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Happy birthday my precious Angel Child.
I wonder whether you were excited about your birthday? Do you still celebrate your birthdays or do you celebrate the day your pain and suffering ended?
I miss you so much, sweetheart. Although I still cry for you almost every day I honor your legacy every single day of my life. What a community changer you were… Through your suffering, almost 1400 people have received love, dignity, and quality of life.
Would I rather have had a healthy child? YES!!!! But this was our destiny and out of our control. Your suffering led us onto a path that we would not have chosen voluntarily.
So my little Angel, tonight we will have a dinner and talk about you the entire evening. We will do your birthday eulogy as we did all the years you lived. We will talk about your stoic bravery. We will laugh about your idiosyncrasies, your inability to remember or tell a joke. We will remember your ability to smile through your pain. We will hear your voice saying "I am fine".
We will cry for your empty seat at the table and the huge void in our hearts.
Someone asked me whether it ever gets any easier and I could only say "No".
The pain has not gone away. The pain will never go away. The longing for another "tomorrow with you" will never go away… Every morning is a stark reminder that another "tomorrow has broken".
But Baby Girl, I looked at old photos of you tonight and the dreadful pain in your eyes was a harsh reminder of your suffering. I am seldom not awake at 2 O Clock in the morning…injection time. I am haunted by your whimpers of pain, your tears when you say "Help me, Mommy. I cannot handle the pain anymore". My feelings of helplessness.
Did I ever consider it? You know I did. You begged me to do it. But in the dark of night, there was always a remote possibility that "tomorrow" would be better. Sometimes it was.
But today is not about me and my grief. Today is the reminder of the happiest day of my life – the day I held you in my arms for the first time. Know, that I will always love you. .
You will always be the highlight of my life – my greatest joy. Know that I am at peace that your suffering is over.
But always know that I wish your life was different.
I have not posted in a long time. I keep thinking up posts but I never seem to have writing time. I do dream of having time to write my book. No, let me rather rearticulate that…I dream of having time to attempt writing a book that will capture the pain and indignity that my little girl suffered. The book must portray the immeasurable value of her legacy. It is not only a huge responsibility and project but the fulfillment of the deathbed promise I made.
On Saturday I spoke, at a fundraiser, about the story behind the starting of Stepping Stone Hospice. I was given 20 minutes but I think I took much longer. I wanted people to meet Vicky. The "healthy", carefree child/woman with a heart full of hope. I wanted people to see how during the last 10 years of her life she was stripped of so much.
I did not have the time to talk about the bedsores that developed the last day, the fact that I did not know I had to turn her every two hours… I wanted people to understand the helplessness her boys felt seeing their mother in so much relentless pain. The trauma they experienced seeing Vic live through the pain, the indignity of the disease, her quiet resolve of accepting "it was over".
For so many years I did not sleep because I was scared I would not hear her. Physically and mentally I was exhausted. Now…I do sleep but my soul is tired.
I must capture the heartlessness of the medical profession; the lack of counseling; the importance of hope… I must capture the bravery of a tiny little girl fighting for just one more day – one day at a time.
Five years, 3 months and three days ago I lay next to you listening to your labored breathing. You lay motionless in your bed. Your hands and feet were ice-cold. Your body was burning up with fever. Daddy and I counting the seconds between your breaths. My hand on your little heart and my head next to yours.
When your little heart stopped beating my heart broke into a million pieces. As your soul soared mine plummeted into a hellhole of grief and despair.


Vision and Futurebuild joined forces for 2019 in a partnership that addressed the key issues facing the architecture and construction industry today.
A dedicated symposium, sponsored by Transport for London, took place in the Vision theatre, surrounded by an exhibition of brands looking to improve our built environment and public spaces through new technologies, products and services. Alongside this was the 100@London dinner event that provided an unrivalled networking opportunity for architects, housebuilders and developers.
Future resilience lies in our urban environments and London's population is projected to increase to almost 11 million by 2040. Creating a 'London' that works for all Londoners means addressing a number of and critical issues and it has never been more pressing to explore these challenges and provide ways of delivering results that make a positive impact London, as well as the wider environment and society.
As part of the collaboration between Vision London and Futurebuild, leading speakers from the urban design and architectural world were on hand to discuss and debate the future vision for London, in a symposium sponsored by Transport for London.
If you require CPD points from any of the sessions you attended, you can submit your request here..
What should London do now to be a successful, liveable, healthy place providing a good quality of life and social equity?
How can transport oriented development be used to to unlock London's sustainable future?
How can London can continue to grow and develop whilst maintaining its rich vein of history and tradition?
Getting the right housing mix to provide for all Londoners.
What is the healthy streets approach? How does it work in practice and how can it be used to drive positive change across London?
Can culture-driven placemaking unite communities, improve overall well-being and encourage inward investment and economic regeneration.
How to achieve the Mayor's aim for London to be greener by 2050 than it is today.
What makes the BID model successful? Why is the private sector taking more interest than ever in how the 'public' realm is stewarded and what value it can add and what's next for BIDs in London?
How can we ensure the viability of London's society, economy, and environment in the face of climate change and related challenges for the design, operation and refurbishment of its buildings and infrastructure?
There are opportunities to develop the subsurface but what do we need to know to make this possible?
What are the innovative solutions that will keep our urban spaces safe while remaining fluid, multifunctional and accessible?
How can London leverage smart, integrated urban development to become the global model for a sustainable 'future city'?
Four Future of London Alumni put forward their responses to some of the city's most critical challenges.


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Impossible Foods has stopped pursuing a huge McDonald's burger deal
But its rival Beyond Meat is still in talks to supply the fast-food chain with plant-based burger patties
by Christian Saclao January 8, 2020, 11:25 pm
Impossible Foods won't be supplying McDonald's with plant-based burgers anytime soon.
In a recent interview with Reuters, Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown revealed that they have given up trying to win a coveted deal to supply McDonald's with plant-based burger patties because the fake meat company doesn't have the capacity to meet the demand of the world's No. 1 fast-food chain.
"It would be stupid for us to be vying for them right now," Brown admitted, referring to McDonald's. "Having more big customers right now doesn't do us any good until we scale up production."
Impossible Foods has had capacity issues before, so the decision to stop pursuing a deal with McDonald's at this point in time is acceptable. In fact, hamburger chain White Castle suffered a month-long shortage of Impossible Slider patties due to capacity issues last June.
"I wish we had vastly more capacity than we do right now because the demand is high," Brown added. According to Reuters, Americans spend an average of $3,500 per person on food away from home, and that's exactly why Impossible Foods and its competitors like Beyond Meat are all keen to score partnerships with fast-food chains.
Though Impossible Foods has backed out of the McDonald's deal, Brown made it clear that they would still want to partner with the fast-food chain in the future.
"When we are ready to do it, we would certainly like them to be a customer," Brown said. "[But] right now, if McDonald's said they wanted us to be in all the restaurants, we'd have to say 'Sorry, we can't do it.'"
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Instead of trying to score a deal to McDonald's scale, Impossible Foods is working hard to more than double its production to add new little clients and meet the growing demand of its existing customers, including Burger King. Last year, Impossible Foods joined forces with Burger King to launch its soy-based Impossible Whopper in the United States.
Meanwhile, Beyond Meat told Reuters that talks between them and McDonald's are going "very well," noting that their new and upcoming facilities around the world will help them meet McDonald's demand for plant-based burgers not just in the United States, but overseas as well.
"We would have to work with them (McDonald's) on timing but, yes, we would be able to meet their demand globally," Beyond Meat's chief growth officer Chuck Muth said.
Unlike Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat has already partnered with McDonald's for a project. Last September, McDonald's launched a 12-week test of a P.L.T. burger in Canada using Beyond Meat's plant-based burger patties. Though the fast-food chain didn't release any details on the results of the Canada test, that short project seemed to be the start of a long-term partnership between the two companies.
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Recycled bags go from storing animal feed to carrying groceries
MARY ZIMMERMAN started making re-usable shopping bags and totes out of recycled seed and feed bags about a month ago and has since been giving them away to family and friends.
Kayla Barnes
Mary Zimmerman, a rural Darlington resident, has recently taken up a new hobby that is beneficial to both shoppers and the environment. She's making reusable shopping bags and totes out of recycled feed and seed bags.
Zimmerman began making these bags about a month ago after her cousin's wife showed Zimmerman the bag that she had constructed and gave Zimmerman a bunch of bags.
"I've been experimenting with how I've been making them," explained Zimmerman, who estimated that she's made about a dozen of the bags so far, most of which she's given away to family and friends. "They're great for shopping or camping or anything really," she explained.
Zimmerman has made several different sized bags with handles of varying lengths and is excited to continue. "It was a good time of the year to do this when I started, because you can't get outside to do anything either," said Zimmerman.
"I might think about trying to sell them eventually, but I'm just giving them away right now because it's fun," said Zimmerman. "People occasionally give me a couple bucks for the strapping I use for the handles, but as long as people are using the bags instead of burning them or sending them to landfills, that's all that matters," she explained.
The feed and seed bags that Zimmerman uses to make the re-usable bags are made of a sturdy plastic material. "You can easily wipe them down to wash them and they're better than the bags you can go buy in the store," she added.
Zimmerman has been collecting livestock feed bags and bird seed bags from several people that she knows as well saving her own, as she feeds birds at her residence. She also hopes to talk to local feed stores to see if people would be interested in returning their used feed and seed bags so she could collect them.
"Some of these bags have beautiful pictures of birds and other animals on them," explained Zimmerman. "I had one friend tell me she even considered buying a bag of horse feed, just so I could make her a bag with the image, that is until she realized how much horse feed costs," she added with a laugh.
Zimmerman explained that the sewing involved with making the bags is nothing too fancy. "You just need to be able to sew straight pretty much," she said. Zimmerman is more than willing to explain how she makes the bags to anyone that would like to try creating their own.
Zimmerman begins her projects by cleaning out bags that she plans to use, as the feed can occasionally leave residue. She then decides what part of the bag design she wants to be displayed on the front of the bag and begins cutting and sewing. She has several measurements to make different sized bags written out on a chart for reference.
For the handles Zimmerman said she first used strips of the feed or seed bags, as she didn't have anything else, but that now she buys lengths of strapping from stores like Hobby Lobby or Joanne Fabrics to use for handles.
After cutting the appropriate length for the bag size, Zimmerman will slightly melt the strapping material to keep it from fraying. You can do this with a match or lighter, although Zimmerman quickly brushed the ends over a warm burner on the stove top.
Zimmerman attaches the strapping to the plastic material with an hourglass stitch to finish the bag. She then signs the inside of the bag, along with the name of the person receiving the bag and the year.
Zimmerman is thinking about sharing the project directions with 4-H groups who could make the bags for projects or with other groups who might be interested in making the bags like the Lafayette County Bluebird Society.


