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The Canadian Government has increased the number of skilled immigrants and their family who are eligible for obtaining the Canada permanent residency through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) in 2018 by 500. The total allotment in 2018 is now 2,500.
Canada's Minister of IRCC, Ahmed Hussen said, the increase reflects "the significant use [of] and interest in" the AIPP from businesses in the four provinces of Canada in 2018.
Hussen told to the reporters on 10th July that, "the provinces of Canada told that they need more space to ensure their capability to have more people they need to grow their economy and businesses right in Atlantic Canada.
Hussen said, as of 31st May 2018, there were 1,000 employers who are designated under the 1-year-old Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program. They allowed approved employers to recruit the skilled foreign workers who have work experience to fill up the labour force gaps and to track them and their families for Canada PR. These 1,000 employers were double the number of employers in 2017. Now in 2018, 2,000 job offers are already issued by them to the eligible international graduates of universities in the Atlantic Canada region and the skilled immigrants.
2017 was the project's inaugural year which issued only 250 job offers. This year is a significant improvement over 2017. IRCC has received 900 applications for Canada permanent residence through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program since the time it was introduced.
The admission targets which are set for 2018 is 1,000. The admission targets set for 2019 and 2020 are 2,000 and 4,000. To get eligible for AIPP, foreign workers must have at least one-year work experience in any occupation designated Skill Type (NOC O, A, or B) and must have a full-time job offer from a designated employer.


Repsly now integrates with Destini, the world's leading retail data platform, so your team can better identify opportunities and take action to improve consumer demand at your retail accounts. Join us in this webinar to learn how to empower your reps with retail POS data from SPINS, Nielsen and more for smarter store visits.
Repsly is committed to being the Data Engine that you need to intelligently drive your brand forward. We'll be releasing a lot of new capabilities over the next several months that will unlock the power of all the data your field team needs to succeed.
The first of these initiatives is an all-new integration with Destini, the world's leading provider of retail data from more than 100,000 store locations worldwide.
With this integration, you'll be able to equip your team in the field with data from SPINS, Nielsen, and more right in the Repsly mobile app -- giving your reps everything they need to make smarter store visits and start data-driven conversations with store managers.
This partnership with Destini is a game changer, both for us and for anyone who uses Destini's data feed for their store locator, ecommerce inventories, or simply to track sales velocity.
In this webinar, we'll show you how the Repsly/Destini integration empowers reps to make smarter store visits.
Destini's data feed gives brands a complete picture of where, when, and how their products are selling off the shelf. Repsly is built to give brands all the tools they need to sell better at retail. Our integration with Destini will fundamentally change the way reps approach their products in the store, allowing them to start data-driven conversations with retailers for smarter outcomes at the shelf.
It all starts when a rep checks into the store. With the Destini integration activated, they'll see the "Sales" tab at the top right-hand side of the Repsly screen on their phone. With just a tap, they can see the week-by-week sales at that store for every product in their lineup, plus an indication of previous visits they've made to that store.
With that data, reps can get a much clearer picture of what's going on in every account the moment they walk in the door. When reps have POS data at their fingertips they can put together a plan to maximize the opportunity at that store. Your reps can also use those trends to start data-driven conversations with retailers, making a better case for new displays, broader shelf presence, bigger orders, and more.
Data like that helps brands accelerate growth in their key accounts, since they'll always be measuring and responding to changes in demand.
First up is empowering reps to identify out of stocks, then to work with the retailer to build inventory that matches demand. If a rep, for example, checks in to Nick's Country Market, they might see their Free Fresh Sparkling Lemon and Free Fresh Sparkling Lime products both had two incredibly low sales weeks after consistently selling a few hundred dollars a week. That might indicate the products sold out during that time.
This is a common problem that typically affects the best selling SKUs. Although the products have apparently been restocked by the time of this visit, the rep is able to get a picture of how they've been selling between visits.
Armed with this data, your rep will be able to negotiate for an additional facing or two, or even a secondary placement to make sure there is enough inventory in the store to meet demand. With access to store-level sales data right in the Repsly app, reps can be smarter advocates for their brand and better partners to their retailers.
Let's take a look at another product, Grape-Splosion.
In this example, perhaps our reps have been promoting this flavor, setting up a table and giving out samples at the store at each visit. One glance at the Destini data tells us that demos at this store contributed to a direct lift in sales by about $200 each week that we ran a tasting.
This insight gives our reps the ammunition they need to negotiate for another run of tastings at that store. Or perhaps they could use this success story to convince a store across town to allow demos. In either case, access to hard sales data is helping these reps be more effective in the store.
For any retailer, buying a deal from a new brand and making room for it on the shelf is a risk, and not usually one they're willing to take likely. For reps using Repsly, it's now easy to build confidence in your brand off the bat.
Having success at a Nick's Country Market? Replicate that success at the Nick's across town by pulling up the data from one of the new deals or product launches that is working… in this case we'll check out our recent addition of Matt's Cheese Popcorn.
You can see when we introduced this new flavor, it was a hit from day one! Now you can show the manager at the second store just how much business this new SKU can bring. What's more, your reps can even use Repsly's Search Nearby feature to source new, untapped opportunities where this product might also succeed.
That last example is especially helpful for brands looking to build traction in new territories, or introduce new SKUs to the market.
No matter what a team is focused on out in the field, this new Destini integration can help their reps execute better in the store -- whether it's spotting potential merchandising errors, proving the value of in-store marketing campaigns, or opening and growing accounts by selling new deals.
What we're most excited for is the sheer potential that this enhancement is bringing to Repsly. Putting sales data in your rep's hands empowers them to do so much more than even what we just walked through. From evaluating product lineups to spotting cross merchandising opportunities and so much more in between. We're really looking forward to seeing everything you'll be able to do with this new Destini integration!


