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BOOK REVIEW: Playing With the Matches, by Hannah Orenstein
10 August 2018 10 August 2018 - Meg
Title: Playing with Matches by Hannah Orenstein
Published by Touchstone
Published: June 26th 2018
Genres: Fiction, Romance
Format: Trade Paper
In the tradition of Good in Bed and The Assistants comes a funny and smart comedy about a young matchmaker balancing her messy personal life and the demands of her eccentric clients.
Sasha Goldberg has a lot going for her: a recent journalism degree from NYU, an apartment with her best friend Caroline, and a relationship that would be amazing if her finance-bro boyfriend Jonathan would ever look up from his BlackBerry. But when her dream career falls through, she uses her family's darkest secret to land a job as a matchmaker for New York City's elite at the dating service Bliss.
Despite her inexperience, Sasha throws herself into her new career, trolling for catches on Tinder, coaching her clients through rejection, and dishing out dating advice to people twice her age. She sets up a TV exec who wanted kids five years ago, a forty-year-old baseball-loving virgin, and a consultant with a rigorous five-page checklist for her ideal match.
Sasha hopes to find her clients The One, like she did. But when Jonathan betrays her, she spirals out of control—and right into the arms of a writer with a charming Southern drawl, who she had previously set up with one of her clients. He's strictly off-limits, but with her relationship on the rocks, all bets are off.
Fresh, sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny, Playing with Matches is the addictive story about dating in today's swipe-heavy society, and a young woman trying to find her own place in the world.
Hannah Orenstein's Playing With Matches is a fun romantic comedy following the dating mishaps Sasha Goldberg has while she tries to create the perfect dating experiences as a matchmaker for her clients. It's a completely perfect summer read. I started following Hannah on Instagram last year when Touchstone first announced her book, and it's been such a fun experience watching her book go from the earliest bound galleys to the finished product.
I read this book in a handful of sittings, and it was such a joy to read. Hannah's writing style and voice is fresh and fun, and she plays with a lot of romantic comedy tropes that left me turning the pages. Sasha Goldberg's voice is both appropriate to her young age and also wise beyond her years, and the character felt real and so well-developed. I felt for her and wanted her to succeed, and I couldn't wait to see what happened next. The other characters in Playing With Matches added such a dynamic to the story. Sasha as a matchmaker who had dating issues of her own made me laugh out loud several times throughout reading the book, and the twists and turns throughout her own dating adventures were entertaining and surprising. I didn't expect a few of them! It felt like I was reading one of the classic Nora Ephron romantic comedies. I really hope someday to see more feel-good, hopeful, fun romantic comedies with this same feel on the screen soon, and I desperately hope Playing With Matches makes it to the big screen someday because I think it would be so much fun.
If you're in the mood for some fresh romantic comedy to read this summer, go out and get yourself a copy of Playing With Matches!
Thank you to Touchstone for sending me a free copy of the book for review!
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Read along with Disney! One day while Pumpkin, Cinderella's puppy, was prancing and pirouetting around the garden, she ran into Gus, Jaq, and Bibbidy. They were decorating the garden for a party! Pumpkin wanted to help but Jaq was worried...he wanted everything to go perfectly. Follow along with word-for-word narration to find out if Pumpkin and her friends can plan the perfect party before Cinderella and the other guests arrive!


From the West – Aberystwyth through Newtown, North – Chester through Welshpool/Montgomery, East – Shrewsbury through Churchstoke.
Gateway to Mellington Hall in front of you, simply follow road around to the left. You soon pass a brown Mellington Hall + Caravan Park sign - on your right.
Some yards further along on the left, pass R.V.Pugh's tractor and farm vehicle yard.
Turn right off the B4385 at the next road junction – farm house on corner and road sign to The Cann - The Cwm – Pantglas - Mellington Workshops also in Welsh.
Follow this road and sign in the direction of Pantglass + Workshops. After 500 yards turn right still following Pantglas sign.
On the left is 'Offa's Dyke Cottage'. Follow the road until you reach a few houses with a small triangular green with a tree on it. Bear right here and immediately going up the hill you see a fork – take the left branch of the fork signed Mainstone - (Pantglas now goes off to the right).
Single lane goes up passing a green sign on the right – of Drewin Farm (B&B) – lane still goes up and down. You will see an animal feeder with a curved top on your right, at a bend in the land soon. Stay on this lane passing a farm with green barns on your left – opposite is a small white cottage Castlewright Cottage -THIS IS NOT IT.
Continue driving up this lane until you reach a T-Junction. (There is a white house with high hedge on your left - it is known as The Dog & Duck but is no longer a pub).
Turn right here – pass a dirty red phone box on your left and drive 500 yards or so to the next cottage, stone with two chimneys, on your left. You have arrived - parking is on your right.
WELCOME to UPPER CASTLEWRIGHT COTTAGE.
From the East – Midlands and the South – Ludlow and South West through Ludlow.
Turn left off the A49 from Ludlow towards Clun at Craven Arms on to the B4368 and then after about five miles turn right on to the B4385 to Bishop's Castle at Little Brampton. Then follow signs for Bishop's Castle town centre.
Go the Parish Church at the bottom of the hill/main street. Take the lane – sign posted Bishop's Moat - going up the hill between the Church and The Six Bells pub. Follow the single track lane for about two miles up the hill until you reach a road junction where you join the Kerry Ridgeway.
Turn left on to the Ridgeway. After about half a mile you will come to the hamlet of Bishop's Moat, two or three houses; there is an old earthwork in the field on the right. Here the road you are on curves to the left and another road comes in from the right. Between the two and directly in front of you there is a third road, a slightly smaller lane which is the continuation of the Kerry Ridgeway. Take it.
This road continues gently up hill for half a mile then goes down a steep hill to a staggered crossroads with red telephone box.
There is a white house behind a high hedge on your right - it is known as The Dog & Duck but it is no longer a pub.
Continue straight on – keep and pass the dirty red phone box on your left and drive 500 yards or so to the next cottage, stone with two chimneys, on your left. You have arrived. Parking is on your right.


