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Federal Government Report Says Canada Falling Ever Further Behind on GHG Emissions Target
Well, we've finally got our prime minister home so maybe he can get out of his Indian party costume, throw on his dad's buckskins and run that "bitumen = a green future for Canada" business by us once again. This time maybe with some logical explanation. Alchemists never do that, you know.
Maybe Justin can tell us why, on his watch, Canada keeps falling further behind on our already paltry emissions reduction targets. Son, you've got to fish or cut bait. The bullshit isn't working any more.
A recently released federal report suggests the gap is growing between Canada's greenhouse gas reduction promises and what its policies are likely to achieve.
The news comes as the Liberal government continues to promise a new pipeline will be built to take bitumen from Alberta's oilsands to ports in British Columbia — a move critics say would push Canada's emissions even higher.
In December, the government delivered a report to the United Nations outlining its progress on reaching targets agreed to in the Paris Accord to fight climate change. Canada has promised to reduce those emissions to the equivalent of 517 megatonnes of carbon dioxide.
In 2016, the federal government made a similar report to the UN acknowledging that both its current and planned policies would likely leave the country 44 megatonnes short of its target.
But in the recent report, Canada notes the gap between its commitments and the likely result of its policies has grown to 66 megatonnes — a 50 per cent increase in only 18 months.
Environment Canada was unable to immediately explain that expanding shortfall. Figures for greenhouse gas emissions in the report are only given up to 2015 and are reported to have been largely stable for several years previously.
Keith Stewart of Greenpeace said the increasing gap between promises and probable results is likely due to increasing energy production.
What? We can't ramp up bitumen production to run through all that new pipeline capacity and cut emissions? Oh, say it ain't so.
Posted by The Mound of Sound at 3:10 PM
Lorne said...
Justin's father was called the Northern Magus, Mound. His son seems only to have a set of robes that are but a pale imitation of what Pierre wore.
Trailblazer said...
The Anglosphere countries, Canada, USA and the UK and Australia have all bullshiited their way past global warming commitments.
To call their proposals insincere would would be a gross understatement.
Truth be known; they lied!!
I believe they are committed to a carbon tax but not for the greater good of climate control but for tax income to prop up failing economic planning.
Of course, swept under the rug is the megatonnes of CO2 BC adds to the atmosphere each year from forest fires. And Alberta too. How about Ontario, Quebec and Labrador? Pikers but helping out.
I say swept under the rug, which isn't strictly true since figures are available, but after they're announced, people sit firmly on their hands doing bugger all and hum away gently, wondering what's for supper. I mean, what's actually important anyway?
BC tripled its so-called human-caused CO2 output last year, but nobody cares, cuz fires is natcheral.
http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4259306
Now, back to sleep everyone. Especially Americans who live in an exceptional country where climate change deniers happily buy giganto vehicles and drill, drill, drill, baby, because God will provide, and who believes those commie left-wing pinko intellectuals trying to warn them of pending environmental disaster anyway?
I seriously wonder myself if "scientists" include CO2 from natural fires in their predictions for sea level rise and temperature increases, or just the usual "man-made" sources. Since both seem to be happening faster than predicted, I'd guess not. If the real truth were to be told, it likely would be so bad everyone would would stand around mouth agape in disbelief, so they don't bother. The human race would rather face armageddon all in one go I think, clutching a flagon of beer and sucking back on a giant legal spliff. Hey ho!
The Mound of Sound said...
Sitting on their hands, BM? Wildfires swept western North America last year from Mexico straight up into Alaska. Forest fires cost our province and every affected state a massive sum in fire fighting, evacuations, etc. The season grows longer, year by year. I think it's a stretch to call most of that "man made."
I, too, have wondered how the science types factor in secondary, natural emissions from forest and tundra fires, the thawing of the methane-rich permafrost, melting lake and seabed methane clathrates, etc. These are the "tipping point" impacts that, just 10 to 15 years ago, we were warned might be triggered by 2100 if we didn't keep global warming under 2C. They're already here.
Lorne we have learned to our disappointment that, in so many ways, the son bears scant resemblance to the father and the country is poorer for that.
Trailblazer, I'm not sure if I would lump the UK into your club of villains. It is not a petro-state and closed the last of its coal mines under Thatcher. The US, by contrast, is not just a heavy, per capita user of fossil fuels but now the world's biggest producer. Australia is racing to sail every shipload of coal it can produce to Asia before that window is slammed shut. Canada, well our bitumen trafficking speaks for itself.
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Q: Basic questions about network topologies I have just started learning about network topologies, but there are a lot of confusion about different types of network topologies i have learnt so far.
First of all, BUS topology.
If i have like 100 PCs in the same wire connected using BUS topology, and the network connection speed is 100Mbps, then each PC will have a connection of 1Mbps, right ?
With the same scenario, if i connect those 100 PCs using STAR topology, then each PC will have a connection of 100Mbps ?
Then with the TREE topology, i divide the system into 10 sub-system (10 tree branches) , each branch has 10 PCs, then i will have other 10 small "BUS-topology" networks each one will have a connection of 10Mbps and therefore each PC will also have 10Mbps ?
And the last one is RING topology, 100 PCs, each PC will have 100Mbps connection ?

