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Hopefully the volume today signifies a change in direction. If anything, CCIH should be a huge benificiary of the internet boom in China. Numerous companies have raised significant amounts of funds to expand operations and they'll all need the CDN services offered by them.


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Is the cloud as safe as it needs to be in order to lure business critical data? Are we placing enough emphasis on security or simply taking SaaS/cloud vendors on trust? What is the large enterprise view?
One of my main objectives in attending the SAP UK and Ireland User Group annual conference was the opportunity to meet with UG chair Alan Bowling and get him together with Ray Wang. I already knew that Ray would be presenting a position that for many UK SAP customers might seem radical even though to me much of what he said is 'day to day' for people like Ray and I. It's a measure of the differences in approach, understanding and readiness for newer technologies between the US and UK. It is well worth understanding if we are to get a sense of globalized operations.
I had no idea what the topic of conversation would be until the end of the first day when Alan and I got into an animated discussion about cloud computing - the fashion phrase du jour in enterprise tech. The video above illustrates the kernel of what Alan and many of his UK colleagues are thinking.
The reality is that putting data in the cloud isn't just a vendor viability issue - there is also this fundamental plumbing reliability concern to think about when connecting federated or distributed partners and business units.
With many people now very dependent on the internet for their livelihood it is growing increasingly important that the fundamental infrastructure of the net - which is strategically important on a lot of levels - is more closely monitored and guarded. Depriving entire nations of internet access can be as crude as snipping cables, as was the case with telephone cabling in World War 1.
I recall a recent conversation with Zach Nelson, CEO of Netsuite where he said that his biggest competitor is no decision. Another interpretation might be that despite economic arguments for SaaS/cloud, customers remain nervous. If that's the case then it will only require one well publicized outage or data loss for the SaaS/cloud industry to experience a major setback. The investment in allaying customers' fears has surely got to be worth the elimination of that (perceived?) risk.
Highly secure environments remain that way by connecting themselves to as few other environments as possible. Every time an organization outsources a particular process or service, lines of communications need to be established and remain open to facilitate that process or service. While many outsourcers have enviable security measures in place, IT groups that want to outsource must make certain that vendors maintain regulatory compliance as well as security measures. Failure to do so can and will open an organization to major liability.
Alan talked about the fact that UK government is taking the issue of security in all its forms extremely seriously. It's had its fair share of embarrassments but is concerned that cloud proliferation could lead to increased risk. "The data's got to be on some server but where? If you don't know then how can you realistically perform a meaningful risk assessment?" It's a good question to which there are no easy answers.
The UK has developed rules governing data protection that (among other things) restrict UK vendors to using EU based server environments. However, the penalties for non-observance have been piffling. From January 2010, it is expected those penalties will be ratcheted significantly. That's an indication of how seriously government considers the potential risks even if that might seem counter intuitive to free market thinkers in the US. Alan also pointed out that there are many different flavors of risk understanding that make the cloud compute landscape incredibly complex for decision makers. That's also a fair point.
A lack of what he sees as well thought out operational measures to ensure that if/when the inevitable disaster does strike, that business doesn't come to a grinding halt.
In illustrating his point, I got the sense Alan was referring to a series of Doomsday Scenarios that could be matched in the on-premise world. Even so and with predictions that we'll see many 'clouds' both public and private, it is hard to argue against the main thrust of what he's saying. I've seen for myself some cavalier thinking at the VSB end of the market such that I wouldn't touch certain services with a long bargepole.
I sense that wise thinking people would agree that right now, we're looking a a 'Wild West' of unencumbered innovation but with it a lack of attention to managing the moving parts in something resembling best practices.The handwavers are drowning out any perceived dissenting voices in the name of IT democracy. Last time I read, democracy comes with a price tag: responsibility. I don't hear too much of the balancing argument and in that sense agree Alan has a solid point worth serious consideration.
Regardless of whether you think Alan is overstating the risks or being overly cautious, his voice resonates with many customers. It is the voice of experience over hope that lends a pragmatic certainty and authenticity you cannot ignore. His members will listen to his position in the knowledge he comes from a position of experience and from which they will feel they can learn. The way forward is to open up the discussion to healthy debate though I am less hopeful of that than the downstream effects of a catastrophic disaster.
Bearing in mind that much emphasis is currently being placed on the melding of unstructured data from multiple sources with existing on-premise generated data, that of itself could easily create a breeding ground for uncertainty and risk. Right now I see little industry attention paid to this important topic.
Time to take a deep breath and think this issue through?


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Q: With delphi indy 10.6 tcpclient I get intermittent stream read errors I'm setting up a TCP Client/Server system where the client sends a header block, and optionally a string stream or a file stream, and the server responds with a header block with any error codes, and optionally a string stream or a file stream.  The communication work great with just header block transfers and header block transfers with string streams; the problem comes in when trying to transfer large groups of files.  File transfers from the server involve:  send the FileGet header, receive the FileGet response header, receive the file stream (FilePut is send the FilePut header, followed by the file stream, then receive the FilePut response header with any error indication).  The file transfers work flawlessly most of the time, transferring 279 files per shot, but somewhere within 6 tries I will encounter some type of error; typical errors are freeze up while receiving a random file stream, Assertion failure (...\IdGlobal.pas, line 4876) (indicating the stream was larger than the specified size I believe) while receiving a file stream, and sometimes an MD5 checksum mismatch between what the sender indicated and what the receiver calculated.  Here's the relevant code sections:
  TCommandTypeHeader = Packed Record
    CommandType: TCommandType;
    ErrorType: TErrorType;
    Location: Integer; //used as site id for ctAssignID/ctConnectUnit/ctNewSite/ctRemoveSite
    UnitId: Integer; //used as unit id for ctAssignID/ctConnectUnit/ctNewUnit/ctRemoveUnit
    DataType: TDataType; //type of data sent after header packet
    DataSize: Int64; //0 if no data  or  length of file stream/string data following header (in bytes)
    DataMD5: String[32]; //MD5 checksum of additional data
    FileLoc: Integer; //folder location within current site
    FileName: String[12]; //file name for put/get file commands
  End;

  TUsers = Record
    InActive: Boolean;
    InContext: TUserContext;
    InSecurity: TSecurity; //used to compress/decompress TIdBytes for security
    InIP: String;
    InAuthTimer: Integer;
    InAuth: Boolean;
    InSATimer: Integer;
    InConnected: Boolean;
    InXFer: Boolean;
    InGotHeader: Boolean;
    InTries: Integer;
  End;

Client Side
{ TReadingThread }

Constructor TReadingThread.Create(AClient: TOutTCPClient);
Begin
  Inherited Create(True);
  FClient := AClient;
  FClient.IOHandler.ReadTimeout := cRTime;
  FWaiting := False;
  FFileName := DataDir + PathDelim + 'TEMP.DAT';
  FTries := cCTries;
End;

Procedure TReadingThread.GetResponse(CTH: TCommandTypeHeader);
Begin
  If FWaiting Then
    Exit;
  FCTH := CTH;
  FTries := cCTries;
  FDone := False;
  FGetHeader := True;
  FWaiting := True;
End;

