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This weekend, as promised, I didn't do all that much. On Friday after work I went to see the Chris Ofili exhibition at the Tate Britain. It was good, especially if you like lots of pictures with elephant dung on them, and who doesn't?
I went out shopping in Wood Green on Saturday morning ftb I am classy. I went in Poundland, H&M, Wilkinsons and Morrissons. Like I say, classy. Then I more or less stayed in for the rest of the weekend, only leaving the flat to buy a paper on Sunday. I did make a loaf of bread, a lime cake and a moussaka though and then put them all in a blender to make an exciting tomatolimelambbreaduberginecake drink.
I don't care that it's struck through, that makes me feel SICK.
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Jin Se-yeon and Kim Min-kyu to Star in TV Chosun's "Queen: Love and War"
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Jin Se-yeon and Kim Min-kyu are starring in a palace romance drama.
TV Chosun's "Queen: Love and War" depicts the race of those who risk their lives and seek the position of the 'queen', the only Joseon status that is allowed to those who are not born from the Royal Lee family.
Jin Se-yeon takes on the role of Kang Eun-bo, a woman who wants to become the queen to find the culprit that killed her daughter. Unlike her fragile looks, she's relentless.
Kim Min-kyu is starring in his first sageuk. He plays Prince Yi Gyeong, the only character in the line of descent, intelligent and handsome. He became a prince by nature, but suffers hardships.
Lee Si-eon and Lee Yeol-eum are co-stars in this drama. Lee Si-eon plays a character who goes by the name of Wal because of his foul mouth and loud voice. Lee Yeol-eum plays Jo Yeong-ji, a maiden from a noble family. She gets scolded for her immature remarks, but she wants to become Yi Gyeong's woman.
Do Sang-woo is starring in his first comeback project since his discharge from the military. He plays Lee Jae-hwa, a character that becomes the first in line to the throne overnight. A carefree character such as him enters the palace and his life turns around.
"Queen: Love and War" is written by Choi Soo-mi, the winner of the 9th "Shooting Star in the Desert" contest.
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The grapes for the Chateau Jeanguillon Les Vignes de la Garene are mechanically harvested and are sorted twice, once in the vineyard and once at the winery. The grapes undergo a period of cold maceration and fermentation is in steel vats. The wine is rested for 2 months after fermentation and then bottled early to preserve freshness.
The wine is a blend of 40% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sauvignon Gris, 20% Semillon and 10% Muscadelle.


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Q: How to change the value of a key in a dictionary which is in a dictionary How can I change the value of the key "current_date". I've tried it with months[month].update({current_date: int(minute)}), but that only gave me a new dictionary and didn't change my old one. So how can I add time, for example 60 min?
Current Dictionary
months = {"January":{"current_date": 60}}

Update Dictionary
months = {"January":{"current_date": 120}}

I'm sorry if this question already got asked, but I simply wasn't able to find a solution...

A: I hope it is what you're looking for:
months = {"January":{"current_date": 60}} #initializing
months["January"]["current_date"] = 120 #updating

To add 60 mins:
months = {"January":{"current_date": 60}}
months["January"]["current_date"] = months["January"]["current_date"] + 60

Or more efficient:
months = {"January":{"current_date": 60}}
months["January"]["current_date"] += 60

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class Tr8n::LanguageCaseValueMap < ActiveRecord::Base

  after_save :clear_cache
  after_destroy :clear_cache

  belongs_to :language, :class_name => "Tr8n::Language"
  belongs_to :translator, :class_name => "Tr8n::Translator"

  serialize :map

  def self.by_language_and_keyword(language, keyword)
    Tr8n::Cache.fetch("language_case_value_map_#{language.id}_#{keyword}") do
      find_by_language_id_and_keyword_and_reported(language.id, keyword, false)
    end
  end

  # add a better way to determine the gender dependency
  def gender_based?
    return false unless map
    map.each do |key, value|
      return true if value.is_a?(Hash)
    end
    false
  end

  def value_for(object, case_key)
    return unless map

    # male female definition
    if map[case_key].is_a?(Hash)
      object_gender = Tr8n::GenderRule.gender_token_value(object)
      if object_gender == Tr8n::GenderRule.gender_object_value_for("female")
        return map[case_key]['female']
      end
      return map[case_key]['male']
    end

    map[case_key]
  end

  def implied_value_for(case_key)
    return unless map
    return gender_value_for(case_key, "male") if map[case_key].is_a?(Hash)
    map[case_key]
  end

  def gender_value_for(case_key, gender)
    return unless map
    return map[case_key] unless map[case_key].is_a?(Hash)
    map[case_key][gender]
  end

  def save_with_log!(new_translator)
#    new_translator.updated_language_case_values!(self)

    self.translator = new_translator
    save
  end

  def destroy_with_log!(new_translator)
#    new_translator.deleted_language_case_values!(self)

    destroy
  end

  def report_with_log!(new_translator)
    # new_translator.reported_language_case_values!(self)

    update_attributes(:reported => true)
    self.translator.update_attributes(:reported => true)
  end

  def clear_cache
    Tr8n::Cache.delete("language_case_value_map_#{language.id}_#{keyword}")
  end

end

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February 5, 2017 – Bordeaux, France – Frenchman Julien Epaillard took even himself by surprise when galloping to victory with Quatrin de la Roque at the penultimate leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2016/2017 Western European League on home ground in Bordeaux, France tonight. "I didn't come here with big expectations" said the delighted 39-year-old from Normandy, after out-pacing and out-jumping the stellar field of 39 starters in another marathon jump-off against the clock.
Runner-up spot went to 40-year-old Dutchman Leopold van Asten with VDL Groep Zidane while reigning European Young Rider champion, 21-year-old Guido Klatte from Germany, clinched third with Qinghai and Ireland's Denis Lynch lined up fourth with All Star.
It seems even the top course designers are astonished by the ability of the horses and riders on the indoor circuit this winter, as 19 managed to complete Uliano Vezzani's first-round track without incident. "What can I say? It's a big arena and the horses jumped great – that's the sport!" said the world-famous Italian course designer.
It was Rio Olympian, van Asten, who set the jump-off target when second to go and clear in 37.71 seconds, and although Frenchman Aldrick Cheronnet (Tanael des Bonnes) and Germany's Markus Brinkmann (Pikeur Dylon) were also fault-free it wasn't until Klatte took his turn that the Dutchman's time looked vulnerable. Klatte steered a shorter route when cutting inside the first fence after tackling the double at the halfway point, stopping the clock in 38.09 seconds, but two horses later Epaillard and his 13-year-old gelding did the same to break the beam in what would turn out to be the winning time of 35.92 seconds.
The superstars who followed him into the ring often faulted at the vertical that followed that inside turn, or sometimes even earlier, on the rollback to the vertical third fence on the new course. Lynch was never likely to beat the target time with his massive 14-year-old gelding, but 38.41 seconds would be plenty good enough for fourth spot when the remaining six contenders all left poles on the floor.
"Things have not been going great for me, and after La Coruna (early December) I felt my horse was tired so I gave him a little break" said Epaillard as today's result began to sink in. "Then we started again in Oliva (ESP) and came here, but I was only really preparing for the Grand Prix tomorrow, I wasn't expecting this to happen!" he added.
Gothenburg in Sweden will host the last leg of the Western European League in three weeks time.
19, Kiamon (Timothee Anciaume) FRA 0/16.