A: When you talk about the speed of the network you are usually talking about the speed that two clients could theoretically get using a perfectly efficient protocol, and no other communication on the network.
When you are talking about only the network topologies you are talking about an abstract concept.  The abstract concepts doesn't really tell you anything about how bandwidth is split.  You need to know a lot more about the connecting equipment, and protocols in use to actually know how bandwidth is split amongst the end nodes in a network that is setup using a given topology.

First of all, BUS topology. If i have like 100 PCs in the same wire
  connected using BUS topology, and the
  network connection speed is 100Mbps,
  then each PC will have a connection of
  1Mbps, right ?

If only two nodes are trying to communicate they will communicate at 100Mbps.  If more then two nodes are trying to communicate then what happens depends on the network.  In a CSMA/CD network they will each try to talk when nobody else is talking.  The maximum capacity will still only be 100Mbps, but client a may get 80Mbps and client b only 20 Mbps.
Think of a bus network like a typical street with a speed limit.  Just because everyone's driveway is connected to the street doesn't mean the speed limit is divided by the total number of driveways.

With the same scenario, if i connect
  those 100 PCs using STAR topology,
  then each PC will have a connection of
  100Mbps ?

It depends on what happens at the point of your star.  Is your start connected with an Ethernet Hub?  If so, then the bandwidth you get will be like that of a bus, is the point an Ethernet Switch?  If you have a switch then you will get a much higher bandwidth.

A: For a bus topology I believe you are right. Bus topologies are very rarely used nowadays.
For a star, you are also right. However, limiting factors here are the total bandwidth of the so-called backplane of the switch in the center of the star. In your example, it would have to support 100*100*2 (full duplex) Mbps, a total of about 20 Gbps, to have every PC to utilize the maximum bandwidth. This is a very common topology in real life.
For the tree, the maximum bandwidth between PCs depends on where they are in the tree. Each subset of the tree has a shared bandwidth to the rest of the tree. So within a sub-system, you can reach higher bandwidths than between PCs in different sub-systems. Commonly, tree networks are basically built out of multiple stars, with one spoke of the star going to a higher level of the tree.
I don't know ring networks well enough to know the last answer.
When looking at topologies, also do not forget the mesh network, which can be full or partial. The internet is mostly basically a partial mesh network.

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Q: How to filter dataframe by amount of of rows in column I want to drop rows with countries that have less than 5 rows  in dataset, how can I do it?
My dataframe example:
date    country_code    media_source    ltv(sum)    cost
4713    2020-09-26  AE  Facebook Ads    292.61799   38.24
4714    2020-09-26  AT  Facebook Ads    214.61517   8.06
4715    2020-09-26  AU  ByteDance        0.00000    56.62
4716    2020-09-26  AU  Facebook Ads    655.46586   85.04
4717    2020-09-26  BB  Facebook Ads    0.00000 0.58
4718    2020-09-26  BE  Facebook Ads    210.68964   10.25
4719    2020-09-26  BH  Facebook Ads    156.08376   4.45
4720    2020-09-26  BM  Facebook Ads    31.20894    0.56
4721    2020-09-26  BR  Facebook Ads    1080.77067  84.83
4722    2020-09-26  BS  Facebook Ads    19.51047    1.83
4723    2020-09-26  CA  ByteDance       19.51047    35.93
4724    2020-09-26  CA  Facebook Ads    117.06282   113.63
4725    2020-09-26  CH  Facebook Ads    156.08376   28.95
4726    2020-09-26  CL  Facebook Ads    331.75611   11.16
4727    2020-09-26  CO  Facebook Ads    0.00000 8.07
4728    2020-09-26  CR  Facebook Ads    58.53141    3.69
4729    2020-09-26  CY  Facebook Ads    39.02094    5.36
4730    2020-09-26  CZ  Facebook Ads    214.61517   12.20
4731    2020-09-26  DE  Facebook Ads    300.44952   28.61
4732    2020-09-26  EC  Facebook Ads    58.53141    2.99
4733    2020-09-26  ES  Facebook Ads    468.25128   19.26
4734    2020-09-26  FI  Facebook Ads    136.57329   5.01
4735    2020-09-26  FR  Facebook Ads    253.63611   15.36
4736    2020-09-26  GH  Facebook Ads    97.63047    17.31

A: You can try groupby and filter
out = df.groupby('country_code').filter(lambda df: len(df) >= 5)


