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Source: Engagement Labs
January 17, 2018 08:30 ET
Expedia and Travelocity Are Soaring High with Word of Mouth and Social Media Conversations
Engagement Labs' TotalSocial(R) Rankings of Top Online Travel Agents and other Travel Sites Reveals Offline and Online Consumer Conversation Trends
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - January 17, 2018) - It's no secret that Americans love to travel. In fact, direct spending by resident and international travelers in the U.S. averaged $2.7 billion a day in 2016. With such a large and robust market comes increased competition from a handful of online travel agents and top travel sites that seek to provide travel services to discount-hungry consumers. To help brand marketers for OTAs and other top travel sites better understand what consumers are saying in both their online and offline worlds, Engagement Labs has released its latest TotalSocial® rankings of the top-performing OTA brands in the U.S.
The report looks at how each travel site performed in social conversations over the past six months and compared them to a previous ranking of the top OTA brands in June 2017. According to the analysis, most online travel websites tend to perform better in offline (face-to-face) conversations when compared to online (social media), even though each of these brands operate online. In fact, the only website whose performance runs counter to this rule is Kayak. The Company's online scores were higher than its offline scores.
The analysis is unique in that it combines offline and online consumer conversations, and is based on Engagement Labs' proprietary TotalSocial data, which continuously measures the most important drivers of brand performance in terms of social media and word of mouth conversations.
According to Engagement Labs, Expedia, which was previously ranked second, moved into the number one spot in the ranking and surpassed TripAdvisor. The shift was fueled by Expedia's increase in online volume, which means that consumers are talking more about the OTA in social media conversations. In August, the company hired its new CEO, Mark Okerstrom, whose plans include emphasizing its travel agent and customer service offerings.
While Expedia rose to the top of the list, TripAdvisor fell to number two in the ranking, due to a steep decline in its online and offline influence scores. Engagement Labs defines influence as how well the brand connects with the everyday influencers who have the largest social networks in both the offline and online worlds.
Travelocity, which moved up from its previous spot at number four to third in the ranking, experienced an uptick in offline sentiment -- which means that consumers are having more positive face-to-face conversations about the brand. The travel website gained an edge and saw significant ROI through its unique email marketing campaign that offered $400 vacation packages to its customers. The company also recently launched a campaign in partnership with popular online dating app Tinder, "Be My Gnomie," targeting millennials and offering a 10-day Caribbean trip for two.
"With so much competition among travel websites and booking tools, it's no wonder that the top OTA brands are increasingly fueling face-to-face conversations," said Ed Keller, CEO, Engagement Labs. "Travelocity is a great example of a brand that saw a boost in its offline scores, particularly in offline sentiment, after launching several marketing campaigns to better engage its customers -- proving that smart marketing tactics will not only resonate with consumers, but can improve a brand's ROI."
Another OTA that experienced a decline in the rankings is Hotels.com, which dropped to fourth from the third spot. The hotel booking website saw a decline in both offline and online sentiment and influence -- demonstrating that consumers are not speaking as positively about the brand as they were six months ago during the previous analysis. In addition, Engagement Labs identified that another area for improvement is the brand's ability to engage everyday consumer influencers both online and offline.
To learn more about Engagement Labs and how to increase your brand's word of mouth in real life and online, reach out at: totalsocial@engagementlabs.com.
About Engagement Labs
Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL) provides the world's leading brands with a unique and powerful data and technology solution to drive sales growth and improve marketing ROI. Our TotalSocial® technology combines online social media listening metrics with the world's only ongoing measurement of offline word-of-mouth conversations into a single dashboard, to provide marketers with the ability to measure performance, diagnose areas of weakness and opportunity and identify specific strategies and tactics to increase sales and improve marketing ROI. TotalSocial is an "always-on" proprietary scoring system, based on the most important drivers of brand performance: Volume, Sentiment, Brand Sharing and Influence. TotalSocial tracks 500 brands across 16 major industry categories within the U.S., and 350 brands across 18 industry categories in the UK.
To learn more visit www.engagementlabs.com / www.totalsocial.com.
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A new biography of Richardson, George Spafford appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site.
General George Richardson was born at Arundel, England, on 14 November 1868, and as a youth was destined for trade, but early in his teens he took the Queen's shilling and joined the Royal Artillery. His story from this point on has a distinct flavour of the "powder-monkey to admiral" progress of another age. He spent 16 years in the ranks as a gunner but rose to the highest posts before he retired from the Army after 42 years' service. Like some other notable military personalities in the New Zealand forces, it was a case with General Richardson of "once a gunner always a gunner", and no matter how high he climbed he was always proud of his work for 18 years as Master Gunner Instructor to the New Zealand Army and Director of Artillery. While serving with his regiment at Gibraltar he was chosen for special promotion and went to the English gunnery school at Shoeburyness. Passing out at the top of his class, he was recommended to the New Zealand Government as a gunnery instructor. He arrived in New Zealand in 1891, and by 1912 had risen to the rank of major. At this stage he returned to England to study at the Staff College, Camberley, and on graduating in 1913 was appointed New Zealand representative at the War Office. At the outbreak of the First World War, he was serving on the Imperial General Staff, and immediately went to France with the Royal Naval Division as Chief of Staff. He organised a force of 25,000 men for the defence of Antwerp and then went back to London as a lieutenant-colonel to help refit the Naval Division for Gallipoli. He sailed with that force as Quartermaster-General, moved for a time to the Salonika front, and then returned to England as General Officer commanding the New Zealand Division in the United Kingdom. At the end of the war, in the face of offers of high command in the British Army, he returned to New Zealand and became General Officer in Charge of Administration under Major-General Sir Edward Chaytor. But the end of the road was in sight. The man who had planned and directed the demobilisation of the New Zealand Division in 1918 and 1919 now found himself required to carry out, due to economic conditions, a policy of heavy retrenchment in the Defence Department. In 1923 the outlook for soldiering was so unpromising that General Richardson retired, but in the same year he became the Administrator of Western Samoa. In that role he was greatly assisted by a long-standing interest in, and study of, conditions in the Pacific, and despite the extraordinarily difficult period through which the territory was then passing, his work among the natives was specially commended by the League of Nations. In 1928 he left Samoa for Geneva where he represented New Zealand at the League of Nations. General Richardson returned to New Zealand in the following year and settled in Auckland where he resumed his work for ex-servicemen, and in particular for amputees and other disabled soldiers, which was begun in the demobilisation years. He also took an active interest in civic affairs and after several terms on the Auckland City Council he became deputy mayor of the city. He was busy with his municipal duties right up to the day of his sudden death at the age of 70, at his home in Remuera on 11 June 1938.
It can be said of General Richardson that he was a born administrator as well as a born soldier. The somewhat exalted circles in which he moved during the war precluded those personal contacts with New Zealand troops which he would have preferred, but when he took command of the Division in England in the last stages of the conflict, and addressed himself to the task of shipping the troops home, he demonstrated to all ranks that behind his official and regimental exterior there existed a deep sympathy and understanding of the problems that faced men on their return to civilian life.
Richardson married in 1892 at Wellington, Caroline Warren, by whom he had three sons and two daughters.
New Zealand Herald, 13 Jun 1938 (Obit).
How to cite this page: 'RICHARDSON, Major-General Sir George Spafford, K.B.E.', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.