New production opening at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at The Royal Court this week – Yen, written by Anna Jordan and directed by Ned Bennett. The play is a four-hander, starring Jake Davies and Alex Austin as two brothers, Bobbie & Hench (13 and 16), Sian Breckin as their Mum & Annes Elwy as Jenny. Suitably hard hitting and moving in equal measures. Royal Court at it's best. Runs until 13th February 2016.
For more images from the show, click here now.


I may be the last person in the shooting sports to figure this out. But here I am.
In 2015, I changed the black front post on my SIG P226 competition gun to a fiber optic sight. I shot with that for a couple years, before going back to the plain black sight. I felt the fiber sight didn't offer enough solid mass in front of my eyes to get good sight alignment. When I switched to the P320, I actually blackened out the SIG Night Sight on the front. I've shot that way with a fair bit of success.
One of the topics of the Brandon Wright class was "target focus" vs. "sight focus." Frankly, this was a new concept to me; I've always used front sight focus for all my shooting. I also felt somewhat constrained to this sight picture by needing distance correction in my eyes. I couldn't see the sights in focus wearing my distance Rx, so I shot without the corrective lenses, which meant I saw sharp sights but blurry targets.
Brandon showed us how target focus shooting works on close targets. He also rightly derided my gun sights throughout the weekend. (All in good humor.) The opportunity to shoot Brandon's gun, while wearing my distance Rx, showed me how valuable the red fiber optic was when combined with target focus. This was an enlightening experience for me. So much so that I placed an order for new sights after the first day of class as soon as I returned to my hotel, even before I showered and went out for dinner.
This weekend I replaced the stock sights on the P320 with a Dawson Precision competition sight set with a black rear and fiber front. I elected to wait until after the Rivanna match, rather than jump into a match with an untested installation. The swap was surprisingly quick and trouble-free.
On Monday I took a trip to the indoor range to try out the new sights. My first group of 10 shots at 7 yards elicited a comment of "Show off" from the range officer, so I figured the sights were installed well. I spent the rest of my time shooting at 10, 15 and 20 yards to confirm the sight picture and point of aim. I wasn't shooting from rest but the sights seem to be where they should be.
When shooting head shots at 10 yards, it was almost breathtaking to be able to see the head of the target through the rear notch, behind the front post. My previous setup required guesstimating the head target location since it was essentially covered by the front post.
I shot some 3, 4, and 5 shot strings as fast as I could see the red dot return. I am still shooting without my distance Rx, which means I'm probably leaning more to sight focus than target focus. Even so, I am enthusiastic over the results and looking forward to getting in more practice.
I need to spend much more time getting accustomed to the new sights and to using target focus for close shooting. I'll do most of that in dry fire. I also have a much needed appointment with my optometrist in a few weeks, so eye glass changes may be coming.
Even though fiber optic sights are pretty much the standard for competitive shooting, I've never really understood how to use them properly. You can teach an old dog new tricks, and I for one, am looking forward to learning a few.


Welcome to Verdi Catering. Feel free to call with any questions you may have, we would be pleased to assist you in coordinating your next event.
We also have the newly opened "The Verdi Room" available for private parties.


Redmond dental practice seeking a full time DA for their office. They would prefer someone with at least 1 year of experience and who is able to make temporary crowns. Software utilized within the office is Open Dental. They are an all-digital and paperless office that offers general and advanced dental procedures. This is a busy 3 dr practice with a great team.


Rag & Bone Plush Legging Jean. Size 27These soft black denim leggings create a smooth silhouette with faux front pockets. The back pockets are accented with a signature logo stitch and vertical seams. Single-button closure and zip fly.Fabric: Super-stretch denim.60% cotton/35% modal/5% polyurethane.Wash cold.Made in the USA.


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Q: Convert image png to jpg with Magento i try to convert an image png in jpg in a custom module with Magento.
The upload works but when i try to convert the pic there is a prblm. There isn't method to convert in the Varien_file_uploader but in the Varien_image there is.
I try that :
$uploader = new Varien_File_Uploader('image');
$uploader->setAllowedExtensions(array('jpg','png','gif','jpeg'));
$uploader->setAllowRenameFiles(false);
$uploader->setFilesDispersion(false);
$uploader->save($path, $_FILES['image']['name']);

$image = new Varien_Image($path . DS . $_FILES['image']['name']);
$image->convert('jpeg');
$image->save($path, 'mypic.jpeg');

Any ideas ?
Thx

A: I created a function, you can use it as helper. If someone need it :)
class YourCompany_YourModule_Helper_Image_Data extends Mage_Core_Helper_Abstract{

    public function convert($ext, $path, $name, $newname = NULL)
    {
        $exploded = explode('.',$name);
        $extoriginal = $exploded[count($exploded) - 1];

        switch($extoriginal)
        {
            case 'jpg':
            case 'jpeg':
                $image = imagecreatefromjpeg($path . $name);
            break;
            case 'png':
                $image = imagecreatefrompng($path . $name);
            break;
            case 'gif':
                $image = imagecreatefromgif($path . $name);
            break;
            case 'bmp':
                $image = imagecreatefrombmp($path . $name);
            break;
        }

        $bg = imagecreatetruecolor(imagesx($image), imagesy($image));
        imagefill($bg, 0, 0, imagecolorallocate($bg, 255, 255, 255));
        imagealphablending($bg, TRUE);
        imagecopy($bg, $image, 0, 0, 0, 0, imagesx($image), imagesy($image));
        imagedestroy($image);
        $quality = 100;