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When 'American Idol' becomes the American Dream
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Jessica Sanchez: Uniting Filipinos around the world. Photos by FOX
By Elton Lugay
Up until last week, "American Idol" was like a Benetton ad. Three finalists remained in competition: Joshua Ledet (black), Philip Philips (white) and Jessica Sanchez (Asian/Latina).
Ledet gave an incredible performance but not strong enough to keep him in the running. This week, the Idol trophy is a matter of vocal jousting between the Dave Matthews sound-alike Philips and Beyonce-bawling Sanchez. White versus brown. Ok, I won't play the race card if others won't.
My fearless prediction is that this week, Filipino-Mexican-American Sanchez will be the new American Idol. The first multi-ethnic winner of the hugely popular talent show.
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I began following Jessica the moment I learned her mother is Filipino. I have to admit, though, that I would get enthused with Idol every time a Filipino makes the finals. It has been that way since Jasmine Trias, Ramielle Malubay, Sway Penala, Camille Velasco, Thia Megia and Jordan Segundo. I already knew Filipinos were great singers, but it seems we need "American Idol" to validate that, almost like chasing the American Dream.
Before Jessica, Jasmine Trias – a third runner-up like Joshua — was the highest a Filipina has ever reached. I campaigned for votes among friends and family only to find out later that I was embarrassing myself. I was asking them to vote for Jasmine because she was Filipino and not because she was a terrific singer. I remember how Broadway actress and Tony winner Lea Salonga once issued a gentle reminder for Filipinos to support things Filipino only because we believe in the cause and not so much because of ethnic kinship. Boy, did she make a lot of sense.
Here I am again, doing the same for Jessica. My Facebook wall is a shrine to photos and video clips of her singing. This time I have been seeking votes for Jessica not because she's Filipino but because she is truly a great singer.
Jessica and Phillip Phillips with Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson
Public voting is what will spell victory for either Philip or Jessica. Filipinos are such motivated voters. They are texting via A T&T, and voting on Facebook and Magic Jack. Let's do the math. That's 94 million Filipinos in the Philippines and about 10 million overseas Filipinos on top of regular American viewers who are in awe of her talent. Phillip doesn't have that numerical advantage. This early, his fans are starting to question why Filipinos in the Philippines can vote via Skype. I say, take your case to FOX. I didn't make the rules.
When news of Jessica making it to the Top 2 was announced, Filipinos around the world became as one, with Philippine President Benigno Aquino wishing her the best.
"Excellence knows no boundaries, the power of music uplifts us all, the entire Filipino people have united in admiration and enthusiasm over the performances of Jessica Sanchez in American Idol," he said in a statement.
Around New York, some Filipinos are campaigning at every opportunity. Shiran Ybanez of Cebuanos in New York was handing out flyers in Queens like he was outside a polling booth in Manila.
"This is our chance, we're almost there, Jessica needs our full support," he said.
For me, Jessica's performance of Jennifer Holiday's And I Am Telling You was her most poignant. It was full of emotion, like she was telling America to look beyond her race and let her prove her worth.
oscar gomez wrote:
She's so cute in this photo!
Mike M. wrote:
Elton, great report on why we should support Jessica Sanchez.
Bernardo Bernardo wrote:
Elton, I love your write up on the Jessica Phenomenon!
Elton Lugay wrote:
Thanks Mike. Jessica truly deserves our support.
Grace Baldisseri wrote:
One of the best feature articles I have ever read about Jessica Sanchez.
The accompanying photo is perfect! Thanks, Elton Lugay and the Fi Am.net
for your fearless prediction on who will be the next American Idol. Congratulations!
Berns, thank you. Jessica is truly an inspiration to all of us.


Twelve years ago, a film was released which would define a generation, full of ideas that continue to resonate and dialogue which has since become a staple of the millenial vocabulary. It featured a stellar cast who would almost all go on to have successful careers, and razor-sharp writing courtesy of one of the best women of our time. That film was Mean Girls.
It's no longer possible to dismiss it as another in a long line of silly chick flicks - the legacy that the film has left means that it has to be considered on a higher plain than that. And the thing about Mean Girls which unfortunately is still revolutionary over a decade later is that it gives a platform to the issues which affect teenage girls and it takes them seriously. The focus is on the nuances of female friendship and the social hierarchy it exists within, with any romantic plot very much taking a backseat to Cady's journey of self-discovery. The girls might be mean, but they're real. And that's why it's made such a massive impact; because it's so accurate. Tina Fey knows what's up, and she's responsible for creating a legend.
And on Saturday 13th March, I got the chance to relive the Mean Girls magic thanks to Girl Gang Manchester and the Wonder Women festival. GGMcr are a collective of female artists who run events designed to promote creativity and collaboration, and Wonder Women is Manchester's annual feminist festival celebrating the art, music and film of local women - so the two are a match made in Heaven!
I gathered two of my best girls and we made our way to Hope Mill Theatre just outside the Manchester city centre. None of us really knew what to expect and frankly we could never have prepared ourselves for what was in store for us when we arrived. From the moment we walked through the door, we were welcomed into a beautiful sparkly world of party bags (containing - amongst other things - a handmade bracelet and a girl power mix CD!), stalls run by independent female sellers, a bar selling Mean Girls-themed cocktails and tables of drop-in workshops. There was such an air of positivity and enthusiasm in the room, and it wasn't long before we were getting stuck in. Super Jumbo Tampons in hand - WKD, port and vodka - we did a lap before settling down to get creative! We started with 'A Cake Made of Rainbows and Smiles' and then got to be 'Art Freaks' like Janis Ian.
We were so caught up in our creative pursuits that we totally missed the Mean Girls quiz and only roused ourselves from cutting and sticking like we were in primary school again in order to settle for the film. The room which acted as the makeshift cinema had been decked out in full Spring Fling regalia and as we bagged ourselves front row seats, I suddenly realised how excited I was. I never saw Mean Girls in the cinema, instead renting the DVD from Blockbuster and watching it with my mum and younger brother who certainly didn't appreciate it in the way they should have done. I've seen it more times than I can count in all kinds of situations, but getting to watch it in a room with over a hundred like-minded women was something of a revelation. It's very special when a group of people unite through a shared love of anything, be it a book, a film, a band or a sports team, and hearing everyone in the room erupting in laughter at the same time or quoting favourite lines under their breath was heart-warming.
After the screening, it was time to party like it was 2004! All the chairs were moved aside and the cinema became the best school disco I've ever been to, blasting a soundtrack of amazing songs by amazing women right up until 2am. I boogied the night away and sang my heart out at the top of my lungs to the likes of Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson and Kate Bush. It was glorious.
I cannot thank the Girl Gang Manchester team enough for organising such a fantastic event - the main thing I took away from the evening was the amount of effort which had gone into making it the success that it was, and it was clear that every element had been carefully planned with so much love and commitment. Everyone involved should feel immensely proud and I will definitely be throwing myself into whatever event is next on the calendar! It's so rare to go anywhere and find it full of people who are just there to have a great time and support each other. The spirit of sisterhood was truly alive and well at Hope Mill Theatre.
Big love to Heather and Erin for joining me at this brilliant event!
What film would you want to see as an immersive screening? Let me know!


