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Блато је село у Србији у општини Сјеница у Златиборском округу. Према попису из 2002. било је 65 становника (према попису из 1991. било је 70 становника).Данас(2017), ово село броји мање од 40 становника.

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У насељу Блато живи мање од 50 пунолетни становник, а просечна старост становништва износи 37,8 година (33,7 код мушкараца и 42,8 код жена). У насељу има 20 домаћинстава, а просечан број чланова по домаћинству је 3,25.

Ово насеље је у потпуности насељено Србима (према попису из 2002. године).

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Спољашње везе

 Мапе, аеродроми и временска ситуација локација (-{Fallingrain}-)
 Гугл сателитска мапа (-{Maplandia}-)
 План насеља на мапи (-{Mapquest}-)
 Последња кућа у селу Блато: Породица Раичевић живи у брвнари старој 80 година (Б92, 14. март 2020)

Насељена места у Сјеници
Насељена места у Златиборском управном округу
Википројект географија/Насеља у Србији

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…including sucking up… (though I'm guessing most baggage handlers probably HATE luggage tags). If it wasn't for a friend of mine recommending I look into something like Promotion Choice luggage tags, I don't think I would have taken the idea of getting brand new tags for my bags as serious as I do now. When you think about it, this is something that makes sense to do, considering how easy it is for anyone's luggage to go missing. At least this way, you would have done your part.
Now, perhaps I should be investing in high-tech luggage tags (that will be a future blog post), but in the meantime, I need something that will work for my carry on bag. When I got a new checked bag, I purchased two inexpensive Travelon tags (2 for $5 with free shipping on Amazon Prime). They are very functional and bright, but I'd like to dedicate them to the two bags that are designated for checking and find something new for my carry-ons.
Travelon makes a lot of colorful designs that range from the $3-$9 for two price range. Most are made from PVC and are very durable.
The above Kate Aspen luggage tags are made from flexible rubber and range from $4-$9. Click the link for more designs, including some that would be great for kids.
Lego Brick Luggage Tags are great for kids and adults alike (especially if you're going to Lego Land!). You can find these tags released for the movie online but you may pay anywhere from $8-15 each.
This silicon tag from Kate Spade New York have clean designs but will still be sure to stand out. They are a little more pricey, at $14 each.
A search for Kess InHouse luggage tags will give you about 3,000 results. It's a website where artists can upload designs and receive a commission for each piece sold. The luggage tags are in the $18 each range. While a little pricey, you'll feel better knowing you're supporting the arts.
If you're looking for a bit of nostalgia, or to show off your hobby, check out Curious Case Gifts on Etsy. They carry some of the most unique luggage tags I've seen yet. The designs are made to order and most designs are $16 to $18 for two.
I love the minimalist look of this leather strap and with the hand stamped brass identification tag from ArcadianCraftsman. These tags are handmade to order with many different color options. At $25, these tags would also make a good personalized gift.
For a more luxurious look, Tagsmith offers a handmade to order leather luggage tag in black, dark brown, or natural color with the option to personalize for $46. A non-personalized version is available for $40.
If you're feeling crafty, grab some self-sealing laminating pouches and download a printable template like this beach luggage tag template from RedefinedMom.com or this travel luggage tag template from BrassandWhatnots.com.
Now, as for what to put on your luggage tag, that's up to how much of your info you want to share. I've heard many people say not to share too much personal info on it, or use a work to P.O. Box for your address. Personally, I have my name, cell phone number, and email address on my tag. I figure that should be good enough to get in contact with me if my airline tag somehow rips off.
I should note, that I also have luggage tags on the inside of my checked bags (they are just the airline paper tags) in case my handle ever randomly came off. It may seem overly cautious, but after my bag fell off the bag cart last year in RDU and cracked, I feel like it could happen.
Is your bag rocking unique or trendy luggage tag? Let me know by leaving a comment or sending a Tweet!
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These are super cute! I need a few new ones… thanks for the inspiration!


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History of the Treasury Historical Association
On October 18, 1972, the Treasury Department was honored by the US Interior Department with the entry of the Treasury Building onto the Register of Historic Places that is maintained by the Secretary of the Interior. The building was so honored due to the significant activities that had occurred in the building since its 1842 initial occupancy. Also, important was its Greek revival architectural style and its famous architects, and the impact this majestic building and these great designers had on other Federal buildings' architectural style throughout the nation.
Over the next year following the Treasury Building's designation as a National Historic Landmark, three senior executives of the Department developed a plan to create a non-profit organization to assist Treasury in historic preservation, collections of historical value, and education. In their private capacities, these three men chartered the Treasury Historical Association, with the date of creation being the birthday of the then-current Secretary, George P. Shultz. At the charter-signing ceremony, most of the senior officials of the Department attended, with the special guest being Helen Hamilton Burgess, the great-great-granddaughter of the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.
Articles of Incorporation for the new organization were filed with the Government of the District of Columbia within 30 days. The Association also filed its application to be categorized under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), and that approval was received six months later. Thus, contributions to THA would be tax deductible, to the extent permitted by law.

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Anandamela on March 20, 2011 (Half Dozen Bhuter Golpo) ebook pdf.
Little friends, now I'll share with you an old edition of Anandamela Bangla magazine. I'll share, cause there are half-dozen horrible ghost stories in the magazine and all these stories are written for you by very famous author like Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Suchitra Bhattacharya, Sukanto Gangapadhyay, Prochet Gupta, Ullas Mallick, and Shyamal Dutta Choudhury. View or get the Anandamela on March 20, 2011 ebook pdf.


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By Ben Goessling The Washington Times - March 14, 2009, 12:04PM
Quick turnaround this morning—after a drive back through the boonies (as Mark allegedly called Manny Acta's neighborhood once), I'm down in Port St. Lucie, where the Nats and Mets meet for the 14th time this spring.
(Hasn't been that many? Maybe it just feels like it).
Anyway, the only real news of the morning is this: Shawn Hill will start Monday against the Marlins in Jupiter, though he'll only throw an inning. His bullpen session went well enough yesterday that the Nationals feel comfortable putting him in front of live hitters.
Manny Acta reiterated the Nationals aren't making any plans around Hill, but said if he's healthy, that will be enough to earn the right-hander a spot in the rotation. "He doesn't need to be better than any of those guys (competing for the final two spots in the rotation)," Acta said. "We know what he can do."
Back with more later. At least the Mets are starting some legitimate major-leaguers, courtesy of the Domincan Republic's early exit from the WBC. Jose Reyes is leading off for them today.
Ben Goessling
T'wolves receive post-Christmas gift
Back in Minnesota, Saunders sees Wizards stumble
Nationals sign veteran Marquis
Nats' buzz at meetings is change of strategy
In Cleveland, Acta's stock still climbing


