Imagine home cinema projectors were the same size as your smartphone. That's what's promised by this diminutive new projector from Sony, which can create 120in images and even runs off its own power source. Does that sound too good to be true?
There must be plenty of readers who have spent the best part of a grand on a cutting-edge full HD TV, only to discover that its replacement model is 'network-enabled'. Increasingly popular, this feature enables you to stream video from various websites, install widgets and play video content, music or photos stored on devices connected to your home network.
Take the internet TV capabilities of a recent Bravia flatscreen television and shove them into a little box (that's operated with one of the coolest-looking handsets ever to grace a multimedia player) and you get Sony's latest entry into this competitive field.
Synology's DS214play offers all of the standard NAS functionality (including mobile device access and RAID configuration), plus the company's powerful DSM operating system and the ability to download apps that expand the unit's versatility. But the icing on the cake is audio/video transcoding, which is made possible by a dual-core processor and hardware-acceleration. Typically, trying to play something that your playback device can't handle will reward you with stubborn rejection or even a crash. The DS214play sidesteps this by converting, on-the-fly, the selected file into something that your player can cope with.
A speedy and convenient means of backing up data and distributing multimedia files, the well-built DS410 can accommodate an impressive total of 8TB in its four drive bays.
Networked-attached storage (NAS) is damn useful. In addition to providing a convenient means of backing up important data stored on your computers, today's consumer-orientated models typically incorporate a DLNA media server.
Once synonymous with blank audio cassettes, TDK has made a welcome return from the industrial wilderness to the consumer arena with a range of quality headphones.
This solid pair of black boxes, from speaker manufacturer Teufel, will let you send two channels of audio wirelessly. This is a handy concept if you can't run wires to rear speakers, or simply want hassle-free, multi-room music. The cigarette box-sized transmitter sports a couple of phono sockets, which are fed with the relevant outputs of your AVR or audio system. Rather larger is the receiver, the internal amp of which can drive speakers directly. A nifty circuit automatically switches the RearStation 4 into standby in the absence of audio. Additional receivers can be bought for £180 and any number can be partnered with a single transmitter 'within range'.
There's no shortage of 'multimedia hard disks' available these days, and they're handy for people who want to store photos, music and video files and play them on a TV or music system. However, most of these devices are produced by specialist hard disk manufacturers and they aren't always as user-friendly as they could be – so I was curious to see what additional expertise mass market brand Toshiba would bring to its Stor.E TV+.
These surround sound headphones ship with their own Dolby Digital 5.1 decoder module and employ a quartet of dedicated channel drivers in each ear cup. Peel away one of the felt pads and you'll uncover a pair of 30mm drivers, one for the front left/right and the other for a surround channel, plus a 23mm driver for the centre and a large 40mm driver to handle the .1 LFE.
There's no shortage of little black boxes on the market these days, Freeview+ HD PVRs included. Kudos to TVonics then for being bold with the HD500. But has it gone far enough with its features?
How do you stand out in the crowded Freeview HD PVR market? Excluding media streaming and DLNA networking is hardly in keeping with the Freeview zeitgeist, but the DTR-Z500HD boasts a couple of handy features that look compelling. One is a built-in HDMI switcher and two, it can make basic, TiVo-style recommendations based on your recording history so long as metadata is provided by each broadcaster for the shows you choose to record.
Unusually, the Veebeam HD wirelessly sends whatever is on your PC (or Mac) desktop to a distinctively sculpted black box, which is, in turn, connected to your TV. The device sports a composite AV output for your set and an HDMI socket. There's also an optical digital audio output, which will give better quality PC audio (especially from music) if fed into your AVR. Your computer must run Windows 7, the Vista turkey that preceded it, or Mac OS 10.5/6.
Many of us now store photos, music and video on our PCs to stream to our TVs over a network. But doing so does have its flaws. Using a PC as a media server means coping with operating noise, power consumption and susceptibility to malware. A far better proposition is to copy content to a NAS with inbuilt media server, such as this inexpensive Verbatim MediaShare. The PC can then be turned off, until it's needed again.


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Verizon's 3G CDMA shutdown scheduled for December 31st, 2022
SonalMarch 30, 2021
After years of delays, Verizon says it will finally shut down its 3G CDMA network at the end of 2022 — and the company means it this time.
Verizon initially targeted 2021 for the shutdown and later revised with a more ambitious goal of 2019. That didn't happen, and as recently as January 2021, the company said the plan was on hold indefinitely. Now, Verizon has confirmed an official shutdown date of December 31st, 2022, and a statement that "the date will not be extended again" on the company's news site leaves no room for ambiguity.
This move won't affect anyone who has activated a phone with Verizon in the past few years; the company stopped activating 3G-only phones in 2018. Verizon is also keen to point out that it will be the last major US carrier to take its 3G network offline. AT&T says it will shut down its network in February 2022, and T-Mobile is aiming for January 1st, 2022, which could cause serious problems for millions of Dish Network's Boost Mobile customers.
Verizon stopped activating 3G-only phones in 2018
If you happen to still be using a 3G device on Verizon at this point (well done, you!), then you'll need to upgrade to something 4G-compatible by the end of 2022 to keep using the network — and it might be a good idea to go for a 5G device at this point just to stay ahead of the next curve.
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Q: Separate Reference list based on multiple bib files I have read through out many post concerning the use of multiple .bib files in order to use \nocite and multiple bib files, into a CV. The goal is my cv to have a different sector per bib files.
I saw that most suggestions pointed out the moderncv.tex package, thus I used the packages suggestion to adapt their commands and into my CV.
I use two different files a journal.bib and a conf.bib (exported from Mendeley).
the MWE for the two .bib files are
for the journal.bib
@article{journal,
author = {Smith, A},
journal = {A journal},
title = {{A journal}},
year = {2016}
}

for the conf.bib
@inproceedings{Conf,
author = {Smith, A},
booktitle = {Conference 1},
title = {{Conference title}},
year = {2016}
}

The .tex file is MWE is
\documentclass{article} % Use the custom resume.cls style
\usepackage[left=0.2in,top=0.3in,right=0.2in,bottom=0.5in]{geometry}

\begin{document}

\renewcommand{\refname}{Articles}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\nocite{journal}
\bibliography{journal}

\renewcommand{\refname}{Conferences}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\nocite{Conf}
\bibliography{conf}

\end{document}

When i use only one the list in the document is fine, although when I move on and change into the second bib file the produced file does not correpond to the result I want.
I get this

Although what I want is something like that (it has been hand written it, not automated)

I have read and tried also other option such as \multibib, \biblatex etc. but perhaps I am missing something, or not understand it correctly.
Any help would be great, thank you very much

A: Biblatex allows you to do this in a very simple way:
\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[defernumbers=true]{biblatex}

\addbibresource{journal.bib}
\addbibresource{conf.bib}

\begin{document}
\nocite{*}

\printbibliography[title={Journal Articles}, type=article, resetnumbers=true]

\printbibliography[title={Conference Papers}, type=inproceedings, resetnumbers=true]

\end{document}

For each bib file you want to use you have to use  one \addbibresource (it does no matter what entry type they contains). Then, to print all references of type article you use the type=article of \printbibliography (similarly for the other entry types).
To create the pdf file, run (pdf)latex once, then biber and  the (pdf)latex again.

A: I use the following code for using different references from different files in Latex:
\bibliographystyle{splncs04} % your referencing style

% with two reference files of ref1.bib and ref2.bib:
\bibliography{ref1.bib, ref2.bib}

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An increase by over 70% in imports from the US in 2018 resulted in lower imports into Western Europe from the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
This entry was posted in Trade Trends and tagged Africa, All Polymers of Ethylene World Trade Report, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, North America, Polyethylene, Western Europe on March 4, 2019 by JJSUDOL.
Western Europe is the world's largest exporter of butadiene, shipping nearly 500,000 tons in 2018, up 14% partly on a jump in exports to North America.
This entry was posted in Trade Trends and tagged butadiene, Butadiene World Trade Report, Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe on March 3, 2019 by JJSUDOL.


