Welcome to the patchwork I call life .
Always in a flux , I can take off like a vagabond and lose myself in a forest or sing in the hills.
Romedies, worn out postcards/letters , sepia tones, random scribbles, textured paper , music , the aroma of home cooked food , fresh bakes , potted plants , bubbles , candles , art , flowers, happy hairbands (they exist), dancing, paper boats , swings, beaches, travel, colorful socks, babies, old couples walking hand in hand , diving into a sea of cushions make me smile.
I fall and rise and repeat.
The MORE the MERRIER and MESSIER .
A special request : NO AWARDS and challenges please. Leave me a comment instead and that would mean more than any award to me .
Hi Abi S, thank you for liking my mishmash. Beach bums – you and I .I was drawn to the title of your blog – Random joys . Cheers to finding more of those random moments .
Hi . Thank you for stopping by . Am guessing it must have been a tag that I searched for .
Hi Melisa , if only each of us was understood a little better and understood others a little better too, then this world would be Utopia and loners probably wouldn't exist . But am not sure that would be a good idea .
I hope to continue blogging , to meet people along the way and have something to share and learn , even if for just a brief moment.
Thank you for your kind words, they have provided me solace today .
Thanks for the follow on my travel blog. I'm going to enjoy exploring yours.
Am glad I stumbled on to your blog too.
Thank you . Glad you think so.
Thank you . Am sure we will bump into eachtother .
I have nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award because I like your blog a lot. Please click on this link to learn more about it.
Hi Sonia , thank you for this gesture. Am really sorry but I 'd like to keep this blog award free so will have to pass. However, just wanted you to know , I always looks forward to your comments and feedback and that for me is the most rewarding . Hope you understand . Big hug.
I quite understand. 🙂 I guess it is going to be the same with me too from now on. It is awesome when it happens to you for the first time though. 🙂 You feel kinda elated.
I know that feeling . You deserve the award .
Thank you Freda . Am happy to have found your blog too.
Thanks for the like on my post. Best wishes!
Hi Krishna , thank you for stopping by and I have surprised myself with my travels . I live to travel , to say the least . Happy blogging .
Thank you for liking posts on hisdeeplove. I am intrigued by some of the places and words you mention. Which part of the world do you live in?
You are welcome . Thank you for stopping by . I am from India.
Thanks for liking one of my posts today. I really enjoyed your poetry and would love to visit again to look at the rest of your work. Best. Chevvy.
Your comments made my day. Thank you for taking the time to read through my scribbles. Would love to hear from you again . Happy blogging!
visits and interactions. Best. Chevvy.
Just stumbled on your blog, happy to be exploring around, it is beautiful!
Hi Loretta , welcome to my little world . I just visited your blog and the potato chops made me drool . I could live on any one of two dishes … bombil or potato chops. The Goan in me tells me your blog is going to make me very happy ! Thank you so much for your kind words .
You're welcome. I'm not sure of your real name? Are you a Mumbaikar? :). I was born in Bombay, but left when I was 3 yrs old and moved to other countries. My folks hailed from Goa.
I am a Mumbaikar, born and bred in this manic city but my folks are all in Goa . They all moved back to our ancestral home , my nuclear family stayed back. Great to know you were born here . Nice to connect . You can call me Pri.
Thank you Pri, real nice to connect too.
See you around Loretta !
Hey, its nice to meet you! You have great stuffs here. Thanks for visiting my blog. Best wishes!
Thanks for your wonderful blog. It's beautiful.
Thanks Joel . Made my day !
Haha … picking a profile picture was as impulsive as starting this blog and I didn't give it much thought … now you got me thinking. The Iguanas will be up in arms if I try to fit in , am sure !
Well said. Like the enjoyable nature of your posts. Doubt is what are the happy hair bands? Never heard of them.
Hi Meena . Thank you for your encouragement . Happy hairbands …lol , I have a collection of a few outlandish bands that I wear when am low and they cheer me up !! Wouldn't blame you for not hearing about them !
Would love to see them sometime. Like the idea. When am very low I want to try some new recipe. Lol.
New recipes ! That's awesome . Win -win for all !!!!
There is nothing quite as amazing as being a vagabond and going where the wind takes you. Lovely blog and happy travels!
I agree . Thank you for stopping by and happy travels to you too !
Love the graffiti work of Bandra in header! Looks amazing!
Thanks . You are a keen observer !
I got a chance to discover yours as well!
Such a lively blog! Love it all.
Reading third of your posts and all three have mention of food, now wondering who's the bigger foodie! Me who finds food everywhere or you who's always mastering a delicacy .
Happy to connect here, your writing is very impressive without doubt.
Ah the joys of enjoying a yum meal with loved ones !
Not so much grilled fish , but a chicken and pork fan and loads of coconut curries !
Don't the coconut curries turn out too sweet in flavour? I'm the spicy kind.
Not when you have ground it with roasted spices and a whole lot red chillies ! Goan cuisine is known for being hot and spicy .
You have a good day and hopefully a delicious lunch !
Hahaha, please don't shame me by apologising.
thanks a billion tons for honoring your words! my sincerest gratitude!
here is the humble copyright I promised… thank you for your interest!
that is what you have been to me, I am just trying in vain!
You just made my heart soar on a rather dull Saturday with those words. Your gesture is not in vain , I assure you. Hugs .
ok… I am exuberant with the intoxication of success!
a million back to you!
take your time, no hurries, it is yours for life.
I could never give a part of me so generously to someone. This will be a treasure I cherish for life and what a token of a new friendship ( I hope ) .
how delightful to have a mutual hope in the world of mutual exclusion! but soon I hope to anoint it with a new poem dedicated to you… if that does not offend you.
A bear hug to sum it up !
I am already feeling like a teddy bear …take care … I am an air elemental, so I hope no harm should come from my dedications… and as human beings we are good at adapting you know, just 2 days ago I was not used to the feeling of my old poems being read but it sure feels great! may you have an awesome day ahead!
You won't harm , I know . Am glad I could make you happy 🙂 Have a super duper weekend !
i will, thank you dear Angel!
….and for the first time I am proud of my insanity .
You are lucky to receive so much love , I hope you don't drown !!!
I hope you stay afloat 🙂 Enjoy the awards and happy blogging !
Cool pictures! I love your blog. Keep at it!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Glad that I found yours 🙂 Would be exploring more.
Oy, it was a long climb down here to comment.
How refreshing, though, to find someone who says no to "awards" and, well, challenges, which you should find and join sometimes on your own, aren't always a bad thing to be handed. But, maybe you've had enough of that, too.
One hell of a lovely blog you have! I'm super glad you stumbled on to mine! I'm going to find time and read all of your work soon. Expect tons of comments !!!
Drool worthy pics, gorgeous words and some fine music equals your blog and a very nostalgic me!
Oh I loved everything about your blog..the everyday musings, the music and most of all the travel stuff! I especially missed some of the posts too..like the one on Goa and another one on Bengal. Either they didn't open or maybe they belong to your previous blog?? It's rare to come across people who share my taste in music..specially retro Hindi music…and I'm so glad you do..Keep going and keep adding to the magic!
Thank you for every word of encouragement ! Which posts aren't accessible ? Will send you a link , if you like . It is rare to meet one who shares common interests . Will stay in touch ! Happy travelling ! Happy blogging !


When the chief of police heard the exact number of his years, he pulled himself together, clasped the rabbi's shoulder, and exclaimed: "Bravo!" but his heart trembled.
(Martin Buber – The way of Man).
No matter how big our accomplishments are, as long as we don't submit to the question, we will miss an essential element of our existence. It's like having the newest Smartphone without any 4G connection or WiFi. It is potentially great but you can't really use it.
Under all the noise that surrounds our lives there is an I, you, me, who is struggling to hear the small voice asking AYEKA? Where are you? An invitation to self-awareness that is being extended to us in every single moment of our lives, when the mere act of hearing it opens for us the possibility of a magic encounter with our souls… A question, a GPS to our souls!
Nice metaphor! A great segue to Selichot!


