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by Joel Hruska — Monday, August 24, 2009
Sony's New Slimline PS3 Won't Be Backwards Compatible, Won't Support Linux
Sony hasn't sold a PS3 that offered a hardware-level backwards compatibility mode in several years, but with the announcement of the PS3 Slim, fans of the feature were hopeful it might reappear in the new, slimmed-down version. Ars Technica recently had the chance to sit down and talk with Sony's director of hardware marketing John Koller, and the company executive was quick to dismiss any notion that backwards compatibility would reappear.
"It's not coming back, so let me put that on the table," Koller told Ars. "It's not as big as a purchase intent driver as you may be hearing. We've got such a substantial lineup of titles on the PS3; most people are buying the PS3 for PS3 games. They've buying it for PS3 games and Blu-ray movies. That (backwards compatibility) won't be returning." Sony has ample reason not to build PS1/PS2 support into the PlayStation 3. The PS2 is still available, it's cheap ($49-$99 depending on whether you buy refurbished or new), and new games are still being developed for the platform over ten years after it debuted. PS2 owners with a massive game library they aren't willing to give up are therefore "invited" to buy a new system.
The old-style PS3 on the left, the newer, PS3 Slim on the right.
In the interview, Koller also addressed the quesetion of why Sony was removing the PS3's ability to install Linux. "There are a couple of reasons. We felt we wanted to move forward with the OS we have now. If anyone wants to use previous models and change the OS, they can do so." Koller said. "We wanted to standardize our OS."
Frankly, that doesn't make much sense. The homebrew, Linux-using PS3 market may account for just a fraction of PS3 owners, but Sony has actively encouraged the cluster computing and high performance computing (HPC) markets to consider using the PS3 (with some success.) Sony's own OS certainly isn't up to the task of running an HPC node, when the company announced the first Cell-powered rendering server, the BCU-100, the system was running Yellow Dog Linux. Documentation from Sony's website states: "Yellow Dog Enterprise Linux (YDEL) combines a minimal-interaction graphical installer with support for a wide range of Power architecture hardware...This cross-system binary support grants BCU-100 users a great deal of flexibility through compatibility with other Power architecture compute nodes and workstations."
The BCU-100—widely announced, now curiously absent
"In conjunction with the Y-HPC Cluster Construction Suite from Terra Soft...YDEL offers a complete end-to-end, server-to-compute-node solution with technical and engineering support from the industry leader in Linux solutions for the Power architecture." Pay no mind to the horrendous screech from outside, it's merely Fixstars Solutions (the developers of YDEL) being thrown under a bus. While it's possible that Sony has a pre-arranged deal to provide the older, Linux-compatible hardware to its enterprise customers and potential clients on an indefinite basis, the idea of buying a handful of PS3's and setting up a small-scale node for whatever reason is gone...
Assuming Sony has any success keeping the platform locked at all. Removing the specialized hardware and software that allowed for PS2 emulation is one thing, but the company can scarcely stop the Cell at the heart of the system from executing properly compiled PPC code. As soon as PS3 Slim's are available on store shelves, you can bet there'll be hackers dissecting system with a fine-toothed comb. Historical precedent indicates this isn't a fight Sony is going to win.
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Q: How can I insert data to my collection on my server-side main.js with meteor? I am new with the meteor trying to modify the tutorial codes, I have a code listening packets on my server-side main.js. I also need to insert the data printed on the console to my database collection.
import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
import '/imports/api/tasks';
import { createServer } from "net";
import { Tasks } from "../imports/api/tasks"

Meteor.startup(() => {

  const server = createServer(socket => {
    socket.write("SEND OK")
    socket.on("data", data => {
      const text = data.toString();
      console.log(text);
    })
  })

  server.listen(8080)

});

Here is the code for my database in my imports/API folder. I couldn't manage to insert with the meteor methods. What is the proper way to do it?
import { Mongo } from 'meteor/mongo';
import { check } from 'meteor/check';

export const Tasks = new Mongo.Collection('tasks');

Meteor.methods({
  'tasks.insert'(text) {
    check(text, String);

    Tasks.insert({
      text,
      createdAt: new Date,
      owner: this.userId,
      username: Meteor.users.findOne(this.userId).username
    })
  },

  'tasks.remove'(taskId) {
    check(taskId, String);

    const task = Tasks.findOne(taskId);

    Tasks.remove(taskId);
  },

});

if (Meteor.isServer) {
  Meteor.publish('tasks', function() {
    return Tasks.find({

    });
  })
}

A: Your method definition looks good and should work (including the insertion into the collection). But you don't need a method to do server-side functions. Since your socket server seems to run on the server as well (as it should), you can just insert into the collection directly from there. For instance:
  const server = createServer(Meteor.bindEnvironment(socket => {
    socket.write("SEND OK")
    socket.on("data", Meteor.bindEnvironment(data => {
      const text = data.toString();
      console.log(text);
      Tasks.insert({
        text,
        createdAt: new Date
      })
    }))
  }))

Of course, since that is running on the server, there is no concept of "current user" for these insertions. How do you know for whom the received data is? Is that part of the data coming on the socket? Once you know that you can add code to add that as owner and username as you had in your method definition, which is the schema I assume you want.