        $newname = ($newname == NULL) ? $exploded[0] : $newname;

        switch($ext)
        {
            case 'jpg':
            case 'jpeg':
                $newimage = $path . $newname . ".jpg";
                imagejpeg($bg, $newimage, $quality);
            break;
            case 'png':
                $newimage = $path . $newname . ".png";
                imagepng($bg, $newimage, $quality);
            break;
            case 'gif':
                $newimage = $path . $newname . ".gif";
                imagegif($bg, $newimage, $quality);
            break;
            case 'bmp':
                $newimage = $path . $newname . ".bmp";
                imagewbmp($bg, $newimage, $quality);
            break;
        }
        imagedestroy($bg);
        return $newimage;
    }
}

In the config.xml (of your custom module) add this in the global node
    <helpers>
        <news>
            <class>YourCompany_YourModule_Helper_Image</class>
        </news>
    </helpers>

And to use
$helper = Mage::helper('YourModule');
$helper->convert('jpg', $path, $yourimage);

Enjoy :)

A: there is not idea for magento function but following is php function that will  convert a PNG to JPG with the transparency in white.
$image = imagecreatefrompng($filePath);
$bg = imagecreatetruecolor(imagesx($image), imagesy($image));
imagefill($bg, 0, 0, imagecolorallocate($bg, 255, 255, 255));
imagealphablending($bg, TRUE);
imagecopy($bg, $image, 0, 0, 0, 0, imagesx($image), imagesy($image));
imagedestroy($image);
$quality = 50; // 0 = worst / smaller file, 100 = better / bigger file
imagejpeg($bg, $filePath . ".jpg", $quality);
imagedestroy($bg);

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Although April is famous for its rains, it can be a great month to enjoy the early summer sun. Today we bring you the best destinations in Spain to visit in April.
Barcelona is a mosaic of architectural styles, from dark and Gothic facades to colourful modernist buildings. A day to admire them can be completed with a sunset on one of the seven beaches of the city before dining at gastronomic temples with Michelin stars or at the humble tapas bars. Barcelona has a relaxed pace, months of endless sunshine, unbeatable food, with the cultural and design influence of almost any city in the cold north.
The Costa Brava is one of the most romantic, beautiful and unspoiled coastal areas in Europe. With wild nature in some places and good taste in others, the Costa Brava has some of the best Blue Flag beaches in Europe; wide and sandy expanses with beautiful horseshoe shaped bays and secluded coves hidden among pine trees. At the same time it is a paradise for gastronomy lovers, having one of the highest concentrations of chefs with Michelin stars in Spain, not to mention the magnificent wines produced locally.
Split from the rest of the country by the natural boundary of Sierra Morena, the southernmost region of Spain has an area larger than the Netherlands, which extends from the Atlantic in the west to the snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada and the arid landscape of Almería in the east. Andalusia has more than 500 miles of coastline with an amazing variety of beaches. On the Costa de la Luz, in the Atlantic, La Antilla has 14 miles of golden sand, while the coves of the Costa Tropical in the Mediterranean are flanked by groves of mangoes, avocados and cherimoyas. The 700 years of Arab civilization left a splendid cultural legacy, not only in the great cities of Seville, Cordoba and Granada, but throughout the region.
Eating sardines freshly caught in the sea is one of the great pleasures of life, and the beaches on either side of Malaga are the perfect place to do that, especially after a morning at the Picasso and Carmen Thyssen museums. Unlike some Spanish cities, it does not stop in summer, and is particularly lively during the Feria de Málaga in mid-August, when even the shyest visitors can meet the locals for a walk around the streets. Although there is much to see and do, Malaga is really a place to relax and enjoy the Mediterranean lifestyle.


Exim4, greylistd anti-spam: anyone using this?
Discussion in 'Server Operation' started by anw, Dec 12, 2008.
# UNIX filemode of that socket. See "chmod(1)" for the meaning of this.
# "list" command. Default is "/var/lib/greylistd/triplets".
# contains the first word of the triplet, that is the IP address usually.
# whitelist, without email addresses.
# conjunction with singlecheck = true.
I even emailed the author (since he published his email address and invited users with question to do so), but, of course, got no reply. I haven't seen this in any forums, and am wondering if anyone is using it.


And this time I got something wonderful from Amiclubwear. I received a beautiful black boots and sneakers wedges.
Look at the pictures and tell me your opinion.
These sneakers are made of fine material and are very good quality. They're beautiful, very modern, light and most importantly comfortable. These sneakers are perfect for any outfit. Color is a very interesting, unique. I am thrilled with this sneaker wedges, and I'd love to have another in other color.
If you want these sneakers, just visit Amiclubwear.
Thank you AMI for this wonderful boots. These boots are ideal for daily walks, but also for evening variants. They are made of a quality material, they are very soft and comfortable to wear.
If you want to be happy like me, and you have an extremely comfortable, quality shoes, then you can not go wrong if you visit this beautiful onilne store and order anything for themselves.


