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5 Pakistani films to screen in India at South Asia Forum for Art & Culture heritage
Ozair Majeed
The way Indian films are exhibited in Pakistan, it is sad that the distributors and exhibitors on the other side of the border fail to reciprocate it for Pakistani films. Well, if you are living in India, and feel strongly about this, no need to be sad as South Asia Forum for Art and Creative Heritage (SAFACH) is exhibiting five Pakistani films in New Delhi, India this month.
It is a moment of pride for Pakistanis too, as five of their blockbuster films, including Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (JPNA), Punjab Nahi Jaungi, Na Maloom Afraad, Na Maloom Afraad 2, and Actor in Law have been selected to screen at the prestigious forum.
SAFACH, Art, and Pakistani Films
The South Asia Forum for Art and Creative Heritage is a platform that celebrates the best of Asian cinema each year. This year, SAFACH will run from December 10 to 16, and among other films from all over the region, will screen five Pakistani films too.
The good thing about the selection is that all the five films have been among the top box-office performers, and will cater well to the more commercial taste in India.
Films that have Screened in India
While numerous Pakistani films have screened at different Indian festivals in past, it was Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda Kay Liye in 2007, which officially and commercially made it to Indian theaters after a long hiatus.
This was soon followed by films like Bol and Ramchand Pakistani that also managed to grab a lot of Indian attention.
The biggest of all was the theatrical release of Humayun Saeed and Mahira Khan starrer Bin Roye in 2015. The film was released on 81 screens across India and managed to hold its foot despite facing tough competition from Bajrangi Bhaijan.
It is pertinent to mention here that for Actor in Law (one of the movies at SAFACH), this is not the first outing in India. The film was previously screened in Mumbai in the honor of its late cast member Om Puri. It has also been showcased at a film festival in Rajasthan.
Besides all these films, it is also relevant to mention here that Ali Zafar and Maya Ali starrer, Teefa In Trouble, also recently released on Netflix India.
We congratulate the people behind these films and wish them all the best for the screenings.
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Last Mile Brief: 19/01/2023: Maersk's latest market update points to growth of PUDOs
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In today's Last Mile Brief, we've news on 2023 last mile insights from Maersk, more on the fallout over last mile delivery disruptions in the UK, as well as DHL's new fulfillment centre in Germany.
Last Mile Experts
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Today's headline story: Maersk's latest market update points to growth of PUDOs and use of local last-mile operators
Maersk's first market update of the year has forecast growth of out-of-home delivery and use of PUDOs, as well as an increase in the use of local last-mile operators.
"With many businesses still struggling with counting the costs of strikes and delays during peak period, 2023 might be the year many decide to reconsider their delivery options offering," says the shipping giant.
According to Maersk, one way to alleviate inflationary pressures is to use multiple last mile carriers per destination, as well as having the flexibility to switch carriers swiftly, both in terms of technology and physical tasks.
Maersk also expects that due to delays, 2023 we will see "a preference for alternative delivery options, such as PUDOs, click and collect and parcel lockers."
The Danish logistics company adds that "ensuring they have the right last mile carrier and option setup will allow brands to drive up their Net Promoter Score (NPS), which directly impacts conversion and retention in online sales."
The same is true for brands delivering to multiple destinations, argues Maersk. It states that using local last mile carriers can "not only help increase their NPS, but also drive down costs as local last-mile rates are generally lower than rates of pan-European integrators."
Finally, Maersk adds that with sales going down or stabilizing across the region, brands are looking for growth beyond their home markets.
"Having access to the right local last-mile carrier setup is key for success. To support our customers in this process, Maersk E-Delivery now provides customs clearance directly to Ireland and a competitive transit time from UK and other non-EU countries to the Irish market," says Maersk.
Europe round up
"Evri's phone number is even harder to find than my parcel," says the Guardian's Consumer Affairs correspondent.
The Guardian has also weighed in on the performance of Royal Mail's CEO during yesterday's select committee hearing, describing it as "a shocker".
During the aforementioned committee hearing, the CEO of Royal Mail was probed over his half-a-million-pound salary and £140,000 bonus.
DHL Supply Chain has opened its largest fully-automated robotic fulfillment centre in Germany for Peek & Cloppenburg.
Waitrose has begun a sushi delivery service with aid of Deliveroo.
Just Eat: Takeaway's shares have risen over 10% despite reporting a drop in orders.
La Poste is is to launch a series of trials across the country exploring the possibility of stopping daily postal deliveries.
Food couriers in Estonia have been spared from meeting language proficiency requirements after an agreement on the legislation collapsed.
Amazon will not cut jobs in Italy but is likely to let go of employees in Britain and Spain, say unions.
North America round up
Poor weather conditions, including freezing rain, have prompted Canada Post to suspend delivery in the Barrie area.
After seeing demand surge for its services over the pandemic, meal kit companies are struggling to keep the momentum going, writes Modern Retail.
More Kenyans are now ordering food online, according to a new report.
Amazon is set to begin a round of layoffs ultimately affecting more than 18,000 employees in the largest job cull in its history.
Amazon is offering FBA sellers a single monthly limit on the amount of inventory they can send to and store in its fulfillment centres.
News from the rest of the world
The revenue of China's parcel delivery sector is expected to grow this year, the country's state regulator said on Tuesday.
Hello Fresh of New Zealand has admitted that it was technical problems that led to some of its customers being overcharged.
Inspectors from SafeWork New South Wales and NSW Police will visit Sydney this week to ensure food delivery riders and platforms are complying with new safety laws.
DHL Supply Chain has opened an e-commerce fulfilment centre for Adidas in Luhari, India.
The South African Post Office has been accused of planning to slash staff salaries by as much as 40%.
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I am a self proclaimed wood nerd and rightfully so. For many years, I managed a retail woodworking store where I bought and sold some of the most beautiful and rarest woods in the world. As such, I can truly appreciate wood floors made from these unique species. However there are advantages and disadvantages to consider when selecting exotic woods for your project.
Hardness: Exotic wood species, with the exception of Teak, offer the hardest available Janka ratings averaging 2300 psi as opposed to standard White Oak at 1340. Therefore, exotic wood species are a great choice when concerned about durability.
Unique appearance: There is no mistaking the exquisite elegance that some exotic species offer to a design. From deep rich Mahogany to the inherent lineal striping of Zebrawood. Exotics offer an allure many find irresistible.
Availability: Most are available in an engineered wood flooring platform for increased stability. Also available in solid but be mindful (see disadvantages).
Finish: Can be purchased unfinished for customization by Woodwright Hardwood Floor Company (shop finished) or field finished, typically sanded smooth to show off their beauty.
Unstable: Many exotic wood species are extremely reactive to changes in moisture, demonstrating substantial expansion and contraction. Please be cautious of the environment you are bringing the wood into and plan to maintain a tighter tolerance of temperature and humidity fluctuations than normal, especially with solid wood flooring.
Finish: The majority of exotic wood flooring available on the internet are factory finished with multiple coats of urethane and a filled grain. This causes the surface to be reflective which tends to create a "fake" wood look throughout the flooring. This process also makes re-coating, the act of abrading the top layer and applying a new top coat, very difficult.
Wear Layer: A majority of the prefinished exotic wood flooring available is manufactured with a thin wear layer, typically 0.6mm to 2mm. This limits the number of re-sandings in the future.
Site Finish: Site finishing exotic wood species can be done, but it presents its own set of challenges. Please read below.
Color Changes: All wood species change color over time and exposure to UV light. However, exotic wood species are more prone to color changes. Please set clients' tolerance for color changes in advance.
Buy from a well known source with experience dealing with hard and unstable exotic wood species.
If site finishing your floor it is critical, please use a reputable, knowledgeable wood flooring contractor that is well versed in best finish practices of exotic wood floors.
Job site conditions, especially in residential, can present challenges in the installation and finishing stages of a project. Please extended the wood floor acclimation period to reduce your risk.
Dust management is vital. Many species have toxic dust that can cause health concerns or issues in the home such as staining fabric, etc.
Exotics are often difficult to stain. The finish product a contractor uses regularly may not be compatible with your exotic wood floor specie.
Manage the clients expectations by addressing the above issues in advance. Any specie selected can be successful with proper education and expectations.
As you begin exploring your design options with exotic wood flooring species, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Exotic wood species make beautiful wood floors and can be a success if managed correctly from design to finishing.


