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Russian woman who swam under Siberia's ice may have broken the world record
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Footage tweeted by the English language Siberian Times shows the 40-year-old woman from Moscow entering the carved-out section of a frozen Lake Baikal, before she started the underwater ice swim.
Yekaterina Nekrasova, who took up free diving four years ago, then held her breath for a minute and a half as she covered the 85 meters (279 feet) of a frozen Lake Baikal on January 7 — the Russian Orthodox Christmas Day.
She is believed to have set a world record with her attempt. A spokeswoman for Guinness World Records told CNN they have received details of Nekrasova's attempt but have yet to verify the landmark swim.
Footage filmed from above the surface shows members of her support team following behind in wet suits, in case of emergency. According to the Siberian Times, holes were cut in the 10-inch-thick ice at regular intervals in case she needed to abort the swim.
The challenge was filmed from both above and beneath the surface. Nekrasova can be seen descending a ladder, then following a route marked by a cable for a minute and a half. At the end she exits the water by climbing up another ladder.
Met by her support team, Nekrasova emerges to say in English: "I'm OK."
Lake Baikal holds several global records itself. Somewhere between 20 and 25 million years old, it is the oldest existing freshwater lake on Earth. Reaching down as far as 5,315 feet, it is the deepest continental body of water, as well as being the world's largest freshwater lake by volume — it holds about one-fifth of the fresh water on Earth's surface, some 5,500 cubic miles.
Posting on Russian social network site VK, Nekrasova said the original plan was to swim on January 6 but "extreme weather" — including a "very strong frost" and stormy winds — delayed it.
While she knew that she could "comfortably" swim 75 meters (246 feet), Nekrasova said doubts began to creep in.
"I thought what if I would freeze before the start, or the mask would freeze or fog up, or I would stick to the ice at the finish line. And of course I didn't know how long I could dive in a new place," she wrote.
The air temperature was as low as -22 degrees Fahrenheit but felt more like -43.6 on January 6, she said. Conditions were "dangerous and dark under the ice," which convinced the team to postpone the attempt.
Nekrasova described what happened the following day as a "Christmas miracle."
"The weather warmed up to -21 (degrees Celsius, -5.8 Fahrenheit ), the wind slightly moderated," she wrote. As her support team prepared the site with safety lanes and holes in the ice, she remained at her hotel.
Having warmed up, she made her way to the starting point, where she was joined by her support team.
"For a minute I stood dressed in front of the ladder, tuned in, breathing, the wind was strong. I put on a mask, undressed and hurried into the water. There is no wind, no frost, no fear in the water and it is very comfortable. I stood for about 30 seconds until the pulse calmed down. Then I dived."
Describing the experience as a "pleasure," said she "enjoyed the process" and that ultimately she was "overwhelmed with emotions."
Signing off, she added: "The powerful energy of this place helped me. Thank you Baikal! Until next time!"
Ice swimming, or epiphany bathing, is a tradition in Russia. For many Orthodox Christians, it is part of a January ritual commemorating the baptism of Jesus.
Nekrasova, who trains four times a week in a warm pool and dives twice in a week in ice holes in Moscow, told CNN: "For me, under-ice diving is like an energy boost, as if I was reborn. It is a sensation I can't compare to anything else, a very pleasant one. And I always long for it."
Ram Barkai, the founder of the International Ice Swimming Association, told CNN he and a team of four Russian ice swimmers covered an above-surface "ice mile" in Lake Baikal at 40.1 degrees Fahrenheit back in 2017.
By comparison, Nekrasova is a free diver — which means she held her breath for the duration of the swim at close to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, under a sheet of ice.
He said: "The water there is as fresh as one can get — salinity of zero. Meaning you are heavier in the water and you feel the cold a little more than in salt water.
"It is a magical place, Lake Baikal. The water visibility is also amazing, crystal clear water and you can see forever. That is a good factor for safety."
Of Nekrasova's achievement, he said: "The water should have been close to zero, which makes it extremely hard on your muscles. She swam without any assistance — gliding very efficiently. It was amazing to watch her.
"Eighty-five meters is a very long distance in warm water with no ice sheet above your head. Although she had a line to show her direction and distance, she wasn't attached to anything, with few ice holes on the way. Typical hardcore Russian style."
According to Guinness World Records, the record for the longest swim under ice is held by Dane Stig Severinsen, who swam 250 feet in Greenland in 2013.
The record for the longest female swim under ice is 229.659 feet and was achieved by South African Amber Fillary in Oppsjø, Norway, on February 29, 2020.
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Free parking costs a fortune
Cory Doctorow 1:31 pm Fri Aug 7, 2009
UCLA urban planning teacher Donald Shoup's book The High Cost of Free Parking makes the case that urban parking has a high, hidden cost:
The free parking that Americans love isn't really 'free' at all. A recent parking garage project in New Haven, Conn., for example, cost more than $30 million for almost 1,200 spaces – that's more than $25,000 per space. If you were to finance it using a mortgage, the actual cost would be over $40,000 per space. This breaks down to roughly $135 a month, or $1,600 a year per space – not including externalities like the air pollution and congestion created by increased trips drawn by cheap parking. Even when garages and meters charge for parking, they rarely charge the real value of the parking space. (In Vauban, by contrast, drivers must purchase a parking space in the garages at $40,000 each.) All this amounts to a massive subsidy. Shoup calculates that in 2002 the total subsidy just for off-street parking was between $127 and $374 billion (for comparison, the budget for national defense that year was $349 billion).
Who pays for this? Everyone. The cost of building all that parking is reflected in higher rents, more expensive shopping and dining, and higher costs of home-ownership. Those who don't drive or own cars thus subsidize those who do.
Free parking can become a drain on city coffers. According to a study (PDF) by Bruce Schaller, deputy commissioner of planning and sustainability at the NYC Department of Transportation, the city was losing more than $45 million in parking meter revenue annually as a result of the free parking privileges commonly offered to city employees. But the costs are more than economic: free parking also changes behavior, encouraging us to take more trips and drive alone more often. According to the same study, without that free parking, 19,200 fewer vehicles would enter Manhattan every day, easing congestion.
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James and I had a great day demonstrating "Wellington's First Battle" at Salute this year. Again we used Blackpowder(TM) to run the game of Boxtel in 1794. The Gallery shows the game as it unfolded on the day. James played the French, he quickly advanced Daendels' brigade to crowd the British Guards. The subsequent firefight developed with both sides becoming close to broken. Eventually it was the Guards brigade that was broken. The retreat of the British thus mimicked the real events at least with respect to outcome.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by for a chat.


