One of new things in .NET 3.5 was support for pipes (both named and anonymous). Since in some of my applications I used P/Interop for that exact purpose, it seemed quite logical to upgrade that code into native solution. As I started changing code I also started to hate that implementation.
Although new classes are quite easy to use, troubles start as soon as you start transferring little bigger amounts of data (more that cca 200 bytes). I spent better part of night troubleshooting problems with messages broken into multiple parts although buffer sizes were more than adequate and Message transmission was used.
Everything was worsened by design decision to kill off two things that make life easier when playing with those streams. First thing that I needed was ability to check whether there is more data before I start to read it (PeekNamedPipe). This comes in quite handy to dimension your buffers and generally detect when data stream is dry. I needed this function quite a lot because they also decided to kill timeouts for Read() function. Once you start reading data, there is no stopping. And since there is no way to know whether there is more data awaiting other than actually reading it I had quite a big problem at my hand.
I was on verge or restoring old P/Inteop code when I had revelation. Old project was based on .NET 2.0 and with this upgrade I will move it to 3.5 anyhow – why wouldn't I use Windows Communication Foundation. I played with it before with great success but here I wanted to see how simple it can be and main goal was just to integrate it in already existing flow.
Old application used notion of sending actions to other party and just giving responses to user and that simplified what I needed to do drastically.
This code I needed in both server and client part of my code. Beautiful thing is that it is quite enough to have this file in both places and there is no need for separate assembly to hold common definitions.
Once server application starts just call CommandServer.Start() and all requests from client side will be auto-magically instantiated in CommandService. Whatever you decide to return from that method arrives directly to client. It cannot be simpler than that.
I created small example but do notice that it is a console application and no multi-threading issues are being addressed here. Since WCF is working on separate thread any conversion into Windows application will most probably require playing with delegates and that is subject for some other story.
P.S. Do not forget to add reference to System.ServiceModel assembly.
Could you explain a bit about Anonymous pipe?
I have tried named pipe for IPC but I want to restrict its use locally. does setting net.pipe://localhost/ make it Anonymous pipe?
Implementation of named pipes in WCF restricts it's use to local machine only (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733769.aspx).
Anonymous pipes are not supported in WCF.
Really well explained. I was having the same problems as you with System.IO.Pipes. It was working alright at first, but later on it wasn't as stable as I thought. You example works like a charm.
Thanks for sharing your solution. I successfully implemented it and everything worked fine… until I noticed I was getting timeout errors.
I have the server part running continuously, and the client program just sending commands to it occasionally – it could be hours in between communications.
So, when the client tries to send a command to the server, I get a "timeout, pipe is closing" error.
Can I specify an infinite timeout value; or is there any way to reset the communication pipe from the "client" in order to fix this issue?
(Closing and opening the client program resets the pipe and communication resumes ok; but I'd need a way to do it without restarting the entire program).
If you check the documentation for NamedPipeBindings (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.servicemodel.channels.binding.receivetimeout(v=VS.90).aspx) you'll see that they have a default 10 minute timeout.
that might do the trick.


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This photopolymer etching was printed in Jaco's makeshift studio in The Hague. It depicts a big horse standing in a room. It's legs seem to be replaced by cart wheels. Leaning against the horse stands boy peering smugly at us. The back wall is decorated with familiar works of art. As in most works, Jaco combined digital and traditional techniques to produce an image which is both playful and sinister, nostalgic and magical.


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Rock Band: An Electromechanical Sound Machine That Makes Music With Rocks
A rolling stone gathers no moss as they say, but this collection of stones manipulated by electromechanical devices are capable of performing George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun" thanks to artist Neil Mendoza. Titled Rock Band, this kinetic sound art installation is actually four different instruments including a xylophone, a buzzing base, two spinners, and a pair of slappers. Mendoza describes how each device works:
Xylophone: Inside each of the tubes is a small pebble. When the Teensy receives a note for this instrument, it triggers a solenoid (electromagnet), to launch the pebble up a tube and strike a key. For the design of this piece, I wrote a piece of software that calculated the size each key needed to be to produce the appropriate frequency and then cut them out using a water jet cutter.
Bass: This is the small marble circle in the front. When the Teensy receives a note for this one, it causes the plunger of a solenoid (electromagnet) to vibrate at the frequency of the appropriate musical note against the rock.
Spinners: These are the two large objects on either side and are percussive. Inside each of these, there are two magnets attached to each end of a shaft. On the outside, there are two magnetic rocks, Hematite, that are attracted to the magnets on the inside. When a note is received, the shaft spins and one of the rocks is guided away from its magnet and launched through the air. It lands on a piece of marble that has been cut to size to fit in the machine.
Slapper: These slap the rocks with pieces of fake leather and provide some light percussion.
All of the machines were built at Autodesk's Pier 9 workshop in San Francisco as part of their artist in residence program. You can see more of Mendoza's mechanical works on his website.
Related posts on Colossal about kinetic rocks
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Granite and Quartz Stones Are Carved to Appear Like Fabric and Clay by José Manuel Castro López
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A Kinetic Artwork that Sorts Thousands of Random River Stones by Age
Twenty Instruments Reconstructed to Play Through the Keys of a Vintage Piano

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Full list of countries closed to UK travellers including Germany and France
Full list of countries closed to UK travellers at the moment including the latest travel rules because of Omicron in Germany, France, Morocco, Japan and more
New travel bans and rules are in place due to Omicron (
The Omicron variant has seen countries introducing new travel rules and bans for UK travellers, due to concerns over the numbers of cases in the UK.
Germany is the latest country to have announced a ban on Brits, with only German residents and citizens currently allowed to enter from the UK. It follows the footsteps of France who last week announced a ban on Brits visiting for non-essential reasons, including tourism and business.
Other countries such as Italy and Spain have introduced stricter entry rules for Brits, although they are remaining open to holidaymakers. For example, Spain now requires all visitors to be fully vaccinated against Covid, while Italy has brought back mandatory quarantine for unvaccinated arrivals.
Latest Covid travel rules for France, Spain, Portugal and Greece over Christmas
Latest UK travel rules after red list ditched including Covid tests and self-isolating
As reported by our sister site MyLondon, there are currently nearly 30 countries which are closed to Brits for travel. It's worth noting that the majority of these have been keeping their borders closed throughout the pandemic, although there have been recent bans put in place due to Omicron.
To make life a little easier we've flagged the Omicron-specific ones along with a full list of the countries below.
Germany has closed to Brits due to concerns over Omicron
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Germany has introduced a travel ban on Brits due to concerns over the number of Omicron cases in the UK.
Under the new rules in force, only German citizens and residents are currently allowed to travel to Germany from the UK. Regardless of their Covid vaccination status, they will need proof of a negative Covid test, as well as being required to quarantine at home for 14 days.
The restrictions are currently expected to last until at least January 3, 2022, but could be extended.
Japan closed its borders on November 30 to all foreign nationals who do not have existing resident status in the country, due to concerns over the emergence of the Omicron variant.
France announced a ban on non-essential travel from the UK last week
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France has closed to Brits for non-essential travel such as tourism and business. This applies to all UK arrivals, regardless of vaccination status.
Those who have an essential reason can only visit if they are fully vaccinated and have proof of a negative PCR test taken within 24 hours before departure. Upon arrival in France, they are required to self-isolate for 48 hours and take a PCR test where a negative result can release them from quarantine.
On December 27 Israel announced a ban on the entry of foreigners until further notice, except for people whose entry has been approved by the Exceptions Committee.
Morocco introduced a flight ban on November 29 which includes all inbound flights to Morocco. This flight ban was initially due to last for two weeks but this has subsequently been extended to last through to December 31.
Full list of 30 countries closed to UK travellers
Travel restrictions can change quickly during the pandemic. If you are looking to travel abroad, always check the latest Foreign Office advice for your destination before booking or going on a trip, as this will include any updates on entry requirements and Covid rules that you need to know.
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Domaine militaire
 Lockheed X-7, un avion expérimental américain.

Informatique et télécommunications
 Canon X-07, un ordinateur personnel fabriqué par Canon ;
 Nokia X7, un smartphone produit par Nokia.

Jeux vidéo
 Mega Man X7, un jeu vidéo d'action-plates-formes développé par Capcom ;
 Taito Type X7, un système de jeux vidéo pour borne d'arcade.

Sciences
Astronomie
 M33 X-7, une source de rayons X située dans la galaxie du Triangle.

Médecine
 X7, un type d'ionogramme sanguin, un examen de laboratoire.

Transports
Automobiles
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 BMW X7, un modèle du constructeur allemand BMW ;
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Aviation
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Moto
 Mobyx X7, un cyclomoteur du constructeur français Motobécane.

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This is a very insightful article that shows how Microsoft could be planning to reconcile the different needs of consumers and businesses and reduce the licensing and support burden.
This will be possible because since Windows 7 the architecture is secure, robust and stable. Few if any, have reported any problems with application software when upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
Home – will have the ability to connect securely to domain resources but not be on the domain. This is compete in the BYOD market.
The Microsoft ecosystem should all be improved by recent news about how Microsoft is moving to address the worse aspects of the Windows Store and side loading.


Pannacotta is such an easy dessert to put together, and yet looks so elegant and tastes so perfect! This simple, honeyed version with Jel-it-in is one of our favourites.
Lightly oil 6 ramekins of dariole moulds.
Dissolve Queen Jel-it-in in the milk and then pour it into a saucepan. Add the rest of the ingredients and heat, stirring, until the mixture starts to bubble.
Divide the mixture between moulds and leave to come to room temperature. Chill for at least 3 hours.
Invert panna cotta onto plates and serve topped with crumbled nuts and a drizzle of honey.