For the ENT episode of the same name, please see "Singularity".
A singularity, or quantum singularity, is an extremely dense region of the spacetime continuum which produces extremely powerful gravitational forces. Singularities can be produced both naturally, as in black holes, or artificially.
A microscopic singularity (or microsingularity) is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be described as a tiny black hole.
Prior to 2151, Vulcan scientists theorized the existence of microsingularities, but their Human colleagues dismissed them as a "Vulcan myth" because of the lack of hard evidence.
A type 4 quantum singularity is a highly localized disturbance in the spacetime continuum, characterized by a gravimetric flux density of over two thousand percent.
This is probably a black hole, judging by the description of the crew. However, the term was not in the episode.
The term singularity is derived from mathematics, and gravitational singularities refer to points of infinite or near-infinite density or space curvature.


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Are you tired of trying to match dart legs, thinking there must be a simpler way? Most patterns will tell you to match them by "folding in half," but this is easier said than done! Thankfully, there's a better answer.
If you are new or a pro at sewing darts, read on to discover an amazing tip that will speed up the process and allow you to sew perfectly accurate darts every time!
This simple technique can be used to match any type of dart. It works especially well when your pattern calls for double pointed darts, which can be very time-consuming to match by eye.
Your secret weapon? All you need is a needle and thread!
Place the dart markings on the right side of the fabric with a removable marking device as shown on your pattern piece.
Thread a hand sewing needle with a long single thread. There is no need to knot the end. You can use regular or heavier weight thread.
With the right side of the fabric up, insert the needle down at the point and bring it back up about 1/4″ to 3/8″ up the left dart leg. Pull the stitch through, leaving a 2-3″ thread tail at the point.
Take another stitch directly across the dart along the other dart leg.
Continue this pattern with 1/4″ to 3/8″ stitches, alternating sides until you reach the top of the dart. Keep a single thread throughout this basting process.
Make sure your stitches follow the marked lines, the more accurate you are the better your dart will look once it is sewn.
When you reach the top of the dart, be sure to finish stitching about 1/8″ from the raw edges to get the best possible results.
Hold the thread tail (near the point) in one hand and pull the needle end of the thread tightly to draw the dart legs together. Done. Your dart is perfectly matched!
Now, finish by machine stitching the dart. Fold your fabric in half, right sides together. There is no need to press the folded edge. Mark the point of your dart to remind you where to stop sewing.
Begin stitching your dart at the raw fabric edges. Backstitch to secure the threads and continue stitching along the basted lines that mark your dart legs.
When you are about a 1/2″ from the point, shorten your stitch length significantly and slowly stitch off the folded fabric edge at the point. Remove your fabric from the machine, leaving long thread tails.
Tie the thread tails at the dart point in a careful knot. Make sure not to tie the threads too tightly. This can cause gathers to form at the point of your dart.
Remove the basting thread. Press your dart carefully.
Hand sew the basting stitches twice. Begin at each point and end at the center of the dart.
To finish, machine stitch from the center of the dart to the dart point twice, once in each direction. It may be helpful to clip the center of the dart to reduce tension on the fabric.
You might also enjoy our post on the secrets to sewing perfect darts.
Thank you very much! I've been sewing for many years now and matching dart lines has always been a nightmare. Cannot wait to put these tips into practice on my next project!
–Chalk the dart legs (also called "arms" by some) on the wrong side.
–Match the legs from the wrong side with a pin, pinning from the bottom. Insert the pin from one side across the dart and check that both legs have been pierced. Then use a pin to pin baste along the dart leg.
–Baste the dart just inside the leg.
–Position the garment so that the fullness is outside the harp.
–Sew on the dart leg from the seam allowance to the vanishing point.
–Put the last 2 to 3 stitches on the fold.
–Finish as desired (tying off threads, hand tacking).
Takes more time to write out than to execute.
Thanks for your explanation Sewer. You're right, I have used that method as well and it is very quick! If desired, you could use the method above by marking on the wrong side, then stitch the same pattern, checking the markings as you go.
Great post! Can't wait to try this method for darts. Seems very simple!
Wow! This is an awesome tip.
This method is far superior to pinning. No shifting whatsoever. No pin marks. Great for all types of fabrics compared to pinning. I'm totally loving this golden nugget of advise. Trust the old tried and true method called Basting because it always wins. The time taken to baste is equivalent to pinning only one is left with superior results. thank you oodles.
Thanks so much for the tip. Cant wait to try it.
I love this idea will be using it on my next project.
Oh, this looks like so much fun! I must admit, I've never enjoyed sewing darts. No matter how much I pin and eyeball them they always end up shifting! I am dying to try this but by marking it from the wrong side. Are there any other ways you could suggest matching dart legs that might be faster? Thank you!!!
Who thought of this method? I love it and can't wait to try it.


Recently I had the pleasure of introducing my favourite hacker movie, Hackers, at my favourite hacking festival, Electromagnetic Field Camp. For those unaware, director Iain Softley's 1995 flick is a smörgåsbord of colourful CGI insanity, roller skates, neon, funky haircuts, and spandex. At one point in the movie, the main villain, a corrupt computer security officer with a corrupt computer security officer goatee, grabs a floppy disk from a hacker before skateboarding away through a misty New York City street.
So just why is this quirky movie, with a 32 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, so popular? Those outside of hacker culture may think that it's an ironic cult hit, enjoyed much like The Room for its awfulness. Except Hackers is far from awful, and it's certainly not enjoyed ironically.
In an effort to more fully understand and explain how Hackers has attained such high status and influence amongst computer experts and hacker culture in general, I've gathered some thoughts from a few of those very experts.
" Hackers is one of those films that has not only stood the test of time, but gotten better with every passing year. I think the reason why it's only got better is because they didn't really try to get the technology right, (they were busy lifting the plot of Superman III), rather, they spent time and effort making the cultural aspect a pretty in-tune caricature. By exaggerating the community, it's turned into the nerdy version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, complete with Hackers themed watch parties. The plot of Hackers is pretty tired, and the technology is pretty wrong, but none of that matters because everyone's busy yelling out catchphrases.


This is the section where we will review various chocolates. They won't necessarily be gourmet because we respect the chocolates that you find in supermarkets and drug stores as well. For those, we will review them if they're "different" in some way.


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Сюзанна Некке́р (урождённая Кюршо́ де ла Нассе́, 2 июня 1737, Крассе — 6 мая 1794, Лозанна) — французская писательница и владелица салона швейцарского происхождения, жена министра, мать знаменитой мадам де Сталь. Основательница парижской больницы, ныне носящей её имя —  (1778).

Биография

Родилась в кантоне Во. От своего отца, бедного кальвинистского пастора, получила широкое образование и серьёзное воспитание. Когда ей было 18 лет (в то время она по-прежнему жила в бедности), за ней начал ухаживать Эдуард Гиббон, отказавшийся от брака с ней только по настоянию родных. С 1760 года работала гувернанткой в Женеве в семье Вермено, затем переехала в Париж, где в 1764 году вышла замуж за Жака Неккера, швейцарца и протестанта, как и она, бывшего министром финансов Франции. Помимо государственной службы, её супруг владел крупным салоном, в котором собирались многие писатели, художники и другие деятели (Бюффон, Мармонтель, Дидро, Лагарп, д'Аламбер) и где Сюзанна с 1765 года часто выступала в качестве хозяйки. Занималась попечительством тюрем и госпиталей, 1778 году ей в Париже учредила больницу на 120 коек, названную в её честь, став её первой директрисой. На протяжении всей жизни во Франции не теряла связи с родиной и после падения министерства мужа в 1790 году уехала в Швейцарию, поселившись в шато Коппе.

Большую часть времени посвящала воспитанию дочери и активно литературой не занималась (тем более что её супруг не поддерживал её творчество), но написала ряд небольших произведений нравственно-публицистического характера, имевших определённую известность: «Des inhumations précipitées» (1790), «Réflexions sur le divorce» (Лозанна, 1794; защита ненерасторжимости брака), «Mémoire sur l'établissement des hôpitaux» (о попечении тюрем и госпиталей) и др. Согласно ЭСБЕ, «среди всеобщего упадка нравов Н. отличалась чистотой личной жизни и высокогуманными воззрениями»; «несмотря на некоторую угловатость в манерах и чрезвычайную горячность в беседах, её достоинства были быстро оценены выдающимися людьми, бывавшими у её мужа». Посмертно были изданы следующие её работы: «Mélanges extraits des manuscripts de m-me N.» (Париж, 1798) и «Nouveaux mélanges» (Париж, 1801), содержащие множество подробностей интеллектуальной и общественной жизни её времени. Её биография была написана А. де Сталь-Гольштейном (Париж, 1820).