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Phil Stewart, United States
(Phillip B. Stewart II)
They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver's racing history.
Number of events: 30
Total entries: 31 (contains 21 finishes and 8 retirements, finishing ratio: 72%)
Photos in Gallery: 4 (12% of all entries)
Wins: 3 Additional class wins 3
Second place finishes: 4 Top 3 finishes not applicable
Most frequent co-drivers: Ed Crawford (3), Ted Boynton (1), Ralph Miller (1), Bob Ballenger (1), Harold Fenner (1)
Most frequent makes: Osca (15), Maserati (6), Jaguar (4), Lotus (3), Porsche (2), Arnolt-Bristol (1)
Most frequent types: MT4 (15), 300S (6), XK120 (4), 550 (2), Eleven (1), Bolide (1)
Most frequent chassis: 3052 [300S] (6), MK 11 150 (1)
Most frequent tracks: Lawrenceville (4), Iowa (4), Sebring (4), Road America (3), Chanute (2), Akron (2), Milwaukee (2), Windsor Airfield (2), Offutt (1), Watkins Glen (1), Walterboro (1), Turner (1), Stout Field (1), March (1), Kansas (1), Cumberland (1)
Most frequent countries: USA (29), BS (2)


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Q: Cell Complex of Cartesian Product Let $X$ and $Y$ be cell complexes. Then $X \times Y$ has the structure of a cell complex with cells the product of $e^{m}_{\alpha} \times e^{n}_{\beta}$ where $e^{m}_{\alpha}$ ranges over the cells of $X$ and $e^{n}_{\beta}$ ranges over the cells of $Y$. So firstly, I have seen many answers that say the attachment map for the cell $e^{m}_{\alpha} \times e^{n}_{\beta}$ is the corresponding map is $\phi_{\alpha} \times \psi_{\beta}$ where $\phi_{\alpha}$ is the attachment map of the boundary of $e^{m}_{\alpha}$ and $\psi_{\beta}$ is the attachment map of $e^{n}_\beta$. I don't think I understand the product map. Here are my issues.
1) If $e^{m}_{\alpha} \times e^{n}_{\beta}$ is a cell in the product then we must glue a disk of dimension $n+m$. Is it true that we know how to glue a disk $D^{n+m+}$ because it is homemorphic to $D^{m} \times D^{n}$ and we know how to attach the products of cells?
My main question is I really don't understand how this attachment map works.
I want to bring up an example to show where I am confused. The torus is a cell complex with 1 o-cell, then attaching two 1- cells. Then we attach a $2- cell$ along the wedge of circles following the path $aba^{-1}b^{-1}$. Now lets try to build the torus from knowing how to build $S^{1}$. For one $S^{1}$ let $e_{0}$ be the 0-cell and $e_{1}$ be the  1-cell with attachment map $\phi_{1}$. For the second circle denote $f_{0}$ as the o -cell and $f_{1}$ as the 1-cell with attachment map $\psi_{1}$. Lets now build the torus. So our only 0-cell is $e_{0} \times f_{0}$. So say we are at the stage with a wedge of two circles. How do we attach the cell $e_{1} \times f_{1}$ using $\phi_{1} \times \psi_{1}$?

A: I don't know why someone would say that the attaching map of $e_m \times e_n$ has the form $\phi_\alpha \times \psi_\beta$. That would seem to imply that the domain of the attaching map is $S^{m-1} \times S^{n-1}$, which does not even have the right dimension for the boundary of a cell of dimension $m+n$.
Instead the boundary of $D^m \times D^n$  is $(S^{m-1} \times D^n) \cup (D^m \times S^{n-1})$. You can convince yourself that this is homeomorphic to $S^{m+n-1}$, via the restriction of some homeomorphism from $D^m \times D^n$ to $D^{m+n}$.
So the attaching map for $e^m_\alpha \times e^n_\beta$ must be a function of the form
$$\gamma_{\alpha,\beta} : (S^{m-1} \times D^n) \cup (D^m \times S^{n-1}) \to (X \times Y)^{(m+n-1)}
$$
We already have attaching maps for the cells $e^m_\alpha$ and $e^n_\beta$  of the form
$$\phi_\alpha : S^{m-1} \to X^{(m-1)}
\qquad\qquad
\psi_\beta : S^{n-1} \to Y^{(n-1)}
$$
which extend to characteristic maps for those cells of the form
$$\chi_\alpha : D^m \to X^{(m)} \qquad\qquad \omega_\beta : D^n \to Y^{(n)}
$$
The definition of the attaching map for $e^m_\alpha \times e^n_\beta$ can therefore be given by the function
$$\gamma_{\alpha,\beta}(x,y) = \begin{cases}
(\phi_\alpha(x),\omega_\beta(y)) & \quad\text{if $(x,y) \in S^{m-1} \times D^n$} \\
(\chi_\alpha(x),\psi_\beta(y)) &\quad\text{if $(x,y) \in D^m \times S^{n-1}$}
\end{cases}
$$
and one should note that
$$(\phi_\alpha(x),\omega_\beta(y)) \in X^{(m-1)} \times Y^n \subset (X \times Y)^{m+n-1}
$$
and that
$$(\chi_\alpha(x),\psi_\beta(y)) \in X^m \times Y^{n-1} \subset (X \times Y)^{m+n-1}
$$
Seeing the formula for $\gamma_{\alpha,\beta}$, one could say that $\gamma_{\alpha,\beta}$ is the restriction to $(S^{m-1} \times D^n) \cup (D^m \times S^{n-1})$ of the product of the characteristic maps $\chi_\alpha \times \omega_\beta$.
But it is certainly wrong to say it is the product of the attaching maps $\phi_\alpha \times \psi_\beta$. I'm curious to know where you saw such answers.