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Last week I wrote about different directions in MMO games besides combat. This week Chris at Level Capped has a couple of great posts about the topic as well. I really think that we need more creative avenues in or MMO games for new games to really stand out. We don't need more of the same that we've been seeing over the past decade. I don't think I am alone with these feelings, people seem to be growing bored with games before they are even past the six month mark.
I'm not saying combat in MMO games is killing them, we need more interesting aspects on the side though. How many new MMO games come out with housing? Some add it in after a few years but most just skip this and go with the tried and true model. I don't want an MMO with a Facebook game feeling, but what keeps me interested is one that offers many different things to do, different directions to choose from.
More games to dabble with choices?
I've dabbled in a few games over the last few weeks, on the side. Stuff that isn't merely focused on combat. I've not spend large amounts of time in these games but I figured I'd throw a few out there with some thoughts on them. These are nothing new and groundbreaking but merely some fun and refreshing alternatives.
Glitch- Yes, I've already mentioned this in my previous posts. However, I had a chance to play around with it again recently (since some changes recently) and I found that I now have a home. Previously when I played I didn't have one and it, if I am remembering correctly, was a bit expensive to buy one. This time I could go directly to my place and pick a style of my choosing. I really liked that, more accessible in a casual style game. So if you haven't logged in for quite awhile, go check out your new house!
Small Worlds- If you ever played the Sims Social on Facebook you might enjoy this game. If you like the sims you might enjoy it, heh. I liked the FB sims game, but I often got bored from running out of energy and ended up logging in less and less. This game is very similar except you have many different places to explore and many games to play within this world. You start out with your own home which you can decorate, dress your little person and even have a pet. It is free to play with a subscription option as well. It's laid back and fun- Or so it was for me in the brief time I spend puttering around with it. Plus, it is online and you can play with friends if you're looking for a more open 'sim' world.
Kaneva- This one I thought was very cute. It is similar to Second Life but it seems to have less room for customization. The graphics are a bit old school but have their own charm. The upside is that the places you travel load to your computer before you travel, meaning you really have zero lag. When compared to Second Life it is a nice change, I really hate how SL streams everything. It isn't as flashy but it has many games to play, choices of where to go and you are also given a free apartment when you start. You can buy or make clothing and your inventory is extremely easy to access. I played a couple of fun little games and thought it was nice to have lots of activities to choose from in a casual laid back atmosphere. I went ice-skating and found snowflakes for a penguin then I busted some dance moves, thus far.
Blue Mars- This game is another virtual world similar to Second Life, it was developed with the CryEngine 2. You can register as a player or a developer. It offers housing, customization and designing. I don't know how extensive it can get but the world seemed nice, not too laggy and this is another which downloads the files before you travel to your destination. I briefly played this one but it appears to have games, places to explore and a shop for clothing and such. I haven't spent much time in it other than to look around a bit, I have no idea how many people play it but I did see a few. Inventory is pretty smooth and clean, seems to have potential but just not sure how much depth.
I'll leave you with a few other options I did not have a chance to try yet. Some of them looked interesting but you'll have to decide for yourself. Different players look for different things in their games so some might not be as appealing as others.
Meez- A 3D avatar game which seems to offer games, avatar customization, housing and pets.
Subeta- Another that I am very vague on which focuses on avatars and pets. It seems if you are artistic you can create your own and share with others in forums. There are games to play also. The art looked lovely, could be something interesting. I could be wrong about the direction of the game, it looks lovely though, the art style.
Know of a great little game that you'd like to share? Something less mainstream? Please feel free to share in the comments, I'd love to hear about what you like to play or something I've never heard of.


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Nur Khalisah: Making Order from Chaos in Art
Kaleidoscopic across all art mediums
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Nur Khalisah Ahmad founded Kaleidoscope Studio in Brunei as a platform to promote local artists and creatives. But her association with Kaleidoscope goes beyond naming the studio. It also spills into many of the art pieces that she creates.
As a visual artist, she has worked across mediums, from digital drawing to acrylic to create mesmerising symmetrical patterns that draw you in, much like how a kaleidoscope does. Perhaps that is how the studio got its name.
Khalisah shares with B-Side how she draws inspiration from nature and spirituality and transforms them into elements of her art practice.
How would you describe your approach to art?
I'm pretty eclectic and many things feed into my pieces. I have a process, which involves a lot of reading and research, from sci-fi to mythology, poetry and other literary pieces. An interesting phrase, or an idea, will usually jump out at me and I'll explore it.
Right now, in terms of subject matter, my interest lies with environmental issues, and exploring figure — figure is something I've rediscovered because I was previously producing more abstract works. What I try to achieve through my pieces is very much a reflection of my process, interests and influences: moody, ornate and organic with some trippy notes.
I like to create images that are evocative and speak of discovery and transformation.
What do you think shaped your approach over the years?
University was a big change for me, as that was when I started creating line-driven abstract work. But returning to Asia from London also changed how I approached art and what I was interested in. My work as a gallery assistant and graphic designer, and founding Kaleidoscope Studio also fed into my creative life. Right now, I am looking to explore curating more seriously.
While you also do figurative work, it seems like symmetrical kaleidoscopic patterns show up as a recurring motif quite a bit. Why are you drawn to creating such patterns?
My kaleidoscopic patterns started in university, where I explored spirituality and Islamic art. I was fascinated by the idea of a universal language and in creating meditative and mesmerising pieces. My first short series about this were large digital prints of dense organic patterns that I named Portals. It was meant to be contemplative, and also partly a Rorschach test. It was interesting to hear what people could see in my abstract creations; anything from animals to people!
Islamic art also has many symmetrical patterns and motifs. How does art and spirituality relate for you?
I've always been surrounded with Islamic art at home. My parents collect Islamic calligraphy and Persian carpets. I studied it at university and was interested in the symbolism behind it.
Islamic patterns have balance, connection and structure, but there are infinite possibilities in the basic geometry.
When I was creating more pattern works, what fascinated me was the idea of infinity and the idea of making order from chaos. I am not outwardly religious, but spirituality does interest me. I enjoy poetry, and Persian poet Farid Ud-din Attar, who wrote The Conference of the Birds, which is inspired by the Koran, is a great inspiration for me. I have a series that I am currently working on that explores ideas from that poem — the nature of knowledge, truth and self.
We realise you feature floral and fauna quite a bit as well. How does your environment or the surrounding natural life influence you?
I love nature and being outdoors, so my experiences definitely influence my work. Most of my figurative work right now is about raising awareness about environmental issues, which has led to my World Oceans Day illustrations and my ink works.
I've always enjoyed drawing natural and floral elements. The forms speak to me, and it's a lot of fun to have that level of detail to work with. In university, there was more pressure to create conceptual pieces, but now that I am back in Brunei, floral and figurative works are more relatable, so I have adapted to my surroundings and I am exploring visual ideas that go back to my roots pre-uni.
Has your art evolved since the founding of Kaleidoscope Studios?
Being more active on social and environmental issues has led to my works being more relatable, emotive with the intention to communicate messages. Doing commissioned work and graphic design also affects me as some works are more specific.
Some of my earlier works could be seen as questions, while my current works are more like statements.
Running Kaleidoscope has also led to an interest in curating, so I am excited for future projects where I experiment with enhancing exhibits and creating experiences.
How would you like to see art influence culture in Brunei?
I advocate for positive change through art. My vision for Kaleidoscope Studio is to inspire creative communities that appreciate art — whether it is visual art, performance art or literary arts — and to be more socially and environmentally aware. I'm all about experimentation and exploration, and I think these are important qualities that people need: be brave enough to progress, be inquisitive and be creative in problem-solving.


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Q: How to run Multiple command in Windows Powershell sequentially like second executes if first is passed? To execute multiple commands in PowerShell we use ; . But there is a flaw in it it executes all the commands even if one fails in between.
Is there any substitute for && in Windows Powershell ?

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But there is a flaw in it it executes all the commands even if one fails in between.

Try setting the appropriate preference variable - it defaults to Continue in powershell.exe:
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

Some-Command
Some-CommandThatMightFail
Some-OtherCommand

Now, if Some-CommandThatMightFail throws an error, execution of the containing script or function will stop and return to the caller immediately.
See the about_Preference_Variables topic in the documentation on more information about controlling error handling behavior with $ErrorActionPreference

Beware that the $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' assignment only affects the current scope - overwriting it will only affect the error action preference in the script/function/scriptblock where that assignment was executed:
PS C:\> $ErrorActionPreference
Continue
PS C:\> &{
  $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
  # preference only changes inside this scriptblock
  $ErrorActionPreference
}
Stop
PS C:\> $ErrorActionPreference # still Continue in parent scope
Continue