Procedure TReadingThread.Execute;
Var
  BufRaw, BufDec: TIdBytes;
  FS: TFileStream;
Begin
  While Not Terminated Do
    If FWaiting Then
      Begin
        If FGetHeader Then
          Try //try to get the header
            SetLength(BufRaw, 0);
            FClient.IOHandler.ReadBytes(BufRaw, SizeOf(TCommandTypeHeader) + 1); //get header bytes
            SetLength(BufDec, 0);
            BufDec := FClient.Security.DecIdBytes(BufRaw); //decode bytes
            SetLength(BufRaw, 0);
            BytesToRaw(BufDec, FCTH, SizeOf(TCommandTypeHeader)); //move bytes to header
            SetLength(BufDec, 0);
            FStrData := '';
            FTries := cCTries;
            FGetHeader := False;
            If FCTH.DataType = dtNone Then
              Begin //no extra data
                FWaiting := False;
                If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                  Synchronize(DataReceived);
                FDone := True;
              End;
          Except
            On E: EIdConnClosedGracefully Do
              Begin //server disconnected
                SetLength(BufRaw, 0);
                SetLength(BufDec, 0);
                FDone := True;
                FCTH.ErrorType := etServerDropped;
                FWaiting := False;
                If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                  Synchronize(DataReceived);
              End;
            On E: EIdReadTimeout Do
              Begin //no data received within 1 sec
                SetLength(BufRaw, 0);
                SetLength(BufDec, 0);
                FDone := True;
                Dec(FTries, 1);
                If FTries = 0 Then
                  Begin //no data received within 5 sec, bad packet
                    FCTH.ErrorType := etPacketFailure;
                    FWaiting := False;
                    If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                      Synchronize(DataReceived);
                  End;
              End;
          End;
        If Not FDone Then
          Case FCTH.DataType Of
            dtString:
              Try //get the string data
                SetLength(BufDec, 0);
                FClient.IOHandler.ReadBytes(BufDec, FCTH.DataSize + 1);
                FStrData := FClient.Security.DecStr(BufDec); //decode username/password
                SetLength(BufDec, 0);
                If FCTH.CommandType = ctFileGet Then
                  Begin //create empty file
                    If ForcePath(ExtractFileDir(FFileName)) Then
                      Try
                        If FileExists(FFileName) Then
                          DeleteFile(FFileName);
                        FS := TFileStream.Create(FFileName, fmOpenWrite Or fmCreate);
                      Finally
                        FreeAndNil(FS);
                      End
                    Else
                      FCTH.ErrorType := etCannotCreatePath;
                  End;
                FWaiting := False;
                If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                  Synchronize(DataReceived);
              Except
                On E: EIdConnClosedGracefully Do
                  Begin //server disconnected
                    FCTH.ErrorType := etServerDropped;
                    FWaiting := False;
                    If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                      Synchronize(DataReceived);
                  End;
                On E: EIdReadTimeout Do
                  Begin //no data received within 1 sec
                    SetLength(BufDec, 0);
                    Dec(FTries, 1);
                    If FTries = 0 Then
                      Begin //no data received within 5 sec, bad packet
                        FCTH.ErrorType := etPacketFailure;
                        FWaiting := False;
                        If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                          Synchronize(DataReceived);
                      End;
                  End;
              End;
            dtStream:
              If ForcePath(ExtractFileDir(FFileName)) Then
                Begin //get the stream data
                  If FileExists(FFileName) Then
                    DeleteFile(FFileName);
                  FS := TFileStream.Create(FFileName, fmOpenWrite Or fmCreate);
                  Try
                    Try
                      If FCTH.DataSize > 0 Then
                        Begin
                          FS.Position := 0;
                          FClient.IOHandler.LargeStream := True;
                          FClient.IOHandler.ReadStream(FS, FCTH.DataSize, False);
                        End;
                    Finally
                      FreeAndNil(FS);
                    End;
                    FWaiting := False;
                    If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                      Synchronize(DataReceived);
                  Except
                    On E: EIdConnClosedGracefully Do
                      Begin //server disconnected
                        FCTH.ErrorType := etServerDropped;
                        FWaiting := False;
                        If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                          Synchronize(DataReceived);
                      End;
                    On E: EIdReadTimeout Do
                      Begin //no data received within 1 sec
                        Dec(FTries, 1);
                        If FTries = 0 Then
                          Begin //no data received within 5 sec, bad packet
                            FCTH.ErrorType := etPacketFailure;
                            FWaiting := False;
                            If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                              Synchronize(DataReceived);
                          End;
                      End;
                  End;
                End
              Else
                Begin
                  FCTH.ErrorType := etCannotCreatePath;
                  FClient.IOHandler.InputBuffer.clear;
                  FWaiting := False;
                  If Assigned(FOnData) Then
                    Synchronize(DataReceived);
                End;
          End;
      End;
End;

Procedure TReadingThread.DataReceived;
Begin
  If Assigned(FOnData) Then
    FOnData(FCTH, FStrData);
End;

Server Side
Procedure TFK30MasForm.ServerExecute(AContext: TIdContext);
Var
  BufRaw, BufDec: TIdBytes;
  CTH: TCommandTypeHeader;
  I: Integer;
  S: String;
  FS: TFileStream;
Begin
  I := TUserContext(AContext).UserID;
  If Not FUsers[I].InGotHeader Then //False after every transfer
    Try
      If FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.InputBuffer.Size = 0 Then// IsEmpty Then
        Begin //no data yet
          FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
          FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.CheckForDataOnSource(0);
        End;
      If FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.InputBuffer.Size >=
         (SizeOf(TCommandTypeHeader) + 1) Then
        Begin //get header
          SetLength(BufRaw, 0);
          FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.ReadBytes(BufRaw, SizeOf(TCommandTypeHeader) + 1); //get header bytes
          SetLength(BufDec, 0);
          BufDec := FUsers[I].InSecurity.DecIdBytes(BufRaw); //decode bytes
          BytesToRaw(BufDec, CTH, SizeOf(TCommandTypeHeader)); //move bytes to header
          SetLength(BufRaw, 0);
          SetLength(BufDec, 0);
          If CTH.DataType = dtNone Then
            Begin //single packet commands
              FUsers[I].InSATimer := cSATime; //reset the stay alive timer
              FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
              Case CTH.CommandType Of
                  ... //code irrelevant to issue
                ctFileGet:
                  Begin //User downloading a file
                    PCommon.TMyNotify.NotifyCTH(SFileGetNotify, IntToStr(I) + cCSep, CTH);
                  End;
                  ... //code irrelevant to issue
              End;
            End
          Else
            Begin //2 packet commands
              FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
              FUsers[I].InGotHeader := True; //now process 2nd packet
            End;
      End;
        End
      Else
        Begin //signal a packet failure
          SetLength(BufRaw, 0);
          Dec(FUsers[I].InTries, 1);
          If FUsers[I].InTries = 0 Then
            Begin //invalid packet length
              FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
              CTH.CommandType := ctFailure;
              CTH.ErrorType := etInvalidHeader;
              CTH.Location := 0;
              CTH.UnitId := 0;
              CTH.FileLoc := Ord(flRoot);
              CTH.FileName := '            ';
              CTH.DataType := dtNone;
              CTH.DataMD5 := '                                ';
              CTH.DataSize := 0;
              FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.InputBuffer.clear;
              PCommon.TMyNotify.NotifyCTH(SPacketErrorNotify, IntToStr(I) + cCSep +
                                          'invalid header received!' + cCSep, CTH);
            End;
        End;
    Except
      On E: Exception Do
        Begin
          FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
          Raise;
        End;
    End;
  If FUsers[I].InGotHeader Then //process 2 packet commands, string or file stream
    Case CTH.DataType Of
      dtString:
        Case CTH.CommandType Of
          ctAuthenticate:
            ...//irrelevant code
        End;
      dtStream:
        Case CTH.CommandType Of
          ctFilePut: //get a file from the client
            Try //stream commands here
              FUsers[I].InSATimer := cSATime; //reset the stay alive timer
              S := PCommon.GetFullName(PCommon.DataDir + PathDelim + IntToStr(CTH.Location) +
                   PathDelim + IntToStr(CTH.UnitId), CTH); //make the file name
              If S[Length(S)] = PathDelim Then
                Begin //error, no file name
                  FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
                  FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.InputBuffer.Clear;
                  FUsers[I].InGotHeader := False;
                  CTH.ErrorType := etNoFileName;
                  PCommon.TMyNotify.NotifyCTH(SPacketErrorNotify, IntToStr(I) + cCSep +
                                              'no file name!' + cCSep, CTH);
                End
              Else
                Begin //download the file
                  If FileExists(S + '.TMP') Then
                    DeleteFile(S + '.TMP');
                  If PCommon.ForcePath(ExtractFileDir(S)) Then
                    Begin //make the path
                      FS := TFileStream.Create(S + '.TMP', fmCreate Or fmOpenWrite); //create the file
                      Try
                        If CTH.DataSize > 0 Then
                          Begin //fill the file if not empty
                            FUsers[I].InXFer := True;
                            FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.LargeStream := True;
                            FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.ReadStream(FS, CTH.DataSize, False);
                          End;
                      Finally
                        FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
                        FreeAndNil(FS); //close the file
                        FUsers[I].InGotHeader := False;
                        FUsers[I].InXFer := False; //reenable stay alive timer
                      End;
                      PCommon.TMyNotify.NotifyCTH(SFilePutNotify, IntToStr(I) + cCSep, CTH);
                      FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
                    End
                  Else
                    Begin //cannot create destination path
                      FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
                      FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.InputBuffer.Clear;
                      FUsers[I].InGotHeader := False;
                      CTH.ErrorType := etCannotCreatePath;
                      PCommon.TMyNotify.NotifyCTH(SPacketErrorNotify, IntToStr(I) + cCSep +
                                                  'cannot create path!' + cCSep, CTH);
                    End;
                End;
            Except
              On E: EIdReadTimeout Do
                Begin //no data received within 1 sec
                  Dec(FUsers[I].InTries, 1);
                  If FUsers[I].InTries = 0 Then
                    Begin //no data received within 5 sec, bad packet
                      FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
                      FUsers[I].InGotHeader := False;
                      CTH.ErrorType := etPacketFailure;
                      PCommon.TMyNotify.NotifyCTH(SPacketErrorNotify, IntToStr(I) + cCSep +
                                                  'second packet not received!' + cCSep, CTH);
                    End;
                  Raise;
                End;
              On E: Exception Do
                Begin
                  FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
                  Raise;
                End;
            End;
        Else
          FUsers[I].InTries := cSTries;
          FUsers[I].InContext.Connection.IOHandler.InputBuffer.Clear;
          FUsers[I].InGotHeader := False;
          CTH.ErrorType := etInvalidCommand;
          PCommon.TMyNotify.NotifyCTH(SPacketErrorNotify, IntToStr(I) + cCSep +
                                      'invalid command received!' + cCSep, CTH);
        End;
    End;
End;

