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I want to do 3 things in connection with this subject;
A) find out what exactly is an iron triangle, B) find out how they sustain themselves and C) how we can avoid or stop them.
Starting with A...
Back in 1961, in his Farewell Address to the Nation, President of the United States (and former general of the army) Dwight D. Eisenhower used the term "the Military–industrial complex". He actually warned us:
"we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence,
whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex."
what did he mean by that?
Eisenhower biographer, Geoffrey Perret, wrote that Eisenhower
"originally intended to include Congress in this indictment and deliver a blast at the 'military-industrial-congressional complex.' At the last minute, he struck out 'congressional.'"
His Exact Words:
"A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction... This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together."
WikiWisdom, in it's introduction of the article 'Military–industrial complex', describes it as "a type of iron triangle".
Define an Iron Triangle?
Any Self-Reinforcing Power Structure, whether intentional or accidental, formal or informal.
A picture speaks a thousand words...
OK, let me try to translate this to 'non american' and general; Congress is the 'law' or maybe more precise, the morals of the law. Bureaucracy is the 'form' of the law, the 'fine design', the legal implementation and maybe even enforcement? Interest groups are mostly industry, shareholders, lobbying ... The 'public' is nowhere to be seen...
Someone else its interpretation :
" The closed, mutually supportive relationships that often prevail in the United States between the government agencies, the special interest lobbying organizations, and the legislative committees or subcommittees with jurisdiction over a particular functional area of government policy. As long as they hang together, the members of these small groups of movers and shakers tend to dominate all policy-making in their respective specialized areas of concern, and they tend to present a united front against 'outsiders' who attempt to invade their turf and alter established policies that have been worked out by years of private negotiations among the 'insiders'. " A Glossary of Political Economy Terms copyright © 1994-2005 Paul M. Johnson
Ok , now that we sortof know what they are, B) find out how they sustain themselves:
Let's stay with 'the same' someone else:
" The middle-level bureaucrats who run the agencies may use their special friends in Congress to block the efforts of a new President or a new Congressional majority leadership bent on reforming or reducing the size of their agencies. The Congressmen and Senators on the oversight committees can count upon their friends in the agencies to continue "pet" programs and pork-barrel projects important to their local constituencies or even to do special favors for their political supporters and financial backers. Lobbying organizations provide useful information to the committees and the agencies, provide campaign support for the relevant Congressmen, and often help to mobilize public opinion in favor of larger appropriations and expanded programs for "their" part of the government bureaucracy. In return, they tend to be consulted and carefully placated when new laws or administrative regulations or important appointments affecting their special interests are being made. These triangles are said to be "strong as iron" in that these mutually supportive relationships are often so politically powerful that representatives of the more general interests of society are usually effectively prevented from "interfering" with policy-making altogether whenever their concept of the general interest runs counter to the special interests of the entrenched interest groups, bureaucrats and politicians. "
( Pork-barrel legislation: Appropriations of public funds by legislative assemblies for projects that do not serve the interests of any large portion of the country's citizenry but are nevertheless vigorously promoted by a small group of legislators because they will pump outside taxpayers' money and resources into the local districts these legislators represent. Successful promotion of such pork-barrel legislation is very likely to get the legislator re-elected by his constituents )
A Glossary of Political Economy Terms copyright © 1994-2005 Paul M. Johnson
In stead of just looking at the triangles itself, to see what sustains then and definitely before we can begin to avoid/stop them, I first want to make a list of subjects that I see as the fundamentals of these triangles.
Firstly, of course, is the concept of the
If there was no Status Quo, no 'stability' in any of the 3 elements, they would de-solve. I know that page on my website is also fundamental the same list as this one. Could it be that 'The' status quo is in essence an Iron Triangle?
Secondly,but almost more important in my eyes,
the understanding of what is considered as
There is enough evidence that funding can have a big influence on the results of a particular research.. This is not necessarily straight forward fraud or corruption. Apart from that the 'dependency' of lab on the Funding might cause a 'strategic' bias, there maybe an ( even unconscious) need to 'please' the client.
( a good example of that is
But, the 'nature' of knowledge (as shown in the diagram) indicates that there is an other way to 'steer' a study to come to a 'beneficial' conclusion. When you choose a researcher who's previous research 'proved' results compatible with what is 'required', in other words, select the researcher with a proven set of believes that can easily accept the required outcome, there is a bigger chance the results will be what is wanted.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1997538_code1782625.pd_f?abstractid=1997538&mirid=1
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Did you know the World Minigolfsport Federation (WMF) has a biannual World Championship Tournament? Better yet, did you know there's a World Minigolfsport Federation? While we knew putt putt was awesome, this takes it to another level. Let's back up a second and divulge into the history of putt-putt.
The beginning- what is putt putt?
Putt-putt is an offshoot of its parent game, golf. It is played on a series of holes, usually a multiple of 9 (similar to golf) but putt-putt courses are characterized by their short length -typically 10 yards from tee to cup. The courses are paid with either artificial surfaces such as astroturf or carpet and are geometrically laid out so that they require non-traditional putting lines (ie bank shots, tunnels, moving obstacles, etc.).
Believe it or not, the first document course resembling a mini golf course was in a 1912 issue of The Illustrated London News and was called Gofstacle (we think putt-putt is a much better name). The first standardized putt-putt course that entered mass-production was the Thistle Dhu (This'll Do") in 1916 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. By the late 1920s there were over 150 rooftop courses in NYC alone and thousands across the United States! The popularity died significantly with the Great Depression and only recently re-surged in the past few decades.
How long has putt putt been at Charleston Fun Park?
Since the very beginning! It's a great, fun activity for individuals and families alike. Our favorite part is that is accessible to all ages 8 to 28 to 58 -everyone can play!
So, when was the last time you played?
We're open 7 days a week and if it's not raining, so is the putt putt course. What are you waiting for? Grab your friends and family and come play a round or two!


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Q: Contrasts with interactions I have a couple of questions about contrasts but would also appreciate any suggestions for relevant literature.
I am carrying out a GLM (binomial). There are 3 Factors (A,B,C) - A has 3 levels, B & C  have 2. As main effects all factors are significant, and for factor A I can test the significance between the levels with orthogonal contrasts (-1, 0.5, 0.5)(0, -1, 1).
There is also a significant interaction between A & B and this is where I am getting stuck/confused.The interaction between A & B produces 6 treatments (A1*B1, A1*B2, A2*B1, A2*B2, A3*B1, A3*B2) Do I need to construct a matrix with 6 levels? For example...
(-1, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2)
( 0, -1, 0.25, 0.25, 0.25 0.25)
( 0, 0, -1, 0.33, 0.33, 0.33)
( 0, 0, 0, -1, 0.5, 0.5)
( 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 1)
Second question - Say I am only really interested in one contrast, for example between A1*B1 and A1*B2. Is there anything stopping me doing this? I get the impression you need to create the full matrix but I have not read anywhere that it is a must? I'm using jmp and it allows me to run a single contrast I'm just not really sure if it is ok statistically?