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Home Books Clinical Emergency Medicine
66: Diabetic Emergencies
Sarah E. Ronan-Bentle, MD
Ronan-Bentle SE. Ronan-Bentle S.E. Ronan-Bentle, Sarah E.Diabetic Emergencies. In: Sherman SC, Weber JM, Schindlbeck MA, Rahul G. P. Sherman S.C., & Weber J.M., & Schindlbeck M.A., & Rahul G. P(Eds.),Eds. Scott C. Sherman, et al.eds. Clinical Emergency Medicine, 1e. McGraw Hill; 2014. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=991&sectionid=55139182
Ronan-Bentle SE. Ronan-Bentle S.E. Ronan-Bentle, Sarah E. (2014). Diabetic emergencies. Sherman SC, Weber JM, Schindlbeck MA, Rahul G. P. Sherman S.C., & Weber J.M., & Schindlbeck M.A., & Rahul G. P(Eds.),Eds. Scott C. Sherman, et al. Clinical Emergency Medicine, 1e. McGraw Hill. https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=991&sectionid=55139182
Ronan-Bentle SE. Ronan-Bentle S.E. Ronan-Bentle, Sarah E. "Diabetic Emergencies." Clinical Emergency Medicine, 1e Sherman SC, Weber JM, Schindlbeck MA, Rahul G. P. Sherman S.C., & Weber J.M., & Schindlbeck M.A., & Rahul G. P(Eds.),Eds. Scott C. Sherman, et al. McGraw Hill, 2014, https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=991&sectionid=55139182.
Diagnostic Studies
Hyperglycemia causes an osmotic diuresis that may result in dehydration.
Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) are treated with intravenous fluids and insulin. Potassium supplementation should begin as soon as the potassium level is in the normal range.
Both DKA and HHS are often precipitated by another illness, frequently infection. An attempt should be made to search for and treat any precipitating illness.
When treating patients with HHS, it is important to follow sodium and serum osmolality measurements to document return to normal values.
Diabetes mellitus is a common disorder and is present in 6% of the population in the United States. Diabetes mellitus is defined as fasting blood glucose >126 mg/dL on 2 separate occasions or a random glucose >200 mg/dL plus the classic symptoms of hyperglycemia (ie, polyuria, polydipsia). Derangement of glucose homeostasis is a continuum that ranges from hypoglycemia on one extreme to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) on the other end of the spectrum.
Hyperglycemia, even in the absence of DKA or hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS), has many deleterious effects. An osmotic diuresis occurs when an elevated glucose level overwhelms the kidneys and begins to pull electrolytes and water into the urine. In the healthy individual, serum glucose of 240 mg/dL is required before glucose is found in the urine. Additionally, hyperglycemia impairs leukocyte function and wound healing, making patients prone to infection. Chronic hyperglycemia causes renal failure, blindness, neuropathy, and atherosclerosis.
Diabetic ketosis is an intermediate metabolic state between hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis. Patients have an inadequate amount of insulin to provide the necessary energy substrates to the cell. As a result, lipolysis is stimulated to provide ketone bodies that can be used as substrates by the brain and other tissues. The ketone bodies include acetoacetate, acetone, and β-hydroxybutyrate.
DKA is defined as blood glucose >250 mg/dL, serum bicarbonate <15 mEq/L, ketonemia, and an arterial pH <7.3. DKA is present in 5–10% of hospitalized patients. It is the presenting illness of diabetes mellitus in 15–25% of patients. When making the diagnosis of DKA, the physician should attempt to determine what has precipitated the illness. The most common causes of DKA are the "3 I's": insulin lack, ischemia (cardiac), and infection. The mortality rate of patients with DKA is approximately 5% and most often is attributable to concomitant illness.
In DKA, reduced circulatory insulin levels do not allow glucose to reach the intracellular space. In response, the cell stimulates lipolysis, which provides the body with glycerol (substrate for gluconeogenesis) and free fatty acids. Free fatty acids are a precursor to the ketoacids, acetoacetate, acetone, and β-hydroxybutyrate. The ketone bodies can be used as an energy source, but when they are present in excess, metabolic acidosis results.
HHS occurs when a hyperglycemic osmotic diuresis causes extreme dehydration. Defining features include a serum ...


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Stephen Earl received his undergraduate and Juris Doctorate Degrees from Brigham Young University, graduating with high honors in 1976. He joined the Phoenix law firm of Jennings, Strouss and Salmon and began concentrating his practice immediately in the fields of zoning, land use planning, and condemnation law. He became a partner with the firm in 1979 and continued to concentrate in zoning and municipal law with that firm until April 1986, when he joined with several other attorneys to create the law firm of Earl, Baird and Williams. In January 1991, this firm was reorganized under the new name of Earl, Curley & Lagarde. Mr. Earl has concentrated his practice in zoning and land use law for over 30 years.
Mr. Earl has been consistently rated one of the top Zoning Attorneys in the greater Phoenix Valley.
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Earl, Curley & Lagarde, P.C., is located in Phoenix and serves clients from around the United States in Arizona land use, zoning, and development matters. We provided services across the Phoenix metropolitan area, including the cities of Phoenix, Glendale, Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Goodyear, Surprise, Buckeye, Peoria, Avondale, Paradise Valley, and Litchfield Park, as well as Maricopa County, Pinal County, La Paz County, Yuma County and Yavapai County.
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Cucurbits are important horticultural crops and grown especially in warm climates. International exchange of germplasm, climatic change and change in agricultural practice has resulted in an increase of virus problems, especially from viruses transmitted by whiteflies. Virus situations undergo constant changes and hence monitoring viruses in field and managed environments is highly important for plant production. Cucurbit virus diseases in Sudan are currently studied revealing new viruses for Sudan which often are present in multiple infections leading to serious plant diseases. This project is conducted in collaboration with Khalid Hamed (Sudan).
Tuber crops -potato, sweet potato and yam - are propagated through tubers and cuttings and thus often carry multiple viruses which were acquired during cultivation and passed through the next season. Infected plants often do not respond with pronounced symptoms however when virus infections are introduced to new environments, serious disease problems can occur. The description of new viruses, their geographical variants and strains and the development of diagnostic tests for ecological studies on viruses infecting yam is studied in collaboration with the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute of India, CTCRI.
Cassava is the most important food crop in sub Sahara Africa and vulnerable to virus attacks. An especially serious threat to cassava cultivation in East Africa is presented by viruses transmitted by whiteflies. The department is monitoring the disease situation and viruses in areas of major cassava production. This is to follow adaptation of viruses, the development of new strains or variants and virus population drifts causing more serious diseases. Identification of new viruses or pathogenic variants supports early interventions for disease control and prevention. The etiology of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) was elucidated and genomes of distinct virus species were characterised and proven as disease agents. It was found that cassava shows a differential host reaction and hence virus diversity is currently studied to link susceptible and resistant plant responses to virus type.
Within the NextGen Cassava project Cassava plants resistant to the CBSD were recently identified. More information here (outlink to Facebook).
INEA The International network on edible aroids is a consortium of major institutions of the world to address genetic improvement of Taro and to provide farmers of the world with improved and healthy plant materials for validation in their respective environment.
Edible aroids, Taro, Xanthosomas, Amorphophallus, are important food crops in the tropics and the basis of daily food for many people. Despite their significance, edible aroids are orphan crops that have not and do not receive much attention from breeding and agronomy.
Our task in INEA is to provide and prescribe diagnostic procedures to safeguard the international movement of valuable Aroid germplasm and to revise current diagnostic procedures. An inventory of viruses infecting aroids will be established and the aetiology of the most serious virus diseases is studied.