Procedure TFK30MasForm.SFileGetNotify(Const AMessage: String; CTH: TCommandTypeHeader);
Var
  I: Integer;
  S, FLoc, FUnit, FName: String;
  ErrType: TErrorType;
Begin
  S := AMessage;
  I := StrToIntDef(Fetch(S, cCSep), -1); //get the user ID
  If (I = -1) Or (Not Server.Active) Then
    Exit;
  FUsers[I].InXFer := True;
  FLoc := IntToStr(CTH.Location);
  FUnit := IntToStr(CTH.UnitId);
  FName := PCommon.GetFullName(DataDir + PathDelim + FLoc + PathDelim + FUnit, CTH);
  AddMessage('File> ' + FName, mcGreen, I);
  If FileExists(FName) Then
    Begin //source file exists, send it
      ErrType := PCommon.SendSCommand(FUsers[I], CTH.CommandType, CTH.Location, CTH.UnitId,
                                      TFileLoc(CTH.FileLoc), FName, etNone); //signal received okay
      If ErrType = etNone Then
        AddMessage('FileGet-File sent', mcWhite, I) //show good send
      Else
        AddMessage('FileGet-' + PCommon.GetErrType(ErrType), mcRed, I); //show error
    End
  Else
    Begin //send file doesn't exist message
      PCommon.SendSString(FUsers[I], 'FileGet-Error, file does not exist!', CTH.CommandType,
                          CTH.Location, CTH.UnitId, TFileLoc(CTH.FileLoc), FName, etNotFileExist);
      AddMessage('FileGet-file does not exist!', mcRed, I); //show error
    End;
End;

Procedure TFK30MasForm.SFilePutNotify(Const AMessage: String; CTH: TCommandTypeHeader);
Var
  I: Integer;
  S, FName, FLoc, FUnit: String;
  ErrType: TErrorType;
Begin
  S := AMessage;
  I := StrToIntDef(Fetch(S, cCSep), -1); //get the user ID
  If (I = -1) Or (Not Server.Active) Then
    Exit;
  FUsers[I].InXFer := True;
  FLoc := IntToStr(CTH.Location);
  FUnit := IntToStr(CTH.UnitId);
  FName := PCommon.GetFullName(DataDir + PathDelim + FLoc + PathDelim + FUnit, CTH);
  If ExtractFileName(FName) = '' Then
    Begin //signal no file name supplied error
      PCommon.SendSString(FUsers[I], 'FilePut-Error, no file name specified!',
                          CTH.CommandType, CTH.Location, CTH.UnitId, TFileLoc(CTH.FileLoc),
                          FName, etNoFileName);
      AddMessage('FilePut-No file name specified!', mcRed, I); //show error
      Exit;
    End;
  If CTH.DataMD5 = PCommon.GetFileMD5(FName + '.TMP') Then
    Begin //good checksum, save the file
      If FileExists(FName + '.TMP') Then
        Begin
          If FileExists(FName) Then
            DeleteFile(FName); //delete the true destination file
          RenameFile(FName + '.TMP', FName); //rename the temp file
          ErrType := PCommon.SendSCommand(FUsers[I], CTH.CommandType, CTH.Location,
                                          CTH.UnitId, TFileLoc(CTH.FileLoc),
                                          FName, CTH.ErrorType); //signal received okay
          If ErrType = etNone Then
            AddMessage('FilePut-File received!', mcWhite, I) //show good receive
          Else
            AddMessage('FilePut-' + PCommon.GetErrType(ErrType), mcRed, I); //show error
        End
      Else
        Begin //signal couldn't create file
          PCommon.SendSCommand(FUsers[I], CTH.CommandType, CTH.Location, CTH.UnitId,
                               TFileLoc(CTH.FileLoc), FName, etNotFileExist);
          AddMessage('FilePut-Could not create file!', mcRed, I); //show error
        End;
    End
  Else
    Begin //checksum mismatch
      If FileExists(FName + '.TMP') Then
        DeleteFile(FName + '.TMP'); //erase the temp file
      PCommon.SendSString(FUsers[I], 'FilePut-Error, file check sum mismatch!',
                          CTH.CommandType, CTH.Location, CTH.UnitId, TFileLoc(CTH.FileLoc),
                          FName, etCheckSumMismatch); //send checksum mismatch error
      AddMessage('FilePut-File Check Sum mismatch!', mcRed, I); //show error
    End;
End;

As you can see, I've tried putting in read timeout handling, the client will allow 10 tries of 1 sec read timeouts and the server will allow 5 tries of 1 sec timeouts before error responses/retries are triggered.
EDIT
So I changed the Client Reading Thread for the Stream section as follows:
dtStream:
  If ForcePath(ExtractFileDir(FFileName)) Then
    Begin //get the stream data
      If FileExists(FFileName) Then
        DeleteFile(FFileName);
      FS := TFileStream.Create(FFileName, fmOpenWrite Or fmCreate);
      FClient.IOHandler.LargeStream := True;
      Try
        While FTries > 0 Do
          Try
            If FCTH.DataSize > 0 Then
              While FTries > 0 Do
                Begin
                  FClient.IOHandler.CheckForDataOnSource(1000);
                  If Not FClient.IOHandler.InputBufferIsEmpty Then
                    Begin
                      FS.Position := 0;
                      FClient.IOHandler.ReadStream(FS, FCTH.DataSize, False);
                      FTries := 0;
                    End
                  Else
                    Begin //no data received within 1 sec
                      Dec(FTries, 1);
                      If FTries = 0 Then
                        Begin //no data received within 5 sec, bad packet
                          FClient.IOHandler.InputBuffer.Clear;
                          FCTH.ErrorType := etPacketFailure;
                        End;
                    End;
              End;
            FTries := 0;
          Except
            On E: EIdConnClosedGracefully Do
              Begin //server disconnected
                FTries := 0;
                FClient.IOHandler.InputBuffer.Clear;
                FCTH.ErrorType := etServerDropped;
              End;
            On E: EIdReadTimeout Do
              Begin //no data received within 1 sec
                Dec(FTries, 1);
                If FTries = 0 Then
                  Begin //no data received within 5 sec, bad packet
                    FClient.IOHandler.InputBuffer.Clear;
                    FCTH.ErrorType := etPacketFailure;
                  End;
              End;
          End;
      Finally
        FreeAndNil(FS);
      End;
      FWaiting := False;
      If Assigned(FOnData) Then
        Synchronize(DataReceived);
    End;

I'm trying to validate the stream before trying to retrieve it and just restart the retrieval on read timeout, yet I still run into the intermittent problem where the Reading Thread hangs on trying to read the stream; I'm still able to close the connection and exit the program normally, it just doesn't seem to throw a read exception in some cases.

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Its role goes beyond the simple sale of the material. The sales team is there to advise and clearly define the needs of the client, to propose solutions. Its members, assisted by the project managers, play the role of interface between all those involved and follow the project through to the installation. They will also still be available to ensure a perfect usage of the equipment.
From the beginning, ARCOMÉTAL has distinguished itself by its innovative furniture design. The research department, continually developing new ideas, works in 3D design using programs such as Autocad®, Solidedge® and Topsolid®, defines the materials closest to client requirements and streamlines the production.
For the implementation of a self service to be able to conform precisely with the constraints of a given environment and the objective of optimal circulation for users and personnel, the research department works in direct relation with all the project participants.
The 5000 m2 workshop is organized into small technical production islands. Each is self-empowered and has its own large work space. Experience and versatility can be expressed.
By applying a policy of progressive integration and training, the leaders of ARCOMÉTAL have managed to combine the "craftsman's spirit" with the mastery of computer and digital tools. Whether they be boiler makers, solderers, polishers, machine operators, electricians, refrigeration engineers, carpenters, cabinetmakers, fitters, each share the same experience and the same concern for quality.
Given the experience and specific nature of ARCOMÉTAL in the food service domain, many research companies, architects, decorators and designers have an active exchange with ARCOMÉTAL's directors and research department who benefit from their knowledge.
ARCOMÉTAL installs its materials and also works in partnership with installers and refrigeration engineers. This organization ensures faultless set up and after sales service of the equipment.


