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news: re-release of The Definitive Albert J. Sterne
The Definitive Albert J. Sterne was the first professional novel I ever wrote. It earned me a literary agent for a while! Later, a pared-down version of the novel was published by Manifold Press, which we followed up with the "deleted chapters" reworked as an anthology of stories. I reintegrated it all for the paperback edition. … Let's just say this novel has a history!
The rights reverted to me from Manifold Press last year, and I am proud to announce I am re-releasing the full, revised (and indeed definitive) version of this novel as of 16 April 2019!
Albert has been part of my life for decades now, and I'm glad to be able to say I still love him and Fletch so very much – and all the other characters who make up their world, too. I even love Garrett the serial killer, in his way.
You'll find all the details below. But this seems like the place to mention that this is not a romance, and there is a content warning for the novel. Please feel free to comment below or contact me otherwise, if you have any queries.
Blurb: Albert Sterne, forensics expert with the FBI, is so obnoxious on the surface that no one bothers digging deeper. When he's sent to Colorado to investigate the work of a serial killer, he encounters Special Agent Fletcher Ash and they end up reluctantly joining forces to unravel the case. It's only a matter of duty, though; it can't be more, because Albert doesn't do friendship – and he certainly doesn't do love!
Genre: gay fiction; contemporary; love story; serial killer thriller; novel
Word count: 226,000
Click here and here for excerpts of text, and here for the reviews.
Awards and recognition:
Runner Up (equal third) in the Rainbow Awards 2011, in the category Best LGBT Mystery / Thriller (original novel).
Featured in Feliz's Top 10 in LGBT Fiction in the Sunday Spotlight on Prism Book Alliance (original novel).
First in LadyM's Top Books for 2012 in the Guest Reviewer's Top Picks for 2012 on Reviews by Jessewave (original companion anthology).
Available in eBook and paperback formats from:
Universal Buy Link
Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon AU, Amazon DE, and all other Amazon marketplaces
Smashwords, where you can sample up to 20% before purchasing
Originally published by Manifold Press in two eBook volumes: the novel The Definitive Albert J. Sterne on 1 November 2010, and the companion anthology Albert J. Sterne: Future Bright, Past Imperfect on 1 February 2012. The Manifold Press paperback edition incorporated both the novel and the stories, reintegrated into one (long!) story.
Revised edition incorporating / reintegrating the novel and stories published by LIBRAtiger in eBook and paperback formats on 16 April 2019.
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: albert j sterne, libratiger, published on 10 April 2019 by Julie.
news: re-release of Mitch Rebecki Gets a Life
I am proud to announce the re-release of my novel Mitch Rebecki Gets a Life under the LIBRAtiger imprint. This was originally published by Manifold Press in 2015, for which I am forever grateful. The rights have now reverted to me, and I am releasing it in a slightly revised edition.
I should emphasise that this is one of my stories which is Not A Romance, though it does include a love story.
My friend and avid reader Ije described it very well when she said: "If I had to describe this story I would call it 'slice of life' – 'a story telling technique that presents a seemingly arbitrary sample of a character's life.' Although I don't think this sample of Mitch's life could be described as arbitrary. Another way of describing this would be to borrow from my mentor Viv Thomas and describe this as a story of a 'second choice life.' A slice of second choice life." Perfect!
She went on to add, "This is a great book, kind of philosophical and a really refreshing change from my usual magic, murder, mayhem and mates."
Mitch didn't win a Pulitzer for his journalism (yet?) but the novel did rate an Honorable Mention in the Rainbow Awards 2015, a judge commenting, "Enjoyable story with interesting characters. Loved the different perspective on Australia and Australians, and the ending was realistic, rather than cliché."
If that sounds interesting to you, the details are:
Blurb: Investigative journalist Mitch Rebecki loves his job and loves New York. He doesn't mind making enemies, either. When a crime boss threatens retaliation, Mitch's editor sends him out of harm's way to Sydney. In exile and resentfully working on lifestyle pieces, Mitch is miserable. But he makes a friend or two, meets a man … and discovers that Australians do organized crime, too, in a small way. Mitch soon finds himself in too deep on all counts, and trying to head home again seems the only solution …
Smashwords and their distributors
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: mitch rebecki gets a life, libratiger, published on 1 March 2019 by Julie.
news: re-release of Homosapien … a fantasy about pro-wrestling
I am delighted to announce the re-release of my novel Homosapien … a fantasy about pro-wrestling under the LIBRAtiger imprint. It's a story told in an unconventional way, so I am particularly grateful to Manifold Press for having had faith enough to publish it, back in 2010. The rights have now reverted to me, and I have re-released it in a slightly revised edition.
Blurb: Patrick and David are friends who run a gay bookstore, and life seems simple and safe enough until the day when unexpectedly he walks in – six feet tall, gorgeous and built like a dream. But Homosapien isn't welcome in their world; he's a professional wrestler, and everything he does is fake. So he can't really be gay, can he, or interested in either one of them? Can they even trust a single word he says…?
Other details including an excerpt and reviews can be found on the LIBRAtiger website – and I blogged about the origins of this story here.
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: homosapien, libratiger, published on 1 December 2018 by Julie.
news: the Butterfly Hunter books are now available!
It's 15 September, and the three Butterfly Hunter novels have now been released into the wild in their lovely new covers (designed by Gayna Murphy). What a wonderful day!
All the blurbs and buy links for the individual titles are available in this post. For more details, including excerpts and reviews, you'll also see links to my LIBRAtiger website.
I hope that you'll enjoy accompanying Dave and Nicholas on their journey as much as I have!
Butterfly Hunter
Book One: It started as a simple assignment for Aussie bush guide Dave Taylor – escort a lone Englishman in quest of an unknown species of butterfly. However, Nicholas Goring is no ordinary tourist, his search is far from straightforward, and it's starting to look as if the butterflies don't want to be found. As Dave teaches Nicholas everything he needs to survive in the Outback he discovers that he too has quite a bit to learn – and that very often the best way to locate something really important is just not to want to find it…
This new edition has been slightly revised from the original. The eBook is available for $4.99 USD and the paperback for $10.00 USD.
More details available on my LIBRAtiger website.
Buy links and Goodreads link:
Amazon US and the paperback here
Amazon UK and the paperback here
Amazon AU and the paperback here
Amazon DE and the paperback here
Barnes & Noble and the paperback here
Goodreads and the paperback here
Of Dreams and Ceremonies
Book Two: It seemed like a great idea at the time… Aussie Dave Taylor has followed Nicholas Goring to England, and the lovers have become engaged. But now Dave has to cope with living in a mansion full of family and servants, making wedding plans, getting his head around visa applications, and wondering why on earth he'd ever want to wear a 'mourning suit'. He's not sure if it will prove any easier, but right now Dave would love to just skip ahead to the honeymoon…
The eBook is available for $4.99 USD and the paperback for $10.00 USD.
Like Leaves to a Tree
Book Two and a Bit: Dave has made the most perfect plans for his first Valentine's Day with Nicholas … but of course that's when Sod's Law kicks in, and everything that can go wrong does go wrong.
This short story is available for free as an eBook, and is included in the boxed set edition of the Trilogy, both eBook and paperback. Oh, and please don't blame Gayna for the new cover, as I designed it myself!
The Thousand Smiles of Nicholas Goring
Book Three: Dave and Nicholas, married for seven years now, are happily settled together – but as an Australian prime minister once observed, "Life wasn't meant to be easy." An unexpected threat to their beloved waterhole forces Dave to try asserting his unofficial custodianship of the Dreamtime site, and a visit from Nicholas's nephew Robin doesn't help as he brings his own surprises. And there's always the question of Nicholas's health hanging over their heads…
The Butterfly Hunter Trilogy
Books One to Three: Dave Taylor is an Aussie tour guide specialising in trips through the Queensland Outback. In some ways, however, Dave himself feels lost. He has been alone this past year, since his childhood sweetheart Denise left him and married another man. Change comes via Dave's latest rather unexpected client, Nicholas Goring, the youngest son of an English earl. Nicholas is on the hunt for an undiscovered species of butterfly, and has hired Dave to help guide his quest. Although the two men are from very different backgrounds, they become friends, and soon their relationship grows into something more. But how easy will it be for an Australian and an Englishman to find common ground?
This boxed set includes all of the above: the novels "Butterfly Hunter", "Of Dreams and Ceremonies", and "The Thousand Smiles of Nicholas Goring", as well as the (free) story "Like Leaves to a Tree".
The Trilogy boxed set is available in eBook format for the first time – at the bonkers low price of $8.99 USD – Crikey! – and is also available in paperback for $19.00 USD.
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: butterfly hunter, books: of dreams and ceremonies, books: the butterfly hunter trilogy, books: the thousand smiles of nicholas goring, libratiger, stories: like leaves to a tree on 15 September 2018 by Julie.
news: the Butterfly Hunter books are available for pre-order!
"It's a beautiful day!" as Bono would say … The three Butterfly Hunter novels, along with an omnibus or boxed set edition, have been blessed with their lovely new covers designed by Gayna Murphy of Mubu Design, and have now been published by LIBRAtiger.
The eBook formats are available for pre-order – links below – and will be released into your Kindle or other reading device on 15 September. Meanwhile, if you want to splurge on the paperbacks, they are available now. Woot!
Dear old Amazon are obviously a tad busy right now, and the new Kindle editions aren't yet fully hooked up to the new paperback editions – hence the abundance of links above! I hope you can find what you're looking for – but if not, do feel free to comment on this post, or email me with queries: info@juliebozza.com
Thank you so much for sharing the joy today! Especially if you've made it all the way down here to the very end of this long post. You're the heroes of my story, just as Dave and Nicholas are the heroes in each other's tale … Well, maybe not exactly like that, but very very close. {wink}
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: butterfly hunter, books: of dreams and ceremonies, books: the butterfly hunter trilogy, books: the thousand smiles of nicholas goring, libratiger, stories: like leaves to a tree on 1 September 2018 by Julie.
news: re-release of A Threefold Cord
The rights to my novel A Threefold Cord have reverted to me, and I am re-releasing it as of today, 1 June, under my own LIBRAtiger imprint.
My goal with this tale was to write a romance that met all the requirements of the genre – except there are three people involved, and not two. I have to confess I very much enjoyed writing it, and am still enjoying it four years later!
I love the three main characters – Grae, Ben and Chris – for their own sakes. But, also, they are actors, and that gave me the opportunity to explore different stories throughout the novel, as the characters appear together and separately in various plays and TV shows. I chose each of these 'extra' stories as a way of exploring whether or not three is a crowd. Which probably sounds very serious, when really it was an awful lot of fun!
Eagle-eyed readers will notice that I have used the same image for the cover as we originally used at Manifold Press. I couldn't bear to use anything else, it seems so intrinsically linked! I found the image on Stocksy when I was already deep into writing the novel, and I already had very clear ideas about each of the characters – so it blew me away to see them embodied for me in a stock image. That's Chris, Grae and Ben from left to right, if you're wondering! It's just too perfect for words.
I hope you will give this tale a try, if you haven't already. It's available as an audiobook as well as the usual eBook and paperback formats.
Blurb: Grae Edwards and his co–stars Chris Willoughby and Ben Clyde work together well. Maybe they even have a chemistry. Certainly they are friends and Grae is tempted to ask for more … After the beautiful tart Chris has the temerity to turn him down, Grae settles into a comfortable loving relationship with the more chivalrous Ben. But the idea of Chris never quite goes away – and when Chris finally suggests the three of them spend a night together, Grae glimpses a solution he hardly dares hope for.
Available in ebook, paperback and audiobook formats from:
Amazon UK, Amazon US, and other Amazon marketplaces
Audible UK, Audible US, and other Audible marketplaces
and iTunes US!
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: a threefold cord, libratiger on 1 June 2018 by Julie.
news: re-release of The 'True Love' Solution
Another day of mingled sadness and hope! This short novel was originally published by Manifold Press a couple of years ago. The rights have reverted to me, and I am re-releasing it under my LIBRAtiger imprint.
I really enjoyed writing this tale of a romance reader, his favourite author, and the policeman he befriends in a fraud case. I hope to write another couple of books in the series, in which Jules and Leonard investigate other crimes – probably not heavy-duty murders, but smaller human-sized matters. We'll see what evolves!
In the meantime, I hope you will enjoy this light-hearted tale, if you haven't already given it a try.
Blurb: Jules Madigan loves his family and he loves his job. The only thing he's missing out on is a Happy Ever After, like the ones written by his favourite romance author Ewan Byge. While he's waiting for that HEA, Jules indulges himself in buying Ewan's old typewriter as memorabilia – before realising he's been defrauded. Through the fraud case, he makes friends with Police Constable Leonard Edgar – and through Leonard, Jules even gets to meet and work with Ewan Byge Himself! But the course of True Love never did run smooth, and soon Jules has to face some harsh realities.
Amazon US, Amazon UK, and all other Amazon marketplaces
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: the true love solution, libratiger on 12 March 2018 by Julie.
news: re-release of The Valley of the Shadow of Death
It is with mingled sadness and hope that I am announcing the re-release of my crime-drama novel The Valley of the Shadow of Death. Sadness because as my Manifold Press titles revert to me, it's a slow farewell to a very productive and interesting partnership with my Press colleagues. Hope because there's a new chapter opening in my life, and the chance to try new things – and by nature I always tend to look forward rather than back.
This novel has a relatively long history. I originally wrote it in the 1990s, and published it in 2001 via my Australia-based press, Homosapien Books. I closed down that business when we moved to the UK in 2004. Manifold Press took on the novel in 2011.
It's fair to say that some aspects of the story reflect the time in which it was written. While I wanted to remain true to the time and place, I did take the opportunity to tidy up a couple of things that have since become problematic, and also add a little more clarity where I felt it was needed.
This revised edition is now available through my own press, LIBRAtiger, with a brand new cover which (for better or worse) I designed myself.
There's no getting away from the fact that this hasn't been one of my more successful titles, but I still fiercely love Josh and Angelo and their tale of redemption. It is not a romance, but it is a love story, and I'm shamelessly proud of it as such!
Blurb: Joshua Delaney and Carmine Angelo Trezini, cop and mobster, should have absolutely nothing in common. Yet, accidentally brought together, they rapidly became both lovers and allies against organized crime boss Matthew Picano. Of course, taking down a man like that was never going to be easy – but Josh has no idea of the scale of the sacrifice he will eventually be called upon to make.
Amazon UK, Amazon US, and all other Amazon marketplaces
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: the valley of the shadow of death, libratiger on 1 December 2017 by Julie.
news: re-release of The Apothecary's Garden
Today is the day on which I'm re-releasing my novel The Apothecary's Garden … and, after a long day at work and an unexpected trip to the theatre, I have about 28 minutes left in which to compose this blog post! Please pardon any infelicities.
It is rather poignant to me that this is the first of my Manifold Press titles to revert to me. There aren't many other publishers out there who'd happily take on a romance featuring a man in his sixties, especially given the large age gap between him and his love interest. But Fiona was unstintingly supportive from the moment of my first tentative pitch, through a rather more challenging editing process than usual, and on to publication and beyond. I'll always be so very grateful for that!
Now Hilary and Tom have a new home with my own press, LIBRAtiger – and they have a very fine new cover to show off, as well!
I am totally delighted by the lovely cover design created by Lady Tiferet of Tiferet Design, and I am sure you'll love it, too. We stayed with the theme of water lilies, which I blogged about here, as they remain so perfectly symbolic of the story's themes. I love Tiferet's different take on the idea, and the glorious yet subtle colours.
And what an honour to have a cover by the awesome designer for Aleks Voinov's Witches of London: Lars and Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus's The Blacksmith Prince! Hilary, Tom and I am in such good and happy company.
So, with 10 minutes to go before the clock strikes twelve, here are the details for you. I have so enjoyed revisiting this novel, I have to admit. I remain tremendously fond of it! I hope you'll feel the same.
Blurb: Hilary Kent, a Londoner all his working life, retires to Wiltshire after an estranged cousin unexpectedly leaves him an inhabitable tower surrounded by an overgrown physic garden – and that's when graduate student Tom Laurence suddenly erupts into his life, convincing him that together they can restore the ancient garden to its former glory. Tom's cheerful friendship is the best thing that's ever happened to Hilary and he's perfectly content with that until, to his astonishment and confusion, it seems that Tom's affection for him is beginning to grow into something more … something he feels he probably shouldn't allow.
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P.S. Phew! Made it with two minutes to go … Night night, my lovely peeps! ♥
This entry was posted in texts (by me) and tagged books: the apothecary's garden, libratiger on 7 September 2017 by Julie.
news: paperback release of A Night with the Knight of the Burning Pestle
As many of you are aware, Manifold Press obligingly published my novella A Night with the Knight of the Burning Pestle in eBook format on 1 May – and I couldn't be happier about that!
Until now I have been releasing my titles in paperback format under the Manifold Press imprint as well, and that has worked out perfectly. When it came to preparing the paperback of A Night with the KBP, however, I decided after much pondering to do things a little differently. I decided to release it under my own LIBRAtiger imprint.
There are two main reasons for this. One is that Manifold Press is starting a (graceful and lengthy) process of winding down. Over the next couple of years, as the rights to my titles become available, I'm probably going to be self-publishing them under the LIBRAtiger imprint. I did give plenty of thought to leaving all the titles with Manifold Press for as long as I could, but then I figured I would prefer to handle the change bit by bit rather than all at once. So, basically, this is the first step in that process – even though I am determined to write one last novel that will be offered to Manifold Press before they close, and I have submitted stories to the next two anthologies as well.
The second reason is that A Night with the KBP might have some appeal to a more mainstream audience – even just those interested in theatre – and I'd like to see if I can make the title available more widely. I am certainly hoping that those of us who love LGBTQ+ fiction will enjoy this tale, but I am also hoping that it might spark an interest in some of those who don't naturally gravitate towards our genre(s).
So, I'd done my pondering, reached this conclusion, and cleared it with the Press… One of the more exciting consequences of all this was to approach the cover design with a much blanker slate than usual. (Cover reveal below!)
This entry was posted in publishing, texts (by me) and tagged books: a night with the knight of the burning pestle, libratiger, manifold press on 1 June 2017 by Julie.
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by N.M. Harris
I received a free copy of this novella from the author - the wonderful Relle - in return for an honest review. I've read a number of Relle's stories and novels, and I know I can always count on her for a good yarn. This was no exceptio...
tagged: male-male, fiction, and australian
The Cambridge Companion to British Romantic Poetry
by James Chandler
I must start (once more) by declaring that some of this book went over my head - but what I understood and liked, I liked very much. In any case, there was plenty about Keats and his work, so really they had me at 'hello'. I suppose I am...
tagged: enlightenment-romantics, scholarly, and keats
by Thea Hillman
I loved this book, and I love the author. Which seems the only reasonable response to such a calm, considered and candid tale of the author's life, and to her plea that we should love ourselves the way we are. Hillman - or, if I may, The...
tagged: genders-sexualities and biography
Tattoos and Teacups
by Anna Martin
I really enjoyed this lovely tale of a pair who are very different as individuals but very well-matched as a couple. Robert and Chris are great together, and I enjoyed their developing relationship. As a bonus we also get to read about R...
tagged: fiction and male-male
by Layla M. Wier
Interesting tale, featuring Owen and Kerry, two older main characters - which you probably all know by now that I appreciate. I also enjoyed Owen having an adult daughter who is definitely an intrinsic part of this not-quite-a-family. An...
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In 2010, I came to the U.S. with nothing but a suitcase and my natural "Savoir-Faire." Since then I've created award-winning work and cutting-edge digital and integrated experiences for major brands across categories. I've also fallen in love with this country's amazing culture - and an amazing American woman.
My background is in digital design and social media. As a creative leader and team player, I use my passion for tech, science and human behavior to create campaigns that dream bigger than a 15 sec. TV spot and organically travel on social and earned media. Whatever the media, I think I have a responsibility to push create deeper emotional connections and new ways to inform and empower consumers.
After a decade in traditional and digital advertising, I have spent the past 3 years harnessing the power of earned media at Edelman Chicago where I currently serve as a Senior VIce President Creative Director.