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Q: Filtering out values from readonly tuple type I'm having some trouble writing a helper type that takes a tuple of Parser<T> as argument and returns a tuple type of the Ts except when T is undefined.
Here is what I have so far :
class Parser<T> {}

type ToSequenceValueType<P extends ReadonlyArray<Parser<any>>> =
    P extends [infer P, ...infer R]
    ? P extends Parser<infer V>
      ? V extends undefined
        ? ToSequenceValueType<R>
        : [V, ...ToSequenceValueType<R>]
      : never
    : []

type A = readonly [Parser<number>, Parser<string>, Parser<undefined>, Parser<boolean>]

type R = ToSequenceValueType<A> // Should be [number, string, boolean]

But the recursive calls (ToSequenceValueType<R>) are underlined as an error and it reads :
Type 'R' does not satisfy the constraint 'readonly Parser<any>[]'

How should I do ?
Link to playground

A: I believe you are looking for this solution:
class Parser<T> { }

/**
 * I'm using square brackets for [Val] to avoid distributivity
 */
type MapPredicate<T> =
  T extends Parser<infer Val>
  ? [Val] extends [undefined]
  ? []
  : [Val]
  : never;

type Mapped<
  Arr extends ReadonlyArray<Parser<any>>,
  Cache extends ReadonlyArray<unknown> = readonly []
  > =
  /**
   * If argument is empty array - return empty array
   */
  Arr extends readonly []
  ? readonly []
  /**
   * This should be the last call of recursion
   * I just adding last element of an array to Cache
   */
  : Arr extends readonly [infer H]
  ? [...Cache, ...MapPredicate<H>]
  /**
   * If array contains more than one element
   * I call Mapped with Tail (all elements but the first)
   * an adding first element (Head) to cache
   */
  : Arr extends readonly [infer Head, ...infer Tail]
  ? Tail extends ReadonlyArray<Parser<any>>
  ? Mapped<[...Tail], [...Cache, ...MapPredicate<Head>]>
  : never
  : Cache;

type P = Parser<number>;

type A = readonly [Parser<number>, Parser<string>, Parser<undefined>, Parser<boolean>]

type R = Mapped<A> // [number, string, boolean]

Because you want to call ToSequenceValueType recursively -> P not always will extend [infer P, ...infer R], last two calls it will extend empty array and array with one element.
More information/explanation and examples about tuples you can find in my blog
Playground
If MapPredicate<H> returns empty array [], ...MapPredicate<H> evaluates to nothing, that is how I filter undefined values

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What is Genome Editing?
Last year, the European Court of Justice ruled that Genome Edited (GE) plants would not be exempt from the EU GMO directive and would be treated and regulated in the same way as other Genetically Modified (GM) crops.
Though GE and GM sound the same they mean slightly different things, and this has led to uncertainty, and different interpretations globally, as to how the two should be regulated.
According to the EU GMO directive, which was written in 2001, prior to GE techniques being developed; a plant is considered a GMO if it has been altered in such a way that could not occur in nature. Within the current directive, several breeding techniques (which fit the definitions of a GMO) were listed as being exempt from the directive, one of which was mutation breeding, also called mutagenesis.
Mutation breeding, developed in the 1930s, involves the exposure of seeds to chemical or radiation treatment to induce changes to the plant's DNA. This exposure can result in hundreds or thousands of random double stranded breaks in the plants DNA, which the cell will then attempt to repair.
During the repair process errors can occur; some bases (A, C, T or Gs) may be deleted, or the wrong bases recruited during the repair, resulting in mutations (or changes) to the original genetic sequence. Plant breeders hope that some of these changes will result in desirable new traits.
In order to then keep just the desirable traits, but to remove those that aren't desirable, breeders need to backcross the plants over many generations before they can be introduced into their traditional breeding programs.
GM, a technology that was commercialised in the 1990s, was viewed as a way to directly introduced these desired genetic traits, while avoiding the unnecessary years of back crossing to remove undesired traits.
When the genes came from sexually compatible species, scientists called them cis-geneic (cis meaning same) or from non-sexually compatible species transgenic (trans meaning different). Both were classed as GMOs and regulated accordingly.
However, just like with your mobile phone, if you compare the technology available then, with what is available now there have been a few upgrades. While early GM techniques allowed scientists to insert novel genes directly into the plant genome, thereby speeding up the breeding process, where in the genome they were inserted was random and unpredictable. Thanks to technological advancements, GE now allows us to precisely open-up the genome at a known desired location to introduce new traits.
Similarly, certain classes of GE can also be considered the upgrade to conventional mutagenesis. However, rather than the random sledge hammer approach of chemical or radiation induced mutations – where you 'hope' you will create a desirable mutation. Our knowledge of genomics and access to genome sequences, mean we can now identify precisely the gene sequence we want to create a change in.
Prior to the European Court of Justice ruling, several EU Member States interpreted the GMO directive to conclude that certain cases of GE, which result in mutations to the existing plant genome (i.e. not the introduction of new genetic sequences) should fall within the same exemption category as mutagenesis. Indeed, this was the view taken by several countries outside of the EU, such as Argentina, Chile, Brazil, the US, Canada and Japan.
The dismay among the scientific and plant breeding community to the ECJ ruling has been very clear.
Plant breeders already do an excellent job of mitigating risks and ensuring the varieties they introduce to the market offer societal benefits. There is a belief that there are no negative impacts from varietal development that suggest additional regulatory oversight is needed, especially for those classes of GE, that result in an end product identical and indistinguishable from those developed by conventional breeding.
Given our changing climate and the need to sustainably feed an increasing number of mouths, we hope that our political leaders will revisit this vital technology and in-turn provide the European scientific community with the best possible tools to tackle the challenges ahead. Technologies that are already being embraced by our non-EU counterparts, giving them a competitive advantage.
Dr Penny Hundleby
Crop Transformation (BRACT)
Using genetic technologies in plant and microbial science
Evidence Week 2022
14th November 2022 at Westminister & Online
Evidence Week 2022 14th-17th November 2022, Westminster With support from the John Innes Foundation, the John Innes Centre will be taking part in Sense About Science's Evidence Week 2022. We will be offering 1-2-1 briefings and Q&A sessions to MPs, peers and civil servants on the opportunities presented by gene editing, alongside researchers from the...
Heated plot experiments reveal link between warmer early winters and lower crop yields
Innovative experiments using temperature-controlled field plots have helped to explain the link between early winter temperatures and yield in some of our most marketable arable crops
Norfolk Plant Sciences welcomes major milestone decision on purple GM tomatoes
A spinout company's dream of bringing genetically modified (GM) purple tomatoes to the gardens and plates of American home growers has moved a crucial step closer following a decision by United States regulators


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This list of tallest buildings in Minnesota ranks skyscrapers in the state of Minnesota by tallest height of high rise. This does not include antennas, although the tallest overall man-made structure in Minnesota is the KPXM-TV Tower in Big Lake. It is also the 212th tallest structure in the us. The majority of the tallest buildings in Minnesota are in Minneapolis, the largest city in the state by population. Other cities that have some of the state's tallest buildings include the state capital of St. Paul (14), South St. Paul (1), Rochester (11), Golden Valley (4), St. Louis Park (7), Plymouth (1), Duluth (6), Brooklyn Center (1), St. Cloud (2), Edina (9), Maplewood (1), Robbinsdale (1), Eden Prairie (4), Moorhead (2), Richfield (4), Eagan (2), and Bloomington (15). Not all buildings in Minneapolis and St. Paul are listed, due to the large number of skyscrapers and high rises in both cities.