Camilla Goddard, a beekeeper, checking her hives on the roof of University of London's Law building in Russell Square. After a hard, long and cold winter, the bees are thriving and have produced a lot of honey in a short space of time.
A honey bee colony can contain up to 60,000 bees. They work as a team. The specific jobs and duties they perform during their short lives (six weeks in summer, up to eight in winter) vary as they age. Nurse bees care for the young, while the queen's attendant workers bathe and feed her. Guard bees stand watch at the door. Construction workers build the beeswax foundation in which the queen lays eggs, and the workers store honey. Mortuary bees carry the dead from the hive. Foragers must bring back enough pollen and nectar to feed the entire community.
Bees fanning their wings with abdomens pointed up to release a sweet orientation scent. At the end of the abdomen, on the segment before the sting, is the Nasanov gland that produces a lemony scented pheromone. This helps direct other members from the colony that might be slightly lost back to the hive. Bees are the only nonvertebrate animals that have symbolic language. Because of bees sophisticated forms of communication, some scientists have christened them honorary mammals.
Camilla in her garden, making up some new super frames for her hives. Worker honey bees secrete wax from glands under their abdomen, and given the thousands of bees in an active colony and enough time, substantial quantities can be produced. The bees use it as a building material, crafting it into the familiar hexagonal honeycomb arrangements that so efficiently make up individual containers for pollen, honey or larvae. These frames have a sheet of preformed wax that even has slight bumps to help the bees with their geometry.
Camilla adds a frame to one of the super's in a hive in Greenwich Mausoleum in south London. Frames in the honey levels are in 'super' boxes, as the supers fill up you add more frames to these super boxes. If honey is capped you can remove it.
Checking the queen introduction cage, to see if the queen has been released from the cage by the bees and is now laying in the hive. The hives are checked on a regular basis in the summer to make sure the bees are doing well, check for and treat Varroa and other pests/diseases, add or remove frames/supers depending on how much honey has been produced, control the swarming impulse and make sure the queens are doing their job. Camilla will check the hives every two weeks from November to February to make sure the bees have enough food and that the queen is laying.


locomente...: Fun with Food... Family & Friends!!!
Fun with Food... Family & Friends!!!
And I love it more when my loved ones lend a hand in the process!
I knew that I can't ask for more!
But I prefer chatJ items more!
But nothing can replace the taste of Royal Biriyani!
But man!!! Pickle is just irresistible!
Because they always complain that I don't cook and they wish to have something that is prepared by me!!!
Because it would be fun to sit together and discuss the family tree and do some familial gossips!!!
I have only one or two friends... And it would be great to have them around... So that we can go nostalgic recalling the good old days!!!
Strawberry and mint mixed together... A strange taste it would give... A taste that can drive anybody mad... A good starter it would be... Not only for food, but also for conversations and gossips!!!
I LOOOOOOOOOVEEE biriyani... And I am a vegetarian. Hence, veg biriyani. The aroma it spreads is incomparable. And its taste tickles the taste buds... A mix of sweet... sour... spice... Waaaw!!! I can't elaborate more dude!! My mouth is literally watering!!!
It is a perfect combination to the water-watering biriyani. It has mild spice content. So I believe that anybody would enjoy it.
All the very best for the contest.


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Hunting Her Box Set by Eden Summers
January 24, 2020 Jessica Alcazar
Release Date: January 24th
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A seductively thrilling romantic suspense box set, destined to leave you breathless.
Over 1000 pages of devilish anti-heroes, forbidden attraction and vicious love.
I wasn't looking for his kind of trouble… It found me anyway.
Tall. Dark. Addictive.
He unravels me with his ferocity.
Melts me with his touch.
It's impossible not to become consumed by him.
Until I find out who he really is.
He has a hidden agenda far beyond his craving for me.
Something menacing and sinister.
I need to run. From him. From the danger.
But running from the hunter means I've now become the prey.
He's my defender. My savior.
A brutally determined man with a cocky smirk and an equally cocky attitude.
Broad. Strong. Focused.
He seduces me with his flirtation.
Warms me with his care.
But he's hiding something.
A thirst for more than my safe keeping.
I can't fall for him. Can't be tempted by his touch.
Not when he can't be trusted.
But questioning my protector means I've now become his target.
Torian
I fell for the enemy.
A man whose actions resemble the devil so closely it frightens me.
We were meant to hate each other.
To despise and detest.
But his appeal is so much greater than the playboy smile and body built for sin.
What I'm doing is wrong.
What I'm feeling is immoral.
Because he's the head of the Portland mafia.
And I'm the Fed who promised to take him down.
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Eden Summers is a bestselling author of contemporary romance with a side of sizzle and sarcasm.
She lives in Australia with a young family who are well aware she's circling the drain of insanity.
Eden can't resist alpha dominance, dark features and sarcasm in her fictional heroes and loves a strong heroine who knows when to bite her tongue but also serves retribution with a feminine smile on her face.
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Dream With Me by Kristen Proby
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Aaron has been a student pastor for 12 years now. Currently, he's the student ministries pastor at Ada Bible Church in Grand Rapids, MI. Aaron absolutely loves his job and his team—he thinks they are the best people in the world. Aaron's favorite things in life are Thai food, beach volleyball, his family and books. He loves to talk student ministry strategy and practices, so look him up via blog or Twitter!


Whats this brown stuff on my rocks???
Cannot keep 40g oscar tank clear..
Post your malawi cichlid set ups here.
First pics of my 125g.
Video of my 140 gallon cichlid tank..
Video of my mixed up 240G.
question about stocking of african chilids.
Angelfish Not Eating! Help Plox!


Josh Wise (CVV14) is a Louisiana native that joined CVV in the summer of 2008. He worked with Archdiocesan Housing and the Mary Lucy computer Lab & Neighborhood Network Center. He has stuck around Denver ever since. He is still wrestling some of the questions raised during his year of service, while serving on the CVV Board and planning his wedding for next fall.
When my CVV year was finished, I was hired as an Outreach Worker at the St. Francis Center. My job, in a nutshell, involved going out on the streets to connect with the individuals who were experiencing homelessness to assist with immediate needs, like providing socks, with the end goal of housing. While all those goals were tangible, in the end I was building relationships. Thomas Merton said "In the end, it is the reality of personal relationships that saves everything." That theme has followed me throughout my life, but I don't think I realized it until after my year as a volunteer was complete.
CVV set me down a path of deep internal struggles. I had to digest the fact that the individuals I was working with as an Outreach Worker and myself had very few differences. In that moment of provider and client, I could see an immense world of differences. However, if you begin to build a relationship and listen to how folks arrived at their current situations, you quickly realize how easily you could have been in their same situation. A young adult leaving abusive family life; a mentally-ill daughter whose parents felt they had become too old and tired to try and reel her in; a Vietnam veteran who came back to a world he didn't understand anymore and when he lashed out he lost all his service benefits. The stories are so unique and different, but have similar low points– lack of relationship.
During my year as a volunteer, one idea I began to wrestle with, and one I continue to struggle with, is my own personal responsibility to the wider community. Growing up in the south challenged my view of personal responsibility by demonstrating two contrasting messages: The first was to 'pick yourself up by your own bootstraps, there is nothing you can't pray yourself out of. You will be taken care of if you love and follow the Lord.' The second was a message of community–regardless of social standing. I was raised in the first message, but leaned towards the second.
St. Francis of Assisi is the patron Saint I chose for my Confirmation. St. Vincent de Paul, and even more specifically CVV, helped me to learn how to find the truth of the prayer of St. Francis and live it out. Living it out not only in profession, but also by way of the things in the world that I expel mental energy towards.
Mary lives in Denver with her husband and four children. She is a maker of soups and practitioner of Theological Reflection, particularly within the context of her family. She graciously shared this reflection at our 2013 Commissioning celebration.
Adapted and reprinted for Liturgy Training Publications© 2014 Archdiocese of Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications.www.LTP.org. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Do you ever look at your daily life through God's eyes? Do you ever take the time to look at the day to day events of your life, in the light of God's grace? That's what theological reflection is.
Theological reflection is a big part of the CVV year. Simply reflecting upon your experience and giving it back to God. It's been 16 years since I sat in these same pews. I can still feel the butterflies in my stomach – so many new people, a bit homesick, nervous about the job I would start the next day. I never could have imagined how my encounters with my CVV community and the guests at the Broadway Assistance Center at Old St. Joe's would become woven into the very fabric of who I am to this day.
These days, my theological reflections are fueled by my four young children. For example, we were driving home from Church one Sunday recently and my 7 year old sang out, "We praise you, we bless you we adore you….We HORRIFY you…." Yeah, she actually thought the song said "We horrify you." But — it got me to thinking: do we humans horrify God? When I look at the world around me, I myself am horrified. I don't assume to know the mind of God, but there is plenty of brokenness, too much pain, and so much that breaks my heart. I wonder what God feels when God's people suffer.
when we break bread in soup lines and at the dinner table and at this altar.
Faith community: in a few minutes we will commission these volunteers. Why? Because relationships are at the very heart of what we do. God has called them into loving relationship, and we who represent the wider community, send them out to glorify God in their words and actions this year.


