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Fluent (NASDAQ: FLNT) is the trusted acquisition partner for both established and growing brands. Leveraging our proprietary first party data asset, Fluent creates marketing programs that deliver better digital advertising experiences for consumers and measurable results for advertisers. Founded in 2010, the company, headquartered in New York City, has grown rapidly and profitably.
Fluent was spun out of its parent company on March 26, 2018 and is now a "pure play" independent publicly traded entity ("FLNT"). This transaction enabled the shareholders to unlock the growth and margin potential of Fluent. The consensus estimates for calendar year 2019 are $291 million in revenue and $0.25 in EPS.
Fluent has positioned itself at the intersection of media, data, adtech and agency / marketing services. This allows the company to solve mission critical marketing problems: performance marketing that allows a tangible ROI on marketing spend, digitally engaging the right consumer in real-time with the right offer through the right channel at the right time. In addition to the focus on rapid organic revenue growth of Fluent, the management anticipates additional growth through synergistic global acquisitions. The company is anticipating an exciting period of growth and profitability in the foreseeable future with the continued expansion across all marketing channels – acquisition, retention and loyalty.
We enable our clients to understand, engage, and acquire their ideal customers more strategically with unique insights.
Data Acquisition for CRM Marketing
Marketers partner with us to build highly qualified databases that enable them to grow their business and maintain valuable, long-term relationships with their customers.
Data for Programmatic Targeting
Audience Now, our programmatic offering, enables health marketers to reach consumers in an efficient and scalable way.
Performance Marketing Solutions
Use our unique insights to drive increased visibility, reach, customer and user acquisition across channels.
Brands and advertisers work with us to drive traffic to their websites and offers via our proprietary placements and only pay when consumers take specific actions. We work with performance marketers across every consumer vertical and have a well-deserved reputation for having the industry's best quality and scale.
Subscription Marketing
We help subscription marketers identify the right prospects for their offer using self-declared insights to better scale their acquisition campaigns.
Intelligent User Acquisition for Mobile Apps
Developers and app marketers use Fluent's unique first party data to drive intelligent user acquisition and scale downloads of their app.
Telemarketers work with Fluent to drive qualified calls by tapping into our massive reservoir of first-party data and TCPA compliant opt-ins.
A Board Member for Fluent will provide strategic and organizational planning for growth to maximize enterprise value and will steadfastly support the company's mission. S/he will command the respect and confidence of a high-performance Board of Directors through her/his domain knowledge, proven experience and leadership quality. If selected, the individual will play an important role in setting the future strategy for Fluent. It is essential that a Board member possess the business experience and strategic skills to help develop innovative solutions to complex problems and support a high-performance culture. The candidate must be a strong leader who quickly grasps the key aspects of Fluent's operations and culture. The ideal candidate will enhance the profile and prestige of a rapidly growing and highly profitable enterprise that occupies a unique position in today's permission-based first party data. Fluent's owned and operated databases power performance marketing campaigns of some of the largest brands across practically all vertical industry segments. The ideal Board member will be able to meld culturally with a young, dynamic, and entrepreneurial leadership team that is striving for an accelerated growth of Fluent's revenue and profit base both in the U.S. and globally into other markets. The selected individual will also be comfortable in providing mentorship to the entire leadership team through her/his prior Board experience, wisdom, and practical counsel.
The Board Member will have experience as either (1) General Counsel of a public company; (2) Corporate Attorney with significant capital raise and M&A experience; and/or (3) Legal Professional with substantial experience executing M&A and Financing transactions. S/he will actively participate in the Company's legal matters, partnering with the CEO, COO, and General Counsel. A key requirement is a deep understanding and experience with legal, regulatory, and privacy matters in a rapidly evolving digital and data marketplace.
Provide Legal advice for regulatory and privacy compliance in data industry
Ensure strong legal oversight and regulatory compliance
Serve as an active legal advocate for the organization and fully engage in identifying and securing the financial resources and partnerships necessary for Fluent to advance its mission
Leverage connections, networks and resources to enable Fluent's mission
Prepare for, attend, and conscientiously participate in board meetings
Participate fully in one or more committees
Work with CEO on all major transactions including capital raises, debt, major partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions
Advise COO on proper legal protocols and regulatory requirements as they relate to data
Assess Board's own performance as the governing body of Fluent
Pace, passion and performance orientation
Ability to fearlessly confront and address internal and external issues with candor and compassion
Strong appreciation for the people, their families and the company culture
Flexibility and nuanced ability to make the right priority at the right time
Sense of thriving on chaos
Relatable and approachable
Ability to see gray—have a high degree of intuition
Decisive and have resolve to stick to convictions
Normalcy and security—a sense of confidence and self-esteem, without being conceited
Embrace the Jack Welch "4E's of Leadership"—which the company can model upon:
Positive and abundant energy
Ability to energize others
Edge to summon the courage to make fast and tough decisions
Ability to execute and control cost
10+ years minimum experience as a senior leader of a NASDAQ or NYSE publicly traded company
15+ years total legal experience with M&A and international expertise
Leadership experience in data and data privacy, preferably in media/technology context
Excellent strategic thinking skills, problem solving skills and leadership skills
Significant experience communicating with the government entities and regulatory bodies
Significant experience from legal perspective in debt markets to include debt restructuring and other methods of using debt as a tool to fund growth
Demonstrated experience and success in providing legal guidance during capital raise process
Experience in technology and/or data driven businesses preferred
A leader who naturally commands the respect of Board of Directors peers
Proven experience communicating the value proposition of a growing, profitable enterprise to the outside world of investors and other stakeholders
Cultural fit with a young, entrepreneurial and aspiring organization
Passion and desire to guide and build a start- up into a powerhouse
Ryan Schulke
Ryan is a Long Island, NY native, hailing from Huntington, NY. He attended St. John's where he met Matt Conlin and they embarked on their first enterprise: selling mixtapes on campus. Both Ryan and Matt describe themselves as huge hip hop fans and brag that Fluent's first publishing partners were leading mixtape websites. Before Fluent, Ryan and Matt worked at Innovation Ads and Clash Media, where they conceptualized the business and met some of their founding partners. In addition to Fluent, Ryan and his wife are passionate about giving back and have formed a family foundation committed to bettering the lives of children in challenging situations; a topic that is close to their hearts as they raise their two children.
Matthew Conlin
Matt was born in Ann Arbor, MI and moved to New York to attend St. John's. As serendipity would have it, he met Ryan Schulke and they embarked on their first enterprise: selling mixtapes on campus. Both Matt and Ryan describe themselves as huge hip hop fans and brag that Fluent's first publishing partners were leading mixtape websites. Before Fluent, Matt and Ryan worked at Innovation Ads and Clash Media, where they conceptualized the business and met some of their founding partners. When Matt is not globetrotting for work, he much prefers to spend time traveling with his wife and cheering on the Michigan Wolverines.
Andrew Frawley
Mr. Frawley has served as a Director of Curo Group Holdings Corp (NYSE: CURO) since its initial public offering in December 2017. Mr. Frawley currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of AJ Frawley & Associates LLC. From December 2014 to September 2016, Mr. Frawley served as Chief Executive Officer of Epsilon, a segment of Alliance Data Systems Corporation. Prior to that, he served as Epsilon's President from January 2012 to December 2014 and as its President of Marketing Technology from January 2009 to December 2011. Mr. Frawley also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Data & Marketing Association. Mr. Frawley earned a Master of Business Administration from Babson College and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The University of Maine.
Peter Benz
Mr. Peter Benz has served on our Board of Directors since June 2015. Mr. Benz is the Chief Executive Officer of Viking Asset Management, LLC, an asset and investment management company which he founded in 2001. Since January 2012, Mr. Benz has served as a director of Starboard Resources, Inc., an onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Mr. Benz has also served as a director of Usell.com, a technology based online market place, since October 2014 and as a director and Chairman of the Board of Optex Systems, Inc.
Donald Mathis
Mr. Donald Mathis is currently the GM of Growth at Comcast NBCUniversal, where he is responsible for establishing new ventures and initiatives that broaden the company's offerings, penetrate new markets, and facilitate enterprise transformation. He joined Comcast NBCUniversal in July 2017. Mr. Mathis is also Chairman of Echelon AI ("Echelon"), a NY-based privately held Artificial Intelligence start-up focused on business process automation, predictive data analytics and nextgen digital and cyber security. Mr. Mathis was on the audit and compensation committees of Online Intelligence and remained Executive Chairman until November 2011. Mr. Mathis has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a Commander in the U.S. Navy (currently inactive reserve).
CURRENT MANAGEMENT TEAM
Alex Mandel