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Virgin Galactic Go Faster and Higher
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo at the peak of its 52-kilometer altitude during the third powered test flight | Image credit: Virgin Galactic
Space tourism provider Virgin Galactic has set new altitude and speed records pushing their SpaceShipTwo vehicle to its limit. The successful powered test flight built on previous testing in validating the vehicle for commercial flight operations.
Virgin Galactic performed its third powered flight test of their SpaceShipTwo vehicle on 26 July. The WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California with the SpaceShipTwo strapped between its two fuselages. At 16:45 GMT (12:45 EDT) the SpaceShipTwo vehicle separated from the carrier aircraft and fired its hybrid engine.
During the 42-second burn, the SpaceShipTwo climbed to an altitude of 52 kilometers and hit a top speed of Mach 2.47. The flight also set a new benchmark for reentry at Mach 1.7. It was the first reentry to takes place at supersonic speeds. The test surpassed expectations with George Whitesides, chief executive of Virgin Galactic stating the hybrid engine appeared to be providing, "a little bit of extra thrust."
In addition to the pilots Dave Mackay and Mike Masucci, the flight carried a third passenger, a mannequin. It was seated in the rear of the vehicle to approximate the weight of a real passenger during flight. The mannequin was also fitted with a number of sensors to monitor "temperatures, pressures, humidity, acoustics, thermal response, vibration, acceleration and even radiation."
Although the flight has been deemed a success, Virgin Galactic engineers will review the data collected during the test before going ahead with further flights. It is believed that if the vehicle receives a clean bill of health, the next powered test will be a full duration burn of 60 seconds. The burn will push the SpaceShipTwo to the edge of space and validate its operational suitability.
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Q: Creating view elements in VM using aurelia Is what I am trying to do in this gist possible?
https://gist.run/?id=bea803b05ad8d5b5e3e0afd59bb8dbb1
In app.html, I'm trying to use a repeat.for to create a custom element called button-row
In app.js, I'm creating two button row instances which I then place into a button row array so that I can use the repeat.for to iterate over it and create the button rows on the app.html view.
In button-row.html, I have a repeat.for to create the buttons using the btns array and setting the name of the button.
In button-row.js, I have two properties. label is the label for the button row and btns is the array of all the button names I want to create.
Sorry if this is a noob question, I have only been working with web development and aurelia for about a month.