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Premier League 2020-21 preview No 1: Arsenal
by The Haitian Times Aug. 31, 2020 Aug. 31, 2020
The manner in which Serge Gnabry escaped Arsenal's clutches is well known. Gnabry had verbally agreed a new contract before travelling to the 2016 Olympics with Germany, but instead signed for Werder Bremen and the rest is painful modern history. But it is less well documented that Kingsley Coman could have been an Arsenal player, too. Coman was leaving Paris Saint-Germain when he and his agent visited Arsenal's training ground in 2014, with the club willing to pay a compensation fee in the low hundred-thousands and a seven-figure salary. But the transfer did not get over the line; instead Coman and Gnabry were fundamental to the outcome of this year's Champions League and one figure close to both missed deals is only half-joking when he says he has to switch channels within five minutes when Bayern Munich pop up on his television.
The point of the story? It is that, for all the recriminations of the last half-decade, a couple of relatively minor deviations might have seen Arsenal's recent past look decidedly different. They need these things to start going their way and that is why the vision and clarity shown during Arteta's first eight months are tantalising. Arteta's intention to become a top coach was well trailed but, as many others have found, walking the talk can be rather more difficult. So if he is for real, as seems increasingly certain, the possibilities begin to appear limitless.
Arteta could thank Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Arsenal's FA Cup win, given the captain's doubles against Manchester City and Chelsea, but could also reflect on tactics that had deservedly outdone superior sides. The troubled squad he inherited has been treated with varying levels of light and shade. Matteo Guendouzi and Mesut Özil were left in no doubt about what happens to anyone Arteta feels has not nailed their colours to the cause, but he has seemingly persuaded a previously sceptical Aubameyang to see out his top-level playing career at the club. Granit Xhaka was also convinced to reverse from the exit door while Willian, who should be an excellent addition even if a three-year contract makes the eyes water, has admitted to being enamoured of Arteta's plans.
It appears Arteta has an uncanny ability to bring others with him. While Aubameyang's chip at Wembley ensured Arteta's Arsenal won a major trophy ahead of schedule, the coming season will show whether the vessel is a hydrofoil or a paddle steamer. Arteta has no interest in seeing Arsenal become accustomed to playing like underdogs, as they did so successfully in those big wins – Liverpool were another scalp – at the end of 2019-20. He wants to see them dominate the ball and be aggressive with it; to pass and probe as forcefully as, in the weeks after the Covid-19 shutdown, his forwards pressed defenders when out of possession.
That will take time and Arteta is likely to find one transfer window is not enough. He has, in theory at least, the hands-on role in recruitment that he wanted, with Raul Sanllehi taken out of the picture. Willian's versatility and fluid movements will help an attack that, with Özil requiring a truly Lazarus-like comeback to regain favour, otherwise sorely lacks guile. Gabriel Magalhães looks sure to arrive from Lille and, with William Saliba now available, Arsenal have the kind of young, dominant, athletic centre-back options an often chaotic backline has sorely lacked. But players will have to depart if a troubled midfield is to be supplemented with top-level talent. It is hard to see their longstanding pursuit of Atlético Madrid's Thomas Partey bearing fruit, for example, unless at least one of Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira departs. The summer has been expensive and Arsenal, who recently made 55 redundancies in non-football areas, have to start bringing money back in. Continue reading
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Premier League 2020-21 preview No 1: Arsenal

by The Haitian Times, The Haitian Times
August 31, 2020

The manner in which Serge Gnabry escaped Arsenal's clutches is well known. Gnabry had verbally agreed a new contract before travelling to the 2016 Olympics with Germany, but instead signed for Werder Bremen and the rest is painful modern history. But it is less well documented that Kingsley Coman could have been an Arsenal player, too. Coman was leaving Paris Saint-Germain when he and his agent visited Arsenal's training ground in 2014, with the club willing to pay a compensation fee in the low hundred-thousands and a seven-figure salary. But the transfer did not get over the line; instead Coman and Gnabry were fundamental to the outcome of this year's Champions League and one figure close to both missed deals is only half-joking when he says he has to switch channels within five minutes when Bayern Munich pop up on his television.

The point of the story? It is that, for all the recriminations of the last half-decade, a couple of relatively minor deviations might have seen Arsenal's recent past look decidedly different. They need these things to start going their way and that is why the vision and clarity shown during Arteta's first eight months are tantalising. Arteta's intention to become a top coach was well trailed but, as many others have found, walking the talk can be rather more difficult. So if he is for real, as seems increasingly certain, the possibilities begin to appear limitless.

Arteta could thank Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Arsenal's FA Cup win, given the captain's doubles against Manchester City and Chelsea, but could also reflect on tactics that had deservedly outdone superior sides. The troubled squad he inherited has been treated with varying levels of light and shade. Matteo Guendouzi and Mesut Özil were left in no doubt about what happens to anyone Arteta feels has not nailed their colours to the cause, but he has seemingly persuaded a previously sceptical Aubameyang to see out his top-level playing career at the club. Granit Xhaka was also convinced to reverse from the exit door while Willian, who should be an excellent addition even if a three-year contract makes the eyes water, has admitted to being enamoured of Arteta's plans.

It appears Arteta has an uncanny ability to bring others with him. While Aubameyang's chip at Wembley ensured Arteta's Arsenal won a major trophy ahead of schedule, the coming season will show whether the vessel is a hydrofoil or a paddle steamer. Arteta has no interest in seeing Arsenal become accustomed to playing like underdogs, as they did so successfully in those big wins – Liverpool were another scalp – at the end of 2019-20. He wants to see them dominate the ball and be aggressive with it; to pass and probe as forcefully as, in the weeks after the Covid-19 shutdown, his forwards pressed defenders when out of possession.

That will take time and Arteta is likely to find one transfer window is not enough. He has, in theory at least, the hands-on role in recruitment that he wanted, with Raul Sanllehi taken out of the picture. Willian's versatility and fluid movements will help an attack that, with Özil requiring a truly Lazarus-like comeback to regain favour, otherwise sorely lacks guile. Gabriel Magalhães looks sure to arrive from Lille and, with William Saliba now available, Arsenal have the kind of young, dominant, athletic centre-back options an often chaotic backline has sorely lacked. But players will have to depart if a troubled midfield is to be supplemented with top-level talent. It is hard to see their longstanding pursuit of Atlético Madrid's Thomas Partey bearing fruit, for example, unless at least one of Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira departs. The summer has been expensive and Arsenal, who recently made 55 redundancies in non-football areas, have to start bringing money back in. Continue reading

This article first appeared on The Haitian Times and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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Mary Harris tells the history of buildings in Barrie's downtown core.
Exposed to the stiff fall breeze, a large group of warmly dressed people looked south from Homestead Bakery and Artisan Cafe and took in a view of Kempenfelt Bay that didn't exist 60 years earlier.
The group huddled around our own Mary Harris, ready to embark on the organization's second annual Places in Time walking tour on Saturday.
Harris directed everyone's attention to a large print of a 1915 postcard photo in the bakery's window. The black and white print appeared to have been taken from Homestead's front step—one century earlier.
And while the print included a majestic post office building with a distinctive clock tower, and further in the background a handsome Grand Trunk Railway station, the view this weekend featured Meridian Place, a modern urban centre completed earlier this spring.
Harris called the place the birthplace of Barrie, highlighting its historical significance as the eastern terminal of the Nine-Mile Portage, a route used by indigenous peoples to reach Georgian Bay and later by the British military to transport men and supplies to Penetanguishene and other points west.
As the clock struck noon, the crowd of roughly 60 began shifting westward toward Mulcaster Street.
"This block, appropriately named the Boys Block, was owned by Henry Boys," said Harris, looking up at a row of businesses and apartments on the south side of Dunlop Street East. It burned down in 1873, before being rebuilt in 1876."
Harris leaned against a sturdy post painted maroon and pointed up at the intricate masonry between apartment windows above J'adore Fine Cheese and Chocolate.
"The most interesting shops are these last ones," she said, referring to the cheese shop and neighbouring cafe Bohemia. "They were bricked by William Macey, who added those gargoyle-like stone faces, while William Sewerey's local foundry made these iron posts."
A group gathers near Meridian Place during the Places in Time tour.
The walking tour breathed life into these kind of small details, still tucked away here and there, that harken back to a time where the city's residents and proprietors took real pride in their downtown core. Harris, an employee at Salvation Army's Bayside Mission and archive volunteer, conducted her research using resources from the Barrie Public Library and city archives.
Self-described as a reserved person, Harris uses the archive, and her passion for uncovering her city's history, as a way to break her normal routine.
"I'm trying to do more things outside of my normal comfort zone," she said at the tour, which she conducted between speaking engagements at the Bradford-West Gwillimbury Historical Association and a nearby retirement home. "I would have never done something like this before."
Harris asked her audience to think outside the box, too, as she painted a picture of times gone by. The walk took the group west to the Glebe Block, the cluster of buildings between Meridian Place and Bayfield Street. There, she highlighted the perjury of Mrs. Guthrie, who attempted to burn down the Wilson building, long-time home to the Bank of Montreal, simultaneously with her own home on Thompson Street for a grand insurance claim.
To the northeast, the group waded to Clapperton Street where they learned of a flood in 1890 that tore a canyon through the road that was 20 feet high by 20 feet wide. From there, they headed eastbound, eventually returning to Homestead, where the bakery offered cookies and coffee to benefit the archive.
"The archive is driven by the passion of our volunteer group," said Billy Courtice, BHA chair. "But it is fuelled by the tremendous support of our community and its institutions," he added, noting that six Barrie businesses had sponsored the walking tour and posted historic prints in their storefronts to complement the event.
Volunteers at the BHA are still seeking material and monetary donations—email [email protected] to learn how you can contribute.
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About the Author: Billy Courtice
Billy Courtice is the Chair of the Barrie Historical Archive. Otherwise, he is a writer, reader and rampant ice cream eater who makes a living in strategic communications.
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Relish the natural sweetness of aloe, fruity melon and citrusy lemon in the form of a nutritious refreshing ice pops as a dessert or a snack.
1. Combine all the ingredients in a mixer and blend to a smooth mixture.
2. Pour the mixture into an ice tray or popsicle moulds.
4. Freeze till sufficiently frozen.