A: Here is what you are describing:
Y = sample(0:1,400,replace=T)
A = sample(factor(c("A1","A2","A3")),400,replace=T)
B = sample(factor(c("B1","B2")),400,replace=T)
C = sample(factor(c("C1","C2")),400,replace=T)
mod = glm(Y ~ A + B + C + A:B, family=binomial)
summary(mod)

which gives:
glm(formula = Y ~ A + B + C + A:B, family = binomial)

Deviance Residuals:
   Min      1Q  Median      3Q     Max
-1.362  -1.152   1.003   1.193   1.280

Coefficients:
            Estimate Std. Error z value Pr(>|z|)
(Intercept)  0.01955    0.27106   0.072    0.943
AA2         -0.05528    0.33304  -0.166    0.868
AA3         -0.16445    0.33920  -0.485    0.628
BB2         -0.15186    0.34719  -0.437    0.662
CC2          0.07330    0.20193   0.363    0.717
AA2:BB2     -0.04942    0.49982  -0.099    0.921
AA3:BB2      0.64755    0.49179   1.317    0.188

(Dispersion parameter for binomial family taken to be 1)

    Null deviance: 554.51  on 399  degrees of freedom
Residual deviance: 551.15  on 393  degrees of freedom
AIC: 565.15

With all of the factors appropriately irrelevant (random), if some were relevant you would see them flagged ('.','*','**','***'). You can see all the factors of A, B and C. The base factors are not there because if A1=1 then A2=0 and A3=0. This link will show you how to change the contrasts in R and give you an interpretation of the summary with factors and contrasts.

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Entrepreneurs, Start Building Your Support Network With These 6 Tips
Asking and offering help are equally important when developing a strong structure to rely on in times of need.
By Young Entrepreneur Council@yec
A strong support network is crucial for the success of any entrepreneur, especially when they're just starting out and need all the guidance they can get in running and growing their business. A support system can provide both business and emotional support in an entrepreneur's hour of need -- and ultimately make a world of difference when it comes to their success or failure.
These six entrepreneurs share some of their best tips for building long-lasting relationships with peers, mentors, friends and employees that every business leader can rely on.
Don't be afraid to start looking.
As with most things in life and business, getting started may be the most difficult part of the process. But the sooner you start, the more benefits you'll reap, according to FreeeUp Co-Founder and CMO Connor Gillivan.
"Go on LinkedIn and identify a group of key people you'd want to be your mentors. Reach out to each of them with a custom message explaining that you are looking for guidance and that you'd love to buy them a coffee (if local) or have a brief call together to learn about their story," Gillivan advises. "I did this early on and was able to build an amazing support network that I still tap into 10 years later."
Ask for help.
"Asking for help makes a huge difference for entrepreneurs just starting out," says Rachel Beider, CEO of PRESS Modern Massage. That's why the importance of having a strong support network cannot be overstated.
Beider recounts that when she opened the first location of her business, she looked for mentors in her field and in unrelated fields. "I created an unofficial 'board of advisers' who helped me problem-solve, plan more strategically and look at the bigger picture," she adds.
Keep your circle tight.
When building your support system, Matthew Capala, founder and managing director of Alphametic, recommends keeping your circle small. After all, it's about building long-term relationships with a few people who can have a big impact on your life.
"All you need is a handful of mentors -- sometimes one will do -- who are carefully selected, rather than networking with many people," Capala explains. "Networking is important, but for critical advice about business issues, too many opinions will confuse rather than comfort you."
Seek out people in the same life stage as you.
Another key aspect to remember is to surround yourself with people who will empathize with your situation and unique challenges, according to Vision Tech Team CEO James Guldan.
"When I was starting my company at 19, I hated that all the people in the business groups I was in were always talking about their kids or their wives. I was a decade away from their life problems," he explains. "Almost all of my scalability problems have been life-related, and having people who are in the same life stage as you helps a ton."
Get a business partner you can rely on.
For many entrepreneurs, the best way to start building a support network is to find a business partner with whom to share the highs and lows of the business. "The best decision I made when starting my business was to trick a co-founder into joining me," says Han-Gwon Lung, CEO and co-founder of Tailored Ink.
Lung taught his partner everything he knew at the time, and that paid off in countless closed deals and new business. "Perhaps more importantly, we weather the tough times together -- which makes them a whole lot easier to deal with," he underlines. "Our girlfriends often joke that we're married. They're not wrong."
Attend industry conferences.
"When I first started out as an entrepreneur, I went to a few conferences in my niche. It was a fantastic way to meet people in a similar place as myself and far ahead as well," explains Justin Faerman, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Conscious Lifestyle Magazine.
The key thing to keep in mind when building your network is not only to ask for help, but also to offer it. "During and after conferences, I had conversations and phone calls with the people I met and asked how I could support them," he says. "This led to many powerful collaborations that built strong relationships."

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The Animal Kingdom Foundation of Compassion, Care, and Concern (AKFCCC) is a 501c3, nonprofit organization founded to elevate the levels of compassion and education in the world of veterinary medicine.
AKFCCC's "Peace of Mind" Foster and Adoption Service, provides early medical assessment and intervention and even occasional assistance with food for pets of the terminally ill in portions of Falls Church, Arlington and Alexandria counties.
by offering unique "in the field" and "hands-on" experience with local veterinary practices as well as the latest innovative and theoretical information taught in a classroom and laboratory settings.
AKFCCC's Floating University and America's First Animal-Care Ambassador Ship is currently in the planning and development phase. Once funded and launched, this program will deliver state of the art veterinary medical education and assistance to each foreign port it visits.
If you or your fellow physicians would like more information on these programs, and how you and possibly your practice might participate, please contact us at info@akfccc.org or by calling 703-742-8039.
We'd be delighted to talk with you.


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Sapphire nail file (9 cm).
Great manicure set with sharp tools and nice leather pouch. No more ugly nails for my sales reps. Bought 10 of these as Xmas gift, everyone liked it. So I just came to say thank you to Julie and the team.