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My wife and I received an Air BNB request online two weeks ago… It read as follows:
We're five guys from Germany who don't do drugs. We are excited to visit LA and really enjoy clubs and West Hollywood.
"What do you think, babe?" My wife asked me. "Should we accept their request?"
"I dunno," I responded. "Five guys? Clubs? West Hollywood? Sounds like we're inviting a bunch of Europeans over for a Bacchanalian orgy."
"You're an idiot," she said. "They seem nice AND they said they don't do drugs."
"When you have to tell people you don't do drugs, it means you definitely do drugs."
"I'm approving them. We can always charge them if they mess anything up."
I don't know if I am the only one whose mind works like this, but when I hear that a crew of 25-year-old German dudes want to "go to clubs and enjoy West Hollywood," I immediately think of that scene in Wolf of Wall Street when Jordan Belfort waltzes into his apartment early from a business trip and finds 25 guys sucking each other off on his $50,000 couches.
When you "Air BNB" your house out, you can't help but formulate some concerns. We have rented to people of all sexual orientations and we are not bothered by any of it, however, in the six years that we have been doing this, I still haven't come to terms with the fact that at some point, two strangers from Idaho fucked in our bed the night after they took their kids to Universal Studios.
My wife and I have been Air BNB'ing as long as it has been approved in Los Angeles. We own our house, travel often and don't stress out when a family of four comes to LA and wants to rent our place for the week. We are often out of town during these times and for years most of our vacations have pretty much been paid for.
When we first began doing this, we rented our place to some younger twenty-somethings and their abhorrent treatment of our property became a serious issue. One six-person rock band from Brooklyn decided that our couch cushions would make fine ashtrays. Following another rental, three bachelorettes from Colorado accidentally left two dildos in my 9-year-old son's bedroom.
After that, we decided that our home would be rented to families only.
But then we had the request from the five guys from Germany. Since we were going to be out of town that week and we didn't have any other requests, it seemed like a safe option. Not only that, but the money we would get for the week would sure help us pay some badly overdue bills.
"Fine," I told my wife. "But if our place gets wrecked that's on you."
We traveled to Tucson to visit my mom for a week and asked our dear friend Lauren to help check them in as they arrived. She called us that night with some interesting news.
"They seem sweet," she said. "It's weird though… all of them shave their legs."
"Told ya, they're male escorts," I blurted.
"Shut up… maybe they're like, on a swim team or something," my wife offered.
"Well, they're all in their early to mid 20's," Lauren relayed. "Good looking guys… but they are using one of your potted plants to put their cigarettes out in."
I envisioned this happening in my bathroom
500 miles away, I decided to just let it be. There wasn't much to worry about. I had hidden my guitars in the basement, my vinyl collection was labeled off-limits (A 6-year-old had ruined a treasured Dire Straits LP I had left on the turntable a couple of years earlier) and we had a grand total of $32.16 in cash in the house. My wife's jewelry was locked away in her closet and about the only valuable thing in our home was a shoe San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker had given me about 13 years ago… So what if they shaved their legs and smoked? Outta sight outta mind… We spent the week in Tucson hanging with my mom.
When we got back to our house on Saturday night, we anticipated the place would appear like it always does post Air BNB… Most people do their best to tidy up, take out trash, re-set furniture and clean out their leftovers from the fridge.
Upon entering our house, the first thing I noticed was that the entire place smelled like Axe Body Spray. Like, the entire house. Every room, every hallway, every bathroom… It had a post 9-keg fraternity party eminence to it.
My entire house smelled like this guy
When a toilet paper roll was finished, rather than replace the roll on the dispenser, they managed to just toss the empty cylinder behind the toilet.
We pride our house on our "Kids Art Wall" where we encourage guests to add to the collection. Over the years, dozens of kids have contributed drawings to the wall and it's a fantastic little abstract collection of developing artistic minds across the world.
Needless to say, these guys didn't add anything to the art wall.
They also did not bother to turn off any light in the house.
Nor did they take out the trash… at all. In our backyard, stuffed in about 25 paper grocery bags, resided the ruins of their week… hundreds of beer bottles, countless empty boxes of cigarettes, discarded Red Bull cans and bottles of Starbucks Double Shot Cappuccinos. There were over a dozen empty pizza boxes from three different delivery joints nearby and nine discarded Jack Daniel's bottles… Not to mention the new cigarette butt succulent plant they had crafted. Maybe they didn't do drugs, but these guys fucking partied.
Birds-Eye View of our new planter
According to my calculations… and to the grocery store receipts I found in one of the random trash bags, these guys lived on beer, cigarettes, pizza, energy drinks and coffee for five days. That was it. There was NO sign anywhere that a single meal other than pizza had been consumed. There was, however, one ominous item listed on a grocery store receipt from Thursday: MAYONNAISE.
"What do you think they bought mayonnaise for?" I yelled to my wife across the house.
"Uggh, there are shaved pubes in the sink!" she responded.
As I went around the house opening every window to air it out, I could only imagine what kind of debauchery these Euro-bros got into in our house. Was there any freaky sex? Any late night drug use? Did they jack-off in every room? After finding a piece of pizza jammed in our pool filter, my wife panicked, called our cleaning lady and told her she would have to work a double shift the next day. After finding an empty carton of cigarettes that said "Smoking Kills" on the floor of my daughter's room, we decided to sleep on the floor in the one room where we do not allow renters to use rather than in our own beds.
My daughter's room. Morning.
The next morning, the Axe Body Spray scent was still lingering. We had taken out the trash and emptied the fridge, but our cleaning lady had the hardest job. When she was done for the day, she mentioned that these five guys had managed to use 32 bath towels during their five day stay. 32 fucking towels. When I was 25-years-old, I owned ONE bath towel that I washed like every six weeks! Who the fuck did these guys think they were?
I decided that a quick internet search on these guys might alleviate my concerns. The kid who had booked the place and had been responsible for the payment was listed as simply a "coach" in Munich. Not sure what kind… Soccer coach? Life coach? Sober coach? (Doubtful). Whatever the case, I checked out his Twitter account and he had recently tweeted about his upcoming trip to the United States. It read as follows:
Me and the boys are going to Hollywood to parteeeey with movie stars! Then VEGAS BABY VEGAS! What happens in Vegas STAYS in VEGAS!!!
After realizing that this guy was still quoting Vince Vaughn from Swingers, a 20-year-old film, I felt a small bond with him. He had probably tried to find a decent place in LA to rent, but was met with rejection after rejection by worried homeowners like myself. He was 25 and just looking to party with movie stars and now he was apparently in Las Vegas, most likely contracting that new un-treatable strain of gonorrhea I keep seeing on billboards all over town.
Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea is here!
After a few days, the house felt like home again and my son and daughter fell into their summer routines of Fortnite, swimming and staying up until 11. I thought of this strange world we were subjecting them to… After all, not many kids are forced to leave their houses for Air BNB renters every few weeks. Still, maybe the constant travel and new experiences will teach them more about the world and someday they'll thank us for forcing them into the car for 8-hour road trips to Arizona… Maybe someday my son and his good friends will go desecrate a family's house in Germany with their own beer bottles, cigarettes and sink pubes. If anything, these are experiences that not every kid gets to have.
I put my kids to bed and brushed my teeth. My wife and I agreed to watch a new Netflix show and I drank some water. Happy to be back in my bed, I finally felt relaxed for the first time in a week…
And then I found a used condom in the drawer of my bedside table…
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48 hours into a nine-day cruise on the Baltic Sea, I successfully traded a first season DVD of the TV show SMILF for a bottle of French wine.
About two weeks ago, my friend Dan asked me to help punch up some scripts for a new live music/theatrical show he was producing on the Lightdream Cruise Line – a ship that is the size of some small cities – with 4000 passengers aboard and over 1200 staff members… Always one for an adventure, I took the gig, fondly recalling the last time I was on a cruise back in high school… I bathed in crystal blue waters, ate unlimited five star food, seduced beautiful women and sipped tropical cocktails by the pool… I was hoping this would be the same thing.
Ehhh, not so much.
Following a 17-hour travel day, Dan, the show's producer Mark and I boarded the ship in Brest, France. Following our long trip, I was craving a glass of red wine and some Netflix. We met our cruise liasion, Sarah, and she gave us the lay of the land…
"So where's like, the best bar on the ship?" I asked.
"Oh honey, there's no alcohol until we reach Copenhagen in four days," she said.
"Excuse me?" I replied.
"Yep. And all the restaurants are closed. Oh, and be aware that there's no internet or facilities open now… This is called 'Dry Dock.'"
"And where can I jump overboard?"
As I contemplated learning how to make "toilet merlot" in my cabin, I got the rundown on what exactly "Dry-Dock" is.
"Dry-Dock" is when the ship is being refurbished, rebuilt and cleaned. For weeks, it is in a state of disrepair and thousands of contractors from over 50 countries tear up carpets, put up stages and gather for their three meals a day in the makeshift dining room. People are monitored, allowed 45 minute meal windows, told to avoid sexual contact, can be kicked off board if they have weapons or contraband and nobody is allowed off the ship once they are on…
Sound familiar? Yeah, that's because it sounds exactly like prison.
The view during 'Dry Dock.'
If I was going to write a Yelp review about the makeshift dining room where we were forced to eat, I would describe it as "Just a cut below Cracker Barrel…with all the ambience of a shopping mall Red Robin."
Still, it was our only option and Dan, Mark and I became our own little prison gang, talking under our breaths about Broadway shows and musical theater as massive Scottish, Irish and Croatian guys cursed in their own languages, swallowed gallons of coffee and made us feel like we had to kick one of their asses to establish our dominance in the jail yard…
"I guarantee you we're the only guys in this dining room right now discussing The Greatest Showman," Mark said.
The food was constantly recycled and turned into a "new dish" the following day. For instance, the leftover "Breaded Chicken and Peppers" from the night before suddenly showed up again the next morning in the "Breaded Chicken Veggie Scramble." At one point, I counted four meals in a row featuring a fish called branzino.
Enjoying my 5th Branzino dish of the week…
Common Mistake
One day in the slop line, I chatted up one particularly nice Irish pipe-fitter named Lochlin as we were served what was being passed off as "Lamb Stew."
"Hey man – where's the booze on this ship?" I whispered. "Somebody's gotta have something?"
"Booze? You gotta cohme to Deck One," he replied in a thick brogue. "We smahggled in everything… booze, dihrty mags, DVD's."
And just like that, my trip was saved.
"Wait – why do you have DVDs?" I inquired.
"Shite – with no intehrnet – DVD's are our only fohrm of entertainment. They're in high demahnd… Unless you have a thumb drive with pornahgraphy on it – that's what everybady wants."
He wasn't lying. As it turns out, thumb drives with porn on them were traded among the contractors like cigarettes at Riker's Island. If I could only download my weekly browsing history on Redtube.com, I'd be a very rich man.
"So how much are DVD's worth?" I asked.
"Depends," he said. "I just traded seahson one of Stranger Things for four pahcks of smokes… it was fookin' brahlliant."
It was then that I remembered I had a few DVD's with me in my backpack. With any luck, I'd have something valuable on me… I also had a thumb drive that, if I recalled correctly, had Toy Story 3 on it from a family trip a few years back. I ran to my cabin to assess my stash.
In my bag, I had brought DVD's of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Why I had this I have no idea.) Major League and Major League 2 (Research for a baseball comedy I was writing) and the first season DVD screener of the Showtime TV show SMILF – about a single mom who dates the wrong guys in Boston. It didn't look very good, but the actress was hot. (I was sent the screener by the Emmy nominating committee, fyi).
I then checked my thumb drive, for Toy Story 3. It was gone. The only thing on it was my latest acting "demo reel."
That night, Dan and I went downstairs to Deck One to see if we could get our hands on anything… a sip of wine, a beer… something to take away the endless jet lag and long nights of rehearsal.
Lochlin vouched for us – and the DVD's were thrown on a table. About nine guys came and glanced at them, seeing if any of these films seemed appealing. Sadly, nobody was interested in Benjamin Button or the Major League movies.
"The Benjamin Button movie is too sad and we all fookin hate bahseball," Lochlin informed me.
SMILF however, had some people intrigued. They wanted to know if the girl got naked, had any sex scenes, if it was funny, etc. I told them I wasn't sure because I hadn't watched it yet, but a small bidding war began.
My SMILF DVD's started a crew-wide bidding war
One guy offered up a German porn magazine and two Heinekens. A Croatian guy said he had two packs of cigarettes and homemade Rakia – some type of homemade alcohol. Finally, Lochlin offered me a bottle of Bordeaux he had paid a Phillipino busboy 5 euros to smuggle on.
Lochlin took me to the bowels of the ship. These were the DiCaprio cabins from Titanic and the party going on down there was exactly what you think it would be. A guy was DJ-ing off a laptop, people were dancing and drinking… and there was even a guy giving makeshift haircuts using what I would refer to as my "pube clippers."
10 Euros got you a trim.
In Lochlin's room, he showed me how he and four other guys slept in the same room and shared a "Shoilet" – which is a combination of a shower and a toilet. I looked in the bathroom and nearly had a panic attack. These guys were living like pirates in the 1700's but without barrels of rum, wenches and chests of gold.
He also told me the ship's morgue was only two doors down the hall.
"The morgue?" I cringed. "For what?"
"About ten fuckers a year die on this ship," he said. "Someone will prahbably die before we set sail tomorrow."
I urgently prodded Lochlin to produce the wine and I swiftly stuck it in my bag. I also noticed a couple of other bottles in his room as well. With two more days until Copenhagen, I offered up my thumb drive for another one.
"OK, look my friend – I'm actually an actor – on this drive is a three minute demo reel of a bunch of TV shows and movies I've been in… it aint much, but maybe worth at least a glass of wine?"
"Hmmm, "he said, actually contemplating the trade. "What mowvies have you been in?"
"Uhmm… A couple Disney shows, a Jim Gaffigan movie … I dunno – nothing you've probably ever seen…"
"Fuck that, Ill just take SMILF."
I handed it over to him, and with that, I had my hands on a mediocre bottle of French Bordeaux.
Dan, Mark and I savored every pour of that wine that evening. As we giddily went off to bed, hoping to finally have a decent night's sleep, we passed three contractors casually walking from the top deck somehow holding six beers in their hands.
"Woah, what the fuck?" Dan said. "Where'd you guys get that?"
"At the contractor bar upstairs," the guy said.
What? A contractor bar? We ran up and caught the last five minutes of a ship regulated "pop-up bar" for the workers. It had been here the whole time and nobody had told us. As it turns out, all of the ship contractors were allowed to come to this bar for a two hour drink window… It was like when the caddies are allowed an hour in the swimming pool in Caddyshack.
Beers were $1.00 and a mini bottle of wine was $1.75. Mark bought the entire bar a round for $14.50.
$1.75 for a Mini Bottle of merlot? HELL YEAH.
The following night we were back up with the contractors, who were amazed that a couple of Americans had actually gone down to Deck One and made a wine deal with a Irish guy. One guy from Warsaw informed me that I had been ripped off. He would have given me three bottles of wine for SMILF.
We finally sailed towards Copenhagen and I was reminded of how beautiful the world can be outside of Los Angeles. The contractors left and the passengers got onboard and the drinks flowed and a lot of overweight older couples explored the ship and bought things that nobody in their right mind should ever buy.
At an onboard art auction, I watched two 75-year-old women violently bid on a 72 x 36 painting of a unicorn walking through Times Square… The lucky winner paid $2875 dollars for it.
Meanwhile, the cruise sailed on. We helped establish the flow and structure of the show. After a few days, you start to learn a lot from cruise employees. Most of them are on board for nine months at a time, and many of them are running from some dark, hidden past. It's almost like the porn industry mixed with hotel management… Which often leads to bad decisions.
Sarah explained it further.
"Everybody sleeps together at first," she said. "But then you realize you're gonna have to see them every day for nine months. One night you have sex, the next day you're fighting over the last box of Frosted Flakes in the buffet."
"So I'm guessing you've stopped sailing your boat in company waters?" I joked.
"No way," she said. "I banged a sushi chef last year."
Another thing about cruise employees is that they are obviously extremely removed from current pop culture. At one point, Sarah told me that her favorite film of the past five years was "That amazing Ben Affleck move The Accountant."
"You have to get off this ship," I said.
The final night of the cruise and our show was up and running. I had befriended a bunch of new people and watched the show come together. One of the stage directors actually told me that I'd make a great cruise employee as I enjoyed talking to everybody and having a good time.
"I'm flattered, man – but I gotta get back to my family," I said.
"Oh, you're one of them…" he said with a sense of disappointment.
I had just been "Family Shamed" by a cruise ship employee.
He apologized for the way he reacted and just said he didn't know a lot of people who were married with children. I told him not to worry about it and we wrapped up the show for the night.
He then excused himself and went to the shoilet…
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Who Will Be The Next BOP Director?
The decision matters a lot. The BOP's director runs one of the critical bureaucracies of the federal government. It houses more than 200,000 prisoners in more than 120 facilities across the United States. Under the leadership of some of its directors — such as James Bennett, who served from the late 1930s to the 1960s — the BOP set the nation's benchmark for smart criminal justice administration. Bennett promoted the Youth Corrections Act and vocational and education training, he became president of the American Correctional Association and he led the U.S. delegation to the UN Crime Commission. Bennett led the BOP to the forefront of efforts to help prisoners gain skills to return to their communities and to treat juveniles differently than adults.
Since Bennett's era, the BOP's leadership role has eroded. The BOP has imposed unduly harsh conditions on prisoners, failed to prevent sexual abuse, and refused to exercise discretion to house prisoners in community facilities close to their homes. The largest prison system in America needs to do better.
The bottom line is this: Appointing an outsider by itself is not going to solve any of the institutional problems that in recent years have limited BOP's capacity and will to innovate. As long as BOP is housed in an agency whose criminal justice agenda is influenced if not determined by prosecutors, these problems will persist no matter how stellar the individual selected as its leader.
It should not go unremarked that the BOP Director is the only chief corrections officer in the country who is appointed by the chief prosecutor and is subject to her direction and control. In every state the director of corrections is appointed by the governor and operates entirely independent of officials responsible for prosecutions, even in the one state (New Jersey) whose law enforcement structure otherwise closely resembles the federal government's. No state prison system is under the same roof with programs whose objectives are in such tension with progressive correctional practices and responsible budgeting.
Perhaps this authority structure made sense when the federal prison system was first organized in the 1930s, and was reasonable for a number of years afterwards under directors whose institutional independence was respected and appreciated by the federal law enforcement establishment. But profound changes in the culture and mission of the Justice Department in the past 30 years have rendered it untenable.
There is currently a bill pending in Congress that would make the BOP Director a presidential appointee, a step that would go some way toward changing the balance of authority within Justice. But even this would not be enough to bring about change, as long as the federal prison system remains institutionally subservient within an agency whose criminal justice agenda is determined by those who measure success by length of prison stay.
Whereas time will tell whom the Attorney General selects, experience suggests that the public need look no further than the BOP's senior leadership ranks to determine the agency's ninth Director.