Muslims in Ghana are joining their colleagues around the world to mark the Eid al-Adha.
Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the descent of the Hujjaj, the pilgrims performing the Hajj, from Mount Arafat, a hill east of Mecca. Eid sacrifice may take place until sunset on the 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.
The occasion is often characterized by the slaughtering of goats, sheep and cattle for feasting.


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Discussion in 'Education and Employment' started by DanPaladin, Feb 7, 2019.
DanPaladin Aspie and nerd, greatest combination.
It was going well lately at my job at Aldi, but then they posted the roster for next week and I will have to work 6 days without a break starting 4:00 am some days. One day they want me to work 4:00 am to 3:00 pm (but the roster only says 9 hours).
I can't do this, they are going to kill me. I will talk with my manager today and if this is true I will quit.
That scared me! I thought you were going to talk about suicide.
Quitting won't seriously mess up your life?
Suicide is not a option for me.
I will be on pension for some time but I don't care really, better that staying in a place that will destroy my mental health.
They can't take away your breaks; a large majority of the time they MUST allow Workers breaks. Otherwise it's inhumane, Have a look at the Labour Laws for your Area and see. And if they're violating that, take it to someone higher up than the Manager.
I believe he meant six days in a row without a day off, unless you meant that too, in which case there are labor laws for that too so might as well ignore me and check! But I imagine six wouldn't be breaking it.
But that 11 hour shift is suspect! My only guess would be that they want you there for all that time but you'll only be "on the clock" for a legal amount of time, which would obviously be really lame.
Working 6 days without a break is illegal under labour laws I think.
It's not illegal in the UK or EU and I doubt it is in Australia either. You have to have a 15 minute break every 5 hours and a recommended maximum working week in terms of hours, but the maximum hours are waived in most contracts these days.
It's not unusual for doctors or care workers (for example) to work for weeks at a time without a day off.
If it isn't it bloody well should be IMO.
We have some of the most favourable worker's rights laws in the world here in the UK, thanks in no small part to the EU. Our US compatriots don't have anywhere near the rights and protections we have, for instance.
People need to work to survive, and all sorts of compromises are made in order to get and keep jobs, including sometimes waiving rights enshrined in law.
The OP has drawn the line in this case and so faces a potentially difficult time ahead. It's up to us to be supportive to him until he's resolved the situation. I wouldn't like to work a 6 day stretch either, but I've done much worse to keep a roof over my head and food in my belly. If it comes to be too much, we have to choose to struggle through it, or (in most cases) - quit.
Long days without a day off are a bad idea not only for your mental health but for physical as well. Definitely speak to your manager and check the laws of your country. In mine you cannot work more than 45 hours per week under the law unless you sign an additional document that you are aware of the risks and willing to work more. There is also the one concerning number and length of breaks (minimum 20 minutes per 6 hour shift).
I used to work a lot last year because of my financial situation with one week where I ended up working 12 hour shifts 5 days in a row. Not recommended. Got a terrible hip and lower back pain from that that still comes back from time to time.
Won't be counted as 'working' and so will be deducted from the pay slip.
Being pencilled in for 11 hours but only working for 9. Breaks, lunch etc.
I don't know anyone in this day and age that gets paid for taking breaks.
My father used to work a 7 day week as a pipe fitter when l was a kid.
In the US, there are 2 basic types of employees: those who have salaries ( a specific, set amount of compensation in exchange for doing a job) and those who are paid by the hour for their work.
Salaried employees work however many hours it takes to do their jobs in exchange for their salary. That could be one true hour of work per week or working around the clock without a day off for weeks on end, depending on the job. Hourly employees are paid by the hour, and employers are highly regulated about the number of hours, breaks, overtime payment requirements and other details.
If you are fed up with the job to the point that it is affecting your mental and physical health, then it's not worth it!
I work six days a week and used to work all the days but not at those hours and not at a job I don't like.
I know of oil workers here who work 14 days in a row but they get 7 days off after that shift is done. It's up to you what you do but not sure I'd quit my job in this instance.
I resorted to a physician's note in the past. I don't know if thst is possible in your situation or not.
Mine limited me to no more than 8 hours a day.
So many problems in society could be solved if people just cared about mental health a little more. Overworking people certainly isn't doing anything to help mental health, just causing more stress, purely because of greed.
As an adult worker, you are entitled to an uninterrupted rest period of not less than 24 hours in each seven-day period. However, if your employer so determines, you are entitled to either two uninterrupted rest periods (each of not less than 24 hours) in each 14-day period, or one uninterrupted rest period of not less than 48 hours in each 14-day period.
Source: What is my entitlement to a weekly rest period?
Source: What is my entitlement to a rest break during the day or shift?
@DanPaladin. How are you holding up?


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Q: translation doesn't work when executing application I am using Qt linguist to translate my application (ui file and the rest of the code).
Everything goes alright , the problem is all translations (in ui) work fine except an element added not from designer, here is my code to further explain :
 tableWidget = new MyDropTableWidget(ui->verticalLayoutWidget_2);
 if (tableWidget->columnCount() < 1)
 tableWidget->setColumnCount(1);
 tableWidget->setHorizontalHeaderItem(0, new QTableWidgetItem(tr("My non translated text"))); if (tableWidget->rowCount() < 21)
 tableWidget->setRowCount(21);
          ...
 ui->verticalLayout_2->addWidget(tableWidget);
          ...

all texts in ui are translated fine , only "My non translated text" was not.
*.ts file are ok ("My non translated text" was detected and checked) , .qm file are well placed, I rebuild re lupdate re lrelease my application but in vain: when executing my application, all texts are translated expect "My non translated text" still in the source language.
Any help will be appreciated.
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in main file:
QTranslator  Translator ;
qDebug()<<"Translator->load( lang)"<< Translator.load(":/"+language);
app.installTranslator( &Translator );

in mainwindow constructor:
ui->retranslateUi(this);

A: A non-translated text in Qt GUI is often caused by a bad order in your code.
It is impossible to answer precisely without reading your whole code. I suggest you to read the content of Ui::retranslateUi() method. You will see many code like:
button->setText(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Import", 0));

The retranslateUi metod is generated for you when compiling a *.ui file, but it is only a list of calls to setText(), setToolTip() or another setXXX() methods on widgets you defined in the ui file. When a setText() method is called (for example), the parameter must be tr("my text"), this tr() is replaced by the corresponding translation at the moment you call it. So you should check if when you initialize your table widget item, your Translator has correctly been installed.
For example, if you create your item in the MainWindow constructor and if you have a main function like:
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication app(argc, argv);

    MainWindow w;

    QTranslator  Translator ;
    qDebug()<<"Translator->load( lang)"<< Translator.load(":/"+language);
    app.installTranslator( &Translator );

    w.show();

    return app.exec();
}

it will not work, because the translator is installed after MainWindow constructor call, so when the item is initialized, the translator is not set.
To find the issue in your case, I suggest you to put qDebug() calls at some point to check the order of the calls.