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Children unlikely to get disproportionately hit by any future third wave of COVID-19, claims study
By Helena Tuana on June 17, 2021 Top Stories
The SARS-CoV-2 sero-positivity rate among children is high and comparable to the adult population and hence, it is unlikely that any future third wave of the prevailing COVID-19 variant would disproportionately affect children aged two years and above, according to the interim findings of an ongoing study conducted in the country.
The interim findings that have appeared on medRxiv, a pre-print server, are based on a mid-term analysis of the data of the 4,509 participants — 700 children in the 2-17 years age group and 3,809 aged 18 years and above — from five states.
The data collection period was from March 15 to June 10 from five sites — Delhi Urban Resettlement Colony, Delhi Rural (villages in Faridabad district of Haryana under Delhi-NCR), Bhubaneswar Rural, Gorakhpur rural and Agartala rural.
The findings are part of an ongoing multi-centric, population-based, age-stratified prospective COVID-19 sero-prevalence study under WHO (World Health Organization) Unity studies conducted by experts, including doctors from the AIIMS — Director Randeep Guleria and Professors from the Department of Centre for Community Medicine Puneet Misra, Shashi Kant and Sanjay K Rai — in the five selected states with a proposed total sample size of 10,000.
"The seroprevalence was 55.7 per cent in the below 18 years age group and 63.5 per cent in the above 18 years age group. There was no statistically significant difference in prevalence between adult and children," the findings stated.
The site-wise numbers of available data among the 2-17 age group were 92, 189, 165, 146 and 108 for Delhi Urban Resettlement Colony, Delhi Rural, Bhubaneswar Rural, Gorakhpur Rural and Agartala Rural respectively.
The total serum antibody against the SARS-CoV-2 virus was assessed qualitatively by using a standard ELISA kit.
The study findings come amid concerns raised in the country regarding a probable third wave of COVID-19 where children and youngsters are likely to get affected the most.
Irrespective of the age group, rural sites had a lower sero-positivity rate compared to the urban site (in Delhi). Within the rural sites, children had a slightly lower sero-positivity rate compared to adults. However, this differential prevalence was not observed in the urban site, according to the findings.
"There was a slightly higher sero-positivity rate observed among female children. This finding was in contrast to the meta-analysis where it was shown that the prevalence is higher in men. This may be a chance finding due to small number of data available at the time of mid-term analysis," the study stated.
The higher seropositivity rate in children aged 10-17 years may be reflective of their higher mobility and independence compared to the younger children.
As reported in the literature, a large proportion of children (50.9 per cent) had asymptomatic COVID-19 infection.
In India, the sero-prevalence among children and youngsters was estimated as a part of a larger nationwide survey on adults. The second nationwide sero-prevalence study done in August-September 2020 had reported a nine per cent seropositivity among 3,021 children aged 10-17 years while according to this study, it is 60.3 per cent.
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Filed Under: Penn State Football Tagged With: coaching, James Franklin, leadership
Penn State: 17th Best CFB Coaching Job?
Posted on February 26, 2015 Written by The Nittany Turkey
Penn State lands in Tier Three
Driven by some K. John assertions about "tiers" in college football, especially with respect to coaching positions, we've had a perennial argument on this blog about what tier Penn State belongs in and why. Obviously, our Nittany Lions are Tier One in all of our hearts, but sometimes our hearts overrule our mental processes. We all have opinions, and as I frequently expostulate, you know what they say about opinions. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Penn State Football Tagged With: coaching, ESPN, tiers
Paterno to O'Brien to Franklin: Is history on Franklin's side?
Posted on June 30, 2014 Written by Nittany Turkey
(John Baranowski is a new contributor to The Nittany Turkey. Please enjoy his article and comment on it with no holds barred, as you would with me! —TNT)
There is an axiom in sports that it is better to be the coach who follows the coach that followed a coaching legend rather than the coach who followed the coaching legend. I would venture to guess that Bill O'Brien and Lane Kiffin would concur with that notion.
There was no doubt that whoever followed Joe Paterno as Penn State head coach at Penn State would certainly have big shoes to fill. O'Brien went 15-9 in two seasons and bolted for the NFL. Kiffin at USC had a 28-15 record following Pete Carroll's record of 97-19. Kiffin's .651 winning percentage wasn't enough to keep him from being fired not after losing nearly as many games in less than four years than Carroll did in nine. Beginning this season, Penn State's new head coach James Franklin and Steve Sarkisian at USC will have the opportunity to test that coaching axiom. But how true is it really?
Looking at examples that support the axiom, in 1931, Hunk Anderson had the unenviable task of following Knute Rockne as head coach at Notre Dame. Anderson's 16-9-2 record with a winning percentage of .630 at many schools would be welcome but not following Rockne's coaching record of 105-12-5. In three seasons, Anderson lost nearly as many games as Rockne did in 13. Rockne's winning percentage of .881 just happens to rank first among Division I coaches all-time. Good luck following that. Elmer Layden, the coach who took over after Anderson, had a 47-13-3 record. This was more to Irish fans' liking.
At the University of Florida during the '90s, the Fun 'N Gun offense was in full force as Steve Spurrier won 122 games in 12 seasons and racked up a winning percentage of .817. His successor, Ron Zook, lasted only three seasons going 23-14 and that set the stage for Urban Meyer. Meyer in six seasons as Florida's head coach won 65 games and two national championships and had a winning percentage of .813.
The situation at the University of Alabama was slightly different. One can say that the shadow cast by Bear Bryant affected the next two men that succeeded him or at the very least set a near impossible standard to follow. In 25 seasons, Bryant won 232 games with a winning percentage of .824. Ray Perkins could relate to Anderson at Notre Dame as Perkins lasted only four seasons as his teams compiled a 32-15-1 record for a .677 winning percentage. That is not nearly good enough at Alabama, particularly after following the Bear.
Bill Curry followed Perkins and even with a 26-10 record and a .722 winning percentage, Curry lasted only three seasons. Gene Stallings followed Curry and despite having a slightly lesser winning percentage than Curry, .713 to .722, Stallings lasted seven seasons, no doubt aided by winning a national championship in 1992.
At Michigan, it was an interesting situation as well. Following Lloyd Carr proved to be more difficult than following Bo Schembechler. Schembechler paced the sidelines in Ann Arbor for 21 years and amassed a 194-48-5 record for a winning percentage of .796.
Following Schembechler was not going to be easy. Gary Moeller did so for five seasons, winning three conference titles, and had a winning percentage of .758. Moeller resigned in May of 1995 and the head coaching job now belonged to Carr. Carr won five conference titles in 13 seasons and a national championship in 1997, Michigan's first since 1948. Carr's head coaching record was 122-40 for a .753 winning percentage.
Rich Rodriquez, "a non-Michigan man" succeeded Carr. Rodriquez brought a radically different offensive mindset to Ann Arbor and some might say a non-defensive mindset as well. After three seasons and a 15-22 record, Rodriquez was replaced.
There are numerous examples where a coaching legend's successor did well but the following coach did not.
Perhaps a long-time successful coach creates such a well-oiled machine that it helps facilitate success for his immediate successor but by the time the next head coach comes along, significant fall-off begins.
John McKay at USC compiled a 127-40-8 record for a winning percentage of .749. One would think trying to match McKay's winning percentage would have been very difficult. However, John Robinson nearly did just that succeeding McKay. Robinson's record was 104-35-4 for a winning percentage of .741.
The fall-off at USC came following Robinson under Ted Tollner. Tollner, in four seasons from 1983 to 1986, went 26-20-1 for a winning percentage of .564. That is not going to cut it at USC.
Another example was at the University of Texas where Darrell Royal became a coaching legend winning 167 games losing 47 with five ties for a winning percentage of .774 over 20 seasons. His successor, Fred Akers, was 86-31-2 for a .731 winning rate over the next 10 seasons.
The fall-off in Austin came following Akers. David McWilliams managed only a 31-26 record over the next five seasons for a .544 winning percentage.
Meanwhile in Norman, Oklahoma, Chuck Fairbanks won 77% of his games compiling a 52-15-1 record. His successor, Barry Switzer, took that to an even higher level winning nearly 84% of his games with a record of 157-29-4. Switzer's successor, Gary Gibbs, managed only 44 wins over the next six seasons going 44-23-2 from 1989-1994.
At Notre Dame, Ara Parseghian's .836 winning percentage from 1964-1974 was followed by Dan Devine who produced a .764 winning percentage. Following Devine, who was under a hot seat following Parseghian until he won a national championship in 1977, proved too much for Gerry Faust. Faust's 30-26-1 record just was not good enough for Notre Dame.
Then enters Lou Holtz, the last head coach to lead the Fighting Irish national championship in 1988, and his coaching record at Notre Dame was 100-30-2.
Succeeding Holtz was Bob Davie and then Ty Willingham, and each had an identical .583 winning percentage in their short tenures as Notre Dame's head coach.
Tom Osborne roamed the sidelines as Nebraska's head coach for 25 years, compiling a 255-49-3 record and a winning percentage of .836. Following the legendary Osborne would not be easy.
Keep in mind that Osborne followed Bob Devaney who won national titles in 1970 and 1971 and had a 101-20-2 record in 11 seasons and a winning percentage of .829.
Osborne was succeeded by Frank Solich in 1998 and in six seasons Solich won 58 games losing only 19 for a .753 winning percentage and was fired by then Nebraska Athletic Director Steve Pederson. Pederson hired Bill Callahan and over the next four years, Nebraska went 27-22-0, which definitely did not sit well with Husker fans.
So perhaps more importantly than simply being the coach who follows the coach that replaced a coaching legend, it is more important to have the right coach for the job. Nittany Lion and Trojan fans hope and believe they do.
John Baranowski is a Sports Historian and contributor to newspapers, sports publications and sports websites.
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I AM NOT A SCIENTIST (& WALRUSES WITHOUT ICE)
October 13, 2014 · by Alison J Fox
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Senator McConnell is NOT a Scientist.
Other Notable News and Happenings:
Republicans Investigate the Administration, Again.
Shale & Energy Prices
Illegal Drilling on Public Lands
ESA Endangered
Ethanol and RFS
Obama Climate Action Plan: Next Steps
Walruses without Ice
San Gabriel National Monument
Climate Rule Rejected, For Now
An Ocean of Change
Climate Change and the Flu
I am NOT a Scientist: Senate Minority Leader McConnell (R-KY) joined the growing chorus of Republican lawmakers with the stock response to the question of whether humans are contributing to climate change, by declaring he is "not a scientist," so he could not answer. McConnell did make clear that he is more concerned with keeping energy prices low than climate change. McConnell rejected the notion that the US should limit emissions, relying on the argument that it won't help because no other countries will do that, although some other countries are actually moving forward with some emissions limitations. Of course, we all know that the vast majority of scientist (97%) believe that human actions are contributing to climate change. (The Courier-Journal and Huffington Post)
Other Notable Happens and News (from sources provided in links):
Republicans investigate EPA. In what has become a routine event in DC, Rep Issa (R-CA) and Sen. Vitter (R-LA) are investigating the Obama Administration, specifically EPA for its interactions with NRDC (an environmental organization) in EPA's development of climate regulations. The Congressmen allege their interactions amounted to collusion, thus violating the APA. (NY Times)
Shale and Energy Prices. As the debate over resource extraction and regulations continues (including safety concerns), House Republicans on the Energy & Commerce Committee extolled the benefits of shale, specifically in the form of lower gasoline and energy prices.
Illegal Drilling: Meanwhile, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to BLM Director Kornze requesting BLM to adopt practices to prevent illegal drilling for resources on public lands, which deprives the government of resources and may potentially damage the environment.
ESA Endangered. In what seems like déjà vu, House and Senate Republicans are seeking ways to undermine ESA. Several House Republicans asked the FWS Director to extend a comment period for an ESA listing for the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, alleging the listing proposal, which they oppose, would "have devastating negative effects on small businesses, farmers, ranchers, forest management, and American energy production in nine states throughout the West." Meanwhile, Republican Senators sent a letter to Secretaries Jewell and Pritzker opposing two proposed rule-makings and a draft policy on critical habitat designation authority under ESA. The Senators claim the new definitions impinge on private property rights and wrongly expand agencies' ESA authorities.
Ethanol. Ethanol, a darling of agriculture because of the value-added, income generating potential, is also a favorite of many, but not all, Members of Congress. The fight over the RFS and the benefits of ethanol (esp. with respect to the environment) is long-standing and bitter, and often snares members of the same party in battle. Two Democratic Senators are urging the Administration increase, not lower, the RFS mandate for ethanol as a tool to battle climate change.
Obama Climate Action Plan – Next Steps. The President announced a "Climate and Natural Resources Priority Agenda" that lays out actions for the federal government to take to battle climate change. Some actions include actions "to foster climate-resilient lands and waters; enhancing U.S. carbon sinks such as forests, grasslands, wetlands and coastal areas; promoting innovative 21st century infrastructure that integrates natural systems into community development…and modernizing Federal programs, investments, and services to build resilience and enhance carbon storage." In addition, the announcement spoke of "new executive actions and a series of private, public, and nonprofit sector commitments that support resilient natural resources and the communities that depend on them," including grant programs, conservation programs, assessment programs, competitions, and engaging private landowners.
Walruses: Did you see the photo of all the walruses on the land? The absence of ice in Chukchi Sea, as reported in the United States Geological Survey, is forcing walruses to move to land, instead of gathering on icy platforms. The consequences are unknown, but not promising; because of the extra distances walruses must travel for food and the young pups that may get trampled. (The NY Times)
National Monument in the San Gabriel Mountains. President Obama announced that nearly 350,000 acres of forest in the San Gabriel Mountains in California would be designated a national monument, using the Antiquities Act. The new monument allows existing property and water rights, as well as rights-of-way for roads, public access, as well as recreational activities to remain intact. Although groups who have been advocating for the designation for a long time applauded the designation, others, including the Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, objected.
Climate Rule Challenge Rejected…For Now. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the State of Nebraska against EPA concerning EPA's proposed rule for emissions from power plants concluding that the suit was not ripe until a final rule was issued. The State can still bring a suit once EPA issues a final rule. (The Hill).
An Ocean of Change. According to a recent study, oceans have warmed significantly more than previously believed. In fact, temperatures may be almost 60 percent higher than thought previously. One consequence is that rates of sea-level rise may need to updated (upward!) (The NY Times)
SMOG! Facing a court-ordered deadline of December 1, EPA sent its proposed rule for regulating smog to OMB for a final review. The current levels, which were set during the Bush Administration, exceed what agency scientists deem safe. The rules have faced continual delays, but the final rules must be released by October 1, 2015. Several environmental groups brought the lawsuit that lead to the court order. (Huffington Post)
Climate Change and the Flu. In a video, NASA describes climate change causing the Earth to have the flu. This animated presentation explains that the Earth has a fever from excess greenhouse gases. (National Journal)
RFF, "Assessing State Goals and Challenges under EPA's Clean Power Plan," October 14 (webcast available).
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This is an overview of the residential buildings on our campus. See also Residential Life.
Completed in 2005, Edgewood Place is Bethany's newest residential building. It features two- and three-bedroom apartments with full kitchens and ample living space.
Most bedrooms are 12' x 16' while the main living areas range from 12' x 16' up to 16' x 24'. Each apartment's kitchen is equipped with an oven and fridge.
A full bath with double sink is available in each apartment. A lounge, study area, and laundry rooms are located in the common areas of the building.


