Critical business papers floating through the New York air. Documents stored on PCs lost in smoke and rubble. Information-laden storage devices crushed under mountains of concrete and steel.
How corporate data was input, stored and backed up wasn't the first thing on people's minds in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks. We were all, rightly, thinking of far more important things -- family, friends, co-workers and others near and far.
But as this story points out, I-managers are back at work and desperately trying to set priorities for the new business order. They have a lot to think about, and network security tops the list. Yet, one of the key pieces of a networked system is the storage device attached to it.
I-managers, experts say, need to re-evaluate their storage needs. Most of the businesses and government agencies housed in the World Trade Center stored and backed up their data. Still, news came out that tons of information wasn't handled properly, and scores of critical business documents and important government files were lost forever.
Corporations took this as a warning. Most now want desktops and laptops tied tighter to storage systems. And they want those systems to be available anywhere at anytime and backed up in real-time.
Not surprisingly, spending on storage hardware, software and services is rising. IBM and other vendors recently reported a year-over-year storage business increase. Granted, EMC, a market leader of information storage systems, posted a stiff third-quarter loss. The company cited tighter IT budgets as one of the reasons for the financial backslide.
And that's a big issue: I-managers are dealing with expanding demands and shrinking budgets -- and trying to reconcile the two.
There are options. I-managers can buy fewer storage machines or more less-expensive ones. Or they can farm out their storage needs.
Some warning: If you're thinking about buying, first consider the total cost of ownership. "Acquisition costs are only about 20 percent of total cost of ownership," according to a Gartner research report issued in March. Administration, storage backup, hardware management and other environmental issues must all be factored into any buy decision.
The other option, of course, is outsourcing. Storage service providers, Gartner says, "can provide a way to rapidly re-engineer and scale storage environments, while making the investment less capital-intensive. Although the overall outlook for SSPs is highly debatable, we think they warrant consideration today." Indeed, many SSPs are struggling. And one of the biggest players in the field, Exodus Communications, filed for Chapter 11 protection last month. One of the most obvious checks before outsourcing any critical resources is making sure the provider will be around for the duration of the contract. Be careful.
Just one more warning: The time to re-examine storage needs is now. In the event of a disaster, the quality of your data setup and backup can be a corporate lifesaver.
John McCormick is Editor of Interactive Week.


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A college kid used AI to create a fake blog. It reached #1 on Hacker News.
GPT-3 is OpenAI's latest and largest language AI model, which the San Francisco–based research lab began drip-feeding out in mid-July. In February of last year, OpenAI made headlines with GPT-2, an earlier version of the algorithm, which it announced it would withhold for fear it would be abused. The decision immediately sparked a backlash, as researchers accused the lab of pulling a stunt. By November, the lab had reversed position and released the model, saying it had detected "no strong evidence of misuse so far."
The lab took a different approach with GPT-3; it neither withheld it nor granted public access. Instead, it gave the algorithm to select researchers who applied for a private beta, with the goal of gathering their feedback and commercializing the technology by the end of the year.
Porr submitted an application. He filled out a form with a simple questionnaire about his intended use. But he also didn't wait around. After reaching out to several members of the Berkeley AI community, he quickly found a PhD student who already had access. Once the graduate student agreed to collaborate, Porr wrote a small script for him to run. It gave GPT-3 the headline and introduction for a blog post and had it spit out several completed versions. Porr's first post (the one that charted on Hacker News), and every post after, was a direct copy-and-paste from one of outputs.
"From the time that I thought of the idea and got in contact with the PhD student to me actually creating the blog and the first blog going viral—it took maybe a couple of hours," he says.
Porr's fake blog post, written under the fake name "adolos," reaches #1 on Hacker News.
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The trick to generating content without the need for editing was understanding GPT-3's strengths and weaknesses. "It's quite good at making pretty language, and it's not very good at being logical and rational," says Porr. So he picked a popular blog category that doesn't require rigorous logic: productivity and self-help.
From there, he wrote his headlines following a simple formula: he'd scroll around on Medium and Hacker News to see what was performing in those categories and put together something relatively similar. "Feeling unproductive? Maybe you should stop overthinking," he wrote for one. "Boldness and creativity trumps intelligence," he wrote for another. On a few occasions, the headlines didn't work out. But as long as he stayed on the right topics, the process was easy.
After two weeks of nearly daily posts, he retired the project with one final, cryptic, self-written message. Titled "What I would do with GPT-3 if I had no ethics," it described his process as a hypothetical. The same day, he also posted a more straightforward confession on his real blog.
The few people who grew suspicious of Porr's fake blog were downvoted by other members in the community.
Porr says he wanted to prove that GPT-3 could be passed off as a human writer. Indeed, despite the algorithm's somewhat weird writing pattern and occasional errors, only three or four of the dozens of people who commented on his top post on Hacker News raised suspicions that it might have been generated by an algorithm. All those comments were immediately downvoted by other community members.
For experts, this has long been the worry raised by such language-generating algorithms. Ever since OpenAI first announced GPT-2, people have speculated that it was vulnerable to abuse. In its own blog post, the lab focused on the AI tool's potential to be weaponized as a mass producer of misinformation. Others have wondered whether it could be used to churn out spam posts full of relevant keywords to game Google.
Porr says his experiment also shows a more mundane but still troubling alternative: people could use the tool to generate a lot of clickbait content. "It's possible that there's gonna just be a flood of mediocre blog content because now the barrier to entry is so easy," he says. "I think the value of online content is going to be reduced a lot."
Porr plans to do more experiments with GPT-3. But he's still waiting to get access from OpenAI. "It's possible that they're upset that I did this," he says. "I mean, it's a little silly."
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Georgiana Vines: Vines: Still no campaign headquarters for Knox GOP
Knox County Republicans continue to look for a campaign headquarters location, although a key supporter for presidential nominee Donald Trump had said in May the plan was to have a place after the national GOP convention was held.
Buddy Burkhardt, Knox County GOP chairman, said Friday he had hoped to have something by now. He said former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison, a Trump delegate at the July 18-21 convention, was the 'loudest' about finding space and had not yet found anything, either.
Burkhardt said the delay has nothing to do with any local opposition to Trump.
'We're frugal. We're poor. We're broke,' he said. 'It is difficult to get short-term office space.'
Burkhardt said he would prefer space be donated.
R. Larry Smith, a former county commissioner looking at seeking another commission office in two years, owns the 640 North building at I-640 and Broadway. Knox Republicans were there for years rent-free except for paying some utility costs, he said. Usually in years when presidential and governor's races were held, other locations were used in addition to that space, Smith said.
Then a location in the Bearden area was used by Knox Republicans, but now it's closed. Smith said he has vacant space if the party is interested.
Burkhardt said he had been covered up at work in the technical support office of the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
'I haven't spent the time needed to ferret out all the possibilities available to us,' Burkhardt said.
He said Hutchison spends a lot of time in South Carolina.
'It's a bad time but not a disaster,' Burkhardt said.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's local supporters are on the second floor of the Knox County Democratic Party headquarters, 311 Morgan St., with various activities underway or planned.
Elizabeth Rowland, strategy and coordination captain for Hillary for Knoxville, said Democrats have a phone bank on Sundays and are scheduled at community events over the weekend. Tyler Yount, state director for the Clinton campaign, will be in Knoxville on Tuesday for a training session, she said.
An open house at the headquarters is planned for 2-5 p.m. Aug. 27, she said.
LUNCHEON SPEAKER: Lisa Quigley, chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, speaks at noon today to the Democratic Women of Knoxville's Women of Faith luncheon at the Foundry. She is expected to talk about women in politics in Tennessee and the Clinton campaign.