A: Are your .qm located in the same folder as your binary ?
As you are using tr() function, yout text should be translated. I am using this syntax in my program and the translation works fine :
QTranslator translator;

if (QLocale::system().language() == QLocale::French)
    translator.load("fr_lang", QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath());
else
    translator.load("en_lang", QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath());

app.installTranslator(&translator);

My translation files are fr_lang.qm and en_lang.qm

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The 1979 Romika Cup was a men's Grand Prix Tennis Circuit tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, West Germany. It was the 63rd edition of the tournament which was held from 22 May through 27 May 1979. First-seeded Manuel Orantes won the singles title, his second at the event after 1976.

Finals

Singles

 Manuel Orantes defeated  Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
 It was Orantes's only title of the year and the 52nd of his career.

Doubles

 Wojciech Fibak /  Tom Okker defeated  Jürgen Fassbender /  Jean-Louis Haillet 7–6, 7–5
 It was Fibak's 6th title of the year and the 44th of his career. It was Okker's 4th title of the year and the 85th of his career.

References

External links
 ATP – tournament profile
 ITF – tournament edition details
 Official website

Romika Cup

Bavarian International Tennis Championships
Romika Cup
Romika Cup
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January 12, 2016 Movies » Movie Previews
Film preview: "Sympathy, Said the Shark"
By Adam Lubitow @adamlubitow
PHOTO COURTESY FILM BUFF
"Sympathy, Said the Shark" director Devin Lawrence will be on hand for a Q&A following the screening of his film.
"Sympathy, Said the Shark"
(NR), Directed by Devin Lawrence
Screens Wednesday, January 13, 7 p.m., at The Little Theatre
Two filmmakers return to their hometown for the Rochester premiere of "Sympathy, Said the Shark," a new crime thriller from writer-director Devin Lawrence and producer Matthew Mourgides, both Sodus natives. On a dark and stormy night, a young couple -- Justin (Lea Coco) and Lara (Melinda Cohen) -- answer their door to find their estranged friend, Church (Dominic Bogart), frantic, bloodied, and desperate for a safe place to hide from a mysterious someone he claims is out to kill him. They reluctantly let him in, but as they struggle to get to the bottom of the situation, it soon becomes clear that all is not as it appears.
Much of the film is seen from the first-person perspective of one of its protagonists, overlapping certain moments to reveal slight variations that alter our perceptions of each character's actions and motivations. Lawrence's script doles out information slowly, as the ordeal raises issues from the past and uncovers secrets each has been keeping from the others.
To achieve the first-person effect, the filmmakers utilized a camera rig attached to a motorcycle helmet worn by the actors (based on behind-the-scenes photos, the contraption looks like something designed by Jigsaw from the "Saw" films), allowing the performers to shoot many scenes themselves. The method adds to the inventive work from cinematographer Mark LeFleur and adds a level of intrigue to a fairly straightforward story. Though the repetition contributes to the film's occasionally jerky flow, the performances are strong enough to keep us wrapped up in each new development.
"Sympathy, Said the Shark" is actually the second film in recent months to play with first-person POV, following the pulpy, ultra-violent action flick, "Hardcore," which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall. Whereas the technique lent that film a hyperactive, first-person shooter vibe, "Sympathy" takes a more subdued approach as Lawrence uses it to play with audience perception and to keep our allegiances constantly shifting. It's a cleverly executed concept and I'll be interested to see what the filmmakers choose to do next.
Devin Lawrence and Matthew Mourgides will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening of their film.
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Hall Monitor brings all your apps - Stripe, Shopify, Twitter, Instagram, and more - into unified automated reports, delivered to Slack or your inbox. It's a great way to manage your business, keep everyone in-the-know and easily monitor the apps and services you use every day. You'll get everything at a glance with automated daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
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Universities that profit from football programs need to honestly assess their responsibilities when it comes to head injury research.
SXC.HU, SUPERCOLORLast August the National Football League (NFL) agreed to pay players $765 million to settle a lawsuit involving head trauma and neurodegenerative disease. While our understanding of head injury impacts on high school and college footballers remains incomplete, there is enough evidence to compel universities to assess their responsibilities and organize their diverse capabilities to address the problem.
Key to such an assessment is recognizing that the burden of proof varies for purposes of science and purposes of policy, and that both levels of proof are subject to significant ambiguity. Failure to grapple with these ambiguities could leave some universities sounding much like other organizations and private companies that have stubbornly denied responsibility for dangerous products.
A common deception used to refute mounting scientific evidence is to argue that the burden of proof for policy change must rise to scientific standards. However, proof for purposes of science is an elusive concept, since nearly every scientific explanation raises further questions. Throughout the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, the tobacco industry consistently refuted strong correlative evidence about smoking and lung cancer by citing gaps in mechanistic understanding. Whether such correlative evidence then constituted proof for purposes of science is open to debate, but there is little doubt that it was sufficient proof for purposes of policy.
Proof for purposes of policy is highly contextual and subjective; it varies with the specific remedy being contemplated. Certainly, studies to date on the impact of head trauma in college athletes have been incomplete. One such study found that a single season of college football did not produce measurable cognitive decline, but did show negative effects on learning (a distinction discernible only by specialists). Even so, few are asserting the evidence is strong enough to radically modify existing programs.
But the context does suggest the evidence should spur universities into action. While an athlete playing a few years of college ball will suffer many fewer hits than an NFL veteran, the larger population suggests a public health concern. Beyond numbers, there are obvious concerns when dealing with young people—chiefly, that trauma to a still-developing brain can be particularly damaging. Clearly, college ball is a major motivator for even younger athletes to play high school football. College players do not receive the same financial benefits as NFL players; and there is little chance of obtaining truly informed consent from 18-year-olds. This is compounded by our lack of adequate scientific knowledge of the true "risk." And it's well worth noting that football programs are run largely for the benefit of the university.
What, then, are the responsibilities of universities with robust football programs? Major universities are traditionally decentralized with individual departments and faculty (and research funding agencies) deciding priorities. This tradition makes it difficult for academic institutions to reorganize to address thematic problems. Nevertheless, the evidence and context suggest that major universities with lucrative football programs do just that.
One responsibility is to stay ahead of the problem. College football is a titanic economic and emotional force, and there will be demands to evaluate new data at the level of proof for purposes of science. But if new evidence points to new dangers, universities would be acting hypocritically by ignoring data that are sufficient for purposes of policy. To that end, universities should create mechanisms that link the analysis of scientific information directly to athletic program policies. Football coaches should not be in charge of head trauma policy.
Another responsibility, which is consistent with universities' missions and their capabilities, is to close the knowledge gap. Head trauma is a complex heterogeneous malady that historically has not been a high priority for federal research funding. It will likely be a long and slow road to improving our understanding of basic mechanisms. There are, however, significant opportunities to gather neuropsychological data and correlate findings with the quantity and intensity of impacts. Universities should not wait for external funding and should use revenues from athletic programs to fund such research.
A third responsibility is to develop protocols for informed consent with respect to the age and maturity of the athletes. Players and their parents and guardians deserve a full explanation of what is known about the risks so that they can make individual policy decisions.
Meeting these cross-cutting obligations will require commitment of university leadership at the highest levels. Universities with major medical schools should feel especially obligated to fulfill these responsibilities; with their unique creed and independent sources of revenue, these intuitions already have the capabilities to ensure that both the science and policies are sound.
The debate about head injuries in football will persist for years, if not decades. Although research is unlikely to eliminate all scientific knowledge gaps, it is and will remain an essential tool for informing responsible policymaking. The specific context for college football demands that universities abandon old constraints and aggressively utilize scientific information in this manner.
David Rubenson is an independent policy analyst in Northern California. Paul Salvaterra is a professor of neuroscience at Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope.