When I was working full-time at an office and the kids were in preschool, play dates included hanging out with friends. Our play dates meant I caught up with old friends while the kiddos hung out. It was an easy choice to leave my kids with my mom friends if I needed to run errands. We've known each other for years.
Now that my oldest is in Kindergarten, we are meeting new parents and new kids. Pretty cool. This new adventure also includes birthday parties, play dates and sleep overs. Yikes!
I remember back in the day when we didn't have play dates. We just headed out the door and were told to be home before supper. We hung out with the kids from two or three blocks away. Things have certainly changed, haven't they?
My little guy was off to his first play date this week with a boy he met in school. We attended the kid's birthday party at the beginning of the school year so I was pretty comfortable with the family.
When I was asked about the play date, I assumed I would be hanging out as well. A great way to get to know another mom and I love that. That wasn't exactly the case. It wasn't really what the other mom had in mind which was fine.
A play date offered by a parent you just met is much like deciding if you are going on a date with someone for the first time (or at least what I remember dating to be anyway!). It can be a delicate dance.
On one hand, you don't want to offend someone by asking 50 questions as you try to ensure you're not handing your child over to a nut.
On the other hand, your 50 questions to confirm all is OK makes you seem like the overly worried nutty mom.
I know. I know. Some of you may be thinking that he's my child and I should do everything I can to protect him. Totally agree. But it's also about relationship building with the people and kids your children will be with throughout the school years. It's also important to get to know other parents.
What's your gut telling you? (intuition, that voice, etc.) Listen closely because it's your guide!
Ask up front if it's a drop-off or a mom hang out kind of play date. If you are texting or emailing and not sure by the way it is written, then simply reply, "Email [or text] is hard to interpret, do you mean…" and be specific.
Set-up the drop off/pick up. Be prompt if someone else is hosting the play date.
Food allergies, toys, ground rules, other items to note should be given to the mom ahead of time.
Be specific about TV, video games and other safety concerns before you let your child go.
Be sure your child wants to go. He or she's reaction to the mention of a play date with Little Johnny may be a good indicator that you should pass.
He had a blast at the play date and didn't want to leave. It also gave me free time that day and now we get to take a turn at hosting.
Something that is new can seem scary, but the experience may turn into something valuable you didn't expect, like new friendships.
What are some of your tips for managing play dates?
It's a wrap for 2012!


We are happy to announce the release of strongSwan 5.1.1, which brings many new and improved features and fixes two DoS vulnerabilities.
A denial-of-service vulnerability was fixed that could be triggered by a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DNID payload. The cause is an insufficient length check when comparing such identities. All versions since 4.3.3 are affected.
More information is provided in a separate blog entry.
A denial-of-service vulnerability was fixed that could be triggered by a crafted IKEv1 fragmentation payload. The cause is a NULL pointer dereference. All versions since 5.0.2 are affected.
The lean stand-alone pt-tls-client can set up a RFC 6876 PT-TLS session with a strongSwan policy enforcement point which uses the tnc-pdp charon plugin.
The new TCG TNC SWID IMC/IMV pair supports targeted SWID requests for either full SWID Tag or concise SWID Tag ID inventories.
The XAuth backend in eap-radius now supports multiple XAuth exchanges for different credential types and display messages. All user input gets concatenated and verified with a single User-Password RADIUS attribute on the AAA. With an AAA supporting it, one for example can implement Password+Token authentication with proper dialogs on iOS and OS X clients.
The eap-radius plugin supports forwarding of several Cisco Unity specific RADIUS attributes in corresponding configuration payloads.
The charon daemon now supports IKEv1 Mode Config exchanges in push mode. The ipsec.conf modeconfig=push option enables it for both client and server, the same way as pluto used it.
Using the ah ipsec.conf keyword on both IKEv1 and IKEv2 connections, charon can negotiate and install Security Associations integrity-protected by the Authentication Header protocol. Support for plain AH(+IPComp) SAs only, but not the deprecated RFC 2401 style ESP+AH bundles. Examples are provided in our test suite (e.g. ikev2/host2host-ah or ikev2/net2net-ah).
The left and right options in ipsec.conf can take multiple address ranges and subnets. This allows connection matching against a larger set of addresses, for example to use a different connection.
For all those who have a queasy feeling about the NIST elliptic curve set, the Brainpool curves introduced for use with IKE by RFC 6932 might be a more trustworthy alternative.
The generation of initialization vectors for IKE and ESP (when using libipsec) is now modularized and IVs for e.g. AES-GCM are now correctly allocated sequentially, while other algorithms like AES-CBC still use random IVs.
With two new strongswan.conf options fwmarks can be used to implement host-to-host tunnels with kernel-libipsec as illustrated by the libipsec/host2host-cert test case.
The new dnscert plugin provides support for authentication via CERT RRs that are protected via DNSSEC. The plugin was created by Ruslan N. Marchenko. An example is provided in the ikev2/net2net-dnscert test case.


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Q: How to send ARP requests in C++ I am new to programming on the Mac. I want to always insure that all network interfaces managed by my program have an MAC address for the GW in the ARP cache. To do this, I want to programmatically send an ARP request to the GW if I detect it's MAC address is missing.
There doesn't seem to be support on Mac OS X for raw sockets on the AF_PACKET/PF_PACKET address family and protocol. Is there another way to do this in C++? For example, is there an API that can be used to send an ARP request?

A: If you need to be sure that each host has the right ARP entry associated to the default gateway you can set a static ARP entry. A static ARP entry remain forever in the ARP table, therefore you don't need to send periodically ARP request.
arp -s "IP_GW" "MAC_GW" -i "DEVICE YOU WANT TO SET, E.G: en0"

Anyway you can send ARP request using the C library "libnet" (available also for Windows and Linux). This is a lower level library, you need to handle at byte level packets and their headers. To create an ARP request you have to use:
libnet_autobuild_arp()
libnet_autobuild_ethernet()

Here you can find a libnet tutorial.