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Mike Still, Managing Director, Client Service at Marsh, Chairman of Business in the Community's Business Emergency Resilience Group and The Prince's Business Ambassador to Scotland, writes in time for winter about a business led-approach that might just help a business sink or swim this winter.
October has arrived and the change of season usually signals unsettled weather for the UK. If we think back to 2013-14 - the wettest winter on record – we saw over 3,000 commercial properties and 7,700 homes flooded with long term impacts to business customers and suppliers, utilities and other infrastructure. Improved coordination, communications and response might just make a difference in helping businesses survive another wet winter.
HRH The Prince of Wales' Business Emergency Resilience Group (BERG) recognises that small businesses are the lifeblood of many local communities and that severe disruptions can often lead to long-term and sometimes unrecoverable knock-on effects. By working collectively to build greater business resilience, we can make a massive difference and help save vast sums of money.
BERG helps to join up and mobilise businesses and is delivered through the charity Business in the Community, of which HRH is President.
BERG was initiated in response to the severe disruptions to local communities following the 2010 floods in the hope that better links between business might lessen the longer term impacts of flooding and improve the likelihood of successful, affordable and more rapid recovery.
Matching the resources offered by large businesses to the needs of small business owners during a crisis is one of the important functions that an organisation like BERG can offer at local level.
Our unique business-led approach aims to maintain business continuity during major disruptive events complementing services already on offer from Government and other service sectors.
With one in 6 properties at risk of flooding, BERG believes it is crucial that businesses prepare for such disruptions, identify how best to continue operating and minimise long term financial impacts.
Take a business resilience health check and get a personalised report about how your business can prepare for flooding and severe weather.
BERG is an active network of leading businesses and organisations across the UK.
It offers access to expertise in many areas of everyday business that is important in a crises. BERG has a business-led Leadership Team. It's founding members are Marsh, Adler & Allan, Aviva, Barclays, BT, HSBC, Network Rail, RBS and Virgin Money.
It also has a number of strategic partners from UK and Scottish Government (including the Cabinet Office - Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Met Office and the Environment Agency) as well as the Freight Transport Association, Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, and voluntary sector organisations such as the British Red Cross.
It's wider network utilises BITC's and SBC's business membership, and works with the emergency services, local authorities, local resilience forums, regional resilience partnerships and the voluntary sector. BERG is also collaborating with HRH The Prince of Wales' Business Ambassadors Network providing a local connection to communities during a crisis.


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No bottled water for Bear—this is spring water at the source.
Monsieur Bear - a gentledog of discriminating taste and a connoisseur of fine waters.
What a stunning photo! It looks like paradise...especially for a discerning canine.
Oh, how beautiful. I just muted the television so I could "hear" the water running, Bear lapping up a drink and the birds chirping.
Truely a picture for relaxation and renewal. How blessed you are.


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Report: Most global execs say AI drives financial, cultural benefits
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A majority of global executives who have implemented artificial intelligence in some form in their business report that the new-age technology has been instrumental in driving financial and cultural benefits at the team and organizational levels, a new study reported on Tuesday.
According to the joint report, published by MIT's Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group, more than 55% of the executives who use AI saw financial gains (11% with significant gains and 44% with some gains), while 58% said the implementation of technology improved their team's overall efficiency and decision quality. Of the latter, more than 75% saw improvements in three key aspects of team culture — morale, collaboration, and collective learning.
Team morale particularly increased with greater AI adoption, as organizations that made AI-related changes in many processes were nearly two times more likely to morale boost than those with no changes.
The findings highlight that AI deployment can have a far-reaching impact beyond its primary goal, enabling teams to get stronger and perform tasks with more pride and effectiveness. They can also collaborate better. These cultural benefits can penetrate the foundation of business operations, improving assumptions that drive organizational behaviors, KPIs, and ensuring the pursuit of smarter goals.
Shervin Khodabandeh, a senior partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group, said, "Given how effective AI has proved to be at the team and cultural levels, it is imperative that leaders within companies find ways to translate that more broadly to the organizational level. Furthermore, AI can become a managerial tool to align micro behavior with broader goals, including societal purpose, equity, and inclusivity."
AI adoption drives confidence
In addition to improving cultural elements and enabling happier teams, AI also fosters more confidence within organizations, the study added. A significant 63% of the surveyed executives said AI helps them feel more prepared to defend against competitors and capture opportunities in adjacent industries. The figure increases to 78% in the case of firms achieving significant financial benefits with AI.
Notably, BCG and MIT SMR surveyed a total of 2,197 managers across 106 countries and 28 industries to gather this data. They also conducted in-depth interviews with executives from organizations such as CBS, Northwestern Mutual, Humana, KLM, McDonald's, H&M, Nasdaq, Moderna, Spotify, Mastercard, PepsiCo, and Levi Strauss.
The organizations also found that 55% of the surveyed group used AI to explore new ways of creating value versus improving existing processes. These companies are nearly three times more likely to feel prepared to capture opportunities in adjacent industries, the study said.
"Successful organizations have moved beyond using AI just to improve their current business and processes," François Candelon, senior partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group and global director of its Henderson Institute, said in a statement. "They are now harnessing the power of AI to uncover new business opportunities to create competitive advantage."
Cultural acceptance is vital
While the above-mentioned figures show that AI plays a significant role in improving team culture as well as gaining financial and competitive benefits, it must be noted that the adoption of the technology cannot happen if the culture of an organization rejects AI in the first place.
Currently, according to the study, nearly half of companies believe that mistrust of AI stems from a lack of understanding (49%) or training (46%) of the employees. Other reasons leading to mistrust include providing too little context behind decisions and building a poor tool, backed by insufficient quality data (31%).
These challenges need to be solved by offering a strong tool that not just meets employee expectations but is also supported with proper guidance and training.
"Cultural acceptance of AI begins with trust. Building that trust depends on teaching and training workers, explaining the reasons for AI recommendations, and providing AI tools that solve problems," David Kiron, editorial director of MIT's Sloan Management Review and coauthor of the report, said.
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November trial scheduled in Grand Island sex trafficking case
Hassan Aden and Mohamuud Gurre being prosecuted for sex trafficking in Grand Island.(Hall County Jail)
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - A Grand Island man goes on trial this fall for his part in a local sex-trafficking scheme.
Mohamuud Gurre, 31, is charged with felony Labor/Sex trafficking in Hall County District Court. His trial is scheduled for Nov 2.
Gurre and Hassan Aden, 33, of Grand Island, were arrested in May after an investigation into a sex trafficking scheme in which multiple women were brought into a house near downtown Grand Island and sold to local men for sex. Court records indicate that Aden and Gurre drugged and beat the women if they refused sex with their customers. The records indicate that in at least one case a woman said Gurre threatened her children if she didn't cooperate.
Court records indicate the crimes occurred between December 2018 and September 2019.
Aden is charged with two counts of felony Labor/Sex trafficking in Hall County Court. His next hearing is Aug 5.
The max penalty for labor/human trafficking is 50 years in prison.
Local authorities believe the sex trafficking ring may extend beyond Grand Island.
Captain Jim Duering of Grand Island Police Department said, "We do have information that leads us to believe that it happened in other communities and across state lines."
While some victims have been identified as a part of this investigation, police suspect that more victims exist.
"We did identify several victims of this case but portions of this investigation are on-going, said Duering. "We do believe that there are more victims and we hope that this arrest empowers those victims to come forward and speak with us."
Police request that anyone with information on human and sex trafficking in the protection of these victims and contact the Grand Island Police Department at 308-385-5400 or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text HELP or INFO to Be Free (233733).
If victims don't want to talk to police, they can contact the Crisis Center in Grand Island at (308) 381-0555.