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Game Of Thrones Ep. 6 Review: 'The Iron Throne'
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This is the last time I'll be doing a review of Game of Thrones. It's over.
The television drama adapted from George RR Martin's expansive fantasy world has closed its doors on the stories of the Starks, Lannisters and Targaryens; though those stories will go on behind closed doors. It's all up to our imaginations.
Game of Thrones has evolved into such a storyline where different perspectives clash regarding the arcs of characters, the choices they make and the direction of narratives. And the Game of Thrones fandom is now more divided than ever. It isn't as simple as it was 8 seasons ago, when it was newbies vs book fans.
Over the years, viewers have taken various 'teams'. Whether it was Team Sansa, Team Jon, Team Dany, Team Tyrion and so on. And based on the lone perspectives of the characters, they tend to be VERY divisive over how it would end. I wasn't surprised when I went through my Twitter feed to catch reactions to the last episode. You can't please everyone.
So signing a petition because one section of fans didn't get the ending they wanted is downright stupid. You can't blame the show because the writers didn't meet an exact, right-down-to-the-letter set of expectations. However, you can't also give them the benefit of doubt for the choices they made in taking the show forward, especially in the last season. There were a lot of questionable decisions about the writing that deserved criticism from the fans.
Was it the finale we wanted? Depends on your perspective. Was it the perfect ending? Depends on your perspective. In a mostly disappointing, underwhelming last season, the writers managed to pick up some of the broken pieces and carve out a bittersweet, yet ambiguous ending.
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There will always be debate between the books vs show, despite the different direction the show took after Season 5. I myself belong to the former category, as I've read the books as well. After all, the character's choices from the very beginning shaped their destinies.
Due to the high standards GoT has set for itself, this drastic drop of standards would understandably cause viewers to go bonkers on the show's narrative choices. But despite Season 8 not being the ending we all wanted, for reasons I've stated above, it is in no way the disaster people perceive it as. Having said that, let's go through the talking points of this episode.
Daenerys Targaryen's inspiring story of liberating Westeros from its tyrannical Queen took a drastic, rushed turn when she went berserk and decided to burn all of King's Landing. The show's decision to turn her into the Mad Queen was alright, but I've already stated that the writing was too lazy and too rushed to turn her Mad. So obviously it wouldn't sit well with us fans.
Tyrion takes one look at the dead corpses of his siblings, Jaime and Cersei, and finally realises that his old pal Varys was right. He betrayed his closest friend when he decided to talk some sense, for fear of betraying the Dragon Queen. After dramatically throwing his Hand's bade down the steps, he is taken in for conspiring to commit treason when he freed his brother Jaime.
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After Tyrion's conversation with Jon and a few more "She is my Queen" quips from him, Jon comes to terms with what he must do if things went too far. Dany was on the verge of vying for world domination. After trying to talk some sense into Daenerys over their different opinions of the meaning of the word 'liberation', Jon stabs her in the gut, taking the whole weight of the world upon his shoulders.
It was a heartbreaking callback to Aemon Targaryen's words all those years ago. "Love is the death of Duty."
But as Tyrion pointed out, "Duty is the death of Love." It rang true. Just like Jaime Lannister killed Aerys for the good of the realm, Jon killed his love, epitomizing his entire life as a test of whether he would do his duty or not, as he struck the dagger in his love's heart and became the Queenslayer.
In a way, Jon was probably the one who believed the most in Dany's philosophy of liberating the oppressed. But after seeing how it transformed Dany, he understood that he needed to do his duty for the good of the realm. The weight of responsibility tore Jon to shreds. It made sense from Jon's point of view. It wasn't the arc we wanted after a life of hardships, but it was one that made sense.
What followed, however, was my favourite part of the episode. Drogon proved to have more sense than his mother. He understood the need to kill his mother, and decided to melt down the very symbol that turned her Mad: The Iron Throne. All the battles fought, all the Kings killed, innocent civilians burnt to the ground, all for that metal chair. That symbol of grief, oppression and bloodshed had to be destroyed.
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It's also fitting. After years of debating on who would sit on the Iron Throne, we finally got our answer. No one. No, not Arya Stark, literally no one.
Scooping up his dead mother's body, Drogon flies away, his fate uncertain.
Now that the deed was done, all that was left was picking up the pieces. With the remaining Lords and Ladies of the Great Houses watching as Tyrion is brought by Grey Worm to stand before them, as they try to decide the new King/Queen of Westeros.
There was a hint of comedy when Sansa asked Edmure Tully to sit down when he tried to make a claim to the throne. Or wherever the King/Queen sits now. But the best part of this exchange was when Sam Tarly was laughed back into his seat at the suggestion of a democratic government, where the people would choose their ruler.
At this point, Tyrion nominates, wait for it, Bran 'the Broken' Stark to be King. "What unites people?" Tyrion asks. "Stories."
This is where the argument of Bran becoming king because of his life story becomes hard to defend yet sensible at the same time. With enough inspirational words about triumph in the face of adversity, the same could be applied to even Samwell Tarly due to the ordeals he faced.
But it does also make sense. And this is where Game of Thrones was lacking this season. The execution to provide a clear-cut road, one where fans would appreciate the journey as well as the end. Bran's story isn't just a story of overcoming adversity. It's more like a Story-ception. The journey of a man who has literally the entire human history in his (Sherlock fans, please stand up) mind palace.
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He's the living embodiment of the land of Westeros and the stories that made it great. Bran was the ideal choice because he represented the history of the land, and could represent those stories, as well as avoid mistakes made in the past that caused so much bloodshed and death.
The Lords and Ladies of the Great Houses would now have the power to choose their next ruler, instead of handing the crown to the child of the current ruler, and avoid a Joffrey-esque situation. Daenerys' vision, to break that wheel, was realized. The North would go back to being an independant Kingdom, with Sansa crowned Queen in the North, bringing her character arc full circle.
From this point on is where I truly appreciate the ending of the show. "The world will always need a home for bastards and broken men," Tyrion says to Jon when he is informed of the decision to send him back to the Night's Watch. Again, won't sit well with most of you, but hear me out. With Grey Worm demanding justice for his Queen's death and the Starks demanding his release, the Houses eventually reached a compromise.
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Jon had done his duty, and considered himself a traitor in doing so. Tyrion and Jon may never meet again, as Jon makes his way beyond the Wall, with Tormund and the Wildlings, with his faithful direwolf Ghost. Perhaps he thinks that there was no longer a place for him in Westeros, and he carries on with his duty, at the same time, trying to make a new life for himself.
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Tyrion serves as Bran the Broken's Hand. As Samwell Tarly shows him the manuscript of the new book depicting the battles after Robert's Rebellion, Tyrion finds out there is no mention of him anywhere. Which is good in a way. His deeds, his choices, his life up to that point wouldn't even be a part of recorded history. He could start with a clean slate, and write his own story.
Brienne, the new Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, sees it fit to finish Jaime's story, and write it as it should be written. A brave warrior who in the end, died protecting his Queen. A tragic but fitting end.
Perhaps the Unsullied's storyline deserved more than just a tame end, where they willingly gave up King's Landing after their Queen's death. But Grey Worm's decision to travel to Naath was a nice touch.
Sam, Bronn, Davos, and Brienne join Tyrion on the Small Council as they try to envision a better world than the one they lived in. Arya decides to travel past the maps, and explore new areas, finally able to live her life, without duties, without kill lists.
This is not the end. Game of Thrones hasn't really ended after all. Instead of being a callback to the events that transpired and led us to this point, it simply looks to the future, where the journeys of the remaining characters are uncertain — unshackled by the narrative, free to make their own choices as the people they grew up to become after long, grueling 8 seasons.
In an ending where people expected the showrunners to portray the worst of humanity, it ends on a surprisingly positive note. With the strange direction the show took with Season 8, I'd say this was a way of picking up the pieces and giving us an ending we would live with (eventually).
And so we say goodbye to this crazy, incredible, awe-inspiring show that became an instant cultural phenomenon back in 2011. Good or bad, this is the end of an era (of sorts). I doubt there ever will be a show that captivates worldwide audiences week-in, week-out and have such an impact on our daily lives.
Say what you will about the last season, Game of Thrones will go down as one of the finest shows in TV history.
Episode Rating: 3/5
Season Rating: 2.5/5
Show Rating: 4.5/5
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תורה צוה לנו משה מורשה קהילת יעקב - Before Moses blesses the tribes, it is proclaimed that the Torah is the heritage of our congregation. As the Children of Israel embark to enter the Promised Land, they are ready to receive their physical inheritance; their נחלה. Regarding the verse above from Deuteronomy 33, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, in his address to Congregation Beth Torah in April 2016, pointed out that there is a key difference between the words נחלה, inheritance, and מורשה, heritage. He said that while the two words have similarities, מורשה is something that you have to work hard for, whereas נחלה, like the word 'river', נחל, simply flows into you without any work involved. When it comes to the Torah, the heritage of Jacob, there is a difficult process that needs to take place in order for us to fully acquire it. It is not something that can be internalized without a significant amount of effort. Simhat Torah is the day that celebrates our efforts to earn our heritage (Beth Torah 10/22/16).
לעיני כל ישראל - Now that we are completing the entire Torah, the question is, where do we go from here? Based on Jewish tradition, there appears to be three routes forward. The first route, as indicated by the symbolic Haftara selection of Simhat Torah, is to continue with the remainder of the TaNaKh (תנ"ך); starting with the Book of Joshua, all the way through the Book of Nehemia. The second route is to continue the Torah through the lens of the ancient Jewish scholars with the study of Talmud. This link is hinted by the last letter of the Torah being a Lamed (ישראל), and the first letter of the Mishna (Berakhot 1:1) being the next letter, a Mem (מאמתי). Finally, the third and most important route after reading Deuteronomy 34 is to quickly turn back to Genesis 1 on page 1, without interruption, and restart the entire Torah all over again. May we merit to repeat this sacred cycle again next year. Beth Torah Bulletin, October 13, 2017.