A: Instantiating the ButtonRow objects yourself won't work. Aurelia instantiates the instances. you'll need to use the binding system to pass in the information to the custom element. I updated your gist here: https://gist.run/?id=6ec71143f566571960b7a182d4d98ed4
Also, you should refrain from abbreviating words like "Button" let your tooling save you the keystrokes, while making your code more readable :-)

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Some months ago, I decided to take control of my life and change it.. I remember the day... I remember the circumstance.. It was not unusual or extraordinary... I was having my regular cup of coffee and ruminating and there was a spark. I made the decision.... and, have not turned back since.
Nevertheless, the last year and half has been an incredible learning experience.. at so many levels... I know in that time, this blog has suffered.. Truth be told, I was demotivated.. I chose the pleasures of life to the at-the-time thankless tedium of keeping this blog going in the face of disappointment and unfulfilled ambitions..
So I did.. I am taking a hiatus from the bustle of life. I chose to travel...But funnily, life had other plans... I went.. and came back :) that is another story..


My DSL Extreme account allows me to have up to four devices connected to the Internet, each with its own IP address. Those who have shopped around for ISPs that support this feature could easily install the honeypot fully exposed to the Internet that way - safely.
I've been running Kippo on a Raspberry Pi for over a year -- it's a continual source of amusement.
I've run Kippo on my Raz Pi and had good success with it. I currently have one instance of Kippo running on it, while I'm also running Conpot (ICS honeypot) on my BeagleBone Black. Honeypot's are a great way to learn and using these cheap computers, anyone can do it at minimal cost. I may start running tcpdump, as you mentioned, as well.
An update package for the Honeeepi Project was posted 1/25/2015.
The package includes many of the 'pots' mentioned in Chris's and others' posts.


buying a residence can be a hair-raising experience. For most of us, the first time home purchase is the largest investment we've ever considered, and the emotions of purchasing something so expensive and personal can often cloud one's judgment.
1. Inspect, Inspect, Inspect - Go over the inspection report with a fine tooth comb. Make sure the report was done by a professional organization. For condo purchases, go over the CC&R's, By-Laws, and Association Fees. Don't take anything for granted... inspect everything!
2. Imagine the Property Vacant - Your furnishings and decorations will be the ones filling this new residence. Don't be swayed by beautiful furniture; it leaves with the owner.
3. Income + Lifestyle = Mortgage Payment - Sit down with your professional real estate agent and honestly discuss your income level and living expenses. Take into account future considerations, children, add-ons, amenities and fix-ups. Your dream home is certainly worth a sacrifice, but don't mortgage your entire future.
4. View Several Homes - See at least 7-10 properties. Don't move too slowly but don't move on the first property you see. With your agent's help you should be able to view enough properties to get a good overall perspective of the home market. When you find the right property, all the legwork will be have been worth it.
5. Utilize Your Team - By aligning yourself with the right real estate professional, you will have an entire team at your disposal. Utilize your lender, title rep and agent. Each of them should work hand in hand for your benefit. Explore all the options before you sign.
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The Mustang got an extensive redesign a couple of years ago, and it carries through with that same heritage pony-car look. Mustangs remain one of the strongest performance-coupe values for the money, thanks to prices that start in the low twenties and a bottom-line price of about $35k for a well-equipped GT Coupe. Additionally, Mustang Convertibles are one of the better picks for those who plan to make an impression when cruising and plan to carry passengers in the back seat.