I had my first visit to New York in October (Saturday 13th October to Wednesday 17th October to be precise) – and of course wanted to get into a taping of the Late Show amongst all the other tourist-type things. So, we landed around lunchtime and after the tedious security checks to get out of the airport and the lengthy journey in a shuttle bus (not recommended – use a cab if I were you) we arrived at our hotel – the Belvedere. The hotel was really central to everything which was good news. After check-in I popped down to the Ed Sullivan Theater to put my name on the ballot list for tickets to a show (either on the Monday or the Tuesday – there are two tapings on a Monday which are the Monday and Friday shows – Friday's is recorded in advance). It was really surreal walking into the lobby (and even seeing the marquee outside) for the first time. The main concern I had with this was having to give the hotel name as I only had a UK mobile (cell) number – nothing in the US. They said they would phone the hotel if I was successful in the ballot lottery for tickets and leave me a voicemail or a message on reception – which sounded great. The interns in there were very helpful and I explained I had come from London and ran lateshowuk.com. As far as I'm aware you are only allowed into the Late Show once every 6 months.
I didn't hear anything back from that, and it was now Monday. By chance – after breakfast (I think it was around midday) – I was walking down the sidewalk and heard someone shouting "Free David Letterman tickets". This was the official CBS / Late Show woman who I'd heard about online. She was very friendly and couldn't have been more helpful. I would highly recommend trying to track her down for tickets instead of relying on the ballot. She gives out guaranteed tickets – so once the form is filled out with her, that's it – you're in! She asks you a couple of simple Late Show questions (mine were the name of the Hello Deli and what colour Alan's hair is). So, now we had the guaranteed tickets – it was down to decide whether we went to see the early taping on the Monday (which was the Monday night airing) or the later second taping on the Monday (which was the one that goes out in the US on the Friday night). I decided on the latter – the guests for that show were actress Amanda Peet, Patrick Warburton and standup comedian Jeff Caldwell.
Now we just needed to wait until Monday night and hold onto our green slip of paper to get into the Theater. As it was the late taping, we had to pick the tickets up (exchange the green paper for the pink-coloured Late Show tickets) between around 4.30pm and 5.30pm (the queue didn't take too long – and there was a little pep-talk before we went on our way to remind us what time to come back later) – and then come back at 6pm to queue up outside the theater building. We had to get into number order (the tickets had numbers written on them) and slot ourselves in between the other people in the queue – so we were all in order.
We all filed into the waiting area inside the theater building for the warmup (some of us did – they did it in sections with some people being warmed up outside, etc I think). The interns spoke to us for a while to get us "gee'ed" up and then we waited and filed slowly into the theater. You could feel the cold air from behind the doors before even going inside the main theater area. It was like a meat storage fridge. Then again, Dave does say it's that cold so the comedy stays fresh.
Walking into the main part of the theater was even more surreal than standing in the foyer area. We filed in from the back (where the doors are behind the seats – looking forward onto the stage) and made our way to the seats. There aren't any allocated seats as such – just first come first serve – and where they choose to put you. We were on the right hand side downstairs (not on the balcony which was good news) – not all that far away from Alan Kalter and pretty much directly in front of Dave's desk, nearer the back of the theater. When everyone was seated, Eddie Brill came out for a while and we enjoyed some live comedy – and a classic Letterman clip (where he was working in a Taco Bell drive-thru I believe – similar to the McDonalds drive-thru bit). Then they introduced the CBS Orchestra one by one, followed by the entrance of Paul Shaffer and announcer Alan Kalter. Paul and the band gave us a little mini-concert – including an instrumental version of Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones. Followed by the entrance of Dave!
When Dave came onto the stage, he got a huge welcome, and had a very short "Q And A" with the audience. When he came out he took his suit jacket off, grabbed a microphone (one of those old ones – with the cable attached – not a radio mic), put his foot up on something (the monitor perhaps) and put his mouth really close to it – and said hello to us loudly. Everyone cheered. He only had time to answer one question though as they didn't have much time (we were told beforehand the taping started bang on the dot at 7pm and everyone leaves exactly at 8pm). The question was from someone near the front rows – something about whether Dave had ever tried some drink or another – followed by Dave saying "no" and the guy asking the question saying he hadn't tried it either. Dave also made some little jokes about how they have "prepared" tonight's show – followed by him laughing hysterically.