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Hey You, Pikachu! (Japanese: ピカチュウげんきでちゅう Pikachu is Fine-achu) is a spin-off game for Nintendo 64 developed by Ambrella. The Voice Recognition Unit, a specialized microphone for the Nintendo 64, is included with it. Using voice-recognition software, the game interprets a player's commands, letting one interact verbally with Pikachu.
The player is asked by Professor Oak to test out a new invention named the PokéHelper, which allows one to talk to any Pokémon present. The player goes to a fenced-in area of Viridian Forest, and first meet the Pikachu that will become the partner through the game. The entire game takes place in an area between Pewter City and Viridian City, according to the in-game maps.
There are three levels of difficulty, each of them accessible from a different location in the house, that offer 17 stages that can be replayed, and one stage that can be played once per saved file. The player's interactions with the world are limited to picking up items, using the Megaphone, once obtained, to knock fruits out of trees, giving items to Pikachu, and controlling Pikachu's general behavior via vocal commands.
The game is one of the two that utilizes the Nintendo 64's Voice Recognition Unit, and it understands about 200 words, including "ThunderShock", "Thunderbolt," and "Thunder".
For the first time ever you can actually talk to your favorite Pokémon. Tag along with Pikachu as it goes through its daily routines, taking field trips, going fishing and having picnics, becoming better friends with each passing day. The more you speak, the closer friends you'll be!
Talk into the microphone, see Pikachu react. Your voice travels to Pikachu through the N64 Voice Recognition Unit and microphone-both included.
Pal around with Pikachu - together you'll gather cooking ingredients, fish for favorite water Pokémon, and even hunt for buried treasure on a deserted island.
Speak to Pikachu using a variety of key words and phrases. Friendship is based on communication, and there's plenty to talk about!
The beginner level, which is selectable from the sliding door in the player's bedroom. It is represented by a childlike scribble of the areas in the game, done with wax crayons, and the background music is a remix of the Pokémon Red and Blue title theme. It is the only area where the three fishing spots can be selected and played.
An intermediary level, which appears from the front gate of the player's house's front yard. It is represented by a relatively-detailed sketch of the areas in the game, done with coloring pencils, and the background music is a tropical remix of the Pokémon Red and Blue title theme as well.
The most difficult level, which appears at the side gate of the player's house's front yard. It is represented by a highly-detailed map of the areas in the game, and the background music is a fanfare-like remix of the Pokémon Red and Blue title theme. Professor Oak's secret training can be selected by telling the name to Pikachu while on the map.
In these missions, which take place in Ochre Woods, the player and Pikachu have to gather ingredients for Bulbasaur's meal, and send them to Bulbasaur by calling Magnemite over. Bulbasaur asks for three ingredients, but one of the ingredients needs to be doubled, for a total of four ingredients to give to Magnemite in order for the mission to be completed. A Togepi Pokémon Egg can also be found and hatched through repetitive visits to the two shops of the game. Abra's shop is placed in an area that can only be reached from the second Pokémon Picnic mission onward. The only rewards are seeing the reaction Pikachu and its friends have to the various meals Bulbasaur serves, failed or successful.
In these missions, which take place in Viridian Forest, the player and Pikachu must supervise from one to five Caterpie, depending on how many of them evolved into Metapod in prior Caring For Caterpie missions. The way to complete this mission type is to let Pikachu distract the Caterpie, and feed them bloomed roses when hungry. The Caterpie will evolve into Metapod once fed enough times, and the Metapod will turn into Butterfree once enough time has passed. At the end of the day, Butterfree comes back and rewards Pikachu with a ruby, a glass marble, a balloon or a colored jewel.
In these missions, which take place in Springleaf Field, the player and Pikachu need only enjoy themselves for a day. Pikachu can find, greet and water Oddish, Gloom and Vileplume here. Charmander is also sometimes seen in the first mission, and Diglett sometimes tries to trip Pikachu in the third mission. The second mission takes place in an area with one of Abra's shops. While watering Oddish and Gloom make them evolve, there is one unique Oddish that only grows larger over time, until it is at least ten times Pikachu's size, in the third Field Trip mission. Another odd phenomenon are the strange radish and smelly radish that Pikachu sometimes mistakes for Oddish and Gloom.
In these missions, the player and Pikachu can go to three locations, and start fishing Pokémon out of the water. The Pokémon caught are of various sizes, and each fishing spot contains different Pokémon, including rare ones like Dratini. There are also other Pokémon milling about out of the water and watching Pikachu fish, also dependent on the locations chosen. Professor Oak sometimes comments on the pond once the player leaves at the end of the day, mentioning rare catches in the location. If Pikachu catches a large Pokémon, it will be rewarded with a fishing flag to take home with it.
In these missions, which take place at Olivine Lake, the player and Pikachu have to gather up five lost Poliwag, and bring them back home, safe and sound. The first Little Lost Poliwag mission allows the player to meet with Squirtle, who will bring all the found Poliwag back home to their mother, and reward Pikachu with a silver coin, a glass marble, a balloon or a colored jewel. The second mission's location is home to the Poliwag's mother, Poliwhirl, and a mischievous Haunter who can be shocked away from scaring the Poliwag with an electric attack.
This mission, found at Cobalt Coast, only has one part to it, but can be replayed normally like the other missions. Pikachu is invited to a piñata party held by Venusaur, and all its friends want to help it smack the Poké Ball containing the rewards open. If Pikachu can successfully open the Poké Ball more than once, Venusaur rewards it with the harmonica, which calls Lapras over to ferry Pikachu and the player to Cobalt Island.
In these missions, which take place on Cobalt Island, the player and Pikachu have to explore a small island full of buried treasure. Slowpoke sunbathes on a rock near the shore, and Lapras can sometimes be seen swimming around the island, watching the treasure hunt. The treasure chests that Pikachu can dig up can then be opened by reading the sign associated with them, and repeating the order to Pikachu. One of the prizes that can be obtained from a big treasure chest is the toy sword that decorates the protagonists' bedroom from then on.
In the English release, when the player is speaking, a bubble is shown to indicate that the player's voice is being detected by the microphone. In the Japanese release, the bubble only appears if the player is directly addressing Pikachu.
Every Pokémon except Pikachu, Caterpie, and Butterfree have different cries between versions. The reason for this is so their names match up with the dubs from the anime.
In the US release, the shoes outside the player's room are missing. In Japan, it is customary to take off shoes before walking into a building or home. In the US it is common to walk into buildings or homes with shoes still on.
The Nintendo 64 in the Japanese version contains a Super Nintendo video game which does not make sense as the Nintendo 64 cannot hold Super Nintendo games; this was fixed in the English release.
The fishing rod the player receives is different between both releases.
The onigiri (riceball) from the Toolbox in the player's room is changed to a cupcake in the English release.
The eggplants in the garden level are changed to corn in the English release. This also means the original Japanese version does not get to see Pikachu make popcorn when the corn is shocked.
In Viridian Forest; the player finds cattails instead of horsetails in the English release.
In Springleaf Field, the Morning Glory is changed to a Bluebell. The models are the same but the textures were changed.
In the English release, when the microphone is not plugged in, the Mic box is animated so that a player's attention will be drawn to it easier.
The Suikiwari minigame in Cobalt Coast is changed to a Pinata smashing minigame in the English release. When Pikachu loses in the Japanese version, he receives a soda can pull tab, in the English version he receives a bottle cap ring instead.
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The Japanese name of the game, ピカチュウげんきでちゅう Pikachu Genki Dechū, is a pun on ピカチュウげんきです Pikachu is fine.
Although the game has not gained any direct sequels, Pokémon Channel seems to be a sequel, since it is a virtual pet simulation game in which the player shall raise a Pikachu. Pokémon Dash may also be an indirect sequel, as the Pikachu there is similar to that one in Channel: it even sometimes starts to laugh when being petted, among other things. It is unknown if the Pikachu and/or the player character are the same.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure and its sequel, PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond both seem to be other indirect sequels - although the gameplay is significantly different from the virtual pet aspects of Hey You, Pikachu! and Channel, the core of starring a Pikachu and being intended for younger fans of Pokémon is similar.
According to the in-game maps, there is water to the northeast of Viridian Forest, where Cobalt Coast and Cobalt Island are located.
The cluster of houses representing Pewter City are only visible in the drawing of Pikachu's Discovery Days.
After completing Professor Oak's Training, if players say "Professor Oak's Training" on the Daring Days map the game will select a normally unselectable area on the bottom left corner of the map and the Professor Oak's Training game will load up.
On the title screen, the garden features plants that are not available in the game.
Several Pokémon books can be found in the bedroom with pictures of Pokémon on the cover.
The Pokémon Quiz minigame is a Nintendo 64 cartridge and strangely multiple copies of the game can be seen by the console. One of the copies is most likely the Shadow Pokémon Quiz minigame but the others are unknown.
Certain objects move when the player speaks such as a toy in the Bedroom.
Contrary to popular belief, saying "Sony" or "PlayStation" does not cause Pikachu to get angry. However, calling it an "electric rat" will.
Objects and items can be moved with the speech bubble from the megaphone item. Also, Pokémon will react to the megaphone, often running away from the noise.
This is the first Pokémon game to feature a Pokémon from the following generation.
Ash Ketchum's outfit can be seen hanging on a coatrack in the bedroom. Pikachu uses the hat to cover his eyes in "The Piñata Game".
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Researchers at Harvard University have no doubts: by examining the clinical history and food habits of more than 44,000 women they found that consuming lots of fibres during high school years may reduce the odds of developing breast cancer later on. Compared to young women who don't like to eat foods high in fibres (14 grammes consumed daily on average), those who ingest large amounts of fibres (28 grammes daily on average) have a 16% lower risk of developing breast cancer during their lifetime and a 24% lower risk of suffering from the disease before menopause.
The positive role of fibres for our health is not news. Previous studies demonstrate that these can protect the heart, prevent diabetes, boost weight loss as well as regulate intestinal functions and prevent harmful substances from remaining in the intestines by acting as anti-cancer agents and impeding the formation or absorption of carcinogenic substances. The study we mentioned above provides evidence of other potential benefits.
Fibres protect the heart, prevent diabetes, regulate the intestine function and reduce the odds of developing cancer.
Maryam Farvid, lead author of the study and researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health, states that the connection between fibre consumption and the risk of developing cancer is time-sensitive. Adolescence is "a period when breast cancer risk factors appear to be particularly important," she said.
"From many other studies we know that breast tissue is particularly influenced by carcinogens and anticarcinogens during childhood and adolescence. We now have evidence that what we feed our children during this period of life is also an important factor in future cancer risk", Walter Willett, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and senior author of the study, commented. Researchers think that a diet rich in fibres can contribute to reducing oestrogen levels, which are involved in the development of breast cancer. Other possible explanations include the improvement of insulin sensitivity that is caused by fibres, which can slow down the absorption of sugars and help keep sugar levels in the blood more stable.
How many fibres are necessary?
At least 30 grammes per day. The better way to reach this number is to add fibres to every meal by consuming fruit, vegetables, whole cereals, pulses, nuts and seeds. Pears are one of the major sources of fibres: a medium-size one contains about 7 grammes, almost one fourth of the recommended daily intake.