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Top 7 Toei Sentai Heroine Songs + CD Review!
Super Sentai Song Collections seem to have a loose set of rules since the inception of the genre. There is usually a theme song for the mecha and there is usually a song dedicated to the heroine(s) of the series. As a result of this, many song and music collections have been dedicated to both mecha and heroine songs.
Since I am talking about my favorite Heroine songs...why not do a little review before I get to my list? Honestly, I don't know when else I'll have the opportunity to talk about this CD, so why not here? Let's take a quick look at Toei Sentai Heroine Song & Music Collection!
Toei Sentai Heroine Song & Music Collection
COCC-13106
I mentioned this CD briefly in my mega-post about the Super Sentai Music Collections of 1996-1997 last month. To summarize, this CD is part of a massive catalog of music releases by Toei and Columbia in the mid-90s. This is actually one of the first CD releases in all of the madness.
While the mecha music sets were spread out on to four discs, the Heroine Song & Music Collection is only one disc. In all honesty, it really didn't need to be much more than that. There is a pretty clever layout to this disc. Here is an example...
01. Eyecatch A
02. Heroine BGM
04. Heroine Song
If your reading is up to scratch, here is a photo of the back cover tracklist:
As you can see, there isn't much in the way of description from the tracklisting. Most of them just say something like "Ninja White Image BGM", etc. In a handful of instances, vocal songs sung by the actresses are used (Flashman, Liveman, the Ako-chan Ramen song from Jetman, and the slow versions of songs from Goggle Five and Dynaman).
The actual BGM tracks are hard to explain. There are some pretty rare gems included, but not too much that isn't included in the Music Collection series that followed this set. Sometimes the BGM tracks are nothing more than one-chorus instrumental versions of the heroine songs. Other times it might be a few BGM tracks strung together. For Dairanger, Kakuranger, and Ohranger it is a medley of BGM *and* instrumental versions of the heroine songs.
The eyecatches...are strange. Only the outgoing eyecatch (Eyecatch A) is included. The Goggle Five Eyecatch actually sounds better here than on the Music Collection. Some of the eyecatches sound like they were recorded off of fourth generation VHS copies of the shows (Turboranger, Fiveman) while others were clearly recorded from TV, but sound decent enough (Dairanger, Kakuranger). The Kakuranger one bugs me because this is the only CD release of the proper Eyecatch A...and the quality is a bit off. The Eyecatch A that was used in the 2-Disc Music Collection is missing the percussion. Ugh. The only way Toei can make this right is by letting me raid their music vault.
Overall, this is a pretty good CD. There is a lot of variety and they made some good selections. The format may be offbeat, but it is definitely fresh.
Top Seven Sentai Heroine Songs!
Alright, on to the main topic. I will try to include links for songs if they're available. If not, you might have to do a little internet digging on your own if you don't already have the tracks.
07. Mermaid & Phoenix / Dengeki Sentai Changeman 1985
I could only find the Karaoke version on Youtube for this one. > <
I think that this is one of the more underrated songs from the Changeman Song Collection. It isn't upbeat like a lot of heroine songs, but it is still a nice little song with great singing.
I also really like the song "Love Forever" from Changeman. It's kinda similar to this one.
06. hana no Momoranger / Himitsu Sentai Goranger 1975
The song that started it all from the series that started it all. I'm not a fan of too many of the songs from Goranger (or Gorenger if you're a PUTZ) but this is clearly one of the better ones. Also, Mitsuko Horie sings this song! Anison legends can't do wrong!
05. Spark! Umi e / Chojuu Sentai Liveman 1988
I'm not a fan of too many songs by the cast members. For the most part they can't sing...and recently they can't act... This time around we have Megumi Mori, who was an established actress prior to her year on Liveman. On top of this, she is also a decent singer and displays that here.
The great thing about this song (and a lot of the Liveman songs) was that this was a genuine return to a rock sound. I'm also a fan of synthesizer/dance stuff, but it was nice to have a brief break from the norm.
In the end, this song was a very nice combination of great music and vocals.
04. kagayaki no mai / Choriki Sentai Ohranger 1995
Another underrated song in my opinion. I think a lot of people favor the Tsuruhime song from Kakuranger since it has the same singer, Mari Sasaki, and sounds a little similar. I just think the music wins out overall here.
03. Seishun Circuit / Gekisou Sentai Carranger 1996
This one is sung by Hiroko Asakawa. She was an anison regular from the late 80s until the mid 2000s it seems and it's fair to say I'm a fan of her work. This is my favorite Sentai song of hers...actually, this is probably my favorite of hers overall.
It's a catchy little song that manages to have a certain sweetness to it at the same time. If I recall correctly, this song was used during the montage in Gaoranger vs Super Sentai...so atleast I'm not alone here.
02. Cosmic World / Denji Sentai Megaranger 1997
Alright, now we're getting serious.
For a while I kinda ignored this song. I always thought it was decent, but never thought too-too much of it. Recently it popped up on random in a playlist and I was won over completely.
This has to be one of the most lively Sentai songs of the 90s. It's right up there with the Megaranger theme song itself in terms of intensity. The singing is great on top of the music. Great song.
01. hard rain~yamanai ame wa nai / Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 2004
This song pretty much knocked me on my ass. Not only is it a song from a show I didn't care for at all, it's also a song by a cast member. The fact that it goes against all odds and made it to the top of my list.
Ayumi Kinoshita played Dekayellow in the show and actually did a decent job here singing this song. Who knew? On top of this, the music is a solid imitation of the kind of stuff other record labels were putting out at the time *cough*avex*cough* while managing to sound fresh.
It's a killer song. I'm definitely not alone in liking this one either...
THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING WORST: Girls in Trouble / Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 2004
...and then there is this shit. Fuck this song. I know a lot of people out there like this one...but nope--I don't.
That's it for my latest list! Be sure to check out my other Top 7 lists on this page right here. Stay tuned for more Top 7 lists if that's your thing--I have plenty more to write about!
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SunnyC247 05 April, 2014 21:34
Nice CD you got there.
I like the artwork, where it show first female ranger (Momo Ranger) to latest at its time (OhYellow and OhPink); although, I wished they used better color for background, where it is white, which is kind of plain and boring IMO.
As for your Top 7 list, it was pretty… interesting (especially for #1).
I see that Ohranger is in this list yet again!
If there's one thing I praise a lot about the series is music.
Ohranger has one of the best soundtracks and score of the 90's IMO.
I really like this song BTW.
When I first heard it, I thought it was one of the girls (Yellow or Pink) was singing. LOL
For some reason, this is a song I want to listen to beach during sunset.
I like that Carranger is on Top 7 list, at long last!
I like that song too and it was nice that it was used on Gaoranger vs Super Sentai, one of my favorite sentai crossover movies.
#1 was shocking IMO.
Among your Top 7 list, this surprised me the most, since I didn't see this coming!
Among the Dekaranger character songs, this was most…. tolerable (and catchy!) IMO.
Kinoshita did DESCENT job though.
I found it ironic that best and worst is from same series and it balances out very well. LOL!
I found it interesting that there is no Zyuranger song (夢見る乙女の力こぶ) on this list, despite Pteraranger Figuart picuture! LOL
BTW, I like that song. It's very catchy and cowbell matches the song very well.
I would have put it this on my Top 7 (maybe on 5 or 6).
Overall, I like your Top 7 list.
Among your other lists, this was most interesting one.
Substitute Dekaranger with Dairanger (風の戦士), and you get similar to my Top 7.
CCLemon99 06 April, 2014 23:16
You should know by now that the picture for my Top 7 lists never has anything to do with the list. Hahaa.
What cowbell in the Pteraranger song? Also...I thought Hououranger's song was kinda tacky. I probably would've liked the idol episode better if the song was decent.
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Hope House homeless shelter threatens closure amid financial stress; Spokane leaders pledge support

Less than a year after it opened a sparkling new building downtown, the Hope House women's shelter warned it will shut down next year if it does not receive funding from the city and county of Spokane.

Local officials quickly voiced interest in finding money to support the shelter on Tuesday and stave off disaster.

Volunteers of America, the nonprofit that operates the shelter, told elected officials that it faces a budget gap and will be forced to issue six-week layoff notices to its employees. Without financial support, the emergency shelter will close in February.

"Since I sent that letter to the electeds, I am pleasantly surprised that they all responded incredibly quickly and we've got some meetings planned right now between the county and also the city to figure out how to close that gap and create a long-term funding strategy," Fawn Schott, president and CEO of Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, told The Spokesman-Review.

Schott wrote in a letter to elected leaders on Monday that "at the time of Hope House development, VOA was assured that the operations funding would be provided if we made the capital investment."

The closure of Hope House would roil Spokane's already thinly stretched network of shelters for the homeless.

Hope House is the only emergency shelter in Spokane reserved specifically for women regardless of their sobriety, and is often a haven for those escaping domestic violence.

The shelter was located at 111 W 3rd Ave. for about 20 years before the new facility, which complements emergency shelter space with permanent supportive housing apartments on the floors above, opened earlier this year just down the street.

The $14 million new building expanded the emergency shelter capacity from 36 to 80 people. Since the new shelter opened in April, it has served more than 200 women and placed dozens in permanent housing.

But the nonprofit is predicting operating losses of $757,000 in 2022 and $1.2 million in 2023, according to Schott's letter.

"That's a priority and we've been working with Fawn at Hope House for several weeks to find the funding that she needs for next year, and we are confident that we will find that funding," Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward told The Spokesman-Review.