Then the title music played – along with the opening titles on the monitors above our heads. Everyone applauded and cheered. The show ran all the way through without any retakes – except one near the beginning after the monologue, where Dave was saying who was on the show. Barbara said the standup comedian hadn't been on before when he had – or vice versa – and Dave started again. Dave mentioned this later in the show as well – was quite amusing. The show was amazing – just incredible to be actually sitting there in the Late Show audience. Amanda Peet was on first discussing her new child and Dave's parenting advice (she was quite funny – she seemed a bit shy and kept laughing at everything). Then Patrick Warburton came out for a short interview to talk about his TV work. Standup comedy from Jeff Caldwell closed the show – this guy was very good. As it was a Friday night show, there was Will It Float with the Late Show girls and Alan announcing the prize and what they were playing for tonight. And there were the Fun Facts. Two excellent segments. Really glad I got to see this show. As I said, the show lasted around an hour – they stopped the show for all the advert breaks as it they would if it was going out live. During this time, Dave would look over material with the producers/writers, etc – and bits and pieces like that. During these gaps they played classic Late Show moments on the monitors above our heads – which were nice to see again. Also I thought it was interesting to note the set backdrop (the New York cityscape) gets put away after every show – well, as least after the show I saw – they were wheeling the various bits of it away – piece by piece. PS – I'm also pretty sure they did a Top Ten list (unless I imagined it) – but it isn't in the final edit of the programme, so maybe they didn't.
Before I went into see that show (and before I picked the tickets up) I got to see the stunt out on 53rd Street involving the guy jumping over the Late Show interns – which was featured on the Monday edition of the Late Show. Was really interesting seeing how this was done – the guy talking to the camera (talking to Dave), etc. Dave made a little quip about someone in the crowd by Rupert's Hello Deli – and told them to stop leaning. I was standing on the opposite side of the road to the deli. The Hello Deli was closed during this segment I think. One side of the road was shut off.
Picture above: On the photo, if you look to the left you should be able to make out Bob Borden, Pat Farmer and I believe the other guy over there is cue card "boy" Tony Mendez.
On my last day before leaving New York, I managed to go inside the Hello Deli and buy a Mountain Dew – and was served by Rupert. And Pat Farmer was in front of me in there. Before that – rather sedate – outing into the deli, there was a huge scene emerging directly outside the Late Show theater – which I managed to capture on my video camera. Lots and lots of fire engines and police cars arriving at the theater to put out a fire in the basement of the theater building. Something to do with the air conditioning according to the official Late Show website. They evacuated the whole building. Someone from CBS came up to me asking to use my footage on the show in exchange from some free tickets and t-shirts – but unfortunately they found a better camera than mine so they didn't use my footage. Oh, and I bought lots of Late Show merchandise from the CBS Store (t-shirts, mugs and a sweatshirt).
I would highly recommend you go to Ellen's Stardust Diner when in New York City – it's a very different kind of restaurant – with singing waiting staff. Very "broadway musical" style. Every member of the waiting staff had really good voices, and they said they have at least one ex-employee in every Broadway musical (except one). It took a while to get served when we first went in there though (we went twice) – for breakfast – but it was worth it. The pancakes were tasty.
Also all the usual tourist places are a must see – the Empire State Building, the Statue Of Liberty, Macy's, Bloomingdales – all were great. The Statue Of Liberty was my favourite I think. We also went into Grand Central train station – the one they use in a lot of films – that was pretty cool. We took the subway to most places – very nice air-conditioned trains (not like the Tube in London) – the train stations were quite hot though. We also went down to look at Ground Zero – this was a surreal experience (we went to the Greenwich Street bit to see the WTC site). On the Tuesday evening, we went to see Grease on Broadway, which was pretty good (one of the strange things I noticed about it – the band was above the stage and not underneath). We didn't queue up at the TKTS booth though – the queue was enormous. So we just went straight into the theatre and bought tickets there instead.