Working closely with senior company executives, Alex focuses on strategic finance initiatives, corporate strategy, and general financial management at Fluent. Alex brings over twenty-two years of corporate finance experience to the CFO role. Prior to joining the team, Mr. Mandel served as Chief Financial Officer of IAC Applications, Inc., a division of IAC/InterActiveCorp. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of LendingTree, Inc., an online loan marketplace, during which time his leadership on financial initiatives and corporate strategy was credited with playing an essential role in the resurgence of the company. Starting his career as an investment banker, Alex holds a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Chief Operation Officer
Don spearheads Fluent's commercial growth initiatives, including international expansion and the further activation of its massive data assets across addressable channels. An industry veteran, Don served as CEO of Seneca One, a specialty consumer finance company, after acting as President of Infogroup Targeting Solutions and in senior management positions at Merkle. As Merkle's COO, he was part of the original management team that grew headcount from 40 employees to over 1,500, and revenue from $6 million to over $300 million.
Sean Cullen
EVP, Product & Technology
Sean spearheads product, data, and technology development at Fluent. The combined efforts of Sean's teams enable customer engagement and provide actionable insights for Fluent's advertisers and publishers. A Philadelphia native and graduate of the University of Delaware, Sean's office is adorned with Eagles paraphernalia to the chagrin of his New York coworkers. He previously worked at Sanky Digital and Clash Media, where he met Ryan Schulke and Matt Conlin during the inception of Fluent.
Matt Koncz
President, Performance Media Group
Matt oversees the Performance Media Group, responsible for building Fluent's media brands. His team drives product development, user acquisition, monetization and reengagement strategies that produce scalable, engaging performance programs. Born in Guilford, CT, Matt attended Gettysburg College. Before joining Fluent, he worked at Keypath Education then Clash Media, where he met Matt Conlin and Ryan Schulke at the inception of the company.
Dan Barsky
Dan handles all legal needs, overseeing risk management and compliance. He also works closely with the product and creative teams to ensure that proprietary products are legally compliant and in-line with industry best practices. Hailing from the Main Line outside of Philadelphia, Dan attended the same high school as Kobe Bryant…though Kobe graduated just a few years after him. Dan earned his BBA from George Washington University, his law degree from University of Miami, and his LLM in tax law from NYU. Before joining Fluent, Dan previously worked for Snackable Media and Hanover Direct.
EVP, Corporate Development
Rob leads merger and acquisition activities, working with members of senior management to help shape the strategic direction of Fluent. Originally from Woodstock, NY, after graduating with an MBA from SUNY Buffalo, Rob fled the winter chill for sunnier climes in Florida. He previously practiced as an account at PwC and led Q Interactive as President until the company joined Fluent in 2016. During his well-earned weekends and days off, Rob enjoys spending time and traveling with his wife and three grown children.
MEEETING DATES
The Boards meet once every quarter
Current Committees conduct in-person monthly meetings or telephone conference calls
Special meeting telephone calls may be scheduled from time to time to discuss non-recurring items, such as executive management appointments or terminations, M&A transactions, Equity or Debt Financings, and any other material items occurring outside of normal course of business
BUFFKIN BAKER CONTACTS
Buffkin Baker
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 820
www.buffkinbaker.com
Craig Buffkin
craig@buffkinbaker.com
Raj Das
Partner & Head of Digital Practice
raj@buffkinbaker.com
Kimberly Melcer
kimberly@buffkinbaker.com
Celis Murillo
celis@buffkinbaker.com
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A scherzo (plural scherzi) is a piece of music, often a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony or a sonata. The scherzo's precise definition has varied over the years, but it often refers to a movement which replaces the minuet as the third movement in a four-movement work, such as a symphony, sonata, or string quartet.[1] Scherzo also frequently refers to a fast-moving humorous composition which may or may not be part of a larger work.[2] The word "scherzo" means "joke" in Italian. Sometimes the word "scherzando" ("joking") is used in musical notation to indicate that a passage should be executed in a playful manner.
In the Baroque period, the term was also occasionally used for both vocal and instrumental compositions, such as Claudio Monteverdi's Scherzi musicali (1607), Antonio Brunelli's Scherzi, Arie, Canzonette e Madrigale (1616) for voices and instruments, Johann Schenk's Scherzi musicale (fourteen suites for gamba and continuo) or the scherzo of Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita No. 3 for harpsichord.[3]
The scherzo developed from the minuet, and gradually came to replace it as the third (or sometimes second) movement in symphonies, string quartets, sonatas and similar works. It traditionally retains the triple meter time signature and ternary form of the minuet, but is considerably quicker. It is often, but not always, of a light-hearted nature.
The scherzo itself is a rounded binary form, but, like the minuet, is usually played with the accompanying Trio followed by a repeat of the Scherzo, creating the ABA or ternary form. This is sometimes done twice or more (ABABA). The "B" theme is a trio, a contrasting section not necessarily for only three instruments, as was often the case with the second minuet of classical suites (the first Brandenburg concerto has a famous example).
A technique that exists in some, but not all, scherzi is transposition of a repeated phrase. For example, in the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, the first four measures are played in the dominant key. The four measures following that are a repeat of the first four, but transposed up a perfect fourth to the tonic key. This effect creates the illusion of starting on the 'wrong' key, which corrects itself after the phrase is transposed.
Scherzi are occasionally found which differ from this traditional structure in various ways. For example, a few examples exist which are not in the customary triple meter, such as in Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 18. This example is also unusual in being written in orthodox sonata form rather than the usual ternary form for such a movement, and thus it lacks a Trio section. This sonata is also unusual in that the Scherzo is followed by a Minuet and Trio movement, whereas most sonatas have either a Scherzo movement or a Minuet movement, but not both. Some analysts[who?] have attempted to account for these irregularities by analyzing the Scherzo as the sonata's slow movement, which just happens to be rather fast, which would keep the traditional structure for a four-movement sonata that Beethoven usually followed, especially in the first half or so of his piano sonatas.
Joseph Haydn wrote minuets which are very close to scherzi in tone, but it was Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert who first used the form widely, with Beethoven in particular turning the polite rhythm of the minuet into a much more intense — and sometimes even savage — dance.
Most of the scherzi of Beethoven's symphonies (but not of his sonatas), such as that of his Pastoral Symphony, contain two appearances of the trio, in which the second is sometimes varied and after the second of which the scherzo material often returns much foreshortened by way of a coda. Schumann, as noted by Cedric Thorpe-Davie, would very often use two trios also, but different trios.[citation needed]
The scherzo remained a standard movement in the symphony and related forms through the 19th century. Composers also began to write scherzi as pieces in themselves, stretching the boundaries of the form. Out of Frédéric Chopin's four well-known scherzi for the piano, the first three are especially dark and dramatic, and hardly come off as jokes. Robert Schumann remarked of them, "How is 'gravity' to clothe itself if 'jest' goes about in dark veils?"[4] In addition, Brahms regarded the scherzo from his Second Piano Concerto as a "little wisp of a scherzo,"[5] yet only sarcastically, as it is a heavyweight movement.
An unrelated use of the word in music is in light-hearted madrigals of the Renaissance period, which were often called scherzi musicali. Claudio Monteverdi, for example, wrote two sets of works with this title, the first in 1607, the second in 1632.
^ Britannica Online - scherzo
^ Russell, Tilden A. & Hugh Macdonald. "Scherzo", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed July 2, 2010), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
^ Sir Jack Westrup & F. Ll. Harrison, Collins Encyclopedia of Music (1976 revised edition, Chancellor Press, London, ISBN 0 907486 49 5), p.483
^ Niecks, Friedrick (2009). Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician. Echo Library. p. 494. ISBN 1406852295. http://books.google.com/books?id=Gonp5uzwnykC&lpg=PA494&ots=SqcgncUMOe&dq=%22How%20is%20gravity%20to%20clothe%20itself%20if%20jest%20goes%20about%20in%20dark%20veils%3F%22&pg=PA494#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
^ Allsen, J. Michael (2002). "Piano Concerto No. 2, Johannes Brahms". Galveston Symphony Orchestra. http://www.galvestonsymphony.org/composers/JBrahms_PianoConc2.html. Retrieved 30 August 2010. [dead link]
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Scherzo". Allthough most Wikipedia articles provide accurate information accuracy can not be guaranteed.
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:- encoding(utf8).
:- module(
  http_client2,
  [
    http_call/2,                   % +Uri, :Goal_1
    http_call/3,                   % +Uri, :Goal_1, +Options
    http_download/1,               % +Uri
    http_download/2,               % +Uri, ?File
    http_download/3,               % +Uri, ?File, +Options
    http_head2/2,                  % +Uri, +Options
    http_metadata_content_type/2,  % +Metas, -MediaType
    http_metadata_file_name/2,     % +Metas, -File
    http_metadata_final_uri/2,     % +Metas, -Uri
    http_metadata_last_modified/2, % +Uri, -Time
    http_metadata_link/3,          % +Metas, +Relation, -Uri
    http_metadata_status/2,        % +Metas, -Status
    http_open2/2,                  % +CurrentUri, -In
    http_open2/3,                  % +CurrentUri, -In, +Options
    http_sync/1,                   % +Uri
    http_sync/2,                   % +Uri, ?File
    http_sync/3,                   % +Uri, ?File, +Options
  % DEBUGGING
    curl/0,
    nocurl/0
  ]
).