Примечания

Источники

Ссылки
 Статья в Швейцарском историческом словаре
 Статья в Encyclopedia Britannica

Писательницы Франции
Хозяйки литературных и великосветских салонов Франции

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Ride on one of York-Durham Heritage Railway's vintage Pullman coaches or cafe cars to and from the Town of Uxbridge. Our train runs through the beautiful Oak Ridges Moraine between Uxbridge and Stouffville, with shorter trips on some weekends. Join us and celebrate the wonders of rail travel from an era gone by, on coaches preserved for your present day comfort.
Day out With Thomas: August 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18, 2019.
We are a not-for-profit organization recognized by Canada Revenue Agency. Donations of goods, services, or time, are gladly accepted.
The Stouffville-Uxbridge line our train runs on was built in the 1860's by William Gooderham, a well-known distiller from Toronto.
The line was built starting in the south and moving northwards, the first sod being turned at the Scarborough Junction (site of today's Scarborough GO station).
In its heyday, passengers took the train as far north as Haliburton, and east to Belleview.
Our train travels on the steepest railroad grade this side of the Rockies.
The highest point on the line (1,169 ft or 356.3 m above sea level), atop the Oak Ridges Moraine, is 79 metres higher than either the Stouffville or Uxbridge stations.
Learn more about the history of the York-Durham rail line.
We are always looking for new volunteers and members. Join the York-Durham Heritage Railway and support the preservation of Canada's heritage railway equipment.
Uxbridge is situated in a beautiful valley on the northern slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine, about 64 km northeast of Toronto. The town has much to offer by way of heritage and culture, as well as recreation and entertainment. Known as the Trail Capital of Canada and home to a thriving arts community, there is much to do and explore in this vibrant community that we are all so proud of.
Uxbridge became a village in 1872 and reached town status in 1885. In 1954 Uxbridge became the second town in Canada to receive an official coat-of-arms which is displayed on the outside of the authentically restored Music Hall. The Music Hall is home to a variety of local production companies, as well as the centre for musical performances.
The Uxbridge Historical Centre, situated on a 5 acre site with an incredible view of Uxbridge Valley, is home to a variety of museums and thousands of artifacts. Various events and special exhibitions take place throughout the year. The centre is a popular destination for the many visitors who come to Uxbridge.
Thomas Foster, former mayor of Toronto, and past member of the House of Commons, lived for some time in the hamlet of Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge. In 1935 he commissioned the building of the Thomas Forster Memorial, where today he and his family lay in rest. The Byzantine-inspired structure is one of a kind.
Did you know that Lucy Maude Montgomery lived just outside of Uxbridge for many years? The manse in which she and her family lived, located in Leaskdale, is a popular destination. Visitors come from far and wide to see where Lucy Maude lived, raised her children, and wrote many of her novels.
We are always looking for new photos that our passengers have taken while riding the train. Do you have any fun shots for our website, Facebook and brochures?
If so, please send them to ydhr@ydhr.ca or upload them.


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Washington and Tehran: toward rapprochement?
By Admin Aspenia On Sep 30, 2013
Capped by an unprecedented telephone conversation between the presidents of Iran and the United States – the first such contact since the Iranian Revolution in 1979 – a promising and surprising series of diplomatic exchanges increased the hopes that US-Iran relations might shift toward constructive engagement. This would, in turn, facilitate a diplomatic resolution of the long-standing nuclear issue.
Since the empowerment of the new Iranian administration in August, the government's representatives advanced a "charm offensive" toward the West and the United States, with newly-elected President Hassan Rouhani in the frontline. Rouhani, defined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "wolf in sheep's clothing", stated his intention to show Iran's "true face" to the world, marking the end of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's eight years of government. In line with his electoral slogans, Rouhani renewed his commitment to improve relations with regional and international actors, engaging in "constructive dialogue" with the West and overcoming differences even with the US in order to find a diplomatic path to solve the nuclear dispute.
The US administration, signaling appreciation for the new rhetoric emerging from Tehran, emphasized the priority that diplomacy will be given in the near term in dealing with the Iranian nuclear issue. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, US President Barack Obama also deliberately clarified that "regime change" is not the government's goal when it comes to the Islamic Republic, whilst he recognized the country's right to access peaceful nuclear energy. Obama's statements, which followed an exchange of letters in recent weeks with Rouhani, indicated US readiness to resolve the nuclear issue diplomatically, but also to discuss ways to prevent the Syrian conflict from threatening the two countries' core interests. By welcoming Syria's acceptance of the chemical weapons convention and reacting positively to the deal reached by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Iranian leadership signaled its potential constructive role in bringing about the deal which aims at dismantling Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons.
Given the converging interest in preventing radical Sunni groups from being empowered, Syria does represent an opportunity for Washington and Tehran to implement diplomacy and constructive engagement, and is likely to have driven the recent improvement of relations between the US and Iran.
During his UN speech, Obama announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will be in charge and directly involved in talks over Iran's nuclear program. Such move follows Rouhani's decision to move the nuclear dossier from the National Security Council, headed by the hardliner Saeed Jalili, to the foreign ministry, appointing Mohammad Javad Zarif, a US-educated and highly esteemed former ambassador to the UN, as Iran's official in charge of the negotiating team. The change, which took place last month, reflects Rouhani's desire to maintain full control over the nuclear dossier, but also to raise the negotiation level to that of foreign ministers, similarly to how talks between Iran and France, Germany and the United Kingdom were organized between 2003 and 2005, when Rouhani was chief nuclear negotiator.
Other positive signs have also materialized, such as a last-minute nuclear meeting (the first taking place since April) that brought together the foreign ministers of the E3+3 (Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia and the US) and Iran, rather than their respective political directors. Such meeting constituted the highest-level talk on Iran's nuclear program in the past six years and was judged by all participants as particularly "positive and constructive", both in tone and spirit. Foreign Minister Zarif, whose presentation of new possibilities for the advancement of nuclear talks was particularly appreciated, sat next to Kerry, with whom he subsequently held a thirty-minute one-on-one meeting, marking the highest level of encounter between an American and an Iranian foreign minister since 2007.
Following the high-level meeting at the UN, the European Union's foreign policy chief and chair of the E3+3, Catherine Ashton, stated the need to "be very practical in translating political ambition into (…) effective work on the ground", particularly referring to the need for Iran to respond to the confidence-building measure offered by the E3+3 in Almaty in February 2013. Ashton also announced that the next substantive nuclear talks are scheduled for October 15th in Geneva, signaling the desire of all parties to "jumpstart the process" and to fast-track the negotiations. Rouhani, who asked for a timetable to be included in the talks, stated his ambition to have a nuclear deal in a matter of "months, not years", a timeframe which was confirmed by Ashton, Kerry and Zarif.
However, domestic resistance by hardliners both in the US and Iran could easily hamper the promising developments. For the time being, although Rouhani will certainly face some degree of confrontation with the country's hardliners and those who are close to former nuclear negotiator Jalili, a staunch critic of a rapprochement with the US and of an agreement on the nuclear issue, he seems to be in a good position to defend domestically his diplomatic approach towards the US. Whilst his return to Tehran was met with protests condemning a US-Iran rapprochement, the number of people greeting him and welcoming diplomacy with the US was much higher. Most political forces and key members of the Iranian establishment, including the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have also approved of Rouhani's stance so far, showing an unprecedented amount of support and unity. On September 18th, Khamenei, who spelled out the full empowerment of the Iranian president in advancing his own initiatives to finalize a nuclear deal, stated that Iran should demonstrate "heroic flexibility", embracing diplomacy over militarism while not forgetting who its enemies are.
It remains to be seen the extent to which Obama will be able to overcome domestic resistance on the US side to his new approach on Iran, and whether he will convince a Congress that is traditionally hostile towards the Islamic Republic to give diplomacy a real chance.
US and Iran: Why a "Grand Bargain" will be so hard to achieve
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This book is the result of the authors' work linking critical literacy to critical numeracy and how the work in literacy by Luke and Freebody can be applied to numeracy.
The book begins with a chapter focused on developing an understanding of the Four Roles of the Numerate Learner including developing a new thinking framework in mathematics, why the framework matters, and the role of thinking in both literacy and mathematics.
Fiore and Lebar then dedicate a chapter to each of the four roles: Sense Maker, Skill User, Thought Communicator, and Critical Interpreter as well as a section in each of these chapters dedicated to explicitly connecting each of these roles to different grade levels in Ontario.
As I progressed through the book, I quickly made connections to much of the learning that we are engaging in at the GECDSB. For example, when reading about the role of Sense Maker, we learn that this involves conceptual and procedural understanding, using rich tasks to develop mathematical thinking and support through sense making, and what this might look like when we connect this work to learning goals and success criteria. A Skill User extends the procedural knowledge of operational skills, basic facts, rules and procedures, and the communication of that knowledge developed in the role of Sense Maker to procedural fluency where we include an understanding of why the procedures work. Other connections to our own district focus includes that of the Pedagogical System. Mathematical Discourse as well as Multiple Tools and Representations are referenced multiple times throughout the book to go along with Meaningful Rich Tasks as mentioned previously.
The Four Roles of the Numerate Learner is laced with many useful nuggets throughout. One such nugget was "The Elephant in the Room", where the common incomplete debates about the role of basic math facts and the myths about the importance of having content knowledge specialists as math teachers. Both addressed very appropriately and meaningfully.
Overall, The Four Roles of the Numerate Learner is another excellent mathematics professional learning resource to add to your bookshelf as you continue to press for a deeper understanding of mathematics pedagogy.
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Q: Processor heap read and prefetch So i'm trying to figure out how heap reading can probably slow down processor capabilities with prefetching and it's only theoretical question so in example i use some C-like wonder-language.
So let's suppose we have some heap of 120 bytes and it's have some memory in use by a program.
[0...19, /* FREE /, 40-79, / FREE TILL THE END (119) */]
and i have some structs with magically aligned by memory of 20 bytes
#include <stdlib.h>