Spokane County CEO Scott Simmons said County Commissioners helped Volunteers of America with last-minute funding last year and would discuss it again this year. The county is trying to "help fill some gaps where we can," Simmons said.

Schott said the community needs to have a discussion about how homeless services are funded. Both local governments and the nonprofit have been reliant on year-by-year funding sources, such as grants, she said. That dynamic can force nonprofits to spend time trying to fundraise instead of focusing on providing services.

"Do we believe in this enough to invest (in ensuring) that a person has a place to go to take the first step forward, or do we want people to just sleep under bridges and on our sidewalks?" Schott asked. "Those are our choices as a community, and if we don't make the choice, it's going to be made for us and people are going to be sleeping on our sidewalks and under our bridges."

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Michele Romanow, the tech-savvy "dragon" on Canada's popular Dragon's Den program, is the co-founder of Buytopia.ca - one of Canada's top daily deal sites, recently ranked #3 on Canada's list of fastest growing companies.
Michelina Williamson is the Marketing and Communications Coordinator at HalTech Regional Innovation Centre, which is at the nexus of Halton Region's innovation ecosystem, working with technology companies to accelerate innovation for business growth.
Michele Romanow, the tech-savvy "dragon" on Canada's popular Dragon's Den program, is the co-founder of Buytopia.ca – one of Canada's top daily deal sites, recently ranked #3 on Canada's list of fastest growing companies. Featured on the list of 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, Forbes also chose Michele as the only Canadian to rank as one of the top 20 most disruptive "Millennials on a Mission." Michele's background of experience is diverse, having built four businesses and completed an engineering degree and MBA from Queen's University before her 30th birthday. Her passion lies in building tech and e-commerce businesses. Since establishing Buytopia.ca, she built her latest venture, SnapSaves, which is a mobile savings platform that was recently acquired by US couponing giant Groupon.
Michele will headline an exciting list of Summit keynote speakers representing global corporations, high-growth startups and research leaders such as Microsoft, Siemens, Geotab, Hatch, Javelin, Sheridan College and others, who will ignite the discussion about innovative technologies being made in Halton region. Attendees will learn how advanced manufacturing, digital technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming the industrial landscape with smart applications designed to build connected communities and enhance our quality of life.
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Immediately following the Summit will be a presentation of the first Halton FUTURES Innovation Awards. The Awards reception will recognize the excellence in technology innovation made by companies based in Halton region. Nominations for the awards can be submitted up to Monday April 25 at http://www.haltonfutures.ca/the-awards.html .


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Due to the ozone depleting substance discharges, all marine species will be at high risk of annihilation within 80 years.
A new report checked the impact of rising air and water temperatures because of non-renewable energy sources on the marine creatures, plants, protozoans and microscopic organisms.
These species are tracked down in the upper 100 meters of the world's seas. In that profundity, the review noted, "environment driven temperature changes are the most serious."
Assuming the world's progress forward with its ongoing pace of ozone depleting substance outflows, practically 90% of ~25,000 species are at high or basic gamble of eradication.
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Q: How assign a new terminal window to each child process I want to fork multiple processes and assign each child process it's own terminal window so that IPC can be demonstrated easily.
Forking goes on fine, and if I run the child processes on the same terminal it runs fine.
However to make each child process have its own terminal window, I do
execl("/usr/bin/xterm", "xterm", "-e", "yourprogram", NULL);

The program runs in a new window, but its PID is different from that shown by the parent which forks the process. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
edit1 - this is my main function (the parent process). I fork 4 child processes. I want each child process to have its own terminal window. However the child process just exits, and a new process with a different PID continues to run in the new terminal.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/shm.h>

int main()
{

pid_t pid[4];
int i = 0;
int status;

//Fork four new processes
for(i=0; i<4; i++)
{
    pid[i] = fork();

    if(pid[i] == 0 && i == 0)
    {
        execl("/usr/bin/xterm", "xterm", "./child1", NULL);
        exit(1);
    }
    else if(pid[i] == 0 && i == 1)
    {
        execl("/usr/bin/xterm", "xterm", "./child2", NULL);
        exit(1);
    }
    else if(pid[i] == 0 && i == 2)
    {
        execl("/usr/bin/xterm", "xterm", "./child3", NULL);
        exit(1);
    }
    else if(pid[i] == 0 && i == 3)
    {
        execl("/usr/bin/xterm", "xterm", "./child4", NULL);
        exit(1);
    }
    else
    {
        //Parent process
        printf("The main function has forked a process with pid: %d\n", pid[i]);
    }
}

for(i=0;i<4;i++)
{
    status = waitpid(pid[i], NULL, 0);
    if(status == pid[i])
        printf("%d: Process Terminated Successfully\n", pid[i]);
    else
    {
        perror("waitpid");
        exit(1);
    }
}

return 1;
}

edit2 - added ps -u output:
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
dell-pc   3024  0.1  0.0  26872  5480 pts/0    Ss   16:54   0:00 bash
dell-pc   3038  0.0  0.0   4200   632 pts/0    S+   16:54   0:00 ./main
dell-pc   3039 22.5  0.1 109240 11116 pts/0    S+   16:54   0:01 xterm ./child1
dell-pc   3040 26.1  0.1 109240 11268 pts/0    R+   16:54   0:02 xterm ./child2
dell-pc   3041 28.7  0.1 109240 11180 pts/0    S+   16:54   0:02 xterm ./child3
dell-pc   3042 27.0  0.1 109240 11288 pts/0    S+   16:54   0:02 xterm ./child4
dell-pc   3044  4.1  0.0   4200   648 pts/24   Ss+  16:55   0:00 child3
dell-pc   3046  3.7  0.0   4200   680 pts/26   Ss+  16:55   0:00 child4
dell-pc   3048  3.8  0.0   4200   792 pts/25   Ss+  16:55   0:00 child2
dell-pc   3050  3.3  0.0   4200   660 pts/14   Ss+  16:55   0:00 child1
dell-pc   3060  2.0  0.0  26816  5412 pts/27   Ss   16:55   0:00 bash
dell-pc   3072  0.0  0.0  22648  2688 pts/27   R+   16:55   0:00 ps -u

edit3: added output of main:
The main function has forked a process with pid: 3491
The main function has forked a process with pid: 3492
The main function has forked a process with pid: 3493
The main function has forked a process with pid: 3494
3491: Process Terminated Successfully
3492: Process Terminated Successfully
3493: Process Terminated Successfully
3494: Process Terminated Successfully

A: I did a program like yours (naming it stackoverflow), executing vi in an xterm, and while it is running I open a third xterm to run ps -u. Output is:
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
osboxes   1713  0.0  0.2   6588  4756 pts/0    Ss   18:56   0:00 bash
osboxes   1780  0.0  0.2   6508  4484 pts/1    Ss   19:12   0:00 bash
osboxes   1836 88.4  0.0   2020   532 pts/0    R+   19:21   0:29 ./stackoverflow
osboxes   1837  0.1  0.4  12844  8952 pts/0    S+   19:21   0:00 /usr/bin/xterm -e vi stackoverflow.txt
osboxes   1839  0.0  0.1   6072  3536 pts/2    Ss+  19:21   0:00 vi stackoverflow.txt
osboxes   1840  0.0  0.1   4772  2452 pts/1    R+   19:22   0:00 ps -u

Output of program is:
PID=1836
child PID=1837

So the child is still running xtermcommand. It created another child running vi (pid 1839).

A: IPC Demo and sample using terminal windows, under bash
Because it's easy under bash:
This will require simple terminal tools, like xterm. This was successfully tested with lxterm, mate-terminal, konsole and gnome-terminal. Of course, tmux and screen must be able too...
Ok, let's go. We assume you're already in some terminal window, we will name this initial console.
1. First opening a display window:
So, from the initial console, open log window:
exec 5> >(xterm -T 'Log window...' -e sh -c "cat /proc/$$/fd/5")

or
exec 5> >(xterm -e sh -c "printf '\\e];Log window...\\a';cat /proc/$$/fd/5")

exec 5> >(konsole --nofork -e sh -c "cat /proc/$$/fd/5")
exec 5> >(lxterm -T "Log window..." -e sh -c "cat /proc/$$/fd/5")
exec 5> >(mate-terminal -t 'Log window...' -x sh -c "cat /proc/$$/fd/5")
exec 5> >(gnome-terminal --window -x sh -c "printf '\\e];Log window...\\a';cat /proc/$$/fd/5")

Variant usefull for debugging
exec 5> >(xterm -e sh -c "printf '\\e];Log window...\\a';
              tee </proc/$$/fd/5 /dev/tty | sed -u s/.*/now/|date -f -")

Will print date and time on each line output.
exec 5> >(xterm -e sh -c "printf '\\e];Log window...\\a';
              tee </proc/$$/fd/5 /dev/tty | sed -u s/.*/now/|date -f - ; read foo")

Same, but will keep window open after closing from parent, waiting for terminal input (Return) before closing (or close by window manager).
2. Testing, then using this:
Always in initial console, hit:
echo >&5 This is a test string.