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Baseball statistics are sometimes important, necessary and even nice.
But it takes a lot more for a northern New Jersey high school squad to qualify for a bus ride south to Toms River to play in a state championship game.
Here, Governor Livingston's Chris Roof – at the helm of the Highlanders since 2004 – explains: "This year it's taken the longest time to put the right pieces together. Our 2011 team (GL's last state championship squad) had more talent.
"This team has really jelled. Our seniors have meshed nicely with our younger kids.
"The biggest thing is that we have 22 kids on the team and every one of them works very hard. They come to work every day. They have a lunch pail type of attitude.
Central Jersey, Group 2 champion GL, with a record of 27-6 that includes the program record for wins in a season, defeated defending Group 2 state champion and South Jersey, Group 2 champ Buena 3-0 in Wednesday's semifinal at Eastern. The Highlanders also defeated the defending champion – West Essex, by the score of 8-2 at Toms River North – when they last captured the Group 2 state championship in 2011.
North 2 champion Bernards reached the Group 2 final for the second straight season after downing North 1 champ Lakeland 5-4 in Wednesday's semifinal at Weehawken. It was lefty-batting Luke Bowerbank who ended the game when – leading off the bottom of the seventh – the Mountaineers' leadoff batter drilled a 1-1 changeup the opposite way over the left-center field fence for a solo home run that turned out to be the game-winning hit.
GL has won two state championships, capturing Group 2 in 1999 and 2011. The Highlanders are 2-1 in Group finals, including a loss in the 2006 Group 2 state championship game.
Bernards is still seeking to claim its first state championship and came close last year before falling to Buena 4-1 in the 2014 Group 2 final.
This Saturday at 11 a.m. at Toms River South High School in Toms River it will be Bernards (22-6) vs. GL (27-6) in the 2015 Group 2 final.
Including a 25-6 mark last year, Bernards – guided by head coach Jeff Falzarano since 2004 – is 47-12 the past two seasons.
GL finished 21-6 last year, so the Highlanders are 48-12 since the beginning of the 2014 season.
Roof remembers playing Bernards twice since his tenure at GL.
Bernardsville vs. Berkeley Heights to see who will be baseball's best.
Baseball is a numbers game, right?
Well what would the numbers read if this situation plays out Saturday around 1:15 p.m. on a diamond in Toms River: GL leads 2-1, bottom of the seventh, two outs, man on third and Bernards leadoff batter Luke Bowerbank steps up to the plate.
GL senior right hander Dan Belfer has tossed a four-hitter so far, but Bowerbank has two of the hits, including a hard-hit single and a line-drive double that plated his team's only run up to this point.
Does Belfer go after the Rutgers-bound Bowerbank again? Or does Bowerbank – the winning run mind you – draw an intentional walk and GL goes after the next batter, with the Highlanders not wanting to be beaten by the program's all-time leader in base hits?
Let's hope we see something like that really materialize. It would make for great drama on a Saturday afternoon in early June, with a state championship on the line.
GL, 10-1 since losing to Cranford in the Union County Tournament championship game, will not be able to use Lehigh-bound senior lefty Ethan Frohman on the mound since the standout pitcher tossed seven innings Wednesday – in a three-hit shutout of Buena that included 11 strikeouts and two walks – and there are only two days in between games for GL. High school rules state that pitchers need three days rest after throwing that many innings before they can pitch again.
However, Frohman – a four-year varsity starter with a 10-2 record this season that includes 101 strikeouts – is also a threat with his bat in GL's lineup, having produced 23 hits, 25 RBI and scored 22 runs.
Backing up Belfer (5-1, 2.63 ERA, 42 strikeouts in 45.1 innings) on the mound will be sophomore Nick Cocchia (4-0, 3.91 ERA, 40 Ks in 34 innings) and junior Brian Cranston (3-1, 3.04 ERA, 11 Ks in 23 innings).
Bernards will have its top three pitchers available, including Sacred Heart-bound senior left hander Kyle Oliver – perhaps going to get the start – lefty Bowerbank and right hander Danny McDonald. Oliver slugged a two-run homer in the fifth to give Bernards back the lead at 4-3 and pitched just one inning – a scoreless seventh – to earn the mound victory in the Lakeland game.
Other standouts for the Mountaineers include junior catcher Jake Cawley and junior left fielder Devin Rivera.
The 5-6 lefty batting and throwing Bowerbank, with a program record 119 hits in four varsity seasons, plays center field when he's not pitching. Oliver plays first base when not on the mound and bats cleanup in the Bernards lineup.
Belfer has really come through big time on the mound for GL after being injured last year. He's also batting .387, with an on-base percentage of .493. He has 24 hits, 12 RBI and 14 runs.
Three non-seniors who have contributed mightily include freshman shortstop Dan Serretti (.350, .430 obp, 28 hits, 19 RBI, 19 runs), Cocchia (.350, .409 obp, 21 hits, 12 RBI, 8 runs) and Cranston (.381 obp, 8 hits, 9 RBI, 4 runs).
Senior catcher Rob Dilly – who does not bat, but owns an impressive .984 fielding percentage – draws high praise from Roof.
"He's a tremendous defensive catcher and even a better leader," Roof said.
Backup senior shortstop Ryan Zucker, who solidified center field, has produced a .349 batting average, an on-base of .416 and has 30 hits, 18 RBI and 26 runs.
Freshman Will Jennings and junior Josh Katz have had their moments as well. Katz has 20 stolen bases as a courtesy runner. "He's a real threat on the bases," Roof said.
GL's big sticks – seniors Ian Lynch, Mike Falk and John Tedesco – all had a hand in the Highlander win over Buena. Tedesco produced a sacrifice fly RBI for a 2-0 lead and then Falk drove in Lynch with an RBI-double to make the final score 3-0.
Lynch, GL's slugging third baseman who will continue at Montclair State and who has produced just over 100 hits in only three varsity seasons, is batting .422, with a .608 on-base, 35 hits, 27 RBI and 30 runs.
Falk, GL's first baseman, is batting .378, with a .452 on-base, 37 hits, 36 RBI and 33 runs.
Tedesco, who plays second base, is batting .302, with a .400 on-base, 29 hits, 26 RBI and 24 runs.
When GL last captured the Group 2 state championship in 2011, the Highlanders lost to Cranford in the UCT final at Kean and then later that night lost a game to Dayton at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights.
GL then won its final nine games to finish 26-6 and set a program record for wins in a season.
The final victory was over the defending Group 2 state champion – West Essex – in the Group 2 final at Toms River North.
This year so far, GL has gone 10-1 since losing to Cranford in the UCT final at Kean. The Highlanders won seven straight and then lost to Newark Academy, which is also playing in a state championship game Saturday in Toms River – the Non-Public, B final at 2 p.m. at Toms River North.
Also like four years ago, GL has defeated the defending Group 2 state champion – Buena – this time in the semifinals. GL again will be playing one of the teams that were in the previous year's final – which is Bernards.
And GL will have a senior right hander on the mound – Belfer – as it had four years ago when senior righty Mike Cranston beat West Essex.
NOTES: This will be Roof's first attempt at gaining his 246th victory at GL and his 300th lifetime. A 1992 GL graduate who went on to star at Montclair State, Roof was also an assistant coach at GL in 1999 under the coach he played for – Bill Howard – when the Highlanders won their first state championship, downing Gateway 4-2 in the Group 2 final at East Brunswick Tech.
Roof has never had a losing season in his 15 years as a head coach, including 14 winning seasons and one .500 campaign.
GL lost to Hanover Park 8-0 in the 2006 Group 2 final at Toms River South and then defeated defending champion West Essex 8-2 in the 2011 Group 2 final at Toms River North.
GL is 4-0 in group semifinal games, outscoring the opposition by an impressive 41-7 margin that includes two shutouts.
Last year, senior lefty Brendan Ball pitched for Bernards in the final against Buena. The 6-3, 190-pounder is now playing collegiately at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa.


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The Avengers Is Now the Number 3 Movie of All Time, But Where Does It Stand Adjusted for Inflation?
By Dustin Rowles | Box Office Round-Ups | June 3, 2012 |
There were two big stories at the box-office this weekend. First off, Snow White and the Huntsman performed better than studio-tempered expectations, landing at number one with a tidy $56 million, good for the fourth highest opening of the year so far (also, more than Battleship has made over its entire run). The stunning visuals certainly helped the movie, but the lack of competition probably didn't hurt, either, as nothing has been particularly impressive since The Avengers opened in the first week of May.
In fact, The Avengers has accounted for roughly half of the entire May box office. Moreover, the second big story of the weekend box office is that, on Friday, The Avengers surpassed The Dark Knight to become the third highest-grossing film of all time. It's up to $550 million now, and it's still on pace to hit $600 million, which unfortunately will fall shy of number one and two on the box-office list, Avatar and Titanic. Nevertheless, it is an outstanding commercial achievement. Not to take anything away from it, however, but where does that put The Avengers on the all-time list when inflation is accounted for? Let's start from number one and keep going until we get there, shall we?
1. Gone with the Wind — $1.6 billion
2. Star Wars — $1.41 billion
3. The Sound of Music — $1.127 billion
4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial — $1,123 billion
5. Titanic — $1.07 billion
6. The Ten Commandments — $1.03 billion
7. Jaws — $1. 014 billion
8. Doctor Zhivago — $983 million
9. The Exorcist — $875 million
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — $863 million
11. 101 Dalmatians — $791 million
12. The Empire Strikes Back — $777 million
13. Ben-Hur — $776 million
14. Avatar - $770 million
15. Return of the Jedi	— $744 million
16. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace — $715 million
17. The Sting — $706 million
18. The Lion King — $705 million
19. Raiders of the Lost Ark — $698 million
20. Jurassic Park — $682 million
21. The Graduate — $677 million
22. Fantasia — $657 million
23. The Godfather — $625 million
24. Forrest Gump — $622 million
25. Mary Poppins — $619 million
26. Grease — $609 million
27. Thunderball - $592 million
28. The Dark Knight — $588 million
29. The Jungle Book — $583 million
30. Sleeping Beauty — $575 million
31. Shrek 2	— $562 million
32. Ghostbusters — $560 million
33. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	Fox — $558 million
34. Love Story — $554 million
35. Marvel's The Avengers — $552 million
So, number 35, with an outside shot of cracking the top 25 all-time before the end of its run. It's a far cry from the third most attended film of all time, but it's not a bad take for a comic-book whose scene-stealer was a petulant green CGI monster.
Other things also happened at the box office this weekend, though it seems silly to address most of them. MIB III took a 46 percent nose-dive to land at number two with $29 million. After The Avengers $20 million at number three, the box-office made a swan dive to number four with Battleship's $4.8 million then The Dictator's $4.7 million.
Meanwhile, a movie I was excited about based on the first one, Piranha 3DD totally struck out, eking out only $186,000 on 86 screens. I guess Eli Roth really was the draw for the first film. At least Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, expanding to 16 screens, maintained it's eye-popping $53,000 per screen average. If you don't live in a major city, Moonrise should be coming to your town very soon.
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Samuel Dexter Boston,  – Athens, ) foi um advogado e político norte-americano que serviu nas duas câmara dos Congresso e nos Gabinete Presidencial de John Adams e Thomas Jefferson.