This intensive course provides comprehensive instructions and practical training that will equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively administer initial assistance to all manner of accident victims and sick persons in a variety of circumstances.
It will demonstrate effective First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques for a range of real life scenarios.
After completion of the course, you will be able to assess a victim's need for first aid and determine how to administer it.
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Mississippians and American history
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Excavation of a house at Joara
The Little Ice Age
The people who lived in the lower Mississippi valley (modern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama) were not doing so well around 1500 AD. The Little Ice Age of the 1400s, or some other crisis, had weakened their economic and political system. But they were farming corn and beans and living in towns.
The earlier Mississipians
The Mississippian period
More Native American articles
One big town, Joara, was at the base of the Appalachian Mountains (modern North Carolina). Another town, Yssa, was also in North Carolina. The whole Mississippi valley was divided into chiefdoms, with both men and women as chiefs. These chiefdoms were often at war with each other, or making treaties with each other.
What's a chiefdom?
The Appalachian Mountains
Spanish explorers arrive
But then things got a lot worse. In 1528, the first Spanish explorer, Narvaez, met some Mississippian people, and then in 1539, another Spanish explorer, De Soto, came through the Mississippi Valley and left a fort near Joara in what is now North Carolina. After a year and a half, though, the people of Joara killed all of the men at De Soto's fort.
Where did these explorers come from?
Medieval ships and sailing
In 1566, a third Spanish explorer, Juan Pardo, also visited Mississippian territory. Pardo visited Yssa, and then Joara. Pardo came back for another visit the next year, and like De Soto he left some men behind to guard Spanish forts, but there were not enough Spanish men for the Mississippians to care about, and probably the men either died or decided to go back to Florida after a short time. Because of these visits, the Mississippians caught European diseases like measles and smallpox. Like the other Native Americans in the 1500s and 1600s, most of the Mississippians died of them.
What is smallpox?
History of measles
French fur traders
More than a hundred years later, in 1673 AD, French fur traders using Native American canoes reached the northernmost Mississippian people at the source of the Mississippi River. The Catholic priests Marquette and Jolliet canoed down much of the Mississippi River, but turned back before they could get into land claimed by Spanish governors. Soon, however, other French explorers did travel all the way down to the Mississippi delta, which they named Louisiana after their king, Louis XIV. In 1718 they started the town of New Orleans.
Where did canoes come from?
More about Louis XIV
More about Jesuit missionaries
English settlers arrive
By the time English settlers began to come to North Carolina and Arkansas, about 1750 AD, the Mississippians were much weaker than they had been before. These English settlers were looking for good land where they could grow cotton. This led to fighting between the Mississippians and the English settlers.
History of cotton
Most of the Mississippian people left alive after the sicknesses and the wars had to move further west, to Arkansas or Texas or Oklahoma. Their descendants today are known as the Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, Shawnee, and many other groups. Most of them live in Oklahoma today, where they work in electronics or with casino gambling.
More about the Shawnee
More about the Louisiana Purchase
Bibliography and further reading about Mississippian history:
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Professor Francis Wilson (left), director of the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), hands over a research paper to Mr Super Nkathzo and Mr Johnson Mpukumpa (right and far right), who represent the Western Cape Men's Hotel Association. The newly-formed association, to be launched today, commissioned SALDRU to research the paper which will be used in its campaign for improved living conditions for hostel residents. Next to Professor Wilson is Mr Mandla Seleoane, author of the paper.
Amy Louw heads home from tilling her fields in iVuna, KwaZulu-Natal, 1988.
District: Paarl, Location: La Motte State Forest, Zachariashoek., Ecology: After 21 November 1983 burning.
District: Clanwilliam, Location: Cederberg Wilderness Area, Heuningvlei., Ecology: Leucospermum reflexum.
This cartoon was prompted by a fawning description in an Afrikaans newspaper of P.W. Botha as a leader who 'exudes strength with the bulldog appearance of a Churchill'. Keeping South African beaches white was one of the heroic causes to which he applied this bulldog determination. Description provided by Tony Grogan.
Verwoerd�s grand design of apartheid with blacks all living in separate homelands had one major flaw - what to do with urban blacks needed to keep the country's industry running and now flocking to the urban areas in increasing numbers. This was Vorster's conundrum. Description provided by Tony Grogan.
Letter to Alfred Kaufmann from Pauline (Sarah) Kaufmann, 1940.
Letter to Alfred Kaufmann from Pauline (Sarah) Kaufmann describing urgent need for Alfred to visit and pay his respects to Herr Khan. An English translation of this letter, provided by Sonja Keschner, is available. To see this translation please contact the University of Cape Town Libraries' Special Collections.
A choropleth map showing location, mission reserves, county, colony and native land boundaries. Also shows rivers and place names. Some colour. Scale I inch to 22.5 miles.
Botanical illustration - coloured - Drosanthemum edwardsiae L.Bolus. Dissected drawing of flower included. Drawn from a collection made by Edwards (sub-Bolus Herbarium 198861), Brak River [Brakrivier, Klein or Groot Brakrivier?], January 1931. Flowered Hort L. Bolus, September - October.
The image on the postcard depicts the inside of a synagogue, which was ransacked by Russian troops during the First World War. The synagogue was situated somewhere along the Eastern Front but the exact location is unknown. The reverse includes details of the photographer and a caption by Bernhard Schragenheim. An English translation of this postcard, provided by Hanna Hinrichs, is available. To see this translation please contact the University of Cape Town Libraries' Special Collections.
Location: South of Oudtshoorn., Ecology: Succulent Karoo assemblage; mostly succulent and herbaceous elements.


The latest strike by RMT members affecting Southern services began this morning (Friday September 1).
The union has been fighting the further extension of driver-only operation on the Southern network by Govia Thameslink Railway since April 2016.
As well as today's strike, the union is also due to hold another 24-hour walkout on Monday September 4.
The RMT is also staging industrial action in two separate disputes with Merseyrail and Northern.
Southern said it expects to run a normal service on most routes.
However trains on the Coastway route and between Hastings and Ashford International are expected to be affected.
Earlier Angie Doll, Southern's passenger services director, said: "We plan to run more than 90 per cent of our services during the RMT conductors strike on Friday and Monday but ask passengers to check before they travel.
"Passenger numbers have doubled in the past two decades giving us the most congested network in the country so we simply have to modernise the way we do things to keep people moving.
Southern and Gatwick Express run more than 2,200 services on a non-strike day and most services will operate to the normal timetable.
Passengers can claim compensation if they are delayed by 15 minutes or more here.


