life indeed of the sort most of us can only dream of.
My only ( minor! ) gripe is that the book is not illustrated, but to be fair given the size of it the addition of photographs would have probably rendered it too pricey for most. In any case, Thom's website, thomgambino.com, carries a wealth of photographs far greater than the volume that could be reasonably included in the book so the imagery is there; I would strongly suggest visiting the website while reading the book.
All in all, this is a book that really got my attention all the way through and I can only wish that other people would adopt the same technique when writing their own autobiographies.
"Congratulations on writing and publishing your book! The cover design and packaging are very polished and professional. You have written an incredible, immense story, full of specific details and description that make the scenes come alive for the reader. Your story should appeal to anyone interested in this time period and/or music. You have a good mix of action, dialogue, and narration and the book has a lively pace throughout. Good job with grammar, proofreading, and formatting of the interior of the book."
NYET, the harrowing account of the first American rock group to tour the Soviet Union, created a stir when the U.S. State Department insisted on seeing the manuscript–then withdrew its demand in the face of mounting publicity.
The State Department's concern was well-founded. NYET is hardly calculated to preserve a spirit of détente with Russia. Instead it is a vivid, highly personal but convincing portrait of life in a police state–Russia, it turns out, is not even a nice place to visit.
Author Thomas Gambino is a saxophonist for a six-piece rock band that travels with the Joffrey Ballet of New York City Center. As Gambino points out, it was absolutely necessary for the band to accompany the Joffrey to Russia–the chances of finding Soviet musicians to take their place were slim, since rock music is virtually outlawed under the Communist government.
What starts out as a lark quickly becomes an ordeal as Gambino and his fellow musicians encounter glaring examples of oppression. There are some fine madcap moments as the freewheeling six retaliate by "putting on" the natives. But basically it is a bleak picture that Gambino presents–police brutality, concentration camps, desperate people.
At a time when Americans are increasingly critical of their own government this book stands as frightening proof that things could definitely be worse.
Thomas Gambino, saxophonist with the Joffrey Ballet; free-lance writer, musician and arranger; has also published My Gentle Pearl (poetry) and Jazz Patterns for the Instrumentalist.
Used hardcover copies of Nyet are available on Amazon, Ebay and other sites.
As you read it you really feel the atmosphere of the time and get a real experience of what it was like to be on the tour described in the book. At times the increasingly desperate and unsuccessful attempts by the Russians to compromise the band members look like they came straight out of a Pink Panther film. Towards the end of the book one Russian "lady" uses an assumed name which is so blindingly obviously false ( "My name is Darlink!" ) and fooled nobody that you get the impression that they really had not researched anything about their targets at all.
While all this is going on, you also get a warts and all insight into the lives of those who were living on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain and just how easily they could get into serious trouble just for doing or saying things that the western nations wouldn't blink twice about.
In summary, this is another highly recommended read from Thom Gambino. If you haven't got a copy, ask yourself why not and remedy that immediately!
In Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia with bandmate Steve Tubin (right). November, 1974.
JAZZ PATTERNS FOR THE INSTRUMENTALIST discusses the concept behind the exercise in a simple and concise manner—with composite solos to illustrate ideas. The chapters explain the diminished scale and its function, minor chords and scales as used in II-V-I patterns, the flatted five relationship as a superimposition for improvised solos, the blues scale, the augmented chord and its use with the whole tone scale, and blues choruses with sample solos. THIS BOOK PROVIDES A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR THE JAZZ STUDENT AND THE PROFESSIONAL PLAYER. (Sunrise Artistries, Inc., ISBN 0-936519-01-0).
This book offers a complete guide for the jazz player who wants to use the latest in chord substitution. It contains many illustrations, charts and examples.
This book is an abridged version of PRINCIPLES OF HARMONIC SUBSTITUTION that can be tucked easily into any instrument case for quick reference. (Sunrise Artistries, Inc., ISBN 0-936519-03-7).
STRESS POINTS—99 easy-to-follow steps to artistry—is a must for the serious, inquisitive instrumentalist. Though written primarily for the guitarist, players of other instruments will discover that the book can be a valuable addition to their improvisational vocabulary. Instead of note groupings or scales, STRESS POINTS teaches the sound of each individual note in relation to the note or chord against which it is used.