Biografia
Dexter nasceu na cidade de Boston na Província da Baía de Massachusetts em . Ele estudou na Universidade Harvard e depois começou a praticar direito, entrando na vida política em 1788 como membro da Câmara dos Representantes de Massachusetts. Dexter permaneceu como deputado estadual por dois anos e depois, em 1793, foi eleito para a Câmara dos Representantes dos Estados Unidos. Depois disso foi eleito senador em 1799.

Dexter aceitou em 1800 a oferta do presidente John Adams de tornar-se o novo Secretário da Guerra. No ano seguinte foi nomeado Secretário do Tesouro, mantendo este cargo também durante os primeiros meses da administração de Thomas Jefferson. Ele voltou a praticar direito depois de deixar o governo, recusando várias ofertas do presidente James Madison de servir como embaixador em outros países. Dexter morreu em  na cidade de Athens, Nova Iorque.

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We all believe what we believe and typically want what we believe to be true. Not only do we want it to be true, we believe what we already believe is true, otherwise we would believe something else. In short, we think we are right and other people are wrong, unless of course they agree with us.
It isn't fun having your beliefs challenged. When your beliefs are challenged you have a few options: you can bury your head in the sand or you can try to defend what you believe. But maybe there is a third option, a better option. Instead of defaulting to defending your view you embark on a journey for the truth. Rather than confirming your already determined belief you are looking for the true belief.
When we move into defend mode we fall very quickly into the trap of confirmation bias – accepting data that confirms our view and ignoring data that challenges it.
The first time I can recall becoming aware of this propensity in myself was in college. I was studying the Bible with another student at Harding and as we would discuss (nice word for argue) about various biblical matters, I would get out a concordance (yes, an actual book!) and look up various words. I would toss out the verses that seemed to agree with him and make sure to show him the verses that seemed to back up my view. I hoped he wouldn't know about or notice those other verses. Something in me told me it was wrong but that way okay, I justified, because I knew my conclusions were the right ones and so I just had to have the right data to back it up.
That is how confirmation bias works and that is how, if we are remotely aware of it, we justify it. That's the worst part – when we justify this to ourselves because we believe our cause is the noble one. Noble causes make easy justification for bending and twisting things to ensure that the righteous conclusion (in our minds) is reached. But righteousness conclusions don't want anything to do with unrighteous processes.
What if confirmation bias starts with the faulty assumption that what I already believe is 100% right in all aspects? What if a better starting point was a search for truth rather than a search for confirmation? Remember, most of us already think we are right.
Only then can we engage in a process of learning rather than a process of confirmation of what we already think we know. There will be some things that get confirmed over and over and we can be even more certain about those things when our attempt is not to confirm a predetermined outcome/belief but to find truth.
Be aware of confirmation bias. Be aware of your approach in what it is you are searching for: confirmation of a predetermined conclusion vs the truthful conclusion. This is hard work but it is worthwhile work. Thanks for reading!


Final Expense Insurance, sometimes called burial insurance (which is technically a sub-category of final expense insurance), provides coverage for end of life expenses such as a funeral, cemetery plot, headstone, caskets, loans, credit card debt and estate expenses such as debts. While many people save for final expenses, they can easily exceed consumers' original cost estimates, and loved ones may not have immediate access to funds needed to cover the expenses. Final expense insurance is a useful tool to help consumers cover this gap and pay off these debts, ensuring that everything will be taken care of if you pass.
Final expense needs are usually covered with a whole life insurance policy. The benefits of whole life insurance include a guaranteed level premium that can never be increased, guaranteed cash value and a guaranteed death benefit that can never be decreased. The cost of final expense whole life insurance is very affordable, even if you have some health problems. The application process is quick and easy. You can apply for final expense insurance coverage without having to undergo any medical examination – you simply answer the questions on the application.
A standard life insurance policy can take weeks, months, even years to pay out sometimes, but a final expense policy will likely pay out within 48 hours. This is vital when making burial and funeral arrangements for a loved one.
The traditional funeral cost in the United States is approximately $10,000 and that's just for the essential items. There could be additional expenses such as lawyer fees, an obituary for the newspaper, flowers, unpaid medical bills, and unpaid debts. It is important that the family isn't left behind to cover all these costs out of pocket.
A surviving spouse will receive a death benefit of $255 from Social Security and if you are a spouse of a veteran, the Veterans Administration will pay around $450-$800.


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Gelison is a clever and friendly orangutan, who is a joy to watch. Despite having a difficult start in life, he is currently a very happy boy who has been at Sepilok for four years, and now weighs a healthy 13.5kg.
Gelison has recently moved from the baby nursery to the outdoor nursery which is for older orangutans. Here he can roam freely into the Kabili forest reserve which surrounds Sepilok. Most orangutans are initially reluctant to explore too far at first, and Gelison is no different. However, he has now spent a few nights in the forest along with his friends Wulan, Cinta and Casey, who he spends most of his time with.
Gelison has started to attach himself to an older female orangutan called Clenan. He appears to look to Clenan as a mothering figure, and tries to copy her behaviours. As Gelison lost his mum when he was very young, he is probably seeking a mother figure to help him master the forest.
Gelison still struggles to perfect his climbing, and this is because he doesn't spend much time practicing. He prefers to play, and drops to the ground when put on the ropes or trees. The rangers have devised a new way to encourage Gelison to climb by putting him on a small tree which is surrounded by long, bushy grass. Gelison hates long grass, and so stays in the tree climbing. For now it is working, and it's hoped Gelison will improve as a result.
It is imperative that orangutans are good climbers as being on the ground can be very dangerous. There are many threats on the forest floor, such as the clouded leopard, whose sharp teeth grow to two inches long, and there are poisonous snakes, which give a very nasty bite! However, the most serious threat to orangutans on the ground is diseases, which hide in the soil. A particularly horrible disease that orangutans have been known to get is Melioidosis.
Melioidosis is highly contagious, and symptoms include weight loss, fever, cough, and skin conditions. It can progress silently for a considerable time and victims often don't survive. The disease is spread by an organism, which is found in warm damp soil. Many animals can be infected, including humans, but young animals are more vulnerable to Melioidosis which is why it is crucial that precautions are in place to protect the babies at Sepilok. For this reason the babies are strongly encouraged to stay off the ground, and are not taken out when it is raining.
Gelison is making some great progress, and over the next few months it will be very interesting to see how he copes at outdoor nursery, and if his climbing improves with the rangers' new technique. We look forward to updating you in six months time.