1 Peter 5:8, NIV: Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
It is often overlooked; the terrible truth, that is. That being, that we are not alone. We are oppressed by unseen evil, forged in Satan's hellish fires. We often pin our problems and pains on people, or various circumstances; seeing such things as the perpetrator while forgetting there is an adversary who actively looks for ways to make us stumble. The people or circumstances we struggle with are merely the devil's pawns. And so, we trip over the unseen schemes of the devil; fall to the ground, or break a leg, or worse. So, be "alert," Peter implores us! For Peter understood the wiles of the adversary. It was certain the words Jesus had spoken earlier to him were still etched in his mind; when Jesus had told him, "Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail" (Lk. 22:31). And like Simon Peter, we are not without the prayers of our Lord who intercedes for us at the right hand of God (Rom. 8:34). Christ is with us. When we trip over the devil's devices, Jesus is ready and able to get us back to our feet. As we draw near to Christ, He will help us to more clearly see Satan's snares, and learn how to avoid them. So be near to Christ; "be self-controlled and alert." Be ever waiting on the Lord. Be in the Word of God. Be trusting. Be still. Be listening. And always be careful to beware the roaring lion.


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The Significance of the Seven Burning Candles
About the Source to the three symbols of the Torah
by Zur Rachel
The first sentence of the Bible is a key to the five books of the Torah. Specifically, the essence of the Magen David (star of David), the Menorah, and the Ark of the Covenant are encoded in this sentence. Furthermore, measurements of the Tabernacle, which housed the Torah, hint at a master DNA-like code, that underlies the structure of the Torah. Using the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics, it can be inferred that each letter in the Torah represents a basic information unit. The words that these letters form disclose unique patterns that reflect a supernatural authorship and immutable, divine truths.
Born in kibbutz Ein Gev in 1939 and raised in a secular family, the author studied what being Jewish meant to him after getting his PhD in elementary particle physics from the Weizmann Institute in Rehovoth, Israel. While working most of his life for the Israel defense community as both experimentalist and theoretician of ballistics phenomena, and becoming known for his contributions in the area of conventional warhead mechanisms, he continued to search for answers by studying the book of Genesis in particular. He now describes the discoveries he made during the last three decades. Now retired, he lives in Netanya, Israel.
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Raheem DeVaughn headlines NAACP Convention entertainment lineup
Kena Betancur/Getty Images

American Singer Raheem DeVaughn perform during the concert, The Time Is Now! at the United Nation general Assembly Hall on March 16, 2016 in New York City.

Posted at 10:37 AM, Jul 11, 2016
CINCINNATI -- When an estimated 10,000 visitors come Downtown for the 2016 NAACP Convention July 16-20, an array of regional music, food and artistic offerings will greet them each day on Fountain Square.
"This is our chance to engage with cultures on a national and world stage," said Jason Dunn, vice president of multicultural and community development for the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Cincinnati USA spent the past year creating the six-day entertainment lineup, which includes local musicians such as sister-trio RÉA, world-fusion group Baoku Moses and soul/folk singer Ingrid Woode and the Woode Tribe Orchestra. Performances by nationally known R&B artist Raheem DeVaughn and singer ThEE' Oracle, along with a gospel night, international festival, day parties, the Cincinnati Black Theatre Company and the Urban Market Exchange, round out the schedule of festivities.
"There will be different food to try and spoken word as well," said Randie Adam, vice president of marketing and visitor services for Cincinnati USA. "There is a very wide variety of entertainment. We are trying to entertain (out-of-town) attendees and locals."
PLUS: Why the NAACP brought its national convention here
The lineup of mostly free entertainment is part of Vibe Cincinnati, an initiative Cincinnati USA launched in June to bring together the local arts scene and the conferences that come to Cincinnati throughout the year.
"We have connected conventions with local entertainment in the past," Adam said. "We are just making a more established platform."
Dunn said July was the perfect time for Cincinnati USA to launch Vibe.
"You have four solid weeks of multicultural entertainment," he said.
Under the Vibe Cincinnati banner, the tourism bureau also created events for attendees of the Church of God in Christ International AIM Convention, held July 4-7 in Cincinnati.
Vibe Cincinnati also will help launch Cincy Soul: the Black Taste of Cincinnati on July 23 during Cincinnati Music Festival weekend. The R&B and soul music festival, now in its 54th year, is expected to bring an estimated 50,000 people to Paul Brown Stadium from July 21-23.
Adam said after this month ends, Vibe Cincinnati will continue to showcase local musical acts and arts for out-of-town guests. Cincinnati USA is already working on an entertainment lineup for next year's National Baptist Convention, USA and the International Leadership Conference of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
"It's just a great way to bring our visitors and locals together," she said.
Here's the schedule of Vibe Cincinnati events during the NAACP Convention. (All are free except where noted.)
July 15:
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Soulful Sounds with ThEE´ Oracle and Third EyE, and various local and regional performers at Fountain Square
11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.: Urban Market Exchange with food, retail and crafts at Fountain Square
7:10-10 p.m.: NAACP Night at Great American Ball Park with the Cincinnati Reds (tickets required)
Noon-4 p.m.: Day Party on the Square with Natural Progression and DJ Vader Mixx
5:30-7 p.m.: Cincy International Fest with DJ Nate the Great on Fountain Square
8:30-11 p.m.: Raheem DeVaughn outdoor concert at Fountain Square
Noon-7 p.m.: Urban Market Exchange on Fountain Square
4-7 p.m.: Live gospel on Fountain Square
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: The Flow at FSQ with FAOXII and various local and regional performers and artists at Fountain Square
7-9 p.m.: Ingrid Woode and the Woode Tribe Orchestra at Fountain Square
11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.: Urban Market Exchange on Fountain Square
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Soulful Sounds with REA, Cincinnati Black Theatre Company and Baoku Moses on Fountain Square
7-9 p.m.: Performance by Special
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Rhythmic Sounds with Deuces Musik and various local and regional performers and acts
7-10 p.m.: Reggae Live
Vibe Cincinnati also has planned free entertainment during Cincinnati Music Festival weekend. For more information, visit cincyusa.com/vibe.


The manchineel tree (Hippomane Mancinella) is reported to have got its name from the Spanish word 'manzanella' whose translation means 'little apple'. The following article describes a unique case of manchineel poisoning in which a seemingly unknown side effect arose, bradyarrhythmia. Preliminary research showed no cases of ingestion of the man-chineel fruit in which cardiovascular complications arose. Cases reported involved blistering, eye irritations, contact dermatitis, oral oedema and respiratory symptoms.
The tree which is indigenous to the Caribbean, as well as the tropical Americas, grows to a height of approximately fifteen metres with shiny green leaves and small round green fruits (Fig. 1). It is popular on many beaches throughout the Caribbean and people are usually advised to avoid contact with the tree as it has a reputation for being extremely poisonous. The leaves, bark, sap and fruit contain toxins that can be very harmful to individuals once they come into contact with them. The fruit is reported to have a sweet smell and pleasant taste; however, the tiniest piece ingested will cause blistering of the mouth and throat. Bullous dermatitis and acute keratoconjunctivitis are the most reported effect of the tree's sap while the toxins have also been known to affect the gastrointestinal tract. These side effects are relatively short lived once treated correctly and the long term prognosis is exceptional (1). Its toxicity has been known since the early sixteenth century. According to historic accounts, the Carib Indians used the sap to poison their arrowheads and the leaves to taint the drinking supply of their enemies.
The preliminary research brought forth an article submitted to the British Medical Journal by NH Strickland (2) who was vacationing on the island of Tobago where she and her travel companion ate a piece of the fruit. They soon felt an initial 'peppery' sensation which eventually graduated to a burning sensation and tightness of the mouth. Over the next few hours their symptoms began to worsen, they had difficulty swallowing as a result of the excruciating pain which was caused by oral and oesophageal ulcerations and severe oedema. After approximately eight hours their symptoms began to subside but their cervical lymph nodes remained tender for another few hours. Strickland noted that the drainage of the toxin to the regional lymph nodes was the cause of the cervical lymph node pain (2).
On a recent visit to a neighbouring Caribbean state, Antigua and Barbuda, a 57-year old patient saw the apple-like fruit from the manchineel tree and ingested one of the fruit. However, halfway into the second fruit she felt a burning sensation around her mouth and noted dizziness. She was referred from Antigua and Barbuda to Barbados for further evaluation. She denied having chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitations. Penicillin was the only allergy noted and currently no medication was being taken. She had no significant past medical history or family history. She denied headaches, cough, fever, haemoptosis or gastrointestinal bleeding but felt fatigued. She however complained of occasional pedal oedema. She was a cigarette smoker of 10 years.
On physical examination, her blood pressure was 140/80 mm Hg, pulse of 44 beats per minute (bpm), respiratory rate of 14 and she was afebrile. Head, eyes, ears, nose and throat examination were normal, lungs were clear, on cardiac examination S1, S2 were normal, there were no murmurs or gallops. The rest of the physical examination was unremarkable. Cardiac enzymes, complete blood count (CBC), electrolytes, glucose, prothrombin time (PT) partial thromboblastin time (PTT) and thyroid function tests were all within normal ranges. The chest X-ray was normal with normal cardiac silhouette. The electrocardiogram [ECG] (Fig. 2) showed sinus bradycardia with a rate of 48 bpm and no ischaemic changes. Using the Bruce Protocol, the patient was placed on the treadmill and reached Stage III; she was unable to reach 85% of her maximum predicted heart rate. She achieved 10.1 METS on the treadmill. The test was terminated secondary to fatigue and completion of protocol. There were no arrhythmias or electrocardiogram changes noted.
The echocardiogram demonstrated normal pericardium without any evidence of pericardial effusion. The left ventricular (LV) wall thickness was normal and the intracardiac chamber sizes were normal. The mitral, tricuspid, aortic and pulmonary valves appeared to be normal in reference to morphology and excursion. The E/A ratio was normal - demonstrating normal diastolic function. There was no evidence of significant stenosis or regurgitation and there was no evidence of mitral valve prolapse. The echocardiogram was essentially normal with an overall normal LV systolic function with an ejection fraction (EF) of 70%. A twenty-four hour holter monitor was placed on the patient and it revealed a minimum heart rate of 27 bpm, with episodes of 2.2 second pauses and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia of 8.9 beats at 200 bpm (Fig. 3). She continued to have these episodes ten days after ingestion of the fruit.
The patient continued to complain of fatigue. Her symptoms were attributed to her symptomatic bradyarrhy-thmia. The decision was made after day ten for the implantation of a permanent pacemaker. A DDDR metronic pacemaker was used. The patient tolerated the procedure well. There were no complications. The patient was discharged from the hospital two days after the procedure to be followed-up by a cardiologist in Australia.
Permanent bradycardia was never reported as a complication of manchineel poisoning. The majority of cases researched described symptoms which usually resolved themselves within a few hours, however it must be noted that the individuals in those cases usually ingested a smaller quantity of the fruit than the one presented in this case report. Therefore, the quantity of fruit ingested may have a direct correlation to the cardiac symptoms discussed above. It may then be appropriate to monitor patients who have ingested the manchineel fruit for cardiac arrythmias in an ICU.
1. Pitts JF, Barker NH, Gibbons DC, Jay JL. Manchineel keratocon-junctivitis. British Journal Ophthalmology 1993; 77: 284-8.
2. Strickland NH. My most unfortunate experience: Eating a manchineel "beach apple". British Medical Journal 2000; 321: 428.