struct magic_struct {
   long long int foo[3];
   short int bar;
};

typedef MagicStruct struct magic_struct;

void read_magic_struct(MagicStruct* buzz) {
   // Some code to read struct
}

int main(void) {
   MagicStruct *str1 = malloc(sizeof(MagicStruct));
   MagicStruct *str2 = malloc(sizeof(MagicStruct));

   read_magic_struct(str1);
   read_magic_struct(str2);

   free(str1);
   free(str2);
}

So let's suppose that our processor fetches cacheline of 40 bytes,
it means with our current memory representation processor can't prefetch str2 while reading str1 so it will be slow down in program execution? How do structs get allocated if there was an empty memory buffer or first empty memory chunk would be 40 bytes along? Would a processor hit to the cache misses if structs` size would be 50 bytes? Does some mechanism decides where and when allocate memory on heap?

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Does some mechanism decides where and when allocate memory on heap?

The mechanism that decides where memory is allocated on the heap is a piece of code called "memory allocator" - a part of the C runtime library - and it doesn't care much about prefetching or anything like that. Most memory allocators do their best to keep "related" allocations "close together", but it's only on a best-effort basis. So you can't really assume anything about how far away those two allocations are.

How do structs get allocated if there was an empty memory buffer or first empty memory chunk would be 40 bytes along?

In any way that is possible: you can't know until you read the source code of the memory allocator used by the C runtime library on your system (e.g. glibc on most Linux systems). It's totally arbitrary and in general you can't predict how those structs will get allocated. And also in real life heap doesn't have to be contiguous, i.e. heap doesn't have to be a single big memory block, it will usually be many memory blocks, with gaps between them.

So let's suppose that our processor fetches cacheline of 40 bytes, it means with our current memory representation processor can't prefetch str2 while reading str1 so it will be slow down in program execution?

Assuming the heap layout you proposed, the only valid statement is as follows: the cacheline containing str1 does not contain str2. That's all you can say, and no more. It tells you nothing about prefetch, because prefetch has to do with fetching other cachelines ahead of time, before they are needed.
I think you're misusing the term "prefetch", because the processor only exchanges data with memory in terms of complete cachelines. Prefetch does not mean that when fetching a single cacheline some other useful data was also inside that cacheline. We call this cache coherency, and it's a property of how you lay out data in your program. If you need such fine control, you need to write your own memory allocator (even if it's simple).
Prefetch means that the processor has a system that monitors the cachelines being fetched, and anticipates the need for another cacheline, and fetches it before you use it. Prefetch can be triggered by explicit prefetch machine instructions, if you want to control it to such an extent, or it can be triggered by the prefetch algorithms implemented in the processor. Modern processors are extremely good at detecting sequential access that's contiguous or even separated by repeating gaps.

It's certainly good to ponder such things, but you have to understand that processors are pretty darn good, and if you think that prefetch may be your problem, you have to have some very good argument why it is so, and normally you'd need actual measurements. Talking about optimizing prefetch without having measurements that show that the processor is waiting for cachelines to come in from memory is absolutely foolish and a waste of time. So, in practical terms, if you'll want to explore this using real prefetch on real processors (as opposed to imaginary stuff), you'll have to install e.g. Intel VTune Profiler, or use Valgrind's cachegrind (on linux), run your program under those tools, then be able to interpret the results, pinpoint problems, address them by changing data layout or using explicit prefetch machine commands (or compiler intrinsic instructioins), and then be able to validate your solution by seeing improved cache hit rates. And ideally this should be automated so you won't have performance regressions, i.e. you'd run all this instrumentation and result interpretation as scripts under the continous integration system, so that you know that you won't accidentally break things. But this takes lots of work, and if you're starting from scratch (a new project), assuming that you were minimally fluent in scripting, CI systems, and C, then it'd still take potentially hundreds of hours to fully set up and shake down to be trustworthy. The guiding principle is:
Lack of measurement is prima-facie evidence that you don't care about the result
In other words, if you actually care about some aspect of performance, then the only way to show such care is to measure it, and have those measurements be a part of the normal workflow, i.e. that once they were set up, you don't even worry about them - you check in some new code, and if you broke performance, the performance tests will fail, and you'll have to fix it before you're allowed to merge. That's how it's normally done in an environment where that matters. Otherwise, the only interpretation is that you cannot be caring, since without automated measurements it is almost certain that some "minor" code change will affect performance and yet will slip unnoticed. Once you're told this, there's no going back, sorry :)

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Golfing Great's Arrive at Heythrop
by Amy Ellingham
0 Golfing Great's Arrive at Heythrop
Prestigious new golf course construction Heythrop Park Resort on the outskirts of the Cotswold countryside has a 'greenkeeping team' of epic proportions. Yes, you'll find the likes of 'The Golden Bear' aka Jack Nicklaus, 'The Shark' aka Greg Norman and 'Tiger' as in Woods tending to this 18-hole championship course…
But these golfing greats haven't jacked in their day jobs - Heythrop's high-profile workforce is in fact the result of estate manager Phillip Helmn's ingenious coding of his brand new Toro fleet!
Having taken delivery of a 20-strong fleet in time for the course's 'soft' opening in October, he decided to use nicknames instead of numbers in honour of the game's legends to keep track of machinery maintenance (known as coding) - hence you'll find 'The Shark' Toro greensmower cutting the course and 'Tiger' Workman utility vehicle transporting materials around the resort.
Steeped in history, the 300-year-old estate is already home to a five-star hotel, health club and spa. Owner Firoka Limited - which also owns The Kassam Stadium, home to Oxford United Football Club - commissioned golf course architects Mackenzie & Ebert to design the new course. Phillip says a five-star machinery fleet was needed to maintain it to the high standards required.
"Heythrop is aiming to attract the five-star market and so we need five-star equipment - that's what Toro is," Phillip reveals. "All 25 years of my career, all I've really ever used is Toro. They're just the best. I've looked at others, but none have matched up." However, because Heythrop is new to the golfing market, the operations team trialled all the major manufacturers' machines - the result didn't come as a surprise to Phillip.
"Toro came out best," he continues. "Our operations director saw the quality of the products - Toro is the Rolls-Royce of greenkeeping machinery. While most manufacturers seem to have one machine that excels in one area, other machines are weak. But the full Toro fleet ticked all the boxes - there was nothing to surpass it. They're quality products for a quality finish."
Phillip's all-star fleet is now preparing the course for its full opening this spring. "We're currently building up our membership, but the feedback so far has been tremendous. We've also had PGA Tour interest and are in discussions about holding a tournament in future as the course is of the right standard and difficulty."
Though Heythrop's Toro kit currently only maintains the course, Phillip says the team is so pleased with its performance that they are now considering replacing the rest of the estate's equipment with Toro machines. "We're looking at expanding our Toro fleet for the rest of the grounds - we also have a croquet lawn, terrace areas and bowling greens. We're delighted with all the machines."
For more information on Toro turf maintenance machinery, contact your local Toro dealer or call distributor Lely UK on 01480 226800 or email toro.info.uk@lely.com.
Photo caption: Clockwise from front left are Heythrop's operations director John Angus, Lely's John Pike, Alan Wilson from Handy Turf Machinery, Phillip Helmn and Lely's Jeff Anguige.