PS: updated based on error mentioned in the comments

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July 20, 2016 / 11:50 AM
Leslie Jones antagonist Milo Yiannopoulos banned from Twitter permanently
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Cast member Leslie Jones attends the premiere of "Lottery Ticket" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on August 12, 2010. Milo Yiannopoulos, who was urging his followers to send Jones abusive tweets, has been permanently banned from the social media site. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Cast member Leslie Jones attends the premiere of the motion picture comedy "Ghostbusters" at TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on July 9, 2016. Milo Yiannopoulos, who urged his Twitter followers to send Jones vile tweets, has been permantly banned from the social media site. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) -- Twitter has permanently banned the most vocal critic of actress and comedian Leslie Jones, saying this time, he went too far.
Jones, who is in the cast of the new Ghostbusters movie remake has been the target of a torrent of vile, sexist, racist and hateful tweets following the film's debut. Initially, she just blocked the offenders and reported the offensive tweets. But when the situation got completely out-of-hand, she began posting the attacks from online trolls hoping to draw attention to the abuse she was facing, New York Magazine reported.
Milo Yiannopoulos, who is a tech editor for the conservative web site Breitbart, has long been known for his conservative and alternative views on Twitter and for convincing his followers to troll certain Twitter accounts to express their conservative views, often going beyond what most consider acceptable behavior.
Yiannopoulos has been temporarily banned from Twitter numerous times.
In announcing its decision to ban him after he began a concerted campaign to get some of his 380,000 followers to troll Jones' Twitter account and make vile comments, the social media company said "People should be able to express diverse opinions and beliefs on Twitter," but "no one deserves to be subjected to targeted abuse online," BuzzFeed News reported. It posted Twitter's entire statement on line.
The ban has nothing to do with speech, per se, Twitter said, but with the targeted abuse of a fellow member of Twitter.
"They made a very dumb decision right before I had the eyes of the world media on me," Yiannopoulos told BuzzFeed. "I think they're going to come to regret it. Anyone who believes in free speech was sent a very powerful message today, which is that you're not welcome on Twitter."
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This ancient tool is theorized to have been used in bizarre pagan rituals involving spiders and flame.
Nail Gun is a gun that fires a rapid stream of low damage nails.
Hammer and Nail - If the player also has H4mmer, maximum ammo is increased by 50% for both guns. Nail Gun deals triple damage, while H4mmer gets 5 hammer shots at the end of every magazine and spins a wood beam around the player when reloading an empty magazine.
Nailed It - If the player has Sunglasses, Blast Helmet, +1 Bullets, H4mmer, or Cobalt Hammer, or Heavy Bullets, Nail Gun fires larger nails that do triple damage.
Thorn Bath, ooh! - If the player has Armor of Thorns, while Nail Gun is held, thorns are periodically fired in all directions.
The Ammonomicon entry is a reference to the 1990s horror film Arachnophobia.
This weapon may also be a reference to Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit!, as the character in that game can also wield a nail gun, which shares the inaccuracy, fire rate, and base ineffectiveness.
Nail Gun's appearance with the Nailed It! synergy.
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Street retreats, weird Passion plays and blessing Banderas on Loose Women
An Easter Notebook.
By Lucy Winkett
(Photo By There's more to Easter than eggs, you know. Photo: Getty)
It's great having advertising gurus in your congregation. Most churches run some kind of programme for the six weeks of Lent – reading or prayer groups, for instance, or a lecture series. Lent, which mirrors the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness, is a season of fasting, prayer and study.
In that spirit, we organised trips to places that we might not otherwise have seen, to jolt us out of the "groupthink" that often afflicts churches. To this end, members of the congregation went to the public gallery of the Old Bailey, to a Hindu temple and to a television studio for a recording of a popular daytime show; and we encouraged people to take the time to look around them and see familiar environments differently. This was where the ad guys came in. To describe all of this – which is, in essence, hanging around and observing stuff – one of our congregation came up with the name "Loitering Within Lent".
And it wasn't any old TV studio we were in. My colleague took a group to see the ITV magazine programme Loose Women. She got hauled out of the audience by the warm-up guy, who declared that the show had never had a vicar in the crowd before. She gently refused, when pressed during one of the ad breaks, to "bless the desk" behind which the celebrity presenters were seated. By her own admission, she would probably rather have blessed Antonio Banderas, who came on shortly afterwards . . .
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Confidence women
From Loose Women to Leading Women, a national development programme for female clergy that was founded about five years ago. We thought there was room for an intensive, 18-month course to help clergywomen develop their confidence, theological understanding and spiritual depth, alongside their financial literacy and strategic acumen. After seeing three cohorts through the programme, I attended my last residential scheme this Lent and was again struck by the variety of these women: their humour, their sense of camaraderie and, perhaps surprisingly, their reticence about their abilities and what they have to offer.
Veil threats
From there to a panel of Muslim and Christian women discussing gender equality. One woman spoke of her young daughter's distress after her best friend at school (who is white) told her that she couldn't be friends with her any more because her mother had told her that she might be a jihadi bride. Another story came from a woman whose veil was pulled by a "suited-and-booted white man" on the Tube, who called her "a f***ing jihadi bride". These women, like our Leading Women, were articulate, angry and self-deprecating. They were critical of both the media, which seemed obsessed with Isis, and a Muslim leadership that wasn't saying what they wanted it to say. I left the meeting energised and moved.
Street spirit
Lent rolls on and central London parish life is as mottled and mercurial as ever. One Saturday morning, we hosted a kind of urban retreat called "Street Wisdom" (streetwisdom.org). The facilitators encouraged us to walk the streets of Soho, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly and St James's. We were urged to walk as slowly as we dared, to take a question to the streets and see what kind of answers we came up with.
The adventures and conversations that people had in their three hours alone were quite amazing. One had had a gun pointed at her; another became obsessed with a torn piece of plastic; others had had profound thoughts about the direction of their lives, just because they had stopped and changed the pace at which they normally lived.
The fire and the rose
Holy Week moves inevitably nearer and the word on the Church's lips is "Passion", in its original sense of suffering. A different kind of Passion is coming to our church – not the St John Passion or St Matthew Passion, familiar from the pen of J S Bach, but a new play, The Devil's Passion, by Justin Butcher. Reminiscent of C S Lewis's inspirational Screwtape Letters (in which an older devil writes letters to his young apprentice), this play shows Satan in hell, barricading the doors against the harrowing that he knows will come if the events of the week unfold as they must. He resists, rails and is appalled at the inexorable goodness that is advancing towards him.
The contemporary composer Gabriel Jackson also brought his Passion to us, scored not just for the usual strings and choir but also for alto sax, harp and a bewildering array of percussion. The soundscape (which Jackson confesses is "weird") as the horrifying events of the torture and execution of Jesus were recounted reminded us of the apocalyptic flavour of the story. Unusually, Jackson used words from T S Eliot as well as scripture. The futuristic piece ended with Eliot's astonishing observation that "the fire and the rose are one".
And so, this Easter, I find my life full of passion stories; from Muslim women abused in public to the daily encounters we have here with men (mostly men) who are destitute, addicted and in their own circle of hell. We will be in the mix of it all, amid the turbulence and suffering of city-centre life, at dawn on Easter Day at Piccadilly Circus, lighting the fire, singing alleluia and renewing our hope that things don't have to be as they are. And in the same fire, we will resolutely look for the outline of the rose: as beautiful a description of real life, not to mention Holy Week, as I have ever heard.
Rev Lucy Winkett is the rector of St James's Church, Piccadilly, London W1, where "The Devil's Passion" will be performed on 31 March and 1 April (7pm). For tickets, visit: thedevilspassionstjames.bpt.me
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Aurum News
The Aurum Institute is proud to announce that 10 senior staff members have been appointed in various adjunct positions at the Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
The appointments come as part of Aurum's efforts to build partnerships with academic institutions around the world. The relationship with the US university was initiated by Dr Dave Clark, Aurum Group Chief Operating Officer and Professor Roy Zent, Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt.
"One of the areas we felt that we could forge a great partnership was the joint academic appointments. Roy and several other leaders and luminaries in research from the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, have all come out to see what Aurum can do so that we can find ways of working together. We hope that this relationship will bring more joint appointments, projects, and applications for grants and other joint opportunities to share our expertise with one of the leading universities in data science and public health," said Clark.