Is it a person, place or thing? Brown Bear is a "person" at our house. He was given to my precious bundle of Coop at my Baby Shower by two very dear childhood friends. Once he was evicted from living in my belly…all 9.5lbs of him, my son, Coop, was instantly attracted to Brown Bear. This may have been because Brown Bear set on a dresser near his crib with a tranquil face as Coop lay nestled is his bed snuggled with his "Blue" blanket given to him by a dear friend from my college years (okay, usually he was screaming…remember the colic blog). I remember his first interaction with Brown…he (my son, not the bear) was just learning to scoot around the house and he came slivering down the hallway with Brown hanging out his mouth like a dog with a chew toy. Brown had fallen off the dresser and from that point on Coop and Brown have been friends. Brown has been slobbered on, chewed on, peed on, and thrown up on. He has been snuggled, tossed, fed, ran over by motor toys, met the fate of swords and other miscellaneous tools and survived. And I have a sneaking suspicion that he has endured even more adventures than I care to know. I try to make a conscious effort to come home during lunch once a week and throw him in the washing machine for a bath-he takes a delicate spin in the lingerie bag. Brown has been quite the traveler, as well as Blue. He's accompanied us on planes, trains, and automobiles to Florida, Virginia, Texas and LOTS of places in between. We have spent all trips at the homes of family/friends and hotels with Brown in tow and I am equally concerned about losing or leaving Brown somewhere as I am my child. How do you replace a bear that has withstood so much? You can't.
I have noticed in the last few months that Brown gets tossed to the side more than he used to. Brown isn't the first thing on my son's mind when he goes to bed or wakes up. However, he always wants him when he is sick or wants to be snuggled. And…any parent who has watched Toy Story a gazillion times, starts subconsciously giving life to toys! Seeing Brown lying around the house reminds me a lot about motherhood. I have been slobbered on, chewed on, etc…just like old Brown. I have survived stepping on Legos and being attacked by a two-year old pirate. My toddler constantly reminds me that "he am big" and he can do any task "himself". He asks me if his legs look longer, as he stretches high on his tippy toes. He asks when will he be three and he even wants his baby teeth to fall out because he "not a baby, I'm a big boy." He can get his own snacks, get himself dressed (I am not saying he doesn't look like a clown) and go to the potty. When I get him out of the car at daycare he tells me not to hold him "no more-that's it". I feel your pain, Brown, I know what is liked to be tossed aside as our little guy gets older. However, just like you ….I will be ready and waiting when he wants to snuggle or isn't feeling so well and wants his Brown and Momma.
Today my spoon is full the realization that I am Brown Bear.
Brown Bear goes to the hospital with Coop.
Brown Bear is promoted to a big boy bed.
Brown Bear graduates to a big boy table.
Brown Bear visits the Easter flowers.
Brown Bear lays by his sleeping friend who has an ear infection.
Brown Bear visits the Zoo.
Brown bear "hurt" his back.
Brown Bear in Mom's bed.
Not sure what is going on here…but Brown Bear is along for the ride.
Brown Brown chillax near by at movie time.
Brown Bear on vacation at VA Beach.
Brown Bear tired from too much fun.
Brown Bear and friends discovers electronics.
This entry was posted in Family, Friends, Life, Parenting by stacyrhae. Bookmark the permalink.


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package main

import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"math/rand"
	"net"
	"net/http"
	"net/rpc"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"time"
)

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// File related structs

type FileType string

const (
	TYPE_LEVELDB_TABLE FileType = "leveldbtable"
	TYPE_SEQ_FILE               = "seqfile"
	TYPE_TEXT                   = "text"
)

type FileSpec struct {
	Url  string
	Type FileType
	Size uint64
}

type SplitRange struct {
	StartKey    []byte
	EndKey      []byte
	StartOffset uint64
	EndOffset   uint64
}

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Tasks

type TaskId uint64
type TaskType uint8

const (
	TASK_WAIT TaskType = iota
	TASK_SPLIT
	TASK_MAP
	TASK_REDUCE
	TASK_SHUTDOWN
)

type Task struct {
	Type       TaskType
	SplitTask  *SplitTask
	MapTask    *MapTask
	ReduceTask *ReduceTask
}

type SplitTask struct {
	InputIndex int
	File       FileSpec
	Splits     []SplitRange
}

type MapTask struct {
	InputIndex   int
	SplitIndex   int
	File         FileSpec
	Split        SplitRange
	NumParts     int
	ReduceChunks map[int]FileSpec
}

type ReduceTask struct {
	OutputIndex  int
	ReduceChunks []FileSpec
	Part         FileSpec
}

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Master

type Empty struct{}

type MasterService struct {
	master *Master
}

func (self *MasterService) Heartbeat(summary *WorkerSummary, new_task *Task) error {
	log.Println("Heartbeat begin")
	*new_task = self.master.NextTask()
	log.Println("Heartbeat end")
	return nil
}

func (self *MasterService) TaskDone(done_task *Task, new_task *Task) error {
	log.Println("TaskDone begin")
	self.master.PushDoneTask(done_task)
	log.Println("TaskDone mid")
	*new_task = self.master.NextTask()
	log.Println("TaskDone end")
	return nil
}

type Master struct {
	service     MasterService
	worker_info map[WorkerId]*WorkerInfo

	input  []*InputInfo
	output []*OutputInfo

	pending_tasks chan Task
	done_tasks    chan Task
}

type WorkerInfo struct {
}

type InputInfo struct {
	file  FileSpec
	split []*SplitRange
}

type OutputInfo struct {
	FileSpec
}

func (self *Master) HandleSplitDone(task *SplitTask) {
	log.Printf("HandleSplitDone: %+v\n", task)
	if task.InputIndex < 0 || task.InputIndex >= len(self.input) {
		return
	}
	input := self.input[task.InputIndex]
	input.file.Size = task.File.Size
	for split_index, split_range := range task.Splits {
		new_split_range := split_range
		input.split = append(input.split, &new_split_range)
		self.pending_tasks <- Task{
			Type: TASK_MAP,
			MapTask: &MapTask{
				InputIndex: task.InputIndex,
				SplitIndex: split_index,
				File:       input.file,
				Split:      split_range,
				NumParts:   len(self.output),
			},
		}
	}
}

func (self *Master) HandleMapDone(task *MapTask) {
	log.Printf("HandleMapDone: %+v\n", task)
	if task.InputIndex < 0 || task.InputIndex >= len(self.input) {
		return
	}
	input := self.input[task.InputIndex]
	if task.SplitIndex < 0 || task.SplitIndex >= len(input.split) {
		return
	}
	//	split := input.split[task.SplitIndex]
	//
	//		self.pending_tasks <- Task{
	//			Type: TASK_REDUCE,
	//			ReduceTask: &ReduceTask{
	//				OutputIndex: 0,
	//				SplitIndex: split_index,
	//				FileSpec:   input.FileSpec,
	//				SplitRange: split_range,
	//				NumParts:   len(self.output),
	//			},
	//		}
}