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But with many of my ideas, comes sketching in one of my trusty sketchbooks.
Even if my "project" doesn't work out the way I am planning it, I'll have lots more memories of Baby M on paper.
Have you seen BravoTV's Southern Charm?


the speed of the plane can be adjust. middle stability but if you go too up, it will too front heavy and stalled and crash.
be sure you land with careful. first shurdown engine no.6 and stay staight and step by step lowering the engine level by turning off engine no.5 and 4. land softly and you can safely turn off all remaining engine.
careful if you want to land the plane but you still have a bomb on it.
the take off is not so greatful but make sure the plane is not go too up or you have trouble. except if you go fast or on the high attitude you can perform trick.


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Patriots open as biggest playoff favorites since 1998
Look, we all know the Texans aren't in the Patriots' class, but this is unprecedented. The Pats opened as 14.5-point favorites for their Saturday night date with Houston, but the number quickly swelled to 16 points or more--at MGM Las Vegas, the Pats are 17-point chalks. That makes them the biggest favorite in a playoff game since 1998, and one of only four 16+ point favorites in the postseason since 1966.
Obviously, bettors are moving the number up because of the Patriots' 27-0 blowout win over the Texans back in Week 3--without Tom Brady. With their All-Pro QB, the Patriots have covered another 17-point spread earlier this year. That was against the Jets, whom they blew out, 41-3.
The other three 16+-point favorites have been a mixed bag. Both the 49ers (-19 in Super Bowl XXIX) and the Vikings (-16.5 vs the Cardinals in 1998-99) covered. The other game? Super Bowl III, where Joe Namath led the 18-point dog Jets to victory.
If you don't want to risk the points and just want to bet on a New England win, you can do that too. But you're going to have to cough up some serious dough to win anything--the Pats are currently sitting around -1200 on most moneylines. That means you're going to have to bet a whopping $1200 to win just $100. The Texans, meanwhile, are hovering by +900, meaning a $100 bet on them would win you $900.
The Patriots have shown they can cover such a big spread before, and they've done it against the Texans, too. But is it worth the risk in January? That's for you to decide.
Via The Washington Post
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Q: Unable to query Infinispan on JBoss 7 due to SearchFactoryIntegrator not being in the registry TL:DR I'm getting the following error and I can see no reason for it, indexing is enabled, and the SearchFactoryIntegrator is on the classpath for everything that needs to see it.

Indexing was not enabled on this cache. interface
  org.hibernate.search.spi.SearchFactoryIntegrator not found in registry

Long Version:

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*JBoss version: 7.1.1 FINAL

*Infinispan version: 5.16 (upgraded from 5.1.2 JBoss ships with in attempts to solve issue)

*Java Version: 1.7

I am attempting to build a simple test application to run queries against an Infinispan cache.
I am successfully adding objects to the cache. The cache is defined as private org.infinispan.Cache<String, Agent> cache; with Agent being my own object.
When attempting to query the cache  I get the following error from the line
SearchManager searchManager = Search.getSearchManager(cache);
17:35:43,873 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/SearchableCacheTest].[Faces Servlet]] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-1) Servlet.service() for servlet Faces Servlet threw exception: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Indexing was not enabled on this cache. interface org.hibernate.search.spi.SearchFactoryIntegrator not found in registry
    at org.infinispan.query.impl.ComponentRegistryUtils.getComponent(ComponentRegistryUtils.java:40) [infinispan-query-5.1.6.FINAL.jar:5.1.6.FINAL]
    at org.infinispan.query.SearchManagerImpl.<init>(SearchManagerImpl.java:56) [infinispan-query-5.1.6.FINAL.jar:5.1.6.FINAL]
    at org.infinispan.query.Search.getSearchManager(Search.java:39) [infinispan-query-5.1.6.FINAL.jar:5.1.6.FINAL]

The important part being

Indexing was not enabled on this cache. interface org.hibernate.search.spi.SearchFactoryIntegrator not found in registry

Prior to this error cache.getCacheConfiguration().indexing().enabled() resolves to true
The cache is a modified version of the default "cluster" cache already configured in the standalone-ha.xml of JBoss.
<cache-container name="cluster" aliases="ha-partition" default-cache="default" start="EAGER">
    <transport lock-timeout="60000"/>
    <replicated-cache name="default" mode="SYNC" batching="true" indexing="LOCAL">
        <locking isolation="REPEATABLE_READ"/>
        <store class="org.infinispan.loaders.file.FileCacheStore" preload="true" passivation="false" fetch-state="true" purge="false">
            <property name="location">
                /tempCacheIndex
            </property>
        </store>
     </replicated-cache>
</cache-container>

I see the index being created in the configured file location so it seems that enabled boolean resolving to true is a factual representation of the current state.
I have created an org.infinispan.query module in JBoss and it contains the following

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*avro-1.5.1.jar

*hibernate-commons-annotations-4.0.1.Final.jar

*hibernate-search-engine-4.1.1.Final.jar

*infinispan-query-5.1.6.FINAL.jar

*jackson-core-asl-1.9.2.jar

*jackson-mapper-asl-1.9.2.jar

*lucene-core-3.5.0.jar

*paranamer-2.3.jar

*slf4j-api-1.6.1.jar

*snappy-java-1.0.4.1.jar

All of the above are defined in as resource-roots in the module.xml for that module.
I have modified the module.xml for the module org.infinispan to have a dependency on the module org.infinispan.query
I have declared dependencies on both those modules in my jboss-deployment-structure.xml
Does anyone have any ideas why this might be happening and perhaps have a solution?
Note: There is a very similar question here but he was ultimately unsuccessful and chose a different route.