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Cudzie jazyky - Angličtina
The problems of overpopulation
Jerome Klapka Jerome Ghost Stories
Amundsen Roald (životopis)
Madonna biography
Olympic Games: Years and Location
Depiction of two different cultures in J. F. Cooper's novel "The last of the mohicans.'
A weekend without shop is no fun!
Isaac Asimov I, Robot
Tourism in Slovakia
Ernesto Guevara Lynch de la Serna - Che Guevara
Destiny Cyrus
J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings (My favourite book and author)
Laurence Sterne The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
Woody Allen's stand-up comedy
Bill Clinton biography
The Couple that I know very well
Mark Twain: Biography
Medicine Through the Ages
Letter for the school
English in European Union
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The Celts arrived 2500 to 3000 ago. Their language survives in Welsh and Gaelic. England was added to the Roman Empire in 43 AD. The Romans built camps, forts and roads through the land and also Hadrian's wall as the protection against the invasion of the Celtic tribes. The Romans towns and forts were connected roads, which was used by British for many centuries. The Jutes, the Angles and the Saxon tribes arrived from German lands. They fought with Danes from the 8th and 11th centuries. The last successful invasion was by French speaking Normans led by William, Duke of Normandy, who became William the Conqueror after defeating the Saxon King Harold in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William the Conqueror established a strong central government and appointed Norman noblemen to high position. The opposition by nobles forced King John to sign Magna Carta in 1215, a guarantee of rights and the rule of law.
In 15th century was in state war of the Roses between House of York and House of Lancaster. Religious independence from Rome was secured when the Church of England was separated from the authority of the Pope in 1543 by King Henry VIII. Under Queen Elizabeth I. Britain became a major sea power, leading to the founding of colonies in the new world and the expansion of trade with Europe and the Orient. In 1588 England defeated the Spanish Armada and this. Together with the explorations carried out by Sir Francis Drake, helped established British supremacy on the seas. Scotland was united with England when James VI. Of Scotland was crowned James I. Of England in 1603. The Act of Union in 1707 Scotland with England. A struggle between Parliament and the Stuart kings led to a bloody Civil War. The country was divided between the supporters of Charles I., who wanted to rule absolutely, and the supporters of Parliament.
The monarchy was restored in 1660 but the "Glorious revolution" in 1688 confirmed the Parliament. Technological innovations , such as James Watt with steam engine or steam locomotive by George Stephenson, led to the Industrial Revolution. The 13 North American colonies were lost, but replaced by growing empires in Canada and India. Large parts of Africa and Asia were added to the empire during the reign of Queen Victoria. Through victorious World War I. Britain suffered huge economic losses. The land suffered major bombing damage in World War II., but held out against Germany after the fall of France in 1940. Industrial growth went on in postwar period, but Britain lost its leading position to other powers. Labour governments passed programmers nationalizing some basic industries and expanding social security. The Thatcher conservative government has however increased the role of private enterprise.
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Ervin H. Zube
Ervin H. Zube was the head of the University's Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning department (LARP) from 1965-1977. His groundbreaking research on landscape architecture and assessment helped define the international importance and influence of the field and his consultancy work, most notably with the National Park Service, brought his intellectual achievements into practical application. Born on April 24, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zube earned his B.S. at the University of Wisconsin in 1954. After a two year service in the United States Air Force, Zube enrolled in Harvard's Graduate School of Design where he received his M.L.A in 1959. Zube held teaching positions at the University of Wisconsin and the University of California, Berkeley before beginning his ten year professorship at the University of Massachusetts in 1965. As the head of LARP, Zube established the Environmental Design program, which introduced a revolutionary cross-discipline approach to the study of landscape architecture. Zube became the director of the Institute for Man and the Environment in 1972 and restructured the institute to support academic research in new, important topics including community development and cooperation with the National Park Service, seeding important national and international institutions with progressively educated researchers. As a consultant, Zube helped the National Park Service develop their "master plan" for Yosemite and worked with numerous national and international institutions to manage and assess their environmental resources. Zube ended his career as a professor at the University of Arizona where he retired in 1983. He remained active in the field until his death in 2001.
The Ervin H. Zube papers include Zube's lecture notes and academic correspondence, research materials and publications representing his work in landscape assessment and architecture, notes and reports from his consultancy work with many institutions and committees, correspondence from his role as a conference planner, as well as correspondence relating to his many book reviews. Zube's papers also cover his research and teaching while at the University of Arizona and contain photographs from his research on the Connecticut River Valley.
Transferred from LARP, 2001
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A Wizard's Sacrifice
by A.M. Justice
Flowers That Die
by Gideon Halpin
Stories for My Sons
by Marko Vukosavovic
by Daniel Freeman, EdD
Bias Is All Around You
by Erik Bean
Fierce Tempo
by Kristi Ivey
Two Bodies One Soul
by Alannah King
These Walls Between Us
by Wendy Sanford
Select Your Superpower
by David Blaze
The Art of Senior Dating
by Ravina M Chandra
Hælend's Ballad
by Ian Conrey
The Devil Pulls the Strings
by J. W. Zarek
7 Unicorn Drive
by Dani Polajnar
Pulling Teeth and Other Stories
by Jessa Forest
Fighting For A Future
by Shabnam Ighani
Yogi Cat
by M. R. Neer
Giving Grief Meaning
by Lily Dulan
Darkness Settles
This Is My Rebirth
by Gail Marie
Contact Author - Gail Marie
Reviewed by Carolina Restrepo for Readers' Favorite
Gail Marie delights us with her life's story through heart-wrenching poems that not only make you re-evaluate your life but also be appreciative of the one you already have. These poems are filled with love, sorrow, hate, traumas, childhood, diseases, and their endless ramifications in someone's life, in this case, Gail and her family. Even though it all sounds like a terrible and sad story, there is light at the end of the tunnel. It is accompanied by many life lessons for every single person out there who happens to read this story. Gail demonstrates that even though life is hard and perhaps cruel, perseverance and determinism take you a long way into a better and bright future.
Reading this not only broke me but woke me up. Life can't go by any longer without us appreciating the good things in our lives the moment they are happening; we should cherish those moments as they are happening instead of remembering them. After reading this I can say I am lucky enough to have been able to go to the other room and hug my mom. In many ways, I feel connected to the writer and some of her feelings and experiences. This collection of poems is a raw telling of Gail's life, and it deserves praise and respect. It must have been hard to write this and publish it for the world to see. Gail's story came to me when I most needed it and I can't be happier to have read it and made it part of my life.
Jessica Barbosa
Darkness Settles: This Is My Rebirth is a nonfiction book written by Gail Marie from a first-person perspective. Huntington's Disease is a terrifying disease caused by a faulty gene and can cause changes in movement, learning, thinking, and emotions. Living with it means having to adapt to change. This faulty gene can be inherited, and it is a constant shadow that follows Gail's family. Gail has grown up in a toxic environment, gone through a harsh childhood, and has been in abusive relationships. When she is looking forward to a bright future ahead of her, her deepest fears are realized, and she is diagnosed with Huntington's.
Darkness Settles is an emotional and heart-wrenching tale of Gail's story and journey in life. Some chapters are peppered with poems that capture the raw emotions Gail wishes to express as she lives through her days one step at a time. Gail Marie's writing is honest and deep, unafraid to voice her thoughts during the most memorable and saddening moments of her life. She shows us her bravery and fear in this book, and I could feel her strength in her vulnerability. Reading her story is eye-opening. I learned about Huntington's and also the effects it could have on people's lives. It is rare to have such a personal understanding and glimpse of a person's life. I can only imagine how difficult it is to relive these painful moments as they are written down. I couldn't help but place myself in the author's shoes, and I admire her for forging her own path despite the obstacles along the way.
One of the lines that stuck with me from the book is this: 'I was born and raised by monsters, but that doesn't mean I must become them.' Gail had to become stronger for herself to look forward to the future despite everything she has been through. She keeps going and refuses to surrender, determined to rise above the hate and drama, determined to look forward as she charts her future. The book ends with a chapter titled 'Eutopia,' showing us that there is a light at the end of the tunnel as long as you have hope. Gail has taught me that 'happiness is pursued,' and even in the darkest of times, you can get back up again as long as you choose to. I found Darkness Settles: This Is My Rebirth by Gail Marie to be an eye-opening read, full of lessons I will never forget.
Jamie Michele
Darkness Settles: This Is My Rebirth by Gail Marie is a compilation of original poetry detailing the author's life. The book is broken down into four distinct and interconnected parts, each prefaced with an account of what the next stage of the poet's anthology embodies. These include A Monstrous Affair, Lifting the Veil, Emergence, and, finally, Rebirth. Within each, Marie dives deeply into a heart-breaking world of extreme pain, unimaginable abuse, neglect, and violence, illness, and loss. The verses can be terrifying, such as in Enraged, where the extreme fear of a young girl leaving her room at night to use the bathroom is met with the actualization when her father savagely abuses her. There is also room for moments of peace such as in I am a Nightchild, where the nightly horrors of the past no longer have the ability to destroy the nightly freedom she enjoys now.
The only way to describe the eloquent work in Darkness Settles is "Woah." Gail Marie is a stellar poet who composes on a pedestal of power after trauma that would crush others who might have found themselves in similar circumstances. I admit I had never even heard of Huntington's disease before cracking this golden egg open, and the revelation as it piles onto the other atrocities in Marie's life rub just more salt in the wound. By the time I had reached The Move, I was wholly submerged in tears. I cried. A lot. But this particular piece shattered my own heart. Her mother is in the advanced stages of the genetic disease, and Marie's tyrant father has already moved on, his first wife relegated to a nursing home. The speed at which she is replaced while still alive and in the clutches of death is vile. It's just too much for a sensitive soul, and Marie's survival is extraordinary. This is not a light read, but it is most certainly a worthy one, and my heart has been so deeply pierced. Very highly recommended.