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The director's biggest triumphs include helping generate around 2,500 pieces of coverage for the 2015 Small Business Saturday campaign, including items on Sky News, BBC News and most national newspapers.
The best thing about my job is... the opportunity to shape the media agenda while achieving brand recognition and supporting our clients' objectives. For me, in my professional life at least, there are few better things than opening a newspaper or magazine and seeing a great piece of coverage that you have placed, spread across a page.
The biggest misconception about PR is... the Ab Fab excess that some people associate with the industry. We have all been to and worked on great events – but there's almost always a load of work that's gone towards making such occasions a success and earning that first beer.
In five years' time I want to be... still heading up a growing Astute, with the same kind of interesting work, great clients and excellent colleagues that we are fortunate to have now.
Nominator says: "He understands the role that PR can and needs to play for clients in achieving their commercial as well as communications objectives."


The concept of innovation has evolved significantly over the last decade. It now appears that inherent successful innovation can be explained by the influence of the social networks and social capital. Originally based on tangible forms of capital and the necessity of technology pull and push, innovation management is now integrated in a larger system. The innovator's social network contains knowledge and information obtained from multiple connections in the social capital embedded in organisational and Inter-organisational network.
Randolph Kent's Think Piece for the Humanitarian Futures Programme considers the inter-relationship between the changing dimensions and dynamics of humanitarian threats and new forms of collaboration. and seeks to identify critical changes in the environment in which humanitarian organisations will have to operate over the coming decade and various innovative practices that will alter many aspects of traditional collaborative practices and structures. The past two decades have witnessed an upsurge in formal and informal collaborative mechanisms at global, regional and national levels.


What is the difference between the Tensile Testing Methods?
Tensile is measuring the maximum force a fabric can be subjected to before it ruptures. However, there are two methods that you can use to test the tensile force: the Strip Method (AS2001.2.3.1) and the Grab Method (AS2001.2.3.2).
The Strip Method uses a sample of fabric (50mm wide x 200mm long) and the complete width of the specimen is gripped in the jaws of the testing machine. The fabric is extended at a constant rate of 100mm/min* until the fabric ruptures, and the maximum force and the elongation at rupture is recorded in Newtons per 50mm (N/50mm).
* This is based on the fabric having a gauge length of 200mm and elongation at break between 8% and 75%.
The Grab Method uses a sample of fabric (100mm wide x approx 100mm long) and the centre part of the specimen is gripped in the jaws of the testing machine. The fabric is extended at a constant rate of 50mm/min until the fabric ruptures, and the maximum force is recorded in Newtons (N).
It is important to recognise the differences between each method and to specify the method used as the results can vary, as demonstrated in the table below. The variation is due mainly due to the effective width of the fabric being extended, with a strip method effective width is limited solely to cut width of the sample (in the case above 50mm), whereas the grab method includes of the part of the sample held by the jaws as well as a proportional effect of the sample overhanging the jaws.


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CTD Holdings Scientific Advisory Board Endorses Alzheimer's Disease as Next Indication for Company's
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CTD Holdings Scientific Advisory Board Endorses Alzheimer's Disease as Next Indication for Company's Trappsol® Cyclo™ Drug Development Program
July 18, 2019 10:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time
ALACHUA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CTD Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CTDH), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops cyclodextrin-based products for the treatment of disease with unmet medical need, today announced that the Company's Scientific Advisory Board endorsed Alzheimer's Disease as the company's next drug development indication. The Scientific Advisory Board met via videoconference on July 17, 2019. The endorsement was made based on the company's data from an ongoing expanded access program in late-onset Alzheimer's Disease with Trappsol® Cyclo™ and on data from two ongoing trials using Trappsol® Cyclo™ in Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, a rare genetic disease which may also lead to cognitive decline. The expanded access program in late-onset Alzheimer's Disease is now in its second year. CTD's Niemann-Pick Disease Type C trials and the expanded access program in Alzheimer's are based on intravenous administration of the drug.
CTD Chairman and CEO N. Scott Fine said, "CTD is grateful to the Scientific Advisory Board for its insights and its work. We will move forward to build and launch a clinical trial in Alzheimer's Disease."
The Scientific Advisory Board is led by two Co-Chairs: Rita Colwell, PhD, Distinguished University Professor both at the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and former Director of the National Science Foundation, and Sharon Hrynkow, PhD, CTD's Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs.
Scientific Advisory Board members are:
M. Flint Beal, MD, University Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience in the Department of Neurology and Neuroscience at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University - New York Presbyterian Hospital;
Caroline Hastings, MD, Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist and senior clinician-scientist and educator at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland CA; and
Benny Liu, MD, Associate Division Chief of Gastroenterology at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
The Scientific Advisory Board plans to meet in late 2019 to consider additional future drug development indications.
About CTD Holdings:
CTD Holdings, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops cyclodextrin-based products for the treatment of disease. The company's Trappsol® Cyclo™, an orphan drug designated product in the United States and Europe, is used to treat Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, a rare and fatal genetic disease, on a compassionate use basis as well as in three ongoing formal clinical trials (Clinical Trials.gov NCT02939547, NCT02912793 and NCT03893071). Additional indications for the active ingredient in Trappsol® Cyclo™ are in development. For additional information, visit the company's website: www.ctd-holdings.com
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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" about the company's current expectations about future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Statements that are not historical facts, such as "anticipates," "believes" and "expects" or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from what is expressed in, or implied by, these statements. The factors which may influence the company's future performance include the company's ability to obtain additional capital to expand operations as planned, success in achieving regulatory approval for clinical protocols, enrollment of adequate numbers of patients in clinical trials, unforeseen difficulties in showing efficacy of the company's biopharmaceutical products, success in attracting additional customers and profitable contracts, and regulatory risks associated with producing pharmaceutical grade and food products. These and other risk factors are described from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the company's reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Unless required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events.
Investor/Media Contact:
Sitrick and Company
Wendy Tanaka
wtanaka@sitrick.com