I'm jumping on the fall pumpkin bandwagon! Seems like all over my social media everyone is talking about how fall is there favorite season and they're so stoked for fall everything. Full disclosure: Fall, I love and appreciate ya, but you're def not my favorite season! I don't think it's a big secret by now but, summer, def. Those summer south swells…anyhow don't think I should go too deep into my love of summer just as I'm announcing that I'm embracing fall and creating my first ever pumpkin recipe blog post, so back to the bread pudding.
The thoughts behind this pumpkin recipe go like this: I have a favorite pumpkin pie recipe I make every year (I mean every year since I started cooking that is which really wasn't all that long ago…).
The secret to my very delicious pumpkin pie is that it's actually half squash (there's a full can of pumpkin and squash puree in there) mixed with fresh ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon and cooked on the stove. Its so soo sooooooo good! There's something so nourishing, warming and comforting about the taste of fresh ginger too. And it kinda makes the whole dessert taste healthyish. So I decided why not try adding some toasted brioche cubes, lose the crust, and turn it into a bread pudding with pecans?
And then I thought that I might be able to spice it up a bit more than that, which is where the bourbon (or whisky) cream sauce with pecan streusel came in. FYI….all these thoughts happened during a surf sesh in Japan! See why I must surf and it's part of 'work' for me? I get some of my best inspiration in the water! There I was, surfing in Japan thinking about how to embrace all things pumpkin and fall upon returning to Cali and this pumpkin bread pudding idea is what I came up with.
Anyhow, he did give me feedback and I tweaked it,made it one more time and got some more feedback. He actually just said it was perfect the 2nd time around and wasn't all that helpful to be honest… But I had enough to share with quite a few friends, so I got more feedback and made it yet again but decided to not give it back to that same date yet again as I did think a 3rd time could be slight overkill. The 3rd one is absolutely delicious. I made it for my dinner guests last night, actually it was my buddy whose father I live with in Kauai and who ate the very first pumpkin pie I ever made, the one that inspired this recipe to bring it full-cirlce, and I'm snacking on it right now as I write this.
This is a perfect pumpkin dessert when you want to deliciously and easily feed a crowd. The bread pudding can feed 15, be made ahead, and it's pretty fail-proof. Or don't feed a crowd and snack on leftovers and share with friends the week after ya make it, which is a bit more the way I've been going…It's the bread pudding that keeps on giving, and if I've seen you in the last few weeks it's very likely I've brought you a piece. If I haven't and you're local, let me know – I have more than half left in my fridge as I made it for only 2 people that came over last night…pumpkin bread pudding for all!
To walk ya through the steps a bit: the squash, pumpkin, sugar, maple, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt are cooked on the stove. The eggs, cream, milk and vanilla are whisked. The cream mixture is mixed with the pumpkin mixture, pushed through a strainer, tossed with toasted bread cubes, mixed with pecans and put on the stove. Cream and sugar is heated up, on another pan butter is melted, and pecans, sugar, flour, salt, and bourbon are added making a streusel. The streusel and cream mixture are combined and you're def gonna want to taste this bourbon cream sauce and lick the spoon. I love serving the bread pudding warm, straight out of the oven with cold ice cream. The pomegranates are optional. Pretty straightforward…right?
Slice the bread into bite site cubes or tear it into pieces with your hands.
Divide the bread cubes onto 2 baking sheets, spreading in an even layer. Toast, stirring halfway through, until the cubes are dry and crunchy, 15-20min. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool slightly.
While bread cubes are toasting, whisk cream, milk, eggs, yolks, and vanilla together in medium bowl.
Combine pumpkin puree, sweet potato puree, sugar, maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a large heavy bottomed saucepan, bring to a sputtering simmer over medium heat, 5-7 minutes. Continue to simmer pumpkin mixture, stirring constantly, until thick and shiny, 10-15min.
Remove pan from heat and whisk in cream mixture until fully incorporated. Strain mixture though a fine-mesh strainer set over a medium bowl. Re-whisk mixture.
Transfer cubes to large bowl and pour the custard mixture over the bread tossing gently with your hands so all the cubes are covered in custard. Let the bread mixture sit for at least 30min (or up to overnight in the fridge) so that bread soaks up the custard. Right before baking, gently fold in the pecans (with a spatula or your hands).
Heat oven to 325°F and transfer bread custard mixture to a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Place baking dish in oven and bake 50-55min. Set aside when it's done.
While the bread pudding bakes, heat up 2 cups of cream over low heat and stir in the sugar until it dissolves. Leave the cream on a low simmer.
Melt the butter until it's a bit browned and smells nutty (3-5 min). Add the pecans and stir for 2-3 min until lightly toasted. Add the brown sugar, flour, salt and Bourbon (or whisky). Stir until it's all combined.
Sir in the pecan streusel into the cream mixture.
Pour the bourbon cream sauce over the bread pudding. Top with vanilla ice cream. And pomegranates (optional). Enjoy!
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Johnson & Johnson and GuidePoint Security Honored with 2022 Patriots in Business Award
WEST POINT, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson and GuidePoint Security were honored today as winners of the 5th annual Patriots in Business Award for their leadership in helping America's veterans, active-duty military and military spouses. The award, presented each year by Chief Executive magazine and Thayer Leadership, is part of an ongoing effort to raise awareness of best practices among America's corporate leaders when it comes to helping military veterans and their families. The award ceremony will take place at the Veteran's Day event at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, in partnership with Chief Executive and Thayer Leadership, on November 11.
The Patriots in Business award?presented this year in the categories of large enterprises (greater than $1B annual revenue) and medium-sized businesses ($10M-$1B annual revenue) recognizes outstanding businesses that lead our nation in supporting active-duty military members, veterans and their families and exemplify the U.S. Military Academy values of Duty, Honor and Country through their business practices and throughout their community and industry.
"The United States Armed Forces are a purpose-driven and values-based organization, just like Johnson & Johnson," says Joaquin Duato, CEO of Johnson & Johnson. "The many members of the National Guard & Reserves, Veterans and Military Spouses working across our businesses are high performers who bring unique leadership skills and experiences. We respect their service and are committed to help them perform their best as we advance in our mission to change the future of healthcare for humanity."
Michael Volk, Managing Partner and Founder of GuidePoint Security, who are being honored in the medium-sized business category said: "GuidePoint Security takes great pride in training and hiring talented veterans who are transitioning to the civilian world and enabling them to embark on a new mission: ensuring the success of our government and commercial customers. I am honored to accept this award on behalf of GuidePoint Security and in recognition of the sacrifices made by our veterans in defending this country every day."
Both companies rose to the top of a highly competitive, nationwide judging process in which a panel of Thayer veterans' affairs experts and CEOs with military backgrounds assessed each nominated company's programs.
"Chief Executive Group honors many exceptional leaders each year, but this award is especially meaningful for us," said Marshall Cooper, CEO, Chief Executive Group. "It really showcases best practices that every business can learn from to help support such an important group in our society."
Dan Rice, President of Thayer Leadership, agreed: "These companies have established amazing initiatives to support veterans and their families, and show us how assisting veterans can strengthen a company in every way imaginable for better success."
About Chief Executive Group
Chief Executive Group is the leading community for business leaders worldwide. It publishes Chief Executive magazine (published since 1977), ChiefExecutive.net, Corporate Board Member and BoardMember.com, as well as conferences and roundtables that enable CEOs to discuss key subjects and share their experiences with their peers. The Group also runs the Chief Executive Network, the leading CEO membership organization arranged by industry, and facilitates the annual "CEO of the Year," a prestigious honor bestowed upon an outstanding corporate leader, nominated and selected by a group of peers. Visit ChiefExecutive.net for more information.
About Thayer Leadership
As an innovative executive leader development institute, ranked in the Top 40 for 6 consecutive years by Training Industry, Thayer Leadership offers unparalleled leadership experiences that blend world-class applied academic and experiential sessions to unleash the "whole leader". Thayer provides access to top battle- and boardroom-tested experts who have lived, served, and practiced the leadership principles they teach. By embracing the spirit of Sylvanus Thayer, their namesake and the "Father of West Point", Thayer delivers transformative leader development experiences that inspire action and change based on their values of purpose driven character, commitment to excellence, and innovative spirit. As a leading, global expert in values-based leader development, their proprietary and motivating multi-pronged learning approach delivers a holistic experience for participants at West Point, online, virtually, or at any location around the world. Thayer has trained more than 100,000 executives and front-line leaders from over 400 companies across multiple industries, including automotive, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and more. It is a for-profit corporation not endorsed or affiliated with the U.S. Government. Learn more at thayerleadership.com.
Allison F. Capozza, Marketing Director, Thayer Leadership
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When my girlfriends Milona and Iris decided to get together for an early morning breakfast date, we all trooped to Early Bird Breakfast Club at The Fort Strip. My friend Milona recently had a date with her husband Bensie there and discovered that it was an ideal breakfast place as they served a great selection of Filipino rice dishes, sandwiches, continental breakfast, and some delicious dessert.
We entered via the 28th street corner 7th and this is what greeted us.
The interiors created a warm and homey vibe with its choice of cheery colorful decor.
The high ceiling definitely contributes to it being 'maaliwalas'.
They offer an all day breakfast: morning, noon and night, anytime of the day. On Fridays and Saturdays, they open 24 hours! We ordered a couple of classic Filipino rice dishes with a twist aptly called Breakfast of Champions, all belonging to the bestseller list.
The Tenderloin Tapa (P375), succulent and meaty. Flavor is not that outstanding though.
Adobo Sunrise (P315), just the right saltiness and extra crispiness. This is a winner! Definitely a MUST!
Breakfast is made more beautiful when you spend it with girlfriends!
We didn't get to taste and sample their continental selection and dessert, but it is definitely one place I will come back to. It is a place where I could meet up with my friends and date my kids.


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Mark Alan Ibold (born October 17, 1962) is an American musician. He is best known as the bass guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement, with whom he recorded four studio albums. Following Pavement's initial break-up in 1999, Ibold joined the alternative rock band Sonic Youth from 2006 until their end in 2011.

Career
Based in New York, Ibold's other musical projects have included Dustdevils, of which he was a member in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and Free Kitten, which included Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Pussy Galore's Julie Cafritz and  Boredoms' Yoshimi P-We.

In 2006, Ibold joined Sonic Youth on their Rather Ripped tour, and as of their 2009 album The Eternal, was a full participating member of the band until they split up in 2011.

Other activities
Ibold was a bartender at "Great Jones Cafe" in New York City until its closure.

He was listed in the closing credits as "Wardrobe Assistant" on the Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy, and has made several cameo appearances on the show. In 2006, he was published as the "male hand model" in Strangers with Candy star Amy Sedaris' book I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence.

In the late 2010s his food columns could be read in David Chang's now defunct Lucky Peach magazine.

At the time of Pavement's 2022 reunion, Ibold was working as a bartender in New York City: "My mind races sometimes when people come up to me at work. What are they thinking? 'Oh God, this guy's been in two bands that mean the world to me, but he's serving drinks behind a bar?' Maybe we help put things into perspective – that there are few artists left not named Jagger or McCartney who have no financial worries. But still: I'd drop my shifts for Pavement any day of the week."