The tongue is an extraordinary organ; it is inundated with both harmful and helpful bacteria every day and still manages to be one of the fastest healing organs in the human body. The tongue allows us to chew our food, make specific sounds which form words in a myriad of languages, and even show a little bit of sassy attitude… if one is equipped with the proper jewelry. So what do you say are you ready to step in to the wild and wonderful world of tongue piercing?
Why Not be a Little Discreetly Sassy?
Tongue piercings have some of the most unique options available, you can choose from tongue ring barbells, titanium barbells in practically any hue you can think of, and there are even tongue rings with vibrating ends. The options are almost limitless when choosing the tongue ring that best suits you. What's more, the tongue ring is really the most discreet facial piercing there is. Unlike other facial adornments, tongue rings are fairly hard to see by observers. Once your tongue piercing is fully healed most people, coworkers and family members that lean more on the conservative side won't even realize you have gotten one. As far as jewelry goes tongue ring barbells have some of the most wide-ranging choices.
Tongue rings come in a variety of combinations from colorful and witty, to explicit and cutesy designs there is sure to be a something for everyone and every mood. Creating your own tongue jewelry collection can be the most rewarding aspect of having your tongue pierced. Each day you can choose a different color, clever saying, or style that best suits how you are feeling in the moment. If you are interested in seeing some of these colorful and expressive tongue rings for yourself, check out companies like Body Jewelry. They have an abundance of quality pieces to choose from at prices one can easily afford.
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Are you an Service Engineer, from a CNC / Machine Tools or REME background, looking to work for an industry leading OEM, who offer internal progression and comprehensive, structured training?
This is an excellent opportunity to work for a worldwide company, offering continuous improvement, specialist training and a varied role with plenty of overtime.
This is a brilliant time to join this leading, innovative manufacturer. They have a great reputation for developing their engineers.
Covering a regional patch, you will be responsible for the installation, servicing, maintenance and repair of cutting-edge machinery.
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January 24, 2018 by Steve
Streetcar Service Updated Effective February 18, 2018 (Updated)
Updated February 8, 2018: The TTC has announced details of changes to bus and streetcar services on the west end of the 501 Queen route. This information has been added below in the section on that route.
The February 2018 schedules will bring major changes to the streetcar system. I will include these in a coming article with all of the details for the new schedules, but with the scope of the streetcar changes and the interest in this topic, here is a wrap-up of what is planned for these routes.
King Street Corridor
The current schedule calls for trippers to operate, primarily buses and in the AM peak, over the entire 504 King route. These will be replaced with four ALRVs (articulated streetcars) operating from Sunnyside Loop to Broadview. As actually operated, the AM trippers are already using CLRVs (regular sized streetcars) swapped from the 505 Dundas route. Four more ALRVs will be used as standby "run as directed" cars to supplement service on King as needed.
January Schedule
January Actual
February Schedule
AM Peak
CLRV
CLRV Tripper
ALRV Tripper
ALRV Run as Directed
Bus Tripper
PM Peak
The tripper schedules have been changed so that they better cover the peak periods.
Eastbound trips leave Sunnyside Loop at: 7:41 a.m., 7:57 a.m., 8:12 a.m., 8:27 a.m., 9:10 a.m., 9:27 a.m., 9:42 a.m., 9:56 a.m.
Westbound trips leave Broadview & Queen at 3:07 p.m., 3:20 p.m., 3:33 p.m., 3:46 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 5:03 p.m., 5:16 p.m., 5:29 p.m.
The 503 Kingston Road Bus which now operates from Bingham Loop to York & Wellington during peak hours only will be replaced by a streetcar with service on weekdays peak and midday. This will replace the 502 Downtowner bus which changes to peak-only operation.
During the peak periods the 12′ headway of buses will be replaced by a 12′ headway of CLRVs on the 503 service, and it will be extended west to loop via Spadina, Adelaide and Charlotte Streets. Midday service will operate every 9′ replacing the existing 10′ service on the 502 Downtowner bus. This removes 6 buses/hour from Queen Street, and adds not quite 7 cars/hour to the section of King east of Spadina.
According to the TTC, track construction is planned on Wellington east of Yonge in May. It is not clear whether, when this is complete, the 503 will revert to its usual York street terminus as this would remove the added service between York and Spadina. Whether the Wellington Street work actually occurs remains to be seen as there were plans to defer this until 2019 to avoid complications with the King Street Pilot. The track recently became operational with the restoration of overhead on the one missing section between Church and Yonge westbound.
Service on 514 Cherry during the midday and early evening will be improved from every 15′ to every 10′ to provide added capacity on the King corridor. On Sundays from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, service will improve from every 15′ to every 11′. (The 514 Cherry route is notorious for irregular headways at its terminals and so the scheduled headways may not match actual experience. This will be the subject of a separate article.)
In combination, these changes will increase the level of service on King Street with the effect concentrated downtown. In particular, there is little AM peak relief for riders inbound from Parkdale, Liberty Village and Bathurst/Niagara beyond a change in the timing of the trippers, whatever benefits the "run as directed" cars might provide and the gradual replacement of runs now operated with CLRVs by the new Flexitys as they become available.
501 Queen & 502/503 Kingston Road
As noted above, the 502 Downtowner midday bus service from Kingston Road to Queen & University will be replaced by the 503 Kingston Road streetcar operating to Spadina & King. Peak service on the 502 bus is not changed, and peak 503 streetcar service will operate at the same frequency, every 12′, as the former bus service. Midday service on the 503 streetcar will be slightly better at 9′ than the 10′ headway now on the 502 bus.
The 501 Queen schedules were written on the basis that Humber Loop would re-open, but work there will not be completed until later in the spring. The planned service would have seen 501 Queen cars operating from Neville to Humber with the 501L Queen bus running from Long Branch to Windermere. Pending the completion of Humber Loop, the streetcars will turn back at Sunnyside Loop, and the 501L buses will operate east to Roncesvalles. 501L buses will no longer run east and south to Dufferin Loop.
The looping and transfer arrangements for the 501L bus at Roncesvalles, and later at Windermere, have not yet been announced.
When 501 Queen streetcar service to Humber Loop resumes, the last service stop will be at South Kingsway because there will be no connecting services at Humber.
The 501M bus service via Marine Parade will be dropped because of low use. The 66 Prince Edward bus is available as an alternative, and it will continue on its diversion routing.
The 301 Queen night service is unchanged with two branches continuing to operate from Neville to Sunnyside (streetcars) and from Dufferin Loop to Long Branch (buses). This will be modified with the April schedules (details not yet announced).
Service on 501 Queen streetcar will be scheduled to operate with a mix of CLRVs and ALRVs on a more frequent headway than the current schedules that presume all ALRVs and their capacity. This has been a long-standing problem for Queen street where smaller cars attempt to handle demand on a service designed for larger vehicles. The improvement is about a 10% increase in cars/hour in the peak, and a 20% improvement off-peak.
The planned changes to routes on the west end of Queen is different from that originally described in the service change memo. The following information is taken from the TTC Service Advisory page.
Effective February 18:
Streetcars will operate between Roncesvalles and Neville as originally planned.
501L buses will operate between Long Branch and Dufferin/Queen looping via Gladstone, Peel and Dufferin instead of running south to Dufferin Loop as they do now.
301L night buses will continue to run between Long Branch and Dufferin Loop.
The 501M Marine Parade shuttle will be discontinued as originally planned.
Effective April 1:
Streetcars will operate between Humber and Neville. However, Humber Loop will not be ready to reopen as a transfer point with bus routes, and so the connection to the 501L service will be at Windermere (if the information in the service memo still holds).
Effective early June:
Streetcars will return to the full route from Long Branch to Neville.
Work now underway at Humber Loop includes:
new streetcar tracks including new spur track
accessible platforms
new/wider pedestrian tunnel walkway
new sub-station building and underground conduits for electric cables
realignment of all existing overhead wiring in the loop and in the tunnel leading to Lake Shore Boulevard West
According to the TTC notice:
Track installation and some overhead adjustments for the Queen turn-back will completed by April 1, 2018, weather permitting. Remaining work, including passenger platform renewal, track renewal and overhead adjustments for the Lake Shore turn-back, as well as a wider pedestrian tunnel walkway will be completed by early June 2018.
506 Carlton & 505 Dundas
Service on both the 506 Carlton and 505 Dundas routes will be converted to bus operation. In addition to the streetcar shortage, several construction projects will affect these routes in coming months:
Track construction on Broadview from south of Dundas to Hogarth (north end of Riverdale Park) beginning in May
Track construction at Parliament/Gerrard in May
Track construction at Broadview/Dundas and Broadview/Gerrard in the summer
Track constuction at Dundas/Lansdowne in September
Water main construction on Dundas from Bathurst to Huron in September
Main Street Station construction through the summer
506 Carlton buses will run to Keele Station as their western terminus rather than to High Park Loop.
The bus replacements for streetcar service vary in the ratio of buses to streetcars depending on the time of day.
Dundas Streetcar
Dundas Bus
Carlton Streetcar
Carlton Bus
M-F Midday
M-F Early Evening
M-F Late Evening
Sat Early Morning
Sat Morning
Sat Afternoon
Sat Early Evening
Sat Late Evening
Sun Early Morning
Sun Morning
Sun Afternoon
Sun Early Evening
Sun Late Evening
511 Bathurst
The 511 Bathurst route will revert from bus to streetcar operation using CLRVs. All service will operate between Bathurst Station and Exhibition Loop.
Service on weekdays will generally be less frequent with the streetcars than the buses reflecting their larger capacity, although peak service south of King and west to Exhibition will improve with the elimination of the short turn 511C bus service.
Weekend streetcar schedules are the same as those used in November 2015. Saturday daytime service will be at similar headways with the streetcars as with buses reflecting demand at those hours. Sunday afternoon and early evening service will be slightly less frequent with the streetcars.
509 Harbourfront, 510 Spadina and 512 St. Clair
There are no changes to the schedules for these routes.
Roncesvalles Carhouse
This carhouse will close until late 2018 for construction in the yard. Service will be operated from the east end carhouses as below:
Leslie: 509 Harbourfront, 510/310 Spadina, 514 Cherry
Russell: 501/301 Queen, 503 Kingston Rd., 504 King, 511 Bathurst, 512 St. Clair
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16 thoughts on "Streetcar Service Updated Effective February 18, 2018 (Updated)"
Jelo G. Cantos | January 24, 2018 at 10:54 pm
Hmm… With that said, how would the 512 ST. CLAIR deadhead from Russell to Keele loop? It may take miles to start and end service on that route.
But again the 506 CARLTON BUS may be a good alternative for the LINE 2 SHUTTLE buses whenever there's work going on there.
Steve: The 512 already runs from the east end to Keele Loop, but the cars do so in service. I have ridden them running effectively as Queen extras.
nfitz | January 25, 2018 at 4:41 am
I thought they'd been running more 504 peak service than that in the last couple of weeks, with extra runs.
Steve: There may be occasional extras, but nothing substantial. There are no spare cars.
Ed | January 25, 2018 at 7:09 am
With all the construction projects on Broadview, and at Parliament/Gerrard, is there any plan for where the King car will turn in the east end? This is when a loop at Broadview and Queen would be useful. I don't really see a feasible short-turn location for 30-40 King cars per hour in the east.
Steve: It's a question of timing. While the line is under construction from Gerrard north, King cars could loop via Parliament, Dundas and Broadview with buses handling the link north to Danforth. Once the north end is done, and Parliament/Gerrard is also finished, the diversion could shift to Parliament, Gerrard and Broadview. There will obviously be periods with no through service while intersections are rebuilt, and even the buses will be challenged.
Another option is to send some of the King service to Distillery Loop.
DavidC | January 25, 2018 at 9:06 am
Dead-heading. I thought that all streetcars (obviously except training cars) offered service when going into and out of service? (I have quite often taken a 'Spadina car" along King Street as it went to/from Leslie. (Interestingly, though the seem to be signed 504 "Queen and Leslie" they also say "Short Turn".)
Steve: Cars are not supposed to dead head, although one does see the occasional "Not In Service" car. As for the text of the signs, that's something of a moving target. My understanding is that they are being tweaked. A 504 to Leslie is a short turn in the sense that it does not go to Broadview Station.
Drew | January 25, 2018 at 10:54 am
I would think 512 would joint the crew at Leslie given that up to 2/3 of vehicles (and as little as 1/5 of vehicles) allocated are LFLRVs.
Steve: I just report what's in the TTC memo. With the shift of the Ronces fleet to the east end, there will be a lot of active CLRVs and ALRVs at both carhouses.
I am paranoid that we will lose 505 Dundas to bus service altogether. I have visions of enormous traffic jams at Dundas West and Broadview stations that could be "alleviated" by having two loops for one route. Please say "you're paranoid/they're not that clever."
I think once the fleet is converted over, it will need to be operated like the subway (crew step-back) so that the vehicle is always moving, and the operators take their breaks.
Steve: I don't think that there is any danger of a permanent loss because there is no pile of surplus buses looking for a home. The real issue here is Bombrdier's delivery rate. I agree about step-back crews. They are long overdue now that, in theory, there are hardly any short turns to screw them up.
doconnor | January 25, 2018 at 5:29 pm
"The looping and transfer arrangements for the 501L bus at Roncesvalles"
I believe the usual loop for buses was King, Dufferin Queen because buses are forbidden on Jameson and all the other streets before Dufferin.
Steve: They don't have anywhere near enough running time to run all the way to Dufferin. The TTC memo explicitly says they will turn at Roncesvalles, but not how.
At Humber Loop there is a grocery store and mall a short walk away (but a very long walk from South Kingsway). People also walk through the tunnel under the Gardener from the condos to get to Humber Loop.
Steve: I am not sure that there is a lot of Humber-to-mall traffic, and in any event this will be served by the Prince Edward bus. The underpass to Lake Shore has been under construction for some time and is not open to pedestrian traffic.
nfitz | January 25, 2018 at 5:45 pm
Maybe I've been looking at mid-day more than peak. I should write down what I see more often … but often seem more at mid-day. But looking now, and what I saw the other morning, might be a bit less at peak than your actual!
So the big gain is using Flexitys rather than CLRVs.
There's some spares. I believe the current board calls for 165 cars. The other morning they had 166 out, but only 19 ALRVs and 89 CLRVs. Right now, for example, there are 99 CLRVs out (though less Flexitys and ALRVs than out the other morning).
As long as it's not very cold, surely they can push out 175 cars for AM peak.
How many cars are shown for the peaks for the February board?
If I try and guestimate from your numbers, for AM peak they added 8 on 504, 8(?) on 503, 9(?) on 501, and 11 on 511 (add 36) and remove 50 on 505/506.
Hang on, that's only 151 cars … is my math bad, or did I miss something?
Steve: The Streetcars Department is reducing the number of cars it needs to make service.
Richard L | January 26, 2018 at 4:45 pm
The article says the carhouse assignments are:
– Leslie: 509 Harbourfront, 510/310 Spadina, 514 Cherry
– Russell: 501/301 Queen, 503 Kingston Rd., 504 King, 511 Bathurst, 512 St. Clair
But many of the streetcars on 504/512 are Flexity cars. So would these not come from Leslie with only older streetcars for 504/512 coming from Russell?
Steve: Either there will be a lot of operators walking back and forth between divisions, or all types of equipment will be at the yards where they are needed.
Jasna M | January 30, 2018 at 9:19 am
There is long standing issue with 501/301 line since construction on Humber loop started more than a year ago. Issue is with the part of the line west from Roncesvalles. My stop is Queensway/Windermere going east.
Issue number one is the bus schedule.
We used to have streetcars running every 12 minutes from Humber loop starting 5a.m. Year ago, streetcars were replaced with busses but it did not match the streetcar schedule. At the Windermere stop now we have buss at 5:18 a.m. an then 5:50 a.m. And after that every 5 minutes?
Second issue is that bus drivers do not follow the schedule. They come in early and they do not wait for the scheduled time at the stop. This is beyond allowed TTC +3/-3 minutes. Now we have bus coming whenever between at 5:07a.m 5:25a.m. Most of the time bus is early and what I it is very frustrating and I do not understand why they do not wait for the scheduled time? Next bus is at 5:50 a.m.
I did send numerous complaints to TTC in past year only to receive same response over and over again. TTC is "committed to improving service"…"Senior Management was notified in regards to my concerns".
I even contacted Councilor Sarah Doucette's office, and response from TTC was that they are closely monitoring this route (I consider this a joke) and there is no demand for more frequent service? Really? Why then, there was more frequent service before construction?
So, what I do now I come to the stop 5:05 and wait. Should I remind you that is a winter and that waiting 15-20 minutes at the stop is no fun? On numerous occasion I had to take taxi ($8) to the Roncesvalles (2 km east from Windermere) where more frequent service starts at 5:00 a.m.
With this new construction at the Roncesvalles I expect more problems. I do not think that TTC is taking our complaint seriously and they take advantage of commuters because most of us do not have choice. In order to get to work we HAVE to take TTC so for us it is not "better way" in is "no choice way".
One more thing I notice in your response for one of the questions : "They don't have anywhere near enough running time to run all the way to Dufferin. The TTC memo explicitly says they will turn at Roncesvalles, but not how."
So there is a way to turn at Roncesvalles? Why then TTC did not utilize this before? What is the cost of fuel used to run this empty buses from Roncesvalles to Dufferin for more than a year?
Sorry, for long post, it is a year of grievances in it.
Regards, Jasna M
Steve: I suspect that they will loop through the corner of the yard around the division office and the hotel. With the yard active, this probably would not have worked because of buses laying over or being blocked by streetcars.
As for the unreliability of the bus service, it is something I have wanted to write about and it just keeps getting set aside. The TTC has a very irresponsible attitude especially for replacement services that run very erratic headways. All of claims to care about service quality and happy customers evaporate. I was at Queensway and Windermere just a few days ago, and what showed up was a pair of buses from Long Branch inbound to Dufferin. On a Sunday afternoon. There is no excuse for this at all beyond operators who don't do their job and only want to drive back and forth with the fewest passengers and the longest layovers.
Christine | February 6, 2018 at 7:53 pm
Last week the TTC published the route diversion and service changes for Feb 18th on their site and the updated notice for the 501 still mentions 501L buses will be going along Queen to Dufferin. There's no mention of service south on Dufferin though.
Steve: Interesting. That is not what the service change memo says, although I am not surprised. What this will do to the scheduled service is another matter. I will inquire.
Max C. | February 7, 2018 at 11:57 pm
The 501 replacement busses will no longer provide service to Dufferin Loop, but will turn back using Gladstone and Peel according to this service advisory.
Steve: Thanks for this link. I will update the main article with the info.
DavidC | February 26, 2018 at 5:13 pm
Most of the 503 cars going west are signed '503 YORK via King'. A few seem to say 503 SPADINA which is surely much clearer for customers. Perhaps operators need to get new instructions or supervisors need to supervise?
Steve: Yet another example of the fine "TTC Way" at work. It's all in the details, folks.
eastyorkdisneyfan | February 27, 2018 at 11:22 am
I wonder if 503 is going to be the next route to receive the flexity cars once 504 and 512 have been converted to them?
Steve: I suspect the next in line is 511 Bathurst.
Jonathan | February 28, 2018 at 7:14 am
I work at King and York and have noticed a lot of streetcar activity mid-day heading up north on York. Hilariously, most of these appear to be the 503 cars being short-turned back east.
Ed | March 11, 2018 at 9:41 am
Steve, feel free to move this comment if there's a more appropriate location.
Since the change to the 501L looping in the east end as of this current board period, service has become a lot worse. The 501L is like the little girl with the curl; when it's good, it's a very quick ride, but when it's bad, it's a miserable long wait.
Last night, after the (very last) New Creations concert, I arrived at King and Roncesvalles and waited for a 501L. Nine — nine! — 501 streetcars pulled up and offloaded their passengers during my 25 minute wait for a shuttle bus that's supposed to run every 9 minutes Saturday late evenings.
This morning, at 9:20 AM, I saw five 501L buses laying over on Lake Shore just east of Long Branch loop. A sixth 501L was pulling up at the back to join the queue. A seventh 501L was just exiting the loop to head eastbound. Sunday mornings, there are eight buses assigned to the 501L….and seven of them were hanging around Long Branch loop. You can figure that there are huge gaps in service all along the line. (And real-time tracking isn't working very well for 501L, I understand there are technical and/or sign-in factors for this.)
Seeing five or more 501L buses having a nap at Long Branch is not unusual, ever since the change in the service to loop via Peel/Gladstone instead of going down to Dufferin Gate.
It's so obviously bad, that the local Councillor has written a letter of concern to the TTC's CEO.
There's a simple solution to this problem. From 5 AM to 1 AM, post an Inspector at Roncesvalles and another at Long Branch loop. There were inspectors posted last year, and that really smoothed out service. However, as soon as they went home at 6 PM, service went to crap. Since there are people who need to take the 501L in the morning to get to work, or in the evening to get home, I am asking the TTC to put the inspectors out to cover early morning and late evenings as well. Last night was not the first time in the past week that there was an inexplicably large service gap in 501L service; same thing happened the previous Saturday (also after a New Creations concert). In that case, the operator mumbled something about "a convoy blocking buses".
The fact that nine 501L streetcars made it to Roncesvalles before one 501L bus shows that there was no traffic congestion. It was operators running as they pleased, and hiding wherever on the route. This is what passes for "customer service" on the 501L.
Steve: I am fed up with Rick Leary's back-patting about making service run better when the clear problem is that TTC culture, aka "The TTC Way", screws up the service royally thanks to the lack of supervision.
Ed | April 3, 2018 at 7:20 am
Having ridden the shuttle bus replacement for the Carlton car a few times, in different directions and different times of the day, I am going to venture a guess that there won't be all that many riders saying "the buses are better than the streetcars!".
Gaps and overcrowding seem to be routine. If you wait for the second or third bus in a parade (because the first one is stuffed) you have a good chance of being short-turned (hello, Coxwell and Gerrard). It can be a pleasant experience if the bus isn't overcrowded and the operator is determined to make time, but I suspect the majority of riders will be stuck on the buses that are full up and lurching from stop to stop.