/** <module> HTTP Client

@author Wouter Beek
@version 2017-2019
*/

:- use_module(library(apply)).
:- use_module(library(debug)).
:- use_module(library(error)).
:- use_module(library(http/http_client), []).
:- use_module(library(http/http_cookie), []).
:- use_module(library(http/http_json)).
:- use_module(library(http/http_path)).
:- use_module(library(http/json)).
:- use_module(library(lists)).
:- use_module(library(option)).
:- use_module(library(yall)).
:- use_module(library(zlib)).

:- use_module(library(dcg)).
:- use_module(library(dict)).
:- use_module(library(file_ext)).
:- use_module(library(http/http_generic)).
:- use_module(library(http/http_header_cp), [http_parse_header_value/3]).
:- use_module(library(media_type)).
:- use_module(library(stream_ext)).
:- use_module(library(string_ext)).
:- use_module(library(uri_ext)).

:- use_module(http_open_cp, []).

:- meta_predicate
    http_call(+, 1),
    http_call(+, 1, +).

:- multifile
    http:post_data_hook/3,
    http:encoding_filter/3.

http:encoding_filter('application/gzip', In1, In2) :-
  http:encoding_filter(gzip, In1, In2).
http:encoding_filter('x-gzip', In1, In2) :-
  http:encoding_filter(gzip, In1, In2).

:- public
    ssl_verify/5.

ssl_verify(_SSL, _ProblemCertificate, _AllCertificates, _FirstCertificate, _Error).

%! http_accept_value(+MediaTypes:list(compound), -Accept:atom) is det.
%
% Create an atomic HTTP Accept header value out of a given list of
% Media Types (from most to least acceptable).
%
% ```
% Accept = #( media-range [ accept-params ] )
% media-range = ( "*/*"
%               / ( type "/" "*" )
%               / ( type "/" subtype )
%               ) *( OWS ";" OWS parameter )
% parameter = token "=" ( token / quoted-string )
% accept-params  = weight *( accept-ext )
% weight = OWS ";" OWS "q=" qvalue
% accept-ext = OWS ";" OWS token [ "=" ( token / quoted-string ) ]
% ```

http_accept_value(MediaTypes, Accept) :-
  length(MediaTypes, NumMediaTypes),
  Interval is 1.0 / NumMediaTypes,
  atom_phrase(accept_(MediaTypes, Interval, Interval), Accept).

accept_([], _, _) --> !, "".
accept_([H|T], N1, Interval) -->
  media_type(H),
  weight_(N1),
  {N2 is N1 + Interval},
  ({T = []} -> "" ; ", "),
  accept_(T, N2, Interval).

weight_(N) -->
  {format(atom(Atom), ";q=~3f", [N])},
  atom(Atom).

%! http_call(+Uri:atom, :Goal_1) is nondet.
%! http_call(+Uri:atom, :Goal_1, +Options:list(compound)) is nondet.
%
% Uses URIs that appear with the 'next' keyword in HTTP Link headers
% to non-deterministically call Goal_1 for all subsequent input
% streams.
%
% Detects cycles in HTTP Link header referals, in which case the
% cyclic_link_header/1 is thrown.
%
% The following call is made: `call(Goal_1, In)'.
%
% The following options are supported:
%
%  - next(-atom)
%
%  - Other options are passed to http_open2/3.

http_call(Uri, Goal_1) :-
  http_call(Uri, Goal_1, []).

http_call(FirstUri, Goal_1, Options1) :-
  State = state(FirstUri),
  % Non-deterministically enumerate over URIs that appear in HTTP Link
  % headers with the 'next' keyword.
  repeat,
  State = state(CurrentUri),
  merge_options([next(NextUri)], Options1, Options2),
  (   http_open2(CurrentUri, In, Options2)
  ->  (   % There is a next URI: keep the choicepoint open.
          atom(NextUri)
      ->  State = state(CurrentUri),
          % Detect directly cyclic `Link' headers.
          (   CurrentUri == NextUri
          ->  throw(error(http_error(cyclic_link_header,NextUri),http_call/3))
          ;   nb_setarg(1, State, NextUri)
          )
      ;   % There is no next URI: abandon choicepoint.
          !
      ),
      call_cleanup(
        call(Goal_1, In),
        close(In)
      )
  ;   !, fail
  ).

%! http_download(+Uri:atom) is det.
%! http_download(+Uri:atom, +File:atom) is det.
%! http_download(+Uri:atom, -File:atom) is det.
%! http_download(+Uri:atom, +File:atom, +Options:list(compound)) is det.
%! http_download(+Uri:atom, -File:atom, +Options:list(compound)) is det.

http_download(Uri) :-
  http_download(Uri, _).

http_download(Uri, File) :-
  http_download(Uri, File, []).

http_download(Uri, File, Options) :-
  ensure_uri_file_(Uri, File),
  http_download_(Uri, File, Options).

%! http_head2(+Uri:atom, +Options:list(compound)) is det.

http_head2(Uri, Options1) :-
  merge_options([method(head)], Options1, Options2),
  http_open2(Uri, In, Options2),
  close(In).

%! http_metadata_content_type(+Metas:list(dict), -MediaType:compound) is semidet.
%
% We cannot expect that an HTTP `Content-Type' header is present:
%
%   - Some HTTP replies have no content.
%
%   - Some non-empty HTTP replies omit the header (probably
%     incorrectly), e.g., `http://abs.270a.info/sparql'.
%
%   - Some Content-Type headers' values do not follow the grammar for
%     Media Types.

http_metadata_content_type(Metas, MediaType) :-
  Metas = [Meta|_],
  get_dict('content-type', Meta.headers, [ContentType|T]),
  assertion(T == []),
  http_parse_header_value(content_type, ContentType, MediaType).

%! http_metadata_file_name(+Metas:list(dict), -File:atom) is semidet.

http_metadata_file_name(Metas, File) :-
  Metas = [Meta|_],
  dict_get('content-disposition', Meta.headers, [ContentDisposition|T]),
  assertion(T == []),
  split_string(ContentDisposition, ";", " ", ["attachment"|Params]),
  member(Param, Params),
  split_string(Param, "=", "\"", ["filename",File0]), !,
  atom_string(File, File0).

%! http_metadata_final_uri(+Metas:list(dict), -Uri:atom) is det.

http_metadata_final_uri(Metas, Uri) :-
  Metas = [Meta|_],
  _{uri: Uri} :< Meta.

%! http_metadata_last_modified(+Uri:atom, -Time:float) is det.

http_metadata_last_modified(Uri, Time) :-
  http_open_cp:http_open(
    Uri,
    In,
    [header(last_modified,LastModified),method(head),status_code(Status)]
  ),
  Status =:= 200,
  call_cleanup(
    at_end_of_stream(In),
    close(In)
  ),
  parse_time(LastModified, Time).

%! http_metadata_link(+Metas:list(dict), +Relation:atom, -Uri:atom) is semidet.

http_metadata_link(Metas, Relation, Uri) :-
  [Meta|_] = Metas,
  dict_get(link, Meta.headers, Links),
  % This header may appear multiple times.
  atomic_list_concat(Links, ;, Link),
  atom_string(Relation, Relation0),
  split_string(Link, ",", " ", Comps),
  member(Comp, Comps),
  split_string(Comp, ";", "<> ", [Uri0|Params]),
  member(Param, Params),
  split_string(Param, "=", "\"", ["rel",Relation0]), !,
  atom_string(Uri, Uri0).

%! http_metadata_status(+Metas:list(dict), -Success:between(100,599)) is det.

http_metadata_status(Metas, Status) :-
  Metas = [Meta|_],
  Status = Meta.status.