One of the major functions of the Office of Economic and Demographic Research is to participate in the development of forecasts of major revenue sources that are either available for State spending or impact the decisions made in the planning and budgeting process. As part of that process, revenues from different sources are analyzed on a regular basis. The links below provide information related to revenues, including current forecasts and analysis of how accurate they are, as well as related presentations and special research projects concerning revenues. Also included are reports related to the Constitutional Revenue Limitation, and reports concerning the impacts of legislative action on revenues.


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The Electro-Harmonix NY-2A ($2,699) is a dual-channel, vacuum tube optical compressor. Its channels can be run separately in mono or linked for stereo compression.
The Electro-Harmonix NY-2A ($2,699) is a dual-channel, vacuum tube optical compressor. Its channels can be run separately in mono or linked for stereo compression. Unlike most compressors, the NY-2A does not offer typical threshold, ratio, attack, and release settings, rather each channel has pre-gain, compression, and post-gain controls. The combination of pre-gain level and compression results in gain reduction, and the post-gain controls makeup output.
In addition to the input, compression, and output controls on each channel, the NY-2A gives the engineer three selectable light sources to feed the opto-coupler. A knob on each channel switches between an electroluminescent (EL) lamp, an incandescent (IND) lamp, and a light emitting diode (LED). The people at Electro-Harmonix claim this flexibility is unique within the compressor market.
The EL lamp changes color based on frequency. It emits less light at low frequencies, therefore more compression is applied to higher frequencies. This creates a de-esser of sorts, and the resulting sonic characteristic is a slight boost in the low end. For greater compression amounts to the high frequencies, the NY-2A has a "squash" setting that is available only when EL is the selected light source.
Of the three light sources, the IND lamp has the slowest attack. With this slow attack, high frequencies escape compression, thus achieving a slightly brighter tone at the output. If an even slower attack time is desired while sourcing the light from the IND lamp an "attack" switch is provided for a secondary preset attack time (100 ms). The LED has the fastest attack time and flattest frequency response of the three light sources (10 ms).
It may seem that having only input, compression, and output controls in addition to the light source selector would make the NY-2A a piece of cake to set up. This is true to some degree. Dialing it in is really more about the ears than the numbers. The challenge in making the NY-2A work the way you want is in understanding that each lighting element is unto itself, meaning settings that sound good with the EL lamp may not work at all with the IND lamp or LED. For those not really well versed in compression this could lead to liking one lamp over the others out of a misconception that the input/compression/output settings should translate equally from element to element.
Each channel of the NY-2A features two meters. The first is a backlit VU meter that can be switched to show either gain reduction or output level. A screwdriver adjustable trim is included for recalibration of the meter for "tube changes or age." The other meter, the "Magic Eye," shows output level. While it does not afford the user a numbered meter for specific output referencing, it is much faster responding than a VU.
In this day and age of smaller and lighter means better and cooler, the NY-2A is not concerned with being part of the hip crowd of recording equipment. Weighing in at 25.7 pounds, it is a very solid three rack space box filled with eight tubes plus Lundahl input and output transformers. This means that in use it is not just your sound that will be hot. Even with vent holes on the top and back panels, the NY-2A can get very hot. Caution needs to be taken in building a rack with an NY-2A so there is proper ventilation- for the NY-2A's sake as well as any gear near it.
I had the opportunity to put the NY-2A through some paces in both tracking and mixing sessions. Both sessions were with Shannon Carlton, a Phoenix singer-songwriter.
We tracked acoustic guitars placing the NY-2A in the path to tape. We used a pair of Audio-Technica 4051's in X-Y on a Tacoma jumbo body guitar and ran them through a pair of Old School Audio MP-1A preamps into a SSL G series console.
The first settings we dialed in were with the EL lamp. I did not apply the squash setting. Since the guitar has a strong bottom end and the 4051's represent that accurately, the added low-end presence produced a real boom on full chords. Unfortunately it was not what we were looking for. This is where the beauty of the NY-2A shines.
If EL was not right at that time, we started over with the IND lamp, and voila! With minimal adjustment to the compression control we had a very tight, clear guitar sound that was full with out losing balance. Even with just a couple dBs of gain reduction, the transformered output fattened up the sound noticeably.
Vocals were tracked using the LED setting. Again we used no more than 4 dB of gain reduction and the result was a nice transparent recording in regard to frequency response. The bottom line is Shannon loved the sound and if the client is happy, I am happy.
While mixing, I ran the bass guitar through one channel in EL mode. With only 2 dB of gain reduction, we achieved a sound that retained its dynamics while sitting comfortably in the mix without needing additional equalization.
I ran the electric guitar lead parts through channel two using the IND lamp. After a bit of tweaking the parameters, we got a part that jumped out of the mix with real presence in the upper mid frequencies. This allowed me to back off my fader a bit and still have part that cut through.
I am not quite prepared to stand behind the claim that the NY-2A is the greatest compressor ever, only because I have not used every compressor ever made. Of those I have used, the NY-2A ranks right there with the very best, and its flexibility places it at or near the top of that list.
Combining a great Class A design with tremendous tube sound, Electro-Harmonix has built a wonderful compressor. It may take users a little while to figure out how best to use it in any situation, but a little learning curve is a small price to pay for the benefits your tracks and mixes will receive from the NY-2A.
For more information contact Electro-Harmonix at 717-937-8300, www.ehx.com.
"The NY-2A is a very impressive box. Its versatility makes it a good choice for nearly every component of a mix. It is a little bit LA-2A, but capable of getting gritty like an 1176. My only regret is that I did not have more time to play with it and exhaust all of its possibilities."
"If you have the time to dial in the settings, the NY-2A is an awesome compressor. I really liked it. Using it tracking vocals really fattened up the sound without becoming muddy. I would definitely use it again while tracking or mixing."
"Putting the NY-2A is the signal path to tape instantly changed not only the sonic qualities of the recordings, but the confidence I had in every take. Quieter sections sat better in the mix, and in louder passages, the NY-2A allowed me to be more focused on the delivery and less on managing dynamics through moving around the mic."