Sometimes I don't want to do things "the hard way" – I just need a testing environment. Kubernetes is one of those things when I'm developing applications. So when I needed a development cluster for my newest app, I wanted something fast, easy and without a lot of dependencies. Luckily, the latest releases of Kubernetes has made great strides in reducing the time between wanting a Kubernetes cluster and actually using a Kubernetes cluster – If you are on a public cloud, not OpenStack. So I fired up my code editor and created a quick way to deploy simple Kubernetes clusters with terraform and kubeadm.
This post provides the instructions and bootstrap scripts to create a Kubernetes development cluster on an OpenStack cloud with minimal dependencies (you will only needs to install terraform, this repo and kubectl on your laptop) to get a fully functional cluster running. At the end of the process, you should see a network environment like this in your OpenStack Horizon dashboard.
There are some limitations to this. Most notably, it is not highly available and requires Ubuntu 16.04 as an operating systems (althought kubeadm supports other OSes). You can read about the other limitations of kubeadm here.
To start this process, you'll need some software on your Mac (yes, I said Mac. I've tailored to this here. It will work on other platforms, but there might be some minor differences). I usually install most of my software with Homebrew.
Once we have the requisite tools installed, we need to pull down the terra-kubeadm-on-os github repository.
You can also do this by git clone https://github.com/slashk/terra-kubeadm-on-os/ if you would like.
Next, we need to configure the scripts for our OpenStack cloud. You'll need to login to your OpenStack Horizon dashboard as we'll need to lookup information in our account.
To accomplish this, we need to tell Terraform a few details about our OpenStack cloud.
The terraform.tfvars file uses a simple variable = "value" format where you can customize it for your OpenStack cloud and preferences.
As you can see, I've setup this to cluster for 1 master, 2 worker nodes running Kubernetes version 1.5.2 on nodes sized with the kube-master flavor (that I specially created in my OpenStack cloud).
With your configuration set, you just need to kick this off. I usually do a terraform plan and give it a quick sanity test before letting it rip with a terraform apply.
… And wait. On my cloud, it takes about 5-7 minutes to complete (mostly updating packages).
Apply complete! Resources: 10 added, 0 changed, 0 destroyed.
You can continue to experiment with the kubectl tool to examine and manipulate your cluster.
Two GUI management tools have also been installed on the cluster for you: Kubernetes Dashboard and Weave Scope. You an access either over a tunnel to your Kubernetes control plane with the aliases you just installed.
Then navigate your browser to http://localhost:9090/ and you should see the dashboard.
Then navigate your browser to http://localhost:4040/ and you should see your new cluster layout.
To launch some actual applications on your new cluster, follow the "socks shop" example in the Kubernetes docs at Installing a sample application .
To clean up your entire cluster (i.e. delete everything you just created), use the terraform destroy command.
Destroy complete! Resources: 10 destroyed.
Everything that has been created should now be gone (subnet, routers and all). If you get an error, try running the terraform destroy command again.


BURGLING seems to have become a high-risk pastime in at least one of our great cities.
The demise of Raymond Jacob, killed with his own knife on the doorstep of a house he apparently intended to rob, is the third death of an alleged burglar in Manchester in four months.
Once upon a time, the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the courts would have been cracking down hard on the guilty individuals in such cases. There would have been calls for the firmest of punishments – applied, of course, to the householders who dared to take the law into their own hands.
The attitude was best summed up in 2003 by the then chairman of the Parole Board, Sir David Hatch. Sir David referred to Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer who shot and killed a teenage burglar in 1999, as 'a very dangerous man'.
In Manchester, however, something seems to have happened. Peter Flanagan, who stabbed to death an intruder armed with a machete at his Salford home in June, was told the following month that he would not be charged with any offence. The region's chief Crown Prosecutor, Nazir Afzal, decided Mr Flanagan used reasonable force in self-defence.
Earlier this month Mr Afzal had similar news for Cecil Coley, a 72-year-old florist who stabbed a burglar to death at his shop in Old Trafford. The prosecutor again decided that Mr Coley had used reasonable force when four men with guns and a knife burst in to rob the shop.
Mr Jacob was apparently killed by businessman Vincent Cooke, owner of the house in the expensive suburb of Bramhall which he tried to burgle.
Mr Cooke was arrested on suspicion of murder and released on police bail.
Bail? Tony Martin didn't get bail for two weeks after he was arrested. Then he went down for life for murder, a conviction reduced to manslaughter by Appeal judges in 2001.
I have no idea whether Mr Cooke may be guilty of an offence over Mr Jacob's death. It is clear there are people who miss Mr Jacob, because they have put flowers and tributes outside the house where he died.
But I suspect there may not be many of them.


A tea light does not have a lot of fuel, and if you consider food that a person eats as fuel, it would seem that a person burns a lot more fuel then a tea light. By extension if you have a person and tea light in the same enclosed area it would seem that the majority of heat being generated would come from the person. Keep in mind that both the person and the candle are combing (burning) Carbon and Oxygen, both include a supply of Carbon, but require Oxygen to be replenished from the environment.
I googled around a bit, and did not find an authoritative answer, but it seems like most hits are listing a resting human body as 100 watts of energy and tea light as 30 watts of energy. I have personally used a 60 watt incandescent light bulb as a heat source, and in a small area it is significant. It does not require ventilation, but is a fire hazard.
To answer the question: Can a tea light candle safely generate useful amounts of heat? I think there are couple of points that need to be addressed.
What is the heat/energy output of a person?
What is the heat/energy output of a tea light?
Do both consume similar amounts of Oxygen for the amount of heat/energy given?
If we assume a two person tent provides sufficient gas exchange for two people, can an equivalent number of tea light candles provide the same heat/energy without additional ventilation?
TLDR: Two candles to a person but you really shouldn't have an open flame inside a tent.
Based on a 2,000-calorie diet, the human body generates about 330 BTUs per hour of heat.
This number fluctuates depending on the conscious state of the person. For example, a human body may give off closer to 400 BTUs of body heat while active but only 315 BTUs or fewer while sleeping.
From measurements of the mean mass loss rate (0.105 g/min) and hceff (43.8 kJ/g), the steady-state heat release rate from the candle was calculated as 77±9 W"
So two candles would produce more heat than one person.
As regards the oxygen, using an open flame inside a tent is a BAD IDEA partly because you can set the tent on fire, and partly because of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Never use an open flame inside a tent. This includes any type of fuel-burning lantern, candles, stove or grill. Use only battery-operated lights.
Never use a flame or any other heating device inside a tent.
How do I heat up my tent?
How can I safely use a candle lantern inside a tent?
How to estimate the depth of a pool of water from a distance above?
What is the smallest island that will support one person indefinitely?


Focuses on the invasion of Finland by the Soviet Union. Demand of the Soviet Union for cession of certain islands in the Gulf of Finland; Effort of the Soviet for demilitarization of the Russo-Finnish frontier; Negotiation of Finland on the demands.
The article presents a country overview of North Korea beginning with its annexation to Japan in 1910, its adoption of a policy of diplomatic and economic self-reliance after the Korean War, and its nuclear program.
A review of the article "Austria Redux: How Austria Reappeared in the Map of Europe," by Walter R. Roberts, which appeared in the periodical "American Diplomacy" in February 2012, is presented.
A definition of the term "Land Cession," which refers to the tribal lands that Native Americans agreed to give to the U.S., or earlier, to European colonists, is presented.