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Retired Chartered Engineers' Club
James Green (1781-1849).
First County Surveyor of Devon.
The plaque is fixed on the right of the entrance to the Imperial Hotel, St David's Hill, Exeter. The building was originally Green's home when it was known as Elmfield House.
The plaque was unveiled by Edward Chorlton, Devon County Council's environment director on Monday, 3 December 2001.
OS ref: SX912933
Sir Frank Whittle OM FRS (1907-96)
Inventor of the jet engine.
The plaque is fixed to the north wall of the house known as Walland Hill, near Chagford where Sir Frank lived for fourteen years. The plaque is on private property but can be seen from the adjacent lane.
The plaque was unveiled on Wednesday, 3 July 2002 by Ian Whittle, Sir Frank's youngest son.
George Parker Bidder (1806-78)
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1860-61.
The plaque is located on the building facing The Square in the centre of Moretonhampstead.
The plaque was unveiled by Adrian Sheppard, Chairman of the Institution of Civil Engineers SW, on Thursday, 29 May 2003.
James Meadows Rendel FRS (1789-1856)
The first plaque (shown) was damaged but a new plaque has been fixed on the left side of the entrance porch of the The Post Inn, Whiddon Down.
The original plaque was unveiled on Thursday, 9 June 2005 by Vardaman Jones, a director of High-Point Rendel.
Percy Carlyle Gilchrist FRS (1851-1935)
Co-inventor of the modern process of steel manufacture.
The plaque is fixed on the retaining wall at the east-end of Marine Parade, Lyme Regis.
The plaque was unveiled by Councillor Mrs Barbara Austin, Mayor of Lyme Regis, on Thursday, 30 March 2006.
OS ref: SY342921
Joseph Locke FRS (1805-60)
Member of Parliament and Lord of the Manor of Honiton.
The plaque is fixed to the east wall of the old Angel Inn, High Street, Honiton.
The plaque was unveiled by Gwilym Roberts, a former president of the Institution of Civil Engineers on Wednesday, 11 March 2009.
OS ref: ST163008


(4) Figures to the right indicate full marks. 1 (a) Explain the need of charge coupled devices (CCDs). How is the colour captured by CCDs?(10 marks) 1 (b) What is WORM? How is the information recorded and read from it?(10 marks) 2 (a) Explain different binary image compression schemes. Why and in which compression scheme the k-factor is used.(10 marks) 2 (b) What is authoring system? Explain its need and types with examples.(10 marks) 3 (a) Write a detailed note on storage and retrieval technologies.(10 marks) 3 (b) Describe any one application work-flow design.(10 marks) 4 (a) With neat and labelled diagram explain design steps for multimedia system.(10 marks) 4 (b) In multimedia networking explain audio/video streaming with reference to communication between client and server and the role of RTP, RTCP and RSVP.(10 marks) 5 'Dictionary of the living world' is an ideal type of multimedia presentation using maximum text, sound, images and video. You are appointed as consultant to implement this application in distributed environment. Assume required data if any.
a) How can you manage multimedia object servers.


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Two Sons
A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, "Son, go, work today in my vineyard." He answered and said, "I will not," but afterward he regretted it and went. Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, "I go, sir," but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father? Matthew 21:28-31.
In the parable the son who refused to go represented the Gentile world, and the class who said, "I go, sir" represented the Pharisees. Christ had just cleansed the temple of those who defiled it with forbidden traffic. Divinity had flashed through humanity, and the people had seen the glory and power of God manifested before them…. As He had traveled toward Jerusalem, the multitude had spread their garments in the way and had strewn His path with palm branches, and they had proclaimed His praises, singing, "Hosanna to the son of David." Though the rejoicing ones had not dared to carry their acclamations to the very gate of the temple, fearing the priests and rulers, the children had taken up the song, and were praising God in the temple, and shouting, "Hosanna to the son of David." …
The Gentile world would accept the truth; but those who had so great light and such wonderful privileges, to whom had been granted both temporal and spiritual blessings, refused the message of salvation. They had professed to be the people of God. They had said, "We go, sir," but they failed of doing their Father's will….
When the invitation of heaven has been brought to your ears, have you said, "Yes, Lord, I believe the truth," yet by the actions of your life shown that you did not believe? Have you brought it into your heart? Has its transforming power taken hold upon your soul? Has its sanctifying grace been brought into your character? How is it with you? …
It is the privilege of everyone to say, "I will carry out my Captain's orders to the very letter, feeling or no feeling…. I will say, 'What are my orders? What is the line of my duty? What says the Master to me? … What is my position before God?'" Just as soon as we come into right relations to God, we shall understand our duty and do it, and we shall not think the good things we do entitle us to salvation….
The question is not, How will you stand in the day of trouble, or at some future time, but how is it with your soul today? Will you go to work today?—The Review and Herald, April 9, 1889.