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Afghanistan's parliament fails to pass women's rights legislation
The women's rights law was approved by Karzai in 2009, but has been blocked by conservative MPs
By Talia Ralph
Afghanistan's parliament has blocked women's rights legislation approved by President Hamid Karzai in 2009, claiming that it is un-Islamic.
The Elimination of Violence Against Women Law, or EVAL, which requires parliamentary support to pass, aims to prevent violence against women, child marriages, and forced marriages.
However, religious-minded MPs have objected to at least eight of the legislation's articles, such as government-funded domestic abuse shelters, keeping the legal age of marriage at 16 for women, and capping the number of permitted wives at two instead of the current four.
Afghan parliament. (Photo: RFE/RL)
"Whatever is against Islamic law, we don't even need to speak about it," said conservative lawmaker Khalil Ahmad Shaheedzada.
Many of the conservative MPs also accused Karzai of being anti-Islamic for signing the law in the first place, and demanded that men cannot be prosecuted for rape within marriage, as the legislation has outlined.
Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said the 244-member assembly would look at the law again at a later date, but did not specify when.
"Today, the parliamentarians who oppose women's development, women's rights and the success of women...made their voices loud and clear," Fawzia Koofi, the head of parliament's women's commission, told Reuters.
Afghanistan continues to grapple with the Taliban-imposed Islamic law that keeps many women at home and devoid of many rights.
Though EVAL has technically been in place since it was signed by Karzai, its enforcement is spotty at best — between March 2010 and 2011, the first full year of the law's enactment, just 155 cases (7 percent of all cases) were prosecuted with criminal charges.
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This is Phase 3 of 6 phases in the CryptoCore proposal at https://transparency.iota.org/ Great use of the Iota Ecosystem Development Fund!!
I'm not technical- what is this and what does it do? How does it relate to IOTA? and what does PCB mean?
field programmable gated array on a plated circuit board. Means the hardware specifically optimized for running trinary IOTA on it.
What does it do? Fpga hashing?
You don't understand why the first one designed for IOTA would be celebrated on an IOTA forum? Are you daft?
I dont understand why they design and manufacture their own module if they could just buy one.
Off-the-shelf modules are loaded with a lot of unnecessary things. It's an optimized module designed for the specific task. And it costs less than $200 (the parts about $70 for single piece - if PoW is somewhen replaced by nbpow it could be $25 cheaper). The FPGA core itself was developed on an Arty S7 board. So you are right, you can port the core to (almost) any FPGA. I encourage you to do so - everything will be public and free for all (the core already is). Custom hardware solutions are always nicer (imho) and as long as the FPGA is manufactured the board can be produced - so you are not dependant from a single FPGA module manufacturer. And it doesn't have PCIe - it only uses the connector. It's not for PCs it's for the embedded world. It's a SoC (running a Cortex M1) with hardware accelerations for hashing, PoW, type-conversions with secure-storage and seed-management. It can run standalone and submit data to the tangle - or it could do payments - or .... Perhaps the IOTA foundation decides to let a bunch of these FPGA boards being produced and distributed to developers? Who knows :) I hope I could answer your question.
Thanx for the answer. Many dev. board are indeed loaded with unnecessary peripherals. But the one I linked are pretty minimalistic: just an FPGA, maybe some RAM and power supply... Anyway, in my opinion developing own module is only justified if IF has plans to sell it in big quantities (>1000), else it is not economically viable.
The first is an IOTA Core FPGA module which provides most IOTA core functions with hardware acceleration. It will offer a high-level API which is easy to use whereas computationally intense low-level calculations are off-loaded to specialized logic which gives significant advantage in speed compared to a software-only solution – making it perfect for embedded applications.
It still doe not answer the question: why they decided to develop own PCB instead of buying one?
You telling me that they can order one that will work with trinary without any loss of efficiency or a need to modify? Pretty sure that's why he is building his own.
Huh? What FPGA can you order that has his modifications for IOTA/trinary? Give me a link? Can't you admit you were wrong and that this will make developing with IOTA easier?


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Whitley Mixes It Up Against Lefties
When I was giving props to Chase Whitley earlier in the week, I made reference to the 2 approaches he's featured against right and left-handed hitters. His changeup had been his biggest weapon against lefties and he was setting it up well with his 4-seam fastball. Seattle stacked their lineup with lefty hitters for last night's series finale, putting them in the top 4 spots in the batting order as well as 6th, 7th, and 9th. In response, Whitley mixed up his routine a little to counter them and keep them at bay.
That's Whitley's pitch location plot against all the Seattle left-handed hitters last night. He threw 64 of his uber-efficient 82 pitches to lefties and in a slight variation to what had been his norm, featured the slider more prominently. He threw it 28.1% of the time, up from his lower 20s average, and scaled back the usage of his 4-seamer and changeup a tad. Whitley also added a bit of a new wrinkle by throwing his sinker 12 times. Coming into last night, he had only thrown it about 20 times to lefties in all his previous starts combined. Last night he seemed to be using it as a way to disguise his changeup.
Whitley's sinker has a similar tailing action away from left-handed hitters to that of his changeup. According to Texas Leaguers PITCHf/x system, its -7.66 inches of horizontal movement was almost identical to the -.780 inches on the changeup last night, as was the general location of the 2 pitches (down and away). I didn't watch the game, but looking at the plots and numbers now, it seems to me like Whitley was using his 2-seamer as a way to keep Seattle's lefties off his changeup. If they were expecting changeup and got something different, they weren't prepared for it. If they misread a 2-seamer as changeup out of his hand, they were way ahead of the pitch and hitting it for weak contact.
The slider was Whitley's way of mixing up his offerings early in the count. He threw it for a first pitch in 8 of the 23 PA against lefty hitters, along with 7 of his usual 4-seamer. Looking at the plot for those first pitches, most of the sliders were the show-me variety located in the middle part of the strike zone:
7 of them were strikes, 5 of them were swung at, and 4 of those 5 were put in play. We know that 1 of them became a souvenir off the bat of Logan Morrison, but the rest of them were converted to outs so between those and the other strikes, I'd say Whitley did a good job of mixing up his first pitch offerings and keeping the hitters from targeting his fastball.
Obviously the Mariners made life way easier for Whitley by swinging early and often in the count last night. To record 23 outs on 82 pitches is almost impossible to do without a little help in that regard. But Whitley's approach last night, whether it was his idea or not, was very smart and very well-executed and in that regard the start stands out to me as his best of the season so far and another feather in his cap. He's really starting to come on now that Joe is loosening the leash on him. He's pitching with confidence, he hasn't walked a batter in 4 straight games, and he's giving the rotation the reliable 3rd starter it needs.
(Pitch plots and stats courtesy of TL)
Labels: Chase Whitley, PITCHf/x, Pitching Strategy
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Once again she is playing the blame game. Once it was me, now it's her and eventually it will be someone else.
I too don't do resolutions, I hate giving my self tasks as it is without the added pressure. I suppose it could be not to get fired as quickly as I do my other jobs but that's just wishful thinking.
I Don't Have Any Resolutions, But I'll Follow Your Resolutions[except for the first one].
and why not the first one?!!!
I Stopped Blogging Nearly Last Year. If I Start Again This Year Then I Will Surely Post Once Or Twice A Week.
wheeee! I think that #2 will lead to #3. Don't you think?


