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There are three principal phases of a bull market: the first is represented by reviving confidence in the future of business; the second is the response of stock prices to the known improvement in corporate earnings, and the third is the period when speculation is rampant – a period when stocks are advanced on hopes and expectations.
There are three principal phases of a bear market: the first represents the abandonment of the hopes upon which stocks were purchased at inflated prices; the second reflects selling due to decreased business and earnings, and the third is caused by distress selling of sound securities, regardless of their value, by those who must find a cash market for at least a portion of their assets.
Charles Dow once wrote, "To know values is to know the meaning of the market." That quote may surprise trend-followers and adherents of technical analysis, because Dow's work is often squeezed into a caricature focusing on nothing more than confirmation and divergence across the Dow Jones Industrial and Transportation averages. But Dow's actual views, best elaborated by writers like Robert Rhea and William Peter Hamilton, were actually about something much more fundamental: identifying the position of the market in its complete bull-bear cycle. That's a concept that investors have forgotten, encouraged by the illusion that the Federal Reserve's buying of Treasury bonds is capable of saving the world from any form of discomfort. That illusion is likely to prove costly.
Probably the most useful exercise we can do at present is to examine where the markets and the U.S. economy are in their respective cycles – with 19 charts and detailed analysis.
The recent bull market clocked in as the longest in history. Even if the September 20, 2018 peak in the S&P 500 was the final high, the preceding advance outlived the 1990-2000 bull market by nearly 8 weeks. Likewise, the current economic expansion is just 3 months shy of the record 10-year expansion that ended in early 2001, the unemployment rate is down to just 3.8%, the entire post-crisis gap between actual real GDP and the CBO estimate of potential real GDP has been eliminated, and the expansion has already outlived the previous runner-up, which ran from 1961 to the end of 1969.
As I'll detail below, the economic expansion we've observed since the 2009 economic low has been a rather standard mean-reverting recovery, with a trajectory no different than could have been projected on the basis of wholly non-monetary variables. The primary effect of extraordinary monetary policy wasn't to drive real economic gains, but instead to amplify speculation and contribute to wealth and income disparities. Wages and salaries as a share of GDP are clawing higher from the historic low set in 2011, but have only begun to erode the elevated profit margins on which Wall Street is basing its permanent hopes and expectations.
Still, while it was important to Dow, Rhea, and Hamilton to understand valuations, and to recognize the position of the market in the cycle, they were also carefully focused on the behavior of prices, particularly the uniformity of behavior between their primary indices of interest – the Dow Industrials and Transports. While our own measures of market internals focus on the uniformity of a much broader set of securities, it's enormously instructive to consider several critical features of market behavior that they understood even a century ago.
First, market fluctuations exhibit cycles that move between periods of extreme optimism and periods of profound despair.
Second, the extremes of each cycle are characterized by unusually elevated or depressed valuations, and these valuations comprise the true "meaning" of the market for investors.
Third, the speculative pressure toward higher prices, and the downward pressure toward lower prices, can be largely gauged by the "uniformity" of behavior across various groups of securities.
Fourth, it is enough to identify prevailing conditions and respond to them as they change, without any need to predict the extent or duration of a subsequent market movement.
Consider the situation in mid-1929, when, as the market pushed to obscenely rich valuations, Hamilton acknowledged the uniform behavior of the Dow averages, while also carefully placing the advance in a full-cycle context. That uniformity suggested that investors had taken the speculative bit in their teeth, despite the fact that the bull market, in hindsight, would reach its peak only a few weeks later.
The 1929 peak occurred on September 3rd of that year, followed immediately by a steep, waterfall decline. Hamilton's confirmation of a "turn in the tide" was published the next month, on October 25, 1929, the Friday before Black Monday. By then, the Dow was already 20% off its high (that's what safety nets and tail-risk hedges are for). The Dow would lose an additional 86% before setting its final low in 1932.
We presently have a financially disfigured economic expansion that's three months shy of the longest in history, where the unemployment rate is down to 3.8%, and the most reliable measures of stock market valuation again rival the hypervalued extremes of 1929 and 2000. In this context, to call for an immediate 50 basis point rate cut and a resumption of quantitative easing from the Fed seems a frantic strategy to keep a hypervalued market and two-tiered economic "prosperity" in suspended animation.
In a hypervalued market, we do not need to embrace market risk as a result of speculative pressures, but we have to defer an overtly bearish investment outlook on immediate market direction. All of this effort to jam the speculative bit back into the horse's teeth requires us to adopt a rather neutral outlook here, until we observe fresh deterioration in market internals. Given the late-stage condition of the financial markets and the economy, my sense is that, as in 1929, they may just run this poor horse straight up and over the cliff.
We'll respond to shifts in valuations and market action as they emerge, so forecasts aren't actually necessary. Still, full-cycle risks have a way of emerging in ways that investors wholly rule out at market peaks. Glorious half-cycle market advances leave investors vulnerable to catastrophe, because investors hold contempt for anyone who suggests there may be a cliff on the other side of the mountain.
Still, recall that I openly anticipated the 2000-2002 collapse (which wiped out the entire total return of the S&P 500 – over and above T-bill returns – all the way back to May 1996), estimated an -83% loss in tech stocks at their March 2000 peak (which rather improbably matched the actual loss of the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100), and, after a constructive shift in early 2003, projected the 2007-2009 collapse (which wiped out the entire total return of both preceding bubbles – over and above T-bill returns – all the way back to June 1995). The distressing thing is that, from a historical perspective, all of those losses were rather run-of-the-mill cycle completions.
... the investors at greatest risk in the coming years will likely be those who take solace from Fed easing in environments where valuations are extreme yet investors are inclined toward risk-aversion. It will be necessary to refrain from too negative an outlook when overvaluation is joined by speculative psychology, and also to refrain from too aggressive an outlook when reasonable valuations are still joined by extreme risk-aversion. In any event, I expect that responding systematically to valuations and market action, particularly the condition of market internals, will be sufficient to navigate whatever policy makers throw at the markets.