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Ark of Yamato
Spider Queen
Crimson Helm
True Orochi
Ninetails
Yami (boss)
All Celestial Brush techniques
Tundra Beads
Stray bead ×1
Tribe Of Heavenly Kami
An Eerie Winter's Eclipse
The Setting Sun
Ushiwaka's Fate
People Of The Moon Theme
Emperor Of Eternal Darkness
Reset - Thank You
Ōkami White Light
The Sun Rises
Kamui (Ezofuji)
Celestial Plain (cutscene sequence)
The Ark of Yamato (「箱舟ヤマト」?; Hakobune Yamato) is a giant spacecraft trapped in the frozen waters of Laochi Lake. It is the final location of Ōkami and the source of all the demons plaguing Kamui and Nippon.
The Ark of Yamato is accessed via a rainbow bridge from the altar at the foot of Ezofuji across the lake from the entrance to Wawku Shrine. This is the only way in, and it closes permanently if Amaterasu enters the Ark. It is not compulsory to enter after defeating Lechku & Nechku; Amaterasu can choose to leave the area to continue exploring Nippon. The Ark contains all the major bosses fought previously (excluding Lechku & Nechku) and the final boss, Yami. The only non-hostile beings are the spirits of four of the Celestials who remain on the Ark. Three of them, Haruka, Sado and Azumi, merely reveal the truth about the Ark to Amaterasu before disappearing, but the fourth, Marco, is a Merchant and will sell Amaterasu normal items and some rare items (and the Divine Instrument Tundra Beads if she had not obtained it yet) for Yen or Demon Fangs. Blue Demon Scrolls also appear in the rooms containing links to the boss arenas after the respective bosses have been defeated, providing Yen and Demon Fangs if Amaterasu does not have enough.
The Ark of Yamato is designed after a Japanese sailing ship similar to the Sunken Ship. The Ark is covered in typical pulsing neon blue markings of the Moon Tribe, which most of these are the emblems of the bosses encountered. The chamber that Amaterasu accessed has a very simple layout of a central platform with five separate paths that leads from the central platform to the bosses' chambers and one path leading back to the entrance. There is an Origin Mirror on the central platform, allowing Amaterasu to replenish ink and health before the final battle. At the top of the Ark is the control room, which can only be reached after all the bosses on the lower section are defeated and all the markings in the Ark turn blue (initially they are a threatening red). The control room can show simulations of environments outside the Ark (like the constellations or the surrounding area) and appears to be how pilots can see outside the Ark and pilot the craft.
Story Edit
The Ark was originally built by the Moon Tribe, and according to the spirits on the ark, it served as a rescue boat and was eventually converted into a cargo ship to transport demons. Enshrined for many years of peace, eventually an unnamed catastrophe consumed the Moon Tribe and one of the last survivors, Waka, traveled to the Celestial Plain in the Ark. The Ark then remained in the Plain for untold time.
The ark locked in ice.
When True Orochi attacked the Celestial Plain, the Celestials and Waka fled in the Ark to the mortal realm. However, the Moon Tribe had confined terrible demons in the Ark, and they consumed all the Celestials. Only Waka survived. During the chaos the Ark lost its rudder and crashed into a frozen lake in Kamui. Waka made it his mission to return to the Ark and use it to return to the heavens.
Ōkami Edit
The Ark floating above Laochi Lake.
At the end of their adventure, Amaterasu and Issun managed to free the Ark from the lake and open the bridge to it. Issun could not enter the Ark, as only those who accept their fate can enter the Ark, whereas Issun was constantly running from his. Amaterasu was thus forced to enter the Ark without her companion. Waka also got into the Ark, but was nowhere to be found when Amaterasu entered.
Exploring the Ark, Amaterasu found the spirits of four of the Celestials still remaining on the Ark, Marco, Hakuba, Sado and Azumi. They revealed to her the truth about the Ark's legend before passing on. Amaterasu was also forced to face all the powerful demons she had faced in the past (except Lechku & Nechku, for unknown reasons).
Entering the Ark's control room, she found the Ark's most horrific secret: the Emperor of Eternal Darkness, Yami, ruler of all the demons, in battle with Waka. None of Waka's attacks could pierce Yami's hide, however. Focusing on Amaterasu, Yami took all of the sun goddess' Celestial Brush techniques from her and tried to deal the final blow, but Waka saved her from this assault and was seemingly killed as a result.
After a long battle, Amaterasu regained 12 of her Brush techniques and seemingly killed Yami. At that moment, Issun inexplicably appeared before Amaterasu's eyes, however, this was just a mirage. Yami took the opportunity to attack the goddess and rob her of her abilities once more, destroying their respective constellations in the process and
The Ark of Yamato as it appears when versing Yami in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars.
nullifying their power.
Just as it seemed darkness would overtake the mortal realm, Issun, who was outside the Ark, traveled through Nippon, spreading the teachings of the gods and sowing faith and hope amongst the people. The people's prayers went out to Amaterasu, and their praise restored her to her full power, with all her Brush Techniques. Amaterasu subsequently defeated Yami once and for all, and seemingly destroyed the darkness forever.
Waka then turned up, having survived Yami's attack. The Ark was once again operable, so the two set a course for the Celestial Plain, to restore it to its former glory.
Artwork of the Ark of Yamato's interiors. Note the chamber for Lechku and Nechku.
In concept arts for Ōkami (such as the one seen to the right), the Ark of Yamato was referred to as Ark of Musashi (「箱舟ムサシ」?; Hakobune Musashi), an obvious reference to the Musashi, the second ship in the Yamato-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. Whether this was simply a humorous remark made in order to mention the historical relationship between the names "Yamato" and "Musashi", or a serious attempt in naming the legendary ark is unknown.
The Ark bares a striking resemblance in name and form and space-faring capacity to the Space Battleship Yamato, from the Japanese anime series of the same name.
In Shinto, though rainbows were the bridge to Tamagakahara, divine boats were also said to have facilitated the travel of the gods from the heavens to earth. The Ark of Yamato in this case is reminiscent of that of the Ama no Iwafune, a heavenly boat said to be made of stone and was the vessel of the kami Nigihayahi no Mikoto, who helped facilitate the rise of Emperor Jimmu, who was the grandson of Amaterasu and unified Japan in ancient times.
Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan. Later the term was used as the name of the province and also as an ancient name of Japan. The term was semantically extended to mean "Japan" or "Japanese" in general.
Another element that relates to its more dour and grim nature was that designs for coffins in the times of the Yayoi period were designed after boats and arks, where they were believed to also send the dead to the afterlife.
In the art of Onmyōdō, the direction of Northeast is considered an ominous direction known as the "Demon's Gate", believed to be where eponymous malevolent forces and entities originate from. In turn, the Bagua adapted into Onmyōdō also has the Bagua of Heaven located in the Northeast direction, emphasizing its dualistic nature capable of both good and evil.
The ark's control room has a giant screen capable of simulating the outside environment, which is how the pilot sees. Oddly, during the ending sequence, it's seen that the screen simulates the environment in a realistic style, instead of the normal ink-brush cel-shaded style.
The flying machine Waka uses to control the ark resembles a stereotypical UFO.
The ark is inexplicably able to recreate the items which gave Amaterasu an advantage over the bosses during her previous battles, such as 8 Purification Sake in the battle against True Orochi and Konohana Blossoms during the Spider Queen battle. How the ark is able to do this is unknown.
The drawings that decorates the Ark of Yamato have a similar style to the Peruvian Nazca Lines.
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'He was a gentleman': Body of homeless man found Wednesday morning; no signs of foul play
Jackie Rehwald
Correction: Initially the Springfield Police Department provided an incorrect location for where John Stark's body was found. Stark was found in abandoned silo located in northwest Springfield.
The body of a homeless man was found Wednesday morning found in abandoned silo located in northwest Springfield.
The Greene County Medical Examiner's Office is still waiting for toxicology reports, but say the death of 48-year-old John Stark does not appear to be suspicious.
Tom Van De Berg, chief forensic investigator, said an autopsy was done Thursday, and there were no obvious signs of foul play.
Pastor John Alarid with Freedom City Church knew Stark for a few years.
Freedom City Church, formerly CityReach, targets the homeless, people who have substance abuse disorder and those in recovery. Alarid himself is an ex-con and in long-term recovery.
Stark struggled with addiction and twice tried to complete Freedom City's Hope Home recovery programs, Alarid said. Stark had also twice been a resident at Freedom City's sober-living home, the Timothy House.
Alarid said he tried to encourage Stark to stay and finish the programs.
"I said, 'John, you are not ready,'" Alarid recalled. "I'm very sad."
Stark was well liked at Freedom City Church, Alarid said, even by those who do not come from a drug or criminal background.
"They loved him," Alarid said. "He was respectful. He was a gentleman. He was soft-spoken. He'd open the door for you — that kind of guy."
More: Advocates, experts dispel myths about homelessness
Though everyone with Freedom City's recovery programs is very sad, Alarid said, they are looking at Stark's death as a reason to continue their work.
"This is what happens when you are on the front lines," Alarid said. "This should be an encouragement to keep doing what we are doing."
"There's other people out there that we still need to reach so this doesn't happen to them," he said.
According to Stark's papers on file for the Freedom City recovery programs, Stark was from Camdenton.
Mark McKnelly, Chaplain of Victory Mission's Restoration Program, also knew Stark.
As he had done in Freedom City's recovery programs, Stark participated in Victory Mission's programs off and on over the past few years, McKnelly said.
Stark would do really well, but leave before completing the program.
McKnelly said Stark's mental health struggles prevented him from "breaking the cycle."
"I feel like John is another person that has fallen between the cracks of the mental health situation," McKnelly said. "It breaks our hearts to see men leave sober-living environments like ours and don't recover."
"But with extreme mental health struggles, sober-living environments are sometimes not healthy for them to be in," he said. "There aren't mental health professionals to help with their primary issues, and there just aren't enough adequate mental health residential programs."
McKnelly went on to call Stark's struggles and death "tragic."
"Guys like John Stark, they make their rounds in the recovery, treatment and sober-living community," McKnelly said. "Those environments aren't really set up to meet their needs. And their (mental health) struggle tends to lead them away from those environments and back on the streets. It's heartbreaking to watch it happen."
Charlie Orman, a homeless man who was friends with Stark, called the News-Leader after learning of Stark's death. Orman was hoping the reporter could find out what happened to his friend.
Folks at the Veterans Coming Home Center were told about Stark's death on Friday morning.
Orman said he hadn't seen Stark in a few days and was wondering where Stark was.
The news "broke my heart," Orman said.
"He was always good to me, very polite to me," Orman said. "He was someone I'd like to have on my side."