%! http_open2(+CurrentUri:atom, -In:stream) is det.
%! http_open2(+CurrentUri:atom, -In:stream, +Options:list(compound)) is det.
%
% Alternative to http_open/3 in the SWI standard library with the
% following additons:
%
%   * Allows Prolog truth/falsity to be bound to HTTP status codes
%     (e.g., Prolog truth = HTTP status code 201 for creation
%     requests).  For HTTP status codes that bind to neither truth nor
%     falsity, an exception http_status/1 is thrown.
%
%   * If present, returns the URI that appears in the HTTP Link header
%     with the 'next' key.  These next URIs must be used in sequent
%     requests in order to retrieve a full result set.
%
%   * Returns full meta-data, including all HTTP headers.
%
%   * Emits detailed, cURL-like debug messages about sent requests and
%     received replies.
%
% @arg Meta A list of dictionaries, each of which describing an
%      HTTP(S) request/reply interaction as well metadata about the
%      stream.
%
% @arg Options The following options are supported:
%
%      * accept(+Accept:term)
%
%        Accept is either a registered file name extension, a Media
%        Type compound term, or a list of Media Type compounds.
%
%      * failure(+Status:or([oneof([warning]),between(400,599)]))
%
%        Status code that is mapped onto Prolog silent failure.
%        Default is `400'.
%
%      * final_uri(-Uri:atom)
%
%      * metadata(-Metas:list(dict))
%
%      * number_of_hops(+positive_integer)
%
%        The maximum number of consecutive redirects that is followed.
%        The default is 5.
%
%      * number_of_retries(+positive_integer)
%
%        The maximum number of times the same HTTP request is retried
%        upon receiving an HTTP error code (i.e., HTTP status codes
%        400 through 599).  The default is 1.
%
%      * status(-between(100,599))
%
%        Returns the final status code.  When present, options
%        failure/1 and success/1 are not processed.
%
%      * success(+Status:between(200,299))
%
%        Status code that is mapped onto Prolog success.  Default is
%        `200'.
%
%      * Other options are passed to http_open/3.

http_open2(CurrentUri, In) :-
  http_open2(CurrentUri, In, []).

http_open2(CurrentUri, In, Options1) :-
  % Allow the next/1 option to be instantiated later.
  ignore(option(next(NextUri), Options1)),
  % Allow the metadata/1 optiont to be instantiated later.
  ignore(option(metadata(Metas), Options1)),
  http_options_(CurrentUri, Options1, State, Options2),
  http_open2_(CurrentUri, In, State, Metas0, Options2),
  reverse(Metas0, Metas),
  % Instantiate the next/1 option.
  ignore(http_metadata_link(Metas, next, NextUri)),
  Metas = [Meta|_],
  _{status: Status, uri: FinalUri} :< Meta,
  ignore(option(final_uri(FinalUri), Options1)),
  (   option(status(Status), Options1)
  ->  true
  ;   http_status_(In, Status, FinalUri, Options1)
  ).

%! http_status_(+In:stream,
%!              +Status:between(100,599),
%!              +FinalUri:atom,
%!              +Options:list(compound)) is det.

http_status_(In, Status, FinalUri, Options) :-
  option(failure(Failure), Options),
  option(success(Success), Options, 200), !,
  http_status_(In, Status, FinalUri, Failure, Success).
http_status_(In, Status, FinalUri, Options) :-
  option(success(Success), Options),
  option(failure(Failure), Options, 400), !,
  http_status_(In, Status, FinalUri, Failure, Success).
http_status_(_, _, _, _).

%! http_status_(+In:stream,
%!              +Status:between(100,599),
%!              +FinalUri:atom,
%!              ?Failure:or([oneof([warning]),between(400,599)]),
%!              ?Success:beteen(200,299)) is det.
%
% @arg Failure
%
%      If supplied, maps an HTTP code onto Prolog silent failure.
%
% @arg Success
%
%      If supplied, maps an HTTP code onto Prolog success.

http_status_(In, Status, FinalUri, Failure, Success) :-
  must_be(http_status, Status),
  (   % HTTP failure codes.
      between(400, 599, Status)
  ->  call_cleanup(
        read_string(In, 1 000, Content),
        close(In)
      ),
      (   Failure == warning
      ->  print_message(
            warning,
            error(http_error(status,Status,Content,FinalUri),http_status_error/3)
          )
      ;   must_be(between(400,599), Failure),
          Status =:= Failure
      ->  fail
      ;   % Throw an exception, indicating an error.
          throw(error(http_error(status,Status,Content,FinalUri),http_status_error/3))
      )
  ;   % HTTP success codes.  The asserion indicates that we do not
      % expect a 1xx or 3xx status code here.
      assertion(between(200, 299, Status))
  ->  (number(Success) -> Status =:= Success ; true)
  ).

http_options_(Uri, Options1, State, Options3) :-
  (   select_option(accept(Accept), Options1, Options2)
  ->  http_open2_accept_(Accept, Atom)
  ;   Atom = '*',
      Options2 = Options1
  ),
  Options3 = [request_header('Accept'=Atom)|Options2],
  option(number_of_hops(MaxHops), Options3, 5),
  option(number_of_retries(MaxRetries), Options3, 1),
  State = _{
    maximum_number_of_hops: MaxHops,
    maximum_number_of_retries: MaxRetries,
    number_of_retries: 1,
    visited: [Uri]
  }.

http_open2_(Uri, In2, State1, [Meta|Metas], Options1) :-
  (   debugging(http(send_request)),
      option(post(RequestBody), Options1)
  ->  debug(http(send_request), "REQUEST BODY\n~w\n", [RequestBody])
  ;   true
  ),
  merge_options(
    [
      cert_verify_hook(cert_accept_any),
      raw_headers(HeaderLines),
      redirect(false),
      status_code(Status),
      timeout(60),
      version(Major-Minor)
    ],
    Options1,
    Options2
  ),
  get_time(Start),
  http_open_cp:http_open(Uri, In1, Options2),
  ignore(option(status_code(Status), Options2)),
  get_time(End),
  http_lines_pairs(HeaderLines, HeaderPairs),
  (   memberchk(location-[Location], HeaderPairs)
  ->  State2 = State1.put(_{location: Location})
  ;   State2 = State1
  ),
  dict_pairs(HeadersMeta, HeaderPairs),
  Meta = http{
    headers: HeadersMeta,
    status: Status,
    timestamp: Start-End,
    uri: Uri,
    version: version{major: Major, minor: Minor}
  },
  State3 = State2.put(_{meta: Meta}),
  % Print status codes and reply headers as debug messages.
  % Use curl/0 to show these debug messages.
  (   debugging(http(receive_reply))
  ->  debug(http(receive_reply), "", []),
      http_status_reason(Status, Reason),
      debug(http(receive_reply), "< ~d (~s)", [Status,Reason]),
      maplist(debug_header, HeaderPairs),
      debug(http(receive_reply), "", [])
  ;   true
  ),
  http_open2_(Uri, In1, Status, State3, In2, Metas, Options1).

debug_header(Key-Values) :-
  maplist(debug_header(Key), Values).

debug_header(Key, Value) :-
  debug(http(receive_reply), "< ~a: ~w", [Key,Value]).

% list of Media Types
http_open2_accept_(MediaTypes, Atom) :-
  is_list(MediaTypes), !,
  http_accept_value(MediaTypes, Atom).
% file name extension
http_open2_accept_(Ext, Atom) :-
  atom(Ext), !,
  (   media_type_extension(MediaType, Ext)
  ->  http_open2_accept_([MediaType], Atom)
  ;   existence_error(media_type_extension, Ext)
  ).
% Media Type
http_open2_accept_(MediaType, Atom) :-
  http_open2_accept_([MediaType], Atom).

% succes status code
http_open2_(Uri, In1, Status, State, In2, [], _) :-
  between(200, 299, Status), !,
  http_open2_success_(Uri, In1, State, In2).
% redirect status code
http_open2_(Uri1, In1, Status, State1, In2, Metas, Options) :-
  between(300, 399, Status), !,
  close(In1),
  _{location: Location, visited: Visited1} :< State1,
  uri_resolve(Location, Uri1, Uri2),
  Visited2 = [Uri2|Visited1],
  (   length(Visited2, NumVisited),
      _{maximum_number_of_hops: MaxHops} :< State1,
      NumVisited >= MaxHops
  ->  Metas = [],
      reverse(Visited2, Visited3),
      % Wait until redirect loops have reached the maximum number of
      % hops.  The same URI can sometimes be legitimately requested
      % more than once, e.g., without and with a cookie.
      (   memberchk(Uri2, Visited1)
      ->  throw(error(http_error(redirect_loop,Visited3),http_open2_/7))
      ;   throw(error(http_error(max_redirect,NumVisited,Visited3),http_open2_/7))
      )
  ;   State2 = State1.put(_{visited: Visited2}),
      http_open2_(Uri2, In2, State2, Metas, Options)
  ).
% authentication error status code
http_open2_(_, In, Status, _, In, [], _) :-
  Status =:= 401, !.
% non-authentication error status code
http_open2_(Uri, In1, Status, State1, In2, Metas, Options) :-
  between(400, 599, Status), !,
  _{
    maximum_number_of_retries: MaxRetries,
    number_of_retries: Retries1
  } :< State1,
  Retries2 is Retries1 + 1,
  (   Retries2 >= MaxRetries
  ->  In2 = In1,
      Metas = []
  ;   close(In1),
      State2 = State1.put(_{number_of_retries: Retries2}),
      http_open2_(Uri, In2, State2, Metas, Options)
  ).
% unrecognized status code
http_open2_(_, In, Status, _, _, [], _) :-
  close(In),
  domain_error(http_status, Status).