We all have habits, some good and some not so good. These are behaviors that we've learned, and that occur almost automatically. And most of us want to either break bad a habit, or develop a good one.
For most people, it takes about four weeks, maybe less in some cases, for a new behavior to become routine or habit. That's what statistics say, but to each his own. I think it just depends on the person. Everybody is different and does things at their own pace. And truthfully, breaking bad habits can be easier for some people but harder for others.
The following steps can make it easier to establish new behavior patterns.
1. The first step is to set your goal. Especially when you are trying to stop or break a habit, you should try to phrase your goal as a positive statement. For example, instead of saying "I will quit snacking at night", say "I will practice healthy eating habits". You should also write down your goal. Putting it on paper helps you to commit. It can also help if you tell your goal to someone you trust.
2. Decide on a replacement behavior. (If your goal is to develop a new habit then your replacement behavior will be the goal itself.) This step is very important when you are trying to break a habit. If you want to stop a behavior, you must have a superior behavior to put in it's place. If you don't, the old behavior pattern will return.
3. Learn and be aware of your triggers. Behavior patterns don't exist independently. Often, one habit is associated with another part of your regular routine. For instance, in the snacking example the trigger may be late night television or reading. You automatically grab a bag of chips while you watch tv. Many people who smoke automatically light up after eating.
Think about when and why you do the thing you want to quit. And then take some baby steps to turn it around. It's easy to do things when you're not consciously committing to rid yourself of them or it's just so comfortable it's like second nature.
4. Post reminders to yourself. You can do this by leaving yourself notes in the places where the behavior usually occurs. Or you can leave yourself a message on the mirror, refrigerator, computer monitor or some other place where you will see it regularly. You can also have a family member or co-worker use a particular phrase to remind you of your goal. Finding support may not be the easiest thing, so make sure you are depending on YOU.
5. Get help and support from someone. Ahh yes, we just mentioned this so let's chat about it. Any job is easier with help for the most part, this is obvious. It works even better if you can form a partnership with someone who shares the same goal. An accountability partner is what you should consider. Find someone you know will keep you on your toes and motivated.
If you can't find someone in your own backyard (friends or family) then broaden your horizons. It won't hurt at all. There are all kinds of support groups for stuff like this. And if you've never heard of one, you'd be surprised. You could also do some social networking to find accountability. Explore the globe a little bit. I'm quite sure you'll find people who are in the same boat as you, ready to tip over if they don't get some help.
6. Write daily affirmations. Write your phrase or sentence in the present tense (as if it were already happening), and write it ten times a day for twenty-one days. This process helps make your goal a part of your subconscious, which will not only remind you to practice the new behavior, but it also keeps you focused and motivated.
You can also keep a list of daily affirmations by your computer or on your wall and say them out loud every day. This is also a great strategy that affects your subconscious in ways that you wouldn't believe. But keep in mind, saying without believing won't work. You have to do both. Yes, you have to do the actual work.
7. Reward yourself for making progress at set time intervals. Focus on your goal one day at a time, but give yourself a small treat at one, three and six months. You can do this weekly if you want to. The rewards don't have to be big or expensive, and you should try to make it something that's associated in some way with the goal. Doing this provides you with both incentive and extra motivation.
I hope you found some of these tips helpful. Following these steps is no guarantee of success of course. Depending on the habit it may take several tries to finally make the change. But if you stick with it, you can do it!
Can you think of any habits that you'd like to change?


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Farming Today
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Floodplains, The Royal Bath & West, Election Manifestos
Farming on floodplains. Brexit-proofing at the Bath & West Showground. The rural vote in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It's claimed that Britain's floodplains are failing; and farming is partly at fault. That's the conclusion of a University of Salford report which states that intensive agriculture accounts for almost two-thirds of the loss of functioning floodplains. But farmers dispute the findings.
The Royal Bath and West is England's biggest Agricultural Show and thousands of spectators are enjoying this week's event. But the organisers are already preparing for Brexit with ambitious plans to create an Agri-tech and Food Innovation Centre on the Shepton Mallet showground to give small, local food and drinks producers a low-risk way of expanding their businesses.
There are just six days of campaigning left before the General Election. In Scotland and Northern Ireland much of agricultural policy is devolved and ballot box pledges are being weighed up, now that all the political parties in those nations have published their manifestos.
Presented by Charlotte Smith.
Produced by Vernon Harwood.
Fri 2 Jun 2017 05:45
Politics, Food Waste, Bath and West Show
Farming Today This Week: Politics and the countryside
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Yes, you read that right! Saturated fat is good for you and there has been a lot of recent studies that have helped to dispel the old-fashioned myths created by the food industry to push a high carb, low-fat diet (which has seen metabolic disease skyrocket over the past 30 to 40 years) while turning people away in droves from eating meat, eggs and saturated fats.
This is a fabulous infographic on the subject – a link to the source article is listed below too!
Full article : 9 Reasons Saturated Fat is Good For You!
Previous PostPrevious Five things wrong with calorie-counting.


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The selected agency will educate the public about the ERDC and its activities as well as tout its success stories.
The ERDC often works behind the scenes developing technologies that can detect improvised explosive devices, for example, or assess the topography of a battlefield.
Messages will also help build confidence in the Army overall, according to the RFP.
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Anaerobic digestion decomposes food scrap and other biodegradable material without oxygen to create a burnable biogas for generating electricity. The food scrap also produces a fertilizer byproduct.
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let's talk a little bit about this this morning. What have you found out?
9.38-Carl:	Yeah look, what we tend to find when we speak to a lot of agents about how they do their direct mail is they tend to look at the tangible costs of you know paper the prints through their machine and the postage costs without sort really taking in to account the none dollar productive time the agent and staff are using to get actually get these letters out of the door.
Way to market though shouldn't we?
10.02-Carl:	Absolutely Kevin and look it's about getting that balance right between that the actually physical cost of actually getting it done and the return on the investment so you know one of the main things of getting the direct mail out is that it looks the impact of how it looks is being received well so you might save 10 or 15 cents by sending it out in black and white rather than that colour but what does that actually do to your real true response rate.
10.25-Kevin	how is important to is timing and relevance of content?
10.30-Carl:	Ahh absolutely well look it's really really important the number of times we have agents that you know have campaigns in the works and when we it actually gets released the don't really allow for the time of getting it printed, getting it mailed, let alone post or deliver it and from that point of view I've seen Easter campaigns which end up falling or getting delivered just after Easter so it completely misses the mark.
10.52-Kevin:	Yeah, did you recommend that someone should actually have like a direct mail planner like a promotion planner say for a year so they can plan out how many they want to do and get those timings in place?
11.04-Carl:	Absolutely, I think it's critical to have that plan in place that you can actually work towards certain dates and even right down to understanding some of your printers how long it takes to get things printed. You can add that in to the time frame and understand when you need to have stuff ready to go.