List

Tallest buildings under construction

Tallest buildings proposed

Tallest buildings approved

See also
 List of tallest buildings in Minneapolis
 List of tallest buildings in St. Paul
 List of tallest buildings in Rochester, Minnesota

References

Sources
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Emporis - St. Paul
Emporis - Rochester
Emporis - Bloomington
Emporis - Duluth
Emporis - Edina
Emporis - St. Louis Park
Emporis - Golden Valley
Emporis - Richfield
Emporis - Brooklyn Center
Emporis - Moorhead
Emporis - Maplewood
Emporis - Eden Prairie
Emporis - South St. Paul
Emporis - Mankato
Emporis - Red Wing
Emporis - Robbinsdale
Emporis - Bemidji
Emporis - Alexandria

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Bahamians in favour of Disney development on Eleuthera says survey
Community, Environment, Local, Politics, The Big Story October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Tamara McKenzie
Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera
Despite the controversy surrounding the proposed plans of Disney to create a cruise destination at Lighthouse Point in South Eleuthera, a recent poll conducted this weekend of 994 households across the country, revealed that of the 994 individuals polled, 235 individuals or 38 per cent – 311 males and 310 females, were "very much" in support of the development, while 161 individuals, some 26 per cent, did not support the cruise initiative.
The recent poll to gauge the public's view of the proposed development was recently conducted by Public Domain.
The poll revealed that 171 individuals or 28 per cent, "somewhat" supported the development, while 54 individuals or nine per cent "somewhat" did not support the development.
Disney has proposed creating a cruise destination at Lighthouse Point in South Eleuthera.
The low-density development, according to Disney, will serve as a place for Disney guests to relax and spend time with their families on the property's beaches, while also having the opportunity to enjoy nature, visit shopping and dining locations and explore Eleuthera more broadly.
Of the 922 individuals polled, 622 individuals had heard of the new proposed development while 372 or 37 per cent said they did not.
The biggest reason for not supporting the Lighthouse Development, according to the Public Domain poll was possible environmental damage, of which 46 out of 215 individuals – or 21 per cent felt this way.
Fourteen per cent claimed that the government had already given too much land to foreign developers.
Meanwhile, 12 per cent felt as if there would be the loss of local access to Lighthouse Point
Another 12 per cent polled said they did not like/trust the cruise industry.
Other reasons listed for not supporting the Lighthouse Point Development was the loss of access to the beaches at Lighthouse Point and not trusting the government to ensure that Bahamians got the best deal, of which both were polled at 9 per cent, or 20 of the 215 individuals questioned.
Six per cent felt as if they needed more information and that Bahamians would not benefit from the project.
Five per cent participating in the poll felt as if the project did not have a broad economic impact
Four per cent cited government corruption, they were not sure Bahamians would be employed, they believed Bahamians could do it themselves, or they felt as if the area should be preserved.
Two per cent said the project is not needed in Eleuthera and should have been taken to Grand Bahama. Another two per cent was not sure or refused to say.
One per cent expressed the belief that the company would say one thing and do another, while another 1 percent said that they wanted the property leased.
In recent interviews Disney claimed that it would protect and sustain the natural beauty of the site, provide economic opportunity for Bahamians, help strengthen the community and celebrate the culture of The Bahamas. Disney also said that Bahamians would have full access to the property and they will not develop the southern-most point or allow Disney guests to visit it.
But despite Disney's claims, Environmental groups and non-governmental organizations such as Re-Earth Bahamas, the Bahamas National Trust (BNT), Save the Bays and the One Eleuthera Foundation, have railed against the proposed development to sell the privately-owned land to Disney, claiming a cruise port will decimate the environment.
Meanwhile the Public Domain poll outlined that having heard some of the claims made by groups who oppose the Lighthouse Point development, 263 of 994 individuals polled – 27 per cent were "very likely" to support the project; 308 – 32 per cent, were "somewhat likely"; 221 – 22 per cent were "not likely at all" and 115 – 12 per cent were "not very likely."
Some 221 of the 994 polled – 22 per cent, said it was important to receive more information about the environmental impact of the project, while 209 persons were interested in the economic impact that the project would have for Eleuthera.
Also, of the 994 individuals polled, 373 individuals or 38 per cent, said they would like the news media to keep them informed about the project. Twenty-eight per cent would like to hear from the prime minister and 14 per cent wanted to hear from the Minister of the Environment.
Disney Cruise Line President Jeff Vahle said the company will more or less be good stewards of the environment. He told the press in a recent statement that Disney is focused on conservation and the company is absolutely committed to doing the right thing and would never risk the natural beauty of the island.
Vahle also noted in earlier interviews that the project already has the funding in place as well as a contract with the buyer of the private land. He said the company is only waiting for government approval and if and when that happens, he said, work will begin immediately and will most likely open in late 2022.
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis recently assured the media that the government will make the best decision in the interest of the Bahamian people as it relates to a controversial project. He said that he has been in discussion with Disney and intends to garner feedback from residents at town meetings.
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Robin Carson says:
Here is a quote from Facebook: "Public Domain contacted us last week with questions for their survey on LHP. After answering his questions, we asked the young man on the phone what their poll results were showing.
He said "the vast majority of their poll was AGAINST Disney acquiring LHP". .
Public Domain just lost all credibility with us." How does a polling company divulge any results while the poll is ongoing? You cannot maintain result integrity when providing that information. This poll is so patently fake it is insulting. No professional polling company gives out data. None. I know for a fact that Disney hired "Our Public Domain" to conduct the "poll". You get what you pay for. We just aren't that gullible Disney.
Lighthouse Point Protection Coalition says:
Can you really believe the telephone poll that was commissioned by Disney that says 66% of the people polled support the Disney development? When the Tribune newspaper's poll shows 78% against the Disney development and the Guardian newspaper's poll shows 74% against the Disney development. Let us all keep in mind the public relations company that conducted the poll, Our Public Domain, has as one of it's partners a Mr. Brent Dean (http://www.ourpublicdomain.com/company/partners/), the same man who is also a managing editor at the Nassau Guardian. The same newspaper who's own poll doesn't support the obviously fictionalized results. Disney paid for the poll, and they paid for the results they wanted. You paid for it, but we aren't buying it Disney!!
Tom Warren says:
Yes, we should believe anonymous comments instead.
kristyemac says:
This poll was done done in a way for it's results to be used for Disney's benefit. Fair polls are by independent companies…Disney did this in-house. This is a new public relations boost by Disney to pull the wool over Bahamians eyes. A poll done properly would be one aimed at the people of Eleuthera who will be impacted by the damage and false promises of Disney. I beg of the Bahamian people to not let Disney ruin this beautiful island and I am convinced that the damage to the Lighthouse Point area and pushing the inhabitants away from that end will result in major loss of tourist money FOR the people of Eleuthera I am white. I am American. I am NOT rich. I save every dime I can and work an extra job to get enough money to visit this beautiful island once a year. I've been going for over 30 years. My visit to the island of Eleuthera and it's wonderful people is the highlight of my year. PLEASE do not be blinded by the glitz of Mickey Mouse. As a last resort, let them find and uninhabited small island to fill with their make believe world where their cruise passengers spend 90% of their money inside their fences.
Sean McKenzie says:
This Lighthouse point development is in Eleuthera and only truly affects them. Why do we who live on the other islands feel we should have a say? It's there island, only they should decide.
Raymond Lightbourn says:
The Bahamas which includes Eleuthera is owned by all Bahamians, not just who live there at the moment.
Martha Caton says:
The day will come when the majority of the locals will regret giving up their island. I hate to see this beautiful island and the surrounding island's in 5 year's.
K.D. Streit says:
I am an American…I live in Florida…(30 minutes from the Tragic Kingdom) I have been going to Eleuthera for 30 years…I have investments in Eleuthera…for gawds sake and in the name of all that's holy….PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS…
On another note…why not use the OLD abandoned Club Med or maybe Whaie Point if Disney is so hell bent on Eleuthera? Please I beg of you…say No…its a People Trap Set By A Mouse… aaaaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh
The old Club Med property is privately owned, not for sale, and part of the French Leave development. Whale Point has no beach. Both are ocean side, not fit for docking/anchoring a cruise ship. You really do not seem very familiar with the geography of Eleuthera.