Vanderbilt is a 147-year old top-ranked university in Nashville, Tennessee. It prides itself on attracting the world's brightest students, faculty and distinguished visitors from across all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. The following Aurum staff members now join their ranks.
Dr Dave Clark, Group COO / CEO: Southern Africa - Adjunct Professor
Dr Robert Wallis, Chief Scientific Officer - Adjunct Professor
Dr Regina Osih, Senior Technical Expert: TB/HIV - Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Dino Rech, Regional COO: Health Programmes - Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Violet Chihota, Senior Researcher: TB - Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Emilio Valverde, Country Director: Mozambique - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr Craig Innes, Clinical Director - Clinical Research Division - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ms Tanya Nielson, Managing Director: Clinical Research Division - Adjunct Instructor
Dr Nii Norton Hanson-Nortey, Country Director: Ghana - Adjunct Instructor
Dr William Brumskine, Clinical Research Site Leader: Klerksdorp - Adjunct Instructor
Aurum recently appointed Dr Yuri van der Heijden, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as a Senior Researcher at Aurum.
All the appointees will have access to Vanderbilt's vast academic resources and opportunities to engage, consult and discuss their work, particularly during the weekly virtual lectures with their Vanderbilt colleagues.
Dr Dino Rech said he was honoured by his appointment. "This allows for expansion in the networking of ideas and innovation between The Aurum Institute and Vanderbilt University. Ultimately, I hope that this contributes to further breakthroughs in our health care service delivery improvement and access, as well as better patient outcomes," he said.
Dr Craig Innes echoed these sentiments, noting that he hoped it would also extend Aurum's impact on public health into the worldwide arena.
For, Tanya Nielson, this cements the power of collaborations. "It is an opportunity to build on existing strengths of both organisations to increase the health impact in the communities we care about."
Project Remedi
There are several collaborations between Aurum and Vanderbilt already in place. Project Remedi- which stands for Repurposing Essential Medicines Internationally- is a major project to repurpose existing drugs for new uses in ways that can dramatically improve access to medicines by billions of people throughout the world. It was among the top 100 proposals for the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for a $100 million grant to help solve the world's most critical societal challenges. The proposal is also being considered by the World Health Organisation.
"In Mozambique we have already a small joint program to create and capacitate implementation science research unit in the Eduardo Mondlane University School of Medicine," said Dr Emilio Valverde.
Growing partnership
Congratulating the staff members, Group Chief Executive Officer Professor Gavin Churchyard said this is a "wonderful acknowledgement of the individual contributions of the appointees, but also a strong sign of the growing partnership between Aurum and Vanderbilt University. We look forward to the contributions to global health that we can make together with Vanderbilt and are extremely grateful to them for considering these appointments to one of the leading universities in the United States."
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The Best Movies of the Year Celebrate Female Nonconformists
These women are living on their own terms, annihilating expectations, and forming their own resistance in a world that is hell-bent on catering to standards set by men.
By Candice Frederick
Jun 11 2019, 4:00 pm EDT
Courtesy Sundance
To exist as women in the world today is to live in a constant state of conflict: We love and cherish a country in which we're consistently told we're less than; we work hard to be part of industries that elevate our male colleagues over us; we praise movies that erase our voices. We disrupt society's course simply by having an identity that is in contention with the spaces we occupy. At this year's Sundance Film Festival, women filmmakers brought these unique experiences to the forefront in new films that highlight the constant duality of our lives and boldly confront cultural and societal expectations for us. These stories are paving the way for a new crop of female nonconformists—and it's imperative you see them this year.
1 Late Night
Courtesy Sundance/Emily Aragones
Mindy Kaling, who wrote one of the year's most talked-about movies, Late Night, told the Sundance crowd that she decided to pen the script, about a woman (played by herself) who gets a job on an all-white and all-male late night TV show, because she knows what it's like to be "both a fan and an outsider" in a space she's passionate about. For Kaling, who wrote many episodes of The Office and created and starred on The Mindy Project, it's comedy. Though the film, directed by Nisha Ganatra, is not autobiographical, there are plenty of resonating scenes, including one where her character, Molly, says something like this to her entitled coworker: "I may be a diversity hire, but at least I beat out hundreds of minority candidates for this role. You just had to be born." This is the kind of retort so many of us wish we could say to the men who've dared to doubt our credibility and talent in spaces they wrongfully think they own. Kaling and Ganatra are making it okay to say out loud that we don't need male permission to exist anywhere.
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2 The Farewell
Writer/director Lulu Wang's semi-autobiographical dramedy The Farewell confronts cultural expectations through the eyes of Billi (Awkwafina), a young New Yorker who, like many of us, is desperately clinging to her independence despite barely affording her living expenses. Her carefree, millennial American lifestyle is shaken upon hearing the news that her grandmother in China, Nai Nai (Shuzhen Zhou), is dying. Billi's the last of her family to learn about her grandmother's fate because her parents believe that as an American, she wouldn't be able to suppress her emotions and would break her family's tradition of keeping the diagnosis a secret from Nai Nai for as long as possible. Though she delights in her family's meat pies and smoothly slips into Mandarin when she visits in an attempt to maintain the charade, Billi is conflicted by her western desire to grieve openly. So she confronts her family with a heartfelt plea to tell Nai Nai so she can say goodbye in a way she was unable to with her grandfather, who "vanished" when she was a child (in reality, he got sick and died). The Farewell simply and beautifully gives a woman who in many ways lives on the fringes of two different cultures permission to interrogate what matters to her most.
In theaters July 12. Get tickets
3 Hala
In writer/director Minhal Baig's coming-of-age drama Hala, the conflict is more internal. Hala (Geraldine Viswanathan) is a Muslim-American high school senior whose parents tell her not to talk to boys, not to wear revealing clothing, and to get married to a nice, educated Muslim man of their choice. She's been hearing this her whole life from the people she trusts and loves most, inside a culture that is inherently her own. But it's not until she starts dating a white guy from class that she begins to realize how much of her identity and femininity has been stifled by the traditions imposed upon her. This awakening compels her to dissent in ways both exhilarating and frightening—like confronting her dad's infidelity, tossing her hijab, and having sexual agency. Most profoundly, though, Baig's heartfelt story, inspired by her own experiences, is about a young woman caught between two worlds and choosing herself above all else.
Coming soon from Apple+.
4 Selah and the Spades
The title character in Selah and the Spades, written and directed by Tayarisha Poe, isn't so much straddling identities as she is flouting the very concept of the binary notions that so often attempt to harnass women. As star Lovie Simone says, "Selah just is." She's the leader of The Spades, an underground faction at a boarding school, and is her own moral standard. Depending on who you ask, she can be your worst enemy—she sends her right-hand man (Jharrel Jerome) unknowingly to his own beating when he dares to elevate another woman in his life—or your best friend, like offering the new girl (Celeste O'Connor) a space next to her on the throne. Selah isn't exactly sexually promiscuous (she's never had sex), but she's quick to say that she's in full command of her body, refusing to submit to the male-inflicted stereotypes of Madonna and whore. She freely struts around in a pleated cheerleader skirt and fitted crop top, embodying a sense of power and brazen femininity that both captivates and intimidates. Selah is a defiant contradiction of assumptions placed on women, and that's what makes her story—as well as Hala's, Billi's, and Molly's—so provocative. These women are living on their own terms, annihilating expectations, and forming their own resistance in a world that is hell-bent on catering to standards set by men. It's 2019, after all, and this is the mood we need to take into the rest of the year and beyond. Let's go.
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Candice Frederick Contributor Candice Frederick is a freelance TV/film critic living in New York City.
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Presented by the JCC of San Francisco in partnership with Chabad, join us for an evening with Author Joseph Telushkin about his new book - New York Times best seller - "Rebbe - The life and teachings of Menachem M Schneerson, the most influential rabbi in modern history"
The new book from HarperCollins Publishers explores the private life, achievements and teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, whom Telushkin describes as "the most influential Rabbi in modern history."
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In Rebbe, bestselling author Rabbi Joseph Telushkin (A Code of Jewish Ethics, Jewish Literacy) illuminates the private life, achievements and teachings of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson (z"l), one of the most influential rabbis of the last century. What was the secret of the Rebbe's influence? How did he rally such extraordinary devotion to Chabad-Lubavitch, growing it into one of the most widespread Jewish organizations ever seen?
"Mesmerizing…and accessible…for the non-Jewish or nonreligious reader. For all his immense achievements, the Rebbe's power ultimately came from a simple message that anyone can appreciate. 'Love your fellow, and not just those who agree with you."
– Dara Horn, Wall Street Journal