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Here's a beautiful autumnal mix of rare European groovy soundtracks, an imaginary soundtrack for a long summer drive through the south of France in the 1960s in an open-top E-Type Jag… enjoy!
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/**
Given a singly linked list where elements are sorted in ascending order, convert it to a height balanced BST.
*/

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * type ListNode struct {
 *     Val int
 *     Next *ListNode
 * }
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/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * type TreeNode struct {
 *     Val int
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 *     Right *TreeNode
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type ListNode struct {
	Val  int
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}

type TreeNode struct {
	Val   int
	Left  *TreeNode
	Right *TreeNode
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func sortedListToBST(head *ListNode) *TreeNode {

	if head == nil {
		return nil
	} else if head.Next == nil {
		return &TreeNode{Val: head.Val}
	}
	head = &ListNode{0, head}
	slow, quick := head, head.Next
	for quick != nil {
		quick = quick.Next
		if quick != nil {
			slow = slow.Next
			quick = quick.Next
		}
	}

	quick = slow.Next
	slow.Next = nil
	node := &TreeNode{Val: quick.Val}
	node.Left = sortedListToBST(head.Next)
	node.Right = sortedListToBST(quick.Next)
	return node
}

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This compact, easy-use PC-based board tester is ideal for finding PCB faults quickly.
August 1, 2018 - Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc., (Saelig) (www.saelig.com) has introduced the ABI BoardMaster-RM Universal PCB Test Solution - a unique, versatile, self-contained, and easy-to-use PCB test system, now housed in a convenient 19" rack case. It is an all-in-one unit featuring a comprehensive set of test instruments, complete with a built-in Windows 10 PC and special software for testing and fault-finding on almost any kind of PCB and assembly. Numerous valuable investigation methods are provided, such as V/I testing and digital/analog IC test, to speed up PCB repair and get equipment back in operation.
The ABI BoardMaster-RM is a unique benchtop test system that uses a mix-and-match selection of CD-drive-sized System 8 modules to create a self-contained, customized PCB test station. This rackmount solution provides complete testing and fault-finding for almost any kind of PCB and can be configured to suit specific needs and can be expanded later as new requirements evolve. 128 digital and 24 analog test channels are available for a variety of test and measurement techniques to track down the most elusive faults, even on unpowered boards. Comparing results with a known good board using automated-sequence fault-finding procedures, the BoardMaster can be used by minimally-trained staff for testing and problem diagnosis The BoardMaster-RM comes complete with ABI's multi-license and user friendly SYSTEM 8 Ultimate Software preinstalled, which can be configured to guide users step-by-step through a test procedure, with custom-annotated images, PDFs, instructions, videos, and attached datasheets to give quick Pass/Fail and component fault results. The software has a built-in library with tens of thousands of common components. Using a test clip, or device adapter, the system can run multiple tests in a few seconds. This is much faster and more economical than using traditional oscilloscopes, meters, and other bench test methods, and allows procedures to be performed by less qualified technicians.
The selection of SYSTEM 8 modules includes: Advanced Matrix Scanner, Board Fault Locator, Multiple Instrument Station, Triple Output Variable Power Supply, Analog IC Tester, Multiplexed Matrix Switch, etc. Guaranteed free SYSTEM 8 Ultimate software updates are provided for life and there is also no additional charge for maintenance fees or additional seats. The powerful yet easy-to-use software includes user access security and ABI's exclusive TestFlow Manager for producing customized sequential test methods, which include: general testing and troubleshooting, digital/analog IC test, V/I test, visual short identification with audible/visual indication of probe distance to short, live board comparison, manufacturing defects analysis, power-on/power-off testing, QA reporting, embedded real-time control, calculation and logging, component/board level testing, digital and analog functional tests , automated test sequences, etc.
It is more cost effective and environmentally-friendly to repair than replace, and many large organizations and service agencies have begun to realize this trend. They have started incorporating electronics test equipment into their support and development infrastructure to provide on-site test and repair to eliminate the time-consuming repairs sent to distant specialist repair facilities. The ABI BoardMaster-RM Universal PCB Test Solution provides a cost-effective standalone solution for electronics fault-finding across a wide range of industries, manufacturers, and board technologies. Made in Europe by ABI Electronics Ltd., a leading embedded test equipment manufacturer, the ABI BoardMaster-RM Universal PCB Test Solution is available now from ABI's technical distributor Saelig Company, Inc., Fairport, NY.
For detailed specifications, free technical assistance, or additional information, please contact Saelig at 888-7SAELIG, via email: info@saelig.com, or by visiting http://www.saelig.com/category/boardmaster-pcb.htm
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Founded in 1988 in Rochester, New York, Saelig is a North American distributor with a growing reputation for finding and sourcing unique, easy-to-use control and instrumentation products and related active components, for use in a variety of industries. Products lines are continuously added from sources across the globe, and are offered at highly competitive prices, accompanied by full in-house technical support, exceptional customer service, and fast delivery. For full details of available product lines, please visit www.saelig.com.
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Eager U.S. Home Sellers Are Now Offering to Finance the Sale Themselves, Colorado Home Sales Fell by 20% Last Year, and More
Mansion Global Daily will not be distributed on Monday, Jan. 16, due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in the U.S. It will return on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Originally Published Jan. 13, 2023
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Amid Rising Mortgage Rates, Eager U.S. Home Sellers Are Now Offering to Finance the Sale Themselves
More home sellers are offering their own private financing at lower interest rates to try and sweeten the deal as soaring mortgage costs have caused many potential buyers to leave the housing market.
As of November, 0.43% of all U.S. active listings mentioned some type of private financing—the highest that figure has been in three years, according to an analysis provided to Mansion Global by Realtor.com.
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The figure, while a sliver of active listings, underscores how sellers are losing the upper hand in the U.S. housing market and are now looking for ways to entice skittish house hunters. At the height of the housing boom, private financing incentives were half as common as they are today, falling to a low of less than 0.17% of all listings in June 2021, according to Realtor.com's data.