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Throughout the last three months, I was quite fortunate to work for Freifunk on netjsongraph.js under the guidance of my mentor Federico Capoano. Thanks for this invaluable experience that I learned a lot of knowledge and use them in a practical project. Here is a summary of the work I have done during the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2017.
The force-directed layout is usually used to visualize network data. It offers insights on the relationships between nodes and links. The previous version of netjsongraph.js is implemented by d3 and it's rendered using SVG. It would be very slow if there were thousands or ten of thousands nodes or links. So I have to embrace the WebGL speeded up by GPU to have a better performance.
BTW, It's a great management method to make members submit weekly reports and blog posts in Freifunk.
Especially on performance aspect, it runs efficiently on Chrome reached 60FPS under 5k nodes and 10k links. And if you don't wanna animation, you can choose the static rendering layout.
I also encounter some challenges I never met before.
As you know, WebGL renders all objects in one canvas tag. How to bind events on every geometry? You should use the Ray casting. Raycasting is used for mouse picking (working out what objects in the 3d space the mouse is over) amongst other things. So you can know which geometry your mouse over and add some interaction effect.
There are thousands of objects and every object has several events you should handle, I had to develop an event controller to manage it.
However, the color of every node is different and the one link should highlight itself when it hovered, so the material should be independent and can not use in common.
Same problem with above. It's not flexible to combine them to one mesh, different nodes and links should have different positions.
Make calculation before rendering, so there is no animation and repaint.
Web Workers is a simple means for web content to run scripts in background threads. The worker thread can perform tasks without interfering with the user interface. So put static layout calculation into it will be efficient.
There are different complexity and cost in the different force-directed algorithm. The Force-Atlas2 algorithm has some benefits over the force layout implemented in d3-force. So current version may be refactored by an advanced algorithm in the future.
More interactions and features should be added, and performance may be optimized by using new algorithm. I'd like to continue developing this project after GSoC.
In the end, thanks for the great patience and guidance from my mentors. Thanks for Google to provide me with this rare chance to contribute to an open source community together with awesome members from all over the world. I really appreciate this invaluable experience accumulated this summer and I believe it will have the profound impact on my career and life.