Meanwhile, the powerful Boss 302 version is the choice for those who plan to do weekend racing and are willing to give up a slight bit of comfort.
The 2013 Mustang comes in a wide set of models, ranging from casual sunny-day cruising or daily commuting to serious, track-ready performance. Both Coupe or Convertible body styles are offered in V6, V6 Premium, GT, and GT Premium models, while the very high-performance Boss 302 is only offered as a Coupe.
All Mustang models are 4-seaters; although convertibles are somewhat smaller in back, they're still a bit better for back-seat space than most convertibles. The power soft-top arrangement in Mustangs is tight and weatherproof, and takes up very little trunk space.
Base Mustang models come with a 3.7L V6, making 305 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque. Meanwhile, all GT models instead come with a 5.0L V8, now rated at 420 horsepower for 2013. At the top of the lineup, the Boss 302 makes 444 horsepower. With the optional 6-speed automatic, Mustangs get a new SelectShift toggle that allows you to click up or down a gear, with full manual control.
Both engines utilize Ford's Ti-VCT variable valve timing system, which affords both impressive high-rev power, strong torque at low revs, and great gas mileage-with EPA ratings of up to 31 mpg on the highway for the V6.
The Mustang's contemporary pony-car look carries over for 2013, only for 2013 it's been given a somewhat more aggressive look, with a more prominent grille design, plus new heat extractors for the GT and a new hood on all models. All models now include standard high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps and new three-bar LED rear lamps-plus a new gloss-black panel connecting the taillights.
Base models of the Mustang include cruise control, air conditioning, a CD sound system with auxiliary input, remote keyless entry, and Ford's MyKey system, which allows parents to place limits on performance, or to set up alerts on vehicle use. GT models include an upgraded appearance throughout, including painted aluminum wheels, a dual exhaust, LED fog lamps, body-color blind spot mirrors, and aluminum pedals and scuff plates. On either of these models, Premium versions add leather seats, a MyColor customizable interior lighting system, a universal garage-door opener, an upgraded Shaker sound system with subwoofers and Sirius satellite radio, and Sync hands-free calling.
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Update 2014. Some of our alumnae are now playing with the Stamford Stampede, regularly or occasionally. It's a team of mixed experience and ability, and the competition is just as varied. We know how hard it is to organize and maintain a team like this, so we admire the women in charge and wish the whole team continued success. We don't know whether there is any room on the roster, but you can probably obtain contact information from Susan Hynes, Nora Hynes, Heather Parker, Megan Peterson or Caitlin McDonough.
The Stamford Spinnakers, an ice hockey program for girls and women in Stamford CT, came into being in 1998, shortly after the US Women's Team won gold in the Nagano Olympics. For the next ten years, girls (ages 7-18) from all over Fairfield County joined in a "Girls Spring Hockey" program hosted by the Spinnakers at Terry Conners Rink. This was instrumental in strengthening girls hockey clubs and teams in the public high schools of many nearby towns, but the schools of Stamford were not ready to host girls ice hockey in those years. So, from 1998 through 2010, the Stamford Spinnakers independently campaigned an active* and competitive* team for local high school girls, many of whom went on to play intercollegiate and adult recreational hockey, some of whom are still playing and/or coaching hockey today.
*How active and competitive? See the schedules and results linked below.
Parents' enthusiasm for girls hockey seems to rise and fall like the tide, at least here in Stamford. A decade after Nagano, there were very few girls of elementary school ages participating in Stamford's local youth hockey association, and the impact was soon felt at the high school level, where our roster began to include girls from other parts of Fairfield County. We established teams at the 14U and 12U levels, but few Stamford girls signed up, and the rosters quickly filled with girls from Darien and Greenwich. (All wonderful girls, but all headed for the teams at Darien HS and Greenwich HS.) In 2009, all three Spinnakers teams were disbanded, because of the decline of interest among Stamford girls. For the next two years, the Spinnakers hosted an adult team, primarily for graduate members, who returned to Stamford after college. That effort was challenged by job relocations, scheduling conflicts, fee shock (parents no longer paying!), and the difficulty of finding suitable opponents. So, the jerseys were laundered and stored away, in the hope that the local tide of enthusiasm for girls hockey at the youth hockey level someday rises again.
Stamford's public high schools, together with Staples, later decided to sponsor a combined team, so some Stamford girls have the opportunity to practice and play hockey. We wish them and that program good luck.
Ice hockey is a great sport for girls, and we would love to see it revived in Stamford.
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Play with girls and boys as your teammates and your opponents, at least until middle school.
This is still the best way for a girl to become a great hockey player!
Just a beginner? Try SYHA's Tiger Sharks Program.
Nine of them later formed the core of our Women's Team.
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Uday Kotak, who was at a book launch function in Mumbai, declined to comment on the development.
While Kotak races to meet the deadline, missing it would not attract a heavy penalty.
Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra Bank shares surged 8.5 per cent, the most in five years, on speculation that billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway may buy a stake in the lender as promoter Uday Kotak runs against time to meet a regulatory diktat on reducing his holdings.
The bank, which has been among the best performers in the past three years, closed at Rs 1,282.25 on the BSE, with a market capitalisation of Rs 2.4 lakh crore. The shares climbed as much as 13.9 per cent to Rs 1,345.35 during the day.
Uday Kotak, who was at a book launch function in Mumbai, declined to comment on the development. Kotak is mandated by RBI to cut his stake to 20 per cent by December, 15 per cent by 2020 and eventually to 10 per cent as the regulator seeks to reduce the concentration of bank ownership in the hands of individuals to avoid conflicts of interest.
Kotak's personal shareholding stood at 29.73 per cent at the end of September compared with 31.77 per cent at the end of March 2017, according to information on the BSE website.
While Kotak Mahindra has said it was unaware of any stake sale plan, people familiar with the matter said a transaction cannot be ruled out and that Kotak may be negotiating to sell a part of his holdings, a process that doesn't necessarily need board approval.
Berkshire did not respond to an email query. It recently bought a stake in Paytm, a digital payments company.
While Kotak has been reducing his stake, he has also argued for the norms to be relaxed as management of an institution and governance practices are more important than laws written during a different period. Kotak's attempts to overcome the regulatory diktat have been turned down by the RBI.
Earlier this year, Kotak Mahindra Bank proposed to issue perpetual non-cumulative preference shares of Rs 500 crore to increase its paid-up capital to Rs 1,453 crore, which would have helped Kotak meet the regulatory norms on cutting his stake. The RBI said the plan did not meet its mandate.
After the RBI refused to entertain its proposal, the bank said it believed the plan meets the regulatory norms and would negotiate with the regulator to convince it. Of late, the regulator has been in no mood to relax regulations that could send wrong signals. It recently pulled up Bandhan Bank for failing to meet the deadline to reduce promoter shareholding.
However, the regulator has also applied some discretion. It permitted Prem Watsa's Fairfax India Holdings to own 51 per cent in Kerala-based Catholic Syrian Bank, which was in need of capital. Also, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. owns close to 20 per cent in HDFC Bank.
While Kotak races to meet the deadline, missing it would not attract a heavy penalty. The bank may not be permitted to expand its branch network and the CEO's remuneration may be frozen.