HERE IS PLENTY wrong, I think, with our current judicial system. Just as troublesome, though, is the unchecked and unbalanced state of the court of public opinion.
It is a loosely organized but extremely powerful entity, one that can condemn the innocent and protect the guilty. And, oh, how fickle it can sometimes be.
Let's take the current controversy over the Duke lacrosse team, some of whose members allegedly assaulted and raped a stripper. Accusations, and nothing else, have led to the coach's resignation, the cancellation of the Blue Devils' season, and several protests against the team. Recent negative DNA tests that seem to exonerate the accused -- well, no specific players were accused -- have not reversed the verdict rendered by the general public: Guilty.
DNA results do not make or break such a case, which is why I continue to withhold judgment on the matter.
Others have not been so patient. Those who immediately lined up with protest signs did so not because they actually knew everything that occurred the evening of the supposed crime. The real reasons I cannot know, but I can offer a few possibilities.
Loyalty. The accuser is a student at nearby North Carolina Central, a largely black university, and this blind faith in the accuser's claim could be tied to the racial dynamic of this case.
Moral superiority. It always makes us feel better when we can focus on someone else's (alleged) sinfulness. Satan's goal is to soothe our guilt by telling us our behavior is okay, and one way he does that is through "bad people." When comparing ourselves to murderers and rapists, we come off looking pretty pious. How sad we must take such extreme measures to salve our consciences.
Pent-up anger. This is most often manifested in the so-called "angry white man syndrome," of which sports radio guys seem inordinately infected. But we're all vulnerable to it. Our anger at what we perceive to be an unfair life gets directed toward legal or social injustices. So strong is the desire to unleash our wrath, we reach a verdict long before the jury does.
We often take sides depending on our cultural status.
The O.J. Simpson case was a perfect example. While the evidence pointed strongly to Simpson's guilt, many black Americans stood by him anyway. Many white Americans, conversely, couldn't wait to see him locked up.
Such racial undertones are coloring this Duke lacrosse case, too, along with the Barry Bonds issue.
As with O.J., nobody witnessed Bonds' crime (no, steroid usage wasn't against the rules when he allegedly began juicing, but it was and is against the law). Don't need witnesses, though. After weighing what I feel is sufficient evidence, I've concluded that Bonds indeed took steroids. Try to explain away the evidence, but I don't think you can.
I'm more careful these days in reaching such conclusions, so believe me when I say I've followed this situation pretty closely over the years (being a sports writer, it's kind of hard not to follow such a story). I've learned it's not wise to declare someone guilty, even in your mind, before the evidence has even been presented.
If one isn't careful, even this approach can smack of self-righteousness. One might say, "Who am I to judge? I'm above such narrow-minded behavior." It can also be a cop-out for the indecisive among us.
When faced with questions of someone's guilt -- that someone usually being a total stranger, mind you -- we should remember our own guilt. What if our misdeeds were aired in public?
Actually, they will be one day. God will pass judgment on each one of us, and those who did not let Christ carry their guilt will carry it themselves.


Helping to integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in primary school classrooms.
Genius Hour is a great way of integrating student directed inquiry with digital technology. The focus is on devising and researching 'ungoogleable' questions and sharing the results of this research with others. Below is a great introduction clip to Genius Hour. This inquiry methodology is best suited for Years 4+.


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                    ProviderInstaller.installContentProviders(RuntimeVariables.androidApplication, providerInfos);
                }
            }
            PackageLite packageLite = DelegateComponent.getPackage(bundleImpl.getLocation());
            if (packageLite != null) {
                String applicationClassName = packageLite.applicationClassName;
                if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(applicationClassName)) {
                    try {
                        newApplication(applicationClassName, bundleImpl.getClassLoader()).onCreate();
                    } catch (Throwable throwable) {
                        log.error("Error to start application >>>", throwable);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        log.info("started() spend " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - currentTimeMillis) + " milliseconds");
    }

    protected static Application newApplication(String applicationClassName, ClassLoader classLoader) throws Exception {
        Class loadClass = classLoader.loadClass(applicationClassName);
        if (loadClass == null) {
            throw new ClassNotFoundException(applicationClassName);
        }
        Application application = (Application) loadClass.newInstance();
        ACDDHacks.Application_attach.invoke(application, RuntimeVariables.androidApplication);
        return application;
    }

    private void stopped(Bundle bundle) {
        Application application = DelegateComponent.apkApplications.get(bundle.getLocation());
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    public void handleLowMemory() {
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I'm really proud of how Boston Python has grown in the last year. We have over 1750 members, making us (I think) the largest local Python user group in the world.
I wanted a way for all of the Boston people to identify themselves at PyCon. My first thought was naturally t-shirts, but they're complex to make, and then people have to buy them, and you'd only wear it on one PyCon day (I hope!), and some people don't like wearing t-shirts in the first place. So that didn't happen.
Then I thought about simple stickers for the badge holder, but I didn't know this year's badge design, so I didn't know how big I could make a sticker so that it wouldn't obscure the name.
They hang off the left side of the badge, and can be printed at home for procrastinators like me. Hopefully, the folding instructions make sense to people. Maybe it will catch on, and other tribes will make flags for their members to wear.
I'll have a bunch of them with me at PyCon, if you need one, just ask!
Very cool Ned. Looking forward to wearing one of these!
Why not just make ones which hang off the bottom? Other conventions are known for chaining the bottom flags.
@LoriW: I started with that thought, but print-at-home paper stickers don't lend themselves to that design as well.
https://www.pcnametag.com is the one that PyCon is using but their print time is 5 days not including shipping time.
Currently working on if I can get some done for the local Python group that I'm a part of before tutorials.