Everyone has heard the adage; "An apple a day keeps the doctor away,"" Recently, Copperleaf Senior Living Life Enrichment Coordinators (LEC), Jackie Z. and Colleen D. learned that "Laughter IS the best medicine" while attending a two day training workshop known as the World Laughter Tour (www.worldlaughtertour.com). Copperleaf hosted the event for participants from across the country and Canada.
"Humor is not jokes; it's finding humor in tough times. It's the ability to change your attitude in difficult situations," said Colleen D, Life Enrichment Coordinator for Copperleaf Senior Living of Marathon.
Studies have shown that laughter has many therapeutic effects on the human body. The actual physical act of laughing increases the number of endorphins the human body releases which are used to decrease pain; when someone laughs from their 'belly' it is actually massaging the internal organs, which helps to improve circulation. Laughing so hard that your sides ache is form of abdominal and cardiovascular exercise.
Steve Wilson, psychologist, originated The World Laughter Tour in 1998. To date over 6,000 people have completed the training program to qualify for the designation of Certified Laughter Leader™.
Sometimes the best therapy is simply laughter and after receiving training, Jackie and Colleen will be incorporating their laughter and learning techniques into Copperleaf Senior Living's Life Enrichment programs. They will incorporate their laughter training into monthly staff meetings to inspire Copperleaf employees to utilize 'laughter therapy' every day.
In a world where there seems to be a pill for just about everything, it's reassuring that many still believe that laughter is the best medicine and learning a structure to bring joy and laughter to the world is priceless!


A native from Lexington MA, Rick is an active concert pianist, private piano and guitar teacher, and composer.
He is a graduate of Boston University where he received his BM in Piano Performance and Composition, as well as his MM in Composition.
Since age 11 he has both performed in and been music director for over 40 musicals, and has worked with Shirley Jones, Patti Page, and Connie Francis. Rick is an adjunct employee of Norwegian Cruise Line and has performed in the Hawaiian Islands.


Congratulations to Louis Hanover and Oscar Aherne who have been selected for this years Kennedy Cup team.
Congratulations to Blarney United U14 Premier team who had a fantastic 0-3 win against Midleton to reach the last 16 of the U14 Sketchers Cup.
Another great day for the U15 lads winning 6-2 goals scored by Cameron Lynch, Craig Doherty, Rory O'Connell Ryan Bradburn, Sean Joyce and Billy O'Sullivan. 4 games to go, top of the table and still unbeaten, great win and another great team performance by the lads.
Great result today with another clean sheet and the team remain unbeaten in the league.
Even when the weather was against them and the pitch nearly unplayable the lads played great football and still able to make great passes against a tough opposition with a 4 nil win with goals scored by Craig Walsh 2,Gavin O'Sullivan1 and Craig Doherty1.


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Couples Therapy - Information, specialists, frequent questions.
It is a good idea to have individual therapy first in order that both parties can be more aware of their ways of dealing with the matter.
It is more helpful to have Couple therapy later.
My husband doesn't want to attend therapy. What can I do to convince him otherwise?
Couple counseling is beneficial when both parties are committed to attend therapy sessions.
What professionals perform Couples therapy?


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Q: How to find the cpu topology in go language? So I want to use cpu topology in go language. By topology, I mean, NUMA topology. Is there any package out there to do that? Or may be, a package that returns cpu topology, and I can modify on top of that to return NUMA topology.
TIA.

A: Do you need it to be cross platform? You could parse /proc/cpuinfo on linux.
This individual seems to have a start on getting CPU topology.


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Q: Find the breaking time and the solution for Burgers' equation I am trying to solve the following problem and have looked at similar problems with different initial conditions but I am still having trouble piecing everything together. Here is the question:

Consider the initial value problem
$u_t + uu_x=0, \quad x \in \mathbb{R},\quad t>0$
$u(x,0)=\begin{cases}
1-x^2  & |x|\leq1 \\
0 & |x|>1
\end{cases}$
Sketch the characteristic diagram.  At what time $t_b$ does  the wave break?  Find a formula for the solution.

This is what I have so far:
$\frac{dx}{dt} = u(x,t) = \phi(\xi) \quad$ where $\quad \phi(x)=u(x,0)$ and $\xi \in \mathbb{R}$.
Hence, for $|\xi| \leq 1 \quad \frac{dx}{dt} = 1-\xi^2 \implies x = t-t\xi^2 = t(1-\xi^2)$
and for  $|\xi| > 1 \quad \frac{dx}{dt} = 0 \implies x = \xi$
Therefore I think I can draw the following (rough) characteristic curves.

I'm not sure if this is correct though so please let me know if this is wrong.
Also I tried to find the solution, that is:
Knowing that $x = t-t\xi^2$ in the $|\xi|\leq1$ case, we can show that $\xi = \sqrt{\frac{t-x}{t}}$ and hence $u(x,t)=\phi(\xi)=1-\left( \sqrt{\frac{t-x}{t}}\right)^2=\frac{x}{t}$.
And similarly, in the $|\xi|>1$ case, $u(x,t)=0$
So $u(x,t)=\begin{cases}
\frac{x}{t}  & |x|\leq1 \\
0 & |x|>1
\end{cases}$
I then need to work out the breaking time which I have tried to do but don't have an answer.
If you can help I'd be very appreciative.

A: Here is a sketch of the characteristic curves $x = \phi(x_0)t + x_0$, where $\phi(x) = u(x,0)$:

As specified in this post, the breaking time is $t_b = {-1}/{\inf \phi'} = {1}/{2}$,
which corresponds to the time where characteristics intersect in the figure. For times $t< 1/2$, the solution is given by the method of characteristics, i.e. $u = \phi(x-ut)$:
$$
u(x,t) = \left\lbrace
\begin{aligned}
&\frac{2 t x - 1 + \sqrt{4 t^2 - 4 t x + 1}}{2 t^2} &&\text{if}\; |x| \leq 1 \\
&0 && \text{otherwise}
\end{aligned}\right.
$$
For larger times, this solution is no longer valid. The shock trajectory $x_s(t)$ satisfies the Rankine-Hugoniot condition
$$
\dot x_s = \frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{2 t x_s - 1 + \sqrt{4 t^2 - 4 t x_s + 1}}{2 t^2} + 0\right) ,\qquad x_s(1/2) = 1 .
$$
Even if I don't know any exact analytical solution to this differential equation, the solution for $t\geq 1/2$ reads
$$
u(x,t) = \left\lbrace
\begin{aligned}
&\frac{2 t x - 1 + \sqrt{4 t^2 - 4 t x + 1}}{2 t^2} &&\text{if}\; {-1}\leq x < x_s(t) \\
&0 && \text{otherwise}
\end{aligned}\right.
$$


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All else being equal, a company with the same growth but a higher quick ratio is more attractive company to us because it is starting from a better base. With high retention, it would be worth trying to push harder on the top of funnel with new users to drive growth (more aggressive sharing/referral mechanisms, paid acquisition, etc.). If a company has higher churn, it's harder to justify pushing on new users as you would end up losing many of them. It's easier to fill the top of funnel than it is to fix some underlying churn problem.
This accounting can be done on time-frames other than calendar months. Indeed, several of our portfolio companies implement it on a rolling 28 day basis (to remove day-of-week effects).
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Q: What is the equivalence of use_javascript of Symfony in Codeigniter? In Symfony, we can use use_javascript('myscript') in the view to add a javascript file into the array.
And in the template.php file, we can then use include_javascripts() to echo those <script type="text/javascript" src="..."></script> in the array:
Is there something similar in Codeigniter?
Many thanks to you all.