STRESS POINTS is written with a warm, personal approach, but it also teaches discipline, the taking of responsibility for creativity and the avoidance of cliché playing. (Sunrise Artistries, Inc., ISBN 0-936519-00-2).
"One evening, after a performance in Greenwich Village, I wandered into the Gaslight and heard Brownie's Revenge, a 27-piece big band consisting of five sax players, five trombonists, five trumpeters, four French horn players, two guitarists, an electric piano player, an electric bass player, two Latin percussionists and two solo singers. Don Pinto was conductor, trumpeter and principal arranger. The band took up one-third of the space in the club. Noting the five trombonists, I spoke with a couple of them, Steve Danenberg and Art Baron, about the possibility of subbing whenever one of them had to be absent. Both these fellow musicians encouraged me, and within a week I heard from the conductor, who asked if I would be able to come over for a Sunday afternoon session at the Village Gate. At the age of nineteen, it felt amazing to play at a venue where I had spent my earlier teenage years listening to jazz stars such as Miles Davis, Hugh Masakela, and Charles Earland.
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The National Office of Intellectual Property oversees the registration of IP. People can file an application for different types of intellectual property such as trademarks, patents, designs, layout-designs of integrated circuits, and geographical indication registrations. The granting of patents and trademarks are dependent on a first-to-file basis. Brands and businesses should think about how to get patent and trademark protection before introducing their products or services to the local market. Vietnam is a part of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (known as the Madrid System). Those applying can use these systems for filing international patent and trademark applications in order to request protection in the country.
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In this Chinese tower block, residents pay to take the lift home
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But 20 years later, the former silk factory workers feel differently. "Our legs aren't so good anymore," 79-year-old Wang says with a friendly smile missing several teeth.
The couple's neighborhood, Bigui Garden, in a suburb of the eastern Chinese city Hangzhou, is made up of rows of blocks, each fitted with an internal staircase and 12 apartments on the second to seventh floors.
China has an enormous stock of stairs-only neighborhoods. Most were built before the turn of the millennium by the government, which preferred to construct towers not above six stories — anything taller legally needs a lift.
In 2019, the vice minister of China's housing ministry said more than 100 million people lived in residential compounds with buildings older than about 20 years that were found lacking necessary facilities, such as elevators.
Many of the people who moved into such apartments decades ago have since become retirees with creaky knees, and the country's demographic trends point toward their ranks only growing in number. The latest census showed the proportion of citizens aged over 65 jumping from 9% in 2010 to 13.5% in 2020.
And they all need somewhere suitable to live.
Instead of stairs
The government of Guangdong, the southern province bordering Hong Kong, introduced a policy for retrofitting elevators into tower blocks in 2008. Other provinces and cities followed suit, and in 2015 the central government announced its own policy.
Often, such schemes work like this: local governments offer tens of thousands of dollars in subsidies to residents willing to collectively pay a portion of the cost for an elevator to be retrofitted onto their stairwell.
But despite there being no shortage of sixth-floor seniors, the government's generosity hasn't quite sparked the elevator building spree that was predicted, says Xu Leiqing, a professor at Shanghai's Tongji University, who specializes in architecture and urban design. "In the past years there haven't been nearly as many successful retrofits as we had thought."
Getting an elevator installed can be an onerous undertaking that involves significant quantities of money and red tape.
Sometimes there is simply no suitable space for an elevator shaft. Often, old wiring and pipework would need to be reconfigured.
But the biggest obstacle, Xu says, are uncooperative neighbors. Just one resident expressing strong opposition can mean an elevator never gets off the ground.
In 2019, after nearly two decades, and who knows how many trips up and down their stairwell, Wang and his wife were enthusiastic when the local government announced it would help pay for elevator retrofits. However, some of their neighbors didn't think spending thousands of dollars on an elevator was worth it.
"People on the higher floors wanted to install one, but the people on the lower floors not so much," says Wang. In the end, only few Bigui Garden residents managed to come to an agreement.
'Public Transport Elevators'
At an impasse, the local government decided to go another route, one that would make otherwise unassuming Bigui Garden the subject of country-wide curiosity.
Rather than depending on all the families of every stairwell to split the bill for an elevator, it had a local company, Onton, install it without charging any upfront fees. Instead, residents pay per ride. In the past few months, most remaining apartment blocks in Bigui Garden, some 114 in total, have been fitted with what have been dubbed "public transport elevators."