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CARIBBEAN: Agriculture Literally Losing Ground
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Peter Richards
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincents, Oct 9 2008 (IPS) - Natasha Neus of Suriname says it is crystal clear what Caribbean governments need to do to bring the region's food crisis under control.
"The policy has to start with the people, the farmers – they know the problems, they know the solutions to the problems," she told a two-day Agricultural Round Table discussion here this week under the theme "Connecting, Communicating and Cooperating to Secure our Caribbean Agri-Culture".
The discussion was organised by "The Alliance" comprising the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Caribbean Community, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation.
Formed in 2000, the Alliance was initially a forum for Caribbean ministers of agriculture to discuss regional policies and strategies in the sector. But it has broadened to include other stakeholders, including civil society, non-governmental organisations, the media, youth and women in agriculture, agribusiness and research and development.
Speaking at the Oct. 6-8 meeting, Neus, who advises various NGOs, communities and groups on sustainable agriculture and community development, said it is important for regional governments to re-think how they communicate with farmers on developing agricultural policies, particularly in the current environment of rising food prices and high production costs.
"The international agenda is put on the national agenda, which in turn is put on the heads of the people, [but] we have no input," she said.
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"We need to say 'this is our agenda' and then ask the international community 'where do you see you could fit'," she said, adding that regional governments were also facing resource challenges in implementing "at the ground level" the decisions taken during high-level talks.
It's a position that has found support from Clive Bishop of the Vincentian Association of Organic Farmers, who argued that until now, countries have had little choice but to "import much more and produce less" since "farmers were not empowered under the international agenda forced on us".
Jethro Green, the chief coordinator of the Caribbean Farmers Network, says it appears that regional leaders are not listening to the pleas of farmers, since most of the issues raised during the two-day deliberations have been articulated repeatedly before.
"We spend years and years talking about the same things over and over. What we need now is more action and less talk," he said. "Why do we have to wait until we have a problem?"
Neus said that it is important for the region to regard agriculture as "an investment and not a poor man's refuge".
The Caribbean food import bill stands at a staggering 3.5 billion dollars a year, and that figure is expected to rise significantly given the current increases in inputs occasioned by the high cost of energy.
Regional officials acknowledge that the Caribbean's ability to respond to the challenge of growing more local food has been hampered by a lack of resources for meaningful research and development work, among other factors.
The University of the West Indies (UWI), the region's premier higher education institution, suspended its agricultural research programme years ago, while CARDI, which is tasked with research and development, is "extremely handicapped for lack of funding".
"Even within our own ministries, research and development units lack the resources and manpower necessary for such work," admitted one government minister.
A document circulated ahead of this week's meeting warned that "agriculture is losing ground to other activities in the Cabinet pecking order" and pointed to "the continuous decline in government budgetary allocations relative to other sectors."
According to official figures for nine Caribbean countries, including Barbados, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, funding for agriculture has either remained constant or has decreased. From 2000 to 2002, only one of these countries – Guyana – maintained the same budgetary allocation as had been the case from 1998-99. In the other countries, the budgetary allocation had decreased.
"Agriculture is losing ground, literally… It is experiencing what the British called 'sealing of the lands', with the sealants, more often than not, being hotel, entertainment and housing construction, blamed on expanding urbanisation and its attendant social/recreational facilities," said the document.
In addition to those problems, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Agriculture Minister Montgomery Daniel said that loss of preferential treatment in global markets and low productivity are posing serious challenges to the Caribbean agricultural sector.
"Commercial banks and other financial institutions do not recognise agriculture as any viable business, disasters are creating havoc across the region, some insurance companies are taking less risks, input prices are beyond the reach of many farmers, climate change is affecting seasonal production, and the list goes on and on," he said
"Equally, there is no doubt that agriculture today is in a state of transformation and stands at the epicentre of international trade issues. Globalisation and trade liberalisation is wreaking havoc on our island economies," he added.
In recent months, Caribbean countries have had to deal with major losses in the agricultural sector.
In St. Kitts-Nevis, the sugar industry was abandoned completely, with authorities now concentrating on developing the services sector, while Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados have seen drastic reductions in their sugar industries.
The banana industry, once called "green gold" in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, "is fighting desperately to maintain a position of silver," said Daniel, noting that in its heyday, the industry brought 137 million dollars annually to the economies of those islands.
"Today the industry is generating just under 37 million dollars," Daniel said.
IICA director general Dr. Chelston Brathwaite said Caribbean countries must come to the realisation "it can't be business as usual" and there must be a reversal of the attitude of not wanting to eat the things that are produced in the region.
"Our independence in my view is undermined once we depend on others to feed us," he said, acknowledging that "we will never be able to produce all that we need, but we need to make a start."

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The Three Visitors
1Then the Lord appeared to Abraham by the Oaks #18:1 Or Terebinths or Great Trees of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. 2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3"My lord," said Abraham, "if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by. 4Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree. 5And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant's way. After that, you may continue on your way."
"Yes," they replied, "you may do as you have said."
6So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour,#18:6 3 seahs is approximately 19.8 dry quarts or 21.9 liters (probably about 24.5 pounds or 11.1 kilograms of flour). knead it, and bake some bread."
7Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. 8Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.
Sarah Laughs at the Promise
9"Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked.
"There, in the tent," he replied.
10Then the Lord said, "I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!"
Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent. 11And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. 12So she laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?"
13And the Lord asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I really bear a child when I am old?' 14Is anything too difficult for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son."#18:14 Cited in Romans 9:9
15But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, "I did not laugh."
"No," replied the Lord, "but you did laugh."
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
17And the Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed. 19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, in order that the Lord may bring upon Abraham what He has promised."
20Then the Lord said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, 21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out."
22And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.
23Abraham stepped forward and said, "Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? 25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?"
26So the Lord replied, "If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place."
27Then Abraham answered, "Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes— 28suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?"
He replied, "If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it."
29Once again Abraham spoke to the Lord, "Suppose forty are found there?"
He answered, "On account of the forty, I will not do it."
30Then Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?"
He replied, "If I find thirty there, I will not do it."
31And Abraham said, "Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?"
He answered, "On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it."
32Finally, Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?"
And He answered, "On account of the ten, I will not destroy it."
33When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
Berean Study Bible © Bible Hub, 2020.
1And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks#18.1 Or terebinths of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the earth, 3and said, "My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. 4Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, 5while I fetch a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant." So they said, "Do as you have said." 6And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Make ready quickly three measures#18.6 Heb seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes." 7And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, who hastened to prepare it. 8Then he took curds, and milk, and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
9They said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" And he said, "She is in the tent." 10#Rom 9.9. The Lord said, "I will surely return to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife shall have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12#1 Pet 3.6. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure?" 13The Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, and say, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?' 14#Mt 19.26; Mk 10.27; Lk 1.37; Rom 9.9. Is anything too hard#18.14 Or wonderful for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, in the spring, and Sarah shall have a son." 15But Sarah denied, saying, "I did not laugh"; for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."
16Then the men set out from there, and they looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to set them on their way. 17The Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18#Gen 12.3; Acts 3.25; Gal 3.8. seeing that Abraham shall become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by him?#18.18 Or in him all the nations of the earth shall be blessed 19No, for I have chosen#18.19 Heb known him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice; so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him." 20Then the Lord said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, 21I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry which has come to me; and if not, I will know."
22So the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham still stood before the Lord. 23Then Abraham drew near, and said, "Wilt thou indeed destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt thou then destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25Far be it from thee to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" 26And the Lord said, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake." 27Abraham answered, "Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. 28Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt thou destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And he said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." 29Again he spoke to him, and said, "Suppose forty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of forty I will not do it." 30Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there." 31He said, "Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it." 32Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered, "For the sake of ten I will not destroy it." 33And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.
Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America