What lifter would it take to lift a 30 foot clownfish? Or a 20 foot clownfish?
And what line would you suggest? What size of a sand anchor?
I have the thirty foot clownfish "Nemo" and originally I was told that the 19' delta would lift it, but it only held it 5-10' above the sand. I purchased a Mega sled 81 ( the colorful Barbara Myer sled) and it fit the bill perfectly. Its not the weight that pulls the inflatable down, its the volume of air that tends to drag the fish down. I have four flights on it now with various line laundry and no complaints, except when I have to pull down the sled in over 15 mph winds. David Gomberg is a great source for info on big inflatables. he even has a device pully for bringing the sled down easily with one person.
Another person to check with is Tony Killip. His website is OurKitesFly dot com. He has been flying the 30 foot Clown Fish for several years now. Tony is also a member of this forum, so you could hook up via a PM ... akillip.
As to sand anchors: All I've ever used is Gomberg's large (3 foot sq) sand anchor. Read the write up (http://www.gombergkites.com//F-ANCHOR.PDF) that Gomberg provides in each sand anchor package and follow those instructions. I've flown 190 sq foot kites with inflatables off the 3 foot anchor with no problems. And, I've seen that same size kite sailing across the sand with that anchor (full of sand) in tow. Technique makes all the difference.
Line size? I'm conservative, so use 1200 lb line on the main lifter if it's over 100 sq ft and 450 lb line on the inflatable. Look at Gomberg for good line ... don't buy cheap line. The 30 foot Clown Fish lists for $1000 ... add in another few hundred for a lifter kite ... seems silly to save a few dollars on the line that is supposed to hold them in place.
I purchased a 30 foot Clown Fish last fall, but have no experience with it yet. So, maybe we can learn together.


Teach the alphabet with your very own Disney Character alphabet, featuring 26 of your favourite female characters.
This cross stitch pattern also includes bonus alternative characters for M, T and A because I couldn't choose my favourites!
Love the pattern and can't wait to see it finish and hung up.


I'm so excited about my newest ornament! This lovely little Dove was so much fun to make. There are three strands hanging from the Dove with twine that read Peace On Earth. The Dove Ornament has my signature Simple White Glaze.


Today is Friday and that means it is time for another Friday Five. Today I wanted to share with you all some of the things I learned this week. Also, the giveaway ends at 9:00 PM EST time today!
1. The first bit of technology I want to share with you today is Blabberize. Blabberize lets you take a picture, add a recording, and animate it to look like it is talking. I made this one today. I imagine this would be great for reports on historical figures, book characters, or animals. How much fun would the kids have with this?
Before you can make your own animation, you will need to have a picture in mind. Once you have a picture in mind, you will need to sign up for a free account & log in. Next, you need to go to "Make." Find a picture by browsing. Drag the two light pink dots on the top left and bottom right corners of your picture to crop it. Click the blue arrow that is under your picture to the right side. Next, drag the red blob over your picture's mouth. Drag the small blue dots to match the size of your mouth and the small green dots to match its curve. Move the large green dot up or down to show how far you want the mouth to drop when talking. Once you have matched the red blob to the size and shape of your picture's mouth you are ready to record. To record you will need to click on the blue arrow on the lower right side of your picture. You will see recording options pop up. I use the microphone. Click it and then click the red dot. Record and click the red dot again.Click the blue triangle next to the red dot to preview it or click the blue arrow to the lower right of your picture to complete your project. It will change to say "OK." Click it again.Click the purple save button & input the title, description, and tags. Click private if you do not want it to show up in searches on the site. Click save and you will see the option "I want this on video." Click on it and then click on "Yes, convert now." Download and you are done!
3. I don't know about you, but I have chair pocket envy. I LOVE these. I use tables in my classroom and these would give my kiddos great storage options. However, I can't afford a classroom full of them. This week on of the fabulous blogs that I follow, First Grade Fun, did a tutorial on making them. Check it out. They really don't look that hard to make. I want to make some, but I am waiting until I have finalized my classroom theme to go buy material.
4. I found this awesome site, Tools for Educators, that lets you make worksheets, Bingo games, word searches, dice, board games, mazes, dominoes, and several types of worksheets. All of it is free and simple to use.
5. Over the summer, one of the things I have been doing is looking for ideas for my classroom and trying to get organized for next year. Many of you may already be familiar with Teacher Tipster's site and his YouTube videos, but they were new to me. I have been watching a few and suggest you do too. They are full of great ideas.
Tools for Educators looks great - going to check it out!


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ADC 102nd Annual Awards | CONTEST
Art Directors Club is pleasant to announced its ADC 102th Annual Awards, competition that every year celebrate the very best in advertising, design, illustration, photography, packaging, motion and digital media, all with a focus on craftsmanship and innovation. Deadline: 10 May 2018 . More Info.
Fashion design award
European Fashion Award FASH 2018
Expired on 10 May 2018
European Fashion Award FASH 2018 now is over!
European Fashion Award FASH 2018: European Fashion Award FASH 2018, fashion design award organised by German Fashion Industry Foundation (Munich) is now open for entries focused on the sustainable support of young students and graduates in a very exclusive and interactive format.
fashion design textile design competitions students free
Fashion design award titled European Fashion Award FASH 2018, aimed at particularly gifted design students from all disciplines, in particular from the fields of fashion and textile, is now open for entries.
FASH, fashion design award, one of the most important international awards for fashion students is organised by German Fashion Industry Foundation (Munich). The exclusive and interactive format focuses on the promotion of young talent in fashion design.
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the non-profit Stiftung der Deutschen Bekleidungsindustrie (German Fashion Industry Foundation), in short SDBI -, the European Fashion Award FASH was redesigned and adapted to the fundamentally changed study regulations, a new generation and the vital changes in the fashion industry.
In order to evaluate your work optimally, it is important that you comply with the following standards:
Photos of previous projects, working process, sketches, moods, details such as draping, technical drawings see: The core of your job application.
The submitted works are not supposed to have been published yet.
What do you expect from participating in the European Fashion Award FASH?
Why do you still want to work in the fashion industry today?
What profession in fashion are you aiming for?
Proof of matriculation at a university or date of the final examination
All documents must be combined in one (!) PDF:
• file format: .pdf, maximum size: 7 MB
• file name: participation number + FASH18 e.g. 29-S-FASH18.pdf
• max. 25 pages
• Normal upper/lower case, not set in capitals
• Participation number on the 1st page
The PDF is uploaded to the OneDrive platform. The access will be sent to you with the confirmation of participation.
The finalists will present up to 10 realized outfits to the jury in addition to their portfolio.
The application with a portfolio of previous works, letter of motivation and curriculum vitae is possible at www.fash.berlin.
All works submitted in accordance with the rules will be judged according to the following criteria, the weighting will be left to the jury:
• Quality of analysis
• Independence
• Concept (symbolic and emotional content)
• Innovation/Vision
• Development potential
• Functionality (movement, ergonomics, choice of materials)
• Technical and creative implementation (selection of materials, quality of drawings, presentation, processing, fit, colour concept)
A international jury with experts from design, industry, trade, communication and media will select the prize winners in two rounds according to defined criteria. First, 20 finalists will be selected from all applications. In Berlin, the two prize winners in the categories Students and Graduates will be selected. In addition, the finalists will choose a winner among themselves.
The experience and feedback of the more than 100 prize winners and their professors have been incorporated into the new concept.
There is no entry fees to partecipate in this fashion design award!
Eligible to participate are students of full age (Bachelor, Diploma) and Master/PhD. They must be registered at a university or fashion school at the time of registration, or graduated after May 1, 2017.
There is no entry fee to participate!