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Mount Merrion – its history
What (or indeed where ) is Mount Merrion?
To those of us who live there it is home – the place where we have grown up or where we have brought up our children. To others it may be a slightly puzzling place, an ill-defined residential area confused with, but separate from the Merrion of the Merrion Road and the Merrion of Dublin Bay. Mount Merrion is a region of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County, a county which rejoices in the motto of "O cuan go sliabh" ("From the harbour to the mountain)". Mount Merrion rises from the coast – hence its name. But being neither on the coast or in the hills it somehow doesn't feature large in the accounts of the area. Until now, it has been largely overlooked. As a locality, Mount Merrion doesn't have a clearly defined village centre which many would consider essential to give it a focus. Moreover, it has an image of being that worst kind of residential development, a dormitory suburb. Yes – Mount Merrion was established as a dormitory suburban residential development to provide for the growing population of Dublin in the middle third of the twentieth century. But in a unique way it helped to define the suburban growth of Dublin just as had the establishment of what are now the inner suburbs of the city, established in the previous century.……..
The paragraph above is clipped from the website of the Mount Merrion Historical Society. If you would like to know more about Mount Merrion and its history from 1711 to current day then follow the link to read the full article and to read about the Fitzwilliams, Titania's Palace, Housing Development including Kenny built houses, and much more. read on >>>
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fiction with conscience & heart
Necessary Madness
Letting the Body Lead
Etched On Me
An Open Letter to Writing Bloggers
April 2, 2016 April 13, 2016 | Jenn Crowell
An Open Letter to Writing Bloggers:
Listen, I don't want to start some inane blog war. I debated long and hard whether or not I should approach people directly, write about the problem here, or even write about it publicly at all. But as an author who also has lived experience of mental illness, I feel it's my duty to address this misguided and often callous "advice" that I've seen on multiple blogs.
Before I take on the specifics (and no, I won't name names), I want to point out the biggest problem with these posts' fundamental assumption: that "insane" characters are by definition the "other," not one of us. Not only is this factually inaccurate, but it's utterly dehumanizing. (Especially when you examine the language used – it's always "crazy," "insane," or some other pejorative, as I discussed in yesterday's post on ableist language.)
The approach bloggers often take is so flippant it's shocking. I once saw a blogger attempt to distinguish between "scary-insane" (read: violent) and "tragic-insane" (traumatized and pathetic, I'm assuming) characters. Do you have any idea how dismissive that is? How offensive? Every mental illness has its own frightening moments, its own large or quiet tragedies, but to group its sufferers in such crude A-list/B-list categories for your formulaic plot-planning and entertainment value is reductive at best, and bigoted at worst.
Don't get me wrong: I applaud efforts to demystify mental illnesses and portray them accurately in our fiction. I think doing so is noble and important and at times crucial to the story. I also understand that writers want and need guidance on how to best do so, and are eager to help guide their peers. But unless you're a mental health professional, a health journalist, or a person with lived experience of mental illness, you honestly have no right to be dishing out psychiatric information or providing half-baked advice. Nobody needs to hear your strategies for concocting "crazy" villains that automatically assume that a villain has to be mentally ill, and a mentally ill person has to be a villain.
And while you're at it, please, spare us the "pick one piece of terrible childhood trauma to completely explain why he's nuts" tactic. Yes, people with mental illness tend to have statistically-significant histories of childhood abuse and neglect, but the causes and manifestations are as multifaceted and individual as the people who experience them.
Bottom line: Do your research, stop acting flip, and resolve to stop stigma. The world doesn't need another cardboard cutout maniacally-laughing character about to cause doom and destruction; it doesn't need any more of those godawful blog posts. It needs authors and readers who engage sensitively, respectfully, and authentically with each other around portrayals of mental illness. Your readers are smarter than those extravagant and terrible assumptions, and you should be, too.
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6 thoughts on "An Open Letter to Writing Bloggers"
Joan Rogers says:
This is excellent advice—and on a broader philosophical level, I wonder whether the entertainment media's pervasive appropriation of psychological and emotional dysregulation is reflective of our culture's need firstly to acquire specious control over the unknown, and secondly to invest in an unrealistic redemption narrative. If we create serial killers whose sociopathic behavior can be traced to a sexually abusive caregiver, or a mass-murdering shooter whom we classify as schizophrenic, we can create reassurances about how to identify and isolate such people—and perhaps the even greater lie is the idea that if we "know" how criminal behavior starts, we can "identify and heal" it before it becomes problematic.
This nonsense leads, among other things, to fear of people whose wiring doesn't conform to what we've somewhat arbitrarily chosen to identify as "normal." Art has the power to be in the vanguard of social change, and artists must take seriously their responsibility to choose how and why they portray psychological, physical, and emotional violence. There are no easy answers, and pretending that there are, simply for the sake of narrative, is in itself an act of psychological and emotional violence.
Rene Denfeld's "The Enchanted" makes this point far better than I will ever do.
Jenn Crowell says:
You give me so much to think about, as always, Joan. I think you nailed it about our culture's fear of "the other."
Laura Roberts says:
Unless you're writing a cartoon villain, yes, I'd have to agree with this advice. There are a lot of lazy writers out there, who think "crazy" is a courtroom defense, or that it's a catch-all for bad behavior. Sure, some crazy people also behave badly, but it's just poor writing to make assumptions about the mentally ill. Do your research, or cut the "crazy."
Hear, hear! Thanks for commenting, Laura.
lorihenriksen says:
Bravo for such an intelligent approach.
Thanks, Lori!
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Malling is now listed on the DSLR User Website, the entry shows our programme of events until the end of the season and some gallery pictures from our members.
Click on the Community tag at the top of the page and pick Camera Clubs from the dropdown list.
Malling is listed twice (the first one is redundant) so pick the second and look see.
If you register as a user on the DSLR User website, you can link yourself to Malling club, its easy.
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Our joints experience a lot of wear and tear each and every day from either doing too much or doing too little. As we age, our joints will likely begin to ache because of the natural ways we use our bodies. All that said, there are ways we can take better care of our joints that will help relieve stiffness and give us more ease of motion as we go about our active lives.
• Stay in motion. This is the golden rule of joint health. The more you move, the more blood flow you have going to your joints and the less stiff you will feel. If you find yourself sitting often, try taking a walk or some other moderate exercise to get your body moving.
• Wait to stretch. When you are getting ready for a workout, do a light warm-up before you stretch. This will loosen the joints, ligaments and the tendons in your body to prepare for a stretch, which can otherwise leave you feeling uncomfortable if your muscles are cold.
• Try low-impact exercises. Opting for low-impact exercises that are less stressful on your joints are better for folks with aches and pains. Some of these exercises include walking, bicycling, swimming or yoga. Remember, the impact of walking on concrete can be tough on your knees so if walking is your go-to exercise, whenever possible, walk on softer ground like grass or around a rubber track.
• Eat more anti-inflammatory foods. Incorporating more foods high in Omega-3 will help reduce inflammation in your body, including your joints. Examples of these types of foods include fish, nuts, seeds and leafy green vegetables.
Strong joint health will keep you feeling great and help you remain active as you age. If you are experiencing abnormal joint pain, ask questions early and visit your doctor to discuss a rehabilitation and treatment plan that is best for you.


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Makop Ransomware
Makop ransomware encrypts user's files using the AES256 algorithm and advises the victims to contact the attackers via Tox (P2P instant-messaging protocol). The ransomware imports an AES256 key that is used to decrypt a lot of strings, including an RSA public key. There is a mutex called "m23071644" created by the process to ensure that only one instance is running at a single time and a new process spawned by the malware that encrypts network shares. The Windows Product ID is extracted from the registry and is used to generate a personal ID that will also be present in the ransom note. The ransomware deletes all volume shadow copies and kills specific processes that could lock different targeted file types. The malware operators are aware of other ransomware families because they don't encrypt possibly encrypted files by ransomware such as Shootlock, RAGA and origami. Two new AES256 keys are generated by the ransomware, which will be used interchangeably to encrypt the content of the files. A new initialization vector (IV) that consists of 16 bytes is generated and stored in the encrypted file, and the AES key used for encryption is encrypted using the RSA public key. There is no possibility to decrypt the files without knowing the RSA private key that corresponds to the hard-coded public one. Even if the operators pretend that they exfiltrate data from the network, we didn't observe any network communications.
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"""Monitor the latest model checkpoint and compute embedding stores.

This library is a helper method for the loop to monitor checkpoints
when they get available. Once a new checkpoint appears, it gets copied over
to a temporary directory, then the embeddings are computed for the theorem
database. Finally, the checkpoint file is updated. Old checkpoints can be
removed in the meantime.
"""

from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
# Import Type Annotations
from __future__ import print_function

import os
from tensorflow import gfile
from tensorflow import logging

def get_latest_checkpoint(dirname: str):
  """Get the latest checkpoint in the directory.

  Args:
    dirname: Name of the directory.

  Returns:
    Checkpoint prefix string.
  """
  chkpt_file = os.path.join(dirname, 'checkpoint')
  if not gfile.Exists(chkpt_file):
    logging.info('File %s does not exist', chkpt_file)
    return None
  chkpt_export_folder = os.path.join(dirname, 'export')
  if not gfile.Exists(chkpt_export_folder):
    logging.info('Eval export folder %s does not exist', chkpt_export_folder)
    return None
  num_lines = 0
  with gfile.Open(chkpt_file) as f:
    for l in f:
      num_lines += 1
      if l.startswith(b'model_checkpoint_path:'):
        return os.path.basename(l.strip().split()[1][1:-1])
  return None

def set_latest_checkpoint(dirname: str, chkpt: str):
  """Set the latest checkpoint in the checkpoint file.