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The Journey with GE Additive: Concept Laser CEO Details Plans for Metal Additive Manufacturing
November 20, 2017 by Sarah Anderson Goehrke 3D Printers3D PrintingBusinessExclusive InterviewsMetal 3D Printing
We've been expecting big things since mid-2016 when global giant General Electric (GE) announced its billion-dollar intentions in the additive manufacturing industry. With more big names getting into 3D printing, growth in the industry has seen an undeniable pickup of momentum. 3D printing is growing up, and major investments from major players are a key to unlocking maturation in the technology. Concept Laser, company Founder and CEO Frank Herzog explained to me at formnext, was behind the first commercialized metal additive manufacturing system to hit the market – and this notable pedigree served as the basis for seeing these systems onto the market, carried recently by the steam behind the massive engine that is GE (and now, GE Additive).
I sat down with Herzog immediately following the official, highly-anticipated public unveiling of the new Project A.T.L.A.S. (Additive Technology Large Area System) in Frankfurt this past week, and we watched from the top of the GE Additive stand as crowds continued to gather around the machine that had until so recently been behind the curtain. The morning's announcement, anticipated as it was, effectively opened the product proceedings at formnext 2017, a massive show full of high-profile tech introductions – and this one was well attended, if not full of detailed information. The beta machine, in fact, was in short order surrounded by ropes and no-photography signs; it isn't yet in its final form.
A.T.L.A.S. itself may remain behind, if not a physical curtain, somewhat of a shroud of corporate secrecy, but Herzog was more than willing to share the story of the journey that got us to the rise of the curtain and a look into what may lie ahead on the metallurgical path.
"It's quite a journey for us. My own journey has been a bit over 20 years now, since I was an apprentice at Siemens. It was there that I learned to work a machine lathe, to produce metal – and there that I learned I love metals and wanted to be an engineer," Herzog told me of his own path, which led him to enroll in university in the mid-1990s, for which he worked weekends to pay his own way through.
Herzog's university experience was formative for more than his love for engineering; he also met his wife, and so began professional affiliations through her family, during this time. Her uncle's company had purchased one of the first stereolithography (SLA) machines in Europe in 1990 – and when Herzog saw it, and observed parts coming out of it, he had one pivotal question.
"I asked her uncle, 'Why is this not possible in metals?' And he said, 'Try it.' I started with a piece of paper and a pencil; it was just a concept. That was the start of everything," Herzog told me of the conception of Concept Laser.
"With my wife, I created this concept of one laser, working with three technologies. We developed it in under two years, and showed it at Euromold 16 years ago; it was the first commercial metal printer."
Moving onward, Concept Laser ran into trouble along with the rest of the global economy in 2008, fighting for what Herzog noted as being "the black zero in the spreadsheet – and we made it." Following the economic crisis in 2009, which the company again weathered, Herzog and his team realized that they would need a strong strategic approach to continue to rise above market troubles. Around 2010, popular media started to pick up on 3D printing, leading into the well-known years of hype that boosted and ultimately troubled the entire industry.
"There was the 3D printing hype, in the media and on the TV – but that wasn't our technology. Still, it was very important for metals, as CEOs of big industrial companies started asking, 'What are we doing with 3D printing?' They were rapidly finding out the benefits of this technology, its freedom of design," he explained. "From 2012 through today, then, we have seen dramatic growth; as it continued, we knew we needed a big partner."
In 2015 in particular, as the company experienced a wave of major interest and growth, Herzog recognized that it might be time to consider a bold strategy. Concept Laser, a family-owned company, operated on well-tuned principles of communication; Herzog talked with his wife, his father-in-law, his uncle-in-law, to determine whether the company could continue to manage as a family-owned business. In 2016, the team determined that they wanted a big partner to manage that growth – and in short order received 48 inquiries of interest. They whittled this down, and down, and down, until finally GE emerged as the right partner; the global company closed on an acquisition of 75% of Concept Laser in December 2016, with full ownership to come through the deal.
"From that moment on, our journey started," Herzog said with a gesture over the broad GE Additive showing at formnext.
"Since then, it has been a lot different. We are running very fast. We still have to work on being a team," he noted candidly. "We are investing into our machines to improve them, and investing into A.T.L.A.S. We have had some concerns regarding the timeline of release to market; we had wanted 2017. The basic idea for this came from Cincinnati, as we have joined expertise in machine building and started to work together. It is a very fast pace. It makes me proud that we worked together, and get along. This will be a new chapter in powder bed technology."
Herzog pointed specifically to the gantry operation, the scalability of the system, the build rates, and the overall speed of production possible through the process developments. With a build volume of one cubic meter, the machine is still able to see a reduction in the powder necessary – by 65-70%, he noted, to build that size, as conditions have been optimized to the process.
"This machine solves our limits," he said.
As a beta introduction, the system remains in development, as build rate remains in focus and real-world applications are in view. The build rates of the system, he said, depend on the part in question and the design and print parameters for each.
"The story is not the build rate," Herzog noted.
"We need less engineers, less production, no casting; servicing needs less infrastructure. Parts are more robust and made faster. This system saves fuel, and is better for the environment. Hopefully this doesn't sound ignorant, but this is peanuts [compared to what it will become]."
Current speeds, accuracies, and reliability are being enhanced throughout work on the system as Concept Laser, and GE Additive along for the ride, are among those major manufacturers striving to make additive manufacturing a very real part of the manufacturing industry.
"It's making the additive possible," Herzog underscored.
While this system in particular will have a lot to prove once it hits the market in final form, Herzog and his team at Concept Laser are bullish on the prospect of working alongside the world-class resources made available through their affiliation with GE. Materials, processes, servicing, and strategy will continue to develop – and hopefully in the near future we'll even have more details on the technical aspects behind the promises to work from as well.
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In a double-blind controlled study, high doses of magnetic brain stimulation, given on an accelerated timeline and individually targeted, caused remission in 79% of trial participants with severe depression.
From Stanford University School of Medicine Website/News
Since receiving an experimental depression treatment at Stanford, Tommy Van Brocklin has been walking Scout for "the sheer joy of it."
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A new type of magnetic brain stimulation brought rapid remission to almost 80% of participants with severe depression in a study conducted at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The treatment, known as Stanford accelerated intelligent neuromodulation therapy (SAINT) or simply Stanford neuromodulation therapy, is an intensive, individualized form of transcranial magnetic stimulation. In the study, remission typically occurred within days and lasted months. The only side effects were temporary fatigue and headaches.
"It works well, it works quickly and it's noninvasive," said Nolan Williams, MD, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. "It could be a game changer." Williams is the senior author of the study, which was published Oct. 29 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Twenty-nine people with treatment-resistant depression participated in the study: About half received SAINT, and the rest underwent a placebo procedure that mimicked the real treatment. After five days of treatment, 78.6% of the participants in the treatment group were no longer depressed, according to several standard methods of evaluation. "It's quite a dramatic effect, and it's quite sustained," said Alan Schatzberg, MD, the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, who was a co-author of the study.
A lifetime of depression
Tommy Van Brocklin, 60, has suffered from depression since he was 15. "In 1975, they didn't have the medication and understanding they do now," he said. "I was told I wasn't trying hard enough."
"I've functioned all these years, but it's been very difficult at times," the civil engineer added. Talk therapy helped "for about half a day after an appointment." When selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors became available in the 1990s, he started on paroxetine, commonly sold under the brand name Paxil.
"It worked like a miracle drug," he said, but after 10 or 15 years it started to lose its effect. After 25 years, it stopped working entirely. He tried other medications, but none helped; one even made him suicidal.