% Change the input stream encoding based on the value of the
% `Content-Type' header.
http_open2_success_(_, In, State, In) :-
  _{meta: Meta} :< State,
  http_metadata_content_type([Meta], _MediaType), !,
  (   debugging(http(peek))
  ->  peek_string(In, 100, String),
      debug(http(peek), "~s", [String])
  ;   true
  ).
% If there is no `Content-Type' header, then there MUST be no content
% either.
http_open2_success_(Uri, In, _, In) :-
  (   at_end_of_stream(In)
  ->  true
  ;   print_message(warning, error(http_error(no_content_type,Uri),http_open2_success_/4))
  ).

http_lines_pairs(Lines, GroupedPairs) :-
  findall(
    Key-Value,
    (
      member(Line, Lines),
      % HTTP header parsing may fail, e.g., due to obsolete line
      % folding (where one header is spread over multiple lines).
      phrase(http_parse_header_simple(Key, Value), Line)
    ),
    Pairs
  ),
  keysort(Pairs, SortedPairs),
  group_pairs_by_key(SortedPairs, GroupedPairs).

%! http_parse_header_simple(-Key:atom, -Value:atom)// is semidet.
%
% ```
% header-field = field-name ":" OWS field-value OWS
% field-name = token
% OWS = *( SP | HTAB )
% ```

http_parse_header_simple(Key, Value) -->
  string_without(":", KeyCodes),
  ":",
  {
    atom_codes(Key0, KeyCodes),
    downcase_atom(Key0, Key)
  },
  remainder_as_string(String0),
  {
    string_strip(String0, "\s\t", String),
    atom_string(Value, String)
  }, !.

http:post_data_hook(string(String), Out, HdrExtra) :-
  atom_string(Atom, String),
  http_header_cp:http_post_data(atom(Atom), Out, HdrExtra).
http:post_data_hook(string(MediaType,String), Out, HdrExtra) :-
  atom_string(Atom, String),
  http_header_cp:http_post_data(atom(MediaType,Atom), Out, HdrExtra).

%! http_sync(+Uri:atom) is det.
%! http_sync(+Uri:atom, +File:atom) is det.
%! http_sync(+Uri:atom, -File:atom) is det.
%! http_sync(+Uri:atom, +File:atom, +Options:list(compound)) is det.
%! http_sync(+Uri:atom, -File:atom, +Options:list(compound)) is det.
%
% Like http_download/[1-3], but does not download File if it already
% exists.

http_sync(Uri) :-
  http_sync(Uri, _).

http_sync(Uri, File) :-
  http_sync(Uri, File, []).

http_sync(Uri, File, Options) :-
  ensure_uri_file_(Uri, File),
  (exists_file(File) -> true ; http_download_(Uri, File, Options)).

% DEBUGGING %

%! curl is det.
%
% Enable detailed, cURL-like debug messages.

curl :-
  debug(http(receive_reply)),
  debug(http(send_request)).

%! nocurl is det.
%
% Disable detailed, cURL-like debug messages.

nocurl :-
  nodebug(http(receive_reply)),
  nodebug(http(send_request)).

% GENERICS %

%! ensure_uri_file_(+Uri:atom, +File:atom) is det.
%! ensure_uri_file_(+Uri:atom, -File:atom) is det.

ensure_uri_file_(_, File) :-
  ground(File), !,
  must_be(atom, File).
ensure_uri_file_(Uri, File) :-
  uri_local_name(Uri, File).

%! http_download_(+Uri:atom, +File:atom, +Options:list(compound)) is det.

http_download_(Uri, File, Options) :-
  file_name_extension(File, tmp, TmpFile),
  write_to_file(TmpFile, http_download_stream_(Uri, Options), [type(binary)]),
  rename_file(TmpFile, File).

http_download_stream_(Uri, Options, Out) :-
  http_call(Uri, {Out}/[In]>>copy_stream_data(In, Out), Options).

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text:
Q: How to set "mail from" and "envelope from" in Java (version 1.7) I tried that send mail in Java.

*

*OS X

*use version 1.7

My customer used contact form.
My Customer hope that change "mail from".
It is "user email" that sent from "contact form". (This is spoofing mail. But, no problem. Because send from customer server to customer mail server.)
But, I have no idea that set envelope from in java.
I tried java code below.
import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Transport;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;

private static void sendMail() throws Exception {
    String smtpServer  = "hogehoge.smtp.server.com";
    int port           = "587";
    String userid      = "from@gmail.com";
    String password    = "password";
    String contentType = "text/plain";
    String subject     = "Test Subject";
    String from        = "from@gmail.com";
    String to          = "to@gmail.com";
    String bounceAddr  = "from@gmail.com";
    String body        = "send mail";

    Properties props   = new Properties();

    props.put("mail.transport.protocol", "smtp");
    props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
    props.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable","true");
    props.put("mail.smtp.host", smtpServer);
    props.put("mail.smtp.from", bounceAddr);

    Session mailSession = Session.getInstance(props);
    mailSession.setDebug(true);

    MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(mailSession);
    message.addFrom(InternetAddress.parse(from));
    message.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, to);
    message.setSubject(subject);
    message.setContent(body, contentType);

    Transport transport = mailSession.getTransport();
    try{
        System.out.println("Sending ....");
        transport.connect(smtpServer, port, userid, password);
        transport.sendMessage(message,message.getRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO));
        System.out.println("Sending done ...");
    }
    catch(Exception e) {
        System.err.println("Error Sending: ");
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    transport.close();
}

I think it is usually code.
But, I got error.

503 not your domain (#5.5.1)

Probably set "mail from" that not register email address from customer mail server.
So, I tried telnet too that use terminal.
$ printf "%s\0%s\0%s" from@gmail.com from@gmail.com password | openssl base64 -e | tr -d '\n'; echo
ZnJvbUBnbWFpbC5jb20AZnJvbUBnbWFpbC5jb20AcGFzc3dvcmQ=

$ telnet hogehoge.smtp.server.com 587
Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx...
Connected to hogehoge.smtp.server.com
Escape character is '^]'.
220 smtp.server.com ESMTP
EHLO localhost // my type

250-smtp.server.com
...
250 AUTH LOGIN PLAIN CRAM-MD5
AUTH PLAIN ZnJvbUBnbWFpbC5jb20AZnJvbUBnbWFpbC5jb20AcGFzc3dvcmQ= // my type
235 ok, go ahead (#2.0.0)

MAIL FROM:<from@gmail.com> // my type
250 ok

RCPT TO:<to@gmail.com> // my type
250 ok

DATA // my type
354 go ahead

subject:Test Mail                 // my type
from:User Mail <spoof@gmail.com>  // my type. set envelope from mail address.
to:to@gmail.com                   // my type
                                  // my type
send mail.                        // my type
.                                 // my type
250 ok 1481706367 qp 12070

quit // my type
221 smtp.server.com
Connection closed by foreign host.

This is successed.
How to set envelope from in java that like case telnet above.
Thank you for any help you can provide.

A: Thank you for comments. I was solved that problem.
I was cording that mail server login id string at mail.smtp.from.
And,  I was written that spoofing string at  from of message.addFrom(InternetAddress.parse(from));.
props.put("mail.smtp.from", ADMINI_MAIL_ADDRESS); // mail server login id.

and
message.addFrom(InternetAddress.parse(from)); // spoofing mail address string.

Thank you for everyone!