Discography
with Pavement
 Watery, Domestic (EP) (1992)
 Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
 Wowee Zowee (1995)
 Brighten the Corners (1997)
 Terror Twilight (1999)

with Sonic Youth
 The Eternal (2009)

with Free Kitten
 Unboxed (1994)
 Nice Ass (1995)
 Sentimental Education (1997)

References

1962 births
Living people
American rock bass guitarists
American male bass guitarists
American indie rock musicians
Noise rock musicians
Pavement (band) members
Sonic Youth members
20th-century American guitarists
Lancaster Country Day School alumni
Free Kitten members
Dustdevils members


WASHINGTON,D.C. -- The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) last week extended theirextremely severe restrictions on business currency transactions until September3, 2015. With the continuation of the 'temporary' restrictions, most ofwhich have been in place for months and months, and with the normal very largelist of overly severe restrictions put on private business transactions bythe National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) the National Bank of Ukraine has become amajor problem and obstacle regarding the expansion and financing ofprivate business in Ukraine and for the development of Ukraine'seconomy.
USUBC is receiving a large number of complaints from membersabout the major over regulation of private business by the NBU. Business leaders tell USUBC the NBU has been for many years and stillis one of their main problems in Ukraine. The NBU hascreated huge problems for them with their far too many permanent andtemporary restrictions. Business is difficult enough in Ukraine now andbusiness does not need the added problem of the NBU.
The President/CEO of a leading business in Ukraine toldUSUBC last week the restrictions of the NBU are very painful, very substantialin terms of increasing their costs and reducing the ease of doingbusiness, hurts their ability to be competitive and is a large influentialnegative influence in their business. A businessman from the USA, inUkraine last week for the large agribusiness forum and farm machinery show saidthe regulations of the NBU is a large factor in the reduction of theirability to provide Ukrainian farmers with the latest farm machinery...a lossfor Ukraine and for the USA.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) get high marks for theirwork the past few months to do their number one job....that of protecting thevalue of the people's money by correcting the serious errors and crimes ofthe past. The NBU also get high marks for their work to stabilize andimprove the banking system and reduce corruption in private banks.
The private business community hopes in the near future theNBU will start eliminating their long line of temporary and permanent, verydetailed restrictions on doing business in Ukraine, many which are a legacy ofSoviet days. The restrictions are out of date, no longer needed, and areholding back the recovery of private business operations in Ukraine.
USUBC NOTE: The technical information below about the actions of the National Bank ofUkraine (NBU) was provided by USUBC members Asters, Dentons, EY and PwC.
KYIV -- By its Resolution No. 354, effective as of 4 June2015, the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") extended the term ofthe prohibition of early repayment of loans provided by non-resident lendersuntil 3 September 2015 (inclusive).
According to Resolution No. 354, the NBU shall not register amendments to loanagreements with non-resident lenders reducing the term of fulfillment of theresident borrowers' obligations under such loan agreements or providing forearly fulfillment of obligations thereunder.
part) compared to the previous loanagreement.
7. local business entities' single or periodical payments on account ofadmission or members' fees in the foreign currency to maintain the operation ofthe foreign legal entities.
Previously, the aforementioned prohibitions were established by Resolution No.160 as of 3 December 2014, which is no longer in effect.
KYIV-- Resolution No. 354 was adopted to replace the earlier"anti-crisis" Resolution of the NBU No. 160 dated 03 March 2015, asamended, that expires on 3 June 2015. As a general matter, the Resolutionprolongs the previously effective anti-crisis measures.
2. The restriction on cross-border payment ofdividends to foreign investors.
3. The restriction on early repayment under loanagreements between Ukrainian borrowers and foreign creditors (subject tocertain exceptions).
4. Prohibition for banks from providing loans innational currency (including prolongation of previously provided credit lines),if such loans are secured by pledges of funds in foreign currency.
Serviceof Ukraine confirming no indebtedness in respect of tax payments.
8. Certain restrictions have been prolonged inrespect of transactions for the purchase of precious metals.
(inequivalent by official exchange rate). Previously such limit equaled US$10,000.
2. Increasing of limit of cash withdrawal throughATM or cash departments of the banks from the previous threshold of UAH 150,000to UAH 300,000.
RESOLUTION NO. 354 REMAINS IN FORCE UNTIL 3SEPTEMBER 2015.
Resolution No. 355 also introduces certain changes to existingrestrictions regarding currency operations. In particular, Resolution No.355raises the threshold for obtaining a price evaluation act for the payment ofservices abroad from the previous threshold of €25,000 to €50,000.
KYIV -- On 3 June the Board of National Bank of Ukraine(NBU) adopted the Resolution No. 354 and No. 355 which took effect on 4June 2015.
Resolution No. 354 extends until 3 September 2015 effect of a number of previouslyestablished temporarily currency control restrictions ( in particular, by theNBU's Resolution No. 160 dated 3 March 2015).
• The threshold for service payments to non-residents, which requireprice expertise of the Foreign Markets Monitoring Centre was increased up toEUR 50,000 per year***.
We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you updated on the issue.
Please refer to our Flash-reports No. 13 as of 4 March 2015 and No. 10 as of 25February 2015.
NBU Resolution No. 355 dated 3 June 2015.
NBU Resolution No. 354 dated 3 June 2015.
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And that is pretty much the Lake Louise experience in a nutshell. It is a compromise between budget considerations and a breath-taking adventure in the Canadian Rockies.
So is there any way for a family to spend time in Lake Louise without breaking the bank? While I'm not sure there is any way to turn the resort town into a budget destination, there are a few ways you can pinch some pennies in the world class vacation spot.
Families are welcome at HI-Lake Louise Alpine Centre: The cozy common room, the beautiful setting invites wandering, and the basic accommodations are perfect for the budget minded!
Having had a few wild and/or sketchy hostelling experiences in my younger wild and/or sketchy days, I wasn't exactly sure how it would be staying with my two young sons at the HI Lake Louise Alpine Centre Hostel. It is owned jointly by Hostelling International and Alpine Clubs of Canada, and the pleasant truth is that aside from some exuberant German girls (who graciously did quiet down eventually) it was a perfect set up for families. You can book a private room that sleeps 4 starting at $130 (low season.) With hotel rooms in the area starting at around $200 a night and going well up from there, the simple accommodations were perfectly suited to us. With the majestic surroundings of the Rockies, we didn't spend long hours indoors anyway. We stayed in a loft style family room that sleeps up to six, with a double bed in the loft, two bunk beds and a private half bath (sink and toilet) with a shared shower next door. Towels and bed linens were provided, plus we met some lovely people who treated our boys like rock stars, and that's tough to beat.
lift tickets: buying your lift tickets ahead of time can save some serious money. If you will be visiting the Lake Louise resort more than a few times in the season, a season's pass can be a great deal. Look at the promos they are offering online on their website, or on the Ski Big 3 website, which includes two Banff resorts (Norquay and Sunshine) as well as Lake Louise Ski Resort. Earlier in the season you could also find lift tickets at Costco. If you are planning ahead for the 2017-18 winter, keep your eyes out at your local Costco starting in the fall. Alternatively, you can purchase discounted lift tickets from the front desk at the hostel–another great way they help you save!
equipment rentals: the rentals on the hill are high quality, and the convenience of dropping off your wet gear is hard to beat. But renting equipment in Calgary and transporting it yourself can save you significantly. Check out Where to Rent Sporting & Outdoor Equipment in Calgary for ideas.
There are even ways to save on a snowshoe tour on the mountain!
Snow Shoe tours: To get a look at things from the top of the world try a guided snow shoe excursion at the top of the mountain. A ride up the gondola starts the roughly two hour activity. It's an amazing chance to go off-piste and learn a bit more about the geography and history of the area, and it is appropriate for all ability levels. As a person who is terrified of heights, the scariest part was the way up, but my 4 year old managed just fine. If you have a lift ticket or are a pass holder, you save on the price of the tour. There is also currently a coupon on the website you can download. Another option to explore is the free mountain tours led by the volunteer Friends of the Mountain which is a cool way to learn a bit more about Lake Louise.
Aside from the ski resort, no visit to Lake Louise would be complete with out a visit to glacial Lake Louise and the iconic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise hotel. They aren't too keen on tourists traipsing around the hotel unless you are a guest or dining at one of the restaurants, but the trails around the lake are free to wander and well worth the visit.
You will quickly find that "budget-priced" is a relative term in Lake Louise, food costs included. The best way to keep how much you spend on food from adding up too quickly is to bring your own. The HI Lake Louise Alpine Centre is equipped with a lovely commercial grade kitchen that has everything you need to make your own meals in the shared space. The price of food on the hill isn't very outrageous, but it is far from a bargain, and bringing your own snacks and lunch is the cheapest way to feed your brood. The lockers in the change rooms allow in/out privileges, so you can access your stuff without having to pay the locker charge over.
If cooking on vacation sounds like too high a price to pay (yes, that's me) there are a few restaurants that aren't too astronomically priced.
The short walk from the HI-Lake Louise Alpine Centre hostel to near by restaurants is a lovely jaunt!
Bill Peyto's Café Located right in the hostel, this restaurant has wholesome, stick to your ribs kind of food. Unfortunately we were only able to dine there once (at breakfast) because they were closed for an indeterminate amount of time for a private function on the weekend we visited. The $6 kids menu was particularly attractive and the best price we encountered, so we will have to go back to try!
Lake Louise Inn A short, pretty walk from the hostel to the Lake Louise Inn across the street gives you a few food options. Upstairs is pizza and mostly Italian food at Timberwolf Pizza and Pasta Café. Children's entrees are $10. Splitting a few of the around $20 pizzas seems to be the best value. Downstairs is pub food in Explorers Lounge (children are welcome until 8 pm) with entrées again in the $16-$18 range. If you happen to be visiting on a Saturday night, you may want to check out the Aprés Ski Party in the gazebo.. From 4 pm-7 pm they feature hot dogs and hamburgers for $6 with a side of chips for $2. There are also $6 drink specials for you party hounds.
Mountain Restaurant Don't turn up your nose too quickly at the family restaurant beside the Husky station. Yummy burgers and pasta ring in around $16, and there are some interesting Korean mains to try as well. Again, you can share a pizza to defray costs, or stop by the adjacent Javalanche Café for some bakery delights.
Lake Louise is not known as a budget vacation spot, and that expensive reputation is pretty well deserved. But with a bit of planning and creativity, you can make it work for you!
Many thanks to Hosteling International and the Lake Louise Ski Resort for hosting our family. As ever the opinions are my own.