This must prompt in Log window.
Ok, now:
xterm -T 'Input window' -e bash --rcfile <(echo "exec 1>/proc/$$/fd/5") &

Note: There, double-quotes will ensure $$ will expand from initial window's shell level.
So now, you could enter command in Input window and read results on Log window.
3. Closing window
Window will close when file descriptor is closed:
exec 5>&-

Full script using 3 window
You may found full script there:

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*ipc_win-demo.sh.txt

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A: For gnome terminal I used:
execl("/usr/bin/gnome-terminal", "gnome-terminal", "-q", "-e", "./my_binary", (char*)0);

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Local Shelters Swamped With Cats
It'll cost more to get your dog out of the pound. Sacramento County Supervisors Tuesday approved raising various animal shelter fees to help reduce the county's budget deficit. But local shelters are facing more immediate problems...
By Steve Milne
...an onslaught of abandoned animals made worse by the slumping economy.
Dogs may be the loudest animals at the Sacramento County animal shelter. But cats are taking up the most space.
"We are seeing rather an alarming increase in the number of cats and kittens that are coming in."
Pat Claerbout heads the county's Animal Care and Regulation Department. She says their feline intake this month is up 12-percent from the same time last year. Cats typically breed in the spring and summer…so a spike in the cat population isn't unusual.
But Claerbout says this year's different. Close to half of the cats they're getting are from people who are giving them up.
"People can no longer keep their pets for varying reasons. As we've all heard the economy, home foreclosures, just the overall cost of living today…having a pet is very expensive."
Claerbout says the reality is…most of the animals that get dropped off will be put to sleep. And it's not just at the county shelter. The City of Sacramento's shelter is also overcrowded with cats.
Spokeswoman Claudia Schlachter says under normal conditions they only euthanize older cats when the shelter reaches capacity. But things haven't been normal lately.
"We have such a high increase in the incoming kitten population and often times they're not old enough yet for us to place in adoptions so we're actually having to euthanize kittens."
She says on average, they've been euthanizing about 230 kittens and cats a month.
Back at the County animal shelter, director Pat Claerbout says the saddest part is that cat overpopulation is preventable.
"The problem would go away tomorrow if everyone just took responsibility and realized neuter and spay…that takes care of the problem. And we wouldn't be doing this every year."
To help alleviate the high numbers of cats in local shelters both the county and city are encouraging people to adopt cats. The county is holding a "Feline Frenzy" adoption event this weekend in Elk Grove…and the city is offering special two-for-one deals.
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Dr. Rajendra Ramlogan is the Professor, Commercial and Environmental Law at the University of the West Indies. He also lectured at the Anton De Kom University, Suriname in the Environmental Law and Policy (MSc. Program). Professor Ramlogan graduated with a Doctorate in International Environmental Law at the University of Cambridge and a Masters of Law in International Legal Studies at the New York University School of Law. Professor Ramlogan completed a Bachelor of English Literature with Social Sciences and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of the West Indies. During his consulting career, Professor Ramlogan developed significant work experience in the petroleum and petrochemical sector in both upstream and downstream activities and was involved in the preparation and negotiation of contracts involving major international oil companies including Pecten, UNOCAL, LASMO, EXXON, Chevron and Total. In 1991, Professor Ramlogan worked as a Foreign Associate at the prestigious law firm of Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering (Washington D.C) which included serving on an American Bar Association Panel advising the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on its draft Petroleum law. Professor Ramlogan has published numerous books and articles covering subjects such as Business Law, Judicial Review, Sustainable Development, Environmental Law, Environmental Studies, Human Rights in Japan, International Security and Joint Ventures. Professor Ramlogan has presented conference papers on subjects including Environmental Democracy and International Criminal Law. Professor Ramlogan is a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society.


Remember the good old days of print media buying, or the halcyon days of the dot-com boom, when buying advertising was simple? You found the publication or the location you liked the look of, you chose the position on the page (or the page view), paid the best price you could get, and then sat and waited. In the days of print media circulation was validated, counted and certificated. Whilst you couldn't guarantee everyone would look at your ad, let alone Like at any time, the choices were reasonably limited and the decisions were quite easy. You chose what you thought would work best based on your opinion, your track record and a fancy media pack that validated the circulation, which you hoped would convert to eyes, and then you waited.
Talking about creating a consistently amazing, flat-out awesome candidate experience is one thing, making it happen across every channel where you engage talent is an entirely new ballgame leaving talent leaders asking themselves: Where do I even begin?
Join Talent Board President Kevin W. Grossman, Roopesh Nair, President/CEO of Symphony Talent and Jess Schuster, Project Lead, Candidate Engagement and Experience for Northwell Health as they discuss why today's job candidates (and employees) expect to be treated like consumers, and how the right tools, strategies and data insights can help you meet these new expectations.


2000, Video for two recorders, four monitors and earphones, 18 min.
The work is video filmed on Harakka Island in the summer 2000, originally to be part of the sound installations 'Where Rock Speaks'. It was realized with the support of Suomen Kulttuurirahasto. The triangles are signs on the nature path. On tape A (white) they are filmed from southeast to northwest, on tape B (black) from northwest to southeast. Together they can also be seen as a small flower construction and homage to the sixties.


It's back by popular demand. The Book of Mormon, which played a record-breaking run in the past, returns to Austin on April 17-22, 2018 at Bass Concert Hall, presented by Broadway in Austin and we can't wait.
Featuring a book, music and lyrics created by legendary creatives Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon musical sensation took the world by storm and won a slew of Tony Awards in its first run. Now is your chance to see it again, so don't miss it. You may know Trey Parker and Matt Stone as creators of the outrageous animated TV show South Park, and Robert Lopez as the co-creator of the hit musical comedy Avenue Q. Casey Nicholaw choreographer, also worked on Monty Python's Spamalot and The Drowsy Chaperone.
Guaranteed to be hilariously entertaining, and surely the subject of many conversations to come, The Book of Mormon is full of funny, touching, and surprisingly delicate moments.
Honored by a myriad of awards, The Book of Mormon is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.
Tickets are available by visiting BroadwayInAustin.com or at the Bass Concert Hall box office, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, or by calling 512.477-6060.