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Playhouse presents "Getting Away with Murder"
May 3 @ 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Playhouse at Museum Village begins its 24th season with "Getting Away with Murder", a suspense thriller written by George Furth and Stephen Sondheim. Performances are scheduled for May 3rd, 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th 17th, & 18th at 8 pm, and on Sundays, May 5th and May 19th at 3 pm. Tickets to individual performances are $25 each, which includes dessert at intermission consisting of apple pie, ice cream, cheese, iced tea and coffee. Group rates are available and reservations are suggested.
This non-musical theatre piece is a thriller that puts seven patients of a psychiatrist together for a session on the top floor of an apartment building, with the doctor permanently unavailable. The play is propelled by a series of twists and turns and red herrings, along with some hold-your-breath shocks, all culminating in an explosive surprise ending. Act One is a "whodunit" and by its end the audience knows the murderer. Act Two becomes a suspense play… will the characters figure it out? Will someone actually be "getting away with murder?"
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Albany Monday evening December 1st. 1834. My loved one, The wisdom and art of man are continually progressing.
hand. In passing the bazaar to night, I saw a placard setting forth the merits of certain India Rubber spring pens.
is doubtless a good remedy.
is careful of his books. It is very right.
loves him as well as Fred very much.
Your commission about the watch my dear F. is executed. In what manner you will see when I return home.
I have exchanged the old one for a new one of the modern fashion and according to my taste of great beauty.
here. Believe me candid in this, and say what I shall get for you, and where &c.
become satisfied of its expediency and so forth. Of course, I affected ignorance on all this matter.
comedy of The Wife. Adieu my dear one.
wrong by detailing the particulars of that which amused me so much.
of the New York American was with us also. We made a pleasant dinner party.
After which I went with them, as indeed I do every day with some person, to the boat.
He was out, and Mrs T.
'. He was in New York and Mrs T.
tain of what ought to be my truest happiness. I feel now determined to make the experiment.
of time to write them.
pretty medals for the little boys, if they have been kind and dutiful to you since their Pa left home.
If they have not done well you must lay the medals aside until the boys learn to be good.
who carries this letter goes to Auburn for the purpose of studying law in my office.
e heretofore in that way.
I do not know my dear Frances that I have any thing to comuncate, which will interest you.
ter to her mother. And this in the splendid parlor obtained by marriage of a second wife!
watch by Mr Rutherford but it keeps good time and has become quite useful for me.
think I will be able to obtain it next summer.
silent prayer to the great Being I have so long neglected. Do not forget me in those you address to him.
This is a continuation of the last sentence on page 2.
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IceBreaker: North Dakota Speeds Past Lake Superior
By Jeff Cox@JeffCoxSports Oct 9, 2015, 4:06pm PDT
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Portland, Maine -- North Dakota recovered from a tough first six minutes of the game to earn a 5-2 win over Lake Superior State in the first game of the 2015 IceBreaker at the Cross Arena.
Lake Superior jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the game's first 5:47 on goals from J.T. Henke and Mitch Hults. The damage could have been worse for North Dakota as the Lakers had a goal disallowed just 11 seconds into the contest.
J.T. Henke, a transfer from Maine, beat North Dakota goaltender Cam Johnson with a wrister from the circle at the 4:53 mark. Jake Hand and Matt Johnson were credited with the assists.
Just over a minute later, on a power play, the Lakers extended their lead to 2-0. Mitch Hults took a quick snap shot that beat Johnson above the blocker.
First year North Dakota coach Brad Berry called timeout after the second goal and his team dominated territorially the rest of the period, but had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard. That changed 1:23 into the middle frame when Troy Stecher's shot from the right point made it through traffic and went in off the stick of freshman Shane Gersich.
"It was a little bit of a slow start. We didn't execute a couple of face-off plays that we wanted to. We were on our heels, but the guys stuck with it. The guys did a good job of coming back. I'm very proud of them," said Berry.
"Just to regroup and reset. Get back to our game," added Berry on why he called timeout.
A two-goal flurry in just 47 seconds gave UND its first lead of the night before the midway mark of the second period. Keaton Thompson's blast from the left point hit off a defender before beating Laker goalie Gordon Defiel up high. Drake Caggiula and Chris Wilkie picked up the helpers.
North Dakota took its first lead of the night with 11:53 to play in the second period. Johnny Simonson pushed the puck up to Austin Poganski who worked in on the right post. With his second bid he chipped the puck up over the leg of Defiel.
Starting between the pipes in just his second career game, Cam Johnson recovered nicely from the shaky start. He held his ground to stop a Matt Johnson breakaway bid with 8:34 left in the second. He also stood his ground on two separate big kills.
"Excellent," said Berry, when asked how his goalie performed after the timeout was called. "We have confidence in what Cam can do."
After Caggiula was whistled for a five-minute major for checking from behind with 5:08 to go in the second, UND stymied Lake Superior. UND had the better of the scoring chances over the duration of the major despite being shorthanded.
UND grabbed a two-goal lead with 12:45 to go in the third period immediately after killing a five-on-three. Right after coming out of the sin bin, Stecher gave a pretty saucer pass to Bryn Chyzyk who quickly snapped a shot past Defiel's blocker on the two-on-one. Chyzyk added an empty net goal with 59.1 seconds left to make the final score 5-2.
"Special teams is a big momentum builder. The five-minute kill going to the locker room was huge for us. That was a big win for us. The five-on-three, that's just all mentality out there. Who's going to want it more, who's going to block that shot," said Chyzyk.


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Foregoing private stores or other online alternatives, a large number of individuals and businesses prefer to sell through Amazon.com. With more than 95 million unique visitors each month, Amazon can be an ideal place for vendors looking to increase sales or simply unload items they no longer want or need. And because Amazon enjoys a generally positive reputation with its customers, the site can be a great place for sellers to build brand recognition for their businesses.
Turn on 1-Click. Click the "Turn 1-Click on" button on the right side of the page. This will toggle the 1-Click settings for your account. You can now click the "1-Click Order" button on most items (including all digital items including all Amazon Kindle books and Kindle apps, etc, as well as Amazon Video (formerly called both Amazon Instant Video and Amazon Video-on-Demand)) to have them instantly ordered and shipped. You will have 30 minutes to cancel erroneous orders.
In 2014, Amazon expanded its lobbying practices as it prepared to lobby the Federal Aviation Administration to approve its drone delivery program, hiring the Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld lobbying firm in June.[210] Amazon and its lobbyists have visited with Federal Aviation Administration officials and aviation committees in Washington, D.C. to explain its plans to deliver packages.[211]
In 1999, Amazon first attempted to enter the publishing business by buying a defunct imprint, "Weathervane", and publishing some books "selected with no apparent thought", according to The New Yorker. The imprint quickly vanished again, and as of 2014 Amazon representatives said that they had never heard of it.[37] Also in 1999, Time magazine named Bezos the Person of the Year when it recognized the company's success in popularizing online shopping.[38]
Depending on which options you choose, using an online marketplace like Amazon can make the fulfillment process easier for new and small businesses. Not only can Amazon interact with customers on your behalf, saving you time while protecting your personal and private information, but it can also handle the entire shipping process, including returns. As a result, owners can concentrate on building their businesses.