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Developing young engineers
by Good News Lab | Jan 14, 2020 | Industry 4.0, Jendamark Junction, Jendamark News
Jendamark supports the Incubating Great Engineering Minds (iGEMS) programme, which is fostering a new generation of engineers ready to meet the demands of a tech-driven world.
Run under the auspices of the Unity in Africa Foundation, iGEMS is an education-to-employment initiative that aims to develop employable, passionate and skilled engineers, and also place work-ready graduates into the marketplace.
With artificial intelligence and robotics already prevalent in industry, the foundation believes the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) will require a niche set of graduates who are familiar with the demands of the world of work.
According to Jendamark's apprentice co-ordinator Allan Bellairs, the company has been involved with iGEMS since 2016 and sees great value in the multi-layered approach to youth development and creating a talent pipeline.
"For us it's about both skills development and socioeconomic development. It helps to fulfil our commitment to community engagement, while also assisting in the development of work-ready professional engineering graduates."
The programme introduces the youth in Jendamark's hometown of Nelson Mandela Bay to the technological revolution through annual coding and programming workshops. Weekly maths, science and leadership development sessions round out the supportive, holistic approach to education.
Aside from financial support for iGEMS, Jendamark also acts as a host company, facilitating site visits for participants, and absorbing one or two learners annually for a year of experiential learning and mentorship. This acts as a working "gap year" for learners who have successfully completed
Grade 12 before embarking on their tertiary studies.
"The student becomes a full-time employee at Jendamark for one year, experiencing the world of work, especially in relation to an engineering career such as electronics or robotics," says Bellairs.
He says the year of work assists in making the transition to university easier as it links practical and theoretical knowledge, and creates a working relationship between student and industry.
"It really allows students the opportunity to change their interest in engineering into an absolute passion!"
Jendamark South Africa's new tech centre is an exciting space for collaborating with customers and forging new paths on the digital transformation journey.
"As the ecosystem of digital products and services grows, we can now showcase the different offerings, as well as our partners' technologies, while finding new ways of solving some of the toughest challenges on the production line," says Jendamark's manager for digital strategy and transformation, Juane Schutte.
"We have defined Industry 4.0 not as a bunch of technologies, but as a new way of collaborating in an ecosystem that works together seamlessly to provide value to our stakeholders and customers," says Schutte.
Some of the technologies that customers can look forward to experiencing first-hand include the:
Odin data platform – WorkStation (operator guidance system), LineWatch (real-time production dashboard) and mobile apps (end-of-line quality inspection).
Integrated hardware – Odin smart watch, wireless bolting tools, augmented reality glasses, infrared sensors for hand and tool tracking, scanners and cameras.
– production line simulation to ensure design optimisation;
– operator training using digital worker guidance;
– development and simulation by gaming developers.
3D printing – printing parts for testing, new part development and prototyping.
Schutte says the tech centre also includes a giant screen for demonstrating the various capabilities to visiting groups and customers.
"It is exciting to be able to show the many practical applications for digital technologies throughout an organisation. We can help customers to improve efficiencies for operators, HR personnel, production
managers, process engineers, data scientists and more."
So far, Jendamark has hosted visitors from all strata, including students, CEOs and government officials.
"Everyone who enters the room gains a practical understanding of how Industry 4.0 is impacting manufacturing and the future of work," explains Schutte.
"The feedback has been phenomenal. We think this is because real collaboration has been missing between businesses and stakeholders. We find that, after visiting our tech centre, our potential customers want to bring their own children to learn and open their eyes to the ways in which the future of work will be impacted.
"We look forward to not only showcasing our tech, but also enabling eager learners to get involved and build new solutions together. Technology should not be a stumbling block but rather a great enabler for future growth."
India's fresh outlook
Making the move from machine builder to technology company has been a natural progression for the newly rebranded Jendamark India – and one that will have huge implications for its global customers.
That's the message from Himanshu Jadhav, who has taken the helm as chief executive offi cer and director of the new-look entity, previously known as Jendamark Techcellency.
By aligning more closely with Jendamark's international head office in South Africa, Jadhav says, Jendamark India will be able to bring the latest solutions and technological advancements to its Asian customers.
"We are looking to move towards value creation for our customers by bringing new systems, new innovations and something new which does not exist in the current market.
"Previously, India was focused only on manufacturing. With access to this broader global offering, operating with the same vision and focus as Jendamark SA just makes much more sense.
"With this restructuring, we have re-aligned our business to focus more on automation and Industry 4.0-driven digital technology."
Jadhav makes it clear that the Pune and Port Elizabeth plants will continue to operate in a unified manner, combining their strengths to deliver turnkey assembly facilities, but that Jendamark India's particular understanding of the local manufacturing sector will allow it to make a unique contribution on the subcontinent.
"We will introduce our special blend and way of doing things, and gradually take more responsibility in shared customer projects. There is a lot to share and learn between the companies," he says.
As far as the implications for customers are concerned, Jadhav says he believes they will be the biggest
beneficiaries of this positive development.
"There will be investments made in the near future in specific areas for technological advancements.
Knowledge transfer will be smoother, with our research and development team working on specific solutions needed by Indian customers," he says.
Jendamark Automation's operations director Siegfried Lokotsch remains in his role as chairman of the board of Jendamark India.
"The Jendamark name has always represented the highest standards in automation technology and service to the global automotive industry. We are proud of the tremendous strides Jendamark India has made since the start of our association five years ago and we are excited to continue growing in service of the booming Indian manufacturing sector," adds Lokotsch.
Winning combination
by Good News Lab | Jan 13, 2020 | Jendamark Junction, Jendamark News
Jendamark is proud to be associated with long-standing customer Eberspächer
South Africa, which recently became SA's first recipient of the Factory of the Year award.
As a supplier to the major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) globally, Eberspächer has become synonymous with the manufacture and assembly of catalytic converters, diesel and petrol particulate filters, mufflers, pipes and cold-end exhaust systems.
This reputation for quality was cemented this year, when the company received the inaugural South African award, which forms part of the highly prized international Factory of the Year initiative.
According to Eberspächer SA managing director Kieron Jordaan, the company was ranked in the second quintile of the global competition, having demonstrated above-average performance across the customer satisfaction, economics and quality categories.
"We also showed strong performance within the top quintile of the global competition across several benchmarks, including maintenance costs, employee productivity improvements, energy cost ratio, delivery improvements, reductions in external failure costs, and total cost of quality."
Jordaan says the win is significant, especially in the demanding, fast-paced world created by the fourth industrial revolution.
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"The automotive sector is highly competitive – this proves that we are able to produce a quality product while maintaining our costs, and motivating and
improving our workforce.
"It proves that South African firms are capable of competing against first-world companies, which is significant considering the ever-increasing demands and challenges facing not only our sector, but the country as a whole," he says.
Over the years, Jendamark has helped Eberspächer SA with a number of solutions designed to improve efficiencies in the factory, including hard-stuffing equipment, adaptive canning lines and full assembly lines. This has been backed up by machine improvements and upgrades as well as service and maintenance support.
The relationship started back in 2011 with an upgrade to a press for the Volkswagen PQ35 project and has grown significantly since then, as tougher global emission regulations have radically altered the requirements for catalytic converter assembly facilities.
Outlining the changes, Jordaan says early products involved manual assembly stations with manual wrapping of the mat and ceramic monolith within halfshell stampings.
"Changes to the holding mat technologies, multiple variant requirements, tighter tolerances for our product as well as vehicle engine space, and a much greater emphasis on traceability and GBD, have necessitated far more sophisticated processes and equipment.
"Enter Jendamark," he smiles.
Jendamark has gone on to build and assemble various complex pieces of equipment for some of Eberspächer SA's major projects, as well as assisting with the upgrading of several machines since those earlier days.
"In addition, there is close co-operation on project management and technical aspects including process integration," says Jordaan, adding that the Jendamark team's technical expertise and support on call has made the company a trusted local supplier.
The most recently completed project was an adaptive canning line for the Ford DV-Neo programme, which is a diesel particulate filter intended for multiple vehicle assembly plants in Europe.
Developed and built by Jendamark, the line assembles the ceramic filter, support mat and stainless steel tube such that each part is unique in terms of identification, holding force and Gap Bulk Density (GBD).
And, says Jordaan, Jendamark is busy with the final assembly line for the Volkswagen MAR-Evo programme that has the start of production in 2020.
"The line has multiple stations to enable assembly of hang-on parts, leak testing, laser marking and measurement for a diesel particulate filter for a Volkswagen platform."
Whatever the requirements, Jendamark has stepped up and responded to each project with consistent service and a desire to keep Eberspächer SA serving its customers to the best of its award-winning ability.
The drive to localise
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Safe Work Australia Chief Executive Officer Michelle Baxter.
SAFE WORK Australia has launched a new handbook to help businesses meet obligations under the work health and safety laws, reduce worker injury rates, and improve productivity and bottom line.
Safe Work Australia Chief Executive Officer Michelle Baxter said that that well-designed, healthy and safe work allowed workers to have more productive lives, which in turn drives business efficiency.
"Principles of Good Work Design shows businesses how to go about designing out hazards before a worker gets injured, which delivers tangible savings by avoiding the costs associated with incidents that result from poor work design practices," she explained.
A Safe Work Australia initiative under the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–2022 and led by Comcare and WorkCover Queensland, the handbook contains information about the ten principles of good work design and how they can be applied to any workplace, business or industry.
Principles of Good Work Design is a 'living' electronic document that will be updated regularly with links to case studies and practical examples from businesses that have successfully applied the good work design principles.
"The handbook complements a range of existing resources available to businesses and work health and safety professionals," said Ms Baxter.
"Failure to consider how work is designed can result in poor risk management and lost opportunities to innovate and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work.
Principles of Good Work Design is available on the Safe Work Australia website.