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import math

from flask import Flask, request, render_template
from flask_restful import Api, Resource, reqparse

from telebble.fetch import search_from_television
from telebble.models import Network, Series, Media, User
from telebble.subscription import subscribe, unsubscribe
from telebble.utils import generate_key

app = Flask(__name__)
api = Api(app)
version = 'v1'

class BaseResource(Resource):
    LIMIT_PER_PAGE = 20
    SEARCH_LIMIT = 10

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(BaseResource, self).__init__()
        self.parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
        self.parser.add_argument('page', type=int, location='args', required=False)

    def get(self, resource, singleton=False, limit_results=True, *args, **kwargs):
        page = request.args.get('page', 1)
        try:
            page = int(page)
        except ValueError:
            page = 1

        query = request.args.get('q', None)
        if query is not None:
            kwargs.update({ 'name__icontains': query })

        objects = resource.objects(**kwargs)
        count = objects.count()

        limit = self.LIMIT_PER_PAGE if limit_results else count
        offset = (page - 1) * limit if limit_results else 0

        num_pages = int(math.ceil(count * 1.0 / max(limit, 1)))
        objects = objects.skip(offset).limit(limit)

        if singleton:
            obj = objects.first()
            return obj.json() if obj else {}

        serialized = map(lambda o: o.json(), objects)
        metadata = { 'current_page': page, 'num_pages': num_pages }
        return { 'count': len(serialized), 'items': serialized, 'metadata': metadata }

class NetworkResource(BaseResource):
    def get(self, network_id=None, **kwargs):
        singleton = False
        if network_id is not None:
            singleton = True
            kwargs.update({ '_id': network_id })
        return super(NetworkResource, self).get(Network, singleton, **kwargs)

class SeriesResource(BaseResource):
    THRESHOLD = 3

    def get(self, series_id=None, network_id=None, user_token=None, **kwargs):
        singleton = False
        limit_results = True
        if series_id is not None:
            singleton = True
            kwargs.update({ '_id': series_id })

        if user_token is not None:
            limit_results = False
            user = User.objects(token=user_token).first()
            subscriptions = user.subscriptions if user is not None else []
            kwargs.update({ '_id__in': map(lambda s: s._id, subscriptions) })

        if network_id is not None:
            kwargs.update({ 'network': network_id })

        query = request.args.get('q', None)
        data = super(SeriesResource, self).get(Series, singleton, limit_results, **kwargs)
        if query is not None and data['count'] <= self.THRESHOLD:
            search_from_television(query, limit=self.SEARCH_LIMIT)
            return super(SeriesResource, self).get(Series, singleton, limit_results, **kwargs)
        return data

class MediaResource(BaseResource):
    def get(self, media_id=None, series_id=None, **kwargs):
        singleton = False
        if media_id is not None:
            singleton = True
            kwargs.update({ '_id': media_id })

        if series_id is not None:
            kwargs.update({ 'series': series_id })

        return super(MediaResource, self).get(Media, singleton, **kwargs)

class UserResource(BaseResource):
    def get(self, user_token):
        user = User.objects(token=user_token).first()
        if user is None:
            user = User()
            user.token = user_token
            user.save()

        return user.json()

    def post(self, user_token):
        json_data = request.get_json(force=True)
        user = User.objects(token=user_token).first()
        if user is None:
            return { 'status': 'Error' }

        if 'subscribe' in json_data:
            status = subscribe(user, json_data['subscribe'])
            return { 'status': 'Ok' if status else 'Error' }

        if 'unsubscribe' in json_data:
            status = unsubscribe(user, json_data['unsubscribe'])
            return { 'status': 'Ok' if status else 'Error' }

        if 'country' in json_data:
            user.country = json_data['country']

        if 'crunchyroll_premium' in json_data:
            user.crunchyroll_premium = True if json_data['crunchyroll_premium'] else False

        if 'funimation_premium' in json_data:
            user.funimation_premium = True if json_data['funimation_premium'] else False

        user.save()
        return { 'status': 'Ok' }

@app.route('/pebble')
def pebble_configuration():
    return render_template('pebble.html')

@app.errorhandler(400)
@app.errorhandler(404)
@app.errorhandler(500)
@app.errorhandler(503)
def error_handler(error):
    return render_template('error.html', error=error)

def register_api_resource(resource, *paths):
    _paths = []
    for path in paths:
        frags = ['api', version, path]
        _paths.append('/%s' % '/'.join(map(lambda x: x.strip('/'), frags)))
    api.add_resource(resource, *_paths)

register_api_resource(NetworkResource, '/networks', '/networks/<int:network_id>')
register_api_resource(SeriesResource, '/series', '/series/<int:series_id>',
    '/networks/<int:network_id>/series', '/user/<user_token>/subscriptions')
register_api_resource(MediaResource, '/media', '/media/<int:media_id>', '/series/<int:series_id>/media')
register_api_resource(UserResource, '/user/<user_token>')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import db
    import mongoengine

    app.config['MONGODB_SETTINGS'] = {
        'db': db.DATABASE_NAME,
        'alias': db.DATABASE_ALIAS
    }

    app.secret_key = generate_key()

    mongoengine.connect(db.DATABASE_NAME,
        alias=db.DATABASE_ALIAS)

    app.run(debug=True)

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Q: What would cause a domain user password change to take 30 minutes? A few times over the last few months, users have complained about extremely long password change wait times.  I can't find anything about this anywhere.  Is there a common cause for something like this?  We're using Windows 7 and Windows XP on a Windows 2003 domain.
Addenda:
I have only one site with two domain controllers.  I'm not aware of any replication issues.  dcdiag /test:replications passed with flying colors and repadmin /showrepl shows successful replications.  If you have any other specific tests you'd like me to try, let me know.
repadmin /syncall & repadmin /showrepl show no errors and execute almost instantly.

A: How many domain controllers do you have and how many sites do you have? If several sites what are the link speeds like?

A: You may want to check on your PDC emulator FSMO role holder for any issues.  Check performance counters on your domain controllers.  Run DCDiag /c /v >dcdiag.log and see if there are any failures.

A: On the Microsoft Website, there is a tool called AD Lockout, I think it is part of the Resource Toolkit.  While it is designed to show you which DC locked out an account,  it also displays the number of failed logins, and time of most recent failure.  You could change a password on a test user, then logout/login and look for which DC is failing the password.  This may give you a clue...

A: Random thought, but what about clock time synchronization between machines?