The concept has grabbed headlines in China for its ingenuity but also for its price. At 1 yuan ($0.15) per ride, leaving home several times a day can add up to a significant chunk of the average retiree's income. "It's a little expensive," Wang says. He still takes the stairs when going down.
Residents top up their credit using an app and one of China's mobile payment platforms. In the three months since their elevator went into use, Wang has spent over 300 yuan ($48), he shows on his phone after some fumbling around for the right menu option.
The arrangement is set for 20 years. Then residents will decide whether to keep paying each time they use the elevator, or choose free rides while paying maintenance and running costs.
So far, the results have been disappointing, Onton representative Jiang Fei told Shanghai-based news site The Paper. "The data doesn't look good," he said. "Fewer people are taking the elevators than we expected."
In another interview, with state-owned magazine China Newsweek, Jiang said it is unclear if the scheme will deliver profits. "There's some pressure regarding when and whether we'll recoup our investment," he said. "After all, it's a new business model."
Both the local government that administers Bigui Garden and Onton declined to be interviewed by CNN, saying there had been too much media coverage of the project already. The "public transport elevators" in May even made it onto CCTV, the national state broadcaster, which ended its segment by warning the approach would not be a solution for all older neighborhoods around the country, without specifying why.
Other reports have pointed out taking the elevators in Bigui Garden can be challenging for elderly users because it means wrestling with smartphones and online payments.
The elevators are fitted with facial recognition cameras to process payments. "Scanning your face is really, really slow," Wang says, miming the back-and-forth, left-to-right motions he makes to get the camera to identify him. Don't even try with a facemask on, he adds.
Despite the daily fees and such minor annoyances, Wang and his wife are enjoying their new elevator. "I use it every day!" he says.
Yu, who only gave her family name, lives in one of the few apartment blocks in Bigui Garden whose façade hasn't been broken open for an elevator. A second-floor neighbor objected to the plans, arguing the flat 1 yuan fee, regardless of which floor you're going to, is unfair — and that the elevator shaft would ruin their view, Yu says.
"It's a really good policy," she says. "But just because one family disagreed, 11 families have been deprived of their rights. It's so unfair." The one dissenting vote means Yu, 54, is still scaling five flights to get to her front door, and it's tiring, especially while carrying groceries.
She has already sold her apartment, probably for a lower price than she could have done if it had an elevator. Yu says she'll miss the neighborhood's quiet and convenience, but right now she has no choice. "When I'm old I really won't be able to make the climb," Yu says.
Opposite Wang's apartment block stands a more harmonious stairwell, where each ride is free.
Shen Shuiying and her neighbors were among the few who agreed to fund their own elevator. The families on the top floor paid close to 60,000 yuan (9,281); Shen and her husband Jiang Zhonggen, on the fourth floor, paid over 20,000 yuan ($3,114); and the bottom-floor residents didn't pay anything, she says.
The government added 200,000 yuan ($31,141) in subsidies to the residents' combined 300,000 yuan ($46,712) outlay, and an elevator went into operation last August.
With long black hair, a colorful dress, and a lollipop in the corner of her mouth, Shen doesn't look 74 years old. But she says she has a bad knee and is glad she doesn't have to pay anything extra to take the elevator instead of the stairs whenever she comes or goes. So far, in 10 months, Shen and Jiang have made one contribution of 500 yuan ($78) for upkeep and electricity.
The couple says the negotiations over who would pay how much went smoothly. Even though most of her neighbors aren't yet of retirement age, Shen isn't surprised they, too, saw the need for an elevator.
After all, she says: "Everyone gets old."


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Patenting Invention of a Computer Algorithm From Ford Can Prevent Car Slipping
Patenting inventions have taken another big leap with the invention of a computer algorithm by the Ford Motor Company. According to nytimes.com, this computer algorithm for a traction-control system is advanced and is expected to stop a car from spinning its wheels in case a driver steps too hard on the gas. The patent covers a chain of mathematical procedures or an algorithm, which enables a computer process to calculate the slope of the road as well as its friction.
Computerized anti-lock brakes are great for preventing a car from sliding into an uncontrollable skid. This patent invention is a more complex system, which is able to analyze the road conditions and can depict whether the wheels of the car will slip.
According to Roger May, a patent attorney for Ford, the company is scheduled to introduce the traction-control system on its 1998 or 1999 models. He further adds that 'peeling rubber' will be impossible with this system.


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