Second full-length album by Epic Thrash Metal band from Greece.
Album contains of eight songs in Epic/Thrash style and it's a step forward from its predecessor "A Crimson Dawn". It follows a fast and more aggressive path incorporating some Extreme Metal elements in their mid-90's aesthetics.
Lyrically, it's a concept album about a symbolical hunt for the true Sun and everything that this journey means to every man. The quest for the light that exists in everyone's heart, a tale of quest that never ends as hope exists.
Recommended for fans of: Iced Earth, Blind Guardian, Amon Amarth, Heaven Shall Burn and everyone who likes aggressive and epic sound.
Total Metal Records, 2014 (TMR020-88).


If you're using Ubuntu 10.04 or newer and have installed the proprietary Nvidia or ATI video drivers then you likely know what I'm talking about.
The nice Ubuntu boot screen that you saw during the installation is now a low quality image and the resolution is wrong. Fortunately for you and I, there is a fix for this written by Marius Nestor at Softpedia.
I've taken the liberty to implement his steps in a single script that makes the work on your end a much easier task. Only use this script if you have not already attempted to follow Marius Nestor's tutorial.
Warning: Use this script at your own risk.
Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory containing the script.
Be patient for this script to complete, it will let you know when it is. After its complete, simply reboot your computer to verify the results.
If you'd like to undo these changes, you can download the following script and run it the same as you ran the first one. This will undo the changes made.
how can go back to previous my changes?
Thanks, meant to post that, but I forgot to get around to it. I've posted a link to a script that will undo the changes. Or you can follow the tutorial I linked to and change things back from there. My script to undo it should work fine though for you, I just tested it on my own computer before posting.
Thanks a ton. I hope you won't mind if I cover this on my site!
It doesn't work….the problem is the wrong resolution inserted in /etc/default/grub…..mine is 1440×900 and not 1280×1024! i will change the scipt for my own use….it's really useful!Many thanks!
What if i have a 1600×900 16:9 res?
You will either need to follow the steps that I linked to above and enter your specific resolution or edit my script with your resolution size.
already did that… i guess it doesnt work… you mean what linked steps?
It works! 🙂 THANK YOU!
Like Alex, my logo went from big to super-big.
Nevertheless, I changed resolution to fit my screen : 1900×1200.
Maybe the problem is i have 2 screens on boot ?
i've hit the same problem. it seems, that if one of you screens cannot handle the specified resolution, it drops to failsafe 320×200 (haven't seen thiiis big pixels since mid-ninetys). for my 2 screens with 1360×768 and 1440×900 a chose 1024×768 and the boot screen looks much better. 1440×900 would be perfect but i can live those few second until boot is over.
Same with me, I have dual monitor with 1440×900 and 1280×1024 resolution. I just use 1024×768 on the script and it looks fine.
I followed this guide, and when i start my computer i can see the grub menu with high resolution. But when the ubuntu boot start, the resolution is very low and ugly. Then i did the reverse step, and now i can unly get an ugly kubuntu boot screen.
Is i use the plymouth-resolution-fix.sh i can change boot screen by changing plymouth theme, but the resolution is very low. How can i fix this?
You guyes listen to some good music, but, I have to trumph you with this..
(please listen to better music!1!111!!!
Why, for God's sake, Canonical does not fix this ?
But then, for some unknown reason, my system dramatically slowed down – especially at logon and logoff. I didn't think it was at all related to this though.
So I've just spent the whole day wiping and reinstalling my whole OS, until it's perfect again. Fast boots, fast logins, etc.
Gah! This seemed such a good fix, and made the boot so beautiful. It's a shame, though, that my whole day has essentially gone to waste as I am now back in square one.
The revert script you included seems a little 'hit and miss', as I still found remnants from the installation in the grub config files… but after removing those & running update-grub, I'm still getting very slow boots & logins.
what do you do if you put in the wrong resolution??
I'm running 10.10, and without the proprietary graphics drivers the boot screen is fine, but with them it is in terminal-type font. The colors are right (purple, with white dots turning red as it loads) but no real "graphics" to speak of. I put in what I though was my resoluion and it is the same but small and in the upper left corner.
Everything works fine, but my one issue is, I have a big monitor, 23.1 inch widescreen and even though i set my resolution to 1920×1080 (default) the boot screen doesn't stretch out to the entire screen, even with the resolution change, it doesn't fit the entire monitor. Unlike before installing the drivers, the entire monitor would fill up during boot and the logo would be in the middle. Now, it's just like that except the screen doesn't fill the display entirely. It's got a good 1 inch from the top, bottom, left, and right missing, think of it as a wallpaper that is centered instead of stretched.
yeah! it worked fine, i just had to change the desired resolution to 1024 by 768. thank you!!
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Didn't work for me, unfortunately. Thanks, though.
Why was the "apt-get install" command changed to "apt-get purge" in the script?
I run it but nothing happened… I'm using ati drivers with a 1680×1050 resolution… how can I fix it?
It does not work on my Asus G73sw (NVIDIA GTX460M) with 11.04 64 bits. The result was no fix to plymouth and a low resolution session.
I was trying to fix this issue for third time in past 1.5 yrs and this time found this page. Worked flawlessly.
Only half-worked for me. I now get the graphical logo on shutdown, but on startup I still see the text-based logo with dots (only smaller now because of the resolution change).
Tried with both Ubuntu 11.04 and Xubuntu 11.04.
Did you run this as root user using "sudo"? See step #4.
Oh, sorry I didn't. Trying it now.
This time I ran with sudo, but the boot screen disappears.
Bummer. Doesn't work in Ubuntu with kernel version 3.16.0 and up. I'm at 3.16.0-34 and it still isn't working. Worked great with 3.13 and 3.14 kernels, though.