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Muret, Occitanie, France
Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 43.461102, 1.326700.
One of the numerous small communities in the region of Occitanie in southern France, Muret is a beautiful old town situated in the central part of the province. It is one of the remote neighborhoods of Toulouse and a nice place to visit and get to know its culture. Muret is a part of the strategically important zone of France, it is is famous as the venue of a few important battles, including the Battle of Muret which took place in the 13th century AD. In the late Middle Ages the town became a center of industry and producing pharmaceuticals, chemicals, construction related products, and many others. The town is a home to a large number of cultural events and festivals, and it is popular with tourists from around the continent.
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The latitude of Muret, Occitanie, France is 43.461102, and the longitude is 1.326700. Muret, Occitanie, France is located at France country in the Towns place category with the gps coordinates of 43° 27' 39.9672'' N and 1° 19' 36.1200'' E.
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Program: 1st Annual IDEAS Workshop: Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases
Location: University of Georgia
Date: May 17-19, 2017
Instructors: Pejman Rohani (rohani@uga.edu) & John M. Drake (jdrake@uga.edu)
Class objectives: This module covers the principles of dynamic models of infectious diseases. The module will focus on the dynamics of compartmental models such as the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model and variants (SI,SIRS, and SEIR). Topics include incorporating different types of heterogeneities in transmission (resulting from age-structure, behavior or, seasonality), exact stochastic birth-death models, sensitivity analysis, and fitting of simple models to data. The module will alternate between lectures and computer labs. Programming will be done in R.
Data for exercises: data.zip
Class topics
Outline: Objectives
Lecture: Mathematical models of infectious diseases
Exercise: Introduction to scientific programming in R (Code) (Solutions)
Lecture: Equilibrium stability analysis and next generation method
Exercise: Deterministic models (Code) (Solutions)
Lecture: Infectious disease management
Exercise: Pulsed vaccination (Code) (Solutions), Social distancing (Code) (Solutions)
Lecture: Parameter estimation
Exercise: Estimation (Code) (Solutions)
Lecture: Stochastic models
Exercise: Stochastic simulation (Code) (Solutions)
Lecture: Parameter uncertainty
Exercise: Sensitivity analysis of deterministic models through latin hypercube sampling – Ebola example (Code) Sensitivity analysis of deterministic models through latin hypercube sampling – HIV example (Code)
Lecture: Heterogeneities in contact
Exercise: Structured models for host heterogeneities (Code) (Solutions)
Further exercises
Exercise: Estimating model parameters through maximum likelihood (Code)
Exercise: The distribution of outbreak sizes: Immune escape and transmission of equine influenza (Code)
Exercise: Seasonally forced epidemics (Code)
Suggested reading (case studies)
Anonymous. 1978. Influenza in a boarding school. British Medical Journal 1:587.
Blower, S.M., H. B. Gershengorn, R.M.. 2000. A tale of two futures: HIV and antiretroviral therapy in San Francisco. Science 287:650-654.
Grais, R.F., M.J. Ferrari, C. Dubray, O.N. Bjornstad, B.T. Grenfell, A. Djibo, F. Fermon, P.J. Guerin. 2006. Estimating transmission intensity for a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger: Lessons for intervention. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 100:867-873.
Legrand, J., R.F. Grais, P.Y. Boelle, A.J. Valleron, & A. Flahault. 2007. Understanding the dynamics of Ebola epidemics. Epidemiology & Infection 135:610-621.
Park, A.W., J.M. Daly, N.S. Lewis, D.J. Smith, J.L.N. Wood, B.T. Grenfell. 2009. Quantifying the impact of immune escape on transmission dynamics of influenza. Science 326:726-728.
Read, J., Lessler, J., Riley, S., Wang, S., Tan, L.J., Kwok, K.O., et al. 2014. Social mixing patterns in rural and urban areas of southern China. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281:20140268.
Rohani, P., Zhong, X., & King, A. A. 2010. Contact network structure explains the changing epidemiology of pertussis. Science 330:982–985.
Schenzle, D. 1984. An age-structured model of pre- and post-vaccination measles transmissiont. IMA Journal of Mathematics Applied in Medicine and Biology 1:169–191.
Suggested reading (modeling infectious diseases)
Keeling, M.J. & P. Rohani. 2007. Modeling infectious diseases in humans and animals. Princeton University Press.
Vynnyky, E., & R. White. 2010. An introduction to infectious disease modelling. Oxford University Press.
Heesterbeek, J. A. P., & Roberts, M. G. 2007. The type-reproduction number T in models for infectious disease control. Mathematical Biosciences 206(1):3–10.
Diekmann, O., Heesterbeek, J. A. P., & Roberts, M. G. 2009. The construction of next-generation matrices for compartmental epidemic models. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 7:873–885.
Mossong, J. E. L., Hens, N., Jit, M., Beutels, P., Auranen, K., Mikolajczyk, R., et al. 2008. Social contacts and mixing patterns relevant to the spread of infectious diseases. PLoS Medicine 5:e74.
Suggested reading (programming in R)
Crawley, M.J. 2007. The R book. Wiley.
Matloff, N. 2011. The Art of R Programming. No Starch Press.
Venables, W.N., & B.D Ripley. 2002. Modern Applied Statistics with S. 4th edition. Springer.
Jones, O., R. Maillardet, & A. Robinson. 2009. Introduction to scientific programming and simulation with R. Chapman & Hall.


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Posted: 11:54 PM, Jul 09, 2019
By: Action 10 News
PORT ARANSAS, Texas — A ride-share driver claims she was told by Port Aransas that she would have to pay hundreds of dollars in order to drive for ride sharing companies in that city.
Nearly two years ago a state law went into effect allowing rideshare companies to legally operate across Texas. That's why Lyft driver Dawn Skrobarczyk was confused this past Saturday when a Port Aransas police officer told her she needed a permit. So she called the city to confirm it.
"Yes, you have to have a permit and it can cost anywhere from 200 to 400 dollars," said Skrobarczyk.
It turns out the City of Port Aransas still has an ordinance for what it calls vehicles for hire that went into effect in 2016. That's a year prior to the state's law taking ride share regulation in 2017.
That law states that rideshare companies "May not be regulated by a municipality or other local entity including by requiring an additional license or permit."
The Port Aransas City Attorney is now looking into the matter to clarify if that ordinance can be enforced.


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Culture Briefs
By - The Washington Times - Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Not on Facebook
"Time magazine recently declared Facebook more popular than porn. But who are they kidding? Facebook is porn. With porn, you watch other people take off their clothes and abase themselves in public. On Facebook, where there's technically an anti-nudity policy (thus defeating the whole purpose of the Internet), you get to figuratively do the same.
"By now, the horror stories are legion. … [But] the reason to hate Facebook is because of the stultifying mind-numbing inanity of it all, the sheer boredom.
"If Facebook helps put together streakers with voyeurs, the streakers, for the most part, after shedding their trench coats, seem to be running around not with taut and tanned hard-bodies, but in stained granny panties with dark socks. They have a reality-show star's unquenchable thirst for broadcasting all the details of their lives, no matter how unexceptional those details are. They do so in the steady, Chinese-water-torture drip of status updates. The very fact that they are on the air (or rather, on Facebook) has convinced them that every facet of their life must be inherently interesting enough to alert everyone to its importance."
- Matt Labash, writing on "Down with Facebook," in the March 16 issue of the Weekly Standard
"Last week, America greeted the news that hip-pop princess Rihanna was headed for reconciliation with boyfriend Chris Brown. This was the same Chris Brown, for those not keeping track, as the dumb brute who (allegedly) punched in her face like a ripe fruit during a pre-Grammy altercation, rendering her unable to perform and an object of public humiliation.
"But in an emotionally and intellectually enlightened era such as our own, humiliation is to be overcome whatever the cost, and our favorite celebs have money and youth to burn. 'Domestic violence experts said they were dismayed, but not surprised,' the Daily News reported. 'Yet they remained concerned what message this would send to the 21-year-old "Umbrella" singer's fans.'
"No message they haven't already heard elsewhere - or, indeed, a pessimist might object, most anywhere. … So Rihanna tops the pops with a song called 'Rehab,' and Pink, another of the new-model starlets who's both hypermasculine and hyperfeminine, cuts a video for 'Sober' (notice a pattern?) that climaxes in a rough, heartless makeout scene between Pink and - Pink. With self-abuse like this, who needs boyfriends?"
- James Poulos, writing on "Big Girls Don't Cry," on March 6 at the American Spectator
Both pro and con
"Anyone can make a list of the many catastrophic adaptations they have seen. … But adaptation can be a creative as well as a destructive force. … I'm currently teaching a course that highlights some of the instances in which fine books have been adapted into fine films - Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence mutated into Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence; Giuseppe di Lampedusa's portrait of Sicily in 1860, The Leopard, turned into Luchino Visconti's greatest film; Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood became a wonderful John Huston movie; and, in his film of Great Expectations, [David] Lean produced a classic that can stand alongside the Dickens novel without any sense of inferiority. …
"The question raised by the adaptive excesses of Adaptation is the question at the heart of the entire subject of adaptation - that is to say, the question of essence. 'Poetry is what gets lost in translation,' said Robert Frost, but Joseph Brodsky retorted: 'Poetry is what is gained in translation', and the battle-lines could not be more clearly drawn.
"My own view has always been that whether we are talking about a poem moving across a language border to become another poem in another tongue, a book crossing the frontier between the world of print and celluloid, or human beings migrating from one world to another, both Frost and Brodsky are right. Something is always lost in translation; and yet something can also be gained."
- Salman Rushdie, writing on "A Fine Pickle," on Feb. 28 at the Guardian