I was casually barefooting it down the boardwalk in Belmar, N.J., reading a book on a summer day in 2007 — which was now possible without the risk of a splinter making its way into my foot since they replaced the old, weather-worn, wooden boardwalk with a newer composite that was not designed to hurt people five years after installation. Belmar, as opposed to, say, Spring Lake (the beach next to Belmar), is made up of a younger and more energetic crowd, some of whom would be a significant part of New Jersey's future. So I'm reading, peripherally sensing when to avoid plowing into people. The ocean was doing its usual thing in the background, as was the traffic on Ocean Avenue and the thousands of people preoccupied on the beach.
I'm midway through my book as I catch a glimpse out of my peripheral vision of three 10-year-olds throwing a football close to the boardwalk, as that's the only place the lifeguards don't harass people with whistles that also double as shark alarms for throwing things around. This is the Jersey shore — full of New Jerseyans and a few New Yorkers, but not exactly the representation of the TV show.
There is something quirky enough about the 10-year-olds that steals my attention away from reading. Of the three kids, two are the scrawny type of 10-year-old and the other is a little bit bigger than his friends — he's as big as both of them combined, but such is the nature of friendship. They are taking turns running random routes, and the guy with the ball has to dig his feet into the sand to try to launch it with his undersized arms to the receiver, who can barely get any traction himself on the sandy field.
Ten seconds or so have now elapsed since I stopped reading and was watching them throw the ball and randomly blurt things out to each other. It brought back a few memories of time spent on the beach with my buddy, Jeffrey, who, like me, would later go to the University. We didn't wear shirts on the beach when we were younger since we were not told to. We also didn't wear seatbelts in the car or wear bicycle helmets, since nobody of influence had yet considered these to be worthwhile social accoutrements. That came later. The bigger kid, who ran well even on the sand, was wearing an oversized T-shirt and had his back to me the whole time.
I couldn't help but smile as I returned to walking down the boardwalk.
Back in the day, we didn't wear T-shirts on the beach, didn't wear seatbelts or bike helmets and didn't have a good football team to root for so never wore University apparel. Nobody cared. Dermatologists addressed the first problem, legislators took care of the second and third, and former head football coach Greg Schiano took care of the fourth.
This is to acknowledge our coach of 11 seasons, who took us from the lowest echelon of college football to respectability, to people caring more about our University, and who is largely responsible for kids in University shirts on the beach encouraging their friends to try harder, to do better and to dive for the ball if there's a chance to make a play on it. This is now one of the benefits of growing up in New Jersey, with so many more of us aware of our state university and more people around us encouraging better ways of doing things. Dive if you must.
When that kid turned and had our scarlet letters on his shirt, I knew right then and there it was University football. Rightly or wrongly, depending on who you ask, that had changed the perception of the University and increased the interest in it. It generated greater awareness of millions of people across the country, many of whom have or will come to the University because they've looked and discovered top-shelf programs, some of which are among the top-ranked in the nation. Applications for admission are up. Academics and athletics are not mutually exclusive, and when both are done well enhance the college experience and generate enthusiasm for our alma mater long after graduation.
Thank you to Schiano for your contribution in getting us to this point. I, along with tens of thousands of University football fans, hope new head football coach Kyle Flood and his new staff take us to the next level and that we don't leave the ball in the sand since it is here to be caught. But, Schiano, without your original vision and passion, without you diving in headfirst to take the University's football program to a higher level, we wouldn't have this hope. The mantle has been passed to Flood, and without you showing up on the Banks 11 years ago, there wouldn't be a mantle to pass.
And there definitely wouldn't be 10-year-olds on the beach in wearing University shirts who want to see better catches made. It's a great time to be a University football fan, and for that, thank you Greg Schiano.
Don Snedeker is a Rutgers College Class of 1991 alumnus.