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(1) THE EXTENT OF BIBLICAL REVELATION With respect to primary application, Israel occupies nearly four-fifths of the text of the Bible. The Church with respect to primary application, occupies slightly more than one-fifth.
(2) THE DIVINE PURPOSE Every covenant, promise, and provision for Israel is earthly. Every covenant or promise for the Church is for a heavenly reality, and she continues in heavenly citizenship when the heavens are recreated.
(3) THE SEED OF ABRAHAM In view of the fact that Abraham is not only the progenitor of the nation of promise but is also the pattern of a Christian under, it is significant that there are two figures employed by Jehovah respecting Abraham's seed—the dust of the earth (Gen. 13:16), and the stars (Gen. 15:5; cf. Heb. 11:12). The extent of this Abrahamic covenant is expressed in Romans 4:16: "That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all." Aside from Ishmael's line and the children of Kiturah concerning whom there is no revealed divine purpose, the children of Jacob, or Israel, and without reference to Esau, are counted as the physical seed (cf. Gen. 22:2; Heb. 11:17) of Abraham; for with these God has made covenants respecting their earthly privilege. Contrariwise, the heavenly seed of Abraham are not progenerated by Abraham, but are generated by God on the efficacious principle of faith; and, because of the truth that this faith was exercised specifically by Abraham (Gen. 15:6; Rom. 4:1-3, 17-24), those of like faith are Abraham's spiritual seed. It is written, "So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith" (Gal. 3:9). A vital distinction is drawn by the the Apostle between Israel after the flesh and that portion of Israel within Israel who are saved.Those who are saved are styled "the Israel of God" (Gal. 6:16), and the statement that "they are not all all Israel, which are of Israel" ( Rom. 9:6) is a reference to the same distinction. The use of these passages to prove Israel and and the Church to be the same is deplored in the light of the truth which these Scriptures declare.
(4) BIRTH Israelites become what they are by physical birth. They are each one begotten by parents and their inheritance is transmitted by human generation. Christians become what they are by spiritual birth. They are begotten directly by God and are therefore His legitimate offspring. Their inheritance is immediate in that each is a child of God.
(5) HEADSHIP Abraham is the head of the Jewish race, and they are properly designated as "the seed of Abraham." Though born of Gentile stock, Abraham was set apart by God to the high honor of being the progenitor of the elect earthly people. Over against this it may be said of Christians, though when magnifying the element of faith they are called "Abraham's seed" (Gal. 3:29), God is their Father and by the Spirit they are joined to Christ and He, the resurrected Lord, is their new federal Head.
(6) COVENANTS God has made unconditional covenants with His earthly people. He will yet make a new covenant with them when they enter their kingdom. That new covenant will govern their conduct and will supersede the Mosaic covenant of the Law (cf. Jer. 31:31-33; Deut. 30:8). This new covenant for Israel will be in four parts. These four features are the present blessings of the Church. This heavenly people are sheltered under a new covenant made in His blood. It is individual in its application and everlasting. It is individual in its application and everlasting. It guarantees every divine grace upon those who believe in Christ in Christ as Savior.
(7) NATIONALITY Israel belongs to the earth and to the world-stem. Though above all nations in Jehovah's reckoning, they are still in the world as one of its nations. Over against this and forming the strongest contrast is the fact that the Church is composed of all nations, including Israel, and sustains no citizenship here, but instead the believers are strangers and pilgrims.
(8) DIVINE DEALING The fact that, in the present age, Israelites, like Gentiles, are shut up to their individual responsibility respecting claims of the gospel, doubtless misleads those who do not consider the wide range of human history which the Bible covers. They fail to realize that the present divine arrangement is exceptional and that God has in other ages dealt with nations—especially Israel—as a whole. The present arrangement is restricted to the one age in which responsibility is altogether personal.
(9) DISPENSATIONS The earthly people, though their estate may vary, are present in the earth in all ages from the beginning in Abraham on into eternity to come. The Church is restricted to the present dispensation. The dispensation now operative itself is characterized by her presence in the world. It was introduced for her sake; and is therefore unrelated to that which goes before or that which follows.
(10) MINISTRY Israel was appointed to exercise an influence over the nations of the earth (cf. Ps. 67:1-7), and this will yet do perfectly in the coming age; nevertheless there was no missionary undertaking and no gospel proclaimed. Israel maintained her self-centered worship. She faced inward toward the tabernacle or temple and all her benevolence was consumed on her own worship. Immediately upon her formation, the Church is constituted a foreign missionary society. It is her obligation to face outward and to those of her company is given the task of evangelizing the people of the earth in each generation.
(11) THE DEATH OF CHRIST That nation which demanded the death of Christ and who said by their officials, "His blood be on us, and on our children," is guilty of that death; yet they will be saved as a nation on the ground of that sacrifice. A present and perfect salvation to the praise of God is the portion of the Church through the offering of the Lamb of God.
(12) THE FATHER To Israel God is known by His primary titles, but not as Father of the individual Israelite. In distinction to this, the Christian is actually begotten of God and has every right to address Him as Father.
(13) CHRIST To Israel, Christ is Messiah, Immanuel, and King with all that those appellations imply. To the Church, Christ is Savior, Lord, Bridegroom, and Head.
(14) THE HOLY SPIRIT Only in exceptional instances and for unusual service did the Holy Spirit come upon an Israelite, and the Spirit withdrew as freely as He came, when the purpose was accomplished. The strongest contrast is to be seen here, in that the Christian is indwelt by the Spirit; in truth, he is not saved apart from this relation to the Spirit (Rom. 8:9).
(15) A GOVERNING PRINCIPLE For fifteen centuries the Law was Moses was Israel's rule of daily life. It is written: "But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments" (Ps. 103:17-18). Unlike this, the members of Christ's Body, being wholly perfected in Him, are under the beseechings and directions which grace provides.
(16) DIVINE ENABLE-MENT The law system provided no enabling power for its achievement. That system is declared to have failed because of the weakness of "the flesh" to which it was evidently addressed (Rom. 8:3). To the Church, however, as certainly as superhuman requirements are laid on her members, so certainly as superman requirements are laid on her members, so certainly supernatural power is provided for every demand. It is on this account the Apostle could say "Sin shall not have dominion over you." The reason, of course, is that "ye are not under the law, but under grace" (Rom. 6:14).
(17) TWO FAREWELL DIS-COURSES Several days before His departure from the world, Christ addressed a farewell discourse to the nation of Israel which contemplated her future and that in its relation to His return (Matt. 23:37-25:46). Quite removed from this snd wholly different in all its features, Christ, the night before He was put to death, gave His parting message to the Christians. When these two addresses are contemplated side by side, it is seen that the widest distinction are indicated between Israel and the Church.
(18) THE PROMISE OF JESUS' RETURN As seen in His words specifically addressed to Israel, Christ returns as her King in power and great glory, at which time she will be gathered from every part of the earth by angelic migration into her own land (Deut. 30:1-8; Jer. 23:7-8; Matt. 23:31). Over against these great events promised to Israel is the return of Christ for His own Bride, when He takes her with Him into heaven's glory (John 14:1-3). The contrasts between these two situations may be drawn out to great lengths and with equally great profit.
(19) POSITION Isaiah declares, "But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, "You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off"; fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand (41:8-10). Though individuals in Israel attained to great usefulness, as did the prophets, priests, and kings, yet they never reached a higher distinction than when they were servants of Jehovah. Contrariwise, the individuals who compose the Church are forever in Christ and are members in the family and household of God.
(20) CHRIST'S EARTHLY REIGN Those of the elect nation are appointed to be subjects of the King in His earthly kingdom (Ezek. 37:21-28). Those who comprise the Church are to reign with the King as His Consort in that kingdom (Rev. 20:6).
(21) PRIESTHOOD The nation of Israel had a priesthood. The Church is a priesthood.
(22) MARRIAGE As a nation, Israel is likened by Jehovah to His wife—a wife untrue and yet to be restored (Jer. 3:1, 14, 20; Ezek. 16:1-59; Hos. 2:1-23; Isa. 54:1-17; cf. Gal. 4:27). In marked distinction to this situation respecting Israel, is the revelation that the Church is to Christ as one espoused and to be married in Heaven (2 Cor. 11:2; Rev. 19:7-9).
(23) JUDGMENTS It is clearly predicted that Israel must come into judgment (Ezek. 20:33-44; Matt. 25:1-13). It is clearly declared that the Church will not come into judgment (John 5:24; Romans 8:1).
(24) POSITION IN ETER-NITY In his enumeration of the inhabitants of the new Jerusalem the writer to the Hebrews asserts that there shall be those present who are identified as "the spirits made perfect." Such can easily refer to the saints of the OT who, while in this life, were styled just men. This designation occurs upwards of 30 times in the OT and always with reference to those who were in right relation to God. In this same enumeration of the inhabitants of the new Jerusalem there is recognition also of the "church of the firstborn" (Heb. 12:22-24).
CONCLUSION In concluding this extended series of contrasts between Israel and the Church, it should be observed that, in certain respects, there are similarities between these two groups of elect people. Each, in turn, has its peculiar relation to God, to righteousness, to sin, to redemption, to salvation, to human responsibility, and human destiny. They are each witnesses to the Word of God; each claim the same Shepherd; they have doctrines in common; the death of Christ avails in its own way for each; they are alike loved with an everlasting love; and each, as determined by God, will be glorified.