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Quick Answer: What'S Wrong With Arthur?
What mental illness does Arthur Fleck have?
Will Joaquin Phoenix play Joker again?
Why did Joker killed his mother?
Did Joker kill Batman's parents?
Is the Joker adopted?
What is Joker's laughing condition?
Does Joker kill the neighbor?
Who is Joker's dad?
Is Joker's laughing condition real?
What mental illness did Joker's mom have?
Did Arthur really have a condition?
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What's wrong with Arthur in Joker?
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Did Joker kill the doctor at the end?
Arthur Fleck clearly had a diagnosis of pseudobulbar affect—uncontrollable episodes of crying and laughing, made worse by any emotional content..
Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in "Joker." (Nikos Tavernise / Warner Bros.) In all of his years of acting, stretching back to when he was 8 years old, Joaquin Phoenix has never done a sequel. And heading into "Joker," he didn't expect that to change.
Thomas is furious and swiftly lets Arthur know that he and his mother never had an affair, and that he fired her because she was increasingly unstable.
The one version in which the Joker did kill Bruce Wayne's parents (excluding Elseworlds and parallel Earths) was the 1989 Batman movie. In the movie, they were killed by Jack Napier (a pun on the word 'jackanapes'), who later became the Joker. So the answer is no, except in the 1989 movie.
Discovering the truth – he was adopted and abused as a child – sends Arthur over the edge: he suffocates his schizophrenic mother (Frances Conroy), stabs a former co-worker (Glenn Fleshler) who gave him that gun, and discovers his relationship with Sophie Dumond (Zazie Beetz) was a lie.
In the film that shattered box office records over the weekend, Phoenix's sinister character explains he has a condition that causes him to laugh uncontrollably. It's called pseudobulbar affect, also known as PBA, and it's a neurological condition characterized by uncontrollable laughing and/or crying outbursts.
As many of weighed whether Joker killed his neighbor Sophie, several creatives behind the film have spoken up. … Todd Phillips, the film's director, however, has spoken on the fate of Sophie. And according to him, no, Arthur did not kill Sophie.
Personality disorders are among the most difficult forms of mental illness to treat. Often, people with these disorders don't seek help because they are able to function in their day-to-day lives.
Thomas WayneIn this film Thomas Wayne is portrayed much less sympathetically than in other incarnations. He is a successful businessman who is running to become Mayor of Gotham City, however he has little sympathy for the lower classes, believing that they have no one else but themselves to blame for their misfortune.
According to the Mayo Clinic, "Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a condition that's characterized by episodes of sudden uncontrollable and inappropriate laughing or crying." Echoing the language on the Joker's laminated card, PBA can indeed occur in people with brain injuries, stroke, or certain neurological conditions such …
That was one of the diagnoses that the Joker's mom was given when he looked through her hospital charts. She was diagnosed with delusional disorder and narcissistic tendencies, or something like that. Penny Fleck (played by Frances Conroy) is attended to by her son Arthur. Image: Warner Bros.
Arthur carries a card with him to explain his neurological condition- his uncontrollable laughter when stressed or anxious. … Even though he's on several Medications, I believe Arthur does not actually have a condition that causes laughing fits.
How is borderline personality disorder treated? Borderline personality disorder has historically been viewed as difficult to treat. But with newer, evidence-based treatment, many people with borderline personality disorder experience fewer and less severe symptoms, improved functioning, and an improved quality of life.
In The Dark Knight, the Joker is a loner, glib, unemotional and very violent. These behavioral traits are very consistent with psychopathy.
IndieWire recently asked Phillips about Sophie's fate during a video interview with Anne Thompson, to which the director doubled down on the answer that Sophie is alive at the end of "Joker." "He doesn't kill her, definitively," Phillips said. … The shot would have confirmed outright that Arthur did not kill Sophie.
Arthur suffered severe head trauma that was believed to have given him his laughing disorder, which he was told was a condition by his mother for most of his life. He was a very lonely individual where his only company was his mother and a pet cat, longing for a romantic relationship that he had never gotten.
The easy answer is that Arthur was in the grip of one of his delusional fantasies during his act, believing that his stand-up was killing it with the audience and that his "girlfriend" Sophie (Zazie Beetz) was in the crowd.
The final shot of Joker is a long take looking down the asylum hallway as Arthur exits the shrink's office, leaving bloody footprints behind as he goes, implying he killed his therapist.
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Take a look at the specs for Sea of Thieves on Windows 10!
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Posted in: Announcements on 13 Feb 2018
As Sea of Thieves is Rare's first PC title, it gave us the opportunity to develop a PC game with a slightly different approach. Players have now been playing Sea of Thieves on Windows 10 in their tens of thousands for the past nine months as part of our Technical Alpha programme, allowing us to really fine-tune the auto-detect experience so that when new players play the game for the first time on March 20th, we can give you the Rare-certified spec based on your hardware.
However, we know that as PC gamers, having the ability to change the field of view, unlock or lock the framerate, rebind keys, change video settings, resolution and graphics options, as well as offering extra functionality like full ultra-wide support and a dedicated FPS Counter, is all part of the expectation – not least releasing the Windows 10 and Xbox One versions alongside each other on the same day!
So it gives us great pleasure to announce that after all of the above, and more than a year of working with our partners at AMD, Intel and NVIDIA, it's time to smash a bottle of rum against our PC specifications so that you can see how your rig will fare. As part of this new approach, we felt it would be more beneficial to not follow tradition by releasing just "min", "recommended" and "ultra" specs, and we should instead better detail the expected experience that each spec will offer:
*simply type "winver" into the start menu to find your corresponding Windows 10 version, which needs to be equal to or higher than 1607.
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Our rendering team set themselves the goal early on of "how low can we go", sometimes also referred to fondly as "getting the game running on a potato", which is why we want to deliver a great version of the game even for those with computers below our official minimum spec. The game is perfectly playable at 540p, and one of the advantages of Xbox Play Anywhere is that if you own an Xbox One AND a low-spec laptop you can still take full advantage of it, and we absolutely encourage it! Of course if you have a beast of a rig running at 4k/60, we've got you covered with the best looking #GreatWater, and everything in between!
Thanks to the community and our hardware partners in helping us reach this point, and we look forward to continuing to build out the PC feature set up to and beyond launch!
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Q: How to setup 404 or 500 error handlers with Redux Toolkit and RTKQuery I'm using RTKQuery to fetch data as following:
export const productsApi = createApi({
  reducerPath: 'productsApi',
  baseQuery: fetchBaseQuery({
    baseUrl: BASE_URL,
    prepareHeaders,
  }),
  tagTypes: ['Products'],
  keepUnusedDataFor: 8600,
  endpoints: builder => ({
    getProperties: builder.query<IProduct[], IParams>({
      query: params => ({ url: 'products', params: { per_page: 40, ...params } }),
      transformResponse: ({ data }: { data: IProduct[] }) => data,
      providesTags: ['Products'],
    }),
  });

I am relatively new to Redux Toolkit and started it using directly before using any of Redux. From the ReduxToolkit documentation, I'm finding 2 ways to catch and put actions on the backend.

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*Using Async thunk.

*Middleware

I tried using the code as follows with the Middleware approach:
export const rtkQueryErrorLogger: Middleware = (api: MiddlewareAPI) => next => action => {
  if (isRejected(action)) {
     console.log(action);
  }
  return next(action);
}

But this does not catch the 40x/50x errors. What should be the way to handle this?
The purpose is to say send logs to the server upon catching these errors with meta-information. I was following: https://redux-toolkit.js.org/rtk-query/usage/error-handling#handling-errors-at-a-macro-level as a reference.