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Editor's Angle: SDM Gives You the Business
By Laura Stepanek
This month's trade show – American Society for Industrial Security's 50th annual Seminar and Exhibits – naturally directs our industry's attention to corporate and commercial security. Given the market's extraordinary thirst for seamless, easy-to-run, cost-effective, state-of-the-art "solutions" to secure their businesses, it's easy to see why the ASIS seminar agenda brims with topics such as the convergence of physical and IT security, homeland security, and critical infrastructure security.
Our cover subject this month, Interface Security Systems' president and COO, Michael McLeod, may pique your interest with his vision of the future company that will serve the corporate and commercial client. McLeod believes that a new breed of security provider – one that combines the core competencies of the alarm dealer and the systems integrator – must occur in order to provide the high level of technology and services demanded by today's sophisticated clients.
"Security companies must position themselves to deliver services beyond the design and installation of systems," McLeod says. "The next-generation security provider will need to function as an Application Service Provider (ASP) in order to administer and monitor a customer's access control, video surveillance and critical alarm systems via a centralized platform running across the internet."
And while security manufacturers and installers navigate the turns and bumps of the global, integrated systems road, SDM is bringing the business of security to the local level. Through new research of 20,000 U.S. households, SDM has delved into how security systems are consumed in both the workplace and homes. A new series of articles, beginning next month, will present the results of our new study, "Workplace & Home Security," in a format that will make them real to you.
With demographic data that covers up to 30 metropolitan areas – including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, Tampa, Minneapolis, Phoenix, and more – SDM's articles will focus on the cities with stories to tell. Why, for example, does Hartford-New Haven, Conn., have the highest penetration of alarm systems in the workplace, as cited by our survey's respondents? We examined the business environment, the alarm markets in those cities, and end-users themselves – to provide the answers.
Our "Workplace & Home Security" article series begins in October with results of security in the workplace, and continues through early 2005 with results of security in the home. Stay tuned, as I think you will be fascinated with our coverage.
The byword is networks, and in this issue SDM presents a special feature on IP alarm transmitters, the technology that allows you to connect your customers' alarm panels to the Internet for alarm signaling transmission. Find SDM 's "Field Guide to IP Alarm Transmitters" on p. 42. Plus…a guide to Authorized Dealer Programs can help you evaluate your options for partnership.
New at SDM Online is BNP Media LINX – a robust, user-friendly, online search engine – powered by Google – that crawls across the varied industries served by BNP Media publications to retrieve and deliver pertinent industry information to effectively meet your demands. LINX is an all-encompassing tool that provides you with immediate access to logged, organized, and fully searchable past-issue archives, industry information, classifieds / products and services, plus much more. Use it on this site at www.sdmmag.com.
Laura Stepanek is an SDM contributing writer. Laura was the Editor of SDM from 2001-2020 and first joined the publication in 1984. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Barat College of DePaul University.
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the firm's products even if sometimes that is not in the customer's best interest.
The customer centric model is completely focused on the client's needs.
processes and operation as a way to meet their needs.
companies need to spend time and energy to accurately diagnose the customer's needs.
the traditional sales in which the sales pitch is typically ready.
the seller's problem and not necessarily the client's problems.
the clients have the tendency to be more receptive.
In this model. The sales process is long and take a lot of effort.
potential to buy the firm's products and services.
In some situation, the winner was already selected before we receive the call.
show their superiors that there is an appropriate purchasing process.
whether we have a chance or not to perform the sale.
a problem that the top management is willing to solve.
most appropriate to solve his or her problem.
encourages the potential customer to speak through well-directed questions.
a solution but leaves the buyer to conclude on his or her own.
The salesperson helps the client to find the best solution.
time to decide whether to pursue with the decision to buy or not the solution.
The sale close happen when the customer is ready not before that.
new competences both from the sales person and from their managers.
you will see many other sales models.
Good luck. Thank you for watching.