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Eventually we quieted back down—we had to, considering that we didn't know whether there were any more out there or not—and we tried to finish out the night. Personally I could hardly sleep, I was so shook up from what had happened. It was absolutely incredible—the guy'd just frozen up—and as we'd soon find out, it would prove costly. The rest of the night passed without incident. The sounds of the gunfire were replaced by the sounds of the night, still and quiet. Just before daylight I woke up and noticed a few of the other guys already stirring.
They'd given us fifteen minutes to finish the run—I wasn't sure if everybody would be able to finish in that time or not—wasn't even sure what would happen if you didn't—but I sure didn't want to find out— . . past the airstrip .. —As I ran past the airstrip, only one other guy in front of me, I noticed a couple of guys wearing steel pots, standing around at the far edge of the strip—they were standing with a couple of Lurps, just laughing and cutting up, probably in on a layover on the way up to Da Nang—one of the Lurps looked up and noticed me running by—he threw down his cigarette, let out a loud cheer, and started clapping for me, like I was a runner in a marathon—the sight of those guys in the steel pots reminded me of just exactly why I was there—I was in no hurry at all to go back to the line company— .


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Family Lawyer Minneapolis St Paul MN Michelle L. MacDonald
"Our law firm is built on relationships that grow by getting to know our clients and their unique legal needs."
Michelle MacDonald has a passion for justice, and strives to make the process as clear and straightforward for her clients as possible. Michelle's knowledge of the law and experience in the courtroom give her credibility. Her easy-going style establishes trust - a great combination to assist parties in resolving disputes. Michelle is recognized as one of the most skilled and knowledgeable attorneys, concentrating in the areas of Family Law, Divorce, Paternity, Adoption, Estate Planning, and Probate, including Civil Litigation and Appeals. Michelle's Divorce and Estate Planning clients have benefited by her general knowledge of a broad range of legal areas including Business, Real Estate, and Criminal Defense. Michelle graduated cum laude from Boston College, receiving her BA degree in Communications and English. She earned her law degree from Suffolk University, and completed the program of Instruction for Lawyers at Harvard Law School. Michelle applies the same zeal, whether handling a Divorce, Estate Plan, or Probate involving a modest estate, or millions in assets. Michelle has served as a Conciliation Court Judge in Hennepin County 1999 - 2014, and as an Adjunct Referee, Family Court from 1992 - 2012. Michelle is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law, Children's Law, ADR sections, Past co-chair Professionalism Committee, and Dakota County Bar Associations. Michelle is a certified parenting time expeditor; parenting consultant and a Rule 114 qualified Mediator. Michelle founded Family Innocence - a non-profit dedicated to keeping families out of court: resolving conflicts and injustices peacefully: who's mission is to eliminate court and litigation for families around the country. Michelle is founding member of the cooperative private divorce project (divorce without courts). She is admitted to practice law in the Minnesota Supreme Court; United States District Court of Minnesota; United States Court of Appeals; and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Michelle ran for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice in 2014 and in 2016 garnering 46.5% and 41% of the vote. She aspires to be a United States Supreme Court Justice. Visit www.macdonaldforjustice.com for more information about her campaign for justice for all.
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Interview with EDM Artist groovemasta on New Album
MuzicNotez: You're an artist that we promote as much as anybody, and this is our 3rd interview with you already. What have you been up to in the past few years since our last interview?
groovemasta: I've been working on a number of different songs, trying out adding some different styles of electronic music to my songs. I have been doing a lot of experimentation and have made a ton of beats and drum loops! In addition to the music, I have been working on the screenplay for a short movie I want to make, as well as the character design of the animated comedy video series about 4 Aliens on Earth!
Facebook.com/gr00vemasta
Twitter @gr00vemasta
Website www.GrooveInc.co.za
MuzicNotez: The pandemic has had an effect on you and changed a lot of your release dates. How have you had to adapt during covid and what music did you create during it?
groovemasta: Here in South Africa, it has been tough for all musicians due to the fact that the events industry hasn't been allowed to operate for over 1 year and a half now! I've had to find alternative ways to make money as relying on streaming royalties only is not enough due to how little the streaming companies pay in royalties! My upcoming new album has 8 tracks which were all created at various times during the pandemic which all in turn represent various stages of the pandemic.
MuzicNotez: You just released a new album entitled 'The Arrival', what was the motivation behind this record?
groovemasta: The album 'The Arrival' is a remastered version of my debut Electronic Music Album, I played in bands before that, but it was tough to find committed band members. So, I thought I would try out making electronic music as I could do it on my own. 'The Arrival' was pretty much an experiment as I didn't know much about electronic music creation and production. I wasn't completely new to electronic music; I did DJ Drum n Bass/Jungle and Rap/Hip Hop music, so I think it was a natural transition in the direction the Music Industry was going.
MuzicNotez: Do you have a favorite track from the album?
groovemasta: I always find it a tough choice to make but if I would have to choose a favorite track from the album, it would be 'Transformation'. Partly because it was a time of transformation of my music career moving into a different direction, but also because it's just a crazy and fun track!
MuzicNotez: You produce your own music, what was the production process like for this album?
groovemasta: Well, the production process for this album was relatively simple as I did not really have equipment for creating electronic music at the time. Experimentation was a big part of the production process! It was new territory and all I had was a basic audio editor, sample and effects pack, so I was playing around with finding samples that work together and chopping/changing the samples with some effects and created some pretty cool songs with the limited tools available to me!
MuzicNotez: What inspires your music?
groovemasta: Most of my music is inspired by real life and 'life events', whether it's from a personal perspective or from something happening in the world. It's always best to keep things real, I find that people can relate to the music and 'the message' it carries much easier. Even though the music is instrumental it still carries a message.
MuzicNotez: How do you want others to feel when listening to your music?
groovemasta: That's a good question and I think there is 2 sides to it. People listen to certain music because of how they are feeling, and the music makes them feel a different way. I've always said that creating music is a way you can be a part of people's lives because people listen to music when they are happy, sad, celebrating etc. Music plays a big part of many people's lives!
groovemasta: My New Album 'Technology the Death of Freedom' will be released on the 2nd of October 2021! I'm also going to experiment a little more with different styles of electronic music in my upcoming albums there after! My goal is to start shooting my short movie as soon as possible! So, my Fans have quite a bit to look forward to!
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package org.apache.spark.network.netty

import scala.collection.JavaConverters._

import org.apache.spark.SparkConf
import org.apache.spark.network.util.{ConfigProvider, NettyUtils, TransportConf}