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Lessons There's been non-stop coverage of it ...
"There's been non-stop coverage of it on all the news networks."
There's a huge news story that's been going on. TV channels keep discussing it again and again. You're talking to a friend in another country about this news story, and you say this to describe how often it's being shown.
there's been (something)
Use this structure to describe something that has existed for some time starting in the past, and continuing until now:
There've been a lot of customers lately.
There's been some interest in building a new facility on the West side of town.
There's been a lot of talk about going back to the old system, but I don't think it's likely to happen.
There've been tons of new tablet computers released this year.
non-stop (something)
Something that keeps going without stopping can be described as "non-stop".
You're probably familiar with "non-stop" from the phrase "a non-stop flight". Here are some other common phrases that use "non-stop":
a movie with non-stop action
a non-stop party
to talk non-stop
to work non-stop
coverage of (a news story)
News stories about a situation are called "coverage":
There hasn't been much coverage of the fighting in Thailand.
We're trying to get some news coverage of the event as well.
The stories can be on TV, in newspapers or magazines, or online. All of these count as "coverage".
"Coverage" is uncountable, so you never use the word "coverages".
news networks
If you have cable TV service, you get a lot of different TV channels. Some of those are news networks which just show news all day long. Major news networks in the U.S. are CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC.
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package org.openkilda.floodlight.command.flow.ingress;

import org.openkilda.floodlight.command.SpeakerCommandProcessor;
import org.openkilda.floodlight.command.flow.FlowSegmentReport;
import org.openkilda.floodlight.command.flow.ingress.of.IngressFlowSegmentRemoveMultiTableFlowModFactory;
import org.openkilda.floodlight.command.flow.ingress.of.IngressFlowSegmentRemoveSingleTableFlowModFactory;
import org.openkilda.floodlight.model.FlowSegmentMetadata;
import org.openkilda.floodlight.model.RulesContext;
import org.openkilda.messaging.MessageContext;
import org.openkilda.model.FlowEndpoint;
import org.openkilda.model.FlowTransitEncapsulation;
import org.openkilda.model.MeterConfig;
import org.openkilda.model.MeterId;
import org.openkilda.model.SwitchFeature;
import org.openkilda.model.SwitchId;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFlowMod;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.UUID;
import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;

@SuppressWarnings("squid:MaximumInheritanceDepth")
public class IngressFlowSegmentRemoveCommand extends IngressFlowSegmentCommand {
    public IngressFlowSegmentRemoveCommand(
            @JsonProperty("message_context") MessageContext context,
            @JsonProperty("command_id") UUID commandId,
            @JsonProperty("metadata") FlowSegmentMetadata metadata,
            @JsonProperty("endpoint") FlowEndpoint endpoint,
            @JsonProperty("meter_config") MeterConfig meterConfig,
            @JsonProperty("egress_switch") SwitchId egressSwitchId,
            @JsonProperty("isl_port") int islPort,
            @JsonProperty("encapsulation") FlowTransitEncapsulation encapsulation,
            @JsonProperty("rules_context") RulesContext rulesContext) {
        super(context, commandId, metadata, endpoint, meterConfig, egressSwitchId, islPort, encapsulation,
                rulesContext);
    }

    @Override
    protected void setupFlowModFactory() {
        if (metadata.isMultiTable()) {
            setFlowModFactory(
                    new IngressFlowSegmentRemoveMultiTableFlowModFactory(this, getSw(), getSwitchFeatures()));
        } else {
            setFlowModFactory(
                    new IngressFlowSegmentRemoveSingleTableFlowModFactory(this, getSw(), getSwitchFeatures()));
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected CompletableFuture<FlowSegmentReport> makeExecutePlan(SpeakerCommandProcessor commandProcessor) {
        return makeRemovePlan(commandProcessor);
    }

    @Override
    protected List<OFFlowMod> makeFlowModMessages(MeterId effectiveMeterId) {
        List<OFFlowMod> ofMessages = super.makeFlowModMessages(effectiveMeterId);
        if (rulesContext != null && rulesContext.isRemoveServer42IngressRule()) {
            ofMessages.addAll(makeIngressServer42IngressFlowModMessages());
        }
        ofMessages.addAll(makeSharedFlowModRemoveMessages());
        return ofMessages;
    }

    @Override
    protected List<OFFlowMod> makeSharedFlowModRemoveMessages() {
        List<OFFlowMod> ofMessages = super.makeSharedFlowModRemoveMessages();
        if (getSwitchFeatures().contains(SwitchFeature.MULTI_TABLE) && rulesContext != null) {
            if (rulesContext.isRemoveServer42InputRule()) {
                getFlowModFactory().makeServer42InputFlowMessage(getKildaCoreConfig().getServer42UdpPortOffset())
                        .ifPresent(ofMessages::add);
            }
        }
        return ofMessages;
    }

    @Override
    protected SegmentAction getSegmentAction() {
        return SegmentAction.REMOVE;
    }
}


At our latest committee meeting we decided to begin distributing seeds in areas of 'the barrens' - in particular a spot with lots of asbestos - to keep people out and to provide food and habitat for Carnaby's (and other birds).
We have pegged out a spot (where there was lots of asbestos visible), and have collected seed which we will soak in smoked water to help with germination. Will distribute as soon as rain appears on the horizon.