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Authentic crafts delivered directly from traditional Japanese studios
April, Cherry blossoms in full bloom - Seasons of Japan
April is a month of "Uzuki" in Japan. Among various theories as to the origin of the name, the prevailing theory is that it is the season when "U no Hana" (deutzia crenata) bloom. Another theory is that it is "Uetsuki," as it is a month for planting (ueru in Japanese) rice seedlings, the staple food of the Japanese people.
In Japan, the traditional event in April is cherry blossom, or "Sakura", viewing called "Hanami". This article introduces the relationship between Japan and cherry blossoms as well as the five famous spots worth visiting in lifetime.
Spring in Japan always accompanied by cherry blossoms
Hanami is a Japanese custom to celebrate the arrival of spring since ancient times.
Hanami was initiated by aristocrats in the Nara period (710-784), and was originally a way to appreciate plum blossoms, which were introduced from China. Cherry trees were originally regarded as sacred trees where the god of rice cultivation resided, and were objects to be worshipped rather than appreciated.
It was not until 812 (Konin 3) that cherry blossoms became the most popular flower in Japan. Emperor Saga held a hanami banquet with the view of cherry blossoms, and it became the mainstream.
Eventually, hanami became popular among samurai and townspeople as well. Samurai warriors, in particular, were attracted to the beauty of cherry blossoms as they projected their own views of life and death onto the graceful beauty of the falling blossoms.
Five best hanami spots worth visiting in lifetime
In simple terms, hanami is like a picnic in Japan. While simply gazing at cherry blossoms is fine, it is also fun to gather with your loved ones and dine under the cherry trees in full bloom. At hanami spots, food stalls line the streets, where you can buy freshly prepared food.
Some hanami spots are lit up at night. Cherry blossoms illuminated by lights are also fantastic and beautiful. You will be able to enjoy a more Japanese emotional scenery.
Here are some popular hanami spots for foreginers. They are also famous as regular sightseeing spots, so it is worth visiting even if it is not in the hanami season.
Shinjuku Gyoen (Tokyo)
A 10-minute walk from JR Shinjuku Station, this sprawling 58.3-hectare garden is a must-see. It is an oasis in the metropolis, and in spring, approximately 1,000 cherry trees of about 65 varieties are in full bloom. The competition between the skyscrapers and cherry blossoms in full bloom can only be seen in the heart of the city. There is a wide variety of cherry trees, and each variety has a different blooming season, so visitors can enjoy hanami viewing for a long period of time.
Ueno Onshi Park (Tokyo)
Ueno Onshi Park boasts a long history and has been a popular hanami spot since the Edo period. Approximately 800 cherry trees, mostly Someiyoshino, are planted here, and the rows of cherry trees in full bloom are a sight to behold. At night, the park is illuminated by Bonbori lanterns, creating a romantic atmosphere.
Mt. Yoshino (Nara)
Mt. Yoshino is a World Heritage site and attracts tourists from all over the world. The sight of 3 million cherry trees of about 200 varieties, mostly white yamazakura, covering the entire mountain is breathtaking. It is also called "Hitome Senbon," meaning "the splendor of seeing a thousand sakura trees at a glance.
Maruyama Park (Kyoto Prefecture)
The oldest park in Kyoto City, it is known as one of the best hanami spots in Kyoto. About 800 cherry trees, including someiyoshino and yamazakura, bloom in the park, which attracts many hanami visitors every year. The Gion Shidare-zakura (weeping sakura tree) in the center of the park is a symbol of the park and is popular for its graceful and ethereal appearance.
Kenrokuen (Ishikawa Prefecture)
Kenrokuen, one of the three most famous gardens in Japan, is also famous for its cherry blossoms. In spring, 420 cherry trees of about 40 varieties bloom one after another. Among them, the Kenrokuen kiku-zakura, a rare variety that is at its best in late April, and the Kenrokuen kumagai-zakura, a precious 300-year-old cherry tree, are must-sees.
Stories related to the four seasons
January, A Harmonious Family Moment
February, Demons Out! Fortune In!
March, Hina Festival for Girls
April, Cherry blossoms in full bloom
May, Carp streamers swimming in the sky
June, Rain falls when plum fruits are ripening
July, Lovers Meeting across the Milky way on Tanabata
August, Obon to welcome ancestors back home
September, Can you see the moon rabbit?
October, When 8 million deities gather at Izumo Taisha
November, Shichi-Go-San Festival to celebrate kids' growth
December, Japanese way of spending Christmas
More stories about Japanese crafts and cultures to come!


» Is CVSNT available for VMS / OpenVMS ?
» Is Eclipse/WSAD supported by CVSNT?
Is CVSNT available for VMS / OpenVMS ?
No CVSNT does not support OpenVMS. You can use a java or older CVS client for OpenVMS to connect to CVSNT server. Server side features of CVSNT such as Access Control Lists and Audit are available from all clients.
Is Eclipse/WSAD supported by CVSNT?
Yes. All versions of CVSNT since 2.0.58b have been tested for compatibility with Eclipse. See the Eclipse project page "Eclipse Compatibility with CVSNT" and "Eclipse 3.1 New and Noteworthy - Part 1" (look for the heading 1Support for CVSNT).
CVS Suite 2.5.02 Server and the free CVSNT Server support Eclipse clients.
Configuring Eclipse Windows clients to use advanced CVSNT protocols such as SSPI is possible but too complex to explain in a FAQ. The CVS Suite eBook chapter on configuring client connections describes in detail how to configure Eclipse clients to use SSPI.
Versions of Eclipse prior to 3.1 may refuse to connect to a CVSNT server. CVSNT servers since 2.0.35 have a configuration flag which when set forces the CVSNT server to impersonate a Unix CVS 1.11 server. This impersonation allows earlier Eclipse versions to work with CVSNT (you must also use a repository prefix for this to work - Eclipse does not support drive letters).
Since Eclipse 3.0 M9, repository paths must match exactly the case of the repository paths set in the CVSNT control panel. If it is not done this way Eclipse will see the repository and the files, but will not see the branches or versions.
If you have a problem with the interoperability try to get a client/server trace from eclipse before reporting bugs as otherwise it is difficult for the developers to diagnose the cause of the problems.
Cannot restore deleted resources from within Eclipse. This makes it impossible to "undo" a delete from within Eclipse. The workaround is to use TortoiseCVS or CVSNT command line client to restore the deleted file. The topic is covered by bug 75912.
Using SSPI XP Home will always log in as "Guest" by default. XP Pro will also do this if "Simple File Sharing" is enabled.
On XP Home the only workaround is to explicitly specify the username in the CVSROOT string, which will override the default. On XP Pro it is strongly recommended to disable "Simple File Sharing" (commonly known as "Broken File Sharing").
They have not downloaded and installed the CVSNT on the actual client and are using a remote share or a samba share as a workaround. This is typically done from a Unix server to checkout to a Windows PC or vice versa.
The user wants to store the working files / sandbox on their "home drive". This is typically done from a Windows PC.
Support for sandboxes on remote shares is available with Professional Support (not CVS Suite support).
If you do not have professional support then storing sandboxes on remote shares is not supported. Use a Unix client on the remote machine to checkout the sandbox, or use a local drive on the Windows machine.