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package org.apache.geode.cache.lucene.internal.repository.serializer;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;

import org.apache.lucene.document.Document;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;

import org.apache.geode.cache.lucene.LuceneService;
import org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance;
import org.apache.geode.test.junit.categories.UnitTest;

/**
 * Unit test of the ObjectToDocumentMapper.
 */
@Category(UnitTest.class)
public class HeterogeneousLuceneSerializerJUnitTest {

  /**
   * Test that the mapper can handle a mix of different object types.
   */
  @Test
  public void testHeterogeneousObjects() {
    String[] fields = new String[] {"s", "i", "l", "d", "f", "s2", "missing"};
    HeterogeneousLuceneSerializer mapper = new HeterogeneousLuceneSerializer(fields);

    Type1 t1 = new Type1("a", 1, 2L, 3.0, 4.0f);

    Document doc1 = new Document();
    mapper.toDocument(t1, doc1);

    assertEquals(5, doc1.getFields().size());
    assertEquals("a", doc1.getField("s").stringValue());
    assertEquals(1, doc1.getField("i").numericValue());
    assertEquals(2L, doc1.getField("l").numericValue());
    assertEquals(3.0, doc1.getField("d").numericValue());
    assertEquals(4.0f, doc1.getField("f").numericValue());

    Type2 t2 = new Type2("a", 1, 2L, 3.0, 4.0f, "b");

    Document doc2 = new Document();
    mapper.toDocument(t2, doc2);

    assertEquals(6, doc2.getFields().size());
    assertEquals("a", doc2.getField("s").stringValue());
    assertEquals("b", doc2.getField("s2").stringValue());
    assertEquals(1, doc2.getField("i").numericValue());
    assertEquals(2L, doc2.getField("l").numericValue());
    assertEquals(3.0, doc2.getField("d").numericValue());
    assertEquals(4.0f, doc2.getField("f").numericValue());

    PdxInstance i = mock(PdxInstance.class);

    when(i.hasField("s")).thenReturn(true);
    when(i.hasField("i")).thenReturn(true);
    when(i.getField("s")).thenReturn("a");
    when(i.getField("i")).thenReturn(5);

    Document doc3 = new Document();
    mapper.toDocument(i, doc3);

    assertEquals(2, doc3.getFields().size());
    assertEquals("a", doc3.getField("s").stringValue());
    assertEquals(5, doc3.getField("i").numericValue());
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldIndexPrimitiveStringIfRequested() {
    HeterogeneousLuceneSerializer mapper =
        new HeterogeneousLuceneSerializer(new String[] {LuceneService.REGION_VALUE_FIELD});
    Document doc = new Document();
    mapper.toDocument("sample value", doc);
    assertEquals(1, doc.getFields().size());
    assertEquals("sample value", doc.getField(LuceneService.REGION_VALUE_FIELD).stringValue());
  }

  @Test
  public void shouldIndexPrimitiveNumberIfRequested() {
    HeterogeneousLuceneSerializer mapper =
        new HeterogeneousLuceneSerializer(new String[] {LuceneService.REGION_VALUE_FIELD});
    Document doc = new Document();
    mapper.toDocument(53, doc);

    assertEquals(1, doc.getFields().size());

    assertEquals(53, doc.getField(LuceneService.REGION_VALUE_FIELD).numericValue());
  }

}


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Q: Git submodule remote server The following 2 folders on my local computer contain shared libraries/helpers:

*

*/shared/libraries/

*/shared/helpers/

The libraries above should be submodules in my backend...

*

*/backend/application/libraries/

*/backend/application/helpers/

...and my frontend:

*

*/frontend/application/libraries/

*/frontend/application/helpers/

So far everything is configured and it works!
Furthermore I have remote servers for the frontend and the backend.
Now I want to get the following:
If I commit a change in one of the shared libraries I want to push the changes into all 4 repos with one git push (backend, frontend on my local computer and backend, frontend on the server).
If this is not possible:
If I commit a change in a library I want to push the changes at least into my 2 local directories with one push. If I push the changes of one of the local directories into the remote server, the changes of the submodule should be pushed automatically to the remote directoty as well.
Changes in the shared libraries should only be possible in the shared-folders and not in the backend or frontend!
Thanks for your help!

A:
Now I want to get the following: If I commit a change in one of the shared libraries I want to push the changes into all 4 repos with one git push (backend, frontend on my local computer and backend, frontend on the server).

This is not possible with a simple git push. You can't "push" changes to a repo with a working copy - you can only push to a bare repo. For repos with working copies, you can only pull from somewhere else.
Submodules are a bit tricky to work with, and I've tried doing something like what you are talking about before. I totally abandoned the idea in favor of making what was in my git submodules more generic and able to be installed on the system as a stand alone thing.
Look at it like this - if the code in your libraries is sufficiently separable from your main repo then it is logical to treat it like its own package and develop/deploy it separately. If the code in your libraries is strictly dependent on your main repo then it should all probably just be one repo anyway.
Not to say there isn't a case for submodules - I still use them. And if you want to use them you've got to follow their rules:

*

*commit and push submodule changes in the submodule as the changes are made

*after changes in the submodule are pushed

*

*commit the submodule changes in the parent repo

*push the parent repo

*if any repos need the changes from the submodule

*

*pull the submodule in the other repo

*resolve conflicts and push any changes

*commit the submodule changes in the parent repo

*if pulling the submodule to other repos resulted in changes

*

*go back to step 3 for the original repo

It seems cumbersome, but submodules aren't really any different than any other repos. They stand on their own and you need to treat them that way. Additionally, from the perspective of a parent, a submodule folder is just a file with an sha1 hash in it. the git submodule commands are just convenience scripts for operating on repositories referenced by the parent.
UPDATE
While you can't do this with pure git in a single command, you could write a bash script that did most of it for you and you could combine it with git hooks to automate it.
It wouldn't be able to automatically handle conflict resolution and you might be left trying to figure out the state of 4 separate repos if something goes wrong.
I wouldn't recommend a solution like this though. It is overly complex and potentially fragile and the number of possibilities you would have to cover to make it robust flexible and generic would be vast.


My friend and I recently made a fleeting 48hr visit to Caen; a tiny little city in Normandy, France. We didn't really know what to expect when we arrived; we'd booked it solely for the purpose of visiting friends so other than a few pictures on google images we were going in blind but we immediately fell in love with this quaint little area.
We were staying in a beautiful little studio apartment which we booked through Airbnb and just so happened to be in the most perfect location. We were right on the main street, surrounded by cosy little bars which just so happened to be the place to be on a Friday or Saturday night. There was an amazing little bakery close by which served gorgeous pastries and fresh crepes being cooked outside during the day – the smell was glorious.
The streets of Caen are gorgeous pebbled affairs which transport you back in time to its Medieval roots. This city is filled with history and nowhere quite says Medieval like the Chateau – right in the centre and surrounded by lush green hills which make the perfect picnic spot on summery days. There are 2 gorgeous Abbeys worth visiting while you're there; Abbaye-aux-Hommes and Abbaye-aux-Dames. Both offer impressive architecture and gorgeously well kept grounds to while away a couple of hours.
In terms of food – my favourite topic – I highly recommend a visit to Rue de Vaugueux, a gorgeous street filled to the brim with lovely little eateries. We ate in the pizzeria 'Abracadabra' which I can definitely recommend. We also thoroughly enjoyed our meals at Pizza Rustica over on the other side of the Chateau (as you can tell, we really enjoy Italian). The streets are lined with lovely looking restaurants, cafe's and bakeries. I wish we could have tried more whilst we were there! You're bound to find something you love.
My absolute favourite thing about this little city is how authentic it feels. When you go to Paris, everything is aimed at tourists – signs are written in English and everyone speaks to you in English. Not in Caen. Everything about Caen is French, just the way it should be. You have to embarrass yourself trying your best to remember that little bit of French you learnt back when you were 14 and it's great! We were so proud of ourselves every time we managed to figure out what someone was saying to us AND reply!! I wish we were there longer because in 48 hours my French honestly came on leaps and bounds so I can only imagine what a week would do!!
If you've not explored this wonderful part of the world, pop it on your list! You won't regret it as you wander down the beautiful pebbled streets singing along to Little Town and Tale as Old as Time with your basket of freshly baked bread. Okay, that might just be me, but seriously if you want a taste of authentic France, head to Caen!
I made a little video montage of our trip. The clips were actually filmed on snapchat as part of a jokey vlog situation we sent to our friends but I thought I'd put a few of the clips together! Enjoy!
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Q: How do I re-share volumes between Docker-in-Docker containers? I have mounted a volume shared to my service main.
Now I am trying to mount that same volume to another container client, that is started with docker-compose up client from within the main container (Docker-in-Docker):
version: "3.8"