  Args:
    dirname: Directory in which the checkpoint is located.
    chkpt: Checkpoint prefix.
  """
  chkpt_file = os.path.join(dirname, 'checkpoint')
  lines = []
  if gfile.Exists(chkpt_file):
    logging.info('Loading preexisting checkpoint file "%s"', chkpt_file)
    with gfile.Open(chkpt_file) as f:
      lines = [
          l.strip()
          for l in f.readlines()
          if l.startswith(b'all_model_checkpoint_paths:')
      ]
  else:
    logging.info('No preexisting checkpoint file "%s"', chkpt_file)
  with gfile.Open(chkpt_file, 'w') as f:
    lines = [
        '%s\n' % l.strip() for l in ([
            'model_checkpoint_path: "%s"' % chkpt,
            'all_model_checkpoint_paths: "%s"' % chkpt
        ] + lines)
    ]
    f.writelines(lines)

def verbose_copy(src, tgt, overwrite=True):
  logging.info('Copying "%s" -> "%s"', src, tgt)
  gfile.Copy(src, tgt, overwrite=overwrite)

class CheckpointMonitor(object):
  """Class for syncing checkpoints between two directories."""

  def __init__(self, model_directory, target_directory, checkpoints_to_keep=2):
    self.model_directory = model_directory
    self.target_directory = target_directory
    self.checkpoints_to_keep = checkpoints_to_keep

  def new_checkpoint(self):
    logging.info('Looking for checkpoint in "%s"', self.model_directory)
    chkpt = get_latest_checkpoint(self.model_directory)
    logging.info('Checkpoint: %s', chkpt)
    if chkpt != get_latest_checkpoint(self.target_directory):
      logging.info('latest checkpoint: %s',
                   get_latest_checkpoint(self.target_directory))
      return chkpt
    else:
      return None

  def copy_latest_checkpoint(self):
    """Copy over the latest checkpoints to the target directory."""
    chkpt = get_latest_checkpoint(self.model_directory)
    logging.info('Got latest checkpoint: %s', chkpt)
    if chkpt is None:
      return None
    # Check if the evaluation meta graph has been copied.
    if self.has_checkpoint() is None:
      # Don't copy temp export folders, e.g. 'temp-01234567/saved_model.pb'
      export_file = gfile.Glob(
          os.path.join(self.model_directory,
                       'export/best_exporter/[0-9]*/saved_model.pb'))[0]
      logging.info('Copying eval export file: %s', ', '.join(export_file))
      target_export_dir = os.path.join(
          self.target_directory, 'export/best_exporter',
          os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(export_file)))
      gfile.MakeDirs(target_export_dir)
      verbose_copy(
          export_file,
          os.path.join(target_export_dir, os.path.basename(export_file)))
    files = gfile.Glob(os.path.join(self.model_directory, chkpt) + b'.*')
    logging.info('Copying files: %s', ', '.join(files))
    for fname in files:
      verbose_copy(fname,
                   os.path.join(self.target_directory, os.path.basename(fname)))
    return chkpt

  def update_latest_checkpoint(self, chkpt):
    old_chkpt = get_latest_checkpoint(self.target_directory)
    if old_chkpt != chkpt:
      set_latest_checkpoint(self.target_directory, chkpt)

  def has_checkpoint(self):
    return get_latest_checkpoint(self.target_directory)

  def get_checkpoint(self):
    logging.info('Getting checkpoint for %s', self.target_directory)
    chkpt = get_latest_checkpoint(self.target_directory)
    if chkpt is None:
      return None
    else:
      return os.path.join(self.target_directory, chkpt)

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In our high tech world, most people utilize one form of social media or another. What we see and post on social media impacts our lives more than we may realize. Twitter and Facebook posts can even be used in a court of law as evidence. Increasingly, these platforms are documentation of cyber stalking, bullying, harassment, and even corroboration of more serious crimes. What about personal injury claims?


Arsita, - (2017) HUBUNGAN FAMILY-OF-ORIGIN EXPERIENCES DAN KOMITMEN RELIGIUSITAS DENGAN PENYESUAIAN AWAL PERNIKAHAN WANITA DEWASA MUDA DI KOTA BANDUNG. Other thesis, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji hubungan family-of-origin experiences dan komitmen religiusitas dengan penyesuaian awal pernikahan wanita dewasa muda di Kota Bandung. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif dengan sampel penelitian berjumlah 250 responden yang dipilih menggnakan teknik quota sampling. Instrumen terdiri dari family-of-origin scale, religious commitment inventrory-10, The Seven-Item Short Form of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Analisis data dilakan dengan menggunakan teknik Pearson Product Moment dan Multiple Correlation. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang positif antara family-of-origin experiences dan penyesuaian pernikahan (r=0,465), dengan demikian, variasi penyesuaian pernikahan dapat dijelaskan oleh family-of- origin experiences dengan koefisien determinasi 21,6% (r 2 =0,216). Selanjutnya hasil yang diperoleh juga menujukkan hubungan positif antara komitmen religiusitas dengan peyesuaian pernikahan (r=0,422) dengan koefisien determinasi 17,8% (r 2 =0,178), dapat diartikan bahwa 17,8% variasi penyesuaian pernikahan dapat dijelaskan oleh komitmen religiusitas. Kemudian family-of-origin experiences dan komitmen religiusitas secara bersama-sama memberikan perubahan positif pada penyesuaian pernikahan (r=0,558) dengan koefisien determinasi sebesar 31,1% (r 2 =0,311), dengan demikian 31,1% variasi penyesuaian pernikahan dapat dijelaskan oleh family-of-origin experiences dan komitmen religiusitas dan 68,9% dapat dijelaskan oleh faktor lain.----------This research aims to identify the relationship of family-of-origin experiences and religious commitment with marriage adjustment of young adult in Bandung. Quota sampling method with 250 subjects was employed as a technique used in this quantitative study. The instruments used in this study were adapted from Family-of- Origin Scale, Religious Commitment Inventroy-10, and The Seven-Item Short Form The Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The data analysis used in this research are Pearson Product Moment and Multiple Correlation. The result shows that there is a positive relationship between family-of-origin experiences and marital adjustment of 0,465, thereby, marital adjusment variation explained by family-of-origin experiences are 21.6% (r2 = 0.216). Furthermore the results showed a positive relationship between religious commitment and marital adjusment with coefficient correlation of 0.422, the coefficient determination 17.8% (r2 = 0.178), it can be interpreted that 17.8% variation of marriage adjustment can be explained by the commitment of religiosity. Then family-of-origin experiences and religious commitment together give a positive change in the marital adjustment of 0,558 with coefficient of determination equal to 31,1% (r2 = 0,311), can be interpreted that 31,1% variation of marriage adjustment can be explained by family-of-origin experiences and religious commitment and 68.9% can be explained by other factors.
family-of-origin experiences, komitmen religiusitas, penyesuaian pernikahan, wanita dewasa muda.


The Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg and Cyprus are among the world's 15 worst corporate tax havens, according to new Oxfam research published today. The report 'Tax Battles' reveals how these tax havens are leading a global race to the bottom on corporate tax that is starving countries out of billions of dollars needed to tackle poverty and inequality.
The full list of the world's worst tax havens, in order of significance are: (1) Bermuda (2) the Cayman Islands (3) the Netherlands (4) Switzerland (5) Singapore (6) Ireland (7) Luxembourg (8) Curaçao (9) Hong Kong (10) Cyprus (11) Bahamas (12) Jersey (13) Barbados, (14) Mauritius and (15) the British Virgin Islands. The United Kingdom does not feature on the list, but four territories that the United Kingdom is ultimately responsible for do appear: the Cayman Islands, Jersey, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands.
Oxfam researchers compiled the 'world's worst' list by assessing the extent to which countries employ the most damaging tax policies, such as zero corporate tax rates, the provision of unfair and unproductive tax incentives, and a lack of cooperation with international processes against tax avoidance (including measures to increase financial transparency).
Many of the countries on the 'world's worst' list have been implicated in tax scandals. For example Ireland hit the headlines over a tax deal with Apple that enabled the global tech giant to pay a 0.005 percent corporate tax rate in the country. And the British Virgin Islands is home to more than half of the 200,000 offshore companies set up by Mossack Fonseca – the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal.
Tax dodging by multinational corporations costs poor countries at least $100 billion every year. This is enough money to provide an education for the 124 million children who aren't in school and fund healthcare interventions that could prevent the deaths of at least six million children every year .
Yet Oxfam's report shows that tax havens are only part of the problem. Countries across the world are slashing corporate tax bills as they compete for investment. The average corporate tax rate across G20 countries was 40 percent 25 years ago – today it is less than 30 percent .
When corporate tax bills are cut, governments balance their books by reducing public spending or by raising taxes such as VAT, which fall disproportionately on poor people. For example, a 0.8 percent cut in corporate tax rates across OECD countries between 2007 and 2014 was partially offset by a 1.5 percent increase in the average standard VAT rate between 2008 and 2015 .
Oxfam's EU policy advisor on inequality and taxation, Aurore Chardonnet, said: "There are no winners when EU member states compete for the lowest corporate tax rate. It is ordinary people in our societies and in developing countries that are footing the bill when governments allow multinational companies to drastically reduce their tax bill.
Agree on straightforward and easy-to-implement rules that target companies' subsidiaries in tax havens (CFC rules).
Spokespeople are available for interviews in English, French and Spanish.
Read the full report 'Tax Battles: the dangerous race to the bottom on corporate tax'.
A methodology document outlines how Oxfam compiled the list of the world's worst tax havens.
The Lux Leaks whistle-blowers appeal trial begins in Luxembourg on Monday 12 December. Antoine Deltour and his co-defendants exposed tax deals negotiated by Luxembourg tax authorities that enabled multinational companies to dodge millions of dollars in taxes. Oxfam is calling for whistle-blowers to be protected – not prosecuted. Luxembourg is the 7th worst corporate tax haven.
Both Europe and the G20 are committed to introducing tax haven blacklists to clamp down on corporate tax dodging. However a failure to use objective and comprehensive criteria to compile the lists means many of the world's worst corporate tax havens are unlikely to be listed. EU blacklist criteria may not include a zero-percent corporate tax rate which would mean that Bermuda, the world's worst tax haven, could escape the list. It is also clear no European country will feature despite Oxfam's analysis indicating that Ireland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Cyprus are among the world's worst corporate tax havens. The G20 blacklist will be weaker still as it only looks at criteria related to financial transparency.
 According to UNCTAD, tax dodging costs developing countries $100 billion a year. The total annual domestic financing gap to achieve universal pre-primary, primary and secondary education in low and low middle income countries is $39 billion per year. There are 124 million children out of school. $32 billion would fund the key healthcare to save the lives of 6 million children across the world each year.
 Figures of average corporate tax rates from the 'G20 Corporation Tax Ranking' - Oxford University centre for business taxation.
 Corporate tax incentives are estimated to cost Kenya around $1.1 billion per year or KShs 100 billion. Kenya's health budget for 2015/16 was KShs 60 billion or $591 million.


We'd asked you, dear readers to tell us what is the one life lesson you would want to share.
KL Ramakumar shares his pearl and porcupine philosophy.
You can share your life lessons too. Scroll down to find out how.
I used to work in a very large government research institution in Mumbai.
During the initial years, there were many informal orientation/motivational talks by our seniors.
One such topic was the above two philosophies.
Pearl philosophy: A natural pearl begins its life inside an shell when an intruder, such as a grain of sand or bit of floating food, slips into the oyster, between the mantle and the shell.
In order to protect itself from irritation, the oyster quickly begins to cover the uninvited visitor with layers of nacre -- the mineral substance that fashions the mollusk's shells.
Layer upon layer of nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, coat the grain of sand until the iridescent gem is formed. The oyster lives in peace.
Porcupine philosophy: In contrast, porcupines live perennially anticipating attacks from adversaries, ready to pounce upon them with fine needles.
Their life is full of tensions and uncertainties, and there is no time for tranquility.
It is up to you to choose your philosophy wisely.
Write in to getahead@rediff.co.in with 'A life lesson I'd like to share' in the subject line and share your responses along with your NAME, AGE and the place where you LIVE.
Don't forget to attach your picture. We will publish the best entries right here on Rediff.com!


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Q: Bash convert character in variable I am writing a collectd nagios custom check script in bash. The problem I am having is that nagios shows hostnames as host.name.domain but collectd holds WSP files as host_name_domain. My question is how can I make a variable convert the hostname that it gets from nagios (host.name.domain) to collectd format (host_name_domain).
This is the part where the convertion has to occur. So the WSP_PATH would give out collectd format of hostname in variable $NHOST
WSP_PATH=/var/lib/carbon/whisper/ctd/$NHOST/uptime/uptime.wsp

A: Use sed:
$ NHOST="host.domain.tld"
$ NHOST=$(echo $NHOST | sed 's/\./-/g')
$ WSP_PATH=/var/lib/carbon/whisper/ctd/$NHOST/uptime/uptime.wsp
$ echo $WSP_PATH
/var/lib/carbin/whisper/ctd/host-domain/uptime/uptime.wsp

As above, /g is required so that all instances of . are replaced with -
Although on second thoughts, it would probably make more sense to perform this (sed) operation on the $NHOST variable (now edited to show this)

A: Bash has the required functionality built in (unless it's an ancient version):
WSP_PATH=/var/lib/carbon/whisper/ctd/${NHOST//./-}/uptime/uptime.wsp

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Where the Grass is Greener...: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Oh, we also got a good amount of snow during the weekend, but it's already gone! Well, I'm not complaining. That's the way I like it.
I adore your fireplace! You've added just the right amount of decor, love those frames and the little sparkle the ornaments gives it. Beautiful!


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Q: Looping the date of a week until a holiday is found within that week I have a requirement where in a timesheet I need to disable the fields when a holiday falls on a week I need to make that day's fields to be disabled. But its looping till the end of the holidays present in the database. for example, I am taking startdate as 11.08.2013 and I need to loop till 15.08.2013 for this week as 15th Aug is India's Independence Day.
On 15th Aug the field should be disabled. But here I am getting the value like Christmas which is the last Public Holiday of the year and its getting affected for all the days...
Code:
DateTime dtstart = Convert.ToDateTime(startdate);
con.Open();
OleDbCommand cmd1 = new OleDbCommand("select * from ind_holidays", con);
OleDbDataReader dr1 = cmd1.ExecuteReader();
while (dr1.Read())
{
    string holiday = dr1[0].ToString();
    string date = dr1[1].ToString().Substring(0, 10);
    DateTime holi_date = Convert.ToDateTime(date);
    while (dtstart <= holi_date)
    {
        if (dtstart.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Monday)
        {
                devmontxt.Text = holiday;
                devmontxt.Enabled = false;
                trmontxt.Text =  holiday;
                trmontxt.Enabled = false;
                lunmontxt.Text = holiday;
                lunmontxt.Enabled = false;
                permontxt.Text = holiday;
                permontxt.Enabled = false;
                totmontxt.Text = holiday;
                totmontxt.Enabled = false;

        }
        if (dtstart.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Tuesday)
        {

                devtuetxt.Text = holiday;
                devtuetxt.Enabled = false;
                trtuetxt.Text =  holiday;
                trtuetxt.Enabled = false;
                luntuetxt.Text =  holiday;
                luntuetxt.Enabled = false;
                pertuetxt.Text =  holiday;
                pertuetxt.Enabled = false;
                tottuetxt.Text = holiday;
                tottuetxt.Enabled = false;
        }
        if (dtstart.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Wednesday)
        {

                devwedtxt.Text =  holiday;
                devwedtxt.Enabled = false;
                trwedtxt.Text = holiday;
                trwedtxt.Enabled = false;
                lunwedtxt.Text =  holiday;
                lunwedtxt.Enabled = false;
                perwedtxt.Text =  holiday;
                perwedtxt.Enabled = false;
                totwedtxt.Text =  holiday;
                totwedtxt.Enabled = false;
        }
        if (dtstart.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Thursday)
        {
            devthutxt.Text = holiday;
            devthutxt.Enabled = false;
            trthutxt.Text = holiday;
            trthutxt.Enabled = false;
            lunthutxt.Text = holiday;
            lunthutxt.Enabled = false;
            perthutxt.Text = holiday;
            perthutxt.Enabled = false;
            totthutxt.Text = holiday;
            totthutxt.Enabled = false;

        }

        if (dtstart.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Friday)
        {
            devfritxt.Text = holiday;
            devfritxt.Enabled = false;
            trfritxt.Text = holiday;
            trfritxt.Enabled = false;
            lunfritxt.Text = holiday;
            lunfritxt.Enabled = false;
            perfritxt.Text = holiday;
            perfritxt.Enabled = false;
            totfritxt.Text = holiday;
            totfritxt.Enabled = false;
        }
        if (dtstart.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Saturday)
        {
                devsattxt.Text =  holiday;
                devsattxt.Enabled = false;
                trsattxt.Text =  holiday;
                trsattxt.Enabled = false;
                lunsattxt.Text =  holiday;
                lunsattxt.Enabled = false;
                persattxt.Text = holiday;
                persattxt.Enabled = false;
                totsattxt.Text =  holiday;
                totsattxt.Enabled = false;

        }
        dtstart = dtstart.AddDays(1);
        continue;
    }
}
dr1.Close();
con.Close();

}

A: You'll need to find the last day of the week.
lastDay = dtstart.AddDays(7);

Now, since you have both the start and end day, you can query only the holidays in that week.
select * from ind_holidays where holiday_day between @dtstart and @lastDay order by holiday_day

The first element returned by the query will be the first holiday of the week.
An other option would be to fetch all holidays and store them in a list. Then you just need to loop the items in the list.