Amazon.com operates retail websites for Sears Canada, Bebe Stores, Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, and Lacoste. For a growing number of enterprise clients, including the UK merchants Marks & Spencer, Benefit Cosmetics' UK entity, edeals.com and Mothercare, Amazon provides a unified multichannel platform where a customer can interact with the retail website, standalone in-store terminals or phone-based customer service agents. Amazon Web Services also powers AOL's [email protected][citation needed]
Amazon acquired Junglee in 1998, and the website Junglee.com was launched in India in February 2012[115] as a comparison-shopping website. It curated and enabled searching for a diverse variety of products such as clothing, electronics, toys, jewelry and video games, among others, across thousands of online and offline sellers. Millions of products are browse-able, whereby the client selects a price, and then they are directed to a seller. In November 2017, Amazon closed down Junglee.com and the former domain currently redirects to Amazon India.[116]
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Amazon beauty and health coupons can bring instant discounts and free shipping on your favorite skin care, hair care, makeup, and styling tools & accessories right to your front door! Follow this link to grab an Amazon coupon and get up to $20 off your necessities like toothpaste, facial treatments, body care, blow dryers, deodorant, razors, electric toothbrushes, lotion, makeup, and more!
"Search Inside the Book" is a feature which allows customers to search for keywords in the full text of many books in the catalog.[126][127] The feature started with 120,000 titles (or 33 million pages of text) on October 23, 2003.[128] There are about 300,000 books in the program. Amazon has cooperated with around 130 publishers to allow users to perform these searches.[citation needed]
In November 2015, Amazon opened its first physical bookstore location. It is named Amazon Books and is located in University Village in Seattle. The store is 5,500 square feet and prices for all products match those on its website.[149] Amazon will open its tenth physical book store in 2017;[150] media speculation suggests Amazon plans to eventually roll out 300 to 400 bookstores around the country.[149] Amazon plans to open brick and mortar bookstores in Germany.[151]
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Nail your timing. While it can be valuable to be one of the first in line for limited-quantity products, if you're going to shop online on Black Friday, timing may not actually matter all that much. According to data from deal-finding browser extension Honey, online purchases spike well after sunrise. "On Black Friday, spending peaked at 11 a.m. PST in Los Angeles and at 12 p.m. EST in New York City," says Kelly Parisi, Vice President of Communications at Honey.
Junglee is a former online shopping service provided by Amazon that enabled customers to search for products from online and offline retailers in India. Junglee started off as a virtual database that was used to extract information off the internet and deliver it to enterprise applications. As it progressed, Junglee started to use its database technology to create a single window marketplace on the internet by making every item from every supplier available for purchase. Web shoppers could locate, compare and transact millions of products from across the Internet shopping mall through one window.[114]
But one of the biggest differences between Cyber Monday and Black Friday remains: the style of shopping, says Vice President of PR and Events at Slickdeals, Regina Conway. "For example, we see more sitewide discounts or category-wide discounts on Cyber Monday, whereas Black Friday will often have very specific products such as electronics and home goods at deep, deep discounts," she says. "However, more merchants have started advertising specific product deals on Cyber Monday and vice versa, so the holidays are starting to have more crossover."
If your new dress doesn't fit right or a gadget arrives broken, Amazon accepts returns on most sales within 30 days of delivery. In general, third-party sellers offer the same policy, although you'll usually have to pay for return shipping to the seller unless the seller advertises free returns, whereas Amazon often provides a prepaid shipping label for its own returns. The cost of the return may be subtracted from the refund if the item was returned for some other reason than Amazon's mistake.
Amazon hasn't been content stopping with smart speakers and just standard old appliances under its AmazonBasics brand. In its quest to put Alexa everywhere, the company now sells a dizzying number of smart home devices that go well beyond its core speaker and set-top box beginnings. First there was the Echo Dot, to help bring Alexa to analog speaker systems and get the voice assistant into more rooms of the home. Then there was the Echo Look, for AI-assisted outfit recommendations, and the Echo Show, which contained a display and camera for video chatting and was designed to be a hands-free screen for the kitchen.
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Throughout the store there are features like "Most-Wished-For," a collection of products that are most added to Amazon.com Wish Lists; "Trending Around NYC," hot products that NYC-area customers are buying on Amazon.com; "Frequently Bought Together"; and "Amazon Exclusives." These features, along with customer review cards with quotes from actual customer reviews, make it fun and easy to shop.
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That's a lot of people to compete with, but it can pay off. While smaller items like clothing, consumables, and books won't see that large of a price cut, Black Friday is still worth the pre-dawn alarm if you're after deals on big-ticket items. Think: Household appliances, grills, TVs, and other electronics. "Stores use the doorbusters to whip you into a bargain-shopping frenzy in hopes that you'll buy more than the advertised bargains," says Lisa Lee Freeman, co-host of the Hot Shopping Tips podcast. "The stores often barely break even or even lose money on doorbuster specials, but they make it back when shoppers stick around and buy other items that may not be such great deals."
Amazon's Prime subscription service costs $99 per year and provides free two-day shipping on items purchased from Amazon that display the "Prime" logo. Prime includes free shipping on Marketplace items that sellers opt to have delivered via Amazon's warehouse, but not on most third-party purchases. Even without Prime, orders over $35 include free basic shipping, but Prime can save you a good amount on shipping if you frequently place small orders or need items delivered quickly. In addition, Prime includes extras such as Prime Instant Video, a streaming video service similar to Netflix, Prime Music, which provides free streaming music, and the ability to borrow one Kindle e-book per month from the Amazon Kindle Lending Library. To start a subscription, click "Your Prime" at the top of any Amazon page.
Amazon was never going to be able to compete with Google's YouTube in user-uploaded video content, and it didn't have the social infrastructure of Facebook to become a destination where people discuss their lives and share videos from around the web. But what Amazon did have was the resources to purchase a company that was poised to outrun both Facebook and YouTube to a new type of business: live-streaming, in particular video games live-streaming. The pioneer of that market was Twitch, which Amazon purchased in 2014 for just shy of $1 billion.
On July 5, 1994, Bezos initially incorporated the company in Washington State with the name Cadabra, Inc.[21] He later changed the name to Amazon.com, Inc. a few months later, after a lawyer misheard its original name as "cadaver".[22] In September 1994, Bezos purchased the URL Relentless.com and briefly considered naming his online store Relentless, but friends told him the name sounded a bit sinister. The domain is still owned by Bezos and still redirects to the retailer.[23][24]
Like on Black Friday, for online Cyber Monday shoppers, there's no need to wake before the rooster crows. Honey's Parsi says that for their users, spending peaked at 4 p.m. PST in Los Angeles and 11 p.m. EST in New York City last year. "On Cyber Monday, there is less pressure to get an early start because retailers are often better stocked online, where they store items in large warehouses—not on shop shelves with limited space—and can ship items from different locations to make up for shortfalls," Palmer agrees. "Plus, many Cyber Monday sales actually start on Sunday."
That same year, the company launched Dash buttons for instant reordering of products like laundry detergent, and it's more recently been investing in new services that let package-carrying couriers unlock the truck of your car and even your front door. Most recently, Amazon has signaled an intention to disrupt health care by purchasing online pharmaceutical startup PillPack. All of this has helped Amazon grow its North American retail operation at an unbelievable pace; annual sales for the division more than doubled from $50.8 billion in 2014 to $106.1 billion last year.