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Law Decoded: All vs. One and One vs. All, Jan. 22-29
Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week's critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," begins the most famous English-language story of the French Revolution. Though many would disagree with me, I would argue that neither is true of today. Maybe that's why what passes for revolutions these days is so dependent on memes and lunatic viral conspiracy theories.
That same memetic energy has brought together an unholy matrimony of anarchists, leftists, populists, jilted investment bros, Boogie boys and survivalists, AOC stans, and a dose of antisemitism — the sort of audience that only finds common ground in a colosseum, united in bloodlust, cheering wildly for the death of a hedge fund.
It was the bizarrest of times.
Despite the best efforts of the digital revolutionaries, no Bastille is being stormed — though I would not be surprised if AOC has daydreamed about melting down the Wall Street bull and reshaping it into a working bronze guillotine. But there is no question that this week has been turbulent, playing host to more than its fair share of conflicts between the hoi polloi, arming themselves with digital tools, and institutions. Despite the revolutionary metaphors that have haunted this intro like a spectre reportedly did Europe, I don't think this shapes out to be quite the battle of good vs. evil that some think. But it's certainly something. And the memes have, in all fairness, been something else.
Robinhood vs. Reddit (vs. Congress)
Stealing the world's attention and forcing every phone scroller to learn what short-selling is was the deranged saga of Robinhood and Reddit.
It was well over a year in the making, but only this week did the world's attention to the pending standoff between major hedge fund Melvin Capital and a Reddit group of amateur investors who mostly seem pretty intoxicated. Intervening between the two was retail trading app Robinhood and Gamestop's extravagantly over-shorted GME stock.
The scene was set. r/WallStreetBets had mobilized a substantial squad of retail traders willing to lose their whole investment in GME in an attempt to short-squeeze Melvin into bankruptcy. And, oh yeah, after such a short squeeze would come strong odds that GME spikes dramatically as Melvin was forced to buy up the market to pay off its debts. That is, until Robinhood and a host of other retail apps turned off the buying function for GME on their apps.
While a broker-dealer has the right to stop trading in the event of major volatility, Robinhood investors — many of them holding GME as a result of a giveaway on the app — saw it as force majeure on behalf of Wall Street and a major assault on the app's own userbase. The internet as a whole was outraged as well, heavily in favor of Wall Street Bets, who seemed to represent the little guy, despite being a pretty aggressive and often quite offensive crew.
Internet outrage, however, is not policy. Nor is it even the will of the people. The role of social media in manipulation of information has already taken center stage in a great deal of political debate, and there's a good argument to be made that WSB is going to move that conversation into manipulating markets.
But new guard in Congress and the White House are more eager to take the opportunity to bludgeon Wall Street as a clear signal of the end of Trumpian indulgence of financial kingpins. Democrats have spent the past year agog at a broad bull market that seems damn near idolatrous in the face of a pandemic-ridden economy. I suspect that however much Robinhood and its retail investors will be the pretext for everything we see from incoming Democrat-led financial legislation, the results will be more about proving a point.
Stonks, meanwhile, have had a rough day, and it looks like Robinhood's loss will be crypto's gain as retail interest turns to crypto exchanges.
Iran vs. Signal
Iranians are reporting outages in access to encrypted messenger Signal.
Having attacked Bitcoin mining, accessed WhatApp messages, and done its best to cut off Telegram, Iran is now trying to cut off Signal, which has seen a boom thanks to new public interest in its end-to-end encryption.
Iran is a remarkably interesting place. It is home to an authoritarian theocracy grafted onto a remarkably well-educated and tech-savvy population. Both sides are miffed about being locked out of the global economy and information cycle. But while the regime busies itself getting around these blocks and, especially, sanctions, it seeks to monopolize that access at the expense of the people.
Netherlands vs. Peer-to-peer off-ramps
Crypto users and exchanges are fighting the Netherlands' intensive and, they say, intrusive know-your-customer rules.
The Netherlands is low-key home to some of the most demanding requirements for crypto exchanges in the EU and, by extension, the world. Since allowing crypto exchanges back into the country under a new regulatory regime a few months ago, De Nederlandsche Bank has instituted a reporting regime for transfers to wallets off-exchange that the U.S. Treasury can only dream of.
In pursuit of information on ultimate beneficiary owners, De Nederlandshe Bank requires exchanges not only identify the owner of crypto wallets to which clients are trying to withdraw funds, but also that the clients prove that those wallets belong to them.
Bitonic, the crypto exchange filing against the Dutch central bank, says there is no legal basis for that level of personal data collection.
Far from the largest country in the EU, the Netherlands has, nonetheless, maintained its centuries-old status as a trading hub for stocks. The fate of its KYC requirements may well determine whether that status carries on into crypto.
Further reads
Yaya Fanusie and Emily Jin of the Center for a New American Security warn of China's CBDC as a mechanism to add financial data to the regime's surveillance arsenal.
Teasing its coming crypto report, Chainalysis charts the massive rise in ransomware over the past year.
The Wall Street Journal runs down the case of the SEC v. Ripple, the result of which will determine the fate of the company.
All Over the World, Small Investors Jump Into the GameStop Frenzy
$180M Bitcoin Trust Completes Canadian IPO, Fully Invested on First Day
Bahamian Central Bank to Roll Out Digital Currency in H2 2020
BTC Dominance Signals Abrupt End to Crypto Altcoin Season
Binance Starts Accepting Fiat Currencies Through Alipay and WeChat


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The BUZZ in the fertility world today isn't about acupuncture or some new-old ancient technique.
It's all about GLOW today, the fertility app that Bay area based and PayPal co-founder Max Levchin has created (and has sunk $1million of his own dollars into, by the way). Glow is a free-to-download, iPhone-only app that helps women — and their partners — track ovulation cycles and other data points to predict peak fertility windows. It officially launches in the App Store today.
In addition, the Bay Area-based startup has raised $6 million in venture capital funding from Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, Jeff Jordan of Andreessen Horowitz and individual investors including Yuri Milner.
Glow goes beyond tracking ovulation cycles, sexual activity and, yes, the texture of cervical mucus, which I can't wait to find out more on this one. And in true Bay area style, Levchin and Glow co-founder Mike Huang have built the company with the intent to disrupt the current health-care system in the U.S., by creating a kind of insurance fund to help pay for women's fertility treatments.
Here's the thing that I love the most, app users have the option to contribute $50 a month to the Glow Fund, for a period of 10 months. If, after 10 months of using the Glow app, a woman hasn't conceived, she can withdraw money from the Glow Fund and use it to pay for fertility treatments. Conversely, if she has gotten pregnant, she forfeits her contributions; they will go toward another user's fertility treatments. Genius and generous!
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Published June 10, 2019 2:01pm EDT
Trump, Macron friendship tree planted at White House has died: report
By Liam Quinn | Fox News
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a tree planting ceremony with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2018. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Hopefully, this latest development in President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron's relationship is mulch ado about nothing.
In the category of unfortunate metaphors, it's been reported by French media that the oak sapling Macron gave to Trump during a White House visit last year has died.
The tree, rooted in a time when the relationship between the two world leaders was seemingly stronger, was planted in April 2018 as a sign of friendship.
"100 years ago, American soldiers fought in France, in Belleau to defend our freedom. This oak tree (my gift to @realDonaldTrump) will be a reminder at the White House of these ties that bind us," Macron tweeted at the time.
US AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE: TRUMP, MACRON GETTING ALONG 'FAMOUSLY'
SLIDESHOW: TRUMP HONORS FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON AT WHITE HOUSE STATE DINNER
The French leader also shared a video of himself and Trump planting the tree on the White House lawn, as first ladies Brigitte Macron and Melania Trump looked on.
But the tree had a troubled, and all too brief, life. Shortly after it was put in the ground outside the White House, Gerard Araud, the French ambassador to the United States, said it had to be ripped out root and stem and placed in quarantine.
Now, according to French outlet Le Monde, the tree is no more.
Trump and Macron met last week during the president's European tour and underscored the historic U.S.-French alliance as they marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
This Saturday, April 28, 2018, photo shows an empty area where a tree was planted by U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron during a tree planting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
But while Trump and Macron enjoy putting on a show of exaggerated handshakes, warm kisses and taps on the back, they have disagreed on key issues including climate change, Iran and trade.
Still, Macron's office insists the two leaders get along -- as does U.S. Ambassador to France Jamie McCourt, who told Fox News last week the two leaders are getting along "famously."
"I think that's their style. I think they are both trying to do things for their country to make their countries better," the ambassador told "The Story with Marth MacCallum."
"I think they may have different perspectives, but they have very open conversations and they are very comfortable agreeing and disagreeing. I think that's exactly how it will continue to be."
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Pat Metheny brings brilliant technique, versatility, innovation, and overall musicality to his playing and his compositions, making him one of the most accomplished jazz guitarists out there. Up to this point, he has received an astounding twenty Grammy awards, most recently 2013's Best Jazz Instrumental Album award for the album United Band, which also features the talents of Chris Potter (saxophone), Ben Williams (bass), and Antonio Sanchez (drums). Just a few weeks ago, the Pat Metheny Unity Group (the United Band members plus multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi) released the album Kin (←→), which debuted at Number One on the Billboard Jazz Chart.
Metheny has also collaborated with a diverse set of artists, including Jim Hall, Chick Corea, John Scofield, Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Joni Mitchell, and Derek Bailey.
The following was for a preview article for the Pat Metheny Unity Group concert at the Lobero Theatre on 2/26/14. It was done by email, with answered received on 1/23/14.
Jeff Moehlis: I've been enjoying your new album Kin (←→). How do you see this album fitting into your prolific and varied career in music?
Pat Metheny: To me, all of the recordings I have made over the years are like one long record, or one long story divided up into different chapters, with different tones, different characters coming and going and sometimes wildly different temperatures represented. Every record that I have done has been offered with the idea of trying to reconcile the things that I love about music and that have had resonance to me with what I perceive are my favorite aspects of the musicians that I have hired to join me on this or that particular part of the journey.
This band is unique. It is such a strong group of musicians, and my goal was very specific this time. I am really happy with the result and it lines up almost exactly with what I was aiming for.
JM: Is there any "hidden meaning" to the arrows in the title of the album?
PM: Kin is a word that implies connection or family or lineage. To me, like the word Unity, it really fits with what I am shooting for – and not just with this band, in music in general. I like the idea of making connections, finding inclusion and forming a way of thinking about not just the way the people making the music may be connected to each other, but also the way the music that I hope to present has connections with all of the other music I love. Beyond that, this may be the first band I have ever had that really can address everything from my trio stuff, to stuff from Song X, all of my regular band stuff, the more straight ahead kinds of things; all of it can coexist under one roof. And the "unpronounceable" symbol that follows the word, (←→), was something that just sort of popped out that I thought did a good job of indicating that our "kin" is not always behind us chronologically in an ancestral sense – we are also going to be the ancestors for many generations to come. And also musically. So this is a message to those future listeners as well.
JM: The band on this album, The Unity Group, adds multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi to The Unity Band line-up, which came to Santa Barbara just over a year ago. What, to you, does Giulio bring to the music?
PM: He is a really unique talent. I have never run across anyone quite like him before. He is just an excellent musician first of all. And he is able to apply that musicianship to music in a whole bunch of ways. He is a multi-instrumentalist, but also a really good singer. I needed someone to kind of fill out the sound of the band, I didn't really need another soloist, especially with Chris Potter standing right there, but I did need someone who understands the language that we are dealing in and can contribute in a textural way and give me another voice to write for. He is a perfect fit for that role in this band.
JM: My favorite track on the new album is the first one, "On One Day". How does a rather sophisticated track like this come together?
PM: It takes a long time for me to write in general, and writing a piece like that is especially time consuming. It obviously is different from writing something is very direct and simple, but mostly in the sense that the kinds of skills that are required to keep a sense of perspective and balance over 15 minutes in a structure where improvisation and a lot of written material will live side by side requires a kind of objectivity that can be elusive. Often I write a whole bunch, then step away for an hour, or a day, or whatever it takes, then I can usually hear it and bring out what it is I hope to achieve with the piece.
JM: Sadly, your former collaborator Jim Hall recently passed away. What did you learn from him about music and beyond?
PM: Jim was huge for me, first as a hero, then as a friend and then as an important collaborator along the way – and I will really miss him. His touch on the instrument and the deep musicality he brought to everything he played had a big impact on me. But beyond that, he was just a great person. I think everyone loved Jim. He was one of the few musicians that just about everyone agreed on, regardless of which branch of the tree they were coming from.
JM: You have collaborated with a wide array of musicians over your career. Are there any that particularly stand out to you?
PM: If you see that list of musicians that I have worked with, that is also a list of my favorite players. I have been so lucky to work with so many of the best players on the planet, from all different generations. It is impossible for me to single any one out.
JM: As a fan of David Bowie, I have to ask you – what's the story behind recording the song "This Is Not America"?
PM: It was a piece that I wrote as the main theme for the film "The Falcon and the Snowman". The director expressed interest in having a single of that piece and recommended David Bowie. As weird as it sounds, I was not really that familiar with him. I got a couple of records and agreed he was the perfect person to sing the song. It was a fantastic experience working with him.
PM: Always do everything you can to be around musicians who are better than you are.
PM: Wow! Not that I know of… I think everything is cool… I keep a pretty low profile.
PM: This year is a touring year… we are playing just about everywhere. My goal is to play the best that I can every night.