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Conventional Mixer - 10-15 minutes on middle speed. Spiral Mixer - 2 minutes on slow speed and 6 minutes on fast speed. High Speed Mixer - 2-3 minutes (11 watt Hours per kg of dough).
Bulk Fermentation - not necessary although if required it should not exceed 45 minutes and the yeast level must be reduced, or adjusted, to suit the desired fermentation time.
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Jules François Bocandé, (25 November 1958 – 7 May 2012), was a Senegalese football striker.
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Tweet That: The Curse of Oversharing
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Has Robbie Williams taken social media to a new level?
When Twitter was first emerging it became a bit of a running joke that it was used to just update the mundane aspects of life with people tweeting things like what they had for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Whilst it's still like that, albeit slightly with slightly improved visuals thanks to Instagram, the way we use social media has changed.
Twitter has become a place where people are striving to publicise and promote their wares. Whether it's a multinational company or a personal brand, it's a platform where everyone can rub together and enjoy an equal playing field.
This month the term "overshare" was crowned the Chambers Dictionary word of the year. They describe it as being "beautifully British" and the "subtle yet devastating" put-down. But it's really just an annoyance and chronic over-sharers are completely oblivious.
There's no doubt that by now you would have seen or at least heard about Robbie Williams taking social media to a new level by giving a running commentary on the birth of his son via a series of twitter images and youtube videos. Now, for a man who has previously spoken out about how he values his privacy, this is an odd move on his part.
Perhaps it's a reaction to the level of interest the general public play to celebrities lives or maybe he's just realising that on social media – there are no longer any limits.
But are there somethings that should be kept private?
Facebook and Twitter weren't really designed to share hour by hour details of a persons life – especially when those hours are in the delivery room. But what are the true ramifications for the oversharing generation?
Whilst you may think that oversharing will land you that book deal, hurl you in to reality tv stardom or help you appear more down to earth and relatable…it won't. In fact, it can have negative effects. For example, not all your friends and followers want to know the nitty, gritty details of your life and opening the flood gates on the most intimate aspects of your life – online – isn't going to help you secure that dream job or do you any good when you're trying to impress people in the boardroom.
So what can be done about it? Well, nothing. There could be a business in designing a "do you really want to share this button" to attach on to posts but chronic over-sharers will always choose yes!
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We had to motor more. In one month we motored half of what we did in 3 months last year. Whether this is due to the shorter trip (meaning less flexibility to go slow and time the wind) or the destination (windward to the West Coast is harder to sail), I'm not sure.
Wind speeds were lower this year. We never had a windy night at anchor, and never had more than small craft advisory level winds while sailing. See "Wind" later in this post.
We stayed in marinas even less than last year (15 times in 12 weeks) – this time only 3 times in 4 weeks. Our solar was the main reason we were able to do this. Solar power was wonderful and it meant the only remaining reason we had to tie up in a marina was to fill the water tank.
We often made comparisons to our previous two summer cruises and it was interesting having more perspective now. Our first summer cruise to the West Coast of Vancouver Island was nearly identical in route to this trip, and our second trip was 3 months up the inside of the island.
Part of why I wanted to do the windward route to West Van Isle this summer was to see how we handled it compared to two years ago – when we were quite new to our boat, only having had it for 5 months. That was the trip that made us realize we don't want to sail across oceans (ex, to Mexico or Hawaii).
We don't mind sailing in ocean swell. It can be fun, like when we were in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca going over 6 foot rollers closed hauled in 8-10 kts. But the ocean often doesn't have wind, and we don't like motoring (anywhere, but especially in the ocean, where the swell rolls your boat as you motor).
The difficult waves we experienced off Barkley and Clayoquot Sounds, this year and two years ago, are nothing like typical ocean conditions. They're far worse. We've seen the waves stack up as swell from further out in the ocean meets the rugged shoreline and gets pushed up by shallow 30-60 ft depths around the points. Just 15 kts of wind can cause 5 foot waves spaced close together (2-3 different wave crests along the length of our boat, which is 30 ft at waterline). The shoreline and shallows are what cause this, and once you're 5-10 nm away from shore, the waves become much more manageable.
The weather overall was spectacular this year, as good as one could possibly hope for. We had sun almost every day (rain came only one or two days) and warm temperatures. That doesn't mean it was never cold – while sailing, the wind and cold ocean water often meant we were bundled up in fleeces, hats and double layers.
We had more fog this year than either prior year, having dense fog on 5 or 6 mornings. We used our radar twice, for the first time finding it actually useful rather than a vestigial appendage to our boat.
The wind was more frustrating this year than our inside route last year. It felt like the forecasts were frequently wrong (like the small craft advisory that had only 4-5 kts, the gale that had only 12-14) and we were upwind a lot more than last year (75% of the time vs 50% last year). While the first half of July often had 8 or more hours of wind per day, the 2nd half often had only 3 hours of wind and it was from 6-9pm (the rest of the day being 0-4 kts).
This had the effect of decreasing our sailable miles, and making some of our days longer and more tiring (ex, 8 hours to go 20 nm). Even when it came time to turn around and do the fun, downwind route from Nookta to Victoria in the later half of July, we found the wind's consistency had disappeared.
I'm not sure if this was an unusual year (it's been particularly hot and dry, and it felt like August arrived on July 15) or if I'm just being too obsessive about the wind – it's not really surprising that it often doesn't do what you want in the PNW.
Why Harp on the Wind So Much?
By now you might be wondering why I focus so much on the wind. Surely cruising is more about the destinations, anchorages, beaches and such right? To some people it is, but for me about half the attraction of cruising comes from sailing. I always say, if I didn't want to sail, we would've bought a motorboat.
You can check out my article in 48 North this spring on why we prioritize sailing, and how we did it last year (*page 26*). There are many reasons to want to sail rather than motor but first and foremost is that it's more fun! Arriving at an anchorage after a day spent working the wind to get there is far more satisfying than a day spent motoring there.
This year we still did well, but not as well as last year. I previously described our attempts to cruise by wind power as like an intense chess match. Well, this year it felt like every move we made was thwarted – we were losing the battle. Every time we made a move, our opponent came back with a last minute change to the weather forecast, or conditions that never even got close to the forecast, and days that had completely different patterns from the prior day.
Some of this was just bad luck. And we certainly did still sail a good amount. I think a large part of the challenge this year was that going to the west coast via the windward route simply creates more challenging sailing conditions. The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a long beast, and there's no easy way to sail 35 nm with only 4-6 kts of wind (or with 25 kts upwind) with only 2 crew and still have fun doing it.
One of our tactics which was pretty successful last year – waiting for wind – was pretty fluky this year. Waiting for wind means timing departures to when the wind is up (leave anchor at 11am or noon instead of 8am), or waiting an hour or so for wind while underway. The problem was while last year most days there would be some wind in the early afternoon, this year towards late July the wind often didn't start until 6pm.
Obviously, we could upend our schedule to sail in the evening (5-10pm) and relax during the day. But this is easier said than done. For one, we usually have to time passages to the current – if the current is against us in that time window, an upwind sail can take twice as long. Second, most people do their "work" (sailing) on a routine resembling normal land life – "working" during the day and relaxing and socializing at night.
Sailors on ocean passages sail around the clock, but coastal cruising is not ocean voyaging. Its demands are different (many people say it's harder / more tiring – sailing up a strait, you often can't just turn on the autopilot and read a book). And whatever routine you choose while coastal cruising needs to be sustainable and fun – while an ocean passage may last 2 weeks, it rarely lasts over a month. Lastly, there's no guarantee that waiting all day for wind at 6 or 7pm will mean it arrives then. While it's rare to have 24 hours with no wind, it does happen.
It feels wrong to complain about the wind, because I recognize how fortunate we are to get to experience the remote and beautiful west coast of Van Isle. The main takeaway is next time I'd much rather go around the island the proper way (counterclockwise), start in June, and avoid August entirely.
In last year's cruise we used pretty much all of our sail configurations – main only, genoa only, reefed main, reefed genoa, staysail, spinnaker. This year we never used the staysail (in part because we never had more than 20 kts going upwind, and also because our new genoa reefs better). We used the spinnaker a lot – about 75% of the days where we weren't sailing upwind (only about 8 days).
Unlike last year, we also never double reefed the main or headsail. This year was all about maximizing power – to drive through steep waves, or sail in light wind.
We saw far more sea otters than the last two years – about 15 overall. We also saw either humpback or gray whales on 3-4 occasions. We saw no Orcas this year, which is unusual. Eagles and seals of course were in their usual abundance.
There were mosquitoes in many more locations than the previous two years. We had mosquitoes in about 10 anchorages (zero anchorages on our previous west coast trip, and about 10 times on our 3-month trip last year). Surprisingly, mosquitoes were present as far north as Nootka Sound and as far south as Victoria and Port Renfrew. We haven't quite worked out a perfect mosquito screen solution for our hatches yet.
We went into this year with renewed enthusiasm for catching salmon, or really any kind of fin fish we could eat. We knew Barkley Sound and the Tofino area are a hot spot for it. Sadly, we still didn't catch a single fish, despite hours dedicated to it, in spots where other fishing boats were fishing, at the right time of day, at similar depth lines, and with similar gear (but no downriggers).
We realized unless we're in Alaska, catching one fish may require devoting a full 8-10 hour day to it – meaning not traveling anywhere that day and fishing the whole day from the dinghy. And even then we might not catch anything. Recreational and charter fishing boats in Barkley Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca were coming back empty handed. There were spots with 40 fishing boats, most of them not catching anything. I'm not saying they're not having fun – it's their way to enjoy getting out on the water. But as a cruising sailboat, we already do that every day (sailing).
I'm ready to give up on fishing for future years. I don't think it's very compatible with sailing – if catching a fish south of Alaska requires a full day, then we have to choose between either fishing or sailing – but not both. And for us, sailing comes first. The reason we were enticed into fishing in the first place is we had heard stories of how it used to be easy to catch salmon – no downrigger needed, just throw out a properly rigged line. And I know other sailors manage to do it because we've seen the pictures – one flotilla in Alaska has been catching dozens of coho in the span of a couple hours, day after day.
Perhaps the thing that saddens me the most is knowing that the sea was once very rich in fish life and now isn't – probably due to overfishing. The existence of quotas is probably evidence enough of overfishing, but 50 boats in one spot, most not catching anything, was also a visible reminder. Ironically if we caught anything fishing we could be contributing to the problem – but I don't think one salmon per year would do much harm. And I don't know what the solution is when the human population wants to eat salmon at a faster rate than they can reproduce.
If sailing is 50% the attraction of cruising, the anchorages are the other half for us. Dropping your boat's anchor on the back step to pristine natural wilderness is what it's all about. From the tranquil silence of Matilda Inlet to the epic sunsets of Sidney Spit to the desolate solitude of Barkley Sound anchorages, the anchorages are what we come for – and what we leave with, in memories that stick around forever.
In an anchorage, we're our own little floating island. In a marina, we're just a condo tied to the dock – not that that's bad. But this is why we were at anchor 27 nights out of 30. The west coast has some of the best anchorages – protected, remote, quiet, beautiful – and they were the highlight of this year's trip.
Our boat did great this year, with no major breakages (unlike our first summer cruise) – probably thanks to 2 1/2 years worth of projects. Solar was undoubtedly our MVP new addition this year. Our 200 Ah battery bank never went below 90% (by prioritizing fridge use to daytime hours), and we were able to run our fridge much more, keeping beers cold and food spoilage-free. With 200 Watts of solar, we had more than we could actually use – granted, July had ample sun pretty much every day, so conditions were ideal.
My Nexus 5x phone. Cause: Known hardware defect by the manufacturer (LG).
An oar for our dinghy snapped in half. Cause: Weak point at the junction in the collapsible aluminum oar. Or maybe I row too hard.
Docking pole. Cause: I was trying to use it to free a kelp farm that got stuck on our rudder in a channel north of Tofino, while sailing at 1-2 kts. The pressure holding the 5-6 full kelp plants was too much, and I ended up getting in the dinghy (while sailing slow) and freeing it from there with the remaining half of the docking pole.
The water temperature sensor of our Airmar depth/speed/temp transducer stopped working. It's saying 120-130 F water temps, which is obviously not correct. Cause: Hardware failure. Airmar says I'll need to replace it (and I'm 2 months past the 2 year warranty, so they say they can't replace it under warranty).
The rerig was also a nice peace-of-mind addition, meaning we didn't have to worry when we were pounding upwind in the eastern Strait. I still hadn't gotten the rig tune perfect though, and upwind in 15-20 pointed out some tuning issues which I fixed during the cruise (main shrouds needed to be tighter, and aft lowers were too loose).
Our new genoa, by Doyle Sails, was also a great addition. It meant we were able to sail better upwind than we could previously with our blown-out genoa, and especially in 15-20 kt winds because it reefs better.
Although one month felt short, I'm looking forward to the upcoming seasons – short local sails to Seattle favorites in the fall as the leaves start changing color and the days grow cooler. It's amazing how many great anchorages are less than 10 miles from Seattle – Blakely Harbor, Blake Island, Poulsbo, Port Madison – and in the off-season, these are some of my favorites. Even the oft-dreaded winter has things to look forward to – project season, with an occasional weekend sail, along with winter's 50 kt gales which are fun to ride out snug in the marina.
We noticed this year our power management was much better because we were a) motoring a bit more and b) not staying in one place until out bank was drained to 50%. Do you think those might have been contributing factors (he says, because he is jealous and can't afford the solar install yet).
Great post. Looks like you had an amazing time.
You're right about June and July being the best months for wind out there. In our experience the consistent northwesterlies were far more prevalent during that time than in August (aka Fog-ust).