A: NOTE: I started with a clean JBoss 7.1.1 instance and hence reverted from Infinispan 5.1.6 to 5.1.2
For my needs I  modified the existing cluster cache so it looks like this
<cache-container name="cluster" aliases="ha-partition"
default-cache="default" start="EAGER">
<transport lock-timeout="60000" />
<replicated-cache name="default" mode="SYNC" batching="true"
    indexing="LOCAL">
    <locking isolation="REPEATABLE_READ" />
    <store class="org.infinispan.loaders.file.FileCacheStore"
        preload="true" passivation="false" fetch-state="true" purge="false">
        <property name="location">
            /tempCacheIndex
        </property>
    </store>
</replicated-cache>

Then to actually be able to query the cache create the org.infinispan.query module containing the jars mentioned in the following module.xml
<module xmlns="urn:jboss:module:1.1" name="org.infinispan.query">
<resources>
    <resource-root path="avro-1.5.1.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="hibernate-commons-annotations-4.0.1.Final.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="hibernate-search-4.1.0.Beta1.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="hibernate-search-analyzers-4.1.0.Beta1.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="hibernate-search-engine-4.1.0.Beta1.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="hibernate-search-orm-4.1.0.Beta1.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="infinispan-query.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="jackson-core-asl-1.9.2.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="jackson-mapper-asl-1.9.2.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-analyzers-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-core-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-grouping-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-highlighter-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-memory-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-misc-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-smartcn-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-spatial-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-spellchecker-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="lucene-stempel-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="paranamer-2.3.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="slf4j-api-1.6.1.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="snappy-java-1.0.4.1.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="solr-analysis-extras-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="solr-commons-csv-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="solr-core-3.5.0.jar"/>
    <resource-root path="solr-solrj-3.5.0.jar"/>
</resources>

<dependencies>
    <module name="javax.api"/>
    <module name="javax.transaction.api"/>
    <module name="org.hibernate"/>
    <module name="org.infinispan" services="import" export="true"/>
    <module name="org.apache.commons.codec"/>
    <module name="org.apache.commons.io"/>
    <module name="org.apache.commons.lang"/>
    <module name="com.google.guava"/>
    <module name="org.slf4j" export="true"/>
    <module name="org.jboss.logging"/>
</dependencies>

Modify the org.jboss.as.clustering.infinspan module xml to include a dependency on the new query module but also the org.hibernate module that already exists. So add the following to that file.
<module name="org.hibernate" services="import"/>
<module name="org.infinispan.query" services="import"/>

The jboss-deployment-structure.xml of your app needs to have the following dependencies added to it
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jboss-deployment-structure>
    <deployment>
         <dependencies>
              <module export="true" name="org.hibernate" services="import"/>
              <module export="true" name="org.infinispan" services="import"/>
              <module export="true" name="org.infinispan.query" services="import"/>
        </dependencies>
    </deployment>
</jboss-deployment-structure>

For annotating your objects so they can be indexed and searched I suggest you look at the samples here
EDIT:
FURTHER NOTE:
To get indexed objects to actually share over the cache I now had to

*

*Create a jar containing all the classes that you plan to put in the cache.

*Make sure these entities do not contain anything too complex it terms of imports or you'll  run into class loader issues.

*Create a module from this jar, and give it a dependency on the Infinispan.query module.

*Expose this module as a global module (is this actually needed?) in the standalone.xml  or domain.xml whichever is appropriate.

*Find the file modules/org/jboss/as/clustering/infinispan/main/module.xml

*Add your new module containing your cachable entities to the list of dependencies


As we move into the colder months we aren't the only creatures who like our comfort and warmth. You may notice some strange noises coming from your attic, or walls. But before you call the exorcist you may want to read this.
The Mus Musculus better known to you and me as the house mouse generally like to spend most their life indoors with extended family of 5 or more.
They spend 70% of their lives off the ground creating nests in wall cavities and attics.
Large infestations can develop quickly from a single pair of mice a mouse can be sexually mature from only 5 weeks old and can produce up to 10 young every 21 days after they reach maturity.
Even the smallest mouse can sound like an elephant in your attic and if left can develop into a larger problem to solve.
Knowing what you're looking for can be a great help which is why it is always better to get the experts in. They have the knowledge and the right tools for the job.