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      if (headerIndex === -1 || !columnSelection) {
        return;
      }
      setActiveMultiSelectColumn(headerIndex);
    },
    [
      columnSelection,
      headerIndex,
      isSortPassed,
      onClick,
      setActiveMultiSelectColumn,
      onSortClick,
    ]
  );
  const payload = { ...otherProps };
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  delete payload.activeMultiSelectColumn;
  delete payload.columnHeaderArray;
  delete payload.hasHover;
  delete payload.headerBackgroundColor;
  delete payload.isPressed;
  delete payload.isSortPassed;
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  return (
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          ...styles.higTableHeader,
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        return (
          /* eslint-disable-next-line */
          <div
            {...payload}
            className={css(mergedStyles)}
            onClick={handleClick}
            {...(isSelectableHeader
              ? { "data-cell-coords": `${headerIndex}_-1` }
              : {})}
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            <div className={css(styles.higTableHeaderContentWrapper)}>
              {children}
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    width: PropTypes.number,
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    isResizing: PropTypes.bool,
  }),
  onColumnWidthChanged: PropTypes.func,
  columnSelection: PropTypes.bool,
  headerIndex: PropTypes.number,
  isSelectableHeader: PropTypes.bool,
  isSortPassed: PropTypes.func,
  onClick: PropTypes.func,
  setActiveMultiSelectColumn: PropTypes.func,
  onSortClick: PropTypes.func,
  rowSelection: PropTypes.bool,
  setIsSortedDesc: PropTypes.func,
  isSortedDesc: PropTypes.bool,
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package ch.usi.dag.dislreserver.shadow;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;

import ch.usi.dag.dislreserver.exception.DiSLREServerFatalException;

public class ShadowObjectTable {

	private static final int INITIAL_TABLE_SIZE = 10000000;
	private static ConcurrentHashMap<Long, ShadowObject> shadowObjects;

	static {
		shadowObjects = new ConcurrentHashMap<Long, ShadowObject>(INITIAL_TABLE_SIZE);
	}

	public static void register(ShadowObject newObj, boolean debug) {

		if (newObj == null) {
			throw new DiSLREServerFatalException(
					"Attempting to register a null as a shadow object");
		}

		long objID = newObj.getId();
		ShadowObject exist = shadowObjects.putIfAbsent(objID, newObj);

		if (exist != null) {

			if (newObj.getId() == exist.getId()) {
				if (debug) {
					System.out.println("Re-register a shadow object.");
				}

				if (newObj.equals(exist)) {
					return;
				}

				if (newObj instanceof ShadowString) {

					if (exist instanceof ShadowString) {

						ShadowString existShadowString = (ShadowString) exist;
						ShadowString newShadowString = (ShadowString) newObj;

						if (existShadowString.toString() == null) {
							existShadowString.setValue(newShadowString
									.toString());
							return;
						}
					}
				} else if (newObj instanceof ShadowThread) {

					if (exist instanceof ShadowThread) {

						ShadowThread existShadowThread = (ShadowThread) exist;
						ShadowThread newShadowThread = (ShadowThread) newObj;

						if (existShadowThread.getName() == null) {
							existShadowThread
									.setName(newShadowThread.getName());
							existShadowThread.setDaemon(newShadowThread
									.isDaemon());
							return;
						}
					}
				}
			}

			throw new DiSLREServerFatalException("Duplicated net reference");
		}
	}

	private static boolean isAssignableFromThread(ShadowClass klass) {

		while (! "java.lang.Object".equals(klass.getName())) {

			if ("java.lang.Thread".equals(klass.getName())) {
				return true;
			}

			klass = klass.getSuperclass();
		}

		return false;
	}

	public static ShadowObject get(long net_ref) {

		long objID = NetReferenceHelper.get_object_id(net_ref);

		if (objID == 0) {
			// reserved ID for null
			return null;
		}

		ShadowObject retVal = shadowObjects.get(objID);

		if (retVal != null) {
			return retVal;
		}

		if (NetReferenceHelper.isClassInstance(objID)) {
			throw new DiSLREServerFatalException("Unknown class instance");
		} else {
			// Only common shadow object will be generated here
			ShadowClass klass = ShadowClassTable.get(NetReferenceHelper
					.get_class_id(net_ref));
			ShadowObject tmp = null;

			if ("java.lang.String".equals(klass.getName())) {
				tmp = new ShadowString(net_ref, null, klass);
			} else if (isAssignableFromThread(klass)) {
				tmp = new ShadowThread(net_ref, null, false, klass);
			} else {
				tmp = new ShadowObject(net_ref, klass);
			}

			if ((retVal = shadowObjects.putIfAbsent(objID, tmp)) == null) {
				retVal = tmp;
			}

			return retVal;
		}
	}

	public static void freeShadowObject(ShadowObject obj) {
		shadowObjects.remove(obj.getId());
		ShadowClassTable.freeShadowObject(obj);
	}