A: keep your holidays in list and loop for only a week from present day and check if list contains any value in your loop disable it .
Use current datetime and add number of days you want .


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The 1968 National Challenge Cup was the 55th edition of the United States Soccer Football Association's annual open soccer championship. No North American Soccer League teams played in the tournament because it was during the offseason and it was when National Professional Soccer League and United Soccer Association were merging at the time. In the end, New York Greek American Atlas F.C. won its second of three straight National Cups.

Bracket

Final

First game

Second game

External links
 1968 U.S. Open Cup – TheCup.us

U.S. Open Cup
Us Open
National Challenge Cup

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New York[RR]New York–When Babalola Foluke enters her classroom at Ibadan Municipal Government primary school in southwestern Nigeria each morning she faces a demoralizing scene: shortages of books, chalk and desks for her 41 students. Often, she hasn't been paid for several months.
Onike Girls Primary School in Yaba, Lagos.


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5 posts tagged with malta.
Movie: By the Sea
Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner. [more inside]
posted by hydra77 on Jun 29, 2018 - 0 comments
Mystery Science Theater 3000: FINAL JUSTICE Season 10, Ep 8
"His name is Thomas Jefferson Geronimo. His brand of justice doesn't stop at the Texas border." A Texas sheriff played by Joe Don Baker (Mitchell himself) is assigned to escort a mob boss to Italy, but the plane gets sidetracked to Malta, resulting in a series of cartoon episodes where he tries to catch him but keeps getting arrested, darn it! This is the episode where Crow and Servo destroy Goosio, beloved children's character of Malta. Episode 1008 is available on YouTube. Premiered June 20, 1999. Five episodes left. [more inside]
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Live Stream: Semifinal 2 (2017 Eurovision Song Contest)
Semifinal 2 of the 2017 contest begins Thursday, May 11th, at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm Eastern, with results announced ~2 hours later. Most of the world can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. Fans located in the US, Canada, and Brazil have to deal with geoblocking. Use a VPN with endpoints outside the US to access the stream on YouTube, or use the delightfully Swedish feed from SVT. [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 10, 2017 - 172 comments
Live Stream: Grand Final (2016 Eurovision Song Contest)
EUROVISION DAY IS HERE! The 2016 Grand Final begins at 2100 CET / 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific. As before, the live stream will be available via the Eurovision website, the Swedish broadcaster, SVT, and for the first time, through the LOGO TV website. (Note to LOGO viewers: commentary will be provided by Carson Kressley and Michelle Collins.) Viewers located outside the US can also watch via YouTube. [more inside]
The opening round of this year's Eurovision Song Contest is almost upon us! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday, May 10th, at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. The live stream will be available via the Eurovision.tv website or directly from YouTube (link TBD). Let's talk fabulous hits and glorious misses! [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 9, 2016 - 18 comments


On February 12th 2019, the City Law School Lecturer addressed questions in Parliament related to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Dr Adrienne Yong was invited to give oral evidence to the House of Commons' Home Affairs Committee on February 12th.
The Lecturer in the City Law School addressed questions related to the UK Home Office's EU Settlement Scheme.
All EU citizens (other than Irish citizens) living in the UK will soon be required to register for a new type of "settled status" as a result of Brexit and the expected end to free movement of people.
On January 21, the day her government began the next stage of its pilot testing of the settled status application scheme, Theresa May announced that EU citizens would no longer be charged a £65 application fee in order to seek settled status.
To view the proceedings of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee as they happened, please visit this weblink.


Chances are, you're reading this on a smartphone. And if you are, you're not alone.
A new report from analytics firm iHS iSuppli reveals that smartphones are expected to make up 54 percent of global cellphone sales in next year, a shift in the cellphone market that will see smartphones becoming the dominant force two years earlier than had been originally predicted.
Smartphone shipments have been continually building faster than anticipated, with 2012's percentage expected to hit around 46 percent, and 2010's reaching 35 percent. If next year's smartphone shipments meet the latest expectations, it will mark the first time that the smartphone will make up more than half of all available cellphone shipments. Predictions for the smartphone's performance in 2016, the limit of iHS' predictions at this point, point to smartphones having an impressive 67.4 percent marketshare within four years time.
According to the iHS report, the rise of smartphones is coming at the cost of the feature phone market. The line between the two is often blurry, but iHS defines feature phones as "a grade above the most basic, low-cost entry-level phones but lack the sophisticated engineering and abundant functionality of smartphones." Feature phones had command of the 2011 cellphone market, with 46 percent of all shipments, but that figure is expected to fall to 2012 by the end of this year, and to 28 percent by the end of the 2016 prediction window.
The dominance of the smartphone means, of course, that we should begin to expect that definition to fracture soon to allow for more precise analytical analysis. Already, iHS is reporting on two separate segments of the smartphone market, which it calls "the midrange to high-end smartphone on one hand, and l0w-end smartphones on the other," noting that low-end smartphones make up the most common entry-point for new users, and that those low-end users will make up 43 percent of the total smartphone market by 2016.
Growth in the high-end and midrange smartphone area comes mostly from developed countries or the more industrialized areas of some developing nations, with more than 700 million users expected to exist four years from now.
Apple and Google – makers of the iPhone and Droid smartphones, respectively, are anticipated to be the big winners in this space, with iHS predicting that "victory in the marketplace "will now… rely on many other important factors" including "software capability, a sleek and intuitive user interface, the variety of available applications, strong support from the developer community, and the strength and seamlessness of vertical integration." Every other tech company that isn't Apple or Google: You have four years to create something that will change everything. Use your time wisely.


We've got a new page on the site to showcase all the little things we are working on, here at A'n'SR -entertainments. While the bulk of our Designer Diary stuff will be on our news/blog, it is kind of nice to hae a permanant home little Print2Play playtest copies, ideas, and thoughts. Feel free to check out what's coming soon on the site: In Development.


Logarithms and log tables - what Professor Bowley used before calculators!
A discussion of using logarithms and log tables to simplify multiplication.
12 Logarithmic and Exponential Functions, 12.2 Definition of logarithm to the base a. Algebraic properties of logarithms and exponents.


Private Piano tuition is available from beginner level with a focus on core developmental areas such technique, reading, aural, harmony, rhythm, posture, theory and expression. With the individual's musicality being the primary focus, students are encouraged to explore a wide range of genres and the repertoire is selected in accordance with one's needs and aspirations. All Teachers are qualified and experienced and make a top priority of ascertaining the student's situation, to best tailor their learning experience.
If you have any questions about private music lessons or would like to book an assessment, please submit the form below and you will be contacted shortly. Alternatively please contact our office during business hours on (02) 9634 5589.
Private Flute tuition is available from beginner level with a focus on core developmental areas such breathing, embouchure, technique, posture and expression to name a few. With the individual's musicality being the primary focus, students are encouraged to explore a wide range of styles and genres. All Teachers are qualified and experienced and make a top priority of ascertaining the student's situation, to best tailor their learning experience.
Private Flute tuition is available on certain days. Lesson duration may be between 30 minutes to an hour. Student must posses own instrument as well as committing to a regular practice routine. AMEB, Trinity, ABRSM or ANZCA exams available.
Genres: Classical, Operatic, Jazz, Music Theatre, some contemporary.
Private vocal tuition is available from beginner level with a focus on core development areas such as breathing, pitch, vocal technique, articulation, posture and expression to name a few.
With each student's musical abilities, we will explore genres and styles that best suit each student and build a collection of pieces they can keep in their repertoires for future performances, eisteddfods, exams etc.
Our Teachers are qualified and professionally experienced with a focus on teaching the students at their pace and tailoring the lesson to suit their individual needs.
Private Singing tuition is available on certain days. Lesson duration may be between 30 minutes to an hour. Student must be prepared to commit to a regular practice routine. AMEB, Trinity, ABRSM or ANZCA exams available.