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Seraph 100 and COVID-19
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Treatment for critically ill COVID patients results in significant improvement in survival rate according to new study
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Patient survival doubles when Seraph 100 is used earlier during ICU stay
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Critically ill patients treated with ExThera Medical's Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph 100) within 60 hours of ICU admission experienced a survival rate double that of patients treated after being in the ICU for 60 or more hours, according to a newly released study.
"Few treatments are available for critically ill COVID patients in the ICU. We have already seen data that demonstrates survival improvement1 – and now additional peer-reviewed data was generated that demonstrates 'earlier is better' when it comes to Seraph 100 use in the ICU," said Robert Ward, ExThera Medical Chairman. "In addition, patients treated earlier in their ICU with the Seraph 100 may avoid intubation and mechanical ventilation."
The new findings, published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, found:
• Survivability in ICU COVID patients that started Seraph 100 treatment within 60 hours of ICU admission was 65.5% while it was 37.5% in patients that started the treatment after more than 60 hours in the ICU.2
There is still a need for therapeutic treatment options, especially in critically ill patients, as COVID variants such as Omicron continue to emerge. The Seraph 100 is the first blood purification device to be shown to reduce both bacterial and viral loads in the bloodstream and has been used on more than 800 US and EU patients with COVID-19 since April 2020.
In 2019, the Seraph 100 was granted CE mark for the reduction of bloodstream pathogens in European Union. In April 2020, the FDA granted Authorization for Emergency Use for use in patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU with confirmed or imminent respiratory failure.
1. Chitty et al, A Multicenter Evaluation of Blood Purification with Seraph 100 Microbind Affinity Blood Filter for the Treatment of Severe COVID-19: A Preliminary Report, (2021)
2. Schmidt J., et al., Interim-analysis of the COSA (COVID-19 patients treated with the Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity filter) registry, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2021; gfab347, https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfab347
About ExThera Medical Corporation
ExThera Medical Corporation develops and commercializes extracorporeal blood filtration devices, including the Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity Blood Filter for removing a broad range of pathogens from the bloodstream of patients. Seraph can be used in hospitals, clinics, or field hospitals to address nosocomial and community-acquired infections as well as those caused by battlefield wounds and pandemics. ExThera Medical's extracorporeal products have demonstrated life-saving capabilities in a wide range of critically ill patients suffering from sepsis and other severe infections. With a growing body of outcome and health economic evidence from independent clinical studies, success in the DARPA Dialysis-Like Therapeutics program, and from successful clinical use in the US, the EU, and the Middle East, the company is well positioned to serve healthcare professionals and patients alike. The Seraph 100® is CE marked and commercially available in the EU and has FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for treatment of COVID-19 in the USA.
For more information visit the company's website at www.extheramedical.com.
About Seraph 100
As a patient's blood flows through the Seraph 100 filter, it passes over beads with receptors that mimic the receptors on human cells that pathogens target when they invade the body. Harmful substances are quickly captured and adsorbed onto the surface of the beads and are thereby subtracted from the bloodstream. Seraph adds nothing to the bloodstream. It targets the pathogens that cause the infection, while it also binds and removes harmful substances generated by the pathogen and by the body's response to the infection. Seraph's adsorption media (the beads) constitute a flexible platform that uses immobilized (chemically bonded) heparin for its well-established blood compatibility and its unique ability to bind bacteria, viruses, fungi, and important sepsis mediators reported to contribute to organ failure during sepsis.
For more news stories on the Seraph 100 click here.
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*The Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph) is CE Marked and approved for commercial sale in EU member states.
**Emergency Use Authorization Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph 100) is for use in the United States under FDA EUA200165:
Authorization for Emergency Use in patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU with confirmed or imminent respiratory failure.
The Seraph 100 device has neither been cleared or approved for the indication to treat patients with COVID-19 infection.
The Seraph 100 device has been authorized by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
The Seraph 100 device is authorized only for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of the emergency use of the Seraph device 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.


You thought you covered the essentials: your home, your car, and your health are all insured. What else could you need? Unfortunately, many Americans who insure their basic needs have gaps in coverage that can unexpectedly drain their savings if disaster strikes.
In this podcast episode, we team up with Gary Pozsik of Health, Wealth, and Happiness to discuss three common insurance problems you may not be prepared for and how you can fill the coverage gaps.
1. No flood insurance leads to costly problems.
FEMA reports that flooding has occurred in every state over the last five years. However, the Insurance Information Institute estimates that only 12 percent of homeowners across America carry flood insurance.
Many Americans skip flood insurance because they assume their standard homeowners or renters insurance policy will cover flood damage. However, this is incorrect.
Federal flood insurance purchased through your insurance agent or company is the only guaranteed form of flood protection. Nearly 90 private insurance companies offer flood insurance backed by the federal government. Learn more about common flood insurance myths and what a typical policy will cover.
2. Americans should not forgo disability insurance.
It is often reported that one in three women and one in four men will have a disability that keeps them out of work for 90+ days during their working lifetime. In addition, half of working Americans would face financial difficulties if they were out of work for just 30 days.
This is a problem that could be remedied with long-term disability insurance, yet it's estimated that only 40 percent of working Americans have a long-term disability policy.
Unfortunately, many do not think disability insurance is necessary because they assume Social Security Disability Insurance will cover them if they become disabled. However, SSDI has extremely strict criteria, making it difficult to collect benefits. SSDI benefits are much less than many expect – more than three-quarters of disabled workers receive monthly SSDI benefits of less than $1,500.
Long-term disability insurance usually pays between 40 to 60 percent of your pre-disability gross salary and can be purchased privately or through your employer. Learn more about questions to ask before you purchase a disability insurance policy.
3. Guaranteed auto protection is a must.
It is unfortunate, but true: when you drive your new car off the dealership lot, its value depreciates instantly. If your car is totaled or stolen soon after purchase, your insurance company will not reimburse you for the amount you owe on the car, but for its actual (and instantly depreciated) cash value.
Fortunately, guaranteed auto protection, or gap insurance, can help you avoid owing money on your new car or lease if it is wrecked or stolen. This insurance coverage makes up the difference between what your car is worth and how much you owe on your loan or lease.
You can buy gap insurance from your dealership or lender, but it is often cheaper to purchase through your auto insurance company if you several years of coverage. Talk to your trusted insurance agent about how much coverage is best for you.
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def upload():
    local("cp README.md README")
    local("python setup.py sdist upload")
    local("rm README")

def lint():
    local('pylint *.py')

def clean():
    local('rm -rf dist *.pyc MANIFEST __pycache__ build _.egg-info')

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Q: XStream Alias of List root elements I want to be able to alias the root list element depending upon what type of objects are contained in the list.  For example, this is my current output:
<list>
<coin>Gold</coin>
<coin>Silver</coin>
<coin>Bronze</coin>
</list>

And this is what I want it to look like:
<coins>
<coin>Gold</coin>
<coin>Silver</coin>
<coin>Bronze</coin>
</coins>

I can do this at a global level by saying all lists should be aliased to coins, but I have a lot of different lists and this won't work.  Any ideas on how to do this?  Seems like it should be simple, but of course, it isn't.
EDIT:  I should specify, I am trying to serialize objects to xml.  I am using Spring 3 MVC as my web framework.

A: This isn't an ideal solution, as it requires a separate wrapper class, but you could do something like this:
public class CoinResponse {

   private List<Coin> coinList;

   public CoinResponse(List<Coin> coinList) {
      this.coinList = coinList;
   }

   public List<Coin> getCoins() {
      return this.coinList;
   }
}

And here's the ugly part:
List<Coin> coins = Arrays.asList( new Coin(), new Coin(), new Coin());
CoinResponse response = new CoinResponse(coins);

XStream xstream = new XStream();
xstream.alias( "coins", CoinResponse.class );
xstream.addImplicitCollection( CoinResponse.class, "coinList" );

System.out.println(xstream.toXML(response));

Basically, this is telling Xstream to use "coins" when converting the CoinResponse, and then don't use any name at all for the list itself.

A: @XStreamAlias("coins")
public class Coins {
        @XStreamImplicit(itemFieldName="coin")
        List<String> coins = new ArrayList<String>();
}

A: Let's say you have a Coin class with a type attribute, as follows:
@XStreamAlias("coin")
public class Coin {
    String type;
}

And you have a Coins class that constains a List of Coin:
@XStreamAlias("coins")
public class Coins{

    @XStreamImplicit
    List<Coin> coins = new ArrayList<Coin>();
}

Pay attention to the annotations. The List is Implicit and the Coins class will be shown as "coins".
The output will be:
<coins>
  <coin>
    <type>Gold</type>
  </coin>
  <coin>
    <type>Silver</type>
  </coin>
  <coin>
    <type>Bronze</type>
  </coin>
</coins>

It's not the same you asked for, but there is a reason.
At first, coin have only one attribute, but we are not sure if all objects you want to show do have only one attribute too. So, we need to tell which object attribute we are talking about.
You can also show the Coin attributes as XML Attributes, not fields. As follows:
@XStreamAlias("coin")
public class Coin {
    @XStreamAsAttribute
    String type;

    Coin(String type) {
        this.type = type;
    }
}

Here is the output:
<coins>
  <coin type="Gold"/>
  <coin type="Silver"/>
  <coin type="Bronze"/>
</coins>

Hope it helps.