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Q: combination of macron and breve diacritics I try to combine the macron and the breve accent. This post already helped me to get a good adaptive macron, and the \u command produces a nice breve, but I have problems combining them.
How can I combine them cleanly or – better – how can I draw a breve like \u produces combined with the \supersmartmacron macron (see link)?
Thank you a lot for helping me out!
PS: I am aware of \textbrevemacron from the tipa package, but it's just ugly in combination with \usepackage{mathpazo}.
Edit 1
Thanks to Alenanno I found a good way for stacking diacritics in this post:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{stackengine}
\begin{document}
\renewcommand\stacktype{L}
\stackon[3pt]{\={a}}{\u{}}
\end{document}

This produces nice combinations of the \= and \u diacritics (using the selected font, which \textbrevemacron does not → "ugly" – sorry for not pointing that out), but: Especially with the \i it gives a rather oversized symbol. That is what \supersmartmacron does, it creates a macron which length depends on the character width.
Is there a way to scale \u down a little bit?
MWE for the problem:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{stackengine}
\begin{document}
\renewcommand\stacktype{L}
\stackon[1.5pt]{\={\i}}{\u{}}
\end{document}

Thank you!
Edit 2
Another problem of the solution with stackengine is that the distance needs to be specified. The above example works well with fontsize=12pt only, for greater or smaller symbols it's necessary to adjust the value.

A: You may want to build it by hand:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{mathpazo}

\DeclareRobustCommand{\brevemacron}[1]{%
  \leavevmode
  \vbox{\offinterlineskip
    \ialign{\hfil##\hfil\cr
      \u{}\cr\noalign{\kern-1ex}
      \={}\cr\noalign{\kern-1ex}
      #1\cr
    }%
  }%
}

\begin{document}
\brevemacron{a}\u{a}\={a}

\brevemacron{a}\brevemacron{e}\brevemacron{\i}\brevemacron{o}\brevemacron{u}

\brevemacron{A}\brevemacron{E}\brevemacron{I}\brevemacron{O}\brevemacron{U}

\end{document}

A: Combining egreg's version with the adaptive macron:
\DeclareRobustCommand{\brevemacron}[1]{%
 \settowidth{\tmpa}{#1}% width of letter
 \leavevmode
 \vbox{\offinterlineskip
 \ialign{\hfil##\hfil\cr
  \u{}\cr\noalign{\kern-1ex}% upper diacritic
  \rule{0.6\tmpa}{0.05em}\cr\noalign{\kern0.1ex}% lower diacritic: a bar with the legth of 0.6 times the letter width and a thickness of 0.05em, 0.1ex above the character
  #1\cr% character
  }%
 }%
}

Scaling of the upper diacritic relative to the character width can be achieved with the graphicx package by changing the relevant line to
\resizebox{0.8\tmpa}{!}{\u{}}\cr\noalign{\kern-1.1\tmpa}% upper diacritic: \u with the width of 0.8 times the letter width

Scaling the breve down just for the letter \i can be done with the xstring package, the \u line then reads
\IfStrEq{#1}{\i}{\resizebox{0.8\tmpa}{!}{\u{}}\cr\noalign{\kern-1.1\tmpa}}{\u{}\cr\noalign{\kern-1ex}}% upper diacritic: scaled down \u just for \i

Thank you for helping me out!