The remade patchwork blazer is crafted from original handwoven hemp canvas which was used as a crop bag in agriculture featuring our seasonal patchwork design. It has unfinished edges and raw seam details. Each piece is entirely unique depending which part of the individual hand-printed sack canvas we use. The print shows the name of the owner of the crop. There are only two of this blazer in existence. This piece is part of our SS18 collection which follows the principles of remade.
Want to know your size? Check out the Zsigmond Dora Menswear Size Chart.
Zsigmond Dora Menswear is part of the Slow Fashion Movement. All items are crafted upon order. Please allow up to 14 days for crafting before delivery during busy periods.


The New Directions Northwest organization was established in 1983 in Oregon. It offers developmental disability, mental health and substance abuse treatment services. Baker House is one of its residential programs which began in 2008. Baker House offers inpatient treatment to adults over the age of 18. It utilizes evidence-based practices, including Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), DBT and CBT. Baker House specializes in treatment for methamphetamines, co-occurring disorders and clients who have been referred to it through the criminal justice system.
Baker House is a 24-bed home, offering 12 female beds and 12 male beds in separate wings. Clients board four to a room. A single bedroom is available as a mental health respite room while Baker House also has two detox beds. Each wing has a living room, its own multi-person bathroom and laundry room. There is also a large dining room and a kitchen in the building. The surrounding grounds are partially fenced in to provide privacy between New Directions programs. All meals are included and three meals a day are provided, as are snacks. Each wing's leader goes with staff to the grocery store twice a week.
Baker House clients meet with their assigned primary drug and alcohol counselor for individual therapy a minimum of once a week for two hours. Daily groups include relapse prevention work, separate process groups for men and for women and Matrix Model workshops. Clients also take part in recreation therapy for an hour and a half each day. Optional AA/NA meetings are offered in-house for those who want them. Half day weekend outings are organized in the Baker County area. Mental health services are also provided on-site, including psychiatric assessments and medication management as needed.
Baker House staff consists of three LDACs, a therapist comes in twice a week for dual-diagnosis clients, while a psychiatrist comes in once a week for medication management.
Some additional therapeutic activities offered by Baker House include: optional religious services, exercise such as hiking, camping and walking and even shopping, fishing, cooking and picnics in a nearby park.
Baker House has the backing of and experience of an established health organization. The array of its services is up to par with any other residential substance abuse treatment center, though its facilities may be somewhat more modest than those one would enjoy at a luxury rehab. Nevertheless, Baker House offers its services regardless of a client's ability to pay.
Do you have a complaint or review of New Directions Northwest Baker House? Use the comments area below to add your review for New Directions Northwest Baker House.
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JColorChooser provides a pane of controls designed to allow a user to manipulate and select a color. For information about using color choosers, see How to Use Color Choosers, a section in The Java Tutorial.
A static convenience method which shows a modal color-chooser dialog and returns the color selected by the user.
A static convenience method for creating a color-chooser dialog where ActionListeners can be specified to be invoked when the user presses one of the dialog buttons.
The ability to create instances of JColorChooser panes directly (within any container). PropertyChange listeners can be added to detect when the current "color" property changes.
This class implements accessibility support for the JColorChooser class.
The chooserPanel array property name.
The preview panel property name.
The selection model property name.
Creates a color chooser pane with an initial color of white.
Creates a color chooser pane with the specified initial color.
Creates a color chooser pane with the specified ColorSelectionModel.
Creates and returns a new dialog containing the specified ColorChooser pane along with "OK", "Cancel", and "Reset" buttons.
Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JColorChooser.
Returns the specified color panels.
Gets the current color value from the color chooser.
Gets the value of the dragEnabled property.
Returns the preview panel that shows a chosen color.
Returns the data model that handles color selections.
Returns a string representation of this JColorChooser.
Removes the Color Panel specified.
Specifies the Color Panels used to choose a color value.
Sets the current color of the color chooser to the specified color.
Sets the current color of the color chooser to the specified RGB color.
Sets the dragEnabled property, which must be true to enable automatic drag handling (the first part of drag and drop) on this component.
Sets the current preview panel.
Sets the model containing the selected color.
Shows a modal color-chooser dialog and blocks until the dialog is hidden.
Shows a modal color-chooser dialog and blocks until the dialog is hidden. If the user presses the "OK" button, then this method hides/disposes the dialog and returns the selected color. If the user presses the "Cancel" button or closes the dialog without pressing "OK", then this method hides/disposes the dialog and returns null.
Creates and returns a new dialog containing the specified ColorChooser pane along with "OK", "Cancel", and "Reset" buttons. If the "OK" or "Cancel" buttons are pressed, the dialog is automatically hidden (but not disposed). If the "Reset" button is pressed, the color-chooser's color will be reset to the color which was set the last time show was invoked on the dialog and the dialog will remain showing.
modal - a boolean. When true, the remainder of the program is inactive until the dialog is closed.
Gets the current color value from the color chooser. By default, this delegates to the model.
Sets the current color of the color chooser to the specified RGB color. Note that the values of red, green, and blue should be between the numbers 0 and 255, inclusive.
c - an integer value that sets the current color in the chooser where the low-order 8 bits specify the Blue value, the next 8 bits specify the Green value, and the 8 bits above that specify the Red value.
Sets the dragEnabled property, which must be true to enable automatic drag handling (the first part of drag and drop) on this component. The transferHandler property needs to be set to a non-null value for the drag to do anything. The default value of the dragEnabled property is false.
When automatic drag handling is enabled, most look and feels begin a drag-and-drop operation when the user presses the mouse button over the preview panel. Some look and feels might not support automatic drag and drop; they will ignore this property. You can work around such look and feels by modifying the component to directly call the exportAsDrag method of a TransferHandler.
Sets the current preview panel. This will fire a PropertyChangeEvent for the property named "previewPanel".
Returns a string representation of this JColorChooser. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.
Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JColorChooser. For color choosers, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJColorChooser. A new AccessibleJColorChooser instance is created if necessary.


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Hi Audiophiles!, How you doing? Recently we reviewed the RF R500X1D and it turned out to be awesome monoblock amplifiers in an awesome series Rockford made. So we thought we should review more and more amps in this series to let you pick the best one for you and your car.
This time we are going to review a 4-channels Class D amplifier. It is the Rockford Fosgate R400-4D.
If you know us you would know that we really love Rockford Fosgate. They are an amazing company that makes awesome car sound system units.
We spoke before about how Rockford participated in developing the way we get amplifiers today and how they are so innovative in the industry.
1- the technical, technology, and the features of the amp.
Thinking about who Rockford framed the amp is really a beautiful experience. The integration between the mounting options and how you are going to control the amp made you believe that the design is not just beautiful. It is also functional.
With your first look on the R400-4D, you will find the different materials and different shades of black that integrate so beautifully. With the sleek logo of Rockford Fosgate in the middle of the amp and the dashboard in the lower area of the amp and then the mounting area.
Here the price is a big feature. If you are going to buy the R400-4D from Amazon you will pay less than $200 and get a very beautiful 4-channel amplifier from RF. so, it is a pretty good deal for your bucks if you considered the value you get from the amplifier.
As usual, Rockford gives you the power to control everything from the lower part of the amp. This would make it easier for you to manage everything you need at once and with ease.
Gain Control: The amplifier has rotary gain controls (0 to 11) for front and rear channels.
Crossovers: The amplifier features independent Butterworth crossovers for the front and rear channels. Each crossover can be set for low-pass, high pass, or all-pass (full range).
Basically, you will get 75 Watts RMS for every channel to power, for example, a full-range speakers or components.
But this is just the start. With the bridging capability, you could do a lot of stuff to fit with your components. For example, you can bridge the amp to 2-channel mode to drive a pair of subs.
The durability features are quite the same in every amp in this series from Rockford. the 2-position phase which gives you the option to turn it between 0° or 180° to match the rest of your vehicle's speaker system.
The heavy cast aluminum follows the damage and the heat so you can enjoy long periods of time playing your stuff without having any problems or heat.
Now we finished the first part of our review and now you should know the technologies and the stuff Rockford used building their beautiful amplifier.
This second part is quite small. We didn't find so many questions about the amp. And about what the customers think about it is so repetitive.
What the people think about the R400-4D?!
A lot of people really liked the amp and thought it was a win for their car sound system. BUT, we found some angry customers who complained about the durability of the amp. It's between 10-15 customers we found complaining about the durability so, it is obvious there was something wrong.
But something worth mentioning is that we found bought the amp in 2017 complaining about the amp till now. To avoid any of these problems always buy the amp with warranty from verified people.
We really found one questions repeated more than 100 times and probably you are going to ask this question too. Could it power…..(component)?
People are checking if the amp could power their components. That's the question we found A LOT.
Hey, you got to the end of our review and you now know everything you need to know about the amp before deciding to buy it or not.
If you have any question about the amp or want us to help you we would be so happy to do so.
As Always, Enjoy Your Car Sound System.