Generally speaking, most polymer materials have a very limited resistance to aggressive radiation including UV radiation. Exposure times of less than one day can already cause irreversible damage in form of chain scissions or cross-linkings. When exposed to UV radiation, the material usually undergoes material changes which often become apparent in a yellow to brown discolouration. Furthermore, the dimensional stability of these components also changes.
Greying surfaces show micro scratches or stress cracks which are verifiable by a significant deterioration of the material's mechanical properties. The damage caused by UV radiation is frequently heard of as accelerated material ageing.
To significantly reduce this ageing, it is recommended to add pigments like soot or titanium dioxide which avoid or retard deeper penetration of the radiation into the material. The application of UV absorbing paints or special stabilisers which have been added to the plastic mixture prior to processing can also slow down the ageing process.


Are you going to be at the world's largest Startup Event, Tech Day 2014? For the second consecutive year DocuSign is sponsoring Tech Day at Pier 92 in Manhattan on Thursday (4/24) and we couldn't be more excited. This free event will once again have 400+ Exhibitors, 10,000+ attendees, press, analysts, the whole works. And of course DocuSign will be rockin our tech booth in prime location just as you enter the pier. Stop by to learn why companies big and small absolutely LOVE DocuSign, watch live demos, meet the staff, and get some free schwag.
DocuSign is very aware of the challenges that startup companies face these days (after all, DocuSign itself was a startup more than a decade ago) and that's why we've teamed up with some tech accelerator programs such as Microsoft BizSpark and F6S to offer DocuSign completely free to startups! BizSpark members are eligible for a free 12 month subscription to the most secure global network for sending, signing, tracking and storing documents in the cloud, while F6S members are eligible for 6 months free of the world's leading Digital Transaction Management™ platform. Restrictions apply, see sites for details.
Want to learn more? Make sure you stop by the DocuSign booth near the front of the pier to meet the team learn exactly how DocuSign can transform your business. We want to hear from you, learn your business needs, learn what interests you, and show you what's possible!


The 56-year-old scientist was not only the key member of a team that was behind the launch of a record 104 satellites in one go on February 15, 2017, but she also played a significant role in the execution of over 100 space missions.
The Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco is connecting more than 400 LTE sites which are beyond the reach of terrestrial backhaul services through this satellite backhaul-based network. The network is under different phases of deployment.
The Federal Communications Commission forced Swarm to disable the satellites and warned that the company's long-term plans to build a type of space internet were in peril.
Even as the Trump Administration plans a contentious Space Force and Nasa looks to intensify its efforts to explore deep space, PM Modi has announced a human space mission by 2022.
ISRO chairman K Sivan talks about the ambitious human spaceflight mission and what India will gain from it.
"The big shift is that India is moving from the periphery to the core of such mega global science projects", says RA Mashelkar former director general, CSIR.
India's space agency is confident it can achieve a human space flight mission by 2022—the ambitious timeline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech on Wednesday.
"ISRO will organise capacity building programmes for students from class 8 to 10 to inculcate scientific temper among them," ISRO chief K Sivan said.
Soon, your smartphones and car navigation systems may take directions from NavIC, the government's desi global positioning system (GPS) that has been developed to challenge the current GPS system of the West.
In March, Isro signed a pact with BHEL to transfer the lithium-ion cells technology to produce these batteries for the space agency.
A cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved funding for 30 PSLV operational flights. The GSLV programme gets fund boost as well.
In March, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) had floated an expression of interest for vendors who can supply teams to assemble satellites.


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Q: From one Controller to another? I have a ShopController and an Action method that I call CheckOut. I have [Authorize] before the the Action method, but what if I want the user to continue , after a successfull log in, to another Controller like the CustomersController and the Create View so that the customer can add address and other info into a form?
One option would could be to create a new View with a form within the ShopController, but I guess that isn't a good option!?

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No. This is the way you want to do it. Create action methods/controllers for different functional/logical pieces of your application. In this case, reading the address is a separate functionality and hence should belong to a separate controller-action method.
You may create a new CustomerController and add a CreateAddress action method ( and view) in that and in your action method which authenticates the user(Login?), use RedirectToAction method to send the user your new view as needed.
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Designed by Frank Furness, American, 1839 - 1912. Made by Daniel Pabst, American (born Germany), 1826 - 1910.
Created for his brother Horace's study, this desk embodies Frank Furness's rejection of historicist design in favor of a bold and unorthodox juxtaposition of architectural forms. The horseshoe arch as well as the stylized patterns and dynamic interplay of intaglio (incised) and relief carving are details that Furness also used in his buildings, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on Broad and Cherry Streets, completed five years after the desk. The incised ornament echoes the stylized natural forms made popular by British designer Christopher Dresser (1834–1904).