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Maybe we're not so different. Maybe one person's perceptions are simply those masked by another. Maybe we all experience this life the same way and we choose to respond differently. Maybe I'm choosing the wrong way. Maybe.
She said this to me as we lie together in bed.
Her smiling. Me, looking away.
I couldn't believe what we'd just done.
Yesterday I wouldn't have believed there was ever an appropriate time for this.
I turned back toward her and returned the smile.
I sat beside the tall oak tree, its shade shielding me from the truth-filled daylight. I sat alone for the first time in ages; just me and my thoughts. A journal sprawled out on my lap; listening, and thinking. Content. With myself.
We sat on the bench together facing the bridge. My hand near enough to feel the warmth of yours, but far enough to not overstep my boundaries. But then you did. You reached over and nestled your hand into mine. And craned your head into the nook of my neck.
I have never been so in love as I was with that starlit version of us.
The group of people around me are reduced to nothing. It's impossible to feel like a member of the whole when all you can see are the faults in others. Dissection completed in a moment.
I look at you and I see everything you're afraid that I will see. And it's ok.
I would give anything for that big break. I would drop everything that I've accomplished (and that certainly is not nothing) to have an opportunity, To be someone known. To be someone seen. To be someone. Because I think they'd like me. And then maybe I would too.
I refuse to be limited by my place in time. I refuse to be limited by place in life. I refuse to be limited by my sense of self.
Perhaps I'm too old to maintain grandiose ideals of historic adoration and respect, but here we are. There is always hope.
The thought of her name is enough to get to me. The sight of her face sends me to my knees and strips my manhood. Ultimately, it's easier to dull my senses and let myself fall into an apathetic abyss. Sure, I may not care about much. But I certainly can't feel completely incomplete when I can't feel anything at all.
She looked at me from across the room. Curly hair rolled tightly to her head. Glass of champagne lingering about her lips. Jewelry sparkling gaily in the bleaching light of the vast crystal chandelier. She was looking at me only. That was me done for.
Love is for fools. Fools willing to sacrifice a significant bit of themselves for the happiness of another. Willing to let themselves feel vulnerable enough for a true connection. Willing to offer themselves up in spite of the opportunity for rejection and embarrassment.
I throw my hands up above my head in exasperation. I look up to the Lord above. And scream. With everything I've got inside me.
The shrill sound frightens even me at first.
Someone is always listening. There is always something that I cannot say.
He ties that familiar knot in his bow tie and laces up his hounds-tooth shoes.
Staring at himself in the full-length mirror, he can see the city lights reflected behind him. Nothing in particular stands out. Just the amorphous lights on a tired street.
It doesn't matter where he is. It's where he was meant to be.
I could see the love draining from her eyes, as she withered in the corner of the hotel room.
What have I done? I gave it all up in a momentary lapse in judgement. A fit of passion. The wrong type of passion.
There's no going back from this.
Once you've struck the one you love, there's never much more to say.
I hate going home for Christmas. Nothing is the same. In that everything is the same.
Everything in the world is constantly changing.
What I wouldn't give to be a part of that. But I'm the piece that doesn't fit.
Suddenly, my consciousness returned. I looked around. Confused. Bewildered. Entirely apathetic. This is what my life has become. A hop from one stream of consciousness to the next.