/**
 * Provides a utility for transforming from a SparkConf inside a Spark JVM (e.g., Executor,
 * Driver, or a standalone shuffle service) into a TransportConf with details on our environment
 * like the number of cores that are allocated to this JVM.
 */
object SparkTransportConf {

  /**
   * Utility for creating a [[TransportConf]] from a [[SparkConf]].
   * @param _conf the [[SparkConf]]
   * @param module the module name
   * @param numUsableCores if nonzero, this will restrict the server and client threads to only
   *                       use the given number of cores, rather than all of the machine's cores.
   *                       This restriction will only occur if these properties are not already set.
   */
  def fromSparkConf(_conf: SparkConf, module: String, numUsableCores: Int = 0): TransportConf = {
    val conf = _conf.clone

    // Specify thread configuration based on our JVM's allocation of cores (rather than necessarily
    // assuming we have all the machine's cores).
    // NB: Only set if serverThreads/clientThreads not already set.
    val numThreads = NettyUtils.defaultNumThreads(numUsableCores)
    conf.setIfMissing(s"spark.$module.io.serverThreads", numThreads.toString)
    conf.setIfMissing(s"spark.$module.io.clientThreads", numThreads.toString)

    new TransportConf(module, new ConfigProvider {
      override def get(name: String): String = conf.get(name)
      override def get(name: String, defaultValue: String): String = conf.get(name, defaultValue)
      override def getAll(): java.lang.Iterable[java.util.Map.Entry[String, String]] = {
        conf.getAll.toMap.asJava.entrySet()
      }
    })
  }
}


We describe a new species of Cordyligaster Macquart (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica. Cordyligaster capellii sp. n., is described and photographed. All specimens of C. capellii were reared from Syngamia florella (Stoll, 1781) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae), a leaf-rolling caterpillar collected in ACG rain forest. By coupling morphology, photographic documentation, life history and molecular data, we provide a clear and concise description of this new species. In addition the authors provide new distribution and host records for C. fuscipennis (Macquart) reared in ACG.


There are two different kinds of leg length discrepancies, congenital and acquired. Congenital implies that you are born with it. One leg is structurally shorter compared to the other. As a result of developmental periods of aging, the human brain picks up on the step pattern and identifies some difference. The entire body typically adapts by dipping one shoulder over to the "short" side. A difference of less than a quarter inch is not really irregular, does not need Shoe Lifts to compensate and commonly doesn't have a serious effect over a lifetime.
Leg length inequality goes typically undiagnosed on a daily basis, yet this problem is easily corrected, and can eradicate numerous cases of back pain.
Treatment for leg length inequality commonly consists of Shoe Lifts. Many are very inexpensive, normally costing under twenty dollars, compared to a custom orthotic of $200 plus. Differences over a quarter inch can take their toll on the spine and should probably be compensated for with a heel lift. In some cases, the shortage can be so extreme that it requires a full lift to both the heel and sole of the shoe.
Low back pain is easily the most widespread condition impacting men and women today. Around 80 million people have problems with back pain at some stage in their life. It is a problem that costs employers huge amounts of money each year as a result of time lost and productivity. New and superior treatment methods are always sought after in the hope of minimizing the economic impact this issue causes.
People from all corners of the earth suffer from foot ache as a result of leg length discrepancy. In a lot of these cases Shoe Lifts are usually of beneficial. The lifts are capable of alleviating any pain and discomfort in the feet. Shoe Lifts are recommended by many certified orthopaedic practitioners".
In order to support the human body in a well balanced manner, your feet have a very important role to play. Inspite of that, it can be the most overlooked region of the human body. Some people have flat-feet meaning there may be unequal force placed on the feet. This will cause other areas of the body such as knees, ankles and backs to be impacted too. Shoe Lifts make sure that appropriate posture and balance are restored.


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As you may be aware, I'm a business attorney. I help launch both small and mid-sized businesses.
Formally, a business is born when its articles are filed with the Secretary of State.
A small business needs start-up funding. Funding for real estate (leased or owned). For equipment. For inventory. For employee wages. For legal compliance. The list goes on.
Most small-business owners are not independently wealthy. They don't have $50,000 sitting around. When an entrepreneur tries to make it work, without adequate funding, the failure rates are very high.
Nowadays, people connect with each other online, through social media, predominately. Naturally, this is a source of potential investors, even at a level as low as $1,000.
Unfortunately, Ohio does not allow an entrepreneur to raise capital online (called "intrastate crowdfunding"). Only 14 states have such restrictive regulations. Here's the upshot: Ohio forces a small business to hire an attorney like me (for upwards of $15,000-$20,000) to jump through legal hoops. That needs to end.
We need to open entrepreneurship to more people. I will advocate for loosening these restrictions, so that more Ohioans can achieve the American Dream.
By the way, this isn't just a Republican idea. President Obama has advocated for crowdfunding, too. I will get a bipartisan coalition to fix this problem.
My knowledge of small business has earned me the endorsement of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Businesses.


I met Rubie years ago now when she led me around Kenya guiding me through tea farms, schools, markets, and the tireless work of Ubuntu. She is someone who works to bridge her community with the rest of the world and never stops investing in her home by offering others a hand up in their own enterprises. In all honesty I can't wait to get back to the Ubuntu cafe and watch her work. But for now we picked her brain a bit to learn that life on the other side of the world isn't always so different when it comes to marketing, business, and side hustles!
Your role is really about community, bringing it together, and raising awareness of the work of Ubuntu. How do you do that?
I am an extrovert and I love socializing with lots of people which opens a great opportunity to share about Ubuntu. I also share a lot on social media for the world to know who we are and what we do. I damn love what I do!
Dealing with vendors who don't commit to deadlines has always been such a pain to me. Always not fun to work with people who are not sensitive to quality and end up delivering either the wrong or substandard raw materials which affects our set timelines.
How important is branding and marketing in your role?
Very important! Branding tells a lot about our organization, the people who make it, and why are products are being made. Consistency with the storytelling and the people behind Ubuntu makes me feel great and organized. It's so satisfying to put a spotlight on some of the people who contribute to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu empowers lives through pediactric health and education programs.
What's the biggest lesson you've learned in your role at Ubuntu about business?
I have learnt to be confident enough to accept my faults because no one is perfect and everyone has faults no matter how successful or unsuccessful one may be. I have also learnt to appreciate and take good care of myself and never sacrifice my health for anything. Nothing is as important as my health and nothing ever will be. I need to be healthy to work wholesomely.
I want to keep exploring more on technology/digital sector businesses.