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This could be an attempt to create a program to view online wikis that use the mediawiki software.
1 Proposal A
1.1 Why?
1.1.1 Server Load
1.1.2 Easier Interface
1.1.3 More Trust From Users
1.1.4 Caching
1.1.5 Gadgets & User Settings
1.1.6 Distributed servers
1.2 Realization
1.3 Questions?
2 Proposal B
2.1 Source format
2.2 Offline viewing
2.3 Offline editing
2.4 Other ideas
3 Partial solutions
Proposal A[edit]
Why?[edit]
Server Load[edit]
Servers that hold wikis which are frequently visited, such as the wikipedia, have a lot to bear. The benefits if users were to use an external program are obvious:
Every transfer would only be several bytes / kilobytes and, in some cases, images or other media.
All the skins, little window decorations, etc. would be left out.
No parsing of wiki markup on the server-side
Servers would have to server much less requests. Example: A user views a wiki article, decides to edit it, previews it and saves it. Online this would take 4 requests and the server would have to parse the wiki markup in the background. If an offline program was used, this would only take 2 requests: get the article content and load up the modified version.
Easier Interface[edit]
The user interface could be easier. Especially the editing part would be easier since the markup view would be replaced by wysiwyg.
More Trust From Users[edit]
This might sound strange to some, but many people don't trust the internet very much. They simply reject the idea of editing something online. A "real" program might add authenticity.
Caching[edit]
There could be a caching function which aids further in taking a load off of the servers. Browsers support caching, but a special caching especially for mediawiki's could be more efficient and space saving. Texts could be saved while editing. This would get rid of some problems that people might have with loosing data. For example clicking backspace while the edit window is not in focus and the browser goes back in the history: All their modifications are lost. I suppose this problem is solved in most modern browsers (I know with Firefox it works). But some older browsers might still make some trouble.
Gadgets & User Settings[edit]
Users could store many more settings due to the fact that these would be saved on their own computer. Much extra functionality could be added this way.
Distributed servers[edit]
This idea may sound unrealistic and it's just a suggestion: Home workstations could be used to store and distribute content. Many other systems have implemented this idea: Bittorrent, Seti@home, ... Don't ask how this could be realised though, I haven't looked into it yet.
Realization[edit]
Of course, this wonderful piece of software should be Open Source. Java seems to be a programming language that is well suited for this type of program. One major difficulty is that there would have to be some kind of daemon running on the server that serves the clients requests.
Questions?[edit]
Marius Treitz
Proposal B[edit]
The proposed software is a program run on the user's computer, like a special browser for wikis. It can be either a separate program or additional functionality integrated into a regular web browser. The purpose is to provide the user with more comfort and offline functionality. The primary target should be MediaWiki wikis, but there could also be an interface so that plugins for other backends might be added later (such as MoinMoin).
Source format[edit]
The "wiki browser" fetches pages from the wiki server always in their source format and renders them locally. (The rendering is either done directly or by conversion to html and displaying through an html engine.) Also, the version list of a page is always loaded. As the pages are downloaded always in their source format, it allows faster switching between the rendered version, the editor, the preview, the editing diff and the version list. This also relieves the server, which would not be called for editing and previewing. Another effect is that navigation and tool links can be displayed outside the document, using standard GUI elements, such as menu bar entries or tool bars.
Offline viewing[edit]
If the wiki server is unavailable, other data sources such as a CD-ROM, a database dump or a mirror server can be used as well. The user can see in his local copy of the version list, which versions are in the local cache, and which are currently available at all. Versions that are available locally (CD, DB dump etc.), are only copied to the cache if the user requests this. The version list could also contain checksums so that the integrity of a particular version could be verified. A user with dialup internet access could browse the wiki from CD and mark certain articles for batch download, in order to obtain their newest version or their correspondant discussion pages.
Offline editing[edit]
Editing of pages can be done offline, too. If the wiki server is not available, the edited version is saved as a local version and marked as such in the local version list. Local versions can be marked for batch upload and uploaded later (or via email). Although long waiting increases the risk that the version is rejected because of an edit conflict, offline edititng is the only way for some people to participate in a wiki at all.
Other ideas[edit]
The program would also include a watchlist manager that automatically fetches the watchlists of all wikis the user has an account on. Optionally, the watched articles are also be batch-downloaded at this point.
The program should also use a P2P protocol such as bittorrent to download large media files. The server might make this compulsory for certain files, so that the high traffic for a free music wiki or a free video wiki can be handled at all. In some cases it might even be neccessary to share the entire cache, so for smaller projects with very limited resources.
For special purpose wikis, special purpose editors and viewers could be plugged in. So, for a music wiki, a tracker program could fetch and post the score data directly from and to the wiki.
Partial solutions[edit]
It is possible to have a local MediaWiki installation and thus to edit and preview articles offline, but the changes have to be transferred to the master wiki manually.
There is a commandline up- and download tool with an interface similar to CVS. (Does it actually work yet?) It could make offline editing possible, but there is of course no preview function.
There are offline editions of Wikipedia for PDAs and on CD. They give a good impression how an offline reader could look like. However, the articles are converted into another format and thus not suitable for further editing.
There is a MediaWiki plugin that sends out mails whenever watched articles change. This might be a partial solution to the problem addressed in the watchlist manager idea.
The KDE team has announced plans to create a MediaWiki API so that user side client software cann access the wikis more easily (↑WikiNews article).
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Separate lane advised for motorbikes on Addu Link Road
Auditor General's Office has recommended to widen Addu City's link road and to allocate a separate lane for two-wheeled vehicles.
A performance review report prepared by the office on the accidents that occur on the link road stated that although statistics show most accidents occur due to speeding, the fact that the same lane is used by motorcycles, pickups, and cars lead to dangerous accidents. Therefore, it is recommended to extend the width of the link road and allocate an additional lane especially for two-wheeled vehicles, said the report.
While the number of people who use the link road for recreational purposes such as speed walking and exercise is increasing, the lack of pavement on the link road also leads to accidents. The likelihood of accidents also increases with the increased use of bicycles and tourists on the road due to the expanding guesthouse business in the city, mentioned in the report.
The report further said while the link road has several bends and turns, accidents occur more frequently in these areas. However, no speed breakers nor warning signs are installed near these areas, noted in the report.
In the report it is recommended several actions that could decrease the frequency of accidents that occur on the link road, including repairing potholes and installing street lamps. It further advised bringing changes to the traffic speed limits for residential areas, noting that a sufficient and sustainable traffic monitoring system was not in place.
While 91 accidents occurred on the link road between 2010 and April 2019, 19 accidents took place from 2013 until 2019, Audit Office noted in the report. Over MVR 1.4 million was incurred to transport those injured in accidents between 2014 to 2019, and over MVR 900,000 was spent to charter flights to transport patients injured in accidents, further noted in the report.
Auditor General Office Accident Traffic + Addu City Road accident
One killed in Addu Link Road accident
One killed in motor accident in Addu City
Accident in Addu City leaves two injured
Car loses control, crashes in capital Male'


