You've heard of the KISS principle, right? Keep it Simple Stupid… Well, I don't think many consumer smart product makers have. Maybe it's just where we are in the IoT evolutionary cycle but often they take a perfectly fine, and simple, product and heap on to it a lot of complexity when making it smart. Even worst, this complexity often adds very little incremental value.
What's the IQ of your city? There are a few ways to raise it to become a smart city. The bottom-up approach starts with a few IoT pilots to see what sticks and what the operational implications are. The top-down approach looks at the city as a platform providing interconnectivity.
The smart home or connected home makes life good. Comfortable. Reminiscent of the Jetson's in many ways. But business models aside, today's big question, at least for me, is if it really is a DIY (do it yourself) market as it's currently being betrayed.
Driverless cars, or autonomous vehicles, are the ultimate consumer IoT product. They represent the state of the art in sensors, apps and analytics but they share the same DNA as say, a smart lock. Whatever's under the hood, driverless cars will save lives, save time and save fuel.
10 Jun Data or Dollars? What's going to Pay for Consumer IoT?
Smart products are roughly 10x the cost of dumb or regular products and that's a problem. It's for good reason though, to make these products smart requires a lot of tech and infrastructure that needs to be paid for somehow. This will only be solved by new business models and not the types of business models we're used to in enterprise IoT.
IoT consumer products are more expensive than their traditional counterparts, often by order of magnitude. Not good but makes sense - the tech needs to be financed. But however innovative the products are, higher pricing will cause a headwind. Part of the problem is consumer IoT products are still being sold with traditional product business models.
With pundit projections in the billions of devices and trillions of dollars, these are heady times for IoT. But there are challenges – big challenges in our way. This keynote presents how we get from where we are today to an outcome-based economy, realizing the business promise of IoT.
It's a symbiotic relationship – the big corporation, in search for that innovative edge, and the small startup, in search for support to get their ideas off the ground. Both have what the other needs – desperately. Coming together they form one type of ecosystem. To be players, all IoT companies – big and small – must be part of one or more ecosystems.


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Belmont Tunnel / Toluca Substation and Yard, a railway tunnel in Los Angeles
Belmont Tunnel (Nebraska), the only railway tunnel in Nebraska

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Politics Articles & More
Culture Shapes How Leaders Smile
The way presidents and government officials smile depends on which emotions their culture values, a new study finds.
By Clifton B. Parker | February 22, 2016
In the United States, the smiles of politicians and other leaders tend to be big and wide. In East Asian countries like China and Taiwan, they are much more modest.
Why? According to new research, how much a political leader smiles reflects their particular country's cultural values related to how people express themselves. How one's culture views smiling influences how people in that culture may smile, explains Jeanne Tsai, a Stanford associate professor of psychology and the lead author on a recently published paper in the journal Emotion.
"Often people think that when they are viewing a candidate's official photo, they are learning about the candidate's unique traits," Tsai says. "But our findings suggest that they are also learning about the candidate's culture and the emotions it values."
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama © AKIRA/ITOH; Pete Souza
This smiling effect may have ramifications in the world of politics, Tsai says. Culturally different emotions and expressions may create misunderstandings between leaders from different nations involved in negotiations or crises.
Tsai directs the Culture and Emotion Lab at Stanford and has previously published research on how Americans tend to embrace positive feelings while Chinese people do not as much; how people from different cultures express sympathy; and how culture factors into why we like or don't like people.
Excitement vs. calm
Tsai's most recent research compares the emotional expressions of leaders across different nations. The major finding is that the more a particular nation values excitement (as in the United States), the more their leaders show excited smiles. On the other hand, the more a particular nation values calm (as in East Asian countries), the more those leaders show calm smiles.
The reason relates to a nation's "ideal affect," which is defined as culturally valued emotions and how people want to feel, she notes. Different countries, such as China and the United States, diverge in their ideal affects.
"It is significant that although democratic and developed nations were more likely to have leaders who smiled in their photos, it was the nation's ideal affect that uniquely determined whether leaders' smiles were more excited or calm," says Tsai.
As part of their research, Tsai and her colleagues conducted three studies. In one they compared the smiles of top-ranked American and Chinese government leaders, chief executive officers, and university presidents in their official photos. They found that top-ranked American leaders showed more excited smiles than top-ranked Chinese leaders across all fields.
In the second study, they compared the smiles of winning vs. losing political candidates and higher- vs. lower-ranking chief executive officers and university presidents in the United States, Taiwan, and China.
"American leaders showed more excited smiles than Taiwanese/Chinese leaders, regardless of election outcome or ranking," Tsai and her co-authors found.
The third study involved self-reported measures of ideal affect among college students from 10 different nations. Eight years later, Tsai and her research team observed the smiles that legislators from those nations showed in their official photos. Tsai and her colleagues found that the more nations valued excitement and other high-arousal positive emotional states, the more their leaders showed excited smiles.
"Similarly, the more nations valued calm and other low-arousal positive states, the more their leaders showed calm smiles," they wrote. High-arousal positive states are emotions that feel good and energizing, while low-arousal positive states are emotions that feel good and soothing.
The studies controlled for national differences in democratic levels, GDP per capita, and human development.
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Tsai was surprised that the results held across all occupations—beyond politics—and regardless of whether leaders were of higher or lower rank. "I thought they might be more pronounced in occupations that are more visible to the public, like government," she says.
She also expected the findings might be more pronounced for higher-ranked than lower-ranked leaders, because higher-ranked ones might have more knowledge about how their culture views smiling. But they were not—everyone shared the same inclination on smiles, per their culture.
"I think the fact that the cultural differences emerged regardless of occupation or rank speaks to how pervasive cultural values regarding emotion are," she says.
This article was originally published on Stanford News. Read the original article.
Clifton B. Parker
Which Countries Are Happiest in "The Science of Happiness"? By Juliana Breines
What Makes a Nation Happy? By Cat Johnson
The Secret to Danish Happiness By Jessica Alexander
Why Americans Struggle to be Happy By Jill Suttie
Can Deep Listening Heal Our Divisions?
For bridge-builders in the U.S., the way forward is to engage deeply across lines of difference.
Diverse Films Make More Money at the Box Office
A new report examines the cost of getting diversity wrong in Hollywood.

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Why put off til tomorrow what we can do today?
As you may have seen over on the @daretolivesos Instagram and Facebook, we've just kicked off a movement of 'doing'. With the hashtag #daretodoit, we're making the choice each day to do something, anything, that is of significance for us.
Because we know from experience that getting the most out of our lives is an active process. It's not something where we can tick the box or read the book and be grand; it's an active, involved and committed journey.
When we choose to move away from our restrictive, boring, habitual conditions and towards the exciting, abundant world of freedom, then we've got to roll up our sleeves and get stuck in.
There's plenty we can do at any stage of this (no doubt we've come across a suggestion or two!), yet sometimes we still find ourselves static or stuck, loaded with knowledge but ultimately just frustrated because we feel like we're getting nowhere.
Sometimes it can be helpful to try out new and different means of expression and engage our creativity in the feat of unraveling our inner thoughts.
Poetry is one such method that has weaved its way in and out of my journey as required. Sometimes it gave language to experiences that felt beyond basic explanation; it allowed analogy and comparison to convey feelings I didn't even fully understand myself. Other times it served to shape stories of celebration, hope and excitement.
For others it might be art, music, activities, anything. There's unlimited means of speaking our truth to be explored, and discovering which of these we can become fluent in, is going to give our voices real volume.
Sometimes it's just nice to find out how to tell our narrative in a new way.
Learning is a progressive, continual undertaking. It invites us to open our minds, to consider alternatives, to grow and discover the potential both within and outside of ourselves. If we're not learning, we're staying static. We're settling. We're stagnating.
To learn is to move towards the doors of freedom and find out how we can break through them.


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The Streets are an English alternative hip hop music group from Birmingham, England, led by the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner.
The project released five studio albums: Original Pirate Material (2002), A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004), The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006), Everything Is Borrowed (2008), Computers and Blues (2011), an internet-only album Cyberspace and Reds (2011) and a string of successful singles in the mid-2000s, including Has It Come to This?, Fit But You Know It, Dry Your Eyes, When You Wasn't Famous and Prangin' Out.
History 2001–2003: Original Pirate Material In 2001, the Locked On the label, which had success with The Artful Dodger featuring Craig David, released Has It Come to This? under the name The Streets. It was a breakthrough hit for The Streets, reaching number 18 on the UK charts in October 2001.
For The Streets' first album, Original Pirate Material, Skinner wanted to take UK garage in a new direction with material reflecting the lifestyle of clubbers in Britain. The track Let's Push Things Forward reflects the philosophy of the album. The album was successful both with critics and the general public. In the UK, the album was nominated for the Mercury Prize and was favourite with the bookmakers to win (it was actually won by Ms. Dynamite). The Streets were nominated for best album, best urban act, best breakthrough artist and best British male artist in the 2002 BRIT Awards. The NME named it as one of their top five albums of 2002. The cover image is Towering Inferno by the acclaimed photographer Rut Blees Luxemburg. Subsequent singles from that album included Don't Mug Yourself, Weak Become Heroes and Let's Push Things Forward, which all reached the top forty in the UK. Many of his songs have a UK garage feel. Original Pirate Material had debuted and peaked at number twelve in the UK album charts, and did not reach any higher until his next album was released.
The success of Original Pirate Material in the UK led to a US release of the album through Vice/Atlantic in late 2002. Though the album was not a commercial success in the States, it was received positively, with Rolling Stone, Spin, The New York Times, Blender, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times all nominating it as one of the albums of the year. The album was named Entertainment Weekly's "album of the year". The album reached number two on the Billboard electronic charts and the top 20 on the independent and Heatseeker charts in the US in 2003.
2004–2005: A Grand Don't Come for Free In May 2004, Skinner released a new single, Fit but You Know It which became his debuting and highest single to that point, reaching number four in the UK. The single was later used by EA Sports as part of the soundtrack for its video game FIFA 2005.
Fit But You Know It is from Skinner's second album, A Grand Don't Come for Free, which is a concept album about a short period in the protagonist's life. The events depicted include losing £1,000, the start of a new relationship, going on holiday, breaking up, and eventually finding the money again. The MC's remix of Fit But You Know It features formerly underground MCs such as Kano, Tinchy Stryder, Donae'o, Lady Sovereign and Devilman.
The album entered the UK album charts at number two but later reached number one. Soon after its release, Skinner's success grew in July 2004 with the second single, Dry Your Eyes, debuting at the top of the chart in the UK. The success of this album and its singles led to a re-kindling of interest in the first album, Original Pirate Material, which re-entered the UK album charts and beat its original chart peak of two years earlier. Blinded By the Lights, the third single from A Grand Don't Come for Free, entered the Top 10 in September 2004, and a fourth and final single Could Well Be In, was released in late 2004.
2006–2007: The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living Skinner's third studio album under The Streets' name, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living, was released on 10 April 2006 in the United Kingdom and on 25 April 2006 in North America. In the UK it entered the album chart at number one. It was a change in direction from his first two albums, the lyrical theme moving away from the stories about working-class Britain and instead focusing on the ups and downs of the fame that Skinner encountered after the success of his previous albums.
The first single, When You Wasn't Famous, was released two weeks before the album. The song is about Skinner's troubles with trying to date a famous person, following his new-found fame. It was also named 'Track of the Week' by NME in early March 2006, but it only reached the bottom of the top 10, peaking at number eight. There has been much speculation over which celebrity When You Wasn't Famous is about - Rachel Stevens and Cheryl Cole are two names that have been ruled out, despite Skinner dedicating the song to Cole on Top of the Pops. This reluctance to reveal the subject may be more than simple politeness, as some of the descriptions of the unnamed starlet in the track are potentially damaging. At one point, Skinner discloses "my whole life I never thought I'd see a pop star smoke crack".Skinner disclosed in his memoirs that the track is not about his relationship with Rachel Stevens and that she was not the pop star who smoked crack.
The second single, Never Went to Church, is a tribute to Skinner's late father, and appears to use the chord progression of The Beatles' Let It Be as a backing. The album also included the track Prangin' Out which was later remixed with the Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty.
2008–2009: Everything Is Borrowed In September 2008, Skinner released his fourth studio album, Everything Is Borrowed. One song from the album was on Skinner's Myspace page for a while before being replaced by a cover of Your Song. In a posting on his Myspace blog, Skinner noted that the group's upcoming LP would contain "peaceful, positive vibes" in comparison with 2006's The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living.
In a blurb about the album on Skinner's Myspace, he says, "This album started off life as parables but then I realised that it might get a bit cheesy so I got rid of the alien song and the devil song replaced them with more straight-up songs. I've pretty much kept my promise that I made to myself not to reference modern life on any of them though which is hard to do and keep things personal at the same time."
On 1 January 2009, the compilation album Original Bootleg Material was released. The album was a collection of B-sides, remixes and projects by Skinner. The album also included Who Knows Who, featuring Muse, and works by artists who were signed by The Beats such as The Mitchell Brothers.
2010–2011: Computers and Blues and Cyberspace and Reds
Mike Skinner and Kevin Mark Trail performing live in Sydney, 2011
In November 2010, Skinner announced on the official The Streets website, that he would release what he referred to as a "mixtape" album called Cyberspace and Reds, consisting of various recordings he had made since he had finished work on the final Streets album, Computers and Blues. Cyberspace and Reds were released in January 2011, initially only for download via the Streets iPhone app. A so-called "deluxe" edition was later made available for general download through the Streets website.
The final Streets album, Computers and Blues, was released on 7 February 2011, the first single being Going Through Hell. The band played live in 2011 at Jersey Live festival for the first time. Skinner performed at Reading Festival 2011, co-headlining the NME/Radio stage with 2manydj's. Skinner performed at the 2011 Freeze Festival at Battersea power station which was his final gig in London performing as The Streets. The Streets ended after their final show at The Big Reunion.
On 22 December 2017, The Streets released two new tracks: Burn Bridges and Sometimes I Hate My Friends More Than My Enemies on streaming services. This marks the first new music release in six years.
2018 saw The Streets put out further singles: If You Ever Need to Talk I'm Here was released on streaming services on 31 January, You Are Not the Voice in Your Head... was released on 30 March, and Call Me in the Morning was released on 22 November.
Mike Skinner – vocals, arranging, composing, mixing, keyboards, synthesizers (1994–2011; 2017–present
Other contributors and live members: Kevin Mark Trail – vocals, production, composing (1994–2003; 2007–2011) Johnny "Drum Machine" Jenkins – drums, percussion, orchestration, production (1994–2011) Morgan Nicholls – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, programming piano, synthesizers (2003–2005; 2008) Mike Millrain – synths, soundboard, guitar, bass guitar, production Chris Brown – synths, piano, keyboards Eddie Jenkins – keyboards, piano Rob Harvey – vocals, guitar Stuart Coleman – bass guitar Steve Corley – keyboards Cassell the Beatmaker – drums Laura Vane – vocals Wayne Bennett – bass guitar, composing, guitar (2007–2011) Leo the Lion – vocals (2003–2007)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Streets
Original Pirate Material 2002
A Grand Don't Come For Free 2004
The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living 2006
Everything Is Borrowed 2008
Computers and Blues 2011
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What Finally Convinced Jennifer Lopez That She Needed A Divorce From Marc Anthony
October 16, 2020 by Personal Inspiration Hub 0 Comments
It doesn't get more Hollywood than Jennifer Lopez. Miss "Jenny From The Block" has been stealing hearts for nearly twenty-five years now, and she's not stopping anytime soon. While the press continues to be taken by her personal life, they often fail to neglect the hardships she's faced behind the scenes. Her life, as it stands, is portrayed as the epitome of Tinseltown glamour and fame, so why would this starlet ever have anything to worry about?
The fifty-one-year-old triple-threat is happily engaged to former athlete Alex Rodriquez at the moment but the whole world can attest to the fact she's had some rocky times with finding love.
Her ten-year-marriage with Marc Anthony has often been swept aside by many as just other typical Hollywood split. Not to mention there was a whole other party that criticized Jennifer Lopez for not being able to keep yet another man in her life.
But most miss the point that J-Lo tried her hardest to keep the marriage alive, even as the issues became more and more glaring as time went on. Jennifer's decision to finally go through with the split doesn't only speak to the resilience she's always shown in her personal and professional life but it also underscores how hard it is to admit that a relationship has failed, whether you're a celebrity or not. There are indeed many lessons we can derive from this broken Hollywood relationship.
Jennifer's marriage with Marc had been a "Band-Aid on the cut"
Jennifer and Marc had initially met in 1998 when Marc had hinted that he would one day go on to marry the performer. But things didn't get serious until Jennifer and Ben Affleck broke up for good in January 2004.
Jennifer went on to marry Marc that same year. At first, the relationship had been "passionate" as "explosive," described by J-Lo herself, in the way most of her relationships tended to be. But she also couldn't deny that her whirlwind courtship with Marc had perhaps been a rebound after a "heartbreaking" break-up with Ben Affleck. She said in her book True Love:
Marc came back into my life three days after I should have been at the altar saying 'I do' to another man. Thinking back, maybe deep down I knew that this was a Band-Aid on the cut, that my wound hadn't been stitched or healed. But I pushed all that to the back of my mind.
Jennifer told herself at the time that life has enough twists and turns, so perhaps her decision to marry Marc would pay off in the long term. But the little voice in her heart had been right — despite the passions of their relationship and the fact that they became parents to a set of twins in 2008, Jennifer and Marc weren't meant to be. Relationships that form as rebounds very rarely succeed until they are able to stand and work on their own terms. Nevertheless, Jennifer was committed to Marc and she was resolute in her belief that she and Marc would make it work as a married couple and a family. She said:
When I married Marc, having already been through the disappointment of two divorces and a broken engagement, I wanted so much for our marriage to be "it."
Marc's "three simple words" put an end to the relationship once and for all
Divorce was "not an option" in Jennifer's family when she was growing up; therefore, she never considered that divorce could be a viable option for her and Marc. Especially since they had two kids to raise and Jennifer wanted them to be raised under a traditional family structure.
But both Jennifer and Marc realized in their seventh year of marriage that things weren't right. In fact, things weren't right for a while. At a time when Jennifer's professional life was soaring, complete with number-one singles, a judging gig on American Idol, People magazine covers, Marc decided to sit her down and tell her the three words that effectively changed her life.
In the midst of all this excitement and outpouring of appreciation and love, the bubble was burst with three simple words: 'I'm not happy.' Marc was in the middle of venting to me about things between us that had been bothering him, and I was sitting there trying to figure out where he was going with it.
Marc's admission caused Jennifer to break down completely. Not only because Marc was basically asking Jennifer to consider divorce but because Jennifer herself just figured out the extent to which the relationship had deteriorated. Moreover, she asked herself what had gone wrong, because, in her view, she had tried so hard to please her husband, her family, her kids, her friends, everyone in her life. Her continual efforts at making Marc happy brought no results and he wanted out despite everything.
That's when a "lightbulb" switched on in her head and she realized it was of no use trying to repress her own feelings.
What sense did it make to keep suppressing my own feelings of what was missing in the relationship? "How long did I need to keep trying to make someone happy who was telling me flat-out that he wasn't? My own happiness and sense of self-worth still depended on how happy he was. So, when Marc stated so clearly that he wasn't happy, it broke me down completely.
Jennifer had a hard time finding "forgiveness" post-divorce
The reason why Marc wanted to end the marriage isn't totally clear but rumours of his infidelity have surfaced in the years since. Jennifer herself admitted that some of those rumours may have been true because she discussed why it was hard finding "forgiveness" following the breakdown of the relationship. She said:
When my marriage ended, it was not easy to find forgiveness. It wasn't the dream that I had hoped for, and it would have been easier to fan the flames of resentment, disappointment and anger. But Marc is the father of my children, and that's never going away.
J-Lo said that being able to make co-parenting work with Marc was one of the hardest things she's ever had to do. Jennifer also said that she's grown up in a household and a community where it was seen as right for children to be raised together by both a mother and a father; the idea of single parenthood scared Jennifer and it also introduced her to the idea that she would not be together with the father of her children. Therefore, she tried everything in her power to "fix" the relationship but nothing worked at the end of the day.
Continually trying and putting the marriage before her own needs sent deeper and deeper into a well of anxiety and shame. But at the end of the day, the divorce revealed some truths for her.
So she and Marc worked out their differences and became co-parents to their twins. They are still good friends to this date and have even worked on a Spanish album together. As for Jennifer Lopez, she's done with grand features, expensive gifts, and passionate connections.
Keep the diamond rings, the Bentleys, the doves, the trips to Europe … Keep all of it! I can buy all of those things myself. Give me your time, your honesty, your respect, kindness, patience, fidelity. Give me comfort when things are tough.
Prioritize your happiness before it's too late
One of the key things Jennifer learned from the whole ordeal is that she hardly took the time to satisfy her own needs or wishes. She was so bothered with what was traditional, what was right, what a mother should do, that she failed to consider whether the marriage was truly making her happy. Deep inside her heart, she knew. She knew that the marriage was falling apart and that she needed to act on it but she was too scared about what everyone else would say. So she just let it eat away at her until it was too late and Marc had to be the one to break it to her.
The fact of the matter is that your happiness is oftentimes directly within your control. Jennifer had everything in the world but a happy marriage. At any point, she could have taken the steps to end the marriage and move towards her happy ending just a little earlier, but she waited and waited until she couldn't anymore. Don't let those decisions push you to your breaking point — consider what's working and take those measures right away. The longer you're quiet, the easier it becomes for the relationship to descend into anger, frustration, madness, and just pure resentment. As J-Lo herself said, self-love is what gives life its meaning.
What was loving yourself, anyway? Nobody teaches us what that means, but now I've discovered that it's the key to life — because it's the key to loving someone else and allowing others to love you.
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United's U21s rounded off their league campaign with a resounding victory against Yorkshire rivals Leeds at Shirecliffe on Tuesday afternoon.
Fraser Fyvie, of Wigan Athletic, one of two trialists on show, opened the scoring, with Joe Ironside, Joel Coustrain and substitute Daniel Cockerline the other scorers as United completed the season with a five-game unbeaten run, that secured third spot, only missing out on second place on goal difference to Crewe Alexandra.
The hosts, who also included Kevin Stewart of Tottenham, started brightly and Dimaio stung the palms of Ashdown after Coustrain had stole possession on the halfway line before linking up with Ironside and trialist Stewart to create the opportunity.
In the 16th minute, the Blades were rewarded for the early dominance. Ironside worked hard down the right, holding off his marker, before firing in an inviting cross that was met by the onrushing FYVIE, whose sweetly struck shot went in via the underside of the crossbar.
United, in front of the watching Nigel Clough, doubled their advantage four minutes later. Khan was crudely upended on the right wing and having dusted himself down he whipped in for IRONSIDE to head home powerfully from eight yards, past the outstretched hand of Ashdown.
In the latter stages of the first period, Leeds had a goal disallowed for a blatant handball, Parkin booked for committing the offence. At the other end, Coustrain should have made it three with the last meaningful action of the opening 45 minutes.
The Blades continued to control proceedings in the second-half and in the 66th minute a third goal duly arrived. Khan and Dimaio combined before the latter picked out COUSTRAIN, who calmly finished left-footed across Ashdown.
The Republic of Ireland youth international came close to netting his second and United's fourth moments later, but the home side didn't have to wait long to extend their lead further.
In the 81st minute, COCKERLINE showed good composure in the penalty to shake off the attentions of his marker before slotting the ball into the bottom corner, giving Ashdown no chance.
The only blemish of the afternoon came when WALTERS scored a well taken consolation for the visitors, controlling the ball before hitting it right footed beyond Long on the turn.
But that didn't take the shine off the victory, a fourth in the last five matches for Chris Morgan's youngsters.
Blades: Long, Paling, Stewart, Fyvie, Kennedy, Whiteman, Khan, Dimaio, Ironside (Cockerline 71), Reed, Coustrain (Hamilton 71).


As we continually learn more and more about Dry Eye Disease, it has become increasingly clear that daily lid hygiene plays a major role in the development of clinically significant dry eye. Dry eye often sneaks up on us and if we wait to treat the condition until symptoms are present, the disease typically has already advanced to a more moderate or severe stage, making it more challenging to manage or reverse.
Fortunately, Dr. Ross and North Shore Eye Health and Wellness are on the cutting edge of dry eye diagnosis, treatment, and management. We will be there to treat your symptoms however, we strive to prevent the disease process before it becomes problematic. This is where routine, lid margin rejuvenation treatments and at home lid hygiene come into play.
We are all familiar with brushing our teeth and flossing (hopefully) on a regular basis. Years ago, when people did not know to do this important task to keep their teeth and gums healthy, we lost our teeth! Now that we perform this on a regular basis, we are keeping our mouths healthy and happy and also, keeping our teeth!
The eyelid and the glands within it (Meibomian Glands) are very similar to our gums. We must keep these glands functioning at a high level in order to keep our eyes and tears healthy. If we neglect these important glands, they become damaged and will "die," resulting in the development of symptomatic dry eye.
At North Shore Eye Health and Wellness, we recommend daily lid hygiene techniques (see video) and if necessary, in office lid margin rejuvenation treatments. These treatments are fast, easy, and we use all natural products to leave your eyes feeling great --similar to your teeth cleaning appointments with your local dental hygienist! Check out the links and videos below for more information and stop in, call, or ask about these services at your next appointment!


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Q: Case classes inheriting from abstract class I'm currently learning Scala and I have some problems designing my case classes. I need two case classes that have the same properties. So I thought I would be a good idea to inherit from an abstract base class that defines these properties. However this code does not compile
abstract class Resource(val uri : String)

case class File(uri : String) extends Resource(uri)
case class Folder(uri : String) extends Resource(uri)

because uri in the case class constructors would overwrite the uri property of the base class.
What would be the correct way to design this?
I want to be able to do something like this
val arr = Array[Resource](File("test"), Folder("test2"))

arr.foreach { r : Resource => r match {
  case f : File => println("It's a file")
  case f : Folder => println("It's a folder")
} }

The "equivalent" Java code should be something like
abstract class Resource {
   private String uri;

   public Resource(String uri) {
       this.uri = uri
   }

   public String getUri() {
       return uri;
   }
}

// same for Folder
class File extends Resource {
    public File(String uri) {
        super(uri);
    }
}

A: Make these two case class extends a common trait which define it interface and it should work.
BTW, you need an identifier before the type clause in case statement.
trait Resource {
    val uri: String
}

case class File(uri : String) extends Resource
case class Folder(uri : String) extends Resource

val arr = Array[Resource](File("test"), Folder("test2"))

arr.foreach { r : Resource => r match {
  case s: File => println("It's a file")
  case s: Folder => println("It's a folder")
}}

A: The correct syntax should be:
abstract class Resource {
   val uri: String
}

case class File(uri : String) extends Resource
case class Folder(uri : String) extends Resource

Stream[Resource](File("test"), Folder("test2")) foreach {
  r : Resource => r match {
   case f : File => println("It's a file")
   case f : Folder => println("It's a folder")
} }

EDIT
Without case classes:
abstract class Resource(val uri : String)

class File(uri : String) extends Resource(uri) {
   override def toString = "..."
}
object File {
   def apply(uri: String) = new File(uri)
}

class Folder(uri : String) extends Resource(uri) {
   override def toString = "..."
}
object Folder {
   def apply(uri: String) = new Folder(uri)
}

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Fred Bartenstein
"Bluegrass was a way for me to connect with emotions…"
Interview with Fred Bartenstein
© Lilly Drumeva-O'Reilly.
At the end of September 2013, I attended the International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass conference and festival, which took place in Raleigh, North Carolina. On September 24th I interviewed Fred Bartenstein, award winning bluegrass writer and scholar. Here is what he shared with me:
Fred, we met first at the Leadership Bluegrass Program in 2005, where you worked as facilitator of the meeting. Is this your main job?
No. I've had many jobs in my life. The most recent is "Organizational Consulting" with NGOs, non profit organizations. When I was younger, between 16 and 23 I was fully involved with bluegrass: I was a musician, festival manager, wrote for a bluegrass magazine.
You have a clear voice, you speak slowly and people listen to you. Have you had some coaching?
My training started when I was working in radio. I was 15 years old. I tried not to sound like a child. I learned to communicate with my voice. I also had classical choral singing experience. When I started to work as a mediator, I did have some facilitation training, how to work with human beings in group.
Where does the name "Bartenstein" come from?
From Germany. My great great grandfather came in the 1830s. He was a composer and musician.
What do you like about bluegrass music? Why are you in it?
I think the answer from many people is: I don't know! It spoke to my soul. I first heard bluegrass when I was 6 years old. I spent some time with relatives in Virginia and heard this sound on the radio. Back then it wasn't called "Bluegrass".
What is the thing that grabs you when you hear bluegrass?
The emotional content. One is through the singing and particularly through the violin playing. The banjo communicates great happiness. The Dobro sets the mood for the blues. But the fiddle and the human voice communicate the emotions very, very strongly. This is what grabbed me.
What are the emotions in bluegrass?
Sadness, great happiness, deep joy, love of all ages – old people, children and grandmothers, neighbors. Also emotions of anger, dark feelings, depression. They can come out in bluegrass in a safe way. My family wasn't very emotional, they were reserved people. I think bluegrass was a way for me to connect with emotions at an early age.
What instrument do you play?
Guitar and a little bit of mandolin.
How would you describe bluegrass music to a newcomer or foreigner?
It is like a recopy for a full dish, where you take pieces of many other things. Let's say, you're going to make a soup. You take some peas and carrots and beef stock and some potatoes. When you eat the soup, you taste all these ingredients. It is called "Vegetable Soup". Bluegrass music has taken ingredients of many early forms of music and created a particular dish. Things were put together in a new and exciting way, that was appealing to people. Bluegrass is 3 things: it is an art form, it is an industry, it is a community.
What other music do you listen to?
Classical music, choral singing. I'm also very fond of jazz. I listen to folk and country music.
What do you like about country music?
The honesty and simplicity, the beauty of the melodies. And I mean, the country music until 1980. After that, it became something different. Classic country music is a brilliant form of art.
Thanks Fred. Good luck.


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Джон Елтемський (, 15 серпня 1316, замок Елтем — 13 вересня 1336, Перт) другий син короля Англії Едуарда II і його дружини Ізабелли Французької.

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Народився в 1316 році в замку Елтем (Кент). У 1324 році Англія вела війну з Францією, і, з побоювань, що мати-француженка може налаштувати дітей проти батька, в Ізабелли Французької забрали трьох молодших дітей. Ймовірно, виховання Джона доручили Елінор де Клер, дружині Х'ю Диспенсер-молодшого. Коли восени 1326 повсталі лондонці змусили Елінор де Клер здати Тауер, вони призначили десятирічного Джона Елтемського хранителем замку і Сіті.

Отримав титул графа Корнуолла 6 жовтня 1328 року. У 1329 році на час відсутності Едуарда III, котрий вирушив до Франції для принесення васальної присяги, був призначений номінальним намісником. Взяв участь як командир передового загону в битві біля Халідон-Гілла. У 1335 році зайняв західну Шотландію. Помер в Перті у віці 20 років. Повідомлення шотландського літописця Джона Фордуна (Chronica Gentis Scotorum) про те, що Джон Елтемскій був убитий у сварці своїм братом Едуардом III вельми сумнівно. Англійська лицар сер Томас Грей у своїй Scalacronica говорить лише, що Джон Елтем помер «прекрасної смертю». За повідомленням біографа Ізабелли Французької Е. Вейр, принц помер від ран, отриманих у сутичці з шотландцями. Похорони Джона Елтемского пройшли в Лондоні в січні 1337 року. Могила знаходиться у Вестмінстерському абатстві.

Після смерті Джона Елтемского титул графа Корнуолла припинив своє існування

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The Himalaya Mountains in northern India are a blessed place to visit, not only as a religious pilgrimage place, a place to pay homage as the Buddhists and Hindus do but also to view mind blowing scenery on a vast scale, a scale which quite literally makes the mind boggle with its natural god given beauty of epic proportions!
More awe inspiring places found in the Himalayan region of northern India. This is Spiti Valley another high altitude desert region comprising of dry arid but beautifully coloured mountains, rocky snow capped peaks and crags along with oasis towns and villages which generally hug the Spiti river that runs through this district of Himachal Pradesh.
Spiti in the Himalaya Mountains is home to a population of Buddhists and is very similar in more ways than one to Ladakh in the north (see previous post) and Tibet in China to the east. Similarities are to be found in the style and materials which are used to build houses, the religion and the landscape and lifestyle.
Strictly for the adventurous Spiti Valley is no easy destination to arrive at. The journey can take a day or two depending on stopovers along the way from Delhi which is the nearest metropolis down on the plains. Jeeps, local buses and hitching are the main modes of transport.
From Kullu Valley you must traverse the Rohtang pass (3978m) which takes you into Lahaul valley and from there cross the Kunzum La (pass) at 4521m that takes you into Spiti Valley. Alternatively you can travel from Shimla through Kinnaur but to do the whole circuit either way you must obtain a permit as the border here touches the Tibetan Autonomous region in China.
The Himalaya Mountains contain some seriously breathtaking scenery in this high altitude mountainous part of the world and the months during spring and summer are the best times to see this place. Open to the outside world from late May/June to September/October there is a small window of opportunity whereby you can get your fix of high adventure and go back to the days of yore, back to a simple and calm lifestyle where the only thing you will find rushing about is the wind in your hair on a blustery day!
The average altitude in this region of the Himalaya Mountains like Ladakh to the north is around 3-3500 metres. Notable places worth having a look at as you pass through Spiti Valley are Losar, Kaza, Dankar, Tabo (the capital of the district) and Pin Valley which branches off nearby Kaza.
Kaza, the district headquarters at an altitude of 3,800 metres is a pleasant little town consisting of old and new sections. The old part of town is where you'll find cheap and welcoming accommodations with a sprinkling of restaurants along with traditional Spitian buildings. The new part of town is the administrative area where you can easily pick up a permit if you want to travel on to Kinnaur district.
Situated on the banks of the river, Kaza is surrounded by ochre coloured towering peaks and during the summer fields full of Peas (main agricultural crop) and wild flowers.
Around Kaza you can find some beautiful little villages which are only a stones through away but at a higher altitude. Ki Gompa (pronounced Key) is one such place, a stunning Tibetan buddhist monastery located on a perilous rocky outcrop and close to the Spiti river. Said to have been founded a thousand years ago back in 1008-1064 CE.
Further along the road that goes to Ki is Kibber at an altitude of 4200m it is definitely not for the faint hearted, just breathing up there becomes a chore never mind ambling about the place but if you do decide to stay a while you will be rewarded with lots of peace and quiet, the luxury of staying in a traditional tibetan like himalayan village along with stunning views of the surrounding mountainous landscape.
Himalayan horses coming home after a day of grazing, these guys were taking part in a festival at Kibber.
Another stunning place just outside of Kaza is Langza Village (see introductory image at top of page). A very small hamlet that consists of Langza 1 and Langza 2. Nothing more is there other than jaw dropping scenery and traditional Tibetan like houses with field crops on the outskirts, oh and a huge new buddha statue that has been built recently overlooking the village on a hilltop. What more could anyone ask for. As far away from the maddening crowds as one could imagine.
This is a panoramic landscape view of the fantastic Himalaya Mountains to be discovered at Langza or Langcha village in Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The mountain here in Shila Valley is the Chocho Khang Nilda otherwise known as Shila Peak and at around 6380 metres altitude it towers over the small hamlet of Langza at 4400 metres.
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Great shots as usual, brings back memories from last year, sadly I was quite stressed the entire journey due to being on a crappy old Enfield that broke down in ridiculous places twice daily.
Amazing scenery and images, well done!
What a lovely way of travelling… coming to see where you are, who you meet and what you see!
Naturally, these people are used to live there, but we are not!
Your pictures are fantastic, they give us the feeling that somehow we're there with you!
Thanks for "dropping" by on my blog!
Great to see you still have time to follow what your your "virtual" friends do!!
We have started cleaning up in order to sell stuff we don't want any more and hope place will sell at the same time!
Hope we can get to Asia soon!
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Professor J.D. Maitland Wright
Email: maitland.wright@chch.ox.ac.uk
Senior Associate Research Fellow at Christ Church, Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen and at the University of Reading
MA (Aberdeen) MA DPhil (Oxon) FRSE
Senior Mathematical Prize and Johnson Prize. Appointed at 23 to a Junior Lectureship at Christ Church, teaching mathematics to physicists and engineers. Became a Fellow and Tutor of St Catherine's College at 26. When 28 was appointed Professor of Mathematics at the University of Reading. Non-Stipendiary Lecturer in Mathematics at Christ Church from 1989 to 2015. Senior Associate Research Fellow at Christ Church since 2015. In 2004 was appointed to a (part-time) Sixth Century Research Professorship in Mathematics at the University of Aberdeen. In 1994-96 was seconded to Cambridge as the Deputy Director of the Isaac Newton Institute. (At that time the Director was Sir Michael Atiyah, who was simultaneously President of the Royal Society and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.) Served eight years as Treasurer of the London Mathematical Society.
Wright is an Analyst whose interests include Non-commutative Measure Theory, Operator Algebras and the mathematical foundations of Quantum Mechanics.
Publications include:
Some 130 papers in the mathematical journals. Highlights include a solution of the Mackey-Gleason Problem (with L.J. Bunce) and (with K. Saito) a classification of all "small" monotone complete algebras of operators on Hilbert space. Co-author, with K. Saito, of the monograph, "Monotone Complete C*-algebras and Generic Dynamics" (Springer 2015).
Listening to music, reading, walking, travel, gastronomy.


Camera retailer Adorama has launched a second installment of its supremely useful "100 Photography Tips" series, and this one starts with a succinct and fairly undeniable explanation of why cramming more megapixels into compact digicams does the consumer no favors.
Bottom line: More pixels in the same area means smaller pixels, which means poor light separation in anything but ideal conditions. Shoot in low-light conditions, and you'll get increasing amounts of noise and loss of sharpness. The proof is in the photos.


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Eating at the CrossFit Games: How Sam Briggs Stays Fueled Through 15 Events
August 27, 2021 by Emily Beers
After 12 years of competing in the sport, and nine individual CrossFit Games appearances, Sam Briggs has learned the number one key to fueling herself during competition is normalcy— following the same nutrition she has "tried and tested" all year at home, she explained.
At the Games this year, this meant Briggs' partner Nicole Holcomb made a trip to Whole Foods to stock up on the regular foods Briggs normally eats, as well as a fridge full of meals from Trifecta Nutrition: Organic Meal Delivery, who delivered prepared foods to her hotel on Tuesday in Madison, WI.
Though Briggs' intention is to stick to her normal routine, it's often thrown off due to a full day of events at the Games, so ultimately it becomes a delicate balancing act between keeping a normal routine and getting enough calories, all the while avoiding eating too much close to tackling the next event. At the very least, though, she tries to start the day out like she does every day at home, she explained.
"Even if it means getting up a little bit earlier, (I try) to have breakfast the same," she said.
After that, sometimes all hell breaks loose.
Brigg's Normal Nutrition
Briggs, who calls herself a "creature of habit" eats the same thing for breakfast every morning: A bowl of oatmeal with protein powder, dates and almonds.
After her oatmeal breakfast, she heads to the gym for her first session of the day, and usually sips on a carbohydrate-infused drink during a long training session.
"Especially in the run up to the Games, or any other competition when training volume is the highest, I get home and there's no way I want to start cooking, and I don't want to spend two or three hours meal prepping on my rest day."
Lunch is "typically" a pre-prepared protein, such as chicken, salmon, cod, or tuna, with some rice, both from Trifecta Nutrition, that she eats with a salad often with avocado.
On the way to her second training session of the day, Briggs has a small snack, and halfway through training she'll usually have some baby food for some easy-to-digest carbohydrates. At the end of her training session, she has a protein shake infused with carbs.
Dinner is Briggs' biggest meal of the day and often involves red meat—these days bison patties from Trifecta Nutrition—with rice, sweet potatoes and some other vegetables.
Finally, before bed Briggs has a protein shake with almond milk, and often a banana or a bagel.
Having foods prepared for her is key to being able to keep her nutrition on point, Briggs explained.
"Especially in the run up to the Games, or any other competition when training volume is the highest, I get home and there's no way I want to start cooking, and I don't want to spend two or three hours meal prepping on my rest day," she said.
Though she doesn't count her macros, she used to and when she did she ate 400 grams of carbohydrates, 200 grams of protein and 100 grams of fat per day, and thinks she's probably eating a similar amount of protein and fat per day, but slightly more carbohydrates, especially leading up to the Games.
Games Week Nutrition 2021
Photo credit: Trifecta Nutrition
Day 1, event 1 this year—the swim, kayak event—was early in the morning, so right away Briggs had to adjust from her regular morning routine. She didn't want to be too full on the one mile swim, so she ate half of her oatmeal before the event and half right after the event.
Between events, Briggs typically snacked as usual—carbohydrate drinks, baby food, bananas—and lunch was generally kept to her Trifecta Nutrition chicken and rice, however not with her usual salad. And, depending on the next event, sometimes she was forced to cut the quantity down.
One day at the Games this year, for example, Briggs and Emma McQuaid, who were staying together, put their chicken and rice into a wrap and split it, so as not to be too full before the next event.
"And then after that event, we had the other half each. So sometimes it's about taking on what you know you need to, but in smaller doses," Briggs explained.
Dinner, however, is where there's the most change from the norm. While one night Briggs did have a regular dinner of salmon and vegetables, another day the priority was simply getting calories into her body, as she had gone a long time without a proper meal.
Sometimes dinner is just "anything you fancy," she explained. "Get calories in, even if it's not typically the healthiest option." One evening this year, it meant Holcomb running across the street to pick up burgers and fries for Briggs and McQuaid.
Between events, Briggs typically snacked as usual—carbohydrate drinks, baby food, bananas—and lunch was generally kept to her Trifecta Nutrition chicken and rice. "Sometimes it's about taking on what you know you need to, but in smaller doses."
"It was like the best tasting meal. We were so hungry," she said.
Post-Games Week Nutrition
The evening the Games ended, Briggs had her first alcoholic drink in almost a year with Tia-Clair Toomey's parents.
"Tia's mom always says to me…'We can't wait to have a beer with you at the end of the competition,'" said Briggs, who had just one beer with Toomey's parents in their hotel.
The week that followed the Games, Briggs ate "anything and everything….basically anything and everything I've not done for the past six months," she said. However, her number one priority was brunch.
"I love going out and getting avocado on toast with eggs, or they do the big scrambles, and maybe having a pancake and stuff like that…So that was definitely the big thing I looked forward to doing," said Briggs, adding that her favorite cheat meal is pizza.
"I love pizza, but like real Italian pizza…thin crust kind of, not smothered in cheese…more flavors coming through," she said.
More than the relaxed nutrition, however, the post-Games week for Briggs was about allowing herself to eat out and be social.
"Especially in the run up to the Games, I don't go out for meals. I don't do any socializing, so it's just kind of like, 'OK, Nicole, are you not busy tonight?' C'mon let's go'…just try to make up for not doing anything and being a little bit boring for the past few months, trying to make up for it in a week," she said.
And after the week was up, Briggs returned to her regular scheduled nutrition and is already back in the gym training, hoping to qualify for her tenth CrossFit Games in 2022 at the age of 40.


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The Spousal Sponsorship program is a subsection of the Family Class immigration category, under which a Canadian or permanent resident (the sponsor) may sponsor his or her spouse or common-law partner (the sponsored person) for Canadian permanent residence.
Inland sponsorship is a form of spousal sponsorship available to couples who are already in cohabitation in Canada where the spouse/common-law partner has temporary status in Canada, either as a worker, student, or visitor.
Individuals of foreign nationality being sponsored for Canadian permanent residence by their spouse or common-law partner could also be eligible to place an application for an open work permit.
In order to apply for an open work permit, the foreign individual must be applying for spousal sponsorship from inside Canada through the inland spousal sponsorship process. As well, applicants should make sure that they meet the complete eligibility criteria required for the program.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) aim to process applications submitted through the Spousal Sponsorship program within 12 months.
If an individual of foreign nationality is successful in their application for a work permit, they're going to be issued an open work permit granting them the authorization to work for multiple employers in any location in Canada while their permanent residency application is processing.
The application procedure for the spousal sponsorship open work permit varies depending on the applicant's status in Canada and the stage of their permanent residency application.
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Silvio Berlusconi lays out his plans for AC Milan
By Kieran Beckles Wednesday 21 July 2010, 15:13 UK @kieranbeckles
Silvio Berlusconi (Photo: kremlin.ru)
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has reasserted his authority at the Italian club following fan protests over the club's hierarchy
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has reasserted his authority at the Italian club following fan protests over the club's hierarchy.
Questions were recently raised over the Italian Prime Minister's involvement in the daily running of the club with the Italian media suggesting that the 74-year-old's interest was waning.
It led to protests outside the San Siro from angry fans who were unhappy with the hierarchy at the Serie A club. Berlusconi, however, has quickly dismissed the accusations which claimed veteran politician "did not the club anymore."
At his first press conference ahead of the new season, the charismatic and often outlandish owner of the Rossoneri made it clear he is very much continuing on in his role as the fulcrum of the seven-time European Cup winners.
He relayed doubts over the future of Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho, spoke of the dismissal of former manager Leonardo and made an obtuse deflection over allegations of a lack of transfer funds.
In recent weeks reports have suggested that Ronaldinho may join David Beckham at LA Galaxy.
"He is the best player of all time," said Berlusconi. "To be clear, we have agreed that he will stay at Milan until the end of his career."
Over the years it has been well-documented that Berlusconi holds his own opinions on tactics and he emphasised his preference for two strikers to lead the attack.
"We don't want to see just one striker up front," he said. "To win you have to score. To have chances you've got to have forwards close to the goal."
Discussing tactics at the press conference sent a clear message to the club's newly-appointed manager Massimiliano Allegri. The former Cagliari coach remained largely silent as Berlusconi went about answering the questions.
The owner insisted the current squad was "adequately" strong enough to compete for major honours. New signings Mario Yepes, Marco Amelia and Sokratis Papastathopoulos were all unveiled.
Berusconi then chuckled as he spoke of the large amounts of money he has put into the club. "Crazy figures, a billion! Money spent on a passion!" he said.
"My children might ban me from spending any more."
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I'm off to Milwaukee for the weekend for Murder and Mayhem in Muskego and it couldn't come at a better time. The other day I started thinking beyond the short stories I want to work on and to the next book and I started getting that paralyzed feeling again. I started reading through the book I completed last month and was not pleased with the results. So do I write another one like that and try better, or do I go back to the PI novel I finished before this last book that now seems like it's pretty good? I'm still terrified of detective novel plotting so I think maybe I'll do another longish PI short story and see if I can get it right.
Anyway, this is good time to get away and immerse myself in writers.


The native name of this figure is Melang. Dr. Furness obtained it from a native woman called "Lemet," who was a "Mispil" (a woman of the long-house) in the village of Dulukan in Uap.
Second: Turn the hands with the palms toward you, draw the strings tight and close the four fingers on the palm over all the strings except the near thumb string (Fig. 401). Now, by turning each hand down and then up toward you under the near thumb string, you can put this string on the backs of the four fingers. Unclose the hands (Fig. 402).
Third: Pass each thumb up on the far side of the string which, passing between the thumb and index, crosses the back of the four fingers, and let the loop slip down on the wrist (Fig. 403).
Fourth: Incline the hands slightly toward each other, and keeping the strings tight, turn the palms away from you, and pass each thumb under both the near and far wrist strings (Fig. 404), and up into the little finger loop, then catch each far little finger string on the side of the thumb and, turning the palms toward each other (Fig. 405), draw it toward you on the back of the thumb under all the strings as you return the thumb to its position (Fig. 406).
You now have on each hand: a loop on the thumb, a loop on the index, a loop on the little finger and a loop on the wrist. Under the wrist loop passes a string formed of the near thumb string and the far little finger string.
Fifth: With the thumb and index of the left hand put the right thumb loop on the left thumb without twisting it, and with the thumb and index of the right hand put the left thumb loop on the right thumb without twisting it. This movement simply exchanges the thumb loops (Fig. 407).
Sixth: Pass each thumb away from you over the far thumb string and both strings of the index loop, and take up from below on the back of the thumb the near little finger string, and return the thumb to its position (Fig. 408).
Seventh: Bend each middle finger down over the palmar string and both strings of the index loop, and take up from below on the back of the middle finger the far thumb string (not the palmar string) (Fig. 409), and return the middle finger to its position (Fig. 410).
Eighth: Release the loops from the thumbs and little fingers and draw the hands apart, but do not draw the strings too tight (Fig. 411).
You should now have a loop high up on each middle finger, a loop around the base of each index and a loop on each wrist. The central figure has the shape of a kite; it should be large or the final figure will not be successful.
Ninth: Turn the hands with the palms up, and with the left thumb and index pick up from the edge of the right wrist the right near wrist string (Fig. 412), and, slipping it out over the thumb and index, place it on the middle finger beside the near middle finger string (Fig. 413). Now, with the left thumb and index pick up it both these strings from the right middle finger, and slip the right hand out of all the loops (Fig. 414). The left thumb and index are now holding two hanging loops; one loop is large and projects farther to the right than the smaller one. Put the right little finger away from you through the wide loop only, and put the right thumb away from you through both loops (Fig. 415), and turn the hand up. You now have a loop on the right thumb and a loop on the right hand in the "First Position" (Fig. 416).
In the same way turn the left hand with the palm up, and with the right thumb and index pick up from the edge of the left wrist the left near wrist string and lay it on the side of the left middle finger beside the left near middle finger string. Now with the right thumb and index pick up both these strings, and withdraw the left hand from all its loops. The right thumb and index are holding two hanging loops; put the left little finger away from you through the wide loop only, and put the left thumb away from you through both loops, and turn the hand up, but do not draw the strings tight; only sufficiently to pull out any hanging loops (Fig. 417).
Tenth: Bend each index finger down and hold the far thumb string between its first joint and the first joint of the thumb; then pick up from below on the side of the tip of the index the far thumb string (not the palmar string) (Fig. 418). Now, holding the thumb close to the index, curve the index toward you and up, at the same time turning the palms away from you and holding down the far little finger string with the middle, ring and little fingers of each hand (Fig. 419). Separate the hands and draw the strings tight.
The final pattern is difficult to form and requires practice. Some working of the strings is usually needed at the end of the last movement to bring out the branching "Coral."
In this figure the Second movement is like the movement in the "Leashing of Lochiel's Dogs." The method of catching the far little finger string, seen in the Third movement, is peculiar to this figure. You have probably noticed that the thumb loops exchanged in the Third movement are not similar to finger loops exchanged in preceding figures, because the same string forms the far string of each thumb loop.
The Ninth movement is not very unlike the Eighth movement of "Three Stars."


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Vexer: This is the second round of the November Dominator Tournament. Good Luck.
Thorpe: Yeah...I was hoping it was over! I do not drink!
lifeinpixels: I know it would take longer, but I wish we could have a fixed deathmatch for the D12 once in a while. I don't really know how to play increasing deathmatches.
Dferguson: life not that im an expert... but try to build up in 2-3 different spots, espiecally if you cant easily get a good foot hold section like AUS.
Dferguson: then try to plan out who will be weakest when its time for you to cash in cards so you can make a run for theirs when the time is right.
Dferguson: for example vexer is going to be strong but on the downside all his guys are located in close proximity.
Dferguson: but hey what do I know i cant beat noobs these days..
lifeinpixels: Matty, care to move out of Egypt?
Thorpe: I though I could try.
Thorpe: WOW!!! It works! Now how about S.America?
Vexer: I've been losing way too many troops just trying to get easy cards. Matty and Pixels look real good though.
Dferguson: you say that... while getting into attack position. Vexer you are a threat no matter what the logs says... unless it says you have been conqured.
Vexer: And that's why I don't win these games. Everyone thinks they have to take me out first.
Vexer: Pixels just set up to make the same kill and he's got more troops and gets 7 armies per turn.
Vexer: Looks like matty stepped in to save the day by blocking in china. Now pixels can't get to him.
lifeinpixels: well I hopeatomic tom has a set.
Vexer: Well there went my only chance to win.
Thorpe: wow..Vexer is going to die?
lifeinpixels: Well losing with a 90% chance of success kinda hurts. Especially in this game.
lifeinpixels: I sure hope I get a second chance.
Vexer: Matty has a really huge lead now. How did that happen? Oh yeah, pixels tried to kill me without having enough extra troops to make it happen.
lifeinpixels: Are you saying I made a bad decision?
Vexer: I didn't say that.
Thorpe: I thought I heard that...but really look at me...losing myself.
Vexer: Pixels, I broke you for not breaking Matty and letting him get so much bigger than the rest of us. No more free lunch for the two of you.
lifeinpixels: I didn't attack brazil because I don't want to block my attack path.
Vexer: Well, then you could just take all those troops out and you wouldn't have to worry about that attack path.
lifeinpixels: that's too bad you had a set!
Vexer: Pixels, don't think that you have to attack me. Matty has between a 66% and 77% chance of having a set depending on whether or not he had a set with 3 cards. The odds are that he has a set so attacking me would be a waste of your troops.
lifeinpixels: Why would I attack you when you don't have a region and I can't kill you?
lifeinpixels: Hmm... anyone want to save me from the evil clutches of Matty?
Vexer: It would help if you could figure out how I can save you. If you really want to survive, you'd do the work for me.
Vexer: t send quite enough troops to east africa. I think that if matty wants you dead, you'll die.
Vexer: Sending your troops to the western US is probably what killed you. If you hadn't done that then I could block.
Vexer: Ok, took forever but I might have figured out the solution. We will see.
lifeinpixels: See I was hoping that you would pick a less than optimal method of protection. It was a long shot but I'll take whatever I can.
lifeinpixels: Hmm, reminds me of what happened earlier this game.
Vexer: And Matty wins. Well played Matty, you won the game when you took Siam.
lifeinpixels: Oh man, gg Matty!
lifeinpixels: Now I know who I'll be rooting for in the finals!
Matty: Well, this defenitely was one of the most interesting games since a long while. At some point I really didn't know what to do anymore. Thanks everyone!


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- From a press release from the American Public Transportation Association.
With gas prices on the rise yet again, commuters who in the past have avoided public transportation may now be having a change of heart. If you fall into this category, you are to be congratulated. Public transportation offers a convenient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly alternative to driving, and the intimacy of public transportation provides an excellent opportunity to connect with your fellow commuters on a level that is impossible when you are behind the wheel of a car.
But connecting with other passengers on a bus or train car isn't always easy. Many are seasoned commuters, practiced in the art of ignoring each other. You must recognize the challenge presented by a large public conveyance full of surly, coffee-stoked wage slaves, each one desperately hoping that you won't sit by them, talk to them, or in any way intrude on their quietly desperate lives. But as a good citizen and new public transportation commuter, you should make it your mission to shatter the cocoon of everyday anxiety and paranoia that surrounds your fellow human beings by proving to each of them just how far you'll go to cultivate a close personal relationship.
The first thing you want to do is get their attention. One way to accomplish this is through music. And what musical instrument is more appropriate for morning than the bugle? There's nothing more exhilarating to a busload of bleary-eyed income-earners than a rousing reveille. A few might be so energized by your performance that they'll ask the driver to let them out early, just so they can walk the last sixty-five blocks to work! The next step is to entertain the remaining passengers with your acting abilities. Imagine how quickly the people around you will forget all about their troubles when you recreate a scene from the classic film, "Taxi Driver." When they hear the lines, "You talkin' to me? You must be talkin' to me," they'll be transfixed. You're winning them over! But there is still work to do.
Next, you'll want to impress them with your athletic prowess. Few things in life are more awe-inspiring than watching a master martial artist break a big block of ice with his face. I know, you're thinking that you're not a martial artist, and if you try to get a two-hundred pound block of ice on the bus, the driver will charge you an extra fare. Don't be silly! Just bring a tray of ice cubes. If you follow up your bugle playing and acting debut by making a big batch of crushed ice with your forehead, it won't be long before you're on the "A" list for all the right parties!
But maybe you're not flamboyant enough to pull off those kinds of pal-attracting stunts. No problem! Go for a more subtle approach. You may want to try just making eye contact with a particular passenger. Don't make a big deal out of it. Just pick somebody out and stare at them. Don't even blink. Let your eyes send the message that you are the kind of person who really wants to connect with people. It usually only takes about forty-five minutes before you find that you've made that person feel something really special.
The main thing in making friends on public transportation is to just have fun. Remember to laugh. Laugh quietly to yourself, or laugh right out loud, but laugh. All the time. No matter what anyone says to you, no matter if they ask for identification, or put handcuffs on you or try to inject you with some kind of tranquilizer. Just laugh. People will remember you. Isn't that what friendship is all about?
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