A: There is no such thing in CodeIgniter.. but you could write your own easily.. it's just a library that holds an array of paths to javascript files and renders it on your view.
This guy did something similar... though he uses smarty for his view but you could easily adapt and write an additional render in view method to the library.


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Survivor stars get candid about island romance
Survivor All Stars' Brooke and Locky
by Mibenge Nsenduluka
3rd Feb 2020 5:00 AM
A surprising island romance is sure to set tongues wagging on the new season of Australian Survivor: All Stars.
Sparks will fly between season three star Brooke Jowett and season four's Locky Gilbert and the pair told Confidential that not all of their co-stars were supportive.
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"We definitely knew people knew we were close to each other. I think they were worried about the strategic side rather than the romantic side," Gilbert said.
Jowett added: "I did have a few people in my ear telling me to be smarter and to distance myself from him but I didn't exactly listen!"
The duo are among 24 contestants from past seasons who returned to Fiji to film season seven, which premieres on Monday night.
Jowett, 27, said her attraction to Gilbert, 30, came out of nowhere.
"I definitely didn't enter the game thinking I would have a romance with anyone," she said.
"He's pretty big and manly so as soon as I saw him on the beach I knew I was in a bit of trouble. I think we spoke for about 30 seconds before we agreed to be the other's closest 'ally'.
"In my opinion, strategically it's not the smartest move to be so closely aligned to someone and more importantly, I knew that I'd have hairy legs and be extremely smelly in no time. It's not really the ideal setting to meet your next man."
Gilbert said despite having a strong attraction to the Melbourne sales executive, they made it a conscious effort to keep their PDA to a minimum.
"There was never too much PDA anywhere on the island, just hugs and some cuddles I guess. Remember we haven't showered in ages," he said.
"Even though Brooke seemed stunning every day."
Survivor All Stars' Brooke and Locky said they were conscious of not showering. Picture: Ten
Jowett said: "We tried our best to keep PDA to a minimum and only really spooned at night time. During the day, we tried to keep our distance but I don't think we fooled anyone."
Other stars returning this season include Shane Gould, Jericho Malabonga and Jowett's former rival Felicity "Flick" Egginton.
Jowett was unceremoniously booted from the show in season three when her closest ally Egginton blindsided her with a deciding vote. "I was in shock for a long time. I just remember being absolutely betrayed by Flick," Jowett has said.
"It's a game, but you still feel so betrayed. She was someone I had been working with the whole game, and I had helped her out on so many times, including saver her on day 12 … I just feel betrayed."
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Хокейну кар'єру розпочав 1919 року.

Протягом професійної клубної ігрової кар'єри, що тривала 12 років, захищав кольори команд «Нью-Йорк Рейнджерс», «Торонто Мейпл-Ліфс», «Монреаль Канадієнс», «Чикаго Блек Гокс», «Монреаль Марунс» та «Нью-Йорк Амеріканс».

Загалом провів 448 матчів у НХЛ, включаючи 37 ігор плей-оф Кубка Стенлі.

Нагороди та досягнення
 Кубок Аллана — 1925, 1926.
 Володар Кубка Стенлі в складі «Нью-Йорк Рейнджерс» — 1928 та в складі «Торонто Мейпл-Ліфс» — 1932.
 Трофей Везіни — 1935.
 Перша команда всіх зірок НХЛ — 1935.
 Під 84-м номером входить до списку найкращих гравців НХЛ за версією журналу The Hockey News (1997).

Статистика

Регулярний сезон

Плей-оф

Посилання

Уродженці Монреаля
канадські хокеїсти
канадські хокейні воротарі
Володарі Кубка Стенлі
Хокеїсти «Нью-Йорк Рейнджерс»
Хокеїсти «Торонто Мейпл-Ліфс»
Хокеїсти «Монреаль Канадієнс»
Хокеїсти «Чикаго Блекгокс»
Хокеїсти «Монреаль Марунс»
Хокеїсти «Нью-Йорк Амеріканс»

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The Berlin-based design studio Formfjord was founded by Fabian Baumann and Sönke Hoof in 2006. Fabian has studied Mechanical Engineering at TU-Berlin and Industrial Design Engineering at TU-Delft - Netherlands. Sönke has studied Product-Design at Kunsthochschule Berlin and at École de Design Nantes - France after his apprenticeship as an upholsterer. Today he teaches as a professor at the University of applied science in Hannover.
Formfjord works for internationally renowned firms on a wide range of products such as lighting, furniture, accessories and also in the field of industrial design. With a focus on elaborate concepts, straight lines and a smartness in detail the team of designers and engineers develop products that function – technologically and ecologically, ergonomically and emotionally, strategically and economically. Recent clients include Carl Mertens, Leonardo, Lightyears, Magazin, Mono, Nemo/Cassina, Offecct, Serien Lighting, Stelton, Ubitricity.