His sister, who lives near Stanford, connected him with the researchers studying SAINT. He flew from his home in Memphis, Tennessee, and underwent the treatment in September. He felt nothing the first day; on day two, he began feeling emotional — "I felt the struggle of what I'd been through all these years."
"The next day, all of a sudden, it broke through," he said. "I felt so much better, and it's stuck with me."
Specialized magnetic stimulation
The transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration requires six weeks of once-daily sessions. Only about half of patients who undergo the treatment improve, and only about a third experience remission from depression.
SAINT advances that treatment by targeting the magnetic pulses according to each patient's neurocircuitry and providing a greater number of pulses at a faster pace.
In the study, the researchers first used MRI to locate the best location to target within each participant's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which regulates executive functions, such as problem solving and inhibiting unwanted responses. They applied the stimulation in a subregion that has the strongest relationship with the subgenual cingulate, a part of the brain that is overactive in people experiencing depression. The transcranial magnetic stimulation strengthens the connection between the two regions, facilitating dorsolateral prefrontal cortex control of the activity in the subgenual cingulate.
The researchers also used 1,800 pulses per session instead of 600. (The larger amount has been used safely in other forms of brain stimulation for neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease.) And instead of providing one treatment a day, they gave participants 10 10-minute treatments, with 50-minute breaks in between.
For the control group, the researchers disguised the treatment with a magnetic coil that mimicked the experience of the magnetic pulse; both the control and active treatment groups wore noise-canceling earphones and received a topical ointment to dull sensation. Neither the researcher administering the procedure nor the participant knew whether the participant was receiving real treatment.
A hard-to-treat group
The trial participants ranged in age from 22 to 80; on average, they had suffered depression for nine years. They had tried medications, but either they had had no effect or they had stopped working. During the trial, participants who were on medication maintained their regular dosage; participants who weren't taking medications did not start any.
Nolan Williams demonstrates SAINT, the magnetic brain stimulation therapy he and his colleagues developed, on Deirdre Lehman, a participant in a previous study of the treatment.
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Within four weeks after treatment, 12 of the 14 participants who had received the treatment improved, and 11 of them met FDA criteria for remission. In contrast, only two of the 15 participants who had received the placebo met the criteria for remission.
Because the study participants typically felt better within days of starting SAINT, the researchers are hoping it can be used to quickly treat patients who are at a crisis point. Patients who start taking medication for depression typically don't experience any reduction of symptoms for a month.
"We want to get this into emergency departments and psychiatric wards where we can treat people who are in a psychiatric emergency," Williams said. "The period right after hospitalization is when there's the highest risk of suicide."
Van Brocklin said that since he returned home following treatment, he's made some radical changes. "I have a really strong desire to get my life together," he said.
"I don't procrastinate anymore," he added. "I'm sleeping better. I completely quit alcohol. I'm walking my dog and playing the guitar again, for nothing more than the sheer joy of it."
Most importantly, he said, "I'm remaining positive and being respectful of others. These are big changes in my life."
Other Stanford scientists who contributed to the study are former postdoctoral scholars Eleanor Cole, PhD, and Angela Phillips, PhD; Brandon Bentzley, MD, PhD, David Carreon, MD, Jennifer Keller, PhD, Kristin Raj, MD, and Flint Espil, PhD, all clinical assistant professors of psychiatry and behavioral sciences; clinical research coordinators Katy Stimpson, Romina Nejad, Clive Veerapal, Nicole Odenwald and Maureen Chang; former clinical research coordinators Fahim Barmak, MD, Naushaba Khan and Rachel Rapier; postdoctoral scholars Kirsten Cherian, PhD, James Bishop, PhD, Azeezat Azeez, PhD, and John Coetzee, PhD; life science research professional Heather Pankow; clinical research manager Jessica Hawkins; Charles DeBattista, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences; and Booil Jo, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Palo Alto University; the Centre for Neuroimaging and Cognitive Genomics at the National University of Ireland; and the School of Medicine at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, contributed to the research.
The research was funded by a Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award, Charles R. Schwab, the David and Amanda Chao Fund II, the Amy Roth PhD Fund, the Neuromodulation Research Fund, the Lehman Family, the Still Charitable Trust, the Marshall and Dee Ann Payne Fund, and the Gordie Brookstone Fund.
Stanford's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences also contributed to the work.
Mandy EricksonMandy Erickson is associate editor in the Office of Communications. Email her at merickso@stanford.edu
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First of all, apologies for the sudden abandonment.
No, the polls will not die. Just gimme a week or two to figure some things out and we will get rolling again.
I've always been a strong believer in these polls (and the VSS program) and I am not quite ready to let them die out yet. However, given this break(down?) in the system I'd like to figure out if anybody has some suggestions on how we would like these polls to run in the future.
In the past, nominations for series was strongly determined by availabiliy of seeders (or rather, the lack of). In light of the changes at D-addicts, it will become nearly impossible to guide all series selection in such a way. Direct nominations always works. I was also thinking of relying more heavily on the seed request forums. Any other suggestions?
It is also obvious that we need more help in organizing and these polls. If anybody wants help out with the listing, organizination, or nomination of series please let me know here. The success of these polls has always been dependent on participation from the community, and it's really no different now. Except now, I'm hoping I can get a little more participation on the backend of things as well.
In the meantime, for those of you straining to help out, I'd like to make a plug for the VSS program (which has also sort of wound down since jholic disappeared, but should be easier to revive...). For those who are unfamiliar with the program, you can read up here. Although jholic is currently MIA, I'll be more than happy to take over the responsibility in his absence to give recognition to those nameless seeders out there.
This may be a bad idea on my part but I know how hard it must have been for jholic to look for older dramas with nearly no seeders and compile a list. Would it be possible to run two phases of this? For example week 1 we give you a list of the complete drama series we possess, say about 1-2 dramas per person.
Then we run a poll of available seeders for dramas listed. After this compile a varied list of dramas based on genres and seeds available.
Week two run poll as we normally do where the voting members vote.
I think this would have the ability of killing 2 birds with one stone since you may have a much general idea of available seeders and not kill yourself trying to look all over the place blind for dramas giving more responsibility to seeders and creating an organized list for everyone. I know this would be take a bit of time to pull off but seems worth it (at least in theory) to me.
Btw I know its impossible to know how many seeders there may be for dramas through the torrent index but how about imposing a rule that no drama add to the tracker within say 6 months may be nominated, that way we could kill off a large amount of new popular dramas with lots of seeds and get the stuff that are dying off or died.
The problem with maintaining SotW and SotM is that it is hard to get volunteer participants for a sustained period of time as people's circumstances change, become MIA, and move on with life. Someone who has volunteered in the past may not be able to do so for some unfortunate reason (i.e. moved, holidays, hard drive crash, personal, etc...).
As such, it also makes it harder to keep up a working volunteer seeders list to reflect this, and requires a moderator to update the first post of the SotW/SotM seeders page. People are also more hesitant to volunteer as such, knowing that they feel obliged to volunteer indefinitely. Consequently, they will be reluctant to ask a mod to remove their name on the list.
Also an issue for kdramas at least, is that most people don't have a clue what is currently licensed/banned, and what has been available on d-addicts in the past. I have now updated the completed kdrama list and licensed drama list to make it easier for people to work this out. (Sorry, mizune, I have been MIA on the fansub wiki as well, so doesn't help the situation either).
Perhaps moving those relevant SotW/SotM pages to the fansub wiki may be a good long term solution to drum up support? The list of volunteer's names should be started from scratch though (a quick glance and can see that quick a few are MIA). So from a short term prospect that won't help, but volunteers can add or remove their name on the list as they choose, which over time may be help SotW/SotM succeed?
Starting a new list of volunteers from scratch seems like a good idea. At least the one who is willing to commit can name dramas one is willing to share like this. I think the problem is with the fad over VVS. Some people just go crazy over "Whoa, I'm gonna VVS", but then reality cames and they realize they cannot do this for different reasons.