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text:
Steven Reinberg
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
The heart rates of people sync up when listening to a story, a new study finds.
"There's a lot of literature demonstrating that people synchronize their physiology with each other. But the premise is that somehow you're interacting and physically present [in] the same place," said co-author Lucas Parra, a professor of biomedical engineering at City College of New York.
"What we have found is that the phenomenon is much broader, and that simply following a story and processing stimulus will cause similar fluctuations in people's heart rates. It's the cognitive function that drives your heart rate up or down," Parra explained.
For the study, the researchers conducted four experiments. In the first, healthy volunteers listened to a reading of Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." As they listened, heart rates changed based on what was happening in the story. Most participants had increases and decreases in heart rate at the same points in the story, the investigators found.
In the second experiment, participants watched instructional videos. This experiment confirmed that emotional engagement in a story was not playing a part. The first time they watched, participants' heart rates showed similar fluctuations. The second time they counted backward in their heads as they watched — and their lack of attention led to less synchronization in heart rates. The conclusion: Attention is important.
In the third experiment, participants listened to children's stories, some while attentive and others while distracted. They were then asked to recall facts from the tales. Fluctuations in heart rates were predictive of how well they did at answering questions about the story — more synchronization predicted better test scores. This indicated that changes in heart rate resulted from conscious processing of the story.
The fourth experiment was like the first, but it included both healthy participants and patients with disorders of consciousness, such as those in comas or persistent vegetative states. The patients had lower rates of heart synchronization than other participants. Six months later, some of the patients with higher synchronization had regained some consciousness, the researchers noted.
"What's important is that the listener is paying attention to the actions in the story," said researcher Dr. Jacobo Sitt of Paris Brain Institute and INSERM. "It's not about emotions, but about being engaged and attentive, and thinking about what will happen next. Your heart responds to those signals from the brain."
The findings were published Sept. 14 in the journal Cell Reports.
While the study is still very preliminary, Sitt said it could be an easy test to measure brain function.
Parra said neuroscience is increasingly viewing the brain as part of an "actual anatomical, physical body."
"This research is a step in the direction of looking at the brain-body connection more broadly, in terms of how the brain affects the body," he added in a journal news release.
Stanford University has more about consciousness.
SOURCE: Cell Reports, news release, Sept. 14, 2021
Anatomy / Biology


Hellmann's Brazil used messaging platform What'sApp to engage with consumers and give them a customised experience through their WhatsCook campaign. The campaign is an example of how marketers can effectively leverage mobile messaging tools.
To engage with consumers and help them decide what meal to make with the ingredients left in their fridge, Hellmann's created the WhatsCook campaign. Hellmann's knew that many of their consumers were often stuck when it came to deciding what to cook, so the brand wanted to engage with consumers in that moment and be the solution.
Hellmann's asked consumers to register for WhatsCook on a dedicated website, they would then receive one to one guidance on making bespoke meals from a chef via What'sApp. Many brands already provide countless recipes and tips on social media platforms, but by using What'sApp, Hellmann's were able to create unique content for consumers via a real relevant service.
After registering on the website, consumers, just had to take a snap picture of their refrigerator, and the chefs came up with a delicious new recipe with Hellmann's and taught the users how to cook using pictures, videos and other WhatsApp native options.
For ten days Hellmann's curated over 500 dishes – all featuring Hellmann's mayonnaise as well as other items consumers had available. The recipes were delivered to consumers in real-time creating a great online buzz.
The campaign was a success as it created a relevant service with real conversations and connections with consumers, answering their needs in the moment when they needed help.
After the launch in Brazil the campaign was rolled out in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.


text:
Pandemic shutdown: Kansas church restriction overturned
By Jim Hagerty On Apr 9, 2020
TOPKEKA, Kansas – The Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council sided with the state attorney general and against Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly by voting 5-2 Wednesday to overturn the governor's executive order that limited in-person worship services and funerals to 10 people.
The governor replaced her original order with Executive Order 20-18 which expanded the state's stay-home order to include churches and other religious organizations. Attorney General Derek Schmidt said that while the was "sound public-health advice that Kansans should follow," he discouraged law enforcement agencies and prosecutors from enforcing the 10-person limit on churches, stating it violated the Kansas Constitution.
The Legislative Coordinating Council then overturned Gov. Kelly's order regarding churches.
Schmidt issued a statement yesterday, prompting a response from Kelly, who said lawmakers' overturning of her executive order on religious-group sizes was "overtly political" and "an unnecessary distraction."
"I certainly disagree with the governor's assessment that adhering to the laws and Constitution of this state is an 'unnecessary distraction' – rather, that is precisely what is required of each of us, especially during stressful times," Schmidt said. "My point of view should not have been surprising to the governor because my office repeatedly advised against issuing the overreaching executive order regulating churches and notified her I would express my concerns publicly if she proceeded.
"She did, and so did I…The important point for all Kansans is this: Follow sound public health advice and do not gather for religious services or for any other reason until the COVID-19 crisis has passed. I am confident Kansans of faith can be trusted to follow that important advice without their government threatening criminal sanctions for disobedience."
Schmidt added that Kansas statutory and constitutional law, which remain in effect, provide substantially more protection for Kansans' fundamental religious freedoms than does federal law.
"Because no Kansan should be threatened with fine or imprisonment, arrested, or prosecuted for performing or attending church or other religious services," he said, "law enforcement officers are advised to encourage cooperative compliance with the new provisions of EO 20-18 and to avoid engaging in criminal enforcement of its limitations on religious facilities, services or activities."
Speaker of the House Ron Ryckman agreed that the governor's order went too far in singling out one entity and limiting the free exercise of religion, without any current data to indicate the need for this level of prohibition.
"Faith leaders accept a tremendous responsibility to look out for those who look to them for guidance," he said. "In these uncertain times we need to grant these leaders the flexibility to serve their congregation while also trusting them not to do anything that would put their congregation at risk.
"No evidence has been shown to indicate that faith leaders are violating that trust. We encourage the Governor to work collaboratively with local governments, faith leaders, and the Legislature to find the right balance between public health practices and preservation of fundamental constitutional rights so we can come through this pandemic together."
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A friend of Dr. Lieutenant Andy Baldwin just sent me some information regarding a fundraising effort that our favorite Bachelor supports.
The good doctor is raising awareness of the serious effects of childhood obesity. He began a health ride across the state of Pennsylvania with his dad Roy (how cute is that?) and other supporters on October 2. The cyclists will end their trek TOMORROW at the picnic area of Fairmont Park in Philadelphia.
They are all going to run up the steps like Rocky. Is that not the coolest?
Since I can't be there, I would love for the PA readers to step in for me. Bring a colorful sign that reads, "Lincee is your #1 fan" or "Andy hates green beans too!" and have our beloved Bachelor pose for a picture. I'll be your best friend forever.
C'mon PA! Support our favorite Bachelor!
Just a small correction – the bike ride is ending in Philadelphia, not Pittsburgh.
And I would totally drive up from DC if I could!
Good catch Tess! I've changed the copy to fix my mistake. Thanks so much!
Maybe Reid will show up at Fairmont Park. Double motivation.
How coincidental….I happen to be arriving home via train tomorrow around noon!! Looks like I'll be making a pit stop before my final destination!!!
I live in PA and near Philly but sadly cannot make it – if I could I would totally do it, not for Andy, but for Lincee and the IHGB blog readers! I love this site!!
i live about 3 miles from there and will do my best to be there! id ride too if i had a bike!


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A comparative study of the ability of different techniques to extract menthol from Mentha piperita.
Ruiz del Castillo ML1, Santa-María G, Herraiz M, Blanch GP.
Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Supercritical fluid extraction, direct thermal desorption, hydroalcoholic extraction, and atomization are used to extract menthol from leaf plants of Mentha piperita. The investigated methods are comparatively evaluated on the basis of their reliability to determine the enantiomeric distribution of menthol. The enantioselectivity required for the gas chromatographic analysis is achieved using Octakis (2,6-di-O-n-pentyl-3-O-butyryl)-gamma-cyclodextrin as the stationary phase. From the obtained results, it is established that there is a significant effect of the combination of pressure and temperature to achieve the effective isolation and fractionation of the less and most volatile compounds using supercritical fluids.