func (self *Master) HandleReduceDone(task *ReduceTask) {
	log.Printf("HandleReduceDone: %+v\n", task)
}

func (self *Master) PushDoneTask(done_task *Task) {
	self.done_tasks <- *done_task
}

func (self *Master) HandleDoneTasks() {
	for {
		task := <-self.done_tasks
		log.Printf("> %+v\n", task)
		switch task.Type {
		case TASK_SPLIT:
			self.HandleSplitDone(task.SplitTask)
		case TASK_MAP:
			self.HandleMapDone(task.MapTask)
		case TASK_REDUCE:
			self.HandleReduceDone(task.ReduceTask)
		}
	}
}

func (self *Master) NextTask() Task {
	task := Task{Type: TASK_WAIT}
	select {
	case task = <-self.pending_tasks:
		log.Printf("< %+v\n", task)
	case <-time.After(100 * time.Microsecond):
		//default:
	}
	return task
}

func (self *Master) SetupInput(input_spec *string) {
	for _, spec := range strings.Split(*input_spec, ",") {
		if spec == "" {
			continue
		}
		parts := strings.Split(spec, ":")
		if len(parts) != 2 {
			log.Fatal("Invalid spec: ", spec)
		}
		input := &InputInfo{
			file: FileSpec{
				Url:  parts[1],
				Type: FileType(parts[0]),
			},
		}
		self.input = append(self.input, input)
	}
}

func (self *Master) SetupOutput(output_spec *string) {
	parts := strings.Split(*output_spec, "@")
	if len(parts) != 2 {
		log.Fatal("Invalid spec: ", *output_spec)
	}
	num_outputs, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("Invalid spec: ", *output_spec)
	}
	parts = strings.Split(parts[0], ":")
	if len(parts) != 2 {
		log.Fatal("Invalid spec: ", *output_spec)
	}
	output_type := FileType(parts[0])
	output_prefix := parts[1]
	for index := 0; index < num_outputs; index++ {
		output := &OutputInfo{
			FileSpec: FileSpec{
				Url:  fmt.Sprintf("%s-%05d-%05", output_prefix, num_outputs, index),
				Type: output_type,
			},
		}
		self.output = append(self.output, output)
	}
}

func (self *Master) Init(input_spec *string, output_spec *string) {
	self.service.master = self
	self.pending_tasks = make(chan Task)
	self.done_tasks = make(chan Task)
	self.SetupInput(input_spec)
	self.SetupOutput(output_spec)
}

func (self *Master) Duty(port int) {
	log.Print("Starting Master")

	go func() {
		for _, input := range self.input {
			self.pending_tasks <- Task{
				Type: TASK_SPLIT,
				SplitTask: &SplitTask{
					File: FileSpec{
						Url:  input.file.Url,
						Type: input.file.Type,
					},
				},
			}
		}
	}()
	go self.HandleDoneTasks()

	rpc.Register(&self.service)
	rpc.HandleHTTP()
	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port))
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("Listen error: ", err)
	}
	log.Print("Listening at ", listener.Addr())
	http.Serve(listener, nil)
}

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Worker

type WorkerId uint32

type WorkerSummary struct {
}

type Worker struct {
	new_tasks  chan Task
	done_tasks chan Task
}

func (self *Worker) HandleSplitTask(task *SplitTask) {
	task.File.Size = uint64(rand.Int() % 256)
	for offset := uint64(0); offset < task.File.Size; offset += 32 {
		split := SplitRange{
			StartOffset: offset,
			EndOffset:   offset + 32,
		}
		if split.EndOffset > task.File.Size {
			split.EndOffset = task.File.Size
		}
		task.Splits = append(task.Splits, split)
	}
	time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(1000.0)) * time.Millisecond)
}

func (self *Worker) HandleMapTask(task *MapTask) {
	task.ReduceChunks = make(map[int]FileSpec)
	for i := 0; i < task.NumParts; i++ {
		task.ReduceChunks[i] = FileSpec{
			Url:  fmt.Sprintf("input%d.%d-part%d", task.InputIndex, task.SplitIndex, i),
			Type: TYPE_LEVELDB_TABLE,
			Size: uint64(rand.Int() % 256),
		}
	}
	time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(3000.0)) * time.Millisecond)
}

func (self *Worker) HandleReduceTask(task *ReduceTask) {
	total_size := uint64(0)
	for _, chunk := range task.ReduceChunks {
		total_size += chunk.Size
	}
	task.Part.Size = total_size
	time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(3000.0)) * time.Millisecond)
}

func (self *Worker) HandleTasks() {
	for {
		task := <-self.new_tasks
		log.Printf("> %+v\n", task)
		switch task.Type {
		case TASK_SPLIT:
			self.HandleSplitTask(task.SplitTask)
		case TASK_MAP:
			self.HandleMapTask(task.MapTask)
		case TASK_REDUCE:
			self.HandleReduceTask(task.ReduceTask)
		}
		log.Printf("< %+v\n", task)
		self.done_tasks <- task
	}
}

func (self *Worker) Duty(master_endpoint *string) {
	log.Print("Starting Worker")
	self.new_tasks = make(chan Task)
	self.done_tasks = make(chan Task)

	go self.HandleTasks()
	go func() {
		self.done_tasks <- Task{Type: TASK_WAIT}
	}()

	client, err := rpc.DialHTTP("tcp", *master_endpoint)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("Dialing: ", err)
	}

	for {
		new_task := Task{Type: TASK_WAIT}
		select {
		case task := <-self.done_tasks:
			log.Println("Calling TaskDone")
			err = client.Call("MasterService.TaskDone", &task, &new_task)
			if err != nil {
				log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
			}
		case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
			log.Println("Calling Heartbeat")
			err = client.Call("MasterService.Heartbeat", &WorkerSummary{}, &new_task)
			if err != nil {
				log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
			}
		}
		log.Printf("Next task: %+v\n", new_task)
		if new_task.Type == TASK_SHUTDOWN {
			return
		}
		if new_task.Type != TASK_WAIT {
			self.new_tasks <- new_task
		}
	}
}

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Main

func main() {
	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
	port := flag.Int("port", 0, "RPC port.")
	input_spec := flag.String("input", "",
		"Comma separated list of mapreduce input in the format"+
			" <type>:<path>,<type>:<path>")
	output_spec := flag.String("output", "",
		"Mapreduce output in the format <type>:<path>@<num-parts>.")

	master_endpoint := flag.String("master_endpoint", "",
		"Address of master proccess. If present, current process is a worker.")
	flag.Parse()
	if master_endpoint == nil || *master_endpoint == "" {
		master := new(Master)
		master.Init(input_spec, output_spec)
		master.Duty(*port)
	} else {
		worker := new(Worker)
		worker.Duty(master_endpoint)
	}
}


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package org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.simple;

import java.util.Map;
import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.AuthenticationProvider;
import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.Credentials;
import org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.auth.UserContext;
import org.glyptodon.guacamole.protocol.GuacamoleConfiguration;
import org.glyptodon.guacamole.token.StandardTokens;
import org.glyptodon.guacamole.token.TokenFilter;

/**
 * Provides means of retrieving a set of named GuacamoleConfigurations for a
 * given Credentials object. This is a simple AuthenticationProvider
 * implementation intended to be easily extended. It is useful for simple
 * authentication situations where access to web-based administration and
 * complex users and permissions are not required.
 *
 * The interface provided by SimpleAuthenticationProvider is similar to that of
 * the AuthenticationProvider interface of older Guacamole releases.
 *
 * @author Michael Jumper
 */
public abstract class SimpleAuthenticationProvider
    implements AuthenticationProvider {

    /**
     * Given an arbitrary credentials object, returns a Map containing all
     * configurations authorized by those credentials. The keys of this Map
     * are Strings which uniquely identify each configuration.
     *
     * @param credentials The credentials to use to retrieve authorized
     *                    configurations.
     * @return A Map of all configurations authorized by the given credentials,
     *         or null if the credentials given are not authorized.
     * @throws GuacamoleException If an error occurs while retrieving
     *                            configurations.
     */
    public abstract Map<String, GuacamoleConfiguration>
            getAuthorizedConfigurations(Credentials credentials)
            throws GuacamoleException;

    @Override
    public UserContext getUserContext(Credentials credentials)
            throws GuacamoleException {

        // Get username, if any
        String username = credentials.getUsername();

        // Get configurations
        Map<String, GuacamoleConfiguration> configs =
                getAuthorizedConfigurations(credentials);

        // Return as unauthorized if not authorized to retrieve configs
        if (configs == null)
            return null;

        // Build credential TokenFilter
        TokenFilter tokenFilter = new TokenFilter();
        StandardTokens.addStandardTokens(tokenFilter, credentials);

        // Filter each configuration
        for (GuacamoleConfiguration config : configs.values())
            tokenFilter.filterValues(config.getParameters());

        // Return user context restricted to authorized configs
        if (username != null && !username.isEmpty())
            return new SimpleUserContext(username, configs);

        // If there is no associated username, let SimpleUserContext generate one
        else
            return new SimpleUserContext(configs);

    }

    @Override
    public UserContext updateUserContext(UserContext context,
        Credentials credentials) throws GuacamoleException {