Japan is a country consisting of roughly 6,800 small and large islands. Some of these are inhabited by large populations of certain animals. For instance, Tashirojima in Miyagi Prefecture and Aoshima in Ehime Prefecture are known as cat islands and deer roam free at Itsukushima (or Miyajima) in Hiroshima Prefecture. Home to over 700 rabbits, Ohkunoshima in Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is one such island.


The Gold Arse Cat Booby is a fantastic and very successful pattern which has been widely used in Scotland on various reservoirs and lochs. This is a great all-rounder and is the "go to" fly for many top competition anglers. Try this pattern pulled on the point position when fishing sinking lines and you will be pleasantly surprised with the results.
This is a particularly great fly for Lake of Menteith, Rutland Water, Lyn Brenig, Grafham Water and has brought success on other popular reservoirs too.


Beautiful and large 2 story townhouse for rent in Homestead features 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths in the Villas Del Campo Community. Ceramic tile on first floor, laminated wood on stairs and 2nd floor. Washer & dryer in unit. Master bath has a roman bathtub. Very large and private back yard, community pool, clubhouse, playground and much more.
Weight loss! Get to a healthy weight and stay there.
If you are motivated to avoid getting sick, being overweight or having a chronic illness then this blog article is for you.
Our supermarkets and food stores are filled with processed foods that are very alluring. The major food companies lie about the nutritious contents of these processed foods. Learning how to get the essential nutrients and what to eat will be the first step.
The simple solution for losing weight and obtaining a normal weight is to Reduce or eliminate all refined sugars and all animal products from your diet. This is very difficult for most people. So, I will try to explain the health benefits and the moral benefits by using videos.
Our body was designed to eat whole food rich in fiber. At least 75% of your daily intake should be fiber-rich foods or simple Plant-Based Foods. This actual number should be 100% for the first 30 days to see a massive amount of weight loss. However, not everyone is willing to change their eating lifestyle completely. How motivated are? You can be 75% healthy or you can be 100% healthy. It is best to get on the healthy path as soon as possible before your internal organs start feeling the effects of all the chemical additives and refined sugars places in processed foods to preserve, enhance the taste and mask the negative effect of those foods.
Miami's Highest Home sale in 2018!
Miami real estate market continues to outperform in many areas. The links below contain the highest close sale for Miami Florida as well as sales in the selected areas. If you are interested in the closed sale for any community in Miami please contact me I will be more than happy to assist.
This section has the sale of condos and townhouses in selected communities.


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An introduction to our advocacy work
The value of multi-stakeholder participation in tackling the challenges of resilient development is increasingly being recognised. The role of non-state actors in the post-2015 frameworks is more prominent than in previous international agreements; decision-makers around the world recognise the importance of inclusion and all-of-society collaboration to achieve resilience.
These commitments are not, however, always followed by effective action. GNDR's advocacy activities are guided by our objective to increase the impact of civil society in influencing policies: why we work to support civil society, at-risk groups and other development actors to undertake joint actions across national, regional and global levels.
We actively lobby to open spaces for non-government voices to be heard and included in policy-making processes at the local, national and international level: we do this to ensure that all of society is involved in building its own resilience. While states have the overall responsibility for the protection and well-being of their citizens, non-government actors have key knowledge essential to ensure the effectiveness of resilience and development policies.
This is especially true for local communities, who are at the frontline of disasters. Community inclusion and meaningful local engagement at all stages of the policy making process is crucial. Local information and data derived from the communities themselves should be the basis for any resilience policy, from the local to the national level.
We are also advocating for a coherent approach to development, that integrates disaster risk and climate change considerations throughout all Sustainable Development Goals. Now more than ever, it is clear that human actions are significant contributing factors to the impact of disasters. Limited disaster risk governance presents a major barrier to ensuring people's right to safety; weak governance, corruption, unplanned urbanisation and development, all play a role in putting individuals, communities and their assets at risk, coupled with global issues of climate change and environmental degradation. Poverty is often the underlying factor that multiplies the impact of disasters.
"Any effort to reduce vulnerability of people and strengthen their resilience must begin at the local level."
Ban Ki Moon, former UN Secretary General, 2016
"The realization of the new framework depends on our unceasing and tireless collective efforts to make the world safer from the risk of disasters in the decades to come for the benefit of the present and future generations"
Sendai Declaration at the 2015 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Advocacy capacity strengthening
GNDR supports its members in their advocacy activities through various capacity strengthening initiatives.
Many GNDR members undertake advocacy initiatives. Some member organisations have large departments dedicated to advocacy whereas others have just one person responsible for advocacy in their organisation. For the majority of member organisations, everybody does advocacy when needed but no one has it as their sole role. Some organisations' advocacy work focuses on issues of poverty, others on mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change. However, for all of them, it is about trying to make the lives and livelihoods of communities safer and more resilient. By working together with other members in their countries, members are able to make use of the diverse knowledge, skills and reach of the GNDR membership, and implement successful advocacy initiatives.
National and regional advocacy workshops support members in developing joint advocacy plans using local resilience knowledge as evidence. The workshops bring together GNDR members from the same country or region, and help building coalitions of CSOs aiming to influence resilience policies and practices.
GNDR has developed a national advocacy toolkit and a short e-learning course that help guide civil society organisations to work together to plan and undertake an advocacy initiative within their countries.
Check out the national advocacy toolkit here: English, French, Spanish.
Check out the e-learning on "Using evidence in your advocacy" here: English, Spanish.


City driving in comparison to highway driving can be said to be almost diametrically opposite to each other. While you can pick up speed with ease at highways and can drive with it for long stretch of land, in cities things get totally unpredictable and the worst part is, you cannot pick up speed in most of the patches. As the number of vehicles are overwhelming in cities, especially in the metropolitan ones, driving through the lanes and by lanes, and weaving through the crowd of pedestrians are much more challenging than winning a car race.
Here are a few tips shared by the experts of best GMC dealer near La Mesa, on city driving, that can help you reach your destinations without much hassle.
Today GPS or navigation systems work as boons for driving, especially when you have to drive through busy city roads in the rush hours.Try to plan ahead by counting down from the time you want to reach your destination, ask Google how much time it can take through the shortest route and start at least by 15 minutes before the scheduled time, so that the traffic or other road conditions cannot affect your journey and you can reach there on time.
We do drive a car to reach our destination earlier and with ease, but you cannot make the most out of your vehicle, if you have to drive through the winding lanes of a city, with pedestrians and other cars occupying the majority of roads. To stay safe and keep other people safe, you have to forget about the fact that your car can move in a better speed. You can't escape the traffic, in the main streets, and can't raise up your accelerator while moving through alleys or passing through residential areas. Your main focus on city roads should be only on your driving response while encountering unexpected situations.
There are cities, where people don't really wait for the signal indicating the time to crosswalk on the main streets, and think it is the driver's responsibility to keep them safe. When you are about to cross such cities, it is better to observe their behavior on road and maintain an alert mind to stay away from them as much as possible, or else, you might be cross questioned by the traffic police and pay a fine for violating the rules that the pedestrians have made for you.
In cities, people and other vehicles are excessive in numbers, and it is almost impossible to find your way through them without getting involved in a controversy, where it is hard to decide who was wrong. The only thing that can help you pass through these phases, is staying calm and maintain your composure. You have to let go of people who never hesitate to violate the traffic rules and yet yell at you for the inconvenience they cause. Forgive them.
The cities are filled with schools, colleges, hospitals, restricted drive lanes and speed limits. The best way according to the La Mesa GMC dealership experts is to keep your eyes open, whenever you drive through a new city. Try not to miss a single road sign and follow the instructions strictly to stay safe from traffic tickets.
Why Engine Lubricants Are Important For Your Car?