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It is a well known fact that during pregnancy, body goes through numerous changes, internally and externally. Hormonal changes inside the body can lead to the women feeling uneasy, dizzy, drowsy, fatigued, and also weak. One of the biggest problems pregnant women generally have to face is cramp and muscle pain while sleeping, because the sleeping position is not too flexible at the time of the pregnancy.
Pregnancy pillow would provide protection to the belly, while also providing support for the back region. This would help in body getting into a comfortable position while sleeping, and this helps in sleeping soundly, and without the feeling of uneasy.
Pregnancy pillow provides warmth, comfort and a feeling of cosiness, which is really helpful for the pregnant women to fall asleep quickly.
The kind of head support provided by the best pregnancy pillow is unmatched. It is far superior in terms of providing rest than other general pillows used on a daily basis.
Pregnancy pillows can also help the baby inside the womb to come to an optimal birth position. This helps in ensuring that the labor time is short and also less painful. However, for this you need to buy the pregnancy pillow that are full body versions in comparison to other wedge versions available.
Not only the baby bump and back is supported, the legs and the hands also get support and rest when using the full body pregnancy pillow.
Pregnancy pillow helps the expecting moms to sleep in half fetal position, which is the most preferred position during pregnancy.
It can be used for comfortable sleep even after the baby is born, just because of the sheer comfort it has the ability to provide.
The neck pains that many pregnant women complain about can vanish with the use of pregnancy pillow for several days.
Tossing and turning during pregnancy can be avoided when you are using pregnancy pillow.
Every pregnancy is different, even though all have a vast number of similarities. Pregnancy pillows helps in addressing the common problems that the expecting moms face due to not being able to get into a comfortable position while sleeping, while also helping them use the pregnancy pillow in any way they want to make themselves comfortable. It is also suggested by many doctors these days, because it increases the amount of rest the body gets. Do a bit of research and find out the best pregnancy pillow in the market before buying to get the result you are looking for.


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The Concrete Society: Canoe Lake Tennis Pavilion
— October 2017, Volume 51
Canoe Lake Tennis Pavilion, Southsea
Canoe Lake Leisure has invested considerable time and money in new tennis facilities on Southsea Common. Four new all-weather tennis courts and twelve existing grass courts have been refurbished to international standards. Darren Bray of PAD studio reports.
PAD studio has designed a new pavilion as a permanent base for the tennis club and for users of all courts at the site. The building will also host a range of sports and community classes all year round. Southsea Common is a historic part of the Southsea seafront, which has received limited investment over recent years. This project was intended to be a beacon, not only for tennis, but for the community and Southsea, who have eagerly embraced the facility.
In Southsea, Portsmouth, a small group of individuals formed Canoe Lake Leisure (CLL) to safeguard the future of the Canoe Lake grass tennis courts, at a time when Council funding cuts meant their future was uncertain. The existing clubhouse was the target of repeated vandalism and unsafe for public use. CLL heavily invested in private funding to restore the twelve grass courts, four artificial courts and two hard courts, as well as provide a new purpose-built pavilion with provision to host both community events and children's indoor tennis.
CLL leases the new pavilion site and the restored tennis courts from Portsmouth and Southsea City Council. Using private finance and enormous perseverance, CLL has transformed the area, refurbishing the grass courts to an international standard and building four new artificial grass courts. The pavilion is the first public building to be built on Southsea seafront for 30 years.
The pavilion site and tennis courts are divided by a public footpath leading to the seafront. The pavilion has a great vantage point – enabling both sets of courts to be viewed – as well as the common and boating lake beyond. As a result, a key requirement was a two-storey building to maximise such an attractive location. The ground floor, formed from brick, provides a solid base and large openings are carved away to reveal views into the building, showing activity on the courts beyond. The aim was to provide a robust base, inviting the community to engage with tennis and other activities in the area.
The pavilion's first-floor viewing gallery is set against mature trees to the south of the site, and is designed to be as unobtrusive, transparent and delicate as possible. A slim butterfly roof floats above the largely glazed first floor, reducing the building's mass and creating covered outdoor seating space. Both the materials and structure of the building have been mindfully designed as the area suffers from persistent vandalism. All glazing at ground-floor level can be secured at night through finely detailed, sliding mesh shutters which slide into recessed brick pockets. At night, their perforated finish allows the building to glow subtly, helping to improve security lighting along the public footpath.
The concept for the building is reinforced through the materials specified, some not often used in UK public buildings of this scale. The bricks, for example, are Danish handmade clay bricks, much longer than a standard UK brick and half as high. This helps the building appear to sit lower and longer. The interior is deliberately utilitarian, designed to be hard-wearing and enduring, while softened with plywood lining, ash floors, a wonderfully tactile cast concrete exposed roof and colourful furnishings.
The client wished to limit the running costs of the new building primarily using passive methods with a fabric-first methodology. The building has not yet been assessed using any BREEAM, Passivhaus or equivalent standard; however, it has far exceeded requirements set out in Building Regulations passing SBEM calculations with ease.
The blockwork construction of ground-floor and first-floor elements with exposed internal concrete soffit offers the tremendous benefits of thermal mass, significantly reducing temperature fluctuations throughout the day. Spaces stay cool in summer and retain warmth in winter.
Concrete Construction Process
The decision to use cast-in-situ concrete slab and precast concrete elements on this public building came from both structural needs and durability requirements. Initially, the design team explored precast concrete plank systems for the first-floor slab; however, due to the sizes and complex geometry required, were unable to find a sub contractor to complete the work. Working with concrete consultant Jonathan Reid of GreyMatter Concrete and Toby Ronalds of Eckersley O'Callaghan, the first-floor slab was redesigned as a fair-faced in-situ structure. Reid introduced James Saward of Torricon Construction, who was working on Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' £225 million Burlington Gate project on Old Burlington Street, London.
PAD studio took the client to meet Saward at Burlington Gate and review all the in-situ work in progress. Fortunately, he was convinced to undertake the small slab in Portsmouth. The site visit enabled the review and appraisal of the variety of finishes available, giving the design team confidence to commit to an exposed fair-faced 'special' cast-in-situ concrete finish.
The innovative procurement process and construction management provided the opportunity to carefully select and choose the subcontractors and suppliers working on the project, ensuring people were appointed for their expertise in delivering high-quality workmanship. This allowed for collaboration with many specialists' that brought exceptional added value to the project throughout.
The switch to in-situ concrete provided the opportunity to create an excellent exposed fair-faced finish, which would lend itself to the durability required from both client and context. The exposed surface was also exploited for its reflectivity and thermal mass benefits, assisting in reducing the artificial daylight required and internal temperature fluctuations.
Aided by GreyMatter Concrete and the engineer Eckersley O'Callaghan, a bespoke exposed concrete finish specification was developed. The aim was to keep this as simple as possible, referring to the National Structural Concrete Specification(1) for details on a 'special' finish. Critically, it was agreed to write in the post-finishing method and approach, so that an allowance and agreement was in place for this work to be undertaken. GreyMatter Concrete reviewed the exposed soffit/ceiling once struck and the design team agreed to proceed with some localised post- finishing work.
The precast concrete elements on the project consisted of parapet copings, perimeter ground-level plinth and window cills. Jonathan Reid recommended an approach to Martyn Fear of Specialist Precast Products to discuss how we might collaborate on these elements. These three key pieces needed to be robust ,fit the overall tectonic quality of the building and, most importantly, be affordable. It became apparent that Specialist Precast could meet all these key criteria and produced beautiful samples for both client and PAD studio to sign off and place an order.
A great deal of importance was placed in innovation and collaboration through concept design, development, technical detailing and procurement. By using construction management for this project, PAD studio had enormous flexibility to explore a range of construction methods, sub contractors and suppliers. This would not have been possible under many other procurement methods. Importantly, we have our trusting and forward-thinking client to thank for investing in this process.
The Pavilion has already been embraced by the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) who hosted the inaugural Aegon Southsea Trophy as a professional pre-Wimbledon Ladies event, in late June, one week after the building's completion. Fittingly, tickets were free and the Pavilion in its first week had several thousand visitors, hosted some of the top one hundred ladies' players and was featured on BBC South.
Stephen Morgan, the newly elected MP for Portsmouth and Southsea commented to the press recently that,"The Aegon Southsea Trophy really is Portsmouth at its best. Local schools, local people and world-class tennis players all coming together for a fantastic tournament. The team at Canoe Lake have worked so hard on this facility which benefits both the local community, who are able to play tennis here, and the athletes in their preparations for Wimbledon." ■
Reference: 1. CONSTRUCT. National Structural Concrete Specification. Fourth edition complying with BS EN 13670: 2009. The Concrete Centre, Camberley, 2010.
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