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Photograph of the week: Colosseum, Rome
By Paul Johnson on May 25, 2016 in Attractions, Europe, Going Out, Italy, Regions, Western Europe
Built between 72AD and 80AD under the Emperor Vespasian, today the Colosseum takes pride of place in the heart of Rome although at the time of its construction it was situated on the outskirts of the city since the centre was originally built on the banks of the river. At 189 metres long, 156 metres wide and 50 metres tall, it is the largest amphitheatre in the world and could seat in the region of 50,000 spectators.
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It is look amazing pic!! the light are look beautiful, thanks for share and look forward to so many more interesting stuff here.
Amazing that this structure has stood up to the ages as well as it has. I haven't seen the Colosseum in person yet in my life, but I hope to do so soon!
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What an amazing place! The structure is simply astonishing and it's truly breathtaking how well it has stood the test of time! A MUST see when you visit Italy!
Stunning photo!I'd love to visit Italy, especially after reading your 'Top 10 places to sail in Italy' guide!
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Beautiful pic! This structure is incredible and a must see for all! One of the most remarkable parts of Rome in my opinion.
Rome is a wonderful place to visit, full of history and places of interest, you need a good couple of days there and the vatican city is well worth a visit
What a wonderful pic📷,good photograph stunning heritage of italy, Love this place.


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Uji: Not just a famous name on your green tea
It's common to associate Uji City with just green tea when one brings up it's name. Being one of the earliest site for tea cultivation in Japan, you could also say that tea itself has overshadowed a lot of what Uji has to offer in other ways, particularly in terms of sightseeing with it's rich culture and history. Being sandwiched in between two great, ancient cities of Japan in Kyoto and Nara, Uji feeds off a lot of their influences to become a destination that can truly stand on its own. This article is an example of what a day trip to Uji City looks like courtesy of my experience.
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Taking a train to Uji is extremely convenient. The city can be accessed through both the JR and Keihan lines, though both stations are situated on either sides of the Uji River. From Kyoto, it's as easy as taking the JR Nara Line for about 20 minutes. From Osaka, as there is no single, direct line to Uji, one will have to take either a JR Line to Kyoto or the Keihan main line to Chushojima Station and then change to the Keihan-Uji Line, both of which takes about the same time of about an hour.
Upon exiting the JR Uji Station, you will realize that there's not much going around the immediate vicinity of the station. That's because you are not in the area where the cluster of attractions lie.
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Heading further down the street right in front of the station will bring you to a small little shopping district where cafes, restaurants and omiyage stores line up the street. Since this is actually the edge of where all the activity in Uji happens, it is possibly the best place to start your day trip as you make your way down to cover the rest of what the City has to offer. As this is the street that leads all the way down to the entrance of the World Heritage Site Byodoin, why not start the day off with some brunch/lunch? Some of the omiyage stores also act as a restaurant further inside their outlet, so while taking your time to grab a few specialty gifts, you can also grab a bite at the same time.
As you walk your way down to the approach to Byodoin, even more cafes, restaurants and specialty store line the path up to the site. You will also observe that you have reached one side of the bridge that traverses Uji River.
And then comes the biggest attraction of Uji, the Byodoin. Originally built in 998, the place is initially built as a reclusive retreat for a politician back in the times. It was only turned into a temple 45 years later which included the now iconic Phoenix Hall that can be seen on the back of today's 10yen coin. Entrance into the sanctuary costs 600yen, and while the cost includes gaining entry into Byodoin, exploring the Phoenix Hall itself costs another 300yen. Personally, I would also recommend taking time to visit the Honshokan Museum, which houses some of the most valuable treasures that Byodoin possesses.
Bridges form a big part of Uji as it connects the eastern and western side of the city together in which the Uji River intersects. As such, the river itself is also an integral part of the life of an Uji resident. Right by the river bank of Byodoin lies an island connected by bridges on wither sides of the river. Named Tachibanajima, this island serves as a recreational ground for the local community. The island offers a view of Uji with a different perspective. On the island, you will also come across little sheltered pens that houses cormorants. Every summer, visitors are able to participate in boat rides that go for cormorant fishing during the evening.
On the opposite of the river, a host of shrines and temples fill up the banks of this side of the river. Koshoji and Ujigami Shrine stands out in particular, with the former being the first independent zen temple in Japan with an approach lined up with maple trees that light up a fiery red during the fall, while the latter is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its significance as a guardian shrine to the Byodoin and thus, could arguably be one of the oldest shrine in Japan to be built in 1060AD.
Following the path right past the Ujigami Shrine leads you to the Tale of Genji Museum. The museum honours the story as probably the first novel in the world, with models and exhibits that enacts the scenes of some of the story that is based with Uji. If that is not your thing though, the entrance to the museum is still a great place to take a leisurely stroll as the colours of the trees and flowers change with the seasons.
As the afternoon comes to an end and evening approaches, I would also recommend taking a hike up Daikichiyama just behind the Ujigami shrine. On the way up the mountain, you will reach an observation deck that opens up a view to the vast city of Uji and beyond. As the observation deck is facing west, it is probably one of the best places in Uji to enjoy the sunset and dusk colours as night falls. Do be mindful though that there are no street lights throughout the mountain, so it is best advised to either head down the mountain earlier before the sunlight is out or be prepared with flashlights or mobile phones with flash on them.
That will be a typical day trip to Uji that took a leisurely 7-8 hours to complete with no rush in between any of the highlights. Hopefully this will inspire some of you to explore and experience the cultural significance of Uji, another facet to the prefecture that the hustle and bustle of downtown Kyoto won't get.
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Guitar Hero 3 song challenge.
Thread starter Kin
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Adult Baby, Diaper Lover, Babyfur
I've never played this game, well, except the demo, and I hear that "Through the fire and the flames" by Dragonforce is on there, and is reputed to be impossible to get 100% on Expert. So who thinks they can do it? 'cause I know it can be done.
BluTack
Yes that song is on there. Watching my sister play that on expert was funny.
She only lasted 2 seconds. XD
:/ I don't have it, too expensive and I hate multi-platform games. PS3, 360 and Wii don't blend well.
Adult Baby, Diaper Lover, Little
I watched two of my friends play that on expert. They just kept pressing random bottons and they got 39% accuracy lol
Diaper Lover, Babyfur
I've got guitar hero 3, i can beat it on hard! (Not 100%) but not on expert.
Adult Baby, Diaper Lover, Sissy, Other
Impossible no extremely hard yes thats why the inhuman achievement is named as such
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_BZaHiuNkw
heres a video of a guy beating it on expert 100%
DatsTehUber
Babyfur, Sissy,
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_l7agbqmO10 yea tell me this is possible ( it isnt, this was done with a bot O.O)
The video i posted wasn't done with a bot my firend can get like 96% on expert so i do believeit is possible.
I don't believe it was real. Hence the 2-star rating on the YouTube page. Whatever.
I believe it shall be done. The developers created a hard scenario, but it can be done. Someone's gonna do it someday.
Babyfur
(Thanks for the referral to the site kin! :thumbsup: )
I don't doubt that it will be done eventually, but not for a really really long time! There's just too many hard parts where you can screw up and miss a note, not to mention the dreaded "snake" in "So Far Away 3" being next to impossible to hit :sad:
XD Welcome Taavi.
Diaper Lover, Diaperfur
My best on it is 11% lol (and that's actually trying!)
Thallis
Diaper Lover, Babyfur, Sissy
I can get around 69% with no fail on. It'd be a lot easier if it were the actually guitar parts (No synth intro).
Thallis, the intro to the song isnt Synth, it's played on some type of acoustic guitar :wink1: (and yes I know when it is played live they use a keyboard, but thats so Herman doesn't have to switch guitars mid-song)
(BTW, hopefully nobody confuses me with Tavi Munkart, I'm not him :nosmile
Nah, Tavi lives in Florida anyways.
My personal favorite song on Guitar Hero is Fanta 4's "Ernten Was Wir Saen". Even being American, I've been a fan of the Vier ever since a friend of mine came back from stationing in Germany about seven years ago and brought me one of their CDs.
To see that Neversoft put them on this game blew my mind! I've been practicing and practicing and can manage to get about 91% with song-completion on Hard on it, but beyond that, no way! Dragonforce would definitely be a no-go for me!
whitefox
Diaper Lover, Little, Other
Well, think about the "Jordan" solo. It was around 2 minutes long, and it took several years (2-3 wasn't it?) before someone finally full combo-ed it (I'm pretty sure...) The thing is, Through The Fire and Flames is like, a nine minute solo. If it goes at the same rate as Jordan, it should take about... um, nine years before someone finally gets it. And what about the end part on "One"? I've managed to get to it, past the part with all of the green notes, and then failed within five seconds of the back-and-forth thing.
Another difficult song to play o nexpert is that french on. "Mauvais Garçon" i think it's called. the rythm is jus t really...really odd....
And by far, the msot tirinf song is "take this life" by In flames on expert.
i suck, so i cant reach the orange button. it's medium for me.
"The Way It Ends" is alot more tiring than "Take This Life" imo, much more strumming. (on expert btw) :smile:


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The 5 Megatrends Affecting Project Management in 2021
It's not news that organizations face a constantly changing world in 2021. And, if you're in project management, keeping track of new and emerging trends will help you stay ahead of — or at least keep level with — what lies ahead. After all, while projects may feel as though they exist in their own bubble, based on their specific needs and requirements, project leaders ignore larger trends and forces at their own peril.
The Project Management Institute recently reported on the 5 Megatrends for 2021. They all lie in the areas of geopolitical, technological and long-term business and all have already affected the project economy.
"We know the world changed significantly in 2020, but our research confirmed the long-term impact of how these trends are changing how the world does business," said Sunil Prashara, President and CEO of Project Management Institute.
According to the report, the best project managers have used these times as a catalyst for change—delivering solutions at the intersection of multiple megatrends.
At Boost Midwest, our project management professionals understand that staying on top of the day-to-day details often leaves little time for future-gazing. But without an eye on trend indicators, project managers may find themselves operating under a model that has limitations for the business world today.
The 5 Megatrends That Will Affect Project Management in 2021
PMI's report draws its conclusions from several sources: trend data, news reports, industry data, secondary research and interviews with project managers.
"All share a common thread: they are exacerbating the endemic exclusion, disruption, and discontent that have crept into our society," the report concludes. Therefore, successful project managers will use these difficult times as a catalyst for change, "delivering solutions at the intersection of multiple megatrends."
However, before organizations can navigate these emerging trends, it helps to understand their effect on the world and the economy, and how this trickles down into project management. And the first "megatrend" will surprise no one.
1. The COVID-19 Pandemic
The pandemic upended the world as we knew it. It also thrust businesses into a chaotic arena where the only constant was change. Companies pivoted to remote work, experienced supply chain disruptions and felt the impact of the growing cultural awareness of systemic disparities. Perhaps the biggest shift was the rush to digitization at an unheralded scale and rate. While this was felt especially in the education field, the business world also felt its effect, as it created a divide between digital knowledge workers who could easily switch to remote work and those who could not.
How Project Leaders React: As the "business as usual" model crashed during the pandemic, project managers who strived to foster greater collaboration and creativity were often able to identify new approaches and methods that allowed projects to continue to move forward at little or no disadvantage —and, in some cases, found increased efficiencies and improved overall results.
2. Mainstream Artificial Intelligence
The implications of artificial intelligence-fueled automation are enormous for business. With AI using adaptive algorithms to help us navigate unfamiliar environments, , and making decisions for us based on our behaviors, the use of AI in business is on the rise.
The PMI report includes this statement from IBM's Vice President of development, data and AI Steven Astorino: "We are seeing every industry adopt AI, with the biggest-value project occurring in large enterprise financial and insurance companies."
How Project Leaders React: Unintended consequences and ethical implications of AI-driven technologies may result from unintentional, built-in biases. So, project managers should focus on creating more diverse teams of members with different points of view and perspectives to help combat any inherent biases in the AI used.
3. The Climate Crisis
"Research from an array of organizations all points in the same direction: there will be more climate change— and it will happen faster," PMI reports. And the pressure to act is increasing on governments, individuals and business.
How Project Leaders React: In the project management sphere, PMI advises leaders to consider the entire project life cycle, and then establish tools and metrics to lessen negative effects on climate change throughout the process.
4. Shifting Globalization Dynamics
Demographic shifts in emerging economies, the continuing shift of business to emerging and developing markets, and the uneven balance of the service sector over industrialization all affect how companies can navigate the dynamics of globalization.
It's interesting —and important — to note that more than 75 percent of the 88 million individuals needed in project management-oriented roles will be living in China and India by 2027, according to PMI research completed in 2017. In addition, millennials and Gen Z individuals made up the majority of the global workforce in 2020, with one-third of them living in those two countries.
How Project Leaders React: As this trend continues, project leaders should be aware of the frequent disconnect between younger talent and the organizations that employ them in understanding their needs, goals and ways of working. Adapting training programs is one of the ways companies can address this.
5. Civil, Civic and Equality Movements
According to the PMI report, the protests that sprung up in 2020 are part of a wider trend spanning the past decade—covering nearly every continent and a whole host of societal issues — and pose serious risks for organizations in terms of business disruption and loss of trust.
However, silence in the face of cultural changes will likely backfire. Consumers and citizens are quick to abandon companies whose policies and practices aren't aligned with their beliefs. But navigating the different culture currents isn't easy. Project managers may be faced with criticism and demands from stakeholders and team members in areas they never before had encountered.
"Years of data show that diverse leadership leads to increased profitability, greater innovation, and more effective governance. Yet companies have made little progress in truly diversifying their ranks," the report states.
How Project Leaders React: For smaller organizations, a willingness to listen to stakeholders both outside and within is a first step towards an effective response. And, for project leaders, implementing small changes can make a big difference.
The 5 Megatrends for 2021 "provides a preview of the world we'll live in and how our community of project professionals and change-makers can drive greater social impact and value, no matter what sector or corner of the world," PMI CEO Prashara concluded. "Success today requires that they continue to cultivate a strong business acumen and understanding of the broader strategic environment in which we're operating."
At Boost Midwest, our project management professionals are skilled at reacting to shifts and trends on a national and global level. While 2021 may be a year unlike any in many project managers' memory, using it as an opportunity for change may be the smartest business decision to make.
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Nestled away in the County Cork countryside, just outside the city, is the majestic Blarney Castle.
One of the most famous castles on the island, Blarney is a romantic partial ruin set in glorious countryside. Built on the site of a 10th century wooden structure, the castle grounds are filled with wooded hollows, strange rock formations and a glistening flowing river.
Croften Clark, a 19th century writer, described it as "indeed a fairy scene… I know of no place where I could sooner imagine these little elves holding their moon-light revelry".
At the heart of Blarney Castle lies one of its quirkiest attractions. Kissed by world statesmen, literary giants and films stars, the huge Blarney Stone is said to impart the gift of eloquence or "the gift of the gab".
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Blarney Castle
Blarney was built nearly 600 years ago by the great chieftain Cormac MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry, known as "The Strong". While much of the structure is in ruins, there is no lack of things to see here.
Beneath the main structure lies a labyrinth of underground passages, built throughout the Middle Ages. Most of them are inaccessible but you can still visit the chilling dungeon, which was used to hold unfortunate prisoners. From these underground depths, climb the stone steps to the battlements at the very top of the castle and enjoy the views of the surrounding countryside. And if you're wondering about that tall structure beside the castle, that's the watch tower, still standing and casting a suspicious eye over the Blarney demesne.
In spite of its ruin, Blarney Castle still captures the imagination. As you descend from the battlements, you can peer down into the roofless structure and picture just how it might have looked in its prime – the banqueting hall bustling with medieval nobles and their servants, the family room, glazed and luxurious by the standards of the time. Let's not forget the sinister murder hole – a pit in the floor used to drop rocks or boiling water on invaders.
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The Blarney Stone
Of course, most people who come to Blarney are here for one reason – to kiss the legendary Blarney Stone and hope its magical properties will grant them the gift of eloquence and persuasion, or, in simpler terms… "the gift of the gab".
There are a whole host of theories, stories and myths surrounding the origins of the stone, from it being a gift from the goddess Clíodhna to it being a reward for saving a drowning witch. It's even been said that the stone is a chunk of Scotland's Stone of Destiny, brought back to Ireland by the King of Munster, Cormac McCarthy, in the mid-15th century.
Whatever its provenance, this famous rock is a must-do Ireland experience. You'll find it at the top of the castle, set in the wall below the battlements, and if you're planning on giving it a peck, you just lean backwards (assisted by a guide) while holding on to a handrails. All that's left to do is to try out your newly acquired skills. Good luck!
Blarney Castle and Gardens
The gardens at Blarney Castle
While you're waiting your turn to kiss the Blarney Stone, take a look around. From your position on the castle's battlements you have a perfect view over the estate's 60 acres of sprawling parklands.
If you'd like a closer look at those vibrant, green lands, there are a range of walks you can take, including a guided tour that covers all the highlights of the estate. Explore the Fern Garden, with its limestone cliff that overlooks more than 80 types of ferns; make a wish on the famous Wishing Steps, while listening to the natural music of the nearby waterfall cascading against the rugged terrain; or stroll around the exotic Himalayan Walk.
Blarney Castle Gardens, County Cork © Shutterstock
Danger: poison!
Just behind the castle, you'll find the intriguing Poison Garden, home to a collection of poisonous plants from around the world, including wolfsbane, mandrake and ricin. Each plant is expertly labelled with up-to-date information regarding its level of toxicity and uses.
During the 1400s, the locals would use these plants to create herbal remedies to cure various ailments plaguing the community. Today, it's a fascinating place that you are invited to enter at your own risk!
Need to know: Blarney Castle
You must book a general admission ticket in advance through the Blarney Castle website. There are a range of prices for adults, children, students and seniors.
Guidebooks and maps are available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French and Chinese.
Audio guides are available in English only.
You should allow around three hours for your visit to Blarney, to give yourself time to see everything.
If you're travelling by public transport, you can get to Cork city by train or bus. The 215 bus route runs between Cork and Blarney. The castle is just a short walk from the bus stop.
There is free parking available onsite at Blarney Castle.
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Fota Wildlife Park is part of the Zoological Society of Ireland, and is set on 100 acres on the scenic Fota Island in the heart of Cork Harbour and is only 10KM from Cork City by rail or car.
The English Market is an indoor food market, located in Cork City centre, offering a Victorian wonderland of exotic imported goods and delicious local produce.
Reach for the stars at the 16th century Blackrock Castle, a former watch tower now combined with an award winning observatory for budding astronomers and scientists. Blackrock Castle overlooks the River Lee on the outskirts of Cork City harbour.
With its spectacular bell tower and distinctive Italianate architecture, St. Anne's Church is one of Cork's most iconic landmarks. It is said that a true Cork City local must be born within earshot of the famous northside bells.
Spike Island stands tall in Cork's natural harbour just 15 minutes ferry ride from the beautiful heritage town of Cobh. The island has a dark and fascinating past.
The story of the Titanic has captured the hearts and minds of millions. From descendants of crew and passengers, to the just plain fascinated, the story has been re-told over and over from Belfast to Hollywood.
Fitzgerald's Park is the original site of the 1902 International Exhibition held in Cork and named after Lord Mayor, Edward Fitzgerald. Located on the banks of the River Lee, this 18 acre park on Mardyke Walk is a short stroll away from the Cork Public Museum.
The 5 star Hayfield Manor Hotel is set within beautiful secluded walled gardens, a short stroll from Cork City. Family owned and managed, Hayfield Manor offers guests true Irish hospitality.
Cork Opera House serves its city and surrounding region as a 1000-seat municipal theatre offering audiences a world class programme of events across the performing arts.
Elizabeth Fort (Dún Eilíse) on Barrack Street in Cork City, dates back to the early 17th century. The Fort has played a hugely important role in Cork city since then. The walls of Elizabeth Fort offer magnificent views of the cityscape below.
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Q: I have had type 1 diabetes for 21 years and recently started to use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). The average glucose on my device is close to 150 mg/dl, which corresponds with an A1C of roughly 7.0%. Last week, I had an A1C test, and my result was 8.1%. Why such a difference?
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A: This is something that many people wonder about. There are several possible explanations.
1. The A1C result generated by the blood test could be wrong. There are a number of things that can produce a false result, including iron deficiency or other types of anemia, low red blood cell count, kidney disease, a recent blood donation and slow recycling of red blood cells.
2. The CGM could be wrong. Overall, most CGM systems tend to underestimate glucose levels more than they overestimate. CGMs also tend to run low for extended periods of time after a person recovers from hypoglycemia (low blood glucose), even though their blood sugar may have returned to normal quickly. Even when using a system that does not require calibration, it is still important to perform finger-sticks on a regular basis to verify that your CGM is performing properly.
3. They could both be correct. Remember, the A1C reflects the average glucose over the past eight to 12 weeks. How many weeks of data did you look at when getting the A1C estimate from your device? Certain CGM software programs default to the last two weeks of data. If your average tightened up over the past two weeks, the estimated A1C would be lower than the actual A1C.
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Q: Combine rows on case when with non numeric HI all i'm trying to get all rows rolled up to one. I have tried MAX Case when but there is a non numeric string in the case when and it isn't working to roll up the data. I have tried to find other examples but can't so i'm asking for your help. Thanks in advance
I have two fields that have different data but all have the same control number and i need to get all data for the control number rolled into one row.
SELECT CNTL_NUM
  ,TRANS_TYP
  ,CASE WHEN SEQ_NUM = '02' THEN SUBSTRING(TRANS_INFO,28,9) END AS 'SSN'
  ,CASE WHEN SEQ_NUM = '11' THEN SUBSTRING(TRANS_INFO,46,2) END AS 'IPS_STATE'
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I am hoping to get all 6 lines rolled up to one from the screen shot below