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Ankara's directive to Turkey-based TV stations comes amid attempts to mend relations with Cairo
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Following a series of surprise overtures to Egypt by top Turkish officials, Egypt has welcomed Turkey's move to stop criticism of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his government by opposition TV networks based in the country.
Cairo responded last week by saying that it wanted to see words matched by actions if eight years of enmity between the two regional heavyweights were to end.
Egypt's Minister of State for Information, Osama Heikal, said the order by Turkish authorities to the networks to halt the attacks "could create an encouraging climate for dialogue between the two countries to resolve years of outstanding problems".
He told the BBC in Cairo over the weekend that he expected the Egyptian media to follow suit and tone down attacks on Turkey as a prelude to possible negotiations between the two nations.
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An Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement could lead to a major regional realignment, shutting down a major source of tension and possibly giving a push to plans by Egypt, Israel and Turkey's perennial rivals Greece and Cyprus to turn the East Mediterranean into a major energy hub following the discovery of massive natural gas reserves there.
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The Grid is shattering, the Rangers are dividing, and the plot is thickening– so we've once again sought out Mr. Kyle Higgins, this time to talk about Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #27 from Boom! Studios, as we approached the midpoint of the Shattered Grid event!
How does Kyle balance having 10 characters in one conversation? Was it weird for Kyle seeing a location on comics-form that's adapted from a short film he directed? And what fresh ways can we find to gush about the talents of Mr. Daniele Di Nicuolo? Find out, on this episode of the Ranger Danger Boom Room podcast!
Identity Crisis was a 2004 DC Comics event by Brad Meltzer and Rags Morales.
This is the Markus/McFeely interview Kyle mentioned – spoilers for Infinity War at the link.
You can buy MMPR Issue 27 from your local comic book shop or digitally via Comixology.


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On a steam locomotive, the reversing gear is used to control the direction of travel of the locomotive. It also adjusts the cutoff of the steam locomotive.

Reversing lever

This is the most common form of reverser. It consists of a long lever mounted, parallel to the direction of travel, on the driver's side of the cab. It has a handle and sprung trigger at the top and is pivoted at the bottom so as to pass between two notched sector plates. The reversing rod, which connects to the valve gear, is attached to this lever, either above or below the pivot, in such a position as to give good leverage. A square pin is arranged so as to engage with the notches in the plates and hold the lever in the desired position when the trigger is released.

The advantages of this design are that change between forward and reverse gear can be made very quickly as is needed in, for example, a shunting engine. Disadvantages are that, because the lever must rest at one of the notches, fine adjustment of the cutoff to offer best running and economy is not possible. On large locomotives it can be difficult to prevent the mechanism from jumping into full forward gear ("nose-diving") when adjusting the cutoff once the locomotive has gathered speed: with such engines it was the practice of drivers to select an appropriate degree of cutoff before opening the regulator and to leave it in that position for the duration of the journey.

Screw reverser

In this mechanism the reversing rod is controlled by a screw and nut, worked by a wheel in the cab. The nut either operates on the reversing rod directly or through a lever, as above. The screw and nut may be cut with a double thread and a coarse pitch to move the mechanism as quickly as possible. The wheel is fitted with a locking lever to prevent creep and there is an indicator to show the percentage of cutoff in use. This method of altering the cutoff offers finer control than the sector lever, but it has the disadvantage of slow operation. It is most suitable for long-distance passenger engines where frequent changes of cutoff are not required and where fine adjustments offer the most benefit.  On locomotives fitted with Westinghouse air brake equipment and Stephenson valve gear, it was common to use the screw housing as an air cylinder, with the nut extended to form a piston. Compressed air from the brake reservoirs was applied to one side of the piston to reduce the effort required to lift the heavy expansion link, with gravity assisting in the opposite direction.

Power reverse gear

With larger engines, the linkages involved in controlling cutoff and direction grew progressively heavier and there was a need for power assistance in adjusting them.  Steam (or later, compressed air) powered reversing gear was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Typically, the operator worked a valve that admitted steam to one side or the other of a cylinder connected to the reversing mechanism until the indicator showed the intended position.  A second mechanism, usually a piston in an oil-filled cylinder held in position by closing a control cock, was required to keep the linkages in place. The first locomotive engineer to fit such a device was James Stirling of the Glasgow and South Western Railway in 1873. Several engineers then tried them, including William Dean of the GWR and Vincent Raven of the North Eastern Railway, but they found them little to their liking, mainly because of maintenance difficulties: any oil leakage from the locking cylinder, either through the piston gland or the cock, allowed the mechanism to creep, or worse "nose-dive", into full forward gear while running. Stirling moved to the South Eastern Railway and Harry Smith Wainwright, his successor with that company,  incorporated them into most of his designs, which were in production about thirty years after Stirling's innovation. Later still the forward-looking Southern Railway engineer Oliver Bulleid fitted them to his famous Merchant Navy Class of locomotives, but they were mostly removed at rebuild.

Henszey's reversing gear, patented in 1882, illustrates a typical early solution.  Henszey's device consists of two pistons mounted on a single piston rod. Both pistons are double-ended. One is a steam piston to move the rod as required.  The other, containing oil, holds the rod in a fixed position when the steam is turned off.  Control is by a small three-way steam valve ("forward", "stop", "back") and a separate indicator showing the position of the rod and thus the percentage of cutoff in use. When the steam valve is at "stop", an oil cock connecting the two ends of the locking piston is also closed, thus holding the mechanism in position. The piston rod connects by levers to the reversing gear, which operates in the usual way, according to the type of valve gear in use.

The Ragonnet power reverse, patented in 1909, was a true feedback controlled servomechanism.  The power reverse amplified small motions of reversing lever in the locomotive cab made with modest force into much larger and more forceful motions of the reach rod that controlled the engine cutoff and direction.  It was usually air powered, but could also be steam powered.  The term servomotor was explicitly used by the developers of some later power reverse mechanisms.  The use of feedback control in these later power reverse mechanisms eliminated the need for a second cylinder for a hydraulic locking mechanism, and it restored the simplicity of a single operating lever that both controlled the reversing linkage and indicated its position.

The development of articulated locomotives was a major impetus to the development of power reverse systems, because these typically had two or even three sets of reverse gear, instead of just one on a simple locomotive.  The Baldwin Locomotive Works used the Ragonnet reversing gear, and other American builders generally abandoned positive locking features.  In British use, locking cylinders remained in use.  The Hadfield reversing gear, patented in 1950, was in most particulars a Ragonnet reversing gear with added locking cylinder.
Most Beyer Garratt locomotives used the Hadfield system.

Many American locomotives were built, or retro-fitted, with  power reverse, e.g. PRR K4s, PRR N1s, PRR B6, PRR L1s.

Enginemen's terminology

In the UK, a screw reverser is sometimes called a bacon slicer, particularly the type fitted to BR Standard locomotives. In the US, a reversing lever is called a Johnson bar.

See also
 Johnson bar (vehicle)

References

Sources
Allen, Cecil J (1949). Locomotive Practice and Performance in the Twentieth Century.. W.Heffer and Sons Ltd, Cambridge.
Bell, A. Morton (1950). Locomotives volume one. Seventh edition. London, Virtue and Company Ltd.