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Q: SQL server "Cannot send mails to mail server" "Failure sending mail" I am using MS SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Express edition, 64 bit.
I do not have access to the Database Mail setup wizard, but the Binn directory contains DatabaseMail.exe (v10.50.16600.1) and DatabaseMailengine.dll.
I found several references to "Cannot send mails to mail server", but nothing useful with the annoyingly generic "Failure sending mail" message.
My specific question is where can I find out what that error message means/what causes it?  If some kind soul would care to hazard a guess about what is going on, or not going on, I would appreciate it.
Setup info from the database follows:
EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced'
name                    minimum maximum config_value    run_value
show advanced options   0       1       1               1

EXECUTE sp_configure 'Database Mail XPs'
name                minimum maximum config_value    run_value
Database Mail XPs   0       1       1               1

sysmail_server
account_id  servertype  servername      port username           credential_id   use_default_credentials enable_ssl  flags   timeout last_mod_datetime       last_mod_user
1           SMTP        smtp.gmail.com  465  sqlmail@domain.com 65536           0                       1           0       NULL    2015-11-23 09:34:26.913 WSCORP\username

sys.credentials
credential_id   name                                 credential_identity create_date             modify_date             target_type target_id
65536           F05ADE33-6AA8-45FC-8FF5-A7631831ECB1 sqlmail@domain.com  2015-11-23 09:34:26.913 2015-11-23 09:34:26.913 NULL        NULL

EXEC msdb.sys.sp_helprolemember 'DatabaseMailUserRole'
DbRole               MemberName      MemberSID
DatabaseMailUserRole WSCORP\username 0x010500000000000515000000F483990DEADF2220C7DB306E6B040000

EXEC msdb.dbo.sysmail_help_principalprofile_sp
principal_id principal_name  profile_id profile_name is_default
27           WSCORP\username 1          Default      1

EXECUTE dbo.sysmail_start_sp
Status
STARTED

sysmail_account
account_id name    description email_address      display_name         replyto_address  last_mod_datetime       last_mod_user
1          SQLMail NULL        sqlmail@domain.com SQLExpresspay12 Mail user@domain.com  2015-11-23 09:34:26.843 WSCORP\username

sysmail_profile
profile_id name    description     last_mod_datetime       last_mod_user
1          Default Default profile 2015-11-23 09:56:58.947 WSCORP\username

sysmail_profileaccount
profile_id  account_id  sequence_number last_mod_datetime       last_mod_user
1           1           1               2015-11-23 10:02:29.867 WSCORP\username

sysmail_servertype
servertype is_incoming  is_outgoing last_mod_datetime       last_mod_user
SMTP       0            1           2010-04-02 17:36:17.340 sa

sysmail_mailitems
mailitem_id profile_id  recipients      copy_recipients blind_copy_recipients subject      from_address reply_to body                                       body_format importance  sensitivity file_attachments attachment_encoding query  execute_query_database  attach_query_result_as_file query_result_header query_result_width  query_result_separator  exclude_query_output append_query_error send_request_date       send_request_user sent_account_id   sent_status sent_date               last_mod_date       last_mod_user
4           1           user@domain.com NULL            NULL                  Test message NULL         NULL     This is the body of the test message.      TEXT        NORMAL      NORMAL      NULL             MIME                NULL   NULL                    0                           1                   256                 0                       0                    0                  2015-11-24 08:23:59.493 WSCORP\username   NULL              2           11/1124/20158 8:25:20   11/24/2015 08:25:20 sa
                                                                                Congratulations, Database Mail Received
                                                                                By you Successfully.

sysmail_log
log_id  event_type  log_date                description                                             process_id  mailitem_id account_id last_mod_date            last_mod_user
13      1           2015-11-24 08:23:59.787 DatabaseMail process is started                         7324        NULL        NULL       2015-11-24 08:23:59.787  NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
14      1           2015-11-24 08:24:10.270 The mail queue was started by login "WSCORP\username".  NULL        NULL        NULL       2015-11-24 08:24:10.270  WSCORP\username
15      3           2015-11-24 08:24:10.297 The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of 7324        4           NULL       2015-11-24 08:24:10.297  sa
                                             the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 1
                                              (2015-11-24T08:24:10). Exception Message: Cannot send
                                               mails to mail server. (Failure sending mail.). )

A: Google wanted me to use the TLS port (587) even though, as far as I can tell, there was no way to tell the SQL server to use TLS.  So specifying SSL and using the TLS port worked.


Docker we can support HOST mode as well? So we can remove this comment.
mode for both CNI and Docker so that they can have a consistent behavior regarding HOST mode.
Can you please double confirm with Jie?
Ah ok!! I am fine with not supporting HOST mode for docker. The use-case isn't that strong.
explicitly not support HOST mode for docker.


Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade, Mohammadreza Nematzadeh emphasized the need to expand production and export of medical devices in the meeting of the 'Working Group on Development of Non-Oil Exports' on Monday.
Noting that the medical equipment industry has fallen behind the global average and other domestic sectors, he called on authorities to pay more attention to this sector, IRNA reported.
The meeting focused on reviewing the medical devices market and identifying barriers to production and export of high quality products. Representatives from the private sector also attended and exchanged views.
In its 2015 report on Iran's medical device sector, Business Monitor International research group predicts that Iran's medical device market will reach $1.28 billion in 2018. The industry generated $832.5 million in 2013 and its revenues are expected to grow at a relatively moderate compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1% to 2018. The market size has been estimated using a trade-based approach, looking at imports, and then adding in domestic production, minus any exports.
In May 2014, director of the Technological Development Department of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade, Hassan Aqakasiri said there were 593 medical equipment production units in the country, employing 17,200 people. The units manufacture 520 products.
In 2012, head of Iran's Medical Equipment Exports Union, Reza Yaghoobzadeh, described European countries as major export markets for Iranian-made medical devices. Later in 2013, he claimed that Iranian firms exported medical devices to 70 countries. He says Iran is self-sufficient in the production of disposable syringes, following the opening of a factory in March 2013.
But despite the manufacture of basic consumables such as syringes, needles, catheters, dental instruments and orthopedics, over 90% of the medical device market is still supplied by imports.
Imports grew by 8.3% in 2014, reaching $792.2 million, compared with the $731.8 million in 2013, with more than 67% supplied from the European Union.
The Netherlands has been the leading supplier accounting for $150.8 million or 20.3% of the total imports. The country supplied 45.7% of orthopedics and prosthetics and 35.3% of patient aids. Other leading suppliers included Germany, Belgium and China, accounting for 16.2%, 11.2% and 9.0% respectively.
Meanwhile, exports rose by 66% in 2014 to $10.3 million, compared with the $6.2 million reported in 2013. The leading destination for medical device exports from Iran was Turkey, with $1 million or 13.8% of the total. Other leading destinations were Germany (13.7%), Belarus (11.3%) and Poland (8.7%).