A: You can group them again. The problem is with the case statement where it manipulates data. So you need to treat these as a subquery and have a grouping in the outer query and the MAX should work
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This stepper pulse generator project is an easy solution for stepper controller drive. It's a very important tool and can be used to drive stepper in standalone mode. It generates square wave pulses in frequency range 0-50Khz. This project has multiple features which are a must for stepper controller. It has on board frequency generator with wide span of frequency, Slide switch for direction control and jumper for enable or disables the stepper controller. AD654 is heart of the project and its generate the pulse for stepper controller, output frequency 0-50Khz, higher frequency output is possible by changing CT capacitor value connected between pin 6 and 7. Refer to data sheet of AD654 for alteration. The AD654 is a monolithic Voltage to frequency converter consisting of an input amplifier, a precision oscillator system, and a high current output stage. The board has on board LM317 regulator and have an input supply of 7-36V DC. A on board LED for power indication, PR2 trimmer potentiometer to set the frequency. PR1 is to fine tune the frequency, slide switch SW1 to change the direction of stepper motor, J1 Jumper to enable or disable the stepper controller. All outputs are TTL level. Change the R3 to 0E if stepper controller has opto-coupler input.
This Pulse Generator works along with 2.5A Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver LV8772E but not limited to.
Hello … congratulations for your project, it is very practical and simple … thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I require this project already assembled.
Can you sell them to me?
I also need the driver.