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Hand-made in Sussex, and designed in conjunction with graduates of Imperial University and the Royal College of Art, Audio Suspensions Brunel Speaker Stands are the latest design in their search for the ultimate combination of aesthetic beauty and audio clarity.
The stands are made from the same 20mm acrylic as used on the ASU-100 turntable wall mount. The acrylic is hand flame polished to give a mirror surface and each stand has an inbuilt spirit level. Unlike many stand manufacturers who use metal pipes as the main component of their Audio Suspension has stuck with their favourite material of choice, heavy duty acrylic. "This low resonant material is perfect for reducing the effects of unwanted micro-vibrations and rumble that can muddy audio quality" says their press release. The spikes on the legs are Track Audios.
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January 17, 2020 · Leave a Comment
I'd like to highlight a couple of informative and disconcerting articles about the state of infringement litigation in the wake of the "Blurred Lines" decision. Both pieces are worth a full read.
In The New York Times, Jon Caramanica writes that It's Got a Great Beat, and You Can File a Lawsuit to It:
Originality is a con: Pop music history is the history of near overlap. Ideas rarely emerge in complete isolation. In studios around the world, performers, producers and songwriters are all trying to innovate just one step beyond where music currently is, working from the same component parts. It shouldn't be a surprise when some of what they come up with sounds similar — and also like what came before.
The idea that this might be actionable is the new twist. Every song benefits from what preceded it, whether it's a melodic idea, a lyrical motif, a sung rhythm, a drum texture. A forensic analysis of any song would find all sorts of pre-existing DNA. […]
What's left in its wake is a climate of fear. In some recent cases, you can sense pre-emptive gamesmanship, as when Taylor Swift gave a writing credit to Right Said Fred for a cadence on "Look What You Made Me Do" that recalled "I'm Too Sexy." Or the rapid settlement Sam Smith reached with Tom Petty for perceived similarities between "Stay With Me" and "I Won't Back Down." Whether there was a direct borrowing didn't seem to matter; the potential for the perception of theft was enough to instigate an arrangement.
A few years ago, I worked with a songwriter who unexpectedly received a writer's credit on a previously unheard new song. No one contacted this songwriter beforehand — the credit just suddenly appeared on publishing statements. It turns out the 'hook' for the new song was similar to the chorus in a well-known composition the songwriter penned in the '70s. My songwriter friend didn't mind and probably wouldn't have litigated, but was happy with the outcome — the new song ended up a worldwide #1, resulting in a nice payout.
I'm sure this decision — as is the case with most of these preemptive moves — was made by the label's legal team. I imagine a group of on-staff musicologists pouring over every potential hit song looking for the vaguest of similarities. The lawyers are alerted of any resemblance and the original writers are proactively paid off with a credit and publishing share. I find this risky as it informs the original writer of the similarity. Even with the credit, I don't think anything is stopping a writer from claiming copyright infringement, that it's an unauthorized derivative work. A court might see the publicly acknowledged credit as admission. But of course, payment for essentially doing nothing is appreciated, so why bother with the hassle of going legal, right?
In Rolling Stone, Amy X. Wang explains How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits:
While copyright laws used to protect only lyrics and melodies (a prime example is the Chiffons' successful suit against George Harrison in 1976 for the strong compositional similarities between his "My Sweet Lord" and their "He's So Fine"), the "Blurred Lines" case raised the stakes by suggesting that the far more abstract qualities of rhythm, tempo, and even the general feel of a song are also eligible for protection — and thus that a song can be sued for feeling like an earlier one. […] "They're trying to own basic building blocks of music, the alphabet of music that should be available to everyone," [Katy] Perry's lawyer Christine Lepera warned in the case's closing arguments. […]
The popularity of cheap music-production software, which offers the same features to every user, has added another layer of risk. "Music is now more similar than it is different, for the first time," [prodcuer and songwriter Ross]Golan says. "People are using the same sample packs, the same plug-ins, because it's efficient."
Instrument plug-ins, to be intuitive and easy to use, tend to push users in creative directions. Certain built-in sounds rise to the top, as do sequences and arpeggiations included in the presets. Though these are sounds and one can't necessarily be sued for a sound (though it has happened!), the inspiration provided by the built-in options potentially send producers to common destinations. A similar five-note motif using a shared patch or a melodic run from an embedded sequence pattern opens up an incentive to take action. Based on what we've seen, it's uncertain a jury would understand the nuance.
And there are potential problems with services like Splice that offer samples and construction kits used by multiple producers. More than one song can easily feature the same melodic building block, and some sample pack offerings from Splice and other services even include lyrics. If a song based on a Splice melodic loop becomes a hit, what happens to the other songs using the same hook?
With copyright protectors like Content ID, it's who-gets-there-first when it comes to commercially available sample packs. If there's more than one song using a sample pack melody, the first applying for Content ID stakes the claim. Other songs using that melody might get flagged. This issue has happened in the past with Apple Loops, as producers discovered if they used specific melodic loops included with Logic Pro, the songs would get blocked by YouTube for infringing an earlier song using the same loop.
Even if a sample isn't used in its blatant form, or is obscured or twisted in the mix, it likely provides the same inspiration as other producers hearing the same sample. It's not unrealistic to think similar ideas, melodies, or compositional seeds will result from a shared inspirational foundation. Unless there's future legal clarification — or the courts decide to rely on experts rather than juries in infringement cases1Manager Lucas Keller says in the Rolling Stone article: "In British court, they'd just ask a musicologist to decide. In American court, we bring in 10 random people." — paying out 'damages' and carving out writing shares will be an expected ritual for composers of hit songs.
Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: Apple Loops, Blurred Lines, Content ID, Copyright, Legal Matters, Plug-Ins, Sampling, Songwriting, Splice
January 8, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The definition of 'fair use' is a muddle. We can accept that fair use might apply if a derivative work doesn't seek to earn a profit, transforms the original in some way, and won't discourage purchases of the original work. But the key word there is 'might.' it's all a bit vague, and, in the USA, the definition will vary court-to-court, case-to-case. If you're going to claim 'fair use,' be prepared to defend your interpretation in the legal arena.
Prince's representatives have tussled with fair use claims before, most famously losing the long-running 'dancing baby' case. It turns out a short snippet of a song playing in the background of a home video does fall under fair use. That makes sense.
In the most recent fair use case for the Prince estate, Kian Andrew Habib isn't as fortunate. Via Complete Music Update:
[Prince's estate] targeted six videos recorded and uploaded to YouTube by a man called Kian Andrew Habib. The estate's reps argued that the recordings of Prince's performance infringed the copyright in the songs being performed. […]
[Habib] reckoned fair use applied because his videos were "non-commercial and transformative in nature … used no more of the original than necessary, and had no negative effect on the market for the work". […]
[However, a judge ruled that] Habib's artistic decisions when filming Prince perform did not mean his use of the musician's songs was "transformative in nature". And while he may not have directly financially benefited from posting his content to YouTube, by bigging up his videos as being "rare" and "amazing" recordings of Prince performing live he drove traffic to his YouTube channel, thus ensuring he benefited from his use of the musician's work.
So, there you go. Even though you're not directly earning a profit, using someone else's work to build your reputation or follower count qualifies as commercial gain in the eyes of the law. I'm no lawyer, but my sound advice is to be wary of the protective value of fair use.
🔗→ US court rules fair use didn't apply to unofficial Prince videos on YouTube
🔗→ 'Dancing Baby' Wins Copyright Case
Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Copyright, Fair Use, Legal Matters, Prince, YouTube
A Tale of Two Copyright Rulings
This week saw a couple of big events in the world of music copyright. First off, resolution to the Kraftwerk "Metal On Metal" case in the EU courts, as mentioned previously. Here's Complete Music Update:
The court said in a statement yesterday: "Phonogram producers have the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit reproduction in whole or in part of their phonograms. Consequently, the reproduction by a user of a sound sample, even if very short, taken from a phonogram must, in principle, be regarded as a reproduction 'in part' of that phonogram so that such a reproduction falls within the exclusive right granted to the phonogram producer".
But what about the artistic freedom of the sampler that the German Constitutional Court was so concerned about? Well, the ECJ has put some constraints on its main ruling. […] In the words of the court: "Where a user, in exercising the freedom of the arts, takes a sound sample from a phonogram in order to embody it, in a modified form unrecognisable to the ear in another phonogram, that is not a 'reproduction'". That conclusion is necessary, the court then added, to properly balance the rights of an intellectual property owner with the rights of artistic freedom.
There's been the myth of a time allowance on samples, that if one samples only two-seconds (or another arbitrary small amount) then, legally, everything is okay. This has never been true in the short history of sample litigation. The issue is identifiably and uniqueness. If, say, a jury can point to a phrase and agree that it's an unauthorized appropriation of a master recording (a sample) then it's likely deemed copyright infringement. The length doesn't matter.
The confusion is probably due to the lack of precedent and definition in the US courts. There hasn't been a high profile episode like the Kraftwerk complaint yet. So, while the ruling of the EU court doesn't necessarily say anything new (and it doesn't add any new limitations, despite what some clickbait headlines might lead one to believe) it is good to have the context fully explained by a legal body.
Then there's the court's additional opinion on the artist who artistically messes with a sample to the point of ambiguity. Of course, that artist is in the clear — thanks, EU court — but that's not so much because it's 'artistic freedom.' It's that ideally, no one would identify the errant sample in the first place. In other words, sample away. Just be sure to muck that thing up beyond all recognition.
The other big copyright news concerns this Katy Perry vs. Flame outcome. Rolling Stone:
A jury unanimously ruled that Katy Perry's 2013 hit single "Dark Horse" improperly copied Christian rapper Flame's 2009 song "Joyful Noise." The nine-member federal jury in a Los Angeles determined that Perry and her co-writers and producers will owe [$2.78 million in] damages for copyright infringement. […]
Perry, who was not present when the verdict was read, testified that she had never heard "Joyful Noise," nor heard of Flame, before the lawsuit. Her co-writers testified similarly. Flame's lawyers responded that the song was widely distributed, with millions of plays on YouTube and Spotify, and reminded the jury of Perry's origins in the Christian music scene. His team argued that Perry and her team had ripped off the main beat and instrumental line of "Joyful Noise."
One remarkable aspect is the quoting of YouTube and Spotify plays as evidence that obviously everyone's heard the song. Umm … okay. Have Spotify plays been argued as evidence in court before?
My feelings, but dialed down a bit, echo those of YouTuber Adam Neely in this video (and kudos for pointing out the similarity of the phrase in question to a famous song by The Art of Noise, which I haven't seen anyone else mention):
Additionally, Flame's Marcus Gray added in his original complaint that "Joyful Noise" has been "irreparably tarnished by its association with the witchcraft, paganism, black magic, and Illuminati imagery evoked by the same music in 'Dark Horse.'" Of course, there are some kooky internet 'theories' out there about Katy Perry and the Illuminati. But I don't know why people fear the Illuminati so much … if this all-powerful organization couldn't help Katy Perry win this case then I doubt they're competent enough to secretly run the world.1Though a hidden overload's incompetency could explain the current state of affairs.
Filed Under: Commentary, Industry News Tagged With: Copyright, European Union, Illuminati, Katy Perry, Kraftwerk, Legal Matters, Sampling