	//TODO: find a more elegant way to allow users to traverse the shadow object table
	public static Iterator<Entry<Long, ShadowObject>> getIterator() {
	    return shadowObjects.entrySet().iterator();
	}
}


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Police are appealing for information after a family's beloved French Bulldog was stolen in Chadderton on Saturday.
At around 6am on January 6th, police were called to reports of a robbery on Mona Road. Two men broke into the property by smashing patio doors at the back of the house and went upstairs.
The two homeowners were asleep but one was woken when the offender put a knife to his throat and demanded money. Both homeowners were assaulted, leaving one with a serious injury that required hospital treatment.
The offenders ransacked their home and also took the family's French Bulldog, called Rambo, before fleeing. A substantial reward is being offered for the return of Rambo. He is a black and tan French Bulldog and is microchipped. Anyone who thinks they see Rambo is asked to call 07722 520 069.
The offenders are described as white men, between 20-25 years old, of slim to medium build.
Detective Chief Inspector James Faulkner of GMP's Oldham borough, said: "This is a staggering level of violence used on two people who were sleeping in the safety of their own home.
"To take possessions and money is one thing, but to break in, assault a sleeping couple and then steal their beloved dog, is truly horrific.
"There will be extra patrols in the area over the coming days and I'd encourage anyone with concerns to raise them directly with the officers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 9080 or 101, quoting incident number 449 of 06/01/18. Reports can also be made anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Home STORIES About Chestermere–that missed the history book!
An on-going project of the Chestermere Historical Foundation is to interview people who have lived in the Chestermere Area or used the lake for recreation. CHF wants to preserve their stories through interviews, recordings and video. If you know someone who has been in the area a long time and could add to this interesting history, please contact us. For stories about FISH that did not make the history book go here.
After WWII where George Hampton served on a frigate he worked as an undertaker for a time at the Little Chapel on the Corner in Calgary, often 'frightening' his mom by parking the 'loaded' hearse in the driveway at lunchtime. He married Del Schram in 1948 and was employed by her father Lloyd Schram, building and working at a service station in Exshaw on the 1A highway. Moving back to Calgary in 1950 George built their house in Parkdale finishing his working career as a driver for Calgary Transit. In 1956, invited by Art McMann (friend of a friend), George and Del came out to have a look at the lake. They fell in love and bought Lot #158 SE complete with a one room 'shack.' No boat? No worries. George built a 12′ boat from a pattern in Popular Mechanics in the basement of their Parkdale home in Calgary, and when it was finished, took out the stair case and the landing to get it out of the house. Good thing he is an expert carpenter. The 1960 photo shows Del and George in their new boat with a 35 HP Evinrude and the 'shack' in the background. George recalls that two doors north, Shaws had a big 6 cylinder Evinrude on their boat. One day they decided to take out 8 skiers. George says he was the last one up and that rope was really moving — he nearly flew out of his skis! For daughters Bonnie and Sharon, he built a sail board using his own plan (who knew how far ahead of his time George would be!). Later he constructed two sailboats from, guess where, Popular Mechanics. In 1977 they tore down the 'shack,' saving the wood for George to build their first house. Del and George decided to move to Chestermere permanently in 1981, but the house was a bit small. York Shaw lifted the house onto blocks and George added a lower floor. They lived in the upper part for three months until the lower area was framed in. George recalls that it would often sway and there were waves in the toilet! Many of you recall seeing Del and George on their bikes or walking hand in hand to get the mail, smiling and enjoying each other and the joy of living out here at Chestermere Lake. The Hamptons were good friends of Sally and Joe Wilton who also lived on East Chestermere Drive. Though Del and Joe have passed on, Sally and George have remained friends. Sally was a Gr 1 classmate of George's at Colonel Walker School. If a tall, handsome, grey haired gentleman gives you a wave and a smile as you drive down East Chestermere Drive, good chance it is George. He might be driving, walking, biking or on his motor scooter. You can also find him out with his drone – there is not much of interest that gets past George. One friend gave him a plaque saying " Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you have to keep moving." That's George. Here's to many more years of being a great citizen of Chestermere!
The Story of Ralph and Doreen Ford's House 579 East Chestermere Drive- as told to CHF by Gord Peariso, neighbour and friend of the Fords.
In 1966, according to Growing Through Time, page 107, Ralph and Doreen Ford and their three children, Murray, Jan and Nancy, decided they needed a cabin on their Chestermere lot. At that time, the address was 291 East Chestermere Drive. In Calgary in 1967 there were houses for sale at a good price (Gord recalls they paid $1000) up in northwest Calgary along the route that would become Crowchild Trail. In May of that year, Ralph bought one and engaged York Shaw Movers (the Shaw family were very involved in the early days at Chestermere Lake) to move the house. The roof was removed due to height restrictions during the move, and Ralph and Doreen only needed the top half of the house anyway, so it was cut in half horizontally with top floor arriving, then the roof. The roof was attached once the house was moved onto the lake lot. They had only bedrooms to work with, as the kitchen on the ground floor had been left behind. The first photo is the house as it looked in its original Calgary location. You can see a young man near a Dodge DeSoto car. According to Nancy Ford, that young man ended up meeting and dating her sister Jan.
Thanks to Kay Lowney, a long time cabin owner at Chestermere, many articles and information on the Calgary Yacht Club were preserved. One of these was an article in the Calgary Herald in 1969 reporting that Nancy Ford was the newly elected Secretary and Ralph Ford was the Staff Captain. Other items in Kay's album indicate that the Fords were active in the CYC for many years.
Buses and Horses – School Bus Stories from Len Baldwin Senior.
Len Baldwin Jr recalls clearly remembering when he was a youngster helping his Dad Archie Baldwin and Uncle Len ( Len Baldwin Sr) move the horse barn from Rockland School. They hauled it at night, on a skid behind on of his Dad, Archie's gravel trucks. The horse barn was taken to the farm property owned by Len Baldwin Sr., now on the SE corner of East Chestemrere Drive and Merganser Drive East. In its former life, this barn would shelter the horses used by the children attending Rockland School . Later, on Len's property, it became the bus barn for the school buses that Len drove over the years. One can still see the little barn as the largest of the outbuildings on the property at 538 East Chestermere Drive, just south past the four way stop.
Len Baldwin Jr also recalls two stories about Uncle Len and horses. First, Uncle Len had to transport a Shetland pony. He decided the easiest way was to load it into the school bus for transport! And that was not the only thing that connected his bus to a horse—Len was travelling east of Chestermere in the bus and came across a dead horse on the road. He immediately tied it behind the bus, dragged it home and as it was winter and the horse was frozen, cut it up to use for dog meat.
Rockland School Horse barn 2006 538 East Chestermere Drive.
Rockland horse barn at 538 ECD with old doors visible on far left side.
'When you drive on Chestermere Boulevard towards Calgary, just at the city limits, something about the farm to the south seems different. A closer look reveals that beautiful tall trees on the property have been cut down!
This is the site of the former Hodgson Farm and here is a brief history of that farm.
This farm was developed by Frances and Jack Hodgson. They married in 1923. Their tall two story home was moved from Victoria Square, a failed development east of Calgary. In 1924, the big dairy barn was built from materials obtained from the jam factory, also from Victoria Square.
The Hodgsons also began a tree planting program that included caragana hedges, poplars, lilacs, a few evergreens and three special crab apple trees, which were France's pride and joy. She also had a large vegetable garden. She loved to cook and entertain. The Hodgson family was very social and community orientated. Many meetings were held at their home in support of community endeavors. They raised two children on the farm, Everett and Marilyn, who attended Janet and Rock Land schools. Jack died at the early age of 60. Farmers in the community came to the farm with their machinery and took off the crop for the Hodgsons that fall. Frances and Everett carried on with the farming, with Everett restarting the dairy.
Everett and I married in 1954, and I moved to the farm that would be my home for the next 54 years. We moved into a little house on the west side of the yard and raised our four children; Debra, Larry, Randy, and Michael.
We continued the tree planting program, which included a white lilac, honey suckle, mountain ash, evergreens, and a maple tree from my father's farm. I used to go to the one hundred year old orchard at Strathmore, where I picked apples, saved their seeds, and started seedlings. Many of these grew well and were a welcome addition to our forest of trees.
We participated in community events, which include Conrich home and school, cubs and scouts, F.W.U.A., turkey dinners, etc. Everett drove a school bus to Conrich for many years. There were also local controversies to ponder and discuss. For example, the proposal to build a jail and a power plant near Chestermere. Those of us who lived along highway 1A tried to tap into the water line from Calgary that ran by our door steps. We were turned down. I tasted Calgary water for the first time, when I moved into Chestermere in 2008.
There was the intrusion of a gas well on the farm in 1967. It included gas, pipe, and utility lines, as well as a water line to the cemetery. In later years Chestermere pondered annexation to Calgary.
In 1956, Frances became the dietician at the Agricultural School in Olds, Alberta. She taught for several years, but when her health failed, she moved into Calgary. She died in 1968.
In 1972, the Department of Highways decided to widen Highway 1A, only on the south side of the road. We lost a strip of land along our property, from the home site to the land at the lake. We were obliged to move many of the trees we had planted on the north side of the property, including the three special apple trees of Frances Hodgson. There was a lot of hauling water to sustain the trees and most survived. Also, one condition of the Department of Highways, was that Frances Hodgson's home had to be moved or demolished.
We built a new house and our little house was moved to an acreage east of Chestermere. More trees were planted around the new house and extensive flower beds. Everett and I parted in 1976 and he moved into Calgary. We continued to farm together for many years, but finally divorced. A quarter section of land had been sold and two hundred acres at the lake, which is now Lakeside Green Golf Course. I was left with the home place, where my children and I continued to live.
Randy started a business on the farm, "Smokey Farm Meats". He built a home for his family which includes his wife Tracey and children, Tamara and Tristian.
These were busy years managing the farm, taking care of the buildings and farm site, as well as attending to community activities. By 2007, I realized it was becoming too much. Hauling tons of water to the trees began to take its toll. I decided, with some misgivings, to sell the land and moved into Chestermere in 2008. My house was moved to north of Strathmore and Randy's house to the south of Strathmore.
The farm sat idle for many years. Wildlife moved in, an eagle, an owl, pigeons, robins and other various wild animals. It was sad to see the place deteriorate, but it was out of my hands.
Finally in May 2018, I heard something has happened. To my dismay, I learned that all the big tall trees on the farm had been cut down!
A visit to the farm confirmed it. Everything was cut down with a Chain saw, including Frances Hodgson's three special apple trees and the beautiful evergreens at Randy's place. All those years watering, nurturing, and planting was destroyed in one day. So sad!
Jack and Frances Hodgson on their farm 1940 .
The barn at the Hodgson farm. Highway #1A (Chestermere Blvd) and Range Road 284 SE corner. Taken 2005.
Hodgson Farm aerial view showing all the trees.
In October of 2018 the move was made to destroy the buildings that remained on the former Hodgson farm property to make way for the new development. Many felt sad to see the pile of red rubble that once was the barn. Here is the article about this which appeared in the Chestermere Anchor.
"I came out to Chestermere from Saskatchewan after WWII. I came by myself on the train. During that trip I met a young man who, after we arrived in Calgary, asked me if I might like to go fishing out at Chestermere Lake. Because I was new to Calgary and did not know many people I decided to say yes. He picked me up in his car and out we went. The whole time I was so nervous and a frightened, being on my own, and neither of us were much at conversation. I did not enjoy the fishing. He caught a huge pike and I really don't like fish much. The whole way home, the half dead, prickly pike flopped around at my feet, it was horrible. I did not see the young man again, nor did I go fishing in Chestermere again." Anonymous Feb 26 2009 at Wild Rose Church presentation on Chestermere History.
Marilyn could not have known that back in 1912 a vision for Chestermere WAS to have an Aquatic Club that would have looked much like Chateau Lake Louise.
The Chestermere Lake pathway was completed in 1994, and runs along the main Western Irrigation District canal from the Bow River in Calgary to Chestermere Lake, the balancing pond for the Western Irrigation District. Before completion of this 28 km paved pathway, it was impossible to do a walk 'around' Chestermere Lake in the City of Chestermere. The installation of this bridge in early 1994 then allowed walkers to connect East and West Chestermere Drive for travel on foot or bicycle. Thanks to Kate and Dave Fielder for taking these photos and donating them to CHF. You can read more about the June opening of the pathway in Chestermere a Home for All Seasons. on pages125-127 Read about the controversy between residents and the Western Irrigation District over low water levels!
These photos are of the bridge as it is today, September 2018. The pathway is busy year round, cyclists, walkers, everyone out to enjoy the canal-side experience.
George and May named the farm Chesterview Farm because of the good view they had of Chestermere Lake from their house.
George and May had 4 children: Dorothy, Floyd, Peter and Linda. Linda attended the Rockland School, Conrich School and later the Chestermere Lake High School. Dorothy had finished her schooling by this time. Floyd and Peter drove to Calgary and attended Mount Royal College for their High School years.
George and May subdivided part of the farm into 20 acre parcels. In 1964, they sold the rest of the farm (740 acres) to Bob Weedon of Cabri, Saskatchewan and they moved to a farm north of Strathmore.
2004 – Stryker Farm which was located where Lakepointe district is now.