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Home > About Us > News > Celebrating 21 Years of Hill Labs at Fieldays!
Fieldays is celebrating its 50th year in 2018, and while we can't claim to have been along for the journey since the beginning, we too will be celebrating a significant milestone - our 21st anniversary of attending Fieldays!
Since we first attended in 1998, with two staff (one of who is still an employee!) our stand, brand and reputation - has grown immensely. In 2018, we will send our biggest team yet, with over 40 staff assisting at our new site in the pavillion. Our team at Fieldays is representative of all facets of our business - technicians, technologists, team leaders, section managers, client services managers, and our executive team. That's something we're extremely proud of - the calibre of all our staff and their ability to share and communicate their knowledge with our customers.
A big change for us this year is the addition of a stand in the Careers and Education Hub. Supporting the next generation of science innovators is key to the future of Hill Laboratories and more broadly, analytical testing, says Learning & Development Manager, Rebecca Fitzgerald.
"Providing young people with pathways to their chosen field, focusing on technical skills and soft skills that make them employable once they finish their studies is hugely beneficial to us, but more importantly, value adding for our broad customer base."
CEO Dr Jonno Hill says a big focus for 2018 is showcasing our commitment to innovation and the collaboration between agriculture and science.
"This is my first Fieldays as CEO, and I'm excited to see the ongoing innovation in the sector as a whole, but also how data is becoming increasingly important in driving the ever-more-challenging decision making in our primary sectors."
Hill Labs will be set up in the Mystery Creek Pavilion at Site PD38. Make sure you come in from out of the cold and say hello!
Image of the Hill Labs team at Fieldays 10 years ago in 2008.


to exercise the effects of multipath.
"the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" 44 possible mistakes letters plus spacing for one line 132 possible mistakes for three lines 396 possible mistakes for all three series of runs.
using this line should exercise every letter in the alphabet for long and short codes lengths.
I use the same sound file for each run of tests.
the over all performance of all test together.
I give the percentage of error after each test.
From this test I can see there is a trend , It seems most of the software struggle with slower CW speeds, maybe due to noise inbetween characters? All software seemed to do better with mid speeds of 13 and 18wpm but then going to the 27wpm the errors start to increase again, also the same trend can be seen when there is multipath introduced, some software unknown to me and handle multipath better than others and some softwares are just more sensitive to dig out characters through the noise. MRP40 seems to be the most sensitive and over all the best with multipath even though it suffered the worst at higher speeds.


Our version of the long-time sympathy design, Gates Ajar. This is the LARGE design, measuring approx. 32 inches tall. PLEASE call us to order this design if you would like to change ANYTHING about it - colors, etc. If ordered online, we will make as shown in the picture.


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BACONHAND!
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A plugin for gently reminding you in development mode that your views are
accessing the database. By doing so, it steers you towards collecting all data
required to render the view in the controller, which usually highlights
previously hidden options for combining data access into as few and as fast
queries as possible.

TODO
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  * Make baconhanding disableable for some controllers and actions.

Copyright (c) 2008 Coda Hale <coda.hale@gmail.com>, released under the MIT
license for all to use and enjoy and be slapped with.


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GGSmith.Blogspot.com
At least since I was a little kid, and I think for a long time before that, my grandmother has sent regular missives to the diaspora of her family. They started as hand-written letters, copied at the local post office, and sent out manually. About 15 years ago, we bought her an electric typewriter; her letters were perhaps longer after that, and of course typewritten, but otherwise unchanged.
It was probably 10 years ago that Keith and I pitched in and bought her first computer. She was horrified at the thought, and even called our uncle in a panic: "They've bought me a computer, and they're bringing it over, and I need you to make them stop!" Nevertheless, we set it up for her, and walked her through turning it on. We showed her how to point and click with a mouse, showed her how to use a word processor, and how to access the Internet with a browser. She remained unimpressed.
Then we showed her email.
Keith and I had no idea we were about to create a monster. We should have known by the way her breath quickened when she saw us adding email addresses to the "To:" line. She watched us change fonts, and then email backgrounds, her eyes narrowing. She sat down. We showed her how easy it was to reply to her emails, and how easily she could reply to ours. The look on her face grew sharp, and hungry. She wanted this.
The monster was born.
Ten years, three computers, two printers, and many thousands of emails later, we've learned that the monster must be fed. If Grandma doesn't get twenty or thirty emails a day, she feels neglected. She forwards emails like a fiend. She keeps track of who has sent her emails recently and who hasn't. Woe betide the grandson who has neglected to email his grandmother, for his neglect shall be broadcast to the entire family, and then some.
But it's been ten years, and technology has moved on; and the monster must be fed. In keeping with the spirit of the times, we've set her up with her own blog: GGSmith.Blogspot.com. She hasn't figured out posting yet, though that'll come; until it does, I'm handling it for her. But every word is hers.
As to the blog itself: it's just the daily life of a woman who's seen 90 summers in her lifetime, and 90 winters; who's watched three generations grow up in her house; who's cooked more meals than I know how to count and fed more hungry descendants than I care to; who's watched the husband she's loved dearly for 75 years grow old alongside her. It's just life; but it's life.
Nerds on Vacation
The Nearly Infamous Zango
Realtime BI
A Universal Dabbler
Marc Andreessen and Startup.com
The Real Problem with the iPhone: No Haptics
Google's Architecture
Ding of the Month
Doctors with Borders
How to be a CTO
Partly Wrong About eBay
The Puget Sound Civil Religion
Presbyterians and the Trinity
Heresy!
Google vs. eBay
The Complexity of Theology
Pool and Poker
The Language of Theology
Release!
Release?
72nd Anniversary
Buy, Lease, Rent
Ein Hod
Peace, שלום, ειρηνη
Poems vs. Poetry
Vista Support
Self Righteousness and Baseball
Divine Peek-a-boo
The Children of Hurin
Making a Contribution


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Naxi Ethnic Minority
Population and Distribution:
The people of the Naxi ethnic minority mostly live in the Naxi Autonomous County in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, while the rest live in Sichuan and Tibet. Their population is 308,893 according to the 2000 census. In the name Naxi (also spelled Nakhi), Na means senior and honored and Xi means people.
Language and Character:
The Naxi language belongs to the Tibetan-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan phylum. In the past, they used a pictographic language called 'Dongba' and another called 'Geba'. In 1957, they designed characters based on the Latin alphabet and now most can write in Chinese. The Dongba Scripture (or Dongba Jing) that their ancestors left has recorded all facets of the Naxi life and is highly valued for posterity as a means of studying their character and history.
Before the foundation of modern China in 1949, most of the Naxi held the faiths of Dongba Jiao, believing that all have spirits and those spirits could never die. When they encountered significant events such as marriage, death, festivals, or disasters, they would invite a wizard to chant. Although there was Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity being taught there, few Naxi people turned to those religions.
Life Styles:
The Naxi people live on farming, stockbreeding and handicrafts. Reaches of the Jinshajiang River is abundant in botanical resources such as trees and medicinal herbs. The Lijiang horse has also enjoyed the reputation for years of one of the 'Three treasures of Lijiang' which were presented to the official courts because of its ability to transport goods in mountainous area.
The Naxi's breakfast is simple and usually consists of steamed bread, but lunch and supper are often more sumptuous. They like to pickle pork. The pickled Pipa pork is famous for lasting several years.
Based on the lunar calendar, the main Naxi festivals are Spring Festival, Pure Brightness, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and torch festival. Generally, these festivals are celebrated with worship and sacrificial activities.
Other Customs:
The Naxi people are warm and kind. After a hunt, they will share a piece of the kill with a casual passerby. When visited, they will prepare six or eight delicious dishes to treat their guests. Most of the young Naxi people insist that they have one spouse and usually they have a very complicated process to protect their monogamous marriage. But for those living beside Luguhu Lake in Lijiang, they still keep the 'walking' marriage which is the only remaining vestige of a matrilineal clan among all the ethnic groups of China.