The biggest problem with the SOTW/SOTM has been seeding. I can remember a few times where I was the lone seeder and even times when I had to find and download some of the episodes to seed them myself. I'm not sure there is a solution for that. Now with the tracker stats gone it will also be harder to select candidate series as well. When I did the KSOTM polls I started with a nomination thread and picked 4-5 series from there. But even that seemed to draw less participation at the end.
I agree that the list of volunteer seeders is probably out of date. I had been thinking about either checking up on each volunteer or cleaning the slate before I went AWOL late last year. However, with our inability to nominate series by the number of seeds, it makes maintenance of such a list less beneficial. Honestly, I maintained the list purely to smiplify selection of series by giving me a single place to check both seeder availability and volunteers. I still think it's a useful tool if you're looking for complete series and where the subs are hidden, but yeah it takes a ton of work.
Do i understand correctly: First you want to make a big list of drama and seeder, second make a selection for voting?
Well given that d-addicts no longer has its own bt tracker, it could be useful to reinstate it solely for the purpose of those slated for SotW/SotM only, just so that we have a rough idea on the stats during the SotW/SotM period, and torrents removed/redirect to the publicly available ones afterwards as a new SotW/SotM arrives and old one dies out.
The problem remains on seeder availability. I know Ruroshin isn't a fan of a private tracker, but if say if you were to participate in SotW/SotM, then you would have to nominate one series which you could seed, before gaining access. The problem with this is that those nominated by the seeder will be heavily skewed towards the more popular and widely distributed dramas, leaving the 'rarer' dramas to still remain highly unseeded. This would also not help those new members, as they would be totally excluded. The positive however would be that it would be easier to nominate dramas for polls, as it would be a reflection of those dramas in greater circulation, hence easier to find seeders.
KSotM is not what I'm too worried about, as I have collected kdramas from pre-2007 (mainly from clubbox, hence why I tried to maintain a working d/l list during my clubbox waves/asian waves days), so I can always help to seed these, and bring these back into circulation as the case may be (only problem is I have to get my entire DVD collection off a friend, which is an entirely different issue).
As mizure pointed out, Jdramas are generally well seeded, and getting volunteering seeders shouldn't be a problem.
The main problem was always getting enough seeders for CDrama/HKDrama/TWDrama SotM which was always a struggle at times and still is. This stems from the fact that these torrents would usually reside/linked to other external trackers, hence didn't bring attention compared to those that were available here.
I've hesistated to help with the KSOTM again because I can't fully commit to seeding much less the responsibility of running the polls. Unfortunately my participation on D-Addicts will be erratic for the foreseeable future. I posted my list of KDramas in previous threads and am willing to help with those. I'll keep an eye out to see what happens and how I can help.
Expanding on kuro570's idea, and given that seeder's situations do come and go, what if say every month, get people to offer a list of what they can seed. Clearly this requires community involvement to get off the ground.
To do this, we create a list of completed dramas in something like google spreadsheet where anyone can edit. Those that can offer to help for the following month can add what they are willing to seed in the adjacent columns. Each new user can create a tally for what they have further to the right, marking it with an X and add their name at the top of the column so we know who's offering. Each new user starts a new column and repeats.
We let people do this for the first two weeks of a month, so that we can sort it out to arrange dramas from the most seeded, to that that have less seeds, and remove those without seeds.
For example, there are 20 dramas available for that month. We sort them from the top 25% (so the 5 most seeded dramas), a middle band in the 50% region (so the 10 dramas in the middle, with a moderate amount of seeders), and lastly those from the bottom 25% (so the 5 dramas with the least amount of seeders, but those seeders we know will be active for that month only).
We can then select 1 drama in the top 25%, 3 dramas in the middle section, and 1 drama in the bottom 25% for a poll. This could either be theme/genre based, how old the torrent was originally released, how old the drama was or completely randomized. What this does is not heavily skew dramas and reduce the burden for seeders in the bottom range, but still giving voters the option of nominating those in the bottom section if they so wish.
We then let people vote for the last 2 weeks, so that we get our SotM nomination. We keep repeating this process for each month.
What this also does is allow a user to take over poll nomination where a mod does become overly busy, since a user will know that the list is active for that month only.
Mizune, I've commented before that I'd be willing to help you. The problem is I probably won't have the dramas. If you need help in organization and checking polls, that's not a problem. Otherwise, someone would have to let me DL the series so I could seed it.
I'm not entirely sure what changes have been made cuz I haven't been around d-addicts, but I think suggestions from those of us that actually participate. Also, it might be beneficial to redo some shows that have already been up if a good number of people request one.
Everybody, thanks for all the feedback so far.
huyie wrote: Well given that d-addicts no longer has its own bt tracker, it could be useful to reinstate it solely for the purpose of those slated for SotW/SotM only, just so that we have a rough idea on the stats during the SotW/SotM period, and torrents removed/redirect to the publicly available ones afterwards as a new SotW/SotM arrives and old one dies out.
I understand what you are saying, but I see no practical way of determining the actual seed status because of the distributed nature of the torrents. I haven't looked into it yet, but as far as I know, outside of connecting to the actual swarm, there is no good way to know how well seeded a torrent is.
That is why the polls need to be more of a community effort than ever before. Ppl who volunteer need to be good to their word on following up with seeding. On the other hand, this might actually be easier for volunteer seeders remember to seed a series that has won the poll because they nominate the series themselves to begin with.
The google spreadsheet idea just seems too complicated to me... I feel it might discourage ppl from volunteering if there is a process involved. I'm leaning more towards having individuals (or groups) offering up what they have, or possibly nominating a series with the hope that somebody will volunteer for a nominated series.
Also, there are several users out there who are willing to seed, but don't want to broadcast it for fear that they will be accosted with seed requests and such in the future. For those ppl, I'd suggest PMing me directly if they have a series (or group series) they would like to nominate to seed. That way, I can make others aware of the nominee without having to compromise the user's anonymity.
I'd like to request making new batch torrents (if one doesn't already exist) for series that win the poll. We've made the suggestion before, but it was never really enforced. Now, it seems to make more sense than ever to use batch torrents (since we will have enough problems keeping track of seeding for a series that has won without having to keep track of 10-20 individual torrents).
Phillykat wrote: Mizune, I've commented before that I'd be willing to help you. The problem is I probably won't have the dramas. If you need help in organization and checking polls, that's not a problem. Otherwise, someone would have to let me DL the series so I could seed it.
Once we get a handle on how this new system will work, I'll know what task I can use your help on.
So are there any other suggestions I'm missing out on?
If there are, let 'em out asap.
mizune wrote: Everybody, thanks for all the feedback so far.
I was thinking of more of the lines of creating new torrents (in particular batch torrents) just for SotM during SotM (say Jem's tracker, for monitoring as an example for peers connected to it). People would always download the new torrents anyway, and can create a direct torrent link as per usual for SotM next to the images in the middle (not necessarily those that are indexed). You could always add the public trackers such as openbittorrent and publicbittorrent as per current arrangements. You could always then add a later torrent after SotM finishes, and remove the SotM one with the monitoring tracker. This won't affect existing users, as the hash would still be the same, and users can still connect through peers through the public trackers to finish off their download.
(Sorry for the blank rows, was directly copying from the completed drama list).
All the volunteer needs to do is add a 1 next to what they can seed, so that a tally can be created afterwards. Anonymity still remains, since the spreadsheet can be set to allow anyone to edit (not necessarily requiring a login). If a volunteer was to post on the forum what they could seed for a particular month. anyone else could edit the spreadsheet to reflect this anyway.
Let me state for the record.. the little devil at the end scares me.
Why did we change the format anyway?
Psionic wrote: Why did we change the format anyway?