A Manta Super-heavy Dropship is a single model equipped with two heavy rail cannon, six long-barrelled ion cannon, two missile pods, sixteen long-barrelled burst cannon and ten seeker missiles.
Change the type to Heavy 2D3 against units containing 10 or more models. If you roll one or more hit rolls of 1, the bearer suffers a mortal wound after all of this weapon's shots have been resolved.
Colossal Flier: When targeting this model with shooting attacks and psychic powers, always measure to the model's hull where it would be at tabletop level, even if it is on a flying base. In addition, unless the attacking unit can FLY, add 12" to the measured distance to determine the range when making shooting attacks against it. Note that this means many short ranged shooting weapons will not be able to hit this model. Your opponent must also subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target this model in the Shooting phase. Also, this vehicle may move and shoot Heavy weapons without any penalty.
Hover Jet: Before this model moves in your Movement phase, you can declare it will hover. Its Move characteristic becomes 20" until the end of the phase, and it loses the Airborne, Colossal Flyer and Supersonic abilities until the beginning of your next Movement phase.
Transport Elevator: Any unit disembarking from a Manta Super-heavy Dropship must be set up on the battlefield within 3" of the rear exit ramp of the model and not within 1" of any enemy models – any disembarking models that cannot be set up in this way are slain.
Energy Shield: The Manta Super-heavy Dropship has a 4+ invulnerable save.
Crash and Burn: If this model is reduced to 0 wounds, roll a D6 before removing it from the table; on a roll of a 4+ it explodes causing D6 mortal wounds to each unit below the Manta and within 1" of it.
The Manta Super-heavy Dropship consists of two decks, both of which can carry models.
- The upper deck has a transport capacity or 55 models, and may only transport models with the keywords T'AU EMPIRE INFANTRY or DRONE.
* Whilst embarked within a Manta, the Devilfish may have other models embarked within it, these models may not disembark until the Devilfish has itself disembarked from the Manta. In addition, models disembarking from a Devilfish may not do so on the same turn that the Devilfish has disembarked from a Manta.


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The vision behind the 17.000 sq. m. Culture Yard is to provide settings for a vibrant cultural life and preserve the old shipbuilding yard's identity and historical value. The idea of enclosing the old shipbuilding yard with a vast glass structure is conceived by AART architects and refined in collaboration with Søren Jensen Consulting Engineers. The idea has resulted in many extraordinary engineering requirements to meet the architectural demands and show regard for the historic buildings.
In many years the attention has been aimed at the site adjacent, where the UNESCO World Heritage site, Kronborg Castle, which is famous for its role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, exerts its magnetic pull on both tourists and local citizens of Elsinore – but now Elsinore's old shipbuilding yard has been transformed into a 13,000m2 cultural and knowledge centre, including concert halls, show rooms, conference rooms, a dockyard museum and a public library.


With the successful fabrication of our first Hoima-Bike, we have moved into testing, production, and marketing for the idea. The first bike taught us a great deal about design and the processes it takes to not only build the bike, but build it right. It has highlighted our biggest issue: how much money do we put into the bicycle? This is important because while we do not want to compromise in quality, the more money we put into the bicycle the further away from a low sale price we drift. If we cannot make this bicycle to compete with the extremely cheap Asian imports (sale price no higher than $110), then we are missing the very target group for whom the bicycle was designed.
Another large issue is that of components to fit out the frame. Standard western bicycle components are not available here in large quantities. The only other option is to turn to the Indian importers who produce and provide repair parts for the current bottom self bicycles here in Uganda. I believe the only answer is to find a way to import boxes of the parts from western companies like Ritchey and Shimano so we have not only steady supply, but a standard of components with which to design the bicycle around.
On the marketing side of things, we are in the middle of the 17th Annual Agriculture and Trade show here in Jinja. Among all the other services and products BSPW provides, we have a Hoima bike display and demonstration of welding. The public has responded to the bicycle very well and it draws large crowds. We get constructive criticisms, commitments to purchasing the finished product, and lots of thumbs up! I have also made good connections with academics who I plan to set up meetings to pursue collaboration with university students here in Uganda who can help with structural testing and design input. This is extremely attractive to me as it encourages greater Ugandan participation in the design and implementation of a bicycle factory. It is my hope that they can take it over and make it their own.


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NDSU-owned computers, contact your departmental software contact to place an order.
Faculty and staff personal computers, complete and submit the Mathematica order form to request a home-use license from Wolfram.
Mathematica is an integrated technical computing system, combining interactive calculation (both numeric and symbolic), visualization tools, and a complete programming environment.
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Netflix shows are now available to stream on Oculus-made Samsung Gear VR, according to a post on Oculus blog.
Netflix (NFLX) customers can now download the Netflix app on their virtual reality headset and stream all Netflix shows in standard two dimensions, though CNNMoney speculates that 3D programming could soon be on the way.
"A year ago, I had a short list of the top things that I felt Gear VR needed to be successful. One of them was Netflix," wrote Carmack. According to Oculus, other content providers such as Vimeo, Tivo, and Hulu are working on bringing apps and content to Oculus headsets.


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A simple saying says it all…."Home is where the heart is".
Irene, you are so right, one can not run away from memories. When my wife passed away, I returned to the area that I grew up in. Everything was so hollow, there was no reality. True happiness returned when I returned to the home where we lived and loved.
Beautifully written Irene. Thanks for sharing. I admire you for venturing out on your own and for so long. Its not an easy thing to do. Warrior Little Belle guided you along the way. In the end home is where your heart is and there really is no place like home.
Little Belle and family…Thank you for sharing your precious and marvelous journey with all of us…your description of the journey also describes our own . You inspire us to live, laugh and love and to never loose sight of what's important in Life!
You are a warrior. You took on that trip with only the support of Belle, Kintana, Emi and Cloudman. You have such courage and it shines through in everything you say and do. You are one of my heroes and I'm glad you are there for all who need you.
This was fascinating reading, and I wish you all the very best!
The saying "distance makes the heart grow fonder" seems to apply here. MY husband and I lived apart for 7 months due to his being transfered and I couldn't join him til I got transfered and our house sold. It's not easy and makes you appreciate what you have. I know when the time is right all the pieces will fall into place and you will find your dream properties. Cloudman looks like he has quite the personality. Thanks for sharing your feelings in your blog. Rest and enjoy being home with all your furbabies, horses, and most importantly, Robert.


Shakespeare's plays stand on a far more precarious footing than the general reading public realizes: meaning that the text of Hamlet one can pick up from the local bookstore never existed in its present form during Shakespeare's lifetime. The path a play takes from the Early Modern Period to today as it moves from conception to an edited edition is a particularly knotty one that takes the play through 400 years of scholarship and hundreds of pairs of hands. Troilus and Cressida is notoriously branded as one of those few plays in the Shakespearean canon deemed problematic, and without set genre. The play presents itself both textually and contextually in the form of a riddle; it is a comedy without the wedding, and a tragedy cheapened by its not-quite-tragic characters. Troilus is a play governed by innumerable "what ifs," and it is up to contemporary editors to make sense of these cruxes for the modern reader and student. I would like to discuss general practices (using Troilus and Cressida as my test case) in modern Shakespearean textual editing, and how they impact the text that ends up in the contemporary book buyer's hands.


Fildena Professional relieves Erectile Dysfunction issues in men. The parent ingredient in the sublingual tablet is Sildenafil Citrate 100mg. The tablets are safest medication used to deal with Erectile Dysfunction in men. The medicine is formed in sensational sublingual form, which is easy for consumption and comparatively faster effective. This sensational sublingual tablets are to be consumed by placing them below the tongue. Pills dissolve in mouth as soon as consumed and gets mixed in blood stream for starting its action mechanism. ED medication works best when consumed in moderation and in presence of complete stimulation.
Sildenafil Citrate in medicine belongs to a group of phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor, this PDE-5 is mainly responsible for causing erectile dysfunction by lowering blood flow in penile region. ED medicine acts by blocking action of phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) and improving flow of blood in penile region to produce an erection, which is harder for longer time.
This medicine is not used as the regular schedule, so if you missed out any dose there is no difficulty occurs in your health.
Sensational sublingual form of medicine Fildena Professional is to be stored in same blister pack away from reach of children and pet. Avoid storing the medicine near moisture prone area. Store it away from direct reach of sunlight.