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This Former London Aircraft Factory Is Now a Dramatic Eco-Friendly Home
Named Wotton Works, the building includes a renovated, three-bedroom residence, an internal courtyard with a triple-height ceiling and an attached workspace. Read More
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The Dallas-area enclave is home to Southern Methodist University and attracts families from around the country due to its strong school system. Read More
In Australia, a Kangaroo Valley Getaway Asks A$1.7 Million
A cottage in Kangaroo Valley, a small town in Australia's New South Wales, known by locals as "heaven on earth," is up for sale. Named Orange Blossom Retreat, the four-bedroom home, some two hours south of Sydney, is on the market for A$1.7 million (US$1.18 million), and is tucked away among native trees with plenty of walking trails, a pool, a spa and al fresco verandas. There's also vaulted ceilings, rustic wooden floors and clawfoot bathtubs. Domain
Colorado Home Sales Fell by 20% Last Year
Colorado home sales plunged in 2022 compared to the boom the state recorded in 2021. Single-family home sales declined 20%, while condo and townhouse sales fell slightly further, 23%, according to a report from the Colorado Association of Realtors. Looking at December alone, the slowdown intensified with total deals down 42% compared to December 2021. "What started out as another year of record-breaking price increases and buyers getting slaughtered, ended as a year where sellers saw values flip, buyers began to get concessions, price drops and double the inventory to choose from," said Patrick Muldoon, a Realtor in Colorado Springs. Denver Post
Raiders Owner Mark Davis Sells Las Vegas-Area Condo
Mark Davis, owner of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, has scored a buyer for his Henderson, Nevada, home for $10.5 million. The condo, part of the pricey Summit Club in the area's affluent Summerlin enclave, was originally asking $13.5 million. Even with the steep price cut, Mr. Davis made a big return on the two-bedroom triplex, which he bought only two years ago for $5.3 million. Dirt
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A one-bedroom condo in Brooklyn's trendy neighborhood of Williamsburg is on the market for $895,000. The unit spans approximately 636 square feet with a living room featuring two walls of windows and high ceilings and a modern kitchen with wood cabinets and black granite countertops. One of the eight units in the brick, elevator-serviced building, the apartment also comes with a Juliet balcony. 6sqft
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Played in a vast city filled with over 5,000 individual characters, Gangsters feature real-time action in a highly detailed isometric terrain. The game sports an easy-to use strategy planning interface, to authentically recreate the seedy, violent, and ruthless world of gangland mobsters. Remember, real power is never given, it's taken!
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What to watch on Binance Coin, Ethereum Classic, Shiba Inu as the Jackson Hole Symposium approaches
Binance Coin BNB/USD was trading over 3.75% at one point during Thursday's 24-hour trading session, in tandem with Bitcoin BTC/USDwhich temporarily jumped 2% alongside a slight rise on the S&P500.
Classic Ethereum ETC/USD and shiba inus SHIB/USD reacted more bullishly to rising markets, trading more than 7% and 13% higher, respectively, on above-average volume. All three coins have seen several days of waning volume, which is often followed by an influx of volume to indicate that a period of consolidation is coming to an end.
The upside move across the board was short-lived and at press time, Binance Coin, Ethereum Classic, and Shiba Inu were trading back within Wednesday's trading range.
Crypto traders and investors may have been tempted to anticipate a possible bullish reaction to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech, which took place at the Jackson Hole Symposium at 10 a.m. ET on Friday. The real fireworks probably won't begin until the broader market begins to react to Powell's comments.
Powell's speech is expected to focus on skyrocketing inflation, and traders and investors will be listening intently for clues about how the Fed plans to keep trying to fight rising costs at its meeting in september.
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The Binance Coin Chart: Binance Coin may form an inverted cup and handle pattern on the daily chart, with the inverted cup formed between August 2 and 19 and the inverted handle imprinting over the days that followed. If the pattern is recognized, the measured move is around 17%, suggesting that the crypto could fall towards the $228 mark.
During Thursday's session, Binance tried to break away from the pattern's grip but ran into a bunch of sellers. On a positive note, Thursday's jump up confirmed that Binance coin is trading in a new uptrend, with the most recent low on August 22 at $288.90 and the high printed at the high. of Thursday.
The 50-day simple moving average (SMA) has been trending up towards the 200-day SMA, which is bullish. The 50-day SMA acted as a strong support level and if the indicator continues to guide Binance Coin higher, the crypto could eventually break above 200 days, which would turn the crypto into a bull cycle.
Binance Coin has resistance above $302 and $334.70 and support below at $274.40 and $250.60.
The Ethereum Classic chart: Ethereum Classic negated a possible bearish flag setup during Wednesday's 24-hour trading session when the crypto surged above the eight-day exponential moving average (EMA) on the daily chart. The crypto is now trading in a confirmed uptrend, with the most recent low formed on August 22 at $31.26 and the high printed on Thursday.
If Ethereum Classic continues to hold above the 8-day EMA, the indicator will soon cross above the 21-day EMA, which would be bullish. On July 27, Ethereum Classic broke above the 200-day SMA and on August 20, the crypto's 50-day SMA broke above 200 days, causing a golden cross to form on the Ethereum Classic chart .
The crypto has resistance above $38.95 and $41.41 and support below $35.38 and $32.17.
The Shiba Inu charter: Shiba Inu reversed its downtrend during Thursday's trading session, but has yet to confirm that a new uptrend is underway. For an uptrend to be confirmed, Shiba Inu will need to pull back to form a low above the August 20 low of $0.00001251.
On August 14, Shiba Inu attempted to regain the 200-day SMA as support, but was rejected and naughty from the area. Like Binance Coin, the 50-day SMA has an upward trend, which could eventually guide the crypto to the important 200-day SMA, which is an indicator.
Over the past three 24-hour trading sessions, Shiba Inu's daily volume has steadily increased, which is a positive sign for bulls. The increase in volume indicates that traders and investors are increasingly interested in crypto.
Shiba Inu has resistance above $0.00001734 and 0.00002012 and support below $0.00001349 and $0.00001178.
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BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, MATIC


Part of the British Army barrack dress uniform worn during the 1980s whilst in barracks. Usually worn with Army woolly pully and stable belt. Shirt was either the green GS shirt or the No.2 dress khaki shirt. Made from dark bottle green polyester material, these barrack trousers often had seams sewn down the front to give a sharp creased look whilst on parade with shiny toe cap Ammo parade boots or DMS boots. All items mentioned here are available separately.