I always say the best falafels are either in Israel or in Paris's little Jewish quarter. Having said that, I'm always on the hunt to find even better ones around the globe. Food is a connection to a certain culture. And missing the taste of a good a cuisine is parallel to missing the country itself. In my case, I was desperately missing Israel. The overly hot summer, incredible iced coffee and beautiful sunsets are irreplaceable. But lucky for me, a falafel is not.
This bright morning I went to Sofra Bakery & Café in search for a little piece of Israel. I must admit, this restaurant is considered Turkish—but let's be real: a Middle Eastern falafel is a falafel regardless of what the owners call it. These yummy baked chickpea balls laid on a warm pita is all I need to cure my nostalgia.


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Gold Story: How A Health Scare Motivated This Runner To Run A 50K For Her 50th Birthday
Gold Stories
"I don't know how to swim, I don't know how to ride a bike, but I can run!" San Francisco Marathon runner Marlena said when she decided to start running.
At the age of 43, Marlena thought she may be having a stroke. She's a nurse, so she knows the symptoms, and she ended up in the emergency room while she was having a really bad headache and very high blood pressure.
It ended up not being a stroke, but she did have a headache for 10 days and her doctor was still concerned.
Her diagnosis was similar to what many people experience at the doctor's office: he told her that she was a little overweight, she needed to eat better, and start exercising more.
She thought about how she wanted to do that, and since she wasn't planning to swim or bike she decided to start running, in addition to going to the gym regularly and eating better too.
"I needed to change my lifestyle," Marlena said. "I had never run before, so I decided to challenge myself." She had two kids, she worked a lot and had a stressful job, and she knew she needed to get healthier and take care of herself.
Registering For Her First Race
At first Marlena just started running around her neighborhood — she still does that regularly because she says she likes seeing her neighbors while she's running.
But, then she decided she needed a little more, so she registered for her first 5K, a Girls on the Run event in Sacramento. She thought that by registering for a race and being able to run with other people, it would motivate her to keep going and try harder.
"I placed third in my age group!" she remembers about that first race. "So that motivated me."
She continued to register for and run more and more races, gradually increasing the distance. She ran more 5Ks, some 10Ks, and then she decided to set a goal for herself to run a half marathon.
San Francisco: Achieving Goals & Earning Medals
About six months after she ran her first 5K, she ran her first half marathon, the San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon.
After she ran that race, she thought, "Wow, I can do this!"
In 2016 and 2017, Marlena said she ran a half marathon just about every month. She just kept running.
Then in 2017, she ran the San Francisco 1st Half Marathon, which qualified her to receive the Half It All Challenge medal.
After that, she decided to set a new goal for herself: to run a full marathon.
Later that same year, she accomplished that goal too. Marlena ran her first full marathon at CIM in December 2017. She joined a training program through CIM that helped first time full marathon runners and followed their weekly schedule as she prepared for her first full marathon.
She was proud of herself for accomplishing that goal, saying, "It was an achievement for me."
Since she knew she was capable of running a full marathon now, Marlena decided that the San Francisco Full Marathon was next.
She ran the full marathon in 2018, and since she had run the two half marathons consecutively the two years before that, she joined the San Francisco Marathon 52 Club, earning her exclusive hoodie.
"San Francisco is a very challenging course. Just doing it is an achievement. I have the sticker proudly displayed in my car. I did the San Francisco Marathon!" Marlena says.
In 2019, she ran the 1st Half in San Francisco again, and she's planning on running the 2nd Half Marathon again in 2020. She wants to get that 52 Club hoodie again next year, so she's planning to run the Full Marathon again in 2021.
This year Marlena will be a fifth year Loyal Runner and she said she's excited about getting her flag and the number of years she's run the San Francisco Marathon printed on her shirt, as well as her five-year anniversary gift, a picnic blanket.
Marlena lives in Vacaville and says she doesn't travel to San Francisco all that often, so she enjoys her trips each summer for the marathon.
She says the race "gives you a different perspective" of San Francisco. "I love going to the Bridge and back. And then that area after the bridge, the beach area, you don't see that very often, so that's fun to see."
And she says she loves the San Francisco Marathon after party too, of course!
Marlena also runs the Berkeley Half Marathon every year too, so she also earns her SF/Berkeley Challenge medal. She loves getting all the medals and extra gifts from the races.
"Who doesn't love extra bling and gifts? I love wearing the race shirts to the gym or the store as well," Marlena says.
She's Getting Healthy & Motivating Others
Since she started running, Marlena has been feeling better too. Her blood pressure is better, her stamina is better.
She says that people at work tease her now, saying things like, "Oh, she's a runner, you can't keep up with her!"
"I like increasing my heart rate and the way my heart reacts when I'm running," Marlena says.
She has cut down on her running a bit recently because of a hip injury, but she's hoping to let that heal and then continue running this year.
Marlena has a new goal for 2020: "I'm turning 50 this year, so I want to run a 50K. I want to continue to challenge myself and run an ultra by running a 50K, in honor of my 50th birthday."
She's also encouraging others to run too – her two kids who are 18 and 17 now, her friends and family.
Marlena displays all of her medals and racing bibs proudly in her home, to show people who visit what she has accomplished and try to encourage them to try out a race, even a 5K, just to get started.
If you are like Marlena too and need some motivation to get started, the San Francisco Marathon also has two 5K races, one on Saturday and one on Sunday of race weekend. You can even get the Double Up Challenge medal by running the 5K on Saturday and any of the Sunday races.
Marlena would tell you: "Don't be scared. It's a great way to get started on running. It's great motivation and you have such a great feeling of achievement at the finish line and getting that medal!"
In honor and celebration of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games that will be happening at the same time as the 2020 San Francisco Marathon, we are telling runners' Gold Stories.
For many, running in the Olympics may be a far off dream, but we know you have your own goals and achievements that we want to hear about and celebrate, because everyone can have their own version of a Gold Goal!
So, what's your Gold Story? Share your story with us here and we may feature your story next!
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Review: Hit and Run (2012)
Directed by: David Palmer and Dax Shepard
Premise: A couple in witness protection travel to Los Angeles and are pursed by criminals.
What Works: Hit and Run features actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard in the lead roles and the two actors are very good as a couple. They are watchable, their relationship is believable, and the viewer will likely want to see them end up together at the end.
What Doesn't: Hit and Run is a stupid and sloppily made film. It is one of those pictures in which nothing goes right because the filmmakers never settled on what kind of film they were trying to make. The picture is a messy combination of a chase film, a screwball comedy, and a caper but all the elements of the film work against each other instead of with one another, resulting in a picture that shifts awkwardly in tone and is narratively directionless. A chase film is essentially a race and its success depends upon the protagonist having a finish line that he or she strives to reach and on the filmmakers creating desire on the part of the audience to see the lead character win that race. The movie has a final destination in the form of a job interview that Kristen Bell's character needs to get to but there is never a compelling sense of urgency over whether she gets there or not. The dramatic urgency is often hurt by the screwball comedy elements of the film. Instead of punching up the picture's energy, the humor often stops the movie dead. The humor is largely presented through an overstuffed supporting cast of goofy characters including Tom Arnold as a federal marshal, Michael Rosenbaum as an obsessive ex-boyfriend, and Kristin Chenoweth as an immature college dean. These characters aren't funny but it isn't so much the fault of the actors as it is the fault of the writing. Many of the characters in the film are obnoxious and everyone, including the leads, are so stupid that it becomes difficult and even impossible to feel something for them. There is a difference between characters making difficult choices based on circumstance and characters who simply making stupid decisions that audiences second guess while the story unfolds; good stories do the former but Hit and Run does the latter. The entire conceit of the film, that this couple leaves protective custody and thereby risk murder in order to get to a job interview, is nonsense and throughout the road trip other characters make similarly bad decisions. The stupidity of the film negatively impacts the caper elements of the story. Crime films have to be smart because these stories are about craftiness and manipulation but the filmmakers of Hit and Run understand neither. When the couple returns to Los Angeles they find themselves pursued by a criminal apparently out for revenge, played by Bradley Cooper in very unfortunate bit of miscasting. But as the film goes on the motives of the villain change for no apparent reason and become about recovering some unspecified cache of money. The entire driving force behind the movie ends up getting muddled and the backstory and motivation of the villains make no sense. Even the car chases are largely boring and mistakenly attempt to mix the thrills of cinematic auto racing with the laughs of physical comedy but the film succeeds at neither.
Bottom Line: Hit and Run is a terrible film. It seems as though the filmmakers had some grand concept of making an homage to pictures like Vanishing Point orTrue Romance but this film belongs nowhere near those pictures.
Episode: #403 (September 2, 2012)