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Q: Function calling - complex values and pointers I wrote a c++ code, calling a function with using complex value as you can see in following, when I compile my code I face to this error : " error: invalid initialization of non-const reference of type int& from a temporary of type double complex (*)[4][4]"
I can not find the place where I made a mistake.Can you please help me to debug my code?
void SCMA_En (char in_bit [2], double _Complex in_cb[4][4], double _Complex *out_cw[4])
{
    if ((in_bit[0] == 0) && (in_bit[1] == 0)) {
        for  (i=0; i<4; i++) {
            out_cw[i] = in_cb[i][0];
        }
    }
    else if ((in_bit[0] == 0) && (in_bit[1] == 1)) {
        for  (i=0; i<4; i++) {
            out_cw[i] = in_cb[i][1];
        }
    }
    else if ((in_bit[0] == 1) && (in_bit[1] == 0)) {
        for  (i=0; i<4; i++) {
            out_cw[i] = in_cb[i][2];
        }
    }
    else if ((in_bit[0] == 1) && (in_bit[1] == 1)) {
        for  (i=0; i<4; i++) {
            out_cw[i] = in_cb[i][3];
        }
    }
}

int main (int argc, char * argv[])
{

double _Complex CB_1[4][4];
double _Complex CB_2[4][4];
double _Complex CB_3[4][4];
double _Complex CB_4[4][4];
double _Complex CB_5[4][4];
double _Complex CB_6[4][4];

char En_in1[2];
char En_in2[2];
char En_in3[2];
char En_in4[2];
char En_in5[2];
char En_in6[2];

char    input_user1[1024];
char    input_user2[1024];
char    input_user3[1024];
char    input_user4[1024];
char    input_user5[1024];
char    input_user6[1024];

CB_1 = { {0, 0, 0, 0} , { -0.1815-0.1318*I, 0.6351-0.4615*I, 0.6315+0.4615*I, 0.1815+0.1318*I } , { 0, 0, 0, 0 } , { 0.7851, -0.2243, 0.2243, -0.7851} };

CB_2 = { { 0.7851, -0.2243, 0.2243, -0.7851 } , { 0, 0, 0, 0 } , { -0.1815-0.1318*I , -0.6351-0.4615*I , 0.6351+0.4615*I , 0.1815+0.1318*I } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0} };

CB_3 = { {-0.6351+0.4615*I , 0.1815-0.1318*I , -0.1815+0.1318*I , 0.6351-0.4615*I } , { 0.1392-0.1759*I , 0.4873-0.6156*I , -0.4873+0.6156*I , -0.1392+0.1759*I } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 } };

CB_4 = { { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 } , { 0.7851 , -0.2243 , 0.2243 ,  -0.7851 } , { -0.0055-0.2242*I , -0.0193-0.7848*I , 0.0193+0.7848*I , 0.0055+0.2242*I } };

CB_5 = { { -0.0055-0.2242*I , -0.0193-0.7848*I , 0.0193+0.7848*I , 0.0055+0.2242*I } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 } , { -0.6351+0.4615*I , 0.1815-0.1318*I , -0.1815+0.1318*I , 0.6351-0.4615*I } };

CB_6 = { { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 } , { 0.785 , -0.2243 , 0.2243 , -0.7851 } , { 0.1392-0.1759*I , 0.4873-0.6156*I , -0.4873+0.6156*I , -0.1392+0.1759*I } , { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 } };

for (i=0; i<init_num; i=i+2) {
    En_in1[0] = input_user1[i];
    En_in1[1] = input_user1[i+1];
    SCMA_En (En_in1,CB_1, &CW_U1);
}

for (i=0; i<init_num; i=i+2) {
    En_in2[0] = input_user2[i];
    En_in2[1] = input_user2[(i+1)];
    SCMA_En (En_in2,CB_2, &CW_U2 );
}

for (i=0; i<init_num; i=i+2) {
    En_in3[0] = input_user3[i];
    En_in3[1] = input_user3[(i+1)];
    SCMA_En (En_in3,CB_3, &CW_U3);
}

for (i=0; i<init_num; i=i+2) {
    En_in4[0] = input_user4[i];
    En_in4[1] = input_user4[(i+1)];
    SCMA_En (En_in4,CB_4, &CW_U4);
}

for (i=0; i<init_num; i=i+2) {
    En_in5[0] = input_user5[i];
    En_in5[1] = input_user5[(i+1)];
    SCMA_En (En_in5,CB_5, &CW_U5);
}

for (i=0; i<init_num; i=i+2) {
    En_in6[0] = input_user6[i];
    En_in6[1] = input_user6[(i+1)];
    SCMA_En (En_in6,CB_6, &CW_U6);
}

return 0;
}

A: You're not using the initializers correctly.  They need to go with the variable's declarations, and not in an assignment.
You're getting your error because the CB_1 initializer list starts out with ints.  When it reaches the second sub-initializer it is expecting ints, finding _Complex values instead, and generating the error.


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Q: Why don't Haskell compilers facilitate deterministic memory management? With the wealth of type information available why can't Haskell runtimes avoid running GC to clean up? It should be possible to figure out all usages and insert appropriate calls to alloc/release in the compiled code, right? This would avoid the overhead of a runtime GC.

A: Consider the following pseudo-code:
func a = if some_computation a
    then a
    else 0

To know whether a is garbage after calling func a, the compiler has to be able to know the result of some_computation a. If it could do that in the general case (which requires solving the halting problem), thrn there'd be no need to emit code for this function at all, let alone garbage collect it. Type information is not sufficient.

A: It's not easy to determine object lifetime with lazy evaluation.  The JHC compiler does have (had?) region memory management which tries to release memory by deallocation when the lifetime is over.
I'm also curious exactly what you mean by deterministic memory management.

A: It is sensible to ask whether functional programming languages can do less GC by tracking usage. Although the general problem of whether some data can safely be discarded is undecidable (because of conditional branching), it's surely plausible to work harder statically and find more opportunities for direct deallocation.
It's worth paying attention to the work of Martin Hofmann and the team on the Mobile Resource Guarantees project, who made type-directed memory (de/re)allocation a major theme. The thing that makes their stuff work, though, is something Haskell doesn't have in its type system --- linearity. If you know that a function's input data are secret from the rest of the computation, you can reallocate the memory they occupy. The MRG stuff is particularly nice because it manages a realistic exchange rate between deallocation for one type and allocation for another which turns into good old-fashioned pointer-mangling underneath a purely functional exterior. In fact, lots of lovely parsimonious mutation algorithms (e.g. pointer-reversing traversal, overwrite-the-tail-pointer construction, etc) can be made to look purely functional (and checked for nasty bugs) using these techniques.
In effect, the linear typing of resources gives a conservative but mechanically checkable approximation to the kind of usage analysis that might well help to reduce GC. Interesting questions then include how to mix this treatment cleanly (deliberate adverb choice) with the usual persistent deal. It seems to me that quite a lot of intermediate data structures has an initial single-threaded phase in recursive computation, before being either shared or dropped when the computation finishes. It may be possible to reduce the garbage generated by such processes.
TL;DR There are good typed approaches to usage analysis which cut GC, but Haskell has the wrong sort of type information just now to be particularly useful for this purpose.

A: Region-based memory management is what programmers in C and C++ often end up programming by hand: Allocate a chunk of memory ("region", "arena", etc.), allocate the individual data in it, use them and eventually deallocate the whole chunk when you know none of the individual data are needed any more.  Work in the 90s by Tofte, Aiken, and others (incl. yours truly, with our respective colleagues), has shown that it is possible to statically infer region allocation and deallocation points automatically ("region inference") in such a way as to guarantee that chunks are never freed too early and, in practice, early enough to avoid having too much memory being held for long after the last data in it was needed.  The ML Kit for Regions, for example, is a full Standard ML compiler based on region inference.  In its final version it is combined with intra-region garbage collection: If the static inference shows there is a long-living region, use garbage collection inside it.  You get to have your cake and eat it, too: You have garbage collection for long living data, but a lot of data is managed like a stack, even though it would end in a heap ordinarily.

A: Type information has mostly to do with compile time where as memory management is a runtime thing, so I don't think they are related to each other.