# set COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=default before running `docker-compose up main`

services:
  main:
    image: rbird/docker-compose:python-3.9-slim-buster
    privileged: true
    entrypoint: docker-compose up client # start client
    volumes:
      - //var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      - ./docker-compose.yml:/docker-compose.yml
      - ./shared:/shared

  client:
    image: alpine
    entrypoint: sh -c "ls shared*"
    profiles:
      - do-not-run-directly
    volumes:
      - /shared:/shared1
      - ./shared:/shared2

The output I get is:
[+] Running 2/2
 - Network test_default   Created                                                                                0.0s
 - Container test_main_1  Started                                                                                0.9s
Attaching to main_1
Recreating default_client_1 ... done
Attaching to default_client_1
main_1  | client_1  | shared1:
main_1  | client_1  |
main_1  | client_1  | shared2:
main_1  | default_client_1 exited with code 0
main_1 exited with code 0

So the folders /shared2 and /shared2 are empty, although they contain files in the host directory as well as in the main container.
How do I re-share volumes between containers?
Or is there a way to share a host directory between all containers, even the ones started by one of the containers?

A: The cleanest answer here is to delete the main: container and the profiles: block for the client: container, and run docker-compose on the host directly.

The setup you have here uses the host's Docker socket.  (It is not "Docker-in-Docker"; that setup generally is the even more confusing case of running a second Docker daemon in a container.)  This means that the Docker Compose instance inside the container sends instructions to the host's Docker daemon telling it what containers to start.  You're mounting the docker-compose.yml file in the container's root directory, so the ./shared path is interpreted relative to / as well.
This means the host's Docker daemon is receiving a request to create a container with /shared mounted on /shared1 inside the new container, and also with /shared (./shared, relative to the path /) mounted on /shared2.  The host's Docker daemon creates this container using host paths.  If you look on your host system, you will probably see an empty /shared directory in the host filesystem root, and if you create files there they will appear in the new container's /shared1 and /shared2 directories.
In general, there is no way to mount one container's filesystem to another.  If you're trying to run docker (or docker-compose) from a container, you have to have external knowledge of which of your own filesystems are volumes mounts and what exactly has been mounted.

If you can, avoid both the approaches of containers launching other containers and of sharing volumes between containers.  If it's possible to launch another container, and that other container can mount arbitrary parts of the host filesystem, then you can pretty trivially root the entire host.  In addition to the security concerns, the path complexities you note here are difficult to get around.  Sharing volumes doesn't work well in non-Docker environments (in Kubernetes, for example, it's hard to get a ReadWriteMany volume and containers generally won't be on the same host as each other) and there are complexities around permissions and having multiple readers and writers on the same files.
Instead, launch docker and docker-compose commands on the host only (as a privileged user on a non-developer system).  If one container needs one-way publishing of read-only content to another, like static assets, create a custom image COPY --from= one image to the other.  Otherwise consider using purpose-built network-accessible storage (like a database) that doesn't specifically depend on a filesystem and knows how to handle concurrent access.


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Dolhain is the industrial centre of the city of Limbourg, Wallonia, in the Belgian province of Liège.

It occupies the site of the lower town of the ancient city of Limbourg, which was destroyed by Louis XIV in 1675. On a rocky eminence above Dolhain are still to be seen the fine ruins of the old castle of Limbourg, the cradle of the ancient family of that name from which sprang the Luxemburg family and several emperors of Germany. The Gothic church of St George of the 13th century has been restored. At a short distance from Dolhain is the famous dam of the Gileppe, the vast reservoir constructed to supply Verviers with water free from lime for its cloth manufactures. The aqueduct from Gileppe to Verviers is about 80 km in length.

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Simmons is an electronic drum brand, which originally was a pioneering British manufacturer of electronic drums. Founded in 1978 by Dave Simmons, it supplied electronic kits from 1980 to 1994. The drums' distinctive, electronic sound can be found on countless albums from the 1980s. The company closed in 1999 and the Simmons name is currently owned by Guitar Center.

The SDS 5 (or SDSV; notated as SDS-5) was developed in conjunction with Richard James Burgess of Landscape and released in 1981. The first recordings of the instrument were made by Burgess, on From the Tea-rooms of Mars ...., "Chant No. 1" by Spandau Ballet, and "Angel Face" by Shock. After Landscape and Spandau Ballet appeared on Top of the Pops with the instrument, many other musicians began to use the new technology, including A Flock of Seagulls, Howard Jones, Jez Strode of Kajagoogoo, John Keeble of Spandau Ballet, Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, Darren Costin of Wang Chung, Steve Negus of Saga, Bobby Z., Rick Allen of Def Leppard, Thomas Dolby, Prince, Phil Collins, Neil Peart of Rush, Bill Bruford, Talk Talk, Tangerine Dream, Cameo, Jonzun Crew, Depeche Mode, Jean-Michel Jarre, Donna Summer and Vangelis.

History
Single-pad analog drum synthesizers, including the Pollard Syndrum and the Synare, were introduced in the 1970s, but their unrealistic sound made them generally more suitable for use as a percussion effect than as a replacement for traditional drums. They became a popular element in disco records, especially after the release of music from Star Wars, and can be heard on songs by The Jacksons and Rose Royce.

Around 1978 while working for the company Musicaid in St Albans, Dave Simmons developed a device with similar capabilities to the Syndrum and Synare, which he called the SDS-3. The SDS-3 featured four drum channels and a noise generator; the SDS-4 was a functionally similar two-channel version.  At this juncture, the drum pads were round, with wooden frames and real 8-inch drum heads. Musicaid was also the distributor for the Lyricon wind synthesizer as played by John L. Walters of Landscape. Walters introduced Richard James Burgess to Simmons and Burgess began using the SDS-3s and SDS-4s live, on stage, with Landscape. Recognizing the potential for a fully electronic drum set that could replace the traditional acoustic set rather than supplement it, Burgess began collaborating with Simmons. They mocked up the sounds and flowchart using an ARP 2600 synthesizer. Since Burgess was using the instrument in a live setting, they developed the four customizable preset buttons. The distinctive hexagonal shape came about after triangles and bat-wing mock-ups had been tried. Burgess finally decided that a honeycomb shape would fit together ergonomically and be simple yet distinctive in appearance. A limited edition of what Simmons referred to as the Mount Rushmore Head sets were also built. Burgess has two of these sets. The basic descending tom-tom sound was modeled after the way Burgess tuned his Pearl single-headed concert tom kit on which he would loosen one tension rod, causing a wrinkle in the head and creating a descending pitch after the tom was hit.