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Coe A 3068 Private Died of disease at Natal. 15 Feb 1900.
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Gluten free pasta is a delicious way to satisfy carb cravings if you have a gluten allergy or celiac disease.
At one time the choices were limited and although pretty good, they weren't really a substitute for good old wheat pasta.
For years now, excellent gluten free pastas have been available.
A variety of different gluten-free pastas are available, made from all sorts of alternative ingredient, such as rice, corn, quinoa, buckwheat, potatoes etc.
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The best replacement for wheat pasta in my opinion is rice-based gluten-free pasta. Other than Chinese-style rice noodles, this was my first introduction into the world of really great pasta since I discovered my gluten allergy a few decades ago.
Brown rice pasta has a very similar taste and texture to wheat pasta. In fact, an old girlfriend first introduced it to me years ago, and she discovered it because she wanted to try something new. Most people find brown rice pasta to be just as good as 'regular' pasta, even if they normally eat wheat.
A couple of brands I usually come across in Canada are Penn (produced by Rizopia foods) and Tinkyada. I recommend both products.
Corn pasta has a bit of a taste to it, compared to rice pasta. It is good, just a bit less neutral. I haven't found one with quite the constancy of rice pasta. It is good and well worth trying.
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What is your experience with gluten-free pasta?


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Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
A Bill Gates Summer Reading Pick
A "riveting and illuminating" (Yuval Noah Harari) new theory of how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't, by the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of the landmark bestsellers Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse.
In his international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, in his third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting selective changes -- a coping mechanism more commonly associated with individuals recovering from personal crises.
Diamond compares how six countries have survived recent upheavals -- ranging from the forced opening of Japan by U.S. Commodore Perry's fleet, to the Soviet Union's attack on Finland, to a murderous coup or countercoup in Chile and Indonesia, to the transformations of Germany and Austria after World War Two. Because Diamond has lived and spoken the language in five of these six countries, he can present gut-wrenching histories experienced firsthand. These nations coped, to varying degrees, through mechanisms such as acknowledgment of responsibility, painfully honest self-appraisal, and learning from models of other nations. Looking to the future, Diamond examines whether the United States, Japan, and the whole world are successfully coping with the grave crises they currently face. Can we learn from lessons of the past?
Adding a psychological dimension to the in-depth history, geography, biology, and anthropology that mark all of Diamond's books, Upheaval reveals factors influencing how both whole nations and individual people can respond to big challenges. The result is a book epic in scope, but also his most personal book yet.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 25 MAR 2019
Drastic national course corrections flow from complex social psychologies, according to this rich but unfocused treatise in comparative history. Pulitzer-winning UCLA geography professor Diamond (Guns, Germs and Steel) examines episodes of national upheaval and change, including Japan's opening to the West after 1853, Finland's accommodation of the Soviet Union after they fought during WWII, and Chile's whipsawing from Salvador Allende's socialist regime to Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship to liberal democracy. He analyzes these developments through the lens of "crisis therapy," a psychological treatment program for trauma victims, identifying 12 factors that help societies rebound from crises, including honest self-appraisal, a strong identity and core values, flexibility, help from external sources, and freedom from geopolitical constraints. He also applies these factors to present-day crises, including Japan's population decline, America's political polarization, and climate change. Diamond offers far-ranging, erudite, lucid accounts of historical cruxes, spiced by sharp-eyed personal observations he seems to have been everywhere of national characters and quirks. Unfortunately, his social-psychological framework lacks the concise explanatory power of his books on geographical and environmental influences on history; his factors often seem like squishy truisms that fit any happenstance without proving much beyond the importance of realism and adaptability. The result is a suite of notable historical retrospectives that point in no singular direction.
More Books by Jared Diamond
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For every item we sell, we give a pair of shorts to the local community where it's made.
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Our team dedicates countless hours to create the perfect fit while combining the best fabrics, function, and design. We put everything to the test doing what we love-making sure it performs when you are out doing what you love.
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On the heels of a shocking revelation about the nature of their mission, the amnesiac crew struggle to come to terms with their roles-—and each other. Meanwhile, a space ship bristling with weaponry pops up on their radar and it doesn't seem friendly. Will a reckless response to a perceived threat damn them all?
One of four comic books in the Dark Matter: Rebirth series.


ATLANTA (AP) -- House Minority Leader John Boehner has promised to support putting a Republican challenger from southwest Georgia on the House Agriculture Committee.
Mike Keown said Tuesday that he approached the Republican leader seeking his support. Boehner would be in a position to deliver if the GOP wins a House majority and Boehner is elected House speaker.
Keown is challenging Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop in the 2nd Congressional District where agriculture is a big employer. Keown said it's important that a district lawmaker sits on the Agriculture Committee and supports farmers.
Bishop has a seat on an agriculture subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. Bishop has said he's effective in securing federal funds for agriculture.
A Bishop spokesman didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.
CORRECTION: This story originally incorrectly reported the name of the accident victim. His name is Toure' Joseph Abner.
A man died in a Fort Valley accident Monday.
According to Peach County Coroner Kerry Rooks, 34-year-old Toure' Joseph Abner died in the accident.
Authorities say the car accident happened in Fort Valley around 9 o'clock Monday morning.
Rooks says it happened at the U.S. 341 and Camp John Hope Road intersection.
A man and woman in Crawford County are charged with growing marijuana plants.
A news release from Sheriff Lewis Walker says, responding to a tip, deputies raided a home at 1766 Hayes Farm Road just before noon Wednesday.
He says they found seven plants and a large amount of marijuana, valued at more than $18,000.
Walker says 44-year-old Vicki Ann Holcomb and 48-year-old Kenneth Nolan Hutcheson, who both live at that address, face several charges.
Walker says they are each charged with manufacturing marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of marijuana over an ounce.
Fort Valley State University will take to the national stage to raise scholarship money for students.
The Tom Joyner Foundation has selected the school as its "School of the Month" for October.
Neil Foote, a spokesman for the foundation says the group chooses eleven schools a year and allows it to use Tom Joyner, host of a nationally-syndicated morning radio program, in its marketing and outreach campaigns.
The foundation selects historically black colleges and universities to spotlight.
Foote says during the selected month, the Tom Joyner Morning Show encourages listeners to donate to the spotlighted school.
He says the program reaches nearly 115 cities and 8 million listeners a week.