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Chairs Maud Deruaz and Douglas P. Dyer
The Gordon Research Seminar on Chemotactic Cytokines is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.
The focus of this meeting is to present cutting edge, unpublished research on chemokine activities at the molecular and cellular level and their role during homeostasis and disease with a particular focus on the translational potential of this research. Our seminar will empower young bench scientists to showcase their work to peers and selected leaders in the field, who will provide concerted mentoring. It will foster exchange of ideas and experiences leading to new collaborations and further grassroots-driven integration in the field as well as career development.
This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Chemotactic Cytokines" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Chemokines and Cell Migration
Discussion Leader: Amanda Proudfoot (Chemokine Biologist, Freelance Consultant, France)
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:30 pm - 3:40 pm Natasha Moussouras (Medical College of Wisconsin, USA)
"Structural Interactions and Implications of Post-Translationally Modified CCR7 and CCL21"
3:45 pm - 3:55 pm Sarah Riutta (Medical College of Wisconsin, USA)
"Structure-Function Studies of the Highly Specific CCL20/CCR6 Signaling Axis"
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Chemokines and Cell Migration (continued) / Chemokine Control of Immune Activation
Discussion Leaders: Amanda Proudfoot (Chemokine Biologist, Freelance Consultant, France) and Reinhold Foerster (Hannover Medical School, Germany)
5:30 pm - 5:40 pm Anneleen Mortier (KU Leuven, Belgium)
"The Positively Charged CXCL9(74-103) Peptide Competes for GAG Binding with Inflammatory Chemokines and Inhibits Chemokine-Induced Neutrophil Extravasation and MSU Crystal-Induced Gout in Mice"
5:45 pm - 5:55 pm Tamara Girbl (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)
"Sequential Chemotactic Cues Guide Neutrophils Through Distinct Cellular Barriers of Blood Vessel Walls During Inflammation"
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm Mohammad Jafarnejad (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Computational Model of CCL19 and CCL21 Transport in the Lymph Node"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm Egle Radice (Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Switzerland)
"Functional ACKR3 Expression in the B Cell Compartment"
6:45 pm - 6:55 pm Caroline Sokol (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA)
"CCR8 Directs the Initiation of Th2 Cell Differentiation"
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm Shafqat Jaigirdar (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
"Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Its Receptors Play a Key Role in the Retention of Activated CD4 T Cells at Inflamed Tissue Sites"
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm Gillian Wilson (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
"Atypical Chemokine Receptor ACKR2 Controls Branching Morphogenesis in the Developing Mammary Gland"
9:00 am - 11:00 am Chemokines in Host Defense, Chronic Inflammation and Cancer
Discussion Leaders: Eleanor Fish (University of Toronto / University Health Network, Canada) and Gerry Graham (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
9:00 am - 9:20 am Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:30 am Monica Thomas (Medical College of Wisconsin, USA)
"Structural Investigations on the Pathologic Function of CCL28"
9:35 am - 9:45 am Daiane Boff (KU Leuven, Belgium)
"Role of Receptor CXCR2 in the Pathogenesis of Experimental Septic Arthritis"
9:50 am - 10:00 am Haneen Basheer (University of Bradford, United Kingdom)
"Role of CCR7 in Head and Neck Cancer"
10:05 am - 10:15 am Chris Hansell (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
"The Atypical Chemokine Receptor, ACKR2, Constrains NK Cell Activity and Promotes Metastasis"
10:20 am - 10:30 am Viola Puddinu (Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Switzerland)
"ACKR3 in B Cell Lymphoma"
10:35 am - 10:45 am Raimond Heukers (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Nanobody-Mediated Modulation of Oncogenic Properties of HCMV-Encoded Chemokine Receptor"
10:50 am - 11:00 am General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Mentorship Component: Career Panel
Discussion Leader: Maud Deruaz (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA)
1:50 pm - 2:25 pm Panel Discussion
"Tips and Tricks to Develop a Successful Career"
Joanna Groom (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia)
Clive McKimmie (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
Amanda Proudfoot (Chemokine Biologist, Freelance Consultant, France)
Ann Richmond (Vanderbilt University, USA)
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm Closing Remarks
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm Seminar Concludes
Conference History Chemotactic Cytokines
Chemotactic Cytokines


Undefeated boxing icon Floyd Mayweather Jr. has arrived in the Philippines on Sunday morning. KAMI learned that as soon as Mayweather had set his foot in the country, the retired boxer immediately headed to the majestic island of Boracay.
In a report by the ABS-CBN News, Mayweather came from the Maldives before his trip to the Philippines. He is staying at the Movenpick Hotel Resort and Spa.
His Filipino friend, Lester Codog of Foilacar Industries, said that it is possible that Mayweather and People's Champ Manny Pacquiao would meet in Manila if given a chance.
Mayweather also went to the DMall in Boracay and did some shooting.
In May 2015, Mayweather and Pacquiao faced each other in the "Fight of the Century." Mayweather was able to defeat Pacquiao via unanimous decision. However, there are still talks going around that the two boxing icons would face again for a possible rematch.


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College of Human Ecology, CNYAMFT to host sex therapy conference
Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By Michele Barrett
The conference, "Can't Get No Satisfaction, An Integrative Couples Approach to Sex Therapy," will be held Friday, April 29, in the Goldstein Student Center at Syracuse University from 9 a.m. –4:30 p.m., featuring presenter, David Olsen, Ph.D., LCSW, LMFT, author, educator, minister and clinician. The conference is sponsored by the College of Human Ecology's Department of Marriage and Family Therapy in collaboration with the Central New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CNYAMFT) and the Samaritan Counseling Center of the Mohawk Valley Inc.
Pre-registration for the conference is required, with early registration strongly recommended. Registration costs $65 for the public and $60 for marriage and family therapists if postmarked by April 21. Registration for walk-ins will be $75, and $20 for students in a mental health-related discipline.
The conference will help therapists understand the most prevalent sexual dysfunctions, the history of sex therapy and how the field has changed over time. The conference will also help in building an integrative, multi-system approach to providing sex therapy to a variety of couples. Special attention will be given to interactional and object relations approaches to sex therapy, while looking in depth at the application of an integrative approach.
Olsen is an American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy-approved supervisor, clinician and human services administrator who teaches both sex therapy and couples therapy at Sage Graduate School. He is the author of "Integrative Family Therapy" (Fortress Press, 1993), the "Couple's Survival Workbook" (New Harbinger Publications , 2001) and "The Spiritual Work of Marriage" (Routledge, 2008) and executive director of the Samaritan Counseling Center of the Capital Region.
Participants will leave with a solid understanding of the major paradigms of sex therapy, an understanding of values and culture, and a method of application of sex therapy techniques to a wide variety of populations.
For more information about the event, or to register, contact Jim Goldstein, CNYAMFT president at (315) 724-5173 or jgoldsteinscc@aol.com.
Michele Barrett
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Q: Use case of initiating login from a third party Section 4 of the Open Id Connect 1.0 Core specification states:

In some cases, the login flow is initiated by an OpenID Provider or another party, rather than the Relying Party. In this case, the initiator redirects to the RP at its login initiation endpoint, which requests that the RP send an Authentication Request to a specified OP. This login initiation endpoint can be a deep link at the RP, rather than a default landing page. RPs supporting OpenID Connect Dynamic Client Registration 1.0 [OpenID.Registration] register this endpoint value using the initiate_login_uri Registration parameter.
The party initiating the login request does so by redirecting to the login initiation endpoint at the RP, passing the following parameters:
iss
  REQUIRED. Issuer Identifier for the OP that the RP is to send the Authentication Request to. Its value MUST be a URL using the https scheme.
  login_hint
  OPTIONAL. Hint to the Authorization Server about the login identifier the End-User might use to log in. If the client receives a value for this string-valued parameter, it MUST include it in the Authentication Request as the login_hint parameter value.
  target_link_uri
  OPTIONAL. URL that the RP is requested to redirect to after authentication. RPs MUST verify the value of the target_link_uri to prevent being used as an open redirector to external sites.
  The parameters can either be passed as query parameters using the HTTP GET method or be passed as HTML form values that are auto-submitted in the User Agent, and thus are transmitted via the HTTP POST method.
Other parameters MAY be sent, if defined by extensions. Any parameters used that are not understood MUST be ignored by the Client.
Clients SHOULD employ frame busting and other techniques to prevent End-Users from being logged in by third party sites without their knowledge through attacks such as Clickjacking. Refer to Section 4.4.1.9 of [RFC6819] for more details.

Suppose I have a RP client foo registered at the OP service.com, I would like to know how does it fit in the use case that client foo instructs instructs the OP service.com to relay the request to another OP like google. And how does the RP eventually receives the id_token.

A: It does not fit in your use-case:

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*foo is a RP and thus can be the initiator: section 4 says the login flow is initiated by an OpenID Provider or another party

*but foo can not instruct service.com to relay to google, since service.com is an OP, not a RP, and section 4 only talks about redirecting to a RP: The party initiating the login request does so by redirecting to the login initiation endpoint at the RP.

Therefore, section 4 does not apply to your use-case.
A way to match your use-case would be to let service.com act simultaneously as an OP and a SP: service.com can act as an OP for foo and as a SP for google. An example of such a use-case is implemented by FranceConnect. This is a French public service, that acts as an IdP (OP) in front of its customers (French public services, for health insurance for instance) and a RP (SP) in front of french public identity providers (some public administrations, like the public department of finances). This way, the end-user connects to an initial service, the service redirects this user to FranceConnect as an OP, FranceConnect as a SP redirects this user to another OP, this final OP redirects back the user to FranceConnect, that get the user's identity from the final OP, then redirects the user to the initial service, that gets the user's identity from FranceConnect (FranceConnect knows the identity because it has gotten it from the final OP previously).
Here is an UML sequence diagram for this use-case:


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