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Niall Orr suggests that the Sassanid Persian army list (VB56) needs expanding to take into account how the army changed over time. He suggests dividing the army into four distinct periods, as shown below.
"Levy could easily be Provincial/city milita, but troops that are King's Men or Satrap forces would be experienced, hence should have an option of upgrading to Average." He also points us towards the discussion of Sassanid forces in recent Slingshots.
Players therefore have the option of upgrading up to one quarter of the Levy Infantry present to Average at a cost of +4 points per base (+2 Strength).
All other troops as per list.
Up to half of Guard Clibanarii bases may add SH at +2 points per base.
Up to half of Clibanarii bases may add SH at +2 points per base.
Clibanarii bases may add SH at +2 points per base.
A Very Late Sassanid Persian army must have Allies.


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SAMAEL "Solar Soul" /Ltd. Digipack CD/
Band: SAMAEL
Product Code: NB 1898-0
The seventh full-length album by the legendary Swiss Symphonic/Electro Industrial/Black Metal band.
From crude Black Metal to finessed Industrial Electronics, Samael's long and not always smooth career path has left many fans upset and stranded by the roadside - especially due to the erratic qualities of 1999's Electro Metal hangover "Eternal" and the radical Trip-Hop departures of 2004's otherwise impressive "Reign Of Light".
With their seventh longplay, 2007's "Solar Soul", the Swiss quartet appeared to be striving to achieve some kind of historical balance between all of these disparate styles. As a result, numbers like "Promised Land", "Valkyries' New Ride" and the title track see the band re-injecting some of the analog Metal elements of early-day efforts into its still thoroughly digital aesthetic, thus rendering those songs at once inventive and worthy of a good headbang.
"Solar Soul" features a wide range of Electronic Synth effects and keyboard melodies to conform to Black Metal. Add that, a lead and rhythm guitar, and, insert onomatopoeia, you have Metal with a contemporary vibe, at times showcasing a Pop-esque groove. The intention is not only to put the melody of our forefathers in practice, but to inject catchiness and harmony of vocals vis-a-vis leads.
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2007 (NB 1898-0). Made in Germany. First press.
1. Solar Soul 03:44
2. Promised Land 03:57
3. Slavocracy 03:30
4. Western Ground 04:06
5. On the Rise 03:51
6. Alliance 03:40
7. Suspended Time 03:44
8. Valkyries' New Ride 03:53
9. Ave! 04:15
10. Quasar Waves 03:36
11. Architect (Bonus Track) 03:52
12. Olympus 04:39
SAMAEL "Logo" /Patch/
SAMAEL "Logo" /Patch/
SAMAEL "Reign Of Light" /CD/
The sixth full-length album by the legendary Swiss Electro/Industrial/Black Metal band. The Dark Metal masters return with new album that is great gift for any fans of Samael's dark electro sound. They simply raise the bar for bands of this genre. Band utilizes electronics, keyboards, programmi..
SAMAEL "Aeonics: An Anthology" /CD/
The very noble Best-Of-release from one of Switzerland's most visionary and innovative extreme Metal bands! This second compilation in the band's discography is a perfect historical overview from "Worship Him" (1990) to "Reign Of Light" (2004). 18 remastered songs, ove..
SAMAEL "Eternal" /CD/
Re-release of the fifth full-length album by legendary Swiss Industrial Black Metal band. Harsh vocals, savage Black Metal riffing and demonic choruses underpinned by eerie synthesizer melodies and electronic drum patterns. One of the best album in Metal history!! Magic Arts Publishing/Century Me..
Re-release of the fifth full-length album by legendary Swiss Industrial Black Metal band. Harsh vocals, savage Black Metal riffing and demonic choruses underpinned by eerie synthesizer melodies and electronic drum patterns. One of the best album in Metal history!! Century Media Records/Fono Recor..
SAMAEL "Rebellion" /MCD/
Second EP by legendary Swiss Black Metal band. Mysterious bombastic orchestral Industrial Black Metal! A musthave for every Metal collector!! Magic Arts/Century Media Records/Fono Records, 1995/2002/2005 (FO556CD). Made in Russia. Tracklist: 1.Rebellion 03:26 2.After the Sepulture (new ver..
SAMAEL "Above" /CD/
The eighth full-length album by the legendary Swiss Industrial Death/Black Metal band. After two years of silence, legendary band Samael is back! Expect a harsh dissonance to the catchy and electronica-meets-Metal approach of the predecessor "Solar Soul". Harking back to the good old Blac..
SAMAEL "Antigod" /Digipack MCD/
The fourth EP by the legendary Swiss Symphonic Industrial/Electro Black/Dark Metal band. Samael have definitely had a polarizing career. They began as a mid-paced Black Metal band that specialized in creating a rhythmic groove that the genre wasn't really known for. They eventually found that..
SAMAEL "Lux Mundi" /CD/
The ninth full-length album by the legendary Swiss Symphonic Industrial/Electro Black/Dark Metal band. All throughout the '90s, Samael was busy pushing the boundaries of Black Metal, dropping all the standard frozen aesthetics and playing with Electronic sounds. While there was still plenty o..
SAMAEL "Worship Him" /Digipack CD/
The debut full-length studio album by legendary Swiss Black Metal Band. Released in 1991, it was the first-ever release from Osmose Productions, an independent French Black Metal label. "Worship Him" considered a milestone in the development of second wave of Black Metal. Century Media/..