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The NSA Uses the Same Chat Protocol as Hackers and Activists
Jabber is the great equalizer of messaging.
by Jordan Pearson
Screenshot from NSA docs obtained by Der Spiegel
NSA documents obtained by Edward Snowden and reported on by Der Spiegel on Sunday reveal that the agency communicates internally with Jabber, an open source messaging service used by hackers and activists trying to skirt the NSA's internet surveillance dragnet.
A document outlining the NSA's Scarletfever program—a "message driven cryptologic exploitation service" designed as part of the larger Longhaul initiative, a program that collects data and finds ways to break its encryption—contains a curious point buried near the end: "Jabber Chat Room: TBD." But what is Jabber, exactly?
"Jabber" is a nebulous term, and it could refer to the original Jabber.org messaging service that was started by volunteers in 1999, or the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP)— a widely-used open messaging protocol that emerged from Jabber's development—or Cisco's commercial Jabber XPC platform that was designed with the US government in mind. All are considered implementations of XMPP.
XMPP is an open protocol, which makes XMPP chat services popular among activists and hackers who view open source chat platforms as more secure and resistant to surveillance attempts than messaging services that run on a central server. The latter group includes Google Hangouts, which was criticized after Google announced its move from XMPP last year.
Encryption can be built into XMPP-based services, making them the go-to for many privacy-conscious internet users. Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) is an encryption protocol used by many XMPP-based messaging clients, and provides plausible deniability to conversants in addition to encrypting messages themselves.
However, as some security experts have noted, if encryption is merely offered as a plugin for XMPP-based services instead of being baked in, the chat code will remain fundamentally insecure and messages could be compromised if users forget to turn the plugin on.
The XMPP community as a whole has been moving towards mandatory encryption for clients, and this year Peter Saint-Andre—who runs jabber.org—published an online manifesto urging developers to build encryption into their systems and to refuse unencrypted connections. The manifesto has garnered the support of high-profile XMPP advocates including Jabber's original author, Jeremie Miller.
The NSA documents posted by Der Spiegel, most of which date back to 2012, highlight how some relatively old encryption tools are still giving the agency major headaches. PGP, a key-based encryption standard for email originally written in 1991, still confounds the agency, for example. Emails encrypted using the service simply read, "No decrypt available for this PGP encrypted message."
Jabber/XMPP, a protocol of a similar vintage to PGP, seems to be holding up just as well. So well, in fact, that the NSA uses it, along with the people it's trying to track online.
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Home The Sims 4 The Sims 4: Brand Refresh FAQ
The Sims 4: Brand Refresh FAQ
The Sims team has released an official FAQ regarding the latest brand refresh
Why did you create new cover art for The Sims 4 base game and a new design for Expansion Pack, Game Packs, and Stuff Packs?
The new art style, along with other changes, are a recognition of the ongoing success of The Sims 4. It's the fifth year of The Sims 4 and the twentieth year of The Sims, and we think this is a great way to mark such an incredible milestone with the community. We will continue to invest in The Sims 4 so it remains fresh and relevant for years to come.
What has changed in The Sims 4?
We've added new clothing, accessories, and hairstyles to the PC base game for all The Sims 4 players to enjoy. Console base game updates will be coming soon.
We've added an entire cast of new Sims to Create a Sim.
We have updated intro videos players will see when launching the game.
Pack covers, icons, and a new color scheme across the base game, expansion packs, game packs, stuff packs, and free packs have all been updated with a new look. Of note, expansion packs now all have a consistent look.
The Plumbob has received a new look in our logo, on our loading screen, and in certain uses outside of the game. The Plumbob above Sims' heads in-game remains unchanged.
Icons across the base game, expansion packs, game packs, stuff packs, and free packs have all been updated with a new look. Of note, expansion packs now all have a consistent look.
The main menu has an updated layout and fresh look, including art that features our new cast of Sims. We've also added new functionality to view trailers on the main menu, links to visit our official Sims social channels from the main menu, and added the Build Your Bundle offer to save money when bundling packs.
Does The Sims 4 base game and the DLC content I've purchased still work?
All the content you have purchased will continue to work. We have not changed or removed any existing in-game functionality.
What happened to the old cast of Sims on the cover?
These Sims used to be the default Sims that appeared within Create A Sim. They've been placed in The Gallery to make way for a new cast of Sims! You can still find the original cast of Sims to play with by visiting the "Maxis" account on The Gallery for PC and Mac. They will be available on console in My Library in a future update.
What other changes can we expect in the future?
There no further changes anticipated at this time. Of course, the game will continue to evolve with free updates and additional DLC packs.
When will the console version get these changes?
The full suite of brand refresh changes will be coming to the console versions of The Sims 4 at a later date.
Have there been any changes to The Sims FreePlay or The Sims Mobile?
Both The Sims FreePlay and The Sims Mobile have made cosmetic changes to the game, but the changes do not modify or remove any existing in-game functionality.
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