Recently added to Schertler's amplifier range, the former SR Technology branded series offers musicians a cost-effective, all-round solution for portable acoustic amplification. Three models are currently available with various input options to simultaneously accommodate a range of instruments and microphones.
Robustly constructed plywood housing, the amplifiers are ideal for live performance use.
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Other than sand in your shoes, beach weddings offer some of the best backdrops for wedding photographs. Wind noise can be a consideration for beach ceremonies, both for video sound, but also for guests to hear. I think most of the beach weddings I've photographed take that into account.
Proximity to beaches is key. Yacht clubs, hotel resorts and restaurants all over New England offer some shelter from the elements while still guaranteeing a view.


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Catching the Hop Along buzz wave…
Category: Blog — Tags: Frances Quinlan, Hop Along — @ 12:57 pm April 29, 2015
Crazy busy lately, which is why no update yesterday. There's also been a deficit show-wise. That should reside this weekend (hopefully).
Coming Lazy-i events include feature stories on The Rentals (including a podcast interview with Matt Sharp)(BTW, no podcast this week) and Dereck Higgins, both written for the May issue of The Reader, which should be out next week.
Other than that, there's a lot of buzz about Hop Along, Saddle Creek Records' latest signing, and for good reason. The band's Creek debut, Painted Shut, is one of the best records I've heard this year and among the best things that Creek has ever released. You have to go back to the Jenny Lewis/Rilo Kiley days to find a non-Nebraska based Creek artist that has had this kind of national push going into a release.
Among the hype is this Village Voice blog item that just came out and includes an interview with front woman Frances Quinlan. Says the writer, "Painted Shut is less a vast departure from what Hop Along have created previously than a confident leap forward, in terms of musicianship, storytelling, and studio mastery…. And on the verge of Painted Shut's release, those aren't stars in the members of Hop Along's eyes — though they've produced a knockout record. They're not gunning to quit their day jobs. In fact, Frances says, 'I'd just like to see what the album does over time.'"
This follows a Q&A in Vice's Noisey blog (here) "… they don't look like they plan on hitting the wall softly, but exploding through it..." and an "A" review at AV Club, which concluded with "Unfortunately for some, Painted Shut signals the end of Hop Along's tenure as a little-known buzz band. For everyone else, it's the sound of being welcomed to the party."
I suspect more hype to come, plenty more. It's deserved. The album drops May 4.


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During August recess, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue George (Sonny) Ervin PerdueStates sue Trump admin over changes to school lunch standards Trump says Linda McMahon will step down as Small Business administrator Senate buzz grows for Abrams after speech electrifies Dems MORE announced that the department would be relocating both the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) outside of the Washington, D.C. area. Beside recruitment challenges, department cited high attrition, the difficulty of hiring agricultural economists into D.C., the desire to lower costs, and the importance of the agencies being closer to their stakeholders.
The department then asked for bids from states, cities, educational establishments, private entities, and other parties who might be interested in having all or parts of the two agencies located on their sites. Reportedly, 136 bids have been received.
As a former administrator of the Economic Research Service — one of 13 primary federal statistical agencies — under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, my view is the USDA's proposal will be a long-term negative for the department.
The primary criterion for locating a federal agency should be the purpose or mission of that agency and where that mission can be best accomplished. Certainly, not all federal entities have to be located with the nation's capital. In the case of ERS, there were reasons 75 and even 50 years ago for a portion of its staff to be located away from Washington, mostly in Departments of Agricultural Economics in Land Grant Universities. An important policy goal of USDA back then was to improve agricultural productivity and efficiency to meet food needs of the future, and to help farmers make profitable adjustments to a changing agriculture. ERS staff worked on these issues jointly with their university colleagues.
Productivity, efficiency, and structural adjustments in agriculture are still important USDA policy goals. But, huge changes have taken place in American agriculture: farms are large and efficient, and farmers now get their management, marketing, and technology information from private and public sources worldwide. What they need most today are unbiased data and research that provide the bigger picture, the larger economic context within which business decisions are made. What are the trends in global markets and what factors will affect those trends? How do policies in other countries affect market opportunities? How do changes in patterns of consumer behavior change market opportunities for producers of various commodities? The answers to these and hundreds more questions like them need to be known and understood by decision-makers in all parts of our $1 trillion food industry as they consider their management strategies and long-term investments.
It is equally important that federal policymakers know the answers to these same questions as they consider policy effectiveness, changes, and alternatives, or just a need to understand what is happening in the food system. This is what ERS does. ERS is heavily linked to other federal agencies that both supply and use ERS information and research. There are regular staff interactions, sometimes through joint working committees, with, as examples, Commerce, Defense, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Energy, Census, and multiple USDA agencies. Partly through all these interactions, ERS remains constantly reminded of key policy issues and industry concerns, all of which help shape ERS research priorities. The data and research produced by ERS inform USDA officials and agencies, Congress, and food and agricultural organizations headquartered in Washington. In short, moving ERS out of the Washington area will move it away from its most direct stakeholders.
ERS has generally been effective in hiring experienced and new economists. The new OPM hiring authorities for economists, announced in October, will make it even easier to hire and retain economists in Washington. Other agencies, especially in USDA, have long seen ERS's staff as potential recruits, resulting in a slightly higher rate of attrition than the overall average for USDA. This should be seen as a compliment to the agency's staff and management.
Over the years, ERS has built a reputation for quality and objectivity in its research, statistics, and analysis. The agency is now ranked the No. 3 agricultural economics research institution in the world. A major physical move that causes the loss of many experienced staff would cripple the agency and mean years of re-building and training to regain its present eminence. The secretary and the Congress should reconsider this counterproductive move.
John E. Lee, Jr. was administrator of the USDA Economic Research Service from 1981-1993. He is professor and department head emeritus at Mississippi State University.