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WWE Monday Night RAW Results & Review: July 23, 2018
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Last week's RAW was one of the most abysmal and horrendous in a long time. Let us see if this week's edition can salvage anything.
The McMahons Make Their Ground Breaking Announcement
This had been teased a lot on various social networking platforms throughout the week. All the superstars are out and Mr McMahon himself is in the ring. He calls out Stephanie and Triple H who come out to a deafening roar of boos. They go on to say that it isn't everyday that history is made and they are here to do just that. They announce an all-woman PPV for October 28th by the name of 'Evolution'. All the women's title including the NXT Women's championship will be on the line at the PPV. The Mae Young Classic finals will also take place that night
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The B-Team Holds Onto Their Championship
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Winners and still the RAW tag champions: The B-Team
Review: It is great to see that WWE hasn't dropped the ball with the B-Team. Even if they are picking wins in all kind of silly manners, a win is a win and every week the B-Team holds on to the championship, the more credible they become and this feud gathers more momentum. Three of these four men had been like a rudderless ship a few months back. This is great for the tag division as well.
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FLU By Wayne Simmons – Reviewed
Posted in Uncategorized with tags action, army, balfast, book, books, brian keene, brutal, characters, civilian, crown prince, dangerous, dead world, dead-fucks, demons, disease, disgusting, edge, efficient, fantasy, fever, fiction, flu, guilt, heroes, horror, horror novel, humans, issues, non-dead, novels, personal demons, police, polish, post-apocalyptic, read, reading, rehash, remero, review, reviewed, reviewer, simmons, smooth, stephen jones, the walking dead, thriller, tough sell, trilogy, troubles, uk, wayne simmons, writer, writing, writing style, xombie king, zombie, ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, zombie novel, zombit fiction with an edge on April 4, 2011 by stanleyriiks
A few years ago zombie novels were like gold-dust. Now they're ten a penny. Most are bog standard zombie rehashes, offering nothing new. The king of zombie fiction is Brian Keene, whose zombie novels create a sense of undeniable dread and looming, unstoppable danger. So the question is, does Simmons have anything to offer, and can be usurp the king?
Sadly the answer is both yes and no.
Flu is a post-apocalyptic zombie novel, focusing on the further spread of the disease which kills and then brings you back, and the few survivors in Belfast as they try to stay alive as long as possible, seeking out supplies, grouping together with other non-dead humans, and having to deal with the dead-fucks. The story uses sectarian issues and guilt, police, army and civilian survivors in a nice mix, which gives the book its edge.
This isn't The Walking Dead rehashed in Belfast. Although there are clear homages to Romero's trilogy and other zombie movies.
The story has some brutal and some disgusting moments, which help take it beyond the average, but what really put this book ahead of most of the rest is Simmons easy and efficient writing style (polished to within an inch of its life), and his characters, all of which suffer their own personal demons they have to battle along with the zombies. The humans really are the heroes of this novel, a tough sell, but one that works in this case.
The UK is bereft of zombie novels, the only decent one I can remember is the composite novel created by Stephen Jones and loads of others, Zombie Apocalypse, the exceptional London-based zombie novel told ingeniously in a series of documents.
While Flu isn't an inventive as Jones' effort, it still works very well and is a massively satisfying zombie novel that creates a dead world you want to explore further, and leaves enough questions for us to want to read the sequel, Fever, coming in the summer. And Flu definitely shows Simmons' massive potential to become Great Britain's crown prince of zombie fiction.
Not perfect, but a damn good try. Zombie fans will love it, horror fans will love it. Simmons writes like a demon, smooth and dangerous. Zombie fiction with an edge.
THE STRAIN By Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan – Reviewed
Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized with tags aeroplane, airplane, anno drcaula, blood-sucking, book, cdc, chuck hogan, dead, deadly, dracula, fiends, Guillermo Del Toro, heroes, investigation, kill their families, light-bomb, modern-twists, morgue, mutating, new york, novel, remake, review, reviewed, reviewer, rodent-killer, the strain, trilogy, undead, vampire, vampires, vampirism, virus, work well, world trade centre, zombies on October 8, 2010 by stanleyriiks
Mmmm… A modern re-telling of the Dracula story, moved to New York, and with vampirism a mutating virus, turning its victims into blood-sucking fiends with proboscis-like extra tongues that act like blood-seeking whips.
For all its modern-twists, this is a basic vampire story in which the Master plots his domination of the new world, and travels on a plane which is the centre of the story for about half the book. The build up is very well done, but feels like the first part of a trilogy, as the plane lands dark, no lights, no power. When investigators go in to see what's going on they find the entire plane is dead, including all the passengers. The CDC (Centre for Disease Control) is called in and the investigation begins with Dr Ephraim Goodweather in charge, that is until he is set-up by the Master's mysterious human aids, and the entire planeful of bodies goes missing from the morgue, returning home to kill their families.
Some parts of the book work well, the build-up with the plane is intense and completely feasible. The second half of the book, as a rodent-killer traces the vampires to the World Trade Centre ruins, and our heroes suddenly become much better as handling the deadly undead, and the vampires act more like rodents or zombies than traditional vampires, and things start to get a bit stretched. Even more so when our unlikely squad of heroes head down into the vampire's nest and kill most of them with a light-bomb, and almost everything goes back to normal. A rather weak ending.
For all its clichés, and reinventions, it's still a fairly exciting book to read. With such a lack of originality in vampire fiction, this still rates as one of the better modern takes on the evil breed in many years, despite it feeling a little like a remake.
Not quite up there with Anno Dracula, possibly the best vampire novel since Dracula, but The Strain holds a lot of promise, despite its problems, and I certainly look forward to the second and third instalments to see where this will go.
Rumble Tumble By Joe R. Lansdale – Reviewed
Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized with tags adventures, bikers, book, brett, brothel, crime, crime fiction, crime thriller, east texas, energetic, fictin, funny, gangsters, hap collins, heroes, horror, joe lansdale, joe r landsale, landsale, leonard, midget, mischeif, novel, oklahoma, poignant, preachers, predicament, produce the goods, review, reviewed, reviewer, reviews, right thing, rumble tumble, stylish, texas, trouble, troublesome, whore on May 17, 2010 by stanleyriiks
Hap Collins and his buddy Leonard are always getting themselves into some mischief. Rumble Tumble sees Hap and Leonard caught up in a whole hell of a mess, when Brett, Hap's girlfriend, finds out her daughter is being used a as whore in a brothel in Oklahoma. They are sold this information by a red-haired midget called Red, and a huge muscle-bound moron named Wilbur.
When Hap ponders on this predicament, Leonard offers to help out, and the three set off towards Oklahoma to help free Brett's daughter, encountering a whole slew of trouble on their way, including bikers, gangsters, preachers and whores.
Lansdale has a unique style that sets his East Texans apart from your normal crime fiction heroes. Hap and Leonard don't want to be heroes, they get themselves into troublesome situations and they just want to get out with their lives, shooting people's feet off, pistol-whipping midgets, and all sorts.
Picking up a Hap Collins book you know how it's going to go, Hap and Leonard will argue like The Odd Couple, but they've always got each others' back, and you know they're going to get themselves into some trouble, whether intentionally or not. It's the journey you take with these guys that makes the books, you know they're not whiter than whiter, they cause much of the trouble themselves and have to break some rules to do what they gotta do, but you can't help admiring both of them for sticking their necks out and trying to do the right thing. Especially when it's not the easiest path to take.
Lansdale has produced another fine novel in this continuing series, and Hap and Leonard's adventures are not like any other crime novel you will ever read. Stylish, funny, energetic and poignant, Lansdale continues produce the goods, and I for one will be following him whatever direction he decides to go in.


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HomeFashionDrake Height Revealed In 'Sneakin': He's 6'1"
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Recording artist Drake arrives at the Cash Money Records 4th Annual Pre-GRAMMY Awards Party on February 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Getty Images)
Fans of the rapper Drake were excited when they listened to his new song 'Sneakin' and noticed that he mentioned his height in the song. He said "six foot one inches" which is a little bit taller than people thought. His height has now been revealed and it's not as tall as people thought.
Analysis of Drake Height in 'Sneakin' Song
According to Billboard, Drake height is 6'1". This was revealed in the song "Sneakin' Song", which was released on October 28th, 2018.
The song features a verse from Drake where he raps about how he can "sneak up on you like a fox". The line heightens speculation that Drake could be 6'1" or taller.
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There are several reports that suggest Drake is actually 6'0" tall. One report claims that he measured 6'0 3/8 inches at his basketball game against Villanova in 2016. Another report claims that during an interview with Hot 97, Drake confirmed his height as being 6'0 3/4 inches and that he wears lifts in shoes to make himself appear taller.
So, it seems likely that Drake is actually around 6'1" tall, which would make him slightly taller than Kevin Durant and NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving, who measure at 6'0 1/2 inches and 6'1 1/4 inches, respectively.
Discussion of Drake Height
According to the "Sneakin'" song's producer and Drake's frequent collaborator Noah "40" Shebib, the Toronto rapper stands at 6'1″. In an interview with MTV News, 40 said that Drake is one of the shortest rappers in the industry.
When asked if he was surprised by his tallness, Drake responded: "No not at all. I always felt like I was shorter than a lot of people." 40 also revealed that he and Drake met while working on "God's Plan" and instantly clicked musically.
Many listeners have speculated about Drake's height for years. However, this information has never been confirmed or denied until now. Many believe that it could be a marketing ploy to make him appear taller than he actually is, but this has yet to be proven.
Average Height for Men and Women
Average height for men and women varies depending on the country, but on average, men are taller than women. Drake's height was recently revealed in his song 'Sneakin' and he is reportedly 5'8″, which is taller than most of his female fans. This isn't new information though; many celebrities have been known to be taller than their female counterparts.
In general, women tend to be shorter than men in most parts of the world. However, there are exceptions to this rule, with some countries having average height differences that are smaller than the global average. For example, women in Japan typically average around 5'3″, which is shorter than the global average of 5'5″.
In a recent song called "Sneakin", Drake reveals his height to be 6'4″. This height is shorter than most people would expect for someone of Drake's stature, and it raises some interesting questions about how tall he really is. While we can't say with certainty whether or not this detail was intentional on Drake's part, it definitely adds to the intrigue surrounding his music. Who knows – maybe one day we'll find out the whole story!
Drake height has been a mystery for years, as nobody could seem to agree on his exact height. In "Sneakin", Drake finally reveals himself to be 6'4″, which is shorter than most people would expect for someone of his stature. This detail raises some interesting questions about how tall he really is, and it'll be interesting to see what else we learn about Drake Hight in the future.
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