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A couple of days ago a local tragedy occurred, and it gave me great pause.
In the early hours of Monday, December 18th a passenger train was traveling south from Seattle when it derailed onto I-5, the largest interstate freeway in the state, near DuPont, Washington. At least three people died in the crash, and dozens of others were taken to local hospitals.
In the moments directly after the crash two witnesses rushed onboard the train and began administering first aid and moving the trapped passengers to safety. For at least 20 minutes they were the only first responders on the scene.
I saw a video clip of our local television news station doing a phone interview with this good samaritan first responder, Dan Konzelman (Watch the video clip here). At about 6 minutes into the interview, the news reporter asks Mr. Konzelman why he ran into the train. His response? Because I was there and I could (Sidenote: I am adopting this as my new motto for life.).
But there's more. The interview continues and Mr. Konzelman described the work that he did onboard the train while they waited for help to arrive, and it is nothing short of heroic. The things he was able to do were not things that someone could do on their own. The peace that he had during this time of crisis was unnatural. And there was lots of prayer.
And I know it's true. I know that there was a guardian angel helping Mr. Konzelman that morning in DuPont. I know, because I have met that angel myself.
I went to college in a small town located in the very northwest corner of Washington state. I was studying to be a teacher, and during the fall of my junior year I found out about a unique teaching opportunity for after graduation.
There was a missionary organization that was looking for teachers to travel to mission sites around the world and teach the children of missionaries. It sounded amazing and I wanted to learn more about it–the only problem was that the closest informational meeting would be happening in DuPont, about a 3-hour drive from my university. And I didn't have a car.
Luckily I had just met this kind, outgoing, silly, smoking-hot guy who had a car (that guy is my husband now, so we all know that turned out well). When I told Jon about this info meeting and how I really wanted to go but had no way of getting there he offered to give me a ride. And, not being one to turn down free rides from people I barely know, I accepted.
Before we left school that afternoon I remember sitting in his car and he asked me something that nobody had ever asked me before: Would I like to pray with him for protection over our journey? Sure, sounds like a fine idea.
So, as we sat in Jon's car parked in the garage under his apartment, we prayed for angels to protect the front and back of our car and that they would keep us safe.
We drove for a couple of hours, and as we got closer to our final destination in DuPont the weather turned for the worse. It was already dark outside and a storm had been picking up all afternoon. It was raining hard now and, with the darkness, it was hard to see the road well.
When we were just a few miles from our exit off I-5 chaos broke out around us. About four cars ahead of us we saw the crash begin. We could hear loud screeches and the tell-tale crunching sounds of metal-on-metal. We could see taillights ahead of us stopped and skewed off of the roadway. A car accident was happening in real time, and this was a big one.
Jon slammed on his brakes, but nothing happened. Literally nothing. For some unexplained reason, when he slammed on the brakes everything stopped. The car engine turned off. The lights went out. The radio stopped. The power steering failed. We were just in this little black hole-of-a-car in the middle of a car accident and we were completely powerless.
When it was all over we looked up and were shocked to discover that we were totally and completely fine. We could see 4 or 5 cars piled together in front of us. Jon's front bumper was inches from the rear bumper of the car ahead of us but, despite his brakes going out, we hadn't run into the pile-up. There were a couple of cars crashed to our right, and several behind us. But us? Nothing. We were in this bubble of absolutely nothing. In a dead car. In the middle of a storm. In the middle of I-5.
And we knew. We knew that the angels we had prayed for at the beginning of our journey were there. We knew that they had protected us and that the reason we were able to turn the key in the ignition, start the car back up, and make it to my meeting in time was because our prayer had been answered. Totally and completely answered.
Fifteen years later, Jon and I still reminisce about the "angel car crash" story. We joke that our guardian angels have skid marks because of us, but the reality is that on that fateful night our lives were changed forever. On that little stretch of I-5 near DuPont an angel intervened for us.
I think that the same thing happened this week when a train crashed in that exact same spot on I-5. I think that an angel was present when lives were spared in what could have been an even greater tragedy. I think that a prayer was answered when those two witnesses ran onto the train and did what nobody else would do. I think that God intervened when he gave those two witnesses the strength and wisdom to care for people in their hour of greatest need.
Although this train crash is in and of itself a tragedy, I find great hope in this story. Hope because God intervenes in our tragedies. Hope because He can use even the most ordinary person to accomplish great things in His name. Hope because there are good people in the world who are willing to sacrifice in order to help others. Hope because prayer works.
Hope because the angel who saved me all those years ago is still busy at work–skid marks and all!
When I was a new mom and I would think about what the future would hold for me and my babies, I always thought of the firsts. The first time my baby would smile at me. The first time he would say "Mama!". The first time he would roll over. THE FIRST TIME HE WOULD SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT (Can I get an AMEN?!). Even now as we have entered the elementary school years, I can't help but anticipate the other firsts that await us: Losing their first tooth, reading their first chapter book…and on and on with firsts until they're even older than I am now.
The firsts are exciting. We look forward to the firsts and the new doors that they open. What I was't prepared for, though, was the lasts. With most lasts, you don't realize it's the last time that particular thing is happening until it's already over. By the time you realize your baby isn't crawling any more, he's already crawled his last crawl. By the time you realize your baby isn't saying "pas-ketti" for "spaghetti" anymore, it's too late to capture that adorable mispronounced word on video.
We have three children and our youngest, Hannah, is our last baby. Being our last baby, I am particularly aware of the stages that Hannah leaves behind because the last time she does something is, well, the last last time that I get to experience that particular thing with my own children. For the past 20 months I've been experiencing all of the firsts, and the lasts, for the last time with Hannah.
This past week I had one of my most significant last lasts to date: I decided to wean Hannah from nursing. I'd already nursed her longer than either of the boys (With David I quit nursing at 13 months because I found out I was pregnant and I needed a break, and with Jacob I quit nursing at about 15 months because he just decided one day that we were done and that was that.)–but with this last baby I wanted to hold onto that special bond for a bit longer. I told myself that we'd continue nursing until after our trip to Ireland so I could have that "trick in my bag" if she got fussy on the airplane or in the hotel room late at night, but after we got home it was time to cut her off.
This last would be different. It would be my last last. I'd already had my last time nursing each of my boys, but this would be my last time ever nursing a baby. It was significant. I knew that I was weaning her, and I knew when our last time nursing would be. I have spent approximately 4.5 out of the past 7 years nursing a baby and, to be quite honest, I was heartbroken that this stage of life was ending.
The precious, quiet moments alone with my babies, the snuggles, the soft sounds of their rhythmic breathing–the nourishing of their bodies and my soul. This thing that had been such a huge part of my life would soon be just memories, and I could hardly stand the thought of losing it forever.
And yet, it was time. When the day came to experience this last last together, I just took a moment to soak it in. I studied Hannah's smooth face and her wispy hair and tiny hands resting on my chest. I prayed over her as I often did when I was nursing my children. I thought about the baby she was and the little girl she is becoming. And then, I let her go.
This stage was over for the last last time.
As my children grow there will be beginnings and endings and everything in between. There will be times when it will be easy to push them out (Like two weeks ago when I gave David a proclamation that I was done with the carpool line circus and now he was an official card-carrying school bus rider). And there will be times when no matter how hard I want to hang on to them, I will have to let them go (Like when they decide they want to drive a car or go out on a date or–I don't know if I can even say it–move away to college.).
Parenting and life, as it turns out, is really just a series of firsts and lasts. How you handle those firsts and lasts, though, is what will define your life. So, I will embrace my lasts as I've embraced my firsts–with openness for what lies ahead. Because no matter how many firsts or lasts there are, one thing will remain constant: there is never a last adventure. So today we embark this new stage of adventures together, another day older and another day bigger. And do you know what? I think this will be our best adventure yet.
Here's to the firsts and the lasts, friends, and the adventures that lie ahead!


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Q: Unclear purpose of a class derived from Keras' BatchNormalization I'm reading the code of a Keras implementation of YOLOv4 object detector.
It uses a custom Batch Norm layer, like this:
class BatchNormalization(tf.keras.layers.BatchNormalization):
    """
    "Frozen state" and "inference mode" are two separate concepts.
    `layer.trainable = False` is to freeze the layer, so the layer will use
    stored moving `var` and `mean` in the "inference mode", and both `gama`
    and `beta` will not be updated !
    """
    def call(self, x, training=False):
        if not training:
            training = tf.constant(False)
        training = tf.logical_and(training, self.trainable)
        return super().call(x, training)

Even though I understand how the usual Batch Norm layer works during training and inference, I don't understand the comment nor the need for this modification. What do you think?

A: Usually (in another types of layers) freeze training of the layer doesn't necessarily mean that the layer is run in inference mode.
Inference mode is normally controller by the training argument.
In the case of batchnorm layer, when the layer is freeze we want that not only the layer parameters will not modify during the training process, we want addionaly that the model will use the moving mean and the moving variance to normalize the current batch, rather than using the mean and variance of the current batch.
So despite the difference between a layer training freeze and an inference mode that is common. In the case of the batchnorm there is more similarity between the two modes.
In both, we want that in addition to freezing the parameters of the layer the model used the general mean and standard deviation and will not be affected by the current batch statistics.
(It's important for the stability of the model).
From BatchNormalization layer guide - Keras
About setting layer.trainable = False on a BatchNormalization layer:
Freezing a layer in all the types of layers:
The meaning of setting layer.trainable = False is to freeze the layer, i.e. its internal state will not change during training: its trainable weights will not be updated during fit() or train_on_batch(), and its state updates will not be run.
additional behavior when freezing a batchnorm layer:
However, in the case of the BatchNormalization layer, setting trainable = False on the layer means that the layer will be subsequently run in inference mode (meaning that it will use the moving mean and the moving variance to normalize the current batch, rather than using the mean and variance of the current batch).


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Q: How to run multiple MySQL statements via JDBC sampler in JMeter I am using JDBC sampler in JMeter 2.13.
I have around 100 delete statements in my JMeter sampler like below:
delete from abc where id >= ${Variable_Name};
delete from qwe where id >= ${Variable_Name};
delete from xyz where id >= ${Variable_Name};

Problem is that when I run a single statement in JDBC sampler, it works fine. But when ever I try to run 2 or more than 2 statements from my JDBC sampler. It always throws error.

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'delete from qwe where id >= 1;

Can someone please mention a workaround it? and how I can overcome this problem.

A: It seems you cannot execute multiple statements in a single JDBC Request element.
I had a similar situation where I needed to execute some clean up statements on the database before proceeding with the rest of the tests. I was able to achieve this by reading the SQL statements from an external file, using CSV Data Set Config nested in a Loop Controller, in a separate setUp Thread Group.
The elements were placed like this:

And I used the following configurations:
Loop Controller

*

*Loop Count: Forever
CSV Data Set Config

*

*Filename: /path/to/multiple-statements.sql

*Variable Name: STMT

*Recycle on EOF: False

*Stop thread on EOF: True
JDBC Request

*

*Query: ${STMT}
The Loop Controller is set to run forever, as the stop condition is set on the CSV Data Set Config. Each iteration will read one line of the file, set the variable STMT, then JDBC Request will execute the query ${STMT}.
When the end-of-file is reached, the setUp Thread Group will stop and the core test Thread Group will proceed.


A Branford mom says she found a black widow spider in grapes she bought at Stop & Shop.
A mom in Branford, Connecticut, is warning fruit-lovers to be on alert after she said she found a venomous black widow spider in a package of grapes she purchased at the grocery store.
She said she bought the grapes from the Branford Stop & Shop Monday morning. A few hours later she made the discovery while she and her 11-year-old son were in the middle of eating the grapes.
Luckily it didn't bite, and no one was hurt. She told NBC Connecticut that Stop & Shop offered to give her double her money back for the grapes.
The grapes came from a company in California. NBC Connecticut have reached out to them and have not heard back.