After spending ten years studying architecture, working in product management, and starting a small business, I've found myself back where I started: I want to make useful things.
I'm currently trying to do that by running the small studio/consultancy &c. with my brother We are twins, which feels like a thing I should warn people about., building that small business, reading, writing, teaching, and talking to interesting people. As of Spring 2018, I'm also interested in joining a product team that is doing interesting, impactful work at scale. Ideally as a Director of Product at a growing Chicago startup or a senior product manager at a more established, remote-friendly company with a strong social mission.
The Road Warrior, a book about staying healthy and productive while traveling for work that I am writing with my brother. Coming out in the first half of 2018.
roadwarrior.blog, the companion blog to the book. Most of my writing can be read there.
Ohmcoach, a remote health and fitness coaching company. This and the Road Warrior book and blog comprise the small business I started.
Dose, a media company and creative studio. While much has changed since I left a year ago, I was the primary product manager on the initial version of Dose, growing it to more than fifty million monthly users and one million dollars in monthly revenue, and helping our parent company raise a twenty-five million dollar Series B.
Chi-text, a text interface for Chicago's open data and winner of the 2013 Lincoln Labs Open Data Hackathon. Unfortunately, you'll have to take my word for it. Lincoln Labs has made a number of changes to their site, and so there are no records (although the photo on their about page is of my teammate Brad and the back of my head).
Inspired by Patrick McKenzie, this is a standing invitation: if you want to talk about making useful things, I want to talk to you.
You can email me at kennedy@ any domain I control Options include kennedycollins.com, ohmcoach.com, theroadwarriorbook.com, and roadwarrior.blog., and I really do enjoy getting email. I read everything I get, and I try my best to respond to as much as a I can.
I also live and work in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, and end up in River North/the Loop/the West Loop once every week or two — if you would like to get a coffee in any of those neighborhoods and talk about software, writing, architecture, product management, or pretty much anything else, I'm buying. Email me.
I exist on various social media platforms as well Such as twitter and linkedin., but I strongly prefer email as a communication medium. So seriously, email me.
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This is an IHRSA featured article, brought to you by Athletix.
Is Your Gym's Cleaning Process Putting Your Members at Risk?
Your club's maintenance crew may be doing more harm than good. Here's why.
Jim Schmaltz
For coronavirus-related cleaning resources, visit our coronavirus page.
Call it the "boutique effect." The environment and aesthetics of your health club have never been more under scrutiny. Boutiques now constitute as much as 42% of the U.S. health club market, according to a CBS news report, with more than 54 million members committed to these clubs.
Part of what appeals to this growing audience are the design elements of studios. In IHRSA's Guide to the Boutique Studio Phenomenon, Bryan Dunkelberger, a principal at S3 Design, in Braintree, MA, says that the studio effect capitalizes on spatial creativity. "When we're trying to create 'size,' we keep everything simple and clean," he says.
This simplicity of an open space that's clean and inviting creates a number of brand-positive impressions for members. A clean space says your club is well-maintained and hygienic. That's especially true if that aesthetic is shared by your locker room and shower facilities.
How important is a clean club? According to an IHRSA report, it's essential to member satisfaction and retention. The report found that 90% of members were more likely to renew their membership if their club maintained high standards of cleanliness.
That may seem like common sense, but the quality of janitorial services can sometimes be overlooked by club operators who have big decisions to make on equipment, marketing, employees, and fitness programming. But what good is having first-class fitness services if members avoid your club's locker rooms or other areas of the gym because they're not properly maintained? In fact, the IHRSA report found that lack of cleanliness can drive down nondues revenue across the board because members are repelled by dirty areas and can't wait to leave the club.
It's important for health, too. Some cold and flu viruses can survive on surfaces for up to 72 hours. And some cleaning products are inefficient in eliminating them.
You need to maintain high standards for your maintenance services as you do for other features of your club. It's essential for retention and brand reputation.
More Important for Younger Demographics
Compounding the challenge of maintaining a clean reputation is that members assess a club's cleanliness in the areas that are the most difficult to maintain: the locker room and shower. IHRSA has found that 75% of members judge a club's cleanliness standards by their restrooms. With member perceptions acute in these areas, your maintenance staff has to be engaged to regularly monitor locker rooms and showers.
These perceptions are more important if you have a younger clientele. Millennials are "obsessed with cleaning," says a writer for one lifestyle site, referring to a survey that found that three of four Millennials "thoroughly clean their homes at least once a week." Environmental and hygienic conditions matter to these members.
IHRSA asked a few club managers for suggestions on how they maintain their club's high standards of cleanliness. Two recommendations kept coming up:
have a cleaning staff available at all times;
make sure club cleanliness is a team effort.
"IHRSA has found that 75% of members judge a club's cleanliness standards by their restrooms."
Whether you use contractors or hire your own staff for janitorial services, all employees should be part of the effort. IHRSA recommends club owners implement five steps of maintenance awareness:
Know and communicate the reasons for club cleanliness.
Communicate and revisit cleaning protocols.
Conduct frequent inspections.
Encourage personal accountability among staff.
Encourage members to be advocates for a clean club.
But it's more than awareness that makes a difference. Process does, as well. When it comes to your maintenance staff, you need to know the answers to these questions:
How are they cleaning?
What type of products are they using?
Do they use a laundry service, or do you have laundry facilities in-house?
If you have towel service, how are they being collected and laundered?
These are key questions, because if you're cleaning the wrong way, you're doing more harm than good.
Avoiding The 'Mixed' Laundry Problem
Your laundry services are important to your club's hygiene. Especially if you have towel service. Why?
Some commercial laundries will minimize costs by throwing a lot of items together that may cross-contaminate. Think about this scenario: A mop is used to clean a locker room floor. That mop head is then thrown in with the rest of the club's laundry. Unless that laundry service has meticulously modulated the temperature and laundry cleaning solutions, microbes and germs are going to remain on the mops and spread to other materials in the same load. Not only does the mop head never get cleaned, its bacteria has been transferred to the towels.
Yuck. It doesn't matter how good your maintenance crew is, if their cleaning products are spreading disease-causing germs, you're putting your members at risk.
Athletix has been creating cleaning products for more than 15 years.
The solution is to rely on cleaning professionals with experience in the health club sector. Athletix Products, a division of Contec, Inc., has been creating cleaning products for health clubs and other athletic facilities for more than 15 years. What they've found is that clubs should never use relaunderable mops. They should choose disposable microfiber mops over cotton, rayon, and other laundered mops to avoid cross-contamination.
Kedar Patel, senior product manager for Athletix Products, says that club owners should be aware of how laundry services affect hygiene. "It is really critical to pay attention to the laundry process and to make sure proper load sizes are adhered to so the washer can hit the required temperatures and proper agitation can be achieved and really clean the launderable products. Mixing items like mops, towels, and linens in the same load can really hinder a facility's cleanliness and potentially impact members."
Microfiber mops are also important, especially with the types of corrugated and uneven surfaces typical of exercise mats and equipment flooring. Patel says this is important for dry mopping as well. "Single-use (or disposable) microfiber products can help trap dust, and physically remove potential soil loads from surfaces that can build up over time."
Lastly and for maximum effectiveness, Patel states, "Understanding the impact of mopping applicators when choosing cleaning and disinfecting products is extremely important when developing a facility's maintenance program." (To learn more, contact Kedar Patel at kpatel@contecinc.com.)
Athletix Products has a wide range of dry and wet mops, including:
PREMIRA Disposable Microfiber Mop Pads. Eliminate cross-contamination risks and provide uniform chemical application for a superior clean.
Contec Mirror, Floor, and Mat Mop. Efficient telescoping mops for mirrors and floors.
PREMIRA Large Floor Mop. Commercial-grade 48-inch mop for quick gym and studio room cleaning.
PREMIRA Tight Quarters Mop. Conveniently sized mop for tight spaces.
With these mops on hand, it's easier for contractors and employees to maintain high standards of cleanliness.
For more information on these and other cleaning products exclusively developed for health clubs, visit contecclean.com or call 864-503-8333.
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A comprehensive list of all IHRSA resources created to help health clubs navigate the coronavirus outbreak. This page will be updated regularly.
Jim Schmaltz is a contributor to IHRSA.org