Burgess had recorded extensively with the prototype of the SDS-V on the Landscape album, with Shock and Spandau Ballet before the SDS-V (5), was introduced commercially in 1981. The world's first fully electronic drum set, the SDS-V featured the famous hexagonal pads and distinctive  sounds heard in countless songs by 1980s bands, including Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet. The standard configuration consisted of an expandable rack-mountable "brain", containing the various drum sounds, and pad modules for bass drum, snare, and three toms. Two spare slots are available so that cymbal or extra tom modules can be added; drummers may choose to use acoustic cymbals rather than the Simmons sounds, which have been compared to that of a trash can lid. Connections to the unit were by XLR plugs, and it can be interfaced with a drum sequencer.
In Germany and the rest of Europe, Simmons had also a great success. Sibi Siebert counterpart of Baz Watts, both clinicians for Simmons, was travelling from Stockholm to Barcelona to show and play the kits.
He played more than 700 workshops and had great success with his band Twelve Drummers Drumming (Phonogram), where the SDS-V was featured live and on lot of TV shows (e.g. Rockpalast)

The SDS-V's biggest disadvantage was the use of solid polycarbonate heads on the pads. Simmons chose this material for its durability, but the heads' lack of "give" often resulted in wrist discomfort. Soon after, Simmons began shipping pads with softer rubber surfaces. The SDS-V became an instant hit, with Simmons endorsing several drummers, and the distinctive pad shape becoming an icon of the 1980s.

With the agreement of Simmons, Group Centre Inc. became the sole distributors of all Simmons Electronics products in the US. After visiting and demoing the SDS-V to music stores in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago, he secured orders from them all. Manufacturing was ramped up quickly in time for the NAMM Music Expo in Chicago and after staging a series of demos featuring Bill Bruford, dozens more music store owners from all over the country signed up to this electronic revolution, and that expansion quickly established the Simmons name in the rest of the US.

More models

During the lifetime of the SDS-V, Simmons also produced a compact trigger unit about the size of a suitcase, containing seven small pads. Used in conjunction with the SDS-V brain, this allowed players to add Simmons sounds to an existing acoustic kit without incorporating a set of full-size pads. This unit was used extensively by New Order at the time.

Also available at the same time was the SDS-6 drum sequencer, used to great effect by artists such as Howard Jones.

Following the success of the SDS-V, Simmons expanded their range in 1984, with another modular rack-based brain called the SDS-7, which features digital sampling sounds on EPROM for the first time, expandable up to twelve modules, and redesigned pads, featuring a skin of rubber to make playing a little easier. The unit uses 8-bit samples and a programmable memory, but is prone to malfunctioning and loss of memory, making it unpopular in a live context.

The same year, they also produced the cheaper analog-only SDS-8, which featured a single, non-expandable desktop-style brain with one unalterable factory preset and one custom user preset for each channel. The SDS-8 kit was supplied with four tom pads and a bass pad, using similar hardware to the earlier SDS-V, but in a more budget style, such as using jack leads instead of XLR connectors. The sounds were similar to the SDS-V, but, to the discerning ear, not up to the same quality. However, the kit has remained a popular alternative to the SDS-V for those seeking analogue Simmons sounds.

Also available at the time were a number of smaller devices, such as an SDS-EPB E-PROM Blower to write samples onto the chips, a Digital ClapTrap unit, which is a digital clap sound device, a sound very popular in 1980s music.

Simmons began to expand their product line with smaller kits and pads, including the SDS-1, which was a single pad with a built-in EPROM reader for playing a single drum sound sample, and the all-analog SDS-200 (2 tom system), SDS-400 (4 tom system), and SDS-800 (bass, snare, and 2 tom system). These products were aimed at acoustic drummers who wanted to add a couple of Simmons pads to their kit on a budget. Some of these products also feature the run generator, which allows drummers to play a descending drum roll with a single pad hit.

In 1985, Simmons introduced the SDS-9, a hybrid digital/analog brain with three changeable EEPROM channels (kick, snare, and rim) and analog-synthesized toms. It also featured 40 presets (20 factory and 20 user-programmable) and a built-in digital delay. This kit was yet another well received product for Simmons as it combines realistic sounds in an inexpensive, compact brain. Following customer feedback, Simmons also produced a new series of drum pads using "floating" drum heads and changeable shells. The snare drum had an extra trigger for the rim. Again, this improved the playability of the kit.

Another brain was introduced in 1986 called the SDS-1000, and was, in effect, the same sounds as the SDS-9 (without the ability to change the EPROMS) in a slim 1U, MIDI-enabled, rack mountable unit. The snare sounds, however, are more realistic and clear than the SDS-9. The SDS-1000 also includes a "second skin" feature, which simulates the sound of dual-headed drums.

The SDX
In 1987, after the SDS-9, Simmons decided to enter into the high-end professional market and created the revolutionary SDX. It introduced new features that were unheard of in other electronic drums such as "zone intelligence" and "pad layering". Some of these ideas were not revisited by other companies until nearly 15 years after the SDX.

Zone Intelligence allows for up to three samples to be assigned to different positional locations on a pad for a more realistic sound. With pad layering, up to nine different samples can be triggered via different strike velocities and positions, selecting samples from a 3 by 3 matrix. The samples can also be further manipulated by applying positive or negative values on a matrix (routed to both position and dynamic), simultaneously affecting the following aspects of the sound: volume, pitch, brightness, panning, noise element, and sample start point. All or any of these aspects of the sound, are both programmable and continuously variable dependent upon strike position and strike velocity and were user programmable in the extreme. The SDX is the first Simmons kit since the SDS-7 to support cymbal sounds, using pads called "Symbals" which simulate the swaying motion of real cymbals with a swivel rod. The SDX include a built-in sampler with a floppy disk drive, internal SCSI hard disk drive and optional external SCSI ZIP or Syquest drives as the methods of data storage. The SDX introduced a new way of modifying sounds. Rather than knobs and switches, it features a 9" monochrome CRT screen with a GUI controlled by a trackball, similar to the early Mac OS. SDX OS allows users to fully modify sounds with an easy-to-use interface. It also features a full 64-track real-time sequencer with the ability to nondestructively quantize recordings and sync them to MIDI.

Sales of the SDX were limited due to its high price, costing around $10,154. The factory sounds included with the SDX did not match the quality expected for a system of such advanced technology, so many drummers chose to sample their own sounds. In 1988, the SDX software was updated to make SDX suitable for use with MIDI keyboards, thus offering a sound source rivaling the Fairlight CMI for a fraction of the price. Approximately 250 SDX Consoles were sold.

Primary users of SDX included Bill Bruford with ABWH, Peter Gabriel, Jean Michel Jarres' drummer and King Crimson and also Danny Carey with Tool. The SDX also featured on Pip Greasley's The 5k Pursuit Opera C4TV [1991] where it was played by Bruce Mason.