What sort of glazing should I look for in a skylight?
There are many types of glass that can be used in overhead glazing and skylights, whether it's single, double or triple glazed. So, which should you choose?
Toughened glass is probably the most popular when it comes to inner panes as, should the worst happen, the glass shatters into very small fragments; avoiding any possibility of serious injury or damage to goods below.
Sunsquare have always been pioneers in this field and as glass quality started to diminish some years ago, we introduced the only skylight to have heat soaked toughened glass in it.
The result is that any imperfections spotted during the glass manufacturing process are recycled and therefore 99% of the problems are solved. We believe, along with the BSI who Kitemarked our entire rooflight range, that this is the very minimum that should be specified.
It took many years for the industry to catch up with us, and now, for most it is a norm. That said, it is a question that should be asked of any rooflight manufacturer from the outset.
As a skylight design and manufacture company who work with some of the world's best architects every day, we noticed that rooflight specifications for public buildings required a more robust specification to ensure safety always. This led us to implement laminated glass within all our flat roof skylights as standard.
The most useful specification of glass for an inner pane in that environment is a laminated pane. Put simply, this consists of two panes stuck together with an interlayer which means that, should anything shatter the pane, it stays in the same position with zero chance of damage to human or property below.
With a laminated inner pane, there is never any risk of injury from falling glass. This safety consideration is highly relevant no matter what building type, but it's particularly pertinent for commercial skylight installations such as schools and high-traffic public buildings.
In the event a laminated pane was broken, we could simply renew the double-glazed unit and no-one or nothing has come to any physical harm.
In addition, the interlayer also acts as a UV filter, deflecting as much of the sun's rays as possible, helping to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures.
In terms of durability and safety in the home, laminated glazing offers increased security for any rooflight as it becomes progressively harder to break through the glass even when it has been broken.
As we've already stated, laminated glass is one of the best ways to combat UV rays, but it's also highly effective against solar gain for interiors too; especially when combined with a solar control glazing coating. This means that the laminated inner panes of the skylight allow visible light to pass through into living space below whilst absorbing and deflecting the vast majority of the UV transmittance.
Laminated glass is here to stay and is almost certain to remain an integral part of any flat roof skylight manufactured by Sunsquare in the years to come. Another huge benefit of laminated glazing is its ability to reduce the impact of external noise within interiors. It is significantly more effective at minimising external noise pollution than a standard double-pane glass skylight and even more so than a plastic skylight.The one challenge with laminated glass is that it is, by its very nature of the additional processing, more expensive than most other forms of glass. At Sunsquare, we decided that we would rather implement the same specification of glass that everyone is afforded in public buildings into the home too. This means that our standard 28mm unit is by far the highest specification of glazed unit offered as standard.
The above begs the question - why take the risk?


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Five Things Make a Pre-Giftmas Post
I've tried to cut back on my Twitter time so I have an actual life, but I've also been neglecting my own spaces. So here goes. As you can guess from what's below, these have been building up for a while now.
Long ago in the misty dawn of time, my friends would get together on the day before Thanksgiving for the Turkey Bowl, which was a game of "touch" football, (with sarcastic quotes around the word touch, obviously). Then I moved to Seattle and slowly fell out of contact with most of my circle of high school friends.
Well, last month, on the day before Thanksgiving, I got a call from the high school/college buddy that I still game with. He invited me to a Turkey Bowl zoom call, where I got to say hello to some people I hadn't seen in many years.
Honestly, it was great. I got to see their grownup homes in the background, and they got to see our dinky apartment with the oil painting of a naked man's back and backside on the wall behind me. We've led different lives, but it felt incredibly comfortable to hang out again. Hope to do it again before another 10-15 years passes.
Oh, and I was the fattest of the group, but we all knew it would be that way.
2. One of my friends on that zoom call admitted that, until the previous day or two, he'd been planning to travel to his parents' house to have a big Thanksgiving meal with the whole family.
Online, I've seen people like him portrayed as braying, deluded conspiracy theorists, openly mocking scientific conclusions and common sense. But it wasn't like that for my friend. He had people he loved pleading with him to visit, and he felt himself being pressured to take a risk in the hopes that everything would turn out okay.
Luckily, one of his sons talked him out of it, but it took someone else who loved him to break that spell. Just something to think about when we see people behaving recklessly during the pandemic.
3. As I mentioned in the first note, I'm still in touch with one of my friends from high school–through ttrpgs–and this past weekend we finished up an eight month Liminal campaign.
First, it's a terrific game. The system is simple and quite effective. Not as open as a PbtA system, which we play a lot of, but still terrific. Even better is the setting, which is contemporary fantasy in London (with the option to move the action elsewhere, if you have to.) There's lots of interesting factions and NPCs, plenty of plot hooks, the whole deal.
The game book also physically beautiful. Seriously.
One problem we had was that the game is designed to be episodic. The characters form a crew, they get "cases" and they take on small dangers. If there's a longer plot line, it's meant to surface as a subplot each case, building to a climax, like Person of Interest or Veronica Mars.
Our group doesn't play that way. Our campaigns are like movies, with constantly escalating stakes and a big conflict at the end.
That meant we couldn't access one of the ways to gain experience, which was to solve a case, and we had a hard time healing up, because starting a new case erases the damage you've suffered. Without that latter rule, it was hard to recover from fights.
(We can argue about whether or not that's realism and also whether it's the sort of realism that's welcome in a ttrpg–actually, you can have that argument if you like, because this isn't the sort of realism that interests me. In this context, anyway.)
But the game was a lot of fun and the system let us make characters that we could really dig into. I wanted to add a romance subplot but it didn't really work, mainly because I didn't work hard enough to integrate it.
Anyway, fun game. Check it out.
For The Iron Gate
5. The Iron Gate is almost complete. I have to do another polish before I arrange to have it copy edited, and I'm letting it rest right now while I brainstorm The Flood Circle.
It's weird. I have a little tickle at the back of my brain telling me there's something about TIG that doesn't match the overall 20P mythology. What's wrong there? What is that tickle trying to tell me?
No clue. That's why I let my work rest for a bit.
The Twenty Palaces novels have always been the most difficult of my projects, although I'm not sure why. One Man was more complex. Key/Egg had a voice and a tone that was challenging for me. But writing anything 20P just eats up time, as I work through character moments and plot twists, jumping around in the story because I realized I missed something here. And there. And also there.
Plus, I gotta say this is a weird book, and I'm not sure how well it's going to go over with… anyone, really. Sorta nervous about it, actually, in a way I haven't been nervous in many years. Not that these worries will stop me.
Okay. I need to do a bit of Christmas food prep, and figure out how to create a new evil rich person for The Flood Circle.
Enjoy your holidays, stay safe, and find joy where you can.
Binge-demic 4
Annual Repost of the Best Version of A Christmas Carol


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Q: Cannot find module 'metro/src/shared/output/bundle' when creating new RN project When I run the command "npx react-native init testRN --template react-native@^0.69.0" to create a new react native project, I get the error
"Cannot find module 'metro/src/shared/output/bundle'".
Require stack:

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I have worked with Karen Taylor for many years. Her joomla website needed an upgrade to version 3.x and I suggested we change the design this year and include responsiveness to the design as well. We are both quite happy with the result. Karen takes a lot of photos of her location and it made it really easy for me to create a visually striking site with a banner that rotate different landscapes.


If you feel like online window shopping, I can highly recommend Département Féminin. It has such a wonderful selection of designer pieces. Thank you, Audrey for reminding me that a new visit was in order.
Beautiful and there's so many more beautiful pieces…and yes for me as well, only window shopping.
My pleasure, Audrey. I really enjoy browsing through all these beautiful pieces. If the price tags wouldn't be that hefty, I would definitely invest in some of the pieces.


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Q: how do I change date format on a list of dates (and retain that date format when saving to excel via openpyxl)? This code:
dateCol = []

for row in ws3.iter_rows(min_col=1, max_col=1, min_row=7, max_row = None):
    for cell in row:
        dateCol.append((ws3.cell(row=cell.row, column=1).value))

dateCol

Produces this list:
[datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 7, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 3, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 3, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 14, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 15, 0, 0),
...]