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(CelebrityAccess) – Following the announcement of this year's Coachella line-up earlier this week, YouTube has now announced that it has expanded its agreement with the festival to serve as its exclusive playlist and livestream partner.
As part of the expanded deal, YouTube Music will provide exclusive playlist integration across the Coachella site and festival app, which fans can use to listen to this year's line-up, genre-based playlists and discover emerging acts. YouTube will also livestream the opening weekend and, for the first time during weekend two, deliver content including performances, interviews and behind the scenes footage.
YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscribers in America will have exclusive access to an allocation of tickets for purchase for each weekend.
Coachella 2019 will take place over two weekends this upcoming April (12-14 & 19-21) at the Empire Polo Club in Indio California. This year's festival will feature headlining performances from Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande.
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Vodafone Streamlines Postpaid Plans As Telstra Stumbles
By Fergus Halliday| 16 Aug 2017
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Vodafone has moved to simplify its mobile offering by doing away with two-year lock in consumer contracts for plans that combine voice, text and data.
"Not only have we made our smartphone plans and payments more flexible, we're proud to announce our new consumer voice, text and data plans, with month-to-month and 12 month options available. They now come with even more data and range from $30 to $100 with six simple price-points," said Ben McIntosh, Consumer Business Unit Director, Vodafone Australia.
"This gives people the power to create a payment structure that suits them. It also helps them easily see what they're paying for each month, without locking them in for long periods of time."
Available from today, Vodafone's new plans separate mobile services (voice, text and data) and handset costs. They even allow customers to pay off their device early by simply paying the remainder of the recommended retail price instead of being locked in or paying a heavy exit penalty.
"We're not going down the leasing path, which is the equivalent of paying off someone else's mortgage and never getting to own the house," said McIntosh.
According to him, "we simply think it's a waste of money and telcos shouldn't be trying to turn mobile phone plans into something like the Australian property market, where for many ownership is a long-lost dream."
Vodafone also announced they will be bringing Wi-Fi calling to the network later this year.
More information about the new plans can be found on the Vodafone website.
Fergus Halliday
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Texan Blues Ace Makes Aberdeen Return
Aberdeen City, Featured, Opinion
Funky Blues Promotions Aberdeen are proud to announce the return of Hamilton Loomis and his band to the city, playing at The Blue Lamp on 12 June 2015, following his successful Drummonds gig in 2014.
"If blues, soul and rock can be said to form a triangle, you'll find Hamilton Loomis right in the centre of it" (Guitar Player magazine)
Hamilton Loomis is among those bringing blues into the 21st Century, redefining it for contemporary audiences and uniting music lovers all over the world in blues appreciation.
Having learned to play guitar and drums at a young age, by his early teens he was playing in his family's Texan doo-wop group.
Among the many who saw Hamilton's talent and potential early on, was Texas blues legend the late Bo Diddley, and by the time Hamilton was 18 he had performed in front of thousands at the Delta Blues Festival and was beginning to write and arrange his own material.
His self-released 1994 debut CD Hamilton received a Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album, and he went on to complete Kickin' It, his first Blind Pig Records release in 2003, his original approach devoured by an audience hungry for something fresh in roots music.
Touring non-stop since 2001, Hamilton has introduced his funkified Texas music to audiences worldwide, whilst also grabbing two Best Artist award titles in England and Wales.
Tickets are available from the venue or from Aberdeen Box Office 01224 641122.
Funky Blues Aberdeen Facebook page www.facebook.com/FunkyBluesAberdeen has more details.
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