Decline
By the time of the launch of the SDX, the company had seen a dramatic fall in their sales as drummers abandoned electronics to return to their acoustic kits. Additionally, due to expensive R&D and manufacturing costs of the SDX, Simmons was losing money. Their final kit was released in 1989, called the SDS-2000, featuring sounds from the SDX library, digital effects, further refined pads, and a new company logo. Along with the SDS-2000, Simmons manufactured pads with real drumheads called Hexaheads, along with Minihexes, smaller-sized pads sometimes used as cymbal pads. This system saw a commercial decline in the face of competition from companies such as Roland and Yamaha, and the evolution of musical styles from the 1980s into the 1990s. During the 1990s, Simmons shifted their focus from drum synthesis to drum triggering and MIDI control, with products like the ADT (acoustic drum trigger) and Trixer (triggered electric drums (digital samples) from acoustic drum mics), Drum Huggers (small clip-on acoustic drum triggers/pads), and the Silicon Mallet (a xylophone-style MIDI controller). One of Simmons's last products, the Turtle Trap, is a MIDI controller made from the shell of a bass drum pad, with the pads being the surfaces of Minihexes. However, all of these products sold poorly compared to the company's peak period. In 1999, the company closed.

Relaunch
In 2005, Guitar Center acquired the rights to the Simmons trademark and began marketing affordable Chinese-manufactured electronic drums (commercialized under other names in the world) under the Simmons name and original logo. These kits have no relationship to the original company. However, some of the kits' designs feature traces of the familiar hexagon shape, similar model numbers, and built-in samples of the classic Simmons sounds.

In 2017 Simmons announced the new SD2000 series with a planned release for retail on Aug 4, 2017, while simultaneously making public the return of Dave Simmons to the company.  The SD2000 is a top-to-bottom redesign (with the exception of the included HEXX rack), and will be available in five-piece (11″ triple-zone SimHex snare; three 9″ dual-zone SimHex toms; 9″ mesh bass drum with nonslip stand; 13″ dual-zone chokeable crash; 15″ triple-zone ride; 12″ hi-hat) and seven-piece (add one 9″ dual-zone SimHex tom and one 13″ dual-zone chokeable crash to the 5-piece) configurations.  The additional tom and cymbal units can also be purchased separately as an add-on, however it does not appear that there is additional room to add components beyond upgrading the 5-piece.  (The upgraded 5-piece is, when upgraded, identical to the 7-piece; photos of the control unit indicate that this occupies all the available inputs.)  This newly designed kit employs mesh heads - the first in the Simmons line to do so - which are tensionable with a standard drum key.  The pre-programmed sound bank includes classic acoustic kit samples, sounds pulled from vintage Simmons kits like the SDS-5, plus world percussion and effect sounds (e.g. handclaps, cowbell, etc.).  Additionally users can add their own samples to the library.

The control module includes full-color LCD, built-in mixer, and a USB port that allows playback of WAV and MP3 files from a USB drive, plus recording in WAV format back out to a thumb drive.  At the time of this writing the SD2000 has not been publicly released, thus potential features like midi over USB or USB out to a computer (either for kit-to-machine recording or machine-to-kit programming) have not yet been evaluated.  Country of origin has not yet been made public.

As a visual cue/callback to the classic Dave Simmons-designed systems offered in the 1980s, the SD2000's round, tensionable, mesh heads are mounted in hexagonal frames reminiscent of the SDS-5 aesthetic.

Notable users
David Kendrick of Devo (1988-1991)
Polo Corbella, Pato Loza and Miguel Abuelo of Los Abuelos de la Nada
Miguel Tapia of Los Prisioneros
Mario Serra of Virus
Jon Farriss of INXS
Jo Hammer of Jean Michel Jarre
Danny Seraphine of Chicago
Dave Weckl of Chick Corea Elektric Band
Vinnie Colaiuta
Peter Erskine
Frank Ricotti
Mel Pritchard of Barclay James Harvest
Steve Coy of Dead or Alive
Jürgen "CC" Behrens of the German Synth-Pop band Silent Circle
Alan White of Yes
Richard James Burgess of Landscape
Rusty Egan with Visage, Skids, Phil Lynott and Rich Kids
John Keeble of Spandau Ballet
Lele Melotti, Italian session drummer
Alex Van Halen of Van Halen
Neil Peart of Rush from 1983 to 1989
Nick Mason of Pink Floyd
Producer Gus Dudgeon played the SDS-V on two of Elton John's albums, 1985's Ice on Fire, and 1986's Leather Jackets
Manuel De Peppe of Bee Hive and Bee Hive Reunion
Gary Wallis with Pink Floyd had a massive rig of Simmons drums
Jeff Phillips with Howard Jones and Chris de Burgh
Peter van Hooke of Mike + The Mechanics
Terry Williams of Dire Straits
Bobby Rivkin with Prince
Danny Carey with Tool
Jon King of Gang of Four
Bryn Burrows of Freur
Herwig Mitteregger of Spliff
Sibi Siebert of Twelve Drummers Drumming
Ali Score of A Flock of Seagulls
Danny Simcic of Real Life
Darren Costin of Wang Chung
Don Henley
Larry Troutman of Zapp
Lee Harris of Talk Talk
 Stuart Elliott of The Alan Parsons Project
Steve Negus of Saga
Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode
Bill Bruford of Yes, King Crimson, and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Mike Lee of SKYY band and Grover Washington, Jr.
John Fell of Alonso Brito and Heroine Sheiks
Chris Vrenna and Josh Freese with Nine Inch Nails
Roger Taylor of Queen
Roger Taylor of Duran Duran
Phil Collins of Genesis - Notably uses SDSV on "Second Home by the Sea" on Genesis' 1983 eponymous album, and SDS7 on their 1986 album Invisible Touch; also during his solo career, SDS7 notably on "Who Said I Would" from his 1985 album No Jacket Required
Chester Thompson with Phil Collins and Genesis
Peter Hook of New Order played a Simmons Briefcase which can be seen on the video for "The Perfect Kiss"
Warren Cann of Ultravox
Jon Moss of Culture Club
Jerzy Piotrowski of Kombi
Colin Schofield of The Touch and Koby Drums
Chris Kavanagh and Ray Mayhew of Sigue Sigue Sputnik
David Robinson of The Cars
Mercury Caronia of Industry
Yukihiro Takahashi of Yellow Magic Orchestra and Sadistic Mika Band
Jet Black of The Stranglers
Akira Jimbo of Casiopea
Ryu Kouji(:ja:笠浩二) of C-C-B
Eric Carr of Kiss used electronic toms on all of his drum kits from 1985 until his death in 1991.
 Simmons made a special kit SDS9 for Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen following Allen's loss of his left arm in a car accident. Allen and Simmons spent over a year developing a kit that used foot pedals to compensate for his missing arm.
James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem used a Simmons SDSV on several of his albums.
Baz Watts of John Foxx and Adam Ant and Q-Tips
Jez Strode of Kajagoogoo
Andy Anderson of The Cure
Steve White of The Style Council (Steve used SDSV them with The Style Council between 1983 and 1984)
Graham Broad (drummer) played the distinctive Simmons fill that is part of the EastEnders theme song.

See also
 Pollard Syndrum
 Electronic Drum

References
Bibliography
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Other

External links

 Virtual Simmons museum
 Simmons at synth.net
 Simmons drums user forum on Yahoo Groups
 A Simmons drums fan site
 The new "Simmons Drums" site, from Guitar Center

Percussion instrument manufacturing companies
Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom


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