In Excel the dates look like:

How do I convert these dates to mm/dd/yyyy?  I have struggled with this as shown in  (which I may delete soon as it less pointed):
Trying to format dates in column with openpyxl

A: Try the following:
import datetime
dateCol = [datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 7, 0, 0),
     datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 3, 0, 0),
     datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 3, 0, 0),
     datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 14, 0, 0),
     datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 15, 0, 0)]

dateCol = [dt.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') for dt in dateCol]
print(dateCol)

Also you can change the excel date preview.

A: Try this,
cell.number_format = 'MM/DD/YYYY'

A: Thanks guys.
So this code:
#Change date format in column A
import datetime as dt
dateCol = []

for row in ws3.iter_rows(min_col=1, max_col=1, min_row=7, max_row = None):
    for cell in row:
        dateCol.append((ws3.cell(row=cell.row, column=1).value))

dateCol = [dt.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') for dt in dateCol]
dateCol

outputs:

But when I save it to excel with: wb3.save('C:\folder\output.xlsx') I still see:

So perhaps using a list of the dates is not the correct approach? If so can python/openpyxl change the excel date preview of an existing worksheet as Kostas kindly suggests? I know how to do it manually in excel but selecting the cells and changing the date format but I need to fully automate all of this.

A: It seems that I need to use python to set this date formatting (in excel) on the cells in the column:

Is this possible? With openyxl or some alternative?

A: I figured it out..finally!  I could not get a list of dates to save in Excel without Excel altering the date format.  I then used openpyxl iter_rows to iterate through every cell in a single column and apply a date style to each cell.
The lesson I have learned here is that it is not enough to alter the data in a list and then save it to excel. Excel will alter the date format. You have to apply a Namedstyle to the cell to alter the date format not alter the cell value. Namedstyles are defined here:
https://openpyxl.readthedocs.io/en/stable/styles.html#cell-styles-and-named-styles
It all makes sense now.
from openpyxl import load_workbook
HISNonLive3 = "C:\\folder\\input.xlsx"
wb3=load_workbook(HISNonLive3)
ws3 = wb3['Non Live Integ Support Stage']

from openpyxl.styles import NamedStyle
date_style = NamedStyle(name='datetime', number_format='MM/DD/YYYY')
for rows in ws3.iter_rows(min_row=7, max_row=None, min_col=1, max_col=1):
    for cell in rows:
        cell.style = date_style
wb3.save('C:\\folder\\output.xlsx')

writes the following to an excel worksheet as:

I had done something similar with cell borders and colors using openpyxl stlyes. I then noticed this in the openpyxl style doc https://openpyxl.readthedocs.io/en/stable/styles.html:
number_format = 'General'

That was the clue I needed that if a cell has a date or number value it could be formatted by a style just like colors or borders.


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Current: A guide to adjudication in the construction industryA guide to adjudication in the construction industry
A guide to adjudication in the construction industry
Either party to a construction contract (where the construction operations are carried out in England, Wales or Scotland) can refer any dispute arising under that contract to adjudication at any time. In this guide we explain how adjudication works so that you understand the process and the tight timetable involved.
This concept was introduced by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the Act) which came into force in 1998. It was amended in 2011 by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Adjudication is dealt with in just six sections of the Act – sections 104 to 108A. Sections 114-117 are also relevant.
It applies to all construction contracts and parties cannot contract out of it. It has led to considerable debate as to what is a construction contract. Broadly speaking it covers construction works where supply and installation is involved. It also covers agreements for architectural, design or surveying work.
The Act sets out specific exceptions at section 105 (2) (a) to (e) and includes supply only contracts and works in the oil and gas industry.
There is also a specific exception where one party to the contract is a residential occupier (ie where the building is a dwelling which one party occupies or intends to occupy as their residence).
There is also power to disapply the provisions.
Until 2011 the adjudication process did not apply to oral contracts, only to those in writing, but it now applies to both.
The most recent versions of the standard forms of building contract address the adjudication process. In many cases, the JCT for instance, the process is included regardless of whether the Act actually applies. So a residential occupier who signs up to an un-amended JCT IFC 2016 (which contains adjudication provisions) is subject to adjudication even though adjudication under the Act does not apply.
What does the adjudication process involve?
The Act requires the contract to include certain provisions in writing, namely:
to enable a party to give notice at any time of its intention to refer a dispute to adjudication
to provide a timetable with the object of securing the appointment of an adjudicator and referral of the dispute to the adjudicator within 7 days of the notice - the adjudicator usually gives the responding party between 7 and 10 calendar days to provide its defence. It may then give the referring party between 3 and 5 days to serve a reply
to require the adjudicator to reach a decision within 28 calendar days of the referral or such longer period as is agreed by the parties after the dispute has been referred
that the decision of the adjudicator is binding until the dispute is finally determined by legal proceedings, by arbitration or agreement
provision for the adjudicator to correct a clerical or typographical error
that the adjudicator is not liable for anything done save for acting in bad faith.
It should also be noted that:
the rules on disclosure do not apply. Each party only discloses the documents that they want to rely on, although an adjudicator can ask to see other documents
there is no hearing and it is up to the adjudicator whether a meeting is convened.
What if the contract does not include these provisions?
Where the contract does not make provision as required by the Act, then the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations (as amended) (known as the Scheme) is deemed to apply.
The Scheme is widely used. For instance, the JCT 2016 suite refers to it.
What weight does an adjudicator's decision carry?
The construction contract must state that the decision is binding until the dispute is determined by legal proceedings, by arbitration or by agreement. In other words it is temporarily binding. The ethos is "pay now, argue later."
Summary judgment procedure
If a party fails to make payment, in contravention of an adjudicator's decision, then the party entitled to payment can seek judgment in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC). This court has developed a fast track procedure for summary judgment in such cases. The process is set out in detail in section 9 of the TCC Guide. The Guide states that a judge will usually give directions within 3 working days of the application and the directions will include an abridgement of time for acknowledgement of service of the proceedings. The Guide goes on to state that the enforcement hearing will usually take place within 28 days of the directions being made.
The court's position is to take a robust stance and judgment will usually be granted. There have been occasions where issues of jurisdiction or natural justice have been successfully taken but these are very much in the minority.
The court will also consider if a stay of execution of the judgment should be granted. Again, the court has adopted a robust approach and unless the receiving party is insolvent and the paying party has commenced legal proceedings or arbitration for the whole matter to be reviewed, there is little chance of a stay being granted. Even where this has happened a stay is by no means guaranteed.
Cost of adjudication
Although there is provision in the Act for costs to be awarded, in almost all cases each party pays their own costs of the adjudication. The adjudicator decides which party should pay their fees and expenses. However the parties remain jointly and severally liable for the adjudicator's fees and expenses, so if one party does not pay, the adjudicator can (and sometimes does) look to the other party to do so.
Is adjudication a success?
Adjudication is rough and ready justice, which it was always intended to be, and there are those who will feel aggrieved by that. It is also sometimes used in cases which are felt to be inappropriate for such a process – for instance, professional negligence claims.
However on the whole it is perceived to have done its job of reducing payment issues in the construction industry and dealing with disputes promptly. This is evidenced by other jurisdictions such as the Republic of Ireland, adopting a similar approach.
There is no doubt that adjudication is here to stay and it is important to understand in advance how it works – the timetable is so tight that there is little time to learn during the course of an adjudication.
Alison Garrett
Senior Legal Adviser
Contact Alison
Contact Alison Garrett
Construction adjudication