BALLKIDS at tennis matches are often called upon to perform the most inane tasks. They get the towels for players, dry the courts and of course deliver them balls to serve with.
But from time to time they make highlight reels.
In the past that's included getting hit by balls moving at a fast pace, fainting on the court or even having a hit with the tennis stars themselves.
And sometimes they remove insects from the court - as this one was going to do for German veteran Sabine Lisicki in her Thailand Open match against Spain's Garbine Muguruza.
As it turns out, though, this kid had different plans to what Lisicki was thinking.
The ballgirl runs in, seemingly to help Lisicki remove the stricken insect from the playing surface before executing a stomp that WWE Royal Rumble winner Seth Rollins might be proud of.
.@sabinelisicki wanted a more gentle approach.
And in the process they scared a shocked-looking Lisicki who turns away, horrified, before laughing it off.
Lisicki, a former Wimbledon finalist who is on the comeback trail, would go on to lose the match 6-3 6-4. Still, its better than how the insect fared given it lost its life.
The top-seeded Muguruza next plays another German, Mona Barthel.
Who will survive GoT's killing spree?


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PhD position 'The Transfer of Power and/or Learning (translatio imperii and/or translatio studii) as an Anchoring Device in Early Modern (Neo-Latin) Literature'
PhD position
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PhD project (4 years, 1.0 fte), Leiden University
Title: The Transfer of Power and/or Learning (translatio imperii and/or translatio studii) as an Anchoring Device in Early Modern (Neo-Latin) Literature
(Anchoring Work Package 6, Reception of Antiquity)
Supervisors:
Prof. Dr A.B. Wessels (Leiden University), Dr S.T.M. de Beer (Leiden University).
This project studies the reception of a 'Denkform' from classical antiquity: the notion that there is a natural 'transfer' or succession from one culture to the other (the so-called translatio). In antiquity, authoritative schemes of translatio were, e.g., the translatio studii (transfer of intellectual culture or learning) from Greece to Rome, or that of the translatio imperii (transfer of empire) from Troy to Rome. In Early Modern (Neo-Latin) literature this same notion of 'transfer' was employed in order to legitimize innovative shifts of power or learning. This 'Denkform' anchors these innovations in two ways: first by establishing a connection between the new power or centre of learning and Antiquity via such 'transfer'; second, by establishing a connection between the Early Modern and ancient notions of 'transfer'.
The PhD project is part of the programme described above. Possible topics are the legitimization of new centres of power by means of creating a genealogical connection with Troy, or the legitimization of new centres of learning, new forms of literature, or even 'new' literary languages by creating a connection with the literature of Rome and Greece.
Candidates are invited to design their own research project, set out in a structured PhD proposal (title, research question, scholarly background, aims, method, corpus). Their research should be primarily based on Neo-Latin sources, but projects in which a comparison with vernacular sources is included are also (and even especially) welcome. In any case, the project should contribute to the overall research programme and address the following research questions: in what ways is the translatio-scheme used as an (anchored) anchoring device? How does it help author(s) to legitimize or generate prestige for new centres of power or new forms of literature? And what does their use of this scheme as anchoring device teach us about the concept of anchoring innovation itself?
The Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, LUCAS:
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/humanities/centre-for-the-arts-in-society.
PhD project, 4 years (1.0 fte, 38 hrs/week), starting date to be agreed, with a preference for 1 April 2020. Initially a contract will be given for 12 months, with an extension for the following 36 months on condition of a positive evaluation.
€ 2.325,- to € 2.972,- gross per month (based on a full-time appointment of 38 hours).
Tasks of the PhD candidate will include:
Completion of a PhD thesis within four years;
Participation in meetings of the project research group(s);
Presentations of intermediate research results at workshops and conferences;
Participation in the training programme of the Graduate School of Leiden University and the National Research School OIKOS (to be supplemented with modules from the research schools Huizinga or Mediëvistiek if desirable for the project);
Participation in staff meetings of the Leiden Classics team and the intellectual life and PhD community of the department and the institute;
Some teaching in the second and third years of the appointment.
A Research MA, MA or MPhil degree in Classics, with a MA-thesis on a topic from Latin or Neo-Latin literature, or a Research MA, MA or MPhil degree in Renaissance Studies (or comparable programme), with a MA-thesis that demonstrates solid expertise in Latin literature, held by time of appointment (if the degree is not yet obtained at the time of application, a statement by the applicant's supervisor should confirm that it will be obtained by time of appointment);
Excellent research skills;
A strong cooperative attitude and willingness to engage in collaborative research;
Excellent command of English.
In order to be considered, applications must include the following information (in the same order), in one PDF file (not zipped):
Copy of relevant diploma;
If necessary (see requirements), statement by supervisor confirming that the applicant will hold the required degree at the time of appointment.
More information about this position may be obtained from Dr Susanna de Beer, s.t.m.de.beer@hum.leidenuniv.nl. Questions about the procedure can be directed to Aniek van den Eersten, anchoring@let.ru.nl.


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Eine Anzeigetafel ist eine meist in der Öffentlichkeit angebrachte Tafel, die die Betrachtung aktueller, wechselnder Informationen aus größerer Entfernung ermöglicht.

Arten

Grundsätzlich kann zwischen manuellen und automatischen Anzeigetafeln unterschieden werden. Erstere können beispielsweise mit Kreide und Schwamm oder durch den Austausch von Tafeln geändert werden, letztere ändern sich automatisch und in der Regel durch Computersteuerung.

Bei automatischen Anzeigetafeln kann man zwischen mechanischen und elektronischen Tafeln unterscheiden.
Mechanische Tafeln sind in der Regel Fallblattanzeigen, bei denen in einem oder mehreren Anzeigefeldern mechanisch alle Anzeigeoptionen durchgeblättert werden können, oder sie bestehen aus bistabilen Anzeigeelementen, einem für jeden Bildpunkt (Pixel) oder jedes Segment einer Siebensegmentanzeige.
Die moderneren elektronischen Anzeigen benötigen keine mechanisch bewegten Teile, es werden meist Leuchtdioden als Pixel oder großflächige Flüssigkristallanzeigen mit Hintergrundbeleuchtung eingesetzt. Es können aber auch große Bildschirme verwendet werden. Diese Bildschirme sind technisch gesehen meistens aus mehreren kleineren Bildschirmen zusammengesetzt.

Bei Fallblattanzeigen und vielen Flüssigkristallanzeigen (die nicht als Matrix von einzelnen Bildpunkten aufgebaut sind) können nur bestimmte vorgegebene Zeichen dargestellt werden; die Schrift ist jedoch besser lesbar als die oft grobe Darstellung durch Bildpunkte (Pixel).

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Die 1978 installierte Anzeigetafel auf dem Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld war die erste elektronische Anzeigetafel in der DDR.

Als Vorsitzender des Greater London Council provozierte Ken Livingstone die Thatcher-Regierung, indem er auf einer riesigen Anzeigetafel die aktuellen Arbeitslosenzahlen zeigte.

Fassungslos starrten Zuschauer und Offizielle beim Olympischen Tag in Berlin 1984 auf die Anzeigetafel, die 04,80 m zeigte – sie ermöglichte nur zweistellige Weiten im Speerwurf.

Anfang Mai 2004 erlitt eine Anzeigetafel des Flughafens Wien-Schwechat durch den Computerwurm "Sasser" kurzfristig einen Totalausfall.

Die größte Anzeigentafel der Welt befindet sich im TIAA Bank Field, dem Stadion der Jacksonville Jaguars.

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 in Sportstätten zum Anzeigen des Spielstandes oder ähnlichen für die entsprechende Sportart relevanten Informationen
 die meisten modernen Fußballstadien besitzen digitale Anzeigetafeln, die über Pixel aufgebaut werden und daher auch zur Wiederholung von Spielszenen geeignet sind
 Kult ist die Anzeigetafel am Hamburger Millerntor, die ausschließlich das Ergebnis anzeigen kann. Sie besteht aus Metalltafeln mit Zahlen, die bei jedem neu erzielten Tor von einer Person manuell ab- und neu aufgehängt werden müssen.
 an Haltestellen des öffentlichen Nah- und Fernverkehrs, insbesondere an Bahnhöfen und Flughäfen zur Anzeige des aktuellen Fahrplans inklusive aller bekannter Ausfälle und Verzögerungen (siehe: Dynamische Fahrgastinformation).
 an Autobahnen im Rahmen der elektronischen Verkehrsleitsysteme.
 in Innenstädten im Rahmen eines Parkleitsystems.
 als Werbetafeln in der Öffentlichkeit (siehe: Außenwerbung).
 beim Parketthandel zur Anzeige von Kursen.

Siehe auch
 Anzeige (Technik)
 Fallblattanzeige
 Abfahrtstafel
 Verkehrszeichen
 Zugzielanzeiger
 Siebensegmentanzeige

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Summer holiday madness is once again upon us, and we have secured several educational projects to include a large heating renewal project with new client Chesham Grammar School. We are also pleased to be returning to Oaklands College to undertake a window replacement scheme and Harrow School to undertake internal refurbishments to the Headmasters Laundry and Bradbys Common Room.
All works start imminently and are due for completion in time for the new academic year.


Our Christmas mission- With the right process, Christmas can be bliss.
Christmas is the most magical time of year, but for many, just the thought of the 'C' word brings them out in a cold sweat. The presents, the socialising, the dinner. It can all get too much to cope with.
It doesn't have to be this way though. By putting in place the right process for all the jobs you have to do, not only do you break it down into more manageable chunks, but you get the satisfaction of ticking off your steps when they're done.
How can I keep on top of my processes?
Whilst many would say that the modern era has taken some of the sparkle away from Christmas, we prefer to put what the modern day has given us to good use and get that 'Christmassy' feeling back.
Technology at Christmas can be more about setting up your recordings on your Sky+ box and setting timers via your smart home device. By using the Process Bliss software and apps, you can map out all the steps you need to take to give you the best Christmas ever. And what's more, when you're done, schedule the perfect processes for next year too to take the stress away a whole 12 months in advance!
Hopefully you will see from our processes just how easy it is to get started and using Process Bliss. The best bit? Process Bliss is five free users, with full functionality, forever. There are no strings. So add your parents, partners, friends or children to your account and start sharing your the secrets to your best Christmas ever! What have you got to lose?


Montajes Cancelas is present, once again, in the seventh edition of the fair considered a reference for the naval sector and also a tool to attract new investments and contracts for shipyards and auxiliary industry.
This year, like our facilities, we have renewed our Stand giving it a current and innovative character, according to our image as a company.
On the first day of Navalia, we were interviewed by the newspaper "Faro de Vigo", where we discussed our work expectations for the near future.
If you want to know more, go to the following link to read all the news.


Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic are some of Europe's most visited countries, for obvious reasons. Due to their close proximity to one another, an overall trip to all three of these countries makes for the perfect getaway for a quick school or work break. My family and I went on a trip this past winter throughout some of these three countries' top cities, which you've probably caught on to if you've been reading my blog for a while. So, to conclude my entire series on that trip, I decided to write an overall outline/itinerary to the places we visited. In this post, I'll be showing almost the exact path that I went on throughout my family's two week trip to all of these countries (+ a quick pit stop in Slovakia!). This post will definitely help you out if you're planning on visiting any of these sites, whether that be in the near or far future. With info on accommodation, transportation, activities and basics of each of the stops on the itinerary, hopefully this article can either give you an exact itinerary or a helpful outline to how to visit all three of these destinations in just two weeks.
Berlin is a city full of hundreds of legendary landmarks and amazing attractions. From the breathtaking Berlin Cathedral to the photogenic East Side Gallery, the convenient Museum Island to the radiant Reichstag building, and the beautiful Brandenburg gate to the chilling Holocaust Memorial, there are an endless list of places to visit in Berlin. In this post I'll be guiding you through how to have the perfect day sightseeing throughout Berlin, hitting most of the city's top spots in less than twelve hours!