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Bidding Farewell To The Blessed Month Of Ramadan, By Murtadha Gusau
Friday, Ramadan 29, 1441 AH (22/05/2020)
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His servant and Messenger.
Dear brothers and sisters, Eid-ul-Fitr is the period that marks the end of Ramadan, and the exact time is announced according to the sighting of a new moon. It is a time of huge celebration with family, breaking the fast, praying and sending best wishes.
This year, the Muslim community and Eid celebrations are affected by COVID-19, with many Mosques closed and celebrations having to happen at home amongst those within households.
It is, therefore, more important than ever to support your brothers and sisters who have observed Ramadan and are having to adapt to a very different Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.
As millions of Muslims bid farewell to the noble month of Ramadan, the disbelief of a month flown by and an inner sense of inevitable loss is felt by Muslims everywhere.
Anticipating and participating in the month of Ramadan is an introspective and highly meditative process, delving into deep self-reflection and a heightened sense of faith. Ramadan is often seen as a prime time of the year to worship Allah Almighty, to make important faith-based decisions – should I wear the Hijab? Should I grow out my beard? Should I assist the poor? Should I leave this job? – and most importantly, to become closer with our Creator and appreciate the noble Qur'an. During this month, Muslims strive to be the very best version of themselves.
By the time Ramadan is coming to an end and Eid preparations are underway, it's very common to feel disappointed and let down. After all, you have worked for an entire month determined to complete the Qur'an, going out of your way to pray your daily and tarawih prayers in the Mosque or at home due to the COVID-19 restrictions, memorising more Surahs (Qur'anic chapters) and Dua's (supplications), and abstaining from worldly pleasures. You are at a religious high, your Iman (Faith) is soaring, you feel at peace with the world — and now, everyone is talking about what they wore for Eid and how excited they are to go to Starbucks and Chipotle again. With this crash and fall momentum, Eid can be disappointing, and even a nuisance for coming in the way of your own self-improvement and connection with Allah Almighty. However, it's important to understand why Eid-ul-Fitr is so substantial in its own right.
Eid-ul-Fitr is a chance for Muslims across the globe to come together across countries and cultures to celebrate and worship Allah in a very specific and significant way. Although in Islam we are taught that every day is a mercy from Allah Almighty, Eid-ul-Fitr teaches us a significant lesson: we are stronger than we think, and that's always a reason to celebrate. During Ramadan, we are free from the temptations and desires of Shaitan, and therefore, we are free to work on our own Iman, or faith, as we please. We become more serious in our connection to Islam and all its teachings. We fortify our Taqwa (piousness), and protect our hearts as practice, so when Shaitan is released on the day of Eid, we have had an entire month to become stronger, to become more obedient to our Lord, and work on our own inner corruption without distraction. If that's not a huge mercy of Allah Almighty, what is it? Not only does Eid-ul-Fitr allow us to show off our new sense of strength, but also allows us to celebrate our hard work and welcome back some of our worldly pleasures like eating and drinking during the day.
Respected servants of Allah, as Ramadan comes to an end, we are also reminded that much like this fleeting month that came and went in the blink of an eye, our lives are also temporary. The end of Ramadan serves as a reminder to mankind of the closeness of our death and our necessity to strive for a beautiful hereafter. As Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said:
"Live in this world like a stranger or a by-passer." [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
What a beautiful notion! During Ramadan we learned more about ourselves, worked on perfecting what we had, strived to build upon our previous knowledge and have come out stronger than before no matter how much Qur'an we read or how many tarawih we prayed. The lessons of Ramadan continue even after the month has ended and we should carry our good deeds and determination throughout the entire year.
Additionally, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) encouraged us to continue fasting during the month of Shawwal:
"Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and he follows it with six days of Shawwal it is as if he fasted the whole year." [Sahih Muslim]
It is also the tradition of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to fast Mondays and Thursdays, recite Qur'an daily, and pray constantly (and not just in Salah (prayer)). Just because it is not longer officially Ramadan doesn't mean we cannot strive to be the best version of ourselves until next year.
Abdullah Ibn Umar used to say:
"If you wake up, don't wait for the evening, and if you reach the evening, don't wait for the morning. Take advantage of your good health and your life." [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
So put on your sequined dress, celebrate Eid, and don't forget to keep that struggle alive. You deserve that beautiful hereafter — go and get it.
Dear brothers and sisters, Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaimin Rahimahullah said:
"O my brothers, conclude the month of Ramadan by reopening to Allah, the Exalted, from his disobedience and returning to him by doing that which pleases Him. For indeed, a person is not free from mistakes and deficiencies, as all of the children of Adam make mistakes, the best of those who make mistakes are those who repent. Indeed, Allah Almighty has encouraged in His Book and the Prophet (Peace be upon him) has encouraged in his speeches, (for us) to seek forgiveness from Allah, the Exalted, and to repent to Him, as Allah says: "And all of you (without exception) repent to Allah, O believers, that you may be successful [Qur'an, 24:1]." [Majaalisu Sharh Ramadan, page 229]
Sheikh Muhammad Salih al-Uthaymin Rahimahullah said:
"The majority of Muslims enter Ramadan and leave it without any true impact!" [Sharh Bulugul Maram, vol. 7 page 163]
Dear brothers and sisters, this year, Eid-ul-Fitr 1441 AH/2020 is expected to be celebrated In Shaa Allah on Saturday, May 23, 2020 or Sunday, May 24, 2020. However, the exact date is subject to sighting of the moon of Shawwal, 1441, 10th month of Islamic Calendar.
Eid is so important for Muslims religiously and culturally that more people come out to pray than at any time else in the year. But alas this 1441 AH/2020 Eid-ul-Fitr Muslims will not be able to pray together and meet people who they have not met in a long time. They will not be able to hug each other and say "Eid Mubarak!"
However, this does not mean that we shouldn't offer our gratitude to Allah Almighty and enjoy ourselves. There are many Sunnahs of Eid day which we can still do: Shower, dress up, wear perfume, and eat some sweets, meat and food.
Here are some great ideas on how to enjoy Eid in Lockdown, and an Islamic rationale for not organising Eid prayers in congregation:
• Please ensure that your Mosque does not organise congregational Eid prayers for the following reasons, which are based on the Qur'an and teachings of the Prophet (Peace be upon him, as well as the advice of medical and scientific experts:
• Whereas Allah says that saving one life is like saving all of humanity [Qur'an, 5:32];
• Whereas Allah tells us not to put ourselves at risk of death [Qur'an, 2:195];
• Whereas protecting and saving human life is the first and foremost objective (Maqasid) of Shari'ah (Islamic law). It takes precedence over all other objectives of Islamic faith, as life is the basis of everything else;
• Whereas early Islamic scholars have cancelled congregational prayers when there was a storm or health risk for people, based on the practice of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) himself;
• Whereas medical experts state that a person does not have to have symptoms to transmit COVID-19 to others who can get severely ill or die from it;
• Whereas research has established that this virus remains up to three hours in the air and up to three days on plastic and stainless steel;
• Whereas containment of a pandemic through limiting human contact is critical to dealing with the global problem;
• Whereas medical experts are asking people to avoid crowded spaces and create human-to-human physical distance;
• Whereas statistical models by scientists warn that if we cancel social distancing rules prematurely, it will be catastrophic for human life;
• Whereas there is no vaccine or a quick cure for this virus;
• Whereas our religious leaders and most of our government leaders are appealing to congregations to shut down and in some cases banning them.
We, therefore, appeal to all Muslims and Mosques to continue to cancel all congregational prayers, including Eid prayers, until the situation improves by the power of Allah.
Instead, we advise Muslims to offer Eid prayers in their homes. It is easy to listen to an Eid sermon (Khutbah) on livestream (many Islamic organisations will be doing this). The sermon (Khutbah) is a part of Eid prayer, and Muslims are highly encouraged to listen to it after the two-unit prayer.
Ya Allah, Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim, the Compassionate and Merciful, please forgive our mistakes, shortcomings and failings.
May He protect us all, Ya Hafiz, Ya Latif.
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May the peace, blessings and salutations of Allah be upon our noble Messenger, Muhammad, and upon his family, his Companions and his true followers.
Murtadha Muhammad Gusau is the Chief Imam of Nagazi-Uvete Jumu'ah and the late Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Okene's Mosques, Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria. He can be reached via: gusauimam@gmail.com or +2348038289761.
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Central England Co-op manager issues strong statement following brutal attack on colleague in Leicestershire
'We will not let any would-be criminals stop us providing vital support to our communities' said a Central England Co-op manager after one of his team was attacked.
Ben Birdsall, Operations Manager for Anson Road Food Store, in Shepshed, decided to speak out to send the message that he and his staff will not tolerate any kind of abuse, threat or attack and they will continue to go above and beyond to support their local community during these uncertain times.
He issued the strong statement after an innocent colleague was pushed and hit in the head after a customer was asked for ID while trying to buy an energy drink and then attempting to leave the store with a drink without paying.
The attacker then brandished a wrench and shouted verbal threats at the colleague before leaving the store.
Thankfully, the colleague was not seriously injured and the store team are now supporting police with their investigation.
This incident comes just days after an innocent colleague was verbally abused, physically attacked and then robbed while he lay injured on the floor in an unprovoked attacked at the Markfield Food Store.
Ben said: "The colleague is doing really well, the support he has had from the business and colleagues alike has been second to none.
"He is currently at home resting, with the hope of returning next week. He will also be given the necessary help he needs on his return.
"I would just like to thank everybody that helped us during this difficult time. The support network has been fantastic."
The retailer is currently campaigning for better protection for shopworkers and reminded any would-be criminal that it has a 'zero tolerance' approach to any criminal behaviour towards colleagues.
Ben added: "Abuse cannot and will not be tolerated. These colleagues are at the heart of our communities and are mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters.
"They come to work because they enjoy the job and they do not deserve to feel threatened or abused on a daily basis.
"I'm working hard with the team to make sure the store is a safe, calm and comfortable environment for community."
The store and colleague have also been supported by local MP Jane Hunt, who has backed calls for more to be done to protect shopworkers.
A Spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: "Officers received a report of an assault at a store in Anson Road, Shepshed.
"The incident is reported to have happened at around 11.25am on Wednesday.
"It was reported a male youth had been challenged over his ID when buying a drink and had become verbally abusive to a man in the store. The youth was then reported to have hit the man before making threats with a weapon which was believed to be a wrench.
"The youth was reported to have then left the store.
"The victim of the incident, who is in his 30s, reported minor injuries.
"Enquiries are currently ongoing into this incident including CCTV checks.
"Anyone with any information should contact 101 quoting incident 20*376023."
About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK with interests in food, funeral, floral, travel and property investment.
Co-operatives have always been there for their communities; they were formed to protect them and help them flourish.
Our 7,900 colleagues who serve Members and customers work hard to ensure that co-operative values, principles and spirit flow through everything we do to help support and improve our local communities.
Owned by hundreds of thousands of Members, we have over 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
We are proud of our reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility.
We invest a percentage of our trading profit into local communities through our Community Dividend Fund scheme, have donated over £1.3 million to our corporate charity partner Dementia UK and also operate a pioneering food redistribution partnership with FareShare Midlands so unsold food goes to those in need.
Visit www.centralengland.coop for more information or follow us on Facebook or Twitter using @mycoopfood
Press office contacts: Rob Smyth and James Brindle
Phone - 01543 421390
Email - publicrelations@centralengland.coop


Boy, are we ready for our next long weekend getaway. We've never been a couple to celebrate outright on Valentine's Day — we put the dinner and presents aside for some time away from our day-to-day hustle. We are headed to Woodstock, Vermont, a town known as one of the most quintessential New England town in all six states that make up this region. We've heard dozens of "must-dos" and "can't misses", but below are the five things we're looking forward to doing.
While we are looking forward to these five things, we always like hearing recommendations. Have you visited Woodstock before? If so please share with us below!