Or if your question was about the "old system" of SOTW its because it used to be done with one rule in mind and that was lack of seeds, since its impossible to see how many seeders there are in torrents the "old system" doesn't work any more.
I've always been a supporter of the series of the week/month.
I've got a large collection of kdrama's stored. The problem I'm having is, there are many different versions of one serie. In the past I not only downloaded them from d-addict but also directly from clubbox and now primarly from aja.
It's a lot of work to check all my drama's against the versions on d-addict. I saw my name for 2 of the nomated series for march. I don't know at the moment of the version I have on disk is the same as the one being offered on d-addict, because it's been a few year that I've downloaded them.
This is something that is holding me back in offering to help seed a serie.
rabbit0900 wrote: I've always been a supporter of the series of the week/month.
I think the problem with version is not so relevant, the seeder should decide what version is willing to seed, in my opinion. It maybe that not present here, but... And maybe seeding the series as batches would be good?
1. I support having new batch torrents for each SotM selection. Seeding long series like Yi San and Happiness is otherwise too time-consuming - unless you have access to mega-upload bandwidth. With all the "hit and run" leechers, it has become near impossible for me.
Suggestion: As I mentioned a while back in the "Suggestions" thread, the new batches should be limited in size to something like 4.1 GB with piece size no greater than 1MB. This would allow people to store a complete batch on a single-sided DVD. Make it easy for people and over time there may be more people willing to participate in seeding torrents.
I have had slight problems with reconstructing batch torrents that span multiple DVDs. On more than few occasions, I've ended up with something just shy of the entire batch (e.g. 99.98% verifiable).
The 1MB piece size limit allows leechers to begin sharing pieces more quickly - and saves a lot of time when there is corrupted data floating around. 512kB would be even better.
2. Is including the subtitle files in the batch generally OK with the fan-sub groups?
3. Is it possible to have a private torrent - (passworded or something) - to spread the batches amongst a select group of people who are willing to assist with the seeding of the SotM selection? Or perhaps a Megaupload limited distribution? I'd bet there are a fair number of people who would be willing to "donate" a portion of their upload bandwidth for a period certain if they could easily get possession of the batch.
In my case - if my math is correct - I could do 2.5+ GB/day with 1/2 of my available bandwidth (33kB/s = 1/2 of 66 kB/s). I don't know that I'd want to commit to doing it ALL the time, but I'd be OK with doing it a few months a year, for example.
4. I've never done it, so if I'm to participate I have to ask: Can someone point me to a thread or other resource that would give me an idea of what is involved in creating and submitting new batches from existing files? If it's easy enough, I think I'd be willing do it on some of the series I already have - maybe even if they're not designated SotM.
5. Is d-addict keeping current with removing licensed torrents? If the organization is, then I think people would be more likely to participate. For me, that has been one of the primary features of this site. It would worry me BIG TIME if d-addict has stopped removing licensed torrents because it no longer "hosts" the torrents via the now-defunct d-addict tracker.
The good thing about SotM offerings is that - in my experience - there are usually a lot more leechers who are willing to stick around and help seed than you would normally come across in most d-addict swarms. I've recently given up seeding several series because of the prevalence of "hit-and-run" leechers. I think it would be nice if the KSotM became KSotW, actually.
There's no proposed method yet so I'll add another suggestion. I think SOTW/M, VSS and seed/upload request forum can be combined into a single system to help circulate older dramas. The community updated google spreadsheet idea suggested by huyle could have a column summing the seed requests for each drama. This column would replace the seed/upload forum and the voting for SOTW/M. Another column could sum offers to seed from the community. This would replace the list of volunteer seeders and the nomination for SOTW/M. A third column would contain the dates that the drama would be seeded and would be filled in by any volunteer seeder whenever he wishes to seed. There would be no SOTW/M and the timing would be up to the volunteer as it is for VSS. I'd suggest the current SOTW/M spots on the torrent page be used to advertise the 3 most recent dramas to be seeded with a reminder in the unused slots that seeders are needed if there aren't 3 dramas being seeded. This would alert additional seeders and leechers to join in when a drama gets reactivated. The VSS scroll can be used to scroll all dramas being seeded when there are more than 3. The offer to seed column isn't necessary but it would give seeders an idea whether they'd have help seeding or if they'd have to go it alone. The requests would have to be purged regularly and the offers to seed would also have to cleared occasionally but hopefully a lot of the work would be shifted to the community.
Right now I'm on a medical leave of abscence from work and have some free time on my hands. I don't know how long it will last since we're still waiting for diagnosis but I'd love to help any way that I can. Feel free to pm me to let me know what I can do.
My Girl is licensed and so could not be nominated for the KSOTM..if it were still running hehe.
oldguy59 wrote: There's no proposed method yet so I'll add another suggestion. I think SOTW/M, VSS and seed/upload request forum can be combined into a single system to help circulate older dramas. The community updated google spreadsheet idea suggested by huyle could have a column summing the seed requests for each drama.
The requests would have to be purged regularly and the offers to seed would also have to cleared occasionally but hopefully a lot of the work would be shifted to the community.
It sounds like a good idea but someone would have to do the initial work to get the list up and running. I tried my hand once at updating the list of eligible KDramas and it was incredibly time-consuming and a real pain. I've never used Google Docs either. I'm still willing to seed if/when something gets going.
Apologies to all, but due to sudden circumstances, I don't think I will be able to help out anymore.
However, this doesn't mean that the polls have to remain dead!!!
I see you guys have continued to discuss in my absence, so if you can come to an agreement on how you want the system to run and who can/will do it, you should be able to contact any mod or admin to help implement it--as long as there is not any major programming that needs to be integrated into to forum (And if they need help implementing whatever is decided on, I am willing to come out of my impending retirement to help get things working again. The mods/admins should know how to contact me.). For the most part, this forum has always been run based on ideas from the users, so this isn't really a change at all. The biggest need is for some volunteers to do the up-front work. After that, it should hopefully run itself.
In any case, good luck to you all!
sad to hear about it. maybe an experienced d-addicts member or a moderator can reanimate the "JSoTW".
Hi folks, any idea how we are going to carry on the tradition of the Series of the Month?
Although I'm not in a position to run SotM I am happy to liaise and help out with anybody who feels up to getting involved. It would be great to get this up and running again.
This forum section may as well be closed. Not to be rude or complain, but I've been checking for an update on series of the week over a year now it seems and there's been no update.
It was a great feature and probably accounted for more than half the dramas I watched but it is clearly a thing of the past and closing this would give those waiting for an update a sense of closure.
Anyone else running a similar service? It's been literally months since I've gotten anything here and I'm going into withdrawal for my Japanese dorama fix.
Kuraharashizue wrote: Anyone else running a similar service? It's been literally months since I've gotten anything here and I'm going into withdrawal for my Japanese dorama fix.
And in the cases where there are none, the system remembers who's completed the torrent in the past and sends a private message whenever someone requests a reseed.
D-Addicts no longer uses it's own tracker so this is not even possible. Besides, Ruroshin has always made it clear that D-A will always be an open tracker/community without ratios etc.


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Grab some coffee and join us for Ski Resort Sundays (SRS), where each week, we take a brief look at a ski resort from around the Midwest. SRS episodes are uploaded every Sunday morning, so check in each week to see which ski resort we cover. Today, we will be examining Granite Peak.
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This afternoon we welcome the supporters of Middlesbrough to Hillsborough. 'The Boro' have had an impressive season so far and the appointment of manager Aitor Karanka in late 2013 when he replaced local legend, Tony Mowbray, seems a very shrewd move. As I write these notes on the 19th, Middlesbrough top the table. After winning the League Cup in 2004, the only major trophy the Club has won, and then reaching the Final of the UEFA Cup in 2006 when they were beaten by Sevilla, 'The Boro' gradually went into a period of decline, culminating in relegation in 2009, after 11 unbroken years in the Premiership. However we were convincing winners at the Riverside in August, with the 3-2 scoreline not reflecting the level of our dominance. Let's hope for a similar result today!
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