YouTube is not only a social network; it's THE video social network. On top of that, YouTube is the second largest search engine. If we match those statements with the rise of video as the most engaging content around, optimizing every video to rank on YouTube is a no brainer.
In this article we are going to create a complete step-by step guide with everything that needs to be done to optimize a video and rank it on YouTube.
First of all, YouTube is the second largest search engine after Google. In 2018, almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. On the other hand, businesses must be where the users are active. And if the total number of daily users is 30+ million, there's no doubt that your target audience is waiting for your video content on this channel. Also, Wyzowl statistics affirm that 79% of consumers prefer watching video to reading about a product. This means that your business can achieve more engagement with your audience by using video as your main source for communicating your message.
The first step before ranking any of your video content is to search for the terms and keywords. These terms and keywords must be directly linked with the content itself. You must make sure that any search term/sentence already has YouTube video results. There are even tools that can help you generate keywords and search terms.
As an example, we can name Google Keyword Planner. At least, if you don't want to use any tools, you can check your keywords by simply typing them into Google's search engine. Once you do this, make sure that YouTube videos appear in the results. If they do, you know that that specific keyword works for YouTube videos.
Using Keywords search terms are all about driving organic traffic to your video channel. As we mentioned before, every keyword that you choose must already have organic results on Google. There are many types of Keywords that you could use so choose them wisely according to your video content: market-defining keywords, customer defining keywords, product keywords, industry through leaders, competing company names, Related vertical keywords, geo targeted key words. Although, long tail keywords are the most effective, as they are a long phrase that contains the specific keyword you're searching for.
As Keywords, Tags are key for SEO purposes Tags are included in keywords. This is what makes a video searchable and suggested. It's important to be effective when choosing tags, as these must be related to your content. Also, you must use only those that are necessary, strategic, and relevant. You're going to have more than one video, so it's normal that one or two tags appear repeatedly. But it is also important that every video has its own unique tags.
A video description is brief information that allows viewers to have an initial perspective on what your video is all about. As tags, this also helps your video to be searchable and suggested. In the search results, the first two lines of your video description are shown, so be strategic in the use of these initial lines. You can even add your keywords or website. The video description is also used as a call to action, as you can add subscription buttons, or make your users check out other videos, or include timestamps.
As thumbnails, titles are the first thing that catch the attention of your potential viewers. This means that both elements must complement each other. The content of your video must respond to your title. If there's no link between both, your users are going to drop-off, and you can potentially lose credibility.
Thumbnails are custom images that help viewers choose what to watch. These must have good quality and be intriguing. As thumbnails must adapt to different devices, these are usually a close-up image to guarantee a clear visualization. If you want to add text, it must reflect your main subject, be clear, use big letters, and cause a visual impact.
The best types of videos that rank on YouTube are the ones that are funny, emotional, and educational. Users prefer receiving, an explanatory video or an animated video about your how your product or service is used or its features instead of content about your product itself.
Animated videos are great for developing engagement with your audience. There are many different styles of animated videos such as: whiteboard videos, screencast videos, cartoon style or motion graphics. Videos must reflect the unique identity of your brand so that it stands out against your competitors and so it's recognizable for your audience.
Vidyard Benchmark Report says that 56% of all videos published in the last year are less than 2 minutes long. This means that your key message must be clear and listened to in less than 2 minutes. If you need to get deeper on one specific theme, you can strategically make different videos that allow your audience to have different information about one subject. This means more traffic on your channel and of course, more views.
In the first place, the thumbnails and the title must generate expectation from your viewers. And these expectations must be fulfilled by effective and clear content. Another tip is to tease the content at the beginning of the video, so that users have a general understanding and impact on what the video is all about. And most important of all, generate engagement with your users by establishing an emotional connection with them.
What's the most important segment of the video?
The first 15 seconds of your video are crucial to develop engagement and fidelity with your users. These 15 seconds are for setting the hook of your video so that your viewers are attracted to your content and keep watching. Remember that if you advertise your video, viewers are obligated to watch the first few seconds from your video. So the information that you show is crucial to avoid skipping to the content that they initially wanted to watch.
The measurement of how much of a video someone watches on YouTube is called audience retention.By understanding audience drop off you can have an insight on why they left. This answers to which content plus moment made them lose interest in your video. This allows you to modify your video in case of a crucial error, like for example, making it shorter. Absolute Audience Retention report shows how much of a video your users watched or re-watched. This information is key to the development of more effective content.
The call to action must always be present in all your videos. For example, encourage users at the end of your video to subscribe to your channel. You can even add a call to action overlay on your video settings to redirect users to other videos from your channel.
Playlists are a powerful feature related to your content strategy. These are the foundation for organizing your content. There are two types of playlists, the fist one is the series playlist, which is used for sequential videos. On the other hand, there are ordinary playlists, which help with organizing videos into a specific theme. You can also add specific keywords related to your playlist.
Your YouTube Channel Design must respond to your brand identity. Every content that you upload must respond to it, so that users can recognize you as a brand. Another eye-catching resource is the YouTube Channel Trailer. This is great for grabbing user's attention, giving them a general understanding of your channel theme, and incorporating subscribers.
As new forms of digital marketing are appearing, the digital industry is making every business adapt to their changes. This means that If you want your communication strategy to succeed, you must be present in multiple channels with effective and engaging content to build users loyalty.
As YouTube is the second biggest search engine, there's no doubt about the importance of integrating this channel into your digital marketing plan. Every element from this guide matters to get results when it comes to watch time, exponential growth, and engagement development.


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package com.blogspot.ryanfx.garage;

/**
 * I used this class for testing purposes until I got the raspberry pi
 * to function exactly as I wanted.
 * @author ryan
 *
 */
public class GarageDoorMemory implements GarageControl{

	private static GarageDoorMemory instance;
	private GarageDoorMemory(){}

	public static GarageDoorMemory getInstance(){
		if (instance == null){
			instance = new GarageDoorMemory();
		}
		return instance;
	}

	private boolean open;

	@Override
	synchronized public void toggleDoor() {
		open = !open;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isClosed() {
		return !open;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isOpen() {
		return open;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean closeDoor() {
		if (isOpen()){
			toggleDoor();
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub