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"There are so many musicians out there working their tails off to try and get their music heard. They play shows anywhere they can and put their heart and soul into every performance. They write amazing songs from the heart about life, love, heartbreak, good times and bad times. They spend every waking hour trying to make their dreams become reality."
Some of you might recognize that quote. It has been on the homepage of my online radio station Dreamers Radio since we launched in 2009. I spent years doing everything I could to help artists follow their dreams one dreamer at a time. As a fan, you might not realize the amount of work it truly takes to make it in the music industry. I grew up in that world. My father was a musician and a songwriter. So many of my friends tried (and tried again) to make it. As an adult, my musical tastes usually dipped into the more underground scene. Bands who would never taste the air waves of corporate radio. Artists who toured relentlessly only to play to half empty venues. I knew their struggles and I did whatever I could to bring their music to as many hearts as I could.
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So, when I had the opportunity to interview James Moore, author of the musician's marketing handbook "Your Band is a Virus" and the mastermind behind the PR company Independent Music Promotions, I jumped at the chance. Having written reviews for his artists, I knew that this man had a lot of the same visions as I did over the years. The beautiful part of his story is, through his experiences of endless promotion of his music and struggling with marketing his own work, he stumbled upon a niche in the world of music that needed to be filled.
If you ask any artist what is the one area that seems impossible to break into, they will tell you that it's the world of credible press. In this day and age, press is king in every single person's life. People's social media feeds are filled with links to online articles, blogs and websites talking about everything from politics to pop culture. These outlets are the driving force behind everything that is credible and popular. If you Google your favorite artist, actor, model, athlete, you will find pages and pages of articles written about them. An artist can post status updates on their Twitter or Facebook all day long but unless they are consistently getting their name in front of new eyes, their efforts are virtually fruitless.
This is where James found his calling. After an unfortunate experience with a PR company that over promised and undelivered, he took his album that he poured his blood, sweat and tears into and put it out there for the world to see. Where the PR company failed him with only 3 reviews of his work, he was able to find over 70 writers to listen to his music and write an honest review. With this experience, he founded Independent Music Promotions and started offering this service to musicians everywhere.
"It seemed like the basic delivery of press was something that was very elusive in the industry, so there was a niche that needed to be filled."
He has since built strong personal relationships with freelance journalists and bloggers that take time to listen and critique his artist's work. With every campaign he customizes, he gets to know the artist and their music very well. He then creates a press kit and sends it off to the writers that he thinks will enjoy writing about them.
"Our focus is in landing as much press as possible for every artist we work with; a drastic resume boost that helps the artists on their paths going forward."
James creates a unique and concrete foundation to help solidify his client's reputation as serious artists. A simple yet genius concept. During our interview, I dove head first into world. I wanted to know his inspirations and what it was like to be able to really help his artists carve a name for themselves.
What inspired you to start working with musicians?
I'm a musician myself, so I understand the passion as well as the business concerns that independent artists experience. I was always the guy in my bands who did everything promotion-wise, and after 15 years or so of spending thousands of hours researching how to get heard, it was an ideal match for me to work with musicians at something I enjoyed doing. I just love being around music, so it feels good to put the headphones on in the morning and dig into working on campaigns for my artists.
What is the greatest part of working for a business like yours?
Being able to work with artists that I'm a fan of. Also, being able to fill my life with music, listen to music as I work, etc.
For those musicians out there that can't quite afford a service like yours, what advice do you have for them to help them gain the momentum with their career?
Don't have any sense of entitlement and don't expect anyone to help you. You need to either fill every role or outsource ones you're not good at. Work hard and learn all the time. Also, be where the eyes are, not where you want them to be. Often artists focus too much on their official websites, when their potential fans are waiting on Spotify or Last.fm. You need to get in front of them by learning about those outlets.
I haven't read your book yet, but from what I have read about it, it seems like it should be "The Bible" for all musicians looking to take their music to the next level.
I wrote "Your Band Is A Virus" with the intent of giving away the farm, so to speak. It goes over all my music marketing knowledge, both as an independent promoter and through running I.M.P. It's also intended to be an action guide for musicians, one that they can actually get immediate benefit from as they read. I thought at the time that not many of the current music business books were overly helpful and clear. Many of them relied heavily on case studies and stories instead of specific advice. I like things to be clear and actionable.
What is next for I.M.P.? Any big plans for the future?
I really like where I.M.P is right now and I'm looking forward to a 2016 filled with amazing music. I just want our services to continue to get better and better. I want I.M.P. to be the prime DIY promotion option for underground musicians.
Many people have their opinions on the current state of the music business. How have sites like Spotify, illegal downloads, lack of CD sales, price of concert tickets, etc, affected your business?
This hasn't really affected my business at all. At the end of the day, popularity is the most important currency, and my role is to assist in creating that. People will always want to support musicians, but only when they sense other people have gathered around those musicians. This is why artists need to focus on popularity first. The money comes later.
If you could tell a musician one piece of advice you have learned through all your experiences, what would it be?
It's only your perceptions that hold you back. It's all possible. If you have 100 fans now, it should be simple for you to get 10,000, and so on.
Where do you think the future is heading for the music industry?
I think we're going to see more and more self-managed artists, and less and less record labels. Success will mean something different. More cult level acts and less superstars.
It speaks volumes about someone when they follow their passion. When it comes to James, his pursuit puts him in the background. He is behind the scenes working to help others realize their dreams. His vision and drive are contagious. James doesn't do it for the fortune or the fame. He gets up every morning with the intent to help others succeed by doing what he truly loves. In my opinion, people like James are the future of the music industry.
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Analysis of Neural Contributions to Ultradian Oscillations of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Dogs
Broten, Theodore Paul
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Title: Analysis of Neural Contributions to Ultradian Oscillations of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Dogs
Author(s): Broten, Theodore Paul
Doctoral Committee Chair(s): Zehr, John E.
Department / Program: Physiology and Biophysics
Discipline: Physiology
Subject(s): Biology, Animal Physiology
Abstract: A remarkably stable and accurate FM telemetry system was used to obtain long-term recordings of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) from unanesthetized, free-running dogs. These data were analyzed for their harmonic content by applying standard Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) time series analysis techniques. The FFT coefficients were used to calculate power spectral density functions from which the primary oscillatory frequency and the associated power of the primary frequency were determined. Initial studies revealed coherent ultradian oscillations of MAP and HR with a period between 1-2 hours (hr). These oscillations were found to be in phase. The significant decrease in power of these oscillations following the administration of clonidine, a centrally acting alpha$\sb2$ agonist, suggested that the central nervous system was involved in the genesis of these rhythms. Peripheral ganglionic blockade induced by hexamethonium bromide (10mg/kg/hr) significantly reduced the power of both MAP and HR oscillations, demonstrating the contribution of the autonomic efferent nerves. Atropine sulfate (2mg/hr) potentiated the power of both MAP and HR oscillations (P $<$ 0.06) suggesting that vagal efferent nerves are not mediating either HR or MAP oscillations, and may actually attenuate them. Metoprolol (200mg/day; b.i.d. for 5 days), a beta$\sb1$ antagonist, significantly decreased the power of HR and MAP oscillations. Prazosin (50ug/kg/hr), an alpha$\sb1$ antagonist, significantly decreased the power of MAP oscillations but increased the power of HR oscillations. These latter two series suggest that sympathetic innervation of both the vasculature and the heart are involved in expressing these rhythms.
The role of the arterial baroreflexes in modulating these rhythms was also examined. Data from carotid sinus denervation, cervical aortic denervation, and combined sino-cervical aortic denervation suggest that afferent input from the baroreceptors is not necessary for the genesis of these ultradian rhythms. The carotid sinus baroreflex alone significantly buffers the magnitude of the MAP oscillations but does not affect the HR oscillations. These data also suggest that there are two functional ultradian oscillators, one for HR and one for MAP.
Lastly, the existence of these ultradian rhythms as well as other fluctuations in MAP were shown to significantly affect sampling paradigms for the estimation of 24 hour MAP. Statistical parameters describing the accuracy of short-term measurements as estimators of 24 hour MAP were described.
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Drove to Portland in driving rain. Even worse at the ferry terminal. A regular Nor'aster. could be some waves out there. Some delay in boarding. We went right to our cabin and went to work on the Lobster rolls I made. Toasted the start of our vacation. We retired last night around 10:30 p.m..
6:30 am wake up announcements. We know the routine. We've done this before...best to avoid breakfast here and get a few more minutes of shut-eye followed by a hot shower. At 7:40 we venture out of our cabin, past bleary-eyed and bored looking sit-down passengers. Trying to walk a straight line, we discover is quite a challenge, especially as we climb up two levels. Sea is rough.
As we pay for our tea and juice an announcement of our arrival delay is made. Somewhere between 6:30 and 7:45 we lost four hours of travel time! I would have appreciated more sleep-in time . We thought we could avoid all the things we disliked about the Scotia Prince by bringing our own dinner, planning on breakfast in Yarmouth, sleeping in a bit. Alas the Prince wins again. Captive'til 12.
We retreat to our cabins after some wave watching at the Bow. Decide to get a little web-work done early.... I fight the urge to nap and Dave runs down the battery on the laptop. We attempt to use the electric outlet from the washroom but it does not seem to work... More Prince foils! We tried... we curl up under the covers for a mid-morning snooze.
Change a few $'s at the bank. No problem here; we are in friendly land for two weeks now. Call Paul S. at the Halifax Chronicle Herald to tell him we won't be making our late lunch date/interview . Will call when we make Halifax. have lunch at Joshua's on Water St. for a good mind-altering cup of coffee and a hearty sandwich. Attitude much improved.
We'll skip the Scenic Lighthouse Route(after a quick picture of the (late) returning ferry from Sand Beach. Going to Halifax to try to hook up with *Paul.
Dave driving, me writing on the laptop. As soon as I' done with this I'll get to work on email... I even have some business to tend to. If Dave is going to get me to cooperate with this cockpit -laptop scheme he's got to call "heads up" whenever we approach a good sight. Did I mention Dave and his Dad installed an AC converter in the dash console of the car? Did not get a cell phone this trip, I'm kind of glad I'd soon be out of space here!


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Very sad face. Very sad walk. Very sad doggie.
We're cuddled up on the bed together, and I'm typing this with one hand, the other hand having been claimed as dog-pillow, and not grudged at all. If having skin within easy licking reach makes her feel better, I'm all for it. She's been getting as many biscuits, and as much cuddling as she wants (and since she's a whippet, that's a whole lot of biscuits & a whole lot of cuddling.) Her poor Nellie-belly looks horrific, honestly, all puffy and Frankenstein-stitched. And she acts like she's in agony.
Nellie has no such scruples about sparing my feelings. She squeals when she jumps off the bed and squeals when she jumps up on the bed (for obviously, only the people-bed will do when she feels this lousy.) And every so often she shudders out a sigh of a breath in her sleep that sounds like her heart is breaking.
Which makes my heart break.
And yes, I know that spaying a dog is important. I know it's to her health-benefit in the long-run. I know I signed a contract stating that I would have her spayed when I bought her from the breeder.
But my heart's still sore that my Nellie is so uncomfortable.
And despite the pallor, I had no spectacular pain today. I'm spotting a bit of old blood, but nothing new or cramp-inducing. I go in for another hCG test tomorrow to verify that my hormone-levels are still dropping appropriately (and please, anyone who's listening, let those levels be dropping appropriately!) and then I should be able to get back to once-a-week hCGs for a while. If I can avoid the meth. shot, I should be able to start this process up again as soon as I've zeroed out.
Baseline day? Mere HCG exam?
And, since my HCG detectors (otherwise known as my not-even-a-little-bit-sore-at-all breasts) say that my numbers have plummeted over the last 48 hours, I'm not worried.
No, really. Not worried at all. Not even a little.
Actually, he did a pretty thorough (ouch) exam, and said everything looked just the way he'd expect it to at a normal day 2 past a chemical pregnancy. I don't think he's concerned about an ectopic, so therefore I'm not feeling too concerned, either. My body is definitely casting this one out on its own, and I haven't had any weird pain. Thank god. This is a rough period, but nothing unbearable.
Not much else to report until 4 o'clock when I should get my numbers and find out if I'm starting stims tomorrow. If I can start tomorrow, this is going to be an easy-peasy cycle. No Lupron, and only one Menopur injection per day instead of two. He'll prescribe the slow-down med later, apparently. And I'm back on prednisone, as of tomorrow. Grr.
Speaking of growling…The dog ate the cap off the boy's toothpaste sometime in the night. To punish him for putting her in the crate during dinner, I'm thinking. Poor Nellie. Part of the problem is that we haven't been able to find her big bag o' rawhide chew-treats since youngest daughter's Thanksgiving party. And I've been too busy to get to the pet store for another bag. So her chewing-muscles have been sadly underworked. Plus, you know, transfered frustration. If chewing up a tube of toothpaste made me feel as relaxed as it does her, I'd be stealing Crest, too. You go, Nellie!
That is the sound of a woman who is not, for a change, bleeding.
I would have given a lot, over the summer, to have found myself writing those words, but right now? All I wanna do is start this damned cycle AND go to Calgary. Is this really too much to ask?
Ok. Everything could still be ok. I have tomorrow off, and we don't have to leave the house until about 3:30 on Thursday. So, I could, conceivably (so to speak) go in for my baseline measurements on Thursday am and still have time to get on the plane in the pm. I can bring my meds, and wait for the message that tells me what to take & how much. I am, after all, an old pro at injections. So really, as long as something comes through for me tomorrow, there's no problem.
Nope, no problem at all except I'm likely to die from anxiety long before Thursday, the way I'm going.
ARRRGHHHH!!! Why can't anything about this be easy for a change???
I did meet my new boss today, and she seemed very understanding about my situation. I almost suspect, because of something she said, that she may have gone through IVF as well. There really are an awful lot of us out here, which is both very sad and very encouraging. I should add that she has a 5 year old daughter – hence the encouraging bit.
On the even-more cheerful side of things, although the dog DID drag a sweater (of his) and a wool scarf (of mine) downstairs into the bedroom to keep herself company while we were both away this afternoon, she did not actually eat either item. This is definite progress. Definite, much welcomed progress.
Day 7. A good day.
And here's hoping for the beginning of my cycle tomorrow.
I've been on the Climara patches for a week now. They've totally ameliorated the DHEA effects, as far as nasty taste & inclination to eat anything not nailed down. Still losing hair in the shower, but not so much. Face is clear, as it usually is pre-period. Don't know if it's just natural cycling or extra hormonal goodness going on there. But I'll take it.
Spent the day introducing the dog to the wonders of the beach. She hasn't opened her eyes since we dragged her home. I've never seen her so delighted – or so tired. She ran back and forth between us as we spread out on the beach, ears flapping, tongue lolling, utterly happy with herself for figuring out the game. If owning a whippet is like having a toddler, I can't wait to have a toddler (though perhaps without the bedspread destruction feature included). We went and bought DVD shelves to be delivered in about three weeks. Had to pass on a delivery date the week of November 9 since I'll be dealing with way too much medical stuff then to be worried about "who's going to be home for the delivery guy." But I'm pleased to have bought furniture together (our first married purchase!) and even more pleased since it means all the dvds & vhs tapes I brought to this partnership will finally be accessible in the room where we watch tv, instead of being down a few flights of stairs in the basement.
Then home to catch up on blog reading and laundry. Boy is making spaghetti upstairs, and the whole house smells of sausage and oregano. Good things, all.


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Engaging Non-State Actors in the Fight Against Landmines: A Key to Negotiating Peace in Colombia
Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey, Geneva CallFollow
Today, one of the populations in the world that suffers the most from landmine use by armed non-state actors (NSAs) is the population of Colombia. Since 2003, Geneva Call, a humanitarian, independent and neutral international organisation dedicated to engaging NSAs in a total ban against anti-personnel landmines, has established a line of communication with Colombian armed groups. With the support of the national government and the collaboration of the Colombian Campaign Against Landmines—a partner organisation—representatives of Geneva Call have met with members of the government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in Colombia, other local and indigenous organisations, as well as members of the National Liberation Army (Ejercito de Liberacion National [ELN]) with a goal of finding a common solution to the problems posed by NSA landmine use.
Reusse-Decrey, Elisabeth (2004) "Engaging Non-State Actors in the Fight Against Landmines: A Key to Negotiating Peace in Colombia," Journal of Mine Action : Vol. 8 : Iss. 2 , Article 29.
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I don't know the expected behavior about this incident but, i cannot use icons in <option> tag. Here is the code.
Am I missing something? Doesn't they should act like a regular text inside that parent element? If it shouldn't work, can anybody share a link to the documentation that says which tags are not available to use with icons?
edit: I don't think it is an hard question. But with three days still nobody showing up for help. I am bit frustrated.


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module GSGraph
  module Connections
    module Settings
      AVAILABLE_SETTINGS = [
        :users_can_post,
        :users_can_post_photos,
        :users_can_tag_photos,
        :users_can_post_videos
      ]

      def self.included(klass)
        AVAILABLE_SETTINGS.each do |setting|
          klass.class_eval <<-SETTING
            def #{setting}?(options = {})
              settings(options).include? :#{setting}
            end

            def #{setting}!(options = {})
              enable! :#{setting}, options
            end

            def #{setting.to_s.sub('can', 'cannot')}!(options = {})
              disable! :#{setting}, options
            end
          SETTING
        end
      end

      def settings(options = {})
        @settings = nil if options[:no_cache]
        @settings ||= self.connection(:settings, options).inject([]) do |_settings_, _setting_|
          _settings_ << _setting_[:setting].downcase.to_sym if _setting_[:value]
          _settings_
        end
      end

      def enable!(setting, options = {})
        __update_setting__ setting, true, options
      end

      def disable!(setting, options = {})
        __update_setting__ setting, false, options
      end

      private

      def __update_setting__(setting, value, options = {})
        succeeded = post options.merge(
          :setting => setting.to_s.upcase,
          :value => value,
          :connection => :settings
        )
        if succeeded
          @settings ||= []
          if value
            @settings << setting.to_sym
          else
            @settings.delete_if { |key| key == setting.to_sym }
          end
        end
        succeeded
      end
    end
  end
end

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC is responsible for keeping a close eye on market goods that fail to meet safety standards. Among the recent recalls issued by the CPSC include mattresses that violate the federal flammability standards for such products. Other recalls were made for clothing with the same flammability issues. According to the Burn Survivor Resource Center, over 4,300 burn injuries caused by flammable clothing and other similar items were reported in the United States starting 1997 to 2006, with most cases affecting children between the ages of 5 and 14 years old.
Flammable items are important to note because burn injuries can be very difficult to treat and manage. Severe burn injuries can lead to mobility issues, debilitating pain, and scarring. These issues can become a long-term concern, causing a victim to deal with lifelong consequences.
Because the potential dangers of flammable items are particularly alarming, the government has a series of stringent regulations to ensure that safety standards are met by manufacturers. The Federal Flammable Fabrics Act is among these regulatory measures, mandating policies that control the type of fabrics to be used in clothes and household textiles. The Children's Sleepwear Standard Act is another important safety mandate, this time aiming to ensure that materials used particularly for children's clothing are fire-resistant and have appropriate extinguishing properties.
Any other products that fall through these safety nets are caught by the CPSC. At the same time, it's equally important for consumers to be reminded to observe basic safety practices in their own home to avoid any accidents that may be caused by a defective or dangerous product. Making sure clothing and textiles are kept away from matches, lighters, candles, and flammable liquids such as paint can be an important first step. If, however, a defective product does come to cause an accident, consumers should know that they have grounds to pursue legal action against those responsible for such tragic incident.
It's a saying that's about as tale as old as time, when describing yourself to attract a suitable partner: I like long walks on the beach. Maybe even in the moonlight as there is hardly anything more beautiful than the reflection of the moon against the gentle ripples of the water, looking like a thousand scattered diamonds. A romantic scene when you think about it, no? It isn't a beach, no, but the Milwaukee RiverWalk is definitely on the right side of things about that.
The Milwaukee RiverWalk is a walkway that overlooks the Milwaukee River in downtown Wisconsin. Its quaint appearance offers for many couples to simply laze around and enjoy the sights. In fact, just walking around through the walkway is enough to inspire sweet conversation that can be quite picturesque.
Just imagine it: the distant echo of cars rushing by in streets, the soft back and forth crashing of little waves as the river rushes by, the cool breeze that comes to your skin while on the slow walk that just allows for you to take it easy. You might even forget that you're in a city at all – and that's just one of the great things about the RiverWalk.
Coming in for a visit to Milwaukee? Don't miss the opportunity to catch a few stellar shots by taking a leisurely long walk along this most beautiful of sights. You won't get a better frame than one with you and your friends or partner or family, overlooking the river while the sky turns into something that can make the northern lights eat its heart out.
Packaging something sturdy versus something that is delicate requires very different techniques and precautions to keep the objects safe. Objects like books need little to protect them from the jostling moving van while fragile plates may easily break under the pressure of being handled too roughly. Even the most careful movers may not notice a "fragile" label on a box and not treat the moving containers with enough care. There are several actions that you can take to prevent unfortunate incidents from harming breakable objects.
One common mistake that many people make while packing is using other household objects like towels as packing materials. While blankets, towels, and other soft materials may work wonderfully for larger and less delicate items, fragile options require professional packing products.
It is important to layer the heaviest items first and then place the lighter items on top. Plates, bowels, and other serving pieces should be individually wrapped in thick paper before being placed in specifically designed dish packing boxes. Unlike how they are placed horizontal on shelves, packed dishes are placed on their sides. For more delicate plates, bubble wrap should be used.
Securing the wrapping with tape is a smart way to ensure that the wrapping will stay in place. The process of moving a box into a storage unit will often jostle and rearrange the packaging inside. The best way to avoid this is by securing the insides of the box as best as possible by filling any empty space. Packing pellets work best to fill empty space and still absorb the shock of impact when the box moves.
Properly packaged and stored possessions can last for years inside of a storage unit and offer an alternative to an attic or basement where the delicate object might break. If you have delicate objects that are of personal or monetary value, consider a storage unit to protect those important belongings. A storage unit will keep them in the condition they were in when you first stored them.


If average speed of your car will be standard for this route between Glenharvie, Westonaria, Gauteng, South Africa and 44 4th Street, Marlboro, Sandton, Gauteng, South Af and road conditions will be as usual, time that you will need to arrive to 44 4th Street, Marlboro, Sandton, Gauteng, South Af will be 1 hour.
Driving distance between Glenharvie, Westonaria, Gauteng, South Africa and 44 4th Street, Marlboro, Sandton, Gauteng, South Af is calculated by google maps and it is 99 mi.
You need 2 hour to reach 44 4th Street, Marlboro, Sandton, Gauteng, South Af from Glenharvie, Westonaria, Gauteng, South Africa , if you are travelling by car.
Average amount of gas with an average car when travelling from Glenharvie, Westonaria, Gauteng, South Africa to 44 4th Street, Marlboro, Sandton, Gauteng, South Af will be 7 gallons gallons which costs 10 $.


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Q: How can I access websites that block foreign IPs? How can I access websites that blocks IPs that aren't from a given country?
It doesn't necessarily have to be free, as long as its secure and can't (easily) be sniffed (i.e. not those free php proxies but something reliable that won't be sniffed)

A: With TLS (SSL), a proxy server can't sniff the traffic. That's because user agents don't send along the HTTP request to the proxy server like they do for unencrypted HTTP. Instead, they use the CONNECT HTTP method to establish a clear channel between themselves and the server at the other end.
WARNING: a proxy server of any kind can still tell when and how often you attempt to contact which remote servers (by IP address) and can track roughly how much data gets exchanged in each direction. This isn't specific to proxy servers but is a general problem with encrypted traffic. Judge for yourself how much of a problem that is.
If you want to be more certain, you could always sign up for a cheap cloud service (linode, Rackspace, etc...) that gives you a virtual machine in a non-US datacentre. You get root access and you can run whatever proxy server or other software you want on that. The cloud provider can still sniff the traffic, but not as easily as if they were logged in to the server that runs the proxy server, and they probably don't gave much incentive to do so. Again, no guarantees: they ultimately have physical access to the server where your VM is hosted.

A: You could try Tunlr. Instead of using a proxy, or even a VPN, Tunlr is a DNS server that re-addresses some packets to make it seem as though they originate from a system in the US. As such, it does not intercept page data, cookies, etc.
It is mainly used for streaming video sites (Hulu, Netflix, etc.) and from what I can gather of how it works, I do not believe it would work with any arbitrary site by default, but you could always ask them to add (your) shopping site(s) to their support if it does not.
Caveat: Not surprisingly, using Tunlr (or any other workaround) to circumvent the geo-restriction is almost guaranteed to be a violation of the site's terms of service with all the consequences that getting caught brings.

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What happened with the bigger boys
(By Bert, aged 4.0)
My mum was going out on speed dating because it was Valentine's Day and she left me on my own and I said I would be bored and she said shut up and why didn't I read my chicken book. I like my chicken book but I have read it a lot and I know how it ends – on the front it is very colourful and the chickens look nice and on the back there are smaller pictures of the chickens and it tells you about the meal deals and it has the phone number.
Out the window I could see that the bigger boys from down the road were getting dressed up for skiing but it is weeks since there was any snow so I ran outside to warn them.
The bigger boys laughed at me and they said they just like dressing up in lots of different outfits because then they get lots of girlfriends and they put on their sailor clothes and they looked stupid and I wanted to laugh at them back but I did not because I am scared of Louis.
Louis made me sit on the front of a car while they drove it around the block and I pretended I was in a film because then it was less scary and I thought Niall would help me because he is the gentlest one from the bigger boys but he was showing off because he just wants Louis to like him and I do not like Louis.
Some of the other bigger boys were riding a motorbike and they were all very grown up and they were talking about all the tattoos they had got and about all the girls they would like to kiss and about how they did not mind if she was fat or ugly and I wondered if my mum was doing well at the speed dating.
But it turned out the bigger boys were not driving properly and the police made them go to prison and I had to go too but only to tell them which were the boys that had been bad to me and I thought about all the girls who would be sad if the bigger boys had to stay in prison and I did not tell the police anything and I got to go home and my mum was still not back but I looked at the pictures of the chickens and I went to sleep.
Posted in little bert
Tagged chickens, childhood, music, one direction
My albums of 2012: Games & Puzzles special
Can YOU solve Plan B's logic problem, spot the ball with Frank Ocean or help Usher find his climax? Find out in my Albums of the Year Puzzle Special!
10. Jessie Ware – Devotion
9. Bright Light Bright Light – Make Me Believe In Hope
8. Gossip – A Joyful Noise
Three very thoughtful, quietly euphoric albums to start us off. So let's have a thoughtful and quietly euphoric teaser:
You are queueing for the buffet at a music industry awards ceremony with Rod Thomas, Jessie Ware and Beth Ditto. You know that one of them always tells the truth, one of them always lies, and one can either lie or tell the truth as they choose. Rod says "The salmon en croute is nice! Don't listen to Beth by the way, she always lies." Jessie says "The profiteroles are lovely. And you can trust Rod, he always tells the truth." Beth says "I do lie sometimes but I can tell the truth too if I want to! By the way the mushroom vol-au-vents are delicious."
Which is the only food you can put on your plate with confidence?
7. Usher – Looking 4 Myself
I'm on my own with this one, I think. At least, I haven't seen anyone else raving about it in end-of-year lists. Too much dance-pop for the R&B crowd? Too R&B for the pop crowd? Too cheesy for everyone else? Actually that last one doesn't need a question mark. But I like it a lot. The centrepiece is of course Climax, a cleverly named song as Usher never actually reaches one. But can YOU help him get there?
6. Angel Haze – Reservation
It's not until you put an album on at work and everyone goes rigid with horror that you notice quite how sweary it is. The words in the puzzle are all taken from Angel's lyrics. When fitted correctly into the grid, the shaded squares will reveal a special bonus word! What is it?
5. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Can YOU see Frank's balls in this picture? Mark with a cross where you think they are.
4. Plan B – Ill Manors
It's a horrible world depicted in the film Ill Manors, with relentlessly awful things happening to everyone in it. The accompanying album is just as revolting and upsetting, but of course it's all set to brilliant music. Plan B has drafted his plans for the sequel in the form of a logic problem – solve it if you dare!
3. Tyson – Die On The Dancefloor
Here was a 2012 surprise – a concept album about morbidity delivered as a series of falsetto Hi-NRG bangers. Bloody great. So here's a puzzle based on Tyson's twin obsessions of disco and death.
2. Metric – Synthetica
I think Metric's dark, sugary synth-rock is sounding better than ever, and these songs haunted and inspired me all year. Join the fun by solving the riddle to find a word associated with metric measurements.
1. Cassie – The Unreleased Classics Trilogy
Well here's a puzzle. A singer releases a very good first album and goes on to record stacks of even better material for a second album which six years later shows no sign of ever materialising. No don't write in, there isn't an answer to this one. But Cassie's work since 2006 has now been collated and packaged up as a set of three downloads comprising 66 tracks. That's right, my album of the year isn't even a proper album and some of the tracks are years old. But to my tastes, out of this bonanza of material you could get at least two full albums that would wipe the floor with anything else from this year. It's a collection of cold, sexy, sweet and surprising electro that at its best makes me think of Janet Jackson singing her way through Britney's Blackout. But don't take my word for it – it's free!
If you want solutions to the puzzles, they're here. And if you want a soundtrack to working them out, my songs of the year are in a playlist in the previous post. Happy New Year x
Tagged angel haze, beth ditto, bright light bright light, cassie, death, frank ocean, games, gossip, ill manors, jessie ware, metric, music, plan b, puzzles, tyson, usher
Favourite tracks of 2012
It's a Spotify playlist! With a bonus YouTube link for a big favourite that wasn't on Spotify. These are the tunes that have kept me going all year…
Posted in Playlists
Tagged adele, angel haze, bright light bright light, cassie, frank ocean, gossip, hot chip, jessie ware, lana del rey, m.i.a., marina and the diamonds, metric, miguel, muse, music, plan b, swami baracus, tyson, usher
TV Pitches: Sonia
I had the pleasure of seeing Scouse popstrel Sonia Evans perform as part of the Hit Factory Live reunion gig the other day. She was tucked way below the likes of Steps and Jason Donovan on the bill, so what next for the chirpy songstress if this doesn't relaunch her career? Here are some TV show ideas…
YOU'LL NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU
Experimental science show in which Sonia is kept alive until the end of time to demonstrate the persistence of emotion. Long after her fella's death she's still telling herself that his refusal to answer her calls is no obstacle. After the earth is devastated by bio-nuclear war she still wanders to the site of his home in the hope of catching a glimpse or two. And following the eventual obliteration of our planet, billions of years into the future, she lingers – now evolved into gaseous form – between the stars. Finally the collapse of the universe into a singularity renders her video diaries useless. But we are left with a sense that Sonia's love endures. Narrated by India Fisher.
Sonia teams up with TV's Doctor Christian to learn the secrets of auscultation. Armed with only a stethoscope and a well-meaning grin she must correctly diagnose which of five celebrity volunteers has a heart murmur. If the pilot is successful a live roadshow series in shopping centres around the UK will follow.
COUNTING EVERY MINUTE
Endurance gameshow in which Sonia must count out loud to 1,440 in exactly twenty four hours, speaking once per minute and making no other sounds or movements. Throughout the day distractions come in the form of other popstars with time-themed hits. Five Star attempt to coax Sonia into not waiting another minute. So Solid Crew make an appearance to trick her into thinking she's only got a few seconds to go. Finally the ghost of Whitney Houston will try to make Sonia focus on a single moment of time only. Hosted enthusiastically by Alison Hammond.
ONLY FOOLS (NEVER FALL IN LOVE)
Sonia must keep her wits about her in this new dating quiz show! She's given the chance to get together with the man of her dreams, but if she fails a general knowledge test she must sign a legal document agreeing never to see him again. Piers Morgan presides.
BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Documentary series in which Sonia explores comparative religion to discover which faith's afterlife punishes wrongdoers most severely. In the first episode she visits Sister Wendy Beckett to discuss eternal torment in Catholicism; later there's an awkward moment when Donny and Marie Osmond tell her she can look forward to being cast into the Mormon "outer darkness". Sonia's smile slips for a second. But only a second.
Posted in TV Pitches
Tagged dr christian, end of the world, five star, music, piers morgan, so solid crew, sonia, telly, the osmonds, whitney houston
"It sounds wrong!" – The wit and wisdom of S Club 7 part two: The 1999 Specials
Between Miami 7 and L.A. 7, S Club filmed two double-length specials detailing their adventures on the road trip across America. And so our episode guide continues… [part one here]
BACK TO THE FIFTIES
Really?: It's the second time S Club have time travelled, this time thanks to a magic mileometer. That's all very well, but they don't seem to have any trouble spending their modern day money in the bowling alley.
Paul's dinners: His subconscious is manifesting as road signs now. Fortunately after this unhappy hallucination he gets to tuck into a huge pile of hot dogs later on.
Topical!: The gang are very keen to point out the unreconstructed sexism of the era. But otherwise it's an incredible, idealised 1959 that sees Bradley able to chat up a white girl without anyone bringing race into it. Speaking of which…
Exploring other cultures with Jo: Oh dear god she's blacked up AGAIN.
Careful what you wish for: Hannah: "We're looking for a wormhole in the time-space-whatsisname!" The countdown to Primeval continues.
Slashfic trigger:
BOYFRIENDS AND BIRTHDAYS
Really?: At this point in their long drive the gang'd be somewhere in New Mexico or Arizona. So it's not clear where Rachel finds the beach with the crashing waves.
Careful what you wish for: When Rachel's on the point of leaving the band: "I suppose we're the S Club 6 now." "It doesn't sound right." "It sounds wrong!" A few years later, thanks to Paul, this focus group would take place for real.
Dentalwatch:
Dada never died: Jon: "Statistically fish ARE much more reliable than boyfriends."
Paul's dinners:
Slashfic trigger: Rachel tries to impress new crush Ethan with an invitation to tea and biscuits, but when Bradley points out they don't have any, she offers him her sticky buns instead.
Posted in Episode Guides
Tagged bradley mcintosh, hannah spearritt, jo o'meara, jon lee, music, paul cattermole, rachel stevens, s club 7, telly, time travel, tina barrett
PURITY, PASSION or PAIN? The X Factor final decoded
There's no way to get round it; every X Factor final represents a significant choice in the symbolic life of the nation. Who can forget 2010's battle between coolness, cockiness and "credibility" (the Fergo/1D/Cardle showdown) or when Shayne Ward led cheekiness to victory over cleanliness AND cheesiness in 2005? Here in 2012, times are more austere and the UK's choice is a solemn one between almost religious virtues: PURITY, PASSION or PAIN…
(NB Not to be confused with Trey Songz' very good 2010 album Passion, Pain & Pleasure. If only.)
Cherubic reflex-giggler Jahmene is a role model for all those cautious kids you see hanging around drinking milkshakes outside Morrisons these days. Well I don't see anything like that in the slightly stabby neighbourhood I live in, but I hear it goes on elsewhere. What with calling for a Gospel Week, admitting he's never been kissed and saying he won't sing any songs with swear words in them, he's set a new gold standard for non-threatening behaviour in a reality show. Whether such a gentle soul will get very far in the music industry remains to be seen, but you know, there was, er, Dana.
Jahmene's favourite virtue is his chastity, and I say favourite because it's the one he aggressively advertises via the constant public display of a purity ring. I have begun to suspect that the power of his alarming falsetto is linked in some way to this holy ring, like a sort of anti-Sauron. Bust the ring and the spell is broken. But hasn't that always been the way.
See no Maloney, Hear no Maloney, Speak no Maloney [screencap by @baradar85]
No-one has brought raw emotion more firmly back into British public life this year than Christopher Maloney, as he stands on the stage each week violently shaking, sobbing or generally collapsing (Popjustice has a nice gallery). He only seems to find equilibrium when he's singing. Famously, the great love of his life is his nan, who's been passionately deployed as a bargaining card right from the start. Originally viewers were urged to vote amid grave concerns for her health, but now she's more prosaically invoked with Chris saying he hopes to buy her a new kitchen.
The best thing about Christopher's presence on X Factor is how completely it undermines his mentor, pompous control-monkey Gary Barlow. Gary's preferred quality in a protégé is laddishness, which is why he picks acts like Kye Sones or Frankie Cocozza in some sort of attempt to vicariously relive his youth – or at the very least snare a "Robbie-I-can-control-this-time". And as all the acts Gary chose for this year's live shows were eliminated in the first few weeks, he's been left politely endorsing someone he rejected while saving his most lavish fawning for rival James Arthur. So allow any smugness on Barlow's part if Christopher wins.
The public's final symbolic option is pain. Week after week James Arthur has taken one cheerful song after another, slowed it down a bit, unsheathed the Acoustic Guitar of Authenticity, and proceeded to sing with the sort of anguish that makes me wonder if he's suffering from hard stool syndrome.
Oh he seems like a nice fella but you won't get any sympathy round here for thinking that great pop songs need smothering with torpid angst to make them somehow worthwhile. Last year's winners represented FUN after all. But the country gets the X Factor finalists it deserves and it's been a fucking miserable year. So what's it to be? It's time to face the music.
Available from Greggs. I know.
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged christopher maloney, christopher maloney's nan, frankie cocozza, gary barlow, hard stools, jahmene douglas, james arthur, matt cardle, music, nicole scherzinger, one direction, pain, passion, purity, rebecca ferguson, robbie williams, shayne ward, telly, trey songz, x factor
Adverts explained: John Lewis – Never Knowingly Undersold
HI I'M A PLUCKY OUTGOING YOUNG WOMAN FROM 1925 LOOKING FOR A POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP OR A BIT OF BARNEYMUGGING WITH A KEEN 2012 DADDY
Gosh I bet society's changed a lot since your day, I'm not sure we could ever make it work!
NOT REALLY, MANY CORE VALUES AND EXPERIENCES ARE THE SAME, ESPECIALLY THOSE ESPOUSED BY THE JOHN LEWIS BRAND
Why are you shouting by the way?
I'M USING A TELEGRAPH MACHINE STOP
Stop what?
DON'T START THAT
Culture has changed so much since your day! We won't have any common reference points!
I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT IF YOU'RE MIDDLE CLASS AND CAN AFFORD NICE THINGS FROM JOHN LEWIS, NOTHING CHANGES ALL THAT MUCH
WHAT'S THAT MUSIC YOU'VE GOT ON IN 2012?
It's Paloma Faith covering INXS. It encapsulates the cuteness of how our time-crossed lovers' feelings are different but the same.
WOULDN'T AN ILL-ADVISED DUBSTEP VERSION OF THE CHARLESTON BE A BETTER FIT FOR OUR TIMEZONES?
It wouldn't wash with the Mumsnet crowd. But you've got Doop to look forward to in 70 years!
SO HOW SHALL WE WORK THIS?
Like Gary and Phoebe in Goodnight Sweetheart maybe? Unless Gary ever checked on Phoebe's gravestone in the present day. I don't think he did. Oh! Or like Gideon and Edith in The Invisibles!
I THINK GIDEON DID IT WITH HER WHEN SHE WAS AN OLD LADY IN THE 1990s TOO
I'm not sure about that babes. Hang on I'll check if there was something in Torchwood.
TORCHWOOD?
Oh no you're dumping me aren't you.
DON'T BE SILLY DARLING. JOHN LEWIS! WE'VE GOT THE CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN TO THINK OF…
Posted in Adverts explained
Tagged adverts, comics, doop, goodnight sweetheart, grant morrison, inxs, john lewis, music, paloma faith, shops, telly, the invisibles, torchwood


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A few days ago, I prepared a blog post about a very interesting experiment we had started. It had everything to be cool (at least in my mind): interesting, sciency and a nerdy acronym to go with it! Luke and I were deploying SMURFs (Standard Monitoring Unit for Recruitment of Fish) to look at the habitat preference of baby fishes. The reason it did not get published, is the ocean. The night after successfully deploying the first 15 units, the waves picked up and destroyed all of our work… Marine biology fieldwork can be pretty amazing and it can be rather challenging as well. But that's the beauty of the ocean: it's unpredictable. Which can be frustrating at times, but can mean fantastic surprises as well.
Movement: Your average Scorpionfish or Frogfish does not move very much, but every now and then they do. Whether it's a small shifting of the fins, an eyeball that rolls to follow potential prey, or a full swim, our eyes are fantastic at spotting movement. So if you see an unexpected twitch or you think you might have imagined seeing something shift in the corner of your eye, investigate it!
Habitat: The critters I am investigating here are usually found on sand, but there are A LOT of different types of sand. Not just the type of sand, but also what's on it, whether it's algae, sponges, featherstars, logs, mooring blocks or anything else that offers a minor difference in structure. Certain species of frogfish (eg. Giant Frogfish) are nearly exclusively found on sponges, while other (eg. juvenile Hairy Frogfish) like to hang out in areas with a lot of shell fragments. Sand Divers (Trichonotus sp.) love very loose sand, while Thorny Seahorses seem to prefer coarse sand with plant debris. In this post I explain where to find different species of scorpionfishes.
Shape: Even with their amazing camouflage, fish will be fish, which means they have (most of) the parts normal fish have. These shapes can help you find them. The distinctive thick pectoral fin of Stonefish are one of the best ways to recognize them. Pygmy seahorses are tiny and hide in big seafans, but they use their tails to hold on, which is one the things you can look for to try and find them.
Position: your own position makes a massive difference when trying to spot cryptobenthic fauna. If you are high above the sand, everything blends in, these species evolved to hide from most top-down predators. Get close and get low, if there is a slope, look up the slope instead of down, silhouettes often stand out this way.
Luck: In the end, good portion of luck can play a big role in finding that elusive critter you're looking for. If anyone knows how to get better at this particular method of finding critters, please tell me!
We left Lembeh last week. Having done 5 weeks worth of research in a muck divers' paradise, it was to move on. During our time in Lembeh we spent more than 100 hours under water, collected nearly 100 sediment samples, did 70 transects, built a coral nursery, wrote a small fish-ID guide, took well over 2000 photos, collected dozens of surveys, talked to divers and diveguides and had an ab-so-lutely amazing time! You would think that after all of that diving over sand we might have been ready for a break. So the first thing we did when we left Critters@Lembeh, was head straight to another island for some more diving.
You might have heard about Bangka recently, as it has been in dive and conservation-news a fair bit. A tin mine had been built illegally on the island a few years ago, and multiple NGO's and divecentres have been fighting a long legal battle to close it down. With success, as last week the mining company lost the court case, effectively shutting down further mining. Which made our dives there even more enjoyable. Besides pygmy seahorses, we obviously had to check out the muck dives Bangka had to offer. We weren't disappointed, as we found some beautiful little critters, some of which we hadn't even seen in Lembeh.
We said goodbye to Sophie, Simon and their (very cute) 3-months old son Max yesterday. Since we can't dive before flying, we made decided to make the most of our forced terrestrial time, by visiting the Tangkoko National Park. The park is home to Crested macaques (endemic to Sulawesi!), Tarsiers and apparently a lot of birds as well. Which we only noticed by the swarms of bird watchers in the guesthouse where we were staying. If you think I am going overboard in my passion for marine critters, I invite you to come to Tangkoko and have a look at these bird-people, it's rather entertaining really (and something of a terrestrial mirror for me as well). In any case, I guess we were not sophisticated enough for the bird watchers, but Luke and me did have a great time watching a large troop of macaques and 4 tiny little tarsiers.
The next stop is Bali, where more critters are waiting to be surveyed. We will also be deploying SMURFs in the water, more about them in a next blog!


Monday was Arles and Tuesday was spectacular. We left our little house in the olive grove quite early and made our way towards Saint-Remy-de-Provence. We passed through the commune of Fontvielle where I once many moons ago spent two months of the summer cooking for Ala ( daughter of Sunny von Bülow, the American Heiress. Hers is a fascinating and tragic story) Ala, Ralph and their children were such lovely people I cooked for them many years in a row. They took me with them on their trips out to Saint Remy, to Glanum and the Roman Aquaduct. So for me taking Sandra and Chris out and about in the area was a walk down memory lane from 25 years ago.
We were lucky enough to over hear a guide tell his guests about the aquaduct and that the water came from an underground spring that was plentiful. They built two aquaducts side by side, one to go to town and supply all the towns folk and the other to irrigate the fields.
It is a stunning peice of engineering. We didn't stop to paint but we did take a lot of photographs.
On our way we went to paint in the foot hills of Les Baux.
We had our picnic in an olive grove and painted for hours. Somehow I seem to have lost Sandra's painting but here is Chris's great painting.
Painting over we set of on our way home, only to be beckoned by a rather posh Chateau. Chateau Estoublon, famous for it's olive oil and indeed it's wine. We made our merry way towards the Abbey of Montmajour, which is extra-ordinary and whose history actually deserves a blog all to itself, so in due course I will write one. In the meantime here are a few photo's to entice you to visit it one day, perhaps.
Feeling full to the brim with love for this area and a warm and contented feeling of fulfillment we headed our way home. We did so much and saw so much and yet felt so good at the end of the day.
Wednesday and Thursday we spent painting the Flamingos.
And Friday we went in search of the lavender fields.
And now we are on a new trip in a new place with dear friends. A place of endless woods and wild flower meadows of a setting sun who stains the mountains purple and fire up the sky in burnt orange and blasts of light blazing through the clouds casting angular shadows and mesmorising skies. I look and this and think who is to say there is no creator?
We will be painting in the lavender fields tomorrow. I am sure you will hear from me soon.
Do you remember me ? I was account in Domaine du grand cros ?
If you spend some days near Vidauban, tell it me !
incredible week of exploring and being taken to hidden parts of Provence coming across this Roman aqueduct almost by accident.
We sat in Olive groves painting and picnicking. We laughed, had the finest of Provence wines and food. Learnt so much from essential colour mixing, how to enhance our paintings with free movement, highlighting and softening areas to give depth to our work.


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National California Firefighters Work to Protect Historic Observatory
California Firefighters Work to Protect Historic Observatory
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 6:21 pm | כ"ו אלול תש"פ
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -
Dome of the historic Mount Wilson Observatory, which houses the 100-inch (254 cm) Hooker Telescope in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Antczak, File)
Firefighters burned off vegetation in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles on Tuesday to protect historic Mount Wilson Observatory from a wildfire.
The Bobcat Fire was within 500 feet (152 meters) of the observatory by early afternoon and crews were waiting for it, the Angeles National Forest tweeted.
The blaze was just 3% contained after growing to more than 64 square miles (166 square kilometers) since breaking out Sept. 6.
The U.S. Forest Service said firefighters have been taking advantage of favorable weather to conduct firing operations to protect the observatory, nearby broadcast transmitters and communities on foothills below.
Mount Wilson rises to an elevation of more than 5,700 feet (1,737.3 meters) about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
The observatory played a pivotal role in early 20th century confirmation that galaxies exist outside the Milky Way.
In addition to its famed 100-inch (254-centimeter) telescope, the peak has other historic telescopes as well as modern astronomy instruments currently in use.
More than 16,600 firefighters are on the lines of more than two dozen major California wildfires that have scorched 5,000 square miles this year. Since the outbreak of massive fires on Aug. 15 there have been 25 fatalities.
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COSHOCTON – The annual Coshocton Democrats' summer social will be from 6 to 8 p.m. June 10 at Schumaker Farms, 52441 County Road 16.
There will be face painting, kids pie eating contest and an ice cream sundae bar along with sandwiches, side dishes and beverages. Cost is $10; children 17 and under are free.
For information or reservation contact Breanne Smith at 740-202-0675 or email coshdemchair@gmail.com or Teresa Thorson at 740-502-0666 or email tct740@yahoo.com.


This perhaps is not the best way to internationalize (i.e. make available in multiple languages) an Angular web app, but it works well for me, both as a Web app, or as part of a Cordova / Phonegap app.
Which effectively defines two languages "en" (English) and "es" (Spanish), and defines two variables, or strings within it "Login" and "Register", you can see how the translation differs between English and Spanish. You can of course define more words, and more languages, this demo is just making a basic case.


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Q: Get all keys of a JavaScript object I was wondering if there was a quick way to extract keys of associative array into an array, or comma-separated list using JavaScript (jQuery is ok).
options = {key1: "value1", key2: "value2"};

Result should be the array:
["key1", "key2"]

or just a string:
"key1, key2"

A: A jQuery way of doing it:
var keys = [];
options = {key1: "value1", key2: "value2"};
$.each(options, function(key, value) { keys.push(key) })
console.log(keys)

A: You can easily get an array of them via a for loop, for example:
var keys = [];
for(var key in options) {
  if(options.hasOwnProperty(key)) { //to be safe
    keys.push(key);
  }
}

Then use keys how you want, for example:
var keyString = keys.join(", ");

You can test it out here. The .hasOwnProperty() check is to be safe, in case anyone messed with the object prototype and such.

A: Most of the major browsers have this functionality built-in now, the method is Object.keys():
var keys = Object.keys(options);
//-> ["key1", "key2"]

You can also use a little snippet to implement this in browsers that don't support it:
Object.keys = Object.keys || (function () {
    var hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;

    return function (o) {
        if (typeof o != "object" && typeof o != "function" || o === null)
            throw new TypeError("Object.keys called on a non-object");

        var result = [];
        for (var name in o) {
            if (hasOwnProperty.call(o, name))
                result.push(name);
        }

        return result;
    };
})();

That snippet works much the same as the one in Nick Craver's example with 2 exceptions:

*

*It will throw a meaningful TypeError if you pass anything other than an Object in (or "associative array", if you like).

*It will work around an annoying DOM-related issue in Internet Explorer where collections don't have the hasOwnProperty method.

This (and the other answers here) doesn't work around an IE enumeration bug, however.  You can find more information and a partial work around for that on this answer here.

A: options = {key1: "value1", key2: "value2"};
keys = Object.keys(options);

A: You can now use
Object.keys(obj)

to get an array consisting of the available keys in an object. Mozilla has usage and availability information.

A: You can use $.each() in jQuery:
function keyArray(obj) {
  var rv = [];
  $.each(options, function(key) { rv.push(key); });
  return rv;
}

then
var keys = keyArray(options);

gives you ["key1", "key2"] as an array, which you could join to get a string.


Joanne Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal, 10/30/2010: ELOISE'S MUM. Kay Thompson is best known— solely known, perhaps, to anyone under, say, 50—as the author of "Eloise," the children's book about a tiny terror who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel and tells adults what to do. But before conjuring that spunky, pot-bellied 6-year-old—and long before "re-invention" was everyone's favorite noun and activity—the gifted, idiosyncratic Thompson was a radio star, almost a Broadway star, head of the vocal department at MGM, a nightclub sensation, a clothing designer and co-star of the 1957 musical "Funny Face." Think "Think Pink." Now this overachiever, who died in 1998 at age 88, is the subject of Sam Irvin's "Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise." For a big chunk of her career, Mr. Irvin notes, Thompson was one of the many aggrieved handmaidens working behind the scenes to make others look good while just itching to holler: "Hey, what about me?" "Bolstering the careers of others," Mr. Irvin writes, "was a bittersweet endeavor for someone who craved the spotlight so intently." When she finally got her chance, Thompson made the most of it. The woman who claimed that the secret to life was "a lot of hard work, a lot of sense of humor, a lot of joy and a whole lot of tra la la" was extolled for her wit and charm, her pizzazz and style (she was once under contract to the clothing manufacturer Evan Picone), her drive and talent. Columnist Walter Winchell called her "atomic"; author Ray Bradbury called her "an explosion." But even the adoring Mr. Irvin grants that Thompson was also a controlling, credit-grabbing piece of work. She was born Catherine Louise Fink in St. Louis in 1909 but quickly became known as Kitty. Her mother, Hattie, was a former waitress; her father, Leo, a pawnbroker who strove mightily to hide his Jewish background. His daughter strove mightily to conceal both Leo's business and his religion. The rebellious, precocious Thompson began taking piano lessons as a toddler and was soon pecking out tunes of her own devising. She taught herself to sing and, as a college student, put her talent and implacable ambition to work, landing a part-time job crooning with a band. As Mr. Irvin writes, Thompson's father, who had been skeptical of her musical interests, was stunned when his daughter announced that she she'd be making $125 a week. That was just the beginning. "She got herself all dolled up," writes Mr. Irvin, "and marched over" to the offices of KMOX, St. Louis's top radio station. Without an appointment, Thompson talked her way into an on-air slot. It was 1930, and she was 20 years old. The job led to guest spots on the burgeoning radio networks operated by NBC and by CBS, whose chairman, Bill Paley, was a big fan. Radio was a perfectly fine, temporary venue. And Thompson did after all have a radio face. But she was looking for stardom in a different medium: the movies. Hollywood had different plans for her—helping other performers raise their games. From the mid-1930s until the late 1940s, Thompson was the go-to vocal coach and arranger for movie musicals. She prepped Rita Hayworth for "Gilda" and Margaret O'Brien for "Meet Me in St. Louis" and got Frank Sinatra ready for his first starring role, in "Higher and Higher." But Thompson's main charge was Judy Garland, for whom she was coach, consultant and hand-holder-in-chief. Garland called her "my severest friend and best critic." "Oooooh, that MGM," she later told a reporter, "I was using about 5% of my potential." While fulfilling the six-week residency requirement for a quickie Nevada divorce from her second husband in 1947, Thompson devised a nightclub act that she would headline, backed by the Williams Brothers, a quartet of siblings who had filled out choruses at MGM. That would be Williams as in Andy. He and Thompson were soon romantically involved, but she also gave him showbiz guidance. Thanks partly to her mentoring, Williams became a solo recording star. As always, Thompson was ambivalent about the success of her protégés. "Just below the surface of Kay's generosity," Mr. Irvin writes, "was a fragile ego ready to erupt with anger and jealousy whenever a minion's success threatened to eclipse her own." She made Williams pay (and pay). The young singer rashly promised his inamorata 50% of the take if she could get him a recording contract. Thompson delivered and Williams was on the hook, he later estimated, "for hundreds of thousands of dollars," adding that he "sort of expected Kay to give back that money at some later date. But lo and behold, that never came to pass." The cabaret act was rapturously received. Thompson and the Williams boys were soon performing to packed rooms in Los Angeles, New York, London and Paris. It was her biggest triumph before the magical few years in the mid-1950s that included her star turn as an autocratic fashion-magazine editor in "Funny Face" and her debut as a children's-book author extraordinaire. An ironic twist for a woman who shared W.C. Fields's fondness for kids. For years, Thompson had entertained friends by channeling a 6-year-old alter ego named Eloise. One dazzled listener, D.D. Ryan, a junior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar, insisted that the character was perfect for a children's book. Thompson wasn't so sure. But when Ryan put her together with an artist named Hilary Knight, who produced some drawings of Eloise, Thompson was sold. She began imagining a child living at the Plaza Hotel—where she herself had been in residence for years—and the tale of a resourceful, devil-may-care little girl began taking shape. Publishing in 1955, the book was an almost instant hit, spawning sequels and merchandising deals. As a child, Mr. Irvin says, he was in thrall to "Eloise" and in the process became enamored of Thompson. It must have been painful to learn of her rear-guard action to minimize Knight's enormous contribution to the success of "Eloise." Thompson was outraged that he would get a cover credit, let alone royalties. Her graceless behavior regarding the book reached its nadir during the making of the "Playhouse 90" adaptation of the book in 1956: Thompson insisted on being the voice of Eloise even as child actress Evelyn Rudie played her on camera. During rehearsals, Ms. Rudie told Mr. Irvin, "every time I had a line, I had to cover my mouth, I had to hold a book up; I had to turn away from the camera. I had to have a doll in front of my face." Eventually, cooler heads prevailed and young Rudie was allowed to speak for herself. Mr. Irvin is admirably passionate (and compassionate) about his subject, which helps to make up for some narrative excesses and lapses in style. Describing a chorus returning to rehearsal work, he writes: "Then it was throats back to the grindstone." He also seems to hail from the "leave no detail out" and "let no interview go unused" school of biography. Thus at least a dozen people are given space to insist that, contrary to rumor, Thompson was heterosexual. Never mind. Fans of Hollywood's golden age and fans of the Plaza Hotel's most famous inhabitant will be, in Eloise speak, "rawther" glad that Kay Thompson's own story has been told.


China Southern is the biggest airline in China and nowadays one of the largest in the world, however unlike its competitors China Eastern and Air China it has been very conservative with special liveries. In fact there have only been three but even China Southern couldn't resist embracing the 2010 Asian Games when they were held in its home city of Guangzhou.
Prior to 2009 the only special scheme that China Southern Airlines had applied to its fleet was a somewhat underwhelming sticker application to one of its Boeing 777s (B-2051) advertising the Toyota Camry. This lasted for two years from 2006-2008.
Guangzhou was chosen by the Olympic Council of Asia in July 2004 to host the 2010 games, which would be the XVI Asiad. The games saw 9,704 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees compete in 476 events and began on November 12, 2010. They were additionally co-hosted by Guangzhou's neighbouring cities of Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei across 53 venues and ran until November 27. This area of China is China Southern Airlines' heartland so it was not surprising that the airline would welcome the games and advertise them.
China Southern added 800-900 extra flights for the games and no doubt saw a welcome boost to its operating profits as the games were expected to attract more than 50,000 people. The China Southern scheme applied to Airbus A330-243 B-6057 featured an attractive light blue rear half and the slogan of the games: "Thrilling Games, Harmonious Asia". B-6057 was only the second A330 delivered to CZ, one of four delivered in 2005. A further pair of series 243s arrived in 2007 followed by two series 343Xs. Since then the A330 fleet has expanded to 35 aircraft of which 16 are series 243s.
"The Mascots embody a part of Guangzhou's unique history and culture and each Goat has an individual name that is distinctly Cantonese in style: A Xiang, A He, A Ru, A Yi and Le Yangyang. When you put their names together, Xiang He Ru Yi Le Yangyang - meaning Peace, Harmony and Great Happiness, with everything going as you wish - they fully express the people of Guangzhou's hope that the 16th Asian Games bring peace, prosperity, success and happiness to the people of Asia and fulfill their, and our, Vision of a "Thrilling Games and Harmonious Asia".
The selection of goats as mascots seems bizarre at first but relates to a Guangzhou legend, which today makes the five goats the most recognisable symbol of the city. For further details of the legend see here. Despite the games finishing over 5 years ago now B-6057 continues to wear her special colours, which given their association with its home city are probably very popular. China Southern itself is still conservative when it comes to special schemes though hopefully the 787 specific colours for that aircraft type signal a change of thinking for the airline.


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Lync Server 2013 has brought many great features with it's release and also many enhancements made to the existing features which adds more benefit for both End users and Administrators. One such new feature is Centralized logging Service which is really a great feature as it eventually reduces manual work from Administrators to enable logging on every single server in the pool to enable logging on all the Servers at once from a Single source and also customize the how logging to be enabled based on defined Scenarios.
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News / Projectors / BenQ LK970 4K Laser Projector Delivers Flawless, Long-Lasting Color Performance
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BenQ LK970 4K Laser Projector Delivers Flawless, Long-Lasting Color Performance
BlueCore Laser Projector Displays an Exceptionally Bright, UHD, 100" Plus Image for Commercial and Home Theater Applications
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Sept. 5, 2017 — BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, today announced the availability of the LK970 4K UHD BlueCore laser projector. Delivering breathtakingly realistic image quality thanks to a unique combination of best-in-class features and incredible 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution, with 5,000 ANSI-lumen brightness, this new projector is the perfect visual solution for large-venue applications, home cinemas and living rooms with high-ambient lighting conditions.
"With our LK970, we've combined 4K with our powerful BlueCore laser engine to raise the bar on brightness performance and installation flexibility," said Johnny Huang, projector product manager at BenQ America Corp. "The result is an incredibly clear, bright and vibrant picture for a variety of environments. The picture quality is so impressive, even in ambient light, that not only can it be used as an incredible home theater centerpiece but also in challenging pro AV scenarios, including commercial simulations, digital imaging, mapping and immersive gallery displays."
Outstanding in Every Way
The BenQ LK970 BlueCore laser projector boasts 4K resolution with 5,000 ANSI-lumen brightness. Featuring BenQ's innovative BlueCore Laser technology with Texas Instruments' latest DLP chip, it delivers a perfect picture with subtle details in pristine, true-to-life color performance that makes graphics and motion video pop. The industry-trusted chip is complemented by a dual color wheel specifically engineered to project rich, saturated color with superior accuracy that's capable of meeting the hefty color and reliability requirements of large-venue settings such as boardrooms, classrooms, immersive public spaces, museums, retail stores, simulation setups and more.
Installation Flexibility Meets Enduring Reliability
For installation flexibility, the BenQ LK970's BlueCore laser technology also guarantees reliable projection from any angle and a long-lasting 20,000 hours of beautiful operation that beats out lamp-based projectors. Specialized modes optimize the light source for improved energy use and prolonged projector life that's ideal for applications with 24/7 operation. Users can choose from three different light source modes to optimize energy use and extend the projector's life up to 60,000 hours in Eco Mode.
To ensure accurate performance even in severe conditions, the projector features air-tight-sealed laser modules, enclosed light engines to eliminate dust that can damage the DMD chip and internal components and a liquid cooling system that protects the engine from heat. In addition, it allows for dynamic installation options such as 360-degree rotation and portrait applications as well as projection mapping onto ceiling, walls, floors or angled signage for eye-catching displays.
For integrators and IT managers, the LK970 is compatible with Crestron, AMX and Extron control systems for convenient system integration with various third-party devices. Combined with BenQ's Multiple Display Administrator (MDA) software, administrators can efficiently perform day-to-day scheduling, operations and maintenance from a centralized location and across an entire public display network, reducing the cost for managing multiple projectors.
Additionally, the LK970 offers HDBaseT connectivity for uncompressed transmissions up to 100 meters. HDBaseT connectivity combines video, audio and device control signals from multiple sources including PCs, laptops, document cameras, Blu-rays and DVDs onto a single CAT5 cable for seamless long-distance transmissions.
More information on the new LK970 is available at https://www.benq.com/en-us/business/projector/lk970.html
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