WAM® AL II - Improve Your Bottom Line!
How can WAM® AL II technology benefit your bottom line?
Reduce costs. Minimize maintenance. Improve quality.
All products within this family are comprised of high purity synthetic materials with only trace amounts of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and other oxidizing agents, which contribute to undesirable corundum formation. In addition to its chemical inertness, each WAM® AL II product is immune to molten aluminum penetration as a result of its unique chemical formulation.
This base technology is the building block for the family of products that allow for complete furnace lining design which can reduce energy consumption, minimize required maintenance, improve metal quality, reduce landfill disposal costs, and lessen the total cost of ownership for your refractory linings.
Corundum forms as a result of the oxidation of aluminum metal. Whenever oxygen comes in contact with the metal, the oxide forms. This is a result of the unique characteristic of the metal. When excessive corundum forms, it reduces energy efficiency, furnace throughput, increases maintenance, and causes metal loss. Corundum growth can be minimized by limiting available oxygen sources, including components of refractory linings. This in combination with managing heat sources, maintenance, and metal quality can drastically reduce your costs to produce.
Traditional refractory linings developed for the aluminum market contain 20%-30% silicon dioxide. WAM® AL II and WAM® AL II Gun Mix contain less than 0.3%, and WAM® AL II HD contains less than 0.8%. This and the stable chemical nature of the product eliminate the possibility of corundum formation as a result of metal interaction with the lining. Because metal will not penetrate, you will never see corundum formation bonded to or formed within the lining.
Furnace linings can be zoned with micro-porous WAM® AL II, WAM® AL II Gun Mix and higher strength WAM® AL II HD optimizing energy efficiency, resistance to corundum formation, and mechanical strength in the areas that need it. Operators can improve operational efficiency, reduce maintenance costs, and shorten cleaning outages. The WAM® AL II family of products has been developed with installers in mind, so no special installation methods are required and it's extremely easy to install.
The cost of a refractory lining is the sum of the cost to purchase the refractory, install the refractory, and maintain the refractory. It is a function of the refractory lifetime and the Thermal Efficiency Lifetime (TEL) of the vessel, the latter relating to the insulating capability over the lifetime of the lining. Compared to standard refractories, a WAM® AL II technology based furnace will have a higher cost per pound of refractory, a lower amount of refractory required (low-density compared to standard refractories), an average 2-3 time longer lifetime, a much longer TEL, and 50% or less maintenance costs and downtime. This results in a total cost of ownership significantly less than standard refractories. In fact, customers have measured purchase price pay-backs of 12 months or less.
The unique chemical and mineralogical makeup of every product in the WAM® AL II Family eliminates internally formed corundum, so your lining will not lose energy efficiency over the course of its service life. This results in a very long TEL, and is a major contributor to lower cost of ownership along with reduced maintenance costs.
WAM® AL II linings provide value to your operations for the entire lifetime of the refractory lining, and then some. WAM® AL II products have significantly improved lifetimes due to their inertness. Because the refractory is silica free, there are no concerns of potential silicosis issues now, or in the future.
It is also because of this inertness that WAM® AL II products are completely recyclable. Since they do not react with the process metal, we can take your WAM® AL II lining back at the end of its service life reducing your waste stream and eliminating your landfill costs. Add up all these costs and you will see that a WAM® AL II lining is the least expensive option over the lifetime of your process vessel - even at the end of its life in your vessel. It truly is the only CLEAN and GREEN refractory option.
Compared to standard dense refractories commonly used for metal contact areas in aluminum melters and holders, WAM® AL II is far more insulating and far less prone to problems with corundum formation. Unlike other insulating materials reportedly suitable for metal contact applications, such as boards, WAM® AL II is never penetrated by the metal, nor converted to corundum. Therefore, it maintains its thermal efficiency throughout its lifetime. For a copy of the research report that describes in significant detail the reasons why this is true, ask your WAM® representative.
Insulate better and save more.
Insulation capability of refractory materials is frequently compared using the 'Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity', or the 'K Factor'. This property is also used to calculate shell temperatures of refractory lined vessels and expected heat loss. The K Factor for low cement and acid bonded dense monoliths in the range of 70% alumina, is around 15 Btu in/h ft² °F (2.16 W/m K). WAM® AL II is a micro-porous metal contact refractory with a K Factor of 4.7 Btu in/h ft² °F (0.68 W/m K) at 1500°F (815.5 °C); this is roughly three times the insulating capability of standard dense, metal contact refractories.
An electrically heated holding furnace lined with an acid bonded 65% alumina working lining uses 3450 kWh per week to maintain a set point temperature of 1250 F (676.7 °C) for a 300 series alloy. An identically configured holder with a WAM® AL II working lining uses only 2840 kWh per week to maintain the same set point temperature. Each week the electrical consumption is reduced by 610 kWh, at a cost of $0.055 per kWh, for a weekly savings of $33.55 per furnace and an annual savings of $1744.60 per year per furnace. Corundum grows and penetrates the acid bonded lining in time. This increases the conductivity of the overall lining, thus increasing the differential energy usage with time. The cost to operate this furnace increases with time as well. The greater the furnace surface area, the greater the loss or savings, depending on which lining you are using.
The case for refractory strength.
The WAM® AL II Technology is based on a chemically inert unique mineralogy that eliminates metal penetration and corundum formation as a result of metal refractory interactions. WAM® AL II HD combines this unique refractory aggregate with low water and low cement binder technology, creating a refractory with all the benefits of the WAM® AL II technology and high strength characteristics necessary to handle impacts, abrasion, and erosion resulting from various processing conditions.
The fact is that the strength of the corundum generated, which penetrates and builds up on typical refractories, is significantly* stronger than any available refractory. No lining will remain intact during removal of any corundum buildup that has penetrated or formed within the lining.
The logical alternative is to select a lining material that that does not allow penetration or buildup, and does not chemically bind with formed corundum. The paradigm shift with WAM® AL II technology is that a strong refractory is not necessary, only an inert one.
*A study published by Die Cast Engineer magazine in November, 2008, measured the average MOR of corundum buildup at over 15,000 psi (103 MPa) and an average CCS of over 30,000 psi (207 MPa).
If we disregard strength required to survive the cleaning process; high strength refractories are still necessary to resist erosion, abrasion and mechanical stresses inherent to metal handling processes. Examples are abrasion due to scrap and ingot loading, erosion of furnace tapout streams, and erosion and impact from ladle turn-downs. Application areas include lentils, jams, ramps, sills, impact pads, and tapout blocks. Compared to many refractory monoliths used for metal contact areas of aluminum melters, holders, transport ladles and troughs, WAM® AL II HD is stronger, more erosion resistant, and immune to the problems of corundum formation. The high density property of this material makes it ideal for high fluxing environments such as scrap furnaces and siphon ladles.
In our continuing effort to provide new technology that is easier to use, we created a way to install our silica-free, micro-porous refractory with conventional dry gunning equipment: WAM® AL II G is the gunning version of our unique refractory, WAM® AL II. This mix is designed to gun with incredibly low rebounds, provide a lamination free lining, and allow plenty of time to trim to the right lining thickness.
Installers can now eliminate the need for forming, place materials at a higher installation rate, and put the manufacturing process back on line faster. Now there are two ways to install a WAM® AL II working lining for aluminum furnaces that will reduce energy consumption and provide a significant reduction in maintenance efforts as expected from the WAM® AL II technology family.
Installers using gun mixes are satisfied when getting 10%-15% rebounds, after all this is fairly typical. WAM® AL II G has typical rebounds of 5% or less, keeping more product on the wall and less in the trash. This reduces your overall cost and increases the speed of installation. Typical of Westmoreland Advanced Materials® we are not satisfied with meeting industry standards, only in exceeding them.
NEW to the WAM® AL II Family .
WAM® AL II LW is a lightweight refractory castable designed to provide significant insulating capability at a reduced weight, all while remaining inert to reactions with molten aluminum metal. Transport vessels are ideal application areas, where one desires to limit the overall weight of the vessel while maximizing the weight of transported metal. WAM® AL II LW allows this while maintaining its efficient thermal profile since the lining is not degraded by penetration of metal and subsequent formation of corundum.
It is also ideally suited for roofs and upper sidewalls of large head space furnaces. These are the areas were a majority of heat loss occurs. WAM® AL II LW is able to provide a highly insulating lining while maintaining inertness with molten metal splash, which affords many tremendous operational advantages to the user.
Line Your Furnace With Efficiency.
We continue to develop new products and installation technologies utilizing WAM® AL II Technology. As these evolve, we will make you aware of their developmental progress. Currently, several concepts are in development and a few are available.
WAM® AL II WFS: This is a wire fiber slurry mix used to make pre-cast shapes for use in very high impact/ high abrasion environments. This product has successfully proven itself in several application areas including impellors, stirrers, impact pads, and troughing.
WAM® AL II P: This is a plastic version of the WAM® AL II Technology which will be available very soon. We are currently in the final developmental stages which involve shelf life and workability. As soon as we perfect the formulation, we will let you know on this website of product availability.
WAM® AL II DV: This is a dry vibratable version of the WAM® AL II Technology used to backfill precast ladle inserts and precast trough sections. This is currently available.
WAM® AL II HD TSR: This is a thermal shock resistant version of the WAM® AL II Technology which is currently utilized in impact pads, troughing, and ladles where preheating to obtain thermal equilibrium is not possible in the current processing environment. This product has been successfully utilized for over a year and is currently available.
WAM® AL II YN: Your needs. If you have a specific application area in aluminum which needs a unique solution, contact us. We love to solve problems.


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