        // Simply return the given context, updating nothing
        return context;

    }

}


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Late-night ratings, Oct. 26-30, 2015: 'Tonight Show' hits a 4-week high, 'Late Show' up vs. last year
Rick Porter November 5, 2015
The late-night ratings for the week of Oct. 26-30 don't look that different than usual on their face: "The Tonight Show" led in both adults 18-49 and viewers, and "The Late Show" held off "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for second.
Beyond that, though, "Tonight" had its best week in a month with a 0.97 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.76 million viewers. It also recorded its biggest margin of victory over "The Late Show" since Stephen Colbert took over.
CBS, meanwhile, notes that "Late Show" is up year-to-year in all key demos and has doubled its 18-34 audience. For the season, it's up 60 percent in adults 18-49 and 20 percent in viewers.
Here are the late-night numbers for Oct. 26-30.
Note: All but "The Tonight Show" aired repeats on Oct. 30. The Oct. 29 "Late Show" and "Late Late Show" were delayed by CBS' prime-time NFL telecast.
Show Net Adults 18-49 wk of 10/26-30 Viewers (000s) wk of 10/26-30 Adults 18-49 season to date Viewers (000s) season to date
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon NBC 0.97/5 3.76 1.05/5 3.84
Late Show with Stephen Colbert CBS 0.61/3 2.62 0.59/3 3.29
Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC 0.57/3 2.40 0.82/4 2.47
Late Night with Seth Meyers NBC 0.45/3 1.61 0.48/3 1.63
Nightline ABC 0.39/2 1.63 0.38/2 1.58
Late Late Show with James Corden CBS 0.31/2 1.16 0.35/3 1.32
Last Call with Carson Daly NBC 0.27/2 0.91 0.29/2 0.93
Show Net Time Adults 18-49 wk of 10/26-30 Viewers (000s) wk of 10/26-30
Adult Swim programming Adult Swim 11:30 p.m. 0.66 1.35
Adult Swim programming Adult Swim 12:30 a.m. 0.47 1.15
Conan TBS 11 p.m. 0.25 0.52
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – R Comedy Central 11 p.m. 0.18 0.43
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore – R Comedy Central 11:30 p.m. 0.11 0.29
Source: The Nielsen Company
Category: Weekly RatingsTagged: Adult Swim Ratings Conan Ratings Jimmy Kimmel Live Ratings Last Call With Carson Daly Ratings Late Night with Seth Meyers Ratings Late Show With Stephen Colbert Ratings Nightline Ratings The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Ratings The Late Late Show with James Corden Ratings The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Ratings The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Ratings
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Rick Porter has been covering TV since the days when networks sent screeners on VHS, one of which was a teaser for the first season of "American Idol." He's left-handed, makes a very solid grilled cheese and has been editor of TV by the Numbers since October 2015. He lives in Austin.
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Q: Yii2 internationalization: What means @@? When writing translations for Yii2 message strings, sometimes there are translations enclosed in a double at-sign: @@, e.g.
'Awesome, almost there. ' => '@@Fast geschafft. @@',

What does this mean? Is the translated string obsolete and no more found in the source code?
I could not find any documentation about that.

A: Answer found in docs - quite hidden in "internals" chapter "Translation workflow / Framework messages":

Messages that no longer need translation will have their translations
  enclosed between a pair of '@@' marks.

So, translation messages in folder messages/... can be deleted safely since there is no usage anymore in the code.


A stored procedure is nothing more than prepared SQL code that you save so you can reuse the code over and over again. The commands in a procedure are executed as a single batch of code.
NMemory provides a class StoredProcedureCollection which represents a collection of the stored procedure in a database. StoredProcedureCollection.Create method creates a stored procedure and it takes an IQueryable object as an argument.
A shared, stored procedure creates the query every time the Execute method is called.


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NITI Aayog will release the second edition of its India Innovation Index in a virtual event tomorrow. The index that ranks different states and UTs based on how they support innovation will be launched by the Vice-Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar. NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Saraswat and CEO Amitabh Kant will also be present at the event.
The first edition of the index was launched in October 2019. The motif of the index is to showcase the government's initiative to create an innovation-driven economy.
Also Read | What 2020 did to India's inequality
What is India Innovation Index?
The India Innovation Index 2020 ranks the states and union territories based on their relative performance of supporting innovation. This competitive measure will empower them to improve their innovation policies by highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.
The ranking methodology is designed in a way that states can draw lessons from the national leaders in innovation. Hopefully, this will lead to healthy competition among the states and union territories, thereby fostering competitive federalism.
How states are evaluated
India Innovation Index 2020 The framework has been updated to include globally considered parameters for measuring innovation (such as the percentage of gross domestic product spent on research and development), while also retaining the parameters specific to the Indian economy.
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The A&X Saure transitional champagne gloss end table exhibits a dainty appeal, featuring the golden A&X logo etched on the sleek black glass top. Varied sizes of ball-like designs embellished the transitional style legs with pointed ends. This end table has a sleek champagne gold finish, making it look more appealing.


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Q: how to let one column keep two decimal point, another column` without decimal point(int) in dataframe/Pandas Supposed I have both sum and mean value in dataframe, how to let difference column keep two decimal point, and value_a and value_b keep int(without decimal point)
df.columns=['value_a','value_b','name','up_or_down','difference']

df1 = df.agg({'value_a':'sum', 'value_b':'sum', 'difference':'mean'}).to_frame('Total').T

df = pd.concat([df1,df])
print (df.head())
                value_a  value_b  difference            name up_or_down
Total             27.56    25.04   -0.035405             NaN        NaN
2021-project11     1.43     3.48    0.05  2021-project11         up
2021-project1      2.62     3.56   -0.06   2021-project1       down
2021-project2      5.51     2.47   -0.3   2021-project2       down
2021-porject3      5.37     2.34   -0.12   2021-porject3       down

My except output is as below:
                value_a  value_b  difference            name up_or_down
Total             13    10   -0.035            NaN        NaN
2021-project11     1     3    0.05  2021-project11         up
2021-project1      2     3   -0.06   2021-project1       down
2021-project2      5     2   -0.30   2021-project2       down
2021-porject3      5     2   -0.12   2021-porject3       down

A: Use DataFrame.astype and for 2 decimals DataFrame.round, in your expected output data are 3 decimals in first row, it is not possible, need same decimal in column:
df = df.astype({'value_a':int, 'value_b':int})
df1 = df.agg({'value_a':'sum', 'value_b':'sum', 'difference':'mean'}).to_frame('Total').T
df = pd.concat([df1,df]).round({'difference': 2})
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Ring Video Doorbell 3 has a killer new feature
By Mike Prospero 11 March 2020
The new Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus will be better at letting you know who's coming to your door
(Image credit: Ring)
The rumors were true: Ring announced two new video doorbells, the Ring Video Doorbell 3 and the Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus, which look like its predecessor, but come with a few new features that will make it easier to connect to your home network, see people as they approach your house, and cut down on false alerts.
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Ring Video Doorbell 3: Price and availability
The Ring Video Doorbell 3 will cost $199 — the same as the current Ring Video Doorbell 2 — while the Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus will cost $229. Both are available for pre-order on Ring.com and Amazon.com and will ship on April 8 in the U.S. Both are available in silver and black or dark bronze and black.
Ring is also selling a second-generation Ring Chime ($29.99) and Chime Pro ($49.99), the latter of which includes not just a Wi-Fi extender, but a built-in nightlight.
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Ring Video Doorbell 3: New features
The Ring Video Doorbell 3 and Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus have the same design as the Ring Video Doorbell 2, as well as the same 1080p camera resolution and field of view. However, both of the new models will have dual-band 2.4 and 5GHz Wi-Fi, which should help with video transmission.
We've seen from experience that the places you'd want to install a video doorbell aren't always in a place with a strong Wi-Fi signal. While Ring does sell a Wi-Fi extender Chime Pro (which it's also updating), having a better radio in the video doorbell itself would help.
Both new video doorbells have a new "near" motion zone that works from 5 to 15 feet in front of your door. The biggest annoyance with any video doorbell is a false alert — getting a notification that someone's out front, when in reality the video doorbell saw a car drive by. If you live on a busy street, you often have to dial down the motion sensitivity pretty far. Hopefully, this new up-close motion zone will go a long way in eliminating this hassle.
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The Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus will have an additional feature called Pre-Roll, which will let owners see up to four seconds of video prior to a motion event. With many video doorbells and security cameras, there's usually a gap of a second of two between the time the camera detects motion and the time it starts recording. As a result, you don't often get footage of a person when they first appear in-frame.
Both Arlo and August's video doorbells continually buffer video, so that when someone is detected, the camera can add in those extra seconds from before when the person appeared. However, both the Arlo and August cameras are hard-wired, whereas the Video Doorbell 3 Plus can be either battery-powered or hard-wired.
We're curious to see how Ring is able to implement this feature without a homeowner needing to recharge the camera's battery every week.
Both cameras come with 30 days of Ring Protect, which lets you save and download up to 60 days of videos; after the 30 days are up, subscriptions start at $3/month or $30/year.
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