On January 15, Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia celebrated its 15th birthday, meeting this milestone with 36 million articles in more than 290 languages (the English-language Wikipedia alone has crossed the 5-million article mark). But here I want to address some major questions that we need to ask as Indians. First, what is the state of Indian-language Wikipedia projects? What does India have to take from and give to Wikipedia?
With the growth of free and open source software in India, people are equipped with more freedom than ever. Especially with the recent federal policy-level changes, the nation is enjoying better collaboration with people of different cultures speaking different languages.
According to UNESCO, 197 of the total of 1652 Indian languages are dying despite having a long literary and linguistic heritage.
However, there is a huge gap in the access to knowledge on the internet domain. Of a population of about 1.26 billion only about 15-18% people are connected online, largely from mobile devices. A tiny fraction of this population comprises the technical community. It would be useful to have a metric on the percentage of this community's contribution to grow the languages of this country and its cultural heritage.
Wikipedia is not just an encyclopaedia. It is also a "family" of several other Open Knowledge members. Wikipedia itself is available in over 290 languages, but it also has other multilingual sister projects such as Wikisource (an online library of many public domain and other important texts), Wikimedia Commons (the world's largest repository of media files and documents), Wikibooks (a free library of educational textbooks), Wikivoyage (a free and open travel guide) and Wiktionary (a database of various languages).
These projects don't just house millions of images, videos, documents and texts, but allow anyone to contribute their knowledge to this ever deepening pool of information. Four Indian languages made an early entry to the Wiki-world back in 2002: Assamese, Malayalam, Odia, and Punjabi.
A map of dying Indian languages. Source: UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
According to UNESCO, 197 of the total of 1652 Indian languages are dying despite having a long literary and linguistic heritage. It's quite shocking. In a blog post on content localisation, social entrepreneur Rajesh Ranjan asks if free and open source software can help save these dying languages. In the context of Wikipedia, there are already 23 South Asian-language projects. Out of these 20 are languages listed in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India. Many might not have noticed that the "en" in the URL of Wikipedia that denotes the language code of English could be altered with "or" for Odia Wikipedia or "pa" for Punjabi Wikipedia.
Most Wikipedia projects in Indian language projects are relatively small compared to their counterparts. But the Wikimedia communities are thriving.
There are a fairly large number of native speakers waiting out there to access knowledge in their own languages.
When only parts of government websites are available in Hindi, the Hindi Wikipedia has crossed 0.1 million articles already. The Tamil and Malayalam Wikipedia communities have played a central part in implementing Wikipedia basics learning in the state-run school syllabus. Needless to say that these communities have played a significant role in implementing several free and open source software by pushing for policy-level change. Many Indian languages are in the pipeline to become active Wikipedia projects under the scope of the Wikimedia Incubator.
Maithili Wikipedia and Goan Konkani Wikipedia are the two Indian-language Wikipedias that have gone live in recent years. The world has seen how digital activism has brought a new life to the Hebrew language. There are a fairly large number of native speakers waiting out there to access knowledge in their own languages. Wikipedia could be a great tool for digital activism with openness and sharing.
India tops South Asia in the gender inequality index in the entire South Asia. The female literacy rate is an alarmingly low 65.46% as compared to 82.14% for men. This disparity is evident in many other sectors as well as in politics.
But gender bias is not just a problem in India. The global free and open source software (FOSS) community has always been worried about the low presence of women contributors—in the range of 2-5% range. Wikimedia Foundation's former executive director admitted that Wikipedia, like many other collaborative and open projects, does not have a conducive environment for women. But the Wikimedia community and Wikimedia Foundation are both working on improving this state of affairs. Indian-language Wikipedia projects are directly impacted by this global drive, be it the Women's History Month edit-a-thon where Wikipedia content largely related to women are improved every year or the Lilavati's Daughters project where biographies of Indian women scientists were created and enriched in Wikipedia projects.
With a population of over 354 million netizens India still has a long way to go in increasing Indian language content on the web. The Government of India's new campaign Digital India aims at digital literacy and availability of digital resources/services in Indian languages. This is closely aligned with the Wikimedia movement's goal to provide free access to the sum of all human knowledge. In addition to Wikipedia, many other open educational resources and free knowledge projects that are not already a part of the Digital India campaign signal the need for the federal-run campaign to be more collaborative and open. Community-government collaborations like the NROER project to make NCERT books under Creative Commons licenses and IT@School project in the state of Kerala to provide education using free and open tools have gained massive traction and helped more Indian language content come online.
Reposted from Huffington Post with permission.
For more reading on this subject, check out Indian government includes open source in RFPs.
Subhashish, this is a wonderfully written article. I hope the initiative Digital India helps to introduce quality digital resources for more Indian languages.
Glad you found it useful, Neerav - -thanks. I am quite hopeful for the Digitial India initiative as well. Let's see where it is going.


Even by itself, Ghirardelli Chocolate Syrup is a wonderful topping for homemade brownies of chocolate cake. You can more than likely find recipes in your favorite cookbook that could use some pairing with wonderful Ghirardelli Chocolate Syrup. If you have some chocolate syrup in your cabinet or refrigerator chances are so-so that is is a national brand.
If you have never tried Ghirardelli Chocolate Syrup you really should. This company does not compromise with their chocolate, and they control and watch it from plant to finished product like chocolate syrup. That is amazing in and of itself. You can even get many Ghiradelli Chocolates in sugar free form for diabetics and people really watching their diets. Whether white, dark or milk you can get baking squares of Ghirardelli Chocolate at most any store.
You can make hot cocoa, chocolate sauce for brownies, cake or to dip bananas in. You can get caramel sauce to put on your ice cream after you have put Ghirardelli Chocolate Syrup, nuts and whipped cream for a ice cream sundae like none other. If you are like many, you have cocoa powder in your cabinet to bake and cook with. If you have a regular national or store brand, try Ghirardelli Baking Cocoa next time. Chances are great that it will taste richer, darker and more chocolatey without adding more to the recipe like you may have in the past.
Get yourself some baking chips or mocha powder to add that extra special touch to your usual chocolate dish. Many of the rational brands that you can find in the stores like Hershey, Nestle's, Dove, Lindt, and even Ghirardelli are made from real chocolate. Some just have a more unique taste and flavor. Experiment to find your most favorite to bake with and cook with.
Adding a splash of Ghirardelli Chocolate Syrup to your coffee, even if it is unflavored will make it taste even better than before. Finding your favorite brand of chocolate in and of itself is an adventure of tastes, smells and textures like all food is. Enjoy your journey and take your time and pay attention to detail. That is how real chocolate is made, after all.
If you like chocolate, you're going to love this. It's pretty straightforward to make, so long as you follow the instructions. Do use icing sugar (confectionery sugar) in the pastry as it makes the texture crisper.
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Sorry! I'm on a diet and can't have chocolate. Really? Did you know that chocolate for weight loss might be the new IN thing?
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Eva Jones began her love affair for the written word in her early teens when she would sneak off with her mother's historical romance novels. From then on, her passion for reading had blossomed. Her passion for reading led her into the wonderful indie book community, where she was fortunate to land herself the role of personal assistant to one of her favorite indie authors.


A lunch break, recently. I tend to skip lunch, then I eat too much for dinner. So I've been making lunches for myself. A cup of tomato soup. A sourdough and cheese sandwich.
Other days, it's pea shoots on the sourdough, with a splash of balsamic vinegar. Salad on bread is wonderful! After boycotting balsamic for almost fifteen years I am guzzling it with a vengeance. It is now attractively unfashionable.
I'll be playing with vinegars at home this year, just as soon as some nice aromatics start raising their heads in gardens and wild places.
I am becoming comfortable with the bugs of fermentation.
Had Penny Soup for supper last night - a childhood favorite. It is a cream based tomato soup with the addition of hot dog (the original version) or good sausage rounds (hence the name) browned nicely. Yum.
Tomato soup and grilled cheese or toasted cheese bread is one of my favorite meals. I also love sprouts on cheese sandwiches. I felt the way you do about balsamic, until couple of years ago I visited Modena Italy where they make traditional balsamic vinegar. It gave me a new perspective and appreciation for good balsamic.
Like Jen, tomato soup and grilled cheese or toasted cheese bread is my go-to comfort food. Always makes me feel better. For cheese bread, I like to burn mine just a little under the broiler.


I got the most fantastic tile score tonight!! I'm so excited.
Sadly, Designs in Tile is going out of business. They made some beautiful hand painted tiles. I was bummed when I heard they were quitting, but I was very fortunate in my timing in looking for subway tile. I guess their tile has been on sale for a while, but the last of it was all listed for auction in large lots this week. I was fortunate to be able to win all the auctions I was hoping to. Unfortunately, I am also getting a LOT of tile I don't need, but that is a problem easily remedied.
I recently called Subway Ceramics and they told me reproduction subway field tile runs $17/sq ft. American Restoration Tile told me it would cost $25/sq ft. So, it would have cost us over $1600 for just the field tile for our master bathroom, not including any specialty trim pieces, borders or shipping.
Tonight I paid just over $3/sq ft, and if you adjust the total for the amount we actually need for our project, it is still only $4.25/sq ft. Because I was so lucky on the field tile price wise, I was able to bid on several of the misc. trim piece and bullnose auctions. So, I am hoping that in the end, we will have enough pieces to tile our entire bathroom. The grand total for everything is just over $1,000. And that includes tons of border pieces, and colored trim pieces.
Of course, the rub is we have to drive down to Mt. Shasta, California on Saturday morning to pick up all the tile. We're going to have to borrow the Ford Ranger back from our friends we sold it to, and I'm actually a little concerned about all the tile fitting in the bed of the truck. I guess we shall see how it goes. I suppose we can always get a one-way trailer rental if we absolutely have to. It will still be a good deal.
And now we have to find an installer. I don't even trust myself to install it to my standards. I don't know why I'm so picky about evenly installed tile, but I am.
I hear ya on the spacing. Every time I use the bathroom at the Torrey Rd house my eyes goes right to the one tile where the spacing is not perfect.
My parents had some slightly-mismatched tile installed in their bathroom and everytime I used the bathroom my eye was drawn to that tile. Every time.


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Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - continued House of Commons
PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND ROAD TRAFFIC
Definitive maps and statements and restricted byways
Redesignation of roads used as public paths. 43. - (1) In the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (in this Act referred to as "the 1981 Act"), section 54 (duty to reclassify roads used as public paths) shall cease to have effect.
(2) Every way which, immediately before the commencement of this section, is shown in any definitive map and statement as a road used as a public path shall be treated instead as shown as a restricted byway; and the expression "road used as a public path" shall not be used in any definitive map and statement to describe any way.
(3) In this section and section 44 "definitive map and statement" has the meaning given by section 53(1) of the 1981 Act.
Restricted byway rights. 44. - (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the public shall have restricted byway rights over any way which, immediately before the commencement of section 43, is shown in a definitive map and statement as a road used as a public path.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to the operation of any enactment or instrument (whether coming into operation before or after the commencement of section 43), and to the effect of any event otherwise within section 53(3)(a) of the 1981 Act, whereby a highway-
(a) is authorised to be stopped up, diverted, widened or extended, or
(b) becomes a public path.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply where, immediately before the commencement of section 43, there is no public right of way over the land shown in the definitive map and statement as a road used as a public path.
(4) In this Part-
"restricted byway rights" means-
(a) a right of way on foot,
(b) a right of way on horseback or leading a horse, and
(c) a right of way for vehicles other than mechanically propelled vehicles; and
"restricted byway" means a highway over which the public have restricted byway rights, with or without a right to drive animals of any description along the highway, but no other rights of way.
(5) Subsection (1) is without prejudice to any question whether the public have over any way a right of way for mechanically propelled vehicles or a right to drive animals of any description along the way.
(6) In subsections (4) and (5) "mechanically propelled vehicle" does not include an electrically assisted pedal cycle of a class prescribed for the purposes of section 189(1)(c) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
(7) Every surveying authority, within the meaning of Part III of the 1981 Act, shall take such steps as they consider expedient for bringing to the attention of the public the effect of section 43(2) and this section.
(8) In this section "horse", "horseback" and "public path" have the same meaning as in Part III of the 1981 Act.
Provisions supplementary to ss. 43 and 44. 45. - (1) Every way over which the public have restricted byway rights by virtue of subsection (1) of section 44 (whether or not they also have rights mentioned in subsection (5) of that section) shall, as from the commencement of that section, be a highway maintainable at the public expense.
(2) Every way which, in pursuance of-
(a) paragraph 9 of Part III of Schedule 3 to the Countryside Act 1968, or
(b) any order made under section 54(1) of the 1981 Act before the coming into force of section 43,
is shown in any definitive map and statement as a byway open to all traffic, a bridleway or a footpath, shall continue to be maintainable at the public expense.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not oblige a highway authority to provide on any way a metalled carriage-way or a carriage-way which is by any other means provided with a surface suitable for cycles or other vehicles.
(4) Nothing in section 44, or in section 53 of the 1981 Act, limits the operation of orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or the operation of any bylaws.
(5) Section 67 of the 1981 Act (application to the Crown) has effect as if this section and sections 43, 44 and 46 were contained in Part III of that Act.
Private rights over restricted byways. 46. - (1) Restricted byway rights over any way by virtue of subsection (1) of section 44 are subject to any condition or limitation to which public rights of way over that way were subject immediately before the commencement of that section.
(2) Any owner or lessee of premises adjoining or adjacent to a relevant highway shall, so far as is necessary for the reasonable enjoyment and occupation of the premises, have a right of way for vehicular and all other kinds of traffic over the relevant highway.
(3) In subsection (2), in its application to the owner of any premises, "relevant highway" means so much of any highway maintainable at the public expense by virtue of section 45(1) as was, immediately before it became so maintainable, owned by the person who then owned the premises.
(4) In subsection (2), in its application to the lessee of any premises, "relevant highway" means so much of any highway maintainable at the public expense by virtue of section 45(1) as was, immediately before it became so maintainable, included in the lease on which the premises are held.
"lease" and "lessee" have the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;
"owner", in relation to any premises, means a person, other than a mortgagee not in possession, who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the premises, whether in possession or in reversion, and "owned" shall be construed accordingly; and
"premises" has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act.
Amendments relating to definitive maps and statements and restricted byways. 47. Schedule 5 to this Act (which contains amendments relating to definitive maps and statements and restricted byways) has effect.
Restricted byways: power to make consequential provision. 48. - (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such amendments, repeals or revocations as appear to him appropriate in consequence of the coming into force of sections 43 to 46-
(a) in any enactment contained in an Act passed before or in the same Session as this Act, or
(b) in any subordinate legislation made before the passing of this Act.
(2) The amendment by this Act of any provision is without prejudice to the exercise in relation to that provision of the powers conferred by this section.
(3) Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument, but no such regulations shall be made unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Prepared 3 March 2000